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Merger not welcomed at Lyttelton West

Not good news: Lyttelton West principal Diana Feary is disappointed at the government’s merger proposal.

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THE proposed merger of two Lyttelton primary schools announced by the Government on September 13 was “very disappointing” Lyttleton West principal Diana Feary says. “If it happens, our school will go.” The merger will see Lyttelton West close and relocate to the Lyttelton Main School site. “It’s just a proposal at the moment. The minister (Education Minister Hekia Parata) is writing us a letter and we don’t know what’s in it or when the closure will happen.” The school would need to find out what the proposal looked like before deciding on any action, she said.

The proposal might be a reflection of the government’s 21st century blueprint for education, which put forward the idea that larger schools created a better learning environment. “If there hadn’t been an earthquake, would they be doing it?” Mrs Feary attended a meeting the minister held with Christchurch school principals affected by the proposals. She described it as a “very difficult meeting, a very hard meeting to be at”. “There was a lot of anger, disappointment and angst.”

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Parents were also disappointed and very against the move, Mrs Feary said. “They chose to send their children here because of the Lyttelton West Way, the values of our school.” The letters from the word ‘west’ are used to formulate the school’s values – welcoming, excellence, self and team. “The West Way is often commented on by visitors to our school. They say it is a warm, welcoming place to come to. There’s a huge sense of heart here, and well-developed relationships between the teachers and the students.” Continued on page 2

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email: diary@bayharbour.co.nz or post to Community Diary, P.O. Box 39176 Harewood, Christchurch 8545 FUN Quiz Night at Redcliffs Bowling Club, James Street, Saturday September 29 at 7.30pm. Organise team of 4-6 people & impress the rest, wide range of questions & prizes, cost $10 pp, $8 for seniors, unwaged. Nibbles provided, bar available, all proceeds to Ingwavuma Orphan trust. Ring 326-6251 to book tickets. DIAMOND Harbour & Districts Historical Assn, next meeting 8pm Tuesday, October 9 in the stage room, Diamond Harbour community hall. Pat Unger’s talk is entitled The Landscapes of W.A. Sutton, all welcome. DIAMOND Harbour Croquet Club opening day Saturday October 6 at 10am, all welcome. We are a small friendly club, for further information ph Janet 329-9893 or Ruth 329-4243. CANTEEN needs your help. Businesses are being sought from around the Canterbury region to help sell bandannas during Canteen’s Bandanna Challenge to Sept 30. Money raised provides vital support, skills & rescources for members throughut Cantby & West Coast, Bandannas $4 ea, volunteers also needed to help on Thursday Sept 27 for street appeal, plse ring Jason or Koral if you can help 377-3028. WOOL Donations, good quality hand-knitted woollen jumpers wtd for unpicking & clean spinning fleeces of good quality desperately required for making into blankets & garments. Please help us offer comfort to children living in poverty & orphanages in Eastern Europe. If you would like to be involved as knitter or spinner , we would love to hear from you. Contact Karen 03 329-6467 evenings. CENTENARY of Sumner Bowling club, celebrations over Labour Weekend 2012, information & registration forms available from Hariette Jansen, plse ph 326-6248 if you know anyone who has been member of the Sumner Bowling club, pass this message on to them. The Community Noticeboard is for non profit groups or organisations. Items submitted must include a phone number and any associated costs and must not be more than 50 words. This is a free service from Mainland Press which reserves the right to edit submissions or to withhold items from publication if they do not fit the criteria, or due to space constraints.

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Lyttelton schools’ merger proposal Mrs Feary has been principal at Lyttelton West School since the beginning of 2012. Originally from Christchurch, she had been living in Wellington for several years, but returned to the city to take up the position of principal at Lyttelton West. “It’s fantastic living here and I love the school. It’s an amazing school – the staff are wonderful and the kids are fantastic, just delightful.” Lyttelton people had been through a very difficult time over the last two years and didn’t need another battle on top of the battles they had been through, Mrs Feary said. Principal of Lyttelton Main School, Sue Walls, who has been at the school for two terms, said she knew the proposals for the wider Christchurch schools had come as

a shock to many people and that it was difficult news for families who have strong links with their schools and communities. “At Lyttelton Main School our classrooms are very old, some are damaged and we are now working on a split site. We have been waiting for a rebuild to begin for a very long time so news that a new school will likely be built on this site is exciting. I understand of course that the proposal is much more difficult for those at West. “I am sure that if the merger does go ahead we will work as a community to create a dynamic, vibrant new school that can reflect the culture and histories of the four schools that have been in this community. It is a chance to build a school that could meet the needs of Lyttelton families and be designed to meet the needs of 21st-century learners.”

