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MALCOLM Guy, left, has had avery long association withKoputaroa Hall and was extremelyproud, as was the hall committee,to have his son, local MP NathanGuy, and Prime Minister John Keyunveil a plaque providinginformation of the hall’s history.

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■ FULL STORY OF PM’s VISITTO HOROWHENUA — PAGE 3

New health centre stretchedBy PETER FRANKLIN

Delays for doctor appointments blamed on lack of funding

Foxton residents votedunanimously to collectivelyappeal to the Government to gainmore funding for their newhealth centre.

Among the issues brought upat a public meeting held at theFoxton RSA were the longwaiting times for doctorappointments at Foxton HealthCentre. Appointments beingswitched to other clinics withoutnotice was also an issue.

Monday’s meeting was calledbecause of the rising frustrationand lack of understanding about

the reasons why patients had towait three or more weeks for anappointment, or arriving at theallotted time only to find theirappointment had been changedto the Shannon practice.

Central PHO projects directorAngela Johnson fronted up to themeeting on behalf of the healthcentre and said there were noexcuses but the reality of thesituation was one of trying toensure that the health care wasmanaged to their best ability.

She carefully explained whythese issues were happening andit came down to dollars — thecentre did not have the sufficient

funding to be able to attractdoctors to the area.

She said, while they wereconstantly seeking generalpractitioners, the health centrewas competing against otherareas that were able to puttogether better packages.

Currently the health centrehad one doctor on duty four daysa week, one on three days andtwo on one day, to care for 5300patients.

They have a doctor who hasresigned from the practice and isbeing replaced in March nextyear but, in the meantime, theyare reliant on the services of

locums who come at a price.Speaker Bob Charfield said it

appeared that, due to theworkload on doctors, there was achance that things could andhave been overlooked whenpatients were being diagnosed.

Overall there was adissatisfaction with the service.Other patients objected to theirmedical information beinglooked at by nurses, and did notlike the idea of discussing theirhealth concerns with nurses onthe phone.

Some recalled the days of thewell-known Dr Teppett, when hewould make a house call and stay

for a cup of tea.Mrs Johnson said those were

ideal days but the reality wasthat those days had gone, andpeople had to be prepared toaccept new systems, whichincluded shared information.

Staff at the health centre areworking on adapting to thechanging circumstances toensure patients are seen at theearliest times possible, and tohelp them be more efficient.

Patients being prepared todiscuss their issues with thenurses, which help ensure themost appropriate care could beoffered.

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Editor’s NoteThere has a been a number of lettersconcerning recent council process and coun-cillors being taken off committees. All lettersreceived up to and including last Friday willbe published this week, and right of replyfrom Horowhenua Mayor Brendan Duffy onFriday, after which the topic is consideredclosed and no further correspondence on thematter will be published.

Where does loyalty lie?I am pleased to see Jo Mason concede thatthe Horowhenua District Council meets “alot more frequently than just the councilmeetings”.

From my own experience on council, Iknow this is when councillors debateunpalatable matters in secret to stop thepublic finding out the facts.

However, I am surprised to read thecomments from Wayne Bishop. He wouldhave known as well as I did that all fivewater supplies had an ‘unacceptable’grading, and that Tokomaru’s supply wouldnot be fixed until 2025. I now have confirma-

tion from the Auditor-General’s office, thatdespite expired sewage consents, the 2012LTP disguised compliance costs by taking“a twenty-year approach for this investmentprogramme than a ten-year period”.

As for the socalled bullying, whyshouldn’t a ratepayer challenge his wardcouncillor for abstaining from voting on animportant issue? I was shocked to see howmany councillors sat smugly sayingnothing during that entire council meeting.

Finally, I am relieved that ChiefOmbudsman Dame Beverly Wakem hasruled on the way my code of conductcomplaint was tackled, and hopefully thistactic won’t be used to silence councillorswhose loyalty is to the ratepayers. Theydeserve our gratitude.

ANNE HUNTFoxton Beach

AccusationsCongratulations, Horowhenua Chronicle,for opening some refreshing and much-needed debate regarding Horowhenua Dis-trict Council activities.

Incredibly, indignant replies from Crs

Bishop and Mason merely attempted tojustify the mayor’s abuse of Crs Campbelland Feyen! As for the alleged “bullying” ofan anonymous councillor at the October 1meeting, a budding mayoral/councillor can-didate similarly falsely accused Anne Huntat a 2013 candidates meeting in Tokomaru.This was not only impossible at the time butfound to be untrue. I suspect the sameapplies.

My grandmother used to say: “You needa good memory to be a good liar.” Shortterm memory loss is increasingly endemicamong some HDC councillors and staff,however long they’ve been there.

CHRISTINE TOMSTokomaru

SecretmeetingsCr Jo Mason, apparently the second of thecouncillors to have had their heads shovedup above the parapet, confirms that theHorowhenua District Council holds secretmeetings from which ratepayers and resi-dents are excluded. According to my read-ing of the situation, HDC has no right towithhold information from those peoplewho after all are its employers. Maybe someother councillor, maybe the mayor, mightlike to tell us why they think they have thatright? And no, “commercial sensitivity”won’t wash in a monopoly situation. TheLocal Government Act requires in Section14 (a) 1 that a Council must “conduct itsbusiness in an open, transparent, anddemocratically accountable manner”.

Holding non-public meetings, and bully-ing councillors who dare to think forthemselves and their constituents must bein direct contravention of that fundamentalprinciple of Local Government. It’s worthcouncillors’ while to remind themselvesthat where inappropriate or incompetentspending is authorised by Council, thosewho voted in favour of it can be required topersonally refund the amounts concerned.Given that many HDC projects seem to haveoverrun by up to three times their originalcontract price and continue to absorb vastamounts of money, personal reimburse-ment could put a crimp in the best-heeledcouncillor’s budget.

As the mayor and councillors are obvi-ously well aware, there are at presentalmost no penalties in the Act against them,though I see no reason why the LocalGovernment Act should not be amended tobring some in. Right now.

ARTHUR TOMSTokomaru

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CATHERINE Lewis has lessthan a week to convert thissection of the TendertipsPackhouse into an art andasparagus extravaganza.Artists will publicly exhibit for aweek from October 31, a cafeoffering an enormous variety ofasparagus dishes will operateon November 1 and 2.

PHOTO: FRANKIE WEBB

By FRANKIEWEBB

PACKHOUSE BECOMES ART GALLERY AND CAFE

Asparagus, art and ArohanuiHospice may seem an unlikelytrio but for Horowhenuaasparagus producers,Tendertips, it’s a winningcombination. A section of thepackhouse will be converted toa cafe and art gallery opening onthe evening of October 31 andrunning through until 3pm onNovember 2. The art exhibitionwill be open to the public untilNovember 9. All proceeds fromthe $25 ticket sales to Fridaynight’s gala opening and 10 percent of all artwork sales is beingdonated to Arohanui Hospice.

The artists have a connectionwith Tendertips either through

working there or having familywho have. Husband and wifeteam, painter Jill Brandon, andcarver of heirloom rockinghorses Dave Brandon, willexhibit as will husband and wifeteam, milliner AngelikaKieninger and woodcut printerhusband Josef Eugou Kieninger.The fifth artist to exhibit isrenowned Horowhenua pastelpainter Jane Ross. Jill Brandonhas donated a painting forraffling, the $5 tickets areavailable from the packhouseshop, the draw will take place onthe exhibition opening night.Taste of Asparagus atTendertips has developed intoan annual event.

Organiser Catherine Lewis is

hoping the event will whet theappetite of other local foodproducers to consider launchinga future ‘Taste of HorowhenuaFestival', celebrating theproduce of the district incombination with art and music.“This is the third year we haveheld the event. We have 200tickets for Friday night.”

During the exhibition thepackhouse is fully operationaland free tours are available. Topurchase tickets for the artexhibition opening on FridayOctober 31 from 5.30pm to7pm, visit the asparagus pack-house shop at Tendertips, 747SH1, just north of the Waitarereturn off, or [email protected].

