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Alison Carter
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THE Lyttelton Port Company’s ability to get back into operation quickly following the Christchurch earthquakes was recognised at last week’s 9th annual Champion Canterbury Awards. The company was recognised in the exportinginnovative responses to earthquake recovery section. Port company chief executive Peter Davie said the port was held up for only 96 hours after both the September 4 and February 22 earthquakes. “As a result there was very little impact on the port’s export operations. Internationally, ports would be shut for weeks if not months after a major event like this.” Mr Davie said the company was delighted to receive recognition for its efforts in handling extremely difficult situations. “We were stoked, and it was a reflection on the efforts of all our staff. Everyone put in a great effort to get back, and it was recognition of a job well done. “A number of our people living in the eastern suburbs had damaged houses but they came in so the company could get up and running as soon as possible.” The Champion Canterbury Awards recognise and celebrate business excellence, passion and success. The Prime Minister John Key was among nearly 1200 guests who attended the awards function at the CBS Canterbury Arena last Thursday evening. The port company employs 430 staff, some of whom live in Lyttelton while most reside in Christchurch. The damage to the port caused by the earthquakes is likely to result in the biggest single corporate insurance claim ever made in the Southern Hemisphere, with the total expected to reach more than $300 million. Rebuilding the port will probably take five or more years. The company achieved an earthquake-adjusted profit after tax of $12.1 million for the year ended June 2011. The statutory consolidated result, which included earthquake effects such as additional costs, insurance proceeds and revenues lost, was an after-tax profit of $24.1 million, with revenues of $91.6 million. Write-downs of port assets as a result of the earthquakes and aftershocks totalled $29 million.
PIGEON Bay Boating Club Spring Sailing Weekend October 1 and 2. Opening weekend - Labour weekend, Saturday, October 22. The club’s 50th Anniversary Weekend. Waitangi Weekend, February 4-6, 2012, See the website for more details www.pigeonbayboatingclub. org. Phone (03) 322-1761. LYTTELTON Plunket Playgroup is now being held at the Lyttelton Recreation Centre, every Monday & Wednesday 10am to 12pm, 50 cent donation is appreciated, for more information contact Lisa 03 3288918 MOUNT Herbert Men’s Probus Club, meets at the Charteris Bay Yacht Club on first Thursday of the month, emphasis on good speaker and fellowship. If you are interested contact Trevor on 329-9228 or Roy 329-4830. HEATHCOTE Neighbourhood Support, Heathcote residents are setting up Neighbourhood support network so that we can better support our neighbours & wider community everyday & in times of need or crisis, more info & questionaire will arrive in your letterbox soon, any enquiries to Thea Mickell at heathcote.ns@gmail. com or ph 03 384-7547 MOUNT PLEASANT Farmer’s Market, Mount Pleasant on Saturdays 10am to 1pm at the grounds of the Mount Pleasant Community Centre and Redcliffs on Wednesdays 2pm-5pm in the car park behind The Spur. SUMNER R Redcliffs Mens Probus Club, welcomes new members, meets at the Sumner Bowling Club, 2 Richmond Hill Rd, Sumner on the second Thursday of each month at 10am, interesting speakers & fellowship, if interested please ring Ross 03 384-4823 CREATE n Connect Art & Craft Group, Sumner Redcliffs Anglican church welcomes you to an Art & Craft morning on Thursdays 9-30am until 12 noon at St Andrews, 148 Main Road Redcliffs. Meet people, have a cuppa and enjoy creative activities. For more information call Beth 022 678-1252 or Marijke 021 023-19490. SUPERMARKET BUS, A free bus service runs to and from the Redcliffs Community Information Centre to New World South City. The service runs Monday to Friday, leaving Redcliffs at 10.15am and returning at 11.15am. Your turn: Sumner Running Club masters men A team member Morgan Strong checks his time after handing the baton over to Russell Taylor in the annual Takahe to Akaroa road relay on Saturday. The team went on to take second place in its section, while the club had a great day. The senior men’s team placed second in the A grade, the junior men won the under-19 grade and the junior women’s under-19 team was second. The senior women’s A team was placed third.
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