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Hazard lines reviewDAVIDHAXTON

Coastal hazard mapping lines affecting1800 property owners weren’t robustenough, an expert panel has concluded.

In 2012, council released predicted 50and 100-year flood lines and placed theinformation immediately on to propertyowners’ LIM reports.

Several residents formed CoastalRatepayers United, which questioned thedecision and challenged the sciencebehind the predictions.

It led to council appointing an expertpanel to review the lines.

The panel’s report, issued on Friday,said the existing hazard lines weren’t‘‘sufficiently robust for incorporation intothe Proposed District Plan’’.

But it felt the work by Coastal Systemsand John Lumsden was ‘‘generally of highquality and could be easily modified and

updated to produce best practice for agiven scenario’’.

‘‘Should these modified hazard linesimpact the built environment, a range ofmanagement options should beinvestigated in the formulation ofplanning policies, prior to theimplementation of any changes to theregulatory regime.

‘‘The feasibility of management optionsshould consider social, environmental andeconomic factor in assessing how best toaddress the risks from coastal hazards.’’

Mayor Ross Church said the reportseemed thorough and sound and there was‘‘three weeks for the community to discussthe report so sensible decisions can bemade’’.

‘‘That’s something we have to look atvery thoroughly and carefully.

‘‘It will obviously need some changes.‘‘We don’t want to make any kneejerk

decisions.‘‘We want to talk to the community.‘‘What tended to happen last time was it

went straight from the process and intopolicy.

‘‘This time, we’re going to talk to peoplebefore we do the policy stuff.

‘‘I always talk about people beforeprocess and this is the ideal opportunity todo that.

‘‘The whole thing is to talk to the peopleso we get it right this time.’’

Coastal Ratepayers Unitedspokeswoman Salima Padamsey said ‘‘ifCRU hadn’t actively challenged the reportover the last 18 months, the wholeProposed District Plan, had it go throughthe way it had, would have been based ona substandard report, and people wouldhave suffered mortgages, insurances, allkinds of things would have had animpact’’.

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SCRUB FIREParaparaumu Fire Brigade putout a scrub fire on vacant landon the corner of Raumati Rdand Hillcrest Rd on Saturdaywhich started just before 4pm.Station officer Jason Brincksaid the fire was in a 80m by20m area featuring longgrasses, blackberry and pine.It took firefighters about 25minutes to extinguish the fire.Dry conditions and a breezesaw the fire gain momentumquickly.The cause of the fire was beingtreated as suspicious.

DEAD DUCKSSome dead ducks have beenreported in and around theMaclean Park pondParaparaumu Beach.Selina Hunt, of ParaparaumuBeach, saw three dead ducks— one in the pond, one under akiosk and one on a grassy bank.Council has drained the pond toenable replacement of pondwalls which are deteriorating.

IN THE RED CORNERPenny Gaylor, an Otaki wardmember of the Kapiti CoastDistrict Council, is Labour’scandidate for the Taranaki KingCountry, where sitting MPShane Ardern [National] isretiring.

ON A HIGHThe Coastlands Aquatic Centreis a co-winner of the 2014 NewZealandWood Resene TimberDesign Awards.The aquatic centre has asoaring 2000sqm doublecurved transparent roof.Designed by TobyMason whileworking for LHTDesign ofHastings, it is supported by adramatic grid of curvedlaminated timber beams.‘‘This provides a light, warm andbeautiful space for the pool,’’the judges said.‘‘The building demonstratesthat timber is not only anappropriate durable material fora humid pool environment, butthat with good design it canprovide light weight elegantstructures.‘‘This is an outstandingexample of contemporarytimber technology.’’

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‘‘It has been quite a longprocess but we areextremely happy with thefinished look of the clock

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‘‘Its great and alreadyquite a talking point,’’ Jansaid.

‘‘As it was being liftedinto place we had about 20tourists here all who weretaking photos of it.’’

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Council’s budget cuts predicted rates riseCouncil’s Draft Annual Planfocuses on cutting costs andkeeping rates down, Mayor RossChurch says.

The Draft Annual Plan wasadopted by council on Thursdayand it outlines a programme ofconsolidation and prudence thathas resulted in a lower thanprojected rates rise for 2014/15.

‘‘We completed some bigprojects in the last year, such asthe Coastlands Aquatic Centreand the civic buildingrefurbishment,’’ Mr Churchsaid.

‘‘Now it’s time to take abreather, slow down and takestock.’’

He said councillors had goneover every aspect of spendingfrom stormwater andwastewater management tolibraries, economicdevelopment, and social support.

‘‘The result is a draft annualplan that focuses on cutting costsand keeping rates down.

‘‘It lays out a blueprint for asteady-as-she-goes approach thathas resulted in reducing theaverage rates rise to 4.95 percent

against 6.8 percent identified inthe Long Term Plan.’’

‘‘The savings and lower thanprojected rates rise is the resultof a huge drive by staff to reducecosts.

‘‘A considerable effort hasgone into reviewing allexpenditure and making somehard decisions.

‘‘This has resulted in a $3.4million reduction in capitalworks and more than $2 millionshaved off operationalexpenditure.

‘‘We’re also proposing to defer

a second hydroslide for theCoastlands Aquatic Centre anddelay the refit of the old Raumatipool building.

‘‘We’re also concentrating ondebt repayment with a proposalin the plan to commenceadditional repayments of$150,000 from 2014/15.’’

But Mr Church says justbecause council is beingfinancially prudent it didn’tmean things weren’t happening.

‘‘We are still planning to forgeahead with our plans to deliver along term water solution for

Kapiti through the introductionof water meters and developingthe Waikanae River Rechargescheme.

‘‘The aging Waikanae WaterTreatment Plant is about toundergo a major upgrade, weplan to establish a youth centrein Paraparaumu and planningfor new town centres inWaikanae and Paraparaumu iswell underway.’’

The Draft Annual Plan willnow go out for publicconsultation and submissionsfrom today to April 28.

Eye-catching adsdelivers top award

SUCCESS: Kapiti News advertising manager Julie Maltby receivesan award from APN regional finance manager Will Gardner at theAPN regional media awards night.

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Kapiti News won a highlycommended award for the secondyear in a row at the APN regionalmedia awards communitynewspaper of the year category.

And the newspaper also wonawards for two creative and eye-catching advertisements.

‘‘A great example of a livelyand varied local newspaperwhich is strongly in touch withits community,’’ judges said.

The awards night, featuringwork from last year, was held atthe Wairaki Resort in Taupo onThursday and includedrepresentatives from communityand daily newspapers as well as anumber of key members in theAPN News and Media hierarchy.

Kapiti News advertisingmanager Julie Maltby said thehighly commended award was atestament to a hardworking andpassionate team as well as manypeople connected to thenewspaper.

Kapiti News won the best ROP(run of paper) advertisement forhalf page or smaller for theopening of the Coastlands

Aquatic Centre.Judges said: ‘‘Topical, cute,

worked the newspaper well withimages of Happy Feet throughoutthe paper, and a reader prizecompetition directing readers toclient web site.’’

And Kapiti News won bestROP advertisement half page orlarger for the Electra brandpromotion.

Judges said: ‘‘Bold use ofprint, terrific images, and greatto see a utility company seeingmerit in the local communitynewspaper for communication ofits new brand.’’

Both ads were created bymarketing company Luvly.

Luvly co-owner GavinBradley said: ‘‘We’re reallydelighted.

‘‘The cool thing for us is wemade a conscious decision to bereally local and it’s great to workwith successful and innovativebusinesses.

‘‘We love local media as well.‘‘We think it really talks to the

community in a completelydifferent way which is fantastic.

‘‘And we love to supportKapiti News - stuff like the

Coastlands Happy Feet - I don’tknow if there’s another paper inNew Zealand who would let youdo that and get in behind it.

Coastlands Shoppingtowncentre manager Jan Forrest saidthe Happy Feet connectionworked very well with theCoastlands Aquatic Centre.

‘‘Happy Feet chose Kapiti so itjust seemed natural for HappyFeet to become the mascot for theCoastlands Aquatic Centre.

‘‘It was a great promotion, wasvery quirky and fun, it workedwell for the Coastlands AquaticCentre as we relocated HappyFeet to his new home, and themessage was well deliveredthrough Kapiti News.’’

Electra chief executive JohnYeoman said Kapiti News was“‘‘an integral part of Electra’srebranding programme inconjunction with the creativeskills of Luvly’’.

‘‘Our market research hasreinforced the importance ofnewspaper advertising as a keyway of getting our message toelectricity consumers.

‘‘We value our close workingrelationship with Kapiti News”.’’


Harsh words clears council chamber

QUESTION TIME: Dale Evanssparked a mass walkout in acouncil meeting last week.

PHOTO: DAVID HAXTON /KAP210314DHDALE

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Councillors walked out of ameeting after a member of thepublic criticised the workperformance of chief executivePat Dougherty.

During public speaking timeon Thursday, Dale Evans, ofParaparaumu Beach, said thecommunity was getting fed upwith ‘‘this unacceptableperformance of council staffand elected members’’.

‘‘One thing that is veryapparent and is mentioned tome on a regular basis — theCEO has to go for his never

ending bad performance in allaspects of his job.

‘‘The mayor needs to get outof his ceremonial robe and startgiving some direction aspromised.

‘‘For one, the mayor has tofire the CEO over this lastdebacle or I feel the communityat large will be calling for youboth to resign.’’

He said he had becomeirritated after learning of apotential conflict of interest inan independent panel createdby council to review the coastalhazard mapping lines.

Mayor Ross Church

suspended the meeting andasked councillors to leave thechambers, which they did.

Mr Evans, who suggestedthe mayor call the police,eventually left the meeting.

Mr Church said he wouldn’tstop anyone from publicspeaking but would if they wererude, antagonistic and bullyingtoward staff.

‘‘I felt he went over the topagain.

‘‘He was very demeaningand it just drags staff down.

‘‘It’s just not fair when heuses that aggressive language.’’

Mr Church said the incident

was sad as Mr Evans oftenattended council meetings andraised some good issues. ‘‘Andhe can be very sensible at timesbut when he goes over the topand attacks staff in such averbally aggressive way youcan’t allow that to happen.’’

Mr Evans said ‘‘I’m not thereto cause havoc or the ratepayermore expense.

‘‘I was there to voice anopinion and I was definitely notrude or bullying.

‘‘I was stipulating whatneeded to be said from thecommunity,’’ Mr Evansasserted.

CITY LIFE: Waikanae artist George Thompson with his acrylic on canvas work, A Morning Fishing Red Rocks, which is part of thismonth’s community-inspired art exhibition at Cafe Rosetta. PHOTO: CLOE WILLETTS / KAPS210314CWGEORGETHOMPSON

Artist comes full circle with Raumati showCLOEWILLETTS

Well-known Waikanae artistGeorge Thompson launched hismonth-long art exhibition atRaumati’s Rosetta Cafe onFriday, as part of a communityscheme celebrating the work oflocal artists.

A full-time artist for 20 years,Mr Thompson has seen hisartwork displayed in a range ofhomes and museumsthroughout the country,including Waikanae’s ArtelGallery and Wellington’s KiwiArt House Gallery.

With a selection of imagesnow gracing the walls of theRosetta Street cafe, as vibrantrural and coastal impressionistthemes, Mr Thompson’s work isrecognised for its celebration ofNew Zealand life and scenery.

‘‘My motivator is beautifuland unique light and landscapein New Zealand, and being ableto record it on paper,’’ he said.

With a strong following inWellington, thanks to hisportfolio’s strong use of thecity’s landscapes, Mr Thompsonuses a range of mediums, with afocus on watercolour.

As well as the Raumatiexhibition, Mr Thompson ispreparing for an autumn-themed Wellington exhibition

at the Kiwi Art House Gallery,set for April 9, followed by anAround the Bays exhibitionfrom May 1 at the new Artspace

gallery on the Petone foreshore.Mr Thompson said Raumati

has a close community feel andcollective love of art.

‘‘I’ve been living inWaikanae for many years, andwhen I first shifted to the coastwe actually moved almost next

door to this cafe, way back in1953,’’ he said. ‘‘At the time itwas a grocer’s shop. It’s likecoming home in a way.’’

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Molly a runaway mumMIRACLE OF LIFE: Molly and one of her newborn puppies. PHOTO: DAVID HAXTON / KAP240314DHDOG

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Firefighters and an SPCA inspector cameto the rescue as a Waikanae Beach dogstarted giving birth in a deep hole.

Molly, a two-year-old Shih Tzu, wasexpected to give birth in a bedroom of aFlaxmere St house.

But when owner Laura Ilsley opened adoor late Friday afternoon to let herCocker Spaniel, Toby, out for a wee, Mollytook the opportunity and raced outsideand disappeared down a bank.

Laura discovered Molly had creptunder a large wooden doll’s house andwasn’t coming back out.

‘‘I heard her crying and thought ‘oh no,she’s having a baby’.’’

Laura, who was home alone, wasconcerned and called her daughterJemma who came over from Otaihanga

with partner Jeff.Jeff started pulling up some

floorboards and soon discovered a longhole, possibly a rabbit hole, which Mollyhad gone down.

