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Tourist loses it all By NATALIE BRITTAN

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UST three weeks into her stay a young tourist has had the possessions she holds most dear stolen. Michaela McCann arrived in New Zealand from Northern Ireland for the first time four weeks ago for a year’s working holiday. Miss McCann had been in Australia two months prior and had secured a job as an occupational therapist in East Tamaki. Last Wednesday she decided to go for a run at Barry Curtis Park on her way home from work just after 5pm. The Whitford resident had been for the fun runs held at the park on Sat-

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hile he has given out a great number of prizes in his time, this time Paul Daley was on the receiving end. The former principal of Sancta Maria College was recognised as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in Monday’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The prolific educator who retired late last year says there was an air of excitement when he opened the letters from the Governor-General and the Prime Minister. “I thought, ‘why am I receiving a letter from Government House? My first reaction was of total surprise,� Mr Daley told the Times. To go from leaving the educational environment, to retirement and to this was unexpected, he says. “All of a sudden to be recognised by your country for a contribution you’ve made to people’s lives is just a great honour and very, very humbling.� The long-time Bucklands Beach local says credit goes to his wife, Robyn Daley, who is “exceptionally proud�.

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RECOGNISED: Paul Daley was honoured as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit on Monday for his 43 years of service to education. Times photo Wayne Martin.

“She’s played a very important role in this as well, bringing up three young boys while I’ve been making that commitment to other people’s children and she’s done a tremendous job in supporting me.� Mr Daley began his teaching career at Papatoetoe High School in 1972. He coached the Auckland under-16 rugby team, which included a young Sean Fitzpatrick who went on to become

the All Blacks captain in 1992. He then went on to Macleans College as a founding staff member and became deputy principal in 1993. He was principal at Takapuna Grammar School for 10 years before becoming founding principal of Sancta Maria College in 2003. His ability to identify the strengths of others led him to build a cohesive structure in the schools with a focus on academic excellence as well as a strong co-curricular programme. “It’s really important that you appoint the right staff to work with you and if you can select the right staff, get them to buy into your vision and implement your vision. Then the school will be successful,� says Mr Daley. While he was at Takapuna Grammar School he became the executive of the Auckland Secondary Schools Principals Association and was eventually appointed the vice president of the Secondary Principals Association of New Zealand (SPANZ). His role involved negotiations with the Government on behalf of the principals most recently in the Ministry of

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PROFESSOR Robert Crawford, of Sunnyhills, has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to tertiary education. Named on Monday in the Queen’s Birthday Honours , Professor Crawford has been the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waikato since 2005. During his tenure at the University of Waikato, Professor Crawford’s key achievements include leading the university to be world ranked, implementing a research excellence agenda that significantly improved the university’s research capability, modernising the campus, and continuing a

tradition of innovation. He is respected by the university’s iwi stakeholders as a supporter and leader, is an active member of Universities New Zealand and the Vice Chancellor’s Committee. Four others from the district were named in the Queen’s Honours list today. Jennifer Lillian Beck, of Howick, was made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to children’s literature. Mrs Beck is a children’s author who has written more than 45 educational reading books and picture books, many of which have been published internationally and translated into other languages. Paul Daley, the founding principal of Sancta Maria

College since 2003, was named a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to education. Beverley McConnell was named a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to horticulture. Mrs McConnell is the owner and creator of Ayrlies Garden in Whitford, a 4.5 hectare garden plus 10 hectares of wetlands that is widely acclaimed in New Zealand and overseas. Mrs McConnell was awarded the Queen’s Service Medal in 2010 for services to horticulture. Weixing Che has been honoured with a Queen’s Service Medal for her service to the Chinese community to which she has contributed in New Zealand for 12 years. From Pakuranga, Mrs

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App not that hard to create says 11-year-old Pushing Kiwi innovation further into the future is year 7 Somerville Intermediate School student Ivan Solovyev By FARIDA MASTER

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OR an 11-year-old to be listening to Giorgio Sardo, senior director in the developer experience and evangelism group at Microsoft Corporation, at a Microsoft Build Conference in Auckland last week, is no mean task. For Ivan Solovyev who was there with 500 other techies, attending the developer’s conference was a moment he had been looking forward to for a long time. The year 7 Somerville Intermediate School student has been coding for three years and has already worked on a math app that is available for downloading. Ivan hasn’t been taught coding – he does it for fun. About the app he has created he says: “It’s like a calculator on your iPhone. It’s for kids and you can make it look pretty. An app is not that hard to create.” His mother Yulia, a data scientist, says it’s unusual for a boy of his age to create apps but she encourages him because he has a passion for it. Apart from actively seeking out and attending several developer

TECHIE: Ivan Solovyev hasn’t been taught coding - he does it for fun.

conferences for adults, Ivan is also building a website for his family. “The website will be like a family art studio since my husband and daughters are all into art,” says Ms Solovyev. “It will showcase all their art works and will be available for

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everyone to see.” Ivan is half way through building the site. Nigel Parker, Microsoft New Zealand’s director of developer experience says: “Microsoft is passionate about encouraging kids to learn to code from primary school age, so Ivan

is a great example of the kind of enthusiasm for coding that we want to build in the next generation. “We are looking forward to seeing where he will take his learning to push Kiwi innovation further into the future.”

Who has the best business in the Village? NOMINATIONS open today to find Howick’s best businesses and most worthy citizen. The Howick Village Business Association is holding its annual best business and community awards. The awards aim to uncover its business superstars “whether they are super sales people or provide an outstanding professional service and this year, a local citizen/volunteer who provides outstanding service to the community,” says Suzanne Kernot from the Howick Village Business Association. Supported by Times Newspapers, Chatterbox PR, the Rotary Club of Howick and John and Valerie Roy, the awards are to showcase stellar businesses in Howick Village “and that special person in our community”. Judy Bruce from Lily White Lingerie was the Supreme

Winner in 2014. “It has enticed me to re-look at my business and improve it even further. “Better service, better communication to my wonderful clients and to stock a more diverse range of products to further service their needs which has, in turn, made by business more successful. “I am honoured to have received the overwhelming amount of congratulations from the community and what a wonderful advertising title and tool to have been able to use.” Sharon Scott of 101 Howick claimed the Supreme Winner award in 2013. “Winning the Supreme Award in our first year of business at 101 was a great honour and we were delighted with the huge exposure it created,” she says. “Our staff, customers and business partners were thrilled

WINNER: Judy Bruce from Lily Whyte won the Supreme Award last year. Times photo Janine Hickmore

and we continue to receive great support and endorsement from our community. “We recommend and encourage other businesses to get involved with this year’s Best Business Awards. It was a lot of fun.” The categories include best retail business; best professional/service business; best hospitality business; best use of technology and best citizen/volunteer. “This is your opportunity to recognise businesses and citizens that make Howick Village a great place to live, work and play,” says Ms Kernot. Nomination forms are available from Howick Information Service can be downloaded from www. howickvillage.co.nz or www. times.co.nz. Nominations close on Thursday June 18.

$79k to fund opportunities for youth FOUR recipients – including one from Howick – will receive a total of $79,000 funding under the Opportunities for Young People fund. The funding comes from the Youth Enterprise Fund, which supports organisations providing hands-on learning opportunities for young people to develop entrepreneurial skills, Youth Minister Nikki Kaye says. “The Opportunities for Young People fund recognises that many young people are themselves coming up with projects that are creating social and environmental change, and these projects are worthy of support in their own right. “The funding ... will help over 100 young people benefit from initiatives aimed at fostering e-learning opportunities, teaching entrepreneurial skills to disadvantaged youth, addressing bullying and embracing Maori and Pasifika philosophies to tackle social issues. The four successful recipients are: ■ Future E, from Howick, Auckland ■ FNF Youth Leaders, from Paeroa ■ 2Face Production, from Lower Hutt ■ Victoria Community Entrepreneurial Initiative, from Nelson. Future E, Auckland, receive $2000 to help them design and develop e-learning platforms, aimed at furthering online intercultural relations. They are especially keen to increase interest in learning Mandarin, and make learning the language more fun and accessible. “It never fails to amaze me how many young people there are who are passionate about creating opportunities to better themselves, their peers and their communities. “Last week we recognised many of these outstanding young people at the 2015 Youth Awards in Wellington. “One of the successful recipients of Opportunities for Young People funding, 2Face Production, was also a Youth Award group winner, so it’s great to be able to provide funding to support the impressive work that they and other young people are doing in the community.

