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Sunset Coast BMX Club has two national champions out of the 16 club members who raced in the 2015 BMXNZ National Championships, held at Christchurch over Easter weekend.

It was a first NZ 1 title for Paiton Taylor racing in the 7 year old girls’ class, and a fifth National title for Maynard Peel.

Paiton Taylor finished second in her first National Champs last year, and her main competition this year was current NZ Number 1 Amy Davies from Tauranga, and NZ 3 Lucy Axon from Papakura. But Paiton was too strong and her fast starts gave her a good advan-tage, winning all her heats and the main final, with Davies second and Axon third.

Maynard Peel returned from BMX racing in the USA for this year’s Nationals carrying an in-jured wrist, but

was too fast for the best of the 16 year old boys, a convincing winner while another Sunset Coaster, Jordan Szaszy finished in a credible fourth place.

Also on the podium was Bevan Brown, finishing second in the 35-39 cruiser class, while fellow team member Stu Stenhouse just missed out on a finals spot, finish-ing 9th overall. Other finalists from Sunset Coast were Paul Dillon 40-44 Cruiser, NZ 4,

Avon Peel 17-24, NZ 5, Rebecca Palmer 25-39, NZ 5, and Kate Stenhouse 10 Girls, NZ 7.

Sunset Coast BMX club will host the 2016 BMXNZ Na-

tional Champion-ships at their Puni track next Easter and are expect-ing a massive day with over 900 ath-letes at Christch-urch.

Pictured with their new plates are Paul Dillon and Bevan Brown (back), and Kate Stenhouse and Paiton Taylor.

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One of the best-known lo-cal axemen in the Franklin region is now a World Cham-pion, after gaining a World title at The Royal Sydney Easter Show.

David McDonald achieved this in the Single Saw in the World Title 375mm event, and also came second in the

World Championship Dou-ble saw (across 600mm with partner Adam Lowe from Hokitika), and represented NZ in the teams event.

His brothers Nathan and William also competed at the event, gaining placings in their divisions.

David was part of the New

Zealand side, competing in the single saw in the teams relay against Australia, but Australia took the series, winning 2-1.

Below: David McDon-ald with his trophy after his world championship-win-ning effort at the Royal Syd-ney Easter Show recently.

Two titles for Sunset Coast

Keen kids and teachers

from Waiuku Primary School warm up at Karioitahi Beach

before hitting the hills to take on the 2015 Sand to Mud run. The annual Sand to Mud Tug-o-war competition saw the school dominate in both categories for the second year in a row, winning both the adults team competition and the

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A feasibility study, commissioned by Roam Holdings, is

currently in progress for a possible ferry service to start on

the Manukau Harbour. The service will utilise the harbour

to provide transport between various points and to offer an

alternative service to the Airport Oaks, Auckland Airport,

Onehunga, Mangere, Te Toro, Awhitu, Waiuku, Pukekohe,

Karaka, and Clarks Beach.

The study is a first step towards ensuring that an effec-

tive and sustainable service can be implemented. Depend-

ing on the response from the community and more research

into the possibilities will determine the next steps. The goal

would be to implement an operating service within the next

12 to 18 months. Mark Nicholls, Director of Roam Holdings, and also a resi-

dent of Pukekohe says: “One of the answers to Auckland’s

traffic issues is to utilise the water that surrounds us. The

piece of water between these areas could serve as a fantastic

alternative to sitting in the traffic on the southern motorway.

“I know there has been a lot of talk about a possible ser-

vice, but let’s see if people would actually use it. If we can

get feedback from the communities around the Manukau

Harbour, it will go a long way to helping the service take to

the water. Providing a service that connects these areas will

mean many people that work in these areas will be able to

have a more relaxed trip to and from work in the mornings

and evenings. Providing services once you arrive at these

destinations to connect to train and bus services will further

strengthen an offering to us as residents”.

Large investment will be required and at this early stage

the study will benefit from feedback provided by local resi-

dents and potential operators. An online survey has been

set up for community feedback. People can go to www.sur-

veymonkey.com/s/ferryservice to complete the two to three-

minute survey.

Above: Whaea Maaria Edwards and

Raewyn McQuinn were part of a work-

ing bee at Reretewhioi Marae on Ta-

hurangatira Road, Waiuku, in readi-

ness for the 70th annual poukai on the

weekend of December 12-14.

The poukai will see the arrival of

Maori King Tuheitia to meet members

of the Marae on the Sunday, and at 6pm

on the Friday will feature a screening of

a historic film which has strong links to

the local area.

Mana Waka is a feature-length docu-

mentary, directed by Merata Mita in

1990. It was made from footage shot by

RGH Manley between 1937 and 1940.

Princess Te Puea Herangi commis-

sioned the building of three large Waka

taua for the 1940 centenary of the sign-

ing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Black and

white footage follows the long, slow,

and unfolding of the construction of

the Waka. The Saturday evening fea-

tures ‘Music on the Marae’ from 6pm,

when the community is invited to bring

a rug and relax at this open air concert

on the Marae lawns listening to two of

Waikato’s famous voices of soul and

country music; Leon Wharekura and

Dennis Marsh. Sunday is the 70th Poukai celebra-

tion, opening with a Karakia at 7am

before the official programme com-

mences from 10am. For any enquiries

contact Marae Chairman Mikki-tae Ta-

para on 027 498 0716.

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disturbed, as they left some jewellery scattered behind.

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Concerns that Watercare has been

trucking water to Waiuku’s reservoir be-

cause the town is running out have been

lifted, with the company clarifying the

tankers are part of a testing programme.

“As part of our investigations into fu-

ture sources of supply for Waiuku we have

been carrying out some pumping tests

on the existing bores. To properly assess

the test bore, we have to briefly isolate

the other two. We carry out these tests

at night when demand is lowest and aim

to complete testing before the morning

peak demand period. In order to ensure

security of supply, water tankers are on

standby during this period,” a Watercare

spokesman said.

Tankers have been used to supplement

the water supply on eight occasions, typi-

cally for no more than 12 hours at a time

during bore testing or standard mainte-

nance work.

Over the past four years, Watercare

has invested more than $120 million

in improving water and wastewater

services in the Franklin area. As part

of this programme, they have closed

the bore in Pukekohe as well as treat-

ment plants at Patumahoe, Clarks

Beach, Glenbrook Beach and Waiau

Beach, as the water from these plants did

not meet the public health grading re-

quirements for an ‘Aa’ grade. These areas

are now supplied with ‘Aa’ grade water via

a new pipeline from the Waikato water

treatment plant.

The water supply for Waiuku remains

the three local groundwater sources and

associated treatment plants on Waiuku

Road, Cornwall Road and Victoria Av-

enue). Watercare says rumours that leaky

pipes are causing massive water losses

are untrue.

“It is true that we are currently inves-

tigating the amount of unaccounted for

water being taken from the Waiuku net-

work; however, it is highly unlikely (to

say the least), that these losses could be

caused by leaks.”

Watercare also noted rumours of a

leaking sewage pipe in the harbour are

unfounded, although work is going on in

the area.

“A pipe carrying wastewater from Glen-

brook Beach to the Clarks Beach Waste-

water Treatment Plant runs under the es-

tuary. A concrete slab protecting the pipe

requires some remedial work; we will be

carrying this out once the weather is bet-

ter and we have consent.”

The New Zealand Medical Asso-

ciation has presented its highest hon-

our—the Chairman’s Award—to for-

mer Hunua MP Dr Paul Hutchison.

A graduate of Otago University, Dr

Hutchison became a specialist con-

sultant in obstetrics and gynaecology at

National Women’s Hospital and North

Shore hospitals, and helped set up one

of New Zealand’s first day stay hos-

pitals. He was an office holder with

the NZMA, and spearheaded an ac-

tion committee to achieve Caesar-

ean section facilities on Auckland’s

North Shore in the 1990s. In 1999

Dr Hutchison became the MP for Port

Waikato and then Hunua. During his

time in Parliament he maintained his

strong interest in public health, chairing

the Health Select Committee over the last

six years. In this role, he initiated several

Water tankers no issue

for local water supply

Highest honour for Dr Paul

parliamentary inquiries—into disability is-

sues, prostate cancer, clinical trials and in-

novation, and immunisation. Most recent-

ly, he chaired the inquiry into child health

outcomes and preventing child abuse.

Above: NZMA President Dr Branko Sijn-

ja, Dr Paul Hutchison and NZMA Chair Dr

Mark Peterson at the Award presentation.

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Egg protest claims untrue

Waiuku Police are holding the following items, found in:February: Black cellphone, (Kitchener Road), laser dis-

tance meter, (Brooksmith Reserve).March: Purple scooter, (Kitchener Road), Gold Signet

Ring, (Bowen Street).April: Big bunch of keys etc, Bowen Street.Waiuku Police are holding items belonging to Tyler T,

Priscilla Richards, Zeus Gizelis, and Laurie Thomson. These can be collected from the Waiuku Police Station.

I wanted to thank the Waikato District Council for in-stalling centre lines on the two notorious blind corners on Whiriwhiri Road. I was thrilled to see them on my drive home yesterday.

For years I requested these from the Franklin District Council but was told our road was too narrow (this was why I wanted the lines) and not busy enough. This will make such a difference to the safety when driving on our road, so thanks Waikato for doing the impossible.

Heather ChildWaiuku

Re: “Protestors should be congratulated”, 7 April 2015While correspondents such as Linda Nunn and Paul

Johnson are entitled to express their views about conven-tional cage egg production systems, however emotively, errors in fact must be challenged.

Their assertion that “In many parts of the world, this cru-el method of egg production has been outlawed” is simply wrong. New Zealand, and the European Union countries are the only countries in the world that have moved to ban the use of conventional cage egg production systems. In many parts of the world, which includes all of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, North America (except for California), South America and a number of European nations, con-ventional cage production systems continue to be used.

