Medieval Helping you times ahead to brush up News 4 News 3 FREE CONSULTATION Phone: (07) 8537412 153 Peachgrove Road, Claudelands, Hamilton Derryn Brunton CDT(Wgt)PGDipCDT(Otago) www.thedenturestudio.co.nz HamiltonPress AU-7203863AA Wednesday, March 15, 2017 HAMILTON’S NO. 1 COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Livingston enters by-election BRIDGET KELLY She was passionate about heri- tage, history, the environment and the community she repres- ented for over two decades. Lois Livingston died in Novem- ber not long after being re-elected for a new term to the Hamilton seat on the Waikato Regional Council. A by-election will be held and Lois’ daughter, Adrienne Livingston, is contesting the vacant seat to carry on her mother’s work. ‘‘My mother was a strong woman,’’ said Adrienne. The ecologist from Hamilton said her mother knew how split the regional council was when it came to making decisions about the future of the Waikato River. She decided if she wanted to make a difference, she had to be in the right position to be heard. ‘‘You can’t just sit on your ivory towers, you can’t just write reports to shelve, you need to get Te Rapa Primary School participated in the Bluelight PCT Challenge for many years, with great results. Students Kyan Rangitutia, Stella Larsen and Brooke Davis into politics,’’ said Adrienne. show off awards with principal Vaughan Franklin and Labour MP Sue Moroney. MARK TAYLOR/FAIRFAX NZ Only four of the 14 regional councillors are women and Adrienne wants to create an equal and diverse council. She considered the by-election after talking to a student who had Police stop challenge been in one of her lectures a few years ago. The student had just been elected to the Whangarei KELLEY TANTAU This year, the programme has gramme not only had positive the community policing units District Council and encouraged been cut from Hamilton. effects for the children but also for were cut from Hamilton in 2014. Adrienne to think about local gov- A positive community policing Te Rapa Primary School prin- the police officers involved. ‘‘The petition supports the ernment politics. event has been pulled from Hamil- cipal Vaughan Franklin said the ‘‘All of those things the police proactive, positive police work If Adrienne wins the by- ton schools’ calendars with one school had taken part in the used to do have now eroded and that the Bluelight Challenge rep- election, she wants to see the Wai- principal suggesting the move’s Bluelight challenge for six years. stopped, simply because the police resents - police in the community, kato River’s health improve, as been prompted by a reduction in It had sent a team to Wellington force is understaffed. It’s a serious connecting with the community. well as encourage sustainable police staff. twice and had also hosted visiting oversight in my opinion. ‘‘It is sad to see such a positive subdivision design. This would The Bluelight PCT (Physical schools from around the region. ‘‘We need young New Zea- programme being cut. We all involve architects, when design- Competency Test) Challenge has Franklin said Calum Grant lander’s growing up and develop- want positive relationships ing a house, ensuring they make involved around 20 schools each from Hamilton Police ran the ing key skills to make a contri- between our community and the the most of natural resources, she year, for the past nine years. event for many years. bution to our society.’’ police - the Bluelight Challenge said. Four students from each There was a perception the Labour’s Hamilton-based list was a great way to foster this.’’ ❚ Politics in the Tron is holding school compete in a police recruit- programme had been pulled MP Sue Moroney presented a pet- People can sign the petition at a meet the candidates event, ment obstacle course and other because of reduced police staff or ition to parliament on Tuesday, 430 Ulster St, at the Western Com- March 15 at 6pm at the Nivara activities. The two top schools resources but Grant declined to calling on Government to munity Centre in Nawton or Lounge on Victoria Street. visit the Police College in Welling- comment. reinstate the community policing online at www.labour.org.nz/ Declaration of by-election win- ton to compete nationally. Franklin believed the pro- model to Hamilton city. She said community_policing_petition ner, April 11. 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