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Table of Contents A word from Derek 3 A word from the GM’s 4

Debbie Kirby, General Manager, HR – Transport Services

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Murray Robertson, General Manager, Transport Technology

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Craig West, General Manager, Network Maintenance and Civil Construction

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George Leidig, General Manager, Surfacing and Plant

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Our Work 6 Northern 6 Central 7 Lower North 8 South Island 9 Transport Technology 11 Our People 12 Zero Harm 14 Healthy Workers 14

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A word from Derek Kia Ora, As we ramp up into the busiest three months in our season, I’ve been reflecting on our strategy and the progress we’ve made in recent years.

Everything we do is underpinned by good delivery and I appreciate the effort across the business for consistent and safe delivery across the Country.

Narrowing our focus to road network maintenance (and associated civils) and supply chain (i.e. Transport Services), has allowed us to bring a more professional and successful edge to what was already a good business.

Mark will be helping us prioritise our focus with a clear HSE strategy, which will be implemented in the coming months. Front of mind is definitely, how to make our systems simpler for the people that use them and how to build safety into ‘how we do work around here’ as opposed to some kind of bolt on!

Our underlying profitability as a result, has increased by circa 1.5% and we are on track to deliver another solid result this year. Well done and thank you! We have a leading market position, are well regarded by our customers and increasingly seen as the partner of choice in this market. Recent examples of this in play include the developing relationship with the NZ Defence Force, and securing the novated Tairawhiti Roads Northern contract in Gisborne.

Our customers budgets continue to be under stress, so we continue to focus on differentiating ourselves through the collective ability of our delivery, technical, asset management and Road Science teams to work with customers to solve their challenges. Our Transport Services structure, connecting the contract teams more meaningfully with our supply chain businesses is really helping in that regard.

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Safety is an area of ongoing nervousness and we have strengthened the team with the addition of Mark Sims as the Transport Services HSE Manager.

And talking of safety, we’ve had too many reminders in the last 12 months that we perhaps we all need to take more responsibility for our personal wellness.

I find it a bit easier in Summer to get a little more active but it can still be a challenge. I know many of us have been inspired by the current efforts of ‘The Muppets’ (Craig, George, Murray and Evan). Good on you team and I encourage everyone to be inspired and build some activity into their lives!

So, I’ll finish with a thank you for all your ongoing efforts. Stay safe and stay focused through the busy months ahead.

I’ll leave you with this thought (something I read over Christmas): ”Learn to work harder on yourself than your job. If you work hard on your job you’ll make a good living. If you work hard on yourself, you can make a good life.”

Please stay safe and well, Derek.

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A word from the GM’s Debbie Kirby, General Manager, HR – Transport Services

Murray Robertson, General Manager, Transport Technology

We are well settled into 2018 now and the holidays seem like a long time ago.

One of my favourite parts of 2017 was hearing the many great stories that came across my desk about Downer people going the extra mile to support team members and their families. As we rush headlong into another very busy year, this is particularly important to ensure that we all remain safe and well both at work and at home. We have lots happening in the people space so keep an eye out for new initiatives being rolled out across Downer. There is a new ‘refer a friend’ scheme on the way and we also have a number of exciting career development initiatives in the pipeline that we look forward to sharing with everyone.

I hope you had a great break with family and friends and you’re pumped about the year ahead! It’s been a rapid start to the year in Transport Technology. The bid team are flat out and producing superb results for TS and Utilities. The labs and technical teams are firing away and our production teams (in the South Island especially) are very busy with record tonnage out of Bluff. There’s ongoing development in transport technology as we continue to frame up how we apply Neuroverse to NZ operations and our new brand is implemented and looking damn sharp too! 2018 is going to be a great year for us!

It was fantastic to receive the Corporate Social Responsibility for our fantastic Maori Leadership Programme at the NZ HR 2018 Awards. Evan, Craig and myself are extremely proud of this achievement and my thanks to Hannah Jarrold for her awesome day to day management of the programme and the organisation of the many participants.

