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John Dennis is a passionate man. He’s a champion for his old hometown Waiuku, his family and friends. And depression.

One year ago, John’s life changed in an instant when he was struck down by a major depressive epi-sode out of the blue. He became unable to leave the house, sleep or function normally.

The journey that became his recovery led to John deciding to undertake the biggest expedition of his life – all in the name of rais-ing awareness of the beast that de-pression is.

In just over 12 months, John’s journey will see him aiming to make history by traversing the South Pole from Hercules Inlet, a staggering distance of 1170km. Aiming to join only two people in history to reach the pole in under 30 days, John will ski alone, with no support or assistance and make history as one of the few people in the world to ski solo to the South Pole. No New Zealander has ever

A year after his life was thrown into turmoil when depression left him unable to function normally, Waiuku’s John Dennis is taking on

a massive challenge. In just over 12 months, he plans to

be the first New Zealander to ski solo to the South Pole.

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skied a solo traverse to the South Pole before and John not only wants to complete but put New Zealand in the record books for all time.

“I’ve thought about doing this since I was a young fella and my

illness has spurred me on to make it happen,” says John. He knows his share of heartache – as a teen-ager his father committed suicide, which he attributes as some of the cause of his own troubles.

John’s a well-known figure in

Waiuku, and still has many friends and immediate family within the town. He’s hoping locals will get in behind him and support his mis-sion – it’s a cause with a cost; the price tag is just over $70,000 to get him completing the journey.

It’s a cost well worth it for John, who sees it as a chance to chance to raise awareness for depression that affects one in five New Zea-landers and more within the Maori community. This is something John wants to highlight during one of the most extreme endurance events known to man.

“Depression is still a taboo sub-ject, especially for men – and I real-ly want to change that,” says John. “People think you are just being weak or soft, that you should be able to ‘snap out of it’ – but it’s not like that at all.”

John encourages people to fol-low his journey by liking his Fa-cebook page ‘Expedition d2e’. His journey will raise not only aware-ness but funds, which Dennis has committed to national charity Live More Awesome.

The expedition’s website is www.expedition-d2e.org. People inter-ested in sponsoring John can email Carla Parry at [email protected].

Councillor Jacqui Church, (pictured), is building on the success of last year’s Keep New Zealand Beautiful week, and already has 18 communi-ty groups and schools signed up to be a part of this year’s Tuakau clean-up on Sunday 14 September. Over 120 volunteers from local schools, Lions and Rotary clubs and Tuakau Museum participated last year in a massive clean-up of the town.

The Tuakau Community Clean-Up and Planting starts at 10am and runs until 12.30pm. Volunteers must register and collect their rubbish bags and gloves between 8.30am and 10am at the Tuakau Hotel. Waikato District

Council is providing 1200 native plants and some fruit trees for the planting of a Food Trail. The

hard work will be rewarded with a sausage sizzle back at the Tuakau Hotel. If you are interested in joining in, email Jacqui on [email protected]

This year’s Keep New Zealand Beauti-ful Week runs from the 14th to the 20th of September. It is easy to organize a clean-up event in your area, just register your event on the www.knzbcleanup-

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Transport issues come down to Government funding

Over the past few months we have been run-ning a price check on local fuel prices, and we get a lot of calls and visits from people who pop in with their fuel vouchers to show how expen-sive fuel is in Franklin as opposed to in other parts of Auckland.

There have been some massive variances in pricing between stations which are only around 20 minutes drive away, but what we have been very surprised about is that we often are refused to know the price of fuel when we phone a station.

If you want to buy a toaster, or a litre of milk, or a loaf of bread, you can phone your local store and ask how much it is.

If someone refused to tell you, you would have to wonder why.

What we have found, when we have con-tacted some petrol stations in Franklin for the price, is that they say they have a policy not to reveal their price. We spoke with a Caltex sta-tion in Manurewa and were initially refused the price, we were then referred to a manager, who then referred us to Chevron, all without revealing the price of their petrol (which by the way, was on display on their roadside boards).

Fuel companies will tell you that their in-dependantly-owned franchisees can set their own fuel pricing. Time and again we have heard that there is no collusion between oil companies over price-setting. There’s nothing new about matching your prices to your com-petitors’ but Takanini residents paying 10% less for their fuel than Franklin residents seems as though we are being taken advantage of be-cause of our isolation. It appears our prices are higher simply because that’s what they all charge. It’s not collusion. It’s not price fixing. It’s just seems unfair on Franklin drivers.

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I read with interest the letter written in this week’s Post by Isaac Broome concerned about council spending and the need for public transport in Pukekohe and Waiuku.

I fully agree with Isaac’s comments that Pukekohe and Waiuku need good regular rail and bus services. The problem is the fund-ing.

The current Government have totally focussed their budget on a few road build-ing projects with no additional funding for public transport, meaning communities like Franklin miss out. This needs to change.

Auckland has a horrendous traffic con-gestion problem and people living in the Franklin region have to contend with this as the current Government pours money into roads which just attract more cars.

What is needed is a balanced approach to transport.

Rail and buses are needed to serve all re-gional towns and populated centres so that

people have a choice of a decent alternative.New Zealand First recognises this and is

committed to ensuring more funding is pro-vided for public transport and rail.

This will mean Waiuku will get a proper bus service to Pukekohe. Pukekohe will get its much needed station upgrade together with rail electrification from Papakura to Pukekohe.

New Zealand First will also investigate ex-tending the rail electrification further south to Hamilton, so that electric train services can serve communities further south in Tu-akau and Pokeno.

The communities in the Franklin district have long been asking for improvements to transport and rail services in the area. New Zealand First hears this and has the solu-tions with its policy of a balanced approach to transport. After all, it’s common sense.

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Local students Hannah Scobie, Olivia Buchan and Scott Scobie are the ones or-ganising a hypnotist show to be held at the Waiuku College Hall as part of a fund raising campaign for an African trip.

The trio are part of a group at Waiuku College called World Challenge, and will be going to Zambia and Botswana in Af-rica in December next year. While in Africa the travel group will be doing a community project where they may be called upon to help build a school or teach some children basic English words and sen-

tences. They will also be doing a week-long trek as well as just generally having a great cultural experience.

As part of their fund raising efforts they have arranged for well-known hypnotist Dave Upfold to bring his show to Waiuku.

The shows are on September 15 and 18, starting from 7pm and each show is expected to run for around two hours. Tickets for show, which is described as a hilarious evening, are available from Gary Pyes Waiuku, Mitre 10 Waiuku or through the Dave Upfold links on the Trade Me site.

On Friday, many schools around NZ collected and do-nated cans of baked beans and spaghetti for the charity KidsCan. Waipipi School col-lected over 150 cans towards the cause, and arranged them in a canoe shape for the group photo. KidsCan supports the education of thousands of dis-advantaged New Zealand chil-dren a day, in 430 low decile schools nationwide.

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On August 1 the man was at a relative’s ad-dress on Sapling Place, Pukekohe.

He left on foot at around midnight. It is be-lieved that the male was heading to meet up with friends in the area. Shortly after leaving Sapling Place and not long after midnight, the man was found unconscious on the road outside the block of shops situated at the intersection of Princess Street and Beatty Road, Pukekohe, by members of the public.