Linda Nunn and Paul Johnson also appear to confuse conventional cage systems with the Colony production system which is proposed for the Craddock farm. Seen in welfare-conscious European Union countries and Califor-nia as the way forward for egg production, the Colony sys-tem allows hens to display a range of natural behaviours, e.g. nesting, perching and scratching.

It has also been endorsed by the National Animal Wel-fare Advisory Committee (NAWAC), the independent Gov-ernment-appointed group of local scientists and animal welfare specialists (including representatives of the NZSP-CA and the NZ Veterinary Association) which produces the Codes of Welfare that are the governing welfare documents for the egg, meat chicken and other agricultural sector in-dustries (pigs, dairy cattle etc.)

In its report accompanying the release of the Code, NAWAC’s members stated unanimously that Colony pro-duction systems provide an overall level of welfare that is equivalent to barn and free-range production systems.

Michael BrooksExecutive Director

Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand

• More letters on page 19 this week.

Auckland Council last week re-leased a statement on the feed-back coming from the Council’s 10-year budget consultation.

The statement revealed Coun-cil received a record 27,353 writ-ten submissions, and stated the majority of Aucklanders opted to support the advanced trans-port network.

Council says 50% opted for the advanced transport network and 29% supported the basic transport plan. On the question of funding the transport op-tions, 34% supported motorway tolls, while 27% favoured a fuel tax and rates rises.

Predictably, Auckland Mayor Len Brown says that elected offi-cials now had a responsibility to listen to what Aucklanders have said: “Aucklanders have spoken and their wishes are clear,” he says.

It was interesting in the graphs and other information that sup-ported the release that in one section, referring to comments as to where Council should spend more or less money, by

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far the biggest response was that Council should spend less mon-ey on governance and support. The graphs suggest that these comments were far greater than those relating to transport, but that point didn’t get a mention in the Mayor’s comments.

The Post tried to find out what the Franklin region responses were in relation to transport submissions. We are told this information will be available in late April and submissions will be available when the process in complete.

The problem for Franklin ap-pears to be that, while almost 850 people took the time to send in submissions, this region will always be outweighed by the vast numbers of people in the central city. A fuel tax would hit Franklin residents harder than apartment dwellers in Auckland, as would a motorway toll system, unless it applied only near Auckland Cen-tral. Charging Franklin residents for using roads, while providing public transport basically only from Pukekohe, seems inher-ently unfair. And all the ‘consul-tation’ in the world won’t help when your voice is lost among over a million people.

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21 Franklin Local Board Meeting Where: Local Board Chambers,

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22NZ Blood Drive What: Blood Donations - please come

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25Anzac Celebrations Dinner Where: Tuakau Town Hall. 7pm

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The Big Garage Sale Saturday 18th April at The Franklin Baptist Church at 128 - 144 Victoria Street, Pukekohe. Starts at 8am and all proceeds are going towards CAP [Chris-tians Against Poverty] setting up in Pukekohe. CAP is Com-munity based Debt Counselling Charity. Grab a bargain and have some fun, a great variety of goods on offer.

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20 Life Education Trust Charity Golf Day

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Giant Poppy New Zealand is to host the world’s largest Poppy (a football field in size) sponsored by NZ Steel, to honour the ANZACS and the democracy and freedom they protected. Our Giant Poppy will consist of 59.000 discs and be built from 16th – 24th April at the Auckland Domain. We want YOU to help create it! Come down, place a red metal poppy with YOUR personal message.

A Soldiers Story Waiuku Theatre Group proudly presents “A Soldier’s Story”, a WW1 variety style show to commemo-rate the Anniversary of the AN-ZAC’s landing in Turkey. A tale told to the present day ancestors of a young man who served in WW1. Sun 19th April 1pm Matinee -$8 per person. Wed 22nd, Thurs 23rd and Fri 24th April at 8pm- $12 per person and cash bar available. For enquiries call 09 235 9588.

Television New Zealand has announced it will now commence screening of the series ‘When we go to War’ starting on the evening of Sunday 26th April. The movie features not only a number of Franklin young men playing the roles of soldiers, but also a historic boat based in Waiuku which was modified to play a role as a steam tug pulling trans-port boats to the shores of Gallipoli.

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Angela Barraclough speaks at the Buckland Bowling Club, where a charity event raised $6000 for Pukekohe St John.


Police on Friday arrested a man following an alleged attack on two women prior to a crash in Papatoetoe just off the Southern Motorway.

Police were called to a domes-tic incident in Paerata where two women received serious injuries,

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The investigation into a crash which killed two women in Karaka on Saturday morning is continuing. The crash occurred shortly after 6.30am on State Highway 22 near the inter-section of Blackbridge Road, Karaka.

Police yesterday named the two women as Na Huan, aged 22, and Zhuangya Xu, 23 both of China.

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Above: Waiuku Coastguard and police attempt to right an upturned boat which belonged to two missing fishermen.

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ing with the families of the two de-ceased women to support them at this difficult time.

Special memorial crosses marking lo-cal people’s involve-ment in World War One will be placed at the Waiuku Ceno-taph and Massey Park at 6pm this Thursday evening. Families of those in-volved or other who wish to be part of this 100-year commemo-ration event are wel-come to attend.

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In this, the fourth of a regular column, the organising committee updates events planned in the lead up to Anzac Day in Waiuku.

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uku next week and take the op-portunity to join us for any of the ANZAC Week events listed

Waiuku Museum - Open all next week

The museum houses a special section dedicated to the many young men who left their homes and families to fight in overseas battles and a wide variety of memorabilia, uniforms, medals and photographs is currently on display.

A special feature will be a slide show illustrating the Waiuku in-volvement, both at home and overseas. This will be played on the new television which was bought from funds received from the Franklin Local Board late last year, part of which was to be dedicated to Anzac com-memoration activities.

Three large folders contain the names and details of the men from the Waiuku district who served in WWI as well as a selec-tion of photographs published in the Weekly News at the time.

The museum will open for longer hours during the week depending on the number of volunteers available.

A Soldier’s Story – Backstage Theatre Production

When you need a dozen WW1 rifles complete with bayonets for the play, you would normally have a significant props prob-lem, but not in our great little community – up step the own-ers & tradesmen at Naturally Wood, Haitsma Kitchens and Kerry Jones Engineering and many many hours later you have replica Lee-Enfield rifles. Many thanks to these businesses from the WW1 100th Anniversary Committee and the West Frank-lin community.

Tickets can be purchased

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ANZAC Parade – 10.30am Saturday 25th April

Assembly for the Parade will be from 10am outside the Wai-uku War Memorial Town Hall and is open to all who wish to take part, lay a wreath or dis-play their colours as a mark of respect to those who served and those who gave their life for our country.

Parade departs at 10.30am, up Queen Street to Cenotaph

Have you noticed the newly painted poppy on the Cenotaph back wall? Many thanks to Wai-uku Mitre 10 for the donated paint pots and Dan for his time. Great job, certainly adds colour for the 100th Anniversary and highlights the Honours Boards.

Service of Remembrance – Sat 25th April in War Memorial Town Hall

The Service is an extension of the wreath laying & display of colours at Cenotaph – we hear the Governor General’s address, the Prime Minister’s message, we sing the National Anthem, read the Ode to the Fallen. So join us this year and be part of the 100th ANZAC remembrance.

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We will start out with a well-known verse that is found in Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

and the bit we are interested in is the “Come Short,” portion, and to draw it out a little bit with a very sad case that happens from time to time. The News sometimes shows the embarrassing situation of a runner, getting close to the finish line after a very long and gruelling race, and falls short. The race is all over for them, there is no completion, no chance to “Tick that one off,” all their weeks months or even years of training and concentrated efforts, have come to no reward, they have fallen short.

They have spent many years training daily, watching their diet and everything, running and cycling often hundreds of kilometres a week, Gym training, Coaches and so much more, and then they never even get to cross the Finish Line. We all feel for them, so very much effort, and yet there is so little to show for it. Paul has this captured for us in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”

Jesus Christ is so soon to return to Planet Earth, he will then shut down all Councils, all Powers, all Governments, all Kings and Rulers; it is all over as the Kingdom of God is the only rule from that point on into everlasting Eternity, it is only God’s Children under God’s rule, under King Jesus who is then “King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” There are nobody else about but dedicated and loyal subjects as all that are in opposition to this Kingdom have been charged with “High Treason” against the Kingdom of Heaven,” they have been Tried, Judged, found guilty, and receive the death sentence. Paul gives us this admonition in Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

You cannot appeal to your Pastor/Minister/Priest or Leader to plead your case, for there is only one Judge and Advocate, 2 Timothy 4:1 “I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom.” Romans 13:11 “And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.” 2 Corinthians 6:2 “(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.)”

It is far too late to try and make a change, as when Jesus Christ turns up, your decision

has already been made by the very lifestyle you have lived, your path and intention has been carefully recorded in the books of heaven, and the verdict is final; just like the Sheep-Goats, Wheat-Tares, Foolish-Wise Bridesmaids, Saved-Lost, Ready-Unready. Right now is the time for each of us to get ourselves and then to keep ourselves right.

Quote: “Since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23, 24, R.S.V. We need Jesus every moment. To lose His love from our hearts means much. Yet He Himself says: “I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.”

