CIRCULAR Head Deputy Mayor John Oldaker has questioned the move by the Department of State Growth, formerly DIER, to erect fences along Temma Road to protect rare orchids.

CIRCULAR Head Deputy Mayor John Oldaker has questioned the move by the Department of State Growth, formerly DIER, to erect fences along Temma Road to protect rare orchids.

The fence on the eastern side of the road is 750metres long and the fence on the west is slightly shorter.

A spokesperson from the department said there are several threatened orchid species that are only found in the Tiger Creek Flats part of the West Coast, one of the species has less than 40 known individuals in existence.

NEW FENCE QUESTIONED: People from the Marrawah region have been going to Circular Head Deputy Mayor John Oldaker with complaints about the fences along Temma Road that have been put up to protect rare orchids.

"One environmental mitigation measure is the construction of roadside post and wire fences on both sides of the road, which will minimise the opportunity for vehicles and pedestrians to access areas that contained threatened orchid species," the spokesperson said.

"The fences are located in a similar position to typical roadside safety barriers beyond the guideposts and are designed to break off on impact to reduce the risk to motorists."

Cr Oldaker said there were more safety concerns that the department did not consider when creating the fence, which he describes as similar to a bridge barrier.

"The issue will be that there is cattle running about down there and if a beast gets in on that road, and they will, at night time once you put lights on stock and they've got no way to get out then it becomes a road safety issue," he said.

Cr Oldaker said he had people from the Marrawah region come to him with complaints about the fences.

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A new pamphlet and guide have been developed to help explain existing fencing rules in Selwyn to people considering building or adding fences.

People are able to choose their own fencing, but need to make sure the fence complies with District Plan requirements, which include rules about how and where fences can be established, depending on the location of the fence.

In Living Z areas, a residential zone in parts of Rolleston, Lincoln and Prebbleton and in the Lowes Road Outline Development Plan area in Rolleston, specific fencing rules are in place affecting the sides of properties facing either road or reserve boundaries. These rules allow for individual styles of fencing, depending on the location and the intended purpose of the fence within certain parameters that affect the height and way fences are built, as stated in the District Plan.

"These rules are in place to help create attractive, safe neighbourhoods," says Gabi Wolfer, Urban Designer at Selwyn District Council.

"Fencing is more than just a physical barrier defining the edge of a property. Fencing is part of the street scene. If it is well designed, it can complement the environment and can help to make a neighbourhood into an attractive and a pleasant place to live and visit."

Gabi says that fencing also plays an important role in providing security both for people living in a section, and for adults and children using a footpath, road or reserve.

"The rules are designed to ensure that the parts of the property which border street corners or reserves are visible, which helps to reduce the risk of tagging and crime, while also improving sight lines for motorists and making it safer for people using public spaces nearby."

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Concerned at the number of native animals becoming caught in barbed wire on fences, Young District Landcare decided to try and do something practical to help.

Concerned at the number of native animals becoming caught in barbed wire on fences, Young District Landcare decided to try and do something practical to help.

They came up with the idea of Barb Busters.

The group recently held two working bees on Young properties, removing over three kilometres of barbed wire.

The first property off Moppity Road forms part of the Douglas Range, sometimes referred to as Black Range, and adjoins Young Nature Reserve, a local National Park.

The second property is in the Crowther area and is part of the Illunie Range.

Both properties are very rich in flora and fauna, enabling the groups to explore the bushland before getting down to work.

Unfortunately, the remains of two Tawny Frogmouths were found in the barbed wire, so the group felt a great sense of satisfaction after removing the barbed wire, in the knowledge that no more Tawny Frogmouths or other native animals would be caught.

One volunteer who helped on both days was Young resident Marianne OToole.

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Budding flowers in springtime giving hope to a fresh, beautiful start. Bamboo stalks swaying in the breeze, sending nostalgia of the calm, carefree life in the countryside. Water raging from the top of the mountains like the surge of emotions of a passionate lover, mountains and cliffs covered with trees and moss evoking the mysteries of nature these are just some of the themes of the ink paintings of esteemed Chinese artists Chen Lyusheng and Sun Jiangtao.

Chinese ink painting focuses on the concept, the feeling. So, its not just like you draw something and make it similar to the real object. It focuses on the peoples feelings, its what you can see, what you can get, after seeing these pictures, Lyusheng, through an interpreter, told GMA News Online.

And capturing the feelings through painting is one of the things that Filipino and Chinese artists have in common, said National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) chairman Felipe De Leon Jr. during the opening of the exhibit titled Ink Paintings from China: Chen Lyusheng and Sun Jiangtao at the Metropolitan Museum on June 19.

Im very happy that Chinese art has very close realities to Philippine art. Both conditions do not simply copy what is seen by the eyes, because the Chinese and Filipino artists capture what we know rather than what we see, De Leon said in a speech.

Chinese artists capture the essence of things. They capture the soul of the mountains, of a tree, a river. This is also true for Filipino paintings, he added.

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Letter-writer S. Cunningham suggests this photograph demonstrates that gates and fences do little to protect people.

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Editor:

The submitted photo (above) demonstrates the futility of erecting gates and fences to protect the public on White Rock beach.

On a daily basis you can see people standing on the tracks in front of an oncoming train or dashing across the tracks just before the train reaches the point of crossing.

S. Cunningham, Surrey

In the past 45-plus years of going to the beach as a child and adult, Ive realized the more fences, gates and railings they put up, the more people are going to hustle and bustle to achieve access to the beach by the quickest means possible.

When we were kids, there were no barriers, yet a constant warning alarm, a ringing bell on the trains and drop-down barriers at crossings.

When there was not this convoluted rat maze of impediment of barrings, the majority 98 per cent of people getting hit by the trains were the drunk, drugged, the unaware. Less is more.

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