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Horowhenua Chronicle
Friday, July 4, 2014
College team pip police in challenge HOW TO CONTACT US: OFFICES 13 Bristol Street, Levin PO Box 547, Levin Phone: (06) 368 5109 Fax: (06) 368 2366 MANAGER Vivien Douglas
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FOR the first time the Blue Light PCT challenge had a senior section with the Waiopehu College team of John Tovo, Rebecca Moynihan, Nate Millard and Laura Greig nudging out the police team of Fiona Read, Mel Kingi, Mike O’Hagen and Nic Mackley to win the competition. By PETER FRANKLIN The latest Horowhenua Blue Light PCT challenge (police physical competency test) was the bigget event ever. Senior Constable Fiona Read, who organises the event under the Blue Light banner, says this year was the first senior competition which involved the emergency services competing against the colleges in the district. Six teams entered this year: Horowhenua Service Academy, Horowhenua teachers, Otaki College,
New Electra board members
The Electra Trust, has appointed two new directors to the board of Electra Limited. They are Levin chartered accountant Shelly Mitchell-Jenkins and Raumati Beach information and communications technology specialist Chris Dyhrberg. Trust chairman Chris Turver said the appointments followed the retirement of long-serving board member Martin Devlin, of Waikanae, and take into account the Trust’s wish to build succession planning into appointments. Shelly MitchellJenkins is a director and co-owner of the Levin chartered accountancy firm
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Colbert Cooper Limited and Chris Dyhrberg has held senior roles with Telecom and Chorus. Both of the new board members have completed their Institute of Directors Certificate of Company Direction courses and both are involved in their local communities.
payments, an increase from the $1m in rebates paid out last year. For most customers the rebate will be between $7 and $100. The rest of the bank’s profit is reinvested for customers.
Customers cash in
The Co-operative Bank will give a rebate to 3804 Levin customers. It is a share of $50,865 surplus profits the bank gives back as part of its annual rebate. This is the second year in a row The Co-operative Bank has done so. Across New Zealand, customers will receive a total $1.3m in rebate
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hope that both events will get bigger and better. In the junior section 29 teams, made up of two boys and two girls from Year 7-8, stepped up to the challenging obstacle course. The winning team this year was from Levin Intermediate in a time of 2.46 followed closely by Coley Street School in a time of 2.50. Opiki, Koputaroa, and Otaki College tied for third in the time of 2.56. Senior Constable Fiona Read said the teamwork showed by all constestants was outstanding.
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Horowhenua Ambulance Service, Levin Police, Waiopehu College. Cheered on by the junior teams, competition was fierce. The competition was taken out in a close-fought battle by Waiopehu College in a time of 2 min 16s, second were Levin Police in 2.24 and third were Otaki College in 2.32. It was great to see everyone in the senior competition working together to provide positive role models for the younger students. Horowhenua Blue Light looks forward to next year’s event with the
TALK TO ME ABOUT KIWISAVER. Bernard Long
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If you are aged under 65 and not in KiwiSaver you are missing out on free money. Let me explain. When you join KiwiSaver the Government will contribute $1000 to your account. Free! And for every dollar you contribute the Government contributes 50c with a maximum of $521 per year. Free. And your employer is required to contribute 3 per cent of your salary or wages to your account. Free! Well not quite free, as tax is deducted from this. If you earn less than $48,000 pa this means your employer contribution is around 2.5 per cent net or around 2 per cent net if you earn between $48,000 and
$70,000. I am in my seventh year of KiwiSaver membership and worked out that of the current balance I have contributed only 44 per cent. The Government and my employer have contributed 37 per cent. That’s free money! Interest, dividends and the growth in share prices has contributed the remaining 19 per cent. And this goes into your account that you own and control. Not the government. You can take money out of the account when you reach the age of
entitlement for National Superannuation, currently 65. You decide how your account is to be invested; aggressively with a lot is shares or defensively with most in cash and fixed interest or any shade in between. And there are special privileges available for first home buyers who are KiwiSaver members. Talk to me about starting your KiwiSaver and how you should invest. And claim your free money. You are entitled to it. ■ Bernard Long is an Authorised
Financial Adviser with Goldridge Ltd. The views and opinions expressed in this article are intended to be of a general nature and do not constitute a personalised advice for an individual client. A disclosure statement is available, on request and free of charge.