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Councillor Cashmore says the proposals to charge cafes and res-taurants an annual fee and ground rental for al fresco dining are just part of the Draft Long Term Plan which will be out in early 2015 for comment and feedback.

“Outdoor dining, book sales, flower displays to name a few are all activi-ties that add to the vibran-cy of our retail streets,” he says. “They look great and create a buzz. Our re-tail spaces are alive with activity, are great places to meet, to catch up, to share one another’s com-pany. Something we want to retain.”

However, Mr Cash-more notes that there is a school of thought that dislikes the commer-cial use of public space because it narrows the footpath, is danger-ous for the visually impaired, for the infirm, or for those on mobil-ity scooters or parents with young children.

He also says these areas have, in places, become potential health hazards from second hand ciga-rette smoke.

“There could be a need for some common-sense regulation to en-sure, that as far as is possible, the many users of our footpaths are safe and that there is sufficient space for all to transit and go about their business on our streets.”

Mr Cashmore points out that at this stage the proposals are only

in draft form, but that what is pro-posed is an application fee that covers the processing and compli-ance of the footpath regulation.

Then there are three tiers of an-nual square-meter fees, ranging

from $105 in the city cen-tre to $15 in the fringe.

“As an example the average outdoor space taken up in the Pukekohe main street is 6.5 square meters multiplied by $15 plus the application fee which equates to an an-nual charge of $470 or $9.03 per week, ($1.30 per day).”

The maximum fee pay-able in the first year is $500.

“At $15 per square meter it could fairly be argued it is as cheap com-mercial space as you are going to get in Franklin. That recognises that shop owners care for their frontage and look after it,” he adds. “The license would be a right to occupy for the year with right of renewal and would ensure that all were playing on a level playing field.”

Mr Cashmore says Franklin is growing and café’s, bars and en-tertainment areas are a real part of that special thing that makes this area such a great place to visit.

“The challenge is whether the regulation is worth it? Is the cost too great? Is regulation even need-ed? This is where your input via a submission is so important.”

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Franklin councillorurges comment onstreet dining fees

As petitions circulate in Pukekohe and Waiuku demand-ing that Auckland Council drop plans to charge for out-

door dining on local streets, Franklin Ward Councillor Bill Cashmore says regulation may make some sense.

“At $15 per square meter it could fairly be argued it is as cheap commer-

cial space as you are going to get

in Franklin”

Niko Robins and his dad Garth were part of the fun at Glenbrook Kindergarten last Wednesday evening for the ‘Fathers and Friends’ evening. Science experiments, massive excavations in the sandpit and construction of all kinds were undertaken by special blokes in the lives of the youngsters. It’s one of the kindergarten’s favourite events of the year. Niko said earlier in the day that he was really looking forward to Garth’s arrival “...’Cos I think he’s really excited about eating dinner here. I want to show him my bestest dressup – the fireman outfit.” More pictures inside this week.

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Not only did the lazy valuers fail to do a site inspection, but the satellite imagery they use is old and outdated - it does not show the new 45sqm deck that has been added, nor

does it show the extensive landscaping that has also been carried out recently.

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Waiuku’s New Zealand Steel Christmas Parade is on Saturday 13th December with the theme ‘Music and Movies’ and organis-ers are promising a massive event this year.

Festivities begin in the town centre at 11am with a huge market, family enter-tainment including the Waiuku Country Music Band, Waiuku College student per-formances and a kid’s carnival. The parade starts at 2pm.

There will be a fancy dress section where people can dress up in their favourite ‘mu-sic and movies’ themed costume and be a part of the parade. Anyone who wants to do this is asked to be at the Waiuku Rugby grounds by 12pm to be included in the fan-

cy dress walking float. This year the parade will take a pause in the main street so spec-tators can fully appreciate the creations put together by local groups.

“This is always such a popular and well attended parade, let’s make this year’s the best one ever!” a spokesperson said.

For more information or to enter your float, contact Waiuku Business & Develop-ment Association on 09 235 6231 or [email protected]. Float registrations need to be in by November 28th. Entry forms are available to download from the website; www.waiukutown.co.nz

The rain date is Sunday 14th December at 11am for the parade only.

Watching the breakfast news this morning before work I noticed a piece raising the ques-tion as to whether anti-semitism was on the rise. But what really caught my eye was that this news article was accompanied by an ad pro-moting Kiwi Bacon.

It’s probably not the best combination of news and sponsorship, I would have thought, but in the media industry it’s easy done. I smiled ironi-cally at the clip this morning, and chatted to the guys at work about it, pointing out that we aren’t the only ones that make the odd mistake. Of course, when we muck it up, there’s 22,000 copies of it for people to berate me over for days. Our team at the Post is not immune. We once (almost) ran an ad asking ‘where can you go to lose weight?’ directly above one for a local funeral home. Last week an errant finger on a keyboard saw the Waiuku Cosmopolitan Club’s Gumboot Bar renamed as the ‘Bumboot Bar.’ We also ran an ad for Waiuku Motor Court say-ing they were moving to a street corner which doesn’t actually exist.

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September: Gold and diamond wide ring, (Bowen Street), Can-on Powershot camera and case, (Constable Road), Canon cam-era, (Constable Road), Samsung Cellphone, (Domain Street).

October: Canon camera and video, (Corner Constable and Leonard Street), red metal tool-box, (Wroxton Place), two green and white drawers and tools, (Kingseat Road). November: Black and green bike, (Hamilton Drive).

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If it were not for Pukekohe, there would be no potatoes or carrots in New Zealand at the moment after weather conditions have resulted in a shortage of new season crops, according to Bharat Jivan of the Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association.

“There is a shortage of potatoes at the moment. The cause is a combination of fac-tors,” he says.

“The first is that crop yields have been be-low average because of the rough spring we have been experiencing. The below average temperature’s and constant high winds have affected crops. Also the old season potatoes

have run out forcing the chip and crisps processors to use all new season potatoes from the Franklin District. They also are not getting enough supply.”

Bharat says the situation highlights the need to preserve Franklin Districts’ frost free horticultural land.

“We are the first district in New Zealand to start planting and harvesting new season potatoes.

“Hence, we are currently supplying all of NZ with fresh new season potatoes and car-rots. If it were not for us, there would be no potatoes or carrots in NZ.”

Auckland Councillor Cam-eron Brewer says two official council reports two years apart show the capital ex-penditure budget for coun-cil’s NewCore computer system increasing by more than double from $58.1m to $124m.

The Councillor says the council is now desperate to downplay the project’s increasing costs by saying this is all just about shuf-fling around the organisa-tion’s existing and wider IT budget.

“Let’s not lose sight that the full and final promise made to councillors in 2012 specified a total project capital cost less than half of what was highlighted in today’s report to Finance & Performance,” he said last week. However, an official

council statement says there is ‘no cost blowout.’

“There is no change to our overall IT budget and no in-crease in funding required; however, the NewCore com-ponent of the overall pro-gramme has increased in cost and will require an ad-ditional year to complete,” says Chief Operating Officer Dean Kimpton.

“We’ve taken a closer look at the complexity of our sys-tems and carried out more detailed due diligence, which has given us a clearer picture of the priorities. As a result, we are accelerating some parts of the project and must adjust funding ac-cordingly.”

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“Whether we like it or not, central government will at some point license these substances to be sold again,” says Councillor George Wood. “It may be that you object to the sale of the products near your home, near your child’s school or anywhere in the city- or it may be that you are perfectly fine with them being sold.

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160 years of European settlement of the Awhitu district was marked with two days of activities on the weekend of November 15 and 16.

Saturday saw a gathering at the Awhitu Regional Park carpark before a drive to the ‘Valley of the Settlers’ kauri plantation. Visi-tors enjoyed a gentle walk through the plan-tation, which was planted a decade ago to mark the sesquicentennial of the district.

The second day of the celebrations began with an 11am service at the Awhitu Central Church, which was followed by the unveil-ing of two memorial plaques. One marked Hilary Atchinson’s enormous contribution to the church and the district, and the sec-ond plaque and memorial seat recalled John Mugridge for his service and contribution as a leader and mentor to young people through Scouting.

The service was led by the Reverend Les Fergusen, and following an opening prayer and a hymn, there was a reading of the his-tory of the district written by Clyde Hamil-ton and read by David Sutherland. Joy Hal-liday presented a musical offering before memories were shared by Joan Massey and Betty Hamilton.

Betty’s speech covered the contribution made by Hilary Atchinson, who passed away earlier this year. Hilary was born on May 21, 1926 and loved telling everyone she was the same age as Queen Elizabeth! She was the driving force behind many community events and committees in the district, and in 1997 she was honoured by being awarded a Member of the New Zealand Order of Mer-it (MNZM) for services to the community. The unveiling of a plaque was a tribute to her wonderful efforts and the many friends she had made in the district over the years.

A solo performance by Lynley Atchinson, further hymns and then the dedication of a memorial tree and seat followed, before a chance for people to mingle and renew friendships with a lunch at the Awhitu So-cial Club.

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Top: the gathering at the memo-rial seat and tree. Above: Lynley and Terry Atchinson with the MNZM award for Hilary Atchinson. Left: Dick Parsons and Margaret Kitcher with the scout chair which had been presented to John Mugridge.

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It will be petrol head and diesel horse-power heaven this weekend at Pukekohe Park Raceway as the BNT NZ SuperTour-ers are joined by the 1200 horsepower, five-tonne monsters of the New Zealand SuperTruck Championship for the Fuchs 500 event. It is 10 years since the NZ Su-perTrucks last raced at Pukekohe, and it is expected at least 11 of the massive beasts will return to the circuit as well as a host of former champions such as Ron Salter, An-drew Porter and Calven Bonney.

As well as the trucks, eyes will be on the final round of the BNT NZ SuperTourer en-durance race series, and young Aucklander Richard Moore who comes off a round win at the last event at Hampton Downs a month ago.

