Heathcote Valley Online

[Editor: Jim and Catherine McKie recently wrote to the council in response to the proposed building plans for Bridle Path Road. Their concerns are valid for any building project in...
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This site is too important for compromises - Linda Harrison.[Editor: In response to the proposed hillside building plans your feedback is on its way. Thanks for doing...
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The question most frequently asked by first-time visitors to our home is: “What’s that big concrete thing in the middle of the valley?” Well, for those who don’t...
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[Editor: Residents will be all too aware of the changes happening in our valley. This piece was submitted by one of readers and may reflect what many of us will be feeling. What do you...
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On Saturday 14 June approximately 50 people attended the ‘Dressy Drinks’ fundraising event. This was held at the home of Mrs. Jean Cumming in Heathcote Valley to benefit the St...
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The Church of St Mary, located on the corner of Trustcotts Road and Martindales Road in Heathcote, will soon be 150 years old. In preparation for the celebrations, a group of interested...
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Once again the dawn parade, to celebrate the anniversary of the landings by the combined forces of Australia and New Zealand at Anzac cove in southern Turkey at the entrance to the...
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Maybe we are just lucky, but the weather always seems great whenever we go to the Avoca Valley. The days are sunny and the place seems so peaceful. Avoca resident Janice Schaper hasn't...
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Geography makes Heathcote the busiest airport in the South Island for some of our residents. Andrew Crossland, a park ranger for the City Council, paid a visit to the Community Association...
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What it means to Christchurch & Canterbury There can be few better examples of human grit and determination than the construction of the Lyttelton Rail Tunnel (LRT) and there could...
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The Waitangi Day fire may be a fading memory for some, but this Horotane Valley family won't be forgetting it any time soon. Look how close it came to reaching their house....
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There is a time and a place for everything, as the old saying goes, and Waitangi Day was the time and Heathcote Valley was the place where nature sought to wreak havoc and destruction with a...
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Is this a new resident in Heathcote Valley or just a pig in passing? This magnificent specimen of pighood was recently seen enthusiastically and contentedly foraging on an empty section...
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Once there was a little tabby kitten who lived in Heathcote. He liked his lollies so much he couldn't stop eating. He ate and ate, then he ate some more. His tabby mother watched and...
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For the hearing, the HVCA urgently needs experts and evidence to help us - Drina Sisarich [Editor: If I said "Proposed Change Number 1 to the Regional Policy Statement:...
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[Editor: You can see tui in Auckland suburbia, but in Heathcote there are none. With the Port Hills on our doorstep, Peter McKie uses poetry to ask why this is so and...
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How does a new lake get a name? In Heathcote, it is a little-known tradition that if you are seven years old and taking your yacht out for its first voyage on a lake with no name, you should...
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Hedges are great, they give you privacy, their height can be adjusted to suit your situation and they don't need painting. They can also look neat and tidy, if you are prepared to cut...
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For nearly two years the Heathcote Valley Community Association has been trying to get the traffic islands on the corner of Port Hills Road and Scruttons Road repaired. They have become...
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Any family heading away this Easter needs to decide what to do with their pets. I was asked recently if I knew of anywhere local to look after a cat and I had to say no....
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[Editor: For better or worse, the Council will be moving to a wheelie bin based rubbish collection service in early 2009. The change is creating some discussion on what it means for hill...
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