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Life post clock-down By Jeremy Smith
Ask not for whom the bell tolls in Cambridge – because since the start of lockdown the answer has been for no one. But now thanks to a group of Council parks and reserves team members –
among them clock operator Jeff Masters – the hands of time are ticking in town once again. And there’s perhaps one super fan who couldn’t be happier about it. When parks and reserves staff did appear on site last Friday to get the hands ticking and the bells chiming,
Lachlan Rusk (2) was delighted to meet Council parks and reserves team member and clock operator Jeff Masters.
two-and-a-half-year-old Lachlan Rusk was there to watch. “Oh for sure,” his grandmother Barbara Scott, who brought him along for a look, told the News. “He’s really excited. He knows everything about it and absolutely loves the clock. Before lockdown, every time we came to Cambridge we’d have to stop here and have a look. “He’s been missing hearing it chime.” Barbara’s husband Graeme said Lachlan was such a fan and he already had a wealth of knowledge, despite his young age. “He can even tell you that the name for the study of time is horology,” Barbara said. And so, when a brief meeting between Lachlan and Jeff occurred after the clock was once again wound, Lachlan couldn’t have been happier. Barbara suspects there might be a career in a field like engineering ahead for her young grandson, because he’s already very technically minded. “If you give him your phone he’ll happily readjust the settings for you, for free,” she smiled. The News reported on April 3 – in the early stages of alert level 4 lockdown – that the clock’s hands were stopped by Council staff – leaving it on 12 o’clock until they could safely access its inner workings once again. Jeff told the News the art of getting the clock chiming again was a fine one, because it runs on a pendulum. “It’s a matter of getting it swinging just right,” he said, adding there was only a handful of clocks in the country which run in such a way. The Cambridge town clock is more than 100 years old – it was rmoved from its perch atop the old Post Office on Victoria St to its current home opposite the town square in the 1930s after it was damaged in the 1931 Napier earthquake. Jeff Masters after getting the town clock in Cambridge ticking again last Friday.
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Our number’s up – to five million New Zealand’s population has hit the five million mark – and it’s estimated Waipā has reached 56,000.
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It is such good news that something is going to be done for Lake Te Koo Utu, its water quality and wetlands. But surely the park doesn’t need a playground, there is room for children to run about, feed ducks, explore the paths through the woods - and the park is not large. A playground would take up space needed for events such as Carols in the Park when there are large crowds. All the schools have play equipment. It is not a good idea. Jenny Newman Cambridge Whilst I am delighted to read your interesting main piece in last week’s issue about Lake Te Koo Utu, I am not in favour of putting in a children’s playground. In my view, the whole Lake area is already a ‘playground’, with limitless possibilities for children to climb and explore, whilst a designed playground often limits children to the ‘specific use’ structures within it. Then there are all the restrictions and conditions of Health and Safety which could impose conditions on the use of the area for other users. To be talking about it is good, but playground - please no! Carole Morris. Cambridge
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I have lived in Cambridge since 1950 and it is only by circumstance that I now live in Te Awamutu. What the council has done to Cambridge really makes me mad. The town belt is in place to prevent expansion and is not to be used. The playground in Thompson Street, is, I am sure, in the town belt. The land in Vogel Street was for athletics, soccer and polo and now I see a playcentre there. Massive housing cells are not needed - this is the dream of certain councillors - and yet I don’t see people criticising and raising these issues. The town had an individual character, always known as the English village and now it is a monstrosity of housing. (Abridged) Bernie Fynn TeAwamutu
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Statistics New Zealand believes the five million mark was reached before the lockdown in March 2020. Population insights senior manager Brooke Theyers said the rise from four to five million was the fastest million in the country’s history – it took just 17 years. The population rose by half a million in the last seven years. New Zealand’s population jumped by almost 97,000 in the 12 months to March, driven by a net immigration tally of 71,500. A precise date for the five million milestone will be known later this year after population estimates are revised to include 2018 census results and revisions to international migration estimates. “It is most likely the 5 million milestone was reached by a migrant arriving by plane, but could have been reached by a new-born baby,” Theyers said.
The estimated resident population is provisionally 5,002,100 at 31 March 2020. At the 2018 census Waipā district had a population of 53,241. The Waipā District Council now believes that number has reached 56,000. The last census has Waipā growing 14.1 per cent - 6,573 people – from the previous count in 2013. The district has seen huge growth in recent years, notably in Cambridge where a further 10,000 more people are expected to be living by 2030, taking the total from just over 20,000 to just under 30,000. In 2018 the Waipā District Council predicted Te Awamutu and the Kihikihi area would grow by about 5400 by 2050, taking the population of 18,400. The world’s population, meanwhile, is 7.78 billion – and rising.
