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Baby George on the beat

No vehicles allowed on Karioitahi Beach

Constable Kennedy is seen here holding a very seriously looking baby George

who hopefully grows up with less repeat burglaries in his neighbourhood.

Baby George went along to check out the new SelectaDNA caravan and to

find out what all the fuss was about. He really looked the part in his blue tracksuit and stern look . We think

he was actually there for the tractor which was delivered by Norwood,

Pukekohe. The SelectaDNA caravan will be at the Waiuku Town Square

today and tomorrow.

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Inspector Kay Lane is excited about the new SelectaDNA launch and the role it

will play in helping to reduce the number of repeat burglaries. 500 free kits will be

distributed to burglary victims

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New bylaw bans the use of vehicles on the beach outside of a designated horse truck / float loading area and the car park areas. Steve [email protected]

ll On the September 1, a new bylaw know as Animal Management Bylaw 2015 comes into effect. This new by-law takes the place of the former FDC bylaw that controlled activities on beaches.

The bylaw bans the use of vehicles on Karioitahi Beach outside of a des-

ignated horse truck/float loading ar-ea and the car park areas.

Restrictions on vehicle use on the beach will mean that any person op-erating any type of vehicle on the beach must have a permit issued by council and that permit must be dis-played or be in the vehicle. The on-ly time a vehicle can go onto a beach without a permit is to launch or re-trieve a vessel.

The permits will be available for free from the Council via its website or at council offices including Waiuku.

When applying for a permit, you will need to stipulate what it is you will be using the vehicle for. For exam-ple, a fisherman who wishes to drive

his car or quad bike up or down the coast from the surf club area will state that is what they wish to do. Within the permit will be a set of conditions which they have to agree to comply

with and this will include speed and behaviour – basically agreeing not to speed, hoon, go up into the dunes or act in a careless or reckless manner.

If a person breaches those condi-

tions they will be liable to enforce-ment action by the police and the per-mit may be cancelled, potentially ex-cluding them from being able to take vehicles on the beach in the future.

According to Andrew Baker, the in-tent of the bylaw is to allow responsi-ble vehicle operators to continue to have access to the beach but putting in conditions for that access. He says more importantly, in his view, it pro-vides the public greater surety when reporting bad vehicle behaviour that something can be done. If a vehicle reported has a permit, and the police find sufficient evidence, such as vid-eo on phones showing the vehicle and allows good identification, the oper-

ator will be in breach of their permit and liable for infringement or pros-ecution.

The local board is making direct communication with the Surf Club regarding their vehicles and also or-ganisations such as horse racing in-dustry trainers. This to ensure they are absolutely clear of what can and cannot be done and to ensure, if nec-essary, that they have the required permits. For the public, new and clear signs will go up at the beach entrance and where the horse loading area is, so they will know exactly what the sit-uation is.

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The present state House crisis is the result of rental funds being absorbed by Government, the closing of the local State Housing of-fices that controlled (under supervision) those who occupied them, collecting the rent and maintained them to an acceptable stand-ard – not always easy when dealing with people who have multiple problems. Redundancy became a new word. Rogernomics closed the car assembly factories which made sure many of these ten-ants were unemployed (and unemployable) but who were lured to New Zealand in the first place by the promise of a job and a house, Tomorrows schools did nothing to improve matters and subsequent Government with New Zealand’s first woman Prime Minister gave us leaky buildings and Cave Creek by removing the checks and balances of inspectors. Let us put the blame where it should be – the politi-cians those astute manipulators of greed.

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Amusement over Auckland TransportI read with amusement in the latest edition of The Post of

how our local National MPs Andrew Bayly and Judith Col-lins recently took the Minister of Transport Simon Bridges on a tour to highlight the appalling transport issues in the Franklin and Papakura regions. These issues of course, are no joke those that have to live with it every day.

What amused me is that no commitment can be made by the National Government for extending the rail electrifica-tion to Pukekohe and three laning the northbound lanes of the Southern Motorway between Drury and Papakura.

Yet during the recent by-election in Northland, Simon Bridges and the National Government were able to pledge commitment to building ten two lane bridges on quiet ru-ral roads. Perhaps Winston Peters should stand for Hunua to see what transport pledges might suddenly be possible!

As Andrew Bayly has mentioned, the Franklin region is experiencing massive growth, both now and into the fu-ture. His Government needs to act and provide the infra-structure and the funding needed to service this growth.

Upgrading and expanding the rail service should be a pri-ority because if only roading options are offered, this will just result in more use of cars and more traffic congestion, which buses from Waiuku ultimately get stuck in as well.

In the interim, Bayly and Collins should lobby for diesel rail services to be extended to Pokeno and Waiuku, and for a new park and ride and rail station to be built beside the motorway interchange at Drury. These could be introduced more quickly and would be more effective long term.

Rebecca Anderson, Waiuku

Cat in the hat vandalism With reference to the Cat in The Hat structure on Waiuku

Road, I am angry and disappointed to learn that the afore-mentioned item has been vandalised. I live locally and like to see The Cat in the Hat on my drives to and from work — (EMPLOYMENT for the benefits of you oxygen thieves).

Now enough of the touchy-feely. The fact of the matter (big words for the low-life vandals) is that if you wish to make a negative mark on the world in which you live and exploit . . . then don’t.

abridgedAngela Smith, Waiuku

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“Judge not, that ye be not judged.” Do not think yourself better than other men, and set yourself up as their judge. Since you cannot discern motive, you are incapable of judging another. In criticizing him, you are passing sentence upon yourself; for you show that you are a participant with Satan, the accuser of the brethren. The Lord says, “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.” This is our work. “If we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.” 2 Corinthians 13:5; 1 Corinthians 11:31. {DA 314}

Do not spend in judging and condemning time that might be spent in encouraging one another, in suggesting ways and means for advancing the work of God in hard and difficult places. {SW, June 18, 1903}

Judging and Criticizing - His Word

I would be the first to admit I actually submitted an opin-ion over buses and trains in the Franklin area.

I happen to agree that a bus service to Papakura is far better for Waiuku to connect with city bound trains and buses. It gives us more flexibility for workers — travelling from Waiuku to Pukekohe, then on to destinations would be more costly, more time consuming, and the service from Papakura is more frequent, therefore logical, that Waiuku is better served through Papakura.

I agree, that electrification should be extended for Puke-kohe, but times have changed, and from a Waiuku point of view, we should no longer be the poorly served cousin of Pukekohe!

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Improvements to Pukekohe rail shuttle

Train Network Performance 17- 23rd August, 2015

Above: Olivia Gillott of Pukekohe High School was presented with the Overall Sporting Excellence award by Malcolm Wrigley, of Malcolm Wrigley Insurance Services.The following are the results from the Junior Sports Awards:Coach/Official of the Year: Kailesh Leathem; Team of the Year: Pukekohe High School Orienteering Team; Top All-round Sportswoman: Maxine Rawnsley; Top All-round Sportsman: Kurtis Shuker; Young Sportswoman U16: Niketa Wells; Young Sportsman U16: Jared Wood; Young Sportswoman U19: Olivia Gillott; Young Sportsman U19: Kalyan Jeram. Overall Sporting Excellence: Olivia Gillott. More photos on page 21

Excellence in sport award

Southern Network Reliability Punctuality Boarding

Monday 17 Aug 100.0% 93.8% 593

Tuesday 18 Aug 98.4% 92.1% 580

Wednesday 19 Aug 100.0% 100.0% 579

Thursday 20 Aug 92.2% 84.8% 567

Friday 21 Aug 100.0% 96.9% 542

Saturday 22 Aug 100.0% 91.2% 119

Sunday 23 Aug 100.0% 100.0% 117

Performance for week 98.4% 93.9% 3097

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Reliability is now averaging between 97 and 98 per cent with punctuality at a similar level. In the week 10 to 14 August reliability was at 100 per cent.

ll The shuttle was introduced in late July to connect with the elec-tric train network. Auckland Trans-port’s General Manager AT Metro Mark Lambert says “We have to say it got off to a shaky start with poor reliability on the first three days but the service is now performing much better.”

Councillor Bill Cashmore says that’s good news. “A lot of people in Pukekohe were very disappointed with the shuttle in its first few days and it’s good to hear that it is now working much better.”

Rail services from Pukekohe have been increased substantially in the past few years, from one dai-ly return service in 2002 to 32 return services (64 one-way services) per weekday from this July, weekend services were introduced last De-cember for the first time.

Mr Lambert says over recent months the service level to Puke-kohe has been below par. “There have been too many breakdowns

with the old diesel trains and too many track failures.”

He says the shuttle service is not as good as having services all the way from Pukekohe to Britomart. “Having to change from a diesel train to an electric one is not per-fect but that is the situation until a decision is made about electrifying the lines to Pukekohe.”

Work is un-derway between now and Labour Weekend to fur-ther improve the reliability of the track infrastruc-ture.

M r C a s h -more says that is encouraging. “It’s good to see that work is under-way to make the shuttle more reli-able, like all Aucklanders the peo-ple of Pukekohe deserve a good train service.”

Mr Lambert says “KiwiRail start-ed on the weekend of the 15 and 16 August with track maintenance and they will be upgrading the Pukeko-he points with new motors, cables and ducting to improve reliability.”

