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Nicola Binns with an apheresis machine which is used for plasma donations.

By Nikki Papatsoumas

The New Zealand Blood Service is ap-pealing for the community to head along and donate blood at a local drive next week.

Next Thursday, a blood drive will be held at the ASB Centre in Kilbirnie and the New Zealand Blood Service are hoping for at least 60 donors to attend on the day.

Nicola Binns from the New Zealand Blood Service said this was the fi rst time there had been a blood drive in Kilbirnie for more than 10 years.

She said this was because there had not

been enough support at previous drives held in the area.

“We are hoping that with all the extra busi-ness in the area now, it will be a success.”

The blood drive was organised after local business owner, Terry Binding from Nailed It, approached them, Nicola said.

“Terry has delivered fl yers to all Kilbirnie businesses and has been a great support. But we still really need support from all local businesses in Miramar and surrounding suburbs.”

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Pool entry is set to be free for children under the age of fi ve, much to the delight of parents across the capital.

Last week, Wellington City Councillors voted to make general pool admission free for children under the age of fi ve, as part of council’s Annual Plan 2016/17, in a bid to ensure all children have access to council run pools across the capital.

Local woman Tania Tupu takes her young boys Kalani and Loa to the pools at least once a week.

She said it would be fantastic if pool admission was free, as it would remove a barrier for many parents.

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Kalani Tupu, 4, at Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre in Kilbirnie. PHOTO CREDIT: Nikki Papatsoumas

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to bring their kids in to learn to be safe around water and have that confi dence in the water,” Tania said.

“Anything free for kids is a good opportunity, especially if it is recreational.”

Chair of the council’s com-munity, sport and recreation committee, Paul Eagle, is a dad to a young one.

He said wiping admission costs for children under the age of fi ve was something he was “passion-ate” about.

“It is just one less cost to fami-lies,” Mr Eagle said.

“We are fortunate to have a coast line around our city and

getting used to feeling comfort-able and safe in the water is really important.”

The council said the proposed free entry would not extend to swimming lessons.

As well as this, it said parents and caregivers attending pools with children would still have to pay normal admission costs.

The vote to confi rm free entry for under-fives is subject to confi rmation at a full council meeting on June 29.

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Kalani and his brother Loa, 2, splashing around at Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre.

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• The proposed free entry will not extend to swimming lessons.• Parents and caregivers attending the pool with their children would still be required to pay admission costs.• The vote to confi rm free entry for under-fi ves is subject to confi rmation at a full council meeting on June 29. • If confi rmed, the free entry will be available from July 1.

Frank Kitts Park on Wel-lington’s Waterfront is set for a spruce up.

Wellingtonians can now make submissions on the resource consent for the pro-posed redevelopment of Frank Kitts Park until July 1.

The park’s redevelopment is planned to include a Chinese garden, a teahouse style cafe, renewal of the children’s play-ground, improved perimeter shelter planting and the crea-tion of a space well suited for public events.

The application for resource consent was accepted by coun-

cil offi cers earlier this month and is now publicly notifi ed.

Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown, said Frank Kitts Park could be even better.

“This is a fi nal farewell to the 80s waterfront street race. More planting, usable space and shelter will be combined with better play equipment to make a more liveable space with views of the harbour.

“The TSB southern trans-formation also improves its outlook. All the memorials will be respectfully relocated in the park and the much-loved seagull slide will remain.

Events like the Cancer Soci-ety’s Relay for Life will work well in the new space,” she said.

The council has led extensive consultation and planning – the Waterfront Framework was agreed in 2001 and con-fi rmed in 2011.

The council then asked for local’s views in April 2015 as part of wider consultation on the Waterfront Development Plan.

This included an informa-tion kiosk on the Wellington Waterfront.

In 2014 feedback on the

design of the playground was also gathered from more than 70 children and caregivers who regularly used the park.

High levels of public support were received and some of that feedback was incorporated into the further development of the design.

Transport and Urban De-velopment Chair, councillor Andy Foster said the play-ground was well overdue for a refresh.

“The equipment is tired and worn out, the new playground will be larger and cater for both big and small children.”

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A local man says even cyclists are “voting with their pedals” against the Island Bay cycleway.

Island Bay resident Brendon Bonner is running for southern ward councillor in the upcom-ing local government elections.

He said he was shocked when he noticed a pack of cyclists avoiding the Island Bay cy-cleway late last month.

He said instead of using the cycleway, they opted to travel along Clyde St, which runs

parallel to The Parade and the cycleway.

He filmed the cyclists and uploaded the video to his Face-book page. The video has since had more than 5000 views.

“It seemed to be a purposeful avoiding of the cycleway down a side street,” Brendon said. “Now I have to ask the question, why are they avoiding the cycle way?”

Brendon said it appeared “that they like the cycleway as much as most people in Island Bay do, which is not at all.”

He said he was not anti-cycling and had no trouble with the previous cycleway in the coastal community.

However, he said the new design was clearly not working for the community and there was little support for the current design.

“Without a doubt the cycleway is what grinds peoples’ gears around Wellington city at the moment.

“It is fundamentally anti-democratic to go ahead and do this without public support.”

Cyclists “voting with their pedals”

Brendon Bonner says even cyclists are unimpressed with the design and layout of the Island Bay cycleway.


The Island Bay cycleway has been criticised in a report com-missioned by the New Zealand Transport Agency.

The Wellington City Council’s layout and design of the cycleway are now likely to be reviewed and residents will have the opportunity to have their say.

