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Issue 1,185
Friday 23rd May 2025
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Bringing Heart and Flavour to Selwyn Page 2
New Medical Centre in Rolleston Page 4
Congratulations on 200th Game Page 12
RATEPAYERS AGAINST FUNDING BUS SERVICE Darfield, West Melton and Kirwee are still waiting to find out if they will be funding a proposed two-year trial bus service from Darfield to Rolleston. If the proposal goes ahead the service would require full payment from local ratepayers, with annual rates estimated between $140 and $178. The proposal to trial a service between Darfield and Rolleston was consulted on as part of Environment Canterbury’s draft Annual Plan 2025/26 Tuhinga Hukihuki Mahere ā Tau. However, the proposed service has not been backed with public support due to funding issues. The three options that were available to submit on included: option one – a direct service just at peak time (between 6-9am and 2.30-
6pm); option two – a direct service at peak time and midday; and option three was for those who didn’t want to fund the service. Environment Canterbury Chair Craig Pauling says, “Of the 234 submissions on the trial service, 196 (79%) did not
support either option. Most submitters were from Darfield.” Despite the numbers, Mayor Sam Broughton suggested a trial to gauge demand, even though ECan staff indicated that the community prefers a user-pays model. The next stage is deliberations where Council meets on May 27 and 29 to discuss all submissions and other information to make decisions on the content of the final
Annual Plan – these can be watched live on ECan’s YouTube channel. The deliberations paper will contain a summary of the feedback received. The plan is set to be adopted on 25 June. All Annual Plan submissions can be viewed online at ecan.govt.nz/yourregion/plans-strategies-andbylaws/annual-plan. Photo: ECan
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