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Big swing toDuffy‘‘‘Council still has to find

some funding for projects inthe district, Foxton and

Foxton Beach sewerageupgrade, Levin water, TeAwahou project and Te

Takere.’’’BRENDAN DUFFY

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BACK TO WORK: Relief that the electionsare over, Brendan Duffy can get on with

the job at hand, knowing he has theconfidence of the majority of the people.

By PETER FRANKLIN

Incumbent Brendan Duffy won 60 percent of the provisional count in theHorowhenua mayoral race, a differentstory to 2010 elections where there was590 votes between him and rival AnneHunt.

‘‘I’m very pleased with the result. Itshows that the majority of the votingpublic have absolutely rejected thenegatives that have been bandiedaround and are happy with what wehave done and what we plan to do,’’ hesaid.

Mr Duffy has been quick to welcomethe new councillors Piri Hira Tukapua,Ross Brannigan, Christine Mitchell, JoMason, Michael Feyen and RossCampbell, having one-on-one meetingswith each starting on Monday morningthrough to today.

By the end of today, Mr Duffy willhave met with all 11 councillors, with aview to see what special interests theyhave so they can be appointed to councilcommittees, and to also decide who willbe deputy mayor.

‘‘Make no mistake, there is a lot ofwork ahead of us.

‘‘The challenges council will beinvolved with are, clearly, we mustcontinue to work to strengthencommunication and our relationshipwith the residents of Tokomaru and theissues they have highlighted.

‘‘Council still has to find somefunding for projects in the district,Foxton and Foxton Beach sewerageupgrade, Levin water, Te Awahouproject and Te Takere.’’

Mr Duffy is confident that by sticking

to the plan, working together, makingsound decisions based on what is bestfor the district, short and long term,Horowhenua will continue to grow. Theswearing in ceremony is at theHorowhenua District Council chamberson October 23.

Mr Duffy is looking forward to thegood things councillors, council staffand the Lake Accord can do during thenext three years.

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YOUR VIEWS

Not ‘withdrawn’I would like to thank all those whoparticipated in the elections and voted.

I stood for and was successful for the KereKere Ward and the Foxton CommunityBoard and want to be part of both. That iswhy I stood for both. After the results werepublished on the internet, the electoralofficer advised me my name was to bewithdrawn from the Foxton CommunityBoard as I was successful in gaining thecouncillor position for Kere Kere.

I had ‘withdrawn’ from the FoxtonCommunity Board as this decision was notmine but is part of the process.

In due course Horowhenua DistrictCouncil will select one of the two successfulcandidates in this ward (Ross Branniganbeing the other) to serve on the communityboard. Voters have clearly indicated whothey want on the Foxton Community Boardand I am definitely available to fill that role.

Hopefully it is onward and upward forFoxton, Foxton Beach and surrounds withnew councillors and some new communityboard members as well. Good luck toeveryone involved.

MICHAEL FEYENFoxton

Thanks for the rideI would like to thank the kind young lady inthe red station wagon who took the time tostop and ask me if I would like a ride as I waswalking home with my groceries.

The fact that she had a young child in thecar seat and ‘didn’t know me from Adam’made the gesture even more meaningful.

Just goes to show that there are goodpeople out there and it is a shame that badand negative things get the public attention.

Once again, thank you.T DENNIS

Levin

Off topicIn regards to John Martin’s letter in theHorowhenua Chronicle, October 9.

I’m not sure whose assumptions he iscorrecting, perhaps other readers or maybehis own?

Anyway, what on earth is he talkingabout ? Anyone reading that will be con-

fused. Autism, glyphosate, fluoride,importing palm kernel?

I was talking about a water race. Waterfor my horses, and water for cleaning mymower. Whoa . . . now here’s a thought,perhaps he should be concerned about madcow disease. After all, John uses water fromthe same initial source.

Oops, I’ve just gone right off milkespecially milk that may have come fromManakau cows. Thank goodness for pasteur-isation and coffee whitener.

CAROLYN LESLIELevin

Protesting dangersHave you heard of SOLAS.

It stands for Safety of Life at Sea andevery mariner is aware of its existence. It isan International Worldwide Organisationwhich promotes the safety of seafarers.

The master/s of the Greenpeace protestships will be all too familiar with SOLAS asindeed their Certificates of Competency(Master Foreign Going) and their Sea GoingLicence are safety-based documents toensure the safety of Crew, Ship and Cargo.

The Masters of these protest vessels whoallow their crew, or those aboard his vessel(who all come under his responsibility), toprotest in a dangerous manner risk havingtheir certificates revoked.

What if a protester gets sucked into thepropeller or thrusters of the ‘victim’ ship, orsquashed between the heaving, clashinghulls? Would the master take responsibilityfor the death or injury, or would he blamethe behaviour of the target vessel?

It is normal etiquette to ask for ‘‘per-mission to come aboard’’ when wishing toboard another vessel? Not to be given suchpermission and then attempt to go aheadand board is tantamount to a ‘‘homeinvasion’’ or, to use the old swashbucklingterm, ‘‘piracy’’.

The Laws and penalties of Foreign FlagCountries are often much stricter than weimagine. I wonder if the protesters wouldhave been so brazen if they knew they risked15 years in a hardened foreign prison.

RALPH MCINTOSHOhau

Good Greenpeace workI wonder whether Grant Tucker has studiedhistory, or theology. The greatest ally ofcriminal and tyrannical governments hasbeen the smug legalism of the majority.Worthwhile changes, such as the ending offeudalism or the emancipation of women,have been the work of people who oftenflouted unjust laws.

I am not related to any member ofGreenpeace, or indeed to any member of the

Taleban, and cer-tainly not to Hitler orany of hisaccomplices, but I amsympathetic to Green-peace. Organisationslike Greenpeace donot ‘‘cringe before therich man’s frown’’.On the contrary, theytry to minimise thedestruction conse-quent on our species’narcissistic greed andviolence, and ourmyopic stupiditywhich threatens alllife on Earth.

Perhaps thismakes me a criminal-by-association in MrTucker’s eyes.

I don’t care. In 1940my maternal grand-father was declared acriminal since birth,and sentenced todeath in absentia, andI suspect that MrTucker would havebeen eager todenounce him andothers like him to theauthorities in theinterests of self-preservation. Strictlegalism is usuallyaccompanied by strict

conformity, and neither is usually accom-panied by courage.

Incidentally, media is a plural word, sothe use of ‘a’ in his final sentence isincorrect.

BERT MEINDERSFoxton

Offer for a new startThe bitter campaign is over. BrendanDuffy has retained the mayoralty with athumping margin, more votes than histwo rivals combined and a solid show ofconfidence in his leadership. The votershave passed their judgement on thenegativity that has been a constant themeof Anne Hunt, Bryan Ten Have and theHorowhenua District Residents andRatepayers Association.

Hunt’s ‘I’ll show you my recovery planbut only when I’m mayor’ and Ten Have’sprancing around town with his ‘Duffymust go!’ placard on a pole obviously gotshort shrift with a majority of those whosaw or heard them.

Now, as the new council sets about itswork, there is perhaps a chance for theassociation to mute its constant carpingcriticism and start to work positively withcouncil.

I was a foundation member of theassociation and offered several times toact as a liaison councillor as we have withother ratepayers and citizens’ groups. Theassociation didn’t seek my renewedmembership and never responded to myoffers to help. They didn’t want to know.

In the interests of a new and moreproductive relationship between theassociation and council, I again offer torenew my membership and/or to becomea liaison councillor to provide a go-between on a regular basis. Otherratepayers or citizen’s groups make apositive contribution to council’s work onthe community’s behalf.

Why not Horowhenua DistrictResidents and Ratepayers Association?Positive critique is always valuable,constant negativity is not.

CR TONY RUSHLevin

Worst kinds of conflictThe Horowhenua Chronicle on October 4included ‘Forgotten victims of conflict’,outlining the tragic effects of the civil warin Syria which has claimed more than115,000 lives as of September 30.

Civil wars are the worst kind of conflictfor two reasons. Firstly, most of the timeyou cannot tell who is on your side; theenemy may not be wearing a uniform.Secondly, there is a loyalty to family andthe place of birth that cries ‘‘I cannot leavethe land and people I love’’.