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Law-keepers and students from schools in Flat Bush gathered at the Fo Guang Shan temple to reflect and connect.

ONE MAN remains in hospital after a crash involving a van and a bus at the weekend. The sole occupant in the van, a male, had to be cut from the vehicle and is currently still in Auckland Hospital, said Kimberley Mathews of Counties Manukau Police. Police and other emergency services attended the crash at the intersection of Kilkenny Drive and Delmont Close, East Tamaki Heights on Saturday at around 2.15pm. On the bus was one passenger and the driver. Neither have serious injuries, Mathews said. “Police are continuing to talk to witnesses but more will be known once we have an opportunity to speak with the driver of the van,” she said. There is no word yet on whether charges will be laid.

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VEN the police need to get away from the daily grind at police station sometimes. John Tims, district commander Superintendent says that every annual planning day they look for an offsite destination, and for the last four years they have been meeting at the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist temple. “It’s peaceful and a reflective space to think about what we need to keep our community safe. Venerable Abbess Manshin has always been very supportive and welcoming,” he says, taking a quick break from the conference to talk to the Times. As a part of the team-building exercise, the police assembled four bikes that were gifted to foster children and their families. “You should have seen the look on the faces of the police officers when they gave away the bikes to the children — and some of them have been in service for 20 and 30 plus years!” Talking about the points of discussion that the law-keepers were having on the day, he says: “At our annual planning day, we decide on the tactical plan that involves family, youth, organised crime and drugs. “We also work on the commissioner’s priority which is to gain the trust of the community. How we can interact better and work together with the community, particularly with the youth and Maori? “Is social media a good way to reach out to them? I am old and need

WELCOME: Around 1500 children visited the temple.

to know how best to communicate with the youth,” he smiles. “There will be a commission of enquiry and the drive has already started,” he says. While the police strategise on tactical plans, the other side of the temple echoes with voices of students from Mission Heights School. They are learning about 3G and 4G, which constable Nikul Patel of Counties Manukau Police is addressing stu-

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dents about. Volunteer Annie Ng explains that 3G stands for ‘do good deeds, say good words and think good thoughts.’ 4G signifies giving others confidence, joy, hope and convenience. Ms Ng says: “In the last five days, we’ve had 1500 children visiting us from the neighbouring schools and colleges. “The temple is a welcoming place and has been built for New Zealand.

“The children not only get a chance to share wisdom but also an opportunity to interact with police officers who are there to address every group.” Mr Tims joins in to give due credit to the work that the temple is doing: “It’s great to have children from different schools connecting here,” he says. “If people live by 3G and 4G, the world would be a much better place to live in.”

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OPINION: Council needs to stick to core business Decisions by the Auckland Council under the 10 year Long Term Plan to continue taking on activities that are outside the Council’s core functions are adding unnecessarily to the financial burden imposed on ratepayers. The latest case of the Council poking its nose into areas that it should not be involved with, at ratepayers’ expense, concerns a decision to allocate $460,000 over three years to combat homelessness in Auckland. The allocation is small by comparison with the Council’s total budget of more than $3billion. But social welfare is the responsibility of central government, not local government. It is the Council’s appetite for more and more spending, accompanied by an increasing rates burden that is causing

hardship for home owners. This exacerbates financial tensions between mortgage holders and financial institutions and between landlords and tenants over rents. These are more often than not the tensions that provoke homelessness, especially among the most vulnerable. The hearts of those Councillors who voted in favour of the expenditure may be in the right place. But let’s remember that we are taxed in order that the Government can deal with poverty and homelessness. We should also recall that when researchers recently canvassed ratepayers on local government performance, the overwhelming view was that councils should focus on providing infrastructure such as roads, the removal of waste and the provision of parks and

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PAST flute and conducting student of Manukau Symphony Orchestra music director, Uwe Grodd, is returning from Wales to lead the orchestra’s next performance. Tianyi Lu will take over the baton for the orchestra’s Pastoral concert on June 27. She will also conduct Opera Otago’s production of Magic Flute during her return visit to New Zealand. MSO’s concert begins with Lilburn’s Suite for Orchestra, commissioned in 1955 by the late Professor Charles Nalden. Lilburn’s music conjures up scenes of New Zealand landscapes and sets the ‘pastoral’ theme for the concert. MSO has a tradition of mentoring young talented musicians and the Pastoral concert features 13-year-olds Joo Eun Kim (cello) and Benedict Lim (violin) playing works which challenge more senior musicians. Their Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra by Tchaikovsky, along with Sarasate’s Violin Carmen Concert Fantasy provide a lively contrast to the exquisite beauty in Lilburn’s work and the Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No 3 which follows. Vaughn Williams’ Pastoral Symphony No. 3 has links to World War I and is both a meditation on the sounds of peace and a beautiful elegy to those who died in the war.

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Soprano Jennifer Maybee, recently returned from singing and teaching in London, Canada and Europe, will join the orchestra for this work. ■■ Manukau Symphony Orchestra’s Pastoral concert is at 7.30pm on June 27 at the Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau. To book phone Terry Spragg on 577-3031, email manukausymphony@xtra.co.nz, at the Vodafone Events Centre phone 976-7777 or online at www.ticketdirect.co.nz. Door sales will also be available on the night.

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SMART APPROACHES FLIGHT PATH TRIAL As announced last month, Auckland Airport, Airways New Zealand and the Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand (BARNZ) will trial a new satellite-guided SMART Approach flight path to Auckland Airport from the North. The trial of the Yellow U23 flight path, shown in the map opposite, will commence on 1 September 2015 and continue for up to 12 months. The flight path can be used between 7am and 10pm by up to 10 aircraft per day. The trial flight path is higher and its approach curve is wider than the SMART Approach flight paths that were trialled in Auckland in 2012 and 2013. This is intended to reduce aircraft noise, use even less fuel and deliver benefits for the environment, and incorporates lessons from the first trial.

The trial will evaluate: • aircraft performance • airspace management • operational benefits - including time, distance, fuel and carbon emission savings • noise monitor results; and • public feedback. At the conclusion of the trial, aircraft will stop using the flight path and a draft report will be published for public consultation. More information about the trial is available online at www.aucklandflightpathtrial.co.nz

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HE enchanting Featherstitch, by Bucklands Beach music and life partners Toni Randle and Andrew Keegan, is an artwork that stops listeners in their tracks. Elegant craftsmanship impresses immediately with its uplifting and soothing songwriting, grand production, singing and accomplished musicianship. The learned NZ Musician magazine describes the ‘exquisite’ Featherstitch as ‘a uniquely beautiful piece of artful folk; a thing well made’. Even though they’re finally getting to play shows to a real local audience, it’s not a home-coming. It’s a debut because they’re relative newcomers to the area. Okay – it’s a house warming! Featherstitch was recorded, produced and polished over a two-year period in North Canterbury, in an acoustically perfect old school, Eyreton Hall, up the road from Randle’s parents’ place and olive groves. They thought it was more than fitting that they take the name of the charming building as the band’s new title, in its new life in Auckland. After meeting at music institution the Sydney Conservatorium as 19- and 21-year-old wide-eyed jazz students – Cantabrian Randle the singer-songwriter; Sydneysider Keegan the percussionist and old drums extraordinaire – they went on to live and play in Melbourne where they got some serious notice as The Portraits. With a young one and another baby on the way, a move back closer to her family was next on

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the bill, coinciding with the arrival of the song material that forms Featherstitch. It’s incredibly soulful and moving, a delicate emotive journey. They’ve played the full range of live venues on their travels, with all the joys and pitfalls that encompasses, and it’s appropriate they make their local live debut at Howick’s treasured Uxbridge Centre on Friday, June 12. It’ll be a special show, with Uxbridge staging a bistro setting, with food and drink and plenty of ambience. It promises to be one of the live music highlights of the year in East Auckland. “It’s going to be two sets with full band,� says Randle. “It’s going to be really nice - exciting. It’s a beautiful venue. We’ve got some new tunes we’re going to be showcasing as well.� Musician friends from New Zea-

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land and Australia were invited to play on Featherstitch, and those relationships broaden and grow stronger as they get more concert bookings. Having a large pool of talent to draw upon enables Eyreton Hall to have a different line-up of musicians. “It’s a full band, but unfortunately it’s not anyone who played on the record, because they’re a mixture of players from Australia and Christchurch,� says Keegan, of the upcoming Uxbridge show. “So it’s our Auckland band and they’re all great musicians.� The other Howick concert Eyreton Hall will perform at soon is a Habitat for Humanity charity fundraising concert for Nepal earthquake relief efforts, in conjunction with St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Vincent Street, on August 1, which will feature performances by other special guests.

