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Tuakau sisters Evelyn and Natasha Gisler wowed the crowd at the Waiuku Country Music Club’s Junior X-Factor competition on Sunday. The pair claimed the duo or group title, while 14-year-old Natasha was named the best overall competitor on the day. More photos, page 14.
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Closed church’s funds ‘ring fenced’ for local use Concerns by some local parishioners that substantial bequests to the local Anglican Church may be used to fund repairs to churches in Auckland have been scotched by Bishop Jim White, Assistant Bishop of Auckland. The Post has been approached by some locals in recent weeks worried that a large bequest made by a local woman in her will, and said to be around a million dollars, was going to be siphoned out of the district to pay for earthquake protection measures on Auckland churches, but Bishop White says the rumours are false. Bishop White says the key thing to remember is that the funds, which he says were around $500,000, are for the use of the
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parish, not just Waiuku, but that the parish includes the area of Waiuku and Mauku. He says the bequest was that those funds be used in the parish, and for there to be any change to this the church would have to take a case to the High Court to seek a variation to the will. Currently, there are no plans to build any new facilities in the parish, but Bishop White says there is the potential that these funds may be used in the future, if the Anglican Diocese were to ‘plant’ a new church in Waiuku. The Diocese closed the Holy Trinity church a few weeks ago, saying that declining numbers had made the church no longer viable. However, Bishop White says the growth an-
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ticipated in the Waiuku and wider Franklin region over coming years could mean the church could be re-opened in perhaps seven to 10 years. It is not believed that costs to bring the current building up to earthquake standards are prohibitive. Following the closure of the church, a number of items are being disposed of, including pews which were previously donated to the church, and which are now offered for sale. Bishop White says the church is taking a pragmatic approach to this, and adds that storage costs for a number of the items would be prohibitive, so discussions are underway with groups and individuals to buy some of the internal assets.
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Waiuku Police’s Constable Richard Kennedy is appealing for help from the public after a callous burglary on Saturday in which a local child’s heart monitor was stolen; a piece of equipment vital to her health. Constable Kennedy, who is acting officer in charge of the Waiuku station at present, says the theft is disgusting, as the monitor is worth nothing to the burglars, but is vital for the young child. The monitor checks the child’s condition and alerts the family if the child needs to be taken to hospital. It is valued at $3000, but the family were uninsured. The burglary happened between 1.30pm and 4pm on Saturday at the home of a young family living in Pukeoware Road. Police believe those involved broke into the house looking for keys for a distinctive Blue VT Commodore with a full body kit which was at the property. While looking for keys, they also stole other items, including the heart monitor. Police are asking that anyone with any information who may have seen the vehicle, or seen something suspicious in the area, contact them on either the Waiuku Police number; 09 236 5020, or by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Calls will be treated in confidence.
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Last week’s editorial comment focussed on the seamier side of the race to the election, and I made reference to dirty politics from some sectors of the political landscape. “Division and discontent is their goal. It might be politics, but it’s ugly, and, I suspect, it’s just the beginning,” I said. Lo and behold, just days later, out comes a book titled ‘Dirty Politics’, a book which claims to be a journalistic work looking at the alleged underhanded tactics used to promote stories on the internet. Within days, new sets of allegations have arisen, this time focussing on the author of the book, his source material, and who was behind the attack on Cameron Slater’s Whale Oil website, where the correspondence referred to in the book came from. The Prime Minister has been grilled over the allegations in the book, which is fair enough, but the astounding issue for me has been the lack of investigation by the general media over where the information came from, and who supplied it to author Nicky Hagar. There appears little doubt the emails were stolen, through hacking into a private email account and then sending that information to Hagar. Those named in the book were given no chance to answer the allegations before the book was launched, which makes a mockery of claims it is journalism. To my mind, the reason no-one was offered a chance to comment is because instantly they would have known the information came from computer theft, and would have had a court order to halt the release of the book in no time. This is dirty politics at a whole new level. Strap in, it’s going to be a bumpy ride to September!
‘Jafa’ colonisation of Franklin alleged Re: The Jafa colonisation of Franklin. In his comment “Does Franklin even care?” Chris Baber makes very clear, the treatment of Franklin ratepayers and other residents by the new Auckland City Council. The best indication of future conduct is past conduct. In this case, the Auckland Council has a well-documented track record of waste, short-sightedness, turning a blind eye, deception and even blatant lying. And they are broke. So why would anything be different if Franklin joined forces with the big smoke? We would gain a little, lose a lot, and be forced to share the debt burden of a proven incompetent bureaucracy. Ironically, at the time, our district was well managed, with good community communications, a strong sense of unity and running to budget. An 85% majority knew this, and when given the democratic choice by the minister of local Government at the time, Rodney Hyde, made their choice very clear. An emphatic No! But Hyde overruled it. From another perspective, I see this as a classic example of a colonization process that has occurred on every continent and every culture on the planet over time. It’s all about who owns the land, resources and wealth. Different time and place, but same
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If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. –Vincent Van Gogh
agenda. Just as the Pacific warrior invaders colonized the first people of this land, so they in turn were colonized by the European. Just as now the district of Franklin is being colonized by the dominant population of the neighbouring Jafa’s. Get the local inhabitants on side by promises and innuendo of shiny beads and a better world in the form of lower rates, trains, buses, council efficiencies and economy of scale. Bend a few rules to satisfy the morally greedy, then with the signing of a special piece of paper in a special ceremony, the deal is done. You have lost control of your land, your finances, and your vision for the future, and you wake up in the new Jafaville. The Franklin people ended up with rulers who live in another world, with their own priorities and agenda, and a puppet mayor who can’t be sacked. The Franklin-Auckland amalgamation was the product of abuse and deception of the democratic process by Rodney Hyde and his minions. I believe the price has been a clear undermining of our democratic values. To many, that is concerning. So what do we do about it? Acceptance or not? Phil A Long-Taylor. Aka Aka
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It doesn’t begin to compare with the ‘state of the art’ facilities on the Waikato River, at the Elbow Reserve! Waikato Council obviously know how to look after their ratepayers. The new block here looks great, both inside and out, and blends in with the surrounds. It is a credit to all those involved. The same, unfortunately cannot be said of Auckland Council’s “production” in Waiuku! This ‘poor excuse’, doesn’t even provide a basic amenity of a ‘hand-drying facility’ of some kind! And as I
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Lost and found Waiuku Police are holding the following items, found in; June: aluminium ladder, (Waiuku-Pukekohe Road), green Polar Tek jacket, small, (Massey Park). July: khaki backpack and fishing gear, (Karioitahi Beach), child’s pink bike, (Valley Road). Would Sheldenes Brenda Crookes contact Waiuku Police.
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cal wetlands in their area and Puni Primary School was allocated $700 for a new watering system in their garden. The dignitaries were welcomed to Aka Aka with a powhiri and a song from the children, before all involved headed to the school library to see a display. The Aka Aka project is a major, long-term effort, developing a wetland area on the property of local farmer Stuart Muir, and Dr Paul Hutchison said the school’s contribution to the project was vitally important as they helped keep New Zealand the most beautiful country in the world. There was plenty of humour as he was about to present the cheque, when he asked the assembled children what they might use the $2000 for. The first answer was to help with the wetlands, but other suggestions included to ‘buy a V8 Camaro’ and ‘to get a machinegun!”
CCTV checks after spate of break-ins Waiuku Police are examining CCTV footage from around the township after a spate of vehicle break-ins. A number of cars in Bowen Street and Queen Street had windows smashed on Thursday evening or Friday morning, with items taken from some of the vehicles. The break-ins come at a time when police are already stepping up patrols in the town centre to combat anti-social behaviour, including graffiti vandalism, abuse of shopkeepers and malicious damage to vehicles. Anyone seeing suspicious behaviour in the area is asked to contact Waiuku Police.