. . . The religion of many is very much like an icicle--freezing cold. The hearts of not a few are still un-melted, un-subdued. They cannot touch the hearts of others, because their own hearts are not surcharged with the blessed love that flows from the heart of Christ. . . Genuine religion is based upon a belief in the Scriptures. God’s Word is to be believed without question. No part of it is to be cut and carved to fit certain theories. Men are not to exalt human wisdom by sitting in judgment upon God’s Word. The Bible was written by holy men of old, as they were moved upon by the Holy Spirit; and this Book contains all that we know for certain and all that we can ever hope to learn in regard to God and Christ, unless, like Paul, we are taken to the third heaven.

The life of a Christian is a life regulated by the Word of God just as it reads. All the truths of the Old and the New Testaments form a complete whole. These truths we are to cherish, believe, and obey. To the true disciple, faith in God’s Word is a living, active principle; for “with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:10). By faith man believes that he receives the righteousness of Christ. Faith, in itself, is an act of the mind. Jesus Himself is the author and the finisher of our faith… Those who are united with Christ through the daily, hourly exercise of the faith which works by love and purifies the soul receive the forgiveness of their sins, and are sanctified unto eternal life.” {RC 77}

Dear Reader; are you, am I united with Christ through the daily, hourly exercise of the faith which works by love and purifies the soul to receive the forgiveness of our sins, and are sanctified unto eternal life? Let us each train so that we do not fall short of the finish line. May you never have to repeat this verse; Jeremiah 8:20 “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” Please do not fall short of the finish line by letting Satan have the victory over you so that you fall short of the finish line, Heaven.

Descendants of the Gallipoli Peninsula’s Lone Pine have left Scion for destinations around New Zealand for planting at events associated with ANZAC Day centenary commemora-tions, including at Waiuku and Awhitu.

About 50 two-year old seed-lings of this special tree were propagated by Scion at its re-search nursery in Rotorua and gifted to RSAs nationwide.

Waiuku RSA’s Andrew Russ says two of the seedlings have been sent to Waiuku, one of which will be planted near the Waiuku Cenotaph, and the oth-er will be going to the Awhitu Cenotaph area. He says a third seedling has been requested, to be planted at Waiuku’s Massey Park, but confirmation is still be awaited from Auckland Coun-cil regarding planting dates. It is

hoped to have the trees planted close to the time of the Anzac commemorations in the area this year. The seeds were col-lected in 2012 from the Turkish red pine (Pinus brutia) growing at Paeroa Golf Course. This tree is an authenticated New Zealand descendant of the original Lone Pine and traces back to a pine cone brought home by Austral-ian soldier Sergeant Keith Mc-Dowell after World War 1.

Scion scientist Toby Stovold who collected the seeds and helped raise the seedlings, first got involved in 2009 when ap-proached by the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council wanting to do-nate seedlings from the Paeroa tree to RSAs in the region.

“From the 2012 seed collec-tion we have raised close to 50 seedlings that we have been able to donate for commemo-

rative plantings this year,” said Toby. RSAs around the country from Waiuku to Invercargill have taken up Scion’s offer to include a seedling in their ANZAC Day commemoration ceremonies. Seedlings have also gone to the National Army Museum in Waio-uru for a memorial garden. An-other seedling will be planted in Christchurch’s Park of Remem-brance on Poppy Day.

Scion General Manager of For-est Science Brian Richardson said Scion was uniquely placed to make this meaningful contri-bution to the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.

“I am humbled by the loyalty and sacrifice of all those who have served for our country, and am very proud that Scion can gift these trees as a living memorial to honour our veterans and their descendants.”

Knight, Bob Hammond, Alex Glass and Henry Eisenhut and Major John Herrold, assembly on horseback outside the Kentish Hotel in August 1914 to head off to camp with the Auckland Mounted Rifles.

Military Display Day – Mon 27th April from 10am-3pm at Cosmopolitan Club Grounds

We have obtained the neces-sary permits & approval to put on a “historic Firepower demonstra-tion” - a variety of pistols, rifles and machine guns plus a mortar and grenade rifle. Our Commit-tee has an objective of having all events at the lowest possible cost so we are running this Military Day as a gold coin entry. The cost of holding the “historic Firepower demonstration” is not small, each blank shell costs up to $1.70 and the machine gun consumes a con-siderable number of rounds per burst. Therefore we have a great opportunity for a West Franklin Club or Business – would you like to sponsor the “firepower demon-stration” with publicity potential for $250.00. Please contact Dan on (09)2358587 to discuss the op-portunity.

The Military Display Day has confirmed attendance from the Auckland and Hamilton branches of the Re-enactment Army, the Auckland Military Vehicle Restor-er Club, several local collectors & vehicle restorers etc. The GVR will be operating all day stopping at Victoria Station (on site) and the trains may include flat top wag-ons loaded with vintage tracked vehicles etc. Waiuku Cossie Club will be operating a “pop-up” cafe downstairs.


Waiuku St John say they would like to thank the local com-munity for all their support and dona-tions in making the Waiuku St John mini market such a success on Friday evening. Despite a sudden and very heavy rainstorm which made the out-door sites more than a little uncomfortable, the event still man-aged to raise approxi-mately $1300 for the St John annual appeal.

The winners of the raffle were: first Sonja (red heart B26), sec-ond Carol (red heart C54), and third Bev (blue hearts B95).

Above: Cheryl and Hayley Thomas of Waiuku St John at Fri-day’s market.

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Waiuku College’s deputy head girl, Shinae Warren, recently spoke to the Waiuku Rotary Club thank-ing them for sponsoring her to at-tend the 26th Rotary National Sci-ence & Technology Forum 2015.

She joined over 170 other stu-dents from around New Zealand on the residential programme at Auckland University.

The Waiuku Rotary Club nomi-nates a student every year to at-tend the forum, provided they can find suitable candidates.

This year, Waiuku College put forward four names for the Rotary Clubs consideration.

After interviewing the four can-didates, two were selected to go forward to the National Selection Committee that selects from the candidates submitted from the Clubs all over New Zealand.

Out of the two put forward from

the Waiuku Rotary Club, Shinae Warren was selected.

The Rotary National Science & Technology Forum is a two-week programme for outstanding all round science, maths and tech-nology students and is conducted by Rotary and the Tertiary Institu-tions around Auckland.

This included Auckland Univer-sity where the students involved in the programme resided for the duration of the programme in one of the university halls of residence.

Every day, the students would look at a different module. These modules included “every kind of science you can think of,” Shinae says before adding, “and some you’d never heard of.” She had the opportunity to try new things such

as dissecting a sheep heart as part of the biomedical module, ana-lysing the way people run in the sports science module and making crystals in the chemistry module.

Shinae already had an idea of what she wants to do when she fin-ishes high school, but she says that the forum helped her to make her decision definite.

Shinae intends to study a Bach-elor of Medicine at Auckland Uni-versity and specialise in anaes-thetics. She feels that attending the forum was a once in a lifetime experience.

Through the programme, Shinae made some life-long friends and says she would love to do it all over again.

Right; Waiuku’s Shinae Warren with fellow student Rosa Campbell of Wellsford at O’Rorke House at Auckland University.

Waiuku Town Centre manager Shar-lene Druyven is concerned and disap-pointed over the actions of whoever stole a large amount of contaminated rubbish from outside the Business As-sociation’s offices. The items were con-taminated by a toxic sewage flood re-cently and were placed in a skip with signage warning of a contamination hazard. Sharlene says many of the items were removed and household rubbish put in the bin.

“If you know of anyone that took some of the contents from the skip and they become unwell please advise them to seek medical advice as soon as pos-sible,” she says, adding that while the sewage was wet it was dangerous but af-ter it dried it became even more hazard-ous due to the possibility of inhalation.

Infectious theft from bin

Rotary scholarship opens doors

This year’s edition of the Awhitu School Annual Giant Easter Auc-tion saw the largest amount of funds raised for the school by the PTA in the last 10 years.

Organisers said the amazing re-sponse with around $30,000 raised, was due to a combination of great weather, great attendance and qual-ity goods to be auctioned. The PTA paid a very big thank you to the many

sponsors as well as to the artists of the Pollok Co-Op, to the hard work-ing auctioneers on the day and to everyone in the community who do-nated goods. Major items included a Paul Coney painting while some lo-cal wood turners items did very well in the Art auction. Funds go towards subsiding camps, bus trips, class-room consumables, sports gear and coaching including swimming.

$30,000 for Awhitu School

Poor weatherbut greatresult for St John appeal

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A reader writes: “I would like to nominate a lady called Fleur Sophia. She found a totally divine-looking cat at her doorstep. She, via a lo-cal social media site, has been trying to find the cat’s owner, until this point she hasn’t been able to find one.

She has been trying to get him into a shelter but because no one knows if he’s had shots he can’t be taken in. So she has been feeding him herself but has asked for donations. Today she

took him to the vet to get fixed. It now looks like he has a forever home. I am disabled so cannot get to her but I offered to donate money to pay for food or help with costs but she wouldn’t take it.

Because of what she has done I would love her to win the WOW award for this.”

We think it’s nice to recognise someone who goes the extra mile to help out, so we agree, and congratulate Fleur who is our Wow Award win-ner for this week!

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Franklin Service Hero this week: Treena Harris

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Revenue Minister Todd McClay says In-land Revenue’s new mobile app is sim-plifying GST filing for small businesses and, already, 7,270 people have down-loaded it.

Inland Revenue’s myIR mobile app was developed in collaboration with the winners of Inland Revenue’s crowd-sourcing challenge called APP4IR, a competition to find a way to make it easier for small businesses to interact with In-land Revenue.

Retail spending us-ing electronic cards was $4.7 billion in March 2015, up $167 million (3.7 percent) from March 2014, Sta-tistics New Zealand said yesterday (Mon-day).

In actual terms, card spending rose in all re-tail industries except for fuel.

When adjusted for seasonal effects, retail spending was up 0.8 percent in March 2015 compared with Febru-ary 2015. This rise fol-lows a 1.1 percent rise in February.

