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In August last year we wrote about the Awhitu Wind Farm and that fact that it had a resource consent for 18 turbines and that the consent would lapse in December 2015 if nothing was done. At that stage the project looked like it was not going ahead.

Last week a number of trucks rolled through Waiuku carry parts of a Ener-con E-70 2.3 mega Watt wind turbine

destined for the Awhitu Wind Farm. The first indication to anyone that the long awaited wind farm was now fi-nally a reality and that there was no doubt it was going ahead. The Post spoke to the land owner John Stur-gess about the Wind Farm, the plans for the future and the lapsed resource consent.

In a telephone interview with John it was hard not to detect the excite-ment in his voice as he spoke about the 2.3 mega Watt turbine that costs

over 3.5 million euros brand new.John hopes to have the turbine up

and generating electricity by the end of the year. He is hoping to follow similar models found overseas like in Denmark, for example, where ap-proximately 80% of all wind turbines are either individually or cooperative-ly owned. A similar pattern is based in Germany, who are the world leaders in installed wind capacity. Sweden also has a strong wind co-operative base, and the UK has recently made forays

into community wind ownership. According to John, Auckland Coun-

cil has extended his resource consent for a further five years paving the way for his dream to become a reality. For now it will be just one turbine. The fu-ture, however, may possibly include all 18 turbines.

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Energy for the next generationAW H I T U, wind farm a dream come true for owner John Sturgess and his wife as the first pieces of their Enercon E-70 2.3mW wind turbine are delivered.

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Over 203 people entered the annual 2016 Waiuku Fire Brigade Poker run. Thanks to the participants and the help of sponsors, the Fire Brigade was able to donate a massive $4000 to the Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

Pictured are the joint winners Best dressed from the Poker Run. The ladies dressed up as the Day of the Dead. From left: Jane Whyte, Maxine Armstrong and Toni Rashleigh. Go to our facebook page for more photos.

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Where are the weekend’s disappearing to? It seems like they take forever to arrive dur-ing the week and then some-how, I woke up and now it is Monday again.

Hunter-gatherer is some-where deep in the heart of the Ureweras with no form of communication, which means I have been left up to my own devices. However, having the weekend like I had, it was near on impossible to get into mis-chief.

In-between covering events, moving my sister and best friend, playing a game of soc-cer somewhere on the north shore and nearly having round three of broken nose, and then finally coming back into the office until 9pm on Sunday, I found myself wishing that I could clone myself. I’d have one of me covering events and the other trying to have a life outside of work– the strug-gle for balance is real, and this weekend was the perfect ex-ample that we just couldn’t be everywhere at once.

In soccer, I seem to find my-self marking the biggest, bad-dest chick on the opposite team. I thought she was going to try and sneak a side pass out

to the wing, but no. She instead biffed the ball straight into my face. I have somehow ripped the middle part that separates your nostrils on the inside of my nose, but thankfully, noth-ing broken. I was a little bit scared to go back on after that, but after a few encouraging words from my coaches, I gin-gerly ran back onto the field, giving that tank of a woman a very wide berth. I sometimes wonder if I should take up knit-ting instead.

I was also slightly nervous when I was invited for hot lap in Dave West’s super truck last Thursday as he geared up for a weekend of racing, but I can now understand why Dave re-built that magnificent beast of a truck. The adrenaline of boosting down those straights and tackling those corners was better than any theme park ride I had ever been on.

We have since welcomed the lovely Yana O’Gorman to our team as Junior Reporter. We are really excited to have her on our team. Please give her a warm welcome and make yourselves known if you see her out and about.

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Pukekohe Pak n Save refurb disappoints It has been interesting to watch the refurbishment of the Pukekohe Pak n Save store over the past few months. However, the new look and layout of their wine department is a real disappointment, looking more like a downgrade than an upgrade. I have been purchasing my weekly tipple from Pak n Save for many years and as an elderly pensioner, I find it difficult to bend down or kneel down on the floor to pick a bottle out from the new low level deep shelving. The way the price labels are now displayed is also confusing with being underneath the bottles on some shelves, while being on top on others. I discovered this after being charged much more for a bottle than the price I thought it was last week – not something you can afford when you are on the pension. The general lay out has lost the class it previously had, with now looking more like The Warehouse, and it is difficult to get around the narrower space. I have overheard other people complaining about the new layout as well. I am mystified as to why Pak n Save’s wine department has been so poorly refitted compared to the rest of the new look store. Needs a rethink. J Ambrose, PukekoheThanks for taking the time to send in your feedback regarding our new look store. As with any significant change there is usually some fine tuning to be done and there is often an adjustment period for our loyal customers as they get used to the new store layout. We want to make sure you enjoy your shopping experience with us so I’d like to extend an invitation for you when you are next in store, to please ask my customer service team to give me a call so I can come and have a chat to you directly. We can’t promise we can change everything that you don’t like but we will see what we can do to make your time in-store as great as possible. Nigel Ollett - Owner PAK’nSAVE Pukekohe

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Last weekend saw Waiuku’s Kevin Drummond presented with his Queens Service Medal at the Investiture Ceremony at Government House.

Kevin was presented his QSM by the Governor Gen-eral of New Zealand, Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae.

Mr Drummond was an-nounced as a recipient ear-lier this year for his services to the New Zealand Fire Ser-vice.

He was involved with the Waiuku Volunteer Fire Bri-gade from 1960 to 2011, and was Deputy Fire Officer for 22 years before being pro-moted to Chief Fire Officer and serving a further eight years until his retirement in 2011. He continued to sup-

The dream is fast becoming a reality for young rally driver, Dylan Thomson.

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ll After investing his life sav-ings into a Ford Fiesta ST rally car in October last year, the self con-fessed petrol head has just taken third place in the open two wheel drive class of the New Zealand Rally Championship series.

Held in Otago two weeks ago, this was the Waiuku resident’s first rally, and he had the youngest co-driver in the series.

“We entered with the aim of just finishing. We had no idea that we would actually take out a spot on the podium.”

Dylan and his Christchurch based co-driver, Amy Hudson, were up against competitors with years of experience within the industry, and had driver and co-driver part-nerships spanning over 25 years. “This was mine and Amy’s first race together as driver and co-driver. Coming out in third was definitely a pleasant surprise for the both of us. It is my dream to make a career out of rallying and it is Amy’s to become a professional co-driver. If that race was anything to go by, Amy is fast making her way of becoming one,” says Dylan.

Mentored by Ben Hunt, who is currently sitting in second place Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Dylan explained that he enjoyed

the Otago terrain. “It wasn’t as windy as what I was expecting, and there were plenty of straights which I was able to get some good speed on.” With the trip to the South Is-land clocking up over 4000km, and being behind the steering wheel ev-ery day, Dylan has enjoyed return-ing home and is currently recoup-ing for the Whangarei leg of the se-ries in two weeks time.

“This really wouldn’t be possi-ble without the support from Ben Hunt, my parents, employers, Rat-trie Panel Beaters, Total Lubricants and Riordan & West Transport, and my sponsors. A big thank you is be-ing sent their way.” For those inter-ested in Dylan’s progress, you can follow his Facebook page:

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port the brigade since his retirement. In the late 60s, Kevin was a member of the Waiuku Brigade’s Competition Team and competed in United Fire Bri-gades Association competitions at lo-cal and national levels. Mr Drummond has been involved with his local com-

munity through his church, scouts, school activities, yachting, rugby and hockey.

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The drama studies students at Waiuku College can’t wipe the smiles from their faces, as it has just been announced that they are to represent South Auckland at 2016 University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival later this year.

Comprising of year 11 and 12 students, the dra-ma class performed a 15 minute scene based on Shakespeare’s The Tem-pest, at the recent re-gional festival held at the Mangere Arts Centre.

Directed by 16 year-old student, Laura Tor-pey, the cast worked tirelessly over the past term. Many hours were spent outside of school perfecting their perfor-mance. The hardest part for Laura was trying to fit a three hour play into mere 15 minutes.

“It was a challenge but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It helped that we complet-ed a play over the sum-mer holidays as part of an extracurricular study. We believe that help gave us an advantage when it came to this year’s festi-val,” says Laura.

The 15 minute scene

A Franklin school has once again taken out first place in the high school wearable art competition, Eye on Nature Family Day.

Held at Auckland Botanic Gardens last Saturday, Pukekohe Christian School won with their entry, ‘Maui’s Matriarch.’

With a theme of Water for Life - Cool, Clear, Clean, the compe-tition challenged students to design and create innova-tive, original wearable art relating to New Zealand’s waterways, or the life forms within them. Costumes had to be durable and made of organic, recy-cled or inorgan-ic materials

P u k e k o -he Christian School also won first place last year with their ‘Majestic Kingfisher’ entry. Once again, the school wins $1000 for their first placing.

‘Maui’s Matriarch’ is a garment carefully and expertly crafted by student, Lian-na Shaw, which was proudly modelled by Bethany Burton.

The garment was based on the Maui Dolphin, which is a subspecies of the en-dangered Hector Dolphin and is native to New Zealand waters. One of the ma-jor threats to this sea creature is fishing nets. The dolphin itself is represented as the body of the dress, the bottom section of the skirt represents humans and the land they live on, while the metal net is placed around the land and the dolphin to show the dolphin being caught in the net that they cast on them. The cape is used to represent the water and it drapes to show the dorsal fin emerging from it.

