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Festival of Lights Waste Management Initiatives

The Lyttelton Harbour Festival of Lights attracts a huge crowd every

year, eating and drinking, listening to great local music and

celebrating the heart of winter.

Festival Co-Ordinator Lucette Hindin has been working with Sharon McIver of Our

Daily Waste for the past year to reduce waste at the festivals.

What do you mean when you talk about ‘Waste Minimisation’?

Lucette: “Well, we’re starting to become aware, especially with the benefit of all

Sharon’s research, that a lot of what we send away as ‘recycling’ can’t actually be

recycled – either because the current recycling system can’t do it (which is the case

with bioware - recyclable plates made from potato or cornstarch and that kind of

thing), or because the bin is so contaminated with non-recycling that the whole

thing ends up going to the landfill. Being responsible for reducing the waste we

create has to play a large part in our efforts to be sustainable. This means reusing

and reducing as well as recycling. “We are planning to trial our own composting

system for bioware this year though, using the community garden, which is

exciting.”

What does Our Daily Waste do?

Sharon: “Our Daily Waste provides a whole system approach to waste management,

so we provide recycling signage and services on the day, but we also work with

event management in the lead up, to find ways of preventing waste from coming on

site. Not only does the event move closer towards ‘zero waste’, but it also means

less trash for our team to sort and haul, so that we can spend the time educating

people and enjoying the event instead. It’s win/win.”

What is one of the initiatives you’re using at the festival this year?

Sharon: “This will be the second Festival of Lights we’ve provided recycling services

for, and we’re stoked that this year Project Lyttelton will be selling the reusable

Globelet cups that proved so popular at February’s Lyttelton Tea Party, with

everyone being able to take home a souvenir as well. With each cup saving on

average 2-3 disposable cups, I’d estimate that the total waste output could be

reduced by as much as a third.”

And there’s going to be a reusable coffee cup for sale too?

Lucette: “Yes, Jen Kenix has designed a take-home ‘Lyttelton’ cup for hot drinks that

people will be able to buy and use for their mulled wine, soup, hot chocolate or

coffee at the festival and afterwards too. Both the Ideal Cup and the Goblet will be

available as long as our stocks last. We also strongly encourage people to bring

down any reusable coffee cup that they already own to use on the night.”

Are there any other ways people can get involved with reducing waste?

Lucette: “Obviously part of it is up to the vendors on the street – whatever cups,

plates etc they bring end up in the bin, so we try to make sure they are

well-informed in their decisions. We’ve chosen not to have vendors selling glo sticks

and other plastic toys that are one-use-only and go straight into the landfill at the

end of the night.”

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Festival of Lights Thursday June 19 to Sunday June 22

Sharon: “Our Daily Waste have worked hard to provide effective signage, so we

would ask people to really look at the icons on the rubbish bins before they

choose where to put their rubbish. And if you want to take it to the next level of

waste prevention, consider bringing your own container for food to be served into

– it means you’ve also got somewhere to put any leftovers for later. “

Are there any other ways people can get involved with reducing their

environmental impact?

Lucette: “One difficulty we face with the festival is the parking in Lyttelton on the

night. We encourage people not to bring their cars over, but rather car pool or

take the number 28 bus, and we provide a shuttle bus from the gondola car park

from 5.30pm right through to the end of the festival around 11.00pm.”

Thursday 19 June

6.00pm - 7.30pm Roots Restaurant: A Taste of Winter, a social food and wine

pairing with Jo Burzynska, 8 London St. $50. Bookings essential on 328 7658

6.30pm Lyttelton Library: Stories and hot chocolate to warm the winter night.

8.00pm Tommy Changs: Lyttelton Poets - Ben Brown, Sarah Amazinnia, Ciaran Fox,

Helen Chrystall, Andy Coyle and Rebecca Nash - performing live poetry.

8.30pm Porthole Bar: Dr Sanchez.

9.00pm Civil and Naval: Devilish Mary and the Holy Rollers, $10. Old fashioned

cocktails and six tapas for $50

Friday 20 June

6.00pm Lyttelton Engineering Wearable Arts Parade on London Street

6.30pm On the main stage: Powhiri; Te Ahikaaroa Kapa Haka; Rhythm and Maori;

Lyttelton Primary School: Te Kura Tautahi o Ohinehou Kapa Haka

All Night: Harris and Turner Buskers' Pitch, Canterbury Street; Lyttelton

Amphitheatre site on corner Oxford and London Streets, look out for a surprise;

Henry Trading, 33 London Street and Lyttelton Museum sheds light on Lyttelton's

heritage; Freeman's Dining Room and Bar $17 pizza and pasta, happy hour all

evening; No 6 London Street Art exhibition, film and music. Mulled wine and food.

7:30pm Lyttelton Port of Christchurch Fireworks Extravaganza

8.00pm On the main stage: The Eastern; Lindon Puffin; Mundi; Devilish Mary and

the Holy Rollers; Runaround Sue

9.30pm Porthole Bar: DJ Bones

9.30pm Civil and Naval "The Festival of Darkness." A power cut experience: Drink

and dine amongst 1000 candles. From 10pm lasers, black lights and "The Kitchen

Collective" offers deep house with live instrumentation.

9.30pm Tommy Changs: Spidershark3, The Hex Waves and Les Baxters.

10:30pm The Wunderbar: Rhythmonix, $10

Saturday 21 June

10.00am - 1.00pm Lyttelton Farmers Market London Street: Mid-winter Christmas

Market: Don your christmas baubles and join us for a festive celebration.

7.00pm Lyttelton Club, Dublin Street hosts Lyttelton Quiz - all Lyttelton questions.

$10 per person. Teams of 2-6, prizes for winners and losers, best team name.

Bookings 328 9243 or events@lyttelton.net.nz

7.00pm No. 6 London St: "Goodbye Pork Pie" film evening followed by DJs.

8:30pm The Porthole Bar: Podocarp

For more details visit: www.lyttelton.net.nz/festivals/festival-of-lights

Article and Images: Project Lyttelton, with thanks

Albion Square Update Progress Report No.1

The Lyttelton/Mt Herbert Community Board, the local community and the

Christchurch City Council are working together to develop a civic square in

Lyttelton. The provision of a new civic square is one of the key actions (N1, Pg59) in

the Lyttelton Master Plan.

Progress on the redevelopment has been positive on site with the cenotaph

foundation excavation complete and reinforced concrete foundation complete. The

cenotaph central concrete pillar (to tie the stones) is continuing with the fourth and

final “lift” (concrete pour) remains on schedule. In the end there will be about

31m2 of concrete poured for the cenotaph foundation and central pillar - that’s

enough to fill 15,500 2 litre milk containers!

The upper terraces excavation is complete and the curved steps and retaining walls

being formed are well underway. The upper terraces will form the viewing and play

areas, edible trees, village bell and the cenotaph. The artworks, mandela and the

mosaic chair will be located in this area also. The kept art works currently being

stored offsite will be re-installed towards the end of the project. Buried services are

being progressively installed with careful care given around the historical brick

barrel drain. The wharf timbers from Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has been

progressively uplifted and being process on site. These wharf timbers will form the

pergola, planters and the stage located in the lower terrace.

Off site activities are continuing behind the scenes and of particular note is the

restoration and conservation of the cenotaph stones. The stonemason has uplifted

the pallets of stones from Simeon Quay, and transferred them to their workshop,

where they are cross checking stone identification for correct placement back onto

the structure. About 95% of the stone has been cleaned of mortar with the

remainder to be completed following deconstruction of the remaining stump this

week. Repairs to individual stones are now also underway. The key focus over the

next period is to continue with stone repairs and start reconstruction on site mid

June.

Look ahead over the next few weeks, the site team are targeting to complete the

upper terraces retaining walls, complete the central concrete pillar for the

cenotaph, start lower terraces retaining walls, complete foundation bases for the

pergola and the stage. Anticipated completion date is targeted for mid to late

October 2014.

Article and Images: Christchurch City Council, Media Release 23 May 2014

Exciting Wind Turbine Project Orton Bradley Park

The team at Orton Bradley Park would much rather spend money to increase the

awesomeness of their facilities than pay another power bill. By installing a wind

turbine to generate electricity, the Park will dramatically reduce their power bills

and dependence on the grid.

Renewable energy at Orton Bradley Park is nothing new: in the early 1900s a water

wheel powered the electric lights at the homestead. The astonishing recent

advances in renewable energy technology make it easy to forget that it is such an

‘old-fangled’ part of the energy mix in Canterbury.

Wind at the site is abundant, the turbine has resource consent and the key

stakeholders are enthusiastic, we just need your help to raise the capital. To find

out more, or become involved visit: www.ortonbradley.co.nz/wind-project.html

Why bother with wind power?

� Wind energy is renewable, clean, has low operating costs, is efficient and is the

perfect complement to solar and hydro power.

� Help continue the long tradition of renewable energy generation at Orton

Bradley Park.

� The money saved on power over the lifetime of the turbine (25 years) will be

used to maintain, upgrade and improve the facilities at Orton Bradley Park.

� Increase the power resilience of the Lyttelton Harbour basin.

Article and Image: Orton Bradley Park, with thanks

Antarctic Link Projects Who is Hector?

Behind the scenes a small team of Lyttelton people are working away

to highlight Lyttelton’s Antarctic Links. There are three projects that

are underway.

The Lyttelton Information Centre has sponsored a wonderful Antarctic Link

Brochure that is due for publication any day. This leaflet will highlight all the places

around that township that have some association with our Antarctic connections.

The leaflet will form the basis of a new walking tour around the township.

Running parallel to this project is a wonderful new children’s story book. Written

by Ben Brown the book tells the story of the lives of wonderful husky dogs in and

out of the port and then intersperses that story with real Antarctic historical facts

from Lyttelton shores. This book will be released late August in time for IceFest,

the Christchurch City Councils Festival celebrating all things Antarctic.

Ben has been working closely with the children from the new Lyttelton Primary

school for this project. The children were asked to suggest names for one of the

husky dogs. This special dog will be the name for the main dog in the story as well

as a wonderful bronze statue the third of the projects that Mark Whyte has been

commissioned to make.

Last Friday Ben was invited to the school assembly and he went through all the

name suggestions the children had come up with. This was a really popular project

and teacher Liza Rossie said “we even had children submit names during the

school holidays. The children have been very enthusiastic about the project”. Of

the many names suggested Ben selected Hector as the winner. Hana from the

Lyttelton Primary Hill campus had the winning name “I would like to call the husky

Hector as in Hectors dolphin”.

