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ANDREW Bence, right, owner of Subway Levin and Otaki, lovesit when a plan comes together especially when it means n- onein Horowhenua should have a presentless Christmas. SubwayLevin’s Tash Couper helps arrange the hundreds of giftsdonated by the caring community in just a matter of days.

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The Strengthening Familiesprocess was first trialed inAuckland in the mid-1990s beingavailable throughout the countrysince 1999. A total of 11Government departments havecommitted to being part ofStrengthening Families. Familiesoften need support from severaldifferent organisations,strengthening families pullstogether support for families sothey tell their story once toeveryone at the same time.Everyone then agrees on a plan tomove forward. StrengtheningFamilies is free and 100 per centvoluntary. The Horowhenua co-ordinator can be contacted byphone: (06) 368-8005 or visitwww.strenghteningfamilies.govt.nz

Presents for Christmas aretaken for granted by some but,the reality is, there are manypeople in this area who wouldhave very little to celebrate if itwasn’t for the kindness ofothers.

After attending the annualmeeting of StrengtheningFamilies, Andrew Bence,owner of Subway Levin andOtaki, wanted to make sureChristmas was a special day foreveryone on his patch.

“I started making inquiriesto see if we could organise a giftbank and discovered otherpeople were of a like mind,” hesaid.

Joining forces withStrengthening Families,Horowhenua District Council,Otaki Birthright, New ZealandPolice and the Radio Network,project teams were set up.

“I wanted to engage youth soapproached Waiopehu,Horowhenua and OtakiColleges and they jumped at it,”Andrew said.

“They set up project teams,using their own initiatives.”

Students attendingHorowhenua College’s leavers’ball were asked to donate a giftand were happy to come onboard. “It’s great to see theyouth in town embracing theproject.”

Trees in Subway Levin and

Otaki are dropoff points.“Within three days we had over300 presents in Levin,” Andrewsaid. It isn’t just kids who willreceive Christmas cheer.

“Local business Kerridgehave donated huge Santa Sacksfor us to fill, we intend to putthings in there for entire

families, not just the children.”Christmas treats have been

coming in thick and fast. “Wehave chocolates we would liketo put in for the adults, littletreats they couldn’t get forthemselves,” Andrew said.

He says he’s not a techie inany sense of the word but knew

Facebook was a good mediumfor promotion. “I don’t knowmuch about it, but I know if youadvertise a party about 3000people turn up.”

He organised the setting upof a page ‘Fill the stores —Christmas for everyone’. It hashad thousands of hits.

“This has all come aboutwithin a few days, we aredefinitely planning it againnext year so just imagine how itwill go with a full year’splanning,” a delighted Andrewsaid. “Let’s get busy, getmotivated and help fill the(Subway) stores.”

Presents will be accepted atLevin and Otaki Subway storesuntil December 18 and bedistributed by StrengtheningFamilies. For informationphone Andrew 027 446-9188.

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Dunes dumpingRef article “Dunes disgrace”,December 5. Fly tipping is aresult of the unreasonablecharges required for loads ofrubbish to be dumped at ourtransfer stations.

It’s up to Horowhenua Dis-trict Council to review the SolidWaste Rate, make it sufficient tocover all the costs and hence nocharges to use the transferstations. It must surely becheaper to do that than have topay for constant ad hoccleanups district-wide. I can’tsee how all of that broken glassat Foxton Beach will be recov-ered.

No-one in their right mindwould encourage children torecreate on that beach now letalone exercise a dog or horse onit. Another problem in thisdistrict is that there are noE-Waste (computers etc.) collec-tion depots and much of thatwaste is ending up in ditchesand out of the way areas.

CHRISTINA PATONFoxton Beach

SmokingRe: Smoking and the Commun-ity. There appears to be agrowing awareness within thelocal community with regard tosmoking and the message of notstarting smoking beinghighlighted at school level, par-ticularly the Intermediate andSecondary sectors. Any healthawareness programme thatresults in younger members ofthe local community notstarting smoking, must be ofconsiderable value to their per-sonal health through notstarting a life long habit.

It is currently estimated thatthe purchase of a packet ofcigarettes per week costsapproximately $1000 per year,while a packet a day costsaround $7000 per year, quite anexpense for a young person on alimited income. While thehealth risk associated withsmoking is fairly well knownwithin the community, it is alsoevident that cigarette butts,thrown on footpaths, in kerbing,channellings, in car park areas,

sports grounds and generally,have an environmental impactwith the butts ending up in thestormwater drains as well asbeing a health hazard to localcontractors tasked withcleaning up footpaths, kerbingand channelling, car parks andsports grounds.

Currently the Irish Republicare planning to become the first

member of the European Unionto introduce plain packaging onall cigarette packs with the viewto becoming a smokefreecountry by 2025. It would appearthat Australia and New Zealandcurrently lead the way in mod-ern, practical non-smokinglegislation.

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Pet Idol prizes for prize pets

WEIGHING in at 95kg and atonly 16 months old stillgrowing, Chev the Englishmastiff was runnerup in thePet Idol competition. Living inFoxton with his ‘Dad” BillHarvey, Chev wasphotographed and nominatedby Bill’s daughter JodiZimmerman. “He is such agentle giant,” Jodi said, asdaughter Maddi 5, gives thehuge hound a hug. Bred inTawa near Wellington, Chevsleeps on Bill’s bed. Thevoucher Jodi receives fromLevin and Horowhenua Vetsas her prize will prove veryhandy. “It will probably gotowards feeding Chev, hedoes eat quite a big meal,”she said.

Mary Mitchell isn’t acompetitive equestrian buther Kaimanawa cross ponyLucy (bottom right) is awinner.

The Horowhenua publicvoted Lucy as the 2014 Pet Idol.With 56 entries receivingalmost 800 votes, Lucy pippedEnglish Mastiff Chev for thetop awards. The competitionwas sponsored byHorowhenua Chronicle, Levinand Horowhenua Vets andCamera Place, Levin.

“Horowhenua people arereal animal lovers,”Horowhenua Chroniclemanager Vivien Douglas said.“Pet Idol has been a nationalinitiative from NZME,running the competition ineach of it’s regionalpapers. HorowhenuaChronicle readerssubmitted the secondhighest number ofentries in the country.”Camera Place, Levinsupplied a fabulousdigital camera for thewinner.

“I was over the moonto hear we had won,”Mary said, acceptingher prize (top right)from Camera Placeowner Bevan Sanson.

The event was sopopular it is set tobecome an annualfeature in theHorowhenua Chronicle.

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ANNE Watson and Jiankuan Cao are English language partners, Anne is a volunteer tutor but findsteaching is a learning experience. PHOTO: FRANKIE WEBB

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Anne Watson and Jiankuan Caohave a very special relationship.

Anne gives her timevoluntarily to help immigrantslearn to speak English, to helpthem assimilate into the NewZealand way of life. She is a tutorwith the not-for-profitorganisation English LanguagePartners.

“I saw an ad in the Chroniclelooking for tutors, I thought Iwould like to do it but with noteaching experience didn’t think Icould,” Anne said.

“A few days later I was walkingpast the Post Office and I saw theELP sign and thought I would findout more about it.”

That was five years ago. Sincethen Jiankuan is one of a numberof immigrants who have beentutored in English by Anne.

“I love people, I learn from the

people who learn from me,” Annesaid.

“I learn about their culture, theway of life in other countries.”

Students helped by Anne havebeen from Chile, Columbia,Cambodia and like Jiankuan,from China.

“They all tell me Kiwi’s speaktoo quickly,” Anne said, Jiankuannods in agreement. Her sixmonths learning with Anne hasgiven her a good grasp ofunderstanding and speakingEnglish, although she lacks alittle confidence. English is athird language for Jiankuan whois fluent in Mandarin andCantonese.

“My children speak English,two were born here,” Jiankuansaid. “They find it hard to helpme. I started having Englishlessons when I first came to NewZealand in 2000 but couldn’t goregularly.”

She explains many Chinesewho come to Horowhenua work inmarket gardening and don’t haveto develop English language as itisn’t a job that involves talking alot to others.

“It is different in China. Wehave 10 acres, it is considered abig (market) garden and wouldhave a hundred people workingon it, planting and gardening,here you only have a few peoplefarming hundreds of acres.”

Over time Jiankuan found notbeing able to speak English veryfrustrating and handicapping.She decided to make time toattend regular lessons.