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The danger of slips and falls on the new boardwalk footpaths installed at the Kentish Hotel end of Waiuku’s Queen Street has prompted contractors to close the footpaths until remediation work can begin. Following a number of complaints, signs were erected recently on the recently-opened hardwood boardwalks, advising pedestrians to cross to the other side of the road. It appears
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Growers say water proposal Phone scam would only hurt consumers makes a A proposed policy by opposition parties to charge farmers and growers for their irrigation usage has been slammed by Bharat Jivan, president of the Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association. “The Resource Rental proposal by the Labour/ Green Party would be seen by growers as nothing but a revenue collecting tax, that would do nothing for the actual cleaning up of the rivers and streams,” he said this week. “The proposal appears unfair as it is targeting only the irrigators and farmers, whom are not the only water users. “All it would achieve, after hitting growers in the pocket, is push up the price of fruit and vegetables for New Zealand families.” he added. “Would a Government really want push up production costs of healthy, nutritious foods when, in their words, we are facing an obesity crisis? “They must be unaware of the good work that local Councils and water users are currently doing to address the health of the waterways.” Bharat says there are a number of initiatives already underway to improve water quality in the region, without the need for an additional tax on local farmers. “For example the Puke-
kohe Vegetables Growers Association is involved in a Waikato and Waipa River iwi / Waikato Regional Council project. “It is called Healthy Rivers: Plan for Change/Wai Ora: He Rautaki Whakapaipai which is working with stakeholders to develop changes to the regional plan to help restore and protect the health of the Waikato and Waipa rivers. “We would see this as the most effective approach to be taking, as opposed to just taxing water users,” he said. The Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association incorporates an area from northern Warkworth to Te Kauwhata in the south. The association has operated in various forms as a grower organisation since the early 1900s. It represents in excess of 230 vegetable growing businesses from the Auckland region. These vary from small family-run businesses to large corporate organisations - some who have operations throughout New Zealand. These growers produce a large proportion of the fresh vegetables for supplying the Auckland region as well as export crops. The major exports include onions, potatoes, buttercup squash, capsicums, tomatoes, and carrots.
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Sergeant Simon signs off for the last time Hi, it’s this time of the year that we start to look forward to spring; it’s only a couple of weeks away. This is my last Police patch. I am leaving Waiuku station and taking up a Detectives position at, surprise surprise, Hotel Manukau! It has been six years since I applied for the role of O/C Station, the first time it has ever had a Sergeant at the helm. I cannot believe how it could have been Policed effectively prior to it becoming a Sergeant and five Constables. It is a credit to the hard working Constables prior to 2008. When I first arrived people told me it is like the wild West, well, not too far wrong. I remember mobs of drunken youths walking around the streets at night; pubs were pretty much out of control and people doing what they liked on the streets. Well with the advent of some very dedicated Constables they have definitely helped turn Waiuku into a much better community. Very few drunken kids are walking around, liquor ban breaches are rare and the pubs are much better run now than what they were in the past. Over this time crime has dropped by 13%. There are around 30 new Neighbourhood Support Groups and we have the Waiuku Liaison
Group helping to identify Waiuku issues and problems so they can be resolved in order to make Waiuku a better place to live and work in. I think a major success of Waiuku becoming safer are those Constables that have worked here in the past, and those that continue to serve Waiuku now. They pretty much live and work in Waiuku. This means they have a vested interest in really helping the community. The work environment here in Waiuku is extremely busy, demanding and never ending. Often with little thanks. I hope this community understands and appreciates just how hard the Constable really work for you. They really do a fantastic job. I’m a ginga, or an Orangi if you like. So I will always end up pissing people off along the way! That’s the nature of the beast, I don’t need to agree, I wont necessarily agree, and I will say what I mean whether you like it or not. There are people that think they are always right especially when they complain and that the Police should also agree. I don’t. Never have, never will. It’s about being honest. So if you feel you have been aggrieved by me, I’m not going to apologise, that’s just me being honest. If you are a criminal, or a youth who can’t control
by Sergeant Simon Palmer yourself, well same applies. I would especially like to thank our volunteer John Clark. He is leaving Waiuku after 12 years, and 6000 hours of volunteering his Mondays and Wednesdays. He has done an outstanding job, and like our other long term volunteer, Gaye Dickey, has been an immense help to the Constables here at the station and for serving the community. I personally would like to wish John and his wife Margaret all the best in his “retirement” it is most deserved. There are a number of people that I have worked with over the years that need mentioning. The Business Association, Waiuku Post, Community patrol, Waiuku Liaison Group, Waiuku Volunteer Fire Brigade, Karioitahi Lifesavers, Waiuku Lions and Rotary and the schools, especially Waiuku College.
A big thank you for the help given, and the efforts that you do in making Waiuku a better place. This community has also been very well served by Pukekohe Managers and Constables. They are often in Waiuku responding to jobs, and just as importantly patrolling in order to prevent crime from occurring in the first place. They are also having a big part in making Waiuku a safer place to live. A thought: Wouldn’t it be great if every person in Waiuku looked at doing one positive thing a week either at home or in the community. We would then end up with thousands of positive things occurring. Imagine also if we spent less energy on being negative and channel that energy into being positive. This surely would make for a better community. I will sign off one last time. Be true to yourself, your families, friends and your work colleagues. Smile, be positive, don’t dwell, and surround yourself with happiness. That’s all for this week, once again from the team here in Waiuku: Lorraine, Greg, Toby, Rod and Richard, thanks for all your help, we rely on your information to make our job easier, and Waiuku a safer place to live, play and work in. Thank you.
Pukekohe aggravated robbery Counties Manukau Police are investigating an aggravated robbery which occurred at the Counties Inn Liquor Outlet in Paerata Rd, Pukekohe, last Monday. At about 8pm on Monday 11 August two men entered the store, both of whom were armed. One man presented a pistol and the other man was armed with a knife. “Both liquor and cash were stolen but thankfully the victim remained unharmed, although thoroughly shaken by the experience,” says Detective Senior Sergeant Rod Honan of Counties Manukau Police South CIB. “Both men left the store on foot heading north towards Seddon Street.” The first offender is described as having dark skin and is wearing a blue hooded jacket or sweatshirt with a multi-coloured pattern on the front. He was brandishing a Glock-style pistol. The second offender, with the knife, is wearing black fingerless gloves, a grey hooded sweatshirt, dark trousers and black and white running shoes. He is also carrying a dark blue or black Puma sports bag. “The men may have had a vehicle parked in the area around Seddon Street which was used as their getaway car. We would like to hear from anyone who might have seen some suspicious activity in this area around 8pm on Monday night. “Small pieces of information that may seem insignificant could be vital to the investigation,” says Detective Senior Sergeant Honan. Contact Police on 09 295 0379 or information can be provided anonymously to the organisation Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Stolen car crashes, two injured Police attended a serious crash in Pukekohe last Tuesday involving two young people and a stolen vehicle. At about 4:15am police were called to assist at the scene of a crash on Helvetia Road, Pukekohe. A car had hit a tree at speed and both occupants, aged 24 and 18, were taken to hospital in a serious condition. The driver, who it is believed was not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown from the vehicle while the passenger was pulled from the back seat. The vehicle, a white Subaru Legacy, was reportedly stolen from the registered owner’s address overnight. It is thought that speed was a factor in the crash and blood tests will determine if alcohol had a part to play.
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Receive Not the Grace of God in Vain
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 anyone 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 accord-
ing 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 measure 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. It is given also “for the perfecting of the saints.” The object of it is to bring each one to perfection in Christ Jesus-- to the perfection too, that is fully up to God’s standard, for it is given for the building up of the body of Christ, “till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” It is given to “every one of us,” “till we all come” to perfection, even by the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Again, this grace is given to every one where sin abounds and it brings salvation to everyone to whom it is given. Bringing salvation in itself, the measure of the salvation which it brings to everyone is only the measure of its own fullness, which is nothing less than the measure of the fullness of the Godhead.
As boundless grace is given to everyone bringing salvation to the extent of its own full measure, then if any one does not have boundless salvation, why is it? Plainly it can be only because he will not take that which is given. As boundless grace is given to everyone in order that it shall reign in him against all the power of sin, as certainly as ever sin reigned and in order that sin shall not have dominion, then if sin still reigns in anyone, if sin yet has dominion over anyone, where lies the fault? Clearly, it lies only in this, that he will not allow the grace to do for him and in him that which it is given to do. By unbelief he frustrates the grace of God. So far as he is concerned, the grace has been given in vain. But every believer, by his very profession, says that he has received the grace of God. Then if in the believer grace does not reign instead of sin, if grace does not have dominion instead of sin, it is plain enough that he is receiving the grace of God in vain. If grace is not bringing the believer onward toward a perfect man in the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, then he is receiving the grace of God in vain. Therefore the exhortation of the Scripture is, “We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.” 2 Cor. 6:1. The grace of God is fully able to accomplish that
for which it is given, if only it is allowed to work. We have seen that grace being altogether from God, the power of grace is nothing but the power of God. It is plain enough therefore that the power of God is abundantly able to accomplish all for which it is given--the salvation of the soul, deliverance from sin and from the power of it, the reign of righteousness in the life, and the perfecting of the believer unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ--if only it can have place in the heart and in the life to work according to the will of God. But the power of God is “unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” Unbelief frustrates the
grace of God. Many believe and receive the grace of God for the salvation from sins that are past but are content with that and do not give it the same place in the soul to reign against the power of sin, that they did to save from sins of the past. This, too, is but another phase of unbelief. So as to the one great final object of grace--the perfection of the life in the likeness of Christ-- they do practically receive the grace of God in vain. “We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry be not blamed.” Nor does this word “ministry” refer simply to the ordained ministry of the pulpit. It includes everyone who receives the grace of God or that has named the name of Christ. For “as every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” Therefore he does not want anyone to receive the grace of God in vain, lest that grace and its blessed working be misrepresented to the world and so men be further hindered from yielding to it. He does not want His grace to be received in vain, because when it is, offense is given in many things, and the ministry of grace itself is blamed. Yet when the grace of God is not received in vain but is given the place that belongs to it, “no offense” will be given “in anything,” and the ministry will not only be not blamed but will be blest.