“After removing sea-sonal effects, spend-ing rose in four of the six retail industries,” business indicators manager Neil Kelly said.

The largest increase came from the con-sumables industry.

So you have a great business. You know the model works and you are ready to expand and grow.

Maybe into bigger premises? Which means more rent and utility costs and the moving and set up costs, poten-tially a fitout too.

Maybe you need more staff? Which means more wages, possibly more technology, per-haps more vehicles, more desks and phones, even more uniforms.

Maybe you need more stock? Which means increased supply and storage, perhaps a stock management sys-tem. Perhaps extended credit lines with your suppliers?

So how on earth do you afford all this and how does anyone ex-pand when the tide seems turned against them? First, lets take a breath, look at your cur-rent cash flow manage-ment and start imple-menting things that you can do right now to help

yourself.1. Ensure you are col-

lecting your money. If you issue invoices en-sure you have a collec-tion process to follow up on those invoices. Ensure you have a sys-tem to escalate the non payers to persuading them into paying. If you use XERO you could look at automating part of it with Debtor Daddy. ( w w w. d e b t o rd a d d y.com)

2. Stock take. Are you sitting on old or ob-solete stock? Is it out dated? If so have a sale, get rid of the unwanted stock and get some cash in. Ensure you have ad-equate space for new stock.

3. Manage your staff. Have you motivated your staff to get the maximum productiv-ity from them? Its not always about paying them more either. Can you look at the roles within your business and perhaps change them to suit each staff members strength, in-

Podiatrist Treena Harris established South-ern Podiatry in Waiuku in 2007 and now the business has South Auckland satellite clinics running in Pukekohe and Tuakau, but her experience is all around the world. An inter-est in emergency and paediatrics meant that she spent time at both Auckland Hospital and Starship Children’s Hospital. Treena has also taken her skills abroad to such places as the UK, mainland Europe, and Australia.

In Australia, she was lead to work in nurs-ing in the remote outback of Australia, which Treena described as “a fascinating environ-ment where you had to have quick responses and confidence in your ability”.

Now she’s building her Franklin business and bringing her ready smile to her role, which is why she’s our service hero this week.

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creasing their engage-ment and capacity and lifting productivity?

You may not need to hire after all.

4. Manage your ex-penses. Do you have an approval system for when money is spent within the business? When did you last re-view you suppliers for the best deals? Telcos and utilities are always fighting over business-es and offering deals. Once you are as lean as you can be then reas-sess your growth fund-ing needs. How much does the business ac-tually need? How long for? What for? Then you can look to source this funding, and there will be options.

1. Your banker; Usu-ally the cheapest source of money. Overdrafts are best for managed cash flows and fluctu-ating needs. Loans are best for asset purchases and larger one off ex-penses.

2. Invoice Finance: If the bank says no or not yet, you can sell your in-voices to generate faster cash flow. Either the whole ledger to some-one like Scottish pacific (www.scotpac.co.nz) or maintain more control by picking and choos-ing and selling the in-voices one by one.; to someone like Invoice Funders (www.invoice-funders.co.nz)

3. Friends and Fam-ily. Usually cheap in terms of low interest rates but often very, very costly in emo-tion.

4. Formal Invest-ment: This can take time and you are likely to be selling a stake in your business. An in-vestor will also want involvement.

Your business may be suitable to fran-chising or licensing for its expansion. Fran-chising and licensing are two very different ways of duplicating your business model to a wider area. They also have very different needs in terms of busi-ness processes.

So if you are want-ing to grow and expand but are unsure whether you are ready if which source of funding is right for you give me a call for a free no obliga-tion chat – Sarah: 027 234 5011.

“First, lets take a breath, look at your current cash flow management and start implementing things that you can do right now to help yourself.”


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Waikato District Council has announced a delay in the $2.6 million upgrade of Pokeno village’s water sup-ply to connect to the water treatment plant in Tuakau.

“Unfortunately our scheduled connection date of end of March has been delayed with an expected connection six weeks away,” a Council spokesperson said.

“This will reduce the brown appearance caused by iron and manganese you may experience in the cur-rent bore supply. If you’re experiencing issues with your water supply ie brown water, keep the water run-ning to flush out the system. But if the issue continues please call us so we can fix the problem.”

The Council reiterates that the water is safe to drink at all times.

For any concerns or que-ries, contact Council’s water team on 0800 492 452.

Counties Power says it disagrees strongly with comments from local anti-smart meter campaigners that suggests a link between damage caused by a truck accident in the US city of Stockton and use of smart meters. The recent accident led to news reports of smart meters exploding - something which local campaigners have used to suggest the meters are dangerous.

“News reports from Stockton are clear that the damage was caused by a truck ac-cident which put very high voltage into the low voltage power network,” says Counties Power spokesperson Moira Moroney.

“Putting high voltage into any low voltage equipment will cause damage.”

“Local people can rest assured that the in-cident in the USA had nothing do to with the type of meter. The damage was caused by very high voltage being put into low voltage

equipment. Suggesting it was smart meter related is inaccurate and misleading,” says Moira.

“Safety is our first priority and we would not use these meters if we had any concerns whatsoever about their safety.”

“A small number of our customers have chosen not to have a smart meter and we have respected their personal choice.”

There are estimated to be over 1.4 million smart meters already installed in New Zea-land, equivalent to around 60% of all meters.

The Counties Power smart meter roll-out is expected to be complete late this year. Some energy retailers are already using Counties Power smart meters to offer daily power use graphs online and avoid estimat-ed billing. When the project is complete, Counties Power also believes they will be able to find and fix faults faster.

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A group of volunteers from the Waiuku Anzac 100 years committee spent several days last week enhancing the Waiuku Cenotaph in readiness for this year’s historic commemorations. Gardens have been tidied, paint applied, and the three-dimensional poppy on the back wall is now a vibrant red.

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View by appointment WKU20821Wendy Cowper 021 118 0118 [email protected]

Nearly New! An 18 month 95m2 A1 brick home with 3 good sized bedrooms (Master with semi-ensuite) and open plan kitchen, dining and living room. Double glazed windows. Close to school, boat ramp and reserve. North facing with a peep of the sea, on a 2,500m2 section in a brand new Sergeant Height Subdivision.

Matakawau Point Beach $429,000

View Sunday 12:00-12:45 pm, 20 Stonehurst AvenueWendy Parker 0297712667 09 235 [email protected]

View Sunday 12:00-12:45 pm, 20 Stonehurst AvenueWendy Parker 0297712667 09 235 [email protected]

POPULAR STONEHURST. $450,000 Three bedroom family home in this great location. Gorgeous beamed ceilings in the living areas and updated bathroom. Recently painted outside on a 809m2 fully fenced section. Single garage and carport, with plenty of room for the kids to kick a ball around. Don’t delay, this won’t last!

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View Sat and Sun 1:00 - 1:45pm. 31 Magnolia Drivewww.rwwaiuku.co.nz / WKU20874Wendy Parker 0297712667

View Sat and Sun 1:00 - 1:45pm. 31 Magnolia Driverwwaiuku.co.nz / WKU20874Wendy Parker 0297712667

CANCEL THE DIY, IT’S DONE! $489,000 Lovely light filled home that has been refurbished throughout. Four bedrooms, master with ensuite and huge wardrobe, new carpet and paint throughout and a fully fenced section to keep the little ones safe, it’s an ideal family home. Easy walk to town and local primary school.

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View by appointmentwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20869Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 09 295 [email protected]


View by appointmentrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20869Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 09 295 [email protected]


Country Living with Harbour Views Lifestyle on the beautiful Awhitu Peninsula.A 1950’s weatherboard home with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 1.6 acres of land in 4 paddocks.

Awhitu 6 Tram Gully Road

View by appointmentwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20870Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 09 295 [email protected]


View by appointmentrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20870Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 09 295 [email protected]


4 bedroom home, woolshed/barn and an aircraft hangar overlooking 164 acres with up to 1000 su capacity.$2,290,000 (Plus GST if any).

Pollok 164 acres 15 Titles

View Sunday 2:00 - 2:45pm 185 Constable Roadwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20867Robyn Ward 0274 908 151 direct 09 295 2415

View Sunday 2:00 - 2:45pm 185 Constable Roadrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20867Robyn Ward 0274 908 151 direct 09 295 2415

Lifestylish Timeless Appeal! Price slashed on this classic 1930’s character bungalow refurbished with today’s lifestyle in mind. Set on a 5450 m2 lifestylish site which includes your own olive grove, grazing for those family pets and ponies plus lots of shedding.

Waiuku $585,000

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View Sunday 1:00 - 1:45pm 805 Awhitu Rdwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20860Robyn Ward 0274 908 151 direct 09 295 2415

View Sunday 1:00 - 1:45pm 805 Awhitu Rdrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20860Robyn Ward 0274 908 151 direct 09 295 2415

Sun, Space .. Lifestyle!! A quality built six year old, four double bedroom home set on four attractive well fenced acres plus a 9 x 4.8 barn workshop with 3 phase power. An immaculately presented lifestyle opportunity for all the family to enjoy and live the good life.

Waiuku $739,000

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View by appointmentwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20862Robyn Ward 0274 908 151 direct 09 295 2415

View by appointmentrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20862Robyn Ward 0274 908 151 direct 09 295 2415

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Waiuku $549,000

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Waiuku Police Sergeant Graeme Wood says slack personal security is making it easier for burglars and thieves in some cases.

“For some of us our most valuable possessions are our homes and motor vehicles. However our attitude to the security of them is sometimes left wanting,” he said.

“We have recently had reports of thefts from cars where valuable items have been stolen. You should not be leaving any valuable items in your vehicles at any times. If you have to leave them in your vehicle secure them in the boot or out of sight. Do not leave you wallets or handbags in your cars at anytime, take them with you.