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Local Katherine Bigge-laar is in her second year of selling Christmas Cookies and is part of a group hoping to raise $50,000 for the Cookie Time Charitable Trust – principal sponsor of the Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand.

The Foundation works to support the one in ten New Zealanders with dys-lexia, including 70,000 schoolchildren.

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At the Awhitu Landcare community nursery, plants are romping away as the mercury starts to rise. It is an exceptionally busy time for volunteers as they race to get plants ready for the next planting season.

Well over 2,000 eco-sourced seedlings have been potted up in the last couple of months, so the nursery is filling up fast with healthy new plants.

In their massed ranks, they look very impressive - a tes-tament to faithful volunteers who have put in so much hard work throughout the year. It is always encouraging to have volunteer effort rec-ognised, and a recent visitor to the nursery – new local MP Andrew Bayly - was quick to remark on what great work

Adam Scattergood, Volunteer Nursery Manager, was keen to show MP Andrew Bayly the health of the plants.

Awhitu Landcare is doing. Andrew was keen to check

out the nursery and meet the volunteers that were hard at work in the potting shed - he even joined the group for a management-approved

tea break! “It is heartening to see our new MP showing such an interest in the envi-ronmental work done by lo-cal volunteer groups such as Awhitu Landcare,” a spokes-person from the group said.

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Supertrucks return after 10 yearscar racer Tim Slade, (pictured below), go into the Fuchs 500 meeting second on points be-hind Supercar race-winner Shane Van Gisber-gen and fellow Aucklander Simon Evans.

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Jericho RoadLet us look at a well travelled age old story, tradition tells us that this was in essence the hot news story in the Newspaper of the day, so it appears to be a very real account of an actual event that had just happened. {Luke 10:29-37}

Basically a Christian got it really very rough, lost all he had with him and almost lost his life. His Pastor came by, but with sermon preparation, important meetings and so much more to do, he hurried on past, he was a very important and busy Holy man. The Associate Pastor was a wee way back, rushing along, and came upon the same predicament, but he was late for the meeting held by the Pastor in front of him, and there were critical items on the meeting’s agenda, so he must hurry on.Finally a Travelling Salesman(or somebody very low on the pecking order), who came upon the scene, saw the Christian in dire straits, and stopped to render assistance, His St John’s training kicked in, so out came the First Aid Kit, and in no time the wounds were attended to, and the patient was improving. So he loaded him up and drove off. At the Motel he frequented further up the road, he spoke to his friendly Motelier, who agreed to look out for the recovering patient, he even booked the patient into a room, paid the bill and continued on his way. He promised that on his way back in a few days he would settle any outstanding costs that might have been incurred over and above what he had already paid.

There are two interesting “Punch Lines” in this story, one is sort of the introduction at the start, and the other is the punch line at the end, so here they are. Luke 10:29 “But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?” and Luke 10:37b “Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.” Nowhere in the story is there an obligation by any party to attend to only their own people, or Nation, or Group; just a plain, “Go, and do thou likewise,” or the Golden Rule which was applied in this story. If you find somebody in need, then you attend to supplying the solution and help needed, right there and then.

Matthew 7:12 “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Remember “Law and Prophets” to us this side of Calvary equals the Bible. To take it a step further, the victim on the road is in essence Jesus Christ from a verse in Matthew 25:40 “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.” So how does that make us look, when we see those about us in difficulties, are we actually Christians, and seeing Jesus in them?Christmas/New Year is almost upon us, so are we

going to use “Christian Eyes” and look out for those fellow traveller on the road of this life who may be disadvantaged, hit hard times, needed a helping hand, they are living around us, living near us, or are we just going to hurry along in our busy lives and leave it to somebody else?

Well that is what we pay our Taxes for? The Salvation Army is very good at this, this is not my mission calling. It’s just passing the buck. Jesus tells us that “The Buck stops with you and me, right at our feet,” we are Gods hands and feet to look after his children, our fellow travellers in life.

To put this in Heavens Perspective, if you Broke Down on the Highway, would you be at all pleased if all the Breakdown/Rescue vehicles just consistently sped right on past you without even looking or even hesitating, are you going to be happy about that? Just think how God feels as he sees his child in difficulty, sees you his Breakdown/Rescue worker approaching the scene, he claps his hands in happiness that his child is just about to be rescued, then in horror sees you travel right on past them without blinking. Not doing your actual rescuing job, not caring about God’s Children or fellow travellers, just looking good, keeping clean, representing a clean and respectable image to the Public, just flying the Company Flag, truckin on by, holy eyes front, and driving perfectly by. It is all about Image, or is it all about Rescue, doing the deeds. James reminds us in James 1:22 “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” Christianity is an action word, doing, being, working; it is not a passive cruise word.There was a wee song years ago that went something like this, “Do you know Oh Christian, you’re a sermon in shoes?” We may be the only gospel fellow travellers ever read or see, so do we represent Heaven or the other place? A children’s story coined this phrase, “You win or lose, by the way you choose.” Are we daily, moment by moment choosing Jesus Christ and living just like him? If Jesus walked beside you through the day, and he let you have first picking at every situation, would he be busy fixing all the things you left undone, or would he be beaming as you his child attended to each and every situation just as if Jesus would have done it himself? Dear Reader, let us each resolve to actively live the Christian life by doing.Luke 10:37b “Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.”

The prospect of a viable ferry service operating be-tween a revitalised One-hunga port and Waiuku was among the subjects discussed during a trip to Waiheke by around 60 Wai-uku residents recently.

Two busloads of locals travelled to Auckland before a ferry trip across the Wait-emata Harbour, in a trip in-stigated and organised by Awhitu Peninsula resident Denis Dominikovich.

While the trip was mostly about having a ‘big day out,’ the group also had the op-portunity over lunch to hear Jim Jackson of the Manukau Harbour Restoration Society speak about the good and bad things that have hap-pened to the Manukau Har-bour.

Jim is a powerful advo-cate for the harbour, giving a great deal of his time and much effort in gaining im-provements for the sea and the shore, as well as being keen to see the ferry service in place on the harbour. The

Pukekohe animal lover Emma Forbes believes passionate-ly in a New Zealand free from factory farming, and the cru-elty of pig farming in particular. She’s a volunteer for animal charity SAFE and says December 5, International Volunteer Day, is the perfect time for locals to sign up to help animals.

International Volunteer Day is a day first designated by the United Nations in 1985 to make visible volunteers’ contribu-tions at national and international levels.

SAFE’s South Auckland volunteers are getting out there to help animals, and especially pigs this year.

Emma says: “My heart truly breaks for these animals. When I saw the cruelty towards those pigs I knew I couldn’t sit back and do nothing. That’s why this International Volunteer Day I want to talk about what motivates me – how I will be help-ing to make a difference for New Zealand animals at SAFE’s street appeal.”

Emma is one of over 1000 people who are expected to be collecting nationwide during SAFE’s annual appeal this year. The event, complete with collectors in animal costumes, will take place on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th December.

“Animal welfare is my passion. I’ve been volunteering for SAFE for some time now, doing all manner of things to help animals. I feel that their work is vitally important to help spread the word so we can make things better for animals who are suffering,.” says Emma. “I really encourage local people to join me in December. It really takes so little of our time, but can make a huge difference.”

Locals who want to help can register at www.safe.org.nz.

The Waiuku Primary School Choir performed for the Waiuku Red Hatters monthly meeting at the Waiuku Cosmopolitan Club at lunchtime on Thursday. There was a large crowd of Red Hatters, including some from the Pukekohe group. From left Waiuku Primary School students Cullum Bottomley and Anaya Menzies, with Red Hatters Cheryl Higgins and Janet Ewing.

‘reinvention’ of the Onehun-ga Wharf is a project dear to the society, as the wharf’s days as a commercial port are coming to an end. He suggested a fish market, with other compatible market venues, could be among the drawcards for visitors to the area.

Jim also spoke of the nega-tive things happening in the harbour, as well as pollu-tion practices which he says

are still ongoing, and which he adds would certainly not be sanctioned on the Waita-mata.

The Waiuku group said they had much to think about during their return trip, and many of them were enthusiastic about the vi-sion, and even the probabil-ity, that the Manukau will once again become a vital and busy waterway for the region.

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Waikato Regional Coun-cil is reminding people who think privet on a neighbour’s property is causing them problems that new rules are in place.

“Basically people have to get a positive allergy test for privet before we will con-sider making a neighbour remove it,” said biosecurity officer Darion Embling.

“Under our new Waikato Regional Pest Management Plan, the privet allegedly causing the problem must be within 50 metres of the property boundary or in public amenity areas, such as parks and playgrounds, or in frequently used thorough-fares.”

Those wanting an allergy test can contact their GP or local allergy clinic.

Mr Embling said that while the pollen and scent of privet is believed to con-tribute to respiratory disor-ders there is no evidence of a direct link. Also, research shows privet is not a strong allergen for the majority of people.

“That’s why we’ve devel-oped the new approach to privet. It provides a basis for affected people to take action but they need to get an allergy test and the posi-tion of the privet said to be involved has to meet strict criteria before we’ll formally require its removal,” said Mr Embling.

However, the council is also helping fund more re-search into privet’s poten-tial effect on people and it encourages landowners to

Gull service stations have issued a statement after an em-ployee at one of its branded stations was charged to cover the cost of customers driving away without paying for fuel.

“Gull, like the rest of New Zealand, is very concerned with the actions taken by the Masterton Night n Day franchisee to deduct employees pay to cover costs of public drive offs,” the statement said.

“Gull’s policy is not to charge staff for drive offs that hap-pen on their shift and we have contacted all Gull branded sites across the country to reiterate this policy and ensure that it does not happen again.”

The company says it has launched an investigation into this situation and is gathering information from Night ‘N Day, the franchisee, the employee and also other sites across the country.

“Not only do we want to get to the bottom of what has hap-pened, we want to ensure this is an isolated incident. We will be reviewing the policy to leave no room for interpretation.”

