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From its origins in the mid to late 1950s, the Wai-uku Netball Centre has con-tinued to develop through the efforts of many loyal volunteers and committees with an eye to the future of the sport in the area.

The sport has a local his-tory that goes back decades before the centre was for-mally established, but it has been with the formation of the centre on Racecourse Road, and the steady up-grades to that facility that has seen the centre now with some 23 clubs and 70 teams. Prior to the centre construction, basketball, as it was known then, was played at George Street School.

The original pavilion at the centre was extended in

1978, and again in 1984, be-fore two more courts were added in 1992. The grand-stand was opened in 1998, and later the brand-new two-storey pavilion. On Sat-

urday morning, in glorious winter sunshine, the centre enjoyed some close, com-petitive matches across both junior and senior grades, before prizegiving for all

teams. Across these pages, the Post is delighted to bring you the images of Finals Day at Waiuku Netball, 2014, along with some snippets of history from Waiuku Netball.

Into its seventh decade, Waiuku netball still going strong

Loyal had a great season, winning A Grade outright and collecting

the goal average trophy.

Brian James Contracting

defeated Rag Renos in the Grade 1 final Waiuku Primary’s Razia’s Minions won the

Grade 6 trophy over Waiau Pa Shockwaves

Waiuku’s Under-17 reps.

Did you know?

In February 2002, a major coup occurred

in Waiuku - Irene Van Dyke, former Silver

Fern and world’s best goal shooter was

in Waiuku. She spent a full on day giving

coaching lessons for netball players at

Waiuku College.

Left: action from theGrade 4

final between Waiuku Maori Sports Club

and Waiau Pa Rocket.

WMSC went on to win the

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A morning tea and commemorative pres-entations marked some changes at the Wai-uku Police Station last week as officers and administrative staff gathered to farewell Sergeant Simon Palmer and police volun-teer John Clark.

Sergeant Palmer is leaving the station af-ter six years as officer in charge, and return-ing to a role as a detective. He will continue to live in the township, while working for the CIB unit based in Manukau. He says the sta-tion complement will remain at a Sergeant and five officers, with the new officer in charge expected to be appointed to the Wai-uku station in mid-September.

Also leaving the station, albeit for differ-ent reasons, is volunteer John Clark, who is moving to Warkworth and semi-retirement with his wife Margaret.

John recalls the days of Waiuku being just a two-officer station, and paid tribute to the excellent staff the area has had over the years.

“I’ve had a lot of happy memories here,” he says, “it’s been a great period to work here

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and I take my hat off to the police we have had in the district. When you see what they have to put up with, and how they handle it, you realise it takes a very special person to be a good cop,” he adds.

Police also paid tribute to the work John, and the other volunteers have provided for the community over the years, saying the relatively small staff means without the

volunteers, often the station would not be open, and the interaction with the public has been very important.

John doesn’t expect his ‘retirement’ to mean he’ll be sitting around at home - his daughter has a carpet business in Wark-worth, and he anticipates he’ll be called in to help with the business from time to time.

A draft animal control bylaw launched by Auckland Council last week could mean lo-cal families will need to apply for a licence to keep their calf club animals in the future on their lifestyle blocks or sections.

The new Auckland-wide bylaw will replace 18 sets of regulations inherited from former councils. It will introduce a single approach to managing animals other than dogs.

The bylaw includes proposals about keep-ing other stock - roosters, goats, pigs and geese - in urban areas, in rural areas and in public places. It also refers to horse riding on beaches and parks.

There are standards for bees, and also for stock, council stating that under the bylaw a licence from the council will be needed for those wanting to keep more than six chick-ens or other stock, such as a rooster, goat, pig or sheep on an urban property. Minimum standards including containment and clean-liness of coops will be expected for the keep-ing of up to six chickens.

The Post asked council what the fees would be, and whether the licences would be one-off or annual, but at this stage this is unclear.

It is also unknown whether fees will apply to each type of animal, meaning licences could be individually required for a sheep, a cow and chickens on one property.

A council spokesperson said: “The fre-quency of obtaining an animal management licence will be determined following the adoption of the bylaw.

“Any fee for an animal management licence will be publicly consulted on separately through the Annual Plan process.”

Council noted that the submissions pro-cess on the bylaw could see changes other than those currently proposed after feedback from the public.

It appears virtually all property, other than that zoned as farming, would be affected, council saying the proposed definition for an urban area “includes land zoned Residential and Business under the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and this includes the Residen-tial Large Lot Zone.”

Council encourages submissions on the bylaw, and whether people think the inclu-sion of this zone is appropriate. Submissions on this bylaw are open now, and close on

September 15, with more information on the Auckland Council website.

The proposed bylaw would require a per-son to obtain a licence to own more than six chickens and any other number or type of stock, such as goats, sheep, cattle and horses, on an urban property, including in the Resi-dential Large Lot Zone.

“Since property sizes in residential zones can vary greatly, the purpose of this licence is to ensure the keeping of stock in residen-tial areas is not likely to become a nuisance to neighbours,” the council spokesperson said.

“Council encourages submissions on whether people think a licence to keep more than six chickens and any number of other stock in the Residential Large Lot Zone is ap-propriate.”

It appears the proposed bylaw will not af-fect people training horses on Karioitahi Beach, as council states:

“Current regulations regarding horses con-tained in the Franklin District Council Beach Control Bylaw have been moved to the Pro-posed Animal Management bylaw with no proposed changes to these regulations.”

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Yes Internet Mana have had a hand in that. And yes the campaign is seamier than we have seen in the

past. But the gift that Nicky Hagar has given us is a ba-sis to see that all is not as it seemed. For it turns out that it is John Key’s people ex-ecuting a carefully planned campaign of “division and discontent” against their po-litical opponents.

The astounding thing is not the lack of investigation by the general media. I do not wonder what investiga-tion you have done because “Dirty Politics” is the exposé,

the whistle blowing, the kite flying.

What astounds me is the acceptance of what Team Key are doing, have done for many years, and will contin-ue to do if they are not called to account.

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Auckland Transport has approved six free learner licence theory preparation courses to be held at the Hamilton Estate Commu-nity Hall in Waiuku during 2014 and 2015.

Organisers say the free courses means facilitation and course resources are free, but participants must pay for their own test fee (WINZ quotes available).

An administration fee of $20 payable to Te Marama

Hou Ministries Trust may apply and is outside the re-sponsibility of Access Driver Licensing Limited. The first round of courses are to be held on Tuesdays and Thurs-days in September and Oc-tober.

Students must register (forms can be picked up at Waiuku Family Support and payment made out to the Trust.) For further informa-tion see this week’s Post clas-sifieds.

In a matter of a few weeks we have a general election which offers one of the most polarising divisions between the two sides of the political spectrum in recent years. In part, that is be-cause a number of people believe the National Party has steadily moved more ‘centre’ than ‘right’ over the past few years. To gain a point of difference then, the opposition has had to go further left, and the crumbling of support for Labour means the only likely change of gov-ernment would require a strong Green vote, NZ First to align itself with Labour, and the strange alliance that is Internet Mana to scramble some seats on the back of a Hone Harawira win in the far north. It’s a match-up which might win an election, but would surely have a major impact on overseas confidence in our economy, with a government supposedly led by a party which has been polling at under 30%.

However, at least the result of the election will be because of the action (or inaction) of voters.

In the case of the raft of charges and new by-laws being introduced by Auckland Council, the views of the public are not so transparent.

Currently, there are proposals to require li-cencing for stock on rural lifestyle blocks and sections. Many, many people have a half-dozen chickens. Lots have a sheep or a goat or the fam-ily pony on their couple of acres. To require an-nual licencing for something which has been a rural tradition is a strange thought in Frank-lin. It’s not ‘one size fits all’. But the question is whether locals will submit to the bylaw, write to council and make their views known. And then, if enough people don’t want those regulations in Franklin, whether council will act.

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Daffodilmarket

Waiuku’s town square will play host to a Daffodil Day Market on Friday with all proceeds going to the Cancer Society’s annual appeal. Supported by the ANZ Bank, the market runs from 9am to 2pm, and will feature cakes, preserves, local produce, fudge and other sweet treats, as well as a barbe-cue, raffles and musical entertainment.

Students from Waiuku College’s 9GB baked and decorated animal-style cupcakes last week for an SPCA fundraiser, joining schools throughout the country, including Waiuku Primary and ACG Strathallan in the tasty event.


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Single questions only will be accepted, all questions will be at thediscretion of organisers and due to time constraints, it may not be

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If there are two things country primary school children enjoy it would be school camps and mud. Awhitu School has come up with an innovative way to combine the two as they fund raise for a senior camp at Mo-tutapu Island by creating a ‘Fun Mud Chal-lenge’ to race through a seriously muddy course.

To be held on Friday, September 12, the challenge is hoped to attract youngsters from throughout the district to battle their way through the course, having fun and rais-ing funds at the same time. The event, for Year 3 and up, is supported by Awhitu Fire Force, who will be providing First Aid for the event, and it is sponsored by the Presbyte-rian Camp.

The course has been created by the stu-dents in Room Two along with their teach-er and Megan Hosking (whose farm it will run through). The children have designed

the course, created obstacles and thought through the risk assessments. Organisers say they have done hours of research and plan-ning to get the event in place and have all necessary permits and certificates.

There will be hot food and drinks available on the day, spot prizes, goodie bags and a prize for the school with the most entries.

