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sonville has taken it upon herself to fi ght for a skate park in the area and ensure the safety of many young skaters.

Marieka Schrader, owner of Marieka’s Alterations, Dress-making and Haberdashery in the Johnsonville Mall carpark, started a petition for a skate park in March after witnessing a few close calls between traffi c and skaters in the area.

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“Skaters go down the steps outside my shop and across one of the main traffi c ways into the carpark where cars and buses go hooning through, it’s pretty dangerous.”

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“Instead of telling them off I thought, what is the solution here? They need a safe place to practice,” she says.

She feels a suitable place for the park could be by Johnsonville Memorial Park, next to Keith Spry Pool.

Mrs Schrader’s petition now has 225 signatures with both Ohariu MP Peter Dunne and Wellington City councillor Justin Lester on board.

“I knew I had to do something about it before one of the kids was seriously hurt and it was too late,” she says.

Mr Dunne supports the idea and feels it would add to the area.

“I signed the petition early on and feel it would be a good area for it. It would make the space a nice family recreation area.”

Mr Lester had a similar view adding that it would turn the area into a community hub, where nearby facilities would make it a point of destination.

The next step involves taking the idea and petition to the City Council’s Strategy and Policy committee for consideration and

further planning.Once costs for the project

are known, fundraising and community trust organisa-tions can be approached to make it a reality.

Some funding could po-tentially be allocated by the City Council if the project

was added to the annual plan.

Local skater Kayden Mul-ler says they use the carpark at the moment because the Onslow Park is always dirty and the Newlands park is too far away.

"A park or bowl in the

area would be pretty cool," he says.

Would you support the idea for a skate park in Johnsonville? Send your opinions to [email protected] or pop into Marieka’s and sign the petition.

Skating on the edge

Marieka Shrader stands outside her alteration shop in the Johnsonville Mall carpark and shows the risky area where kids are skating.

By Rachel BinningImagining themselves what it

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As reported by the Dominion-Post on Saturday, Sai lost part of his arm when hit by a bus during a recent family holiday in Fiji.

When Ben Plimmer heard about Sai, a Newtown School pupil who plays for the Under 9 Axemen junior rugby club, he and his friends in the Axemen searched online to fi nd out

whether Sai still needed funds to help him on his road to recovery.

Ben then talked to his mum, Phil Plimmer who suggested Ben, his siblings and friends hold a bake sale to raise funds for Sai.

The rising spring wind did not dampen the kids’ selling spirit on Saturday and there was a steady stream of keen cake buyers waiting in anticipation.

The young entrepreneurs raised a total of $80.00 for Sai’s fund. For further details about Sai’s road to recovery, go to: www.axemenjuniors.org.nz

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By Robert JohnsonA team of heroic builders who kicked

down the door of a burning building to save a woman in central Wellington had their efforts recognised last Wednesday.

The team from Johnsonville business Modern Homes was presented a framed certifi cate at the ninth-annual Safety in the City awards at St James Theatre.

Business owner Rob Pavan says the evening was a “nice, low-key affair” and a humbling experience.

“It was quite humbling to be in the com-pany of other Wellingtonians who have done some pretty brave things.

“Being acknowledged for the deed was pretty special too, I didn’t realise they had these awards.”

Mr Pavan and his team—Aaron and Adam Flynn, Zac Prestidge, Nathan McGimpsey and Anthony Chalhoub—were working on a property in Thompson Street in July when they saw smoke coming from a building a few houses away.

“We were all discussing whether or not we saw the curtain move to see if someone was in there,” says Mr McGimpsey. “The heart started beating pretty quickly when we realised there was.”

Mr Prestidge managed to hear a women

calling faintly for help after banging on the window before Adam Flynn took the initiative and kicked the door down to reach the woman inside.

Adam managed to crawl under the smoke into the bedroom and drag the woman to the hallway.

From there, Mr Pavan and Aaron Flynn helped Adam drag her from the building.

“It’s what anyone would have done,”

says Adam.“I was more worried about how strong the

door was when I went to kick it in, I didn’t want to look dumb,” he jokes.

Mr Pavan says he was very proud of his team and how they reacted in a potentially life-threatening situation.

“Everyone did their bit, they didn’t panic. I’m just pleased we were able to help someone who really needed it.”

The heroic team from Modern Homes: Zac Prestidge, Rob Pavan, Adam Flynn and Nathan McGimpsey at their Thmpson Street worksite.

Report out on Malvina Major home

Heroic builders recognised

By Dave CramptonAccording to an audit from the Ministry

of Health, the Malvina Major Retirement Village, which advertises the very best of rest home and hospital care, has been failing to give adequate care to its residents.

The Ministry of Health conducted an unannounced inspection on 30 July after a complaint the previous day from Susan Christian, after she found her mother in her own faeces.

She had also fallen several times. Ryman Health Care, owners of the

Malvina Major village, also undertook its own investigation, as it was concerned that other patients may have been in similar situations, given that not all complaints were formally registered.

It appointed a full time clinical support manager, Melissa Harris, and a new act-ing manager, Wendy Taylor, after former manager Jamie Preston resigned.

Jim Bennett, who is the manager of New Zealand opera singer Dame Malvina Major, was not aware that Mr Preston had resigned until contacted by the Independent Herald. “I’m not surprised,” he said.

While Mr Bennett did express concerns to Rymans over the standard of care on behalf of Dame Malvina, he said all queries were satisfactorily resolved.

“As far as Dame Malvina is concerned, the matter is closed.”

Ryman General Manager Simon Challies says the standard of care at Malvina Major was an “outlier”.

“We have a very strong audit record and compliance at all of our facilities,” he told Radio New Zealand.

He added that the concerning standard of care at Malvina Major was not due to a failure of resources.

“We have identifi ed that we need to put in more training, we need to improve the

leadership of the village. It is a matter of having staff trained and operating at a level that will not lead to defi ciencies.”

The Independent Herald contacted Mr Challies for comment but had not received a reply before deadline.

A diff erent type of robbery

A bizarre kind of robbery took place in Churton Park after a letterbox was re-moved totally from the ground together with the post down Chroley Grove.

The mail box was a present given by an international student from Onslow Col-lege who made, and painted the letterbox for the family.

It is a brown painted letterbox with a tri-anglular top, sitting on a red/orange post.

The family who owns the letterbox say they have reported it to the Police and hope if anyone tries to sell it, they will recognise the description and alert the Police.

Karori Book FairKarori Rotary and Lions Clubs will again

combine their efforts to support the development of the Karori Events Centre with a Book Fair.

They are calling for good quality books and CDs and DVDs, which can be dropped off in wheelie bins at the community centre, Karori Mall, and Karori Park Cafe.

Proceeds will go towards the targeted $4m needed for the Events Centre by early 2015.

The Fair will run on Friday October 4 from noon-9pm and Saturday 8:30am-3pm in St John's Hall on the corner of Karori Road and Campbell Street.