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Run for a good cause in FoxtonThe Foxton Lions Club haveorganised a fun charity runtaking place on SundayNovember 2 from 9am.Participants can choose to run20km, run or walk 10km or5km course along FoxtonBeach.

Event co-ordinator GarryBidlake said “Not only is thisevent good for you, it is goodfor the community. All money

raised from the event goes tothree charities including:Foxton Surf Club, PalmerstonNorth Rescue Helicopter andManawatu Coast Guard.

“All of these charities do somuch for the community andrely on fundraising initiativesto keep going, so we wanted todo something to help them. Wealso wanted to run an eventthat is not only fun for the

whole community but helpsthem get out and get activeand live a healthy life," Garrysaid.

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Sale to boost shuttlesFoxton Beach Community Centrevolunteers run a van service taking localpeople to appointments. This Saturday agarage sale at the centre, 108 Seabury Ave,is being held to raise funds towards theupkeep of the vans. Any goods suitable forthe sale would be gratefully received orcollected if need be. The centre is open from9am until 2pm daily, except Friday closing at11.30am. TheGarage Sale starts at 8am.

Breathe EasyThe Breathe Easy group, for peoplesuffering lung conditions such as asthma,chronic bronchitis, emphysema, COPD, ismeeting tomorrow at Levin CosmopolitanClub Hudson Room, starting 10.15amwithmorning tea. Everyone is welcome to joinand learnmore about their condition and toenjoy friendly fellowship. Guest speaker willbe PamHardy fromUnited Travel. For moreinformation phoneWally on 368-8981.

Fabric saleFabric-a-brac is back in Palmerston North.Anyone who sews and creates will want tobe at the event on Saturday November 1 topick over the tables of vintage andmodernfabric and sewing accessories, all to raisemoney for Arohanui Hospice. Stallholdersare coming from as far away as NewPlymouth, the Hawkes Bay andMastertonwith a variety of vintage buttons, fabrics,lace, tablecloths and doilies for re-purposeandmore. Fabric-a-brac, 9am-1pm,Crossroads Church Hall, cnr Church andCook Sts. Info at www.fabricabrac.co.nz

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PM spends busy day in HorowhenuaBy FRANKIEWEBB

Prime Minister John Keymade a point of visitingHorowhenua last week, hisfirst port of call being to visitthe Children’s Team in Otaki.The service is aimed atensuring vulnerable childrenget the services and supportthey need.

Then it was on to Levin forlunch. Mr Key addressed 150party faithful, acknowledgingtheir support in returningboth National, and Otaki

candidate Nathan Guy, foranother three years. Theentourage moved toKoputaroa School, met byprincipal Regan Orr.

This visit had specialsignificance for Nathan,being a second generation oldboy. A question and answersession with the students andvisiting dignitaries was held,then time to move on to theKoputaroa Hall to the delightof the hall society.

“We didn’t know until lastweek he was coming and

willing to unveil our plaque,”a delighted society presidentMalcolm Hunter said. “Therehave been three generationsof Guy’s at this school,involved with the hall sowe’re very grateful to Nathanfor arranging this.”

From Koputaroa toTendertips Asparagus farm,the day was a full one.

The packhouse which isgearing up for a bumperseason, as well a fundraisingart exhibition for ArohanuiHospice, was working

at full throttle.“It was a great example to

show the Prime Minister ofhow important horticulture isto the local economy,” Mr Guytold the HorowhenuaChronicle.

“The packhouse has about30 employees and will peak at50 during its busiest periodand will soon be exporting toJapan.”

This was the third visit toHorowhenua by the PrimeMinister in the past fewmonths.

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CELEBRATING:Horowhenua was avery different placewhen NoelineProctor (nee Harris)was born on October17, 1914

PHOTO: FRANKIE WEBB

By FRANKIEWEBB

In world history 1914 was amementos year withdeclaration of World War I.

It was even more mementosfor Noeline Harris, she wasborn in Wellington on October17. Her father David Harriswas the great grandson ofDavid Clark and Riria ParataClark (Aheke or Heke).Noeline moved with herparents David and Ivy, andtwo siblings, to live inManakau at the age of four.

“We lived opposite TatumPark,” Noeline, now Proctor,said.

“Major Tatum was a goodneighbour, always veryfriendly.”

The family moved to adairy farm in Mako MakoRoad.

“I left Manakau School toattend Levin School, wherethe Adventure Park is now,there were stables at theback,” Noeline said.

“My mother wouldsometimes bring the horseand cart. The horse was verynaughty for her, I remember itrearing up so mostly I wouldwalk to school.”

Levin, she remembers, was

a very small town with one ortwo shops.

“I rode on the first trainthat went through to the OtakiRaces, that was very excitingfor the town.”

Noeline learnt to drive acar, only relinquishing herlicence 10 years ago due tofailing eyesight.

“I would still love to drive,”she said. “When I was growing

up we used to do a lot ofwalking. Some friends invitedme to go for a Sunday walkalong (Hokio) Beach Road,”Noeline said.

“This fella on a bikestopped and talked to us, heseemed quite nice.”

This was her futurehusband.

In 1939 Miss Noeline ThoraMuriel Harris married

William (Bill) Retter StickleProcter at St Mary's Church,Levin. Bill was one of sixchildren, his parents MarthaFlorence (Flo) Retter and J.P.(Jack) Procter farmed on theeastern side of LakeHorowhenua.

The newlyweds moved onto the Proctor farm, building ahouse where Noeline still liveswithin close proximity of sonsBruce and Noel.

Sadly Bill died in 1997, he isburied at a private cemeteryon the farm. Her children andher many grandchildren,great grandchildren and greatgreat grandchildren visited tocelebrate her special birthday.

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Women’s Health ClubA new club is launching in theHorowhenua and it is a ladies onlyclub!

The club, named Women’sHealth Club, is FREE to belong toand has been set up so women canfind out what Horowhenua has tooffer them to help live a healthylifestyle.

Kathy McMillan (pictured),Horowhenua District CouncilRecreation Planner, says“Everyone needs to include at least30 minutes of physical activityand eat a balanced diet each day.Ladies always put everyone elsefirst and forget to take care ofthemselves.

The club has been set up soladies can learn how to prioritisefitness and health so they can leada healthy lifestyle.”

She said the free club had beenset up to inform and inspire ladies

of all ages, to motivate them tolive a healthy life. Club memberswill be invited to monthlymeetings to hear the latest news,be inspired by a guest speaker andgo into monthly draws to winprizes or deals.

The new club is launching thisFriday, at 5.30pm, at LevinAquatic Centre, with a greatcelebration including freemocktails, nibbles, aninspirational guest speakercoming all the way from HawkesBay, prizes and loads ofmotivating information.

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Boost for shuttle

Levin Cosmopolitan Clubpresident Darryl Smallpresented a $5000 donation to(left) Colin Lawry and IanNightingale of theHorowhenua CommunityHealth Shuttle Trust lastFriday.

Mr Small said the clubwere pleased to be able tosupport the communityservice that in the past 12months carried 12,000 localresidents to and fromPalmerston North Hospitaland other medicalappointments.

Mr Lawry said, while theservice does receive somefunding, it relies heavily on

public donations to remainfinancially viable.

“The service is run purelyby volunteers committed toproviding the communitywith a transport service toensure that they can get totheir medical appointmentson time,” he said.

The trust manages thefunding of the operation and,just as importantly, ensuresthat funds are available forthe purchase of replacementvehicles.

Mr Nightingale said one ofthe shuttles was about to bereplaced, now that it hastravelled over 250,000kilometres.

Rescue helicopter crew kept busyBy PETER FRANKLIN

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A life-saving mission for the Palmerston North-based rescue helicopter was made for a 60-year-old Raetihi man needing urgent hospitalcare.

The helicopter crew was busyagain in the past week includinga flight for a Raetihi man,believed to have suffered a heartattack and flown to WanganuiHospital.

