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A look back at 2014By Sam Duff

As the 365th day of 2014 fl icked into the early hours of 2015, for many locals throughout the eastern and southern suburbs it was a time to reflect on the year gone by.

In 2014 exactly 50 editions of the Cook Strait News were published, 300 locals were asked their opinion for ‘word on the street’, one reporter left another reporter started, and countless stories were printed about successes, tragedies and everything in between.

In this issue we take a look back at what made the headlines in the past twelve months.

JanuaryThe year kicked off with

youngsters from throughout the region nervously awaiting their NCEA results.

Two Seatoun girls, Caro-lyn Macaulay and Waverly Saindon, showed us what community spirit is all about

as they spent their holidays fundraising for the Welling-ton Children’s Hospital.

Wellingtonians got a taste of Greece when the Greek food fair came to town, nóstima!

FebruaryIsland Bay locals launched

into February with a good old fashioned party as the suburb held their 30th annual Island Bay Festival.

Meanwhile, nearby the fu-ture of the historic Island Bay seawall was up for discussion as the council made plans for consulting the public.

Wellington Zoo showed what great neighbours they are as they fl ung open their doors and invited 1000 locals for a barbeque.

MarchAfter hearing a friend had

been diagnosed with can-cer, St Catherine’s College teacher Martin Kaulback shaved off his hair and beard in support of his mate.

The Kilbirnie Festival went off with a bang as it cel-

ebrated its 19th year.Strathmore resident and

musician Terry Shore dusted off his guitar as he released his second album, Poly Rhythm Two.

AprilSmoke blanketed Welling-

ton in early April as about 100 fire fighters battled to put out a fi re at the Kiwi Self Storage Facility near Wel-lington Airport.

The controversy surround-ing the proposed Basin Reserve flyover motorway continued as group Save the Basin claimed car noise would ruin cricket matches.

Excitement raged in the capital and union jacks were waved as the Duke and Duch-ess of Cambridge made their royal visit.

MayThe party came to a crash-

ing halt in May as central Government temporarily outlawed all psychoactive substances, otherwise known as party pills.

A group of university stu-dents living in Newtown kicked up a fuss as they expressed their concern at Greater Wellington City Council changes to bus routes.

Over in Berhampore locals called for a 30km speed limit for their suburb.

In Island Bay a storm was brewing as council gave the thumbs up to a cycle lane.

JuneCycleway angst continued

into June as the pros and cons were hotly debated through-out the community.

Miramar North School looked back in time as they celebrated their 75th an-niversary.

There was a changing of the guard in the Cook Strait News offi ce as reporter Nikki Papatsoumas moved-on and Sam Duff stepped into her shoes.

The next issue to rattle the suburbs heated-up as a meet-ing on the future of Erskine College was held.

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JulyThe month of July was a

very sober one for Mount Victor ia resident Evan Bayly who took on the challenge of not drinking for Dry July.

It was all smiles in the Cook Strait News office as the newspaper picked up several awards at the New Zealand Community Newspaper Awards.

Newtown and Berhampo-re were given a wee sparkle when local artist Xoe Hall spruced-up a bus shelter with bright colours.

AugustAfter 25 years at Lyall Bay

School, principal Dennis Thompson waved goodbye to the school he loved.

Holy Cross School in Mi-ramar learnt they would receive brand new bikes and bike tracks through Wellington City Coun-cil’s Bikes in Schools pro-gramme.

Big Brother was watching a group of South Welling-

ton Intermediate School students that donned cam-eras for a research project.

It was time to refl ect as Wellingtonians marked 100 years since New Zealand’s entry into World War One.

SeptemberBig frocks and outlandish

get-ups took to the catwalk as the annual World of Wearable Arts show was held in Wellington.

Newtown four year old Edison Robinson impressed readers with her commu-nity spirit. The little-one paints pictures which are auctioned off to raise funds for orphaned children in Thailand and Burma.

Hataitai author Jill Trev-elyan’s love of art led to her book winning the top prize at the New Zealand Post Book Awards.

As another general elec-tion was held throughout the country in the Rongotai Electorate Annette King was once again elected the local MP.

OctoberWellington City Council

announced it would cost about $500,000 to fix the Evans Bay wind needle that had been hit by lightning earlier in the year.

