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Your community newspaper for over 100 years Thursday, July 23, 2020

FundraisingAntiques eveningTomorrow there is afundraising Antique AppraisalEvening at Te Pahu Hallstarting at 7.30pm.There will be three specialcollections on show andexpert assessor Don Thomaswill be attending.Visitors may bring up to threepieces for appraisal.The $10 entry will assist TePahu Squash Club and firebrigade. Supper will beprovided.

Dutch marketWaipa’s Dutch Market returnsthis Saturday, July 25 toBridges Church andCommunity Centre inCambridge.The market is from 10am-1pm.Cash sales only.

No puzzle pageThere is no puzzle page todayin this newspaper due to theamount of classifiedadvertising.The puzzle page will be backnext week.

Mid-Winter XmasMid-Winter Christmas partiesare back at Vilagrad Winery.Treat your staff to a Mid-Winter Christmas Party. withlive music, four courseMediterranean buffet andaward winning hand craftedwines.There are just three nightsavailable, book your placetoday for one of the followingthree Saturdays from 7pmuntil midnight — VilagradWinery, Rukuhia Rd,Ngahinapouri.

Ohaupo food driveOhaupo Rugby Club is holdinga food drive for club memberswho need a hand.It takes place at the clubroomstoday 7-8pm, tomorrow 6-9pmand Saturday 2-7pm.Non-perishable foods arepreferred — see Debs at thebar.

No races for WaipaSanders Racing Stables trackwork riders Rachel Masters (left) and Michelle Strawbridge coming off-track on young thoroughbreds Niagara Misstearose andGreyful Lady yesterday morning. Following them is retired jockey Daniel Hain, who rode 84 winners, on Aligns With Me from the Keith Hawtin stable.

Photo / Dean Taylor

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We owe it to ourmembers, our track users

and our community tomake it available for

training, racing and othersuitable events.

Doug Hurrell,Waipa Racing Club president

Waipa Racing Club looks to keep track in good shape for training

Dean Taylor

The announcement from theRacing Industry TransitionAgency confirming no racemeetings for Waipa Racing

Club has come as a shock tomembers, according to club presidentDoug Hurrell.

He says the Te Awamutu clubunderstands the downturn in theindustry in general, coupled with theeffects of Covid-19, meant thereneeded to be some rationalisation,

but had expected their submissionwould have a better result.

Earlier this year the agencyproposed a calendar which showedno meetings in Te Awamutu for the2020/21 season.

Doug and his team swung intoaction, but with Covid-19 and thelockdown, had only a short time tomake a case.

However, Doug says they hadsome confidence after working sohard over the past year to make thetrack fit for purpose.

Now they have to resignthemselves to no race meetings andturn their attention to doing whatthey do best — providing a good grasstrack for training and trials.

“Waipa Racing Club owns the TeAwamutu racecourse and facilitieswithout debt,” says Doug.

A concern is that under RacingNew Zealand rules the national bodycan take surplus facilities off clubs,sell them and put the proceeds intothe consolidated fund.

Doug says the mission is tomaintain a fit-for-purpose facility andkeep it open.

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Huge response to consider

Jim MylchreestWaipa mayor

The challenge for council isnow to take account of all of

the submissions and distil thesuggestions that will enhance

the important historical andcultural attributes of both

reserves and also look to thefuture for improvements for

the community today and intothe future.

I am delighted that Council has had afantastic response to the draft conceptplans for updating two of our premiumreserves; being Lake Te Koo Utu in

Cambridge and Memorial Park in Te Awamutu.These reserves are important for different

reasons, with Lake Te Koo Utu having asignificant cultural value for iwi as well asimportant passive recreational values for thecommunity, and particularly residents ofCambridge. Te Awamutu and District WarMemorial Park is significant for obvious reasonsas well as passive and active recreation beingthe home of Te Awamutu Netball.

A total of 736 submissions have beenreceived from the public with 514 specificallyon Te Awamutu and District War MemorialPark.

Council now has the task of considering allof these submissions and hopefully coming upwith a long term plan that will ensure that thesemuch-loved reserves continue to serve thecommunity for many generations to come.

One thing for certain is that with the numberof submissions and ideas, not everyone will becompletely happy with the outcome.

Many of us have our own special memoriesof these places within our community andpersonally I can recall having my weddingphotographs taken in Memorial Park 40 yearsago when the pond was crystal clear and thesmall bridge didn’t require a safety barrier incase someone might fall in.

Why is the water quality now so bad? Simplyit is because at that time there was a 50mmwater pipe discharging town water full bore intothe pond and continually flushing it out.

This was before the town water supply wastreated and there was a surplus that couldeffectively run to waste. This is nowunaffordable, and without pre-judging thesubmissions, may well mean that this featureis not appropriate for the future.

One thing for certain is that the majority ofus do not like change, as is evidenced by thepublic response to many proposed alterationsto our community facilities, whether roading orother infrastructure upgrades or currently thechanges proposed to our parks and reserves.

There will be a number of people out therewho can remember when the world was goingto end when the Mutu Street Bridge wasconstructed, when the State Highway 3 bypasswas installed to take heavy vehicles out of theCBD, when the saleyards were moved out oftown to make way for the Te Awamutu EventsCentre and swimming pool, the relocation andupgrade of both of council’s libraries and mostrecently with the construction of the Pop ‘n'Good Bike Park and playground alongside theRose Garden to name just a few.

I struggle to find an example where thechanges have not improved the overallwellbeing of the community over time.

The challenge for council is now to takeaccount of all of the submissions and distil thesuggestions that will enhance the importanthistorical and cultural attributes of both reservesand also look to the future for improvementsfor the community today and into the future.

I have not as yet had the opportunity to readall of the submissions but the vast majority havebeen made in a positive manner and hope thatyou will all be satisfied with the collectivewisdom of the community. For those who arenot, we will at least be able to give reasonsfor the decisions we make on your behalf.

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1080 awareness campaign held tomorrowA 1080 awareness campaign is being heldtomorrow in Te Awamutu, prompted by aDepartment of Conservation (DoC) 1080operation due to start next month in PirongiaForest Park and Te Kauri park reserve.

Public members are invited to join thecampaign; the group will be meeting at the

Cambridge Rd/Arawata St roundabout at 11am.The 1080 is to be applied to Pirongia Forest

Park and the Te Kauri park reserve betweenThursday, August 6 and Friday, October 30 asindicated on the DoC Pesticide Summaries map.

Kristal Waitoa says that a number of localsare against the use of 1080 poison and that is

why they have decided to hold a campaign.They hope that public members will join

them.“They (public) should be properly made

aware of the unjust processes that are beingused and that they do have a say. Consultationis important,” says Kristal.

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Mum, Bertie Pendleton, often helps the three girls to make all the products. Photos / Caitlan Johnston

Young trio in businessof being plastic-freeSiblings have goodrange of productsavailable to buy

i To view and purchase any ofthe girls’ products visit theirFacebook page, Pickle, Peach &Plum.

Caitlan Johnston

Harriet (left),Isabelle andSophie startedPickle, Peach& Plum lastmonth andoffer wheat-bag handwarmers, beeswax wraps,reusuableface wipesand fabricpopcorn bags.

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T hree Te Awamutu sisters ona mission to be waste-freehave started a business to helpothers on the green path too.

Nine-year-old Sophie, 7-year-oldHarriet and 4-year-old IsabellePendleton, with help from mum Bertie,started Pickle, Peach and Plum lastmonth.

Their business began with wheat-bag hand warmers but they havealready expanded their range toinclude reusable face wipes, beeswaxwraps and fabric popcorn bags.

“We made some hand warmers forour pockets because it was cold whenwe went to catch the bus in themorning and then we decided it wouldbe quite cool to maybe start a business,”says Sophie.

“It was purely their idea, we thentalked about it and we thought whynot? Let’s give it a go. We’ve got quitea lot of interest already, they’re doingreally well with it actually,” says Bertie.

The girls run their business from aFacebook page that has garnered morethan 100 likes already.

They also sell their wheat-bag handwarmers at The Store Room onAlexandra St.

“My goal is to help stop pollution andto find some ways to improve and tryto encourage more people to stop usingplastics, so we thought making reusable

face wipes, beeswaxwraps, popcorn bags would be a

good start,” says Sophie.On their Facebook page they also

share useful tips on how to minimisewaste and share with their followerswhat products to use and what they’redoing towards being waste-free.

At the moment their family aretrying PopPack toothpaste tablets andSophie recently shared a postencouraging people to take their owncontainers when going to get sushi.

“We’re just doing one change at atime because it can be a bit daunting.So we look at what we’ve got and thinkmaybe what we can do next week toreduce the plastic,” says Bertie.

Sophie is so passionate about beingwaste-free that she and friend even setup a club at the school she and hersisters attend, Pokuru School.

Twice a week the pupils in their Savethe World Club meet at lunchtime andplay games, talk about ways to bewaste-free at home, make posters andthey’ve even made beeswax wraps

together.Sophie says they are currently

planning a waste-free disco.“Usually our discos have a lot of

plastic like lolly bags, mini fizzy drinksand chocolate wrappers but this timewe’re going to have like a lolly tray andyou just scoop them out

into a paper bag,” says Sophie.The girls have decided that at the

end of the month they will donate aportion of their profits to a charity thataligns with being waste-free and theenvironment.

“I’m really proud of them to have theinitiative even think about doingsomething like this, and then followingit through from the thought process toactually doing it and to where we arenow,” says Bertie.

“It’s really exciting and we’re soproud of them.”

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Another burdenI see the council have a growth cellcalled T8, between Park Rd and GolfRd. I checked this out and the localssay that whole area from the MaristClub to Golf Rd floods, some has saidthat some have jet skied, that is howflooded it gets, so how much will itcost us ratepayers to make the landsuitable for housing?

No doubt they will get the figureswrong as with the Cambridge pushnorth, $50 million wrong.

I see our council has given the goahead for house building inCambridge, this will create hundredsof houses and $50m in infrastructure.

This is another burden theratepayer will have to endure. To saythat future rates will pay for it is nothelpful today. Will they use the samereasoning as the Cambridgevelodrome, where the council loanedit $1m to be repaid over 20 years, butnow say the increase in rates fromthe increase in housing has paid thedebt?

So we ratepayers paid the debt.Council said it was grant, until I

pointed out their documents said aloan. Now they say we need thishousing for the population growing,but the population is growingbecause they are allowing all thishousing to attract people here.

We have the expenses of the likesof water, not enough from our regularsource on Pirongia, so at a great cost,they bring water from the WaikatoRiver to Te Awamutu to allow thecontinuing of the population growth.How can they be trusted? Whenelecting people, we need to knowwho we can trust. No wonder ourrates keep going up.

Bernie Fynn

Water metersI was concerned by the water ratemeters and the impact it would haveon meeting the council’s increasedrates each year, which I pay monthly.

At the time the council implied my

rates would reduce to balance out mythe new quarterly water rate billpayments. I was very sceptical andwithin a few months the rates wentup.

Recently I received anotherincrease starting in August which isbasically only $3 less than what I waspaying every month for my previousrates which included my water. Sonow I am paying much the same, withthe additional $100 per quarter, soI’ve definitely been hit hard.

I appreciate the need to reducewater consumption given less rainfallin the summer / autumn and as afamily we are very water conscienceanyway and no longer have baths butdaily showers. Apart from myself andmy wife’s income, we have no otherincome coming in and my two sonsare in full-time education.

Reading the Te Awamutu Courierrecently I saw Waipa mayor JimMylchreest’s column and my eyesimmediately fixed onto the title,especially “improved water qualitywon’t come free”. Here we go againI thought, and behold the finalparagraph preparing the ratepayer toexpect more increases.

It’s astounding that the council canleave a water leak in the street forseveral days as deemed ‘not urgent’and I can watch a steady flow 24/7go down the drain and all I can seeis our hard earned cash go with it.Then the message that we must allconserve more water. I also wonderwhy on earth do we suffer fromannual water restrictions given therainfall we can have during otherseasons, and as I write we have hadplenty of late.

Where is our money going?Ratepayers’ money has beensquandered on numerous projectswhich I, nor my family, have neverused. Yes our choice, but it’sinteresting speaking to otherratepayers who also have the sameviews, so I’m not alone.

Alex Gregson (Abridged)

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Kate Meads is bringing her Foodlovers Masterclass to Te Awamutu next month. Photo / Supplied

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The workshop aims to educateand empower locals to take controlof their food waste.

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Paterangi resident Janet Macky enjoying the playground that she helped to fund. Photos / Jesse Wood

Paterangi kids get a new playground

Paterangi School’s new adventure playground for senior students.

School project thanks to local’s generosity and ministry funding

Jesse Wood

P aterangi School held anopening ceremony for itsnew adventure playgroundon Monday.

Over the past two years its seniorplayground had become unsafe toplay on and as a result was closed.

Thanks to a generous donation bycommunity member Janet Macky, aswell as funding from the Ministry ofEducation, the new playground willbe a legacy to service the studentsand the Paterangi community.

“The playground is designed forsenior children due to its height and

challenging features,” said PaterangiSchool principal Mark Harrop.

“It was designed with input fromour student council, who consultedwith the manufacturer, PlaygroundCreations,” he said.

