Rotorua Grey Power February 2017

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Is your neighbour’s behaviour driving you crazy? Rotorua’s Citizens Advice Bureau says: If you’re not sure? Ask us! it comes to problems with “When neighbours, a touch of diplomacy can go a long way,” says Jane Eynon- Richards of Citizens Advice Bureau Rotorua. “Whether you’re being kept awake every night by noisy neighbourhood parties, their tree is blocking your sun, or the dog from next door uses your lawn as a toilet – it’s always best to discuss the problem with your neighbour first and try to come to a compromise. “They may not even know there’s a problem, and be quite willing to sort it out. “When we see people with “problem neighbours”, we usually ask whether they’ve tried talking to them. If they have and it hasn’t been successful, we can help them work out where they stand with their particular situation and what their options are.” If you’ve tried negotiating with your neighbour and they won’t budge, you may have to consider taking further action – and you’ll need to know what your rights are if you do. For example, when it comes to neighbourhood noise, you can contact the local council to find out what (if any) noise restrictions apply in your area. If you complain to the council they can send a noise control officer to assess the situation. They can issue a notice asking the neighbour to reduce the noise if it’s deemed excessive or unreasonable, and non-compliance could result in confiscation of the noise-making equipment (such as a stereo or jackhammer). Similarly, if you are bothered by constant barking from a neighbour’s dog, you can complain to the council and they can send a dog control officer to investigate. But try to work it out with the dog owner first, because drastic action (such as having the dog removed by a dog control officer) is sure to ruin any goodwill that you might have with your neighbours. There are also rules you need to follow if you want to build or replace your boundary fence. The best advice is to find out what these rules are before you purchase the materials or engage a builder to construct the fence. The first thing you need to do is talk to the neighbour who shares the boundary with you. You’ll need to come to an agreement with them about building the fence, as well as details such as how high the new fence should be, what building materials it will be made of, and how much to spend on it. The Fencing Act 1978 provides that in general the occupiers of neighbouring properties that are not divided by an adequate fence have to contribute equally to the cost of work on a fence. If there is no fence or you think the existing fence is inadequate or in need of repair, then you can expect that your neighbour will share the costs of getting the fence built or repaired, however you can agree to share the cost differently. Once you are in agreement it’s preferable to get it all down in writing, for future reference. If you change your mind Continued page 14 Modern Caring Funeral Directors Caring Funeral Professionals As winners of the 2012 Westpac Service Provider Excellence Business Awards we are committed and passionate about providing the community with professional funeral care excellence. Creating a difference... Nothing is too much to ask - we go out of our way to create a farewell service that is tailored to meet your individual requirements. By choosing Mountain View Funeral Services you can be assured of Qualified Caring Funeral Professionals. Erin MacDonald Erin MacDonald Managing Director Registered Funeral Director Mountain View Funeral Services 1 Pukehangi Road, Rotorua • PO Box 461, Rotorua 3040 Phone 07 350 1461 email office@mvfs.co.nz web www.mvfs.co.nz For it is here we can grieve… Seek solace… And draw on our inner strength For the journey ahead – Ron Robson (Erin’s Dad) 40171 8 Rotorua greypower News – February 2017
Time for a Digital Will? WIELAND HARTWIG Grey Power Rotorua, Committee Me mber Many of us have a lot of personal digital data such as photos, letters, video, audio, etc. I was lucky. When the time came, I had access to my parents' and grandparents' data because everything was stored on paper. Nowadays many of us – including me – have much of our legacy stored electronically. Some of it is in the 'cloud' (i.e. letters and photos) and some of it on our personal computers. What will happen to all this information when we are no more? Who will have access to it? Do we want others to read about our indiscretions, our most intimate letters? Our children presumably want to have access to their history, trace their ancestry, and wallow in a digital treasure trove of photos they never First winners of Grey Power’s $100 cash prize In our November 2016 issue, we announced that commencing February 2017, Grey Power Rotorua would award a cash prize each quarter in conjunction with the publication of its magazine. Our first winners, drawn at random from all members financial at the time of the draw, are MURRAY AND WILMA HALL. knew existed. They will want to read about our past and how we became the people we are now. How can you ensure your heirs get copies of your favourite family photos and the few key documents? Do you want to catalogue and keep hundreds of digital items? What strategies will you use for sorting and preserving letters and emails? How can you ensure your email and/or bank account will be available to those wrapping up your estate? Which digital data should be destroyed when you die? What should you do with the huge photo collection (both digital and paper)? What should happen to your Facebook account when you are no longer around? What choices are available for keeping your digital archives available and backed up? Hmm….plenty of food for thought. President Russell Hallam and committee member [and photographer] Wieland Hartwig were delighted to pass on the modest prize. To be in the draw you need to make sure you are a financial member. Grey Power Rotorua accepts members who are in the 50+ age group. The winner/s of our next draw will be announced in our May 2017 issue…good luck! Half an inch, half an inch Half an inch shorter, Whether the skirts are for Mother or daughter. Briefer the dresses grow, Fuller the ripples now, While whisking glimpses show, More than they oughter. Forward the dress parade, Is there a man dismayed? No—from the sight displayed None could be sundered. Theirs not to make remark, Clergyman, clubman, clerk, Gaping from noon till dark At the Four Hundred. Short skirts to right of them— Shorter to left of them, Shortest in front of them, Flaunted and flirted — In hose of stripe and plaid, Hued most exceeding glad, Sporting in spats run mad, Came the short-skirted. Flashed all their ankles there, Flashed as they turned in POEM Charge of the limb brigade air— What will not women dare? (Though the exhibits show Some of them, blundered) All sorts and shapes of pegs, Broomsticks, piano legs; Here and there fairy shapes; Just built to walk on eggs,– Came by the hundred — When can their glory fade? , Oh, the wild show they made, All the world wondered, Grande dame and demoiselle, Shop girl and "Smart Set" belle Four hundred—H'm—oh, well, Any old hundred. Ellis Burnett Montgomery Advertiser Freelance, Volume XVII, Issue 901, 19 October 1917 - What would Ellis Burnett think of the hemlines today? Submitted and researched by Grey Power member Allan MacKenzie From the National President’s desk: Issues and options for 2017 From page 4 years residency, was generous and basically sound but there were a few anomalies which needed to be addressed, he said. “We have a firm policy to retain a state-funded, universal, non-means tested pension payable at age 65 years and that is our bottom line. If politicians want to use superannuation as a political football they need to remember that we can field a formidable team and there could be free kicks and penalties aplenty.” It was a proposal to apply surtax to national superannuation which gave rise to Grey Power more than 30 years ago and O’Connor said his national membership of between 65,000 and 70,000 would not tolerate another attempt to dilute what was already a meagre pension. “We would rather not get into a fight with Government as we achieve much more by working with them on many important issues but there are limits to what we will tolerate.” We hope the new Prime Minster will discuss any proposed changes to the system with us before finalising policies, he said. Rotorua greypower News – February 2017 9
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