At the time, the franchisee said charging staff for customer drive-offs was a regular practice in the industry, something which Gull strongly denies.

“We are confident that this will not happen to any other employee of a Gull franchise going forward and that signifi-cant steps are being taken to ensure franchisees do not de-duct pay from employees for drive offs,” the company said.

Counties-Manukau Police said on Wednesday a 38 year old Papakura man has been arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death of a man in Takanini on Monday night. He has appeared in the Papakura Dis-trict Court and has been remanded in custody until 10 December.

The body of the deceased has undergone a post mor-tem examination. He was 32 year old Matthew Green-slade of Papakura.

“Police are no longer looking for a knife which was believed to have been used in the murder,” says Detec-tive Senior Sergeant Aaron Proctor of Counties Manukau CIB. “However we are interested to hear from a woman who gave a petrol can to a member of the public in the Elliot Street area of Papakura yesterday morning (Tues-day 18 November).

“Additionally, we believe that there were plastic bags containing clothes at the base of a charity clothing bin at the shops on the corner of Elliot St and Rushgreen Ave, Papakura.

“We are interested to hear from any person who may have uplifted any of these bags at any time since Mon-day evening.”

Anyone with information relevant to the investigation can contact the investigation team on 0508 422 443.

control privet on their prop-erties.

Privet itself is banned from sale, propagation, distribu-tion or commercial display. Also, in some residential ar-eas, including Tuakau, there are community-driven ini-tiatives under which people are still required to destroy privet.

Mr Embling said privet is a widespread ecological pest in Waikato.

“Privet rapidly invades bush margins and waste are-

as and the leaves and berries are poisonous to animals and humans. Tree privet is capable of crowding out can-opy trees in native forests. It may also impede native seedling germination and may eventually dominate an area of forest. Chinese privet can displace shrubs on the margins of native forests.

“If you have privet it is rec-ommended that you remove privet immediately to pre-vent further spread,” said Mr Embling.

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Another drop in the Global Dairy Trade of 3.1 percent will be a huge dis-appointment to New Zea-land’s dairy farmers, says Federated Farmers.

“The lowest auction price in five years is going to be a blow to the indus-try,” says Andrew Hoggard, Federated Farmers Dairy Chair. “Dairy farmers were hoping to see a lift or at least a plateau to realise Fonterra’s $5.30 forecast in December.

“So this further drop in-creases the uncertainty of how realistic that goal is. We will wait with anticipa-tion for Fonterra’s board meeting in December when they will review the payout, but there’ll be an-other GDT before then so who knows.”

Auckland Council’s Chief Planning Officer Roger Blakeley has appointed three new senior staff after a review of the planning di-vision.

Roger Blakeley says that the first four years of the division were about estab-lishing the planning frame-work for a unified Auck-land, developing long-term strategic plans to guide Auckland’s development.

“Our focus now is to build on those foundations and shift towards delivery on the ground, as well as completing some of the major planning work such as the council input to the Proposed Auckland Uni-tary Plan process.”

Further senior staff ap-pointments will be an-nounced in the near future.

The number of skilled job vacancies advertised online remained steady in October according to the Ministry of Business, Inno-vation and Employment’s latest Jobs Online report.

The report showed that vacancies for skilled jobs dropped slightly by 0.2 per cent in October 2014, compared to the previous month, while all vacancies increased by 0.6 per cent over the month.

A fall in vacancies in the construction and engi-neering industry, was part-ly offset by rises in several other industries, including the hospitality and tourism industry.

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Consumer NZ has distributed nearly 100,000 “Do Not Knock” stickers since the launch of its campaign to fight back against dodgy door-to-door sellers.

The ‘Do Not Knock’ campaign was launched last month with free ‘Do Not Knock’ stickers distributed as part of the campaign. Chief executive Sue Chetwin said the stickers had proved so popular it was now printing more to meet demand.

“We launched this campaign because of the serious complaints we get about the hard-sell and exploitative sales tactics used by door-to-door traders,” Ms Chetwin said.

Since the launch, Consumer has heard from more people who have had bad experi-ences with door-to-door traders.

“The most concerning cases involve el-derly people who have been pressured to buy products – including extremely heavy vacuum cleaners – they don’t need and are unable to use,” Ms Chetwin said.

Requests for “Do Not Knock” stickers have come from individuals around the country as well as from budgeting services and com-munity organisations including those work-ing in areas where there have been problems with mobile clothing trucks.

Consumer is encouraging people who don’t want door-to-door sellers to knock to put a sticker on their letterbox, front gate or front door. If a door-to-door seller ignores the sticker, they’re likely to be trespassing, Ms Chetwin said.

Tuakau Hotel’s Paul Braithwaite has been named as one of hospitality’s future leaders with a $3000 award from the Hospitality NZ/SKY Future Leader Scholarships.

This is the second year the scholarships have been available. The eight scholarships have a val-ue of up to $3000 each, and include $2000 towards fees for studying the National Diploma in Hospi-tality Level 5 (Operational Management), and up to $1000 reimbursement of costs to attend the Fu-ture Leaders Day in 2015.

Spokesman, Bruce Robertson, Chief Executive

of Hospitality NZ (HNZ) commented that the scholarships were an excellent example of work-ing together with their long term partner SKY TV to help address the skill shortage within the hos-pitality industry.

“It’s great to see that there is this level of inter-est from the next generation wanting to make a career in hospitality and we are proud to be able to support their aspirations. Given the passion that all the applicants have displayed and their genuine desire to up-skill themselves, I think that we can be confident that the industry is going to

be well supplied with some incredible talent and leaders to take us forward.”

The scholarship applicants represented the breadth of the hospitality industry, by currently working in Bars, Restaurants, Accommodation, Events Centres, Retail Outlets and Catering. The scholarships were open to anyone working in the hospitality industry.

“The number of entries received was again very positive, but it was the outstanding quality of the candidates that really stood out for me” says Grant McKenzie GM for SKY Business.

The Commerce Commis-sion has completed its in-vestigation into allegations of anti-competitive and intimidating behaviour by Progressive Enterprises Ltd, the operator of Countdown supermarket chain, towards their suppliers.

Based on the evidence gath-ered during the investigation, the Commission does not believe that Progressive has breached any of the laws it enforc-es and it will not be taking any ac-tion against Progressive.

Chief Executive Brent Al-derton said the allegations made against Progressive, first aired in February this year, were serious and the Commission had under-taken an extensive and thor-ough investigation.

“Our role in this investiga-tion was to assess whether Progressive’s dealings with its suppliers breached any of the laws we enforce. We do not consider that any of the conduct we investigated was unlawful and our investiga-tion is now closed. We do not intend to take any fur-ther action.”

Mr Alderton said in total the Commission received almost 90 complaints. The investigation focused on a number of areas, including whether Progressive had en-gaged in any conduct that was misleading or deceptive or otherwise breached the

Fair Trading Act. In addi-tion, the investigation con-sidered whether there was any evidence to suggest that any of Progressive’s behav-iour might breach the Com-merce Act.

“During the course of the investigation we obtained evi-dence from both Progressive and its suppliers. We don’t consider that the evidence shows that Pro-gressive engaged in misleading or deceptive behav-iour or coerced its

suppliers in breach of the Fair Trading Act. Nor do we believe the evidence shows Progressive engaged in anti-competitive behaviour in breach of the Commerce Act,” Mr Alderton said.

“However, the investiga-tion did highlight two areas where commercial parties should be reminded to take care. The first is that ambi-guity in business communi-cations should be avoided as it can lead to misunder-standing that can place you at risk of breaching the law.

“The second is that ex-changing information about competitors’ future behav-iour, or discussing supplier interactions with a competi-tor carries significant risks for all involved.

“Individuals who do so are exposing both themselves personally and their com-pany to a potential breach of the law.”

Shirley Jin, owner of Subway Waiuku is one bright lady when it comes to business - she has her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Man-agement from Massy University with a major in Marketing and Finance.

Shirley says she loves serving people fresh food daily and really enjoys her week and her customers really appreciate her smile.

The Subway chain’s history goes back to 1965 when Fred DeLuca borrowed $1,000 from friend Peter Buck to start ‘Pete’s Super Submarines’ in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and in the following year they formed Doc-tor’s Associates Inc to oversee operations of the restaurants as the franchise expanded.

The holding company derives its name from DeLuca’s goal to earn enough from the business to pay tuition for medical school, as well as Buck’s having a doctorate in phys-

ics. Doctor’s Associates is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, any medical organisation.

In 1968, the sandwich shop was renamed ‘Subway’. The first Subway outside of North America opened in Bahrain in December 1984.At the end of 2010, Subway became the largest fast food chain worldwide, with 33,749 restaurants – 1,012 more than Mc-Donald’s.

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Thomas O’Connor has returned from a stint in the New Zealand Navy and has joined up as a swim coach with the Waiuku Swimming club, saying he wants to be back with the club because it did so much for him when he was younger.

Club numbers have dwin-dled in recent years but Thomas is hoping the club will get a boost, as Waiuku’s Whiteside Pools open this Saturday.

Thomas was a weapons technician in the navy and says a highlight was being on HMNZS Te Mana for a

six-month anti piracy de-ployment off the coast of Somalia which he returned from in May this year. He left the navy to join the Fire Service, working at How-ick, so I could be around for his daughter and wanted to make a difference in the community.

Thomas says, working with head coach Jacqui Wal-dergrave, the club is aiming to boost numbers and con-tinue to provide and pro-mote swim training in a fun family environment.

Anyone interested in joining the club can email

Thomas at [email protected], or phone 09 235 5527 or mobile 021 1055 699.

Trainings are Monday and Wednesday evenings, with a race night on Tuesdays. Sign up dates for those interested will be the 8th and 15th of December.

Above: Thomas O’Connor and some of the young mem-bers of the Waiuku Swim Club and his service med-als. One is a NATO medal for anti piracy, one is a New Zealand anti piracy medal and one is a New Zealand service medal.