Prior to him being located, yelling was heard outside the location of the shops and people were seen running from the scene.

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He is currently in a rehabilitation unit where he needs extensive rehabilitation to be able to be independent again.

One of the people seen running from the scene was described as male and dressed in black.

Police are appealing for information from anyone who may have seen the assault on the victim or seen people in the area of the shops around this time to come forward.

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In an often-lighthearted evening of memories at the Pukekohe Indian Hall on Friday night, retiring Hunua MP Dr Paul Hutchison was farewelled. The evening opened with traditional Indian dancing before guest speakers including National party president Peter Goodfellow, Waikato MP Lindsay Tisch and long-time Hunua campaign chairman Rod McGregor. Among the highlights of the evening was the sight of the normally-urbane MP clad in Scottish garb and wig while he enthusiastically recited the famous ‘Ode to the Haggis’ before plunging his knife into the iconic Scottish meal. In his reply to the speeches, Dr Paul paid tribute to the support of his wife Antonia as well as his staff, sup-porters, and the people of the electorate of Hunua.Below: Past, current and likely future MPs of Hunua, Andrew Bayly, Sir William Birch and Antonia and Paul Hutchison. Right; Dr Paul in his Scottish regalia.

Staff from the Waiuku branch of the BNZ are ask-ing local businesses and individuals in Waiuku to dress in period costume this Thursday (September

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Waiuku’s Louise McKearney is appeal-ing for local residents with unwanted wool in their cupboards to donate it to support a great local cause.

For many years Louise, with the help of a network of knitters, has been combin-

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Auckland’s First World War Heritage Trail launched yesterday, offering Aucklanders the opportunity to learn about their re-gion’s contribution to the First World War, and Franklin sites in Pukekohe and Wai-uku feature on the trail. The trail brings to light places across the Auckland region that have a special connection to the Great War. Many are obvious and take pride of place in town centres or are reflected in the names of buildings, parks and even local streets. Others have changed considerably or have disappeared altogether. The Pukekohe War

Memorial Town Hall, the Waiuku and Awhitu War Memorials, and a ‘Living Memorial’ of 27 trees planted at Pukekohe Intermediate in 1925 are all part of the trail. 56 sites were chosen to represent Auckland’s contribution and cover a range of wartime themes. Signs have been installed at most locations and a brochure has been produced to guide peo-ple and inspire them to learn more about their local history. The trail stretches from Wellsford to Waiuku and will be in place for the duration of the five-year First World War commemoration period.

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It’s hard to leave your com-fort zone, but that’s exactly what 14 ACG Strathallan stu-dents did when they signed up for the World Challenge. This is a trip designed to challenge teenagers men-tally and physically and to give opportunities to under-stand new cultures and help others.

“It’s amazing watching the teenagers grow during these three weeks. For each stu-dent the experience is very different. Some find it’s the physical side of trekking a challenge, for others it’s the leadership roles and others are challenged to learn how

to interact with the locals and local children,” says Katherine Greenley, ACG Strathallan Chemistry and Physics Teacher who was on the trip.

The teenagers have just returned from three weeks in southern India where they have been completely inde-pendent, and had to sort out their accommodation, food and transport where in some areas there was very little English spoken.

Teachers on this trip are a backstop if they run into dif-ficulty or get sick. The trip is divided into two parts, the trekking and the project.

A glittering occasion at the Pukeoware Hall on Saturday evening marked an outstanding contribution towards local service, when volunteer firefighters Noel Patton and Troy Johnson received Gold Stars for 25 years of service.

The United Fire Brigade Gold Star award has been an institution in the fire service, and goes back to 1891, when the first recipient was Captain T.D. Cummins of Wanganui.

The Waiuku brigade has almost 30 Gold Star members in its his-tory, and Noel and Troy join some illustrious names on the station’s honours board.

Both firefighters took the stage with their families, and their wives, Yvonne Patton and Linda Johnson, also received awards in recogni-tion of their support while their husbands were called away from the family home for fires, acci-dents, other emergencies or for the many hours of training.

Comradeship, and service to the community, were key messages from speakers on the evening, as well as from the firefighters them-selves in their replies. Representa-tives from the Fire Service, the UFBA, Auckland Council and the Waiuku Brigade spoke of Troy and Noel’s service, with a few humor-ous anecdotes of incidents from the past, before the large crowd enjoyed local live band Rhythm Express and a chance to socialise.

This year the project was in a local village, where the ACG Strathallan World Challenge group is one of several who will build a kindergarten classroom.

Due to the hillside site, and the scaffolding it was unsafe for the teenagers to help with the labour. They took their willing hands and time to another nearby village which had a school that needed re-painting. There they also did some teaching and spent a good deal of time with the local children.

ACG Strathallan Principal, Robin Kirkham says, “Learn-ing how other cultures re-ally live, what their daily lives are like put a different per-spective into our teenager’s minds. They come home pretty grateful for a comfort-able bed and the basic living requirements.”

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Conversion, then, you see, does not put new flesh upon the old spirit but a new Spirit within the old flesh. It does not propose to bring new flesh to the old mind, but a new mind to the old

flesh. Deliverance and victory are not gained by having the human nature taken away, but by receiving the divine nature to subdue and have dominion over the human--not by the taking away of the sinful flesh, but by the sending in of the sinless Spirit to conquer and condemn sin in the flesh.

The Scripture does not say, Let this flesh be upon you which was also upon Christ, but it does say, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” Phil. 2:5. The Scripture does not say, Be ye transformed by the renewing of your flesh, but it does say, “Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Rom. 12:2. We shall be translated by the renewing of our flesh, but we must be transformed by the renewing of our minds. The Lord Jesus took the same flesh and blood, the same human nature, that we have, flesh just like our sinful flesh, and because of sin, and by the power of the Spirit of God through the divine mind that was in Him, “condemned sin in the flesh.” Rom. 8:3. And therein is our deliverance (Rom. 7:25); therein is our victory. “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” “A new heart will I give you, and a new Spirit will I put within you.” Do not be discouraged at sight of sinfulness in the flesh. It is only the light of the Spirit of God, and by the discernment of the mind of Christ, that you can see so much sinfulness in your flesh, and the more sinfulness you see in your flesh, the more of the Spirit of God you certainly have. This is a sure test. Then when you see sinfulness abundant in you, thank the Lord that you have so much of the Spirit of God that you can see so much of the sinfulness and know of a surety that when sinfulness abounds, grace much more abounds in order that “as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Can every believer have grace enough to keep him free from sinning??Yes. Indeed, everybody in the world can have enough to keep him from Sinning. Enough is given; and it is given for this purpose. If any one does not have it, it is not because enough has not been given; but because he does not take that which has been given. For “unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.” Eph. 4:7. The measure of the gift of Christ is himself wholly, and that is the measure of “all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” To the fullness of the Godhead there is, indeed, no measure; it is boundless, it is simply the infinity of God.

