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Bailey hails selfless volunteersBy Vaimoana Tapaleaonews@dailypost.co.nz

People who show kindness and freely giveto others in need — without any expec-tation of a reward — are the sorts ofpeople former news anchor Judy Baileyhas always praised.Bailey was today announced as one of

several celebrity judges for this year’sinaugural Pride of New Zealand Awards.Radio personality Polly Gillespie and

Silver Fern Maria Tutaia are also on thejudging panel.A long-time popular presenter for One

News, Bailey said she was happy to beinvolved with the awards, which honouredordinary Kiwis doing big things in theircommunities.She said those who gave up their time

and effort to help various charities andcommunity groups deserved the spotlight.“People who volunteer, for instance at

Hospice — to drive patients toappointments or to help in the garden or torun the kitchen. Those sort of people aretotally selfless and they operate under theradar.“These organisations wouldn’t run —

they wouldn’t be able to do what they do—if it weren’t for volunteers. I think we’reincredibly lucky to have these people inour communities,” she said.“They’re not looking for recognition

and they would probably be really embar-rassed if you singled them out. But theyjust quietly go about helping otherpeople.’’Bailey has been involved with a num-

ber of groups over the years, including

North Shore Hospice, Women’s Refuge,the Muscular Dystrophy Association,World Vision and Seasons — a griefsupport programme for young people, runby the Anglican Church.Growing up in Lower Hutt, she said her

parents — Royal NZ Air Force WingCommander Ian Morrison and DinnyMorrison, a homemaker — had alwayspushed the idea of being kind and selfless.“There’s a lot to be said for being kind.

It’s a funny old-fashioned word, butkindliness was always something that mydad talked about as being one of the keyhuman attributes that he really wantedme to have.“I’ve always been a firm believer that

you get out of life what you put into it —not in any kind of monetary sense, but inputting your heart and soul into some-thing. It’s those people who I admireenormously.”Asked who her heroes were, she did not

hesitate to name some of New Zealand’sbest: Dame Whina Cooper, Sir Peter Blakeand Sir Edmund Hillary.The Pride of NZ Awards is a joint

initiative with The Hits radio station, TSBBank, the Rotorua Daily Post, the NZHerald and APN regional newspapersaround the country.Nominations are open until June 15, go

to wwwprideofnzawards.co.nz.

Band hopes newvideowill be a hit

MAKING ITBIG: The Latest FalloutmembersHamishMackenzie (left), BrendanPyper,JaredStevensonand JeremyBadger aremaking their mark in New Zealandmusic.

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By AdrianaWeberadriana.weber@dailypost.co.nz.

Forget fame and fortune, local band TheLatest Fallout just want to share theirmusic with the world.The punk-pop band aremaking a splash

on the New Zealand music scene with therecent release of their self-titled album,which soared to number eight on the Kiwimusic charts on iTunes.Since the four-member band formed

two years ago, they’ve toured the NorthIsland and have opened for the likes ofAvalanche City and Ruby Frost.Now they’re working on a music video

for their popular song Better.The band is made up of of locals Jared

Stevenson and Hamish Mackenzie andHamilton’s Brendan Pyper and JeremyBadger.Mr Stevenson, the band’s guitarist, said

they were thrilled to be in the process ofmaking a video to share with their fans.“The song is about someone whomakes

you a better person, who makes thingsright. The video will kind of play on thatidea using different metaphors like ahospital,” he said.Mr Stevenson said the video would be

released around July and he hoped itwould be a hit.He also hoped the video would lead to

even bigger things and help them reachtheir goal of being able tomake a living outof making music. “I mean it would be niceto be rich and famous, I’m not going to lie,but ultimately we just want to be able tomake a living from what we love to do . . .“The music industry, especially in New

Zealand, is really hard to get into . . .”Mr Stevenson said the band’s music,

which he described as a fusion of punk,pop, rock with alternative influences, wassomething quite unique.Their six-track EP is available from

iTunes and Spotify.To learn more visit www.facebook.com/

TheLatestFallout.