An early evening nighttraining scenario, in conjunctionwith the Halcombe andCheltenham rural Fire Brigades,on Tuesday was followed by aWednesday flight to MountRuapehu to uplift an elderlyWellington skier injured on theTuroa ski field and fly him toWanganui Hospital.

On Friday, the crew were on amid-morning mission toWoodville for an elderlyPahiatua couple injured in a caraccident near the ManawatuGorge. The husband, a man in his80s, was flown to PalmerstonNorth and his wife transportedby ambulance.

A callout on Saturday saw thehelicopter on its way to a ruralproperty near Waione, east ofDannevirke, for a woman injuredafter falling from her horse whilemustering and airlifted to toPalmerston North Hospital.

Campaign targets high-risk medicinesMidCentral District HealthBoard is taking part in thenational Open for Better Carecampaign, run by the HealthQuality and Safety Commission,which aims to reduce harmfrom high-risk anticoagulantmedicines: warfarin, heparin;opiods–morphine, oxycodone,fentanyl, methadone; insulin;concentrated potassiuminjection; and oralmethotrexate.

The campaign involvespatients and families, as well as

clinicians in primary,community and secondary care,to raise awareness of the risksassociated with these high-riskmedications and promote waysto reduce associated patientharm.

Medication errors andunfavourable drug reactions area leading cause of patient harmand 60 per cent of all adversedrug events are thought to bepreventable.

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TAKING time out on the air, JaydeZaria Hall-Api was with MoreFM’s morning hostDave Key on Friday. JaydeZaria was the first McDonald’s guest DJ in the new schoolterm and loved the experience. She is in room four at Poroutawhao School. Herfavourite things to do are swimming, arts’n’crafts, brownies, ballet, dance and music.She also loves to bake and go with Mum (Jo) and join in the Duathalon's and WhanauTri to keep fit. JaydeZaria’s favourite song is Am I Wrong By Nico and Vinz.

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Chronicle’s positionIt is with some interest that I read on thefront page of our illustrious Chronicle, inbold print, the headlines; ‘Councillors speakout'.

The following article goes on to defendcouncillors views and the mayor, whilstcastigating members of other organisations.Whilst I'm not defending either or in thisletter, what does perturb me is the acutereadiness of the Chronicle to publish newsin defence of the local body, we have to go toopposition publications to read any adversenews about the same because our localpaper won't.

Councillors have spoken out about thecurrent negativity through the means bywhich it was first brought up, namelyLetters to the Editor.

I believe the topic was quite well coveredthrough this medium. Why is it then thatthe Chronicle deems it necessary to repub-lish on the front page that which has alreadybeen thrashed out? Why don't we ever seefront page news about when the council getsslated by other nationally recognised organ-isations? Now, that, having been said, I don'tnecessarily disagree with what was beingsaid in regard to council protocols.

There are set procedures in runningmeetings, whether they be council, orotherwise. If a member of council, or publicgoes against those protocols, then the mayorhas every right to exercise his prerogative.

Speaking rights at meetings is a priv-ilege, not necessarily an automatic right.

Members of the public especially, need toremember this fact.

No one has the right to try and pushindividual ideas, in difference to the generalflow of a meeting at any given time. It'sgenerally called, “being out of order”. Whyshould council meetings be any different?“A soft voice turns away wrath”.

DAVID PAGELevin

Council politicsLike Cr Bishop I’m not much of a letterwriter and I don’t take the time to goalong to watch the monthly performancein the council chamber, but I am inter-ested in reading letters to the editor fromthe ratepayers’ group and the reporter’sviewpoints on matters that have beenraised.

It has become apparent that the recentletters and editorials highlighting issuesregarding the sacking of two councillorsfrom committees by our mayor have hitthe spot, the rats and mice have finallyput pen to paper to defend his actions andattack the volunteers who pay theirwages for keeping an eye on them.

Most of us who live in the real worldwonder why is it these wealthy businesspeople stand for positions in politics?

The money may not be much good atthe local level, but it does give them theopportunity to use the system to benefittheir businesses.

Crs Bishop or Mason talk about confid-ence, trust and balance; (Chronicle Octo-ber 12) it appears to me that things havenot changed if my memory serves mecorrectly, Cr Anne Hunt was ostracisedfor asking questions in the last councilterm.

It now appears to be happening again,for nine years there has not been muchbalance or trust around the council table,there has been a them and us situation,when the closed door deals are made onwho gets the contracts for council pro-jects.

Quite rightly questions should beasked, and two new councillors Feyen andCampbell are asking those questions,they should be supported for their stand.

M ALLISONLevin


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Crossing duty volunteers love road role

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HELPING keep children safe crossing Tiro Tiro Road are Jazz Aungiers,11, left and Valerie Antonio, 11,far right, with school caretaker Garry McKenzie, who looks after the school road patrol teams.

By TANYAWOOD

Come rain or shine, primaryschool children all around thedistrict volunteer their timebefore and after school for roadsafety patrol duty.

Levin School is no exceptionwith students volunteering forweekly duty, donning the high-vis vests and operating themobile stop signs at the TiroTiro Road crossing opposite theschool.

Last week HorowhenuaChronicle spent Friday morningwith Year 6 students JazzAungiers, and Valerie Antoniodoing their weekly Fridaymorning shift.

They are part of a 10-strongteam of students whovolunteered for the year, eachteam of two allocated their dayfor every school week to patrolthe crossing from 8.30am to8.55am, and 2.55pm to about3.10pm.

The “check, clear, crossnow” commands ring out loudand clear as Jazz and Valeriemake sure their pedestrians,mostly the younger students, are

safe to cross.Valerie said she liked helping

people but admitted it was hard

some days “standing there whenit’s wet and cold”.

She said there were always

more pedestrians in summer.Jazz said it was a fun thing to

do. “Some people say thank you

which is nice.”Levin School caretaker Garry

McKenzie has been helpingorganise the school road patrolfor the past 16 years, going outevery day, keeping a watchfuleye on traffic and for any laggingpedestrians.

“I do enjoy it and it’s got tothe stage where I recognisewhich kids go to which parent,and recognise the cars.”

For the past three yearsGarry has also organised aChristmas lunch for thevolunteers, at Cobb & Co, onbehalf of the school as its way ofsaying thank you to its roadsafety patrollers.

“They can get up to 50 kidscrossing in one day, afternoonsespecially are generally busierwith a lot more traffic on theroad, and the kids are out in allweather. They step up if anotherteam member is away or off sick,and they are all committed todoing a good job.”

Local sponsors pay for thehigh-vis vests and wet-weathercoats and the initial training isundertaken by Levin policestaff.


Plunket playground needs work

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NO SWING TODAY: Four-year-old AzariaNgobi had the chance to play in thePlunket playground last week but hislittle face dropped when he found theswing was broken.

By PETER FRANKLIN

Levin’s Plunket centre is asking for helpas they try to bring their playgroundback to life.

Plunket Community Support officerStephanie Cook said their playgroundwas looking pretty sad and uninvitingand, while some of the equipment wassafe and enjoyed by the children, otherparts were broken, like the swing.

Ms Cook said there was a lot of workto do in the play area and they had verylittle in the way of manpower andavailable funds.

She has been looking at several waysto improve the play area, all of which aresimple, inexpensive and innovative, withthe added bonus of having an educationalcontent.

“I’ve been looking at a number ofthings that can be made from recycledmaterial that would be both entertainingand educational,” she said.

Things like a water feature made outof recycled plastic bottles, a range of oldsaucepans hanging from a wooden frameto make a musical instrument, and smallplanter boxes.

“Now we would love to have some ofthem and be able to teach the childrenhow to grow vegetables,” she said.

As far as the grounds are concerned,the sandpit needs cleaning out andrefilling with clear sand, and a generaltidy-up will be needed.

Ms Cook said it would be fantastic ifall those who have been involved withPlunket could volunteer a couple ofhours to help to make things better for

the children. She is more than willing tolisten to ideas and would gratefullyaccept any help that was offered.

