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BIKE DELIGHT
Ruth Harrison, 5, tests
out one of the new bikes
at Pomare School.
ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF
Pomare School has 23 new bikes, thanks to planned to form a bike club. ‘‘That is something I want to change.’’ children in suburbs like Taita and Pomare had
the Hutt City Council and a company that Karl Woolcott from Ride Holidays said it He encouraged all his clients to make a the opportunity to learn to ride a bike.
organises cycling holidays. was unfair that some children missed out on donation to help children get a bike. ‘‘When I grew up it was common that
Principal Cilla Scott said the kids were the joy of cycling because they did not have Community services manager Matt Reid every kid had a bike but today, sadly, that is
delighted to get the $600 bikes and she access to a bike. said that the council wanted to make sure all not the case.
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Locals oppose bigger cleanfill
NICHOLAS BOYACK
Wainuiomata residents are con-
cerned a cleanfill will cause an
‘‘environmental disaster’’ simi-
lar to the Fox River on the West
Coast.
In March, the Fox River
undermined an old landfill, spill-
ing 135,000 kilograms of rubbish
on to nearby beaches and
resulting in a massive clean-up.
But Hutt City Council says Sally-ann Moffat believes that
demand for cleanfill sites has expanding the Wainuiomata cleanfill
reached record levels and could lead to an environmental
expanding the Wainuiomata site disaster. Left, the cleanfill is next to
the Wainuiomata River.
is its only option.
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It wants resource consent to
expand the site, which at one
point was due to close in 2017.
Angry locals claim plastic been left in limbo after purchas-
bottles, household waste, chemi- ing their property in 2016. At the
cal containers and tyres have time, they believed the cleanfill
been dumped in the cleanfill, was about to close and be planted
next to the Wainuiomata River. out in native bush.
The cleanfill is on a former Instead, they now had to live
waste water treatment plant site, with an operation that made it
which was decommissioned in difficult to enjoy their property.
2008. ‘‘From 7.30am to 5pm every
Instead of expanding it, locals day the noise is overwhelming to
want it closed and planted out in why the council had kept it open with social motives rather than Flood data had been ‘‘remod- the point where we can even
natives. despite saying it would close in pure profit.’’ elled’’ by the regional council hear the workers’ conver-
The council appears to be 2017. The ‘‘only current option’’ for and the city council now believes sations.’’
caught in a difficult situation as Stallinger said the number of cleanfill created by new housing, the land can safely be used for Selling their property would
demand for cleanfills increases houses being built in was Wainuiomata, he said. cleanfill. now be ‘‘next to impossible’’
due to a building boom in Lower Wainuiomata had grown by That argument did not go Moffat rejected the claim that because of the view and the
Hutt. ‘‘1000 per cent’’ and was expected down well with neighbours. the area would not flood and said noise.
In November 2018, the then to keep increasing. They formed a Givealittle page to what happened in the Fox River Newly elected mayor Camp-
council chief executive, Tony The council had a ‘‘respons- raise funds to fight the expan- could happen in Wainuiomata. bell Barry has called for an
Stallinger, wrote to Sally-ann ibility to support this growth sion and are now questioning the ‘‘They cannot ignore the fact urgent report and is ‘‘keen’’ to
Moffat in response to her con- given the current housing short- accuracy of council flood data. that a one-in-100-year flood can find out what other options there
cerns about the way the council age’’, he said. Part of the area the council and will expose Wainuiomata to are for cleanfill in the city.
operated the cleanfill. ‘‘This is especially so when a now wants to use was previously an environmental disaster.’’ The consent is being heard by
Moffat, along with other large proportion of these houses deemed a flood risk by the Neighbours Jed Bircham and independent commissioner
neighbours, wanted to know are planned to be constructed regional council. Kourtney Ross said they had Robert Schofield.
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Bid to boost Melling Interchange
NICHOLAS BOYACK
Newly elected Lower Hutt mayor
Campbell Barry has support for a
major push to get the Melling
Interchange built.
As part of his 100-day plan he
Hutt ticket
is calling for an ‘‘integrated
transport plan’’ setting out shares
priorities for the city.