For the honour of selecting the name of the lead dog and the wonderful statue,

Hana will be invited to the official opening of the statue and be part of the special

team that unveils the special dog. Hector will stand tall beside our library on the

corner of London and Canterbury Streets and will be looking to sea facing Quail

Island the former quarantine home of the dogs when they came to New Zealand

from Russia and when they returned from their sea and ice journeys. The dogs

were heroes and were renowned for their strength, courage and tenacity. Hector

will remind us all of our links to the deep south and Lyttelton’s close connections

to the ice to this day.

Whilst fundraising is well underway for this project there are still significant funds

needed to be sourced. Thank you to the Community Garage Sale for enabling this

project to raise $480 last weekend, however we need to raise $45,000 in total.

Grant applications are in, and many local organizations are behind us. Your help

would be most welcome. A tax receipt for any donation will be sent from the

Society, as we are a registered charity. Donations of $100 or more will be

acknowledged publicly, with your permission, and by a printed drawing of a sled

dog signed by the artist. Donations may be made by:

Cheques payable to ‘NZAS Canterbury Branch Sled Dog Project’ may be sent to

The Treasurer, New Zealand Antarctic Society Canterbury Branch, PO Box 404,

Christchurch 8140.

Electronic payments may be made to NZAS Canterbury Branch Sled Dog Project

account number 03-0802-0095005-018. Please show your name and in the

reference field, and for a tax receipt, send an email with the transaction

date, amount, your name and address to Society Secretary John Rogers at

secretary@antarctic.org.nz.

Article: Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre

Image: Assembly Photo at Lyttelton Primary School, Liza Rossie—with thanks

Image: Husky, Sue Stubenvol—with thanks

Mobil Tank Farm Update Slips, Spills and Recovery: June 2014

Mobil Oil contacted the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre recently

to enquire if there were any other issues that we’d like to ask them

about the Tank Farm in Lyttelton.

We sent them a series of questions and these are the responses from their

representative Samantha Potts.

Samantha reassured us that Mobil had safely transferred the petrol out of the

second damaged tank a few weeks back, and as a result had concluded the

emergency response efforts. The tank now contains predominantly water with a

small film of residual fuel that is unable to be flushed from the tank due to the

landslip.

We asked if there was any fuel left in the remaining tanks by the cliff. “The

recovered petrol from the dinted tank has been transferred offsite altogether.

There is still some jet fuel in a storage tank which we plan to transfer offsite by the

end of June. At that point, there will not be any bulk fuel remaining on site

(ie: no bulk fuel left in tanks)” she said.

She explained “There are two damaged tanks that were directly impacted by the

landslide, and three others close by. All of these tanks are not currently being

resupplied, and we have no plans to put them back into service while we conduct

our investigations” she said. Given the precarious state of the surrounding cliffs this

will be good news to Lyttelton residents.

She went on to explain that there is an internal investigation underway and the

company has committed to provide ECAN with information to assist their

investigation as well. Further she said “there is still a lot of soil and landslide debris

onsite. This will take several months to assess and develop a management plan

together with the Council. Our ability to conduct a full investigation of the causes of

the incident and the damage caused by the landslide is hampered by the landslide

debris on site, with restricted access to some parts of the bund, piping and the

tanks”.

She went on to say that “We have been liaising with the Christchurch City Council

since the March floods to reduce the risk of another landslide. The Council have

unblocked the drain on Brittan Terrace (on the hillside above the terminal) which

overflowed during the storms. Mobil has also installed temporary timber barriers as

an added precaution to help prevent storm water from cascading down the hill

(installed with Christchurch City Council agreement on their behalf). However we

are concerned about the potential instability of the cliff face, we are monitoring it

closely, and have communicated those concerns to Christchurch City Council. We

are not currently removing any soil or emptying the water from the damaged tank,

until we can be sure it won’t impact the stability of the hillside”.

We indicated that we were also concerned with the oil pipeline running over the

hill. From the town you can clearly see slips around that pipeline. Samantha said

”the Lyttelton-Woolston pipeline which carries fuel products ‘across the hill’ to the

Woolston Terminal was closely inspected after the landslide in March and did not

suffer any damage. There has been some soil erosion and soil movement noted in

places around the pipeline, but we are fully confident in the integrity of the

pipeline. The pipeline integrity is carefully and continuously monitored by

computer, and inspected on a weekly basis.”

To know that the pipeline is being examined physically and remotely is also good to

hear. She informed us that the steel used to construct the line is very resilient. The

risk of a break was very low.

We queried her about the smell oil at times and if this was still associated with the

emergency event. “There have been some reports by residents of odours around

the Terminals area. Mobil is not conducting terminal operations at Naval Point, and

we do not have any odours present. At times, depending on the weather, bulk

tanker discharging from the wharf and tank venting, the smell of fuel may be

present in the area. This has always been the case, including pre-flood and

earthquake. She referred us to New Zealand Oil Services Limited for odour concerns

03 328 9603.

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Mobil Tank Farm Update Continued

We were also keen to learn about new emergency procedures in place to work

with communities when events happen at terminals. A good thing we have learnt

that has come out of this experience is that Mobil is now going to visit all of its

sites over New Zealand ensuring they have key contacts and good ways of

communicating with key people at each site. We also hope that emergency siren

testing also forms part of the response.

She concluded by saying, “The flood and landslide response has been extremely

challenging and we have worked very hard to safely manage the impacts of the

landslide to the terminal and to minimise disruptions to supply, and we continue

to do so. We would like to assure the Canterbury community of our continued

commitment to safely managing our business in the future as we work to fully

recover from this emergency”.

Article: Joint write up by Mobil Oil and Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre

Image: Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre

Cholmondeley Sod Turning Progress Celebrating the Beginning of the Rebuild

Last week the Cholmondeley Children’s Centre celebrated the

beginning of its rebuild with a sod turning ceremony.

Sir Miles Warren, renowned architect and Governors Bay resident, and Lachie

Griffen, well-known long-time resident “turned the first sod”. At the same time a

concerted fundraising campaign is underway to raise the final $1million needed to

re-build debt free.

Shane Murdoch, Cholmondeley’s General Manager, says a rebuild was never in

doubt but the cost to rebuild Cholmondeley to modern standards is only partially

funded by insurance. “An additional $4million is required to ensure the project can

be completed debt free and without affecting the future financial viability of

Cholmondeley. Generous support from many organizations and philanthropists in

the Canterbury community have committed almost $3million and we’re now

embarking on an ambitious cam-paign to raise the final $1million required before

our July deadline.”

The new building, designed by RMBH Architects, will be child-friendly and non

institutional, with a modern and researched approach to the physical location in

which children are cared for. Shane believes Christchurch needs Cholmondeley

now more than ever. The service takes in children between the ages of 3 and 12,

many of them affected by the ongoing toll of the earthquakes. Cholmondeley

cares for more than 300 children every year; the need for its services has risen

over 50% since the earthquakes.

Locally established and primarily funded by the community, Cholmondeley

provides respite care for children when there is distress or a crisis within the

family, whether due to illness, a disaster, or other family stresses, and when the

supports that many of us have are inadequate or absent.

With an average stay per child of just a few days, Cholmondeley focuses on

preserving the bonds that tie a family together. Through their experiences at

Cholmondeley children return to their families more refreshed and more resilient

than when they left.

Cholmondeley is a perfect example of a facility meeting a community need. It is

available to every family that needs it, without needing to go through the

complexities of our social system. It recognises that working with children cannot

occur in isolation from their parents, carers and the rest of the family or whanau.

Early intervention and Cholmondeley’s involvement takes the pressure off children

and their families and reduces the likelihood of care and protection issues for

children escalating to the point where the statutory services are required to

intervene.

To learn more about the exciting rebuild visit: www.backonthemap.co.nz. Or for

more information about how you can help please contact Sarah Barrer 027 544

9977

Article: Cholmondeley House, with thanks

BNZ Closing After a week of interviews with locals in the Lyttelton Harbour, about

the closing of the only bank in Lyttelton, the BNZ, the attitudes and

wishes and hopes are quite clear.

The most common feeling was that this was especially unfortunate timing, as

Lyttelton is now showing signs of real recovery and expansion, three years after the

quakes. In another year, even the BNZ might have been profitable here!

Some customers of the BNZ cannot move out to another bank because of loans,

mortgages etc. Most respondents will leave the BNZ as soon as an alternative is

available. Many are pulling out immediately. The BNZ ATM, which will remain for

two years, (its location not yet decided) does meet some needs of some people, but

not entirely.

68 out of 85 respondents would prefer to be with a fully New Zealand-owned bank.

Only one of those is considering helping out, with a limited presence here;

discussions are ongoing. Coincidentally, 68 out of 85 (not necessarily the same

people) would be open to the possibility of a local, community-based Money

Exchange to meet the cash needs (deposits of cash and cheques, withdrawal of cash

for tills/floats, etc). Such systems are already in use in New Zealand, though not

well-known, so this idea is being investigated.

One common feature of the responses was the strong desire for a face-to-face

service; many commented that the bank staff used to feel like members of the

community, even if they didn’t live here, so it was a welcoming, and welcome,

service.

Already, three main-street businesses are interested in providing premises for

whatever can be set up; two can even help with staffing. Maybe there are more

people in this community who can offer help.

Further ideas and suggestions will be most welcome, in our progress towards a

satisfactory development. Contact Juliet julietruthadams@gmail.com

Article: LIFT Library | Project Lyttelton

Flooding Taskforce Christchurch City Council Taskforce members came to Lyttelton last week. They are

starting a more detailed examination of Lyttelton next week.

If you have had a property that has flooded, they want to hear from you. They want

to know how often your place has been flooded, what has flooded, where you live

etc. You can email your details directly to council floodmitigation@ccc.govt.nz or

call the call centre 03 941 8999 and leave your contact information with call centre

staff.

Alternatively a survey form to complete is available at the Lyttelton Harbour

Information Centre and the Council Service Centre.

For the latest information about what the council is doing for flooded residents

follow this link. http://www.ccc.govt.nz/cityleisure/projectstoimprovechristchurch/

landdrainage/taskforce.aspx

Check Insurance Settlements A Lyttelton resident wrote to us recently and explains: Southern Response came

around to do our non-EQC scope assessment, for pathways and patios etc. I found

out that on top of what they usually pay, there is ALSO a small allowance for

difficult to access sites, which can be paid on top of the normal costings. I know

they are due out to Lyttelton in the not too distant future, and I think it'd be worth

putting the word out there so people can be forewarned.