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No large brothels for Lyttelton Tom Doudney

LARGE commercial brothels are unlikely to be part of Lyttelton’s future after a Christchurch City Council hearing panel voted to amend its proposed brothels bylaw. The proposal to include Lyttelton’s Norwich Quay as one of several commercial areas around Christchurch where large brothels would be allowed to operate had attracted a strong public outcry from local residents. On Friday the panel of councillors, made up of Helen Broughton, Ngaire Button, Jimmy Chen, Glenn Livingstone and Aaron Keown, voted 4-1 to remove Lyttelton from its list of areas where large-scale brothels will be allowed to operate, with only Cr Button being in support of the proposal. The panel’s recommendations were expected to be formally ratified this week. Cr Button said it would be better to allow large commercial brothels in a small part of the town than risk the proliferation of small owner-operated brothels (SOOBs), which are not affected by the bylaw and can be run from residential properties. “If there is no other option for providing sexual services in Lyttelton then those services will be provided in residential areas,” she said. However, Cr Aaron Keown said there were probably one or more SOOBs operating in Lyttelton already without causing any problems.

No to brothels: Norwich Quay will not be included in a list of commercial areas identified by the council as allowing large brothels to operate.

“SOOBs tend to fly under the radar, they don’t tend to draw attention to themselves,” he said. Cr Broughton agreed there was no suitable area for large brothels in Lyttelton. “We’ve had a masterplan done with residents, which has been very positive, they would not have expected this to come through.” Lyttelton-Mt Herbert Community Board chairperson Paula

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Sumner Road damage still being investigated SUMNER Road, the road from Lyttelton to the summit at Evans Pass, which has been closed since the earthquakes, is likely to remain closed for some time. General manager city environment Jane Parfitt said that the road had been impacted significantly by rockfall as a result of the earthquakes. Remediation, including the clearing of loose rock, has made no significant difference to the amount of rock likely to fall onto the road and beyond in any future significant seismic events. “The Christchurch City Council’s aim has always been to open the road, if possible, and a variety of options for reinstating the road, along with measures to reduce the potential impacts of rockfall are being explored,” Ms

Parfitt said. “The option the council staff are currently investigating will involve complex work, including excavation and stabilisation techniques across the Crater Rim bluffs. It would also allow access to the Lyttelton Port Company quarry to be re-established. “Until investigations are complete the council cannot confirm timeframes, but we do know the damage is substantial and could possibly take two to three years to complete,” she said. Work to remove rockfall on Evans Pass Rd, the road from Sumner to the Summit Rd, was progressing well, with an anticipated opening of this route by October, she said. The opening of Evans Pass Rd will provide a route from Sumner to Mount Pleasant.

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Activities mark Lyttelton and Antarctic links

AKAROA will receive cruise ships visiting Canterbury again this summer as Lyttelton Port of Christchurch remains closed due to earthquake damage. Over the season, 85 cruise ships are scheduled to stop in Akaroa. Hollie Hollander, executive officer at Akaroa District Promotions, said the first cruise ship would arrive on October 10 and the last was scheduled for April 5. Last year, LPC chief executive Peter Davies cited “a number of reasons” for closing Lyttelton’s port, the most important being damage to the port’s wharves. He said LPC would carry on with a $14 million plan to create cruise ship facilities for future years. A spokesperson said the situation was the same as last year and it was not yet clear when the port would reopen. LPC will continue to take visits from smaller vessels that can operate in the relatively undamaged inner harbour. Cruise ship visitors can still travel to Christchurch by coach from Akaroa.

Climbers await crags’ reopening Tom Doudney

LOCAL rock climbers are hoping more of their favourite crags will reopen this summer after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 reduced the Port Hills from a climbers’ Mecca to a paucity of options. Most of the Port Hills areas previously frequented by rock climbers have been closed due to safety issues posed by extensive quake damage to the rock bluffs. The majority of such places are administered by the Christchurch City Council, while others are managed by the Department of Conservation or privately owned. New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) general manager Sam Newton said the organisation had formed an advisory group, which was advocating for the opening of six targeted crags. These were the “low-hanging fruit” – areas thought to be easier to reopen. “We’d love to see them open by the summer because some of the beauty of Christchurch [for climbers] prior to the quake was you could have after-work cragging,” Mr Newton said. “There are some open now but we’d love to see more. “A lot of very good climbers from across New Zealand have moved to Christchurch for the sake of rock climbing.” Many local climbers were now travelling more frequently to crags on Banks Peninsula, inland Canterbury or the West Coast to pursue their hobby. Beckenham resident and keen climber Lindsay Main said he didn’t often climb in the Port Hills any more as there was so little open to the public. “Primarily I have been going over to crags on Banks Peninsula, which in some cases are not at all affected by the quakes.” Christchurch City Council team leader regional parks operations Kay Holder said many crags such as Castle Rock, Barnett Park and John Britten were too severely damaged to carry out any further evaluation at this time and would remain closed for the foreseeable future. “We have provided some updates to the Alpine Club and will continue to update key groups on any progress and developments as we carry on with evaluations and remediation work. “We appreciate the patience and understanding of those that are keen to get back into the parks – our primary concern is public safety for those that use these areas. The process is complex and does take time, so we ask that people do follow that signage that is in place.” One success had been the reopening of Cattlestop Crag in April after geotechnical inspections and hand-scaling to remove loose and fractured rocks were carried out.

