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Thursday December 21 2023 The Star Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NEWS 9 Traffic management 75% of Santa parade’s budget • By Polly Nichols COMMUNITY groups are spending thousands of dollars on traffic management for Santa parades and relying on donors and sponsors to cover budget shortfalls. Depending on the size of the event, they must pay companies for traffic controllers, road cones and signage for family Christmas festivities to comply with road regulations. New Brighton Project coordinator Martha Baxendell said traffic management for the not-for-profit organisation’s parade had jumped from $874 in 2014 to more than $8000 this year. She said it accounted for about 75 per cent of the Santa parade’s budget. “I think at the time, we were just like ‘well, we haven’t got a choice. We still just gotta pay it. So we’re just gonna get on with it’,” she said. Baxendell said the New Brighton Project was facing a $2000 budget shortfall until a different traffic management company stepped in to help cover remaining costs. TEN-FOLD INCREASE: Traffic management for the New Brighton Seaside Santa Parade jumped from $874 in 2014 to more than $8000 this year. The donor has now offered to provide traffic management for free next year. Christchurch’s Christmas Show Parade was held at the Canterbury A&P Showgrounds but organisers were still spending $20,000 on traffic management because the event affected the normal use of local roads. The money also covered the costs of manufacturing event signage and transporting floats from New Brighton to the showgrounds at a speed of just 20km/h. City council transport operations manager Stephen Wright said legislative changes were partly to blame for the price hikes. “We are unable to surmise why costs from TTM (temporary traffic management) companies have risen, however there is a growing awareness of risk due to changes in legislation within the last eight years which require organisers to make sure that they take reasonably practicable steps to not cause harm or injury to anyone as a result of their activities,” he said. New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi road works safety programme director Ryan Cooney said traffic management costs depended on the scale of the event. “If an event does not change the normal operating conditions of the road, temporary traffic management is likely to be cheaper,” he said. – RNZ Merry Christmas to you all We are closed Christmas and Boxing day Open 27th Dec -30th Dec 10am to 2pm Come and enjoy a relaxed browse and update your holiday wardrobe. 03 322 4548 | Easy Parking 17 Lillian Street, Halswell www.maxwellfashion.co.nz Open Mon-Fri 9.30am - 4.30pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Check out our facebook page LAYBY WELCOME GROOVE INTO 2024 WITH OUR NEW YEAR’S EVE DISCO EXTRAVAGANZA! CaSH DR^WS FREE TO ENTER Live bands & DJs all night | Midnight balloon drop Light-up dance floor | Confetti cannons | Entertainment by EPIC including “John Travolta” as our MC
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