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Students off to South Africa Kathryn Prince, Zoe Williams, Amelia McMahon,

Maya D’Sousa and Bella Churchward Woods are excited for their overseas adventure next month.

By Nikki Papatsoumas

Early next month seven students and two teach-ers will embark on the trip of a lifetime.

The teachers and students from St Catherine’s College in Kilbirnie will take part in a research expedition across South Africa.

The expedition is in conjunction with an organi-sation called Operation Wallacea.

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Wellingtonians have cheaper weekend bus fares to look forward to next month.

For four weeks from Novem-ber 28, Go Wellington buses will change to a $1 fare for one zone of travel and $2 adult fare and $1.50 fare for children for two or three zones of travel.

It is hoped this will encour-age people to use public trans-port to travel in and out of the city.

The Wellington City Council has budgeted $200,000 for the initiative.

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said the public transport initiative would help to get more Wellingtonians onto buses and into the central city during the busy weekends in the run-up to Christmas.

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a welcome boost for retail sales.”

Councillor Iona Pannett, Chair of Wellington City Council’s Environment Com-mittee, said the cheaper bus

fares bring multiple benefi ts to the city.

“This shows support for an environmentally sustainable travel option for people who want to go shopping in the

central city and don’t want to have to worry about conges-tion or parking time limits.

“Wellington City Council fi rst proposed this initiative in February this year and I’m thrilled that it’s going ahead in time for Christmas.”

The cheaper fares can be paid by cash or with a Snap-per card. The changes will be in effect from beginning of service on Saturday, Novem-ber 28, each weekend through to the last service on Sunday, December 20.

Continued from page 1Nicola said blood donors were very

special.“We always need more donors. Cur-

rently only four per cent of the eligible population donates blood.

“If you are part of the 96 per cent cur-rently sat on the fence thinking about it, please jump off and join in.

Nicola asked people to think of the “bigger picture” and said one donation could save three lives.

“Think of all the little children who have leukaemia who your blood is able to save… you’ve got to go beyond yourself and think of who your donation could save.

“You’re helping ultimately to save people’s lives and make a difference.”

The New Zealand Blood Service was also hoping to have more people sign up for plasma donations, Nicola said.

This year 240 people have donated plasma, however the blood service was hoping to reach 500 donations by the

end of the year.Plasma was used to make around 13

different medicines and because of this the demand for plasma had increased “hugely”, Nicola said.

“You have to have given at least one blood donation in the last two years before you can become a plasma donor.”

Plasma is collected using an apheresis machine. The machine spins off the red blood cells and keeps the plasma. The red blood cells are then returned to the donor.

Plasma has also earned the nickname “liquid gold” because of its colour, Nicola said, “It really is so special, it can be made into so many different medicines.”

The blood drive will take place next Thursday, November 19, at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie from 9.30am to 2.30pm. Appointments are pre-ferred and will take priority. To book an appointment call 0800 448 325.

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An extensive upgrade of the 85-year-old Mt Victoria Tun-nel in Wellington has been completed.

The tunnel, which was carved through rock in 1930 and 1931, has now been transformed to include 21st Century tunnel safety technologies.

Neil Walker, Wellington high-ways manager for the New Zealand Transport Agency, thanked local residents and Wellington motorists for their patience while work on the tunnel took place.

To minimise the impact on traffic the tunnel was closed

overnight from Sundays to Thursdays, however, it would now be open 24 hours, everyday, Neil said.

He said to enable many of the new safety features a huge amount of electronic communi-cation, mechanical and electri-cal engineering was undertaken.

Most of the improvements were ‘behind the scenes’ in the tunnel infrastructure, he said.

However, motorists would notice they could now continue listening to their radio due to the upgrade enabling the rebroad-cast of 18 FM frequencies.

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Work on Mt Vic Tunnel completedtions for driving through the tunnel have been improved with 1000 light-refl ecting white panels beside the carriageway which are fi re proof, a new paint

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Work began on the upgrade in April 2015.

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Continued from page 1Operation Wallacea is an

international research organi-sation, which works at remote locations around the world as part of ongoing research projects into ecosystems and bio-diversity.

The organisation is unique in the fact that large teams of ecologists, scientists, academ-ics and postgraduate research-ers, who are specialists in various aspects of biodiversity or social and economic stud-ies, are concentrated at the target study sites.

This gives volunteers the opportunity to work on a range of projects.

Teacher Rebecca Rapira-Davies said they had been planning the trip for the past 18 months with girls who put their name forward for the adventure.

She said they would spend their fi rst week in northern South Africa, looking at the impact elephant numbers have in the area.

Work would include looking

at damage to plants, GPS tracking of large prey and predators and studying bird counts in the area.

Their second week would be spent at a marine reserve called Sodwana Bay.

“I decided I wanted to do a biology trip,” Rebecca said.

“It gives some of our girls an opportunity to meet people that work in that field and gives them career aspirations and options not just within New Zealand and take part in some real research.”

The girls have spent the last 18 months fundraising and planning for the trip, learning about different species, how to track animals, bush safety skills and even learning to speak some Afrikaans.

Head girl Kathryn Prince said as the trip grew closer they became more excited.

“I think it is just an incred-ible opportunity to learn about the culture and the scenery. It’s a place I never thought I would have the opportunity to go.”

Kathryn Prince, Zoe Williams, Amelia McMahon, Maya D’Sousa and Bella Churchward Woods are excited for their overseas adventure next month.

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The local elections are on their way, and Wellingtoni-ans are now asked to check whether they’re enrolled and ready.

Local elections give locals the chance to have their say on who runs their local council and district health board.

Local councils and district health boards make decisions on things like the local envi-ronment, rates, parking, rub-bish, parks and health services.

From Monday, enrolment update packs were sent out to the 3.1 million voters currently enrolled across the country, said Robert Peden from the Electoral Commission.

“We’re asking everyone to check their packs to make sure that we have their details cor-rect, so that they don’t miss out on voting in the local elections.

“All you’ll need to do is check that your details are right. If they are correct, you don’t

need to do anything more,” said Robert.

“If anything needs updating, make the changes and send them back to us immediately.”

The local elections are held by postal vote, so it is critical that people are enrolled at the right address.

Only those correctly enrolled by Friday August 12 will get their voting papers for the 2016 local elections sent to them in the mail.

“If you don’t get a pack by July 4, you’re not enrolled so you need to get onto it,” said Robert.

