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Last words at first writers festival

Data needed before Raetihi filters start

Rodeo kicks off without a hiccup

More information needs to be gathered before work gets underway to install water filters in Raetihi homes, the leadership team driving the project has announced.

Work on implementing Project Waireka for water filtration units to be installed in properties affected by the diesel spill that polluted the Makotuku Stream and Raetihi’s water supply in September 2013 is underway.

Last month Raetihi residents voted for Project Waireka as the most preferred of six project options on how to spend the $100,000 of fines resulting from spill.

Since the community vote an independent Community Leadership Team has been established to work with a separate Project Team to deliver the project.

The Leadership Team is chaired by Waimarino-Waiouru Community Board chairman John Compton and includes local members of the original working

group established by Horizons, while the Project Team includes the members of the group who submitted the winning project and is chaired by project promoter Missy Biddle.

Mr Compton said that before the project can proceed there is quite a lot of work to be done.

“Unfortunately it’s not as easy as simply sending a plumber door-to-door to put a filtration unit under every kitchen sink,” he said.

“Before we start we need to ensure that we have identified and understand any potential implementation issues.”

“We only have $100,000 maximum for the actual project itself and it would be very easy to burn through this if we don’t do our homework and put in the necessary checks and balances.”

Mr Compton said that the first stage will include researching such things

Three days of spoken words all about written words wrapped up on Sunday with the last of more than 20 sessions – a celebration of poetry and of the first-ever Ruapehu Writers Festival.

Helen Rickerby said they had a lot

more participants than they expected to the inaugural event, with around 150 registrations and around 100 at most sessions.

She said the feedback so far has been extremely positive, summed up by Vint-ner’s Luck author Elizabeth Knox – a regular festival participant around New Zealand and overseas – who said the fes-tival was the best she’s ever been to.

Helen Rickerby said the highlight for her was the “energy and atmosphere”.

“The sessions were friendly and excit-ing and inspirational.”

She said they didn’t know exactly what to expect with the event but that has been a big plus. She added that other writers festivals are more academic but this was a draw for readers as well.

Although few in number, local partici-pants were enthusiastic too, with positive Maria McMillen reads poetry at the

first-ever Ruapehu Writers Festival on Friday.

Waimarino rodeo this year was the second points event for the new season, 2016-17, so organisers were expect-ing record entries as competitors hope to kick off the sea-son with a good start.

And with good weather, good ground conditions and a good crowd, there was no reason for that not to hap-pen on the weekend, with organisers very happy with the event.

Committee member Cathy MacLean said they had no hiccups with the event.

With more and more pressure on rodeos from animal rights activists, she said they work hard to ensure the safety of animals.

She said an onsite SPCA observer and veterinarian were happy that animal welfare was up to standard.

The Rodeo committee believe that has always been the case at the Waimarino event, but to have the SPCA en-dorse that helps them to be sure that “we’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing”.

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Local rider Cam Wenn competes in the saddle bronc competition on Sunday. He and fellow-local Matt West finished last season in the top eight of their events. Photo: Glyn Hubbard.

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‘Bringing words to the mountain’ was the tag line for the event, organised by Anna Jackson, Simon Edmonds and Helen Rickerby.

“Ever since we started talking to people about this crazy idea, we’ve been overwhelmed by support and en-thusiasm from Ruapehu locals, the literary community and keen readers,” they wrote in their introduction.

The opening on Thursday night included readings from some of the featured writers.

Friday sessions were: a fiction writing workshop with Sue Orr; Ohakune Stories, with Martin Edmond and Merrilyn George; Poetry Anthology, with Siobhan Har-vey, Johanna Aitchison, Kiri Piahana-Wong, Amy Leigh Wicks, Maria McMillan and Ingrid Horrocks; Writers Talk: Place as Character, with Sue Orr, Bianca Zander and Stacy Gregg; Fiction Anthology, with Emily Perkins, Bianca Zander and Nix Whittaker; Desert Road, with Fiona Kidman, Ingrid Horrocks and Fergus Barrowman; Festival Lecture by Elizabeth Knox: ‘On Doubt, Dubi-ously’; and a ‘Poetry Slam’ on Friday evening.

Saturday topics included Working with Myth, with

Tulia Thompson and Vana Manasiadis; Children’s Po-etry with Paula Green and Children’s Songs with Jenny and Laughton Pattrick; a ‘Waterfall Walk’ (to Waitonga Falls); a horse trek with Stacy Gregg; Comic Poetry, with Nick Ascroft, Harry Ricketts, Johanna Aitchison, James Brown and Vivienne Plumb; Editors Talk, with Fergus Barrowman, Harriet Allen, Anna Hodge, Helen Rickerby, Kiri Piahana-Wong; Writers Talk Structure, with Pip Adam, Emily Perkins and Fiona Farrell; Per-formance Poetry, with Carrie Rudzinski, Ken Arkind, Tulia Thompson and Nick Ascroft; Nicky Pellegrino and Jenny Pattrick in conversation.

Sunday started with Essays and Place, with Ashleigh Young, Ingrid Horrocks, Harry Ricketts, Cherie Lacey, Tim Corballis and Martin Edmond; Small Town Shadows, with Tina Shaw, Antony Millen and Elizabeth Knox – held at the Horopito Hall; followed by Poets Who Cycle, with James Brown, Ashleigh Young and Bill Nelson as they rode the Ohakune Old Coach Road. Fiction and Biogra-phy, with Harry Ricketts, Helen Rickerby, Anna Jackson and Thom Conroy followed, back at the ‘Keg. Then there was Writers Talk: Point of View with Bridget van der Zi-jpp, Paula Green, Tim Corballis. The final session was Poetry Anthology, with Vana Manasiadis, Fiona Kidman, Magnolia Wilson, Hannah Mettner and Helen Reynolds.

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First Uenuku ‘tri-whanau’ a family affair

Rumours that there were protesters at the event, or outside the grounds, ap-pear to be unfounded with no reports from organisers and supporters that any were present.

Mrs MacLean thanked their sponsors who support the event so well and also the Netball team that ran the gates and ICONZ crew who cleaned up afterwards.

The busiest day was Sat-urday, with a smaller num-ber on Sunday, and lots of locals in support on the Friday night event.

Local results from Friday: Calf ride 1st Harry Rowe, 2nd Tiori Arahanga, 3rd Matty Ma-cLean. Steer ride 1st Simon Katene. Barrel race 1st Emma Haitana, 2nd Samara Windle, 3rd Sereece Waara.

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Rodeo

The success of the inau-gural Uenuku Tri-Whānau sports event in Raetihi on Saturday 12 March dem-onstrates the need for more inter-generational activities that can bring families and community together, says one of the organisers, Tina Wallace.

Several generations of some families turned out to the event organised by Ue-nuku Charitable Trust and organisers said they were pleased to achieve the aim of engaging children, par-ents and grandparents in a family-friendly community activity.

More than 40 partici-pants swam, ran and cy-cled their way around a variety of courses centred on the Raetihi recreational grounds and the Raetihi pool.

Event co-ordinators Tina Wallace, Ariana Taura and Amoa Crossan organised

three courses of varying distances.

“We wanted the event to be an achievable challenge for all age groups, so we mapped out a short, me-dium and long course and encouraged both team and individual entries,” Tina Wallace said.