“Anne is very kind,” Jiankuansaid. “She teaches me every weekand I am learning.”

For information on accessingthe service, which is free toeveryone, or becoming a tutorphone 368-6062 or [email protected]

HOROWHENUA Libraries received a gift of books and it isn’t quiteChristmas. Levin Altrusa annually hold an event called ‘The GreatRead’ encouraging young people to read. A number of schoolstook part throughout Horowhenua, all receiving books fromAltrusa, who also took part in a craft afternoon creating bookmarks. Ella Henderson, 9, left, and Ethan Henderson, 6, were thefirst to read two new books donated to Horowhenua Libraries byLevin Altrusa. PHOTO: LINDA FLETCHER

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Assault arrestPolice are continuing to investigate aserious assault in Shannon onDecember 2, and have arrested aShannonman, 38, as a result ofinformation received and extensiveinquiries. Themanwas found at aShannon property by officers,arrested and chargedwith causinggrievous bodily harm.Heappeared inLevinDistrict Court andwasremanded in custody. Police arefollowing strong lines of inquiry toidentify an outstanding offender.Anyonewith information is asked tocontact DetectiveSergeant Vine on(06) 210-2233 or leave amessageanonymously viaCrimestoppers on0800 555111.

Libraries open longerShannon andFoxton residents arebeing urged to use their libraries thissummer, whichwill be open forlonger hours. Themove is designedto help support a case byTeHorowhenuaTrust for restoring all-day openingwhenHorowhenuaDistrict Council considers it annualplan next year. The two branchlibraries have operated on reducedhours since July 2013. TheShannonLibrary andServiceCentre’s hourswill be extended to 10am-12 noonand 1pm-5pmweekdays. Librarystaff in Foxtonwill work from10am-noon. Saturday hours, 10am-noon, atboth libraries remain the same. Theextended summer hours are, at thisstage, set to end onFebruary 28.

Missing a watch?LevinPolice are looking for the ownerof aman's goldwatchwhich hascome into their possession. Thewatchmay have been taken in aburglary or stolen froma vehiclewithout the owner knowing. If anyoneismissing aman's goldwatch pleasecontact Constable LizzieWoodley atthe LevinPolice for further details,phone (06) 366-0500.

Community garden robbed

WHOEVER wanted the generators from the Garden of Edencommunity garden shed came well prepared, as member DavidBrewerton shows, the large lock was cut with bolt cutters.

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COMMUNITYGARDEN

The Garden of Eden, He TupuNgatahi, in MakoMako Road, isan initiative of the Department ofCorrections Levin CommunityProbation Service and Levin’s StMary’s Anglican Church. It wasestablished almost two years agoas a way for low-risk offenders tocomplete their community workand gain an NZQA qualification inhorticulture. The garden is alsoopen to members of the publicwho volunteer their time andlabour. All produce grown issupplied to churches and foodbanks in the local area.

By FRANKIEWEBB

All is not good in the Garden ofEden. The Garden is tended bylow-risk offenders as theircommunity work.

In return they gain a NZQAqualification in Horticulture.Produce grown is then spreadamongst local churches andfoodbanks. Communitygenerosity has enabled theproject to flourish with thedonation of seedlings, compost,fencing, labour and materials.

Last week a generator andpetrol was taken from thegarden following a break-in toone of the sheds on the site.

“There is a huge amount ofcommunity goodwill that’s beenput into here,” mentor andcommunity member DavidBrewerton said.

“It was hugely disappointingto discover we had beenburgled. We have a lockedshipping container we use asour shed, the lock had beencut.”

He is hopeful that maybe thegenerator will be returned.

“Some time ago we had toolsslowly disappearing,” Davidsaid. “It was sad because wehave so many locals who arebehind this, making it work forthe people who come. After anarticle in the paper explaininghow much this place meant tothe people who use it, andeveryone who has had input, allthe missing tools turned up atthe Corrections office.”

The question had to be asked,could someone who hadbenefited from the programme,be involved in the burglary?

“I’d like to think it isn’tsomeone who has been here,”

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Folk Club finale for yearLAURA Collins and the Back Porch Band are back at the Levin Folk Club this Friday.

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If you were lucky enough to see LauraCollins and the Back Porch Band whenthey last visited, you’ll know to expect aprofessional lineup and a feast of music.

As well as original material, the guestsinclude covers of many artists, from BBKing to Alison Krauss, Lyall Lovett toMuddy Waters, and Koko Taylor aka “TheQueen of the Blues” — to name a few.

Collins has been a singer songwriter forover 20 years but views herself primarily asan entertainer. Her musical journey hasseen her perform folk, rock, blues and alt-country but after a pilgrimage to the DeepSouth of the United States a decade ago, shehas found her heart in what she calls ‘blues‘n’ twang’. It seems to have been worth it.Dave Burgess, reviewing her last album‘Cast a Line’ in The Wellingtonian, gave itfive stars and described it as “absolutelyperfect”.

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The stellar lineup includes MattNewman, originally from Portland,Oregon, who brings a wealth of experience

and great country-blues pickin’ on guitar.Al Norman (ex-Warratahs, now workingwith Darren Watson and the Real DealBlues Band) adds a zesty zydeko accordionand percussion. Alongside is the ever-cheerful Paddy Burgin on lap steel andmandolin while the seasoned GeorgeBarris keeps everything in time on uprightbass.

Give yourself an early Christmaspresent and come and see them, 7.30pm thisFriday in the Scottish Society Hall onBartholomew Road.

Those who wish can sign up for a one-song spot in the first half’s blackboardconcert when the performers’ list opens at7pm. Members $5, non-members $8,children $3.

As it’s the final concert for the year,people are invited to bring a plate of fingerfood to add to the club’s Christmas suppertable and help celebrate another successfulyear of bringing live music to Levin.

There is no concert evening in Januaryso the next event on the Club’s calendarwill be Acoustic Night at 7.30pm on Friday23 January in the same venue. A lightsupper is included in the $2 admission. Aninformal singaround with opportunities forsolo, group and jamming in a relaxed,supportive atmosphere.


Beach Family Takeaways Re-opensIntroducing the Beach FamilyTakeaways, the home of the BESTPotato fritters EVER! to FoxtonBeach.

This is a family affair with Leonieand her sister Marion, and a smallteam of invaluable helpers who feelmore like family than staff.

Leonie comes from a lifetime loveof cooking for husband Craig, andfour grown children. They spenthave 22years in Fielding, owningAndrew Street Takeaways for 4 verybusy years, winning an award fortheir Fish and Chips. They moved toHimatangi in 2003 and owned theGeneral Store for 5 very good years.

Taking over from Anthony andMary of ‘Seabreeze’, Leoniebrings some new ideas for locals,beginning the very popular ‘roastnight’ available Thursday andSunday, from $7.00 a half portionand $12.50 for a full portion. Phonein your order if you can, they sellout fast! Watch the window forspecials additional specials likeMacaroni Cheese, Cottage Pie andLasagne, all available fresh on theday, or in handy frozen portions foryou to heat and eat for that tastyhome-cooked alternative.

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LEVIN Adventure Park Trust chairperson Pam Good accepts a cheque from He WhareManaaki Tangata, Poipoia students Courtney Basher and Lizzie MacMillan who soldafghans at Waiopehu College to raise money.

Industrious studentsboost adventure parkSelling afghans to staff at WaiopehuCollege staff not only proved a soundbusiness plan but also raised enoughmoney to donate something to the LevinAdventure Park Trust.

Courtney Basher and LizzieMacMillan, students at WaiopehuCollege’s He Whare Manaaki Tangata,Poipoia (Teen Parent Unit), together withthree other classmates had to put togethera functioning business based on a soundand evidenced-based business plan, aspart of their Level 3 Customer ServiceSkills Course provided by the WellingtonInstitute of Technology (WelTec).

Throughout Term 3, the students soldafghans to the staff at Waiopehu College,

raising $325. The amount was more thanenough to repay the ‘startup loan’. Thedecision was made by the girls to donatethe leftover money, $160, to the LevinAdventure Park Trust because the parkhelps promote whanau and communityconnections, something the students feelvery strongly about.

“It was also to pay it forward to theLevin Community and in particularHelen and Collis Blake who have beenextremely supportive of WaiopehuCollege,” said teacher Misty Sciascia.

