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Sam McKenzie was ap-pointed as the Wellington South Community Con-stable late last year, and he covers the Brooklyn, Island Bay, Mornington Vogeltown and Newtown area.

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But police initiatives such as Prevention First and the Mobility Project have seen a shift in focus, with police officers getting out and about, as opposed to being stuck behind their desks.

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By Nikki PapatsoumasContinued from page 1.

As part of the Mobility Project police offi c-ers across the country have been teamed with an iPhone, giving them the ability to check jobs in the system, respond to emails, and make electronic notes while out and about in the community.

“People think that because I am not sitting in the base I’m not there, but I am actually more available.

“I don’t have to be stuck in the offi ce, and I am a really strong believer in that.”

Mr McKenzie says the Prevention First strategy focuses on drugs and alcohol, youth, organised crime, road policing and family violence, in an effort to reduce crime.

“A part of the prevention fi rst strategy is getting police out and about, rather than seeing them sitting in an offi ce.

“I am now engaging with the community as a wider group, I can meet people who may have never been able to get to the base.”

The police base on Riddiford Street is currently open from Tuesday to Thursday, from 10am to 2pm, and Mr McKenzie is always contactable.

Mr McKenzie says they are hoping to have the base up and running fi ve days a week again soon.

“Newtown is an awesome community, it’s extremely diverse. I have met heaps of really cool people, and I really enjoy working in it.”

Mr McKenzie also assures the community that the Newtown Police Base will not be shutting down.

“There is no indication that the Newtown base will be shut down, that also goes for Miramar and Karori.

“There is no need to worry, I have had no indication whatsoever that the police bases will be shut.”

Southern Ward Councillor Paul Eagle says he wishes that the transition would have been managed better.

“I think Sam is doing a really decent job.

However it would have been better if New Zealand Police had of sat down with the community and managed the transition between the former Community Constable and Sam better.”

Mr Eagle is also opposed to the closure of the Newtown Police Base.

“I am opposed to the closure of the Com-munity Constable Base in Newtown, and am pleased that the community have now been told publicly that it won’t happen at last week’s Newtown Residents Association meeting.”

Newtown Resident’s Association President Martin Hanley says it is fantastic to see the police move out of the offi ce and into the community.

“We used to have a Community Constable in the base a lot, but this is such a better model because we have then out and about on the street. It is fantastic to see them actively in the community.”

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By Nikki PapatsoumasAgeing regulations are being reviewed to

make pool safety crystal clear for swim-ming pool owners.

The Wellington City Council Strategy and Policy Committee have made a submission to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on Making Pool Safety Easier.

Lambton Ward Councillor Iona Pannett is heading the review, and hopes to see changes made for children’s safety and welfare.

“Children can be fast, curious and creative

and this is why we are focusing on making things safer.”

She says there are 1,000 pools in Welling-ton which means there is a potential for risk.

Since the Fencing of Swimming Pools act was established in 1987, 125 children have been saved. However three children a year still die in pool related incidents.

This has encouraged the committee to review the act, which Ms Pannett says can be diffi cult to interpret.

The committee has now suggested that changes to the act be made. These include ensuring retailers of portable pools provide

safety information, including indoor pools within the act, and introducing infringe-ment fees to those who do not practice pool safety.

“When you think about the overall costs of making a pool safe, the safety is far more important,” says Ms Pannett.

The submission is now being analysed, before it will be presented to cabinet. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will then decide whether changes to the building code or Fencing of Swimming Pools Act should be made, and draw up a bill.

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Throughout last week new storm water drainage was installed, so contractors are now able to lay kerb and channel (gutter) along Park Road.

New kerb and channel has also been installed on Miramar Avenue.

From next week, work will take place be-hind the new kerb and channel on Miramar Avenue, which may mean adjustments to the line of temporary footpath along this edge.

Manager of Urban Design and Heritage Julia Forsyth says she is very pleased with how the work is coming along.

“Things are going very well and we are having a very supportive and positive ap-proach from people who are affected by the construction work outside their shop windows. It requires a lot of patience and tolerance.”

The Cook Strait News will continue to keep readers updated on the improvement to the Miramar Town Centre.

Upgrade right on schedule

Hataitai pedestrians can feel a little safer now the suburb's main roads have offi cially been declared a slow zone for traffi c.

Wellington City Council recently decided to reduce speed limits from 50km to 30km on parts of Hataitai Rd, Moxham Ave, Taurima St and Waitoa Rd.