The course leaves the Awhitu Environ-mental Camp, across farmland, sand and to the bay, and traverses up to knee-deep water, very coarse and rough grass, reeds, marshes, a waist-deep stream crossing, un-der and over fences and to the finish line.

The total distance for the course is around 3km, and students have test-run the course in around 25-35 minutes. Organisers say it will be a great family day, and any youngsters or school teams interested in competing can contact Awhitu School on [email protected] or by phoning the school.

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Waiuku photographer Aliah Jan re-ceived a silver and three bronze medals at the prestigious national awards held at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua earlier this month, including for this evocative image of the steel mill (right).

“It is such a joy to receive these med-als because this year I was awarded my Associateship to NZIPP as well,” Aliah said. “As a professional photographer, this is an achievement dedicated to all my clients who have supported my business,” she added.

The awards are just part of a number of national and international distinc-tions the local photographer has col-lected in recent years.

The silver award-winning photo-graph entered into the Travel Category was “On The Road, Cambodia” which was a collection of images of different transportation used in Cambodia and the another bronze medal image was “Oman Desert”.

The two Bronze award photographs were from the Documentary Category “The Mill Steaming Up” a photograph of the New Zealand Steel Mill shot from Awhitu peninsula and “Cambodian Monks Worshipping”.

The Epson/New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) Iris Awards attract hundreds of entries from around the country and overseas each year. The awards are highly con-tested and coveted as they have helped launch and establish many careers.

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Last week’s Waiuku Primary Schools cross country was held at Awhitu Regional Park, with the best runners competing at the Franklin Zone Day this week. As this image shows - Waipipi students make their own path - Year 4 student Caitlyn Burden shows off her country style… While the other girls work their way around the edge of the muddy trail, there was only one path through for Caitlyn!

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A monster garage sale this Sunday in Tuakau is among a range of activities supporting the aims of local sea scouts to attend a national competition.

The Tuakau Districts Sea Scouts started seven years ago with some of the founding youth members and leaders still actively involved today. Currently there are 70 youth members across the four sections, Keas, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers. Tuakau Districts Sea Scouts attended their first National Regatta in 2012. 20 children attended the regatta which was held in Lyttleton and they finished 10th overall.

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The next few weeks offer a stunning range of art for Franklin residents and those from further afield as the Franklin Arts Festival opens for its 25th anniversary of the show-case event in Pukekohe.

Held from 30 August- 7 September, the festival is an annual celebration of the visual arts and showcases the work of local and re-gional artists. The festival is presented by the Franklin Arts Festival Society, and this year features work by more than 180 artists.

2014 is the 25th anniversary of this show-case event, which has been generously sup-ported by the local business community since it started in 1990.

There will be over 600 artworks exhibited and for sale at the Pukekohe Town Hall and nearby galleries, with entries covering eight sections and 20 categories.

There is also over $25,000 in prize money for exhibiting artists, making the event one

of the most lucrative and sought-after shows in the region.

The festival is hosted at Pukekohe Town Hall and Franklin Arts Centre. All the works exhibited are for sale, making it an excellent opportunity to purchase an original piece.

Later in the year, the New Zealand Steel Gallery features the exhibition Constant Practice from 20 September - 1 November.

Constant Practice presents a selection of ten emerging and established contemporary visual artists, chosen from around the Frank-lin area and wider Auckland. In this exhibi-tion and publication, the artists talk about how a consistently applied activity such as drawing informs their art making practice.

Early in September is the Raising Steam exhibition by local artist Ron Jackson (8 – 19 September). This is a series of watercolour paintings based on trains and railway work-ers in the Community Gallery.

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er, Winston Peters, is join-ing local candidate, Jon Reeves, for a day around Hunua next Sunday Au-gust 31.

They will start at the Clevedon Farmers market, visit Glenbrook Vintage Railway Pukeoware depot, then attend a meet and greet session at the Ken-tish Hotel in Waiuku be-tween noon and 1pm

Mr Peters will also visit the Estuary Village retire-ment home in Waiuku, before Jon Reeves heads to the Waiuku meet the candidates meeting in the afternoon.


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The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart; that is, the word of faith, which we preach: that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Rom. 10:6-9.

May we accept these words, especially the statement in the last verse, as literally true? Shall we not be in danger if we do? Is not something more than faith in Christ necessary to salvation? To the first of these questions we say, Yes, and to the last two we say, No, and refer to the Scriptures for corroboration. So plain a statement cannot be other than literally true and one that can be depended on by the trembling sinner.

As an instance in proof, take the case of the jailer at Philippi. Paul and Silas, after having been inhumanly beaten, were placed in his care. Notwithstanding their lacerated backs and their manacled feet, they prayed and sang praises to God at midnight and suddenly an earthquake shook the prison, and all the doors were opened. It was not alone the natural fear produced by feeling the earth rock beneath him nor yet the dread of Roman justice if the prison-ers in his charge should escape, that caused the jailer to tremble. But he felt in that earthquake shock a premonition of the great judgment, concerning which the apostles had preached; and, trembling under his load of guilt, he fell down before Paul and Silas, saying, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Mark well the answer; for here was a soul in sorest extremity and what was sufficient for him must be the mes-sage of all lost ones. To the jailer’s anguished appeal, Paul replied, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:30, 31. This agrees exactly with the words which we quoted from Paul to the Romans.

On one occasion the Jews said unto Jesus, “What shall we do that we might work the works of God?” Just the thing that we want to know. Mark the reply: “This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” John 6:28, 29. Would that these words might be written in letters of gold and kept continually before the eyes of every struggling Christian. The seeming paradox is cleared up. Works are necessary, yet faith is all-sufficient, because faith does the work. Faith comprehends every-thing and without faith there is nothing.

The trouble is that people in general have a faulty conception of faith. They imagine that it is mere assent and that it is only a passive thing to which active works must be added. But faith is active and it is not only the most substantial thing but the only real foundation. The law is the righteousness of God (Isa. 51:6, 7), for which we are commanded to seek (Matt.

6:33), but it cannot be kept except by faith, for the only righteousness which will stand in the Judgment is “that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.” Phil. 3:9.

Read the words of Paul in Rom. 3:31. “Do we then make void the law through faith? God for-bid; yea, we establish the law.” Making void the law of God by man is not abolishing it; for that is an impossibility. It is as fixed as the throne of God. No matter what men say of the law, nor how much they trample upon it and despise it, it remains the same. The only way that men can make void the law of God is to make it of none effect in their hearts by their disobedience. Thus in Num. 30:15, a vow that has been broken is said to have been made void. So when the apostle says that we do not make void the law through faith, he means that faith and disobedi-ence are incompatible. No matter how much the law-breaker professes faith, the fact that he is a law-breaker shows that he has no faith. But the possession of faith is shown by the establishment of the law in the heart, so that the man does not sin against God. Let no one decry faith as of little moment.

But does not the apostle James say that faith alone cannot save a man and that faith without works is dead? Let us look at his words a moment. Too many have with honest intent perverted them to a dead legalism. He does say that faith without works is dead and this agrees most fully with what we have just quoted and written. For if faith without works is dead, the absence of works shows the absence of faith; for that which is dead has no existence. If a man has faith, works will necessarily appear and the man will not boast of either one, for by faith boasting is excluded. Rom. 3:27. Boasting is done only by those who trust wholly in dead works or whose profession of faith is a hollow mockery.

Then how about James 2:14, which says: “What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith and have not works? Can faith save him?” The answer necessarily implied is, of course, that it cannot. Why not? Because he hasn’t it. What doth it profit if a man say he has faith, if by his wicked course he shows that he has none? Must we decry the power of faith simply because it does nothing for the man who makes a false profession of it? Paul speaks of some who profess that they know God but who deny Him by their works. Titus 1:16. The man to whom James refers is one of this class. The fact that he has no good works--no fruit of the Spirit--shows that he has no faith, despite his loud profession, and so of course faith cannot save him; for faith has no power to save a man who does not possess it. By EJ Waggoner

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CPNZ Counties Manukau District representative Grae-me Walmsley visited the Wai-uku Police station last Tues-day, where Gaye serves two days a week as a volunteer, to present her with the award.

Graeme says CPNZ has around 4700 volunteers na-tionwide, with patrol areas matched to the 12 national policing districts, and there are around 160 patrol groups in the country.

Gaye says her role with the Waiuku group over the past 19 years has covered every-thing from documentation, training, roster manage-ment and sponsorship, and she adds the group is always looking for more volunteers. Currently there are 28 lo-cal members, who patrol on

average one or two nights a month, and full training is provided. The team covers a wide area, travelling around 70km per night, and provid-ing ‘eyes and ears’ for local police.

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presently raising funds to purchase a new patrol ve-hicle, and is about halfway through a campaign to raise enough money to buy one. All donations are welcome and anyone who would like to become a member of the group or make a donation to support their work, is asked to contact Gaye at the Wai-uku Police Station.

The maritime section of the Waiuku Muse-um is hoping a local farmer or businessman has some secure space in which the group can store some historic watercraft. The group, which maintains a number of boats which highlight Waiuku’s historic links to the sea, says the temporary accommodation be-ing used at the moment may not be available soon, and they need a new area to store, and perhaps work on, the boats, some of which are over 100 years old. Eventually, the goal is to create a stand alone maritime museum on

the shores of the Tamakae Estuary, but the plans have been held up while council works out how to handle the land use. Because a large area of the reserve is reclaimed land, council doesn’t actually have a formal record of the title; in fact, as maritime curator Peter Hook says, “council reckons it doesn’t exist!”

