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Every Kiwi loves a bargain. However, buying three items for $5, only to be charged $6.50 at the checkout is not what the purchaser intended. Or how about buying a product and it’s price is different on the shelf card compared to what it is at the checkout?

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Over the last few months The Post has received a large number of com-plaints regarding pricing issues in our supermarkets across Franklin, most of these we rightly chalked up to be-ing a simple case of human error.

However, the last couple of weeks has seen an increase in our readers coming to us with more incidents of the pricing issues.

The question we are trying to an-swer is – ‘are supermarkets unfairly getting a bad rap for pricing errors?’

Is it fair to expect them to get it right 100% of the time when you take into consideration they could have more than 20,000 different products on their shelves.

We received this Letter to the Ed-itor from Ronda Derwin of Waiu-ku “So the gossip around town is that New World is becoming notorious for price differences from shelf to check-out. This concerned me due to my tight budget with groceries, so I took along my handy calculator and YES two weeks in a row the price listed on goods versus checkout pricing is defi-nitely different. I, of course, have que-ried this on both occasions. What a pain having to retrace my shopping to find their mistakes but if I was to count up the $3.00 to $4.00 extra ex-pense per week and add per customer then that becomes a very large yearly profit that New World seems to be slip-ping under the radar. Come on New World you are no longer under the ex-cuse of New Management.”

The Post sent this letter to New World brand owner, Foodstuffs, for a comment and General Manager Retail North Island, Doug Cochrane had this to say

“Every day we work really hard to make sure mistakes regarding price don’t occur, but we do accept that on occasion these do happen and often this is due to human error. In response to your letter Foodstuffs North Island Ltd launched an investigation into pricing at the store and we are pleased to confirm that no pricing anomalies have been identified. In saying that, if as a customer, you do believe you have been overcharged, then please bring your receipt into store and ask for the owner who would be more than hap-py to refund any price difference. He would also welcome the opportunity to investigate a specific pricing mis-take if this is in fact the case.”

Social Media sites have not been kind to supermarkets in the past when mistakes like these are made.

People quickly use the opportunity to completely hammer the supermar-ket owners in these public forums, and sometimes they become unfair and personal.

Pricing has a lot to do with trust. When our trust is broken by a store, and we feel we can no longer make a decision based on the price we see on the shelf, this leaves our shopping ex-perience seriously affected.

Should we ensure that we pay clos-er attention to what the sign says, read the fine print and ensure that we understand the offer? At the end of the day, if you happen to find an er-ror, supermarkets will always refund you for the incorrect charge.

According to Fair Trading Act: Businesses must price goods clear-ly to make sure consumers are not misled.

When a customer sees a price stick-er on a product or a shelf price, it is reasonable for them to expect that, that is the price they will be charged

at the checkout.A business that displays prices

which are lower than the actual price at which they are selling goods or ser-vices is misleading consumers about the true cost of goods.

Example: A supermarket charged higher prices for certain fruit and vegetables at the checkout than at their point of display. The supermar-ket was convicted and fined.

It is fair to say that the last thing anyone wants is to be forced to check every price of every product pur-chased when shopping in a super-market or anywhere else.

We need to trust that the super-market or store has done everything possible to ensure the price is right and when they get it wrong maybe we need to spare a thought for oth-er 99.99% they got right.

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I seemed to have blinked and just like that, our summer is nearly gone.

It has to be my favourite sea-son, and there are so many rea-sons why.

Swimming, maxi dresses, fishing and lets not forget the fantastic range of delicious food just to name a few.

And so it seems, that as soon as the change of season struck on March 1, I instantly came down with a bug.

As summer winds down, so do all the events that take place over the weekends.

Since returning from Perth, I have hit the ground running, and unfortunately, have burnt the candle at both ends.

Trying to find a balance be-tween work and social life for me has been a struggle. I just love both a little bit too much!

This saw me out for the weekend, and I was very lucky that Bossman Steve was able to pick up events I couldn’t make it to.

There is a healthy compe-tition between the two of us when it comes to covering events. Both Bossman Steve and I believe that each of us take the better photographs, but this weekend, he definite-

ly wins hands down. I need to pick my game up.

Not only did he make it to two rugby matches, he also covered the Thundercats and Waiuku Dirt Track on Sunday. He has captured some stun-ning shots, and all of the pho-tographs have been uploaded to our Facebook page – feel free to tag and share!

We had our first preseason football match against Wai-uku on Sunday, and, like in the previous years, the game didn’t disappoint.

We played four 20 minute quarters, and while Tuakau had a strong game in the first quarter, Waiuku definitely stepped up and picked out weak spots in the last two, which saw them come away with 4-2 win.

By the end of it I was com-pletely stuffed and a well de-served nana nap was needed.

Considering majority of the Waiuku team are a new, the girls are going to be a force to reckon with, and I am really looking forward to playing them again soon.

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In response to last week’s article (Tuesday, March 1) about someone dumping rubbish at forestry, I’d like to say your information is incorrect. I know this person who has been collecting rubbish on his walks around the forestry, which has been left from fishermen, picnic goers and other users. He is an old retired man, who walks his dog at opening every morning and evening. He spend two hours each walk, walking up the river side and through the bush collecting OTHER people’s rubbish, and in this case, bags and bags full which are heavy to carry all the way back to his car. He then carries them each day a little bit further, and for him to read the article feeling accused of something which he has only collected to keep our water ways and bush clean is up most disappointing. The gate opener is aware of his collecting. I feel we are lucky to have someone in our community who will pick up other people’s rubbish to keep our area clean. Many times he’s had to pick up dirty nappies, fishing lines, plastic bottles etc, dumped by others. As an ex forestry user myself, it would be nice to maybe have the odd rubbish bin, like you see in parks, for users then maybe rubbish would not be left behind.

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While Mark was personal-ly stoked with the placing, the professional athlete in him has come away from the competi-tion with mixed emotions.

“If you had of told me going into the race that I would com-plete it with a time of 8.29.38, I would have been over the moon and taken it any day. If you then said that would only be good enough for tenth, I’d have probably laughed at you, but that was the case at Iron-man New Zealand this year.”

Mark described the com-petition as the perfect storm, as there was a combination of great weather and a power house field of in form athletes due to the cancellation of the Melbourne Ironman.

Second out of the water, Mark set a good pace on the

bike, which saw him keeping up with the well renowned ath-letes Terenzo Bozzone and Cal-lum Millward. Fifth out on the 42.2km run, Mark began to feel the effects of the day. For the last 21km of the run, all Mark could do was focus on himself and give the final leg of the race his all.

“I am very proud of myself and absolutely loved the dis-tance. I can’t wait to do anoth-er one, but for now it’s back to focusing on the 70.3 distance for the remainder of the year. I hope this block served its pur-pose and gave me a huge base to work with during the next few months.”

Mark will be travelling to Boulder, Colorado, in several weeks time to begin his USA season.

Glenbrook’s Mark Bowstead, attempted his first full Ironman, and came tenth overall. Photo courtesy of Darryl Carey.

Mark placed in top ten in IronmanG l e n b ro o k’ s Mark Bowstead has just completed his first full Ironman last weekend, and was placed tenth overall.

Waiuku business owners are up in arms over the state of the town pavers and the lack of an adequate cleaning regime.

The Franklin Local Board passed a resolution for a portion of the town’s pavers to be replaced with new pavers that would handle the dirt better, cost less to clean and enhance the whole appearance of the township. The first of the new pavers were due to be laid early in March but has not yet begun.

The fact that the township pav-ing is due for a face-lift is in itself

very exciting and will go a long way in solving the real issue – the cost of cleaning and maintenance of the current pavers. Sadly the local board only approved a phased ap-proach so only certain sections of the township will be replaced at this point in time.

What happens to the rest of the township that falls outside of this area is of major concern to local businesses as the pavers are nor-mally in a shocking condition. Neither the local board or Auck-land Transport appear to be able

to shed any light on how frequent-ly the cleaning will be done.

It would appear the local board missed a valuable opportunity to sort out the entire township pav-ing issues but voted rather to do a smaller trial area which sadly may come back to haunt them.

For now the town is stuck with pavers that cost too much to clean while waiting for the new pavers to be laid. This may highlight how bad the other areas are. Areas which will have to wait another year to get new pavers.

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The Rugby World Cup was the star attraction at four Counties Manukau high schools last Wednesday.

Rugby players, students and teach-ers from Strathallan College, Papakura High School, Wesley College and Tuakau College got up close and personal with the glittering Webb Ellis Cup and learnt about its history, whilst taking many selfies.

General Manager of Community Rug-by and Provincial Union Rugby, Brent Anderson, said New Zealand Rugby wanted to share the cup with commu-nities all over New Zealand and target-ing teenagers was the first stage of their programme.

“The local visits were part of a drive to sign up teenagers for rugby around New Zealand. It’s about saying thanks for playing rugby and to give players an opportunity to get up close with the ul-timate rugby prize.”

He said rugby provided young people with skills that can set them up for life. “Rugby’s a great way to keep fit and have fun with your mates, but more than that, kids learn commitment, to be reliable and accountable to others, and become part of a community.

“Those friendships cemented on the rugby field are often lifelong – speak-ing from personal experience.” Ander-son said 42,072 teenagers signed up for rugby in 2015 and having more teenag-ers was a particular focus for New Zea-land Rugby.

“This year we’re challenging high schools to sign up one more team. Often schools don’t have quite enough play-ers to make up an extra team. They are placed into existing teams giving players less game time. We hope to encourage schools to make another team. Those who achieve it will win a special rugby prize pack and go in the draw to win a visit from the All Blacks.”

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Dylan Crisp has been given an opportunity by a local business that will set him up for the rest of his life.

The former Tuakau College stu-dent has been accepted as the re-cipient of Pukekohe’s Customkit Carpentry Scholarship, in associa-tion with the Building and Construc-tion Industry Training Organisation.This will see all his fees paid for over the four year course.