The Waiuku Lions Club has agreed to make a $500 donation to the Fire Vehicle Restoration Fund to recognise the late Bill Renall’s community involvement plus the long and enjoyable relation-ship between the Lions and the Waiuku Volunteer Fire Brigade. Bill was a former Chief Fire Officer of the brigade and it was the Renall family’s wish that donations were to the Restoration Fund in lieu of flowers.

Bill in pictured right with the fire truck that is being restored, and with youngsters Caleb and Regan Wanhill and fellow firefighter Geoff McClay.

The Fathers and Friends day is one of Glenbrook Kindergarten’s favourite nights of the year where, as one teacher says with a laugh, “the environment for once is burst-ing with testosterone!” Apart from the teach-ers and the kids themselves, it’s a men-only zone. “There’s science experiments to be un-dertaken, balloon rockets to be launched, huge excavations in the sandpits, major con-structions built from all manner of things, pizza to eaten and so much more.

“We had 40 ‘big boy’ visitors come to play

this year and a fun night was had by all. As we wind down towards the end of the year we still look forward to our next big fam-ily night being the Christmas Party where we look forward to being enthralled by the magical storyteller Tanya Batt - but this time women will be allowed too!”

Below left: Lexi Buckingham is flanked by two special blokes in her life, Dad Craig and granddad Tim Wadams. Below right; Char-lotte Dowdall enjoyed showing her Dad Tony the activities at Glenbrook Kindergarten.

The Post has got two sets of double passes to the Groovit dance School’s show on December 6 to give away. The show, titled ‘Old School, New School’ will be an extravaganza of dance and is held at the Pukekohe Town Hall from 6pm. Promising to be a spectacular night, you can win a double pass to the event by emailing the Post Newspaper and answering this question:

In what year did Groovit Dance School began? (The answer can be found on Groovit’s website, www.groovit.co.nz).

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The Royal New Zealand SPCA has called on Auck-land Council to refuse re-source consent for a Crad-dock Farms colony cage chicken farm in Patuma-hoe. The proposed farm would house 310,000 layer hens in colony cages.

“We believe the estab-lishment of this farm is a backward step that flies in the face of current trends in the commercial farming of animals,” says Ric Odom, RNZSPCA CEO.

Falling dairy prices and low inflation will make re-turning to surplus this year challenging, Finance Min-ister Bill English says.

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That’s the view of University of Canterbury’s architect-in-residence and urban commentator Tim Nees, who adds there is no one solution or suggestion which will slow the trend of rapid inflation of prices.

“Government policy will need to be based on thorough research into the caus-es and effects. It may also be wise to ques-tion the contributory factors of Auckland’s growth and whether one super city should be encouraged to grow to a level that it dominates New Zealand’s national market and whether Auckland’s dominant status should somehow be rebalanced.

“There will come a tipping point when the number of properties being sold, to either realise capital gain or profit or to repay debt, will exceed the demand or the price-point of the demand and values will

then drop. The effects of the bursting-bubble are a risk not just for Auckland but for the whole country.’’

Tim Nees adds that affordable social housing needs to be addressed: “A long term sustainable vision is needed for housing in this country, a vision supported by the Govern-ment that is fair to all levels of the market and works at a na-tional level, not just a regional level. It needs to include good quality decent housing that has been planned well, and that people can afford to rent or buy.”

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Motivated vendorsSituated on a quarter acre in the picturesque settlement of Glenbrook Beach. The home is a 3 bedroom 1950’s bungalow. Use of the inside space has been well thought out and utilized with a modern kitchen and open plan living. Bedrooms are two good size doubles and a single. The bathroom accommodates a separate bath and shower, Outside there is a semidetached utility room which houses the laundry. A larger wooden shed currently doubles as a workshop and storage area but could be used as covered parking. Big back yard is fully fenced and an ideal play area.

30 ronald ave, Glenbrook Open home Sun 30th 11-11.30

glenbRook 3 1 Waiuku 2 1 1 $ p.b.n

First hoMe or investMentGreat first home or investment property in Fernleigh Avenue Waiuku. Current owner of 20 years would like to downsize. Original condition 3 bedroom 1970’s dwelling on 814m2 fully fenced section. Scope to spruce the place up and add your own touches. Hurry along for a look as this property is priced to sell quickly. Viewing’s are by appointment only. Call Daryl Walker Phone 027 235 7016 or 09 235 7177.

1 Fernleigh ave, Waiuku

Waiuku 3 3 2 $665,000

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, WaiukuOpen home Sunday 30th 1 - 1.30

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.

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

99 victoria ave, WaiukuOpen home Sun 30th - 2.00-2.30

Waiuku 4 1 1 $ 485,000

Feel the loVe Feel the love in this great architectural 1960’s designed home with fabulous open plan living with indoor outdoor flow to the delightfully mature gardens with excellent patio and BBQ areas that have an elevated view over Waiuku. Cook for family and friends in the designer kitchen. Four bedrooms and one bathroom and a single car garage/workshop with a storage room that could be used as a rumpus/play room complete the charming picture. Call Julie on 0275516075 now to view or open home Sunday 2-2.30.

Waiuku 3 1 1

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.

11a France street, WaiukuOpen home Sun 30th - 11-11.30

Waiuku 3 1 1

4 Melsop, Waiuku

Waiuku 3 1 1 $ 339,000 $ 339,000


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An old well discovered at the rear of the Post Newspaper’s prem-ises is believed to be the historic well which supplied water not only to the family home of one of Waiuku’s oldest families, but also to the well-known Arkles Bakery in the township.

The well is believed to be around 150 years old, and was likely to have been the original well behind a two-story home which be-longed to current Waiuku resident Tom Bright’s great, great grand-father.

The well is constructed of brick and is built without mortar.Tom’s ancestor, James Bright, had an acre in Bowen Street on

which was the family home with a boot-making business in the front of the property. James and his wife Elizabeth moved from Pukekohe in 1867, reportedly making the trip, with their possessions, on foot.

One of his son’s, Sam, continued the boot-making in premises situated where the Shires Restaurant is now in Queen Street.

Also near the site of the old house was a stabling area for around 30 or 40 horses which were used by the Waiuku Mounted Rifles.

The period for people to object to their 2014 rating valua-tion has been extended until 5pm Tuesday 23 December. The average residential capital value increase was 34.8 per cent. Acting CFO Kevin Ramsay says website issues have meant some people had difficulty accessing new values online when they were made available on November 10.

“Early in the week we had unprecedented demand on our website, which meant there was intermittent service for us-ers trying to access new values.”

“We were able to help many people over the phone to find out their value and we are still encouraging people to call 0508 000 021 for assistance”.

Aucklanders visited the What’s My Number website more than 16,000 times during winter to check if they could get a better deal on their electricity bill, with their average esti-mated savings calculated at $136 per annum. According to the statistics, released by the Electricity Authority, some re-sults from the site identified estimated savings of over $500 per annum by switching power companies.

“New Zealanders have found that they could save signifi-cantly on their power bills by shopping around,” says Elec-tricity Authority Chief Executive Carl Hansen.

The national average for estimated savings identified by the site was $175 annually. There were 29,173 actual switches in the Auckland region and 96,407 nationally over winter.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown said last week’s deci-sion not to cap rate increases or decreases was about en-suring fairness to ratepayers.

Auckland Council’s Budg-et Committee has rejected capping rates increases or decreases as part of its proposed rates policy for 2015/16, which it says results in a fairer rates distribution among residential ratepay-ers. For the past three years, council has capped rates increases at 10 per cent for Auckland households.

The cap was put in place to limit what would have been large increases for some people as council tran-sitioned from eight inherited rating policies to one.

Last week’s decision now means that all ratepayers who own similar value prop-erties would pay the same rates. The decision means

the average rates increase for residential ratepayers is 5.6 per cent as a result of re-cent changes to the ratings policy, which include:

• Average rates increase of 3.5 percent from 2015/2016

• Plus 1 per cent transfer from business to residential rate payers

• Plus 1.1 per cent arising from revaluation adjust-ment for farm/lifestyle to residential ratepayers

The majority of ratepay-ers, around 85 per cent, will have rates increases of less than $7 per week.

“Today’s decision not to include a rates cap both on increases or decreases is to ensure ratepayers with simi-lar value properties are pay-ing the same rates no mat-ter where in Auckland they live – I think Aucklanders will agree that’s the fairest move.” Len Brown said.

