Cambridge & Te Awamutu News | May 15, 2020

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The return to Level 2 is the biggest sign yet that the long battle with Covid-19 is being won.

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The battle ahead, though, will be just as difficult as the economy groans under the strain of lost jobs and missed opportunities.

Your Cambridge and Te Awamutu News – Waipā’s only printed masthead during the Lockdown - is to become two separate newspapers again. This is the last combined edition.

Since the country went into Lockdown, your access to print news has been restricted.

It started when the government announced that 80 mainly free community newpapers across the country, owned by members of the Independent Community Newspapers Association (CNA), were not “essential”.

Good Local Media owner David Mackenzie, publisher of the News, successfully fought as CNA president to have the government decision overturned.

It was too late for most of those 80 newspapers, which had already resigned themselves to not printing. Rival corporate owned publications in Waipā also ceased to appear for four to five weeks, and only two of the three have returned to date.

The Te Awamutu News and Cambridge News mastheads, though, were temporarily merged and continued to appear every week as your only “local” publication.

“We went into this with our eyes wide open – our combined newspapers have cost us more to compile, print

and deliver than they have made,” Mackenzie said.

The Waipā community supported the decision through advertising and positive feedback.

“Advertisers continued to support us when they were facing Lockdown difficulties – they took the same view we did – it was for the community’s good,” Mackenzie said.

“Beyond the wage subsidies, we certainly had no help from the government – which continues to largely ignore “local” CNA members and places adverts with Australian owned companies or on the social media platforms it regularly bemoans.

“But we didn’t do it for money – we did it because we are a true local community newpaper company, and we don’t walk away when the going gets tough. We retained all our staff and provided the only avenue during Lockdown for our advertisers to continue getting their messages across. I think our advertising and editorial team has excelled,” Mackenzie said.

Former New Zealand Herald editor Gavin Ellis, in his regular whiteknightnews.com blog, this week paid tribute to the battling community mastheads, and fired a broadside at those media players whose community papers had “little, if any, truly local news”.

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Council backs business push Waipā residents are being encouraged to support a ‘Mighty Locals’ campaign.

Mighty Local is a collaboration between Hamilton & Waikato Tourism and regional economic development agency Te Waka and pushes the ‘buy local’ message.

The website mightylocal.co.nz lists Waikato food and beverage, hospitality, retail and service-related businesses customers can purchase from, including a range of Waipā businesses.

It also features recipes, profiles, virtual tours and stories of businesses and how they are adapting to the changes and their plans for recovery.

At the same time, a virtual Cambridge website is pushing “local” – see story page 18.

In the Waipā district, there are many stories of businesses finding ways to trade with customers through contactless delivery and pickup services.

Cambridge caterers Gourmet Delicious launched a website to deliver goods and director Ali Foers said the online deliveries made a difference to residents over the age of 70 who have been unable to leave their homes.

Across the other side of the district, Te Awamutu butcher Expleo’s owners Shawn and Nells Nicholas gave away more than 50 meat packages to families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Their packages were bolstered thanks to donations.

Waipā District Council economic development manager Steve Tritt said embracing change was essential.

“There are many amazing examples of businesses who have demonstrated innovation and resilience. It’s fantastic to see so many business owners rise to the challenges posed

by Covid-19 and find new ways of operating and supporting each other.”

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Ellis opened his piece by suggesting “thousands will no longer refer to the community newspaper that appears in their letterbox as the local rag”.

We suspect that has become a term of endearment and it will remain.

In the mean time, we will continue to bring you a full diet of local news – from parish pump stories to ones which challenge decision makers, from wedding anniversaries to business successes.

That’s what Good Local is all about.

“I have seen a lot of national media companies whose products were nowhere to be seen during the Lockdown now making a big thing about the shopping local theme,” Mackenzie said.

“When it come to local, I think it’s easy to talk the talk – we have walked the walk.”.

High Five! We’ve made it to Level 2. It really was a team effort to get the Covid-19 numbers down to where they needed to be.

I know a lot of you will be looking forward to catching up with family and friends in person and even travelling to do so where necessary.

Remember that social distancing still applies whenever you are out in public - for example, at the playground, at the supermarket and walking in the street. Keep up the hand hygiene habits that should now be second nature to you. Remember - any gatherings must to be limited to 10 people.

As I have said before, don’t be the person breaking the rules when we’ve come so far, you may get a visit from your local Police.

The last thing we want to do is to have to go back to the stricter levels from where we have come.

I have spoken to several people lately for whom addictions and mental health have become more of an issue with recent events. Did you know that 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you can free call or text 1737 any time you feel anxious, depressed or just need a listening ear from a trained counsellor?

I would also like to remind you that Cambridge Community House is a great local source of counselling for alcohol and drug addiction or where family harm affects you.

They can also help with budgeting advice and food boxes in times of financial trouble. Call them on 07 827 5402 to take the first step.

We have had a few burglaries recently where trade tools have been stolen. This is really disappointing and is often motivated by criminals trying to fund a drug habit through exchanging or selling stolen goods.

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To my trade friends, do not leave tools in plain sight – this means whether in the vehicle, at your home/storage facility and especially not at a client site.

Engrave your driver’s licence on all power tools you own and create a profile on snap.org.nz- then use it to upload photos and serial number details of all your valuable items. If you see anyone acting suspiciously near your site, call 111.

I regularly include the Lake Karapiro Dam area in my patrols. I am aware of people driving up onto the grass reserve area on the Karapiro Village side of the dam (adjacent to the lower carpark area) to hang out, do burnouts and other illicit activities. The cars rip up the turf and this is not the sort of the thing we want happening. If you live in Karapiro village or regularly drive across the dam, let us know of any suspicious cars or activity so we can check it out. Take note of the car registration and give as detailed descriptions of those involved as possible. If you hear people doing burnouts, ring 111 at the time so we can catch them in the act.

One last note, with the foggy mornings and evenings moving in and increasing traffic again out and about, our Road Policing team have asked me to remind you to remember to turn your headlights and foglights on. As the slogan says: “Be safe, Be seen!”

Until next time, thanks for reading, enjoy the extra freedom of level 2, but keep to the rules.

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Fibre sale

The Hamilton company which owns and runs the fibre network in urban areas of Waipā has been sold by electricity distributors Waipa Networks and Wel Energy.

First State Investments has agreed to pay $854 million for Ultrafast Fibre Limited (UFF), it was announced this week. The deal is subject to Overseas Investment Act consent and change of control approvals. Waipā Networks has a 15 per cent stake in the company which also operates in Hamilton, Tauranga, Whanganui, New Plymouth, Tokoroa and Hawera, providing access to ultra-fast broadband for more than 237,000 premises.

Water project

Work on finalising stage one of the Te Awamutu Water Supply project has resumed and a road detour is back in place between Cambridge and Te Awamutu. Final work will include completing a pressure test, the pipeline connection at Kaipaki Road, and roadworks. The road detour will be in place for about six weeks. The work is part of the Te Awamutu Water Supply Pipeline project - 6km of pipeline between Pukerimu Pump Station and Parallel Road Treatment Plant, to bring untreated water from the Waikato River.

Competition deadline

Entries for a Waipā writing competition close on Sunday. Te Awamutu’s Impact Tutoring is running the competition for primary and secondary school students. The competition asks entrants to come up with a positive story using humour. The organisation provides tuition for children needing help with a range of subjects, and owner operator Jean McKenzie said the competition was launched in the wake of the positive way students had adapted to Impact lessons online. To enter, email jean. impacttutoring@gmail.com.

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Bunnings wants out Staff at Bunnings Warehouse in two Waipā stories came out of Lockdown this week – to find their jobs are likely to go.

Bunnings wants to close its Cambridge, Te Awamutu and Putaruru outlets, having already opted out of Te Aroha and Paeroa.

The latest announcement, a proposal to close seven stores, was made on Tuesday and involves a total of 145 jobs.

Between Te Awamutu and Cambridge that includes 52 jobs.

Bunnings Warehouse Cambridge has 25 team members, 21 full time and four casual.

Te Awamutu has 27 – made up of 17 full time, two part time and eight casual staff members.

The company pointed to a variety of reasons beyond the impact of the lockdown including lease arrangements, store performance and the suitability of locations.

Cambridge’s Bunnings is on Lake

St, while its Te Awamutu operation is in Arawata St. It was reported on Tuesday Bunnings staff had been informed of the proposal but told not speak to the media.

However, in a statement the company’s New Zealand director, Jacqui Coombes, said staff welfare was an absolute priority.

Where possible staff would be offered roles at other Bunnings stores.

“We will be working closely with our team during the consultation period to discuss their individual circumstances,” she said.

MP for Taupo Louise Upston said Bunnings’ proposal to close stores in the three centres was a devasting blow and indicative of a wider problem.

“The past few weeks have already been hard for people with many job losses in the region because of the economic downturn of COVID-19.

“To hear that dozens more people in our towns may lose their jobs must be a terrible prospect for those families affected. It means facing an uncertain future too.

“The g overnment must act now to protect jobs in our region.”

