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Clean-up crew in action
Members of Papakura and Pukekohe branches of a church joined PAGE forces for a clean-up in Waiuku as part of a Helping Hands Day.
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Project gets a boost Local service organisations were with the Waiuku Museum society PAGE to move along the build of the new heritage barn.
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Timbermen on display Some of the best timbersports athletes in the world were at the PAGE Waiuku Axemens Carnival over the past weekend.
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Waiuku, Pukekohe, in the hunt for $200,000 tech prize The race is on to determine which New Zealand town will win the fastest broadband speeds in the southern hemisphere in Chorus’s ‘Welcome to Gigatown’ competition, and two local towns are among 50 nationwide with a chance to win. Dr Paul Hutchison, MP for Hunua, is challenging local schools, businesses and individuals to compete. Since Labour Day 2013, New Zealanders have taken to social media to tweet, like and share their views on why their favourite town should win access to 1Gbps internet services for three years. Pukekohe and Waiuku gain points collectively and Dr Paul says a win would be great for the Hunua region. Chorus General Manger Marketing and Sales, Victoria Crone says the race for Gigatown aims to spark innovation and mobilise the potential of ultra-fast broadband (UFB) to transform New Zealand. “The vision for Gigatown is to create a leading digital innovation hub for New Zealand which showcases how ultra-fast broadband will re-define our economy, reshape how our children learn and change how our communities live, work and play,” says Crone. Continued on page 7
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Waiuku’s Tane Dawson heads toward the finish line and a second placing in his Optimist race at the Waiuku Yacht Club on Sunday. The club has taken delivery of a new Lion Foundationsponsored rescue boat and this season marks its 60th jubilee. More photos and story page 24.
Concerns over 111 service after street bashing A local man is concerned over the efficiency of the police 111 service after his call about three men who attacked him was lost in the system for a week. The issue comes as police have announced they are calling in private contractors to assist with an overloaded 111 service. The man, who does not wish to be identified, was in his car in Waiuku’s River Lane in the early hours of the morning of October 31 when he opened the car door after a knock on his window. He was met by kicks and punches to his head, and, while he managed to fend the men off, he was left with severe bruising, damage to his teeth, and delayed concussion which
later meant he had to go to Middlemore Hospital. His phone was stolen in the attack, so he was unable to call for help, and got back into his car in a semi-conscious state. Later that morning, he tried to report the incident to local police but there was no-one at the station, so he purchased a cellphone and then saw the three men who had attacked him. He called 111, and the operator said she would get in touch with local police. That was the last he heard until a friend of his contacted police to follow up the call a week later. The man says he was later told by police that the call had been put through to a local officer who was already attending another job. He says the officer thought the job
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