The Washington Post on October 4posted an article ‘Christians under threatin Syria as Islamist extremists gaininfluence’. Although the conflict is compli-cated, the forgotten victims are not onlychildren, but minority Christians, estim-ated at 2.5 million or 10 per cent of thepopulation prior to the civil war. Thearticle stated: ‘‘While the primary front inthe war has pitted Sunni against Shiite,Christians are increasingly caught in theline of fire. The perception that theysupport the government — which is inmany cases true — has long made them atarget of rebel groups. Now, Christians sayradical Islamist groups such as the IslamicState of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an affiliate ofal-Qaeda, are determined to drive themfrom their homes.’’

Christians have thrived in Syria fromabout 34 AD (refer Acts 9), until Syria wasconquered by Islam around 640 AD.’’

Though Syrian President Assad maynot be a good guy from our perspective,he had protected Christians. Everyoneagrees he must go, but who will replacehim?

It is now a matter of survival for theremaining Christians.

It is not the deprivation of a refugeecamp they face, but fear of total exter-mination if they remain in Syria;however, which neighbouring Muslimcountry will welcome them?

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FROM THE BEEHIVE WITH OTAKI MP NATHAN GUY

FROMMY DIARY■ The House is sitting this week.■ OnMonday I had Cabinet.■ Yesterday I spoke to theWorldAngus Forum.■ On Friday, I am in Gisborne at thePoverty Bay A and P Show.

Horowhenua Mayor Brendan Duffy hasbeen re-elected with a strong mandate forhis fourth term. Voters indicated theyare happy with the general direction ofthe Horowhenua council and with MayorDuffy’s leadership.

He will have six new councillors towork with. I congratulate RossBrannigan, Michael Feyen, RossCampbell, Jo Mason, Piri-Hira Tukapua,and Christine Mitchell for being elected.

I know there are many disappointedformer councillors and candidates in theKapiti and Horowhenua districts. Ittakes guts and courage to stand forpublicly-elected positions and losing isnever easy to take. However that is thenature of democracy.

Having a contest is always healthyand means our councils are full of peoplewith pride, passion, and new ideas tomake a difference locally. We alsoshouldn’t forget our community boardmembers who make a contribution at alocal level.

I was elected on to the HorowhenuaDistrict Council in 1998 with Cr LeighMcMeeken. I learned a lot during mytime at the council and I am proud of

what our region has to offer. Therelationship with central and localgovernment is important and I will domy best to make sure a strong linkcontinues.

One area for improvement for the nextelection is voter turnout. In part, thiswill be addressed by an online votingtrial in 2016. Online voting will be moreconvenient and will appeal to youngvoters. It will also make it easier forpeople with disabilities to vote.

I offer all our elected representativesmy congratulations. Kapiti andHorowhenua have unique challengesand opportunities and I look forward toworking with both councils to achievethe best for our communities.

WHERE THE VOTERS WENTProgress result for the Horowhenua

District Council elections on Saturday.The result is based on about 98 per cent

of the returned voting papers. The resultdoes not include some special votes andvoting papers in transit. The voter returnto date is 49.3 per cent — 10,896 votingpapers.Mayor: Duffy, Brendan Joseph 6053; Hunt, Anne2491; Tukapua, Piri-Hira Josephine 2130;informal 13; blank voting papers 213.Kere Kere Ward: (2 vacancies) Brannigan, Ross1188; Feyen, Michael Independent 985; Allan,David 769; Ellwood, Ngaire 702; informal 1; blankvoting papers 19.Miranui Ward: (1 vacancy). Campbell, Ross 460;Vinsen, Bryan Victor 199; Shaw, Robbie 195;informal 3; blank voting papers 4.Levin Ward: (5 vacancies). Kaye-Simmons,Victoria 2603; Mason, Jo 2536; Good, Garry 2329;Tukapua, Piri-Hira Josephine 2218; Rush, Tony2083; Bertram, Andrew 1871; Gimblett, Neville

1418; Olifent, John 1320; Ten Have, Bryan 1124;Cleator, Rosemary 1,095; Galley, Graeme 1083;Jeune, Margaret Anne 904; Williams, Peter 640;Rackley, Perry 618; Williams, Ginny 587; Bull,Graham 443; Taniwha, Dion 383.,Informal 42; blank voting papers 152Waiopehu Ward: (2 vacancies). Mitchell,Christine 1822; Bishop, Wayne 1725; Morgan, Guy856; Taueki, Phil Independent 227; informal 0;blank voting papers 48.Foxton Community Board: (5 vacancies).Smart, Janine 1043; Feyen, Michael (withdrawn)1034; Roache, David 983; Vertongen, Basil 977;Metcalf, Tricia 926; Street, Amanda 825; Coupe,Michael 706; informal 1; blank voting papers 35.MidCentral DHB: Seven candidates elected.Broad, Adrian; Anderson, Diane; Naylor, Karen;Robson, Barbara; Chapman, Ann; Burnell,Lindsay; Manoharan, Nadarajah.Horizons Regional Council: Horowhenua-Kairanga constituency. Sitting members LindsayBurnell and Colleen Sheldon were re-electedunopposed.

Six new faces on Horowhenua District Council

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ANNE Hunt has lost her place at thecouncil table after failing to win themayoralty.

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FIRST time mayoral and ward candidatePiri-Hira Tukapua secures a council spot

but not at the top of the table.

Six new councillors will sit in theHorowhenua District Council chambersafter Saturday’s local body election.

They are Piri-Hira Tukapua and JoMason (Levin ward), Ross Brannigan andMichael Feyen (Kere Kere ward), ChristineMitchell (Waiopehu ward) and RossCampbell (Miranui ward).

Ms Tukapua also stood for themayoralty and polled third behindencumbent Brendan Duffy’s closest rival,former district councillor Anne Hunt.

Ms Hunt did not stand for the Kere Kereward and failure to win the mayoralty endsnine years around the council table.

Foxton campaigner Michael Feyen was

successful in his bid for the Kere Kereward seat and the Foxton CommunityBoard but taking a council seat tookprecedence.

The district council will make thedecision on who will be appointed to theboard — Mr Brannigan or Mr Feyen.

The vacancy left by Mr Feyen on theboard will be filled by the next highestpolling candidate, Amanda Street.

The election produced some surprises,with long-standing councillors David Allen(Kere Kere) and Robbie Shaw (Miranui)losing their seats.

The new council’s first meeting is onOctober 23.

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Grab and dash with ATM cashBy PETER FRANKLIN

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SHOPPERS in theLevin ShoppingMall got a shockwhen they wentto go into the carpark and it wascordoned offafter robbersstole an ATMcash canisterfrom guards.

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DETECTIVE Sergeant Peter Vineis keen to speak to anyone who

saw this Toyota vehicle between1pm and 5pm on Thursday

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Police are on the hunt for threemen involved in a robberyoutside the Levin ShoppingMall.

The two Armourguard staffwere unhurt after being robbedof two ATM cash canisters onThursday last week. Therobbery happened at about1.30pm, when the twoArmourguard staff left theirvehicle and entered the LevinMall from the car park,carrying two cash canisters torefill the ANZ automatictransaction machine.

A vehicle with threeoccupants stopped near theArmourguard van and one ofthe men got out of the car, wentover to the two guards andgrabbed the two canisters.

The man then ran back tothe waiting car, chased by theArmourguard staff, anddropped one of the canisters.The robber managed to make itback to the vehicle with onecanister and the driver quicklydrove away.

The vehicle used in therobbery is described as a 1990black two-door hatch ToyotaStarlet registration FZZ986.

After an extensive search ofthe town, police located theStarlet in Tawa Street, Levin. Itis currently undergoing aforensic examination. CCTVfootage from the Mall is alsobeing reviewed by police.

Officer in charge of the caseDetective Sergeant Peter Vineof the Levin CriminalInvestigation Branch saidthere were a lot of people andaround the Mall at the time of

the robbery and police are keento speak to anyone whowitnessed the incident.

‘‘The Mall was quite busy atthis time and many peoplewould have witnessed therobbery and seen the vehicleand its occupants. We are verykeen to speak to those people aswell as anyone that saw theToyota vehicle between 1pmand 5pm Thursday afternoon.

‘‘The public play a vital partin helping us resolve crimesand we encourage anyone withinformation to contact Police,’’Mr Vine said.

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WORDSMITH: JothamHarris’s classmates won’thave to go far to find out howto spell a tricky word after hewas third in the NationalSpelling Bee.

Horowhenua College student JothamHarris was third in the NationalSpelling Bee contest in Wellington at theweekend.

