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Continuing our commemoration ofNew Zealand Steel’s incorporation inJuly,1965we come to developmentsover the past 20 years.The early 2000sprovided a reasonably temperatetrading environment for steel theworld over,however, reflecting thetrue cyclical nature of the industry,New Zealand Steel found itselfweathering the challenges of theGlobal FinancialCrisis (GFC) of thelate 2000s, emerging to face a new setof challenges.Over the following fiveyears or so the companyworkedwithgovernment to establish a responsibleresponse to the Emissions TradingScheme (ETS) remaining committedto being a large employer and anenvironmentally-friendly producer.

Both Cyril Benjamin and Bill Jacob engagedon “cleaning house” initiatives in and aroundthe mill through the first decade of thiscentury. Much paint was applied TOP LEFTtrees planted FAR LEFT a reminder thateven a steel mill can have a grand aestheticBOTTOM LEFT.

ABOVE The mill has always maintained a greenbelt arounditself, with gardens and grounds regularly maintained, whileTOP LEFT shows the marram grasses and pine forestthat are part of the replanting atWaikato North Head andTOP RIGHT shows the conveyor belt transporting minedmaterial to the operating plant.

The mill has always attracted interest from a wide variety of sources. Here TOP LEFTSir Richard Branson swaps notes with then NZ Steel CEO Simon Linge, October 2011 whileSimon’s predecessor, Bill Jacob TOP RIGHT hailed from the US and brought with him acommunity-centric “meet the people” attitude, earning him friends both outside and insidethe mill. BOTTOM RIGHT: Bill Jacob presents an award to Franklin Mayor Mark Ball watchedby Nicki Bowman, DesMorrison, (a future Franklin Councillor), and John Nuttall.

The mill has a range of hosting activities.TOP LEFT: Here then BlueScope CEOKirby Adams is treated to a traditionalMaori welcome in 2001, while CEOCyril Benjamin sauces a sausage TOPRIGHT, in another great Glenbrooktradition, the welcoming barbecue at thesame event. A good cause is never faraway, whether it’s Canteen – BOTTOMLEFT Dr Norm Clark loses his beard forthe cause, October 2004 or keepingthe kids entertained BOTTOM RIGHT,as theM &Ms bring on the grins,Christmas of the same year.

New Zealand Steel has always been involved in thelocal and regional community, whether it’s throughsponsorship TOP as the Kariaotahi Surf Life Saving teamshows at the 2005Waiuku Christmas Parade. BOTTOM:There are always seemingly tireless volunteers ready toengage beyond the mill, as shown here by those dressingthemselves, and their ponies, with Christmas frills, 2005.

Tuakau country music star Dennis Marsh has received yet another acco-lade just weeks after major heart sur-gery, with his two latest albums having gone gold. Sony presented Dennis with the awards recently, and they mark the latest achievement for a performer who already has a wall covered in similar trophies at his base in Tuakau’s La Valla Estate.

La Valla hosts a purpose-built theatre, constructed on a former music room, and Dennis’ shows are attracting bus-loads of visitors from throughout the North Island to the venue.

Dennis was born in Te Kuiti, one of ten children, and his father raised sheep for a living, a job that kept the family on the move. By his own admission, he wasn’t very enthusiastic about school, and when he was 18 he set out for Auckland, hoping to land an apprenticeship in car-pentry. While living in a hostel in Auck-land, Dennis became involved in New Zealand Youth for Christ, and joined their vocal group, Living Bread, who per-formed at events in Australia, the Philip-pines, and Asia, and even recorded an album in 1970.

In 1976, he enrolled in a theological college, and in time became assistant minister at the Maori Evangelical Fel-lowship Church in New Zealand. In 1984, Dennis visited a country music club for the first time; given his background in Christian music, he was asked to sing, and soon fell in love with the sound and songs of classic country and western. While Dennis didn’t turn his back on gospel, he became a growing presence in New Zealand’s country music com-munity, and his frequent touring and strength as a performer helped him win the title of New Zealand Country Music Entertainer of the Year in 1989.

That same year, he released his first al-bum, which went gold and was followed by four albums in the 1990s which went platinum.

In 2011, Marsh celebrated his Maori heritage with the album The Maori Songbook, which not only earned him another platinum award but for the first time gave him a New Zealand number one album. This year, his 26th album, Lest We Forget, rose to the top of the New Zealand album charts and went gold in just four days.

Sunday May 30 was a day like any other. It was around 8am and 19 year old Ashleigh Taylor-Wyatt was driving to her job at Animates in Pukekohe.

The early morning dew had left a wet slick on the road sur-face and that, combined with a momentary lapse in concentra-tion at a notoriously bad corner, was all it took to send her sliding across the centre line into the path of an oncoming car.

“It happened so quickly,” she recalls. “I remember think-ing that if no one was coming, I could just move my car back onto the other side.”

But there was someone com-ing.

Ashleigh spun her wheel to try and get out of the way, but she lost control and heard a loud crash, before her car started spinning.

“When the car stopped, I felt ok, but all of a sudden I knew I had really hurt myself because I couldn’t move my leg. I was tell-ing myself to stay awake – but

‘My eyes were open, but I couldn’t see’everything went black. It was so scary – my eyes were open, but I couldn’t see a thing.”

After a few moments Ashleigh regained some of her sight. Peo-ple had gathered by then and she asked someone to use their phone to call her mum, who lived just five minutes away.

Because of Ashleigh’s calm demeanour, her mum had not realised the extent of the acci-

dent. When she saw her daugh-ter being cut free by the Fire Service her “heart sank with shock and worry.”

Luckily for Ashleigh, there was a doctor on the scene that day who monitored her, and her mum held her hand until the helicopter arrived.

The Auckland Westpac Res-cue Helicopter crew left their Mechanics Bay base at 8.14 am

and arrived in Awhitu 14 min-utes later. “I remember mum being quite impressed that the helicopter actually landed on the road,” laughs Ashleigh.

After being extracted from the car, Ashleigh advised she had a painful stomach and no feel-ing in parts of her legs. She was treated and transported to Mid-dlemore Hospital in a serious condition, the total journey time just taking 12 minutes.

In total, Ashleigh spent nine days in hospital, being unable to move at all for three of those days. She learnt that she had cracked the L5 vertebrae in her spine, had three vertical frac-tures of her sacrum and broken her pelvis in several places.

She underwent surgery where large pins were installed to sta-bilise the broken bones. She was unable to bear any weight on her left leg for six weeks after surgery and also had to inject herself in the stomach every day to stop blood clots from forming.

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It’s a weird feeling writing my last editorial for the Post Newspaper.

After a decade in the chair, it seems surreal to think that by the time this paper is delivered I won’t be here. I’ve been given an oppor-tunity to take on a new role in a council communications position in Hamilton, which has a certain irony given my regular rants about Auckland Council.

One local elected member sent me an email telling me to ‘come to the dark side’ and I have endured many pointed comments about be-ing a poacher turned gamekeeper!

However, that’s in the future, and at the moment I’m looking to the past, and to the wonderful people and events I have been privileged to have been involved with over the past 10 years.

Since joining the Post in 2005 we’ve run something over 20,000 articles and taken around quarter of a million pictures. There’s been tragedy and heartbreak, moments of joy and celebration, community events and fund raisers, stories which needed to be told, and issues which needed to be addressed and raised.

Thinking back now though, it’s hard to recall the stories them-selves, particularly the serious

ones. What I remember the most is the ridiculous stories, the funny moments (often unintentional), and the explosions of laughter that would happen in the office as a stressed and overworked team ap-proached another deadline.

News is never static, but it’s like the fabled London buses - none for ages and then three at once. Many is the time we have done a paper layout and three hours before dead-line the entire plan has been thrown out the window as a new raft of is-sues and stories flooded in.

Many of you know I have a slight-ly weird sense of humour, and I’ve been lucky enough to work with people who can cope with it.

Letting you into a little newspa-per office secret, occasionally we break the monotony of yet another ‘grip and grin’ presentation photo by putting a completely ridiculous caption or headline on it, never in-tending it to be published. So far, it never has, but I vividly recall wak-ing up in the middle of the night a couple of years ago, unable to re-member whether I had removed a fake heading which suggested a very close relationship between two local identities. I was a wreck by the time I got to the office and flicked hurriedly through the papers to

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Psalm 119:9,11,101,105,116,133,140,162,172, Isaiah 53:1-12, Jeremiah 15:16, John 17:6, John 17:14-17.

It is so easy in this life of endless activities

to lose sight of the finish line and the real purpose for our life here on earth. It is so easy to omit our morning devotional time of reading a page or two of scripture, to spending some intelligent time in prayer, especially praying for others. Practice; “Prayer Driving.” While in the bus, on the

train, flying, however you get from place to place, why not devote that to prayer for others, and that you will be true and obedient to the Gospel Calling. It is too easy to get side tracked by, “The Cares of this Life,” so why not put God back on the Throne of your life and make him, “First, Last and Best in Everything.”

Ephesians 6:18 “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”

Thy Word - His Word

check! However, the Post team have also allowed me free rein with some of my more off-the-wall ar-ticles, particularly on the rare occasions when our issue date has coincided with April Fools Day.

One of my enduring memories of the Post will al-ways be the front page article we did announcing that Auckland Council was sending local residents mangrove seeds to plant urgently to provide a habi-tat for the endangered mud heron.

The article went on to explain, in shocked tones, that if the planting programme didn’t succeed be-fore breeding season, Council had budgeted two million dollars to import plastic mangroves from Sweden to provide a habitat.

Local board representative Dan Lynch was on the golf course on the Tuesday morning the issue came out, and I was lucky to escape without a nine-iron being wrapped around my head as he fielded call after call from irate local residents, abusing him over Auckland Council’s ridiculous decision.

I understand it added a few grey hairs to some of our fabulous Mudlarks as well, and resulted in some of them delivering a potted mangrove to my office!

Of course, moments of hilarity have added to my memories of the Post, but there have also been sad and difficult times. The role of a community news-paper is to record, as dispassionately as possible, the goings-on in the community. While this means celebrating local success, it also means covering lo-cal tragedies. Obituaries are difficult to write, par-ticularly when, like most community reporters, you have had a personal relationship with the person who has passed. There’s never enough space in a newspaper article to truly tell the story of a local identity, but that piece of writing is the footnote on lives which have featured within the local district over decades.

Another role of our newspaper is to advocate for our community, taking a stand on issues and get-ting the answers our residents’ need. I think the Post has been outstanding at this over the years and I am sure this role will continue in the future.

That advocacy role often means we challenge our elected representatives, and while I have often had a crack at them, I truly believe Franklin is very fortunate with our representatives at every level of government. I see the hours they work, and their commitment to their community, and I can tell you that the public perception of elected members do-ing a few easy hours a week is incredibly far from the truth. Without exception, they all work far more hours than they are paid for.

Journalists spend a lot of time with emergency services personnel, and I hold in the highest regard the friendships I have made with our region’s po-lice, firefighters, St John, rescue helicopter staff and others who risk their own lives for us.

Finally, I would like to thank every person in the community who allowed me to tell their story, high-light their success, share their tragedy, promote their fund raiser, report on their sport, and argue with people on their behalf.

I will miss my role, and I will miss my daily inter-action with this community.