City counciller Paul Eagle, a former Hataitai resident, says the lower speed limits will make a major difference for road safety.

“That main intersection is really busy - that's the heart of Hataitai.”

“As an ex-resident of Hataitai it's fantastic that the council have listened to people and

I think this will make a major change for people shopping in Hataitai and for cyclists.”

He says the next challenge for the suburb will be street improvements such as banners and street furniture.

Hataitai's speed changes come after a public consultation with community groups, the police and the Automobile Association.

It is the tenth Wellington suburb to intro-duce lower speed limits, after Brooklyn, Aro Valley, Island Bay, Tinakori Rd, Kelburn, Kilbirnie, Seatoun, Strathmore Park and Miramar adopted the changes between 2010 and 2011.

Taxis must moveWellington City Councillors have unanimously voted in favour of a plan to stop taxis waiting in ‘pay and display’ parking spaces on five of the central city’s busiest streets – in order to free up more space for the public. The plan, when con� rmed at a council meeting later this month, will be welcomed by retailers and motorists who frequently complain that cabs are taking up valuable parking spaces while they wait for customers. There are more than 1200 taxis servicing the Capital and about 3400 metered parking spaces on central-city streets. The proposed parking ban follows a change to the Wellington City Consolidated Bylaw in December last year.These changes will mean taxis cannot occupy metered parking spaces every day from 8am-6pm on the busiest sections of The Terrace, Lambton Quay, Waring Taylor Street, Featherston Street and Mercer Street.

AGM talk electricityElectricity market reform and how electricity prices can fall are the subjects of talks open to the public at the forthcoming Grey Power Wellington AGM on Wednesday May 29 at 11.30am in the Wellington Public Library Community Room on Level 1. The meeting is open to the public.

By Lydia AndersonHataitai Bowling club is set

to transform into a buzzing community hub after local groups joined together to save it from being sold.

Faced with dwindling mem-bership, the club collaborated with the community to fi nd an alternative to winding up.

Now, the club has joined with the Hataitai Residents As-sociation and the Community House to form The Hataitai Community Recreation Trust.

President of the bowling club Craig Harbour says the club has been part of the commu-nity for more than a hundred years and they want to ensure

it is still servicing the commu-nity in a hundred more years.

“Now we need people to tackle the challenges and op-portunities the Trust repre-sents,” he says.

He says social bowling will continue in the meantime and new members are welcome to join for bowling or petanque.

The Trust aims to establish a strategic vision and operate the facility in a way that comple-ments the objectives of the trust and the interests of the community.

Mr Harbour says ideas in-clude extending the sporting and recreational facilities for a variety of sports through

artifi cial turf, using the building as a telecommuting facility/offi ce, creating a music studio for locals to make music and locating a kindergarten on the site.

“We want the people of Hataitai to tell the Trust how they would like to see the asset used.”

He says no commitments will be made by the Trust until the community has been consulted.

Community House coordinator Jenny Ellis says there are plans to host a community event within

the next two months to celebrate the transfer of club assets into the Trust.

She says members of the com-munity are invited to come along, hear about what has been happen-ing, and what is planned.

Nominations are being sought for Trust directors and a management committee.

More information wil be avail-able in the next few weeks at www.hataitai.org.nz

Above: Hataitai monthly Saturday market at the club always draws a crowd. Pictured Right: Community House Coordinator Jenny Ellis

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By Nikki PapatsoumasSt Catherine’s College in Kil-

birnie have taken home the O’Shea Shield this year for the fi rst time in over a decade.

The all-girls college placed fi rst equal alongside brother school St Patrick’s town, having not placed fi rst in 15 years.

The annual speech and drama competition sees 17 catholic schools from Wellington, Palm-erston North and Nelson com-pete against each other for the O’Shea Shield.

The competition has a rich his-tory and has been taking place

since the late 1940’s.This event which was held at St

Patrick’s Silverstream took place two weeks ago, and over the course of the weekend schools compete for points in a range of speech and drama events, includ-ing debating, religious questions, drama, oratory and impromptu and prepared speeches.

At the end of the weekend the school with the most points, wins.

Head of English and O’Shea Shield Co-ordinator Kathy Ryan says she is thrilled with the results.

“Every year we put forward a really competitive team, and this team was of equal ability to every other year. It comes down to the luck of how things work out.”

Year 13 student Karishma Patel took part in the religious questions event, and said it was a lot of hard work.