“Please ensure that your vehicle is locked when you are not with it. We have had some thefts from cars parked in owner’s driveways that are left un-locked overnight with personal items in them. We have even had cars stolen because keys have been left in them.

“This also applies to our homes, when we go out or go to bed at night, ensure all the doors and win-dows are locked and secured.

“Leave open only windows that have secure win-dow stays on them. Too often I read of burglaries where the burglar hasn’t even had to break in as the door or ranch slider is unlocked, or entry has been through an insecure window.

“Local Police are always doing patrols or giving out advice to prevent crime occurring, but when it comes to your vehicles and homes prevention starts with you. Burglars and thieves are lazy and will always look for easy targets.

A number of thefts and burglaries that have oc-curred recently could have been prevented if we locked our doors or cars, simple things that stop you becoming a victim of crime.”

If you have any information regarding thefts or burglaries contact the local Police or you can call anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

After hearing from members of the community, the Waikato District Council decided at a meeting yesterday to allow dogs on the main streets of Rag-lan, Te Kauwhata and Tuakau, as long as they are on a lead and are not left unattended or tethered.

Sue Duignan, General Manager Customer Sup-port said “we understand the need to briefly leave your dog tied up while you pop into the shop and pay for your coffee, but dogs are not allowed to be left unattended on the main streets for more than a few minutes.

“Removing this rule was the result of a lot of community interest and we hope dog owners can

continue to be responsible and respectful of every-one enjoying the main streets of these towns.”

Dogs are still prohibited on the main streets of Huntly and Ngaruawahia where the communities appear to be happy with the status quo.

As part of this process, Council has also made a commitment to review signage throughout the district to ensure areas where dogs are prohibited, leash only areas and dog exercise areas are clearly marked. The rule of thumb still applies though - if you’re unsure, keep your dog on a leash.

The new Dog Control Policy and Bylaw 2015 will come into effect from 1 May 2015.

Tuakau dogs now allowed on streets

Home security lacking in burglaries


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3 bedroom home on an acre of land with a 9x12m shed needing new owner. Close to local school, shop and beautiful beaches. Call Julie Q to view. ID: osbf741

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After months of planning, negotiation and waiting, The Waiuku Waterfront and Reserves Management Committee was last week able to announce a resource consent has been granted for further mangrove removal.

The consent, dated April 8, is for the removal of mangroves over a 75ha area within the Waiuku Estuary to the Needles.

The mangroves will be removed over a period of 30 years.

Ron Murgatroyd, chairman of the Wai-uku Waterfront and Reserves Manage-ment Committee says this means that the ‘MudLarks’ who had to stop cutting about 24 months ago will be able to start cutting again in early May. They have been ready to start for the past 3/4 months.

“We would like to thank Councillor Bill Cashmore and a team led by Rachel Kelle-her for all their hard work,” Ron says.

“Our application was supported by Nga-

ti Te Ata as it will improve their connec-tion to the water visually and physically in terms of better access to kaimoana and access for waka and improved navigation. Also a thank you to the Waiuku residents especially those who have direct access to the foreshore.”

Now, Ron says, the next step is for the committee to talk to the planners regard-ing the timings and procedures during the mangrove removal.

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Two years on, Mudlarks set to cut again

New water system for local schoolBombay School has re-

cently become the first recipient of a new inno-vative filtration system as part of the Water in Schools project. This pro-ject is a $150,000 invest-ment by HRV. It aims to improve water quality for schools by installing free filtration systems at 60 schools around the coun-try this year.

HRV chief executive, Bruce Gordon, says that people like to think that New Zealand is clean and green, but many of the country’s lakes and wa-terways are polluted, with

smaller towns and rural areas that are especially prone to water quality is-sues. The filters sift out many heavy metals and chlorine, through to wa-ter-borne bugs and bacte-ria such as giardia.

The principal of Bom-bay School, Paul Pe-tersen, says that because Bombay is a “water only” school – meaning pupils are encouraged to drink water during school time instead of juice or other types of drinks – it has an obligation to ensure the students get the best qual-ity water possible.

Osborne’sFor Sale

osbornerealty.co.nz Osborne Realty Ltd Licenced REAA 2008 09 235 7139 11 Bowen Street, Waiuku

Our team -Waiuku andsurrounding

districts Leonie Gillott0274 985 722

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Brand new $529,000Four bedrooms, master with ensuite.

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Desirable lifestyle sections $320,000 – $330,000This is a great opportunity to build your dream home. A choice of 5 sections down r.o.w just on the outskirts of town. Sizes from Sizes from 2742m2 to 4126m2. Power, phone and town water to site. Call today for a section plan. ID: osbs553 & osbf734L7

Leonie a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722WAIUKU

Handy to Waiuku in the business zone. This 3 bedroom home has open plan living with a wood burner and heat transfer system. Kitchen is standard with stove, range hood and a 1 1/2 sink. Deck at the front sliding door which leads you into the lounge / dining area. This property could possibly be rented for between $365 - $370 per week. Phone Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID osbh841

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Sturdy, spacious, special $535,000Have you outgrown your current home?? Nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac is this warm sun catching home with a pool. This home is user friendly with plenty of room for kids, cars and friends. The potential for extra bedrooms, games room , large office....it’s all here. Elevated outside entertaining area. ID osbh842

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This hidden section at Orua Bay is accessible at low tide and would suit a 2 bedroom designer bach or home. Set on 921m2, includes a cliff face and native trees. Situated on the section is a shed and water tank. This property has amazing views. ID: osbs557

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$525,000 +Gst (If any) It’s not everyday you will find an investment like this. This property has two parts to it. 1 is the commercial building which is in good condition with large space, currently leased $25,000 + GST p/a as a dairy with a long term tenant. 2nd part of this investment comes with a 3 double bedroom home with open plan living and a double detached garage. Currently rented at $350 p/w. This great investment has a rural outlook and is situated on the main state highway with plenty of off street parking. ID osbb021Marleen 0274 483 528; a/h 09 235 0070

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osbornerealty.co.nz Osborne Realty Ltd Licenced REAA 2008 09 235 7139 11 Bowen Street, Waiuku

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Live, love…build new$90,000This is a tidy level site ready for you to build your dream home on. Building a new home is out of the reach for many first home buyers, but I’m here to let you know this does not have to be the case for you. Meremere has a large community spirit and is so handy to both Auckland and Hamilton for commuters, and also offers a school, preschool, Library, visiting doctor, new com-munity hall, tennis courts, kids’ playground, Church and a superette - just to mention a few things. Osbp348Donna-Marie Jarden Ph 027 527 0090

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That country feeling $ 729,000Enjoy this family friendly home. 3 Brms, large master with ensuite. Sep lounge, spacious living with fantastic flow to outdoor entertainment area. Expansive decking on both sides of the living areas. Double internal garage plus 6 x 9 separate garage with office. Fully fenced section. This home is immaculate. A MUST to view. ID: osbh832

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Generational gold mineFirst time on the market in three generations is this gently undulating 30 acres more or less of productive farmland. Elevated building sites await those who may plan to build their dream home in this picturesque location. Situated in the friendly TeToro community and close to an all tide boat ramp this property is also handy to Waiuku township. ID osbf748 Ray 021 951 082

Something a little special$119,000This is in a sought after area of Meremere being on the main road facing the Waikato river these sections are very hard to come buy. Meremere has so much to offer with a very strong community spirit that keeps growing with the massive influx of home owners buying in the village. Meremere is perfect for the commuting family being just off the motorway & pretty much between Hamilton & Auckland city makes life that little bit easier. The village offers primary school, pre-school, tennis courts, library, church, visiting doctor, just a few to mention. This primly located section is 831m2 & is located next door to one of the stunning homes Meremere has to offer Osbp346Donna-Marie Jarden 027 527 0090

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Larger lifestyle $625,000 + GST (if any)5Kms from town is a 8.0937 Ha bare land block with a great building site. The block has character and usefulness combined. The creek flows along the boundary and is all season. To view, please phone Ray. ID osbf749

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Building for sale $600,000 + GST1 Building which currently has 3 tenants. Situated right in the heart of Waiuku Town Centre and close to the Manukau Inlet. Motivated vendors would like to move on to other ventures. Phone Marleen to discuss further. ID osbb010

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Lifestyle starter $575,000Stunning water views, set on just under 3 acres. Loads of shedding, fruit trees. Spacious 3 bedroom home with sunroom which captures all day sun & decking for the kiwi bbq. Work from home or looking for that perfect lifestyle then give Marleen a call to arrange a viewing. ID osbf745

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Waiuku College - Celebrating ExcellenceTo the Waiuku Community:

The October 2014 Education Review Office Report for Waiuku College stated that:

“National Certificates of Achievement (NCEA) results across the school at Levels 1, 2 & 3 continue to improve. The proportion of students leaving school with NCEA Level 2 or better and the number of Merit and Excellence endorsements are increasing”

The confirmed results for 2014 displayed below show that not only are the rates increasing but that they are now the highest ever achieved by the students at the college and at all levels are significantly above the National Averages for comparable schools.

Indeed the school has this year been the recipient of a letter of congratulations from the Minister of Education acknowledging the outstanding academic achievement of the Waiuku College students over the past few years.

As a community Waiuku can be proud of the College, its staff, its students and its academic, sporting and cultural achievements.

Tom Vanderlaan,Principal

I am writing to congratulate Waiuku College on the improvement in NCEA achievement over the last two years.

This result is a direct reflection of the quality work done by the Board of Trustees, school staff and families and whanau, who all contribute to and support the success of your students.