Also, once people get payments can I urge you to check everything on your site

plan, and to cross reference it with the payment schedule. I checked mine and

when I questioned everything they had missed, and I asked for the extra payment

for difficult to access sites, I actually get double what I was originally paid!

Thanks for sharing, Suzanne. Great advice.

Rushani’s Cake for Greatness Acknowledging: Hickford Family

For the 13th ‘Cake for Greatness’ Rushani

baked a dark chocolate and beetroot

cake for the wonderful Hickford family.

As Rushani reports: “Cake for Greatness #13

goes to the lovely Kim and John Hickford. Kim

and John are an excellent example of awesome

parents that exemplify the spirit of Lyttelton.

Lyttelton is well known for being a home to

young families and arriving at the mums group

this afternoon to plenty of babies crawling

around, I couldn't imagine a better recipient

than Kim.

Kim is absolutely lovely and no doubt full of

wisdom from raising her three boys and now

Isobel. Over the years Kim has done various

baking for school and Scout fundraising as well

as manning stalls at festivals.

Husband John dedicates a lot of time to the Under 13 rugby team. I'm sure those

that know them will have plenty more stories of how wonderful these people are.

Pictured here with Isobel, Kim was nominated by Helen Holyoak.”

Rushani is always eager to hear about who is in the community doing great things,

so if you would like to nominate a local group of people, business or individual

who deserves special recognition and a well deserved treat with their morning

cuppa, send your nominations to Rushani via her Facebook page.

You will also find Rushani at the Lyttelton Farmers Market, every second

Saturday, with a range of delectable home baked treats. And, Rushani’s cakes are

now available from Harris & Turner on London Street—available by the slice, or

the whole cake.

For more information on Cake for Greatness or to see past recipients, visit:

www.facebook.com/notes/rushanis/cake-for-greatness/310120825792451

www.rushanis.co.nz

Article and Images Insert: Rushani’s, with thanks

Ground Cooking Classes Up-Coming Cooking Classes

June 18 | Regional Italian

Fascinating look at the food, ingredients and dishes from the various regions of

Italy. How they differ and what their specialities are.

August 6 | The Spice Trail

Following the ancient spice trail we will be cooking dishes from a range of coun-

tries along the route and delve into the history of the spices used. Some of these

delicious dishes from Arabia, Northern Africa and India will surprise you.

September 10 | Authentic Asian

Learn what real Chinese, Malaysian and Vietnamese dishes are like. Not the

"Kiwified" versions you find in many of our restaurants. Unusual ingredients but

simple techniques creating tasty dishes.

October 7 | South American

The "in" food at the moment, Mexican, Chilean and Peruvian with a splash of Bra-

zilian as well.

Event: Ground Cooking Classes

Where: Naval Point Club, Lyttelton - Start 7.00pm

Booking: $80 per head, includes the class, recipes, full four course dinner and

matching wines. Email Ground to secure a space: info@ground.co.nz

St John Thank You Kia ora, a big thank you to the Lyttelton Harbour community for supporting St John

Banks Peninsula during our annual appeal week. Our fundraising collection at the

Lyttelton Farmers Market totaled $605 and enable us to provide support to the

Lyttelton and wider Harbour communities.

Lyttelton Harbour Vouchers

Scheme Continues

The Lyttelton Harbour Voucher Scheme has been running for nearly six months. The

idea came from Project Lyttelton's Harbour Resilience team.

Forever thinking of ways to help our community become more sustainable the idea

was to try and keep spending local whilst developing a form of currency that

supported this area.

Working together with the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre and the Lyttelton

Harbour Business Association the project was launched in December 2013.

Vouchers have been bought by locals as presents for staff, friends and family. To

date over 200, $20 vouchers have been purchased and then spent at our

participating businesses.

Vouchers have a shelf life of six months so this is another reminder that if you

have received some, especially around last Christmas they will expire during June.

The Harbour Resilience Project at Project Lyttelton is winding down but we think

these vouchers are a great idea. The scheme will now be continued and

administered by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre but the web information

will continue to be hosted by Project Lyttelton.

Vouchers are available for sale at the Lyttelton information Centre and participating

businesses include:

Black Cat Cruises—Quail Island Ferry Civil & Naval

Coastal Living Diamond Harbour Country Store

Everest Indian Restaurant Fisherman’s Wharf

Freemans God Save the Queen

Godley Cafe Governors Bay Hotel

Ground Gourmet Essentials Hands on Health

Harbour Co-Op Harris & Turner

Irish Pub Jack Tar Sailing Company

Leslies Bookshop London Street Books & Antiques

Lyttel Beauty Lyttelton Pharmacy

Maid of Ink Roots Restaurant

Samo Coffee Co-Op She Chocolat

Snoclothes Snowdrop Cottage

Special Branch Tree Care Storm Hairdressers

Thrive Chiropractic & Accupuncture

For more information see http://lyttelton.net.nz/harbour-vouchers

Report Graffiti Promptly “Reducing the impact of graffiti vandalism on the residents” is the goal of dedicated

staff from the council's graffiti programme, who briefed the community board

about their work at the monthly meeting in April. There are different responses

depending on whether the graffiti appears on Council property, Orion assets, small

businesses or other private property. It really helps if people report graffiti as soon

as it appears. This can be done by calling the council's Info Line 941 8999 or by

emailing a photograph along with a location to info@ccc.govt.nz. Racist, rude or

offensive graffiti is normally removed within four hours of receiving a report. If

graffiti appears on your property, please try to remove it as soon as possible,

preferably within 24 hours. Anyone interested in volunteering to help report or

remove graffiti can contact belinda.barrett-walker@ccc.govt.nz.

Article: Extract from Paula Smith, Chairperson, Lyttelton/Mt Herbert Community Board, Community

Board Briefs 17 April 2014 via Bay News, Issue 68.

New Hours at the Garage Sale More Opportunities for Groups to Fundraise.

You will be aware that the Lyttelton Community Garage Sale has moved to 25 Canterbury Street. This has

meant some positive new changes for us. It enables Project Lyttelton to open this all weather facility to the

public more often.

From June we are introducing Wednesday openings. The first Wednesday in each month will be another opportunity for your

community organisation to run a sale for your own fundraising.

All you need to do is make a booking with Sue-Ellen 03 328 9243 or email office@lyttelton.net.nz, supply your own volunteers and

you can open from 11.00am to 4.00pm. All proceeds excluding $40 for overhead costs will be yours to take home.

For the remaining Wednesday's of the month we are proposing money earned from the sale is divided equally amongst four

community groups. We initially thought groups could be part of our "Chip in the Box" project and customers could nominate who

to donate money to based on their spend. We have slightly revised this idea. Instead our team will now nominate four community

groups each month who are existing Timebank members and proceeds from Wednesday trading excluding week one will be

divided equally amongst them for the month .

For this month June 2014 the lucky groups are:

� Lyttelton Kindy

� Lyttelton Primary School

� Lyttelton Community Garden

� St John

We hope you will be excited by this new funding possibility. If you know of other community groups that might like to participate

the only prerequisite is they need to be members of the TimeBank. If they aren't members contact Timebank Coordinators Wendy

Everingham or Sarah Pritchett at timebank@lyttelton.net.nz or call 328 9093.

We are always on the look out for new volunteers.

Sales assistants required Wednesday, Thursday Friday 1.00pm to 4.00pm. If you would like to help please pop up to the house and

talk to Claire or Teresa. Alternatively give Sue-Ellen a call 328 9243. TimeCredits are available for these positions.

The new operating hours of the Community Garage Sales at 25 Canterbury Street are:

Wednesday 11.00am to 4.00pm

Thursday 11.00am to 4.00pm

Friday 12.00pm to 4.00pm

Saturday 10.00am to 1.00pm

Article and Image: Project Lyttelton—Lyttelton TimeBank, with thanks

Report Local Crime “If it is not reported, it never happened” is the key message from Senior Sergeant Peter Laloli who urges everyone to report crime,

no matter how insignificant it may seem. It helps the police build up a picture of offending.

Reported crime forms the basis of police staffing. The number of police officers based in our area is falling because the reported

crime rate has fallen, which is good news, but local police are aware quite a lot of crime occurring in our area is never reported. If

the crime is happening call 111 and to report “historic” crimes call 3637400.

Article: Extract from Paula Smith, Chairperson, Lyttelton/Mt Herbert Community Board, Community Board Briefs 17 April 2014 via Bay News, Issue 68.

Going Shopping for Your Bread Lyttelton Life Remembered: 1940s

Buying your loaf of bread at the bakery in the 1940’s was very different then. We

had two bakeries in Port, Souter’s and Norton’s. All baking bread, cakes, and the

like were made locally. An attractive range of fresh bread baked daily was available

for sale. We walked to the bakery of choice and at Souter’s a large table just inside

the shop door was covered with clean white flour bags with the customer’s name

embroidered on it. No precut loaves in those days. You cut it at home with a bread

knife yourself. Inside was ones daily order, brown, white, wholemeal or buns one

would smell yards away from the shop.

Norton’s had their specials too, and if it was the time of year to preserve eggs, they

made their own preserver called waterglass. It was a wonderful setting agent for

whitewash for stone retaining walls and new concrete. But back to the bakery,

Souter’s made their famous wholemeal fruit squares, never to be forgotten to this

day! Norton’s also had one of New Zealand’s first electric slicing machines to precut

loaves. One remembers it in a corner of the shop, finished in cream enamel and

with a large cutting blade.

Many a small child walking home up the hill remembers feeling for the crust of a

Vienna loaf tucked into the lovely and irrespirable fresh bread inside the bag, and

by the time the bread arrived home most of at least one loaf had been

consumed! Yum Yum! An uncut Vienna white loaf cost sixpence. At Norton’s

custard squares, cream cakes, fruit cake, apple pies and a host of mouth- watering

goodies all available from their tea rooms. Who remembers Souter’s Boston Buns,

along with a mince pies and fresh hot cross buns at Easter time? Going to the

bakery every day was the opportune time to catch up on the local parish pump.

[parish pump] = catching up on the local news and a chance to say hello to a friend.

Editor: Since John Denton wrote this story, by chance Elaine Back nee Souter came

into the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre reminiscing about Lyttelton. We

were able to put them back in touch with one another, and they have been sharing

stories from the past - and maybe a recipe or two!

