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Te Awamutu’s James Beattie - an apprentice butcher at Pak ’n Save - is sharpening his knives, and his focus. After competing in the Anzco Foods Butcher Apprentice of the Year last year and coming away with “a few small things” to hone, he’s back. James is primed for another crack at the annual competition – and he talks to Jeremy Smith today on Page 4.

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Waipā District Council will employ community advisors to work directly with local social agencies and community groups to help the district recover from Covid-19.

The positions will be part of a $795,000 recovery package earmarked by Council to help support and rebuild Waipa’s economy and community following the pandemic. The recovery money will come from a reserve fund built up by earnings from arbitrage arrangements; it will not be funded by rates There are several concerns with this arrangement.

Shouldn’t our current council staff be equipped to deal with such situations? In these tough economic times, we should not be looking to increase staff numbers but looking to set an example by cutting or trimming costs.

It has been noted and I quote ‘it will not be funded by rates’ – just how often have we heard those famous words, only to be later told otherwise, once it’s too late.

A reserve fund – oh yes, built up by earnings from arbitrage arrangements. What arbitrage arrangements do they imply or refer to, why the secrecy and just where did the funds come from to start these off?

This is not too dissimilar to when Council borrows large sums of money to place in term deposits – gambling on getting an interest dividend. What happens when it goes the other way? Council is dipping way too far out of their job description; they are meant to be managing and administering the district not acting like ‘financial institutions’.

Do ratepayers agree or disagree with what Waipā District Council is proposing?

Hayden Woods Te Awamutu Waipa District Council response The Government has made it clear that, as large enterprises with strong community outreach, all councils can and should play a role in helping to mitigate the negative economic and social impacts of Covid-19.

The development of these roles is part of the Council’s specific response to the pandemic.

Council does not have staff on tap able to fill fixed term (18-month) community advisor roles as staff are already fully engaged on existing roles. These roles aim to help build long-term capability within Waipā’s social sector and make the district more resilient.

They also aim to help the sector better leverage regional and national initiatives.

In terms of arbitrage arrangements, there is nothing to hide. In fact, news releases about such arrangements have been sent out proactively by Council. Council reports about arbitrage arrangements are also publicly available on Council agendas, available for anyone to see at any time. Over the last four years, Council has received more than $1.185 million as a result of arbitrage arrangements that would not otherwise have been available.

The controversial plan to make significant changes to Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park has attracted relatively few submissions.

And the Waipā District Council has this week encouraged residents to have their say.

The council has two plans out for public submission – Memorial Park in Te Awamutu and Lake Te Koo Utu in Cambridge.

“Love it, hate it, want to change it? Waipā District Council wants to hear your feedback about two draft concept plans in Lake Te Koo Utu and Memorial Park, currently out for consultation,” a councils statement read.

Submissions for both plans close on July 13 and in a report appearing in today’s Te Awamutu News, Community Board chair says the park plan has yet to receive 50 submissions.

Community services manager Sally Sheedy encouraged residents to attend two drop-in sessions which will be held this weekend.

The first draft concept plan drop-in session

will be held at Lake Te Koo Utu, Cambridge, on Saturday from 1-2pm and the second at Memorial Park, Te Awamutu on Sunday 28, also from 1-2pm.

The Te Awamutu plan is likely to be a point of contention for the town’s new ratepayer group.

“Now is the time to tell us if we’ve got it right, or need to relook at some ideas, so we encourage you to check out the plan and let us know your thoughts,” Sally Sheedy said.

Council has erected signs throughout Memorial Park and Lake Te Koo Utu, and a main signboard outlines the concept.

Smaller signs are also placed throughout the walkways to highlight key proposals.

The draft plans are available online at www.waipadc.govt.nz/tekooutu and www. waipadc.govt.nz/memorialpark, along with online submission forms. Hard copies are held at council offices and libraries in Cambridge and Te Awamutu.

On the beat Tribute to a fallen comrade with Ryan Fleming

A week ago today a Constable put his uniform on and went to work. He attended line up. He signed out his equipment and car and went about his duties not knowing that today would be his last.