“And if you get a pack that’s not addressed to anyone at your house, send it back.”

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Three years ago a storm battered Wellington’s southern coast, bringing down a sec-tion of the iconic Island Bay seawall.

Th is week, repa i r and strengthening work on the 350-metre long wall was com-pleted.

A 41-metre section of the wall opposite Shorland Park collapsed completely in the June 2013 storm and a tempo-rary rock barrier has been in place since.

As well as this, much of the upper part of the seawall that remained was on a lean and needed to be realigned and secured.

Island Bay resident and Sea-wall Action Group member, Vicki Greco, was among those who fought to see the wall restored to its former glory.

“The community came to-gether and fought for this and they have the outcome they want. It’s looking really great.”

Contractors Fulton Hogan began restructuring work on the seawall last November.

Roughly 290 steel rods were used to secure the top sec-tion of the wall to the base, enabling it to withstand major storms.

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A new concrete support beam below the ground would also help make the wall, which was built in 1937, stronger, safer and more resilient to high seas and storm surges.

There have been delays with repairing the seawall, as the Wellington City Council ex-plored other options, such as connecting the beach to neighbouring Shorland Park.

Councillor Paul Eagle, who lives near to the seawall, said it had been a long three years.

“It’s looking great, it will bring back memories for many and that is the reason the council should have put it back straight away.”

He said a separate process needed to happen to look at Shorland Park and enhancing it, which may have included linking it to the beach.

“The other barrier has been funding, putting it back was straight forward. Doing any-thing different was the differ-ence between $5 million and

$12 million.”Wellington City Council’s

Team Leader Structures, Faiz Tawfeek, said although repair and strengthening work was done, there was some weather-dependent tidy-up work still to be done, including resealing the footpath, coating a section of the wall and reinstating the sand below the wall.

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Paul Eagle, Dave Greco, Vicki Greco, Donna Yule and David Peacock at the historic Island Bay seawall.

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A hard working local has proven she’s top of her game at the regional Checker of the Year Competition.

Last Monday, more than 90 checkout operators from Wellington New World and Pak’n Save stores tested their skills against each other at the competition, which took place at Te Papa.

Local shines in competitionThe competition saw checkers judged by

a team of eight senior Foodstuffs staff on their speed, presentation, customer service and accuracy as they scanned 30 items as fast as possible, while also staying friendly and composed.

The top three checkers at this year’s event were Michaela Nobin, Tanvi Patel and Erica Cho all from New World Miramar.

Michaela said she was blown away to take out fi rst place at last week’s event after training hard and aiming for the top spot.

The 21-year-old said she had been work-ing at Miramar New World for almost four years.

“It feels really great to win, it’s been overwhelming, but a really good feeling. With 90 people contesting coming fi rst was a really good achievement.”

The Checker of the Year Competition has been running for more than 40 years.

There are 10 regional Checker of the Year competitions across the North Island throughout June and July.

Mystery shoppers will then test each region’s winner to determine one overall North Island Checker of the Year winner and two runners-up, which will be an-nounced at the Foodstuffs North Island Excellence Awards in November.Erica Cho, Michaela Nobin and Tanvi Patel from Miramar New World.

A 35 million litre reservoir, enough to fi ll 14 Olympic swimming pools and planned for a knoll above the playing fi elds at Prince of Wales Park, is getting closer for Wellington city.

The new reservoir will provide a signifi -cant increase in water storage available to nearby Wellington Hospital in the event that supply lines are disrupted.

Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown, said a reservoir of this size would make a signifi cant contribution to the city's resilience.

“Planning and construction of water infrastructure is a fundamental part of local government and the region's resil-ience and engineering experts working well together.”

Councillor Iona Pannett, Wellington city’s three waters portfolio leader, said

the resource consent application to ex-cavate, build and then bury the concrete tank will be lodged by this November, which could see construction starting mid-late 2017.

Planning for the new reservoir first started in the 1970s. Preliminary design work to the latest infrastructure stand-ards was completed in 2013.

As with the recently completed 2.2 million litre reservoir on Mount Albert, the new reservoir is designed for a 100 year working life and to retain water after a 1000 year seismic event, similar to that of a Wellington fault event.

The new reservoir is expected to cost around $25 million, including additional pipelines.

Consultation prior to lodging the con-sent will begin next month.

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An article about a meet-up at the Strathmore Park Community Centre last week is open to all Wel-lingtonians, not just those in Strathmore Park. The Cook Strait News apologises for the error. For more information, head to www.meetup.com/Wellington-all-ages-Community-Building-Meetup/

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The man responsible for more than a dozen art installations strewn across Wellington’s coast-line has been recognised for his talents.

Island Bay resident Stavros Kyriakides received an Abso-lutely Positively Wellingtonian award last night, at a full meeting of the Wellington City Council.

Initially inspired by the after-math of the June 2013 storm which battered the capital, Stavros uses driftwood, stones and shells to create art along the beaches of the south coast through to Evans Bay.

Stavros said to be recognised for his art work was a “beautiful compliment”.

Everyday locals stop to admire and marvel at Stavros’ work.

“It’s recognition for what people are continuously saying on the coast, I always get a “beep-beep” or “how’s it going”.

“The people that have interacted with me, and the people who congratulate me and encourage me to keep going, are enough of an award already,” the artist said.

As part of his work, Stavros balanced driftwood by creating grooves in the wood out of rocks.

He said he was always im-pressed his creations were able to withstand Wellington’s strong winds.

“I just think it is so fantastic they can survive these conditions.”

Absolutely Positively Welling-tonian awards are civic awards which show the council’s appre-ciation for people in Wellington who have made a signifi cant (and usually voluntary) contribution to their community.

Mayor of Wellington Celia Wade-Brown said his works of art drew attention to the local materials and the views beyond in a very Wellington way.

“Inspired by the strong weather that sometimes pummels our wild South Coast and motivated to share a bit of fun with his fellow citizens, Stavros shapes, changes and maintains dozens of sculptures, without any other reward than the act of creation and our appreciation,” she said.

Councillor Paul Eagle, who lives opposite one of Satvros’ creations, said he had become a “guardian” for the sculpture which was enjoyed daily by locals walking up and down the beach.

“I feel bad if they get vandalised so I try to repair them so others can enjoy them as well. “

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Police are investigating after a woman was grabbed and dragged into the bushes by an unknown male last Wednes-day evening.

