On Paekakariki’s community radio show Te Pae this week (12noon and 6pm daily our panel discussion is on Housing Affordability in the village, John Girdlestone is our neighbour of the week, hailing from the famous Beach Rd Store and there is the return of live music with Al Witham, our local Blues man. We have Te Reo with Te Umu-a-riki in our How to? segment and ‘The Chameleons’ present part two of the radio play, Camp McKay. Community notices to inform us of the happenings in our village this week are at 1pm and 7pm daily.

Thanks to the Te Pae Production Team of Rebecca Thomson, Meryl Richards, Louise Thornley, Mark Coote and Emily Duizend, and to support from the Beach Road Deli. Te Pae is cohosted by Kaia Hawkins and Mark Amery. We welcome your ideas, comments and contributions to [email protected]