While there are hopes the situation may be resolved in the near future, in the mean time Peter says any offers of space for the craft would be appreciated. Anyone able to help can call Peter on 235 9999.

This Labour Weekend the recently-re-stored AB Class steam engine named ‘Pass-chendaele’ will be running on the Glenbrook Vintage Railway’s track.

Built by the New Zealand Government railway workshops, the engine was named to commemorate the thousands of New Zea-land soldiers who were killed at the Battle of Passchendaele in World War One.

The battle was one of the bloodiest of the campaign, with New Zealand and Australian

troops at the forefront of the fighting. Appall-ing mud and a fierce artillery barrage bogged down the troops in the October battle, and on the first morning of the attack some 117 officers and 3179 men were casualties in just a few hours, for the gain of less than a kilo-metre of ground.

Six days later the Canadian Corps relieved the Anzacs, and by the time the offensive closed in early November 1917, there were more than 100,000 casualties.

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Above: Tineke and Arnie Haitsma with the Waiuku town man-agement team of Vanessa Newman and Sharlene Druyven at the Waiuku Business and Development Association mix and mingle event last Wednesday. The WB&DA held its monthly event at the premises of Haitsma Kitchens, which has recently opened a new kitchen showroom area, with a variety of styles and colours, in their Martyn Street premises.

Waiuku’s Rise Accounts hosted a very successful business semi-nar at the Waiuku Rugby Club on Wednesday evening. The focus of the seminar was explaining how to assist businesses to improve their operations through the use of cloud technology. Wednesday evening was the first of a host of seminars which aim to help as many small to medium business throughout Franklin move to a simpler, easier and cost effective way of doing business. Above; Tamara Bennett, Bill Mancer & Lynda Dwyer at Wednesday’s event.

Pukekohe’s Mike Butch-er, pictured below), has been named as one of two inspirational young Auck-landers to win the Z En-ergy People Awards 2014.

The awards, organised by the New Zealand Con-tractors’ Federation and supported by Connexis, recognise the outstanding achievements of individu-als within the civil con-struction industry.

Fulton Hogan contract manager Imraan Moham-med won the Emerging Leader Category while Fletcher Construction foreman, Pukekohe’s Mike Butcher was named Train-ee of the Year.

Mike often missed les-sons to work on the family farm and left school at 14 with no qualifications. He worked in quarrying be-fore joining Fletcher Con-struction where he seized the chance to significantly upskill and gain formal training.

He has now completed 15 of the 17 units of the National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Su-pervision) Level 4 ahead of schedule and is planning further study in infrastruc-ture and Business Man-agement.

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Franklin’s average proper-ty values have risen around 22% in the latest Auckland Council property revalua-tion, which has shown a 33% average rise throughout the entire region.

However, concerns that the revaluation will result in a rates spike have been ad-dressed by council, which says the new figures will only determine share of the overall rates, not the total amount.

Auckland Council’s Reg-istered Valuer Peter McKay

says: “At this stage we are looking at an upward move-ment for the Auckland re-gion of an average 33% since the last revaluation in 2011, which is broadly in line with expectations.

“Local board areas with the largest movements – of over 40% – are Kaipa-tiki, Maungakiekie-Tamaki, Puketapapa and Whau, re-flecting a general value in-crease in the more central suburbs.”

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Franklin property pricesup 22% in rates values

boards (excluding the Hau-raki Gulf islands) range be-tween 22% and 44%, with the larger movements generally due to proximity to central Auckland, with lower in-creases found in outer sub-urban and rural areas.”

“Local value movements will vary due to the type of property, its quality and con-dition, zoning, views and other factors.”

Property owners receive their notices in the mail in mid-November 2014.

“It’s very important to re-member that Auckland’s property revaluation doesn’t determine the total amount of rates collected by the council – rather it helps de-termine each ratepayer’s share of rates.

“The revaluation exercise is used by the council to determine the allocation of rates, and doesn’t affect the overall amount of rates col-lection.

“Capital value, or CV, used as the rating valuation, is the likely price the property would have sold for on 1 July 2014. Its new value will be used to help set rates for the three year rating period beginning next year, 1 July 2015.”

All councils are required by law to revalue every property in their region every three years. Over 525,000 proper-ties are being revalued in Auckland.

Council’s valuers work with independent organisa-tion Quotable Value Ltd. Be-fore valuations are finalised, they have to be approved by the Valuer-General, who’s responsible for authoris-ing rating valuations for the Government across New Zealand.

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Waiuku’s Emergency Response Group (ERG) has received fund-ing from the Waiuku Lions club to purchase signs marking the evacuation centres which will be used should the region suffer a major civil defence emergency. The sites chosen are the Glenbrook Hall, and the Waiuku Golf Club, Cosmopolitan Club and Rugby Club. The Waiuku ERG covers a large area - from Clarks Beach and the Kingseat turnoff, through the Waiuku region and south to the Waikato River. Chair of the group, Caroline Buchanan, says their key message is for people to be prepared with enough food and water for 72 hours, and to have a ‘grab bag’ ready to take to an emergency shelter only in extreme situations. She says a serious storm event or potential chemical road accident are the most likely major local emergencies, but adds that general preparedness is the key for any form of civil emergency. Above: with the new Civil Defence Signage at the Waiuku Information Centre last week were Vanessa Newman, Sharlene Druyven and Christine Buchanan.

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A Yorkshire flag flying over the Kentish Ho-tel, over 60 people attending a luncheon at Pukekohe, and a live Skype link between the Waikato mayor Allan Sanson and his coun-terpart in Skipton, Yorkshire, are just some of the events planned for Yorkshire day this year.

The Yorkshire Day in New Zealand cel-ebrations will be split be-tween Pukekohe and Wai-uku for the first time to provide out of area people an opportunity to attend and to provide a new pro-gramme of activities.

On Sunday July 28 the Pukekohe Cosmopolitan Club will play host to the Day between noon and 4pm.

The afternoon will commence with regis-trations at noon and then into the restau-rant for a traditional meal of fish chips and mushy peas. The guests will then retire to the main hall for some short Yorkshire mov-ies projected on the large screen.

Activities including the cutting of the York-shire cake, singing, a raffle and a quiz with Yorkshire prizes will follow. One of the new inclusions this year will be a presentation of

stories from a Yorkshire Policeman - a local version of the “Heartbeat” TV programme !

Guests are reminded to bring along York-shire memorabilia for display, there will also be items from Yorkshire on sale including flags of various sizes.

Guests wishing to stay longer are invited to stay and have a smorgasbord evening

meal in the Club’s restau-rant - however booking is essential.

The following Thurs-day is August 1, Yorkshire Day, and will be celebrat-ed at Shires Restaurant in Waiuku from 6pm to 7pm with a Skype link with Skipton in Yorkshire where the civic parade and festival is being held this year. Like last year’s event, when a link with

Scarborough was made it will feature local people, council officials, returned service-men, community leaders and youth from both ends of the link.

Finger food will be served and for those wishing to stay on afterwards a full meal will be available.

Bookings for either event are requested as soon as possible, call 235 7050 for details.

Between August 7 and 23 a BreastScreen mobile unit will be parked at the Waiuku Medical Centre.

Talk to your doctor or call 0800 270 200 for more info; as they say, early detection is the best protection.

Under 50, screening re-duces your chance of dying from breast cancer by about 20 percent. Between 50 and 65, that goes to 30 percent. and for women aged 65-69, it is reduced by about 45 percent.

For more than two years Amber-Lee Lawrie has been waiting patiently for a chance to get back into team sport, ever since the 14-year-old was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma (a tumour on her spine that has caused paralysis below the waist).

Last month, thanks to Halberg Dis-ability Sport Coordinator Maia Lewis (Counties-Manukau) and two col-leagues, Amber-Lee has overcome the barriers to participation by joining Auckland’s first-ever wheelchair bas-ketball programme.

“I’m really enjoying wheelchair bas-ketball and being in the six-week pro-gramme as I am finally able to fully par-ticipate in a sport with others like me,” Amber-Lee says.

“It means I am equal with the others on the team, and because we’re all in wheelchairs I can talk about difficulties I have with them and they understand.”

Her teammates understanding com-bined with the chance to play sport competitively again is just what the

Waiuku College student has been look-ing for. A keen sportswoman prior to be-ing diagnosed, netball and touch rugby were Amber-Lees sports of choice.

But having to use a wheelchair for mobility after developing paralysis, she has been unable to participate because “much of the school sport is on the field and is not suitable for a wheelchair”.

The six-week programme was held every Tuesday at the Auckland Spinal Unit in Otara.

It’s not just about training though, as the programme culminated in an Auckland-wide competition between players from the same programmes be-ing run by the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation in North Harbour and Waitakere.

All physically disabled young people 21 years old and under were welcome to take to the courts in the wheelchairs provided and give the sport a go.

“Amber has been waiting patiently for an opportunity like this to come up in her region, so it is awesome to see

Amber-Lee getting involved in a team sport again and really enjoying it,” Lew-is says of the programme she helped organise alongside fellow Disability Sport Coordinators Chris Smith (Auck-land and North Harbour) and Stacey Roche (Waitakere). Held in collabora-tion with the Auckland Wheelbreakers, the wheelchair basketball programmes were also held at The Trusts Stadium in Waitakere, and at the North Shore Events Centre.

“The Auckland Wheelbreakers have really come on board and see it as a great opportunity to grow, nurture and develop future players,” Lewis says.