Police said the incident took place in Central Park, Brook-lyn, about 7pm.

Police said the woman was

attacked on the walkway be-tween Ohiro Rd and Brooklyn Rd; however, she managed to fi ght off the offender, who may have been disturbed by a noise.

The offender then ran away on foot, police said.

Meanwhile, police were

also called to the scene of an alleged sexual assault about 5.40am on Friday morning, along Taranaki St.

At this stage, Police said they did not believe the incident was linked to last Wednes-day’s incident.

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reserves the right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable letters from publication. Send or fax them to the address on page two, or email them to [email protected]. Please note that your name and street address must also be provided in e mails.

Q: Do you think it is important to vote in the local government elections, and why?

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Robin BoldairnNewtown“Absolutely, it impacts on us just as much as central government for example, what people think about paying rates. It affects our daily lives down to where we park our car.”

Bernie PedersenKilbirnie“Yes, if you don’t vote you can’t complain and if you want to infl uence what the council is about to do then you should select a council you want.”

Jemma EscreetIsland Bay“Yes, I do. I don’t have very strong political opinions but it is important to vote.”

Ian LoganIsland Bay“I think it’s important to vote. There are some huge issues coming up in Wellington this year. Democracy is the best way for people to say what they think and change the course of the way things run.”

Rahul GopinathanIsland Bay“I am voting this year. Democracy is important because too often people in position of power do not abide by the opinion of the majority of people.”

Rowena BonneKilbirnie“I do, because the city council that we vote in makes decisions about issues that directly affect you, be it transport, rates, local housing or events.”

LETTERS to the editor

Dear Ed, It's delightful to see people writing in supporting my solution to the dangerous footpaths in Island Bay. It's even better to see people mentioning the important points that there is no pedestrian tax or registration system in place. This is sorely needed. I have attached a design for a roadside footlane which I think it's important for people to see. The roadside footlane in my design is to accommodate

for the needs, as candidate Brendan Bonner has pointed out, of the dozens of people who use these dangerous footpaths on a daily basis. Being in between parked cars and moving cars more space is made for cars while giving pedestrians a safe footlane to walk on, if they insist on not using a car.

James BarberNewtown

Dear Ed, I am delighted that Miramar and Mapuia have a new directional sign. It appears much more professional. If there is spare money fl oating around please can someone address the problem of the Strathmore Park sign, which sits in all its glory on the north-east corner of Ira St and Broadway in Miramar. How it ever got planning approval amazes me. It should be sited across the road on the rockery

of Go Rentals where it can be seen by motorists and bus passengers approaching from the city and looking for Strathmore. The boundary between Miramar and Strathmore Park runs along the centre of Broadway and has done for over 20 years. We even had a referendum to approve the boundary.

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The formal start of the BID was marked last Thursday, when representatives from the Kilbirnie Business Network and the Wellington City Coun-cil signed the BID agreement.

Business Improvement Dis-trict (BID) is a policy which allows local businesses to invest in projects and im-provements that will support economic development in the area.

The council will now collect a targeted rate from all com-mercial property owners in Kilbirnie.

The amount collected will then be provided to a busi-ness association that has been set up to work on the area’s

behalf, and fund agreed objec-tives.

In October last year, 64 per cent of Kilbirnie businesses voted in favour of a BID model.

The council’s chief execu-tive Kevin Lavery said the BID model was about getting local businesses to have more ownership and more say over their area.

He said Kilbirnie was one of the city’s largest retail districts.

“It is a reasonable size busi-ness community and has good local leadership. We are fol-lowing the successful model Miramar adopted.”

Chair of the Kilbirnie Busi-ness Network, Bruce Welsh, said it was an opportunity to

develop Kilbirnie, for both people coming shopping, as well as business owners and landlords.

Councillor Simon Marsh said Kilbirnie businesses face a challenge in today’s retail environment.

“Many of them are small retail and by uniting as a Business Improvement Dis-trict they become a strong force with guaranteed funding to promote, run events and to work in partnership with council.

“I would encourage other town centres to explore the BID model, it is working for Miramar and Khandallah and Tawa is keen to explore a local Business Improvement District.”

From left, Kevin Lavery and Bruce Welsh sign the Kilbirnie BID agreement

Kilbirnie BID formally started

The Mt Cook community will now be more prepared than ever in the event of an emergency

An emergency water tank was installed at Housing New Zea-land’s Rolleston complex in Mount Cook last week.

The tank will be able to be used by the community in the event of an emergency.

The installation of the tank was part of a wider Wellington City Council plan to provide a number of tanks around the city.

This is to ensure there is an al-ternative water supply if pipes are damaged following an incident, like an earthquake.

Housing New Zealand asset manager, Chad Smith, said the Rolleston complex was an ideal location to use for the tank.

“It has a decent sized green space and is centrally located so

it works in well with the council’s emergency response plan.

“The tank is being installed over the next few weeks and will pro-vide fresh drinking water to our tenants and the local community if they need it,” he said.

“The council are the largest provider of social housing in Wel-lington so it makes sense for us to work together especially when it results in positive outcomes for our tenants.

Chad said Housing New Zea-land had recently supported council’s emergency response team by allowing use of the vacant Newtown Apartment buildings for search and rescue training.

“We also link with them to deliver a range of support services for our tenants that might need it,” he said.

Emergency water tank installed

Wellington City Council has recognised the capital’s shared history with European nations with the naming of Europe Lane.

At last week’s regulatory processes committee, councillors agreed with a proposal that an unnamed path-way that runs adjacent to Bolton St Cemetery from Bowen St to Aurora Tce on the east side of the motorway be renamed Europe Lane.

Ms Wade-Brown said Europe Lane acknowledged the long-stand-ing relationship and shared history between Wellington and Europe dating back to the 19th Century, and the more recent relationship between the European Union and New Zealand.

“This initiative highlights Wel-lington’s connection to the world as New Zealand’s capital city.”

In considering the proposal council staff consulted with local iwi, The New Zealand Transport Agency, and Friends of Bolton Street Cemetery.

Staff will now ask Land Informa-tion New Zealand to update its national road name database and are arranging notices to all the other organisations that need to be informed.

Work is under way to identify other opportunities to recognise Wellington’s international connec-tions and sister cities.

In 2009 a walkway from Bolton St to the Clifton Tce Cable Car station was named Tokyo Lane to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the Embassy of Japan and the 50th anniversary of the Japan Society of Wellington.

