DCC May Double Mt Cargill Speed Limit by Peter Dowden a Review of Speed Limits on Rural Roads Standards
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Two month liftout calendar 1 December 2009 DCC may double Mt Cargill speed limit by Peter Dowden A review of speed limits on rural roads standards. around Dunedin by DCC traffic engineers Two sections of Coast Rd were suggested suggests that North Rd, twisting and climbing for speed increase: Evansdale to Warrington from North East Valley toward Mount Cargill, and another section near Karitane, both to be should have its speed doubled from 50 to increased from 80 to 100km/h. 100km/h. The report noted that national speed The upper portion of Norwood Street is ratings relate mainly to the level of roadside also listed to be doubled from 50 to 100km/h, development (buildings and driveways), but in spite of only being single-lane. that they do take curviness into account. The report concludes that many roads Roads suggested for speed decrease have speed limits inconsistent with national include Blueskin Rd, from 100 to 50km/h. Vandalism in Waitati by Louise Booth There was another incident of vandalism in Waitati on Sunday 15 November. Trees from the Blueskin Nursery were deliberately damaged and tampered with. Please make sure you let the police know if you notice anything suspicious. It would also be a a good idea to keep your houses locked. Late night shopping at Seacliff by Liz Abbott and Rudie Verhoef Warrington Playcentre children wait for the bus In addition to the usual Sunday market we are to go to the Museum (clockwise from front left) having a special ‘Late Night Shopping’ Coast Road Arlo Bickerstaff, Alice Bickerstaff, Rosa Cameron, Market on Friday 18 December from 5–8pm. Issac Brogan, Mitchell Lobb (obscured behind The Coast Road Market at Seacliff is on the Issac), Jack Gee, Madi Lobb, Ben Hay, Bruno first Sunday of every month from 11am–2pm, McMillan, Brook Holt, Hailee Wass, Reuben Holt, Amelia Hay and Phoebe Holt. rain or shine. • See page 15 for more Warrington Playcentre There are arts, crafts, food, plants, produce, news bric-a-brac and sundries. Free stalls are available and kids’ stalls are welcome. Phone 465 7990 for further information. December 2009/January 2010 Blueskin News 1 Letter to the eDitor Librarian Mike Wooliscroft sends thanks to Blueskin Bay Dear Gentle People, Thank you all for being so warm and friendly Thank you so much for the fine pastel “Coast and welcoming me into your/our community. I Road (Omimi)” by Liz Abbott to which you so have only the most delightful memories of my generously contributed as my fine memento of engagement with you and I frequently miss the so many happy “momentos” at the Blueskin Bay happy contacts I had with so many of you. Library and elsewhere on the Library’s outreach Hopefully we will catch up with one another from programmes. time to time when I am in the Deeper South. This afternoon I hung it alongside a companion Warmest regards, Mike work earlier given as a token of appreciation when I was Celebrant at Liz and Rudie’s civil union Blueskin News advertising ceremony. Consider advertising locally. Contact us to book My time at Blueskin Bay Library, the Warrington advertising in 2010. Our rates are: and Waitati Primary Schools, and an A&P show • business card (up to 1/8 of A5 page) $15 were some of my happiest in libraries and came • up to quarter A5 page: $25 as a rather unexpected but delicious coda to my • up to half A5 page: $35 decades in a most satisfying career in libraries. • up to full A5 page: $60 At Blueskin I was free of the restraints of serious • Double A5 page spread: $100 politicking, management policy and planning Discount or waiver of the above fees may be which I had thoroughly enjoyed through several available for non-commercial community challenging and stimulating decades and was events. Blueskin News is “free” but we welcome free again to focus on engaging with readers one koha/donations accepted at Blueskin Bay to one - just the sort of involvement I went into Library, by cheque to Blueskin Media, PO Box libraries for 46 years previously. 