Yet that is the only measure of the grace that is given to every one of us. The boundless meas-ure of the fullness of the Godhead is the only thing that can express the proportion of grace that is given to everyone who is in this world. For where “sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” This grace is given in order that “as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord,” and in order that sin shall not have dominion over you, because you are under grace. By AT Jones

The annual Lions Young Ambassador Award Zone Fi-nals on Sunday 24th August saw nine senior students competed in an event that aims to give opportunities to these future community leaders.

The event was hosted by the Franklin Pakeke Lions

Club at the Pukekohe Cos-mopolitan Club.

Finalists had an inter-view with three judges in the morning and after lunch they then made a five minute speech on a topic of their own choosing.

Each finalist had also sub-mitted a CV detailing their

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community involvement, their academic record, and their sporting achievements.

The winner was Georgia Dean, from Tuakau College who captured the crowd’s attention during her speech with her use of sign lan-guage. Caryn Strang from Onewhero Area School took second place, with Bradley Hagen from Waiuku College in third place.

Finalist Certificates were also presented to Emma Car-ey (Onewhero Area School), Lucy Croft (Waiuku Col-lege), Phoebe Hill (Pukekohe Christian School), Jessica Poutai-Currie (Tuakau Col-lege), Annielle Ryland –Hig-gins (Waiuku College), and Lizzy van Heugten (ACG Strathallan).

Georgia Dean will now compete in the District Final at Te Atatu on 12th October.

Left: Waiuku College par-ticipants; Bradley Hagen, Lucy Croft and Annielle Ry-land –Higgins with Trish Thompson, Regional Chair-man, Lions District 202K.

Papakura and Hunua can-didates contesting the Na-tional Elections will be given a chance to pitch themselves to their constituents next week.

Each candidate will have a four minute speaking slot, and afterwards local rate-payers will be able to ask the burning questions they have for each candidate.

The first, for Papakura and Hunua candidates, will be held at 7.30pm this Wednes-day at the Karaka War Me-morial Hall, corner Linwood and Blackbridge Rds, Karaka.

The second meeting, on Friday, is for Hunua can-didates only, and is from 7.30pm at the Clevedon Pri-mary School, 13-17 North Rd, Clevedon Village.

Confirmed Hunua candi-dates attending are; National

It was a special moment for Awhitu Fire Force on Sunday as local dignitaries and firefighters gathered for a formal opening of the Awhitu Fire Station.

The event, which marked 25 years since the establish-ment of the brigade, noted the many developments at the station over recent years, and was attended by representatives of Auckland Council, including Council-

lor Bill Cashmore, deputy chair of the Franklin Local Board Jill Naysmith, former local community represent-atives including Jock Patter-son, Dan Lynch, Judith Hull and Peter Sands, along with firefighters representing lo-cal brigades from Waiuku and Maramarua.

There was a dedication of the station performed by Reverend Dale Peach, before Awhitu Fire Force Chief Fire

Officer Howard Logan spoke about the history of the Fire Force, and then a ribbon-cutting by former Franklin District Council Mayor Mark Ball.

Almost all of the 27 mem-bers of the Awhitu Fire Force were in attendance, as the firefighters prepare for a special occasion in October when four brigade members will be honoured for 25 years of volunteer service.

– Andrew Bayly, Act – Ian Cummings, Conservative – Neville Hudson, Demo-cratic – Huia Mitchell, Maori – Thomas Phillips, NZ First – Jon Reeves, and Labour – Arena Williams.

Confirmed Papakura Can-

didates are; NZ First – Brent Catchpole, National – Judith Collins, Greens – Caroline Conroy, Labour – Jerome Mika, and Act – John Thomp-son. Some candidates have yet to confirm their attend-ance.

Sick of mid-winter? Now’s the time to find your most outrageous bright shirt and support deaf kids on Loud Shirt Day, Friday September 19. Loud Shirt Day helps pro-foundly deaf children once they have received cochlear implants and need specialised therapy to learn to listen and speak. This year the theme is Florals and Flares – just right to brighten up your spring!

Organisers are asking local businesses and individuals to help deaf kids learn to listen and speak through spon-soring events and wearing their loudest shirts. Register to take part at www.loudshirtday.org.nz and organisers will send them an information pack to get them on track to make September 19 the brightest day of the year.


A number of breaches of regulations following incidents last year and in August of this year has seen Pukekohe’s Smart Bar have its on-licence suspended for 10 days following a hearing before the Alcohol Regulatory and Licencing Authority.

Auckland Police applied to have the on-li-cence and the manager’s certificate of Philip Treppass suspended following a number of incidents on 13 and 14 April 2013 as well as 4 August 2014 where, the decision related, ‘patrons were observed to be intoxicated

and Mr Treppass’ conduct was obstructive and unhelpful. Alcoholic beverages served in test tubes were also handed out free when the premises were first inspected and it is noted this practice ceased when raised with Mr Treppass.’

The authority made orders to suspend the on-licence for 10 days from 7.00 am on 20 October 2014 to 7.00 am on 30 October 2014, and imposed a one month suspen-sion on the manager’s licence from Monday, September 29.

New party calls for ban on 1080 useA new feature on the local political front

for this year has been the erection of bright orange signs demanding an end to 1080 poi-son use for pest control, but its a call which is not supported by local landcare group Awhitu Landcare.

The Ban 1080 political party has an-nounced nine candidates for this year’s Gen-eral Election, and says its policy is backed by rural New Zealanders opposed to aerial 1080 poison drops.

The party was formed this year in response to the De-partment of Conservation’s (DoC) continual aerial distri-bution of the poison Sodium monofluoroacetate (1080), which the party says is con-taminating waterways and killing their livestock, dogs, and the native birds it is sup-posed to be protecting.

Party co-leader Bill Wal-lace says the rising anger in provincial New Zealand has reached a tipping point.

“There is huge angst about 1080 poison in rural areas amongst farmers and other Kiwis who use public land for their recreation,” Wallace says. “Aerial 1080 application is a scatter gun approach that is not working. 1080 does not choose which animals it harms; as well as pests, 1080 kills native birds like robins, tits, ruru (morepork), kea and livestock, all of which eat the poison.”

But demands to ban the use of 1080 are not supported by one of the area’s best-known environmental groups - Awhitu Landcare.

A spokesperson for Awhitu Landcare says the group “has never used 1080 in the pest control programme we have been running for over ten years. To our knowledge, 1080 has never been used at all on the Awhitu Peninsula. Unfortunately, many people un-educated in poisons often confuse 1080 with other methods of pest control.

“The pest control methods used in our area are – brodifacoum bait which is con-tained in rodent control products available

for purchase at most NZ supermarkets and is widely used. Baits are placed in bait stations well out of reach of stock or dogs.

“As an adjunct to brodifacoum we have a limited programme with a licensed opera-tor using small amounts of cyanide – these operations are run with great precision and care, with all residents in treatment zones contacted and considerable accompanying paperwork and Health Board inspections

required. All un-used bait is collected and disposed of. Trapping is our third method of control,” the spokesper-son said.

“All these methods are la-bour intensive, and require access on foot to carry out the control. It is only possi-ble to keep possum numbers at a manageable level on the 22,000 hectare Peninsula be-cause of the many commit-ted landowners who carry out pest control on their own properties.

