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The business Burgled and of breeding bereft P14 budgies P9 Western Leader Thursday, June 29, 2017 YOUR PLACE, YOUR PAPER Kindy fees dismay TORIKA TOKALAU-CHANDRA not help their families. More than half said they wouldn’t use the West Auckland parents are upset at centre during the holidays. Of the 42 planned changes to kindergartens. families out of 55 at Te Atatu Village Auckland Kindergarten Kindergarten, most said the extra Association announced changes to hour would not help them and a its kindy model earlier this year. similar number said they wouldn’t Changes included longer use the kindy during school opening hours for its 107 centres to holidays. seven hours a day, instead of the Lowe and Colegate have tried to current six, and opening during the contact AKA to voice their feedback, school holidays except the but they claim they were told to wait Christmas and New Year break. for six weeks. It would also be compulsory for ‘‘It’s quite disappointing because parents to pay for their children to we have questions now and we attend kindy, even when they were believe that even before the not in school. Kindy fees, which were announcement of changes were usually made by way of donation, made, AKA did not do their due would become compulsory fees of diligence to consult us first.’’ $5 a day or $735 a year. Harvey said there was a process AKA chief executive Tanya of feedback and consultation for Harvey said it was the only way to each kindergarten. For Te Atatu ‘‘remain viable in the Auckland early Peninsula and Te Atatu Village learning landscape’’. Kindergartens, consultation and Implemented in geographical feedback would begin at the same tranches, the changes began in time as preparations for the new south Auckland in January and at model in October. the first west Auckland Harvey said when the time came, Top to bottom: Evie Colegate, Thomas kindergartens from July 1. the association would seek and and Alex Lowe, and Frank and Alfie Te Atatu parents Amanda Lowe consider input from currently Colegate have either attended or are and Hollie Colegate have been enrolled families, families on waiting attending kindergarten. lobbying against all the changes, lists and kindergarten staff. especially the extra hour a day and ‘‘The changes are not a foregone fee increase. conclusion and we genuinely want In a survey they conducted, the to hear from existing and wait-list women found that out of the 28 of families,’’ Harvey said. the 50 families that used the Te She said all parent feedback Atatu Peninsula Kindergarten, the received to date would be majority said the extra hour would considered. 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Or use the online complaint form at The changes in the kindy model Search Facebook for more. www.presscouncil.org.nz Please are ruffling quite a few feathers. include copies of the article and all There are a few passionate 3. FILM SCREENING 1 correspondence with the publication. opinions out there about what the Have a laugh and see comedy changes mean for families and Adult Life Skills at Lopdell House in their kids. Quite a few I’ve spoken Titirangi, on June 30 at 8.15pm. Go CONTENTS to are against it, and they are very to lopdellprecinct.org.nz for more. 5 Conversations vocal about it. 7 Look Who’s Talking It is only fair to have an 4. LAUNDROMAT ART 16 Out & About opinion, especially when it comes Interactive storytelling and 17 The Kaizen Shot to our kids. Factor that in with drumming with the Pacifica Mamas 20 What’s On change that impacts both time to do list in public at Chatters Laundromat in 22 Puzzles and money and you can Avondale on July 2 at 7.30pm. 2 3 23 Milestones understand why some are 27 Sport stubbornly against it. 5. WINE AND PAINTING But there are families out there Paint and sip wine at Mixing it Up, a that have welcomed the changes. 2 hour guided painting experience A working mother I spoke to for at the Bodrum Kitchen in New Lynn example said the extended hours on July 1, 4pm-6pm. Go to worked really well for her, and at mixingitup.co.nz for more. rates that were much cheaper than daycare fees, the new kindy model was a ‘godsend’. 4 5 Whatever happens, I hope the Auckland Kindergarten Association listens to everyone affected. At the end of the day, Contact us NEWS DIRECTOR: Rebecca Stevenson [email protected]. 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Detective New Lynn’s new town is starting Senior Sergeant Glenn Baldwin to take shape. said the man pointed the weapon The first of thousands of homes at staff in the ASB Bank on planned for the $3 billion West Blockhouse Bay Rd, who in Edge development in the Auck- response activated an land suburb are expected to be emergency security screen. The completed in 2018. More than 80 man left quickly afterwards, terrace homes had been pre-sold empty handed, he said. The in the project, which could see aggravated robbery happened 2000 homes built on a 12-hectare on June 27 at about 4.10pm. The site over the next 10 years. The man was still on the run on June large-scale development is a proj- 28 and might have fled on a ect of Chinese-owned Avanda motorcycle. 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