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FUTURE CAPTAINS: Tactix captain Anna Thompson, Burnside High School student Isabelle Chensem, Natasha Waddell and Magic captain Leana De Bruin before the ANZ Championship match between the two teams on May 31. • Story, p10PHOTO: JOHN DAVIDSON/PHOTOSPORT

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BY GABRIELLE STUART

A big pay rise for community board members will allow more decision making within the com-munity.

Salaries will rise this year from $19,460 to $25,610 for community board members, and from $29,200 to $38,532 for chairmen and chair-women.

But they will be asked to take

on more work and make more decisions about roads, parks and funding in their areas.

Shirley-Papanui Community Board chairman Mike Davidson said the rise would make a difference.

Most community board mem-bers need to work a part-time or full-time job to pay the bills.

But many have been working more than 40 hours a week on the boards, because of the extra deci-

sion making responsibilities they have had since the earthquakes.

“It is a good step toward rec-ognising the work community boards do as we take on a lot more responsibility and a lot more work,” Mr Davidson said.

The pay rates are set by the Remuneration Authority, which controls pay for elected officials.

But this year Mayor Lianne Dal-ziel asked the authority to skip pay

rises for the city council, and give them to community boards.

She wanted to put more decision making in the hands of the com-munity boards this year, in order to create a “better community governance model.”

Most decisions made by com-munity boards at the moment need to be put to the city council for ap-proval, which means they take a lot more time. • Turn to page 2

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• From page 1Mr Davidson said the change could also mean a

greater variety of people can serve on community boards.

“As it stands you can only get certain people put-ting their names forward. People who work part time or have flexible hours, or are retired, or house-wives or house husbands. So the question is are we getting the best people for the role? And if they have a lot of other commitments, do they have the time to be effective?”

He said the job would never be a lucrative one, and the main reward was the personal satisfaction of working in the community.

But it needed to be enough to put bread on the table, he said.

Fendalton-Waimairi Community Board chair-woman Val Carter said it would make a big differ-ence for some of the members.

Ms Dalziel and city councillors asked the author-ity not to give them any rise this year, but it did.

Ms Dalziel will be given an extra $4950 a year, Deputy Mayor Vicki Buck will get $4626, and the city councillors $3900.

But some have pledged to donate their pay rises to different causes.

Mrs Carter said she was not aware of any commu-nity board members doing the same thing.

That would be up to individuals, and was not something the board had discussed, she said.

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▌▌ IN BRIEF$1.6m cycleway work Work on a $1.6 million section of a cycleway between Canterbury University and Hagley Park began on Wednesday. Matai St East has been cut down to one lane while it goes ahead, and there may be disruption on Deans Ave where new crossing lights will be installed. The work is scheduled to take three months.

Funding decisions delayedCommunity funding decisions in the Fendalton-Wai-mairi ward have been delayed about a month, because of changes to the community board funds. Commu-nity projects, events and awards are currently funded both through the Strengthening Communities Fund and the Discretionary Response Fund. But they’re all expected to come out of the Discretionary Response Fund next year. That will be confirmed in the city council Long Term Plan later this month.

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Teaching a puppy to sit for all interactions with new people will also encourage him to greet people in a polite manner. Exposure to inanimate stimuli, such as vacuum cleaners, cameras, balloons, crates, and veterinary offices is also important. The use of food treats to create a positive association with objects, as well as people is essential. At McMaster and Heap we value and respect your new babies and we want their experience at OUR Practice to be awesome. They generally first visit us between 8-10 weeks of age for their vaccinations. This age bracket is their first fear period. This sets them up to have strong fear learning capabilities and one negative experience can be detrimental for life. We aim to be gentle and quiet around them initially, giving them time to smell and trust us. We offer treats during the physical exam and

vaccinations so the pup is distracted and doesn’t develop fear associated with taking a temperature or being stuck with a needle. We don’t muck around as pups have shorter attention spans. Our practice mascot LOLA, my devoted, gentle Black Lab is always cruising around and I make sure these pups get introduced to her in the consult. She allows them to sniff, leap and run around her in a non threatening, safe, fun way