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I have enjoyed the opportunity to catch up with a few friends. I hope that any children in your bubble have settled back into school well. I know the teachers and schools have been caring even more than usual for the wellbeing of their students and putting in extra effort to ensure it’s a gentle transition. As we keep saying, this is a step towards a new normal, but it’s so important to maintain social distancing and thorough sanitising protocols if we are to ensure we don’t slide backwards. So, what else is happening besides Covid-19? Police have been out and about around our schools to ensure that motorists are paying close attention to their speed and watching out for children walking or cycling to school. We remain focused on the “R.I.D.S.” offences on our roads – namely Restraints, Intersections (stop signs and giving way), Distractions (especially mobile phone use) and Speed. These are the causes of so much of our road trauma. If you see dangerous or inconsiderate driving, remember to call 111 or *555. Scammers are being spoken about a fair bit currently. One to be aware of involves people using Facebook Marketplace to defraud unsuspecting buyers. There are many genuine people who use Marketplace as an alternative to websites such as Trade Me. There are also some dishonest people however, advertising items on Facebook when they have no intention or capability of supplying anything nor refunding any money paid. How can you reduce the chance of falling
prey to these people? Firstly, check out the profiles of anyone you are buying from – look to see whether the account appears genuine, with friends and regular activity. Fake/scammer profiles tend to have few Facebook friends, or the ones they have have made-up sounding names. With Facebook Marketplace, once a post is removed, the messages around that sale disappear from your view too. Take screen shots of all communication, especially those detailing the bank account into which you are asked to make payment and any excuses subsequently provided. Take a screenshot of the person’s Facebook profile too. If possible, obtain a mobile number or other secondary form of communication for them. Generally, follow your gut instinct. If the person mucks you around by changing the price or conditions of the sale, consider buying elsewhere. If the worst happens and you feel as if you’ve been defrauded, be sure to make a report to police. It is likely there will be other victims of the same person out there and it’s important police get a full picture of the scale of their offending. In addition, you can report the seller’s profile directly to Facebook. Visit the seller’s profile, tap on the “Seller Info” section, and there you’ll find a “Report” button. Click on that and Facebook will review the case. Ngā mihi, Deb
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headed by Jim Goddin, who runs Grinter’s Funeral Home Grieving families and funeral in Cambridge and Rosetown directors are relieved at the Funerals Te Awamutu. He, Government’s move to lift the like many others, has seen number of mourners attending the emotional rollercoaster funerals from 10 to 50. of families either postponing And while that relief means funerals, or facing the trauma families have been able to of limiting family and friends hold meaningful farewells, wanting to attend. the struggle for better “We are happy to see the understanding around the move from 10 to 50 people industry is ongoing for the at funerals,” he said. “It has Funeral Directors Association allowed families to go through of New Zealand (FDANZ), that meaningful grieving CEO David Moger and his process that means so much.” nationwide team. Jono Gibson, who heads up The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cambridge Funerals, agreed: district is among five falling “I think the Government made under the organisation’s a good move…it has made it umbrella; the region is much easier for the families concerned.” One of the Cambridge families caught initially between the changing numbers was able to farewell their loved one earlier this week in accordance with the new restrictions. They said lifting the numbers helped in limiting the imposition on restrictions on close family and friends able to attend but said if churches were able to adhere to the protocols and open within the rules, it would have been easier. David Moger, CEO of the Funeral A Te Awamutu woman was Directors Association of New blindsided by the 10-person Zealand. By Viv Posselt
rule after postponing the funeral of her mother until an anticipated ease on restrictions under level 2. David Moger said he would continue working with officials to streamline restrictions to further ease pressure on families. “It has moved to being workable, but there are still many families who need more. For families to have to choose who can attend a farewell can be heart-breaking. The longterm impact can be intense.” Funeral directors must apply for permission to hold funerals where the number attending will be between 10 and 50. David said these requests are being dealt with within around 24 hours, and he knows of none where permission has been denied. “That is because we have put the required protocols in place. We can control the situation 100 percent in our funeral homes, but it is when the event moves to other venues that we have to employ additional measures to meet the requirements.” David said New Zealand normally had around 90 to 100 deaths a week. Extrapolating those figures out to cover the COVID-19 lockdown levels, that would translate to around
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6000 deaths, which impacted many more thousands of family members. He believes it is appropriate for officials to consider that in the light of earlier Government responses to the Christchurch mosque shootings, Pike River Mine, the White Island eruption and more – when public days of mourning were held in recognition of the losses involved. “The number of deaths in all of those events are far fewer by comparison with the large number of families impacted now by not being able to hold meaningful farewells. We will be looking at making sure the Government considers that when reviewing its next move.”
Your News looks a little different this week – and for many of you it will have arrived a little earlier. When we merged the Te Awamutu and Cambridge News mastheads on April 6 it was in response to the Covid-19 lockdown which crippled business activity. We stood firm as the only “local” print product in Waipā to bring you local news during the lockdown - and we pledged to return to “normal” as soon as possible. We have kept our word, and today the two mastheads are once again two newspapers. We have also used the opportunity to review our deliveries – from today, urban deliveries of the News will be a day earlier, on a Thursday. Rural editions will continue to be delivered on a Friday. Our advertising booking and copy deadlines remain unchanged. We will continue to fill your News with unique, relevant, engaging local content relating to Waipā. Our family of columnists in Cambridge is something we take pride in – our aim now is to grow a similar family of writers in and around Te Awamutu. If that sounds like something you would be interested in, email Roy Pilott at editor@goodlocal.nz . Our next columnists will be joining a team which is passionate about local news. Good Local Media Ltd, which publishes both newspapers, is a family business. If you missed any stories during the lockdown we have good news – they are available online - go to www.teawamutunews.nz/ or www.cambridgenews. nz/ - click on publications to see full editions. Got a local story to tell us? Contact reporter Jeremy Smith on jeremy@goodlocal.nz It’s good to be local.
The tallest tale in Waipā By Jeremy Smith
If you ask Murray Smith about it, he’s a little reticent. “It’s a bit of a sad ‘claim to fame’ really isn’t it? I just really love giraffes.” And there’s your hint as to what few would know about him. In his “younger days” Murray, perhaps now either more known to many as Bridges Church’s senior leader in Cambridge or one of the News’ columnists, was a graphic artist. In that field – which he worked in for 25 years - Murray had a unique opportunity come across his desk. While running his own business as a freelance designer, based at a design agency in Auckland, he drew what is now likely a New Zealand icon - the Longest Drink In Town giraffe known as Toby. Toby features on milk shake cups nationwide. The Longest Drink In Town Facebook
page in fact states since his inception Toby has graced the sides of over 120 million cups. Murray said he initially designed the cup for a company called Lily Cup, which no longer trades. Huhtamaki now owns the brand. In his mind though, the cup – which he drew in the late 1970s - and its early days are far more straight forward and less perhaps “steeped in folklore” than some may suggest. “It’s quite normal in the design world. A client came in with a one-off paid job wanting a concept to represent their milkshake cup. “Ultimately, that’s what they chose.” What other ideas did he have? “With the ‘Longest Drink In Town’ concept, there was only ever the giraffe.” As part of the brief though, around the idea of milkshakes being a summer drink, Murray also drew a sun wearing sunglasses with the slogan ‘The Coolest Drink In Town’. And no, he doesn’t get royalties when each cup featuring Toby is sold.
