Southern View: January 25, 2024

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and food security
VARIETY: Visitors to the garden can expect to see a range of crops from artichokes, apples
and plums to cabbages, carrots and kumara.
He started developing the
garden on land he leases from the
city council, opposite his home,
in June 2022. A software designer
by day, he spends his evenings
and weekends managing the
garden.
“There’s so much food there.
At any time of the year there’s
always something to eat.”
With the help of two volunteers,
Hawke is developing high
quality soil for the garden with
locally sourced compost.
They collect horse manure,
green bin waste, and coffee
grinds and food scraps from local
cafes.
“Eventually we will end up with
beautiful soil that is filled with
nutrients.”
Hawke’s long-term goal is to increase
food security and demonstrate
the effectiveness of mound
culture and permaculture.
“That garden could easily selfsustain
20 different families.”
Expanding his methods to
other empty land in Sumner
could increase food security even
further, Hawke said.
He wants the garden to become
a more collaborative effort in the
future, with more volunteers.
“People who can’t grow or
haven’t got the space are welcome
to come and help out and enjoy
the harvest.”
• People interested
in volunteering are
encouraged to head along
to the garden on weekends
Pizza boxes into
recycling, aerosol
cans into rubbish
WHAT YOU can place in your
yellow, green, and red bins for
kerbside collection is changing
to make sorting waste easier
across the country.
From February 1, the
Government is standardising
what materials can be collected
from households for recycling
and organics across the
country.
The only items able to be
recycled from home will be
plastic bottles, clear meat
trays and containers number 1,
2 and 5, food and drink tins and
cans, paper and cardboard, and
glass bottles and jars.
Christchurch residents will be
able to put empty pizza boxes
into the yellow recycling bin.
Tea bags, shredded paper,
serviettes, paper towels and
aerosol cans will need to go into
the red rubbish bin. All lids, soft
plastics and drink cartons must
continue to go in the red bin.
Collecting the same materials
through kerbside collections
will make it easier for everyone
to put items in the correct bin,
no matter where they are in New
Zealand.
Residents can still drop off
their recycling and hazardous
waste items for free at the
EcoDrop recycling centres,
as well as dispose of large
quantities of green waste or
refuse at the transfer stations.
“As usual, it’s important to
prepare your items for kerbside
collection,” says city council
manager resource recovery Dr
Alec McNeil.
“This means taking the lids
off any bottles or containers and
rinsing all items before placing
them in your recycling bin,
without bagging or squashing
them.
“Christchurch residents
are good at recycling, so it’s
important to keep it this way
and continue to put the right
items in the right bins.”
Sorry we’re in your way
Temporary traffic changes at the
Ferry/Aldwins/Ensors intersection
We’re fixing sections of damaged stormwater drains
beneath Ferry Road and we’re replacing some
traffic signals.
To do this work safely there will be no right turns from
Ferry Road into Aldwins Road (coming from the east) and into
Ensors Road (coming from the west). Detours are in place.
All through traffic lanes on Ferry, Aldwins and Ensors roads
will be maintained at 30km/h.
The temporary traffic changes will be from 8 January until
early February.
Businesses are open as usual.
We know roads works are disruptive for you
and we’ll do our best to keep traffic flowing.
Tuam St
Ferry Rd
to Woolston
WALTHAM
Ensors Rd
LINWOOD
Harrow St
Te Aratai
College
Aldwins Rd
Ferry Rd
to city
Linwood Ave
INF6771 January 2024
Find out more and keep up to date.
ccc.govt.nz/FerryRd
BroughamSt
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No right turn