“The playground also incorporatesour school logo the wharenui into itsdesign. The swings were added in byJanet’s request so that the youngerstudents would have something thatthey could enjoy too.”

Playground Creations is aHamilton-based company thatdesigns playgrounds nationwide.

Mark and the Paterangi Schoolboard of trustees were full of

gratitude towards Janet and herthoughtful donation. She waspresented with flowers from studentcouncil representatives and thestudents sang a waiata in her honour.

Deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk wasthere to show support from thecouncil and even she was eager fora turn on the swing set.

“I am over the moon with how theproject has turned out,” said Mark.

“We now have a high-qualityplayground that will be enjoyed byour students and wider communityfor many years to come and I knowour kids can’t wait to get on there andhave a great time.”


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New roundabout for town on the cards

The proposed roundabout would be constructed on Cambridge Rd at Te Awamutu’s north-eastern entrance. WDC Graphic

Roundabout willcater for futureresidential growth

A new roundabout is on thecards for Te Awamutu —pending feedback from thecommunity — to cater for

future residential growth.Committee members at this week’s

Service Delivery meeting heard aproposal for the roundabout whichwould be constructed on CambridgeRd at Te Awamutu’s northeasternentrance.

As well as the possibility ofcreating an attractive new entranceinto town, it would also serve as anaccess for two residential growthcells, T9/T14, scheduled fordevelopment in the area.

Waipa District Counciltransportation manager BryanHudson said the roundabout wouldprovide a safe, long term solutionwhich would best serve TeAwamutu’s growing population.

“A roundabout would effectivelyslow cars down as they enter TeAwamutu and provide a safe U-turnfacility for traffic from Picquet Hilland Thorncombe roads which havelimited sight when trying to make aright turn out on to Cambridge Rd,”says Bryan.

“It would also allow Picquet Hilland Thorncombe Rd intersections tobe restricted to left-in, left-out turnsif future traffic volumes present ahigher risk for right-turn movements,”he says.

The next stages of the T9 growthcell, which has allocation for a further100 new sections, are underdevelopment with about 40 sections

built or under way.The site is currently accessed from

Thorncombe Rd but in its later stageswill gain access from Cambridge Rd.

The much larger T14 growth cell,which will see around 1000 homesconstructed, will not be developeduntil after 2035, however,landowners may seek to exploredevelopment earlier.

Bryan says the original plan for theintersection, which had beenconsulted on with residents, was towiden the road and add a right-turnbay on Cambridge Rd.

The existing Cambridge andThorncombe Rd intersection wouldalso be closed to reduce the numberof intersections and conflict pointsonto the arterial road.

Now, however, with the expecteddevelopment of the T14 growth cell,a roundabout was better suited.

Bryan says council would now goback to affected residents and the T9and T14 developers with the newproposal to get their feedback.

If there is sufficient support, designand land purchase agreements wouldtake place between January and July

2021. Subject to Long Term Planproject approval, construction wouldtake place in 2021/22.

It is estimated the roundabout willcost around $3.5 million includingland purchase, design, consentingand construction.

The work would be largely growthfunded and have a four month buildtime.

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Waipa club works to keep track open

Waipa Racecourse on-course racingstables owner Stephen Ralph on RedRussian (left) and newly licensedapprentice (from August 1) Yash RoyCoonee on Taharoa Heights having ahit-out yesterday morning. TaharoaHeights was a five length winner onthe weekend, paying over $60, andRed Russian is a starter at Countiesthis Saturday — given a chance byRalph but expected to reallyperform as the tracks improve.

Photo / Dean Taylor

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“We owe it to our members, ourtrack users and our community tomake it available for training, racingand other suitable events.

“Reconditioning of the track iscompleted and we have offered theindustry a number of trial dates.”

Doug says members are vitallyaware that the Te Awamutu trackkeeps a number of people employed.

“We have 61 people who earn aliving through the training that takesplace here every day,” he says.

“Te Awamutu is the fourth largesttraining facility in New Zealand.

“Every day between 130 and 150horses are worked on our track andat our complex.

“We are in the centre of the regionwith the largest horse population inNew Zealand,” he says.

The club is also looking to workwith Te Rapa and Cambridge fordates when it can run its premierraces, especially the Te AwamutuCup and John F Grylls Memorial

Classic, which Doug describes as tooimportant and too sentimental not torun. And they are proud of theirfacilities and track.

Doug says artificial tracks haveadvantages, but there aredisadvantages as well.

He says it is hard to better a goodgrass track, and that is what they willstrive to continue to continue to offer.

“This is important to us,” says Doug.“There’s too much history and too

much to lose.”

Popular Rotary book fair returning in late AugustIt has become a popular event on theTe Awamutu calendar, so book loverswill rejoice that the annual TeAwamutu Rotary Book Fair isreturning post Covid-19 lockdownand will be held in the last week ofAugust.

Organiser Laurel Smith says thelead up time is shorter than usual, butalready the response from donors hasbeen tremendous. She says the clubneeds your books, CDs and DVDs forsorting from now.

Items can be dropped off at Mitre10 Mega or 363 Alexandra St —

previously Dave Gibson Locksmithand Gunshop — from 9am-11amMonday, Wednesday and Friday.

The club doesn’t want magazines,Reader’s Digest books, records orvideos.

Laurel says the success of theevent relies on the good will of anumber of people.

She thanks commercial premisesowners who donate the use of theirbuildings - this year a main streetvenue, which, she says, is amazing.

Mega Mitre 10 has continued tosupport the cause by taking

donations. Paper Plus Toyworld TeAwamutu is also a regular supporteras a collection base, but can’tparticipate this year because ofphysical work in store to incorporateNZ Post.

She says the donors each year areamazing and there is always a greatselection of fantastic books for alltastes and ages.

Lastly are the buyers, many ofwhom return over several days tocheck out the ever changing stock.

Laurel says the funds raised go toa number of local, national and

international causes supported by TeAwamutu Rotary Club.

These include such causes asscholarship for Waikato Universitystudents, supporting the TeAwamutu District truancy officer, TeAwamutu Competitions Society,Kainga Aroha Summer Camp, WaipaYouth Awards and a number ofschool and education initiatives,Youth Leadership Awards, RotaryAustralia New Zealand ExchangeProgram, Rotary Program ofEnrichment for Year 10 students andRotary International Student

Exchange Programme.Laurel says the club is also open

to approaches from young people forassistance with one-off projects.

At the end of the fair leftover booksalso go to a good cause, with manybeing collected by Waikeria Prisonlibrarian Leigh Gleeson for use invarious prison libraries.

The Te Awamutu Rotary Book Fairwill be open for business at 363Alexandra St from 10am until 4pmfrom Saturday, August 22 untilSaturday, August 29.

Contact Laurel on 027 618 4454.


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Some of the Te Awamutu Bible Chapel staff. From left to right: ShaneWildermoth, Helen Claasen, Lyndon Frost, Noah Meagher, Peta Macdonald,Bradd Trebilco, Carey Ireland, Bradley Joubert, Frank Berkers Photo / Supplied

O n Sunday, July 26, the TeAwamutu Bible Chapel willbe holding acommissioning service for

their new lead pastor Bradd Trebilco.In 2018, after 10 years of able and

dedicated service as senior pastor,Jeff Falconer retired from this role.

The leadership team recognisedthe opportunity to research andrestructure and spent a significantperiod in prayerful discussion.

They were delighted when Bradddecided to stay on in a permanentcapacity, having come on board inearly 2019 as interim cover.

Originally a local, Bradd has spentyears living elsewhere in NewZealand and the United States. He isexcited to be back working in thechurch he grew up in. He and his wifeSonia have three teenage children.

As the lead pastor, he heads up thestaff and has a major focus onteaching and discipleship.

The commissioning on Sunday isintended as a celebration; anopportunity to gather to support,encourage and pray for Bradd in hisrole. All are welcome to attend.

Te Awamutu Bible Chapelofficially started in 1921 as a small

assembly meeting first in a privatehome, then in various communityhalls throughout the district asnumbers grew.

The church was known bydifferent names over the years, oftenrelated to the location at whichmeetings were held.

Some might remember TheAssembly at Gospel Hall (nowoperating as Churchills Cafe orBethesda Chapel which becameknown as Alexandra Street Bible

Chapel (now owned by ReachChurch).

In 1984 the current complex onChapel Drive was opened. Acelebration to mark the centennial isscheduled for March 2021.

Growth brings change and with thecentennial just around the cornernow is a great time to look ahead.Bradd and the TABC leadership aredoing just that.

The vision of the church has beenrefreshed with a view to keeping

things simple. This is summed up bythe new discipleship process: ‘LoveGod. Love the Church. Love the Lost.’

The focus is on training ordiscipling people to become more likeChrist. This is what motivates themovement from one step to the next.

One of the new developments isan internship programme for thosewho want to learn and grow throughmentoring and hands-on ministryexperience. There are two interns atpresent.

Also joining the chapel staffrecently are youth and familiespastor Lyndon Frost and operationspastor Frank Berkers.

Along with Bradd and associatepastor Shane Wildermoth, they canbe found on site at the chapel duringthe week and welcome visitors.

TABC is not simply a building; itis a group of people from all walksof life with strong ties to the localcommunity.

There is much to be thankful forover the past century and plenty tolook forward to.

The commissioning service forBradd Trebilco will be held at TeAwamutu Bible Chapel, 110 ChapelDrive on July 26 at 10am.

The show finally goes on after long closure due to CovidA play by Highfield RetirementVillage’s High Jinks Dramatics,originally scheduled for mid-March,will finally take to the stage in comingdays.

The group is performing SunnyHill, a radio play by James Charlton.

UK-born James wrote Sunny Hillwhile living in Manly, the popularbeach suburb north of Sydney.

He joined a writers’ group affiliated

with the Northern Beaches RadioPlayers and Sunny Hill became oneof the plays performed on the station.

Sunny Hill has a cast of seven andportrays a family whose gran can nolonger live at home.

“I honestly can’t remember why Ichose this theme,” says James.

“It was at least 15 years ago. I hadno thought then of living in aretirement village.”

He has also written several shortstories as well as a book for children,The Adventures of Andy Aardvark,currently available in the Highfieldlibrary.

National service in a commandounit of the Royal Marines wasfollowed by some years in thecommercial world of banking andstockbroking.

Another change of direction saw

James begin his 25-year career intheatre. He performed in musicals,cabaret and later opera, as well as avariety of acting roles.

James’ first professionalappearance on stage was in apantomime in Glasgow.

“The cast wore kilts and renownedScottish singer Kenneth McKellar wasthe male lead — such a lovely voice,”he recalls.

James studied singing withFlorence Norberg, a noted voicecoach based in London.

High Jinks Dramatics will presentSunny Hill on Sunday, July 26 andMonday, July 27 at 3.15pm at theHighfield Lodge Theatre.

Sunday’s performance is primarilyfor residents while Monday’s show isopen to family and friends.

Entry is by gold coin donation.

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■ IN BUSINESS CIRCLES

Trainstation limbers up in new homeJesse Wood

Owner Mike Smith, in front of Trainstation Fitness Solutions’ new gym premises on Bond Road, Te Awamutu.Photos / Jesse Wood Trainstation Fitness Solutions gym.

i For more information head toTrainstation Fitness Solutionson Facebook.

T rainstation Fitness Solutions’new location is a place thatprovides motivationsurrounded by farmland —

and, on a sunny day, views of MtPirongia.

Gym owner Mike Smith hadoriginally been looking to set upsomewhere around the main street,but when he saw the land on BondRd he knew it was the right spot.

Since 2012 Trainstation had beendown the alley between Teasdale Stand FreshChoice.

“It was always my dream to ownmy own building and somethingpurpose built for a gym,” said Mike.

“I always wanted bigger and better,I wanted to supply everything that Iwant to give to people and I justcouldn’t in the previous location.”

Upon signing for the sale, Covid-19and the level 4 lockdown came intoplay. This meant everything was upin the air for Mike and the new gym.

The plan had been to moveeverything from the old location onthe Saturday but that was put to a halt.

“I’d just signed everything, signedmy life away, and then I came out andjust all of that had been crushed,absolutely crushed. So I was like, whatdo I do? I’m meant to be out of theother building by the 31st.

“I went back to work and a goodmate came up to me and said, ‘Mate,I’ve got a tractor, a front-end loaderand a trailer. We’re going to move allthis stuff today”. I said, ‘Nah we’re notgoing to do that’. He’s like, ‘Yes we are,were going to make history’.”

Mike is grateful he had a goodrelationship with the developer andwas given the keys to the newbuilding. The two friends moved the

whole gym within the day and Mikewas there for the duration oflockdown setting it all up.

“It showed me in hindsight that itwas ridiculous thinking I was actuallygoing to be able to move it in a dayand then open the next day.

“It just couldn’t happen. It actuallytook me the whole eight weeks of solidwork to get it all together,” said Mike.

He was finally able to open whenlevel 2 kicked in on May 14.

Almost 70 days later, Mike is yetto have a day off.

“It’s a new business and I just wantto put everything into it. I want to behere for people.

“I’ve got a really good group of

people around me. This Saturday willbe my first day off. A group of the gympeople are actually minding the gymfor me. They’re all going to take hourturns.