It is important to acknowledge and celebrate the success of our students and our education professionals. The Government is highly aspirational for our children and young people. We understand their potential and resourcefulness, and we understand the vast range of possibilities that a good education can give them. NCEA Level 2 is a key milestone in students’ education, and the passport to success in further study and employment.

The NZQA provisional results show you have significant improvement in NCEA levels 1, 2 and 3 for your Maori and Pasifika students over the past two years. I also note that their overall achievement levels were above the national Maori and Pasifika students average for 2014. These results speak volumes about the hard work being done by your school, its teachers, the Board, and the students and their families and whanau to achieve this success.

We want all our students to get the best possible education. The results being achieved by Waiuku College are a clear and valuable example of the positive impact that great teachers and great schools can have on the achievement of their students.

Thanks you to you and your colleagues. The work you do makes a real difference - delivering high quality teaching, leadership and learning that develops the resourcefulness, resilience, and capability of our youngest New Zealanders.

Waiuku Maori NCEA ResultsWaiuku NCEA Results

WaiukuCollegewell aheadof nationalaveragesfor NCEAresults

ERO2014

ERO2014

“A positive culture, based on the College’s values of respect, pride and safety, continues to be evident across the school. Students are friendly, secure in their environment, and

positive about their learning. The establishment of the school whare, Whare ma Toro, with the support of local hapū Ngāti Te Ata reflects the school’s intent to acknowledge and respect Māori culture, language and identity.”

How well placed is the school to sustain and improve its performance?“The school is well placed to sustain its current good practices and

continue to enhance its performance.• The school’s strong vision is highly visible and shared by all members of the school community.• There is strong professional leadership in the school. The capable experienced principal and cohesive senior leadership team are influential in building school-wide capacity.• Board decision making is strategic, evidence-based, and aimed at sustaining improvement and promoting innovative practices across the school.• Self review as a school-wide mechanism for ongoing improvement is well understood and used to promote and sustain development. Internal and external reviews and the perspectives of external agencies are valued.Relationships with parents, whānau and the wider school community are constructive and positive. The school continues to strengthen these relationships, benefiting students in their learning and future pathways.”


ERO2014

“Over the past three years the inclusive, collaborative school leadership has maintained its focus on strategic development. Leaders

and trustees are focused on modernising existing learning spaces to allow for 21st Century teaching and learning approaches. Since the 2011 ERO report the school has continued to develop relevant future pathways for students, including establishing a primary industries academy and an externally funded services academy.”

“Students benefit from a broad, relevant curriculum that supports their learning and achievement and fosters their wellbeing. The

school engages positively with its community to promote and celebrate student success. School leaders continue to seek new approaches and opportunities to improve outcomes for students.”

ERO2014 “The school makes effective use

of achievement information to make positive changes for learners, particularly in Years 11 to 13.

Students are actively engaged in their learning and are motivated to achieve personal success across a wide variety of school activities. They have opportunities to participate in and contribute to student leadership, kapa haka, cultural events and sports. A steady improvement in the number of students continuing to Year 13 reflects the school’s increasingly strong learning culture.”

ERO2014

Achievement, Aspiration and Activities

Overseas Travel Opportunities

at Waiuku CollegeCricket Tour to South Australia

December 2014World Challenge Expedition to

Zambia and Botswana December 2015

Drama Trip to Melbourne October 2015

Language Students Japan Trip September 2013

Languages Students Argentina Trip 2012

Languages andKapa Haka Students

Fiji Trip September 2015Netball Tour

Melbourne July 2015

Vision - What we wantfor our school

Waiuku College is an Inclusive Teaching and Learning Community where staff and students aim high and together achieve to the best

of their ability.

We do this by: • Providing opportunities

• Encouraging participation • Expecting effort

• Promoting success • Celebrating excellence

Titiro Teitei – Effort ExcellencePride, Respect & Safety

Waiuku College students are involved in a wide and growing range of Sports and Activities and Clubs. These include Athletics, Badminton, Bands, Basketball, BMX, Cricket, Chess, Choir, Clay Shooting, Computer Coding, Cross Country, Cultural Week, Dance, Debating, Equestrian, Football, Get to Go, Golf, Hockey, House Competitons, Kapa Haka, Motocross, Multi Sports, Netball, Orienteering, Peer Support, Polo Crosse, Rock Climbing, Rugby, School Ball, Speech Contests, Surf Lifesaving, Student Councils, Swimming, Tennis, AV & Tech Support, Timber Sports, Touch and Wearable Arts.

Waiuku College identifies, supports and nurtures those students with special gifts and abilities. Acceleration, Extension, Enrichment and Scholarship participation are all avenues looked at to meet their needs and assist them to achieve their potential in their areas of strength.

Junior students at both Years 9 and 10 are involved in annual overnight camps based at the Awhitu Environmental Camp and utilising the amazing natural resources of the peninsula. A number of senior courses also offer a variety of trips, tours, camps and activities to extend the learning of their students out of the class-room and school environment. Overseas trip are common and accessible.


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Family MattersYour monthly guide to Parenting, Youth and more

Nelson Stott receiving more goods in for the big garage sale, helped by grand-children, Konnor and Kendal.

A monster garage sale this Saturday at the Franklin Baptist Church in Pukekohe is raising funds to kick off a new community ini-tiative.

The garage sale, which starts from 8am at the church premises in Victoria Street West, will support the crea-tion of a centre to assist people to find freedom from debt, opening a CAP Debt Centre in Pukekohe.

In 1996, in Bradford, England, John Kirkby started up Christians Against Poverty (CAP). Using his expertise as a financier he negotiated with creditors, and set up a budgeting system as a lifeline to those trapped in debt.

In 2007 CAP came to NZ and since then have experienced rapid expansion and today there are currently 41 Debt Centres through-out the country.

These centres are a partnership between CAP and local church-es to provide budgeting courses that are free to anyone.

To date there have been 300 client families who are now debt free with $19 million dollars of debt having been re-paid and $8.1m in debt forgiven or written off by creditors. CAP are currently working with 700 clients who are on the journey to free-dom. Statistics from former client surveys show that 91% of those helped have remained

Garage sale backs new Pukekohe Debt Centre

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clear of unmanageable debt after two years of becoming debt free.

As a result of peo-ple seeking help from CAP in the Franklin area the Franklin Bap-tist Church are gearing up to open a local CAP Debt Centre in Puke-kohe in June this year.

For Franklin Baptist, opening a Debt Centre requires them employ-ing a Debt Centre Man-ager who will operate out of their current premises in Victoria Street West.

There will also be a team of trained vol-unteers who will offer help and support to cli-ents working with CAP through the process of being set free.

Pastor Steve Clark says “At FBC we also run regular CAP Mon-ey Courses and would love to hear from any-one who would like

some help to establish a working budget. This is a three week course which runs for 1.5 hrs each week and includes support and assistance through the whole pro-cess.”

Anyone who would

like to support the new service can either make donations to the garage sale of goods, or simply attend and do some shopping on the day.

For further informa-tion, or if you would like to do the CAP

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The first day of the Metalman United V8 Spectacular was a great success with the first race bringing much excitement with a rum-bling pack of 20 V8 powered touring cars.

Nick Ross kept the NZV8 Touring Cars TLX title battle alive with a race win whereas points leader Jason Bargwanna placed fifth after a flat tyre forced him to pit in the opeing lap. Bargwanna was involved in an incident in turn one with V8ST driver Gene Rollinson causing the puncture yet the ex-TKR driver was able to continue.

Kevin Williams took the race win in the

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Andre Heimgartner won the V8ST class but with Simon Evans placing second was able to wrap up the series for this season.

“All in all it was incredibly exciting to have all three classes on the track together and an apt reward for all efforts made in bring-ing the classes together for this weekend as a trial run for a cooperative future,” a spokes-person said. At this stage there have been no measures taken to resolve parity issues be-tween the NZV8 Touring Cars TLX and V8ST Spec cars which saw a time difference of just over two seconds per lap in the opening race between the fastest drivers of each class.

There was some stun-ning autumn weather for the second annual Frank-lin Street Rodders Annual Show and Swap Meet at Mauku School on Saturday. There were plenty of bar-gains and some special cars on display.

Clockwise from top left: Bob Ferabend of Awhitu and Tui Jackson of Manu-kau with a 1940 Ford Pick-up; Papatoetoe’s Sam Fera-bend chats with Pukekohe’s Tony Antonievich over a rare 39 Ford Mercury Con-vertible; Luke Ennion in his Waiuku homebuilt classic ‘The Little Menace,’ with passenger Nick Smart. The unusual vehicle was a pop-ular sight for the crowds. Pictured with his 1964 Chev Impala was Papakura’s Ste-phen Neame.

The Waiuku Community Patrol is the ‘eyes and ears’ of local police, and as it puts out a call for members it is also holding a Safer Plates Day at Waiuku New World this Saturday.

The Safer Plates pro-gramme sees special screws used to anchor number plates to vehicles, prevent-ing them being stolen and used in robberies, petrol drive-offs and a number of

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The Safer Plates Day runs from 9am to 3pm, with a $4 donation requested to cover the costs of the materials.

Meanwhile, the Com-munity Patrol is looking for

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Organiser Gaye Dickey says the group is lucky to have its own patrol vehicle, for which it is raising funds to have it updated.

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I would just like to congratulate you for trying to inject some rational thinking into the hen debate.

A few years ago I applied for a resource consent to run free range hens on my rural 4ha block of land. One of my neighbours did not want free range hens next to them and so the fun started. People who hardly knew what a hen looked like become overnight experts on the evil that my free range hens were going to inflict on them.

Anyway to cut a long story short three intelligent Coun-cillors concluded that my free range hens that were in the country were too noisy so declined my consent.

