Bay Harbour: October 18, 2023

Bay Harbour News Wednesday October 18 2023
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NEWS
Marking 150 years
this weekend
In the lead-up to its 150th
anniversary celebration
over Labour weekend,
the Lyttelton Volunteer
Fire Brigade looks back
at its past in the last
installment of its regular
column
THIS WEEKEND will indeed
be a long one for members of the
Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade.
150 years of service deserves
nothing less. These eight men
would certainly agree. They were
photographed over 110 years ago
– the first eight Lyttelton brigade
members to receive a Gold Star
for 25 years service, including
John Childs (back left) who was
one of the founding members of
the brigade in 1873. A remarkable
achievement.
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HISTORY:
The first
eight
Lyttelton
Volunteer
Fire
Brigade
members
to
achieve
25 years
of service.
This long weekend the brigade
will remember these men and
over 400 other past and present
members over three days of
casual get-togethers, open days
and displays, a formal dinner
and awards night, and a time for
remembrance and reflection – all
finishing on Sunday afternoon
with a barbecue farewell.
Thankfully the forecast is for
quieter weather than last weekend
but should the alarm sound,
crews will man the fire trucks as
usual. Remember on Saturday
between 10am-2pm, London
Street will host a static display of
past and present fire engines with
a sales table selling anniversary
coins, T Shirts, Polos, Hoodies
and, hot off the press, the 150th
anniversary book.
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Council seeks feedback on
adapting to sea level rise
THE CITY council and the
Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour
and Koukourarata Port Levy
Coastal Panel are seeking
feedback on draft adaptation
pathways for Allandale,
Koukourarata Port Levy, Purau,
Teddington, Charteris Bay and
Rāpaki.
The city council will be
holding online webinars in the
coming weeks for people to
learn more and ask questions
about the proposals. People can
give feedback on them until
December 10.
City council team leader for
coastal hazards adaptation
planning Jane Morgan said it
is important the coastal panel
hears from as many people as
possible.
“The feedback we receive from
this engagement will help our
coastal panel of community
and runanga representatives
work out which combination of
options to put forward to councillors
as the preferred pathway
for each community once the
options have been developed in
greater detail next year.
“If approved, these pathways
will guide the management of
public facilities and infrastructure,
like roads, reserves and
jetties, over the coming decades
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Morgan said adaptation
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could adopt a “hold the line”
approach, where at-risk public
assets were defended by options
such as flood-proofing, but this
approach may only work for so
long.
“Alternatively, we could work
with nature and retreat assets
further inland, which costs
more at the outset but reduces
the overall risk.
“Communities will also need
to be better prepared to live with
the impacts of climate change,
with public facilities, like walkways
and roads, being closed
more frequently in the future
as we experience more storm
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“There’s also no guarantee at
this stage that existing public
facilities and assets will be
maintained and available into
the future. The closure, removal
or retreat of different assets are
options that may be considered
in response to changing conditions
and needs across the
district.
“We know that sea levels are
rising in response to climate
change. Locally, they’ve risen by
more than 10cm over the last 15
years in Whakaraupō Lyttelton
Harbour, and we expect to see
a further 14-23cm by 2050, and
between 38cm and 1m by 2100.”
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