so they are learning social interactions with a placid, kind mature dog. These interactions with safe older dogs are important although they need to be healthy and fully vaccinated. It is appropriate for the adult dog to give an occasional reprimand in the form of a bark or air snap when the puppy is biting or playing too roughly. Any aggression beyond that, however, is not appropriate. Problem behaviours seen early on that will require the help of a professional in this area are: avoidance of other people and animals, lunging at people, alarm barking, excessive mouthing and biting during handling.Another very important aspect of early socialisation is attending a well controlled, fun, informative PUPPY PLAYSCHOOL. We are very fortunate to have Carol, a registered vet nurse, with years of experience handling and enjoying dogs, running our playschool evenings. It is here, in our large reception

area, once a week for 3 sessions, that your pup will learn in a safe and controlled manner how to interact with other pups and new people. They will also learning basic training and they will start to understand what you want from them. They will get an appreciation that a vet clinic is

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The New Brighton Pier has been dogged by people break-ing the fishing rules again.

Public frustration flared up on social media over Queen’s Birthday Weekend at people ig-noring the rules, and photos of them were posted on Facebook.

They were spotted fishing in the no go zone, overhead cast-ing and using more than one rod at a time, all of which is against the city council’s rules.

Papanui resident Elaine Col-lins has been put off going to the pier by fishers.

Mrs Collins said she used to enjoy going to the pier to watch the fishers pulling up their catch but with so many stand-ing in the no fishing zone it was a horrible experience.

“I actually like to see them, I just like to watch people fish. They are usually pretty good but I want it stopped, or another area for them to move to. We like to be at the front of the pier”.

She said she could not get to the front of the pier on this occasion and when she asked them to move out of the no fishing zone a man threw a fish at her and her husband.

New Brighton community leaders are now saying enough is enough and a permanent solution needs to be found to the flouting of the rules.

New Brighton Business and

Landowners Association man-ager Paul Zaanen said this has gone on for too long and it was time to knock it on the head.

“Everyone has the same gripe, it can’t be that hard to put a so-lution in place. It has been going on for years. Frustrated people want to put solutions in place but it has gone in a roundabout between city council and com-munity board”.

The issue was raised at last week’s Burwood-Pegasus Community Board meeting

with members asking for city council staff to attend the next meeting to discuss what can be done.

Board member Tim Sintes said they had installed signs and barriers but it has not worked and it was time to find a better solution.

“Obviously there are a few people making it a bit difficult with flouting of the rules and four or five people with three or four rods each. It’s not good enough.”

Fishers breaking the rules has been an issue at the pier for years.

The city council polices the rules on the pier and the Ministry for Primary Industries enforces what the fishers catch.

City council unit manager parks, Andrew Rutledge said a ranger is stationed there over

the summer months to moni-tor the behaviour on the pier but does not during the colder months.

He said the city council would respond to an increase in complaints but there is no need to currently with few complaints being received. A MPI spokesman said they did not respond to any complaints last weekend.

“There were no warnings given out last weekend. MPI have issued infringement no-tices (instant fines) at the pier in the past. All of these have been for people taking more than the daily recreational limit for paddle crabs (which is 50).”

This comes after visitor numbers on the pier dropped 36 per cent in March 2015 from March 2014.

CROWDED: The fishers at the end of the New Brighton Pier during Queen’s Birthday Weekend.

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So why did you start the Forward Foundation?

Actually, the idea started be-cause someone told me I couldn’t do it. Anyone who knows me knows I don’t like to be told no! I played rugby all through high school, and the boys always got the better fields and better coaches. But it wasn’t until I was removed from playing and started looking in, that you realise how difficult it is and how unmotivated it is for the girls to be treated like that. So I thought maybe there’s a gap I can fill.

And it’s not just rugby anymore, is it?

No, we realised through our success that we could appeal to all minority sports, rugby wasn’t the only one that needed this kind of thing. We’ve now got 20 ambas-sadors, and they play all kinds of sport. One girl does artistic roller skating, and one does waka ama boat racing, so some are pretty different, but it’s their dream. When the girls apply to become ambassadors we asked them to say what they hoped to achieve for the sport, and it was this girl’s dream

to make waka ama an Olympic sport. They’re very ambitious girls.

A lot of people have great plans and ideas, but many just never happen. What gave you the drive to actually do it?