He says Auckland Transport is working with its operator Transdev

to provide a higher level of supervi-sion at Pukekohe to assist with get-ting the shuttles to go on time and from early September the diesel trains will change to DMUs which are the most reliable in the diesel train fleet.

“Most of the shuttle to main-line connections operate across the same island platform making

connections quick and easy for cus-tomers.”

He says a cou-ple of transfers first thing in the morn-ing require differ-ent platforms and a walk across the footbridge. “This is due to KiwiRail

freight train movements and is not ideal, we will work with KiwiRail on train operations to see if we can make some adjustments to allow for a more seamless transfer.”

Mr Cashmore says he will be keeping an eye on the planned changes but he has just one mes-sage about rail in the south.

“We would all like to see electri-fication to Pukekohe and we will continue to lobby the government for that.”

AU C K L A N D Transport says after the initial disappointing start there’s been a big improvement in the performance of the train shuttle between Pukekohe and Papakura.

Craddock Farms’ appeal to build a massive colony cage egg farm in Patumahoe will be heard in the Environment Court on 30th November.

This follows a limited-notification hearing held by Auckland City Coun-cil almost a year ago where the company’s

proposal was declined.Animal activists from

the campaign group Stop Craddock Farms have worked alongside Patumahoe locals over the last year in the fight to stop the farm.

“We’ve been working hard to stop Craddock Farms building what will be one of the biggest of its kind in our country, confining 310,000 hens

Round two for cage egg farm fight

to cruel cages that con-travene the Animal Wel-fare Act,” says Stop Crad-dock Farms spokesper-son Deirdre Sims.

“If this farm is built, it’ll go along way towards en-trenching cage farming in New Zealand for the next several decades. In-ternational trends show countries like Austria, Germany and Switzer-land are already phasing out colony cages while we fall behind,”

“Ultimately we want the government to ban all cages for hens and if we can stop this giant caged hen hell hole from being built; that’s a big step in the right direc-tion,” says Ms. Sims.

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Events

World Challenge Fundraiser

Where: Town Square, Waiuku When: 9am - 2pm What: Cake stall, preserves, fudge, pro-duce, raffles, soup, merchandise, and music. They will also be selling raffles outside Waiuku New World from 10am from Tuesday thru to Friday. Every year the Bank supports the Cancer Society to help raise funds.

Where: Waiuku CollegeWhen: 7:30pm - 10:30pmWhat: Join New Zealand fishing celeb-rity, Matt Watson who will be doing a talk and sharing some of his experienc-es. Refreshments will be sold and after-dinner nibbles supplied. This will be a fun night with quizzes and raffles to be held. Tickets will cost $28 per person.

Friday 28th

Police Caravan and Tractor

Where: Waiuku Town SquareWhen: Between 10:30am & 1:30pm What: The Police tractor, prevention caravan and safer places team will be on hand as part of Police & Auckland council pooling resources to distribute 500 free SelectaDNA kits to burglary victims. Around 160 kits will go to rural residents in Counties Manukau South.

Tuesday 25th Friday 28th

Daffodil Day Fundraiser

USA, CANADA & ALASKA INFO NIGHT

26 August, WednesdayWhere: Campbell Tyson Puke function roomWhen: 5:30pmWhat: Presentations by our Globus & Cosmos expert, and ex-perts on independent travel. Phone 09 2371108 for details or email: [email protected]

xerO FOr beGINNerS

27 August, ThursdayWhere: Engine Room, 217 King Street, Pukekohe When: 8:00am – 9:30amWhat: Journey to discovering Xero. Free Admission. Visit www.engineroomca.co.nz for more info.

FrANKLIN ArTS FeSTIvAL

28 August, FridayWhere: Pukekohe Town HallWhen: 28 Aug - 6 SepWhat: The festival is an annu-al celebration of visual arts held in Pukekohe, showcasing the work of talented artists from, not on-ly the Franklin District but, all over New Zealand. Exhibition runs for ten days. Featuring the work of more than 180 Artists. Over 600 artworks for sale. Entries cover 19 different categories with over $30,000 in prize money. The Fes-tival also offers a coffee shop and craft shop with a variety of items for sale. We encourage you to come visit. All ages welcome. Entry $7.www.franklinartsfestival.co.nz

DAFFODIL DAY

28 August, FridayWhere: ANZ Bank, Waiuku When: Throughout the dayWhat: Join the team at ANZ and support this worthy cause to raise awareness of cancer. Daffodil Day is a major funding source for the Can-cer Society.

DAve UPFOLD SHOW

29 August, SaturdayWhere: Pukekohe High Hall When: 7pmWhat: Pukekohe Intermediate School Rarotonga trip Fundraiser. Dave’s shows feature audience par-ticipation and utilise the power of the mind and suggestion . Tickets $20. For more info: 027 524 3484.

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With the Police doing a drive in the local area on SelectaDNA kits, it is a great opportunity to get more information and find out how you can mark and identify your valuable property using an invisible ultra-violet (UV) solu-tion that includes a unique syn-thetic DNA code.

Acting Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers says the kits are being distributed at identified burglary ‘hot-spots’ across the three Auckland Police districts.

“They will go to a range of resi-dential urban victims of previous burglaries in Ranui and Onehun-

ga and rural residents in Pukeko-he, Waiuku and Tuakau.

“The kits are being supplied free of charge by Auckland Council

through its Community Develop-ment and Safety team to try and ensure those

who have been burgled in the past, use this simple technique to mark property and can identify any recovered goods in the event they are burgled again.”

Councillor George Wood says anyone who has been burgled will understand that feeling of pow-erlessness and feeling unsafe in their home.

“That’s something council is committed to working with Po-

lice to change. These kits are just one tool but anything that supports residents to be and feel safe is well worth the invest-ment.”


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NEWS BITESSeptember is on the way and it’s nearly time to Get Blue:

• Man Up and give pros-tate cancer the finger!• Don’t die of embar-rassment, get tested! If you’re over 40 with a family history of pros-tate cancer or aged be-tween 50-70 years old, get a PSA blood test - it may save your life.• Wear a blue ribbon! Show your support! Donate and fundraise online at www.bluesep-tember.org.nz Blue September 2015 is taking on a fresh ap-proach to making men aware of prostate can-cer. Well-known actor Mark Hadlow is fronting the campaign with new TV and radio commer-cials and is also the face of Blue September. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand men and the third most common cause of cancer death in men after lung cancer and bowel cancer.

For more info on SelectaDNAwww.selectadna.co.nz

SelectaDNA and how it works!

SelectaDNA does not use your own DNA . It is a man-made synthetic

DNA. It is a short chain, which

means it can’t be replicated, mak-ing every bottle

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SelectaDNA is a completely non-

toxic, non-invasive water based

product. Any item that you mark will not be harmed in any way and has no impact on the

environment.

SelectaDNA also comprises of

microdots (tiny pinhead dots) that are invisible to the naked eye. Under a microscope you

are able to read the unique DNA

code.

If an object is marked with

SelectaDNA, the solution will glow bright blue when

placed under a UV light. Even a pin-

head is enough to reconnect stolen

goods.

Registering your kit is vital in

protecting your property. Your

details are held on a Global ISO ac-

credited database and is not shared

with any party other than police.

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Saturday 29th August – Live Band

Cassasally and The PistolsWednesdays - $15 PizzasThursdays - RETRO with DJ SKY from 9pmWatch the games live on the Big ScreenPrizes to be won! Watch this space for upcoming

info on BLUE SEPTEMBER:- Prostate Awareness Month

Courtesy Van - Radius 10km Wed - Sat

Every Tuesday: Members NightEvery Wednesday: Quiz Night

New Menu Coming Soon!All Counties Steelers games live on the big

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Every year, the ANZ Bank takes part in an an-nual fundraising cam-paign on Daffodil Day for the Cancer Society.

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the joint partnership, and the team at ANZ Waiuku have organised a week long campaign, which begins today.

With the help of over 25 volunteers, the team will be selling raffles outside New World from 10am, now until Friday.

The ANZ Waiuku team have had the support of local businesses who

have contributed to the fundraising campaign by donating items for their hamper raffles and feel extremely thankful to have such strong backing from the community.

On Friday, August 28, there will be a Market Day held in the Waiuku Town Square from 9am to 2pm. Cake stalls, pre-serves and local produce are just a few of the items that will be for sale and there will also be live en-tertainment.

All funds raised will be donated to the Cancer Society.

Above: Janeece Thomson with the new Manager of Waiuku ANZ , Julie Osborn

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For those astute scholars, our title will send your mind correctly back to the First Adam, that is the Adam and Eve, Adam, that is. Now the Hebrew name for Adam is translated fairly accurately as “Red Red Mud,” or “Red Red Man,” Strong’s 120 is “Ruddy” which we call red-brown, and as Adam was made from “the Dust of the ground,” we can be fairly sure that it was a type of red clay soil, hence the “Red Man.”

If we play this theme and we jump to Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Here scarlet and red are interconnected; but now we get to the text in question.

Psalm 22:6 “But I [am] a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.” Here King David points out that Messiah Jesus Christ (Messiah ben Yoseph) will be humble like a worm. One preacher put it this way, tread on a worm and it bleed’s, rolls over and dies; but tread on a snake and it rears up, bites you in the leg and kills you.