The judges were very impressed and commented ‘this sophisticated and capti-vating costume powerfully portrays the plight of the Maui dolphin. The exquisite detailing, creative design and clear depiction of an important environmental is-sue make it a worthy winner of the secondary school competition.’

Recycled materials sees local School scoop a win

Waiuku Drama students win at prestigious festival

incorporated Maori cul-ture, and the influence dif-ferent types of power had in colonisation, including political and magical.

“The student’s commit-ment to the performance was clearly evident in their success of taking out their category. They were up against incredibly well known schools and adult directors who had years of experience in this ar-ea. I couldn’t have been more proud,” says Drama teacher, Bianca Till.

This was the sixth year Waiuku College had en-tered the festival.

“The main reason for

entering is to allow our students the opportunity to direct and perform in a contemporary theatre. We also enjoy watching the performances from schools like Wesley and Auckland International College,” says Ms Till.

The students will now be attending the 2016 Uni-versity of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Fes-tival, held at the Michael Fowler Centre in Welling-ton, from Thursday, June 2, through to Monday, June 6.

The festival is said to be a highly anticipated event for fellow thespians, with

many beginning their act-ing and directing careers from here.

“While it is incredibly exciting, we now have to fundraise for 22 students to travel and stay in Wel-lington for six days. A huge thank you to Princi-pal, Tom Vanderlaan, for sponsoring our accom-modation,” says Ms Till.

The students are cur-rently busy fundraising for the festival, which in-cludes a Quiz Night on Fri-day, May 6, and raffles and car washes.

For more information, contact the college on 09 235 8139

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They say once you fall off the horse, you have to get straight back on, and that is exactly what Dave West has done.

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This weekend was the first time Dave had been back on the tarmac after spec-tacular crash earlier this year in the sec-ond round of the Super Truck series saw his team have to rebuild the beastly freightlin-er. Over 500 man hours later, and the Freightliner Argosy was ready in time for the third round held at Pukekohe over the weekend.

With the aim of just finishing the third round, Dave and his team did more than just that. Saturday saw the Puni resident finish fourth in the quali-fying round, and fourth overall for the day.

Sunday saw team West start the race in reverse grid, however, Dave persevered, and managed to work his way upfront and take out the race. Unfortunately, a slight overspeed was detected and a ten

second penalty was issued which saw Dave slip back to third place.

“It was no biggie really. I didn’t see it the overspeed, but it was called. At the end of the day, I am just stoked with how the weekend went. It has been great for the boys, they have worked tirelessly to get us this far, so overall, I am really rapt for them,” says Dave.

Due to the deteriorating weather con-ditions on Sunday afternoon, the last

race was aban-doned.

“I was pretty keen to go, but w e w e re a d -vised that it had been cancelled. It’s a real shame, as it would have made it inter-esting,” laughs Dave.

“A big thanks is needed to ev-eryone who has

supported us this far. We have a few lit-tle jobs to tidy up before last round, but we are looking forward to seeing you all there.”

The team are currently having a short break before heading down to Taupo Motorsport Park on Thursday for the fi-nal leg of the race held over this week-end.

In the lead up to the Demon Energy D1NZ New Zealand Drifting Championships this weekend, Pukekohe driver, Shane Allen’s car has been out and about helping raise funds for the RSA Franklin.

Last Saturday, the Gulf Western Rattla Mo-torsport BA Ford Falcon was placed outside the trade sites at the Premier Motorsport Racing at Pukekohe Park Raceway, where volunteers were situated with donation buckets for the annual Poppy Appeal. A significant amount of funds were raised, and sponsors of Shane Allen were rapt that they could help contribute towards the cause.

In record time, Crayon Concepts went all out for the last round of the series and specially wrapped the vibrant green Ford Falcon in An-zac decor, paying homage to the fallen soldiers.

RSA Franklin volunteers will back out again at Demon Energy D1NZ New Zealand Drifting Championship with their donation buckets, with attendees able to find them out and about in the crowd, as well as the Anzac tent.

Backed by Gulf Western Oil, the Mount Shop and Autostop Pukekohe, 23 year-old Shane Al-len is currently sitting in twelfth position as he

Pukekohe driver raises funds for RSA

comes into his home town round. Action kicks off over ANZAC Weekend at Pukekohe Park Raceway, as gates open 9.30am each day, with practice on Friday, and Pro-Qualifying and Pro-SPORT on Saturday.

The main event D1NZ Pro-Championship Grand Final is on Sunday, alongside the final round of the Trans-Tasman Drift Series, which is said not to disappoint.

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The Ring

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

I was contemplating a situation that has very recently unfold before me, so here is a concept of what usually develops around this type of event. He “Proposed” and she delightedly accepted as their relationship was rock solid and they wished to advance it to a higher level, so her finger now sports a most delightful, and personalized, “Diamond Engagement Ring,” which is a clear sign of her allegiance to the one and only chap, the “Love of her Life,” and of his total commitment to her.

What she had eagerly anticipated and looked forwards to was now history, and she gladly shows it off to all in her circle of contacts, this evidence of the love of her man. Now as she sits contemplating many things, her fingers often idly reach over to touch and to turn the ring, her right hand often tenderly covers her left hand and holds the ring, as she contemplates the day she received it, the love that it contains, the promise of a bright new future together, and by touching and holding it, she feels so much closer to her true love and her heart grows fonder.

Distances now always quickly disappears as “The Ring” brings, as it were, her beloved to her side, and the longing grows in anticipation of his next visit, and a chance to actually hold the love of her life instead of just the “Token,” that is “The Ring.” Let us develop this theme into a more “Spiritual” one, and to look at another “Engagement,” that is the one we received when we fell in-love with the Lord Jesus Christ and accepted his Salvation (engagement Ring) and now tell the world that we are “Taken” for God and Eternity, and sin has no more allurement to us anymore.

Here are a few verses as found in Scripture; Isaiah 61:10 “I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself ] with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth [herself ] with her jewels.” Revelation 19:5-9 “And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, these are the true sayings of God.” Revelation 21:1-4 “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the

first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

Here we have in Scripture that Bride-n-Groom concept played out as a concept of Jesus Christ marrying the New Jerusalem, which is the home of all the redeemed from off the earth, so the concept is that we the Redeemed are now “Engaged” to the Son of God. This concept is so nicely played out in the Bible in the book of “The Song of Solomon” where the Shulamite Woman falls madly in love with a chap she met while out in the fields tending the family’s sheep. For the first time in her life she has met somebody that loves her, in spite of her being not officially beautiful as she feels herself unworthy and blemished.

They meet together over the next days and feed their flocks together, and she has found her soul mate, the days flee away so quickly and the nights drag until sunrise and she is so keen now to get up early and get the sheep out to pasture, I mean to meet her beloved. Then one day as she rushes (slowly) to the place they meet, he is missing, and she feels lonely and concerned when he moved his flocks away from her and she is so devastated. Then she hears that the King is coming past on his way to collect his bride, so she sneaks her flock unofficially much closer to the road than she ever should and watches as the mighty procession draws near as if to pass by.

But to her surprise and amazement the procession stops right beside her, the curtain opens, and to her wonderment and amazement, there is the “Love of her Life,” and it really is actually the King, he beckons, she flees to his embrace, and they are away to the Palace. Shortly Jesus Christ is to return with a palatial caravan and he will beckon to his beloved to come up and join him in the clouds and to his embrace and away to the Palace, the New Jerusalem, and Heaven. There we have depicted the “Marriage” and the “Marriage Supper of the Lamb,” it is all there written in the end of Revelation, for then the redeemed of all ages are ever with our God (Husband.)

Dear Reader; how is it between you and the Lord Jesus Christ, are you faithful and true every moment of the day? Are you preparing your character and life to be compatible with the purity of Heaven, or will you be left behind as not worthy, one whose affections have wandered, and who is no longer pure and true? So come on home to God today, be true to your “Engagement Ring” to Jesus.

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Animal rights activists joined forces on Saturday with the community of Pukekohe to protest against the use of enriched colony cages for layer hens.

Based outside Countdown on Manukau Road, around 40 protestors held a peaceful rally to raise awareness and invite Countdown to make a commit-ment to go cage free at some stage in the future. Stand-ing outside for over an hour, protestors chanted ‘Cages are cruel and so old school’ and ‘Tell us the truth and stop the abuse.’

Spokesperson for Ban Chicken Layer Cages, Peta Berry, said she was impressed with the turnout and support they received from passing public.

South Aucklander’s recently had an enormous win against the use of enriched colony cages when Crad-dock Farms lost their appeal to cage 310,000 hens in the neighbouring village of Patumahoe. Now activists and community members are taking it further and asking Countdown to commit to going cage free completely. Protesters were incensed after the recent Farmwatch

expose where a Putararu farm that supplies Count-down was shown to be cruelly and illegally caging egg laying hens. While they do not supply any eggs from the new colony cage systems, the expose also showed these to be a danger to the hens housed in them.

Countdown removed eggs supplied from this farm as they do not meet basic animal welfare requirements. However, Peta Berry, the spokesperson for Ban Chick-en Layer Cages and the closest neighbour to the fac-tory farm proposed by Craddock Farms said ‘it wasn’t enough for Countdown to remove the eggs from this farm temporarily.’ “Colony cages have been shown to be the cause of death for these hens and these cages need to be banned permanently. Woolworths in Aus-tralia, who own Countdown here, have already an-nounced they are going cage free by 2018. We want to see them do the same here.”