Community groups benefi t from grants

A number of local community groups have benefi tted from grants given by the Mazda Foundation this year.

Wellington MenzShed received a $2000 grant from the foundation, allowing them to pay for maintenance of their workshop equipment.

Wellington City Menzshed secretary John Shrapnell says they are grateful to have received assistance for the second year in a row after last year's grant al-lowed them to purchase tools.

The Mazda Foundation distributed nearly $5000 to Wellington organisations and more than $56,000 in grants across the country, supporting a number of organisations and groups in the process.

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By Robert JohnsonA team of workers from Placemak-

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They are holding a sausage sizzle every weekend for the duration of September to raise funds as part of Blue September, the nation-wide campaign to raise funds and aware-ness for prostate cancer.

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“We rotate who’s on the barbeque and put in a team effort, it’s good for bonding,” he laughs.

Preston’s Master Butchers in Wel-lington gave a good deal on the sausages, with all the proceeds going towards Blue September.

The sausage sizzle runs every Satur-day and Sunday from 10:30am-2pm until the end of the month.

The Fat Bikers Motorcycle Club is also running their annual ride for Prostate Cancer on Sunday with a ‘Bikers in Blue’ theme, where rid-

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Tim Wymne-Jones, Rhys Heather and David Dixon from Placemakers Ngauranga doing their bit for Blue September.

By Robert JohnsonBNZ's annual 'Closed for Good

Day' produced a surprise reunion between coach and student after 30 years.

Project manager Matthew Mearns arrived with a team of 12 at Tawa's Longview Home as part of their annual 'Closed for Good Day', only to meet his old swimming coach, Longview Home recreation offi cer Marlene Bowles.

Mrs Bowles says it was a huge surprise to see an old friend.

"I coached him about 30 years ago. I didn't know until they got here and I saw him," she laughs.

The team of 12 bank work-ers spent the day cleaning the kitchen, dusting down walls and

wheelchairs and cleaning the windows inside and out.

The annual 'Closed for Good Day' involves 186 BNZ outlets closing their doors to help a com-munity organisation for the day.

Mr Mearns says it is the fourth time they have held the programme and he has been involved every year.

“Organisations tell us why we should help them out and we vote where we want to go for our volunteer day.

“It’s great as parts of the com-pany get to meet each other and help out in our community.”

Mr Mearns says they decided to come to Longview for some-thing different, after painting, planting in the estuary and

working at a kindergarten on previous ‘Closed for Good Days’.

BNZ worker Simon Addy says working at the home was a fantastic opportunity.

“It was fun hanging out with the residents during morning tea and lunch and hearing some in-teresting stories about what they did before coming to Longview,” he says.

Mrs Bowles says the BNZ team worked hard and completed some tough jobs.

“It’s a big help and a privilege to have them. They did some jobs that might not have been completed for a while.

“The big tall guys can reach a lot higher than most of us here,” she laughs.

Surprise reunion at Longview Home

The BNZ team of Rowen Steenkamp, Matthew Mearns, Simon Addy and Jack Addy celebrate with Marlene Bowles after cleaning the kitchen. By Robert Johnson

Five children and their principal ar-rived to school in the most remarkable fashion on Monday morning—touching down on the school fi eld in a helicopter.

Fleur Moncrieff, Emma Smith, Claire Swallow, Madison Naylor-Ford and Tim Hall, all students at Karori’s St Teresa’s School, won a place on the chopper with principal Mary-Angela Tombs as part of a raffl e.

The raffl e was held to spark interest around the St Theresa’s Fair on Satur-day, which has been running for more than 20 years.

The chopper ride was “pretty cool” according to Tim, who started school with a big grin on his face.

“It was defi nitely good fun, we came from Queens Wharf, flew over the city and straight here. I’d do it again for sure.”

Mrs Tombs says the children were so

excited before and during the trip, even telling jokes in the back as they fl ew through the air.

Gabrielle Ryan, a parent of the School Fair committee, says they hope to raise $35,000 from the Fair, with the money going towards an upgrade of the school grounds to make them safer and more fun for students.

“We will have lots of side-games, mini-jeeps, bouncy castles, sweets and music on an entertainment stage at the Fair.”

Mrs Ryan and a team of fi ve other women have been working hard on the fair since March, putting in over 40 hours some weeks.

A number of raffles and a silent auction featuring over $6000 of items will be on offer and hopefully a bright, sunny day, Mrs Ryan says.

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Matt Ohlssen, 15, from Johnson-ville, has been involved with Sea Cadets for the past 18 months.

He is leaving on the HMNZS Canterbury on September 16 with nine others, three from his unit in Mana.

“It’s my fi rst time on it – It̀ ll be good fun,” Matt says.

Matt will also visit the Navy museum while in Auckland – and

he gets a few days off school.Unit Commander Vicky Saysell

says the trip will be a great experi-ence for the group.

“It gives them a chance to experi-ence the navy life – to see if they want to do this after they leave school.”

A youth leadership organisation for those aged 13-18, Sea Cadets is supported by the New Zealand Defence Force, which provides the free uniforms members received three weeks ago. The group learns skills in sailing, boat work, kayak-ing, weapons safety, and camping.

Kieran Clay, 15, from Churton Park, joined Sea Cadets after seeing an advertisement in a local newspaper two years ago.

“I just came along and really enjoyed it.”

He gets to meet girls at the group too - which is he says is “pretty good”.

The group recently won the HMNZS Gambia regional shield for the third time in fi ve years.

They hope to win the national title - the Chief of Navy Pennant - which they most recently held in 2008.

This is awarded at the end of the year, after an October inspection.

The group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 7-9pm. On 2 November the unit will have an open day from 11am-3pm at their premises near Ngatitoa Domain in Mana.

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Wellington City Council's draft Local Alcohol Policy will be debated on Thursday by the Strategy and Policy Committee, following months of community engagement and consultation.

The key points include setting on-licence trading hours for the central city of 7am-5am, with further conditions applied after 3am.

Off-licence trading hours have been recommended to be 7am-11pm.

Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the council received al-most 1900 submissions from various parties and will look to minimise alcohol-related harm and sustain a vibrant and enjoyable city.

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By Dave CramptonA Te Aro journalist who has

edited a book on inequality is touring provincial regions from tomorrow to generate discussion about the increasing gap between the rich and the poor in this country.

Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis, edited by Max Rash-brooke, examines the explosion in the rich-poor divide during the last 30 years, its effects on our society, and how it might be reversed.

Its contributors include aca-demics, researchers and journal-ists, some who contribute shorter viewpoints on inequality-related issues.

Released ten weeks ago, it is already a highly acclaimed book, and was the third top selling non-fi ction book in New Zealand a few weeks after its release.