Stay Safe, Debbie

I was fortunate enough to also be present at the HR NZ Awards and part of the team that supported the GHD Smart Seeds programme. We picked up the award for HR Innovation. Each year, multi-disciplinary teams of talented young people work together, generating fresh ideas to tackle complex infrastructure challenges facing their city. In 2018 Smart Seeds will run in cities across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and USA. Currently we have Belinda Lewis as a participant in the Christchurch based Smart Seeds programme. She is working with a number of different people from different sectors on creating a better Christchurch. If you want to find out more, check out their website: http://www.smartseeds.org/ Cheers, Murray

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Craig West, General Manager, Network Maintenance and Civil Construction

George Leidig, General Manager, Surfacing and Plant

Kia ora anō rā

The Surfacing business is performing well. While the weather in recent weeks has been a challenge we could have done without.

The last couple of weeks certainly has seen us face some interesting and challenging weather across the country, once again we have performed very well in responding to these events and I would like to thank everyone for their efforts during this time.

We have recently novated the Tairawhiti Roads Northern contract in Gisborne to Downer which has increased our workload significantly and we commence the Kaipara District Council OSM contract later this week, we have welcomed a number of new members to the team in January so I would like to warmly welcome them all to Downer.

We are continuing to develop the next phase of the Contract Management training and plan to have this ready to implement in the coming weeks, last year we set out to focus on improving our operational results and delivery and being able to repeat the great outcomes we are able to achieve when we plan well and deliver against the plan. The next few months continue to provide a challenging workload as we will remain very busy across all of our contracts, please remember to plan well and execute the plan. Recently we have seen an increase in the number of minor incidents leading to people sustaining minor injuries, please ensure we are planning to undertake the tasks safely and look out for each other.

Cyclone Gita caused mayhem in Tasman leaving an entire sealing team stranded by slips on the other side of Takaka Hill. The Crew was down working from the Waikato business and with great local Downer support managed to secure a barge and shift all our plant by sea so they could continue working once the storm had passed. This is one event but to me shows the passion and enthusiasm we see across the entire country from our teams working together to deliver for our customers.

Our plant business has been working hard to support the business. With the roll out of Eroad well under way across our light vehicle fleet we will be better able to make the best decisions on our fleet and provide the best equipment for the operational business.

On a personal level I am well into my training for the Oxfam 50km challenge next month. It’s been great preparing with Craig, Evan and Murray. So far we have raised well over $2500.00 for Oxfam and it’s a real pleasure to see how dedicated my team are. We have completed a fair bit of training for the event so we are all ready and looking forward to the challenge. Many thanks to all those who have sponsored us so far.

Cheers, George

I would also like to thank everyone that has reached out to support “The Muppets” and the ones that have generously donated to our fundraising, it is greatly appreciated.

Naku noā Craig

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Our Work Northern GURU NZ Logging Yard Concrete Pad Written by Fady Ghanima – Construction Team Auckland The Downer Construction Team was approached by the GURU NZ Logging Yard earlier in 2017 to provide a solution for the storage of their shipping containers.

At the time they were placing their containers on uneven ground as their land was made up of dirt and bark and the container doors would sometimes not open for this reason. GURU NZ also requested a non-expensive, temporary solution since they were planning to move out of their current location in the future.

Our solution was to build a concrete pad for GURU NZ which was to be 1000m2 (73m x 14m) along the edge of their logging yard. The design of the pad was the same design for a standard commercial vehicle crossing which consists of

150mm of concrete with a sheet of wire mesh in the middle. This would sit on a compacted layer of bedding, 150mm thick and we also upgraded the concrete from the standard 20MPa strength to 30MPa concrete mix with fibre mesh to give it extra strength.

GURU NZ were very happy to return to work in the new year to see a 73m long, 14m wide concrete pad in their yard ready to seat numerous, heavy shipping containers filled with timber logs. We were told that they were very pleased to see that we actually met the promised deadline as most contractors they knew wouldn’t normally do so.

Regional Surveying Team Written by Daniel Wiederkehr - Regional Survey Team Leader

The Auckland engineering surveying space within the construction industry is booming. Large and significant infrastructure projects are dominating the workloads whereas the infrastructure maintenance side has been in decline, highlighting the priority of local and national government.