Plunket has a long history ofsupporting families in Levin and aroundthe country, now it needs somecommunity support.

It’s time to send Santa your wishlist

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SANTA Claus has cleared his desk ofcandy canes and is ready to respond toNew Zealand kids’ Christmas letters.

Every year Santa and Mrs Claus invitechildren up and down the country to write tothem with their Christmas wishlist. Santa’selves have polished his slay and made roomfor presents of all shapes and sizes, so makesure you write in to tell Santa what you wantin your stocking this Christmas.

“Preparing for Christmas is so much fun.My workshop was overflowing with towersof toppling letters last year and I can’t wait tosee what New Zealand kids want this year.New Zealand Post is busy too, delivering allthese letters to me here at the North Pole.”

To write to Santa attach a stamp andaddress your letter to him at:

Santa ClausSanta’s WorkshopNorth Pole 0001To get a reply from Santa before

Christmas be sure to post your letter byMonday December 8.

And remember to check your letter twice!Don’t forget to include your full name,address and postcode so Santa’s team knowexactly where to find you. If you don’t want

to write to Santa, New Zealand Post has setup a page where you can send him an onlinemessage instead and still receive a response.Just visit www.nzpost.co.nz/santaletter tosubmit your wishlist before November 30.

Santa is assisted by the Royal NewZealand Foundation of the Blind again thisyear to provide special large print andBraille letters for children who are blind orhave low vision.

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Viking makes a concerted effort to appeal to thethinking person more than the drinking person,and they are for adults only. Consequently, VikingCruises has done away with water slides, playgrounds and noisy nightclubs. Instead, theirocean ships boast a choice of restaurants with avariety of fine dining options – all set in tasteful,understated elegance.

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What’s coming up in Levin?...Our always popularUK/Europe Trafalgar Tours information evening on18 November at 5.30pm will give you time to takeadvantage of our current UK/Europe Sale whichends on 22 November. Light refreshments areserved so please call or email us for your seat.ea

Country gem reopens

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PROUD to be at the Manakau Hotel,manager Gwen Taueki Ahsin.

A country gem in Manakau will be openagain this weekend after an extensiverefurbishment.

Welcome to the Manakau Hotel andtake a step back into a time of pure,friendly country hospitality. The ManakauHotel will hold its grand opening onLabour weekend, after months ofrefurbishment that has brought thecountry gem back to its glittering best.

The Manakau Hotel will be openTuesday to Sunday for refreshments andmeals.

Manager Gwen Taueki Ahsin said it hasbeen a lot of work, but they have achievedwhat they wanted, to re-ignite the charmand grace of the old hotel. The ManakauHotel was opened in 1920 and can nowboast that it has retained the specialcharacter that rarely exists in today’smodern world.

As in the days of travelling coaches,they have five guest rooms, including agenerously large family room and a three-bedroom guest house off site for wearytravellers or those looking for a relaxingweekend away.

Less that 10 minutes drive from Levin,the Manakau Hotel offers a classic countryeatery, with a selection of tasty delights totempt the pallet. Open from 9am to 2pmfor brunch, and from 5pm to 9pm fordinner. Organise a group or settle backand enjoy high tea in the comfort of theconservatory overlooking an expansivegarden, or relax in the beautiful gardensetting itself and let nature sooth themind.

Gwen said the Manakau Hotel was theperfect place to bring friends and familyfor a relaxing meal or just to have a quietplace to relax and unwind.

The hotel also has a free wifi and, forthose interested in railways, they have amodel railway set up for your enjoyment.

Gwen said the Manakau Hotel is full ofold-world charm, with staff whounderstand the importance of traditionalhospitality.

Bookings are now open for private andcorporate functions and they are nowtaking bookings for Christmas day lunch.

Enquiries are welcome phone theManakau Hotel on 362-6777.


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An enlightening daywith editorial staff

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TIME TO WRITE: Sophie Ashdown puts together a story.

BYSOPHIE ASHDOWN

Going to the HorowhenuaChronicle for the first time, Ihad no idea about whathappened inside the walls.

I went there to learn how acommunity newspaper was puttogether as part of my workplacement experience fromHorowhenua Learning Centreand to observe what happens.

The first person I met waschief reporter Peter Franklin. Iwas assigned to watch andlisten to the editorial teammorning meeting withreporters Frankie Webb andTanya Wood.

This is where they discussstories they are doing and otherstory ideas for the week.

I had to learn the dailyroutines. What I learnt was thatbefore they even start on thenewspaper they have to discusswhat they are putting on eachpage, the most important thingsgo to the front half.

After the meeting thereporters start their day’s jobs,going out to interview peopleand take photos.

Once they have written thestories Tanya sends the storiesto the sub hub in Tauranga.

Every morning the editorialteam (Peter, Frankie andTanya) talk about how each oftheir story lists are going.

My assignments includedsitting down and readingarticles from the HorowhenuaChronicle and the WanganuiChronicle, and learning thedifferences and explaining the

different styles used.The editorial team always

had good communication, theyalways talked to each otherbefore they did anything. Myoverall experience gave me agood idea of what it is like goingto a workplace and actuallyworking.

It was enjoyable for mebecause I had the chance to dosomething that I may nototherwise have had theopportunity to do.

Every day is different,getting to meet new people andthat would make working on anewspaper so enjoyable.

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WANGANUI man Kevin Hall stopped in Horowhenua last week to addmore signatures and messages of hope to his car, in support of hispastor facing potential deportation because of an illness.

Petition to help ailing pastorBy TANYAWOOD

A Wanganui man is hopingsignatures and messages ofsupport from Horowhenuaresidents will help save his localpastor and family from potentialdeportation.

Kevin Hall drove his whiteHonda Civic from Wanganui lastweek, stopping at Foxton, andLevin Mall carpark for most ofThursday for people, regardlessof religious persuasion, to signthe car and petition.

“Pastor Iliesa has been inWanganui for about 10 years andhe is much loved by thecongregation at the WanganuiOutreach Centre and everyonewho knows him. He has helped somany people over the years, nowhe needs help. My aim is to get mycar totally covered in messages.”

Mr Hall said because of akidney problem requiring

dialysis, costing $100,000 a year,the Department of Immigrationwas looking at deporting thepastor and family back to Fiji.

While there were lawyersworking on behalf of the pastor tohelp him stay in New Zealand, MrHall was giving his time, and car,to the cause.

At the time of speaking to theHorowhenua Chronicle, Mr Hallhad received more than 30signatures and messages sinceleaving Wanganui the previousday.

Mr Hall is driving his car toParliament, Wellington, stoppingin as many towns as possiblealong the way to get signatures,before handing over his car andpetition to the lawyers.

“I know I will lose my cartemporarily, and it’s just got awarrant of fitness, but I’m notworried, I’m giving it up for agood reason.”


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Centre of attention

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THE Bowls Kapiti Coast was awarded the 2013/14Bowls NZ Centre of the Year last week. From left: BowlsNZ chairperson Cushla McGillivray, Kapiti Coast BowlsCentre board chairman Guy Diston, centre presidentPat Taylor, former chairman of the board MichaelLeggott.

By TANYAWOOD

Kapiti Coast ‘bowled thejudges over’ to win the2013/14 Bowls Centre of theYear title in the annualBowls NZ awards lastweek, beating finalistsAuckland and Taranaki.

It is the first time sinceits inception in 1996 thatBowls Kapiti Coast (BKC)has won this award.

At the awardsceremony, held atWaikanae Bowls Club onTuesday evening, BowlsNZ chairperson CushlaMcGillivray, presentingthe awards, said the KapitiCentre had establishedclear governance andoperational procedures,gaining maximumparticipation andachievement for itsplayers. The centrerepresents the 14 bowlsclubs within Horowhenua-Kapiti region, includingCentral Levin, Levin,Levin RSA, WaitarereBeach, Levin Women’s,Manakau, Otaki, OtakiRailway, Waikanae,Waikanae Beach,Paraparaumu Beach,Kapiti, Raumati South andPaekakariki.

