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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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Veterans John Meredith and John Williamson attended the Island Bay Anzac Service on Monday.


Island Bay locals gathered on Anzac Day to pay their respects to those soldiers who lost their lives at war.

More than 150 people attended the Island Bay Anzac Service at Island Bay School on Monday.

The service was run by Lay Pastoral Leader for the Catholic Parish of Wellington South, Joe Green and Rongotai MP Annette King was selected as guest speaker for this year’s commemorations.

In her speech, Ms King spoke about Anzac Day commemorations she shared in her home town of Murchison on the West Coast of the South Island. “It was such an important day in town to share the grief still felt by so many families. It was the 1950s and the grief was still very raw.”

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She said this year’s Anzac Day commemorations marked 100 years since the fi rst Anzac Day, “as families and communities drew together to honour those who had fallen in the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915”.

Ms King also recognised veter-ans John Meredith and John Wil-liamson, who were in attendance.

Happy Valley resident John Williamson had represented the Returned Servicemen Associa-tion at previous services. He is one of the last remaining World War II veterans in the area, hav-ing been called to service in 1942, before he was moved to the Navy in 1943.

This year, John Meredith rep-resented the RSA at the service. Mr Meredith was part of the New Zealand Air Force in Vietnam. He was also the Parade Com-mander for the Dawn Parade for 15 years.

Following a short service in the school’s hall, those in attendance moved outside to Island Bay

School’s War Memorial Bell Tower.

Members from local Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade, Cubs, Scouts, Girl Guides, Keas and ICONZ, held fl ags as John Meredith, who was representing the RSA, read the last verse of Laurence Binyon’s “For the Fallen”.

Wreaths were then laid at the foot of the tower, which was erected 60-years-ago in memory of ex scholars of the school who died in the Great War and WWII.

A bugler then played the Last Post and Reveille before the crowd joined in a minute’s si-lence.

The Island Bay Anzac Service was held this year following a one year hiatus.

John Williamson pays his respects following the laying of the wreaths at Island Bay School’s War Memorial Bell Tower. PHOTO CREDIT: Nikki Papatsoumas

From left, John Mer-edith, Pastor Stu Print from Wellington South Baptist Church, Wel-lington City Councillor Paul Eagle, Reverend Catherine Froud from St Hilda’s Church, Lay Pastoral Leader for Catholic Parish of Wellington South Joe Green, Rongotai MP Annette King and John Williamson.

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Gallipoli: The scale of our war had a record number of visitors in its fi rst year, making it the most visited exhibit in Te Papa’s history.

Between April, 18 2015 and April, 18 2016, the exhibition has had 705,187 visitors.

The innovative exhibit was a created by Te Papa, in conjunc-tion with the Weta Workshop.

“This was a creative col-laboration between Te Papa

and Weta Workshop, and together I think we achieved something very special,” said Weta Workshop’s Sir Richard Taylor, the creative director of the exhibit.

The exhibit cost $8 million, with $3.6 million contributed by the Lottery Grants Board, and it will remain up until 2019.

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Ellis said the scale of the public’s response to Gallipoli had been astonishing.

“Beyond the sheer numbers, we have been humbled by the depth of feeling we see in our visitors.”

Gallipoli: The scale of our war is on at Te Papa from 10am to 6pm daily. Entry is free.

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Pukeahu National War Me-morial Park held its second ever national Anzac service on Monday at 11am.

It was Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae’s last Anzac Day service as Governor General of New Zealand.

In his speech Sir Jerry talked about his connection to Anzac Day and how his family was involved in World War I.

He said it was not only a time to refl ect and remember, but a time to fi nd out more about our history and our family connections to this war.

He also mentioned the re-cent findings that twice as many New Zealanders died at Gallipoli than historians originally thought.

This year it is 100 years since the first Anzac Day services were held.

Prime Minister John Key read part of New Zealand’s 19th Prime Minister Bill Massey’s speech from Wel-lington’s fi rst Anzac service held in 1916.

New Zealand youth representative Joshua Pike reading Gallipoli Peninsula by Alistair Te Arkiki Campbell. PHOTO CREDIT: Laura Shipley

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The New Zealand Second-ary Student’s Choir sang at this year’s service and there was a fl ypast by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 14 squadron.

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resentative Joshua Pike and Australia youth representa-tive Chloe Schuster read Gal-lipoli Peninsula by Alistair Te Arkiki Campbell, a poem written while he was fi ghting

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The service was well at-tended though it was not as big as the dawn service.

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It was a time for reflection at Wellington Zoo last week as visitors and staff helped celebrate the menagerie’s 110th birthday.

Wellington Zoo was New Zealand’s fi rst zoo when it was established on April 21, 1906.

Amy Hughes, general man-ager of community engagement

and acting chief executive has been at Wellington Zoo for 10 years.

She said the zoo was also New Zealand’s newest zoo as the physical space and experience had been redeveloped over the last decade.

“In general zoos have changed from being a menagerie or collection of animals close to peoples’ homes to a more

On the heels of a milestone birthday, Wellington Zoo wel-comed four new rodent mem-bers to its family this month.

Last week one male and three female Capybaras arrived at the zoo from Parc Zoologique de Paris.

Life sciences manager Dave French said staff were excited to have the Capybaras join the zoo’s family.

“These social animals are a herd species and they are the world’s largest rodent. One of their notable features is their partially webbed feet, making them excellent swimmers,” he said.

“Capybara can stay underwa-ter for fi ve minutes.”

The Capybaras will live in a newly redeveloped habitat near the zoo’s entrance which features two water holes and shelters to suit the needs of the semi-aquatic critters.

