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Saturday Duty Doctor: Wairoa Medical Centre. (Wairoa Hospital)
11.00am - 11.30am and 5.00pm - 5.30pm Phone 8389728. After hours Phone 838 7099.

Saturday Duty Chemist:

• Ray Lyall Pharmacy: Morning 9.00am - 1.00pm, 838 7243.
• Ray Lyall Pharmacy: Evening 5.00pm - 6.00pm, 838 7243.

Wairoa Hospital: Kitchener Street. Visiting Hours 2.00pm - 7.00pm Phone 838 7099

Wairoa Police: Wairoa Police Station, Queen Street. Station Phone: 838 8345.

Tuai Police: Tuai Police Station, 63 Hill Street, Waikaremoana. Station Phone: 837 3824.

Nuhaka Police: Nuhaka Police Station, 3215 SH 2, Nuhaka. Station Phone: 837 8800.

Kotemaori Police: Kotemaori Police Station, SH 2, Kotemaori. Station Phone: 837 6885.

Duty Dentist: R.G. Forbes, Locke Street 8.30am - 5.00pm 838 7144. After hours: 838 7144.

All Emergencies & Civil Defence: 24 Hour Contact, Phone: 838 7309.

Wairoa Fire Service: Queen Street, Wairoa. Phone: 838 7755

Nuhaka Fire Service: Ringawhero Street, Nuhaka. Phone: 837 8799

Emergency Vet: Coast Vet, Napier Road, 24 Hour Contact: Phone: 838 4053.

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Latest News from the Matahorua Gorge Project - NZ Transport Agency Using Live Cam monitoring for the first time.

The New Zealand Transport Agency is monitoring the work in progress over the Matahorua Gorge using live cameras and a satelite link. High quality captures are taken through the hour and sent up to Earthcam where they may be viewed and stored. The remote monitoring of Matahorua Gorge is a first for NZTA. You may read more on this plus view more photos at NZ Transport Agency, Matahorua Project web site.
Construction of the NZ Transport Agency's SH2 Matahorua Gorge Realignment was officially underway on the 2nd of October 2009, nine months ahead of schedule and due to be completed in 2011. The 3.1km realignment involves the construction of a 150m viaduct and a "road over rail" overbridge. A brand-new 450 tonne crane, recently imported from the USA is being used at the $30 million site south of Wairoa. This is the largest project in this part of the country for a long time and this is the first job for this massive crane. The realignment eases the sharp twists and turns of the existing route through the gorge, providing a straighter, shorter journey that will be safer, save petrol, reduce the risk of crashes, and will be less vulnerable to weather-related delays and closures. The above live images are provided by EarthCam for the NZ Transport Agency, a first for NZTA in remote construction monitoring. More images and detailed Information can be found on the NZ Transport Agency, Matahorua Project web site. Below are images from the NZ Transport Agency's Project page showing the 'New Look' upon completion.

Napier Side looking North West.	SH 2 Gorge Viaduct looking East.	Wairoa Side looking South.

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Latest Software Updates.

NB: Before installing any new software it is always tidier and safer to uninstall your old programs using Add/Remove found in Control Panel.
AVG 9 Anti Virus for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7:
The free edition of AVG 9 has now been released. Click on the link and download from Download.com.  When asked, select "Save to", and save it to your Desktop or remember where you have saved it for later installation. Full installation instructions may be printed out from our main menu on the left. Also print out AVG 9 Maintenance for instructions on Updating and Scanning.
Avast 4.8 Anti Virus for Windows 98, Windows 98SE and Windows ME:
For those of you still running Windows 98 or ME, AVG no longer supports these Operating Systems. Avast does and may be downloaded from Download.com. Save it to your Desktop. Once downloaded click on the icon on your desktop to install it. When asked if you wish to do a scan on each computer start, select no. Full Instructions and registration details can be printed from the main menu.
Spybot 1.6.2:
For those of you running Spybot check your version. Version 1.6.2 is the latest and can be downloaded from Spybot.com.  Save to Desktop and run installation. I suggest you untick all boxes when asked as they are unnecessary. Once installed run Spybot as usual and dont forget to update it by selecting "Search For Updates". Full instructions are on our Menu on the left.
Ad-Aware 8.0:
For those of you running Ad-Aware you can download Version 8 from Download.com also. If you do have an older version of Ad-aware our advice here is to replace it with Spybot 1.6.2. Our "in Workshop" testing suggests Spybot executes a better thorough scan and detection of spyware, malware, adware etc. This latest free version has too many features now disabled trying to force Users into purchasing the Pro version. Uninstall Ad-aware first in Control Panel - Add/Remove, before installing Spybot.
Microsoft Windows Updates:
To manually update Microsoft products you must use Microsoft Internet Explorer. It is important to download and install all Security Upgrades and Patches on a regular bases. Most of you will have 'Automatic Updates' turned on and hence Windows will do this for you. But it does no harm checking from time to time. I advise against updating any of the Drivers offered and also any Microsoft Office Updates. We have seen too many computers come through our workshop from these updates totally paralysed :) You may check for updates at the Microsoft Update Centre.  Instructions to assist here are on the bottom of the menu Windows Updates.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.46:
Malwarebytes is an excellent piece of software which removes malware and spyware. Use in conjunction with AVG and Spybot. Malwarebytes may be downloaded from Download.com. Save it to your Desktop. Once downloaded click on the icon on your desktop to install it. Full Instructions can be printed from the main menu.
Windows Defender 1.1
Microsoft's Windows Defender is included with all versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. If you are running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, download is free from Microsoft or from  Download Com.   Windows Defender is software that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software by detecting and removing known spyware from your computer.
Although Defender is already installed on Vista and Windows 7, we feel Malwarebytes is the better of the two and hence advise installing this as well.

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Windows 7 and the Lack of an Email Client.

Do you currently use Outlook Express for your email? If you plan to upgrade to Windows 7 or buy a Windows 7 computer, you will need to find a new way to send and receive email.
The Outlook Express email application has been the main stay of every version of Windows since Windows 95. It changed slightly with Vista and was called Windows Mail.
With the release of Windows 7, Microsoft no longer includes the popular email program. Instead, Microsoft hopes you will download and install Windows Live Essentials which includes Windows Live Mail or better still for their pocket, purchase Microsoft Office, which includes Outlook for a few hundred dollars.
Windows Live Mail is a hybrid program that works sort of like a standalone program, but is tightly integrated to the web. The program is slow, wants you to sign up with HotMail (Microsoft's web based email), and many report it as being a little buggy as well. Also the chance of downloading viruses or spyware is much greater as your Anti Virus Client can not protect you 100% when using web based email clients.
We recommend avoiding Windows Live Mail. That leaves emailers with many options but our advice is to use Mozilla Thunderbird. Thunderbird is clean and slick with many useful features. It is free but most important of all it is installed on your own Computer and is totally protected by your anti virus software.
Thunderbird is available for all Operating Systems and runs smoothly on Windows XP. So if you feel like a change, download it and install it. On installation Thunderbird will import your email Address Book and Messages for you and have you up and running immediately.

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Technology for our Rural Folk - We have been sent a series of cartoon strips from the USA aimed at the rural sector of our community. We are not sure about the local farmers up there but we dont think Wairoa is this far behind in modem technology :)
Nonetheless we will run them over the next few weeks as they are cleverly amusing. This is the sixth strip in the series.
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