Rongotai resident Jacinta Krefft, who has spent years organising volunteers for the Boys and Girls Insti-tute Challenge for Change programme, was presented with an Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian award by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown.

Wellington High School band HeadChef rocked their way to victory at the annual New Zealand Smokefree Rockquest.

NovemberAn uproar about the clos-

ing of playgrounds in Ber-hampore and Seatoun rattled Wellington City Council.

Debate surrounded wheth-er the council should have allowed a Miramar property developer to cut into an his-toric local brick wall.

Former top cop Ted Lines,

from Island Bay, won the individual award at the An-nual New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Awards for his work on the Oku Reserve.

DecemberIsland Bay resident Andrew

Little became a household name overnight after being elected the new Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.

T here was a nger i n Strathmore Park as the doors were closed on a popular local op shop.

Wellington City Council caused upset in Kilbirnie as the crèche at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre was closed – just before Christmas.

What was your highlight of 2014? Which local hot topic hit a nerve? What are you looking forward to in 2015? Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.

A year of highs and lowsNew path opens through Memorial Park

A new path is open for pedestrians and cyclists through the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park.

The pathway crosses the park along Martin Square on one side, and the National War Memorial on the other side.

The path is intended to be an alternative to crossing at the traffi c lights.

Work on the park resumed last week, and is currently on schedule to be complete by the end of March.

Weekly performances on peninsula

From early February weekly performance evenings will be held in the Miramar Heights Community Gardens.

John Overton, coordinator of the gardens, says the fi rst performance evening will be on February 6.

The events will be intimate with an open mic style, he says.

Anybody looking to perform should contact Matt Pike on 0210352724 or email [email protected]

Wellingtonian appointed as cardinal

Wellington Catholic Archbishop John Dew has been named as one of 20 new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis.

Archbishop Dew will be the fi rst voting cardinal New Zealand has had in decades.

He says he is honoured to receive this new task in his priestly vocation and in represent-ing the people of New Zealand.

“This news is recognition of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the contribution it makes to the global Catholic family.”

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Work on Wellington City Council’s new $8.7 million Marshall Court Apartments in Miramar is almost complete.

The new four story social housing com-plex, on Tahi Street, is replacing the old housing block which was demolished in October 2013.

Tenants will occupy the building from January 20 and the council says all tenants will be moved-in by the end of February.

The complex, designed to cater for people on low incomes who have limited mobility, will provide 27 one-bedroom apartments.

Features will include easy-access show-ers, wider doorways suitable for people using walking aids and cupboards and power points positioned so they are easily accessible.

There will also be a tenant’s community room and communal outdoor space with allotment gardens, seats, washing lines and a barbeque area.

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By Sam Duff

Fleur Beale says she was teaching at a secondary school in Hamilton when she became tired of trying to interest her students in reading.

There was just not enough New Zealand literature that her students could relate to, says Fleur, speaking from her Island Bay home.

More than 30 books later and Fleur Beale has made a name for herself in the teenage

fi ction genre and was recently made an offi cer of the New Zealand order of merit in the New Year’s Honours list.

“It’s a really great honour,” Fleur says.

“You get a letter asking if you accept it. I looked at the crest on the envelope and thought I had been invited to a fancy book launch at Government House.”

One of Fleur’s best known works is her psychological thriller, I am not Esther, which

was shortlisted for the senior fi ction section at the 1999 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards.

Fleur, who was born in In-glewood, says writing was just a hobby for a long time until 2000 when she decided to quit teaching full-time and move to Wellington.

“Writing is a really lovely thing to be able to do,” she says. “You can immerse your-self in a world that you have created.”

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A GREAT HON-OUR: Island Bay resident Fleur Beale has written more than 50 books and is now an offi cer of the New Zealand order of merit. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

Asked which of her own stories is her favourite Fleur says she always says it is her fi rst published novel, Slide the Corner.

It was written after her late husband spent a few seasons rally driving and still has a special place in her heart because of the role he played in creating the book.

“It’s often used for kids strug-gling to read,” she says.

After moving to Welling-ton, Fleur says she lived in Houghton Bay before moving to Island Bay in 2007.

