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Members exchanged
information on the following topics:
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The Wairewa Little River Pumpkin Fest was held
at Little River Domain on Sunday 7 April 2024 with an excellent attendance
and fantastic fundraising for the Little River School.
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The “Wairewa Little River Big Ideas”
is being reviewed, with a community survey being distributed. Part of
the survey is asking for the community’s feedback on what new things
have gone well and what the community would like to see continue.
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A Rural Support gathering was held for
participants to talk about how to cope when things get hard, such as drought
and stock food shortages, for farmers.
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Wairewa Little River Toilets appear to have an
intermittent supply of water. One of the issues causing lack of water
recently was that the water pump did not reset after a recent power outage. This
is being worked on by Council.
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A Wellbeing Hui offering great service and
support to people was held on Saturday 6 April 2024 with the local Member of Parliament
in attendance.
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There will be an early morning blessing of the
new ‘Tears of Roimata’ exhibition at the Akaroa Museum in April
2024.
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Paddy’s Market and the Lions Book Sale was
held on Easter Weekend in Akaroa. Every year the market raises over $20,000 for
the community.
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The Fire Brigade recently held its Annual
General Meeting.
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The water leak on Rue Grehan has been fixed.
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The Akaroa Harvest Festival is being held on
20 April 2024 to fundraise for the Sports Courts in Akaroa.
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The Pouwhenua has been stolen from the John Jameson
Lookout on Summit Road over the last weekend.
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Board members were encouraged to contact their
networks to provide feedback on the Council’s Draft Long Term Plan (DLTP)
through the Council’s 'Have your Say' tool. A drop-in session
will be held at the Lyttelton Library on 17 April between 2.30 and 4.30pm for
the community.
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The issue of perceived unauthorised tracks on Urumau
Reserve was raised.
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The Board was advised that there are residents’
concerns about access on Dudley’s Road, Lyttelton owing to a newly
created subdivision.
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The Lyttelton Emergency Hub meeting about
earthquakes was well attended.
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An efficient clean-up after SailGP enabled the
early re-opening of the boat ramp in time for Easter. Feedback was given that
during the SailGP Friday practice day the Whakaraupō
roads were extremely busy.
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There has been a suggestion to have a Rainbow pedestrian
crossing in Lyttelton.
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The Board was advised that
FENZ - Fire and Emergency NZ will be holding a community conversation meeting
on 23 April at 6.30pm at 40 Winchester Street, Lyttelton. The meeting will
focus on how the community can take safety measures to keep themselves, their
families, and their homes safe from wildfire.
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