“Access to most bush areas on the Awhitu Peninsula is

relatively easy. Our situation cannot be com-pared to our national parks and vast, isolat-ed areas of bush containing threatened spe-cies, where the labour-intensive methods we use are simply not viable.

“This is why we support the findings of the country’s senior environmental adviser, Dr Jan Wright, who came to the strong conclu-sion after a major recent investigation that: ‘not only should the use of 1080 continue to protect our forests, but that we should use more of it.’”

Her report concludes:“It is seldom that I come to such a strong

conclusion at the end of an investigation. But the possums, rats and stoats that have invad-ed our country will not leave of their own ac-cord. Much of our identity as New Zealanders, along with the clean green brand with which we market our country to the world, is based on the ecosystems these pests are bent on de-stroying. We cannot allow our forests to die.”

But local environmental group says we should be using more of it

Our situation cannot be compared to our national parks and vast, isolated areas of bush containing threatened species, where the labour-

intensive methods we use are simply not

viable.

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Top award for Tuakau apprenticeTuakau’s Shaun Lovell, (pictured at left), has

been placed among the top of his field, after gain-ing a second place in the Auckland Registered Mas-ter Builders Carters 2014 Apprentice of the Year.

Shaun, 20 years old, is employed by Nick Bosan-ac Builders, and collected his award at a celebra-tory evening at the Bluestone Room in Auckland last Thursday.

Pakuranga carpentry apprentice Cody Webby, employed by Licensed Renovations in St. Lukes and trained through the BCITO, claimed top hon-ours on the night while third place went to Oliver Starr, 20, of Mt Wellington, employed by Harris Built Limited in Meadowbank.

Registered Master Builders acting chief executive Brendon Ward says it is gratifying to see a strong group of contenders putting themselves forward to be judged against their peers at this year’s Appren-tice of the Year competition.

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A large crowd of close to 200 people attended the Aka Aka Hall on Friday evening for a book launch event of the second book by local author Sarah O’Neil.

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Each year the school fami-lies put in a huge effort to make this country school gala day a really fun event for the whole community.

“We will have lots of stalls including BBQ, sushi, fruit kebabs and Devonshire Teas as well as great fun stalls like Smash Palace, Lucky Duck, Ferris Wheel, Ultimate Road Rage, Lucky Dips, Mystery Bottle, Jolly Jars and much more,” one of the organisers said.

“And of course there will be classroom displays, goats, chickens, lambs and calves!”

Patumahoe School stu-dents are eagerly waiting for Saturday, 20 September, as the school celebrates its 77th Annual Calf Club event being held on election day this year with a classroom designated for voting.

“Very handy for parents and everyone in the com-munity, come in and vote and enjoy the festivities!” an organiser says.

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It’s on once again; the massive occasion that is the Waiuku Rotary Club Annual Book Fair.

The fair is this Saturday and Sunday, with doors opening from 8:30 am and entry is free.

Again held at the Waiuku War Memorial Town Hall, the fair will feature a huge collection of quality second-hand books, including fiction and non-fiction categorised by author or subject. There will also be a large selection of children’s books in good condition, plus CDs, DVDs, LPs, complete jig-saws, puzzles and games.

Doors open at 8:30am and there is plenty of parking ei-ther nearby or just a short walk away near the old New World building. Funds raised from the event will go to local com-munity projects. See public notices for details..

Auckland’s beaches had an improved bill of health last summer, according to the latest report from Auck-land Council’s Safeswim beach water quality monitor-ing programme.

The programme monitors water quality at 69 sites, taking samples once a week.

According to the report, 92% of 1,401 water samples taken at Auckland’s beaches for the summer period No-vember to March met health guidelines.

Safeswim beaches and freshwater sites are selected for monitoring on the basis of their usage and history.

Where issues are identified, health warning signs are promptly erected and re-tests are done; the signs re-main up until the water is shown to be safe.

Last summer, the total number of days that warning signs stayed up reduced by 23%, compared to the previ-ous 2012/13 swim season.

“This report is a reminder about the water quality im-provements Auckland has made,” says Wayne Walker, chair of the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Heritage committee.

“Protecting our coastline is a priority and will contin-ue to be part of what Aucklanders cherish most about our city.

“Our coastline is one of the best things about Auck-land and a major draw card for business and talent.”

Some 14 brave Waiuku College students, ranging from Year 9 to Year 13, have volunteered to shave their hair in sup-port of the Canteen charity next Wednesday. Canteen aims to support and empower young people living with cancer, and Waiuku College has for many years supported the pro-gramme and helped with fund raising. Students behind the initiative say they are looking for community sponsorship, and the College’s prefects will be in town with the participat-ing students looking for support this week. If businesses or individuals wish to sponsor the students, they can contact Mrs Cook at the College on 09 235 8139, ext 234, or sponsor the students themselves while they are in the township.

He’s the original Don Juan, and Post readers have the chance to win double tickets to the show, just by answering a simple question!

Opening on 18 September, New Zealand Opera’s third major production for 2014 is Mozart’s Don Giovanni. It has often been called the greatest opera ever written, and is certainly one of the most popular.

Directed by New Zealander Sara Brodie, this production debuted in Christchurch last year, returning grand opera to the city after a six year hiatus. Now it is the turn of Wellington and Auckland to experi-ence what the Sunday Star-Times called “a thrilling evening of music and theatre”.

“Here for a good time, not a long time” might well be the motto of Don Giovanni, one of opera’s greatest villains, who will stop at nothing in his pursuit of pleas-ure. In the vein of Don Juan and Casa-nova, this hedonistic nobleman cannot resist attempting to seduce any woman who crosses his path. His fate, however, is sealed when he kills the father of one of his conquests.

Those who have come to expect from NZ Opera superbly acted drama woven with the world’s best music will not be disap-pointed. Set in Libertino’s, a contemporary Spanish nightclub complete with bouncer and exotic dancers, this highly entertain-ing re-imagining of the 18th Century opera retains all the essential elements of com-edy and cataclysm.

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“It’s really edgy and exciting” says director Sara Brodie. “It has a street feel, a very modern feel.”

The most dangerous and sharp stilettos are those on the feet of the fiery females who foil, or fall for, the dishonourable intentions of the swag-gering Don Giovanni. “You get sucked in by his great vigour and joy for life,” says Sara Brodie, “but at the same time his behaviour is despicable.”

Don Giovanni is in Auck-land’s ASB Theatre, Aotea Cen-tre on 18, 20, 24, 26 September 7.30pm; 28 September 2.30pm. For bookings contact Ticketmaster, (0800 111 999) or www.ticketmaster.

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ets for the performance on Wednesday, September 24th, 6.30 pm at the Aotea Centre, valued at $200, just answer the following question:

Name the contemporary Spanish nightclub which features in the show. Email your answer, with Opera Tickets in the subject line, to [email protected] before 9am Monday, September 16 and include name and contact details. We will draw one cor-rect answer and notify the winner on Monday afternoon. The winner’s name and region will be published in next week’s Post Newspaper. Good luck!

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Osborne Realty Ltd is offering sponsorship for local groups and charitable organisations. Each quarter we will be donating $3000 to help Franklin’s worthy local causes. Three groups or events will bechosen, and sponsorship will be apportioned based on votes for

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Waiuku residents who have seen service in the merchant navy marked Mer-chant Navy Day on Septem-ber 3.