A report into cycleways across Wellington, conducted by con-sultancy fi rm Morrison Low, was released last week.

It showed a community percep-tion the cycleway in Island Bay was a poor solution and that it was “delivered without proper community engagement and con-sultation”.

It also found there was “a loss of general community support” for other council projects as a result of the Island Bay cycleway.

The report recommended a review of the cycleway should now be undertaken and “neces-sary modifi cations made to the current solution following further consultation with the community”.

President of the Island Bay Resi-dents Association, Vicki Greco, said it was a “huge community victory”.

A survey carried out by the residents association earlier this year found 87 per cent of those

President of the Island Bay Residents Association Vicki Greco and councillor Paul Eagle beside Island Bay’s controversial cycleway.

surveyed wanted the cycleway switched back to its original layout.

“It shows there was a lack of consultation and listening to the community. We should not have to go to these lengths for the majority to be heard.”

She said she now hoped the council and community could work together and get a posi-tive outcome that was right for everyone.

“Let’s explore it properly and come up with what is best for

Island Bay.”Councillor Paul Eagle said the

report showed there had been “total failure” by the council.

“It’s a shame that central gov-ernment has had to intervene and teach local government what democracy looks like.”

Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown said the report was a positive opportunity to make further progress on cycleways with the fuller involvement of the community.

“The Morrison Low report is very frank and I intend to ensure the council takes time to consider the report and its recommenda-tions.

“Councillors and I were unani-mous in our support for cycling improvements and significant increases in budgets – but we have learnt that we need to develop more options for cycle routes, with all their pros and cons, and listen more carefully to our com-munities.”

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Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM): -Ms Jennifer Prince, Hataitai, for services to children and children’s health.Offi cer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM): -Mr Maurice Clark, Oriental Bay, for services to heritage preservation and the construction industry.-Dr Trevor FitzJohn, Mount Cook, for services to radiology.-Mr Philip O’Reilly, Mt Cook, for services to business and governance.-Dr Charlotte Severne, Karaka Bays, for services to Maori and science.-Dr Pushpa Wood, Mt Cook, for services to fi nancial literacy and interfaith relations.

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Local woman Stephanie McIntyre has been appointed a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order for her work with Wellington’s most vulnerable.

According to her citation, Ms McIntyre served as the Social Justice Commissioner for the

Anglican Church before becom-ing Director of Wellington’s Downtown Community Minis-try (DCM) in 2004.

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A local nurse has been awarded a Queen’s Service Medal for her services to hospice care.

Sister Mary Scanlon has been involved with the Hospice move-ment in New Zealand since the 1980s.

The Newtown resident said it was “a huge honour and a lovely surprise” to be recognised as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2016.

“I have spent my life willingly helping others in need. I have never needed any sort of recogni-tion.

“The award is very special to me. I will receive it graciously because I have been part of the hospice’s journey and I am just one of the many staff.”

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She later took on the role of principal nurse and helped guide major changes for the hospice, including the building of a new hospice in Newtown and setting up the Mary Potter Hospice Trust.

After retiring as principal nurse in 1990 she took on a bereave-ment counselling role and helped train volunteers and those study-ing counselling.

Sister Mary said a highlight of her work was working in conjunc-tion with the Aids Foundation in the late 1980s to offer care to those who were suffering from the illness.

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less of age, religion or ethnic background.

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She has also overseen mis-sion effectiveness for The Little Company of Mary in hospitals in Hawera, Christchurch and Inver-cargill and been a member of the Mary Potter Hospice Foundation Board.

Sister Mary said her whole journey had been special.

“I have been able to walk with our patients, with our patients suffering and dying,” she said.

“I have been able to support them as new symptoms come and go and been able to listen to their concerns and suffering and been able to respond in whatever way appropriate.

“When people are told nothing more can be done - that is when everything can be done.”

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Sister Mary Scanlon has been awarded a Queen’s Service Medal for services to hospice care.

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Victoria Spackman, Chief Execu-tive of Gibson Group Ltd, had a reason to break out the champagne for the Queen’s Birthday after be-ing honoured for her contribution to the arts.

The Newtown resident has been appointed an Offi cer of The New Zealand Order of Merit for services to theatre, fi lm and television in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

The honour came as a shock to Ms Spackman.

“I was completely surprised to receive the letter. I was not expect-ing it at all. I feel honoured to be acknowledged,” Ms Spackman said.

Ms Spackman’s career blends her creative background in theatre and fi lm with her more analytical background in law and linguistics.

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Ms Spackman has dedicated herself to creating opportunities for other artists, working in education and opening new spaces.

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The Prime Minister of Beijing launched the series in 2013 dur-ing celebrations of the 40-year relationship between China and New Zealand.

Ms Spackman also played a central role in the revitalisation of Bats Theatre Ltd, whose board she served on for 12 years, from 2002 to 2014.

Working on the Bats was one of the crowning moments of her career, Ms Spackman said.

“Opening the new Bats in its beautiful newly refurbished build-ing was a super highlight for me.

“It’s such a great facility for the community, practitioners and audi-ences. It’s made a real difference to people,” she said.

Ms Spackman was recognised for her work with the Bats, receiving the Arts and Culture Award in the 2015 Westpac Women of Infl uence Awards.

She is not close to done yet; after celebrating this latest honour with a glass of champagne, Ms Spack-man plans to continue her work with the Gibson Group, a screen and visitor experience production company where she is the Chief Executive and a shareholder, and with Education New Zealand.

