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Workers place strops around a horse, which was stuck in a two-metre-deep trench near Levin.

ADAM POULOPOULOS ‘‘All we could seewas the horse’shead. As it wasgetting exhaustedits head was goinginto the mud.’’

A horse has had a lucky escapeafter spending more than fivehours stuck in a two-metre-deeptrench with mud up to its neck.

The horse was discovered bythe owner on his property, northof Levin, on Tuesday morning.

It was stuck feet-down at thebottom of the drain.

A vet and neighbour supportedthe horse’s head until about 9am,when Massey University Veterin-ary Emergency Response Team(VERT) volunteers arrived.

Two digger operators, and fourmembers of both the HorowhenuaRural Fire Force and PalmerstonNorth’s Urban Search and Rescueteam, also attended the incident.

VERT team manager HayleySquance said the rescue was oneof the most challenging she hasdealt with, and compared the situ-ation to ‘‘a grenade with a pinpulled out in a contained space’’.

She said the horse was‘‘extremely agitated’’ and tired.

‘‘All we could see was thehorse’s head. As it was gettingexhausted its head was going intothe mud.’’

A cushion was positionedunder the male 8-year-old horse’schin to stop it from drowning, andto help its breathing.

With no access to the horse,shovels and a digger were used toshift dirt from either side of thetrench, which was less than a

metre wide.A tarpaulin was placed over

the horse to protect it from fallingdirt, and the horse was sedated.

Strops were positioned underits chest, abdomen and rear end,and attached to the digger’sbucket.

After being lifted out it wasanaesthetised, then dragged byhand to a nearby paddock.

The rescue took about fivehours.

Squance was unsure exactlywhen or how the horse fell intothe drain, but said it was fortu-nate to land on its feet.

She said the horse was in astable condition with no brokenlimbs.

‘‘The first 48 hours after therescue is the most critical point,’’she said.

‘‘He’s up-and-about and eatingbut definitely quite sore.’’

The thoroughbred is used forhacking and eventing. Squancesaid she is hopeful he will be ableto resume duties.

A vet was monitoring thehorse yesterday.

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Jason Davy’s remarkable risethrough the ranks is one of thosegreat work stories that make yousmile.

Like many teens, Davy haddreams of one day becoming theboss, and after 30 years ofworking his way up the chain he’smade it.

Going from trolley boy tosupermarket owner is someachievement and as our storyshows, it comes down todedication, hard work andloyalty. It’s a good example toother young people of what can beachieved if you set and followyour dreams.

Congratulations also to thoserescuers who saved a horse fromwhat could have become a mudcoffin near Levin this week.

The photo shows the direpredicament the horse was in,and the rescuers’ describe it asone of their most difficult jobs.

The good news is the horse didnot break any bones andhopefully will make a fullrecovery.

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1. VISUAL

Check out thework of OtakicinematographerWaka Attewell innewWellington feature film TheGreat Maiden’s Blush.

2. GUITARWellington rockers The

Gentlemen Callers headline thesecondweekend of the Kapiti MusicFestival, running from tomorrow inOtaki.

3. BEATLEMANIAA globe-trotting tribute show

emulating the Fab Four takes thestage at Southward Theatretomorrow night at 8pm.

4. POTTERYPaula Archibald and Jennifer

Turnbull are exhibiting their ceramicart works at the Otaki Library.

5. MAESTROAward-winning international

pianist Alexander Gavrylyukwillperformworks by the likes ofSchubert, Chopin, Prokofiev andRachmaninov inWaikanae nextweek.

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Forced marriage HIV victim speaks outKAROLINE TUCKEY

Malawi politician and HIV campaigner Olipa Chimangeni: ‘‘I couldn’t prevent getting this virus, because I got married."

A forced marriage led to an HIVdeath sentence for OlipaChimangeni, but the Malawiwoman is fighting back.

Now a politician, she is in NewZealand to ask Kiwis for help, andhas told her story through WorldVision.

As a teenage schoolgirlChimangeni was abused by anolder man.

When she became pregnant tohim, she was forced to marry him.

She escaped with her son Fran-cis, but was unable to finishschool, and found herself an out-cast in her home area of rural cen-tral Malawi, where desperate pov-erty was common.

‘‘My parents were onlysubsistence farmers, living handto mouth [growing maize], andcould not bear the extra cost oflooking after me and my child.

‘‘I would make fritters for salejust to get money to be able to buya tablet of soap.’’

Five years later her husbandreturned to ‘‘apologise’’, but abus-ing his position of power as herhusband he left her with HIV, andpregnant again, Chimangeni said.Her daughter Miriam was bornHIV positive, and was sick froman early age. Their situation hadbecome more desperate.

‘‘Those believed to have HIVand AIDS were highly stigmatisedand excluded in most aspects ofcommunity life, even church,’’she said.

Worried for her children, shereturned to her parents, who wereable to take the family in withhelp from World Vision.

‘‘My family received twopigeons [for meat] thatreproduced to 29,’’ she said. ‘‘Wealso received cassava and sweetpotato vines that we planted, andsoya beans – that made our dietrich, and we had enough to eatand sell.’’

As her situation improved sheturned to building awarenessabout HIV and AIDS in her com-munity.

‘‘It’s a problem for Malawianwomen to prevent this virus,because in Malawi women haveno voice.’’

Because of intense discrimi-nation, many Malawians infectedwith the virus don’t tell even closefriends and family they have it, orsimply never get tested.

Chimangeni began to speakpublicly about the issues. Againstthe odds she taught herself Eng-

lish, pushed to become a memberof groups who previously had notallowed people with acknowledged HIV to join, and founded asupport group. She is now aninternational speaker for WorldVision, and since 2014 a memberof parliament for her electorate.

Message and the missionKAROLINE TUCKEY

Olipa Chimangeni will speak in Levin on May 15.

Olipa Chimangeni’s work to helpfight back against the spread ofHIV and AIDS has involvedspeaking ‘‘to anyone who willlisten’’ outside bars, in churchesand schools, and at publicmeetings.

She teaches how to avoid thevirus, encourages people to gettested themselves, so they canavoid spreading it and accesshealthcare, and tells youngwomen to insist prospective

grooms are tested.She has led the way in encour-

aging HIV sufferers to worktogether to support each other,visiting each other, doing house-work and chores, and sharing pro-duce.

‘‘Our appeal to people to gettested has been so successful thehospital is now congested withthose who want to know their HIVstatus.

‘‘My message is clear: every-body has a responsibility to pre-vent the spread of AIDS.’’

This responsibility lies inter-nationally, she said.

World Vision’s work inMalawi includes introducing bet-ter healthcare, water sanitation,accessible education, communityand agricultural development,and HIV and AIDS advocacy.

Chimangeni will share herstory at Levin Life Church onBledisloe St on Sunday, from5.30pm.

For details about the events, orhow to support World Vision, seeworldvision.org.nz.


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YouthoffendingaddressedNICHOLAS MCBRIDE

Horowhenua will look to addressyouth offending, truancy anddrug use through a government-funded programme.

For the past five years, the dis-trict has been running a SocialSector Trial. The trial is designedto reduce truancy rates, youthoffending, drug and alcohol use byyoung people, and increase thenumber of young peopleparticipating in education, train-ing and employment.

It is set to move into the nextphase of adapting andcustomising programmes andservices to meet the community’sneeds. This would happen by theend of the year.

The government-funded trialbegan in Horowhenua in 2011, ledby youth social work service Lifeto the Max.

Life to the Max general man-ager Linda Allen said youthissues were a problem for the dis-trict. In February 2015 theyreceived 20 referrals for attend-ance; this more than doubled to 65referrals in February this year.

‘‘The good news is people aremaking the referrals and askingfor help to deal with the problem.’’

Allen said they were excited tohave the trial move into the nextphase.

They received the news onMonday, so were still in the pro-cess of developing what that stepwould involve.

Horowhenua is one of 16 areasacross New Zealand where thetrials are being run. The districtwill now be one of 10 areas tomove to the next stage.

Earlier this year a governmentdata project revealed that about22.6 per cent of children inHorowhenua aged 6 to 14 weredeemed at risk.

At the time mayor BrendanDuffy acknowledged the area’sstatistics were high, but said thetrial’s robust reporting ensuredan accurate record of the numberof incidents.

Duffy said that since 2011 thetrial had been effective inimplementing a co-ordinatedapproach to social services acrossissues including offending, schoolattendance, education andemployment, and training.

Upgrade stoush continuesNICHOLAS MCBRIDE

Debate continues to rage about plans to upgrade Foxton’s Main St.

Opponents to the Foxton Main Stupgrade say no-one will visit thetown to see a wider footpath.

Final plans for the $1.5 millionstreet upgrade were unveiled tothe public in March, includingwidening the footpath, trafficbuild-outs to encourage vehiclesto slow down, street furnitureinstalled and low-level plantingsof native bushes.

However, the plans have had amixed response.

At last Wednesday’sHorowhenua District Councilmeeting, councillors MichaelFeyen, who lives in Foxton, andRoss Campbell, who lives in Shan-non, filed a notice of motion urg-ing the development be put onhold while more consultation wasdone.

Feyen disputed the wording ofthe notice.

At the meeting, opponents ofthe upgrade said not enough con-sultation had been done, whilesupporters said the idea had been‘‘over-consulted’’ on for the past25 years.