So I spent the next year in the Environment Court fighting all these dim-witted people and paying a lawyer and a con-sultant $300 per hour for the privilege. And I had to endure abuse from neighbours which at one point nearly ended with me in a physical fight with a neighbour.

I totally blame the RMA act. The National Government is trying to fix it but there is a left wing group out there who have never had the privilege of applying for a resource con-sent themselves and who never will are fighting tooth and nail to keep the status quo.

They like it because it gives then a forum to vent their views on the applicant and to the public.

There is a very simple way for all these people up on high horses to stop Craddocks Farms and that is stop buying eggs from factory farms..

It has been about 12 years now for me and the RMA still gets me angry.

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Whatever one thinks or does not think at all, about how animals are treated, the current practices of food produc-tion are simply and plainly not sustainable.

Thus, entrepreneurs and innovators look for solutions how to feed the increasing world population that will at the same time be more economical, healthier, least harmful to the environment, and, in the end, bring them more profit - which is, as I understand, the reason why anyone would want to do business in the first place.

Among companies shaping the future of food is Hamp-ton Creek Foods. Looking into the chemical composition of thousands of plants their scientists have created a plant based product called Beyond Eggs.

Hampton Creek is backed by some of the world’s richest entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates, Li Ka-shing, Peter Thiel (Founders Fund investing in companies developing revolu-tionary technologies),

The evidence supporting these future technologies is overwhelming on every possible count - be it profitability, sustainability, health, environment and, let’s not forget, re-spect and humane treatment of our fellow earthlings.

Gordana SokoracAuckland

I’m sitting my full drivers licence in Thames. It was Thames or Hamilton; those were the choices I had been given. Noth-ing available in Auckland or North Shore. By the time I sit my licence I will have waited two months. The young lady I talked to said they didn’t know when Auckland would be doing any. How stupid, that I have to travel so far.

I think it’s really unfair not just for me but people that want to sit for their restricted. They need a fully licensed driver and both parties my have to take time off work.

So cost of the licence fee and loss of income and cost of travel. Its just stupid.

L. Cotter,Waiuku

Gotta love the latest at-tempt by the Auckland City Council to endear them-selves to Waiuku residents. A couple of years ago local neighbours to the Sandspit Reserve were invited to fill out questionnaires as re-gards a playground upgrade in the proximity to the icon-ic Macrocarpa tree.

We all dutifully filled out the forms and submitted those back to the ‘brains trust’ at council. Here we are, around two years later; workmen arrive on the first day of the school holidays in April, driving in steel posts and stringing up their orange mesh, appropriate signage and demolish the existing playground.To date there has been no further activity, except a lot of head-shaking and angry parents.

If that’s not bad enough they have also ceased to service the public BBQ in the re-serve. During the weekend we had a succession of lo-cals transporting their own BBQs to the Lions Shelter so they could enjoy some fami-ly time in the declining days of summer.

When do you think a light-ning bolt peppered with intelligence is ever going to strike any of these beauro-crats or our elected repre-sentatives to ensure that all existing public amenities will be maintained and up-graded in a timely manner? But then, we the long suffer-ing and forever paying tax-payer deserve what we get because we don’t ring, write or complain...

John Crighton,Waiuku

Eva Bailey and Sophie Don-aldson both train more than 13 hours a week and are members of All Star Cheeleaders in Puke-kohe. They are in the top Junior Team in country and have just returned from competing in the USA, where they placed third in their division.

It was a true family day at Waiuku’s Mas-sey Park on Sunday as the annual Lions Club Sand to Mud Run con-cluded. The winner, with a time of 28.47 was Waiuku’s Jeremy Moodie (above right with Dr Mark Eustace), but the day was really all about participation, as evidenced by Neil Meachen, (right), who pushed daughter Andie the whole 8km. Check out the Post’s facebook page for more pictures of a great event!

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Kirsty also managed to lift per-sonal competition bests in the event, and is now targeting the North Island Championships at the end of May, where she hopes to defend her North Island Championship title in the Under 63kg class.

Another target at the North Island champs will be to lift the qualifying weight for this year’s Na-tionals. Kirsty lifted 52kg in the Snatch event, and 67kg in the Clean and Jerk - “I missed 70kg due to my elbow ‘softening’ in the jerk,” Kirsty says.

“These are competition bests but not training bests. I have been recovering from an injury that hasn’t allowed me to do any squats for two to three months, so I’m quite happy with those numbers.”

The combined lifts at the Auckland champion-ships gave her a total of 119kg, a step away from the 128kg that is the new Nationals qualification target, but Kirsty is happy with her form.

“National qualifying has gone up this year to 128kg total, from 110kg last year. I am confident I will qualify as I have lifted these numbers in train-ing,” she says, adding that she has until August 1 to reach her goal lift, but last year qualified after only a couple of months in training. She missed out on a podium spot in 2014, but is aiming for

Waiuku weightlifter wins golda top-three finish this year. Last weekend’s gold made it two years in a row for Kirsty, but she says the competition is stronger this year.

“There’s a lot of really strong girls coming through in the sport, challenging me to push harder and prioritise my own training a bit more.”

There’s another local connec-tion to the North Island championships - the event is being held at the gym owned by Pollok’s golden boy from the Commonwealth Games - weightlifter Richie Patterson.

Sponsored by Winger Subaru Suzuki, Picture-book Interiors and Harvey World Travel, a Pairs Medley tournament was held at Buckland on April 8. The medley consists of firstly, Australian Pairs (2-2-2-2), 4 bowl Pairs, Hong Kong Pairs (2-4-2) and finally, 3 bowl Pairs. 24 teams contested the tournament on what was a pretty perfect day for bowls. The day was rounded out wonderfully for the eventual winners from Pukekawa, Malcolm Sharp and Rita Parker who recorded four wins out of four and 31 ends. Also with four wins in second place was Lyn and Jenny Welch from Te Kauwhata/Hamilton. Third place went to composite team Penny Wakelin and Jan Larsen from Clarks Beach who garnered four wins and 23 ends with fourth place being filled by Pauline and Peter Hayward from Hunua with three wins and 26 ends.

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This year the Clarks Beach Bowling Club introduced a new con-cept for their monthly tournaments, a concept which saw some excel-lent interest and kept the focus on the points table right to the final day.

Bowling teams could accrue points from playing in the eight monthly meetings which resulted in the club’s green being fully utilised.

Every team was able to gain points for the chance to share in $2000 of cash prize money.

Clarks Beach says the club considered this type of format gave its

sponsors the best pos-sible exposure for their contributions to the monthly tournament prizes as the total num-ber of bowlers partici-pating over the season was in excess of 390.

The final results were: in first place the team of Neil George, Phil Ro-bottom, Glen Newton, (pictured above). Tak-ing second place were Don Kirkbride, Don Cameron and Allan Fergusen, while third were the combination of Raewyn Renall, Adri-enne Tilyard and Peter Ballard.

In fourth place were the trio of Roy Hopping, Dave Hook and Colin Hall.

Pukekohe sit at the top of the ta-ble and remain the only unbeaten team, after their 89-0 victory over Drury in Counties Premier Club Rugby on the weekend.

Despite the tough scoreline, Drury were excellent sportsmen and kept their heads up playing a clean game. Pukekohe picked up their points thanks to tries by Maama Vaipulu who was released from the Chiefs as they were on a bye and Trent White, Sailosi Ma-drai, Pelefofoga Cowley, Nathan De Thierry, Mathew Berry, Jolame Gonewai, Jarrod Stevenson, Jarrod Adams, Gafatasi Su’a and Callum Adams. In the 13 try- fest, George Maka was the only player to score a double. Nathan De Thierry had an-other good day with the boot only missing one conversion.

Waiuku became the third team of the week to keep their opposition scoreless when they racked up 50 unanswered points against Te Kau-whata. Army Sanders picked up a brace of tries with William Heperi, Lucky Palamo, Joe Dawson, Jamie Baker and Bryce Vaireka all adding a five to the tally. James Faiva con-verted all but one of the tries and also slotted a conversion to take the red and green to the half century score on the board. Next week Wai-uku play Onewhero.

Karaka are second on the table after their 74-5 victory over Papa-kura. They have the same amount of points as Bombay on the ladder

but their ‘for and against’ point’s difference puts them ahead of the boys on the hill.

The Counties Power Game of the week was the closest encounter in the premier grade with Ardmore Marist beating hosts Patumahoe 28-24 to retain the Counties Power Cup. Ardmore Marist kept their starting 15 on the field for the whole 80 minutes.

Bombay picked up five points in their 38-19 victory over Manurewa. It was a free flowing game, particu-larly in the first half, with Manure-wa scoring the first of their three tries. Their try scorers for the match were Zachary Faumuina, Tailua Mulival and Joshua Saifiti with Tei-na Tiavare slotting two conversions.

Weymouth have to be given cred-it in their 80-0 lost to Onewhero for still turning up to play in chal-lenging conditions. They lost their captain who was in hospital early in the week and despite other cir-cumstances they still fronted up with a team and showed guts and resilience but it was the Onewhero show with two tries each going to Vaughan Holdt, Ananaiasa Natu-raga and Jackson Orr. Zac Woot-ten, Solofa Silipa, Sean Bagshaw, Richard Judd, Michael McKinnon and Andrew Jones and all crossing the line. Ten out of the twelve tries were converted; Josh Turner slotted 8 conversions and Vaughn Holdt two to give the hosts five points on the table.

This week saw the annual match for the McNa-mara Cup between Waiuku and Waipipi bowling clubs.

Waiuku retained the trophy with a score of 12.5 points (12 wins & a draw) to 5.5 points (5 wins and a draw).