Quote: The Hebrew word here for the worm is tow-lah which is a specific worm found in the Middle East: coccus ilicis, the crimson grub. Pregnant crimson worms attach their bodies to the trunk of oak trees and cover themselves with a hard protective shell in order to secure their eggs from hungry predators. The mother never leaves the tree again; and as she dies, red coloured fluid oozes from her body and stains both her body and the wood of the tree. In ancient times the dried, hardened bodies of these worms were scraped from the tree and ground into powder, because they provided valuable red pigment for the cloth-dying industry. To this day, we still use something similar for red colouring: you might want to check the ingredients on any food you purchase that has been coloured red. If the ingredients include cochineal or carmine, well that’s derived from the body of a South American insect.

The mother crimson worm gives her life-on a tree, no less-so that her children may live. The red essence she produces was used to dye or stain many things, and often, when you see the word scarlet in the Bible, it is a reference to the dye that came from this worm. From Jesus before Jesus by Shawn Boonstra P105-6

This certainly puts a totally different angle or concept onto the “Calvary Tree” which was stained with the crimson flow that became

our new life. Revelation 7:14 “And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” It is illogical that a crimson dye can make cloth pure white, but this is a “Spiritual Concept,” where the shedding of blood is the remission for sin {Heb 9:22} or the removal of the crimson stain of sin, by a Red/Scarlet ingredient, one therefore becomes sinless and pure white, all because of the Tree called Calvary, where a death occurred, a fluid leaked out from a dying Saviour, that has given us life everlasting.

Quote: “You have confessed your sins, and in heart put them away. You have resolved to give yourself to God. Now go to Him, and ask that He will wash away your sins and give you a new heart. Then believe that He does this because He has promised. This is the lesson which Jesus taught while He was on earth, that the gift which God promises us, we must believe we do receive, and it is ours. Jesus healed the people of their diseases when they had faith in His power; He helped them in the things which they could see, thus inspiring them with confidence in Him concerning things which they could not see—leading them to believe in His power to forgive sins. . . .” {CSA 30}

“Thus Christ, in His own spotless righteousness, after shedding His precious blood, enters into the holy place to cleanse the sanctuary. And there the crimson current is brought into the service of reconciling God to man. Some may look upon this slaying of the Red Heifer as a meaningless ceremony, but it was done by the command of God and bears a deep significance that has not lost its application to the present time. . . . The blood of Christ is efficacious, but it needs to be applied continually. . . . If it was necessary in ancient times for the unclean to be purified by the blood of sprinkling, how essential for those living in the perils of the last days, and exposed to the temptations of Satan, to have the blood of Christ applied to their hearts daily.” {FLB 200}

That pierced side whence flowed the crimson stream that reconciled man to God,—there is the Saviour’s glory, there “the hiding of his power.” “Mighty to save,” through the sacrifice of redemption, he was therefore strong to execute justice upon them that despised God’s mercy. And the tokens of his humiliation are his highest honour; through the eternal ages the wounds of Calvary will show forth his praise, and declare his power.” {GC88 674}

So we have yet another concept of saving, protection and a new birth, just like the mother Crimson Worm (Jesus), who made protection for her children (Holy Spirit) and then gave her life so that the children may live (Jesus - Calvary), so what is your response “Dear Reader” to this amazing free gift, let us be regularly washing our robes and making them white in the crimson flood.

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The garage sale at Drury School Hall last Saturday attracted many people looking for a bargain. What little remained was donated to the Salvation Army. The volunteers take a break from cleaning up to pose for a photo. Their efforts generated money for the cancer treatment of Pukekohe policeman John Connolly.

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Overwhelmed by debt? Don’t know how to pay that mounting pile of bills? Help is here. CAP.

llYou will have a choice of either going to Waiuku Christian Fellow-ship or to Franklin Baptist Church in Pukekohe to Christians against Poverty (CAP) for help. In Waiuku David Whitlow will be able to assist you and in Pukeko-he Daniel Bailey will be available two days a week to help locals, who have found themselves in debt, to get sorted. “We help people repay their debts using their own money,” says Mr Bailey. “They pay a certain amount of their income into a CAP account from where creditors get paid in equal amounts.” He says CAP has found that debt can get so bad at times creditors are pleased to get their money repaid in regular small

amounts as opposed to nothing at all. “We encourage people to stop taking out loans and chop up any credit cards they may have,” he says.David Whitlow is excited about helping people get their lives back on track and out of debt. David says CAP is a game changer and will make a big difference to the whole community.So how does CAP work?

This CAP Money Course is sim-ple, flexible and effective; the three session course, complete with DVD tutorials, includes: • Buildingabudgetusingour

onlinetool:You’ll take a good look at where your finances are right now and use this in-formation to build your own balanced, sustainable budg-et. Our free, online tool makes the process simple and gives you clarity around your budg-et immediately.

• ImplementingtheCAPMoneysystem:This system will sim-plify your accounting and help make your budget work day to day. It operates using three ac-counts for your money: regu-lar payments, cash and savings accounts.

• Learningtoliveoncash:By putting away the credit cards and spending only the cash you have budgeted for week to week, you’ll see how you re-ally can get your finances un-der control.

• Ongoingsupport:Each session is facilitated by

trained CAP Money Coaches who are there to answer your ques-tions, help you build your budget and brainstorm ways to earn more, spend less and save for the future.

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Volunteers Wanted

Waiuku Family Support Network Community Trust are currently looking for new volunteers to join our friendly team.

Can you spare 4 hours a week? Waiuku Family Support offer:• A rewarding role which

really makes a difference to our community.

• A chance to meet new people and be part of a team.

• Regular training sessions and staff meetings.

• Team events including an annual Christmas party.If you are interested in volunteering with Waiuku Family Support please call Jessica on 235 9099 or pop in for a coffee and a chat

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The solution for an open can of fizJanine [email protected]

ll Tuakau College stu-dents Connor and Ian have come up with the perfect solution for that half finished and there-fore for ever open and at risk of tipping over can of fizzy drink. They invent-ed a bottle top with cap that fits neatly around the top of the can. No more spills and it is much easier to drink from.

All it took was a spilled can in the classroom. “We had to clean it up and while we did so someone said wouldn’t it be great to come up with something that stops that,” say Connor and Ian. The solution: the leuk lid.

Connor and Ian are part of their school’s management group and took part the Lion Foun-dation’s Young entre-preneurs scheme. That means they had to set up a business, create a real

product, then compile and implement a busi-ness plan and make real profit or loss. Their cho-sen charity to support is the Leukemia Founda-tion, hence Leuk Lid.

The boys were at the Pokeno market last Sun-day to promote and sell their lids at a cost of $3 each. They made colours for their lids that match the various cans to create a seamless fit: yellow, or-

ange, purple, pink, blue, as well as a clear one.

“We made 240 lids and there aren’t a lot left,” they say. At the market cus-tomers flocked around them, even when they had packed up and were trying to show The Post their product.

Their ingenious in-vention doesn’t get them any medals, a prize or a trophy. “Just credit for school,” they say.

Connor and Ian with a can topped with their Leuk Lid.

Waiau Pa School 125th Reunion registrations

There is still a chance to be part of the 125th Waiau Pa School Reun-ion, but registrations close in less than two weeks time.

Waiau Pa School Principal, Simon Wil-liams, invites all those with connections to the school to attend and celebrate the mile-stone.

“125 years is a sig-nificant achievement for any organisation. It demonstrates the commitment and contributions people have made during this time to make Waiau Pa School successful. On behalf of the school I would like to thank all those members of the community who have helped shape our school into the excel-lent learning environ-ment it is today, and to extend the invitation to all those with ties to Waiau Pa School and

its community to at-tend the reunion next month.”

The Waiau Pa School 125th Reunion will be an excellent opportu-nity to reconnect with others and to learn more about the school’s past, present and fu-ture. The celebrations include a school open day and afternoon tea on the Friday, which is followed by a formal event with speeches and presentations. Lunch and photos will be held on the Saturday and a special commu-nity church service on Sunday.

For those who are interested in attending, please contact Waiau Pa School on 09 232 1753. Forms can also be downloaded from the school website, www.waiaupa.school.nz.

Registrations close on, Friday, Septem-ber 4.

Look who’s turned 80 this year!

Register at waiaupa.school.nz or contact Waiau Pa School

The Scown sisters all together in a celebration marking the 80th birth-day of twins Pam and Elizebeth. Pictured L-R Sisters, Margaret Grim-mond, twins Pam Reynolds and Eli-zebeth Rae Chaytor and Robin Wil-liamson. Below: Pam Reynolds and Rae Chaytor . Can you guess who is who? Send us an email to: [email protected]

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their company to all those connect-ed to the Counties Power network.

While the EA are proposing in their option A to increase Coun-ties Power’s Transpower charge by $5.37million per annum, they propose slashing charges to over-seas owned companies includ-ing reducing New Zealand Steel’s charges by $7.2m per annum and the Tiwai Aluminium Smelter by $56m per annum.

Christine adds “The EA seems to have a blindside when it comes to industrials and seems to favour them over residential and business connections which are the back-bone of our country.

The ironic part is that the EA ap-pears not to be concerned about reducing peak demand (when electricity is at its most expensive to deliver). It seems their view is that we can all pay regardless — just for the pleasure of having it available to the rest of the greater Auckland area. This in turn means there is no incentive to economise or to plan for easing electricity demand”.