In recognition of her high standard ofperformance at a national level, Courtneyalso received an OutstandingAchievement Certificate from WelTec.

Powering on after 90 years

MANGAHAO Power Station, located at the Tararua Range nearShannon, is 90 years old. PHOTO: ALEXANDER TURNBALL LIBRARY

One of New Zealand'soldest operatingpower stations,housed inHorowhenua, isabuzz aftercelebrating ninedecades in theindustry.

It's been 90 yearssince power was firstgenerated at thehydroelectricMangahao PowerStation, located at theTararua Range nearShannon.

The station wasopened in November1924 by the primeminister at the time,William Massey. Thestation was originallyowned by theGovernment but isnow owned by ToddEnergy and KingCountry Energy.

King CountryEnergy supplymanager ChrisFincham said thecompany was proudto commemorate themilestone.

“We're honouredto celebrate 90 yearsof power supply fromthe Mangahao PowerStation, and we'relooking forward tooverseeing moresuccessful yearsahead."

Of the five powerstations theelectricity generatorowns and operates,Mangahao was in itsheyday the largest.



Levin Christmas Parade

SANTA and his helpers wave to the crowd.

By

TANYA

WOOD

[email protected]

PRETTY in pink, two youngladies add a bit of style to theproceedings.

THE Ukuladies sing up a storm at the Christmas Market outside Te Takere.BROLLIES become a necessary part of the BounceOut of School Care float decorations.

PLENTY of clucking going on in the Bennicks PoultryFarm float.

THE Tongan Youth float brings a touch ofPasifika to the parade.

The show must go on and a littlerain wasn’t about to put off theLevin crowds determined toenjoy this year’s parade.

Far from sheltering undershop verandas, much of theestimated 1000-strong crowd wasout on the main highway to get agood view of the floats, vintagecars, tractors, fire engines andcommunity groups who made upfor the gloomy weather withplenty of colour and festive spirit.

However, it was Santa Clauson his reindeer sleigh, completewith brolly to keep the rain off hisbeard, that all the children hadcome to see and they let himknow it, with plenty of cheeringand waving.

The parade of more than 65vehicles and more than 18 streetgroups, started promptly at 1pm,leaving Durham Street andwithin 25 minutes had made itsway along Oxford Street down tothe Stanley Street corner. Theroute was kept 700 metres shorterthan last year to keep the paradefrom spreading out.

For the first year the paradewas not led by a brass band, dueto the wet weather. Paradeorganiser spokesperson, CathrynPollock, Horowhenua DistrictCouncil community projectsofficer, said it was disappointingand, instead, they put the loudestfloat behind the police car.

“The call was made by theband at the very last minute, theywere all ready and waiting butcouldn’t risk their instruments inthe rain.”

Ms Pollock said it was a toughdecision to go ahead with theparade. The call had to be made at8.30am for communications to goout, and by 10.30am floats werearriving to set up. “By the time itstarted spitting, all but a couple offloats and groups had turned upand I couldn’t turn back.”

She said all the participantswere in good spirits and ready togo.

“We weren’t going to let a littlerain dampen the occasion. It wasgreat to see Oxford Street prettywell packed and the proof of thepudding was in seeing the kids’faces and the cheers when theysaw Santa. It was all worth it.”

The Christmas Market Dayheld at Te Takere added extrafestive fare with stalls andchildren’s entertainmentthroughout the day.

Best floats for 2014 judged onthe day were SWAZI, Kate MartinSchool of Dance and MedievalMarket.

Horowhenua District Councilwould like to thank the followingfor their contribution to theLevin Christmas Parade: Santa,all parade participants, LevinRural Fire, Fulton Hogan,Downer UFB, Downer, TatanaContracting Ltd, Levin NewWorld, Horowhenua Chronicle,Property Brokers Levin, BNZLevin, More FM Levin,Horowhenua District CouncilStaff.■ More parade photos page 17

SOCIAL SECTOR TRIAL

Plans in place forChildren’s DayBy JESSWARDSocial Sector Trial Administrator

The planning of Children’sDay 2015 is well underway.

This event will be heldon Sunday March 1 from11am to 3pm, so pencil thisin your calendar. It will bean exciting day forchildren, young people andtheir whanau. We will haveall the funfilled games andactivities, such as bungeetouch down, a bouncycastle, face painting, bookreadings and of course afree sausage sizzle withgiveaways during the day.Keep your eyes peeled formore information on thisfantastic day as we getcloser to the time.

Joanne (Social SectorTrial Project Manager) andGarth Bennie (Ministry ofEducation DistrictManager) facilitated a

Triple P (PositiveParenting Programme)workshop during the weekto identify what iscurrently working wellwith the programme,barriers to participationand areas forimprovement. Triple Pgives parents simple andpractical strategies to helpthem confidently managetheir children’s behaviour,prevent problemsdeveloping and buildstrong, healthyrelationships. Theworkshop was in responseto community feedbackand recommendations toexplore further trainingneeds in the Horowhenua,and resulted in agreedstrategies to move forward.

We would also like towelcome Terisa Ngobi tothe Social Sector Trialteam in Horowhenua.

Ministry of SocialDevelopment has kindlyagreed to a secondment forTerisa, and we would liketo thank the team at WINZLevin for facilitating this.Terisa comes with a rangeof skills and practicalexperience in planning andcoordination fromprevious roles, includingCareersNZ, and the StateServices Commission.Terisa starts on December15.

This will be my lastcolumn for Social SectorTrial before I take up a newposition with theHorowhenua/OtakiChildren’s Team. I havethoroughly enjoyed mytime at Life to the Max, andbeing part of the SocialSector Trial, and amlooking forward to the newchallenges the Children’sTeam will bring.

CHALKLE CLASSESEvery MondayTai Chi: 10am, Te Takere.Update your CV: 10am-noon, education suite.Check the chalkle websitefor details of what you needto bring with you.

FridayDigital device day:Kobo andSonyE-readers 10am-11am;KindleE-reader 11am-noon.EducationSuite.■ For full details of the classes,including fees, and to enrol, visit

the chalklewebsite,www.chalkle.com (click on ‘finda class in your community’) ortalk to the friendly TeTakerestaff. It is important to enrol asclasseswill be cancelled if thereis not sufficient numbers.


WHAT’S ON IN TE TAKEREExhibition space:Fire the imagination: TeTakere librarian Beth Boltonhas a display of her beautifulpottery during December.Tuesday to FridayFamily and local history:Call into the Heritage roomfor help and advice onresearching your family tree.10am-3pm.TodayBootcamp: Youth Space(every Monday,Wednesdayand Friday), 7am-8am.Social crochet and coffeeclub: Jenny Goyne will teachyou to crochet, or bring yourown craft project along andjoin in the coffee and chat andmeet new friends. EveryWednesday at 10.30am.Petting zoo for digitaldevices: 10.30am-noon and7pm-8pm.Pinterest: 10.30am-12 noonin education suite.TomorrowBaby play: Contact YouthSpace 9am-noon.Levity Beet: Children’s

entertainer. Supporting Jo-Maitera’s Pink Ribbon Trek2015 and the New ZealandBreast Cancer Foundation.Children $10, under 2s free.Contact [email protected], phone 022 4065793

Vintage Christmasmovie onthe big screen: 12.30pm.Bring your lunch and have acup of tea or coffee on us.

FridayBootcamp: Youth Space(every Monday,Wednesdayand Friday), 7am-8am.

Technology clinic forseniors: Presented bySeniornet – just bring alongyour digital device and thepatient tutors from Seniornetwill help you figure out anyproblems. 10am in Foxtonlibrary; 2pm-4pm in TeTakere.

Lunch time music: Daveand Rhondda Clark, noon.

Family Movie: Bring the kidsalong to the openmeetingroom and enjoy amovietogether. 4pm every Friday.

MondayBootcamp: Youth Space(every Monday,Wednesdayand Friday), 7am-8am.TuesdayBaby play: Youth Space,9am-noon.Baby time rock and rhyme:Children’s library, 10am-10.30am.JP clinic: Kowhai Room,11.30am-1.30pm.Christmas concert on thebig screen: 12.30pm. Bringyour lunch and have a cup oftea or coffee on us.Wednesday December 17

Bootcamp: Youth Space(every Monday,Wednesdayand Friday), 7am-8am.Social crochet and coffeeclub: EveryWednesday at10.30am.Cool things you can do withGoogle. Education suite10.30am to noon.Petting zoo for digitaldevices: 10.30am-noon and7pm-8pm.