Ms McGillivray pointedto the Centre’s successfuldevelopment programmesfor young people andestablished pathwaysthrough to representativeteams.

“The coachingprogramme, led byconvenor Pat Taylor, hasmade considerable

progress with 14 newqualified coaches and anumber of current coachesgaining re-accreditation.The leadership of thecentre, led by outgoingBoard chairman MichaelLeggott over the past yearhas been outstanding andBowls NZ acknowledgesthe way the Board hasperformed its role in aprofessional and pragmaticmanner.”

BKC manager BarryTaylor, a finalist for2013/14 Administrator ofthe Year, said it was a“great accolade” to bechosen out of 27 nationalcentres. “We’re verypleased about it,” he said.“We’re a small centre withonly 14 clubs and the

national board recognisedthe work we do and in theiropinion we were numberone for the year.”

The centre organisesinterclub, intercentre,pennants and opentournaments within theregion and has participatedin annual Intercentreevents over the years, withplayers making nationalfinals in recent years.

National titleholdersfrom the centre include1988 men’s pairs JimmyVevers and Dave Blanche,2006 women’s singlesAudrey Stevenson, 2006men’s pairs Rex Holmesand Brian Howman and2009 men’s pairs Ray Boffawith Rob Ashton ofJohnsonville.


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CHALKLE CLASSESEvery MondayTai Chi: 10am, Te Takere.Update your CV: 10am-noon, education suite. Checkthe chalkle website for detailsof what you need to bring withyou.FridayPinterest: Learn aboutPinterest, the visual discovery

tool that you can use to findideas for all your projects andinterests. 10am-noon,education suite. Free.

TuesdayUkulele lessons: Anenjoyable class learning toplay ukulele and sing along.Basic ukulele skills, includingsome chords and

melodies,7pm-8pm.■ For full details of theclasses, including fees, andto enrol, visit the chalklewebsite, www.chalkle.com(click on ‘find a class in yourcommunity’) or talk to thefriendly Te Takere staff. It isimportant to enrol as classeswill be cancelled if there isnot sufficient numbers.

WHAT’S ON AT TE TAKEREExhibition space:Levin artist and photographerRonald Hubbard is our guestartist this month.Tuesday to FridayFamily and local history:Call into the Heritage room forhelp and advice onresearching your family tree,10am-3pm.TodayBootcamp: Youth Space(every Monday,Wednesdayand Friday), 7am-8am.Social crochet and coffeeclub: Jenny Goyne will teachyou how to crochet, or bringyour own craft project alongand join in the coffee and chatandmeet new friends. EveryWednesday at 10.30am.TomorrowBaby play: Contact Youth

Space 9am-noon.Study night: A chance forsome quiet time for students.Education suite 6pm-8pm.FridayBootcamp: Youth Space(every Monday,Wednesdayand Friday), 7am-8am.Technology clinic forseniors: Presented bySeniornet – just bring alongyour digital device and thepatient tutors from Seniornetwill help you figure out anyproblems, 2pm-4pm.SundaySunday Concert: Theversatile Andrew London Trioare special guests this month,1pm-3pm.MondayBootcamp: Youth Space(every Monday,Wednesday

and Friday), 7am-8am.

TuesdayBaby play: Youth Space,9am-noon.

Toddler time: Children’slibrary, 10am-10.30am.

JP clinic: Kowhai Room,11.30am-1.30pm.

Wednesday October 29

Social crochet and coffeeclub: EveryWednesday at10.30am.

Friday October 31

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Keeping aliveWWI memories

TOP 10 NEW BOOKSNew adult fictionThe Atlas of Us by Tracy BuchananEvernight by Kristen CallihanAn Evil Mind by Chris CarterA Dance in the Dust by Thomas H CookArk Storm by Linda DaviesChild of theMersey by Annie GrovesCelebrations in Burracombe by Lilian HarrySummer of the Dead by Julia KellerWindigo Island byWilliam Kent KruegerTogether for Christmas by Carol Rivers

A new book rememberingthe part Horowhenuaplayed in World War I isbeing launched in TeTakere tonight.

Horowhenua and theGreat War 1914-1918 is theculmination of a researchproject that began in 2006to identify all thecasualties named onHorowhenua WarMemorials.

Compiled by ourheritage andcommunication co-ordinator Linda Fletcherfor Adopt an Anzac, itdetails the lives and deathsof 188 men from the districtwho died in World War I,telling their storiesthrough letters from thefront and obituariesprinted in newspapers.

Inspired by an AnzacDay speech in Levin’scentenary year by formermayor, the late SonnySciascia, Adopt an Anzacset about to identify all themen named onHorowhenua warmemorials — Levin,Foxton, Shannon,Tokomaru, Moutoa andManakau — as well ashonours boards in schooland halls all around thedistrict.

Working from onlinedatabases, and withinformation from families,

they accumulatedbiographical details andphotographs of the men.

Linda credits onlineaccess to the LevinChronicle through theNational Library’s PapersPast database withenhancing the book byproviding a vivid pictureof Horowhenua casualties.

Friends of HorowhenuaLibraries made thedigitisation of theChronicle from 1910 to 1920possible with a generousdonation in 2012.

The book includeschapters on Horowhenuamen who won gallantryawards during World WarI and men withconnections to the districtwho were not named onlocal memorials.

An appendix lists themen who served in World

War I and returned safely.The book was written

and published thanks totwo grants from theWW100 Lottery GrantsFund. The foreword hasbeen written by theGovernor General SirJerry Mateparae.

We are delighted tohost the public launch ofthe book tonight at 7pm.

Guest speaker will beColonel Nick Gillard,Commanding Officer ofLinton Camp, a formergunner who has aninterest in thePasschendaele campaignin October 1917. Theattack at Bellevue Spurabove Passchendaele wasthe blackest day in NewZealand military historyand you can be assured ofa sobering and thought-provoking talk.


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FULL of confidence, the cream of Horowhenua-Kapiti rugby before heading south toface off against Buller.

By PETER FRANKLIN

What a great season the Horowhenua-Kapiti Heartland rugby team gave fans.

They may have been beaten in thesemifinals 22-15, but they can hold theirheads high.

Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby FootballUnion chief executive Corey Kennett wasextremely proud of the season’s results.

“Of course we are disappointed in theloss to Buller, in the semifinal lastweekend, but let’s look at the seasonoverall, it has been a fantastic effort,”Kennett said.

He believes the great culture in theteam now has been their key strength.

This season has equalled Horowhenua-Kapiti’s highest ever ranking at the end ofa season.

The team can claim the ‘best defensiveteam’ title in the HeartlandChampionship by conceding the leastamount of points (143) out of the eightteams who made the semifinals.

Only Thames Valley (135), who playedone game less than Horowhenua-Kapiti,conceded less points.

The semifinal against Buller, the onlyteam in the competition to have beatenHorowhenua-Kapiti in regular seasongames, was a monumental battle of thebest attacking side versus the bestdefensive side.

Coach Jared Tanira said when it got to15-all, he knew it was all on for the takingbut unfortunately Buller got the openingthey wanted and it was all over.

“In saying that, they were beginning tostruggle and took some really big hitsfrom our guys,” he said.

Tanira said he had enjoyed the season.The players had become a very

closeknit group, and for him thechallenge now would be to keep the guystogether for next season.

“I’ve spoken to quite a few of themalready and they are keen to make theside next year, that is encouraging,” hesaid.

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In addition, Palmers has also played an activerole in helping another great local TV series,‘Cook the Books’ come to life. Eight half-hourepisodes also showing on Choice TV, it ishosted by broadcaster, foodie and cookbookfan Carly Flynn, and is a chance to meet NewZealand’s own celebrity chefs, writers andculinary stars as well as delve into a selection ofthe most fresh and popular cookbook releaseson the market.