The books publisher, Bridget William Books, along with the JR McKenzie Trust, is fund-ing Mr Rashbrooke’s talks in regional areas from Wanganui to Nelson.

Mr Rashbrooke says people are much more aware of rising inequality than they used to be.

“There are a lot of people starting to think about what

Bridging the gap

By Dave CramptonNine local residents were rec-

ognised for outstanding service to the community at the North Wellington Volunteer Service Awards on Saturday.

Each received a badge, a plaque and certificate detailing their community work at a dinner at the Johnsonville Community Centre.

Recipients included Glenys Cathro and Helen Cross, life members and volunteers for 40 years for the Johnsonville Lawn Tennis Club and Johnsonville Floral Arts Club respectively. Amesbury School board chair Rory O’Connor was cited for his involvement in the Westchester Drive extension project.

He has been involved in his community association for over 10 years.

Barry Meyers, recognised for building sets for the past 20 years at the Khandallah

Arts Theatre acknowledged his whole team at the theatre, and enjoyed the awards.

“It was very good,” Mr Meyers said of the dinner. “The award is really about what has been done over the last 20 years.”

Patricia Parsons has attended the Khandallah Presbyterian Church for 60 years - 50 of them in the church choir and 34 as a church elder.

She was also recognised for running the Mainly Music pre-school programme.

William Lowe was recognised for his 34 years work with the Johnsonville Scouts, and Seedevi De Silva, a voluntary senior teacher of the Sinhala language in the Wellington Sri Lankan School for 21 years was also recognised.

She has been instrumental in increasing the number of students sixfold.

The fi nal two recipients were

30-year volunteering veterans Lilian Deverell, Johnsonville Lions secretary and volunteer for the Girl Guides and Diabetes Wellington, and former treasurer and foundation member of the Newlands Community House Jeanette Loughlin.

She was one of the last to know about her award and was chuffed when she found out.

“I never went to the last meet-ing- and they (later) told me about it,” she said.

Guest speaker was Tracy Wel-lington from Kiwi Community Assistance, who spoke on the importance of community vol-unteers.

Committee chair Peter Dunne said the dinner was “great, as usual”, adding that since he initiated the awards in 2001, the Year of the Volunteer, 139 locals from across the volunteer spectrum have been awarded.

inequality means to them. The debate has only just started. I want to see what discussions people are having outside the big cities.”

Some people are oblivious to inequality while many others are struggling fi nancially on low wages, Mr Rashbrooke says.

“Half of them are not making enough money – or just enough to get by.”

“I’m struggling – editing serious books is not the way to make money.”

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and upcoming tour to spark fur-ther debate about income gaps, the damage they do, and how to narrow them.

“My hope now is that the book will make its way to a larger audience, and thus make its own contribution to how we under-stand the society we all now live in,” he says. Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis, edited by Max Rashbrooke (Bridget Williams Books $39.99, bwb.co.nz/books/inequality)

Max Rashbrooke who is touring with his book: Inequality- A New Zealand Crisis

Children at St Benedict’s School in Khandallah have been reading, writing, map-ping and doing technology-based activites with a twist—they all involved pirates.The new entrant class held a Pirate Day to celebrate the end of a literary focus which had a pirate theme through-out.Principal Dave Lamont says the children got into the spirit of the day by dressing up and getting into character.The celebrations included a treasure hunt, making pi-rate biscuits and walking the plank.

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Thanks to a supportive community Dear Sir/Madam

Rewa Rewa School of New-lands recently (24-25 August) held a two day

sausage sizzle outside Count-down Johnsonville.

The parents manning the sausage sizzle were blown away by the generosity of the community.

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lers sausages were sold and many people generously gave donations.

We are pleased to let you know that this event helped us reach our targets and we have raised enough money for our netball uniforms, shade sails and sandpit cover - the latter being

eagerly awaited by our chil-

dren (one asking the day after the BBQ if there would be sand when she arrived at school.)

Thank you to our supportive Newlands/Johnsonville com-munity!

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The shops that have closed are gone but those that are still here are doing fi ne.

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By Dave CramptonOhariu MP Peter Dunne says

his confi dence took a battering over what he called “false in-nuendo and sleazy unfounded gossip” over a GCSB report he was accused of leaking in April.

Speaking to members of the Johnsonville Lions club on September 2, he said he was buoyed by the support of many in the electorate.

“My confi dence took a severe knock…but the support and encouragement I have received from so many – in Ohariu and across the country – has restored that.”

In the space of two months, Mr Dunne was accused of – and denied - leaking the GCSB report to Fairfax journalist Andrea Vance, and he resigned as a minister in June after refusing to release email cor-respondence with Ms Vance.

Meanwhile, his party, Unit-edFuture, was deregistered by the Electoral Commission as it couldn’t prove it had 500 paid up members.

The party has since been re-registered with well over 1000 members and is now recognised as a parliamentary party.

Mr Dunne says the events were surreal.

“It was – to put it mildly – an

Dunne committed despite ‘battering’

extremely strange feeling to be hit by several out of control express trains coming from different directions at speed, and all at the same time”.

He says despite the turmoil, he is committed to the elec-torate, and has not ruled out standing in the 2014 election.

“Through all the upheavals, false innuendo, and sleazy un-founded gossip, one thing has not changed. My commitment to serving the people of the Ohariu electorate is as strong and undimmed today as it was when you fi rst elected me back in 1984.”

By Robert JohnsonOne of Karori’s local heroes was

surprised with an award recently as part of Visique’s Caring Heroes campaign.

Wallace Simmers has been involved in the Karori community for more than 20 years through various roles with the Rotary Club of Karori, the Youth Centre and the Karori Community Centre.

Mr Simmers has also been working hard on making the plans for Karori’s Events Centre a reality as chairman of the Karori Community Hall Trust.

The award came after a member of the public nominated him following Visique’s advertising around their programme, which profi les one local hero from every region in the country each week for a month.

Visique Capital Eyes optometrist Kevin O’Connor says they are thrilled with the response from their fi rst local heroes campaign.

"As a business that prides itself on serving the people of Wellington, we felt this was an ideal way to give back to the community and celebrate a hero in our midst."

Mr Simmers says the award was a “total surprise”.

“I wasn’t expecting it. It is pleasing to

Ohariu MP Peter Dunne

Caring heroes in the Capital

have been recognised.“There are a lot more who have done

great work in the community. The award is a recognition of all the community’s efforts,” he says.

Mr Simmers was one of 348 people from 18 towns and 12 cities who were named as local heroes for their goodness and kindness to others.

Also receiving an award in Wellington was Christine Tay who works with the

Community Law Centre in Wellington, the New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (NZFGW) where she is branch secretary and the Pacific Graduate Network.

Ms Tay fi rst began helping out in the community from the age of 14 and has been volunteering in one way or another ever since as she fi nds real value in help-ing the community “prepare for a better tomorrow”.