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THE strong historic and present-day links between Antarctica and Lyttelton are being marked with a series of activities being run in Lyttelton as part of the month-long Christchurch IceFest. Lyttelton Port has chartered the Tug Lyttelton, which will run two 90-minute trips around the harbour. During the trip historian Baden Norris will provide an overview of Antarctic visits and the history of Lyttelton itself. These trips are on Sunday, October 7, and Sunday, October 14, departing at 2pm from the ferry wharf. There is no charge, but passengers are encouraged to offer a gold coin donation which will help support the Lyttelton Historical Museum Society. Each trip is limited to 140 people. Booking can be made at the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre, phone 328-9093 or email infocentre@lyttelton.net.nz. This Friday at the Naval Point Club Auckland alt-folk act Bond Street Bridge will present The Explorers Club. This will include stories of Captain Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova venture and the difficulties of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The programme will feature original folk songs interspersed with spoken stories, bringing to life the triumphs and tragedies of the Antarctic adventurers of the early 20th century. The concert starts at 9pm and doors open at 8pm. Tickets are $32 and available from eventfinder.co.nz, Penny Lane Records and Mondo Vino Liquor Store. On Saturday, September 29, and Sunday, September 30, there is the opportunity to spend a few hours exploring Quail Island. Scott and Shackleton trained their sled dogs and ponies on the island before setting off on their ill-fated Antarctic journeys. The last polar explorer to quarantine dogs on the island was American Commander Byrd, whose huskies were interned there between 1928 and 1930. No booking is required for this trip. Go to B-Jetty prior to departure time and purchase your ticket on board. Departure times from Lyttelton are 10.30am and 12.30pm, returns from Quail Island 12.30pm and 3.30pm. Tickets are $12.50, under-fives free.

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Earthquake book to feature at Frankfurt A BOOK about post-quake life in Christchurch will feature at the Frankfurt book fair next month. Sumner writer Amanda Cropp’s memoir Shaken, Not Stirred: Family survival in a quake zone will be on display, along with other Canterbury titles represented by Wily Publications owner Jenny Haworth. New Zealand is the guest of honour at the 2012 book fair, which is the world’s largest book fair with around 7400 exhibitors from more than 100 countries. Haworth, the only Christchurch publisher attending the fair, said it was too good a chance to miss. “With so much international media coverage of the earthquakes, I think Amanda’s book chronicling the challenges of living in a badly quake-damaged city will be of interest to overseas readers. Most other quake publications feature on damaged buildings, and what makes this one special is its focus on an ordinary family caught up in a life-changing event.” The first print run of Shaken, Not Stirred had sold out. Another shipment of the title had just gone on sale and was widely available in bookshops nationally, Haworth said. A freelance journalist, Ms Cropp was also keen to help residents who wanted to write their own quake stories and ran a workshop entitled “Capturing Quake Memories” at the Christchurch Writers Festival last month.

Classic cars: Bridget Neill, marketing and communications manager for the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust, with two early examples of the MGB GT and Roadster sports cars.

MG Car Club to join in 50th anniversary celebrations TO mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of the MGB Roadster, the MG Car Club (Canterbury) will be holding a public display at Hagley College on Saturday, October 6, from 1pm to 3.30pm. The Woolston Concert Brass Band will entertain. The club has organised a scenic drive to Akaroa, to take place on Sunday, October 7,

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Mt Pleasant Market more than a market OPEN 10am to 1pm every Saturday, Mount Pleasant Farmers Market is more than just a farmers market. It is open every Saturday. Whatever is thrown at us, weather, quakes and road closures, we have never closed. At the heart of our community we are providing so much more than delicious food. Here are some of the community activities we have supported and hosted recently: ● International Japanese protesters against nuclear power ● Stop Asset Sales petitions ● Community stall and sausage sizzle, Coastal Pathway Group ● Ferrymead Lions bulb sales ● Children raising money for international charities ● Redcliffs Library books and book sales ● Mt Pleasant pottery sales and annual exhibition ● Some of the eastern suburbs’ finest musicians ● Advisors to many new and potential community groups who want their own farmers market ● Watch out for The Pleasant Day Out, 2500 visitors can’t be wrong, 12 hours of nonstop live music Coming soon Asparagus, Belgian chocolate, cheese and

tomatoes. October 27, our Halloween special with face paints, apple bobbing and pumpkin carving. Musicians September 29 - Nik Lee, soft classic rock October 6 - Mark and Mandi X Files Duo, new to the market Spinach and Feta Pie 150g fresh washed and chopped spinach 100g feta cheese 1 1/2 eggs, beaten, flaky or puff pastry Spray and line an 18cm sponge tin and line with pastry, let corners hang over edges. Mix feta, spinach and one egg, season. Fill pastry case and bring corners of pastry to centre. Don’t worry if they don’t meet. Brush with egg and fan bake at 160 degrees Celsius for 50 minutes, then turn off oven and leave for 30 minutes. This is a versatile recipe, and bacon and/or mushrooms can be used in place of the spinach, and blue cheese can replace the feta. Supplied by Amelia, Pegasus Organics Trader of the week Andy Burnett from Somerfields Nursery has been growing and selling herb plants for

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Estuary’s history as a fishing area BUILT upon reclaimed land, the reserve between the seawall and Beachville Road was once a popular fishing beach.

