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Debris to be cleared from 

dump site after long wait 

• By Dylan Smits 

AN EMPTY section in Mt 

Pleasant is finally being cleaned 

up after eight years of complaints 

to the city council fell on deaf 

ears. 

The city council-owned 1001 

sq-m section in Virginia Lane 

has been an illegal dumping 

ground for years; residents complaints 

go back to 2016. 

Said long time resident Jo Doherty: 

“So many neighbours, past 

and present, have flagged this up 

with council, that there’s been 

dumping going on but nothing 

has been done for years.” 

Doherty said she had routinely 

told the city council as far back 

as 2016 of a particular person 

she had seen dumping materials. 

That person had continued to 

dump rubbish over the years. 

She said the city council’s response 

to her complaints was not 

good enough. 

“It’s really disappointing. You 

just start lose faith in people 

(council staff),” she said. 

Doherty complained again in 

February, and the council started 

the long awaited clean-up 15 days 

ago. The section will be clear by 

Friday. 

The person Doherty had 

been complaining about was 

trespassed by the city council 

on Thursday. But the man told 

Southern View he considered it 

unfair he had been the only one 

targeted. 

NO-GO: City council staff blocked off the entrance to 8 Virginia Lane on May 2 in an effort 

to prevent any further dumping on the section. Nearby residents have been complaining 

to the city council since 2016 to clean up the area. 

“There’s a number of people 

who used the property for 

different things – storing boats, 

materials same as me. I did 

probably have more stuff on it 

but I had an agreement with the 

original owner,” he said. 

City council head of city 

growth and property Bruce 

Rendall would not provide an 

explanation to Southern View as 

to why it had taken eight years. 

He said staff had not looked 

back into records to verify if 

the resident’s comments about 

how long 

they had been 

complaining 

were “accurate”. 

“We have not 

undertaken a 

review of the 

history and 

neighbours 

claims so are unable 

to comment 

Bruce 

Rendall 

on the accuracy of this and the 

circumstances,” he said. 

Staff were now “focused on 

moving forward positively and 

rectifying the issues’’. 

Doherty said concrete, polystyrene, 

general waste, building 

tools, wood, steel and chemicals 

have been dumped on the section 

since the original house was 

demolished, creating an eyesore 

and environmental threat to the 

nearby Glenstrae Stream. 

“We live in such a beautiful 

area, I just can’t believe this has 

kept happening for so long.” 

Rendall said investigations 

since September had to led to 

multiple people being suspected 

HAZARD: This photo from 

September shows the types 

of building materials and 

chemicals which have been 

left at the site. These items 

have now been removed. 

of illegal dumping. 

He said the rubbish clean up 

will cost $6300 in total with an 

additional $2200 for further 

vegetation work on the site. 

“If anything in particular is removed 

and disposed of that can 

be attributed to an individual, 

then that cost will be passed on.” 

He said the city council is 

avoiding prosecutions over the 

dumping because of the high 

evidence threshold needed. 

“The council is confident 

removal of the material can 

be undertaken at less cost to 

the ratepayers than the court 

process.” 

On May 2, city council staff 

blocked access to the section 

with a concrete bollard to prevent 

any further dumping. 

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Traditional Chinese Music 

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Thursday, 4-5pm 

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South Library 

Join in for a late Sunday morning to 

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Hōhepa Art and Sculpture 

Exhibition 

Saturday, 10am-4pm 

Hōhepa Canterbury Hall 

View and purchase art and sculptures 

from over 40 professional 

artists, plus several budding Hōhepa 

artists with intellectual disabilities. 