“People just really want to help. I’mjust lucky I’ve got the right people.”

New features include an outdoorworkout space with a Painstation forpower lifting as well as morestrongman gear and equipment.

“We’re going to run a powerliftingcontest here in the near future andprobably a strongman contest nextyear as well,” said Mike.

“Already since opening, we’ve hadfive of our own little mini eventswhere we’ve had some food trucks

down here, activities and we’vebrought in crowds of about a hundredpeople.”

Gym members brought along theirfriends and family to these events,where they all had a blast.

“There will definitely more of that,which is quite unique from the othergyms.”

There have even been talks ofintroducing a table-tennis contest.

In a few weeks Mike will take ateam of 12 to compete in the GPCPowerlifting Championship inAuckland.

Many other events like this are onthe horizon for Trainstation.

Mike is very appreciative of all the

help he has received — from ZB Homeswho built the gym to personal trainerDave Harwood.

“A special mention to all themembers, they’ve just been fantastic.They’ve just been so helpful,encouraging and supportive. Not justmembers though, Te Awamutu. A lotof people got behind me. They knewmy story,” said Mike.

“There’s been some pretty roughtimes but some pretty good things aswell. It’s just how you look at it in theend.”

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Rose lovers gettips on pruning

Te Awamutu Rose Society presidentDiana Jones demonstrating correctrose pruning techniques formembers and the public in AnzacGreen. Photo / Supplied i For more information contact

Diana, 027 5746505.

A t the beginning of themonth Te Awamutu RoseSociety hosted a publichands-on pruning

demonstration at the gardens onAnzac Green.

The event attracted 28 people whowanted to learn the correct way toprune roses.

There were lots of questions,sharing of helpful tips and a hands-on pruning demonstration by societypresident Diana Jones.

It was also a sociable morning fora group of rose lovers.

The new society meets on the firstTuesday of the month at 7pm at theBirchell Pavilion. Next meeting isAugust 4.

All members and those who wantto learn more about roses arewelcome to attend.

■ IN BUSINESS CIRCLES

New nameand newpremises

Jesse Wood

i For more information call 07 871 7741 orhead in store 2/406 Alexandra St.

Your community newspaper for over 100 years

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Matthews Eyewear Eyecare, formerly TeAwamutu Eye Care, has opened up their newpremises on Alexandra St.

The practice had a change in ownership backin late 2017, now they have relocated thepractice has been renamed to reflect thatchange.

Matthews Eyewear Eyecare has always beenand continues to be a New Zealand owned andoperated practice rather than a franchise.

It has always been an independently ownedoptometry practice but with various ownersover the years.

“We felt that moving the practice was a goodtime to do this — everything in one go, so tospeak. It’s a busy practice and our previouspremises were quite small so no real room forgrowth,” says Matthews Eyewear Eyecarepractice manager and dispensing opticianLianne Hudson.

“We had been hoping and planning for amove for a while and we’re very pleased to havefinally achieved it.”

Covid-19 affected the move as they movedin on March 20 before opening on March 23,just as New Zealand started to prepare for thelevel 4 lockdown.

“It was a bit surreal, locking up and leavingthe practice when we’d only just moved in.

“We didn’t open fully again until we reachedlevel 2, weeks later. Like everyone else at thetime, we weren’t sure what this would meanfor us or how business would look once wereopened,” says Lianne. “We’re thrilled to be onthe other side of that, to be enjoying our newlocation and be busy with our clients again.”

The Matthews Eyewear Eyecare team haveserved locals for many years under variousownerships and continue to do so.

“We are committed to providing great serviceand quality product. The Matthews group thatwe are part of is owned by a family and thatfamily feeling continues through to our differentbranches and the community that we serve,”says Lianne.

“We have clients that have been with us fordecades and others that visit us from as farafield as Taumarunui and Kawhia, so we caterto a wide area.”

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Technology helpsengagement

Ange HoltTe Awamutu Community Board chair

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T his month’s community board meetingwas back in the Chamber Offices atcouncil, which actually felt odd afterquickly getting used to and liking Zoom

meetings from my lounge.The opportunity for the community to see for

themselves what comments were being made bytheir voted members and council staff at theirconvenience from the luxury of their home wasgreat.

Watch the recorded versions, you don’t evenneed to watch the parts of no interest to you!I tuned into a number of sessions that I wouldnot have been able to attend due to my workcommitments and found these far more usefulthan just reading the minutes of that meeting. Youget the true essence when you hear peoplecomment.

I do hope that we continue to embrace andadopt technology that enables our communitywho are interested to be better informed bymaking it easier to access/attend council publicmeetings through having them recorded andavailable on the internet.

Many other councils around the countryregularly have a live video feed of their meetingsso it is doable if it is something the communitywants. Please let me know if you would like yourcommunity board to pursue this.

I would like to thank the community board forthe great job they did getting out and encouragingpeople to do submissions for the Memorial Park.It was a team effort supported by council staffand councillors.

The result of 514 submissions was fantasticand it is great to see the community making theeffort to respond as you have. Thank you.

As a community board we were unable to dosubmissions ourselves or as an individual toinsure we do not have a conflict of interest.

By having so many submissions it will giveus a good indication of the direction thecommunity want us to take.

We will also take into consideration the manyconversations we have had with people out inthe community. For those of you who missed thepress release, the community board will discussthe outcome and make a recommendation at ourSeptember board meeting.

We were updated by Debbie Lascelles, groupmanager strategy and community services, onthe effects of Covid and how council was goingto support the community going forward. It wasresolved that the community board would alloworganisations doing projects or providingservices to help those affected by Covid torecover would be given precedence. Normalcommunity projects will still be considered.

The Waipa District Council Discretionary Fundis now open and closes on Friday, August 21.

Application forms can becollected from the council officeor accessed via the website –www.waipadc.govt.nz

The second resolution wemoved was to oppose theapplication for a new liquor off-licence at 451 Alexandra St, the

site of the old Z fuel station. This was based onit not being in a suitable location, being near atleast a dozen social organisations and servicesincluding daycares, kindergartens and schools.In addition it was not supported by the communitywhen a poll was conducted on Facebook earlierin the year asking if people wanted another liquoroutlet.

Of the 497 participants that took part 92 percent were against this happening. We wanted tosupport that sentiment and the motion wassupported 4 votes for and 2 against.

After the meeting we also discussed a coupleof issues that have come to light around rubbishand recycling.

Councillor Susan O’Regan pointed out wehave quite a problem around the Puahue areawith people thinking it is okay to leave yourrubbish bags on the side of the road when thereis not a rubbish collection service provided there.Please if you live out this way you must deal withyour own rubbish.

Community board member Richard Hurrellalso raised the fact that people are putting thewrong recycling out. Just recently councilannounced we can only put out plastics with thenumbers 1, 2 and 5 due to there no longer beinga market for the other types of plastics. So pleaseremember to check before you chuck.

This is also a great opportunity for you to trysupporting “Plastic Free July” by not buyingproducts on the plastics we can no longer recycle.Doing so sends the message to the suppliers thatthey too need to make changes.

Your Community Board Contacts are:Ange Holt — 027 439 [email protected] Hurrell — 027 458 [email protected] Taylor — 027 415 [email protected] Titchener — 022 637 [email protected] Derbyshire — 021 149 [email protected] O’Regan — 027 222 [email protected] Brown — 027 391 [email protected]

Our next community board meeting will be onTuesday, August 11. Remember you arewelcome to come along to sit and listen. If youhave an issue you wish to raise with us thenparticipate in the public forum.

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Observations from newregional councillor

Andrew MacPhersonWaipa-King Country councillor

O ctober last yearsaw me elected tothe WaikatoRegional Council

(WRC). To that point mycareer had focused oncommercial work andentering politics was new tome.

It has been a steep learningcurve, but it is rewarding.

Our council is a diversegroup of people from differentbackgrounds and ages withsix out of the 14 councillorsbeing women.

The new councillors havebrought new areas of interest,especially around climatechange, resulting in a climateaction committee which is afirst for WRC.

Amongst the promises Imade during mycampaigning, there are twothat I am pleased to report Iam achieving some successwith early on.

The first was to hold thechief executive and his teamto account - that is, drive outany careless or wastefulspending.

There are two projectswhere considerableinvestment is at risk.

The first is the significantrebuild of IT systems that willcompletely streamline backoffice systems at WRC and

make it easier for staff to meetthe needs of ratepayers.

The second project is thefitout of our new premises inthe Hamilton CBD.

In both cases severalmillions of dollars are involvedand good governance isrequired.

Along with a small group ofcouncillors and independentexperts, I have taken aparticular interest in makingsure these projects deliver ontheir promises, ie inspecification, on time and inbudget.

The second promise was todemand and critically evaluatebusiness cases brought to thecouncil.

The annual plan processand setting of rates was anopportunity to make sure thatin these difficult times there isminimal if any increases.

The result is that for someratepayers there will be asmall decrease in rates.

We have also reviewed ourrates rebate policy resulting insome relief for rate payersstruggling in the currentenvironment.

The previous councilinvested a significant amountin developing Plan Change 1designed to see our waterquality improve while notdamaging our regionaleconomy.

This plan has beenreviewed by independent

commissioners and released.The council has decided

there are technical elementsof the plan that needaddressing and themechanism to do this is by anappeal to the EnvironmentCourt. Our appeal aims tomake the plan more workablefor land owners.

The plan will commenceimplementation once thecourt gives us certainty.

The Government has alsoreleased the “essentialfreshwater work programme”this month and while light ondetail it sets the water-qualitydirection the Governmentwants to follow.

The Waihou and Piakocatchments will be the nextfocus of attention to improvewater quality.

The recent behaviour ofcitizens who hold alternativeviews about 1080 has beenan eye-opener, especiallygiven my previous role as adirector of the Animal HealthBoard (now OSPRI).

The convenientmarginalisation of the well-established science around1080 to suit their own means,alongside the attacks onlegitimate businesses goingabout their lawful business aspest controllers, isunreasonable.

I and my colleague StuKneebone both have faith inthe well-researched

operating procedures andquality standards used bycompanies that WRC engagein possum control.

Covid-19 presentedsignificant challenges and thecouncil responded quickly tomake sure we were able tocontinue to deliver services.

The use ofvideoconferencing enabledmeetings to continue. Thistechnology is now well provenand enabled significantsavings during lockdown, andwill be used in the futuresaving ratepayers’ costs.

Auckland water issueshave received a lot of attentionand have exposed some of theissues with the ResourceManagement Act.

While I understand bothsides of the debate, we needto ensure the Waikato’sinterests are recognised.

However, we also need tobe pragmatic and work with allthe stakeholders to find asolution.

The river is very significantto all of us along with thecultural values of the river toMaori.

It appears there is apragmatic solution beingworked on which will see theWaikato come to the aid ofAuckland in her time of need.

The solution will also seeAucklanders invest inimproving the health of theriver.


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End of Life Bill to be discussedA panel discussion on the proposedEnd of Life Choice act will be takingplace at the Te Awamutu MethodistChurch ahead of the Septemberelection.

The meeting will allow theopportunity for attendees to hear forand against cases from guestspeakers and to learn more about theact.

It is being held on Saturday, July25 starting at 2pm.

Guest speakers include two people

who are for and two people who areagainst.

They include past president of theEnd of Life Choice Society and retiredintensive care medicine specialistJack Havill (for), chair of the End ofLife Choice Society Waikato branchJan Gilby (for), palliative carephysician at Waikato Hospital andHospice Waikato Dr Lara Hoskins(against) and church ministerHeather Morris (against).

Heather Morris’ daughter, Rachel,

will also read a short speech that shegave outside Parliament last year onthe matter.

After the speakers have eachpresented their cases there will betime for questions.

People can also submit writtenquestions and these will be givenpriority.

Written questions can be sent toMrs Nynke Piebenga, 112 O’Shea Rd,RD 6 Te Awamutu 3876 or emailedto [email protected].

Bridge clubback running

Not all bridge players are dinosaurs— but these recent club visitors were.

T he Te Awamutu Bridge Clubis back in operation andcompetitive as ever after theCovid-19 closure to the club.

Lessons for the new members tothe club for 2020 were completedover lockdown via Zoom and BridgeBase Online (BBO).

They have welcomed thefollowing members into the TeAwamutu club: Alison Muggeridge,Sandy Kelly, Sandra Collerton, RayPooley and John Storey.

The club wishes success and manyyears of happy bridging to their newmembers.

Monday nights are swinging alongand are the most social night on thecalendar for the club.

The night starts at 7pm andmembers can gain a lot of great skillsby talking about the cards beingplayed on this night. Members also getto enjoy a provided supper which isoften delicious home baking.

The club was lucky enough tohave had a visit from some comicalcharacters during one of the sessions.

Te Awamutu Bridge Club wouldlike to thank all of their club sponsorsas they help to make the club sessionseven more interesting.