“They included a one, two or three-length swim; a one, two or three-lap run; and a 3km, 5km or 9km road bike challenge.

“Considering this was a first effort and something new for Uenuku, we are so pleased with how our communities got behind the event, including spon-sors, Māori Wardens, vol-unteer marshalls and other helpers.

“We wanted this to be relaxed and fun, and it was. There was not only a great sense of family, but also a real feel of community.”

They thanked sponsors

who provided prizes for every participant. Spon-sors and supporters were: TCB, Ohakune New World, BNZ, Placemak-ers, and Darnella Hawira from Ngāti Rangi Commu-nity Health Centre, Raetihi School, Māori Wardens and whānau members.

Amoa Crossan said participants of all ages en-joyed the challenge, with some new to multi-sport.

“Our oldest entrant was 64, and our youngest 7. A lot of multi-sport and

triathlon competitions are serious, competitive events aimed at elite athletes, and are not always achievable or affordable for beginners or children.”

“It’s about getting fit-ter and healthier, and hav-ing fun as a family doing that. As fitness and health improves, participants can move up to race at the next level.”

Ariana Taura said the inter-generational compo-nent of the event was key to its success.

“One fit mum towed her babies in a bike trailer, and more than one nanny smashed it alongside her mokopuna. A number of adults were probably feel-ing it judging by how they were moving during prize giving, but we had some tamariki literally doing cartwheels and somersaults as they came up to get their certificates.

“Participants asked for this to become an annual event and Uenuku will work to make that happen.”

It was all about fitness and whanau at Uenuku’s first event recently.


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Easter Hunt is back

After a break last year, the Waimarino Easter Hunt is back, with the Ruapehu Rugby and Sports Club taking the reigns.

The event follows the same format as past hunts, which began in the 1990s.

There are prizes for ‘the big three’ – a deer, pig and trout – along with numerous prizes for individual animals.

Hunters can bag their prey anywhere in the country, as long as they have the proper licences for the area they’re in.

Youngsters are catered for too, with a junior big three prize for a rabbit, eel and possum, as well as individual catch prizes.

Weigh in is at the Club at Rochfort Park on Sunday from 12-noon.

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as who wants to take part, what houses may require supplementary plumbing work, getting any required permissions from landlords, and getting quotes.

“This process may in fact identify that there is a funding shortfall and if this is the case the project sponsors may need to seek further funding, or the project may need to be pared back, or worst case, an alternative project undertaken.”

“We recognise that some people will find the need to have this level of process frustrating but unfortunately it is a necessary and legal part of protecting everyone involved and the success of the project.”

The Project Team will start communications with residents to outline what they need to do to take part in the project.

Willing householders will need to complete a declaration, including a number of questions to enable the Project Team to get a firm fix of numbers and the type of issues that need resolving.

“This information is critical to seeking quotes from suppliers and understanding whether we have enough money for what we want to do.”

“Households taking part will also need to confirm that they understand that all on-going future filter maintenance costs are the household’s responsibility and that if they don’t maintain their filters they could end up with tainted water and health issues.”

“In addition people living in rented accommodation who want to take part will need to have their landlord confirm they are happy for a filter to be installed in their property.”

“We are hoping that these requirements won’t put people off from taking part but it is critical to the success of the project that we undertake these steps,” said Mr Compton.

He added that those with queries can call council who will refer their question to the appropriate project person.

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Letters

Raetihi & Ohakune Primary swimmers perform well

Primary school swimmers from Ohakune and Raetihi travelled to Taumarunui for the King Country Interschool swim meet on Friday.

Both schools had some outstanding results with many ribbons coming back to the Ruapehu region.

Raetihi swimmers performed very well with the school finishing third overall and Ohakune swimmers finishing sixth overall.

Milly, Bella, Oliver and Eli Daly of Raetihi won an incredible 18 events with Milly and Bella winning every event they were entered into.

To finish in the top three at this event needs excellent teamwork and Christian Bristol Job, Sayge Wikohika, Leeshaye Orono-Tehuia and Noah Harto all receiving ribbons for top three places.

“The team have been training hard this year, with five weeks of swimming in school time and practices before school two days a week,” said Raetihi principal Nuku Wallace.

“The extra training has certainly paid off both in better results and an improvement in team spirit. Shouts of ‘Go Raetihi’ could be loudly heard as the students supported one another and cheered on their team.”

The best of the Ohakune swimmers were in the Seniors where Bodhi Story and Chaya Connelly picked up 11 ribbons between them.

Other special mentions went to Mitchell Coller of Ohakune who improved his 50-metre breaststroke time by 15 seconds on last year’s event time, which saw him improve from 17th place year to third this time around.

The best result of the day went to Eli Daly of Raetihi School who set a new pool record in the 8-year old boys 25m butterfly of 26.22 seconds.

“It was great to see the focus and positive behaviour of both schools,” said principal and announcer on the day Blair Dravitski.

Raetihi School will be sending a squad of their elite swimmers to Taumarunui to compete in the Central King Country Inter-School event. The squad hopes to do as well in a larger and more competitive forum.

Ohakune squashThe first round of inter-business pool play was on

Thursday. In Pool One Ohakune School beat Suckers 13-7, Winstone Warriors beat Andycaps 11-7, and Budgies beat Hori 11-8. In Pool Two Macana beat College 12-7, Campbells beat Amoa’s 12-9 and Jingos beat Waiouru 12-9.

Draw for this Thursday is: At 5:30pm on the New World Court, College vs Campbells; on the Bearing Point/TCB Court, Macana vs Jingos and on the King Country Energy Court, Amoa’s vs Waiouru. At 7:10pm on the New World Court Ohakune School vs Winstone Warriors, on the Bearing Point/TCB Court Suckers vs Hori and on the King Country Energy Court Andycaps vs Budgies.

Entries for the Ohakune B grade tournament, scheduled for 1-2 April continue to come in via the New Zealand Squash site with entries closing on Sunday 27 March.

Ruapehu golfTwilight Golf continues this Thursday, tee off

5.00–6.00pm.Junior Golf is on again this Thursday at the club

between 3.30–5.00pm.On Sunday Ruapehu hosted Waiouru in the Presidents

Trophy. Scott Irwin, Rex Harding, Ken Crossan, Andy Entwisle and Chris Van der Westhuizen all had wins. Graham Murdie halved his match to secure a team win 7.5 to 2.5.

The Easter Par and Easter Medal competitions are on this weekend, tee off at 1.00 pm.

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Kindergarten kids collect for IT

Raetihi water data needed

Raetihi and Ohakune Primary School’s swim teams performed well at the recent inter-schools event in Taumarunui.

Marley Evans, at front, and Makoia Arahanga at right and Sofia Savage ride their decorated bikes for the Kinda-thon last week.

Children at Ohakune Kindergarten rode their bikes and trikes, ran an obstacle course and rolled down a “slippery slope” – all for sponsorship money for new IT equipment for their kindy last week.

Children laid down and rolled down the hill be-fore sprinting through the finish line to receive their medal and goodie bag sponsored by Ngati Rangi.

The children and their parents then gather for a barbecue and watch a mystery bottle auction, which drew lots of fun and laughter, said head teacher Whaea Linda.