“If New Zealand does not move soon on this we will be the last to go cage free. We want to see Countdown match their colleagues in Australia and name a date to go cage free. This would increase the cage free eggs sold in New Zealand by more than 50%.”

Activists take protest to Countdown

Below: Peta Berry leads Animal Rights Activists in a peaceful protest outside Countdown Pukekohe against the sale of Colony caged eggs

TIME AREA ACTION2nd 11.00 am Matai St Electrical fire in hot water cupboard9th 9.06 am Kitchener Rd PFA Investigation only10th 20.37 pm Bowen St PFA Investigation only14tn 15.19 pm Glenbrook Station Rd Car rolled15th 15.13 pm Awhitu Rd Medical15th 20.44 pm Cornwall Rd Car rolled20th 02.16 am Beach Rd Car Fire21st 08.51 am Glenbrook Beach Rd Horse in drain23rd 13.17 pm Bowen St PFA Investigation only24th 09.19 am Cornwall Rd Car rolled25th 20.29 pm King St Medical CPR and Difib Successfully26th 06.01 am Victoria Ave PFA Investigation only27th 20.33 pm Otaua Rd MVA28th 20.52 pm Cemetery Rd Fire in garage

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To the Chief Fire Officer - Waiuku Volunteer Fire Brigade.Dear Colin, On behalf of the Franklin Memo-rial Hospital Auxiliary a huge thank you, to you and your fellow fireman. Your donation of $4000 was very generous. As we discussed there is al-ways equipment needed, some to be replaced and some to be mended. Un-fortunately Middlemore does not always have the resources to fund all these requirements, so with local donation we can help. Your fund rais-ing on Saturday was bril-liant and your commit-ment to the community so wonderful. Thank you all. Margaret GrimmondPresident F.M.H.A

FranklinMemorial Hospital says THANKS

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Telling people that their breed of dog is dangerous almost seems to be like suggesting that one of their children is indeed satan reincarnated.

ll Dog owners are very passionate people. This I found out first hand on social media last week, when a mi-nuscule remark suggesting that some families ‘big babies could be physical-ly capable of abhorrent attacks’ trans-formed into the mother of all hullaba-loos.

However, the fact is dog attacks do occur and even on occasion against the dogs’ owners will. As much as I don’t want to single out any one particular breed, as there are many others with equally volatile tendencies. In the case of seven-year-old Darnell Minarapa-

Brown from Takanini, he now faces a lengthy recovery from facial injuries sustained in a recent attack from a pit bull.

Just like Darnell’s family, there is a de-gree of presumption that pit bulls are

just like any other dog. To put it plain and simple they just are not. Even the SPCA acknowledges that pit bulls are genetically different than other dogs.

On its website it reads ‘They may not give warning before becoming ag-gressive, and they’re less likely to back down when clashing with an oppo-nent.’

These certain dogs have also been hand chosen for their inherent intimi-dation to ‘defend their patch,’ which is not an uncommon sight in the streets of South Auckland.

So what can we do to help stem the recent spate of attacks? The answer could be compulsory desexing un-less you are a registered and reputable breeder. Perhaps harsher penalties should apply for those that abuse, ne-glect or train in the wrong manner.

And to provide balance on the ar-gument that this is an equally human problem, then perhaps education on how to behave respectfully around ani-mals should be on the agenda in our schools.

We owe it to ten-year-old Loren-zo Shoemark of Waiuku, we owe it to young Darnell and all others involved in the recent attacks throughout the country, to seek change.

If we don’t take a serious look into how we regulate ownership and breed-ing right now while the topic is burn-ing under the hoist of intense public scrutiny, then will we ever do enough to minimise the risk of these attacks re-occurring?

Without making a stand, the blood of future attack victims is ultimately on our hands.

Dogs are weapons in the wrong hands

Tim Gregory [email protected]

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Police are calling for witnesses of a head-on crash in South Auckland which left two people with serious injuries.

Counties Manukau Police Serious Crash unit are investigating the crash between a Mitsubishi light truck and a Holden ute, which happened on April 13 on Paerata Rd, Paerata.

The Mitsubishi, which was travelling north and the Holden, travelling south, collided in the 100km/h zone around 5.25am.

It is understood the driver of the Mitsubishi tried

to overtake a vehicle in front of him and, when he was level with that vehicle, saw headlights coming towards him and braked, losing control of his vehicle and col-liding with the Holden.

Police would like to speak to the driver of the vehicle the Mitsubishi attempted to overtake and anyone else who may have witnessed this crash.

People with information can contact Constable Hol-lie Given, of Counties Manukau Serious Crash Unit, on 09 262 9109.

To provide information anonymously contact the organisation Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Events

Tree Crops 2016 Conference

Where: Wesley College What: Showcasing our districts researchers, innovators and producers in three days of expert presentations, visits and exhibitions! Great speakers and interesting field trips. To register vists: visit www.treecropsconference.nz or contact Heather on 021 320 0828 for more information.

Manukau Head Lighthouse Picnic Day

Where: The paddock below the Manukau Heads lighthouse When: 11am - 3pmWhat: Everyone is invited to their fami-ly picnic day for old fashioned fun and games. Bring a picnic and your family along and enjoy some R&R. For more info visit their facebook page: Manukau Heads Lighthouse

Where: Pukekohe Raceway When: Gates Open: 9.30am both days.What: NZ vs Australia trans Tasman drifting championship final. D1NZ Pro and Pro sport championship final. Some of the best drivers will attack one of the fastest drifting circuits in the world. For tickets visit iticket or for more informa-tion visit: www.D1NZ.com

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red hatters meet21st April Where: Waiuku Cosmopolitan When: 11:30 am What: If you are new to the district, come and make new friends. For ladies 50 and over - fun friendship and food!

counties manukau rugby programme26th & 28th April Where: 26th: Ecolight Stadium; 28th: Waiuku Rugby Club When: 8:30am - 3:00pm What: Get the kids involved in the Counties Manukau Rugby School Holiday Programme. Year 5 - 8 students - $38 per session. Bring boots, mouthguard, lunch and water bottle. To register: http://steelers.co.nz/communi-ty-rugby/224/

FrankLin LocaL board meeting26th April Where: The Local Board Cham-bers, Pukekohe Service Centre, 82 Manukau Rd When: 9:30 am

Fibrant auckLand28th April - 1st May Where: Pukekohe Town Hall and NZ Steel Gallery What: Fibrant Auckland - Crea-tive Fibre is bringing their annual Festival to Pukekohe for 2016! here will be a National Run-way Show, Fashion Challenge, National Exhibition, Festival Challenge, Woolfest Auckland Art Yarn Award, The Marketplace and workshops and lectures plus The Hub at the bridge club to relax and have a cup of tea.

400kw nZV8 race driVe experience29th April Where: Pukekohe Park Raceway When: 10:00am – 4:30pm What: If you have ever wanted to experience the absolute extreme thrill of driving a fully modified 400kw 6000cc V8 Holden race car – then this is definitely for you! For more information: http://www.holden-race-experience.co.nz/

out & about Fun day29th April Where: Hamilton Estate, Waiuku When: 1:00 - 3:00pm What: Join the Out & About team for a fun afternoon. They will have a wide assortment of inflat-able, sports games, giant games, and much more.

Sunday 24th AprilFriday 22nd April Sat 23rd - Sun 24th

Directed by Jo Scobie, Andrew King, Rick Turner, Melissa Charbonneau

Duets is a warm and funny exploration of love, written by Peter Quilter. This lovely comedy tells the stories of four sets of characters, at four crucial moments. Jonathan and Wendy are on a blind date and hoping to get it right this time even though they've never got it right before; Barrie is not really interested in women but Janet

sees that as no reason to stop trying; Shelley and Bobby have decided to go ahead with a holiday in Spain while finalising their divorce and drowning in cocktails; Angela is marrying for the third time to the dismay of her

brother Toby and amidst a barrage of bad omens and a dress resembling a parachute. Duets is a tribute to the strength and madness of the human heart - a funny examination of the chaotic world of love, relationships, and

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Anzac Services for Monday, 25th April 2016

• Awhitu Civic Service: Service: 9am at Cenotaph Awhitu. Contact: Joan Massey 021 827 158• Bombay: Cenotaph, Bombay Hall - 8:45am• Buckland Civic Service: Service: 8.30am at War Memorial. Contact: Neville Jamieson 027 481 5859• Patumahoe / Waiau Pa Civic Service: Service: 10.30 am at Waiau Pa Hall, Waiau Pa Road. Contact: Lorraine Archer 09 232 1029• Pukekohe Dawn Service: Parade assembly: 5.40am on corner of Roulston Street and Massey Avenue, Pukekohe. Parade commences: 5.45am. Service: 6am at Cenotaph, Pukekohe. Road closure details: Massey Avenue from Graham Street to Ed-inburgh Street will be closed 5:30am-12:30pm. The section of Massey Avenue between Graham Street and Roulston Street will re-open at 6:30am. Contact: Mac McDonald 027 785 9737.• Pukekohe Civic Service: Parade assembly: 9.30am outside Old Post Office, Hall St. Parade commences: 9.45am. Service: 10am at Pukekohe Town Hall. Road closure details: Massey Ave from Graham St to Edin-burgh St will be closed 5:30am-12:30pm. The section of Massey Ave between Graham and Roulston St will re-open at 6:30am. Contact: Ali Bain 027 274 5190.• Tuakau: Tuakau Town Hall - 11am• Waiuku Civic Service: Parade assembly: 10.15am at War Memorial Hall. Parade commences: 10.30am.Wreath laying ceremony: 10.55am at Cenotaph.Service: 11.15am at War Memorial Hall. Road closure details: Queen St from Kitchener Rd to Belgium St will be closed 9:30am-12:15pm. George St will be closed 9:30am-11:45am. There will be limited resi-dent access to Kent, Kirk and Court Streets. Contact: Ali Bain 027 274 5190