The first round of in housetournaments since Covid-19 havenow finished. The results are below:Tuesday’s round of three sessionsfinished on July 7 and wassponsored by Whitaker DesignerHomes (Individual):Raw Results — 1st Anne Williamson,2nd Margaret Smith, 3rd NoelineDunwoody. Handicap Results — 1stAnne Williamson, 2nd NoelineDunwoody, 3rd Sue Gower.Wednesday’s round of three

sessions finished on July 15 andwas sponsored by June MatthewsWaipa Classic (Pairs):Raw Results — 1st John Flavelle andJudy Smith, 2nd Terry Morrison andKate McFaden, 3rd Christine Mills andGay McLaughlin. Handicap Results —1st John Storey and Bruce Mandeno,2nd John Flavelle and Judy Smith,3rd Christine Mills and GayMcLaughlin.Friday’s round of four sessionsfinished on July 17 and wassponsored by Hobbs MemorialSalver (Pairs) — Open andIntermediate Champs:Raw Results — 1st Alison Snell andBruce Owens, 2nd Marie Moore andAnne Williamson, 3rd Jocelyn Bayleyand Debz Morris.Handicap Results — 1st JocelynBayley and Debs Morris, 2nd MarieMoore and Anne Williamson, 3rdAlison Snell and Bruce Owens.

Plans for a better bus serviceThe first step in a three-stage plan tosignificantly improve publictransport in Waipa over the next 10years has been given the green light.

Committee members at today’sService Delivery meeting endorsedthe first stage of a PublicTransportation Improvement Planwhich will see more regular busservices offered seven days per weekwith expanded operating hours.

Waipa District Counciltransportation manager BryanHudson said the bus service hadbecome increasingly popular withresidents and improvements wereneeded to keep up with demand.

“Through the Cambridge TownConcept Plan Refresh and the WaipaIntegrated Transport Strategy,residents told us improving publictransport and creating moreconnected spaces was important,”said Bryan.

“Improving the bus service willprovide residents with greatertransport choice, reduce cardependence and is environmentallymore sustainable.”

Currently there are two

community bus services whichoperate in the Waipa district - TeAwamutu to/from Hamilton andCambridge to/from Hamilton.

Eight services run per day fromCambridge to Hamilton and ninefrom Te Awamutu to Hamilton onweekdays, and four services fromboth centres on weekends and publicholidays.

The changes proposed in stage onewould see this increased to a targetof 13 services per day on weekdaysand a two-hourly weekend andholidays service from Cambridge andTe Awamutu.

It would also include an upgradeof the existing Te Awamutu route toinclude Kihikihi on all trips and anupgrade of the existing Cambridgeroute to include the east ofCambridge on all trips.

Bryan said that per annum, annualpatronage had increased by 8-10 percent on both services for the past twoyears.

“We have seen a sustainedincrease in the use of bus servicesand expect the demand will continueto increase as the population of

Waipa grows.“With these changes, we would

expect to see patronage increase overtime from approximately 140,000 toover 200,000 trips per annum.”

Bryan said the changes would not,however, come into effect until 2022.

“The bus contract for the Waipadistrict in managed by WaikatoRegional Council. Our currentcontract ends in mid-2021 but this islikely to extended to 2022 due toCovid-19 delaying procurement. Thismeans we will have to wait until thecontract is renewed to negotiatesignificant changes to the service.”

The cost is around$45,000-$51,000 of additionalratepayer funding every year for thefirst three years for stage oneimproved services. The actual costwill depend on the new bus operatingcontract value and future patronage/fare recovery.

Funding for stage one will beconsidered in the 2021-2031 LongTerm Plan (LTP). Stage two and threeare anticipated as being at least fouryears away so will be determined inthe next LTP.


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Owners: Havea say in floodprotection

i Applications close at 4pm onFriday, August 7. For moreinformation and to apply,please visit waikatoregion.govt.nz/advisory-subcommittees.

W aikato Regional Councilis calling for landownerswho want a voice in itsflood protection

programmes in the Lower Waikatoand Waihou-Piako zones and landdrainage programmes in the Waikatoand Thames Valley catchments.

In November last year, the councildecided not to re-establish eightcatchment committees and fourdrainage subcommittees due to costsbut councillor Stu Husband,chairman of the River and CatchmentManagement Committee, recognisedthe need for advisory subcommitteesin the areas of the Waikato wherethere are significant assets.

Two advisory subcommittees willbe set up to meet on matters relevantto the council’s flood protectionprogrammes in the Lower Waikatoand Waihou-Piako zones, anddrainage advisory subcommitteeswill be established in each of theWaikato and Thames Valleycatchments.

Stu said it became clear that inareas where landowners paid asignificant amount of money throughtargeted rates for land drainage orflood protection, they needed theopportunity to be able to provideadvice, support and feedback to thecouncil’s operations.

“It became clear that we did needsome sort of formal process in place,but one that’s not going to come ata big cost,” said Stu.

Therefore, to curtail meeting costs,

subcommittee members will not becompensated. The subcommitteeswill comprise Waikato regionalcouncillors, iwi, landowner, territorialauthority and key stakeholder/landowner appointees, and they willadvise the council’s River andCatchment Management Committee.

Appointments will be made everythree years. The council is looking forenthusiastic people who:■ Have good relevant communitynetworks to share flood protection/land drainage advisorysubcommittee discussions and relatethe outcomes of the River andCatchment Management Committee.■ Have relevant experience, such asbeing on a board or member of acommunity group involved inenvironmental work.■ Are wanting to contribute in apositive way to the work the councildoes in its communities.■ Are regional ratepayers within, orhaving a responsibility for, thegeographical area represented by theadvisory group.■ Be willing to accept membershipas a volunteer without compensation.■ Are able to meet three times percalendar year to attendsubcommittee meetings.

People urged to report whale sightingsA southern right whale putting on a show while frolicking in Wellington Harbour back in 2018. Photo / Mark Mitchell

University of Auckland scientists andmarine conservation charity, LiveOcean, are encouraging the public toreport sightings of southern rightwhales, New Zealand’s tohora, to helpboost knowledge about where theymove around and how theirmigration is being affected by climatechange.

In the 1800s southern right whaleswere hunted almost to extinction andby 1920 there were thought to be only40 from the original estimatedpopulation of 30,000.

However, an international huntingban and a marine reserve in theAuckland Islands has allowed thespecies to recover, by 2009 therewere thought to be about 2000.

As their numbers increase thewhales are returning around New

Zealand’s mainland.“Over the next few months

southern right whales can literally beseen anywhere along Aotearoa NewZealand’s coastline,” says Universityof Auckland and RutherfordDiscovery Fellow lead researcher DrEmma Carroll.

“Every sighting helps usunderstand what areas are importantto the whales and how we couldprotect them in the future. We needthe public to tell us what they’reseeing out on the ocean.”

Data from the public will helpincrease knowledge of whaledistribution and movements aroundthe country and bolster the satellitetracking programme, which willbegin when researchers visit theAuckland Islands next month.

They are also asking for people toreport sightings of other whales suchas humpback whales, blue whalesand sperm whales.

A recent study involvingresearchers from across Australiaand New Zealand indicated a startlingchange from the whaling era.

It showed that two tracked whaleswent to west of New Zealand uptowards Australia rather than to theeast as expected.

Sightings of whales can bereported to the Department ofConservation hotline 0800 DOCHOT(0800 362 468).

It is key that the details includingthe number of whales and calves andthe direction they were travelling arerecorded; if possible it is beneficial forphotographs or videos to be taken.


OPEN HOMES In Te Awamutu This Week...

RAY WHITE

Saturday 25 July 2.00-2.30pm 373 Picquet Hill Road, Te Awamutu By Neg

Sunday 26 July 12.00-12.30pm 180 Daphne Street, Te Awamutu $589,000

Sunday 26 July 12.00-12.30pm 22A Walmsley Street, Kihikihi $449,000

Sunday 26 July 12.30-1.30pm 4 Owaikura Road, Otorohanga $520,000

Sunday 26 July 1.00-1.30pm 844 Pakura Street, Te Awamutu $559,000

Sunday 26 July 1.00-1.30pm 34A Hall Street, Kihikihi Deadline Sale

Sunday 26 July 1.00-1.30pm 44 Bockett Avenue, Te Awamutu $589,000

Sunday 26 July 2.00-2.30pm 139 Rewi Street, Te Awamutu By Negotiation

Sunday 26 July 2.30-3.00pm 4/1043 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu $672,000

Sunday 26 July 3.00-3.30pm 174 Lorne Street, Te Awamutu Deadline Sale

HARCOURTS

Sunday 26th July 11:30 – 12pm 17A Blundell Place, Te Awamutu By Neg

Sunday 26th July 1 – 1:30pm 18 Wikaira Road, Te Awamutu $799,000

Sunday 26th July 1 – 1:30pm 1663 Cambridge Road, Te Awamutu $599,000

Sunday 26th July 1:30 – 2pm 38 Clark Court, Te Awamutu $409,000

Sunday 26th July 1:45 – 2:15pm 62 Alawaya Rise, Te Awamutu By Neg

Sunday 26th July 1:45 – 2:15pm 240 Rutherford Street, Te Awamutu $695,000

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Friday 24th July 1:00 – 1.30pm 71 Haerehuka Street, Otorohanga Auction

Sunday 26th July 11:00 – 11:30am 16 Christie Avenue, Te Awamutu $499,000

Sunday 26th July 12.00 – 12:30pm 21 Gradara Avenue, Otorohanga $420,000

Sunday 26th July 12.00 – 12:30pm 2/257 College Street, Te Awamutu $340,000

Sunday 26th July 12.00 – 12:30pm 37a Herbert Street, Kihikihi $710,000

Sunday 26th July 12:30 – 1.00pm 137 Young Street, Te Awamutu Sale By Deadline

Sunday 26th July 1.00 – 1:30pm 5/35 Northleigh Place, Te Awamutu $545,000

Sunday 26th July 1.00 – 1:30pm 207 Greenhill Drive, Te Awamutu $880,000

Sunday 26th July 1.00 – 1:30pm 722 Te Rahu Road, Te Awamutu $520,000

Sunday 26th July 1.00 – 1:30pm 73 Ngaroto Road, Te Awamutu $920,000

Sunday 26th July 2.00 – 2:30pm 1696 Rewi Street, Te Awamutu Sale By Deadline

Sunday 26th July 2.00 – 2:30pm 71 Haerehuka Street, Otorohanga Auction

Sunday 26th July 3:00 – 3:30pm 73 Alawaya Rise, Te Awamutu $795,000

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Sunday 26th July 11:30 – 12pm 69 Fairview Rd, Te Awamutu $795,000

Sunday 26th July 12.15 – 12:45pm 120 Ava Mae Dr, Te Awamu $795,000

Sunday 26th July 12.30 – 1:00pm 235 Spinley St, Te Awamutu $515,000

Sunday 26th July 1:30 – 2.30pm 106 O’Shea Rd, Pirongia $1,150,000

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GOLF RESULTSStewart Alexander Golf Club

Sunday was one of the most successful daysin his golfing career for Dave Nicholson fromTe Awamutu.

He was the most successful player at StewartAlexander Golf Club’s weekly scramble,winning best Net with a score of 66 and notchedup the most Stableford points at 40.

Young golfer Herewini Hohepa, playing offa course handicap of plus-four, was the grosswinner shooting 73 off the stick.

The course is now drying out well with matchand stroke-play is underway.

The club has enlisted a number of newmembers over the past few weeks, includinga group of golfers in their 20’s who are providinggreat challenges for the longer-standingmembers.

MIDWEEK — Dillon Tupaea 38; Axel Hansen36; Patrick Hape 36; Vic Roberts 35; Bruce Russ32; Ian Coleman 32; NEC was not struck on 12.

VETERANS — Phil Blundell 36; Linc Quarrie35; Arthur Heke 33; Alec Cruickshank 33; TravisMcCorkindale 32; George King 32; NEC was notstruck on 20.

CLUB DAY — Dave Nicholson 66; KeithHawtin 67; Herewini Hohepa 73 gross; PaulMakuch 69; Patrick Hape 66; Linc Quarrie 69;Keith Mitchell 70; Arthur Heke 70; Mana Martin70.

Twos by Chris White; Paul Makuch; KarlCruickshank; Herewini Hohepa and PatrickHape.

NEC was struck by Jason Kraayvanger on10

Pirongia Golf ClubResults - July 19Round 4 of the strokeplay champs were

completed on Sunday.In the senior division Scott Law regained the

title after rounds of 70, 76, 75, 75 to total 296.Runner up was Malcolm Verner on 302Phillip Eyre was a runaway winner in the

Intermediates with rounds of 85, 80, 88, 83 tototal 336.

Runner up was Steve Law on 349.Jim Dunn lead the Juniors with 93, 90, 90,

96 for 369.Runner up Charlie Coles 375.President Paul Davie with 93, 94, 97, 97 for

381 won the Junior B, 14 shots clear of RossScown 395.

Scramble — StablefordSenior — Rhys O’Connor 37; Reagan Kidd 37;

Steve Kidd 36; Phillip Eyre 35; Bill Fox 34; JohnMcCormick 34; Jake Death 34; Brad Running34.

Junior — Ross Scown 34; Charlie Coles 34;Don Matson 33; Bruce Goile 32; Denise Goile32; Barry Cavey 32; Paul Davie 32.

Twos — Kevin Nickson, Ken Bardsley, GarryBowman, Dave Seager, Phillip Eyre (2), JakeDeath.

Senior Jackpot — Phillip EyreLongest Putt — Matt CarsonClosest to Pin — Brad Running.Visitors from Riverside enjoyed the course

too as their course was closed for the WaikatoWinter Strokeplay.