Parents were asked to donate a bottle which were wrapped in disguise using children’s art, then auctioned off to highest bidder.

“There were lots of surprised faces and many laughs as people un-wrapped their purchases,” said Linda.

She thanked Ohakune School for use of their premises and to all who participated and gave money for updated IT equipment.

The Kindy has recently

purchased iPads and will now purchase an Apple computer and TV screen and adapter to complete the set.

“We will then be able to offer a linked data system that can respond quicker to children’s interest of learn-ing and launch our Educa programme, which allows whanau/parents to have on-line access to their children’s

most current learning.”There will also be a link

where whanau/parents can invite relatives to view their child’s online book of learning.

“It’s a very exciting tool for us.”

She said it was well or-ganised by Whaea Kayla and there was a great turn out of support by the whanau/parents.


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Hunt & ’Buster typify Ruapehu spirit

Time is short for 2016 Kaimanawa horses

Homes for around 100 wild horses are being sought urgently, with the Department of Conservation having recently announced the bi-annual muster of Kaimanawa horses is to be held earlier than usual.

“The musters have always been conducted around the end of May – beginning of June, so to be told just two days ago, that we’ve lost a month of campaigning for suitable homes, has really put us on the back foot,” says Elder Jenks, chairman of the Kaimanawa Heritage Horses Welfare Society (KHH).

“The timing of the musters has always been critical to ensuring that foals are old enough to be weaned from their mothers and the mares (who are usually heavily in foal) are fit to travel. We’re really concerned that bringing the date forward by a month could seriously impact both the welfare of the horses and our ability to find enough suitable homes in time,” said Mr Jenks.

Around 100 horses are expected to be mustered by helicopters and removed from the Waiouru Military Training Grounds in the central North Island.

“We’ve been told to expect the muster to commence on 26 April so we only have a matter of weeks to find suitable homes for the horses to go to, complete our checks of prospective homes and arrange transport,” says Mr Jenks.

“Those that don’t have homes to go to will be sent to the abattoir, so our volunteers are working every available hour to get word out to the public, and try to secure homes”.

The Society rehomed a record number of horses in 2014 with just 15 sent to slaughter.

Nineteen stallions from that muster were allocated to professional horse trainers around the North Island to compete in the society’s first training initiative, the ‘Kaimanawa Stallion Challenge’, to promote the “trainability” of once wild horses.

“It was an enormous success which exceeded everyone’s expectations. The publicity generated was hoped to increase interest in the horses and encourage more members of the equestrian public, to take up the challenge and train a wild horse for themselves, in 2016,” says Mr Jenks.

“Although the Stallion Challenge well and truly achieved our objective at the time, we really need all those who were inspired to come forward now and put in their application for a horse”.

The society is yet to receive a single application for horses due to be mustered.

The Society’s muster coordinator, Simone Frewin advised that another Stallion Challenge is being planned for professional horse trainers again this year, which will help home at least 10 of the older stallions, but that still leaves around 90 horses vulnerable to slaughter.

People looking to adopt horses from the muster will need to have secure stockyards and some experience with unhandled horses. However, there are options available for those who either don’t have the facilities or experience to handle a wild horse from scratch.

“We have a very experienced network of horse handlers who are available to handle wild horses on behalf of new owners,” she said.

“These horses may be wild but they’re more scared than anything. With time and patient handling, they make incredible riding companions and sport ponies. Too many good ponies go to slaughter simply because people hesitate and the deadline passes.”

Applications close on 1 April. For further information, visit Kaimanawa Heritage Horses website www.kaimanawaheritagehorses.org. Contact Simone Frewin 09-431-6111 or Elder Jenks 09-236-4115.

Both major events being held in the Ruapehu over this coming Easter weekend typify some of the best in community spirit.

Going from strength to strength, the Ruapehu Rugby and Sports Club are running the annual Easter Hunt with the weigh-in at the Rugby Club at Rochfort Park from 12-noon while in Raetihi Gutbuster founders Lucy and Mike Conway are again hosting a fun family cycle, walk or run event on the road to Pipiriki.

While riders both young and old get together for one of those rare events that has no winners but prizes for everyone, celebrating participation is very much at the heart of the day.

Throughout the days leading up to the Gutbuster the extend Conway family come together to not only stuff carrots and parsnips into the goodie bags and wrangle event signage they also celebrate the odd birthday and holy day.

“When we first came up with the idea seven years ago it was a chance to celebrate the sealing of the Raetihi to Pipiriki road.

“Having the idea was the easy part and there seems to be great interest from a number of people in riding. However, the logistics of staging such an event almost became the hardest part.

“One phone call started the whole family telephone tree ringing around the country, suddenly we were literally having a mini-family reunion.”

Whether being paid or, like Mrs

Conway working on a purely volunteer basis, having reliable help is something that at times even money can’t buy.

“I can’t thank them enough for having our back.

“My niece Loren [Conway] has come every year and has literally done every job over the years.

“Her sister is flying up from Christchurch, actually all my nieces who live in New Zealand have helped us over the years and bolstered the awesome help we have from our extended Raetihi ‘not-

related’ family.”For Mrs Conway this level of ongoing

support from her friends and family typifies what the Gutbuster is all about.

“Whether walking, running or cycling one of the different lengths, it’s about family coming together over the Easter weekend and having fun.

“Then we are all winners and any funds raised are donated to Raetihi Promotions for the betterment of the community.”

For more information call Lucy or Mike Conway on 06 385 3123.

Lucy’s niece volunteer Lauren Conway checks in riders at the end of last year’s Raetihi Gutbuster amongst a number of different roles she has taken on over the seven years of the event’s history.

Carrot park is growing

Kid’s play equipment is a key feature for fun.

The park by the Big Carrot continues to grow, with development “booming” in the past 10 months, says driver of the Ohakune Carrot Adventure Park, Dave Scott.

He says the area at the eastern entrance to Ohakune has already become a must-see stop for passing travellers as well as locals, with already a wide range of play and picnic equipment installed.

So far, in cash and kind, he estimates more than $224,000 has gone into the area.

As well as the play area, work is under way for a mountain bike section with plans for a ‘jump and bumps’ area; the Mangateitei River walkway loop from the iSite to the Carrot and back; a boardwalk and a concrete path with names of donors included, suitable for wheel chairs and prams.

They also have in mind to include an “Ohakune Vegie Mates’ area.

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Ohakune’s ski, board and bike shop celebrates 10 years this Easter, with the crew fizzing as much as ever about snow sports, mountain biking and other Ruapehu adventures.

Proprietor Ben Wiggins says it’s all about the customer and the whole crew sharing their enthusiasm for skiing, boarding or biking.

“I love skiing,” he says, and he loves sharing that.“Setting someone up in good gear and then seeing

them up the hill just fizzing … that’s why this business is so good.

“We’re lucky to be in this business that helps people to have so much fun.”

Ben says unlike other places, TCB tune their gear every night throughout the season so that it’s in the best condition it can be.

“The attitude used to be ‘for a beginner the condition of the gear doesn’t matter’,” says Ben.

“I couldn’t fathom how you’d could expect a beginner skier or snowboarder to ski on some of the equipment that was going out,” he said, saying that a beginner would not usually realise the difference with good quality equipment.