This is not only the date of the start of the Second World War but also the day of the sinking of the first merchant navy ship at the start of that war.

At 5.30am at the Auck-land Harbour Bridge, a small group mounted the walkway

to the upper section of the bridge and attached a seven metre long Red New Zea-land Ensign (the Merchant Navy flag) and hoisted it for the first time.

The use of the Red Ensign on land has to have approval of the Minister of Transport and this was granted in a formal approval of the New Zealand Governor General on the 26th August 2014. This approval was obtained

Franklin residents this week should start receiving their personalised EasyVote packs, sent to over three mil-lion of New Zealand’s vot-ers. However, if you haven’t received your pack by next Monday, you need to enrol as soon as possible.

“Check your mailbox for your Easyvote pack from Thursday this week,” says

Chief Electoral Officer Rob-ert Peden. For people who were enrolled by 20 August their pack will include their EasyVote card.

“This has your name and address, your electorate, and a number that is used by voting place workers to quickly find where you are on the electoral roll.

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er and easier for us to issue your ballot paper so make sure you take it when you go to vote.”

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If you don’t receive an EasyVote pack by Monday 15 September you need to enrol as soon as possible.

Enrolling is easy: to get an enrolment form Freetext your name and address to 3676, go to www.elections.org.nz, visit any PostShop or call 0800 36 76 56.

Job done! Bill Law and Waiuku’s Ron Bird pointing to the Red Ensign flying on the harbour bridge, following years of lobbying to Government. Far right; Waiuku’s Arthur Buckland at the Cenotaph on Merchant Navy Day with the formal letter allowing the Red Ensign to be flown on land.

after four years of lobbying by two people, the Rev Bill Law and Waiuku’s Ron Bird who was responsible for ensuring the correct proto-cols were observed after a serious mistake occurred at the bridge with two country flags being flown incorrectly.

Four years of writing to government ministers and working with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage finally paid off on the 26th August 2014 when an emailed copy of the Governor General’s notice of approval was re-ceived by Bill and Ron. Ac-tion was quickly taken to ensure that the bridge staff had a flag in time for the day itself.

At the Waiuku Cenotaph at 6.30am the New Zealand flag was hoisted on the left hand flag pole and the red New Zealand ensign (used by New Zealand registered vessels) was hoisted on the right hand side flag pole in keeping with flag protocols.

A wreath was then placed on the cenotaph.

At 6pm the two flags were lowered by a colour party.

During the day, there were other services around the country, including at the Voyager Maritime Museum in Auckland City.

Around 180 people assem-bled at 11am where a service was held led by Rev Bill Law, a former Port Padre for the Seafarers Mission in Quay Street. The service was ac-companied by a section of the Royal New Zealand Navy band and a Scottish piper from the museum, himself a former merchant seaman.

In his address the Rev Law highlighted the service that the Merchant navy provided to during two world wars and still does to the pre-sent day. He also publicly thanked Waiuku’s Ron Bird for his tireless work over the years which finally led to the Red Ensign to be used on land.

The three wreaths were placed on a specially pre-pared table by a museum plaque for the final part of the service before being carried down to the Police launch Deodar where Bill and Ron attended, along with the Mission to Seafarers mission port padre and two invited guests.

The padre read a prayer before the three wreaths were placed in the sea off Rangitoto Island as was done for the first time in 2013. After photos were tak-en the wreaths were stripped of their flowers which were then placed into the sea.

Wellington hosted a major

service event to which 60 in-vited guests participated and thirteen wreaths presented with similar events in UK, Australia and smaller port towns around New Zealand.

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Organisers say Monster Jam is one of the most exciting forms of family entertainment, featuring four-metre tall, five-tonne beasts. The stars of the show are the biggest performers on four wheels: the Monster Jam trucks. These amazing machines bring fans to their feet while racing and ripping up a custom-designed track full of obstacles to soar over – or smash through.

The show’s line up will include ten world class Monster Jam trucks, led by the 4-time Monster Jam World Finals Champion Grave Digger and 11-time World Champion Max-D, the ferocious Monster Mutt Rottweiler, Marvel’s very own super hero Iron Man, the Queen of Carnage, MADUSA and more.

The day starts with the Party in the Pits which takes place before the 2pm shows on Saturday and Sunday. This pre-show experience allows event goers onto the actual racetrack where they can meet the drivers, get up close to the Monster Jam trucks, collect their autographs, take photos and explore the obstacles they’ll jump over and eventually destroy.

North Harbour’s QBE stadium will be trans-formed into a Monster Jam extravaganza, with over 10,000 tones of dirt dropped on the turf.

“We are thrilled to be bringing Monster Jam to our fans in New Zealand,” said Feld Motor Sports’ International Vice President Magnus Danielsson.

“We are revved up and ready to go with three huge shows in Auckland and ten of our most pop-ular trucks. This is as big as it gets, and we are con-fident that crowds from all over the country will not be disappointed.”

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Petrol pump prices fell four cents per litre during August, but there was no change in diesel prices. Ex-cluding sites discounting pump prices, the cost of pet-rol at most service stations in the main centres ended the month on $2.18 per litre, with diesel unchanged at $1.48 per litre, according to AA PetrolWatch.

“The reduction in pump prices is mostly due to fall-ing commodity prices. Pet-rol commodity prices fell US$14 a barrel to the lowest

level since November 2013 but diesel commodity prices only fell US$3 a barrel in that time,” says AA PetrolWatch spokesperson Mark Stock-dale.

Allowing for the four cent drop in the exchange rate during that time, the reduc-tion in commodity prices meant the imported cost of petrol fell just over six cents per litre, while the cost of diesel only fell one cent.

“Last November we were paying $2.12 a litre for 91 oc-tane while the exchange rate

was about the same and the excise tax on fuel was three cents less. Unfortunately, commodity prices had start-ed to rise by the end of Au-gust,” Mr Stockdale said.

According to AA Petrol-Watch, some retailers in-creased petrol and diesel pump prices by 2 cents per litre on 1 September.

Recent movements also illustrate why changes in oil prices aren’t directly compa-rable with pump prices for fuel, Mr Stockdale said.

“The commodity price for

petrol fell much more than oil and that’s the benchmark that influences the price Kiwis pay at the pump. Oil prices fell over five per cent in August but, if we were us-ing that as a benchmark for pump prices, the drop would have been fully offset by the fall in the exchange rate,” Mr Stockdale added.

For more detailed infor-mation, go to the website: www.aa.co.nz/petrolwatch

A number of our read-ers contacted us last week to point out we had made a ‘glaring’ error in our article about road safety and avoid-ing being dazzled by other drivers at night.

Our article said to reduce glare, the driver should look slightly down and to the right. Unfortunately, we got our lefts and rights slightly muddled, and ended up di-recting drivers to look into the oncoming lights instead of away from them. Naturally the correct method is to look down and to the LEFT, avoid-ing the glare.

While we haven’t seen a rash of night-time road ac-cidents caused by people following our advice, we do apologise for any confusion.

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Federated Farmers is call-ing for drivers and farmers to exercise caution when it comes to stock on or grazing near roads.