The scholarship has been struc-tured to help those working towards a National Certificate in Carpentry, Level 4, which takes between three and four years to complete.

Dylan, who was nominated for the scholarship, said he was absolutely blown away by the gesture.

“I have known since the age of five that I had always wanted to be a builder, and when I was given the chance to experience the industry through the Gateway programme at school last year, I jumped at the opportunity. This is now the icing on the cake.”

The 17 year old comes from a fam-ily of builders, and has been award-ed a placement with his cousin, Sam Crisp’s construction business.

“Dylan has really great potential to go far. The scholarship is an awe-some opportunity for our young lo-cal guys to get a leg up in the building industry. We are really looking for-ward to continuing our relationship with Customkit,” says Sam Crisp.

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This is the third year that Cus-tomkit has offered this scholarship, and Managing Director, Michael Anselmi says he thoroughly enjoys being able to give something back to the community.

“The aim of the scholarship is to support highly motivated and aspiring new apprentices in their studies. Right now qualified car-penters are in demand.

“The construction industry is the engine room of the New Zealand

economy and carpenters are at the heart of the activity,” explained Mi-chael.

“As part of the country’s building landscape we believe we have an obligation to help our talent pool grow. For that reason we’re delight-ed to put our name on an activity that will help achieve this goal.”

Michael says that carpentry of-fers great career opportunities for people from all walks of life and of all ages.

Tuakau College’s Deputy Head Girl, Karly Brough, and Head Boy, Grant Tuhaka, were just a few of the rugby mad students who got up close and personal with the Webb Ellis Cup.

From left: Kevin Smith (Customkit Production Manager), Nigel King (Customkit Sales Consultant), Karl Ngatai (BCITO), Dylan Crisp (ap-prentice builder) and Sam Crisp (Owner of Crisp Construction).

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A police constable who saved two women in separate incidents and volunteer, Gaye Dickey, were both honoured at the Counties Manukau Police district awards ceremony at Otahuhu Primary School last Friday.

Constable Richard Jellyman was awarded a Certificate of Commenda-tion for locating a woman in danger on Wednesday, February 17.

Area Commander for Counties Ma-nukau West Inspector, Jason Hewett, said the woman was a passenger in a vehicle and signalled to another mo-torist for help.

Police were contacted and Constable Jellyman was able to locate the vehicle and stopped it in Patumahoe.

Upon reaching the vehicle, Constable Jellyman saw the woman in the passen-ger seat covered in a blanket. She then jumped from the vehicle and said a man in the car was going to kill her.

Constable Jellyman then monitored the pursuit of the offender by radio and took the victim to a safe location.

He also received another commenda-tion for saving a 73 year old woman’s life when he performed CPR after she col-lapsed in Pukekohe in January.

Constable Jellyman said he was hum-bled to receive the awards.

Gaye Dickey was also acknowledged for her service as a volunteer at the Wai-uku Police Station by being awarded a District Commanders Certificate.

Constable and volunteer honoured with awards

She was also acknowledged for her co-ordinator’s role with the Community patrols.

Constable Jellyman and Gaye

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Constable Richard Jellyman (left) pictured with Inspector Chris de Wattignar when he was presented with his Certificate of Commen-dation.

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Three days and Three Nights

We find strength and truth in His Word, His Word Alone...

For those into deeper things, here is an interesting and in depth look at this oft confusing phrase. This all starts with what Jesus said as recorded in Matthew 12:40

“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” God spoke it so it has to be true, but how does it all fit together?

Now most people look at the phrase “in the heart of the earth” as meaning “in the Grave” or “in the ground” but the deep Hebrew and Greek scholars have a totally different view of this as found in the ancient language. Now if you look at the “Lord’s Prayer” we find the exact same phrase in Matthew 6:10 “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.”

If we took this “in earth” to be in the graveyard, then we have a problem, as cemeteries are full of bones and dusty coffins, not much at all happening here, so how can dead people be actively doing God’s Will? Now if you take the phrase as it was written and anciently spoken and put a modern spin on it to use modern terminology for an ancient activity we get this; “In the Government” or “In the City Council” or “In the District Court.”

Now we can sort of solve a problem of numbers of days by getting an old Calendar out and it advises us that Calvary-Passover was a Wednesday. So this would give us Wednesday=Calvary (Preparation Day for) Thursday=Annual Sabbath. Friday is preparation day for the weekly Sabbath, Sabbath is 24 hours of fellowship and Worship of God as the normal weekly cycle, and Sunday is the 1st day of the week and work as normal, the ladies are hence back to the Tomb in their work cloths all ready to apply another even thicker layer of embalming lotion and more embalming wrap to a dead body of Jesus Christ, but only to find an empty tomb.

Wednesday gives sufficient days and nights, but if we apply the assumption of “in the earth” to be in the cemetery, it still all crumbles away. Now if you add another layer over this we get even deeper into difficulty, Jesus Christ is the Manna which came down from heaven. John 6:31-35 Jesus spells out very clearly that he was the “True Manna from Heaven.” And Jesus Repeated this concept in John 6:58 and most missed the spiritual significance.

Now Manna is a strange product, as it will keep for just one day any day of the week, but Friday manna will keep right through Friday and on through Sabbath as well, two long days in the Desert Heat. Now Psalm 16:10 “For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption,” tells us that in death Jesus Christ, the true manna from heaven, as we discovered, is not going to be in the grave for more than one day, or at the most a Friday-Saturday block of two days, as after this period it always stunk and grew worms (Exodus 16:20)

So Jesus = Manna from Heaven, and Manna only lasting a maximum of two days, means that a “Wednesday Calvary” is not possible. So we are sort of back to square one. Now we can make it fit by using Hebrew and any part of a night is a whole night, and any part of a day is a whole day so we get a Friday Calvary still fitting on two counts; Manna and three days three nights. But is there a better and fuller explanation out there?

Let us get back to our opening “In earth” and “in the heart of the earth” which all points us back to Government, Rulers, Courts and such and to see if we can find anything at all in the story that would link up in our problem. Judas is the traitor and betrayer, so let us follow his moves about and to observe.

Matthew 26:2 gives us two days out from Passover, which is actually in two parts so you can eat it early on Thursday, or on the Friday. Jesus ate his on the early date of Thursday, Thursday night Garden of Gethsemane, arrest, night trial, Friday morning at day break official trial, Pilate - Herod – Pilate then Calvary in quick succession. 12 noon until 3pm there was darkness and at exactly 3pm as the afternoon sacrifice was about to be offered, the cry from Calvary was “All Done” and Jesus Christ died for “the sins of the world.”

The Priests and Rulers were so careful not to contaminate themselves as they wished to eat a Friday Passover, so trials, courts, dead bodies were something they kept well away from so they stood outside the court and hollered their statements in through the door.

On Thursday night we have this as recorded in John 13:27 “And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, that thou doest, do quickly.” Judas had already been paid and the deal was almost a day old, he just needed to direct the mob to Gethsemane to fulfil his part of the deal, so Jesus Christ was already sold under the powers of Earthly Rulers.

If we go back to Matthew Chapter 26 and follow the sequences, we get to verse 13 and Judas is horrified by Mary Magdalene’s anointing of Jesus’ feet and the huge waste of money so the link is that on that very Wednesday night he slipped away and in verse 14 struck a deal, sold out his master and collected the cash in verse 15. It was a done deal, the transaction was complete, and from that time onwards until Jesus Christ was Crucified, died, was buried and rested on the Sabbath Day, Jesus Christ was “In earth” or “in the heart of the earth” as he was sold, the transaction completed, the rabble mob arrested Jesus, he was bound and jailed by the Jewish Leaders, Jewish trials followed for the prisoner, then Roman Trials followed and he was still shackled, he was beaten and mocked. And still a prisoner under guard, at Calvary a Roman Guard was posted at the foot of the Cross, and even in the Tomb he had a Roman Guard to keep him under their powers, it was only on resurrection morning when the Angel came and flipped the stone door out flat on its face, did the guard leave and their powers were broken.

In Summary; Wednesday Calvary gives us sufficient days and nights to get our quota, but when you add the Manna, it fails as Manna cannot last from Wednesday right on through, so we have to give up on that. Friday Calvary and in the Tomb and our time frame is getting very tight but it does fit and the Manna angle fits perfectly. Taking “in the earth” as it was written and intended, we have clearly proved that it actually refers to the “Powers of the Earth” or “Rulers” so now that gives us ample days to get our quota from, the Manna is kept fresh over Friday-Sabbath and we have ticked all the boxes as our problem was in a misunderstanding of what the phrase actually meant. God always does what he says he will, so please trust him.

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Last Wednesday saw the Inner Wheel Club of Coun-ties donate emergency toiletry bags to Waiuku Fami-ly Support. The volunteer group formed in December 2013, and since then, have been proactive in working towards the ideals of the organisation, which is ‘wom-en in action working together to make a difference and improve lives.’

This includes donating office equipment for the new Takanini Family Service Centre (along with cloth-ing and vouchers for food).

Inner Wheel Club of Counties has also donated money to the Fred Hollows Foundation, knitting for prem babies at Middlemore Hospital as well as money for pyjamas to the Middlemore Foundation. They reg-ularly make and fill bags with toiletries that have been given to Victim Support, Women’s Refuge and Waiuku Family Support. Members also work as volunteers for Good Look Feel Better and regularly attend the annual House and Garden Tours in the Franklin area.

The Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month and new members are always welcome. For further in-formation, contact President Lois, 09 299 6658, or Sec-retary Lesley, 09 235 5341.

Donation of toiletry bags well received

Above from left - Sharron Rusden, Diane Foulkes, Lesley Murgatroyd and Rebecca Timmins, donating the emer-gency toiletry bags to Waiuku Family Support .

On Friday, March 4, Aka Aka School had a Bula Fiji Day to raise funds for those affected by Cyclone Winston. Sausage sizzles and tropical ice-creams were the order of the day. Students paid a gold coin donation for wearing muf-ti, as well as donating household items and clothing, which headed off to Fiji in a container last Sunday. A total of $167.50 was raised, which will be donat-ed to the Red Cross Fiji Appeal.