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We are currently working predominantly at the CRL C1 project and will soon also provide some assistance to the CRL C2 project. CRL C1 is anticipated to be completed by mid-2020. The CRL is a 3.45km twin-tunnel underground rail link transforming the downtown Britomart Transport Centre into a two-way throughstation that better connects the Auckland rail network. It includes a redeveloped Mount Eden Station, where the CRL connects with the North Auckland (Western) Line, and two new underground stations (provisionally named ‘Aotea’ and ‘Karangahape’), located mid-town and uptown respectively.

In addition to that, we are providing survey services to four schools that are being built throughout Auckland and to a small project for the NZDF in Papakura. All in all an exciting, challenging and busy time for all.

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Central Carrot Car Park Written and photo’s by Tony Hapi, Area Manager Below are photo’s of Murray West with our young Cadet (Nick Ralph) and Andrea Nicol from the Ruapehu District Council. This photo shows teamwork, between the client and our teams, as they start planning for the next stage in the delivery of the new Carrot Car Park in Ohakune; • M urray West whom has an overview of the project is sharing his 50 plus years of experience, with the younger individuals and also providing guidance and support as required.

• A ndrea Nicol whom is sitting her NZDEP has been seconded to this project to gain some project management and leadership experience. Andrea has been given the programme and budget overview and it is pleasing to see we are on track to deliver the MBIE funded project, to time and to budget.

• N ick Ralph, our cadet on rotation, has gained a lot of experience throughout this project and has looked after the quality control aspects of the project as well as managing sub-contractors and service providers. Nick has also continued to achieve good results in his exams as he works toward completing his NZDEP as well.

THE BOP team was successful in winning a $5.8M Minor improvement tender with Safe roads alliance. The project consists of safety improvements between Te Ngae and Paengaroa. This opportunity, if delivered well will ensure that we get more work from this client. Congratulations to the BOP team.

Our surfacing team has also been successful in securing $10m worth of work with CPB on the Baypark to Bayfair project. Many thanks to Dan Easterby and Trevor Otton for the work that has gone into securing this work.

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Lower North Fonterra Containment Ponds Written and photos by Richard Moody, Divisional Manager Hawera Below are some photos of the $6m Fonterra Stormwater containment Ponds project that the staff of Downer Hawera have been working on for the Past 6 months.

The photos show the southern pond excavation and the large volume of ground water we had to contend with. There are four ponds and each pond required 16,000m3 (solid) of earthworks.

Asphalt resurfacing in Wellington CBD January 2018 Written and photos by Matt Tipping, Paving and Production Manager, Lower North During November and December of 2017 a lot of effort went into the planning of what was anticipated to be a hectic January. The year kicked off on a very high tempo on 8th of January 2018 with the Surface Milling of Featherston Street and continued at massive pace right into the first week of February when we completed all the planned critical CBD work with the surfacing of Molesworth Street. With good planning, good communication with Wellington City Council and a massive effort from the Paving teams, Asphalt plant, Traffic management, Line marking and Admin Team we managed to resurface a whopping 28037 m² with +-4070 ton of hot mix asphalt. Herewith the streets that were treated:

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Featherstone street 3957 m² /426.52ton Whitmore street 2442 m²/228.22 ton Bowen street 1875 m²/195.34ton Wakefield street 2463 m²/ 270.12 ton The Terrace 9530 m²/1888 ton Fraser avenue 4622 m² / 478.34 ton Molesworth street 3148 m² / 584 ton

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South Island Hundred Tonne Club Written and photo by Richard Hill - Sealing Manager Southern Yet again the Downer 8x4 sealing crew out of Southland hit the magic 100t barrier for emulsion sprayed in day. Whilst working on the Tasman District Council Maintenance Reseals at a site in the Gowan Valley / Murchison Area, the crew sprayed 120.3 tonnes of emulsion in between light showers on Gowan Valley Road, which runs adjacent to the Gowan River. This equates to 71,659m2 or 10.7km of road sealed in one day, which given the logistical problems associated with getting sufficient materials to this location, is quite an achievement. Well done to everybody that was on site on the day and no doubt the crew will be looking to beat this on future sites that allow high productivity.