“When it comes to stock and public roads, there is an elevation of risk and likewise responsibility for both the farmer and road users,” says Ian Macken-zie, Federated Farmers Trans-port Spokesper-son.

“Farmers need to ensure their fences and gates are up to stand-ard or they can be liable for any accidents caused. However, drivers who do not drive to the conditions, disregarding the risk of stock on/near roads, can also be held to ac-count.

“The law is rea-sonably clear when it comes to farmers responsibilities be it fencing through the An-imals Law Reform Act 1989 or moving stock under a lo-cal council bylaw, but police have done little to educate drivers about driving sensi-bly on rural roads.

“The real solution lies in a joint effort – farmers re-maining vigilant with man-aging fences and stock, and police better educating drivers about showing cau-tion and courtesy on rural roads. Driving like a bat out

of hell at stock be-ing moved along roads is asking for trouble.

“Along with the Police, Federated Farmers is urging land owners, who are required by their local council to have roadside boundary fences, to check the integ-rity of their fences and gates, and for motorists to drive to the conditions and ensure their vehicles are up to warrant of fitness standard.

“As a communi-ty we can prevent unnecessary ac-

cidents by doing the above and also reporting any loose stock, open gates or broken fences to the relevant farmer or police. All you need to do is pull into the nearest drive-way or dial *555. It could make all the difference,” concluded Mr Mackenzie.

The Post contacted Karla Flood, Manager of the Reg-istries Integrity and Enforcement Team at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), and asked why consumers needed to be aware of unlicensed dealers: If people have concerns about purchasing a ve-hicle from someone purporting to be a car sales business, what are their options?

We would advise people who are purchasing vehicles to check the motor vehicle traders register, http://www.mo-tortraders.med.govt.nz/, to see if the person or company they are looking to purchase from is a registered motor vehicle trader. Also any person can ask a registered motor vehicle trader to produce a certificate of registration. It is an offence not to produce it. If the seller can’t produce a valid certificate of registration then the buyer should con-sider taking their business elsewhere.

Why should people avoid unlicensed dealers?People should avoid unregistered motor vehicle traders

when buying vehicles, as they will not have the level of protection that is offered under the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 if they don’t.

This is because people are afforded less protection if they bought a vehicle from a person who is an unregis-tered motor vehicle trader, as they cannot make a claim through the Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal (MVDT).

Claims can only be made against a registered motor ve-hicle trader. Claims that are made through the Tribunal can be made under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Sales of Goods Act 1908.

An example would be if the consumer was misled by the seller in regards to a vehicle they had purchased. The buyer would not be able make a claim under the Fair Trading Act through the MVDT as the seller was not a reg-istered trader.

How do we make a complaint?We look into complaints made against unregistered

motor vehicle traders throughout New Zealand. We ad-vise the public to make a complaint through the above website if they have become aware of any instances of unregistered motor vehicle trading.

Auckland company Awan Boueki Pacific Limited and its 55 year old director have been fined a total of $250,000 for selling 69 vehi-cles in a year, without being registered as a motor vehicle trader. Under the Motor Ve-hicles Sales Act 2003, indi-viduals can legally sell six ve-hicles in a 12 month period without being registered as a Motor Vehicle Trader.

In sentencing at the Ma-nukau District Court last week, Judge Winter fined Awan Boueki Pacific Ltd $200,000 and its director Bakhtawar Singh $50,000 and put this prosecution in

the category of ‘most seri-ous of cases’, superseding the previous record penalty imposed to a Waiheke Island man in July 2014, who was fined $30,000.

Manager of the Regis-tries Integrity and Enforce-ment Team at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Karla Flood, says the Judge referred to the aggravating features of the offending including the persistence of the offending, the premeditation and the fact it was well planned and deceptive.

“This sentencing should send a clear message that

enforcement action by the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Traders will be taken against any individual or company who actively flout the rules and unregistered traders can expect to feel the full weight of the law.”

Karla Flood says when consumers purchase vehi-cles from unregistered trad-ers, such as Awan Boueki Pacific Ltd, they have less protection when things go wrong. Last week’s sentenc-ing follows a number of other prosecutions in recent months: In May and June a 35 year old man was fined $4500 plus court costs, while

two men, aged 54 and 44, were fined $3375 and $7500 respectively. Another man was sentenced to 350 hours community service, while fines of $4500 and $6000 were imposed on men in New Plymouth and Papa-kura.

The Registrar of Motor Vehicle Traders has inves-tigated 228 unregistered motor vehicle traders since 1 July 2013. Of those, 202 investigations have been fi-nalised, 9 remain under in-vestigation with the view of achieving compliance and 17 cases are currently before the courts.

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Sione Fifita continued to show his class as a wing threequarter last Friday night at Whangarei when Counties Manukau B rep-resentative rugby team convincingly dealt to Northland, winning 37-14.

Played in torrential rain, Counties turned on a scintillating display of rugby, scoring five tries to two with the Pukekohe flyer scoring a total of 22 points that included two tries, two penalty goals and three conversions. He has now scored 11 tries in five matches and has a personal tally of 93 points.

Co-coach, John Bell, is pleased with the way his team members are playing, all of whom were given a run.

“Considering the short turn around, from the Sunday before in New Plymouth to last Friday night in Whangarei, the boys went ex-ceptionally well,” he said.

“The terrible conditions did not worry the boys either, and the score could have been better but the ref pinged us in the last minute and awarded Northland a penalty try.”

Other scorers for Counties Manukau were prop, Lewis Kapitene (2) and loosie, Jamie Gilbert-Clark, who charged down a clearing kick. The forwards once again set the plat-form for a tremendous team performance that gave them a 17-7 lead at halftime.

This match saw the return of Steelers loose forward, Adam Cathcart, who has missed al-most a year of rugby through injury. It was also a notable game for first five, Karl Ropati and halfback, Mark Talaese who directed

play intelligently. “Karl usually plays at fullback but we have

converted him to five eighth and he’s going extremely well,” said John Bell.

The team was: Sione Molia; Sione Fifita, Andy Muirhead,Tyrone Lefau; Ethan James, Karl Ropati; Mark Talaese; Sam Henwood (captain), Jamie Gilbert-Clark, Adam Cath-cart; Courtney Roberts, Troy Abernathy; Sam Aiono, Vance Elliot, Lewis Kapitene. Reserves: Michael Lea, Rob Katu, Josh Allen, Savelio Ropati, Joe Dawson, John Leturu, Josh van Leishout.

Counties Manukau B has a bye this com-ing week but will play the curtain-raiser to the Steelers -Canterbury ITC Cup match at EcoLight Stadium, Pukekohe on Friday, Sep-tember 19.

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Counties Shotokan’s Den-ise Walker was recently in-ducted into the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame at the presentation dinner in Melbourne.

The Hall of Fame celebra-tion was held in August, and honoured Denise, who has managed to juggle work and family commitments while becoming one of the most well-known faces on the lo-cal karate scene.

In 2009 she attained her fourth Dan in Shotokan Ka-rate. She first started training under Sensei Ray Irving, the Chief instructor and owner of Counties Shotokan Karate New Zealand when her two young daughters expressed an interest in taking up ka-rate and she says she found a passion for karate and has trained diligently ever since.

