Western News: July 20, 2023

4
Promising
response
to rotary
club
call-out
• By Briar Allen
MANY NEW faces were
welcomed to Hornby Rotary
Club’s open night to learn
more about what they do in the
community.
Eighteen new people attended
last Wednesday, with seven indicating
they would like to come
back.
Club president Paul Burns said
it was great to see half of them
were on the younger side, as they
were wanting younger members
as well as new members.
“There were 38 people overall
who came along,” he said.
Pest Free Banks Peninsula team
leader Tim Sjoberg was the guest
speaker, and discussed the plan to
rid Banks Peninsula and Kaitōrete
Spit of predators by 2050.
Burns said club members also
discussed what projects they
had planned for the next 12
months.
“Our most recent one is our
buy a bubble fundraiser, which
contributes to helping build
a hydrotherapy pool for the
community.”
Release of first track
‘a big process’
• From page 1
Guitarist Reuben Anderson,
17, bassist Scarlett Robson, 17,
and drummer Mya Cawood,
18, have been friends since they
were 13.
Vocalist Cleo Cavell, 17,
joined the band after being
approached by Robson to be
their singer.
Anderson said it is quite
exciting to be releasing their
debut song.
“It has been a big process but
very happy it’s happening,” he
said.
He said it has taken awhile
because they have been
learning about the process and
what goes on behind the scenes
of recording a song.
“We want to thank Chris
van de Geer from the band
Stellar* for helping us with the
distribution and everyone at
Big Pop Records and Regan
Barker for helping us with the
recording.”
Cavell said the biggest
obstacle was deciding on the
cover art for the single.
“When you have four people
with all different visions and
styles it can take a while to
agree on something,” she said.
Originally the band was
YOUNG ROCKERS: Zephyr members (from left) drummer
Mya Cawood, guitarist Reuben Anderson, singer Cleo
Cavell and bassist Scarlett Robson.
called The Jhets but they
changed the name as people
kept thinking they were like
Bennie and the Jets. “We
didn’t like the association and
we didn’t like how it wasn’t
original, so from the beginning
of this year we have been
Zephyr, which Mya came up
with and we all liked,” she said.
The single follows the story
of a young female waltzing her
way through life in a groupie
fashion with attacking guitar
riffs, a pounding bass, powerful
drumming and a stunning
vocal range.
With three of the musicians
still at school, Anderson
and Cavell said they hope to
continue the band for a while.
“The goal is to write as much
music as we can and get it
recorded and released,” he said.
• (She Ain’t Got No)
Shame will be available on
Spotify, iTunes and Apple
Music and can be presaved
on their Facebook
and Instagram pages, or
you can catch the band
live at The Bower in the
beer garden from 1pm on
Sunday.
Thursday July 20 2023
Platform
results in
reduced
speeds
SAFER SPEEDS are being
achieved at one of the city’s
busiest intersections since the
installation of a platform in
September last year.
The platform was put in place
to encourage vehicles to travel
at safer speeds when entering
and exiting the Lincoln Rd, Barrington
St and Whiteleigh Ave
intersection.
They are increasingly being
used around New Zealand as a
way to make roads safer.
Following the installation of the
platform, data recorded over a sixmonth
period has shown a drop
in approach speeds for vehicles
entering the intersection and they
are now more in line with the safe
system.
“Speeds have reduced between
5-13km/h for vehicles travelling
through the intersection, which
shows the system is working effectively,”
said city council transport
operations manager Stephen
Wright.
“With around 50,000 vehicles
a day travelling through the
intersection, we wanted to make it
safer for everyone by encouraging
people to drive at a safer speed.”
CARE CENTRE NOW OPEN
Rest Home & Hospital Care - Memory Assisted Care
Please telephone 03 351 7764 to make an appointment.
HOLLYLEA.CO.NZ