“Right now I’m concentrating on making the Gibson Group as strong as it can be, and I’m also really enjoying my work with Education New Zealand.”

Victoria Spackman has been ap-pointed an Officer of The New Zealand Order of Merit. PHOTO CREDIT: Supplied.

Queen’s HonoursReason to celebrate

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Robert McIlroy has been award-ed a Queen’s Service Medal for his services to health and the community.

Dr McIlroy has been a solo GP for more than 36 years at his practice in Hataitai, Wellington.

According to his citation, Dr McIlroy has a patient base of around 2,200 people and he often goes above and beyond to ensure test results are turned around

promptly and patients are seen outside of work hours, including house calls.

Dr McIlroy was a board member of the Wellington After Hours Medical Centre for 11 years until 2013 and is still a rostered GP at the Centre after more than 25 years.

He was also a Primary Health Organisation Board member from 2003 to 2010 and a member of the

Wellington Local Diabetes Team. Dr McIlroy was also involved

with the development of the fi rst artificial turf in 1984 in Wel-lington - the fi rst in New Zealand.

He is a Life Member of the Wellington Hockey Association, having had a long involvement ad-ministering and coaching primary school hockey and was a member of the Wellington Hockey High Performance Committee.

Local doctor recognised


It’s child’s play at Kilmarnock Heights Home whenever the children from PORSE childcare come to visit.

The Enliven rest home in Berhampore and the in-home childcare organisation have established a strong relationship which sees the children and their carers

visiting the home for an activity every few months.

A dozen children, along with caregiv-ers, visited the home recently to make creations with playdough and play ball games with the home’s elders. Take a look at what they got up to.

Kilmarnock Heights Home resident Betty Gidley (85) agreed with Maggie Cessford (2), and Edward Werry (3) that you’re never too old to play.

Kilmarnock Heights Home resident Doreen Hearfi eld and 3-year-old Mahlia Brown practice their ball skills.

Time for play: Kilmarnock Heights Home resident Sybil Reed plays throw and catch with the children.

Residents had the opportunity to meet a dinosaur during the PORSE visit, 3-year-old Joe Lawrie.

For more information about Enliven’s Kilmarnock Heights Home, located at 20 Morton Street in Berhampore, call 04 380 2034 or visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz.

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The community that plans together, stays together, so Island Bay residents are busy putting the time in.

Residents of Island, Owhiro and Houghton Bays just fi nished a series of workshops, facilitated by Wellington Region Emergency Management Offi ce, devoted to community resilience.

The Bays Disaster Response Plan Work-shops were a great success said Jason Paul, the facilitator of the workshops and an advisor on community resilience.

“People were able to come together, and there was a very positive vibe. We were lucky to have a great cross-section of the community, and different groups were well-represented.”

The workshops were intended to bring the community together, not just in planning their actions in a crisis, but to build relationships and foster connections.

Working on these links consistently, prepares a community to work together effi ciently and successfully in the case of a disaster, Jason said.

“Strong communities are the ones that have a history of working together,” he said.

The fi rst two workshops focused on cata-loguing and addressing the strengths and vulnerabilities of the community in four areas: networks and groups, places and spaces, infrastructure, and services.

These sessions discussed how to act in the days following a disaster like an earthquake and how the community would address food, water, shelter, access to medical assistance for both those injured in the disaster and those with chronic issues, and how to ensure the physical and mental well-being of residents.

The third and fi nal session emphasized the consistent work that goes into building a resilient community.

“It is good for people to come together, building relationships, so they know each other and know how they work together. Then, if an earthquake hits, people are prepared because they have already met each other, worked together,” Jason said.

To facilitate this, the group worked on ‘com-munity visioning’ where they discussed what they would like to see in their community, and ideas of how to achieve it.

Over a 100 ideas were lobbed about, with the group settling on a few to pursue follow-ing the sessions.

These ideas were all focused on getting people out and interacting, such as rethinking how green spaces in the area are managed, and a winter fi lm festival.

Jason believed these workshops were about more than just possible earthquakes.

“It is not just about disasters. It is about how Island Bay can grow, and how as a community we can make this place better.”

The plans discussed at the workshops will be completed and accessible on the Welling-ton Region Emergency Management Website and at locations around town.

Community members work together at one of the Bays Disaster Response Plan Workshops.

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No matter what is on your shop-ping list, Hataitai Community Market is the place to go.

The market will take place once again this Saturday, June 11 at the Hataitai Bowling Club.

The club will be full, with over 17 stalls booked to present everything from second-hand clothing to plants.

Frances Le Fort, the community co-ordinator at the Hataitai Bowl-ing Club and the organiser of the market, is proud of the diversity of their offerings.

“We have quite a lot, with every-thing from lollies to crafts, crock-ery, woven accessories, jewellery, candles, and more. We’ll have a book fair, so there will be many different used books.

“We’ll be selling all sort of odds and ends, anything you need,” Frances said.

The market has been running for four years.

“While in the summer we have a few fewer people coming, with

Two women sell their wares at a past market. Photo credit: Ben Sheppard

everything else going on, in the winter it is quite busy. People are keen to come out and look around.”

Many attendees fi nd something they did not even know they were looking for tucked among the stalls.

Frances explained, “People come along, sometimes with something in mind, or often they are surprised by how many things they fi nd that they love.”

“There is such variety, and there

is something for everyone.” The market opens eleven times

a year, on the fi rst of Saturday of the month, with the exception of January.

The market was postponed this month with Queen’s Birthday last weekend. The Hataitai Community Mar-ket will take place on Saturday, June 11 at 157 Hataitai Rd, Hataitai from 10am to 1pm.