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OWICK College principal, Iva Ropati, has been appointed to the newly-established Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. On July 1, the new council will take over responsibility for registration and discipline in the teaching profession from the Teachers Council. It also has the wider mandate of leading the teaching profession and raising its status. Somerville Intermediate principal David Ellery says the appointment is a special honour and recognises Mr Ropati as a leader in education nationally. “As a local principal I am excited by his appointment and am confident that he will make a valuable contribution to the development

of the teaching profesAuckland Regional sion in our country,� Cross Sector Forum; he says. and a former member Education Minister of the New Zealand Hekia Parata says the Pasifika Principals nine members of the Association and the council are leaders in Manukau Institute of the education sector Technology’s Pasifika who bring a wealth of Advisory Board. experience and experA former professional tise to the new body. rugby league player Mr Ropati has been who played three test principal of Howick IVA ROPATI Times photo matches for the Kiwis, College since 2010. Mr Ropati also has govHe was a member of ernance roles with the the Minister of Education’s Cross New Zealand Rugby League AssoSector Forum in 2012-2014 and ciation and College Sport Auckis deputy chair of the Minister of land. Education’s Cross Sector Forum He received the Sir Peter Blake Boys’ Achievement focus group. National Leaders Award in June He is a current member of the 2009.

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Pupils jump rope for heart day Owairoa Primary pupils have been waiting eagerly for this day to arrive. As part of the school focus ‘Creating Change’, primary teacher Amber Tavita and her team organised the Jump Rope for Heart event at Owairoa Primary. Not only did the programme help to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the charity, but it increased fitness levels within the school, helped children fundraise, thinking beyond the four walls of the classroom to the community and those in need. The day had a positive dynamic with children and teachers working together for a common goal. The smiles and sweat on the children’s faces said it all that this was both a positive and meaningful experience for all those involved.

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“While we all hope we will never need these treatments, you just never know what’s around the corner and it highlights what a valuable safety net health insurance can be.� Nationally, Southern Cross Health Society paid 2.3 million claims in the last calendar year with a combined value of $803.4 million. Though just 7 per cent or 163,370 of those claims were for elective surgery, they accounted for 73 per cent of costs. And like government figures, the number and cost of surgeries funded each year by Southern Cross keep climbing. For example, in the last five years there was 23 per cent growth in the number of surgeries funded and a 32 per cent increase

in the associated costs. Tynan stressed that although the claims received vary greatly depending on age and gender - all ages benefit from having health insurance - making it an investment from cradle to grave. “We tend to see more tooth extractions for those aged under 30, for women aged 31-40 endometriosis surgery is predominant and after 50 years, hip and knee replacements, colonoscopies, cataract extraction and skin lesion removals are in high demand. The claims data also reinforced Southern Cross’ position as the industry leader in paying claims. In the last calendar year, for every dollar of premium, Southern Cross paid out over 90 cents in claims.

Reduced ACC car levy rates from around $198 to $158, a cut of around $40. The levy for cars rated the safest falls significantly to $68, a cut of around $130. “Risk rating is about encouraging awareness of safer vehicles, and making levies more fairly reflect the risk of injury.� Mr Foss says new information has been added to the RightCar website to coincide with ACC’s introduction of risk rating. “All you need to do is visit the site and enter your car’s number plate. You can then access full details of your

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T’S BEEN a long decade in planning and organising, and the building work for redevelopment of Howick’s cherished Uxbridge Centre is about to swing into action. The public centre for arts and culture is now operating from two sites, with the building works at the Uxbridge Road headquarters under way on June 8, while classes have already commenced at 34 Moore Street. The Howick Local Board was instrumental in obtaining Uxbridge use of the Auckland Council-owned Moore Street building, on the corner of Fencible Drive, former HQ for Counties Manukau East Police and ex-Howick Police Station. “It’s an exciting time and ‘almost’ business as usual for Uxbridge,� says centre director Vickie Bowers, with its delivery of top-quality community classes, workshops, exhibitions and performances carrying on per schedule. “We really appreciate the committed and considerable support of the Howick Local Board,� she says. Classes now being held at the Moore Street centre are for enjoyment subjects such as clay sculpture and pottery, jewellery, mosaics, yoga, Pilates, Zumba, interior design, digital photogra-

phy, belly dancing, guitar, ukulele, fine arts, children’s arts, and courses for languages such as Spanish and Italian. Uxbridge’s busy programme of weekend workshops will also be held at Moore Street, for tasty topics such as soft-stone sculpture, glass beading, relaxation, life drawing, and interior design. Ms Bowers, who took over as the centre’s director at the beginning of this year, says administration and registrations for all courses and workshops will continue to be done at 35 Uxbridge Road, as well as ticketing for shows. Despite it being a building site over the next year, Uxbridge staff will carry on running it from the long-time home. Ms Bowers says when the new complex is completed in June 2016, one of the aims is to make Uxbridge a destination for regional arts exhibitions, building on its continuous support of displaying works by East Auckland and local artists. “We’ll also have separate spaces for galleries and a performance theatre, and dedicated areas for workshops and classes. A big part of what we do will also be about embracing and encouraging more cultural diversity.� The council says the purpose of the arts and cultural centre

redevelopment is to be a busy and vibrant place and to provide enhanced opportunities to the Howick communities. The project consists of several components: demolishing the previously well-used Keall House; building a new cafĂŠ, and areas for administration, storage, gallery, lounge and studios; and upgrading the existing hall, church, theatre and courtyard. “This is an exciting and positive development for the area. We’re rebuilding and refurbishing the arts and cultural centre for the Howick community,â€? says Ms Bowers. “It will offer better services and the location will also add to the life and vitality of its surrounds.â€? Uxbridge is governed by Uxbridge Community Projects Inc. (UCPI), leasing land and buildings from the council and has held a contract with it for 20 years to deliver arts and cultural services to the people of Howick. The redevelopment was identified as a key priority by the Howick Local Board Plan 2011 and Howick Aspirations 2012. For more information about the programmes of classes, workshops, exhibitions and performances at Uxbridge, phone 535-6467, or refer online to www. uxbridge.org.nz.

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It is a realistic take on a fairytale written as early as 1817. While Wellington-born versatile actress Sarah Castle beautifully fits into the virtuosic title role, it is Ameila Berry and Rachelle Pike who are the scene-stealers. Cast as the feisty, ugly stepsisters they pack in a good punch and are very entertaining.

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guitarist Sabastian teaming up in Year 9. A year later they looked for more members and were joined by rhythm guitarist Reuben and bass player Logan. The band made their debut performing in a school house talent event last year. Minimal Silence plays a mix of covers and original songs which are developed from jam sessions

held, (in true rock tradition) in Sabastian’s garage. The songs had every member contributing to complete lyrics and melodies. With years of playing their instruments behind them, the boys are studying music for Level 1 NCEA. In the years to come they are certain that music will continue to feature in their lives.

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Australia’s Andrew Collis as Cinderella’s evil stepfather evokes laughter with an appreciative applause while Ashraf Sewailam plays the role of Alidoro, Cinderella’s guardian angel, brilliantly. The opera has its vocal gems including brilliant solos and dazzling ensembles. Director of music, Wyn Davies proves his supreme mastery of the ensemble to bear on the Freemasons NZ Opera Chorus and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Artistic director of Opera Queensland, Lindy Hume who led the production, says of Rossini’s take on Cinderella: “This was not a composer who was afraid of a strong woman. “In overcoming the vast social polarity that separates her from the Prince without compromising her principles, perhaps Cinderella’s triumph is a win for the working class.” ■■ La cenerentola plays on June 5 and 7 at the ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Central Auckland.