Karori's Wallace Simmers receiving his Caring Heroes award from Madelene Franken at Visique CapitalEyes

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Each week the Independent Herald will speak to Wellington City Council candidates in this years Local Government Elections.

This week we talk to those standing for the Onslow/Western Ward...

Malcolm AitkenOnslow/ Western Ward

I’ve lived in Wellington for most of my life and am married with two young children.

I am a communications manager, prior to that I was a journalist.

Wellington can do better with the benefi ts enjoyed more widely.

Council needs fresh faces and

new ideas. We need someone like me, who

understands local government, to champion innovation.

We can foster the right conditions and stimulate the local economy.

Wellington’s economic future needn’t be so heavily reliant on the international economy.

There’s plenty of amazing busi-ness and economic opportunities here too.

I’ll vote to bring contracted and semi-privatised services back in house, under the watch of demo-cratically-elected councilors.

I support investing in libraries, community centres and other social infrastructure.

I’m involved in a number of com-munity groups as a Board member or volunteer and participate in activities and sports through my childrens’ kohanga reo.

One achievement I am proud of was building awareness of the burden uncontrolled asthma puts on our hospitals and communities through a campaign that led to unprecedented media coverage.

Voting is important because local government is the tier of govern-ment closest to the people. Councils affect where we can live and the cultural experiences and recreation opportunities available to us.

Dan Coffey Onslow/ Western Ward

I am a Project Manager with a background in electrical engineer-ing and relationship management. I work for a government agency helping commercial organisations manage and reduce their energy bills and also provide advice to

schools and community organisa-tions.

I am married with three children and have lived in Wellington most of my life.

I am standing because of frustra-tions with the current council. In particular—the procrastination of the Basin Reserve fl yover project, the pointless and expensive inves-tigations into light rail, increases in council debt over the past fi ve years

and the revenue-driven parking policy in Wellington.

I’m not a person who gets involved in community activities. Rather, I represent the ordinary citizen who looks after his family, pays his bills, respects his neighbours and causes nobody any problems.

My proudest moment was a few months ago when my oldest daugh-ter beat out 200 applicants for a position as a Business Development

Manager in Sydney. Raising children is always chal-

lenging and it’s fantastic when they do well.

If people don’t get more involved in local government elections, we will get more of the same.

I have no particular ambition to be a politician, but I’m fed up with griping on the sidelines.

I’m confi dent I can do better than many of the incumbents.

Jo CoughlanOnslow/ Western Ward

My background: I am a Mother, business woman, deputy chair-person Life Education Trust NZ and Chair Wellington City Life Education Trust.

I am keen to keep advocating for growing the Wellington Economy and growing world

class jobs in Wellington. I want my children to be able to

choose to work and have a world class career here.

I will ensure rates are spent wisely and provide good value for money services delivered by Council.

I have been involved in the community as a Wellington City Councillor for two terms and am the portfolio leader for economic development.

Also, through being Chair-person of Life Education Trust Wellington City and director of Positively Wellington Tourism.

My proudest achievement in the last six months would be delivering the Economic De-velopment strategy - which aims to see 10000 new jobs in Wellington end 2015.

Also, Initiating Destination Wellington - to attract talent, business and investment to

Wellington. It’s our city - we should all

exercise our democratic right to have a say about who represents us. We have the opportunity to choose candidates who share our vision and dreams for the City.

It’s quite simple - If you don’t vote then your voice won’t be heard when determining the makeup of Council.

Sridhar EkambaramOnslow/ Western Ward

My background is in the IT industry, where I have worked for 23 years.

I have two masters’ degrees in economics and information management.

Originally an immigrant from India, Wellington has been my home for the last 16 years.

I am standing in the elections as I want to provide a fresh face for Wellingtonians in the council and do my bit to serve the community.

I also want to provide ethnic diversity on the council.

My participation in the com-munity involves being an advocate for cycling, walking and public

transport.I have been focused on the

upcoming election for the past few months but previously helped with tree planting, establishing a community vegetable garden in Newlands and liaising with Marae groups.

My proudest achievement in the last few years has been establish-ing the community vegetable garden in Newlands.

It is important for people to vote in local elections as this is their council.

If they don’t vote, they lose their representation and hence cannot complain, which means if the council is not doing the right thing, they cannot steer it to correct the course.

Democracy does not work with-out participation of people.

Andy FosterOnslow/ Western Ward

I’m a long-standing city council-lor, and have lived in Karori for 40 years.

I was previously an economics and conservation researcher, a second-ary school teacher and worked in fi nancial markets.

My degrees are in Arts (economic history and history) and Commerce

(Business Management) with a Diploma in Teaching.

I am standing because I want to keep making a positive difference to our city.

I enjoy the variety there is in Coun-cil work and the challenges and opportunities to make a difference.

It is quietly satisfying to see people appreciating the projects I’ve been responsible for leading.

I’ve been involved in the commu-

nity as chairperson of Karori Park Sports Club and Karori Brooklyn Community Charitable Trust, a Sanctuary Guardian and Guide, help run Waterside Karori Football Club, and various other sporting, conservation and church activities. I’ve helped out at various schools, been to many community meetings, and dealt with hundreds of constitu-ent issues.

My proudest achievements include toughening up our Financial Strat-

egy, making improvements to the Town Belt Management Plan, push-ing the Halo project, and negotiating a far better outcome for the Basin Flyover and surrounding area.

I think more people need to par-ticipate not just in elections, but in Council related issues at all times, because we all use the vast array of Council services and Council policies affect us all and the shape and function of our city.

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Arie KetelOnslow/ Western Ward

I was born in Hawke’s Bay, but have lived in Wellington for most of my life and love it.

My wife and I permanently foster an eight-year-old boy who is the pride of our lives.

I am Graphics Manager at Fairfax

Media in central Wellington.The call went out for new blood

in the council. My involvement with fostering

underprivileged children has made me realise the importance of strong families and communities.

If we want the next generation to be positive and successful we need to ensure our children are getting the family support and services they need from council.

I am involved with many activities my foster son participates in at school and in the community such as cubs, soccer, karate and swim-ming.

My wife and I are members of Fostering Kids are completed the parenting course, The Incredible Years.

Wouldn’t it be great to see the western suburbs really fl ourish? I’d work to rejuvenate the village

centres in our ward.We also need to reduce the need

to travel in to the city by enhancing the local business environment.

My dad used to say, ‘If you don’t vote, don’t complain’. I don’t agree with this completely but for those who can’t be bothered voting it does apply.

Local government policy has a signifi cant impact on our lives.

Hayley RobinsonOnslow/Western Ward

I am a mother and teacher with a wide fi eld of work-experience, including insurance, retail, clean-ing, reception work, genetics tutor and biology teacher.

I am standing because I became frustrated with the way our rates

are being spent. There seems to be a huge amount

of inefficiency, and not enough focus on evidence-based decision making.