The Bunnings Group household hardware chain has been owned by Australian company Wesfarmers since 1994.

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Vision for lake explained

By Jeremy Smith

Cambridge’s Lake Te Koo Utu - central to Cambridge for well over 100 years – now needs vital water quality improvements to be central, “critical considerations”, to plans which aim to ensure its own long-term future.

Waipā District Council – which has worked on various iterations of how to best make those improvements for nearly two decades - will this month put the latest proposal, a near $1 million project to restore the lake and develop the surrounding domain, out for public consultation.

The draft concept plan of the idea, with water quality improvements at its heart, was discussed by council’s strategic planning and policy committee last week.

It proposes work at the 20ha site include a wetland area, an effort to help remedy known water quality issues, a boardwalk across the water with educational signs, restorative planting, a playground, upgraded walkways and entrances to the reserve.

Other options looked at by council over time to combat water quality issues included everything from wetlands, filters, desludging, and “nanobubble” technology.

On-going efforts to improve the lake’s water quality were predominantly more difficult because three stormwater catchments funnel water from the surrounding residential and commercial areas into it.

The latest proposal is not budgeted for in the current 2018-2028 Long Term Plan.

Following the government’s call for regions to put forward shovel-ready projects to kick-start the nation’s economy post-Covid-19, Waipā District

The public will be able to have its say on the future of Cambridge’s Lake Te Koo Utu this month.

Council submitted its proposal for the work – made up of $720,000 in capital works and $260,000 in operational works - for “community services development and restoration”.

Waipā District Council mayor Jim Mylchreest said it was fantastic to have the draft going out for feedback from the community.

“After many years there appears to be support to improve the quality of the lake water and to develop the environs for the cultural and recreational benefits of the community.”

Waipā District Council community services manager Sally Sheedy said the plan was a longterm vision for the future of Lake Te Koo Utu, aiming to build a legacy for Cambridge.

She conceded though there was “no easy fix”.

“We have long had issues with the quality of the water,” she said.

Cambridge Community Board chair Sue Milner said residents valued the open green spaces the domain provided.

She said it was regularly used for a wide range of activities by a broad sector of the community – everything from one-off music concerts to daily

runners and walkers getting in some exercise by waking around the lake.

“We really do need to look after it.”

Cambridge Tree Trust has likely planted thousands of trees at the domain over many years - chairman Eric Todd told the News he and other trust members wanted to ensure plantings carried out as part of the proposal, if it proceeded, included both native and exotic species.

“We love natives, but we’d also like to see exotics included in any future plantings there. Exotics, specifically, have become what Cambridge is known for.”

He expressed concerns over the rushes in the water.

“Something has got to be done about those, because if nothing is then eventually they’ll take over the whole lake.”

If formally adopted, implementation of the proposed Lake Te Koo Utu development would be considered during the 2021-2031 10-year plan process.

Waipā District Council senior reserves planner Anna McElrea said developing a Lake Te Koo Utu concept plan was an exciting opportunity to work with mana whenua, lessees and the community to set a long-term vision and develop a feasible and affordable implementation plan.

“The importance of Lake Te Koo Utu and the desire to enhance the reserve was strongly highlighted by the community through the Cambridge Town Centre Plan refresh last year.

“We’re really looking forward to receiving feedback and understanding people’s aspirations and preferences prior to finalising the plan.”

The area was developed into a domain in the 1880s.

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New card game hits the deck

Scammer targets ratepayers

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A caller posing as a Waipā District Council staff member and asking people for money has prompted a warning to the public.

It’s a potential scam – and one call an official council spokesperson said they do not want people to answer.

A resident last week reported receiving a telephone call from someone claiming to work for the council, who then asked them to pay a $75 water bill. But the official council spokesperson told the News last week phoning people to ask them to pay bills doesn’t follow council protocol.

“To be clear, council is not calling customers at this time in relation to water accounts,” the spokesperson said. “It’s pretty scary that there are people out there trying to take advantage of our communities.”

The spokesperson said it was the first time they’d been made aware of a potential scam like this during lockdown.

Council bills requiring payment are usually mailed out to people, or – by request – residents can receive them by email. Online payments can also be made at www.waipadc.govt.nz and council is now advising residents to phone the police on 105 if they receive such a phone call.

People can also visit www.105.police. govt.nz, or call council’s customer support team on 0800 924 723.

They’ve been playing their cards close to their chest.

But now a group of four friends with Cambridge connections are about to launch a new card game.

Regicide has been two years in the making for a team comprising Luke Badger, Andy Richdale, Paul Abrahams and DJ Phillips.

Luke is originally from Cambridge, Andy lives in the town.

After Andy, Luke and Paul collaboratively worked on the game’s concept, their friend DJ Phillips, a Wellington-based illustrator who goes by the name Sketchgoblin on social media, came on board to design the unique cards Regicide players will use in the game.

They achieved their latest step towards their goal of making the game a reality after a Kickstarter

campaign, which closed last week, raised more than $55,000.

Their original goal to set the game in motion was $29,000 - and people who pledged $29 or more also received a pre-order copy of Regicide.

Set in a mediaeval fantasy land with dwarves, elves and everything in between, Regicide sees teams of two to four play cards of a certain suit, which denote an associated power based on that suit, to attack and defeat the game’s 12 bosses.

The winning team is the first to beat the four Jacks, the four Kings and the four Queens - a feat which can take up to 20 minutes.

Andy told the News he, Luke and Paul’s shared love of card games had been the spark to get Regicide rolling - over Anzac weekend two years ago.

Fittingly, it was on a day when they got together to play cards.

“Luke had a standard 52-card deck and we set about wanting to come up with something from that.

“We all love card games and I think we wanted to make Regicide a bit of a challenge as well.”

Although originally designed as a team game, Andy said there’s been a lot of interest in a one player version, so they were developing that too.

Regicide test runs amongst family and friends had received a positive reception.

Andy said the Kickstarter initiative brought to light an expression of interest from someone wanting to help the team publish the game further.

And going forward, the team has big plans.

“I think the goal now would be to keep creating and developing other games, we just love them,” Andy said.

When they’re ready, the team will sell Regicide via its website, www.badgersfrommars.com.

surmised. At one stage during the break-in, the thieves ‘borrowed’ a nearby ladder, presumably to aid them in getting the equipment over the back fence and into the alleyway.

“We know it happened around 3.49am on the morning of the May 6 because a camera mounted on another building and overlooking the back of the coffee house recorded them there,” she added.

“Police are looking into that now.”

The storage sheds were put in just a few months ago to

accommodate equipment they had no room for inside the building.

Mel’s Facebook post asked “do people really need catering, café equipment at this moment…when we are all struggling to survive and keep our businesses and employees together?”

She was thankful to the community for its support. Ron Grim of Steen & Morrow Betta Electrical Cambridge replaced the locks on the storage units free of charge.

Cambridge’s Andy Richdale, one of the creators behind Regicide, with a prototype of the game. Photo supplied

Coffee shop thieves get a roasting

By Viv Posselt

Customers have condemned thieves who stole catering and sound equipment from a Cambridge coffee shop.

Absolute Coffee House owner Mel Teesdale was this week tallying up what had been stolen.

She knew they had taken a valuable amplifier, a bain-marie and an urn, “but there may be more … I just have to go through it all with a toothcomb.”

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Maungatautari plan to go public

A draft reserve management plan for the Maungatautari Scenic Reserve – is set to go before the public.

Central to the document, presented to the Waipa District Council’s strategic planning and policy committee last week, is protecting and restoring native and endangered species, enhancing biodiversity and maintaining the delicate ecosystem of Maungatautari.

The draft plan – to be released this month - highlights the importance of Maungatautari, less than a 30 minute drive from Te Awamutu and Cambridge, as a living treasure in the Waipā district, nationally and internationally.

The 3400ha pest-free sanctuary - surrounded by 47km of pest-proof fence - is one of the world’s largest.

The draft plan covers the 2500ha of scenic reserve land within the pest-proof fence and was presented following collaboration between Waipā District Council, Ngāti Koroki Kahukura and key organisations including Department of Conservation, Waikato Regional Council and Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust.

Maintaining the 47km pest-proof fence is a key consideration withing the plan, along with access, obtaining external funding, robust volunteer and education programmes and guidance on what activities are allowed on the maunga.

Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust, established in 2001 and known as Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, is contracted by Waipā District Council to undertake the dayto-day management of the mainland ecological island.

The passing of the 2014 Ngāti Koroki Kahukura Claims Settlement Act (“the Act”) required the review of the reserve management plan.

In the Act, the Crown acknowledges the cultural significance of Maungatautari - regarded as a tupuna (ancestor) and living taonga - to Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Hauā and Raukawa.

The draft plan acknowledges the significance of Maungatautari to mana whenua and provides for them to have a living and enduring presence on the maunga.

Council’s planning and community services group manager Debbie Lascelles said the management plan was the overarching document setting the vision for the reserve and guides decisions on everything from restoration to the

teamwork across multiple sectors,” Lascelles said.

She added the Maungatautari Scenic Reserve Management Plan provides a framework to guide how the maunga will be taken care of, who will take care of it, and what activities are permitted on and around it “so we can continue the outstanding work that has already been achieved.”