Franklin, you are wonderful, I thank you, and it is truly an honour and a privilege to say I have been the editor of The Post Newspaper.

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Counties Manukau Police is seeking information on a fatal crash which occurred last Sunday (12 July 2015) in Waiuku just before 6pm.

A motorcycle was travelling east bound along Constable Road, it appears the driver has attempt-ed to overtake a car in front of him, and has then collided with an oncoming vehicle. The driver of the motorcycle, James Matiu, aged 26, died at the scene. Police would like to speak with anybody who may have any information about the crash.

Anyone with information can contact crash in-vestigator Constable Amy Weston on 09 261 1300.

Information can be provided anonymously to the organisation Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Waikato District Council has secured additional land to develop Tuakau’s new cemetery. Service Delivery General Manager, Tim Harty, says Council has purchased an eight hectare property on Whangarata Road at a cost of $1,048,000 which is good news as there had been genuine concerns about the lack of suit-able Council space for future burials.

“There is quite a long checklist when purchasing land to develop a cemetery in-cluding a suitable location and appropri-ate topography. So while there have been a number of options available in the com-munity, we‘ve also hit a few bumps along the way.

“Securing the new site future proofs

cemetery services for Tuakau and sur-rounding communities for at least anoth-er fifty years based on current population growth.”

He explains it also means they’re one step closer to meeting the objectives of a recently drafted Cemetery Strategy.

“The strategy is in its final stages and outlines future land requirements to allow us to provide cemeteries which will meet growth demands, religious and cultural requirements for the district.

Mr Harty says actual development of the new cemetery is still some time away as Council needs to undertake a design process detailing how the cemetery will be staged and developed, and develop-

ment costs. “It’s likely we’ll need to secure funding

for the project through future Long Term Plans so we’re at least two or three years away from using the site.”

Council manages 22 cemeteries across the district. Tuakau Cemetery is situated south west of Tuakau Township on Al-exandra Redoubt Road. The first burials recorded in the cemetery date back to the late 1800s. Tuakau cemetery also provides New Zealand’s only Baha’i cemetery and contains an area set aside for children’s burials. Alexandra Redoubt Cemetery, Po-keno Old Soldiers Cemetery and Rangiriri Old Cemetery are at capacity with no fur-ther development planned.

The Franklin Arts Festival being held at the Pukekohe War Memorial Town Hall between August 28 and September 7, will showcase the work of talented artists, not only from the Franklin Dis-trict, but all over New Zealand.

This event has grown year on year and organisers are expecting the com-ing 2015 event to be the biggest yet.

The Franklin Arts Festival Society was formed in 1989 as a non-profit organi-zation and its purpose was two-fold: to celebrate and promote the artwork of established and emerging (especially young) artists in the Franklin area; and secondly, to create and sustain an an-nual exhibition of quality local artwork for viewing and for sale.

The first festival, which was held in 1990, displayed 147 paintings by Frank-lin artists and numerous craft stalls. Last year the festival exhibited more than 800 items, in the categories of

paintings, works on paper, textile arts, pottery, photography, woodturning, small sculptures, and school art.

The festival also offers a vibrant craft shop with a variety of items for sale.

Franklin Arts Festival Society chair-man, Pat Holden says visitors come from all over - there are a lot of them - and most of them make a “day of it in Pukekohe”.

“They view the many exhibits, enjoy the cafe and are tempted to buy from the Exhibition Shop run by long time Arts Festival Society member, Rosita Manning,” says Pat who adds: “Rosita always has top quality merchandise on display.”

Anyone who is considering exhibit-ing at the Arts Festival should forward their to the secretary, Mary Coleman, by Friday, July 24.

Mary’s email is [email protected].

A man has been arrested after a robbery at the Waiuku branch of the ASB last Friday. Police said the man indi-cated to staff he had a weapon, although one was not seen, after entering the bank around 2pm. The robber is believed to have slipped between neighbouring proper-ties after leaving the bank, before making a getaway in a green Subaru station wagon.

The man used a wine cooler bag to take an undis-closed sum of money from the bank. Neighbouring businesses were unaware the robbery had occurred at the time, until a large police presence descended on the area and the Eagle helicopter was used to try to track the man.

Police later in the evening released CCTV footage of the man, (pictured at left), and the arrest was made soon after.

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Events

Carwash FundraiserSaturday 25 July from 11:30am until 2pm at Waiuku Auto Elec-trical, 3 Leonard Street, Waiuku. This is for the Waiuku College 1st XI Hockey team to fundraise for their tournament being held in September in Whanganui. $10 car wash & $15 for large vehicles/vans.

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The Franklin Squash Club is holding one of its marquee events of the year in a few weeks, announcing the Transvisual A2 tourna-ment, being held over August 6-8.Entries for the tourna-ment close at the end of July, and there are both senior and junior divisions available. The event is expected to draw an excellent entry list, and features entertainment on the Saturday evening with a dinner and DJ until late. A courtesy van, supported by Franklin Car and Truck Rentals will operate for locals within a 10km radius of Pukekohe, while a sponsorship deal with Aveda Motor Lodge has seen special accom-modation packages available for out of town visitors.For more details or to enter the tournament, go to the website www.franklinsquash.org.nz or email [email protected]

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Continued from page 1:Although she is currently under-

going reviews, Ashleigh calls her-self lucky.

“It could have been a lot worse. I could have ended up paralysed.”

Ashleigh’s rescue is one of 35 missions to the Franklin District so far this year and that number is steadily increasing.

With each mission the crew at-tend, the Trust need to raise an ad-ditional $3,000 to cover the costs.

The Trust are extremely grateful for the support of the community who recognise the importance of the service. Just this week they re-ceived a visit from the Committee Members of the St Andrews Fes-tival of Flowers, who raised $500 towards the cost of their next mis-

sion. “This is the least we could do,”

said member, Jennifer Thomson. “You just never know when you might need these guys, so this is a small gesture of thanks for all they do.”

Ashleigh is one girl who would totally agree with that sentiment.

“I can’t thank them enough,” she says. “I can only imagine what it would have been like to travel in an ambulance all that way, with all the bumps in the road and the pain I was in. The quicker you can get to hospital, the better I reckon!’

If you’d like to keep your local rescue helicopter in the air, please call 0800 4RESCUE or make an on-line donation at: www.rescueheli-copter.org.nz/make-a-donation.

Police and other emer-gency services attended a collision between a car and a cow on Mill Rd, Bombay last week. The incident happened at 6.45 am. The cow died in the collision.

The car flipped but po-lice said the two occupants were not seriously injured.

The Karaka Stallion Pa-rade will be held for the third time at New Zealand Bloodstock prior to the commencement of the Winter Mixed Bloodstock Sale at noon on Friday July 31.

With the new breed-ing season just around the corner, studmasters are of-fered the opportunity to parade their sires, young or established, at the Karaka Sales Complex.

Amongst the stallions scheduled to visit Karaka this year are El Roca, Proi-sir and Little Wonder, three sires commencing their first season at stud this year.

He’s Remarkable, Ferlax, Niagara and Burgundy will all be in attendance again this year giving breeders a unique opportunity to view a range of stallions as the breeding season ap-proaches.

Ashleigh says she is lucky

Above: The Westpac Rescue Helicopter needs to raise an additional $3000 for each mission, and those funds got a boost recently when the Waiuku Festival of Flowers committee presented them with $500. This year’s Festi-val of Flowers will be at St Andrews Centre from November 27-29.

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Plans are well in hand for the fifth year of marking Yorkshire Day, (August 1), in New Zealand and events are to be held in Wai-uku and Pukekohe.

Yorkshire is the largest county in England and has many links with New Zealand and the most significant being Captain James Cook who was born and his ves-sel the barque Endeavour was also built there.

The choice of the 1st August is a significant one as it marks the day in 1759 when soldiers from the Yorkshire regiments who fought at the battle of Minden in Germany picked a white rose as a tribute to their fallen comrades.

In Waiuku on Saturday August 1, Waiuku Primary School will host a Skype link with a large civ-ic event involving the mayors of all the towns and cities in Don-caster, Yorkshire. The event will start at 7pm.

The following day, in Pukekohe on Sunday August 2, the Puke-kohe Cosmopolitan Club is the venue for a luncheon and activi-ties starting at noon.

Featured events include the formal arrival of the Yorkshire Flag and cutting of the Yorkshire cake after which guests will be invited to participate in a meal of fish chips and mushy peas, a traditional Yorkshire dish.

Activities planned for the af-ternoon includes a Yorkshire quiz, a Brass band will entertain for around half an hour, and a competition in which partici-pants have been invited to dress up as a famous Yorkshire person will be staged. Throughout the afternoon a display of historic Yorkshire artifacts will be mount-ed and Yorkshire souveniers will be on sale.

Last year a hundred and twenty guests came along and organis-ers say it is hoped that the same, or more, will attend this year.

For more information visit the Yorkshire Day Facebook page or contact 09 2357050 to register.

Scholarships to help an adult female student advance her education and to recognise a young woman’s commitment to volunteer work in her school and community are being of-fered by a women’s service or-ganisation.

The Zonta Club of South Auckland is calling for women aged 25 and over, living in the South Auckland area, to apply for a Study Award of up to $5000 and young women aged 16-19 who are volunteer leaders to ap-ply for a Young Women in Public Affairs Award (YWPA) of $1500.

The Study Award has been in place since 1983 and the Young Women in Public Affairs Award was first awarded by the club in 1997. Fifty women have ben-efited from these awards over that time and the opportunity is there for two more women this year.

Applicants for these two scholarships can find details on the Club website, www.zonta-southauckland.org.nz or con-tact [email protected] for further information. Applica-tions close on Friday August 14.

Local trainers Kate Rush-worth and Cherie Garland de-cided that it was time to give back to the community with their time and knowledge and last October introduced a way for people to hit the streets in a safer environment and it has grown into quite the commu-nity in Pukekohe.

“We have a mixed group of people (walkers and runners) who join us three mornings a week at 6am for a walk or run. As we have grown, we find we have runners finding similar paced runners to run with and walkers finding similar paced walkers - so they aren’t alone doing their walk/run and they

are wanting to turn up due to the friends expecting to see them”

As trainers they run group classes and one of the class par-ticipants wanted to attempt a recent Tough Guy Tough Girl challenge so Kate and Cherie got the Body Blast walkers, run-ners and class members togeth-er and went to Woodhill!

“An amazing day was had with fun, laughter, friendships cemented - along with lots of mud!” Cherie says.

For more information on the activities, contact Kate and Cherie on [email protected] or Kate on: 021 775 691 or Cherie on: 027 222 0 222.

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Quote: “The second unfailing resource (of Victory) is the Word of God. In the New Testament we discover that two Greek words are translated “word” in reference to scripture. One is the word logos, which means the word in all its meaning and understanding. Rhema is the other expression, and it means “the word spoken and applies.” It means “the word unleashed.”

Ephesians 6:17 calls scripture “the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God.” Word in this verse is rhema, which means the word spoken, applied, unleashed, and released. Satan and his demons will flee before the armed believer who speaks the Word of God. Our Lord Jesus, when tempted by Satan in the wilderness, used only scripture to drive him away (see Matthew 4:1-11)” --Demons & Spiritual Warfare by Ron Phillips.