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Interestingly though, Toby’s initial colourway was orange and purple – these days he’s red, white and blue. “There’s aspects I miss about the design industry, sure,” Murray said. “Like the variety – working on everything from packaging to brochures, anything to do with print really.” So, what’s it like getting a milkshake in a cup you designed? “Honestly, I don’t think about it much. It’s just something that’s there in my past that’s a little quirky. “Giraffes are my favourite animal though, just because they’re a bit of an oddity. Have you ever watched them drinking water? The way they have to awkwardly move their front legs and then stoop down.” While Murray conceded the cup might now be “up there” as a New Zealand icon, he reckons it’s “not quite on the level of the buzzy bee or anything”. “To me, it’s surprising the cup has been so Murray Smith with the Longest Drink In Town cup as it enduring.” looks today.
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Lockdown delays Lime introduction By Jeremy Smith
Lockdown has put the brakes on the possibility of rolling out electric scooters in Waipā – for now. The News reported in February that the district was being encouraged to follow Hamilton in introducing Lime scooters. The company subsequently made it as far as presenting the idea to the district’s community boards suggesting a trial of about 200 of the scooters between Cambridge and Te Awamutu. But the company’s New Zealand Public Affairs and Government
Relations Manager Lauren. Mentjox confirmed this week there were now delays. “Unfortunately, the lockdown has delayed discussions about bringing Lime scooters to the Waipā district for the time being,” she said in a statement. In March, when Lime presented the idea of having a trial of the scooters in Te Awamutu Community Board backed it. Public opinion though was divided when the News asked people in Cambridge and Te Awamutu CBDs what they thought. Some said they’d prefer to not have
them, while others said they would be good additions to helping people travel around town safely. Questions had also been raised about the suitability of Cambridge and Te Awamutu’s central business districts for the scooters. Cambridge Community Board chair Sue Milner had told the News she wasn’t sure the town’s CBD would work for Lime scooters, because it couldn’t be compared to somewhere like Auckland. To use the pay as you ride scooters, people download an app on their phone which allows them to find and unlock
Taking a cut for cancer By Jeremy Smith
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Waipā’s Penny Parsons makes up half of an inspirational pair preparing to Brave the Shave. She’ll be joined by her friend Jacinda Mayo in losing her locks - their crowning glory as their calling it – and shaving their heads in support of good cause. Both women are Cancer Society supportive care nurses in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty and have decided to undertake the imitative as a showing of support for their clients. Brave the Shave is a national undertaking in the Waikato BoP to raise money for the Cancer Society - all told 16 “heroes”, or participants, have so far raised more than $22,000. To date at last check, Jacinda and Penny’s efforts had raised $5,179 - exceeding their initial $5000 goal. As part of their role as supportive care nurses, Jacinda and Penny journey with people who are coming to terms with being diagnosed with cancer,
as well as their supporting their families. Cambridge-based Penny said every day in their roles they are in awe of the bravery their clients show. “Our job is a privilege,” she said. “And shaving our heads is one way in which we can show solidarity, and that we love and support them.” Penny said she and Jacinda don’t take for granted what it is to be allowed into someone’s life to journey with them through the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. “It is an honour to walk this journey with them,” she said. Normally, Penny and Jacinda’s roles would see them paying home visits to clients on a regular basis, but those have since been replaced by Zoom meetings. Penny runs several support groups throughout the area she covers. “They’re just such amazing people,” she said of her clients.
them. When Lime was having discussions, Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce CEO Kris Anderson told the News if the scooters helped to take vehicles off the road, then the trial could have been positive. But he said it was up to each community to decide what best fitted its make-up. Lime scooters were introduced in Hamilton last year and in February Mentjox said the company had a vison for micro-mobility to be part of the transport “solution” for wider regions – including neighbouring urban centres.
As alert levels drop, home visits will resume. Penny said when it comes to shaving their heads, both she and Jacinda are ready, willing and able – but conceded that, just maybe, they’re also a little Cancer Society supportive care nervous. nurse, Cambridge’s Penny Parsons. The pair will shave off their hair on June 2 at the Cancer Society’s Lions Lodge in Hamilton. Those wanting to donate to Penny and Jacinda’s Brave the Shave cause can do so at https:// bravetheshave-waikato.everydayhero.com/nz/ losing-our-crowning-glories. According to the Cancer Society, one in three New Zealanders will be affected by cancer during their lifetime.
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Gift of life for counselling service By Viv Posselt
An anonymous $10,000 donation was among the funds given to a Waipā not-for-profit counselling service in the last year. Cambridge Lifeskills says pre-pandemic donations enabled the organisation to keep going throughout lockdown and prepare for an anticipated increase in demand during the months ahead. Lifeskills chairman John Bullick and manager/clinical leader Sandy Wesford said among the donations received in late 2019 and early 2020 was one for $18,000 from Cambridge Rotary, an anonymous donation of $10,000, and $600 from the Cambridge Women’s Club. “Those contributions made it possible for the Board to make the decision for us to remain operational … it meant we had the resources to continue to offer our services,” he said. The agency provides a unique free counselling service to youngsters aged 5-15 across 15 schools in the Cambridge district. The service has become an integral part of the support network offered to young people in the area. Its main annual fundraiser, a Cambridge golf tournament
Cambridge Lifeskills chairman John Bullick and manager Sandy Wesford are grateful for community support that has kept them going.
