Off Pat with Pat Booth

OFF PAT

By PAT BOOTH


Papakura Courier

Flying School

Flying in the bigtime

Wiremu Fautret, Ardmore Flying School instructor, has picked up his dream job as a second officer with international airline Cathay Pacific, starting this week.

Pokies pose threat to families

Gambling 17 min ago Around $1 million is spent on pokie gambling every month in Papakura, the Problem Gambling Foundation says.

Thieves spoil school's opening

School Gates Stolen 17 min ago Staff and pupils at Papakura's new Hingaia Peninsula School are dismayed they've already been targeted by thieves.

Running for kids' hospital

She spends her days running a charity and her weekends running for charity.

Party in the park to unveil plans

Taka Park Takanini's Taka Park is getting a $250,000 upgrade and Auckland Council and the suburb's neighbourhood policing team are throwing a party in the park to unveil the plans.

Ko favourite with TAB

Lydia Ko Fourteen-year-old New Zealand golf star Lydia Ko is regarded as the bookies favourite for the New Zealand Women's Open.

McClennan shooting for NRL title

Brian McClennan is sticking to his bold target of shooting for the NRL premiership in his first year in charge of the Warriors.

Forman reads Breakers style

Sacha Jones returns to NZ

Time to support Auckland wharfies

Willie Jackson strap I had a raging argument with former local government minister Rodney Hide on radio last week over the Ports of Auckland.

Warriors pre-season on the horizon

Things are heating up as the NRL season approaches.

Trades teaching and classroom danger

Tapes, votes and oldies' worries

The double sorrow of parting

A caregiver's views: "The column comments on CYF came at an appropriate time.

Hospital ship on Mercy mission

Seeing a child smile properly for the first time keeps Liz Irwin coming back to help on Mercy ships.

Home on the buffalo range

When Helen Dorresteyn sees the expression on someone's face after tasting a spoonful of buffalo yoghurt she knows the risk she took is paying off.

Crackdown on synthetic drugs

Vital service full of drama

Mock fire but it's taken seriously

Firefighters from across the Shore raced to put out a major school science block fire.

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