He correctly spelled croupier,meaning the person in charge of agaming table, after a couple of hours ofspelling.

The Year 9 student was among 18finalists from throughout the country atthe the country’s ninth annual top

spelling contest, spelling up to 14 roundsof words before a packed house at theCirca Theatre.

The Year 9 and 10 wordsmiths showedoff their orthography skills, spellingwords such as vicissitude, maladroit,denouement and endocrine.

The winner was Nithya Narayanan,of Lynfield College in Auckland, whocorrectly spelt perestroika meaning thepolicy or practice of restructuring the

economic and politicalsystem in the former SovietUnion.

Second was UmaSreedhar, of WellingtonGirls College, whostumbled on trifecta.

‘‘It was the best contestyet. The spellers were verystrong and it wasfascinating to see thedifferent personalities andhow they tackled eachword,’’ said Roger Hall,Patron of the NZ VegemiteSpelling Bee.

‘‘And, if ever there wasan exciting show, thespelling bee is a wonderfulpiece of theatre.’’

The New ZealandVegemite Spelling Bee,sponsored by Vegemite andZM, is administered by acharitable trust. Itspurpose is to help studentsimprove their spelling,increase theirvocabularies, learnconcepts, and developcorrect English usage.

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Since starting the Social SectorTrial in 2011, there has been manyinnovative and exciting changes inthe way we deliver social servicesand programmes to the district’syoung people.

The trial aim is to decreasetruancy, youth offending andyoung people’s use of alcohol andother drugs and to increaseparticipation in education,training or employment.

One of the most significantresults to date is the huge decreasein youth offending. There has beena staggering 46 per cent drop inprovisional youth apprehensionsin the year August 2012 comparedto the year to August 2013.

‘‘We attribute this to thesupport, services and programmesavailable to assist in breakingdown barriers for young peoplewhich opens the door to positivelife choices.’’

Here is a rundown on some

recent initiatives.Volunteers have been enlisted

from the community for theHorowhenua Youth MentoringProgramme. Mentors haveundergone training and are readyto commence mentoring youngpeople who have been disengagedfrom education. The mentor andyoung person will spend an houreach week taking part in workshop

activities, sport or recreation.We are hugely appreciative of

the time that mentors are willingto give to young people.

The availability of healthservices for young people is to beincreased with the opening of ayouth clinic at HLC. This freeclinic will offer scheduled andwalk in appointments and includeSpecialist Youth GP and Nursingservices.

Te Takere Youth Space hosted atwo day Street Art Workshopduring the school holidays with theaim of inspiring young people to becreative.

A professional tutor taught theyoung people about the history ofStreet Art, design and paintingtechniques. Participants createdtheir own master pieces on boardswith some amazing results. Theseare on display at Te Takere.

I look forward to bringing youmore news next month about thepositive things that are happeningfor our young people.

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Every day,more and more people arediscovering the all-inclusive pleasuresof a cruise vacation. More singles,families, couples, honeymooners, secondhoneymooners and groups of friends aresailing away on the vacation of their lives.Last year alone, approximately sevenmillion people enjoyed a cruise vacation.When you add it all up, it’s easy to see why.

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The old waysof BeijingAncient ways in theultramodern capital delightPam Neville

POPULAR: Mrs Tom welcomes diners to the family tripe cafe.

GARLIC GALORE: A cheerful garlicvendor on a grey, cheerless day

Tom’s Tripe Cafe has served the workers ofBeijing with a delicacy, the stomach linings ofanimals, for four generations.

Little strips of tripe, whitish with black edges,come with a dipping sauce of sesame oil andcoriander. It is not the honeycomb tripe of NewZealand butcheries. Tom’s tripe looks like stripsof paua. In fact, it’s stewed beef tripe. And — ifnothing is lost in translation — I believe I’m beingtold this is top-quality tripe from the first of thethree chambers in a cow’s stomach.

Next, Tom produces a bowl of creamy whitetitbits, which the interpreter describes simply as‘‘ligaments’’. A braver diner than I swallows hardand describes them as a bit chewy.

I’m more comfortable with the third offering,tripe soup, which a couple of Chinese labourersare lapping up with plain steamed buns on theside. The soup is strong and salty. It tastes likemutton broth, from a very old sheep.

Mr Tom the fourth is a gracious host, calmlyassisted by his elegant wife, Mrs Tom. Will a fifthgeneration take over the family business? Tomisn’t sure.

‘‘The young, they go off and do different thingsnowadays,’’ he says through the interpreter. ‘‘Butsometimes, when they are 30, they want to comeback.’’

There is only one Tom Junior, of course. Thisis China, where the one-child-per-couple law is

strictly enforced. I notice the only children all overBeijing, well-behaved, beautifully dressed, anddoted upon by parents and grandparents.

It’s a relief to see just as many girls as boys.Apparently, modern city parents are increasinglyhappy with girls because they are less likely todesert them in their old age. Farming parents stillprefer a son, for physical work.

Old neighbourhoods such as Tom’s inBeijing’s Xicheng district have largely beenobliterated in the capital’s modernisation. BleakSoviet-style highrise apartments from the 1950sand 60s have been joined by modern towers of‘‘statement’’ architecture in odd shapes. Starkmultistorey office buildings have replacedthousands of temples and monuments, and thenarrow streets of old Beijing have given way tosix-lane thoroughfares.

But pockets remain. Near Tom’s is a500-vendor indoor food market crammed withvegetables, meat, spices and teas. Bicycles andthree-wheel motorcycles wend between stalls,as do parents with those precious only childrenin pushchairs ranging from traditional wicker-chairs-on-wheels to imported Bugaboos.

Between the market and the tripe shop, it’spossible to explore one of the few remaininghutongs, narrow alleys with tiny crammedhousing and communal courtyards. This is theold Cotton District, and the hutong here hasescaped the bulldozers that have forcedresidents to the high-rise apartments furtheraway.

‘‘Sometimes they don’t want to leave,’’explains Adlyn Adam-Teoh, who hosts a HiasGourmet walking tour. ‘‘But at least in anapartment they have a toilet and shower.’’

The alley houses of the Cotton District aredivided into rooms for about eight families. (Wecount the families by the number of electricitymeter boxes out front.) None of them has abathroom. Residents use very basic publicfacilities.

Outside, a vendor sells fresh pork from acardboard box, a dentist extracts a tooth from awoman seated on a wooden kitchen chair, and acouple of ‘‘recruitment agents’’ hold signsseeking workers. Like the food sellers who oncecooked on the streets, their activities are nolonger legal. Clean streetside shops with runningwater have replaced mobile food vendors. Theirthick yoghurt in re-usable ceramic pots, and thebreakfast pancakes called jianbing are deliciousand have no unpleasant sequels.

Beijing is the bustling, modern, sophisticatedcentre of the Chinese economic miracle, yet 15minutes from luxury hotels are pockets of historylittle changed in centuries. I had expected thesmog, the dull communist-era buildings and theskyline of cranes as new ones go up, and up. Ihad anticipated busy roads, and to some extentthe chill feeling of Tiananmen Square, famousnow for the murderous crackdown on protestingstudents in 1989, a day the Government refusesto remember. Unexpected was the joie de vivreof the inhabitants, the friendly sense of fun ofBeijingers rich and poor.

Lonely Planet put Beijing at number five in itsTop 10 Cities Worldwide to Visit in 2013. I cansee why they like it. Watching a rickshaw pass aLamborghini showroom somehow sums up theexperience.


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Accord meetinga step forwardBy PETER FRANKLIN

The Lake Horowhenua Accord publicmeeting drew a smaller than expectedcrowd on Thursday.

For those who did make the effort toattend, it was the start of a long processin developing a strategy that wouldinclude input from the community atlarge, some of whom are engaged inactivities on or near the lake.

The Lake Accord will be led by thetrustees on behalf of the beneficialowners.

Chairman of the lake trustees MattSword said that while it is a privately-owned lake, it offers benefits to thewider community of which the ownersthrough the trustees are encouraging.

He said one challenge they faced wasto get the community on board and showthat everyone had a desire to worktogether.

While the meeting was short induration, the emphasis was oneveryone’s aspirations for the lake. MrSword said this would be the first ofregular public hui to get feed back andreport on progress.

Mr Sword said he would listen tostories from his mother and father anduncles about the lake and how people

would enjoy all sorts of activities on andaround the lake.

He acknowledged that people hadstrong views about what had happenedin the past and what should happen. Hebelieved the future was looking positive,but it needed people working together toensure that process maintains forwardmomentum.

