Keeping It Eco Friendly Matt Watson and Willie Apiata: Two Legendary Kiwis
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Beieve We beieve a better tomorrow starts today issue ten 2014 TASMAN TOYOTA KEEPING IT ECO FRIENDLY MATT WATSON AND WILLIE APIATA: TWO LEGENDARY KIWIS. TWO ULTIMATE TRUCKS. SUMMER MOTORING TIPS DIY DECK WITH STAN SCOTT contents 20 22 06 58 Going off your trolley? What you can learn about Barnardos – driving better lives for 06 parenting at the supermarket. 20 Taranaki children. Malcolm Rands talks about ecostore’s beginnings One in a Million. A little ‘goldie’ Echo clocks over a and challenges New Zealanders to think about 10 million kilometres. 22 sustainability through the decisions they make. Summer motoring tips! The extra mileage, coupled with The Hilux New Zealand Rural Games is a brand-new 16 higher temperatures and possible greater loads, means that we are demanding more from our cars. We share 26 event in Queenstown this summer, celebrating some tips from the AA. New Zealand’s rural heritage for spectators and international television audiences to enjoy. Toyota’s new graduate leadership development The next-generation Toyota Racing Series single 18 programme reinforces Toyota’s commitment to its people development. 28 seater has arrived, packed with a raft of advanced technological features and new aerodynamic detailing. editorial Kirsty Morris- Rickard editor ith the festive season and some hot summer motoring tips checking labels, recycling plastics, summer now here, we’ve courtesy of the AA to help keep you de-cluttering, double-sided printing Wpacked a lot in to this 10th and your family safe, and your car and growing organic vegetables. issue of Believe for your enjoyment. reliable, when you head away this Another special feature is on Summer is the time when most of us summer. Barnardos in Taranaki and the work it like to get away from our daily routines And if you are keen on some DIY, does to make this a better place. and take a relaxing break, go further Stan Scott makes it look as ‘easy as’ to From the team here we wish you a afield and travel a few more kilometres build your own deck during summer. safe and happy festive season. than usual. We have step-by-step instructions The extra mileage, coupled with higher that will keep you busy. temperatures and possible greater loads, There are many of our regular James Crighton, CEO Tasman Toyota, New Plymouth. means that we’re demanding more features inside, including stories Photography by Mark Dwyer, Lavamedia. from our cars. While your car should be of many New Zealanders making a Disclaimer: Toyota NZ has made every endeavour to kept well maintained all year round, it’s difference in what they do. We have a ensure that the text details and specification information particularly important before heading special feature from Malcolm Rands of contained in this issue of Believe are accurate as at 1 away for the summer, as sitting on the ecostore, challenging us in some small December 2014. Toyota NZ Limited reserves the right at any time to introduce any changes deemed necessary to side of the road with car troubles is ways to think about sustainability improve the vehicles shown or for any other reason. For anything but relaxing! We have included through the decisions we make, like further information contact 0800TOYOTA. 2 12 26 38 54 Thousands of Kiwi kids will give it a Try at Stan Scott makes things as easy as – and also helps 32 the 2014/2015 Weet-Bix Kids Tryathlon at 48 avid DIYers to build a deck during summer. 14 locations throughout New Zealand. Hilux has been proving its worth in New Zealand A true believer – Logan Drysdale from Rutherford 54 since 1982. Two legendary Kiwis, Willie Apiata 34 & Bond Toyota is doing what he loves and and Matt Watson, have kitted out their Hilux building his career around his passion. with customised accessories and taken them on hunting and fishing adventures. Tasman Toyota took out the top spot in the recent 36 Westpac Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Business Small but mighty, the refreshed and Excellence Awards, winning the Environmental 58 redesigned Yaris range has arrived. and Sustainability Awareness Excellence Award. In the search for the voices of tomorrow, the Lexus 38 Song Quest has discovered the great singers of today. The next evolution Nicoe Cameron Deans Officer contributor contributor Nicole studied at Victoria University of Prior to forming his own company It’s out with the old and in with the Wellington, majoring in Media Studies in late 2012, Cameron was editor of new following a new logo direction and Philosophy. While studying and after TopGear New Zealand magazine for introduced by Toyota globally. The graduating she spent four years with seven years. Among other highlights current red Toyota mark will be replaced