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Obituary - Sylvia Rose Margaret, July 21, 1933 to May 27, 2015

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ylvia Jones lived a somewhat frenetic but ordered life, cared deeply about others and was mad about music. Born in England, she was evacuated to Canada as a four-year-old and returned as an eight-year-old to a family she didn’t really know. Eventually she immigrated to New Zealand in 1947. The Half Moon Bay resident met her late husband Cecil in a church choir. They married on June 12, 1954 and raised three children, David, Steven and Jennie. Sylvia sang in church choirs in Kilbirnie, Karori and Howick. She was an active church member all her life, teaching Sunday school, organising funeral catering and donating the first gowns for the All Saints choir. This led to her love for organising and music. On arrival in Auckland both Sylvia and Cecil joined the Howick Operatic Society (later Harlequin theatre) where Sylvia was involved in shows and worked backstage and on committee. She was instrumental in fundraising to help establish clubrooms for the society. She and Cecil were also members of the Pakuranga Choral Society which further fulfilled Sylvia’s joy of music and singing. She was a life member and her career as a secretary stood her in good stead to help arrange concerts and in her role as president and secretary. She also was involved in the Howick Ladies Choir which sang at retirement villages and care homes and she started a small group which performed music hall skits for the elderly.

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FULL OF LIFE: Sylvia Jones loved organising and music together.

Sylvia and Cecil loved travelling and visited many corners of the world – safari in Africa, the Australian outback during the wet season, Greyhound buses through America, Machu Picchu, India, China, Europe and, of course, England and Wales. More recently, Sylvia combined her love of music with travel, joining Operatunity on trips to the Murray River, Noumea, Northland and, in January this year, to the Caribbean which included a

trip to NASA. She had a strong sense of purpose and loved organising those around her. This she did most effectively, including from her hospital bed where she set her children tasks then double-checked all had been carried out. This was further demonstrated when, in a critical condition in hospital, she insisted daughter Jennie fill her speaking commitment on NASA at Probus. Her love of telling a good joke,

acting, speaking and giving, resulted in many speaking engagements covering her travels, her evacuation to Canada and other life stories. She was, at the time of her passing, president of the Phoenix Club which raises monies for the oncology unit at Auckland Hospital, Starship and for Auckland hospices. Through the club she led fundraising for machinery, a booklet for cancer patients and chairs for hospice and hospitals within Auckland. She even found time to write short stories and two books, a children’s story book and one on her life. Sylvia’s life was full to the end with activities such as mah jong, cribbage, squabbles, and the many societies she supported. She assisted new immigrants with English conversation skills and ran a small business called The Grammar Doctor, which helped people with their writing skills. She only started slowing down in the last few weeks of her life. Sylvia is survived by her three children, her grandchildren Michelle, Avril, Vanessa, Matthew, Chris, Adele and Daniel and great grandchildren Ashton, Charlie and Delilah – “plus two bumps�.

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AN EXTRA $16 million of funding is being pumped into hospices across greater Auckland over the next four years. “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 valuable care and support for families and friends,â€? says Health Minister Jonathan Coleman. â€œAs New Zealand’s population grows and ages, the demand for palliative care continues to increase. “That’s why in Budget 2015 we allocated $52m over four years to help hospices around the country expand their community palliative care services.â€? Auckland’s three DHBs – Counties Manukau, Waitemata and Auckland - will receive around an extra $4m a year for four years. The new funding takes effect from July 1. The funding will be shared between Mercy Hospice, Franklin Hospice, Hospice South Auckland, Hibiscus Coast Hospice, North Shore Hospice and West Auckland Hospice. â€œThe extra funding means staff at these hospices are able to better support terminally ill people at home and in aged-care facilities,â€? says Dr Coleman. â€œThis funding boost is part of the Government’s commitment to delivering high quality services closer to home.â€? In 2013, more than 15,000 people received care and support from hospice services throughout New Zealand, and hospice staff made more than 145,000 home visits. Just over 20 per cent of people using hospice services were aged under 60 and three-quarters had a cancerrelated disease.

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New Zealand share this positive outlook too with an increasing proportion recognising growth (63 per cent to 71 per cent). In Australia, fewer employees see growing organisations (52 per cent to 49 per cent) and a few more are seeing shrinking organisations (8 per cent to 11 per cent). Again the contrast in outlook is stark with 11 per cent of Australian employees believing their organisations are shrinking compared with 0 per cent in NZ. The early 2014 survey involved 3714 respondents (Australia 3380 New Zealand 314) and the late 2014/early 2015 wave attracted 2,504 respondents (Australia 2170 and New Zealand 334). The LEAD Survey has been running 15 years and is conducted by Chase Research for Leadership Manage-

ment Australasia (LMA) which has been delivering improvements to performance and productivity in over 130,000 people from thousands of organisations across Australia and New Zealand for over 40 years. LMA CEO Andrew Henderson said there was an emerging aura of optimism in New Zealand workplaces. “They also have higher levels of confidence about their economy and the prospects for productivity achievements and improvement in their organisations,� he said. “This positive attitude to the outlook may be a self-fulfilling prophecy – New Zealand organisations may indeed enjoy a better future than Australia organisations simply by talking and acting ‘above the line’.�

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Your body is controlled by your nerve system, much like the electrical wires in your house. In every electrical system you have a circuit breaker box. In that box you have individual circuits that control specific rooms of the house, much like your nerve system controls specific parts of your body. If you were to blow the circuit that leads to the kitchen, nothing in your kitchen would work. You don’t have a proper electrical supply; you have to physically turn the circuit back on. In your body, you have a circuit breaker box known as your spinal cord. It has a series of 24 circuits known as vertebrae (spinal bones). Between each vertebra a nerve exits out to your body sending information and nerve impulses to all your muscles, organs and glands. Much like the electrical wires of your house. Much like a circuit breaker after a thunder storm, if your body suffers a physical stress – like a car accident, fall, or even poor posture, that stress can cause one of these circuits to blow. Headaches, migraines, neck and shoulder pain are all BLARING ALARMS telling you that you have blown a circuit. Chiropractic helps reconnect the circuit!

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COUNTIES Manukau Life Education Trust is hosting a fundraising screening of the movie Inside Out at Hoyts Botany Downs at 10am with movie rolling at 10.30am, Sunday June 21. Limited tickets so contact Sarah ASAP. sarah.nuttall@lifeed.org.nz 020 406 26530. Every guest will receive a goody bag with all proceeds going to the fantastic cause of helping the Life Education messages reach local children and youth.

Garden Club

PIGEON Mountain Garden Club meets Monday, June 8, 7.30pm, Saint Andrews Presbyterian church cnr Ridge Rd and Vincent St, Howick. Â The speaker is Dee Pigneguy speaking on patterns in nature and soil health. Phone Gabby 537-2979.

Centre for Young@Heart

MEETS Mondays and Fridays 9.30am-1.30pm, Wednesdays 10am-1.30pm, at All Saints Community Hall, 30 Cook St, Howick. Come and make new friends, play Rummikub, Outings and movies. Phone Mary Galliers Ph 535-1563.

Organ recital

MICHAEL Bell, resident organist at St Matthews in the City and Music Master at Kings School , Remuera, will be the guest organist at a recital at St Columba Church, 480 Ti Rakau Drive Botany on Sunday, June 14, 2.30—4pm. There will be an interlude of hymn singing. Door sales $10. Sponsored by the Botany Charitable Trust.

Forest & Bird

MONDAY, June 8, Manurewa AGM then a talk by Rosemary Gatland on NZ’s subantarctic islands – the Snares, Auckland, MacQuarie and Campbell. Meet at The Gardens community Hall, 5 Mt Lebanon Cres. All welcome.

U3A

THE next meeting of U3A Pakuranga is on Monday, June 8, St Andrews Church, corner of Ridge Road & Vincent Street, Howick at 1.45pm. Guest speaker is social historian Professor Rob Allen, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Auckland University of Technology. The subject of his address is “Victorian Scoundrels. Mini speaker is Michael Ngatai on the “Biodiversity in Auckland�.

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THE next meeting is at Te Tuhi Arts Centre on June 9 at 9.30am. Janice Chandler will talk about her world travels. Members can pay for a trip to Rhyders Theatre, lunch & a trip to the Spice Factory. $30. New members welcome.

Uxbridge Walkers Group

DURING the Uxbridge Centre rebuild, the Uxbridge Walking Group will operate from the Picton Centre. From Monday June 8, we will meet outside of the Picton Centre for a 9-30am start. As usual, we will walk on Mondays and Thursdays. Will have the use of the upstairs Hauraki Room in the Picton Centre from 10-45am to 1130am for tea and coffee plus talk. Phone Rex Wood 534-2712.

Horticultural Society

HOWICK Horticultural Society monthly meeting is on Thursday, June 11, 10 am, Haseler Hall, All Saint’s Church, Selwyn Road, Howick.  There will be a speaker, raffle, trading table, library and morning tea. Visitors welcome. For more information, phone 534-0249.