Jenny Lundie had started apetition objecting to the plans,with 192 people in support.

‘‘I’m not against change, I’magainst change that brings no tan-gible benefits. Our main street isfine the way it is.’’

She wanted money spent onother areas that would revitalise

the town.‘‘When that river loop is clean,

people will come. They are notgoing to come to see a wider foot-path.’’

The river loop is the old courseof the Manawatu River that runsthrough Foxton but there is long-standing disgruntlement aboutthe lack of water now flowingthrough there.

Foxton Community Boardmember Tricia Metcalf said theMain St issue was one of the mostconsulted items they had ever

had.‘‘To do nothing is to let the

town die, with a very wide street.’’Judy Sanson read a sub-

mission from her husbandLindsay who said Feyen’s rec-ommendation was ‘‘a slap in theface’’.

‘‘It is a proposal to do what hasalready been done and it is ill-conceived.

‘‘A petition on who doesn’twant change is not a consul-tation.’’

Earlier this month, Feyen and

Campbell conducted a straw pollin which 66 people claimed theydid not want an upgrade, com-pared with six who did. Only sixclaimed to have seen the plans,compared with 86 who claimedthey had not.

At the meeting, Hannah Streetsaid she saw the poll and it hadbeen ‘‘undemocratic, unjust andStalinistic’’.

Feyen denied the claim the pollwas Stalinistic. He said he repres-ented the ‘‘many people’’ who‘‘definitely do not want this’’.

Slow progress on loop reopeningNICHOLAS MCBRIDE

Foxton Wildlife Trust wants to see more progress on improving the Foxton river

loop.

Complaints have been raised overthe lack of progress at opening upthe Foxton river loop.

Foxton Wildlife Trust chair-man John Girling spoke to theHorizons Regional Council thismonth as part of Annual Plansubmissions.

He said the loop was comingalong well, but there did not seemto be a lot of progress being made.

‘‘There seems to be a meetingto see when the next meeting willbe,’’ Girling said.

Horizons’ Horowhenua coun-cillor Colleen Sheldon, who sitson the Foxton River Loop Work-ing Party, told Fairfax that a

member had asked for regularmeetings. The group had pre-viously only met when there wassomething to report.

The group was now waiting ona consultant’s report, whichwould offer different options forintroducing water back into theloop.

Horizons chief executiveMichael McCartney said they hadhonoured their commitment tothe project in areas such as offer-ing engineering advice.

‘‘Where the blockage is inthings progressing, I’m not sure.’’

The Foxton River Loop Work-ing Party was formed 18 monthsago, with representatives frominterested parties.


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Relax callfor ruleson retailKAROLINE TUCKEY

Relaxing retail development rulescould allow economic benefit tothe region, backers of KapitiLanding say. The Kapiti CoastAirport developers recently pres-ented a submission to KapitiCoast District Council requestingretail and zoning laws bereconsidered as part of the Dis-trict Plan review.

Hearings for the review beganin April.

Bryce Morrin, general man-ager of Todd Property (owners ofKapiti Coast Airport Holdings),said in 2013 the company was con-sidering investing $1b at the site,but was concerned by restrictionsin the District Plan, that created a‘‘missed opportunity’’ for econ-omic development.

The group’s developmentscould help stem high levels ofretail and employment ‘‘leakage’’from Kapiti, the review panelwere told by Todd generalresource manager Neil Donnelly,at a hearing in April.

‘‘Poor levels of quality in theexisting environment – the retailenvironment for instance – con-tribute to the people of Kapitispending their money elsewhere,rather than supporting a widerrange of local businesses andlandowners.

‘‘This is a situation that couldeither be exacerbated or posi-tively addressed by the com-pletion of the M2PP expressway,and other associated motorwayworks.’’

The group were supportive of avibrant town centre, however pastprotectionist planning had notdelivered this, he said.

KCA have requested per-mission for larger areas to beused for small scale retail, a widervariety of stores, includingsporting goods, the option toexpand the area permitted foruse by a supermarket, and allow-ance for a ‘‘discount departmentstore’’.

Retail and commercial activi-ties would assist sustainability ofaviation facilities, he said.

Permitted activities in the air-port terminal should also bebroadened to include gallery andmuseum space, and conferencefacilities.

Buskers’ permits ‘restrictive’NICHOLAS MCBRIDE

A former business owner saysmaking buskers get permits risksstifling young people’s creativeexpression.

The Horowhenua DistrictCouncil adopted a new publicplaces bylaw on Wednesday lastweek, which stated that buskerswould need a permit before takingto the streets.

The council said the bylawclarified an existing permit sys-tem that had been working wellfor years.

Former Foxton business ownerNeville Gimblett said he felt coun-cil rules and regulations were abit restrictive.

‘‘[The council have] made a bigeffort to encourage kids in par-ticular to be creative and expressthemselves.

‘‘It struck me that if you put allthis red tape in the way you are

sort of defeating what you set outto do.’’

He questioned how manychildren would even know theyneeded a permit and whether thecouncil would enforce the law.

‘‘If you are not going to enforcerules then don’t put them inplace.’’

He made a submission to thecouncil to say that permits wereunnecessary and would‘criminalise’ buskers.

A Horowhenua District Coun-cil spokeswoman said free permitforms were available from thecouncil.

The enforcement was notactively pursued.

‘‘If we receive complaintsabout buskers we will investigatethem and take appropriateenforcement action,’’ the spokes-woman said.

At the submissions hearing acouncil staff member said the

bylaw clarified the existingpermits for busking, raffles anddonations.

The benefits of a permit werethat people were aware of thethings they need to comply with;gave retailers an opportunity toconsent; and meant buskerswould not have to compete withother users at the times they wishto conduct their activity.

Gimblett felt it was discourag-ing initiative.

‘‘You’ve already got noise con-trol regulations if somebody isbeing a nuisance.’’

He said the bylaw also had pro-visions to have people moved on ifthey were a nuisance.

‘‘Do we actually need all this?’’The council spokeswoman said

the council did have powersunder the Resource ManagementAct with regards to excessivenoise.

However complaints about

buskers and other activities inpublic places were not alwaysrestricted to noise.

‘‘For example, there could beissues with the obstruction ofpedestrians on the footpath.’’

Gimblett said when he ran hisbusiness he had no problem withbuskers, they occasionally evenhired them around Christmastime to sing.

Auckland InternationalBuskers Festival director PamGlaser said permits were com-monplace.

‘‘I don’t think it is an onerousprocess.

‘‘With health and safety now, Ithink there has to be some res-ponsibility taken for each per-former.

‘‘It might be more unfair to aguy with a guitar on the side ofthe road, but to a professionalstreet performer I think it is anadvantage.’’

Strikemaster’scomebackKAROLINE TUCKEY

Te Horo’s Steve Elliott, frontman for Strikemaster, whose first studio album has

been released, 35 years after they formed.

‘‘We’d stop andeveryone wassinging along – after25 years that’s notbad.’’Steve Elliott

Three decades after opening forMotorhead, a Wellington rockband have recorded their first stu-dio album.

Hard rockers Strikemasterformed in 1981, played regulargigs for about a decade, then wentinto hiatus in 1992, lead singerSteve Elliott, of Te Horo, said.

‘‘Wellington was huge for rockback then ... we took it seriously.’’

They saw Shihad start, hadPaul Martin (Devilskin) as aregular opening act, toured NewZealand opening for internationalbig names Uriah Heep andMotorhead (both 1984), and playedon Telethon.

Three years ago the band(Elliott, guitarist Paul Cullen anddrummer Brian Desmond)performed a set at Bar Bodega forold time’s sake, and were blownaway by the crowds.

‘‘We’d stop and everyone wassinging along – after 25 yearsthat’s not bad, we must have donesomething right,’’ Elliott said.

The new Strikemaster LP, Sun

for a Change, was recorded byPaekakariki’s Mike Gibson, pro-duced independently, andreleased on May 7.

Back in 1984 Strikemasterreleased an album of liverecordings, Good’n’Ready. Trackswere included in compilations byKiwi label Jayrem, and sold onthe domestic market and inEurope, Elliott said.

‘‘They did well, so they said ‘ifyou can get a good studio albumyou’ll sell it’.’’

Their music is hard rock verg-ing into classic metal, with stronginfluences from groups like DeepPurple, Black Sabbath and ACDC.

Sun for a Change includes rockballads, humour, and a ‘‘positiveoutlook’’, Elliott said.


Out & About

Jazzamongflowers

The sun shone for the firstweekend of Kapiti’s 12th musicfestival celebrating New ZealandMusic Month. Organisers saidgood crowds turned out for thehost of acts at No. 6 Cafe inRaumati on Friday, Saturday andSunday. There was also a decentturnout out for Sunday’s Jazz inthe Gardens at Marine Gardens,with people enjoying the brassbands and picnic atmosphere.

Enjoying a picnic in front of the bands are Lorna and Lionel Clark, front, withback from left, Wendy, Leon and Carl Botha, Danique (centre), Monisha, Marisaand Jan Smit.

Celebrating Mother’s Day with a view over the park are Samara Savandra, Angus Thompson, John Barclay and Mhairi Thompson.

Dave andMaureenWaddilove enjoythe cafe scene.

Pam and Bill Simmonds of Waikanae.

A couple dance to the sounds of The Liberty Swing Band.