Question; how is your Sword? Can you even find it? Can you even handle it? My thoughts go back to an Airport Security scare some years ago. You see a little old lady was wanting to board a flight but she had something metal that was setting the alarms off. The object turned out to be her walking stick that she now needed, and this she had inherited from her father. One of the security officers had seen one of these ancient articles before many many years ago, so asked if he could examine it closely, and yes, this was actually one of these rare items. He found the secret catch and released it, but nothing worked, but after a period of struggling, the handle finally and slowly withdrew from the stem and the very rusty sword blade was still there attached and saw the light of day for a change.

You see this was a “Gentleman’s Cane,” and it served as a weapon of protection from would be attackers, just trip the secret latch, and the long thin blade withdrew out from inside the stick, and one could then easily defend themselves. A very shocked elderly lady found that she had more than bargained for hidden inside her cane. She kept her walking stick as she is no terrorist threat, along with her little secret.

When Satan attacks you, do you quake and shake in your boots, do you cringe, cry, run and hide, or do you just “roll over and give in?” Why do we not defend and then attack this defeated foe (Jesus at Calvary won) we should instantly whip out our Sword, “Thus saith the Lord,” or “It is Written,” and send him scampering away, send him packing, command “away with you deceiver.”

This Author goes on to quote Matthew 16:18 “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” We believers often read this as saying “we are hiding behind the Gates of Glory trying to hold them shut” when Satan attacks rattling them forcing his way in, when it actually reads, “we are attacking Satan’s strong hold and beating his gates down and then releasing his captives that he has imprisoned within.

Yes Satan is defeated, we have victory over him through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, and “in Christ” we are more than conquerors. For those silly enough to take Satan and Demons on in their own strength will quickly be destroyed by his frighteningly amazing strength and power.

Quote: “Christ declared to the tempter, “Get thee behind me, Satan.”. . . So we may resist temptation and force Satan to depart from us. Jesus gained the victory through submission and faith in God, and by the apostle He says to us, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” We cannot save ourselves from the tempter’s power; he has conquered humanity, and when we try to stand in our own strength, we shall become a prey to his devices; but “the name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” Satan trembles and flees before the weakest soul who finds refuge in that mighty name.” {CTr 219}

Quote: “Satan is well aware that the weakest soul who abides in Christ is more than a match for the hosts of darkness, and that, should he reveal himself openly, he would be met and resisted. Therefore he seeks to draw away the soldiers of the cross from their strong fortification, while he lies in ambush with his forces, ready to destroy all who venture upon his ground. Only in humble reliance upon God, and obedience to all His commandments, can we be secure. No man is safe for a day or an hour without prayer. Especially should we entreat the Lord for wisdom to understand His word? Here are revealed the wiles of the tempter and the means by which he may be successfully resisted. Satan is an expert in quoting Scripture, placing his own interpretation upon passages, by which he hopes to cause us to stumble. We should study the Bible with humility of heart, never losing sight of our dependence upon God. While we must constantly guard against the devices of Satan, we should pray in faith continually: “Lead us not into temptation.” {DD 12}

In the Sacrificial System Logos and Rhema can be viewed this way; Logos is the blood inside the animal sacrifice, but Rhema is the unleashed blood applied to the Altar. In Passover symbolism, it is the blood in the basin which is Logos, but the blood being applied to the Doorpost is the Rhema. We Christians are often filled to the brim with “Logos” but there it stays as we seldom apply it, sort of like having a jar of ointment, but we never apply its active healing results to festering sin wounds. In the times we live in, when Satan is a roaring lion seeking who he may devour, maybe it is past time that we all Rhema’d up, unleashed the pent up stored up power of God within, clad in the Gospel Armour claimed back huge swaths of lost territory in our personal life, Family, Church, Community and Country. We are in a war, lets us each be faithful warriors, all Rhema’d up.

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Youngsters from throughout the district have been enjoying a holiday programme at St Andrews Centre in Waiuku over the school holidays. With around 20 to 30 participants each day, those involved have been painting, drawing, learning new skills and having plenty of fun.

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sion for tramping, a background in farm-ing and a shared fam-ily interest in fishing and hunting means the New Zealand Walking Ac-cess Commission’s newest field officer, Felicity Brough has a good grasp on the range of is-sues that can arise over public access.

The Waikato field officer’s boundary reaches north to Pukekohe, takes in Thames, Coromandel, and Matamata in the east. It covers Waipa, Waitomo, Otorohanga, and goes south as far south as Tau-marunui.

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lin Service Hero goes to Mike Macdonald of Country Treasures in Tuakau. Many people are surprised at the size of Mike’s store and the quality and range of the antique and vin-tage furniture on display, many items having been carefully restored by Mike.

“It’s Tuakau’s best-kept secret,” Mike laughs, adding that there’s actually 5000 square feet of showroom, displaying some stunning pieces of period furniture. Mike and his store got the nomination because of the way he has added to the vibrancy and interest of Franklin’s busi-ness sector with Country Treasures.

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The Employers and Manufacturers Asso-ciation (EMA) is wel-coming a cross-party political focus on issues affecting small business, particularly around tax issues.

EMA CEO Kim Camp-bell says with three separate parties issuing similar small business tax policies in recent weeks, small business is finally getting some of the attention it needs.

“The IRD issued a Green Paper a few weeks ago suggesting ways of easing the pro-

visional tax burden on small business; NZ First followed last week and today we’ve had Labour issue its own policy with a similar focus on easing that tax burden on small business,” says Mr Campbell.

“With three parties in alignment, perhaps we can make some pro-gress on changing the way provisional tax is paid.

“At present the system forces small business to forecast earnings and pay tax on those earn-ings, often before the

money comes in.“That’s a heavy bur-

den for a new business and can be quite pun-ishing, so any change is welcome.”

Around 97% of all business activity in New Zealand is driven by the small business sector.

Mr Campbell added that; “Tax is just one area where the burden can be eased in this critically important sector of our economy, but it’s good to see mul-ti-party alignment on at least one issue for the sector.”

Auckland Council has submitted a Registration of Interest – Support (ROI) in response to govern-ment’s announcement to extend its nationwide investment in rural broadband, ultrafast broad-band and mobile black spots.

An additional $100 million for the Rural Broad-band Initiative (RBI), $210 million for Ultrafast Broadband (UFB) and $50 million for mobile black spots, is regarded by the council as the best opportunity to address the lack of reliable broad-band in many of Auckland’s rural and remote communities.

The council acknowledges the additional fund-ing is for improvements nationwide and not all communities will benefit. As a result, the council has committed to exploring alternative solutions addressing the ongoing issues of broadband ac-cess in rural and remote Auckland.

This work will continue to be led by a political working party including Councillors Arthur Anae, Bill Cashmore, Linda Cooper, and Penny Webster.

If you want that sale, you have to ask for it

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In sales, no is as good as a yes. Seriously it is.

When you get a ‘yes’ you have a process to follow and an outcome, when you get a ‘no’ again you can follow a process to an outcome, it’s those darned ‘may-bes’ or ‘call me laters’ that get you into trou-ble. So let’s deal with them one at a time.

The YesWell done! The sale is

made so you just have to deliver the prod-uct or service that you have sold, to the high-est standard that you can. You should follow

up with your customer to ensure the product/service is to their ex-pectations. If they are raving good things, then ask them for a tes-timonial. You can use positive testimonials in your marketing tools. Add this raving client to you database and continue to up sell and market your products and services.

The NoIt isn’t the end of the

world. Sometimes it is appropriate to find out why the ‘no’ has oc-curred and understand the objection. It may

provide an insight as to how you can sell to this particular buyer later on. However, still fol-low up, still add them to your database and market to them for a sale, not in the same way as your raving cli-ents, but still market to them. Build a personal relationship and net-work with them. They may not want to buy but they may know oth-ers that they are happy to refer you on to. This way your ‘no’ person could become one of your greatest referrers of buyers!

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Pet of the monthA Waikato dairy farmer was sentenced last week

for neglect and ill-treatment of cows that became malnourished or starved to death in his care.

Tony Clayton was disqualified from owning or being the “person in charge” of animals for a peri-od of two years. He also received 240 hours of com-munity work, nine months of supervision and has to pay reparation costs of $3,100 plus additional court costs of $150 for both charges.

Ministry for Primary Industries District Com-pliance Manager Waikato/Bay of Plenty Brendon Mikkelsen says this is a timely reminder for farm-ers to seek help early if they have a shortage of feed.

“This sort of offending is preventable. MPI Ani-mal Welfare Inspectors will often work through issues with stock owners, but would not tolerate negligence or cruelty.”

The reckless ill-treatment charge relates to two incidents where cows starved to death on Mr Clay-ton’s farm in late winter 2014. In one case five cows died of starvation, as part of a mob of 19 cows that were confined to a silage stack paddock to forage the remains of the silage that had been fed out over winter. In the other case seven cows in a mob died after being confined in a paddock with insufficient pasture cover and no supplementary feeding.

An Auckland man has earlier this month been found guilty of recklessly ill-treating an animal af-ter his pet dog was found in skeletal condition al-most starved to death having been fed on instant noodles.

Left tied up without access to water and little food, German Shepard crossbreed Nasa was too weak to walk or even stand up when discovered by an SPCA inspector in October 2013.

Nasa’s owner Daryl Forse was charged with ill-treatment of an animal and sentenced in the Ma-nukau District Court. The judge ordered Mr Forse to forfeit any animals he owns and was banned from owning animals for 10 years. Mr Forse, un-employed, was also ordered to complete 200 hours of community service and to pay legal and court costs of $1,130.

Nasa was euthanised on humane grounds.

Chief Quarantine Officer Kirsty Ansell with one of the latest puppies to be produced under MPI’s detector dog breeding programme. If all goes well, they will one day work at the border to sniff out food, plants and other items that pose biosecurity risk to New Zealand.

The discovery of black widow spiders in import-ed grapes highlights once again the Government’s lax attitude to biosecurity risks, Labour’s Primary Industries and Biosecurity spokesperson Damien O’Connor says.

“MPI officials are trying to talk down the find, saying the spiders don’t pose a danger to the horti-cultural industry.

“If black widows can get through then it is every bit as feasible that something more sinister, such as the glassy-winged sharpshooter, could as well. And that would wreak havoc for our wine growers.

“Nathan Guy should put a halt on all similar grape imports until MPI can assure the New Zea-land wine industry and New Zealand consumers that imported grapes are safe to eat and our wine industry is not at risk from another failure of our biosecurity system,” Damien O’Connor says.

Fudge (girl) and Fritz (boy) are the winning names for two new biosecurity detector puppies that have been especially bred to stop pests and diseases from entering New Zealand.

The Ministry for Pri-mary Industries an-nounced the beagle names after running a public competition to name two puppies from its “F-litter”.

“Both names were popular choices among the entrants, and they meet our requirements

for names that are short and easy to remember,” says MPI Detection Technology Manager Brett Hickman.

Other interesting entries were Freedom, Ford and Fiat (after the cars), Finda (very ap-propriate), Flopsy, Fer-bert and FIFA (as in the soccer organisation).

The competition at-tracted more than 2500 entries, says Mr Hick-man.