He raised the issue during the
campaign but his opponent, then-
$1m prize
mayor Ray Wallace, claimed the
council already had one. HELEN HARVEY
With six new councillors at Campbell Barry
the table, it seems clear Barry’s believes that it is A ticket sold in Avalon won
call for action will get the green unrealistic to $333,333 in Saturday night’s
light. Last week, Barry asked expect Lotto draw.
government
chief executive Jo Miller to treat funding for the
The ticket was one of three
the plan as a priority. Melling Lotto First Division winner,
He wants to use it to push the Interchange if the which each share $1 million.
case for the Melling Interchange, council cannot The winning tickets were
better public transport and the show why it is a sold at Southmall Lotto Kiosk
Cross Valley Link (CVL). priority. and on MyLotto to players from
The CVL, taking traffic from ROBERT KITCHIN/ Auckland, and Avalon Mini Mart
Seaview to State Highway 2, has STUFF in Lower Hutt.
been talked about since the 1950s. Anyone who bought their
A similar lack of progress on Esplanade. complaining about congestion.’’ campaign it became clear there ticket from any of the above
the Melling Interchange has been The council has $35 million Former Petone resident Cr were differing views on Melling. stores should write their name
a major cause of frustration in budgeted but with a potential bill Brady Dyer was ‘‘definitely’’ in An integrated plan would on the back of the ticket and
Lower Hutt. of $100m, it will need government favour of anything that gave the spell out exactly what the coun- check it immediately at any
Barry believes it is unrealistic and NZTA support if it is to be CVL a boost. cil’s transport priorities were. Lotto outlet, online atmylotto.co.
to expect the Government and built. An integrated plan would also Barry ally Cr Josh Briggs nz or through the Lotto NZ App.
New Zealand Transport Auth- Newly elected councillors boost the case for better public described a plan as ‘‘common- Powerball was not struck on
ority to fund Melling, if the coun- spoken to by Stuff backed the call transport and the need for the sense governance’’ and he Saturday night and has rolled
cil cannot show why it is a pri- for better planning. Melling Interchange, he said. expected overwhelming support over to Wednesday night,
ority. Naenae-based Cr Andy Mit- Cr Deborah Hislop described from councillors. where the jackpot will be
Better data on traffic flows chell said a plan would help it as a ‘‘starting point’’ to push for Barry said that as well as $5 million.
and the affect of Transmission politicians ‘‘look at the bigger the interchange. pushing the need for the inter- Strike also rolled over and
Gully on SH2 would help the picture’’ and what the priorities Cr Shazly Rasheed ‘‘defi- change and CVL, an integrated will be $300,000 on
council’s argument that the should be. His focus was on how nitely’’ supported anything that plan would help define how pub- Wednesday.
interchange was a must for the public transport could be would boost Melling. ‘‘With all lic transport could be improved. Last week, two people from
city, he said. improved, although he supported the congestion, Melling is so The ultimate goal was to get Auckland won $19.1 million each,
It is the same with the CVL, the two major roading projects. vital.’’ more cars off the road and trans- splitting the $38m Powerball
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Hutt waiting for Lime
to decide over return
CAITLIN BISHOP
AND RACHEL MOORE
After suspending services over winter,
e-scooter operator Lime is yet to decide
when – or if – it will return to the Hutt
Valley.
Lime is understood to have been in
talks with local councils about its return
after removing its e-scooters Upper Hutt
and Lower Hutt streets in June. The com-
pany described this at the time as a
‘‘seasonal pause’’.
Last week, Lime public affairs man-
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which was on trial in Wellington city, over, or I’ve hit the handlebars and the
WEEKEND ACTIVITIES about expanding to the Hutt Valley. scooter has completely toppled over.’’
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team, and in his 80s, she went
OBITUARY with him to Maungahuka,
regarded by many trampers as
Explorer and
the hardest spot to reach in the
Tararua range.
The pair enjoyed botany and
had a particular interest in the
Kahurangi National Park.
conservationist Together with botanist Tony
Druce, they spent 250 days on a
botanical survey of the park,
where at one point they thought
they had discovered a kākāpō
NICHOLAS BOYACK learned the skill of ‘‘snow pit population.
stratigraphy’’ and was involved Barnett recalls Heine as
Arnold Heine, outdoorsman; b in setting up the McMurdo Ice someone who ‘‘lived and
July 4, 1926; d October 7, 2019. Shelf Project. breathed outdoor recreation’’,
After wintering over at Scott but understood that to enjoy the
Arnold Heine lived and breathed Base in 1959, he joined an wild we must protect it.
outdoor recreation in all its international team as assistant As a conservationist he was
forms. to French glaciologists Claude involved in tree planting, pest
Words like tramper, Lorius and Al Paige on a control, kākāpō and takahē
mountaineer, polar explorer, 2500-kilometre polar traverse. conservation, and weeding.