CPCT has many consumers who fought the decision to construct huge pylons across their proper-

ties from Mangatangi through to Hunua.

She asks “Is it fair that the EA wants them to now pay for these controversial assets especially when they carry electricity that the properties don’t use?”

History indicates that these consumers didn’t want the pylons ten years ago; they don’t use the power from them; and do not need to because their network company (Counties Power Limited) delivers the supply of electricity over exist-ing transmission assets construct-ed in the 1950s and earlier.

CPCT believes that the EA hasn’t clearly defined the problem it wants to solve. It also needs to analyse options under a number of long term market scenarios before it makes drastic decisions that will affect the pockets of all our con-sumers particularly our low socio-economic consumers that can least afford it.

The conclusion is that CPCT believes the EA has used a flawed methodology in their proposals and until the problem is clearly defined, the status quo should be maintained.

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Johnny Shin has been nominated as the service hero this week due to his out-standing customer service. Johnny and his aunty, Lisa Ro, of Chez Bean Cafe greet every customer with a huge smile and are genuinely interested their clients well be-ing. Not only that, but their coffee and great range of food is delicious. Johnny has been in the hospitality in-dustry for over eight years and was originally a chef in a bustling Auckland City. After searching in the Auckland area for a cafe to buy, he was drawn to Chez Bean and purchased it immediately after viewing it in April 2014. Johnny says the community has been incredibly accepting of his family and culture.

“My customers are more than just that to me. I consider them my mentors, as well as family. When I am having a bad day, they offer me advice and are very encouraging. I really enjoy the people from this community, they are very helpful. Before I was just a chef, now I get to see and hear my customers enjoy their meals. It is very rewarding.”

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This is the message that Counties Power Consumer Trust (CPCT) has sent in a submission to the Electricity Authority (EA) who is trying to impose a new transmission tariff structure on power companies north of the Bombay Hills that would increase electricity prices in our area.

ll Christine Rupp, whilst the Act-ing Chair of Counties Power Con-sumer Trust (CPCT), has sent a sub-mission to the EA which is seeking a method of imposing further costs on Electricity Networks in order that they should help to pay for not only new transmission structures, but also those which have already been built.

CPCT owns 100% of the electric-ity distribution company Counties Power Limited. CPCT Trustees are elected by all the consumers that live in their area which covers Kaiaua in the east, south Papakura to Awhitu Penninsula, and south of the Waikato River. The Trustees strive to maximise the benefits of

Café Of The Year Awards Open for VotingFO RG E T the flag debate; it’s time to focus on another important element of our culture and determine which is New Zealand’s best café.

Voting is now open for the fourth annual Café of the Year Awards and it’s now our turn to determine which cafés go on to become finalists.

With the chance to win brunch at your favourite café there’s even more reason for you to vote. Each week ten prizes of $50 are up for grabs over the eight week voting period of the campaign. Entrants are also given the chance to win one of four Ultimate Café Road Trips with Renault. “With entries

in from all corners of the country it’s now time for Kiwis to vote and show support for their favourite local.” says Chief Executive of Restaurant Association Marisa Bidois.

Our local Franklin Cafes that are in the running are: Coffee Time Cafe and Muffin Break - Pukekohe, Nick’s Cafe, Waiuku and Red Shed Palazzo, Drury. Voting is easy, simply check the website at: www.nzcafeoftheyear. co.nz and vote via txt, Facebook or online.

All we want is status-quo…i S the message from Counties Power Consumer Trust to the Electricity Authority Robin Hood in reverse! Robbing the poor to pay the overseas multi-nationals.

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After weeks of redecorating and painting, the grand opening of the children’s room at the Tuakau Cosmopolitan Club was held on Sunday.

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ll As part of the club’s commitment to providing a family friendly environment, the Tuakau Cosmopoli-tan Club committee recognised the need to provide more facilities for its youngest members.

After reorganising a storage room that had been shrouded in darkness and dust for the past few years, it has now been revamped into a modern and fun en-tertainment area where the children can play while their parents relax in the sports and lounge bars.

The room has been specifically designed to double as a meeting room for the committee and the careful colour choice and decor selection provides the club with the ability to now host workshops or smaller spe-cial interest classes for the community.

The room was officially opened with a Karakia by lo-cal Kaumatua, Mickey Graham, and Tutekihi Tupaea. This then followed on to an afternoon of fun for the members’ children, who were able to enjoy the bouncy castle, karaoke and the highly anticipated use of the new facilities. Ally Escott plays hopscotch in the new children’s room.

This week’s WOW Award goes to Ross Drummond, of

RAD Electrical. A massive thank you is in order for Ross, who got the Waiuku Netball

Centre up and running again with their old speakers, after

their new speakers were stolen on August 7. Within hours of notice, Ross and

his team were at the courts, re-wiring the old speakers

so the Centre could function the next day. What awesome

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The New South Wales Racehorse Owners’ Association celebrated racing’s Night of Champions last Friday night, which saw three New Zealand horses in the spotlight and take out five premier awards.

First Seal (Fastnet Rock), Lucia Val-entina (NZ) (Savabeel) and the kiwi-bred Criterion (NZ) (Sebring), were all Karaka graduates, with First Seal (right) taking out NSW Champion Horse of the Year.

The Group One winning First Seal was also voted at the top of the follow-ing two categories: NSW Three year old of the Year and Queen of the Au-tumn.

Racing in the colours of China Horse Club, First Seal flew to Group One glory in the Group One Flight Stakes with a three-length victory and has been on the cusp of winning at the elite level on a further three oc-

in prize money from her 11 starts.Bred by Cambridge’s Raffles

Farm, the daughter of boom sire Fastnet Rock, she was pur-chased by Bart Cummings at the 2013 Karaka Premier Sale for NZ$700,000 from Gordon Cun-ningham’s Curraghmore draft, and is now raced by China Horse Club Racing Pty Ltd, Think Big Stud, Westcode Pty Ltd, Mr J S C Chua and Raffles Thoroughbred Racing.

Awarded the NSW Provincial Champion Horse of the Year was Lucia Valentina, over fellow nomi-nee, and also Karaka graduate, Fa-mous Seamus (NZ) (Elusive City), taking her turn after Famous Sea-mus nudged her out for the award last year.

The NZ$60,000 Karaka Pre-mier Sale graduate triumphed in the Group One Turnbull Stakes for trainer Kris Lees, her sec-ond Group One success after victory in the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes as a three-year-old.

Karaka horse claims NSW premier award

casions in the Group One Spring Champion Stakes, the Group One Coolmore Classic and the Group one Vinery Stud Stakes.

Winner of four races in her three-year-old season, three of those wins were at stakes level for trainer John Thompson, earning over A$835,000


Mike Pero Waiuku wins New Franchise of the YearA year of hard work has paid off for Julie Rodgers of Mike Pero, Waiuku, as she scooped the New Franchise of the Year 2014-2015 at their annual awards ceremony.

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ll Julie describes the award as a great boost to her Mike Pero fran-chise. It has given her more confidence for the next year, as well as reassurance of the ef-fort she and her team have invested. “We were also placed in the Top Ten Franchises for July, so myself and my agents, Iris Wielputz-Schattevoy and Dar-ryl Walker, are very pleased with the re-sults.”

Chief Executive, Mike Pero, couldn’t be more delighted with Julie and her team’s commitment to the business. “We’re abso-

lutely delighted with her commitment, her work ethics and her skill set. The results for Julie’s vendor and buy-er clients are her num-ber one priority and this is what has earned her the award. Waiuku was up against all other new offic-es across New Zea-land and the compe-tition was close. There can only be one win-ner and Julie is our star for 2015.”

When the opportu-nity of owning her own Real Estate franchise arose, Julie grasped it with both hands, and says the business has come a long way from when she first branched out just over a year ago.

“I have been work-ing in real estate since 2007, and the timing just felt right, it was now or never.”

There are current-ly 53 Mike Pero Re-al Estate Franchises throughout New Zea-

Above: Robin Banks, Julie Rodgers with Mike Pero after being presented with the New Franchise of the Year award recently.

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Conditions apply• Subject to listing and selling with us at normal commission rates, terms and conditions• 2 laps around Hampton Downs with the legendary Greg Murphy – 4x Bathurst 1000 Winner• In the event of force majeure by either party the recipient shall be paid an amount deemed equal to the value of

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LIST WITH US AND FLY WITH US!!..in a V8 Supercar with Greg Murphy Two flying laps in a car with over 600hpJulie Rodgers027 551 6075 • 09 28 [email protected]

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land and that number is constantly growing. How-ever, Julie says she will re-main committed to the Waiuku area.

“We now have two agents, and have just built a new office space

and meeting room at our premises on Queen Street. I would like to thank Daryl and Iris for their hard work and support over the past year. Our business is rap-idly growing and we are ex-cited for the future.”

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PEAcEFul liFEStYlE4.09ha with a fabulous building site, breath-taking views over bush to harbour. Good water, stockyards and fenced in to two paddocks. Only 30 min from Waiuku on the picturesque Awhitu Peninsular, submerge yourselves in this lovely close knit community or enjoy the privacy that this attractive block offers.

