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President of the Breaker Bay Moa Point Progressive Association, Lester Goodfellow, said he was pleased the council had begun work on a new seawall for the coastal community of Breaker Bay.
By Nikki Papatsoumas
Construction work on a new sea-wall which will protect homes along the coast of Breaker Bay is offi cially underway.
Work started on the seawall in mid-January along a section of Breaker Bay Rd, to help protect the road, footpath and nearby properties from
damage in the event of large swells or a storm.
President of the Breaker Bay Moa Point Progressive Association, Lest-er Goodfellow, said the association started lobbying the Wellington City Council for work to be done on the seawall following the June 2013 storm in Wellington.
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Work underway on seawall
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Wellington High School was one of several schools across the country to receive calls of a “concerning nature” last week.
Last Wednesday and Thurs-day it was reported that police had been called out to several schools across the country af-ter threatening calls were made.
Wellington High School, in Mount Cook, was among those schools to receive a phone call.
In a statement on its website, Wellington High School said
“the threat was very quickly ascertained as a hoax and no evacuation was required”.
“We would like to reassure all parents that we have worked swiftly with the New Zealand Police, the Ministry of Educa-tion and the Board of Trustees during this afternoon’s hoax threat to the school to ensure that all students were safe.”
School resumed the follow-ing day as normal, the state-ment said.
Meanwhile, police said fol-
lowing the threatening calls, offi cers attended each school and worked with the schools management team to decide on the appropriate response.
Police said they believed Thursday’s calls could be linked to those received on Wednesday.
In a statement released last week, Police said initial in-quiries indicated these calls originated overseas and they were now undertaking a num-ber of lines of inquiries to
establish the exact origin of the calls.
“We understand the fear and concern that this will cause, however we reiterate that so far we have not established any actual threat to any school.
“How a school responds to these calls is a matter for the schools management in con-junction with police. Schools will respond differently ac-cording to their individual circumstances and the infor-mation available to them.”
Local high school receives “concerning” phone calls
Work underway on seawallContinued from page 1
“We had a really big storm in 2013 which created a lot of damage and there were a lot of people who were quite fearful.”
Lester, who has lived in Breaker Bay for 15 years, said the storm spilled water, gravel, rocks and debris up on to the road making it virtually unus-able for cyclists, pedestrians and motorists.
Since then, other large storms and swells have also put homes and road users in danger.
Lester said while most people
who lived on the coast expected a little bit of weather damage, many residents were concerned about the future of their homes if another big storm was to hit.
The new rock seawall will extend along the coast from 160 to 171 Breaker Bay Rd.
This section was identifi ed by the council as most vulnerable because there was little natural protection between the coast and the road.
Planned work will involve constructing a new rock seawall and installing timber plant
boxes on the inland side of the seawall.
The seawall will be con-structed out of 2300 tonnes of oversized rocks from the Wiremu Rd Quarry at Mt Taranaki and from Kiwi Point Quarry in Wellington.
Lester said the council had done a fantastic job in liaising with the community throughout the process.
“The consultation with us has been great… we are really pleased.
“They have liaised with us
all the way through and sent information about what was going to be done through to all property owners.”
Lester said following the completion of the seawall, there were other erosion issues in the community the council needed to address.
Work on the seawall was expected to be completed by April. Are you pleased to see a sea-wall being erected in Breaker Bay? Send us an email – [email protected]
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The Greater Wellington Re-gional Council has announced public transport fares will not increase over the next year.
Greater Wellington Regional Council’s public transport port-folio leader Paul Swain, said low infl ation, low petrol prices and healthy rail patronage all com-bined to make a fare increase unnecessary this year.
“Public transport users will be pleased to hear that this is now the third year in a row that a fare increase hasn’t been needed.
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It is now even easier for locals to get their hands on fresh fruit and vegetables at affordable prices thanks to a co-op running out of St Aidan’s Church in Miramar
The Eastern Suburbs Fruit and Vegetable Co-op gives residents the opportunity to purchase roughly eight kilograms of fresh fruit and vegetables every week, for just $10.
The initiative is partnership between Regional Public Health and Wesley Community Action, who buy fruit and vegetables wholesale.