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Rongotai CollegeWhen choosing a school for your son, a boy’s school can offer opportunities that other schools cannot. Research by NZCER on NCEA achievement provides compelling evidence that boys in New Zealand enjoy numerous ad-vantages with an all-boys education because a boy’s school provides an environment that acknowledges their learning styles, embraces their differences and in doing so maximises their potential.Located in Kilbirnie and founded in 1928, Ron-gotai College is a boys’ school that is enriched by a proud heritage. However, the school is forward-looking and progressive, educating young men to meet the challenges of today. It has a culture that encourages boys to strive

for excellence in academic, creative, cultural and sporting pursuits. Achievement in NCEA has improved significantly in recent years, as students have responded positively to an en-gaging curriculum specifically developed for the way they think and learn, helping to build confidence and pride in their abilities. They thrive academically. Outstanding facilities including a campus-wide wi-fi and ultrafast broadband support and enhance teaching and learning.With a roll of 650 Rongotai College is small enough to know each boy well, recognising his individual character and needs but large enough to offer an extensive curriculum that meetings the academic and vocational

needs of individual students.Rongotai College provides a balanced edu-cation for its students, supported by an impres-sive co-curricular programme. A wide range of community service, creative, cultural and sporting activities are offered, with many activi-ties performing to an extremely high standard. www.rongotai.school.nz www.facebook.com/RongotaiCollege 04 939 3050

Ko Te Aho Matua te tahuhu o toku whare, Ko te reo me nga tikanga Maori nga heke whakamau, Ko te Whanau, te whanaungatanga nga pou, Tihe mauri ora!Nau mai ki Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Mokopuna!Nga Mokopuna is the only Maori language im-mersion school in Wellington City, with currently 100 students from Years 1-13. Kura Kaupapa Maori are Whanau-led schools that have te reo and tikanga Maori as their guiding principles.

We are based on the Seatoun shoreline on the spot where Kupe, the great explorer, established the first Maori settlement in Aotearoa and are named after Nga Mokopuna, the island in the harbour that he named.Our Raukura Wharekura (Secondary School Graduates) continue to be successful at Tertiary level in either University, Polytechnic or Wananga.This year, on October 31st, we will host the Wel-lington Regional Primary School Kapa Haka Competition at the ASB Sports Centre in Rongo-

tai.We are a good choice for Whanau wanting a vibrant Kura community with a strong commit-ment to reo and tikanga Maori.Kia ora!

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Mokopuna

Mary Curran has been Principal at St Catherine’s College for the last 4 years. For Mary, St Catherine’s is about whanau/family and Mercy traditions and values. St Catherine’s inclusive values and practices promote student wellbeing and success. Diversity is celebrated, and students have a strong sense of belonging, sisterhood and unity. This

underpins our academic success—we are proud winners of the O’Shea Shield for the 4th year in a row.2016 brings St Catherine’s College a long-awaited and well deserved new teaching block. This project will provide the college with exciting 21st century teaching spaces and a new administration block.

Find us online at stcatherinescollege.school.nz

St Catherine’s College

I am thrilled to be in the position of Acting Principal at St Francis de Sales School. I have been at SFDS for just over 4 years and absolutely love this community. I feel very much at home here, I grew up in Island Bay, am an ex student of the school, and I am now raising my family here. I am passionate about our place: I love the Bay, the people and working within our community – but most of all our students at SFDS. At SFDS we have students from a range of ethnic

backgrounds which adds a special cultural diversity to our school. Our goal is to provide a holistic education to meet the spiritual, learning, physical, social and emotional needs of all students. We have a strong emphasis on achievement in learning, particularly in English (Writing and Reading), Mathematics and Inquiry. Within this goal we ensure that all students have the opportunity to take part in arts and sports based programmes; areas in which the school has achieved success in wider

community activities. Part of our school philosophy is inclusive education which means that all students take part in all school activities to the best of their skills and abilities. Pop in for a visit – we would love to meet you.

Tracy Gundesen - Acting Principal St Francis de Sales school


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Kilbirnie School is a co-educational state funded contributing primary school catering for students from Years 1 to 6 in the Wellington suburb of Hataitai. The school opened in 1884, the first school in the eastern suburbs of Wellington.Our curriculum is designed to foster individual and group learning, and to give students the skills, at-titudes, and knowledge to become life-long learn-ers. Students are encouraged to take risks to de-velop their natural strengths and abilities, as well as to assume responsibility for their own learning.There is a strong emphasis on building children’s

self-esteem so that they will have the confidence to use their skills and talents in a positive manner. There is also a clear expectation that children will develop socially responsible attitudes through car-ing, co-operative group behaviour and service to the school.Families of children at Kilbirnie School are part of a vibrant community that looks out for each other and celebrates our diversity and achievements.This positive community spirit means we work to-gether to create a stimulating learning and cultural environment which enhances our children’s educa-

tion. We also offer services and facilities that benefit the wider Hataitai and Kilbirnie communities.Website - www.kilbirnie.school.nzAddress - 72 Hamilton Rd, Wellington 6021Phone - 04-939 2311

Kilbirnie School


Samuel Marsden Collegiate School

Hello, my name is Perry Rush. Island Bay School is a special place where I am proud to be in my 12th year as the Principal. I love the modern vision of the school which seeks to nurture children for their unique talents. We approach students believing that ‘one size does not fit all’ and aim to meet individual learning needs. We also hold a diverse view of success. This can be seen in the

smorgasbord of exciting learning pro-grammes designed to pique our stu-dents interests and provide challenge. Programmes such as ‘Philosophy for Chil-dren’, the ‘Freedom Friday’ options pro-gramme, and our ‘Reach’ programme for gifted learners, to name a few. I am very proud of my hardworking teaching team at Island Bay School who con-sistently challenge themselves to think

about the future and the competencies our students require to led satisfying and successful lives. Being Principal of Island Bay School is a great job. Do come and visit us!

Island Bay School

For us Mt Cook School’s close knit community brings to mind such words as: diversity; support;vibrant; creative; multi-cultural; different; fun; This is a state school with a special approach to supporting our children to think for themselves, develop independence and confidence in their abilities as well as taking responsibility for their own learning. From our central city location we have easy access to many interesting activities the city has to offer.