Green Zone Community Meetings - UPDATED If you’re a green zone property owner, CERA is coordinating community meetings where you can get the latest information, including the issues facing property owners in technical category 3. You can hear from, and talk with, representatives from CERA, Building and Housing, insurers, councils and EQC. Please note these meeting dates have changed from those originally advertised

Shellfish - an abundant food resource New Zealand’s native cockle is the most well-known food resource of estuaries. It is of particular cultural significance to Maori as an important food and bait species. The areas west of Beachville Rd (opposite McCormacks Bay) support some of the most dense cockle populations in the estuary. Cockles were once a prized food source of the estuary, but contaminants in the city’s rivers and treated wastewater has made them unsafe to eat. Because cockles are such efficient filterfeeders they will pick up any bacteria and viruses in the water, which can be passed onto humans and make them ill. The ceasing of the treated wastewater discharge into the estuary in 2010 is an important first step, but it may still be some time before the estuary cockles are once again safe to eat. Fishermans Flat Patiki (flounder) were once abundant in the shallow waters

off Beachville Rd — an area once known as Waipatiki (flounder water). Up until the 1930s, Fishermans Flat (the area of houses now between the estuary and Beachville Rd) was a bustling fishing village, with a wide beach where both cockles and shrimp were abundant and mudflats where residents could spear flounders and eels. Redcliffs shrimps (Palaemon affinis), cooked in old four-gallon kerosene tins, were considered a delicacy and were sent throughout the country. The building of a seawall in the 1930s infilled the wide shallow beach and a nearby sewage outlet spelt the eventual demise of the shrimp fishery and safe shellfish harvesting. This is an excerpt from Exploring an Estuary published by the AvonHeathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust 2012 and available at bookshops in Christchurch or online at www.estuary.org.nz.

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I find tagging offensive. I feel personally affronted that the earthquakes have wrecked our city but the taggers are defacing what’s left. A vacant lot has an element of hope about it until some tagger sprays his ownership all over it. I feel, “That’s my space. That’s the ground of my memory of the city that was.” Tagging in Christchurch has become a violation of more than property. So, you and I have a role. Everyone has to join in this battle to get on top of the taggers now. The faster it’s gone, the lesser the chance of a crime escalation. Report tagging: C h r i s t c h u r c h City Council, phone 941 8999 Tagging in process? Police - dial 111. Yes, the police are treating tagging as a police emergency. Islay McLeod is the deputy chair of the Hagley Ferrymead Community Board.

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Book sale raises funds for library rebuild Bronwyn Goldschmidt Librarian

Browsing: Redcliffs Library’s monster sale on September 8 and 9 attracted plenty of keen readers.

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PEOPLE from all over Canterbury flocked to the Redcliffs Library monster book sale on September 8 and 9 to snap up the hundreds of good-quality books, DVDs and puzzles for sale at very reasonable prices. Some books were ex-library stock (held in storage), while others had been generously donated by members of the public. The sale raised $4500 and the SBS Bank generously donated $2000. These funds will go towards the Library Rebuild Fund; the library is working towards rebuilding on the old library site on Main Rd, Redcliffs. The library currently operates at 75 Main Rd, Redcliffs (the former Redcliffs Tennis Club rooms) and is open 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday and 10am to Wide choice: Some of the titles available at the Redcliffs Library. 12.30pm on Saturday. of children’s and adult DVDs, which are issued Membership is free. Approximately 45 new fiction and non- for a week. Book issues are three weeks. Recent books purchased include: The fiction books are released into the library stock each month. A list of new books is available Outsiders - Gerald Seymour; The Namesake for viewing at the library and there is a request - Conor Fitzgerald, Night Watch - Linda service, should the books not be in stock when Fairstein, A Wanted Man - Lee Child, Double Happiness - Joe Bennett and A Home-grown you visit. The library has recently increased its stock Cook - Alison Holst

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World Vision scholarship Busy week for St Paul’s class Mackwell and Jason WHAT a busy week Our Lady Star Lawn – what great we have had! for Redcliffs School Last Thursday, Mae of the Sea school enthusiasm you have REDCLIFFS School’s fundraising efforts for World Vision earlier this year, in which they raised a total of $3711, have been rewarded. As one of the top fundraising schools in the South Island for this year’s 40hour famine Redcliffs School has been awarded four student places to attend a Scholarship Day at Ferrymead Park in October. The purpose of the day is to

build on leadership potential of the students and develop them further as global citizens through a series of interactive activities and workshops. The award is a way of honouring the commitment shown by the students and their community to organisations that work to help people in the developing world.

