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OMMITTED from the Lions thanks list for the Martinborough Skyline Challenge:  further thanks go to Bruce and Sue Sullivan  of Kitchener’s Street Dairy for marking out and removing the signage for the walk course. Also thanks to Glenys and Barry Hansen for allowing advertising signage to be placed up against their fence on corner of Princess Street and Kitchener Street for several weeks,.

FRESH GOVERNENCE Group’s research show that 80% of New Zealand homes have a smart phone available. 78% have a TV.  70% have a computer or lap top. However only 61 % have a radio. 

‘PEOPLE constantly checking their messages seems to me rather like endlessly opening your front door just in case an unexpected visitor has turned up’ Sandi Toksvig

TAIWAN PRODUCES 60 -70% of the world’s semi conductors and 90% of the advanced ones. Production in the 100 step production process is incredible water intensive and Taiwan is experiencing it’s worst drought in fifty years. This has force the  semi conductor producing companies to limit production resulting in a world shortage. 

‘THE BEST Way to get most husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they are too old to do it’ Anne Bancroft

INFORMATION RELEASED  by Waka Kotahi-NZ Transport Agency shows that $34.8 million has been spent on the Auckland light rail on business cases, project management, legal costs, office space and equipment, and Ministry of Transport funding. Transport Minister Michael Wood has now launched a new six-month consultation process. 

 THE OXFORD  dictionary has 170,000 words.  A person having English as  a first language understands and uses between 20,00 and 30,000 words. 

CUSTOM DEPT. figures show that in the last twelve months international investors have flown in gold bars valued at $242 million to be stored in a discrete high security vault near Auckland airport.  

THE APEC Chairman was dismayed to find that some of his members across the region were charging import duties on essential medical supplies. Listed were 6% on vaccines, 21% on syringes, 8% on masks 5% on soap and a whopping 30% on refrigerated vaccines. 

‘GET YOU FACTS first. Then you can distort them as you please’ Mark Twain

CREATIVE NZ awarded : $34,900 towards the composition, recording and production of music inspired by the psychogeography of the West Coast.

The deadline for the July issue is 4pm on Wednesday June 30 th.