At first she was Sensei

Ray’s student, then be-came one of his instructors and went on to manage his Waiuku Dojo in 2002, from there she also started teach-ing classes in the Pukekohe Dojo and was the primary instigator of seeking out and opening two more dojos for the Counties Shotokan Kara-te association, of which she is head instructor of one.

She has now been teach-ing five nights a week for the last seven years while still managing to keep up her own training. She has coached and managed teams who have competed in Okinawa 2007, Germany 2008, U.S.A 2010, Romania 2011 and Spain 2013, and Denise has also participated in seminars with Sensei Ray Irving CSKANZ, Sensei Ray Dalke TKO U.S.A, Hanshi Peter Brockers IKF Germany,

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She trains a junior squad team for tournaments and has had many who have gone on to compete success-fully in tournaments both here and overseas.

Denise also teaches a sixty years-plus class once a week where the students are tak-ing up karate for the first time in their lives. The eldest of these is 79 years old.

Denise says “This is very much a thinking class and although I keep it tradition-al I still have to modify the training to suit the needs of these women. I have also added self-defence for these women in the hope that it would give them something in this age where the elderly are no longer given the re-spect they deserve and are no longer safe out there.”

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Waiuku’s Southern Podiatry has a special intern working with them for the next few weeks, as Voda-fone Warrior’s hooker Siliva Havili completes his final year in a Bachelor of Health Science - Podiatry at AUT. Graduating in December, Siliva is working with Treena Harris for a four-week placement. Recently having re-signed with the Warriors, the speedy hooker is enjoying the local atmosphere although Treena says he is getting plenty of recognition around the town. Havili came through the Vodafone Warriors’ development system to make his NYC debut in 2011. He displayed moments of brilliance throughout his rookie year in the hooker position, scoring nine tries as he appeared in each of the Vodafone Junior Warriors’ 27 matches in their premiership-winning campaign.

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

LAWNmOWING/ Garden maintenance. Jim’s Mowing for quality work from reliable, fully insured and police checked opera-tors. Call: 0800 4 546 546 for a free quote.

MASSAGeFLUFFY Ducks Pamp-ering. Relaxation Mass-age, Reflexology, Reiki (Registered Practitioner) Sue Vlug. Ph: 09 235 2256. Email: [email protected]

mALE Masseur. Offering sports, therapeutic and deep tissue massage. 25 years experience (diplo-mas). Neck and back problems a speciality. Ph: 021 049 1078.

PeTSPOOCHIE 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 appointment. Ph Allie: 235 0939 / 027 253 4577.

PUBLIC NOTICeS

WAIUKU Athletics Club Registration Monday 15th & 22nd September 5.30pm - 6.30pm Waiuku Rugby Club Rooms. Email: [email protected]

SeRVICeSFREEVIEW - Digital Set Up UHF & Satellite. Ph Dave 236 3519 or Ph/Txt: 021 2777006. Patumahoe.

DECEASED Estate House clearances and cleaning. Ph. 027 277 5026 for free quote. Waiuku Magpies 2nd Hand Dealers.

FREEVIEW - Antennas, installations and set up. Phone Mike & Mike: 235 7059 mornings. Registered Servicemen.

Classifieds

Furniture, Whiteware, Mowers, Antiques, Collectibles

TUES–FRI:10-4pm * SAT:10 –3pm

*NEW 2ND HAND SHOP*

•WAIUKU MAGPIES•3/10 Martyn St, Waiuku, Ph: 09 235 5509

FOR SALe

Otaua Aka Aka PlaycentreA.G.M

Wednesday 17th SeptemberWaiuku Cosmopolitan club - 7.30pm

All past & present members welcomeEnquiries to Tania Tocker 09 2358314

A.G.M

BeReAVeMeNT NOTICe

SITUATIONS VACANT

DELIVERERS wanted. Howden St and King St areas in Waiuku. Phone Mike: 09 236 3995.

ExPERIENCED Barista and chef required - Full Time. Good customer ser-vice skills and a warm, friendly countenance a must. Contact Michael: 021 186 1100. Cafe Alba.

TAROTTAROT Readings with Kat Mason. For an appoint-ment, phone or text: 027 684 7468

TO LeASeOFFICE SPACE - Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Downstairs from $90 + gst p/wk. Ph Sam: 021 671 960.

OFFICE SPACE - Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Upstairs from $110 + gst p/wk. Ph Sam: 021 671 960.

WAREHOUSE SPACE - Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Small, Med & Lge. Easy access. Ph Sam: 021 671 960.

WORKSHOP SPACE - Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Easy access. Ph Sam: 021 671 960.

TUITIONDRUmmING Lessons - Full set up in Waiuku, no need to have a kit. Beginners to intermediate, theory, rhythm and grooves. Ph: Paul on 021 145 4478.

WANTeDTREES WANTED - Gum & Macrocarpa. Also tree felling & shelter belt removal. Ph/txt Chris: 027 212 4590 or 235 0065.

WANTeD TO BUY

GOOD quality used furni-ture, collectibles, bric a brac, also house lots. Ph.027 277 5026 for free quote. Waiuku Magpies 2nd Hand Dealers.

CARAVANS, Horsefloats, Boats. Any condition. Reasonable Price. Phone Steve: 027 622 0011.

WORk WANTeD

THIS is the season for the weeds to grow, we will make your gardens one spectacular show. Call us today & you won’t miss out, we will make your gardens lovely no doubt. - 20 yrs exp. Refs avail. Ph: 235 7176 / 022 659 6126.

Road shoulder spraying will be undertaken on the Awhitu Peninsula

GROUND SPRAY SERVICES LTDREGULAR APPLICATORSPh: 027 282 2956

Well maintained verges will not be sprayed.

THOMSON, Patricia Dawn (Pat)The family wish to thank neighbours,

friends and relations for the phone calls, cards, prayers, beautiful flowers and

baking received when we lost a loving and caring Mother, Mother-in-law, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother.

We have great memories, and Pat will be remembered with love.

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement with our sincere thanks for your love and support.

PUZZLeS

Quiz Night

Saturday 13th September Waiuku Primary School Hall

Doors open at 7pm Cash Bar, Raffles, Spot prizes

Supper provided$80.00 – Table of 8$15.00 – Single ticket

Phone Deanna: 021 294 9534Tickets also available at school office.

?Answers!

?Answers!

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7368 - SOLUTIONSAcross - 6, Tagliatelle. 7, Hunt. 8, Impudent. 9, Sketch.10, Dawdle. 12, Sorrow. 15, Across. 17, Scenario. 19, Raid.20, Intolerable.Down - 1, Agitator. 2, Finish. 3, Stupid. 4, Plod. 5, Fen-nel. 6, Trunk. 11, Wardrobe. 13, Orchid. 14, Warble. 15,Aboard. 16, Shine. 18, Note.

SUDOKU No.1359

Fill the grid so thatevery row and every3x3 square contains

the digits 1 to 9

How to solveSudoku!

