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Fit, healthy and active, with no his-tory or evidence of heart problems, 43-year-old Tanya had returned from a morning’s walk with a friend and was about to prepare breakfast when her heart just stopped beating.

Her husband Chas commenced CPR, breaking several of her ribs as he

frantically worked on her be-fore emergency services

responded on that morning, and as

Tanya says sim-ply, if it wasn’t

for his first aid training with IMG Engi-neering and the rapid medical re-sponse, she wouldn’t be here today.

R e c e n t l y , she had the

chance to meet not only the Wai-

uku Fire Brigade members and St John

Ambulance staff who at-tended, but as a guest at an emergency services function she was also able to meet the 111 operator show took the call from her family.

Today, Tanya has a clean bill of health, and is back working at the First Steps childcare facility in Waiuku, but she says the events of that Sunday morning have given her a new outlook on life.

She has no recollections of that day, or in fact of the days following it, and her understanding of what happened has been shaped by the memories of

those who were there, and by the re-cords of the emergency services.

It was Sunday, August 3, and New Zealand was enjoying the medal-win-ning efforts of our athletes at the Glas-gow Commonwealth Games. Tanya was out for a walk while Chas was watch-ing the Games on television. Her two daughters, Jaleigh and Natalia, were in bed. It was a weekend like any other.

Tanya finished her walk and chat-ted to Chas as she was in the kitch-en. He said he was off for a shower, but changed his mind and sat back down on the couch as he realised New Zealand boxer David Nyika was chasing a gold medal. It was a deci-sion that most likely saved Tanya’s life.

“Chas says I turned around and said ‘Hon... my chest,’ and then I collapsed,” Tanya says. “He caught me before I hit the floor.”

Yelling to his daughters to call 111, Chas thought Tanya was having a sei-zure, but as Natalia dialled 111 she re-alised Tanya wasn’t breathing.

“All those mind-numbing first aid courses kicked in and came in handy,” Tanya adds. “IMG has used what hap-pened to us as an example of why the training is so valuable.”

Chas started CPR, the compressions so hard that Tanya’s ribs were broken, and within around eight minutes of the 111 call being placed, a six-member crew of the Waiuku Volunteer Fire Bri-gade had arrived. All brigade members are trained in first response procedures, but Tanya’s luck was holding; she prob-ably had the ideal six members of the brigade on the fire truck that day.

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Waiuku childcare worker Tanya Stevens says she has been humbled by the efforts of emergency services who restart-ed her heart after she was technically dead for 21 minutes

following a sudden collapse at her home.

“Chas says I turned around and said ‘Hon... my chest,’ and then I collapsed,” Tanya says. “He caught me be-fore I hit the floor.”

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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.

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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-

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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

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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

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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.

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Last week’s article about the thousand-dollar charge for a consent for a swimming pool fence under Auckland Council has brought the issue of council compliance costs into sharp fo-cus. This week we have the news that proposed council charges could see reunions in parks, community events and even out-ings for groups of toddlers facing charges ranging from $90 up-wards to hold the event.

This is only for the permit - and it seems likely that this will only be the start of the charges, as re-quiring the event to be permitted looks likely to bring in potential additional costs for traffic man-agement plans, consents, insur-ances and goodness only knows what else.

Already the ever-growing lists of compliance requirements has seen one local woman abandon plans for a Sunday town market in the Kentish Hotel car park af-ter a raft of council requirements meant she would need thou-sands of dollars annually just to be allowed to hold it.

Council will tell you that the charges are to cover their costs in processing the consents, and that the charges are not to bring in additional funding.

But from what we have seen, much of these ‘costs’ are sim-ply because it seems to take five people to do anything under this Council. No-one is given (or wants) responsibility for mak-ing decisions, so each query to council has to be shuffled across the desks of innumerable people, each one adding to the cost of the total job. It’s easy for council to say it costs $1000 to process an application for a pool fence, be-

cause it probably does.But if it costs that much, ques-

tions have to be asked why the process is so inefficient.

Let’s say the average admin person at council is on $40 per hour. Council would have you believe processing one applica-tion would take 25 hours of staff time. Obviously there are other overheads and costs, but if this figure is what it actually costs council to do this work, then no wonder there is no money for mowing our berms or cleaning our streets. Under Len Brown, this council appears to have add-ed layer upon layer of bureaucra-cy, layer upon layer of costs, and has created a system so difficult to navigate that people are giving up, rather than trying to get con-sents and projects underway.

I’ve had occasion in the last few weeks to deal with a different council over a building issue.

I was put in touch with an en-gineering administrator, who vis-ited the property on a weekend, discussed options with me for the project and agreed a concept plan. Two days later she emailed me to say it was all sorted and work could commence when I was ready. I felt as though they were there to try to assist me.

Contrast this with Auckland Council’s information on build-ing projects, which offers ‘15 minutes of free advice’ for pro-jects, or you can pre-book and pre-pay $265 to have a meeting with them.

Council charges are only going to get higher under the current management. What is needed is a complete change of attitude, where the needs of the commu-nity and the ratepayers come first. Where the onus is on ‘how can we help’ rather than ‘how can we charge for this’.

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I live in the middle of Waiuku and in the last 10 years many prop-erties have sprung up around us. At one property a few doors away there are two dogs, both adults work full time, and they leave their dogs to roam their garden all day, barking at everything that walks past the gate. All the surrounding properties have to put up with continual barking while these people go to work. I can understand if you want a dog for friend-ship, but if you have two dogs you need to look after them. Don’t leave them at home on their own for long periods of time to annoy all the neighbours.

I am a senior citizen and enjoy spending a pleasant af-ternoon tending my garden, But lately all I can hear is con-tinual barking. Adults who leave their dogs alone for long periods of time are anti-social and should consider their neighbours. It’s not the dogs’ fault, the owners should be more responsible.

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experience of a lifetime last week with Camp Quality.

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Two lucky Post Newspaper readers have won tickets to Operatunity’s fantastic new show coming up on Monday 5 February, at the Hawkins Theatre in Papakura. Each winner receives double tickets, an Operatunity book and CD and will be enjoying the Big Band Show. The winners, drawn from all correct entries, were Cheryl Lovegrove of Pukekohe and Bev Taylor of Drury. Congratulations and we trust you’ll enjoy the show!

Pukekohe’s Juene Collins (left), was thrilled to have her ‘Marcus Graham’ Fuchsia take out the Best in Show trophy at the Franklin Fuchsia Group’s show last week. The two-day event saw big crowds from all over the upper North Island viewing hundreds of blooms, as well as enjoying the array of plants to purchase. Juene says she hasn’t won before, after 20 years of growing Fuchsias, and says her prize-winning plant is not kept in a shadehouse, but hangs in an outside basket.