As a result of the Ngāti Koroki Kahukura Claims Settlement Act, Maungatautari Scenic Reserve is symbolically owned by Te Hapori o Maungatautari - an entity that includes Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Ngāti Hauā, Waikato-Tainui, Raukawa and the community of Maungatautari, represented

by Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest.

The district Council is the administering body for the reserve, working closely and directly with mana whenua and the Maungatautari Reserves Committee when making decisions related to the reserve land.

Aside from the 2500ha of scenic reserve land within the pest-proof fence, the rest of the 3400ha area is owned by multiple Māori land and private landowners who allow their land to be included within the world’s longest pest-proof fence to create an indigenous forest.

Together with a significant network of volunteers, Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari provides a pest-free sanctuary for many of New Zealand’s most endangered species including birds, skinks, geckos, frogs, bats and insects.

Last April, in addition to its annual operating grant, Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari received $10,000 from Council’s heritage fund to explore a safe electric fence option allowing for critically endangered kākāpo to be introduced.

Only 211 individual kākāpo are known to exist - a successful introduction to Maungatautari could boost the bird population.

Other vulnerable bird populations already established Maungatautari Scenic Reserve, surrounded by 47km of pest-proof fence, at Maungatautari include hihi, kākā, takahē, North Island is 30 minutes south of Cambridge.

Photo: Phil Brown brown kiwi and kōkako. development and management of visitor and volunteer Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari’s successful breeding activities. programme, which produced four chicks from two takahē “Maungatautari Scenic Reserve is one of our district’s breeding pairs last season, holds national significance. most precious taonga – a sacred place. It has a deep cultural The draft Maungatautari Scenic Reserve Management history going back thousands of years and is hugely Plan will be available online at www.waipadc.govt.nz/ significant to Māori. haveyoursay from Monday, May 25 for 10 weeks. It will also “It is the living, breathing embodiment of years of be available at Waipā District Libraries and Council offices.

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Managing your trees will help prevent power outages and keep the community safe.

Check your trees regularly and keep them trimmed so they stay clear of the Growth Limit Zone.

In the Zone:

The Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003 define two zones: a Growth Limit Zone and a Notice Zone.

Growth Limit Zone Trimming trees near power lines can be Branch Movement: Although the tree extremely hazardous and the dangers foliage may appear to be at a safe distance from the lines, once you begin the should not be underestimated. work the tree may move due to pressure Contact with a power line can cause: placed on branches, random wind gusts or  Injury or death to yourself, family or other external interference. passers by Tree branches tend to be fairly elastic so  Injury of death to livestock you should also be wary of any that may flick up as they are trimmed or as other  Damage to property and other tress surrounding branches are cleared.  Damage to electrical appliances Wet Weather: Branches tend to hang  Damage to power supply facilities lower when the leaves are wet, so if it  Damage to third parties starts to rain or if the leaves are already Before attempting to clear tree foliage in wet and start to dry you should expect the vicinity of live conductors you should some movement. phone Waipa Networks for advice.

Debris: The path of debris should also be when attempting tree Growth Limit Zone: any tree growing in considered the Growth Limit Zone (see diagram) must maintenance. only be trimmed by a Waipa Networks authorised person.

In relation to Waipa Networks equipment this is the area within 1.6 metres in any direction of our 11kV electrical lines or 0.5 metres for 400/230V lines.

If any of your tree foliage is within this Zone then it must be trimmed to beyond the Notice Zone.

Notice Zone

This is the area 1 metre in all directions around the Growth Limit Zone. If we become aware of trees growing in this zone we may issue you with a ’Cut & Trim Notice’ to let you know that the tree must not be allowed to grow into the Growth Limit Zone

For further information contact our Vegetation Team 07 872 0745 or trees@waipanetworks.co.nz

These Regulations set out the responsibilities of tree owners and lines companies in relation to trees and power lines. Waipa Networks has developed procedures in response to these regulations which are summarised as follows.  If we become aware of a tree that you  Waipa Networks will trim a tree free of charge the first time (providing it has are responsible for growing within the not already been trimmed by Waipa Notice Zone we may issue you with a Networks for free before the Hazard Warning Notice. This notice will Regulations came into effect). After remind you that you must not let the that you are responsible for the costs of tree grow into the Growth Limit Zone any future trimming. (as per diagram).  If Waipa Networks becomes aware of a  At any stage you can declare ‘No Interest’ in a tree and Waipa Networks tree that you are responsible for will meet the costs of any future growing into the Growth Limit Zone trimming, or we may decide to remove then we will issue you with a Cut or the tree altogether.

Trim Notice.  You must have the tree trimmed so that  Where we become aware of a tree threatening our lines so as to cause a it no longer encroaches the Notice danger to the public or property we Zone. You can apply for Dispensation have the ability to remove the tree or if you have a good reason for the tree branch causing the hazard. to be allowed to grow closer to the lines than normal.

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If you receive a ‘Cut or Trim Notice’ you must use an approved Utility Arborist to trim or fell the trees.

If you repeatedly ignore a ‘Cut or Trim Notice’ you could be fined up to $10,000 plus $500 for each day that you continue to ignore them.

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FRIDAY MAY 15, 2020

Pike applauds racing package

The $72.5 million-dollar Covid-19 emergency support package announced this week breathed life back into the racing industry, Waipā trainer Tony Pike says.

Pike said the money was a stimulator for local economies in areas like Cambridge and Matamata.

The support package

announced by Racing minister Winston Peters consists of a $50 million relief grant for the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA), up to $20 million in funding to construct two new all-weather racetracks and $2.5 million for the Department of Internal Affairs to fast-track work on

online gambling revenue, and address loss of revenue impacts on community and sport groups.

Work began earlier this year on the first all-weather track in the country - in Cambridge. The next two will be at Riccarton and Awapuni.

“It is obviously huge

for the industry,” Pike, who is the President of the New Zealand Trainers’ Association, said.

“Without government support the TAB, or RITA were heading west.

“This provides us with enough money to carry on until domestic racing gets back on track, in addition to

Art award to miss its 21st

The National Contemporary Art Award, famed for some of the most controversial works to win awards in the country, has become another Covid victim.

Low entry numbers, attributed to the Covid-19 lockdown, an inflexible entry timetable, and doubts over how an exhibition could be staged have been cited as reasons for the decision.

The award, in its 21st year, has consistently earned wide publicity for the Waikato Museum, and sometimes derision, notably in 2009 when Berlinbased Dane Mitchell won the major $15,000 award remotely.

He instructed staff at the museum to pile up the discarded wrappings of other entries. The result impressed judge Charlotte Huddleston but left other artists unimpressed.

Waikato Museum Director Cherie Meecham said the cancellation of the award for 2020 was “forced on us by current conditions and the need to protect the standing and reputation of this premier national art competition”.

But art lovers could get a reminder of some of the earlier stand-out entrants.

“We are now investigating other ideas for this year – such as a real or virtual retrospective exhibition showcasing the

past 20 years of the award – and we look forward to celebrating the award’s 21st anniversary in 2021,” Cherie Meecham said.

NCAA 2019 winner Ayesha Green with her winning work.

sports and gaming.

“Obviously they are going to streamline the business significantly. If we can get domestic racing back up and going, sports betting and gaming back on track, then hopefully there is going to be more coming out the other end that can be distributed to the codes.”

Racing broadcaster Trackside was one of the areas earmarked for costsavings.

“Hopefully they don’t cut that too much to the bone because that is your shop front delivering to people out there, both from an ownership and punting point of view,” Pike said The racing industry employs 15,000 people fulltime. Training resumed on public tracks two weeks ago and Pike said most of his owners had been resilient.

May is usually a quieter period at the Cambridge track, Australasia’s busiest

Tony Pike

training centre.

“The numbers are probably down a bit but that is probably the time of year here at Cambridge as well,” Pike said.

“It is pretty much business as usual. I think you will see some reduction in the number of horses racing but obviously it will depend on what happens in the next six months and how quickly they can turn the business around now they have the capital injection.” – NZ Racing Desk

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FRIDAY MAY 15, 2020

Board declines sign off

By Jeremy Smith

Cambridge is the country’s most beautiful large town, but the design for signs planned to celebrate the accolade should go back to the drawing board because they are not beautiful enough.

When Cambridge i-SITE Information Centre and Destination Cambridge chief executive Michelle ‘Miff’ Macdiarmid presented a design option to the board for signs promoting Cambridge’s success, the board decided it needed a re-think.

The title of New Zealand’s most beautiful large town was bestowed upon

Cambridge last October at the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards, thanks to the efforts of Destination Cambridge.

Two sites at the main entrances into town are being considered for the signs – one near the water tower on Hamilton Rd opposite Cambridge Athletic & Harrier Club and one on Victoria Rd opposite Hautapu Rugby Club.

In both places, the new signs would go near existing signs pit in place in time for the 2010 World Rowing Championships.

The board approved of the locations, but suggested the Hamilton Road site sign could go on the opposite side of the

road to the water tower.

