North Canterbury News: December 14, 2023

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What’s happening in your community… Your Guide to Council Services over Christmas and New Year Over the summer break ifyou’re looking for information onswimming pool, service centre, libraries, and rubbish collection operating hours, simply visit our website waimakariri.govt.nz to see the full list of dates and times. Oxford Boil Water Notice Lifted Water from the Oxford Urban and Rural No. 2 water supply is now safe todrink, and no longer needs to be boiled before consuming. The Council has been investigating the cause of the cloudiness of the water and identified an issue with one of the bores at Domain Road. The problem bore has been isolated and is being redeveloped and we expect to bring this back online in another week. Water is currently being supplied by the secondary bore. The Council is continuing to monitor the source water and there are nowater quality issues from this source. More information is available on the Council website. New Community Centre Approved for Pegasus Waimakariri District Councillors and the Woodend- Sefton Community Board have endorsed the proposal for anew multi-purpose Community Centre on Pegasus Main Street. The proposal allows for the purchase of land and construction of a400m 2 facility by mid-2026 and includes provisions for acar park, afuture building extension, as well as apotentialpassiveyouth space. In 2020/21 Council looked at the current and future needs of community facilities inthe Pegasus/ North Woodend area, ultimately allocating funding of $4.7 million inthe 2021/31 Long Term Plan for the Pegasus area. Can ISwim Here? Find the best places to swimthissummer forover800 beach, river and lake sites throughout New Zealand. Land Air Water Aotearoa (LAWA) updates asnew information is available, giving you access tothe latest water quality information to decide when and where to swim. Find out more at lawa.org.nz Have you signed up for the Waimakariri District Council Newsletter? Does Your Pool Fence Comply? Summer is here and it’s important pool barriers and fencing comply with the Building Act. From November to March each year we’ll be visiting properties to checkifapool is still present,the type andifthe pool fencecomplies. We’ll leave anotice in the letterbox after the check, and note any items that may need to beaddressed. Why we’re doing this: The Building Act requires ustoinspect pool barriers regularly for compliance tothe Building Code. Call us on 03 311 8906 ifyou have any questions. Register your pool at waimakariri.govt.nz - keyword search Swimming Pool Registration A blocked drain? New pothole? Fallen tree? Waimakariri District Council Use the free Snap Send Solve app to tell Waimakariri District Council about it. DOWNLOAD FOR FREE Atip to makesure your bin is emptied… Over packing your bin and squashing everything down may stop items falling out when it’s emptied –make sure they’re loose, especially green waste. — Find out more collection tips at rethinkrubbish.co.nz To join visit: waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe Visit our website to find out more waimakariri.govt.nz rethinkrubbish.co.nz
Rarotonga. Lamont. rt Nukute stationery. up work. Pax says. co p trip. rains a lot.” their bags. Heather An O C m Pet McA timb Tania Indep opera Learning anew culture By JOHN COSGROVE Speaking adifferent language, eating different foods and trying to understand the subtle nuances of aforeign culture was all part of the plan for 14 Canterbury students visiting Japan recently. Three of the students taking part in the latest Christchurch/ Kurashiki Sister City Exchange Programme came from Rangiora High School while their tour leader lives in Loburn. For all it was their first time to Japan and they quickly discovered it is acountry and culture vastly different from New Zealand. For Rangiora Year 10 student Sam du Toit (14), his host mother Akiko was very fluent in English as she had completed the exact same exchange programme when she was younger. ‘‘She helped me so much by translating the culture, and what to say and do.’’ Each day while attending the Okayama Junior High School, Sam had to wear his high school blazer, despite the 35 degree heat. ‘‘It was boiling hot. Each morning Iwas driven to anearby train station, then after the train trip Itook abus to get to the school, which was about the same size as Rangiora.’’ He found his classmates were often studying at ahigher level than he was at school. ‘‘They were at crazy levels of study on some subjects, probably two years ahead of me, but the students and the teachers were all very friendly,’’ he said. He says he was prepared for students happily cleaning the class rooms and school area each day. Drummer boy ... Sam du Toit (14), learns the Japanese drums during his student exchange trip to Kurashiki. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Fellow student, Pearce Conole, aged 15, attended the much smaller Funao Junior High School, only afew moments walk from his host family in Kurashiki. ‘‘The smaller classes helped me alot with the language and culture. ‘‘They also made it easier for me to study the mythology of Japan, which is why Icame on this trip,’’ he said. Bella EalamSmith (14) attended Fukuda Minami Junior High School. The 28th annual trip was organised by the Christchurch Kurashiki Sister City Committee The Widest Music Variety Tune in nowtolistenon104.9 NorthCanterbury and103.7 Hanmer Springsand Kaikoura and sought to foster relationships between both cities. Group leader Carol Burdon of Loburn, undertook her first trip to Japan to retrace the footsteps of her eldest son Alex who had completed the same trip in 2019. ‘‘I wanted to see and experience what he had done there. ‘‘It is an amazing place and I learnt alot more about the country and its culture. ‘‘We had avery well behaved and very respectful group of young people, as all wanted to get something out of the experience,’’ she said. People have asay on the future By DAVID HILL, Local Democracy Reporter More than 550 people have had their say on Canterbury’s future. Environment Canterbury has been engaging with communities around the region through summits, webinars and surveys as it works on anew Canterbury Regional Policy Statement. Regional planning manager Andrew Parrish says the public engagement programme came to aclose earlier this month. ‘‘This is apowerful and longlasting piece of collaborative work, aimed at meeting the outcomes our communities have said are apriority for them. ‘‘The issues are complex and we are grateful for the timeand energy participants were prepared to invest to give us the information we need to move forward.’’ Participants were invited to express their views on three themes climate change, land use and biodiversity, and water and coast. Mr Parrish says there was a good response across the region, with arange of age groups participating. ‘‘We now have awealth of information from the community which we are collating and processing.’’ The regional council will now work with the 10 Papatipu Rūnanga to agree to apolicy direction, as it continued to work on the new regional policy statement and aclimate action plan. Anew Canterbury Regional Policy Statement needs to be notified by the end of next year. Public interest journalism funded through New Zealand on Air. NEWS The North Canterbury News, December 14, 2023 SCHOOLS, SPORTS CLUBS, CULTURAL EVENTS OUTSTANDING Fundraising Opportunity When you are looking toraise funds toattend tournaments or events, expenses are often large and attimes problematic... The North Canterbury News is pleased tobeable togive you the opportunity to generate funds, while atthe same time, helping to promote some of the great work being done in our community. For full information on how your school, club or organisation can fundraise while also offering value to your supporters and promoting yourselves, please ema info@ncnews.co.nz. Phoebe Cha Nikau Campbe l 51 Project progress By DAVID HILL, Local Democracy Reporter Progress is being made on some key Kaikōura projects. The Kaikōura Link Pathway is due to be completed by the middle of next year, while connections to the planned Vicarage Views subdivision, works at Wakatu Quay and footpath maintenance are all progressing, Kaikōura District Council chief executive Will Doughty says. Ashared pathway linking the town centre with the Point Keen seal colony is taking shape, with the concrete sections along the Esplanade due to be completed by Christmas Landscaping options will be completed in the New Year. An anticipated increase in walkers and cyclists has seen the board walk from Jimmy Armers beach to Point Kean widened. ‘‘This action has been completely funded by the Tourism Infrastructure Fund to accommodate increased tourist numbers and to promote safety,’’ Mr Doughty said. Work is being tendered for more sections as each stage is completed, with the project on track to be completed in June. The western development project is progressing with the shared pathway along Ludstone Road to the proposed Vicarage Views subdivision entrance expected to be complete before Christmas. The work includes embankment works and asoil nail installation under the KiwiRail bridge, widening and trenching on Mt Fyffe Road, and cable installations for Mainpower and Chorus. The project has been made possible by funding from Kāinga Ora’s Infrastructure Acceleration Fund. Site preparation is under way for the proposed Wakatu Quay redevelopment, made possible by a$9.8 million grant from the Provincial Growth Fund in 2019. As the lead developer, the council will make provision to borrow up to $800,000 in next year’s 2024/34 Long Term Plan. Further Geotech work is under way to allow detailed design for the site to completed early next year. Access to the wharf will remain open to pedestrians over the summer holiday period. Footpath maintenance was atop priority in the 2021/31 Long Term Plan and work is continuing to progress. Programme: New footpaths have been completed along Beach Road, Esplanade, Churchill Street and Kiwi Street. More work is planned in the new year along Beach Road and the Esplanade. Public interest journalism funded through New Zealand on Air. New signs for Kaikoura By DAVID HILL, Local Democracy Reporter Kaikōura has some bright, new signs ready for the summer. The Kaikōura District Council and Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura have collaborated to come up with new ‘‘Welcome to Kaikōura’’ signs. The new signs have been created by Matt Moriarty, from Canyon Creative, ready for another busy tourist season. Mayor Craig Mackle installed the first sign on Tuesday morning at the top of the Okarahia hill, just south of Kaikoura, on State Highway 1. New signs will also replace the existing signs