And now to show how complete and all-pervading the reign of grace will be in the life where it is not received in vain, the Lord has set down the following list, embracing “all thing,” and in which we shall approve ourselves unto God. Read it carefully: In all things approving ourselves unto God, In much patience, In afflictions, In necessities, In distresses, In stripes, In imprisonments, In tumults, In labors, In watchings, In fastings; By pureness, By knowledge, By longsuffering, By kindness, By the Holy Ghost, By love unfeigned, By the word of truth, By the power of God, By the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, By honor and dishonor, By evil report and good report; As deceivers, and yet true; As unknown, and yet well known; As dying, and, behold, we live; As chastened, and not killed; As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; As poor, yet making many rich; As having nothing and yet possessing all things.
This list covers all the experiences that can ever
enter into the life of any believer in this world. It shows that where the grace of God is not received in vain, that grace will so take possession and control of the life, that every experience that enters into the life will be taken by grace and turned to making us approved unto God and building us up in perfection unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. “We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.” By AT Jones
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Pukekohe youngsters make TV finals Four budding young chefs from Pukekohe Intermediate were among the top 12 school teams that will battle it out in the kitchen at the Upper North Island regional finals of the annual MAGGI Kitchen Showdown – a nationwide intermediate school cooking competition. In the regional final, each competing school team will have just 50 minutes to prepare and cook a main meal for four people using at least one MAGGI product and cost a maximum of $20 to make. The expert judging panel will then select the top team from each region to compete in the grand final
where $5,000 is up for grabs for the winning school. “Every year the judging gets harder and harder as school teams step up the quality and creativity of their submitted recipes, and it will be exciting to see the delicious meal creations the teams conjure up,” says Mike Lee, judge and The 4.30 Show cooking supremo. The Upper North Island regional finals will be showing on TV2’s The 4.30 Show on Tuesday 16 September, giving these young chefs the chance to showcase their culinary skills to other Kiwi kids on national television.
Tasty treats for soccer Sports fundraising and sausage sizzles go hand in hand, as Saturday proved outside the Waiuku New World. Raising funds for Waiuku’s 15th grade soccer team to travel to the Nationals on Labour Weekend were Olivia Jordan, Carolyn Jordan, Keli Toner and John Lusty.
Funding boost for Franklin Hospice Franklin Hospice is one of a number of hospice and palliative care services in Auckland which will receive a share in around $6 million extra next year thanks to National’s $20 million hospice boost announced this week. There are seven hospices in the Auckland region – Mercy Hospice Auckland, Franklin Hospice, Totara Hospice South Auckland, Hospice West Auckland, Hospice North Shore, Hibiscus Hospice and Warkworth
Wellsford Hospice. “Hospices make a huge difference to people’s lives by ensuring terminally ill people are as free from pain and suffering as possible. They also provide care and support for families and friends,” says Health spokesman Tony Ryall. Mr Ryall said the extra $20 million a year is in addition to the $15 million a year increase from the Boost Hospice Care funding initiative announced in 2009.
Community views sought on alcohol and gambling
Wednesday 27 August
Public meeting We want your thoughts on alcohol licensing and gambling to help us draft two new policies.These policies cover the location, number and opening hours of places selling alcohol, and how many gambling venues and pokie machines should be allowed in the district and where they should be located. Come along to learn more.
When: Wednesday 27 August 2014 Time: 5.30pm – 7pm Where: Tuakau War Memorial Hall
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Massive book fair to return Top dish ROTARY CLUB OF WAIUKU INC
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BOOKS, JIGSAWS, CD’s, DVD’s, Videos, Sheet Music DROP OF POINTS; • FDC Office Civic Centre Waiuku, (between 9 -1 Mon – Fri) • Cocky’s Corner 123 Queen St Waiuku, • RD1 Store Colombo Rd Waiuku. • Z Service Station Kitchener Rd Waiuku or to arrange collection please call 235 8202 or 235 5115
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Waiuku Rotary Annual book sale returns on September 13 and 14, at the Waiuku War Memorial Hall, with literally thousands of books, jigsaws, records, CDs and DVDs on offer. A sale of books this size provides an excellent chance to pick up lots of bargains to read. The range of books available covers a wide field including fiction, non fiction, biography, auto biography, cooking, gardening, sports, mechanical appliances just to name a few of the categories. This is by no means a complete list of categories. Many hours have been spent sorting the books to make selection easy. The spines of the books are colored coded to make the prices easy for patrons to identify. Jigsaws are many and varied to help people pass away the wet cold days still to come. Music fans are well catered for with a large se-
lection of older vinyl LP records and a selection of CDs. Anyone looking for a special DVD from some time past may just be lucky to find it amongst the selection. This event is always looked forward to each year by both local people and out of town folks as it is recognised as a special chance to find that special item. Organisers say many peo-
ple have asked why the sale isn’t held twice a year - the simple answer is that collecting and sorting the books is a mammoth task. All funds raised from the sale are used back into the local West Franklin community. Held again in the Waiuku War Memorial Hall, easy parking is available a few minutes away in the old New World car park.
A Pukekohe restaurant is one of the finalists in this year’s Monteith’s Wild Food Challenge. Saloon Bar & Grill has been selected as one of 12 finalists in the Challenge, their special dish being a Wild Venison and Chanterelle Mushroom Pie The dish features locally sourced venison braised in Monteith’s Black Beer and chanterelle mushrooms, with a light puff pastry lid and served on a bed of Franklin kumara and garlic mash. This dish is paired with a Monteith’s Bohemian Pilsner to cut through the richness of the venison and to complement the unique blend of spices. The finalists will be serving up their dishes to a panel of professional judges to secure the grand prize of $15,000. The winner will be announced on Tuesday September 9.
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The mood of prospective homebuyers has hit its lowest point since 2007 according to the latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey. ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley says a net 11% of all respondents are seeing now as a bad time to buy. “Recent interest rate rises, the steady increase in house prices and lending restrictions have all combined to create a growing mood of pessimism amongst prospective buyers.” Tuffley notes that sentiment has most notably declined in Auckland with a net 21% seeing now as a bad time to buy, compared to a net 10% in April’s survey. “Auckland continues to record stronger house price gains than anywhere else in the country while a lack of housing supply is likely causing frustration for buyers in both Auckland and Canterbury.” The view that house prices will continue rising remains prevalent nationwide with a net 49% of respondents expecting house prices to increase. “Despite the OCR rises earlier in the year and subsequent flow on effect to mortgage rates, New Zealanders remain confident that house prices will continue to increase.”
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New Zealand’s housing stock will become a liability for future generations without urgent leadership from government, says CCS Disability Action. While other countries including the United Kingdom and United States have mandatory accessibility standards in their building codes, New Zealand is allowing homes to be built that are not fit for the needs of all its people. “Accessible housing is not just about making sure people with disabilities can live healthy, connected lives, but about meeting the needs of every citizen, throughout their lives,” says David Matthews, Chief Executive of CCS Disability Action. “With an ageing population it makes social and economic sense to invest in building accessible housing upfront, at the cost of around 0.8% of the total build, significantly less than the cost of retrofitting down the track. “Yet, right now, every time we build a home without even basic access needs like level entry access, New Zealand is burdening future generations with huge social and economic costs.” Mr. Matthews says the situation is acute for people with disabilities who now represent an estimated one million of the population according to the 2013 Disability Survey. Large numbers are struggling to find adequate, affordable housing, limiting their ability to be involved in the community and find employment, in turn leading to lower incomes, access barriers and discrimination. “We need leadership from government to ensure that at a very minimum; all housing we build in the future incorporates into its design the potential to become fully accessible at some stage in its life cycle. If we fail to do so, future generations will continue to be restricted by a limited supply of housing which meets their needs.”
house sales to improve The latest market analysis from real estate group Harcourts says loan restrictions are hurting house sales. “Around the country our provincial sales are showing very clearly the negative effect loan-to-value restrictions have had in these fragile markets,” they said in a release yesterday, (Monday). “Written sales are down across the board in the Central, Wellington and South Island provincial regions, however, average prices remain similar or slightly higher. This indicates it is buyers at the lower end of market who are unable to make a purchase. In Auckland sales are also down, but for different reasons. A continued lack of new construction, combined with a growing population, is leading to a hesitancy among vendors to sell, for fear they will not be able to buy a suitable property elsewhere. Rental yields are also attractive, meaning vendors are much more likely to retain property when buying elsewhere. “In Christchurch it is a similar story, however there is hope on the horizon. Residential construction and new builds are ramping up and this will soon lead to more choice for buyers. “Construction in Auckland and Christchurch is desperately needed to ease demand and ease rising prices. The market elsewhere can only be helped by a removal of the LVR restrictions, allowing first home buyers the freedom to step on to the property ladder.