Although Capybara are not endangered, their populations have been affected by hunting and habitat loss, Dave said.

“Wellington Zoo actively supports a range of both lo-cal and global conservation projects to help save animals in the wild that live in the same range state as Capybaras.”

Dave encouraged locals to visit the zoo and learn about the “charismatic animals” and how to prevent their natural habitat.

Four Capybaras are the newest edition to the Welling-ton Zoo family.

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well-rounded conservation or-ganisation. Zoos are now the third largest contributors to conservation world-wide.”

Wellington Zoo is a charitable trust, a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia and the World As-sociation of Zoos and Aquari-ums. It is also the world’s fi rst carboNZero certifi ed zoo.

Amy said over the past 10 years, Wellington Zoo had fo-cused on its visitors’ experiences and how it could allow visitors to have meaningful interactions with its animals.

She said animal talks now had specific messages about conservation and wildlife and the zoo had also introduced close encounters with a variety of its animals.

The zoo’s newest precinct, Meet the Locals, had also changed the way visitors experi-enced the zoo, allowing children to get up close and personal to animals, she said.

Looking forward over next 110 years, Amy said the zoo wanted to look at how it could remain environmentally sustainable

while it continued to save ani-mals in the wild.

She said she would also like “to continue connecting the people of Wellington to ani-mals”.

She also thanked the Wel-lington community.

“Thank you to all the Wel-lingtonians who have supported us over the last 110 years we wouldn’t be here if we weren’t supported by the community and loved by the city,” Amy said.

“We have tried to create a zoo Wellington can be proud of.”As part of its birthday cel-ebrations, Wellington Zoo will offer free entry to the 110th person entering the zoo every day until April 20 next year.

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One of the world’s best known sto-ries, The Wizard of Oz, has been lov-ingly crafted by the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Artistic Director Francesco Ventriglia into a magical two act ballet. The world premiere of The Wizard of Oz will take place in Wellington on May 4, ahead of the Royal New Zealand Bal-let’s biggest tour of 2016, visiting nine centres around New Zealand. For more information, head to www.rnzb.org.nz

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Africa DayAfrica Day will take place on Saturday, May 14 at Shed 6, Queens Wharf from midday to 7pm. There is something for everyone so bring the family for an entertaining day of African culture, food, music, dance, poetry, fashion and arts and crafts.

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General manager of community engagement and acting chief executive, Amy Hughes, feeds the zoo’s two sheep, Sapphire and Pearl. Did you know?

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An innovative young girl’s elec-trifying idea will be frozen in time beneath the capital’s new wind turbine.

On Friday, April 15, Brooklyn’s new wind turbine was offi cially opened, with children from Brook-lyn, Ridgeway and St Bernard’s Schools in attendance.

Children from the schools had earlier been invited to share their ideas as a part of a competition about how they would like to see the world look in 20 years’ time.

Brooklyn School student, eight-year-old Ashreya Ranchord’s ‘energy fl oor’ design was selected as the winner.

“I go the idea because kids have a lot of energy. So I thought if kids have a lot of energy, we could col-lect that somehow,” Ashreya said.

“I designed a playground with a special fl oor. When all the kids are jumping and running around the fl oor collects the energy and puts it into batteries which can be sent around the world.”

Unfortunately, Ashreya was not present for the opening of the turbine. However, she and her class mates will visit the new turbine next term.

Other ideas submitted by children as part of the competition included building a wind turbine gondola, growing fruit trees and vegetables along the streets of Brooklyn and building more wind turbines.

Meridian community engage-ment manager, Carly Anderson, said she was impressed with the careful thought, consideration of some of the childrens’ ideas.

“The fantastic futuristic inven-tions and visions were sealed

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inside a ‘time capsule’ in the base-ment of the turbine, to be opened in 20 years.”

The old turbine was dismantled late last year after serving the community for 22 years.

Carly said The Brooklyn com-munity had shown fantastic sup-port throughout the project and in particular, the local schools who

were keen to be involved.“Many of the local children can

see the wind turbine from their own backyard or from school, and there’s a sense of ownership of it,” she said.

“The Brooklyn Wind Turbine has become somewhat of an icon for the community, and for Wel-lington.”

Eight-year-old Ashreya Ranchord and her winning energy fl oor design.

Kilbirnie resident Harold Stret-ton received a Chartered Account-ants Australia and New Zealand milestone award for 70 years of service to the accounting profes-

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Plans which would see a new community facility erected in a neglected part of the community are falling into place.

Late last year the Wellington City Council, Housing New Zea-land and the New Zealand Police announced they were all support-ing a community-led rejuvenation of Strathmore Park.

As part of the initiative the Strathmore Park community were asked to identify strengths, chal-lenges and opportunities for the suburb at a series of community meetings.

Team leader for neighbourhoods and community networks for the council, Donna Wilson said since an initial hui was held last year, three further consultations had been carried out in the com-munity.

“We [then] put together a whole lot of information of what we per-ceived the community wanted.”

Donna said through consultation it became clear the community

wanted to use the space at the Raukawa St Reserve to develop a community facility, which would be managed by the council but lead by a community group.

A variety of services would be available at the hub and it would also provide a place for members of the community to sit, have a coffee and chat.

Another community meeting is now planned for next Wednesday, where information and updates about the hub will be provided to the community.

Donna said all going to plan, a community hub was expected to be completed in the next few months.

Councillor Paul Eagle, who is also chair of the community sport and recreation committee, said Strathmore had been neglected for a long time.