to the north of Kekerengu and on the Inland Road, past Greenburn. AKaikōura District Council spokesperson says the new signs are the same size as the old signs, being 2440mm by 1220mm, with alandscape orientation. ‘‘We are excited to see these new signs installed that highlight the raw nature and rugged beauty of our district’’ The new signs cost $25,000, with funding from the council’s economic development budget. Indy Stringer Lucy Asher Becky Blay Lucy Paterson Jade Lamont Mia Montgomery Dylan Fern Jacob Adcock James Ha rison Arthur Haldane Je s Haldane Joel Ha ris Riley Slemint Alex E lerm ailPax O’Dowd Waikuku Beach Surf Life Saving Under 14 Junior National Surf Lifesaving Cham H d T h r Thank you to our athle Indy Stringer sponsored by Kaiapoi Aluminium Joinery Ltd Ali Ham sales@kaj.co.nz Ph 03 Lucy Asher sponsored by Harcourts Holmw od Property Management heather.andersen@harcourts.co.nz Ph 03 35 Becky Blay sponsored by Scope Resource Management Ltd Ga ry Blay scope.resm@gmail.com Ph 027 696 Lucy Paterson sponsored by Michael Stopforth Contracting Ltd Michael Stopf admin@stopforth.co.nz Ph 027 436 29 Lucy Utilities Infrastructure Ltd Harley Hayw o harley@utilitiesinfrastructure.co.nz Ph 021 0 2 8281 Jade Lamont sponsored by Pegasus Fencing & Maintenance Ltd Phil Lamont pegasusfencing@outl ok.co.nz Ph 021 108 98 9 Mia Montgomery sponsored by Clevermedkits Peter Montgomery peter@clevermedkits.com Ph 021 3 7 4 0 Dylan Fern sponsored by Adcock Contracting Ltd Geo f and Kate g adcock@gmail.com Ph 021 436 3 4 Jacob Adcock sponsored by Adcock Contracting Ltd Geo f and Kate g adcock@gmail.com Ph 021 436 3 4 James Ha rison sponsored by Qtec Fire Services NZ Ltd Jasmin Pilkington jkpilkington@outl ok.com Ph 027 413 9108 Thomas Day Bros Painters Bre t Day Arthur Haldane sponsored by W odsman Fires Pete Ha ris pgha ris@xtra.co.nz Ph 021 320 740 St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Rarotonga Cul Nine Kaiapoi children are about to embark on a trip of a lifetime to SouthIslandSecondarySchoolsNetballTournament: Dunedin-Monday3 rd – Thursday 6 th September Pictured from left: sponsoredbyVetlife Culverden. d by Moriarty ShearingLtd. at Hanmer Springs. trical. therineDalmer sponsored by Waiau Supermarket. f sponsoredby Artisan Spa, HanmerSprings. Proudly sponsored by rams. St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Catholic Primary School is taking nine Year 7 and 8 pupils and two adults to the Cook Islands in term four to learn abou the local culture and do some community service. “This is our second trip and what we’ve identified is the opportunity to do an overseas trip like no other,” says teacher Pax O’Dowd, who wi l accompany the pupils to Rarotonga. “It’s like school camp, where the students wi l have some fun, but it’s Raro style and it’s an opportunity to give back the local communityand an opportunity to learn what we share in common as Pacific communities as we l as our di ferences.” Pax wi l be joined on the trip by parent and Board of Trustees member Angela Although the Cook Islands is o ficia ly a part of New Zealand and uses New Zealand do lars, life is very di ferent on the islands and local schools do not have the same resources. As we l as fundraising for the trip, Pax s he school has been fundraising to rt Nukutere Co lege, a Year 7 to 11 in Rarotonga, which St Patrick’s ilt a relationship with. rs trip last year was an nity to see the lay of the land. We - Head Teacher t ven Cheney Electrical Billie Bradley quickly realised the school doesn’t have a lot and in the last few years they had a fire burn down some of their classrooms and to date, nothing has been rebuilt due to a lack of funding.” The St Patrick’s contingent plans to take some resources for the school and is seeking support from the local North Canterbury community. A number of local sports organisations have agreed to donate sports equipment and local businesses have given some Pax says the group is also liaising with communitygroupsinRarotonga to do some volunteering, planting and clean The group wi l be staying a the Rakahangahostel, which is named after one of the islands, and is like a marae, admin1@morgan-po lard.co.nz 03 349 8228 www.morgan-po lard.co.nz Dylan Hamblyn “It’s very basic, but communityfocused and everybodypitches in with cooking and cleaning. “They are wonderful hosts and are quite proud of their country and are rea ly happy, humble people.” The pupils said they were looking forward to visiting Rarotonga and meeting their new penpals at Nukutere Co lege, who they have been co responding with in the lead up to the A.A. Drainage 021 533 201 Pupil Mason Robsonsayshis penpal ‘likes taro’, a popular vegetableinthe bhworks@xtra.co.nz 027 432 7698 son Robson Pacific Islands. His classmateCaleb Spence says he has been to Rarotonga before and is looking forward to returning. “I’m exciting to see the beach. It’s pre ty hot at 30 degreesmost of the time and it Their classmatesare looking forward to learning about Cook Islands culture and meeting their penpals. They have been busy fundraising and co lecting stationery supplies and books to take to Nukutere Co lege and packing The Cook Islands is a co lection of Caleb Spence Royce Ellis Plastering Ltd Interior plasterers theroc@xtra.co.nz 027 407 8928 Emily Evans brooktrucks@xtra.co.nz 03 313 6361 www.brooktrucks.co.nz Max Oberndorfer
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