Article: John Denton, with thanks | A series dedicated to reminiscing about Life in Lyttelton

Image: Google Search

Social Food and Wine Pairing at Roots A Taste of Winter: Roots, Thursday 19th June, 6.00pm to 7.30pm

Join Jo Burzynska and Roots Restaurant for a convivial and cosy evening of winter

friendly food and wines that’s part of Lyttelton’s Festival of Lights. Jo will be

presenting some styles suited to the season from near and far, matched with

canapés created by Roots’ talented culinary team.

Wine author, journalist, judge and lecturer, Jo Burzynska is one of New Zealand’s

leading wine communicators, penning some of the country’s most widely read wine

columns. She’s the author of Wine Class: all you need to know about wine in New

Zealand (Random House) and teaches professional wine qualifications for the Wine

and Spirit Education Trust in Christchurch as well as general wine appreciation

courses. joburzynska.com

Roots Restaurant has fast established a reputation for its beautifully executed food

with a focus on the local and the natural, named as one of Zest’s Top Ten

Restaurants of the year. Everything is made from scratch and its products sourced

from organic suppliers, small producers, biodynamic farms and its own backyard.

rootsrestaurant.co.nz

There’s also the opportunity to stay on and enjoy one of Roots’ delicious

degustation dinners (booking essential for both the tasting and dinner).

A Taste of Winter wine and food event costs $50 per person.

To book, contact Roots on 03 328 7658

Still Life Art Exhibit Artist: Nigel Bennett

Nigel Bennett is relatively new at

painting having been a professional

photographer in a previous life.

"Making these paintings has been a battle at

times, trying to understand the difference

between what I think I see, and what is really

there. In photography, sharpness and detail

are considered to be a priority, but to me

painting seems to be more about finding the

essential and leaving out the rest for the sake of clarity. It's an ongoing challenge,

but the process of painting is making me see the world in a new way"

Lytel Gallery, 20 Oxford Street, Lyttelton

Located in the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre Building

Open Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 4.00pm

Open Sunday 11.00am to 3.00pm

The Emperor’s New Clothes Tin Palace Exhibition

Opening Wednesday 11 June, the Emperor’s New Clothes is a group exhibition

featuring work by Tatyanna Meharry, Brownyn Knutson, Elfi Spiewack, Stela

Rockafela and Kat Douglas.

Tin Palace, 13a Oxford Street, Lyttelton

Opening Night Wednesday 11 June 5.30pm to 7.30pm

Fanciful Fascinator Demo Thursday 12 June 3.30pm to 4.00pm

Exhibition Open Thursday/Friday 12.00pm to 4.00pm

12-21 June Saturday/Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm

Festival of Lights Open Friday 20 June 6.00pm to 8.00pm

Lyttelton Timebank Milestone The Lyttelton Harbour Timebank is reaching an amazing milestone, it's 600th

member! To celebrate we are having a community marquee at the Lyttelton

Farmers Market on Saturday June 14th from 10.00am to 1.00pm.

We'll be just near the library.

Come and meet our team. Ask questions, chat, catch up and enjoy a celebratory

cake made by Timebanker Rushani who produces the wonderful creations for

"Cakes for Greatness". We look forward to seeing you all.

Banks Peninsula Water Management Committee New Community Members Appointed

Three new community members from the Lyttelton Harbour region have been appointed to the Banks Peninsula

Zone Committee as part of a process to refresh its seven community members. The three new members are

Thomas Kulpe, Paula Smith, and Claire Findlay. Kevin Simcock has been reappointed to the committee.

The Canterbury Water Management Strategy refreshment process requires community members from each zone committee to put

their names forward to be refreshed each year. This means community membership terms are staggered to ensure there is an

opportunity for new perspectives on the water management committees. Some zone committees have already had recent

community membership changes so began the refreshment process later.

Christina Robb, Programme Manager Canterbury Water Management Strategy, said the selection process focussed on finding

people who can see others’ points of views and who can work collaboratively to find solutions for water issues. “The Canterbury

Water Management Strategy is an innovative approach to managing fresh water. It’s about finding the best ways to restore our

environment as well as provide for viable farming and communities throughout the region.”

“It will help to ensure safe drinking water supplies, sustainable farming practices and clean rivers and streams, as well as enhancing

recreational opportunities and protecting environment and cultural values. We are sure the make-up of the Banks Peninsula Zone

Committee has found a good balance of community members who are passionate about making a positive difference in local water

management,” she said.

Each of Canterbury’s ten zone committees has four to seven community members, Rūnanga representatives, an Environment

Canterbury Commissioner, and councillors from the relevant district or city council. Over the past year the Banks Peninsula Zone

Committee has been particularly focussed on the issues facing Wairewa / Lake Forsyth, cultural values and the rights and interests

of iwi and the crown, and the aquatic health of streams in the zone.

The committee has also been working with local community boards and Christchurch City Council to facilitate discussions on the

recent flooding events in the zone. The other community members on the Banks Peninsula Zone Committee are Richard Simpson,

Pam Richardson, and Steve Lowndes.

New Community Member Information

Thomas Kulpe lives on a 10-acre block in Purau and has a background in information technology and business process

improvement. He is a founding member of the Uniquely Purau Society Incorporated and a member of the Purau Residents

Association.

Paula Smith lives in Diamond Harbour and has a background in landscape architecture, conservation management, early childhood

education and community governance. Paula is currently Chair of the Lyttelton Mt Herbert Community Board, and has been active

in many community groups including the Lyttelton Harbour Wastewater Working Group.

Claire Findlay lives in Corsair Bay and has extensive professional and voluntary experience in engaging with communities. Claire is

the current Chair of the Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupo Issues Group. She has a background in earth sciences, landscape

architecture and community facilitation.

Re-Appointed Community Member Information

Kevin Simcock is a consulting engineer who is involved in the Akaroa Waste Water Working Party and Duveauchelle Waste Water

Working Party. He lives in Christchurch and has a holiday home at Takamatua in Akaroa Harbour. He chairs the Takamatua Residents

Association

Information on all community members can be found at www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/canterburywater

Article: Ecan, Media Release 28 May 2014

Wood Burner Users Set a Challenge Burn Clean and Wood Burners May Stay

Last week Environment Canterbury offered the Christchurch wood burning community a challenge – burn

better with no smoke (most of the time) to help clean up the air, and allow the use of wood burners in the

future.

Commissioner David Bedford say Environment Canterbury is responsible for managing air quality across the region and the aim is for

everyone to have clean, healthy air. “Nobody wants to breathe polluted air’’ he says. “The Government has set national air quality

targets to ensure everyone has access to clean air which supports having a healthy community. In Christchurch the target is to have

three high pollution nights by 2016 and one by 2020. However, we still have a winter-time air quality problem so we need

everyone’s help.’’

“Apart from completely banning wood burners, no one measure will solve the winter-time home heating air quality problem - a

range of measures is necessary. But it is possible to operate your wood burner so that there is no visible smoke coming from the

chimney,’’ says Mr Bedford. “Smoke is really firewood that hasn’t burned completely so it is just wasted heat. If you have a wood

burner, we need your help to clean up the air so will be asking you to learn the art of starting and maintaining a smoke-free fire and

to share your tips with others through our Facebook page.

“We are also continuing to work with developers and manufacturers to encourage them to develop an ultra-low emission burner

which will make reducing air pollution much easier in the longer term.” Mr Bedford says “But we still have a way to go to meet the

national targets and tougher measures may be necessary. So we are reviewing the current Air Plan which identifies the activities

that we as a community have agreed can and can’t be done.”

“During the past 10 years many people have played their part to clean up the air in Christchurch. As a result air quality has improved

significantly and the number of high pollution nights has come down from around 60 to around 20. However, the current Air Plan

has been in place since 2002. A lot has changed since then, so we have been reviewing the plan. We have also been consulting with

a wide range of stakeholders, including district councils, health boards and industry to find out what they consider is important and

have tried to reflect these views in our review.”

The review looks at air pollution not just from home heating, but from industry, outdoor burning and nuisance such as dust and

odour. It proposes ways all sectors of the community can help play their part. Mr Bedford says “We are not stepping away from the

need to improve air quality and this may mean some rules may have to change. We are asking the community to consider the

proposed changes outlined in the Air Plan Review Discussion Document and flyer and to give us their feedback on how we should

best address these issues across the region.

Copies of the flyer are being delivered to homes in Canterbury and the discussion document can obtained from customer services

on 0800 329 276 or found at ecan.govt.nz/air-plan-review.

“We are working with our partners to help clean up the air in Christchurch and there is also assistance available for householders

who may be finding these changes difficult. For more information go to www.letscleartheair.co.nz’’

Useful links

http://ecan.govt.nz/our-responsibilities/regional-plans/regional-plans-under-development/air-plan/Pages/have-your-say.aspx

www.facebook.com/moreheatnosmoke

www.letscleartheair.co.nz

For more information:

Kristi Gray, Senior Communications Adviser ph 0275 497 730

Article: Ecan, Media Release 3 June 2014

Surviving Winter Preparation is Key

Now that we are officially in winter, it’s time to prepare ourselves for anything that this season may throw at us.

Cantabrians have recent experience of flooding, wind storms and power outages so may have already made use of their emergency

kits, so now is the ideal time to restock and review emergency plans. “We know the people in this region have had their fair share of

weather-related events in the last few months but unfortunately that doesn’t mean there isn’t more to come,” said Jessica

Petersen, Community Resilience Coordinator for Canterbury Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group.

“Everyone still needs to have the necessities in place to be able to be self-sufficient for three days or more in the event of road

closures and power cuts. “This includes having stocks of food, water, warm clothing, fuel, alternative cooking and other emergency

supplies on hand.” During a power cut its suggest using torches rather than candles, but if there is no other option make sure

they’re in a stable, non-combustible holders and away from anything that could burn.

“For general readiness,” explains Jessica, “every household should create and practise a Household Emergency Plan, which should

include having a plan for any pets and animals.

Even in small quantities, snow can be hazardous. It only takes a few centimetres on a road to make driving dangerous. Motorists

considering driving over mountain passes in winter are advised to take chains with them in case of snow and to check road

conditions and the weather forecast before setting out. “As well as the chains, it is a good idea to carry another emergency kit in the

car with a warm blanket, water and first aid kit the necessities.”

