Christchurch Youth Council executive member Bryant McIntyre said the closure was a contentious topic that affected a lot of youth, especially girls aged between 12 to 16 who often got harrassed on the bus. “The removal is going to affect them. What are you going to do to ensure their safety?” he asked councillors this week during a public hearing on the council’s 10-year budget, the long-term plan. University of Canterbury Students Association president Kim Fowler said a survey, filled out by 704 students, found 92 per cent were opposed to closing the Riccarton Rd bus lounges.
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Christchurch Youth Council executive member Bryant McIntyre asks the council how it is going to ensure people’s safety if it closes the bus lounges.
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Professor Bronwyn Hayward, a Canterbury University political scientist and climate change researcher, says the council can do a lot better with regard to planning for climate change.
A leading academic has described Christchurch City Council’s plans for addressing climate change as “a quick throw-together of bullet points”. Professor Bronwyn Hayward, a Canterbury University political scientist and climate change researcher, described climate action within the 10-year budget as poorly articulated and lacking objectives, data and allocated resources. She made the comments while presenting to councillors on Tuesday as part of ongoing public hearings on the council’s 10-year budget and climate change strategy.