“By providing quality coaches for programmes in Counties-Manukau, Waitakere and North Shore the Wheel-breakers are also really helping to re-move the barrier of long distance travel.

“Their experience and skills are also a fantastic resource for physically disa-bled young people to draw on as we move to establish a really competitive league in Auckland.”

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Each Tuesday morning during term time, from 9:30-12pm, parents and youngsters can enjoy the fun and games at St An-drew’s ‘mainly music’ and playgroup. Held at the Waiuku centre, organis-ers say this is a terrifi c time of fun, music, com-munity and play. All fam-ilies are welcome, with children aged under fi ve years. The cost is $3 per family, and St Andrew’s Centre is at 85 Queen Street, Waiuku.Right: Leah Wetherell with her daughters Portia and Indigo.

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Finally - one to a teacher: I have noticed that at View Road School, there is a teacher who, come rain, hail or shine, is always at the crossing making sure that the chil-dren are getting to school safely. I hope that they know how much it is appreciated that they take the time to en-sure the safety of our little ones.

The Waiuku Business and Develop-ment Association is working on the Blast to the Past event on October 4, sponsored by Lex & Karen Mills from Waiuku New World, Top Hat Magic, Franklin Local Board and the WB&DA. The night promises to be full of fun and entertainment with the big fireworks finale around 9.15pm. Signage and photos will be put up soon and a com-petition will be run for school children to identify Waiuku’s iconic landmarks on the poster.

We are currently accepting stall booking for the night market so if you would like to register please contact us on 235 6231. Spaces are limited so don’t leave it to the last minute as you will miss out.

Our service request to have the bro-ken trees replaced in the town cen-tre and the under planting of trees in Kitchener Road to beautify the pe-destrian area has been approved and should be completed in the next few weeks. If you see kids trying to break or hang in the trees can you please tell them to move on.

We have a group of kids that have over the last little while been causing a lot of damage in the town by defacing or breaking property amongst other il-legal activities.

The WB&DA are investing in security cameras around the River Lane area to try and halt some of these issues

Waiuku College Year 11 student is taking her design skills to a regional stage this weekend when her recycled fashion is paraded at the Walk the Line fashion show.

Havilah Koledoye (pictured right), has her sights set on being a designer in the future, and created one of the feature dresses during the College’s recycled fashion event earlier this year. Her dress (pictured at left), com-bined paper and playing cards to produce sumptuous evening wear made from recycled components.

Her creation for Fashion Week took around two months to design, and then two nights to assemble, with a number of paper roses having to be manufactured be-fore the whole outfit could be put together. Havilah has a friend from Papakura, Faith Meikle, as her model, and the pair are hoping the model/designer combination is enough to bring home the big prize on Saturday night.

The event, part of New Zealand Fashion Week, brings together talented young designers from across New Zea-land who have each entered one garment into the show to try and take home the title of ‘NZ Fashion Week’s Young Designer of the Year’.

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but we need the public’s help. If you see people defacing, damaging or anything untoward please contact our local police on 2365020. There is a perception that we needn’t bother reporting it as the offend-ers are often too young and they’ll get a slap on the wrist, but the report is regis-tered and they only get so many strikes until services like Youth Services can do something about them. A huge thank you must go to the New Zealand Steel who allowed us to excess Christmas Parade sponsorship funds to purchase the CCTV cameras for River Lane.

The Waiuku NZ Steel Christmas Pa-rade is confirmed for December 13 and the theme is ‘Music and Movies’. This is a great community event and is only made special by the community getting in be-hind it and getting involved. Contact me if you need any other information or wish to register a float.

A group of Waiuku residents including myself and emergency services have been working to create a Civil Defence Plan for Waiuku to prepare us in case of an emer-gency. This is a good time to remind eve-ryone to take notes on your assets and backup all business files and information in case of emergency. This was one area which caused many Christchurch peo-ple huge financial headaches with loss of

business and drawn-out insurance claims.

The WB&DA distributed approxi-mately 1600 Civil Defence packs to all primary school children in the hope they encouraged parents and caregivers to prepare house-hold emergency plan and survival kits. For more information on get-ting ready and getting through go to www.getthru.govt.nz.

As many of you may have read in the Post the Waiuku market is re-suming in the Kentish car park on September 7, run by Traci Hyland. She is hoping to replicate the flea market concept of old which many locals will remember was a real hit and a ‘must see’ on a Sunday morn-ing. If you would like to have a stall at the market or are a budding en-tertainer and would like to perform at the market please contact Traci on (021) 173 9428.

We are looking for someone to hang the Christmas lights in town. These are usually hung on Decem-ber 1 and are taken down the first week of January. Occasionally some of these lights are vandalised and need to be replaced. They are easy to hang and no experience is nec-essary, however an electrical back-ground would be an advantage.

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Drive safely this season...The golden rule, as we all know, is to slow down! But going beyond the issue of speed, here are a few tips for safe summer driving.

Before leaving, answer any text or voice messages, choose the radio station or CD’s you’d like to listen to and adjust the volume and the interior temperature of the car. All of this should be done to avoid any “primary” distractions while driving.

When the sun is in your eyes be sure to slow down and keep your distance in order to have more brake time. If you’re blinded by headlights at night, look ahead and slightly to the right. Cleaning the inside of your windshield will also help — a dirty windshield increases glare.

During periods of heavy rain, put your headlights on low beam in order to be seen from the front as well from behind or park in a safe place. If an animal suddenly appears on the road in front of you, hold the steering wheel firmly, do not swerve, sound your horn and press firmly on or pump the brakes. An insect in the car? Stay calm and open the windows if you have the controls on your armrest. Stop the car as soon as possible, open the windows, if you haven’t already done so, and with the help of an object, guide the insect slowly and gently out of the vehicle.

Finally, check the air pressure in your tyres on a monthly basis; under-inflated tyres wear more quickly. Don’t drive all summer with your winter tyres as they have less road adherence, especially in water; braking distance is a third longer and your gas consump-tion will be higher. Change your windshield wipers every year; dried out rubber causes streaks of water which reduce visibility.

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Before you step into the path of a car this week, it might pay to check whether the oncoming vehicle is a Lexus IS 300H hybrid - if it is, you have a better chance of surviving the impact.

The Lexus has recently been awarded a 5-star safety rat-ing, and boasts an ‘active’ bonnet which rises to provide additional clearance between its surface and the engine to protect the head of a pedestrian if struck by the car. Sensors in the bumper detect when a pedestrian has been struck and actuators lift the bonnet to provide greater clearance to the hard structures underneath. Lexus has showed in European testing that the system could detect pedestrians of different statures over a range of speeds.

Accordingly, the car was tested with the bonnet in the deployed position and provided good or adequate levels of protection over most of the bonnet surface. The bumper and the leading edge of the bonnet also performed well, the car scoring maximum points for the protection it offered to the legs and pelvis of a struck pedestrian.

Parents may be unwittingly contrib-uting to their children’s motor vehicle accidents, according to a recent survey which shows half of all teenage drivers talk to their parents on the phone while driving.

“Teenagers say that their parents will be really annoyed if they don’t respond to their calls straight away”, says New Zealand writer and researcher at The Parenting Place, John Cowan.

The United States study of 395 young drivers showed they were more likely to talk on their phones to their parents, as they drove, than to anyone else.

They were more likely to text than call their friends but 16% said they tex-ted their parents whilst driving as well.

“It’s great that parents and teenagers want to stay in touch.

“Parents call their young people out of concern for their safety so it’s tragi-cally ironic that these calls quite prob-ably contribute to traffic accidents”, comments Cowan.

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New technology being utilised around the Franklin dis-trict is catching more than just vehicle offences, as recent in-cidents have shown. Waikato Police are crediting the invest-ment in modern technology for the recovery of a stolen car and a large amount of what is believed to be methampheta-mine in one case, and across the country further incidents have showcased the success of vehicle recognition software in finding stolen goods, stolen cars and drugs.

Waikato District Road Policing Manager, Inspector Freda Grace, said an officer manning an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) equipped patrol car stopped a Mazda car one morning last month.

“The ANPR system sits on top of the patrol car and scans and records the number plates of passing vehicles, instantly checking them against the Police’s database.

The system identified the car as having been stolen in Auckland. It was then stopped and a search revealed a plas-tic bag of what was believed to be methamphetamine and another bag containing about 3gms of the same substance.

Mrs Grace said as a result of the discovery the 24-year-old female driver of the car, another 24-year-old woman travel-ling as a passenger and a 27-year-old man were arrested.

“During Waikato trials of ANPR last year, one patrol car equipped with the system scanned 1600 vehicles and iden-tified 28 of interest. This resulted in four being impounded and one driver being suspended.”

they saw their own parents use their phones as they drove, they really be-lieved it was okay.

“As parents, the influence of our ex-ample is always going to be potent. If there is a disparity between what we do and what we say, it will be our actions that speak loudest.”

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cused for thinking ‘everyone is doing it’. Even though it is illegal to use your mobile device while driving, a survey of over 37,000 New Zealand drivers carried out in June, 2013 showed 1.3% had a cell phone held up to their head and a further 2% were probably tex-ting. But there is now no doubt that it is incredibly dangerous – American statistics now estimate 26% of all traf-fic accidents are caused by phone use – and young people are already far more likely to have crashes anyway.

New Zealand research shows that 15-19 year-old male drivers are nine times and female drivers seven times, more likely to crash than older drivers.

