TAKE ONE MOMENT JUNE 2012 CROQUET DUEL Maria Van der Poel forces a smile, reluctantly handing over the trophy. OOKATOK A T O - story on page 3 OKATO 1 TAKE ONE MOMENT EDITORIAL Do you value TOM Okato? Do you want it to continue? You will have noticed that the last TOM was short, and combined with Oakura. You may have wondered why. OOKATOK A T O Th e paper arrives in your letterbox free of charge to you. However, it must be paid for by someone. To date, adver- TOM-OKATO is a free, monthly publication, delivered tisers and sponsors have covered the costs, which include writing and photography, at the beginning of each month editing, graphics and design, printing and distribution. With the economic down- to all homes and post-boxes turn, however, businesses have sought ways to save money and advertising has been from Timaru Road to Bayly a casualty of their budget cuts. Advertising dollars support the space given to the arti- Road. cles you read. Th e reality for TOM Okato is that there is now not enough advertising THE TEAM to warrant our own publication. Any further decreases will mean that TOM Okato Co-ordinator/Features: does not have a place at all. Kim Ferens 06 751 1519 What can be done? Options that have been mooted include strongly encouraging
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