Classy crafts

ON SATURDAYS June 6 & 20, Classy Crafts Indoor Market will be held 9am-1pm inside All Saints’ Community Centre, 30 Cook St, Howick (opposite Subway and the side entrance to Countdown). Quality NZ-made crafts, gifts and souvenirs. For the few remaining tables, crafters should contact Ruth, Phone 535-7513.

Kindy garage sale

ANCHORAGE Park Kindergarten, 9 Tiaka Place, Pakuranga, is holding a massive fundraising garage sale to raise funds for purchasing resources for the children. Saturday June 6, 6.30am to 10.30am. Â Books, toys, clothes, games, kitchen items, bric a brac etc. Â Barbecue food for sale also. Â All welcome.

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Farm Cove gets scruffy for Ritah FARM Cove Intermediate School had  a Scruffy Mufti day to fundraise for its sponsored child Ritah in Uganda. “Students were encouraged to dress up in scruffy fashion and we had a little competition for the scruffiest,â€? teacher Bo Hensley says. “We certainly had  some scruffy kids and a very scruffy teacher. “One of our areas completed the day by building their own slum cities - some more successfully than others.â€? It marked the start of the school’s 40 Hour Famine Initiative which it participated in the previous weekend.

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Feedback My son almost drowned

PHOENIX, my 12-year-old son, went bike riding last Saturday afternoon from my sister’s house with his two cousins who are his age. Later that afternoon my sister got a phone call from a stranger saying Phoenix tried to cross the culvert drain near Elim Church and his bike got caught in the strong current and he came off his bike. Both his bike and himself got caught in the current and his cousins tried to help but it was so fast-moving and he got caught in up in rocks with water rushing past him. He nearly drowned. A man walking past saved him, thank goodness, as Phoenix hung onto a rock. The man had to tie six shirts together to pull Phoenix out. The bike was found the next morning at the far end up against rocks. Phoenix is aware that him showing off in front of his cousins caused this to happen and has learnt a massive lesson. But I can remember being that age and those who I have spoken to about this can see how this culvert stream would be appealing to young people. But there needs to be more awareness of how dangerous it is and signs would be great. I never got to thank the man who saved Phoenix and I don’t have his details. Natasha Jones

A bit negative

I AM somewhat surprised by the narrow and somewhat negative approach by the chairman of the HMB R&R Assn (Times, May 28) toward the existing service and operation. My wife and I use the bus service to and from Half Moon Bay at least three times a week to catch the ferry, shop or meet with friends for coffee. It is well run by Howick & Eastern Buses and regularly uses the smaller 40 seater buses. It does numerous pick-ups and drop-offs en route, particularly at Macleans College. The destination of one of the routes to Middlemore Hospital is a wonderful service, particularly for the elderly. I don’t believe the suggested mini bus would be appropriate or feasible Unfortunately, Half Moon Bay is a hub and transit point and well-run services are required to cater for not just those who live in the area. Now we have these services, it is important they are supported and retained. A Jones Somerville

Liquor bans work

WELL said Barry Southon, in your letter to Feedback (Times, May 28) on the removal of liquor bans. And so say all of us. Who of a responsible age could disagree with you? On whose behalf is Government acting? What is the good to come from the change? What

It pays to give your feedback. Your opinion matters to us. Email us at editor@times.co.nz; comment on our Facebook page, facebook.com/timesonlinenz; or write to us at The Editor, Times Newspapers, PO Box 259-243, Botany. Auckland 2163; fax (09) 271-8073. Words should not exceed 200 words and should carry the name, residential address and contact telephone number of the author. Nom de plumes not accepted.

stupidity and arrogance to defy voters on such a serious issue which threatens the safety and well-being of us all. Surely the financial benefits of the revenue intake from alcohol consumption are nothing compared to the cost in lives, accidents, lawlessness, broken and dysfunctional families, criminal behaviour and other bad decisions which result. It is down to Government. Who are they acting for?  Harvey Rosieur Howick

Humans are fascinating

IN RETIREMENT years when there is time to stand and stare, watching how humans behave makes a fascinating pastime. My favourite spots are the Half Moon Bay boat ramp and the pedestrian crossing at the centre of Howick’s shopping centre. I noticed that with just a little patience and keeping nonchalantly back from crossing to allow motorists through, there is much more pedestrian crossing time for every one. Maybe to save red-faced drivers from gnashing their teeth and snarling at little old pensioners, a courtesy sign could be put up telling prospective pedestrian crossers to wait for traffic flow to cease before crossing. The rewarding smiling faces could then mirror the true nature of Howick’s legendary hospitality. Gary Hollis Howick

Founded on Christianity

IN RESPONDING to a couple of letters in ‘Feedback’ (Times, May 28) I admit that I would find a 6.4 metre statue of anyone more than a bit ‘up-your nose’, but then I don’t like statues, other than the small garden novelty variety. Some people do, but to suggest that one of such dimensions is for private viewing is too much of a stretch I think and it is therefore bound to raise the ire of some. I believe that Paul Bennett writes out of his own religious motivation. His shot at “some Christiansâ€? reactions may be fair enough (it takes all kinds) but he goes too far. New Zealand and its laws were founded on Christian principles. Paul enjoys the freedom of this country because of the Christian influence. He and others have caused the erosion of that freedom as they seek to throw off the restraints of Christianity, which are for the benefit and safety of all. We do still have some freedom of choice however. That is why we have such high immigration. Christians don’t throw rocks, or bombs, or otherwise seek to harm anyone. Imagine the extreme and very different reactions if someone were to erect 6.4 metre statues of Jesus, or Mohammed for example.  Harvey Rosieur   Howick

Super is a right

THE GOVERNMENT’S budget was a lost opportunity. There was little in it which addressed some of the serious issues faced by retired New Zealanders. The only positive was the $98 million for elective surgery and $320m for district health boards over the next three years. While we welcome this budget allocation, we still have a growing population of elderly people and a growing list of available remedies for the conditions suffered by them and that needs to be taken into account as well. I am deeply disappointed that superannuation was had again become a political football with critical comment from the ACT party and Labour opposition. It was misleading to suggest national superannuation was unaffordable or that the age of entitlement should be increased beyond 65 years just because payments would exceed $1 billion in three years’ time. The New Zealand Superannuation fund is now worth almost $30bn and growing and that is in spite of the government halting contributions from 2009. Thousands of superannuitants on a fixed income were struggling to exist with increases in food costs, electricity, rates and household maintenance etc. New Zealand has had a low wage economy for almost 40 years and there is a growing inequality between rich and poor and that is a key issue which this budget fails to address. It is important to understand that national superannuation was not a benefit but an entitlement which most recipients have paid into for 50 years of their working lives. It was theirs by right, not be privilege or charity. Terry King Grey Power Federation national president

Justice system needs work

RE TEINA Pora. It is amazing what a small bible given to this inmate by the prison chaplain has achieved. Life-changing I would say. That is the good news. The bad news relates to our justice system in NZ. It is in need of serious overhaul from the police to the court system. The police training has been shown to be deficient yet again in its conduct of homicide cases. The adversary system of prosecution and defense is not achieving a very high rate of justice. Allan Thomas, Doherty, Bain and now Pora suffered imprisonment unjustly. The taxpayer has already paid for the police salaries and much of the prosecution and defense costs and now we will be paying yet again for the compensation for past incompetence. Perhaps it is time for an enquiry into the police culture with a view to up-grading the training and court procedures. In the statistics, we are well behind the UK in achieving justice within our system as it stands. We all deserve better - both the convicted inmates and the taxpaying public. Ian George Howick

Are we not historic?