Contact Dave Lamb for the open next week.

Sport Waikatoannounces majorrestructuring

What we’ve uncovered is asystem that doesn’t currently

meet the needs of Waikatopeople.

Mark McCabe ,Sport Waikato chairman

S port Waikato has announced that it willmake a transformational change withinthe organisation with the goal ofincreasing its impact in the Waikato

community.Research shows that only 54 per cent of

Waikato adults are regularly active in a waythat positively impacts their health but it alsoshows that 73 per cent of them have a desireto do more.

With this in mind, Sport Waikato is aimingto fundamentally change how it operates toachieve an aspirational goal of getting 75 percent of the community active.

Sport Waikato chairman Mark McCabe saysthe announcement, which includes staffingchanges, is the culmination of a board-ledreview that began in August 2019.

He says the goal is about forging a path tobecome an organisation that has a much larger,positive impact on the community.

“During this 11-month review, we took a goodhard look at the organisation and the sport,active recreation and play systems within theWaikato region to identify what needs tochange. What we’ve uncovered is a system thatdoesn’t currently meet the needs of Waikatopeople.

“Sport Waikato currently holds manycontracts, each with different expectedoutcomes, and in order to achieve greaterimpact, we need to align our way of workingwith our key partners to our strategy,” he says.

Mark says the board and leadership teamreviewed the regional Moving Waikato 2025strategy which was implemented in 2016 andled by Sport Waikato. This collaborative modelthat takes a partnership approach will beadopted as the Sport Waikato strategy movingforward, allowing it to take a deeper leadershiprole for the region.

“The board and leadership team feel stronglythat Sport Waikato must transition its focusfrom being the ‘foot soldiers’ to an organisationthat influences change at the highest levels inour community,” Mark says.

“We want to ensure that we are making thegreatest impact for the people of the Waikatoregion — influencing and supporting play, activerecreation and sport to ensure it is moreexciting, accessible, relevant and inclusive.”

Chief executive Matthew Cooper says whilethe long-term impact of the transformation willensure Sport Waikato is “game-ready for thenext decade”, it also means changes for his staff.

“One thing that became apparent during theboard-led review was that a radical shift in ourorganisation’s focus is required to achieve theradical goal we’ve set for ourselves. But this alsomeans a big change for our team.

“The proposed change I discussed with mystaff today recommends creating several newjobs, changing some roles and disestablishingothers. In the current proposal, the changeswould reduce our team size by approximatelyhalf,” says Matthew.

Cooper says the proposed changes are notdue to the impacts of Covid-19. He also stressesthey have nothing to do with staff performance.

“I want to make it very clear that this changeis not a reflection on our people. We have awonderful team who perform their roles withpassion and excellence. This is a case ofbecoming leaner to become stronger, focusingon one big goal and working with Waikatocommunity leaders to achieve it,” says Matthew.

He says his immediate priority is helping staffthrough this time of change.

“We are conscious this changeannouncement coincides with an economicdownturn caused by Covid-19, and therefore wewill go the extra mile to support our peoplethrough it.”

Matthew believes Waikato needs a kaitiaki,or guardian, of play, active recreation and sportacross the greater Waikato region.

“Sport Waikato is best placed to fill thiskaitiaki role, but we can’t do that by runningsmall events and what I often refer to as, ‘puttingout cones’. Going forward, Sport Waikato willfocus on guiding and working in partnershipwith decision makers and policy setters acrossthe region to influence system change alongsideterritorial and regional authorities, regional andnational sporting organisations, recreationproviders, primary and secondary schools, theWaikato District Health Board and other healthpartners.

“I can promise our communities of theWaikato region that everything Sport Waikatodoes going forward will contribute towardachieving one vision, everyone out there andactive and one targeted goal of seeing 75 percent of Waikato people participating in physicalactivity,” he says.

Sport Waikato has written to key funders,partners, local and regional governmentcontacts and key stakeholders today about theproposed transformation plans for theorganisation.

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Watts wins winter series A grade race

Professional rider Kiaan Watts won the Spoken Cycles sponsored winter series A grade race at Goodwood.Photo / Page Imagery

Colin Thorsen

P rofessional rider Kiaan Wattsbroke a six week sequencewinning the Spoken Cyclessponsored winter series A

grade race at Goodwood inCambridge.

There had been six differentwinners for the six previous races.Watts started the ball rolling bywinning the opening time trial atGoodwood, followed by Sam Gazewinning week two’s road race atPuahue, Corbin Strong (week 3)Ngahinapouri, Hayden McCormick(week 4) Goodwood; Nick Kergozou(week 5) Puahue, and George Jackson(week 6) Ngahinapouri.

Week seven’s race on the speedyGoodwood circuit started as usualwith a nice pace line for the first halfof the race.

Watts said a few attacks started tofly in the closing stages but the windwas just too strong for anymeaningful moves off the front tostay. “The sprint was fairlystraightforward with a crosswind,meaning the sprint started on the lefthand gutter and I managed to find agood wheel to follow and kick aroundwith about 150 metres to go.”

Watts emerged the victor in a17-strong sprint finish, all creditedwith the same time of 52.36 minutes.

Second place went to Scotland’sWorld Cup points race winner Mark

Stewart (Great Britain) whosetemporary home is Cambridge wherehe is staying with Kiwi girlfriend,former World junior team sprintchampion Emma Cumming.

Third in the dash for the line wasOlympian Aaron Gate, who currentlyrides for UCI Continental team BlackSpoke Pro Cycling Academy, alongwith Watts and fellow Te AwamutuSports CC members HaydenMcCormick and Xander White.

Watts said Goodwood was a nicecourse that plays to his strengths.

“I’m happy that I could show myform after lockdown and have a fewmorale boosting wins. There’s a superstrong field every week so I’m sure(race win) number three for mewould be very hard to come by.”

Watts’ biggest career win to datewould have to be partneringChristchurch teenager LaurencePithie to victory in the Madison at theJunior World Track CyclingChampionships in Germany in 2019.

The pair dominated the two-riderMadison on the final day of the

championships that attracted 350riders from 40 nations to theOderlandhalle Velodrome inFrankfurt-Oder, finishing aremarkable 49 points ahead ofGermany on 35 and France on 27 forthe 30km race.

Watts, along with other elite riders,is now focusing on the local racingscene in New Zealand due to thecancellation of European andinternational racing stints.

“With the Dynamo series and alsothe Tour Of Southland taking place

in the latter part of the year, it willbe a busy one,” he says.

“Our Black Spoke riders from thesquad (based locally) race mostweekends. Our team enjoyed a goodstart to the year so even though therehaven’t been many races to showcasethe team and its potential, I’m surewe will be able to keep that ball rollingonce the international circuitresumes.”

The mission of the Black Spoke ProCycling Academy is to have as manyteam members as possible progressto top Pro Continental and WorldTour teams. Black Spoke seeks thebest cycling talent from Kaitaia to theBluff. Te Awamutu Sports CC suppliesfour of the 10 riders presently in theacademy supported by an incrediblenetwork of brands passionate aboutthe future of New Zealand cycling.

After seven of 10 races, GeorgeJackson and Hayden McCormickjointly lead the A grade winter series,run by TASC, sitting on 54 points, fromCorbin Strong on 50, Watts 48, JamesHarvey 44 and Jack Carswell 42.

Race seven’s B to E grade winnerswere: Mike Gilbert (B), AlexColquhoun (C even), James Ward (Codd), Peter Quax (D), Kevin Baker (E).

The Under 15 sealed handicapwinner was Grace Johnston. Fastesttime went to Frankie Wright.

Week eight on Sunday doubles asthe John Pulman Memorial handicaprace at Puahue.

DARTSThe Te Awamutu Darts Associationsubsidiary round has just passed thehalf way mark with the field startingto spread.

Rockets trounced Rebels 14/1 withRebels solitary win from Shane Fosterstemming a whitewash. David Scott

scored his first 180 of the year forRockets. Similarly Ohaupo did thesame to Raiders with Candy Craigstopping Ohaupo taking all 15 games.Ohaupo has upped their game buthave probably left their run too lateto threaten the leaders.

Dragons maintained their run ofvictories with a 13/2 victory overAllsorts.

Hunters have kept their position ofthird after a comfortable win overThorns 11/4. The pairing of DarrenAdam and Gareth Jackson won all

their games for Thorns but could notfollow through this form into thesingles, in which Hunters won all 6.

In the closest game of the round,Tigers had a confident winning resultagainst Warriors 9/6. RaymondHunwick and Gerry Helsloot did best

for Tigers winning all their games.Mike Melgers scored his first 180 ofthe year.

Standings after week 6 are: Rockets6, Dragons 5, Hunters 4, Tungstens 3,Thorns 3, Tigers 3, Ohaupo 2, Rebels2, Warriors 2, Raiders 0, Allsorts 0.

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Stewart & Cavalier’sDebbie Pitcon, LJ Hooker’sRhonda McGuire andHarcourts’ Melanie Barkerare in fourth, fifth and sixthrespectively.

The Southern Steel wona morale boosting 41-40ANZ Premiership victoryover the Splice Construc-tion Magic on Sunday nightin Auckland.

The importance of thematch was evident in thedesire from both teams asthey look to haul them-selves off the bottom of theANZ Premiership ladderand remain in contention fora Finals Series spot.

The win was just thesecond for a Steel sidewhich has been hit hard byinjuries.

It was the Magic who wasquick out of the blocks toscore five straight goals, for

a 5-1 lead, as goal attackAbigail Latu-Meafou tookthe lead in the shootingcircle landing all but one ofher nine first quarterattempts.

That was as big as thelead got throughout the firsthalf as the Steel peggedback the difference, thesoutherners trailing 9-10 atthe first break.

Midway through thesecond spell the Magicmade major positionalchanges with Ariana Cable-Dixon coming off the benchto wing attack.

The Magic edged aheadas Kelsey McPhee lifted herworkload, despite beingtroubled by her right knee,but the side couldn’t shakethe Steel in another tight 12minutes of play.

The southernersstruggled to find theirrhythm up front as they con-tinued to bed in the newattacking line, but theirtrademark patience withball in hand was key in get-ting the ball to McCollin whowas the dominant scorer.

Nothing separated thetwo teams at halftime, the

scores locked 20-20.-The Steel opened up its

biggest buffer to go into thefourth quarter with a 31-27advantage but it was theMagic which came out witha spring in their step as theyclosed the gap to just onegoal.

The Steel however usedall of their experiencethrough the middle to slowlyregain their ascendancy fora five-goal buffer.

Magic coach AmigeneMetcalfe was not done withthe changes heading intothe last five minutes of playwith Jenna O’Sullivancoming on for Fowler ondefence, enough to sparkher side for one last assaulton the scoreboard.

They again pulled theSteel to within one but wereunable to make a vital turn-over on the southernersfinal centre pass, netting thebonus point in the one-goalloss.

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Waipa table tennis season now back in full swing

i For any inquiries about theclub visit Kihikihi Table TennisClub on Facebook, contactJared on 021 119 8310 or headto their website.

Table tennis season is in full swingwithin the Waipa community atKihikihi Table Tennis Club.

Club nights are Tuesdays from7pm-9pm and players of all levelsaged 13 and above are welcome.

Kihikihi have players travellingfrom Tauranga, Hamilton, Huntly,Pirongia, Otorohanga and Cambridgeto be a part of the awesome clubenvironment.

Round 1 of the interclub best ofthree series against Manawaru for

2020 started with Kihikihi travellingto Manawaru with their top 15 playersthat were available for the night.

The team was up for the challengeafter losing the shield in 2019.

Kihikihi top team, that includednewly promoted player Scott Dunnto the top table, challenged the formerWaikato representative JatinderSingh in his first game but going downnarrowly 11-9, 9-11, 9-11.

The rest of the night did not go wellfor the top team with only Hyrum

Sunnex winning two of his threematches and losing to ArmindeepSingh 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11.

Kihikihi team of the night wasTable 2 with Graham Duthie andGrant Ngatai clean sweeping all oftheir opponents and Jared Bell onlydropping one of his singles matches.Other players to have a clean sweepincluded Kyle D’Souza and HarleyCornwall.

The next interclub match againstManawaru is on Tuesday, August 4

at Kihikihi. Hyrum Sunnex and RaySheath are also competing at theNorth Island Championships.

Results — Kihikihi 34 Manawaru 26Table 1: Hyrum Sunnex, Ray

Sheath, Scott Dunn lost 2-10 vArmindeep Singh, Jatinder SinghShane Quigley; Table 2: GrahamDuthie, Jared Bell, Grant Ngatai won11-1 v Brian Dickey, Ted Aylett, GrantDaisley; Table 3: Kyle D’Souza, JamesKrippner, Rylan Bell won 8-4 v RagvirSingh, Heather Stringer, Murray

Rolston; Table 4: Aaron Kelly, WhetuNgaika, Zac Aylett lost 4-8 v VivienneDaisley, Grant Williams, JuanChaperdig; Table 5: Harley Cornwall,Greg Mellar, Jason Kraayvanger won9-3 v Dawn Harvey, Sam McIntosh,Kalan Williams.