Laura put her arm down the hole andher fingers suddenly grasped a newbornpuppy which she handed quickly toJemma and said ‘‘put it skin to skin’’.

Meanwhile the Waikanae VolunteerFire Brigade and SPCA Kapiti inspectorPeter McCallum arrived and startedtrying to get Molly out.

‘‘It was a bit full on,’’ Laura says.Molly peeped outside he hole and Jeff

managed to get her and carry her into thedoll’s house where she had her secondpuppy straight away.

About 45 minutes later, she had herthird and final puppy.

‘‘Peter, the SPCA man, had to revive

them as they were in shock,’’ Laura said.‘‘It was a panicky situation.’’The volunteers also put an infrared

camera into the hole to see if there wasanymore puppies in the hole.

‘‘We want to thank the WaikanaeVolunteer Fire Brigade and Peter fromthe SPCA because they calmed the wholesituation,’’ Laura said.

The puppies are a mix between a ShihTzu and a Bichon Frize (the father’s nameis Max).

Molly and her three puppies are doingwell.

‘‘They’re good and healthy — a verygood outcome,’’ Laura said.

The first puppy is called Sandy,because she was born in the sand, thesecond puppy is called Buster becausehe’s full of energy. The third puppy is yetto be named.

Hunt forseedsPlanting work on the Mackays to PekaPeka Expressway will create up to 60local jobs and will use more than onemillion indigenous plants from locally-sourced seeds.

Transport Agency Wellingtonhighways manager Rod James says a $7million contract has been awarded toKiwi company Natural Habitats, andthat the landscaping and planting projectwill be the largest of its kind locally.

He says Natural Habitats will be eco-sourcing seeds from local areas topropagate the plants for the landscapeworks.

‘‘The scale of landscaping andplanting on this project is huge.

‘‘It’s one of the largest plantingprojects the lower North Island has seen.

‘‘The work involves an area ofapproximately 140 ha of almostexclusively indigenous, locally-sourcedplanting that will leave a long-termcorridor and improve ecologicalconnections with other forest andwetland remnants on the Kapiti Coast.’’

He says every hectare of wetland thatis lost or modified will be recreated tofive times the size, ultimately resultingin 9.5 ha of new or restored wetlands.

Existing trees and vegetation from thedesignation will be used to manufacturemulch. The project team will also use thesand and peat from the excavations tomanufacture planting soil.

Natural Habitats will be setting upshop in Kapiti with its project managerand two supervisors, and would then aimto hire close to 60 staff locally.

The company has previouslyprovided landscaping services for majorprojects such as the Manukau HarbourCrossing and the NgaruawahiaExpressway.

‘‘This landscaping and plantingproject just goes to show there’s a widerange of skills and opportunities beingsought for this project, and this contractis the tip of the iceberg,’’ Mr James said.

‘‘We’ve engaged actively with localbusinesses and residents to ensure theregion is ready and willing to takeadvantage of this four-year programmeof works that will provide a massiveboost to the local economy.’’

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Time for solutionson coastal hazards‘‘It’s the putting right thatcounts!’’

I’m sure that phrase resonatesamong many people in thecommunity, who recall well thevoice of Alan Martin in thetelevision advertisements forretailer L V Martin.

Alan’s personal guarantee wasa wonderful endorsement of hiscompany’s integrity and areassurance to the customer.

I know this personally becausefor 10 years I worked for Alan,and his mantra became mine.

Now, it is that precise messagethe council and Kapiticommunity need to focus on,when it comes to moving aheadwith coastal properties andhazard assessments.

The panel of internationalexperts the council engaged toreview the science behind coastalerosion hazard assessments,reported last week.

It did so unanimously andchair James Carley presented thepanel’s thorough andconstructive findings on Friday.

I also appreciate the time hetook to explain the material tosubmitters in everyday terms. Itis important that technicalmaterial is interpreted for thelayperson, so all communitymembers grasp the main points.

The panel’s recommendationsgive us a way forward, both short-term and long-term.

While the detail of the reporthas to be studied in depth andabsorbed, I reaffirm the council iscommitted to supporting the wayahead suggested in the report.

That will involve the whole ofthe community working together

with the council in what must bea constructive way.

I stress the word‘‘constructive’’. There has beendivision and conflict and I acceptthat some criticisms of councilprocess are valid. We havelearned from this process, as hasthe community.

The panel’s report points tothe areas where consultation andagreed decision-making arerequired.

On the immediate horizon isthe independent review of theProposed District Plan. That willbe unveiled in a couple of weeksand it will give us the newframework in which toincorporate changes toproperties affected by coastalhazards.

Our community and councilvision should therefore focus onthe point in a few weeks when wehave both the coastalrecommendations and thebroader Proposed District PlanReview recommendations.

Constructive dialogue isbeginning immediately, and Ihave committed to work with allinterested parties on a way toachieve a District Plan that issound, fair and workable.

It’s time to focus on solutions,replacing the past with thefuture. Like Alan Martin said,‘‘it’s the putting right thatcounts’’.

‘Bloody mess’ has costKapiti ratepayers $2mIn April last year, fourcouncillors, pressuredby a volatile publicreaction, revoltedagainst a majority ofcouncillors.

We moved a motion toditch the coastal hazard linesand pull out the relevant sectionfrom the Proposed District Plan.

That April 18 briefing was ablitzkrieg. We were ‘‘advised’’by officers that the Shand reporthad been through a sufficientlyrobust review process.

‘‘The council has extensivein-house planning expertisesufficient to provide councillorswith assurance that from a land-use planning perspective thework is fit for purpose,’’ staffclaimed.

Staff said the chosenmethodology was robust, theanalysis was robust and fit forpurpose to establish land usemanagement policies andcontrols for the proposedDistrict Plan. We lost but agreedto a compromise theestablishment of a panel ofscience experts to review thecontroversial Shand Report.

Last Friday, the panel tabledits draft report. It concluded theexisting hazard lines ‘‘are notsufficiently robust’’ forincorporation into the PDP. Inother words, it is not fit forpurpose! They noted councilshould investigate a range ofpolicy options ‘‘prior’’ to theimplementation of any changesto the regulations.

This was not the only kick-in-the-pants. During the April

briefing, staff supported DrShand’s methodology in using azero-value for accretion. It wasthe accepted practice with arobust and dependable base,they said.

The panel, however, has heldthat accretion should beincluded. Another blow to theShand methodology was thedouble counting. There areseveral other significantshortcomings that collectivelyconcluded the Shand Report wasnot and is not fit for purpose, asclaimed by staff.

Elected members were,therefore, given shoddy adviceby staff. The panel’s report,however, has a twist. It says DrShand’s work provided a ‘highquality assessment’. How can itbe high quality and not fit forpurpose at the same time?

Given the recent revelationthat the chair of the panel had ahistory of collaboration with DrShand and this was not revealedby staff to submitters andcouncillors as far back as Julylast year, this and otherquestions may support thosewho have claimed a perceptionof a conflict of interest.

As a council, we have givenCRU [Coastal RatepayersUnited] a strategic heads-I-win-tails-you-lose position in thebattles ahead.

The panel’s conclusionswill have a tsunami effect.The whole PDP chapter oncoastal hazards may nowhave to be removed. Coastalprocesses are integrated viaobjectives and definitions

with tentacles reaching intomultiple parts of the PDP.

That’s not all, an immediateissue is whether everythingneeds to be removed from theLIMs of affected properties.

The judge in the Mike Weircase had directed council towork with Mr Weir on anacceptable wording. If thescience behind the hazard linesis lacking, the information maybe inaccurate and legally cannotbe left in the LIMs.

If council concedes, propertyowners claiming negativeimpacts on their houses may suecouncil for damage. Someowners in the so-called hazardzones have also had Section 72hazard alerts registered on theirtitles by KCDC affectinginsurance and house values.What happens to them now?

We have spent a conservative$2 million of ratepayer dollars toget into this bloody mess.Getting out means additionalcosts.

Finally, Kapiti is at thecutting edge on managingcoastal hazards. We have blownbuckets of ratepayer money,alienated good people, andcaused the suffering of many.

We have shown the rest ofNew Zealand how coastalmanagement should NOT bedone.

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04 297 [email protected]

Our Story Continues

Fundamental to the Kapiti Retirement Trust beingable to carry out our charitable purpose - providingaged care services in our hospital at Sevenoaks,is having a successful and desirable village – ourSevenoaks-Midlands Gardens RetirementVillage. Media reports recently have been focusedon how retirement villages operate but nowhere isit mentioned that various models are out thereand as with all consumer choices, it pays to exploreall options.

The Trust’s model is quite different to that ofcommercial villages. Instead of returning profits toshareholders, as we have none, we use the returnmade from the sales of village accommodationto give capital gain back to exiting residentsand to support our charitable acts. These coverThe Lodge at Sevenoaks which includes ourpremier dementia unit – Kauri House and ourone-of-a- kind specialist block respite unit, theMatai Wing. Additionally, the Trust’s most recentaddition to our provision of aged care optionsis theNikau Club. Located in the grounds ofSevenoaks Village this boutique day respite centreprovides a personalised care option in a homelikeenvironment to those who want to give their carer abreak during the day.

People move into a retirement village for manyreasons. There is no single ‘right’ reason or a ‘right’age to make such a move but for many, it’s aboutgetting rid of the tasks in life you no longer want todo. To have time to spend on what you do want todo and to live in a community where you know yourneighbours and there are people around during theday – not everyone away at work. There are just somany choices available today and it can be quitea mission to work out where is best. I have said itbefore and totally believe that information is power.Whatever living option people choose, the keyfactor is that the decision made is the right onefor them.

With so many retirement options available inKapiti, it is wonderful to see those in the variousretirement villages around our communitygathering annually for the Kapiti inter-village sportsday. I believe we are one of the few places in thecountry where not-for-profit and commercialvillages come together for such an event. Earlierthis month, it was the Kapiti Retirement Trust’sturn to host this annual event.While the occasionwas postponed for a week, thanks to the first rainin a month, the day was a great example of whatthe very best in retirement village living should be.Great organisation, fun and fellowship with a goodmeasure of kiwi competitiveness.

Like all such events, it required significantco-ordination which was ably provided by MidlandsGardens resident Ray Richards who, along with histeam of residents, many of whom are members ofthe village’s Residents’Association,made the dayhum.Trust staff provided administrative support;with the grounds and maintenance teams not onlypreparing the various venues for the events butalso providing the much needed muscle on the day.They set up venues,managed the traffic and the otherhundred and ten things such an occasion requires.The day culminated in afternoon tea followed bya prize-giving. The strapline under the Trust’s logoreads; “A Lifestyle to Enjoy” this day was a trueexample of this.

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Closer ties with ChinaLast week Prime Minister JohnKey was in China discussingtrade and the future of ourexports.

The trip was a huge successand reinforced the importance ofNew Zealand’s link with China asour major trading partner.

This was personified by the primeminister and Chinese President XiJinping setting an ambitious new goalfor two-way trade of $30 billion by 2020.

Our two-way trade runs at more than$18 billion, so it’s an ambitious butachievable target.

An agreement was also signedallowing direct trading of the NewZealand dollar against the Chineserenminbi.

This will make doing business withChina easier by reducing the costs ofconverting between the two currencies,and will stimulate trade and investment.

The importance of China to oureconomy has strong roots in our localarea.

We have a strong, multiculturalcommunity. Chinese ancestry hasbecome a hallmark of the region’sidentity and economy.

This is apparent in the strength of themarket garden businesses that are vitalto the horticultural industry of thewhole of the lower North Island.

This influence is symbolised by thebronze market gardener statue in Levin.The statue was unveiled by theGovernor-General in 2005 and is atribute to the hard work put in byChinese people in the development ofHorowhenua and Otaki.

Another positive contribution madeby the Chinese community was theirsupport of Te Takere Library in Levinthrough the Chinese Poll Tax HeritageTrust Fund.

Through their help, and many others,the project was able to get off the groundand become the success it is today.

While making up a small number ofthe population in the region, theChinese influence has had a strong andpositive impact.

POLICE DOGSDELIGHT KINDYKIDSCLOEWILLETTS

From page 1Paraparaumu Beach Kindergartenchildren were given an insightful four-legged educational experience on Fridaymorning, with a guest appearance fromWellington police dogs Epic and Quita.

Police dog handlers Senior ConstablePaul Fleck and Constable Rob Campbelltook the children through an entertaininglesson about the role of dog patrol teams inNew Zealand, who respond to more than30,000 police-related incidents annually.

As well as getting up close with theGerman sheperds, who have been trained

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Role play also had children witness aburglar caught in the act, with five-year-oldEpic making a quick and exciting capture.

It was the first public outing for11-month-old Quita, who is training as apatrol dog in a six-stage development andqualification process that will see hergraduate at 18 months.

