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By local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
The man behind the new freight hub in Mid Canterbury says he's not concerned by plans to build another hub 58km up the road in Rolleston.
Wareing Group director Mark Wareing said a second hub would have a positive impact on the Fairton site as … View moreBy local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
The man behind the new freight hub in Mid Canterbury says he's not concerned by plans to build another hub 58km up the road in Rolleston.
Wareing Group director Mark Wareing said a second hub would have a positive impact on the Fairton site as it would be “complimentary” and increase the traffic volume along the rail line.
“It will strengthen it over time as more local freight moves interisland,” he said.
The Fairfield Freight Hub opened in April, in an $18 million development led by the Waring Group with funding from the Government and the Ashburton District Council.
Now a similar hub could be established up the road after the Selwyn District Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with KiwiRail.
KiwiRail future state freight general manager Mark Heissenbuttel said Kiwirail and the council, along with other interested parties, are in early discussions on the establishment of a freight hub in Rolleston.
Location and costs are still to be discussed, he said.
“Inter-modal hubs use both road and rail transport, enabling trucks to complete the first and last mile of collections and delivery, and for rail to do the heavy longer-distance movements.
“KiwiRail runs some 30 services a day through the Selwyn District, including the crown jewel of our tourism offerings, the TranzAlpine.
“It’s an exciting time for rail in the South Island with the imminent arrival of the brand new low-emissions locomotives will boost KiwiRail in the South Island.”
With plenty to still work out around establishing a new hub in Rolleston, it was too early to speculate on any potential impacts on the Fairfield Hub, Heissenbuttel said.
Selwyn mayor Sam Broughton said the MOU marked a significant milestone for the district.
“This partnership will help enhance the flow of freight through Selwyn, strengthening our local economy and connecting us more effectively with the wider region."
The MOU includes closer cooperation between the two organisations to align the rail network development with the objective of Waikirikiri Te Kua Future Selwyn strategy.
Broughton said the strategy was a roadmap for the district for the next 50-100 years.
"We must plan our transport systems to accommodate future generations well”.
While it is a fun occasion, fireworks on Guy Fawkes Night has caused much conflict over the years, upsetting our pets and disrupting the sleep of neighbours.
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International members of the Mongols MC are expected in Canterbury for an event marking five years since the gang established itself in New Zealand.
What you need to know:
-The gang has three chapters in the South Island. Wainoni-based Ōtautahi East, Ashburton-based Mid-South and SH1, Burnham.… View moreInternational members of the Mongols MC are expected in Canterbury for an event marking five years since the gang established itself in New Zealand.
What you need to know:
-The gang has three chapters in the South Island. Wainoni-based Ōtautahi East, Ashburton-based Mid-South and SH1, Burnham.
- Police say they will have ‘considerable resource’ in the region during the event from November 7-10.
- Police in Canterbury have planned a major operation around the event - thought to coincide with a national meeting - from November 7 to 10, and have drafted in staff from two other districts to help.
- Mongols members from across the country are expected to meet at the gang’s original South Island headquarters - a fortified property on SH1, Burnham, on the outskirts of Christchurch.
- Canterbury district commander Superintendent Tony Hill says:
“We’re prepared for multiple contingencies. We will be monitoring their behaviour very closely over the period, if they’re not behaving appropriately then we will be taking appropriate action quite swiftly.”
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By local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
Almost double the amount of road resealing will now take place in Mid Canterbury this summer – although the council isn't sure if it's possible.
Councillors voted to spend $2.46 million of ratepayer money on additional road seals after … View moreBy local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
Almost double the amount of road resealing will now take place in Mid Canterbury this summer – although the council isn't sure if it's possible.
Councillors voted to spend $2.46 million of ratepayer money on additional road seals after failing to get the funding from NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi.
The council isn't sure if it’s possible to achieve more than 100km of road resealing - double the previous financial year. If it doesn't reach the target, the council may have to revisit the decision.
The difference between the council’s long-term plan budget and NZTA funding for 2024-27 is $15m.
That funding gap meant the council had $2.46m of ratepayer money unmatched by NZTA and needed to decide where to allocate that money.
