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By David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
A North Canterbury community will have to wait an extra year before hosting an Anzac Day service.
Fundraising for a new war memorial for Culverden has proven to be tougher than anticipated, says Culverden Community Committee member Craig Ritchie.
… View moreBy David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
A North Canterbury community will have to wait an extra year before hosting an Anzac Day service.
Fundraising for a new war memorial for Culverden has proven to be tougher than anticipated, says Culverden Community Committee member Craig Ritchie.
Culverden was due to host this year’s Amuri area Anzac Day service, but the Waiau community has stepped up as this year’s host.
The committee launched a fundraising drive in September last year, after the memorial design, estimated to cost $150,000, was approved with the support of the Hurunui District Council.
‘‘We never really understood how difficult it is to apply for funding,’’ Ritchie said.
‘‘We would have liked to have had it up and running this year.
‘‘We have had good support from contractors, who have agreed to keep to the same quotes for the time being.’’
As the Culverden Community Committee is not a registered entity, it has made the process more difficult in applying for grants.
The memorial design is based on a corten steel memorial at Leyland in England, with the shape of a soldier cut out and standing 9m high.
The Culverden version will be 6m high, with a poppy and the words ‘‘Lest We Forget’’ on the front.
The memorial will have lights to light it up at night.
It will be placed in the Rutherford Reserve, next to Amuri Area School.
The Hurunui District Council’s Amuri Community Committee, has approved the use of $56,000 in funds held in trust from the sale of the Culverden Drill Hall in the 1980s.
The committee has received $5000 in donations from the community and a $10,000 grant from the Trusts Community Foundation.
The Hurunui District Council has applied to the Lottery Environment and Heritage Fund for $50,000 on the committee’s behalf.
Ritchie is hopeful the council will fund the balance, which will allow the war memorial to be ready for next year’s Anzac Day service.
Amuri area Anzac Day services alternate between Waiau, Rotherham and Culverden.
Culverden last hosted the Anzac Day service in 2021, with the community gathering at the Culverden Volunteer Fire Brigade rooms, before crossing the busy Mountainview Road to a set of memorial gates.
■ The Amuri area Anzac Day service will be held at Waiau. Gather at the Waiau Hall at 9.50am, for a 10am service, before a short walk to the memorial and back to the hall for morning tea.
The Culverden Community Committee is organising an autumn cull cow drive as a fundraiser for the war memorial fund.
Contact Craig Ritchie on 027-4705388 for more information.
■ Public interest journalism funded through New Zealand on Air.
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Lessons learned from devastating floods in May 2021 are helping shape planning for Canterbury’s rivers.
Environment Canterbury (ECan) is proposing to invest $25 million a year, over the next 10 years, to boost flood protection as part of its draft … View moreBy David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
Lessons learned from devastating floods in May 2021 are helping shape planning for Canterbury’s rivers.
Environment Canterbury (ECan) is proposing to invest $25 million a year, over the next 10 years, to boost flood protection as part of its draft 2024-34 long-term plan (LTP).
While flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke's Bay last year attracted headlines, Canterbury has had its own damaging floods in recent years.
In 2019, the Rangitata River bridge was closed for several days following a flood, while the May 2021 flood caused widespread disruption, prompting a rethink of how ECan manages its river systems.
"A Cyclone Gabrielle event hasn’t happened, as far as we know, in Canterbury’s history, but one-in-200 year events seem to be happening more and more,’’ said councillor Ian Mackenzie, who chairs the council’s catchment resilience committee.
"Nobody is immune to being impacted by flood events."
The 2021 flood event showed the old river and drainage rating model was no longer fit for purpose, as rivers need to be looked at as a whole river system, he said.
To ensure the financial burden is spread across the region, the council is seeking to introduce a mix of district-wide and region-wide rating.
Without the council’s flood protection, land drainage and erosion control schemes, staff estimated there would be about "$9 billion per year of combined damages and lost earning potential would be felt".
Canterbury has about half of New Zealand’s river assets, with the regional council having oversight of 58 river schemes.
Flood protection work is urgently needed in the Waimakariri district, the council’s operations general manager, Leigh Griffiths, said.
Changes to the landscape caused by the growing urban environment and the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes meant "the level of flood protection is lower than would be expected", she said.
About $700,000 a year is spent on maintenance in the Ashley-Rakahuri River, with the council proposing to increase that to $800,000 per year and to initiate an eight-year, $15m upgrade programme as part of the LTP.
The work, for which the council will seek central Government funding, is likely to be similar to work planned in the Selwyn district.
Christchurch, Kaiapoi and part of the Selwyn district are protected by two levels of flood protection on the Waimakariri River, which has capacity for a one-in-500 year event.
It costs about $5m a year, with $1m coming from a targeted rate of $12 per ratepayer, per year.
The balance is funded by income from grazing and forestry on council-owned land between the stopbanks.
The capacity in some South Canterbury rivers means they "are expected to overtop their stopbanks" in a one-in-50 year flood event, while Ashburton is protected for a one-in-200 year event.
The proposed Selwyn district flood prevention work will be funded by a district-wide targeted rate and will include clearing out channels and flow paths, weed control and planting, and building resilience.
Exotic weeds, including poplars and willows, and loose shingle poses the biggest challenges, Mackenzie said.
"Bridges are more likely to survive if they’re not being treated as a battering ram [in a flood].
"Exotic weeds are one of the biggest problems.
"If we stopped doing what we do these exotic weeds would choke rivers and push them out to the berms."
■ LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.
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