Emergency callout to Waste Management recycling truck fire Written and photo by Sharon Timms – Assistant Contract Manager We were called up to attend a Waste Management Recycling Truck rubbish Fire.

The truck had to dump its full load of recycling out due to it being on fire in Nyton Place, Bryndwr. First on the scene was Darrell Bush in his sweeper truck to assess the scale of the emergency as to what was required to contain and clear the debris.

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With the quick response of Les Quinn, myself, Darrell Bush, Gary Lanyon, Richard Halligan, Sasha Linton, Scott Bright and the NZ Fire Brigade we were able to coordinate required plant and equipment to contain and remove rubbish and avoid a potential environmental incident.

This happened on one of the hottest days we have had yet the team still performed this to the high standard we are used to seeing from them.

Waste Management were very pleased and impressed with the quick response and quality of the clean-up. Thanks to all involved.

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Saxton Velodrome Written and photo by Matt Sledmore, Regional Manager Tasman This week saw the official opening of the Saxton Velodrome – an outdoor cycle track constructed by Downer, Nelson. Representatives from Tasman District Council, Nelson City Council, Opus, The Saxton Velodrome Trust and our own team gathered to celebrate what will be a great asset to our region. Drew Hayes, Downer Contract Manager (pictured), spoke about the technical challenges in undertaking this project and how Downer utilised our depth of knowledge from around the country (in particular with the asphalt paving component) to seamlessly deliver something we are all very proud of. Once again, well done to everyone involved in this project. We had some great feedback from the stakeholders present and it is a privilege for us to have been part of this unique project.

Weather events Written and photo by Drew Hayes/Charlotte Welch Cropp The recent storm coupled with a king tide saw allot of damage to the Nelson Tasman Regions Roads. There was a lot of road closures due to surge crossing roads, the damage it caused, the debris left behind, trees down and slips. The team worked well to ensure the safety of the Nelson community roads and infrastructure. It was hard work in the rain and miserable weather, mixed with long hours and night shifts, but they performed exceptionally well. The response

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clean up included returning rocks to beaches, implementing and monitoring road & footpath closures, clearing of drift wood and rubbish, picking up residents damaged household items and placing rocks back on sea walls. The crew consisted of our construction, traffic services and local sub-contractor teams to perform quick clean ups. We received great feedback from our clients, Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council.

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Transport Technology Expoxy Trial Written by Sarah Moorcroft, Marketing Advisor Road Science

Benkelman Beam - Road Science Written by Thomas Hutchinson, Laboratory Technical Leader

In a New Zealand first, Road Science completed the first ever roading surfacing project to include domestically supplied and produced epoxy modified bitumen in Christchurch.

After hours toling away the lab lads have perfected and refined out automated Benkelman Beam setup to make the process efficient and robust. After many iterations the beam and bowl kit is not integrated in one unit.

The New Zealand Transport Agency (the Transport Agency) currently has about 7,000,000 m2 of epoxy modified asphalt used in New Zealand roads. They use this product as it’s quiet and smooth and has good skid resistance. The Transport Agency will double the amount of epoxy modified bitumen being used in its Roads of National Significance Programme. Due to the increased durability offered by this material the Transport Agency is anticipating it to reduce ongoing maintenance to 1/6th of its current level.

The gear started out on a tripod but this proved too top heavy and cumbersome.

It was then mounted to a sack barrow but this required extra technician movements, required uncoupling one of the sensors after each test, and resulted in loose cables which were a trip hazard and easily damaged. The gear was then transferred to a four wheel cart with the beam able to be placed on it too.

This reduced movement but proved unstable. A brainstorming session, some clever thinking, and hard graft resulted in today’s product. Special mentions go to Damo and Steve

A NZ First - Road Science project using domestically supplied and produced epoxy modified Asphalt Currently epoxy modified bitumen is sourced out of the USA requiring a four month lead time to have it shipped to NZ. This adds significant cost and risk to the project in terms of shipping, currency fluctuations, and storage of the product. Road Science can now source and manufacture this product at our manufacturing plants, thereby significantly reducing lead times to weeks rather than months, eliminating those risks associated with an imported epoxy product.