Technology help – drop-in 

session, BYO device 

Tuesdays, 10.30-11.30am 

Spreydon Library 

Need help using a smartphone, 

iPad, or tablet? Come along to 

the drop-in sessions for help with 

email, searching the internet, using 

the library catalogue, eBooks, and 

general computer queries. Bring your 

laptop, tablet, or smartphone for 

help with anything digital. Free, no 


Not Just Cards – Social Games 

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Monday, 2-4pm 

South Library 

Join the group to play Scrabble, 

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JP Clinic 

Tuesdays, 10am-1pm 

South Library 

A Justice of the Peace is available to 

help with services including witness 

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affidavits or affirmations,applications 

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Fridays, 3.30-4.30pm 


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Wednesday, 2-3pm 


Learn to play Mahjong. For beginners 

and advanced players alike. Come 

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you’re welcome to bring your own set. 

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Expect delays at the 

Dyers Pass/Colombo roundabout 

We’re making the roundabout way safer 

for everyone. Improvements will include 

pedestrian crossings, new road markings and 

safe speed platforms. 

Work will take place between 2 April and early July. 

We know road works are disruptive for you. We’ll work 

hard to minimise disruption and keep traffic flowing. 

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Thursday May 16 2024 3 

Nature challenge reveals web of biodiversity 

DR FRANK Ashwood plunged 

his hands into a compost pile and 

scattered the decaying material 

onto a sheet, then waited and saw 

movement. 

His prey led him on a merry 

chase around the small community 

garden plot at Canterbury 

University campus. 

But the soil biologist managed 

to corner the invertebrate and 

collect his prize – a macro-photo 

of Maratus griseus, a white-banded 

house jumper posing for the 

camera. 

Those are the lengths scientists, 

citizen scientists and city council 

rangers went 

to as they catalogued 

as much 

biodiversity as 

possible from all 

corners of Greater 

Christchurch 

during the City 

Nature Challenge 

from April 26-29. 

The challenge 

Frank 

Ashwood 

encouraged people to head out 

into nature and capture photos 

of plants, animals and fungi then 

log them on the iNaturalist app. 

Christchurch made the most 

observations of any city in 

Oceania with more than 20,000 

registered during the challenge. 

A prizegiving held last week 

saw Ashwood take home the 

“most inspiring invertebrate” 

award. 

Christchurch City Nature Challenge 

organiser, entomologist Dr 

CREEPY CRAWLY: A macro-photo of Maratus griseus, a white-banded house jumper 

captured by Dr Frank Ashwood. 

Rob Cruickshank said Ashwood 

was selected for his impressive 

collection of invertebrate records, 

including three mite species never 

recorded on iNaturalist before, 

anywhere in the world. 

“Taken together, these observations 

will add significantly to our 

knowledge of the mite fauna of 

our city,” he said. 

“Frank also added lots of 

other significant 

invertebrate observations, 

with 

some stunning 

macrophotography, 

including 

a possible new 

species of 

Rob 

jumping spider Cruickshank 

previously only 

recorded from a tree fern in the 

UK, and some incredible photos 

of a white-banded house jumping 

spider.” 

Other awards were given out 

for the most observations, top 

identifier, most observations 

made by a new iNaturalist user, 

most species documented, perfect 

plant find and a biosecurity award 

for locating a pest, which was 

spotted growing in the Ōtākaro 

Christchurch City 

Nature Challenge 

results 

Christchurch placed 26 

out of 690 cities, beating 

Los Angeles, Melbourne 

and Wellington. 

• 20,133 observations 

• 2307 species 

• 421 identifiers 

• 349 observers 

Almost 4000 different 

species have been found 

in Christchurch over the 

six years the challenge 

has been held here. 

Avon River Corridor. 

“There was a focus on the 

former red zone area this year, so 

it was great to see the numbers of 

people coming out and logging 

the biodiversity throughout the 

corridor,” city council red zone 

manager David Little said. 

“The most unwanted find of 

the challenge was logged in the 

Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor 

– yellow flag iris – but it’s better 

we know it’s there so we can deal 

with it.” 

“It was especially great to see 

the senior class from South New 

Brighton School join the bioblitz 

and take a closer look at what’s 

living all around them, hidden in 

plain sight.” 