Mrs Macdiarmid said the design example used in her presentation was never intended to be final.

“It was more about getting the board’s thoughts, in principle, on essentially where the signs could go.”

Mrs Macdiarmid said Destination Cambridge planned to enter this year’s Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards – this time in three categories, including most beautiful large town, best public toilet and best street.

The community board wants to see further design options for the celebratory signs at its next meeting in June.

It’s been suggested one of the new signs be placed near this locations on Victoria Rd.

School cookbook has its own story to tell

Puahue School youngsters carrying a copy of ‘Around Our Table’. Picture: Leah Hoskin.

At Betta we’ve always been big on supporting our local communites. Now we’re asking for that same support back.

and printers, some 90 percent of the books already sold were recalled.

That number, plus the unsold books came to almost 2000 books that ended up being reprinted at no cost to the fundraising committee.

“We just didn’t want the books out there if they weren’t perfect,” said Hayley Muller, a member of the fundraising committee attached to the school’s PTA. “That was very important to us. Our name is on the books, and we’ve put years of effort into this. Although the process has been quite stressful, it has worked out well. Now all we need to do is sell the remaining cookbooks.”

The story of the cookbook started around three years ago. “Seven of us got together to see what we could do to raise funds towards either renovating or rebuilding the Puahue Community Hall. The school, which is right next door, uses it all the time,

but we have outgrown it,” said Hayley.

The idea they came up with was to create a cookbook called ‘Around Our Table’, a collection of treasured recipes contributed by the Puahue School community and reflecting the shared family rituals, similarities and differences of a connected New Zealand community. The 383-page book contains 200 recipes, all of them tried and tested, then photographed

by Leah Hoskin. The team also decided to donate to charity some of the food donated for the testing of recipes.

A launch party held in 2018 and attended by sponsors, friends and family marked the arrival of ‘Around Our Table’. “After selling about 1000 books we discovered the issue with the glue used on the spine of the book,” said Hayley.

After much to’ing and fro’ing with

publishers and printers, it was agreed a reprint was in order. Sales for those were no sooner underway than the COVID-19 lockdown kicked in.

That meant they couldn’t follow through with a site booked at the then-cancelled Waikato Food Show, and affected logistics around their plans to organise sales and deliveries for Mother’s Day. “It’s taken us a long time to get to this point. We had almost 2000 of the books reprinted, and have probably around 900 still to sell,” said Hayley.

“One they’re all sold [at $50 each], we’re aiming to make $100,000 to put towards the hall.”

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The well-intentioned fundraiser became a story within a story after around 2000 tastefully compiled cookbooks being sold to raise money started coming unglued at the spine. After lengthy and somewhat delicate negotiations with publishers

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FRIDAY MAY 15, 2020

Covid lengthens dole queue support benefit recipients in Waipā.

Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce chief executive Kris Anderson was saddened by the numbers.

“When we look at these numbers, we have to remember that they represent real stories of real people in our district, with real families and real lives.

“It’s a substantial effect.

Let’s remember to be compassionate in these times, that will go a long way.”

Mr Anderson said moving to level 2 yesterday wouldn’t necessarily mean a speedy recovery, although he felt some of the support structures the government was putting in place were positive steps.

In Cambridge, Kris’ coun-

By Jeremy Smith

The line of Waipā residents needing financial help from the government grew exponentially longer during the Lockdown.

Jobseeker support data in the Ministry of Social Development’s April report released last week shows 278 people in the district joined the queue for the dole while the country was at alert level 4 between March 25 and April 27.

In March the Ministry’s data showed 1108 people in the district on the job seeker support benefit – there are now 1386 residents who receive it.

Comparatively, in April last year there were 948 job seeker

terpart Kelly Bouzaid said the last seven weeks with little to no income had unquestionably had a significant impact on Cambridge businesses.

“Whilst there has been some great innovation and resilience, the reality is we will continue to see significant restructuring throughout our township and the greater region,” she said.

“We are talking to numerous businesses operating in survival mode and unfortunately the future brings with it more questions than answers. Even the most astute businesses can’t predict how the future looks.”

Taupo MP Louise Upston said the Ministry’s data indicated that even before

A notable birthday treated to their very own backyard concert of sorts.

“It was very special,” Allen told the News.

He said the Worth’s efforts had really cheered his wife up, and a subsequent thank you post he put on the Cambridge Grapevine Facebook page the following day received nearly 200 likes.

While the Worths and the Edwards have been long-time friends, they have in part formed their close bond due to a mutual connection both Heidi and

By Jeremy Smith

These were birthday notes of a different kind.

Not hand-written, but strummed.

When Cambridge’s Liai Edwards celebrated a birthday last week, she was in for a big surprise as long-time friends of her and her husband Allen – John and Heidi Worth – appeared at the gate to play some songs on their ukulele.

As John and Heidi strummed and sang away, Allen and Liai were then

Covid-19, nearly 1000 people in the district were already doing it tough.

“We need our economy to return to being fully functioning again so that everyone has equal opportunity to succeed.

“We need the government to focus on those industries that are most affected - tourism, hospitality and event industries - so they are provided urgent additional support to start operating profitably again.”

She said the figures released only related to people who had applied for the unemployment benefit and didn’t include those who were struggling but aren’t eligible because they’re migrants, or those who are in relationships.

Liai have as members of the Cambridge Stroke Club.

John and Heidi are also members of Riverside Ukes Cambridge.

Heidi said the idea behind playing for the Edwards was simply to give them a boost, so she was glad they had enjoyed it.

“It was just to give them a bit of a jolly along really.”

Cambridge Stroke Club was founded more than 25 years ago by Kiri Gray, who also managed Cambridge Community House.

“In particular, for example, Cambridge is well known for hosting large events like the cycle tour, horse racing events and the wide range of events held on Lake Karapiro, she said.

“But, even under alert level 2, conditions that remain imposed mean most outdoor events can’t be held and those businesses involved in events won’t have the same opportunity to recover as other businesses might have.”

While the wage subsidy had been a good temporary measure, other initiatives had not had the impact businesses needed to keep afloat.

“When the wage subsidy ends in a couple of weeks we will see the number of people in need creep up higher.”

Louise Upston

She said she was acutely aware that behind every job loss, a family was struggling to pay the bills and put food on the table.

“I trust that our businesses can get working again safely and we need to enable them to do that.”

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Booking fees contested

Waipā District Council is reading off a different page to the rest of the country by changing adults to borrow book from its Cambridge and Te Awamutu libraries. That’s the view of the Cambridge Community Board, which in its submission to council’s annual plan said the council was the only one in the country to charge to lend books out to adults, who can borrow a book or magazines for 50 cents. Cambridge Community Board chair Sue Milner said the board wants council to remove or reduce the fees because it would encourage more reading in the district.

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FRIDAY MAY 15, 2020

Home power use jumps

By Jeremy Smith

Waipā district residents at home in lockdown appear to have sparked a marked up surge in demand for electricity.

Some of lines company Waipā Networks’ latest residential electricity data released to the News this week as the country shifted to Alert Level 2 yesterday shows residential power usage in the district in April was 18 percent higher when compared to the same month last year.

The company’s stakeholder services manager Kerry Watson said although usage varies from household to household, that increase meant on average residential customers in Waipā Networks’ area used the equivalent of five extra days power this April compared to last.

Comparatively, March this year saw a five percent increase on the residential front, compared to the same month last year.

Non-residential usage this March though was one percent lower by comparison to the same month last year, while nonresidential usage this April was eight percent lower than last.

Waipā Networks receives monthly electricity consumption information from 22 electricity retailers.

Mr Watson said the company only receives full month summaries, so couldn’t distinguish the part month of March that was in lockdown, nor did they have a comparison between different areas of its network – such as comparing Cambridge’s residential power usage with Te Awamutu’s.

“Power usage can vary from year to year regardless, particularly due to weather variations, however the April comparison shows the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.”

Waipā Networks’ reported residential increase comes as a separate Consumer New Zealand electricity survey found one

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In the same survey, one in six consumers also said they had financial difficulty paying their monthly bills in the past year.

Consumer NZ chief executive Jon Duffy said the findings indicated households already struggling with costs were now facing higher bills as power use jumped with the Covid-19 lockdown.

“As the colder months approach, domestic power use will rise. Consumers who are already doing it tough are going to be the hardest hit by winter bills,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Electricity Authority – Te Mana Hiko – had also released its latest quarterly report.

Current up until the end of the first week of lockdown, the Authority’s report indicated that once level four was in place, weekday demand during the first seven days was around 14 percent lower than the previous week. The first lockdown Saturday was 10 percent lower, the Sunday, 8.5 percent lower.

It also stated that in that time, the daily pattern of demand shifted from a morning peak at around 8am to an evening peak - a change the Authority attributed to people changing their habits and staying home to cook in the evenings.

Information contained in the Authority’s report given to Transpower by large consumers showed reduced production or closure of New Zealand’s large industrial power users in the days following the start of the lockdown resulted in a 236 megawatt (MW) drop in demand on that front.

