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Hi John
Hauraki Plains School Buses
Last week I chaired
a meeting for concerned parents about the changes to bus routes on the
Hauraki Plains. Also present were Hauraki Plains College Principal
Ngaire Harris and senior officials from the Ministry of Education.
Changes were due to start at the beginning of the new term this week,
but we’ve managed to get the Ministry to delay implementation of their
plans for at least a term.
Coromandel Rescue Helicopter
Petition
I have campaigned for more than a year to return
the rescue helicopter to its purpose-built base at Whitianga for long
weekends and the peak summer period. Stephan Bosman, Walter Russell
and Professor Kevin Pringle did our community proud when they spoke to
the Health Select Committee in support of the petition signed by
nearly 50,000 people calling for the helicopter to be returned. They
put forward a proposal that I think is a very workable solution. It
involves employing an extra “surge crew” of four people, that’s all,
that would allow for a machine and a crew to be stationed at Whitianga
for long weekends and summer peaks. Thanks to everyone who has been
involved in this process so far; it’s been a long hard fought battle
to get to this stage. Now we must wait to see what the select
committee reports back to Parliament.
Anzac Day
2021
Anzac Day is always a time for solemn remembrance,
but it took on added significance after what we’ve experienced over
the past twelve months. Last year we reflected from our living rooms
and driveways on the sacrifices of our servicemen and women. To once
again hear the bugler play among fellow Kiwis at the Whangamata and
Whitianga services was a memorable experience, as was the reading of
the names of the fallen by the Head Boy and Girl from Mercury Bay Area
School. This year the reading was more poignant because the men’s
photographs were projected on a screen as their names were read
out.
Community Meetings
I continue to hold
community meetings around the electorate. The next meetings are being
held in Whitianga and Thames. These are scheduled after the
Government’s budget announcement, so there will be lots to
discuss.
Tuesday 25 May, 5:30pm, Mercury Bay Boating
Club, Buffalo Beach Road, Whitianga
Wednesday 26 May, 5:30pm,
Thames Civic Centre, Mary Street, Thames
To contact to
me or my office, please don't hesitate to call 0800 550
300.
Kind regards
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Hon Scott
Simpson
http://scottsimpson.national.org.nz/
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