Reporter’s diary

Press, 3 December 1982, Page 2

Reporter’s diary

Caution, ducks .

MOTORISTS in Durham Street yesterday afternoon met an unexpected traffic hold-up. The reason: a mother duck and her fluffy offspring had taken rather a dangerous detour on their way to the river. Those concerned for the errant pedestrians’ safety need riot have worried. The little brood reached their destination safely, thanks to the traffic officer who stopped traffic to allow them to cross Durham Streep and then shepherded them along the footpath to the riverbank. That’s two out of two for the Ministry of Transport in this week’s Diary. Card caution

SHOPKEEPERS presented with official-looking identity cards by their customers should read the fine print on the back. The “ID” and “Student” cards complete with photo, numerous details and sealed in plastic, are readily available at an Auckland market stall for $6. No proof is required that details of name, address, birthdate and signature given are correct. Police say that cheque thieves are using the identity cards to cheat shopkeiepers. Using cards with their own photo and. the name from stolen cheque butts, they are cashing stolen cheques. Teenagers have also been using the cards as “proof’ they can

drink legally in hotels. Police say the card business is not illegal but warn that the cards are not necessarily proof of identity. The small print on the back of the card states that it contains information based on a personal statement by the card holder and he or she alone is responsible for all.uses made of it. Air to Square RUNNERS and fun-runners will take part in a . 10km run organised by the Y.M.C.A. on Sunday. Called the Air to Square run, it will take participants from the airport roundabout along Memorial Avenue and Fendalton Road, through Hagley Park, along Harper Avenue into Park Terrace, Rolleston Avenue and Worcester Street, to finish in Cathedral Square. All runners completing the distance within 60 minutes will be presented with a certificate. Prizes range from a trip to Sydney for two for the first to finish to goods donated by city businesses. Funds from the race will go towards the Rydum (Redirecting Youth Development Using Minibikes) project of the Y.M.C.A. Runners’ clothes will be transferred from the starting point to the Square and extra buses have been rostered on the airport service to take runners back to the airport. Enrolments can be made at the Y.M.C.A.,

12 Hereford Street, or on Sunday at the airport roundabout. Going for gold A BURNSIDE woman, Mrs Dorothy Gosser, is hoping that her yen for cheese will pay off. The makers of Anchor cheese are offering $lO,OOO cash for the first completed gold anchor design found in a national competition for its product. Mrs Gosser has found the top half of the gold anchor on a pack of cheese and is hoping that someone holding a matching half will answer her advertisements for a half share in the prize. She is not alone in her search for gold. Similar advertisements have already appeared in Auckland newspapers. St Barbara's Day LIVE ammunition will be fired from two artillery guns on Brighton beach tomorrow as pait of a recruiting display by 3 Field Regiment from Burnham Camp. December 4 is also the day when gunners traditionally pay homage to their patron saint, St Barbara. A static display of equipment will be set up alongside the Clock Tower, including the FACE computer used to determine firing data for the guns. The 105 mm howitzers will fire a live shell practice out to sea over a 15-minute period shortly after noon.