“We practised every weekend leading up to the O’Shea Shield, it was intense. But we won so all of our hard work paid off.”

Ms Ryan says the competition is great because it give catholic schools a real point of difference.

Back row - Karishma Patel, Amy Campbell, Ella Jansen, Rebecca Mori-arty, Lagi Aukusitino, Petala Elama, Emily van Voornveld, Elisha Prasad, Julia Ryan, Julie Vidal, Sophie Halliday. Front row - Caela Heke, Anna Cacace, Kaysee Savali, Liana Roberts-Letiu, Clare Sullivan, Nera Tautau, Petula McPhee and Saasha Riddell.

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By Nikki PapatsoumasA local man is doing his bit to help

friends in need across the water.Richard Khouzame was the marriage

celebrant at a friend’s wedding in Samoa before the 2010 tsunami hit.

The wedding was cancelled, but after seeing the destruction left in the tsunami’s wake, Richard was inspired to help.

In particular Manono Island, which is just off Samoa, was hit badly by the tsunami.

Ever since Richard has been helping them where they were hurt the most, rebuilding houses and helping with water supply.

In 2010 he managed to raise close to $50,000 to rebuild a preschool on the Island, and now he has his sights set on his next project.

“There are no vehicles or machinery on the island and the work is quite labourous, everything is transported across in small ferries,” says Richard.

He says the ferries are “shoddy” at best, and are especially unsafe because part of

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the hull is cut out and replaced with ply wood, so there is more room to transport cargo.

He says another concern is that no one on the boat wears life jackets.

Now Richard is heading “Manono Afloat” through which he hopes to raise enough money to supply life jackets for the boats and basic safety equipment.

“I have been thinking for years that I want to get some life jackets on these boats.”

Through Manono Afl oat he

is hoping to raise $20,000 by August.

Last Wednesday a fundrais-ing night took place at Heaven Pizza in Cuba Street with over $700 raised for the project, and they also have Trademe auctions running under ‘tapa for life’.

Collection boxes are also set up for donations at various businesses throughout Wel-lington, including Memphis Belle, Raglan Roast, Plum Café, The Hanger, Emporium and Wellington Trawlers.

By Nikki PapatsoumasKeith Johnson from Island Bay

will also be standing for Mayor in this year’s Local Government Elections.

Keith is no stranger to local poli-tics, having stood for the Southern Ward in the 2010 elections under the Labour party.

“It was good, I got 1,200 votes and I didn’t have help from any-one. I walked every street in the ward it took a good long time.”

Keith is an economist and says a lot of his work has been overseas in international development.

He has worked in 25 countries and came to Wellington from the Philippines in 1991. He now lives in Island Bay with his wife and two sons.

Keith says his work as an econo-mist is what has motivated him to stand for mayor and the poor financial management of the council continues to bother him.

He says he will aim to keep rates and spending down, while improving local services for residents and householders.

“Young families are under pres-

sure at the moment and to pay an extra $250-500 in rates is not fair.”

Keith says the switch of the rates burden away from businesses to householders has not increased levels of investment, enterprise and job availability in Wellington as was promised.

“It is a demonstrated failure and those who advocated it must be held accountable.”

Keith says that money is being spent in the CBD but not enough comes back to the suburbs, which is why we are seeing the small things cut, such as libraries and community centres.

“More money must be spent at the local level and less in the City Centre on prestige projects and 'glitz and glam' activities.

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By Nikki PapatsoumasLast month Finn Bowden, a

young boy from Strathmore who had been cast in Madame Butterfl y, graced the front page of the Cook Strait News.

At the time Finn said he wasn’t sure if he wanted to be an actor when he grew up, but now says he is much more excited by the prospect.

“Now I would say acting is probably my third favourite thing to do,” he says.

Finn played Sorrow, Madame Butterfl y’s young son in the opera, and says he had a really great time.

“There were hundreds of people every night telling me I did a really good job.”

Over the course of the show Finn developed a routine, to get through the sometimes hectic and late nights.

Each night the performance took place Finn and his mother, Amanda, would hang out in the green room with all the singers.

Finn wasn’t on stage until the second act, so to pass time Amanda says they would just

try stay focused and calm by reading Finn’s favourite book.

Finn says his favourite experience was what he calls the helicopter part, where he was spun around on stage.

He says after two rehearsals with the cast, on opening night he didn’t fi nd it hard to remember what to do.