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Power company switchsaving up to $500 a year

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Open Home: Sun 11:30am – 12:30pm 28 Ripple Grove

4 Bedroom brick and tile on a r.o.w

in a sought after area. Close to town,

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Desirable unit $333,000

Ray: 021 951 082

This delightful 2 bedroom unit catches a lot of sun and is in a sought after area. Not many of these on the market so hurry to view. Phone Ray ID: osbh803

Country living $334,000

Ray: 021 951 082

Country living without the hassle of farming. Rural lot with unimpeded views to the west over the Waiuku River and Manukau harbour. On the Glenbrook side of Waiuku. Hurry to view, before your friends do. ID: osbf596 & osbs534

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 .2742ha to .4126ha. Power, phone and town water to site. Call today for a section plan. ID: osbs553 & osbf734L7

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This property has a fresh new look with new carpet, lino & drapes. Open plan living with 3 bedrooms. Single garage with internal entry. Ideal investment or first home. Handy to Waiuku Town Centre. osbh814

Peace & privacy $349,000

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ContractBareblocksPriced at $389,000 & $399,000. 2 bareblocks 1.82Ha & 2.22ha approx. 4.5km from Waiuku. Come create your own oasis. Fantastic views which must be seen. Titles pending. Phone Ray ID: osbf725 & osbf726

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Spacious 4 bedrooms$499,0004 Bedroom, 2 level family friendly home on a spacious fully fenced section close to the harbour with water views. In-ground swimming pool & large rumpus with lots of outdoor entertaining areas.Call Julie Q to view ID: osbh810

WAIUKU Julie: a/h 09 235 9324, 0272 292 243 PRICE REDUCED

Open Home: Sun 1 – 1.30pm 4 Noble Street

1 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

Building for sale $600,000 + GST

Marleen: a/h 09 235 0070, 0274 483 528

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With the growing demand for Auckland properties, Waiuku is becoming a more desirable place to get value for money. Buy and build now while it’s still affordable. Your choice of Residential sections with services ready to go, or bare blocks for the larger dream, Ready for your builders spade.RESIDENTIAL• Right of way section 618m2 $ 185,000 osbs549• Various sites from 500m2 $ 230,000 osbs429• Various sites from 2500m2 $ 275,000 osbs548BARE BLOCKS• Various sites from 0.5Ha From $295,000 osbs518

0.5Ha site $ 230,000 osbf642• 1.09Ha+ sites $ 340,000 osbs550

Only two left - Be quick $275,000Nestled in a quiet peaceful valley on edge of township are these 2 prime building sites ranging from ½ acre to ¾ acre. All sites fully serviced. Well priced. ID: osbs458

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Plenty of room for the kids in this 2589m2 section. The 4 bedroom home sits nicely on the well located section. Room for the toys in the extra man cave that is fitted with power, telephone, auto garage door and concrete floor. To view before your friends do, Phone Ray ID: osbh807

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Views for miles$514,000This 3 bedroom home & study has a large kids area downstairs with a separate toilet. Internal garaging. Amazing views. This property is a must see! To view phone Ray. ID: osbh817

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Fully fenced section$499,000This 3 bedroom + office home is situated close to the medical centre & coffee shop. The spacious kitchen has a gas fired oven & island bench. The generous lounge & dining room catch a lot of sun. To view please phone Ray. ID: osbh815

WAIUKU Ray: 021 951 082

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Zoned for Sandspit $439,000

Open Home: Sun 1 – 1.30pm 30 Riverside Drive

NEW LISTING

Modern brick & tile home with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & open plan living. Fully fenced section with single garage & attached sleep out or it could be a great place to work from home. Phone Marleen for a viewing. ID:osbh820

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Lifestyle starter $495,000This property is set down a private row. Walking distance to Waiuku town cen-tre. Set on 1841m2 which is fully fenced with a paddock suitable for calf club or a couple of sheep. This home has modern décor throughout. Open plan living with 3 double bedrooms. Double garage with work shop or could be games room or gym. Phone Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID: osbh812

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Open Home: Sun 11:30am – 12:30pm 28 Ripple Grove

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4 Bedroom brick and tile on a r.o.w in a sought after area.

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News BitesNew home show

Latest farm sales hit average ofalmost $28,000 per hectare

Rural crimes go unreporteddespite $120m annual loss

23 Queen Street, Waiuku | T:09 235 2940 | E: [email protected] rwwaiuku.co.nz

Tender Tender closes 26. November at 4pm WKU20817Iris Wielputz-Schattevoy 0212 433 606 09 295 2027Jock Massey Personal Assistant 029 968 6600

162.6434 Ha (approx 401.9 acre)

Tender Tender closes 26. November at 4pm WKU20817Iris Wielputz-Schattevoy 0212 433 606 09 295 2027Jock Massey Personal Assistant 029 968 6600

• Good farm access throughout the property• 25 paddocks, post & wire fencing with electrics• Excellent water supply to all areas of the farm• 7 bay hay shed, wool shed, sound stockyards and a 3 bdrm

plus office farm home

Waiuku

Final Notice

For Sale By NegotiationView Open 11.30 - 12.30 Sunday WKU20820Iris Wielputz-Schattevoy 0212 433 606 09 295 [email protected]

For Sale By NegotiationView Open 11.30 - 12.30 Sunday WKU20820Iris Wielputz-Schattevoy 0212 433 606 09 295 [email protected]

A Home With That Special Touch Of Magic Here it is!Spacious, beautifully presented B&T home with an excellent floorplan, featuring - 3 dble bdrms & office, a well-designed kitchen,lounge/dinning room, sep lounge, 4 car garage.

Waiuku 38 Pacific Street

Open Home

View By Appointmentwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20782Iris Wielputz-Schattevoy 0212 433 606 09 295 [email protected]

Lots Of Privacy For Any Size Family

View By Appointmentrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20782Iris Wielputz-Schattevoy 0212 433 606 09 295 [email protected]

Only a very short stroll away from the beach.Lovingly refurbished 3 bedroom home, open plan kitchen/dinning,bathroom, sep lounge, 2 large balconies, internal tandem garage+ separate garage, large rumpus room, on 994m2

Glenbrook Beach $499,000

View Sunday 1:00 - 1:45pm 9 Owens Roadwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20829Robyn Ward 0274 908 151 09 295 2415

View Sunday 1:00 - 1:45pm 9 Owens Roadrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20829Robyn Ward 0274 908 151 09 295 2415

Starting Out or Starting Over?Stylishly refurbished 1940’s gem with beautiful polished Rimuflooring and lots of character features, three bedrooms, twobathrooms, spacious living, outdoor flow to sundrenched decks.Make this your own home sweet home ... call today!!

Waiuku $410,000

Open Home

View Open Sat & Sun 1-1.30pm., 9A Victoria AvenueWKU20833Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839Ewen Turoa 0274 468 563

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View Open Sat & Sun 1-1.30pm., 9A Victoria AvenueWKU20833Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839Ewen Turoa 0274 468 563

This nicely presented 2 bedroom unit will appeal to first homebuyers, investors or retirees and in the fast moving market will sellquickly. Newly redecorated interior with walking distance toshops and all amenities. Phone today to view

Safe and private.. $339,000

Open Home

rwwaiuku.co.nz WKU20819Iris Wielputz-Schattevoy 0212 433 606 09 295 [email protected]

rwwaiuku.co.nz WKU20819Iris Wielputz-Schattevoy 0212 433 606 09 295 [email protected]

A Unique Piece of Paradise Hidden away at the end of a noexit road - this property offers you peaceful and private living.Property comprises 4 bedrooms plus study, separate lounge,open plan dinning /kitchen, polished floors, double basementgaraging and decking. The property is set on 1052m2 section.

Waiuku $439,000

$349,950View by appointment WKU20809Wendy Parker 0297712667 09 235 [email protected]

$349,950View by appointment WKU20809Wendy Parker 0297712667 09 235 [email protected]

Great First Home Come and put your own personal touch tothis great family home of 3 bedrooms, 4 car garaging and a big994m2 section. Local Primary school across the road and only afew minutes walk to Town. What a great location!

$349,950

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View Sunday 2:00 - 3:00pm 151 Gordon RoadRobyn Ward 0274 908 151 09 295 2415Terry Newton 027 6060840 09 295 2021

View Sunday 2:00 - 3:00pm 151 Gordon RoadRobyn Ward 0274 908 151 09 295 2415Terry Newton 027 6060840 09 295 2021

Lifestylers Affordable DreamA character filled three bdrm home on almost six beautifulsheltered acres. Featuring a self contained sleepout, post and railfencing, huge high stud barns, stables, arena plus amazing ruraland harbour views. Horse lovers must view! ID WKU20823

Waipipi $739,000

Open Home

$497,000 WKU20826Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 09 295 [email protected]

$497,000 WKU20826Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 09 295 [email protected]

Country Living with Harbour Views A 1950’s weatherboardhome with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 1.6 acres(approximately) of nicely contoured land with 4 paddocks, andhas great views to the Manukau Harbour and beyond.

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Federated Farmers Meat and Fibre Industry Group Chair Rick Powdrell says farmers aren’t diligent enough in reporting stock thefts from their properties.

“Unfortunately they might think the police aren’t inter-ested or are too hard pressed to investigate,” he told the Meat and Fibre Council meeting last week.

“Farmers have told us they don’t bother to report almost two-thirds of stock thefts.”

“But a lack of police inter-est, or their failure to solve a crime, isn’t the full story. Un-til rural people are prepared to report all the incidents, the police do not have an ac-curate knowledge of the size of the problem or where the bad hotspots are.”

“Every time you don’t re-port a theft or vandalism

Jade Promotions is launch-ing a new event in Auckland next year. The Auckland Better Home & Living Show will open at the North Shore Events Centre and will follow the formula of the provider’s shows in Wellington and Hawke’s Bay. The three-day show will run from Friday, 13 November 2015.

Data released on Thursday by the Real Estate Institute of NZ shows there were three fewer farm sales for the three months ended October 2014 than for the three months ended October 2013. There were 346 farm sales in the three months to end of Oc-

tober 2014. 1,920 farms were sold in the year to October 2014, 17.9% more than were sold in the previous year. The median price per hectare for all farms sold in the three months to October 2014 was $27,898 compared to $24,590 in the same period last year.

on your property makes the next crime easier to commit for the same criminal or any-one else.”

He told delegates that the estimated $120 million loss to the industry each year from stock thefts should be a significant enough incentive to change and improve farm-ers’ reporting behaviour.


This weekend’s Festival of Flowers and Rose Show at Waiuku’s St Andrews Centre features a raft of floral beauty as well as some amazing creations.

The show is hosting a display from lo-cal youngsters’ Scavenger Hunt entries, as well as the beautiful blooms and arrange-ments from the Franklin Rose Show com-petitions. One of the features which always leaves visitors in awe is the floral cake decorating - where flowers and foliage are created from sugar - and are almost im-possible to tell from the real thing! There is a display of art from the recent Waiuku Schools Arts Festival as well as a special display of knitted and crocheted poppies as part of a World War One commemora-tion. As if all of this wasn’t enough, there will be the creative work around the theme of ‘Nature’s Masterpieces’ and visitors from out of town will be able to make a real day of it with a trip on Sunday to Waiuku aboard the Glenbrook Vintage Railway’s steam train, and taking in the opening weekend of the Waiuku Christmas Display in the Town Hall as well.

