Teen enjoying military life
eight responses in support of the proposal, with some concerns regarding the raised crossing point at the Carrington and Huatoki street intersections and one opposed to the proposal,’’ the report said.
The cost of the work was not in the council report but 49 per cent is covered by existing budgets and 51 per cent by NZTA.
There will be ongoing maintenance which is estimated to cost about $5000 for the current financial year.
Rumpty’s Takeaways owner Amy Xu said she was also happy with the result.
Ricki Li from Vogeltown Bakery said the communication could have been better – he found out from the Taranaki Daily News that the second concept had been approved.
‘‘We’re very grateful to a lot of people who signed the petition,’’ he said.
‘‘Every endeavour will be made to prioritise the build during school holidays,’’ the council report said.
Taranaki teenager Hannah Larsen has been learning how military operations are run since joining the Royal New Zealand Navy.
The former New Plymouth Girls’ High School student has been working for the past few months with the planning team at the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Joint Forces Headquarters, where operations in this country and around the world are prepared, deployed, commanded and supported.
The 19-year-old, who is a midshipman, said the experience had affirmed her decision to join the military.
‘‘I was assigned here to learn about how NZDF operations are planned, supported and managed,’’ she said. ‘‘My experience here so far has reinforced that I want to be part of the RNZN and NZDF.’’
Larsen applied to join the navy following a career roadshow at her school and, after passing the fitness and medical tests and interviews, she was offered a scholarship under its Tangaroa scheme.
In February, she will begin a four-year degree in engineering, majoring in mechatronics at Massey University in Auckland.
While some of Larsen’s family members were initially unsure whether a navy career was right for her, she now has their complete support.
A keen hockey player, Larsen was named as the navy’s most promising player this year.
She was also selected in the NZDF women’s team, which played at the senior national women’s tournament in September.
She has also taken part in an exercise recently in Marlborough, where the Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 6 Squadron, which flies the navy’s Seasprite helicopters, carried out mountain-flying training designed to familiarise crews in high-altitude and coldweather operations.
‘‘Prior to this exercise I had only ever really experienced each service in their individual exercises, so going on an exercise where the squadron consisted of both RNZN and RNZAF personnel was a real eye opener.
‘‘Plus flying through and landing on top of mountains is always exciting.’’
Larsen said she was looking forward to what the future holds in her career.