The successful show saw guest judges faced with the diffi-cult job of selecting the best from a very high quality range of entrants, and it was Margaret van der Coer who claimed the Show Open Points title, while the Nominated Cultivar award went to Jillian Blackler for her ‘Walt Jubelteen’, and the Nov-ice Points award was won by Earl Fergus.

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living with cancer. It pro-vides week-long summer camps for youngsters aged 5-16, as well as year round support for the children and their families. At each camp nurses are included in the staff, so medical assistance is always available if required.

Each camp features a theme. At Wesley it was Camp QuallyWood, and pic-tured above enjoying some of the activities on Thursday were Tui McLeod, Joseph Kemp, Allely Wilton, Emily Johns, Elahuia Poynter, and Tiara Ryan, with Tuakau’s camp helper Marie England and CQNZ Chairman, for-mer NZ cricketer Gary Troup.


A model railway display will be held throughout this long weekend, 24-26 Janu-ary, at the Waiuku War Me-morial Hall.

The concept began last year with the idea of having a small model railway exhi-bition tied in with the Glen-brook Vintage Railway.

With the nearest model railway show being almost an hour’s drive away, or-ganisers felt there was a real op-p o r t u n i t y for having s o m e t h i n g on a smaller scale for lo-cals, espe-cially com-bined with a ride on the GVR stream train which arrives at Victoria Street, just across the road from the hall.

“We had a great turnout last year with a lot of locals coming in to take a look. This year we will have new and different layouts and displays. There will be a big European layout with a va-riety of scenes including a traditional German town, as well as a variety of coun-

tryside scenes, from gently sloping country to scenes of the big European rivers with their steep hillside plunging into the river. Also new is the Lego Layout. This is a large setup with multiple sizes of trains running, all made of Lego,” organisers said.

There is also a special layout, a slice of the Dutch countryside as it was in the 1930s. Most of the layout is

built entirely from scratch, i n c l u d i n g the trains. Also on dis-play are some bigger models; live steam loco-motives that

can run on real steam. Fi-nally, a layout will be set up for anyone to have a go at driving a model train.

The show will be on the whole long weekend, on the corner of Queen street and Victoria Avenue. Doors will open at 10am and will finish at 4:30. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children and $5 for families. Display your GVR ticket and admission is a gold coin.

Dead ducks and a blue-green algae spreading across Lions Lake and be-side River Lane in Waiuku after a hot summer and low rainfall has residents concerned over the state

of the ponding area again this year. Last year doz-ens of ducks, fish and eels were killed after what was believed to be an outbreak of botulism in the water-way. Last week there were

more dead ducks in the pond, with the smell of rot-ting carcasses strong on the northern side of the water. It is not yet known what is causing the deaths, but lo-cal residents say they have

contacted Auckland Coun-cil, adding that it is not a very attractive way for visi-tors, disembarking from the Vintage Railway just a few metres away, to enter the township.

The Awhitu Peninsular stretching from Waiuku to the Ma-nukau Heads is an area of outstanding scenic beauty with extensive views along the West Coast, Tasman Sea and back over the Manukau Harbour.

Set on private farmland, the Sunset Coast Walk, on Sunday February 15, offers walkers the opportunity to enjoy a wider range of walks this year. So if you thought you had seen it all in previous years come and find some more stunning views and interesting parts of this fascinating landscape to explore.

This year organisers offer four walks (5km, 7km, 8km,or 11km), which take you through rolling farmland to the more rugged contour along the West Coast. Ranging from push-chair-possible to more challenging hillsides, there are sea and harbour views on all the walks, with clifftop views on the three longer excursions.

“Make your way to Waiuku then follow the road signs to the registration base at 207 Kohekohe-Kariaotahi Road,” organ-isers say. “There will be a complementary cold drink and hot sausage waiting for you when you return. Bring your water bottle, good walking shoes and a picnic lunch or purchase an extra sausage to enjoy in the shade of the trees.”

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Waiuku Dirt Track’s Janu-ary 11 meeting saw a huge crowd of people eagerly awaiting the draw of a raffle car, complete with race gear and membership to the club. Jill Robinson was the lucky recipient, with club mem-bers saying the raffle was a huge success for the club with tickets selling out fast.

Jill raced her new car on the day of winning it and had a blast!

Waiuku Dirt Track Club would like to thank all of those who supported them in their fund raising venture

and gave a special thanks to Nick Speedy and his team at Beaurepaires Waiuku for the work they put in building the car.

Waiuku Dirt Track’s next meeting is this Sunday 25th January, hosting Waiheke Dirt Track Club who are coming over to challenge Waiuku for the infamous Fender Bender hubcap chal-lenge and the Saloon Cup. Organisers say it is lining up to be an action-packed day, with racing starting from 10am. Charges are $10 entry, with children under 12 free.

Last Friday evening’s Movies in the Park in Waiuku did more than just provide a night out for locals and visitors; it also produced some funds for worthy charities.

Donations were sought on the night for the Mudlarks group, who have been clearing mangroves from the estuary, and raised almost $400. It is planned to hold a similar fun-draiser during Music in the Park on March 15. Above: Wai-uku Town Manager Sharlene Druyven presents the funds to Mudlark Ian Scobie.

Also at the Movies event was the team from New Zealand Home Loans Franklin District, pictured below.

New Zealand Home Loans is one of the sponsors of the event throughout Auckland and at each of the events, the company sells sausages or burgers with all proceeds going to the Child Cancer Foundation. The team said local businesses were only to eager to assist with donations toward the event, and they thanked them for their support.

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A few days after Christmas last year, the Waiuku region lost one of the unsung heroes of innumerable local initia-tives and building projects with the passing of Terry Ryan.

Terry died suddenly at the home he has shared with his sister Eileen and brother Moore for the past 54 years, after enjoying getting together with family and taking a road trip down south with his siblings just a few days earlier. Terry came to Waiuku when he was just five years old, attending Karioitahi School and Sacred Heart College before spending five years in the army, serving in Vietnam as a gunlayer with 161 Battery.

His brother Moore says Terry never talked about that time in the army, although it had an effect on him, and on his return he had battles with alcohol, a battle which he won 45 years ago when he swore never to have an-other drink. He never did, and used that ex-perience to assist others, visiting prisons and supporting others seeking help. But it was in the timber in-dustry where that selfless approach to helping people made his name in the local region.

He worked for Carter Holt in Belgium Street Waiuku, be-fore spells with Tanners Sawmills and South Pacific Timber and then opened his own business, Terry Ryan Timber, in Waiuku.

Eileen and Moore have many stories of Terry and his ap-proach to life, Eileen saying Terry would always talk about ‘karma’ saying that you get out of life whatever you put in.

His funeral saw many people speak of the countless pro-jects which benefited from support from Terry Ryan Timber over the years, whether it be local sports teams or schools,

clubs, service organisations or racing clubs.He was a familiar sight behind his counter, cheesecutter

cap firmly on, smoke curling up from the perpetual ciga-rette, and a growl of a greeting that could disconcert the newcomer until you caught the twinkle in his eye.