Forget a spa pool, central heating and landscaped gardens. What Kiwis really want when they are renovating or choosing a new house is for it to be insulated.

According the State of the Home Survey, commissioned by HRV, insulation was rated ‘very important’ by 84 per cent of those sur-veyed when choosing a house. This was well ahead of a garage (47 per cent), and around a quarter of people believed ventilation, a heat pump and double glazing were essential in a home.

A spa pool was rated very important by just 2 per cent of respondents, but a quarter also said a hot tub would be ‘nice to have’ in

the backyard or on the deck.According to the survey the priorities

people have when they are renovating their house are similar to when choosing a home to live in. However, a higher number of peo-ple consider ventilation, double glazing and a heat pump a more important priority when they are doing up their homes.

The survey also found that mould is prev-alent in 59% of homes and condensation in 31%, while 1 in 5 Kiwis have moved out of a house because it was cold, damp or mouldy. Some 61% of those surveyed will put anoth-er blanket on the bed if they are cold rather than turn on a heating source.

Recent calls for mandatory smoke alarm installations in rental properties is an op-portunity for all parties to come together to improve the safety and quality of rental housing, says one tenant protection group, but issues over tenants removing or failing to replace batteries are still an issue.

The group is advocating that landlords need to take respon-sibility for having smoke alarms installed and also need to ensure that they are installed in appro-priate places so they don’t go off unintentionally because of poor-ly ventilated bathrooms or kitch-ens.

“Landlords would then have a responsibility for seeing that they are working. It would be reason-able to expect that when they do their property inspections alarms should be checked (minimum six monthly).

“If tenants have removed bat-teries or damaged the alarms they should be given a 14 day notice to remedy this. If alarms are not working or situated in the wrong

place tenants also have the opportunity to serve a 14 day remedy notice to their land-lord,” the Tenants Protection Association said. They add, however, that homeowners and renters alike must take responsibility for

ensuring that the alarms work.“Insurance companies too,

have a role to play. They can fund campaigns around fire safety, (it’s their community responsibility and makes good business prac-tice) and therefore they should also be called to account as well.

“It is somewhat ironic and in-credibly distressing when we hear that with 35% rental households nationally, the fire service report that about half of the residential fire deaths occur in rental proper-ties.”

The TPA notes there will be comments that installing alarms will increase the rents.

“TPA does not buy into this ar-gument. Compare this to the cost of all the services involved in re-sponding to a fire, it would appear the price of a smoke alarm is mi-niscule.”

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You’ve found your Prince Charming; he gave you a ring, and now you’re getting ready for the fairy tale wedding. It might be hard, but now is the time to stop dream-ing and start preparing. On average, about

one full year is necessary to look after all the details of your dream ceremony. There is a lot to think about and, more importantly, a lot of reservations to make! For example, if the wedding venue is booked only a few months before your big day, you may end up having to make compro-mises on such important details as the date or the services on offer. The same thing applies to the caterer. Supplying your guests with good food is paramount at a wedding. The company you were hoping to hire may no longer be avail-able if you only call a few weeks before the event. Once the venue and caterer have been reserved, it’s time to find the right DJ to set the dance floor afire. If you opt for a more classical style of music, such as a string quartet, you should start looking even earlier; they are few and far be-tween. You also need to book your professional photogra-pher about six months before the wedding. You’ll be glad you bothered, when you’re leafing through your wedding album a few years down the road. And if you intend to go abroad for your honeymoon, book your tickets and hotel now. You’ll save precious dollars that can be invested in-stead in the decoration of your reception hall or in buying favours for your guests. Where weddings are concerned, the rule is simple: make all your reservations well in advance so you can get the top quality professionals you want.

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If you feel your stress level rising at the mere thought of your upcoming wedding, imagine what it will be like on the big day. Of course you want your wedding day to be fabulous, and the best way to ensure that is to be prepared for every eventuality. Here are a few things to pack and have on hand for the big day: Makeup kit and

makeup removal pads • Pocket mirror • Glue for false nails and eyelashes • Pre-moistened wipes, deodorant, and lip balm • A toothbrush, toothpaste, and breath mints • Transparent nail polish, nail file, and nail polish remover • Bobby pins (to control rebellious curls and to affix your veil) • Extra pair of pantyhose • Pair of ballerina shoes (for the end of the evening when your feet ache after all that dancing!) • Tissues as well as ibuprofen (for unexpected headaches) • Finally, because you know just what your

man is capable of, include a pair of black socks in case he had the bright idea of wearing

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Social network sites can be used to send invi-tations and reminders

and also to express mood. For themed weddings espe-cially, small “nibbles” of info can be sent, little hints to let guests know more about the ceremony. Steer them in the right direction about the dress code or ask them for music suggestions. Post photos and video clips fea-turing the bride and groom-to-be and let your friends and guests have a great time commenting on them. Many future couples create

a blog, recounting the or-ganization of their wedding from start to finish. In fact, many wedding blogs can be found online these days. They are useful for other future couples, as every-one shares advice on how to organize a successful wedding. Perhaps the most useful application of the Internet in wedding plan-ning, brides-to-be can post their wedding gift lists on-line. This makes it easier for guests to know the needs and tastes of the couple.

What is a civil wedding?A marriage, whether religious or civil, is an official recogni-tion by the state that two spouses are bound to one another in legal interdependence. A religious marriage ceremony is led by a member of the clergy, whereas a civil ceremony is usually conducted by a judge, justice of the peace, or a reg-istrar. One of the advantages of a civil wedding is complete freedom of choice as to where the ceremony will take place. For example, the wedding could take place in a lawyer’s of-fice, a private home, outside in a park or botanical garden, or in a restaurant, hotel, or rented hall. It is a perfect occasion to add a personal touch to a wedding ceremony.


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Social networks such as Twitter and Facebook are now an integral part of everyday life for many

young people.

Your invitations announce your wedding to your guests in style. It’s important to choose just the right words, which you

can write yourself or choose from examples available from the stationer. You will need to know how many invitations you

need, planning on one per couple or one per address. For the reply card, the printer can print the name and full address of

the person in charge of receiving the RSVPs.

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Flowers:a key element of

any weddingIn many people’s minds, a suc-cessful wedding event often rests on the choice of flowers. The most beautiful of Mother Nature’s offerings, they are essential for setting the tone of the day. The trend is towards smaller bouquets and less imposing floral centerpieces on the tables. Vases are appear-ing in all shapes, sizes, and materials: ceramic, zinc, glass, and stoneware, for example.

Regardless of the colors, tradi-tion still rules the size of a bou-quet. Choose a simple bouquet if your outfit is fairly ornate. If your gown is simple, exoti-cism and creativity can run wild. Round bouquets go well with tapered dresses, and cascading bouquets are perfect for gowns with trains.

According to www.weddingideasmag.com, the pretti-est bridal hair trend for 2014 has to be flowers! From a big, blousy single bloom worn on the side of the head, to smaller flower heads pinned all over the hairstyle, this is one trend we’re sure we’ll see time and again over the coming months.

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(priest, registrar, or other official) to ensure that he or she will be available on the date set for your wed-ding and to see which documents you will need to supply. About six months before the wedding.• Music and MC - Now you will have to book a master of ceremonies (MC) as well as a DJ or or-chestra. This is an impor-tant step, as the MC will create the mood of the evening. Choose some-one who will respect your tastes and requirements.• Clothing and accesso-ries - Now’s the time to think about purchasing and fitting the wedding dress, the groom’s tuxedo, and accessories, such as shoes. • Photographer - Book the services of a profes-sional photographer in order to have a lasting

record of your wedding day memories. Unfortu-nately, a friend or family member, however well-intentioned, is rarely able to produce quality photos. About three months be-fore the wedding. • Decorations and flow-ers - Decorations, flowers, and the bridal bouquet should be ordered now. Ensure that the style and colours of these elements complement each other.• Car - Reserve the ser-vices of a chauffeur with a luxury car. Arriving in a limousine, a convertible, or an antique car is a great way to start your big day.• HoneymoonLastly, spoil yourselves with a romantic interlude to start your married life. Treat yourselves to a trip you’ll never forget. Just make sure your passports haven’t expired!

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FOR HER: For the bride or even the mother-in-law for that matter, choosing a dress to suit your body type is imperitave. Thousands of diff erent styles and models of wedding gowns are available on the market, one more beautiful than the next, however know-ing your body type will help in fi nding the style of dress that will best suit you. No matter what your body type, let your instincts guide you towards the dress of your dreams. Don’t hesitate to ask for a few extra adjustments from the shop’s seamstress so that you will feel completely comfortable. Consider: Magazine Designer Clothing.

FOR HIM: On the wedding day, it may be true that all eyes are on the bride, but a welldressed groom will still be appreciated. A classy and unique suit is on the agenda; one that he feels com-fortable in, one that corresponds to his personal style and that is tailored to his body shape. For an impeccably fi tted suit, the groom should have a last fi tting at the tailor’s, two or three weeks before the wedding.He is one of the main stars of this celebration, after all! If the groom sets the tone for the evening in his choice of wardrobe, it is with the small touches that he distin-guishes himself. An assortment

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under 12 free! First raceday of this season is Sunday November 30

Racing starts from 10am. If you want to join the club, membership for the year is

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Win a race car, race gear and a club membership for just $15 in our raffle. Tickets available from Beaurepaires Waiuku or AllSubaru PartsWorld!

As well as the roars and excitement of a full-on race day when the Waiuku Dirt Track Club opens its season on Sunday, there will be one very special car at the track.

For the first meeting of the year the club has invited Cam Vernon, ex-D1NZ drifter, to come along with his charity funded Drift Car.

Cam built this car for people with disabilities so they too can enjoy what Cam loves doing. The car can be oper-ated by hand controls or foot controls. The charity ‘Drift for a Cause’ car is completely funded by Cam and dona-tions from the public or businesses.