Unearthing Hataitai’s treasures

A local volunteer and university student has received a $6000 schol-arship towards her studies.

Lucy McLean, from Mt Cook, is currently completing the fi nal year of a Bachelor of Science majoring in psychology and development studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

Last month she was awarded a $6000 Freemason University Scholarship.

Lucy was one of 19 people to receive a scholarship. To qualify, students must attain consistent grades, be completing a degree, and be actively involved in their community.

For the past fi ve years Lucy has volunteered at the Wellington Soup Kitchen serving evening meals.

She has also collected in annual appeals and sung at functions for the elderly as a member of the Wellington Youth Choir.

Last year Lucy became a phone counsellor at Youthline Wellington. The work has inspired her to com-

Lucy McLean and Diana Litton at the 2016 Freemasons University Scholar-ship presentation.

plete a third-year research project on youth work in Wellington.

Lucy said she was particularly interested in cross-cultural psychol-ogy and working with youth.

She said she planned to spend the next few years undertaking youth work locally and in the Pacific Islands, learning languages to assist her study.

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A local man is credited with producing and directing an ac-claimed New Zealand television series.

Songs from the Inside saw leading New Zealand artists, in-cluding Anika Moa and Ladi6, enter some of the country’s prisons, teaching prisoners how to write, sing and record music.

Three seasons of the show aired in New Zealand on Maori Television and it has since been picked up by BBC World.

Director and executive pro-ducer of Songs from the Inside, Julian Arahanga, is also com-pany director of Awa Films in Miramar, a creative develop-ment company working in visual and audio mediums.

Julian said Songs from the Inside was initially meant to be a feature fi lm but was instead developed into a television series.

He said the television series saw both musicians and prison-ers learn from one another.

“It’s really holistic; because the artists go inside and they learn to be humanitarians… they learn how to be teachers. They develop as human beings

and learn to show compassion and empathy. They also learn from these people as well,” Julian said.

“It is an amazing opportunity for their students as well. To get an opportunity where they get to work with people who are at the top of their game, they have to open up and show their vulnerability.”

“The crew and all of us who have worked on it, we have learned so much.”

Julian said although the project was fi nished, it still managed to resonate with people.

“There is a lot of content out there on television and online – lots of it is entertainment and when something like this comes along that shows humans caring for other humans and some sort of hope, as cheesy as it sounds, it really does resonate with people.”

Julian said they were now working on making a feature film, as they had originally intended.

Repeats of Songs from the Inside air on Maori Television at 9.30pm on Wednesday. For more information, head to awa.co.nz

Julian Arahanga helped develop the acclaimed Songs from the Inside television series.

Behind ‘Songs from the Inside’


Berhampore’s Centennial Com-munity Centre is off and running, stuffi ng the calendar full of activities for any and all residents.

Merio Marsters, the centre’s co-ordinator, has been hard at work fi lling up the timetable.

“We have yoga classes on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, language classes, visits with other 65-plus clubs; we’re actually really busy,” she said.

The centre opened in March, fol-lowing a multimillion-dollar social housing renovation of the surround-ing fl ats.

The fi rst three months have been a flurry of activity, as the centre established itself as a hub of the community.

“We want to be a social point for the community, for gathering, and to provide activities for everyone,” Merio said.

The centre hosts everything from exercise classes to drop in sessions with the Housing New Zealand Tenancy Manager, in an effort to address all facets of community life.

Locals no longer have to travel to Island Bay or Newtown for services, Merio said.

“People can fi nd a place to exercise, to learn a language, to socialise, within walking distance.”

Accessibility is a central tenet of the centre, and Merio works hard to ensure the activities provided are

Over the next few editions, the Cook Strait News will profi le local community centres dotted across the southern and eastern suburbs. This week we chat to Merio Marsters from the Centennial Community Centre in Berhampore.

1. Yoga and Chai: Sip while you centre yourself, at yoga classes taught by Marion Lienert, a qualifi ed teacher in tradition of Krishnamacharya. Thursdays from 11am to 12.15pm. $5 per class of Time Bank credits.

2. Legal advice: If you have any legal questions or concerns, drop in to see the Community Law Centre, who off ers free legal advice sessions at the centre. Second Tuesday of the month from 10am.

3. 65-plus Social Activities: Come have a cuppa and meet some other seniors. Once a month, seniors visit the 65-plus clubs in Kilmarnock, Vincentian and Chelsea club for a social activities and afternoon tea. First Monday of the month, from 1pm. Gold coin donation.

Things to watch out for at the Centennial Community Centre:

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affordable for community members. The centre itself is welcoming, a

rotunda bedecked in bright colours and beanbag chairs.

“Our centre is unique- it’s round and vibrant,” Merio noted.

As the centre continues to come into its own, Merio hopes locals continue to engage with her and the hall.

“People should come on in. Come through and speak to me about which activities you like, which you would like to see run.”

Coordinator of the Berhampore Centennial Community Centre Merio Marsters.

Wellington artist James Gilbert-Milne will unveil his debut exhibition, Four Finger Fandango, at Toi Poneke in July. Sup-ported by Wellington Emerging Artists’ Trust, Four Finger Fandango questions the everyday invisibility of machines and elevates mechanical process to a perfor-mance. The machine that gives its name

to the exhibition uses robotics to replicate the role of a desktop printer, but while a printer produces images almost instantly, Four Finger Fandango slows the process down, giving the audience an opportunity to contemplate every deliberate drop of ink. Four Finger Fandango opens on July 1 at Toi Poneke.

