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Pine cones Sallies store pilfered not a dump P3 P4 Northern Outlook Saturday, April 22, 2017 NORTH CANTERBURY’S BEST READ COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Sooner is better As many of our readers will be aware, NZ Post has changed its rural delivery from the beginning of April. This would have meant a sig- nificant portion of our readers wouldn’t get their weekend edition of the Northern Outlook until Monday. As a solution, we’re changing our publication and delivery day to ensure none of our community miss out. From May 5, the Northern Out- look Saturday edition will become a Friday edition. Our midweek edition will still have all the action from the week- end, including sport coverage, and start off the week with local news and photos, wonderful recipes and health advice from our columnists, as well as our Prop- erty Outlook liftout with hun- dreds of homes for sale plus the weekend’s Open Homes. The Friday edition will bring you all the news, views and images from around the region, and the bumper list of what’s happening over the weekend so The Women’s Section of Rangiora RSA prepare the poppies ahead of the street appeal. EMMA DANGERFIELD/FAIRFAX NZ you can plan, prepare and be informed - a day early! To kick off our new day with a bang, we’re going to be tackling one of the biggest issues facing the region - traffic and the dreaded Prepping the poppies commute. We’re dedicating an entire edition to travel to and from the city: what is happening, EMMA DANGERFIELD of those served in overseas transitioning to civilian life, or ‘‘While for most of the 20th what could be happening and deployment since the Vietnam offering financial aid. Century New Zealanders knew what you think should be More than 120 collectors took to War. ‘‘This younger generation of that the Poppy Appeal was a key happening. the streets of Rangiora and This year marks the 95th veterans have to deal with many part of providing support to our Check out Neighbourly to be Kaiapoi on Friday to help with annual Poppy Appeal, and with it of the same life challenges of those former servicemen and women assured of your input, and keep this year’s Poppy Appeal. comes a reminder that funds are earlier generations of service men and their dependents, that is not an eye on your letterbox for our Kaiapoi RSA president Neill used to help all New Zealand and women but perhaps without so well understood today. first, bumper Friday edition on Price said feedback from veterans and their families. the understanding of the public ‘‘The Poppy Appeal funds can May 5. collectors suggested there had A key theme of this year’s that they too had experienced only be used to provide help and We look forward to seeing you - already been an overwhelming appeal is to recognise and respond some dangerous, stressful and support to those veterans and soon! response by 10am. to the needs of veterans, in par- personally distressing situations their families, regardless of It was a beautiful day, which ticular members of the military in their service for New Zealand.’’ whether they are RSA members helped, and he was anticipating a who have served in recent RSA Chief Executive Jack or not. very successful street appeal. deployments. Steer said the longevity of the ‘‘All funds collected by clubs The number of New Zealand RSA national president BJ appeal reflected New Zealand’s locally are also deployed locally, veterans is at its highest since the Clark said the RSA was respond- long service to assisting countries providing care to those end of the Second World War, at ing to a growing need for its sup- near and far in times of conflict, servicemen and women and their 41,000. port services, providing help with in peace-time missions and other families living in your communi- The majority (three-quarters) post-traumatic stress illness and deployments in aid of others. ties.’’ House of Hearing 2 NORTHERN OUTLOOK, APRIL 22, 2017 stuff.co.nz YOUR PAPER, YOUR PLACE 1. ANZAC DAY PLANTING EVENT This newspaper is subject to NZ Press Tuesday April 25, 10:30am – Council procedures. 1:00pm, Woodend Beach Domain. A complaint must first FROM Details from treesthatcount.co.nz be directed in writing, within one month of THE 2. MEL PARSONS + SONS OF A publication, to the editor’s email address. BITCH If not satisfied with the response, the EDITOR complaint may be referred to the Saturday April 29, 7:30pm – Press Council. PO Box 10-879, 10:30pm, Amberley Pavilion (the The Terrace, Wellington 6143. Tin Shed), Amberley. Tickets Or use the online complaint form at e’re giving things a $50.00 from 0800 BUY TIX (289 www.presscouncil.org.nz Please wee bit of a shakeup 849). include copies of the article and all W here at the Northern 1 correspondence with the publication. Outlook. 3. NATIONAL ALPACA OPEN You’ll have seen from the piece DAY on the front that we’re moving Sunday May 7, 10:00am – 4:00pm, CONTENTS our Saturday edition to a Friday, Stoney Meadows Alpacas, 502 5 Out and About starting May 5. North Eyre Rd, Swannanoa. Check 6 Conversations We’re doing it to ensure our stoneymeadowsalpacas.com for 8-13 Lest We Forget rural readers, who have been details. 14-15 What’s On impacted by NZ Post’s decision to 16 Movies stop weekend delivery, won’t miss to do list 4. JENNIAN HOMES 17 Puzzles out. MOTHER’S DAY FUN RUN/ 2 3 23 Sport The added bonus is that you’ll WALK be getting all the weekend Sunday May 14, 9:30am – 11:30am, goodness a day early. So you’ll get Rangiora A&P Showgrounds, advanced warning of what’s Rangiora. General admission: coming up over the weekend to $20.00, Mother & child combo: make your plans accordingly. $15.00, Group of 10+: $14.00 We also have an assurance from our delivery company that 5. LE CABARET DE LA VIE every edition will be delivered Saturday April 29, 7:30pm – into letterboxes by 5.30pm on 10:30pm, Ohoka Hall, Mill Road, 4 5 Friday night – very exciting for Ohoka. General admission: $35.00 those who, I know, wait in anticipation for their dose of the Outlook. 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It’s a pretty low blow to steal from The Red Zone Recovery Plan anyone, but it seems particularly consultation won the prestigious mean-spirited to steal from a McGredy Winder SOLGM Local child, and even worse to do it on a Government Supreme Award at a family holiday. recent ceremony in Auckland. Ethan Griffin, 9, has always The team also claimed the award had an enterprising streak, so at for Innovation in Council the start of the school holidays he Community Relations, designed decided to put his time to good use to recognise programmes, and sell pine cones from the end of projects or initiatives which his driveway. demonstrate outstanding results He had been collecting them through innovative means of from the Pegasus forest over sev- community engagement or eral weeks, and had even gone as empowerment.