WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019 Connecting Your Community www.star.kiwi Weedons stalwart steps down Page 4 Debra Hasson’s love of art and politics Pages 11-12 2SURF CITY CITY 2 with Les Mills 2SURF Sunday 24 March 2019 city2surf.co.nz with Les Mills Young golfers get their shot Emma Harrison from Lincoln got out on the golf course at Tai Tapu on Sunday as part of a plan to attract young people to the sport. •Full story, pg 34 Residents’ groups trade insults over noise levels • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding issue lies with Ms Harnett- Kikstra. “We have never had a complaint from the Templeton community in ages . . . other than (Ms Harnett- Kikstra) asking questions, there have been no other complaints at all,” he said. Ms Harnett-Kikstra said the residents’ association is a “bunch of petrol heads.” THE LEADERS of two residents’ associations have exchanged insults over whether Ruapuna Speedway is noisy. Templeton Residents’ Association chairman Garry Kilday and Yaldhurst Rural Residents’ Association chairwoman Sara Harnett-Kikstra are in a row over whether there are noise issues at the track. Ms Harnett-Kikstra made an unsuccessful noise complaint after a burnout pad event at Ruapuna last month. An investigation found noise levels were not breached. Mr Kilday said there have not been any recent problems between Templeton residents and Ruapuna – the Garry Kilday Sara Harnett- Kikstra Mr Kilday hit back saying Ms Harnett- Kikstra is a “whinger” and the Templeton association is not a bunch of petrol heads. “I am the only one that goes (to Ruapuna) so how can it be a bunch?” He questioned why Ms Harnett- Kikstra is complaining about noise at Ruapuna when she doesn’t live in Templeton. •Turn to page 5 Contact us today for all of your agricultural needs We also run a 6M Horsch Terrano One pass cultivating perfect for raddish Crop paddocks one pass ready to drill S.A. Brooker Contracting | Phone 03 318 1530 or 021 876 786 | shaneoab@gmail.com
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