Members of the public should contact their local council for further Civil Defence information. There are also a number of places

people can find information on getting ready, including items for emergency kits; a good place to start is www.gethru.govt.nz or

www.cdemcanterbury.govt.nz . Weather conditions and warnings can be found at www.metservice.com

Article: Ecan, Media Release 5 June 2014

Social Housing Consultation information Christchurch City Council is considering changing the way it provides social housing in its district. You can access further information,

including the full Statement of Proposal and Summary of Information at www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay. The Council wants to know

what its City Housing tenants, stakeholders and the community think about the proposal. The objective of the Council's proposal for

the provision of social housing in Christchurch & Banks Peninsula is to:

- Have more flexibility in the future ownership, management and development of the Council's own social housing portfolio;

- Ensure that the portfolio has a financially viable and sustainable future;

- Maintain the capacity to provide the current number of social housing units in the Council's portfolio; and

- To act as a catalyst for the provision of at least 1,000 additional units in the city.

Copies of the consultation documents, including the Summary of Information and Statement of Proposal, are available: through the

"Have Your Say" web page: www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay; at Council libraries and service centres, or by phoning the Council on

03 941 8999.

Please note: There are a number of Public consultation sessions across the city - residents and interested parties are welcome to

attend any of the public drop in sessions listed on the flyer: The Top Club, 23 Dublin Street, Lyttelton 12 June 4.30pm to 6.30pm.

Submissions on the Council's proposals may be made to the Council from Wednesday, 21 May 2014, to no later than 5:00pm on

Thursday, 26 June 2014. Submissions may be sent either: through the Council's website: www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay; via email to

housingsubmission@ccc.govt.nz, or completing the submission form, or any other written form, and posting to the Council.

Town Centre Premise to Lease BNZ closes 20 June and the premises will come up for lease. Available from 1st August. Please call Peter Tocker 021 862 537.

Situations Vacant Opportunities Around Lyttelton

Experienced Barista

Cafe assistant required, part time hours, at Coffee Culture on London Street 03 328 7080.

Pharmacy Assistant

We have a vacancy for a Saturday position. The successful applicant needs to be honest, friendly and with good customer skills. You

will be working in a supportive environment that's at the heart of the local town. Get to know the community and be part of the

local town atmosphere. Previous pharmacy experience is ESSENTIAL. The hours of work are 9.30am to 1:30pm. Contact Leslie on

328-8314 or retailbellspharmacy@gmail.com for more details.

Experienced Technician

We have a vacancy for a full-time position Mon-Fri, 9am-5:30pm. The successful applicant needs to be honest, friendly and with

good customer skills. You will be working in a supportive environment that's at the heart of the local town. Get to know the

community and be part of the local town atmosphere. We have a small amount of medico packs, and do not service rest homes.

Contact John on 328-8314, or lytteltonpharmacy@gmail.com for more details.

Ground Gourmet

We are looking for a temporary (maybe permanent) new staff member for Ground. It is specifically for the Saturday market, but

they would also need to work at Ground for a few hours during the week as well. Probably a couple of short days a week.

Applicants must be reliable; Interested in food; have a driver’s license; be good at sales; able to work from 8am to 2.30pm on

Saturdays; and be available for other day time hours during the week (negotiable). Please email application to info@ground.co.nz or

phone 022 476 8633 for more information.

Beginners Yoga Course Where: Diamond Harbour Play Centre, Scout Room

When: Six Week Course, Starts 12 June to 17 July

Time: Thursday 7.00pm to 8.45pm

Teaches: Asana/Postures : Energy/Breathwork : Meditation : Mindfulness : Focus : Relaxation

Instructor has Yoga Aotearoa IYTA Teachers Diploma; 10 years teaching experience

Booking: $70 per person

Contact: Adrian 022 109 6681 or 03 329 3395 or diamondyoga@ymail.com

Diamond Harbour Yoga Classes Where: Diamond Harbour Play Centre, Scout Room

When: Monday 7.00pm to 8.30pm

Booking: $150 for 10 Classes; or $18 per Class

Contact: Adrian 022 109 6681 or 03 329 3395 or diamondyoga@ymail.com

Heritage Week Last week the Christchurch City Council held a community meeting and announced the theme and process for those interested in

taking part in the Beca Heritage Week 2014 programme. The Council are keen to have more organisations and businesses on board

to celebrate Beca Heritage Week 17 - 27 October.

This year's theme is Making Connections - Experience our past-present-future. If you are interested in having an event as part of the

programme, please see the attached information on the theme and you can download an event application form:

http://www.ccc.govt.nz/cityleisure/artsculture/christchurchheritage/heritageweek.aspx

The Council is looking forward to working with the community again to put together a programme of events that celebrate and

commemorate key aspects of our heritage.

Wanted to Rent: Lyttelton 01: Lyttelton volunteer fire fighter seeks long term rental property for self and family. Preferably in Lyttelton as two children

attend Lyttelton Primary. Will consider two or three bedroom home. Please contact Rachael Joyce 021 102 0173.

Flatmate Wanted: Lyttelton Available soon, (choice of two rooms, or both) in lovely sunny Lyttelton villa, sharing with two humans, a canine and a shy

feline. Large kitchen /sun room and two bathrooms. Suit mature, working, non smoking person. Lots of storage .Off street parking.

Available from Saturday June 7. Please txt or call 0224 165 491

Room Wanted Single, non smoking man looking for board with an older couple. Happy to be a man about the house plus a driver. Call 021 033

7171.

House For Rent: Lyttelton Short Term 01: Three bedroom house in Lyttleton available for short term rental from 28 June to 10 August 2014. Would suit those needing

alternative accommodation during EQC repairs. Fully furnished with gas fire and heat pump. Wonderful views over the port. Rental

includes phone, broadband and Sky TV. Gas, electricity and tolls by arrangement. $800 per week. Please phone 021 1131481 for

further information.

02: Fully furnished, warm, three bedroom Lyttelton home is available from 17 June until 16 July (30 days). $600/week. Would be

ideal for those having repairs done to their home, those in between housing or to accommodate visitors. House is fully furnished

with everything you could possibly need: linens, dishware, towels, cutlery, appliances, widescreen TV with Freeview, Internet (an

additional charge at standard rates), printer, board games, bikes, etc. Two automobiles can also be included in rental if needed.

Please, no pets or smokers. Suitable for up to six tenants. Contact Jen on 328 9409 or 022 687 7573.

03: Stunning two bedroom plus study, fully furnished home on sunny East side of Lyttelton available for short term rent from

9 August to 13 Sept (5 Weeks). 2 car garaging also available. A warm, modern and luxurious home with stunning views. Excellent

option for accommodation during EQC repairs. Call Elise on 021 133 1959.

House For Rent: Governors Bay Governors Bay 3 to 4 bedroom home large sunny kitchen dining and lounge. Available for five to six months from 24 April. Rent

$700p/week fully furnished View of Harbour. Double garage and parking for three cars. Contact Ditie Holtkamp on 329 9553 or 027

533 1684 or email dbholtkamp84@gmail.com Thanks.

House For Rent: Diamond Harbour Short Term Gorgeous ocean view four bedroom house and hut available for rent July until mid-August, approx. Furnished, fire and heat pump,

new bathrooms and German kitchen. Call Paru 329 4773 or email journeyessence@hotmail.com.

EQC Accommodation Solutions OPTION 01: Randolph Apartment. Private two bedroom, fully furnished, modern apartment with superb views across Lyttelton.

Available for short terms stay while your home is being earthquake repaired. Provide insurance quotes. Tariff from $135 per night,

with minimum three night stay. Phone Heather 03 328 8584 or 03 328 8585 or email heather@millymay.co.nz

OPTION 02: Short Term Rental in Lyttelton. Fully furnished one and two bedroom apartments. Call Kathy at Dockside 325 5707.

OPTION 03: Accommodation/house fully furnished. Would suit EQC orphans. Home looking out over Corsair Bay. Bus stop at the

bottom of section. Four double bedroom, two living areas, two toilets and double garage with off street parking. No fences, but

pets okay by negotiation. Fully furnished. $900/wk (power not included). Phone connection. Boadband. Call Heather on 027 211

7205 for details.

OPTION 04: We have rental accommodation available in the Lyttelton area for Earthquake Repairs. Short or Long term, fully

furnished, pets negotiable. Please phone Betsy on: 03 377 4939 or 021 994 297.

OPTION 05: Short term rental in Lyttelton. Lovely three bedroom character home, heat pump, log burner, drive on access,

stunning views, pets OK $600 per week. Negotiable. Phone 021 060 2316.

LPC COMMUNITY NOTICE 30 May 2014

LPC Project Update A number of projects are underway at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch. Below is a list of recent activity.

Piles for the construction on Cashin Quay 2 wharf continue to arrive in containers and are stored at the site near Godley Quay.

Construction of Cashin Quay 2 has begun with demolition work and pile driving underway. Thirty of 284 piles have already been installed. Impact pile driving works will take place between 7.30am and 6.00pm, Monday to Saturday.

A large 110 Tonne long reach excavator arrived at the Port this week and will be used to reconstruct

the sea wall batter slope of the new wharf. A barge also arrived to complete dredging work along the front of the berth.

The reclamation project, at Te Awaparahi Bay to the east of the container terminal, continues and has now grown to more than five hectares.

The new crane arrived this month and will be assembled on the western end of the container terminal. It is expected to be operational in August 2014.

Want to find out more? You can contact LPC on (03) 328 8198 during office hours or contact us by email at projects@lpc.co.nz. Lyttelton Port of Christchurch Private Bag 501 Lyttelton 8841 Christchurch New Zealand We appreciate your continued patience while we rebuild the port. Thanks, LPC

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What: Repair the retaining wall at the intersection of Brittan Terrace, Cressy Terrace and Voelas Road. Due to the ground conditions and the condition of the red ash blocks, the retaining wall is able to be repaired using traditional methods and reuse the red ash blocks. Most retaining walls are higher and have significant damage so we have to rebuild them with anchors or soil nails. This is an opportunity to save a heritage wall. We are going to remove the red blocks, tidy up behind the wall, pour a concrete foundation and then place the red blocks back. We apologise for the short notice but the stone mason just became available. When: Wednesday 4 June for approximately five weeks.

Traffic update: Brittan Terrace will remain open to two way traffic via a lane shift. A section of Cressy Terrace will be priority give way. There will be no right hand turn from Voelas Road onto Cressy Terrace.

Works notice update: Brittan Terrace, Park Terrace, Lyttelton, retaining wall rebuild and repair

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What: Repair of the retaining wall on Brittan Terrace, Lyttelton. When: A road closure along Brittan Terrace will be in place from Thursday 27 February for approximately two weeks while we install the soil anchors.

Traffic update: • Brittan Terrace will be closed for 20-30 minute intervals.

