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Wednesday November 22, 2017
readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.
Question: What kind of Christmas decorations do you have at home?
Miranda Go, Johnsonville “I have a Christmas tree, a wreath for my door and two little reindeers.”
Merna Beaton, Paparangi “I’ll have the normal bits and pieces that I take out each year.”
Sommart Wanwimolruk, Broadmeadows “Nothing this year because I’m going away to Thailand.”
Margorie Lakner, Khandallah “I have a tiny little Christmas tree and some ornaments.”
Maureen Hawkes, Tawa “I only have a Christmas tree.”
Ajith Rajmohan, Churton Park “We have a Christmas tree at home.”
EYE ON CRIME In Johnsonville a vacant rental property undergoing renovation in Trafalgar Street was broken into via a forced bathroom window. Painting equipment belonging to the renovator was stolen. The owner of a car parked outside the Johnsonville Community Centre left the boot open
while transferring a box from the car to another car parked two spaces away. During the couple of minutes the car was unattended two opportunistic thieves stole a handbag and a laptop computer that had been left in the open boot. The handbag contained a Sam-
sung Galaxy 8 Edge, bank cards, prescription glasses and cash. The laptop bag contained a HP Spectre, a separate hard drive, a pen drive and a diary. Witnesses saw the incident and an unsuccessful attempt was made to follow the culprits. The tray of a black Toyota Hilux utility vehicle, parked during
the day in Disraeli Street, was entered and tradesman’s tools and clothing items were stolen. In Newlands a vehicle parked locked and secure overnight at the rear of a property in Newlands Road was entered and a time trial bike and associated cycling gear were stolen. No sign of force having been
used to gain entry. A white Toyota Hilux utility vehicle parked overnight in Black Rock Road had its antenna stolen. The antenna is used for radio communication purposes and had been bolted to the vehicle. All the bolts and nuts securing the antenna were also taken.
LETTERS to the editor Letters on issues of community interest are welcomed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words. They must be signed and a street address provided to show good faith, even if a nom de plume is provided for publication. The editor reserves the right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable letters from publication. Send or fax them to the address on page two, or email them to news@wsn.co.nz. Please note that your name and street address must also be provided in e mails.
Incident on Karori bound bus Dear Editor, On November 7, an elderly lady was travelling on a Karori bound bus (possibly afternoon). As she stood by the driver waiting to alight, the bus jolted and she was thrown to the ground and injured. She has only a vague recall of events following the incident.
It seems she was taken to A and E where she spent the night having suffered some fractured ribs. We would like to speak with the kind people who helped her or saw the incident in order to know what actually happened. Grateful, Vivienne Gordon Karori
Sunscreens removed from sale Two sunscreens have been withdrawn from sale following a Consumer NZ test that found the products failed to provide the protection claimed. Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin said the manufacturer of Snowberry Family+ Sunscreen SPF30 has recalled the product after her organisation’s test found it had an SPF of only 20 and failed to meet requirements for
broad-spectrum protection. The maker of Pure Blend Sunscreen SPF15++, marketed as a natural product, will also stop selling its sunscreen. Ms Chetwin said testing found the product had an SPF of just 4. Consumer NZ is testing other sunscreens with results to be published in their next Consumer magazine and on consumer. org.nz.