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Narrowing RoadsI live in Patumahoe and Pollock Road is my

choice when driving into Pukekohe which is at least five days a week. When work was started on the subdivision, I thought great; they will at least widen the road as it is extremely narrow. I was stunned to see the result of what they have done. Will there actually be any pavements for locals to use or is that in the too hard basket I wonder? I’m sure the extra traffic the subdivision will cause will increase the use of Pollock Road. Although a reasonably straight road it is still very tight when overtaking a farm vehicle. I fail to see the logic of the Council’s decision but I guess not really surprised. Stella Dixon

I drove up Victoria Street and along Pollock Road about a week before your article in the Post and was completely taken aback at the kerbing sticking out on to the roadway. With 700 houses being built in the proposed Belmont area the road should have been kept at the width of Victoria Street. It will not be a rural road, but eventually in the borough. What happened to the town planning as I am sure this would not have happened if we had our local Council? It is a main road out to Patumahoe and should be changed. It may have been possible to shift the kerbing back close to the footpath as on Victoria Street but I see the street lighting has also been placed almost on the road which would be another expensive item. I do hope this expensive mistake can be reversed and that those in authority will make sure that our roadways are not compromised in any way by the new subdivisions.

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I was pleased to read the article about The Post raising the issue of the excessive number of roadside signs along East Street in Papakura, resulting in an undertaking by Auckland Transport to remove some of them. Well done!

Could we now also get Auckland Transport to fix another of the former Papakura District Council’s negative overkill legacies and get them to remove the excessive number of traffic lights in Papakura?

Nearly every intersection in Papakura has traffic lights when they are not needed, which makes travelling through Papakura a real slow, frustrating experience. Many of the intersections would work better with roundabouts, which would keep the traffic flow moving more freely, just as it does in Pukekohe. Joan Williamson

Papakura Traffic Lights

After receiving a tip off from a member of the community, the Police would like to reiterate the importance of reporting suspicious activity.

Last Monday, a member of the Waiuku community contacted the Police after seeing two youths acting suspiciously in Riverside Drive.

Upon investigating further, the result ended up in a foot pursuit and with the help from a local resident, the Police were able to corner and apprehend two males who had committed a burglary earlier in the day in the area.

They were able to return all of the stolen property and the two males who were not from around the area, aged 13

years and 15 years, have been referred to Youth Aid.

Sergeant, Graeme Wood, cannot stress enough the importance of phoning in suspicious behaviour of people and vehicles when it is happening. “People should ring 111 if they see suspicious behaviour. A Communications Centre call taker can assess your information and will get Police there. If that member of the community didn’t phone us and let us know these two could have gone on to commit more offences and we may not have been able to return any stolen property. A massive thank you for the quick thinking actions of those who helped us.”

Constant vandalism to road signs throughout FranklinThe Post recently highlighted an issue

regarding road signs that had been intentionally vandalised on the corner of Karioitahi and Park Roads, Waiuku.

Vandals struck again this weekend in Pukekohe. The Post came across three road signs outside United Video that had been purposely uprooted from the ground. The signs are there for a reason and The Post believes that as a community we should have a zero tolerance towards vandalism that ends up leaving hard working ratepayers out of pocket. Intentional damage to property is a criminal act and anyone with information regarding the incident concerning the removal of the signs in Pukekohe is urged to report it to the local police or anonymously through crime stoppers.

It was brought to the Post’s attention last week that someone had been tampering with the signage and road layout along Kitchener and Constable Road.

Unfortunately after hours when the contractors were not on site, the temporary traffic management signs and cones were interfered with and removed from the site. In this case, the cones had been thrown into an adjacent stream.

Mark Hannan from Auckland Transport would like to remind the Waiuku community that the contractors put out road cones as part of the temporary traffic management to provide a safe site for the contractor’s staff and to maintain a safe road corridor for the public to use.

“While the contractor is working on site, they maintain the temporary traffic control signs and cones to ensure that they are in their correct position. Our contractor has had to recover the cones from the stream and reinstated the traffic management on the road works site.”

“We would like to remind the public not to interfere with the temporary traffic management on a site, as this can leave it in a dangerous condition for the public.”

Tampering with temporary road signage dangerous

A great example above as pictured by Shaun Stewart on facebook with road cones having been dumped into the stream alongside Riverlane Waiuku

“We prefer that the public keep away from the site so the contractors can complete their work as quickly as possible with the minimum of disruption to the public, while maintaining a safe site for both the contractors and the public.”

Police reiterate importance of reporting suspicious activity

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at a public meeting held in Pokeno last week, residents and ratepayers elected a new Pokeno community committee to represent the community for the next three years and to enhance liaison between the Waikato District council and the community.

There were 22 nominations. Those elected were: Helen Clotworthy, Tricia Graham, Charles Hackett, Paul Heta, Kris Hines, Janet McRobbie, Todd Mill-er, Ric Odom, Morris Roberts, Wayne Rogers, Doug Rowe and Lance Straker. A Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Secretary will be appointed by the committee when it has been formally constituted at its first official meeting on 10 May, 7.30pm at Pokeno

New Pokeno Community Committee elected

Above from left: Charles Hackett, Tricia Graham, Todd Miller, Janet McRobbie, Paul Heta, Helen Clotworthy, Wayne Rogers, Ric Odom, Kris Hines, Lance Straker, Mor-ris Roberts and Waikato District Council Mayor Allan San-son. (Absent: Doug Rowe).

Community Hall. Waikato District

Council General Man-ager Strategy and Sup-port Tony Whittaker says, “Pokeno is growing rapidly, and the Coun-cil needs to work close-ly with the communi-ty as we plan for the in-frastructure that will be needed now and in the future.

“We are delighted at the interest shown by members of the com-munity, and their com-mitment to being in-volved in the future of Pokeno.

“The new Communi-ty Committee will play a vital role in that process and in the way that Po-keno continues to devel-op as an attractive place to live and work.”

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Where Event StartAwhitu Civic Service Service at Cenotaph, Awhitu.

Service 9.00am

Waiuku Civic Service Parade assembly 10.15am at War Memorial Hall, wreath laying at Cenotaph 10.55am. Service at War Memorial Hall.

Parade Service

10.30am 11.15am

For more details about services near you, please go to aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/anzacday or phone 09 3010101.

Anzac Day was first marked in 1916, making 2016 the 100th year of commemorations in New Zealand. Join us on Monday 25 April, to remember and pay tribute to our soldiers who served their country at Gallipoli, the Somme, Jutland and in other conflicts.

100 YEARS OF ANZAC DAY • 1916 - 2016

Anzac Day was first marked in 1916, with the date itself commemorating the anniversary of the

landing of New Zealand and Australian soldiers – the Anzacs – on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The day commemorates all New Zealanders killed

in war and also honours returned servicemen and women. It has gone through many changes

since its beginnings and in this feature, we highlight some of the Anzac Days that took place

throughout Franklin over the past 100 years.

Our journey begins in No-vember 1915, where sev-eral events took place

in Pukekohe to raise funds for wounded soldiers. The residents contributed to patriotic activities in aid of the war effort, including a hairdressing competition.

Although this was a time of in-tense patriotism, there was also some opposition to the war. The New Zealand Police Force dealt with many cases of supposed op-position to the war across Auck-land, particularly after conscrip-tion was introduced in late 1916.

1916: A HALF DAY HOLIDAYNew Zealanders demanded

some form of remembrance on the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. This became both a

means of rallying support for the war effort and a public expres-sion of grief – for no bodies were brought home. On 5 April 1916 a half-day holiday for 25 April was gazetted, and church services and recruiting meetings were proposed. Anzac Day took on a new meaning and it was seen as a time to express sorrow, not to glorify war, becoming a sacred day. Prior to this, in March 1916 a group of Waiuku citizens formed a Recruiting Committee to can-vas the district for volunteers for military service and Anzac Day services were held for the first time in Waiuku on 25 April 1916.

Pictured right are notices from the Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, 13 April, 1917.

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According to an article in the Pukeko-he and Waiuku Times, dated Friday,

March 31, 1916, the local authorities in the Franklin Electorate, including the Pukekohe Borough Council, were taking no steps to celebrate the forthcoming an-niversary of Anzac Day. “Plans for the ob-servance of this day have been drawn up by a Commemoration Committee, which strongly urges that there be no attempt whatever to turn Anzac Day into one of jubilation or rejoicing in any form. The committee also discountenances any sug-gestion to turn the occasion into an oppor-tunity for raising funds for any purpose whatsoever. If we are to have one distinc-tively national anniversary, it ought to be the date upon which New Zealand struck a brave and powerful blow for the Em-pire—the date upon which our country began a new life as a nation.