conservationist and wilderness Awarded the Polar Medal in With Jan and Stan Hunt, he
campaigner do not sum up how 1969, and was the secretary of the Les Molloy, Jan Heine and Arnold Heine cross a raging West Coast river. helped set up MIRO, a highly
wide ranging the Eastbourne NZ Advisory Committee of the successful local conservation
resident’s influence was over the Trans-Antarctic Association for areas. When the FMC began willingness to pass on group in Eastbourne.
last 70 years. almost 50 years. In 2018, he advocating for legal recognition knowledge. Friend and fellow tramper
A stalwart of the Hutt Valley rounded off his Antarctic career of wilderness areas in the 1980s, He mentored generations of Les Molloy remembers Heine as
Tramping Club, Heine was never by funding the Arnold Heine he contributed to the campaign, trampers and climbers, a man with a ‘‘twinkle in his
happier than when he was in the Antarctic Research Award at which resulted in the landmark including Barnett and Geoff eye’’ who was always willing to
mountains or exploring an Victoria University. publication of Wilderness Spearpoint. pass on his knowledge.
Antarctic glacier. A skilled mountaineer and Recreation in New Zealand, by ‘‘Arnold was such an ‘‘Mentor would certainly be a
Born in Nelson, he first rose tramper who enjoyed leading Les Molloy. important link between the older good word to describe Arnold.
to prominence as a tramper in multi-day trips, Heine loved the It became the blueprint from generation and the newer ones, He had a lot of wisdom.’’
the early 1950s when he began outdoors and was always looking which many of our existing always encouraging younger Heine was a life member of
exploring unmapped areas like for ways to encourage others to wilderness areas were people, providing them with the Hutt Valley Tramping Club.
the Wilberg Range and Poerua hit the hills. established. advice, and his experience and He received the Queen’s Service
Valley on the West Coast. After a short period as Heine was influential in the knowledge always offered wise Medal in 1987 for services to the
It was also in the 1950s that he secretary of Federated Mountain Mountain Safety Council, counsel. community; was made an officer
discovered his other great Clubs, he later became president editing bushcraft, mountain ‘‘I don’t know how many of the New Zealand Order of
passion, polar exploration. and served 24 years on the safety and first aid manuals, and times he would remind us that a Merit (ONZM) in 2004 for
He made his first trip south in executive. was also active in the Ruapehu supposedly ‘fresh’ idea had been services to the outdoors; and a
1956 with the Department of With lots of help from his wife Ski Patrol. tried before!’’ life member of the NZ Antarctic
Industrial and Scientific Jan, he edited the FMC Bulletin In the 1980s he visited North His Eastbourne home was a Society in 2006.
Research. for 14 years and was patron until America and introduced what he monument to his outdoor career, He is survived by Jan, and by
His long list of achievements his death. learned about ski field safety with a huge library of relevant nephew Martin.
included being a field assistant His early interest in exploring there into New Zealand. books and records from all the
on the 1957-58 Tucker Glacier unmapped parts of New Zealand Friend and historian Shaun organisations he was involved Sources: Jan Heine, Colin
Expedition and on the 1958-59 instilled a strong belief in the Barnett said what really stood with. Monteath, Shaun Barnett and
Wood Bay Expedition. He need to promote wilderness out about Heine was his He and Jan were a close-knit Les Molloy.
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Fallen crane lifted from harbour
STUFF REPORTER That left the crane’s cab in The crane was to be put on a is submerged, so it’s not at risk
the water. flat-bed truck and returned to of hitting anything,’’ he said.
A 25-tonne crane has been The cab was moved clear of its owners, he said. Nalder described the crane’s
recovered from Wellington har- the wharf on October 11 before Steels said the operation fall into the harbour as
bour after it fell into the water at airbags were attached, lifting was ‘‘a real credit to the team ‘‘unusual, but not completely
Seaview. the cab slightly so it could be who have been working on unusual’’.
The crane toppled into 12 towed. this’’. ‘‘Objects have to get moved
metres of water at Seaview It travelled behind Soames Greater Wellington harbour and lifted and they often end up
Wharf on October 2. Its driver Island before arriving at Aotea master Grant Nalder said the in the harbour when they
was unharmed in the incident. Wharf in Wellington. move was undertaken by New shouldn’t.’’
