New trails connecting Westport
A new pedestrian and cycle trail in Westport linking the Buller Bridge to Victoria Square is almost complete, the Buller District Council says.
The project, funded by the Tourism Infrastructure Fund, includes the newly constructed southern connector from the Kawatiri Coastal Trail at the Buller Bridge, along the Esplanade and across the Toki Poutangata Bridge into the town precinct.
The northern connector begins from the Toki Bridge along Adderley St to Lyndhurst St, and then
across to Victoria Square utilising existing roads, footpaths and crossings. Users can then
head north along Queen St to the Floating Basin and the beginning of the Kawatiri River Trails,
including the boardwalks and tracks to North Beach.
New line marking and delineations to identify vehicle and pedestrian corridors along Adderley St will
be accompanied by new parking spaces, speed restrictions and signage to ensure appropriate traffic
flow and calming for safety.
Wayfinding along the trails will include destination billboards and directional bollards to signal points
of interest ahead and distances to go. This will allow users to plan and monitor their route and make
the most of their experience.
Council project manager Glenn Irving said: “This is the next puzzle piece to create a safe,
enjoyable, and easy to follow journey for pedestrians and cyclists through and from Westport to the
amazing environment that surrounds us.”
“An end-to-end connection is integral to Westport’s master plan and our district revitalisation
strategy to position Buller as an attractive place to live, explore and invest.”
The connector trails have been funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's $300k Tourism TIF,
which the council secured last year at no cost to ratepayers.
The new connector trails are scheduled for completion by the end of this month.
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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62.2% Summer
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36.4% Winter
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!
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