He says it’s even more important for beginners to be learning on well-tuned equipment.

“We ask our staff, would you ski on this? We want our customer to enjoy the snow as much as we do.”

“We go through our gear faster but they ski nicer every day.”

“You can’t expect people to ski on gear that you wouldn’t ski on yourself.”

The attitude paid off – in the first year they doubled their budgeted business, and again in the second year, then in the third year did 200-300% of budget.

Ben says TCB would be so crammed they had to turn people away.

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and Goldfinch Street and extending the building to make it four times the space.

At the same time TCB saw an opportunity to boost the summer business for the town, through mountain biking. Before that year, they would close up shop at the end of winter and reopen around Easter, because the area was so quiet in summer.

The TCB crew were already keen mountain bikers and had explored the Rangataua Forest, mapping trails and clearing some of the tracks of windfalls and other debris.

“We talked to accommodation people and restaurants – summer was diabolical (for business) so it was time to do something,” says Ben.

“We decided, let’s make Ohakune a summer bike destination.”

They worked with a couple of accommodation providers and transport operators including Dempsey Buses and got a fleet of 14 bikes.

They expected it to take about five years and that it would be slow to start with.

Now they have over 100 bikes and the summer business has plateaued, waiting for the next development, hopefully the Turoa to Ohakune bike and walking trail. The fleet has increased in range as well as in number, now with mountain bikes with full suspension, kids’ bikes, trailers, tow-behinds and bikes with kids’ seats.

The peak bike season has been from the end of November through to the end of January, but now there’s a second busy period in autumn.

They now also see bike rentals go out in winter, with people taking a day off the snow, or some in a group who are not skiers or boarders taking to the bike trails instead.

There is a lot of repeat business, with many bringing their friends.

This area is good for any grade of rider, especially on the Ohakune Old Coach Road, where people can cruise along or take it fast.

The summer business has changed TCB – in the 10 years they’ve grown from six staff, with most leaving in summer for Northern Hemisphere work back then.

SHARING IS CARING: The TCB crew are all about loving what they do, and passing that on to their customers.

Mountain biking has taken TCB – and the town – into a whole new summer direction.

Sport and recreation workshops planned

The community workshops Sport Whanganui launched last year to address needs highlighted by our region’s sporting community are continuing – with a host of diverse learning opportunities planned for 2016.

Sport Whanganui has teamed up with experts in a range of sport-related fields to deliver the workshops at central locations across the Whanganui, Rangitikei and Ruapehu regions. Topics covered so far include strapping, health and safety, Tri NZ technical officials training and, most recently, funders and sponsorship.

Clare Lynch from Sport Whanganui, who is coordinating the workshops, says all the workshops have proved popular, with the funders and sponsorship one held last week being particularly well attended.

“People representing many local clubs and sport codes came along for this informative session about local funders and how to develop funding proposals and applications for best effect. We also had a host of presenters who gave up their time to help us deliver the workshop and impart really valuable information,” says Clare.

Another similar workshop was held in Marton on 9 March and, for anyone interested in funders/sponsorship who missed out, another is planned to go ahead at 6-7.30pm on Tuesday, 22 March in Taihape.

Future topics planned for the 2016 workshops include: strapping and massage, first aid, grassroots coaching, general sport conditioning, running successful events, health and safety, Special Olympics participation, recruiting and retaining coaches and volunteers, user-friendly ways to record and analyse athlete performance and more.

“It’s fantastic to see the community coming together to knowledge-share in this way. It’s something we see as really positive and beneficial for the wider community in terms of sport and recreation, providers and participants alike,” adds Clare.

To register for, and/or find out more about, upcoming workshops contact Clare on (06) 349 2881 or email: [email protected]. Also keep an eye on Sport Whanganui’s Facebook page for the latest information.

Poets at schoolPupils and teachers from Ohakune Primary School

were engaged and enthusiastic after meeting poet Paula Green who was in town to take part in the inaugural Ruapehu Writers Festival last week.

Paula Green worked with students for three sessions over Thursday including the collaborative sessions with middle and seniors and then the junior students, followed by an in-depth workshop for students who love to write.

During the sessions, Paula shared some of her own and others poetry and got students ‘hands on’ creating a collaborative poem.

“The senior students thoroughly enjoyed the collaborative approach and were even able to share some of their knowledge, new to Paula, teaching her a little about the whio (blue duck) on the way to producing a beautiful poem together,” said principal Blair Dravitski.

Paula has donated several copies of one of her poetry books as prizes alongside the chance to be a published poet via her blog when students from the Waimarino take part in the ‘Ruapehu, Our Place’ poetry competition. Details have been sent to all schools in the Waimarino.

Poet Paula Green – in town for the Ruapehu Writers Fesitval – took in a visit to some fans at Ohakune Primary School


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Ben says beyond seeing the change to TCB over 10 years its been “amazing to see the difference that our little shop has made to the amount of people who flood into Ohakune over summer now”.

“It’s boosting our local economy and helping our town to grow.”

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Council is currently undertaking work which has the potential to profoundly influence Ruapehu as a place to live, work and play.

This is your opportunity to influence the direction of this work and help shape the future of the district.

For some time Ruapehu has been underperforming economically with an ageing and declining population, employment and investment leading to decreasing opportunities for all who live here.

The Manawatu-Whanganui Growth Study (which includes Ruapehu) that was released in July last year sought to identify the issues that led to this situation and prioritise our big economic opportunities and the barriers to attaining them.

The findings of the Growth Study recognise that much of what has impacted on us has been driven by global trends and events largely outside our local control.

These trends have impacted on our traditional job creators which in Ruapehu’s case was agriculture and its supporting services.

This has required Council to rethink our approach to economic development and the level of investment required to achieve the future we want for ourselves. A key part of “righting the ship” is ensuring that our organisations and facilities are properly resourced and have what they need to do the job expected of them.

The exciting up-side to this sitation is that Ruapehu has immense potential possessing an abundance of highly productive fertile farmland, spectacular scenery and a wealth of other resources.

Council believes that it is clear that the option of allowing ourselves to drift in terms of economic development activity and the provision of key infrastructure is just not viable.

I would like to encourage you to go on-line to council’s website www.ruapehudc.govt.nz and find out about these issues and let us know your views on them.

Your feedback is critical if council is going to make decisions that truly reflect the values and needs of everyone with a vested interest in Ruapehu’s future.

Don CameronMAYOR JP

Help putRuapehuon theright path

• An overall rate increase of 3.66% (reduced from 5.3% as signaled in Long Term Plan)

• A $382,000 increase to the economic development budget funded from reprioritised spending

• Borrowing $650,000 for a new multi-purpose community facility in Ohākune

Council’s proposals for the coming 2016-2017 financial year highlights our belief that investing in economic development and the necessary infrastructure to support economic and community growth is critical to Ruapehu’s future.

Motivation for these proposalsCouncil is seeking feedback on our proposal to reprioritise spending to economic development activities and borrowing to develop a multi-purpose community facility in Ohākune.

Proposal one: reprioritise some spending to economic developmentThe Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Growth Study (which includes Ruapehu) that was released in July last year identified eight significant opportunities for enhancing regional growth. Council has been actively involved in developing four of these in Ruapehu being:• Tourism and visitor services• Manuka honey• Fresh vegetable production and• Sheep and beef farmingOf these four key opportunities tourism and visitor services have been identified as offering the best prospects for increasing investment, employment and incomes in the short to medium term.