Rather than stomp around my house fuming, I decided to do something positive and run for Council.

If elected, I would ensure that constituents can view my progress on various issues online.

Before deciding to run for Coun-

cil, I helped out at school events and since early 2013, have run a children’s book club at the Karori Library.

Since deciding to run, I have endeavoured to fi nd out as much as possible about my ward, including extra volunteering, door knocking, attending meetings and researching issues.

In the coming three years I want to see a lot of things happen: an end to library service/staff cuts,

decreasing rates for suburban businesses, improved public trans-port and faster response time for Council queries just to name a few.

It’s our city: voting for things like our Councillors, DHB members and Mayor is our major chance to infl uence how our rates are spent, and how our city will look, feel, and serve its people and enterprises in the future.

Martin WilsonOnslow/ Western Ward

I grew up and went to school in this Ward, and my parents still live here.

I was a professional musician, band manager and sound engineer, have been very involved in sports administration for a decade, coach sports part-time, and am now an

Events Producer. I have completed fi ve degrees in

eight majors.If you feel a burning need for

something to be done, then do it. I believe we need to do much

more about climate change so I am standing up and doing it by spread-ing information and formulating suitable policies.

Am I suitably experienced for this leadership role? Amply so.

I produce the annual Khandallah Village Fair and Karori Fair Day, along with a number of other Wel-lington community events. I am a member of local sports and cycling groups, and a member of a number of grass-roots organisations.

One of my proudest achievements is the annual Birdman waterfront event, which is proving to be very successful and has raised funds for important environment groups.

Democracy is very important for choosing and protecting our way of life, and should be embraced through participation.

Central governments typically worry about promising to put money into voters’ pockets so they will be re-elected; local govern-ments play a much bigger, and more successful, role in creating and supporting the necessary con-ditions for communities to thrive.

Simon WoolfOnslow/ Western Ward

I have a background in Business, Sports, Arts Management and Governance and over 25 years’ experience in Aviation Safety and Aviation Victim Support.

I also have a strong interest in the environment, wildlife and our natural spaces driven by my pho-

tography.I am standing because Wellington

is my home. We are the fourth generation in

the city. I am a passionate and enthusiastic

advocate of Wellington and with a great amount of experience and expertise to share, I know I can help our city progress, and remain vibrant well into the future.

I live in Karori, have been ac-tively involved with Karori Normal

School, andparticularly with Road Safety. I coach The Waterside Karori

Hawks U 13 Football Team and have been actively involved in the community through fundraising.

I am a Trustee of The Carols by Candlelight Trust and support a number of non-profi t organisations.

My proudest achievement lately would be the introduction of The Kiss and Drop, Road Safety initia-tive, which now runs very success-

fully at Karori Normal School.It has created a safer environment

around KNS, has improved traffi c fl ow in the area, and has changed driver behaviour in the vicinity.

Wellington City is where we live work, study, play and relax.

It is vitally important that we exercise our right to vote to demo-cratically infl uence the future, and progress of our city.

Phil HowisonOnslow/ Western Ward

I live in Karori with my fi ancée Leanne, and I’m currently work-ing as an analyst dealing with earthquake recovery for a major insurer.

I moved to Wellington ten years ago to attend Victoria University, completing a BA in International

Relations.I am standing as, like many

Wellingtonians, I’ve been disap-pointed in the performance of the current council.

The fl at economy and rising cost of living has contributed to many young people leaving to pursue opportunities elsewhere.

Wellington is a great place to live, but we must do better to avoid the “dying city” label.

I’m an active member of my

workplace Civil Defence team. I support local organisations

like Refugee Trauma Recovery and Zealandia, and previously I volunteered at Rimutaka Prison, training inmates in public speak-ing to boost their confi dence and communication skills.

I’m also involved in controlling feral goats, a major threat to regional biodiversity.

My proudest achievement re-cently was getting engaged to the

lovely Leanne in June! Before that it would have been

winning a gold medal in the National Homebrew Competition.

Local government affects peo-ple’s lives in many ways, but few people take the time to become informed and actively participate.

Voting is the least you can do to be a part of the political process.

Candidates

Emma MacRae will be a silent candidate in the local body elections and will not be campaigning.

Each week the Independent Herald will speak to Wellington City Council candidates in this years Local Government Elections.

This week we talk to those standing for the Onslow/Western Ward...

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By Dave CramptonMore than 200 Ngaio school pupils and

their parents joined forces on 31 August in a planting bee to protect and enhance Ngaio School’s native forest area, so it can remain a place to play and learn.

The aim was to save the mature ‘kau-matua’ trees in the school grounds. The arboretum (a collection of trees) contains kauri, totara, rewarewa, kaikawaka (NZ cedar), ti kouka, and hard beech - all more than 80 years old – which are at risk from soil compaction around their roots. Planting around these trees eases the root pressure and make the area bushier, with places for native wildlife and more food for birds.

Nicola Cornish, who heads the school’s Parent Teachers Association, said the arboretum is a special place in the school, and was pleased with the turnout.

“There was a whole school atmosphere going on - the place was full of bodies,” she says.

“It’s pretty hard to get the school together unless we have a focus.”

The pupils and parents also fenced off ‘magic circles’ around the most important trees, and planted 500 native plants sup-plied by the Wellington City Council, The Council also provided mulch.

The council’s park ranger Matt Robertson says the area in the north-west of the school grounds contains fi ne examples of matur-

Ngaio gets its hands dirty By Robert Johnson

The dancing shoes are on and the ochos, rulos and giros will come out at a charity Tango concert on Friday night.

The International Spouses Group will pre-sent a night of stirring performances from Tango dancers and the Bravo Ensemble, featuring three string players from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

The concert has been organised to raise funds for Debra New Zealand, a charity who offer support to around 150 Kiwis affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a tissue disease which causes blistering on the skin and mucosal membranes.

International Spouses Group organiser and Khandallah resident Ximena Tanco decided to support Debra after seeing their stall at the Newtown festival.

“I started to talk to the lady there about Debra and approached our group to support them in our next fundraiser.

“I met a man at one of their meetings who had a bad case of EB and talked about his complicated life. He is my inspiration for this concert,” she says.

The tango dancer of two years, together with her musician husband, who plays in the Bravo Ensemble, decided to put their talents together for the good of charity.

The reason Mrs Tanco does so much char-ity work is simple.

“It is good for my soul. I want to do good for people who need it.”

Lea Prujean, from Debra New Zealand, says the charity concert is a fantastic idea.

“It will be a really fun evening and is huge for two small charities. Ximena has

Dancing for Debra

ing native trees, uncommon in Ngaio.Naomi O’Connor, spokesperson for the

Ngaio School Environment Group, says the arboretum offers a fantastic forest zone to the school and its community.

Adam McNutt and Ruth Joliffe take part in Ngaio's planting bee at the end of August.