“The team did a great job organising 

events this year and will 

be back with more exciting finds 

in 2025,” Little said. 

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Caring for the biggest mother of all 

A MAMMOTH effort was 

undertaken over the weekend to 

remove rubbish from the Avon- 

Heathcote Estuary and Lyttelton 

Harbour. 

More than 50 groups took part 

in the Mother of All Clean Ups, 

held annually on the Saturday 

before Mother’s Day. 

From 10am to noon, volunteers 

from schools, community groups 

and workplaces were busy 

chatting and picking up litter. 

The final weigh in was 2.06 

tons. Last year it was 2.37 tons. 

Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai 

Trust manager Tanya Jenkins 

said the decrease showed an 

improvement in the amount 

of litter around Christchurch 

waterways. 

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the estuary. 

Scooping up the hard-to-reach litter near 

the estuary. 

DE-LITTERING: Forty bags of rubbish were filled along Humphries Dr in Ferrymead (above left), while 

McCormacks Bay volunteers collected four bags of rubbish along the water’s edge. 

Estuary Trust members Findlay Laird and 

Lesley Bolton-Ritchie picking up rubbish 

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Funding boost for 

Youth Hub project 

STAGE ONE construction of the country’s 

first purpose-built youth hub has been 

boosted with a $300,000 donation from the 

Riccarton Rotary Youth Trust. 

Youth Hub Christchurch is under construction 

in at 109 Salisbury St, with a focus 

on providing services young people need to 

improve and maintain their mental health. 

Construction of the $21 million stage one 

– which includes a supported housing wing 

with 23 bedrooms, a wraparound services 

block for youth providers to work from and 

an outdoor activities courtyard – is expected 

to be completed in July. 

The Youth Hub Trust will then spend the 

rest of the year fitting out the facility before 

opening it progressively from late 2024. 

Said Riccarton Rotary Youth Trust chair 

Murray Compton: “We’re delighted to be 

able to support the Youth Hub with this 

$300,000 donation. We have never previously 

given a single grant of this magnitude, 

but we believe the objectives of the Youth 

Hub closely align to those of our trust. 

“The youth trust has been operating for 

more than 30 years and has provided more 

than $3 million in support of youth. We 

look forward to being part of this exciting 

project that will benefit all young people in 

our region.” 

Youth Hub trust chair Dame Sue Bagshaw 

is thrilled with the donation. 

“This project would simply not be possible 

without donors like the Riccarton Rotary 

Youth Trust believing in what we’re trying to 

build for our city’s young people,” she said. 

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intergenerational cycle of adversity and give 

them the skills, support and confidence they 

need to meet their potential.” 

More than 8000 young people between 

10 and 24 are expected to walk through the 

hub’s doors annually. The Rotary donation 

will go towards furniture and equipment 

purchases for the project and the large meeting 

room in the youth services block will be 

named in recognition of their generosity. 

The Youth Hub Trust continues to fundraise 

to fitout the facility, as well as for stage 

two which includes an apartment block with 

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Thursday May 16 2024


New bus route unlikely due 

to uncertainty over funding 

• By Dylan Smits 

A LONG requested bus for 

Governors Bay is looking 

doubtful as Environment 

Canterbury reels in ambitions 

for route extensions. 

For many years, residents 

have been wanting public 

transport access to the bay 

through Dyers Pass Rd and 

some hoped 

a new bus 

route would 

be included in 

ECan’s Long 

Term Plan. 

Christchurch 

South 

councillor 

Vicky Southworth 

believes 

Vicky 

Southworth 

the Government is unlikely to 

allocate enough public transport 

funding for a Governors 

Bay extension to go ahead. 

“This time it’s probably 

unlikely. Not least because 

we haven’t got confirmation 

from the Government as to 

what funding they’ll put in,” 

Southworth said. 