At Mt Cook School we are building on the great work done by previous staff and school community members to create a warm, inclusive learning environment for all of our students. We aim to inspire and promote curiosity, creativity and individual growth through academic, cultural and physical achievements and the developing of social skills.We have about 265 students ( Y 1 – 8 ) and have an enrolment scheme in place that includes a

school zoning policy.Welcome to Mt Cook School.Website - www.mtcook.school.nzAddress - 160 Tory St, WellingtonPhone - 04 385 9432

Mt Cook School

South Wellington Intermediate School is a specialist year 7 & 8 school focusing on the very specific needs of early adolescents. We retain a homeroom atmosphere with a strong link to one teacher. The homeroom teacher is responsible for Integrated Studies (English and Social Studies curriculum’s) and for maths. For other subjects students may move around the school, being taught by several teachers during the week. In this way teach-ers are able to teach to their special strengths, and this increased specialisation is an ideal preparation for the child’s secondary education.

All classes are arranged as mixed Year 7 and Year 8. Stu-dents will be challenged with opportunities to participate in a range of academic, cultural and arts programmes.At South Wellington Intermediate we don’t see these two years as solely a time to prepare students for High School, but rather see it as a unique and special time where the journey into adolescence is valued. Students are supported to become independent learners, think-ers and actors, and the apron strings of Primary school are loosened to allow greater autonomy, exploration, in-spiration and self management. We can’t wait to share

the next two years of your child’s learning journey with you. Website - www.swis.school.nzAddress - 30 Waripori st, Wellington 6023Phone - 04 9399 872

South Wellington Intermediate School

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Local PrincipalJenny Williams, Principal since 2008, is well loved by students and the wider Marsden fam-ily. Her response “There is an extraordinary spirit in the school that I’ve felt nowhere else”. Jenny’s background is a cross-curricular and extensive one. Starting with a Science degree from Tasmania University she has held various teaching roles in maths, science and outdoor education and set up the Australian Interna-tional School, Singapore. Before coming to Wellington Williams held roles as Head of Sci-ence at St Catherine’s Girls School, Head of School at Snowy Mountains Grammar School and of All Saints College. Australian born but

well settled into Wellington Williams wouldn’t swap, “I love Wellington” she says, “It’s small but edgy, with a fantastic vibe”. Since starting at Marsden Williams has fo-cussed strongly on a service ethic and positive psychology and well-being. Top of her agen-da now is 21st century learning, preparing girls for life and jobs that may not yet exist today, and a continued culture of care at school. Williams has played high-level netball, repre-senting Tasmania, and playing state league volleyball. In her spare time she enjoys keep-ing fit, travelling, reading and cooking. That is when she is not encouraging Marsden girls.

“My message to our girls is that as well as be-ing the best they can be academically it is important that they are good, kind, compas-sionate people. When they leave Marsden I want them to go out into the world not just to participate but to be leading contributors, and to find happiness in the dreams they pursue”. Visit Marsden at marsden.school.nz.

My name is Louise Bray-Burns and I am privileged to be Principal of Evans Bay Intermediate School. I took up the position at the start of term 3, 2015 and was warmly welcomed by the EBIS community. This warmth of wel-come is a real feature of the school for all who join the EBIS waka. Prior to EBIS I held the position of Principal at both Kapiti Primary and Hampton Hill

Schools, after leaving Tawa Intermediate as Deputy Principal. I have two children and once they were old enough, I at-tained my Higher and Advanced Teach-ing Diplomas and Master’s degree. Counselling and information technol-ogy papers were a significant part of my qualifications, and I use both extensively in my daily work.I believe professional development is

critical for staff in order to enable them to assist students to attain the capabili-ties they require to be successful 21st century learners.

Evans Bay Intermediate School

Local Principal10 Thursday June 30, 2016

Kia ora, I have been the proud principal of Holy Cross Catholic School for nine years; it is a school I love and a school with great heart. I endeavour to truly live our school’s Vision, Mission, Motto and Values; to model what I expect. As a passionate learner, having recently com-pleted my Master of Educational leadership, I take every opportunity to review and strengthen my own practice and to enhance all aspects of teaching and learning at Holy Cross. I take a special interest in knowing every learner

in our school, to understand his or her strengths, needs and interests. We have so much to learn from our families too; their stories touch and in-spire us. I am passionate about making our vision a re-ality through our various programmes that are structured to provide learning in ‘real-life’ au-thentic contexts; they are innovative and excit-ing whilst having a sound research base and place literacy and numeracy within a meaning-ful context.

I feel blessed to be part of such a supportive community and to work with a skilled and dedi-cated staff, committed to inspiring each student to ‘Achieve more than he or she ever dreamed possible’.

Holy Cross School

Jennifer Ioannou, Principal since Term 4 2015, certainly has the background cre-dentials (qualifications and wide-ranging experience) to prove her educational expertise, but what is truly distinguishing is that she actually knows how to make things happen to create a modern flex-ible learning environment. Jennifer leads by example, getting stuck-in to help wherever necessary, and she listens to

the community with a focus on solutions and continuous improvement. Jennifer actively leads our strong and professional teaching team so that they meet clear and high standards, regularly up-skill and know their students and individually tailor programmes to their needs. This shows in above national average results, local col-leges confirming how well prepared our students are, and students having fun!

Perhaps though the last word is best left to a Year 6 student: “I feel l belong here and that doing my best matters. When I leave school I want to be like Mrs Ioannou”.

St Anthony’s, Seatoun. Small School; Strong Spirit

An effective school is one which has a clearly articulated and understood vision ‘Empowering our Children’. This is our core purpose. At Miramar Central School, eve-ryone knows what the school stands for as our values ‘Mana - Respect, Maia - Con-fidence, Success -Tutuki and Whanaun-gatanga - Community’ are to the fore. This vision and values are reflected in the consistent behaviour of the people in the

school. This reinforces and affirms them. Miramar Central School promotes excel-lence in the principles, values and key competencies in the National Curricu-lum, provides opportunities for students to be confident in using words and num-bers, recognises and celebrates diversity and fosters strong connections between home, school, and the community. Learn-ing must be grounded in the present but

be future oriented. I love being a princi-pal, it is a privilege to positively touch the lives of the people to and for whom I am responsible.

