The Star: October 05, 2023

The Star Thursday October 5 2023
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NEWS
Governors Bay jetty
Christchurch
Heritage
Festival
6 – 23 October 2023
makes a big splash
Our Stories
of Living and Learning
Discover some of the exciting events on offer…
Whakaraupō Time Warp Walk
Ōhinehou Lyttelton, weekends 7–23 October
Some like it Polish
The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, Central City, 8 October
Windows on the Past: learning from our city’s archaeology
Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House, 11 October
For the full programme and event details, visit
ccc.govt.nz/heritagefestival
• By Sasha Watson
FOR OVER a decade, the Governors Bay
Jetty was closed to the public.
The jetty, which was damaged by the
February 22, 2011 earthquake, officially
reopened at the weekend to an audience of
over 400 supporters.
Said Governors Bay Jetty Restoration
Trust chair Prue Miller: “I’m actually a bit
speechless about it, knowing that it will be
used for the next hundred years.”
Miller said children were among the first
to wander down the new jetty.
“Most children in Governors Bay had
never had that experience.
“It was an amazing turn out and a
fantastic vibe.
“Sixteen jetty jumpers braved the cold
early-morning water – not just by
jumping in but by swimming around the
DIVE RIGHT IN:
Open water swimmers
were the first jumpers
off the new jetty.
harbour too.”
The Canterbury Open Water Swimming
Association made the winning $1100 bid
to be the first jetty jumpers.
The online Trade Me auction was set up
by the trust to raise funds to pay for the
jetty.
The total cost of the rebuild was $3.7
million, and the trust received financial
backing from the city council to fund the
project. After sourcing the $1.5 million
of their share, the trust has $350,000 left
to raise for the rebuild. Miller said the
next major project will be starting on the
boathouse.
“There is still a lot of work to do, but we
have four years to pay for the jetty.
“We have all had the same vision since
the beginning of the project, and a great
many people were a part of making the
jetty restoration such a success.”
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