“It’s one of Wellington’s most deprived communities and they often don’t speak out. These are real people with real needs and they deserve to be heard.

“There are no resources up there

except for an infrequent bus route and a shop. Putting in place a com-munity facility to support events and programmes is positive.”

Local Eastern Ward Councillor Simon Marsh said the council had been looking at ways to help those who live there and plans for a satellite community centre were a big step forward.

“Most of us can easily take our kids to a doctor, go to Plunket or talk to our friends over a coffee, this area is so poorly served by public transport and is quite isolated.”

Councillor Sarah Free said she hoped the new hub would be a way of delivering important services to a part of Strathmore that has been isolated in the past. A community meeting will take place at Kahurangi School on Wednesday, May 4 from 5.45pm to 8.30pm. The meeting will discuss feedback received from the community so far and there will also be more information and updates about the facility planned for Raukawa Reserve.

New community facility planned for Strathmore Park


A local hairdresser is offering discounted haircuts this weekend in the hopes to raise money for a young boy with a rare hearing condition.

One-year-old Felix Taito was born with a congenital condition that occurs in only one in every 10,000

births, called Microtia Atresia.Felix has no ear canal on his right

side and cosmetically his external ear did not form properly during pregnancy.

Consequently, Felix has a mod-erately severe conductive hearing loss and needs to wear a hearing aid which is attached to a headband that he needs to wear all the time.

Kelly Antipas is holding a fundraiser this Sunday, for her good friend’s son Felix

His parents are currently trying to raise the $120,000 needed for Felix to travel to America and undergo life changing surgery.

A fundraiser for Felix will be held at Headstart Hair Design in Kilbirnie this Sunday.

Hairdresser Kelly Antipas is close friends with Felix’s mum Seleta and said the family had been “fundraising like crazy”.

They have already managed to raise $12,000 through a Givealit-tle page and have held various fundraisers across Auckland, where Felix and his family live, Kelly said.

This Sunday the team at Head-start Hair Design will hold a cutting fundraiser – all wet cuts will be $40 and $10 hair treat-ments will be available.

One hundred per cent of the proceeds will go straight to Felix and his family.

There would also be a bake sale throughout the day, raffl es and a donation box.

Kelly, who has held fundrais-ers in the past for Felix, said all hairdressers had given up their own time for the cause.

As well as this, Felix and Se-leta would make the journey to Wellington for this Sunday’s fundraiser.

“It’s going to be great, just to have them here and have them be part of it as well,” Kelly said.

The Headstart Hair Design Fundraiser will take place this Sunday, May 1, from 10am to 5pm. To book, call the salon on 387 3832. For more information, or to make a donation, head to the Felix’s Lucky Fin Facebook and Givealittle pages.

Fundraiser for FelixThe Great War Exhibition,

created by Sir Peter Jackson and supported by ANZ, is open from 9am to 6pm at the Dominion Museum. Ian Wards, Curatorial Manager at the exhibition, expects visitors to be particularly interested in the ANZ Gallipoli Room. Artefacts on display include large guns, a huge diorama with over 5,000 tiny figu-rines showing the battle for Chunuk Bair and colourised photographs showing the hardships endured by those who fought there 101 years

ago. In addition the exhibi-tion has an original Horace Moore-Jones painting from Sir Peter Jackson’s private collection. Perhaps one of the most iconic images of the battles at Gallipoli, the painting depicts a medic using a donkey to evacuate injured soldiers from the battle fi eld.

Further information about The Great War Exhibition, including the latest news and upcoming events can be found on our website www.greatwarexhibition.nz

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More than a dozen locals gath-ered at the Strathmore Park Com-munity Centre for the fi rst of four free baking classes last Thursday.

The classes will run from the centre over the next three Thurs-day’s and will allow locals a chance to learn to bake, help out and enjoy freshly made home-made baking.

Project coordinator for the Strathmore Park Community Centre, Lisa Matthews, said the fi rst session was super fun and busy.

She said while around half a dozen people kept busy in the

kitchen, a group of hungry locals waited patiently for fresh baking.

The class focused on making raisin and date scones and Anzac biscuits – in commemoration of Anzac weekend.

Lisa said cooking classes had been in the pipeline for a while and it was great to fi nally be able to offer them to the community, free of charge.

“People wanted to learn to cook and learn to cook different things and we talk about that a lot.

“We started with baking because we felt like it was an easy thing to start with and of course it’s the school holidays,” Lisa said.

“We want to get people to think

about making things at home – they don’t have to be expensive and they are really tasty.”

If baking classes proved success-ful Lisa said they would look at of-fering other classes and there had been a particular interest from the community around ethnic food.

“Also with our vegetable garden, I would love to look at ways to use things we have grown.”

Members of the Strathmore Park community are invited to take part in Let’s Bake: A series of baking fun. The classes will take place on Thursday April 28 and Thursday May 5 and 12 from 10am to midday. Kids are welcome with a whanau member.

Locals baking madShirley Timu Hamilton PHOTO CREDIT: SuppliedKoria Taana-Wilson and Charlotte Hill.

Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 8 and the Cook Strait News would love to hear your stories. Has your mum done something extra special worth recgonising? Has she gone above and beyond for the local community? Send an email with your stories to [email protected]

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WOMEN OF THE MONTH8 Thursday April 28, 2016

Women inBusiness

Joanne CotterOwner/Director of KPC Laundry & Hire Services Ltd, Newtown Laundrette, and Porirua City Laundrette

What does your role entail? I do a bit of everything. I do the accounts, pay-roll, budgeting, HR, advertising, marketing and I make sure customers needs are met on a daily basis. The role is varied and demanding and includes doing deliveries to make sure custom-ers needs are met.