“We were amazed at the amount of interest. We hope it has created

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Fudge and Fritz on dutygreater awareness of New Zealand’s strict bi-osecurity rules and the work our staff do at the border.”

Working Auckland biosecurity detector dog Aria gave birth to F-litter (six beagle pups) in May under MPI’s biosecurity de-tector dog breeding programme. The re-maining four puppies have been named by MPI dog handlers and other staff. The pup-pies will all shortly leave MPI to go to fos-ter homes to get them used to being around people. They will return to MPI and start detec-tor dog training in May next year.

“MPI-bred beagles are ideally suited to working at airports and ports to sniff out food, plants other items that could pose biosecurity risk to New Zealand,” says Mr Hickman.

We couldn’t resist this image of local cat ‘Tigger’ enjoying a read of a recent Post. Thanks to Bex from Waiuku for the photo, if you would like your pet to feature next month, send us your favourite image at [email protected].

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Work to remove mangroves in the Manukau Har-bour has begun as part of the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board’s mangrove management initiative.

Over the next few months mangroves will be removed from 1.5 hectares of the harbour at Kiwi Esplanade, 4.2 hectares at Mahunga Drive, and 1.1 hectares at Norana Park.

Local Board Chair Lemauga Lydia Sosene says the project has been fast-tracked as a priority un-der the Local Board Plan and Council’s recent Long Term Plan.

“We’re really big on safeguarding the quality and future of our harbour so it’s accessible and enjoy-able for everyone,” says Ms Sosene. “These areas are significant sites for fishing, boating, and waka ama activities and residents have been pretty clear the mangroves must go.

“Removing mangroves was a concern in our first term and we dedicated resources to properly identify and select removal sites based on ecologi-cal, geological, recreational and heritage values,”

Ms Sosene says. “We’ve made it a priority under our local board plan and with sites now identified and consented, mangrove removal has been fast-tracked with $500,000 dedicated over three years,” says Local Board Deputy Chair Carrol Elliot.

“There are plenty of measures in place to ensure minimal dis-turbance of wildlife. The method of removal is simple and safe with no tracked or wheel-based equip-ment used in the Coastal Marine Area.

“Work has already started in the Mahunga Drive area so it’s completed before the nesting season of the Banded Rail and other local endangered bird species,” Ms Elliot says. Treesafe Ltd, the company that has also undertaken work in the Pahurehure Inlet and the Manurewa Puhinui Inlet, has been contracted to undertake the remov-als, set to be completed in September.

Five of Auckland’s heritage public toi-lets have been confirmed as suitable for tender by Auckland Council, with Ex-pressions of Interest being sought from Friday 17 July until 17 August.

This is a unique opportunity for busi-nesses to redevelop and restore some of Auckland’s most interesting herit-age buildings. Redevelopment will re-juvenate the urban environment and celebrate Auckland’s history, while also generating a rental income for Auckland Council.

The five toilets are at Customs Street West, Wellesley Street East, (pictured above), Corner Market Place/Sturdee Street, Kingsland Rail Station and San-dringham Reserve.

Auckland Council’s Property, Building Consent and Urban Design teams will be considering applicants who propose ini-tiatives that draw people into the space and showcase the heritage aspects of each site.

Ian Wheeler, Auckland Council’s Gen-eral Manager Property, says; “There are

so many possibilities with this exciting pro-ject. Similar projects in New Zealand and abroad have seen pub-lic toilets transformed into cafes, bars, retail spaces, galleries, salons and more. We look for-ward to seeing a range of ideas.”

The council has worked through the unique specifica-tions of each site and consulted with local boards, who have of-fered their support on the project.

A public open day will be held at all five sites on Saturday 25 July from 10am - 4pm.

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Why the sirensounded...

June was a steady month for the Waiuku Volunteer Fire Brigade, with 12 calls recorded including two car fires and an incident in which a digger rolled into a fire. Callout information supplied by Chief Fire Office Colin Riddle for the month is:

DATE AREA ACTION

2nd, 20.22pm7th, 12.39pm9th, 06.39am12th, 18.15pm13th, 16.04pm17th, 22.18pm19th, 09.24am 24th, 11.42am27th, 13.32pm27th, 15.23pm 28th, 00.23am29th, 17.30pm

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WaIuku $559,000

Te ToRo $819,000

Picture PerFect!Absolutely pristine throughout, this gorgeous property will delight anyone who appreciates attention to detail. Nothing has been left undone! Your family and friends will enjoy being entertained here. Complete with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, two ensuites, two living areas, a modern kitchen and double internal access garage, on a landscaped 7089m2 section with two paddocks plus 2.67 Ha of covenanted native bush. Take time to “make the time” and be prepared for a pleasurable viewing. Call Iris 09 299 1190 or Julie 027 551 6075 now!

1509 Awhitu road RX353093

chArActer, SPAce & convenienceBeautiful character home that has everything you need… lrg fully fenced section, double lock up garage, additional off street parking and covered verandah to relax and entertain on. Inside there’s plenty of space from the large open plan kitchen dining through to the formal lounge, separate family room and wide hallway connecting the living areas to 3 good sized bedrooms. A lot has been done to enhance the home while care has been taken to retain the period features that makes it so special. Still there is potential to add your own touches. Set in a handy location and within a short distance to local schools, cafes, restaurants, shops and sporting facilities. The owners are eager to move on and would love to see someone else enjoy this home as much as they have. Call Daryl today for more details or to arrange a viewing.

7 colombo road RX380324AUCTION on site this Saturday 25th July @ 10:30am. Open Home at 9:30am - 1 hr prior to auction

WaIuku auCTIoN

Your oPPortunitY here And now! If you’re looking for peace and privacy, yet still be handy to town you must come and view this gem. This gorgeous property will delight anyone! A spacious, completely renovated home just waiting for you to move in and enjoy life. 4 dbl bdrms, 1 bthrm + master ensuite, Wood burner & heat pump, Huge high stud 4 bay shed with Masonite Floor in the left bay, In-ground swimming pool & spa pool, Plenty of room for outdoor entertaining. Seldom does an opportunity like this come up! Call Iris on 09 299 1190 or 021 243 3606 today! Auction 25/07/15 at 10:30am on site unless sold prior.

gleNbRook

52 reid road, Glenbrook RX319103

$585,000

Glenbrook liFe StYle StArterA fabulous chance to purchase this lifestyle property consisting of a modern kitchen and large open plan living space with polished floors heated by a wood burner, a large deck overlooks the property. Two bedrooms and an entry / office area and a sleep out attached to the garage complete the picture. The land is 1.2 ha of mixed contour and fenced into two paddocks. Call now for an appointment to view this tidy modern property. Call Julie to view.

WaIuku

62 Pokorua rd

$PbN

A unique Piece oF PArAdiSe A rare find situated on the Awhitu Peninsula with magnificent views and contour offering a choice of a good building sites if you wish to build a new home. * Offering 162.6434 ha (401.9 acres approx.) of mainly good contour* Good farm access throughout the property* 25 paddocks - post & wire fencing with electrics* Reliable, excellent water supply to all areas of the farm* 3 bedroom plus study farm home* Farm buildings include a 7 bay hay shed, sound stock yards, wool shedContact Iris on 021 243 3606 or 09 299 1190

* SolD *

listings needed call now for

free apprasial

Te ToRo $739,000

nAtureS cAllStunning rural property with lrg 2-storey solid timber family home. Beautiful setting with harbour & country views. Stroll through your own 3ha of covenanted bush, enjoy the bird life and spot the glow worms at night. This 4 bdrm home boasts two living spaces, modern kitchen, open plan dining and lounge, two bthrms, master bdrm, ensuite and sep laundry. Double internal access garage plus freestanding double garage with workshop. Fully fenced grounds surrounding the home with heaps of space for the kids to play. This property has it all, come and have a look at what else it has to offer. To view contact Iris or Daryl.

154 Ponsford rd RX365603

356 waiuku otaua rd RX363942

WaIuku $880,000

PurchASe A Piece oF hiStorY on 4hA Originally built in 1893 this beautiful kauri villa has been lovingly kept, and is now ready for a bit of a make-over, so move on in, add your own finishing touches and enjoy country life. Featuring stunning original kauri floors, lrg lounge, original coal range, 3 dbl bdrms - master with open fireplace. Lrg family bthrm incl. plus a sep. WC. There’s even a separate studio for when family & friends stay, and a freestanding double garage plus extra shedding provides all the storage you could need. Just a few mins from Waiuku, what more could you want? Call Julie now to view.

13 owens road RX376991

WaIuku $416,000

PerFect FirSt home or inveStment ProPertYProfessionally renovated throughout, this 2 bedroom brick and tile beauty is awaiting your viewing. Two bedrooms, one bathroom, sun-room and a single garage all on a good sized easy care section within walking distance to town & schools. This won’t last so call Julie now to view.

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Property PostTuesday,July 21, 2015www.thepost.nz

Upgrades to Bledisloe Park in Pukekohe are mov-ing ahead with work starting on a new multisport building for the resident Pukekohe Association Football Club and Pukekohe-Metro Cricket Club.

Developments at the park include a car park ex-tension near the Pukekohe Netball Centre and a new car park to be constructed next to the existing playground.

The old Pukekohe AFC clubrooms have now been demolished and construction of the new multisport facility will be led by the Bledisloe Park Society.

Franklin Local Board has contributed around $750,000 to the project, in addition to funding from the Lotteries Commission, Foundation North (for-merly ASB Community Trust), and NZ Community Trust.

“Shared facilities are a great way to ensure sport-ing clubs have relevant and fit-for-purpose fa-cilities in a way that’s easier to manage in the long run,” says Franklin Local Board member Malcolm Bell.

“As well as leading the development, the society is responsible for fundraising and the future run-ning of the facility.”

The mortgage door has closed suddenly for some mum and dad property investors with less than 30 per cent equity following an announcement by some banks last week that they will issue no more pre-approved mortgages for property investors in the Auckland area (where equity is less than 30%).

Auckland mortgage broker and principal of integrated financial services provider Loan Plan,Christine Lockie, said that due to backlogs in the banking system, some clients who had lodged application three days before the announcement have been shut out by the move.

“Westpac has already put the restrictions in place and last night ASB followed suit, saying in a letter to us that they will only honour pre-approvals is-sued prior to 16 July for property investors with less than 30% equity. I have one client who lodged three days ago, but because of bank backlogs, he does not qualify – I’m fighting it because he is in the middle of a negotiation.”

Ms Lockie said ASB informed them that they would honour current pre-approvals until their ex-piry date (provided the property settles before the 1st of October). This means that any property in-vestors who got in on time have just 60 days to find and negotiate the purchase, starting from when they received their pre-approval. Settlement must be prior to 1st October.

Local residents are being asked to give feedback on a draft strategy to determine the sequence and timing for 11,000ha of greenfield land to be made ready for urban development over the next 30 years.

The land is zoned Future Urban in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and is within the Rural Urban Boundary.

Its future development will make a significant contribution toward meeting Auckland’s expected resi-dential and business growth.

The draft Future Urban Land Sup-ply Strategy focuses on land located in many areas in Auckland, but in the Franklin region there are sites planned in Opaheke-Drury, Karaka, Paerata and Pukekohe

The land is mainly rural at the mo-ment, so development cannot occur until bulk infrastructure is in place.