Cam will be doing a show at lunch-time to show patrons just what the Drift for a Cause car can do. Cam and the Waiuku Dirt Track committee will be selling stickers to help raise funds for the cause.

The club has had great success in getting resource consent to run extra meetings this season, with consent for 10 meetings per year instead of the six they have run previously.

The opening meeting is shaping up

After a wild winter in the Team Torpey racing garage, the 10A Mitre 10 Trade Racing

Husqvarna is going from strength to strength in this part of the world, and among the riders carrying the flag for the brand is Pukekohe’s Kurtis Lilly.

Following the acquisition

of Husqvarna Motorcycles by KTM Motorrad AG in early 2013, there have been some changes in the New Zealand distributor and dealer net-work. Until December 2014, the previous distributor

Waiuku Club Vice President Paul Horan, Drift for a Cause recipient Linton Norton, Cam Vernon, D1NZ Drifter (founder of Drift for a Cause), and Waiuku’s President Owen Bottomley.

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to be an action packed day. Waiuku Dirt Track President Owen Bottomley is ecstatic with the clubs progress thus far and can’t wait for the opening meeting.

“Head on down to Waiuku Dirt Track

this Sunday and assist Waiuku Dirt Track Club support Cam Vernon and Drift for a Cause. Racing starts at 10am. $10 entry for spectators kids under 12 free,” a spokesperson said.

was still responsible for the back-up and parts supply of the Italian-built ‘red’ models while KTM NZ Ltd have been responsible for the Austrian-built ‘white’ range.

From December onwards, KTM NZ Ltd is the sole dis-tributor for Husqvarna Mo-torcycles in New Zealand and is supplying parts for the older models via the new dealer network.

Pukekohe’s Kurtis Lilly, with assistance from dealer Cyclespot, is competing in the 125 class and is already making an impact in the class this season. Photo by Andy McGechan, Bikesport-NZ.com

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‘Decibel police’ watchAwhitu race team

sprintcar, driven by Awhitu’s Glenn Torpey, roared on the first night of summer racing at Western Springs Speed-way. With a completely re-built car, and only one prac-tice under his belt, Torpey thundered his beast home in 7th position from a 6th grid start – however the thunder was just too loud. Visits from the decibel police became a Team Torpey ritual as the night pressed on. The crew tried everything to quieten the black and orange beast, but it just couldn’t quite be tamed.

So back to the workshop the crew went, equipped with cut off saws and welders to attack the noise debacle.

The team hopes adjust-ments to the exhaust muf-flers will be enough to cure the issue for Team Torpey’s future battles at Western Springs speedway.


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It’s not easy finding time to go fishing right now, the good weather and my free time haven’t been aligning!

While spring is infamous for its changeable condi-tions I don’t ever recall it be-ing quite this dodgy.

We did get an opportunity to get out across the Manu-kau bar in early November. Heading south of the har-bour we stopped at 52m to catch a couple of snapper before a run of sharks had us heading out to 55m.

The same pattern repeat-ed itself there and again at 57m so we stayed put until the snapper came on strong with some good fish going in the bin. While most boats were reporting similar sto-ries, a few were managing to only catch snapper. It’s funny how it works this fish-ing stuff.

While mullet is a favourite bait out west I fished most-ly with inchiku jigs, which probably took twice as many snapper as the baits.

Unfortunately the sharks took a liking to them also. An inchiku jig is a colourful metal jig with two small but sharp hooks trailing out be-hind it, concealed inside a coloured plastic squid imi-

Set netting will be banned in Army Bay and Te Haruhi Bay within Shakespear Re-gional Park during summer from this year in an effort to reduce public safety con-cerns. The ban will apply be-tween 20 December and 31 March every year. The pro-hibited area extends 200m offshore. The committee also directed staff to monitor set net activity on Hatfield, Omaha and Browns Bay beaches this summer in light of similar concerns raised by local residents.

Two Bay of Plenty men have been found guilty of poaching as many as 60 spawning trout from an isolated stream near Lake Rotoiti last winter – in what has been described as the worst such poaching case in a decade. In the Rotorua District Court, Judge Weir found Thomas Tawha and David Leef guilty – remand-ing them on bail for sentence to January 12, 2015.

The judge rejected their attempt to refuse the court’s jurisdiction and claim cus-tomary rights to take the fish – saying these rights do not apply to trout as an intro-duced species.

tation. I was using a 60g jig in the deep water, but to be fished effectively you really need to use light braid on a softbait rod.

The trick is to bounce the jig slowly off the bottom and drop it back down. Often they work well with the rod in a rod holder, with the boat movement giving the lure enough action.

Fishing hasn’t been so easy inside the confines of the harbour but we had a reasonable catch consisting of snapper, gurnard and ka-

hawai on one trip. Kingfish are also showing

up in the harbour which isn’t usual for this time of year – hopefully they will stick around.

The Counties Icebreaker didn’t get a big turnout but as always it was a lot of fun, although being the writer of this report I may just fail to mention that I didn’t catch a snapper, it was a hard day on the harbour!

See you next month and take care on the water - Smudge.

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Waiuku’s Dr Mark Eustace completed a gruelling Ultramarathon on the weekend as part of his drive to raise funds for a new surf lifesaving facility.

I am happy to report I just made it in the blistering heat to finish the Kauri Run Ultra on Saturday.

The drive to Fletchers Bay at the north-ern tip of the Coromandel was awesome with spectacular views and some hairy gravel roads as we took a detour en route to Port Charles to check out the first transi-tion stop on Friday.

The day started at 4 am with breakfast and a final briefing before the mad few Ul-tra enthusiasts set off at 5.30am as dawn was breaking. The first 10 km along the Co-romandel Walkway was the most stunning scenery and enjoyable running of the day with not too many and not too steep hills and fresh legs and the cool morning air.

From there along Stoney Bay Road to the first Aid station near Port Charles. The next section had some steeper climbs including the descent to Potiki Bay with some enjoy-able bush running.

After crossing some farmland and a few kms on the gravel road we arrived at Wai-kawau Aid station and 38kms into the race still feeling pretty good.

Leaving Waikawau at about 10am the temperatures were rising and the biggest climb of the day began with about 16kms of mostly climbing up till around 500 me-tres at the top of the Coromandel cen-tral divide. Not long into this section the wheels started to fall off and the good pace I had kept up over the first 38kms came back to bite me.

At around the 45km mark I started get-ting the head spins and increasing nausea ending with an inevitable bout of vomiting when I collapsed on the side of the trail.

My fellow competitors were awesome with several of them giving me salt and other supplies but mostly moral support walking with me to the next two check-points. With 17kms to go at the top of the hill I rested at the checkpoint there and af-ter lots of oranges, fluids and Cramp-Stop I started to come right and was able to jog on slowly finally getting to the Kennedy Bay Rd Aid station where Jo (my amazing support person for the whole day) and my good friend Wayne Knight were waiting pa-tiently.

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8kms ascent to the highest point of the day at Kaipawa Trig (560metres) before the final 5km descent to Coromandel town and the welcoming finish line.

Thanks to all those who have sponsored me but anyone keen to do so it is not too late with all donations going to the Karioitahi Surf Life Club for their awesome new premises. Dona-tions can be made at the Waiuku branch of the ASB, the Waiuku Post or Waiuku Health Cen-tre, or direct to the Karioitahi Surf Life Club account: ASB (Waiuku) 12-3044-0320181-00, Reference – Ultra marathon.

A treat for children of all ages, the Waiuku Christmas Display, created by Jim and Phyl Sneddon (above), opens in the Waiuku Town Hall this weekend with an even bigger selection of Santas and Christmas themes than ever before. Open until Christmas Eve, the display this year features something even more special - a talking reindeer which can chat to some of the passersby! Drawing thousands to Waiuku each year, the display has this year partnered with the Glenbrook Vintage Railway to add to the enjoyment of a day out.

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Sport BitesThree in Sevens

Wild weather for Buckland Bowls

Last week’s Waiuku Golf results

Full greens atWaipipi Bowls

An Open Triples tourna-ment was run at Buckland Bowling Club recently in what seemed like gale force winds which were a serious challenge for even the most skilled bowlers.

The tournament, spon-sored by Pukekohe Rentals, Grahams Funeral Services and Top Notch was won by a team from Pukekohe, Beni de Boni as lead, Tom Bracken at two and Yvonne Irwin as skip.

Second was a team from Manurewa, comprised of Dennis Waters, John Tuku-afu and Brian Goldfinch. In third place was Eric Gil-lott, Bernie Eagle and Roy Hopping from Waipipi. All these teams had four wins on the day. The best Buck-land team with two wins and two draws were led by Barrie Flatman, with Ber-nice Maloney at two and Theo van Lieshout as lead.

The wind was no better for the completion of the Mens’ Over-60s pairs.

Hats aplenty were fly-ing in all directions. Bob Main and Mike Stone just managed to hold off Dave Shirley and Tam Lowen with a final score of 18-17.

The Waipipi Bowling Club had a full green of tri-ples players on Thursday, November 20 for a toruna-ment sponsored by RAD Electrical.

The winners were Ha-zel Rutherford, Margaret Walker and Carol Flavell of Clarks Beach.

Second were the team of Mike Cavanagh, Don McClean and Glyn Tunley of Pukekohe, while thid were Barry Williams, Chris Walker and Len Carney of Pukekohe.

There are three Counties players among six new fac-es in the All Blacks Sevens squad contracted for the 2014/15 IRB HSBC Sevens World Series.

Counties players are DJ Forbes, Sherwin Stowers and Sam Vaka. The squad is anchored by a core of ex-perienced players includ-ing long serving captain DJ Forbes. Coach Gordon Tiejtens will finalise the full contracted squad follow-ing the National Sevens in January in Rotorua.