“It’s a really nice community and I really enjoy being able to walk down to the supermarket, the library and the sea.”

Though Fleur does not yet know when she will receive her QSM, she knows who she would like to attend the ceremony – her sister and two daughters, who both live in London.

Fleur says she has no inten-tion of giving up writing any time soon.

“What is not to enjoy about writing?” she says. “Once a story starts to flow you get into the zone and time just vanishes.”

Who in our community deserves to be recognised with a Queen’s service medal? Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.

Top gongs - New Year’s Honours list 2015Hundreds of books gifted

The Altrusa Club of Wellington, a local businesswomen’s network, collected 304 books to donate to the children of women staying at the women’s refuge during the holiday season.

Books were collected at the Children’s Bookshop in Kilbirnie before Christmas.

Patricia O’Donnell says the club’s thanks go to all those people in the community who purchased books and placed them under the tree.

“These books will bring happiness to children in a sad situation,” she says.

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Seatoun resident Lou Sanson had his heart set on Antarctica from a very early age.

Now, the former Antarctica New Zealand boss has been honored with the New Zealand Antarctic Medal for 2015.

“I’ve always had a passion for the world’s wildest places, and Antarctica is the wildest of them all,” Lou says.

The medal is part of the 2015 New Year’s honours list and rec-ognizes an outstanding contribution to exploration, scientifi c research, conservation, environmental pro-

tection, or knowledge of the Ant-arctic region.

Antarctica has been in the blood for Lou from an early age. He says he grew up hearing about the adventures of Scott and Shackleton from his father, who also visited the icy continent.

For Lou, the medal is a refl ec-tion of the strong team he built at Antarctica NZ.

“We built Antarctica’s biggest wind farm with Meridian energy, which virtually took Scott base to 100% renewables for energy,” he says.

“We also had a real focus on safety and in the last year we came close

to zero harm in a programme of 400 people.”

Lou says the work he is most proud of is on the international front and in environmental leadership.

“Personally, one of the most satisfying things was working with 29 other countries in managing the largest protected and untouched area in the world.”

Lou says this proves what is achievable in terms of science, peace and the environment.

“The sense of international con-tribution and the role that New Zealand plays in that is extremely satisfying.”

For anyone aspiring to a career in

Antarctica, Lou says it is important to be a jack-of-all-trades.

“The wider experience you can get in natural resource management the better, and for an Antarctic programme you have to be able to fi ll a wide range of roles on an international stage.”

Coming into 2015, Lou says he is very much focused on his new role as the Director-General of the Department of Conservation.

“There hasn’t ever been a more exciting time to work in conser-vation in New Zealand. People genuinely want to help protect our natural landscapes, and I just think its fabulous being at the core of it.”

If you don’t have grandpar-ents of your own, why not adopt some? Volunteering at Enliven’s Kilmarnock Heights Home has fi lled a void for 27 year-old English woman Jodi Barraclough-Coates, who says walking into the home is like walking into her grandparent’s house.

Enliven’s Kilmarnock Heights Home is part of the not-for-profi t organisation Presbyterian Sup-port Central, where Jodi was the marketing and communications coordinator for two years. When she left she knew she would miss the staff and residents, so she decided to volunteer.

“My favourite part of working

at Presbyterian Support Central was going out to the rest homes and the Family Works centres. When I decided to leave I thought I wouldn’t get to see anyone at the homes anymore, but I realised I could volunteer and give some-thing back.”

Jodi says she chose Kilmarnock Heights Home because she spent a lot of time sourcing news stories and helping with the marketing there and she became fond of the homely environment.

“It’s like walking into your grandparents’ home. I used to come for stories, but now I can just come in and spend more one-on-one time with the residents and

talk to them about what they want to talk about for a change.”

Jodi leads a busy life working part time and is in the process of starting her own e-commerce business, yet she still fi nds time to volunteer.

“It’s a nice change from work. I come fortnightly to visit the residents and they’re always ac-commodating to what I can do, if I can’t make it for whatever reason they understand. If anyone is looking for a new hobby this year I defi nitely recommend vol-unteering.”