“As parents we need to be a bit more thoughtful”, advises Cowan.

“Let’s not call our kids when they are probably driving. If we do call – or take a call from them – make your first statement, ‘Are you driving? Text when you’re not and I’ll call you back.’

“And, as regards setting a good ex-ample, well... that’s the toughest part of parenting, isn’t it. It’s not just saying the right stuff it’s doing the right stuff. ‘Do as I say, not as I do’ never works.”

Statistics suggest 26% of all trafficaccidents are caused by phone use.


Father’s Day will soon be here, and there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that this is an occasion well worth celebrating. But how can we spoil the man of the household on his very own special day? Hopefully these pages will give you a few valuable ideas. Today’s fathers certainly deserve to be celebrat-ed. A good meal in the evening or at lunch, with Dad’s favourite foods on the menu, is a great way to end the day. After all, sharing happiness is what will make this day a success!

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Above: Alan Smith with a nice pair of spring snapper.

There are no certainties with fishing and the most reliable thing about this time of the year is that the weather is likely to be terrible, with short bursts of sunny calm days sent to tease us into thinking we’re having an early spring. Mid-August saw winter at its worst with winds at the Manukau Heads gusting in excess of 130km/hr.

That weather took its toll on the Te Toro boat launching facility, smashing poles and sinking pontoons. A few hard working Counties Sport Fishing Club members and local business owners got together to clear up the mess and the facility is now usable again but there is no light left at the end of the breakwater and half of the pontoons have been removed for safety reasons. We ask users at the ramp to be patient as we wait for the right tides to effect a perma-nent repair and extend our thanks to those who helped us get things sorted.

There have been few opportunities to get out and those who have been out are reporting slow fishing although there are still gurnard and kahawai to be caught if you’re patient.

It is now whitebait season but with the amount of water falling from the sky that’s likely to be tough going at least un-til conditions improve but of course from now on in there will be longer and longer spells of good weather.

Scallop season opens on September 1 and I’m looking forward to that. The minimum size is currently 100mm across the shell and the maximum take is twenty per per-son per day. Those claiming their limit must be involved in harvesting that catch.

There have been a few high profile cases in the news where recreational anglers have been caught with many times their limit, resulting in hefty fines, community service and confiscation of boats, cars and fishing gear. Even one undersized fish or one too many can result in a fine of $250. Snapper limits for the Manukau Harbour and the entire North Island West Coast (Snapper Area 8 or SNA8) remain at 10 per person per day with a minimum size of 27cm. For Auckland’s East Coast (SNA1) the limit is seven snapper per person per day with a minimum size of 30cm. Limits apply for some other fish species so please learn the rules before you venture out. Spring is just around the corner and it is a very exciting time for those who hunt snapper off the West Coast. The fish will be big, mean and hungry! From mid-

September onward they should start to school up in large numbers in deeper water – I would go straight to 60m deep. Big hooks, heavy sinkers and heavy gear will help to reduce bust offs should you encounter sharks. It is also worth noting that if the fish are big and abundant it may pay to use single hook rigs as two fish playing tug of war on the end of your line can result in broken hooks and lost fish.

Weather patterns are unpredictable this time of year so please check conditions before venturing out, don’t be tempted to take risks even if the fishing is red hot. Take care on the water and good luck with the fishing!

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Fish & Game New Zealand is launching new licences for overseas anglers who visit the country to fish for longer than a day or so.

The non-resident season licence (NRL) will cost $160 – a third more than Kiwis pay. The new licence is aimed in particular at the dedicated overseas angler who comes to New Zealand to fish for

trout intensively for days, if not weeks. Non-resident li-cences will be on sale for the new fishing season which begins October 1, and must be purchased by any visitor from another country who wants to fish for trout for an extended period. 24-hour li-cences will still be available to them, but they’ll no long-er be eligible for NZ adult

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced increases to catch limits for a range of New Zealand fisheries, which he says shows the success of the Quota Management System (QMS).

Healthy stocks have led to increased Total Allowable Catch (TAC) limits for: Hoki 1 (10,100 extra tonnes across New Zea-land), Orange Roughy 7A (1155 extra tonnes on the upper West Coast) and Orange Roughy 3B (525 extra tonnes around the lower South Island)

“These changes are estimated to be worth almost $24 million in revenue. New information for the orange roughy stocks indicates they have fully rebuilt in certain areas and are within or above the agreed management target range.

“At the same time we must exercise caution and rebuild fish stocks where we need to. With this in mind I have reduced catch limits for Mid-East Coast orange roughy (ORH2A, 2B and 3A) and have decided to close Mair Bank and Marsden Bank, located at the entrance to Whangarei Harbour (PPI 1A), to commercial and recreational harvesting of pipi. MPI will complete a stock reassessment within three years.

whole season, family or win-ter licences.

If a non-resident is caught angling using anything other than an NRL or a 24-hour licence, they will be treated in the same way as an un-licenced angler. Prosecution could follow.

Fish & Game CEO Bryce Johnson says the non-resi-

dent licence has been intro-duced to ensure that such anglers pay their “fair share” towards the management of our fisheries. Mr Johnson notes that the new licences won’t impact on the tour-ist who plans a casual day’s fishing – as noted they will still be able to buy a 24-hour licence at no extra cost.

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Students at Puni Primary School were last Monday delighted to receive a grant for $700 as part of a series of community grants from Auckland-based glass recyclers O-I New Zealand.Aka Aka School earlier in the day received $2000 towards wetland development on a local farm, and that afternoon dignitaries travelled to Puni School to present the cheque for $700 which will go toward a new watering system in their garden. Pictured from left during the presenta-tion were: Penny Garland, Sustainability Manager, O-I New Zealand, Dr Paul Hutchison, MP for Hunua, Haydon Brill, Principal Puni Primary School, Andrew Bayly, new National candidate for Hunua electorate and Corrina De Arth, Teacher, Puni Primary School.

The Counties Manukau B rugby team defeated Auckland B at the Pakuranga Rugby Club grounds on Saturday by 48-34 in what was possibly a highest score ever inflicted on and Auckland side by any Counties team.

The game was notable, not only for the record score but also for Pukekohe winger, Sione Fifita, completing the game with a personal tally of 38 points made up of five tries, five conversions and a penalty goal.

Counties began the match in brilliant sunshine and immediately stunning the home team by scoring two tries (one con-verted) and a penalty goal to lead 15 nil after only 10 minutes. All the points came from right winger, Sione Fifita.

Auckland fought back with three tries, two to winger Ben Paltridge and one to halfback and skipper, Pete Cowley. With two of the tries converted by first five, Carl Perry, Auckland took the lead, 19-15 but Counties fullback, Jared Page, made a bril-liant burst through weak tackling to score under the posts. This try was converted by Fifita who, right on the halftime whistle, intercepted on his own goal line to run the length of the field to score. He converted this try to give Counties Manukau a 29-22 lead at the break.

The early stages of the second half were a bit an an ‘arm wrestle’ but Auckland

managed a ‘soft try’ by first Perry who con-verted to draw the scores level.

Counties Manukau scrum was hugely dominant at this point and from one of these set pieces, second five John Leteru, cut the Auckland defence to ribbons with a piercing run to dot down under the posts. Fifita converted and the visitors went ahead 36-29.

With about ten minutes left on the clock, Counties Manukau was rampant and they scored two more tries through Fifita, one through an intercept while Auckland were on attack. Only one of these was convert-ed but it took the score to an unassailable 48 points to 29.

Counties Manukau seemed to ease off knowing the game was well and truly in the bag and they allowed Auckland’s wing-er, Paltridge, to sneak over to make the score look a little more respectable for the home team.

Co-coach, John Bell was esctatic about the way his side performed, saying: “We had a mixed build-up but everyone went outstandingly well. It reminded me of the Counties teams of the ‘70s – Bruce Robert-son’s days – we beat them by having a good crack at them.”

Counties Manukau B will travel to New Plymouth at the weekend where they will meet Taranaki on Sunday.

The Ranfurly Shield will stay in Counties Manukau for at least another week after they beat Otago 29-25 in a match that kept the big crowd of fans on their seats till the very end.

It wasn’t flawless performance but in Ranfurly Shield rugby the only thing that counts is the scoreboard. However the Steelers scrums did improve from the pre-vious week and they looked more familiar with their attack in patches, however er-rors cost them some ideal scoring oppor-tunities.

Otago went out to a 7-0 lead with their first try to hooker Liam Coltman. The Steelers replied with a try to Dan Hyatt which Ahsee Tuala converted with Baden Kerr ruled out with a fractured finger.

Ronald Raaymakers extended the Steel-ers lead with his try which was again con-verted by Tuala. Otago fired back with a penalty to take the score to 14-10 in the

host’s favour at half time. The Steelers went out to a comfortable

lead with a tries to Jordan Taufua and Mi-chael Stanley with ten left on the clock.

However Otago came storming back to within four points in the closing minutes of the game with tries to prop Aki Seiuli and wing Fa’asiu Fuatai which put the home crowd on edge, but when the final whistle blew the Ranfurly Shield was safe for another week.

At the after match, co-captain Augus-tine Pulu was presented with a gift for his 50th match for the side and Onosa’i Auva’a was awarded the Player of the Day for the Steelers and Hayden Parker for Otago.