Tuesday Haggle 1st Shannon McCall40,

2nd Frank McGrath 37.Thursday Haggle Div One; 1st Kerry Martin

41, 2nd Ross Tindle 40, 3rd Ken James 40, 4th Robert An-derson 40, 5th Owen Yorke 39. Twos: John Ferregel, Dominic May, John Munro, Donal Paterson, Owen Yorke

Saturday Haggle. White Tees; Div One; 1st

Kerry Martin 44, 2nd Travis Miles 44, 3rd Caine Robbie 43, 4th Dave Yandall 43, 5th

Rory Kimber 43, 6th Aaron Capes 42.

Div Two; 1st Ivan Van Niekerk 49, 2nd Phillip Baird 45, 3rd Don Paterson 45, 4th Jim Cotter 44, 5th Ken James 44, Trevor Cleghorn 43.

Best Gross; Div One Jona-thon Morley 71, Div Two Ivan Van Niekerk 76.

Twos: Aaron Capes, Brent Dawson , Rory Kimber, Paul Loosemore, Mark Mackey, Frank McGrath, Jonathon Morley, John Munro, Andre Rautenbach.

For the first time, Waiuku College is send-ing a team to the World Schools Cricket Challenge, being held in Melbourne. The team leaves on December 14 for eight days and will play four 50-over matches and two T20 games. As part of the programme they will be having a tour of the Melbourne Crick-et ground, attending a match there and also a tour of the Melburne Cricket Museum.

Pictured above are coaches (and teachers) James McAuslan and Jason Hammersley, who will be leading the tour. The players are:

Cameron Brown,. Declan McLeish, Mathew Smithson, Zac Robinson. Nathan Phillip, Rhys Foy, Tyler Forrest ( Capt) Sam Saunoko-noko, Kalyb Bartlett, Samuel Danes, Michael Sextone, Blair Lovett, Oscar D’agostini-Cas-sie and Patrick Brown. Theplayers are all from Year 9 to Year 13.

The boys have been fundraising now for over a year and the majority of the trip has been paid through this, and the team thanks all those who have supported them on their trip.

On Saturday Quinn Gar-diner-Hall ran the Kerikeri Half Marathon, finishing in two hours and seven min-utes - a respect-able time for many, but Quinn is not yet nine years old.

“From an early age Quinn was lugged around various events that his Dad Paul and I did,” says Mum Kylie.

“Some were fun runs, some were cycle events, some were just crazy stuff like the Tough Guy/Tough Gal mud run! When he was about three he would try to climb onto my bike and waddle beside fun run finish lines as I plodded over the final metres of a run. To-

day I am really proud to say that he absolutely thrashes me at events!”

Quinn started his events when he was 3 in the stroller do-ing the Waiuku Lions’ Sand to Mud run, gradu-ating to doing the run himself when he was five.

“It wasn’t pret-ty. Imagine the classic scenario - a Mum trying to have a crack at something for herself while her littlie whines be-

side her about how tired he is - after harassing her for weeks to be allowed to come and do it!”” Kylie laughs.

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“We considered very care-fully whether to let Quinn do the Kerikeri half marathon as did the organisers,” Kylie says. “I was giving it a go for the first time and as soon as he got wind of it he was as keen as mustard to get in

on the action. But 21kms is a long way for an eight year old boy. In the end we were swayed by his self belief that he could do it and we knew that he had the fitness to do the distance and the good sense to just take it slow if it all got a bit much. Along the way, thanks to the generos-ity of friends and family, he raised $250 for the Cancer Society which he was really proud of.

“Quinn has very sup-portive friends and fam-

ily including his sister Charli and his teacher at Waiuku Primary School Mrs Pearce, and he has excellent com-munity role models such as the coaching team at Wai-uku Athletics,” Kylie adds.

“So to all of the young ones in our community, you don’t need to do a half mara-thon to be awesome but just be doing something that leads to your ‘awesomeness’. And if events are your thing too, we’ll probably see you around!”


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ChristmasIS COMING!

Waiuku Family Support needs your help.

Every year we make up parcels of Christ-mas gifts for families who are not able to

buy presents for their children.Every year the people of Waiuku make this possible by donating new toys, books and lollies suitable for children from babies to

12 year olds.Please leave your donation at Waiuku

Family Support, 56 Queen Street, WAIUKU before December 10th so

that we can sort, wrap & distribute exciting parcels to the families

who most need them. Your generosity can make all the

difference at Christmas time.

Rugby Football Club

WAIUKU DISTRICT RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

We are advising all players who are interested in playing for the club in the 2015 season that we

are looking to enter teams in all grades including an under 85kg grade.

We have coaches confirmed for Premiers, Premier Reserves, and under 19’s.

We are asking for any people interested in coaching an U85kg team to contact the club in

writing: PO Box 262, Waiuku or contact Richard Yuill on: 027 493 9349.

Muster will be held 20th January 2015, 6.30pm at the club grounds

WAIUKU THEATRE GROUP

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pUBLIC NOTICES

Whittaker - Charles William(Bill)

20.8.53 - 29.11.12

Always in our memories

It’s been two years since you left our world but you will never

leave our hearts.We know your strength and spirit will guide your children

and grandchildren throughout their lives and we are grateful

for the many wonderfulmemories we will always share.All of our family and friends

will remember you at this time, and always. I will miss you

forever, love you heaps.xxx

IN mEmORIAm

FLAVELL, Ron 06/09/1948 - 18/08/2014

The whanau of the late Ron Flavell would like at this moment to apologise for the late acknowledgement to everybody that gave their utmost support throughout

the tangi. Thank you to the staff at C.A.P.D Unit 1, & Ward 1, Middlemore Hospital; the St John Ambulance Services; Doctors & staff at the Waiuku Medical Centre;

Kevin and staff at Unichem Pharmacy Waiuku; to my work colleagues at Franklin Memorial Hospital, thank you for your help and support; and to the many who

brought the baking, flowers and cards that were received. To all the workers behind the scenes, our

Ringawera, thank you for all the beautifully prepared meals, & the endless hours you put in. Ka mau te wehi. Our Kuia’s, Kaumatua’s, the wahine-ma on the pae pae, kiaora. All the care & support we received has been so

overwhelming and very humbling. To you all we are forever grateful. Hannah & Caine; Ronnie & Kiri; Reece &

Vik; Maria, Ropata & Marshall. Mauri Ora.

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Sunday gathering 10am, Waiuku college Hall.

BEREAVEmENT

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As you were, you will always be, in our happy and sad memories.

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Love from your family.

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WATTlE Bay, Awhitu - Furnished, open-plan, kiwi bach. Large flat section. Water views. Be in for Xmas. Below G.V. $349,000.00 Phone: 021 828 801 or: 09 235 9256.

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SAT 29th November, 34B Riverside Dr. 7.30am start, kitchenware, books, kids toys, clothing, bric a brac etc. Please park on road.

TE Toro Hall, Annual Community Garage Sale. Sat 29 November, 9am to 1pm. Pool Table, Washing Machine, Tools and much more! Ph: 022 097 8345.

SATUrDAy 29th November, 48 Victoria Avenue, Waiuku. Table & chairs, heater, vacuums, pictures, bric a brac, fish-ing rods, and many more items. Not before 7.30am.

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JANZ DOGS Professional Pet Grooming Service. 110 Victoria Ave, Waiuku. Small and medium dogs only Ph: 235 5550.

HAPPy Tails Dog Grooming in Waiuku. All breeds welcome at com-petitive prices. Call Ashley: 235 9581 / 021 2484 111.

PETS ON SITE – Pet feeding in your own home. Reasonable rates apply by trustworthy female who adores animals. Ph for a meet & greet, & to discuss initial consultation & feed-ing times. 021 988 412.

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TO buy - Good quality used furniture, collecti-bles, bric a brac, also house lots. Ph. 027 277 5026 for free quote. Waiuku Magpies 2nd Hand Dealers.

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PUKEKOHERostered, part time positions will be availablewith the opening of our new 60 bed geriatriclong stay hospital.Key requirements to the position are:

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FranklinLocal Boardmeetings

Committee meetingA meeting of the Franklin LocalBoard Swimming Pool FencingExemption Committee meetingwill be held at 9am on Tuesday 9December in the Local BoardChambers, Pukekohe ServiceCentre, 82 Manukau Rd,Pukekohe.

Business meetingA meeting of the Franklin LocalBoard will be held at 9.30am onTuesday 9 December 2014 in theLocal Board Chambers, PukekoheService Centre, 82 Manukau Rd,Pukekohe.

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101or visit aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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PUKEKOHEGuest Speaker: Dr Anna LawrenceUrologist & Neuro-Urology Specialist

For more info contact Mac 027785 9737

Marian 0274 844 667

FRANKLIN PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

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COUNTIES MANUKAU GREY POWERWe will be meeting at the Comrie Room

in the Franklin Centre on the 26th November at 10am

Guest speaker is the “Remarkable two men” All welcome

Ph: John (09) 2667583 or JANICE (09) 2986867

Glenbrook SchoolBoard of

Trustees ElectionDeclaration of Parent and Staff Election Results

Parent representatives votes:Jodine Hafner 26Tim Morrison 38Carl Rushton 11David Sutcliffe 38Invalid votes 1

I hereby declare the following duly elected:Tim Morrison, David Sutcliffe

Declaration of Staff Election ResultsAt the close of nominations, as there was only one

valid nomination received, I hereby declare:Robyn Shears duly elected.

Signed Diane Andrews - Returning Officer

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How long have you been putting off painting that last room in your house, fixing that shelf or repairing a broken hinge? If you find yourself a little short on time or lacking the skills, it may be worth your while to hire a handy man. Doing this will save you both time and money in the long run. A professional handyman will always have the right tools and materials needed for the job as well as the experience to do the job quickly and safely.

A good tip when wanting to hire a handyman is to take the time to list exactly what you need done, being upfront with what you require, so that he can determine if your requests are within his abilities. Keeping your home in good shape can be a great way to main-tain its value. Hiring a handyman to help you with repairs and general upkeep is a great investment.

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