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With winter on the way, Sustainability Trust’s Curtain Bank is approaching its busy season.


As the temperature drops outside, the Sustainability Trust Curtain Bank is there to make sure it stays warm inside.

The trust operates a Curtain Bank from April to October each year, providing lined, fi tted curtains to those in need for free.

Lynley Wilson, the Curtain Bank coordi-nator, said the curtains ensure people can keep cosy in the winter months.

“They are very important for insulation, for keeping people warm and dry and to prevent heat loss,” she said.

The trust stocks up on curtains and fabric throughout the year, receiving donations around the region.

They accept clean curtains, fabric, tracks and hooks.

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“While the warehouse is looking quite full right now, we expect everything to get out in the next two months.”

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Keeping Wellington cosy

More than $300,000 has been set aside by the Wellington City Council to fund an ongoing series of uniquely-Wellington, creatively-focused events in the capital.

The money will also fund an ongoing and an exciting arts sector activation programme to be delivered by Toi Poneke Arts Centre.

Wellington City Councillors agreed to the $320,000 boost as part of council’s budget round

for 2016/17, at last week’s gov-ernance, finance and planning committee.

Councillor Ray Ahipene-Mer-cer, who leads the arts portfolio, said the extra funding would identify and strategically fi ll gaps in the capital’s arts and events offerings.

“We’re putting some money where our creative mouth is, to showcase our absolutely edgy, world-class creativity and innova-tion to locals and visitors alike.

“We know that other cities are investing heavily in their arts of-ferings, we know how important our vibrant arts and culture sector is to our quality of life, and we know how essential this is to attracting talent to the capital,” he said.

“This funding will help develop a year-round activation series focusing on the CBD, to ensure high impact and visibility.

“We’re also looking at ways to make the sector sustainable by

providing opportunities for artists to connect with each other, im-prove their business and manage-ment skills, and realise exciting projects to their full potential. “

Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown, said Mr Ahipene-Mercer, who was stepping down from council at this year’s local government elections, had been a tireless advocate for arts and culture in the city

“There was strong support across the arts community for the

proposals brought forward by Mr Ahipene-Mercer.

“The programme is an exciting prospect for the city with op-portunities to partner with arts organisations, business, and the community to raise the visibility of arts and culture within the CBD,” she said.

Council will meet on June 29 to fi nalise the Annual Plan 2016/17 and set the rates and budget for the next fi nancial year, beginning July 1.

Boost to arts and events in the capital

Letters on issues of community interest are welcomed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words. The editor reserves the right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable letters from publication. Send or fax them to the address on page two, or email them to [email protected]. Please note that your name and street address must also be provided in e mails.


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Dear Ed, A couple of Saturdays ago, my three year old daughter and I rode to Gramercy bakery in Berhampore. We ordered coffee, bread and a "counter treat”. Unfortunately, I’d barely sipped my coffee and pondered why she didn’t want any treat before she announced she was going to be sick. I picked her up just as horrifi c waves of projectile vomiting began. I used my hands and body as a shield, hopelessly trying to stop the sticky fl uid from coating everything. When she’d fi nished, there were pools of vomit on the stools, in our bag, on our bread, and even in my shoes. But the staff were amazing, and a full-scale industrial clean up began. Another woman kindly offered help as we stripped off our soaked and stinking clothes and sulked away. As I looked back over my shoulder, apologising profusely, all the windows and doors were open and staff were scrubbing the walls. I just want to apologise to everyone affected by the incident, thank the staff for their help, and thoroughly recommend the bakery to all. Please go and buy some of their amazing bread. We are of course too ashamed to go back.

Tom HoveyNewtown

ApologiesDear Ed, I am an optimistic person so

with the projected review of the Island Bay cycle way I look forward to the return of the bus stop on each side of The Parade at the junction of Tamar St. The bus stop on The Parade, on the way to town, was a haven from the southerly winds and rain to all who used Tamar St. On the return journey from town it is a long way between the Dee St stop and the

Avon St stop. The Transport Authorities of days gone by got it right when they put the Tamar St stops between the two. The designers of the cycle way and the coun-cillors who supported the new design got it wrong, caring little for those who use public transport in Island Bay. Now is their chance to replace the original bus route and put it right. By the way, thank you councillors for the pedestrian

crossing at Tamar St which we asked for about forty years or more ago because it was always diffi cult to cross the Parade there when catching or leaving a bus. For some inexplicable reason we were told that it was not possible to have a crossing there. It will be wonderful to at last have bus stops and the crossing.

Irene FaganIsland Bay

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Dear Ed, Although I fully agreed with the views of the good lady (CSN May 26) who tore a grammatical error for which I myself was corrected as a boy in what is now called year 8, at Kaponga State School (Taranaki), in 1947, in my 12th year of age. That is, you cannot correctly say "to/for we

people" any more than you could say just "for we". It is always "to/for us people", just as it is correctly just "to/for us". Similarly it's "for you and me" and never "for you and I", by the same rule.

Hector WestfoldMiramar

Dear Ed, I agree with Matt Wright of Strathmore Park (CSN June 2) question-ing the integrity of the Mayor and her role in the “penguineering team” and yet her blatant hypocrisy regarding her total support for the runway extension. Does she not consider the catastrophic effect that would have on marine life at Moa point and Cook Strait? Is the woman on the same planet as the rest of us? One really has to wonder. Sorry but none of it makes any sense to me at all.