I’ve heard everyone has a million-dollar idea in their life but most people never act on it. All my life I’ve always been a doer. I think putting something into ac-tion is the most incredible feeling. And I’m lucky because I’ve also been surrounded by so many great mentors and great friends who are also doing fantastic things in the community. And my family has always supported me.

So where are you at the moment?

It’s the first year of the ambas-sador programme, so we’re still just trialling things at the moment.

I view it as an entrepreneurial charity, so you have to operate like a start-up as you get it going, and adapt to different situations like a start-up. We started just in Canterbury, but as it has spread nationwide we’re still just trying to give girls op-portunities they would otherwise miss out on, just filling those gaps. The goal is to help girls get out and do things they wouldn’t otherwise be able to do, and ultimately I’d love to get some scholar-ships going too.

Is this something you do as a job?

No, I have a full-time job at a pet food company called K9 Natural, where I’m a product de-velopment officer. I know it seems

completely random, but everything I

have learnt here I’ve been able to

take over to the foundation, so I’m really lucky to have this job

and my growth here has been

exponential. I believe chari-

ties should be run like a business.

There’s a really fan-tastic talk on the TED

site, which I love. It’s about how, if charities operated like a business, how much more successful they would be and how much more they could contribute to the com-munity.

Pet food also came up in your postgraduate study, right?

Yes, that was the subject of my dissertation for my honours. That’s actually how I got the job here at K9. I had a fantastic supervisor who placed me here for two weeks in a research position. After my two weeks, K9 offered me a mar-keting job, so I ended up working full time and studying full time and running the foundation too. It was a pretty full plate, but very rewarding.

So did you learn anything interesting in your study of pet food?

I did. I was studying pet food purchasing, and there were two really big trends. One is when people treat their pets as part of the family, so you see things like people buying birthday presents for their pet and spending a bit more than they probably should on them. The second trend is hu-manisation, where you see things like human food trends pouring over into trends for pets. I think New Zealanders usually see their pet as a pet, but they do tend to see them as part of the family.

At 19, Maddy Surie started the Forward Foundation to help girls achieve their sporting goals. Three years later, Forward Foundation ambassadors are working to coach girls around the country. She spoke to Gabrielle Stuart about rugby knockouts, pet food trends and getting pizza in China

GOALS: Maddy Surie has always been passionate about sport, and started the Forward Foundation to help other girls achieve their ambitions too.


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China?Sure. That was through a course

run through Canterbury Univer-sity. We went over to Gongshang University, in Hangzhou, in what was sort of a university city there.

There were 14 universities in the city, and about a quarter of a million university students living there. So we were teaching there in return for our board.

I had one group I taught in particular which stood out to me. I was obviously speaking English to them, and encouraging them to talk. One girl asked what my fa-vourite food was, and I said pizza. I don’t even know why, because it’s not actually my favourite food, but it’s the first thing that popped into my head.

They said oh, we have a Pizza Hut here, so they took us to Pizza Hut for dinner. It was amazing be-cause they don’t have much money at all but they were paying New Zealand prices for pizza.

I begged them to let me pay, but they wouldn’t let me, even when one girl’s card declined. To be honest it wasn’t much like the pizza from home, but it was such a good example of how strong their culture and values are.

When I left they made me this huge scrapbook, even though they barely knew me. It was a life-changing experience.

Do you think you could ever expand the foundation to other countries, like China?

It’s definitely a possibility, but

I think we need to set up a good base here first. I’ve learnt you’ve got to set up the foundation, be-fore you can build on it. You can’t try to expand too fast.

How much of a role has sport played in your own life?

It’s been huge. At school I was a sport nut, everything revolved around it. I was once playing rugby and someone pulled me backward, and I hit my head and I woke up on the sidelines.

I had been playing since I was about six, but when that happened my parents said no more rugby, you’re done, choose another sport. I refused to stop, and eventually they came around to the idea

nothing would stop me playing. My first question at the Christch-urch Girls’ High School open day was do you have a rugby team? Fortunately they did, or I wouldn’t have gone.

Do you still play?I actually don’t anymore. I got

very unwell at the start of the season with something called pul-monary embolism, which is where you get clots in your lungs.