Solution No.1358

VERY EASY

3 8 9 7 18 5 2 7

9 22 9 4 3 8

6 7 5 9 44 9 8 1 2

4 63 9 6 4

6 3 7 9 8

8 9 3 1 4 7 2 6 55 6 7 8 2 3 1 9 42 1 4 5 6 9 3 8 73 4 2 7 9 5 6 1 86 5 8 3 1 4 7 2 99 7 1 2 8 6 4 5 34 8 9 6 7 1 5 3 27 3 6 9 5 2 8 4 11 2 5 4 3 8 9 7 6

Proposed temporary road closureIt is proposed that Queen St (between King St and Kitchener St) be closed on Saturday 4 October from 5pm until 11pm.

And that Bowen St (between Queen St and 200m west on Bowen St) be closed on Saturday 4 October from 4.30pm until 11pm.

And that King St (between Kitchener St and Constable Rd) be closed on Saturday 4 October from 9pm until 10.15pm for the Waiuku Blast to the Past.

This closure applies to all except authorised and emergency vehicles. For further information, phone Auckland Transport on 09 355 3553.

aucklandtransport.govt.nz

PUBLIC NOTICeS

Patumahoe School Calf Club Day 20 September 2014 - Election Day!

Come see the animals, Homebaking, Sweets, Yummy Hot Food, Bouncy Castle and

Facepainting, Awesome Raffles

9 - 1pm All Welcome.Voting booth onsite, vote at the same time!

SATURDAY & SUNDAYSEPTEMBER 13 & 14

MONSTER

Book FairBook Fair

A WAIUKU ROTARY PROJECT

WAIUKU TOWN HALLDOORS OPEN 8.30AM

TwilighT NeTball 16Th OcTOber –

11Th December 2014

categories: Senior/College/Mixed/Junior (Yrs 7 & 8)

Entry Forms available from BNZ or on website: www.waiukunetball.org.nz

All enquiries: [email protected] NETBALL cENTrE: Cnr Kitchener &

Racecourse Roads, Waiuku

PUBLIC NOTICeS

Advertise all your unwanted goods

Turn Clutter

Cashinto

Ph: 238 7835


PUMP & WELL SERVICESPLUMBING - DRAINAGE - CONCRETE

S U P P L I E S

For all your water requirements call and seeKevin & Jo Gubb ph 09 235 8268

14 Constable Road, Waiuku

Take My CardYour A-Z of Trades & Services Contact us: 09 235 7835

CONCRETE

PUMPS

ACTUAL CONCRETE

Phone John 021 501 438

For all your concrete requirements

FLOOR SANDING SERVICESNew & Old FloorsPhone Roger

0274 986 798 09 235 8364

SEPTIC TANK CLEANING0800 482 532

027 476 1306PETER CHURCHILL PLUMBING

Registered Plumbers

SEPTIC TAKEAWAYS

FLOOR SANDING

CLEANING

Home & Office Cleaning• FREE QUOTES •

•Regular & One off cleans •Spring cleans •Windows & Ceilings

•Commercial & Domestic•Fully Insured, Owner/Operator238 7701 PAINTING

Len Gore

Value for money guaranteedFor a free quote, call Len 021 - 682 028

Painter DecoratorResidential & Commercial

PH 238 50550800 10 35 35

103 Manukau Road, Pukekohe (Right next to Bunnings Warehouse)

Windscreen Repairs & Replacement

auto glass* Mobile Service, Franklin wide *

LAWNMOWING

LAUNDRy

PAINTINGROOFS & EXTERIOR

TexTuRed CeilinGs - sPeCiAlised COATinGs

Hard wearing coatings for most surfaces.Terraces, Garage floors, Block walls etc. Epoxy

coatings - Airless Spraying, Roofs Painted

Phone Bruce Cameron 0274 988 412

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL

Hedges, Tree Work, Rubbish Removal, Rotary Slashing, Schools, Industrial sites & section clean ups

Kris ButcherM: 027 247 0084 • A/H: 235 0666

ANY SIZE LAWN FRANKLIN WIDE

* Free Quotes * WINZ Quotes

PAINTING

SEPTIC TANKS

CARAVANS

• Accommodation needs • Portable ensuites • Ideal extra bedroom

235 3500 Mobile 021 533 585

Counties Caravan RentalsCaravan Hire

Phone Lynette & Jeff Millen

LAWNMOWING & GARDENING• FREE QUOTES •

•Gutter clearing •Pruning/trimming •Weeding/spraying •Rubbish removal

•All property maintenance•Fully Insured, Owner/Operator238 7701

LAWNMOWING

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We’re #1 in the No.2 Business

www.topnotchplumbing.co.nz09 2352553 021762553

Emergency Services 24/7

PLUMbING

Water Tank Cleaning Pumps and Filters

FRanklin WateR ltd

0800 826 525

WATER TANKS

STORE IT ALLAll sizes 021 293 6250

Hosking Place, Waiuku

STORAGE

LAWNMOWING

NEW TO WAIUKU

lawnmowing Plus ltd

8 Years experience * Fully insured * Regular or casual * Free quotes * Competitive rates * Pensioner rates

Ph: 235 6050/ 021 278 8618

Grow your business with Take My Card

Prices from as little as $35 per week. Contact us on:

09 235 7835

JOHnO BUildeRS• General Maintenance

• Renovations• Building Reports

• Bathroom & Kitchens

Ph 09 235 8693 • 0274 912 016

Tamara 235 8648 or 021 255 [email protected]

www.smilingdragon.co.nz

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SEPTIC TANKS

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SITUATIONS VACANT

TUITION

Learn Thai CookingCook & learn then enjoy

LIMITED SPACECall Fon or Jon 235 5300website www.tinyurl.com/csnxdhs

GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE

Phone : 09 235 9307 Fax : 09 237 0054Email : [email protected]

Open Monday to Friday • 8.30am - 5.30pmSat • 9am - 2pm and Sun • 10am - 2pm

40 Queen sTReeT, WAiuKu

GARLANDSFlowers & Gifts

2/31 BoweN St, wAiukuPhoNe 235 0643 oR 021 998897

Call in & see us!

Beautiful Flowers lovingly made to

your personal requirements.

• AreyoulookingtotakethestepuptomanagingothersinabusyProduceDepartment?

• AreyouacurrentManagerlookingforachange?

• Doyouthinkyouhavewhatittakestodevelopstafftoreachtheirpotential?

We are seeking an individual who will havecommitmenttoexcellenceandstrongorganisa-tionalandcommunicationskills.Theywillalsodisplay high presentation standards, honestyandan excellentwork ethic. If successful youwillberesponsiblefortheplanningandcoordi-natingofallfacetsofthedaytodayoperationsof the department and ensuring all staff arewell trained toprovide thebest overall shop-pingexperienceforourcustomers.Aminimumof 2 years previous produce experience is amust.

NewWorldWaiukuiscommittedtoofferingafriendly focusedworking environmentwith asalarypackage that reflects the skills andpo-tential of the successful applicant. If you arelookingforanopportunityto joinateamthatfocusesonprovidinggreatserviceandadvanc-ingyourskills,thenlooknofurther.

ToApplypleasecontact:NickyBlack

HrManager-WaiukuNewWorld092365050xt760

oremail:[email protected]

ClosingDateisFriday26thSeptember2014

Produce Manager required


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