SCHOOL PATROLS MARCH FOR ROAD SAFETY

Pupils from Kāpiti primary schools braved heavy rain to parade through Paraparaumu town centre today, celebrating their hard work to keep roads safe around their schools.

Pupils from ten schools took part in the Orange Day School Patrol Parade, hosted by the Council and Police, wearing high-visibility orange vests and waving banners promoting positive road safety messages.

The pupils, joined by their teachers, parents, Police and Council staff, marched from Coastlands Aquatic Centre, along Iver Trask Place and across Rimu Road to the cinema/food court entrance at Coastlands.

Once inside the cinema complex, Mayor K Gurunathan presented the school patrol of the year trophy to Raumati Beach Primary School.

“Coming out in this rain shows the spirit you have,” he said.

“You didn’t all win a trophy, but you’re all winners. You care about the safety of your friends. Well done for the sterling effort you’ve put into road safety this year and for your commitment.”

School Education Police Officer Senior Constable Sue Bush, who trained the school patrols with Constable Andrea Noble, thanked the pupils for their assistance.

“We’d like to thank you for everything you’ve done for us and look forward to seeing you next year keeping our road crossings safe.”

Judging of the road safety banners and a presentation of awards to individual school patrollers of the year then took place, followed by a movie and lunch.

School patrol of the year: Raumati Beach Primary School

Road safety message banner winner: Waikanae Primary School

School patrollers of the year:

• Ōtaki College - Katie Williamson

• Ōtaki Primary School - Keela Rautao

• Te Kura-ā-Iwi o Whaka and Waitohu School - Manaia Smith-Bennett

• Kapanui School - Hannah Hadfield

• Waikanae Primary School - Dylan Jaggi

• Paraparaumu Primary School - Mae Morris-Travers

• Kenakena School - Sean Moody

• Paraparaumu Beach Primary School - Charlie Waterhouse & Matthew Waterhouse

• Raumati Beach Primary School - Kyra Wright

• Raumati South School - Max Hosking

COMMUNITY BOARD CHAIRS CONFIRMED

The chairs for Kāpiti Coast District Council’s four community boards have all been confirmed.

Community boards have four representatives each and have been elected for Ōtaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu-Raumati and Paekākāriki.

Mayor K Gurunathan says community boards play an important role in Kāpiti.
“Our community boards are the grass roots of local democracy where people in each of our towns and villages can take their concerns or seek assistance.”

At the inaugural meeting of each board meeting, the board nominates and votes for each chair and deputy chair. The appointments are:

• The Ōtaki Community Board chair is Christine Papps, deputy chair is Marilyn Stevens and the board members are Kerry Bevan and Shelly Warwick.

• The Waikanae Community Board chair is Jocelyn Prvanov, deputy chair is James Westbury and the board members are Tonchi Begovich and Jeremy Seamark.

• The Paraparaumu-Raumati Community Board chair is Jonny Best, deputy chair is Guy Burns and the board members are Bernie Randall and Kathy Spiers.

• The Paekākāriki Community Board chair is Philip Edwards, deputy chair is Steve Eckett and the board members are Holly Ewens and Paul Hughes.

COUNCIL HELPS FOOD SERVICE BUSINESSES

Kāpiti Coast District Council hosted a training session for food service providers to help businesses stay up to speed on industry requirements.

Along with Ministry of Primary Industries representatives, Council’s Environmental Health team ran workshop helping owners, managers and food staff understand what the new Food Act mean for their business.

Environmental Standards Manager Jacquie Muir says there was a good attendance to the session with 23 people taking part.

“It was a helpful session for food service providers,” she says. “We’re not only trying to raise awareness around the new Food Act requirements that came into force this year, but also let food businesses in Kāpiti know we’re here to help.

“We’re also hoping to provide a better public service to our community through connectivity between us here at Council and the team at Ministry of Primary Industries.”

The workshop included an introduction to the Food Act, a session checking what type of regulations applies to each business owner and an ‘ask the expert’ time to question Council and MPI staff about more specifics. MPI is nationally responsible for administering the Food Control Act.

“We’re keen to continue linking up and providing our Kāpiti customers an opportunity to meet staff from MPI and it’s great we’ve been able to do that here,” Ms Muir says

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