The Authority’s report said the increase in residential demand as people stayed home over lockdown was small in comparison, which lead to it reporting the overall drop in demand.

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FRIDAY MAY 15, 2020

DOWN WITH THE KIDS

Lessons from our e-lessons

By Matteo di Maio

The other day, someone – in what was apparently a mistake – sent an email to every single student at Cambridge High School It came with a survey attached, outlining how “as this online learning has progressed, some students have succeeded very well and have found this way of learning better for them, where others have found this online [learning] very difficult to follow and prefer the usual pen and paper”.

However, the survey didn’t open. Frustrated students didn’t hesitate to hit “reply all,” and soon the whole school was picking up their phones to constant pinging notifications—“it won’t work,” and also, fairly, “Can you all stop replying to all.”

A head teacher had to reassure us that the survey thing was a mistake.

But the whole incident got me thinking. The possibility of us heading back to school soon is high. So, what are the takeaways from distance learning?

Students’ experiences with online learning can be broken down, from what I’ve read and heard, into three categories: It’s better than regular classes. You create your own schedules. You learn at your own pace, and re-wind teachers’ lectures. You can delve into work without distractions and get more sleep in the morning. For some stressed students, lockdown has actually been a blessing.

“I’m quite an internally motivated person.

Once I’m immersed in something I can keep going for a while … on bad [mental health] days it’s easier for me to still achieve something, while at school it seems most of the time it’s an utter write off,” one anxiety-ridden student told me.

Some students don’t really mind the new learning approach. But they miss chatting to friends, and they miss the parts of school that aren’t the curriculum.

“Schools provide so much more than academics.

Social interaction, … even that teacher who talks too much,” another student said.

Online school is much worse. Some students struggle to motivate themselves, and absorbing new material is hard when they don’t have a teacher to take them through it in person. Phones are constant distractions.

“I cannot wait for the day this whole thing is over,” one student said.

Of course, not every student can be split into these three categories – it’s generally more of a mix of two. And not every student has the luxury of being able to e-learn in the first place. In some schools, students have simply disappeared for six weeks.

But there is one big takeaway here. For some people, regular school is how they want to be taught, and how they are taught best. But for others regular school could be made a lot better.

Consider the option of a shorter school week—half e-learning, half in-school learning?

If education ministry device roll-outs work, that might be even more of an option.

Or, teachers could structure classes around pre-recorded lessons. Some students could be left to work through the material in a quiet environment, others could engage with the work and the teacher in groups, with plenty of support.

I’m not saying we should cancel in-person teaching. What I am saying is that a more targeted learning approach could pay off, in mental health and productivity. The big lesson from our e-lessons is that some students work better under these new learning conditions. Our normal school system needs to think about why that is.

It makes you wonder: if that survey we were sent had worked, what would it have said?

NO PLANET B

Now to the world’s real problems

By Peter Matthews

As the world begins to emerge from lockdown and strives to get back to normal, it is important to remember that normal was a crisis with far more serious implications than the one we have just overcome.

And this crisis is ongoing. Whatever you choose to call it, think of it as the dark shadow of a predator - and we are the prey.

The normal which the world is turning back towards is a rising vortex of consumerism, economic growth, inequality, and for the most part morally and ethically bankrupt leadership. A seemingly unstoppable behemoth slashing and burning its way through the limited resources of the earth.

There is no point quoting statistics here dire predictions backed by science are easy enough to find.

Suffice it to say that most rational people believe that climate crisis ‘is a thing’, and we have learned recently that we can stop the juggernaut; when the chips are down we can make big changes quickly.

So how is it that we can move mountains in minutes in response to coronavirus while remaining largely oblivious to the greater threat of environmental destruction?

The answer lies in scope and cycles. For a gazelle the current cycle might be drinking the water it needs from a river without being taken by a crocodile.

A zebra grazing the savannah will keep one eye on the horizon, watching for danger, and when a lion breaks its cover the zebra will run.

If the zebra were to look further into the bush it would see a legion of lion, hyena, cheetah, drought, injury, vultures, humans,

and more ranged against it, but in terms of survival it need only deal with the closest.

From an evolutionary point of view, and in my opinion any other point of view is misguided, this makes perfect sense: the aim of the organism, in its most basic form - the gene, is to survive. This means surviving the most immediate threat.

In politics a natural cycle would be time elapsed between elections, hence the concerted efforts of despots through the ages to make that time span as long as possible.

In business it might be between AGMs. For the average family in western society, a cycle might be the time elapsed between mortgage payments, or even one payday to the next.

Anything which might occur within the current cycle is ‘within scope’. In the case of coronavirus, for the human race as a whole, drastic and life changing consequences were within scope and so it was imperative that evasive action be taken.

The human race has evolved to the point where we can reason that a set of circumstances in the present might rationally be expected to produce a different but predictable set of circumstances at some identifiable point in the future.

It is therefore incumbent upon the human race that we overcome our evolutionary wiring and look further into the bushes at the predator which is undoubtedly coming to get us.

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FRIDAY MAY 15, 2020

THE AGE OF REASON

FAITH IN WAIPĀ

When cracks start to appear A changed life after lockdown

By Murray Smith, Senior Leader, Bridges Church

Accounts of people’s positive experiences during lockdown are delightful and worth celebrating.

However, a flip side to this coin is emerging and not everyone has experienced happy timeout and family refreshing. For some the toll has assumed almost unbearable proportions with the half yet to be told.

With economists talking in monetary terms about ‘years’ for recovery from the impact of the Covid-19, recovery in people’s lives has to be reckoned with beyond financial terms.

Broken economies create the anxiety of business closures and job losses, plus, enduringly significant will be the fractures left deep within personalities and relationships.

Emotional issues can remain unresolved, often denied, defying recovery. Hopefully broken economies will eventually struggle back to life.

The struggle for crushed hearts to recover is a different matter.

In November 2016 the Kaikoura earthquake struck. Recent photographs I saw reveal the region’s still ‘re-arranged’ landscape. In spite of great remedial work done, it cannot touch the staggering damage inflicted by a quake which has been described as the most complex ever studied. It rendered the terrain unrecognisable and there were over 20,000 aftershocks during the following year.

I saw a parallel with our current situation.

Foundations have been shaken - at many levels the underground forces of frustration, loss and duress outside of our control have triggered ‘cracks’ and surfaced massive upheavals in life.

Those losing loved ones without opportunity to grieve, with the closure of a funeral service, are part of a myriad other scarring scenarios now imbedded on the ‘lifescape’ of many Kiwis.

Usually manageable relationship irritations

have burst into explosive eruptions without the buffer of work spaces to offer distancing respite boiling tensions have brimmed over into terrifying outbursts and violent flare-ups as frustrated parents of toddlers have struggled to deliver results for employers while consigned to work at home in cramped living arrangements.

Early in lockdown a primary school teacher relayed concerns to me about kids being confined at home when for some, classrooms were their only safe place.

Mental health specialists are talking about a barrage of issues surfacing. Sadly, people have reverted to destructive ‘coping mechanisms’ of addiction which they had gained victory over years ago. Reports reveal we’re facing a ‘pandemic’ of pornography addiction that has heightened during idle weeks of downtime and boredom…this deadly disease is no respecter of age, social standing, gender or culture, its appetite demands feeding, darkening the soul and mind of its host.

Buildings are as good as their foundations.

A story Jesus told describes two men, each building ‘houses’…the metaphor being their ‘lives’. One built on a foundation of rock, the other on sand. A violent storm beat down on both - only the one built on rock remained intact. His point was simple.

“Everyone who hears my teaching and applies it to his life can be compared to a wise man who built his house on an unshakable foundation.” Matthew 7:24 Storms will come. When they do it makes all the difference what our life is built on.

By Peter Carr

Any politician worth his or her salt knows that timing is everything. Witness the deliberate late-Friday release of hundreds of Covid-related documents so that the media was caught left-footed. Likewise local timing – and editorial imperatives – dictate that this article is compiled a few hours prior to the Level 2 announcement.

So in taking a gamble, which may be foolhardy, here we go with level 2. A greater freedom to move around (but woe betide if you are over 70 and caught more than six steps away from your home). A reawakening of more industry but some clearly will not be permitted to operate in a full commercial environment. An even greater increase in home deliveries – our regular courier informed last week that he is working 14 hour days. Air New Zealand’s planes carrying very few passengers internationally but their bottom deck holds are bulging with freight.

All in all not a brilliant prospect whatever easing of the restrictions took place this week.

But who am I to second guess the wise people around the oval table in Wellington?

Clearly some government ministers have worked extremely hard and been clear with their pronunciations – even if we did not like them. Some minsters have been caught bumble-footed by sharp-tongued TV interviewers and unable to display any fraction of forward thinking. Some have even been told to stay low and say nothing that may cut across the dictums of the duo that grace our TV screens at lunchtime. There must be some great frustration around that big table.

And in an alliance of parties this will not bode well for inter-party cohesion come the election.

But life must go on even if we do not like the shape and taste of it. There is no doubt that this enforced incarceration that has gone

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People looking for excuses to complain because they have been forced towards inward thinking and not been able to engage in social intercourse across a wider field of the community. Little niggles become yawning chasms. Time for a change and the sooner the better.