Another lookbehind hedges

TOP 10 BOOKSNew adult Non-FictionRemembering JockTo Fight Alongside Friends: The FirstWorld War Diaries of Charlie MayOur Big Blue Backyard: New Zealand’sOceans andMarine Reserves by JanetHuntStand by me: Helping Your TeenThrough Tough Times by John KirwanKimchi Kiwis Motorcycling NorthKorea by Jo & GarethMorganBeyond the Imperial Frontier: TheContest for Colonial New Zealand byVincent O’MalleyGallipoli: The New Zealand Story byChristopher PugsleyManuka: The Biography of anExtraordinary Honey by Cliff Van EatonOpen Season: an Angler’s Life in NewZealand by DaveWitherowCoal: The Rise and Fall of King Coal inNew Zealand byMatthewWright

Te Takere staff and volunteers alongwith teachers and parents at KoputaroaSchool are working hard to deliveranother successful Behind the Hedgesevent.

By buying a ticket you will besupporting both organisations.

Ticket sales are going well with anumber of tickets being bought by out oftowners so it’s great to see that peoplewill be travelling to our districtespecially for Behind the Hedges —some from as far as Auckland. We’reexpecting a surge of ticket sales over thenext two to three weeks as they’re such agreat Christmas present.

Instead of buying boxes of chocolatesand other things that will necessitateextra exercise in the New Year, why nottreat your loved ones to a day outdiscovering the treasures that arehidden behind so many hedges in theHorowhenua. From the road, one ruralproperty looks much like the next butBehind the Hedges 2015 will reveal someamazing gardens, cottage industries andnative flora and fauna.

If you were unable to get to RiverHouse during Behind the Hedges 2013,you missed out on experiencing 12-acresof paradise but that property will beopen to view again at Behind the Hedgesnext year.

Your Behind the Hedges ticket, atonly $30, will get you access to thisproperty as well as the permaculture-inspired Edible Backyard, and a two-acre paddock that was converted intothemed gardens. At the other properties,a huge variety of products are grown,including truffles, hazelnuts, olives,pine nuts and oodles of fruit and veges.

The date for Behind the Hedges isSunday March 15. Tickets can bepurchased from Koputaroa School, TeTakere and online atwww.behindthehedges.co.nz,

You can also order a delicious picnicat the same time — the mouth-wateringpicnic menu is online — or you can BYO

food and drink. Devonshire teas and abarbecue will also be available if you’dlike to buy yourself a treat along theway, not to mention delicious freshproduce.

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STUDENTS at theinaugural WaiopehuCollege He WhareManaaki Tangata, Poipoia(Teen Parent Unit)prizegiving. Front, left toright: Aisling Bohan,Courtney Basher, PamelaWinter, Ruby Matthews,Malarni Wallace. Back, leftto right: Siobhan Heihei,Serene Cooper, LizzieMacMillan, KatarainaTansley. Not pictured JessHaley and MakaylaMarshall.

Teen mums make most of unitHard work and sacrifice for 11 students atHe Whare Manaaki Tangata, Poipoia (TeenParent Unit) at Waiopehu College, wascelebrated at the school’s inauguralprizegiving.

The centre, which translates as ‘to carefor the people', opened at the beginning ofthe year, to cater for parents under 19 tocontinue secondary or tertiary education,while their children learn their ABCs at theon-site kindergarten. It is the first ministry-funded education facility in the district.

This month’s prizegiving also sawtrophies presented to Pamela Winter forHighest Level 2 Achievement and Wariu-Values, Kataraina Tansley for Tae-a-Tinana (Highest Attendance) and CourtneyBasher for Academic Excellence, allachieving ‘outstanding’ in their awardedareas.

The evening included a speech byHorowhenua Mayor Mr Brendan Duffy,who commented on the high standard ofexpectations and outcomes upheld by thestaff and displayed by the students.

A plaque was presented by head teacherAnn Stout to Mr Duffy, Waiopehu Collegeprincipal Barry Petherick and Board ofTrustees Chairperson Margaret Franks,acknowledging their commitment, forwardthinking and inclusive philosophyregarding education.

The plaque will hang near the front door

of He Whare Manaaki Tangata.At the earlier Waiopehu College senior

prizegiving, three Poipoia students,Courtney Basher, Kataraina Tansley andPamela Winter, also met the criteria tosuccessfully graduate, with Pamelareceiving certificates for Attainment inLevel 2 English and Catering, andOutstanding Achievement in Level 2Maori.

Poipoia teacher Misty Sciascia saidtheir prizegiving recognised the students’accomplishments throughout the year.“These girls have had to step up toadulthood early, they are learning thismeans working hard and self-sacrifice toachieve their goals and dreams. It can beextra difficult, especially if they have beenup two or three times in the night and haveto concentrate at school the next day, eventaking homework home can be tough todo.”

She said the centre played a strongholistic role in helping support the girls.“Here they can meet other teen mums andmake important connections. Here theycan flourish.”

Two students will be moving on to begintheir degrees through Whitiria Polytechnicand The Open Polytechnic, while theremaining students, except for one, will bereturning next year to either complete alevel or move on to the next level.


Please contacte Jan on 021 082 89118 or byemail: [email protected]


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We know there are a lot of kids and families in our community who will miss out thisChristmas. In the words of our local Social Services coordinators, there are children who willliterally not get any presents this Christmas and furthermore families who will not have a lotof food on Christmas Day.

That’s not good enough! We’re doing something about this and you can help!

We are working with Strengthening Families, Horowhenua District Council, Otaki Birthrightand NZ Police as well the Radio Network and have set up project teams in each of Otaki,Horowhenua and Waiopehu Colleges. We’re serious about making a difference and our goalis to fill both Levin and Otaki Subway Stores with Christmas presents for these kids in ourcommunity and Christmas food goodies suitable for putting into family hampers.

You are assured your generosity will hit the mark as we work with appropriate Governmentand Community Agencies to ensure these gifts and food hampers get to the people whoneed it most, in our community.

We have engaged the youth in our town and they are embracing this project. To see theCollege pupils determined to make a difference to this situation is a fantastic reflection onthe young people in our community, so help them make a difference.

Thank you! Every small act of kindness within the community builds into somethingtremendously rewarding for all of us and with your contribution you will make a difference.

Let’s get busy, get motivated to help and ………….. Fill the Stores! Bring in a gift and put itunder the Christmas tree at either Subway Levin or Subway Otaki, or a Christmas themedfood item the Project Team will include in the Family Hampers.

Check us out on Facebook “Fill the stores – Christmas for everyone”

Offers of help or questions call Andrew, Subway Levin & Otaki on 027 446 9188

Please note on the present whether it is suitable for a boy, girl or both and an age appropriatebracket, i.e. 7 to 10 year old etc.

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Academy students rewarded

HOROWHENUA College Services Academy studentsgraduate. From left, front: Delane Mihaere Top Student,Philippa Haeta-Falamoe, Siliva Siania Most InspiringStudent. Back: Horowhenua Services Academy directorMaurice True, Horowhenua College deputy principalSharon Moerkerk, Keita Whangapirita Most ImprovedStudent, Horowhenua Services Academy assistantRobin Hudepohl, Ashleigh Taylor, Joshua Mihaere, TylaPorteous, and Horowhenua College principal GrantCongdon.

By TANYAWOOD

Putting their best footforward, seven members ofthe Horowhenua ServicesAcademy stepped up toreceive their graduationcertificates with a firmhandshake.

College principal GrantCongdon undertook an“inspection of the troops”before handing out thecertificates for eachstudent, and three awardsto the top achievers.

The Top StudentAward, in the shape of a105mm shell casing, wasawarded to DelaneMihaere, the MostInspiring Student award toSiliva Siania and to KeitaWhangapirita, the MostImproved Student award.

All three students haveaspirations to join one ofthe armed forces. WhileDelane, 17, and Keita, 18,are coming back tocomplete another year atthe Academy to gain morecredits, Siliva, 20, isalready undergoing theapplication process to jointhe air force.

Mr Congdon told thestudents at last week’sceremony firstimpressions of a personare formed in five seconds.

“When someone looksyou in the eye and theygive you a firm handshake,you think to yourself thisis a confident person, aperson of substance whohas a sense of who they areinside. I see students whoknow they have earned

this and have been waitingfor this moment. That’swhat I got when I shookhands with every one ofyou just now.”