Miniature train riders enjoy a different perspective of theconcert. Paraparaumu Country play some favourites at No 6 Cafe.

Kapiti’s Brasso infull flight in thefinal set of theday.

Angela James, of Wellington, Joan Whincup, of Raumati, and Austin Whincup, ofParaparaumu, enjoy the music.


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Trolley boy buys own supermarketKAROLINE TUCKEY

Foxton New World’s Jason Davy said being the boss is exciting.

Leaving school to be a trolley boy,Jason Davy had big dreams ofbeing the boss – and now he ownshis own supermarket.

On April 11 he took over NewWorld Foxton, the culmination of30 years working his way throughroles with Foodstuffs.

‘‘Since I was 16 I’ve wanted torun my own store.

‘‘I love being in the grocerybusiness; it moves fast and no dayis ever the same.’’

But life hasn’t all been grocer-ies; 22 years ago he married Pat-ricia, and they now have childrenChloe, 22, Madison, 17, and Zavier,14.

Patricia began studying lawafter Chloe was born, and is nowworking in her own practice inWaikanae.

‘‘She worked really hard to getwhere she’s got to as well, so itmakes it a lot easier having thatsupport.

‘‘There’s a lot of sacrifice thefamily has had to make, and we’vehad to save a lot,’’ he said.

‘‘There has been a lot of hardwork, but if you work hard andtry hard, and set goals, anythingcan happen.’’

Davy’s first supermarket jobwith Foodstuffs was as a ‘‘trolleywrangler’’, at Pak’nSave New Ply-mouth in 1987.

He then worked as a deli assist-ant, then deli manager, beforebecoming a grocery and liquormanager.

In 2010 he won a FoodstuffsEmerging Leader award, and forthe last five years, has been thestore manager of Pak’nSave

Kapiti.‘‘What I’ve learned is the heart-

beat of a supermarket is quitesimply its customers … and it’shard work, it’s 24 hours, seven

days a week.’’Taking over his own store has

been exciting, and ‘‘nerve-wracking’’.

‘‘On the first day I was sitting

there in my big office, and every-one was coming to me … it wascool to just get through those firstfew days, and know it’s finallyyours, not someone else’s.’’

Davy said Foxton shoppers andstaff had been ‘‘awesome’’ so far,and he was looking forward to get-ting involved in the community,‘‘and getting stuck in’’.

Car ricochets into fenceRANDALL WALKER

The car stopped metres from the house. PHOTO: NZ POLICE

A teenager faces a drink drivingcharge after his car ricocheted offa wall and crashed through thefront fence of a Raumati Southhome.

Acting Sergeant NathanDickey said it appeared theToyota Celica was travelling easton Poplar Ave when the driverlost control at about 2.30amSaturday.

‘‘As the driver approachedRenown Rd, he failed to take a

right hand bend crashing into aconcrete wall. The vehicle thenbounced off the wall and travelledacross both lanes to the oppositeside of the road crashing throughthe front fence of a property.’’

The 18-year-old driver, the soleoccupant, was uninjured, Dickeysaid. He was breath tested andrecorded 890 micrograms ofalcohol per litre of breath. Thelegal limit for anyone under theage of 20 is zero, and his readingwas more than three times overthe legal limit for an adult.

‘‘It is disappointing to seesomeone driving after consumingsuch a high level of alcohol. It wasextremely fortunate that therewere no members of the public onthe road or footpath at the time ofthe crash or the circumstancescould have been a lot worse.’’

Dickey said the driver’s licencewas suspended for 28 days and hewas charged with driving withexcess breath alcohol. The Rau-mati South resident will appear inthe Porirua District Court laterthis month.


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‘‘It’s the big spending on non-coreservices and private-sector-like salariesthat most ratepayers get steamed upabout.’’

‘‘The next time people moan about theirrates, they might want to think about theconsequences of trimming rates.’’Miles Lacey

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Jace the Ace! Well done. Oneof the best!– Annette Buckley

Awesome achievementJason. You and your familydeserve it.– Jane Brooking on trolley boy-turned supermarket ownerJason Davy.

RISKS OF NON-PAYMENTA recent report highlighted a

high level of rates arrears inHorowhenua with over $2 millionbeing owed to the middle of March2016 (Ratepayers owe $2m, April14). With a population of less than30,000, it would appear not allratepayers are contributing tocouncil’s services and generaladministration costs, whichinclude mayoral and councillorssalaries. For a local authority tobe capable of financing projectsand providing such core servicesas water supply, sewagetreatment and road maintenance,as well as libraries, pools, parksand reserves, it is importantratepayers contribute to thecouncil’s finances throughregular rate payments. How canthe current rates arrears bill bereduced? Possibly through theultimate use of court action,which could result in the sale ofproperty. If ratepayersconsistently ignore notices fromcouncil, it may be appropriate tomake them aware that councilhave the right to take legal actionto recoup rate arrears.

Bill Stirling, Levin

KERRY FOR PRESIDENT?USA presidential candidate

Hillary Clinton finds her chickenscoming home to roost and with anindictment hanging over her. Ireckon she is un-electable andpick that her party will switch tothe only politician that can winthe race, that is John Kerry. Whatodds would the betting agenciesgive on this outcome?

John Bradley, Foxton

KNOW YOUR RATESThe problem with rates is that

ratepayers usually don’t see theend result of their rates dollar atwork because things likemaintaining and upgradingessential services andinfrastructure is neither sexy norsomething that people notice thatmuch. Quoting the amount ofmoney spent on council wagesand contracted services meansnothing if people don’t know whatthe council workers andcontracted service providers do.Unfortunately, ignorance of whatcouncil workers actually doextends to councillors. As a resultthey pass council motions thatlead to cuts in staff and wages

without realising that, in doing so,the council’s ability to do whatpeople call its core functions iscompromised. Porirua CityCouncil has been praised byratepayer groups for cutting backon what it deems to beunnecessary expenditure but theconsequences of those cuts havebegan to hit home. The next timepeople moan about their rates,they might want to think aboutthe actual consequences oftrimming rates and councilexpenditure.

Miles Lacey, Paraparaumu

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SOLUTION ADOPTEDOn March 10 you published an

abridged version of my letterconcerning the traffic frustrationsof the summer months.Interesting then to read last week,the comments made by NeilWalker, the transport agencyWellington highways manager,about a solution to the traffic flowproblems. He calls it ‘‘tidal flow’’.Apart from changing the words‘‘centre lane’’ to ‘‘right handsouthbound/right handnorthbound’’, the wording is

almost identical to that in thesolution I put forward and youprinted. Coincidence? Hardly.

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GORDON CAMPBELL

Talking politics

If firms have secretsworth keeping,shouldn’t they bepaying to keepthemselves safe?

Though hackers have a poorsocial image, no-one likesBig Brother very much

either, even when – or especiallywhen – the state claims to be act-ing in the best interests of us all.

In his speech to an audience ofcorporate leaders at the firstCyber Security Summit in Auck-land last week, Prime MinisterJohn Key made the case for firmsbuilding up their online defencesagainst the cyber-threats headedour way.

Oddly though, Key usedMossack Fonseca – thePanamanian law firm recentlyrevealed as being central to a glo-bal system of tax avoidance – tomake his point.

‘‘Whatever the rights andwrongs of whatever business theydo,’’ Key said, ‘‘these people havesat there thinking they’re dealingwith their clients on a confiden-tial basis.

‘‘Their information has beenhacked, and is now in the publicdomain.’’

New Zealand firms, Keywarned, shouldn’t think thiscould never happen to them.

With hindsight, maybeMossack Fonseca wasn’t the bestexample of a hacking victim thatKey might have selected.

True, Key also mentioned SonyPictures. The Sony hacking inci-dent is believed to have been car-ried out by North Korea, aspayback for Sony financing a‘‘comedy’’ film about the assassin-ation of North Korea’s politicalleader.

The Sony hackers thenreleased evidence that the femalestars of the film American Hustle

(Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams)were paid considerably less thantheir male co-stars – which hastriggered a useful debate oninstitutionalised sexism in theentertainment industry, and inAmerican corporate life in gen-eral.

So, without condoning illegalhacking, such revelations haveplainly served a wider publicgood.

Arguably, local firms mightequally conclude (from the Sony/Mossack Fonseca cases) thatbeing a good corporate citizenmight be the best way of notbecoming a hacking target in thefirst place.

In his Auckland speech, Keywent on to announce a ComputerEmergency Response Team with$2.2 million in set-up funding, and$20 million more to spend over thenext four years to protect NewZealand firms from the strangerdangers that are allegedly poised

to prey on them online.There is a tricky balancing act

involved here.If you portray online predators

in apocalyptic terms – theChinese/North Koreans/EasternEuropeans etc are coming to stealour IP and all our trade secrets! –then $5 million a year in oper-ational funding looks like a tokengesture.

Go big though, and it looks likecorporate welfare, with taxpayers

paying for protections that firmsshould be paying for themselves.

In fact, are these onlinedangers primarily located off-shore, or do most originate fromwithin New Zealand, as firms raideach other for market advantage?

Either way, wouldn’t anycanny New Zealand firm be con-cerned that sharing its onlinedefensive strategies with a gov-ernment agency might well createan additional layer of risk?

In short, the Computer Emerg-ency Response Team looks morelike offering generic advice andmarketing fluff for an onlinesecurity industry that stands togain an influx of business from itsefforts.