Loss of captain hard hit for Te Awamutu

Roil scored both goals for the Premier team alongside the own goal.Photo / Supplied

T e Awamutu’s GislerArchitects Premier teamwere on the receiving end ofa Tauranga City team

looking for vengeance on Saturdaywith an 8-3 loss.

Tauranga City took a beating intheir mid-week game againstOtumoetai losing 6-1, so came outagainst Te Awamutu determined toturn it around.

Te Awamutu took a hard hit losingcaptain Aaron Mills in the 28thminute with an injury which saw theTauranga City Player red carded.

The halftime score was 2-1 to TeAwamutu with a Joel Roil goal andan own goal. They went into thesecond half battered and bruisedwhich continued throughout thesecond half.

Mills had been the lynchpin for theteam and despite the team battlingfurther injuries and a Tauranga Cityteam giving their all, saw the finalscore 3-8 to the hosts.

Joel Roil scored the second goalin the final half.

Next Saturday the team are athome to Waikato Unicol at the Te

Awamutu Stadium 2.45pm.A much improved performance

from the Edmonds Judd division Cteam wasn’t enough to get them theirfirst win of the season over Melville,losing 0-5.

Injuries continue to hamper theteam with promising younggoalkeeper Doug Jenkins ruled outwith a fractured finger in the warm-up.

Standing in at short notice wasKeinen Wyatt who put in a braveeffort and was awarded man of thematch.

Two young players returning tothe team after lengthy absences,Andy Mansell and Jack Yates, wereenergetic throughout and HasmukhRatnam was as calm and controlledas ever at the back.

Next weekend the team are awayat Morrinsville.

Te Awamutu Men’s D divisionteam played Cambridge Men’s D2 andcame away with a 3-0 win despiteplaying a full second half with only10 players on the field after a red cardin the first half saw Richard Bell sentoff for a hand ball in the box.

Bradley Eggleston scored twogoals and Daniel Sargent-Mens theother. It was enough to take the 3points and keep them remaining atthe top of the league table.

Player of the day went to AntonBroom for his solid play on the wing.

Next week the team are at AnchorPark playing against the NorthernUnited Numpties.

The Edmonds Judd Women’steam came away with a good winagainst Huntly Thistle 8-0.

Genevieve Churton scored a hat-trick and other goals were fromHarriet Pearson, Chantal Fur, TahliaHansen as well as two goals fromDanielle Brdanovic. This wasPearson’s first goal for the Seniors andChurton’s third hat trick in five games.

Vicky Bowers-Mason had a greatgame at the back but Player of theday went to Genevieve Churton forher three goals and assists.

Next Sunday the team are at homeagainst Cambridge at Anchor Park at11am.

The Pink Ladies won by defaultagainst Mangakino and next weekhave a bye.


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Junior rugby starts back in term 3J unior rugby in the Te

Awamutu area starts back upthis weekend, the first weekback after the July school

holidays.There will be no Rippa rugby for

2020 due to the late start in theseason.

The 10 week season for 8th, 9thand 10th grade involves the usualclubs of Kihikihi, Korakonui, Ohaupo,Pirongia, Te Awamutu Marist and Te

Awamutu Sports. Grades 11, 12 and 13are played between the Te Awamutuarea and Hamilton clubs.

“Times are a wee bit tougher withuncertainty of jobs and that. Also,starting rugby in the midst of whenfarmers are starting calving so itmakes getting kids to sport a bitharder as opposed to starting in May,”said Te Awamutu Junior Rugby SubUnion president Paul Wheeler.

8th Grade: Time: 9am, Match:

Ohaupo Mooloos V Ohaupo Chiefs,Venue: Ohaupo 1A; 9am, TeAwamutu Marist Chargers V TAMarist Tigers, Castleton Park 1B; 10am,Te Awamutu Sports Green V PirongiaWhite, Albert Park 4; 10am, SportsBlue V Pirongia Black, Albert Park 4B;10.50am, Sports Red V TA MaristWolverines, Albert Park 4A.

9th Grade:9am, TA MaristPanthers V TA Marist Legends,Castleton Park 1A; 10.50am, Sports

Hawks V Pirongia White, Albert Park4B; 11.40am, Sports Eagles V PirongiaBlack, Albert Park 4A; 11.40am, SportsKea V Ohaupo, Albert Park 4B.

10th Grade: 10am, Sports Lions VPirongia White, Albert Park 3;10.00am, TA Marist Gladiators VKihikihi, Castleton Park 1; 11am, SportsTigers V Sports Panthers, Albert Park3, Ohaupo Bye.

11th Grade: 10am, Hamilton MaristWhite V Pirongia White, Hamilton

Marist 2; 10am, Sports Scorpions VTaupiri, Albert Park 2; 11am, PirongiaBlack V Suburbs CSC, Pirongia 2; 11am,Ham Marist V Sports Stormers, HamMarist 2.

12th Grade: 10am, Pirongia V HamMarist White, Pirongia 1; 11am, SportsCobras V Sports Pythons, Albert Park2.

13th Grade: 11am, Te AwamutuCombined V Fraser Tech, Albert Park1.

Martin to represent King CountryLyn Martin winner ofthe indoor bowls KingCountry Championshipsingles with the Tetzlafftrophy. Photo / Supplied

Four players, Lyn Martin, GordonLang, Liz Morrow and Kevin Marshall,qualified for post section play whenthe King Country singleschampionship was played inOtorohanga on Saturday.

In the post section round Lynplayed Kevin and held a one shotadvantage after 5 of the scheduled 12ends and went on to win 12/6 aftereleven ends.

The result was identical in thesecond game. Gordon held a two shotadvantage 7/5 after 7 ends and won12/6 after eleven ends.

The final was an entertaininggame. A drawn end got the gameunder way. Lyn scored a 2 and a 3on the next two ends and Gordon a4 and a 1 to tie the game up after 5ends. Lyn went on a run of 3/2/1 tolead 11/5 after 8ends and scored 2 onthe 10th end to lead 13/8.

Gordon came back with 3 on the11th end but could only score 1 on thefinal giving Lyn the win by 13/12.

As a result of the win Lyn will nowrepresent the King Country Centre attwo events to be played in Stratfordon August 22-23.

These are the Zone finals of the

New Zealand Mixed Pairs and theNew Zealand Henselite Singles eventswhere she will play against therepresentatives from Taranaki, NorthTaranaki and Wanganui centres.

The winners of these events will

go forward to the NewZealand finals to be playedin Masterton onSeptember 19-20.

Kevin Marshall andMarlene Walker are theWaipa Club’s championpair for 2020 after theywere the onlycombination to scorebetter than two wins in ahighly competitive event

on Tuesday night.Eric Drabble, Paul Walker and

Anika Elsing took home the prizes atPokuru on Wednesday night.

A drawn pairs event will be heldat the RSA on Sunday.

Messam signed up

Chiefs co-captainsLiam Messam (left)and Craig Clarkecelebrate their winin the InvestecSuper Rugby finalbetween the Chiefsand the Sharksplayed at WaikatoStadium in 2012.

Photo / Alan Gibson

Waikato have announced the signingof former All Blacks and Waikato fanfavourite Liam Messam for theupcoming 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.

Former Chiefs captain Messam, 36,returns to the province five yearsafter his move to Japan to play forthe Toshiba Brave Lupus and theneventually his move to France to playfor Toulon.

Before going overseas, Messamaccumulated a total of 85 provincialcaps over his 12 seasons for Waikatoand amassed 148 points.

“Waikato Rugby is proud to

announce the signing of LiamMessam for the upcoming Mitre 10Cup season,” said Waikato HeadCoach Andrew Strawbridge.

“Messam is a very talented andvastly experienced player, who canplay a range of positions in the looseforwards. He is another one of theseplayers that cares deeply about thejersey, his teammates and is wellrespected by the province, so we arevery fortunate to have him back inthe colours.”

Messam first played for Waikato in2003.

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TA Sports fall to University

Man of the Match, Carl Finlay takes on the University defence in a powerfulperformance all over the field. Photo / Supplied

More polish and patience needed

T e Awamutu Sports will bekicking themselves forletting a prime opportunityslip through their fingers,

undoing a 17-0 start to fall 17-19 toUniversity in Waikato Premier Rugby.

Tries to Matthew Towers and FetuSasalu in the opening half wereconverted by Logan KarlConversions, who also added apenalty goal.

Sports were on fire in the openingminutes, putting University on theirheels and were rewarded with anearly Karl penalty goal.

This was followed quickly by someslick draw and pass work down theleft flank from Towers and No 8 FetuSasalu, Towers taking the final passand crashing over to score. The Karlconversion opened up a 10-0 lead.

University evened things out a bitfrom there but couldn’t find a waythrough the Te Awamutu defenceand after blunting the visitors’ attack,struck again themselves throughsome Shauncy Waho brilliance.

Waho took a high ball underattention, broke the early defence,threw a dummy to the outside andfound Sasalu inside to score astunning try, the conversionextended the score to 17-0.

That’s where the good ended forSports who had complete dominancein the game right up until the closingseconds of the first half when acouple of mistakes put them hard ondefence and they finally conceded atry to take a 17-7 lead into the break.

In what proved to be a keymomentum shift, Sports got caughtout wide with a wipers kick in theopening moments of the second halfand that lead dwindled from 17 pointsto five. Those scores gave the visitorsa wave of confidence resulting in anine minute siege on the Sports line,

who held and held. They will kickthemselves for letting in a soft tryafter so much hard work.

With the score at 17-19 and plentyof time left, there was no need topanic but as the errors and penaltiesmounted time ticked away.

Composure soon bred desperationand Sports seemed to create chancesthen shoot themselves in the foot,eventually succumbing to the clockand their third loss of the season.

Ironically, the loss resulted in amove up the table into sixth spot, atop four spot still within their graspbut a little further away than it waslast week.

While the loss is bitterlydisappointing, it shouldn’tovershadow the good.

A little more polish and patiencecould have netted a very differentresult as Sports showed a strongdefensive line and created plenty ofchances.

Carl Finlay in his return season tothe club and shift into lock wasoutstanding all around the field in aman of the match performance whilein the backs standout midfielderTairoa Crean made a welcome return.

Pivot Karl directed play well andwas sound in defence around thefringes.

MVP Points: 3 — Carl Finlay. 2 —Tairoa Crean. 1 — Logan Karl

Te Awamutu Sports Premier Brecorded their third win of the seasonwith a blistering 41-19 win overUniversity.

Flanker Stuart Leach starred withthree of his side’s seven tries, pullingaway in the second half after a 17-7halftime lead.

Leach crossed early and the leadstretched when winger Jeremy Doigperfectly read an offload to scamper40 metres to score, followed by

Leach’s second to close the first halfscoring.

A break down the left flank sawmidfielder Henare Raukawa scoreafter juggling the final pass. This wasfollowed by Leach’s third of thematch.

Hooker Dylan Jefferies scoredclose to the posts and flankerCameron Moorby finished the

scoring with a slick run from the backof the scrum to complete anoutstanding performance, sittingthem in fifth spot with three gamesto play.

Te Awamutu Sports remain athome this week with high flyingMelville coming to town and wins forboth sides vitally important to keeppace with the top four.

Putaruru hold off Pirongia in solid sponsors’ day matchFirst five-eighthTom Kirkbride,scores forPirongia againstPutaruru.

Photo / Julie Gibson

On Putaruru’s sponsors’ day, thehome side were able to hold off a fastfinishing Pirongia to win the fastpaced game 27-19.

Putaruru started the strongest andafter 10 minutes opened the scoringfrom a lineout, where they were ableto use their big men to crunch it upthe middle and breach the Pirongiadefence to score near the posts andtake the lead.

Pirongia then swung onto attackand were able to hit back with theirown converted try. The forwardssucked in the Putaruru defence andfirst five-eighth Tom Kirkbride wasable to find the gap and beat twodefenders to score under the posts tolevel the scores at 7-7 after 15 minutes.

The play evened out but throughsome ill-discipline Putaruru were

successful with two long rangepenalties to take the score out to a13-7 lead. Eight minutes from halftime,Putaruru put a good attack togetherand were able to score in the corner.A well struck conversion tookPutaruru out to a 20-7 lead.

Pirongia threw everything at thePutaruru team in the last five minutes

of the half but unfortunately couldnot cross the line.

Putaruru scored first in the secondhalf, when they placed a well-judgedgrubber kick near the Pirongia goalpost for their No 12 to beat the coverdefence and score, making the score27-7. From this point Pirongiadominated the game and were able

to put together two well-constructedtries. The first, was after a sustainedperiod of attack, halfback GrahamWade was able to score in the corner.

No 14, Sam Hunter, scored next.From well inside their half Pirongiaspun the ball wide and Hunter wasable to break two tackles and run 50metres to score under the posts.

Then with a successful conversion,Pirongia were back in the game, down27-19 but dominating in most facetsof the play.

Pirongia were able to gain verygood territory and possession butthrough a combination of gooddefence from Putaruru and somepoor option taking from the Pirongiateam, Putaruru were able to keeptheir line in tack and end the gamewith a 27-19 victory.

Pirongia would be pleased withtheir defence in large portions of thegame, as well as their scrumdominating the larger Putaruru pack.

The backs had their best game ofthe season, opening up the Putarurudefence on many occasions.