Isabella WishartIsland Bay

Green – yeah right To or for us, we!


LETTERS to the editor

Dear Ed, In response to your article in the Cook Strait News - yes I do support an increase on smoke free areas - especially entrance ways. I hate having to walk through clouds of smoke with my fi ve-year-old. Becom-ing a smoke free city would be

great - for all of us. I'm six years smoke free after 24 years of being a staunch smoker. I must say that any price increases and banning actually didn't in anyway reduce my smoking. Actually it was the opposite. People can't be pushed into these things. I do think

that as a society we are lead to believe it's the hardest thing to stop and by using terms like 'quit' and 'give up' we are glorifying it. We convince ourselves we are actually 'giving up something'. We are not. We only have things to gain by stopping smoking.

The best money spent would be for the book by Allen Carr, 'The Easy Way to Stop Smoking' being subsidised and available to the masses. In schools, prisons, churches, community centres and of course a good shelf full at all libraries. I know people who didn't

want to stop and read the book only to prove its rubbish, only to fi nd themselves stopping smok-ing. Many very addicted heavy smokers are free after reading this book. What harm can it do?

Sara Lepper-SchererWellington

Yes to smokefree Wellington

Dear Ed, I walk or cycle along Cobham Drive most days and often see pedes-trians taking considerable risks crossing the four lanes of traffi c so am in full sup-port of a solution to reduce the danger. However, do we really need the expense of an overbridge or a tunnel as has also been mooted? Could we not simply reduce the speed limit to 50 km/h and install some pedestrian traffi c lights at one or more strategic positions? The median strip would allow plenty of space

for a stopping point so there could be separately controlled lights for each side of the road thus reducing the impact to traffi c. And, to further reduce traffi c impact, could we not use UK-style “pelican” lights which allow traffi c to move on as soon as pedestrians are clear without having to wait for the full cycle to complete? And while we’re at it, how about reducing the speed limit on Ruahine Street to 50 km/h as well?

Ken GilliesMiramar

Is overbridge necessary?

Dear Ed, Whilst I am suspi-cious of this current councils seemingly “desperate desire” to impose cycle ways throughout our suburbs (Island Bay is clearly a disaster) I think the installation of an overbridge is essential and frankly long overdue for Cobham Dr.This is a great, no brainer idea and should be implemented immediately. We need sensible and practical solutions not the threat of largely unwanted cycle ways. Put the money where it is needed Council and stop muck-ing around.

G SandersonMiramar

Overbridge essential

Dear Ed, Curtis Nixon (CSN June 2) how embar-rassing - people in glass houses really shouldn’t throw stones. From where I sit and I would state that a vast majority of Wel-lingtonians would support me - Councillor Eagle was not “fronting the cycleway opposition brigade” he was merely doing his job by actually “listening” to a number of very concerned residents in his ward. I think we are all over people like you Curtis, labelling

anyone who has a view that is different from yours as being anti, haters, luddites etc. Paul Eagle would have to be one of the most genu-ine and respected council-lors within the Wellington City Council at present. He actually has the “ear of the people” – unlike a number of others at that table. It is somewhat ironic that you of all people mention the word Fascism. Roll on the elections.

Rick ToogoodBerhampore

In response to a response

Signs will soon mark public access on a little-known track from Nakora Rd to Karaka Bay Rd.

Living Streets Aotearoa re-cently received $1,500 to assist with the design and installation of signs along the walkway in Karaka Bays, through the New Zealand Walking Access Commission’s Enhanced Ac-cess Fund.

The fund supports projects designed to obtain certain and enduring access, such as nego-tiations to secure access agree-

ments, legal or survey costs of obtaining access, or the cost of obtaining Resource Manage-ment Act consents and signage.

New Zealand Walking Access Commission chief executive, Eric Pyle, said the new signs would make it easier for walkers to locate and follow the track, which follows an unformed legal road currently maintained by volunteers.

“At the moment, the track is used mostly by a few locals, for walking and to exercise their dogs.

“Signage will mean more walkers using this track, and others which it joins up with,” Mr Pyle said.

“We’re pleased to be able to support this project.”

Living Streets Aotearoa is New Zealand's primary advo-cacy organisation for people on foot.

It evolved from Walk Wel-lington, a voluntary group set up in 1998 by a group of Wel-lingtonians with an interest in the rights of pedestrians and the benefi ts of walking.

Signs to mark out “little-known” track

The little known track between Nakora Road and Karaka Bay Road.


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Blackmore & Best Gallery and studio is a large and light fi lled coastal gallery featuring a stun-ning collection of artworks.Blackmore & Best are well established with changing collec-tions and shows. The art gallery

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SOLUTIONFor February 9, 2005

ACROSS 1. Trivial (11) 7. Weakly sentimental (7)11. Small candle (5)12. & 14 ACROSS Confused (2,5,3,6)13. Its capital is Katmandu (5)14. SEE 12 ACROSS.15. Spacious (9)16. Nearly (6)18. Animal of the weasel family (7)21. Small island (4)23. Consume (3)25. Short sleep (3)27. Colour (4)28. In sight (7)30. Barrel maker (6)32. Look (3)33. Snow runner (3)34. Closer (6)35. Some (7)36. Ballad (4)37. Insect (3)39. Garland (3)41. Whirl (4)43. Ungenerous (7)45. Traps (6)48. Funds official (9)49. Advocate (9)

51. Indication (5)52. Bet takers(coll) (7)53. Presses (5)54. Ornamental staff (7)55. Takes back property (for non–payment)(11)