Filmed at Auckland’s leading cookbookspecialist store, the small-but-perfectly-formedCook the Books in suburban Grey Lynn, it alsofeatures a true chef’s garden designed andplanted by a team of experts from Palmers.Once again, the iconic New Zealand gardeningbrand is proud to be playing a key role in raisingthe profile of one of the country’s most popularpastimes by helping bring it to our screens inits full colour, seasonal glory. Cook the Booksstarts Thursday October 30th at 8.30pm.

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The colour of the table (above left) camefirst, daisies were chosen to match, andthe euphorbia was chosen to complementthe rest. The pink-mauve tone of Lobeliagibberoa (above right) inspired a leadinggardener to develop a new paint colour.

This bright garden started withthe ornamental pot and includesa crimson-leaf maple, nandina,an orange-toned heuchera,‘instant colour’ pansies, gazaniasand greenery—itwasn’t until thegardener added orange that she feltthe design worked.

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Garden fashion is steadily moving back toflowers and colour, but with a more excitingpalette than in the past.English plantswoman Gertrude Jekyllpublished her groundbreaking ColourSchemes for the Flower Garden in 1914,a book still considered to be the manual onthe subject.However, in this country’s bright, clear lightgardeners have the chance to be daringlydifferent and step away from the serenepastels so loved by English gardeners.But to avoid a migraine-inducing garden,the first step is still to know your colourwheel and understand complementarycolours, just as Miss Jekyll did.Kiwi writer and photographer DennisGreville published Colourful Gardens in2009, a lavishly illustrated book that offersideas on ‘‘colour harmonies’’ and plants forcolour through the seasons that may be auseful starting place for novices.It may be that the best place to add vividcolour in your garden is with a painted wall,fence or an artwork.Clive Higgie, who has created theoutstanding Paloma garden near Wanganui,got a paint shop to mix a tint to match theaccent colour of his Lobelia gibberoa, astriking plant from Africa.After being tormented by visitorscommenting on his ‘‘pink’’ wall, Clive had anarty metal sign made that reads: This isn’tpink, it’s lobelia!The most flexible colours are white or black,which provide backdrops for hot shades, apastel mix or a simple green palette createdby lush foliage.Foliage is one of the most important toolsin a colourful garden —flowers come and

flowers go but, generally speaking, there isalways a plant in leaf.Heucheras are rightfully becomingpopular as their colour range extends.I’ve planted purpleleafed heucheras totone with the peeling wine-coloured barkof a rhododendron, with other coloursnow including lime-green, bronzyyellow,golden-yellow with red veins and dark greenwith white veins. Some have foliage thatchanges colour with the season.Glossy-leaved coprosmas are anotherway to introduce striking colour throughfoliage and some of the hybrid names givea hint of the bright tones available —PinaColada, Inferno, Golden Glow, ScarlettO’Hara, Rainbow Surprise —with severalintensifying their colours in winter.The value of a tree is enhanced when itoffers interest in each season —Acerpalmatum Senkaki (coralbark maple) is astand-out with coloured foliage in springand autumn and, when the leaves are off,a bright-red trunk and branches, a stunningsight in snow.Taking colour to the extreme was SeeingRed, a show garden created for the firstEllerslie International Flower Show held inChristchurch in 2009.

FOLIAGEISONEOFTHEMOST IMPORTANTTOOLS IN A COLOUR FUL GARDEN—FLOWERS COME AND FLOWERSGOBUT, GENERALLYSPEAKING, THEREISALWAYS A PLANTIN LEAF.

Sir Miles Warren, Alan Trott, PaulineTrengrove and Marilyn McRae won gold,as well as plenty of attention from visitors(not all of whom were convinced) for theirplant-filled ‘‘red’’ garden that dazzled underthe harsh Canterbury sun.With a wink in the direction of Vita Sackville-West’s famous white garden at Sissinghurst,the red garden ran the gamut of tones,including oranges and chocolate brown.Cottage gardens are making a comebackwith their close planting of old-fashionedflowers and herbs such as salvias, pansies,sweet peas, poppies and wallflowers — andthe opportunity to save seed from year toyear. These gardens are usually a tumble ofcolour that all seems to work together.Sometimes inspiration for a plantingscheme comes from the hard landscaping.A striking piece of artwork (bought or home-made) may be the perfect starting point fora truly memorable garden.You are limited only by your imagination.

This gardener loves yellow so decidedto try a yellow-themed bed—the foliagecolours mean the garden looks strikingeven when there aren’t any flowers.


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LABOUR weekend is a good time to start growing pumpkin plants.

Labour Weekend is our biggardening event of the year andseeing the weather has beenfavourable recently, with rainand sun, let us hope it continuesfor Labour Weekend.

Gardening over the weekendis historically recommendedfrom past weather conditionsshowing that there is only asmall likelihood of frostsbetween now and Christmas.

Frost-tender plants such astomatoes, pumpkins, capsicums,impatiens etc can be planted outand with any luck will not beharmed by a late frost.

How much gardening youachieve over Labour Weekendwill depend largely on theweather and your desire togarden.

Let us assume that we wakeup on Saturday to blue skies andlight breezes and then take a lookoutside and see a lot of thingsthat need doing, whichautomatically puts a damper onour mood.

So the best thing to do afteryour morning ritual is to start upthe lawn mower with the catcheron and mow the lawns. Once thisis completed have another lookaround and, if by magic,everything looks ten times betterthan your original look. Afreshly mowed lawn transformsthe outdoors from shabby to

promising and gives you a lift totackle the gardens. You shouldalso have a nice pile of lawnclippings that you can use lateron as a mulch if you have notapplied a lawn herbicide to yourlawns in the past 18 months.

Lawn weed killers that killweeds but not the grasses don’t

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areas sprayed for up to 14months! You would not want toput compost made fromherbicide affected lawn clippingsaround your roses and tomatoes!

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ROBIN PRATT MEMORIALSTOCKCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Pratt Memorial fires up stockcar drivers

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TRISH and Robin Pratt at the beginning of the 1999-2000 season.

MEMORIALWINNERS

Winners of the Robin PrattMemorial Race.2001: Peter Rees2002: GraemeWard2003: Peter Rees2004: RobMiers2005: Peter Rees2006: Wayne Norris2007: Scott McIntosh2008: Peter Rees2009: Darrel Wallace2010: Peter Rees2011: Gary Davis2012: Asher Rees2013: Peter Rees

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PETER Rees has dominated the Robin Pratt Memorial race, clockingup six wins out of 13 starts.

By PETER FRANKLIN

ROBIN Pratt No 241p in the middle of the action. On the track he wasa hard-charger, off the track he was a great guy who earned therespect of drivers and fans around the country.

Stockcar drivers from around theNorth Island will line up onSaturday to compete for one of themost sought-after titles run atRobertson Holden InternationalSpeedway, the Robin PrattMemorial Stockcar trophy.

Robin Pratt passed away at thePalmerston North speedway onOctober 21, 2000, while competingin the second meeting of theseason.

A year following his death,Robin’s brother David donated atrophy to be contested each yearin memory of his brother.

The race attracts the bestdrivers from around NewZealand, all eager to claim theprize that honours a highly-respected person and stockcardriver.

Robertson HoldenInternational Speedway trackmanager Bryan Pukowski saidSaturday night’s racing would besome of the most exciting fanscould want. There will be a largenumber of local cars and manyfrom other tracks.

There will be two qualifyingheats to get the 36 starters in thethree-race Robin Pratt Memorial.

“It will be hard and fast, andgreat entertainment for the fans,”he said.

It is expected that each of thequalifying heats will haveanywhere between 30 and 36 carsper race, with the first 18 goingthrough to the starting lineup forthe Robin Pratt Memorial.

Tactics are going to play a bigpart in the race, with trackconditions and the grid drawcoming into the equationhowever, stockcar racing beingwhat it is, even the best laid planscan go astray.

Mr Pukowski said the trackwould be in the best possiblecondition for the meeting and hewas looking forward to some ofthe best stockcar action.

Peter Rees has won moreRobin Pratt Memorial races thanany other driver and will be out toadd another win to his tally.