For now stardom has calmed down for young Finn that is until he lands his next big role.

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Finn says his favourite experience was what he calls the helicopter part, where he was spun around on stage.

He says after two rehearsals with the cast, on opening night he didn’t fi nd it hard to remember what to do.

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By Emily LipsysWhitireia Journalism StudentThe Children’s bookshop in

Kilbirnie is starting up their fi rst ever book club for children between the ages of nine to 13.

Ruth McIntrye and her husband John own the bookshop and say that starting a book club is something they have talked about doing for a long time.

“We put the idea out there and got a good reaction,” says Ruth.

John says information about the club was sent to schools around the Wellington region, and they have had such a positive response the club is full already, however, they plan to continue to run the book club.

John says that they have had 40 kids enrol, and as a result have had to split the group in half.

The owners both agree that they thought it would only appeal to people in the southern and east-

ern suburbs, but have had people enrolling their kids from as far away as Churton Park.

“It has been a runaway success for us, and we haven’t even done the fi rst session yet.” says Ruth.

John says they really wanted to run an event for kids who enjoy books.

“Children who love reading [often] don’t have an outlet, like kids who play sports do,” he says.

“It’s going to be good. It’s going

to be fun.”The club will meet on the fi rst

Friday of every month.The group will discuss a dif-

ferent genre each time (the kids choose their own books to dis-cuss).

There will be games, quizzes and prizes and even a hot choco-late in the winter months.

For more information email: books@thechildrensbookshop.co.nz

New club to encourage young book lovers

By Lydia AndersonA Hataitai mother of two is bringing

back the idea of simple handmade children's clothes without added expense or fuss.

Melissa Wastney has just published a how-to book “Sweet and Simple Handmade”, with 25 projects for sewing, embroidering and knitting clothes and accessories.

“I love the idea that anyone can make stuff and I think my ideas are simple enough for people to give them a go, so I hope my book will inspire people to do that.”

The crafts blogger, author of well-read “Tiny Happy” blog, started making designs when she was a 22-year-old university graduate with young children and very little money.

She says she wants to encourage people to “sidestep the consumerist cyle and look around to see what you have.”

After several years of blogging her designs, American crafts publisher Stash Books approached Melissa to bring them together in a book for the US market.

Although designed with US readers

in mind, Melissa says she wanted to bring the NZ “D.I.Y feel to it”.

The book includes ideas such as upcycling men’s shirts to make patches on a children's quilt.

She says it took her about a year and a half to write the book and take all the photos, many of which are of her own children, Keira and Arlo.

“They were very obliging,” she says.The book was released in the US last year, and in

New Zealand last month.Melissa says it felt good to fi nally fi nish the book.“”It was kind of a relief.”“Sweet and Simple Handmade” is available at

Minerva Books on Cuba Street, or from Melissa's blog, www.tinyhappy.typepad.com

Author and crafter Melissa Wastney with her new book, “Sewwt and Simple Handmade.”

Brighten Up Before Winter Special

HAIRDESIGNERS SUNBEDS LATENIGHTS (thurs & fri) OPEN SATURDAY

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Phone: 04 386 4646 • 04 386 4653 17a Moxham Avenue Hataitai

Treat yourself to the latest winter collection of colours with

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a free blow wave (valued from $55)

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Locals get a chance to pamper their pooches

Strathmore Park Community Centre management board has elected nine members for this year’s committee, following their recent Annual General Meeting.

Re-elected chai rwoman Elizabeth Solomona says the board’s focus is on developing a strategic plan to better serve the Strathmore community.

“The important thing for us is to keep engaging with our community – it’s a very diverse community.”

She says the board is keen to hear ideas for local initiatives.

The centre organised a com-munity garage sale in April, to give locals an opportunity to come forward and have their say.

“It was a cold wet day but we

thought it went really well,” she says.

“A lot [of people] had thought about what they needed.

“It wasn’t just a garage sale.”The board will meet on Mon-

day June 10 to start planning.The centre is currently looking

for more volunteers to help with the community op shop or pick up food baskets from Kaibosh.

Board members are: Elizabeth Solomona, chair, Kenny-Jean Sidwell, vice-chair, Maria So-louota, secretary, Zonya Mar-shall, treasurer, and board members Nikki Reeve, Pat Holden, Pania Lee, Dave Wil-liams and Anthony Sutcliffe.

Contact Strathmore on 388 2776, open Monday to Friday 9am-3pm, 108 Strathmore Ave.

