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From local democracy reporter David Hill:
A quarry to excavate gravel could be established at Okuku River, north of Rangiora.
Environment Canterbury (ECan) has confirmed it has received a resource consent application from Darwin Earthworks Ltd to excavate gravel from the Okuku River bed, to … View moreFrom local democracy reporter David Hill:
A quarry to excavate gravel could be established at Okuku River, north of Rangiora.
Environment Canterbury (ECan) has confirmed it has received a resource consent application from Darwin Earthworks Ltd to excavate gravel from the Okuku River bed, to install temporary culverts and to disturb the river bed.
A permit to discharge contaminants to air, as a result of excavation works, has also been sought.
Darwin Earthworks Ltd is the landowner of the property at 216 Riverside Rd.
The application says the company plans to use the material for further local development and construction activities.
An ECan spokesperson said the council is conducting an assessment of the project’s environmental effects.
If those effects were considered to be ‘‘more than minor’’, the resource consent would be publicly notified, as required under Section 95A of the Resource Management Act.
‘‘When we make a decision on a resource consent, we consider the effects on the natural environment and how the activity will affect other people's use and enjoyment of the environment,’’ the spokesperson said.
ECan is awaiting expert advice on the consent proposals before making ‘‘a notification assessment’’.
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Artisan by Rangiora Bakery is officially home to New Zealand’s best stollen, taking out the top spot in the 2022 Baking New Zealand Christmas Competition.
The North Canterbury favourite pulled out a special family recipe in their mission to be crowned the … View moreBy reporter Tatiana Gibbs:
Artisan by Rangiora Bakery is officially home to New Zealand’s best stollen, taking out the top spot in the 2022 Baking New Zealand Christmas Competition.
The North Canterbury favourite pulled out a special family recipe in their mission to be crowned the country's best.
A stollen is a European Christmas bread, loaded with fruits, nuts, marzipan and coated with powdered or icing sugar.
The bakery’s general manager, Frank Janssen, used an original family recipe from his forefather’s bakery back home in Holland, and with the help of his Rangiora team, created their own signature stollen.
“That recipe is very traditional and lovely to eat. For the competition we wanted to enrich it a bit more with spice and nuts. We wanted a nutty flavour and the warmth of the spice to come through,” Janssen said.
“Even the marzipan core of our stollen was made from scratch in the bakery.”
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On Monday, 21 November, the Supreme Court ruled that preventing 16 and 17-year-olds from voting is 'unjustified age discrimination'.
The current age of voting is 18 in New Zealand and lobby group Make It 16 have been running a youth-led campaign advocating for the vote to be extended … View moreOn Monday, 21 November, the Supreme Court ruled that preventing 16 and 17-year-olds from voting is 'unjustified age discrimination'.
The current age of voting is 18 in New Zealand and lobby group Make It 16 have been running a youth-led campaign advocating for the vote to be extended to our 16 and 17-year-olds.
“This is history,” said Make It 16 co-director Caeden Tipler. “Today New Zealand’s highest court has confirmed that stopping young people from voting is a breach of our human rights...The government and Parliament cannot ignore such a clear legal and moral message. They must let us vote.”
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From local democracy reporter David Hill:
The Waimakariri council will seek Three Waters funding, while maintaining its opposition to the proposed reform.
Councillors voted unanimously at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to authorise a funding application to the Department of Internal … View moreFrom local democracy reporter David Hill:
The Waimakariri council will seek Three Waters funding, while maintaining its opposition to the proposed reform.
Councillors voted unanimously at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to authorise a funding application to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) for $5.54 million of ‘‘Better Off’’ funding.
The application was approved with the insertion of clauses into the draft funding agreement designed to protect the council’s opposition to the government’s proposed reform programme.
The clauses were prepared by law firm Anderson and Lloyd and protect the council’s membership of lobby group Communities 4 Local Democracy.
Mayor Dan Gordon said the funding was a good opportunity for the council to complete some projects which it would otherwise not be able to do in the short term.
The original draft agreement from DIA contained clauses which appeared to prevent councils from opposing the reform agenda.
‘‘They are apparently standard wording in DIA agreements, so perhaps they haven’t been read closely enough in the past,’’ Gordon said.
‘‘But the clauses from Anderson and Lloyd have preserved our principles around Three Waters.’’
Waimakariri District Council strategy, engagement and economic development general manager Simon Hart said initial indications from DIA staff suggested the new clauses may not be acceptable to DIA.
‘‘We sought some advice and we were given several options, we could proceed as planned with the new clauses, or we could delete the offending DIA clauses, we could just go with the standard agreement or not proceed at all.’’
Hart said the recommendation was to proceed with the new clauses ‘‘and we can always revisit it, if it is rejected’’.
Should the application be successful, the council will place a focus on climate change projects.
Elderly persons’ housing, the Kaiapoi to Woodend cycle way, the Rangiora civic precinct project and a Kāinga Nohoanga Strategy project in Māori Reserve 873 were also included.
Councillor Philip Redmond said he was initially going to oppose the funding application, but changed his mind on the basis of the new clauses being inserted.
An assurance from opposition Three Waters spokesperson Simon Watts that National would not require the money to be repaid, should it win next year’s election, had also helped to sway his vote.
‘‘We are effectively receiving a deposit towards our assets and even if we were to turn this payment down we won’t necessarily lose it if there is no change of government.
‘‘But if we don’t accept it now and there is a change of government, the money probably wouldn’t be offered again.’’
The Waimakariri District Council is eligible for up to $22.18m of ‘‘Better Off’’ funding, including up to $5.54m in the first tranche.
The ‘‘Better Off’’ funding is for a five-year programme and projects would be subject to final approval from the council’s utilities and roading committee and will likely be considered as part of the council’s annual plan process.
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