He added thatresponsibility, honestyand reliability wereevident in the way thestudents presentedthemselves.

“These qualities willcarry you through life. Themore I see of the Academy,the more I am impressedwith it.”

The academy provides

life skills, motivationallearning, training andvocational options in astructured military basedenvironment at theCollege alongsidemainstream schooling.

Of this year’s original25-strong Academy class,just seven of the studentswere able to make it to thegraduation, their formerclassmates already ineither fulltimeemployment, the armedservices or in highereducation.


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a positive focus. Wellbeing means notonly receiving care, but giving caretoo,” explains Joanna.“For some residents continuing tocare for animals is a meaningfulactivity that can encourage them tokeep active - such as taking the dogfor a walk or collecting the eggs fromthe hens.”Most of the animal residents at EnlivenHomes are cats and birds, althoughthere is also the occasional dog thatmoves in with its owner.“Obviously we take each situationon a case-by-case basis. We needto make sure that the pet is going toget on with other people and animalsthat also live at the home.”And it’s not just Enliven’s homes thatwelcome animals. Pets are alsowelcome at Enliven’s ReevedonRetirement Village in Levin. Formore information about Enliven’sEden Alternative philosophy, orfor information about the servicesEnliven provides call 0800 36 54 83 orvisit www.enlivencentral.org.nz.

Dance school celebrates 25 years

MOTHER and daughter team. Inger Perkins, left in white, anddaughter Catherine Croad, far right, who operate the Catherine IngerSchool of Dance, celebrate 25 years of dance in Horowhenua.

By TANYAWOOD

Catherine Croad has no idea howmany students she has in herdance school.

What the owner of theCatherine Inger School of Dancedoes know is that she hasstudents with talent and apassion for dance.

“People always ask me howmany kids I have in the schoolbut I don’t measure the businesson numbers, I measure it by thekids who come and love to dance.I don’t obsess with counting, youlose focus on why you are doingthe job.”

The Levin dance school iscelebrating 25 years of ballet, tapand theatre craft (musicals) thisyear, and it’s a family affair —mum Inger Perkins, the otherhalf of Catherine Inger, dadEddie Perkins, a talented scenicpainter who has designed andproduced many of the show’ssets, daughter Alina, 13, whodances and helps out withteaching when needed, and sonSamuel, 11, who enjoys thetechnical side, operating thelights and music.

“He’s granddad’s right handman,” said Catherine. “Thewhole school really is like a big

family, kids tend to come in asgroups of friends and all theparents are very supportive.”

Both mother and daughterwere born and bred on the Isle ofMan (UK). While Inger had tostudy dance as a hobby (herparents didn’t consider it aproper job), by contrastCatherine and brother Martinwere virtually brought up in atheatre.

“Mum and dad were heavilyinvolved in local operatics, sodance and theatre was part of ourlife, I couldn’t imagine doinganything else,” said Catherine.“It’s something I will always do,it’s part of my lifestyle.”

Inger and her husband movedto New Zealand in 1988, settingup her first dance school in Otakia year later. A back injury twoyears later, saw Catherine, then19 and still in the UK completingher dance and teacher’s exams,fly out to help. She met ‘the boynext door’ and stayed, sharingthe dance load when Inger tookon a small established danceschool in Levin, in 1995.

From 50 pupils, the Levinschool number pirouetted to 150by the second term. The move tonew premises in Bruce Road in1997, to accommodate the

burgeoning number of dancers,saw the official Catherine IngerSchool of Dance sign go up.

“It was appropriate that it wasboth our names together,” saidInger. However, it also spelledthe end of the Otaki school. TheLevin numbers by this stagewere too big for the pair to

manage both schools.According to Catherine,

dance styles evolve and comeback full circle but the school’score dance subjects remainmodern jazz, ballet, tap andtheatre craft.

The school has put on a showevery year since 1989,

choreographed by Inger and thenCatherine.

This year’s production,Charlie’s Chocolate Adventure, isbased loosely on Roald Dahl’sCharlie and the ChocolateFactory. All her students fromage two to adults are involved.

Catherine has been runningthe school singlehanded for thepast 15 years following a job offerto teach in Norway that was toogood to turn down for Inger, wholeft in 1999 and has returned thisyear to ‘retire’.

“The knees and joints are notwhat they were but I can helpCathy out and she lets me teach alittle,” Inger said. “I feel privilegedto be able to continue doing even alittle of what I love doing. Cathyhas done a fabulous job of growingthe business, I’m so proud of her.Here’s to another 25 years.”

“Our door is always open foranyone who wants to dance,”Catherine said.

■ Charlie’s Chocolate Adventure,performed by theCatherine IngerSchool of Dance, Levin Little Theatre,SaturdayDecember 13, 1pmand6pm, SundayDecember 14, 12pmand 5pm, adults $15, children/students $10, for tickets phone 0275897 534, door sales available.


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Over the next fewweeks we will be bakingand icing our Christmascakes. We are lookingforward to our localChristmas carollers payingus a visit. We are dustingoff our Christmas tree andthrough our arts and craftsactivities, we will be

creating more beach-themed decorations fordisplay over the Christmasseason.

Our big focus at thistime of year is always ourplanned Christmas familygathering, which everyonelooks forward to. It is atime for families andfriends to join us andspend time with their lovedones in a warm homelyloving atmosphere. We willenjoy a special afternoon

tea where we can samplesome of the baking wehave done, while listeningto our live entertainment.

We are practicing oursinging so we can join inall the fun and familiarChristmas songs. Thesespecial celebrations arealways a time to ensurefamilies know howimportant and valued theyand their loved ones are toeveryone here at MillvaleHouse Levin.

Fun days in and out of Lonsdale

INTERNATIONALLY Qualified Nurses (IQNs) enjoyingMelbourne Cup day at Lonsdale.

CHRISTMAS Carols sung by the Manawatu Overtonesbrought early Christmas cheer to Lonsdale andRiverside residents.

RESIDENT Alan Pughenjoys pikelet baking dayat Lonsdale.

ALL dolled up, ElsaJensen waits to watch theMelbourne Cup.

Melbourne Cup Day atLonsdale total carecomplex and RiversideLodge was a day of fun andlaughter. Everyone dressedfor the occasion with astaff mufti day — ladieswearing hats, men wearingties.

Everyone had theopportunity to take part ina sweepstake with the‘favourites’ in hot demand.We were entertained by theGood Time Fun Band andthen held our very ownLonsdale and RiversideCup horse race. After atense race with the horsesneck and neck, the boys’team was victorious. Thiswas followed by drinks andnibbles for tea whilewatching the race. Acheerful conclusion to ahappy day.

This was also anoccasion for ourInternationally QualifiedNurses (IQNs), here todemonstrate their skills asNew Zealand Nurses, toexperience our NewZealand culture.

We were out and aboutin the community with a

trip to the Shannon OldFolks November meetingto watch a chocolatemaking demonstration,and we got to taste someyummy samples too! Agroup attended the RoseShow in Levin and saw thearray of beautiful roses onshow, after which, weviewed the paintings,design and photographyfolios of the students from

the three local colleges ondisplay at the HorowhenuaArt Society. It was amazingto see how many talentedyoung people we haveamong us in theHorowhenua. Thanks tothe Art Society whoprovided afternoon tea.

Teppett flat residentscontinued to enjoy theirweekly cooking sessionssampling date scones,

pikelets and muffins thismonth. To remind us thatChristmas is nearly here,the Manawatu Overtonesentertained us with the

very first Christmas musicthis month. These ladiesjoined us for afternoon teaand chatted with theresidents afterwards.


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thanks everyone for their supportover the past year and

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Our office closes on Friday 19th

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Contact phone number during the

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19TH DECEMBER 2014

WE WILL RE-OPEN 7AM MONDAY12TH JANUARY 2015

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Closing: Friday 19th DecemberReopen: Monday 5th January 2015 with Skeleton Crew

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Busy Days at St Mary’s, Foxton

At St Mary’s School this term,we have had seven of ourstudents receive their first HolyCommunion. Holy Communionis when they take for the firsttime the bread and wine, thebody and blood of Christ. Itusually happens when theyare seven years or olderbecause this is considered tobe the age of reason. This ageis also the time they start tofully understand Empathy andCompassion for others. At StMary’s School we nurture thesevirtues as we consider themto be very important aspectsof our students journey withus. Through the curriculumour students are continuouslydeveloping these virtues aswell as our school virtues ofCommunity, Caring, Service

and Love, especially this termby fundraising for those in need.Advent is upon us and we arebusy preparing for this Holytime of the year. The studentsare busily working towards theirend-of-year production ‘TheShiniest Star’ - a musical nativitywhich is also a fundraiser forlocal boy Elias Ruruku-Hunt.There will be a ‘One Night Only’showing on Thursday 11th atManawatu College, doors openat 6pm. Tickets cost $5 (thisincludes drink and nibbles),available from St Mary’s Schooloffice, Foxton and Levin EastSchool’s office.