New committee elected for Strathmore Park

By Nikki PapatsoumasLocals now have the opportunity

to give their dogs the spa treatment thanks to Smoochpooch, a dog grooming spa in Miramar.

Owner Calley Benson says she used to manage Buoy hairdressing salon in Wellington, and always had a passion for hairdressing.

She says one day she decided she wanted to combine her love of hairdressing, and her love of dogs.

Smoochpooch was born, and nearly fi ve years later the business has developed a following in Wel-lington.

Calley specialises in small dog and some medium dog grooming, and says people love to have the opportunity to really pamper their pooches.

Calley’s two smooth haired grif-fons, eight-year-old Otis and six-year-old Milo are the poster boys of Smoochpooch.

“I love my dogs they are no dif-ferent to the rest of my family, they are very much pampered pooches and are spoiled.”

At Smoochpooch dogs can be treated to blueberry and oatmeal facial scrubs, a shampoo and

conditioner treatment with organic shampoos and haircuts.

Calley says she likes to make the spa as calming for dogs as possible.

“I have lavender burning all the time because it’s soothing to dogs. I want to make it a pleasant environ-ment for people and their dogs.”

Calley says working at Smooch-pooch really is a dream job.

“I just love dogs, and all I wanted to do was combine my love of dogs with work.”For more information visit www.smoochpooch.co.nz

Owner Calley Benson with eight-year-old Otis and six-year-old Milo

By Nikki PapatsoumasOriental Rongotai Rugby Football

Club is gearing up for their 125th Jubilee Celebrations this weekend.

Established in 1988 by way of notices posted on a boat shed in Oriental Bay, the club has a rich history to celebrate.

Over their 125 years the club has produced 11 All Blacks including greats such as John Gallagher, Ma’a Nonu and Julian Savea.

Of the clubs five current Hur-ricanes, all bar one have progressed from the Oriental Rongotai Junior section.

Club Stalwart and life member Dave Meaclem says they are looking forward to a weekend of renewing old acquaintances and watching the ‘next generation’ of Ories players take the fi eld.

They will also be announcing a 25 year ‘Dream Team’ covering the period 1989 – 2012. Selected players will be presented with a specially struck commemorative jersey.

This will follow the Oriental Ron-gotai Invitational XV vs. Kaierau annual fi xture on Sunday.

The three day celebration will include a golf competition, junior

and senior rugby games, and a fam-ily feast and fun day to which all past and present players and family are invited.

All games will be played at the clubs home ground, The Polo. The family feast and fun day kicks off at 3pm on Sunday.

Hurricanes Mots Matuu, Mark Reddish & Matt Proctor will be present on Sunday for interviews, commentaries and photo opportuni-ties.For more information visit www.ories.org.nz

Celebrating 125th Jubilee

7Monday May 27, 2013

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By Nikki PapatsoumasGoldbeard Guitars are team-

ing up with the Wellington High School Community Edu-cation Centre to give locals the chance to take part in a unique ukulele building workshop.

The workshop will take place in July, and will run for seven days.

Through the course of the week participants will have the opportunity to make their very own ukulele, which they can then take home with them.

Dave Gilberd, the face be-hind Goldbeard Guitars, says he approached the centre with the idea of the workshop.

“I approached them wanting to run a course. I recognised that the wood working room they use at Wellington High School is a great venue.”

Dave started Goldbeard Gui-tars in 2011 and says he was ready to take up the challenge of working for himself and running his own business.

He makes guitars and ukule-les to order out of his workshop on Happy Valley Road, where he is surrounded by other artists.

“I love it here it’s an artist collective with so many won-derful and talented people to bounce ideas off.”

Dave says that ukuleles are a great instrument because they are easy to learn, and are very versatile.

“Ukuleles still can be toys, but they are a fantastic intro-duction into music, they are limitless.”

Students who take part in the workshop will learn every-thing from how to work from a technical plan, to professional fi nishing.

If you are interested in fi nd-ing out more about the Ukulele Building Workshop, head to www.cecwellington.ac.nz

Unique ukelelebuilding workshop

Girl Guides growing in popularity

Dave Gilberd, the face behind Goldbeard Guitars.

By Nikki PapatsoumasWellington East Girl

Guides continue to grow, with over 100 girls taking part in pippins, brownies, guides and rangers in the area.

Every Monday Brownies meet at the Girl Guide Hall in Strathmore.