During his shift he performed what is one of the most routine acts a police officer can do. He signalled a car to stop. In that instant the world changed forever for his colleagues and his partner sitting beside him.

I didn’t know Constable Matthew Hunt but I have a pretty fair idea of who he was. He would have been like every other colleague I know.

In 2017 he graduated from the Royal New Zealand Police College. At the end of the graduation ceremony he would have turned smartly on his heel to his right and crisply marched off three paces before proudly throwing his hat in the air.

He would have then walked outside with the rest of his wing and performed the haka in his dress blue uniform at the memorial wall. It’s a poignant moment for every recruit on the day of graduation.

Now, tragically, he is the 33rd name on that wall. The next wing to graduate will perform that same ritual to the shiny bronze plaque that will bear his name.

My Dad was in the police for 20 years.

He wrote me a letter when I joined. It rings true to this day. I would like to quote an excerpt from it now.

“There may be times due to frustration with the system when you’ll wonder whether efforts are worthwhile. When this happens, don’t ever forget that it’s your work that allows the rest of us to sleep soundly and go about our lives oblivious

to the underbelly that doesn’t rest.

There will be times when someone gives you sincere and heartfelt gratitude for making a real difference to them, and its these moments that make it worthwhile. Very shortly you’ll be taking an Oath. It will be one of the most serious commitments you will ever make. Honour it proudly.”

Those words ring true to me every day when I arrive at work. They would in some way have rung true with Constable Hunt. They ring true with all of us.

On Friday afternoon I conducted a foot patrol and a member of the public stopped me and thanked me for all the police do.

Normally I don’t know what to say when people say this to me. This time it was at a low point with the grief and emotion from the terrible news we had received but it was what I needed to hear.

We have had flowers, cards and all sorts dropped off at the station from members of the public. The members of the public we ordinarily would never get to meet.

Often we do face criticism in the media and in the public eye and it is easy for a cop to get cynical, but in these times where we are experiencing grief for a colleague we didn’t even get to meet, the support and thanks from the public for our thankless job is much appreciated by us all.

Rest in peace Constable Hunt. 10-Zero your call-sign. We have the watch.

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Volunteers – and medical miracles

By Viv Posselt

The skills Te Awamutu’s Elizabeth Wright accrued as a teacher and farmer make her current role more achievable than it might be otherwise.

The patience and empathy they have nurtured help her front audiences with extraordinary stories of courage, stories of people in developing countries struggling to survive with awful injuries or abnormalities, people who are given new hope through a group of specialist volunteers from this side of the world.

Elizabeth is District 9930 chairperson for Interplast, a Rotary

programme which has been operating in Australia and New Zealand for 37 years.

Now into her fourth year in the role, she has witnessed many of those stories first-hand while observing the medical teams in action at Lautoka Hospital in Fiji and Yangon Hospital in Myanmar.

A planned April 2020 trip to Bhutan was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“I’d still like to do that trip if they can get back up there, and I’d like to do one to the Solomon Islands before I hand over to someone else,” she said.

“My role is to let people here know what these teams are

Elizabeth Wright with Phyu Phyu after her surgery in Myanmar. Phyu Phyu suffered facial and arm contractions after falling into a fire during an epileptic seizure. After the surgery, she was able to smile and bend her arm again.

doing in these countries. It is amazing work which is completely transformative for the people involved.”

Interplast is a ‘twin-track’ partnership that sees medical professionals volunteer two to three week slabs of time delivering free surgical services and providing training/mentoring to local medical personnel in developing Asia-Pacific countries, including doctors, anaesthetists, nurses and allied health professionals.

Since 1983, it has conducted over 26,000 surgeries and trained countless medical staff in those countries.

There are 27 Rotary Interplast districts across Australia and New Zealand.

Elizabeth is one of six Interplast district chairpersons in New Zealand, with her District 9930 region covering a wide swathe of the central North Island and encompassing almost 60 Rotary clubs. Part of her role is to give talks to promote Interplast and help raise the $45,000 required to fund each of the team’s trips abroad.