Next week the Steelers face Hawke’s Bay who they took the Ranfurly Shield off, so it promises to be another thrilling match on Saturday at 2.35pm at ECOLight Stadium. The curtain raiser is the Counties Manu-kau Heat v Hawke’s Bay at 12.10pm

Thriller as Shield stays

Record win for Counties B

Puni School gets grant funding

ACCOUNTING

ACCOUNTING & Taxation Services - Call Rise Chartered Accountants. Ph: 09 235 7455.

ACCOUNTING Payroll GST with End of Month and End of Year Taxation Financial Services. Call PME Accounting Payroll Solutions 235 0461 / 027 439 2737 Email: [email protected]

ADULTSADULT ACCESSORIES - Adult toys, massage oil, lubes, Women’s Health & Sexuality Books & lots more available online: www.vibes.co.nz.

BOATINGREPAIRS - Dinghy or trail-erboats; fibreglass or wooden. All jobs consid-ered. Ph Tony on: 235 3545 or 021 598 662.

CARAVANSLONG TERM - Free local delivery from $60 per week plus bond. Ph: 09 232 1814.

CLEANINGVACANT houses, win-dows, offices, carpet shampooing & exterior waterblasting. Plus main-tenance. FREE quotes. Ph Allan or Lynette: 09 235 9333 or 027 272 6249.

COmpUTERS

Virus Removal,Repairs, Internet,

Broadband, PC Sales,Data backup, TuitionGreat ‘In Your

Home’ service . . .Jon 235 5300Mob 021 111 4122

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FOR HIREFIREWOOD splitter. Ph: 235 7733 or 021 305 111.

FOR RENTFLAT for Rent - One bed-room basement flat for rent in Glenbrook Beach. $150 per week. Please phone: 021 497 454.

FOR SALEFIREWOOD - Bargain. Mac/pine. 4 Metres: $300 Delivered. 2 Metres $170. Ph/txt: 021 744 970 or 235 0065.

COCKY’S CORNER - For fencing & roofing iron, tim-ber, hardware, plywood, pavers, gates, garden sheds & more. 123 Queen St, Waiuku. Ph: 235 9880 or 235 2386.

UNIT - 2 bedroom, oppo-site hospital, single inter-nal access garage. Pleasant neighbourhood, spacious outlook. Ph: 235 9017 or: 0211 754 053.

FOR SALEHAY - For Sale. Good Meadow - $10 per bale. Red Clover - $12 per Bale. Excellent for horses/deer. Free delivery for 5 bales or more. Phone: 235 3501 or: 027 640 5506.

Fishing kayakHunter Ski 3.3m

Complete with a Clear Blue Hawaii XTX pad-dle 2.3m and a Zero PFD. 3 Rod holders, 2 utility trays on either side of paddler, 3 carry handles, paddle hold-ers, zigzag bungee on back deck, drain plug,

cooler box indent. 3.3m L x 85cm W. Capacity: 160kg. South African made by Hunterski.

$700 o.n.o.Ph: 021 027 52 534

FREEREMOVAL - Any old scrap metal incl. old batteries, expired gas bottles, old cars, lawn mowers, etc. Ph Martin: 021 128 5953 or 238 3005.

DININGROOM table - large, round, wooden. Free to good home. Ph. 021 213 1171.

FREE drop off depot for all your unwanted computers, whiteware, etc. Recycle All Your Stuff Ltd. Unit 1 Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Free pick up in Waiuku. Ph: 235 5769.

GARAGE SALE

Sunday 31st Aug. Doors open 8.00am.

Tuakau Sea Scout Hall, River Road,

Tuakau. Loads of bargains to be had. Carwash & sausage sizzle too.

Monster Garage

Sale

Advertise all your unwanted goods

with us from as little as: $17.25 for 1 insertion, $28.75 for 2 insertions or $46 for 3 insertions

and get some extra

cash!

Turn Clutter

Cashinto

Ph: 238 [email protected]

GARDENINGROSEMARY - I will prune your rosemary bush for you, in return for the pro-duce. Upright as opposed to trailing varieties sought. Ph Martine: 027 475 9580.

HAIR DRESSINGTHE Cutting Room Hair Salon. 33 Breaker Grove, Waiuku. Ladies cuts from $30, Mens cuts from $25, Colours from $70. Hours: Tues 11-3pm, Wed 9-5pm, Fri 9-til late, Mon & Sat by pre-arranged appts only. Phone Steff: 235 7149.

HOmE HELpHELP at Home - inside and out. For a free onsite visit to discuss your home care requirements please call 09-235 0052 or email houseworks@out look.co.nz

LAWNmOWINGTOPCUT LAWNMOWING - Reliable, clean & tidy job. Experienced operator. Ph Fred 09 235 5280, 021 902 552.

GREEN ACRES - Clarks Beach. Covering Franklin area. Lawn mowing, gar-dening, garden clearance, hedges. clean, tidy and reliable. Call Brett 021 0211 7777/ 09 232 1276.

LAWNMOWING/ Garden maintenance. Jim’s Mowing for quality work from reliable, fully insured and police checked opera-tors. Call: 0800 4 546 546 for a free quote.

mASSAGEFLUFFY Ducks Pamper-ing. Relaxation Massage, Reflexology, Reiki (Regis-tered Practitioner) Sue Vlug. Ph: 09 235 2256. Email: [email protected]

pETSPOOCHIE PARK – Holiday home for dogs. Inspection welcome by arrangement. Phone: 09 235 0052 (Evenings) or 021 856 555. Email: [email protected] for further information.

Seeking nice, quiet homes for rescued

kittens. 6 months old, house trained, deflea’d and wormed, desexed & first vacc’s. Please phone Zoe: 235 2662

pICTURE FRAmING

THE Framing Shed. Quality custom picture framing. 31 Victoria Ave, Waiuku. Tues - Fri 9 - 5 or by appointment. Ph Allie: 235 0939 / 027 253 4577.

SERVICESFREEVIEW - Digital Set Up UHF & Satellite. Ph Dave 236 3519 or Ph/Txt: 021 2777006. Patumahoe.

DECEASED Estate House clearances and cleaning. Ph. 027 277 5026 for free quote. Waiuku Magpies 2nd Hand Dealers.

FREEVIEW - Antennas, installations and set up. Phone Mike & Mike: 235 7059 mornings. Registered Servicemen.

STOPPER/PLASTERER Renovations and repairs. Stop and skim coat. Phone Tony Ormrod: 021 0290 1765 or email: [email protected]

SITUATIONS VACANT

FARM Worker wanted. Reliable, handy person, or farm work experienced. Knowledge of chicken cull-ing. 40+ yrs. Average 2-3 hours daily, accommoda-tion & amenities included. May be needed to work in Australia full time. Phone: 021 297 0200.

HOUSEKEEPING and/or gardening. Casual work to begin. We aim to develop this into a management position for the right per-son. A police clearance will be required. Please email your cv to [email protected]

MOTEL Cleaner wanted. Part-time/Casual. Phone Cathy: 09 235 8874.

A senior nursery person is required to manage our glass house. Must have relevant experience and qualifications, and be able to manage nursery pro-duction in a sole charge position. Phone: 021 0227 8944 or email: [email protected]

Looking for

Staff?Advertise your situations

vacant in The Post.Contact us on

09 235 7835or Email:

[email protected]

TAROTTAROT Readings with Kat Mason. For an appoint-ment, phone or text: 027 684 7468

TO LEASEOFFICE SPACE - Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Downstairs from $90 + gst p/wk. Ph Sam: 021 671 960.

OFFICE SPACE - Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Upstairs from $110 + gst p/wk. Ph Sam: 021 671 960.

Classifieds


ServiceS

31/3 BOWEN ST, WAIUKU NEXT DOOR TO MITRE 10, Ph: 235 7715

ALLEY WAYLarge Oak extendable table & 8 chairs excellent order $695 * Trundler Bed $285 * King Single Bed $280 * Table & 4 chairs $120 * Lounge Suite $350 * Camo colour couch

$120* New Mattress – Single $175 – Queen $280 * Foam Mattress $25 each * Bookcases – New $295 1800x900 – Second-hand $195 Huge selection of Mats ‘n’ Rugs *

3.6x2.7 Floor mats $195 Carpet your cold floors with rugs

GARLANDSFlowers & Gifts

2/31 BoweN St, wAiukuPhoNe 235 0643 oR 021 998897

Call in & see us!

Beautiful Flowers lovingly made to

your personal requirements.

A.G.M NOTiceS

Furniture, Whiteware, Mowers, Antiques, Collectibles

TUES–FRI:10-4pm * SAT:10 –3pm

*NEW 2ND HAND SHOP*

•WAIUKU MAGPIES•3/10 Martyn St, Waiuku, Ph: 09 235 5509

PUBLic NOTiceS

PUZZLe reSULTS

Phone : 09 235 9307 Fax : 09 237 0054Email : [email protected]

Open Monday to Friday • 8.30am - 5.30pmSat • 9am - 2pm and Sun • 10am - 2pm

40 Queen Street, Waiuku

www.grahamsfunerals.co.nz

A registered FDANZ Practice

Why not plan and record your funeral wishesThe My Life, My Funeral Kit

will make it easy for you. Phone for your

copy now 235 8380 Anytime

Classifieds

SiTUATiONS vAcANT

The Waiuku Toy Library AGM will be held at Barbs Bar and Diner, Waiuku on Friday 5th Septat 7pm. Come and join us to celebrate another great year and support your local Toy Library.