Leader of the Brown-

ies, Genevieve Grant says that Girl Guides is great because it allows them to mix with people they may not usually spend time with at school.

Coordinator Bernice Dickie says they have been running Girl Guide programmes out of the hall since the late 1950’s.

“It’s a way to meet other people, doing activities that they may not get to experience. We have a wide range of girls from a variety of backgrounds.”

If you would like to take part in Girl Guides, visit www.girlguidingnz.org.nz

Front from left, Kate Burnham, Pieta Proudfod, Zoe John. Back from left, Molly Dickson, Gabrielle Baker, Maia Bouras and Molly Stimpson with Brownie Leader Genevieve Grant.

City - Phone 385 0745Johnsonville - Phone 477 6855

Karori - Phone 476 6742www.lychgate.co.nz

CEMETERY BUS SERVICE

- KARORI & MAKARA - We welcome you aboard our monthly

cemetery bus service which runs on the first Tuesday of each month. Following is the

timetable of pick up points and approximate times. Return fare is $5.00 per person.

A return trip leaves Makara Cemetery at 3.00pm, Karori Cemetery visitors pick up isat the bus stop opposite 93 Karori Road at

approximately 3.15pm.

1.00pm1.10pm1.20pm1.30pm1.40pm

1.50pm

2.00pm

2.05pm2.15pm

Opposite 38 Onepu Road, Kilirnie Miramar Library Newton Library (Opposite) Island Bay Library Courtney Place Bus Stop (Outside 11 Courtney Pl)Lambton Bus Interchange (Platform C) Rutherford HouseKarori Cemetery (Gate Only) (Outside 93 Karori Rd)Karori Library Makara Cemetery

TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013

Letters to the editor

8 Monday May 27, 2013

Question: Do you know who your local councillors are?

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 news@wsn.co.nz. Please note that your name and street address must also be provided in e mails.

Paul NorthVogeltown

“I voted in the last general election, but I am not sure of local councillors by name.”

Louise BulledNewtown

No

Shannon ReganNewtown

No

Holly FreemantleNewtown

No idea

Amanda KeithBerhampore

No

Philip SavageNewtown

No

Dear Editor,I read in the Cook Strait News

(20 May 2013) that "council were still unable to provide local businesses with an offi cial date" [for completing Kil-birnie's Bay Road upgrade]. Rubbish!

Anyone with the brain of a peanut knows that when a con-tract costing tens of thousands of dollars is signed essential details include what the job entails, how it is to be done and when it is to be completed by.

Are we ratepayers to believe

the City Council signed a con-tract without any indication of when the construction work was to be completed?

Council's 'offi cial' date must surely be the one cited in the contract the City Council signed.

If Council did not negotiate a completion time then that opens the door to a blowout in costs - and where is the busi-ness competence in that?

Dr Robin J. WattMiramar

Council tight lipped

Uncareful drivingDear Ed,Some people drive so fast

around these areas!Especially since the roads in

these parts of the city are thin, windy, often have cars ‘parked’ messily all over them, and have blind corners every few metres.

It is so easily to have an oncom-ing accident with people coming

around the corners so fast. People need to be aware of

other drivers! When I drive through these hilly, tight suburbs, it’s others crashing into me I worry about.

Drivers zoom around the cor-ners and speed down the hills - I saw a car nearly hit a pedestrian not so long ago.

Please, be careful! A safe driver like myself can be as careful as he can, but it’s other people who concern me!

I’m not going to crash into a car coming around the corner at 40km/h, but they will certainly crash into me.

And then at night - there seems to be some kind of code: ‘it’s

10pm, no one will be around, and I want to get home as fast as possible.’

Residents become careless of any potential traffi c.

Use some common sense and take some initiave about your own safety as well as others.

Regards, Road rant

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GET BACK THE SMILE THAT YOU ONCE HAD

Audiences only have one week left to get to Circa Theatre for the thought-provoking production of After Juliet.

The 1st Gear Productions youth theatre play features more than 15 young actors in playwright Sharman MacDonald's tale of youth in a small town coming to grips with the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

A truce has been declared but there is a simmering heat among the young people that one spark could ignite into fl ame.

Runs until June 8, 7.30pm Tues – Sat and 4.30pm Sun (no show Mon)Circa Theatre,

1 Taranaki Street, Wellington Tickets: $30 / 25 / 20 (school groups 10+ $15

each)Bookings: 04 801 7992 or www.circa.co.nz

Brooklyn actor Neenah Dekkers-Reihana as Rosaline.

