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Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman Alex Norris said crews were alerted to a “well involved” house fire on Mcleans Island Rd about 11.10pm on Thursday. (File photo).
A person has received burns in a house fire on the outskirts of Christchurch. Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman Alex Norris said crews were alerted to a “well involved” house fire on McLeans Island Rd near Miners Bank Rd about 11.10pm on Thursday. It is also home to a paintball business. Two crews from Redwood and Wigram were sent to battle the blaze initially but because of the lack of water supply in the area, another two crews from West Melton and Rolleston and a tanker from Kirwee were also sent to help.
Ben Elton performs his latest stand-up show in Christchurch this weekend as part of a national tour.
VICKI ANDERSON offers a few highlights of events in Ōtautahi Christchurch this weekend and beyond. One teenage son was unusually willing to answer the ‘’how was school?’’ question this week. He d used the phrase “hoisted by his own petard” in class and a teacher had responded with another
Blackadder phrase. The teacher asked the rest of the class to raise their hand if they knew of
Blackadder but no-one did. Now, when the teacher drops Blackadder one-liners just for his benefit, it adds a fun element to his day.
Friday, 7 May 2021, 3:04 pm
Julian
Bowden - the new ESNZ chief
executive.
Equestrian Sports New
Zealand’s new chief executive brings plenty of sports
acumen coupled with commercial business experience to the
national body.
Julian Bowden, who is currently chief
executive of Mainland Football, will take up his new role in
early June, replacing Dana Kirkpatrick who stepped down in
March.
And while his life for the past six years has
been very much focused on the round ball, he actually
represented New Zealand at the Inter Pacific Games in Hong
Kong at 18, riding alongside multi Olympian Bruce Goodin and
current ESNZ Jumping board chair Mandy Illston. Over the
An appeal against the decision had been lodged in the Environment Court. Fulton Hogan had also applied to extend its Miners Rd quarry in Templeton by 41ha, while SOL Quarries wanted to extend its Conservators Rd site at McLeans Island by 28ha, with decisions on both expected soon.
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Templeton resident Davina Penny lives 700 metres from the proposed Roydon Quarry. Maugers Mining, headed by Christchurch city councillor Phil Mauger, had also applied to thecity council for permission to develop a 13ha quarry on Roberts Rd in Islington. Some shingle from Mauger s site would be used for use in building, while more would be sold to Fulton Hogan for use in roads.