She is sometimes on the speaking circuit for six days out of seven. Elizabeth shows audiences the ‘before-and-after’ of people with deformities and growths, many of them suffered through burn or fall injuries. The patients are often shunned in their home countries – Interplast is usually their last hope.

Elizabeth’s 11-year involvement with Rotary has encompassed several high-ranking roles; she was president of Te Awamutu Rotary from 2013/14. She has suffered her own losses in recent years, but always come back with a renewed fervour to help others.

“We help those whose lives are impacted in ways we simply don’t understand here. Often, these are gentle people who want for nothing but who need everything,” she said. “Interplast makes an immense difference to their lives.

“The plastic surgery the teams do has the power to change the future of entire countries, yet for millions of those who need it most, its is simply not available or affordable.”

Elizabeth is available to give talks – she can be reached on 027 223 8921.

Elizabeth with two-year-old Hnin from Myanmar, who is wearing Thanaka paste applied to help combat a non-cancerous growth on his face. The knitted bears are gifted to patients from Rotary clubs.

Elizabeth Wright pictured in 2017 with her then three-year-old namesake, Elizabeth, at Latoka Hospital in Fiji.

Elizabeth Wright with US-based Mark Daniel Maloney, the 2019/20 President of Rotary International, at a major Christchurch conference last year.

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James has the knives out

By Jeremy Smith

Te Awamutu’s James Beattie wants the way he undertakes his craft to be a cut above.

It’s with that goal in mind the third-year Pak ’n Save Te Awamutu apprentice butcher has entered the 2020 Retail Meat New Zealand Anzco Foods Butcher Apprentice of the Year competition.

He took part last year too - only missing the final by the closest of shaves.

James only decided in the last day or so that he would enter this year.

This year the competition - happening slightly later than normal because of the Covid-19 pandemic commences with regional heats in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

Hamilton’s regional qualifier is next month at Mill St Pak ’n Save.

Retail Meat New Zealand is also running the Alto Young Butcher of the Year competition.

James - who will complete his apprenticeship by the end of the year - and the other apprentice contestants will race each other, as well as the clock, and prepare and display a size 20 chicken, a whole pork leg and a beef short loin.

Contestants are awarded points based on how well they complete those tasks - with the top scoring Alto Young Butcher and Anzco Foods Butcher Apprentice from each regional event progressing to the final.

Additionally, six other wild card entries will be selected, to make up a field of 12 finalists all told.

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While James didn’t qualify to compete in the apprentice final last year, he did take the opportunity to go and watch - gleaning learnings from the experience.

Now, with those lessons learned and “two small things” to improve on from last year, James wants overall glory in 2020.

“The things I got marked down on last year were that when I was preparing my roast and binding it together, the knots I used were pointing up. I should have had them pointing down.

“With my beef, I left too many cuts of meat on the table.

“I guess the main thing competing showed me is that there are a lot of really good butchers out there,” he told the News.

While completing his apprenticeship at Pak n’ Save, James has trained under butchery manager Brendan Alexander.

“The Pak n’ Save team is always supportive of me. “I really love that butchery is a very diverse industry,” James said. “No two days are ever the same.”

His butchery skills are diverse too, given a background in hunting.

“The retail side of butchery is fantastic, but I also like the fact hunting has given me experience in processes like curing meats.”

Looking ahead beyond his apprenticeship goal wise, he has been working on starting his own home kill business.

The grand final is in Auckland in October and, in a competition first, the Pure South Master Butcher of the Year competition has been added to the line-up.

It will see six butchers compete in a cutting test.

James Beattie, an apprentice butcher at Pak ’n Save Te Awamutu, at work.

Tanks roll into Waipā

Three underground storage tanks are arriving in Te Awamutu this week as Albert Park Pump Station activity ramps up.

The storage tanks, 26m long by 3m wide and capable of holding 180,000 litres of wastewater each, have presented an impressive sight as they are craned into place at Albert Park.

Waipā District Council’s Service Delivery Group Manager Dawn Inglis said the tanks have been in Auckland since the start of New Zealand’s level 4 lockdown.