After Juliet

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A journalist is needed in our Johnsonville newsroom.To be considered for this exciting opportunity, candidates must have a positive, can-do attitude. You will need to hold a tertiary qualifi cation in journalism, be accurate, and have excellent grammar and writing skills.

We are looking for a hungry, energetic, and ambitious journalist who loves nothing better than to chase and break great stories and tell interesting yarns to our readers.

The core role is gathering and writing local news for our weekly newspaper The Independent Herald. Reporting, writing skills and experience will be paramount. Other editorial tasks can be expected, including taking photos.

You will be working closely with the editor/publisher and production team. Please include a resume and examples of published work with your application.All applications should be addressed to;

Les WhitesidePublisherWellington Suburban NewspapersIndependent Herald; Cook Strait News and Wainuiomata News.P.O.Box 38776 WMC 5045.email: les@wsn.co.nz

Journalist Position Available

Family Pass: $15 ( 2 adults+3 children under 15)Adults: $5, Children: $3 ( Sorry, no EFTPOS)Enquiries: Mike Lee (04) 476. 8593

FAX (04) 476.8595

W R I G H T S H I L L F O RT R E S SK A RO R I - O P E N DAY

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAYMONDAY 3RD JUNE. 10AM - 4PM

Visit the historic World War Two

Wrights Hill Fortress in Karori.

• Self guided tours. • Lots of fun for the family. • Bush walks, panoramic views. • From Karori Rd, turn left into

Campbell St, to Wrights Hill Rd. • Follow the signs. • Bring a torch with you!

PLENTY OF FREE CAR PARKING.

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By Adam Poulopoulos, Massey Journalism student

A Kilbirnie-Based dance studio will represent Wellington at the World Hip-Hop Dance Championships in Las Vegas in August.

The Company NZ will send 44 dancers, aged between 9 and 30, to compete in the junior, adult and mega crew divisions.

The respective crews won their places after fi nishing on the podium in their divisions at the National Championships in April.

Studio manager June Peilua says having the opportunity to test themselves against dancers from around 40 nations will be benefi cial for all involved.

“It’s about achieving, individually and as a team, but also as a studio, because it helps these kids grow as dancers.

The Company has been to the Cham-pionships before, a fact artistic director, dancer and coach Ben Uili is proud of.

Mr Uili is preparing for his sixth trip, but says this time is different.

“Usually I take dancers to just experi-ence what it’s like, but this is probably the fi rst time I’ve taken crews over to try and actually win the competition.”

The Company has achieved continued national success despite having just one studio space to use.

Mr Uili hopes success in America will lead to expansion.

The Company NZ Mega Crew take a break

Representing Wellington in dance championships

We’ve only had this venue for just under two years. It’s just grown so fast to the point where we need a bigger studio.”

“I would love to have a facility where we can have two studios, so classes can run while the other is being used for training.”

Mr Uili is also hopeful of increased funding following the championships.

“A lot of us here, we operate the company on free will, we don’t really get paid to do it.

“If we could get some sort of funding to operate more programs and get people in, that’s probably the main goal.”

The championships run from August 6 to 11. Want to know more? Visit http://www.

thecompanynz.co.nz/

By Tom MacDiarmid, Massey

Journalism studentWellington’s fantastic

weather over summer brought with it record use of the free Wi-Fi in the city centre.

Public reaction to the free network has been positive.

Brooklyn resident Dom-inic Howley says, “I was trying to fi nd someone, who hadn’t turned up, so I could jump onto my Facebook to send them a message to see where they were. It was really handy and it saved me a lot of time.

“The free Wi-Fi is really good. I think it’s a great idea having it in the city.”

CityLink Marketing

Manager Patrick Sharp says the largest users of the network are people on the streets and pub-lic spaces, meaning that when the weather is good more people are using the network.

There was a record 211,075 sessions on the CBDFree network in March, up seven per-cent on the previous high of 196,716 recorded in March last year.

CityLink, the Welling-ton based telecommuni-cations company respon-sible for the free Wi-Fi network, plans to increase the areas in which the service is available.

There may be opportu-nities to make the CBD-Free network available in

smaller local hubs around Wellington as well as outside of the city proper, Mr Sharp says.

The Wellington City Council created the free network to keep up with international trends, as free or near free Wi-Fi networks are rapidly be-coming the norm in inter-national cities, a council spokesperson says.