originally planned for March 25, will likely be held later this year. Sandy Wesford said they had been operating “on the smell of an oily rag” for much of their 27 years in existence, and the donations at an unprecedented time of need had eliminated doubt that they could continue operating during lockdown. “The Cambridge community are really the stakeholders in Cambridge Lifeskills – we are very grateful for their support.” Both said the pandemic lockdown had created an increase in referrals as young people and their families sought to navigate ways through an experience new to everyone. They anticipate a spike in mental health issues as people now adjust to a ‘new normal’ and face a different set of stressors, both in the school and home environment. “There will be concerns parents have, and adjustments children will make as they return to school,” John said. “We need to be agile in meeting those needs as they arise.” Sandy offered some clinical pointers as families move into the next phase of the pandemic response, particularly for those facing job concerns. “The situation remains unknown for many and there is still some confusion over the restrictions, what we can and can’t do in different environments,” she said. “We have to move from simply reacting to the fear centres of our brain to a calming response that focuses on the facts. Some of the increase in behavioural issues with young people – greater tendency towards fidgetiness, scrapping with the siblings, and so on – is likely to be a bid for connection. “You can make adjustments around this, introduce small but effective ways of turning their thinking from negative to positive. Consider making a ‘gratitude list’, things we are lucky to have in our lives. Perhaps establish a regular platform for communication that can remain a regular part of your day, maybe in the car going to and from school. Open up the conversation and listen to what the children are telling you,” she said. “We often find that starting that process when they are young, and listening to what they say before offering solutions, is invaluable in preventing problems as they get older.” Cambridge Lifeskills can be reached on 021 190 1760, or via email at info@cambridgelifeskills.co.nz.
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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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THE AGE OF REASON
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In April 1994 South Africa created their annual Freedom holiday – as a recognition of their transition into a post-apartheid environment. What a great feeling that must have been for those oppressed people. My first overseas port, as an impressionable 17-year-old seagoing cadet, was Durban. There I was greatly saddened by what I observed. But even then, I detected a covert undercurrent of a movement to rid the country of the horrific shackles of a singular ethnic government. That movement later translated to Freedom. So why this Freedom opening? Well for those who have been semi-incarcerated throughout our fine country over recent weeks last Thursday was our Freedom Day. Suddenly, family hugs were permitted. The car moves further than the local supermarket. The ability to taste professionally made coffee became a re-awakening of one of the pleasures of life. And last Saturday the Cambridge Farmers Market reopened with a display of sensible open management with minimal though practical controls in place. Thank you, market people – it was a pleasure to see you back with us. Like many I have experienced the visual interchange of Zoom conferencing but found, on one day, that almost five hours of it across three board meetings on the same Tuesday was mentally exhausting. Why Tuesday is so popular beats me, but it is what it is. Notwithstanding the tiredness experienced, the ability to use this form of communication has caused one of those boards to decide to now only meet physically quarterly, with the other eight meetings a year being ‘Zoomified’. The savings in travel and time for the majority making this decision so much easier. And the level and depth of decision-making not in the least bit reduced.
By Peter Carr
Friends and neighbours have rushed off to visit relatives far and wide. Contractors have returned to our village to take up where they left off late March. The first paper parcel of fish and chips was a pinnacle of culinary delight. How simple our tastes have become when denied far higher expectations. On the downside we are being showered with ‘advice’ from organisations who have really no right to offer how we should behave having received – and are still receiving – a plethora of behavioural expectations from the government. This was then layered over with a budget where no doubt the initial version, which would have been drafted months ago, was thrown out and replaced with a hastily cobbled together epistle. There, the word ‘debt’ appears to have been removed from the dictionary and replaced with promises that will be very hard to keep initially – let alone maintain over the long term. Sadly, some of the recipients will squander the monetary largesse that will be thrust upon them. Do not be critical of that comment – just witness the well-heeled organisations that grabbed the purses of alleged staff support when they were well on the upside of their balance sheet. Government leaders – and Auckland City Council - have shown their idea of contributing leadership with reductions in their high quantum of official personal earnings. One wonders how this will be driven by incorporating MP’s and those further down the local body chain in smaller communities where the principle should be applicable too.
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Commuter rail set for November
The new passenger rail service between Waikato to Auckland could be on line by November. The COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown resulted in work on the Huntly and Rotokauri stations, as well as the fit out of the carriages in Lower Hutt, stopping until restrictions eased under levels 3 and 2. It made the initial start date of August 3 impossible. The rail connection is one of a number of priority
projects in the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan and is a joint iwi-council-central government initiative. The rail governance group met again last week to consider the anticipated project delays due to the COVID-19 limitations, and a new start date. Hugh Vercoe, Waikato regional councillor and chair of the rail governance working group, said the various project teams were
yet to fully understand the practical implications of working under Alert Level 2 and the impacts on their supply lines. “It’s fair to say we will need to closely monitor the implications of COVID-19 on project delivery over the next few months, but early November represents a realistic start date at this stage,” Cr Vercoe said. “The governance group will also be closely following the
public transport patronage numbers for Waikato and Auckland over the next short while and these will be factored into a confirmed decision on the start date for our service. “We know how keen people are to see this service up and running. We are too. But there are a number of factors outside our control that could impact when we roll out of Hamilton for the first time,” Cr Vercoe said.