The Albert Park Pump Station upgrade is an integral part for the Waikeria project. It will pump wastewater collected from Waikeria, Kihikihi and southwest Te Awamutu catchments to the Te Awamutu Wastewater Treatment Plant for

treatment.

Progress on the wider Waikeria project continues with pipeline installation completed on Waikeria Road earlier this month and work now moving to State Highway 3, south of

Kihikihi.

The pipeline is expected to reach Kihikihi in July, and preliminary markings and underground inspections are already being carried out by Council contractor, Spartan Construction Ltd.

“This will enable the pipeline to be laid through the residential streets with minimal interruption,” Ms Inglis said.

To find out more, head to www.waipadc.govt.nz/ waikeria.

The tanks are being put in place in Albert Park over three days next week.

Three in a row for dealer

By Jeremy Smith

A lockdown initiative to check on customers has paid dividends for a Te Awamutu company.

Wilks Penny Motorcycles has for the past three months - March, April and May - been New Zealand’s number one Suzuki seller.

Learning the sales results coincided with the recently celebrated fifth birthday for owners Mark Penny and Ilana Wilks.

The company, which employs a team of nine, was previously owned by Ilana’s parents Grant and Shirley Wilks for more than 40 years.

The secret to their lockdown success was relatively simple.

Wilks Penny was deemed an essential business during lockdown and so Mark and Ilana and their staff used the phone to make sure their customers - many of them farmers who were also an essential service.

The fact lockdown was making new motorbikes coming into the country more expensive helped the team ensure customers got good deals on bikes they already had in stock.

Mark said in the two days prior to lockdown beginning, the team ensured motorbikes on the premises for repairs and maintenance were finished and delivered.

Mark said the team has also been having a good month sales wise so far in June, despite missing the Fieldays.

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Ratepayer voice gets new volume

By Jeremy Smith

A Te Awamutu Residents and Ratepayer’s Association is being set up – and it already has a plan.

One of the association’s group’s first moves following an inaugural meeting last Saturday will be to look at measures to review and challenge Waipā District Council on the Te Awamutu Memorial Park

draft concept design and the proposed 2.4 per cent rates increase.

At the weekend, the 16 people from Te Awamutu and the surrounding area present at the meeting – held at the Tuffy Burchell Pavilion at Te Awamutu i-Site - voted unanimously in favour of forming the group.

The idea of forming an association was floated by Bernard Westerbaan – an

unsuccessful candidate at the last local body elections – in February.

While lockdown had delayed the formation of the group, Mr Westerbaan told the News community interest in having one had remained high.

At the time, Mr Westerbaan said he wanted such an association to tackle issues affecting Te Awamutu and to “keep it positive”.

He has said the association was not being formed because he always disagrees with Council decisions, but it was about transparency.

Mr Westerbaan told the News the association would immediately focus on seeking that transparency, as well as accountability and affordability from Council.

“The meeting was a supportive platform, with everyone contributing

On the road again…

By Jeremy Smith

Te Awamutu’s Health Shuttle is back, post-lockdown.

The nation-wide Covid-19 shut down left the service - which transports people to medical appointments at services not offered in Te Awamutu – at a standstill.

The shuttle is run by Te Awamutu Community Health Transport Trust and chair Robyn Atherton told the News while parked during level four, alert level three social distancing rules then made the trips untenable because of the small number of people permitted in the van.

While the shuttle service was not running, the trust gave one of its vans to the Western Waikato Emergency Operating Centre (WWEOC), which used it to get people to appointments when required.

“Luckily though, there weren’t too many appointments required, so we weren’t too adversely affected,” she said. “We were very happy it could be used in that way.”

The health shuttle has been running in its current capacity since 2012 and in March, just before lockdown, the News reported that the trust was able to purchase a

some relevant issues – then looking constructively ahead at how these issues could be resolved,” he said.

“Together we can make a difference,” he said.

Mr Westerbaan has both council and community board experience, including roles with Grey Power, Menzshed and the Te Awamutu Board of Trustees.

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fitted-out Mercedes Sprinter at a projected cost of about $100,000.

