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Christchurch runner's 24-hour marathon for Youthline
Christchurch artist and adventurer Emma Timmis is running around Hagley Park for 24 hours straight to raise much needed funds for Youthline. She began at 10am on Friday.
"After seeing Youthline on the news recently I felt I had to do something. Youthline has been inundated with calls from … View moreChristchurch artist and adventurer Emma Timmis is running around Hagley Park for 24 hours straight to raise much needed funds for Youthline. She began at 10am on Friday.
"After seeing Youthline on the news recently I felt I had to do something. Youthline has been inundated with calls from struggling young people since lockdown last year. Mental health is so important and shouldn’t be overlooked," Emma says.
"After struggling with my own mental health in the last few years I know how hard it is to reach out for help. Having an organisation that you can call or contact online is hugely important for young people today."
Find out more about Emma's efforts and contribute to her fundraising campaign here: www.emmatimmis.com...
Find out more about Youthline (0800 376 633) here: www.youthline.co.nz...
Hillsborough fire
Mōrena, Did you wake up to the smell of smoke this morning?
We understand it may be a fire at the Romano's pizza factory. Luckily no one has been injured.
Pressure testing set to start on new Reefton waterline
From local democracy reporter Lois Williams:
Pressure testing is set to start this week in Reefton on the new water pipeline on Buller Rd.
Contractors Tru-Line Civil have been replacing the old asbestos cement pipe between Potter St and Elizabeth St over summer, as part of a $1.2 million upgrade… View moreFrom local democracy reporter Lois Williams:
Pressure testing is set to start this week in Reefton on the new water pipeline on Buller Rd.
Contractors Tru-Line Civil have been replacing the old asbestos cement pipe between Potter St and Elizabeth St over summer, as part of a $1.2 million upgrade of the town's water supply.
Buller District Council infrastructure manager Eric de Boer says the old pipe was removed in sections as the new pipe segments were laid and connected, to avoid major disruptions to household water supplies.
"So far there's only been one shutdown a few weeks ago, and the pressure testing should not affect residents."
The new line could cope with the high pressures within the network, and would mean less maintenance and reduced water loss down Buller Road, De Boer said.
Once the testing was completed the rest of the pipeline trench would be backfilled and sealed.
"We will need to check for leaks and disinfect the new pipeline before it's fully switched over and connected back into the existing network "
The Buller Road pipe replacement is just one part of the project to improve the safety and resilience of Reefton's ageing water infrastructure.
The town of 900 has been on a precautionary 'boil water' notice since last summer when testing showed high coliform counts in the water supply.
The century-old cast iron pipe that delivered water to and from the town reservoir is being replaced with two new pipes, a rising main and a falling main. And the reservoir itself is being assessed, with the aim of eliminating the risk of contamination from insects, rats and mice.
Reefton residents, through the Inangahua Community Board, strongly opposed one feature of the project - a chlorination plant - to be turned on once the pipework is complete.
The town's water comes from a bore under the Inangahua River bed, and locals argued chlorination should be postponed until it was known if the new pipework solved the problem of intermittent contamination.
The council agreed to chlorinate only after it came under heavy pressure from the water regulator, Canterbury District Health Board.
Uncetain future for road access to Franz Josef glacier
From local democracy reporter Lois Williams:
The uncertain future of access to Franz Josef Glacier is up for discussion at today's meeting of the West Coast Regional Land Transport Committee.
The access road and track to the glacier were badly damaged in the storm of March 2019 that cost $4… View moreFrom local democracy reporter Lois Williams:
The uncertain future of access to Franz Josef Glacier is up for discussion at today's meeting of the West Coast Regional Land Transport Committee.
The access road and track to the glacier were badly damaged in the storm of March 2019 that cost $4 million in emergency repairs. The work included the construction of a causeway next to the Waiho (Waiau) River as a temporary fix.
But the Department of Conservation (DOC), which owns the road, says there is a high risk of future storm damage and no clear plan for a more permanent or resilient option for the road.
DOC wants funding from the National Land Transport Fund to develop a business case for a long-term solution but needs to have the project listed in the regional transport plan in order to qualify.
DOC is asking the committee for a variation in the plan to include the study, dubbed the 'Franz Josef Access Resilience Single-Stage Business Case'.
The funding requested from the national fund is $200,000 a year to maintain the causeway, and $50,000 a year over two years to prepare the business case.
Work on the study, by DOC and the NZ Transport Agency has already begun and the committee is expected to approve the variation.
West Christchurch residents face 250 hectares of new quarries on their doorsteps
“Welcome to Christchurch, the land of the long grey dust cloud.”
Residents of the city's western suburbs face having 252 hectares of new quarries on their doorstep in 18 months, pending approval from councils and the environment court.
But the community says it is being ground down by … View more“Welcome to Christchurch, the land of the long grey dust cloud.”
Residents of the city's western suburbs face having 252 hectares of new quarries on their doorstep in 18 months, pending approval from councils and the environment court.
But the community says it is being ground down by the aggregate industry, with quarries allowed to set up shop as near as 90 metres from houses, and spewing what many feel is dangerous dust into the air.
Read the full story here.
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