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Students baking up a storm for animal care Students from Waiuku Primary School and ACG Strathallan College are joining the fight against animal cruelty by donning aprons and baking cupcakes to support SPCA Auckland’s annual Cupcake Day fundraiser this year, The ambitious student bakers will swap pencils for piping bags as they bake and decorate scores of cupcakes to be sold on 25 August, with all profits pledged to SPCA Auckland. Anna Reed, a Waiuku Primary parent, is donating her time to help the Waiuku students decorate some 400 cupcakes ready for sale during lunchtime on Monday and says its a major enterprise for the group. She has managed to secure support from Auckland bak-
ing supplier Bakels, who has supplied icing packs and other goods as a sponsorship towards the event, and expects it to be a hectic Monday morning. The 400 cupcakes will be decorated with animal faces and designs to support the SPCA theme. Cupcake Day is the SPCA’s fun, community-driven annual fundraiser. Funds raised by the schools’ baking bonanza will help SPCA Auckland to improve thousands of animals’ lives by enabling them to carry out vital services such as rescuing and finding new homes for surrendered or neglected pets, vaccinations and providing emergency surgery to injured animals, as well as a range of educational pro-
grammes. SPCA Auckland CEO Christine Kalin is encouraging Aucklanders to get behind the cause, which helps to provide much needed support for SPCA Auckland. “We’re very grateful for the schools’ efforts. There are thousands of animals in Auckland in need of care all year round so every cupcake baked and sold really helps. The proceeds from just one dozen cupcakes can microchip a dog, while four dozen can give a puppy a warm bed for a week!” Above: Ready for their cupcake challenge are Jade Rudolph, Porsha Paora, Marisa Reed, Anna Reed, Tristan Tahitahi and Daniel Payne.
Making cents of the local fuel prices The Post has been inundated with scores of calls and people coming into our office to give us details of the price they paying for fuel in Franklin and to complain about cheaper prices elsewhere like in Takanini or Papakura. The two questions they all seem to want answered is; why are we being charged more for our fuel? Why is there a price difference between
Waiuku and Pukekohe? The short answer is; there is difference in the number of litres of fuel being sold in Franklin vs elsewhere. Secondly the level of competition appears to be a lot less. What is evident is that Franklin consumers are paying way more for fuel each year with no change insight. We ask, what will it take to lower the prices?
You do the maths on 30,000 litres of diesel... If a tanker drops off 30,000 litres of diesel at both Caltex Glenbrook and BP Pukekohe using the price graph below, Caltex Glenbrook’s diesel would retail for $42,000 while at BP the same amount of diesel would retail for $45,000, a difference of $3000. We understand that each company has a right to make a fair profit but as consumers we too have the right to a fair price at the pump. Share your thoughts and ideas with us at info@thepostnewspaper.co.nz
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Runoff or lifestyle $650,000 + GST, if any This 16.2 hectares of desirable north facing property is located 6.5km from Waiuku main centre. This property has road frontage on two sides, allowing access to a number of building sites. To view please phone Ray. ID: osbf680 WAIUKU
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Talented youngsters showcase their talent in Waiuku The Waiuku Country Music club held a very successful Junior XFactor competition at the Waiuku Primary School hall on Sunday afternoon. Concerns that the change of venue may affect the turnout proved to be unfounded, with over 100 people turning up to watch the competitors and some phenomenal local talent on show.
Brierley Anderson competing as a senior vocalist.
Compere Bruce Robinson.
Adam Starkey won the instrumental section with his outstanding piano performance.
Eva Wu was the overall winner in the junior section, pictured here with all junior prizewinners.
Waiuku’s Matthew Walters was third overall in the senior vocals
Waiuku College’s Jamie Walker brought a rock element to the instrumental section
Waiuku’s Caitlin Kelly .
Stuart Holmes with the schools’ winners, representing Waipipi.
New Zealand Junior Entertainer of the Year, Jasmine Tilyard of Tuakau was the guest artist.
Havanna Te Kawa of Conifer Grove
All senior prizewinners gather at the end of the afternoon.
Izzy Grace of Pukekohe Intermediate
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All creatures Great and small
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Man who starved dog Animal charity praised for sentenced last week free de-sexing programme A man who starved his dog to the point where it had to be euthanised to end its suffering was sentenced on Wednesday in the Manukau District Court. Tainui Oti pleaded guilty to wilfully ill-treating an animal with the result that the pain or distress caused to the animal is so great that it is necessary to destroy the animal in order to end its suffering. He was sentenced to five months community detention, 300 hours of community service, supervision, disqualified from owning animals for 10 years, and ordered to pay reparations of $573.81. The case began on Monday 8 July 2013 when an SPCA Inspector visited an Otara property in response to a call received from the defendant who wanted to surrender his sick dog. The Defendant stated the dog had “had it”. The Inspector found a brindle, female, crossbreed dog lying on the ground and barely alive. The dog was emaciated, cold to the touch, and so weak she could not lift her head. She had grey marks around her neck from being chained for long periods. The defendant hid inside the house, refused to come out, and dealt with the Inspector via his 14-year-old son. The boy confirmed the dog had been tied up until the day before the Inspector arrived and that they hadn’t been feeding the dog enough food. The dog was immediately uplifted and taken to SPCA Auckland for urgent veterinary treatment. The veterinarian stated that the dog had undergone chronic suffering and distress as a result of being starved over a protracted period of time. The Veterinarian concluded that she was past the point of recovery and she was euthanised on humane grounds to end her suffering. The pathologist confirmed that the dog must have undergone weeks or months of under-nourishment and starvation, which would
have caused marked and prolonged distress and suffering. On Wednesday 10 July 2013 Oti admitted under caution that he was the owner of the dog, that she had been in his care for approximately two months, and she had been in good body condition when she arrived. He had put the responsibility of the dog in the care of his 14-year-old son and they had fed her food scraps once a week. “This is an appalling case of casual cruelty,” says Christine Kalin, SPCA Auckland CEO. “It is beyond comprehension how someone could idly stand by and allow this dog to suffer weeks of slow starvation while chained up in their backyard – but that is precisely what has happened here.”
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Patumahoe Estate Village - Stage 3 is now selling. On hand to answer all your questions is Jitske Harris who is responsible for all the sales of Generation Homes within the Franklin area. Besides selling, Jitske can also do the preliminary design, colours and takes great pride in working with her clients from conception to the final handover of their new home. At Generation Homes you will be greeted and treated to an honest, simple, upfront building process. Our homes are professionally built, warm and cosy and we consistently achieve the highest industry standards.
A town ripe for expansion The Patumahoe region, including Mauku, and extending to the southern tidal waters of the Manukau Harbour, offer the twin charms of natural landscape beauty and the improvements made by farmers, business and, latterly, environmental groups over more than 150 years of settlement. Even before the Waikato War the Mauku, first settled in 1856, was a fairlywell-peopled locality, when the site of the present town of Pukekohe was still a forest of puriri and rimu. Today, Patumahoe is a vibrant, rural community, but one which is quite distinct from the Auckland region as a whole. In fact, comparing statistics from the last census shows just how different the region is from the city as a whole. One-family households make up 82.0 percent of all households in Patuma-
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Patumahoe School has congratulated a number of its young students who have performed well in a recent science test. Students were selected to have the opportunity to sit the Australasian Science Test, all achieving worthwhile results. The following achieved Year 4 Sienna Baker, Leon Meads, Charlotte O’Sullivan – Credit, Year 5 Sam Shaw – High Distinction, Noah Smith, Hannah Avery – Distinction, Leon Duke, Connor Reeves, Lena Watt, Leah Weck, Alex Wright – Credit. Year 6 Ricky West – Distinction, Shailee Patel, Niklas Meads – Credit and RivaGrace Wara – Merit.
hoe, while for Auckland as a whole, one-family households make up 70.3 percent of all households. The average household size in Patumahoe is 3.0 people, very similar to that of the average of 2.9 people for the region, but Patumahoe has a far lower unemployment rate than the rest of Auckland, with an unemployment rate in Patumahoe of 2.1 percent for people aged 15 years and over, compared with 5.6 percent for all of Auckland. It might be a rural area, but the region is very much up with the times - 71.2 percent of households in Patumahoe have access to the Internet, compared with 65.5 percent of households in the wider region, and some 83.1 percent of households have access to a cellphone, compared with 76.4 percent
regionally. And Patumahoe is a carfocussed area, no doubt due in part to the lack of public transport in the area, but 33.3 percent of households in Patumahoe have access to three or more motor vehicles, almost double the 17.7 percent of all households in Auckland Region. More Patumahoe residents, as a percentage, own their own home, with 61.9 percent of households owning their own home, well above the 50.7 per cent that is the regional average. Proximity to motorways and easy access to nearby beaches and market towns means Patumahoe is ripe for a building boom, but one which, it is to be hoped, is managed in a way which keeps this historic town’s rural and attractive identity.