We would like to say a hugethank you for the followingbusinesses for their donations:To Manawatu College for lettingus use their school hall for awhole week for free. QueenStreet Dental, Levin. CreativeClassrooms, Levin. HometownITM Building Centre, Foxton.Turk’s, Foxton. Countdown,Levin. New World, Foxton.Hammer Hardware, Foxton.Gimblett’s Unichem Pharmacy,Foxton. Farmer’s, Levin. CarpetCourt, Levin. Indo Art, Foxton.Lisa O’Neill. Glassworks, Levin.Take Note, Foxton. $2 Shop,Foxton. Sandy Acres, Foxton.Lee Mason Motors, Foxton.Foxton Foodmart.

Students from Room 1 are presenting Lucan and NZ Riding for the Disabled acheque from their homemade Gingerbread Horse Cookie Fundraiser.

Here are Lucan, Michaela, Carmel,Aleander, John, Alysha & Cameron after

receiving their 1st Holy Communion.

One night only!!!When: Thursday 11th December

Where: Manawatu College.Doors open from 6pm

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The Horowhenua Chronicle and theLevin Interchurch Association combinedChristmas Foodbank Appeal

Place your cans ornon-perishable foodunder the tree at theHorowhenua Chronicle,13 Bristol Street, Levin.

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Years of effort in carving

A stunning new carving that now takespride of place at the front entrance to LevinEast School took three years to carve bysenior students under the guidance of Levinmaster carver Hone Heke.

Initiated by principal at the time,Pauline May, the student-led design usedtraditional Maori carving techniques taughtby Hone. The carving slowly and carefullywas brought to life by a total of about 70Year 6 and 7, boys and girls, working on itover the years.

The carving was officially unveiled lastweek, with members of the Muaupoko iwi,school staff, pupils and all past studentsinvolved in the project present, sadly Honewas unable to attend.

A video has been made of the project,which will be used to make informationpanels explaining the concept and

meaning in the carving.Principal Hamish Ruawai said the

carving not only had a special place in theschool but also for the children involved.

“The quality of the carving is fantastic,especially for many of the students who hadnever held a chisel before. This was a threeyear journey, an amazing, unforgettableexperience for all involved and somethingthey can look back on with real pride.”

Mr Ruawai said it was also anopportunity for the children to meet andwork closely with a Maori elder. “This wasreal hands-on stuff and part of ourphilosophy to bring the community into theschool.”

Pictured with some of those studentswho took part in the project are teachers,from left, Debbie Matehaere, Ricky Heiheiand Kahura Cameron.

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On the road frontage where Ilive, I made a flowering gardenabout three years ago with arange of flowering plants, someannuals some perennials. Theyare allowed to perform asnature dictates, which meansthey flower, seed and in the caseof the annuals die. When taking

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SPORTS RESULTSTHE Leila Secker Trophy wasrecently played at WaikanaeBowling Club. The competioncomprises of teams of fourladies from all the clubs in theKapiti Centre, playing fourgames each. This year CentralLevin Bowling Club retained thetrophy, with Levin Bowling Clubcoming in second. Joy Harris(pictured) from Waikanae Clubpresented the trophy to thewinning team of Babs Hirini(skip), Dene Norton (three), PatSegedin (two) and Aileen Kopke(lead).Central Levin men also came outwinners in The Mexted Cup, acup competed for by the workersof the clubs in the Kapiti Centre,played at Raumati. The team wasRay Hudson (skip), Norm Kopke(three), Ian McQueen (two) andGary Burns (lead).

■ CROQUETRose Gardens Croquet ClubBusiness House Spring Golf Croquet Competi-tion - Final Week 6It was a rain and wind-free evening for the finalweek of the Novice and Experienced events.King Arthur's Knights won a tight Novice Eventfinal against Odds'n'Sods with most of theplayoff matches being close, as has generallybeen the case throughout this event. In the finalof the Experienced Event, a countback wasneeded to declare The Genies winners overBill's Boys.Novice EventWinners: King Arthur's Knights, runners-up:Odds'n'Sods.Results (hoops made in brackets) Final: KingArthur's Knights 1 (13), Odds'n'Sods 1 (11);Playoffs 3/4: Rob's Mob 1 (12), Terrace EndRotary 1 (9); 5/6: Advanced Basic 2, RotaryWheelers 0; 7/8: Rocking Rotarians 1 (12),Royals 1 (10); 11/12: Tuis 2, Silver Mallets 0.Experienced EventWinners: The Genies (on countback), runners-up: Bill's Boys.Results (Hoops made in brackets) Final: TheGenies 1 (10), Bill's Boys 1 (10); Playoffs 3/4:Old & Crafty 2, Croberg 0; 5/6: Mad Libs 2,Courting Brides 0; 7/8: The Blues 2,Grasshoppers 0; 9/10: Gentle Dentals 2, First inArt 0; 11/12: Mott the Hoople 2, Unlucky4Uz 0.Croquet Manawatu-WanganuiAssociation Croquet Interclub Competition,Week 4Tararua continued its strong performance witha win against second place Feilding. Next weekTararua has the bye, giving other clubs achance to close the gap. However, with a 4point lead, regardless of next week's results,Tararua will lead at the half-way mark, afterwhich there will be a break in this competition,that will resume in February.Feilding 1, Tararua 2.Individual results: Bethis Campbell (T) btMargaret Bailey (F) 14-11; Daryl Flood (T) btKen Managh (F) 21-11; Sandra Haycock &Fiona Francis (F) bt Allan Sanson & GrahamRaynel (T) 14-10.Rose Gardens 3, Marton 0.

Individual results: Andre Murray (RG) bt TomMartyn (M) 26-16; Haig Thomson (RG) bt RobKirby (M) 26-7; Vince Neall & Betsy Bruere (RG)bt David & Annette Winmill (M) 17-12.Levin - Bye.Points to date (Tararua have played 4 matches,other clubs have played 3): Tararua 10 (+96),Feilding 6 (-2), Rose Gardens 5 (+18), Levin 3(-37), Marton 0 (-75).

■ OWLSBCentral Bowling ClubThe monthly Tuesday Triples was played inexcellent conditions over two greens. In firstplace was the Central team of I. Mahoney, R.Bello and N. NcCutcheon with 4 wins, 28 endsand 47 points, in second place was theWaikanae team of S. Mishkin, G. Fairburn andP Barnow with 4 wins, 24 ends and 54 points.Third place was Levin, M Griffin, J. Wynch andG. Law, with 3 wins, 28 ends and 51 points.Fourth place was Central, J. Graumans, T.Smith and R. Rushton, with 3 wins, 23 ends and49 points.Sunset Bowls finishes Wednesday December17 and restarts January 7, every Wednesday5.15pm, if wet played indoors, everyonewelcome, tuition given to new bowlers so comealong for a fun night, finger food served.

■ GOLFFoxton Golf Club ResultsDecember 2: Hank Leech 41, Paul Stephens39, Barry Parlane 39, Barry Allport 38, BobMoore 38, Ivan Poole 38.4 December: Tony Hunt 7 up, Bob Walden 3up, John Grant 3 up, Murray Wan 3 up, PaulHansen 2 up.Levin Golf Club ResultsTuesday mid week men: John McGregor, JoshHartwell and Ian King 40. John Quayle andPeter Whitmore 39. Two’s Dan Brizzle, RayHarvey and Ian King.Wednesday Women: Cath Smith 36, AudreyHarrison 34, Rosie Priest and Marcia Hickman32. Twos Cath Smith and Marcia Hickman.Thursday nine hole group Foursomes: 1stGraham Cotterill and Bill Bradley. 2nd equalAlison Greer and Corey MacMillian, Alan

Jackson and Alan Harcus.The early starters had their Christmas cheerand a large turn out, results later.Late starters: Doug Mitchell 67 net. RoySutherland 69, John Saulbrey 71, Ray Harveyand Phil Fryer 74, Philip Young and Ron Moody75.Saturday early starters: Mike Tate and PeterEdwards 43. Richard Young 41. Robert Corkill40. Tony Gibson and John Quayle 38. Two’sSteve Leppard and Mike Tate.Women: Jan Kereopa 41. Gay Kusabs 36.