154 Warrington, or to account Blueskin News My time with y’all (readers and colleagues) was 03 1726 0010157 00. very precious and it would not surprise me if, in a Blueskin Media is a not-for-profit, 100% few months time, I again feel the call to work and volunteer- run community publisher. delight in small public library services on much Deadline: 22nd of the month, January to the same basis as I did at Blueskin. November BLueSkiN NeWS Published not-for-profit by volunteers of Blueskin Media on the 1st of each month, February to December, 600 copies distributed around Seacliff, Warrington, Evansdale, Waitati and Doctors’ Point. Additional copies available at Blueskin General Store, Blueskin Bay Community Library and Warrington Post Office Boxes. Blueskin News is “free” but we welcome koha/donations accepted at Blueskin Bay Library, by cheque to Blueskin Media, PO Box 154 Warrington, or to Blueskin News 03 1726 0010157 00. We publish anything about this area, or anything written by someone from this area; and all ranges of opinion which are expressed in a respectful way. All unattributed opinion shall be attributed to Blueskin Media. All material sent to and/or published by us is “copyleft” and may be freely copied, re-edited and re-published. Content is pooled with the blueskin.co.nz website and other local media. Content offered for publication under the above principles is welcome; please email by the 22nd of each month to [email protected]. Electronic copy should be formatted as simply as possible with two returns between each paragraph or item in a list, and after each heading. Produced and distributed this month with the help of: Craig Marshall, Louise Booth, Lynnaire Johnston, Peter Dowden, Polly Higham, Rozalina MacRae, Samantha Charlton, Kelvin & Bev Lyon Milk Vendors, Blueskin General Store, Gallery on Blueskin, the Contributors and Advertisers. Printed by North East Otago Computing, Hampden. 2 Blueskin News December 2009/January 2010 WArriNGTON SChooL by school staff and parents Warrington pupils represented the school at the competition for children within the community to East Otago athletics competion, and those who create a logo for “Blueskin Bay FM 87.2”. met regional standards will compete in the Otago Welcome to our teacher trainees Abby in Primary School Championship Athletics. Room 1 and Anna in Room 2. Over the last two years the school has ‘No Plastic November’ supported by the worked towards implementing the new National Waikouaiti Coast Community Board sponsored Curriculum that comes into operation in 2010. lots of cloth shopping bags for pupils to paint. This document has had wide consultation, These are still available for sale from the shop at thorough educational research and will allow Waitati – proceeds from the sale of these bags go children to experience success in a broad range to the school. of areas. Year 7 and 8 spent a wakeful night in tents on New National Standards arrived in the school Rabbit Island in November in wild wind. They recently, and were put together in a few months fared well in adverse conditions, cooked over an with little consultation, poor research and narrow open fire, built sand sculptures and even managed the curriculum’s focus to writing, reading and to remove other people’s rubbish from the island maths. At Warrington School little will change as before wading their way home across the bay. we already use nationally recognised standards for Friends of Warrington School have been our assessment and report twice yearly on pupils’ selling calendars and greeting cards based on progress in plain language. children’s artwork and photos, as well as Fair Trade These standards imply that science, products. We have also begun planning our school technology, the arts, PE, Health, Maori, EOTC fair. To make this event a success we really need and Environmental Education no longer matter support and commitment from everyone. and that everyone in NZ has to be literate and Dates numerate. What a sad place school will be if this • Monday 8-Friday 11 December: Year 5-8 type of nonsense continues. It shows little foresight Camp Waianakarua, Middle School Sleep-over by the Minister of Education in the skills required and Junior activity week. to create a diverse and multi-talented nation. • Tuesday 15 December: Road Race 9:15 and The School pool has just received a “perfect picnic 6pm water balance rating” ready for its opening. • Thursday 17 December Road Race 9:15 and A meeting held at the school to look at picnic 6pm (postponement day) the feasibility of establishing a radio station at • Friday 18 December: End of school year at Warrington School showed that all concerns of the 1.30pm Board would be met and it looks like a community • Website: http://wikieducator.org/ radio station will be set up in the school. There is a Warrington_School everything printed here appears on our website as it arrives, in full colour, with clickable links and in searchable form December 2009/January 2010 Blueskin News 3 4 Blueskin News December 2009/January 2010 BLueSkiN BAY FM By Rozalina MacRae and Peter Dowden The Waikouaiti Coast Community Board approved the funding application for Blueskin Bay FM, granting us $1000. This is about $300 less than we asked for, but we can begin by ordering the transmitter and getting other equipment ready. The other money will be not a problem to collect, we think. We will try to find cheaper options to buy equipment if it is possible.