Freeview are urging Wellingtonians to make sure they are ready for the digital switch over, which is set to take place on September 29.

It is estimated that over 7,700 local households have yet to make the move to digital TV.

From this date in September, these households will no longer be able to pick

up an analogue signal.Freeview’s general manager Sam Irvine

says because of Wellington’s hilly terrain, locals are more likely than people in other regions to need a Freeview satellite to keep watching free TV.

He says most homes in Wellington will already have the equipment necessary to make the switch, however for those who

don’t they should start planning earlier as the cost may be higher.

Most recent televisions have a Freeview decoder built into them and to pick up a signal they will need to have access to a UHF aerial or satellite dish.

Mr Irvine says he expects the transition to digital television to run smoothly.

“It went very well in the south island and

we are expecting things to be not much different here.”

“Great for the viewer, there are more channels and better quality, and it provides a more interactive digital TV.” To find out more about what your household will need to be prepared for the digital switchover head to www.freeviewnz.tv

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“There will be Argentinian wine provided too thanks to a generous donation from Wine Sale,” she says.

Tango Charity Concert will be at St Andrew’s on The Terrace on September 13 at 6:30pm.

Tickets are available through EventFinder for $22 or through Debra for $20.

Ximena Tanco gets her Tango shoes ready ahead of Friday's concert for charity.


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By Robert JohnsonResidents in Churton Park who have a little

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the number of activities offered at Churton Park Community Centre has grown expo-nentially.

Centre coordinator Beckie Duffy says at the beginning of August the centre had approximately 10 different activities on offer each week.

One month later, the centre has doubled its classes, offering 22 different activities in September thanks to public demand, Ms Duffy says.

“It was a lot of hard work. We tried to get a variety of classes catering to a broad range of people and covering a range of budgets.

“We’ve had heaps of people coming through the door requesting new classes so obviously there is a need and want for them.”

Fitness groups make up about half of the classes, including Tai Chi, Pilates, Zumba Gold, boxing and circuit training and a walking group.

Jill Howard, from Khandallah and Chur-ton Park Physiotherapy, runs three pilates classes a week and says the increase in fi tness classes comes from an awareness of maintaining good health during aging.

“People are really recognising the benefi ts of exercising and empowering themselves to do something about it.”

Ms Duffy says there has been interest in a scrabble group and new groups such as ukulele and table tennis have become very popular in a short time.

For more information about the activi-ties on off er at Churton Park Community Centre, email [email protected], search them on Facebook, or pop in and say hello on your way past the centre.

Groups galore in Churton Park

Vicky Gilchrist (Walking group), Janet Chew (Tai Chi), Joy Davidson (Zumba Gold), Beckie Duff y (centre coordinator), Diane Clark-Manley (Yoga) and Jill Howard (pilates) strike a pose at the Churton Park Community Centre.

By Robert JohnsonOver 15 schools from

across the Wellington re-gion took to the stage of the Michael Fowler Centre for ArtSplash 2013 on Monday night.

ArtSplash is an annual event which brings together Primary and Intermediate schools in Wellington to celebrate music, wearable art and dance.

Monday’s first show at 5:30pm featured music from the Chilton St James orchestra who excited the crowd with their rendi-tions of Candyman and the Oompa Loompa song from the Willy Wonka fi lm.

Hundreds of school pu-

pils from Karori right out to Martinborough joined together to form a huge chorus who sung along with the orchestra— pro-viding entertainment for the sizeable crowd.

Also on stage were schools from Maungaraki, Mount Cook and Te Aro who modeled their wear-able art creations.

Te Aro School decided on a theme of journeys and explorers, with costumes depicting the deep sea, New Zealand, Antarctica and a New Zealand time-line.

Supervisor Katie Norton says the children have worked on their costumes

for about nine weeks.“It’s great seeing all of

their designs come to life after working together with each other.”

For many of the students, Monday night evening represented their fi rst year being involved in Art-Splash, which they were “very excited” about.

ArtSplash 2013 will run through to Friday Septem-ber 13.

To see what shows are available this year, visit wellington.govt.nz/events/annual-events/artsplash

Creative students come together for ArtSplash.

A combination of schools from Wellington perform a classical overture by Mozart to open Monday evening's ArtSplash music and wearable arts show.

Te Aro school students show off their wearable art costumes before taking the stage for ArtSplash 2013.

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By Robert JohnsonA healthy lifestyle and exercise has not

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The Heart Foundation’s Healthy Heart pro-gramme is free-of-charge and encourages early childhood centre’s to promote healthy eating and active movement to under-fi ves and their families through planning tools and curriculum guides.

Heart Foundation Health Promotion Co-ordinator Sian Bolton says the Johnsonville centre staff involved the children in a range of activities, ensuring they form healthy habits from a young age.

“The daily menu is reviewed to ensure their daily nutritional requirements are met, often using fresh produce they have grown in their garden.

“The children get so excited preparing and

eating food they’ve helped to grow,” she says.The Healthy Heart Awards come in three

different levels, gold, silver and bronze.The highest award is given to those who

communicate healthy eating messages beyond the centre by promoting the values to parents and the community.

Johnsonville Childcare Centre team leader Nikki Millar says the teachers are so happy with the award after running the programme for about 18 months.

“We worked hard. There was a complete menu change and implementing physical things every day.

“The children were happy to try new foods which made it easier,” she laughs.

Ms Bolton says the program instills important values for the future.

“It’s about role modeling and re-enforcing the learning’s around healthy lifestyles.”

Healthy hearts in Johnsonville

Heart Foundation Health Promotion Coordinator Sian Bolton and Johnsonville Childcare Centre team leader Nikki Millar celebrate their award with Maia, Kahleah, Daniel, Oscar and Jorja.

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ANSWERS JULY 27 ISSUE221 BALLOT: 24 words alb, all, allot, alto, atoll, ball, BALLOT, bat, blat, bloat, blot, boa, boat, boll, bolt, bot, lab, lat, lob, lot, oat, tab, tall, toll

Jumbo Crossword 921 SOLUTION;ACROSS: 1 Money down the drain, 10 Moccasin, 15 Renege, 16 Disqualify, 17 Milliner, 19 Pep talk, 21 Fused, 22 Arguments, 25 Therapist, 27 Pliable, 29 Groove, 33 Fancy, 34 Teaspoon, 36 Comprehend, 39 Gas, 41 Odyssey, 42 Sunset, 43 Client, 44 Bare, 45 Antwerp, 48 Family tree, 53 Devoted, 57 Raid, 58 Social, 59 Troops, 60 Mixture, 62 Lid, 64 Wainwright, 65 One by one, 66 Cache, 69 Echoed, 70 Hearing, 71 Associate, 76 Perplexed, 77 Fatal, 78 Tally-ho, 83 Lopsided, 84 Worshipped, 85 Unsure, 86 Designed, 87 Benefi t of the doubt. Down: 2 Obeyed, 3 Event, 4 Due, 5 Wide, 6 Tissues, 7 Eluded, 8 Rule, 9 Informal, 11 Olives, 12 Cold turkey, 13 Song, 14 Narrate, 18 Guillotine, 20 Lure, 23 Spiel, 24 Forecast, 26 Hacksaw, 28 Lengthy, 30 Harden, 31 Bonsai, 32 Opened, 35 Sauna, 37 Dread, 38 Dear, 40 Scar, 45 Arrow, 46 Twilight, 47 Phobia, 48 Frightened, 49 Mill, 50 Letdown, 51 Trowel, 52 Empty, 54 Edit, 55 Outlast, 56 Earthy, 61 Sweeten-ing, 63 Union, 67 Gruesome, 68 Visa, 69 Exhaled, 72 Shampoo, 73 Sphere, 74 Tahiti, 75 Cherub, 79 Lasso, 80 Opus, 81 Isle, 82 Adit, 85 Use.

