Southern View: March 07, 2024

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DEVELOPMENT: A three-dimensional model showing an
aerial view of the townhouses.
Fresh start for
controversial site
• From page 1
The original plan for a
14-storey apartment building was
scaled back after criticism from
residents because of the low-rise
nature of the neighbourhood.
But the towers were short-lived,
demolished in 2012 after earthquake
damage.
Remediation and other foundational
work is under way on the
site.
WFT Property did not answer
questions from Southern View
as to when the next stage of
construction would start, or
when the development will be
finished.
Called the Tidal View Townhouses,
the approved resource
consent shows four blocks of
three-storey homes.
Two rows of townhouses are
planned, with eight larger units
in front and 12 smaller units
behind.
The resource consent was approved
by the city council in June
last year.
Singh had not been informed of
what was being constructed, but
was pleased about the prospect of
new customers anyway.
The work has caused no issues
for his business, he said.
Owner of nearby Eco Bay
grocery store, Daniil Teplovs, also
hopes the new development will
be good for business.
“It’s always good to have people
moving in close by and growing
the community.”
Hard work pays dividends
• By Sam Coughlan
CASHMERE HIGH School
is celebrating their best ever
medal haul at the South Island
secondary schools rowing
competition in Twizel at the
weekend.
The school took home three
gold medals, two silvers and
a bronze, including their first
ever gold medals in the U18 age
bracket.
The girls’ U18 double sculling
pair of Poppy Wyndham and
Abbie Higgins won their event
and joined with Eleri Clare, Thea
Murdie and coxswain Hazel
Bown to win the U18 coxed quad
sculls.
Murdie, Clare, and Bown were
also a part of the team that won
the U16 girls’ coxed quad sculls,
alongside Charlotte Clatworthy
and Reagan Kelly.
The result was a good lead-in
to secondary school rowing’s
premier regatta, the Maadi
Cup which will take place from
March 18-23 at the same venue.
Cashmere rowing coordinator
Adrian Riepen said the success
was down to the progress that
had been made in recent years.
“You can see season after
season, just that general improvement.
“I guess a lot of foundations
have been laid by the coaching
team to get the training
programme right, and then the
buy-in by the rowers.”
He praised the work done by
GOLD MEDAL: Poppy Wyndham (left) and Abbie Higgins
won gold in the girls’ U18 double sculls.
volunteers behind the scenes.
“Not only the coaching team,
but also the amazing parents and
the community behind the rowers
like that enable us to put on a
season and bring it to life.
Thursday March 7 2024
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“I think that’s what is the special
factor of Cashmere, like you go
down to Twizel and arguably all
the parents are there, lakeside
cheering for each crew coming
through.
17 th March 2024
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