THE HEARINGS for the Unitary Plan which will make or break any chance of retaining any vestige of historic character listing for Howick are coming up in mid June There is a general lack of realisation that the Council has asked for the Historic Heritage overlay of Cockle Bay and height restrictions for the village to be deleted . Howick Residents and Ratepayers Assn are battling the removal of this status with all their might. Â In addition, the existing Heritage Zone (Zone 7) status of Cockle Bay and Howick Beach areas have been

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removed and the area merely designated “Single House Zoneâ€? allowing subdivision down to  400 sq mtrs with no protection against the felling of trees. This is a frightening prospect. The scale and proportion of the Howick Village can easily be ruined and the Village become just another faceless high rise local centre. This is even more so as the council also seeks to delete the “socialâ€? aspect of the definition. Yet Howick prides itself on its historic roots, trades on this and encourages re-enactments and social aspects of our historic entity. So not only have the words “Special characterâ€? but also “Social Characterâ€? been deleted from the Unitary Plan as proposed by the council Howick Residentts and Ratepayers Assn Inc and Cockle Bay RRA are working together fighting these changes. We want all  local residents to come to the hearing at 9.15am on June 16 at Level 18,  205 Queen St,  when our cases will be heard. We have worked with local historian Alan La Roche on preparing our document. It is not sufficient to rely on glib council replies on how we will be protected by changing to the “built environmentâ€? category or by becoming a “precinctâ€? (from memory we were assured Howick Board would put in our Precinct Plan after  the Draft Unitary Plan process as HLB had not got their plan in on time for the Draft. Nothing has happened since and now it is too late since the notification of the PAUP. We must ask ourselves, if Howick, one of the oldest suburbs of Auckland is not historic, what qualifies? Why are “tram suburbs’ etc  more historic than Howick? Gayleen Mackereth Chairperson Howick Residents and Ratepayers Assn Inc

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case for Gen Ys (32 per cent) who are also the most likely of the age groups to add on extra treats to their pizza order (54 per cent). The survey’s Gen Y respondents are employing their vast knowledge of technology to get the best pizza experience possible. A quarter have an app on their mobile phone for ordering pizza and 48 per cent anxiously track their pizza order online to see when it will be available. “The millennials are also all about convenience, sometimes choosing pizza over other fast food options purely because they deliver (58 per cent),â€? Megan says. Women (49 per cent) are the most likely to order their favourite choice every time, while men are less predictable in the a-

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HE rental property industry almost got through a week without a new regulation making it harder to provide tenants with homes, says Andrew King, executive officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation. “However. at 10 to five on Friday afternoon, the start of a long weekend holiday, the Reserve Bank chose to announce proposals to increase the cost of borrowing for non-owner occupied residential properties.â€? The Reserve Bank believes that rental property loans are a higher risk than loans for owner occupied homes and is forcing banks to increase their risk weightings on rental property loans. This could make rental property loans more expensive and in turn will push up the cost of providing rental properties. The Reserve Bank’s summary of submissions to their proposal found that a majority of submitters disagreed with the Reserve Bank’s premise that rental property loans were a higher risk. The summary clearly details these submitters’ valid arguments, but the Reserve Bank simply states that they do not agree with these arguments. Results from the Reserve Bank’s own stress testing of the NZ banking system, released late in 2014, showed that trading banks could withstand a 50 per cent house price fall in Auckland and 13 per cent unemployment without breaching capital requirements. “Rather than correcting weakness in our financial system, the move appears to be an attempt to reduce demand for rental property in the hope that it will suppress property price growth,â€? said King. “This is unlikely to work. Recent reports show that investment prop-

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Enrolment Scheme Home Zone Commencing at the coast, travel east along the centre of Ara Tai Road and along the centre of Pigeon Mountain Road (Compass Point Way included) as far as Himalaya Drive (included). Head east along the northern boundary of Pigeon Mountain to Gills Road. Continue along Gills Road before heading south east along Bleakhouse Road (excluded). Turn south along Ridge Road (53, 60 and above included) and continue south along Botany Road. Head west along the centre of Ti Rakau Drive until meeting the Ti Rakau Culvert, head north west along the creek to join Pakuranga Road, head south west along Pakuranga Road until Johns Lane (267 included), then along the centre of Pakuranga Road until St Kentigern College. Head west along the northern boundary of St Kentigern College before heading north along the coast to the starting point.

school because the school does not run a special programme(s) approved by the Secretary.

Will be given to applicants who are siblings of current students. Will be given to applicants who are siblings of former students. Will be given to applicants who are children of former Macleans College Students. Will be given to applicants who are children of Board of Trustee employees. Will be given to all other applicants. If there are more applicants in the second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth priority groups than there are places available, selection within the priority group will be by ballot.

Students living outside the Defined Home Zone If places are available the following students may be accepted, with places offered in the following order of priority: First Priority Will be given to students who have been accepted for enrolment in the Pegasus Unit, a special programme run by the school and approved by the Secretary for Education Second Priority Will be given to siblings of current students. Third Priority Will be given to siblings of former students Fourth Priority Will be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school. Fifth Priority Will be given to any applicant who is a child of an employee or board member of the Pakuranga College Board of Trustees. Sixth Priority Will be given to all other applicants.

The Board of Trustees invites prospective parents and students to attend

PARENT AND STUDENT OPEN DAY IN ZONE and OUT OF ZONE Applicants are welcome Years 9 to 13 for 2016

If there are more applicants in the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth priority groups than there are places available, selection within the priority group will be by a ballot conducted in accordance with instructions issued by the Secretary under Section 11 G (1) of the Education Act 1989.

Each tour of the campus will be accompanied by our School Prefects The Associate Principal will be on site to answer general questions

OPEN MORNING

A FIRST CLASS EDUCATION Macleans College offers:

Saturday, 1 August 2015 – 9.00am to 12noon Parents of prospective students and their families, and members of the public, are warmly invited to visit our school on Open Morning to see our campus, view displays and meet staff and students. Michael Williams, Principal

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The geographic area described below, shall operate as the School’s home zone under Section 11G of the Education Act 1989. All students living in the home zone are entitled to pre-enrol at the School at any time. Starting at Howick Beach, cross Beach Rd (107,102 and below included) travelling west and north of Uxbridge Road (excluded) to the intersection with Picton Street (67, 60 and below included). From Picton Street continue along Ridge Road (47, 60 and below included) to Bleakhouse road to the intersection with Gills Road (excluded). Travel west and north of Gills Road (excluded), crossing Bucklands Beach Road (340, 341 and below included) to the intersection with Pigeon Mountain road (61, 56 and below included) and Himalaya Drive (excluded). Continue on Pigeon Mountain road, along ara Tai to the Coastline. Compass Point Way inclujded. Follow the coastline back to the starting point. All residential addresses on included sides of boundary roads and all no exit roads off included sides of boundary roads are included in the zone unless otherwise stated. A full list of streets is available on the school website – www.macleans.school.nz

First tour will start at 9.30am Last Tour will start at 12noon

I look forward to providing you with an update on the changes at Howick Intermediate and their Positive impact.

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This is an open invitation to the community, particularly parents of prospective students.

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The selection of out of zone applicants for Years 9 – 13, including those senior students wishing to study either the NCEA or the Cambridge International Examinations, will be carried out by a ballot. Applications for the ballot must be received by the school before 3.30pm Wednesday 2 September 2015. A ballot will occur on Wednesday 9 September 2015. All applicants will be notified in writing of the result of the ballot. Note: Out of zone places for Years 10 to 13 will be limited All students must remain living with their parent/s for the duration of their time at Macleans College

Main Office, Macleans College 2 Macleans Rd, Bucklands Beach

The College has a BYOD policy and will be asking all year 9 students to have a digital device (i-pad, tablet, netbook, etc.) for personal use in class and for homework. We will also hold an

Macleans Primary School School Tours

Out of Zone Applicants

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Come and hear first-hand about the exciting changes that have taken place over the last 6 months. We are well on track to re-establishing Howick Intermediate as a school of choice in our local community.

for the best start to your child’s education

Enrolment applications for Years 9 – 13, including those from senior students wishing to study either the NCEA or the Cambridge International Examinations, must be received by the school by 3.30pm, Friday 31 July 2015. The application form should be completed in full. The Board of Trustees requires in zone students to live in the zone for a minimum of one year from their first day at the School.

Saturday 8th August 2015

Prospective parents are warmly invited to attend either of these meetings to meet the Principal and senior staff, and to find out more about the values and philosophies of the college, including NCEA and e-Learning. The meetings will last approximately an hour.

Choose Macleans Primary School

The prospectus and application forms for enrolment will be distributed to contributing schools and will be available at the school office from Monday 8 June 2015 In Zone Applications

Dates

Update on changes and Progress An open invitation from the Principal Wednesday 10 June 7.00pm (Hall)

M Williams, Principal

Parents interested in enrolling their son or daughter for the 2016 school year please note the following:

Second Priority Third Priority Fourth Priority Fifth Priority Sixth Priority

Monday 15 June at 7.30pm or Tuesday 16 June at 7.30pm in the Pakuranga College Library

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32 Edgewater Drive, Pakuranga Phone: 576 9039 Fax: 576 9037 Email: enquiries@edgewater.school.nz www.edgewater.school.nz

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Enrolment packs will be distributed to year 8 students at contributing schools from Monday 22 June and will be available from Reception from Thursday 2 July.