Jodi says she does different things each time she visits, from doing crafts to taking a few resi-

dents out for coffee. “The fi rst time I came I took two

ladies out for afternoon tea and coffee. It was nice to go out and hear some of their stories. I’ve also helped make Christmas cards and I joined in playing scrabble once, but kept getting told off for spelling words incorrectly.”

Jodi says volunteering at Kilmar-nock Heights Home reminds her that older people aren’t helpless.

“They still have a lot to teach and to give, and they put me in my place if I treat them like old people!”

Kilmarnock Heights recreation offi cer Annelize Steyn says they feel privileged that Jodi chose to

volunteer at Kilmarnock and they encourage new volunteers to join their team this year.

“Her personality is infectious and the residents love her. She’s in New Zealand without her grandparents so I think she likes the interaction she misses out on because she doesn’t get to see her family. Vol-unteers are important for providing different kinds of interaction for the residents, and it’s great to have her on-board.” Volunteers are always needed at Kilmarnock Heights Home. To � nd out how you can become a volun-teer, contact the home directly on 04 380 2034 or email [email protected]

Decades of passion pays off for Lou

CHUFFED: Lou Sanson, from Seatoun, is very pleased with his medal for services to Antarctica.

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Island Bay residents will continue to see the same view of the seawall that they have had for many years after a decision by Wellington City Council’s Environment Committee last month.

Five options had been put forth to the public for consultation after the seawall was partially destroyed in the July 2013 storm.

A temporary rock barrier was installed at the broken section of the wall to protect the nearby footpath and road, but now the Environment committee has chosen a permanent solution – to rebuild the wall.

However, the committee has left the door open for possible changes at a later date, but not for several years.

Southern ward Councillor Paul Eagle, who lives 50 metres from the seawall on the Esplanade, says the outcome is a victory for community engagement following the ‘horror’ process used for the cycleways which

left the community divided.“The key to the engagement was

to ensure we didn’t get winners and losers like the cycleway,” he says.

All up the council received 437 submissions on the seawall plan.

He says the council will look to-wards a longer term solution for the wall which could one day see part of the Esplanade being closed and Shorland Park being connected to the beach.

Connecting the park to the beach could cost between $10 million and $12 million, Councillor Eagle says.

“There’s a reality check on the fund-ing and timing for this too.

“There’s no money in the budget for that option, and it’ll take time, at least to 2018, possibly 2025, to get anything sorted.”

Did Wellington City Council make the right or wrong decision on the Island Bay seawall? Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.

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Sand between the cheeks, salt soaked skin and dehydrated dogs are a thing of the past for Lyall Bay Beach goers.

The golden strip of sand, surfers and seaweed now boasts a swimmers shower and dog watering station, just in time for Summer.

“I have yet to put on my wetsuit and try the new shower,” says Eastern Ward Councillor Simon Marsh.

“Last time I wore it Department of Conservation tried to tow me back out to sea thinking I was a whale that needed rescuing, however Charlie our dog has given the paws up to the dog bowl,” he says jokingly.

Simon says last summer he was ap-proached numerous times about the possibility of a shower/watering facility being installed at the airport end of Lyall

Bay known as ‘surfers beach’. “It seemed a totally logical request by the

many users of the beach, all the facilities are towards the other end of Lyall Bay, but the dog walking area and the best waves are down the airport end,” Simon says.

He says the full funding amount needed was not in the council budget, so he spoke with local metal fabricator A.E Tilley who were thrilled to be involved.

A.E Tilley designed and built the tower containing a shower, fresh water drinking fountain and dog watering bowl with the help of a local plumber.

“This project has provided our business the opportunity to put something back into the local community and at the same time develop a new product that we may well add to the Tilley range,” business manager Rory Bremner says.

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PAWS UP: Eastern Ward Councillor Simon Marsh and his dog Charlie test out the new water system at Lyall Bay Beach. PHOTO CREDIT: Sarah Wilson


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What is your favourite thing on telly?

What is your New Years resolution?

What gives you a cheeky grin?

Who inspired you growing up?

What would your dream getaway be?

What would your last meal on earth be?

Besides my parents, I was inspired by football coach John Swafford.

A shrimp cocktail, followed by roast lamb with bread and butter pud-ding to finish.

My granddaughter, Grace, and her friend Lusahn, a.k.a trouble one and trouble two.