Road Science can offer transport and storage options, with the additional benefit that the product is handled and applied just like a standard asphalt mix, importantly Road Science can offer support and advice around asphalt plant modification to accommodate the new technology. To view a video about our Christchurch project please click here or visit https://youtu.be/4x-cA_nwAus

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Our People Long Service Recognition James Edwards – 20 years’ Service Over his 20 years, James has been a very valuable asset to Downer and currently works on the Auckland Transport RCM Team. James has gained a wealth of experience and skill over his time with Downer some of which includes wheels tracks and rollers training, fire extinguisher training and bitumen basic safety. He holds a class 1, 2, 4 and forklift license making him an experienced machine operator, mastering excavators, graders, and rollers. He has also attained a full first aide NZQA unit standard as well as an STMS Level 2-3 no-practicing qualification.

James is one of the most reliable members of the Auckland Maintenance Team and is always keen to adapt to work scope and shift changes. He has recently taken on the role of Foreman / Leading Hand which involves leading a crew and ensuring work is done efficiently and to a high standard. He has performed very well with this responsibility and has embraced training and leadership of newer, less experienced employees.

Jenny Deady celebrates 10 years with Downer Jenny joined Downer in 2008 after spending eight years gaining valuable experience as a Road Design Engineer with Opus International Consultants and GHD. This has given Jenny a sound understanding of road construction, from the feasibility and design stages through to construction and maintenance. Since joining Downer, Jenny has been an integral part of both the Silverdale and of late the Wainui Depots.

Having an in depth knowledge of the local roads in North Rural has led to her ability to provide exceptional service to Auckland Transport. Her technical skills in engineering investigation and design has been utilised on both road construction and renewal projects. Purposefulness, commitment, determination and positive decision making are just some of the words to describe Jenny’s unquestionable attributes. These attributes were demonstrated last year when Jenny temporarily stepped into the role as Interim Contract Manager in Wainui.

Ben Crooks celebrates 10 years with Downer Ben Crooks is the Chipseal Operations Manager for the southern part of our business. Ben has been a part of our sealing team since he started his journey with Downer back in 2008 as a Chip Truck driver in one of our small sealing crews.

Prior to this Ben spent most of his youthful days hanging around the sealing operation at FH, where his dad was the sealing manager. Ben soon grew to live and breathe Chip Seal as it was clearly in the blood. Over the years Ben has developed into a senior role model within the sealing business and has maximised productivities whilst maintaining a firm focus on the safety of his teams throughout the southern region. Well done Ben on your 10 year service. The photo is of Ben proudly holding up a surfacing trophy in which the sealing division toppled the asphalt division in a games day that was held in Naseby.

Ross Godkin celebrate 10 years (Road Science) Ross joined Downer in January 2008 coming from the chemical manufacturing industry having worked for companies like Orica, ICI and Du Pont. It was a time of great change for the Downer Bitumen Business at that time there were two Bitumen sites at Mount Maunganui, the current Port Plant at 198 Totara Street and the Manufacturing Plant and Office at 215 Totara street.

Over the next two years the manufacturing operation was consolidated at the Bitumen Port plant and the office and laboratories were relocated to where we are now at 9 Owens place. The development of our world class emulsion saw the investment of three state of the art continuous emulsion plants from Europe and later a PMB plant.

During this time the operation started to develop the processes and culture of a disciplined manufacturing operation which laid the foundation for our operation today.

One aspect of his time working at Downer which Ross has really enjoyed is seeing individuals and teams grow and realise their potential. Road Science has a continuous “can do culture” that is infectious and gives people to opportunity to be successful. It’s a great team to be a part of for another 10 years

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Darcy Rogers celebrate 10 years (Road Science) Darcy Rogers is Road Science’s Technical Development Manager. Darcy started with the business 10 years ago in our lab as a technician. During his time he has seen a lot of change in the business with new brands, offices and manufacturing plants but the great thing about working in Road Science has been all the great people he has worked with. He is now Technical Development Manager with a team dedicated to delivering customer solutions and making sure Road Science products are robust and usable.