Rosie Priest and Di Pauling 35. Marcia Hickman34.Club Day: Lee Mitchell 40. John Wehipeihana,David Giddens, Alan Kearns, Chris Goddardand Colin Simpson 39. Two’s Steve Leppard,Nathan Murray, Paul Provost and RegSinkinson.Presentation day Sunday was a wet and windyday again, however there is always somebodywho handles it. Josh Hartwell 43. Marty Hodge39. Roger Perring 38. Ray Grout 37. Two Joshat the 14th hole.

Women: Ann Hogg 3, Carol Louisson 34, RosiePriest 33, Nan Sterne 32.Coming events:Next Saturday is the first Summer cup round.Next Sunday is the Christmas Cheer, shapingup to be a really good day. The format isindividual stableford and open to anyone. Lotsof hams to be won, visitors extremly welcome.Any nine holers wishing to play, please join us.Visiting nine holers welcome to come and play18 holes. $15 entry fee, all monies going backas prizes. Shot gun start at 10am. Phone to getyour name on the sheet for an early draw or beat the clubhouse to register by 9.30am Sunday.

Honore on the chargeTHE crowdpleaser 57p Calvin Honore being chased by 10w Todd Moffat at the Aluminium PlusWellington saloon championships on Saturday.

By PETER FRANKLIN

Deteriorating weather failed tostop Levin’s hard-chargingCalvin Honore powering hisChevrolet saloon car to a well-earned second place in theAluminium Plus WellingtonSaloon Championships onSaturday.

With no racing in PalmerstonNorth, the ‘Palmy Army’ headedsouth to the capital for the salooncar champs, which attractedother top drivers including 15gDan Wallace, 66r Peter Church,51s Russell Gorrie, 28s JohnnyYoung and 908s Jarrod McBeth.

Gary Smith, 8w, made themost of his front grid draw inheat one, as he streaked away toa good lead for the first three laps

but ‘ran out of gas’ and retired tothe infield leaving 15g DanWallace to take the lead. Wallacemanaged to fend off 57p CalvinHonore and 10w Todd Moffat towin.

Back in the pits, Honore waspleased with the first race butworried about his next two griddraws towards the back of the17-car field.

Heat two saw Stratford’s 28sJohnny Young’s bad nightcontinue — after a fire under thebonnet in heat one, his woescontinued being towed on to theinfield before the race gotstarted. However, Honore put inanother excellent drive from grid12 to finish fifth.

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However, Honore could do nobetter than another fifth placing.

Todd Moffat, 10w, had beenamong the action all night andquietly added points to his tallythat had him and Honore in firstequal on points after the threeheats, which went into a four-laprun off for first and second place.All eyes were on the two highly-charged racers as they poweredinto turn one and made contact,leaving a disappointed Honoreon the infield and Moffat takingthe top step of the podium andthe championship.


HOROWHENUA Kapiti Sevens Team has qualified for the 2015Bayley’s National Sevens Tournament. The team is pictured playingin the dark blue strip against East Coast on Saturday at the CentralRegions tournament in Palmerston North.

Sevens success for HKThe Horowhenua Kapiti SevensTeam have qualified for the 2015Bayley’s National SevensTournament after a stunningdisplay on Saturday at theCentral Region SevensTournament, held inPalmerston North.

The Horowhenua Kapitisquad had been impressive inwarmup matches, includingreaching the final of the PiriWeepu Invitational Sevenstournament in Wainuiomatalast weekend and Saturday wasno exception, starting off with acomprehensive first up winagainst an East Coastinvitational side, 30-7.

Despite losing to Wellingtonin their next game, a come-from-behind 28-28 draw againstWanganui was enough to see theHorowhenua Kapiti team playHawkes Bay for 5th and 6thplace.

Hawkes Bay scored a coupleof early tries to push the score to12-0, but Horowhenua Kapiti hitback before halftime to make it12-5 at the break.

Some good defence fromHorowhenua Kapiti meant thatHawkes Bay were held scorelessin the second half.

A late try to HorowhenuaKapiti saw a 15-12 win to HK andgain a top-five place to qualifyfor next year’s nationaltournament. Nine men’s teamsand four women’s teams fromWellington, Taranaki,Manawatu, Horowhenua Kapiti,Poverty Bay, Hawke’s Bay, EastCoast, Wanganui and WairarapaBush competed, broadcast liveon Sky Sport.

The top provincial teams willcompete at the 2015 Bayley’sNational Sevens Tournament tobe held January 17-18 inRotorua.


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Send a CV and covering letter to:[email protected]

Or post to:Chris Collings, The Salvation Army, PO Box 33, Levin.

Closing date for applications:Wednesday 17th December 2014

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The Funeral Home

PLACHECKI,Ignacy (Bill).Suddenly onDecember 4, 2014, athis home, aged 84years. He will be sadlymissed by his lovingfamily Stasia, John,Frank, Basia,grandchildren, greatgrandchildren andfriends.

“He who has hopehas everything”.

A service for Bill will beheld at Harvey’sChapel, 284 OxfordStreet, Levin onMonday, December 15,at 2:00pm followed bycremation atHorowhenuaCrematorium, Levin.

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EAGLE,Trevor Fergus.Of Levin. On SundayDecember 7, 2014, atThe Masonic VillageResthome, aged 90years. Dearly lovedhusband of the lateKathleen. Loved fatherof Robert, Ernest(dec'd) and Maureen. Aloved grandfather andgreat grandfather.

A service for Trevorwill be held at TheFuneral Home, 545Queen Street East,Levin, on WednesdayDecember 10, 2014, at11:00am followed byprivate cremation.

FamilyNotices

DENTON,Phyllis Adelaide.Of Otaki. Passed awaypeacefully onDecember 7, 2014, aged91 years. Now presentwith the Lord. Dearlyloved wife of the lateArnold. Loved motherand mother-in-law ofPetal (dec’d), Les andLynne, Gary andTrina, Neil andChristine. Loved Nana(A) of twelvegrandchildren, hermany greatgrandchildren and onegreat greatgrandchild. Lovedsister of Sylvia and thelate Ivan.

A celebration ofPhyllis’ life will beheld at The HubChurch, 157 TasmanRd, Otaki, onThursday December11, 2014, at 11:00 am.Thereafter intermentat Otaki Cemetery. Inlieu of flowers,donations to ArohanuiHospice would beappreciated and maybe left at the service.Sincere thanks to themanagement and staffof HorowhenuaMasonic Hospital fortheir dedicated care.Messages to 547 QueenSt East, Levin 5510.

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LEVIN CHRISTMASPARADE

Horowhenua District Council wishes to thank thefollowing people and organisations for their fantasticcontributions to last Sunday’s Levin Christmas Parade:

HOROWHENUADISTRICT COUNCIL

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING

An extraordinary meeting of Horowhenua DistrictCouncil is to be held on Wednesday 17 Decemberat 5:00pm to adopt draft policies and strategies for

the Draft Long Term Plan.

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Public Notice ofapplication for

On LicenceSections 101, Sale and

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012Darren John Clouston,820 - 850 State Highway 1,Manakau, Levin, hasmade application to theDistrict LicensingCommittee atHorowhenua for theissue of an On-Licence inrespect of the premisessituated at 820 - 850 StateHighway 1, Manakau,Levin, known as TatumPark.The general nature ofbusiness conductedunder the licence is aWedding & ConferenceVenue - Restaurant. Thedays on which and thehours during whichalcohol is sold under thelicence are: Monday toSunday, 7am to 1am.The application may beinspected duringordinary office hours atthe office of theHorowhenua DistrictLicensing Committee at126 Oxford Street, Levin.Any person who isentitled to object andwho wishes to object tothe issue of the licencemay not later thanfifteen working daysfrom the firstpublication of thisnotice, file a notice inwriting of the objectionwith the Secretary of theDistrict LicensingCommittee at PrivateBag 4002, Levin 5540.Closing date forobjections is Wednesday24th December, 2014.No objection to therenewal of a licence maybe made in relation to amatter other than amatter specified inSection 131 of the Saleand Supply of AlcoholAct 2012.This is the secondpublication of this notice.The notice was firstpublished on Wednesday3rd December, 2014.

