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Ratepayer groups to gather

Ratepayers’ groups from all around New Zealand are being invited to a two day conference in Nelson in November to establish a national ratepayer organisation with a charter and a mandate to represent the interests of the ratepaying community at every decision-making level. The Inaugural Conference of the Ratepayers and Residents Association of NZ Inc will be held in Nelson on Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11. For more information go to: www.ratepayersandresidents.org.nz

Levin ticket a winner

Ten Lotto players have won $15,654 each with Lotto Second Division in last week’s live Lotto draw. One of the winning tickets was bought at Levin’s Lucky Lotto. Anyone who bought their ticket from this store should write their name on the back of the ticket and check it immediately at any Lotto outlet, online at MyLotto.co.nz or through the Lotto NZ App.

Rugby clubs targeted

The New Zealand Rugby Players Association (NZRPA) and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) have recently become aware of a scam targeting rugby players and clubs in Australia, which could easily be replicated here in New Zealand. Broadly speaking, the scam worked as follows: A person claimed to be an agent of a well-known Japanese club (Agent X); Agent X approached the coach of an Australian club saying that the Japanese club was interested in signing one of its star players; Agent X provided a draft contract to the Australian coach; In that draft contract a “deposit” of several thousand dollars was requested from the player to reserve his contract spot.

Turk’s finalists

Turk’s Poultry Farm’s Butterflied Chicken with BBQ, Butterflied Chicken with Chilli and Lime, Chicken Nibbles, Free Range Fresh Whole Chicken and Roast in Bag Chicken are finalists in the New Zealand Food Awards powered by Massey University. The awards dinner will be held October 17.