Pirongia will be ruing some ill-discipline giving away some sillypenalties resulting in either shots atgoal or territory being gained by theopposition but overall the team isplaying some good rugby andimproving each week.

Players of the day went to No 8Lucas Dempney, who took the ball upstrongly all day and defended well aswell as tryscorer Hunter who wasdevastating with ball in hand.

Pirongia host Suburbs on Friday at7.30pm.

RUGBY DRAWSENIOR RUGBY ROUND SIXFIXTURES — SATURDAY, JULY 25:

PremierTe Awamutu Sports A v Melville

at Albert Park — Field 1. 2.45pm.(Round seven)

Premier BTe Awamutu Sports B v Melville

B at Albert Park — Field 1. 1pm.Division 1Ohaupo A v Leamington at

Ohaupo Memorial Park — Field 1.2.45pm. Pirongia v Eastern Suburbs atPirongia Domain — Field 1. 7.30pm.(Friday 24/07)

Division 1 BOhaupo B v Leamington at

Ohaupo Memorial Park — Field 1. 1pm.Division 2Matangi-Hillcrest v Te Awamutu

Marist at Matangi-Hillcrest — Field 1.2.45pm.

Women’s PremiershipHamilton Old Boys: Women v

Kihikihi at Willoughby Park, Hamilton— Field 1. 1pm. (Round seven)

SENIOR RUGBY ROUND FIVERESULTS:

PremierTe Awamutu Sports A17 —

University 19 (Round six)Premier BTe Awamutu Sports B41 —

University B 19Division 1Te Rapa 3 — Ohaupo A 19Putaruru 27 — Pirongia 19Division 1 BOhaupo B — ByeDivision 2Te Awamutu Marist — ByeWomen’s PremiershipMelville 53 — Kihikihi 7Kihikihi 36 — 12 Otorohanga

(Round six)COLLEGE RUGBY ROUND ONE:1st XV v Matamata College at

Hinuera. 11am. Girl’s 1st XV v Huntlyat Te Awamutu College. 4pm. (22/07— played). Development XV v St Paul’sCollegiate at Te Awamutu College.11am. Under 15 v Te Wharekura O TeRau Aroha at Te Awamutu College.9am. Under 14 v St John’s at TeAwamutu College. 9am.

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Chiefs lose fifth in row

Damian McKenzie lines up a penalty goal to bring themto a 17-0 lead. Photo / Jesse Wood

Last week’s top four picksters missedout on all points this week as bothof the underdogs won the two

Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa matches.Harcourts’ Ken McGrath and

Strawbridge’s Jason Strawbridge keeptheir positions of first and second respec-tively.

PGG Wrightson’s Andrea Miller andDarren Marsom of Flooring Xtra movefrom third equal to fourth equal, swappingplaces with Team Power Chill and TeamTimmo’s.

The Gallagher Chiefs showed off theirbest form all competition before slippingoff their perch.

Formidable Chiefs’ loose forward,Lachlan Boshier burst through theHighlanders’ defence to grab their first tryafter five minutes.

Six minutes later Anton Lienert-Brown also foundthe try line.

Damian McKenzie successfully converted bothtriesandalsoaddedapenaltygoal in the15thminuteto bring the lead out to 17-0.

Soon after, the Chiefs upped their tally withhooker Bradley Slater crashing over.

Itwasn’t until the30thminute that theHighlandershit back through number 8, Marino Mikaele-Tu’udotting down. First five-eighth Mitch Hunt added theextras to bring the halftime score to 24-7.

Only two minutes after the break, Slater crashedover again for the Chiefs. Both of his tries were offlineout drives.

McKenzie added the extras and the Chiefsseemed to be home and hosed.

There was 33 minutes left on the clock when

Mitch Hunt burst through the Chiefs’ line to score,this was the start of 26 unanswered points.

Co-caption Aaron Smith was next to dot downfollowed by Jona Nareki and Sio Tomkinson afterthe 80-minute mark.

The final score was 33-31 to the Highlanders.It was the Chiefs’ fifth successive loss as they

continue to search for their first win.Both sides had a player sent to the sin bin with

Chiefs’ captain Sam Cane and Highlanders’midfielder Rob Thompson seeing yellow cards.

Elsewhere, the Blues succumbed to the boot ofHurricanes’ Jordie Barrett 29-27, a common trendin recent matches.

An injury to Blues pivot Otere Black may seeBeauden Barrett claim the 10 jersey.

Sunday sees the Gallagher Chiefs take on theBlues at Eden Park. Kick-off is at 3.35pm.


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ADAMS,Gilbert Kenyon (Ken).Passed away on 17th

July 2020 at MoanaHouse, Whangamata.Former Builder andHockey Player of TeAwamutu. Dearlyloved sweetheart ofLeila (nee Loomb) andtreasured father ofKevin and Ria (AoteaBeach) and Carol andthe late Chris Amess(Whangamata). Lovedgrandad and Gongy ofhis 5 grandchildrenand 8 greatgrandchildren who headored. Special thanksto the staff at MoanaHouse for theirsupport, care andkindness.

At Rest.A service to celebrateKen's life will be heldat WhangamataBaptist Church,corner Port Road andMayfair RoadWhangamata onThursday 23rsupd Julyat 11.30am to befollowed by privatecremation.Communications tothe Adams family, C/-PO Box 108 Waihi 3641.

ADAMS,Gilbert Kenyon (Ken).Aged 91 years. A truefriend and familymember to Fay and thelate David Haberfield.Respected uncle toGary, Murray, Gaynorand families.

Rest in peace.

BOWSHER,Rhain.

A Service for Rhain willbe held on the 24th ofJuly at 11am at thePirongia WarMemorial Hall, allwelcome.

TOWNLEY,Eric Griffith.On 20th July 2020, aged92 years. Passed awaysurrounded by hisfamily (peacefully inhis sleep) at Te AtaResthome, TeAwamutu. Belovedhusband of Coral andthe late Constance(Connie). Devotedfather and father inlaw of Mark and Sue,Stephen, Christopherand Timothy.Grandfather of Chloeyand loved andrespected friend ofCoral’s family.“Life will never be thesame without you, but

we still have ourwonderful memories.

Rest easy.”Eric’s family wouldlike to express theirsincere thanks to TeAta for the wonderfulcare given to Eric.

A Service will be held atOld St John's AnglicanChurch, ArawataStreet, Te Awamutuon Saturday, 25th July2020 at 11am followedby a privatecremation.All communications tothe Townley family,PO Box 137, TeAwamutu 3840.Te Awamutu Funeral

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AcknowledgementsTERVIT,Pat.Stu, Erica and Familywould like to thankthose who sent uscards, flowers andphone messagesfollowing Pat’spassing. Yourmessages of sympathyand kind words weremuch appreciated.Stu, Erica and Family.

In MemoriamCARTHY,Ian Leslie.1931 - 2017Three long years havepassed, memories are"unforgetable". We willlove you forever.Joy and family ❤

RYE-McGREGOR,Joanne.19 May 1962 - 23 July2019.Loved daughter of Philand Pam Rye andmother of Briar Rose.Sister of Faye andBryce, Aunty of Lucin,Regan, Jorja andSamantha.

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Enquires to021 076 2629

Wanted to RentACOMMODATIONREQUIRED, single profes-sional non smoker withno pets, looking for arental, preferablycountry farm cottagearound Te Awamutu/Cambridge/Waipa area.Also available for tractoror relief milking inweekends if needed. Pre-sent and past ref avail-able. Please call Dan 027233 6413 evenings.

Public Notices

MARKETCOUNCIL CARPARK

THIS SATURDAYTA Maori Womens

Welfare League

SPIRITUALHEALING

Available byappointment at

Health 2000Te Awamutu.

Phone 07 871 3777

A Panel Discussionon the

Proposed

End of Life ChoiceAct

Cases, both for andagainst, to be

presentedAt

Te AwamutuMethodist Church

261 Bank Street,Te Awamutu

Saturday, 25th July2020 at 2.00pm

An opportunity tolearn more of this

Act to be voted on, asa referendum at theSeptember election.

Public Notices

Protecting taonga species in Pirongia andTe Kauri ForestsTo protect our at-risk native species and ecosystems, the Department of Conservation Waikato District,and the Waikato Regional Council, intend to carry out predator control over 13,511hectares of publicconservation land and approximately 2,300 hectares of adjoining privately owned forest. (Refer to theapplication areas on map)

Description of the area

The treatment area consists of the portion of the Pirongia Forest Park that is located on Mt Pirongia (25kmsouth-west of Hamilton) and some contiguous private forested land as well as the Te Kauri Park ScenicReserve which is on SH31, west of Te Awamutu.

This is the largest area of remaining native forest that is close to Hamilton and it is of considerableconservation value.This is due to the variety of plant life and wildlife habitats available. It is a nationallyimportant habitat for taonga species such as kokako, kereru, North Island robin, kaka, long-tailed bats aswell as rare plants like pua o Te Reinga/wood rose.The northernmost kaikawaka for the western side ofthe North Island grow here, and Te Kauri Park is the stronghold for the last remaining southern-most Kauritrees.

Why we are doing pest control

Without pest control in this culturally important area, we will lose the forest canopy and with it the habitatsof our taonga species.This will in turn adversely affect catchment health and water quality. Reducing thenumber of possums and rodents feeding on Mt Pirongia’s forest will improve the survival and health of awide range of plant and animal species such as kokako. Ongoing control is required to ensure the breedingsuccess of these and other threatened taonga species.

Predator control works

Aerial 1080 has been particularly successful in the management of kokako in the central North Island. In aneight-year study, it effectively ‘rescued’ North Island kokako, reducing predation to the point where 50% ofnests were able to produce young.Without predator control, most female kokako are killed while sitting onthe nest. By the end of the study, the population in areas with predator control had increased eight-fold.

Method of predator control

DOC and WRC have worked closely with affected marae on the desired outcomes, consulted withstakeholders and the community as part of forming this control strategy. Between 5 August and 30September 2020, DOC will apply baits containing biodegradable 1080 over the area shown on the map.A pre-feed of non-toxic baits will occur first which will condition the possums and rodents to eating the baitpellets.

The toxic cereal bait pellets contain 0.15% of 1080, are cylindrical and approximately 16 mm in diameter.They are dyed green to deter birds and contain a cinnamon lure to attract pests.

Non-toxic pre-feed cylindrical pellets are approximately 16 mm in diameter and sandy coloured (not dyed).

The aerial operation uses calibrated buckets and GIS mapping technology to ensure bait drops in thedesignated area. Please see map attached.

The pesticide is poisonous to humans and domestic animals.Always remember:

• DO NOT touch or eat the bait

• WATCH CHILDREN at all times

• DO NOT EAT animals from this area

• Toxic baits and carcasses are DEADLY to DOGS

Observe these rules whenever you see warning signs placed at the public access points to treatment areas.Warning signs will remain in place until baits and carcasses are no longer a risk, possibly for more than sixmonths.

If you suspect poisoning

Always contact:Your local doctor or local hospital or the National Poisons Centre: 0800 764 766 (urgentcalls) or 03 479 7248 or dial 111.

Pirongia and Te Kauri Forests Application Area

For further information, contact the DOC’sOperations Manager,Waikato District, phone07 850 8378, or the Project Manager,WaikatoRegional Council, 401 Grey Street, HamiltonEast, phone 0800 800 401, or the ContractorEcoFX Aerial Ops Controller 07 873 8130, 32Huiputea Drive Otorohanga.

Visit www.doc.govt.nz/tiakina-nga-manu

A detailed map of the application areasmay be viewed at DOC’s District Office, 5Northway Street,Te Rapa, Hamilton 3200 orhttps://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/pesticide-summaries/

Funeral Directors

For compassionate and caring serviceFor compassionate and caring serviceGarth & Lynette Williams

570 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu

www.teawamutufuneralservices.co.nzwww.teawamutufuneralservices.co.nz

Alexandra House ChapelAlexandra House Chapel

Funeral Directors & Monumental MasonsFuneral Directors & Monumental Masons

Phone 871 5131

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Helping familiesand friends honourtheir loved ones

24/7 oncall support

Cremations from$2093 (WINZ Grant)

2020 TRUSTEE ELECTIONCall for NominationsThe Waitomo Energy Services Customer Trust(the Trust) is an energy trust and holds 100% of the shares in The Lines CompanyLimited (“TLC”) on behalf of its beneficiaries, who are customers of TLC within thedistrict of the former Waitomo Electric Power Board.

The trust is governed by six trustees, three of whom are elected as “A” trustees.As the current term of office of these elected trustees expires at the end ofSeptember, the Trust now invites nominations to fill those pending vacancies. Theretiring trustees can stand for re-election if they choose.

Nominations for the three trustee positions close at midday Thursday 30 July2020. Nominations must be made on the official nomination form which can beobtained by calling the free phone election helpline 0800 666 032 or [email protected]. A candidate handbook is available with the nomination forms.

If an election is required to fill these vacancies it will be carried out by postalvoting. Voter packs will be sent to all eligible customers on 3 September 2020,with election day being Thursday 24 September 2020.