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NAtuRES cAllStunning rural property with lrg 2-storey solid timber family home. Beautiful setting with harbour & country views. Stroll through your own 3ha of covenanted bush, enjoy the bird life and spot the glow worms at night. This 4 bdrm home boasts two living spaces, modern kitchen, open plan dining and lounge, two bthrms, master bdrm, ensuite and sep laundry. Double internal access garage plus freestanding double garage with workshop. Fully fenced grounds surrounding the home with heaps of space for the kids to play. This property has it all, come and have a look at what else it has to offer. To view contact Iris or Daryl.

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tHE oNE FoR You!If you enjoy building sandcastles with the kids, fishing, swimming, walking out at low king tides to collect scallops, floundering at night, leisurely walks or just relaxing and enjoying the fresh air, then this property is just what you have been waiting for! Only a short stroll to the white sand beach is this two double bedroom cutie with sep lounge, combined kitchen/dining room, garage and carport. Come and relax on your sun drenched deck and take in the beautiful harbour views. Call Iris 021 243 3606 to view.

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Property PostEmail: [email protected] Osborne’s

osbornerealty.co.nzOsborne Realty Ltd Licenced REAA 2008

Lifestyler $875,00018 acres set into 14 paddocks approx. 7 minutes from Waiuku. Currently grazing sheep, goats, horses & alpacas. Triple car gge with plenty of other shedding for animals & feed. House has 4 bdrms, ensuite. Modern kitchen & bthrm with new carpet throughout. Phone Marleen to arrange a viewing.

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New lights at Pukekohe’s Tobin Street carpark will give peace of mind to those who walk and park in the area, according to the Pukekohe Citizens and Ratepayers Association.

ll The Auckland Council recently in-stalled the lights at the carpark behind the Work and Income New Zealand building, after extensive consultation with the ratepayer group.

Members of the association initially raised the issue of the lack of adequate lighting at the carpark at an Auckland Council workshop nearly 18 months ago.

“We were concerned at what we thought was an obvious safety issue for those using the carpark and sur-rounding area after dark,” says Ian McDougall, chairman of Pukekohe C&R.

“Although it has taken some time to get the lights installed, we are pleased

that Auckland Council has listened to the community’s concerns.”

Niko Kloeten, a committee mem-ber of the ratepayer group, says he has walked through that area many times on the way to the train station and he would sometimes cross the road be-cause he felt unsafe.

He says some people park at the Tobin Street carpark because of a lack of adequate parking for workers else-where in central Pukekohe.

“Often these workers get back to their cars after dark, particularly in winter. Sometimes there are shady-looking people loitering in the area and while lighting isn’t a silver bullet, it at least reduces the risk of crime,” Kloeten says.

“We are glad the Auckland Council didn’t wait for a serious incident. This shows the value of community groups like ours engaging with council to identify issues of public concern.”

New lighting makes carpark safer

Niko Kloeten stands beneath the new lighting

I was one of the 200 plus that attend-ed the meeting with developers on site of the proposed site of the 800 houses proposed on a “dead end road” put-ting a minimum of 1600 extra cars on what is a country lane with many twists and turns, it was explained to us by the project manager that we spoke to that there was no allocation to change the road, we read where roads are not the responsibility of government but local council, what a joke that will be.

Reading your article on the meeting they announced that 90% of people spoken to would use a ferry service to Onehunga, who are the 90%? Is it 90% of 10? Speaking to our developer per-

son (lip service) most of the residents would work local, can someone tell me the location of these 3000 jobs, schools they had no idea, public transport no idea, yet this is all rubber stamped by Nick Smith.

This whole scheme is a political beat up to show the government is doing something about Auckland’s problem; sorry we do not live in Auckland we purchased our houses in Glenbrook, if I was to ask 90% of Aucklander’s where Waiuku is they would not even know which island, North or South. Sorry but the end of Glenbrook beach road is not a place to build 800 houses.

Dave (Letter edited)

Glenbrook SHAI was one of those people who at-

tended the special residents meeting relating to the Glenbrook SHA and must admit I left early under the cloud of ‘what’s the point’. Anyone with an ounce of sanity knows the whole de-velopment is a terrible idea, particular-ly with the complete lack of transport and utility infrastructure supporting the foolhardy project

I wish however that I had stayed to listen to Mark Nicholls waxing lyrical on suggestions for hovercrafts and his stunning survey results. Once again it will be obvious to most persons with basic education and life experience education that hovercrafts are, very expensive to operate, very noisy, dam-aging to shore line areas and totally un-suitable for regular commuter trans-port.

To quote the President of the Ma-rine Propulsion Company, “From time to time, they’re still employed, but all hovercraft suffer from one major defi-ciency — very high fuel consumption. In addition, they are far less seaworthy in high seas and winds than conven-

tional boats, limiting their reliability (and safety) for most commercial ap-plications.”

Now we must consider the survey that 90% of persons questioned said they would use a ferry service to One-hunga. The obvious question to ask is — who was surveyed? All of the resi-dents (100% of my survey carried out using professional statistical tech-niques including Likert scale analysis and T-test correlation) I spoke to said they could see no need to ever use a ferry service from Glenbrook to One-hunga — Maybe I was just speaking to the wrong people — i.e. people who ac-tually live in Glenbrook. Therefore to conclude I would publically, and ob-jectively, like to ask the representatives of the developers to respond on what qualifications and skills they have to offer transportation solutions and un-dertake statistical surveys.

Are the statements, which have been publically made, professionally sup-ported or are the statements simply of-fering uneducated, invalid, ill informed and speculative opinion?

Bob Lupton

Glenbrook SHA

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Stream dumpercould face fine

A 40l drum, filled with animal carcasses, was dumped in a stream located in Barnaby Road, Tuakau.

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ll It was brought to the Post’s attention by a con-cerned member of the public, who had also for-warded on photos to the Waikato District Council office based in Tuakau.

Sue Duignan, Gen-eral Manager Customer Support, says they will not only be clearing the stream, but investigating the dumping of the car-casses further.

“After discussions between the Regional Council and Waikato Dis-trict Council, the District Council is removing the drum and its contents and ensuring the stream and surrounding areas are clear of any contami-nants.”

“The two councils will

share any evidence dis-covered to identify the person, or persons, re-sponsible for this irre-sponsible action which could result in a $400 in-stant fine for littering of-fences, or more serious court action.”

Illegal dumping can threaten our environ-ment and it needs to be managed. Dumped ma-terials in our local water-ways can harm the local environment by killing birds and fish, damag-ing plants, soil and wa-terways. If the litter is in-jurious to health, such as glass, syringes, spiky met-al etc, then a fine of up to $7500 can be issued plus the cost of the rubbish re-moval.

If anyone has any fur-ther information on the dumping and contami-nation of the stream, please contact the Wai-kato District Council on 0800 800 401

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Hidden secret $465,000This secret has been unleashed and is here to be sold, water views from your deck and a short stroll to the water’s edge, handy to the local boat ramp. Situated at Matakawau, approx 20-minute drive from Waiuku town centre. 3 bedrooms, open plan living with single internal gge, carport and a sep dble gge for small boat and tractor. Ph Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID osbh869

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Do I have a treat for you Enquiries over $285,000Nestled in rolling dairy farmland in the north Waikato, I have a 3 bedroom weatherboard home offering open plan living, with small deck off the living, cozy log fire for the winter months and a big section for the kids to play. Te Kauwhata is tucked away just off bustling State Highway 1, which connects Auckland and Hamilton, excellent for commuters. Take a drive out to Te Kauwhata and see for yourself what the small village has to offer - have a coffee and chat with the locals and see why this is the perfect place to bring up your family. Long-term tenant wishing to stay on. ID osbp372

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Building for sale $PBN1 building which currently has 3 tenants. Situated right in the heart of Waiuku Town Centre and close to the Manukau Inlet. Motivated vendors would like to move on to other ventures. Phone Marleen to discuss further. ID osbb010

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Garaging galore $589,999 Bring the extended family. Ideal for a teenager retreat, this home has 5 bedrooms plus study. The upstairs has 3 bedrooms + study with open plan living and bathroom. The downstairs has 2 bedrooms, bathroom with kitchenette and spacious lounge. Garaging galore, a single, double carport and a new double garage with a lockable storage room. Handy to Waiuku Town Centre, Waiuku College and zoned for Sandspit Road School. Ph Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID osbh848

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Developers dream $PBN + GST (if any)78.5 acres with 16 existing titles situated on the water’s edge. Existing paper roads on site and just 14km from Waiuku near an all tide boat ramp. Currently running as a grazing block, it comes complete with an existing farmhouse and ancillary buildings which would be beneficial for developer’s machinery. First time on the market in 100 years. This is a MUST-SEE for developers, so call now for details and information packs. ID osbf769

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Not economically viable at presentWith regards to Blowing the Right Direction?, August 11, we encouraged the community to send through their views on the proposed wind turbines in Awhitu. John Allen, Director from Rural Connect, sent through the following response.

Your August 11th edition posed a question about the future of the Awhitu Wind Farm.

From the perspective of a major electricity generator, wind farms are not economically viable at the moment. There are a couple of rea-sons for this.

First is that electricity demand is in decline (until recently that is) and coupled with uncertainty around the future of the alumin-ium smelter, the construction of new generation capacity is diffi-cult to justify.