On Tuesday mornings, a truck delivers in-season fresh fruit and vegetables to St Aidan’s Church in Miramar, before it is sorted and bagged by a group of eight volunteers.
Households who are part of the co-op can then pick up their food on a Tuesday afternoon.
Eight of these co-ops currently exist around the Wellington region, however, this is the fi rst to be offered in Wellington city.
The model was successfully piloted in Cannons Creek, in Porirua, in 2014 and has since
From left, Co-ordinator of Eastern Suburbs Fruit and Vegetable Co-op, Bobbi Wilson, Sallie Calvert from Wesley Commu-nity Action, St Aidan's Anglican Church Com-munity Worker Mel McKenzie, Public Health Advisor Chelsea Jacobs, and volunteer Sue Luxford.
been rolled out to other com-munities across the region.
Co-ordinator of Eastern Sub-urbs Fruit and Vegetable Co-op, Bobbi Wilson, said the Miramar based co-op was drawing strong interest with more than 60 house-holds joining since it started.
“Our members are really ex-cited each week to see what fresh fruit and vegetables they have in their packs. We’ve been
really impressed by the quantity and quality of the produce – all for just $10.
“The fruit and vege co-op ensure they get the best produce possible by buying seasonally. We get the best buys of the day.
“We've had mangoes, peaches, kumara and the basics – apples, potatoes, something green and leafy, broccoli and carrots.”
Bobbi said families were also
given a recipe each week which complimented the produce they received.
The Eastern Suburbs Fruit and Vegetable Co-op running out of Saint Aidan’s Miramar take orders through the Com-munity Op Shop on Miramar Ave, from Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. People can pay the $10 in cash or by internet banking.
Making fresh produce more accessibleOver the next few months 2,000 stu-dents from low-decile schools across the Wellington region will visit Wel-lington Zoo as part of The Warehouse Wellington Zoofari. The Warehouse Wellington Zoofari is a partnership between Wellington Zoo and The Warehouse, which began in 2013 with the aim of making zoo learning more accessible to as many children as pos-sible. This year, Warehouse stores and its customers have raised more than $21,000 towards the programme.
Reinterpreting a pop songWellington based artist Jhana Millers’ new project is turning a smash-hit pop song into a multilingual anthem for Wellington. Taking place in the Performance Arcade – which is a series of shipping containers along the waterfront – Shine asks visitors to record translations of the first verse of popular Rihanna single Diamonds. The translations of “Shine bright like a diamond” will be re-recorded on site to create new audio versions of the song. Shine runs until Sunday, March 6.
CubaDupa will take place this year on March 19 and 20. The vibrant street festival captures the creative spirit of Cuba St and the Wellington commu-nity. Among things to watch out for at this year’s event are the Moore Wilson’s Street Food Festival and the CubaDupa Bicycle Leisure Park. For more informa-tion, head to www.cubadupa.co.nz
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On Tuesday, students from Berhampore School raised their hands in awareness of Rare Disease Day.
Rare Disease Day takes place
on the last day of February around the world and is an annual celebration and fun-draiser for ‘rare gems’ in the community.
People are encouraged to raise awareness and money to
support those who suffer from rare diseases.
Learning support co-ordi-nator at Berhampore School, Justine Henderson, said this was the fi rst time the school had celebrated Rare Disease
Children from Berhampore School take part in a parade as part of Rare Disease Day on Tuesday.
Day.There were more than 7000
rare diseases and from this, Justine said she could list 20 rare diseases which impacted students from Berhampore School.
“A parent suggested it and we thought it was a great idea to raise awareness with other lesser known diseases.
“Most of the children brought a coin along and they are wearing jeans in support of children with rare diseases – it is something different for them to talk about.”
Justine said by wearing jeans, the children were encouraged to learn about how many rare dis-eases were caused by “genes”.
The whole school took part in a parade to show off their jeans, and placed money on a coin trail.
Justine said students raised a whopping $290, which would be donated to a group which supports Costello Syndrome.
For more information head to rarediseaseday.org.nz
Awareness for Rare Disease Day
By Nikki Papatsoumas
The Seatoun School community is fundraising for something a little different at their biannual gala which will take place next weekend.
