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26 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Willing hands ... taking part in the Huria Reserve Mahinga Kai community planting day in<br />
Kaiapoi last Saturday morning are from left Ciaran Swift, aged 5, of Woodend, Tuhaitara<br />
Coastal Park ranger, Mikaela Woods, of Shirley, centre, and at right, Charlie Williams, of<br />
Ohoka, whose maternal grandfather was Frank Huria, whose family the reserve was named<br />
for.<br />
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Ohoka's Charlie Williams joined about 50<br />
volunteers planting1600 nativeplants at<br />
Kaiapoi’s Huria Reservelast Saturday<br />
morning.<br />
The reserve is aspecialplace for Charlie<br />
and his familyasitwas named in honour<br />
of his late pōua (grandfather)Frank Huria.<br />
The planting day was partofthe Huria<br />
Reserve Heritage and Mahinga kai<br />
restorationproject, whichevolved after<br />
the 2010 and 2011 <strong>Canterbury</strong> earthquakes.<br />
It’s fundedbythe Waimakariri District<br />
Council and managed by Te Kōhaka o<br />
TūhaitaraTrust.<br />
The planting day was acollaboration<br />
between the council,the trust,TeNgāi<br />
Tūāhuriri Rūnanga, which forms the Joint<br />
Working Group, and volunteers from the<br />
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The general managerofthe trust, Nick<br />
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‘‘The areawill providefor social and<br />
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Charlie is pleased the restoration of this<br />
special area is under way and proud to<br />
take partinthe planting day.<br />
TuhaitaraCoastalParkranger, Mikaela<br />
Woods,ofShirley, saysthe plantingday<br />
showedpeoplereallycare about the<br />
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planted, but we havetowork harder to<br />
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By DAVIDHILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Safety concernsatKaiapoi High<br />
School’s main entrance on Ohoka<br />
Road are finally beingaddressed.<br />
PrincipalJasonReid says he is<br />
pleased the Waimakariri District<br />
Council is looking at installing a<br />
pedestrian crossing outsidethe<br />
school’s main entrance.<br />
‘‘It is ahigh risk areaand an<br />
accident waiting to happen, but I am<br />
pleased the council has taken on board<br />
our concerns.<br />
‘‘I am lookingforward to seeingthe<br />
end result.’’<br />
The KaiapoiTuahiwi Community<br />
Boardhas givenits support to the<br />
project and has recommended it to the<br />
council’s utilities and roading<br />
committee, which willconsider it at its<br />
meeting on <strong>September</strong>19.<br />
In areport to last month’s<br />
community boardmeeting,staff<br />
recommended installing azebra<br />
crossingnear the school entrance.<br />
The council had already approved<br />
$30,000 as part its 2022/23 minor<br />
improvements programme budget for<br />
safety improvements at Kaiapoi High<br />
School and afurther $30,000inthe<br />
<strong>2023</strong>/24 budget.<br />
Atraffic count by council staff on<br />
OhokaRoad outside the school<br />
estimated therewere around 6800<br />
vehicles per day,which was within the<br />
recommended limits for azebra<br />
crossing.<br />
Mr Reidsaid several motorists were<br />
coming overthe Ohoka Road<br />
overbridge too fast. ‘‘Youfeel likeyou<br />
are coming in from arural area<br />
coming overthe overpass, so I’m not<br />
surprised youget some motorists<br />
coming through too fast.’’<br />
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