DOWN1. Extreme.(5)2. Baggage (11)3. Obstinately wrong (8)4. Harvested (6)5. Donkeys (5)6. Character (7)7. Band member (8)8. Sift (6)9. Hinders (7)10. Punctured (5)16. Frequents (7)17. Inns (7)19. Think (5)20. Grapples with (7)22. Angers (7)24. Bind (3)26. Maori dance prop (3)29. Looks slyly at (5)31. Deed holders (11)32. Ocean (3)33. Large Indian tree (3)

38. Dreadful (8)40. Very quickly (2,2,4)42. Repeat (7)44. Zeal (7)46. Rise (6)47. Wakens (6)48. Hauls (5)49. Preen (5)50. Chores (5)

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PuzzleWR OO RC S DS CROSSWORD By Russell McQuarters

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)


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 February 9, 2005

ACROSS 1. Trivial (11) 7. Weakly sentimental (7)11. Small candle (5)12. & 14 ACROSS Confused (2,5,3,6)13. Its capital is Katmandu (5)14. SEE 12 ACROSS.15. Spacious (9)16. Nearly (6)18. Animal of the weasel family (7)21. Small island (4)23. Consume (3)25. Short sleep (3)27. Colour (4)28. In sight (7)30. Barrel maker (6)32. Look (3)33. Snow runner (3)34. Closer (6)35. Some (7)36. Ballad (4)37. Insect (3)39. Garland (3)41. Whirl (4)43. Ungenerous (7)45. Traps (6)48. Funds official (9)49. Advocate (9)

51. Indication (5)52. Bet takers(coll) (7)53. Presses (5)54. Ornamental staff (7)55. Takes back property (for non–payment)(11)

DOWN1. Extreme.(5)2. Baggage (11)3. Obstinately wrong (8)4. Harvested (6)5. Donkeys (5)6. Character (7)7. Band member (8)8. Sift (6)9. Hinders (7)10. Punctured (5)16. Frequents (7)17. Inns (7)19. Think (5)20. Grapples with (7)22. Angers (7)24. Bind (3)26. Maori dance prop (3)29. Looks slyly at (5)31. Deed holders (11)32. Ocean (3)33. Large Indian tree (3)

38. Dreadful (8)40. Very quickly (2,2,4)42. Repeat (7)44. Zeal (7)46. Rise (6)47. Wakens (6)48. Hauls (5)49. Preen (5)50. Chores (5)

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Colds are inevitable in the winter season, affecting many in the community. We have all experienced the symptoms, which often start with a dry (raspy and sore) throat, lead-ing on to other symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, runny nose, blocked nose and headache.

The common cold lasts for a few days – around 5 to 7, and there is no cure. The nasal passages and throat get infected by viruses that keep changing every year, so it is hard to develop a cure. Your own immune system is your best defence. Recovery is helped by resting in bed, drinking plenty of f luids, water is best and not smoking (this is a good time to quit, so ask your Self Care pharmacist about the Quit Smoking fact card).

Colds are not serious for healthy people. People of-ten, mistakenly, think that antibiotics will treat a cold. Antibiotics won’t because they don’t work on viruses, which is what is causing the cold. Antibiotics will be useful for a cold only if you develop a secondary bacterial infec-tion - like a chest or sinus

infection. So when you have a cold, don’t go to the doctor expecting to get a prescription for antibiotics. Doctors are often cautious about prescrib-ing antibiotics as colds are not bacterial infections and due to concerns about bacteria becoming resistant to antibi-otics, then prescriptions for antibiotics may not be given.

People often refer to a cold as the fl u (infl uenza). While it is caused by viruses and, like the common cold, spread by coughing and sneezing, the fl u is a much more serious and severe infection. The fl u comes on very quickly and often will be accompanied by very sore and achy muscles, and a high fever. It also tends to last longer than a cold (about 1-3 weeks). Flu vac-cinations are the way to guard against getting the flu, but you need a new vaccination each year because the viruses keep changing - making the past year’s vaccine ineffec-tive against current fl u ‘bugs’. Accredited pharmacists are now able to administer the fl u vaccine in the pharmacy for your convenience. Speak to your Self Care Pharmacist or see the Fighting Colds and

the Flu and the Infl uenza fact cards for more information.

Although medicines can’t cure the common cold they can help relieve symptoms, especially when you are feel-ing miserable and having trouble sleeping at night. Self Care pharmacists can help you choose the right medicine for your symptoms. “Lozenges or gargles are available for sore throats,” recommend Self Care pharmacists. “Decon-gestant tablets, nose drops, nasal sprays or steam inhala-tions can help a blocked nose, particular antihistamines can relieve a streaming nose as-sociated with a head cold, and paracetamol and ibuprofen reduce fever and relieve head ache. Cough suppressants can help dull a dry irritating cough. Other cough medi-cines can help loosen phlegm.”

Products with many different ingredients are available to treat more than one symptom at a time. “It can be a bit confusing” advise Self Care pharmacists, “so it is best to ask us for advice”. Taking products with lots of different ingredients also makes it easy to double-up on medicines without realising. The most

common example is cold preparations containing par-acetamol for pain and fever when you are already taking paracetamol on its own for headache. Check with your pharmacist to make sure and also check with your pharma-cist in regard to any regular medication you have been prescribed.