Second is that selling the genera-tion from wind farms on the whole-sale market at spot prices, gives a return on investment less than nor-mal corporate objectives. Selling at a fixed price under a power pur-chase agreement is only marginal-ly better for generators.

So there is no economic ration-ale for a major generator to proceed with the Awhitu Wind Farm project.

However, there is an alternative approach to making wind farms both economically attractive and desirable.

Were the Awhitu Wind Farm to proceed as a community owned project, then a significant double-edged benefit would accrue to the local Franklin community.

In a community owned ap-proach, demand uncertainty is not an issue because the owners of the wind farm would be the purchas-ers of its output. With a secure cus-tomer base, the profit expectations of a community owned enterprise are lower than that of a corporate. So the first benefit is that commu-nity owners would pay a lesser per-unit price than they presently pay. Even paying a lesser price, the wind farm would still earn a significant profit. By structuring the business operating the wind farm as a tax-exempt charitable company, those tax-free profits could be returned to

the local community. So the second benefit is the funding of beneficial projects in the local community. To me, such an approach is a win for people, a win for communities and a win for the environment.

This win-win-win would restore the concept of energy democracy to people and communities that are hurting from the impact of high en-ergy prices. The real costs of succes-sive governments selling our elec-tricity generation assets owned as Commons, to public corporations for private profits, would be re-versed. There was a local project to achieve such potential for community ben-efit. I regret that project will come to nought when the resource consent for the Awhitu Wind Farm expires in December this year.

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The Awhitu Peninsula is just a sand dune. It is stable enough to build houses but how do you safely anchor a 60 metre diameter wind-mill to shifting sands? I’ve been asking this question since the idea was first mooted and no-one has given me a satisfactory answer.

Glenn Knight

Has local opinion changed since 2005? I think it has.

The extreme weather events around the world including here, will have at-tracted, at least some part of, most peo-ple’s attention and will be at the back of a lot of people’s minds as a possible looming problem. And the stately sight of windmills turning on the skyline near our biggest city may help further change public perception around the dangers and challenges of climate change and that we will all need to change to meet it.

Respected leaders around the world and government officials here are say-ing we must cut back on Greenhouse gas emissions. As The Post reported, our government “has set a target of 90 per-cent renewable generation by 2025.”With the announced closure of two fos-sil fuel power stations, Huntly’s coal fired power plant, and the gas fueled pow-er plant at Otahuhu. When demand ris-es again, (which it will), rather than re-open these old closed fossil fuel plants, or build new fossil fuelled replacement plants, it is far more likely that renewa-ble energy will be turned to by govern-ment and business to fill the gap when demand rises again. The amount of jobs that will be generated alongside the elec-tricity could see the renewal of the re-gion. Best to get in before the rush, or we will lose out as the Waikato did.

Pat O’Dea

There’s something in the wind.No doubt the proposed Awhitu

Windfarm is going to put the wind up some people. Obviously they have got wind of something who go tilting at windmills and thus have become under the wind.

Maybe they should bend with the wind and get a second wind be-fore having the wind knocked out of their sails. Ending up becoming three sheets to the wind will result in them only twisting in the wind.

As the old saying goes you sow the wind and reap the whirlwind by sailing close to the wind.

So instead of throwing caution to the wind and ending up pissing in the wind they maybe better to see which way the wind blows.

Obviously its no use being straws in the wind to be scattered to the four winds and thus gone to the wind as windbags.

John Mackle

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The Waterhouse painting exhibition at La Valla was a great success. Close to 100 peo-ple attended the opening night on Friday and by Saturday morning many paintings had been sold. That included the two made by three-year-old Connor Kilgour, Rae Waterhouse’s granddaughter. On Saturday a steady stream of people, many with a personal connection to the Waterhouses, filed through the exhibition space to view works by the

three generations of the Waterhouse clan.

“Such a variety of work,” said Cathie Smith and Sionid Horne. “Rae’s work is so amazing.”

For Rae Waterhouse the exhi-bition of her work alongside that of her granddaughter, her late mother Nancy, and her late brother Phillip, was an emotion-al affair.

She hoping to do a similar exhibition in two years’ time, with help from other family members, many of whom paint.

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The Waiuku X-Factor was held at the Waiuku Primary School hall on Sunday. Jamie Walker (left) was named best performer overall and Eva Wu (right) was named runner up. Above the winner of the Maureen & Winston Walters Trophy for the school with the most entrants went to Patumahoe.

Waterhouse exhibition successLeft: Katrina from the Waiuku Cosmopolitan Club with Steven fromANZ Bank at The Shires for the WBD&A Mix and Mingle last week. Right: Debs of The Shires kept patrons well plied with delicious food during the evening.This event was co-hosted by ANZ and The Shires.

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Devon Graham, Ruby Cameron, Abby Crane, Kimberly and Sam Smith, Hazel McMillan and Rory Cordes enjoy making bracelets in the new children’s room at the Tuakau Cosmopolitan Club.

Supporters for both Pukekohe and Tuakau soccer teams filled the side lines at Pukekohe High School as they played against each other in the Counties Cup Semi-final. Lance was in full support for the Tuakau side.

Above: Rae Waterhouse in front of her favourite painting.

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Speeding is a fast track to walking to work warn Waikato PoliceGetting used to walking, busing or cadging a lift is how Waikato Police describe the two offending drivers caught travelling at excessive speeds on local roads over recent days, with one of the offenders being from Waiuku.

Totally unaccep-table is how District Road Policing Man-ager, Inspector Fre-da Grace, describes the latest incidents. “The first incident oc-curred about 10.20am on Sunday when an of-ficer stopped a south-bound Subaru Impreza on SH1 between Taupi-ri and Horotiu travel-ling at about 194km/h. When stopped the 21 year old Waiuku man was arrested and his li-cense suspended. His illegally modified ve-hicle was impounded

and he faces a charge of unnecessary exhi-bition of speed. So the message is clear, pay no heed to your speed and you will be held to ac-count, lose your license and end up walking to work or catching a bus.” Mrs Grace said motor-ists wanting to do their part in keeping Waikato roads safe are encour-aged to make use of the *555 phone.

“Otherwise you can do your part by tell-ing the person you’re travelling with to slow down, you may just save a life.”

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The image of the single parent is still usually associated with that of the single mother who raises her children alone. Of course, it’s true that mothers are still usually given custody, especially of very young chil-dren. However, single fathers, although in the minority, are no longer an exception to the rule.

According to cur-rent research, single fathers are generally better educated than single mothers and are better off financially. However, they tend to suffer more psycholog-ical distress, as few of them are prepared to raise their children alone, and social rec-ognition is often more difficult to obtain for a father living as a

single parent than for a mother.

One common prob-lem is that daycare or hospital staff usu-ally ask to talk to the mother first. Men also face some persistent prejudices; an example is the general accep-tance of a mother’s need to miss work for a sick child, while a father’s decision to stay home is dimly viewed. In addition, most services for single-parent families are oriented towards mothers.

Whether you’re a man or a woman, raising children alone is never easy. But despite all the obsta-cles, being a single father is an especially rewarding experience that’s made up of the thousand and one little joys of family life.

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As a father, you didn’t experience the relationship with your child during pregnancy the same way your partner did, but feeling the baby move in the womb certainly created a bond. This connection can only increase by spending time with the baby after birth, as you change nappies, give the baby a bath and rock them to sleep.

Apart from caring for them, there are many other ways you can spend quality time with your children.

Many mothers exer-cise with their toddlers in order to get back in shape — why can’t fathers do the same? Of course, you don’t need to sign up for a class in order to spend quality time together.

Take a bike ride, go for a picnic in the park or spend a day at the pool; small shared plea-sures are valuable too. If the kids are interest-ed, you could pass on your own interests by teaching them to play the guitar, cook, join a sportsteam.

Research shows that the father’s pres-ence is just as impor-tant as the mother’s. For example, it’s often Dad who helps his children discover the outdoors and to move beyond their comfort zone, thus promoting their independence and initiative.

In other words, chil-dren and their fathers have nothing to lose and everything to gain from spending time together.

Why dads need to spend time with their kids Paternity leave was

unthinkable not so long ago. However, society is changing quickly and everyone’s roles are being redefined.

Women have an established place in the job market and are able to make a good living; men are increasingly involved in childrearing and take on some of the household chores. Because of this, Mum is no longer the default caregiver, and more and more fathers are now putting their careers on hold to take on the role of stay-at-home dad.

Not only do men want to be more involved in their chil-dren’s upbringing, but they also want to spend quality time with them, and that’s great news.

Of course, choosing to stay at home for a few months or for sev-eral years isn’t an easy decision. Despite the changing face of soci-ety, many couples still face prejudice because the notion of the father as the provider remains strong.

Stay-at-home dads often have to cope with social isolation; they are surrounded by mothers at the park or in play groups. Similarly, their male friends’ topics of con-versation are largely focused on their work. However, it is pos-sible to remedy this by having a project that gives them value and purpose.

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If there is one thing you can rely on to upset your fishing plans it is the highly changeable August & September weather patterns. We get tricked into thinking spring has arrived and a day or two later we’re faced with cold, wet and windy conditions. Unfortunately, fish don’t change their behaviour just because it’s a nice sunny day outside.

Fishing in the harbour has been difficult, with gurnard catches in particular well down on last year. It is a pattern I’ve noticed over the years, one poor season doesn’t necessarily mean things won’t get better. Far from it! It is trends measured over years that show the true decline in fish stocks.