In Tuakau news - In connection with the proposed celebration

of Anzac Day it is considered that as (several Tuakau soldiers fell at that glorious landing or in the subsequent fighting, the district should join with others in arrang-ing for the historic event to be commemorated in a fitting man-ner. Arrangements have there-fore been made by the various denominations to hold services in connection with the anniver-sary. Pukekohe Waiuku NewsApril 18, 1916

On Tuesday (Anzac Day) a me-morial service was held in

the Buckland Hall and was well attended by the different denom-inations. The combined choirs sang hymns suitable for tho occa-sion and an able address was giv-en by the Rev. S. Nixon. Mr E. Al-lan also spoke of the fallen heroes that had gone from the district. Passages of the Bible were read by Messrs Avery and Souster. Books, printed for the occasion, containing photos of the fallen also Roll of Honour, were hand-ed around. At the conclusion of the service the Dead March In Saul was played by the organist, Miss L. Johnston. Pukekohe & Waiuku News May 2, 1916

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At the Pukekohe School. on Thursday of last

week, a celebration was held at the Pukekohe public school, when several speak-ers including his Worship the Mayor (Mr G. R. Mason) conveyed to the children the meaning of “Anzac,” outlin-ing the glorious entry of our New Zealand boys into the present world conflict on behalf of Great Britain, the landing at Gallipoli in the face of enormous difficul-ties and odds and their no-ble stand on the Peninsula and wonderful withdrawal. Mr C. K. Lawrie in a short speech paid tribute to New Zealand soldiers, in con-nection with whose deeds the world was re echoing with pride. It was only by their efforts, he said, that our country had not been invaded.

In the Churches. The com-memoration of Anzac Day

in Pukekohe was observed by a united service of Pres-byterians and Methodists, which was held on Tues-day evening in St James Presbyterian Church. The interior of the building was beautifully decorated with white flowers and flags. The service was solemn and impressive and was very largely attended, the Church bring overcrowded. The service opened with a solemn Invocation sung by the choir, the congregation standing. Rev. S. Nixon, who conducted tho service, then read the Prime Minister’s stirring message which had been sent from London.Pukekohe & Waiuku News April 28, 1916

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Tenants who lived in a methamphetamine-contaminated house in Tuakau have been reimbused more than $7000 from their landlord as compensation.

At the tenancy tribunal in Pukekohe, the tenants ar-gued that living in the house from August to November 2015 was to blame for extra financial costs, stress and physical and mental health conditions.

Both the tenants and landlord attended the tribunal hearing, with adjudicator Mark Benvie awarding the tenants $3500 as a partial rent refund, and $4025 dis-posal costs for contaminated belongings, to be paid by the landlord.

The tenants tested nine items of furniture in the premises, the results revealing that six of the items had been contaminated with methamphetamine residue and exceeded the limit. Ministry of Health guidelines state that anything higher than 0.5 micrograms per 100 cm squared is unacceptable.

Mr Benvie found that the premises were not fit to be lived in and the landlord breached the implied term of the tenancy agreement that the premises were habit-able. The Tuakau tenants were advised by neighbours about “drug activity” that went on at the property, and were told by Police that the address was known to them. The landlord had purchased the property prior to the tenancy commencing and had no dealings with the former tenants or owner.

At the tribunal evidence was given from the emails sent to the tenancy agency from the tenants about the smell “like alcohol” on the premises, but it was not no-ticed by the landlord or his agents and therefore did not raise any red flags. The tenants claims for storage and general damage were dismissed.

This is not the first incident in Franklin, with meth-amphetamine contaminated houses becoming more common. In November, last year, a family living in Pollok, outside of Waiuku, discovered the house they had lived in for three years was contaminated by P.

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reparations for rent, moving costs, and furniture. Their hearing was largely fo-cused on whether or not the landlord knew or suspected that the house was contaminated with methamphetamine residue. The family claimed poor health, with their teenage son missing 35 days of school in one term, and the father suffering significant health problems. A prospective buyer tested the house and test results found methampheti-mine residue.

Across New Zealand, five houses were demolished in the 2015 financial year, because they were damaged beyond repair due to contamination. Housing New Zealand spends between 12 and 13 million dollars each year on remedial work for contaminated houses.

Decontaminating houses can be a costly process, especially with replace-ment costs for curtains and furniture. Miles Stratford, director of MethSolu-tions says vapour from meth smoking can get stuck in walls. Across the coun-try, he has seen the number of houses being tested by his company grow from only a few to more than 200 a month. However the amount of homes testing positive is still at 40 percent.

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A LETTER IN RESPONSE TO HENRY DELL[TO THE EDITOR.] Sir, —I notice with some surprise an advertisement in your

last issue signed by the President of the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce, stating that “in view of no official arrangements having been made” to celebrate Anzac Day, he invites the citizens of Pukekohe to assemble on the 23rd inst. All honour to Mr Dell for stepping into the breach, but I think an explanation to the Pukekohe people is due from the Mayor—l presume we still have a Mayor—as to why he has neglected this opportunity of showing his patriotism and enabling us to show ours.—Yours etc, WIDE-AWAKE. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times 17 April, 1917

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An EnThusiAsTic GAThErinG AT PukE-kohE - It was a happy suggestion on the part of the Pukekohe School Committee that there should be a children’s demonstration to Com-memorate the anniversary of Anzac Day on Wednesday. Headed by the Boys’ Drum and Pipe Band, under Captain Elford, the school children numbering about 500 marched in procession to the Premier Hall. A programme in keeping with the reverence due to those “boys” who had given their lives for the Em-pire, was then carried out as arranged by Mr Frank Perkins, the Chairman of the School Committee. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, April, 27, 1917

BuckLAnD - The celebration of Anzac Day in Buckland took the form, on Wednesday, of a memorial service which was held in the hall and conducted by the combined churches. Mr E. Allan was in the chair and in the course of his remarks made special reference to the late Sergeant Arthur Delaney and Trooper J. Beg-bie, who were killed in action since last Anzac Day. After the singing of the National Anthem, the chairman read out the names of the local men who had made the supreme sacrifice, and the organist (Miss Allan) then played the Dead March. A collection was taken up for the Rod Gross fund.Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, May, 1, 1917

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Street decorations in honour of An-zac Day might reasonably have been expected in Pukekohe yesterday but in addition to the Dominion flag flying over the post-office the only premises in King Street adorned with bunting were the bookery and the auction mart. The proprietors of all the business establishments, however, responded to the Mayor’s invitation to observe the afternoon as a special half-holiday.

In commemoration of the anniver-sary of Anzac Day a large number

of parents, scholars and representa-tive men in the district assembled at the Pukekohe Public School yester-day. Soon after two o’clock the pu-pils with their respective teachers gathered around the school flagstaff when they saluted the Union Jack, at the same time singing the Na-tional Anthem. Mr Frank Perkins, Chairman of the School Commit-tee, then addressed the gathering. He reminded the boys and girls of the noble deeds done by our brave soldiers at Gallipoli, who upheld the traditions of the British race by fighting in face of obstacles which seemed insurmountable. As a les-son from the war he urged the boys to obey their parents and to do their duty to their teachers. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, 26 April, 1918

A solemn commemoration service was held in St. Bride’s Church at

7.30 on Anzac Day and was well at-tended. A number of Senior Cadets in uniform, under charge of Sergt. Harrison, were present. A powerful sermon was preached special ref-erence being made to the number of lads from this district who had made the supreme sacrifice. The text was taken from Isaiah 52 v. II, “His reward is with Him.” At the close of the service the Dead March was impressively rendered by the organist, Mrs A. E. Wright. Puke-kohe & Waiuku Times, 3 May, 1918

The procession, in spite of the somewhat inclement

weather, was a marked success. The Pukekohe Band matched at the head and was followed by returned soldiers, Territori-als and Cadets, members of the Borough Council and the pub-lic school children and teach-ing- staff. Band selections and prayers were given, and an ad-dress by His Worship the Mayor (Mr John Routly) was listened to. At the conclusion of the service the procession re-formed and marched to the Memorial Gates. Here wreaths were placed and the Band impressively rendered the “Dead March,” followed by the “Last Post” by Bugler Ste-venson. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, 2 May, 1922

This third anniversary of An-zac Day comes at a time when

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1918 ANZAC On 6 November 1921, Prime

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WAIUKU. In the procession from the Defence Office to the War Memorial monument at Waiuku, on Friday, the occasion of Anzac Day observance, there were 85 returned soldiers, 51 mounted rifles, 23 infantry, 38 cadets and a number of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. At a memorial service in the hall Major Aldred presided and gave an interesting address. Revs. McRae and Fussell also took part. The “Last Post” was sound-ed by Trumpet Major C. Barriball.Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, 28 April, 1924

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Bucatti was named by the car lovers of the family. She was named because of her speed, and for her tail that she sticks up to slow down.When she’s not sleeping in a drawer, or climbing out windows, she’ll be stalking moths and crickets, or bringing gifts for the family. ‘Gift’ is a gen-erous word, as no one actually wants what she brings in as they often come in the form of small, furry and with little whiskers.Bucatti is a vocal animal, she is definitely the boss — when she’s awake.

