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OFFCUTSWhat’s on your back doorstep?After several months’ hiatus, Wanaka has come forward with a heavyweight entry to PlaceMakers’‘What’s on your back doorstep?’ competition – more than 100kg worth, in fact!Wanaka builder GraemeVallance may have to buya bigger barbecue to cook upthe two 50kg-plus Bluenose beastshe pulled up – on the same line.Graeme shows off one of his 50kg-plus Bluenose warehouThe loyal PlaceMakers customerwas keen to show the North Islandwhat the Mainland has to offerand, with this catch, you couldcall him an overachiever.“I pulled two of them up from 300 m,”says Graeme. “I was pretty wellshagged by the time I got them upbut it was well worth the effort –they were the biggest fish I’ve evercaught!”Graeme started fishing when hewas just a kid and says years ofexperience have taught him wherethe best spots are – knowledge he’skeeping to himself, for now.So the challenge has been launchedIf there was an amateur division, four-and-a-half-year-old JonathanKing would be the winner. The son of PlaceMakers Wanaka rep GregKing proved he could be a back doorstep contender in a few years bylanding a 2 kg rainbow trout after 20 minutes!once again. What can you bring fromyour back doorstep?Send submissions to twilliams@placemakers.co.nz for the chance tohave your finest hour published inPlaceMakers’ next Under Construction.Porirua tradies shelter from the stormTradies will no longer be at the mercy of the elements when collecting suppliesat PlaceMakers Porirua – its new store is fully undercover and twice the size!At 8,250 m 2 , the new site at theformer Todd Park Mitsubishicar assembly park is doublethe footprint of the Semple Streetstore, which faithfully served thelocal industry for 20 years.Now customers are enjoyingthe expanded offering – especiallythe undercover drive-thru andloading area.PlaceMakers Porirua joint ventureoperator Boyd Kenna says he’sblown away by the feedback he’shad from customers.“We’re committed to the local trade,so it’s been great to have their sealof approval,” says Boyd.“They tell me they enjoy the centrallocation and ease of knowingthey can get all their buildingmaterials and supplies right here,under one roof – and all withoutgetting wet!”He says the new site also providesPlaceMakers Porirua with a platformfor future growth as building industrymomentum continues.Another great new feature is an in-storeWattyl Trade Centre for all paintingneeds.Customers are enjoying the new central locationPlaceMakers Porirua tradies enjoy stocking up undercover4The new 8250 m 2 PlaceMakers Porirua store at Todd Park is twice the size of the old Semple Street site