The Mercedes was needed to replace the service’s main vehicle, a Ford Transit van purchased in 2011, which had clocked up over 280,000km.

In March, Ms Atherton said much of the fundraising effort had been done by the Rosetown, Te Awamutu, Pakeke,Ohaupo/Ngahinapouri and Kihikihi Lions clubs.

Various events also had a hand in swelling the coffers, including a November concert by the Rosetown Choristers.

Robyn said an ever-increasing number of clients meant there was a real need to replace the Transit van.

A second smaller vehicle has helped the service out over the past four years, and both are often on the road at the same time.

While she didn’t have access to weekly transport numbers, last year the shuttle service transported about 1700 Te Awamutu-based clients to medical appointments at places like Waikato Hospital.

In 2019, up to October, the trust’s 36 volunteers Te Awamutu Community Health Transport Trust chair Robyn Atherton accumulated nearly 4000 volunteer hours.

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Two decades of champion work The National Wetland Trust celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, continuing its work championing one of the unsung heroes in the battle against climate change.

And its work supporting the Department of Conservation’s (Doc) wetland protection - particularly across the wider Waikato region – is powered by a committed group of volunteers, whose work is celebrated during National Volunteers Week, 21 June to 27 June.

Executive Officer Karen Denyer, a professional ecologist, has been involved with the National Wetland Trust since its formation in 2000.

Among the Trust’s most visible work can be seen at Lake Rotopiko/ Lake Serpentine, in Waipa, where it has been a driving force in the restoration of the wetland as part of their plans to build and operate a National Wetland Discovery Centre.

“Our aim is to get New Zealanders ‘into’ wetlands, in both senses of the word,” she says. “We want people to appreciate wetlands more, because they’re one of our forgotten eco-systems. We’re trying to get wetlands on an even footing with all the other ecosystems, like beaches, bush and mountains.”

A key aspect of the group’s work is demonstrating the biodiversity value of wetlands, of which 90% have been drained for farming and other activities.

“We need to put wetlands back into the landscape if we want to win this climate battle,” she says. “They

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have huge cultural and recreational values – and healthy peatlands like Kopuatai in the Hauraki Plains are ‘climate heroes’, permanently taking up carbon.”

Although the National Wetland Discovery Centre at Lake Rotopiko, is one of the Trust’s current main goals, it also helps Docwith international obligations under the Ramsar (Wetlands) Convention.

The Trust has a special Ramsar role helping with education and events like World Wetlands Day. It also helps with reviewing the Doc’s documentation relating to its six (soon to be seven) Ramsar wetland sites – three of which Whangamarino, Kopuatai and

Firth of Thames, are in the Waikato region.

As well as its science expertise and national wetland advocacy role, the Trust also has “boots on the ground” with volunteers working directly on restoration.

The volunteers contribute about 1000 hours a year to wetland restoration at Lake Rotopiko alone. Many of those hours are contributed by a committed group of “20 solid regulars”, Karen says – some of whom visit every fortnight.

Corporate, Scout, and school groups also make voluntary contributions to the site, and – before recent restrictions on in-bound travellers to New Zealand – international

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Most of the Trust’s volunteers are hands-on types, happier with a shovel in their hand than doing the “boring backroom and behind the scenes planning and management work, which can be really hard to get funding for,” Karen says.“ “We do have a lot of people working on the ground, and that’s great– they’re connecting with the nature, connecting with the Earth, and making connections with people.”

For some of the Trust’s volunteers the social interaction is a driver, and contributes to their quality of life.

“Something that really struck me during the Covid-19 lockdown, at each step down the alert levels, the volunteers were saying ‘can we get back out now?’ – they were desperate to get back into that volunteering work, it was so important to them.”

Karen says the Covid-19 pandemic has also brought out more volunteers, including people based all around New Zealand doing different kinds of work, and even in other countries: “I’ve got one in Seattle at the moment!”

Doc’s Waikato District Operations Manager Ray Scrimgeour says the work of the National Wetland Trust, and its volunteers, is significant – both locally and nationally.

“To have the Trust’s efforts complementing and supporting Doc’swork really demonstrates the success collaboration and partnership can bring to conservation and environmental protection,” he says.

