JUDITH COLLINS MP for Papakura - Local News

Local MP congratulates staff on surgery success

nospam@example.com (admin) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:08:23 +1200

Papakura MP Judith Collins has congratulated Counties Manukau District Health Board staff today for their excellent achievement in elective surgery.

On behalf of Health Minister Tony Ryall, Ms Collins presented staff at the CMDHB with a certificate recognising ‘outstanding performance’.

“This is a remarkable achievement. On behalf of the Minister I congratulate CMDHB staff for their strong focus and commitment to improving frontline service for patients,” Ms Collins said.

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Minister opens Manurewa Police Station

nospam@example.com (admin) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:32:00 +1300

Police Minister Judith Collins today opened the new Manurewa Police Station, and paid tribute to the work of local Police in reducing crime.

The station, which cost around $6 million, will be the base for 173 Police staff. The building replaces the old station which was too small for the growing number of Police in Manurewa.

Around 50 of the 300 new frontline officers deployed by the Government in Counties-Manukau are based at Manurewa.

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Passchendaele essay winner congratulated

nospam@example.com (admin) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:26:00 +1300

Veterans’ Affairs Minister Judith Collins today presented a $2000 education grant to the inaugural winner of a nationwide multimedia contest commemorating the Battle of Passchendaele.

Whangaparaoa College student Eve Bain, 17, received the prize from the Minister at a ceremony at Auckland Museum marking the 94th anniversary of the battle.

The competition was launched by Ms Collins to commemorate the Battle of Passchendaele which was fought in Belgium as part of the Allied offensive on the Western Front in 1917.

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Passchendaele contest winner named

nospam@example.com (admin) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:22:00 +1200

Whangaparaoa College student, Eve Bain, 17, has won the inaugural Battle of Passchendaele Multi-Media Competition, Veterans’ Affairs Minister Judith Collins announced today.

The annual competition was launched by Ms Collins to commemorate the Battle of Passchendaele which was fought in Belgium as part of the Allied offensive on the Western Front in 1917.

During the battle New Zealand suffered its greatest loss of life in a single day in New Zealand history.

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New Police Station for New Plymouth

nospam@example.com (admin) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:19:00 +1200

New Plymouth’s 49-year-old Police Station is to be pulled down and a new one built in its place, Police Minister Judith Collins announced today.

Police will demolish the existing station and build a 2350m² station on the site. The overall project, which will be subject to a competitive tender, is expected to be in the range of $10 - $12 million.

The current station was built by the Ministry of Works and opened in August 1962. At the time there were fewer than 30 Police in New Plymouth. Today there are 155.

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Local MP & Minister Visits National Secondary Schools Rugby League Tournament

nospam@example.com (admin) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:06:00 +1200

Ms Collins watches Papakura v Mt Roskill (another game in progress at rear) with Papakura High School Principal Peter Heron and NZRL Football Manager Tony Kemp

Local MP and Police Minister Judith Collins visited the third day of the National Secondary Schools Rugby League tournament on Wednesday to watch Papakura High School play Mt Roskill Grammar in their final pool game.

Ms Collins said that she couldn't miss the opportunity to show her support for Papakura, who are based in her electorate, while seeing how her husband's old school Mt Roskill Grammar got on. She said "It's fantastic to be able to come to this tournament in Papakura, which we want to make the heart of Rugby League in South Auckland. It's been wonderful seeing everyone having fun, and the commitment and talent of the players, their drive to succeed is just excellent."

Ms Collins also spoke to the crowd to encourage them to consider policing as a career, saying that the players were ideal candidates and that there were officers at the ground who would be only too happy to talk to them about getting 'better work stories'. NZ Police have been supporting the tournament all week, and Police recruitment brochures are freely available at the ground.

Papakura High School were leading 18 - 6 at half time and went on with it in the second half to win 40 - 6 giving Ms Collins bragging rights at the dinner table that night.

Story and photograph by New Zealand Rugby League.