Contact: [email protected]

CLASS 4 HIAB DRIVER Knight & Dickey are seeking a Class 4 or 5 Licensed driver with HIAB experience for a 5 tonne HIAB unit doing local and skip bin deliveries. Local area knowledge and a DG

Endorsement would be an advantage.Reply in the first instance to:

Graham Dickey, PO Box 49, Waiuku

CLASS 5 ARTIC DRIVER Knight & Dickey are seeking a Class 5 Licensed

driver with ARTIC experience for a 13 metre Semi Trailer unit.DG & F Endorsements would be an advantage. Reply in the first instance to:Graham Dickey, PO Box 49, Waiuku, 2341

An experienced Pharmacy Technician is required for a busy Waiuku pharmacy. Saturday work is

involved. Apply in writing to: PO Box 187, Waiuku. or email to: [email protected]

Applications close 8th September 2014.

40 Queen Street, WAiuku

PhArmAcy techniciAn?

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SUDOKU No.1358

Fill the grid so thatevery row and every3x3 square contains

the digits 1 to 9

How to solveSudoku!

Solution No.1357

HARD

8 1 56 7 9

2 6 3 83 2 7 5

5 1 22 6 4 3

8 9 7 23 8 4

1 8 6

3 2 8 4 9 5 1 7 66 1 4 2 8 7 5 3 99 7 5 1 6 3 4 8 21 4 9 7 5 8 2 6 32 8 6 9 3 4 7 1 57 5 3 6 1 2 8 9 45 6 2 3 7 1 9 4 88 9 7 5 4 6 3 2 14 3 1 8 2 9 6 5 7

Quiz Night

Lots of Fun & Great prizes!

Friday 12th Sept View Road School Hall

Doors open @ 7pm

$10 ticket available at School Office

* BYO Drinks & Nibbles

* Supper provided

Who lost his life 7 years ago today while participating in a Waiuku Dirt

Track Club Forestry Sprint Series. Thank you to all those who have

supported us over the years. Todd, you are loved & missed so much.

Mum, Dad, Lisa, Daniel, Kayla, Shikya and Brock xxoo

Remembering TODD BELLINGHAM

27/07/1989 – 26/08/2014

All welcome.

STEWART Jimmy Jimmy’s family are holding a celebration of his life on

Saturday 30th August starting at 11am,

at Barb’s Bar.

iN MeMOriAM

More situations vacant over the page >

For further information or to enrol, please contact Grace on 027 255 7316 or 235 5242 a/h

FREE LEARNER LICENCE COURSE*

THEORY PREPARATION COURSEat Hamilton Estate Community Hall

4 Hamilton Drive, Waiuku* Free Courses means facilitation and course resources are FREE participants

for their own test fee (WINZ quotes available) An administration fee of $20 payable to Te Marama Hou Ministries Trust may apply and is outside the responsibility of Access Driver Licensing Limited Students must register

(forms can be picked up at Waiuku Family Support and payment made out to the Trust.)

Starting: Tuesday 2 Sep.2, 4,11,16,18 September Tues and Thursdays 7,9,14,16,21,23 October Tues and Thursdays

DeATH NOTiceS

Finch, Joy Passed away peacefully in her 93rd year at

Waiuku Hospital & Rest Home

(Estuary Village) on Friday 22nd August.

Absolutely cherished wife of the late Trevor.

Adored mum of Pamela and Keith Phillips;

Lorraine and Sooty Penny. A celebration of

Joy’s life will be held at ‘Castaways’

Karioitahi Beach, Waiuku on

Wednesday 27th August at 11am.

FOr SALe

Mainly Music every Monday morning at 10am at the Cornerstone Community

Centre, 8 Valley Road, Waiuku Ph: 235 7341 or visit our website: www.cornerstonechurch.org.nz,

Sunday Gathering 10am, Waiuku College Hall.

cHUrcH NOTiceS

WAIUKU FAMILY SUPPORTCome and tell us what services you think we

should supply to our community at our

Annual General Meeting12.30pm, Wednesday 17th September

at the centre, 56 Queen Street.Light refreshments will be served.

Otaua Village Preservation Society Inc.

A.G.MWednesday 3rd Sept at 7.30pm

Otaua Bowling Club.All Welcome.

iN MeMOriAM

Tahuna Marae aGM of owners in 359A LAND TRUST (RE:)

property at 208 Kaihau Road, Sunday September 7th 10.30am.

Agenda: Mihi/Karakia, Farm Report, Financial Report, Election of 1 Trustee,

General Business. Contact Wayne nepia: 09 235 8049. Trustee: 027 235 8049

TO LeASeWAREHOUSE SPACE - Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Small, Med & Lge. Easy access. Ph Sam: 021 671 960.

WORKSHOP SPACE - Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Easy access. Ph Sam: 021 671 960.

Min 4 months up to 14 months Available now - $500/wk +

GST Ridge Road, Tuakau, just 5 minutes drive to SH1. Large barn with large car park area, double entry gates 7.5mW.Barn area 21m x 21m with large roller door 4m W x

6m H includes 3 large sep offices, toilet, laundry and sep

kitchenette.Ph: 021 126 5833

For Lease

TUiTiONPUni Line Dance Club - New beginners class. Tuesday September 2nd, 6-7pm. Scout & Guide Hall, Pukekohe. Corner Edinburgh & Harris Streets. Phone Lynne: 09 238 7269. Boogie, Modern, Country, Irish, Rock’n’Roll, and more!

TUiTiONDRUmming Lessons - Full set up in Waiuku, no need to have a kit. Beginners to intermediate, theory, rhythm and grooves. Ph: Paul on 021 145 4478.

WANTeDTREES WANTED - Gum & Macrocarpa. Also tree felling & shelter belt removal. Ph/txt Chris: 027 212 4590 or 235 0065.

WAiUKU Family Support needs your help. With win-ter now in full swing, the demand for blankets, bed-ding and children’s cloth-ing has increased. It would be with great appreciation if we could receive any good, clean blankets, bed-ding and clothing so we can pass these on to fami-lies that have a need for them. If you could please donate these to our office on 56 Queen St, Waiuku.

WANTeD TO BUY

gOOD quality used furni-ture, collectibles, bric a brac, also house lots. Ph.027 277 5026 for free quote. Waiuku Magpies 2nd Hand Dealers.

HOUSE to buy, Waiuku or Pukekohe areas. Cash buyer, $300,000 - $400,000. Phone: 021 362 687.


PUMP & WELL SERVICESPLUMBING - DRAINAGE - CONCRETE

S U P P L I E S

For all your water requirements call and seeKevin & Jo Gubb ph 09 235 8268

14 Constable Road, Waiuku

Your A-Z of Trades & Services Contact us: 09 235 7835

CONCRETE

PUMPS

ACTUAL CONCRETE

Phone John 021 501 438

For all your concrete requirements

FLOOR SANDING SERVICESNew & Old FloorsPhone Roger

0274 986 798 09 235 8364

SEPTIC TANK CLEANING0800 482 532

027 476 1306PETER CHURCHILL PLUMBING

Registered Plumbers

SEPTIC TAKEAWAYS

FLOOR SANDING

PLASTERING

CLEANING

Home & Office Cleaning• FREE QUOTES •

•Regular & One off cleans •Spring cleans •Windows & Ceilings

•Commercial & Domestic•Fully Insured, Owner/Operator238 7701

SEPTIC TANKS

PAINTING

Len Gore

Value for money guaranteedFor a free quote, call Len 021 - 682 028

Painter DecoratorResidential & Commercial

PH 238 50550800 10 35 35

103 Manukau Road, Pukekohe (Right next to Bunnings Warehouse)

Windscreen Repairs & Replacement

auto glass* Mobile Service, Franklin wide *

LAWN MOWING

LAUNDRy

PAINTINGROOFS & EXTERIOR

TexTuRed CeilinGs - sPeCiAlised COATinGs

Hard wearing coatings for most surfaces.Terraces, Garage floors, Block walls etc. Epoxy

coatings - Airless Spraying, Roofs Painted

Phone Bruce Cameron 0274 988 412

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL

Hedges, Tree Work, Rubbish Removal, Rotary Slashing, Schools, Industrial sites & section clean ups

Kris ButcherM: 027 247 0084 • A/H: 235 0666

ANY SIZE LAWN FRANKLIN WIDE

* Free Quotes * WINZ Quotes

PAINTING

SEPTIC TANKS

CARAVANS

• Accommodation needs • Portable ensuites • Ideal extra bedroom

235 3500 Mobile 021 533 585

Counties Caravan RentalsCaravan Hire

Phone Lynette & Jeff Millen

GLASS

LAWNMOWING & GARDENING• FREE QUOTES •

•Gutter clearing •Pruning/trimming •Weeding/spraying •Rubbish removal

•All property maintenance•Fully Insured, Owner/Operator238 7701

LAWN MOWING

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We’re #1 in the No.2 Business

www.topnotchplumbing.co.nz09 2352553 021762553

Emergency Services 24/7

PLUMbING

Water Tank Cleaning Pumps and Filters

FRanklin WateR ltd

0800 826 525

WATER TANKS

Frommaintenanceto makeovers

Phone Grant: 021 245 5092Registered Electrician with current practicing licence

For all your electrical needs, plus those other inside-outside jobs that us hubbies do. From the front gate to the back

fence, there’s no job too big or too small.