All sport and Coronation Street.

Hong Kong.

To be happy and healthy.

Who would you least like to have a meal with?

President Robert Mugabe.

Every day our roving reporter Sam Duff breaks news and meets locals through-out the Eastern and Southern suburbs, from Lyall Bay beach to the cafes of Newtown. Each week he shares a few tales from his travels.

As 2014 slowly came to an end and the New Year approached I, like many others, began to think about the highs and lows of the year gone by.

Every year I dig out my little brown notebook and scribble down a list of goals for the year ahead.

This year has been no different. It is always a nice opportunity to reflect and at the same time look forward to the coming year.

I normally try to avoid the cliché goals – exercise more, read more, save more, eat less – and go for solid achievements

that I can work towards.For the first time in a long time this

list does not include graduating from anything or passing any tests or exams.

This has raised a few questions for me. Do I just work now? Is this it until I retire?

The answer for me is definitely no. So what do I do now? I plan trips, explore the world, eat great food, get married, enjoy the quiet moments, have fun and do not worry about the little things.

So 2015 should be an interesting year…

From the Reporter’s desk

What is one thing Cook Strait News readers would be surprised to know about you?

I went away with New Zealand’s first ever World Cup soccer team.

MinuteS with:

By Sam Duff

Drains full of rubbish and over-grown weeds – a Newtown resident says Wellington City Council is falling short in its responsibility to undertake general maintenance.

Evelyn Hopkins, who has lived on Wilson Street for about ten years, says she pounds the pavements of Newtown every day and the streets are getting worse and worse.

“It’s just getting worse and worse as far as I’m concerned,” she says. “It’s never been this bad. It’s dis-graceful.

“I have just been on holiday to Europe and I have seen nothing like this.”

One problem Evelyn says she has identified is council leaving weeds too long before spraying them with poison.

They die and are not taken away, she says.

“I have told them repeatedly,” Evelyn says. “It beggars belief that they have the audacity to tell me it’s clean.

“I just don’t think it’s acceptable. It used to be a lot cleaner.”

Evelyn says she is determined to do something about the problem.

“We pay our rates so surely there’s a responsibility back from them as well.”

Wellington City Council spokes-

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NOT HAPPY: Newtown resident Evelyn Hopkins says the council are not doing a good enough job at maintaining the cleanliness of Wellington’s suburbs. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

person Richard MacLean says council are in regular contact with Evelyn.

“She is very passionate about the state of Newtown,” Richard says. “We have had hundreds of complaints from her in recent years.

“We agree that on some occasions her complaints are justified, but on others they could be seen by observers as being unreasonable.”

Richard says the Council are

constantly reviewing their litter and weed control services, particularly when there are new contractors.

“We also have regular graffiti clean-ups in Newtown so, in gen-eral, we think the area is in good shape.”

Is your street looking a little shabby or is it in top condition? Email [email protected] and let us know what you think.

Festival favorite, Demo-lition of the Century, is returning home to Circa Theatre this summer.

Fresh from performances around New Zealand, the show sees author and per-former Duncan Sarkies stage a humorous and sometimes heartbreaking look at families, memories and the fragility of the hu-man mind.

Sarkies says it is good to bring the show home to

Wellington for an extended season.

“The reception we’ve had around New Zealand has been fantastic and we’re now also seeing interest for the show abroad too which is very exciting,” he says.

The show opens on Janu-ary 31 and goes through till February 21.

For more information and bookings, go to www.circa.co.nz

Festival favorite comes home


Question: What is your New Year’s resolution and why?

readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.

Letters on issues of community interest are welcomed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words. They must be signed and a street address provided to show good faith, even if a nom de plume is provided for publication.The editor reserves the right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable letters from publication. Send or fax them to the address on page two, or email them to samdu� @wsn.co.nz. Please note that your name and street address must also be provided in e mails.

Parker Skagen, Lyall Bay

“I don’t have one really because its just a ridiculous thing people made up. People don’t follow through with it and then they just feel bad about it.”

Karyn Hall, Newtown

“To read the book The Secret every day so I can have positive thoughts and send light around the world.”

Lyell Riordan, Newtown

“Probably to save more, just to pay for bills and things.”