My case was very severe. I still can’t forget the doctor’s face when he told me I was lucky to be alive. I got really into coaching then because I couldn’t play. I could play again now, but I actually find it really rewarding, coaching. They

keep me young.If you get any free time, what

do you like to do with it?Make time to catch up with

those friends who really have a positive impact on me. I love TED, and I went to the TEDxChristch-urch conference last year. It was one of those days that keeps you buzzing for weeks afterward.

I have a thing for being around people doing great things. I also love the Port Hills. I love every-thing about it. It’s just a 10 minute drive from where I live, but you feel like you’ve stepped out into an isolated heaven. I make an effort to go there a few times a week for a run around the hills or

a walk with friends.A lot of people say Christch-

urch is too conservative to be a base for new things, and eventu-ally you need to move to Auck-land or Wellington. Do you think that’s true?

Not at all. I can definitely see myself staying in Christchurch. I don’t agree at all with that, especially when we’ve seen so much going on here after the earthquakes. For example, the Epic Centre is completely based on innovation. I think Christchurch is the best place in the country right now to launch a start up or base new companies.

Where do you see yourself in the long term?

In 10 or so years I’ll definitely be running my own company. It’s something I’ve wanted to do since I was really young. And hopefully I’ll still be giving back to the com-munity through the foundation.

Where do you see the future of the foundation?

I definitely see it growing, and the long-term goal has always been to provide scholarships. I think I would like to one day be just an adviser and a trustee, and help other people who want to make a difference. It’s about get-ting the right people on the bus. I need to get the right people on board, and then the world is my oyster.

And the best way to get in touch?

Definitely through our website – www.forwardfoundation.co.nz

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St Patrick’s School visited Ferrymead Heri-tage Park as part of ‘our past, our present, our future’ topic.

The heritage park educators prepared a fantastic day for the children, with the theme ‘stepping back in time’.

The children were divided into groups which were able to participate in the vari-ous tasks/activities.

They dressed up in clothing from a par-

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They were even lucky enough to attend school, with historic ink wells, blotting paper and slates.

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The move comes following growing membership at the club and increased usage of the car park from the recently opened neighbouring Coffee Culture.

The city council had been renting the unit as a temporary premises to Kandu Laundry following the earthquakes.

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The zone committee will begin the meet-ing by giving members of the public the opportunity to contribute, before going on to receive a briefing from the Waimakariri District Council’s flood team on the flood event in June 2014, and the subsequent work that has been carried out in response.

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There is still around $70,000 of funding to be allocated by the zone committee so if you have a project that could benefit from Immediate Steps funding visit www.ecan.govt.nz/biodiversity for further informa-tion and an application form.

Next, the committee will receive an update from Environment Canterbury’s monitor-ing and compliance team as well as updates from the committee’s working groups and the progress being made to address water management priorities in the zone.

The committee will finish the meeting with two workshops, with the first focus-ing on an introduction to the limit setting processes being planned for the zone and the science supporting this, and the second focusing on the committee’s community engagement.

In late April and May the Waimakariri Zone Committee held 10 community meetings around the district for people to find out more about local water management issues and provide their own feedback. The community meetings also introduced the sub-regional planning process (as part of the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan) that will begin for the Waimakariri district in 2016.

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I’ve often talked about the metre/heater rule.

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The reasoning behind this was perfectly illustrated last Friday at the Linwood end of Gloucester St when the occupant of a property returned home at lunch-time to find the flat full of smoke and a

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WINNERS: Marian College’s Pasifika leaders Ceryse Scott, Simone Faitaua, year 12, and Samantha Faitua, year 13, who were recognised at the recent Pasifika regional awards. Ceryse and Simone both received emerging Pasifika leader awards, while Samantha was named top academic student for Marian and runner-up Pasifika female for supreme academic achievement in Canterbury secondary schools. The awards were based on Samantha’s NCEA level 2 results, in which she attained an excellence endorsement. Samantha plans to commence a double degree in law and history at the Canterbury University next year.

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Mary came into the bureau because she was feeling lonely and isolated at home with her young son.

She had moved to Christ-church with her husband, who was a tradesman. He had found work as part of the Christchurch rebuild.

The excitement of moving to a new country, organising a place to live, buying a car had all been taken care of within the first few weeks of arriving.