The Government is seeking feedback on proposed regulations to further strengthen our animal welfare system.

“Last year the Government amended the Animal Welfare Act to improve the enforceability, clarity and transparen-cy of the animal welfare system,” says Mr Guy. “We are now seeking the pub-lic’s views on proposed regulations that have been developed in consultation with the independent National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC),” says Mr Guy.

These proposed regulations will set enforceable rules based on best prac-tice and modern science. “Our animal welfare system is considered one of the best in the world. The proposed regula-tions will further strengthen our reputa-tion as a country that cares for animals,” says Mr Guy. The proposed regulations relate to the care of and conduct to ani-mals, including:

•Infringementnoticesof$300or$500for low-level offending.

•Whomayperformsurgicalorpain-ful procedures on animals, and under

what conditions.•Newrulesforhandlingbobbycalves,

including raised areas for loading and trucking distance restrictions.

•MorepowersfortheDirectorGen-eraloftheMinistryforPrimaryIndus-tries around reporting of animal wel-fare when live animals are exported for breeding purposes.

“Animal welfare matters to New Zea-landers and global consumers of our products. Two-thirds of households own a pet, and animal products gen-erate$23billioninexportseveryyear,”says Mr Guy. “We know the vast major-ity of New Zealanders treat their ani-mals well, whether they are farmers or pet owners. Most people who look after their animals will see little change with the proposed regulations.

“These proposals build on the addi-tional$10millioninvestedinstrength-ening our animal welfare system in Budget2015,”saysMrGuy.

Feedback is sought on the proposals by19May.Formoreinformationontheproposals, to make a submission or find out dates for public meetings, visit www.mpi.govt.nz.

One topic that really grinds my gears is poor animal ownership. For some, they believe it is a right that they should be able to own a pet. However, do many really knowthecostandresponsibilitythatisinvolved?Ittakes a lot more than just food and water and a little bit of love. The SPCA recently ran a campaign where they joined ranks with several veterinary clinics to of-ferfreedesexingforcats.Agreatinitiative,Ithought,as the nation really does have a problem with the ever expanding feline population.

Ihavetwocatsofmyown.Assoonastheywereoldenough, Bob and Bonnie were taken straight to clinic to have their bits removed – while a huge cost to me, it wasanactionthatIbelieveanyresponsiblepetownerwould do.

However, one lady who was lucky enough to secure an appointment to have her ‘beloved pet’ desexed for free felt the need to rant on social media about how unfairitwasthatshehadtohandoveramere$30forpain relief. Please keep in mind, this woman has just saved herself a couple of hundred dollars in desexing.

WhileIagreethatsheshouldhavebeenmadeawarethat pain relief after the operation would be an extra cost,itfrustratesmethatshecomplainedthat$30wasa huge expense for her, as really, any responsible ani-mal owner would have known that this is a cost that they would be faced with when introducing a pet into the family.

Itisanongoingexpenseowningananimal,withmany factors you have to consider before taking on the responsibility. There is desexing, feeding, monthly flea and worm treatments, as well as possible future vet visits that all need to be taken into consideration before committingyourselftoalifetimefurryfriend.Ittakeslot more than just love to own an animal.

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Preparations are currently underway for the highly anticipated Patumahoe School 150th Celebrations, which will be taking place over labour weekend this year.

With registrations on-ly just opened, Principal Ron Gordon, says there has been plenty of inter-est shown already.

“The committee is working very hard be-hind the scenes to make sure that we take advan-tage and use all the his-tory that our communi-ty has within it. It is quite exciting, as we have sixth generation children at-tending our school. I am sure there are many sto-ries we can to look for-ward to hearing leading up to the celebrations and over the course of the weekend.”

The school has incor-porated the 150th cel-ebrations into their stu-dents’ studies, with class-rooms each working on a display for the reunion.

“Each classroom has been given a certain pe-riod in time over the last 150 years, which will available for viewing over the weekend.”

Patumahoe School was established in 1866,

On Friday, April 15, Puke-oware School hosted rep-resentatives from the local RSA at a ceremony paying tribute to all those killed in war, and honouring our returned servicemen and women.

Planned and led by the school’s senior students, the ceremony included the reading of Pukeoware’s Roll of Honour, and a recount-ing of Jane Tolerton’s jour-nal article ‘Lest We Forget.’

The children were in fine voice and sang rousing ver-sions of the New Zealand and Australian national an-thems, and Michael Reyn-olds’ song ‘Lest We Forget.’

“Students have been do-ing a lot of work to under-stand the sacrifices of our ANZACs and investigat-ing their own families in-volvement,” said Principal, Eamonn Kelly, “and have demonstrated their learn-ings through stories and artwork.”

The ECE teachers at First Steps Waiuku enjoy following and encourag-ing childrens’ interests, so it was no surprise when the stu-dents took an interest in rock-ets, a study was soon prepared. “We could have extended them making fake rockets and planets, possibly even aliens. We chose a different route and decided to ex-plore rockets and how they work,” explained teacher, James Lochhead-MacMillan. “On Friday, April 8, this cumulated in Rocket Day, where educational aerospace attended to demonstrate proper chemical motor rockets, which was enjoyed by all the children, even the big ones.” Since then, the children have been experimenting with water rockets. “Our per-sonal best is 40 meters in the air, with our super spe-cial, double bottle, four fin rocket. We have demon-strated thrust on a skate board with the exact same rocket. Newtons third law of motion: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Skate board goes forward and the children standing behind get wet, much to their delight,” says James.

Waiuku College recently celebrated their 2015 NCEA success with special Excellence Assembly awards for all Level 1 and 2 students who received their NCEA endorsed with Merit or Excellence.

Principal, Mr Tom Vanderlaan, was also proud to speak to the school about the continued high NCEA pass rates being achieved which have maintained Waiuku College’s position as one of the highest achieving schools in the Counties Manukau region.

He points to the introduc-tion of Academic Counselling and Achievement Tracking Pro-grammes over the last three years as being significant factors in the high achievement results.

“Also the significant increases in

the results for Maori students has made a telling contribution to the overall rise in achievement. A 100 perecent pass rate for Level 2 (Year 12) Maori students in 2015 was a standout result and the first time the college has achieved a 100% pass rate in any of the year level re-sults they are required to report on to the Ministry of Education,” ex-plained Mr Vanderlaan.

“Sadly an administrative error at NZQA meant that the recently pub-lished results in the media showed lower pass rates than what was ac-tually achieved. All the credits for Level 1 and 2 students in the School Services Academy were wrongly coded to the Tertiary Provider who owned the assessments, and were therefore not counted in the na-tional school statistics tables. The correct data for 2015 and for the

two years prior is shown in the ta-ble below.NCEA 2013 2014 2015 Level 1 81.00 93.20 93.20 Level 2 88.00 93.90 96.20 Level 3 74.40 87.50 83.20

Mr Vanderlaan also believes that a greater promotion of the Waiuku Way Values of Pride, Respect and Safety has had a positive impact on the learning culture in the school, creating the climate in which the other initiatives have been able to have a real impact on student achievement. “A good indicator of this has been the record low num-ber of Stand Downs in term one of this year which have totalled only three compared to 12 in term one of 2015 and 14 in term one of 2013.”

Waiuku Primary recently had their sleepover at school, which also saw Big Foot attending to make the experience even more entertaining. The sleepover was held for the Middle Syndicate Education Oustide the Classroom, which saw 120 students take part in activities such as archery, tree climbing, rock climb-ing, problem solving, mountain biking, tent erection, pancake races and damper making. Response from the students and their helpers was positive, with ma-ny coming away from the experience with some new skills learnt.

Waiuku College maintain top percentageStudents prepare for 150th celebrations in October

Principal, Ron Gordon, with students Ronnie Woods, Jessica Nepia, Elise Michie and Giselle Hagen, who range from third through to sixth generation families currently attending Patumahoe School.

and had an approximate roll of 30. Now, the school is currently sitting at 314 students, ranging from years one to six, with Ron Gordon being positioned at the school since 1998.

The Patumahoe Heri-tage Group will also be launching a book to co-incide with the school’s 150 years celebration. For three years, the group has

been preparing Patuma-hoe History and Memo-ries, which will be filled with photographs and stories of yesteryear in the district.

Those who are inter-ested in the 150th cel-ebrations can find reg-istrations forms on the information tab on the school website www.pa-tumahoe.school.nz

Pukeoware School commemorates Anzacs

Junior students Ethan Ridley and Raiden and Tempest Spires pay tribute to their families involvement in war.

First Steps rocket launch

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A league player who plays for the Pukekohe Pythons Under 14 team, is full of optimism about the game.

Jarney attended the 2016 Auckland Rugby League J.E.T.S camp in March, an in-tensive weekend where play-ers aged 12 to 17 are given ex-pert coaching and mentor-ing, and their skills and un-derstanding of the game are developed.

The talented Jarney won the Under-14 player of the camp award, a massive achievement.