Moore says one local doctor turned up to Terry’s one day with a piece of timber from a house he was restoring and

asked Terry whether he had anything like it. Terry turned it over in his hands for a few mo-ments before muttering “Nope, we don’t sell rotten timber.”

One of his enduring projects he supported was the building of the Mudlark’s barge, and Ian Scobie of the organisation said he called into Terry’s shop to talk about materials, looked around and thought there was no-one there before he heard a voice say “and what can I rip you off for?”

That meeting eventually saw Terry supply all materials for the barge at no cost, and the barge proudly carries his name on the sides. Ian says that sign will stay there as a reminder of a man who did so much for the town.

He sought no recognition for his sponsorship, sending Moore to attend events that he supported, and he support-ed an incredible amount.

“I would tell him I didn’t know whether he was the world’s biggest philanthropist or the world’s biggest sucker!” Eileen laughs.

To his friends in the army he was ‘the best gunlayer in the business.’ To the community he was a massive benefactor. And to Eileen and Moore he was simply ‘the best brother anyone could hope to have.’

Terry Ryan - February 14, 1937 - December 30, 2014


A woman’s hair is often referred to as her crown-ing glory, and achieving the perfect style, cut and colour can change how a woman feels about her-self and her self confidence. Losing that confidence through medical hair loss is a double blow, as wom-en not only come to terms with often serious health issues, but also with the loss of their self image.

Waiuku hairdresser Donna Dunlop saw the physical and emotional effects of medical hair loss while her sister Vicki was going through chemo-therapy treatment for cancer. After 30 years in the hairdressing industry, the experience of shopping for a wig with Vicki meant Donna suddenly had a new passion in her life – helping women in similar situations.

The new side to her business, Hairitage, saw Donna researching to find just the right selection of wigs to offer clients, and that search led her to Wigs By Haircreations, an Auckland-based compa-ny with agents throughout New Zealand. Late last year, Donna’s salon became the only agency in the Franklin region to stock the Haircreation wigs.

“I chose Wigs by Haircreations because I think they are the best wig available on the market, they look incredibly natural and are styled by an award-winning European designer,” Donna says. “The company also works closely with Look Good, Feel Better; the charity which assists women with their appearance during and after treatment for cancer, as well as with the Cancer Society.”

The Hairitage salon is nestled in a tranquil and quiet part of Waiuku, and Donna says the privacy her home-based location provides is an essential element of the process for women to choose the

wig that suits them. Being able to work through the available styles and discuss the best types of wig in a relaxed and private, one-to-one setting, rather than in a busy salon, makes things as easy as pos-sible for the clients. To maintain this privacy, Don-na has set aside Mondays and Tuesdays between 8am and 5pm specifically for meeting with clients who want to discuss their wig options. Donna also stocks a range of turbans which offer a stylish and colourful way for women with hair loss to express their individuality.

The wigs stocked at Hairitage are extraordinarily natural-looking, and Donna says one of the features of the product is that they are almost indistinguish-able from the client’s own hair, and the quality of their construction means they wear well, although they do need to be restyled from time to time. Al-though there is a significant investment annually in purchasing the wigs, Donna says she is able to advise her clients on the availability of Ministry of Health funding, with grants available for people suffering hair loss though medical conditions to go towards the costs of the wigs.

But while the inclusion of wigs and turbans has added another niche to the Hairitage business, Donna says her move into this area was never about expanding her business. Essentially, she says, it is about providing a service to the women of Franklin, building on her own very personal experiences of the emotional toll of medical hair loss, and allowing local women to look great, and feel better, during a difficult time.

For more information, or to book a private ap-pointment with Donna, contact her on 09 235 8935.

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In this Article we shall explore something that has been developing for quite a long while, so here it is. We have this interesting Parable found in Matthew 21:33-45

“Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. And they caught him, and cast [him] out of the vineyard, and slew [him]. When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.” Let us quote FW Farrar from his “Life and Works of St Paul,” page 32; “It is yet another instance of the same method when he points to the two wives of Abraham as types of the Jewish and the Christian Covenant, and in the struggles and jealousies of the two, ending in the rejection of Agar, sees allegorically foreshadowed the triumph of the new covenant over the old. In this allegory, by marvellous interchange, the physical descendants of Sarah become, in a spiritual point of view, the descendants of Agar, and those who were Agar’s children become Sarah’s true spiritual offspring. The inhabitants of the Jerusalem that now is, though descended from Sarah and Abraham, are foreshadowed for rejection under the type of the offspring of Ishmael; and the true children of Abraham and Sarah are those alone who are so spiritually, but of whom the vast majority were not of the chosen seed. And this proof of this - if proof be in any case the right word for what perhaps St Paul himself may only regard as allegoric confirmation- is found in Isaiah liv.1 (54:1), where the prophet addressing the New Jerusalem which is to rise out of the ashes of her Babylonian ruin, calls to her as to a barren woman and bids her to rejoice as having many more

children than she that had a husband. The Jews become metamorphosed into the descendants of Agar, the Gentiles into the seed of Abraham and heirs of the promise.” (See Rom 9:33, Isa 8:14, Isa 28:16, Luke 2:34)

If we add to this mix Hosea 1:9-10 “Then said [God], Call his name Loammi: for ye [are] not my people, and I will not be your [God]. Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people, [there] it shall be said unto them, [Ye are] the sons of the living God.” Hosea 2:23 “And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to [them which were] not my people, Thou [art] my people; and they shall say, [Thou art] my God.” Add this concept in Romans 11:13-25 where St Paul uses the concept of an Olive Tree, this tree has some useless non fruit bearing branches so these are then removed. Now the husbandman wants a bushy fruitful tree and not a sparse straggly thing with a couple of branches, so he goes off to a wild olive tree, and prunes off some wonderful vibrant fruitful branches, he brings these back and grafts them into the original olive tree, thus depicting the removal of those called and chosen ones who prove to be unworthy, and the grafting in of un-chosen but and are, fruitful, hence are worthy Gentiles chosen by their fruitfulness. Matthew 7:20 “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” Or consider Matt 21:28-31; where it is the doing that is way more critical than the speaking, “Actions speak louder than words.” James 1:22 “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” Israel rejected God; so God ended up divorcing Israel and then later Judah, see Hosea 4:6, Jer 3:8, etc. In the Vineyard Parable, Judah was about to take their Messiah, and our Messiah, God’s only Son, drag him out of the Vineyard (Jerusalem) and slay him without the gates at Calvary. If that is not adding insult to injury, total rejection of God, then it cannot get much worse than this evil deed.Dear reader; are you, or am I by our lifestyle, sinful habits, rejection of God by intent or plain inaction, becoming unfruitful branches (See John 15:1-14). Only fruitful branches are saved; just ask the foolish Bridesmaids, they were locked out of the Kingdom. Choose Life, Choose Jesus. Remember “Going to Church no more makes you a Christian than going to McDonalds makes you a Hamburger.”