market day heading By Jeremy Smith
The Cambridge Farmers Market is back up and running again, and organisers are lauding a great start. Held on Victoria Square on Saturday, about 800 people paid a visit. The market in Cambridge is run under the Waikato Farmers Market umbrella, as is a similar market in Hamilton – run by Fleur Foreman on Sundays. Cambridge market site manager Petra Guy told the News the shift to level 2 meant the market could get up and running again – and about 25 stall holders took the opportunity to sell their various products. At full capacity there’s space for 35 stall holders and Petra predicts more and more of them will begin to return as the weekly market finds its feet going forward. “The turnout was quite surprising to be honest, we probably weren’t expecting that many people on the first week back.” Everything from doughnuts to kombucha – a fermented drink - and fresh produce is sold at the weekly market. The fresh produce is one section that’s always popular, and one such stall holder who was at Saturday’s first market back
was Johan van der Gaag. He trades as the Tomato Man and sells tomatoes, capsicum, beans and cucumbers. “It was really great,” he said. “From my point of view in terms of being back it was perfect timing.” Johan said without the market running he had started to build up a surplus of his produce – but he sold it all this past weekend. Petra thanked those who visited the market – not only were they taking the buy local message seriously, they
The governance group heard that the loss of productivity was generally greater for infrastructure such as buildings as a result of spacing limitations. For the rail project that means the greater risk element is fabrication and installation of the Rotokauri Transport Hub bridge. By the end of October, in time for the tentative new commencement date, it is expected the section of bridge
from Hamilton’s Tasman Road to the rail platform, including the elevators, will be ready. The section across to the Base will follow four weeks later. The start-up passenger rail service project is being led by Waikato Regional Council, working with partners KiwiRail, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, Hamilton City Council, Waikato District Council and Auckland Transport.
wereensuring they adhered to social distancing requirements while purchasing. Extra spacing has been put between the stalls, and customers enter the market one way and leave via a separate path. The Cambridge Farmers Market is held every Saturday on Victoria Square between 8am-12pm. Anyone wanting more information about the farmer’s markets in either Cambridge or Hamilton can call Fleur on 022 639 1995.
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THURSDAY MAY 21, 2020
Jeremy Smith catches up with Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest
Mayor looks to recovery for Waipā
Jim Mylchreest has had a little extra help working from home during lockdown. His three-year-old grandson Bryn has been part of his lockdown bubble and by his side to assist as his personal assistant when needed. “He’s been helping me with technology,
and with Zoom meetings,” Mr Mylchreest joked. While working from home has been made a little easier by having had family members around him, Mr Mylchreest is under no illusions as to the magnitude of some of the
Mayor Jim Mylchreest working from home.
challenges – lots of which won’t be so easy facing the district in the wake of Covid-19. He told the News on Monday he and the Council team were serious and focussed on working to ensure the district gets back on track and on its feet as soon as possible. “I think looking ahead, we need to make sure we invest in getting the economy up and running and strong again, and we need to prioritise projects which help us do that fast.” The mayor said he has a vested interest in helping make Waipā the best it could be. He’s grown up here, and he and his wife Robyn also raised their five children Matthew, Vanessa, Charlotte, Victoria and Liam – in the area. Mr Mylchreest has had a 25-year management career in local government. Prior to becoming mayor he held numerous other community roles – including being Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust chief executive officer from 2002-2009. “The district was really good to my family and I as we raised our children here – and because it has been really good to us, this is our way of giving back. “Being mayor is a really rewarding position and of course it comes with a great deal of responsibility, nothing is done
lightly.” There are many things on his mind as priorities looking ahead, at the forefront is discussions and work around the Annual Plan. Industries like building, tourism and hospitality were areas which were important to see thrive, he said, because they had been among the hardest hit. Mr Mylchreest echoed sentiments expressed by Hamilton and Waikato Tourism when chief executive Jason Dawson told Council’s Finance and Corporate Committee Waipā’s strategic geographic location, natural environment and world-class event venues give it a “stronger position” to recover from than many other places. He believed ensuring the return of sporting and cultural events was a key. He commended residents for being astute in following lockdown rules. “In following the government’s instructions in the fight against Covid-19, I think people understood the seriousness of the situation and were prepared to endure temporary pain for long-term gain. “And I really do commend them for that – but now it’s important we stay the course and see it through.”
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Dry days continue The elephant in the waiting room NO PLANET B
By Peter Matthews In the wake of Grant Robertson’s $50bn recovery budget there have been, amongst other reaction, claims that climate change has been left out in the cold. Of over $50bn set aside to boost our country’s economic recovery, just 2.2% of that figure - $1.1bn is destined for ‘nature jobs’. This money will help to create 11,000 new jobs in conservation and environmental work. New Zealand has committed to being carbon neutral by 2050 and yet is currently on track to see a 20% increase in net emissions between 2005 and 2030. Therefore, might we not have expected to see a larger proportion of the bailout dedicated not just to environment and conservation but to the core issue of climate change? I maintain that is a far greater existential threat to New Zealand and humanity as a whole than Covid-19 or Spanish Flu ever were. I think this ripple of negative reaction to the government’s strategy is a case of people ‘doing what they do’, pundits adopting their respective positions, without taking time to look at the wider picture. Seven weeks of effective
lockdown has delivered a body blow to the New Zealand economy and has, for now, knocked the wind out of it. Think of this situation as the triage tent on the battlefield. Amid the artillery fire and strafing of global economics and day to day government of the country, medics are busy attending to climate change and working out a treatment plan for it - “we will be carbon neutral by 2050”? The health care system, education, employment, and New Zealand’s aging infrastructure are also waiting on stretchers in the tent. Some have been assigned priority and are being looked after, others are standing by as the more urgent cases receive attention. Outside, all hell breaks loose as the single biggest threat to the people of New Zealand explodes onto the field. Presently the doors burst open and stretcher bearers rush in carrying the economy - it’s in a bad way and it needs immediate help. The other stretchers are hastily moved to one side as medics rush to revive the patient. After a short period of frantic activity, the economy is stabilised, and the doctors look up and survey the
scene around them. With the economy in intensive care, ‘serious but stable’ they begin to turn their attention to the other patients. Employment, healthcare, and education are high priorities because they will support the economy as it recovers. Environment and conservation can be treated and brought in to help with employment. Meanwhile climate change, which is effectively the cancer patient in the ward, can be left for a short time while the emergencies are dealt with. Let’s hope that once the most immediate needs of the other patients are seen to, the government will hold to its commitments and provide climate change with the care and rehabilitation it so desperately needs.