Parenting course for Patumahoe parents The Parenting Place is presenting a six-session Middle Years Toolbox for parents event at the Patumahoe School Library, starting on Thursday, August 28. Sessions commence at 7.30pm. Over six sessions, the Middle Years Toolbox is designed to help you stay connected, teach skills and build memories. Topics covered include: •Session 1 – Parent types •Session 2 – Building character and self-esteem •Session 3 – Emotional resilience •Session 4 – Discipline - boundaries and consequences •Session 5 – Creating traditions and memories •Session 6 – Capitalising on the ‘tween-age years’ “Make the most of these years while your children
still want to be a part of your team,” the Parenting Place says. “The six sessions of this course will provide you with the skills and strategies needed to be the parent you have always hoped to be. “You will be given insight into the particular challenges and unique opportunities that the middle years bring. And you will gain tools for confidently handling the challenges that arise along the way.” Thanks to a recent government contract, the Parenting Place says they can offer Toolbox to all grandparents raising grandchildren, foster carers, whanau caregivers, home for life parents and adopters for free. For further information, contact Ingrid Waddell on 027 252 4966.
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A few tips on how to put a colour scheme together When choosing colours for a room, you should always keep in mind its function and style, as well as the atmosphere you wish to create. Some colours produce a relaxing effect, while others radiate energy. Here are a few tips to help you to create colour schemes that suit your tastes and that will give the visual impact you’re looking for. A single colour in different tones and nuances — either darker or lighter and more or less saturated — can unify an open space and create an elegant, harmonious, and uniform atmosphere. For a subtle décor with a bit more zing, use one main colour and enhance it with one or two neighbouring shades on the colour wheel. For example, you might try a blue accompanied by a few touches of violet. For a strik ing and spectacular effect, opt for complementary colours, which are those directly opposite one another on the colour wheel. You can also achieve a balanced look by putting together three colours that are positioned at the points of an equilateral triangle on the colour wheel. If you decide to go for a classic décor of all white, or black and white, you can liven
up this sober and elegant look by using a brightly coloured accessory. Both pale and dark grey blend well with pastel colours. Combining a neutral shade with polished copper, patinated brass, or a golden pink will add a metallic note to a large surface. For the same effect but in a smaller dose, use the same tones on a few accessories.
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My Generation is….. fixed price & on time! When we same “on time” we don’t just mean a guaranteed move in date. We also mean your new home will be built by our team of contractor’s and suppliers, a tight reliable network who have the expertise to achieve our timeframes and never compromise on quality. We are what you see -no hidden costs here. Starting with our new show home here in Patumahoe. We take pride in showcasing exactly what we sell. No frilly extras, we take a different approach to the rest. Our show home has been built using 100% of the standard specification finish and fittings that we include in our pricing. People often comment on how refreshing it is to walk into a standard show home and not having to constant-
ly ask if what they see is standard or upgraded, this gives them a very clear picture of what they get for their money. At Generation Homes you will be greeted and treated to an honest, simple, upfront building process. We offer 100% fixed price guarantee with NO PC sums, we also guarantee you your handover date prior to the start of your build. Simply select a section and house plan that suites your family’s needs, wants and wishes and we will give you a fixed price on the spot. It really is that simple. We have a plan book with 80 standard designs to choose from. We believe your home is a true reflection of you,
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10-man Waiuku manage Last-minute defeat for Counties B win over Claudelands Waiuku travelled to Galloway Park, east of Hamilton to play Claudeland Rovers. It is known as a tough place to travel to with some high flyers feeling defeat after making this trip. Waiuku were missing Jamie McGookin through suspension and Niki Te Miha got his starting spot back in the middle of the park. You could tell Waiuku meant business from the start as every game is a must win for the boys in blue. Waiuku attacked down both flanks with Dom Winter out left and Greg Crestanello out right feeding the strikers. It was only a matter of time and a long throw from the right was met by Niki Te Miha who nodded home. Waiuku continued to attack and were getting closer and closer, however it took a moment of genius to put Waiuku further ahead. Left back Darren Woolnough met a half hearted clearance from the Claudelands defence and chipped back over the head of the keeper and into the top corner. From a moment of genius to a moment of madness and Waiuku’s bad fortunes with the officials continued. Claudelands number 4 James Moody threw a punch and connected Winter in the head knocking him to the floor. With continued aggression, both sets of players and the Claudelands bench rushed on to the pitch to break the situation up. Waiuku’s Mike Day stepped in and wrapped his arms around Moody to
stop the situation, however this act of responsibility only earned Day a straight red. For all his promise, Moody only got a yellow. So down to 10 men, Waiuku closed out the remainder of the first half. Waiuku decided to take a risk and attack in the second half as well. Claudelands had the better of the start but failed to get anything meaningful on target and Waiuku made them pay. Derek Sinclair controlled a pass and beautifully slid the ball in behind the Claudelands defence for Luke Chapman. Chapman strode on the ball and gave the keeper no chance with a great finish. Waiuku grabbed their fourth when Adam Pegler brought down Chapman in the box and Chapman picked himself up and scored from the spot. Jim Evans was proud of his players for continuing to play a good brand of football with ten men. “The officials did a good job apart from the sending off incident but it will mean we will be missing Mike for the rest of the season. But the boys wanted to show Mike that they were good enough for the win and I’m exceptionally proud of them for that. Captain Cody Ralph gets player of the day.” Papakura also grabbed the three points against Oratia so both teams sit in third place with only two games to go. Waiuku host Onehunga Mangere at Massey Park on Saturday in a crucial 2.45pm fixture.
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North Harbour provided the Counties Manukau B rugby team with something to think about in the firstup Northern Region Championship match played at Massey Park, Papakura, on Saturday. The game was a torrid battle throughout and the outcome was anybody’s guess right to the final whistle. The home team outscored the visitors three tries to two but North Harbour snatched the game with time up on the clock, scoring an unconverted try to win 25-22. North Harbour began the game strongly and pressured Counties for the first 20 minutes. In that time North Harbour scored the only points – two penalty goals to second five, John Elrick a 6-0 lead. The first time Counties got into the North Harbour 22, they put points on the board with a try to second five, Ethan James via the outstanding winger, Sione Fifita. It was the James - Fifita combination again that gave Counties its second try (by Fifita), converted by first five, Luke Graham, to take the home side into a 12-6 halftime lead. North Harbour opened the second spell strongly too and were awarded a penalty after two minutes. Instead of kicking for goal, they headed for a lineout five metres from Counties goal line. The ball went quickly along the backline and from a ruck, prop, Sione Mafileo dived over wide out. The try was unconverted and Counties hung on by 12 points to 11. Counties fought back with right winger, Sione Fifita, making a stunning break through three defenders. The move finished with replacement halfback, Mark Talaese diving over the line close to the posts. First five, Luke Graham, converted, taking the home side out to a 19 points to 11 lead. Not long after, Counties number eight, Savilio Ropati, was yellow carded by referee, Boris Jurlina of Northland, which changed the complexion of the game. North Harbour fought its way back in to contention with Elrick kicking three penalty goals to take them into the lead by 20-19. With only minutes remaining, replacement five eighth, Michael Stanley who had missed a previous attempt from 47 metres, was successful with a pen-
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alty to take Counties to a 23-20 lead and, possibly a victory. But it was not to be as North Harbour threw everything at the defending Northern Region champions in the final movement of the game and the winning try was scored in the corner by Jona Tuitoga. One of the interesting sights was touch judge, Bill Howie, methodically pacing out five metres from the defender’s lineout each time to ensure the players were not cribbing. Winger, Fifita, second five, Ethan James, lock George Crighton and Sam Henwood, the open side flanker and captain, all had strong games. It was a feather in Henwood’s cap as he has been invited to the Steelers squad as cover in the loose forward department as they prepare for their ITM Cup match against Otago at the EcoLight Stadium this Saturday. The B’s co-coach, John Bell, was reasonably happy with the side’s performance against North Harbour, saying it was a very physical encounter. “Everyone went pretty well in what was a very close game,” he said.