Warwick LamppReturning Officer0800 666 032 or [email protected]

PPPursuant to SSSectiiion 444666 offf thhhe LLLocalll GGGovernment OOOffffffiiiciiialll IIInffformatiiion andddMeetings Act 1987 notice is hereby given that:

The following meetings will be held in August 2020:

Tuesday 04 August 2020 Strategic Planning & Policy Committee9.00amCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Wednesday 05 August 2020 Cambridge Community Board6.00pm Public invited to attendCambridge Service Centre23 Wilson StreetCAMBRIDGE

Thursday 06 August 2020 District Promotion Committee9.00amCommittee Room101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 11 August 2020 Te Awamutu Community Board6.00pm Public invited to attendCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 18 August 2020 Service Delivery Committee9.00amCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 18 August 2020 Finance & Corporate Committee1.00pmCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 25 August 2020 Council9.00amCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

The following meetings were not held in July 2020 –

Monday 20 July 2020 Regulatory CommitteeTuesday 21 July 2020 Finance & Corporate Committee

Anyone wishing to attend a meeting is recommended to check detailsbeforehand at the Council’s Service Centres in Cambridge or Te Awamutu.A copy of the agenda will be available to view two days before each meetingfor the public at both Libraries and at the Te Awamutu Council Office.Electronic copies of Council Agendas are available on theWaipa District Council Website prior to these meetings.

Garry DyetCHIEF EXECUTIVE

Waipa District CouncilMeeting Notices

I Kelvin Williams, forestry contractorwant to make it known that we are not

part of/or work for any other harvesting/wood marketing companies or crews.

WE ARE TOTALLY INDEPENDANT

We harvest/freight/export ourselves,directly for the forest/tree owners.

Any questions regarding this matter,contact 027 241 7045.

PirongiaFire

BrigadeNotice of AnnualGeneral Meeting

Monday 10th August2020,7pm

at the Pirongia FireStation.

All welcome.

Ruapuha Uekaha HapuTrust(Hauturu East 8)

2020 Kaumatua Hauora GrantsNowOpen

Applications closeFriday, 07th August 2020.

Decendants of Tanetinorau, Whatakaraka,Te Riutoto Aihe and Te Aroa Haami Haereiti

who are 65 years and over areeligible to apply.

Please contact CJ on 0800 525 626 foran application form or download from the

website www.ruht.co.nz

TTe AAwamuttu CCommuniitty BBoardd

Cambridge Community Board

Pirongia Ward Committee

Applications for financial assistance from the2020/21 Community Discretionary Fund areopen for community organisations who offerservices or support to the Waipa district.

Application forms and criteria are available onwaipadc.govt.nz/discretionaryfund or atWaipa District Council offices 101 BankStreet, Te Awamutu or the Cambridge ServiceCentre 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge.

All enquiries can be directed to either WaipaDistrict Council, Private Bag 2402,Te Awamutu, via email to [email protected] or phone07 872 0033.

Applications close at 5pmFriday 21 August 2020

COMMUNITY DISCRETIONARYFUND

Sports

PIRONGIA RUGBY & SPORTS CLUB

COACHES FOR2021

We are inviting applications to coach SeniorA’s, B’s and colts for the 2021 season.

Please contact Matt Sandy by 7th Augustfor further details.

Phone 027 552 2140 [email protected]

Vehicles Wanted

Anyunwanted

Car, ute, van, truckor 4WD.

Cash paid, doesn’thave to run, or

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Phone: 027 299 6165

WANTED TOBUY

Pre 1980’s vehicles,Holden, Ford,

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Call/text Eddie021 0247 5886

Te AwamutuCountry

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1st AugustR ThurgoodPresident

Part-TimeDelivery Person(Te Awamutu)

We are looking for someone to deliver theNZ Herald and Waikato Times

for 3 mornings per week.

You will need:✔ A full drivers license✔ Your own reliable vehicle✔ Cell phone✔ The ability to start early –

around 2.30am✔ To be reliable and able to work

unsupervisedThis is an essential business.

You will be an employee of our Companyand not a contractor.

For further information please phone ortext Peter on 0274192529

Firewood

DRY POPLAR$80/CUBE, delivered.Phone Bruce 027 228 9126.

FIREWOOD for sale, 5m3

truck load - $200, 10m3

$340 truck load -delivered to TeAwamutu. Phone 07 8739190 or 021 617 349.

Plants & Gardens

PIRONGIATOPIARYOpen Fridays10am-4pm

132 Sainsbury RoadPirongia OR phoneSusan Ranstead0274 176 379

Grazing

AVAILABLE NOWTHRASHED Rye, Barleyand Wheat Straw, qualityguaranteed. Full unitloads only. Phone Dave021 476 899 or Darren 022080 6245.

Livestock & Poultry

AC PETFOODSBUYING cows, calves,horses. 0800 DOWN COW

Calf Milk WantedPhone Simon 021 247 1640Hygiene safety protocols

adhered too

CALVES WANTEDFriesian bulls & Herefords

Phone Simon 0212471640

Wanted to Buyor Exchange

wantedcalf milk

Mark 027 474 6917Pete 027 433 1440

Bocock’sCalf Rearing

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CARAVANS, boats, horsefloats, quads, trailers,outboards, old cars, shedclearouts, motorbikes.any condition, anywhere.Phone Steve 027 622 0011

HOUSEHOLD andoutdoor furniture,fridges, washingmachines and houselotscleared. Phone Alan 8702069 or 027 870 2069.

WANTED working or nonworking Stihl andHusqvarna chainsaws,brush cutters, blowers.Ph Richard 022 619 6714.

Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICEof application for Renewal of an

On LicenceSECTION 101, SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012

Top-Thai Company Limited, 53 Sloane Street,Te Awamutu has made application to the WaipaDistrict Licensing Committee for the Renewal of anOn Licence in respect of the premises situated at53 Sloane Street, Te Awamutu known asLemongrass Thai Cuisine.The general nature of the business conductedunder the licence is Restaurant.The days on which, and the hours during whichalcohol is (or is intended to be) sold under thelicence are Monday to Sunday 11am to 12midnight.The application may be inspected during ordinaryoffice hours at the office of the Waipa DistrictCouncil, District Licensing Committee at either 101Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street,Cambridge.Any person who is entitled to object and whowishes to object to the issue of the licence may, notlater than 15 working days after the date of thepublication of this notice, file a notice in writing ofthe objection with the Secretary of the DistrictLicensing Committee at: Waipa District Council,Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.No objection to the issue of a Renewal licence maybe made in relation to a matter other than a matterspecified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply ofAlcohol Act 2012.This is the first publication of this notice.

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Situations Wanted

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Public Notices

HE PĀNUITANGA

Ki ngā whānau katoa o Te Rohe PōtaeKi ngā rangatira, ki ngā hapū, ki ngā tāne, ki ngā wahine me ngā tamariki!

Tātou, kei ngā rohe o te motu, tātou, kei ngā whenua o te Ao, kia ora huihui tātou katoa!

As you may be aware, in December 2016, the Maniapoto Māori Trust Board received thedeed of mandate to represent Maniapoto in treaty settlement negotiations. Since then,significant progress has been made, with the signing of Te Huatahi – Agreement in Principlein August 2017. More information on this can be found on our website www.maniapoto.iwi.nzWe are now at the phase of preparing to initial a deed of settlement with the Crown andlooking forward to the future of Maniapoto (inclusive of all within Te Nehenehenui) once asettlement is reached. Our people need to be fully informed on what this could look like and,in the future, will have the opportunity to vote on and ratify two key kaupapa aimed to achievethe future aspirations of our whānau, marae and hapū.As noted in the table, these hui will be held both within the rohe and across the motu. Somehui will be live streamed for those who can’t attend, and will remain on our Facebook pageto watch at a later date.We encourage all to participate and have your say. Your whakaaro is vital as we continuethis journey together, to get the best outcome for our people and future generations to come.Nau mai rā, rūpeke mai rā!

If you would like to get in touch with us, please visit the MMTB Offices, 49 Taupiri Street,Te Kūiti, call 07 878 6234 or email us at [email protected]

Are you registered on the Maniapoto Tribal Register?

Register online today at www.maniapoto.iwi.nz or update your Tribal Registerinformation by calling 07 878 6234 or email [email protected]

TE AWAMUTU COLLEGETT

GROUNDSKEEPER

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated andphysically capable person to join our PropertyManagement team.

The successful applicant will have the followingattributes:

• Be able to work and contribute effectively to theProperty Management team.

• Have experience and knowledge of horticulturaland botanical practices.

• Be able to plan, organise and prioritise to ensureall key tasks are completed to a high standardand in a timely manner.

• Have a good understanding of health and safetypractices involved in groundkeeping, especiallyin a school environment.

Normal hours of work would be 9.30am-5.00pm(35 hours per week) Monday to Friday.

A Job Description is available on request – applicantsmust make themselves familiar with this JobDescription before submitting an application.

Please forward your CV including the names of tworeferees to: [email protected] or post to:

Te Awamutu College, PO Box 369, Te Awamutu 3800

Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 5 August

EXPERIENCEDFABRICATORS/

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We are offering an excellent opportunity forexperienced full-time Fabricators/Welders tostart immediately. Successful applicants mustbe motivated with a high level of MIG weldingand steel fabrication experience.

The ability to pass a drug and alcohol test isa must as we do pre-employment as well asrandom testing.

If you would like to be a part of our energeticteam, please contact our office for applicationdetails or send your CV to:

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PO Box 83Otorohanga 3900

Phone 07 873 4206

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We are looking for an experienced industrialspray painter, to paint a wide range ofagricultural machinery produced in our factory.This is a permanent, full-time position.

To apply for this position you must be focusedon quality and high productivity, have relevantand recent experience with pressure-pot spraypainting and sandblasting systems,be motivatedwith a high regard for workplace safety and beable to work effectively as part of a team.

Please contact our office for application detailsor send your CV to:

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Dinner Wed to Mon from 5pm.Restaurant Closed Tuesdays

Fri 24th July 7pm “2018 BAND “ Johnny Nelson.

Saturday 25th July 1pm Voting for 2020 Executive Committee closes.

Saturday 25th July 4.30pm Get together for Fishing Section Dinner

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Sunday 26th July 1pm Te Awamutu RSA AGM -

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Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, Waves traces the emotional journey

of a suburban family, led by a well-intentioned but domineering father.

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WavesSet against the vibrantlandscape of SouthFlorida and featuringan ensemble ofaward-winning actorsand breakouts alike,Waves traces anemotional journey ofa suburban family, ledby a well-intentionalbut domineeringfather, as theynavigate love,forgiveness andcoming together inthe aftermath of a loss.

It’s about the

universal capacity for compassionand growth even in the darkest oftimes.

An upmarket movie for thediscerning and unconventionallyappreciative cinema-goer .

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Stars at The Meteor

Constellations stars Jordan Mooney and Natalie Swart.

The stars have aligned(literally) for localtheatre companyBlackBox Creative as

star of the hit New Zealandtelevision show WestsideJordan Mooney returns hometo Hamilton to star in theaward-winning playConstellations, by NickPayne, this August.

Usually based in Auckland,where he is currently filmingseason six of Westside, Jordanhas joined forces with localperformer Natalie Swart andBlackBox Creative, to bring thishit show to the Waikato.

Constellations, which wonthe Evening Standard BestPlay Award and wasnominated for an OlivierAward for Best New Play,opens at the Meteor inHamilton on August 5 and runsuntil August 8.

“I can’t wait to work on stagein the Waikato again” saysJordan, “it’s such a joy filledexperience putting my sweat,blood and tears into thetheatres where I grew up.”

“I’ve always admired thework that Blackbox Creativehave done; there’s alwaysbeen a degree of ambition andfearlessness that I love towatch.

“It’s going to be a pleasureto be on the other side.

“ I jumped at the chance tobe a part of this play,” adds co-star Natalie Swart.

“This is theatre, strippedbare, and these sorts of rolesdon’t come along too often. I’mreally amped to shareConstellations withHamilton.”

Nick Payne’sConstellations is a two-

hander play with Jordan andNatalie being the sole castmembers.

In short, the play is aboutfree will, friendship, quantummultiverse theory, love andhoney.

“I’ve always wanted todirect Constellations, but Inever thought it would bequite like this!” says Directorand co-founder Melisa Martin.“

“It’s been such aninteresting process to developthe first stages of the playonline, without meeting inperson, but it meant weanalysed the text a lot deeperthan we typically would have;that’s reflected in theincredible performancesJordan and Natalie aredelivering now.”

The production faced theexpected logistical problemsthat came with the globalpandemic.

“Initially, it was challenging”says Jacinta Parsons, producerand BlackBox’s co-founder“but it ultimately worked

really well; we held auditions,callbacks and the first fiverehearsals on Zoom; it wasquite surreal.

“There was a lot ofuncertainty during lockdown,but we wanted to be ready incase the show went on. Andit looks like we have the greenlight! It’s truly amazing to seenow what creativity has beenproduced during lockdown inour local arts scene; it’s morealive than ever.”

Constellations is BlackBoxCreative’s fifth show since thecompany was conceived in2014 with the aim of bringingdynamic and high calibretheatre to the Waikato andmaking performance artaccessible to all.

Constellations is showingat The Meteor every eveningfrom August 5-8, with anadditional early eveningperformance on August 7 andmatinee on August 8.

■ Tickets are available atthemeteor.co.nz

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