Horowhenua District Mayor BrendanDuffy said the accord would work.

‘‘We (the signatories) will make itwork.’’

He said the important thing is to havegoals and expected the accord wouldreach pre-determined goals every twoyears.

The strategies would be reviewed ona regular basis to ensure the set goalsare reached.

In 2007, Lake Horowhenua wasranked as 107 out 114 of the worstpolluted lakes in New Zealand.

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One of the biggest means to assist theprocess that was overwhelminglyagreed on was developing an educationprogramme, emphasising what peoplecan do to help the process.

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MAKING ADIFFER-ENCE:Manager ofAdult LiteracyHorowhenuaLauraGrowcott saidthe fundingreceived willhelp them tocontinue toachieve goodthings withtheir learners.

The number of Horowhenua peopleseeking help to learn to read and write isincreasing, but more help will soon beavailable through the Horowhenua AdultLiteracy Scheme, following financial helpfrom the Eastern and Central CommunityTrust.

A $6000 donation will be used to buy sixnew networked computers. This willsimplify tutoring, with all learners beingable to work on the same computersystem and programmes during eachsession, and enable more modules to beoffered.

The community trust donationacknowledges the increasing need forcomputer-based training of literacy,numeracy and information technology.

More than 100 people attend theHorowhenua courses each year, with nomore than eight learners in each classwho have the assistance of two tutors.

Adult Literacy Scheme manager LauraGrowcott says the new computers, whichare replacing the existing slow, out-of-date models, will make a significantdifference to those wanting to improvetheir skills. It will also allow courses to becentralised instead of some learnershaving to visit the library to use its faster,

modern computers.Popular courses involve the road code,

with learners being able to learn basiccomputer operational skills beforeheading to the Automobile Associationwhere testing is carried out on computer.

A recent Getting Me Ready For Workcourse has resulted in five of the eightpeople who attended being offered jobinterviews or securing work as a result oftheir study.

Ms Growcott says most of the learners,in the 20-40 age group, do not fit into othereducation provider courses and haveusually struggled during their schoolyears.

A target group for Adult Literacy inHorowhenua is now those in the 16-25year age group, although it does not takeon students still enrolled at school.

■ The Levin College Old Boys’ Rugby Club willbe using a $6000 donation for new flooring atthe clubrooms, the Levin Old Boys’ Cricket Clubis receiving a $3500 donation for new playinggear, a $4000 donation to the Foxton Golf Clubwill help pay for maintenance of the greens anda $4000 donation to the Levin Soccer Club willhelp to buy new nets and goals.

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Reverend David Pearson said theramp platform provides plenty of space

with a seat to enjoysunny days and asmall designedgarden with flowersto enjoy.

At the blessingservice twoparishioners werepresented with asmall gift each fortheir long service inthe church andcommunity 30 and 50years.

The ramp will nowprovide easier accessfor worship on thefirst and thirdSundays in themonth at 11am andon other specialoccasions. He saidafter the service thecongregationenjoyed the newlyrefurbished churchhall, with its newroof, ceiling, heatingand a refurbishedkitchen.

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Libraries turn on the funChildren of all ages support Levin Library school holiday programmes. The programmes, also held at Foxton andShannon libraries, are free to all. Friends of Horowhenua Libraries made a generous donation towards costs of thecraft sessions. Library staff ensure there is something fun and interesting every day for the full duration of schoolholidays. Horowhenua Chronicle photographer Frankie Webb snapped these photos at the last week of the LevinLibrary school holiday programme at Te Takere.

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Beautiful propertiesusing the best brandsIn a world of throw-away gadgetryand cheap and nasty products, KCMotors has a proud history ofservice, experience and a topquality range for the district since1956.

Offering solutions, not

salesmen, KC Motors aims to helpits customers keep their propertiesbeautiful using the best brands andthe best backup. This is based onits team’s extensive productknowledge, KC Motors’ history inthe business, as well as great parts

and service backup loanequipment for breakdowns, andpickup and delivery.

The KC Motors team has a greatblend of older staff with a wealth ofknowledge, along with youngerstaff who provide the energy and

drive to makethings happen.Adding to theteam’sexperience isthe recentaddition ofRoger Hinton,ex-LevinMotorcycleCentre, whohas been in thebike industryfor more than35 years, andin the 80s heldthe Stihlagency.

KC Motors’staff sees itwell placed todeal with newtrends in the

outdoor equipment industry:including the growing lifestyleblock market, which is only gettingstronger around the region.Another trend in the market is themove away from cheap, buy-on-impulseone- year and throw-it-away-the-next type of products.There has been a noticeableincrease at KC Motors in customersspending money on products,especially generators andwaterblasters, which are built onquality and strength rather than onprice.

It is not unusual for staff to seecustomers who have bought awaterblaster from a big-box storeor online and have it rapidlybreakdown, something thatstrengthens KC Motors’ obligationto sell on quality, not price.

A case in point is KC’s line ofWalker Mowers, rugged machinesbuilt for the rigours of dailycommercial operation, anddesigned to mow virtually anyproperty.

Every detail of the Walkerdesign has been tested in the field,

and as a result every Walker isreliable, designed to perfection,and manufactured to give topperformance. Nothing shows thereliability of the Walker more thanthe satisfaction of customers suchas Repi Wright from Levin HolidayPark. Proud owner of a WalkerMCGHS, Repi mows almost 2hectares of land at the parkproperty.

‘‘I used to spend six to sevenhours on my old ride-on, but havenow reduced this to between threeand a quarter and four hoursmowing. Repi says a strong sellingpoint of the mowers is the serviceand after-sales support receivedfrom KC Motors.

KC Motors is reallyaccommodating and happy to helpwhen you need assistance. Thequality range of top gear continueswith some of the best brands suchas Stihl, Honda, Bearcat, Billygoat,and Hustler mowers; and anexcellent region-wide serviceincluding picking up and deliveringequipment as far away asWellington and Taihape.

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Tawhiti Museum & Traders & Whalers Tour Hawera6th October. Spend 2 hours at Tawhiti Museumwith morning tea & lunch. Visit Virginia Lake. $95per person includes Coach, entry to museum,afternoon tea. Departing from Paraparaumu,Waikanae, Otaki, Levin

Taupo Rotorua Tour Mon 14th, 15th, 16th October.Morning Tea Flat Hills. arrive 12.30pm Taupo. 3pmCruise on Lake on to Motel & dinner Taupo RSA.Tues leave for Rotorua and Scenic Tour back toTaupo. Wed Leave for Scenic Tour and shoppingstopping at Foxton for afternoon tea. Arrive Pram5pm. Cost $360 includes Coach, Motel, Cruiseand Afternoon tea on Lake

Carrington House Gardens Sat 12th OctoberLeaves levin, Otaki, Waikanae & Paraparaumuthen on to Carterton. Costs $80 from Pramincludes Coach, Garden Entry, Light Lunch andafternoon tea.

Napier 3 day Tour 21st 22nd 23 October. LeaveParaparaumu 7.30am arrive Danniverke Morningtea, arrive Havelock North browse shops, lookout& lunch. Afternoon Tea at Mission Estate thenonto Motel. Dinner at RSA Taradale. Tues MorningMarine Parade, Art Deco Buildings, Gardens &lunch. 2pm Napier to Scenic Drive Art Shops &afternoon tea. Wed Danniverke Morning teadPolice Museum, Palmerston North Shopping on toShannon afternoon tea return Paraparaumu 5pm.Cost $360 includes Coach, accommodation withseaviews, 2 breakfasts, entry to gardens and 3afternoon teas.

Rhododendron & Garden Festival - New Plymouth– Sat-Mon 2nd, 3rd & 4th November GardenFestival showcases stunning private & publicgardens. Jazz & Wine in gardens, celebrityspeakers. Leave Mon departs Prm 7am pick upWaikanae, Otaki, Levin & Foxton.Cost include 3 day trip, Coach, Accomodation(share) & afternoon teas. (Garden entry your ownexpense) Cost $360 includes Coach

Feilding Indoor Craft Market – 8th 9th NovemberOne of the largest indoor craft markets in NZwith over 200 stalls. Two halls of handcrafts.Depart 8am Pram Beach 8.15am Waikanae 8.30Otaki 8.45 Levin 9.15 Foxton arrive Feilding 10amDepart 2pm Afternoon tea in Levin return PramBeach 4pm. Cost includes coach & afternoon tea.$45 from Paraparaumu Otaki, Levin & Foxton $35

Cross Hills Country Garden FairFeilding Saturday 16th NovemberDeparts from Prm, Waikanae, Otaki, Levin andFoxton. Arrive 10.15am to fair $60 Prm $50 Levinincludes Coach, Fair Entry and afternoon tea.

