EMMA BAILEY AND TIM MCSWEENEY

South Canterbury has a high proportion of superannuitants and invalid beneficiaries, but a low number of unemployment beneficiaries, the latest census reveals.

Nearly one in four residents, aged over 15, claim superannuation, putting the region at 24.1 per cent, while the national average is 16.8 per cent.

In the region, 2.33 per cent of people derived income over the previous year from the unemployment benefit, compared to 2.92 per cent of people across the country.

People collecting the invalids benefit dropped from 3.89 per cent at the last census to 3.22 per cent. This still put the region significantly higher than rest of New Zealand, at 2.38 per cent.

The census considered income from all sources, so people could have several income sources.

Aoraki Development Business and Tourism chief executive Wendy Smith said the census statistics matched the statistics around employment she had seen.

"It aligns very well with the other statistics and is not surprising.

"It is representative of the strong job opportunities that are out there and the low unemployment figures."

She said there were a range of different employment opportunities because the region was not just based on one industry.

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The district made minor adjustments to the plans, which are set to be completed by June

More than $2,000 was deducted from the cost of a project that includes several changes to the new Gettysburg Middle School.

The Gettysburg Area School District Board of Education approved one deduction of $20,422 and several small additions totaling $18,200, making for a total deduction of $2,222 from the overall cost of the project.

The $20,422 will be saved by not installing bollard lights in the new school's courtyard. The lights will not be necessary because the courtyard will receive light from 14 wall-mounted fixtures that remain in the contract, according to the meeting agenda.

The various additions to the middle school project include $6,631 for the installation of eight televisions monitors throughout the common areas of the building; $4,881 for floor-style lighting in the auditorium; $1,341 for a drywall bulkhead in one room of the building; $2,423 for bottle fillers at four water fountains throughout the building; $2,364 for bleacher curtains to prevent entry under the bleachers while they are in use; and $560 for louvers at two doors in the building.

As of September, the $36.5-million project was set to be completed by June.

In other business, the board voted to convert Feb. 17 from a staff professional development day to a student make-up day. Board president Todd Orner said the change was necessary because the district had run out of built-in snow make-up days in its calendar.

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Willy Loman, from Arthur Millers Death of a Salesman, is a well-known (fictional) door-to-door salesperson. There was a time when it was a common profession.

Nowadays, door-to-door sales still happen, but with less frequency. Sometimes, legitimately; other times, not.

Legitimate door-to-door sales

Sometimes, as in the case of Square One Paving, its legitimate. Square One, who laid the stamped asphalt in front of the Evergreen Plaza in Sooke, are an example of legitimate contractors who utilize door-to-door sales. Owners Gord and Jan Stewart get a lot of business by knocking on doors.

I go around and bang on doors when theres a reno going, or a new house being built, details Gord. I give them my brochure, I talk, and I get jobs.

Consumer Protection BC says that legitimate door-to-door sales people are regulated by the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act. To be in compliance with any contract established in a door-to-door sale, the contract needs to include (among other things) the suppliers name, address and contact information, detailed description of the the goods and services, payment terms, and the consumers cancellation rights. Which, by the way, include a 10-day cancellation right.

Gord adds to this. As a professional contractor, Gords business is listed with the Better Business Bureau, he has brochures, a website, and references.

I have a portfolio, I bring my iPad with me, I show them all the local jobs around where they are, I use every tool I can possibly use.

He also advised to check for credentials, and ask for a business card.

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High-profile Christchurch businessman Ben Gough has applied to demolish the central city's heritage-listed art deco Public Trust Office building.

The New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) says the building should be saved, and a heritage advocate is "sickened" by the prospect of demolition.

Tailorspace Investments, owned by Gough, has applied to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) for a section 38 notice that would allow the demolition of the building, at 152-156 Oxford Tce.

Designed by renowned architect Cecil Wood, the 1922-1925 building is a Group 3 protected heritage site in the Christchurch City Plan and a NZHPT Category 2 historic place.

Earthquake-strengthening was carried out in 2009, with the work including the incorporation of new shear walls to the full height of the building.

Ben Gough is controlling shareholder and deputy chairman of Gough Holdings, one of the city's biggest family-owned companies. His relative, Antony Gough, is behind a $140 million Oxford Tce development.

Cera confirmed Tailorspace had applied for a section 38 notice and that a decision was "imminent". The trust is legally powerless to prevent demolition if a section 38 notice is issued. Its archaeological consent is only required for pre-1900 buildings.

"The number of heritage buildings remaining in the central city has halved and this is a stand-alone survivor on its block," trust southern general manager Rob Hall said.

Ben Gough and Tailorspace Investments management did not respond to calls yesterday. A company representative said it was "going through a PR company" and would not be able to respond until Monday.

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The demolition of the old KeySpan building located at 250 Old Country Road in Mineola is currently ongoing. The complete tear-down is expected to conclude some time in February. Lake Success-based Lalezarian Developers will construct a nine-story, 315-unit apartment complex at the site.

Parts of the structure were pulled down earlier this month. The final demolition days are at 4 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, Tuesday, Feb. 11 and Friday, Feb. 14., but are subject to change. No explosives are being used during tear-downs, according to Mineola village officials.

Weather initially delayed the start of the demolition, Mayor Scott Strauss said. Lalezarian had to postpone the first few pull-downs of the structure.

Its going the way its supposed to go, Strauss said in a phone interview. They have the rest of the building scheduled to go and its moving along as it should.

Developers resubmitted plans to Mineola twice since taking over the property. Ken Lalezarian estimated the total demolition would be 85 percent complete by this week.

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