Rhys Cullinane, co-coach of the Counties Manukau B rugby team giving instruction in preparation for the match against Auckland this coming Saturday at Pakuranga.
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As Waiuku Netball prepares for its Finals Day this Saturday, some grades have already been determined. In a tight, physical encounter, Loyal met their great rivals Brian James Contracting and managed to edge out the winners 33-25 in what was a spectacular game of netball in front of a big crowd in the grandstand. Loyal’s win means they take the title outright after winning the first round.
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CLEANING
Latest Waiuku golf results 12-8 Tuesday Haggle; 1st Frank McGrath 35, 2nd David Miller 34. 13-8 Wednesday Ladies Haggle Div One Hidden Holes Nett, 1st Glennys Kerr 14 c/b, 2nd Jocylyn Paterson 14. Div Two, 1st Elaine Moore 12, 2nd Maria Hodgson 13. Nearest Pin; Maria Hodgson. Nine Holes; Div One; 1st Jeanette Hargraves 41, 2nd Fae Douglas 42. Div Two, 1st Marjan Slappendel 46, 2nd Sharon Paterson 48. Lion Nathan Mid Week Open Div One, 1st Gross Keiran Brook 76, 1st Nett Moke Everitt 70, 1st Sfd Frank McGrath 36, 2nd Gross John
Ferregel 79, 2nd Nett Paul Loosemore 72, 2nd Sfd Dominic Olson 35, 3rd Sfd David Bates 34, 4th Scott Trapski 34, 5th Kevin James 33, 6th Roy Leasming 33. Div Two, 1st Gross Jim Cotter 93, 1st Nett Wayne Nepia 73, 1st Sfd Sid Thornton 34, 2nd Gross Lindsay Russell 95, 2nd Nett Alan Bancroft 74, 2nd Sfd Glennys Kerr 32, 3rd Sfd Greg Lowe 31, 4th Colin Thomson 31, 5th Cam Fleming 31, 6th David Miller 30. Ladies Longest Drive, Glennys Kerr, Longest Drive, Div One Leon Robbie, Div Two Jimmy Cotter. Twos: Paul Loosemore, Kerry Martin, Christopher Peet, Gary Pye
16-8 Saturday Haggle Div One, 1st Alan Dawson 42, 2nd Brent Dawson 41, 3rd Jonathon Morley 41, 4th Neville Couts 40, 5th Grant Wilcock 37, 6th Aaron Capes 37, 7th Kerry Martin 37. Div Two; 1st Stephen Maynard 42, 2nd Chris Peet 41, 3rd Alan Colins 41, 4th Cam Fleming 41, 5th Phillip Baird 40, 6th Sid Thornton 40. Best Gross Div One Jonathon Morley 70, Div Two Stephen Maynard 85. Twos; Brent Dawson, John Ferregel, Andrew Hodgson, Kevin James, Courtney Maddern, Travis Miles, Jonathon Morley, Caine Robbie, Bruce Whittaker.
Hockey looks to final matches Waiuku’s Local club Kohekohe Hockey is finishing off a successful season with Finals day next weekend in Pukekohe. KoheKohe entered 6 teams in the junior competition this year. The U13 & small sticks playing on a Friday night. The U 9’s & U11’s playing Saturday morning. Finals day will bring the two U11 teams head to head for a final game, while the Under-13s are also in a final against Pukekohe Indians.
Vacant houses, windows, offices, carpet shampooing & exterior waterblasting. Plus maintenance. FREE quotes. Ph Allan or Lynette: 09 235 9333 or 027 272 6249.
computers
your pc guy Virus Removal, Repairs, Internet, Broadband, PC Sales, Data backup, Tuition
Great ‘In Your Home’ service . . .
Jon 235 5300
Mob 021 111 4122 www.yourpcguy.co.nz FOR HIRE FIREWOOD splitter. Ph: 235 7733 or 021 305 111.
For Rent One bed cottage. 5kms from Waiuku. Suitable for retired. $150 p/wk. Refs required. Ph: 235 9231. Flat for Rent - One bedroom basement flat for rent in Glenbrook Beach. $150/wk.Ph: 021 497 454. Very cosy 2brm cottage plus office (or 3brm). Quiet Cul du sac in semi rural setting within Waiuku town area. Gardens & lawns done by owner. $365 pw. Suit professional people. No pets. Refs please. Phone 021 270 2923.
Wanted - Male Pekin Duck. Phone: 235 0804.
PICTURE FRAMING
UNIT - 2 bed brick & tile on bus-stop. Single internal access garage. Pleasant neighbourhood opposite to hospital, spacious outlook, walking distance to shops. $260,000 ono. Ph: 235 9017 / 0211 754 053.
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.
FREE
public notices
REMOVAL - Any old scrap metal, incl. old batteries, expired gas bottles, old cars, lawn mowers, etc. Ph Martin: 021 128 5953 or 238 3005.
Garage Sale Moving & Downsizing Sale. 23rd August, 8am start. 16 Wroxton Place, Waiuku. Antiques, tools, beds, desk & much more.
GARDENING ROSEMARY - I will prune your rosemary bush for you, in return for the produce. Upright as opposed to trailing varieties sought. Ph Martine: 027 475 9580.
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.
HEALTH TAI-CHI QIGONG for well being. Church Hall, 43 Queen Street, Pukekohe. Thursdays, 1.15pm - $5; 5.30pm - $8, 7pm - $8. Teaching, practice, green tea. No booking required, just turn up.
Home Help Help at Home - inside and out. For a free onsite visit to discuss your home care requirements please call: 09-235 0052, or email: houseworks@outlook.co.nz
LAWNMOWING TOPCUT LAWNMOWING - Reliable, clean & tidy job. Experienced operator. Ph Fred 09 235 5280, 021 902 552. GREEN ACRES - Clarks Beach. Covering Franklin area. Lawn mowing, gardening, garden clearance, hedges. Clean, tidy and reliable. Call Brett 021 0211 7777 / 09 232 1276. LAWNMOWING/ Garden maintenance. Jim’s Mowing for quality work from reliable, fully insured and police checked operators. Call: 0800 4 546 546 for a free quote.
~EXPO~
Waiuku Mind Body Spirit Expo this weekend
Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 August, 10am – 5pm both days, in the Memorial Town Hall.
There will be 20 fantastic stalls covering Natural Health, Philosophy, Aura Photography, matakite Healing and Guidance, Clairvoyance, Mediumship, Crystals, Crystal Healing, Jewellery, Angels and Faeries, Buddhas, Herbs and Natural Health, all sorts of brilliant products and people so come down and join us for a fantastic uplifting and enlightening weekend full of fun and enjoyment. Entry for adults is $5 per day, under 16 are Free. There is a brilliant range of Demonstrations all weekend which are free with entry including Auras, Intuition, Clairvoyance and Mediumship shows, Matakite Readings, Access Consciousness….all sorts to stimulate you and to enjoy. So make sure you come down and “get some magic in your life”! Enquiries Dean Leckie 021-373-404
Richardson’s Watchmakers Jewellers
NOTICE To all our customers who have not claimed clock, watch and jewellery repairs left prior to 2010; six weeks notice is given to reclaim goods and to pay for repair charges on those goods. If we do not hear from you by September 30th 2014, we will be disposing of the goods by sale or otherwise to recover our costs. 34 Queen St | Waiuku Ph. 235 9710
Raffle Results
Waiuku Rugby Supporters Club - 10 Grocery Hamper Raffles. Congratulations to our lucky winners: Tracy Bedford, John Garvey, Tracey Bradley, Warwick S, Bruce Thomson, Julia Wright, Tania, RJ, Katrina Twidle, Bill O’Neil. Sincere thanks to all who supported us.
SERVICES Freeview - Antennas, installations and set up. Phone Mike & Mike: 235 7059 mornings. Registered Servicemen. FREEVIEW - 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.
Situations Vacant Farm Worker wanted. Reliable, handy person, or farm work experienced. Knowledge of chicken culling. 40+ yrs. Average 2-3 hours daily, accommodation & amenities included. May be needed to work in Australia full time. Phone: 021 297 0200. Housekeeping and/or gardening. Casual work to begin. We aim to develop this into a management position for the right person. A police clearance will be required. Please email your cv to: houseworks@outlook.co.nz Motel Cleaner wanted. Part-time/Casual. Phone Cathy: 09 235 8874.
