Stuart Whitaker

1 week ago | sunlive.co.nz | Stuart Whitaker

Local fire chiefs are calling for support for a petition that, if successful, could create a significant safety net for volunteer firefighters. Katherine Lamont, a member of the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade, has put together a parliamentary petition to change ACC legislation to give volunteer firefighters the same ACC coverage and benefits as their paid colleagues.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Stuart Whitaker |PennyLynn Webb

Blue and silver pinwheels and children’s shoes adorn the Anderson County Courthouse lawn in recognition of April being National Child Abuse Prevention Month. A ceremony was held Friday, April 11, for local child advocacy groups to promote awareness of child abuse happening in the community, as well as preventive steps, recognizing the importance of families and communities working together to strengthen families to prevent child abuse and neglect.

1 week ago | palestineherald.com | Stuart Whitaker |PennyLynn Webb

Blue and silver pinwheels and children’s shoes adorn the Anderson County Courthouse lawn in recognition of April being National Child Abuse Prevention Month. A ceremony was held Friday, April 11, for local child advocacy groups to promote awareness of child abuse happening in the community, as well as preventive steps, recognizing the importance of families and communities working together to strengthen families to prevent child abuse and neglect.

2 weeks ago | sunlive.co.nz | Stuart Whitaker

A tyre shop isn’t an obvious place for an evening out, but that’s just what Bridgestone Tyre Centre Te Puke became recently. “We like to give back to the community where we can, so we do lots of sponsorship and things like that,” said owner Tracey Waller. The women’s drive night was another. It was a women-only evening demonstrating “basic stuff that women should know about their vehicles”.

2 weeks ago | sunlive.co.nz | Stuart Whitaker

In the third week of the 2025 Baywide Rugby Premiership, Te Puke Sports and Greerton Marist clashed in a repeat of last year’s final. Te Puke Sports were victorious on that occasion and were in no mood to let their hosts gain revenge in Saturday’s clash. There was little to choose between the two sides for the first quarter of the game, until Te Puke man of the match Taine Craig-Ranga somehow found a gap to scythe through the Marist defence and score under the posts.