The recovery operation to sal- Andrew Steele, CentrePort’s Zealand Dive and Salvage. The investigation into how
vage the crane began on Octo- ferries and bulk general man- Nalder said no other sea the crane ended up in the water
ber 7. ager, said the cab was lifted on to traffic was at risk during the is ongoing and Worksafe has
Divers cut up the boom into the main wharf at Aotea Quay crane’s journey towards the been advised.
sections underwater before the after 2pm on Saturday. Wellington wharf. Fender replacement work on
parts were lifted out piece by ‘‘I think it’s pretty safe to say ‘‘Due to the weather con- the Seaview wharf undertaken The toppled crane’s cab was towed
piece on to the wharf and that the crane won’t be usable ditions, there’s not a lot of by GK Shaw Ltd has been sus- from Seaview to Wellington.
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The countdown continues until Ropata Medical Centre
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PENSION intimate feel.
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Faulty concrete – building industry concerns
OPINION: New imaging technology has revealed hundreds of major buildings nationwide have defective or missing concrete or reinforcing steel. Investigators say their
scanning shows many buildings have not been constructed according to the plans. They were ‘‘astounded’’ and ‘‘appalled’’ by what they found. After the leaky building crisis,
problems with Chinese steel and earthquake strengthening, how can our construction industry still be performing so poorly that it is cutting corners and making substandard
buildings? An MP from each side of the House gives their views.
changes to our building laws to improve the which meant the reinforcing steel sprung
In the quality of building work undertaken in
New Zealand. These are the most In the back into the panel, thereby weakening the
panel.
red significant reforms since the Building Act
was introduced in 2004, under a Labour
blue These types of factors create huge risk.
Preventing these from happening is a
corner government. We are promoting better
practices in construction and making the
corner supervision issue for the contractor, a
technical competence and ethics issue on
Priyanca Radhakrishnan construction sector more efficient through Stuart Smith behalf of the concrete layer, and also an
List MP, Labour the Construction Sector Accord and reform Kaikoura MP, National issue for local councils – although
of the Building Act, and by training the realistically it would be unreasonable for
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uilding and Construction Minister construction workforce of the future. successful building and council consent staff to be in attendance at
Jenny Salesa is investigating the The Government Procurement Rules construction industry is vitally all pours.
claims raised by investigators that that came into effect this month aim to stop important to New Zealand. It This is also an issue of training in an
scans from new imaging techno- the race to the bottom in the industry. accounts for about 7 per cent of our industry that urgently needs more labour.
logy appear to show there are buildings that It will move the sector away from a focus total economic activity, and employs about While the building and construction
were not constructed according to their on construction at as low a price as possible, 250,000 people. industry trains about 20,000 apprentices
original plans. which often saw construction companies The issues occurring in the building and annually – about half by BCITO – there is a
Officials at the Ministry of Business, cutting costs and undercutting each other to construction industry as highlighted in sector-wide shortfall of between 50,000 and
Innovation and Employment have been the point that some projects became these cases are diverse and difficult, and 80,000 workers. This is a key reason that
instructed to undertake work to test the financially unviable. Instead, we are must urgently be addressed. National does not want to see change in
validity and scope of these claims. working with the sector to move toward a One of the most major, and complex, training arrangements for this vital sector
I acknowledge that these concerns must broader outcome model that will take into aspects is the sector’s historic trends from as part of the Government’s intention to
be looked into – and they are. However, I account not only the environmental health periods of high activity to lows. Ensuring consolidate training, and to have this
would caution against a reactionary of the building but also the health and continuity of building activity is essential overseen by bureaucrats in Wellington.
response based on one self-described safety of a company’s workers. to maintain training standards, and the The issue of procurement tendering
opinion piece. I strongly encourage anyone Building consents are at a 45-year high, Government can play a role in this. arrangements should also be addressed.
with evidence of substandard building with more than 35,000 consents granted in In the issues highlighted here, the National supports moves to make
practices to contact their local council or the past year. The growth in building concerns surround concrete with missing contracts that are fairer for all parties
the ministry to assist with the current consent activity shows strong and reinforcing, reinforcing not protected by concerned by working out who is best to
investigation. sustained growth in the sector, and that we embedding it in the concrete properly take on components of risk.
