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TaupoTimes taupotimes.co.nz Tuesday, April 26, 2016 6921317AI Teen’s racecar ambition ROBERT STEVEN Winning driving simulator races since he was 11, Faine Kahia is planning a career as a professional racecar driver. Racing Formula One isn’t Faine Kahia’s dream – but it is his goal. The Taupo teenager has been winning and placing in races since the age of 11. Most recently, the 19-year-old secured two second places at the Formula BMW Asia Cup in Malaysia. Next he hopes to race in the Formula 4 South East Asia Cham- pionship, which starts in August. Kahia said success in this series could put his career on a fast track. ‘‘If I do really well, I’ll get a test in Formula Renault, which is a higher series,’’ he said. ‘‘If I do well in the Formula Renault, it’ll pretty much be [time to] sign on the dotted line, and I’ll sign my life away – which is a good thing.’’ Kahia’s goal is to secure a con- tract with a car manufacturer and race for them as a professional motorsport athlete. ‘‘Wake up, go race the car, and go home at night, and get paid for it,’’ he said. ‘‘I don’t like to say dreams because dreams never happen. Goals happen,’’ he said. The teenager is planning to copy the career pathway taken by Earl Bamber and Brendon Hart- ley. Now contracted to race for Porsche, the Kiwi drivers both started on the ‘Asian pathway’ – racing in South East Asia. Practising on a track is very expensive, so like most profes- sional drivers, Kahia spends a lot of time racing in a driving simu- lator at home. ‘‘Prior to driving a V8 supercar yesterday, I had already done 500 laps around Taupo racetrack in that very same V8 supercar. Same supercar, same racetrack, same everything.’’ Since finishing school at Taupo-nui-a-Tia College, Kahia said all his time was devoted to training, marketing himself and looking for sponsorship. Kahia said he would not forget his roots. ‘‘I’m born and bred Taupo. A big thing for me is bringing it back home. I love my town and I get homesick whenever I’m away." A year to remember P3 Game on at bridge P9

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Taupo Timestaupotimes.co.nzTuesday, April 26, 2016

6921317AI

Teen’s racecar ambitionROBERT STEVEN

Winning driving simulator races since he was 11, Faine Kahia is planning a career as a professional racecar driver.

Racing Formula One isn’t Faine

Kahia’s dream – but it is his goal.

The Taupo teenager has been

winning and placing in races

since the age of 11.

Most recently, the 19-year-old

secured two second places at the

Formula BMW Asia Cup in

Malaysia.

Next he hopes to race in the

Formula 4 South East Asia Cham-

pionship, which starts in August.

Kahia said success in thisseries could put his career on afast track.

‘‘If I do really well, I’ll get a testin Formula Renault, which is ahigher series,’’ he said.

‘‘If I do well in the FormulaRenault, it’ll pretty much be [timeto] sign on the dotted line, and I’llsign my life away – which is agood thing.’’

Kahia’s goal is to secure a con-

tract with a car manufacturer andrace for them as a professionalmotorsport athlete.

‘‘Wake up, go race the car, andgo home at night, and get paid forit,’’ he said.

‘‘I don’t like to say dreamsbecause dreams never happen.Goals happen,’’ he said.

The teenager is planning tocopy the career pathway taken byEarl Bamber and Brendon Hart-ley.

Now contracted to race for

Porsche, the Kiwi drivers both

started on the ‘Asian pathway’ –

racing in South East Asia.

Practising on a track is very

expensive, so like most profes-

sional drivers, Kahia spends a lot

of time racing in a driving simu-

lator at home.

‘‘Prior to driving a V8 supercar

yesterday, I had already done 500

laps around Taupo racetrack in

that very same V8 supercar. Same

supercar, same racetrack, sameeverything.’’

Since finishing school atTaupo-nui-a-Tia College, Kahiasaid all his time was devoted totraining, marketing himself andlooking for sponsorship.

Kahia said he would not forgethis roots.

‘‘I’m born and bred Taupo. Abig thing for me is bringing itback home. I love my town and Iget homesick whenever I’maway."

A year to remember P3 Game on at bridge P9

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Our town is not so big thatwhen someone is hurting or needshelp then we don’t take ownershipof that. There are plenty of peoplewho step up and help someone onthe other side of town – becausethey’re our people.

