Bay Harbour: July 01, 2020

Wednesday July 1 2020
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Guidance on cruise ships
anchoring in Akaroa Harbour
Jim Dilley
ENVIRONMENT Canterbury
has issued guidance to cruise
ship masters and operators
wanting to anchor in Akaroa
Harbour from November 2021.
ECan previously gave vessel
operators until October 31, 2021,
to undertake independent scientific
studies to demonstrate that
they can comply with a set of
rules, otherwise they would not
be permitted
to anchor.
This included
proving
they were not
causing adverse
environmental
effects,
showing they
have applied
ANCHORED: Environment Canterbury has provided further
guidance on permitted cruise ship activity to mitigate the
predicted lack of data
for consent to anchor and that
the disturbance of the seabed
would only be up to a volume of
5m3.
However, since giving notice
of this requirement, the
Covid-19 pandemic has created
many uncertainties, with the
ability to gather scientific data
being limited during lockdown
or when no ships are visiting.
To mitigate the lack of available
data, ECan has provided
further guidance on permitted
activity including the size of
vessels, and the associated number
of visits that may be made
within any 12-month period,
without breaching rules regarding
seabed disturbance.
This guidance has been issued
to help provide clarity to the
community, vessel operators
and businesses during the current
period of uncertainty.
Said ECan’s regional harbourmaster
Jim Dilley: “By issuing
this guidance 16 months early,
we are clearly communicating
which vessels we believe comply
with the rules well in advance of
the deadline. If we are provided
with scientific data to the contrary,
we will review our guidance
and make any necessary
changes. What this guidance
aims to do is provide certainty
about which cruise ships may
visit Akaroa Harbour from
November 1, 2021 – without it,
that was likely to be none due to
the lack of available data.”
The potential disturbance
of the seabed by vessel anchors
and a reduction in water quality
at Akaroa has been an ongoing
matter of public discussion and
community concern.
ECan has worked with
rūnanga, community groups
and the cruise industry to
identify measures that will
address these issues.
In October 2019 an
independently commissioned
Ecological Risk Assessment
on the impact of cruise ships
operating in Akaroa Harbour
was released.
Mr Dilley said preliminary
findings were that “any potential
effects can be appropriately
managed.”
However, Mr Dilley also noted
that “the available research
is not sufficient to provide a
definitive answer”, which is why
he recommended the further
research be conducted.
In Brief
RETAINING WALL
A new retaining wall will be
installed on the westbound lane of
Brittain Tce to support a slope. City
council contractors will carry out
the work until late August. There
will be some noise disturbance, the
road will be reduced to one lane
and some street-side parking will
be unavailable around the site. For
more information visit https://ccc.
govt.nz/transport/works/show/459
GONDOLA REOPENS
The Christchurch Gondola will
reopen today after being closed
since the Covid-19 lockdown, and
as a reopening special, the first
20 people through the doors will
get 50 per cent discount on adult
tickets. Closure time was used to
complete maintenance, including
essential work on the cableway
towers and time tunnel carts. The
gondola will be open between
10am and 4pm daily.
RUGBY CLUB GRANT
The Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Community Board has approved a
$4000 grant towards the Sumner
Rugby Football Club for its beach
rugby tournament and coaching
programme. The first beach
tournament was held last year
with 10 schools and saw positive
feedback from people involved,
which is why the club now wants to
make the event annual.
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