Mr Fleck said the visit was a niceopportunity to introduce Quita to thepublic, as well as to show children the goodthings police do in the community.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

An impartial mind?Guru is a thoughtful, articulate andpassionate councillor who brings adistinctive and valuable perspectiveto the governance of our district.Through his newspaper column heis able to fulsomely communicatehis views, most recently about thecoastal hazards report. HoweverGuru needs to be careful to applythe same ethical standards to hisown role as he does to Mr Carley(the report has not been released as Iwrite this letter). He has raisedissues about the perceived bias andlack of impartiality of Mr Carley.However Guru himself ran a politi-cal campaign strongly criticisingthe councils handling of the hazardlines. He is on record as saying he

saw the Shand report as seriouslyflawed. Therefore his questioningthe credibility and impartiality ofMr Carley’s report raises questionsabout his own behaviour. Does hehave an open impartial mind on thefindings of report? Is he biased inthe way he is viewing this report?Does he have a preconceived agendaabout this review? Perhaps Guruyou might remember to not ‘throwstones in glass houses’.

MARK DALGETYPARAPARAUMU

NoanonymityThanks for publishing the ‘Guru’report re conflict of interest on thecoastal panel report. This surelyraises two very pertinent questions

that need addressing. Firstly,who in council knew about thiscollaboration in October 2013but failed to inform submittersand councillors? Can we pleasehave their names (and posi-tions) — no more anonymity.

Secondly, your report fromour arrogant mayor states thathe and council will accept thepanels report no matter what! Inview of what’s been discoveredcouncillors must await the out-come of legal advice (as Gurusays) before accepting anything.Panel members (includingCarley) signed a statement ofimpartiality — so much for thatlie.

GERRY DOWTHWAITEOTAKI

New vision for Waikanae

James WestburyWaikanae Community Board

A Spoonfulof Sugar

The development of a vision forWaikanae is exciting.

The challenge for each of usis that every one has their ownview of the flavour and colourfor that future.

For some, for example, it isgrowth and expansion. Forothers, growth must be limitedbut conditions provided for thecommunity to continue tothrive.

To achieve the greatest long-term benefit the way we proceedinto the future needs to befocused and managed in a waythat meets the needs of thecommunity, while retaining theessential character of the town.

This may be a difficult taskbut it is fundamental if we are toshape our future.

The aim of a collective visionis that it will provide aframework, or touch stone for

options and actions for thefuture.

It is this vision andframework that will enable thecommunity to grow so thatinvestments are planned andsustainable.

The outcomes we are seekingto achieve need to be informedby the community as they willbe a significant driver of ourvision.

As a result it is importantwhen the time arises that youparticipate in any consultationexercise to ensure your viewsand aspirations are considered.Better still, liaise with your

local community board memberso they have an enhancedunderstanding of thecommunity’s needs.

Not only do we need to thinkof the long term, we also need tothink of the short term and howwe can engage local groups andthe community to makeWaikanae a more vibrant place.

Whereby the communityputs on events for thecommunity.

Some of the activities couldbe the co-ordination of a jazzfestive, farmers’ market,grandparents day or arts andcraft fair, or the reincarnationof the Waikanae show.

I would be interested in yourthoughts.

Let’s bring life back toWaikanae.

Please do not hesitate tocontact me on 04 902 9100.

Plan to succeed but enjoy the process‘Some people work better ifthey have a goal but purelyfocusing on that can add

undue stress and pressure.’There is a process to achieving anything.

If you are going to cook a wonderfulmeal for your loved ones you must firstbuy the ingredients, then follow therecipe, cook the meal then finally sitdown and enjoy.

This process maybe fun for somepeople, or it could be energy sapping andmonotonous for others.

Often, if the process is enjoyable, thefood tastes better.

Some people watch cooking showswhere the judges say they can feel the

love in the meal.If someone slaps together a meal with

no real care, attention or enjoyment themeal, no matter how hungry you are, isoften a let down.

The more enjoyment and attentionthat is paid to the process of cooking themeal the better the outcome will be.

I recently visited a friend’s house fora roast dinner. She cooked chicken andbeef with two different gravies, one foreach meat (attention to detail indeed,though her Yorkshire puddings were alet down).

The same enjoyment must be found inthe road to getting and staying healthy.

If you can enjoy the process ofbecoming healthy by finding whatmakes you happy and what makes youtick, then the end results will reflectyour journey.

I have made the mistake of beingsolely focused on the outcome, the endresult or the race, while almostforgetting the enjoyment of the process.

Some people work better if they havea goal but purely focusing on that canadd undue stress and pressure.

Having a goal body weight or goaldress size does add motivation but theenjoyment and challenges in the processthat it takes to get there are theimportant lessons.

The new habits you create, the peopleyou meet along the way and the new-found ability to not get down or upsetabout every little set back.

Once people have reached their finalgoal, or final, event it can’t just end.

They must have learned somewherethrough the process that this is longterm, otherwise it’s just a slippy slopeback to the beginning.

If you have learned something fromthe process it should be that it’s notalways plain sailing, there are often upsand downs and that is just part of life.

Those ups and downs in the processmake us stronger and make you theperson you are today.

Yes — set goals, yes — aim to behealthier, yes — plan to succeed butplease, please, please enjoy and learnfrom the process.

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Portia is an affectionate and very playful 11week old female DSH. If you would like tomeet her, please contact the Kapiti SPCAon 042934292

Jack is an energetic 2 yearold Border Collie. He is veryintelligent and loves to play.Jack is available to view atthe Kapiti SPCA or call us on042934292 to find out more.

Jake is a 1 year oldmale cat. He is a lovely,friendly cat and gets onwell with the other catsat the shelter.

Summer is a delightful,young, friendly 1 yearold. Summer came herewith all of her babies,who now have newhomes. Hopefully it willbe Summer’s turn soon.

Tayla & Tahlia are 4 month old mediumcrossbreeds. They are both very busy youngpuppies are and waiting to go to their foreverhomes.

Nigel is a 4 month old staffy cross. He lovesto play fetch and has great skills ‘dribbling’ hisball around the puppy run.

Zinny loves people, he is such a people dog, veryeager to please. He is 9 years old but you wouldn’tknow it. He is a very clean dog and is just a joy tobe around. Zinny will need someone who is homealot and someone who will give him lots of attention.

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HANDS ON: ParaparaumuCollege food and cateringstudent Scott Russell practisingone of the edible creations to besold at the school’s communityfair on April 12.

PHOTO: KAP190314SPLSCOTTRUSSELL

Students jump atchance to back fairCLOEWILLETTS

Preparations are in full swing forthe Paraparaumu CollegeCommunity Fair, which has seenstudents play a significant role inorganising the event.

Taking place on theParaparaumu College Field onSaturday, April 12, or inside thegymnasium depending on theweather, the fair is raisingmoney for Kapiti Youth Supportand the Kapiti Food Bank.

Also raising funds forindividual school projectsincluding the Japanese trip andAustralian sports exchange, thefair has welcomed dedicatedassistance from students,including the recording of a30-second ad for Radio NetworkKapiti, by Year 10 Media Studiesstudents Marshall Harrison andBen Milligan.

Budding chefs have also beenbusy pitching in for the event,making pickles, chutneys andsauces for the student-runpreserve stall.

Food and catering teacherCatherine Smith said it is afantastic opportunity forstudents to make items otherscan enjoy, rather than simplyeating the creations themselves.

‘‘The students will be runningthe Pavilion Cafe at the fair,serving up tea and scones,’’ shesaid.

Staff and students have alsobeen collecting second-handclothing and books for stalls, aswell as growing plants inhorticulture and creatingartworks and crafts.

‘‘Aside from the great schoolstalls, many outside stallholdersand community groups havesigned up for the event, andparents are getting involvedtoo,’’ media studies teacherEvelien Hofkens said.

Activities on the day willinclude a Sponge the Teacherstall, along with the highlight, ahangi organised by the WhanauGroup, with all profits raisedgoing towards the school’s kapahaka group.

Paraparaumu College artscaptains Jo Jenkins and RachelForonda are creating anentertainment area to showcasethe wide range of talent at theschool, which will see thecollege’s Wow Factor and kapahaka groups perform.

‘‘The band Audio 53 will alsoperform, with most of itsmembers students at thecollege.’’

The All Star Victorycheerleaders will also work theirmagic, which Mrs Hofkens saidwill be a crowd pleaser.

‘‘This is the first communityfair Paraparaumu College hasheld in a long time,’’ she said.

‘‘It is shaping up to be big.’’

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Grants for youthsUp to $300 is available for individuals, and$500 for groups, thanks to Kapiti CoastYouth Council.

In its Youth2U Dollars scheme, a grantset up to help young people develop skills,hobbies and interests, the youth council isaccepting applications for 12-24-year-oldpeople from Otaki to Paekakariki.

The grant is to pay for sports trips andgear, music lessons, school camps andtraining programmes.

Young people with ideas for developinga business are also encouraged to apply.

Youth council member CameronWislang says applicants must becommitted to their activity or idea, andhave already tried to raise funds.

‘‘To get a Youth2U grant you don’t have

to be top of your field, just passionateabout what you do, and wanting to takeyour hobby, interest or good idea furtherto reach your potential,’’ he says.

Grants will be announced for recipientsand their families at a formal ceremonyduring this year’s Youth Week, May 17-25.

The 2014 Youth2U Dollars grantsprocess is open until 4pm on April 17.

‘‘This is an opportunity for youngachievers in Kapiti to be recognised byother young people in their community,’’Cameron says.

■ Application forms are available from Kapitilibraries and service centres, or online atfacebook.com/kcyouthcouncil andwww.kapiticoast.govt.nz/youth.

BUILDINGASENSEOF COMMUNITYCouncil is encouraging the district’sresidents to get to know each other thisweekend.

‘Over the Fence Cuppas’ are being heldthe district as part of Neighbours’ Dayweekend — a nationwide event which is allabout turning strangers into neighboursand streets into neighbourhoods.

The initiative has received lots of localinterest with 30 people volunteering theirtime and opening their houses/gardens tohave cuppas with their neighbours.

‘‘This sort of act makes ourneighbourhoods fun, friendly and safer

places to live, and we’re thrilled to have somany households involved,’’ Mayor RossChurch says.

‘‘It’s all about building a sense ofcommunity.’’

He says knowing your neighbours alsohelps in civil emergencies, as they are oftenfirst on the scene in a crisis.

‘‘Make sure you pop over next door andintroduce yourself if you don’t know yourneighbour.’’

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Make a luxurious, scarf orfunky bag, using wet feltingtechniques workshopSat 05 Apr • 10am - 3:30pmTrinity Farm,Otaki

Paekakariki Monthly MarketSat 05 Apr • 10am - 1pmSt Peters Hall, Paekakariki

Te Horo Country MarketSun 06 Apr • 10am - 12:30pmTe Horo Hall,Te Horo,Otaki

Concert by KapitiChamber ChoirSun 06 Apr • 2:30pm - 4:30pmSt Paul’s Church, Paraparaumu

Paraparaumu College FairSat 12 Apr • 10am - 2pmParaparaumu College, Paraparaumu

Commemoration/Remembering World War 1Sat 12 - Sun 13 Apr6:45pm - 7:45pmThe Cenotaph, Otaki

Heritage Arts & Crafts in21st Century, Easter ShowFri 18 - Mon 21 Apr • 10am - 4pmTrinity Farm,Otaki

Special Easter & SchoolHoliday opening at theKapiti Coast TramwayFri 18 - Sun 04 May • 11am - 3pmQueen Elizabeth Park,Mackays Crossing, Paekakariki

Waikanae Easter MarketSat 19 Apr • 9am - 1pmMahara Place,Waikanae

Aikido BeginnerClasses (Adults)Sat 19Apr - Sat 03 May • 11am - 12pmWrestling Club,Waikanae

Flax Weaving WorkshopSat 03 May • 10am - 4pmTrinity Farm,Otaki

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NOAH (M) Contains violence (2hr20min)Thur 11.30am 2.30pm & 8.15pmFri, Sat, Sun & Tue 11.30am 2.30pm & 8.30pmMon 12pm 2.40pm & 5.45pmWed 10.30am 2.30pm & 8.30pm

300 RISE OF AN EMPIRE (R16) Contains graphic violence,sex scenes & offensive language (1hr50min)Thur 3.15pm Fri 10.30am & 3.15pm Sat 12.45pmSun 3.15pm Tue 3.15pm & 6pm Wed 3.15pm

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MR PEABODY & SHERMAN (PG)Contains violence (1hr45min)Thur, Fri, Sun & Wed 10.30am 3.40pm & 6pmSat 10.30am 12.50pm & 6pm Mon 12pm & 3.30pmTue 10.30am 3.40pm & 6.15pm

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RELATABLE: Tony Tait as the deaf character Jimmy in KapitiPlayhouse’s upcoming production Happy Birthday Dear Alice,with actress Rachel Neilson. PHOTO: KAP190314ALICE

Hearing lossa real-life rolefor local actorClOEWILLETTS

For Paraparaumu actor TonyTait, the realities faced by hischaracter in the upcomingshowcase Happy BirthdayDear Alice, ring all too true.

In an amateur KapitiPlayhouse production of theIrish comedy, directed byWellington’s Simon Boyes andwritten by Irish dramatistBernard Farrell, HappyBirthday Dear Alice brings aquirky take on the issue ofhearing loss.