David Kirikino, Evans Bay

“No such thing because you never do it. You say you will do it but you never do.”

Richard Marshall, Newtown

“Help clean up Newtown. I am on the Community Patrol and there’s been an upsurge in graffi ti and it’s not very pleasant.”

Liam Francis, Wainuiomata

“I want to quit smoking so I can study at the New Zealand Institute of Sport.”

LETTERS to the editor

Dear Ed, I am saddened more than shocked upon the closure of the Strathmore op shop.

Over the years I have seen people dropping or donating goods and other stuff to the shop for they know that it is for a very good reason and a very good cause.

A lot of local people and those from

out of Strathmore love to come to the shop as it caters to what they need for a reasonable price.

The people behind the counter have always been kind and helpful.

This is an organisation ‘that help people helping the community.’

It’s a shame really that this has come to an end with no logical

reason.I wish that the crowd responsible

for the closure will make every effort to reopen the shop as soon as possible and make the community happy again.

Dessa Masters, Miramar

Saddened by op-shop closure

After a year of seawalls, cycleways, playgrounds and rate hikes we de-cided to check-in with the Mayor and our five eastern and southern ward councillors on their highs and lows of 2014 and what they are looking forward to in 2015.

Mayor Cel ia Wade-Brown and southern ward councillors David Lee and Paul Eagle will feature in next week’s edition.

Ray Ahipene-Mercer, Eastern Ward

Highlight of 2014: Par-ticipating in the Pike River memorial concert with Dave Dobbyn and the Orpheus Choir.

Lowlight of 2014: The far-cical consultation process for the proposed Island Bay cycleway.

Looking forward to in 2015: For councillors and staff to work together to put Welling-ton back high on the list of the world’s most liveable cities.

Sarah Free, Eastern Ward

Highlight of 2014: There have been several, but in particular the advances in cycling infrastructure including the completion of the Tawa Valley Pathway and the South Coast Kids Track, the soon to be completed Leonie Gill Pathway in Kilbirnie, and better provision for cyclists included in the Victoria Street upgrade.

Seeing our public housing complexes being upgraded and opened.

Planning for a new Johnsonville library.

Lowlight of 2014: Frustrations around bus fares, and bus services. I would have liked GWRC to be trialling such things as reduced off-peak fares and half price youth rates immediately. However, I am pleased that they did not raise bus fares as they originally said they would.

The Convention Centre debacle. I didn't vote for it, because the deal was so uncertain; however Wellington could benefit from better conference facilities, and I hope we fi nd a good way forward.

Looking forward to in 2015: Continuing to liaise with com-munities and businesses to deliver the infrastructure and services that people want, particularly in the community facilities space, which is my portfolio area.

Working on measures to re-duce waste and pollution on our beaches; the Houghton Valley leachate mitigation, more public drinking fountains, education of the public and industry to reduce plastic ending up on our beaches.

Continuing to look for ways to develop and use our transport network more effi ciently.

Simon ‘Swampy’ Marsh, Eastern Ward

Highlight of 2014: Pleasing achievements from an economic perspective was the effort council put into supporting CBD retailers leading into Christmas and also the forma-tion of two Business Improvement Districts (Miramar and Khandallah) that enable groups of business to work together more easily.

Lowlight of 2014: I do not have any low points for 2014, although it would have been great to have started on the convention centre, however a site with perhaps even better potential

has been proposed. One major disap-pointment is that I still do not fi t my wet suit.

Looking forward to in 2015: For 2015 I would hope to see real progress on Council’s major economic initia-tives such as the convention centre, fi lm museum and airport extension and the jobs they will bring to the region. I will be working to help Wel-lington's small business owners and retailers grow their prosperity and to provide more job opportunities too. I am also looking forward to a decision on local government amalgamation, something that I expect to become a decision made by all those who live here.

From the Council chamber - Looking back at 2014


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The SPCA opshop in Kil-birnie is proof there is no rest for the wicked after it was burgled during the holiday break.

The shop was broken into on Saturday, December 20 and money from the dona-tion box was stolen along with a pair of speakers.

Shop manager Karyn Hall says it is sad that there are

people who would steal from an opshop, especially just before Christmas.