DRIVER We require an
experienced Driver with Class 4 licence. Hiab experience would be an advantage. Reply in writing to:
Graham Dickey, PO Box 49, Waiuku, 2341
Cook/Baker Wanted
Required for Cafe Karma in Waiuku. Position involves weekend work on a rostered system. The successful applicant must be experienced & reliable. Please email C.V. to: jazkiwiboy@hotmail. com or drop copy in to Jaz at Cafe Karma.
CAFE KARMA Tarot Tarot Readings with Kat Mason. For an appointment, phone or text: 027 684 7468.
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Thank-You
TO LEASE
We would like to thank all whanau and friends for their Aroha, koha, kai, putiputi, & tautoko, throughout our sad loss of our Precious Baby Girl Aaliyah Isabella Betty’s tangihanga. Arohanui koutou katoa. Tapara, Rawiri & Solomon whanau.
WORKSHOP SPACE Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Easy access. Ph Sam: 021 671 960.
TO LEASE
For temporary Lease
Min 4 months up to 14 months - Available now - $500/wk +GST. Rural Tuakau, just 5 minutes drive to SH1. Large barn with large car park area, double entry gates 7.5mW. Barn area 21m x 21m with large roller door 4mW x 6mH includes 3 large sep offices, toilet, laundry and sep kitchenette.
Ph: 021 126 5833 OFFICE 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.
TUITION Drumming Lessons Full set up in Waiuku, no need to have a kit. Beginners to intermediate, theory, rhythm & grooves. Ph: Paul on 021 145 4478.
Classifieds FOR SALE
31/3 BOWEN ST, WAIUKU NEXT DOOR TO MITRE 10, Ph: 235 7715
Working Waiuku family needing a 3-4 bed home. 2 adults, 3 children. Plse call Philly: 022 371 6657.
WANTED TO BUY Good quality used furniture, collectibles, bric a brac, also house lots. Ph: 027 277 5026 for free quote. Waiuku Magpies 2nd Hand Dealers.
Work Wanted Female, 40ish. New to area, looking for work. Multi-skilled, hardworking and reliable. Horticulture background, interested in Dairy Farming also. Excellent References. Phone: 021 263 7993.
*NEW 2ND HAND SHOP*
•WAIUKU MAGPIES• 3/10 Martyn St, Waiuku, Ph: 09 235 5509
Furniture, Whiteware, Mowers, Antiques, Collectibles TUES–FRI:10-4pm * SAT:10 –3pm
Garage Sale!
Karioitahi Community Hall - AGM
Tuesday 26th August 7:00pm at the Karioitahi Community Hall, Binns Rd. Secretary: 021 259 1305 The Waiuku Toy Library AGM will be held at Barbs Bar and Diner, Waiuku on Friday 5th Sept at 7pm. Come and join us to celebrate another great year and support your local Toy Library. Contact: waiukutoylib@gmail.com
FLOWERS
GARLANDS Flowers & Gifts Beautiful Flowers lovingly made to your personal requirements.
Call in & see us! 2/31 Bowen St, Waiuku
Phone 235 0643 or 021 998897
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Queen St, Waiuku
Friday 22nd Aug 4.30-7.00: Open to all churches & Franklin charities - (NB charities please bring identification) Saturday 23rd Aug 8.30-12: Open to the public Sound equipment, amps, mics, and speakers. Bookshelves, cabinets, tables etc. Full-sized excellent quality ping-pong table. Set of catering crockery. White elephant: kitchen equipment, children’s toys, etc. Large church curtains: purple, green, white & red: good quality material for recycling.
Waiuku College 1st XI hockey Boys are having a car wash & sausage sizzle outside Waiuku Auto Electrical for their trip to National Tournament on Saturday 23 August.
Hartmann House Local Handmade Gifts & Imported Treasures Come in and see our great range of clothing from Nepal, scarves, soaps, bath salts, original paintings by local artists...New stock arriving daily • EFTPOS Available
Open Thurs - Sun 10am - 4pm 11 King Street • Waiuku • Ph: 235 8533 PUBLIC NOTICES
AGM
• Fundraiser •
View Road school is having a fundraiser raffle $2 per ticket or 3 for $5 to support the family of a very ill girl at the school.
* 1st prize night at Pullman Hotel Auckland * 2nd Prize tandem hangliding *3rd Prize $100 vouchers at Tauponative Nurseries. Please contact Jacqui Simpson 021 207 4090
MEET THE CANDIDATES
~EXPO~
Franklin Christian Lobby is hosting a general Public Meeting on
Waiuku Mind Body Spirit Expo this weekend Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 August, 10am – 5pm
Tuesday 26th August 7 for 7.30pm at the Pukekohe Reformed Church Cnr. Seddon and Victoria Street Gold Coin Donation
both days, in the Memorial Town Hall.
There will be 20 fantastic stalls and all sorts to stimulate you and to enjoy. So make sure you come down and “get some magic in your life”! See our advert on opposite page for more info. Enquiries Dean Leckie 021-373-404
Monthly
Franklin Pakeke Lions
Craft
“Staying Safe” MEDIUM SUDOKU No.1357
How to solve A I R F Sudoku!
This Saturday Aug 23rd, 9am - 1pm Pukekohe Town Hall
7 6 8 5 3 9 Wednesday August 1 27th from 2 9.30am to 2.30pm at Franklin 9 128 – 1448Victoria St 3 Baptist Church,
Fill the grid so that Ph Clem 09 238 7336 every row and every 3x3 square contains the digits 1 to 9
This off road course will cover 4 key themes: Keeping Safe – thinking about your safety, Being Safe – driving skills, Safe Journeys – managing road situations, Keep Moving Safely – alternatives to driving. Morning tea and lunch included. Limited spaces so for further information and to book (essential for catering purposes), please email sandya@accm.org.nz or phone Age Concern on 09 279 4331 ext 800.
9 1 7 2 5 6 8 3 4
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Age Concern Counties/Manukau will be holding “Staying Safe”, the new driver education programme for mature road users on:
West, Pukekohe.
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Services
Gigantic
ALLEY WAY
New mattresses from $175 * Round table & 4 chairs $185 * x2 Bedsides $120 * NEW Oak nest tables $195 * Adjustable shelf bookcase $195 * Desk $55 * Retro Drawers $35 * Wheelchair $250 * Firm Queen bed $150 * x2 Wooden Bar stools $95 * New 3.6 x 2.7m Hemmed carpet $195
WANTED TREES WANTED - Gum & Macrocarpa. Also tree felling & shelter belt removal. Ph/txt Chris: 027 212 4590 or 235 0065.
PUBLIC NOTICES
THE POST NEWSPAPER, august 19, 2014
Table Hire $12 • 027 272 2983
puZZLE results
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TOTAL HOME WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM
Get rid of limescale, chlorine, heavy metals, pesticides, algae & fungi.