A school offering both NCEA and Cambridge International Examinations

Home Zone

PAKURANGA COLLEGE INFORMATION EVENINGS 2015

Open Morning on Saturday 1 August 9.00am-12noon

Out of zone applications: Application closing date: Wednesday 2nd September Ballot date: Wednesday 9th September You will be notified promptly of the outcome.

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WOMEN’S SECTION to the HOWICK RSA Notice is hereby given that the 2013 AGM of the Women’s Section will be held at The Howick RSA, 25 Wellington St, Howick on Friday 26 June 2015, at 10:30am. Agenda: Election of Officers & Committee, General Business Rosemary Stanton - Secretary CD201401

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Changes to Auckland’s water and wastewater charges Watercare would like to advise its customers that the amount they pay for mains-connected water and wastewater services will change from 1 July 2015. The price change will see the average household’s combined water and wastewater charges increase by about $1.75 per month. Watercare operates at minimum cost with all collected revenue invested in infrastructure and equipment or in operating costs. The new prices are in response to cost increases in both of these areas.

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The infrastructure growth charge (a one-off fee paid by any customer requiring a new connection or by non-domestic customers increasing a property’s demand for water or wastewater services) will increase from $12,075 to $12,374 for metropolitan customers and by an average of 2.5 per cent for non-metropolitan customers, depending on location. All prices are inclusive of GST and are effective from 1 July 2015*. *���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������2015.

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Contact

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WINDOW CLEANING

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CD231342

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CD230827

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CALL YOUR LOCAL OPERATOR CRAIG 535-5661

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CD167856

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CD215949

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STORAGE

EARTH GROOMERS

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ALL TREE WORK Stump Grinding Fully Insured Free Mulch Ph Brett 533-0473 or 021-279-9118

CD229507

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REPAINTS int & ext. 30+yrs exp. Reliable with refs. Rob 0211848173

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Ph: 0800 789 248

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PLASTERERS

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RUBBISH REMOVALS

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Friendly prompt service, all areas of plumbing and gas undertaken.

ROOFING REPAIR SERVICE 26Yrs Exper. All work Guar. Phone 536-7173 or 0210-798-166

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KC4036

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call Ian on 0800-000-116

ROOFING

CD155540

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Terry’s

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$15 DISCOUNT

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GARAGE SALES

WASHING machine repairs. Fridges, dryers etc. Same day service. Ph 2743554. Botany.

PHONE TERRY 530 8741, 0274 989 080

CD162756

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0800 BENNETT

All work guaranteed Prompt Reliable

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NEW & OLD Painting & Decorating services. No Obligation. Free Quotes.†For all yr int & ext, large or small jobs. Akld wide. Ph Doug 021 349 363

Bennett Plumbing and Drainage Ltd

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ANTS - FLEAS - SPIDERS - FLIES WASPS - RODENTS - COCKROACHES Ph: Chris 577 4448 021 243 0004

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An experienced gentleman with years of experience in additions, renovations, wallpapering & painting etc. All other work considered Ph 0274 945 447 or 534 8404

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HANDYMAN

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PEST CONTROL

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A FREE QUOTE Painter & Decorator with 30yrs exp. Int/Ext Ph Geoff 5331504/021-02471675

HANDYMEN

0800 555 610

A1 CHINESE PAINTERS

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Repaints Interior/Exterior Spray finish avail Free quotes Prompt Response Ph Trevor 027 648 3565

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Reliable Delivery Staff Required to deliver the Howick and Pakuranga Times in the following areas:

Pakuranga Meadowlands, Howick Northland / Dannemora Howick Botany Downs Please email name, address and contact phone numbers to

papers@times. co.nz

SITUATIONS VACANT

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Seeking Aluminium Joinery Fabricators

CV and interview preparation. Ph Linda 534 8412

FLYING SAUCERS Botany

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Warehouse Person Part Time

To apply, bring your CV in to Carrie at the Porterhouse Grill, 10 Aylesbury Str, Pakuranga Plaza.

Paving and Landscaping Staff required

BUILDING PROFESSIONAL HOWICK HISTORICAL VILLAGE

If you are physically fit, motivated and keen to learn and have a driver’s licence. Contact: 972 1031

Registered Electrician with Air conditioning exp. Based in East Ak area. Start date 1st October PH 0800 784 249

TAXI DRIVER REQUIRED

Ph: 0800 244 666

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Experienced truck/ digger driver for small earthworks and landscape company. Must have clean current class 4 licence and have excellent English both written and oral. Ph 021 617 611

Expressions of interest are invited from an individual who could be a retired or semi retired professional who has an interest in the maintenance of heritage buildings. The position may also suit a qualified builder who could act as an advisor in the correct aspects of relevant building codes on a contractual basis. We envisage up to 20 hours per week with negotiated remuneration. The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic team of dedicated staff who work together in a pleasant and invigorating environment. All inquiries in strict confidence to: The Manager Howick Historical Village PO Box 38 105, Howick email: collections@fencible.org.nz

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Earn up to $850 Gross per week. Applicant must have P.Endorsement and Area Knowledge certificate. Full training and some financial assistance available to applicants that do not hold a P.Endorsement or Area Knowledge Certificate. Must have full licence min 2 years.

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THERE is a silver lining to Saint Kentigern’s 32-43 loss to Mt Albert Grammar in the national college netball final at Trusts Arena on Monday. Mt Albert Grammar have been unstoppable in the competition since it debuted in 2012, winning every match they’ve played on their way to now four consecutive titles. However, St Kents’ 11-goal deficit was the equal closest a team has been at the end of a final. St Kents struggled to stop the flow of ball to lights-out shooter Maia Wilson, who has been rewarded for her performances for MAGS and the New Zealand Secondary Schools team with a Silver Ferns trial. Wilson shot 95 per cent with 38 goals from 40 attempts, with her St Kents counterpart Amorangi Malesala not far behind on 92 per cent from 24 out of 26. St Kentigern coach Nicola Lewis was pleased her charges worked hard until the final whistle. “That was one of our main targets was to never give up and keep going until the end,� she says. “There’s lot of things that we have improved on but there’s lots of things that we need to improve on. “It’s nice to play (MAGS) this early in the season and gives us things we need to work on in the rest of our domestic competition.� Amorangi says St Kents learned a lot in their first ever college netball grand final. “Although we didn’t win, it’s still early days and we just need to keep our heads up and keep going on.�

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IFTED young footballer Adam Walters is heading to the hallowed turf of his favourite team and player. The nine-year-old has secured a place in a week-long camp at Manchester United Soccer School in northern England next month. A midfielder for Ellerslie Football Club’s ninth grade team, Adam was offered the opportunity following a Ricki Kerbert Football Academy session at Papatoetoe. “I was like ‘woohoo’ in my body,’ says Adam. “It’s really exciting.� The Manchester United Soccer School is based at Denstone College, about 1.5 hours’ drive from Manchester. The attendees receive 25 hours of firstclass coaching in a curriculum based on the premier league team and academy. The lessons include ‘dominate the 1 v 1’ and ‘combining to attack’. There are also seminars, matches and players are provided development plans. “I hope I learn a lot of skills so I can get better,� says Adam. “Then when I grow up I can do it for a job.� The camp concludes with a

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PEDAL POWER: Saint Kentigern College cyclists, from left, Liam Cappel, Harry Mellsop and Edward Barry undertook the Everesting challenge on Saturday. Photo supplied

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YCLISTS from Saint Kentigern College have pulled off a feat of Sir Edmund Hillaryesque proportions – pedalling to a height equivalent to Mt Everest, while raising money for those less fortunate. Year 12 students Liam Cappel, Edward Barry and Harry Mellsop rode up and down Whangapoua Hill on the Coromandel Peninsula for nearly eight hours on Saturday in a pursuit known as Everesting. The challenge, which has been knocked off across the world, is to

climb to the same elevation as the world’s highest peak, 8848 metres. The rules are that the climb must be undertaken on a single ride, within 24 hours, and on the same hill. Riders must not have any assistance though rest stops may be taken. In bitterly cold conditions on a summit renowned in cycling circles for its gradient, the boys went uphill for a total of 120km. They used GoPro cameras and cycling computers to track their efforts and also verify a potential

record attempt. Liam, 16, is waiting to be confirmed as the youngest to ever complete the challenge, with the existing record held by a 21-yearold from Australia. Like Hillary, who championed the Sherpas of Nepal, the boys’ Everesting challenge raised money for World Vision’s 40 Hour Famine, in particular for the people of Malawi. A total of $4375 has been raised so far. To donate, go to givealittle. co.nz/cause/mountains4malawi.

