Selwyn lights up to celebrate coronation
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Last modified: 10 May 2023 11:50am
Selwyn sites turned purple and new trees are being added to the landscape as the district marked the coronation of King Charles III.
Significant landmarks around the country were lit up and commemoration trees planted as part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s celebration of the coronation.
In Selwyn, the war memorials at Darfield, Lincoln, Tai Tapu and Leeston had their lights set to purple over the weekend and a ceremonial oak tree will be planted as part of a planting day at Kakaha Park. Due to weather delays the planting will happen in the coming weeks.
Mayor Sam Broughton will be joining Prebbleton School pupils who will be planting over 400 native trees in the park — including one tree which will carry a plaque noting that it was planted to mark the coronation.
“This is a fantastic community asset and it’s really cool to have the community involved in literally growing the space. Particularly having the school children being here to plant these trees to feel part of the park and be able to watch them grow for a long time into the future and remember the history of it.”
Kakaha Park in Prebbleton is a staged development providing additional recreation space for the rapidly growing area, with changing rooms, car parking and more park space opening in the coming months.