This year the school is hoping to raise enough money to cover the costs of the school’s newly in-stalled tsunami evacuation steps.
The steps, which were com-pleted a couple of weeks ago, came with a price tag of $45,000.
Principal John Western said the school was lucky enough to receive a grant of $11,500 from the Wellington City Council.
“The difference the board has covered out of their reserves,” John said. “However, these re-serves are really important so we
need to have a successful gala so we can replace those reserves.”
The steps, located at the back of the school, lead up to a walking path which runs along the ridge-line, overlooking the entrance into Wellington Harbour.
John said the tsunami evacua-tion steps would be of great use to not only the school, but the wider Seatoun community, in the event of an emergency.
“Hopefully we never need to use them but knowing they are there gives peace of mind to not only the school but also the wider community.”
He said gauging by popularity of past galas, he was confi dent that with the communities support, the school would be able to raise funds needed to cover the costs
of the stairs.John said there was something
for everyone at next weekend’s gala, including food, crafts, sec-ond hand books and toys, and as games for children.
This year the silent auction boasted a range of amazing items and experiences, including a Phoenix experience which in-cluded an afternoon with the team prior to the game and a sketch of the Beehive drawn and signed by Prime Minister John Key.
Fair goers would also have the chance to pose for photos with the Bledisloe Cup.
The Seatoun School Gala will take place on Sunday, March 13 from 11am to 3pm at Seatoun School, 59 Burnham St, Seatoun.
School gala to raise money for evacuation steps
Seatoun School students Charlie Rapson, Matthew Noble, Eve Roper-Caldbeck, Bonnie May Hardy and Billie Nightingale with principal John Western at the school’s newly installed tsunami evacuation steps.
A rare bravery medal awarded to New Zealander Frances Parker has been secured by Te Papa in an auction. The Women’s Social and Political Union Medal for Valour was awarded to the suffrage activist for her courageous role in the campaign for the right of women to vote in Scotland. It was successfully purchased by Te Papa for approximately $40,000 from Auction House Dix Noonan Web in London. Te Papa is now working to transport the medal to Wellington.
Tattoo gifts sword to capitalIn the wake of the record-breaking performances by the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo last month, Wellington City has been presented a ceremonial broadsword. At the full meeting of the Wellington City Council last week, Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown, presented a ceremonial Scottish O� cer broadsword bearing the Royal cipher, which was given to Wellington City, on the eve of Sunday’s � nal Royal Edinburgh Tattoo performance at Westpac Stadium.
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Locals will learn how to create their own edible gardens in small spaces at an upcoming workshop in Kilbirnie.
The free ‘edible gardens – for pots or small gardens’ workshop, is run by the Sustainability Trust and will take place at the Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre on Friday, March 18.
The workshop is being held in conjunction with Wellington City Council events, Neighbours Day and Local Food Week, which will both take place later this month.
Co-ordinator of the Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre,
Rowena Bonne, said the goal of the workshop was for people to plant seeds, know how to look after them and have fun.
It was also a good opportunity for people to understand how to be sustainable by growing their own food.
“We’re hoping people who live in fl ats in the eastern suburbs will come along – beginners or expe-rienced gardeners are welcome,” she said.
Rowena said Michelle Whale, an educator and gardener from Sus-tainability Trust, would be running the workshop.
Those who attended would learn how to plant and grow their own
edible gardens in small spaces and would also learn about reducing waste through composting and worm farms.
They would also be given their own planted salad, stir fry greens and herb seeds in egg cartons to re-pot at home.
As well as this, information would also be available about upcoming events as part of Neighbours Day and Local Food Week. ‘Edible gardens – for pots or small gardens’ will take place on Friday, March 18 from midday to 1pm. The workshop is free. To reg-ister, contact Rowena or Beryl on 387 7867 or pop into the Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre on
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Since launching Food Rescue Heroes in November 2015, Kaibosh Food Rescue has raised the funds to provide the equivalent of 5,500 meals to Wellingto-nians in need.
The Food Rescue Heroes supporters’ programme sees Kaibosh teaming up with popular local businesses that offer special deals to regular donors.