Darcy is passionate about understanding the fundamental science behind our customer’s challenges and uses this knowledge to advance the industry through high integrity R&D.

Transport Services check out the ‘roads’ in Baja Mexico Sean O’Neil and Murray Robertson recently returned from an intrepid motorbike trip through Baja Mexico. Together with seven others they started in Tijuana and rode off-road the length of Baja. Whilst they did all they could to avoid sealed roads their condition assessments were sound! The guys had an amazing experience and adventure and one they will dine out on for months!

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On Friday the 26th of January one of our colleagues bent over and collapsed on site as a result of a medical event. His coworkers noticed this and immediately performed CPR on him. Staff from WEL networks also assisted in providing first aid, until the arrival of Emergency services. It was the action of these staff members that saved the life of one of our colleagues. Emergency services had to use a defibrillator to revive the staff member who spent a week or so in hospital. He has now been discharged and is expected to make a full recovery. The doctors from emergency room and emergency services staff members could not praise our staff highly enough. I’d like to acknowledge the actions of Reuben Poe and Mike Van Ooywn which resulted in a co-worker’s life being saved.

Kaiti Hill – Mount Everest Challenge Written and photo by Derek Walker – Gisborne Manager

This was not an isolated incident where a Downer staff member has responded in this fashion. Last year our Accounts assistant from WDA Kyla Wells had to perform CPR on her 2 year old child who had febrile convulsions. Kyla had only completed her first aid training 3 days prior but responded to the situation until emergency services arrived.

Well done Reuben, Mike and Kyla for putting your training to use. One thing that we all can do is download the AED finder app on our phones. This app shows the locations of all registered AED and can make a huge difference in such medical events

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After being discussions with our safety rep team, we decided that 2018 was time for a wellness initiative, improving our fitness was going to part of that goal. In preparation, Downer Gisborne decided to participate in the Kaiti Hill challenge.

Over 7 weeks there was an opportunity to record your climbs with the goal of getting to the top 68 times, which is the same as climbing Mount Everest! Every Friday morning at 6.00am they trudged for the first week and ended up gliding in the last week. Two people have stood out by continuing with the challenge David McFarlane and Allan Taylor and are still doing it today. They must have climbed Everest at least twice now, without oxygen.

Some of our NOC team members took to the hill challenge during their lunch breaks, this was an awesome team building event with the added benefit of fantastic health benefits. Well done team.

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Dynamic Downers Written by Mariette van der Merwe, Contract Administrator The Hastings office will be part of the Relay for Life event on the 10th of March – see attached flyer. Our team is called the “Dynamic Downers”.

We’re in the process now to get out there for get as much donations from family, friends, work mates, etc. We have our own Dynamic Downers Webpage as well for people to donate on line through Social Media – see below the link https://rflhawkesbay-2018.everydayhero.com/nz/dynamic-downers/members Yes, everyone is welcome to come and join us for the day for a good cause, “kick cancer to the kerb”. It is held at the Hastings Sports Park from 11am to 11pm. At the day we will take a lot of photos for the next Newsletter.

See you there!!!!

The Downer Muppets The 2018 Oxfam walk is a 50km walk in Whakatane on 10th March, the walk focuses a lot on team work as all team members must complete the 50km and reach each checkpoint together as a team. During 2017 we had a number of our team suffer heart attacks, face some serious health challenges, and sadly we lost a number of our team last year due to health related issues.

Entering the Oxfam 50 km walk is a good way to start 2018 with a real focus on health & wellbeing, and for us to ensure we all build time into our busy days for some exercise.

As part of entering this walk we have committed to fundraising $2,500 to help fight the war on poverty, one person in every three in the world lives in poverty and Oxfam are continuing to work hard to end the injustice of poverty. This is where ‘The Muppets’ need your help and donations- click on the link https:// www.oxfamtrailwalker.org.nz/otw18/teams/muppets to pledge your donation.

BEST OF LUCK BOYS!

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