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HOWICK Pakuranga Netball Centre’s (HPNC) under-15B team won the section 1/2 grade at the Pukekohe representative tournament last month. HPNC had nine teams competing in what was the first representative tournament of the season. “All teams represented HPNC well and there were some hard fought exciting games in what can only be described as stormy miserable weather conditions,” says representative convenor Kathryn Stonehouse. “The highlight of the tournament was when the Under 15B team played Waitakere in the final of the Section 1/2 grade. It was a very exciting nail biting game. HPNC came away with an outstanding 13-11 win and finished winners of their grade.”

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Auckland rugby selections SEVEN Pakuranga United players have been named by Auckland coach Paul Feeney in a wider ITM Cup squad. Pakuranga’s front row of props Sam Prattley and Fraser Armstrong and hooker Sam Thomas join clubmate Joe Edwards in the forwards. In the backs, first-five Mitch Hunt, midfielder TJ Faiane and utility Nick Smith will be vying for spots. All Blacks Charles Piutau and

Malakai Fekitoa are also in the mix. The players will train twice a week and continue to play for their respective club teams. The squad will change as form, injury and availability changes for the remainder of the club season. Feeney will name the final squad to start full time training in mid July. The following Pakuranga players have been nominated

for the Auckland under-19 wider training group to prepare for selection in the Auckland U19A & U19B teams to play in the NZRU national tournament through September and October: Mose Wilson, Loia Fetaoia, Callum Dimond, Ezra Meleisea, Iosefo Pita, Eroni Emosi, David Tevita Teisi, Mohammad Mojtaba Mussa, Hayden Chellow, Gerald Van Wyk, Robert Brown, Hawaii Ahokovi.

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Loyalty to Dad’s Army is Hansen’s Achilles heel I

RONICALLY, the admirable loyalty that has helped make Steve Hansen a great rugby coach could yet prove to be his Achilles heel when the All Blacks seek to retain their world crown at this year’s championship. With so many players aged between 30 and 36, there is a Dad’s Army look about Hansen’s heroes, some of whom have grown too much like that old grey mare who was “not what she used to be�. While there is much to be said in favour of experience, it counts for

little if a player’s legs are no longer quick enough to get him where he wants to be. That is probably why superstar Richie McCaw has missed so many tackles this year and why Sam Cane has made many more and he and Ardie Savea are streets ahead of him in metres made on attack. However, McCaw’s game did lift considerably after an average Super Rugby season when he donned the All Black jersey last year when his captaincy was also a huge factor in the national team’s

AGEING SOLDIER: Richie McCaw is one of a number of older players expected to make the All Blacks for this year’s world cup. Times photo Wayne Martin

success story. Whether he can repeat that this year and hold off the challenge of Cane remains a big question leading up to the defence of the William Webb Ellis Trophy. And while it was nice to see Dan Carter playing so well and kicking goals in the Crusaders 35-18 upset of the table-topping Hurricanes at Nelson, Beauden Barrett, Colin Slade, Lima Sopoaga and Damian McKenzie have all played consistently better this season. Even with the injured Aaron Cruden gone for the season, Hansen has an array of class ďŹ rstďŹ ves to choose from with Sopoaga the latest to stake his claims, if not this year then next when Carter and Slade join the exodus overseas. Replacing the experienced Ma’a Nonu/Conrad Smith midďŹ eld combination in 2016 is going to be much harder unless the gifted Malakai Fekitoa develops a passing game to compliment his other attributes. Although Ryan Crotty currently appears the logical second-ďŹ ve replacement for Nonu, he could ďŹ nd himself seriously challenged by former wings George Moala and Richard Buckman. A strong runner who repeatedly beats defenders, Moala has been a standout for the otherwise disappointing Blues and will get better when he perfects his pass. Slotting Buckman into secondďŹ ve with Waisake Naholo and Patrick Osborne having performed

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PREMIER grade Alan McEvoy Trophy: Ponsonby 44 Pakuranga 25. Portola Trophy: East Tamaki 23 Maungarua 13. This Saturday at 2.45pm (home team first): Pakuranga v Manukau Rovers, East Tamaki v Waitakere City.

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Agnew’s Angle so well on the wing, was a master stroke by Highlanders coaches Jamie Joseph, Tony Brown and Scott McLeod. With Naholo scoring an absolutely brilliant solo try, his ninth of the season, in the Highlanders 36-9 demolition of the Chiefs at Invercargill, the Blues reject reinforced his claims for All Black status. With Aaron and Ben Smith performing at their best, the Highlanders have the most exciting backline in the Super 15 championship despite the fact the Hurricanes have no fewer than six All Blacks compared with the southerners’ three. Meanwhile, the Chiefs should still be a force to be reckoned with when key players Brodie Retallick, Liam Messam and Sonny Bill Williams return from injury. Although Williams hasn’t really hit his straps, Retallick and Messam have been outstanding. The Hurricanes will rest Fekitoa and the two Smiths for tomorrow night’s Napier clash with the Hurricanes, while on Saturday night the Crusaders and Chiefs will be heavily favoured to beat the Blues and Reds at Auckland and Brisbane respectively.

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Netball Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre premier grade, 10am: Mellons Bay 1 v Wakaaranga, Shelly Park v Pohutukawa Coast. 12.30pm: Sancta Maria v Willowbank, Pakuranga United v Mellons Bay 2.

College rugby This Saturday (home team first): 1A grade, St Peter’s v St Kentigern, 2.30pm. 1B grade, midday: Edgewater v Papatoetoe, Macleans v One Tree Hill, Marcellin v Botany Downs, Howick v Onehunga, Pakuranga v Mangere. 1C grade, midday: Selwyn v Sancta Maria.

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UDDY Corlett’s life was steeped in excellence, from sporting prowess, to tireless community work, and devotion to family. Charles Armistice ‘Buddy’ Corlett passed away on May 9, aged 93. Born in Canada to Kiwi parents, Buddy had an early brush with sport, which would become a lifelong passion, when he carried the bag for legendary golfer Byron Nelson while working as a caddy at age 11. The family moved back to New Zealand when Buddy was a teenager, and he attended Palmerston North Boys’ High School. After college, Buddy enlisted in the army and fought in the Pacific. Serving alongside the Americans gave Buddy a chance to hone his skills on the softball diamond and basketball court. Following the war, Buddy made his way to Auckland and joined the United softball club in 1947. Playing in the demanding third base spot, Buddy forged a reputation for his fielding ability, with a vast range and remarkable throw that was second to none. As only great players can, Buddy’s game included a hint of showmanship. Trevor Rowse, the late softball historian, wrote: “Not for Buddy the quick pick up and throw to first. He fielded third, stood up, polished the ball for a while and threw, just when the large crowds of fans believed he had left it too late.â€?Â

FULL LIFE: From left, Buddy and Yvette Corlett celebrated 60 years of marriage last year. Buddy on the softball pitch and basketball court. Times file photo / Photos supplied

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Come in and see our qualified and friendly staff: 0800 JETTS *ETTS &ITNESS "OTANY *UNCTION 247 / www.jetts.co.nz *ETTS &ITNESS (OWICK *ETTS &ITNESS "OTANY *ETTS &ITNESS (IGHLAND 0ARK *ETTS &ITNESS (IGHBROOK Jetts Fitness Botany Jetts Fitness Botany Junction Clubs opening in 2013 Jetts Fitness Howick

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Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

or more members from the same household join the same club. Jetts Fitness terms and conditions apply and are available at www.jetts.co.nz or at your local Jetts club.

0800 JETTS 247 / www.jetts.co.nz

127270-V8

*1/2 price savings apply to joining fee only. Additional membership fees apply. ~Fortnightly membership options are based on a recurring direct debit from a nominated bank account or credit card, and each direct debit transaction will incur a $1.50 ezidebit administration charge. ^Family membership option is available to immediate family or when two

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