The strategy aims to provide a logical sequence for when the land can be made development-ready through the coordination and deliv-ery of the necessary bulk infrastruc-ture. The proposal does not recon-sider the location of the Rural Urban Boundary and the Future Urban zone. These matters will be deter-mined by the Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel.

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse says accommodating growth comes at a significant cost with preliminary bulk infrastructure needs estimated at $13.7 billion for getting these areas

ready for development.“The area we’re talking about with

this land is equivalent to one and a half times the size of urban Hamil-ton, so the scale of infrastructure re-quired is enormous.

“Obviously we can’t develop everywhere at once, so we have to make informed choices on the order and tim-ing to make these areas development-ready. That’s why we’re c o n s u l t i n g Au c k l a n d e r s , asking for their views on the pro-posed sequencing,” she said.

Public consultation will run from 17 July to 17 August 2015. There will be a number of locally held “Have your say” events in the north, north-west and south.

Feedback will help inform the final version of the strategy.

Council says the strategy will pro-vide greater clarity and certainty to everyone about where and when Auckland’s future greenfield land will be made ready for development.

For more information and a feed-back form, go to shapeauckland.co.nz from 17 July or phone 09 301 0101.

Feedback wanted on plans to develop local rural land

Work progressing onPukekohe sports club

Mortgage door shuts

Osborne’s

osbornerealty.co.nzOsborne Realty Ltd Licenced REAA 2008

We’re local,just like youLeonie Gillott

Ph 09 235 7139 0274 985 722

WAIUKU

Extended family extended space $849,000Main house consisting of 3 double bedrooms - one with ensuite. In addition there is also an attached sep 1 bedroom unit with its own bathroom & kitchenette. Set on elevated 1512m2 site with triple car garaging. Desirable Bay View Drive. ID osbh859

NEW LISTING“The area we’re

talking about with this land

is equivalent to one and a half

times the size of urban Hamilton,

so the scale of infrastructure

required is enormous.”

Above: an artist’s impression of the new multisport facility being developed in Pukekohe.

Award Winning Residential & Lifestyle Real Estate Agent

www.barfoot.co.nz/550186 $549,000Home And Income On Martyn Street

A M U S T S E E !

This property offers any number of options with both living accommodation & office workshop. The home is set up with 4 dble bdrms, 2 bthrms, & 2 lounges. Also reception/office, show room & warehouse or workshop. Situated on 1012m² and only a few minutes stroll to the main street & cafe’s. Very keen sellers make this property a great opportunity.

Patricia FentonResidential/Rural Sales M 021 836 242 DDI 09 235 9530 O 09 235 0880 F 09 235 7890 16-18 Queen Street, Waiuku

Call me today for a viewing or to list your property.

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New ListingPukekohe electrification neededservices now.

“The time for fobbing off Pukekohe rail pas-sengers with excuses is now over. Action and leadership from the lo-cal MP is now needed, seen and heard” Reeves said.

The PTUA is also concerned that the die-sel rail shuttles operat-ing to Papakura require extremely high qual-ity performance on the part of Auckland Trans-port (AT).

With Pukekohe pas-sengers now having to change trains at Papa-kura the onus is now very much on AT to de-liver perfect train time keeping.

“The last thing we want to see is Pukeko-he passengers arriving at Papakura just as the electric train to Brit-omart departs or vice-versa” Mr Reeves said.

The PTUA will be at Pukekohe station surveying passengers at various dates and times over the next few months to collect feedback about the rail shuttle experiences.

Passengers are also encouraged to fill out our online General Passenger Survey. This can be found at www.PTUA.org.nz

Yesterday hailed a massive step forward for Auckland rail pas-sengers with electric trains rolled out on all lines. However, Frank-lin passengers have yet to share the joy of full electrification as it stops short in Papa-kura, says lobby group, The Public Transport Users Association.

The group would like the Government to come to the party and put up its share of fund-ing to have electrifica-tion extended to Puke-kohe, or even Tuakau/Pokeno.

Jon Reeves, PTUA coordinator, says “the only reason why Puke-kohe passengers have to change trains at Pa-pakura is because the Government has not funded the logical ex-tension of electric rail

services to Franklin. Compared to building the Takanini motorway interchange around $200 million, the esti-mated $110 million to extend electrification 18 kms from Papakura to Pukekohe is ex-tremely affordable for the Government and will benefit the huge growth in population and passengers.”

The PTUA would like to see Hunua MP, Andrew Bayly, actively lobby the Government for immediate fund-ing approval. Auckland Transport has already undertaken in-depth studies and the ben-efit to cost ratio stacks up. Passengers are now encouraged to actively start contacting their local MP to let him know that Franklin de-serves electrified rail

osbornerealty.co.nz Osborne Realty Ltd Licenced REAA 2008 Waiuku: 09 235 7139 Pukekohe: 09 238 7142 11 Bowen St, Waiuku

Osborne’sFor Sale

Leonie Gillott0274 985 722

Julie Quilty0272 292 243

Marleen Ohms0274 483 528

Ray Lever021 951 082

2 Bare blocks approximately 4.5km from Waiuku. 2.2Ha and 1.8Ha options. Great views. Located in a quiet country lane ensuring enhanced privacy. North facing sites for all day sun. Compare these prices to smaller sections in town, and realise the value here. Phone to view. ID osbf757

Rural retreat $395,000

Ray: 021 951 082WAIUKU

Brian Barrett 0272 412 781

Kim-Maree Osborne 0274 919 205

Selling fast $320,000 – $330,000Only 3 left!! This is a great opportunity to build your dream home a choice of 3 sections down r.o.w just on the outskirts of town. Sizes from .2742ha to .4126ha. Power, phone and town water to site. Call today for a section plan. Covenants apply. ID osbs553 & osbf734L7

Leonie: a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722WAIUKU

MATAKAWAU

3 bedroom home on an acre of land with a 9x12m

shed needing new owner. Close to local school, shop &

beautiful beaches. Call Julie Q to view. ID: osbf741

Lifestyle starter huge shedding $435,000

Julie: a/h 09 235 9324, 0272 292 243

WAIUKU

Only one left - Be quick $285,000Nestled in a quiet peaceful valley on edge of township is this prime building site. Site fully serviced and well priced. ID: osbs458Leonie: a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722

Looking forward to summer? $469,0003 bedrooms fully furnished bach at Matakawau on Awhitu Peninsula. 2 mins to beach. Shed for the boat. Lots of family fun. Call Julie Q to view. ID osbh543

Julie Quilty a/h 09 235 9324, 0272 292 243

MATAKAWAU

This could be yours! 3 bedrooms, open plan living with ranchslider which leads to a private outdoor entertaining area. Separate laundry. Double internal garage. All this set on a fully fenced 525m2 section. ID osbh856

Leonie a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722

Dreaming of your first home??? $479,000

WAIUKU

Stage 2 selling nowA superior residential subdivi-sion, great building sites, close to township. Stage 1 sold out! Now selling Stage 2 from $250,000. Only 7 left. ID osbs429

Leonie: a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722

Rare country acre $229,000If you are looking to live in the country and don’t want a lot of land to look after - this block is for you! On a quiet country road, this level one acre blank canvas is ready for you to build your dream home on. Catch a glimpse of the harbour while enjoying the peace and tranquillity the country brings. Plant an orchard, build a castle - the choice is yours as there are no covenants. ID osbf756Leonie: a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722 JulieQ: a/h 09 235 9324, 0272 292 243

AWHITU

Step into the market and secure this property. Open plan living with 3 Bedrooms. Fully fenced with large garage. This property won’t last long on the market. Phone Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID osbh860Marleen 0274 483 528

First home opportunity Offers over $500,000

MANUREWANEW LISTING

Larger lifestyle $625,000 + GST (if any)5Kms from town is a 8.0937 Ha bare land block with a great building site. The block has character and useful-ness combined. The creek flows along the boundary and is all season. To view, please phone Ray. ID osbf749

Ray 021 951 082

WAIUKUNEW LISTING

OPEN HOME: Sat 1.00 – 1.30pm 30 Feasegate St

WAIUKU

1st home or investment $325,0003 Bedroom low maintenance unit. Open plan living, single internal access garaging. Currently rented for $340 per week. Don’t delay, ring now! ID osbh796Leonie a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722

Osborne’sFor Sale

osbornerealty.co.nz Osborne Realty Ltd Licenced REAA 2008 Waiuku: 09 235 7139 Pukekohe: 09 238 7142 11 Bowen St, Waiuku

Bring the extended family. This home has 5 brm plus study. Upstairs has 3 brm + study with open plan living and bthrm. Downstairs has 2 brm, bthrm with kitchenette and spacious lounge. This property has a single garage, dbl carport and a new dbl gge with a lockable storage room. Handy to Waiuku town centre, Waiuku College and zoned for Sandspit Rd School. Ph Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID osbh848

Marleen 0274 483 528

Garaging galore $599,000

Rural options options options $1.2 million incl GSTA desirable 18.17 Ha (approx) in two titles. Gently sloping to North/North East. There are 2 aged hay sheds on the property and near new cattle yards. This property is located approx 2.5km from Waiuku New World and is in the Waikato District. ID osbf672Ray 021 951 082

WAIUKU

WAIUKU

ZONED INDUSTRIAL $549,000Options galore on this centrally located home & premises which is zoned Industrial light commercial. 4 Bedroom 1950’s home plus workshop/showroom/ offices with off street parking. Come and explore the options – Retail/ Industrial/ Workshop. Phone for a viewing. ID osbh857

Leonie a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722 Ray 021 951 082WAIUKU

WAIUKU

Extended family extended space $849,000Main house consisting of 3 double bedrooms - one with ensuite. In addition there is also an attached sep 1 bedroom unit with its own bathroom & kitchenette. Set on elevated 1512m2 site with triple car garaging. Desirable Bay View Drive. ID osbh859

Leonie a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722

NEW LISTING

18 acres set into 14 paddocks approx. 7 mins from Waiuku. Currently grazing sheep, goats, horses and alpacas. Triple car garage with plenty of other shedding for animals & feed. House has 4 bedrooms, ensuite and modern kitchen and bathroom with new carpet throughout. Ph Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID osbf765

Marleen 0274 483 528

Living the dream $875,000

WAIUKUNEW LISTING

Awesome home great location $895,000This lovely home has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 generous living areas set on 2787m2. In addition there is a double internal access garage + separate double garage with workshop. If you need space and garaging then this home is for you. Phone today to view. ID osbh851

Leonie a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722 WAIUKU

An impressive and inspiring $125 Million worth of Real estate sales in her 21 years with Osborne Realty

Leonies experience is second to none. Born and bred in Waiuku Leonie has been in real estate with the Osborne Realty Ltd for an impresssive 21 years. She has an outstanding regard and knowledge of the selling of spec homes, house and land packages. From initial design through build stages, her experience is invaluable. Having been brought up in Te Toro on a farm she is also familiar with the requirements for rural and lifestyle blocks. When it comes to residential property Leonie’s wealth of experience helps make the process as smooth as possible.She is looking forward to helping your transition into your next property whatever that type may be. Give her a call for professional and caring service.