• A detour for light vehicles is available via Cressy Terrace. Heavy vehicles will need to wait until one lane of Brittan Terrace is reopened and they are let through via a manual stop/go operation.

• During peak hours one traffic lane will be open and a stop/go system will be in place.

• Park Terrace will continue to be reduced to one lane and traffic lights will control the traffic. There will be no left turn from Cressy Terrace onto Park Terrace.

• The bus route will not be affected during the road closure.

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Below: Shot Crete getting poured on Brittan Terrace retaining wall.Far right: Form work to pour the front layer of concrete.

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General Information: There will be increased noise, dust and vibration levels associated with this work. Nearby residents may experience ground-borne noise and vibrations during the installation of the anchors. Residential access will be maintained during this work but access may be limited for short periods during working hours when the anchors are being installed. Please contact Fulton Hogan on 0800 277 3434 if you have any specific access requirements that we need to consider e.g. nurse/doctor visits, Meals on Wheels, or planned works on your property.

Work hours are Monday to Friday between the hours of 7.00am to 6.00pm and Saturday 8.00am to 4.00pm.

Works will have no planned impact on current power, telecommunication, water or gas services. However, the network is still fragile so please be prepared in case there is an unexpected service cut off. Safety is our number one priority. Safety is your responsibility too. Stay clear and stay alert - keep children and pets at a safe distance from the work site. All works are subject to favourable weather and on-site construction conditions.

If you are not the owner of this property please pass this leaflet onto your landlord or property manager.

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Brittan Terrace westbound lane will be closed where the retaining wall is being repaired. Traffic lights will be used at each closure.

Need more information?Phone: 0800 277 34 34 (8.30am- 5.00pm Monday - Friday) Email: rebuildinfo@fultonhogan.com Website: Visit www.strongerchristchurch.govt.nzFollow us on Twitter: twitter.com/scirt_info 0800 277 34 34

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living hereJune 2014

The newsletter of Environment Canterbury

Special Edition: Air Plan Review

Poor air quality has a significant effect on our health, our well-being and how we feel about where we live. Air pollution particularly affects the most vulnerable – children, older people and those with respiratory illness. And we all agree that nobody wants to breathe polluted air.

Environment Canterbury is responsible for managing the region’s air quality and our aim is for clean, healthy air. By 2016 and 2020, we need to meet Government-set national standards for air quality. To achieve this we are working with a range of partners to meet the air quality challenge – to have clean air and to have warm homes.

Clean air…warm homes?Every winter the community debates whether polluted air or cold homes have the worst impact on health. In New Zealand we should be able to have clean air and warm homes.

As part of the Air Plan review, we’ve researched the impact removing wood burners has on people keeping warm in winter. This information will help us make sure we don’t achieve one at the expense of the other.

Environment Canterbury works with local health boards, community agencies and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) so people with cold homes get the help they need with heating and insulation.

The young, the old, and those with respiratory and cardiac complaints should not have to suffer from polluted air. Improving air quality reduces sickness, means fewer people go to hospital, and saves lives.

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The main pollutant is called PM10 which is made up of things like smoke and dust. In some areas

winter PM10 reaches very high levels and every year readings go over the Government’s

health-based National Environmental Standard. Most of our air pollution

is in winter and comes from smoke from urban chimneys.

Local effects that also cause concern

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What does the harm?

During the past 10 years many people have played their part to clean up winter air by installing non-polluting home heating, or more efficient burners. The number of high pollution nights across Canterbury cities and towns has dropped, but the community still has more to do to meet the Government’s health-based national standards.

Canterbury has had an Air Plan since 2002 and it sets out the activities that the community agrees can and can’t be done. We have learnt a lot since it was put in place: we have looked at what has and hasn’t worked, listened to the community, and conducted research to better understand issues like stubble burning.

We are now reviewing the plan because we want to make it more effective in helping us reduce air pollution, and we want to make it easier to understand.

Because home heating is responsible for about 80% of winter pollution in towns with the worst air quality, much of our activity focuses on improving pollution from home heating. However, we recognise that industry and large businesses also have a role to play.

Inside this newsletter, we outline the measures proposed in our Air Plan review for homes and businesses. This is so everyone works together to reduce the amount of pollution which goes into the air we breathe.

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In this special edition of Living Here, we propose changes to the Air Plan that we believe will help the community keep air quality improving. We want to know what you think, and if there are other solutions you think we should consider.

Outdoor burning in rural areas

Large scale outdoor and stubble burning can be a real concern to those living nearby and is often the subject of complaints. Research shows that in Canterbury, stubble burning is the best way to prepare soil for the region’s economically important grain and small seed crops. However, more could be done by some to better manage the effects of these activities.

Proposed measures Require land managers/farmers to comply with region-wide industry

guidelines for large scale rural burning, including stubble burning and large amounts of tree waste.

Investigate different management options for larger scale burn offs around residential/urban areas if research on health impacts indicates this is necessary.

Continue to allow smaller scale burning of organic matter, such as garden waste and untreated timber.

Industry and large scale operators

Industry, manufacturing, and large operations such as hospitals, schools and sporting venues contribute 10-15% of the region’s overall PM10 emissions. The emissions of these large scale operators are managed using a resource consent that they must get from Environment Canterbury. These consents require industry to do a range of things to manage their emissions.

Industry needs to play its part and we want industry to operate to the best standard possible. In polluted areas, new and expanding large scale operators will also need to off-set their emissions by reducing emissions elsewhere.

Washdyke near Timaru is unusual in Canterbury because 90% of its PM10 comes from commercial and industrial activity. We are proposing to put some additional measures in place to make sure air quality in Washdyke can be improved.

Proposed measures Require large scale operators expanding or establishing in polluted areas

to off-set their emissions by reducing the emissions from businesses or homes in another part of town.

Continue to require a resource consent for the discharge of all pollutants, including those other than PM10.

Continue to work with industry in Washdyke to speed up the rate plants are upgraded and practices are improved.

Outdoor burning in urban areas

Outdoor burning of household or garden waste in our cities and towns can be a real nuisance to neighbours. Most urban areas now have alternatives to burning this waste.

Proposed measures Allow outdoor cooking everywhere, including pizza ovens.

Allow burning at community cultural events, outside of winter months.

Not allow outdoor burning of waste in urban areas in all circumstances.

DustDust can create a significant nuisance for those who live and work around the source. At the moment it’s a particular issue in Christchurch. Significant sources include building, demolition and clean fill sites, subdivisions under development, vehicles driving on unsealed surfaces, land cultivation, ports and quarries. The current approach to dust management works when it is well implemented, but there are still some areas where it can be improved.

Proposed measures Require a dust management plan for multi-lot subdivisions.

Continue to monitor and require operators who discharge dust to implement good dust management practices.

What do we need to do to make sure our air is clean and healthy?

OdourOdour can create a significant nuisance for those who live and work around the source. We receive many complaints about smells, but it is often difficult to pinpoint where they come from and who they affect. Determining when a smell is offensive and objectionable so it can be proved in court is also difficult. The best way to manage odour problems is to make sure smelly activities don’t take place near residential areas, and vice versa.

Proposed measures Work more closely with the city and district councils who make decisions to

make sure activities are located in the right places.

Require an odour management plan for any new activities where effluent is being discharged to land.

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Have a look at the changes we are proposing to make to the Air Plan. We want to know what you think (see back page on how to provide feedback).

If you would like more detail, visit ecan.govt.nz/air-plan-review and read our Air Plan Discussion Document.

Home heating in urban areasSmoke from home heating in urban areas makes up most of the air pollution. Some 22% of homes in Christchurch and 48% of homes in Timaru heat with wood burners, and those burners cause about 80% of the winter pollution.

The community wants to be able to burn wood for heating and so we are working with the heating industry to encourage the development and introduction of ‘ultra-low’ emission wood burners which emit as little smoke as a pellet fire. These burners are not yet available, but we are confident the heating industry is innovative enough to meet the challenge.

In the meantime, in some of our larger towns we must keep working to reduce pollution from home heating.

Three ways we are successfully working with the community to reduce pollution are:

Burning Better – encouraging people to operate their burners so they produce little or no visible smoke. This requires skill and commitment by wood burner users.

Upgrading to a low-emission burner – newer burners are, on the whole, less polluting. In some areas like Christchurch, Kaiapoi, Rangiora and Ashburton, we already require that older, smokier burners not be used.

Changing to non-emitting heating – many people have already changed to a heat pump, flued gas heater or pellet fire. In some towns, including Christchurch, Kaiapoi and Rangiora, wood burners cannot be installed in new homes. This is because new homes are better insulated and so are easier to heat.

When the home heating industry brings an ultra-low emission burner to market, we propose that they are able to be installed in all homes, including new homes.

Using Clean Air ZonesHome heating rules need to be tailored to suit local conditions and Clean Air Zones help us do that. These zones are in place in some, but not all, urban areas and so we propose putting them in place for Timaru, Geraldine and Waimate. We propose existing zones in Christchurch, Rangiora, Kaiapoi and Ashburton be made larger, where home heating rules apply to any property smaller than two hectares.

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Waimate GeraldineProposed measures

Pellet fires and ultra-low emitting burners (when available) allowed in new homes.

Wood burners to be operated so there is no visible chimney smoke most of the time.

Open fires, not allowed.

TimaruProposed measures

Use of open fires and wood burners which are 15 years or older, not allowed.

Installation of current wood burners into new homes, not allowed.

Installation of ultra-low emission burners (when available) and pellet fires into all homes, including new homes, allowed.

Wood burners to be operated so there is no visible chimney smoke most of the time.

If the 2016 National Environmental Standard PM10 target of three high pollution nights a year is not met, phase out the use of current wood burners, but allow pellet fires and ultra-low emitting wood burners (when available).

Ashburton Rangiora Kaiapoi Proposed measures

Use of open fires and wood burners which are 15 years or older, not allowed (current measure).

Installation of existing low-emission wood burners into new homes, not allowed (current measure).

Installation of ultra-low emission burners (when available) and pellet fires into all homes, including new homes, allowed.

Christchurch Proposed measures

Use of open fires and older wood burners which are 15 years or older, not allowed (current measure).

Use of existing low-emission wood burners will not be allowed after 15 years of use, but will be able to be replaced with another low-emission wood burner.

Installation of current low-emission wood burners into new homes, not allowed (current measure).

Installation of ultra-low emission burners (when available) and pellet fires into all homes, including new ones, allowed.

Wood burners to be operated so there is no visible chimney smoke most of the time.