Ruapehu has a number of comparative advantages in tourism and visitor services. However, if we are going to convert these local advantages into growth and especially jobs we need to provide opportunities for established businesses to grow and new businesses to start and succeed.

To facilitate these opportunities Council is proposing that we allocate a further $382,000 to the economic development budget for the 2016-2017 financial year.

If supported this will be used as follows:$306,000 to:• Take advantage of co-investment opportunities

with government as identified by the Tourism Project group. *It is important to note that if we don’t make these investment funds available then we will not be able to access any government money.

• Create greater visibility for our whole district to both domestic and international markets. *This will benefit all business sectors in Ruapehu.

• Support investment into our tourism sector. *Growth in our tourism sector provides opportunity for other sectors of our economy.

$50,000 for:• Use by Visit Ruapehu to continue tourism product

development on the Adventure Highway.$26,000 on:• Community digital enablement to set up free WIFI

in Ohakune, Raetihi and Taumarunui and facilitate training workshops for businesses with #Get Digital

Funding proposals for 2016-2017

Over the ten years since Council opened the combined service centre and library building in Ohakune demands on the building have increased considerably.

The increase in demand is not just one of increased volume (which has gone up significantly) but for new and evolving services. Community groups are a major user of the Ohākune service centre. Feedback from these users is that they need better space/size options that offer more flexibility that can complement existing private and public facilities.

One of the critical functions of the council chambers in the Ohakune service centre is that it is able to become an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in the event of a civil defence emergency. An EOC has certain requirements for digital capability and other facilities as well as needing to meet minimum earthquake standards.

Unfortunately the current Ohakune council chamber was not built to the new required standards for either digital capability or earthquake resistance. While we have attempted to fix these issues retrospectively the measures are unsatisfactory in the long term.

After considering a number of options for resolving this issue Council is proposing the development of a multi-use space that would solve these issues while improving community services in Ohakune.

The new space would include:• a new council chamber which would be available for

community use,• house a community meeting room that offers more

flexibility, • be wired for video conferencing and have capability

for evolving digital services,• be designed for conversion into a Civil Defence EOC as

required.

The proposed new building would be built on the spare land owned by Council alongside the existing service centre. The new additions will also allow the expansion of staff working space.

Cramped and inadequate working space in Ohakune is becoming a significant issue and is hampering council’s ability to deliver the level of service being requested.

The new community meeting room, council chamber and kitchen would be more appropriately sized to service the current and growing demands. Feedback from public groups who use the current facilities is that they are impractical.

The development of the new multi-purpose community facility would be funded through new borrowing of $650,000.

Proposal two: develop a multi-purpose community facility in Ohākune

The impact of reprioritised spending and new borrowing In order to fund the proposals for economic development Council will reprioritise spending from other planned (budgeted) activities.

Examples include: • Extending the timeframe for

review of the District Plan • Reducing the use of consultants

as in-house capability improves due to upskilling of staff

• Making reductions in overhead expenditure

It is important to note that reprioritising planned expenditure to enable Council to undertake more important projects is quite normal.

In this case the projects being deferred will occur albeit at a later date than originally planned.

For large capital projects such as the multi-purpose community facility borrowing is the most equitable way to fund the investment. Community assets such as these have a long life and will be used for many years.

Borrowing allows the cost of the project to be spread over a longer timeframe and not all be borne by current ratepayers.

Although this project will add to the overall debt of Council it should be noted that we have managed our debt well.

Total debt is currently under $30 million which is well within the debt limits Council adopted last year in our Financial Strategy and under 7.5% of our current assets of over $400 million.

Council’s proposal to reprioritise spending to

economic development and to develop a multi-purpose

community facility in Ohakune highlights our belief that

this investment is critical to Ruapehu’s future.

Council needs to know what you think of the two proposals being put forward. Making your views known with a submission to Council’s formal planning process is one of the best ways to influence the work that Council does on your behalf. The basic key proposal questions are simple yes/no questions. Council would however value more detailed comment on both these issues (or any other Ruapehu issue).

Key dates, finding out more and having your sayCouncil welcomes any questions you may have on these proposals (or any other of our activities). We encourage you to get a full copy of the Consultation Document either from your local council office or council’s website. Alternatively you may want to attend one of the following public meetings. If you are a member of a community group and would like a presentation to your members please call your local council office to organise.

Taumarunui Ohakune Ohura Raetihi Wed 30 March - 5.30pm Thu 31 March - 6.00pm Mon 4 April - 5.00pm Wed 6 April - 6.00pm Council Chambers - Huia St Council Chambers - Ayr St Community Hall Raetihi School

National Park WaiouruWed 13 April - 6.00pm Thu 14 April - 5.00pmNational Park School Community Centre

Key proposal questions : Submissions close Friday 22 April 2016

Do agree that Council should reprioritise planned spending to invest $382,000 into economic development for use largely in tourism and digital enablement?

Do agree that Council should borrow $650,000 to develop the Ohakune service centre to provide a new multi-purpose community facility and allow improvements in service delivery?

Having your say is easy

On-line:

www.ruapehudc.govt.nz

Email:

[email protected]

Write:

Freepost 492 Ruapehu District Council Private Bag 1001 Taumarunui 3946

Fax:

07 895 3256

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Scan the GR code and go directly to the on-line submissions page on our website

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The latest of around 13 containers loaded with components for the new detachable quad chairlift for Whakapapa arrived at the Top o’ The Bruce on Saturday.

Another 12 containers are to arrive soon for the new lift.

Meanwhile concrete was poured for the return station of the Poma-Leitner lift that will run from the base to Hut Flat, replacing the old two-seater Centennial chairlift.

Another concrete pour yesterday saw the bases of four towers completed, with the aim being to have all tower bases poured by the end of the month.

The towers have arrived in the country, reports Whakapapa operations manager Steve McGill, and are currently being painted.

Mr McGill said progress is “pretty much on track” for completion by the middle of June, in time for the start of the 2016 snow season.

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TAUMARUNUI MCC

MOTOX FUN DAYSunday 3rd April, 8.30am at Kuratau.

AGMWednesday 6th April, 7pm at Eivins Cafe

National Park

All welcome

www.TaumarunuiMCC.comPresident Nick Robb, 027 430 4430

WARNING: RIVER LEVEL INCREASE

FLOW CHANGES IN THE MOAWHANGO AND RANGITIKEI

RIVERSGenesis Energy’s resource consents for the Tongariro Power Scheme require flushing flow releases from Moawhango Dam. This release is the fifth of five releases for the summer of 2015-2016. The purpose of the flushing flow is to help improve the ecology of the river. As the Moawhango River flows into the Rangitikei River, the flushing flow will result in an increased flow in both rivers.

The flows will be at least 26 cubic metres per second for 5 hours (flows are released Tuesday 9pm to Wednesday 2am from Moawhango Dam). The flushing flow will result in an increased flow in both the Moawhango River (from Moawhango Dam) and the Rangitikei River on the following date:

• Wednesday 13th April 2016

Please ensure anyone using these rivers is aware of these flow changes

If you have any questions or require further information please contact Craig Brown on 07 384 7241 or visit the Genesis Energy Website.

www.genesisenergy.co.nz

Positions available:Food & Coffee Specialist

& Customer Service Representative

Able to provide extraordinary and efficient customer service and work well in a team.

