Anzac respect Feilding-Rangitikei Pages3,4,6 Marton speedster Page 5 HERALDSPECIAL TAIHAPE EDITION INSIDE Thursday, April 28, 2016 Web sleuthing cracks case VICTORIA CRAFAR ‘‘It’s just pretty Feilding residents Noeline rude...to take and Greg Oldridge have a something like white elephant back in their lives, thanks to some that, it’s just online detective work by a dumb.’’ good neighbour. A good neighbour The Oldridges’ large white elephant statue was taken from their front gar- recent months, with proper- den just over a week ago. ties on Caroline Drive, West Greg Oldridge posted St, Denbigh St and Prince St about the theft on the targeted. Neighbourly website in the Ruawai House Rest hopes someone would spot Home had the residents’ the rather unusual garden roadside seating taken in decoration and to warn March, and a few houses others thieves were about. down, Lynette Kear’s con- His post was noticed by crete bird bath stolen. another Feilding man, who Kear said it has not been then recognised the descrip- returned and no infor- tion of the elephant at a mation has come to light. garage sale. Linda Measey had her The man, who wished to statue of a young boy and remain anonymous, said he girl sitting under an ‘‘put two and two together’’ umbrella taken too, on after reading Greg’s Neigh- April 13. bourly post. All of the thefts were The man approached the reported to police. Sergeant sellers and put to them that Feilding resident Greg Oldridge secures his ornamental garden elephant, which had been stolen. PHOTO: WARWICK SMITH/FAIRFAX NZ Jeff Veale said they were he thought the elephant yet to identify the offender may not be theirs. statue, weighing an ‘‘It’s just pretty rude... to she was excited to get the their house to prevent it or any suspects, and wanted ‘‘They said they received estimated 30-40 kilograms, take something like that, elephant back. going wandering again. to hear from anyone with it from another person.’’ and took it to the Oldridges it’s just dumb,’’ he said. The couple now have the Garden thefts have information about the He confiscated the on Sunday evening. Noeline Oldridge said elephant chained to part of spread across Feilding in thefts. Marton Civic Centre could arrive sooner than later PAUL MITCHELL cil has a memorandum of under- [and] we can buy it for $170,000, ‘‘They’re stuffed, the whole The Marton Town Centre Plan standing with Bow Bells to buy which is an amazing price. thing needs to come down,’’ he described the planned work as an Marton could be getting a new the buildings, depending on the ‘‘If the community absolutely said. The town centre desperately ‘‘integrated, adaptable’’ centre civic centre a couple of years results of public consultation. say ‘no that won’t go ahead’, needs more investment and it’s that would consolidate council early if ratepayers approve a deal Rangitikei mayor Andy Wat- there’s nothing set in stone yet.’’ great to see the council leading facilities into one building in the for a section of Broadway real son said this was an ‘‘enormous’’ Bow Bells director Tim the charge’’ heart of town. estate. opportunity, and it made a lot of Mordaunt said the corner was a If the proposal survives the The new centre would include The group of buildings on the sense to bring the civic centre gateway into Marton and the civic consultation process work on the the library and the council front corner of Broadway and High St plans forward. centre would be a significant centre could start in 2017, instead desk, as well as meeting rooms belongs to Bow Bells Ltd. ‘‘[Bow Bells] now own an improvement on the sorry state of of the 2019/2020 estimate in the and storage for community The Rangitikei District Coun- extensive site on the main street the current buildings. 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One Stewart for the Central Economic Devel- Staff had been working hard Couchman wears opment Agency (CEDA), the new on a proposal outlining the medals from his regional tourism and business services Feilding Promotion service in Vietnam and development organisation.