Take today’s page 3 story aboutElyse for example. That familyhas already been on the receivingend of this sort of communityspirit since before we gotinvolved. No doubt, today’s storywill speak to plenty of otherpeople too.

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Taupo rallies behindgirl with brain tumourMATT SHAND

Taupo girl Elyse has an aggressive brain tumour and less than 12 months to

live. Her family wants to make it the best 12 months possible.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Two Taupo parents received theworst news possible after a visitto Starship Hospital, when theywere told their daughter Elyse(2) has less than 12 months tolive.

Elyse was diagnosed with anaggressive, golf ball sized,tumour on her brain stem onApril 9 this year.

Surgeons then told the familyit was inoperable.

‘‘We went to the doctorswhen she started vomiting,’’Elyse’s grandmother JacquiJohnson said.

‘‘The doctors couldn’t seewhat was wrong.

‘‘Then she stopped walkingand talking and we got in frontof a specialist. From there it wasMRI’s at Rotorua and trips toStarship Hospital where thenews was given.’’

There was an option of radi-ation therapy for Elyse.

‘‘That would have requiredan hospital visit and she wouldbe sick with it,’’ Johnson said.

‘‘In the end her parentsdecided it could extend her lifeby about six weeks and it wastoo much to put her through.

‘‘It was decided to bring herhome.’’

Johnson says Elyse is ashappy as she can be and thefamily has been humbled by themembers of the Taupo com-

munity that have rallied behindtheir family in their time ofneed.

Shortly after hearing thenews a family friend started aGivealittle page for Elyse to helpthe family pay for bills and giveElyse the best year they can.

The page has alreadyreceived more than $5000.

‘‘It has been very humbling,and overwhelming the amountof support we have received,’’Johnson said.

Johnson said the money willbe used to take Elyse to medical

appointments and take her onactivities or adventures.

‘‘We’re over crying and nowit is all about making sure shehas the best year she can,’’ John-son said.

‘‘Her parents are no longerworking and just spending asmuch time as they can withher.’’

If you would like to helpElyse and her family,donations are still beingtaken at givealittle.co.nz/cause/littlelyse.

The view of Mt Tongariro over Lake Rotoaira from the GNS Science camera installed near the 1325m volcanic peak

of Mt Pihanga. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Gondola plan proposedMATT SHAND

Ever thought how cool it wouldbe to take a gondola up the top ofMount Pihanga to a top-classrestaurant to take in the views?

Tuatea Smallman has and hewants to turn that dream, andothers, into a reality.

If completed the project willsee a 6.5km gondola ride to thesummit of Mount Pihangawhere a revolving floor res-taurant will give stunning

vistas of the surroundings.Smallman said the project

will have many challenges buthe is not one to shy away fromthat, especially if it meansputting Turangi on the worldstage.

‘‘Its just what this areaneeds,’’ he said.

‘‘We are currently looking atfinance options for the projectand we have engineers ready tofly in and check out MountPihanga to assess if construc-

tion is safe near the crater.’’Smallman is not stopping

there with plans to create acanal connecting the TongariroRiver to Lake Taupo on GraceRoad, with luxury apartmentsflanking it, and a 22km walkingtrack along the KaimanawaRange.

Smallman announced hisplans to the Turangi TongiriroCommunity Board on Tuesdayand is currently looking forfinance options.

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VolunteerrecognisedMATT SHAND

Noel Bennett received a $2000 voucher.

Noel Bennett received a $2000 surprise for hiscommitment to junior athletics this week after hewas nominated as a Lotto Sportmaker.

Bennett has been involved in running the Jun-ior Athletic Club since he arrived in Taupo in1971.

‘‘I’ve always been involved in athletics and itmade sense to join up with those clubs,’’ he said.

Although not having children himself, hasshown dedication and care for the young childrenon the club beyond most parents.

One of his responsibilities is the accuratemarking out of Taupo’s track, one of the fewremaining grass athletic tracks in New Zealand,which the club is very proud of.

‘‘It can be a painstaking process and can takeabout four or five hours for the initial marking,’’he said.

Seeing young people reach their potentialthrough running is something Bennett enjoys see-ing as a volunteer.

‘‘We had Bevan Docherty run with us,’’ he said.‘‘Patrick Bevan was another and then he was

told to try out cycling, which was the right thingto do.

