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IN BRIEF Apology for delay Speedster St John has apologised for the length of time it took an ambulance to reach a distressed woman in last week. Krystel Cudmore collapsed at Bach on the Breakwater last Thursday and had to wait half an drivers hour for the ambulance to arrive because emergency call centre staff couldn’t be understood or find the address. A Central Emergency Ambulance Com- munication Centre spokesperson cause of said call centre staff will receive training to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Tax case guilty pleas Andrea Paice-Osborn and Peter damages Osborn pleaded guilty in Court yesterday Jo Moir only be significant delays, but also to eight charges each of not filing [email protected] the chance of vehicles getting income returns or GST. Defence ‘spray drift’ from the tar sprayer counsel Les Hickling said there that is working on the other lane had been confusion over the tax Slow down is the at the same time,’’ Mr McGonigal status of the business. Judge Max Transport Agency’s answer to said. Courtney said he accepted it was motorists fed up with roadworks Vehicles should be able to travel not a concerted plan to avoid damaging their vehicles. on soft newly laid chip seal provid- significant tax payments, but the Motorists have contacted the ing motorists observe the re- system depended on people Daily News about cracked and strictions, he said. paying their tax obligations. He broken windscreens that they Meetings held between NZTA fined the pair $1200 each. blame on poor resealing at two and Downer have identified poss- separate roadworks sites in the ible improvements to roadworks Regional rates rise past two weeks . that are being considered. But in most cases windscreen ‘‘We’re considering extending Taranaki Regional Council is damage is caused by drivers the speed restrictions further be- looking at a 3 per cent rates exceeding posted 30kmh speed yond the roadworks sites to re- increase for the 2012-13 financial limits, state highways manager duce the chances of motorists be- year. The council’s long term plan David McGonigal said yesterday. ing struck by flying stones,’’ Mr will now go out for public ‘‘We’re disappointed that too McGonigal said. Sweet ride: Grace Lovell, 5, Ruby Gibbs, 5, Olivia Hagenson, 6, and Bella-Rose Pope, 6, from School headed off for icecream in a 1960 submissions in March, showing many people are failing to respect Road Transport Association Chrysler Imperial named Pinky yesterday. Photos: ANDY JACKSON/FAIRFAX NZ general rates will rise by $215,538 the temporary 30kmh speed limits area manager Tom Cloke said a overall, with the uniform annual at roadworks sites, turning stones resealing job due to be started on general charge rising from $53 to into missiles that damage other SH3 south of Inglewood has been $54.50. Rates for the Waiwha- motorists’ vehicles,’’ he said. put on hold while NZTA and the kaiho River flood control scheme ‘‘Our contractors have observed contractor, Downer, look at differ- Icecream tops for Pinky’s girls and TRC’s bus services are set to significant numbers of people ent practices for laying the seal. rise by just under $30,000 each. speeding and overtaking on road- ‘‘NZTA has received complaints works sites and this needs to and are being responsible looking Kirsty McMurray as car lovers lined up to register break down on the side of the The women met Mr Rae at the No parole for killer stop.’’ into them and how they could [email protected] for Americarna yesterday. road. ‘‘We weren’t turning back. I show when it was in Invercargill Mr McGonigal said motorists make their processes better,’’ he Friends Donna Beer and Nicky said ‘This car is going to New Ply- last year and said they’d loved it A murderer who has spent his speeding not only damaged wind- said. Foster parked Mrs Beer’s 1957 mouth’,’’ she said. so much they’d promised to go adult life behind bars for screens but also put contractors Mr Cloke said it is difficult to A jaunt to in a bright pink Chevrolet Belair Convertible right With help from the rest of the again. ‘‘We’ve been saving up for a strangling a toddler to death has working on the site at risk. prove who is liable for damage to car was almost as exciting for four outside the registration tent after Invercargill convoy, including for- whole year to get here, putting lost his bid for parole. Luke ‘‘We’ll be asking our contractors cars when motorists exceed re- Ahititi schoolgirls as the thought a long and difficult trip from mer Taranaki residents Diane and money aside to do this trip,’’ Mrs Frederick Sibley, 33, will remain to ensure they take down the duced speeds when travelling of the icecream on the menu when Invercargill. Roger Whyte, they reached Foster said. locked up for at least another details of vehicles driving too through roadworks, causing they got there. ‘‘The trouble started just after Wellington, where Americarna di- year as he waits to undergo an quickly through these sites and re- ‘‘chaos for everyone’’. It was squeals of excitement, not Dunedin and didn’t stop till Wel- rector John Rae had recom- ❚ Americarna starts today with a intensive treatment course for port them to police.’’ ‘‘Maybe a pilot vehicle for tyres, filling the air in the Ahititi lington,’’ Mrs Beer said. mended a specialist garage. lunch-time party and concert in child sex offenders. Sibley was The agency has also defended motorists to follow could be an op- School car park yesterday as Electronic faults affecting the ‘‘We went to Junior’s Kustom Waitara followed by an evening in convicted of suffocating Brittany resealing work that took up both tion to guarantee a speed at the ‘‘Pinky’’, a 1960 Chrysler Imperial, alternator, coil, ballast and re- Rides and Classics and they fixed Inglewood. Watch taranakidaily- Crothall, 3, to death while she lanes at the same time on sites at site,’’ he said. rolled in and most of the school’s sistor saw the turquoise cruiser all our problems,’’ Mrs Beer said. news this afternoon. slept 15 years ago. Covered in Mt Messenger and Big Jim’s Hill But Mr McGonigal said the 22 students gathered to admire the blood, he walked into Christchurch near the Waitara turn-off. work was being delayed until after flashy vehicle. central police station and ‘‘If the road was surfaced one Americarna to reduce disruption Olivia Hagenson, 6, won an out- confessed to suffocating the girl lane at a time, there would not to motorists. ing in Pinky in a school and attempting to kill her mother. fundraising raffle, and got to take At 18, he was sentenced to life three friends – and her dad – along imprisonment with a non-parole for the ride to Mokau for ice- period of 13 years. cream. Ahititi School principal Chris Second suspicious fire Richardson said the raffle was the idea of to Hire-a-Hubby Gary An isolated, rural area of the Smith, who used to live in the South Waikato is dealing with its area. second suspicious petrol station ‘‘He rang me up and said ‘I’ve blaze in seven months. Just after got this car, do you want to do 3am yesterday, Jas Kelly Motors, something with it?’ ’’ she said. Ready to roll: on the corner of State Highway 30 Mr Smith, who now lives in Nicky Foster and Waipapa Rd, went up in New Plymouth, was driving the and Donna flames. Police said it was too early Hire-a-Hubby promotional car in Beer from to know if the fires were linked. the Americarna festival this week Invercargill and had offered it up as a fund- went to Keno results raising suggestion. register for ‘‘Well I knew Chris, and my kids Americarna Draw 8306: 2 11 15 18 19 36 40 41 48 went to school here, so it seemed yesterday. 52 53 54 57 68 71 72 73 75 76 78. Road stop: Motorists negotiate their way through roadworks on State like a good idea,’’ he said. Draw 8307: 1 2 9 17 22 30 32 34 35 Highway 3 near yesterday. Photo: ANDY JACKSON/FAIRFAX NZ Meanwhile, petrol was in the air 39 40 44 48 52 55 56 63 72 79 80. Petrol stations to get the ‘Z’ treatment McCully emails ‘good hack’

Hannah Fleming ‘‘It was clear people wanted a Russian hackers say they planned Hacked: ‘‘Yuri’’ said it was ‘‘simple’’ to [email protected] speedy service, good coffee and FACT FILE to sell Defence Force information Russian hack the emails. ‘‘New Zealand food, and of course a competitive Schedule for Shell stations to hacked from the emails of Foreign hackers say Government security is very easy price, so that’s what we’ve tried to be upgraded to Z Energy Affairs Minister Murray McCully. they planned to bypass.’’ Shell petrol stations in Taranaki focus on and implement into our Fairfax Media last week to sell Other emails hacked by The are set to be ‘‘Zedded’’ as Z Energy service.’’ , NP: revealed his email account had Defence Force Comrades included comments rolls out its new-look stores. Fly Buys was also reflected as Rebranded Z next month, store been hacked last April. information from ‘‘an unnamed insider’’ about In April 2010, Shell sold its New being important to customers and upgrade next month. It was previously thought a from Murray waste at the Foreign Affairs Min- Zealand downstream business to large Tier 1 sites would get a full would continue to be available Courtenay St, NP: group known as Anonymous was McCully’s istry, which is set to learn of a vast Greenstone Energy, a collabor- store upgrade, which would in- through the new stations. Rebranded Z May 2012, store behind the attack. However, a emails. cost-cutting plan tomorrow. ation between Infratil and the clude a quality cafe, new store lay- ‘‘Shell cards will eventually be upgrade later. Russian group calling itself The ‘‘Mindless, wasteful admin crap New Zealand Superannuation out and complete store rebrand. replaced by Z cards, but until then , NP: Comrades has emailed Fairfax Me- ‘‘Yuri’’ shows an email sent on from Wellington,’’ was referred to Fund, which is now called Z En- ‘‘Smaller stores will receive the they will still be accepted,’’ Ms Rebranded Z May 2012. dia and taken responsibility. April 20 last year, which appears in one email. ergy. rebranding but we haven’t quite Thomas said. Seaview Rd, NP: ‘‘New Zealand is not so much to be from Mr McCully’s private An unnamed Pacific secretariat The sale included Shell’s service pinned down if or when the store Shell petrol station owner John Date TBC important to us. We hack into gov- secretary discussing the avail- was also criticised for hosting a stations, Shell Cards, and its com- upgrades will be happening at Hurley said a forecourt service Stratford: ernment systems for many ability of Defence Force planes. meeting of 176 attendees with a mercial fuels, chemicals supply those locations.’’ would also be available to Rebranded Z May 2012, store reason,’’ the group’s leader ‘‘Yuri’’ ‘‘Yuri’’ claims that information price tag of $276,000 ‘‘for almost no and distribution businesses. A survey of more than 17,000 customers from 10am-5pm every upgrade date TBC says in an email. showing almost all of the planes in result’’. Work began last Friday on the people nationwide had been done day. Inglewood: ‘‘The main one being for mili- use in July was valuable. The breach happened after Mr Shell Waiwhakaiho site which is by Z Energy to outline what the Mr Hurley said $5000 from each Rebranded Z May 2012 tary intelligence. To gain more in- ‘‘At the time of hack it was very McCully had his emails re- due to be completed next month. public’s main priorities were Taranaki station would be Hawera: formation. If it is good infor- good information. We could sell to directed to a personal address. He Z Energy communications ad- when it came to quality service donated to charities in the region Rebranded Z May 2012, store mation, we sell it. If bad/personal, client and make good money from did not respond to a request to viser Sheena Thomas said the stations. after reopening. upgrade date TBC we keep.’’ these.’’ comment last night. Fairfax NZ

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