Here’s the rub. The tourism industry, now on its knees without the constant stream of international visitors, is looking for leadership and laying strong hopes that Kiwis will travel this land in vast numbers. Meanwhile the industry operators are going to have to be extremely careful that pricing does not become a reason not to travel. Airlines, ferry companies, camping ground owners, cafes, speciality site operators – all will have to pitch their pricing and service mixes extremely carefully. There is nothing like a Kiwi who experiences his spending abilities being severely pruned. But if the operators are driven to restrict numbers at any one time in their premises or travel vehicle how do they still pay their rent? Layered with mortgage, rent tax or other impediments that roll on regardless of the virus and its aftermath.

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No confusion – this is Kiwi kai APPETISING ASIAN

Asian cooking techniques and condiments are now so widely used in Kiwi kitchens that they have become the norm. Stir-frying has been around since New Zealand’s gold rush days and the popularity of Chinese restaurants in the 1950s had a big influence on home cooking. The change from Englishbased meals of meat and three veg has been evolving over many years.

Today, combining Chinese sauces and spices with a lamburger is no longer thought of as fusion food — it’s Kiwi cuisine.

Root ginger was one of the first Asian ingredients to be widely accepted. It originated in the southern provinces of China and India where it is used as a medicine as well as for culinary purposes. Try steeping a few slices in hot water then strain to make a ‘tea’ to settle an upset stomach.

Kiwi cooks have been adding soy sauce to soups, stews and stir-fries for decades. Dark soy is thicker than the light variety and also sweeter. Fresh soy has the best flavour so only buy in small amounts if you don’t use it regularly and store it in the fridge. Both varieties are made by fermenting soy beans, wheat, salt and water. Tamari soy sauce does not contain wheat so is suitable for people with an intolerance to gluten.

CHICKEN NOODLE NANJING Makes a scrummy lunch or light meal.

Sauce: 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 teaspoons sugar 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder 3 tablespoons olive or peanut oil 1 teaspoon diced chilli

Garnishes: 1/2 cup diced cucumber 1/4 cup each: chopped roasted peanuts, spring onion Chicken: 2 teaspoons canola oil 200g minced chicken 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce 2 teaspoons each: soy sauce, Shao Xing (cooking wine) 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder 200g Udon noodles or similar Combine the sauce ingredients and place aside. Place the garnishes in small bowls.

Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan on medium. Add the chicken and stir-fry until coloured. Press any lumps out with a fork.

Add the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, cooking wine and five-spice. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to the packet instructions. Drain, reserving a half cup of the cooking water. Combine the water with the sauce ingredients. Place in 2 serving bowls. Top with the noodles, chicken and garnishes. Serves 2.

of a sharp knife, score the inside in a close criss-cross pattern. Then cut the squid into 5cm squares.

Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan over high heat. Add the ginger, garlic, chilli, curry powder and sugar and stir-fry for 30 seconds.

Add the squid and stir-fry for 2 minutes, until just cooked. Remove the squid to one side.

Combine the ingredients for the sauce and stir into the pan, cooking until the mixture thickens, about 1 minute. Return the squid to the pan. Serve immediately.

Excellent served over steamed beans and spinach leaves that have been drizzled with a tablespoon of sesame oil. Serves 4-5.

KOREAN CUCUMBER SALAD A spicy side dish.

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Serves 4 as an accompaniment.

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Waipā DC In the coming weeks, Council will be considering its proposed Annual Plan and the submissions made during alert levels 3 and 4.

Not surprisingly, the vast majority of submitters have requested a zero or low rates increase. The challenge for Council will be to recognise that specific sectors of the Waipā community have been more seriously impacted than others and what measures we can introduce to assist in the economic recovery of the district.

We obviously have the immediate and short term challenges of a number of individuals or businesses that have either lost their jobs or businesses. We will be exploring how we can support those people to re-establish themselves without losing sight of the medium to longer term opportunities created by well-planned growth.

In considering our Annual Plan, Council will need to balance the need to keep rates as low as

PARKS AND RESERVES Our parks, reserves and dog exercise areas are open at alert level 2. Remember to stay two metres apart from anyone you don’t know while in public and please pick up your dog’s poo.

What’s new in

Council?

• Work on the Waikeria Pipeline project is back underway on Mangapiko Street in Te Awamutu, with physical distancing, contact tracing and increased hygiene measures.

• A draft concept plan proposing improvements to Lake Te Koo Utu and the surrounding reserve will go out for public consultation this month. The plan proposes a wetland area, boardwalk, restorative planting, playground and upgraded walkways and entrances.

possible without compromising the opportunities provided by growth and having the financial ability to support those sectors of the community most severely affected.

Should anyone be experiencing difficulty in paying their rates I would encourage you to contact Council to discuss the best option for your individual circumstances.

He waka eke noa. We are all in this together.

WAIPĀ DISTRICT COUNCIL MAYOR JIM MYLCHREEST

Waipā District

Libraries • From Monday 18 May, the afterhours return slots at both libraries will reopen and residents can return borrowed items.

• Return times have been extended and all fees and overdue charges accrued due to the lockdown will be waived.

• Library users can call the Cambridge library on 07 823 3838 or the Te Awamutu library on 07 872 0055 and pre-book a collection time.

• Te Awamutu and Cambridge libraries will be reopening from Monday 25 May. • Hours will be 9am-5pm Monday to Friday • Entry will operate on a ‘one-in one-out’ policy and library users will be allowed a maximum of 20 minutes inside the facility.

• Residents must keep at least 2 metres apart from others.

• No more than 50 people allowed in the Te Awamutu library and 30 in the Cambridge library at one time.

• Magazines, newspapers and computer terminals won’t be available.

• Library users won’t be able to sit and study in the library or browse the shelves for long periods of time. www.waipalibraries.org.nz www.facebook.com/ waipadistrictlibraries

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Local residents struggling to feed their companion pets can get help through the Waikato Welfare Call Centre on 0800 800 405. Help is open to pet owners struggling to get the basics such as pet food or medication - veterinary costs cannot be funded.

A cookbook celebrating the Mighty Waikato has been launched

by Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, with support from Hamilton & Waikato Tourism.

• A major revamp of Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park could be on the cards.

Over coming months, Council will ask the community for feedback on a new concept plan developed for the 6.68 hectare park.

The Mighty Waikato Cookbook celebrates some of our favourite local food establishments and raises money to help put food on the table for the region’s most vulnerable during recovery from Covid-19.

Keep up to date with Council news at www.waipadc.govt.nz

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Our playgrounds, skate parks, BMX tracks, mountain bike parks and boat ramps will reopen during alert level 2. Remember to stay two metres apart from others and wash your hands – before and after using the facilities. Public toilets will reopen during alert level 2.

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Life at Alert level 2 New Zealand began a phased move to alert level 2 on Thursday 14 May. In alert level 2 we can resume many of the activities we have missed – but we have to do so safely.

• As of Thursday 14 May, retail, malls, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and other public spaces including playgrounds and gyms can reopen. All will be required to have distancing and hygiene measures in place.

• Social gatherings with close friends and family are limited to 10 people.

• We can return to our regular recreation activities and travelling between regions is allowed.

• On Monday 18 May, early learning centres, schools and tertiary providers will reopen – with controls in place.

• On Thursday 21 May, bars can reopen, with requirements for distancing, seating and other measures.

BUSINESS AT ALERT LEVEL 2 • Do everything you can to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission at work.

• All businesses can operate if they can do so safely.

• Alternative ways of working, such as working from home, are encouraged where possible.

• Restaurants, cafes and bars should keep customers seated, separated, and with a single server.

• Talk with your workers to identify risks and ways to manage them.

• Ask everyone – workers, contractors and customers – with cold or flu-like symptoms to stay away from your premises.

• Keep groups of customers at least one metre apart.

• Keep contact-tracing records of anyone who will have close interaction (workers, contractors or customers).

• Reduce the number of shared surfaces, and regularly disinfect them.

• Wash your hands regularly.

More information from www.covid19.govt.nz

WHAT DOES ALERT LEVEL 2 MEAN FOR WAIPĀ?

• Council staff are continuing to carry out essential services, manage daily business and plan for post Covid-19 recovery.

• Council offices will reopen to the public on Monday 18 May, with physical distancing and contact tracing measures in place.

• Council, committee and community board meetings will continue to operate virtually, with plans being put in place for when physical meetings can recommence.

• Council facilities including the libraries, Te Awamutu Museum, playgrounds, skate parks, bike tracks, boat ramps, halls, toilets and other public venues will gradually reopen in alert level 2.

• Cemetery grounds remain open, with gatherings up to 10 people allowed.

Contact Waipā District Council: info@waipadc.govt.nz, 0800 WAIPADC (0800 924 723) or www.waipadc.govt.nz

You can do your usual recreational activities like walking, biking, tramping, surfing, mountain biking, fishing and water-sports if you can do these safely.

