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CCTV captures abhorrent incident at Royal Albatross Centre car park 7 Feb, 2021 07:10 PM 2 minutes to read By: Hamish MacLean About 30 protected red-billed gulls were killed as two cars and a quad bike hooned around the Royal Albatross Centre car park for about three hours early on Saturday. The incident, which lasted from about 1am to 4.30am, was captured on CCTV and had been reported to the police, Otago Peninsula Trust ecotourism manager Hoani Langsbury said. Distressed staff at the centre arrived on Saturday to find dead birds, empty beer bottles and extensive tyre marks throughout the parking lot. Security footage was reviewed and the mess was cleaned up before visitors arrived at 10am. ....
By Hamish MacLean of About 30 protected red-billed gulls were killed as two cars and a quad bike hooned around the Royal Albatross Centre car park for about three hours early on Saturday, Otago Peninsula Trust ecotourism manager Hoani Langsbury says. A red-billed gull (file image). Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers The incident, which lasted from about 1am to 4.30am, was captured on CCTV and had been reported to the police, Langsbury said. Distressed staff at the centre arrived on Saturday to find dead birds, empty beer bottles and extensive tyre marks throughout the parking lot. Security footage was reviewed and the mess was cleaned up before visitors arrived at 10am. ....
Mytchall Bransgrove/Stuff Government funding of $11.6m was awarded to the Timaru District Council s Theatre Royal upgrade and Heritage precinct project. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, was in Timaru to confirm the Government support for the $23m project which ‘met the criteria of the Government’s ‘shovel-ready’ programme, in that it was ready to proceed and would create jobs. ‘‘The design and construction of the theatre upgrade and new (museum) facility is estimated to directly employ 155-210 people.’’ A planned $7.5m redevelopment of Alpine Energy Stadium received the biggest handout from the Timaru District Council’s stimulus fund. The Fraser Park Community Trust, which runs the facility, received $900,000 of the $1.85m available as the council culled 20 funding applications back to 10 successful projects. ....