Waipā has enjoyed some heavy rain this month but the Hauraki, Coromandel and South Auckland remains parched. The Waikato Primary Industries Adverse Event Cluster heard this week pasture cover was so low for many farmers in those districts it presented a serious situation heading into winter. The cluster includes Waikato Rural Support Trust, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group, Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, Beef+Lamb NZ, the forestry sector and others. It has met weekly over summer on the drought. “It is a serious situation in Hauraki
and Coromandel districts,” said Kevin Robinson, president of HaurakiCoromandel Federated Farmers. “The drought is compounded by challenges with pests like crickets and slugs, and we have just not been getting the rainfall we need.” Farmers had fed a lot of supplementary feed over summer and many had eaten into, or even used their entire winter reserves. Neil Bateup, Waikato Rural Support Trust chairman said it was fortunate pasture growth had been generally been good for the rest of the region enabling good recovery prior to winter for most,.
Waikato Regional Council chairman Russ Rimmington his likened the prosecution of a fellow council to playing a “straight bat” for all those who breach rules. Matamata-Piako District Council was last week fined $49,875 for a discharge of wastewater, containing sewage, into the environment in December 2018. The charges arose from an incident where a tree fell onto a wastewater pipe in Morrinsville, breaking the pipe and causing its contents to run into a gully that runs 250 metres to the Piako River. The council, which owned the wastewater pipe, responded that afternoon but elected to complete repairs the following day. During this period, the council did not stop the discharge of wastewater into the environment, though there were available means to do so. About 100,000 litres of untreated
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How volunteers came to the party By Jeremy Smith
When the call for help went out, a team of volunteers wasted no time in getting on the road to answer it. As lockdown began, Neighbourhood Support Cambridge’s community engagement officer Jenni Dacomb was contacted bythe Civil Defence Centre in Te Awamutu –
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initial need for supplying residents with fresh produce from growers around town was identified. The level of need for fresh food grew to be so substantial it kept the team busy for three weeks and other members joined in and helped – including assisting business Direct From The Market with safe contactless food deliveries. The firm in turn donated produce to the cause. “Local growers needed to keep their supply chains operating and so the mutual benefits of this project were obvious,” Jenni added. All told 30 volunteer hours were clocked up facilitating the deliveries. Cambridge’s C & R Developments normally maintains and provides petrol for the community patrol vehicle, and because it was closed during lockdown, essential service Challenge Rockgas Cambridge stepped in to help. Teamwork was again to the fore as Vinnie Simmonds from Mana Hapori then contacted Jenni to offer help. In Cambridge, Mana hapori programmes focus on empowering people, breaking cultural and relational barriers and on building understanding and restoring relationships. Vinnie was soon on the food delivery run too, joined by another volunteer from Mana Hapori, Fraser Marsh. “Mana Hapori and community patrollers established such a good rapport it led to their collaboration on their next volunteer operation,” Jenni said. Health packs – which among other items included gloves, soap, clothes and soap – were given out during a drive through operation based at Cambridge Information Centre. Mana Hapori partnered with Te Kohao Health in Hamilton to give out the packs in Cambridge. Deliveries were made by community patrol members if people needing the packs couldn’t get to the information centre. Vinnie told the News last week that they gave out more than 100 packs. “There are people in our community who perhaps are not used to asking for help. It was good to be able to be there for them.” He was also pleased to see the teamwork on display across several different organisations.
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Carbon emission: how Waikato fares
Agriculture’s contribution to Waikato’s carbon emission remains by far the biggest single category – but it was also the only one to fall in the latest survey. The Waikato Regional Council has released a breakdown of emissions recorded in the year to June 2019 and compared it with the year to June 2016. It reflects the make-up of the province’s industries that on a per capita basis, Waikato’s gross emissions are significantly higher than the national average. Agriculture emissions are more than twice the average – but forestry removes more than twice the average. Activities within Waikato region’s boundaries generated about 12.6 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide to June 2019 and it was offset by forestry’s positive impact to leave a net emission of about 7.1 tonnes. A further irony was that while agriculture’s emissions dropped 4.2 percent, forestry’s carbon removal rate fell by 1.8 per cent. Dairy strongholds were the highest emitters -
Waikato district 1.7 tonnes, Matamata Piako 1.4 tonnes and Waipa 1.1 tonnes. The territorial breakdown of the Waikato’s three-yearly survey of greenhouse gas emissions is a first. The data was released to the Waikato Mayoral Forum this week. A statement from the regional council suggested said the report “identifies where best we can focus on transitioning to a low emissions economy – and create more jobs – by planting more trees, working towards a lower carbon footprint in the agricultural industry and accelerating alternative modes of transport”. Waikato Regional Council’s climate action committee chair Jennifer Nickel said the inventory painted an interesting picture of what is going on and where, and as a consequence approaches to curb and adapt to climate change would be varied across the region. The survey measures stationary energy (electricity, gas, fuels), transportation (on-road fuels), waste,
industry and agriculture emissions and the positive impact of forestry. A rise in emissions from stationary energy and transport was attributed to population rises. The fall in emissions from agriculture was a consequence of an overall smaller herd size, the report said, and carbon removal rates by forestry have decreased due to rates of replanting not keeping up with the pace of harvesting. Cr Nickel says the next step is to use the information from the inventory to develop a climate action roadmap to support Waikato Regional Council and the territorial authorities to become leaders in carbon and water management. “The decision to measure the carbon footprint of each of the territorial authorities was a unanimous one among the councils, and it will enable us all to work together to focus attention on the areas where the best reductions can be made. For more information go to www.waikatoregion.govt. nz/greenhousegasinventory.