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ers, but the team comprised education officer John Danes, St John driver and paramedic ‘Joey’ Griffiths and Gold Star member Geoff McClay, as well as the vastly-experienced trio of Kevin Wanhill, John Churchill and ‘Rangi’ Hyland.

The firefighters took over from Chas, and used a portable electric defibrillator unit in an attempt to shock Tanya’s heart into restarting.

CPR was maintained, but there was still no response from Tanya. Vital seconds turned into minutes. Ten minutes later, ambulanc-es arrived from other tasks with crews from Pukekohe and Waiuku and they brought with them more equipment.

Four times Tanya’s heart was shocked by defibrillators. By this stage it was 21 minutes since her collapse. Things were not looking good. The New Zealand Red Cross says sur-vival rates for sudden cardiac arrest are grim with a survival rate of less than five per cent in cities. In rural areas your chances of survival are even slimmer.

For a fifth time, St John officers used the de-fibrillator, detecting a very faint pulse.

Rushed to hospital, Tanya’s heart was beat-ing again, and she was placed into an induced coma and her body chilled to prevent adding to any brain damage that may have occured. The family was warned to expect the worst, and as they waited for the news, they were told the time spent without her heart beating would likely have left Tanya with significant brain damage. Three days after her collapse, Tanya regained consciousness, and over the next two weeks in hospital made a remarkable recovery.

“The only issue I had was with my short-term memory,” Tanya says with a grin, “and to tell you the truth I wasn’t that flash to start with anyway!”

It’s been a long road back, emotionally as well as physically for Tanya, her family and

friends, and the fact that the incident came totally out of the blue was un-nerving for all of them.

To this day, she doesn’t know what caused her heart to stop. It’s rare, but Sudden Cardiac Arrest is more com-mon than people might think, and it can affect people of all ages, from teens (and younger), to pensioners.

Top international sportspeople, or sedentary office workers; it can strike without warning.

It’s why Tanya has been approached to help promote a campaign to have automatic defibrillation machines available at ASB Banks throughout the country, and why she has been called upon to attend a recent signing of an agreement between the Fire Service and St John regarding how the agencies handle medical responses.

She is one of the few who have sur-vived it, and she did so through a com-binaton of factors. Chas was on scene, and trained in CPR. The 111 system did its job effectively. The volunteer brigade arrived in under 10 minutes, equipped with a defibrillator, and St John fol-lowed soon after. World class medical

treatment was available at Middlemore and later at Auckland Hospital.

To guard against future events, Auck-land Hospital surgeons have implanted an ICD in Tanya’s chest. An ICD (im-plantable cardioverter defibrillator) is an electronic device that constantly monitors her heart rhythm. When it detects a very fast, abnormal heart rhythm, it acts as a mini defibrillator, delivering energy to Tanya’s heart mus-cle and returning it to normal rhythm.

She is looking to the future, but says the experience has changed her.

“I don’t sweat the small stuff any-more,” she says. “I guess you always know you love your family, but you don’t always say it to them. Now though, I feel as though I am more open, and you really have to appreciate the people in your life,” she adds.

The trauma and recovery though, have not diminished her sense of hu-mour:

“I reckon Chas has got a few ‘get out of jail free’ cards now though. If he does something and I want to have a go at him, he can always say - ‘hey, remem-ber that time in August...!”

Efforts by Waiuku’s Pam Wilson to raise the stand-ard of maintenance of local parks appear to have generated some results, as council staff embarked on a clean-up in the park near her home last week.

Pam, who lives near a reserve bordering the Waiuku Cemetery, says irregular mowing, a lack of weed-cutting and poor maintenance of foliage growing in the drains has left the park a shambles, and she adds that it was never like that under the former Franklin District Council. A petition de-manding higher standards attracted over 1000 sig-natures, and many comments regarding the general state of reserves in the area.

A luncheon at the Kentish Hotel in Waiuku last week marked the completion of Waiuku Museum’s ambitious plans to build a heritage barn for display of some of the museum’s large collection.

Organised by Judith Hull, the luncheon saw mu-seum members and those who have supported the project enjoy a chance to celebrate the building re-ceiving its code of compliance earlier this month. The project was three years in the planning, and 32 months in the building, with local builder Simon Brown overseeing the construction. Funds were raised via a $35,000 donation from Pub Charity, along with $2,000 from Holcim, museum accumu-lated funds, and donations of labour and materials from local businesses.

Tanya, (centre), with her family and the firefighters who attended her collapse.

Tanya thanks her rescuers

Council cleans upas petition begins

Museum celebrates


2015 has got off to a very dry start and increasingly drought-like conditions could have a substantial impact on farmers in the coming weeks, according to the latest NIWA forecasting.

Soil moisture measurements in both the North and South Islands are lower than av-erage for this time of year, with irrigation re-strictions already in place in southern parts of the country.

While DairyNZ reports that levels of grass cover and supplementary feed supplies are currently good, scientists suggest continu-ing dry conditions through January and ear-ly February could see parts of the country hit by drought.

Dr Andrew Tait, Principal Scientist - Cli-mate, NIWA, comments on the current out-look: “The best source of information I can provide is the soil moisture maps that are

updated daily on NIWA website. In particu-lar, the soil moisture anomaly map com-pares the current conditions to the histori-cal average for this time of the year. It can be seen from the latest anomaly map that soil moisture is well below normal for much of the country, which is indeed a cause for con-cern.”

Dr Tait says plotting data from figures from January in the past two years shows that in January 2014 there was only really pockets of drier-than-normal soils (most notably the north of the North Island), and in January 2013 it was the whole North Island that was affected (but not bad at all for most of the South Island).

“So, potentially, if there is no significant rainfall for the next month or so, we could be heading into one of the worst nation-wide droughts we’ve seen for some time.”

A prolonged spell of dry warm weather and high water demand has prompted Wai-kato District and Hamilton City Councils to move to Water Alert Level 2, effective from Saturday 17 January.

Waipa District Council moved to Water Alert Level 2 earlier this week.

This change to Alert Level 2 means sprin-klers and watering systems can only be used on alternate days (e.g. even street numbers on even days; odd street numbers on odd days) between 6- 8am and 6- 8pm, while hand-held hosing can be used any time.

Waikato District Council Waters Manager, Martin Mould said a significant increase in water consumption combined with consist-ently high temperatures and a lack of rain has prompted the move to Level 2.

“Although we do need to move to Water Alert Level 2, the ongoing water consump-tion efforts of the community have not gone unnoticed. We want to thank those who con-served water so far this summer by not leav-ing their hoses running and doing simple things like waiting until they had a full load before washing clothes or dishes.”