Mirimar Central School: Empowering our Children

Kent Favel is the Principal of St Mark’s Church School, the only co-educational independent school in Wellington, which educates boys and girls from Preschool right through to Year 8. Based at the Basin Reserve, St Mark’s is an International Bac-calaureate World School offering the Pri-mary Years Programme. St Mark’s has always been a co-educa-tional school, and this is something which

Kent proudly believes in. “Co-educational schools reflect the diversity of our society. This is boys and girls, learning and working together just like the world we live in”. St Mark’s is such a special place to Kent that this is his second time working at the school. He was Deputy Principal from 2002 to 2006, and then returned as Prin-cipal, a role he has been in since 2011. “It’s not just a job for me,” he says. “I love

St Mark’s. I couldn’t think of a better job in the world”.

St Mark’s Church School

It is a great privilege to lead St Patrick’s College. the oldest Catholic Boys school in New Zealand. My background is 20 years of teaching in the state system which in-cluded 5 years as Deputy Headmaster at Napier Boys High. I became Principal of St John’s College in Hawke’s Bay in 1998 before moving to become Rector of St Patrick’s College in 2014.I love Marist education where we work

closely with our families, focus on devel-oping the whole person and on helping our students to develop the talents God has given them. At St Pats we provide strong academic programmes and a huge range of spiritual, sporting, cultural and social activities. We emphasise com-munity, humility and service to others. Our students love to perform, to succeed and to help each other. They will be the lead-

ers of the future. Sectare Fidem: Hold firm to the Faith.

Meet Neal Swindells the Rector – St Patrick’s College, Kilbirnie

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Through its ‘Power Up’ cam-paign the Cancer Society hopes to raise $70,000 to cover the costs of 115 solar panels, which will produce a 30kW capacity for The Cancer Society’s Margaret Stewart House accommodation facility.

The facility provides daily ac-commodation for up to 40 out-of-town patients having cancer treatment at the Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre, and is located on the grounds of Wellington Hospital.

The Cancer Society’s chief executive, Michael Smith, said the campaign came on the heels of a need to expand services in the face of an increased demand for them.

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“It will enable the Cancer So-ciety to save money and redirect some of its operational funds to expand supportive care and health promotion services to the people of Wellington.

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Two critically endangered Cotton Top Tamarins have arrived at Wellington Zoo with the hopes of saving their species from extinction.

The two mini monkeys trav-elled a great distance to live at Wellington Zoo.

Esteban, a four-year-old male Cotton Top Tamarin came from Blackpool Zoo in the UK, while Celeste, a five-year-old female, arrived from Bratislava Zoo in Slovakia.

The two have been intro-duced to each other over the last two weeks and they are now settling in their new home.

They will not be introduced to the existing pair of Cotton Top Tamarins at the zoo, as the new pair will establish a family group, and they are territorial.

Harmony Wallace, Welling-ton Zoo senior keeper for

primates, said introductions between Esteban and Celeste had gone well and together the pair was settling in their new home.

“The breeding programme for Cotton Top Tamarins is vital for their survival as a spe-cies, and good zoos work col-laboratively to make conserva-tion breeding programmes like this successful.

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ACROSS 1. Rope dancer (11) 7. Nourish (7)11. On the move (5)12. Exhausted (7)13. Swift (5)14. & 30 ACROSS. Minor mistake (speech) (4,2,3,6)15. Implored (9)16. Laboured (6)18. Difficult to catch (7)21. Lazy (4)23. Delve (3)25. Finish (3)27. Hypocritical speech (4)28. Ceased to occupy(house) (7)30. SEE 14 ACROSS.32. Sheep in 2nd year (3)33. False hair (3)34. Hesitate (6)35. Characteristic of class (7)36. Cease (4)37. Snake (3)39. Born (3)41. Bait (4)43. Christian recluse (7)45. Sacred place(pl) (6)48. Arrest (9)

49. Live a country life (9)51. List of jurors (5)52. His works include’Madam Butterfly ‘ & ‘Tosca’(7)53. Number (5)54. Tolerates (7)55. Interpret wrongly (11)

DOWN1. Droops (5)2. Nourishing (11)3. Abandoned (8)4. Modernize (6)5. Icon (5)6. Offers (7)7. Calming (8)8. Endure (6)9. Warned (7)10. Famous (5)16. Diplomatic (7)17. Varied (7)19. Rent (5)20. Lures (7)22. Example(pl) (7)24. Joke (3)26. Cur (3)29. Choose (5)31. Unwelcome party guest (11)

32. Evening meal (3)33. Come first (3)38. Anticipates (3-5)40. Simplicity (8)42. Matured (7)44. Small quantity (7)46. Bank worker (6)47. Greenland inhabitant (6)48. Abundant (5)49. Spoils (5)50. Weird (5)

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SOLUTIONFor July 28, 2004

ACROSS 1. Result (5-6) 7. Scoundrel (7)11. Pulls (5)12. Deviousness (7)13. Excellent (5)14. Alert (9)15. So (9)16. Directs (6)18. Skull (7)21. Disorder (4)23. Racket (3)25. Take by sips (3)27. Stake (4)28. Artlessness (7)30. Low chair; Chaise ... (6)32. Expert; ... hand (3)33. Strange (3)34. Zealous (6)35. In brisk time(music) (7)36. U.S. state (4)37. Biblical vessel (3)39. Curve (3)41. Cupid (4)43. Exposed to air (7)45. Female relatives (6)48. An endless time(Lat) (9)49. Left handed people(inf) (9)

51. Angry (5)52. Solidify by cooling (7)53. Anaesthetic (5)54. Humbleness (7)55. Friendship (11)

DOWN 1. Sound (5) 2. Sent (11) 3. Shy (8) 4. Of public revenue (6) 5. Turn outwards (5) 6. Constrict (7) 7. Has high morals (8) 8. Reduce (6) 9. Sanction (7)10. Audacity (5)16. Arrange in steps (7)17. ‘Old Blue Eyes’ Frank ...(7)19. Competitor (5)20. N.Z. Prime Minister 1975-84 Sir Robert ... (7)22. Boils (7)24. Catch (3)26. Group of whales (3)29. Topic (5)31. Uninvited guest (4-7)32. Deoxyribonucleic acid

(abbr) (3)33. Sphere (3)38. U.S. horse race; ... Derby (8)40. Restrained (8)42. Casual (7)44. Annual calendar (7)46. Scoffs (6)47. Manservant (6)48. Form of expression (5)49. Water vapour (5)50. Gambol (5)