To repeat: if firms have secretsworth keeping, shouldn’t they bepaying for the expertise to keepthemselves safe? That is, after all,how the free market is supposedto work.


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THURSDAY,MAY 12EXHIBITION: Needle and Thread,10am-4pm, Kapiti Gallery, Matai Rd,Raumati, until May 22.EXHIBITION: Mum’s the One,ceramic work by Jennifer Turnbulland Paula Archibald, 9am-5pmweekdays, 10am-4pm Saturdays, till May21, Otaki Library.KAPITI GOSPEL CHOIR: 7pm, StPeter’s Hall, Paekakariki, [email protected] BARNES: Come as youare, 7pm, VK Comedy and Blues Bar,Dixon St, Wellington, until Saturday,$26, 0508 iticket.JAMES ACASTER: Reset, 8.30pm,San Fran, Cuba St, Wellington, $26,0508 iticket.

FRIDAY,MAY 13FILM FESTIVAL: DocumentaryEdge International, 10am, RoxyCinema, Miramar, until Sunday.POP-IN: for seniors and newcomers,1pm-3pm, Kapiti Community Centre,Paraparaumu.SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT: 2pm,Senior Citizen’s Hall, Ocean Rd,Paraparaumu Beach, 904 1085.KAPITI MUSIC FESTIVAL: alsoSaturday and Sunday, for times andvenues, see kapitimusicfestival.co.nz.CONCERT: Cotton Daisy Backstep,7.30pm, Levin FolkMusic Club,Scottish Society Hall, cnrBartholomew andMiddlesex St, $10.BEATLEMANIA: 8pm, SouthwardTheatre, Paraparaumu.THE VICAR OF DIBLEY: 8pm, alsoSaturday 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday2pm, Levin Little Theatre, WeraroaRd, $16, under-16s $10. Book at ClarksClothing on Oxford St, or call 06 3683392.ADAM MCGRATH: 8pm, St Peter’sHall, Paekakariki.

SATURDAY,MAY 14PLANTING: 9am-noon, meet atreserve kiosk near cnrManly St andHadfield Pl, Paraparaumu Beach, seeWaikanae Estuary Care Group flag.BLUES REUNION: Neil Billingtonand Andrew London, 7.30pm, KapitiPlayhouse, Ruahine St,Paraparaumu. Tickets, $20, fromCoastlands.

SUNDAY,MAY 15LEVIN JOGGERS AND WALKERS:Trig Track, meet 8am, Denton Rd,Levin.SUNDAY WALKERS: Kohekohe/HemiMatenga/Waikanae River, meet

9am, Paraparaumu railway stationcar park, $2, 298 2360.MARKET: Otaki Women’sCommunity Club, 9am-3pm, SH1,Otaki.RADIO CONTROLLED BOATING:GreaterWellingtonMarineModelClub, 11am-4pm, Southward CarMuseumpond, Otaihanga Rd, free,298 2744.RADIO CONTROLLED YACHTING:Kapiti Radio Yacht Club, 1pm,Pharazyn Reserve Lake, RutherfordDr, Waikanae Beach, 905 8823.WORKSHOP: Using RootsMagicsoftware to record family history,1.30pm-4pm, Kapiti CommunityCentre, Paraparaumu, $3.BLACK EYED SUSIE: 2pm, LongBeach Cafe, Waikanae Beach, free.HAKARI DINNER PARTY: CrowsFeet Dance Collective, 2.30pm, NgaPurapura, Otaki, $20/$15, 06 3648942.KAPITI CONCERT ORCHESTRA:4pm, Otaki Memorial Hall, presales$20 or $25 at door, students $10, 3643314.MESSY CHURCH: birthdaycelebration, 4pm, St Paul’s Hall, KapitiRd, Paraparaumu, koha, 904 7300.

TUESDAY,MAY 17PINTEREST 101: 10am-11.30am,Paraparaumu Library learningcentre, free. Register online atkapiticoast.govt.nz/pinterest.MEN’S BOOK GROUP: 10.30am,Waikanae Library, 296 4797.

WEDNESDAY,MAY 18LEVIN JOGGERS AND WALKERS:SouthManakau Rd-Corbetts Rd,meet 8.30am, Manakau Cemetery.WEDNESDAY WALKERS: HokioBeach, depart 9.30am fromKapitiVillage, Guildford Dr, Paraparaumu,$2, 904 2215.WASTE-FREE PARENTING:Workshopwith the Nappy Lady,6pm, Kapiti Community Centre,Paraparaumu, 0800 Buy Tix.

THURSDAY,MAY 19TEA & TALES: 10.30am,WaikanaeLibrary.

FRIDAY,MAY 20WELLINGTON FOOD SHOW:10am-5pm, till Sunday, WestpacStadium.SPEAKER: MPWinston Peters,1.30pm, Horowhenua GreyPower,LevinMemorial Hall, Queen St.DINNER WITH WINSTON:fundraising dinner withMPWinstonPeters, 5pm,Western House, Levin,$60, 293 8403, 027 237 0008.QUIZ NIGHT: Lions Club of Otakifundraiser, 7pm, Otaki Golf Club,

tickets fromUnited Video, Main St, orphone 06 364 2417.ERIN AND FRANK: with CabinFevre, 7pm, Tsunami Sound Studios,Kimberley Rd, Levin, $15.THE VICAR OF DIBLEY: 8pm, alsoSaturday 8pm, Levin Little Theatre,Weraroa Rd, $16, under-16s $10. Bookat Clarks Clothing onOxford St, orcall 06 368 3392.

SATURDAY,MAY 21EXHIBITION AND SALE: Art andhobbies by the parishioners of Our

Lady of Kapiti andwider community,10am-4pm,WaikanaeMemorial Hall,$2.PINTEREST 101: 1pm-2.30pm,Paraparaumu Library learningcentre, free. Register online atkapiticoast.govt.nz/pinterest.ERIN AND FRANK: with CabinFevre, 7.30pm, St Peter’s Hall,Paekakariki, $15.

SUNDAY,MAY 22CRAIG ADAMS: 2pm, LevinCosmopolitan Club, Oxford St, $20.

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Wellington rockers The Gentlemen Callersare coming to Otaki, and their gig won’t befor the faint-hearted.

The four-piece bandwill play adouble set of original songs at theTelegraph Hotel on Saturday, aspart of the Kapiti Music Festival’ssecond and final weekend.

They last played in Kapiti threeyears ago. Frontman ShaunCawston said the band’s sound hadbecome even louder since.

‘‘Wewere still refining our setlist. We probably had some quietersongs back then.

‘‘I suppose it’s that Foo Fighters

style. High energy rock.‘‘We often describe our sound as

stadium rock. Sounds ambitious,but it’s got a big sound.

‘‘It’s full throttle. Everybody’s up.’’The band is the final act at the

hotel on Saturday, with their setscheduled to begin at 11.30pm.

Cawston said he is lookingforward to playing in Otaki for thefirst time.

‘‘I’ve got great hopes the peopleof Otaki know how to have a good

time.’’Musicians will be playing at the

Telegraph Hotel tomorrow nightand through theweekend.

Friday night’s offerings includereggae, funk and hip hop. Five actswill take the stage, starting with DJClueless at 7pm and finishingwithUnder the Sun at 11.30pm.

Saturday’s programme is popand rock-focused, beginningwithPeytonMorete, whowon last year’sManawatu Smokefreerockquest,and followed by nine other acts.

From 2pmon Sunday an openjam session will be held.

For the programme, seekapitimusicfestival.co.nz.

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NZ HARP DUO: 2.30pm, SouthwardTheatre, Otaihanga.ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK:2.30pm,WaikanaeMemorial Hall,contact 905 6070 orwaikanaemusic.org.nz.DANCE: 4pm-7.30pm, Kapiti DanceGroup, Kapiti Uniting Church Hall,Weka Rd, Raumati.

MONDAY,MAY 23WEEKDAY WALKERS: PukeruaBay-Plimmerton, meet 8.45am,

Placemakers carpark inParaparaumu orWaikanae NewWorld carpark, $4, 905 3804.PINK RIBBON BREAKFAST: 10am,Ohau Playcentre, Muhunoa East Rd,Ohau, $2. Rsvp to [email protected].

TUESDAY,MAY 24SPEAKER: Mike Guest – FamilyHistory Centres and the FHCCatalogue, 7pm, Kapiti Genealogy,Kapiti Community Centre,Paraparaumu, $3.

WEDNESDAY,MAY 25TIME FOR A YARN: 10.15am, workon yarn craft projects and enjoy a‘cuppa’, Paraparaumu Librarymeeting room.

THURSDAY,MAY 26TIME FOR A YARN: 10.30am, workon yarn craft projects and enjoy a‘cuppa’, Otaki Library.Friday, May 27RASKOLNIKOVS: Slim Chants andAlWitham, St Peter’s Hall,

Paekakariki. Tickets, $$10, from027248 7999Saturday, May 28

PLANTING: 9am-noon, meet atTutere St rivermouth carpark,Waikanae Beach, seeWaikanaeEstuary Care Group flag.

BEACH CLEAN-UP: 10am,meetWaikanae Beach Boating Clubcarpark, Waimea Rd, bags andgloves provided, 904 1260.

