Our lead story this week is about the last call for entries in the ever popular Tairua Calendar photography competition with proceeds going to support the Tairua Food Bank. Inside, we highlight a young local volunteer fire fighter that has emerged as a rugby talent!

Barry's What's Your Score: ether, ferret, fore, fort, forte, fret, free, freer, froth, frother (new device on coffee machines), here, hero, other, reef, reefer, refer, rort (dishonest or fraudulent practice), rote, there, THEREFORE, three, tore, tree (23)