Fifteen per cent of Canterbury’s 

public transport is 

funded by fares, with remaining 

costs split evenly between 

ECan and the NZ Transport 

Agency. 

ACCESS: Governors Bay residents have been lobbying 

for a bus route extension for many years. 

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ECan will finalise its long 

term plan in late June and 

NZTA will not disclose funding 

availability for network 

extensions until September. 

Governors Bay Community 

Association chair John Bannock 

was unsurprised by the 

route’s likely absence from the 

Long Term Plan. 

“From Governors Bay’s perspective, 

they’d be struggling 

to be less ambitious than they 

already have been.” 

The community association 

and other residents have submitted 

in favour of a bus route 

since before the earthquakes. 

Bannock questioned whether 

the potential lack of NZTA 

funding was a legitimate 

excuse. 

“It’s a convenient story to 

tell at the moment, in spite of a 

lack of action in the past.” 

Southworth expressed support 

for a Governors Bay route, 

but said the regional council 

will likely prioritise other network 

extensions. 

“I’m the deputy chair of the 

transport and urban development 

committee. I feel I have to 

take a pragmatic view.” 

The other Christchurch 

South councillor, Paul Dietsche 

said more investigation was 

needed on the proposed route 

and did not wish to comment 

further. 

Ngāi Tahu councillor Nuk 

Korako, who is affiliated with 

Rāpaki Marae, did not respond 

to request for comment. 

An ECan spokesperson said 

there are no figures available 

for the potential cost of a 

Governors Bay route extension. 

During public feedback on 

the ECan draft Long Term 

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favour of extending the route. 

Miller understands a lack of 

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for ECan this year, but hopes 

it will be included in the next 

plan review. 

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Stylish Yaris Cross SUV shades its sibling 

TOYOTA’S decision to create 

an SUV version of the Yaris, its 

smallest car, has been a master 

stroke, although naming it the 

‘Cross’ less so, but even that hasn’t 

stopped it becoming one of the 

company’s best selling small 

vehicles. 

It shares the same well-proven 

and engineered chassis, suspension 

and powertrain from the 

fourth generation Yaris. 

The end result is a highly 

competent, functional, and stylish 

vehicle packed with a full suite of 

safety and driver assist technologies. 

Practicality, more room and 

style make even its higher price a 

more desirable vehicle for many 

compared to the diminutive fivedoor 

Yaris. 

Motoring with Bob Nettleton 

There is a sizeable difference 

between the Yaris hatch and it’s in 

favour of the Cross sibling. 

Overall, it’s 240mm longer, has 

50mm more front overhang and 

a whopping 180mm at the rear. 

It has an additional extra 30mm 

worth of ground clearance and 

stands 90mm taller, enabling the 

Yaris Cross to stand tall in the 

mini urban SUV class. 

First step on the Yaris Cross ladder 

is the $38,990 GX. From there 

it’s a sizeable monetary leap to 

the $45,190 GR Sport, and a more 

modest $1000 jump into the flagship 

Limited. You can personalise 

for a further $1000 with a nifty 

two-tone paint job. 

If you’re serious about reducing 

your carbon footprint by driving 

Ratings out of 10: Performance 7; Handling 6; Build Quality 

7; Comfort 7; Passenger and Load Space 7; Styling 6; Value 

for money 5; Safety – Five Star ANCAP crash rating. 

Overall points out of 10: 7 

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something cleaner and greener, 

the distinctive Yaris Cross makes 

a compelling case with super low 

CO 2 engine emissions of just 76g/ 

km. The 1.5-litre three-cylinder 

petrol electric hybrid system has a 

combined power output of 85kW. 

In urban motoring, the hybrid 

has amazingly low engine noise 

levels. The cabin becomes a cone 

of silence when the hybrid system 

is running in electric-only mode, 

something it regularly does for 

long periods on flat urban roads. 

City driving is very much the 

happy place for this fashionable 

little SUV, an environment it was 

designed for. 

