Wairarapa Times-Age

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Milestones and a crazy comeback (Wairarapa Times Age)

Saturday was a day of milestones for three Central Hinds players in their Hallyburton Johnstone Shield clash with the Canterbury Magicians.

The veteran made sure of victory, sending the ball sailing over the boundary for six. The 16-year-old displayed maturity beyond her years in setting a record fifth wicket partnership for the Hinds of 141 with captain Jess Watkin [92]. It was Saturday’s second game against Horowhenua-Kapiti that provided the drama.

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Forestry laws need a chop (Wairarapa Times Age)

Pine slash is the waste wood left on the forest floor after harvest. Although pine trees were originally posed as a solution for erosion, the practice of ...

After most of the native forest was cleared in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and turned into pasture, many places had terrible erosion, and pine trees were posed as a potential solution. Although pine trees were originally posed as a solution for erosion, the practice of leaving the wood waste on the forest floor after harvest has awful consequences in a storm. After another storm, pine slash is in the news again, clogging up rivers and beaches, damaging banks, and leaving a familiar path of destruction.

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Palliser suffering a poor reception (Wairarapa Times Age)

Cellphone coverage was wiped out across the region when Cyclone Gabrielle hit, but Palliser Bay towns have been grappling with this issue for months.

There has been another, similar incident that Farrier is aware of, involving a woman who had a medical event in the area two weeks ago. A spokesperson for Spark, which owns the Ocean Beach tower that needs line-of-site with the Vodafone tower, apologised for the inconvenience caused to customers. A Vodafone spokesperson said that a significant forestry area surrounds the Aorangi Forest Park tower, which needs to be trimmed to restore line-of-site connectivity with the Ocean Beach tower. “Often, I can’t even ring to complain to Spark because the signal is too bad,” Sim said. Ngawi Fisherman Brad Johnson relies on a cellphone network to report to the Ministry of Primary Industries while he is out in the bay. Trees on private property are blocking line-of-site connectivity between the Spark cellular tower north of Ocean Beach and the Vodafone tower on the west side of Aorangi Forest Park.

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