What has been your biggest achievement? Growing the business to what it is today which included being part of the team who successfully designed and implemented the relocation of Riddiford Laundrette from its old site in Newton Avenue, Newtown to a purpose build location in Wilson Street and renaming it Newtown Laundrette.

What do you love about what you do?The variety of tasks and seeing the business grow and develop but most of all the fact that it is a family business so my partner and our children all work together to grow the business for the future. This year we added more new equipment so that we can professionally press shirts using the same equipment as a drycleaner. Look-ing for new ways to continue to add to what we do and how we do it.

How do you defi ne success? Happy staff, happy customers, happy bank manager and expanding business.

What do you do in your downtime? In my downtime I like to get together with family. I also do ballroom dancing. I fi nd this challenging and great for body and mind. While I am doing this I cannot think of anything else so it is a great way to get time out.

Favourite inspirational quote? “Plan every year with positive expectancy” - Robert Anderson

What does your role entail? My role encompasses all aspects of marketing and selling property - using my knowledge, experience and negotiation skills to ensure the best price possible is achieved every time. I advise clients on the best way to prepare and present their property to add value, as well as work closely with buyers to ensure they have the confi dence to offer the best price they possibly can.

What has been your biggest achievement? Happy clients every time - and the continued relationships and repeat business that comes from that. I have sold properties ranging from $200,000 to $2 million and offer the same level of commitment, service and hard work regardless. Every successful sale has the same sense of achievement and satisfaction when my clients are happy.

What do you love about what you do?I love working with people and the role I play in helping them with such an important part of their lives - buying and selling homes. A home is such a central part of everyone’s life, as well as one of their largest assets. A commitment I take very seriously and leave no stone unturned to get the best result possible for everyone involved.

How do you defi ne success? Good health, family and friends - and loving what I do everyday. And getting top dollar for every house I sell!!

What do you do in your downtime? Spending time with my gorgeous husband, beautiful girls, and my large extended family. Walking my dog on the beach every morning starts my day with a smile, as does cooking, gardening, walking the hills of Wellington, skiing and enjoying everything our wonderful city has to offer.

Favourite inspirational quote? “If an opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door”

Welcome to Cook Strait News’ - Women in Business Feature -where we shine the light on local women in business

Susan CookThe Makeup and Nail StudioOwner

What does your role entail? I cover all bases in my role as owner/operator. I am the HR Manager, Mentor, Boss, Marketing Guru and Administrator. This keeps me extremely busy but it’s a challenge that I relish. I also run a small import/distribution business from home that is another whole new challenge!

What has been your biggest achievement? Being in business for 19 years! Running a very successful Salon and making my clients happy is very important to me. It’s not easy but I wouldn’t change it for the world. I have some very loyal customers that have been coming to see me for years and that also makes me realize that I am doing a good job! Also training numerous people over the years that have gone on to run their own successful businesses.

What do you love about what you do?Making people happy! I love seeing client’s reactions when they see what we have done for them! I love hearing from clients about how they were complimented on their nails or makeup.

How do you defi ne success? Seeing my clients come back year after year. I have some clients that have been coming to see me for more than 10 years. I love seeing clients beaming as they leave the shop – that makes me know that I have done a fantastic job!

What do you do in your downtime? I have 2 children and 1 grandson – I love spending time with them. Family is very import-ant to me and my husband. We also love exploring Wellington and fi nding new, interesting walks to do. Wellington is the best little city in the world after all!

Favourite inspirational quote? “You don’t get a second chance to make a fi rst impression”

Jennifer ZhouNewtown Dental SurgeryDental Practice Manager

What does your role entail? My role as a Practice Manager at Newtown Dental Surgery involves developing and implementing business strategies and marketing the practice. The role also deals with accounts and administration duties, as well as managing staff and the day-to-day operations within the practice. In other words I am the back-bone of the practice. I also help out in reception.

What has been your biggest achievement? My biggest professional achievement to date would be owning and running a dental practice with my busi-ness partner and husband. We have been fortunate that with the help of a team of passionate and talented people, we could grow the practice in the fi ve and a half years since we took ownership of the practice.

What do you love about what you do?What I love about my role is being able to work with a diverse range of people, both staff and patients. I also enjoy the opportunity to work with a team that has great work ethics and morals. We all respect our differ-ences, and while at the same time are able to work together to achieve common goals. I like being faced with new challenges, which enable me to be creative and learn new things, and to be able to infl uence in how we do business with a team striving to improve both clinically and in our service to our patients. It is rewarding to see patients satisfi ed with to our service and care.

How do you defi ne success? There are methods I follow to measure success (i.e. business performances and growth). But most im-portantly I like to defi ne success with internal satisfaction. I get great internal satisfaction when I see that my team and patients are both happy with the service that has been given and received. To know that a majority of our referrals to our practice is from word of mouth is very reassuring, and satisfying, because it lets me know that patients are happy with our service and the clinical treatment provided to them.

What do you do in your downtime? I feel it is important to have a balance in life. Hence I enjoy doing outdoor activities especially taking long walks and enjoying the fresh air that New Zealand offers. I also enjoy spending time alone reading books, listening to music and spending quality time with my husband, family and friends. Whenever, opportunity arises with longer breaks, I try to travel overseas to learn and experience the different culture and see new things outside of NZ and also to meet with friends from all different parts of the world that I made during my schooling and university years.

Favourite inspirational quote? “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein.

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Resurfacing work on a local skate park has been completed to the delight of local skate boarders.

