http://www.times.co.nz/cms/index_news.php Copyright 2008 Times Newspapers Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:10:00 UTC http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/elim_dismayed_at_dol_action.php The Department of Labour (DoL) decision to prosecute the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre (OPC) dismays Elim Christian College principal Murray Burton, who says the OPC has become a good friend. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/making_cards_the_old_school_way.php World Card Making Day is officially a day for people of all ages to get creative and send a message to loved ones. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/police__the_silly_season_has_sprung.php <p>The police say criminal behaviour is on the increase as summer settles in, but that&rsquo;s only to be expected. In particular, there&rsquo;s an increase in the number of assaults.</p> http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/quick_action_prevents_large_blaze.php A prompt call to the Fire Service has saved a Howick garden shed fire spreading to the property&rsquo;s house and over to the neighbours. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/genius_with_wood.php Howick's Fred Develin is constantly reinventing the wheel. In fact Mr Develin has been creating things since he was a child and not much has changed in the past eight decades. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/education/2008/10/stay_cool_after_school_at_te_tuhi.php A creme de le cr&egrave;me opportunity for any art enthusiastic teen to learn from the best presents itself soon at Te Tuhi. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/would_you_call_this_a_school_of_fish_.php Pakuranga College teachers are still wiping the sea salt from their cheeks as they return to school this week refreshed from an action packed holiday break. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/art100022042.php Profit at Kiwibank, Smoke free Manukau and Chinese learning. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/petition_to_save_manukau_way.php A campaign to get formal written feedback from the community about the possibility of Manukau City Council becoming part of a larger southern city, or an Auckland region &lsquo;super city&rsquo;, is being planned by Mayor Len Brown. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/local_transport___who_is_prepared_to_try_public_transport_.php Transport is a leading issue in the general election campaign. With the rising costs of fuel hitting hard on people&rsquo;s wallets, motorists have become more selective about the trips they make and how many they take. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/green_light_for_ormiston_rd_bridge.php With a skirl of the bagpipes and enthusiastic chatter of children around him, Manukau Mayor Len Brown slashed the ribbon and led a procession of several hundred people over the newly opened Ormiston Road Bridge on Saturday. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/doubt_about_redoubt.php Anxiety over proposed changes to Redoubt and Mill roads pushed resident Jane Goulding to voice her distress to the Botany Community Board last week. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/mayor_accepts_manukau_identity_will_go.php If it was up to Mayor Len Brown, Manukau city would remain an entity within the existing council boundaries, achieving uniquely Manukau goals. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/pink_army_goes_to_battle_on_the_eastern_front.php It was Pink Ribbon Day on Friday, the day of the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation appeal, and in Howick, Pakuranga and Botany a Pink Army put on their feminine fatigues and went into battle. http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/10/unleashed_dogs_could_cost_owners__3000.php Dog owners in the habit of letting their pooches off the leash at local sports fields are likely to get a hurry-up call in the next few weeks.