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All eyes were on a young Burnside High School net-baller recently as she stood alongside some of New Zealand’s best.

Isabelle Chensem, got the chance to meet Tactix cap-tain Anna Thompson and Magic captain Leana De Bruin and high-five each player as they ran out on court at Horncastle Arena after winning the ANZ Fu-ture Captains competition.

She was joined by Ash-burton netballer Natasha Waddell, 13.

The match saw the Tactix beat the Magic in their first win of the season, 62-58.

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The keen goal attack has been playing netball since she was seven and says she picked up some tips watch-ing the pros in action.

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ANZ head of sponsor-ship Susan McGregor said many young netballers dream to compete in the elite trans-Tasman tourna-ment and being a Future Captain gives them a taste of what it is like.

“We’re giving 62 children from across the country the chance to be a Future Captain at each of the ANZ Championship matches this season. It’s a once in a lifetime experience to stand out on court with the pros and hopefully it inspires a few players to keep training hard, it could definitely be one of them one day soon.”

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DirectionsIn a large saucepan melt coconut oil and cook onion and celery on

a low heat until soft and translu-cent. Add broccoli and cauliflower, including the stems. Bring to the boil with the vegetable stock then reduce heat and cook for a further 15 minutes. Add some sea salt, chopped herbs and stir in coconut milk. Blend in a food processor or blender until smooth and pour back into the saucepan for reheating if needed.

Miso soupThis rustic soup is just the thing to serve after a dose of winter exercise. Serves 4 Ingredients500ml Vegetable stock500ml Water1 Onion, peeled and cut into 8 large chunks2 Carrots, peeled and each cut into 6 chunks1 Parsnip, peeled and cut into thick discs1 Ham hock, 2 cups cooked, smoked, roughly shredded ham hock meat, or leftover slow-cooked meat of your choice, shredded4 Tbsp Miso paste, dark

1 Spring onion, thinly sliced

DirectionsPlace stock, water and vegetables in a large saucepan and bring to a gentle boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add meat to saucepan and sim-mer for another 10 minutes, skim-ming any scum from the surface. Use a ladle to transfer about 1/2 cup of the broth to a bowl. Stir the miso into the broth until dis-solved, then return the mixture to the saucepan and stir to combine. Don’t allow soup to boil. Turn heat off, cover saucepan and leave for 2 minutes. Serve miso soup in bowls, and scatter some spring onion on top.

Leafy greens soup Serves 4

Ingredients2 bunches Leafy greens, we used cavolo nero and choy sum but greens such as spinach, kale or silverbeet would be good too1 Tbsp Olive oil2 stalks Celery, sliced3 Spring onions, chopped2 cloves Garlic, crushed3 cups Chicken stock1 bunch Coriander, choose a

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The Budget announcement that the $1000 kickstart for KiwiSaver would be terminated with imme-diate effect was no surprise.

As a marketing ploy, it was an enticing carrot in the early days when there was considerable scepticism about the Government’s intentions with KiwiSaver and the benefits of being enrolled.

The majority of the working population is now enrolled and has seen the wisdom of this choice personally.

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who have not yet been enticed, some may simply not be able to afford the minimum contribution and some will never be convinced to join anything that is under the influence of Government policy. For such people, the $1000 kick-start is no incentive.

Many parents signed up their children simply to get a handout. The end of the kickstart will put an end to this and it can be argued that is a good thing. Committing your child to a lifetime of Ki-wiSaver membership without their knowledge or understanding takes away their freedom of choice and teaches them little about how to make good financial decisions.

The Green Party has proposed children be enrolled in KiwiSaver at birth and that parents be en-couraged to save into the account

with matched Government contri-butions of up to $200 a year.

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•Liz Koh is an authorised financial adviser. The advice given here is general and does not constitute specific advice to any person. A disclosure state-ment can be obtained free, call 0800 273 847. For free e-books see moneymax.co.nz and money-maxcoach.com.