Aka Aka students raise funds for Fiji

Last week, Playcentres all around New Zealand celebrated 75 years since the first establishment opened. Manukau Penin-sula Playcentre also took part in the week long festivities, and is now inviting mem-bers of the community to attend their open day in April.

Playcentre Awareness Week is celebrat-ed in March each year to promote the value of parent-led early education for children. At playcentre, children are given the oppor-tunity to explore their environment and choose their own activities, with their parent

or caregiver. Manukau Peninsula Playcen-tre is holding a special open day on Sunday, April 17, from 10am to 1pm. “We will have lots of messy play for the tamariki and coffee with yummy cupcakes for their parents, this open day is to celebrate the 75th birthday as well as join in the events being held across the Awhitu Peninsula as part of the AWHI Tour,” says Manukau Peninsula Playcentre representative, Kirsty Ollerenshaw. Manu-kau Peninsula Playcentre was established in 1968 and has been a second home for many generations of local families.

Manukau Peninsula Playcentre host open day

Above: Kyle Reid had the job of ensuring all the sausages were cooked.

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COUNTIES POWER TARIFFS EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2016 All prices are GST exclusive. Counties Power prices will be changed on the 1st April 2016 and are disclosed as follows:Summer is from Oct 1 to Apr 30 Winter is from May 1 to Sep 30. Closed tariffs are not available to new customers:

The total price is a combination of the transmission component and the distribution component. The transmission component represents payment for use of the national network owned by Transpower New Zealand. The distribution component is for use of the Counties Power Network.

Counties Power guarantees a total annual discount of at least $4,000,000. The effect of this discount is shown as the total price inclusive of discount. In addition we will add to this amount any rental rebate income received from Transpower New Zealand.

The size of the discount the customer will receive is based on the usage at the customer’s current address as at the cutoff date in November 2016. Only customers who are connected to our network on the cutoff date are eligible for the discount.

The following tariffs are closed and are not available to new customers: Special Day/Night, Dairy Irrigation, Priority Econopower, 3 Rate, TOU VII.

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[Low User tariffs are only available to consumers who are supplied electricity in respect to their principal place of residence. A given customer may only switch between low user and regular domestic tariffs once per 12 month period. This tariff is not available to consolidated accounts]

RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER - REGULAR USER Units 20117 $/Unit $/Unit96S Residential daily price $/day 0.6200 0.1397 0.5016 0.6413 0.59322 Residential uncontrolled $/kWh 0.0956 0.0215 0.0774 0.0989 0.0915

12 Residential controlled $/kWh 0.0479 0.0108 0.0387 0.0495 0.045820 Residential night only (Closed) $/kWh 0.0266 0.0060 0.0215 0.0275 0.0254305 Residentail night boost (Closed and to be withdrawn on 1 April 2017) $/kWh 0.0266 0.0060 0.0215 0.0275 0.025496EX Residential export $/kWh 0.0100 0.0100 0.0100 0.0092RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER - PREPAY CUSTOMER Units 880 $/Unit $/Unit99 Prepower (Prepaid Meter) $/kWh 0.1025 0.0231 0.0829 0.1060 0.0980GENERAL MASS MARKET Units 6719 $/Unit $/Unit97S General daily price $/day 0.8942 0.2015 0.7235 0.9250 0.855630 General uncontrolled $/kWh 0.0993 0.0224 0.0803 0.1027 0.095032 General controlled $/kWh 0.0497 0.0112 0.0402 0.0514 0.047521 Day/Night - Day (Closed and to be withdrawn on 1 April 2017) $/kWh 0.1025 0.0231 0.0829 0.1060 0.098022 Day/Night - Night (Closed and to be withdrawn on 1 April 2017) $/kWh 0.0248 0.0056 0.0201 0.0257 0.023824 Business night only (Closed) $/kWh 0.0248 0.0056 0.0201 0.0257 0.023845 Priority Econopower (Closed and to be withdrawn on 1 April 2017) $/kWh 0.0727 0.0164 0.0588 0.0752 0.0696325 General night boost (Closed and to be withdrawn on 1 April 2017) $/kWh 0.0270 0.0061 0.0218 0.0279 0.025897R Reactive Energy Charge $/kVArh 0.0539 0.0122 0.0436 0.0558 0.051697EX General export $/kWh 0.0100 0.0100 0.0100 0.0092

(Customers with appropriate metering will be required to pay a charge for all reactive energy supplied by the distribution network in excess of an average monthly power factor of 0.95 lagging)GENERAL 3 RATE Units 127 $/Unit $/Unit98S 3 Rate Supply Charge (Closed and to be withdrawn on 1 April 2017) $/day 0.8942 0.2015 0.7235 0.9250 0.8556211 3 Rate Summer Weekday Peak [0700-1100 & 1700-2100]

(Closed and to be withdrawn on 1 April 2017)$/kWh 0.0993 0.0224 0.0803 0.1027 0.0950

201 3 Rate Winter Weekday Peak [0700-1100 & 1700-2100] (Closed and to be withdrawn on 1 April 2017)

$/kWh 0.1737 0.0392 0.1405 0.1797 0.1662

301 3 Rate Off Peak (Closed and to be withdrawn on 1 April 2017) $/kWh 0.0745 0.0168 0.0603 0.0771 0.0713303 3 Rate Night [2300-0700] (Closed and to be withdrawn on 1 April 2017) $/kWh 0.0248 0.0056 0.0201 0.0257 0.023898EX Export Charge $/kWh 0.0100 0.0100 0.0100 0.0092STREET & COMMUNITY LIGHTING 13 $/Unit $/UnitSLDI Unmetered Distributed Streetlighting $/column/mth 8.09 1.8233 6.5450 8.3683 0.138797ML Metered Lighting - Daily Price $/day 0.6448 0.1453 0.5217 0.6670 0.138717 Metered Lighting - kWh $/kWh 0.1022 0.0230 0.0827 0.1057 0.1387MAJOR CUSTOMERS (TOU METER) 148 $/Unit $/Unit501 Summer Night [2400-0700] $/kWh 0.0108 0.0024 0.0088 0.0112 0.0104502 Summer Morning Peak [0700-1100] $/kWh 0.0259 0.0058 0.0210 0.0268 0.0248503 Summer Evening Peak [1700-2100] $/kWh 0.0280 0.0063 0.0227 0.0290 0.0268504 Summer Off Peak [1100-1700, 2100-2400] $/kWh 0.0172 0.0039 0.0139 0.0178 0.0165511 Winter Night [2400-0700] $/kWh 0.0141 0.0032 0.0114 0.0146 0.0135512 Winter Morning Peak [0700-1100] $/kWh 0.0654 0.0147 0.0529 0.0676 0.0625513 Winter Evening Peak [1700-2100] $/kWh 0.1183 0.0267 0.0957 0.1224 0.1132514 Winter Off Peak [1100-1700, 2100-2400] $/kWh 0.0216 0.0049 0.0174 0.0223 0.0206520 Demand Charge $/KVA/mth 10.0400 1.5252 5.4748 10.3854 6.4748

(Monitored 0700-2300 daily and charged at the average of the 3 highest demands per calendar month, with a maximum of one demand per day)

530 Reactive Energy Charge $/kVArh 0.0539 0.0558 0.0558 0.0516(Applies to all reactive energy supplied by the distribution network in excess of an average monthly power factor of 0.95 lagging)

T00 Transformer monthly price $/mth 180.0000 186.1920 186.1920 172.2220T01 Transformer Capacity Price $/kVA/mth 0.6000 0.6206 0.6206 0.5740HORTICULTURE (TOU METER) CLOSED $/Unit $/Unit401 Summer Night [2400-0700] $/kWh 0.0108 0.0024 0.0088 0.0112 0.0104402 Summer Morning Peak [0700-1100] $/kWh 0.0259 0.0058 0.0210 0.0268 0.0248403 Summer Evening Peak [1700-2100] $/kWh 0.0280 0.0063 0.0227 0.0290 0.0268404 Summer Off Peak [1100-1700, 2100-2400] $/kWh 0.0172 0.0039 0.0139 0.0178 0.0165411 Winter Night [2400-0700] $/kWh 0.0141 0.0032 0.0114 0.0146 0.0135412 Winter Morning Peak [0700-1100] $/kWh 0.0654 0.0147 0.0529 0.0676 0.0625413 Winter Evening Peak [1700-2100] $/kWh 0.1183 0.0267 0.0957 0.1224 0.1132414 Winter Off Peak [1100-1700, 2100-2400] $/kWh 0.0216 0.0049 0.0174 0.0223 0.0206420 Demand Charge $/KVA/mth 4.78 1.0773 3.8671 7.0000 4.5734

(Monitored 0700-2300 daily and charged at the average of the 3 highest demands per calendar month, with a maximum of one demand per day)

530 Reactive Energy Charge $/kVArh 0.0539 0.0558 0.0558 0.0516(Applies to all reactive energy supplied by the distribution network in excess of an average monthly power factor of 0.95 lagging)

T00 Transformer monthly price $/mth 180.0000 186.1920 186.1920 172.2220T01 Transformer Capacity Price $/kVA/mth 0.6000 0.6206 0.6206 0.5740CONSOLIDATED ICP 624 $/Unit $/Unit915S Consolidated ICPs daily price $/day 0.8942 0.2015 0.7235 0.9250 0.8556

All existing consolidated ICPs; Price Category 915, 92, 925, 93, 935, 94 and 918, will be set to price category 915. [Variable Charges are as per the relevant Domestic - Regular User or Business Tariff]


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Events

Pukekohe Annual Book fair

Where: RSA Club Rooms - PukekoheWhen: Thu 17th - Sat 19th March, 9am - 4pm What: Pukekohe Rotary Annual Monster Book Sale! Please go down and support Pukekohe Rotary Club. Proceeds go toward local community projects.