Exploring the dilemmafaced by ageing widow Alice,as she tries to meet thedemands of her selfishchildren who want to put herin an old person’s home, thetwo-act comedy incorporatesflashbacks from the 1960s,through which her deafneighbour of many yearsJimmy Heffernan regularlyappears.

For Mr Tait, whose hearingloss became a problem 20-25years ago, the story draws tiesto the issues faced in hispersonal life.

‘‘Jimmy’s main problem ishis deafness, caused by a shellexploding during the war,’’ MrTait said.

‘‘He wears a hearing aid,and continuallymisunderstands what is beingsaid because of his deafnessand his batteries runningout.’’

Mr Tait said because ofJimmy’s sporadic hearing, heis referred to as madHeffernan, though he isneither mad nor stupid.

‘‘It is not surprising howlittle sympathy the partiallydeaf get; after all, there is noobvious visible indication ofit.’’

At the time his hearingbegan to deteriorate, Mr Taitwas working as a computerconsultant, and the issue

became an escalating problem.Entering the world of

hearing aids, he was fitted forhis first set by Janet Houghtonfrom Kapiti’s CourtenayHearing Centre, who in a twistof fate got on board to supportthe play by supplying differentmodels of hearing aids asprops.

‘‘My role requires I mustwear hearing aids to show aprogression in the style over aperiod of 40 years, from theoldest box on the chest type tothe current small in the earpieces,’’ Mr Tait said.

‘‘This was initiallyperceived as a problem, untilJanet kindly offered to lendme her collection of hearingaids.’’

Mrs Houghton, who hasrun the clinic on the coast for20 years, said she was pleasedto support a play featuring ahearing-impaired actor,playing a character withhearing loss.

‘‘The lack of good hearingaids in the 1950s results inquite devastatingrepercussions for Mr Tait’scharacter, which affect himfor the rest of his life,’’ MrsHoughton said.

‘‘Luckily the aids todaysolve many of the problemsJimmy faces, as they do formany people with hearingimpairments, becausetoday’s models are soadvanced.’’

Mr Tait’s experience bringsauthentic understanding tohis role in Happy BirthdayDear Alice, which will beperformed at Kapiti Playhousefrom April 2-12 at 8pm,Wednesdays to Saturdays.

‘‘Battling to be in aconversation without havingto concentrate would be soenjoyable,’’ he said.

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STIRRING: Women’s dance company Crows Feet Dance Collective is bringing acommemorative full-length dance work to the coast next month.

PHOTO: KAP200314SPLCROWSFEET

Dancing to the beat of warIn commemoration of the 100thanniversary of World War I, Crows FeetDance Collective presents the stirringand poignant full-length dance piece, TheArmed Man.

With 14 local dancers among theexperienced Wellington cast, thecommemorative work will take place atthe Otaki Civic Theatre at 7.30pm April 12and 3pm April 13.

In preparation for this project, whichis supported by the Kapiti Coast CreativeCommunities Fund, Crows Feet dancersresearched their own families’ World WarI stories, which have helped to form anarrative thread throughout the piece.

‘‘Since we are a female dancecompany, we have focused on the impactof war on families; on women andchildren who coped with separation andthe huge sense of loss that impacted onsubsequent generations,’’ director andchoreographer Jan Bolwell said.

‘‘Many of us in Crows Feet had

grandfathers and great-uncles who foughtin the First World War, so this is a verypersonal work.’’

Included in the cast is a group of malestudents from Whitireia Polytechnic’sperforming arts programme, who willdance in sections of The Armed Mandepicting men at war.

The Armed Man will also be presentedat the Genesis Energy Theatre in UpperHutt’s Expressions Arts andEntertainment Centre on April 5 and 6 at3pm, prior to Otaki performances.

Reflection, a 20 minute site-specificdance theatre performance, will alsoserve as a prelude to The Armed Man, setto be performed in the Cenotaph Park, 35minutes prior to The Armed Manperformances.

Tickets for The Armed Manare available throughwww.otakiplayers.org.nz, or the RailwayBookshop on 06 364-8942.

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Tawhiti Museum & Traders & Whalers TourHawera Saturday 12 April Cost Trip per personincludes Coach, Entry, and Afternoon tea $95Paraparaumu, Waikanae, Otaki, Levin, Foxton.Depart 7.30 Paraparaumu Beach, then WaikaneOtaki Levin. Arrive Whanganui Virginia LakeMorning tea own expense, then on to Hawerato Museum 2hrs & Lunch Cost Trip per personincludes Coach, Entry, and Afternoon tea $95Paraparaumu, Waikanae, Otaki, Levin, Foxton

Paraparaumu – Auckland 6 Day Tour13-18 April 2014 Overnight stays at Rotorua,Auckland & Taihape. Hot Pools, RainbowSprings, Skyline Rides, Many more touristattractions. Depart Paraparaumu Sunday13th April 7am. Cost $820 includes Coach,Accommodation, Ferry Ticket, Devonport,Waiheke & Island tour, Breakfast & LightLunch. Taupo Cruise on the lake withlight lunch.

Coast Coachlines Day Trip to Wellington30th April Depart: 9:00am ParaparaumuLookout, Cable Car, Drive around Coast frontto island bay) Arrive: Wellington (Botanic RoseGardens; Lunch own expense) depart 2:30pmWellington (afternoon tea supplied) $35 forCoach and afternoon tea.

WaimariePaddleSteamerRiverCruiseWanganuiSaturday 17 May 2014 Take a scheduled cruiseaboard the Paddle Steamer Waimarie, NewZealand’s last paddle steamer, established1900. The Waimarie offers leisurely cruises onthe beautiful Whanganui River. On board youwill find comfortable saloons, covered andopen sun decks, refreshments and a licensedbar, commentary and working steam engineson view. Depart: 7:30am Paraparaumu Arrive:10:00am Whanganui (Virginia Lake & Elevatorride to lookout) Depart: 11:00am River Cruise(2-Hour Cruise with Light Lunch) Arrive:01:00pm (Back from Cruise, Visit Boat Museum)Glass Studio Depart 2.30 afternoon tea inFoxton Cost $90

Daffodil Day Carterton Sun 7th September PickDaffodils and enjoy the craft & produce stalls andgardens of Carrington House. Coach stops atPaua Shop, Markets and afternoon tea. DepartsLevin, Otaki, Waikanae & Paraparaumu. ArrivesGreytown Shopping 10.15am on to Gladstoneto pick daffodils, Carterton for Paua shop,markets and Lunch. Depart Carterton 2.30pmfor 3.30 afternoon tea. Arrive Paraparaumu 5pm.Trip includes afternoon tea, Levin $60, Waikanae& Paraparaumu $35

Blossom Festival Hastings Sat 13th Sept 2014celebrate the arrival of spring in the Hawkes Bay.Departs Prm 7am, Waik, Otaki & Levin 7.45amarrive 11.30am Hastings, enjoy shopping,parade, local food and entertainment. DepartHastings 2.45pm arrive Levin 7pm, Otaki, Waik& Prm at 8pm. Cost $80 includes Coach andMorning Tea.

Paraparaumu - Bay of Islands Tour October19 – 24th Sunday depart 8:30am ParaparaumuRailway Station by train. Arrive Auckland 7pm.Monday depart Auckland to Pahia to enjoy,Boat Cruise, Dolphins, Hole in the Rock,Russell, Paihia, Keri Keri, Cape Reinga thenon to Taupo and hot pools, return Friday 4pm.Cost $1480 includes Train Trip, Coach, Coach toCape Reinga, Boat Cruises, Russell, Devonport,Taupo, Accommodation Hot Pools (own roomextra) Light Breakfast, Lunch, afternoon tea.

Cross Hills Garden Country Fair KimboltonSaturday 15th November Stalls - Music - Food -Gardens depart 7.30 Paraparaumu, Otaki LevinOver 140 high quality gift stalls, grab a deliciouslunch and coffee and stroll through our 18 acregarden bursting with flowering rhododendronsand azaleas. Cross Hills Garden Plant Centrewill also be open. Lots to keep the childrenentertained in the children’s playground andour Camellia maze. Great family day out!this is the biggest Garden Country Fair in NewZealand Cost from Wellington $80, Plimmerton$70 Paraparaumu Beach, Waikanae $60, Otaki,Levin, Foxton $50

Toast Martinborough, Sunday 16th NovWine & Food Festival Celebration of outstandingwines, fabulous food and great music set withina charming village atmosphere. Depart 9amreturn 6.30pm Levin Otaki $65 Waikanae,Paraparaumu Wellington $40 for coach.Arrange your own ticket at Ticketek We aretaking booking now

What’s On...What’s On...Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Kapiti News 15

Digging outmedals forAnzac DayMore than 20 Kapiti families have dug outthe three medals of ancestors who served inWorld War 1 so they can wear them onAnzac Day (April 25).

Paraparaumu RSA vice-president ChrisTurver says it’s been heartening so manywant to recognise the looming centenary ofWorld War 1 by honouring their relatives,many of whom never came home.

‘‘It would be great if more local familiescould track down the 1914-14 Star, the1914-18 War Medal, and the Victory Medal sothat they can be put together and worn onthe right breast by a member of the familyin the Anzac Day parades.’’

Mr Turver says it’s all about respectingthe service of those who fought through themost appalling conflict in history.

‘‘New Zealand committed more than100,000 men between 1914-18 — ten percentof the population — and took a 58 per centcasualty rate with almost 17,000 killed and41,317 wounded in action. It was one of thehighest proportionate casualty rates of anycountry in World War 1.’’

Mr Turver has thanked medal mounterTony Prowse of Paraparumu (04-2973232) forhelping local families to remount medals, orprovide replicas if given sufficientinformation to verify authenticity.

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Ron Woodroof is an electrician and rodeocowboy with a devil-may-care lifestylewho is blindsided with an HIV-positivediagnosis and given 30 days to live.He quickly finds a lack of approvedmedications in the US and crosses theborder into Mexico where he learns aboutalternative treatments and beginssmuggling them into the US.Ron finds an unlikely ally in fellow AIDSpatient Rayon, a transsexual who sharesRon’s lust for life and entrepreneurialspirit.They establish a buyers club where HI.-positive people pay monthly dues foraccess to the newly-acquired supplies.Deep in the heart of Texas, Ron’spioneering underground collective beatsloud and strong as he fights for dignity,education, and acceptance.■ Dallas Buyers Club commences at theShoreline Cinema Waikanae on March 27.

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MELT CAFÉ & RESTAURANTPLEASED TO WELCOMEANOTHER YEAR ON THE COASTAward-winning chef and owner of Waikanae’s Melt Café andRestaurant Simon Wislang is excited to welcome another year’sextension for his popular Te Moana Road premises, as well as a14th consecutive Beef and Lamb Excellence Award win.

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“I’m happy there’s more time for people to come in andindulge in our popular menu,” he says.

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approach to Waikanae’srenowned restaurant.“Excellent service is hugeto me, so I’ve been helpingthe team to provide the bestpossible dining experience forour customers,” she says.“We are recognised forour dedication to deliveringamazing steak, so we arecontinually working towardsincreasing our standards andsupplying the best steak on thecoast.”Included in the restaurant’srange of options are the PrimeAngus Rump Killer Kilo andHalf Kilo meals, which are apopular and testing experiencefor those steak lovers up for achallenge.“Our $10 lunch meals are agreat choice and availablefrom 11.30 – 3pm seven days

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Doctor inspires Otaki students

INSPIRING: Senior students, left to right, Tuscany Thatcher, Karapapa Hika, Tinel Teu and Head GirlAlana Fraser, with ex-Otaki College student and intern doctor, Caitlin Northern.

PHOTO: KAP190314SPLCAITLINNORTHERN

CLOEWILLETTS

Students were mesmerised by avisit from an Otaki Collegegraduate last week, whosejourney from a science madschool dux led to an exciting sixyears studying in the field ofmedicine.

Caitlin Northern, who leftOtaki College in 2008, spoke tosenior students about herexperience studying to becomea doctor, which is seeing herspend 31⁄2 weeks as an intern inher home town.

Set to travel overseas in Mayfor a three month stint inUganda and New York, MissNorthern will spend theremainder of the year atChristchurch Hospital, beforegraduating in December.

‘‘It was great to talk to thestudents about what I’ve beendoing in the hospital,encouraging them and sharingsome of the things I have

experienced,’’ she said.Miss Northern shared a

range of heart-racing hands-onexperiences with students,including the time a standardvein operation ended in herseeing a leg amputated.

Answering questions andpassing on advice, MissNorthern encouraged studentsinterested in health and sciencecareers to continue studyingthree science subjects.

‘‘When I was at OtakiCollege, everyone was so lovelyand supportive in the sciencedepartment.’’

‘‘All the teachers went out oftheir way to help me with what Iwanted to do, and to achieve mygoals.’’

For Otaki College head girlAlana Fraser, Miss Northern’svisit was inspiring.

‘‘It made me excited aboutmedical school, because that iswhat I want to do when I leavecollege,’’ she said.

Night roadworkshelp traffic flowAs part of a $5 million seasonalroadworks safety programme,the Transport Agency will bere-surfacing three sections ofState Highway 1 in Kapiti thismonth and in April.

The roadworks extend fromthe Kapiti rail overbridge tothe Otaihanga roundabout.