PUBLIC NOTICENotice is hereby given that the Manawatu-Wanganui Civil Defence and EmergencyManagement Group is to review its GroupPlan pursuant to section 56 of the CivilDefence Emergency Management Act 2002.Pursuant to section 52 (1) (b), a period of publicconsultation will follow.

Dates for this consultation will be publiclynotified in due course.

Bruce GordonChairman Joint Standing CommitteeManawatu-Wanganui CDEM Group

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TREE work, removal,stump grinding, branchmulching, fences, decks,building maintenance.BJ’s Building & PropertyMaintenance 027 249 2575or 368 7895.

Entertainment

Charlies Chocolate AdventureAt Levin Little Theatre

CATHERINE INGER SCHOOL OF DANCEPROUDLY PRESENTS

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Open to members, your guests and visitors from affiliated clubs.

New members welcome32 Bristol Street, Levin, ph 368 3475

LEVIN RSA COMMUNITY CLUB

Poppies RestaurantFriday & Saturday

From 6.00pm (bookings preferred)Lunch: Tues, Fri & Sun from mid-day

Wednesday 10th: Members Draw $300

Thursday 11th: Sequence Dancing 7pm

Friday 12th: Quiz, Raffles,Second Members Draw $300(if not struck on Wednesday)

Saturday 13th: Emerald BrothersBand play from 7pm(open to the public)$5 cover charge

Sunday 14th: Country & Variety Music Showfrom 1pm

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When you need an LBPIf you’re thinking of getting building orrenovation work done on your house orapartment, you need to check if it’s ‘restrictedbuilding work’ (RBW). If it is, you’ll need alicensed building practitioner – or LBP – todo it. Restricted building work involves thebuilding’s structure, weather tightness, anddesign of fire safety systems.

Because this work is so important, it’sonly allowed to be done by licensed buildingpractitioners (LBPs). LBPs are assessed beforegetting licensed, and have to maintain theirskills to keep their licence. Restricted buildingwork, and the requirement to use LBPs to doit, was brought in on 1 March 2012 (throughchanges to the Building Act 2004).

What are LBPs?In November 2007 the Ministry of Business,Innovation and Employment (MBIE) (formerlyDepartment of Building and Housing)established the licensed building practitionerscheme under the Building Act 2004. Thisscheme sets out a regulated process whereskilled and/or qualified building practitionersmust demonstrate their ability to meetindustry consulted competencies in order toobtain the status of being LBPs.

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Registered architects, plumbers and charteredprofessional engineers are also treated as beinglicensed to do or supervise certain elements ofRBW.

Why restricted buildingwork (RBW) is importantRestricted building work (RBW) is work that iscritical to the integrity of a building. It mustbe done properly to ensure the building isstructurally sound and weather tight.

Restricted building work can only be done orsupervised by trades people who have proventhey are properly skilled – licensed buildingpractitioners (LBPs).

It is an offence for an unlicensed person to carryout or supervise RBW. It is also an offence toknowingly engage an unlicensed person to carryout or supervise restricted building work.

Why use an LBPHiring good professionals to help you can becrucial to the whole building experience. Licensedbuilding practitioners (LBPs) have undergonea robust application process, including awritten application, verbal testing by proficientassessors, and referees’ confirmation of theirwork. They keep up with the changing industryand undergo continuous skills maintenance.

Managing building projectsIf you do not want to manage the buildingproject yourself then you may want to considerengaging a Site LBP.

A Site licence shows competency in organisingand managing building projects. This includeshaving up to date knowledge of regulatoryrequirements, technical knowledge ofconstruction methods and practices, managingpersonnel and providing technical supervision.

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The 2 Series Active Tourer is the latest addition to the BMW model range.

BMW has achieved a newrecord annual sales volume inNew Zealand and continues tolead the premium segment ofthe New Zealand market.

Sales data released by theMotor Industry Associationshow there were 212 new BMWvehicles registered inNovember, taking the brand’syear-to-date total to 2007vehicles.

“This is the first time in the31-year presence of BMW inNew Zealand as a national salescompany that more than 2000registrations have beenachieved in a calendar year,”said BMW Group New Zealandmanaging director NinaEnglert. “Helping our successis that there’s now a new BMWto satisfy every conceivablemotoring need and want, fromour entry 1 Series, all-newfamily-focussed 2 Series ActiveTourer, sports performancemodels from BMW M as well asa range of xDrive SUVs justperfect for the Kiwi lifestyle.

“We’ve also had significantinterest regarding our new five-year warranty introduced atthe start of 2014, which iscomplementary to the three-year scheduled maintenanceplan and free roadsideassistance.

“Feedback from ourcustomers is that thisassurance has provided evengreater peace of mind and hasreaffirmed their decisionmaking when it comes tobuying a new Ultimate DrivingMachine from BMW.”

The second brand in theBMW Group portfolio, Mini

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Highlands Festivalof Speed to featureAussie Racing Cars

The Aussie Racing Cars are the latest addition to the Highlands Festival of Speedprogramme early next year.

‘ARCwill be a real highlightof a jam-packed

entertainment line-up for theENZEDHighlands Festival ofSpeed and I just know that thefast layout of the Highlands’GT circuit will suit these

pocket rockets perfectly.’TONYQUINNHighlands’ owner

January’s classic motor racing festivalat Highlands Motorsport Park is beingtaken to a new level with theannouncement of a partnership withrespected Australasian brand ENZEDand the first appearance of the popularAussie Racing Cars in New Zealand.

The two-day festival will be knownas the Highlands Festival of Speedconnected by ENZED and takes placeover the weekend of January30-February 1 at Highlands’ world-classmotorsport and entertainment complexin Cromwell.

Fans can enjoy a weekend of classiccar racing, classic and retro displays ofcars, motorcycles, caravans and boats,as well as other fun, classic-styledentertainment and activities.

Among the headlines attractions ofthe event will be the first trans-Tasmanbattle in New Zealand between theAustralian Touring Car Masters andNew Zealand’s highly-regarded ENZEDCentral Muscle Cars.

Highlands’ owner Tony Quinn saysthe Aussie Racing Cars (ARC) categorywill add another entertainingcomponent to the weekend’s on-trackaction.

“I can’t wait to let 40-plus AussieRacing Cars loose on the Highlands’circuit,” says Quinn, who also owns thegrowing ARC category, which is asupport class at six 2015 V8 SupercarChampionship events.

“ARC will be a real highlight of ajam-packed entertainment line-up forthe ENZED Highlands Festival of Speed

and I just know that the fast layout ofthe Highlands’ GT circuit will suitthese pocket rockets perfectly.”

Powered by a 1.2-litre, 125 bhp, twincam, 16-valve engine and weighing only450kg, the Aussie Racing Cars have anincredible power to weight ratio andwill easily reach 230km/h, or more onthe Highlands’ circuit straights.

Constructed on a purpose-builtspace frame chassis, the cars sport avariety of composite panel designs,including the classic 40 Ford and FJHolden body styles, Ford Falcon,Holden Commodore, Holden Cruze,Nissan Altima and Toyota Aurionstyles replicating the latest road-goingmodels, plus a Euro GT option.

This year, ARC designers have takeninspiration from American muscle carswith Ford Mustang and ChevroletCamaro designs.

All cars are about half the size oftheir full-sized counterparts and allmechanically identical.

Spectators can also enjoyspectacular historic open wheelers andformer Grand Prix racers, as well as anexciting array of more modern single-seaters that compete under theFormula Libre banner, such as thefamed Formula 5000 Lolas and McRaesto modern Juno sports prototypes.

The decision to move the secondedition of Highlands’ classic car andracing festival to the January30-February 1 weekend means it

coincides with other key events forlikely participants such as theSouthern Festival of Speed, whichtakes in classic races at Christchurch’sMike Pero Motorsport Park, Timaru’sLevels Raceway and Invercargill’sTeretonga circuit.

The schedule for the HighlandsFestival of Speed sees competitors on-track on Friday for practice andqualifying sessions, Saturday is a fullday of race action with Sunday the bigfestival day.

The Highlands classic and retrovehicle show takes place both days.

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