Toast Martinborough Wine, Food & Music Festival– Sunday 17th November Music, Entertainment,food and great wine. Coach trip pick up OtakiLevin $65 Waikanae & Paraparaumu $40 Depart8am. Tickets from ticketek for Festival entry Geta group together!

Wairua River Cruise Whanganui RiverSun 24th November Cruise and light lunch onthe Whanganui River, elevator ride up to look outfor stunning city views, visit the glass blowingstudio & Virginia Lake then on to afternoon tea atFoxton RSA. Depart 7.30am Paraparaumu, thenWaikanae, 8am Otaki 8.15am Levin then Foxton11am River Cruise return Paraparaumu 5.15pm.River Tour & Lunch & afternoon teas $90

Rotary Martinborough Fair 1 Feb & 1 Mar 2014.Over 450 Stalls! Food, music, entertainment &more! Departing from Levin at7.00am. Pick upat Otaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu & Plimmerton.Cost of Coach includes return Coach trip to fairand afternoon tea. Levin $60 Otaki $50 Waikanae& Paraparaumu & Plimmerton $35

Petone Rotary Fair Sat 15 Feb 2014. DepartLevin 7.30am. Pick up at Otaki, Waikanae,Paraparaumu & Plimmerton. Arrive at fair 9.30am.Depart 2.30pm. Coast of return Coach Levin$55 Otaki $50 Waikanae & Paraparaumu $30Plimmerton $25

Art Deco Weekend Napier Sat 22 Feb 2014.Hundreds of 1920s & 1930s cars, aerobatic flyingdisplays, steam train rides, a great Gatsby picnic,dinner dance extravaganzas, free outdoor concertsand more..Depart Wellington 7.00am. Arrive back inWellington 8.00pm. Comfort stops at Dannivirke enroute to Napier & en route home.. Cost Wellington$110 Paraparaumu, Waikanae, Otaki, Levin, Foxton,Palmerston North $90. (Day Trip Only).

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A novel idea for when space is tight in agarden — spouting along a house orgarage wall.

WORK THISWEEK■ Though Labour Weekend is tomatoplanting time in most areas, save afew plants for putting out next month.■ And leave for later planting still, inDecember, water and rock melonsunless they get shelter from cloches.■ Individual containers like Jiffy potsare essential for such seedlings asthey resent root disturbance.■ Before sowing seeds in the opengroundmake sure there are no annualweeds which may compete with theseedlings.■ Hoe them out or skim them off andput them in the compost heap, roots,earth and all.

With Labour Weekend fast approachingthere will likely be more New Zealandersworking away in their gardens than in thepast, weather permitting.

The reason for this is likely two fold,financial and health.

In the last few years many newgardeners have appeared at garden shopslooking to start off a vegetable gardenbecause they are very concerned aboutwhat is in their food chain.

They want to grow as much food aspossible that has nutritional goodness andnot laced with chemical poisons. The cost ofbuying vegetables and fruit will keep goingup, otherwise the commercial growers willbe out of business as their chemicalfertilisers and sprays prices are escalatingout of sight.

Compound this with transport costs andwe shall see many food lines slipping out ofthe reach of most people on a tighter budget.

Garden centre owners have reportedfantastic increases in the sale of vegetableseeds and plants along with fruit trees andherbs.

You do not even need a garden to growvegetables and fruit trees as you can growlots of things in containers.

I have written about this before — pots,buckets, polystrene boxes and plasticrubbish tins ( for fruit trees) are great forcontainer gardens.

To grow in containers all you need to dois purchase a few bags of compost, somesheep manure pellets, maybe a bag of bloodand bone and add these to the compost andplant up seeds or seedlings.

You can increase the goodness of the foodby adding mineral rich products such asMagic Botanic Liquid (MBL) and Rok Solid.

You don’t even have to use a lot of thesheep manure pellets, blood and bone andRok Solid, as a little placed in the plantinghole will do nicely. After which you canspray the foliage of the plants with the MBLtwo-weekly.

For those who have a nice sunny areawhere a vegetable garden could be startedyou don’t even have to do any digging.

Mow down as low as possible any grassor weeds in the area. Make a surround thatis at least 200mm tall — the taller the better.My recommendation is using roofing ironas the sides screwed to 100 x 100 posts.

If using treated timber cut the wood tothe required size and paint all surfaces withacrylic paint giving a couple of coats to sealin the chemicals.

The garden should only be about a metrewide. When your surround is in place forthe raised garden cover the bottom withcardboard or several sheets of newspaper.

Over this throw in grass clippings, foodscraps, animal manures, prunings, leavesand anything organic including home made

compost and spent potting mix from oldcontainers..

This will cheaply build up the base of theraised garden. When you have a layer abouthalf full then sprinkle a good dose of gardenlime over the material.

Next layer another lot of wet newspaperand then with purchased compost placeover the newspaper.

If you have animal manure such aschicken, cow or horse this can beincorporated into the top layer for extragoodness.

Finish off the top few centimetres withpurchased compost, which will be weedfree. Now you are ready to plant up.

Corrugated iron with fence posts is idealfor a taller raised garden as the heat fromthe sun will warm the growing medium andspeed up plant growth. It’s a little moreexpense but well worth it in the long run.

What you will achieve is a weed freegarden (at the beginning anyway) with thecardboard or newspaper initiallysuppressing any weeds from comingthrough from below.

Worms love newspaper and cardboard sothey will be attracted to your raised garden

and provide further nutrients and keep thesoil open.

It costs nothing to obtain animal manureand seaweed (if near the sea) and either ofthese (or both) can be placed in a plasticrubbish tin to about a third full and thenfilled with water to two thirds full andstirred. The resulting liquid can be diluted 1part to 10 parts water to spray or water overfoliage of the plants for extra feeding, or adilution of 1 part to 1 part water for wateringover the compost (not the plants)

Some grass clippings can be added to thebrew as well but not too much.

With buying seeds look for the cheaperseeds as these are likely to be openpollinated ones which will give you bettercrops. The more expensive hybrid seeds arenot so good as they have been bred in mostcases to grow in a chemical environment.When you grow a crop then let the bestlooking one go to seed. You will be able tocollect more seed from one plant than youwill know what to do with.

■ For any gardening problems contact me, phone0800 466464 (Palmerston North 357-0606),email [email protected].

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Joys of classicalmusicTOP 10 BOOKS

New adult non-fictionGround Change: The Story of Trade Aidby Sally BlundellWhichWay Up? The Bloke’s Guide toYour New Human by Jeremy CorbettPenguins: Their World, Their Ways byTui De Roy, Mark Jones, JulieCornthwaiteGet Off The Grass: Kickstarting NewZealand’s Innovation Economy byShaun Hendry and Paul CallaghanSurviving Centrepoint: A YoungWoman’s Story of Her Life Inside TheInfamous Centrepoint Community byElla JamesWild South: Hunting and Fly-FishingThe Southern Hemisphere by PeterRyanAs Green as Grass: Growing Up Before,During and After The SecondWorldWar by Emma SmithWellington: A Portrait of Today andYesterday by Graham StewartBateman Illustrated History of NewZealand byMatthewWrightThe Food Truck Cookbook No. 2 byMichael Van de Elzen.

During the past 12 months, we haveenjoyed bringing many musicians to TeTakere.

We are lucky to be able to offer a uniqueopportunity to experience the joys ofclassical music without leaving town whenthe wonderful Kapiti Coast Orchestra,conducted by Rachel Hyde, performs in TeTakere at 4.30pm on November 16.

If you have never been to a fullorchestral concert — now is your chance.The organisers have deliberately chosenworld favourite pieces with a slightlyChristmas theme and I’m sure many of youwill recognise the tunes.

The programme includes HummelsTrumpet concerto in E with guest soloistBill Stoneham.

Bill has performed with majororchestras in New Zealand and Australia,including the Queensland SymphonyOrchestra and the AucklandPhilharmonia. He has also been theprincipal trumpet with Hamilton’s OpusOrchestra for the past seven years and wasrecently elected to the Opus orchestra’sgoverning board.