Earlier this year, the Cook Strait News reported that local man Tom Culy had raised $10,000 in an effort to see his neighbourhood skate park undergo a much needed upgrade.

Tom told the Cook Strait News, the ‘Treetops’ skate park off Russell Tce in Newtown had become tired and dilapi-dated in recent years.

Originally built as the Newtown Skating Rink in 1971, the space was used daily by skate boarders, basketballers, children and the general community, he said.

Tom said with the area being used more frequently he thought it was time to address its worn-out surface.

So he started a PledgeMe campaign and

raised the money needed to enable 300 square metres of the rink to be ‘diamond grinded’ – eliminating its weathered surface and replacing it with a polished fi nish.

Resurfacing work was completed at the end of last week and Tom said many skaters had already begun to enjoy the new surface.

“Heaps of people are using it so far. All the skate community love it,” he said.

“It’s just awesome. I have emailed all the pledges who have donated. That way everyone who helped out or donated feels a part of it.”

For those companies who made a large pledge a plaque would be installed nam-ing them and thanking them for their efforts, Tom said.

He said a demonstration was now planned for May 14 to offi cially open the newly renovated skate park.

Skate park upgraded

Resurfacing work on the Treetops skate park in Newtown was completed late last week.

By Kelly HennessyCook Strait News Intern

Construction on Moxham Ave has blocked wheelchair access to Hataitai Village Surgery for over a month now, local residents say.

The pharmacy at Hataitai shop is

Patients unable to access Hataitai Village Surgery

undergoing work and the zone around it has been declared a hazard area.

This has made it impossible to access the wheelchair ramp up to Hataitai Vil-lage Surgery.

“It’s really unfair at the moment, just a nasty situation,” said Glyn Durante, a patient of the doctors’.

“I was there the other day for an ap-pointment, and heard that someone had missed a 1pm appointment, and I just thought, what kind of patient was that? Maybe they could not get in,” Glyn added.

The blocked Moxham entrance leaves Taurima St as the only point of egress, forcing patients to use the stairs.

Those in a wheelchair or with a walker frame are unable to make it up the steps.

“It would be helpful to have some different accommodation,” Glyn said.

Though she has phoned the council, their options are limited because it is private property.

However, Councillor Simon Marsh has spoken to the owners of the medical center, who agreed that the construction was posing a problem.

The doctors have worked out a tempo-rary solution.

For now, patients who are not able to navigate the steps may call in advance, and the doctors will make the necessary accommodations.


Last week Wellington Zoo celebrated its 110th birthday. Q: What is your favourite animal at the zoo and why?

readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.

Rosa BrookeNewtown

“My favourite is the meerkats because they are super cute.”

Kay PoyntonNewtown“I liked the elephant but that was a long time ago now.”

Iona SlaterNewtown

“I haven’t been to the zoo since my boys were young and they’re in their 40s now. It was so long ago but I did love the chimpanzees and the elephant.”

Harriet MarshallNewtown

“I like the baboons. I think they are an interesting animal and it is nice seeing them when you get around the back of the zoo as well.”

Sarah PantonNewtown

“Meerkats, I did an encounter on Sunday.”

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A rest home with spark Kilmarnock Heights HomeAn elder-centred communityKilmarnock Heights Home is special; it’s more than just a rest home. As well as providing daily living support we ensure residents have choice and control in their lives. We take every opportunity to bring companionship, fun and meaningful activity into the lives of elders.

Family and friendsKilmarnock Heights Home is like one big family. Residents are encouraged to invite their loved ones to visit at any time; there’s no set visiting hours. And, for the children - we have a fully stocked toy box to keep them entertained!

Pets welcomeWe believe pets can be both calming and energising. So, we welcome animals at our home. If you have a pet that’s part of your family, ask us about moving to Kilmarnock Heights Home with them.

The social lifeAt Kilmarnock Heights Home we support residents to continue doing the things they love in a way that’s right for them. The busy social calendar and stimulating recreation programme certainly make for a vibrant and engaging atmosphere.

Lydia LudbrookNewtown

“I am a big fan of the red pandas and the sun bears, they are just really cute.”

Dear Ed, H. Westfold’s (CSN April 21) seemingly silly attempt to equate the nature of responses to the threats of earthquakes and nuclear bombs reminds me of a quote from historian Will Durant (The Story of Civilisation, 13 volumes), “Civilisation exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice”. Yes, an earthquake could be a serious threat to continuing

civilisation in Wellington, at least if no outside help was available, and no human declaration would eliminate that threat. By comparison nuclear free was always a political act de-signed to grow a global movement to inspire human governments who hold the threat of nuclear weapons in their hands. Mr Westfold in his shallow attempt at cleverness seems to be implying nuclear weapons are

a force of nature outside any control by human civilisation. This reveals a withered spirit similar to the current desperation evident in the local and global avoidance of any real action on climate change. So Mr Westfold’s comments are not so much him being silly as emergent from a wider desperation.

Richard KellerLyall Bay

In responseDear Ed, Re the anonymous letter (CSN April 14),

was its writer a hoaxer, or is he/she just confused, with a cryptic allusion to power that cost us big money to change, to the four stars on our fl ag and to our anthem's mention of a triple star? Anyway, the four stars are sim-ply a stylised allusion to the Southern Cross and "triple star" must surely mean the three main islands of New Zealand - North, South, and Stewart. If he/she really is confused, then I hope I've sorted it out for him/her.

Hector WestfoldMiramar

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Local children and elders are spending time together and learning in the process thanks to a partnership between a child-care agency and a Berhampore rest home.