The work is scheduled to bedone at night so as not to causedelays to daytime trafficheading up and down the coast.

Crews will be on site from7pm to 6am, until Thursday,April 17.

‘‘The crews deserve realcredit,’’ regional performancemanager Mark Owen says.

‘‘Working through the nightisn’t everyone’s idea of aperfect day at the office, but itcertainly beats holding uppeak-hour traffic.’’

While the agency does notexpect any major delays, it willbe monitoring traffic flows andwill take action if anysignificant disruption occurs.

‘‘We expect to have the roadfully open each morning, anddrivers should not have anydelays to their journey,’’ MrOwen says.

‘‘Should you be driving hereat night, there will be trafficmanagement in place, withreduced speed limits.

‘‘For your safety, the safety

of our road crews and toprevent damage to your vehicleplease stick to the temporaryspeed limits.

‘‘Full traffic managementwill be in place, howeverdrivers should expect delays ofup to 10 minutes at times.

‘‘Again, please drivecarefully here while theroadworks are going on.

‘‘We know that speed limitsat roadworks can be a bit of apain, but people must stick tothese limits for three importantreasons — to protect yourvehicle, to protect you, yourpassengers and othermotorists, and to protect ourcontractors.

‘‘Road contractors areworking hard throughout thenight in dark and ofteninhospitable conditions tomake our roads safer, and weask that drivers return thefavour and keep them safe too.’’

Mr Owen says daytimeroadworks are also scheduledalong the busy Mana Esplanadefrom Monday, March 31 toFriday, April 11 to undertakepavement repairs andmaintenance.

To keep disruption to aminimum, no roadworks in theWellington region will bescheduled over the Easterbreak.

CAPTURING KAPITI

BARRY Luker took this photo of Waikanae estuary while on aflight into Kapiti Coast Airport.■ Nga Manu Nature Reserve, the sponsor of Capturing Kapiti,will give away a free family pass each week to the reserve ifyour image is published in Kapiti News. If you have a CapturingKapiti photo to submit, email a high resolution image [email protected]. Please supply your postaladdress. PHOTO: BARRY LUKER / KAP240314SPLFLIGHT

REALESTATE 8 PAGE LIFTOUT

Licensed under REAA 2008

Visit: www.tommys.co.nz Ph: 04 904 4211 anytime

JiLL LamPittWEEKLY PROPERTYLIFT OUT

116 Rimu Road, ParaparaumuWe Support www.realestate.co.nz

REALESTATE

PH 904 5560

PARAPARAUMU BEACH Buyer Enquiry Welcome From

$455,000

Chris Packer 027 577 8874 / Tonia Kingi 021 108 4500

VIEWING: Sunday 12:00 - 12:45pm, 98 Mazengarb Rdwww.tommys.co.nz ID# K2818

3 2 2 2WOW LOOK AT THE PRICE...!This Brand New Home has been tastefully decorated & has a very user friendly floor plan, offering two separate living areas,three Double Bedrooms, two bathrooms & internal access double garaging. The designer kitchen is truly something specialincluding all the extra mod/cons. Beautifully positioned to maximise the late afternoon sun & fully fenced for total privacy,this home is located near Paraparaumu College, Medical centre, sports grounds & popular walking tracks.


$545,000

John Sinnett 027 445 1226

VIEWING: Friday & Sunday 2:45 - 3:45pm, 110 Regent Drivewww.tommys.co.nz ID# K2812

4 2 2 2"MASTER BUILDERS MEDAL WINNER 05'"BRONZE AWARD FOR HOME OF THE YEARThis solid masonry home in popular Regent Drive took out the coveted Master Builders Home of the Year "Bronze Award" for buildings in the $200,000 - $300,000 category in 2005. This isa prestigious National award that reflects highly on both the building team & the design & construction itself. Situated down a private rear drive-way the homes modest façade hides a stylishinterior that covers a generous 230m². A home with a functional floor plan that merges beautifully with the outdoors. The interiors hub & centre piece is a big friendly kitchen designed for thetrue entertainer in you, with it's halogen lighting, commercial gas stove & sliding glass walls allowing you to serve the open air outer dining room. You've no doubt waited a long time for theperfect house in your preferred location, so with pleasure "Here it is"





JiLL LamPittPH 904 5560


Buyer Enquiry Welcome From

$505,000

John Sinnett 027 445 1226

"FOR REAL ESTATE ENTREPRENEURS"PRIME LOCATION – DUAL ROAD FRONTAGE – 2TITLES – 1117M²For builders/developers, families or investors, this is a one off opportunity you may never see again. On offer is a beautifully built but dated1950's weatherboard home covering 180m². An interior that flows well with good proportions & lovely timbers that sits waiting for a modernmake over. The home sits on 2 Titles of land with dual road frontages, & covers 1117m² with big flat lawns, shady trees, sun & privacy. This isexciting Real Estate at it's very best & sits just metres to local schools, shops, beach & Village eateries. A special location & a great project forthe true Real Estate connoisseur. (44 Margaret Road access / 19 Allen Road Frontage).

4 2 2 2

RAUMATI BEACH

SOLD

VIEWING: By Appointmentwww.tommys.co.nz ID# K2748


$405,000

Terry Smith 027 481 9295/LInda Smith 027 968 4233

TICKS ALL THE BOXESYes this lovely home really does tick all the boxes. The brick & tile construction plus an easy care sectionhelp make this property very low maintenance. Occupying a level section with a northerly aspect & withneighbours on only one side, a high level of privacy is assured. The dwelling offers 3 good size bedrooms,2 bathrooms, open plan lounge/kitchen/dining. Access to the garden is via French doors leading to a verypleasant outdoor living area. There is garaging for two vehicles.

VIEWING: Sunday 2:00 - 2:45pm, 139 Guildford Drwww.tommys.co.nz ID# K2834

3 2 1 2


$350,000

Terry Smith 027 481 9295/Linda Smith 027 968 4233

SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENTIf you are looking for a property which is just a little different & offers huge potential you have to take a lookat this very interesting home. Firstly we have a very cute 2 bedroom cedar weatherboard cottage whichhas had a new kitchen fitted & has been redecorated throughout. Secondly there is a fully lined & insulatedgarage/sleep out complete with kitchen facilities, toilet & shower. The property has lots of parking plus alarge carport & occupies a flat 1532m² section offering scope for further development. This property justoozes potential.

VIEWING: Sunday 1:00 - 1:30pm, 39 Leinster Avewww.tommys.co.nz ID# K2847

2 1 1

RAUMATI SOUTH


$240,000

Bretta Jarden 027 231 7310 / Chris Packer 027 577 8874

TURN OF THE CENTURY CHARACTER COTTAGE1910's cottage on 1511m² section will take you back in time. She is ready for renovating but deserves toretain many of the original features. Native timber floors, stone & tile fireplace, rimu doors with ornate glass& funky kitchen. The house is a good size offering 2 living areas, separate kitchen & 3 double bedrooms.The section is surprisingly large, private & gets good sun. There is a separate single garage plus workshop& shed. This property will be a great project & a chance to invest in a big section close to the town centre.Don't miss out on this great opportunity.Tenders close 4pm Monday 7th April 2014 (the Vendor reserves the right to sell prior). RV $240,000.

VIEWING: Sunday 1:00 - 2:00pm, 21 Rimutaka Stwww.tommys.co.nz ID# K2829

3 1 1 1

PARAPARAUMU







Rateable Value

$390,000

Sarah George 027 453 6530

COMMERCIAL AND/OR RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITYFantastic short term & long term opportunity here to realise the potential of this 280m² home on 1366m² ofland. The land at present has a parking lease in place which may be reclaimed on its expiry. Annual incomewill be earnt from the current courtyard lease & potential further income from other associated leases in place.See the immediate potential here as an investment for renting, conversion to flats or for generous sized officespace with the added benefit of being able to develop or utilise the land in years to come. Whatever youdecide this 'blue chip location' property is sure to provide you with plenty of options. Located in amongst thepopular hub of shops, cafes & local businesses of Raumati Beach.Tenders Close 4pm Thursday 10th April 2014 (the Vendor reserves the right to sell prior).

VIEWING: Sunday 3:45 - 4:15pm, 11 Margaret Roadwww.tommys.co.nz ID# K2844

5 1 2 1

RAUMATI BEACH Price By

Negotiation

Sarah George 027 453 6530

LARGE HOLIDAY/FAMILY HOMEWith such generous sized bedroom accommodation, family sized gardens & popular rural/beach location this home will suit those looking for a great holiday location or awesomefamily living. Set back from the road this 218m2 brick property offers open plan living anddining with good flow to rear decks and gardens and entertaining areas. The propertyboasts 3 bathrooms, the 3rd being conveniently located in the garage for those sandybeach/fishing days. An immaculately presented home awaits your inspection; call menow for an appointment to view.


5 3 1 2

PEKA PEKA


$365,000

Brent Longstaff 0800 633 808

THE PLACE TO START IS HERE!Positioned to capture the sun, this 1970's weatherboard home, offers you warmth, tastefuldécor, a large established section & a very convenient location. The home boasts threebedrooms, plus a study or playroom, a generous living area & an upgraded kitchen. Ithas recently been re-painted, so there's nothing left to do, but move in & enjoy. The largeprivate deck is perfect for family BBQ's, & there is ample room in the backyard for thekids to play safely. A large single garage with a good storage area, completes the picture.Make sure you view this property quickly, as it will impress & sell.


3 1 1 1

RAUMATI BEACH

1

SOLD


$675,000

Tonia Kingi 021 108 4500

ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE BEACHThis striking home definitely delivers on style, space and street appeal, offering an approach to the house lined with lavender &olive trees. Totally renovated throughout, the front entrance opens to the sweeping staircase, to your right the formal separateliving room or to the left the more casual open plan living with the kitchen/family room being the hub of the home. An easy flowfrom the living area to the private sun drenched patio overlooking the landscaped garden where hours of entertaining awaits!The upper level of the house takes in sea & island views which can be enjoyed from the balcony with a glass of wine. Alsofeaturing 4 double bedrooms (master with ensuite & sea & island views) study, games room & a studio above the separate 2-cargaraging that could be a great work from home option. Beach access adjacent to the property & situated in very sought aftercentral location. You will definitely be putting this home at the top of your list.

VIEWING: 1:45 - 2:15pm, 12 Wharemauku Roadwww.tommys.co.nz ID# K2821

4 3 2 1

RAUMATI BEACH

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$250,000

Chris Packer 027 577 8874

AVION TERRACE ELEVATED SECTIONFantastic elevated building site with guaranteed sea views forever.... Positioned at end ofprivate cul de sac ideally suited to a designer home or something special in mind. Shortwalk to nearby Paraparaumu Beach & close proximity to airport.


RAUMATI BEACH


$380,000

Howard Mason 027 454 7833

RENTAL RETURN OVER $500 PWLeave the car in the garage! Are you shrewd? If so take a close look at this property.Right in the heart of Raumati beach Village. Almost everything at your doorstep, Cafes,Restaurants, Schools, College, Day-care, Park, Shops, Bowling club and so much more.Two by 2 bedroom properties, the main home has a single garage & good decking areas,the cottage has two bedrooms & is self-contained. Live in one & rent the other! Rentthem both. This property is ripe for future development!!!