SOLUTIONFor April 9, 2003


SOLUTIONFor July 28, 2004

ACROSS 1. Result (5-6) 7. Scoundrel (7)11. Pulls (5)12. Deviousness (7)13. Excellent (5)14. Alert (9)15. So (9)16. Directs (6)18. Skull (7)21. Disorder (4)23. Racket (3)25. Take by sips (3)27. Stake (4)28. Artlessness (7)30. Low chair; Chaise ... (6)32. Expert; ... hand (3)33. Strange (3)34. Zealous (6)35. In brisk time(music) (7)36. U.S. state (4)37. Biblical vessel (3)39. Curve (3)41. Cupid (4)43. Exposed to air (7)45. Female relatives (6)48. An endless time(Lat) (9)49. Left handed people(inf) (9)

51. Angry (5)52. Solidify by cooling (7)53. Anaesthetic (5)54. Humbleness (7)55. Friendship (11)

DOWN 1. Sound (5) 2. Sent (11) 3. Shy (8) 4. Of public revenue (6) 5. Turn outwards (5) 6. Constrict (7) 7. Has high morals (8) 8. Reduce (6) 9. Sanction (7)10. Audacity (5)16. Arrange in steps (7)17. ‘Old Blue Eyes’ Frank ...(7)19. Competitor (5)20. N.Z. Prime Minister 1975-84 Sir Robert ... (7)22. Boils (7)24. Catch (3)26. Group of whales (3)29. Topic (5)31. Uninvited guest (4-7)32. Deoxyribonucleic acid

(abbr) (3)33. Sphere (3)38. U.S. horse race; ... Derby (8)40. Restrained (8)42. Casual (7)44. Annual calendar (7)46. Scoffs (6)47. Manservant (6)48. Form of expression (5)49. Water vapour (5)50. Gambol (5)

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SOLUTIONFor March 2, 2005

ACROSS 1. Rope dancer (11) 7. Nourish (7)11. On the move (5)12. Exhausted (7)13. Swift (5)14. & 30 ACROSS. Minor mistake (speech) (4,2,3,6)15. Implored (9)16. Laboured (6)18. Difficult to catch (7)21. Lazy (4)23. Delve (3)25. Finish (3)27. Hypocritical speech (4)28. Ceased to occupy(house) (7)30. SEE 14 ACROSS.32. Sheep in 2nd year (3)33. False hair (3)34. Hesitate (6)35. Characteristic of class (7)36. Cease (4)37. Snake (3)39. Born (3)41. Bait (4)43. Christian recluse (7)45. Sacred place(pl) (6)48. Arrest (9)

49. Live a country life (9)51. List of jurors (5)52. His works include’Madam Butterfly ‘ & ‘Tosca’(7)53. Number (5)54. Tolerates (7)55. Interpret wrongly (11)

DOWN1. Droops (5)2. Nourishing (11)3. Abandoned (8)4. Modernize (6)5. Icon (5)6. Offers (7)7. Calming (8)8. Endure (6)9. Warned (7)10. Famous (5)16. Diplomatic (7)17. Varied (7)19. Rent (5)20. Lures (7)22. Example(pl) (7)24. Joke (3)26. Cur (3)29. Choose (5)31. Unwelcome party guest (11)

32. Evening meal (3)33. Come first (3)38. Anticipates (3-5)40. Simplicity (8)42. Matured (7)44. Small quantity (7)46. Bank worker (6)47. Greenland inhabitant (6)48. Abundant (5)49. Spoils (5)50. Weird (5)

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Using produce the children have scav-enged from their backyards and with a little help from local suppliers, chef and school mum Hannah Thornton has put together an amazing array of goodies to stock the popu-lar deli at the fair on Sunday, November 8.

“We really wanted to use as much local produce as we could as it came into season.

“The children and their parents have brought in lots, as have friends and family and Kim [Chin] from Miramar Fruit Supply supplied the rest.”

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The Miramar and Maupuia Community Centre hosted sev-eral Maori performers last Sat-urday night as the community gathered to celebrate Matariki.

About 100 members of the community turned out on the cold evening to sing Maori songs and share a hangi, in celebration of the Maori New Year event.

The first performer of the evening was local man Bran-nigan Kaa, a Maori singer and songwriter, of Ngati Porou and Ngati Kahungunu descent.

Brannigan performed several songs in Maori and English and encouraged the audience to sing along.

The second performer of the evening was 17-year-old Sianne Dougherty, of Tuwharetoa and Ngai Tahu descent.

Sianne sang a range of songs, including some Maori songs,

some of her own composition and some current pop songs.

Grant Ellen, the Miramar and Maupuia Community Centre or-ganiser, said that the event was for everyone in the community to celebrate.

“It’s about building up our community and whanau, it’s good to have these events.

“For us, it’s a New Zealand event… it’s in the middle of winter, so we can warm people up by providing community space,” he said.

The MC for the evening was Toni Huata, a Maori singer and performer who has performed both nationally and internation-ally.

Matariki is increasingly be-coming an important national celebration and a time for com-munity gatherings, Toni said.

“Matariki means the begin-ning of a new time, the harvest-ing of food… a time for all communities to come together,” Toni said.

Maori melodies for Matariki

Brannigan Kaa and Toni Huata perform Maori songs for their audience


Eager locals are invited to pick up fi rst aid skills at an upcoming workshop.

A fi rst aid course for carers of babies and young children is taking place at the Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre next month.

The course will teach partici-pants about how to cope in the event of an injury, how to deal with choking, burns, or seizure and will also involve a CPR demonstration.

As well as this the course will cover a variety of other fi rst aid training for different scenarios.

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questions and discussions at the end of the workshop.

Community centre coordina-tor, Rowena Bonne, said Kate Nickson, who was taking the course, was a respected and popular fi rst aid consultant.

She said the course had proved popular in previous years.

“We like to do it every few years because there’s quite a turnover in the community. It has been awhile since we have done it so we thought it was the perfect time to provide it again.

“The course is great for a wide variety of people, in fact anyone who is at times in sole charge of a child or baby, so grandparents, teenage babysitters as well, of

course, as parents,” Rowena said.

“Doing such a course gives peace of mind. People really enjoyed the last one, speaking highly of its relevance, how interesting it was and how much they learnt.”

Brush up on your fi rst aid skills

First aid course for babies and young children will take place at the Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre on Monday, July 11 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Cost is $10. To sign up contact Beryl or Rowena on 387 7867 or [email protected] for an enrolment form.