Phone Leonie on:After hours: 09 235 9961Mobile: 0274 985 722

MEREMERE

First Home Buyers$ 369,000Do you see your chances of owning your own property slipping away? Well do not fear! If you’re quick then you can own this 3 bedroom Huntley brick home on 940m2 in the small vil-lage of Meremere. Though small, it has a big hearted community offering service from school-ing, doctors, library a superette and so much more. Meremere is handy to both Hamilton and Auckland making commuting a total breeze but you will have to be really quick. osbp 365Donna-Marie Jarden Ph 027 527 0090

MEREMERE

Affordable entry home$ 285,000Perfect opportunity to own your own home. This 3 bdrm 1980’s home has been relocated onto this massive 940m2 section. It’s a blank landscape so you can create your family’s lifestyle. Plant fruit trees, add a vegetable garden, add on shedding for the boys toys or whatever you like to make it yours. Though a small village, Mere-mere has a big hearted community and offers a pri-mary school, superette, visiting doctor, library, church, tennis courts and a new community hall. Property is tenanted with tenant paying $300 pw, so viewings are limited. Excellent location, outstanding price. Osbp368Donna-Marie Jarden 027 527 0090

MEREMERE

OPEN HOME: Sun 1.00 – 1.30pm 10 Azalea Place

OPEN HOME: Sun 2.00 – 2.30pm 87a Parakau Rd

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GJ Gardner Franklin/Papakura franchise is independently owned and actively operated by Mike O’Meeghan and Jeff & Bob de Leeuw, Directors of MJB Construction Ltd.

The G.J. Franklin / Papakura team understand that you are an individual and you have unique requirements when building a home. By working together with you they can design and build a home that suits you, your lifestyle and your needs.

Their partnership has a wealth of building experience and knowledge to offer you. Combining this with “New Zealand’s Number One Home Builder,” they have built a reputation that ensures that all customers will receive excellent service, quality workmanship and quality prod-uct. It is the commitment to our customers that has

made G.J. Gardner Homes the success it is today.

We can take care of everything including permits, re-source consents, planning issues, engineering, drainage and geotechnical reports. We can even help you find a section and sort out finance and payment terms to make it as simple as possible.We project manage everything every step of the way and give you written assurances regarding costs, workman-ship, material guarantees, completion dates and other key issues. Our thoroughness is one reason why more people build with G.J. Gardner Homes than any other builder.

Call in for a coffee and informal chat. Our G.J. Franklin/Papakura team would love the opportunity to build your

dream home for you too! Hunua, Karaka, Pukekohe, Tuakau, Waiuku and Papa-kura are just some of the areas they build in.

As the country’s largest residential building group, we have excellent relationships with New Zealand’s most respected building material suppliers. We are able to purchase materials and fittingsat a better rate based on the buying power of a large national group, passing the savings on to you.

On Show GJ GARDNERKARAKA SHOWHOME: 272 Harbourside DrivePhone: (09) 296 1695 month

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View by appointmentwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20884Wendy Cowper [email protected]

View by appointmentrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20884Wendy Cowper [email protected]

Waterfront Home On A Quarter AcreEscape to Matakawau Point - bring the family, boat, rods andreels, this 2 Bdrm cottage property has a large studio and aportacom unit making it perfect for extended family or teenagers.Outdoor pizza oven, waterviews either side, a truly idyllic setting.

Matakawau Point $535,000

Wendy Cowper 021 118 0 118Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839

[email protected]

Wendy Cowper 021 118 0 118Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839

[email protected]

100 Acres Plus 3 Bedroom Cottage3 bedroom cottage with open plan kitchen/dining, separate familyroom with loads of storage. There is a log fire and a spaciousdeck to enjoy the views. 40.5HA with loads of shedding,stockyards, wetland, native bush and an air strip.

Pollok Dominikovich Rd $990,000

By NegotiationView by appointment, 17A Dodd Roadwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20554Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839 09 295 [email protected]

By NegotiationView by appointment, 17A Dodd Roadrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20554Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839 09 295 [email protected]

Wattle Bay Beach Subdivision Coastal Subdivision 12 LotsCouncil approvals are in place, but the work still needs to bedone. Do the work and reap the profit. Call for more details.

Manukau Heads

$2.4 million (FHGC)View By Appointmentwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20885Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 09 295 2026

$2.4 million (FHGC)View By Appointmentrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20885Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 09 295 2026

Live and work at the beach with an existing income stream.3 bdrm owners residence, 10 units plus 50 camp sites on 1.526hectares. A great lifestyle opportunity for a family that wants towork and play from home.

Big Bay Beach Holiday Park

, Lot 1 Marshall Road WKU20816Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839 (09) 295 2417Wendy Cowper 0211180118 (09) 2352940

, Lot 1 Marshall Road WKU20816Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839 (09) 295 2417Wendy Cowper 0211180118 (09) 2352940

1.4103 hectares bare block (approx 3.485 acre) Tucked awayfrom the main road on a no exit road is this 14103m2 bare blockwith magnificent views of the Manukau Harbour. View byappointment .Great to build your new home.Enjoy living in thecountry.

Manukau Heads $360,000

View by appointment rwwaiuku.co.nz/WKU20821Wendy Cowper 021 118 [email protected]

View by appointment rwwaiuku.co.nz/WKU20821Wendy Cowper 021 118 [email protected]

This 95m2 3 bdrm brick home (Master with semi-ensuite) withopen plan kitchen, dining and living room is practically new.Double glazed windows, close to school, boat ramp and reserve.North facing with a peep of the sea, on a 2,500m2 section in abrand new Sergeant Height Subdivision.

Matakawau Point Beach $429,000

View by appointmentWKU20811Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839 09 295 2417Wendy Cowper 0211180118

View by appointmentWKU20811Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839 09 295 2417Wendy Cowper 0211180118

PollokMagnificent views -This could be you, build your dream homehere! Around 15 minutes from Waiuku Township & 10 minutes toMatakawau store and all coastal beachs close by. Phone today toview LOT 2 10532m2

Excellent House Site $345,000

View by appointmentwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20037Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 (09) 295 [email protected]

LICENSED (REAA 2008)

View by appointmentrwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20037Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 (09) 295 [email protected]


Manukau Harbour Views Subdivision3 Prime rural sections left in Stage 1. Lots 2 & 3 @ $235,000 andLot 4 $300,000. Section sizes from 2,635sqm.

Matakawau Point Sections

Wendy Cowper [email protected] rwwaiuku.co.nz/WKU20886Wendy Cowper [email protected] rwwaiuku.co.nz/WKU20886

Looking for Paradise? $899,000A magnificent piece of property with manicured gardens. A230m2 4 bdrm, character home on 5 hectares has native bush,fenced paddocks, stream, views, with 100 olive trees. Doublegarage with extra room. Owner claims a micro climate here basedon the sunlight and terrain. Only 7 mins. to Waiuku.

Pollok

rwwaiuku.co.nz/WKU20067Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839 (09) 295 2417Wendy Cowper 0211180118 (09) 2352940

rwwaiuku.co.nz/WKU20067Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839 (09) 295 2417Wendy Cowper 0211180118 (09) 2352940

Amazing Views Build your dream home on this 6000sqmsection with views over the west coast to rolling rural land. Only15 minutes from Waiuku Township and 10 minutes to Matakawaustore and all coastal beaches close by. Phone today to view.

Awhitu Peninsula $299,000

View open home Sat and Sunday 1:00 - 1:45pm,31 Magnolia Drive, WaiukuWendy Parker [email protected]

View open home Sat and Sunday 1:00 - 1:45pm,31 Magnolia Drive, WaiukuWendy Parker [email protected]

INVESTORS OR FAMILIES $489,000Back on the market, giving you a second chance to view thissunny bright family home.. New carpet, new paint and fourbedrooms in a lovely little private road away from traffic. Rentalappraisal available. Come and take alook!

Open Home

Scott Brocas Ph: 021 039 3458 DDI: (09) 235 [email protected]


Scott Brocas Ph: 021 039 3458 DDI: (09) 235 [email protected]


Thinking of selling, or just wondering how the current market hasaffected the value of one of your greatest assets?Call me today for a confidential and obligation free chat.

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Whether you prefer prints that draw the eye or the timeless elegance of neutral co lours, there’s plenty to choose from when it comes to shopping for window treatments. This season, natural fibre drapes, blinds and solar shades are in favour.

You prefer drapes? Choose silk or linen. Are your walls and furniture very colourful? Balance the overall look with drapes in neutral tones. Your decor needs brigh te ning up? Choose drapes in vivid co lours. Of course, neutral shades blend in perfectly with a classic decor, while bright colours and patterns are eye-catching and a per-fect complement to a modern decor.

Blinds are making a co meback. Eco-friendly, af fordable, exotic and easy to maintain, bamboo blinds have it all. To protect your interior from the sun, go for solar shades; they’re perfect for uncluttered, mo dern decors. On an other note, shut ters are sure to add a special touch to your home.

So, drapes, shades or blinds? It all depends on your pre ferences and the type of de cor you like. Shop around for some inspiration.

Create a layered window treatment

Whether they are dainty wood blinds or over-the-top dramatic drapery panels, something is needed on every window! And without, it’s like going to a party wearing a gorgeous dress and jewellery, but forgetting your shoes. That being said, I’m also a big fan of layering window treatments which means having a combina-tion of functional parts and pretty parts. By adding different layers, the window(s) will have added depth and

dimension, plus offer energy effi-ciency and privacy.To begin, ask yourself a few questions which will help determine the type and amount of layers that you want and need for your window(s).

Here are some suggestions:Desire privacy for your space? If so, you may want to consider some-thing that can is functional, and can open & close.

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Desire complete darkness in your space? If so, you may want to consider black out shades.Desire texture, color, and height? If so, you might consider long drapery panels that are hung high close to the ceiling, plus bamboo shades. These are MANY options and those are just a few ques-tions to start the process in deciding what’s right for your situation.


It is usually with a heavy heart that a parent prepares to place his or her child in daycare, preschool, kindy, or with other groups, especially when for many it’s the first time they have been sepa-rated from their little one for any length of time since birth. Luckily, in Franklin there are a number of great facilities to choose from.Here’s some tips to ensure your choice is right for both you and your family.• Start looking early: spots in good cen-tres are precious, so don’t wait until the last minute to see what will be available for your child. Begin asking around to see which facili-ties suit your values, location, budget, needs, and schedule.

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Choose the care facility that’s right for your family• Call: after short-listing a few of the places you like, conduct a phone interview with each one so you can find out about their admis-sion criteria, waiting lists, group sizes, and staff quali-fications and experience.• Make an appointment: visit a few places before coming to a final decision. This will help you imagine the environment in which your child will be spending several hours a day. Check out the quality of interior and exterior play areas, noise levels, décor, toys, and furniture. Assess the place’s cleanliness, safety measures, and meal and snack menu. Observe the workers to see if they are patient, sensitive, and energetic. Communicate your concerns and prefer-ences to the person in charge and see how he or she reacts to your comments.• Ask for references: contact directly some parents who have used or are us-ing the places you are considering and see what they have to say.• Listen to your heart: your instinct will ultimately be your best guide in making the final choice.