Kaibosh general manager Matt Dagger said he was delighted with the interest in the programme.
“Food Rescue Heroes is the perfect chance for Kaibosh to partner with busi-nesses we admire, while also rewarding our supporters with deals that mean they can enjoy our city even more.
“The backing of the Wellington com-munity is key to Kaibosh’s success, and we’re looking forward to welcoming many more Food Rescue Heroes on to the programme.”
Food Rescue Heroes were welcomed into the programme with a delicious,
locally-sourcedwelcome pack, put together by Peoples
Coffee, Wellington Chocolate Factory and Ideal Cup – all businesses which support Kaibosh’s vision of zero food poverty and zero food waste, Matt said.
He said along with the welcome pack, supporters received a range of deals from well-loved Wellington establishments like Six Barrel Soda, Flight Coffee, Lo-gan Brown, The Ramen Shop and Fidel’s.
Wellington Chocolate Factory sales manager, Mona Zo Rayo, said the busi-ness was proud to be part of Kaibosh’s Food Rescue Heroes programme.
“We don’t create surplus chocolate, so this is a different way that we can contribute to Kaibosh’s work and provide something a little special to their support-ers,” she said.
Kaibosh will be promoting Food Rescue Heroes at Newtown Festival Fair Day on Sunday, March 6.
Kaibosh Food Rescue Heroes programme a success
By Nikki Papatsoumas
The Lyall Bay School community is busy planning its popular “Food and Fun Fair”, which will take place next Friday.
Chair of the Friends of Lyall Bay School, Amy Thorburn, said the school held a “Food and Fun Fair” once every two years.
She said the idea of the fair, which was always held on a Friday evening, was families would come along, have dinner and participate in some of the many activities on offer.
“It is focused around the food and the fun activities for the kids, it is quite exciting for the children to come out in the evening and join in.
“Families can come down, get their dinner up in the senior playground and once they have had something to eat, they can get up and take a walk around, play some games and browse the wonderful stalls we have.”
Amy said among the food on offer
at this year’s fair was Greek, Samoan, Indian, Japanese and halal. She said the food refl ected the school’s diversity.
“A lot of the families from the school are running the food stalls and that is one of the lovely things about it.
“The families who are part of the school community are sharing their culture with the school and the wider community.
“We encourage people to come down, share in the school’s culture and support our fantastic school. It really is a chance to have some fun with the family.”
Amy said this year all money raised would go towards the re-development of the senior playground.
“The senior playground is extremely tired and is in need of redevelopment. The fair is our biggest earner of the year and we started planning months ago and working to get things ready.”Lyall Bay School’s Food and Fun Fair will take place on Friday, March 11 from 5pm to 7.30pm at Lyall Bay School, 2 Freyberg St, Lyall Bay.
David Fiamatai and Lillie Illingworth play on Lyall Bay School’s senior playground – which is set to undergo a much needed refurbishment.
Food and fun at upcoming fair
Performance Artists Angela Kilford and Elijah Winter are partnering with the weavers of Te Roopu Raranga o Manaia for their latest work, No Stone Unturned. Based at the Performance Arcade, a series of architecturally arranged shipping containers on the waterfront, No Stone Unturned is a collaboration between the
artists, participants and the Manaia weav-ers. Audience members will be invited to participate in guided walks through the city. The walks, which are free and open to a maximum of eight people at a time, will be an opportunity to explore ecology and diversity in the urban environment. No Stone Unturned runs from March 3 to 6.
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Evans Bay Intermediate Stu-dents started the new school year with a bang, spending a week exploring some of the activities Wellington has on offer.
Deputy Principal, Marie Okeby, said both years 7 and 8 students spent fi ve days participating in different outdoor activities last month, as part of a biannual programme run by the school.
Activities included catching a
ferry to Matiu Somes Island, hit-ting the high ropes at Adrenalin Forest in Porirua and a trip to Kaitoke Regional Park.
Marie said the weather was perfect for the whole week mean-ing all activities could go ahead.
“The parent helpers we had were fantastic. They did a great job of accompanying every group and helping to ensure that the students were supervised and
safe.”“Physical education coordina-
tors Colin Thompson and Ed Trotter arranged a good variety of things for the students to do over the fi ve days which gave them a valuable time of learning.