“We don’t have much, but people know that we are kind and willing to help out those who need it,” she says.

Karyn says the shop was not trashed and no clothes or jewellery were taken, so she feels lucky in that way.

But, she says it is scary to know that someone can just smash the door and get in.

“Locking your door isn’t enough to keep you safe, and that’s frightening,” she says.

The break-in was reported when a woman walking past the shop noticed broken glass from the back door.

“That’s what you do when you see broken glass at a closed shop, you ring the police, and we are very grateful that this lady took the time to do just that.”

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NOT IMPRESSED: Kilbirnie SPCA opshop manager Karyn Hall, right, and volunteer Niki Locker-Lampson are saddened by the Christmas break in. PHOTO CREDIT: Sarah Wilson

The Cook Strait News team have been out and about throughout 2014 snapping locals doing everything from playing sport to spending time at the beach.

Have you got a fantastic photo you would like to share with Cook Strait News readers? Email it to [email protected] and it may be published in next week’s edition.

CLOSER INSPECTION: Kahurangi School student Joel Anasapi, 8, takes a closer look at his recorder during a music lesson with Sonia Markholm from Sonia’s Musikgarten. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

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15Monday January 12, 2015SPORT

Penalties, goals, tries and touch downs

From the cricket pitch to the swimming pool – 2014 proved to be another success-ful year for everything sports related throughout the eastern and southern suburbs.

The pair of up-and-coming young baseball players travelled to the United States with the New Zealand under 12s team.

Jackson Taurarii, 12, from Miramar, and Haven Dixon, 12, from Kilbirnie, say they had a great time playing their beloved game during the trip.

The boys travelled to Hono-lulu, New York, Washington and Maryland for the Cal Ripken World Series baseball classic.

TOP PLAYERS: Young baseball up and comers Haven Dixon and Jackson Taurarii travelled to the United States with the New Zealand under 12s team. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

Looking back at what made sports news in 2014

Haven and Jackson

The Island Bay Street is home to a number of up and coming young athletes, from cross country to rowing.

Phoebe Edwards, 16, Ruby Leverington, 14, Kelsey Forman, 16, and Elise Forman, 15, live in adjoining houses and all are topping their respective sports.

Phoebe excels at track and fi eld, Ruby and Kelsey are doing incredibly well at cross country, while Elise is giving athletics a go.

Melbourne Road

GOOD NEIGHBOURS: Melbourne Road in Island Bay is home to up and com-ing athletes Elise Forman, 15, Phoebe Edwards, 16, Ruby Leverington, 14, and Kelsey Forman, 16. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

The Seatoun 13 year old jetted-off to Argentina in October to take part in the Optimist World Sailing Championships

Sam, a year nine Scots College pupil, qualifi ed for the New Zealand optimist sailing team after placing second at the Auckland nationals in August.

He says he found the sailing conditions diffi cult due to a lack of wind but gained invaluable experience and had a great time.

SEA SOARING: Seatoun sailor Sam Bacon took on strong competition at the World Sailing Championships in Argentina. PHOTO CREDIT: Georgia Forrester

The Commonwealth Games and Olympics are in sight for two local cyclists who were selected for the under-17 New Zealand development squad in October.

Sam Wilkinson, 14, from Scots College and George Jackson, 14, from Rongotai Col-lege joining the 13 member team means this is the fi rst time Wellington has had two cyclists on the squad.

It was an historic occasion for the Scots College 1st XV in September when they came out on top of the national secondary schools competition.

A 26 all draw against Hamilton Boys’ High in Rotorua gave the title to Scots College, the underdogs of the competition.

Scots are the fi rst Wellington side to win the national top four.

CELEBRATION: The Scots College 1st XV are all smiles after taking out the national secondary schools title in September.

RIDING HIGH: Sam Wilkinson, 14, and George Jackson, 14, were selected for the New Zealand under-17 cycling development squad. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

A Houghton Valley School netball team defi ed the odds and went from losing most of their games to winning their entire competition.

Parent Claire Wood says that last season the girls were hammered but thanks to their coach and some good-old fashioned hard work they fought back.

TEAM EFFORT: The Houghton Valley School under-12 Divas were chuff ed with win-ning their competition in September. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

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