‘‘So you never know who is coming through.’’Bennet was nominated for the award by Mur-

ray Reid and he had no idea when he was asked tocome to the clubrooms what he would be receiv-ing.

‘‘I have been injured so wasn’t sure why theyneeded me at the clubrooms,’’ he said.

‘‘They stitched me up well.‘‘I was blown away. When you are involved in

clubs you put buy things here and there and youdon’t mid because you love doing it but here I amgetting something back.’’

The $2000 can be used by Bennett to purchasesporting goods and clothing for himself or theclubs he is part of.

Sport Waikato district coordinator said Ben-nett is a very deserving candidate for this award.

‘‘It’s such a big thing to win and great thanksgo to Noel, and the Murray for taking the time tomake the nomination,’’ she said.

‘‘Without the nominations there would be noawards.’’ Bennett is planning to spend some timecelebrating his success on his upcoming trip toRarotonga before returning to continue helpingthe club.

Media companies clashROBERT STEVEN

Scott Groombridge from Altitude Chartered Accountants.

Footgolf is similarto golf and playedon a golf course –except players use asoccer ball insteadof a golf ball.

It was a battle of two media com-panies, six soccer balls and nineholes.

Thursday saw the Footgolfclash of team captains MoreFM’sAndrew Leiataua and TaupoTimes editor Dan Hutchinson onthe fairways of Taupo GolfCourse.

Each captain reached out toTaupo for willing and talentedsoccer players to play the game.

MoreFM’s Andrew Leiatauascoured the ranks of TauharaCollege’s football elite.

He found two young men withsome skill of foot – Matt Watston

and Jacob Klein, who bothtowered at least a foot above theradio DJ.

Hutchinson realised Footgolfwas a numbers game and reachedout to the team at AltitudeChartered Accountants.

Young accountants Kelly Tay-lor and Scott Groombridge

stepped forward, boots shiny.The two teams met at noon on

Thursday to do battle on thegreen.

Footgolf is similar to golf andplayed on a golf course – exceptplayers use a soccer ball instead ofa golf ball.

Hutchinson scored par for thefirst three holes, giving the radioteam a fright.

Leiatua overshot the secondhole several times, causing muchmirth.

However, the skills of bothWatson and Klein came throughin the end.

MoreFM won by one shot witha score of 135.

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Consent declined forchurch buildingROBERT STEVEN

Putting forward the case for Taupo Bible Church’s proposed church building

on Herapeka St last month were surveyor Sue Slegers from property

development company Taupo Central, church treasurer Euan Fergusen, and

church pastor Jerry Craven. Tony Watson, a neighbour opposed to the new

church, delivers his submission to the resource consent hearing in the

foreground. PHOTO: ROBERT STEVEN/FAIRFAX NZ

Taupo Bible Church’s appli-cation to build a 730sqm churchbuilding at the end of aNukuhau cul-de-sac has beendeclined.

Commissioner Bill Wasleyreleased his decision onThursday.

In his report conclusion hewrote that the effect of adversetraffic ‘‘on the safety andefficiency’’ of the street couldnot be ‘‘adequately mitigated’’.

‘‘Notwithstanding the con-ditions offered by the applicantand that Ms Wood concurs withsuch conditions, I am of theopinion that some of these con-ditions such as the use of trafficwardens are not practicable andthat there will be a more thanminor effect on Herapeka Streetthrough on street parking andincreased traffic alongHerapeka Street.

‘‘Whilst at some stage it maybecome a ‘through’ street, it iscurrently a residential cul-de-sac and is currently totally resi-dential in character,’’ the reportsaid.

The report said mattersrelated to property values andprivate covenants on the titleswere not resource managementconsiderations, and beyond thecommissioner’s jurisdiction toconsider.

The report follows a hearing

on March 15 where both oraland written submission to com-missioner Wasley.

Church pastor Jerry Cravensaid he would speak with thechurch congregation beforemaking comment.

Resident Jackie Robinson,who works as an architecturaldesigner, submitted in oppo-sition to the proposal.

She said the outcome came

down to a practical decision.‘‘Commissioner Wasley’s

decision to decline resourceconsent for the church is not anoutcome in which to boastvictory, but to celebrate thatresident’s rights have beenacknowledged, considered andprotected by a planning processwhich is in place for such con-flict in belief. The residents arerelieved.