Strathmore locals have the op-portunity to change their state of mind at special hypnosis sessions on offer at their local community centre.

St rathmore Pa rk resident Andrew Hardwick is offering free ‘taster’ hypnosis sessions on Monday mornings at the Strathmore Park Community Centre.

Participants can choose to have a free 15 minute session on either changing pain to comfort, letting go of stress, mindfulness or

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Andrew, who is also trained as a nurse, said he was fi rst introduced to hypnosis in 1981 when he was working in an emergency department.

He said he witnessed hypnosis work successfully on a young girl who had broken her arm and thought, “I have to learn how to do that”.

Andrew said since then he has been successfully helping people through the art of hypnotherapy.

He encouraged locals to pop into the community centre and give a free session a go to see if hypnosis could work for them.

Andrew also runs Not Strictly Tai Chi classes on Tuesday nights at 7pm at the centre.

Free 15 minute hypnosis ses-sions run from the Strathmore Park Community Centre every Monday from 10.30am to mid-day.

Rowena Bonne is inviting locals to attend an upcoming � rst aid course at the Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre.

Hypnosis sessions now on offer in Strathmore

Andrew Hardwick is o� ering free ‘tast-er’ hypnosis sessions at the Strathmore Park Community Centre.

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Some of Wellington’s rising rugby stars have been selected for the upcoming Hur-ricanes Under-18 coaching camp.

Sixty players will attend the camp, which will take place in Masterton from July 10.

The four-day camp will include sessions with a range of top provincial coaches as well as the Hurricanes Investec Super Rugby coaching staff headed by Chris Boyd and John Plumtree.

The squad chosen for the four-day camp represents a wide spread of talent from across the Hurricanes region.

Nineteen students from across schools in Wellington will be represented, including four boys from Rongotai College, three from St Patrick’s College Town, three from Wellington College and three from Scots College.

Hurricanes Under-18 convenor of se-lectors Darren Larsen said it was an extremely tough job trying to sort through 257 nominations.

"We are very lucky with the amount of

talented young players in the region and we've been impressed by the quality of the rugby we've seen this season, but it certainly makes it tough for the selectors.

"Every provincial union in the region has a selector and I am confi dent they've been very thorough in identifying our best young talent.

"But I would also say that this squad is only one pathway and history has shown that players who miss out at this stage can still achieve their goals and make it to New Zealand representative teams or Super Rugby by continuing to push their case on the fi eld.

Following the camp, 23 players will be selected to travel to Christchurch to play the Crusaders Under-18s at AMI Stadium on Saturday, July 16 as the curtain raiser to the Hurricanes-Crusaders Investec Super Rugby match.

"It's also worth noting that players who do not attend the camp can still be selected in the fi nal team."

Squad chosen for Hurricanes coaching camp

Sports talk with Jacob Page...

It's fair to say the Golden State Warriors will feel like that impatient girlfriend waiting for a proposal from a clueless boyfriend.

For all of their time, effort and sacrifi ce in 2016, it doesn't mean a thing if you haven't got that ring.

A history-making 73 wins and nine losses evaporated into ob-scurity after they failed to win the title on Monday, losing a seven game fi nals series to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

It's the fi rst professional sports title for Cleveland since the 1960s.

The city is a proud sporting hub but it's sports fans have been sub-jected to choke acts and bad luck for half a century.

That was until Monday.

Golden State Warriors were the best NBA team in history – now, not so much.

How can you be when you don't win the championship?

Instead those championship rings go to Cleveland, a team who timed their run to perfection to beat the perfect team.

The best team goes back, in my opinion to the 1995/96 Chicago Bulls.

They lost one more regular season game than the Warriors but ulti-mately won the championship.

Sport is about winning battles, but more importantly, wars.

The Golden State Warriors won 73 battles but lost the one war they needed to win most.

Warriors win NBA battle, lose war

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Reuben Va'a, Esi Komaisavai, Karl Brownlie and Denny To'o have been selected for the Hurricanes Under-18 Coaching Camp

The Poneke Colts Rugby team will be holding a fundraiser this Satur-day. The Horse Racing Fundraiser will kick o� at 6.30pm on July 2.

Head along to watch the exciting Hurricanes vs Blues Game on the big screen at the Poneke Club Room and support your local sport.

It will be an exciting Monday for WelTec’s Division One netball in the city with Wellington Girls’ facing o� against Wellington East at 4.30pm. The regional draw has the two teams battle it out at Wellington East. It will be a tough game for Wellington Girls after sitting on one draw and one loss three weeks into the season.

Wellington East is sitting at the top of the table with eight points along with St Mary’s and Sacred Heart. The leaders had a convincing win against St Oran’s in the � rst week with a 45-22 � nish. But it was a nail biting � nish when East played Aotea last week, � nishing just one point ahead with a 29-28 result.

Poneke Fundraiser

Upcoming Netball

The Wellington Regional Lifeguard Competition was held at the Wel-lington Regional Aquatic Centre in Kilbirnie on Saturday. The Tawa Titans took out this year’s event,

qualifying to represent the Wel-lington region in the New Zealand National Lifeguard Sports Competi-tion in August 2016.

Surfs up in Kilbirnie


Users of Wakefi eld Park in Island Bay are being warned to be cautious, after an 8-year-old boy was involved in an accident earlier this month.

Junior club captain at Island Bay United Football Asso-ciation Gary Scott, said the young child was involved in an accident with a car, while

trying to cross the road after training at the park.

He said while the young child was fi ne, it served as an important reminder for people to be careful around cars when using facilities at Wakefi eld Park.

Gary said there were 55 junior teams at the club and on a busy weekday night there could be between 150 and

200 children using the park.On a Saturday morning

there could be as many as 300 kids using facilities at Wakefi eld Park, he said.

“It’s a diffi cult environment around Wakefi eld because of the number of kids and adults trying to get in and out of the park,” Gary said.

“At peak times people need to be really cautious, both

motorists and users of the park and be aware of the diffi culties that exist there.”

Moving forward, Gary urged people to use designat-ed crossing areas surrounding Wakefi eld Park.

“It happens all over the city people are just crossing where they are standing. It’s not always safe and it’s not always sensible.”

He said they were now in discussion with Wellington City Council about the po-tential of installing formal pedestr ian areas around Wakefi eld Park.

Do you think there needs to be more formal crossing areas around Wake� eld Park. Send us an email at [email protected]

Wakefi eld Park users urged to take care

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