In brief

Press, 13 September 1989, Page 3

In brief

Disneyland trip Thirty New Zealand children with life-threatening diseases will travel to Disneyland next month, thanks to Koru Care. On October 19, the children all aged between six and 16, will begin a 10-day trip to the United States visiting places like Disneyland, Universal Studios, Sea World and the Californian Highway Patrol (CHiPs). Koru Care is a charity run by staff of Air New Zealand for children with life-threatening diseases. “This trip will be the fifth of its kind to Disneyland organised by Koru Care,” said the chairman, Mrs Wilma Gillian. Most of the were from Christchurch but there were also children from Wellington, Dunedin, Nelson, Invercargill and the West Coast, she said. Cyclist hit by truck A cyclist was killed instantly when he was run over by a truck and trailer unit on Yaldhurst Road yesterday. He was Paul Andrew McLeod, aged 12, of Yardley Street, Russley, a pupil at Kirkwood Intermediate School. The Ministry of Transport is seeking witnesses to the accident which occurred near the intersection of Witheils Road at 8 a.m. The boy fell off his bicycle and was struck by the truck’s trailer unit. Tomatoes $lO for Ikg Spring tomatoes have been selling at an Auckland hothouse for up to $lO a kilogram. The high price is because of the cold weather but the price is expected to drop in the next three weeks as the weather warms. By next month shoppers will be able to buy the first strawberries for about $4 a punnet, nectarines from Hawke’s Bay at $8 a kilogram and, by mid-October, asparagus at $.lO to $l5 a kilogram. — PA Claim ‘misleading’ A claim by a Mayoral candidate, Ms Vicki Buck, that she started the Canterbury Development Corporation was misleading, the Mayor of Christchurch, Sir Hamish Hay, says. The claim appeared in publicity material distributed by Ms Buck. Sir Hamish said the claim was going too far and was unfair to the Christchurch City Council and ratepayers. As chairman of the council’s policy and finance committee in 4982, Ms Buck had considerable involvement in the formation of the corporation, but it was created as a result of a council decision to grant $500,000, Sir Hamish said. The corporation was set up as an independent corporate body whose principal objective was the expansion of employment. While its initial fund-raising target of $1 million was not achieved, the corporation continued to perform a constructive role in the economic development of Canterbury, Sir Hamish said. Pool plan ‘approved’ The Henderson Borough built its $l4 million swimming centre without planning consent, the “Auckland Star” reports. More than three years after work began oh the Commonwealth Games venue, the council will this month grant itself consent. The Henderson planner, Mr Ray Therkleson, said the matter was “no big deal” since the centre was a council project on council land. But senior planners from other councils called the move unwise, dangerous and certainly not normal practice. The Auckland City principal planner, Mr Terry Reed, said regardless of whether council land was involved planning consent should have been obtained before work started. — PA Privy Council titles The Minister of Housing, Mr Hunt, and a Court of Appeal judge, Mr Justice Hardie Boys have been made members of the Privy Council, the Governor-General, Sir Paul Reeves said. The two appointments bring to 26 the number of New Zealand members of the Privy Council. Membership is for life and entitles members to use the title “The Right Honourable” before their names. Mr Hunt has been an M.P. since 1966 and is Leader of the House and Minister of Housing and Broadcasting. Mr Justice Hardie Boys was a High Court judge from 1980 until his appointment to the Court of Appeal earlier this year. — PA