If the 2016 National Environmental Standard PM10 target of three high pollution nights a year is not met, phase out the use of current low emission wood burners, but allow pellet fires and ultra-low emission wood burners (when available).

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We welcome your feedback. Name

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Post to: Freepost 1201, Environment Canterbury, PO Box 345, Christchurch, 8140 by 3 July 2014

Timeline for the Air PlanWe are keen to hear what you think of the changes proposed for the Canterbury Air Plan. Your feedback will help us to shape the plan. Once we have considered all feedback, the formal Resource Management Act part of the process begins in February 2015.

3 June 2014 Discussion Draft Air Plan document available on-line

3 June to 3 July Informal consultation with public and opportunity for giving feedback on discussion document

February 2015 Air Plan notified and available for formal consultation

October 2015 December 2015 Air Plan Hearings

March 2016 Air Plan decisions notified

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What do you think we need to do to make sure our air is clean and healthy? What do you think of the proposed measures?

We recommend you make your comments online here: ecan.govt.nz/air-plan-review. If you don’t have access to the internet, you can post your comments to us using the form below.

If you want to understand more about what we are proposing and why, a more detailed discussion document on the Air Plan is available online or you can call Customer Services on 0800 329 276 for a copy. You can make your comments directly in the document on the Air Plan Review page.

Individual submissions will not be made public.

Contact details

Online: www.ecan.govt.nzEmail: ecinfo@ecan.govt.nzCustomer Services: 0800 EC INFOFree phone: 0800 324 636or Christchurch: 03 353 9007

Contact the Commissioners: 0800 COMMISSIONERS (0800 266 647)commissioners@ecan.govt.nzMetroinfo ChCh: 03 366 8855

Businfo Timaru: 03 688 5544Pollution Hotline: 03 366 4663 (inside Christchurch) (24 hours)Pollution Hotline: 0800 76 55 88 (outside Christchurch) (24 hours)

Civil defence: 03 366 2359River & flood infoline: 0900 74837 (charges apply) 0900 RIVERRiver report: www.ecan.govt.nz/riverreportRiverflows: www.ecan.govt.nz/riverflows

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Timaru 75 Church Street PO Box 550 P. 03 687 7800

Kaikoura 73 Beach Road PO Box 59 P. 03 319 5781

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Christchurch Air Quality Questions and Answers

We all have to work together to achieve clean air and warm homes…

How has Christchurch’s air pollution been tracking?

Air pollution is an issue in Christchurch, mainly during the winter months. PM10 is the main problem in urban areas and mainly comes from home heating. Each cross below represents the daily PM10 concentrations for each year. The red line is the national environmental standard for PM10. The numbers show the total number of days each year the national standard was breached. The national air quality target for Christchurch is three days by 2016 and one by 2020. Significant improvements have been achieved in cleaning up the air since 1999, but more is needed to achieve the national targets so that everyone can breathe clean healthy air.

Air Programmes for Christchurch

What is Environment Canterbury’s overall approach to Air?

Environment Canterbury has identified four key areas of focus for air quality:

1. Working with partners and key stakeholder to provide leadership on air quality issues

2. Tailoring local solutions to air quality issues through Air Plan review

3. Creating programs to help wood burner users reduce pollution

4. Encouraging the development of ultra low emissions burners and other cleaner technology

Each of our work programmes fit within one of these four key areas.

What is the Air Plan and why are you reviewing it?

Environment Canterbury is responsible for managing air quality across the region and our aim is for clean, healthy air. One of the ways we do this is through the Air Plan which identifies the activities that we as a community have agreed can, and can’t be done. The current Air Plan has been in place since 2002. A lot has changed since then, so we have been reviewing the Plan. We have also been consulting with a wide range of stakeholders including district councils to find out what they consider is important and have tried to reflect these views into our review.

We want to make sure our current approaches to managing air quality are effective and that the

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plan complies with recent changes to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality. We also want to simplify the Plan and make it easier to understand and implement.

How can I find out more about the measures you are proposing?

Getting feedback from the community is an important part of reviewing the Air Plan and we want as many people as possible to give us their feedback on the proposed measures and on issues they feel are important. We also want to hear from people who support having clean air and the measures we are proposing.

This week everyone in Canterbury should receive a flyer in their letterbox which outlines the changes we are proposing. You can also find out more details from a discussion document which will be available on our website from 3 June ecan.govt.nz/air-plan-review

Comments and feedback can be provided either online or by filling in a feedback form from the flyer and returning that to us via the Freepost details.

We will also be hosting community workshops to talk about the the proposed measures and hear your views. The workshops will be advertised in local newspapers an on our website.

After receiving feedback from the community, we aim to release a proposed Air plan for formal public submissions in February 2015.

What will be the focus of your Let’s Clear the Air campaign this year?

This year we are offering up a challenge for wood burner users. We will be running a smoke free chimney campaign. We know many people across the region are passionate about their burner and want to be able to continue to burn wood. We want to encourage experienced burner users to share their

expertise for running a smoke free fire and for all wood burner users to learn the art of making a good fire. Smoke is actually firewood that hasn’t burnt completely and is wasted heat.

Except for brief periods, it is possible to run a fire so it does not produce visible smoke. It does take a bit more effort to learn how to do it, but it is possible and will help reduce air pollution.

We all need to work together to achieve clean air and everyone needs to understand the part they have in making it happen.

How will you help people learn more about burning better?

Everybody with a burner should know how to stop wasting firewood. We want to encourage as many people as possible to visit our website letscleartheair.co.nz and like our facebook page facebook/moreheatnosmoke. There will be regular updates on how to light a fire as well as weather forcasts for cold, still nights. But we want people to help each other, to share their successes in running a smoke free fire and for people to understand that smoke is really wasted heat and wasted money. We need help to spread the word - from the media, our partners, and the community.

Will you still be asking people to report smoky chimneys?

We are asking people to let us know if they see a smoky chimney in their area, so that we send them information on how to have a better fire and not waste their heat and firewood. If there are persistant smoke issues we will follow these up with a visit from one of our compliance officers.

Working with a household to reduce smoke does take time and commitment. We have found that most people are unaware of the impact their smoke has on their neighbours. There is detailed information

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on our website including a flyer that you can leave in someone’s letterbox to help them get the most from their fire. Go to letscleartheair.co.nz

Are you still checking the use of older non-compliant burners this year?

Burners that are 15 years or older don’t meet current emission standards. This is because they were manufactured before these standards came into effect under the existing Air Plan in 2002. They produce more smoke and air pollution than complying burners and can be much more difficult to burn without smoke. Each year Environment Canterbury sends out letters to households where an older burner may still be in use, at least 12 months before their 15 year anniversary as well as a reminder just before winter. These letters remind households that these burners can’t be used over the winter period (1 April to 30 September). Compliance officers will be undertaking checks over winter to make sure that these burners are not being used except in specific circumstances.

Red Zone households and housing New Zealand properties are excluded from compliance checks.

Of course we will not be taking any action with people in difficult situations, although we do ask them to contact us:

• Those with flooding issues such as Flockton basin

• Are awaiting earthquake repair or rebuild

• Have changed to another form of heating such as a heat pump or have installed a new complying burner

• Are experiencing financial hardship

• Have requested an extension of time or have health or other issues

What help and assistance is available?

There is a range of help and assistance available to help people stay warm and healthy over winter and also help clean up the air..

• Community Energy Action (CEA) can offer the following assistance:

o Insulation installation assistance (can provide up to 100% support for some households on low income or who have high health needs)

o Heatpump subsidies and financial assistance (including Environment Canterbury funded subsidies)

o Curtain bank /Blanket bank

o Home energy checks and home heating checks

o Payment options through different banks

• Banks can provide for insulation costs to be added to mortgages without fees. Environment Canterbury is working with EECA/CEA to have this extended to home heating.

• Healthy Homes Project (A partnership between Environment Canterbury/CDHB/Pegasus Health). A financial subsidy of $1000 may be available for people with high health needs and a community services card. This is also available through Community Energy Action.

• Right House offers insultation assistance (up to 100% for households on low income or have high health needs) using funding from the Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority Healthy Homes Project

Environment Canterbury can also refer households as needed for assistance as follows:

• CanCERN/Red Cross assistance as part of the Find the 900 winter repair programme (This has strict criteria)

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• Help arrange in-home smoke free wood burner education and training delivered by Community Energy Action

Environment Canterbury is working with other organisations to provide home heating help

Environment Canterbury is also working with:

• The Warmer Canterbury Group to support winter warmth initiatives. This year the focus is the CanCERN find the 900 project focusing on finding and fixing houses requiring temporary fixes for winter.

• Community and Public Health and the Canterbury District Health Board to identify people who may be affected by home heating policy changes as part of a health impact assessment study.

What is the Trusted Good Wood Merchant Programme?

Environment Canterbury is working with Christchurch firewood merchants to help ensure households have the right resources to have a smoke-free fire.

A Good Wood merchant is a firewood merchant who is a clean air advocate and who can help households to get the most from their fire through providing the right wood (dry, seasoned) and having the right wood sizes to get the fire going hotly and quickly.

Trusted merchants have formally partnered with Environment Canterbury and their details are on our Let’s Clear the Air website.

How is Environment Canterbury helping to keep homes warm ?

Community and Public Health and Environment Canterbury have undertaken a health impact assessment as part of the review of the Air Plan. The focus of this work is to supplement information on

the health impacts of poor air quality with information on the health impacts of cold homes. Both CPH and Environment Canterbury agree that the community needs to have both clean air and warm homes. The findings of the health impact assessment will assist both organisations and partners to address this difficult issue.

This study is not yet completed, but some some key findings from a home heating survey undertaken as part of this project found that:

In Christchurch

• The majority of households in Christchurch use electricity for their main source of heating (76%) however 23% of households use wood

• The majority of wood burning households (40%) earned $77,000 or more, however around 20% of households are on less than $52,000 per year

• Household insulation has significantly improved however around 10% of wood burning households have inadequate insulation (one or less forms of insulation)

• The majority of wood burning households buy their wood from wood merchants (67%) compared to households that self-collect (33%)

• Around 16% of wood burning households are rental accomodation

• The main type of households using wood burners are families with school age or younger children (36%) and couples who have no children at home (38%)

This information will be valuable in assisting Environment Canterbury and partners to provide the right help and assistance to households who need to make changes to achieve clean healthy air.

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What is happening in the development of ultra-low emission wood burners?