“Going forward it’s important we continue to make a conscious effort to reduce our wa-ter use. Watering during the early morning and later in the evening will help minimise wastage, save water during the hottest part of the day and ensure plants and lawns get the greatest benefit.”

Hamilton City Council Acting Waters Manager, Trent Fowles, said the water opera-tions teams from around the sub-region will continue to meet frequently to assess water levels and weather forecasts.

Worst drought predicted

Councils upgrade water alerts

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BRighT, BReezy And Looking Fine Stunning gardens complement this contemporary 2 level home in a private cul-de-sac. Open plan living has indoor outdoor flow to an attractive patio area. The kitchen is superb & open fire & heat pump complete area. 3 dbl bedrooms with parents retreat upstairs. The master bed has an Ensuite and balcony overlooking the property. Sep. laundry & dbl internal garaging with office + sep single garage and workshop. Call Julie 0275516075 / 092356075.

16 James Bright Lane, Waiuku

FAmiLy LivingGreat four bedroomed family home in a quiet cul-de-sac, brick and tile with two living areas and covered barbeque area. The master bedroom has an Ensuite, walk-in wardrobe and access by ranch slider to private fenced back yard, double internally accessed garaging plus extra single garage and carport make this a great buying. To inspect now please call Julie 0275516075.

35 kathleen place, Waiuku

WAIUKU 4 3 2 $ 479,000

WAIUKU 3 1 1 $ 339,000

CUTesT CoTTAgeCharacter plus, a modern kitchen and bathroom complement this charming cottage. The best of both worlds greet the Villa enthusiast in this lovely home in a convenient location. Two or three bedrooms, original fireplace (wood burner inserted) separate single garaging and fully fenced. Great for the first home buyer call Julie 0275516075 to view.

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PiCTURe PeRFeCTA villa in the country, picket fence, roses around the door, this lifestyle dream is waiting for you and your family. A generous family lounge with wood burner, formal dining and 3 double bedrooms. Double garage with attached sleep out / rumpus room (no permit). The acreage is fenced into two paddocks and has stables. A great lifestyle situated between Pukekohe & Waiuku. Julie 0275516075 / 09 235 6075.

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heRe’s A gReAT sTARTA Fabulous three bedroom brick home. Open plan living with a new kitchen cabinetry, modern bathroom, double garage with internal access. Fully fenced garden only a few minutes’ walk from college, medical centre and supermarket. New carpet and paint. Great for first home buyers or rental investors. 380,000. Call Julie 0275516075 or 235 6075.

16 o’sullivan Place, Waiuku

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DElIGHTFUl HoMEdeadline sale 8th december 2014 - unless sold priorGreat for first home buyers, retirees or investors only 8 years old, open plan living, well-appointed kitchen, three bedrooms, and modern bathroom. Single car garaging with internal access and a lovely garden in a ROW section. Call Julie 0275516075 to view.

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“In terms of weather and demand, we can’t fully predict what will happen over the next few weeks,” he said, “ but moving to Alert Level Two and abiding by these simple wa-tering rules will help safeguard our water supply and give us a better chance of getting through the rest of the summer without the need for further restrictions”.

The Smart Water Starts with You! sub-regional summer campaign aims to make long-term change to how we use water and is a joint venture between Waikato District Council, Hamilton City Council, and Waipa District Council. For more information on the campaign and for tips on saving water visit www.smartwater.org.nz

Federated Farmers are warning the rural community of the risk in mowing roadside vegetation in the extreme dry conditions.

“The fire environment has reached the point where it has become extremely danger-ous and high risk to use a mechanical mower to top paddocks and mow road sides,” says Anders Crofoot, Federated Farmers Rural Fire Spokesperson.

“If you have plans to or continue to mow or top, you should consult your rural fire au-thority first and have precautions in place to immediately respond to and extinguish any fire. You are liable to pay for any damage and the cost of putting out fires that you have started, so think twice before doing any activ-ity that could start a fire; you will be surprised at what can start a fire in these conditions”

Fire warning for farmers



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All the landlords we represent will to-tally agree with the need to keep children injury-free” said Andrew King, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Fed-eration (NZPIF), “but we question the fact that only one group of accommodation providers has been singled out for specific comment.”

Private rental accommodation has been identified as a particularly important target in a recent Policy Brief Keeping our children injury-freepublished by Growing Up in New Zealand.

The study said that 30% of tenant respondents didn’t have a working smoke alarm.

The NZPIF accepts that smoke alarms should be present in all rental properties but tenants also need to accept a degree of responsibility in ensuring they remain in working condition. It is often the case that batteries, and the alarms as well, have been removed by the tenants themselves. It is unlikely that making smoke alarms compulsory will actually save lives, unless there is a shared responsibility to ensure they remain working.

The study also found that 40% didn’t have a way to keep children off the driveway or there was no fenced off play area. This percentage must include a large number of non-rental properties that don’t have fenced off driveways and play areas. King says any new regulations involving safety should not be confined to rental properties.

“New regulations to improve safety for young children should apply to all homes in New Zealand,” said King. “Many safety issues come down to individual respon-sibility and would not be prevented by different home environments.”

Not all tenants have children, so mak-ing rules that affect all rental properties doesn’t make sense. If a fenced driveway and play area are important to a tenant, then they are able to choose a rental prop-erty that meets this requirement.

Landlords cannot be held responsible for the actions of their tenants, King adds, saying a blanket warrant of fitness is an expensive cover-all strategy that is likely to increase rental prices unnecessarily.

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Views for miles$499,000Situated in a quiet cul de sac this 3/4 bedroom home with a large family room and office is proudly offered for sale. The upstairs is North fac-ing that enjoys all day sun. Step onto the deck for entertaining with family and friends and admire the panoramic views. Phone Ray. ID: osbh817

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Come home to this executive 4 bedroom home just 6kms from Waiuku on the school bus route. Have a seat and admire the 180 degree views over country side and harbour. The unique home has a macrocarpa ceiling in the large lounge room, a coal fire with wetback and an office. This home is wheelchair friendly and there are too many extras to list. Come and view before your friends do. ID: osbh743

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Impeccable home with a lovely long term tenant currently paying $250pw that has treated it as her own home for some years. Offering 3 bedrooms with separate living with a large bay window. Combined kitchen and dining on a very good section size of 819m2. Meremere village has a big hearted community and has become a very popular place to either buy or invest in because of its prices and of its location commuting made easy. ID: osbp333 Donna-Marie 027 527 0090

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Chance Of A LifestyleSuperb location offering a tranquil environment for lifestyleseekers. Ideal for horses this 3.36 hectares (8.3 acres) of beautifulrolling pasture is fenced into 11 paddocks just 17 kms to bothDrury and Pukekohe and 9 kms to Waiuku. Fantastic buildingsites with power and phone to the boundary.

