Bay Harbour: June 20, 2018

Wednesday June 20 2018
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Weight loss challenge
• By Sarla Donovan
NATIONAL LIST MP for
Port Hills Nuk Korako and
The Good Home Ferrymead
gastropub owner Andy Laloli
are going head-to-head on a
weight loss challenge.
Both have signed up for
the Cadence Eight-week
Transformation Challenge in
aid of raising funds for the
Cholmondeley Children’s
Centre.
And both have “big” targets
with Mr Korako looking to shed
15kg and Mr Laloli keen to lose
20kg during this time.
Their efforts are supported
by the Cadence team and a
Cadence app which gives all
challengers direct access to
a team of experts, including
nutritionist, mindset guru and
trainers.
Mr Korako has a personal
connection with Cholmondeley
having spent three months there
as a 10-year-old.
“We lost our mum and there
were nine of us. To get his life
back together, my dad sent us
to Cholmondeley. I never forgot
that. (This is) about giving
back.”
And there’s the fitness aspect.
He quotes a Maori proverb:
“Tama tu Tama ora, Tama noho
MAMILS: Nuk Korako and Andy Laloli are on a mission to lose
weight and raise funds for charity.
PHOTO: GILBERT WEALLEANS ​
Tama mate. An active person
will remain healthy while a lazy
one will become sick.”
For Mr Laloli the hefty goal of
losing 20kg is all about a lifestyle
choice.
Running a busy pub can take
its toll and with a second child
on the way the time seemed
right.
He says he’s “pretty much”
a MAMIL (middle-aged man
in lycra). “But only in the gym.
You’ll never see that stuff
outside the fitness room.”
The two admit to being
competitive about the challenge
with Mr Laloli rating his
chances against the “old dog.”
“I’m competitively confident.”
Anyone wanting to make a
donation to support the cause
can get in touch with Mr Laloli
or Mr Korako via Facebook.
PROUD: Members of the Akaroa Volunteer Fire Brigade stand
proudly in front of the upgraded station following its official
opening on Saturday. ​
Akaroa fire station opened
AKAROA’S upgraded fire station
was opened by the Minister of
Internal Affairs Tracey Martin
on Saturday.
Work on the seismic strengthening
and refurbishment started
in July last year.
The minister was joined by Fire
and Emergency board chairman
Paul Swain, Fire Region commander
Paul Henderson and
Christchurch Metro Assistant
Area Commander Steve Kennedy.
Ms Martin commended the
Akaroa Volunteer Fire Brigade
members’ commitment to their
communities, and acknowledged
the increasing complexity of
their work.
“As Fire and Emergency we
are seeing an increase to the
numbers of medical and rescue
calls we attend, so it is important
to make sure we look after each
other and to make sure we look
after your families too.”
As well as the official opening
the station hosted a public open
day with 120 people visiting and
learning about fire safety and
what is required to be a volunteer.
Chief fire officer Mark Thomson
said they had lined up a
couple of possible new recruits to
follow up with.
“It was a great day and a big
thank you to all involved.”
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