Available April rotating roster 30+ hours.

Phone Serena 06 3876 718. Z Waiouru.

Ruapehu District Council Regulation Team

COMPLIANCE OFFICERRuapehu District Council is looking for a self‐disciplined and motivated team player to join its enthusiastic Regulation Team as a Compliance Officer.

This position primarily works with animal control, but also with compliance for resource management, District Plan, parking, swimming pool fencing and other bylaw enforcement. The role has a diverse workload and flexibility is a must as you will be part of a roster covering after-hours work.

An important part of the Compliance Officer role involves education and as such the successful applicant will be good with people and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will have well developed time management skills and the ability to work in Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Word.

You will need to be able to interpret and apply policies, procedures and regulations. Ideally you will have had some experience with animal control, parking, and resource management legislation or similar.

Information including a full job description and application form is available on our website www.ruapehudc.govt.nz Alternativelyfrom: Jackie Mastrovich, Human Resources Manager, Ruapehu District Council Private Bag 1001, TAUMARUNUI Telephone (07) 895 8188; Fax: (07) 895 3256 Email: [email protected]

Applications close Friday 1 April 2016

OHAKUNE JUNCTIONLooking for a compact 3-4 bedroom home, on an elevated sunny 2024m2

site? My Lockwood Initial has additional multi-purpose space underneath, is fully furnished with European kitchen appliances, including combo gas-electric cook-top and combo washer-dryer, plus 2 separate toilets, 2 bathrooms. Possession and price by negotiation. Phone (06) 385 8808

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Raetihi GutbusterRoad Cycle

or Fun run/walkEaster Sunday 27 March 50km cycle and 18km run/walk start at 11am

25km downhill cycle starts 11..3018km cycle starts 12noon

Start and finish outside Waimarino Museum, Seddon St, Raetihi

Late entry fee kicks in Friday.

Entry forms available at TCB or Raetihi Info.Pre enter before Friday and bring your form on the day or just turn up!

Enquries to 06 385 3123 or go towww.rideruapehu.com

Event takes place rain or shine.

Thanks to our amazing sponsors: Whanganui River Adventures, Mt Ruapehu, TCB Ski board and bike, Ruapehu Bulletin, Mt Dobson Motel, Mt Dobson Ski field, Volcano Coffee, Dempsey Buses, Ruapehu District council, Motts Parsnips, Deadmans carrots Eades spuds, The Merino Outlet and all the volunteers and workhorses who help make the event happen.

CHURCH OP SHOP

LAST DAYS OFSUMMER SALE

From today until Sat 26 March $5 fill-a-bag of clothes

Selected Adults shoes $2 ea & more1st in best dressed

Open – Tue, Wed, Thur, Sat 10am to 2pmSeddon St, Raetihi

DAFFODILStall, yellow 30c each

TULIPSquality bulbs, colour list available 60c each

Any quantity of either - large or small!Phone Peggy 06-385 8375 or 021 434 048

Email [email protected]

SITuATIONS VACANT

ANGUS ROSS RITCHFIELD:Kelly Godfrey & Glen Ritchfield are proud to announce the arrival of their gorgeous son Angus, 8.5lb, born at Raetihi on 8 March. Much adored by his three big sisters Jorja, Katie and Melody.

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE ALBERT DRAYTON, 24.3.15:Deeply missed by his family and friends.In nature we find peace.Unveiling to be held 24 April 2016, 2.30pm at Rangataua Cemetery followed by afternoon tea.

INMEMOrIAM

Due to Easterthe deadline

for next week’s paper is 12 noon

ThuRSDAY!

RANGATAUA HALL COMMITTEE

ELECTIONSThe Rangataua Hall Committee would like to call for Nominations from interested local Residents to join.The Committee membership, at a General Meeting to be held at the Rangataua Hall on Thursday 21 April at 7pm. Nominations will be accepted on the night, or can be sent by post to 34 Kaha St, RD 1, Ohakune. All interested residents welcome.

HELL NO WAY!! Easter is the time to remember when death, Hell and Satan lost the battle for the souls of many a people, for those who choose Jesus as their Saviour. Their lives, both physical and spiritual, will now be forever in Paradise with the God man,Jesus, who died for all on the cross. Have a Blessed Easter. The Preacher

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ClASSIFIEDS Deadline 5pm Thursday.

Hey parents – do your kids need pocket money?The Ruapehu Bulletin

requires Tuesday morning deliverers in Ohakune.

Phone Robert on 06-385-8532.

Graphic DesignerPeppatree is looking for a creative, clever cookie.Attention to detail, self-motivated, trustworthy and an absolutely can-do attitude a must.Design experience and advanced computer skills required.Send an impressive CV to [email protected]

THANK YOU: We would like to publicly thank those that helped to ensure our precious son, Grayson McDougall, arrived safely into this world on Friday March 4th 2016.A big thank you and sincere appreciation to Katie Brewis and Robyn McDougal, our legendary Waimarino Midwives. Thank you to our special ‘koro’ Jeff Iwikau and the local St Johns team. Thanks also to Chris Moody, Kevin Dalzell and the crew from the Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter for their speedy flight times. A special thank you to Dr Neil Johnson, and the lovely staff at Whanganui Hospital.We are forever grateful to you all. Steve and Mel.

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THERE’S ONLY ONE THING WORSE than being talked about, is not being talked about. If you’re not in the Bulletin, are they talking about you? Call us today, 06-385-8532 – we’ll get them talking about you


ClASSIFIEDS Deadline 12 noon Thursday. Phone 06-385-8532. Fax 06-385-8622.Email: [email protected]

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Ohakune & National Park Customers

A Lines Company representative will be at The Station Café Findlay St National Park on the morning of Thursday 24 March 2016 between 10:30am and Midday and then Ohakune at the Ruapehu District Council Office 37Ayr Street, Ohakune between 1pm to 4pm to answer any account enquiries.

If you have an enquiry before then, please call The Lines Company on 0800 367 546 between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

FIREWOOD THE WOODSHED. Shed dried. Order now. Contact Ian 06-385-4523 or 027-444-3441.

FIREWOOD LOGS. Pine and gum,call Keith to order now, 5 ton truck loads, txt or call 0275 758 377.

SPLIT FIREWOOD FOR SALE. Mixed loads only of macrocarpa,gum and pine for $75 per cube.Ring or txt Jock 021-088-59401.

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Order now. Call Mike 027-477-1992 or 06-385-9264.