FAMILY HISTORY EXPO: 10am,Otaki Memorial Hall.

BREAK IN THE WEATHER: with

The Gypsies, 7pm, CoastersMusicalTheatre, Hinemoa St, Paraparaumu.ANDREW LONDON TRIO: 7.30pm,Lily’s Ranchhouse, Fairfield Rd, Levin,$20, bookings 021 438 842.

SUNDAY,MAY 29IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THEMARINES: 13.4km fun run andwalk,9am,Whareroa Farm,MacKaysCrossing. Entry $20 atenteronline.co.nz or $25 on the day.MARKET: Otaki Women’sCommunity Club, 9am-3pm, SH1,Otaki.SCULPTURE WORKSHOP: 10am,Trinity Farm, Otaki.RADIO CONTROLLED YACHTING:1pm, Pharazyn Reserve Lake,Rutherford Dr, Waikanae Beach,Kapiti Radio Yacht Club, 905 8823.CONCERT: Stampede Country andVarietyMusic Club, 1pm-5pm, LevinCosmopolitan Club, Oxford St, Levin,$3, 368 2713.COAST TO COAST JAZZ: 2pm,Club Vista, Marine Pde, ParaparaumuBeach.RODGER FOX: Jazz Ensemble, withErna Ferry, 2.30pm, PaekakarikiMemorial Hall.

MONDAY,MAY 30MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORYSHOW: 8pm, Southward Theatre,Paraparaumu.MEMORIAL DAY: MarinesMemorial, Queen Elizabeth Park,MacKays Crossing entrance.

WEDNESDAY, JUN 1WEDNESDAY WALKERS:Pauatahanui Inlet circuit, 9.30amtrain fromWaikanae, $2, 905 2230.ENTERTAINMENT DAY: WaikanaeSenior Citizen’s, 2pm, CommunityHall, Utauta St, Waikanae, $3.

THURSDAY, JUN 2ART NIGHT: exhibition, livemusic,kapahaka, face painting and hangi,4pm-10pm,Mahara Gallery,Waikanae.

FRIDAY, JUN 3KAPI-MANA MUSIC FESTIVAL:Pataka, Porirua, till Monday, free.

SATURDAY, JUN 4BARGAIN STALL: 9am-11am,Waikanae Presbyterian Church,Ngaio Rd.ANTIQUE AND COLLECTABLESFAIR: 10am-5pm, ParaparaumuMemorial Hall, also Sunday 10am-4pm, $6, children free.

Gavrylyuk hereInternational pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk willreturn to Waikanae for a ‘‘not-to-be-missed’’concert.

Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander

Gavrylyuk.

WaikanaeMusic SocietyspokeswomanWendy van Deldensaid Gavrylyuk has been hailed bycommentators as ‘‘one of thegreatest discoveries of the pastdecade’’, and, ‘‘an extraordinarytalent’’.

Ukrainian born, he beganlearning piano aged 7, gave his firstconcerto recital at 9, and hadshifted to Australia at 13. By the ageof 20, he hadwon threeinternational piano competitions.

Now 22, hemaintains ademanding international schedule,that will include performingwiththe RotterdamPhilharmonic,Orchestre de la Suisse Romandeand the Strasbourg Philharmonicthis season, alongside hisAustralasian tour, van Delden said.

‘‘Two years ago, theWaikanae

Music Society audiencewas thrilledand enchanted by his playing, andnow eagerly look forward to hisreturn visit.

‘‘His programme in itself is adelight,’’ she said.

The concert will include aSchubert Sonata, threeworks byChopin, pieces by the Russianmasters Prokofiev andRachmaninov, and Islamey byBalakirev, known as a ‘‘technicaltour de force’’, van Delden said.

The concert, in theWaikanaeMemorial Hall, starts at 2.30pmonSunday, May 22. Door sales will beavailable, or tickets can bepurchased atWaikanae NewWorld,Moby Dickens Books or LushDesign Gallery.

❚ More: waikanaemusic.org.nz.

CraftswomenJenniferTurnbull and Paula Archibaldare staging an exhibition ofceramic works at Otaki Library.TitledMum’s the One, the showwas launched last week aheadofMother’s Day and runs tillMay 21. It features colourfulceramic pieces, includingdecorative domestic ware, walltiles and sculptural works. Itruns till May 21, 9am to 5pmweek days and 10am to 4pmSaturdays. The Otaki pair areregulars on the Kapiti Arts Trail.

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Folk

Folk singer AdamMcGrath brings hisguitar to Paekakarikitomorrownight. TheEastern frontmanplaysSt Peter’s hall at 8pm.

Orchestral

ComposerMichaelVintenwill conduct theKapiti ConcertOrchestra on Sunday inOtaki.

Celtic

The Black Eyed Susieduo of RamonOza andSusanColien-Reidbring their songs toLongBeachCafe inWaikanae BeachonSunday.

Three great music acts this weekend

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Novel offthe wallA Te Horo Beach man has collatedanecdotes from his time in themerchant navy and used them toinspire his new book.

Gus Campbell’s novel Off theRoad, a fiction adventure story, isset in a Kapiti Coast caravanpark, and sees six men meet bychance and share their lifestories.

Campbell, a semi-retired engin-eer, grew up in Wellington andspent about seven years in themerchant navy. Each of thecharacters are hybrids of peoplehe has met in his past.

‘‘They’re like mongrels in away ... they sort of take on thevarious roles of the people I’vecome across,’’ he said. ‘‘I’vealways been associated withpeople of all different varieties ...absolute characters who youcould never imagine existed.

‘‘We were doing a ship surveyon a vessel in Dunedin ... therewas a bunch of wharfies who’dcome into the bar every morningfor breakfast, have a beer andhead back to the ships.

‘‘There’s a guy there who gotsent to the dairy to get milk by hiswife who was gone 11 years. Truestory ... he gets a mention in thebook.’’

The six characters have three-letter names to denote their for-mer occupations – Jet the com-mercial pilot, Gas the dentist, Bobthe builder, Erg the electrician,Tar the seaman and Pie the armychef. All six arrive at thecampground alone, and are placedin the same bay because othercamp-goers are worried they willbe too noisy.

‘‘Different things havehappened to them later in life,’’Campbell said. ‘‘They had suc-cessful careers and they’ve fallenout with the missus, or the missuskicked them out, or they never gotmarried.’’

Off the Road is available forpurchase online.

Maiden’s Blush has ’million-dollar’ lookKAROLINE TUCKEY

Miriama McDowell, as Bunny, in The Great Maiden’s Blush, which was shot in Wellington and Porirua.

A new Kiwi movie shot by anOtaki cinematographer includes aspecial piece of Waikanae.

The Great Maiden’s Blushpremiered at the EmbassyTheatre in Wellington on May 2.A feature-length film, it was shotover nine weeks in Porirua andWellington, by Wellingtondirectors Andrea Bosshard andShane Loader, with Otaki’s WakaAttewell heading the cinema-tography.

The film’s title comes from thename of an old rose, and somefootage was shot in a private rosegarden in Waikanae’s Te MoanaRd.

Attewell was not prepared togive away too much from thestoryline, but said the Waikanaesegment was ‘‘prominent andsymbolic’’.

The contemporary drama hasbeen met with positive reviews.Its plot follows two mothers fromdifferent backgrounds, who sharea maternity ward, and forge analliance.

‘‘It’s incredibly intelligent, itlooks like a million dollars, but itwas done on a very small budget,’’Attewell said.

‘‘It’s character driven and

incredibly tense, and the audienceenjoy it because it’s likeunpacking a Russian doll – just asyou think you’ve worked it out,there’s a shift.’’

Attewell has worked withsome of New Zealand’s foremostscreen talent, and collected a haulof awards during his career, butsaid this film was a game changerto create.

‘‘Andrea and Shane don’t worklike any other directors I’ve everworked with.

‘‘These days everything is timeversus money, you end up cuttingcorners because the whole thingis money driven, whereas forGreat Maiden’s Blush we put thetime into making the movie …finding the movie amongst thescript. It allowed more space forthe actors to find the moment, itallows more time to make themoment pleasurable.’’

The shooting was split betweenWellington streets, and a set builtin Porirua using Whitireia Poly-technic teaching facilities, whichare already built to simulate ahospital.

The Great Maiden’s Blush isshowing in 52 cinemas nationally,including Waikanae’s ShorelineCinema, and Finn’s inPaekakariki.

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Mahara is opening late for Matariki

Otaki-based artist Birgit Moffatt, left, gives a lesson in weaving at last year’s Art Night event at Mahara Gallery.

Waikanae’s Mahara Gallery willbe one of a series of stops on aregion-wide art tour celebratingMatariki.

Art Night: Po Whakaatu Toiwill see six galleries from aroundthe Wellington region open from5pm to 10pm on June 2.

Each gallery will host music,

exhibitions and other events tomark the start of Matariki, a clus-ter of stars which mark the MaoriNew Year.

The galleries will be linked byfree buses during the night.

Mahara’s events will beginwith kapa haka from WaikanaePrimary School and KapanuiSchool at 4pm.

At 5pm lights will illuminate apath to Whakarongotai Marae,

where a hangi and guided tourswill be held.

The Miro exhibition,celebrating Maori culture, will beopened at the gallery by a group ofweavers from around the lowerNorth Island.

