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Granity and Ngakawau get $3.6 million Government-funded seawall
The Government is pledging $3.6 million for a seawall to protect the West Coast's State Highway 67 at Granity.
The funding is part of the $12 billion NZ Upgrade Programme announced by the Government last month when $300m was allocated for capital projects in regional New Zealand.
Regional … View moreThe Government is pledging $3.6 million for a seawall to protect the West Coast's State Highway 67 at Granity.
The funding is part of the $12 billion NZ Upgrade Programme announced by the Government last month when $300m was allocated for capital projects in regional New Zealand.
Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones also announced $15m of funding for West Coast ports and roads, which would help improve safety and resilience, and enable future economic growth.
About $5m would be spent upgrading six single-lane bridges on SH73 and SH6 and a $1.5m cycle and walkway would be added to the Tatare Bridge at Franz Josef.
Westport and Greymouth would both receive $4m to install floating pontoons to help the fishing industries and Jacksons Bay near Haast would get $500,000 to repair its wharves.
Outrage at plans to 'commercialise' housing in affluent Christchurch suburb
Residents in an affluent Christchurch suburb are outraged at plans to build two high-density housing developments on already congested streets.
They fear the developments in Merivale Lane and Leinster Rd in Merivale will lead to the "touristification" of their neighbourhood, if snapped … View moreResidents in an affluent Christchurch suburb are outraged at plans to build two high-density housing developments on already congested streets.
They fear the developments in Merivale Lane and Leinster Rd in Merivale will lead to the "touristification" of their neighbourhood, if snapped up by Airbnb-type operators.
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Council closing beach car park to freedom campers on weekends
Concerns over safety and public access has prompted the Christchurch City Council to close a beach car park popular with freedom campers during weekends.
The North Beach car park, which services both the surf lifesaving club and the North New Brighton community centre on Marine Pde in North New … View moreConcerns over safety and public access has prompted the Christchurch City Council to close a beach car park popular with freedom campers during weekends.
The North Beach car park, which services both the surf lifesaving club and the North New Brighton community centre on Marine Pde in North New Brighton, will be off limits to freedom campers from 7pm on Fridays until Monday morning.
The closure will apply from this weekend until Easter Sunday and again from Labour Weekend until New Year's Eve to coincide with the surf lifesaving season.
West Coast DHB recruitíng ‘rural generalists’ to solve doctor shortage
The West Coast DHB is planning to tackle a shortage of hospital doctors with a new breed of medics: Rural generalists.
At its meeting this month, the DHB said the vacancies were covered by locum physicians, but its long-term plan was to train up and appoint rural generalist consultants to fill the… View moreThe West Coast DHB is planning to tackle a shortage of hospital doctors with a new breed of medics: Rural generalists.
At its meeting this month, the DHB said the vacancies were covered by locum physicians, but its long-term plan was to train up and appoint rural generalist consultants to fill the roles.
They would be doctors with specialist and general skills who could work flexibly across the rural health system with specialist backup, chief executive David Meates said.
Selwyn District Council moves forward with Rolleston Health Hub, includes birthing unit
Rolleston will get a primary birthing unit as part of a planned health and social services hub.
Construction on the health hub, to be built on land opposite the council buildings on Norman Kirk Drive, is expected to start in early March.
CDHB services, including the primary birthing unit, will … View moreRolleston will get a primary birthing unit as part of a planned health and social services hub.
Construction on the health hub, to be built on land opposite the council buildings on Norman Kirk Drive, is expected to start in early March.
CDHB services, including the primary birthing unit, will be housed on one floor. The health hub will also house a general practice, radiology services provided by Pacific Radiology and other community health and social services.
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