And he owes some of his spunk to his parents, Alf Harwood and Sheree Proc-tor, who have been number one supporters, dedicating time and encouragement to all three of their children. He inspires others to play the game, being a true model for the up and coming children

Jarney Harwood is a Warrior in the making

With it just over two weeks to go before opening night, the Waiuku Theatre Group is currently putting together the final touches on their upcoming performance, Duets. A warm and funny comedy based on exploration of love, and written by Peter Quilter, this performance tells the stories of four sets of characters, at four crucial mo-ments. Local actor, Shane Hartley, is playing Barrie, who is not really interested in women but has a lady named Janet who sees that as no reason to stop trying. “I have been a member of the Waiuku Theatre Group for around three years and have had some great experiences with members of the group, both on stage and off. The thing

I like about this group is that there is a regular program of shows to be involved in. With three productions a year, minimum, there is always something to be involved in.” Shane says this current production is something new for him.

“Being four short plays with only two actors in each is a little different to what I have done in the past. I thought it would be easy with only three of us to work out where to

move and how the story would play out but it has been more challenging than I thought. It is also strange not knowing how the other actors are going and I am looking forward to our full runs so the whole cast will be together and it will feel more like a big production again.”

Duets will be held at the Backstage Theatre, Victoria Ave, Wai-uku, from Friday, May 6, through to Saturday, May 28, across Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. For more information, visit www.waiukutheatre.org

Duets different from other Waiuku productions

and youth in Pukekohe, especially in the North area.

Ryan wins hot lap giveawayThanks to his partner, Danelle Running, for entering our hot lap giveaway, Ryan was treated to a boost around the Pukekohe Race Track last Thursday in Dave West’s super truck. Describing the ride as exhilarating, Ryan struggled removing himself from the passenger seat. “It was an awe-some opportunity. You can’t really describe the thrill of it. You can see why Dave does it; it was a lot of fun.”

The Tuakau Bridge is currently undergoing an extensive makeover, as the Waikato District Council Alliance has begun work to repaint the dreary looking Franklin icon.

The project is expected to be completed over the next five to six weeks, weath-er depending. The bridge will be water blasted with any debris being contained and removed from site to prevent clean-

ing chemicals and paint particles enter-ing the Waikato River. Any minor surface defects will be repaired and the bridge will then be repainted a similar colour to original. During the process there will be traffic lights on the bridge con-trolling vehicle movements, which will cause some travel delays throughout the project. Waikato District Council would like to thank the public for their patience during this time. Photo: Jacqui Church

Tuakau Bridge begins much needed makeover

On ANZAC day 2003, I had the honour and privilege of delivering the ANZAC ad-dress at the civic service in the Waiuku War Memorial Hall.

A closing part of that address was: “The landing and carnage that was Gallipoli had a profound impact on this country, as did World War II, but to me ANZAC day should be more. It is, I believe< our true national day. A day born out of the pain of wars over the past 150 years that has led to the development of a nation, a day in which Treaty partners can and do stand together as one without disagreement.

A day of remembrance, gratitude and celebration. Remembrance and gratitude for those who have paid the supreme sacrifice, and celebration that their sacrifice continues to ensure our freedom and has enabled us to build a proud and forthright country that can and does, stand tall amongst the nations of the world,

This must be the legacy of ANZAC to our young.”The Great Wars, and those before and after, are now very much part of our history,

let’s not forget them, but look to the future and build upon that history and the sacri-fice of life given by many, to grow our country and rejoice in the heritage bequeathed to us by those who we remember today. Let ANZAC day be our National Day.Bob Bettison QSM

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The new pilot for the ANZ Future Ferns was put on display for all to see and appreciate. This is where the game is a modified ver-sion of netball which allows the participants to enjoy a fast free flowing game where the teams compete in a six vs six format.

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March past was attended by all clubs and there was a wonder-ful array of uniforms and players on display. The day consisted of some fierce competition and for many the first time that the new International Rules were seen on display. It was said that players, coaches and umpires coped well and that they will only get better in the future.

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Above: Sharlene Druyven walks onto the court with fellow team mate Frances Fowlie. Below: Pep talk with the team

With the new rules being put into place this season, our own Sarah Lamb managed to catch up with Umpires Coordinator, Elea-nor Kitching, on opening morning and ask her a couple of questions regarding them.

Q. When did the new rules come in-to play?A. The new rules came into effect interna-tional on January 1, 2016.Q. How has the Waiuku Netball Centre helped players, coaches and managers understand the new rules?A. We ran two clinics to go over and instruct here at Waiuku Netball Centre earlier this year, which was well attended.Q. Which rule do you think with be the hardest one to implement?A. Not having to set the penalty.Q. For those of us that are not umpires, what does that mean?A. If you are called for contact against your oppo-nent, the team taking the penalty use to have to wait until the offender was standing next to them before they could pass the ball. Now that doesn’t need to happen. The team doesn’t need to wait until that player is standing down if in the correct penalty position, but the player who was called for the contact cannot interfere or try to intercept the pass. (There are tutorial video’s on Youtube)Q. Do you think the new rules actually make the game faster?A. Yes, but it also makes the coaches, managers and players responsible for their own behaviour.Q. If an umpire or team still have trouble with other teams or certain players - can people still come upstairs for help?A. Yes, every weekend we have two named of-fice bearers on the draw to assist with situations like that. Also anyone is more than welcome to attend our monthly meetings, which are held on the first Monday of every month.Q. Do you have anything else to add?A. The Junior teams have played this morning and the new rules seemed to have been well received and embraced by all teams.

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Onewhero Counties Bulk Haulage/Carters get to hold onto the Golden Gumboot for a bit longer, after they defeated Te Kauwhata Envirowaste 37-0 at Te Kauwhata.

ll The Golden Gumboot is a tro-phy that goes on the line every time these two sides meet and One-whero were stoked to have come away with the prized possession again. Te Kauwhata defended well in the first half, with Onewhero hav-ing about 60% of the ball but only managing to score once. Onewhero coach Adam Cathcart said their first

try came from centre Leroy Nahi. “We were just working away

and they kept defending and we couldn’t score and then we man-aged to string a few phases togeth-er and then the ball touched a few hands in the backline and Leroy touched down in the corner”.

“It was a tough game. Te Kauwha-ta are renowned for always turning up and being pretty niggly and up-setting the ball at rucks and that’s exactly what they did. It was tough we battled away and after leading 13-0 at the break, we finally wore them down slowly and managed to score a few more tries at the end,

so yeah, I was pretty pleased.” Cathcart’s happy to take the five

points on offer, especially with a big log jam at the top of the Challenge Cup table.

“Yeah we’ll take all the points we can, especially cause we have a tough road to finish off the first round. We have some big games coming up and we will just take all the points while we can.”

Te Kauwhata’s Maake Vaimohea was awarded the A S Wilcox & Sons Limited Player of the Day award for making plenty of strong carries. He went home with a bag of vegetables from A S Wilcox & Sons Limited.

For the last eight years, many students who attended Fulton Swim School have been treated to the friendly face and excellent tuition of instructor, Niki Langit.

However, after being offered an opportunity he couldn’t refuse, the bubbly instructor has re-cently announced that he is leaving the popular swim school to pursue a career in Aviation Secu-rity at Auckland Airport.

“Niki was one of my very first employees; he has been instrumental in the successes of the swim school for the past eight and a half years and will be sorely missed by all,” says swim school owner, Daniel Fulton.

While Niki says the de-cision was an incredibly hard one to make, he is now hoping to be able to spend more time with his eight month old daugh-ter, Faith-Maree.

“It was a very bitter-sweet decision, as I just love it here at Fulton Swim School, but I was missing out on watching my daughter grow up. I am really going to miss my students, the par-ents and the team I work with.”

Niki has been a swim-ming instructor for the last 14 years, and origi-nally began teaching in the Philippines. Since joining the team eight years ago, the Franklin resident has said he has

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seen many changes, in-cluding the growth of the swim school.

“It is great to see that so many parents are educat-ing their children about water safety, especially when we live in an area that has several beaches and so many other plac-es for swimming. Just the other day Daniel Fulton and I were talking about how many students I have taught to swim, and we both think it must be in the thousands. That is a very rewarding thought.”

Niki says the highlight

of his career with Fulton Swim School would have to be seeing the children’s progress and their confi-dence growing whilst in the water.

“A big thank you to Daniel and the team for giving me the opportu-nity to be here, and a big thank you to the Frank-lin community for being so inviting and making it such a fun place to work. I’m excited about my ca-reer changes, but being at Fulton Swim School is certainly going to be hard to beat.”

Niki Langit is leaving Fulton Swim School after eight years of being a swim instructor.

Playing any sport for certain period of time shows dedica-tion, but completing ten years with the same club is certainly commitment.

Kaitlin Clark-Groom and Georgina Rhind have just kicked off their tenth season with Tuakau Football Club, an achievement both girls are in-credibly humble about.

Both were approached to play for the women’s team by former players, and haven’t looked back since.

Kaitlin enjoys the competi-tive side of the sport, while Georgina enjoyed the social aspect. To help with fitness, both girls have gone back to playing netball on Saturdays, however, Kailtin says that soc-cer is her preferred sport of choice.

“My soccer team has be-come my second family. It is the highlight of winter, car pooling and playing togeth-

er. This year, there are some great adventures to be had,” says Kaitlin.

“I don’t know any other teams that have as much fun as we do. I have made some good friends over the years and I definitely can’t see us giving up anytime soon,” says Georgina, who has been team manager for the last six years.

Kaitlin, who has been team captain for the past four years, says that she is looking for-ward to this season.