The exhibition will also featurephotos of local kaumatua, takenby representatives of Kapiti youthgroup Nga Kakano.

Other attractions will include

live music, face painting and aphoto booth.

Mahara Gallery director JanetBayly said she is looking to buildon last year’s inaugural event,when about 1400 people camethrough the Mahara Gallerydoors.

‘‘The community told us theyloved it. We wanted to do it biggerand better.’’

Miro will run until July 3.


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A GREAT STARTRV $144,000. Set Sale closing 23 May 2016. Start your family, your retirement, or your portfolio here.This solid 3 bedroom home with goodbones boasts a central location and close proximity to schools, parks and dairy. The modern kitchen is a real feature and the open plan diningmeans eating breakfast with sun streaming in is a lovely bonus.The lounge is well situated for the afternoon sun and the fenced back yardmeans children/grandchildren/four legged family can play safely. Large single garage with workshop as well as ample off street parking.The parkoutlook to the west and the Tararua Ranges to the east will be sure to please.There is a rental assessment of $235-$255pw.



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OHAU

PRIVACY & RURAL MOUNTAINVIEWS - MUST SELLRV $160,000.This lifestyle block sits off a private lane, off Muhunoa East Road and has 7536m2 land area on offer. For those whowould like good access to SH1 and SH57 for commuting to Palmerston North or Wellington, with a touch of good wholesomecountry living to balance their busy life. Ohau is situated between Levin and Otaki and its closest beaches areWaikawa & Kuku withOhau River within 1km.With panoramic views of the Tararua Ranges, this block has plenty of room for a new home and shedding ifrequired.Why wait! Call Julie today to make this part of the country your own.


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LEVIN, 179 HEATHERLEA EAST ROAD

4 BED COUNTRY RETREAT ON 3+ ACRESThis approximately 3+ acre (12140m2) lifestyle property boasts 4 bedrooms, plus a generous doublegarage with studio attached and views for miles.On arrival you will be impressed by the stylish fences giving you privacy from the road and the hugeamounts of off street parking space.Boasting good size bedrooms plus a large open plan kitchen, dining and lounge. An entertainer’s delightwith the decking and views to the north.The chook house as well as races and fenced paddocks means you can live the good life here.Call Roz in Real Estate to view this great lifestyle starter and grow the family here!


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LEVIN, 21 RATA STREET

HANDY HOME STARTER PACKAGEThis cute property is just right for a first home buyer that wants to be close totown. It has had some fresh painting and new drapes inside, is solid outside withroom for you to add your own touch. It has 3 bedrooms with a large loungeand open plan kitchen plus dining.There is a rental assessment of $240-$260per week. It comes with a garage plus shed to store all your tools, meaning it’sall there. Move in and reap the rewards! The new carpet in lounge and masterbedroom will be a real bonus too, so call Roz in Real Estate today. Cash Price$161,000 (conditions apply). Conditional Price $173,000.

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LEVIN, 20 KARAKA CRESCENT

LOCATION & POTENTIALRV $140,000. Set Sale closing 19 May 2016.This delightful brick unit has a feel good factor and is handy to town.Currently a great investment with the sitting tenant (who would love to stay) paying $210 per week.Investors - take note, or choose to start or retire here. A quiet street, and having two garagesbetween the adjoining units means you have safety as well as peaceful living.The fully fenced back yard is easy care with just the perfect amount of room to relax or grow yourown garden. Spruce up, rent out or move in and enjoy.



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LEVIN, 40 FAIRFIELD ROAD

CALLING ALL FAMILIESRV $435,000. Set Sale closing 20 May 2016. This half acre plus lifestyleproperty has 4 bedrooms, 2 lounges & 5-6 car garaging. It is tastefullydecorated with new carpet, & with the kitchen & bathroom havinghigh quality fittings. 2 toilets, separate shower plus a bathroom makesfamily living easy. The jewel in the crown is the approx 120m2 garaging,with motor home height catered for. Town water & sewerage, & closeproximity to popular Fairfield School.

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LEVIN, 8 MAIRE STREET

BRICK IN NORTH EASTRV $126,000. Set Sale closing 20 May 2016.

This three bedroom home has a lovely feel. Zoned for sought after Fairfield School. The lounge issituated for afternoon sun and wonderful sunsets. Open plan kitchen and dining with separate lounge.

Good size section with room to add a garage and add value. So if you are looking at nesting, or if youare an investor - climb on the property ladder now. There is a rental assessment of $190-$215pw.



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LEVIN, 263 CAMBRIDGE STREET

4 BEDROOMS + 2 LOUNGESThis large home in the popular North East boasts amazing livingopportunity arrangements. The four bedrooms + office + games room/second lounge + double garage means you will be spoilt for choice ofspace. Being zoned for Fairfield and the well fenced back yard is a bonus.This is a wonderful family home of 200m2 situated on a 964m2 section.For a well loved, well presented home, call Roz to view this out of thebox one!

Priced $265,000www.realestate.co.nz

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LEVIN, 35 CHESTER STREET

NW LOCATION & GOOD SIZEAs you walk into this 3 bedroom home in the North West you will beimpressed by the size of the entrance way and living areas. Both the diningand lounge open onto a good size deck where the fully fenced back yardawaits. The land is easy care, the shower and toilet downstairs as well asthe office off the garage are all bonuses. Zoned for Levin North School.Previously rented at $280 per week. Nest or invest in this good location.

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❚ Contents insurance coversmorethan just contents❚ Legal liability isworth havinginsurance for❚ Make sure you insure against otherpeople’s carelessness

Careless tenant leaves a potof oil unattended on thestove.

Fire ensues causing damage ofover $200,000. Landlord’sinsurance covers the loss. Then,the insurer sues the carelesstenant for the money.

After a tortuous seven years,the Court of Appeal decides thetenant is not liable.

Cue teeth-gnashing fury at thecourts giving tenants a free handto behave irresponsibly in theirlandlord’s property.

The story has some profoundmoney lessons for renters, and themore fortunate who own theirown homes, and the even morefortunate who own multiplehomes. But none of them are thatwe live in a society that goes easyon renters.

LESSON ONEYour insurer can take a

lawsuit in your name. In this case,the landlord’s insurer used itscontractual power to sue thetenant.

It wanted that money backdespite the Property Law Actbeing reasonably clear thetenants were not liable.

As a policyholder, you cannotstop your insurer from suingsomeone in your name, even ifyou do not think it is fair.

LESSON TWONo matter what you think of a

tenant leaving a pan of heating oilunattended, the ordeal they havesuffered since has been cruel.

The fire was in 2009, and thecase has just finalised.

That’s seven years before thecourts, seven years of stress, costand having the financial Sword ofDamocles hanging over theirheads.

It should not be possible for acase to be before the courts for solong, but it is.

LESSON THREERenters need contents insurancefor just such a horror event.

I hope the tenants in this casehad contents insurance, and thattheir insurer agreed to pay their

legal costs under the personalliability section, which covers‘‘careless’’ acts by the insured thatlead to loss for someone else.

Without personal liabilityinsurance tenants in theirposition would have to rely on

their own resources, self-represent, or poor enough toqualify for a legal aid loan.

LESSON FOURPeople are stupid sometimes.

That’s our nature. That’s why we

have scars, and sometimes leavethe oven on, or the garage dooropen.

Yes, what these tenants didwas careless, maybe even at thetop end of the scale, but havingdone something careless doesn’tmake them unusual.

Part of the landlord/tenantdeal has is that landlords insurethe properties they rent totenants. It’s part of the servicetenants pay handsomely for.

Landlords are free to insisttheir tenants have contentsinsurance as a condition of lettingthem the property, though manytenants would struggle to afford itafter paying the rent.

LESSON FIVEInsurers get things wrong

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In 2012 it was named North AmericanCar of the Year. But down here things arequite the reverse – the Elantra is gamelybattling away in a contest against othersmall sedans such as the Toyota Corolla,Mazda3, Holden Cruze and Ford Focus,in a market segment that frankly isn’tgetting anywhere fast.

Small sedan sales in New Zealandmake up less than 10 per cent of smallvehicle sales (hatchbacks make up betterthan 70 per cent of the sales, and smallwagons the remaining 20 per cent). So it’sno surprise then that in the first threemonths of this year just 33 Elantras weresold here, compared to 562 HyundaiSanta Fe SUVs, 490 Tucson SUVS, and181 i30 hatchbacks.

The total small car segment istrending downwards in New Zealand. In2012 it comprised better than 20 per centof all new vehicle sales, but now it hasdropped to around 13 per cent.

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The car is beautifully designed andbuilt, offers excellent road manners, andthat new engine performs nicely for avehicle of this size. Frankly, there’s noreason why the new model can’t improveElantra sales.

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Shrink your power bill without freezing

Insulation will keep you warm and help minimise energy bills.

When I was a poor student, my flat was verykeen on low power bills, writes Sarah Moore.

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Unfortunately our idea ofsaving power duringwinter meant wearing five

pairs of socks and huddlingtogether like penguins. Sure, ourbills were cheap, but dealing witha midwinter at risk ofhypothermia state can definitelyput a dampener on things.

Winter is coming, and while itmight be tempting to turn up theheater to high, snuggle into bedwith your electric blanket, andcrank the dryer every time you dothe washing, your power billwon’t thank you for it.