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McLoughlin and Drew Mackwell represented our school in the Bays Cluster Speech Competition. Mae delivered a thought provoking speech on the dangers of smoking, while Drew gave an amusing viewpoint of our iconic sports, winning the Year 7/8 category! On Friday, we competed in the Catholic School’s Winter Tournament in Hagley Park. Thank you to our wonderful coaches, Clive Murden, Ken

shown for our sports programme. Last week, the year 6 children travelled daily to AquaGym and enjoyed improving their swimming skills. They are also participating in the Cycle Safe Programme…fingers crossed the great weather continues! During this time, the year 7/8 children have been perfecting their French speeches and delivered them to the class last Wednesday. They are also busy with their

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Plenty to do before term ends Diana Feary Principal

THE end of the term is fast approaching and there is much Lyttelton to be done! The whole school has been very busy with TimeQuake, our whole school production. It is exciting to have all our children involved in this major event. Jeremy has been working hard to bring it all together, and at the moment, our catch cry is, “It will be all right on the night!” In fact, it will be much better than all right on all three nights. It will be amazing! The shows are on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, September 25 to 27, starting at 7pm at the Lyttelton Main School hall. The week before last, schools had been invited to hear the Minister of Education, the Hon Hekia Parata, announce details of the renewal plan for education across greater Christchurch postearthquakes. As you may have heard, Lyttelton West and Main Schools will be closed and a new school is proposed on the Lyttelton Main

11am to noon - Visit the Rapaki School. 1pm to 4.30pm (approximately). Formal welcome onto Lyttelton West School site 6.30pm till late Time to catch up with old friends over a meal and some music. The registration form can be downloaded from the website (www.lytteltonwest.school. nz) - please pass this on to family and friends that would be interested. We look forward to meeting everyone (previous students/staff and current students/staff) and celebrating the history of Lyttelton West School (past, present and the future). Next meeting of the reunion committee is 125th Reunion – Sunday, October 21, 2012 The programme of events for the 125th Monday, October 15, at 7pm in the school staffroom - all welcome. reunion is as follows: site. This is all we have been advised of, and the next meeting for principals is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27. You can find more details around the approach to renewal and information relating to the Lyttelton cluster on the shaping education website shapingeducation.minedu.govt.nz/ guiding-the-process-of-renewal. I appreciate the support the staff and I have received from families and want to acknowledge the strength of the Lyttelton community with yet another challenge on the horizon. As principal, and board of trustees, we are committed to making any change work for our community. We will have opportunities to engage with you all soon.

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Our emergency services

St John needs your support for Lyttelton rebuild Pete Dawson

ST JOHN needs a new emergency ambulance station in Lyttelton and we are asking for your support to make this happen. St John is a charity and we need donations for our contribution to the rebuild project. The earthquake of February 22, 2011 has had a devastating effect on the Lyttelton township and the entire Lyttelton harbour basin community. Much of the infrastructure of the Lyttelton business district and the township suffered severe damage with many vital community assets destroyed. The community has to rebuild. Among assets lost are the historic Lyttelton Police Station and the Lyttelton Fire Station. We at St John in Lyttelton have been a little bit more fortunate in that our ambulance station was not destroyed and is still useable; however, it has sustained damage serious enough that the building no longer meets the standards required for a priority emergency service facility, and we must now seek a new home. Architectural plans are being developed for a new facility to house all three services. There are many benefits for each of the services in

such a co-location concept and these will flow on to the community as a whole. St John is a charity and provides services to this community. To fund our share of the cost of the new emergency services complex we must ask for the assistance of our community. Lyttelton Ambulance Station is the home to our ambulance operations team of four paid paramedics and 35 volunteer ambulance officers. The station is equipped with two frontline emergency ambulances and is operational 24/7. The station must provide ambulance garaging, medical store, duty office, study and rest areas, kitchen and lounge facilities, as well as toilet and ablutions areas and a training area. It must also provide for training facilities for our St John Youth programme and for public first aid. For more information, contact either myself on 021 334 381, or our treasurer, Colleen Elder, on (03) 379 1920 or email colleen. elder@stjohn.org.nz. Pete Dawson is chair Banks Peninsula Area Committee.