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Two property developers have been fined by the Auckland District Court for residential developments carried out in breach of the Resource Management Act (RMA).

Union Development Ltd, a property development com-pany, was fined $42,750 for the discharge of a large quantity of concrete from a residential development to the Wairaki Stream in Lynfield. This occurred while a retaining wall was being constructed. The concrete was up to 25cm thick in places in the stream and extended for about 100 metres through Lynfield Reserve. Several eels and fish were killed by the concrete. Another property developer, SCD Ltd, was fined $17,812 for continually failing to comply with resource consent conditions by carrying out works in the drip line of scheduled Kahikatea and Rimu trees, including severing sev-eral of the tree roots, and pruning trees without consent.

Property values for the Franklin region grew at al-most twice the national av-erage for 2013, according to latest figures from QV re-leased last week.

It was a stop start year for residential property values with some flat periods due to uncertainty associated with the LVR speed limits, interest rate hikes and an election, along with periods of rapid value increases in some ar-eas and decreasing values in others.

Overall the nationwide average shows residential property values increased 4.9% or $22,652 during 2014 from $466,022 in December 2013 to $488,674 in Decem-ber 2014.

Values in Franklin District increased 8.5% during 2014, benefiting from the ‘Auck-land effect.’

The average national value increased 1.5% over the final three months of 2014 and nationwide values overall are now 17.9% higher than the previous market peak reached in late 2007.

Values in the Auckland

region increased 9.8% or $68,309 from $693,549 at December 2013 to $761,858 at December 2014.

They rose 4.2% over the past three months and are now 39.4% higher than the previous peak of 2007.

In other regions, Manukau City values increased 9.5% year on year and 3.3% since October; Papakura District values were up 10.6% year on year accelerating by 5.6%

over the last three months of the year and Rodney District was up 7.0% year on year to December 2014 and 0.9% since October.

The Reserve Bank has stat-ed that it is prepared to in-troduce further measures to slow down the market if nec-essary, which may include further restraints on bank lending given that interest rates are unlikely to rise until later this year.

Franklin values increasing at twice national average

Hefty fine after concretekills eels, fish in stream


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Retail spending using electronic cards decreased by a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent in December 2014, Statistics New Zea-land said last week. This slight fall followed a 0.2 percent decrease in No-vember 2014.

“Although most retail industries were up in De-cember, fuel spending fell significantly,” acting busi-ness indicators manager Tehseen Islam said. “Like November, the fall in fuel spending coincided with falling fuel prices.”

The largest retail move-ments in December 2014 were: fuel, down $23 mil-lion (3.2 percent), and con-sumables, up $14 million (0.8 percent).

Card-holders made 139 million transactions across all industries in Decem-ber, with an average value of $54. The total amount spent across all transac-tions was $7.5 billion.

Farmers facing financial stress and mounting pres-sure on-farm and exacer-bated by the increasingly dry weather, should reach out for help as should agri-cultural contractors, advis-es Rural Contractors New Zealand.

RCNZ President, Steve Levet says the on-going dry in many areas around the country – on top of the lower forecast milk price – could see some farmers feeling overwhelmed and under huge pressure.

“However, there are things on farm that have to be done – no matter what – such as supplementary feed and crop harvesting,” Mr Levet explains. “Con-tractors are professionals and are especially set up to help out when these jobs need to be done on-farm.”

He also encourages farmers who may be hav-ing trouble or struggling to acknowledge that there is a problem and to talk to someone.

“The same goes for con-tractors who are feeling under the pump. It is cru-cial that in times of stress they communicate with support networks as well as family about what’s go-ing on.”

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Workplace stress nota medical condition

GPs called on to ensure medical certificates are lawfulThe Employers and Manufacturers Asso-

ciation is reminding the medical profession to be mindful of its legal obligations when is-suing medical certificates.

“Medical certificates are legal documents and need to be accurate,” said Paul Jarvie, EMA’s Manager of Workplace Safety.

“In a recent case we were unhappy with the term ‘workplace stress’ being used as a diagnosis,” Mr Jarvie said.

“Workplace stress is not recognised as a medical condition.

“Its a symptom, not a diagnosis.“Illnesses such as hypertension, high

blood pressure, depression and other men-tal disorders are definitively medical condi-

tions and recognised as such internation-ally; stress is not.

“Guidelines on this were prepared by a medical professional and issued by OSH, the forerunner of WorkSafe NZ, in 2004 for gen-eral practitioners. The New Zealand Medical Council has since issued its own guidelines (September 13th 2013) on medical certifi-cates which cover this issue.

“GPs, the ERA and Employment Court need to apply rigour in their use of such terms.”

• A recent Employment Relations Authority case saw the complainant’s doctor diagnosed ‘workplace stress’ and referred her to a hospi-tal where she was admitted for tests.

A market in Waiuku will go ahead on Sunday February 1, to be held in the Waiuku Cos-mopolitan Club carpark, but organiser Traci Hyland says her initial plans for a weekly farmers market in River Lane became impossible due to council restrictions.

Traci says she has been working for months to get the market underway, at ei-ther the River Lane venue, or in the Kentish Hotel carpark, but she says she has been pushed from pillar to post by Auckland Council, and adds that it feels as though they just want to put obstacles in the way.

She believes she has dealt with close to a dozen differ-ent people, has been referred to people who she can’t get

Retail spendtakes a cut

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Franklin Service Hero this week: Kevin Daly

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Waiuku pharmacist Kevin Daly has worked in the community for the past 15 years, and is known throughout the region for going the extra mile for his clients. He says this approach is one which suits the township, but also is a major part of the way he and his team approach the busi-ness.

“It’s old-style, in many ways, but there’s very much a community feel about the business.”

Kevin started as a pharmacist in Manurewa af-ter an interest in chemistry at school, and started working in Waiuku with Don Barker at Barker’s Pharmacy before the business was bought by Graham and Patricia Smith, and established in the current site in Queen Street. Graham and Pa-tricia still own the building that houses what is now Unichem.

While the business may have changed mark-edly over the past few years, that local approach is what people appreciate about Kevin, and that’s why he’s our local service hero for this week.

hold of, has had meetings shceduled, then abandoned just hours before they were due to start, and has been given a list of requirements that she says would cost thousands of dollars a year

to maintain. She adds that at the end of the day, this pro-ject was never about making money, it was just to provide something for the Waiuku community, and she can’t understand why council

seem to make it as difficult as possible. Ironically, when the multi-milion dollar de-velopment of Waiuku was started under the Franklin District Council, one of the touted benefits was for a vibrant market area along River Lane.