Bill has been described as having‘‘musicianship of the first order’’producing performances that ‘‘would havefilled European concert venues’’ . . . and weare going to hear him in Levin.

Music from Mendelssohn’s MidsummerNight’s Dream, Tchaikovsky’s Pas de deuxfrom the Nutcracker and Leroy Anderson’sSleigh ride will complete the programme.

Tickets ($25) from Te Takere,www.tetakere.org.nz , the Otaki Veterinarycentre at 269 Mill Rd, Otaki, or fromorchestra members. Door sales on the nightat $30. Under 12s $10.

The late afternoon/early evening start

means concertgoers get home in thetwilight of an early summer evening. Socome and join us.

For those who would like to linger afterthe show, there will be a small receptionwith the orchestra at which we will inviteyou to become Te Takere Club members tosupport our organisation in our attempts tobring more of these events to you.

CHALKLE CLASSESTodaySnappy CVs — getting that job interview.Learn to build a CV that will get you tothat interview. Te Takere education suite,10am.Learn to paint and draw — Bring outyour inner artist and learn some basictechniques to create your own artwork.Art Society studio, 10am.Photoshop for beginners — Learn thebasics of photoshop. This is a greatprofessional development tool. Te TakereEducation suite, 6pm.Square and round dancing — Sign upfor a short introduction to the greatestactivity ever. Levin Intermediate SchoolHall, 7pm.ThursdayResearching your family historyonline — During this workshop we willhelp you to access a variety of onlineresources in a supportive group environ-ment — we will also have access to

Ancestry.com. Te Takere education suite,10am.Tango dancing — have fun while keepingfit. You will learn everything that goeswith the dance, posture, attitude, balance,connection and dance movements, tangoculture and community. Te Takere educa-tion suite entrance, 6pm.FridayCup cakes — Learn the art of makingclever characters to go on your cupcakes.Te Takere east lounge, 3.30pm.MondayUsing your personal computer — acomputer workshop where you will learnall about how to make the most of havingyour own computer. Te Takere educationsuite, 10am.

■ Check out our other classes and registerat www.chalkle.com, or visit Te Takerewhere one of our friendly staff will helpyou.

WHAT’S ON AT TE TAKERETED talksOpen meeting room, 12.30-1pm weekdays.■ Wade Davis: Dreams from endangeredcultures. With stunning photos andstories, National Geographic explorerWade Davis celebrates the extraordinarydiversity of the world’s indigenouscultures, which are disappearing fromthe planet at an alarming rate.■ Patricia Ryan: Don’t insist on English.In her talk, longtime English teacherPatricia Ryan asks a provocativequestion: Is the world’s focus on Englishpreventing the spread of great ideas inother languages? For instance: what ifEinstein had to pass the TOEFL? (test ofEnglish as a foreign language). It’s apassionate defence of translating andsharing ideas.Exhibition space: — Rosalie Blake’spottery.Today

Bootcamp: Youth Space (every Monday,Wednesday and Friday), 7am-8am.ThursdayBaby play: Youth Space, 9am-noon.Travelling Thursday: On the big screen— The Building of the Beautiful Venice— a documentary narrated by LeonardNimoy. 2pm.FridayOur sounds: Robbie Webber and TheBand, 12.30pm.Technology clinic for seniors:Technology clinic for seniors presentedby SeniorNet — bring your digital deviceand the patient tutors from SeniorNetwill help you figure out any problems.2-4pm.TuesdayBaby play: Youth Space, 9-noon.Toddler time: Children’s library,10-10.30am.JP clinic: Kowhai Room, 11.30-1.30pm.

JUST FOR THE KIDS

Stormbringersby Philippa Gregory, Penguin (NZ), $21This is one for your

pre-teen daughter. Set inmediaeval Europe, andfollowing the adventuresof four gifted, beautifulyoungsters frommixedanddiverse backgrounds,it is bound to keephereyes glued to the pageand, it’s hoped, ignite adesire to read on in eventhemost reluctant ofyoung readers.PhilippaGregory haswritten good

quality bodice rippers formanyyears andthis is a great effort of the genre designed forthe younger set (who, after all, will one daybe adult readers).LucaVero is a travelling religious cleric,

given the task by thePopehimself to searchout any signs of the imminent end of theworld and report back via various secretmethods via sympathetic souls in thevillages along theway.With himare hisadviser, Brother Peter, andhis servant,Frieze.In the first book, Luca rescued the

beautiful Lady Isolde andher servantIshraq.Here, the little group discover a‘‘pied piper’’ who is leading a crusade ofchildren across the continent to Jerusalem.They join himandhis followers and

discover something far darker than theycould have foreseen.Great stuff for hookingin those reluctant readers.

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TheMoreporks and theMoonBy Richard Fairgay, Tara Black and TerryJones, Blastosaurus.com, $15.99Morganwas a curiouswee lad—alwaysasking questions.‘‘What’s your name?’’ was asked of

everyone and everything.WhenMorgan gets no answer from themoonhe climbs out the bedroomwindow,up the pohutukawa tree and,with the helpof somemoreporks, gets close enough to askagainwith surprising results.A gorgeously illustrated story delightfullytold, for 3 to 5-year-olds.

— ColleenThorpe

Adventures of the Owland the PussycatBy Julia Donaldson, illustrated by CharlotteVoake, Penguin, $26TheOwl and thePussycatwent to sleep,by the light of themoonso pale. Their beautifulringwas tiedwithstring. In a bow roundthePussycat’s tail.Yet rings are too easilystolen, and in JuliaDonaldson’s beautifulfollow-up to theEdwardLear classic, theOwl and thePussycatmust travel far fromthe safety of theBong-tree glade as theirsearch for the thief leads themacross thesea, to theChanklyBore and beyond.Thiswonderful newadventurewill enchantPobbles and children alike.

— ColleenThorpe

This Old RamBy Errol McLeary, Bateman Publishing,$19.99It’s easy to get into the swing of this bookandyou’ll have your littlie trying his or herbest to ‘‘read’’ along to the tune ofThisOldMan.This old ramhas a lot of fun on the farmandchildrenwill enjoy his cheeky, andsometimes naughty, antics.This is the perfect Christmas gift for anyyoungster,with lots of layers so it can beretold and enjoyed many times over.

— ColleenThorpe

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BOWLSRESULTSBowls Kapiti Coast first centreevent for the year, the Nu-LookKapiti 2x4x2 Mixed Pairs,finished at the Central LevinBowling Club on Friday with atussle between Rex Holmes andAudrey Stevenson and Ray Boffaand Eileen Jones.

The game went to an extra endwith the 15-14 win going to Boffaand Jones.Results of post section and finals:Rnd 1: Jenni Paterson/Ra Higgott(Composite) b Jan Dawson/OmekaFeuanati (Levin) 13-12, IanMahoney/Aileen Kopke (CentralLevin) b Trevor Tuatara/PatSegedin (Central Levin) 17-12,Marcel Hakkens/Teo Thoreson(Waikanae) b Sam and LenoreKwok (Raumati South) 21-8, HenryYee/Jean Crafts (Composite) b

Robin and Glenys Minnoch(Paraparaumu Bch) 14-4, BrianDuffy/Moira Brewer (Waikanae) bLesley and Graham Bocock(Central Levin) 17-5, Maurie Jones/Berenice Crowther (ParaparaumuBeach) b John Adams/JulieStitchbury (Levin) 16-9, AnneMalone/Danny Madden (CentralLevin) b Tom and Trish Henderson(Waikanae) 14-13, Rex Holmes/Audrey Stevenson (ParaparaumuBeach) b Neil Pritchard/BellaWightman (Raumati South) 25-13,Steve Glavas/Rochelle Stevenson(Paraparaumu Bch) b John Peat/Jessie Snedden (ParaparaumuBeach) 17-6, Owen and Pat Vincent(Paraparaumu Bch) b MurrayGriffin/Joan Hayward (Levin) 15-8,Reg Goston/Trina Kirikiri(Composite) b Rob Cotter/ChristineRyan (Levin) 15-13, Dennis & Janet

Wills (Kapiti) b Ross McLean/JuneMears (Central Levin) 16-6, RhysHakkens/Paula Meredith(Composite) b Heather Stempa/Dave Jackson (Otaki) 21-1, PhillipEdwards/Marilyn O’Brien(Composite) b Judy Burnes/DaveGuiton (Waikanae) 18-13,Round 2: Ray Boffa/Eileen Jones(Paraparaumu Bch) b AndrewJohnson/Fane Vasey (Waikanae)22-7, Mahoney b Paterson 15-8, M.Hakkens b Yee 19-12, Jones b Duffy16-7, Holmes b Malone 14-6, Vincentb Glavas 13-10, Wills b Goston 15-14,R. Hakkens b Edwards 16-14.Rd 3: Boffa b Mahoney 16-6, M.Hakkens b Jones 16-11, Holmes bVincent 19-18, R. Hakkens b Wills20-11. Semifinal: Boffa b M.Hakkens 13-9, R. Holmes b R.Hakkens 13-8. Final: Boffa/Jones bHolmes/Stevenson 15-14.