Of course over fishing is a serious and real issue so please take no more from the sea than you need. While it is easy to blame commercial fisheries for exploiting the oceans, we all play a part when it comes to managing fish stocks.

There was a time when I wanted to ‘catch my limit’ when I went fishing. When that time finally came I found it became easier and easier to achieve

that target and felt I had failed when I came home with less. Over time I have realised that you don’t need a huge catch to enjoy your time on the water. Thankfully there are now organised groups trying to ensure that fish stocks are properly managed so recreational fishers can continue to enjoy fishing for generations to come. LegaSea is one such group but they need your help to spread the word. You can find out more by visiting their website http://www.whatsfishingworth.co.nz/

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Koi carp are a pest fish that were illegally introduced into the Waikato area in the early eighties.

They have spread to every stream, river and lake with access to the Waikato River, from Lake Karapiro dam to Port Waikato.

The New Zealand Bowhunters Society have held an annual carp hunt since 1990 and in that time have removed 28,749 koi carp weighing over 69 tonnes from the waterways.

This year the World Koi Carp Classic will be held on November 7 – 8 at Lake Puketirini near Huntly. The fish weighed in are

available for the public to take away (they make excellent bait and berley) in return for a small donation to the Huntly Rotary club who run the event. Many NZBS members are from the Franklin area and can hunt koi carp in local streams and rivers. The winning team at last year’s carp classic was Ruben Hastings and Ben Passau from Waiuku, and Ruben also won the prize for the most carp, shooting 148 fish over the weekend.

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Representing Pukekohe’s Outlook for Life, a team of 33 Tiggers recently travelled to Taupo to take on the Hoka One Half and Inaugural Full Marathon at the begin-ning of August. Dressed in bright orange outfits, the Outlook for Life Tiggers were not only determined to claim the most visible team title, but give 100 percent by ‘bouncing around’ New Zealand’s oldest and most iconic half marathon event.

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Some would say it was the most highly anticipated game of the season for local football clubs, Pukekohe AFC and Tuakau Wanderers, as they went head to head in the semi finals of Counties Cup last weekend.

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With supporters for both teams filling the side lines at Pukekohe High School, Tuakau launched a strong at-tack right from the beginning, allowing very little room for error from the Pukekohe team in the first half. Puke-kohe held out against the pressure largely through the efforts of their goalkeeper, Brody Turkington, and vet-eran centre back, Rich Herangi.

With six yellow cards in the game, this was a fierce contest for the semi final title and a red card was al-ways a possibility. This eventually happened half-way through the second half to Tuakau’s centre back, Aakash Prakash, for a late tackle, which caused uproar from the Tuakau supporters, describing the call as de-bateable.

With a man down, Tuakau tried their best to hold out the Pukekohe team from scoring, however, a free kick in the last five minutes saw Pukekohe’s, Michael Smith, deliver a furious goal. Pukekohe managed to hold out Tuakau until the end, taking the game with the final score of 1-0.

Having played a game the day before, Tuakau’s Coach, Tim McMillan, was incredibly proud of his team’s performance throughout the match.

“They should all hold their heads high; They have all played in a very entertaining weekend of football for the Tuakau Club. Captain, Rob Hatton, lead by example as right back, playing a solid game. Left back, Rhys Bid-dick, and winger, Matty Bent combined well with our centre halves, Prinay Prasad, and, man of the match, ‘the work horse’ Elliot Clark, to create lots of pressure down the left flanks. We had a Saturday night game, which we won 6 – 2, so Sunday was always going to be tough. But the boys came out firing with a very large and vocal support group coming out to watch them.”

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who I thought for a good part of the game were on the back foot, but didn’t panic, and worked hard to pinch a late win. I wish them well in the final.”

Pukekohe’s Coach, Tracy Wrigley, was stoked with the win and explained how the Counties Cup finals ap-pearance is a boost for the Pukekohe AFC side.

“We have only retained five members of last year’s squad, with the current teams containing six, 19 year olds. Sunday saw the first team debut of 16 year old, Thomas Keen, who was unlucky not to cap the day off with a goal when his shot was blocked. The youth-ful side has had mixed results in their league and the knock out cup has provided invaluable experience and a positive for the season.”

Tim described the match as “a big day for Tuakau Football” and explained how the team has dramati-cally improved in the last couple of seasons.

“Coming from Division three a couple of years ago, to now having the chance of winning Division one this year, as well making the semis of the counties cup is huge for us. For the first time ever, this season has also seen us have a second senior men’s side.”

Both teams have several games left before the sea-son wraps up, with Pukekohe competing for the Coun-ties Cup title on Saturday, September 12, against Bea-chlands-Maraetai.

National ranking for Pukekohe Swimming Club

Pukekohe Swimming Club came away from the New Zealand Short Course Champs with 15 medals and a national ranking of eighth in the country.

The ranking is a great result for the Pukekohe team, as they competed against 88 other teams for the position. Pukekohe took a team of 12 swimmers to champion-ship event, which was held at the Sir Owen Glen Pool in Albany earlier in August.

Clubs from around New Zealand attended, as well as competitors from Australia and Saudi Arabia. There were over 500 swimmers in attendance, with the age groups ranging from 13 to open. Sue Cheyne of Pukekohe Swimming Club says that they are exceptionally proud of their team’s achievements.

“They competed with determination and we came out with 47 swims ranked in the top ten in New Zealand. We were delighted with the performances of our team and their commitment has paid off, with some awesome results and personal bests.”

Sue would like to thank all the team mangers and supporters, and says how great it was to see their junior swimmers coming up to watch some of the competition and to hear them cheering on their team mates. The squad has a New Zealand Sec-ondary School Championships coming up in a month’s time, meaning that there is no holiday for the team leading into this event.


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Monday, August 17, saw Round Three of the Counties-Manukau Veteran Golfers Inter-Club pennants competi-tion played at the Pakuranga Golf Club in what has been described as perfect spring conditions.

Eighty men and two ladies made up the playing teams, representing the twelve COVIC clubs. The premier COV-IC Shield Division saw an on-fire Maramarua team win with an impressive 145 stableford points. It was, however, not good enough to dislodge the second placing Waikare team from their top of the table position (4.5 points). Clarks Beach fourth placing may have been disappointing, how-ever they clung onto their second spot by just half a point from Maramarua (9.5), followed by Hauraki (11), Huntly (14) and Manukau (15).

The COVIC Cup Division, Pakuranga used their home course advantage to be top team on the day with 147 points. They retain their dominant top of the table position with four points after three rounds of finals play.

Waiuku’s second placing with 137 points and eight points total to date, was good enough to dislodge Pukekohe (9)

from second to third position on the table, ahead of Awhitu (10), Onewhero (14), and Wattle Downs (18).

In the day’s Challenge Cup Match Play, Pukekohe snuck home by just one point over an unexpectedly very competi-tive Awhitu team. While both Erne Swhartz and Cliff Hobbs gave Awhitu 10 to 8 victories, Pukekohe’s Murray Glasgow beat Selwyn Tamahare by the same 10 to 8 margin.

This left the rubber result in the hands of David Gardiner whose 10.5 to 7.5 victory over ‘Mr One Putt’ Doug Harper was just enough for Pukekohe to retain the Cup 36.5 to 35.5. This is Pukekohe’s fourth successful defence, a record they will now look to extend against Huntly in the next round to be played at the Waikare Golf Club on Friday September 4.

Waiuku’s Frank McGrath and Wayne Nepia both scored brilliant twos along with Clarks Beach’s Don Stewart, while Pakuranga’s Mal Maria was awarded the COVIC Claret Jack-et as the leading player on the day. His impressive 42 stabl-eford points was two clear of club mate Kevin Dumper (40) and four ahead of Pukekohe’s David Gardiner and Waiuku’s Wayne Nepia, both with 38 points.

By Russ Ford

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Vacant houses, win-dows, offices, carpet shampooing & exterior waterblasting. Plus main-tenance. FREE quotes. Ph Allan or Lynette: 09 235 9333 or 027 272 6249.

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PC sales, Wireless, PC rePairs, TuiTion

Great ‘In Your Home’ Service . . .

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FIREWOOD splitter. Phone: 235 7733 or 021 305 111.

For sALE

caRaVan for sale - Ideal retro project. Phone: 232 1814 to view.

cOcKY’S CORNER - For fencing & roofing iron, timber, hardware, plywood, pavers, gates, garden sheds & more. 123 Queen St, Waiuku. Ph: 235 9880 or 235 2386.

FIREWOOD - Bargain. 4m Hotmix $300 Del. 2m $170 Del. Also Mac & Gum available. Ph/txt: 021 744 970 or 235 0065. Also tree felling & removal.

HaY - Big rounds $92 including GST. Baleage - Big rounds $80.50 including GST. Please phone: 235 0874.

Mats & Rugs - Huge range * New beds and

mattresses - See in store for prices *

Heaps of jigsaws and bric-a-brac * Wanting to buy quality furniture - We buy most items,

call us for a quote!

ALLEY WAY

31/3 BoWEN ST, WAIuKu NEXT Door To MITrE 10,

ph: 235 7715

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FREE drop off depot for all your unwanted com-puters, whiteware, etc. Recycle All Your Stuff Ltd. Unit 1 Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Road, Waiuku. Free pick up in Waiuku. Ph: 235 5769.