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Waikato tertiary call ‘good news’
Education leaders in Waikato have welcome the Government’s decision to base a new national tertiary education body in Hamilton. New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST) was formed following the Review of Tertiary Education (RoVE) which led to a decision to remove competition amongst the country’s 16 tertiary education bodies – of which Wintec is one – and establish a single campus framework. The establishment of NZIST was one of seven key changes announced last August under a revamped
tertiary system which divided opinion. South Island based polytechs were among those opposed to the single campus plan. Otago and SIT (Southland Institute of Technology) were given considerable publicity when arguing they had high rolls and a profitable business model and should be permitted to continue as autonomous bodies. Polytechs such at WITT – the New Plymouth based Western Institute of Technology which owns the New Zealand Institute of Highway Technology
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based in Hamilton, argued in favour of the change, but their views were give much less publicity. Wintec Chief Executive David Christiansen has welcomed the decision to base NZIST in Hamilton and he said it was one of two good pieces of news – the other being the Budget announcement of a boost for vocational education. “With yesterday’s Budget announcement
strongly investing in vocational education, skills and training, and the news today that the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST) head office will be based in Hamilton, it’s a great boost for our sector and the region,” he said last week. “The head office announcement is a wonderful recognition of the diversity, strength and growing importance of
Hamilton, the Waikato and indeed, the wider region. “It’s also a reflection of the absolute commitment NZIST has to honouring its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, its commitment to addressing equity within the sector, to achieving parity of outcomes for Māori and Pasifika, disabled, and disadvantaged learners. Wintec Board Chair, Niwa Nuri with a head office in Waikato NZIST would
have easy access to the bulk of the population, and to thousands of learners and apprentices currently “accessing” vocational and skills training and education from institutes of technologies and polytechnics, and industry training organisations. Te Wananga o Aotearoa, which is based in Te Awamutu and has a major campus in Hamilton is not part of the NZIST.
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Acts of sharing and kindess By Captain Shaun Baker, Cambridge Salvation Army officer When I woke up this morning, I started to consider life pre Covid-19. Almost everything changed overnight and many aspects of life may never be the same again. As I sat there looking back, I remember Sunday April 5 being a significant day for New Zealand. There were 89 new and probable Covid-19 cases in a single day. It was a number we would not see again as we started to see a steady decrease in daily totals. Yes, those numbers would jump a little from time to time but it was evident the tide was going out. As that tide slowly crept back, I started to see things I knew were sitting there just under the surface but were afraid to acknowledge. Pain, uncertainty, redundancy, financial instability, poverty, mental health degradation, domestic violence and so on. These things lay scattered like empty shells on the beach and it pained me to look at them. I felt helpless that I could not support and meet the needs of so many of our hurting people. But then I began to dig a little and just under the surface I started to see what I had not properly seen before. I saw kindness, support, gifts, donations, empathy and so on.
People coming out in droves, asking the big question “what can I do?” Individuals, families and businesses all working together and doing their best to share this great burden. What I was seeing reminded me of the church found in the book of Acts in the Bible. In Acts 2:40-45 we read how they gave out of their own wealth to those who needed it the most. In Acts 4:32-37 we read again how they shared and distributed out of their own belongings to those who needed it. Believe it or not, we were designed to be in community. Not just be in community but to live in community. To look out for each other, to help and support those who, through no fault of their own, have fallen into extremely tough times. I could not be prouder of the people in this community. Many are hurting but together we can get through this. Let’s continue to use the example given to us in the book of Acts as a way of helping our people get back on their feet. Together let’s give them hope.
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Ritchie eyes Melbourne stint Group One-winning filly Jennifer Eccles has returned to the Cambridge stable of Shaune Ritchie and will be a prepared for a campaign in Melbourne in spring. A dominant winner of the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m), Jennifer Eccles – the name appears in 1960s songs by The Hollies and The Scaffold - also took out the NZB Filly of the Year series and has been a model of consistency throughout her classic year. “She is not actually back in work per se. She is back in the stable, where we are boxing her at night and keeping her in the paddock,” Ritchie said. “We will get her to the track next week and start a prep towards Melbourne in the spring. “She probably hasn’t grown a hell of a lot but she has really filled out across the hind quarter and that is going to help her.” The Gr.2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on September 12 is the likely starting point for Jennifer Eccles. Ritchie won the race previously with Zurella in 2012. “I think it is the perfect kick off,” Ritchie said. “It is set weights and penalties for mares and it is a nice little stepping stone and then what we can do is pick and choose our way from there.” Ritchie said he would assess whether Jennifer Eccles remained in mares grade or stepped up to a weight-for-age path in what could be a unique spring carnival. “I think the beauty of Melbourne is there are so many options,” he said. “They’re not even racing in England yet, so there could be a significant downturn in the type of horse that comes internationally for the carnival and that could technically make the carnival one of the weakest in years.
Shaune Ritchie lleft with training partner Colm Murray and Jennifer Eccles.
“How good she is? Well we don’t even know. Clearly, she is far superior to the horses she has been racing against but how far that is going to take us on an Australasian weight-for-age scale, who would know? “She has improved physically and it is exciting for us to get over there and find out.”
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Ritchie said he was unlikely to have many horses ready to commence in July when New Zealand Racing returns to action. His focus is on the early spring. The multiple Group One-winning trainer also revealed he is likely to have a team of horses campaigning in Melbourne this spring.