Public conservation land will be open to the public for walking, biking, and hunting but there are guidelines on the use of DOC huts and campgrounds. Check out www.doc.govt. nz for details. Boating is allowed at alert level 2. This includes motorised boats and jetskis.

Can I go to the gym or the swimming pool?

Gyms and swimming pools can open in alert

Cambridge caterers Gourmet Delicious launched a new website during the nationwide lockdown delivering heat and eat meals, care packages, baked goods and pantry staples.

Director Ali Foers said the online deliveries have made a significant difference to Waipā residents over the age of 70 who have been unable to leave their houses.

Meanwhile, in Te Awamutu, Expleo butchery owners Shawn and Nells Nicholas have given away more than 50 free meat packages to families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Can I go to the park?

Can we do recreational activities?

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Now is the time to find ways to shop, support and explore Waipā online as we recover from the Covid-19 lockdown. Here are some ways you can help.

YOU ASKED US Yes, you can use our parks and reserves, but please keep two metres apart from other members of the public. If it’s crowded, go home, as mass gatherings are restricted.

This is because it’s difficult to keep your distance, and there is no reliable way to trace everyone if illness occurs.

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Word of mouth – Tell your friends, family and neighbours about an awesome local business. level 2 so long as all public health guidelines are met such as contact tracing and physical distancing.

Can I go to the museum?

Te Awamutu Museum will reopen on Monday 25 May, with contact tracing, physical distancing, visitor number limits and hygiene measures in place. Opening hours will be 10am-4pm weekdays.

What’s happening with events?

Gatherings and events must have no more than 10 people, not be longer than 2 hours, keep high hygiene standards and record attendees. If you need help planning your future event contact events@waipadc.govt.nz.

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we are all hearing loud and clear at the present time, but it is the best way we can keep our communities thriving.

Councillors will be deliberating on the Annual Plan shortly and setting the rates for the 2020/21 financial year.

Finding the balance between living within ratepayers’ means while providing economic stimulus is going to be a challenge.

And we need to do both.

There are two community projects that are likely to generate some good debate over the council table for Cambridge.

Firstly, the Cambridge Town Hall - beautiful on the outside, not so good on the inside.

Major repairs will be needed and a hefty sum has

already been allocated in our long-term plan. I see the Cambridge Community Board has put its full support in behind a major overall of the interior of the hall.

I will arrange an opportunity for you to visit the interior if you haven’t been inside for a while once it is safe to do so. It may not be the right time to achieve too much at the moment, but this asset is too valuable to let slip too much further.

Lake Te Koo Utu is another contender for some attention.

A recent report has been released from Boffa Miskell. If you would like a copy please touch base. It provides an excellent overview of issues that need to be considered.

Consultation on the plans for Lake Te Koo Utu opens on Monday and closes on

By Viv Posselt

was pulled together in a remarkably short time with funding provided only two weeks earlier by Waipā District Council (WDC).

‘Virtual Cambridge’ uses the Chamber’s existing Totally Locally Cambridge brand, adapting it to enhance the connectivity of local businesses as they enter the recovery phases of the global pandemic.

The facility is available for all businesses, said Cambridge Chamber CEO Kelly Bouzaid.

“We are inviting anyone in Cambridge, involved in any industry, to get involved; they don’t have to have a shop front. One of the things I have learned through the last few weeks of lockdown is just what an impressive range of products and services we have here in Cambridge – more than I had realised. Having them list their details on a go-to site like this will be crucial as we try to get come out of this, but it will also be important for the future,” she said.

“We have seen an explosion of e-commerce

By Liz Stolwyk, Waipā Deputy Mayor

July 13. Feel free to drop me a line and let me know your thoughts. I always appreciate hearing from local people directly.

On another positive note, Cambridge has been awarded “Motor Home Friendly Town” status from the NZ Motorhome Association.

Never has it been a better time to encourage fellow New Zealanders to visit our beautiful town and enjoy all we have to offer.

Finally - a huge thank you to the 100 Waipā residents who have put their hands up to be ‘buddies’ and run errands for those who could not get out of their homes over the lock down period.

Your community spirit is very much appreciated.

To those of you who are essential workers, including

our social services and health workers, gas stations, dairy and supermarket workers, thank you for everything you are doing. The whole community appreciate you and the sacrifices you are making.

Finally, a special mention to those parents and caregivers with young children. You have been on my mind lately; you are almost there!

Business – and a balancing act

A new ‘Virtual Cambridge’ website offering a comprehensive database of local businesses went live on Tuesday, just hours after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the country was moving to COVID-19 Level 2.

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that everyone has been forced into. This is a way we can take that through our recovery into the future.”

Kelly described SMEs as the “bedrocks of our communities”. “When they thrive, they create real jobs, cohesive towns and strong economies, she said.

“This platform makes Cambridge very accessible as a go-to site and allows consumers to find items locally that perhaps they did not know were available.

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The empty Fieldays

By Jeremy Smith

Covid-19 will leave a multi-million dollar hole in the Waikato economy where Fieldays should have been.

A month out from the first day of the 52nd National Fieldays at Mystery Creek, the site is largely empty.

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural event was cancelled in March as Covid-19 began to make travel impossible and restrictions were put in place by the government to stop its spread.

In 2019, Fieldays ploughed $183 million into the Waikato region nationally generating $549 million in sales revenue for New Zealand firms.

Waipā accommodation providers who normally have Fieldays circled on the calendar as a guarantee are among those feeling the pinch now that it’s not going ahead.

For Karl and Deborah Hamilton, owner operators of Te Awamutu’s Matariki Motor Lodge, it’s the first time in the seven years they haven’t had the guaranteed week of income Fieldays brings with it.

Deborah told the News that in a normal year their five onebedroom units and nine studio units, including two full wheelchair access studios, are fully booked over Fieldays week.

That’s a full capacity of nearly 40 guests.

“We were pretty much empty for all of April,” she said.

“In May so far, we have started to have a few guests come back, mostly essential workers.”

The couple employ five part time staff, and they have been retained thanks to the government subsidy.

But there were lots of unknowns for the couple going forward – even as alert level 2 kicked in yesterday.

They still don’t know how soon they’ll be busy again and may have

to reduce staff hours.

“So much about this makes it a hard one to predict,” she said.

“Our weekdays are starting to pick up yes, but at the moment with things like weddings and sporting events looking very different our weekends still remain largely empty.”

In Cambridge, Sandy NickallsClark and her husband Paul are new to the accommodation sector.

Just two weeks before lockdown, they bought Sanctuary Lodge

Maungatautari - formerly Out in the Styx.

Sandy said they already had a booking confirmed for the entire week of Fieldays – all of their nine ensuite rooms were fully booked.

Financially, it would have helped them find their feet in the industry, instead they’ve lost that booking and tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of others too.

“We’ve been sitting empty throughout the entirety of lockdown,” Sandy said.

“We just had to use the time to renovate the whole place. We had always planned to renovate and landscape the place, lockdown has just meant we’ve had to do it a lot sooner than we initially thought.”

Like everyone else, Sandy couldn’t say just when they’d be back on their feet, but they were committed.

“It’s a beautiful place – we know in our hearts it will come right,” she said.

Since Covid-19 restrictions have

been put in place, the society behind Fieldays had partnered with Satellite Media to deliver an online event experience.

When it was released, the society said its aim was to give visitors a taste of the event via a virtual experience on digital platforms until the physical event is able to take place.

Last year, almost 130,000 people attended Fieldays to see items being sold by more than 1000 exhibitors.

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Primary sector will do ‘heavy lifting’ Farmers are no longer the “whipping boys” of politicians, media and climate change warriors, a regional federated farmers chairman says.

And Whanganui President Mike Cranstone told his provincial annual meeting this week members should look at what work they could bring forward to support struggling business.

The drought had put added pressure on the industry, but the primary sector would do the heavy lifting to support the economy through the Covid-19 aftermath.

“It is great to be a farmer; it certainly has not been an easy autumn, but we are lucky to be still in charge of

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our businesses,” he said.

A farm was a perfect backyard for children to be in throughout lockdown.

“Our consideration must go to those people with uncertain job prospects, and the many local small business owners who provide an invaluable service to the farming sector.

I encourage farmers to think of what work, whether servicing or projects that we can bring forward to help these businesses get back on their feet.”

He said in December the season was shaping up to be one of the best, with good feed levels matched with an $8 floor to the lamb schedule, mid $7 and $6 for

dairy and beef, respectively.

“If we were feeling comfortable, the impact of Covid-19 and a lingering widespread drought put pay to that. For farmers, the drought is having a more immediate financial impact. There is plenty of uncertainty looking forward, with how the looming global recession will impact demand and prices for meat and dairy.”

The drought had put significant pressure on farmers, with stock water being a real issue and now with low feed covers going into late autumn. Getting killing space for all stock classes has been difficult since December.

“Farmers’ loyalty to their meat company has generally been well rewarded, but I am interested where that often-discussed meat industry overcapacity is hiding. It could be a long tough winter with low feed covers, please keep an eye on our fellow farmers’ welfare along with that of our animals,” he said.

“On a positive, through the turmoil, the public regard for farmers has improved. No longer are we the whipping boys of politicians, media and the climate change warriors.