CROQUET SCORESFor the second week running,Levin gained a 3-0 victory in theCroquet Manawatu-WanganuiAssociation Croquet Interclubcompetition, this time overTararua.

This win established them atthe head of the table with a leadof two points over Marton whoalso had a 3-0 win over Feilding.

A 2-1 win by Wanganui overRose Gardens left both theseclubs at the foot of the table on 3points.

Feilding 0, Marton 3.Individual results — GraemeMcIntyre (M) bt JaniceColeman (F) 26-16; Rob Kirby(M) bt Margaret Bailey (F) 18-14;Jean McIntyre & Brian Ogden(M) bt Sandra Haycock &Margaret Hewett (F) 21-10.

Levin 3, Tararua 0.Individual results — BettyAnderson (L) bt Allan Sanson(T) 12-11; Bob Eyles (L) bt GayJanssen (T) 23-13; JennyHarding & Lois Molloy (L) btBethia Campbell & GrahamRaynel (T) 16-9.

Wanganui 2, Rose Gardens 1.Individual results — MalcolmCox (W) bt Melva Jones (RG)13-10; Krina Fitchett (W) btTerry Skelsey (RG) 22-13; HaigThomson and PaulineNethercott (RG) bt Dawn Reidand Joyce Fiddes (W) 22-15.

Points to date (net hoops inbrackets): Levin 7 (+41), Marton5 (+20), Feilding 5 (0), Tararua 4(-20), Rose Gardens 3 (-19),Wanganui 3 (-22).

Funwith fresh airBy PETER FRANKLIN

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TAKE COVER! Members of theHorowhenua Paintball Club used shieldsfor protection against paintball shots.

It’s fun and it gets people out of the houseand off the couch. For HorowhenuaPaintball Club members, paintball is thegame of games.

Spokesman Garin Duggan said theHorowhenua club started three years agoafter he had convinced a few friends tohave a game.

They got hooked and looked aroundfor a club to join.

‘‘There wasn’t one locally so westarted one and it has grown steadilysince,’’ Mr Duggan said.

The club meets every second Sundayand has about four hours of good fun and

exercise at the same time.Mr Duggan said Americas feel

paintball is getting teenagers away fromPlayStations and out into the open airand meeting people, not animations.

The club is attracting a lot of familygroups, mums and dads teaming up witheither their sons or daughters andenjoying time together.

Mr Duggan said while playingpaintball is a lot of fun there are safetyaspects the club watches closely.

‘‘The guns fire paintballs bycompressed air and when they hit theycan sting and leave a red mark. We advisepeople to wear long sleeve tops and longtrousers, the mask is compulsory,’’ hesaid.

At least once a year, club membersattend a national event.

■ For inquiries, phone Garin Duggan 021 023879 26.

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GOLF RESULTSLevin

Tuesday, Midweek Men, nettmedal — Ray Grout 64, MichaelMuirhead 65, Warren Goyne,Ray Harvey 67, two RayHarvey; nine hole mixed, putts— Cecily Archer and PaulBargh 13 putts, Ann O’Connor,Ngaire Hunter and JimMacKenzie 14 putts.

Thursday, Midweek Men,nett medal — Tony Welch 67,Rangi Tipuna 68, David Geange72, two John Miller; LateStarters, stableford — AlistairFinn 42, Ray Grout 38, JohnSaulbrey, Alan Kearns, KenSterne 37, twos Alistair Finn,John Saulbrey.

Saturday, Early Starters,stableford — Warren Goyne 39,John Quayle , David Geange, 38,Ralph Klaffke, Jack Veltman,

Steven Leppard 36; NicholsonCup stableford, Nathan Murray38, Gerald Harpur 36, MarkDuston 35, two Ron Moody;women’s stableford — MaryIsherwood 40, Judith Walton,Selina Whiley, Rosie PriestCheryl Marino 32, Sue Staples,Clare Sorensen 31, twos MaryIsherwood, Selina Whiley; LateStarters, stableford — WarwickMeyer 45, John Fluker 43, JohnSorensen 40; twos, RossCampbell, Ron Moody, BrianWicker.

Nine Hole Mixed, nett — PatJulian and Bruce Garratt 30,Jim MacKenzie 34, two CoreyMacMillian.

Friday Twilight, rollingstart from 3pm, Levin Golf Clubmembers $5, visitors $10.

Summer membership is nowopen, join now and play as a

member with few restrictionsuntil April next year. Varioustypes of membership areavailable — full playing, ninehole, junior boys and girls 8- —12 and 13 — -21 year olds.

Contact Mary, Karen orDianne, phone 368-6189 toinquire or visit the club’swebsite,www.levingolfclub.co.nz.

Upcoming events: SaturdayOctober 26 — clubchampionships semi finals;Sunday October 27 — HoldenScramble; November 2 and 3 —Levin Women’s Classic.

FoxtonTuesday — Hank Leech 46,

Ray Toy 43, Jack Young 42,Rob Conlan 41, Doug Harris 40,Tony Hunt 40, Elliott Olsen 40.

Thursday — Ray Toy 8 up,

Ivan Poole 8 up, John Grant 6up, Craig Robinson 6 up, TimBrandon 5 up, Barry Parlane 5up.

Saturday — overall winnerTodd McGuigan 40; group 1George McDonald 39, DaveMcCall 36, Baz Woodcock 36,Kim Kuiti 35, Graeme Morgan34; group 2 Mike Robinson 38,Russell Jack 38, Lorna Soo 37,Rob Conlan 37, Paul Stephens36.

Central Districts9 Hole Golf Club:There were 53 players from

eight clubs competing in theeighth round robin competitionheld at Brightwater GolfCourse in Palmerston Northlast week.

Conditions were good for theday’s competition.

Women’s results (nett) —division 1 Colleen Fraser(Manawatu) 33, 1, Ellen Harcus(Foxton) 33, 2; division 2 LesleyTerry-Thomas (Feilding) 39, 1,Christine Lough (Manawatu)39, 2.

Men’s Results (nett) —division 1 Bernard Howe(Feilding) 35, 1, Tom Clark(Tawhero) 36, 2; division 2 StanTurner (Palmerston North) 34,1, Dennis O’Regan (Feilding) 36,2.

Best gross, women NgaireHunter (Levin) 49, men KerrinMcManus (Manawatu) 35.

There was a two achieved byKerrin McManus fromManawatu.

The Leslie Cup was won byTawhero this round. The finalRound Robin for this year willbe held at Levin on December 2.

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Our Chronicle grows out ofThe Chronicle as we know it today is

the fusion of a number of newspaperspublished in Levin at the turn of thecentury but credit is generally given toWilliam Charles Nation for its creation.

Nation and his son Charles Cecilarrived in Shannon in 1893 havingpreviously been the proprietors of theWairarapa Standard in Greytown.

They started publishing the four-pageManawatu Farmer and HorowhenuaCounty Chronicle - the first issue wasprinted on October 9.

After three years of tri-weeklypublishing in Shannon with slowprogress the name was changed to theManawatu Weekly.

In Levin Joseph Ives and formerproprietors began publishing the Levinand Manakau Express and HorowhenuaCounty Advertiser in 1896.

As the Farmer’s circulation hadextended to Levin, Nation was alarmedby the opposition so he moved hisoperation to Levin.

He kept the name and the same tri-weekly format as Shannon.

Nation acquired the Express in 1897,incorporating it into the Farmer andcarried on as a tri-weekly for manyyears.

They operated from a four-bedroomedcottage in Oxford Street which hadto be extended to accommodate theirmachinery.

Thomas Brown was an assistant and

often editor. Annie Ethel Nation, laterMrs Plimmer, was the typesetter. Theprice of the Farmer was one penny.

Nation and Son also printed the FoxtonTelegraph and West Coast Advertiser forthe proprietors in Foxton from 1896 -1900.

