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Upper Hutt Leader Wednesday, April 27, 2016 SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1939 Upper Hutt Remembers War Sacrifices LONG SHADOW ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Giant crane dominates Luck to strut skyline P8 his stuff P20 Upper Hutt Leader Wednesday, April 27, 2016 SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1939 Upper Hutt remembers war sacrifices Upper Hutt proudly remembered the sacrifices of its servicemen on Monday with a Dawn Parade. For more pictures of the day, turn to page 16. PHOTO: ANDREW TURNER Cyclists win the numbers game COLIN WILLIAMS out co-operatively with the focus Fourteen people change,’’ Harris said. urinating on the roadside. on better communication. The meeting organiser Craig ‘‘This is still as big an issue as A small turnout at a second meet- It also led to a police ‘‘tasking’’ reported cyclists Thorn reported the results of a it was at the last meeting,’’ Craig ing on perceived problems with the behaviour of cyclists, senior urinating on the survey of association members. Thorn said. road cyclists in the Whitemans sergeant Warren Harris told last Of the 36 respondents across Cycling representatives argued Valley pretty well sealed the deal week’s meeting. roadside. the valley a quarter recorded an that with a lack of public toilets it — things have improved. For three months police made improvement in road users’ was an unavoidable problem. Less than 20 people were at the 60 visits to the valley riding cir- ‘‘Based on that, we ended it at behaviour. ‘‘The [Upper Hutt] council meeting organised by the Blue cuit. the end of January,’’ he said. ‘‘For me, I have found it to be needs to look at this through the Mountains Association with cyc- ‘‘In that time the only thing Harris noted the turnout on much better, the best it has been valley but I know there is no easy ling advocates in the majority. they recorded was a problem with Thursday compared to the first in years, especially up Blue answer because of regulations,’’ A first meeting in October one vehicle which was meeting. Mountains,’’ committee member Wellington Masters Cycling Club attracted 80 people with the issue inconveniently parked and with ‘‘This room was over-flowing. Anne Thorn said. president Rob Te Moana said. generating plenty of heat, anger two horse riders,’’ Harris said. With that meeting and the press it Some sticking points remain City councillor Angela and opposing views. There were no problems engendered, the issue was well with the behaviour of individual McLeod, who again chaired the It led to a working party and an observed when cycling events aired and I suspect tonight’s cyclists. Fourteen people meeting said she would take the agreed effort to try to work things were held, he said. numbers are reflective of a surveyed reported cyclists request to the council. TRUSTED BY KIWIS FOR YEARS 2 UPPER HUTT LEADER, APRIL 27, 2016 stuff.co.nz YOUR PAPER, YOUR PLACE did you know... That it is World Labyrinth Day on Saturday May 7. Hutt FROM 1-IN LUCK Hospital has a labyrinth. THE Jordan Luck is at the Upper Hutt EDITOR Cosmopolitian Club on Friday May 6. 2-STAGLANDS oad safety, and in particular Looking for something to do with R speed, is currently an issue the kids? Play with the animals at at the forefront in Staglands.Then go to Staglands, CONTENTS Whitemans and Mangaroa Valley. Akatarawa Rd, Upper Hutt. Local government .............................………..3 Upper Hutt City Council have 1 Letters…….............................................. …………12 clearly identified the issue and 3-US PRESIDENTS Movies………..............................................………17 proposed a suite of solutions. Hear the stories behind The What’s On…… .....................................……19/20 A cut in the speed limit is in Presidents photo exhibition at Your Money…..........................................…….48 the pipeline. Expressions, Upper Hutt, $5 1pm, Sport…………................................................