More than 20 children from Enjoy Childcare’s holiday programme visited Kilmarnock Heights Home last week to spend most of a day there.

The children brought along their favour-ite books to read to the residents. They played indoor bowls, sang songs and enjoyed musical entertainment, explains Annelize Steyn, Kilmarnock Heights Home recreation offi cer.

“We embrace any opportunity to have children visit because of the amazing impact they have on the wellbeing of the elders who live here,” Annelize explains.

“The residents light up when children are around. Plus the residents have a lot to offer – children can learn so much from them.”

She says a highlight of the day was when the children interviewed the residents about their childhood memories.

“They had questions written down so they could get to know the residents better. The questions included how old they are, where they went to school and what their favourite childhood sweets were.”

The visit marks the beginning of an ongoing partnership between the rest home and holiday programme according to Enjoy Childcare co-owners Josh Brown and Enrino Tasullean.

“The children all live locally and the visit was an opportunity to give back and get to know elders in their community. It’s something we will be doing regularly,” says Josh.

“Some of these children don’t have grandparents who live nearby or have contact with older people, so it’s a great opportunity for the children and the residents to get together and enjoy each other’s company,” adds Enrino.

Kilmarnock Heights Home is operated by Enliven, part of the not-for-profi t or-ganisation Presbyterian Support Central, and provides rest home and respite care as well as a popular day guest programme. The home welcomes visits from local children. PBA

For more information about Kilmar-nock Heights Home, or to discuss visiting the home, located at 20 Morton Street in Berhampore, call 04 380 2034 or visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz.

Young and old learn together Kilmarnock Heights Home resident Johnnie

Wood and holiday programme attendee Daniel Gestro read together.

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The Wellington Southern Sub-urbs Stroke Club was given a presentation on emergency prepar-edness this Tuesday.

Jenni Hedgman, the Coordinator of Emergency Management at the Capital and Coast District Health Board, spoke with the club about how to prepare and respond to earthquakes and tsunamis at the club’s meeting this week, which took place took place at the Trinity Union Church in Newtown.

Kay Poynton, who helps organise activities for the club, brought Jenni to help inform and update the members on what to do in a worst-case-scenario.

“I thought we should all be conscious of some of the things we should do for ourselves,” Kay

said to the group. The presentation focused on

the ‘four Rs’ of emergency man-agement: reduction, readiness, response, recovery.

Jenni advised the group on some important precautionary measures, such as creating getaway kits and family emergency plans.

The stroke club meets twice monthly, on the second and fourth Tuesdays, for different activities and entertainment.

Last meeting they played card games, and in the upcoming weeks they will be visiting Parliament, on a tour with Rongotai MP Annette King, hosting members of a stroke club from Johnsonville for tea, and bringing in a singer.

They sometimes bring in a physi-cal therapist to lead exercises with the group.

Each week there is something

new to be enjoyed by both victims of strokes and their carers.

As one member remarked, “Va-riety is the spice of life.”

“We go out, and sometimes we bring the entertainment to us,” Robin Boldarin, the president of the club explained.

“It is a good way to get people out, away from their homes, and it offers a nice respite for carers as well.”

Around 21 people attend the club’s events, and they are open to new additions.

Victims of stroke and their carers are welcome.

The club is run by volunteers, and is affi liated with the Stroke Central Region Inc.

For more information head to www.strokecentral.org.nz or call Rosalind Moore on 389 7164

Jenni Hedgman, Emergency Management Coordinator for Capital & Coast District Health Board, Kay Poynton, a club member and activity organiser, and Robin Boldairn, club president enjoy some tea following Jenni's presentation.

Local stroke club learns emergency preparedness

Wellington Access Radio celebrated its 35th birthday and the archiving of its historical audio collection at Nga Taonga Sound and Vision yesterday. The station launched in April 1981 as the fi rst community access radio broadcaster in New Zealand, providing a platform for content by, for and about the local community. Station Manager Kristen Paterson said the archived

reel to reels and cassettes contained a wealth of fascinating audio. The 800 plus taonga are now safely housed in Nga Taonga’s Christchurch facility and have been added to the Archive’s dig-itisation schedule, further safeguarding the content for future generations. The collection catalogue can be found online at ngataonga.org.nz – search “Wellington Access Radio”.

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OUT ABOUT Thousands turn out for Anzac service PHOTO CREDIT:Bella Photography

(1) Lieutenant colonel (retired) Joe Baker, his wife Carol Baker and grandchildren George Matthews, 6, and Emily Matthew, 4, of Seatoun. (2) WWII veteran Lawrence Penney (Second Division Cavalry) of Brooklyn and Les Coutts (Infantry One Battalion) of Kilbirne (3) The great age divide: 95 year old Lawrence Penney meets 4 week old Rawiri Phillips watched by his Dad TJ Phillips and Rob Goulden (4) The City of Wellington Pipe Band (5) Petty offi cer seamanship combat specialist Marty Plant and Petty offi cer seamanship combat specialist Tony Dudley (6) Strathmore resident and Vietnam veteran Peter Crotty with his well-deserved medals (7) Sebastian, Jade, 17, and Kian On of Karori pose next to the Wellington College weath Jade layed (8) Brooklyn’s Carolyn Carr wears her husband’s Paul Carr’s medals from Vietnam and her father’s WWII medals (9) Alice Moss-Baker accompanies her grandfather, Geoff rey R. Moss who accepted weaths on behalf of the Wellington RSA at the Wellington cenotaph.