“On returning to school the students shared many stories of the things they did. This will give them a great deal to talk about for a long time to come,” Marie said.
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Evans Bay Intermediate School students enjoying the high ropes at Adrenalin Forest in Porirua last month.
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Island Bay Presbyterian is holding a fundraising bake sale this Sunday to raise funds for Fiji, following the devastation of Cyclone Winston. Anyone who would like to contribute some baking can bring a plate of goodies to the church, at 88 The Parade, any time before midday on Sunday. The bake sale will take place outside Island Bay Video on The Parade from midday. All funds raised will go to Save the Children and their Fiji appeal.
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Q: What is your favourite fruit or vegetable?
readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.
Sue Maifi Newtown
“Probably an orange and I like watercress.”
Joan MartinNewtown
“My favourite fruit are cherries and favourite vegetable is kumara.”
Grant BeattieKilbirnie“I love roast pumpkin.”
Madh RajKilbirnie
“Mandarins, they are easy on the go.”
Shaylee BiskowiakKilbirnie
“Watermelon. It’s the go-to fruit.”
Fiona SoffeKilbirnie“My favourite fruit would have to be mangoes and I like all veggies.”
LETTERS to the editor
Dear Ed, It does seem sad that Kilbirnie’s Bay Road festival in March has been canned this year (Cook Strait News, Febru-ary 25). It gave the local shops a chance to set up little stalls outside their premises and offer specials. It also gave groups who use the community centre a chance to demonstrate their skills to local residents. Especially sad, though, is that one year (2015) someone decides to wrest control of an annual fair from a long-standing organiser, then the following year has to admit he can’t ‘handle the jandal’. Why did he try to fi x something that ‘wasn't broke’? Last year I went to both festival and fair and
both had their good points. This year there is likely to be just one generic fair which just happens to be located at St Pats - but, so what - St Pats is a brilliant venue in itself. Recently the Island Bay Festival took place and many local residents along The Parade put little trading tables at their gates and entered into the spirit of the occasion. Kilbirnie could have done something similar. Maybe the Kilbirnie Business Network is something of a dys-functional animal (my educated guess) and this is the real reason for the canning of this year’s Bay Road event, three weeks ahead of its scheduled celebration.
Christine Swift, Island Bay
Sad to see festival “canned”
Dear Ed, I recently biked the length of Island Bay’s new cycleway. I can honestly say it’s the fi rst time I’ve felt safe on a bike in Wellington. Thanks to the cycleway I can now confi dently take my children out riding without worrying about whether they’ll be blown into a car lane, blasted from the draft of a bus or a truck, or have a car door opened on them. The cycleway is a great contribution to Wellington’s reputation as a progressive and innovative city – congratulations to those councillors who have the vision and guts to make this change for the better. Give people time to get used to the cycleway, make some adjustments where they’re needed and let’s get on with enjoying this great new community asset.
Mark LindsayIsland Bay
Safe on bikeDear Ed, Your headline
last week (February 25), ‘End of an era?’ was surely premature. Between Martin Wilson and the Kilbirnie businessmen, a good concept could be worked out. After all, Mr Wilson is organising a “World Food Day’ for Sun, 13 March this year at St Pats. The Kilbirnie Festival will never be as good as the Newtown Festival but still worthwhile. Last year it came out that The Business-men’s Association had not even talked to Mr Wilson, the organiser of all previous
Kilbirnie Festivals, prior to starting to organise their own plan. That was never going to work well then. It has not worked well this year either. But next year can be another try and between them surely something good can be achieved. If the association will not talk to Mr Wilson about next year, it would look like they would rather let the Bay Road version of the festival fail than talk to Mr Wilson. What’s behind that?
Sincerely, Richard KellerLyall Bay
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A new law for stores that sell food will affect about 1800 businesses across the capital.
Wellington City Council’s public health manager, Helen Jones, said the Food Act 2014, which came into effect on Tuesday, “aims to modernise and simplify food safety procedures”.
“It will make it easier for businesses to make sure their food is safe,” she said.
