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Vol.22 No. 18 September 22, 2011 Published every Thursday Fortnight Phone and Fax 761-7016 A/H 761-8206 for Advertising and Editorial email: [email protected] ISSN 1171-0624 Inside... Welcome to Opunake Nine members of the United States Eagles Rugby team were welcomed with a powhiri at Opunake High School and were then entertained by excited students from Opunake Primary School and Kapa Haka. OHS Cheerleaders gave the Andrew Little, speaking guests a rousing reception after at Okato, promises to be a strong voice in Parlia- which the entire school joined in ment. See page 7. an iconic haka which proved a favourite with the visiting players. Senior students later dined with the Americans before challenging them to a (mince) pie eating contest which the Opunake team won convincingly. Senior pupils Rebecca Heemi, Troy Whitehead and Ross Lilley then took USA players Inaki A review of the book on Basauri and Colin Hawley to St the Kahui twins tragic Josephs School to sign death, page 9. autographs, pose for photos and have a run around with the school’s rugby and netball teams. It was heady stuff and a day the students and perhaps their visitors will never forget. See centre pages The morning after defeating the Russia 13-6, the USA World Cup team ventured down the Coast and thrilled young fans with paid visit to Opunake High School. Deputy Head Girl Hinepounamu Rongonui greets American Eagles player Inaki Basauri NZ style. ACT not standing Use it or lose it The Opunake to New period. The Opunake to Plymouth weekly Southlink Hawera run is more viable Peter ...before. See Bus Service bus service is according to the annual returns Community Weight Loss candidate in NP under review because of its with an average of 17.39 peo- Challenge, page 20. ACT will not be standing a also introduced by the MC for and fishing issues. He spoke low cost recovery. An average ple using the Hawera Opunake candidate in New Plymouth the evening Morris Hey, who briefly and said he used to be of 9.56 people per trip used the service over the same period. said Dr Brash, is Chairperson of the a National Party member for Opunake New Plymouth An average of 7.82 people used leader of the ACT electorate for ACT. about 20 years. service in the 2010/2011 the Manaia to Hawera service. (Association of Consumers Kevin Moratti, a Bell Block Originally, Kevin Moratti and Taxpayers) Party who businessman, is a farmer and was considered as a candidate spoke on September 12 at the spraying contractor, who has in the New Plymouth Baptist Church Hall, in New also been intricately involved electorate – held by Jonathan Painted Black will be Plymouth to an audience of in dealing with the foreshore Continued page 5 performing at Opunake about 55. 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Editor/Advertising: Bernice M Kellar fluoridation. This is hockey final, given some of been relatively late to ensure Production/Advertising/Office: Carol Marshall Thank you so much it is really appreciated dramatic given the needs of the reports in The Daily News. Representative players have Journalists Kathryn Stanley poor families in our The THF executive have c I hope the organizers of been match fit for National Rolland M Kellar grown the sport considerably the Unmasking Violence community - it is their Tournaments. in recent years, and in order Delivery: Thursday, fortnightly conference are pleased with children who will suffer Finals day was scheduled to decide senior competition the publicity around the most because of any for 20th August involving 1-2 Published by Bernice McKellar. Registered as a newspaper. formats have created a club and 3-4 finals for men’s and warning signs and the decision against Members of the Community Newspapers Association of fluoridation. council consisting of delegates women’s teams, a number of New Zealand. implications for ongoing The facts are to be from each club. The farmer hockey players The Opunake and Coastal News domestic abuse. Murder is competition format was is distributed free to every home at the extreme end of the found on the Taranaki Continued page 3 and business within the rural area abuse cycle and rare, District Health Board’s bounded in the north by the New website www.tdhb.org.nz/ Plymouth city border, extending although happening more Apology often than it should as I said services/public_health/ east to Egmont Village, and around fluoride.shtml <http:// We do apologise for the noted it and left a message on to the edge of Stratford, south to so one can never be too same political column www.tdhb.org.nz/services/ our answerphone commented, the Hawera city border and inland confident and women need appearing under each of our public_health/ “I don’t think they’d be joining to Kaponga and through Eltham. to know this. regular Member of Parliament fluoride.shtml> . They forces and writing the same It was nice to meet so contributors. Chester Borrows things.”Thank you Ian Smith recommend a policy for many people from all over and Rick Barker. from Opunake. Taranaki. One hopes that Next issue of Opunake & Coastal News and different areas of work As one of our readers who The column was Chester’s. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011 or interest. I am always the councils responsible for Editor Deadline for adverts and editorial, amazed at their energy and decisions on fluoridation Friday, September 30. enthusiasm for the cause. heed the Board’s To our valued advertisers recommendation. Thank you again. Maybe It would be appreciated if we have a direct credit on 23/ Opunake & Coastal News I will be in the area again Democracy is important people could kindly quote the 8/11 appearing in the Bank is proudly printed by some time. and to make it work invoice number as well as the statement for ‘July payments’. newspapers must provide APN Print - Wanganui Kindest regards business to which the invoice No other information. 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