Ross Hardey – OptometristFor an appointment when next in Ohakune or

Taihape, phone: 0800 4 EYESIGHT, (0800 4 39374)

WHANGANUI RIVER ENHANCEMENT TRUST Annual Call for Project Applications

Formed in 2002 as an agreement between Wanganui District Council, Ruapehu District Council and Genesis Energy, the Trust’s objective is to promote and encourage the enhancement of the waters and catchments of the Whanganui River. The Trust is now calling for applications for Whanganui River Enhancement Projects (Social, Economic and Environmental). For this funding round the Trust will give special consideration to applications for innovative environmental projects that help protect water quality in the Whanganui River Catchment. For land owners wishing to undertake environmental works, the Trust will consider a subsidy for capital works (e.g. fencing) of $2 for every $1 put in by the applicant.Specific criteria apply and application forms are available from:

• Wanganui District Council Office -101 Guyton St, Wanganui - 06 349 0001• Ruapehu District Council Office - 59-61 Huia Street, Taumarunui - 07 895 8188.• Trust Secretary - c/o Tokaanu Power Station, SH47, Turangi - 07 384 7241. Email: [email protected]• Application forms can also be downloaded from the Genesis Energy website: https://www.genesisenergy.co.nz/tongariro-environmental-mitigation

Applications close Thursday 14th April 2016

For further information contact: Application forms to be forwarded to:Craig Brown Whanganui River Enhancement TrustGenesis Energy c/- Craig BrownPhone 07 384 7241 Genesis [email protected] Private Bag 36 Turangi

BARLEY STRAW BALES. Bagged barley. Ph Ronald 021 782 479.

EVERYTHING FROM A-Z only at Penguins Secondhand, 56 Goldfinch St, Ohakune. Ph 06-385-9411.

LawnmowingChalet&

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WATER TROUGHS, cattle or sheep. Different sizes. Delivered price quoted. Ph 0800-487-633.

Free Budgeting Help• Free, confidential budgeting service for Waimarino residents.• Fully trained budget advisers.• Help with relevant community and government agencies.

Contact Waimarino Budget Service Incon 06-385 3253 Mon/Tues or 027 259 5285 anytime.

PUBLIC NOTICESection 101 - Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012TWEEDDALE OASIS LTD has made application to the Ruapehu District Licensing Agency at Taumarunui for the vARiATion of an on Licence, in respect of the premises situated at: 10 Main Road, Waiouru and known as: OASIS HOTEL. The variation of conditions refers to the following: old public bar refurbished as a cafe.The general nature of the business conducted or to be conducted under the licence is: Hotel/Restaurant/Cafe.The days and hours on which liquor is intended to be sold under the licence are Monday to Saturday, 9am to 3am the following day and Sunday 9am to 10pm.The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Ruapehu District Licensing Committee, 59-63 Huia Street, Taumarunui. Any person who is entitled to and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at Ruapehu District Council, Private Bag 1001, Taumarunui 3946. not objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.This is the second publication of this notice.

Nation’s Chocolate Éclair Shop

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HOT CROSS BUNSTuesday22March

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Ruapehu District Council’s draft Exceptions Annual Plan 2016-2017 (draft EAP) is now open for public consultation. Under changes to the Local Government Act 2002 council no longer needs to provide an abbreviated version of the draft EAP as a Summary of Information (SOI). Instead councils need to produce a Consultation Document that details any material changes from the Long Term Plan (LTP). For Ruapehu these are:• An overall rate increase of 3.6% (reduced from 5.3% as signaled in

the LTP)• A proposal to increase the economic development budget by $382,000

for use primarily in tourism and on community digital enablement• A proposal to borrow $650,000 for a new multi-purpose community

facility in OhakuneCouncil would now like to know what you think of these proposals. For details on how you can have your say see the centre spread ad in this paper. Making a submission on the draft EAP provides one of the best opportunities to influence the work that council plans to do on your behalf in the coming financial year. You are able to make a submission on any aspect of the consultation document proposals or draft EAP and support your submission with a presentation to council if you wish.Key consultation dates Consultation period Tue 22 March - Fri 22 April 2016 Submission Hearings Wed 11 May and Fri 13 May 2016 Deliberations Tue 24 May 2016 Adoption of EAP Tue 14 June 2016Queries?If you have any queries on the draft EAP 2016-2017, the consultation proposals, or the submission process please call either Pauline Welch or Rebecca Bell on 07 895 8188 or 06 385 8364 or email: [email protected]

RUAPEHU DISTRICT COUNCILDraft Exceptions Annual Plan 2016-17

CONSULTATION PROPOSALS

Freephone 0508 800 800 www.horizons.govt.nz

Public Notice of Consultation onANNUAL PLAN 2016-17As part of the Special Consultative Procedure outlined in the Local Government Act 2002, Horizons Regional Council gives notice that it will be releasing a Consultation Document and Supporting Information for consulting with the community on proposals for the Annual Plan 2016-17.

Consultation starts on Friday, 18 March 2016 Submissions close at 5.00pm on Tuesday, 12 April 2016

You can find out about the Annual Plan proposals by looking at the Consultation Document and Supporting Information, available:• at www.horizons.govt.nz• from Regional House Palmerston North (11 Victoria Avenue) and Regional House

Wanganui (181 Guyton Street)• from any Horizons Regional Council service centre, or• by ringing freephone 0508 800 800

You can give feedback on the Annual Plan proposals by:• completing the submission form at the back of the Consultation Document or those

provided at Horizons Regional Council service centres and sending it to: Freepost 217922, Annual Plan 2016-17, Horizons Regional Council, Private Bag 11025, Manawatu Mail Centre, Palmerston North 4442

• completing the submission form on our website www.horizons.govt.nz• emailing us at [email protected]• ringing us on freephone 0508 800 800• faxing us at 06 952 2929• write a letter and send it to: Freepost 217922, Annual Plan 2016-17, Horizons Regional

Council, Private Bag 11025, Manawatu Mail Centre, Palmerston North 4442.

Please include your address and phone number so we can advise you of any decisions made by Horizons Regional Council that may be relevant to your submission. In order to meet statutory deadlines council will not be able to accept late submissions for this Annual Plan.

Should you wish to make verbal comments on your submission, please state this on your submission. We will contact you to discuss a suitable time and place for you to speak at the Submissions Hearings. Days set aside for Hearings are 26, 27 and 28 April 2016. The main hearing will be in Palmerston North, however, depending on the submissions received, hearings may be at other locations within the Region. Submissions will be considered by Council at a meeting in Palmerston North on 17 May 2016.

Final Plan and ProposalsAt its meeting on 31 May 2016, Horizons Regional Council will adopt the Annual Plan 2016-17, and set its rates for the years 2016-17. Publication of the final Annual Plan 2016-17 will follow.

MJ McCartney, Chief Executive11-15 Victoria Ave, Palmerston North. Tel. 06 9522 800, Fax 06 9522 929

Horizons Regional Council is the trading name of the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council.

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SECOND HAND stoves, dishwashers and washing machines all in great working order. Open Easter Saturday. Ohakune TV Electrical. Ph 06-385-8700.

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AttentionTradies & DIYer’sTrade night at the Ohakune Club

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The Combined Churches in Raetihi Offer…

‘A Walk WithThe Cross’

A chance to hear and reflect on theGOOD FRIDAY story.

All are welcome.We’ll start at St Mary’s Anglican Church,

130 Seddon Steet, at10am, THIS FRIDAY (25 March)

and visit other churches in the town as we move through the Good Friday story.Finish with a late morning tea at the Baptist Centre.