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Feature

Lake’s pollution problem no easy fix

In August last year, the government announced an $11.6 million plan to clean up Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. One year on, has any progress been made? Tom Doudney reports. FROM plentiful food basket of the local iwi to one of New Zealand’s most polluted lakes - the story of Te Waihora’s sad decline has been told many times. But last year it seemed a new, more hopeful chapter might finally be in the works when former Environment Minister Nick Smith announced $11.6 million of combined funding from the government, Environment Canterbury (ECan), Ngai Tahu, Fonterra and other organisations, would be put into a major cleanup effort. The government’s $6 million contribution was to go towards Whakaora Te Waihora – a Ngai Tahu and ECan-led project advancing more than 10 years of restoration work already undertaken around the lake. The rest of the money was to support additional clean-up efforts. Terrianna Smith, chairperson of Ngai Tahu’s Te Waihora management board, said the first half of the year was spent laying the groundwork for the first full year of work, which had just begun. Native plants were listed and ordered, strategies were developed for everything from weed management to engaging with land owners and project manager Amanda Ward was hired. Ms Ward, who has managed restoration projects in Lake Michigan and other water bodies in the American state of Illinois, said while Te Waihora’s shallow saline and freshwater mix was different from what she had worked with previously, the challenges were very similar. “Restoration requires a holistic approach, to look at the catchment in its entirety,” she said. “Public engagement is key, particularly

good communication with landowners, local communities and local municipalities. Big changes take a long time and this is a long-term project.” Ms Smith said the main focus now was on native plantings, re-grading drain slopes and engaging with land owners in four key focus catchments - Kaituna, Halswell/Huritini, Waikekewai and lake margins. One of the more eyebrow-raising statements made in the Minister’s original announcement was that sensitive farmland bordering the lake would be bought and retired. However, Ms Smith said there were no plans for purchasing land at this time. A spokesperson for the Ministry for the Environment concurred but added that “if there is any potential for land purchases in the future these would be funded through the current allocation of $11.6 million”. Lincoln University professor and WaihoraEllesmere Trust member Ken Hughey said the project had gotten off to a slow start but he acknowledged that building an effective

relationship between all parties could take time. While $11.6 million was a good first-up investment, a much greater commitment would be needed long term. “The current focus is certainly not on every single catchment that contributes to the lake it can’t be, because there simply isn’t enough resource there and it’s going to take a long time.” He believed the option of strategic buy-outs of ecologically sensitive land should remain on the table. Motukarara dairy farmer and Lake Settlers Association chairman Simon Manson said land owners hadn’t heard anything more about buyouts since Mr Smith’s announcement and he questioned whether there was a need for it as farmers only owned about 25 per cent of the land surrounding the lake. The rest was already controlled by groups including Ngai Tahu and the Department of Conservation. He said there would be no quick fix to cleaning up the lake.

“Ngai Tahu is after one thing and the farmers are after another thing and it’s trying to find that fine line to work with both of them.” He also worried the local nutrient limits ECan was likely to enforce in the area, through its Land and Water Regional Plan, would be too unrealistic for farmers to manage, and felt the lake’s health wasn’t as bad as many people thought. “The lake may not look attractive when you stand on the edge and look at it but as far as fish go it is an extremely healthy lake. There are huge amounts of flounder out there; there have been whitebait for the last three weeks.”

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Technical Categories and You Building and Housing* deals with building legislation and controls. It provides information and advice about building regulations. It has divided the residential green zone into three technical categories TC1, TC2 or TC3. If you live in the flat area of the residential green zone your property is in one of these categories.

What are foundation technical categories?

What do they mean for me?

Site-specific foundations are not unusual.

They are a guide to the level of site investigation required and the most appropriate foundations for your home. Houses with appropriate foundations will perform better in future earthquakes.

Your builder can use standard foundations for concrete slabs and timber floors.

If you are in TC1

If you are in TC2 Enhanced concrete foundations are needed and there are templates in Building and Housing’s guidance. Standard timber foundations can be used for houses with lightweight cladding and timber floors.

What was the basis for deciding which areas were TC1, TC2 or TC3? The boundaries were the result of intensive research and analysis based on a mix of historical and post-earthquake data, including geotechnical investigations, observed land and building damage and groundwater depth.

If you are in TC3 and your foundations need to be replaced There is no one-size-fits-all option. You need geotechnical advice from a chartered professional engineer and site-specific foundations designed for the ground conditions.

Designing foundations to suit ground conditions is not new. There are many other areas of the country where local authorities require specific engineering design for foundations. Foundations designed to suit to ground conditions are a sound investment to safeguard your home for the future.

Repairing foundations Not all foundations will need to be replaced. The guidance gives a range of options for repairs. You may need to consider replacing heavy roofing and cladding materials with lighter options. This will reduce the load on your foundations.

Foundations for TC3 homes Building and Housing’s guidance recommends three types of replacement foundation for homes in TC3. They are: deep piles, site ground improvements, and surface structures with shallow foundations. Chartered professional engineers will be able to determine what is the most appropriate foundation type for each property based on geotechnical information. Deep piles down to depths of up Ground to 20m or more level Concert floor

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Deep piles are already widely used in parts of Christchurch in peaty areas or areas where there is soft ground. They can down as far as 20 metres.

