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p This year’s Sheffield Rugby Club’s mountain bike race attracted a record number of cyclists, boosted for the first time by 15 entrants who chose to run the race. Event organiser Tom Fergusson said they ran the event under perfect conditions. Ollie Peace, won the men’s cycle race, breaking the course record by four seconds in a time of one hour four minutes and 33 seconds. Katie Symons won the women’s race in a time of one hour 25 minutes and 37 seconds. K Docherty won the men’s run and Bex Mclean the women’s. The event raised $7,000 for the Sheffield Rugby Club’s and Sheffield Cricket Club’s junior sides.“We will definitely have it again next year,” Mr Fergusson said.
Control returned to Christchurch A major milestone has been achieved in the Canterbury recovery, with Christchurch City Council being given back control over their district planning process. “I am a strong believer that the best future for Christchurch is one where we return to local leadership over the future of our city,” says minister, Megan Woods. “Following the earthquakes, special emergency planning processes were implemented that suspended certain RMA processes in the interest of speed and certainty during the rebuild. I am proud to announce that we are returning the planning powers to the council, marking a real return to local leadership. “It is a sign of how far we have come in Canterbury. As we approach the eighth anniversary of the February 22
earthquake, we are now able to return to the same planning processes that other cities use. It is a powerful signal that Christchurch is moving out of its rebuild phase and looking to its future as New Zealand’s thriving second city. “This change is achieved through the revocation of the Canterbury Earthquake (Christchurch Replacement District Plan) Order 2014, which will take effect from March 18. The order was due to expire on June 30 2021 on the expiry of the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016. We
have been able to meet that milestone over two years ahead of schedule — this is a great sign of momentum in our regeneration.” The Christchurch City Council can now revert to normal planning processes to manage its District Plan, marking a significant step in the transition back to local leadership. “It means that people, along with the council, will be able to initiate changes to the District Plan. They will be able to submit on proposed changes, attend hearings and participate in proposing amendments.”
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