Taking the Cross beyond urban 

limits nudges it, and the driver, 

ever-so-slightly out of their respective 

comfort zones. 

Longer open road trips are 

doable and the test vehicle was 

comfortable enough on a 200-kilometre 

roadie. A direct shift CVT 

(continuously variable transmission) 

is purpose-built to deliver 

on its claimed 3.5L/100km fuel 

economy. 

The cabin has a sophisticated 

and comfortable feel and its 

390-litre luggage capacity is good, 

but not class leading. 

While larger than the Yaris 

hatch, the cabin still feels snug and 

taller back seat passengers will 

lament the lack of rear legroom as 

they rest their chin on their knees. 

This is tolerable for short 

around town trips, which to be fair 

is what the vehicle is built for, but 

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 

9 10 

348 

SUDOKU 

Every row, column and box should 

contain the digits 1 to 9. 

WordBuilder 

WORDBUILDER 

248 

6 

C A E 

N L G 

11 12 

13 14 15 16 17 

18 19 20 

many words of three or more letters, 

How including many plurals, words can you of make three from or the more six 

letters, using each letter only once? No foreign 

words or words beginning with a capital are 

from 

allowed. 

the 

There's 

six letters, 

at least one 

using 

six-letter 

each 

word. 

only 

once? 

TODAY 

Good 20 Very Good 25 Excellent 30 

Solution 247: doe, dole, eld, elf, fed, fled, floe, foe, 

fold, FOLDER, for, ford, fore, fro, led, lode, lord, lore, 

word. 

ode, old, older, ore, red, redo, ref, rod, rode, roe, 

role. 

letters, including plurals, can you make 

No words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There’s at least one six-letter 

Good 20 Very Good 25 Excellent 30 

21 22 23 24 

25 26 

27 28 

Across 

1. Noble (7) 

5. Fragrant spring flower (7) 

9. In a state of excited movement (5) 

10. Cuttings album (9) 

11. Keep trying (9) 

12. Consumed (5) 

13. South American animal (5) 

15. Idle or frivolous action (9) 

18. Elated (9) 

19. Friends (5) 

21. Simple (5) 

23. Duplicity (9) 

25. A lengthy rebuke (7-2) 

26. Grab (5) 

27. Old and unsteady (7) 

28. Odd (7) 

Down 

1. Surgical blade (7) 

2. Take turns (9) 

3. Spooky (5) 

4. 24 hours ago (9) 

5. Ludicrous situation (5) 

6. Polite term (9) 

7. Breath of contempt (5) 

8. Suspiciously (7) 

14. Describing word (9) 

16. Preposterous (9) 

17. Sustenance (9) 

18. Circled around (7) 

20. Open and honest (7) 

22. Firm (5) 

23. Shabby or untidy (colloq) (5) 

24. Puzzling question (5) 

Crossword 

Across: 1. Stately, 5. 

Freesia, 9. Astir, 10. 

Scrapbook, 11. Persevere, 

12. Eaten, 13. Llama, 15. 

Dalliance, 18. Overjoyed, 

19. Mates, 21. Basic, 23. 

Deception, 25. Talking-to, 

26. Seize, 27. Doddery, 28. 

Strange. 

Down: 1. Scalpel, 2. a, 3. 

Eerie, 4. Yesterday, 5. Farce, 

6. Euphemism, 7. Snort, 8. 

Askance, 14. Adjective, 16. 

Ludicrous, 17. Nutrition, 18. 

Orbited, 20. Sincere, 22. 

Solid, 23. Daggy, 24. Poser. 

WordBuilder 

ace, acne, age, ale, alec, 

angel, angle, cage, can, 

cane, clan, clang, clean, 

cleg, elan, gal, gale, gean, 

gel, gen, GLANCE, glean, 

glen, lac, lace, lag, lance, 

lane, lea, lean, leg, nag. 

DECODER 

Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the 

given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out 

which letters are represented by the other numbers. 

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