Site ground improvement options aim to strengthen the land to create a better building platform. Once the land is strengthened, you can use standard TC2 (concrete slab or timber) foundations.

There are several options. One example is to construct a timber floor on shallow or short piles and wrap the perimeter foundation with plywood sheeting to provide bracing against earthquake shaking.

* Building and Housing is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

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TC3 Drilling Programme

Homes in TC3 that require foundation repair or rebuilding must get a building consent from the local council before repairs or rebuilding can begin. The requirements for the consent are likely to include geotechnical assessment of the land in the vicinity of the damaged house. We’ve been drilling since March 2012 and, with more than a dozen rigs on the job, we’ve put more than 2,000 holes in the ground.

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TC3 property identified as having foundation damage

A drilling programme to investigate homes within the Canterbury Home Repair Programme managed by Fletcher EQR will be complete by March 2013. Below are the suburbs where we have completed work or have work underway (as at 20 September).

EQC geotechnical investigation (borehole or cone penetration test) undertaken on roadside berm or private property Allow 8 weeks from when EQC calls you

Drill results loaded to Canterbury Geotechnical Database after fieldwork and laboratory testing is complete. Allow 2 weeks for cone penetration test Allow 6 weeks for borehole

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What happens next Once the land near your house has been tested, geotechnical and structural engineers analyse the information and design foundations specific to your property. These designs then go to the local council for building consent. Once consent is obtained, work on repairs or rebuilding can begin. Drilling also provides information that allows us to determine the full cost to repair your house, which confirms (if we haven’t already) whether you stay with EQC or are managed by your insurer.

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Arts

Studio sessions: Netherlands-born Siene de Vries will teach beginners and advanced oil painting at the Akaroa Spring Arts School.

Art classes return to Akaroa THE Akaroa Spring Arts School will hold a range of talks and classes from October 9 to 12. Artists from New Zealand and around the world will give talks and teach classes on topics such as creative clay, life drawing, oil painting for beginners and advanced students, woodblock printing, acrylics al fresco, mosaics, calligraphy, felt making, photographic lighting and lino printmaking. These are just some of the classes available. Classes range from one to three days in length, and most will be held at Akaroa Area School. From Wednesday to Friday, free chi gong and tai chi classes will start the day. Students,

tutors and guests are invited to a social dinner on Thursday night. A two-week school holiday programme for children will also run during this time. Akaroa Community Arts Council & Akaroa District Promotions received grants from Christchurch City Council (CCC) Strengthening Communities Scheme and CCC Creative Communities Scheme to present the Arts School. Fees vary from $7.50 for a studio tour with potter and sculptor David Clay, to $210 for a three-day woodblock printing course with Saskia van Voorn. Fees include at least some materials.

Hope and Glory WHO IS LESTER HALL? From the popular Kiwiana beauty of “Wahine” to the dour victorian morbidity of “Boogieman” Ngati Pakeha Inks have been “a wonderful journey into what it might mean to be Pakeha” says Lester. Describing himself a long time outsider artist who also positions himself as a social commentator on the evolving identity of Aotearoa. Lester uses his Ngati Pakeha prints to invite all New Zealanders to come with him into this discussion. The depth of his conversation, as to what it is to be Pakeha is not found in any other popular NZ artists conversation. “Cognizant understanding of the possibility of unity in “The Third Space” is what Aotearoaland is about. “There is no place for “contempt before investigation” in a sound cultural philosophy”. Provocative, intelligent,

investigative prints from a Pakeha man on 21st century New Zealand’s cultural, philosophical, racial landscape. Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1956, a self supporting artist for the last twenty years. Lester painted and studied New Zealand history and Maori/ European/Pacific centric artwork all of that time. Working as a design and display technician with the most extensive and important collection of Maori and Pacific artifacts in the World at the Auckland Institute and Museum. Typically, to retain autonomy of expression his inks are printed in house by him and are often subject to change so fall outside the usual restrictions that numbering and collating create.

EARL TuTTy In the past Earl Tutty’s work has often drawn on nostalgia, personal or universal. He works across a variety of genres, from pop styled renderings endowed with witty or provoking substance, to landscape and gestural portraiture in memory of figures iconic of an era and location. The recent series of earthquakes severely damaged his studio & home making painting difficult. In an attempt to brighten up his surroundings he started buying bunches of lilies and soon noticed the beautiful colour, detail and abstract shapes in each bloom. The

results of his observations and the recording of images taken on his phone make up the photos in his latest show, Pic. He is a tutor at The School of Art & Design at CPIT All images are taken and adjusted on an iphone 4s All photographs are printed on 310 gsm Hannah Muller German Etching paper and printed on an Epson Stylus Pro 9900 Ph 021 1155695

