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Rural Mail Reprieve
Federated Farmers took New Zealand Post to court because of tne increase in rural delivery fees. The issue is to go before the High Court on Oct. 27th. New Zealand Post has agreed not to terminate any rural delivery services at present.
People at Taieri Mouth have their mail delivered by rural delivery and the NZPost has just tried to increase the delivery fee to $80.
By Corey Hope  Aged 10

Maoris to manage the coast.
Poer to manage the coast for 15km north of Purakanui, a small settlement north of Dunedin, will be given to local Maori inhabitants. This would be done by identifying traditional food gathering areas for maily local use. Ancient Maori burial sites where some Europeans are also buried could also be marked as "no take" areas which would include the coast around them
By Rebecca McTainsh Aged 11

Cut out Cars and People
The police are thinking about making roadside cutouts of traffic cop cars to help gars slow down. In Britain, they are still using this as an experiment. The shop owners are telling the police that the cardboard cut outs of policemen are good- that they work by stopping people from shoplifting.
By Cara Hepburn Aged 10

Blossom Festival
Thousands of people lined Centennial Avenue in Alexandrs for the Blossom Fertival on Saturday. The Blossom Festival has been held for the last 35 years. Alexandra is a large town in Central Otago, a major fruit growing area which is about 120 km from Taieri Mouth.
By Thomas Clark age 11

Royal New Zealand Air Force Jets for Festival
On Saturday, September 26th, the RNZAF gave an aerial display over Molyneux Park in Alexandra. Mr Cliff Brunton, chairman of the Blossom Festival Committee said that the 25 minute aerial display would involve the new jet trainers, the Aermacchis, the Red Checkers Air Trainers, and the Auckland based Air Force skydiving display team. Auckland is a main city in New Zealand near the top of the North Island.
By Tony Scott- aged 11


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