“The Good Fight will join Jennifer Eccles in Melbourne. He could go to Country Cups or if he measures up, he could press through town, just depending on where he sits. “Swiss Watch is also likely to join those horses and we are giving consideration to adding a nice horse coming through the grades like Rum. “Because the costs are going to be down with more horses going, he might be suited to racing for the better prizemoney over there as well. “It is nice when you’ve got owners who are prepared to back you and they allow you to take these horses over there without losing them to Australian trainers. “If it is for the best for them to stay over there after that, well so be it, but it is nice to at least be able to have a chance with horses that you have developed from yearlings.” As in previous winters, Ritchie will use facilities at Ruakaka with some members of his team to give them an opportunity to launch into spring racing off a better surface. “We have got some cracking rising three-year-olds,” Ritchie said. “With the construction of the Polytrack going on in Cambridge, I am very keen to get those horses that we are looking at Classic races with or going to Australia up to Ruakaka for a couple of weeks, which we’ve always done. “With there being no winter racing up there this year, that course proper is going to be like galloping on pillows. “We have had a lot of success just going up there for two weeks. We get three nice hit-outs into them and then we bring them home and just back off them a little and we find it gives them a great grounding, whereas the tracks in the Waikato are significantly heavier.” – NZ Racing Desk
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persimmon leaf is often dried to make tea, Kaki-NoHa-Cha. In Japan the fruit is dried to make Hoshigaki, a ‘fudgy, fragrant’ sweetmeat like a ‘date crossed with an apricot’, while in Korea dried persimmon is used to make a spicy punch, or the fruit fermented to make a vinegar. Usefully, dried persimmon is also said to scare away tigers. The Japanese persimmon was introduced to California and southern Europe in the 1800s and to Brazil in the 1890s. Its Latin name Dios/pyros is popularly thought to mean ‘pear of the gods’. There is also a North American form of the tree: indeed the word ‘persimmon’ comes from the Powhatan language of the Eastern USA, and means ‘dry fruit’, referencing its astringent nature.
Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) The persimmon belongs to the same genus as ebony but its wood, although hard, cracks easily. In Asia it is used for furniture panelling, whereas the American form is used for making billiard cues, weaving shuttles, drum sticks and high quality heads for golf clubs.
Cambridge Tree Trust would like to thank Mitre 10 for their support for these monthly articles which are intended to raise interest and awareness of trees in Cambridge.
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OBITUARY
Racing farewells a patriarch The head of a racing dynasty who spent a short time in Cambridge has died just shy of his 90th birthday. Jock (John William) Harris rode the 77 to 1 longshot Tesla to win the 1954 Easter Handicap and went on to become a leading trainer. His oldest three sons, John, Des and Noel, were all leading apprentice jockeys, topping the New Zealand apprentice table for six years in succession from 1967-68, and his other three children, Peter, Karen and Jenny, also rode. Peter made an impression on the flat before becoming the country’s leading jumps jockey for the 1976-77 season. Like his father, John went on to several highlights as a trainer, as did Des, and both
celebrated Group One success, while Peter also enjoyed training success on a small scale, his highlight being Royal Secret’s win in the 2004 Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m). Royal Secret was ridden by Noel, who became the star jockey of the family and is a member of the elite 2000-win club in New Zealand. Noel is now using that experience to educate the country’s apprentice jockeys in his role as National Riding Mentor, while his son, Troy, has followed in his father’s footsteps as a Group One-winning jockey. Jock Harris proudly followed the fortunes of his family and got joy from their success. In the year his family gathered for his 60th birthday – 1990 - his sons Noel and John combined as jockey and trainer to win the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) with King Aussie
Family affair: Des, Noel, Peter, Karen and Jock Harris in the 1980s.
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before deciding to take up harness racing. He shifted to Cambridge and worked for Peter Skousgaard, but after four months he was persuaded to return to Palmerston North and began a training career. Harris trained in partnership with his son John for four seasons, winning 54 races, and his last season of training was back at Awapuni in partnership with another son, Des, landing a couple of victories before he retired in 1988 with a total of 304 wins. Harris was co-founder and the first President of the New Zealand Trainers’ Association. He was a regular at the Jumps Jockeys’ reunions and well-known for reciting his poems, headed by the dyslexic ode to the `Rindercella’. Fondly remembered as the dapper humble man sporting his bow tie, Jock Harris was a major contributor to the racing industry. - NZ Racing Desk
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and Noel recorded his 1000th win in New Zealand. But just a couple of days later celebration turned into mourning when Jock’s wife Daphne died. Harris had retired from training a couple of years earlier, pulling down the curtain on a career in which constant hard work and determination saw him succeed, just as he had done so as a jockey when continuously battling with his weight. Harris was born in New Plymouth and left school at 15 to be a jockey, having been encouraged by his father to sign up with trainer George New at Awapuni. He began his apprenticeship in 1945 and, after serving nine months before he could ride raceday, victory came in his 26th ride, aboard Blank Cheque at Hastings on April 12, 1947. Harris mixed flat and jumps riding and excelled in both roles, kicking home 367 winners. In the 1955-56 season he finished second-equal to Bob Skelton on the New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership. Through it all he had to keep his weight in check, but, after a rare splurge when suspended, his weight ballooned to just over 70kg. Nine days later when he resumed riding he had shed an 15.5kg. Tesla provided him with his greatest thrill when winning the 1955 Auckland Cup (3200m). The highlight of Harris’ jumps success was winning on Aligarh in the 1955 Wellington Steeplechase (5400m), the same race his son Peter won 26 years later aboard The Assassin. After retiring from riding at Awapuni on Boxing Day 1959, Harris worked at an auction mart then as a builder’s labourer
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CAMBRIDGE OPEN HOMES CAMBRIDGE REAL ESTATE
Sunday 24th March 165 The Oaks Dv 15 Oaklands 78 Amelia Pl 3 Walter Court 12 Chesterton Dv 26 Oaklands Dv 6 Lewis Way 14 Walpole St 44 Campbell St 275 Flume Rd 1 Boyce St 201 Pickering Rd 10 Conrad Pl 31 Terry Came Dv 54 Spencer St 8 Mckinnon St 5 Tulip Dv 19A Campbell St 71B Scott St 205 Maunga Rd 1132A Victoria Rd 9 Honiss Pl
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11.20am
28 | CAMBRIDGE NEWS
THURSDAY MAY 21, 2020
HOT OFFER!
WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS! BONUS
SAVE UP TO
250
$
BONUS
ROPE BAG, VALUED AT & X-CUT® $ * * 149 CHAIN
*
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$
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$
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