By Rachel Binning

Stories, friendships rekindled and military might was displayed during Anzac Day 2016 celebra-tions on Monday, April 25.

High numbers braved the clear

autumnal conditions to mark the day and remember the wars New Zealand has been a part of at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park and at Wellington Cenotaph.

Ninety-fi ve-year-old Lawrence Penney of Brooklyn refl ected he

thought he might have been the only World War II veteran at the Dawn Ceremony at Pukeahu.

Mr Penney recalled he had been a prisoner at Changi prisoner of war camp in Singapore during the war.

Geoffrey R. Moss who served on the HMS Achilles and HM-NZS Bellona during WWII continued as he has been doing for the past 13 years to accept wreaths on behalf of the Wel-lington RSA.

Staff at Pukeahu National War Memorial explained this year’s Anzac celebrations centred on the anniversary of the Battle of Jutland in World War I with a focus on the war on the western front.

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Nominations are invited for the election of 3 parent representatives to the Board of Trustees. A nomination form and a copy of the notice will be posted to all eligible voters.

Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school offi ce.

Nominations close at 12.00 noon on 6 May, 2016 and may be accompanied by a signed candidate’s statement.

The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.

There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.

The poll closes at 12.00 noon on 20 May 2016.

SignedTanya JollyReturning Offi cer

Hataitai School

Board of Trustees Election

Nominations are invited for the election of five parent representatives to the board of trustees.A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters.You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself (make sure you sign both parts of the form). Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office.Nominations close at noon on 20 May 2016 and may be accompanied by signed candidates’ statements.The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.Voting closes at noon on 3 June 2016.Katy MacLeod - Returning Officer

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Nominations are invited for the election of fi ve parent representatives to the Board of Trustees.

A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters.

You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself (make sure you sign both parts of the form).

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Nominations are invited for the election of fi ve (5) parent representatives to the Board of Trustees.A Nomination Form and a Notice calling for nomina-tions will be posted to all eligible voters.You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself (make sure you sign both parts of the form).Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school offi ce.Nominations close at NOON on Friday, 20 May 2016 and may be accompanied by signed candi-dates’ statements.The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.Voting closes at NOON on Wednesday, 25 May 2016

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SOLUTIONFor December 15, 2004

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49. Gallant. (9)51. Allege. (5)52. Unlawful. (7)53. Sacred images. (5)54. Decide. (7)55. Dies before (another person) (11)

DOWN 1. Knave (5) 2. Surroundings. (11) 3. Bear. (8) 4. N.American country. (6) 5. Parasitic insect. (5) 6. Small species of deer (male) (7) 7. Starved. (8) 8. Papal ambassador. (6) 9. Preserves a body. (7)10. Chores. (5)16. Splinter. (7)17. Printing mistake. (7)19. Bury. (5)20. Pulpit. (7)22. Enrol as a jury. (7)24. Staff. (3)26. Belonging to thee. (3)29. Of the nose. (5)31. Eminent. (11)32. N.Z. Consumer tax

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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

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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)

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SOLUTIONFor December 15, 2004

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49. Gallant. (9)51. Allege. (5)52. Unlawful. (7)53. Sacred images. (5)54. Decide. (7)55. Dies before (another person) (11)

DOWN 1. Knave (5) 2. Surroundings. (11) 3. Bear. (8) 4. N.American country. (6) 5. Parasitic insect. (5) 6. Small species of deer (male) (7) 7. Starved. (8) 8. Papal ambassador. (6) 9. Preserves a body. (7)10. Chores. (5)16. Splinter. (7)17. Printing mistake. (7)19. Bury. (5)20. Pulpit. (7)22. Enrol as a jury. (7)24. Staff. (3)26. Belonging to thee. (3)29. Of the nose. (5)31. Eminent. (11)32. N.Z. Consumer tax

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Three new bicycle parks or ‘corrals’ are due to be installed in Ghuznee, Cuba and Wigan St to meet an increasing demand for places to leave bikes in the central city.

The council’s transport and urban development committee chair, Councillor Andy Foster, said while bike corrals were new to Wellington they had been installed in many cycle-friendly cities throughout the world.

“The council is keen to encourage more people to cycle in Wellington and there are a number of designated bike-parking areas and facilities, including around 300 bike racks and cycle hoops in the central city and suburbs.”

The Ghuznee St bike park would ap-pear on the north side of the street near the Cuba St intersection on an existing

no-stopping zone. There will be space for 10 bikes.

The Cuba St corral would take over an under-used loading zone near the Vivian St intersection and there will be 14 park-ing spaces.

The Wigan St corral will be installed outside the Light House Cinema and there would be six parks available.

The Wellington City Council said no parking was being lost at the Ghuznee St or Wigan St sites. However, the bike parking corral on Cuba St would replace one car park and a short loading zone.

Contractors installed the bike corrals on Ghuznee Street and Cuba Street last week. They will be installed at Wigan Street in the next few weeks. Corral parking is free of charge.

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A local boxer is hoping to take away a New Zealand title this weekend, all while putting boxing “back on the map” in the capital.

The Wellington Big Bash will take place this Friday night at the Wellington Indian Centre in Kilbirnie.

The night will see 20 lo-cal corporates fi ghting it out against each other, before Asher ‘The Punisher’ Derby-shire takes on Thomas Heads for the New Zealand Cruiser Weight Title.

The title is currently vacant, after it was stripped from its predecessor.

Derbyshire, who was helping to promote the event alongside a team from BD Productions, said tomorrow’s event was a “big deal” for Wellington boxing.

The title has never been fought in Wellington and has never been won by a Welling-tonian - however, with a record of seven wins and two losses, Asher hopes to change that.

