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• From free bike lessons to world cup

  When Caleb Bottcher signed up for lessons offered by the Manawatū Mountain Bike Club in 2012, he had no idea being a professional mountain bike racer was even a thing.

• Councils forging ahead with train service plans

  In an online seminar entitled Let’s Talk Trains, Wellington and Horizons regional councils chairs Daran Ponter and Rachel Keedwell elaborated on their joint proposal to improve train traffic in both regions.

• Three go head to head for seat

  The battle for the Māori electorate of Te Tai Hauāuru is set to be tough, with three wāhine MPs vying for the seat.

• Your local community newspaper — delivered

• IN BRIEF

  Playground upgrades Palmerston North City Council is renewing the playground at Chippendale Reserve in Highbury and wants your ideas. The parks team will be at the playground on Saturday, 11am to 12pm. Residents can also have their say at pncc.govt.nz/chippendale.

• Walkway planting marks 65 years

  Twelve members of Forest & Bird have planted 65 trees at Poutoa Walkway to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Manawatū branch.

• Penny’s making a song and dance about Jane Austen

  Addicted to Darcy? Lost all Sense and Sensibility? Bonkers for big balls?

• MANAWATŪ MYSTERIES Know the name for these faces?

  Palmerston North City Library is appealing for help in solving a series of local mysteries.

• Mortal hands create magical music REVIEW

  Light and Enlightenment

• Exhibitions out of this world

  Anew season of exhibitions is beginning at Te Manawa, celebrating local legends, launching into outer space and stepping back into pre-history.

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• MIHINGARANGI FORBES ‘The majority of hatred towards me is aimed at my being a Māori woman.’

  Mihingarangi Forbes — Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Maniapoto — is a broadcaster and producer whose career began with an internship at Te Karere. Since then Forbes has worked for Campbell Live, Native Affairs and for the past seven years has anchored current affairs programme The Hui. Forbes’ most recent...

• Au revoir to longtime Boys’ High teacher Mrs Dickinson

  Un, zwei, trois, vier — the numbers are staggering but for Alison Dickinson it’s her passion for languages that’s got her through 40 years of teaching....

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• Filmmakers operate Pahiatua’s Regent

  Derrick and Alaina Sims are sharing the role of running the Regent Cinema in Pahiatua, having taken over from Bruce Lea at the beginning of April....