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Wednesday 13 May 2015
Waimea Match Drilling winner Stolen cars torched in Appleby Secrets revealed
Monique Bergman
Police are investigating two separate car thefts that ended with the stolen cars being set alight at the Appleby River. The first theft occurred early Wednesday morning from a home in Brightwater and was found burning on the river-bed in Appleby later that morning. On Friday morning another car was sto-
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len, this time from a Richmond property. It was used for a joyride and then torched, again at the Appleby River. Police say they’re seeking any information from members of the public about the thefts but won’t say if the two crimes were linked. The car stolen from Park Drive in Richmond was owned by the mother of three young children. Her husband, who didn’t
Stolen car found burning on Friday. want to be named, says he arrived home
from a work function at around 8pm on Thursday night and the car was still in the driveway. At 7am on Friday morning he says he answered a phone call from police telling him the car had been found burning in Appleby. “I said ‘no it’s in the driveway’ but when I looked out the window it was gone.”
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Mum’s Day celebrated with a run and a laugh Monique Bergman While many mums were tucked up receiving breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day, some were out hitting the pavement hard and having fun in the annual Jennian Homes Mother’s Day Five Kilometre Walk/Run. Around 650 people competed in the event which saw competitors run or walk around a five kilometre loop course that started and finished at the Jennian Homes complex in Champion Rd. The race, which began in Nelson in 2009, has now gone nationwide with over 5000 competitors from around the country involved. The event is open to women of all ages and fitness levels and not only sees them joining together and getting active on Mother’s Day but delivers a serious message too. Heart disease is the single biggest killer of New Zealand women, claiming the lives of over 3000 ladies each year. Simon Collett, owner of Jennian Homes Nelson Bays, says they have partnered up with the Heart Foundation to support its Go Red for Women campaign, which aims to help stop our women dying prematurely of heart disease. “It is about creating awareness of heart disease and encourages women to look after themselves and keep fit and healthy,” says Simon.
The Jennian Homes Mother’s Day 5km Walk/ Run attracted more than 600 on Sunday morning. Photo: Barry Whitnall/ Shuttersport.
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