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Choosing the best place It is usually with a heavy heart that a parent prepares to place his or her child in daycare, preschool, kindy, or with other groups, especially when for many it’s the � rst time they have been separated from their little one for any length of time since birth. Luckily, in Franklin there are a number of great facilities to choose from.Here’s some tips to ensure your choice is right for you and your family.• Start looking early: spots in good centres are precious, so don’t wait until the last minute to see what will be available for your child. Begin asking around to see which facilities suit your values, location, budget, needs, and schedule.

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A new document, launched last week by Safekids Aotearoa, identifies in Minis-try of Health data that a total of 2499 children aged between 0-14 years were hospitalised due to a poisoning-related injury in New Zealand between 2006 and 2013. Children under 5 years of age accounted for 82.5% of all hospitalisations. The majority of poisoning events happened in a home environment (81%) with boys. Seventy-two percent of the poison related admissions were due to medica-tions. Ann Weaver, Director of Safekids Aotearoa, says “children under 5 years old are naturally inquisitive, and learn-

ing by exploring their environment is an important part of a child’s development. Children 0 to 14 years are too young to differentiate between safe and unsafe products. Children rely on adults to en-sure their safety and wellbeing.”Safekids Aotearoa will advocate for child resistant packaging, free access to child resistant caps on medications and an education strategy. The group wants to create awareness about the mistakes people can make identifying the differ-ence between food items and between cleaning products and medications. The acronym “SAFE” is introduced to convey the safety messages:

STORE all medicines, chemicals and cleaners in their original container and lock them in cupboards up high and out of sight.ASK your pharmacist for safety caps on medicines - there may be a small cost.FOLLOW the dose instructions from your doctor or pharmacist when giving medi-cine to children.ENSURE you read and follow safety in-structions on medicines, chemicals and cleaners.Remember: Contact the National Poison Centre 0800 POISON or 0800764766 if you suspect your child has swallowed a poison.

An independent poll announced yester-day, (Monday), has shown that 73% of the public support government action on restricting unhealthy food marketing to children. The Horizon Research poll of 1620 New Zealanders’ attitudes to junk food mar-keting restrictions was commissioned by the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health and funded by the

Heart Foundation and Cancer Society Auckland.It questioned adult New Zealanders (18 years plus) on whether Government ac-tions were needed to restrict the market-ing of unhealthy food to children.The four main questions around market-ing to children were;• Would you be in favour or against the Government introducing stronger

“Parents love their kids and kids love their gadgets,” says Dave Atkinson from The Parenting Place. “Parents speak to us all the time - they want to make the most of this new technology but they worry. Are my kids spending too much time on their phones? Are they up to mischief? And most of all - are my kids safe?” Vodafone, The Parenting Place, and inter-net safety experts Netsafe are partnering to create a new suite of resources to help parents become better ‘digi-parents’.

Dave Atkinson, who has worked with The Parenting Place for nine years, is fronting a series of short videos and TV ads that will broadcast over the next 12 months. “These online clips have lots of practical tips about setting limits, using the safety features built into phones and comput-ers and so on. They are part of a bigger campaign, steering parents to the digi-parenting.co.nz web hub which is packed full of useful information to help parents become more confident.”

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Weekly prizes during the ITM Cup are up for grabs for anyone who purchases a Season Membership through the Steelers. The weekly prize draw will include match day hospitality, Rainbows End passes, Lone Star vouchers and Steelers jerseys. Memberships are on sale now from $50 for a South Auckland Motors Embankment member-ship or $100 for a Grandstand Membership for an adult and $50 for a child. Once again kids 13 years and under are free on the embank-ment to all Steelers round robin home games courtesy of Pak n Save Pukekohe. Memberships are available from CMRFU office and www.steelers.co.nz or www.iticket.co.nz.

The Annual General Meeting of the Buckland Bowling Club was held recently and the following officers were appointed.

Patrons are Mrs. Jean Bell and Mr. Errol Short. A new President in Mr. Paul Gibbons was elected to take over from Mike Stone who had completed 7 years in that position.

Mike has now assumed the role of Tournament Manager. Secretary, Mrs. Diane Main stood for an-other year in office having already completed 11 years however a new Treasurer was elected, Mr. Chris Bull. Match Committee functions will be managed by Lorraine Worthington, House Man-ager, Mrs. Karen Bellhouse, Property Manager Mr. Maurice Bellhouse, Don Thomson retains his sponsorship portfolio and Bernice Maloney her Welfare Officer role.

Jim Ballard will continue to represent the club as Centre delegate. An exciting new year is in pros-pect which members new and current can enjoy at the same subscriptions levels as last year.

After annual maintenance, the greens already look inviting and will provide the usual excellent playing surface. Season Opening is scheduled for September 19.

The Waipipi Bowling Club enjoyed a success-ful season with good play and an excellent green has been developed. The club is looking forward to the 2015/16 season starting bowling in October. The committee for the coming year is: President Nola Hook, Treasurer Margaret Maurice, Secretary Eric Gillot, Tournament Manage Roy Hopping and greenkeeper Colin Hull.

In the Counties Power Club Rugby results, the fi-nalists for 2015 have been found and the premier en-counter will be a repeat of last year’s final between Karaka and Bombay.

Karaka Vernon and Vazey earned their place in fi-nals footy after their tight encounter with Pukekohe, eventually beating them 17-14.

In tough conditions it was a pretty tight battle and a strong wind proved to be dif-ficult to play into.

Pukekohe put the first points on the board with a successful penalty to Sione Fifita. But Karaka were able to hit back 10 minutes later when Kieron Rollinson was able to collect a wayward ball and set up Sione Molia for the try which was con-verted by Rollinson.

Pukekohe was then able to use the win and knocked over a couple of penalties to lead 9-7 at halftime.

In the second half Karaka got an early penalty and then Hurricanes player Ray Lee-Lo came off the bench and with his first touch of the ball was able to put Car-diff Vaega across the line which Rollinson also con-verted.

Pukekohe didn’t give up

the fight and in the final five minutes scored a try to Chiefs Maama Vaipulu.

Karaka’s Mike Lawrenson had a strong game at lock as did Lee-Lo when he came on, stand out on defence and was dangerous on at-tack. Sam Henwood was a strong performer for Puke-kohe and was strong at the breakdown.

Bombay Gough CAT booked their finals spot with an 18-3 win over Ardmore Marist South Auckland Mo-tors and now attempt to secure back-to-back Cham-pionship titles. It wasn’t go-ing to be third time unlucky for Bombay who had gone down twice to Ardmore in the round robin.

Bombay came out firing excited by the occasion; they were able to dominate at set-piece and also territory.

Their victory was built on strong defence, as the side were able to execute their game plan. It was a step up from round robin.

Bombay managed to put plenty of pressure on Ard-more’s lineout and scrum to disrupt their ball.

The Bombay boys showed plenty of enthusiasm at one stage being told to quieten down by the referee to which they replied they were just

Tuesday Haggle; 1st Alan Stichbury 42, 2nd John Munro.

Wednesday Ladies StablefordDiv One , 1st Glennys Kerr 34, 2nd Margaret

James 33. Div Two; 1st Eunice Clark 34, 2nd Ka-ren Macdonald 31.

Nine Hole Ladies; Least Putts; 1st Gweneth Baird 17, 2nd Jeanette Hargraves 17, 3rd Sharron Patterson 20, 4th Fae Douglas 20.

Thursday Haggle; Div One; 1st Frank McGrath 35, 2nd John Ferregel 34. Div Two; 1st Tane Daw-son 44, 2nd Cam Fleming 35.

No Saturday Haggle due to weather condi-tions.

Franklin Squash Club has never before had such a large con-tingent of squash players entering the annual District graded Super Champs Competition. The club has entered seven teams – three women’s teams and four men’s teams of varying abilities - B grade through to F grade.

The club is proud to compete in the competition which sees a group of over 50 members participating. Pictured at left is a group photo of the majority of players sporting their new club shirts. The Super Champs competition commences this week with the winning teams in each grade competing nationally in September in both the North and South islands.

excited. Putting points on the board for Bombay, Liam Daniela and Epeli Lotawa scored tries with Piers Francis adding a con-version and two penalties.

Ardmore’s points came from a penalty by Jonathan Tau-mateine. Bombay will now meet Karaka in the final.

In the Bob Chandler Memorial for the Premier Reserve semi-final Ardmore Marist and Ma-nurewa drew 9-9. While Karaka defeated Waiuku 18-8.

In the Premier division for Sid Marshall Shield Te Kauwhata Envirowaste ran out 23-12 win-ners over Weymouth and Drury took their match over Papakura 25-7.

The U21’s in the Massey Cup Pukekohe posted a 15-10 victory over Albycon and Karaka col-lected a 31-13 win over Ardmore Marist.

In the U85kg semi-final Bom-bay Super Freight crushed One-whero 46-0, while Patumahoe Pak N Save defeated Ardmore Marist 21-3.

So next week’s finalists have been confirmed with entry to matches at ECOLight Stadium

$10 for Adults, $7.00 for Students and kids 13 and under free.

Face painting and food and beverage stalls will be avail-able. Counties Manukau Season Memberships holders have free entry to matches.

Following are the matches and venues for the rugby finals this weekend:

McNamara Cup (Premier) - 2:45pm, ECOLight Stadium; Karaka Vernon & Vazey v Bom-bay Gough CAT

Bob Chandler Memorial (Pre-mier Reserve) - 1:00pm, ECO-Light Stadium 2; Ardmore Marist v Karaka.

Sid Marshall Shield (Premier) - 2:45pm, at Te Kauwhata; Te Kau-whata EnviroWaste v Drury.

Bill Marsh Cup (Premier Re-serves) - 1:00pm, at Te Kau-whata; Papakura v Drury

Massey Cup (U21) - 1:00pm, ECOLight Stadium; Pukekohe v Karaka

Under 85kg - 12:30pm, Bom-ba; Bombay Super Freight v Pa-tumahoe Pak N Save

Bright Cup (U19) - 1:00pm, Colin Lawrie Field 1, Pukekohe; Hauraki North v Waiuku.


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8th August

Due to their performance affected by an extreme power failure, Dennis Marsh and Kevin Greaves are coming back to the Club to perform Saturday 8th August starting at 7:30pm.

Discounted tickets for those who attended the last show - please contact the office.

Prebooked tickets $10 Door Sales $15 Dinner/Show $35

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

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THE WIND OF CHANGENot only has Waiuku had a great deal of wind and rain

during the past couple of weeks, The Post Newspaper

has also experienced our own “Wind of Change”

Nigel Ward, our respected Editor of many years, is

sadly moving on to explore other avenues of adventure,

deciding this is now time for his “Wind of Change”.

Nigel has been with The Post Newspaper for 10 years

and has certainly made his mark around and about.

The community has enjoyed and befitted from his vast

and often obscure knowledge that has certainly kept us

on our toes. With the many excellent pieces written for our lo-

cal paper, plus the comical wit and innuendos he has

engaged us in many subjects of interest as well as

befuddling even the stalwarts of Waiuku with his visions

and insight. Nigel, where you get your information from

is uncanny, and that one can suppose, is the secret of

your success. Although your farewell on Friday was celebrated with

mixed emotions, we hope your special gift will be a

reminder of your happy association with The Post and

friendships you enjoyed with your colleagues. A very big and sincere “Thank You” Nigel, for your

great contribution over the years and although you will

be sorely missed we can only wish you every success

and much happiness in your new venture.