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ANSWERS AUGUST 3 ISSUE222 TARGET: 33 words: age, are, art, ate, ear, eat, era, erg, gar, gat, gate, gear, get, grate, great, rag, rage, rat, rate, ret, tag, tar, tare, TARGET, tart, tat, tater, tea, tear, teat, teg, tetra, treat

Jumbo Crossword 922 SOLUTION;ACROSS: 1 Put the knife in, 8 Chance, 14 Swami, 15 Newcomer, 16 Instant, 17 Alone, 18 Ban, 19 Pulsate, 21 Attempted, 22 Leeway, 25 Close shave, 27 Tricycle, 28 Detour, 31 Brunei, 33 Garnish, 34 Sinker, 35 Miss, 37 Opt, 39 Bali, 40 Oatmeal, 41 Turquoise, 42 Endless, 43 Employer, 48 Shrapnel, 52 Saviour, 56 Tit for tat, 57 Erratic, 58 Ague, 59 Dot, 60 Area, 61 Trudge, 62 Scoffer, 63 Prefer, 65 Mutual, 66 Subtract, 68 Skateboard, 71 Quiche, 72 Verdigris, 74 Stratum, 76 Emu, 79 Niche, 80 Contain, 81 Eyesight, 83 Truss, 84 Astute, 85 Spill the beans. Down: 2 Unequal, 3 Tacks, 4 Elm, 5 Norm, 6 Faint-hearted, 7 Issue, 8 Cutlery, 9 Away, 10 Cloned, 11 Tabby, 12 Pioneer, 13 Harpsichord, 14 Seaweed, 20 Testimony, 23 Daughter, 24 Planets, 26 Sundial, 27 Trifl e, 29 Opinion, 30 Hearth, 32 Realm, 34 Strew, 36 Shell, 38 Puma, 43 Extra, 44 Patient, 45 Oboe, 46 Entire, 47 Evade, 48 Saturday, 49 Recipient, 50 Placebo, 51 Exude, 52 Stadium, 53 Outstanding, 54 Revolt, 55 Professional, 64 Rations, 65 Memento, 67 Treacle, 69 Roughen, 70 Chocks, 71 Queue, 73 Grasp, 75 Agile, 77 Menu, 78 Went, 82 Ewe.

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ANSWERS AUGUST 10 ISSUE223 ROTTEN: 30 words: aeon, net, nor, not, note, one, ore, ott er, rent, ret, roe, rot, rote, ROTTEN, ten, tenor, tent, tern, toe, ton, tone, toner, tor, tore, torn, tort, torte, tot, tote, trot

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Jumbo Crossword 924 SOLUTION;ACROSS: 1 Asked, 4 Wash one’s hands of, 14 Scope, 15 Argue, 16 Vernacular, 17 Catch, 19 Apt, 20 Battery, 21 Tiredness, 22 Bowler, 25 Rain gauge, 27 Helium, 28 Jam jar, 33 Postscript, 35 Lap, 36 Belief, 37 Scab, 39 Lee, 41 Utensil, 42 Bounce, 43 Bamboozle, 44 Slyly, 45 Premiere, 50 Is, 51 Asterisk, 55 Dross, 58 Rationale, 59 Offset, 60 Complex, 61 Gel, 63 Lard, 64 Levels, 65 Axe, 66 Recognises, 68 Pullet, 69 Recite, 71 Impartial, 76 Shears, 77 Applauded, 79 Outlook, 81 Tun, 84 Igloo, 85 Statistics, 86 Snoop, 87 Cuffs, 88 Deliver the goods, 89 X-rays. Down: 2 Stream, 3 Erupt, 5 Aces, 6 Hanging, 7 Nickel, 8 Salon, 9 Aerosol, 10 Dice, 11 Option, 12 Solar, 13 Settler, 14 Shellac, 18 Transcribe, 23 Mania, 24 Lullaby, 26 Antonym, 27 Hapless, 29 Jacuzzi, 30 Jotter, 31 Blunt, 32 Dermis, 34 Toot, 36 Beryl, 38 Bleak, 40 Bore, 45 Peril, 46 Enthral, 47 Iron, 48 Reader, 49 Tongs, 50 Isolate, 52 Thoughtful, 53 Replica, 54 Sweden, 55 Deleted, 56 Offer, 57 Gear, 62 Ocean, 67 Genesis, 68 Protect, 70 Impasse, 72 Maestro, 73 Grille, 74 Pumice, 75 Colony, 76 Sniff, 78 Least, 80 Liner, 82 Gobi, 83 Acid.

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ACROSS: 1 Fight tooth and nail, 10 Anaconda, 15 Stymie, 16 Sunday best, 17 Operates, 19 Academy, 21 Deter, 22 Figure out, 25 Lookalike, 27 Educate, 29 Static, 33 Gamut, 34 Weakened, 36 Fraudulent, 39 Gut, 41 Firebug, 42 Saline, 43 Roused, 44 Aged, 45 Protest, 48 Pigeonhole, 53 Naughty, 57 Push, 58 Walrus, 59 Alaska, 60 Bouncer, 62 Tar, 64 Laryngitis, 65 Intended, 66 Shuts, 69 Racket, 70 Runaway, 71 Pugilists, 76 Billiards, 77 Crack, 78 Beeswax, 83 Tailings, 84 Contravene, 85 Atomic, 86 Libretto, 87 Keep a straight face.

DOWN: 2 Intact, 3 Humid, 4 Tie, 5 Oust, 6 Henpeck, 7 Neared, 8 Nibs, 9 Instinct, 11 Nephew, 12 Circuitous, 13 Note, 14 Arsenic, 18 Subterfuge, 20 Make, 23 Fleet, 24 Strength, 26 Opulent, 28 Dudgeon, 30 Rapier, 31 Unwise, 32 Tureen, 35 Khaki, 37 Toddy, 38 Ours, 40 Trio, 45 Pupil, 46 Obstruct, 47 Tragic, 48 Particular, 49 Gist, 50 Ocarina, 51 Hearts, 52 Liken, 54 Avow, 55 Gunshot, 56 Treaty, 61 Indecisive, 63 Tepid, 67 Wardrobe, 68 Wife, 69 Recital, 72 Unclear, 73 Slight, 74 Breaks, 75 Maniac, 79 Spoof, 80 Limb, 81 Step, 82 Yeti, 85 Ash.