Karaka Vintage Day

Where: Karaka Sports ParkWhen: Sun 20th MarchWhat: This is a fundraising event for the various clubs and community groups based near Karaka Sports Park. Family pass $30 (2 adults and 2 children), Adults $15, Children 5-15yrs $5, Under 5yrs Free. Please note, cash and eftpos available at entry, limited cash out facilities on site.

Where: When: Sat 19th March, 8pmWhat: Comedy Capers presents the inaugural Pukekohe Comedy Night, fea-turing Brendhan Lovegrove. R18, $20 General admission, or $25 on the door.

Pukekohe Comedy Night

chris wills exhibit4th - 19th MarchWhere: Franklin Art CentreWhen: 9:30am - 4pmWhat: Chris Wills may not be able to read or write, but when he holds a needle and thread he is capa-ble of producing a magic result. Around 50 of his beautiful tapes-tries will be on show from Friday, March 4 - Saturday, March 19 .

400kw holden nZV8 hot lapsWed 16th - Thu 17th Where: Pukekohe Raceway When: 10am - 5pm What: If you’ve ever wanted to experience the extreme thrill of being driven ‘flat out’ in a fully modified 400kw 6000cc V8 Hold-en race car, then this is definitely for you! Experience life in the fast

lane as a professional V8 driver from the NZV8 Hot Laps team “accelerates your life”. Tickets cost from $249.00, and spectators are welcome.

rainbows end night rides19th & 26th March, Saturday Where: Rainbows End When: 5pm - 11pm What: Night Rides are on again at Rainbow’s End! Riding in the dark adds a whole new dimension of challenge to your favourite ride. Go to http://rainbowsend.co.nz/whats-on/night-rides for ticket options and prices.

car boot sale19th March, Saturday

Where: Kitchener Road Car Park When: 9am-2pm What: Waipipi School again is doing another car boot sale. All proceeds go towards a swimming pool cover for the school and gazebos.

bombay pioneer set-tlers Fun run19th March, Saturday Where: Bombay School When: Start times from 8.30am What: This event is organized by the Bombay Lions Club to celebrate the arrival of the ship “Bombay” from England. Any surplus from the event will be split between the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust and the Bombay Lions Club Charitable Trust. See http://bombayfunrun.nz/ for more info.

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5 Queen Street, WaiukuPh: 09 235 8367

www.thekentishhotel.co.nz

Courtesy Van - Radius 10km Thur - Sat - Start 5.30pm

Friday 18th March - In HouseSaturday 19th March -Thieving Gypsy Bastards

Thursday 24th March - In HouseSaturday 26th March - In HouseBar must be closed 12 midnight

Thurs 24th & Sat 26th no exception - it’s the law. We are closed Good Fri & Easter Sun.

Normal hours apply from Mon 28th Mar

Our Restaurant has a new menu coming soon. Our Specials Board

is updated weekly with lots of yummy surprises.

Mon/Tue: Lunch Special for Senior CitizensSpecial 2 Course $18

Thursday 17th March - St Paddy’s Day - Lucky dips, Best DressedRestaurant has Irish specials and treats

1 Patumahoe Rd, PatumahoePh: 09 236 3571

www.thevillagebar.co.nz

ENTERTAINMENT

Every Tuesday: Members NightEvery Wednesday: Quiz Night

2 for 1 pizza every Thursday night 5pmOnly available on dine in pizza - No takeaways

Courtesy Shuttle 027 759 5765 Tue/Thur/ Fri & Sat

17th March - St Patricks with the ReclinerRockers & loads of Guinness giveaways18th March - Wild Card19th March - DJ Tane25th March - Good Friday - Closed26th March - DJ Jan27th March - Easter Sunday - Closed28th & 29th March - Open with no surcharge

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Where has all the money gone?

Cashflow is King

Here are some things to keep in mind:

1. Not all sales are good sales. Growth must not be at the expense of margin. Just because your competitors are offering a discount or favourable terms, this shouldn’t be a signal to drop your prices or match the terms. Chanc-es are, your competitors won’t be able to sustain these reduced margins for long, so be patient. Watch out for hid-den costs to serve your customers that eat into profit margins – increasing vol-umes of smaller value orders; large sales contracts that take up too much man-agement time etc.

2. Not using your business as a private bank. The advantages of pri-vate ownership aren’t an excuse to be paid first or lavishly. The creditors of the company, including the IRD, must be paid first. The cash flow effect of payments to shareholder/employ-ees should be as transparent as possi-ble. Consider working owners earning a market salary for their role and then receiving dividends on remaining prof-its.

3. Setting and regularly measur-ing a conservative target for cash. Pre-pare for the worst in cash terms. Despite the cash needs of a growing business,

businesses should be putting cash away for a rainy day. These rainy day cash piles will sustain the business through a downturn and prepare the business for the next growth phase.

4. Preparing, monitoring and updating realistic forecasts of cash re-quirements. Things change, nothing stays the same. Having a good under-standing of the factors that drive profit and cash flow modelled into a full prof-it and loss, cash flow and balance sheet projection will help the business to pre-dict cash gaps. Reporting of actual re-sults and cash flows compared to bud-get will help improve forecasting.

There’s no easy answer to managing the need for cash in a growing business. Knowing that your business can’t grow any faster than its cash allows is a good start then apply these four rules above.

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Understand the cash requirements of your business – join us for our finan-cial skills workshop Where Has All The Money Gone? on Thursday March 31 at our Pukekohe office. Register today at www.engineroomca.co.nz/events.

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Despite assurances from the hosts at Pukekohe Golf Club that they could guarantee a sunny day for the annual Life Education Counties Manukau Golf Day, it poured down.

Ignoring the poor weather, keen golfers ar-rived ready for a fun day to help raise money for a great cause. After a deli-cious breakfast of bacon and egg butties, the golf-ers headed out into the drizzle for a 9am shot-gun start. The brave [or foolhardy] teams perse-vered through the very wet conditions, and, after a very long 18 holes made it back to the clubhouse for a late lunch, prizegiv-ing and auction.

Eric Chase of RE/MAX was the very popular and hilarious auctioneer for the event, selling every item well above reserve.

The winning team, Sharp Decorating So-lutions were presented with a cup and medals. They also received a fire-pit and gift card each, do-nated by the local Mitre 10 Mega. All teams that participated in the fun-draiser received priz-es, all of which had been donated by businesses across the Counties Ma-nukau area. The real win-ners on the day were Life Education who raised over $27,000, to help them bring their messag-es to the 35,000 local stu-dents they will be teach-ing this year.

Life education golf day a damp success

Harold helped cook breakfast on the new Pukekohe Toyota community BBQ which is set to be of huge benefit to local community groups.

107 and full of life

This Saturday Beryl Baguley turns 107, and local MP for Hunua Andrew Bayly will be out of the country so he decided to drop in on Beryl on Monday to wish her a happy birthday. Andrew and Beryl have something in common, they are both twins. Beryl holds a Gui-ness World Record for being world’s oldest twin when she, and her late sister, turned 103. Beryl is full of life and is loads of fun.

Mavis Harker was sur-rounded by friends and family as she celebrated her 100th birthday at the Kentish Hotel yesterday.

Mavis has l ived the Frankl in community most of her life. Moving to Glenbrook when she was a child, Mavis attend-ed Glenbrook School and married Ambrose Harker in April 1938.Mavis and her husband went to live in Tuakau, where Ambrose worked in the butter factory.

The couple had one son, Phillip, and moved to Pukeoware, where they eventually purchased the farm they were share milk-ing on in 1943.

Mavis celebrates 100

Upon selling the farm in 1970, Mavis and Am-brose moved to Sandspit, where she still resides to this day.Mavis said she felt spoilt to have all her fami-ly, who travelled far and wide to attend, with her on her special day.

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As work gets underway on the Southern Corridor Project (to create extra lanes to ease bottlenecks on the Southern Motorway) AT will be introducing – from Mon 14 March – narrowed lanes and a temporary re-duced speed limit of 80kph on the Southern Motor-way between Alfriston Road and Takanini Interchange.

This will be preceded by full southbound motor-way closures (from 10pm to 5am) each night between Sunday March 13 and Thursday March 17 to effect the changes. These closures will occur on SH1 between Manukau (including the SH20 connection to SH1 at Lambie Drive) and Takanini.

Additional closures will occur at later dates.

Last Monday morn-ing, jumpouts were held on the Course Proper at Pukekohe Park.

Counties Racing Club received another green light on its mission to re-turn to racing after the re-cent track upgrade.

A total of 57 horses over eight heats were worked and educated over the new turf. Several senior jockeys were on course to inspect the new track including top jockeys Danielle Johnson, Leith Innes, Mark Du Plessis, Sam Spratt, Alysha Col-lett and Lee Tiley. From the comments and feed-back following the morn-ing, it is clear the track has continued to improve af-ter pacework and gallops on it and will continue to

in the future with more horses working on it.

Senior jockey Du Ples-sis said that he ‘couldn’t fault it but we’ll find out more when we trial on it.’

Following the success-ful jumpouts NZTR are looking to schedule a Re-stricted Trials meeting on Tuesday, March 15. The Club is excited to have progressed to this stage and following all going well at the trials March 15, with sign off from rep-resentatives from NZTR, RIU and jockeys pres-ent at the trials, the Club looks forward to holding their first meeting back on Sunday April 10,2016.

Upgrades began on the track at the beginning in November 2014 and are now ready for trial.

Green light given for new grounds at Counties Racing

Top jockeys Sam Spratt and Mark Du Plessis, chatting before one of the heats.

SH1 narrowed at Takanini

Five barge loads of mangroves removed

The Mudlarks were on a roll last week, removing five barge loads of mangroves from Rangiwhea Es-tuary North side, accessible from Millbrook Drive. Residents were left blown away by the difference it made to the views and how much clearer the water-ways were.