Now, for Traci to run a market on River Lane, she has been told she needs to pay a licence fee to be as-sessed by AT’s valuer (and the valuation cost to be met by Traci), she needs a state-ment of financial position for the last 3 years and evi-dence of compliance with the Incorporated Societies Act 1908, current public li-ability insurance, current resource consent decision, a traffic management plan,

an operation manual – de-tail cleaning, security and health and safety proce-dures, and confirmation that all costs of and incidental to the preparation, negotiation and execution of the mar-ket licence document (to be drafted by AT’s solicitor) are to be met by the applicant. She says she also has to pay someone around $450 a day to direct traffic, plus adver-tise a road closure each week in the newspaper.

After months of work, she has given up on the idea of a River Lane market, but hopes the launch of the mar-ket at the Waiuku Cosmopol-itan Club will be a start, at least. The first market is on February 1, and starts from 10am.


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REMOVE THE CLUTTERRemove things from view and go for a more minimal-istic approach

VARY WALL HANGINGSTry different groupings and patterns to make the art stand out

GROUP IN THREE’SOdd numbers are preferable when grouping accessories. Group by colour, shape or texture.

Did you know that most potential buyers form an

opinion of the home they are visiting in the first 90 seconds? That 90 percentof people are incapable of imagining living in a home that has not been prepped?

There are some very specific techniques you can apply to neutralize your property so that it will please the majority of buyers, influence the sale price, and reduce the length of time your home is on the market.

The first step in the “stag-ing” of your home is to create new arrangements with your furniture. This will highlight the positiveaspects of your living space, such as open areas, ease of circulation, size, light, and the main pur-pose of each room. It isimportant to create as much room as possible

so that visitors have an impression of space and dimension. To do this, keep only the furniture necessary for daily life, such as the kitchen or dining room table, the sofa, chairs, and other decorative elements that are both simple and neu-tral. Walls, shelving units,and kitchen counters should be populated very sparingly. Art works, fam-ily photographs, and or-naments are all elementsthat could put potential buyers off. Personal items tend to distract visitors and prevent them from being able to imagine living in your home. The idea is to depersonal-ize your rooms, to make them neutral by opting for a white wall instead of your beloved flowery wallpaper, for example, which not everyone will like. Choose a restrained,elegant decor that will at-tract a young couple as much as a family.

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The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) is encouraging pet owners to keep their pets cool, comfortable, well hydrated and free from heat-related health problems.

“If you think it’s hot outside, it’s even hotter for your pet,” says Dr Cath Watson, President of the NZVA Companion Animal Society.

She says there are some basic precautions to ensure pets enjoy the season and it’s important to be famil-iar with the early warning signs of an overheated pet, such as increased effort when breathing, excessive panting, and weakness.

“Pets should have access to cool, fresh, clean water all the time, regard-less of the weather, but it is particularly criti-cal in summer.”

Owners should avoid excessive exercise for dogs on hot days, and walk them dur-ing the cooler hours, either early morning or evening. Dr Watson also advises in summer it is best to avoid walking your pet on con-crete, asphalt, and even dry sand as the heat can cause painful burns or abrasions on an animal’s sensitive paw pads.

Heat stroke is one of the biggest concerns for pets over summer, as it can lead to per-manent organ damage or death. It is caused by exposure to extreme environmental tem-peratures, especially when an animal lacks shade, ventilation, or water.

“Dogs and cats have few sweat glands which means they can’t cool off by sweat-ing, like humans do. Instead, they lose heat and moisture from their tongues by pant-

ing. Unfortunately, this is less effective when it’s hot and humid and their

body temperature will become dangerously high very quickly.

To replace water loss, fresh drinking water should al-ways be available.”

Signs of heatstroke can include heavy panting and drooling, glazed eyes, dif-

ficulty breathing, lethargy, refusal to obey commands,

dizziness, lack of coordination, vomiting and collapse.

Dr Watson says heatstroke is an emergency and owners must act immedi-ately before taking their pet to a veterinar-ian. “Wet the coat thoroughly with cool wa-ter, and apply towels soaked in cool water to hairless areas such as the groin, tummy and ‘armpits.’ You should also give them some water to drink in small amounts.”

Whether the animal starts to respond or not, they need to be seen by a vet without delay for urgent medical attention.

Animals at particular risk of heatstroke if they are very old or very young, unwell, over-weight or not used to prolonged exercise. Some breeds of dogs with short noses, such as boxers, bulldogs and pugs, can be prone to respiratory distress in extreme heat.

An Auckland woman was sentenced on Friday in the Auckland District court following a case involving 50 cats living in disgust-ing conditions, with 22 of these cats in need of vet-erinary treatment.

Tatyana Kondratyeva, aged 51 and unemployed, was found guilty of fail-ing to ensure the physical, health and behavioural needs of 50 cats were met and failing to ensure 22 ill cats received treatment.

She has been disquali-fied from owning all ani-mals for 10 years, is re-quired to forfeit all 50 cats to SPCA Auckland and has been ordered to carry out 125 hours of community work with supervision for 12 months, including at-tending counselling or courses.

This brings to close a case that began in 2010, when two SPCA Auckland Inspectors visited a two-bedroom Glenfield house following a Police tip-off where 19 cats were dis-covered, with a number suffering from serious eye complaints, infections and other serious conditions associated with ill treat-ment.

Ms Kondratyeva claimed she was responsible for the daily care of all cats on the property, owned by Donald Cruickshank, who was ear-lier this year convicted on the same charges relating to these cats, along with 38 dead cats discovered in the kitchen fridge and freezer.

An outdoor caged area was discovered, as well as another above a stairwell, with a further 23 cats im-prisoned in the one-bed-room downstairs unit.

Following the comple-tion of the search SPCA Auckland made the deci-sion to remove 50 live cats from the property due to the filthy and uninhabit-able living conditions and their ill health, which re-quired veterinary treat-ment.

A recent survey by South-ern Cross Pet Insurance has found that 19% of Kiwis have put their pets on a diet.

Following the survey, of over 2,000 kiwis, New Zea-land Veterinary Association’s Dr Callum Irvine says vets are seeing more overweight and obese pets.

“Excess weight is the most common medical condition in companion animals and has a number of health im-plications for both pets and their owners - osteoarthritis, diabetes and pancreatic dis-orders, cardiac and respira-tory issues, increased sur-gical and anaesthetic risk,

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Tuesday Haggle 1st Mike Derecourt 47, 2nd Alan Stichbury38Thursday Haggle Div One; 1st Gross Jonathon Morley 72, 2nd Rory Kimber

74, 1st Nett Travis Miles 64, 2nd Scott Trapski 65. Div Two; 1st Gross Hector Rei 83, 2nd Cam Fleming 84, 1st Nett Paul Bracewell 63, 2nd Les Edwards 66. Twos: Simon Andruchow, Alan Dawson, Cam Fleming, Rory Kimber, Roy Leaming, Mike McMurtrie, Jonathon Morley, Wayne Nepia, Hector Rei, Joel Stitt, Bruce Wilson.