In 1900 D S Papworth founded thebi-weekly Levin Times which onlylasted a few months.

He then acquired the Farmer for theHorowhenua Publishing Company, andpublished it as the Horowhenua Daily

Chronicle. The editor was J Knight.The cost of the daily newspaper was 1

penny an issue and 5 pence a week forsix issues.

In 1910 the newspaper announced itwas under new management. Herbert JRichards was managing director, withThomas Bevan Jnr and Frederick Roeas other known directors and the editorG B Brown.

The Levin Chronicle became a tri-weekly again in 1917, publishing onTuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

In April 1917 the price was increasedto 1½ pence an issue and 4 pence aweek for three issues. Quarterly thecost was 4 shillings and 6 pence paid inadvance.

The increase in price and reduction inissues was blamed on the increase in thecost of newsprint because of the war.

The Horowhenua Publishing Companywas bought by Herbert George Kerslakeand Robert H Billens on September11, 1917. Both had been journalists inPalmerston North.

Daily publishing resumed in 1920, thesame year as the Shannon News startedas a bi-weekly or tri-weekly publication,becoming daily shortly before its demisein 1940.

Herbert Kerslake was editor of theChronicle, with Mr Billens in the office,probably as manager for a few yearsuntil the firm bought an interest in aPalmerston North newspaper and hewent to it as editor.

A covered cartway, perhaps added byNation when he extended the building,was altered to become part of the interiorsome time in the 1920s.

Then in 1924 a large new factory wasbuilt at the rear of the building, extendingdown to near the back boundary andover the width of the front building.

Herbert Kerslake’s sons George andTom worked in the firm all their workinglives and became part-owners, Georgeas editor and Tom as manager.

The Manawatu Farmer building in Ballance Street, Shannon. W C Nation is second fromright, with his son-in-law Frederick John Jones beside him and son Charles Nation on theother side of the doorway. For many years this photo was said to be the Levin building.

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Kerslake and Billens bought the OtakiMail in 1934, publishing it until it wasabsorbed into the Chronicle in 1946.

In 1944 Les Humphrey joined thefirm as a partner and the firm becomeKerslake, Billens and Humphrey (KBH).He had worked in the firm since theearly 1920s.

About 1946, when the Chronicle wasa district daily serving the towns ofHorowhenua, an extension of the officesand factory was built at the rear of whatused to be Ruffles Restaurant.

About 1963 another extension wasbuilt on the northern side, giving amodern look to the old buildings, andused to expand the public office andstationery business.

The Levin Printing Works, which wasstarted by Alex Fletcher in 1946, hadbeen publishing the Weekly News since1953 and merged with KBH in 1969with Mr Fletcher becoming a directorand factory manager.

His building became Office DisplayCentre (now Levin Office ProductsDepot) and KBH’s stationery businesswas moved there.

The Weekly News pioneered offsetprinting in Levin, the paper being sentto Wanganui for printing instead of on asheet-fed Heidelberg machine.

KBH installed its own offsetequipment in 1971, becoming the firstof the smaller daily newspapers to usethis modern printing process.

KBH had joined a parent companywith several other newspapers includingthe Wanganui Chronicle and the RotoruaPost known as United Printing andPublishing in 1960 and Wilson andHorton purchased all the shares of UPPin 1985.•Irish newspaper group Independent

Newspapers gained a controlling interest

in Wilson and Horton in 1995 andgained full control in 1998. In 2001 INPsold its shareholding to APN News andMedia.

KBH moved to its Bristol Street sitein 1990 and the old building in OxfordStreet is now occupied by Norca Rugs.

There was a major reduction in staffwhen the press was shut down and

printing of the paper was moved toWanganui in 1998.

Press and despatch staff disappeared anda year later when the commercial printingsection was closed photo-mechanical,bindery and composing jobs went, withsome long-serving staff being maderedundant.

In October 1999 the Chronicle becamethe first daily in New Zealand to testthe waters with a tabloid newspaper.Saturday’s edition was popular withreaders who preferred its compact size.

In 2000 more jobs were lost whenadministration was restructured and someaccount processing went to Auckland.

In 2005 paperboys and girls disappearedwhen the delivery was contracted out.

The Office Products Depot was soldin 2004 and the Bristol Street buildingbought by Horowhenua Motors in 2006,the Chronicle remaining as a tennant.

In 2007 the Weekly News was closedand the daily newspaper became atabloid newspaper six days a week, withthe Wednesday edition free, becomingthe only daily to give away one editiona week free.

In August 2008 the publication ofthe paper was cut to two days a week,Wednesday and Saturday, a year afterwinning two major industry awards.•Adapted and updated from a

voluntary contribution by the lateCorrie Swanwick, of the HorowhenuaHistorical Society.

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The staff of the Horowhenua Publishing Company pictured outside the office of the paperare, back row from left, Tom Cooper (apprentice), W S Salmons (who continued his careerwith The Chronicle), S Thurston, L Nation, F Route and H Palmer (apprentice); front row WC Nation (manager), G P Brown (who succeeded Mr Nation) and J Hurst (reporter).

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For more than 30 years,historical publications havereported that the founder ofthe Manawatu Farmer WilliamCharles Nation sledded hisShannon building overland toLevin by bullock team.

It was a good story, but it justwasn’t true.

Nation has been the focusof extensive family historyresearch by his great-great-grand-daughter Pam Rakena ofLevin.

She has a copy of his memoirswritten in 1921 in which hetalks about the shift to Levin.

“Yes, he brought the plantover, and later the windowsfrom the Shannon office to hisbuilding in Levin, but not thebuilding itself.”

A photo of the Farmerbuilding, which the samepublications say was the Levinoffice, is in fact the originalShannon structure, informationPam received from anotherfamily genealogist, Peter Nationof Palmerston North.

“When you look closely atthe photos of the two buildingsyou can see the difference,” shesaid.

Other evidence which pointstoan ‘urban legend’springingup

from the ‘overland by bullock’story is an advertisement ina Wellington newspaper onJanuary 5, 1897, offering theFarmer building and the land itwas on for sale.

Pam has a bit of a soft spotfor her great-great-grandfatherwhom she affectionately callsW C.

His father William foundedthe Nelson Colonist in 1857,shipping his plant from Sydney

where the family had lived.W C began his newspaper

career in his father’s Sydneyoffice as a runner. After thefamily moved to New Zealandhe spent seven years on theColonist and then 11 years atthe Christchurch Press.

His last newspaper stintbefore branching out on hisown was on the New ZealandTimes.

In 1880 he took over the

Wairarapa Standard, buildingup readership and producing athriving newspaper.

He sold up in 1893 andmoved to Shannon where heestablished the ManawatuFarmer, transferring thenewspaper to Levin in 1897.

W C founded Arbor Dayin New Zealand, conveninga meeting in April 1890 toconsider planting trees aroundGreytown.

His enthusiasm continuedafter his move and the streetsof Shannon and Levin werealso lined with trees.

W C was registrar of births,deaths and marriages inShannon and in Levin servedas a Justice of the Peace andcoroner.

W C and his wife Sarah hadnine children - seven girls andtwo boys. Neither of his sonshad children. The youngest,Percy, died in the Boer War, andwhen his brother Charles Cecil- who worked with his fatherat the newspaper - marriedfor the second time to SarahAnn Munro, he adopted herson Lawrence, which ensuredthe continuation of the Nationname. Peter Nation is one ofLawrence’s sons.

The tall tale of the Chronicle buildingWe spent four years in

Shannon and then removed toLevin, taking the ManawatuFarmer printing plant with us.

It was a very heavy taskshifting from Shannon all theplant of the office and ourhousehold goods.

The change from one townto another was brought aboutby the fact that Levin as a townwas outgrowing Shannon, thatJoey Ivess had started a paperat Levin under the name of theLevin Express, and unless wemade a move, Shannon couldnot support us. So I went toLevin on hearing that Joeyhad sold out to two of hishands there and that they didnot agree. We came to terms,Chas. and I agreeing to paythem £30 goodwill, they toremove all their plant awayfrom Levin. The “office” was afour-roomed cottage in whicha dressmaker had carried onbusiness formerly. With ouroffice plant we found theplace too small and we had toenlarge. The windows of theoffice in Shannon being largewe brought them to Levin.”- Extract from W C Nation’smemoirs.

In his ownwords...

William Charles Nation, founder of the Chronicle

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