Anglers fish in the off the river bank at the Tongariro National Trout Centre. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

Minister has new angleChanges to the regulatory pro-cess for the Lake Taupo troutfishery will make managementmore responsive according toConservation Minister MaggieBarry.

Daily bag and fish size limitswill soon be solely approved bythe Minister of Conservationinstead of going through theCabinet process.

‘‘The new process will makeit easier to respond to the natu-ral year-by-year changes in fishsize and abundance,’’ Barry

said.‘‘Currently, this takes too

long and is a cause of some frus-tration for anglers.

‘‘What it means is that in ayear where there are more troutspawning we can raise the baglimit to allow anglers to catchmore – and likewise, in a yearwhere fish are smaller on aver-age we can reduce the size limitto protect breeding stock andsafeguard the fishery.’’

Fishing regulation changesfor Taupo can also now be

published as Gazette anglernotices, as happens in all otherNew Zealand trout fisheries.

‘‘The Taupo Fishery Advis-ory Committee, TuwharetoaMaori Trust Board and theTaupo angling community haveall been supportive of thischange,’’ Barry says.

Gazetted today, the newregulations will take effect fromMay 19. The trout fishery isworth $11 million a year to theTaupo economy and supportsaround 300 jobs.

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with your views.

‘‘Go Kellie, I did it this year, and

thoroughly enjoyed the process. just

take it one day at a time, stick to a

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Businesses meeting challengesZANE COZENS

Zane Cozens

‘‘Any businessperson has the rightto make strategicand logisticaldecisions toguarantee that theirbusinesses are wellpositioned.

I write in response to the articleregarding the Turangi Mall thatfeatured in your paper [P3, April15].

The Turangi Central BusinessDistrict has for many years facedchanging dynamics with thetownship growing out of itsMinistry of Works infancy intothe tourist centre of some 3000permanent residents that is today– plus a further 3000 in our widercatchement.

I can confirm that of the 49floor level commercial unitsavailable in the Mall [excludingcouncil offices and Library], 32are currently occupied, 16 areempty whilst a further unit has aparty in the process of conductinga shop fit-out.

This means that we have a 66per cent occupancy rate in theMall itself so far more are fullrather than empty.

On the periphery of the CBD,private development has meantthat some businesses haverelocated from the Mall to thefringes seeking greater foot trafficand a higher profile rather than asreported, moving away from townaltogether.

Any business person has theright to make strategic andlogistical decisions to guaranteethat their businesses are wellpositioned for the future.

As a Councillor, in partnershipwith Christine Dally and WayneSmith of Go Tongariro, we arekeen to see a Feasibility studyundertaken of the Town Centre.Only when this is complete willwe have a sound understanding ofwhat viable options are before usand the challenges we might faceas a community.

We need to acknowledge thatpersonal shopping habits arediversifying with the increasingpresence of the digital age. So to,

must we embrace our changingpopulation demographics andonly once we have all of thisinformation in our headspace,will we truly know how torespond so as to ensure thecontinued positive outcomes for

our town.There is far greater positivity

amongst the local businesscommunity than was reportedand words such as ‘helplessness’would be ones never heard in myearshot. Many of our companiesare booming – probably too manyto mention here – but successstories are commonplace.

Let it be said, we aren’t perfectbut we are a unified positive town,our future is very bright and weare moving forward with focus.

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The first King Country girls U18 rugby team.

Captain gets call-upfor sevens campCaptaining the first ever KingCountry girls U18 sevens teamhas seen a Taupo-Nui-a-Tiastudent getting a call up to adevelopment camp.

Ora Williams has playedrugby for just over a year butalready has big plans to make itto the professional level insevens.

Last week she led the team inthe NZ Rugby Northern RegionProvincial Union Tournamentat Cambridge and, despitefacing some tough competitionfrom Waikato and Taranaki,came away with a respectablequarter finals finish.

‘‘It was a good competitionand we did better than weexpected,’’ Williams said.

‘‘We had only trained

together a few times before thecompetition.’’

Williams says she wants tofocus her attention on sevensrugby.

‘‘I play 15s with Bay of Plentybut I really enjoy sevens,’’ shesaid.