The durability, resilience and safety of are providing the sector with the support leaving it exposed and therefore at risk of It is imperative that the Government’s
our built environment is important and the they need to sustain this growth. We are rust, and air pockets occurring during latest review of building rules takes a
minister is leading the way on the addressing the long-term challenges facing pours. thorough and robust approach to ensure
significant body of work this Government is our construction industry with I have also seen, at Auckland our building standards not only consider
doing when it comes to addressing building comprehensive structural and behavioural University’s engineering department modern technology, materials and design,
resilience and compliance deficiencies. changes. This is all part of our plan for a during testing of concrete precast hollow but also ensure the highest standards are
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Stoush over ‘‘It’s a matter of
principle and
what is in the
tiny house [law] ... it’s
extremely
frustrating.’’
heads to court Jono Voss, pictured
KATARINA WILLIAMS and 41⁄2 metres high, has been
registered as a trailer by the NZ
The man at the centre of a tiny Transport Agency.
house consenting dispute is Wheels can be attached to the
heading to the Environment tiny house and it is not con-
Court and says the battle is a nected to power, water or waste
‘‘matter of principle’’. services, meaning it could be
Taita resident Jono Voss has moved from its location – cur-
‘‘fabricated’’ a tiny house and he rently on a section owned by his
says it should be considered a friend.
vehicle rather than a dwelling. With neither side backing
However, Hutt City Council down, the dispute is due to be
doesn’t believe the structure heard in the the Environment
should be considered a vehicle, Court on October 29 over the fail-
and it wants Voss to get resource ure to comply with a council
and building consent for what it abatement notice.
considers to be a building. The council’s acting general
Voss said he was ‘‘reasonably manager city transformation,
hopeful’’ he would win the case, Helen Oram, said the organis-
but that it was ‘‘up to the judge’’. ation had received ‘‘a number of
‘‘It’s a matter of principle and complaints about the structure’’.
what is in the [law] ... it’s Eco Cottages owner Colin If it was deemed to be
extremely frustrating.’’ Wightman has offered to help a vehicle, it would be
He was ‘‘standing up’’ for bankroll Voss’ court exempt from complying
people living in caravans and appearances, flying a tiny homes with the Act.
building tiny houses and said the expert from Auckland to speak Voss’ case followed a
council was ‘‘throwing people at next week’s hearing. similar dispute involving
out of affordable accommo- ‘‘We’ll be able to demonstrate North Canterbury man
dation’’. to the Environment Court that Alan Dall, who unsuc-
Voss was not a builder and it’s not fixed to land, so therefore cessfully asked MBIE for
the tiny house was not a build- it’s not a building under the we’re going to give you every Another court action relates clarification on his home’s
ing, but a vehicle. RMA definition." absolute assistance we can. This to a notice to fix issued by the status, despite arguing his house
‘‘I am an engineer, a fabri- Wightman said it was a is so wrong.’’ council under the Building Act. was a caravan.
cator, welder, machinist – I’m ‘‘David versus Goliath’’ situation Labelling the actions as The council said that action Dall was now taking legal
not a builder.’’ as Voss had limited resources to ‘‘bureaucracy gone mad’’, was ‘‘on hold’’ while MBIE made proceedings to overturn MBIE’s
The tiny house, measuring fight. ‘‘We’ve pretty much said, Wightman was ‘‘confident of a a determination on whether the determination, but he was still
8 metres long, just over 3m wide ‘look Jono, you have to fight, win’’. tiny house was a building. awaiting a hearing date.
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My $38 million Lotto shame
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OPINION: I bought my first
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over my $12. big leap forward in the
When the jackpot balloons to evolutionary race.
a mind-bending amount of In fact, US research on lottery
money — in this case $38 million participation would imply that I
— a flood of people rush to buy would be more likely than
tickets. average to buy lottery tickets
I have never been among because I am male, I earn okay
them, and thought I’d for once money, and I am knocking on the
join the queue to beat the door of 50.
astronomically long odds of Talking things over with
winning Lotto to find out how it fellow non-Lotto players yielded
felt. a variety of reasons for not
My emotional reaction took playing.
me by surprise. ‘‘I have skills. I back myself to
Walking back to the office I make money.’’
felt the urge to shove the garish ‘‘It’s a waste of money. The
yellow ticket into my pocket so odds are just ridiculous. Lotto stores busy due to the Powerball draw on Wednesday being for $38 million.
nobody would see I had it. ‘‘I don’t have any debt.’’
Theories as to why people buy ‘‘It’s really expensive. I’m a just not done. Working as a reporter spells But then that’s me being
Lotto tickets generally focus on frugal person. $12 is a meal.’’ I also do not share the doom to any belief in fate, or a rational, and the decision on
humans’ evolutionary deficits. Surveys, especially non- surprisingly widespread quasi- just universe. Every week whether to play Lotto, or not to
These theories argue that scientific surveys, produce religious belief that the universe reporters see the reality that play Lotto, is not an entirely
humans haven’t evolved far dubious data. The trouble with makes sense on some grand people do not always get their rational one as I have learned.
enough from the savannah to be surveys is people tend to level, that destiny and fate really just desserts.
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