AnnA CHuRCH For someone whose work is about bringing together collections of objects, artist Anna Church is not really a collector herself. Collator certainly, curator indeed, creator for sure, and composer definitely. Church has what many would enviably term, a superb ‘eye’ - an ability to group objects to form compelling, thought-provoking and ultimately beautiful compositions. For a number of years Church has used these abilities in her work as both an artist and freelance stylist. 2011 sees Church launch a new series of limited edition prints titled ‘At Your Service’. It is the much-awaited

follow-up to her highly successful 2008 series of prints ‘For NZ’s Sake’. This is her first exhibition at the Little River Gallery, Canterbury. As a stylist, Church has been engaged by many of New Zealand’s leading interiors magazines. She has worked on spreads for NZ House & Garden, Your home & Garden and Life & Leisure . She has also lent her eye to advertising campaigns and catalogues for the likes of Trelise Cooper, Citta Design and Warwick Fabrics. For many years Church has lived on Waiheke Island in a gorgeous home with her husband Nick and their two children Molly and Thomas.

Oil on canvas: Frank Gross’ works Hanmer and Church at Kaituna, Canterbury.

Art society celebrates 50 years with retrospective Tom Doudney THE Town and Country Society of Artists will exhibit work from its foundation members at St Andrew’s College next month to celebrate its golden jubilee. The society was founded in 1962 by Canterbury artist and tutor Frank Gross, who had come to New Zealand from Austria in 1934 and studied with Russell Clark at the Dunedin School of Art.

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After moving to Canterbury, he had a vision to unite art clubs under an umbrella organisation for the purpose of holding exhibitions, painting days and workshops, as well as providing a goal to which developing artists could aspire. Although Mr Gross died in 1963, the society continued and today supports 10 member groups – Sumner, Rangiora, Cheviot, St Albans, Canterbury Pastel Society, Thursday Group, Diamond Harbour, Ellesmere, Lincoln and WEA Sketch Club. Current president Mary Hargreaves said the society had played a significant role in raising the profile of art and local artists in Canterbury at a time when art was not fashionable in New Zealand. “Because we were a pioneering country we were building a country, not thinking about art,” she said. “Rita Angus and all those sorts of people weren’t recognised. They went through this school of art and then a lot of them went overseas and painted in Europe and the work they produced was very beautiful and is becoming now very recognised and very valuable.” The exhibition will feature works by founding members such as Mr Gross, George Genet, Isabelle Hudson and Russell Laidlaw, among others. It will run from Friday, October 5, to Sunday, October 7, opening daily from 10am to 5pm except on the Sunday when it closes at 4pm. Works by current members will be for sale during the exhibition.

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Sport

Congratulations to the winners

THE Lyttelton Rugby Club’s joint Lyttelton/ Sumner U13s won the Challenge Shield when they beat Norths (Titahi Bay) on Saturday, September 15. The game was played in blustery conditions at Onepoto Domain, the halftime score was 17-10 to Lyttelton, playing into the strong northerly wind. Playing with the wind behind them in the second half, they scored another 21 points to win the game 38-17. Lyttelton Rugby Club would like to thank all its sponsors and supporters for their support towards this 47th annual match.

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Ferrymead makes football history Mick Braithwaite FERRYMEAD Bays FC’s senior first team has made footballing history. Bays became the first Canterbury side to win the South Island soccer Championship after a 3-1 win over Caversham, of Dunedin, at ASB Park on September 1. Russell Kamo gave Bays the lead with a brilliant solo goal after 26 minutes, and Wiremu Piercey grabbed two secondhalf goals to seal a famous victory. The players put in a magnificent performance against a quality side and fully deserved their win. Bays had already secured the Mainland Premier League title and also hold The Hurley Challenge Shield. Becoming South Island champions made it a treble for the club. On September 8, Bays had the opportunity to make it four pieces of silverware from four, when they took on local rivals Coastal Spirit in the final of the English Cup at ASB Park. The game was a closely fought affair and chances were at a premium. Adam Highfield made two fine saves, as did Coastal keeper Ben Lennon. Piercey then crashed a shot against the bar as

the game went into extra time, but neither side could break the deadlock. After 120 minutes of football, the game could not produce a winner and the tie ended 0-0, after which the game went to penalties. Highfield was the Bays hero as he brilliantly saved three of the Coastal Spirit spot kicks and Bays scored all of theirs through Denes Zatyko, Piercey and Ciaran Aherne to run out 3-1 winners and lift the 99-year-old cup for the second time. Coach Mick Braithwaite was full of praise for his squad. “To win the MPL title for the second successive year was a hard ask, but to add three more prestigious trophies in the same season was a remarkable achievement; these were just rewards for all the hard work put in by the players and coaching staff at the club.” Bays are also looking to clean up at the Mainland presentation night, with nominations for the following awards: Highfield (goalkeeper of the year), Aherne (defender), Chris Murphy and Josh Smith (midfielder), Kamo (striker) and Braithwaite (coach).

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