The City Council also sees opportunities for local businesses that can take advantage of the advertisements, partly used to fund the network, to run more targeted add campaigns, a WCC spokesperson said.

Though the free net-work is not currently gen-erating revenue, CityLink

hope that with further development the free network will become self-funding and eventu-ally produce a profi t, Mr Sharp says.

The free network is available from the Sta-dium to the Embassy

Cinema, encompass-ing the waterfront, the Golden Mile and Cuba Street and has most re-cently been made avail-able in the Wellington City Gallery and the Museum of Wellington City and Sea.

Free wifi use hits record high

Brooklyn resident Dominic Howley enjoying free council wi� .

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There’s plenty of fun out in the Harbour this Queens Birthday weekend!

Take the family on an excursion on the Harbour Ferry to Matiu Somes Island.

It’s Art to Save the Ocean Family Day so pack a picnic and head on out.

Artist and teacher Jennifer Foun-tain from BYO BAG Waiheke Island is in residence this Queens

Birthday on Matui Somes with displays, children’s art and a spe-cial art exhibit by American anti-plastic pollution advocate Dianna Cohen. Lots for the kid to see and do and you can explore the Island at the same time. Sausage sizzles, hydrogen BBQ and hot soup all for a gold coin donation!

Ferries are running regularly from both Queens Wharf and Days Bay out to the Island on all three

days of the long weekend. Check out the timetable on the East By West website www.eastbywest.co.nz.

If the weather’s fi ne East By West will also be operating its Harbour Explorer tours which call into Petone and Seatoun as well as Day Bay and Queens Wharf you can travel to the island from all harbour ports of

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A r.e.a.l good crewBy Adam Poulopoulos

Massey Journalism studentA local dance crew is train-

ing hard in preparation for the inaugural House of Champions hip-hop dance competition in Brisbane next month.

The R.E.A.L team specialises in urban hip-hop, and is comprised of 17 dancers, aged 14 to 28, from throughout the Wellington region.

They dance in the time they get outside of school, work and parenthood.

The team will perform a three and a half minute set, created by world-renowned choreographer Patrick Godinet, in the competi-tion’s open division.

A combined $7000 is up for grabs for the top three crews.

Team leader Daphne Seyb is excited about the opportunity.

“It’s cool because we’ve been invited to represent Wellington and New Zealand.”

Miss Seyb says the chance to network with Mr Godinet’s contacts in Australia is another motivation.

House of Champions takes place on June 29, and was created by Auckland-born Charlie Fetoai, a former Brisbane Broncos and Queensland Reds representative who suffered a serious spinal injury.

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“Dance has helped a lot of us in our personal lives, and it’s who we are.”

R.E.A.L is continuing to fund-raise for the trip before they fl y out

The R.E.A.L dance team in training ahead of the House of Champions competition

a few days prior to the competition.R.E.A.L is hosting a fundraising

movie screening at Miramar’s Roxy

cinema on June 4, and a showcase at Whitireia’s Performance Centre, at 25 Vivian Street, on June 9.

Laura KavanaghMassey Journalism Student

Miramar tennis players will soon be able to play at night as fundraising by the Miramar Tennis Club has managed to raise two thirds of the cost of its Court Lighting project.

The money is going towards installing light poles and cabling across four of the courts at the Miramar Tennis Club, which will extend playing hours on the courts within the next few months.

Miramar Tennis Club President

Stephanie Walker says it has raised $95,000 through grants from various trusts and club fundraisers but they are looking for sponsors to help fund the extra $45,000 and are offering potential sponsors corporate membership packages and publicity for their support.

A start date has not been con-fi rmed but work is due to start in the winter.

Ms Walker says lighting is needed to meet high demand for use of the tennis courts during the

weekday evenings.“Currently the six courts are

fully used from 3.30pm to sun-down during the summer season and we have had to restrict access to our very keen members.

“This is the result of a very pop-ular junior coaching programme and a high demand from senior members wanting to practise in the evenings”.

The extended playing hours will attract many new senior members who can only play during the evenings, says Ms Walker.

Tennis club extends hours

“We will also run winter evening tennis thus providing a year round service to our members.”

The Miramar Tennis Club has received grants from the Infinity Foundation, New Zealand Com-

munity Trust and Four Winds.Those interested in sponsoring the

Miramar Tennis Club can contact Ms Walker via email: stephanie-walker@xtra.co.nz.

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