VIEWING: Sunday 2:00 - 2:30pm, 4 Kowhai Grovewww.tommys.co.nz ID# K2795

2+ 1+ 1+ 1

RAUMATI BEACH MEET OUR TEAM THIS SUNDAY

AT THE FOLLOWING OPEN HOMES

OPEN HOMES SUNDAY 30TH MARCH 2014

Howard MasonKelly RuitermanBretta JardenSarah GeorgeTonia Kingi

Nigel HolmesTrevor SuttonTerry SmithJohn Sinnett

Jill LampittBruce SutherlandBrent LongstaffSteve Manson

RAUMATI12:45 - 1:15 36A Forest Road BEO $319,000 ID#K2778

1:00 - 1:30 39 Leinster Avenue BEO $350,000 ID#K2847

1:00 - 1:30 17 Alexander Road BEO $415,000 ID#K2797

1:45 - 2:15 12 Wharemauku Road BEO $675,000 ID#K2821

2:00 - 2:30 4 Kowhai Grove BEO $380,000 ID#K2795

2:30 - 3:00 175 Raumati Road BEO $699,000 ID#K2809

3:00 - 3:30 223A Rosetta Road BEO $720,000 ID#K2703

3:45 - 4:15 11 Margaret Road BEO $390,000 ID#K2844

PARAPARAUMU11:30 - 12:00 18A Anthony Grove BEO $259,000 ID#K2794

11:30 - 12:00 6 Rodney Grove BEO $238,000 ID#K2833

12:00 - 12:30 31 Te Kupe Road RV $350,000 ID#K2804

12:00 - 12:45 98 Mazengarb Road BEO $455,000 ID#K2818

1:00 - 1:30 49 Seaview Road BEO $670,000 ID#K2775

1:00 - 2:00 10 Millennium Hill BEO $439,000 ID#K2755

1:00 - 2:00 21 Rimutaka Street BEO $240,000 ID#K2829

1:30 - 2:00 4 Holcombe Drive BEO $470,000 ID#K2811

1:30 - 2:00 23 Nathan Avenue BEO $655,000 ID#K2819

1:30 - 2:00 5 Falla Street PBN ID#K2841

2:00 - 2:30 108 Makarini Street BEO $329,000 ID#K2832

2:00 - 2:45 139 Guildford Drive BEO $405,000 ID#K2834

2:15 - 2:45 14 Georgia Grove BEO $559,000 ID#K2814

2:30 - 3:00 3B Trusham Court BEO $645,00 ID#K2830

2:45 - 3:15 30 Kaitawa Crescent BEO $310,000 ID#K2824

2:45 - 3:45 110 Regent Drive (& Fri) BEO $545,000 ID#K2812

3:30 - 4:00 58 MacLean Street BEO $395,000 ID#K2681

OTAIHANGA12:30 - 1:00 8-10 Kahu Road BEO $565,000 ID#K2826

WAIKANAE12:00 - 12:30 417 Te Moana Road BEO $530,000 ID#K2828

12:30 - 1:00 11 Hastings Street BEO $357,000 ID#K2838

1:00 - 1:30 10 Whitmore Grove BEO $345,000 ID#K2840

2:00 - 2:30 29 Frimley Terrace BEO $440,000 ID#K2728

2:30 - 3:00 6 Rata Street BEO $565,000 ID#K2783

TE HORO10:00 - 10:30 347 Te Horo Beach Road BEO $345,000 ID#K2750

OTAKI11:30 - 12:00 258-260 Waitohu Valley Road BEO $685,000 ID#K2733


Scrim Properties Limited; Licensed under REAA 2008

Kapiti Coast 9 Mahara Place, Waikanae04 902 7800

www.kapitiproperty.co.nzTo contact us: Phone: 04 902 7800 or Email: [email protected]

View: Sunday 30th March1.15 - 1.45pm

WAIKANAE BEACH

WAIKANAE

Larger Than Life

View:Sunday 19th January2.00 - 2.30pm

Nestled on the gentle slopes of theHemi Matenga you will just love thespace this family home provides.Hinuera Stone & cedar clad on 2levels with views out towardsKapiti’s coastline. Offering: sep.lounge & dining room, kitchenfamily area, 2 bthrms, 3 bdrms &another living space. Ref 3769

www.open2view.com 295383

No Compromise in KoromikoThis magnificent property is nestledamongst established grounds. Designedby its owners with a great deal of flair andimagination.

A home beautifully built with a certainquality and style sure to please anydiscerning buyer. The high stud andcleverly positioned large windows anddoors enhance the open plan living areawith the feel of space and maximises themost of light and sunshine.

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, wine cellar andhobby room. The kitchen has fresh cleanlines with a walk-in pantry casually tuckedaway. Outdoor area offers the ultimate inoutdoor entertaining complete with inbuiltBBQ and pizza oven. Simply stunninginside and out. Located in the heart of thegarden area and only a short stroll toamenities.

Tender closes 2pm, 7th April 2014 (unlesssold prior).

Ref 3810

Tender

20A He Awa Crescent Price ByNegotiation

Investment Opportunity

View: Sunday 30th March2.45 - 3.15pm

WAIKANAE

Opportunity knocking for 1st time home buyers orinvestors! This lovely free-standing home offers compactliving with a high stud, re-painted inside and out,living/dining area which extends to a deck area which sitswell for afternoon sun. Separate kitchen plus 3 bedrooms,1 bathroom and single garage. Well established plantingson a smaller section, just ideal for those who have fewhours in the day. Located in a quiet cul-de-sac with aneasy walk to school, kindy, shops and public transport.

A real honey, be sure to view. Ref 3783

4 Koromiko Glen

Sharna Longstaff 027 941 8987Maria Longstaff 0800 65 65 98

Sharna Longstaff 027 941 8987Maria Longstaff 0800 65 65 98

WAIKANAE BEACH, 5 Sunset Terrace Buyer Enquiry Over$335,000

Beach Cottage Cutie

View:Sunday 30th March12.30 - 1.00pm

WAIKANAE, 8 Jeannie Way $445,000

More than meets the EyeNestled in a private, establishedsetting at Waikanae Beach, this 3bedroom, cottage style (yet modern)home is an absolute honey. Cul-de-sac location on a private, sunny sitewiht fruit trees and veggie garden.Three bedrooms with open living,complete with gas infinity hot waterand heating. Enjoy the peace andquiet from the generous deck area.Ref 3807

With instant appeal this TuohyLockwood is here for the taking.Elevated to make the most ofsunshine, styunning outlook to thehills. A quality beach house orpermanent residence. The gardenand patio area is simply stunning!Located in walking distance to thelagoon and beach. Better take alook! Ref 3793

Grant Longstaff027 247 4724

View:Sunday 30th March11.45 - 12.15pm

Sharna &Maria0800 65 65 98


tallpoppy.co.nz Phone: (04) 298 8100

RAUMATI BEACH47 MANAWA AVENUE

BUY NOW $435,0004 1 3 2 200 1061

Hidden treasureDown the drive way on the right sits a house of puredelight.Once inside you will see a home to suit your family.With four bedrooms and a granny flat, there's so muchroom you could swing a cat. What sits behind is Manawareserve but it's not more that you deserve. Sit and enjoya glass of wine in a house and garden of unique design.If this intrigues you, then give me a call now to view.

READ & SEE MORE: www.tallpoppy.co.nz/TPWK0341COME HAVE A LOOK: View by arrangement. Contact Agent

Kaz Deverill0204 725 348 0508 725 [email protected]/TPWK0341

SELLINGYOUR HOME?HIGHEST SERVICE,LOWEST FEESGUARANTEED.CALL KAZ!

Visit tallpoppy.co.nz

Bulsara Ltd t/a Tall Poppy real estate REAA-licensed MREINZ | 0800 82 55 76

Kaz Deverill0508 SALE 4U (0508 7253 48)

0204 SALE 4U (0204 7253 48)

[email protected]

Tall Poppy’s capped sellingfee is only 10,000+GST forany property.

WAIKANAE32 RIMU STREET

BUY NOW $449,0004 2 2 2 131 861

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE;INVESTORS DREAMAn amazing opportunity and countless possibilities withtwo houses on one title. Currently rented with tenantswho wish to stay, for a combined rent of $585pw. Bothhouses offer very private living with fully fencedsections. Rent both for a good return or live in one andrent the other, the choice is yours...



LEVIN5 KENNEDY DRIVE

BUY NOW $295,0003 1 1 1 210 789

REDUCED PRICE !!Presidential retreat?Registered valuation available !!5 Kennedy Drive offers a welcoming charm and a specialplace to call home. Being very private andwell-presented it is a great family home with inspiredspace for living and entertaining. Enjoy a BBQ and aglass of wine with family and friends, either in yoursunny garden or relaxing in your Spa.



Call Kaz on : 0508 SALE 4U | (0508 7253 48)


How much could you save?

KAZ HAS SAVED HERVENDORS $81,300IN FEES IN THELAST 6 MONTHS* 5 MILLENIUM HILL PARAPARAUMU

Another sold by Kaz...The vendor saved$13,500 in Fees!*

27 KIWI ROAD RAUMATI BEACH


*Savings based on other agency fees devired from various sourcesincluding industry websites, their clients and Mystery Shops

SOLDSOLD


SOLD

9 FRANCIS ROAD PARAPARAUMU BEACH


SOLD

70 TUTANEKAI STREET PARAPARAUMU


SOLD

13 GEORGE STR PARAPARAUMU BEACH


SOLD

8 RATANUI ROAD PARAPARAUMU


SOLD

22 MARERE AVENUE PARAPARAUMU


SOLD

87 DONOVAN RD PARAPARAUMU BEACH


SOLD

4 KEA STREET WAIKANAE


SOLD

43 POPE STREET CAMBORNE


SOLD

60 ASTON ROAD WAIKANAE

LEVIN5 KENNEDY DRIVEBUY NOW $299,000

Spacious living, fully fenced garden, 3 double bedroomslight and airy kitchen and double garage. Easy reach ofall local amenities including schools, market garden thebeach and Main Township. Relax in your Spa or coveredpatio area, whilst the big kids are enthralled in the gamesroom which could double as a media room or evenanother bedroom.

Call Kaz on 0204 725 348 0508 725 348

OTAKI194 MILL ROADBUY NOW $379,000

An immaculately presented 3 bedroom family home withcharm garlore. It also boasts a self-contained granny flatthat has a separate kitchen area, living and bathroomfacilities, ideal to keep a family member close by or rentout for some extra income.

Call Kaz on 0204 725 348 0508 725 348

PEKA PEKA32 KENSINGTON DRIVEBUY NOW $1,100,000

Prepared to be dazzled, in a home that boasts superiorquality throughout. Practicality and luxury in animpeccably presented residence. 6 generous bedrooms,numerous living areas, 4 bathrooms and ingeniousdesign give many options for family living or businessopportunities including the option of a separate area tosee clients and a purpose built 240msq storage facility.

Call Kaz on 0204 725 348 0508 725 348

AN OASIS OF NATURAL SERENITY

PRESIDENTIAL RETREAT?

NOT YOUR RUN OF THE MILL HOME


tallpoppy.co.nz Phone: (04) 298 8100Phone: (04) 298 8100

• 16 years experience• Highest qualifications• A wall of awards• And low fees!

“THE BEST OFBOTH WORLDS”-TALL POPPY AND ANDREA

Visit tallpoppy.co.nz

Bulsara Ltd t/a Tall Poppy real estate REAA-licensed MREINZ | 0800 82 55 76

Andrea BradleyDip RE AREINZ

04 298 8801 | 021 0299 [email protected]

• 16 years experience

The lowest fees in Kapiti guaranteed!

PARAPARAUMU20 LANGDALE AVENUE

Buy now $426,0003 1 2 1 159 500

THE LAKESIDE LODGEA home with a white picket fence welcome and a jetty tomoor your own dinghy. With its envious position backingonto one of Kapiti's most picturesque lakes, the currentowners call it the "Lakeside Lodge". Complemented bychapel ceilings and a conservatory, the cedar clad homeoffers beautiful light and bright living spaces flowingfreely from inside to out.

READ & SEE MORE: www.tallpoppy.co.nz/TPWK0351COME HAVE A LOOK: Sunday 12:30 - 1:00pm

Iain McAlpine027 557 5683 04 298 [email protected]/TPWK0351

PARAPARAUMU BEACH5A WATSON DRIVE

Buy Now $325,0003 1 1 1 120 404

"Elementary, My DearWatson!""We have found it Watson. It's what we have beensearching for "Sherlock cried!

So what have they found? A very affordable brick andtile home stylishly renovated with a contemporary flair.Positioned for sun on a tidy and manageable lowmaintenance section and within a minutes' walk to thebeach, parks, schooling and shops. So whether you arethinking of retiring, a young family starting out.

READ & SEE MORE: www.tallpoppy.co.nz/TPWK0345COME HAVE A LOOK: Sunday 11:30 - 12:00pm

Iain McAlpine027 557 5683 04 298 [email protected]/TPWK0345

PARAPARAUMU BEACH19A DENNIS TAYLOR COURT

Buy Now $305,0002 1 1 1 100 421

The Perfect RetirementOptionStep inside and you'll appreciate the immaculatepresentation, warmth and comfort to this quality twobedroom brick home.Orientated perfectly for the sun and enjoying a highdegree of privacy, this home offers an almost seamlessflow outdoors to a sheltered attractive garden setting.Call Greg for an appointment to view this perfectretirement option.


Greg Ashcroft0274 397 670 04 299 [email protected]/TPWK0319


Bayleys Real Estate Ltd, licensed under the REA Act 2008. A Member of Bayleys Realty Group.

Deadline Sale 1pm, Thurs 10 April2014 Bayleys Kapiti - Shop 12A, CoastlandsShopping Centre, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast(if not sold prior)

View Phone for viewing times

www.bayleys.co.nz/412197

Paul BerrymanM 027 252 7484DDI 04 212 5280OFFICE 299 [email protected]

Lisa BerrymanM 027 290 1959DDI 04 498 4188OFFICE 299 [email protected]

BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LTD, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

LARGE FAMILY LIVING

LEVIN 122 CD Farm Road PARAPARAUMU BEACH 13 Beechwood Close

Want a slice of the good life? Then you can have it all here inthis wonderful family friendly cul-de-sac location.Plenty of room for the kids and pets to run around on the1045m2 (approx.) section - loads of space for the trampolineand boat. Inside the property you will find 4 bedrooms, astudy, separate formal dining and lounge, family living areaplus a games room. No queues when the extended familyvisit as there are 3 bathrooms and 4 toilets.Drive straight into the double garage with internal accessand there is plenty of off street parking. Situated close tothe schools, shops and recreational facilities making thisproperty perfect for families.Kapiti Coast is undergoing major changes to its roadingat present and with Paraparaumu Airport having flights toand from Auckland and Christchurch daily, more and morepeople are being attracted to the region. This growth makesthis unique property a fantastic opportunity for a forwardthinking investor.