……..55 The open road speed limit is Saturday April 30. set to fall to 80kph in the valleys with the apparent support of most 4-TECHNOLOGY residents. to do list VALLEY For some, that’s not enough; This newspaper is they would like to see the limit fall 2 3 MP Chris Bishop is hosting a meeting subject to NZ Press to 70kph or even 60kph. on how we can transform the Hutt Council procedures. A proposal to establish Valley. Monday 16 May, Mind Lab, 25 A complaint must first roadside bridleways in order to Victoria St. be directed in writing, within one month of allow non-motorised travellers to publication, to the editor’s email address. get around in relative safety has 5-JUST DANCE. If not satisfied with the response, the stirred up both proponents and Celebrate International Dance Day, complaint may be referred to the opponents. Te Papa. Sunday May 1 at Te Papa. Press Council. PO Box 10-879, That differences in both case The Terrace, Wellington 6143. are no bad thing; commentary Or use the online complaint form at www.presscouncil.org.nz Please from both sides means the 4 5 include copies of the article and all council’s plans are somewhere correspondence with the publication. close to the middle ground. The level and quality of discourse should ensure the Contact us appropriate compromise is EDITOR: Simon Edwards, [email protected], Ph 589-7622 reached, and the roads become BUSINESS MANAGER: Grant Davidson, [email protected], Ph 589 7617 safer for all. GENERAL ENQUIRIES: Angela Foote, 528 9654 or [email protected], 28 Pine Ave, Upper Hutt CLASSIFIEDS: 0800 252 774 or [email protected] - Jim Chipp DELIVERY: Each Wednesday to 22,279 homes in Upper Hutt. www.facebook.com/upperhuttleader IN LOWERNOW HUTT! OPEN Get in touch with the team at Hutt Valley SsangYong today to fi nd out more about this great SUV range and our amazing deals on Actyon and Korando. 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The advertised price listed is for the 2.0l manual G10 and is subject to change. stuff.co.nz APRIL 27, 2016, UPPER HUTT LEADER 3 Valley speed More councildiversity please reduction BLAKE CRAYTON-BROWN COLIN WILLIAMS Meka Whaitiri thought there was Reduced speed limits in the a good chance voter turnout Mangaroa and Whitemans valleys would improve in this year’s local appear to have the backing of government elections. local drivers. And she hoped there would be The maximum speed will be more diversity on at least eight cut to 80kph in areas where it is councils around the country as a currently open road. The new result come October. Upper Hutt City Council by-law But the MP for local Maori will be confirmed next month. electorate Ikaroa-Ra¯whiti and The change follows a Labour’s local government consultant’s report on Upper spokeswoman had her hopes Hutt’s rural roads commissioned dashed last Tuesday. That was by the city council and when Associate Local Govern- advertising of the draft by-law n ment Minister Louise Upston February. announced a planned trial of A recent residents’ survey online voting across eight council organised by the Blue Mountains areas later this year had been Association indicated support for scrapped. a speed reduction in a valley Despite neither Hutt City or which, which has several Upper Hutt City being among the relatively straight areas of eight councils who had put their roading also has kilometres of hands up for the trial, Whaitiri narrow and winding road. said it was bad news for the Val- Labour MP Meka Whaitiri lived on Taita’s Molesworth St when she was a student at Victoria University. At the time she Of the 36 respondents across ley anyway. She said the compo- was also a postie in the Western Hills and a representative softball player. the valley nearly 55 per cent sition of the Hutt Valley included agreed with the reduction. plenty of diversity. the election results,’’ Upston said. ernment spokesperson I’m really course I want to see more Maori Some favoured a bigger ‘‘That’s not reflected in the way Whaitiri said it was important gutted. My point is that they had participating, but I also want to reduction; 20 per cent wanted that our councils are shaped,’’ that more people participated in three years and we could have see more migrants and more 70kph and 11 per cent wanted Whaitiri said. local government elections and had some huge learnings out of young people. 60kph. Only five people (14 per Upston’s justification for scrap- engaged with their councils. these trials.’’ ‘‘I want competent people in cent) wanted the speed to stay at ping the trial was around protect- She said young people, Maori, Whaitiri said she didn’t per- the Hutt to stand but because the 100kph. The council move to bring ing ‘‘public confidence in local Pacific Islanders and migrants sonally think Maori seats were a contest is quite monocultural, if in slower speed limits across the elections’’. were generally under represented necessity in order for councils to people aren’t used to selling them- valley from Maymorn to the Blue ‘‘Due to timing restrictions, around council tables.
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