And a very important warn-ing! Do not give cough and cold medicines to children under 6 years of age. Current research shows they aren’t always effective, and can cause harm. Children with colds should be allowed to rest, made to feel comfort-able and be given plenty of fl uids. In some cases it may be appropriate to give saline nose drops, or to give honey drinks to children over one year of age to soothe a cough. Talk to your Self Care phar-macist about this, and about what alternatives are helpful for children and babies. The “Coughs and Colds” fact card is also very helpful so get this from your pharmacist too. Prepared by Pharmacy Self Care, Pharmaceutical Society of NZ Inc, PO Box 11640 Wel-lington 6142.

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Work on transforming Kil-birnie’s Poneke Football Club into a state of the art com-munity and sports hub is one step closer to being realised.

Last week, Wellington City Councillors voted to set aside $750,000 towards stage two developments of the Toitu Poneke Community and Sports Hub, as part of coun-cil’s Annual Plan 2016/17.

Stage one works on the Toitu Poneke Community and Sports Hub were completed last year.

The project, which began in 2014, would see the existing club rooms, gym and indoor training room redeveloped into a modern facility, which would be used by sports

clubs and community groups across Wellington.

The overall project was expected to cost $2.2 million.

Project manager of the Toitu Poneke Community and Sports Hub, Ross Jamieson, said they were “thrilled” with the council’s continued support.

“It is very encouraging for us,” Ross said.

He said they were now working to raise the remain-ing $1.8 million needed to fund the project.

Ross said they would hope-fully begin work on stage two of the project in September and all things going to plan, the hub would be completed by April 2017.

“Everything is ticking away quite nicely now. We have

had many hours of extra community use at the centre since stage one developments. It has already proved itself to be a great community asset.”

Chair of the council’s com-munity, sport and recreation committee, councillor Paul Eagle, said development of the hub was the signal of a new era in terms of sports clubs having a sustainable future.

“What impressed me most is that there is a lot of learning in terms of bringing together different sports codes and different clubs. There is a realisation the days of every club owning their own build-ing is gone.

“Working together with other codes will now become the norm,” Mr Eagle said.

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Ciaran Bolger, Honey Jayde Hata, Lola Beck and Brad Robson will all enjoy the new Toitu Poneke Community and Sports Hub.

Wellington will host two back-to-back British and Irish Lions rugby matches during the New Zealand Lions Series 2017.

Wellington will get a major share of next year’s series with the Lions set down to play the Hurricanes on Tuesday June 27 at Westpac Stadium followed by the All Blacks -Lions Test match on Saturday July 1.

Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency chief executive, Chris Whelan, said the economic

benefi ts for the Wellington region of the series would be signifi cant and multifaceted.

“The estimated $25 million in direct spending over the week the Lions are in town is just one dimension of the economic opportunity the series will provide for Wellington,” he said.

“Positive Wellington recommenda-tions shared by some 20,000 travelling fans with their friends and family in the UK will be incredibly valuable in terms of promotion.

“Wellington will deliver an excep-tional event destination experience and we’ll be working across business, government and the community, to ensure Lions fans are converted into passionate Wellington ambassadors.

“We’re also working closely with business and government agencies to leverage trade and hosting op-portunities to maximise the benefi t to Wellington from such a major interna-tional sporting event.”

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Wellington Rugby is set to protect its players from the ongoing effects of concus-sion by introducing the Blue Card.

Now, referees in Welling-ton’s College Sport Premier 1 Division will be able to issue a Blue Card to any player they suspect to have suffered a concussion.

The same rules will apply to the men’s senior Premier and Premier Reserve grades during the second round of those competitions from June 11.

Players who receive a Blue Card must leave the field immediately and will then be formally subject to the existing minimum manda-tory day stand down periods

before they can return to play.

Those are set at 21 days for senior players and 23 for those who are under-19.

Wellington Rugby Foot-ball Union’s (WRFU) head of community rugby Will Caccia-Birch said the Blue Card was designed to pre-vent players from returning to training or playing before they had gained an appro-priate medical clearance.

“A player’s decision around when they are fi t to train or play after a suspected head knock has often been left to their own judgement, or that of their own team’s coaching or management staff. The Blue Card takes that responsibility out of

their hands.“Once the Blue Card is

issued Wellington Rugby can formally track a player’s movements during their re-covery. The player must gain a medical certifi cate from a health professional, and then provide it to the WRFU before they are eligible to return to the fi eld.”

Wellington Rugby has followed the lead of the Northland Rugby Union which trialled the Blue Card in 2014.

New Zealand Rugby has now formally approved the Blue Card Concussion Ini-tiative and Wellington is the fi rst provincial union after Northland to offi cially intro-duce it to its competitions.

The Blue Card comes to Wellington rugby

The Wellington Premier club rugby team won their f inal round in the Swindale Shield at the weekend. The win against Wainuiomata at 33-26 guar-antees the team a spot in the Jubilee Cup. The other teams to make the Jubilee Cup this

year are Old Boys University, Upper Hutt Rams, Wainuiomata, Tawa, Marist St Pats, Poneke and Oriental-Rongotai. Jubilee Cup games start this weekend.

For more information, visit www.clubrugby.co.nz

Swindale Shield fi nal

In Premier Football Wellington Olympic AFC came out of the Queen’s Birthday weekend on high, drubbing North Wellington 6-0 on Saturday. Wellington Olympic also dominated the Men’s Central League, beating

Stop Out 2-1 in a drama-filled game, and landed themselves in second place on the league table. Though Stop Out was the fi rst to score, Olympic came out on top after controlling posses-sion in the second half.

Olympic dominates

Cook Strait News 09-06-16

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