Helen said anyone who started a busi-ness that involved food had to follow the new law.
This included anything from restaurants to corner dairies, market stalls, craft brew-ers, food trucks or internet cake sellers.
Existing businesses also needed to make changes under the new law although they would have longer to do so, Helen said.
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“By focusing on what’s most important to food safety, the law will help ensure safer food for consumers. At the same time, keeping costs down for businesses will also keep costs down for consumers,” she said.
“The new law also introduces other measures to help businesses keep time and costs down. For example, those who manage food safety well will need less-frequent checks.”
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Wellington Art ClubCome help paint the Mural for Miramar community center at Wellington Art club exhibition and sale. 12th and 13th March.Part of Peninsula Arts trail.
A summer safety barbecue will take place in Strathmore tonight in an ef-fort to spread safety messages to the suburb’s residents.
The event, which is organised by Housing New Zealand in partnership with the New Zealand Fire Service, Po-lice and the Wellington City Council, is part of a wider summer safety cam-paign which has seen similar events take place in Lower and Upper Hutt
Housing New Zealand area manager, Alice Daniel Kirk, said people often forgot about their own safety.
“Barbecues are such a Kiwi way of bringing people together. We are hop-ing the event will bring the Strathmore community out in full force.”
Alice said at tonight’s event, each agency, along with other local com-
munity groups, would be “spreading the safety word” in different ways.
This would involve real kitchen fi re demonstration from the fi re service, as well as a variety of other events for adults and children.
“We will also be covering off things like paddling pool safety, driveway safety, being sun smart and home security tips from police,” Alice said.
“For Housing New Zealand we really want our tenants and their families to be safe over the summer – if the safety messages prevent even one accident we will be happy.”
The summer safety barbecue will take place today, Thursday, March 4 from 4pm to 6pm at Taiaroa Park in Strathmore.
Sausages and safety bring Strathmore together
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Our sales team loves working with people who have the energy to reach personal targets and team goals, but who also have integrity, and the work ethic to deliver these outcomes.
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A good remuneration package consisting of a base salary plus commission after a qualifying period.
Please forward a current CV and covering letter to: Wellington Suburban NewspapersStephan van Rensburg.email: [email protected]
Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit of at least 6 months.
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Wellington College have won the McE-vedy Shield for the 50th time. The annual athletics meet, which pits students from Wellington College, Rongotai College, St Pat’s Town and St Pat’s Stream against each other, took place at Newtown Park
on Tuesday. Wellington College won the title with a whopping 222 points. In second place was St Pat’s Town with 160 points, then St Pat’s Silverstream with 112 points and fi nally Rongotai College with 56 points.
Wellington College wins McEvedy Shield
The capital’s premier track cycling event, the Laykold Cup, was held at the Hataitai Velodrome at the weekend.
Junior scratch race World Champion, Campbell Stewart, from Palmerston North, out-sprinted George Jackson, from Island Bay, to victory at Sunday’s event.
Campbell is the latest in a long line of high calibre riders to have won the 88-year-old cup.
Previous winners include Common-wealth Games medalist Graeme Millar and Olympic medalist Gary Anderson.
The 17-year-old won two gold medals at the 2015 Junior World Championships in Kazakhstan, and the under 19 scratch race at the National Championships in Cambridge in February.
In the women’s event, Sophie-Leigh Bloxham retained the Poneke Plate, win-ning the 6.5km Scratch race surging ahead on the last lap ahead of Kapiti’s Grace Saywell and Vogeltown’s Lisa Hunkin.
Bruce Cook, from Eastbourne, took out the Masters Stayers’ Cup 8km Scratch with a fi ne sprint after an attacking race over Jonathan Leonard and Aaron Anderson.
In the junior Wheelrace Grand Prix, a 4.5 lap handicapped event mixing under 13s, 15s and 17s, Boston Bright took a fi ne win with Josh Turnbull in second.
Boston and Josh had worked well to-gether to overhaul the front markers and stave off the chasers, Louis Hodgkinson the best of the under 17s in fourth behind Dylan Reid.
Velodrome hosts premier track cycling event
PHOTO CREDIT: PNP Cycling Club
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