“We were told that they were greatly appreciative of our work. We expect to be working in the area only a little longer before winter migration to Tamakae Es-tuary,” says Mudlark, Tony Ogilvie.

“Although still really active, we are aware that we could really do with some assistance. We’d like to put out a plea to people who would like a little exercise a couple of days a week or so, to come and enjoy the ca-maraderie with the Mudlarks.” Those who are inter-ested in joining the Mudlark team contact Ian Scobie on 09 235 2246, or Dave Gribble on 09 235 8867.

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20 harbour crest drive RX673272Open Home: Sun 12:00 – 12:30pmyouR fiRst home PeRhAPsGreat location, Great house, Great value...with attractive interest rates and buying conditions that are more favorable, now is the perfect time to join the property market or take the next step. On offer is this lovely 3 bdrm property complete with 2 living areas, the bathroom and kitchen have been renovated, large fully fenced section, ideal for kids, nice garden & good sized veggie patch. Enjoy outdoor living from the large north facing deck. Off street parking and double garage complete this tidy family home. Just move in and enjoy. Owners are on a deadline. Speak to Daryl.

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27 meachen terrace RX649824Open Home: Sun 2:00 – 2:30pmthe GoldeN yeARsHandy to the bustling Waiuku Village this lovely 3 bedroom townhouse awaits your inspection. It features spacious living with wood burner, two sun rooms, separate kitchen, two large double bedrooms and an invalid’s bathroom. There is internal access to a single garage and laundry. In the basement is a double bedroom, small living and kitchenette (no stove) that has internal access to yet another garage that will fit two cars end on end. An elevated position allows a peek of the inner harbour. Call Julie to view this lovely retirement option.

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Armed with gloves, rubbish bags and a positive attitude, students from Glenbrook School took to the beach last Monday to help kick start New Zealand Sea Week.

Jodi Pretscherer from Sustainable Coastlines, Auckland Council led a briefing at Glenbrook School before leading the clean up when students, teachers and parents took to the coastlines of Glenbrook Beach.

The group collected many large sacks of rub-bish. Glenbrook School Principal, Lysandra Stu-art, emphasised the im-portance of taking a lead to look after the local community.

“We wanted to give our students the chance to walk the talk of our school values and learn how they can be incor-

Glenbrook School beach clean up day

Right: Boston Aicken doing his bit in cleaning up Glenbrook Beach. Above: The children making a dif-ference to the environment.

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porated into everyday citizenship and learning opportunities such as New Zealand Sea Week. The School’s values are, ‘whakawhanaungatan-ga – we work as a com-munity together,’ and ‘manaakitanga – we care for and value people and

the world,’ indicate how we can drive learning in all environments and the responsibility we have to care for our local beach-es. We have such a beau-tiful backyard in our beaches and we should never take for granted what we have.”

Waikato’s west coast at low risk of tsunami: studyA recent study funded by Waikato District

Council, Waikato Regional Council and WEL Networks, carried out by Jose Borrero of Rag-lan-based eCoast, has found that Port Waika-to is at a low-risk of inundation for a tsuna-mi, but waves could cause strong surges and currents.

The study found that wave heights will be relatively small, but inundation may affect low-lying areas. It also concluded that tsuna-mi may produce strong surges and currents, particularly at the entrance to the harbours,

making it dangerous to be on or in the water.“While west coast residents and visitors

can have some confidence the hazard is rel-atively low, people still need to remain dili-gent and listen to advice from civil defence and council authorities,” said Merv Balloch, local civil defence controller for Waikato Dis-trict Council.

“Our local civil defence staff will be using this information in working with commu-nities to develop their emergency response plans for all hazards, not just tsunami.

Mr Balloch said the study’s results had been presented to the council, and One-whero/Tuakau and Raglan Community Boards.

Despite the relatively small tsunami heights, all of the scenarios produced po-tentially dangerous currents, particularly at the entrance to each harbour. In each case, these dangerous currents persisted for ma-ny hours after the arrival of the largest waves.

To read the full technical report, visit www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/tsunami

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Bare Land No Covenants Offers over $425,000Prime block of land of 4000sqm (more or less) on the main Road between Waiuku and Pukekohe, waiting for title. This bare block of land will make a beautiful place to build your dream home or you can relocate your dream to this site. ID osbs561

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2 Brm townhouse $429,000Get in quick to view this front townhouse with it’s own driveway. Two double bedrooms with one bathroom and a separate toilet. Modern kitchen with open plan living and great indoor/outdoor flow with 2 patio areas to soak up both the morning and the afternoon sun. Single internal access garaging. All of this set on a fully fenced easy care section, conveniently located to Waiuku Township. ID osbh895

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Simply breath taking lifestyle living option that has it all $PBN + GST (if any)26.1835ha of good flat to gentle grazing land suitable for cattle, horses etc. 17 well fenced paddocks with loading race, implement shed and hay shed. 2x5,000gal tanks, metered water easement for stock. 3 bedroom + large study brick and tile home with open plan kitchen & dining, sep lounge & formal dining. Great indoor/outdoor flow. Double internal garage. Call me now to view! ID osbf796 & osbf797

Great first home opportunity with 3 double bedrooms, an open plan kitchen/dining. Redecorated throughout with new wiring, plumbing and re-piled. Modern kitchen with outdoor flow to deck & patio area. Landscaped garden at the entrance. Handy to Golf Club & netball. Walking distance to school & Waiuku town centre. Phone Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID osbh893Marleen a/h 09 235 0070, 0274 483 528

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Excellent Garaging $665,0004 dbl brms, master has ensuite with a shower dome and walk in robe, open plan living with a separate family room. Great indoor/outdoor flow to the decking at the front and rear of the home which captures all day sun. Double glazed with heat pump. Garage has 3 doors, 3rd door you can drive through and park at the side of the house, garage also has own toilet and a high stud. Plenty off street parking driveway with 2 entrances. Handy to Waiuku College and Medical centre. Phone Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID osbh886

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Peaceful rural living $749,000This property has a lot to offer with a 3 bedroom home, high stud 3 bay garaging, grazing land and a bit of bush all of mixed contour. Upstairs has 3 bedrooms & a bathroom, downstairs you will find combined dining / kitchen, separate lounge with fireplace & wetback, laundry & a separate shower. Sit on the verandah, soak up the sun, have a coffee in this peaceful and tranquil spot. Phone Leonie to come and view this beauty today. ID osbf782

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1 acre haven $849,000If you are wanting a tranquil, private property by the water then look no further! Elevated 1 acre with lots of native and fruit trees, wrap around deck, 4 bedrooms, 2 modern bathrooms and an ensuite, 3 living spaces, spacious kitchen, separate dining and large lounge. This home offers character and charm with a fabulous ambiance and an abundance of birdlife. Quiet cul-de–sac, north facing and overlooking the golf course and estuary. Also 3 bay shedding with room for a workshop. Approx. 20 mins to the motorway. Opportunity not to be missed – come see for yourself. ID osbf792

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Coastal dry stock farm $1,199,000 (incl GST)This is a great opportunity to own a 26.90ha property with a rustic 3 bedroom villa. The property is complimented by an enclosed storage shed and a pole hay barn. Views to the Ocean and Auckland City to the North. Previous production has included 90 round bales and 1,000 squares. Located 9.5kms from the centre of Waiuku, this property is a must see. This property is in a great location, close to amenities, schooling and recreation. ID osbf772

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Owners purchased – urgent sale required $1,299,000Two families designed this home so they could live together but in separate areas being totally independent to each other. Awaking to mystical mist dancing over the Waikato river incredible sunrises and the most stunning sunsets. There are so many options with living here. Below are a few different combinations that may work for your family.Option 1: The whole house comprising of 4 bedrooms, 3 Living, Study or small 5th bedroom, 2 bathrooms & 2 Kitchens.Option 2: (current combination) Area 1: 2 x Bedrooms open plan living with very large kitchen. Area 2: 3 x Bedrooms open plan living ,study or 4th bedroom and kitchen. Both areas have their own bathrooms.All Living and bedrooms are north facing and have either stacker doors or ranch sliders capture the panoramic views.

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150 Years and still going strong

The Pokeno Public School was established about the year 1870. The original building was burnt down, and the present was erected in 1895. It contained a class room and a porch, and had accommodation for eighty pupils. The average attendance was fifty-two, and the mas- The Auckland Star, Wednesday,

August 27, 1930

THE SCHOOL TODAY

Pokeno is a six teacher school of approximate-ly 140 pupils. The school is well resourced with

seven classrooms, a library, administra-

tion building, resource room, swimming pool, large playground &

field, a large multi pur-pose shade structure with kitchen facilities. Pokeno playcentre is also located in the school grounds. The

community has grown which has seen the

roll grow from 64 to approximately 140 over

the last ten years.

Pictured above: View of children at play on the grassy area outside Pokeno Valley School. The sign beside the entrance-way reads `Pokeno Valley Post Office”. Photograph taken by William Archer Price between 1910 and 1930.

ter in charge was assisted by a pupil teacher. There were fourteen acres of land attached to

the school premises, and a six-roomed school-house on the property. Mr. George Lippiatt, M.A., who held an A2 certificate, was in charge of the Pokeno Public School. He was born in 1864 at Penge, Surrey, England, and came to New Zealand with his parents in the follow-ing year on the ship “Belgravia.” Mr. Lippiatt entered the service of the Auckland Board of Education in 1882. He was afterwards for four years science master at the Auckland Gram-mar School, and was appointed to Pokeno in April, 1898.

Auckland Star, 17 May 1895, Page 2


New Zealand Herald > 20 June 1935 > Page 12

In the early 1990’s, the school roll was nearly the smallest it had ever been. There were only three classrooms and children were able to build huts in the trees that were originally located along Pokeno Road. The playground consisted of a wooden fort, that was upgrad-ed in the early 2000’s. However, the most pop-ular rides in the play-ground were the swing-ing log and flying fox, which caused quite a few injuries and broken bones over the years.

The School in 1990

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Congratulations to Pokeno School for reaching 150 years.

