Stabi the Cat Recovers from Shooting Incident
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21June 2019 Issue 1306 Hoverd&Co. “Building areputation, not relying on one...” MSalesel&MarkisetingsaConsultantWright M021 181 1840 Sales &Marketing Consultant E [email protected] SPeCIAL AGENTs IAN 0272859314 JENNY02040002564 NICOLETTE0277029157 Stabi the cat recovers from shooting incident Stabi’s owners feared he might have used up his nine lives after an unknown person seriously wounded him with a slug gun a few weeks ago, but the black cat is back on all four feet again. He might be packing a few slug gun pellets within his sleek Even more surprising was another slug gun pellet picked up body, but Stabi the cat has returned to full health after being by the x-ray which had been unknowingly lodged in Stabi’s MORTON TIMBER CO. LTD shot by a slug gun a few weeks ago. upper back for about 18 months. For All Your Timber & Hardware Supplies Stabi’s owner, Kim Olliver, says it was a lucky coincidence “We thought he’d pulled a muscle in his front leg about 18 We specialise in supply to rural properties that she had stayed home from work to look after her unwell months ago,” says Kim. “We took him to the vet then but two-year-old son the day that Stabi was shot. didn’t x-ray him, and he came right. It turns out it was an Kim had put her son to bed for an afternoon nap and went earlier slug gun shooting.” out into the back yard of her Shelley Bay Road home in Since the most recent shooting, Stabi has made a good re- Beachlands. covery and his now back to full health, though Kim says he “Stabi [short for Stabicraft] was outside in the garden. He is more wary around people. would always come running up to me, but that day he didn’t, Other cats in the vicinity of nearby Pony Park Place have he just sat there,” says Kim. been shot with slug guns over the past two years, and Beach- Thinking his behaviour was unusual, Kim called to Stabi lands police constable Adrian Fisher is keen to hear from Now stocking 40L bags of Tui who tried to move. “Then I saw he was dragging his back anyone with information. Garden Mi, Potting Mi and Compost legs behind him and I freaked. I thought he must’ve been Kim says it is important to report any similar incidences 10% OFF IN JUNE hit by a car.” to police. “We know of other people whose cats have been . Kim bundled Stabi and her son into the car and drove to shot, but who perhaps haven’t reported it. Police can’t do Franklin Vets in Beachlands where an x-ray revealed a slug anything if they aren’t told about it.” gun pellet near his lower spine. 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The powers that F: facebook.com/pctimes Board on the choices as expected. I can have seen in the media the dramas with the be might surprise us with better water A: PO Box 5, Beachlands 2147 imagine the brief: it’s an old building - run-off from Formosa, and in Clevedon, level management in the Hunua catch- First floor, 129A Beachlands Road, paint it traditional colours, here’s some septic run-off issues have been evident for ment reservoirs to mitigate flooding; but Beachlands photos, yes, it’s appreciated they’re many years. The solution advised to the the consequential lower levels may then monochrome but looks like various community is to connect the settlement heighten the risk of drought; and so it shades of sepia with some red oxide on into the greater Auckland urban water net- goes. And Clevedon becomes sustainable EDITOR the roof. works. The cost of this is large and needs in one regard, but at what cost? Leanne Chamberlin This story is a good example of the to be distributed. The present Clevedon If there is a lesson learnt here, I’m think- 021 426 207 powers that be (in this case the city Village ratepayer base could be paying well ing it is to take the opportunities to com- [email protected] leadership and their representatives) de- above $50K per household to finance this municate with Auckland Council as they ciding what’s good, and not anticipating solution without subsidy. arise, and vice versa. As the locals know, ADVERTISING anything unexpected; and the commu- To spread cost and solve technical issues, there are several other concerns for Cle- Melody Cutfield nity placing trust in these leaders and more connections are needed. It would be vedon, from resourcing to infrastructure 021 0261 4467 expecting their minds to be read about un-Clevedon like to have too small a sec- requiring solutions; and creating conse- what’s anticipated. tion – so we need to open up more land. quences. Many adverse consequences, the [email protected] I also bring this story up as it is a good This allows others to see this as an oppor- community would suggest, could easily example of engagement in the commu- tunity to sell land. Many from Clevedon be predicted with collective local wisdom. CLASSIFIEDS nity; from what I understand some of the prepared for this by engaging in the unitary So, an interesting period in the PC [email protected] brown is now being softened, to white! plan process. Times Clevedon readership zone; the call FEATURES A bigger conversation, engagement However, as anyone will know looking regularly goes out for communities to get Melody Cuteld ACCOUNTS & CIRCULATION or change that needs to happen is the at the council GIS map with the floodplain engaged with proposed changes, so that 021 0261 4467 Pam Rutherford move for sustainability. Like me, a lot of option activated, Clevedon central is an everyone can see what’s coming, point [email protected] 536 7164 you will find so called sustainable acts island the size of Rakino with a narrow out the potential unintended consequenc- [email protected] questionable as they can create adverse causeway to the south. So the waste-water es to predict any calamities, and get one’s consequences. LED lighting panels and solution, of increasing the size of Cleve- own mitigations in place. FEATURES Electric Vehicles might fall into this don Village, now encroaches onto another Look forward to seeing you out there. 28 June - Beachlands-Maraetai category with consequential increasing problematic area, potential overwhelming Participating! and Clevedon-Whitford features light pollution, and chemically suspect with floodwater – especially if the Climate 5 July - Urban East Water quality to be tested The Pohutukawa Coast Times is Following allegations that Formosa Letters distributed weekly to 6200 homes sewage has entered waterways which Dear Editor closed due to management change. and businesses in: Whitford, feed into the Hauraki Gulf, Franklin Local I read with great concern the ongoing The Blue Elephant Restaurant is still Brookby, Beachlands, Maraetai, Board member Malcolm Bell says that breaches of Formosa Golf Resort of their open under their normal trading hours. Clevedon, Alfriston, Kawakawa Bay, Healthy Waters is monitoring the area. licence to operate in Whitford. We will provide further details regarding Orere Pt, Hunua, Paparimu “They are actively testing the water and if there is any issue will erect signage,” In my opinion, it is a blatent flaunt of The Clevedon Hotel’s reopening in the PC Member of the New Zealand says Malcolm. the rules and regulations that govern a Times once details are finalised. Community Newspapers decent society considering it is not the - on behalf of The Clevedon Hotel Association Council has met with Formosa man- agement about the issue, but no further first incident. information was available when the PC Frankly their explanation and apology Times went to print this week. are pathetic. The council should, in my Perform Fitness manager Jack Holmes opinion, police adherence to the terms says his gymnasium has been able to and conditions of their licence and swiftly move to close them down if they don’t isolate a septic tank in the Formosa car I Accountant park, which the gym is able to use for their make a material move to comply in full.