Message from Christchurch Gets Ready re the Port Hills fires
Hello All,
People are advised to stay away from the hills to allow emergency services access and ensure swift evacuation. Do not rubber-neck.
EVACUATION CENTRES
Halswell Library
Selwyn Events Centre in Lincoln
Te Hapua Halswell Centre, Halswell Rd
Nga Hau e Wha Marae, Pages Rd
There is also the Facebook page Evacuation Housing for evacuated residents to ask for help, and allow others to offer temporary accommodation to those evacuated.
ROAD CLOSURES
Cashmere Rd is closed west of Kaiwara St through to Kennedys Bush Rd.
Worsleys Rd and Worsleys Track are closed.
Kennedys Bush Rd is closed from the roundabout with Rock Hill Drive. This includes the southbound cycle track.
Early Valley Rd is closed.
Holmes Rd is closed.
Old Tai Tapu Rd is closed between Osterholts Rd and Early Valley Rd.
Dyers Pass Rd is closed between Hackthorne Rd and Governors Bay Rd. People should use the Lyttelton Tunnel or Gebbies Pass as the alternate route.
Summit Rd is closed between Gebbies Pass and Rapaki Track.
Hoon Hay Valley Rd is closed due to rubbernecking. Residents can still access their properties.
The Christchurch Adventure Park is closed.
Information as at 0820.
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In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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37.8% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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62.2% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, weβre a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature β and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
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