REMOVaL - Any old scrap metal incl. old bat-teries, expired gas bot-tles, old cars, lawn mow-ers, etc. Ph Martin: 021 128 5953 or 238 3005.

GArAGE sALE

FRanKLIn Wood Turners Club Garage Sale. At Our clubrooms, 29 Collingwood Road. Saturday 29th August. From 8:30am until 2:00pm.

GArDENING

BaYLEaF - We are look-ing for fresh Bayleaf. Will come to you and tidy your tree for free. Please call Martine on: 0274759580.

DO your gardens need special care, as spring-time is drawing near? We will make your gar-dens look their best, and I’m sure that you will be blessed. Garden Maintenance. 25yrs experience. Refs availa-ble. Phone: 235 7176 or: 021 114 9904.

HAIr DrEssING

tHE Cutting Room Hair Salon. 33 Breaker Grove, Waiuku. Ladies cuts from $30, Mens cuts from $25, Colours from $70. Hours: Tues 11-3pm, Wed 9-5pm, Fri 9-til late, Mon & Sat by pre-arranged appts only. Phone Steff: 235 7149.

HEALING

nOn-ManIpuLatIVE technique wakes up the body to help restore orig-inal bone alignment. Tues, Wed, Thurs - 279 Kitchener Road, Waiuku. Ph Heather: 0211 620 334.

IN mEmorIAm

POLWART, Edna MaryIn loving memory of my much loved and treasured wife Edna,

who passed away one year ago yesterday, on

the 24th August, 2014.

Always remembered. From her loving husband,Laurie

JEWELLErY

cLEanIng, small repairs and Rhodium plating services of rings and jewellery. Please phone Sonny on: 021 752 421.

LAWNmoWING

gREEn ACRES - Clarks Beach. Covering Franklin area. Lawn mowing, gar-dening, garden clear-ance, hedges. clean, tidy and reliable. Call Brett 021 0211 7777 or 09 232 1276.

t O p c u t LAWNMOWING - Reliable, clean & tidy job. Experienced operator. Ph Fred 09 235 5280, 021 902 552.

LaWn Mowing - Responsible Contractor - Free Quotes. Ph: 0226 944 554.

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The Franklin Junior Sports Awards were held last Friday at the Pukekohe Town Hall, which saw young, budding sportsmen and women from the Franklin area recognised for their achievements and hard work over the past year.

Presented by Counties Manukau Sports and major sponsor, Malcolm Wrigley Insurance Services, the follow-ing categories were recognised - Service to Sport, Coach/Of-ficial of the Year, Team of the Year, Top All-round Sportswoman, Top All-round Sports-man, Young Sports-woman U16, Young Sportsman U16, Young Sportswom-an U19 and Young Sportsman U19.

Black Fern, Raw-inia Everitt, attended the event as guest speaker.

She explained her journey to become a New Zealand repre-sentative for rugby and offered great advice to the sports awards nominees.

“Follow your dreams. I had a dream and knew I could be whatever I wanted to be. Do not let friends, family or social media hold you back.”

She also explained to always acknowl-edge those who sup-port you 100 per cent.

The overall Sport-ing Excellence Award was presented to Olivia Gillott of Puke-kohe High School.

Franklin Junior Sports Awards Results


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COUNTIES MANUKAU GREY POWERWe will be meeting in the Leslie Comrie

Room at the Franklin Centre on the 26th August at 10am

The Guest Speaker will be speaking on the Golden Years

Ph John (09) 2667583 or Terry (09) 2674431

Otaua Village Preservation Society Inc.

A.G.MFriday 4th Sept at 7.00pmOtaua Bowling Club. All Welcome.

Social get together to follow. Nibbles and Refreshments

Out Of ZOne places 2016The board invites applications from parents who wish to enrol their sons and daughters at Sandspit Road School for next year, 2016.Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school office. Applications can be made by completing an enrolment form and returning it to the school office. Enrolment forms are available from the school office.

The deadline for receipt of applications for out of zone places is 25th September 2015.Parents of students who live within the home zone should also apply by this date to assist the school to plan ap-propriately for next year. Students who live in the home zone are entitled to enrol at the school.

The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the school’s home zone.Applications from out of zone students will be processed in the following order of priority:1. First priority must be given to any applicant who is

accepted for enrolment in a special programme run by the school:

2. Second priority must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of a current student of the school:

3. Third priority must be given to any student who is the sibling of a former student of the school:

4. Fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school:

5. Fifth priority must be given to any applicant who is either a child of an employee of the board of the school or a child of a member of the board of the school:

6. Sixth priority must be given to all other applicants

If the number of out of zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. If a ballot is required it will be held on 19 October. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

Sandspit Road SchoolAerial application of 1080

Hunua Ranges Pest Management ProgrammeAuckland Council plans to apply 1080 (sodiumfluoroacetate) to public and some private land in the HunuaRanges area in August and September 2015.

Treatment areas include Hunua Ranges, Waharau andWhakatiwai regional parks, Mangatawhiri ForestConservation Area, Vining Scenic Reserve and someadjoining private land.

Application will be by helicopter and will be carried out intwo blocks (weather dependent).

Closures to the parks, tracks and access roads will be advisedcloser to the time and listed on council's website.

Safety information

The 1080 toxin is deadly to dogs. Dog owners should takeextreme care to supervise dogs and prevent scavenging,during the operation and the caution period that follows.

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Do not touch bait.•Watch children at all times.•Do not eat animals from this area.•

For further information, including maps, visit our website oremail [email protected]

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

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Waiuku Family SupportNOTICE OF AGM

12.30pm, Wednesday 16th SeptemberAt the Centre, 56 Queen Street

Light refreshments will be served.

WAIUKU CRICKET CLUB A.G.M

To be held on September 1st, 7pmAt the Clubrooms.

All welcome.

iN memORiamlOsT

$200 REWARD - For information leading to the return of my beloved cat. She is a black & brown tabby, very shy. Lost Cameron Road, Waitangi Falls area. Phone: 027 385 7855 - Anytime.

D E S P E R A T E L Y SEEKING ‘TOM’ - Tom is a cinnamon (ginger) Abyssinian male cat. Jones Rd / Hunua Rd area. Please phone Maureen: 292 4209 or Sharon: 0211 544 268.

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RELAxATion massage, Reiki, Reflexology and Hot Stone Massage. For appointments call Sue: 09 235 2256 or visit: www.waiukumassage.co.nz

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Looking for family of Sherry Wilson, who lived in Waiuku and toured Europe in about 1983. Please contact Lynn at The Post on: 235 7835, or email: [email protected]

PesT cONTROl

Professional Pest Control Solutions

Certified Operators

Ph: 021 878 019Protect your investment

PEST CONTROL

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

PooCHiE PARK – Holiday home for dogs. Inspection welcome by arrangement. Phone: 09 235 0052 (Evenings) or 021 856 555. Email: [email protected] for further information.

PicTURe FRamiNG

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

PilaTes

nEw to Waiuku! Strengthen, tone and stretch your way into bet-ter shape. Pilates class-es - Open to everyone. For inormation and book-ings, contact Lauren: 022 177 1150.

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TREE Stump Grinding - Section Clearing - Rubbish Removal - Lawns - Etc. All at very competitive rates. Ph Patrick: 235 5297 or: 027 426 0040.

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READingS - Clairvoyant. Ph: Eunice Attwood on 235 0022. www.eun iceat twood.webs.com

siTUaTiONs vacaNT

offiCE Manager / Accounts Extraordinaire needed for small con-struction office in Waiuku. Part time / full time, Please email CV with references to: [email protected]

Labourer required

Full time position.Required for

horticultural business in Otaua. Includes greenhouse work,

property maintenance, weeding, operating

bikes and trailers etc. Heavy lifting involved. Attention to detail is

essential. Call Pam

027 2760506

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

Waiuku Colony Cat

ResCueIn desperate need of donations of catfood - tins & biscuits wanted.

Please drop @ Franklin Vets. Any Enquiries

ph: 235 2662Thank you for your support

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wAiuku Magpies 2nd Hand shop 3/10 Martyn St. Ph: 235 5509 / 027 277 5026. We buy and sell good quality used furniture, beds, applianc-es, tools, collectables, antiques & bric a brac from deceased estates, houselots, downsizing. Shop Hours: Tues - Fri 10-4, Sat 10-3.

waNTed TO ReNT

uniT or flat required for woman with 7y/o daugh-ter, from mid-September. Waiuku Primary area ideal, references availa-ble. Phone/text: 027 600 2021.

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RESiDEnTiAL and com-mercial. Professional Service. Competitive prices, free quotes. Ph: Colin 027 965 2094.

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18Y/o male University student, with full drivers licence & car, looking for part time weekend work, and some Fridays. Willing to travel. Has pre-vious experience with food and management. Ready and willing to learn anything. Hard worker, punctual and dedicated. For enquiries, offers, references and or a CV, email: [email protected] or phone Kryten: 09 235 2256 or 021 0299 1617.

Todd Bellingham27/07/1989 – 26/08/2014

Remembering our mate Todd Bellingham (Toddy).

It’s 8 years ago tomorrow since you won ‘King of the Hill’.

A champion on and off the track. We all miss you, so much.

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