Bill and Ngaire Deed, Steve and Lynn Douglas and the

Staff of the Post Newspaper

From your serious side of reporting

Waiuku’s history, to your dedication

and courage to print the facts and say it

like it is, to the hilariously funny stories

we’ve shared. We shall miss them all.

from Sharlene and Vanessa at WBDA.

PS. We hope your successor has better

photo shop skills when editing and putting

our photos in the Post.

I think it is appropriate to make a comment about the contribution Nigel Ward has made to

the Waiuku community in his time at the Post. I have had dealings with him for many years

both when I was working for FDC in my Rural Fire, Civil Defence and Road Safety roles and

over the past 5 odd years on the Local Board. Nigel has always had his community at heart

and that has been reflected in the passionate way he has gone about investigating, report-

ing and taking hold of issues. Whilst I haven’t always agreed with him or the way he had

reported some of those issues, they key thing is that he has always fought to ensure the

communities served by The Post have been made aware of things going on which enabled

both them to question those responsible or those responsible to clarify or respond. Nigel

was never scared of getting his teeth into things and most importantly in my view he was

determined that the Post would remain a locally focussed paper. It is very interesting for

me to hear of his new direction and I look forward to seeing him succeed in that role and

equally look forward to the continued growth of The Post. Andy Baker.

Hi NigelI wish you all the best for the future and thank you for the support for both Coastguard, Surf Club and Spirit of Adventure Trust. Best Regards Dean Lawrence.

Hi Nigel, you have been such a fervent supporter of the Mudlarks and we so appreciate what you have done, we will never be able to measure all the positive effects of the publicity you put out there. Warm Regards, Mudlarks.

Congratulations & good luck with the new challenge ahead. You’ll be missed. Cheers Barry Gibbon

A bittersweet farewell. We wish you all the best

in your new endeav-ours but will miss your humour. The Osborne’s Team

With best wishes from Gary Pye, Lex Mills, Barb, Paul Hutchison, Andrew Bayly, Mark McDonagh, Bill Cash-more, Jill Naysmith, Darren Engelbrecht, The Waiuku Fire Brigade, Theatre Group, Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust, G.V.R and many many more members of The Franklin Community

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approx. 25 hrs/wk rostered shifts, including mornings, afternoons/evenings

and some nights. Rosters are flexible. Duties include resident care, serving

meals, dishes, laundry and some cleaning and baking. Positive and caring attitude, reliability and affinity with the elderly are a must. Experience is preferred, but not

essential. Please contact owner/ manager Peter on 235 3897 or

email: [email protected]

We require a person to work as part of our busy team. Previous experiences in storeroom

dispatch an advantage. Must have references and a full driver’s license. Please send your CV’s

to [email protected]. Call 09 238 5995 during office hours.

Chiller/Dispatch Assistant

Rugby Football Club

WAIUKU DISTRICT RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

WDRFC is inviting applications for positions for 2016 for:• Premier Coach and Assistant • Premier Reserve Coach and Assistant• Under 19’s/20’s Coach and AssistantWaiuku is a well managed, community and family orientated rugby football club, with a proud tradition. Situated in the picturesque and historical town of Waiuku, we provide 4 playing fields and modern club rooms. We have produced numerous Counties Steelers representatives, All Blacks, Maori All Blacks, as well as Pacific Island representatives, over many years and have been at the fore-front of club competitions. We have forged strong relations with Waiuku College, whom provides the bulk of our junior players. Off season training facilities are available for the serious rugby player. We seek experienced, qualified coaches to further develop rugby at Waiuku. Applicants should be well rounded in all aspects of coaching, preferably have formal coaching qualifications and be able torelate to all of the club stake holders, from players through to committee. Applications close 31st JulyIf you are interested in any of the above positions and believe you have a contribution to make to Waiuku rugby, please provide your details to:Coaching PositionsWDRFC P.O Box 262, Waiuku 2341For details:Pat Dwyer 021 724 149 [email protected] Yuill 027 493 9349 [email protected]

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FranklinLocal Boardmeeting

A Franklin Local Board SwimmingPool Fencing ExemptionCommittee meeting will be heldat 9am on Tuesday 4 August inthe Local Board Chambers,Pukekohe Service Centre, 82Manukau Rd, Pukekohe.

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101or visit aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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Waiuku Toy Library AGM

Thursday 13th August 7.30pm downstairs at Barb's Bar and Diner.

Please come & join us to celebrate another successful year. E: [email protected] for more info.

FOR sale

FIREWOOD - Bargain. 4m Hotmix $300 Del. 2m $170 Del. Also Mac & Gum available. Ph/txt: 021 744 970 or 235 0065. Also tree felling & removal.

Hay - Top quality con-ventional bales. This season, shed stored. $10 per bale, delivery can be arranged. Ph: 021 157 4432.

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

REMOVaL - Any old scrap metal incl. old bat-teries, expired gas bot-tles, old cars, lawn mow-ers, etc. Ph Martin: 021 128 5953 or 238 3005.

GaRdeninG

DO your roses need to be pruned? Also hydran-geas, shrubs, garden maintenance and gener-al clean-ups. 25yrs exp. Refs available. Ph: 235 7176 or: 022 659 6126.

HaiR dRessinG

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

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TaI-CHI for well being. Church Hall, 43 Queen St, Puke. Thursdays, 1.15pm - $5; 5.30pm - $8; 7pm - $8. Lesson, gentle music, Chinese teas. Welcome!

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

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

massaGe

RELaxaTION massage, Reiki, Reflexology and Hot Stone Massage. For appointments call Sue: 09 235 2256 or visit: www.waiukumassage.co.nz

Pets

JaNZ DOGS Profess-ional Pet Grooming Service. 110 Victoria Ave, Waiuku. Small and medium dogs only Ph: 235 5550.

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

PictuRe FRaminG

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

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CaRWaSH Sat 25 July from 11:30am till 2pm at Waiuku Auto Electrical, 3 Leonard Street, for the Waiuku College 1st XI Hockey to fundraise for their tournament to Whanganui in Sept. $10 car wash & $15 for large vehicles/vans.

situatiOns vacant

MERCHaNDISER - Waiuku based Part Time Position. Own transport & Full driver’s licence is a must. Get paid to keep fit, working with iconic kiwi brands! We need someone who is pas-sionate about their work, enjoys a challenge and is prepared to make a sig-nificant contribution to our business, ensuring our products have maxi-mum shelf presence. Your ability to build strong customer focused relationships will assist you in your success. We have a Part Time posi-tion based in Waiuku, working Monday to Friday from 6am, how-ever you may also be required to work extra hours as needed to cover annual and sick leave. Full training will be provided. Please send your CV to: [email protected] Or for inquiries telephone: 021 927 964.

CaFÉ ASSISTANT - Part time position available for reliable worker with café experience. Must be available to work week-ends. Please hand CV’s in person to Café Alba.

FaRM Assistant Required - Mature per-son to assist milking 470 Jersey cows through a 28 aside HB, and all day-to-day tasks. Must be experienced. This is a drive in job in Aka Aka. Please email CV to: [email protected] or ph: 0274753510.

situatiOns vacant

ExPERIENCED, unqual-ified Childcare Relievers - Waiuku. Caring and interactive. Must be able to work Monday to Friday, between the hours of 7am to 6pm, including school holi-days. Phone: 235 0373.

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GUITaR LESSONS. Experienced guitar teacher. Music and guitar provided. Teaching all ages from beginners to advanced. Also teach at Sandspit School. Bookings essential. Ph Rachel: 02102511752

Wanted

TREES WANTED - Gum & Macrocarpa. Also tree felling & shelter belt removal. Ph/txt Chris: 021 744 970 or 235 0065.

Waiuku Colony Cat

ResCueIn desperate need of donations of catfood - tins & biscuits wanted.

Please drop @ Franklin Vets. Any Enquiries

ph: 235 2662Thank you for your support

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WaIUkU Magpies 2nd Hand shop 3/10 Martyn St. Ph: 235 5509 / 027 277 5026. We buy and sell good quality used furniture, beds, applianc-es, tools, collectables, antiques & bric a brac from deceased estates, houselots, downsizing. Shop Hours: Tues - Fri 10-4, Sat 10-3.

Wanted tO Rent

SLEEPOUT wanted - Franklin area for full-time working male. Non-smoker. Please phone: 027 966 3642.

WORK Wanted

ExPERIENCED and responsible 15yr old col-lege girl available for child minding after school and over school holidays. Monday to Friday. Casual hourly rate $10/hour. Day rate on request. Ph Katie: 021 296 1944.

STUMP Grinding - Section Clearing - Rubbish Removal - Lawns - And More! All at very competitive rates. Ph: 027 426 0040.

HaNDyMaN available for repairs & mainte-nance. Decks, fences, paths, pavers, hedge & tree control. Ph Alan: 09 235 2419, or: 027 283 0131.

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CARAVANS

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Call Mike: 235 2050 / 027 459 4148Fences, decks, refurbishments, waterblasting, painting, wallpapering, project management

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At Employment Relations Consultants, much of our work is dealing with Personal Grievances. Werepresent employees and we defend employers.Regardless of the actual issue with each case, what is clear is that Personal Grievances are about theindividual’s rights under New Zealand employment law. We refer to the individual employee and whatthey could expect from an employment relationship as well as the individual employer and their right torun their business the way they see fit.The catch for both parties is what the law provides in any given set of circumstances. The amountof legislation which makes up the componentry of employment law is vast and extends well past thewell-known Employment Relations Act 2000. The twists and turns that the relationship of the variouspieces of legislation can create within a specific employment dispute means that an amateur will struggleto manoeuvre the legal pathways.At Employment Relations Consultants we can provide the legal representation and, more important,the expertise you require to bring a dispute to an end as quickly and as fairly as possible. This cannormally be done without incurring huge legal costs just to ascertain exactly what your rights are.While there are always exceptions to every rule, most times we can provide a cost free assessment ofyour situation whether you are an employee or an employer. From there we can advise if you have acase at all, or what it will take to defend a case. At the end of the assessment you should have a clearidea of where you are going and what the likely cost will be.Oftentimes an employer, threatened with a personal grievance case may find themselves having tomake payment and we can ensure that this would be the least possible under the circumstances. Weconsider keeping your costs down (including to us) to be one of our main priorities.Furthermore, we believe that, as a boutique business and despite that we have our own overheads tocope with, we can provide the most cost effective representation of any advocacy or law firm regardlessof whether you are an employee or an employer.After more than fifteen years in the business and with literally thousands of successful cases behind uswe can understand the complexities of the cases presented to us and move quickly to bring them to aclose.Needless to say the time frame for resolution of matters cannot always be predicted with accuracy butis it is possible to keep the matter moving, we can do it.For employees who have lost their job and are being subjected to a stand down by WINZ prior toassistance, we can even provide support to overcome the stand down for those employees who havea genuine case and employ us to resolve it.So if you are an employee who believes you have a personal grievance or an employer who has beenthreatened with one. Give us a ring on 09 238 3025 and let’s have a chat.

We offer an initial telephone consultation free of charge. This will allow us to assess themerits of the case and offer a strategy for the resolution or defence of the matter.

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