“After coming away top of our division last year, I defi-nitely feel this is our year again. We have some neat girls in our team, and we are playing bet-ter football. I have my sights set on a higher division, quite possibly conference league, next year,” laughs Kaitlin, “jokes aside, it is a fun game, and having a good team be-hind you makes the mud and rain even more enjoyable.

Above: Kaitlin Clark-Groom and Georgina Rhind are currently celebrating 10 years with the Tuakau Women’s Football team.

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The final tournament for the Bill Os-borne shield series was held on Thurs-day, April 14. It was a perfect day for bowls and the players enjoyed a fast green. Winners of the overall compe-tition were :- The 3 Amigos – Raewyn Renall, Adrienne Tilyard, and Peter Ballard. 2nd were :- Donimaters – Don Kirkbride, Don Cameron and Andrew Marshall. 3rd. PJs. – Peter Sinclair, Gra-

ham Anderson and Sam Compston. 4th. The Figians:- Jim Kishore, Peter Dullabh and Takiti Rahui.The winners of the meat packs supplied by Graham’s Funeral Services on this day were :- 1st – Waipipi – Roy Hopping, Co-lin Hall and Eric Gillot. 2nd Hopefuls – Penny Wakelin, Margaret Walkley and Julie Starnes. 3rd. Rubarb :- Royalene & Graham Barriball and Jan Bilbrough.

The Junior Counties Cavaliers won 26-11 against Fiji U20 last Tuesday night.

Played at the Colin Lawrie Feilds, Viliami Taulani was the stand out play-er for Counties Manukau. Not only did he score two tries, but he also showcased some surging runs, line breaks, tackle busts and some tough defence.

Captain Gene TeAmo and Reno Su’a also scored a try each, with Reno scoring

in acrobatic fashion, which saw him div-ing in mid air to catch a difficult pass and putting it down in one motion. George Edwards managed to claim three con-versions. Fiji put on a good game, scor-ing one try and two penalties.

The Fijians U20 team were in New Zealand preparing for the Junior World Rugby Trophy tournament, which will be played in Zimbabwe from April 19 to May 1. This was their last game out be-fore departing last Thursday.

KARAKA OUTDOOR BOWLING CLUB

The following are the results of the last Open Tournament for the season for Karaka Bowling Club.

First: Patumahoe, Ewen McIntyre, John Allingham, Pam Howe; Second: Puke-kohe, Chris Walker, Barry Williams, Len Corney; Third: TeKauwhata, Paul Kelland, Merve Thompson, Ann Goodin. Best Karaka Team: Don Kirkbride, Andrew Mar-shall, John Waters.

Further Club results include the Graded Triples, winners were: Don Kirkbride, Graham Jones, Bill Dunbar. Runners up were: Bob Croft, Jack Kayes, Roy.

The Karaka Bowling Club would like to thank all the teams that supported their 2015/2016 Open Tournaments.

Tuakau Wanderers played Otahuhu in Round Three of the Championship Division in what was described as a very tight game. A game that created few chances, Otahuhu frustrated Tuakau in the first half by slowing the play down to try and take the sting out of their attacking style of football. Vice Captain, Elliot Clark, and striker, Prinay Prasad, both put in big second half efforts to put a spark back into Tuakau, which lifted the rest of the team to start taking charge of the game. Play-er of the day, Chris Brett finished off a great team goal after some quick one two passing from deep inside Otahuhu’s own half. That opened the game up for Tuakau but some wayward finishing saw the game finish at one nil to Tuakau. Tuakau’s Coach, Tim Mc-Millan, said it was far from their best perfor-mance but they got the result they needed. “We definitely have a few things to work on before this weekend’s double header with an away game on Saturday before hosting Central at home on Anzac day.”

Franklin United made history when they secured their first three points of the season after hosting new-ly promoted Oratia at Waiuku’s Massey Park.

Man of the match to Salesh Kumar, who sat in front of the back line and marshalled the team. As each week passes, the team at Franklin United keep focus-ing on moving forward as a squad and focusing on what can be achieved by building a professional cul-ture. The Franklin United reserves lost 5-1 to Oratia with Jake McCoy getting the goal and subsequently got man of the match award.

The Under 19s were brought back down to earth after their fine draw with Central last week with a 9-1 loss to Three Kings up at Seymour Park. Nathaniel Binder-Gloor got the goal and Jordan Taggart was pre-sented with man of the match.

After riding high the week previously the Waiuku Premiers were brought back to earth on Saturday, after what has been described as a disappointing loss this week to Uni Mount.

The Premiers had the best start, scoring in the first 90 seconds of the first half, but that was about as good as it got.

“There are many cli-chés that can be used, but the boys plain and simply did not show enough fight,” explained Dave Johnson.

The late move to Wai-uku College pitch while Massey Park’s Number Two Ground obtained some remedial work could have been a factor, but two teams played on the same surface and one handled it better than the other.” Dave says that training this week will be

Above: Brian Barrett and Kim Marie Osborne, presenting the prize to the winners Raewyn Renall, Adrienne Tilyard and Peter Ballard.

Bill Osborne shield series

Junior Counties Cavaliers win against Fiji

Photo by: Richard Spranger

Bowls Results

Disappointing loss for Waiuku Premiers

fierce, with Coach, Geoff Copper, not settling for a performance like that again.

The Waiuku Reserves continue to be consis-tent; with another draw

this time a four all draw with Pukekohe, with more impressive tales of youngsters performing at senior level.

Dave says integrating their college boys first XI

was a priority this year to continue the growth for the region.

Derby Day will be held at Bledisloe Park in Puke-kohe this Saturday, with a 2.45pm kick off.

Despite a strong start, the Waiuku Premiers were beaten by Uni Mount 2-1. Photo courtesy of Ward Jameson.

Tight game for Tuakau Wanderers

Tuakau’s Elliot Clark (right) backs up a Tuakau midfielder as an Otahuhu player tries to slow down the game play.

Strong win for Franklin United


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FiREWOOD - Bargain. 4m Hotmix $300 Del. 2m $170 Del. Also Mac & Gum available. Ph/txt: 021 744 970 or 235 0065. Also tree felling & removal.

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RETAIL MANAGERThe Waiuku & Districts Combined Churches are seeking a manager to continue the successful running of their new St Andrews Opportunity Shop in Waiuku. • The successful applicant will preferably have a minimum of two years retail experience, be a “people” person with both customers and assistants, and have the skills to manage a large team of volunteers. • An understanding of and support for, the

culture of the governing body is essential.• The job includes administration and finance responsibilities, as well as hands-on involvement in both the warehouse and shop. • This is a full time position.For the detailed position description contact the parish office administrator Anne on 235-2238 ore: [email protected] close 29th April.

The Shires Limited has made an applicationto the District Licensing Committee at Pukekohe for the renewal of an On License, in respect of the premises situated at 47 Queen St, Waiuku known as The Shires. The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is as a Restaurant & Bar. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is intended to be sold under the licence are Tues - Sun 9am-12 midnight. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the offices of the Auckland DistrictLicensing Agency at 82 Manukau Road, Pukekohe. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, Auckland Council, Private Bag 92300, Victoria St West, Auckland. No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

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BoARd of TRuSTEES’ ELECTioN

Nominations are invited for the election of five (5) Parent Representatives to the Awhitu District School Board of Trustees.A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters. You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or parents can nominate themselves (make sure you sign both parts of the form). Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office. Nominations close at noon on friday 20th May 2016 and may be accompanied by signed candidates’ statements. The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours. There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school. Voting closes at noon on friday June 3rd 2016.Signed: Glenn Knight, Returning Officer

Temporary road closureQueen St (between Kitchener Rd and

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Waiuku ANZAC Parade. Limited resident

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Residential Land “Residential land” is defined as land that, at the date of disposal, has a dwelling on it; the seller of land is a party to an arrangement that relates to erecting a dwelling on it; or is bare land and because of its area and nature is capable of having a dwelling erected on it.

Two Year PeriodThe two year period for residential land under the bright-line test is from the date of acquisition until the date of disposal.In contrast, the date of acquisition is held as the date the transfer is registered, whereas the date of disposal is normally the date of the agreement for sale and purchase, not the date the disposal is registered. This has been implemented to try and prevent sellers from avoiding the repercussions of the bright-line test by extending the settlement date under the agreement.

ExemptionsExemptions from the bright-line test include:

The main home, which is defined as being the property used most predominantly as the main home of the seller for the time the seller has owned the property. The main home can only be used two times or less by a seller within two years immediately following the date of disposal. A trust may qualify for the main home exemption but only where a beneficiary of the trust uses the trust-owned property as their main home, and where the principal settlor of the trust (being the one settlor that, by value, has settled the most property on the trust) does not own a main home personally. Also, if the principal settlor is a beneficiary of the trust and the main home of the principal settlor is owned by the trust, then the main home ex-emption will only apply if it is the princi-pal settlor’s main home the trust is sell-ing and not another dwelling the trust owns;Residential property inherited following a death; andProperty transferred as a result of and subsequent to a relationship breakdown.

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A new “bright-line” test, which applies to all New Zealand residential land transactions from 1 October 2015, will impose income tax on any gain from land purchased, sold or otherwise transferred within two years of acquiring the land.The bright-line test applies to all residential land, unless an exemption applies.

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