MAINTENANCE

NEW TO WAIUKU

lawnmowing Plus ltd

8 Years experience * Fully insured * Regular or casual * Free quotes * Competitive rates * Pensioner rates

Ph: 235 6050/ 021 278 8618

LAWN MOWING

Take My Card

Waiuku Colony Cat ResCueIn desperate need of donations of catfood - tins &

biscuits wanted. Please drop @ Franklin VetsAny Enquiries ph: 235 2662

Thank you for your support

WANTED

….Buon appetito…

At your place, you organize the party, you choose from my menu

and I’ll do the rest!!!!!Chef Paolo 0211454478

[email protected]

Learn how to cook Italian from an Italian

Cooking

Learn Thai CookingCook & learn then enjoy

LIMITED SPACECall Fon or Jon 235 5300website www.tinyurl.com/csnxdhs

GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE

TUITION

) MONTEITH, Elsie )I wish to thank everyone who sent cards, letters and flowers to me whilst I was in Middlemore

Hospital and the ICU wards in Auckland Hospital. Thanks to all the doctors and nurses

for their wonderful care and attention. Also Awhitu Fire Force first response team, the

Waiuku St Johns, and the Westpac Helicopter service. A very special thanks to my caring

family for their ongoing care.

ThANK yOU

• WerequireanOfficeAdministratortoworkpart-time.Theidealcandidatemusthaveexcellenttypingskillsandahighlevelofcomputerliteracy.

• Thisisarolewhichwillincludeassistingintheday-to-dayadministrationofthebusiness.

• Thisisanopportunitytoworkflexiblehoursandmaysuitsomeonewantingtoworkschoolhours.

Ifyouhaveexcellentcommunicationskills&wouldliketobeinvolvedinabusinessprovidingprofes-sionalconsultancyservices,pleasesendyourCVto:OfficeAdministrator,POBox421,Waiuku2341oremail:[email protected]

Office Administrator

SITUATIONS VACANT

Timber Yardsman required. Please email your CV to:

[email protected] or drop off to the Waiuku Mitre 10 store.


DON’T DRINK & DRIVE TAXIS UNITED 0800 66 00 44

103 MANUKAU RD * PUKEKOHE

238 5055 * 0800 10 35 35novusWindscreen Repairs & Replacementauto glassSport * Mobile Service, Franklin wide *

WAIUKU JUNIOR TOUCH MODULE

Registration Night Wednesday 17th September, Sandspit Road School Library

7.00pm.

Each team’s adult manager MUST be present with registration form and money.

EACH TEAM MUST SUPPLY A RELIABLE REFEREE who is able to referee games every week. Named referee MUST be

on registration form – no referee, no registration. Registration forms available

through your school office.Competition commences Wednesday 15th October.

B Grade teams must have year 5/6 students ONLY. A Grade teams must have year 7/8

students ONLY. All teams MUST be mixed. You must have 2 girls or 2 boys on the field at all times. All registration forms must have

Players Name and Phone No’s completed on the form for medical emergencies.

Any queries please contact Nathan or Rochelle Browne 09 235 5277 or 021 060 3343

Waiuku Senior TouchEntry Form

Waiuku Touch Module 2014

Team name:

Grade (circle): Mens A Mens B Ladies Mixed A Mixed B

Team Manager:

Postal Address:

Ph number:

E-mail:

Tick if you would like to receive your registration pack via e-mail.

Registration Night Tuesday 30th Sept • $200 per team must be paid at registration • Season begins on Wednesday 8th October

Send completed forms to: Mark Thomson, 11 Brights Rd, Waiukuby the 26th September 2014

COUNTIES SHOTOKAN

Men - Women - Children - All AgesExcellent Self Defence, Fitness, Discipline

Opportunity for international training & competition(Traditional Okinawan Weapons, Sai Bo, Tonfa)

KARATE

Phone Ray Irving: 021 115 9380 orDenise Walker: 021 354 208 for more information

Pukekohe Dojo: 09 239 0272

Dojos in: Pukekohe - Waiuku - Hokitika - WestportNew Dojos in: Drury - Maraetai Beach - Whakatane - Rotorua

- Sri Lanka and Germany

Waiuku Netball proudly supported by

If this is you, collect your prize in person from the Waiuku Netball Office

on the next playing Saturday or phone the

office on 235 8813. Kindly donated by Enchanted Florist,

Leonard Street, Waiuku

Supporter of the Week

Osborne’sOsborne Realty Ltd Licenced REAA 2008

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Waiuku Netball

The Pukekohe Indian Sports Club has enjoyed a successful year taking top honours in the Counties Manukau Hockey Association finals played in the weekend. The Indian Pre-miers Mens team won the Counties Manukau Hockey Pre-mier competition, with the Pukekohe Indians Development team winning the Reserve grade final against another of the Club’s teams, the Pukekohe Indians Reserve A team. To top off the Club’s success, the other two senior mens teams made their respective finals in their grades meaning all of the Club’s teams were playing for a trophy.

As well as success in the Counties Manukau Hockey Asso-ciation competition, the Indian Premier Mens hockey team has also been performing in the Midlands Intercity hockey competition.

The last month for the Indians Premier team has been a real turnaround with every game being a sudden death match to qualify for the Intercity final four. On Saturday night the team came up against an all-star Thames Valley team in Ngatea (Intercity semi-final) and were pretty much taken to the cleaners by a well drilled team that executed well. By Sunday afternoon they were back on the field in the local Counties Manukau Hockey Association final.

The final against Waiau Pa Premiers was a very tense game and after Indians took a two goal lead, Waiau Pa fought back and levelled the score. Opportunities aplenty were created by Indians but not taken. In the second half with persistent pressure the flood gates broke, and a hat trick from Wade Somani sealed the deal for Indians.

Waiuku AFC kept their promotion chances alive with a fine 2-0 victory over Onehunga Mangere at Massey Park. And they needed to as Papakura also won over Albany meaning that it is neck and neck going into the final game of the sea-son. Waiuku will need to win and hope Papakura drop points as Papakura have a much better goal difference.

Waiuku have made a habit of starting strong and so it was again. Derek Sinclair spotted captain Cody Ralph surging forward from centre midfield and after he beat his defender for pace, the defender could only take him down in the box. Luke Chapman scored his 21st goal of the season by send-ing Glenn Pascoe in goal the wrong way. Onehunga Mangere had plenty of chances throughout the game, but could not quite score, and late in the match Greg Crestanello delivered a bit of magic to give Waiuku the three points. As Waiuku progressed down the right hand side, Crestanello hit the ball with his left foot and into the top left hand corner from 25 yards out.

Coach Jim Evans was happy the team had kept their hopes alive: “Again we have come out and done a job and today it was against a very good Onehunga Mangere team. Lets hope Fencibles can do us a favour next week. Man of the match was Mitch Thomasen.”

Waiuku Rugby League is ending its season with an Under-8 prizegving and hangi, barbecue and whitebait at its Hamil-ton Drive grounds this Saturday. The community, sponsors and supporters are invited to celebrate the year. This year the club has started a new project working alongside a trained coach and mentor at three local primary schools and Wai-uku College. The six-week programme introduces rugby league tackle, and involves drills, coaching and nutrition. After the six-week plan it is intended to hold a primary schools competition.

Waiuku’s promotionhopes on knife edge

Hangi to end league season

Above: Waiuku’s Dom Winter is clattered to the deck in Saturday’s match against Onehunga-Mangere at Massey Park.

Indians hockey triumph

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Did you know?

In the early days girls from Glenbrook

travelled to Waiuku by a Wymer’s bus,

whereas today it is the mums and dads

who do most of the transporting. An

early entry recorded the subscriptions

as 1/ - per player.

The senior points trophy was shared between Skin For Life, Waiau Pa Remix and Salients.

College Black and College Embers fought out the Grade 3 Cup, Embers winning it, (left).

Maia Graham, neice of finals player Marita Sands, was the official ball girl for the

Grade 1 final.

Did you know?

For many years Waiuku Net-

ball Centre existed with four

courts and a small pavilion.

In 2002 the original pavilion

was demolished and a brand

new two story pavilion erected .

Did you know?Netballers from Awhitu have been associated with the Waiuku Netball

Centre since the 1960’s. Netball was reintroduced to the Awhitu

school in the late 1970s by Barbara Sergeant and Bev Miller (Hollins-

head) . All teams were coached by Barbara after school at the Awhitu

School courts until the 1980’s.

Waiuku’s Under-15 reps.

Did you know?On the 16th March 1978. Pukeoware School decided to form its own netball club. They had enough players to register a midget team, consisting of girls aged from 8-10 years. Skirts were hired out at 50c each.

Left: Waiau Pa

Shockwaves and Waiuku

Primary do battle in their

final, won by Waiuku Primary.






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Below, Waiuku’s Year 7 reps, and, bottom, Year 8 reps.

Left, there was total commitment to the ball

as Waiuku Primary battled Waiau Pa shockwaves

Did you know?

Norma Barton was timekeeper and draw

steward from 1968 - 1974. “I did the

timekeeping from a tiny room where two

people in it would be a crowd. The only

court I could see from the cubby hole was

court 1.”

Left; there was great action in the match between Sandspit Hypos and Glenbrook

Steve’s Team, the Hypos winning Grade 8.

Did you know?Elva Barriball became the first Waiuku and South Auckland person to gain the

New Zealand Badge for refereeing.

Did you know?Stephanie Shores represented

New Zealand in the Under 21

NZ team in 1986 travelling

with the team to Australia.

She spent her playing days in

Waiuku playing for the Frenz

Netball Club.

Sandspit Gold triumphed over Waiuku Primary Wild Ones in the Grade 5 final.

Scoring was a vital, if slightly chilly, job!

Post Newspaper 26 August 2014

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