A Little Bit of Everything...

THIS week the University Games kick off, which is an exciting time for Stratford and Taranaki as it is the first time our great region holds this event. It is also the first time a region with no university has held the event as well.
Stratford will overflow with college students as we host a variety of sporting events over the next four days hockey, squash, volleyball, karate and more.
Our regions slogan 'Like no Other' is certainly proving popular, with a vast amount of concerts, competitions and sporting events being held in our beautiful region.
Currently, the local council is in consultation with the public about its current Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP), which also focus on how our town should look and feel. What image do we want to live in and have our children grow up in. The current LTCCP has some very serious issues which could cost a lot of money and if the public don't speak up on what they want it could make it difficult for council to decide. Do we want a new swimming pool? Should we start working on forestry roads? Why do we need to spend millions of dollars on rasing our drinking water standard? Have your say and share your thoughts. We welcome any letters to the Editor about any council or town issues.
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Only in New Zealand
" Only in New Zealand can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
" Only in New Zealand do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their Panadol, lemsip etc&while; healthy people can buy cigarettes at the counter.
" Only in New Zealand do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a diet coke.
" Only in New Zealand do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counter.
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Did you know?
" When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red
" The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, and used a tomato can for a carburettor
" The lion that roars in the MGM logo is named Volney
" Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros
" Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan
" It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it
" The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples
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Word for the week
'tranche'
Pronunciation: transh
Meaning: noun: A portion, especially of money, investment, etc.
Etymology: From French tranche (slice), from trancher (to cut).
Usage: "Some of the banks, including Central Bank of India and Vijaya Bank, have already received the first tranche of capital."Mergers of Public Sector Banks Favoured; Business Standard (Mumbai, India); Mar 31, 2009.
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A Thought For Today
Poetry, indeed, cannot be translated; and, therefore, it is the poets that preserve the languages; for we would not be at the trouble to learn a language if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation. But as the beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written, we learn the language.
-Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)