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Grow your own: New Zealand’s gardener of the year Jade Temepara showcases her vegetable garden Digging the Future at the Ellerslie International Flower Show which opened yesterday. The Ashburton designer created her garden with $100 to support a family of four. For more on Ellerslie see pages 2, 20 and 21. Photo: Gilbert Wealleans
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HAGLEY Park remains Sport Canterbury’s favoured site for the planned metro sports hub facility despite opposition the suggestion has stirred up among many Christchurch residents. The facility, combining swimming pools and indoor courts was proposed as the centre for a sports precinct in the city, in Christchurch City Council’s draft central city plan. Sport Canterbury chief executive Geoff Barry said the facility needed to be on or near Hagley Park for the city to get the most out of it. “We as a trust continue to have that conversation around the central city plan which is obviously a closed debate now in terms of submissions, but we’ve made a submission and we will speak to that when we get a chance.” Mr Barry said being on the park would be preferable to being next to it and the further away it was from the park, the more undesirable the location would be. The original proposal of using the Red Bus site on the corner of Moorhouse Ave and Fitzgerald Ave was a poor option for this reason, he said. Mr Barry considered even having the facility close by but Gina McKenzie separated from the park would make holding some sporting evendifficult in thosebecause areas with largesuch sections of need empty “Something that seems insignificant beevents very more COMMUNITY action could help solve a spate two of the properties people were asleep inside of issues as the to houses. important so I would encourage people in the traffic of eastern suburbs arson attacks, according to their houses at the time. manage between the facility and the park. “IfCricket someone calls the fireLee service we will The residents escaped uninjured but the area to report anything suspicious.” Fire Service Christchurch area commander Jon Canterbury chief executive Germon said aim they be there within six minutes so we on arefuture still Overgrown vegetation and abandoned houses escalation in the arson attacks had alarmed Mr Graham. were stillto working through a process with council very muchHagley a part of eastern Christchurch.” in the eastern suburbs provided fuel for plans arsonfor upgrading The series of arson attacks over the past three Graham. Oval to serve as an international MrofGraham said theco-hosting fire service was still to ahead “We’re very concerned that these attacks are attacks and Mr Graham said residents needed weekends razed the landmark 52-year-old venue New Zealand’s of the Cricket carrying out things an ongoing the Leander Building at Kerrs Reach in Avonside creeping into properties while residents are monitor vegetation growth. World Cup. He hoped wouldinvestigation be progressedinto as soon arson attacks in conjunction with the police. “People need to be aware that even ifasthey Drive and damaged Aranui High School, asleep. possible. “We are the scenes of the fires anda don’t live in their house anymore if they still “It’s gone too far and needs to be stopped.” Avondale Primary and Aranui Kids First Mr Germon saidanalysing the Hagley Oval upgrade was the results will contribute the investigation.” for type Mr Graham hoped Wainoni and Avonside own the property they are responsibledifferent Kindergarten. of proposal than whattoSport Canterbury was The attacks stepped up a notch at the weekend residents would be able to provide further keeping vegetation under control. suggesting.If anyone has any information regarding the Fundraiser: Adrienne, (Queenie) greets the crowd attending a Poms and fundraising concert arson attacks haslooking noticedto any “IfProms the property is owned by Cera then “The the difference information. with seven fires lit in the earlyLady hoursStewart of Saturday is that or we’re carrysuspicious on the use activity the now Wainoni, Aranui Avonside council will take care ofon theSunday, vegetation.” of the ground “PeopleBeck are our eyes and ears and a held morning Aldershot and Portsmouth streets with theinhelp of Christchurch city councillor Peter (The Beefeater). Theeven event, at West Melton that in is used whereas Sportor Canterbury’s please acontact Christchurch Mrthe Graham said the fiSymphony re service still had a areas detailjubilee such as and seeinga an unfamiliar person and Rarere Avenue in Aranui. wasBen a joint celebration of Queen Elizabethsmall II’s 60th fundraising concert for Christchurch proposal is obviously totally the different, new usecentral of the very active presence in Wealleans the eastern suburbs, could provide a breakthrough. Four of thewhich fires were lit at properties at in their land.” police on 363 7400. Orchestra performed. Inset:and Revellers singstreet along to an old prom concert favourite. Photos: Gilbert
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