Two of the Waiuku teams skipped by Merle Bun-gard and Marama Onehi had a clean sweep with three wins each and Peter Sinclair’s team getting two wins and a draw. A very good all round team effort. A Waiuku spokesperson said it was a most enjoyable days bowling played on beautiful greens, great weather and good company.

Fridays Open ACT tournament had to be can-celled due to the lack of numbers both from WBC members and visiting teams.

Tuesday 14th sees the club’s last tournament of the season, Presidents Day, and members are hop-ing for a good turn out for the final day’s action.

Tuesday Haggle; 1st Frank McGrath 39

Wednesday Ladies Haggle Hidden Holes; Div One; 1st Yvonne Hunter 16, 2nd Mar-garet James 15. Div Two; 1st Pat Maitland 16, 2nd Eunice Clark 14. Nearest Pin Marlene Devlin

Nine Hole Ladies S/fd; Div One; 1st Jan Whitcombe 20, 2nd Bev Laurent 18. Div Two; 1st Nancy Rae 33, 2nd Bev Shuker 22.

Mid Week Open; Div One; 1st Gross Craig Chambers 72, 1st nett Darren Whyte 62, 1st

S/fd Frank McGrath 41, 2nd Gross Kevin James 74, 2nd Nett Travis Miles 66, 2nd S/fd Kerry Martin 40, 3rd Joy James 38, 4th John Toogood 38, 5th Phil Hunt 37, 6th Stephen Maynard 35.

Division Two; 1st Gross John Hamilton 82, 1st Nett Alan Bancroft 62, 1st S/fd Mike Derecourt, 2nd Gross Terry Spencer 84, 2nd Nett Eugene Jooste 65, 2nd S/fd Colin Bava 41, 3rd S/fd Bruce Wilson 41, 4th Les Edwards 41, 5th Steve Shaskey 40, 6th Ken James 37, 7th Mike

O~Connell 35. Longest Drive; Men Div One Craig Cham-bers, Div Two Steve Shaskey, Ladies Joy James. Nearest Pin; Ladies Joy James , Men Div One John Ferregel, Div Two Mike O,Connell. Twos; John Ferregel, Kerry Martin, Dave Yandall, John Toogood, Mike Derecourt, Terry Spencer, Eu-gene Jooste, John Hamilton, Mandy Papich.

Saturday Haggle; Div One; 1st Joel Stitt 41, 2nd Courtney Maddern 40, 3rd Aaron Capes 38, 4th Frank Van Der Ploeg 38, 5th Merv Price 37, 6th Paul

King 37, 7th Phil Thompson , Frank McGrath 36. Div Two; 1st Murray Armstrong 42, 2nd Evan Mc Phee 39, 3rd Alan Colins 39, 4th Ben King 38, 5th Jim Murphy 38, 6th Bob Tripp 38, 7th Jim Cotter 38, 8th Mike O’Connell 37. Best Gross; Div One Fred Watts 74, Div Two Murray Armstrong 82.

Roy Craig Putting Masters; Courtney Maddern, 26 Putts.

Twos; Paul Bracewell (2), Courtney Maddern, Ivan Van Niekerk, Lindsay Rus-sell, Todd Geayley and Phil Thompson.

The Waiuku Cosmopolitan Club held a special function on Friday afternoon to celebrate the achievement of the club’s Golf Section win in the Cosmopolitan Club North Island champs. The win is the first for the Waiuku club, and the trophy was claimed by the playing trio of Les Edwards, Leon Robbie and Dominic Olsen. Pictured above holding the trophy are Leon and Les, with golf section president David Bates.

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New Zealand Steel is currently seeking applications for the position of Casual Kitchenhand/Cashier in the Cafeteria.

This position is on an “as and when required” basis. There is no guarantee of regular hours; however, the successful applicant would need to be available to work on demand, including occasional weekends and shift work.

The primary responsibility of this position is to assist with the day-to-day preparation, production and service of food products and related services, including cashiering.

The successful applicant will: • have a focus on a safe working

environment;• have food handling experience;• work well in a team environment and

sole charge;• demonstrate initiative;• have cash handling experience;• understand great customer service; and• enjoy flexibility around working different

shifts on demand

Applications close 21 April 2015. To apply visit: www.nzsteel.careercentre.net.nz

Casual Cafeteria Kitchenhand/Cashier

Celebrating the history and future of New Zealand Steel

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WELLS – CLaudE EriC ( JoE)Passed away peacefully on 6th April,

aged 85 years. Loved brother of Rex (d) & Nonie (d),

Lloyd (d), Allen (d), Mossy (d), Sylvia, Ramona, and Eddie.

May he rest in peace.

bEREAvEMENT NOTIcE

W A I U K U

Members and friends are advised of the following dates and venues for our local schools’

ANZAC services for 2015.Your attendance is cordially invited to help our children observe this important anniversary.

Aka Aka – Monday April 20th, 10amWaipipi – Tuesday April 21st, 11am

Glenbrook – Tuesday April 21st, 2pmWaiuku College – Wednesday April 22nd,

11.15am and 12.15pmAwhitu – Thursday April 23rd, 10.30amView Road – Thursday 23rd April, 2pm

Waiuku Primary – Friday April 24th, 10.20amSandspit – Friday April 24th, 2pm

Otaua – Tuesday April 28th, 10.45amPukeoware – Tuesday April 28th, 1.30pm

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

SITuATIONS vAcANT

SEnIOR spraypainter required for furniture and door painting. Must be able to manage spray-booth workflow and H&S. Spraying 2pack and enamel paints. Pressure pots & airless exp. needed. Contact Darren: 027 200 2810 [email protected]

SITuATIONS vAcANT

HAnDYMAn / woman wanted for painting, plas-tering and odd jobs. Part-time / casual. Please phone: 235 8011.

PARt-tIME / Casual gardener required for maintenance of grounds. Waiuku Lodge Motel. Phone: 235 8874.

Required – Sous Chef for busy pub in Waiuku.

Must be experienced, pay negotiable. Email:

[email protected]

09 - 235 8367

TuITION

GuItAR Lessons! Expe-rienced guitar teacher. Music and Guitar provid-ed. Looking for students in Term 2, also teaching at Sandspit School. Bookings essential. Ph Rachel: 02102511752.

READInG/WRItInG & Maths Year 1- 6. Experienced, fully regis-tered teacher. Ph Tracey 021 046 3429.

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

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tO BUY - Waiuku Magpies 2nd Hand shop 3/10 Martyn St. Ph: 235 55509 / 027 277 5026. We buy and sell good quality used furniture, beds, appliances, tools, collectables, antiques & bric a brac from deceas-ed estates, houselots, downsizing. Shop Hours: Tues - Fri 10-4, Sat 10-3.

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The pest costingfarmers $60 million

Hunua kokako under threatKokako in the

Hunua Ranges have suffered a blow this season with the impact of high pest numbers hindering breeding and threatening the population.

Auckland Coun-cil Biodiversity Manager Rachel Kelleher says re-sults just in from the 2014/15 breed-ing season are much worse than expected.

“Every year we closely monitor six pairs of kokako in the Hunua Kokako Management Area (KMA) and from that monitoring we get an indication of the breeding suc-cess in the wider population.

“This year’s re-sults are dismal with no fledging success at all and, of even greater concern, signs that adult birds have been lost,” she says.

The increase in pest numbers in the Hunua Rang-es has prompted Auckland Coun-cil to change its approach to pest management in the wider ranges area.

Introduced wasps are estimat-ed to cost New Zealand’s econ-omy more than $130 million a year, with $60 milion of that in losses to the pastoral farming sector.

A new study released last week shows the biggest economic im-pacts are on farming, beekeep-ing, horticulture and forestry workers.

The study by the Sapere Re-search Group, was jointly fund-ed by the Department of Con-servation and the Ministry for Primary Industries. Wasps are one of the most damaging inver-tebrate pests in New Zealand;

they harm native birds and in-sects and compete for food with native species.

This new study has found that wasps also have a major finan-cial impact on primary indus-tries and the health sector.

This includes more than $60 million a year in costs to pasto-ral farming from wasps disrupt-ing bee pollination activities, reducing the amount of clover in pastures and increasing fer-tiliser costs, and almost $9 mil-lion a year cost to beekeepers from wasps attacking honey bees, robbing their honey and destroying hives.

New Zealand’s best young vegetable growers will be pushing their barrow to be crowned the winner of the annual New Zealand Young Vegetable Grower Com-petition. Competitors will battle it out on Thursday in a series of theoretical and practical challenges from 9am at the Indi-an Centre, 57 Ward Street, Pukekohe. Spec-tators are welcome. The winner will go on to compete for the national Young Grower of the Year title in August.

“The NZ Young Vegetable Grower com-petition showcases and celebrates our industry’s top young talent each year. It’s exciting to see our young industry leaders in action,” said Kiran Hari, co-ordinator of the 2015 competition. Competitors in-clude Tuakau’s Arjune Dahya (pictured right), from Daya Veg, Herman Fourie from Turners and Growers Ltd as well as AS Wilcox and Sons staff members Lance Pratt and Hamish Gates.

Pukekohe hosts champs

If you put together all the

wasps in honeydew

beech forests they would weigh more

than the weight of birds, rodents

and stoats combined.

Source: Department of Conservation.

An aerial pest control operation using cereal baits that contain 1080 will be carried out in late winter.

Franklin Ward Councillor Bill Cashmore, a mem-ber of council’s Political Advisory Group for this pro-ject, echoes Ms Kelleher’s disap-pointment at this season’s kokako breeding results and emphasises the importance of a new pest manage-

ment regime. “Not only are we

seeing treasured and threatened spe-cies like kokako af-

fected by rats steal-ing from nests or adult birds predated by stoats, the wider forest is suffering.”

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