Record
October 1 2014
The
NZCNA WINNER
2014
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Gone fishing Emergency services work toward joint facility
NZ Fire Service and St John agree to work alongside each other …
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p Selwyn anglers will be out in force this weekend and images like this one on the Waimakariri River will be the order of the day as the fishing season opens this week. Fish & Game New Zealand is predicting it could be a bumper season, with recent trout spawning counts indicating the South Island has plenty of fish to target. For more on the season opening see our story on Page 3.
The art of Austen Deans
An art exhibition of the life and work of the late Austen Deans will be on show at the Selwyn Art Gallery …
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Development faces hurdles u by Belinda Cullen-Reid
Plans to build a new residential development and expand the town of West Melton south across State Highway 73 will have some hoops to jump through before getting a green light.
Experienced head in times of emergencies New emergency management officer Ryan O’Rourke is accustomed to handling disasters …
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Population density as well as pedestrian and motor vehicle movement across the state highway could see the developer’s recently logged resource consent application go through the public notification process. That’s according to Selwyn District Council’s planning manager, Tim Harris. Mr Harris said a resource consent application lodged by developers Gillman Wheelans for a subdivision on
the corner of Weedons Ross Road and SH73 did not comply with the district plan for a number of reasons. “There’s a reasonable chance that it will be notified, unless there are some changes to what’s been proposed. At the least I can’t see how this would be processed nonnotified without neighbour’s consents from affected parties,” Mr Harris said. He said the application included
subdividing sections to as small as 1,000m2 on land currently zoned for sections ranging from 5,000m2 to 4 hectares. “The actual yield of the whole development is probably about 100 houses above what would be permitted as a right.” The development is being carried out by the Gillman Wheelans company. continued on page 4…
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