Bay Harbour: August 26, 2020

PAGE 2 Wednesday <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2020</strong> BAY HARBOUR Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 Star Media, a division of Allied Press Ltd PO Box 1467, Christchurch starmedia.kiwi NEWS Stu Oldham Ph: 021 586 174 stu.oldham@alliedpress.co.nz ADVERTISING Jo-Anne Fuller Ph: 364 7425 jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi Rob Davison Ph: 021 225 8584 rob.davison@starmedia.kiwi The best-read local newspaper, delivered to 10,514 homes every week. Brookhaven • Heathcote • Ferrymead Redcliffs • Mt Pleasant • Sumner • Lyttelton Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong> • Governors <strong>Bay</strong> • Akaroa what’s on this week Create ‘n’ Connect Thursday, 10am-noon St Andrew’s Church, 148 Main Rd, Redcliffs Enjoy company, creativity and inspiration as you work on your creative project. Bring $3. To learn more, phone Beth on 022 678 1252. Sumner Tea and Talk Monday, 10.30am Upstairs in the Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre Enjoy a hot drink and lots of laughter with a friendly group of residents. Upstairs in the Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre FREE PRESCRIPTIONS * No $5 prescription charge *Other charges relating to partially funded or unfunded medicine prescriptions may apply. Use It Or Lose It Monday, 11am and 1.30pm, Wednesdays, 9am and Friday, 11am Redcliff’s Bowling Club, 9 James St People over 65 can get back to exercising and enjoying the camaraderie while maintaining a safe distance. Classes focus on the key factors that allow this age group to maintain their independence, strength and mobility. For details, phone Kris on 021 <strong>26</strong>2 8886. Mt Pleasant Bridge Club Wednesday, 7pm and Friday, 1pm Mt Pleasant Yacht Clubrooms, Scott Park, 21 Main Rd All visitors are welcome. Please be seated 15min prior to the start of the session. If you do not have a partner please phone Raylene on 384 9677. EASTGATE PHARMACY Phone (03) 963 7910 Eastgate Shopping Centre Ferrymead Sumner Men’s Probus Club Thursday, 10am Redcliffs Mt Pleasant Bowling Club rooms, 9 James St, Redcliffs Monthly meetings are held on the last Thursday of each month, featuring guest speakers. University of Otago’s Dr Joe Boden is this month’s speaker, who will discuss cannabis research and reform in light of the upcoming cannabis referendum. Phone Mick at 384 4771 or Paul at 384 3588 for more information. Mt Pleasant Farmers’ Market Saturday, 9.30am-12.30pm 3 McCormacks <strong>Bay</strong> Rd, Mt Pleasant The community-owned market Ferrymead Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal – a new thought-provoking novel exploring the complexity of motherhood and all that connects and disconnects us. You think you have the perfect family. But everything can be broken. Liz and Jess have been friends for ten years, ever since they both started a family. But how well do they really know each other? When Jess arrives at hospital with a story that doesn’t add up, Liz is the doctor on call. Jess has devoted her life to family and home. But she is holding so many secrets. As the truth begins to emerge, Liz is forced to question everything she thought she knew: about Jess, and about herself. When something feels so personal, how do you stay professional? The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser Frank is a service station owner on a little-used highway who just wants a quiet life. His granddaughter has been sent to stay with him to fix her attitude, but they don’t talk a lot. When a badly injured young woman arrives at Frank’s service station with several cars in pursuit, Frank and a handful of unsuspecting customers are thrust into a life-or-death standoff. But who are this group of men and women who will go to any lengths for revenge? And what do they want? Other than no survivors ...? A ferociously fast-paced, filmic, visceral, tense and utterly electric novel, unlike anything you’ve read before. Set on a lonely, deserted highway, deep in the Australian badlands, The Hunted is white-knuckle suspense matched to the fast-paced adrenaline of a Jack Reacher novel and the creeping menace of Wake in Fright. This is unmissable reading. WIN THIS BOOK Coffee Morning with Ruth, Thursday, 10am, Lyttelton Fire Station. Lyttelton Community House invites you to say thank you to outgoing local MP Ruth Dyson at a morning tea. Take a plate. brings you wonderful, locally grown food every Saturday. For more information, phone co-ordinator, Di, on 020 4195 4639. Lyttelton Farmers’ Market Saturday, 10am-1pm London St, Lyttelton Great produce and an awesome atmosphere will be on offer thanks to a bunch of friendly stallholders. Some of the products which are regularly available include fish, cheeses fruit, vegetables, vegan food, meat, seedlings and flowers. The South Island was in Covid-19 alert level 2 as we went to press. This may affect some scheduled events. ENTER TO WIN THIS BOOK book release We have one copy of Little Disasters to give away, courtesy of Take Note Ferrymead. To be in the draw, email giveaways@starmedia.kiwi with Little Disasters in the subject line or write to Take Note Book Giveaway, Little Disasters, Star Media, PO Box 1467, Christchurch 8140. To be eligible for the draw, all entries must include your name, address and contact number. Entries close Tuesday, September 8, <strong>2020</strong>. The book winner for My Lies Your Lies is Sally Cron of Mt Pleasant.

Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz BAY HARBOUR PAGE 3 Wednesday <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2020</strong> News Mitre Hotel faces demolition • By Matt Slaughter RELIEF HAS been expressed that Lyttelton’s Mitre Hotel will be demolished if a consent is granted by the city council. It is anticipated the building will be replaced with a new one that will include a licensed bar called The Mitre on the ground floor and residential dwellings on the upper floor. This also comes with an element of sadness that the historic building on Norwich Quay, which was first built in 1849 and rebuilt twice Tony Ward after fires, could not be saved in spite of about 10 years of trying. The hotel was damaged in the September 4, 2010, and February 22, 2011, earthquakes. Mitre Hotel Holdings Ltd director Tony Ward said he has decided saving it would be too difficult as it would cost more than $3.5 million to repair the building. Lyttelton Community Association chairman Ken Maynard said it will be a relief for him and other residents to see The Mitre Hotel and the orange barricades in front of it go. “I know it’s a historic building and all that, but I must admit I never thought it had terribly much of architectural merit. “Not only the building is an eyesore, but it impacts on the road and pedestrian access around it. “It is more trouble than it’s worth in its current state,” he said. Ward said it will be sad to see the building go, but the options for saving it have been exhausted. “Probably, sadly, it’s just time to move on. “There were three options we looked at. We looked at just repairing it as is. Another option we looked at was to save the facade and put a new building behind it. “The third option we thought was just a completely new building and for the last 10 years we’ve had heaps of reports done and the best strategy we think now would be a clean rebuild on that site,” he said. • Colourful history, p4 & 5 END OF AN ERA: The historic Mitre Hotel in Lyttelton, which was closed after the February 22, 2011, earthquake, will be demolished if the city council grants consent. Below: Some of the quake damage inside the hotel. Study finds where resources may be needed • From page 1 “Knowing who and what is located in a tsunami evacuation zone provides a starting point for emergency managers to carry out detailed preparedness and response planning,” Paulik said. He said the study has also provided more detailed context about where emergency management resources may be needed. “What we have done is to provide a focus to better inform modelling methodologies that will enable this kind of analysis to be done on a routine basis. “In spite of their recent and devastating impacts on life and buildings, coastal populations continue to increase as towns and cities expand. Evacuation zones perform an important role to educate coastal populations on tsunami threats and identify locations and routes for evacuation to safe areas. “They also highlight a need for disaster risk managers to proactively prepare populations for evacuation based on their vulnerability to harm and ability to access resources for recovery after the event,” he said. Resene DIY Card special! Care & Compassion We pride ourselves on the very highest level of service If you are thinking about the future, we can help you explore pre-payment and pre-planning options. Contact us for a Free Information Pack. Call us about our next Funeral Information Seminar Mark Glanville Manager & Funeral Director (03) 379 0196 | www.simplicity.co.nz Mike Chandler Funeral Director Nick Allwright Funeral Director Proud members of FDANZ. Come in and see us today at your local Resene ColorShop! Addington, Ferrymead, Hornby, Lichfield St, Northwood, Rangiora, Shirley, Tower Junction 03 322 4548 | Easy Parking 17 Lillian Street, Halswell Open Mon-Fri 9.30am - 5.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm LAYBY WELCOME or shop online at shop.resene.co.nz Discounts off the normal retail price from 12 <strong>August</strong> – 7 September <strong>2020</strong>. Valid only with cash/credit card/EFTPOS purchases and Resene DIY Card. Not available in conjunction with account sales, promotional vouchers/ coupons or other offers. Excludes trade, ECS and Crown products and PaintWise levy. Sign up for a free Resene DIY Card at your Resene ColorShop or participating reseller. Offer applies to 10 litre Resene premium paints, primers/sealers, wood stains and 60-80ml testpots only.