Rees, and his sons Asher andEthan, will be in their newHolden-powered tanks,Shannon’s Ron Tye and

Palmerston North-based GavinTaniwha, also racing tanks, willbe well in the mix, as will NZ1Jayden Ward and NZ2 ChevTaniwha.

Palmerston North has 90

stockcars registered and, with agood number of visiting carsexpected, it could be a nightmarefor the track officials but afantastic night for fans.

Racing starts at 7pm.


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SPORTS RESULTS

BowlsLevinWomen’s Bowling Club saw the firstGala of the season successfully completedon Friday after being rescheduled from arained out day on October 3. The eventattracted a full field of 16 teams withplayers coming from clubs throughout theHorowhenua, including a player fromHimatangi Beach. The three winning teamson the day were all fromCentral Levin butwith a home team coming close in fourth.Final results: 1st: Leona Hodder, RonaDean andMarilyn Owen (Central) 3 winsand a draw.2nd: Dene Norton, Pat Segedin andNoeline Knight (Central) 3 wins, 17 ends.3rd: Lesley Bocock, Noleen Davies andHazel Proctor (Central) 3 wins, 15 ends.The sponsor wasWestpac Bank Levin.The next tournament is aMixed Triplesevent scheduled for Labour Day, Sunday26 October, any players wishing to enterplease contact Dianne Spicer, 368-4046.

CroquetCroquet Manawatu-Wanganui GolfCroquet:Interclub round 4 results:A good 6-2 win by RoseGardens overFeilding put them firmly in place at the headof the table on 22, 4 points ahead of

Feilding who retained second place, with18 points. Tararua andWanganui are closebehind on 16 points.Feilding 2, RoseGardens 6.Individual results: Max Charlton & TriciaScrimgeour (RG) bt John Batty & KenDowling (F) 7-3, Robin Scott & MargaretSnelling (RG) bt Janice Coleman & BobMabey (F) 7-3, Batty & Coleman (F) btCharlton & Scott (RG) 7-5, Snelling &Scrimgeour (RG) bt Mabey &Dowling (F)7-6, Charlton (RG) bt Batty (F) 7-1, Scott(RG) bt Coleman (F) 7-4, Snelling (RG) btMabey (F) 7-4, Dowling (F) bt Scrimgeour(RG) 7-3.Marton 3, Levin 5Individual results: TomMartyn & SelwynJohnson (M) bt Terry McBride & AvonNeale (L) 7-5, Daniel Hunter & Jean Reid(L) bt Rob Kirby & David Harrison (M) 7-4,McBride & Hunter (L) bt Martyn & Kirby (M)7-6, Reid (L) bt Harrison (M) 7-5, Johnson(M) bt Neale (L) 7-4, Martyn (M) bt McBride(L) 7-5, Hunter (L) bt Kirby (M) 7-4, Reid &Neale (L) bt Harrison & Johnson (M) 7-5.Tararua 4,Wanganui 4Individual results: Norman Taylor &Colleen Keenan (T) bt Jim Clisby & TerryCoxon (W) 5-4, Daryl Flood & CaroleTaylor (T) bt Roger Law &KenMcDowall(W) 7-4, Clisby & Law (W) bt N.Taylor &Flood (T) 7-5, McDowall & Coxon (W) bt

C.Taylor & Keenan (T) 7-5, N.Taylor (T) btClisby (W) 7-5, Flood (T) bt Law (W) 7-3,McDowall (W) bt C.Taylor (T) 7-5, Coxon(W) bt Keenan (T) 7-2.Points to date (net hoops in brackets):Rose Gardens 22 (+48), Feilding 18 (+15),Tararua 16 (-5), Wanganui 16 (-6), Levin13 (-14), Marton 11 (-38).Rose Gardens Croquet Club:Association Croquet Handicap SinglesCompetition for the Gordon Smith Cupattracted a good-sized field of eightcontesting the first Association CroquetTournament of the season for RoseGardens. Despite the changeable weather,some good croquet was played with AndreMurray andMichael Hardman beingunbeaten in their respective sections.However, the Final was all one-way withteenager Murray defeating Hardman 26-1,in less that an hour.Winner: Andre Murray, Runner-up: MichaelHardman.Individual results Section 1: Murray (3wins) bt Terry Skelsey 26-15, Melva Jones26-14, Shirley Rees 26-6; Rees bt Jones19-5, Skelsey 20-13, Section 2: Hardman 3wins bt Betsy Bruere 14-12, Vince Neall17-16, PamGreen 20-14; Green bt Neall18-10, Bruere 18-16, Neall bt Bruere13-12. Final: Andre Murray bt MichaelHardman 26-1.

GolfLevin Golf Club:Tuesday: Rangi Tipuna broke 80 for the firsttime and had 46 stableford points. RayPerry played to his age 89 and had 44. RodHarrison 42. Roger Perring 40. TonyWelch,Fred James, BobHarrison andRalphKlaffke 39. Twos: TonyGibson Ken Sterne.WednesdayWomen:Marcia Hickman, DiPauling and AnnDavies 38. Jo Jensen 37andMargaret Hooper 36.ThursdayMixedNine Holes: Bill Bradley 21.Jack Young 20. GrahamCottrell, JimMacKenzie and Helen Latham 19. DarylBaker and Ellen Harcus 18.Early starters: Rangi Tipuna 44. GraemeMcGregor 40. Peter Price and Len Ludlam39. Ralph Klaffke and Andy Johnson 38.Peter Holmes 37. Twos: Jack Veltman LenLudlam and JohnGillespie.Late starters: Irish Stableford. DougMitchell79. Chris Allum 78. John Saulbrey 76. PeterCrowther 75 CallumDunsmore 73. RodHarrison andRayGrout 72. Two’s PeterCrowther, RayGrout and NathanMurray.Saturday early starters: John Dunlop andFrank Coffey 43. Jack Veltman andRangiTipuna 41. Richard Young 40.Mike Atkinsand Eric Smith 35. Rangi had the only two.SaturdayWomen net medal: Joy Tufuga 70.AnnDavies and Jenny Sheil 72. Gay

Kusabs 73. Diane Dunlop and Jo Jensen74. JudithWalton had a two at the 14th.Men’s club competition: Alan Kearns was10 up on par. Frank Coffey plus 7. JohnDunlop plus 6. RayGrout, GrahamEllis andSui Tofa 5 up. Twos: CallumDunsmore andBruce Smith.Sunday: HorowhenuaMotor CompanyHolden Scramble. Best gross. Ross Codlin,DannyWaerea and TomRatima 68. Bestnetts of the locals Paul Butson, DianeDunlop andRuben Tomane 61.5. Rod andAudrey Harrisonwith RaeColey 61.7. Lotsof photos on Facebook on LevinGolf Club’spage.Coming events: Entries are now beingreceived for theMens and Ladies Classics.Fields are limited to 96 so avoiddisappointment and enter early.Foxton Golf Club:Ladies: Tania Peta 23, Gloria Hislop 21,Waveney Carter 21, Carron Ratima 21.October 14: Bob Lamond 46, Kevin Young41, Barry Parlane 41 JohnRice-Edwards40, Barry Allport 39, JohnGrant 39, LornaSoo 39.October 16: Ray Toy 7 up, Paul Rauhihi 6up, Tony Hunt 5 up, RobChrystall 5 up.October 18: Overall Winner - Carron Ratima43. Tania Peta 42, Darren Cootes 41, DavidLack 40, Paul Stephens 39, Kevin Young39.



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Healthcare & Medical

COUNSELLOR DIP COUNS NZCCA

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For SaleMOBILITY Scooters, newand used. Free homedemonstrations avail-able. Southend Cycles,117 Oxford St, Levin.Phone 368 5459.

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Stamps & CoinsSTAMPS, postcards,postal history, Red CrossHall, 524 Queen St, Levin,Sat, 25 Oct, 10am to 2pm.