‘‘Little changes can often addup to big energy savings,’’ ContactEnergy’s community relationsadviser Rosanne Jollands says.

‘‘Explore the tools and appsthat your energy company has tooffer to help you understand yourpower usage, monitor it andmanage it.’’

Here’s a few extra tips to keepyour energy bill low this winter:

1. If you’re not using an

appliance, switch it off at the wall.2. Turn your electric blanket

on an hour before you go to bedthen off when you jump in. Betteryet, set a timer on it to turn onand off periodically throughoutthe night.

3. Fan heaters might warm aroom up quickly, but they’re alsopower guzzlers. Considerswapping the fan for an oilcolumn and only use a heaterwhen you’re in that room.

4. Install a heat pump. Energy-efficient and doubling as an airconditioner in the heat ofsummer, a heat pump circulateswarm air throughout your entirehouse instead of just a few squaremetres.

5. Woodburners can help yousave power – assuming you have aready supply of firewood. Alwaysbook a chimney sweep before youlight your first flame; last winter’scharcoal is a major fire hazard.Install a fire guard if you havechildren in the house and check

with your council to make sureyour burner or open fire is OK foruse under local bylaws.

6. Tighten door hinges, usedraught-stopping tape aroundwindows and doors, and use doorsnakes to prevent cool breezesfrom making their way into yourhome.

7. Be water-wise. Your hot

water cylinder uses more powerthan anything else in your house.Keep your showers short and usea cold cycle for washing. Adjustthe thermostat so the hot water isat 55 degrees Celsisus, and fix anydripping taps. Switch your hotwater off if you are going away formore than two weeks.

8. Replace old incandescent

light bulbs with energy-efficientones.

9. Insulation is an essentialinvestment for homeowners andsomething renters should alsodiscuss with landlords. Check outthe government’s Warm Up NewZealand: Healthy HomesProgramme; you might qualify forfree insulation. You can insulateyour hot water cylinder and pipesas well as walls.

10. Go to powerswitch.org.nzand see what energy companiesare offering the best prices. Payyour bill on time to get early-payment discounts and consider apayment plan that lets yousmooth your bill payments outevenly across the year.


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What can I doto lose weight?

Waistlines are continuing to expand in the Western world so look at other

factors like eating too much processed foods instead of vegetables.

Ask Dr Libby

Email your questions for Dr Libby to

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Please note, only a selection of

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Your healthWITH AUTHOR AND NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMIST DR LIBBY

The question I really want to askis why can’t I lose weight? Iknow you probably need waymore information from me toanswer that thoroughly butthanks for any insights. Jade

Hi Jade. Firstly, all long-termsustained weight loss that I haveever witnessed has come fromkindness (to oneself), notdeprivation.

So many people findthemselves losing and thenregaining the same 10kg everyyear. Or sometimes the numberjust keeps increasing. In the rushof the Western world we areseeing our waistlines continue toexpand. But for many the oldadage energy in versus energy outisn’t working. Some other keyfactors behind long-termsuccessful weight loss include:

YOU’RE EATING THE WRONGFOODSUnfortunately with the popularityof the low-fat era many poor food

habits were set up – including anincreased reliance on processedfoods. We are all individual andwhat works for you might notwork for someone else – however,one thing we can all benefit fromis eating more whole, real food.

Plenty of fresh vegetables,protein, whole food fats and asmall amount of fresh fruitbenefit most people. Reallyexplore how you can incorporatemore vegetables into how you eateach day. Try juices, smoothies,soups, stir-fries, stews andcasseroles.

EMOTIONAL SABOTAGEI think the judgment we pass onourselves when we deviate from aset diet/nutrition or wellnessplan is often more harmful thanthe action itself. Often this cantrigger a downwards spiral and afeeling of ‘‘well I’ve blown it now,I may as well finish the wholepacket’’ which triggers feelings ofguilt, self-loathing etc.

Instead of getting up the nextmorning and treating it as a newday you are more likely to skipthe gym/your morning walk, lesslikely to choose foods that nourishyour body and more likely toexperience feelings of

helplessness.Not exactly the headspace with

which you are going to makechoices to support your healthand wellness goals.

Instead of judging yourself ifyou eat in a way that doesn’t serve

your health, bring curiosity. Askyourself ‘‘what led me to makethat choice?’’ and get to the heartof what the unresourceful eatingis really all about.I’ve been reading a lot aboutspelt flour, what exactly is it andis it good for you? Thanks, Chris.

Hi Chris. Spelt is an ancientwhole grain grown in many partsof the world.

It declined in popularityduring the 19th century, but isnow becoming a popular optiondue to its lower gluten content.

Modern wheat has asignificantly higher glutencontent than ancient wheat sospelt is being used as analternative to lower the glutencontent (particularly for thosewho are gluten intolerant) – it’snot suitable for those with coeliacdisease.

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SATAY BEEF SKEWERS WITHCOCONUT RICE AND CHUNKYSALADCoconut rice1 1⁄2 cups jasmine rice1⁄2 teaspoon salt2 cupswater1⁄4 cup coconutmilkSatay sauce1⁄2 teaspoon finely grated ginger1 tablespoon soy sauce1⁄4 cup peanut butter1 tablespoon chopped roastedpeanuts1 tablespoonmild sweet chilli sauce1 tablespoon runny honey1⁄2 cupwaterBeef skewers450g beefmince1 tablespoon soy sauce1 tablespoonmild sweet chilli sauce1 carrot, finely grated8 bamboo skewers

Chunky salad1 Lebanese cucumber1 courgette1 carrot1 capsicum1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)To serve3 tablespoons roughly choppedcoriander1 tablespoon chopped roastedpeanuts

Combine all rice ingredients in amediumpot and bring to the boil. Assoon as it boils, cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce to lowest heatto cook for 12minutes. Turn off heatand leave to steam, still covered, fora further 8minutes. Do not lift lidduring cooking.In a small pot on low-medium heat,combine all satay sauce ingredients.Bring to a simmer andmix until

smooth. Reduce heat to low, simmeruntil sauce has thickened, stirringoften, for 5–7minutes.Place all beef skewer ingredients(except skewers) in amediumbowl

andmix well. Measure 1⁄4 cup ofmincemixture and shape around abamboo skewer, in a sausage shape(3/4 way down each skewer). Heat adrizzle of oil in a large fry-pan

(preferably non-stick) on low-medium heat. Cook skewers for 1–2minutes on all four sides, untilbrowned and cooked through. Setaside and cover with foil to keepwarm. Tomake the salad, roughlydice cucumber and courgette 1–2cm;peel carrot, cut in half lengthwaysand slice 0.5cm; remove core andseeds from capsicum and dice 1 cm.Place all in amediumbowl, toss witholive oil (if using) just before servingand seasonwith salt.To serve, spoon 3⁄4 cup cookedcoconut rice per person onto platesand topwith 1–2 beef skewers.Spoon over satay sauce and garnishwith coriander (if using) and peanuts.Serve chunky salad on the side.

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Kapiti BMX rider Ellie Chew flies high at this year’s Farm Jam event in

Southland.

Chew flying toX GamesADAM POULOPOULOS

A Kapiti woman hopes herhigh flying BMX efforts willopen up more opportunities forherself and other women in thesport.

Ellie Chew is one of 10women from around the worldselected to ride at the X Gamesin Austin, Texas, next month.

Chew said the invitationcame quicker than she expected.

‘‘It’s always something I’vewanted to do ... I was definitelylooking to go to the X Games infive years, not this year.’’

She said she hopes the groupcan promote women’s freestyleBMX – currently the X Gamesdoes not have a competitivewomen’s division.

‘‘We don’t have girls’ compe-titions going so we’re going toshow them what we’ve got, andhopefully next year we’ll havedivisions where we can competeagainst each other.’’

X Games is not Chew’s firstbig meet this year – she becamethe first woman to ride in FarmJam, in Southland, in February.

‘‘I felt pretty honoured to beinvited to ride with guys at such

a high level,’’ she said.‘‘I definitely do see a future in

BMX for me.’’Chew grew up in Waikanae,

attending Kapanui School andParaparaumu College, andriding most often at theWaikanae skate park.

She shares her father’spassion for bikes, becominghooked after she got her firstpush bike as a kid, and started tofocus on freestyle BMX as ateenager. She said the chance tosocialise, and progress, attractedher to the sport.

‘‘It’s not just about going backand doing something every day,it’s about going back and doingsomething new ... a new trick orgoing higher over a jump.’’

She described her style as‘‘flowy and cruisy’’.

‘‘I like to go as high as I canand make it look as cool as Ican.’’

Last year she linked up withthe Freestyle Lifestyle team,performing demonstrations atevents around the country.

Outside of BMX, Chew worksfor Koast Limoncello, the familybusiness.

The X games is from June 2-5.

In brief

HISTORIC WIN

Bowls Kapiti Coast has finishedthe season on a high, with victoryat the under-5-yearrepresentative quadrangulartournament on Saturday atMasterton Bowling Club. Themenwon their division outrightand the women finished second,giving Kapiti the overall victoryoverWellington, Wairarapa andHutt Valley.