We know that even though a majority of the community use electricity for home heating, some parts of the community wish to continue to burn wood as their preferred home heating source. Environment Canterbury wants to make this possible, so we are continuing to work with interested manufactuers and developers to develop this new technology which would enable many more people to continue to burn wood in the future. A number of manufacturers and developers are currently testing proposed ultra low emission burners. Some burners have come close to meeting the required emission standard and we are optimistic that they will be available to the market in the future.

An ultra-low emitting burner is one that would emit very low levels of pollution (0.5 grams) when operated by anyone in their home. Current burners are tested in a laboratory under very strict conditions which do not reflect how a person might use their burner in their home. Therefore when operated in real life these burners produce much more pollution than when tested in a laboratory.

What about testing?

There are two options to test an ultra-low emission burner - the Canterbury Method 1 or another proposed real life test method. Environment Canterbury will consider alternative tests so long as they represent real life operating conditions including start up and wood as it would be typically available from a local firewood merchant (hardwood/softwood/unseasoned).

This flexible approach gives industry guidance on what the goal posts are, while also providing a usable test method. We recognise that some types of burner may require modification to the current real life

test to suit their specific design. We also recognise that industry might want to propose some new and innovative ideas for both burner design and testing. To support this process, Environment Canterbury has established a technical panel that can provide advice to developers on the testing process. A number of applicants have already made use of this service.

Most applicants who are developing or designing an ultra-low emission burner have chosen to use the Canterbury Method 1 (with minor modifications) and have successfully tested their burners to this test using accredited laboratories.

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helping to keep the Information Centre open. If your Lyttelton Harbour business or organisation would like to join this group we

offer a membership of $50 for Not For Profits and $165 per year for businesses. Contact the Information Centre for more

Information contact Wendy Everingham on 03 328 9093 or email infocentre@lyttelton.net.nz

BLACK CAT CRUISES | QUAIL ISLAND

B-Jetty, Lyttelton Wharf

Phone: 03 328 9078

www.blackcat.co.nz

CHRISTCHURCH GONDOLA

10 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley

Phone: 03 384 0310

www.welcomeaboard.co.nz

JACK TAR SAILING

Dampier Bay, Lyttelton

Phone: 0274 355 239

After Hours: 03 389 9259

www.jacktarsailing.co.nz

ORTON BRADLEY PARK

Marine Charteris Bay

Phone: 03 329 4730

www.ortonbradley.co.nz

INTERNATIONAL ANTARCTIC CENTRE

38 Orchard Road, Chch Airport

Phone: 0508 736 846

www.iceberg.co.nz

CHRISTCHURCH YOGA

Scout Den, Charlotte Quay

Phone: 021 071 0336

Rebecca Boot

www.christchurchyoga.co.nz

HARRIS & TURNER

8 London Street, Lyttelton

Phone: 03 328 7358

Open Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm

LONDON STREET DAIRY

34 London Street, Lyttelton

Phone: 03 328 9350

Open Seven Days

PROFESSIONALS REAL ESTATE

PO Box 94, Lyttelton 8841

Phone: 03 328 7707

Lynnette Baird

www.realhomes.co.nz

DIAMOND HARBOUR LODGE

51 Koromiko Cres, Diamond Harbour

Phone: 03 329 4005

Mobile: 021 103 7080

www.diamondharbourlodge.co.nz

DOCKSIDE APARTMENTS

22 Sumer Road, Lyttelton

Phone: 03 325 5707

Grant and Kathy

www.dockside.co.nz

GOVERNORS BAY B&B

Phone: 03 329 9727

Eva

www.gbbedandbreakfast.co.nz

GOVERNORS BAY HOTEL

52 Main Road, Governors Bay

Phone: 03 329 9433

Jeremy and Clare

www.governorsbayhotel.co.nz

LYTTEL INN

Canterbury Street, Lyttelton

Phone: 03 328 7065

Mobile: 022 073 0014

Gloria

LYTTEL SOFT

Specialising in Accounting Solutions

Phone: 03 328 8671

Penny Mercer

www.lyttelsoft.co.nz

LYTTEL BEAUTY

32 Voelas Road, Lyttelton

Phone: 03 328 7093

Mobile: 021 297 3885

www.lyttelbeauty.co.nz

ROOTS RESTAURANT

8 London Street, Lyttelton

Phone: 03 328 7658

info@rootsresaurant.co.nz

www.rootsrestaurant.co.nz

Sullivanstone

Architectural Stonemason

Mobile: 021 665 078

Brayden Sullivan

www.sullivanstone.co.nz

what’s on around the harbour this week “

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May 2014

weekly vibe

Monday

Lyttelton Play Group 10.00am Lyttelton Main School All Welcome. Andrea Solzer 328 9346

Pilates Class, Term One 7.00pm Naval Point Club Contact: Jennifer Rice 027 204 1224

Meditation Group 7.30pm Project Lyttelton, Oxford Street Teacher: Buddhist nun Kelsang Luma

Community Choir 7.30pm Union Chapel, Winchester Street All welcome. Jillie 021 152 8068 $10 | $15

Tuesday

Story Time 11.00am Lyttelton Library, London Street Stories, Rhymes, Activities | 2-4yr olds

Lyttelton Health Qigong for Seniors 10.15am Union Church, Winchester Street $5 Geraldine Parkes 03 328 7284

Community House Shared Lunch 12.00pm Comm.House, 7 Dublin Street Make new friends

Science Alive! 3.30pm Lyttelton Library, London Street Free | Range of Interesting Scientific Topics

Lyttelton St John Youth Division 6.00pm St John Ambulance Station 52 London St, Lyttelton

Wednesday

Knit and Yarn Group 10.00am Lyttelton Library, London Street All Welcome. Bring your next project.

Lyttelton Play Group 10.00am Lyttelton Main School All Welcome. Andrea Solzer 328 9346

Community Garden 10.00am The Portal, 54a Oxford Street Shared lunch from 12.00pm

Lyttelton Cubs 6.30pm Contact Mark Brabyn 027 281 6180

Thursday

Governors Bay Pre-School Music 9.15am Governors Bay School Library All Under 5s Welcome with Adult | $3.50

Walking Group, On the Flat 12.30pm Lyttelton Community House Contact Maureen 741 1427

Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade 7.00pm Lyttelton Fire Station Weekly Training | New Members Welcome

Governors Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade 7.00pm Governors Bay Fire Station Weekly Training | New Members Welcome

Contra Dance Night 7.30pm Private Address, Cass Bay Contact Bill 03 328 8985 | $5

Friday

Baby Time 10.30am Lyttelton Library, London Street Stories, Rhymes, Activities | Under 2yrs old

Saturday

Lyttelton Farmers Market 10.00am London Street, Lyttelton Fresh produce; Live Music; Buskers and More

Lyttelton Garage Sale 10.00am 25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton Second Hand Bargains and More

Harbour Bazaar Market 10.00am Cnr London and Oxford Streets Local Artists, Bric a Brac and More

Sunday

Combined Church Service 10.00am Union Church, Winchester Street All Welcome

St Josephs Worker Catholic Church 5.30pm 21 Exeter Street, Lyttelton All Welcome

Monthly Community Events

Lyttelton Lions 7.30pm Lyttelton Community House Contact Mary 03 328 8523

Second Tuesday Each Month

Lyttelton Mt Herbert Community Board 9.30am Lyttelton CCC Service Centre Meetings Open to the Public

Third Wednesday Each Month

Lyttelton HBC Civil Defence 7.00pm Lyttelton Information Centre Contact Wendy Everingham 03 328 9093

Governors Bay Civil Defence 7.00pm Governors Bay Fire Station Contact Frances James 03 329 9560

Third Wednesday Each Month

Lyttelton Garden Club 1.30pm Union Parish, Winchester Street Dot 332 3283 or Ann 328 8917

Fourth Monday Each Month

Dance Workshop 7.30pm Lyttel’ Primary Hillside, Voelas Rd Contact Jan 03 328 8977 $10p/session

Fourth Thursday Each Month

Lyttelton Museum Historical Society 10.00am - Contact Liza Rossie

Last Saturday Each Month

for events and performances “

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June 2014

harbour vibe

Lyttelton Harbour Review is proudly sponsored by:

Lynnette Baird - Lyttelton’s resident Professionals Real Estate Agent

Lynnette Baird | Licensed Real Estate Agent

P: 03 328 7707 M: 021 224 6637

E: lynnette@realhomes.co.nz

W: www.realhomes.co.nz

Professionals Kennard Real Estate Limited MREINZ

www.kre.co.nz

10 Tuesday

Artist Showcase Open Mic Night 7.30pm Wunderbar, London Street Free Event

Musicians Showcase 7.30pm Fat Tonys, London Street Free Event | Formerly the Irish Bar

11 Wednesday

Helen Amazing 8.30pm Porthole, London Street Free Event

12 Thursday

Dr Sanchez and Friends 8.30pm Porthole, London Street Free Event

Ben Brown and Andy Coyle 8.30pm Wunderbar, London Street Free Event | Book launch, live poetry, music

The Recoveries 9.00pm Civil & Naval, London Street

13 Friday

Ben 8.30pm Porthole Bar, London Street Free Event

14 Saturday

Lyttelton Harbour Timebank Celebration 10.00am Lyttelton Farmers Market Celebrate with the Timebank Team

World Knitting Day 10.00am Lyttelton Library, London Street Join others knitting around the world

Vinyl Salvation 11.00am Tommy Chang’s, London Street Buy, Swap, Sell

Toque 8.30pm Porthole Bar, London Street Free Event

The Transistors 8.30pm Tommy Chang’s, London Street $10 Door

15 Sunday

Afternoon Jazz with Carmel and Friends 3.30pm Freemans, London Street Free Event

Sunday Afternoon Jam Session 3.30pm Porthole Bar, London Street Free Event | Charlie the Blues Man

Lytel Gallery May Exhibition “Still Life” by Nigel Bennett

Can be viewed Monday to Saturday from 10.00am to 4.00pm and Sunday 11.00am to 3.00pm at the Lyttelton Harbour Information

Centre, 20 Oxford Street, Lyttelton.

Tin Palace June Exhibition “The Emperor’s New Clothes”

Opening Wednesday 11 June, the Emperor’s New Clothes is a group exhibition featuring work by Tatyanna Meharry, Brownyn

Knutson, Elfi Spiewack, Stela Rockafela and Kat Douglas. Exhibition open from 12 to 21 June 2014. Thursday, Friday 12noon to 4.00pm

and Saturday, Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm. Festival of Lights Open Friday 20 June 6.00pm to 8.00pm.