Bay Harbour: August 15, 2018

PAGE 6 Wednesday <strong>August</strong> <strong>15</strong> <strong>2018</strong> BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi OUTLET News MASSIVE TV & AUDIO CLEARANCE BELOW COST PRICING! END OF LINE, SCRATCHED & DENTED & EX DISPLAY PRODUCTS HONOUR: Firefighters Doug Coles (left) and Peter Hughan (right) were granted life honorary membership of the Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong> Volunteer Fire Brigade by chief fire officer Bob Palmer (middle). LIMITED STOCK DON’T MISS OUT! COME CHECK OUT OUR SHOWROOM 99 FERRY RD, CHRISTCHURCH St Asaph St OUTLET + FRIDGE FREEZERS • WASHING MACHINES • DRYERS • COOKING SMALL APPLIANCES • AUDIO • MANCHESTER • LOUNGE SUITES DINING SUITES • BEDROOM SUITES • BEDS & HEAPS MORE! ALL AT CRAZY OUTLET PRICES! Barbadoes St INTEREST 12MONTHS FREE ON ANY PURCHASE OVER $499 # Ferry Rd OUTLET STORE HURRY, ONCE IT’S GONE, IT’S GONE! Call us on 03 3798249 or email us chchoutlet@smithscity.co.nz # Credit criteria applies, ask in-store for details. Outlet Store items are over stocked, end of line, scratch & dent, ex display, ex repair items and more. STORE Fitzgerald Ave Firefighters honoured • By Sarla Donovan officer Bob Palmer. Said Mr Palmer: “WE’RE A long way “This particular award from help, and so we help recognises the quality ourselves.” of their outstanding That’s the reason commitment and work firefighter Doug Coles gave performed over that for joining the Diamond lengthy period and is only <strong>Harbour</strong> Volunteer Fire awarded in outstanding Brigade more than 25 years circumstances.” ago. Mr Hughan joined Mr Coles and acting the brigade in 1992, the deputy chief fire officer year after he moved to Peter Hughan both wanted Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong>. to serve their community, “I’ve always lived in rural and in a ceremony at communities, and it’s one Living Springs recently the of those things, everybody community and the United helped out wherever they Fire Brigades’ Association could,” he said. of New Zealand said It was humbling to “thank you”. be acknowledged as The two firefighters were firefighters are always part awarded the UFBANZ of a team, Mr Hughan Gold Star for more than said. 25 years of voluntary “But a big part of it is service. our wives get recognised as They were both also well, and they are the ones granted life honorary that we desert when the membership of the siren goes.” Mr Coles Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong> said. brigade, which was Anyone thinking of joining the fire service presented by chief fire should THE FRONT window of a horse float travelling towards Teddington blew in on Saturday morning, causing traffic to back up while fire fighters worked to free the distressed animals inside. When the window broke the two horses were startled and began thrashing about, prompting the driver to pull over. One horse became trapped when its legs got tangled in the centre bar, lying half across it in a distressed state. Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong> Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Bob Palmer said they were called at 10.46am and managed to free the horses without having to cut the bar. The horses were then walked to nearby Orton talk to a firefighter’s family, Mr Coles said. “To get an appreciation of what you and your family are committing to. It’s not like a club where you have a set time every week. If you’re available, you’re obliged to go. And everybody does. If you’re there when the alarm goes everything gets put on hold and you go,” he said. “It doesn’t just affect you, it affects whoever else has made plans around whatever is happening today and all of a sudden you’re not there.” Mr Coles paid tribute to the time and effort the brigade put into making a “fantastic weekend” for him and Mr Hughan. The awards were presented by UFBANZ president Joe Manihera and the ceremony was attended by family and friends, members of Fire and Emergency New Zealand and dignitaries. Blown window traps horses Bradley Park, calmed down and checked for injury. Neither was hurt in the incident, Mr Palmer said, but there was “significant” traffic buildup. “The float was on the side of the road pulled over as far as it could but there was a traffic issue with people working around it and trying to keep the horses calm.”

Wednesday <strong>August</strong> <strong>15</strong> <strong>2018</strong> Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi BAY HARBOUR PAGE 7 Orchard plan for quake victims Owen Wright •From page 1 Unable to drive through the tunnel, he ferried other stuck people up the Bridle Path in his vehicle, before setting off on foot to get home on the other side of the hill. Mr Wright was on the Major Hornbrook track, 10min from his Norton Cl home when boulders loosened by an aftershock struck him. Now his former neighbours Betty and David Purdue want to use red zoned land at Norton Cl/ Somes Rd which is currently maintained by Land Information New Zealand for a memorial orchard dedicated to the two men. The land was owned by Mr Wright and his wife Megan, and Kay and David Commons. It has four existing apple and pear trees. Mrs Wright told <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News she was happy with the idea. “To be honest I haven’t been able to face going back since our home was demolished. However, I think the orchard idea is lovely and very healing. We could picnic under the blossoms rather than facing an empty space,” she said. Mrs Wright and her two children, Eric and Sarah, now live in Prebbleton. Mrs Purdue said the trees were Mr Wright’s pride and joy. “He was very proud of them and when the houses were demolished we almost stood in front of the digger; we chatted up the driver and said ‘please, please see if you can contour the land around Owen’s trees without taking them out!’” Urumau plan gets approval • By Sarla Donovan AFTER TWICE declining to adopt an updated development plan for Lyttelton’s Urumau Reserve, the Banks Peninsula Community Board on Monday gave its approval - with conditions. The sticking point for the board was whether any mountain bike tracks had been illegally built and needed to be closed. Its approval is conditional on confirmation that no other tracks exist other than on the plan - any others will be closed by city council staff. Additionally, access from Foster Tce will stay as a shared walking and biking path and the access from there to the vehicle track RUBBER STAMP: The Urumau plan was approved on Monday. PHOTO: MARK BRIDGWATER ​ becomes a proposed shared path. A mountain bike track proposed for the northwestern corner of the park has been removed and all other proposed tracks are subject to final approval by the board before construction. Said board chairwoman Pam Richardson: “This decision has been a challenge to ensure that we acknowledge the range of issues brought to the table. Urumau is a recreation reserve, and we needed to balance the desires of all users, ensuring that it is a safe environment while at the same time respecting the environment.” The updated plan was first presented to the board in April. The land runs alongside the Major Hornbrook track and would be an ideal resting point, Mrs Purdue said, in a spot with plenty of sun. “There isn’t a memorial in Lyttelton to the two Lyttelton people who died. I think it would make a really nice pausing place.” Mr and Mrs Purdue have written to the Banks Peninsula Community Board proposing the idea. Board members “soundly supported” the concept in principle when it was discussed at its meeting on Monday. But board member and Deputy Mayor Andrew turner said Mr and Mrs Purdue may have to approach LINZ get the process moving. •HAVE YOUR SAY: What do you think of the memorial orchard proposal? Email your thoughts to sarla. donovan@starmedia. kiwi Tunnel closures ahead LYTTELTON TUNNEL will be closed on three consecutive nights this month. The closures will be from Sunday <strong>August</strong> 26, Monday and Tuesday from 11pm and 4am as a new fire protection system is installed. The tunnel will open to traffic for 10min on the hour for all three nights. Outside those times, only emergency vehicles will be allowed access. They are the first in a series of night closures over coming months to enable the $29 million fire protection system to be installed and tested. Commuters can also travel to Christchurch via Dyers Pass Rd. Senior project manager Chris Collins said work on the project was in full swing and expected to finish early next year. He said the work was complex. “Single and full tunnel traffic lane closures are critical to the successful completion of this project,” he said. 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