‘‘You just get more space torun.’’

The U18 team is coached byKing Country Rugby ManagerJosh Standen who was proud ofthe girl’s effort.

‘‘They beat out some bigprovincial teams that had beentraining together for eightweeks,’’ he said.

‘‘We had only been togetherfor two.’’

Standen said the trainingcamp will fit in nicely with Wil-

liams’ goal of becoming a profes-sional sevens player.

‘‘Not only will she get ident-ified by selectors but she will getto develop her rugby skills to thenext level,’’ he said.

King Country rugby hasnoticed an increase in thenumber of women picking upthe sport and say they are look-ing at making more pathwaysfor women players to enterrugby.

‘‘Sevens is a very attractivesport for women enteringrugby,’’ Standen said.

‘‘It feeds off playing touchand we are looking at makingmore opportunities for womenplaying rugby.’’

The Team was coached byJosh Standen.

Sales reduce Taupo debtMATT SHAND

More than $5.1 million worth ofproperty has been sold off by theTaupo District Council since2015 in a bid to reduce thetown’s debt.

Council figures reveal$5,276,631 worth of property hasbeen sold, or has gone uncon-ditional, which is more than the$3.7 million target set by coun-cil.

Taupo mayor DavidTrewavas said council was

capitalising on the buoyantproperty market at this time aspeople are seeing Taupo as agreat investment.

‘‘It’s really about takingadvantage of the times and thelow interest rates at themoment,’’ he said.

‘‘People are seeing Taupo as along term investment.

‘‘We’ve had some big salesout by Mitre 10 Mega which hasboosted the numbers.’’

While most of the sales arefrom council owned

subdivisions, there are a num-ber of big ticket sales on thebooks including a $960,000 saleat 29 Tuwharetoa Street and$500,000 at 17 Broadlands Road.

Trewavas said all moneyfrom property sales would gointo reducing debt.

With council purchasinglarge chunks of land after theconstruction of the EasternArterial Route Trewavas saidthere was still about $100million worth of property avail-able to sell.

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I’ve recently noticed that myhair has started thinning. Inormally have very thick hair,my hairdresser mentioned thereis often nutritional reasonsbehind hair thinning – is thereany truth in that? With thanks,Lesley.

Hi Lesley. It is certainlynormal to lose some hair daily –however, there are a number ofreasons why your hair may bethinning, here are a few:

Iron deficiency anaemiaBeing low or deficient in iron

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL27Taupo Croquet Club (associationcroquet), 3 Rokino Rd. New playerswelcome for three free games. Onsite coaching available. Arrive 9am,start at 9.15am until 11.45am.Taupo Choral Society- rehearsalsSt Pauls Church, Tamamutu St. Newsingers welcome, especiallymen.7.30pm. PhoneMerilyn Feickert on378 6002 formore information.Taupo Embroiders Guild, TaupoVintage Car Club, AC Baths Av.9.30am till 12pm. Phone KathMcleanon 377 8087 or Alisa Gathergood on378 0994.Tauhara Centre SoulfoodEvenings, Acacia Heights Dr.Speakers covering uplifting topicsfrom health, movement awareness,meditation tuition, inspiringmovies,andmore. Speakers whowould liketo share insights are welcome todiscuss this beforehand. Entry viadonation. EveryWednesday at7.30pm.Blood Drive, Great Lake Centre,Story Pl. Save up to three lives whenyou donate blood. 1pm till 7pm. Tomake an appointment or formoreinformation phone 0800 448 325.R16.Self-publishing Evening, TurangiLibrary, Ohuanga Rd. Friends of theTurangi Library event for writers tolearn how they can self-publish theirwork rather than going through apublisher. All welcome. 5.30pm.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28Taupo Croquet Club (golf croquet),3 Rokino Rd. New players welcomefor three free games. 1pm till 3pm.Great Lake Senior Net, Taupo

Library, Story Pl. First in first served,bring your electronic device withyou (laptop or tablet) and you cantalk tomember whowill shareinformation about your concerns.Every Thursday 2pm till 4pm.Contact Irene on 378 7769 formoreinformation.James Reid (frontman of rock bandThe Feelers), FinnMacCuhals IrishPub, Cnr Tuwharetoa and TongariroSt. 7pm. Phone 0800 BUY TIX (289849) for tickets. R18.