If he wins this will be the Wellingtonians fi rst New Zea-land boxing title.

“This is a big deal for Wel-lington boxing as we haven’t had a title fi ght since Shane Cameron last fought down here which was a few years ago now.

“I better win,” he laughed.Derbyshire, who has just

come off a loss at Christch-urch’s Super 8 fi ght night, has been boxing for ten years, three of which have been at a professional level.

He said 20 competitors tak-ing part in corporate fights at tomorrow night’s event represented different clubs around Wellington.

“Some have experience and others don’t, they are new boxers. There are a lot of guys taking part who are actually boxers and there will be some really good fi ghts.”

Derbyshire said he was thrilled to bring a boxing event to Wellington and hoped to put boxing in Wellington on the map.

“Boxing is struggling a little bit in Wellington so hopefully it puts us back on the map.”

Wellington Big Bash will take place tomorrow night, Friday April 29, at the Welling-ton Indian Centre. For tickets, head to www.eventbrite.co.nz


Two local girls spent the weekend splashing around with Olympians both past and present.

Sophie Irving, of Island Bay, and Tamrah Titcombe, of Lyall Bay, were two of 36 swimmers aged nine to 13 who attended the Jetstar Super Swim Squad camp this past weekend in Auckland.

The coaching team, captained by Dean Kent, head of swim-ming at Northern Arena and three-time Olympic squad mem-ber, was fi lled with some of the best swimmers New Zealand has to offer.

Double Olympic gold medalist Danyon Loader made an ap-pearance at the camp, meeting and speaking with the young swimmers.

“Being able to pass my knowl-edge onto the Squad members has been a real privilege for me. If these kids are the next gen-eration of swimming Olympians, we are in good hands.

“I hope I have inspired them as much as they have inspired me,” Danyon said.

Matthew Titcombe, father of Tamrah Titcombe, said meeting and learning from the world-class coaching team was defi -nitely inspirational for the girls.

“This is such a great opportu-nity for the kids. It is because of the Camp that Tamrah became so motivated in her swimming, and it is something that will change all these kids’ lives. It is a fantastic initiative from Jetstar.”

This is the fourth year of the Jetstar Super Swim Squad, which young Kiwis qualify for by winning their age group at one of six events in the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series 2015-2016 season.

Jetstar fl ies the winners and one caregiver up to the camp, where the youngsters are coached and mentored in both the pool and ocean.

Asher Derbyshire, with his � ance Dayna Carter and their daughter Nevaeh Derbyshire.

Capital’s big fi ght night

From left Sophie Irving, Danyon Loader and Tamrah Titcombe PHOTO CREDIT: Mark Leedom

Local girls making a splash with Olympians

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The Wellington Food Show is back and packing a bigger food punch than ever. With the latest and greatest from Wellington and around the country, it’s sure to tickle everyone’s taste buds. A big draw card and hub of activity is the Whirlpool Cook-ing Theatre, which will host back-to-back cooking demos from some of New Zealand's top culinary talents. Real food sensation Emma Galloway and Pacifi c superstar Robert Oliver headline the shows with Simon

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The Wellington Food Show runs from May 20 to 22 at the Westpac Stadium. Tickets are available at www.foodhsow.co.nzThe Cook Strait News has a double pass to the Wellington Food Show to give away. To enter send your name, address and contact phone number to [email protected]. Entries close Friday, May 13.

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The Wellington City Council is inviting locals to have their say when it comes to possible cycling and walking routes in the eastern suburbs.

A working group created by the council have now identifi ed and prioritised eight potential cycling corridors along Wellington’s eastern suburbs - with the key areas being considered Kilbirnie to Miramar, and Kilbirnie to Seatoun.

Possible route options for Kil-birnie to Miramar are a ‘Cobham option’, which would be routed along Rongotai Rd and across Cobham Dr, as well as a ‘Hobart option’, which would run down Rongotai Rd, Coutts St, under the airport via the subway, and along Hobart St.

For Kilbirnie to Seatoun, the group was considering two op-tions.

A ‘Broadway option’ would run along Rongotai Rd, Coutts St, un-der the airport via the subway, and along Broadway and Dundas St.

The second, the ‘Strathavon option’, would follow the same route until after the airport, where it would then run along streets to Strathmore Park, Broadway and Ludlam St.

Members of the public were now invited to share their thoughts on which options were preferred.

Chair of the transport and ur-ban development committee, Councillor Andy Foster, said recommendations on the routes would then go to the working

group, before coming up before the transport and urban develop-ment committee in June.

“Councillors will then make decisions based on community feedback before we do the de-tailed design work.”

Residents will have another opportunity to provide feedback in October and November on the details of the routes, and the council plans to have the project completed by mid-2018.

The Wellington City Council has allocated $6 million towards developing a safe cycle network in the eastern suburbs as part of investing $34.7 million in cycling in Wellington over three years.

The investment in the eastern suburbs is a combination of lo-cal share from Wellington City Council, the New Zealand Trans-port Agency from the National Land Transport Fund, and an additional boost from the Govern-ment’s Urban Cycleways Fund.

The Government’s contribution is two-thirds of the $6 million cost for routes in the eastern suburbs through the Urban Cy-cleways Fund and National Land Transport Fund. Wellington City Council’s budgeted share will be $2 million. Residents are invited to have their say at public drop-in ses-sions which will take place at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie on Wednesday, May 4 from 4.30pm to 7.30pm and on Saturday, May 7 from 9am to 3pm, or at cycleways.wellington.gov.nz.

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