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DOWN: 2 Unused, 3 Swamp, 5 Lays, 6 Outlook, 7 Formal, 8 H-bomb, 9 Hostage, 10 Nash, 11 Lively, 12 Guide, 13 Chowder, 14 Printer, 18 Initiative, 23 Fatal, 24 Seclude, 26 Outlive, 27 Strudel, 29 Sceptic, 30 Hoarse, 31 Decay, 32 Geisha, 34 Deft, 36 Pearl, 38 Siege, 40 Hack, 45 Cater, 46 Maypole, 47 Tank, 48 Reason, 49 Study, 50 Acronym, 52 Compliment, 53 Amorous, 54 Heifer, 55 Anxious, 56 Snide, 57 Logo, 62 Beret, 67 Prudish, 68 Protest, 70 Elitism, 72 Quartet, 73 Malign, 74 Uphill, 75 Ignore, 76 Moral, 78 Adieu, 80 Ogled, 82 Keen, 83 Core.

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BURNS, Maureen Mary Therese - peacefully at home with her family in Ngaio, on Saturday 6 and Monday 9 September 2013. Loved wife of the late Ernie and mother and mother-in-law of Patricia and Graeme Ahern (Westport), Glen-Marie and Dave Henderson, Fr Gerard, Eddie, Christopher and Sandra (Auckland) and the late Gerard, Margaret Mary and Kevin. Loving Nana of Sam, Kate, Rebecca, Shinae and Erena. Loved sister of Sr Josepha O’Connor RSJ. Special kin of Frank Kelly and family and Pam Burns. Requiem mass has been celebrated. A special thank you to the District Nurses and the Hospice team for their dedicated care of Maureen.Lychgate Funeral Home 306 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011P +64 4 385 0745 F +64 4 801 7203www.lychgate.co.nz

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Newlands topped the burglary charts in the past week. In Longcroft Terrace, a small wooden top hung window was jemmied open to gain access with jewellery targeted fol-lowing a messy search.

Burglary took place in Lyndfi eld Lane where once again, only jewel-lery was targeted and a large quantity taken.

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There was lesser activity in John-sonville which included a burglary at Raroa Intermediate School with nothing taken thanks to the alarm triggering.

A silver Subaru Impreza station wagon and a black Subaru Impreza were stolen from Broderick Road and Cortina Avenue.

In Ngaio there were two burglaries on Friday 6 September, both during the day in Imlay Crescent.

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studentGrenada North’s newly

opened rifl e range, held its fi rst National qualifi er on Sunday.

Fifteen people from the lower North Island trav-elled to the NRC Grenada Park Rifl e Range over the weekend to compete.

Only six to eight of the competitors will be se-lected to compete in the national championship, which will be held in Ham-ilton in October.

One of the younger com-petitors, Nick Holland, 12, has only been shooting air rifl es for a year but says he enjoys the uniqueness of the sport.

“It’s a unique sport and different to what everybody else is doing.

“I really like it.”Despite holding a national

qualifi er, the range—which opened in February—is only three quarters com-plete but club coach John Martin says the park is a great place for the range.

“Another loca l club ceased to operate and this

range was just a natural progression.”

N RC Grenada R i f le Range has 94 members ag-ing from 11 right up to 74.

The range has 25 targets, with distances ranging from eight to 50 metres.

Five of the 25 targets are positional and there are three positions which shooters can take their shot from - standing, sitting or kneeling.

“It’s either a hit or mess,” says Mr Martin.

“Shooters have to hit the kill zone, which is the black spot on the target, for it to count.

For Sunday’s qualifier, competitors had to shoot down two targets with only one shot for each.

Adam Walsh, who is from Wanganui and runs a rifl e range there, comes to Wel-lington twice a year for rifl e events.

He is currently putting together the World Cham-pionships, which are to be held in Wellington next year.

“There is a lot to be done, but it is amazing what you can achieve.

National qualifi er on target

“We are bringing life back to the sport.”

The range has been in operation for the past seven months holding club days

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Nick Holland gets tips from friend and men-tor Dave Johnston on how to eye the target at Grenada North's new range.

Tawa Swimming club members Joel Crampton and Jack Plummer show off their 22 combined gold medals from the Wellington Swimming Champs.

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Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown fi red the starting pistol last weekend, marking the fi nal race of Athletics Wellington’s Kids Cross Country Series at Mount Victoria on Sunday.

The Kids Cross Country Series featured a number of races throughout the year from Mount Victoria to Karori, right out to Upper Hutt.

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Children in action at the fi nal race of the Kids Cross Country Series at Mount Victoria on Sunday.

By Robert JohnsonTwo young swimmers from

the Tawa Swimming club were among just three swim-mers to win all their events at the recent Wellington Swim-ming Championships held at the Wellington Regional Aquatics Centre.

The two swimmers col-lected 22 gold medals be-tween them, and topped their age groups for the second successive year.

Jack Plummer, 10, won all 13 of his events.

Eight of those were Wel-lington records, an unprec-edented feat for a Junior (U13) swimmer.

It would have been nine records had he beaten his own 50 butterfl y Wellington record, which was held by Joel Crampton until Jack broke it two weeks earlier.

“It was one of only four re-

cords he didn’t break,” Jack’s father Chris Plummer says.

Mr Plummer thought Jack could win most of his events, but did not expect that many Wellington records, and cred-its Jack’s performances to his effort each week in the pool.

Joel Crampton, 11, won all his nine events, six of them in personal best time.

However, he was unable to swim six of the races he qualifi ed for, due to a knee injury that prevented him from regular training for three months prior.

Joel’s mother Mary Cramp-ton says she was excited to see him back in the pool doing what he loves.

“He loves swimming so much and it was great to see him out there enjoying him-self after spending so much time out of the pool. It was a wonderful bonus that Joel

went out there and achieved those results.”

Incredibly, most of the boys’ swims were faster than swim-mers three years older than them.

Joel’s 200m butterfl y time, 2:38.65, was the fastest swim for an 11-year old in New Zealand this year.

The boys’ coach, Jason McPhee, says both boys are “not your average junior swimmer”, and their perfor-mances were instrumental in Tawa coming second overall in the championships.

“I thought the boys’ did ex-tremely well. To get multiple Wellington records - and per-sonal bests after coming back from injury, is exceptional.”

Both boys will race against each other during the New Zealand Junior Champs in Wellington next February.

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