Registration still open: to register or for more information contact Karen at the School on: 09 233 6108, or email: [email protected].

Mr. William Dean, who was a Member of the Pokeno Road Board, on which he held a seat almost continuously, and also served on the school committee for many years, was born in 1836 in County Fermanagh, Ireland, which he left when very young, and was brought up as a mechanical engineer in Scotland. Mr. Dean followed his profession until he decided to come to New Zealand.

He arrived in Auckland in 1864 by the ship “Helenslea,” and settled at Pokeno, where he found employment from time to time, on small steamers engaged in the Waikato, Thames,

and Auckland trade. Mr. Dean was an

excellent farmer, and owned a farm of 350 acres, which he uti-lised largely for dairy purposes. He also milled flax, the whole of which was grown on his own property.

Mr. Dean had been more or less engaged in that industry since about 1868.

His mill is worked by water power, and produced about forty tons of dressed flax per annum.

He was married, in 1860, to a daughter of the late Mr. James Welsh, of Lanark, Scotland, and had five daughters and two sons.

Friday 18th March: Mix & Mingle at Pokeno Hall NB: R18

Saturday 19th March: School Open Day• 10:30: School Opens, Classrooms

open for display - Pick up Registration pack.

• 11.00: Powhiri - Cake cutting & Raising the flag.

• 12.30: Lunchtime & Class/Decade Photo & Novelty Sports

• 3.00: Afternoon Tea• 7.00: Dinner & Dance

Sunday 20th March: • 10.00: Church Service at School• 11.00: Morning Tea - followed by

Farewells.

Pokeno was settled in 1865, soon after the close of the war, by settlers who came out in the ship “Helenslea,” and received ten-acre grants. The first township, which was known as McLean township, was close to the site of the railway station, but the set-tlement was afterwards re-classified and re-surveyed, and sold as suburban land. It was almost entirely a dairy farming district, and was within the jurisdiction of the Pokeno Road Board.

The station was forty miles south of Auckland, and there was a local post office.

A public school, a public hall, and an Anglican church, all which were situated on some of the more elevated parts of the district, were within about a mile of the railway station.

Mr Dean school committee memberPokeno was settled in 1865

Clark, James John, Farmer, Pokeno. Mr.

Clark, who had been a member of the Pokeno Road Board at different times, and was chair-man of the local school committee for several years. He was born, in 1838, in Inverness, Scotland. James was educated at Bell’s In-stitute, Inverness, and worked at his calling as a carpenter in Scot-land and England for a number of years. Mr. Clark arrived in Auck-land by the ship “Chili” in 1866, and followed his trade in Auckland and at Papatoitoi until 1868, when he entered into the flax dressing business. Two years later he settled in the Pokeno district, and purchased the first portion of the fine farm which he use to work. His property consisted of 350 acres of freehold land, and about thirty or forty cows were milked each season.


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Liturgy of the Passion25th March: 9.30am Good Friday

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Cornerstone Christian ChurchWaiuku College, Constable Road, Waiuku25 MARCH: 6pm Waiuku College Auditorium.27 MARCH: 7am Sunrise service, Te Toro Beach. 10am Waiuku College Auditorium

Franklin Baptist Church128-144 Victoria St West, Pukekohe24 MARCH: 7pm27 MARCH: 10am

St Andrew’s Centre85 Queen St, Waiuku24 MARCH: Handel’s Messiah 7pm25 MARCH: Good Friday 9.30am, combined service with Awhitu Central.27 MARCH: Easter Sunday - Te Toro Dawn Service. St Andrews 9.30am, Awhitu Central 11am.

St Anthony’s Church8 Kent Street, Waiuku24 MARCH - Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7.00pm25 MARCH - Good Friday, Celebration of the Lord’s Passion and Veneration of the Cross 3.00pm26 MARCH - Easter Vigil Mass of Resurrection - 7-30pm Easter 27TH MARCHMorning Mass – 9.00am - St Anthony’s 11.00am - Church of the Holy Rosary, Ma-takawau.

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Tuakau Union ParishCnr St Stephen’s Avenue & Madill Street Tuakau20 MARCH: 9.30am Palm Sunday25 MARCH: 9.30am Good Friday combined service27 MARCH: 9.30am Easter Sunday

Waiuku Christian Fellowship3 James Bright Lane, Waiuku27 MARCH - Easter Sunday – 10.00am

The first major fundraising drive of the year for the Kariaotahi Hall committee is a garage sale and open day on Sat-urday, March 19, between 8:00am and 2:00pm. There will be a wide range of quality goods on sale, including house-hold items, kindling, clothing and foot-wear, children’s wear, baby accessories, and raffles. There will also be a coffee van on site.

The hall – the former Kariaotahi School – has undergone very few changes in structure and fittings in over 80 years, and one of the hall com-mittee’s goals is to restore and main-

Garage Sale a first for Kariaotahi Hall

tain the building and grounds, and upgrade its facilities in keeping with its original character as much as possible.

Awhitu School officially welcomed their new Principal and staff last Friday at a powhiri held on the school grounds.

The Board Chair, Sally Clegg welcomed Kristie Thomas and three other new staff members, Jenny Williams, Tara King and Paul Humphrey. Together with existing staff, Sharon Scott, Maxine Tansey and DP Elaine Kauta’i, Sally said they had the wow factor which comes from a team of experts working so well together.

“The new team have been working extremely hard and there is a great buzz of excitement as students take up new leadership roles. It certainly looks like there is a lot in store for the students at Awhitu in the year ahead.”

Kristie was previously Deputy Principal for 13 years at Karaka School. She has taught at a range of Primary schools in Auckland and Palmerston North since com-pleting her Diploma and Bachelor of Education at Massey University.

ABOVE: New Principal, Kristie Thomas (centre) with new and ex-isting staff at Awhitu School.

In 2008, Kristie received a Na-tional Excellence in Teaching and completed a Group Study Exchange programme run by Rotary International, where she represented New Zealand and the Pacific. She was also given the op-portunity to study the education system in Switzerland.

Kristie says she was attracted to the position at Awhitu District School due it being a ‘beautiful, full primary rural school with a great family atmosphere and strong community involvement.’

“I wanted my family, including my daughter who started school in February this year, to be a part of a school community. My daughter and I are thoroughly enjoying being a part of Awhitu School. We have a wonderful team here and many exciting opportu-nities for the students planned for the year.”

Awhitu School welcomes new principal

Much Ado’ well received in Waiuku‘Much Ado’ in Waiuku War Me-

morial Hall was greeted by an al-most full house for their two perfor-mances last Saturday.

Performed by the Shoestring Theatre group, ‘Much Ado’ was an abridged version of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado about Nothing’. The group received a great response from the audience, with an elderly Waiuku citizen mentioning how ‘lovely it was to have a day-time theatre performance, which older folk find easier to attend.’ Shoe-string Theatre has put on a show in the late summer each year for the

past three years, and the cast are looking forward to the return of Director, Douglas Roberts, next year, so they can once again experience the week’s intensive performance drama.


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In an effort to reduce the number of cats born with no home and nowhere to go, SPCA Auckland is again offering their free desexing for cats campaign, from now until Friday, March 18.

llThe team at Auckland SPCA are working with local vets to offer this free campaign, with their goal to desex as many cats as possible in this time pe-riod, which will poten-tially prevent the birth of thousands of unwanted kittens.

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Cats can start breeding when they are very young, between 5-6 months old. So it is important for cats to be spayed or neutered early to prevent any un-planned litters of kittens.

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She may be slightly deaf and her eyesight isn’t the way that it use to be, but Penny, the Cairn terrier, will be celebrating her 17th birthday this year.

Emma Sharplin llI can remember the day that Pe-nelope joined our family. It was a year after my Grandmere had passed away and she was the first ‘little’ dog that my mum had owned.

I was only eight at the time, and only ever having farm dogs, including our Rhodesian ridgeback, Pepper, poor Penny was accidently stood on several times by myself and my siblings.

Penny soon became the fourth ‘sister’ as my mum put it, and was treated bet-ter than us children. I believe she said it was because Penny didn’t talk back.

She would often sneak into our beds, and claimed a pillow and side once I grew into a double bed.

Penny adapted to the farm lifestyle quite easily. One of her favourite past times was eating her bones on top of our pet pig, Alyce, when she was lying down. This would stop the chickens try-

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ing to get at her, as she struggled to fight them off. She now resides with my dad in Hamilton, and while her sight and hear-ing are slightly shoddy, she can still smell out where she buried her last meal.

Making it to 17 years old is a great achievement, and I actually can’t im-agine life without Penny. It is true what they say, animals really do become part of the family. Do you have a pet that has reached a milestone age?


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Results for the Association Croquet tournament: Hand-icap Doubles: First, Owen Knapman and Gale Rubick, Pukekohe; Second, Heather and Brian Richardson, Te Awamutu. Singles, Section A: First, Kathie Grant, Epsom/Remuera; Second, Jeff France, Pukekohe. Section B: First, Janet Carey, Pukekohe; Second, Caroll Sanford, Howick. Golf Croquet: Handicap Doubles: First, Bob and Mary Jackson, Howick; Second, Jenny Begg and Brendon Neil-son, Pukekohe. Singles, Section A: First, Bob Jackson, Ho-wick; Second, Pat Anderton, Manurewa. Section B: First, Judy Ludlam, Manurewa; Second, Gale Rubick, Pukeko-he. Section C: First, Jillian Hill, Pukekohe; Second, Daph-ne Cox, Manurewa.

Pukekohe Croquet Annual Tournament results

Above: Gale Rubick, Pukekohe Croquet, and Judy Ludlam, Manurewa Croquet.

The following are the winners of Andy Andrew Cup, which was recently played. Pictured above, from left to right: Sam Compston, Mary Andrew and Richard Shee-han. Runners up were John Inkster and Kingston Hull. Twilight bowls are held every Friday night, starting at 6pm. Everyone is welcome.

