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•From page 1 He said even though it is not required it should be up to companies to let the community know where they plan to build cellphone towers and if residents have concerns about where it is proposed companies should listen. “They have the need to act as responsible community citizens,” he said. The Sumner Residents’ Association spokesperson Kimberly Mossman didn’t want to comment as they didn’t know enough about it. Dr Latham said he noticed the tower last week, which was when residents’ started asking him about it. He said people weren’t unhappy about a cellphone tower being built, it was the look and location that was upsetting to residents. City council staff said there is no lease on the tower and it will be there indefinitely. •HAVE YOUR SAY: What do you think of the cellphone tower? Send your opinion to caitlin.miles@starmedia.kiwi
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Ellesmere plan not pursued By Tom Doudney RETURNING TE Waihora/ Lake Ellesmere to its pre-1940s condition was not pursued in restoration plans because of the “considerable” social disruption it would involve. The fact that the Central Plains Water scheme, expected to lead to intensification of agriculture in the catchment and a higher nitrogen load, had already been granted resource consent and “this could not be overturned” was also a factor. The Selwyn Te Waihora Tim Davie section of Environment Canterbury’s Land and Water Regional Plan, which became operational last year, seeks to limit the amount of nitrogen reaching the lake to 4800 tonnes per year. Before the 1940s, it is estimated the lake had about 800 tonnes of nitrogen reaching it per year. Since then, the nitrogen load has increased, accompanied by a deterioration in water quality.
NUTRIENT MATTERS: Returning Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere to its pre-1940s condition was not seen as feasible.
An ECan staff report to yesterday’s Selwyn Waihora Zone Committee outlined the background to lake restoration measures as an update to new committee members. The report said that achieving a nitrogen load of 800 tonnes per year would require retirement of intensive agriculture from the lake’s catchment area, along with other lake and catchment interventions.
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In agreeing on 4800 tonnes per year as the target, the zone committee had taken into account “the importance of agriculture to the Selwyn district economy and employment with the need to maintain farm financial viability” and that Central Plains Water irrigation “was consented and this could not be overturned” under provisions in the Resource Management Act. Without the nutrient limits
to still have these creatures share our space and enhance our landscape. Up close, their feathers shine with a metallic luminous quality and when painting the whites of their eyes they each develop personalities. Interestingly the birds in this show have mainly been on the wing and it seems to reflect a current state of mind with a sense of escapism and freedom. Colour excites me and the time seemed right to challenge myself with a fresh exciting palette along with my new subject matter. Embracing colour in my new pieces has been a joy and wonderfully liberating.” Kirsty’s latest exhibition named ‘On The Wing’ takes place at Little River Gallery from April 8th until May 3rd.
Kirsty Nixon ON THE WING 8 APRIL - 3 MAY 2017
set in the plan, the amount of nitrogen reaching the lake would be an estimated 5600 tonnes per year. The zone implementation programme for Selwyn Te Waihora states that none of the other lake mitigation options being employed were a substitute for nutrient load limits and active management to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus entering the lake. “The lower the nutrient load limits set, the more effective the lake mitigation actions are likely to be and the better the outcomes for the lake. Conversely, the higher the nutrient load, the greater is the reliance on successful lake mitigations and the lesser are the lake outcomes that are possible.” ECan chief scientist Tim Davie said the nutrient concentration in the lake would be reduced by a large amount. He also said water quality and lake health were not the same thing. “Fishers now are likely to tell you it is very healthy, as healthy as it has been for a very long time. However, water quality is still an issue,” said Dr Davie.
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Born in 1969, Kirsty lives in Auckland with her husband and two children. She has been a full-time artist since 1977. She says “Although it can be such a rewarding, frustrating, joyous, terrifying occupation I can’t imagine not having it in my life.” About her latest exhibition, “It was a natural step for me to introduce our striking native birds to my work. They quietly snuck in without me even thinking about it too much. We often hear the heavy swoop of wood pigeon as they move from branch to branch and I am woken to the melodic call of the Tui most mornings at home and often surprised by their lively dives through the garden. Fantails pick bugs from our path as we walk the dog through the bush near home. And yet we live in a city. We are fortunate
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