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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Porirua News
Water quality a concern in
Wakeboard park proposal
Alexia Parker
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Direct dial: 587-1673
The proposed high-wire forest park nestled adjacent to Gear
Terrace homestead is looking like a
favourable and viable attraction to
Porirua City councillors.
But more study is needed for the
proposed Aotea Lagoon’s wakeboard
park - specially on water quality.
Earlier this month, during a
Porirua City Council city services
committee meeting, councillors were
presented with an update on the
Adrenalin Forest Park and Lagoon
Wakeboard Park proposal.
Both proposals were presented
to committee members earlier this
year.
The forest park, proposed by
Jean Caillabet, features a series of
multi-level aerial obstacle courses.
Participants negotiate a series of
rope bridges, swings and flying foxes
from platforms constructed in a tree
canopy. The platforms range from
two to 20 metres in the air.
The wakeboard park, proposed by
Titahi Bay resident Paul Marlow, in-
volves an electrical motor that drives
a pair of running cables around a
rectangle or a pentagon course; attached to the cables are carriers designed to pull skiing ropes.
Committee chair Nick Leggett
says both proposals are “pretty exciting” projects.
“But there is more work to be
done to determine the feasibility of the wakeboard cable way,” Cr
Leggett says. “The major concern at
the moment is the poor water quality
in Aotea Lagoon,” he says.
Council’s asset management and
NEWS BRIEFS
Boys and Girls
operations general manager Peter
Bailey says councillors are currently
working on an integral report, relating to the cableway, which will
be presented at the next committee
meeting.
But Mr Bailey admits it could take
three to four months before a solution can be found.
The Christchurch City Council
has granted Mr Caillabet approval to
erect a park in their city.
Porirua is awaiting Christchurch’s
lease conditions as part of the feasibility study.
LOCAL PEOPLE
These pirates
are all ears
Pataka move
Kids took part in Dress as a Pirate Day at Porirua library last week
while listening to an authors’ reading of NZ Post Picture Book
finalist Every Second Friday. The book, written by Kiri Lightfoot
and illustrated by Ben Galbraith, tells the story of Margi and
Totty’s dad, whom they stay with every fortnight. Their dad is a
bits and bobs collector, and anything can happen. Lightfoot and
Galbraith dressed especially in pirate costume to mimic one of
the adventures in the book.
ENTRALLED: From left, Gemma Lovewell, 3, Whitby; Liam Millar, 4, Papakowhai;
and Leila Janes, 8, Paremata
Tawa College is hosting two parenting seminars in June on tips for
growing youngsters.
On June 3, Hot Tips on Growing
Boys, with John and Naomi Cowan,
will run from 7pm to 9.45pm at
the college, while on June 4, Hot
Tips on Raising Girls will run, same
time and place. Early bird special
tickets (expires 25 May) $15 single
/ $25 couple, full price $20 single /
$35 couple. For more information
phone Judith on 232 7163 or Metua
on 232 3836, or email comed@
tawacol.school.nz. Book and pay
online at www.tawacomed.co.nz.
Tickets can also be purchased from
Darrochs Hardware, Main Road,
Tawa or Windmill Bakery, under
the canopies, Porirua, or Glad Gifts,
Newlands Mall.
In the Citylife Porirua News story
printed on May 13 “Pataka Museum
premises up for lease” there were
incorrect details about the lease.
Tangerine Design is moving to
an office space beside the large
dance studio, which was previously
used by Whitireia Performing Arts
support staff. The wrong space and
size was printed. Citylife regrets the
error.
Photo by: Andrew Bonallack / PW PirateDay 130509
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