Waiuku Bowling Club results

The seventh tournament of the Bill Osborne Memorial series was played at Clarks Beach Bowling Club on Thursday, March 10. Winners were: First, Donimaters, Don Cameron, Paul Millar, and Graeme Barber; Second, Waiuku, Andrea Williams, Marama Onehi and Margaret Caffell; Third, Houdini, Neil George, Geoff Morris, and Glenn Newton.

Clarks Beach Bowling results

By Zoe Allan

Saturday, February 20, began with a combination of not many sailors and not a lot of wind. However, as the tide came in, the wind managed to pick up. There were 15 Opti’s, three starlings and plenty of parental sup-port as we headed to Clarks Beach before disembarking on our journey. A few puffs of wind followed the sailors through the needles and past the Steel Mill. Outside of our safe haven there was even less wind. All boats idled along, easy for the support boats. The starlings had a bit of a race to Glenbrook Beach, darting through the Opti’s. Whilst at Glenbrook, Jack Wright from Waiuku Yacht Club had been watching us sail and came and spoke to us about the history of club when he was younger, which was around 80 years ago.

He said he learned to sail in the Waiuku/Glenbrook area in his teen-age years, and some of the boys he learnt to sail with went on to serve in the New Zealand Navy. It was inspiring to hear where learning to sail can take you.

Our sail to Clarks Beach was short and sharp, with almost everyone reaching it on their first try. Once all the boats were beached and derigged, everyone lined up for a go on the sea biscuit. The camping overnight went well, all rising early for the return sail. There was enough wind for the sail to be completed in record time. The starlings raced ahead of everyone else, stacking out hard and making it home in just over an hour.

The Opti’s were about half an hour behind us with Tom Saunders com-ing in first. Coming through the needles was the most challenging part, as all the wind had died, leaving us to find our own ways of reaching the club. Overall it was a great weekend with some fantastic Opti sailors. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the conditions were great. Hopefully there will be a few more joining us next year.

Waiuku Yacht Club report


Counties Power Club Rugby kicked off for another season this weekend with a few big wins. A lot of Premier clubs were down on numbers, with Cavaliers players away taking on the New Zealand Under 20’s, but there were still some good results.

Karaka took out the Counties Power Game of the Week at home, defeating Pukekohe Mitre 10 Mega 41-3, after leading 22-3 at halftime. It was a brutal encounter, which saw Karaka lose their half-back and first-five to concussion and a knee injury respec-tively. Karaka coach Craig Hill was very pleased with the strong start to their season.

“It certainly was a good first up win but the score didn’t re-flect how hard the game was. It was still really tough and at the end of the day Karaka probably took their chances and Puke-kohe didn’t.”

Pukekohe Mitre 10 Mega host Papakura Ray White next weekend.

Onewhero got their 2016 campaign off to a great start, de-feating last year’s McNamara Cup champions Bombay 23-20 at Onewhero.

Bombay started well and had a 12-3 lead inside the first 30 minutes, but Onewhero stayed strong on defence and then were able to come back with some points before half time.

The home side took a 13-12 lead into the break. Adam Cathcart thoroughly enjoyed his first game as head coach of Onewhero, although he admits there were a few nerves on the sideline.

“Yeah, it’s a bit different to playing, but the boy’s perfor-mance was all I could really ask for. I was really impressed with our number five, Kieran White. He got our player of the day and he put in a real big effort. He was particularly good on recovery tackles and was pretty physical up front as well.”

Counties Power Cup Holders Ardmore Marist South Auck-land Motors beat a spirited Drury side 37-13 at Drury Do-main.

Counties Power Club Rugby Round Up March 12

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Ardmore was satisfied that their patterns that were set out for the first couple of games came together. Ardmore President Glen Flavell was really impressed with how well Drury went.He thought they were a much-improved side and that they’ll be one to watch throughout the season.

Patumahoe came away with an 18-0 win over Manure-wa at ECOLight Stadium 2.

It was a tighter game than the score line suggests, with Manurewa doing the majority of the attacking.

Patumahoe coach John Penberthy said his side’s de-fence managed to hold up and they got a try against the run of play just before half time to go 5-0 up.

“The second half was a little bit of the same thing, Ma-nurewa had the majority of the ball. But we managed to come through in the last quarter, scoring two tries and a penalty. It was a great hit out by both teams actually, Ma-nurewa played really well.”

In other Challenge Cup Premier results, Te Kauwhata defeated Weymouth 41-14 at home and Waiuku overcame Papakura Ray White 27-0 at Waiuku.

In the Don Shuker Cup Premier Reserve, Ardmore Marist Harcourts beat Drury 41-5, Te Kauwhata defeated Puni 32-12, Patumahoe edged Manurewa 29-27, Onewhero beat Bombay 27-14, Karaka had a close encounter with Puke-kohe, winning 22-20 and Waiuku beat Papakura Ray White 22-14.

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SUDOKUNo.1436

Fill the grid so thatevery row and every3x3 square contains

the digits 1 to 9

How to solveSudoku!

Solution No.1435

MEDIUM

1 8 35 4 3

8 5 6 17 6

5 92 15 3 4 8

7 5 29 7 4

5 4 3 2 1 8 6 9 77 6 2 3 5 9 8 4 18 1 9 4 6 7 3 5 22 5 4 6 9 3 7 1 86 9 1 7 8 2 5 3 43 8 7 5 4 1 2 6 99 3 8 1 7 6 4 2 51 2 5 8 3 4 9 7 64 7 6 9 2 5 1 8 3

Waiuku Health Centre, 30 Constable Rd, Waiuku First Session Time: 1:30-2:30pm Friday 8th April 2016

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Location First Session Time Waiuku Health Centre

30 Constable Rd Waiuku

Friday 8th April 2016 1:30-2:30pm

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Garage sale Kariaotahi hall, Binns Road, Waiuku.

Saturday 19th March 8:00am - 2:00pm organised by Kariaotahi Hall Committee.

Check out our Facebook page: Kariaotahi Connected.

RUITERMAN, Kerry Denise.Our hearts are full of gratitude when we say many thanks to family members, friends and neighbours

for their kindness and sympathy, flowers, donations to the Franklin hospice, cards, visits and kind words spoken to our family regarding the recent passing

of our wonderful wife, mother, nana and great grandmother, Kerry Ruiterman. We want to express special appreciation to the staff at Franklin Hospice, Dr Potman and staff at the waiuku Medical Centre, Kevin Daly and staff at Waiuku Unichem for their caring service. Kerry will always be remembered

for her kindness and warm smile.

New families welcome to come alongContact: Hayden 021 023 90604

AKA AKA SCHOOL PTA

Annual General MeetingWednesday 30th March, 7pm

Held in staffroomDrinks and nibbles provided

AGM

waiuku women’s Football team 2016 would like to thank the following sponsors

for their generosity:osborne’s reaLty, Orchard & Fields, McDonalds, Waiuku Village Butchery,

Laundry 4 U, Smithies, waiuku new world, Waiuku BNZ, Gary Pyes & SuperValue.

would like to thank the following generous sponsors for their assistance with the recent successful

Sunset Coast Walk

KOHEKOHE KARIOTAHI LAND OWNERS, WAIUKU NEW WORLD, HARCOURTS

REAL ESTATE - PUKEKOHE, MCCONNELL STAFFORD BUSH

AND ASSOCIATES, NEW ZEALAND STEEL, FRANKLIN VETS, WATER

PROJECTS LTD, THE POST NEWSPAPER, JUDY T/A THE

COFFEE GUY.

the rotary Club of Waiuku inc

Special thanks also to the many Volunteers for their assistance on the setting of the walk courses and for their help on the day and also to Waiuku Scouts for all their

much appreciated help on the day.

LAWNMOWING

green ACRES - Clarks Beach. Covering Franklin area. Lawn mowing, gar-dening, garden clear-ance, hedges. Clean, tidy & reliable. Brett 021 0211 7777 or 09 232 1276.

LAWnMOWing/ Garden maintenance. Jim’s Mowing for quality work from reliable, fully insured and police checked oper-ators. Call: 0800 4 546 546 for a free quote.

WeSt Coast Mowing. Locally owned and oper-ated. Rural, residental, livestyle blocks, paddock topping. Call Carl 0274 803 297 for a free quote.

LeGAL

FAMiLy Trust Lawyer, Jacques Vannoort is now in Pukekohe at Craig Periam Accounting office, 13 West Road. Mondays. Book in for a free consul-tation on how to set up or how to run your trust. Call Jacques for a home or business visit if that suits better Ph: 021 830 308.

MASSAGe

reLAxAtiOn massage, Reiki, Reflexology and Hot Stone Massage. For appointments call Sue: 09 235 2256 or visit: www.waiukumassage.co.nz

PeTS

POOCHie PARK – Holiday home for dogs. Inspection welcome by arrangement. Phone: 09 235 0052 (Evenings) or 021 856 555. Email: [email protected] for further information.

PICTURe FRAMING

tHe Framing Shed. Quality custom picture framing. 31 Victoria Ave, Waiuku. Tues - Fri 9 - 5 or by appointment. Ph Allie: 235 0939 or 027 253 4577.

PUBLIC NOTICe

MArket Day Waiau Pa Hall, Sunday 20 March 9am - 12noon New & Used items, Produce, Crafts, Clothing, Toys etc. Sausage Sizzle. Tables $10. To book text Shaylene 021 450 470.

kOHekOHe Junior Hockey Muster Tuesday 15 March 4pm - 5pm Waiuku College Turf please bring sticks, shin pads & $30 deposit for enquiries please con-tact Louisa Lowe 235 2101 mob: 0274 870 270

SeCOndAry age play-ers interested in playing hockey on Sundays in a Girls Youth development team please contact Louisa Lowe 235 2101 mob: 0274 870 270 or Andrew Massey 0210 2210 965.

SITUATIONS VACANT

driver wanted with class 2 licence to do gar-den bags. Approx. 30hrs per week. Ph or text Sean: 0274 587 580.

