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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22, 2014
District gets off lightly in severe quake By TANYA WOOD and FRANKIE WEBB Horowhenua district was shaken but relatively unscathed by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake which struck just before 4pm on Monday. The quake was centred 15 kilometres east of Eketahuna. Manawatu, Wairarapa and Wellington took the main brunt but it was felt from Auckland to Invercargill. Koputaroa, Opiki and Tokomaru residents were without power until about 10pm. Many residents were left shaken, some claiming it was the worst they had felt. ‘‘The dog was nutting off and the cat was terrified,’’ Levin resident Liz Chapman
Manager of Foxton’s de Molen Windmill and Dutch Market Michael Feyen was pleased to report no damage. Owner of Foxton Trading Post Shane Parlato lost stock. ‘‘Mostly paintings and mirrors hanging on the wall,’’ he said. Riverside Country Radio 88.3FM based at Foxton Beach was on air as the quake hit. ‘‘Our DJ Katie had CDs falling all around her,’’ said Glenda Paul who operates the station. Horowhenua District Council emergency management co-ordinator Tony Thomas said the district ‘‘got off pretty lightly’’. Local fire and police services also reported no callouts as a result of the earthquake.
said. ‘‘I was holding on to the wall watching the side of the house moving.’’ Mangaore Village resident, Colin Greedus, 74, said his recliner chair was ‘‘jumping up and down’’ but he didn’t move from it. ‘‘It’s the most violent earthquake I’ve ever felt. The house was moving around, lots of things fell off the shelves.’’ Levin New World had just a few minor breakages, according to manager Matthew Rollinson. ‘‘We managed to trade throughout. Staff did a great job clearing up the mess and looking after the customers.’’ A few bottles of wine broke, some stock fell on the floor at Levin Write Price Levin, manager Carol Cappie said.
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Arrest made after arson By
PETER FRANKLIN peter.franklin@chronicle.co.nz
One arrest has been made after a Rugby Street house was set ablaze last week. Levin police said a 17-year-old Levin man had been arrested and charged with arson. He appeared in the Levin District Court on Friday and was released on bail. Detective Darcy Parke said police were now looking for another 17-year-old male alleged to have assisted in starting the fire. Mr Parke believes the second
youth is now in the Wellington area. He said information from the public greatly assisted the investigation. At about 11pm on Monday, Levin firefighters responded to multiple 111 calls reporting the house fire. Levin Volunteer Chief Fire Officer Lindsay Walker said when the fire crews arrived at the scene, the two-bedroom rental house was well alight. An initial inspection by fire safety investigator determined that the fire started in a bedroom and then spread to other parts of the house. It understood that neighbours heard suspicious noises coming from the house a short time before the fire.
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FIRE INVESTIGATED: Detectives from Levin CIB at work during the arson investigation that led to the arrest of a 17-year-old man. Tenants moved out of the property abruptly on the afternoon of the fire. It is understood that police and noise
control had been called to the house on a regular basis. ■ Anyone who has information
about the fire are asked to contact Levin police 366-0500 or they can leave information on the confidential crime line 366-0528.
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