Road manager Mark Chamberlain suggested a list of priority projects, spreading some money across areas that were underfunded by NZTA to the council last week.
Mayor Neil Brown thought differently.
He suggested putting the full $2.46m into reseals to “get back our reseals to where they should be”.
Complaints about the state of the road in recent years have been well documented.
Brown called it “preventative maintenance” to avoid the roads cracking and forming potholes.
The council resealed 49.5km of road in 2023-24 but Brown said the council used to reseal over 100km per year until budget restraints had drastically reduced that figure.
It could again this year after the councillors voted 6-4 to allocate the money to additional reseal work.
Deputy mayor Liz McMillan, councillors Leen Braam, Russell Ellis, and Carolyn Cameron voted against the motion.
The council is already underway with work on 60km of subsidised reseals this summer.
Infrastructure and open spaces group manager Neil McCann said the roading team was working out how to best fit the extra reseal funding into the work programme.
Any section of road to be resealed needs pre-seal work completed first he said.
“We are looking at what areas that need resealing need the least amount of pre-seal work to maximise the number of kilometres in the time we have got.”
The aim is to convert the money into 50km of resealed road, but they won’t know how much is possible until they complete the analysis, he said.
Once they have worked it out it will go back to the council for sign-off off, he said.
Any left over funding, or if timing issues arise to complete the work in the financial year, the council could then direct some funding to other roading projects.
The $2.45m equates to about 4.6% of the district’s total rates bill ($52.5m).
The council will face the same dilemma in the next two years but could amend the annual plan to remove the unmatched funding.
The road programme also includes $500,000 of unsubsidised funding towards unsealed road metalling
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By local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
Ashburton’s representation review has been signed off without any appeals and now the attention turns to Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) contentious review.
The only changes for local body elections next year in the Ashburton District are some … View moreBy local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
Ashburton’s representation review has been signed off without any appeals and now the attention turns to Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) contentious review.
The only changes for local body elections next year in the Ashburton District are some minor boundary changes.
There is an extension of the Ashburton Ward boundary to include the Trevors Rd area and the Methven Community Board boundary was also extended to include recent developments. The board will also retain five members after initially proposing a reduction to four.
The proposal had no appeals or objections so locks in the arrangements for the next triennial election, to be held on October 11.
ECan's final representation review is open to appeals or objections until November 25.
ECan ended up only making some minor boundary adjustments to the Christchurch City constituencies in its representation review, having previously proposed merging the Ashburton District with the South Canterbury councils and leaving Selwyn District as a stand-alone constituency.
Status quo was a preferred outcome for the Ashburton District Council, which had submitted against being moved into the South Canterbury constituency.
Democracy and engagement group manager Toni Durham said the council will consider if it would make any appeal or objection at the November 20 council meeting.
Selwyn District Council remains joined with the Ashburton District for the next election cycle, but several ECan councillors noted the continued population growth of Selwyn will have to be addressed when the next council considers representation review.
By local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
The contents of a little brown envelope could hold the future of the old Tinwald Pool site.
The Tinwald Reserve Board asked the community for creative and innovative ideas about what the site could be used for in the future.
About 40 ideas have … View moreBy local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
The contents of a little brown envelope could hold the future of the old Tinwald Pool site.
The Tinwald Reserve Board asked the community for creative and innovative ideas about what the site could be used for in the future.
About 40 ideas have been delivered inside an envelope to the board chairperson, district councillor Leen Braam.
Those ideas will be discussed at the next board meeting, he said.
Braam doesn't expect any decision on what ideas to consider or progress to be a hasty one.
“We might end up discussing this for a while before deciding.”
The Ashburton District Council decided to permanently close the Tinwald Pool in May because it needed an estimated $3m of repair and upgrade work in addition to the $400,000 annual operating costs.
The decision in the long-term plan was not to invest $3m on any water-based project, which also included hydroslides or a new outdoor pool at EA Networks Centre as options.
The site has been handed back to the Tinwald Reserve Board to consider its future and the board sought suggestions from the public to begin coming up with a concept plan.
Then it will need to go to the council to seek funding, likely at the next long-term plan, as the council has no money budgeted in the current long-term plan for any redevelopment of the site, Braam said.
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