Bay Harbour: January 31, 2024

Bay Harbour News Wednesday January 31 2024
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No plans to develop alternate pathway
• From page 1
A meeting between Franklin’s
group and the city council to
discuss the legal issues has been
confirmed, with a date still to be
set.
The route proposed in the
Facebook group would continue
the pathway along the shoreline,
from near the Beachville Rd and
Main Rd corner and end at the
Moncks Bay tram shelter where
the pathway currently
returns to the shoreline.
“There has been a bit of
a groundswell in the local
community getting quite
excited about rerouting,”
Franklin said.
“Unfortunately, it
would be a huge undertaking.”
Owner of the Redcliffs
Pharmacy on Main Rd,
Daryl Sayer, said he is neutral
on the issue but questioned the
practicality of the idea due to the
potential cost.
Redcliffs resident Hannah Fox
often cycles on the pathway and
Jacob
Bradbury
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walks with her baby. She believes
an alternate route would be
beneficial.
“I personally would love
it, because I love the idea
of being on the coast.”
City council transport
planning and delivery
manager Jacob Bradbury
said there are currently
no plans to develop the
proposed route and no
work has been done to
investigate its viability.
“Other estuary front
projects have had significant
challenges, particularly related to
consents and constructability,”
he said.
“When the Coastal Pathway
was first endorsed back in 2013
ROUTE: The Coastal Pathway returns to the shoreline after avoiding private property on
Beachville Rd and Main Rd.
this was considered. However,
property ownership issues meant
this option was ruled out.”
The pathway cost $17.3 million
to construct.
In an effort to address the
safety concerns on Main Rd,
Bradbury said additional
markings at the street’s corner
have already been painted
informing cyclists of a slow zone.
In December, there were calls
for cyclists using the pathway to
slow down and recognise it was a
shared space.
Teenager sells plant collection before uni
• By Dylan Smits
PLANTS ARE a passion for Mt
Pleasant teen Grace Rotherham,
but she has to sell most of her
collection before heading off to
university.
The 18-year-old started her
small business selling plants at
a Kaiapoi market in December,
however she has been interested
in the hobby since she was 10 and
got her first house plant.
“One day I got a house plant
and I just started loving it. People
who knew me, knew I liked house
plants so I ended up with quite a
lot of them.”
Rotherham has a range of more
than 50 house plants, succulents
and cactuses.
“I just love watching them
grow. When you look at it and
realise how much its grown over
a long period of time, it’s quite
rewarding.”
Learning how to propagate new
plants from her existing set has
caused the collection to grow.
Rotherham wants most of her
collection sold before she travels
to study architecture at Victoria
University of Wellington in
February.
“I want to get rid of them so my
family doesn’t have to take care
of them.”
Shortly after Christmas, she
started the Grace’s Little Greenhouse
Facebook page to help sell
her collection.
Most of the purchases are
picked up from Rotherham’s
home, but she does charge $5
deliveries for locals.
“It’s probably a bit of a discount
from what you’d find in a store.”
• Those interested
in purchasing from
Rotherham can get in
touch on her Facebook
page Grace’s Little
Greenhouse
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