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2 Selwyn Times Wednesday March 27 2024 DELIVERERS WANTED! Are you honest, reliable and over the age of 11? Why not earn money and get fit doing it. Get in touch with your interest today: deliveries@alliedpress.co.nz 022 016 9739 Please include your name, address and contact details Your local community newspaper connects neighbours in the following areas Ladbrooks • Tai Tapu • Leeston • Lincoln Southbridge • Prebbleton Rolleston • Burnham • Kirwee West Melton • Darfield • Arthur’s Pass 50,000 readers every week newsroom Nielsen Media NRS Daniel Alvey News 022 014 5622 daniel.alvey@starmedia.kiwi Sam Coughlan Sport 027 203 5214 sam.coughlan@starmedia.kiwi Barry Clarke Editor in Chief 021 359 426 barry@starmedia.kiwi advertising Shane Victor 021 381 765 shane@starmedia.kiwi Lynette Evans 021 222 7831 lynette.evans@starmedia.kiwi Classified advertising: 379 1100 General inquiries: 379 7100 from the editor’s desk PEOPLE LIVING in Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere settlements may have a point in our front page article today. The Taumutu hapu, which comes under the Ngai Tahu umbrella, wants all leases to end on June 30 and, in the case of the Upper and Lower Selwyn huts, residents gone as quickly as possible. The reasons have been well documented. But what about Taumutu itself? It too is a lakeside settlement where erosion is steadily doing its damage. Taumutu’s council representative Megan McKay opened the door for scrutiny when she read a statement (see page 1) at a news Student numbers on the rise Lincoln University has seen a 20 per cent lift in the number of students enrolled this year. Pages 11 events Find out why myth matters If you’re interested in ancient myths, culture and art, check out the free Greek Mythology 101 talk at Te Ara Ātea tomorrow from 6.30-7.30pm. Page 26 recent council meeting. But she isn’t talking to Selwyn Times, referring our questions to Taumutu’s Liz Brown, who hasn’t responded. Ngai Tahu also isn’t talking. The silence is deafening. – Barry Clarke barry@starmedia.kiwi 409 Main South Rd, Hornby dress-smart.co.nz Styles may differ to images shown.
Wednesday March 27 2024 Selwyn Times Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NEWS 3 College negotiates campus future • By Daniel Alvey ROLLESTON COLLEGE is pressuring the Ministry of Education for a “written” assurance its second campus will be built. Principal Rachel Skelton, senior teachers and the head of the school board’s property committee met with ministry officials last week to discuss the cut backs to its planned senior campus on the corner of Selwyn and Springston Rolleston Rds. Skelton said “minor progress” was made at the meeting, but the college is still waiting for a written assurance from the ministry it will deliver stages two and three of the campus. Work has already started on stage Rachel Skelton one. “I think it is a start and the school in good faith is going to continue to meet,” Skelton said. She also wants the ministry to confirm what the roll count will need to be for work to start on stages two and three. “Until we have the identified triggers and something that can go out to the community around that is when the response will be PLAN: An artist’s impression of what Rolleston College’s new three-stage senior campus was set to look like before it was significantly cut back by the Ministry of Education. adequate. I want to see another meeting before the end of the term (on April 12). “I’m the most concerned about stages two and three because stage one isn’t a school. “The biggest thing we’re still waiting for from the Ministry of Education is a plan around what would trigger continued construction so we can give the community assurance that continued construction is going to happen. “Our key goal is to have that written down on paper because then it is an assurance. “Because you can make statements but until we have something written down we’re not going to accept that.” The ministry costed the stripped-back campus plan at $52 million – and told Skelton when it announced the cuts it would need to find further savings on top of that. The plan agreed in December was to cater for years 11-13 in a senior campus 2.5km from the main campus, envisaging the roll would grow to 2100 senior students. The site works were already done, and billboards had gone up promoting what had been a three-stage build. Under the revised plan, instead of classrooms the ministry’s proposed makeshift portacom buildings, with no purposebuilt fit-outs. The science and tech block would also undergo minimal alterations, and a gym redesign eliminated all classroom space, spaces for nurses and counsellors and a staffroom. Ministry head of property Sam Fowler said it will continue to work with the school. “Further stages of development will continue to grow the campus over time as the college roll grows,” Fowler said. “The timing of the delivery of those stages (two and three) will be subject to the student numbers and the funding we receive through future budgets. “We are working with the college to refine the proposals in order that they support their educational and operational needs.” Before the ministry announced it was putting stages two and three on hold, the new second campus was set to have three stages, with the first due to be completed by mid 2025. Stage one is now expected to be completed by the start of 2026. The school had invited Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg, Education Minister Erica Stanford and Prime Minster Christopher Luxon to a community meeting, but they all declined. “We have reached out again to the minister of education and to the prime minster and we are seeking either a meeting with them here, where they can visit the school, or a meeting with them in Wellington.” •Reader reacts to Grigg’s comments, page 13 Works Beginning on Waimakariri Gorge Bridge Why Struggle?! Riser/Recliner Chairs Great Selection in Stock! We’re replacing the Waimakariri Gorge Bridge Deck. The new deck replacement forms part of the long-term upgrade of the bridge, that is jointly owned by the Waimakariri and Selwyn District Councils. Bridge Closure Nightly from Tuesday 2 April between 7.30pm–4.30am for Approximately 6 Weeks Works will be undertaken during both the day and night, with the bridge closed nightly from Tuesday 2 April between 7.30pm and 4.30am. Work will not take place on Friday and Saturday nights. During the day, the bridge will be open to normal traffic flow, with temporary traffic lights in place. Please expect delays of up to 10 minutes. Detours During the night time closures, the alternative route is via the SH1 Waimakariri River Bridge near Kaiapoi, this route is approximately 115km in distance so please plan your trip accordingly. Go from fully reclined to standing with just a push of a button! • Large side pockets • Illuminated hand controller • 2 Year Warranty • Multiple fabrics available in certain models • Fully adjustable positioning From just $1690 We appreciate your patience and understanding while we carry out this essential work. 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