Marketing ManagerRuapehu Alpine Lifts is a dynamic organisation, where we can hand-on-heart say that no two days, or even two seasons are the same.As the Marketing Manager for RAL, you will report directly to the CEO and play a lead role in develop-ing our business for the future. This role is all about realising and maximising RAL’s growth potential through improving the profile, and increasing patronage through maximising channels to the consumer market.You will already have substantial experience in research and analysis of con-sumer markets, with an intuition about what these people are looking for, and how to turn these individuals into engaged customers.We need someone to help us explore new business opportunities, especially those that will enable us to open up new consumer markets to share what our existing customers already know. Our end game is to increase our market profile and visitors at both of our ski areas.As well as bringing your technical knowledge of brand management, market research, and partnership development, you will have great interpersonal skills, enjoy the challenge of managing multiple projects at any one time, and have experience in managing a team. As well as being an incredible opportu-nity to bring all of your skills into play, you will be joining an amazing team, all focused on the same goal. We love working every day in such a beautiful environment.Imagine how nice it is to come up the mountain every day and look out of your office where you will not see another office block, only Tongariro and right across to National Park.

This is a Full Time, Permanent role, based at Whakapapa Ski Area.Apply via www.mtruapehu.com/jobs

Applications Close 6 April 2016

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ClASSIFIEDS Deadline 12 noon Thursday. Phone 06-385-8532. Fax 06-385-8622.Email: [email protected]

Administration and Customer service stars are required to successfully deliver the service functions for the operations of the Ruapehu Community Learning and Tech Hub in Ohākune.

Led by Ngāti Rangi Trust, this is one of the 23 innovative solutions being implemented by the Ruapehu Whānau Transformation team.

The Hub will be open from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday. The Lead and Assistant Administrator will have some flexibility on hours of work which will be approximately 20-30 hours per week per position.

Applications close@ 12pm Wednesday, 30 March. For more Informationand a position description,contact Danielle Vaughan on 021 811 670 [email protected]

Hub AdministratorsTwo exciting new roles!

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What’s on round Ruapehu Resurrected Ohakune swim club ends season wellThe Ohakune Swimming Club wrapped up

a successful season with prize giving at the Ohakune Pool on Wednesday 9 March. 84 children took part in the ASTA Learn to Swim Programme for the 2016 six-week season.

The Club is a totally volunteer-run organi-sation whose mission is to provide the pre-schoolers and primary school children of the Waimarino with the best learn-to-swim oppor-tunities possible.

The club did not run for the 2015 season but has been resurrected with a new committee – Amy Hiscox secretary, Davina Mott, treasurer and president Diana Booth.

“It was great to see so many enthusiastic children in the pool and seeing them progress. Swimming is a vital life skill for our young people to learn and with such a short season we have to maximise the time we have.”

The committee and families gave a huge thanks to the coaches who volunteered their valuable time on Monday and Wednesday eve-nings for six weeks: Willie Aitken, Tasha Car-ley-Aitken, Miriama Bell, Liz Connelly, Amy Donaldson and Brenda Burnard.

They also thanked Mel Booth for assisting earlier in the season and the coaches’ children who helped with the lessons.

Results for the season are: Special awards, Level 1 Highly Commended Makoia Arahanga, Wilson Chambers, Marjie Mc-Coubrie. Most improved Grace Sherrit, Mali Freeman. Level 2 Highly Commended Ophelia Booth, Hone Buckingham. Most improved Alysha Rhodes, William Craig. Level 3 Highly Com-mended Isabella Carr, Santosha Fisher, Dalton Neho, Malena Hawira. Most improved Bronte Henderson Potroz. Level 4 Highly Commended Dylan Anderson, Wairere Rolls. Most Improved – Koopu-te-Roirangi Cassidy. Level 5 Highly com-mended Brooke Wilson. Most improved Joshua Simons. Cups: Most improved 6 & under Tate Mott. Most improved beginner Georgia Gowland–Douglas. Junior Boys Championship Tiori Arahanga. Junior Girls Championship Maraea Buckingham. 8 years and under swimming champion Jessica Sherratt. Most improved 10 and under Sofia Booth. Boys under 12 Champion-ship Jamie Bennett. Girls under 12 championship Juliet Robb. Senior girls champion Ella Hawira. Senior boys champion Mitchell Coller. Most improved overall Jamie Bennett.


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Ruapehu students take on build challenge

The Ruapehu College BCITO Build-Ability Challenge team with Hayden Burmeister, Skills Broker and Technology Hard Materials teacher Mr Alexander.

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Build-ability ChallengeA group of Ruapehu College students are building a

play house for Ohakune Kindergarten children, as part of ‘Build-Ability’ – a practical design and building chal-lenge sponsored by Building and Construction Industry Organisation (BCITO) aimed at promoting trade skills and apprenticeships.

This year 34 secondary schools from around New Zea-land are competing to successfully design and build a playhouse.

Ohakune Kindergarten are excited to be on board as the recipient of the playhouse and the students will be working closely to design a themed playhouse for the kindergarten.

The team will be using social media so that the com-munity and other schools can track progress during the design and build stages.

The team will post a record of progress including photos in a weekly blog on www.buildability.co.nz and facebook.College supports writers’ festival

Ruapehu College’s English department and scholars of English were honoured to have so many resources at their disposal with real authors visiting Ohakune for the writers festival.

The opening gala held at the Powderhorn was MC’d by Ruapehu’s Head of English Johnny Greene. A number of authors visited the school to talk about their work.

Poet Amy Hicks spoke to the students on Friday and writer and past teacher Merylin George also spoke about aspect of the history of the area as a source for writing.

Martin Edmond’s book The Dreaming Land begins with his early life in Ohakune and they presented a work-shop together on this topic. Webb Ellis trophy flown in

Promoting secondary school rugby was the aim of a flying visit by the Rugby World Cup’s Webb Ellis Trophy last week, organised by the Whanganui Rugby Union. A helicopter was used to fly the trophy around the region, to allow as many secondary school pupils to see the tro-

phy as possible in the short time available.

Ruapehu College has entered two teams in the re-established Whanganui Schools rugby competi-tion. The Under-15 team will play on Wednes-days and the open team will play in Saturdays, in Ohakune or Whanganui.

The open team (U19)

are training hard at the moment under coach Paora Toho and the juniors will start soon.

The school is building its rugby capabilities with staff member HoD of P/E (and coach of the U15 team) Camp-bell Hart playing for the Ruapehu Rugby Club this year.Victoria visits

Victoria University representatives visited Ruapehu College on Friday to talk to students who are thinking about going to University. Auckland and Waikato Uni-versities will also be sending representatives in the com-ing week.Whanganui regional athletics

A squad of about 20 athletes headed to Whanganui for the athletics competition last Wednesday.

The College has celebrated and congratulated the fol-lowing students who were placed in their age group: Hayley Artz 1st in high jump and 1st in long jump; Dylan Bishop 1st in shot-put; Avril Pehi 2nd in discus and 3rd in shotput; Mohi Williams 2nd in high jump; Tekaokao Kairimu 2nd in triple jump; Te Arani Rawiri 3rd discuss and 2nd in javelin; George Joyce 3rd in javelin; and Ju-lian Toho 3rd in 400m.

Ruapehu are currently looking at its competitor’s times and distances to see which students qualify for entry into the National Secondary Athletics Competition to be held in Auckland in a couple of weeks.

Amy Wicks talks to Ruapehu students about poetry, during her visit to the inaugural Ruap-ehu Writers Festival last week.

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