‘‘This is the first time thatKapiti has won the trophy since itwas introduced in 2002 and is afitting end to one of our bestrepresentative seasons,’’ BowlsKapiti’s Carrell Knight said.Among other achievements fromthe centre, was the ParaparaumuBeach team of Rex Holmes andSteve Glavas winning the nationalclub pairs championship, andKapiti Bowling Club claiming Clubof the year at the Pak’n SaveKapiti Sportsperson of the Year

Awards.Running strongWaikanae runner Stefan

Pryzhodzko’s success this yearhas earned him a $1500scholarship from the KapitiRunning and Tri Club.

The annual Murray AshleyJunior Scholarship offers thegrant for sporting expenses toathletes aged between 15 and 20,who have achieved at national orinternational level in athletics,triathlon or duathlon over the lastyear. Pryzhodzko, 17, won theWellington junior 5000mandunder-18 cross country titles, andfinished 10th in the New ZealandSecondary Schools cross countrychamps senior race in 2015.

The presentation wasmade atthe University Relay event inQueen Elizabeth Park lastSaturday, where Pryzhodzkowasthe fastest junior and clocked thefourth-fastest overall time.


Golf’s not the biggest Olympic problem‘‘There are sportsthat should beeliminated from theOlympics beforetennis and golf. ’’

Lydia Ko, who will be one of the big golf drawcards at the Rio de Janeiro

Olympics. PHOTO: USA TODAY SPORTS

JOSEPH ROMANOS

Sports talk

Golf is in the gun becauseleading male players arestarting to withdrawfrom the Rio de Janeiro

Olympics in August.Australians Adam Scott and

Marc Leishman, Fijian VijaySingh and South Africans CharlSchwartzel and Louis Oosthuizenhave announced they won’t begoing to Rio.

A couple have cited concernsabout the zika virus, but thesuspicion is the Olympics doesn’treally grab them.

Top golfers point their seasonsaround the Majors, the litmus testof greatness in their sport.

So far no top female golfershave withdrawn, though theywould have more reason to –current medical understanding isthat the virus, derived primarilyfrom mosquito bites, has moreserious consequences for women.

Golf’s experience mirrors whattennis went through after it wasreintroduced to the Olympics in1988.

Nearly all the leading womenplayed and singles gold medallistshave included Jennifer Capriati,Lindsay Davenport, Venus andSerena Williams and Justine

Henin. Other medals have gone toSteffi Graf, Maria Sharapova,Monica Seles and AmelieMauresmo.

That’s a who’s who of women’stennis over the past couple ofdecades.

On the men’s side, the likes ofIvan Lendl, Jim Courier, BorisBecker, Pete Sampras and StefanEdberg either never played at theOlympics, or turned in sub-standard singles performances.As late as 2004, the singlesmedallists were Nicolas Massu,Mardy Fish and FernandoGonzalez, none exactly hall offame contenders.

Roger Federer has alwayssupported the Olympics and morerecently Rafael Nadal, NovakDjokovic and Andy Murray haveclearly enjoyed their Olympicexperiences.

Tennis is now on board theOlympic train.

There are sports that should beeliminated from the Olympicsbefore tennis and golf.

Men’s football, largelyrestricted to under-23 level, has noplace at the Olympics. It’s therebecause of football’s clout anddrawing power.

Boxing and wrestling, which atthe Olympics are restricted toamateur competitors, should alsobe removed.

The modern Olympics issupposed to be about the best,without age or amateur

restrictions.Just because sports have been

in the Olympics doesn’t meanthey should still be there.Otherwise cricket, lacrosse,croquet, polo, tug of war andmotor boating would be on the

schedule for Rio.I’d dispense with trampolining,

rhythmic gymnastics,synchronised swimming(relatively recent additionswithout widespread appeal). Thebizarrely named modern

pentathlon, on the Olympiccalendar since 1912, should go andweightlifting, so fraught withdrugs problems, should be lookedat closely.

I like some of the recentadditions, including beachvolleyball and mountain biking(1996), triathlon (2000), BMX (2008)and sevens rugby (2016). Theyprobably better reflect the youthof today than the likes of modernpentathlon and freestylewrestling.

And golf? Ironically in 2009,when it was added to the Olympicprogramme, Tiger Woods was thecompelling drawcard.

He won’t be in Rio, havingtumbled out of the top 500 in theworld rankings, and a woman weknow well, Lydia Ko, will insteadbe one of golf’s major drawcards.

I don’t mind golf being at theOlympics. The four-day event,confined to one course, fits theschedule well.

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1500cc Auto, Airbags,

ABS, Alloys, Tints,

106,000 Km’s

2006 TOYOTA WISH

7 Seater 2.0 Auto,

Airbags, ABS,

99,000 Km’s

7 SEATER $7,995

ROOMY 7 SEATER $11,995

2009 SUBARU EXIGA

7 SEATER


ABS, 101,000 Km’s,

Very large roomy

wagon

CHOICE OF 2 $9,995

2008 SUZUKI SX4

1500cc Auto,

Airbags, ABS, Alloys.

STUNNING CONDITION $8,495

2005 HONDA ACCORD

EURO 4WD

2.0 ivtec Auto,

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96,000 Km’s

2006 HONDA AIRWAVE

WAGON 4X4

1500cc Auto,

Airbags,

ABS, Alloys

4WD $7,995

SAVE$800

MANUAL $9,495

2009 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN

1800cc Manual 5 Speed,

Airbags, Alloys,

82,000 Km’s

SAFE LUXURY $8,995

2007 MERCEDES BENZ A170


ABS, Alloys,

60,000 Km’s

SAVE$1000

SAVE$1000

2009 SUZUKI SPLASH 5 DR

1240cc Auto,

Airbags, ABS,

Alloys, 93,000 Km’s

EAST ACCESS SEATING $7,9951500CC $9,495

2010 MAZDA DEMIO 2 5 DR

1500cc Auto, Airbags, ABS,

76,000 Km’s, Super popular

SUPER VALUE $13,995

2009 MAZDA ATENZA

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2000cc Auto,

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Alloys, Tints

SUPER VALUE $13,995

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SPORTHATCH NEW SHAPE1500cc Auto/Tiptronic, Airbags,

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SUPER VALUE $9,995

2007 PEUGEOT 207

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59,000 Km’s

WE

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23

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Sport

H-K readying for HeartlandADAM POULOPOULOS

Horowhenua-

Kapiti captain

Antony Fox

drives forward

during his side’s

33-19 defeat to

Wairarapa-Bush

in last year’s

Heartland

Championship

match. The

teams will meet

in a pre-season

match in Levin

this month.

Levin will host a HeartlandChampionship pre-season rugbytriangular series this month.

Horowhenua-Kapiti,Wairarapa-Bush and Wellingtonwill compete in the tournament,to be held at the Levin Domain onMay 31.

Each team will play each otheronce in 40-minute games.

H-K have named a 28-mansquad for the tournament. Itfeatures five players from boththe College Old Boys andWaikanae sides, and six from theFoxton team.

Five players who play theirclub rugby in Wellington havealso been picked, while twoplayers from Levin Wanderers,Shannon and Paraparaumu andone from Athletic have been selec-ted.

H-K’s Heartland Champion-ship campaign begins with agame against Thames Valley inPaeroa on August 27. Changes inbreakdown and tackle laws and anew points system, which havebeen used in the club season, willalso be enforced in the HeartlandChampionship.

Levin College Old Boys remainthe only unbeaten side in H-Kclub rugby, after both Kapitipowerhouses suffered shocklosses at home on the weekend.

Waikanae’s 24-12 defeat tolowly Athletic was their first ofthe season, while College OldBoys left the ParaparaumuDomain with a 22-8 win, four com-petition points and top spot on theladder.

Foxton climbed to equal-second with Waikanae, one pointoff the lead, with a 36-32 home winover Toa, while Shannon beatWanderers 28-22.

Athletic and Shannon’srespective wins were their first ofthe season, and the teams faceeach other at Playford Park onSaturday.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Col-lege Old Boys play Wanderers in alocal derby at Levin Domain, highflyers Waikanae and Foxton clashin Waikanae, and Toa play Para-paraumu at the ParaparaumuDomain.

All games kick off at 2.45pm.College Old Boys lead both

senior divisions currently – theclub’s senior reserves have wontwo from two to start the season.

Their match with Wanderersis the curtain-raiser to the prem-ier clash between the same clubs.Rahui play Paraparaumu at OtakiDomain and Shannon face Foxtonat Shannon Domain. Reservegames start at 1pm.

Coach worththe journeyThree Raumati Raptorsswimmers face lengthy driveseach way for training, but are notletting it get in the way of compet-ing for the club.

Rebecca Moynihan, aWaiopehu College student, livesin Shannon, Keely McKnightlives in Palmerston North andattends Feilding High School andPhoebe Nelson travels to andfrom Dannevirke for training.

Moynihan won gold in the17-year-old 50 metre freestyle,while McKnight claimed bronzein the 16-year-old 50m freestyle, atthe recent national age groupswimming championships inWellington. Moynihan andMcKnight are also part of theSwimming Wellington talent IDsquad.

McKnight trains eight times aweek, once or twice with Raptorscoach Jon Winter.

It takes her about an hour anda half to get from school to theCoastlands Aquatic Centre.

The year 13 student said Win-ter is one of the reasons shemakes the trip.

Moynihan left the Levin Swim-ming Club two years ago, after itscoach left.

She met Winter shortly beforeswitching clubs, and said the for-mer Olympian’s knowledge andexperience was worth the drive,about 40 minutes ‘‘on a good day’’.

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