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Public Notices

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURESFoxton Spring Fling

Main Street, Foxton, as well as the side roads Avenue Road,Clyde Street and Ravensworth Place will be closed to traffic from7.00am to 4.00pm this Sunday 26 October for the annual FoxtonSpring Fling.

The Main Street will be closed from the Cook Street intersectionto the Cenotaph intersection.

Detour routes will be clearly signposted. Council apologises forany inconvenience caused.

For more information, please phone 06 366 0999.

Michael LongleyContracts SupervisorHorowhenua District Council

Horowhenua District CouncilPh. 06 366 0999 (24 hours) Fax. 06 366 0983Private Bag 4002, Levin 5540126 Oxford Street, Levin 5510Website [email protected]

NOTICE OF IMPOUNDINGAND OF PROPOSED SALE OF

IMPOUNDED STOCKThe Impounding Act 1955,

Section 46(2)The under-mentioned stock, having been seized for impoundingat Hunia Street, Hokio Beach, is impounded at 169 Mako Mako

Road, Levin. Description of stock:

1 x Horse - Bay Gelding, branded bothshoulders, white front socks, white blaze.

Notice is hereby given that, unless claimed by the owner, thestock will be sold by public auction or otherwise disposed of inaccordance with the Impounding Act 1955.

The horse, if unclaimed, will be auctioned at the HorowhenuaDistrict Council's Pound at 169 Mako Mako Road, Levin, onThursday 30 October at 10am.

Dated this Wednesday 22 October 2014, by order of theHorowhenua District Council.

ME Lepper

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FamilyNotices

DeathsSPAANS,Peter Johannes.Of Levin. Peacefullyafter a short illness onOctober 19, 2014, atPalmerston NorthHospital, aged 90years. Dearly lovedhusband of Patricia.Loved Father of John,Christie (dec’d), Brian(dec’d), Allan andRenate. AdoredGrandad of Lee andKathy, Kelly, Phillipand Raquel, Anna,Jason, Shane and Sam.Loving Great Grandadof Ryder.

A celebration of Peter’slife has been held.Messages C/- 547Queen St East, Levin5510.

Funeral Directors

AcknowledgementsLAKEN,Vaughan Melita.Vaughan’s daughters,Donna, Sandra andVicki, together withtheir families wish tothank relatives,friends, parishionersof St. Joseph’s Churchin Levin, Priests andwork colleagues for allthe love, support,prayers and comfortthat we have receivedduring a very sad timefor us. Please acceptthis as a personalacknowledgement ofour gratitude.God Bless you all.

In MemoriamDE MALMANCHE,Ray.

21~10~10My memories of you are

locked in my heart,My love is strongereven though we’re

apart.Love and miss you,Audrey.

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We do not receive anygovernment funding tohelp us do this work.

PO Box 25, Levin

Levin Intermediate SchoolBoard of Trustees Mid-Term Elections

Nominations are invited for the election of5 parent representatives to the

Board of Trustees.Nomination forms can be obtained from

the school office.Nominations close at 3.00pm on

Friday 31st October 2014and may be accompanied by a signed

candidate’s statement.The voting roll is open for inspection

at the school and can be viewed duringnormal school hours.

There will also be a list of candidates’ names,as they come to hand, for inspection

at the school.

Voting closes at noon onFriday 14th November 2014

Lyn BonnerReturning Officer

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Monday 27th: Closed (Labour Day)

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Remembrance ServiceSunday 2nd November 5:00pmat St Mary’s Anglican Church

Cnr Cambridge and Manchester Sts, LevinWe would like to welcome you in joining us

to remember loved ones in prayer.

Please contact us on 06 368 5987 if you would like a nameincluded on our prayer list for this service.

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HOROWHENUACOLLEGE

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Leitch brothers set to pilot awesome Aston

GOOD OPPORTUNITY: Southland’s Leitch brothers have the chance to move from single-seater racing to an Aston Martin DBRS9 for theHighlands 101 endurance race in November.

Invercargill motor racingbrothers Damon andBrendon Leitch have been

handed an opportunity most canonly dream of.

They will team together topilot an Aston Martin DBRS9 inthe Highlands 101 endurancerace at Highlands MotorsportPark in Cromwell next month,racing against the cars andstars of the Australian GTChampionship.

Damon worked at the circuitprior to spending time in theUnited States recently whileBrendon is currently working atthe state of the art circuitdriving hot laps for customersin cars such as Porsche’s andLamborghini’s along with somedriver training.

It was while working atHighlands that Brendon washelping circuit owner TonyQuinn push the Aston Martin toa new spot in the circuit’smuseum when Quinnremarked, “I can see you in thiscar.”

Brendon’s response wasquick. “So can I,” he said.

Without missing a beat,Quinn offered the brothers thecar for the Highlands 101 race tobe held at the circuit over theweekend of November 8-9.

“I’m pretty excited to beracing such a car among somepretty big names, some of themmy idols, but I’m really lookingforward to it,” says Brendon.

Damon too can’t hide hisenthusiasm.

“Last year this was a bigmeeting so l am looking forwardto racing at it. It is great to beracing Tony’s Aston Martin andit will be cool to race with a roofover my head for once.”

The brothers have excellentracing pedigrees having racedwith much success in kartsbefore stepping onto thenational motor racing stage inFormula Ford.

Damon spent three years inthe class, winning the Class 2title on debut before stepping upto Class 1 for two seasons wherehe was a frontrunner in theseries. In 2011 he graduated into

the Toyota Racing Series, aseries which attracts up andcoming international talent toNew Zealand each summer.

Despite only getting behindthe wheel for this series eachyear to compete againstseasoned racers from aroundthe globe Damon has twicefinished third in the series.

Brendon followed Damon onto the national scene and he too

spent three years in FormulaFord finishing third and thensecond in the national seriesafter an initial learning year.

In the past season Brendonalso stepped into the ToyotaRacing Series snaring severaltop ten placings in his debutseason.

However this will be the boysdebut in “tintops” and will bethe fastest car the boys have

driven with 600kW of V12 powerand a six-speed sequentialgearbox.

“It is a lot bigger thananything else we have driven,”says Brendon.

The Highlands 101 will takeplace over 101 laps of the 4.1kilometre Highlands MotorsportPark circuit on November 9,taking around three and a halfhours to complete.

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I went to a party Mum, I remembered what you said.You told me not to drink, so I drank coke insteadI felt really proud Mum, the way you said I wouldI didn’t drink and drive Mum. Even thoughthe others said I should I know I did theright thing Mum, I know you’re always rightNow the parties finally ending Mum,as everyone drives out of sight

As I get into my car Mum, and I pulled out into theroad The other driver didn’t see me Mum, and hit melike a load As I lie here in the footpath Mum, I hear thepoliceman say The other guy is drunk Mum,and I’m the one who’ll pay I’m lying here dying

Mum, I wish you’d get here soon How come thishas happened to me Mum, my life burst likea balloon There is blood all around me, most of it ismine I hear the doctor say Mum, I’ll be deadin a short time I just wanted to tell you Mum,I swear I didn’t drink It was theothers Mum, the others didn’t think

He didn’t know where he was going MumHe was probably at the same party as I The onlydifference Mum, he drank and I will die Why dopeople drink Mum, it can ruin your whole lifeI’m feeling sharp pains now Mum, pains just like a knifeThe guy who hit me is walking Mum, I don’t think it isfair I’m lying here dying Mum, while all he can do is stare

Tell my brothers not to cry Mum, tell Dad to be brave AndwhenIgettoHeavenMumwrite“daddy’sgirl”onmygraveSomeone should tell him Mum, not to drink and drive

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I’m becoming scared Please don’t cry for me Mum‘cause when I needed you, you were always there

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Police will be out in force on the roads inHorowhenua over the Labour weekend

holiday working hard towards and hopingfor a safe weekend for all road users. Aswell as targeting speed, police will alsobe focussing on drink driving. Every driverstopped can be expected to be breathtested and breath testing checkpoints willbe set up on roads throughout the areaover the weekend. If you’re going out for adrink, plan ahead and make arrangementsfor safe transport home.

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