Recycled Robots, TaupoMuseum,Story Pl. Recycle bits and pieces tomake your own robot. Suitable forages five plus. School holidayactivity. 10.30am till 11.30am and2pm till 3pm. [email protected] formoreinformation or to book.Blood Drive, Great Lake Centre,Story Pl. Save up to three lives whenyou donate blood. 7.30am till 1pm.Tomake an appointment or formore information phone 0800 448

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Hoko’s Choice Book Launch-Gillian Cook’s first novel for olderreaders, Taupo Library, Story Pl. Afuturistic fantasy story set in theRuapehu district. 2pm till 3pm. [email protected] formoreinformation.

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COCONUT-CRUSTEDCHICKEN WITH RED CURRYKUMARA AND ASIANGREENS

Red curry kumara:400g red kumara, scrubbed anddiced 1.5cm1 tablespoon red curry paste (storebought)1 tablespoon olive oil

Coconut-crusted chicken:300g skinless, boneless chickenbreast1 tablespoonmayonnaise1⁄2 cup coconut thread

Asian greens:2 baby bok choy, rinsed and endstrimmed 1cm1⁄2 telegraph cucumber1 tablespoon lemon juice

To serve:2–3 tablespoons coriander leavesPreheat oven to 220 degrees Celsius.Line two oven trays with bakingpaper.Toss kumara, curry paste and oil in amediumbowl to coat. Place on firstprepared tray, seasonwith salt androast for 15–20minutes, or untilkumara is tender. Turn once duringcooking.Pat chicken drywith paper towelsand cut into steaks. To do this, placeyour hand flat on top of chickenbreast and use a knife to slicethrough horizontally tomake twothin steaks.Place chicken on the secondprepared tray, cut-side-up. Seasonwith salt and evenly coat withmayonnaise. Sprinkle over coconutand lightly pat down.Bake chicken (below kumara) for12–15minutes, until golden and just

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The accommodation block is ahot-spot with national and over-seas visitors. In the past year, theholiday park has had 31,351guests.

The park’s land, buildings andbusiness is located on RangatiraSt – just 1.5 kilometres fromTaupo central, the lake, and isclose to a number of touristattractions services, restaurants,cafes and sports venues.

The property, which is beingmarketed by Bayleys, is 19,289square metres and has a rateablevalue of $3.02 million.

The holiday park can host upto 433 visitors and features 20motel rooms, four kitchen cabins,three standard cabins, 12backpacker rooms, 57 poweredcampervan sites and 18 non pow-ered tent sites.

A manager’s residence and athermal plunge pool is also onsite.

Bayleys Taupo salesman GaryHarwood said the presentation,location and facilities made it apopular choice with visitors andan appealing investment for anew owner.

‘‘[The] Lake Taupo area hasdeveloped a reputation of beingthe North Island’s adventure play-

ground with attractions such asworld class trout fishing, hiking,tramping and every water sportimaginable, and TongariroNational Park and Whakapapaski fields within an hour’s drive . ..

‘‘The property presents anexciting business opportunity fora new owner to take over a highly-regarded accommodation busi-

ness operation in an extremelypopular tourism destination,’’ hesaid.

‘‘A new owner could movestraight in and take over an estab-lished business, which alreadyhas a recognised leisure clienteleand a high level of repeat busi-ness.’’

There were extensive forwardbookings for the next 12 months

for units and sites, Harwood said.The park had been recognised

by the Qualmark rating for facili-ties and services of the holidaypark.

It was awarded TripAdvisorCertificates of Excellence in 2014and 2015.

It is currently operated by onefull-time and two part-time staffmembers.

Get insight into Brando

The next Taupo Cinema Club movie is

a documentary about Hollywood icon

Marlon Brando.

He is perhaps mostfamous for hisAcademy Award.

The Private tape recordings madeby Hollywood icon MarlonBrando as he mused oneverything from anxiety toobesity provide a fascinatinginsight into the actor in Listen toMe Marlon, the next TaupoCinema Club movie.

Brando, who was born in 1924and died in 2004, was anAmerican actor, film director,and activist and was ranked bythe American Film Institute asthe fourth greatest movie staramong male movie stars whosescreen debuts occurred in orbefore 1950.