PARAPARAUMU BEACH 26 Arnold Grove PARAPARAUMU 25 Jade Lane

PARAPARAUMU 1 Pearson Place WAIKANAE BEACH Unit 10/4 Seaview Road26 Reeves Street

FIRST HOME BUYERS ORINVESTOR OPPORTUNITY•3 bedrooms plus study•Open plan living•Patio deck•Double garage with storage

For Sale $339,000

View Sunday 1:00-1:30pmwww.bayleys.co.nz/412164


Lisa BerrymanM 027 290 1959DDI 04 498 4188OFFICE 299 [email protected] REAL ESTATE LTD, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

WOW - WHAT A FIND!•3 bedroom family home•Large rumpus room•Bright and modern kitchen•Lounge with Kapiti Island views•Double garage with internalaccess

For Sale Priced by negotiation

View Sunday 12:00-12:30pm &3:00-3:30pm




BRAND NEW INPARAPARAUMU•Three Double Bedrooms•Double internal garage withlaundry•Covered outdoor entertaining area•Heat pump

•Land: 547m² approx

For Sale Priced by negotiation

View Thurs, Sat & Sun 1:00-2:00pm




JUST ONE YEAR OLD• Spacious open plan living area• Three double bedrooms• Master bedroom with ensuite• Master Builder guarantee

For Sale $485,000

View Sunday 2:00-2:30pmwww.bayleys.co.nz/412215



Deadline Sale 1pm Thursday 17 April 2014Bayleys Kapiti - Shop 12A, Coastlands ShoppingCentre, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast(if not sold prior)

View Sunday 4:00 - 4:30pm



Lisa BerrymanM 027 290 1959DDI 04 498 4188OFFICE 299 [email protected]

BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LTD, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

PICTURE PERFECT RURAL SETTINGFive minutes from the heart of Levin sits this stunningproperty. Beautiful Matai flooring is the start of thecraftsmanship shown in this magnificent 309m2 (approx.)home. Hand crafted kitchen and balustrades retain thecharacter of an early 1900’s stately residence yet all themodern touches are included in this 14 year old home.Entertaining is easy as the lounge and living areas open upto the verhanda that overlooks tree lined farmland. Snuggledown in winter with the coal range that runs temperaturecontrolled radiators through the fully insulated house. 5generous sized bedrooms each with plenty of wardrobespace. Fabulous main bathroom with claw bath on the groundfloor, plus a second bathroom upstairs. Storage will not be aproblem in this spacious home with triple car garaging.A bonus of a second 140m2 (approx.) house built to thestyle of the main property. Currently rented this 3 bedroomresidence features Matai floors and stunning timber finishesthroughout. Internal access double garage.Plenty of room for a horse on the flat 3.4554 hectare section.


PARAPARAUMU 39 Linwood DriveNOW HERE'S A FAMILY GOODIE

This renovated solid 1930's family home is ready for new beginnings.

Timber joinery and original decorative Carrara ceilings with high studs ensure the character is still enjoyed whilstenjoying the modern comforts of today with new carpets, open plan kichen and three generous sized bedrooms.

Fully fenced with plenty of off street parking ang good garaging complete the family package. Centrally located closeto amenities, call now with an appointment to view.

FOR SALEPriced By NegotiationView: Sunday 3:00 - 3:30pmrwparaparaumu.co.nz ID #PAR20780Rachael Steinmetz027 488 745504 298 4900

OPEN HOME

1 13 1

WAIKANAE 81 Elizabeth StreetSTILL SEARCHING FOR THAT HOME.............with the space for the camper-van, caravan or boat? Then viewing 81 Elizabeth Street is a must.

If you are still commuting to Wellington then it's an easy 3 minute walk to the train station. Are you thinking ofdownsizing but still want space to relax and enjoy the sunny Kapiti Coast? This great home offers you 2 bedrooms,open plan living complete with wood burner for long winter nights.

A sunny conservatory which opens through to a fully enclosed courtyard and section.This corner-site home offers dual access at both front and back, allowing you access for your boat or camper-van.In addition there is a large garage - workshop and a separate carport.

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COMMUNITY FOCUS: Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger opening MenzShed New Zealand’s 2014National Conference, hosted in Kapiti this month. PHOTO: KAP190314SPLMENZSHED

CLOEWILLETTS

MenzShed Kapiti hosted the 2014national conference recentlywhich tackled communityissues and was opened by formerPrime Minister Jim Bolger.

Held at Waikanae’s ElRancho Christian Holiday Park,with around 45 men from 17MenzShed groups betweenWhangarei and Christchurch,the theme for the 2014conference was MenzShed in theCommunity.

MenzShed New Zealandtreasurer Peter Blackler said theweekend conference coveredtwo main components,including ways in whichMenzShed can help benefitdiverse areas withincommunities.

Also uncovering ways toprovide health and wellbeingbenefits for individual men, theconference saw Dr Herman VanKrandenburg and Dr AndrewEdwards from Waikanae HealthCentre provide a commentary

on men’s health issues.Other guest speakers

included deputy mayor MikeCardiff, and former mayorJenny Rowan, who offeredknowledge and experience abouthands-on communityinvolvement.

Kapiti Coast District CouncilCivil Defence’s Scott Drayoffered suggestions for

MenzSheds’ approach inassisting the community withpreparations for an emergencysituation.

Lisa Clapcott from theDepartment of Conservation putforward ideas for establishingpartnerships with DOC, to helppreserve and enhance theconservation estate.

Mr Blackler said the weekend

included a Friday social eveningat the MenzShed Kapiti Shed onRangihiroa St, Waikanae, aswell as a visit from theWaikanae Fire Brigade, whichprovided a demonstration aboutfire safety in the home and shed.

Saturday saw the men led onvisits to three sheds on the coast,including the Southward CarMuseum workshops, and

Paekakariki’s SteamIncorporated workshop.

At a Saturday conferencedinner, 2012 Wellingtonian ofthe year and adventurer NevilleJordan captured diners’attention with accounts ofpersonal workshop experiences.

‘‘He shared his ownexperiences of tinkering in ashed, starting with some of hisearly childhood experimentswhich would make mother’shair stand on end these days,’’Mr Blackler said.

‘‘He described how theexperiences came to the fore inlater life, as he recounted someof his adventures around theworld.’’

Mr Blackler, who was re-elected treasurer for MenzShedNew Zealand at the conference,said the weekend was anenjoyable event.

‘‘It was a very successfulweekend for the Kapiti Coast,MenzShed Kapiti, and theMenzShed movement in NewZealand,’’ he said.

Kapiti band trumps region

LOUD AND PROUD: Kapiti CoastPipes and Drums in action atGovernment House.

PHOTO: KAP280214SPLPIPES

Kapiti Coast Pipes and Drumscontinued their winning wayswith success at their regionalcompetition.

The band competed in theWellington-Hawkes Bay CentreContest held in GovernmentHouse grounds on February 22.

The contest was attended bythe Governor-General who tookthe salute during the streetmarch and participated in the

presentation ceremony.Under trying windy

conditions the band was placedfirst in the set, second in themedley and first in the streetmarch.

In an individual opencompetition, Drum Major RobHiddleston was placed third inthe drum major championshipagainst nine other bands.

The band would welcome

inquiries to join as a piper ordrummer. [email protected] inquiries can be made toPipe Major Roy Hitchcock on (04)904 9024.

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Over 20 years ago the cremation wall atParaparaumu Beach cemetery ran out ofroom and it was decided to place memorialplaques around an existing rose garden.

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ANNIVERSARY: Photos on display at the 40th anniversary TonganRotary Night in Kapiti this month, taken during a 1970s school hallbuilding project. PHOTO: KAP190314SPLROTARY

Rotary marks milestoneof Tonga school projectCLOEWILLETTS

This month the Rotary Club ofWaikanae hosted a 40thanniversary celebration for a1970s Tongan project, which sawRotarians from Kapiti and thelower North Island build a largedining and assembly hall atTupou Methodist College.

A dinner and film event onMarch 12 gave highlights fromthe six-month community aidproject.

Rotary Club of Waikanae’sthree-time past president, SteveBotica, said 70 Rotarians joinedforces for the volunteer project40 years ago, giving about $40,000from vigorous fundraisingefforts and sponsorships.

Each put in two weeks’ work,six days a week. Rotarianscompleted a range of jobsincluding building the hall forthe biggest boys’ secondaryschool in Tonga, which housed750 boarders.

‘‘Planning for the projectcommenced in 1973, but it tooknearly three years to raise the

funds, get a block makingmachine on site, and get theRotarians on the ground tocomplete the job,’’ Mr Boticasaid.

‘‘A funny story brought up onWednesday night was theshipment of nails for the roof,which was confiscated byTongan officials.

‘‘Rotarians were told by localsnot to pay the fee to release them,and to wait until they wereoffered for sale by auction.

‘‘Behind the scenes Tongansleading the project told locals notto bid for the nails, andsubsequently Rotarians were theonly bidders, purchasing thenails for the pricey sum of $1.’’

Mr Botica said Rotary Club ofWaikanae’s 1973-74 presidentGeorge Hodgson, and 2013president Dave Murton, wereresponsible for organising andshipping the block makingmachine to Tonga.

Used by Tupou MethodistCollege boys to dig and crushcoral for the aggregate, it enabledthe creation of thousands of

concrete blocks for the hall,which replaced a rusty iron-cladshed and dirt floor.

A significant contributionduring the trip was fixing thecommunity water tank, whichparticipant and Rotary Club ofTawa member Russell Smithsaid had rusted through.

Another stand-out momentwas Tongan PoliceSuperintendent and president ofthe Tongan Rugby Union, PaulaVavili, taking the men to theremote village of Nukuleka, witha population of around 400.

‘‘Paula Vavili (Paul) had afantastic personality and waspart of many organisationsincluding Red Cross, Corso,handicap children’s society, andof course Rotary,’’ Mr Smithsaid.

‘‘He showed us the village,which had filthy water, no doorson many houses, inadequateclothing, no electricity orschools, and children with soresand disease.

‘‘Some of the conditions wereappalling.’’

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As part of the special consultative procedure outlined in the Local Government Act 2002,Ka-piti Coast District Council is giving notice that it is consulting with the community between 26March and 28 April 2014 on a Statement of Proposal that proposes a draft Annual Plan for 2014/15.

Full details and copies of the document and submission forms can be obtained by:• contacting the Council on (04) 296-4700 or toll free 0800 486 486• visiting the Council office, service centres or libraries, or• from the Council website: www.kapiticoast.govt.nz

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Pursuant to the Te Newhanga Kapiti Community CentreIncorporated Society’s Constitution, 21 days notice is hereby givenof a general meeting to consider a resolution to wind up the society,enabling a charitable trust to assume governance of the centre.

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Stock blamed for E.coli levels

WATERWAY: TheWainui Stream.

PHOTO: KAP270214SPLstream

Massey University microbiologyand communicable diseases seniorlecturer Stan Abbott writes aboutthe recent publicity surroundingPaekakariki’s Wainui StreamAs a Paekakariki resident and awater quality scientist, I would liketo respond to some of the concernsraised by the Friends of PaekakarikiStreams regarding the water qualityof the Wainui Stream.

We at Massey University inWellington have carried out

extensive monitoring and sanitarysurveys on the Wainui Stream forwell over a year.

When our environmental healthstudents first discovered thealarmingly high levels of E.coli in thestream in February last year, theKapiti Coast District Councilimmediately erected health warningsigns along the stream.

Alerts were also published in thenews media, as well as on the KCDC’swebsite. One release correctly stated

the Greater Wellington RegionalCouncil (who is responsible formonitoring recreational waters) donot (and cannot) monitor everystream in the district other thanpopular swimming spots in rivers inthe Wellington region.

Tamsin Evans (KCDC’scommunity services manager) andthe region’s Medial Officer of Health,Dr Jill McKenzie also warned that . . .it is not uncommon for small streamsin urban and rural areas to contain

high levels of bacteria . . . andswimming and playing in streamswith high bacterial levels increasesthe risks of developing health issuessuch as nausea, vomiting and/ordiarrhoea, and eye, ear, throat orskin infections’’.

As the high bacterial levels in theWainui Stream were suspected asbeing caused by unusually hightemperatures and low flows in thestream — combined withagricultural runoff from furtherupstream — the KCDC then had allthe rotting logs and other debriswhich impeded flows removed fromthe stream.

While low flows certainly canincrease bacterial levels oursubsequent testing at many sitesalong the stream showed thatextremely high bacterial levelspersisted and that these were evenhigher (many sites above 2419 E. coliper 100 ml) after heavy rainfall, andespecially so at sites near thefarmland adjacent to the littlewooden bridge leading into QueenElizabeth Park.

Significantly, all very highbacterial levels were found at sametime that cattle and sheep seen in thetwo paddocks had access to the twounfenced Wainui ‘feeder’ streams inthe farmland.

Sean Mallon, KCDCinfrastructure manager, is spot onwhen he said stock runoff was theprobable cause of the high bacteria inthe stream. I can concur with this

since our January and Februaryresults show the levels of E.coli havedropped markedly since the animals(sheep and cattle) have been kept outof the two paddocks. All samplesresults are well below the Action RedMode (greater than 550 E.coli per 100ml) and those few samples that showAmber Alert Mode results (greaterthan 260 E.coli per 100 ml) are fromsites that are ‘‘low flow’’ (stagnant).