LEAST DEPRIVED MOST DEPRIVED▲ ▲▲▲ ▲▲

Lynmore Hamurana,Tarawera,Ngakuru,Waiwhero,Springfield

Owhata(south)

PoetsCorner,GoldenSprings,Pomare

Sunnybrook Tikitere,Pukehangi(south),Kawaha Pt,Glenholme(east)

Ngongotaha,Ngapuna,Owhata(east),Arahiwi,Reporoa

Owhata(west),Mamaku,Fairy Springs,Mangakakhi,Utuhina,Hillcrest,Fenton Park,Whaka

Where your suburb ranks

1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Kaingaroa,SelwynHeights,WesternHeights,Pukehangi(north),Fordlands,Koutu,Ohinemutu,Kuirau,Victoria,Glenholme(west)

10

‘Most deprived’ title goesto 10Rotorua suburbsKatie HollandChief ReporterWeekend Edition

Ten Rotorua suburbs rank among themost deprived in New Zealand, a reportsays.Suburbs including Western Heights,

Ohinemutu and Glenholme West wereranked at the worst end of the NewZealand Deprivation Index, releasedearlier this month.The index used 2013 Census data to

rank suburbs from one to 10 usingvariables including communication, in-come, employment, qualifications, homeownership, support, living space andtransport.But Lynmore, desired for its proxim-

ity to the redwoods, lakes and itsprimary school, received a ranking of 1,the “least deprived” possible. Spring-field, along with rural areas Hamurana,Tarawera and Ngakuru, fared next bestwith a 3.However a significant portion of

Rotorua and outlying areas scored at ornear the “most deprived” end of thescale including 10 with a 10, eight with a9 and five with an 8.Ian McDowell, of McDowell Profes-

sionals, said the areas that scored a 10were where a large number of lower-costrental properties were.“We’re a town with a lot of rental

properties,” he said.Many low-income tenants were on

benefits and might not have access tointernet or a home phone, he said.Western Heights Community

Association chairman Owen Robertssaid despite the suburb’s score of 10, thatdidn’t mean there was anything wrongwith the people who lived there.“There’s some very good people

living in the area,” Mr Roberts said.He said there were a lot of low-cost

rental properties in Western Heightsand, over the years, there had been adecline in property values.

But Mr Roberts said Western Heightshad a lot going for it and certainly wasn’tdeprived when it came to facilities.He said it was close to town, had a

good shopping centre and public trans-port, many areas had good views and itwas close to walks of Mt Ngongotaha.There was an active community associa-tion, a community patrol, a newskatepark and a number of good pre-

schools and schools.“It’s popular with families. It’s

always been known as a startingplace for a lot of families buying hereand moving on.”Mr Roberts said he had lived in

neighbouring Selwyn Heights, whichalso ranked a “most deprived” 10 onthe index, for 39 years. “We have oneof the best views in Rotorua.”

NOPLACELIKEHOME: Kingi Biddlewouldn’t live anywherebutKoutu. PHOTO/BENFRASER060614BF11

Koutu residents not feeling ‘deprived’By RebeccaMalcolmrebecca.malcolm@dailypost.co.nz "Deprivedofwhat

wouldbemyquestion. If deprivedof love, Iwoulddisagree. If deprivedofbelonging, Iwoulddisagree."Kingi Biddle, resident

Kingi Biddle racks his brain to thinkof things Koutu is deprived of — andnot many spring to mind.The passionate Koutu resident

can’t think of anywhere he’d ratherlive — even if his suburb is ranked asone of Rotorua’s most deprived, ac-cording to the latest New ZealandDeprivation Index.“I just don’t know how that can be.

Deprived of what would be my ques-tion,’’ he said.“If deprived of love, I would dis-

agree. If deprived of belonging, Iwould disagree.”For Mr Biddle, Koutu is rich in so

many aspects — especially the sense

of community spirit in the tight-knitcommunity.“Koutu is home for me and Koutu is

family.”Suburbs were ranked on variables

like communication, home ownership,income, employment and transport —things Mr Biddle didn’t think werelacking.“When there is an event, five

seconds after it happens everyone inKoutu knows.”He said the Koutu community had

its own businesses, and people in paidwork as well as a rich cultural aspect.“It’s not a hood, it’s a home.”Fellow Koutu resident Tiffany Te

Moni agreed the strong sense ofcommunity and whanau made thearea special.

She said the big difference betweenKoutu and other lower socio-economic suburbs was that the famil-

ies living there had been there for along time.“Western Heights and Fordlands

can be quite transient. One of thebenefits here is we have the WaikiteSports Club that brings everyonetogether, as well as our marae.”Ms Te Moni grew up in Koutu and

time away only made her more surethat it was where she wanted to raiseher family.“Where I grew up is still there, my

mum and dad are still there. Heaps ofmy friends grew up in differenthouses, I never moved once.”She said she loved the way she

couldn’t go to the shops withoutbumping into someone she knew, andthe way the whole community, includ-ing shops, contributed to events.