Saturday Haggle Div One; 1st Matt Dunstan 43, 2nd John Toogood 42, 3rd

Frank Van Der Ploeg 42, 4th Dane Morley 42, 5th John Ham-ilton 42, 6th John Ferregel 40, 7th Brent Dawson 40. Div Two; 1st Elaine More 47, 2nd Les Edwards 45, 3rd Mike Derecourt 44, 4th Maggie Spencer 44, 5th Amando Pereira 43, 6th Phil-lip Alderson 43, 7th Chris Peet 41. Best Gross; Div One John Ferregel 71, Div Two Les Edwards 84. Twos; Neville Coutts, Matt Dunstan, Les Edwards, Andrew Fennell, Bryan John-son, Brian Miskell, Fred Watts, Yvonne Whittaker.

Recent results from the Waipipi Bowling Club saw the Optik Eyecare triples tournament on Thursday, Janaury 15, won by the team of Mike Kavanagh, Raewyn Renall and Gordon Ren-

nie of Pukekohe. In second place were Trevor Bowden, Bev Craig and John Geary of Pukekohe. Third were Shirley Furniss, Pam Howe and Ruth Howe of Patuma-hoe.

Waiuku Bowls have held further club championships recently, with Peter Sinclair, Sam Compston and Alan Ferguson winning the Mens Triples Championships.

Braden Lowe, Paul Millar and Jackie Greig were run-ners up.

The Ladies Veteran Pairs Championships saw Andrea Williams and Jenny Palmer claim the title, ahead of Judy Cross and Moira Tracy.

The club opens its Twilight Bowls evenings this Friday (January 23) from 6pm, with anyone keen to have a go asked to contact the club for details.

With Olympic spots on the line, the interest dramatically increased in the Bayleys National Sevens in Rotorua last weekend with players coming out of the woodwork to throw their hand at the shortened version of the national game.

The Counties Manukau men’s team, winners of the North-ern Region competition made it to the semi-finals of the main Cup round. They were knocked out in a tough game against defending champions Wellington 14-7 after leading at half time.

Counties inspirational skipper Sikeli Nabou was named Counties Player of the Tournament by his side and was the 2nd equal try scorer of the tournament, dotting down for six tries in the blistering Rotorua heat.

Coach Darryl Suasua said: “I was really pleased with the boys. We were disappointed, really disappointed not to go all the way. We got into injury trouble after day one with multi-ple players injured which presented some challenges so we relied on our other boys emptying their tank each game, but that is the nature of sevens.”

The women’s team had a tough draw and the cruelty of sevens saws the ladies team lose to Bay of Plenty 14-12 which saw them miss out on semi-finals. They showed plenty of heart beating Otago and Southland and showed some im-pressive skills.

Counties Women’s Coach Lawrence Lawrence said “In light of losing 9 players who had to go to the NZ League Nines camp we took a lot young players. Our experienced players passed on their knowledge and the young ones stood up well which will give us depth going forward.”Pukekohe Husqvarna rider Kurtis Lilly won the senior

125cc class at Sunday’s annual King of the Mountain mo-tocross in Taranaki, the event an integral part of his build-up for the upcoming four-round New Zealand Motocross Championships, round one of which will be staged at the same venue on the outskirts of New Plymouth next month.

Lilly had a fight on his hands, however, with Ngatea’s Ben Broad and fellow Aucklander Sean O’Connor, but improved as the day went on and the track became progressively rougher and less forgiving.

He took his Husqvarna TC125 to finish third in the open-ing race of the day, close behind Broad and O’Connor, but then stepped it up a notch for the two races that followed, winning them both and securing the class overall by just one point from Broad.

“I have not raced at this track in about two years,” said Lil-ly, a 20-year-old builder.

“But I loved the layout and really enjoyed my day. The competition was awesome and the result a great confidence-booster for me.

“All my training seems to be falling into place now and I’m sure I can give my competition a run for their money at the nationals (which kick off at the same Barrett Road circuit, on the outskirts of New Plymouth, on February 8).

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SUNDAY 15th FEBRUARY(Reserve day 22nd February 2015)

NO ALCOHOL is to be brought to the ground. Offending teams will be disqualified. NO EXCEPTIONS. This is a fund raising event for the Waiuku District Cricket Club. All alcohol is to be consumed inside the roped area. Please respect these rules. The Waiuku District Cricket Club will take no responsibility for any accident or injury incurred to any individual attend-ing this competition day. CONTACTS Phillip Rashleigh 021 769 567

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MATURE couple with elderly mum and small dog looking for house to rent in Waiuku. Our “per-fect” home would be 4 bdrm 2 bathrooms or 3 bdrm & 2 living areas. It would have rural views but close to township. We can provide excellent refer-ences and have been referred to as “ideal ten-ants” as we treat any home as if it were our own. Please call: 02102456791 or: 092359585.

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Please phone Manager: (09) 235 0922 or email: [email protected]

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As an Employment Advocate I am frequently charged with the professional legal representation of clients in formalforums such as mediation, The Employment Relations Authority and The Employment Court.

The responsibility of this representation is not to be taken lightly. People’s lives and futures are often dependent on the outcome of thesematters and the choice of representation can often have a profound effect on that.The quality of representation is incredibly various and the question of substandard representation has been raised recently in discussion groupsetc. within the legal fraternity.Employment Law in New Zealand is complicated and requires (at the least) familiarity with around fifteen pieces of legislation to be ableto provide even the most basic of advice. Employment Law is also one of the few legal disciplines in New Zealand where Lay (Amateur)practitioners are accepted and encouraged.Unfortunately this has led to some Advocates with minimal knowledge of Employment Law and the processes for dispute resolution, enteringthe industry without the skills to handle anything more than the simplest of cases.As President of the Employment Law Institute of New Zealand I often see complaints regarding standards of representation. One case, forexample saw a complainant take a case against her former employers by hiring a Barrister believing that this would provide her with the bestpossible chance of success. The case became embroiled in litigation and took a number of complicated turns before its conclusion. The endresult was that the complainant was successful, having been awarded $14,100 in various forms of compensation. Her barrister then handedher a bill for $70,000.00. With the correct representation, this type of Pyrrhic victory could have been avoided with clear communication.I also had an instance myself where I was approached by a client who had lodged a personal grievance with a lay advocate. The advocate hadcontacted her and said “following a conversation with your employer we have decided your case has no merit and cannot proceed.” The casewas brought to me for a second opinion. We reinstated the case and my client was awarded $20,000 in compensation.We recommend choosing a representative (Advocate or Lawyer) who is a member of the Employment Law Institute of New Zealand. Ourmembers are bound by a defined Code of Conduct and clients have access to the Institute should they have reason to question any aspect ofthe handling of their case. Members also belong to a network of knowledge and support and this further strengthens the ability to provide fullprofessional assistance.

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