We have not seen any stock in thepaddocks for many months andMassey University’s results clearlyshow the faecal pollution was fromnon-point sources — in other wordsagricultural run-off which wasexacerbated by heavy rain, especiallywhen cattle, sheep and horses werein the paddocks.

Sustainable show a record drawcard

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Celebritychef Mike Van de Elzen entertainsat the Kapiti Sustainable Home andGarden Show.

PHOTO: KAP240314SPLCHEF

About 9000 people turned up to theKapiti Sustainable Home andGarden Show at the weekend.

‘‘It was a great family eventwith lots of happy people, a recordnumber since the first show in2005,’’ event co-ordinatorMargaret Sweetman said.

‘‘The weather was fantastic andpeople were saying it was the bestshow yet.

‘‘There really was somethingfor everyone.

‘‘Our first Lego eco town was ahuge drawcard with kids andadults alike, celebrity chef MikeVan de Elzen’s fooddemonstrations were packed andthe workshops were very wellattended.

‘‘Of course, there was lots ofinterest in the eco-friendlyproducts on display in all the stallsand many people had a go atheritage crafts in the school hall.

‘‘We also had 14 school gardens,including early education, takepart this year, a record number. It

was fantastic to see so many youngpeople participating.’’

Mayor Ross Church says he wasimpressed by how many peopleturned up to the show.

‘‘It was wonderful to see somany locals and visitors to thedistrict enjoying themselves,’’ hesaid.

‘‘The fact people showed suchan interest, demonstrates howkeen they are to find out how tolive more sustainably.’’

TRIMMED FORACUREBUZZ: Sevenoaks RetirementVillage has raised more than$1426 for Shave for a Cure.

Various people associatedwith the village had their hairshaved.

Residents gave a donation towatch it happen.

Lynne Evans, who operatesher hair salon at Sevenoak,sdonated her services and those ofher assistant.

Those taking part were DavidBlair, pictured, who is member ofthe Kapiti Retirement Trustmanagement team.

He had his locks shavedseparately as he couldn’t makethe mass shave.

Others were apartmentresident Bill Anderson,

maintenance team member AndyFoster, cleaner Mel French andher husband Rick and diversional

therapist — Paul Sainty.— PHOTO: KAP250314SPLCUT

Praise for school

VISIT: Education Minister Hekia Parata, flanked by Kapiti College head girl Bonnie Hayvice and Angus Allan.From back left Sophie Dyhrberg, Christy Blythen, Jessie King, Johnson Crawford, Ryland Knight-Densem,Sean Pickersgill, Holly Moody, Shannon Barclay and Te Rehia Perez. PHOTO: KAP250314SPLHEKIA

Minister of Education HekiaParata told Kapiti Collegestudents they could be proud oftheir academic success and ofbelonging to a high achievingschool, during her recent visit tothe college.

She commended the principaland staff for their efforts in raisingachievement for all students andfor the performance of Maoristudents in particular.

‘‘What works for Maoristudents will work with allstudents.’’

She was welcomed to KapitiMarae and discussed withstudents, staff and board membersthe various programmes thecollege had developed to liftachievement.

Year 12 Te Aniwa Black saidthat the minister was friendly andwas interested in how well shewas doing.

Te Aniwa took health science

as part of her Level 1 NCEA courseand aims for a career in medicine.

She achieved a level oneexcellence endorsement last year.

Board chairwoman JennieGutry said the minister wasrefreshingly informal and wasgenuinely interested in hearingfrom students about what workedfor them in improving theirlearning.

‘‘We had a good story to tell theminister about achievement atKapiti, but she was alreadyimpressively well briefed aboutthe school.’’

Ms Parata inspected a newclassroom built at the marae in acollaboration between WhitireiaPolytechnic and the college. Theroom was constructed by traineeson Whitireia’s buildingprogramme and Ms Parata toldboard members and Whitireiatutors, Sam Dean and Guy Harris,the quality of their efforts was

plain to see.She said it was a great

initiative and she would raise itwith the ministry.

The college has a moreextensive building programme

awaiting ministry approval,following the roll growth of thelast few years. This includes thePerforming Arts Centre. PrincipalTony Kane said the ministryunderstood the urgency of the

school’s situation.‘‘While we are coping now that

two new classrooms have beencompleted, staff and students arekeen to see the new arts areastarted.’’

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CompetitionintensifiesIn the Tommy’s business housepremiership tennis competition, withonly two of the round-robin rounds to go,there is a clear top four vying for the toptwo positions.

Team Tommy’s and Precise Printremain the odds-on favourites to fill thesetwo positions but as topsy-turvey as thiscompetition is, anything can happen.

Precise Print beat Gil-Plans and weretied up three-all but won the match by fivegames on a count-back. Johnny Stewartand Malcolm Perry were shining lightsfor Gil-Plans and Andy Wicherts fromPrecise Print showed his normal finesse.

The Builders and David Reid Homesalso had a tight match, being tied up atthree-all only for David Reid Homes totake that match on a count-back.

The Mighty Finmen came a littleunstuck against a determined RaumatiFish Supply, going down 5-1 in a matchthat was a lot closer than the scoresuggests.

Team Tommy’s accounted for thedepleted Harris Builders 6-0 with JamieAtkinson maintaining his unbeatenrecord.

In the championship grade DifferentStrokes, Mills and Albert, RaumatiRandoms and B Balanced BowenTherapy are all in contention with onlyhalf a dozen points separating the topfour.

Change boosts chances

YES!: Nic Cecioni had a successful time at a Swimming New Zealand event.PHOTO: SIMON WATTS / KAP240314SPLNIC

Swimming New Zealand’s recentchanges to the division twocompetition worked in favour ofRaumati Swimming Club swimmer NicCecioni.

Usually division two is held after thenational age group championships butthis year Swimming New Zealand heldthe event earlier, hoping to giveswimmers a better chance to make thestep up to qualify for the much tougherdivision one event.

Cecioni, 14, rose to the challenge,smashing his own best times to easilyqualify in the three backstroke eventsand won gold in the 50 and 200 back anda silver in the 100.

Tawhiti Tomomo, 15, wasdisappointed to just miss out onqualifying in the 400 free, but won silverin the 200 fly, and in the 200 and 400 free.

Deaflympic swimmer SantanaChapman made a fourth place in the 50free but was pleased along with DesireeGrout, Josh McFarlane, Cecioni and

Tomomo to be selected for the Wellingtonregional relay teams.

Head coach Jon winter was pleasedwith the results, especially as the clubfinished 24th out of 74 New Zealand clubs

on points with only five swimmers,where many other clubs took very largeteams.

Raumati Swimming Club was also thetop Wellington club at the meet.

Cash prizes given for awardsUnder a new scheme, three prizes of $1000will be presented at the Pak’n Save KapitiSportsperson of the Year on May 15, atSouthward Theatre.

Open for nominations until March 31,the event will see the successful recipientselected by a panel of judges fromvolunteer, contributor, administratorand coach categories.

Project manager Joe Franklin saidLions will present the winner of theSportsperson of the Year trophy with apersonal cheque for $500, as well as afurther $500 for their Kapiti-based club,code or sport of choice.

Lotto Sport Makers and Sport NewZealand, working in partnership withLions, will also donate $1000 worth ofgoods, which will be split between thetwo.

Mr Franklin said a third grant of $1000will be presented at the awards night toan emerging athlete.

‘‘This grant is part of Lions’ objectivein organising the sports awards, torecognise and celebrate bothorganisations and individuals whocompete in and support sport in Kapiti,’’he said.

James King, Sport Wellington’s eventsdirector, says its role in the event

supports the foundation andsustainability of volunteering incommunity sport.

‘‘It’s about recognising, rewarding andcelebrating clubs and regional sportsorganisations who have built a solidfoundation for their volunteers,’’ he said.

While being unpaid is a criterion inPak’n Save Kapiti Sportsperson of theYear, Mr Franklin said someone whoreceives an honorarium for their workwould not be excluded.

■ Details and application forms are availablefrom www.kapitispoy.org.nz, or through BrianDaw on [email protected].

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The event, held in New Plymouth,attracted eight contestants who werechallenged on all aspects of farming frompractical tasks to theory and businesscomponents.

Brad, 28, holds a Bachelor ofAgricultural Science (Honours) and is amember of the Opiki Young FarmersClub.

He managesa herd of 500friesian-crosscattle on thefamily farm,Lewis Dairies,Levin.

Brad won themain title andalso the AgriBusinessChallenge.

‘‘Thehighlight of myday waswinningoverall, but mysuccess in thetechnicalaspects wasvery pleasing,’’he said.

‘‘I knew there would be stiffcompetition and there were timesthroughout the evening that I thoughtsecond best was going to have to do.’’

His prize pack was worth over $10,000in cash, scholarships, products andservices.

Brad will represent the region at theANZ Young Farmer of the Year GrandFinal in Christchurch on July 3-5,carrying a prize package of $300,000.

Poppies connect Kiwis

WORKING TOGETHER: Betty Moss, from the RSA welfare committee, shows Guides KateDockery, 11, left and Jessica Wagner, 12, the correct way to place the pins in the poppy tags.

PHOTO: KAP240314SPLPOPPIES

The spirit of comradeshiplives on as RSA welfarecommittee members workedalongside youth members ofthe Guide and Scoutmovements to ‘‘pin’’ poppiesin readiness for Poppy Day.

Gathering in the JuneOakley Guide Centre atParaparaumu Beach thismonth, Guides and Rangers,members of the movement’sTrefoil Guild along withParaparaumu Beach SeaVenturers, all under theguidance of RSA members,completed the massive taskin just an hour and a half.

‘‘Welfare member BettyMoss demonstrated theprocess of how to put the pinon the poppy then we pinned6000 poppies,’’ Guide AshleeCattermole, 11, said.

‘‘I really enjoyed theopportunity to take part in acommunity event whileremembering soldiers thatlost their lives at war.’’

Alan Dempsey, welfareofficer of the ParaparaumuRSA, said he had beenapproached by GirlGuidingin Paraparaumu with anoffer to help with ‘‘pinningpoppies’’ in preparation forPoppy Day, Thursday, April17.

‘‘The RSA is extremelygrateful to the Guides,Rangers and Venturers forgiving up their time to pinpoppies and help theveterans in our area whohave given so much for us,’’he said.

‘‘On Poppy Day thewearing of a poppy is a wayfor Kiwis to connect to and

honour the Anzac values ofcompassion, comradeship,courage and commitment.

‘‘The poppy remindspeople of sacrifices made forthe greater good and are asymbol of remembrance andhope.

‘‘Veterans from WorldWar 2, now in their 80s and90s, face a range of health-

related issues and need anincreased level of care andthe RSA also providessupport and assistance to themen and women involved inmore recent conflicts.’’

About 50 volunteers willbe at various locationsthroughout theParaparaumu district onApril 17 offering poppies for

a donation.Those donations will

remain in the area and beused locally for the supportof war veterans, ex-servicemen and women andtheir dependents.

Guides and Scoutsparticipate annually in theAnzac Day citizenscommemorations in Kapiti.


IDEAS: Four theatrical performances at the International ArtsFestival in Wellington have thrilled and inspired ParaparaumuCollege’s dance and drama students. ‘‘Curva, Needles and Opium,Pianora and Rian have each contributed ideas in our classes andprovided material for our NCEA exam reviews,’’ senior student OliviaStonehouse said. ‘‘We are indebted to head of performing artsLouise Fielder and arts co-ordinator Denis Browne for arranging ourvisits.’’ PHOTO: KAP130314SPLSTUDENTS

Theatrically inspired

DIFFERENT: Kapiti College students enjoy a ride in an army vehicle during Youth Week.PHOTO: KAP240314SPLARMY

Youth celebrate weekKapiti College celebrated anaction-packed and enjoyableYouth Week.

The week focused uponcreating a positive atmospherewithin the college andpresenting students withdiverse opportunities.

Monday March 17 kicked offYouth Week with 15 studentsattending the World VisionGlobal Leadership Conventionat Parliament, in preparationfor the 40 Hour Famine in May.

On Wednesday, past KapitiCollege student band, Archie

The Brave, performed anoutdoor concert.

The New Zealand DefenceForce drew attention onThursday, attending with heavyequipment transporter andpinzgauer vehicle from Lintonmilitary camp. Students weretreated to rides in the pinzgaueraround the field and wereeducated by Sgt DarrynWilliam, who spoke about hisrole in the army and suppliedcareer information.

Friday stole the show, withan interschool rugby sevens

tournament and a free sausagesizzle, sponsored by Pak ‘n Save.

‘‘The events of the week, runby the college’s head studentteam, were ‘‘a pleasant surprisefor the students and a key factorin including and involving theover 400 Year 9 studentsattending this year,’’’’ChristeyBlythen said.

‘‘Kapiti College would like tothank the band Archie TheBrave, Kapiti Pak ‘n Save andthe New Zealand Defence Forcefor their support with the 2014Kapiti College Youth Week.’’

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