He is perhaps most famous forhis Academy Award winningperformance as Terry Malloy inthe 1954 movie On the Waterfront.

He was also an activist in thelikes of the African-AmericanCivil Rights Movement.

The Listen to Me Marlondocumentary by Stevan Riley,which will screen on May 2, alsoincludes Brando’s opinions of

many of his major movies such asApocalypse Now, Mutiny on theBounty, On the Waterfront, and AStreetcar Named Desire.

One particularly interestingfeature his his moving reflectionson mortality as the famous sceneof Don Corleone’s death in TheGodfather is played.

Anyone is welcome to attendthe club’s screening andrefreshments will be availablefrom 7.30pm.

Formore information visitstarlightcinema.co.nz.

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Exceptional wages with on-going training willbe offered to the successful applicants who

must have a good understanding of Health &Safety in forestry, an excellent work ethic,

and pass a pre-employmentmedical and drug test.

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RAMEKA,Pahi (Tarzan) Rahui:27/4/13. Time will changemany things but not thesadness that this day brings.We sadly long for theyesterdays, missing yourgentle understanding ways. Ekore te aroha e mutu na tewhanau.

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Taupo people saved millions of

dollars in power costs last year.

The Electricity Authority

estimates $3,274,528 was saved by

2274 households and businesses

which changed power companies

in 2014.

This saved them an average of

$245 each, according to the stat-

istics.

New to Taupo, young couple

Pipa Kernot and Shaun Rogers

changed to Genesis Energy this

year.

This allowed them to take

advantage of a one-month-free

offer for signing a 12-month con-

tract.

The deal helped them to keep

the bill in check, Kernot said.

‘‘Because we’re in credit, I’m

not always having to top up the

account.

‘‘I pay weekly, so we don’t get

lumped with a huge bill either.’’

Electricity Authority chief

executive Carl Hansen said

because of the competitive market

in New Zealand, electricity com-

panies offered a wide range of

deals, and it was important to be

aware of them.

‘‘Waikato residents are using

more power, with average resi-

dential consumption seeing the

highest increase in New Zealand,

at 4.1 per cent.

‘‘In this environment, it is

important that consumers shop

around and check they are on the

best deal for them.’’

Records showed more than

385,000 household switched

energy providers in 2014. If all eli-

gible Kiwi households had

switched to the cheapest provider,

they could have saved $281

million nationwide,’’ Hansen said.

‘‘As winter really starts to take

a hold, now is the right time to

check your plan.

‘‘Even if you’ve switched

providers in the past, we encour-

age all consumers to regularly

check, as offers change.

Two new retailers – Energy

Direct and Flick Energy – entered

the Waikato energy market last

year, making 17 providers avail-

able, depending on the area.

The choice of retailer did not

make a difference to the

reliability of power supply, Han-

sen said.

‘‘Those outcomes are affected

by the performance of [the] local

distribution network and by

Transpower, and is the same

regardless of which retailer con-

sumers choose.’’

Kernot said house design had

an effect on energy use and the

family lived in a two-storey 1950s

house when they first arrived in

Taupo four months ago.

A gas heater on the top level

was the only heating and cold,

damp air was terrible for her

asthma-suffering son Rhyli

Rhyli described that house as

‘‘very, very, very miserable’’.

A newer house the family

moved into recently was an

improvement, Kernot said.

With a wood fire and an HRV

system that pushes the warm air

throughout the house, the family

were much happier, she said.

‘‘Rhyli feels very strong

carrying the wood in for mum

too.’’

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SuperValue Paetiki: 222 Taharepa Road,Taupo, Ph 378 7206. Open 7am - 9pm, 7 days.

$899each

$1999pack

$169kg

$399each

$499kg

$999kg

$999kg

Arnott’s Tim Tam 165-200g

Steinlager Classic12 x 330ml Bottles

Please drink responsibly

Loose Red Braeburn Apples

Fresh Brinks NZ Skin On Chicken Breast Fillets Chilean Red/Green Seedless Grapes

Whittaker’sChocolateBlock 250g

Keri Fruit Drink/Juice 2.4-3L

Montana Classic/Selaks Premium Selection750ml

Tegel FrozenChicken No 14

Fresh NZ Lamb Shoulder Chops

$799each

$449each

$199each

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