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Community Police Report e o c a nter season s u on us d tor a u ed Fog. It has certainly arrived MAYOR TIM e to ra u this past week with a vengeance ee ar and and it has made our roads take care when quite tricky and treacherous out and a out. ongratu a ons to o co and a d especially in our towns and Photo Callie Scoullar around those high traffic areas eorge o a e ut t e r na es early in the mornings. or ard or t e ro e o un ty y e g nne o Winter also heralds the arrival of Matariki, There are two common themes oard. s s not an easy t ng to do Roof is on. The flag is up which means... The first day of winter has arrived, we have the Maori New Year celebrations and with vehicle crashes at this time and t ta es courage to ste u e d tor a u ed t e roo . ey ere so e organ zed and officially moved into the cold winter season. will arrive in the skies above New Zealand of year and they are not driving t ey a e. oe er gets t e nod tage 2 o ot 47 at ros ector ar ro ess ona t ey ade t oo easy. e Chilling weather is encouraging for those later this month and into early July. to the conditions and speed. ro t e co un ty t e first ords o ro e co un ty ouse u d fin s ed roo oo s . with a passion for winter sports such as skiing Winter is the harshest season of the year Fog greatly diminishes our ad ce g e t e s to earn to get undra s ng ro ect ead y ro e re a son as great to or t . and snowboarding, but for sun-lovers, a cold and one many do not look forward to, but visibility. Combine this with not defrosting our windscreen co orta e t e ng unco orta e otary and ons c u s s co ete. e and a t ose t at a e e ed t few months with only limited availability being only three short, cold and dark months oreen ans sa d t s co un ty tage 2 a e done an a az ng o . and setting off puts us on the rea y u c y. e act o t e ro e for a trip to a warmer climate available, this is encouraging, and the time of hibernation s a az ng. en a ca en out or t s ery u ng to e n o ed n could feel like a long one, especially after is often a welcome excuse to stay home and back foot. on t e es o e ected e ers and Add in that extra five to ten u ders to donate so e e to end a undra s ng ro ect ere so any missing out on an island escape last year. enjoy some cosy comforts, or choose to wrap t e r a es can e ro ound at es. kms over the speed limit and re a son u ders ted a and n t e co un ty are dona ng t e r While each year we do expect the bite of up warm and get out to enjoy The Brass a so ute y o e t e engage ent we have no chance to avoid the ast ee t as e and tru y ans ered. e s s e er se or roducts to e winter, there are a few things that can make Monkey Rally, Cromwell Rotary Queen’s t an you to etu ae a secure t e uture o t o n. sudden obstacle that just appears. t at e ng ayor g es e t t e the cold season a little more bearable. Birthday Weekend Book Sale, Matariki, u c ut on ery rare occas ons ro n eary u ders reen e are crea ng a u c rc e o unteers Whether it’s children outside Look after your immunity and health, curling, skiing and all the other wonderful a school or a pig/deer/goat on a sur r sed at en and ere onstruc on angster onstruc on ensure t o n o erates n our co un ty arre o es or u ders troud ur co un ty s o unteer ng to ensure make sure your vehicle is prepared and events and adventures that take place during SH6 or 8, we need to take every eo e ant to a e a c at. e o es and u ders. t t e r t e uture o t o n t o n e a e you allow extra time for driving, have the coldest weeks of the year. opportunity to prevent harm. ad eo e o n y e and e plenty of firewood or heating, use the Queen’s Birthday weekend falls this su ort re as a e to co ete t e to con nue to su ort our co un ty. 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