Looking for

Staff?Advertise your situations

vacant in The Post.Contact us on

09 235 7835or Email:

[email protected]

reCePtiOniSt needed to Locum at Waiuku Health Plus Physio. Fun and friendly team. Email cv to [email protected]. Call 0273 169 459 for more details www.waiukuphys-io.co.nz

TUTION

guitAr LESSONS Experienced guitar teacher. Music and guitar provided. Teach all ages from beginners to advanced. Also teach at Sandspit school. Bookings essential. Ph Rachel: 021 0251 1752.

WANTeD

treeS WANTED - Gum & Macrocarpa. Also tree felling & shelter belt removal. Ph/txt Chris: 021 744 970 or 235 0065.

HOuSe wanted from one adult working full time and three Children. Refs available. Please Ph: 022 0218 025.

driver. Transporting 2 children to and from Mauku School daily. Wage Neg. Please phone: 027 531 0429.

tO buy - Old gramo-phone with large horn. Will pay up to $500 cash. Please Ph: 235 9352 evening.

1 or 2 Bedroom rental accommodation for semi retired gentleman. Non smoker or drinker. 62 yrs old. References availa-ble. Waiuku area. Ph Ian: 027 208 6770.

Seeking temp agricul-tural work over winter. 28 year old man, very expe-rienced agricultural machinery operator, mar-ket garden experience, dairying, labouring etc. Available from mid June - mid Oct. Reliable trans-port, living in Waiuku. Week day work pre-ferred. Waiuku/Pukekoke area. Phone 027 285 0045.


To place your advert

ph: 09 235 7835 or email: [email protected]

Your A–Z of Trades & Services

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CARAVANS

Phone Lynette & Jeff Millen 235 3500 Mobile 021 533 585

Counties Caravan RentalsCaravan Hire

• Accommodation needs • Ideal extra bedroom

CARPET CLEANINGFRANKLIN CARPET CLEANING LTDCarpet & Upholstery Cleaning

Carolyn FoleyMob: 021 886 475 Ph: 09 235 5014Email: [email protected]

CAR RENTALFranklin Car Rentals

Small / Large Trucks / Utes / Trailers & CarsWe have moved to:

34 Crosbie Road, Pukekohe09 238 8388

www.franklintruckrentals.co.nz

PADDOCK SERVICES

Spraying: Boom & SpotMowing & ToppingFertilisingHarrowing

Mike’s LifestyLe BLock servicesfor all your paddock needs.

Call Mike for a quote(021) 331 019

CLEANING

Home & Office Cleaning• FREE QUOTES •

•Regular & One off cleans •Spring cleans •Windows & Ceilings

•Commercial & Domestic•Fully Insured, Owner/Operator238 7701

CONCRETE

ACTUAL CONCRETE

Phone John 021 501 438

For all your concrete requirements

DIGGER HIRE

• 3.5 ton digger, rock breaker auger 200mm-750mm •1.6 ton digger rock breaker auger 200-300-400mm

• 6 wheeler tipper • 4 wheeler tipper • 23hp tractor • fert spreader • sprayer • harrows • rotary hoeing • slashing • levelling bar • power harrow with seeder

Lifestyle Block - Mini Earthworks

Phone 0220489488

ELECTRICAL

FLOWERS & GIFTS

Beautiful Flowers lovingly made to your personal

requirements.

Call in & see us!2/31 Bowen Street, Waiuku

Phone 235 0643 or 021 998 897

GARLANDS Flowers & Gifts

GLASS

0210301701 09 235 8937

GLASS & GLAZING

JUST GLASS

Darcy Dunlop

JUST GLASSGLASS & GLAZING

CALL: 021 030 1701After Hours: 09 235 8937

SEPTIC TANKS

SEPTIC TANK CLEANING0800 482 532

027 476 1306PETER CHURCHILL PLUMBING

Registered Plumbers

SEPTIC TAKEAWAYS

STORAGE

PH: 09 239 0128 | 202 Manukau Rd, Pukekohe(50 metres south of Countdown)

Over 20 different size units • Individually Alarmed and Guard Monitored • Secure outside storage for

boats, cars and campervans

STORAGE

STORE IT ALLAll Sizes 021 293 6250

Hosking Place, Waiuku

WATER TANKS

Water Tank Cleaning Pumps and Filters

Franklin Water ltd

0800 826 525

WATER

Sunset Coast WaterDomestic household water • Swimming Pools

David Grimmond • [email protected] • 027 6290 114

Ph: 027 6290 114

WATER

HOUSEHOLD WATER

Sweet Water Anywhere in Franklin

Ph: Ricky Holmes 236 3408 or 0274 937 889

VEHICLES

For friendly service phone Merv 235 2835

•Otaua MOtOrs Ltd•

WOF saFety InspectIOnsrepairs & servicing to all Vehicles including

Farm Machinery petrol & diesel • Light Engineering ~ Welding

- all repairs, tuning & servicingClassic Cars}

SEPTIC TANKS

GLASS

PH 238 5055 • 0800 10 35 35

auto glassWindscreen Repairs & Replacement

* Mobile Service, Franklin wide *103 Manukau Road, Pukekohe

(Right next to Bunnings Warehouse)

MAINTENANCE

POWELL'S PROPERTYmaintenance

Call Mike: 235 2050 / 027 459 4148Fences, decks, refurbishments, waterblasting, painting, wallpapering, project management

You name it, and I most likely do it!

MAINTENANCE

Grant Beaumont 027 747 3880 [email protected]

LAWNCARE: new lawn installation • oversowing • irrigation hydroseeding • maintenance programsSECTION SERVICES: site preparation & levelling • spreading • post/soak holes • trenching • concrete demolition • section clearingPRESSURE CLEANING: drain jetting • moss & mould treatment • waterblasting

Property Establishment & ServicesGround Force

LAUNDRY

LAWNMOWING

LAWNMOWING & GARDENING• FREE QUOTES •

•Gutter clearing •Pruning/trimming •Weeding/spraying •Rubbish removal

•All property maintenance•Fully Insured, Owner/Operator238 7701

LAWNMOWING

HEDGE CUTTING

Graham & Julie Hyland 09 238 6405 / 027 2850045

HylandHylandProud ly servicing the Franklin area for over 30 years

Professional workmanshipOperating two latest model McConnel 6.5m mulchers

HEDGE CUTTINGHedgecutting & Roadside MowingVaughan Kilgour / Owner Operator

JAKE: 0272 350 924 [email protected]

25 Years exp.In your area - Taking

bookings now

PLUMBING

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r Servicing all aspects of Plumbing and Gas Fitting

www.topnotchplumbing.co.nz09 2352553 021762553

Emergency Services 24/7

We’re #1 in the No.2 Business

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Tree Removal, Pruning/Trimming, Hedges, Chipping & Stump Grinding

RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL

TREE SERVICES & STUMP GRINDING

FREE QUOTES www.earthgroomers.co.nz

James: 021 866 125 or (09) 235 2948

PUMPS

PUMP & WELL SERVICESPLUMBING - DRAINAGE - CONCRETE

S U P P L I E S

For all your water requirements call and seeKevin & Jo Gubb ph 09 235 8268

14 Constable Road, Waiuku

PAINTING DECORATOR

Value for money guaranteedFor a free quote, call Len 021 - 682 028

Len GorePainter Decorator

Residential & Commercial

PAINTING

Level 5 finishes • Wallpaper finishes • Fixing & stopping services • Commercial

• Residential • Specialist coatings

m: 021 451 778 | e: [email protected]


Identity Guidelines, November 2011 | page 7

Wanganui and Districts

a) Block

full colour

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1 colour and reversed

Please note placement and size instructions

Font: Arial Bold Title case, black, left aligned

b) Wide

c) Individual Trust Logos

Wairarapa and Southern Hawke's Bay

Employment Contracts Needn’t be a Problem We have had a number of calls from concerned clients of late who have been subjected to random audits by either Worksafe New Zealand or The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Labour Inspectors. (I recall predicting this in a similar article a couple of years ago.) In each case the first things the inspectors have asked for are the wage and time records and the employment agreement/contracts.In truth, it is my personal belief that they are looking for beaches of the Minimum Wage Act 1983 more than anything else but at the same time they need to ensure that businesses are compliant with all aspects of law.Since October 2000 the law has required any business which employs any person regardless of the number of employees or the type of industry, to issue an employment agreement to the employee. Furthermore Section 64 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 requires the employer to retain a copy of the agreement and to produce it upon demand by any authorised person or body.As of 2015 New Zealand has more than 500,000 businesses. Of those, 97% have fewer than twenty employees with at least one third of all businesses having no employees other than the owner of the business. A staggering number of those businesses have no contracts in place and it has only been a matter of time before this situation gets addressed by the authorities.Getting set up with an employment agreement is relatively easy with contract builder applications available on the web. However, these types of contracts are only as good as the knowledge of New Zealand Employment held by the person who builds the contract. At ERC we have lost count of the number of employment contracts which fail to protect the employer in particular because they are either set up wrongly or not signed off in a legal fashion. This especially relates to the ninety day trial period which has to be administered to the exact letter of the law or it becomes invalid and what may have seemed like a straight forward dismissal with impunity turns into a case where employers are required to pay compensation. Compensation in these cases can range from a couple of thousand dollars up to around twenty thousand in many cases.Also the way you run your business in some areas may not fit into the category of “normal” or “standard” and there may be some aspects of your operation you wish to address specifically.We offer a service whereby we will build an industry specific agreement for your business paying special attention to the areas which may hold some contention for you. We then prepare agreements for all existing employees together with covering letters explaining the need for compliance and the processes of getting an agreement in place. In cases where we issue agreements for new employees we will ensure that the 90 day trial provision is correctly laid out and administered and will send automatic emails at the 30th, 60th and 75th days of the trial period to remind business owners of the need for review. The cost of this service is minimal compared to the fines which could come from a conviction.

For more information on this and other services please phone us on 09 238 3025.

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