CALL FOR A FREE WATER TEST Coralie: 021 0811 8811 www.grahamsfunerals.co.nz
A registered FDANZ Practice
Why not plan and record your funeral wishes The My Life, My Funeral Kit will make it easy for you. Phone for your copy now 235 8380 Anytime
40 Queen Street, Waiuku Open Monday to Friday • 8.30am - 5.30pm Sat • 9am - 2pm and Sun • 10am - 2pm Phone : 09 235 9307 Fax : 09 237 0054 Email : pharmacy@waiuku.amcal.co.nz
situations vacant
Glenbrook Rest Home
Is a 23 bed rest home in Glenbrook. We require a caregiver to work approx. 25 hrs/wk rostered shifts, including mornings, afternoons/ evenings and some nights. Rosters are flexible. Duties include resident care, serving meals, dishes, laundry and some cleaning and baking. Positive & caring attitude, reliability and affinity with the elderly are a must. Experience is preferred. Please contact owner/ manager Peter on 235 3897 or email: peter@gbrh.co.nz WANTED
Waiuku Colony Cat Rescue
In desperate need of donations of catfood - tins & biscuits wanted. Please drop @ Franklin Vets Any Enquiries ph: 235 2662
Thank you for your support
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Take My Card Your A-Z of Trades & Services
CAR rentals
maintenance
GLASS
Small / Large Trucks / Utes / Trailers & Cars
52 Manukau Road, Pukekohe 09 238 8388 www.franklintruckrentals.co.nz Don’t Delay Call Today CARpet cleaning
Franklin Carpet Cleaning Ltd
auto glass Windscreen Repairs & Replacement
* Mobile Service, Franklin wide * 103 Manukau Road, Pukekohe
Mob: 021 886 475 Ph: 09 235 5014 Email: franklincarpetcleaning@xtra.co.nz
CARAVANS
Counties Caravan Rentals Caravan Hire
• Accommodation needs • Portable ensuites • Ideal extra bedroom
Phone Lynette & Jeff Millen
235 3500 Mobile 021 533 585 CLEANING
Home & Office Cleaning • FREE QUOTES • •Regular & One off cleans •Spring cleans •Windows & Ceilings •Commercial & Domestic•Fully Insured, Owner/Operator
From maintenance to makeovers
Phone Grant: 021 245 5092
(Right next to Bunnings Warehouse)
Registered Electrician with current practicing licence
PH 238 5055 0800 10 35 35
PAINTing
all about Your local company for all glass repairs and supplies
6 COURT STREET WAIUKU (Opposite Police Station)
Mobile free 0800 226 884 heALTH
F luffyD ucks Pampering
Phone Bruce Cameron 0274 988 412
Len Gore
Painter Decorator Residential & Commercial
Value for money guaranteed For a free quote, call Len 021 - 682 028 PLastering
• Relaxation Massage • Reflexology • Reiki
SUE VLUG
- Registered Practitioner
SEPTIC TANK CLEANING 0800 482 532
Ph: 09 235 2256 or 0274 682227 email: kangal@ps.gen.nz. PO Box 74, Waiuku 2341
027 476 1306
Laundry
PETER CHURCHILL PLUMBING
plumbing
Registered Plumbers
Emergency Services 24/7
NEW TO WAIUKU 8 Years experience * Fully insured * Regular or casual * Free quotes * Competitive rates * Pensioner rates
Ph: 235 6050/ 021 278 8618
FLOOR SANDING SERVICES New & Old Floors Phone Roger 0274 986 798
09 235 8364
• FREE QUOTES •
•Gutter clearing •Pruning/trimming •Weeding/spraying •Rubbish removal •All property maintenance•Fully Insured, Owner/Operator
238 7701
ANY SIZE LAWN FRANKLIN WIDE
Hedges, Tree Work, Rubbish Removal, Rotary Slashing, Schools, Industrial sites & section clean ups RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL * Free Quotes * WINZ Quotes
Kris Butcher M: 027 247 0084 • A/H: 235 0666
NIGEL KNOTT Owner
LAWN MOWING
SEPTIC TANKS
SEPTIC TAKEAWAYS
Ltd
LAWNMOWING & GARDENING
FLOOR SANDING
Hosking Place, Waiuku
Hard wearing coatings for most surfaces. Terraces, Garage floors, Block walls etc. Epoxy coatings - Airless Spraying, Roofs Painted
235 2572
Lawnmowing Plus Ltd
P: 09 235 3755
021 293 6250
SEPTIC TANKS
CONCRETE
electrical
All Sizes
Textured Ceilings - SPECIALISED COATINGS
238 7701
ACTUAL CONCRETE For all your concrete requirements Phone John 021 501 438
STORE IT ALL
PAINTING ROOFS & EXTERIOR
GLASS
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Carolyn Foley
Storage
For all your electrical needs, plus those other inside-outside jobs that us hubbies do. From the front gate to the back fence, there’s no job too big or too small.
Franklin Car Rentals
Contact us: 09 235 7835
Surveying
Madsen Lawrie Consultants
We’re #1 in the No.2 Business Servicing all aspects of Plumbing and Gas Fitting
09 2352553 021762553 www.topnotchplumbing.co.nz
Too busy to make PUMPS
that expensive trip to the Tip?
Aluminium cans Kitchen appliances PUMP Used cooking& oil WELL SERVICES Tables & chairs Electric tools - DRAINAGE - CONCRETE Dishwashers PLUMBING Computers S U P P L I E S Microwaves Cardboard Pots & pans Motor oil Blenders For all your water requirements call and see Tin cans Freezers Printers Kevin & Jo Gubb ph 09 235 8268 Ovens
LAND SURVEYORS 14 Hall Street, Pukekohe Ph 09 Fax 09 238 2448
Email office@madsen-lawrie.co.nz www.madsen-lawrie.co.nz For free consultation contact David Lawrie or Dan Madsen
TV & VIDEO REPAIRS Wa i u k u
Electronics
Authorised Panasonic Service • TVs & Antennas• Video and Hi Fi Stereo • Registered & Licensed Servicemen
Too busy to make
that expensive trip to the Tip?
Aluminium cans Kitchen appliances 14 Constable Road, Waiuku
Used cooking Tables & chairs We WILL PICK UPoil YOUR RECYCLING Electric tools Computers Cardboard Motor oil Tin cans Printers
Dishwashers Microwaves Pots & pans Blenders Freezers Ovens
FOR FREE recycling
Too busy for a trip to the tip?
We WILL09PICK YOUR RECYCLING 235 UP 5769 | 021 980 045
FOR FREE
Or drop it off, free of charge at Unit 1, Waiuku Business Park 23 Kitchener Road, Waiuku Open Hours
09 235 | 021 Mon5769 - Fri09 235 8am980 5769 |- 5pm 021045 980 045 & Sun 8am -at 12pm Or dropSat it off, free of charge 1, at Or drop it off, free ofUnit charge Unit 1, Waiuku Business Park jurie.b@xtra.co.nz WaiukuEmail Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd 23 Kitchener Road, Waiuku Open Hours Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm Sat & Sun 8am - 12pm Email jurie.b@xtra.co.nz
238 6369
Phone 235 7059 VEHICLES
•Otaua
Motors Ltd•
WOF Safety Inspections
Repairs & Servicing to all Vehicles including Farm Machinery Petrol & Diesel • Light Engineering ~ Welding
Classic Cars} - All repairs, tuning & servicing For friendly service phone Merv 235 2835
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Many businesses have been set up when first purchased or created, for specific purposes, and normally on the advice of Professionals to fulfil the needs or law at that time. The advice taken for a particular set up is normally adopted by the purchaser or creator of the business. The set up becomes understood by the owner and probably without change, works very well. Often over the years, without considering, the ramifications of actions taken, the business may have commercially changed through the opportunity of the owner/owners or on Professional advice. When considering to put the business on the market, one should make an historical review of what has been done to make the business what it is. A business Vendor should never be in a hurry when preparing a business for sale (depending on the reasons for sale of course). The business may have originally been trading under many different entities such as...
SOLE TRADER ┃ PARTNERSHIP ┃ TRUST ┃ TRADING TRUST ┃ LIMITED COMPANY It is generally better, when contemplating to sell a business, to share these thoughts with advisers and request that a review of the trading entities affairs be made and receive advice on the way in which the sale is to be achieved e.g. trading as a limited liability company with shareholders being husband and wife and possibly a family trust. To affect a sale the realisation could be to sell the assets of the company plus the goodwill, less any asset not to be included in the sale. This means that the purchaser pays the company for the purchase of the business and the Vendor still ends up with the company and the company’s share structure. An alternative method is to have the shares of the company valued and agree the valuation with your advisor and this means that the purchaser takes over the company by purchasing the company’s shares from the shareholders of the company as per the share register on settlement date. A Vendor must always remember that once in selling negotiations, you cannot increase your selling price, so start your negotiations at a level that enables you to reduce the asking price so you end up with an offer of settlement by a purchaser which does not disappoint you and result in a breakdown of negotiations. What we advise is to determine what you have in mind with regard to the rest of your life, e.g. we had a client who made an abrupt decision that he was going to sell his business. It was a good business and he received a very fair offer for it. He proudly announced to his mates that he had retired. After approximately two years, he came to us and admitted that he should not have sold the business, even though he was very secure cash-wise, he had done all the maintenance on the house, the gardens were now as he wanted them to be and he had painted the front fence end gates five times in the last two years; in an effort to break down the boredom with “having nothing to do”. If you consider that there is no alternative but to sell your business, then discuss the situation with an experienced advisor and include in your agenda a reasoned plan that you have for your future. At the time of the sale of your business it may be the right time to revise your wills and create general Power of Attorney as well as enduring Power of Attorney. If in doubt, by contacting Chatfield & Co. Limited, we will be able to assist you.
PUKEKOHE 7 Hall Street 09 238 8077 · HEAD OFFICE 44 Khyber Pass Road 09 303 2200 · ALBANY 222 Bush Road 09 415 2323
next month / ERC - Preparing Your Business For Sale - From An Employment Relations Perspective
Personal Grievance? We represent Employees or Employers in:
Direct Negotiation Mediation Employment Relations Authority Employment Court We offer an initial telephone consultation free of charge. This will allow us to assess the merits of the case and offer a strategy for the resolution or defence of the matter.
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