New Zealand Police before returning he was the first motoring writer in by a new chrome-coloured mark. to study, obtaining her multimedia New Zealand to sample the Toyota 86. Introduced in 1990, the mark consists journalism diploma in 2011. She Now, as a freelance editorial feature of three overlapping ellipses, with each received the Canon Award for the best writer and communications consultant, having two central points. One of the journalist among Whitireia Journalism Cameron divides his time between central points in each ellipse represents School’s 2011 graduates for her year. writing about cars, construction, the heart of our customer and the other Nicole has experience as a web editor forestry and all manner of electronic point is the heart of the product. for Stuff.co.nz, has worked as a journalist gadgetry for a number of consumer Each ellipse unifies the two for Manawatu Standard and has had a and trade magazines, and providing hearts. The combined vertical and number of articles published in other communications support to a variety horizontal ellipses symbolise the ‘T’ of provincial papers. She joined Toyota of commercial enterprises. He even Toyota. The space in the background New Zealand in March this year and gets to write the occasional travel represents Toyota’s ever-expanding works in our communications team story, although he admits he still hasn’t technological advancements and the managing our Facebook pages. perfected the art of packing lightly. limitless opportunities lying ahead. 3 We beieve a better tomorrow starts today Welcome to another edition of Believe. As we come to the end of 2014, we can reflect on a year Alistair Davis of turbulence in northern Europe and the Middle East but comparative calm here in New Zealand. This country continues to be blessed in many ways and is increasingly confident of its place in the world. We constantly see international as badly off as some nations, we still surveys that rank us highly for things face significant issues of child poverty, like the honesty of our public officials, housing affordability and educational social advancement and the ease of attainment. doing business. We are becoming We also face significant long-term more ethnically diverse; in 2014, for sustainability issues – the degradation the first time, the number of us who of the environment, climate change and weren’t born in New Zealand passed the sustainable use of natural capital, to one million. Our recent election to name but a few. the United Nations Security Council Some of these issues can be addressed reinforces our sense of self. at a political level but they also need to However there are still many issues be addressed at the community level that we need to address in New and by individuals and businesses. Zealand. There has been good debate In this issue we include many of our about inequality in the Western usual features and a couple of articles World stimulated by the books ‘The that highlight people working to build a Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better better society and planet: Barnardos and for Everyone’ (Richard Wilkinson Malcolm Rands. People who believe in & Kate Pickett) and ‘Capital in the trying to make a difference. 21st Century’ (Thomas Piketty). Although we in New Zealand are not Happy summer reading. 5 NO! “I’m tired!!” “look at that lady mummy ” “but I wantthis!!” GOING “I’m tired!!”OFF YOUR TROLLEY? What you can learn about parenting at the supermarket Toyota New Zealand is a long-term partner with The Parenting Place who regularly supply parenting tips and features for our readers. The weekly supermarket shop can be about more than stocking up on supplies, it can also be about facing – and triumphing over – some of parenting’s most challenging moments. It’s pressure-cooker parenting, but if we want to eat, it’s something we all have to endure. Of course that’s overstating things. Visiting the supermarket is not always stressful or unpleasant. But when it is, you might appreciate a few of these lessons from those who have gone there before you. The team at The Parenting Place provide some tips; “Mummy, look at that big fat man. Why has he got an earring in his nose?” says your preschooler. Most of us would go through life happy to avoid drawing attention to ourselves in public. Our children do not know about or care for this plan. When they walk up to strangers and start chatting to them, or squeal like banshees as everyone turns to stare, we’re forced to get comfortable with being the centre of attention. And when they ask loud and embarrassing questions in the supermarket, we’re forced to do some of our parenting in public. And that’s actually a good thing. First of all, remember that 99% of people are not judging or laughing at you, rather offering silent thanks that it wasn’t their child who said it.