But he also warned colleague that they should “sort out some of our issues”.

That included regaining the pride of telling people they were farmers, making the primary industries a career of choice for school leavers, making it “trendy” to be seen sticking up for farmers and progressing water and environmental reforms.

He also encouraged members to some recruiting.

“The Federated Farmers policy team saves every farmer many thousands of dollars annually and helps protect our profitability. The organisation is cash-starved and we can be confident that how every dollar is spent is sweated on.”

“With more members, Feds could achieve many more successes… let us look

Mike Cranstone forward to some normality returning, burst bubbles, a duck shooting season, a mild winter and politicians being ‘kind’ to farmers.

Waipā’s unique church still on the market

By Jeremy Smith

Ōhaupō’s TreeChurch remains up for sale despite its owner Barry Cox admitting lockdown, as it has with everyone, threw him a curve ball no one saw coming.

“Everybody is in the same boat,” he said on Monday.

The News reported in March Barry, while keen to see his life’s work continue to grow, was selling up and moving from the property which features the church.

He confirmed the lockdown had delayed those plans but hadn’t scuttled them completely.

Across various websites, the TreeChurch had now had about 10,000 views from prospective buyers – interestingly mostly from New Zealand.

Despite a now markedly different business environment, he felt the church maintained some strong selling points.

“It’s very interesting to see what has happened in the wedding industry,” he said.

“There’s a suggestion I’ve been reading is

that weddings might start to become smaller affairs.

“That might play into the hands of the new owners of this place quite well.”

The church, which seats about 110 people, opened to the public in 2015 and has since played host to hundreds of weddings.

He believes the next week will give him an accurate picture of where the levels of interest are really at.

“Put simply, people will be looking at what they can actually do going forward. We all will be.”

Ultimately though, lockdown hasn’t resulted in a change of heart, Barry is still adamant the time for change is right.

“You have to transition sometime - although driving in here and seeing the autumn colours that have begun to appear does make you think ‘wow, this place is special’”.

Now, seven years after he finished the church, about 30,000 visitors from all over the world have been through its doors.

High numbers of visitors have traditionally made their way here to see the TreeChurch from Australia, The Philippines and China.

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We hope you are all fit and well and pleased to be able to resume life with some form of normality at Covid-19 Level 2. We are finding a back log of buyers who have been unable to purchase during lockdown, so the demand is strong at the moment. If you’re thinking about selling or you’re a buyer ready to act now, then make sure you contact one of our very qualified sales team to arrange an appraisal or an appointment to view. We will be practicing the appropriate social distancing rules and sanitising procedures during all our interactions to ensure you, our clients, are kept safe. Please call today!

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This solid and well-maintained 1960’s home, with loads of street appeal, is packed with potential and presents as a perfect opportunity to step onto the property ladder or add to your rental portfolio. Close to town, the light-filled home features three bedrooms, a tidy kitchen with native timber flooring, family bathroom, separate laundry and toilet, sunroom, gas hot water and plenty of storage options. There is huge scope to modernise and add instant value.

PRICE: $525,000 OPEN: By Appointment Only VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/1BUDGG8

CONTACT

JOHN HALLIDAY 021 308 641

john.halliday@ljhta.co.nz

For the best real estate experience

From the moment John starts working with you, until the moment you close on your home, he will never stop thinking about your real estate experience, how all the pieces fit, and how he can help you put it all together to minimise what can be a very stressful time.

Call John today to begin your experience

John Halliday

M: 021 308 641 O: 07 871 5044 E: john.halliday@ljhta.co.nz 132 Kihikihi Road, Te Awamutu | Ph 07 870 2535

Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Brett Killip M 021 852 630 E brett@fairviews.co.nz

Grant McConnachie M 0274 854 987 E grant@fairviews.co.nz

Rhett McKinnon M 0272 929 040 E rhett@fairviews.co.nz

Carolyn Pitcon M 0272 649 512 E carolyn@fairviews.co.nz

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For more information click the “Announcement” tab on ebbettholdenhamilton.co.nz

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Additional 2 year/up to 175,000kms Harrier mechanical protection plan.

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Phone 07 838 0949 204-208 Anglesea Street Hamilton *Offers are available at Ebbett Holden and Johnston Ebbett Holden dealerships, available only while stocks last. Savings of up to $20,000 are based on the maximum savings derived from the equivalent new vehicle RRP. Balance of/ Free scheduled service 3 years/100,000kms (whichever occurs first) for all Holden vehicles sold new in New Zealand by a Holden Dealer. The warranty period starts as of the date of first registration. Ebbett Mechanical Protection Plans take effect after the factory warranty period and extend your protection to 5 Years or 175,000km in total, full product disclosure is available at each Ebbett Dealership. Vehicle images are for display purposes only. Offer not available in conjunction with any other offer.

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FRIDAY MAY 15, 2020

ROSETOWN HOLDEN’S END OF AN ERA CLEARANCE SALE MASSIVE SAVINGS STOCK RUNNING OUT – ENQUIRE TODAY!

TRAX LS 1.4 TURBO

RRP $33,990

NOW $25,990 + ORC

EQUINOX LT BLACK EDITIONS RRP $42,490

NOW $33,990 + ORC

ALL WITH 3 YEAR/100000KM FACTORY WARRANTY AND 3 YEAR/100000KM FREE SCHEDULED SERVICE PLAN. PLUS HOLDENS COMMITMENT OF AT LEAST 10 YEARS PARTS AND SERVICE BACK UP.

SPARK LS 1.4 AUTO RRP $19,490

NOW $14,995 + ORC

COLORADO DOUBLE CAB

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ASTRA RS 1.6 TURBO AUTO RRP $36,490

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COMMODORE LT 2.0 TURBO LIFTBACK

ACADIA LT 3.6 V6 AWD 7 SEATER

TRAILBLAZER LTZ 4X4 7 SEATS

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NOW $33,995 + ORC

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ALL PRICES INCLUDE GST

Corner Churchill & Mahoe St • Te Awamutu • Ph (07) 871 5143 A/H: Stu Tervit 0274 827 856 • Allan Paterson 0274 427 853 • Aaron Goodrick 027 724 1037 • Lance Tibby 027 442 7856 Email: sales@rosetownholden.co.nz • www.rosetownholden.co.nz

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FUNERAL SERVICES

DEATHS VON OETTINGEN, Beverley Dewes – Passed away peacefully at home with her daughter by her side on Sunday, 3rd May 2020. Aged 81 years. Beloved wife of the late Walter. Loved mum, grandmother, oma, aunty and friend.

‘In God’s keeping’ A private family service has taken place followed by burial at the Hamilton Park cemetery, Newstead. All communications to the Von Oettingen Family, c/- 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu, 3800.

FUNERAL SERVICES

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FOR SALE

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FIREWOOD FOR SALE – Essential Service. 5 cubic metres $200, 10 cubic metres $360. Delivery to Te Awamutu. Ph 021 617 349 or 07 873 9190.

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Phone David 823 0172 027 600 6002

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Specialising in Bathroom Alterations Ph Mike Margan 027 532 3963

Qualified, Professional Arborists • Tree Care

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07 870 2137 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu office@rosetown.co.nz

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TO LET LOVELY 3 bedroom home to rent, Leamington, Cambridge.

Double garage plus carport. $550 per week. Contact Jan 02102754604.

SITUATIONS VACANT Compassionate and Caring Garth is a 3rd generation funeral director who is here to provide you with the utmost support in your time of need and feels privileged to be able to serve the local community.

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Call Janine 07 827 0005 or email janine@goodlocal.nz CHURCH NOTICES

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GLAZING

I spent $20 and made $500!

GARAGE SALE 62 HOUSING ST, Cambridge. Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 December, from 9am. Clothes, toys, whiteware, tools, lawnmower etc.

Gatherings are suspended until further notice For ‘Virtual church’ see Bridges Facebook page www.bridgeschurch.co.nz

We require an experienced and reliable Calf Rearer/ Relief Milker for next season, commencing mid-July. The successful person will be expected to undertake all calf rearing duties, rearing approx. 130 calves from mid-July to October, plus some farm work related to calving, following a plan set out by the contract milker. After October, we would require a relief milker in a 30 aside shed for a minimum of two weekends per month (more milkings could be available). Renumeration would be via an hourly rate on a permanent part time basis.

A good four-bedroom home, available from 1 June 2020, on the flat to rolling farm, is available for rent, in conjunction with this position, if required. The farm is located 5 minutes from Pokuru Primary School.

References will be required.

Please phone Wayne on 0274 804 609 to discuss this position.

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Email text for ad (max 120 characters, including word spaces) through to admin@goodlocal.nz week prior to your garage sale day.

Payment due Tuesday prior to garage sale day.

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Pratts has you covered for winter warmth!

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Neo Freestanding Plinth

Ember

$4738

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Varies based on type of installation.

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• • • •

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Clean Air Woodfires •

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Rural Woodfires

Properties over 2 hectares

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Evolution

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Greenfire GF1500LST

Prices start from

$4260

Prices start from

$3878 Sparky

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