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people who have not yet beenenticed, somemay simply notbe able to afford theminimumcontribution and somewillnever be convinced to joinanything that is under theinfluence of Government policy.For such people, the $1000kickstart is no incentive.Many parents signed up

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ATTENDED a conference inMaywhere an impressivegroup of speakers from allover the world agreed that

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Why are ratesstaying down?It’s all to do with the cost ofborrowing. Theworld is stillgrinding its way out of the 2009global financial crisis (GFC), soReserve and central banks inmany countries are keepingtheir interest rates as low aspossible. This has two desirableeffects:■ It lowers the cost of borrowingfor companies that make goods,supply services, and employ lotsof people■ Lowering interest rates helps“repel” inwardsmoney, whichtends to lower exchange rates.This in turn helps exports andalso brings in tourists.Many countries around the

world have been doing this sincethe 2009 GFC.Manywill keeptheir interest rates as low aspossible, for as long as it takes,until their economies haverecovered.

NZ has failedNewZealand has not donewellin this regard. Our Reserve Bank(RBNZ) is too focused oninflation and has stubbornlykept our interest rates higherthanmost other comparableWestern countries.The result of the RBNZ’s

inflexible position is that NewZealand rates are 2-3 per centhigher thanmany othercountries. These higher interestrates attract investors from allover the world, fromBelgiandentists to Japanesehousewives. Themoremoneythat flows into New Zealand, thehigher our dollar rises, and themore our exporters and touristoperators are hurt in theprocess.

Mortgage ratesLower interest rates help peoplewithmortgages, but this is notthe intention of Central andReserve banks. In fact, lowmortgage rates, or “cheapmoney”, have fuelled anundesirable property boom inmanymajor cities— a bigconcern formany Reserve andcentral banks.But we hear again and again

that the US Federal Reserve willsoon raise rates. This is quitelikely, but not bymuch, probablyonly up from around 1 per centto 2.5 per cent to 3 per cent.The Fed is in no hurry to do

so either, it wants to be reallyconfident that the US economyhas well-established andcontinuing growth first.

The RBNZThe RBNZ is required tomaintain inflation at between 1per cent and 3 per cent. If oureconomy heats up, and inflationlooks likely to go over 3 per cent,they will raise rates (the cost ofborrowing) to try slow down theeconomy (and inflation). Ofcourse, the reverse applies here,too. It is important to note thatthe RBNZ is independent of theGovernment in this respect.The RBNZ is also involved in

maintaining financial stability inNew Zealand. It is fully aware

that a bank failure in thiscountry would be very seriousindeed. This is why the RBNZhas been very vocal on thedangerously overheatedAuckland propertymarket, andhas been taking some action tocounteract it.

NZ trade withAustraliaAustralia is our biggest tradingpartner, but its base interestrate is only 2 per cent versus our3.5 per cent.Accordingly, the NZ dollar is

relatively high against the AUdollar. A strong NZ dollar is notgood for NZ exporters as itmakes our goodsmoreexpensive for Australianconsumers. A high NZ dollaralsomakes New Zealand lessattractive to Aussie tourists, anda decline in demand for NewZealand goods, services andtourismwill hurt our economy.

Stop pressWow— recently the RBNZ tooknotice and hinted (it’s called“jawboning”) that it willgradually lower interest rates.As soon as this news came outthe New Zealand dollar dropped.Thank goodness.

Income frombank depositsNone of this helps Kiwis whoneed income from bank deposits. . . you are not on the RBNZradar. However, there are somethings you should think about,and there are some things youcan do:■ You should be diversifiedoutside the big banks since theymay not be entirely safe.■ If you use your interest asincome, you can’t grow yourmoney.■ Formost Kiwis, bank interestas incomewon’t be enough.■Most of us needmoremoneyat work.■ Invest in bonds, property andshares.■ Put some of yourmoney into aconservative-to-balancedportfolio.■ Given time, it should average2 per cent to 3 per cent morethan a bank deposit.

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Right Activity — If your job is driving revenue, should you do different activities such as adminis-tration or fixing the copier? By this you know I mean doing jobs that others whose time is not as valu-able can accomplish. Additionally, learning your everyday software will help you free up time wasted puttering around on the computer. For example, using the “rules”

function to manage your emails, keeping a great database and a smartphone to boost your produc-tivity while out of the office.

Right Place — Are your efforts directed in the correct location, including advertising in the right media where your right customers’ are looking? If your demographic is mature decision-making males, will Facebook be the right place

for your efforts? Just because social media is the ‘‘in’’ thing does not mean it’s the right place. So, how focused are you?

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