“We’re very grateful to have the Trust and its volunteers helping us drive conservation work and understanding of the importance of our wetlands, and we appreciate the knowledge and contribution they bring to this part of Doc’swork – particularly here in Waikato, which is a wetland heartland.”

Volunteers are vital to Doc’s work around New Zealand, and their efforts are marked during National Volunteer Week, this week.

From July 1 2018 to June 30 2019, Docvolunteers contributed 38,179 workday equivalents, resulting in a total of 305,432 hours.

Regional rate relief planned Waikato Regional Council ratepayers will get relief from a range of measures backed by councillors last week.

A rates relief package totalling $400,000 was approved through the 2020/21 annual plan budget in May, but councillors asked staff to come back with more detail on how this assistance could work.

The council’s strategy and policy committee considered a range of staff recommended options last week, before unanimously approving new criteria for additional rates remissions, as well as a further promotion of flexible payment options.

The approved criteria will allow for an additional remission of 10 per cent of rates payable for ratepayers who qualify for the Department of Internal Affairs’ rates rebate scheme.

Waikato Regional Council chair Russ Rimmington said councillors felt it was important to encourage struggling ratepayers to talk to council staff about repayment options or rates remissions.

“Ratepayers have a range of repayment options

available to them, but most still choose to pay their rates bill annually. There are other arrangements ratepayers could choose to smooth the cost over the year,” Cr Rimmington said.

“Staff are keen to be able to work with ratepayers to put in place a payment arrangement that can be tailored to them. Having these agreed arrangements in place also avoids incurring any penalties,” he said.

He added that Waikato Regional Council had already responded decisively to the unique circumstances by delivering a “trailblazing” net zero per cent rates revenue increase this year to provide short term relief to Waikato people.

Committee chair Pamela Storey said councillors recognised some Waikato people were struggling and supported the package to help ratepayers deal with the impacts of COVID-19.

“This package is designed to assist ratepayers who may be facing financial hardship in these tough times and we’re committed to providing an overall package to suit everyone,” Cr Storey said.

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An existing policy allows those aged over 65 years to postpone rates payments in relation to their principle place of residence. Those under 65 are also able to postpone their rates for up to 15 years.

Cr Storey said the changes approved allow support to be put in place over the coming 12 months, noting that a comprehensive review of the council’s rates remission and postponement policies will be undertaken as part of the development of the council’s 10-year plan. Any further changes will be subject to formal public consultation in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002.

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Titchener welcomes US fluoride decision Waipā Anti-fluoride campaigner Kane Titchener is hailing a court ruling in the United States.

The San Francisco Federal Court has ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take a second look at a petition to require the EPA to complete a proper risk assessment of fluoride, which it has failed to do.

Mr Titchener, the Kakepuku representative on the Te Awamutu

Community Board, says that means the “high quality studies” published in the last few years must be included for review. Anti-fluoride campaigners maintain those studies illustrate fluoride irrevocably and significantly damages children’s brains during early development, both in the womb and for the first 6 – 12 months of life.

“This is especially serious for bottle-fed babies.

These are the studies that I presented to the Waipā

District Council in August 2019,” he said.

“It is time for the Waipā District Council to take a serious look at the harms of fluoridation and reject any move to allow the water to be fluoridated, in order to protect our children”.

Fluoride Free NZ’s website shows that in Waikato fluoride is used only in Hamilton, Tokoroa and Thames.

That is despite the Waikato District Health

Board supporting fluoride.

In the latest court case, the ruling read: “So much has changed since the petition was filed…two significant series of studies – respective cohort studies – which everybody agrees is the best methodology.

Everybody agrees that these were rigorous studies and everybody agrees that these studies would be part of the best available scientific evidence. The EPA appears to have applied a standard

of causation, which from my reading of TSCA is not accurate. It’s not a proper allocation. It’s not the proper standard.”

The hearing will resume on August 6.

Fluoride Action Network and others took a petition to the federal court arguing that the EPA had not performed a risk assessment on fluoride as they are required to do under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Kane Titchener

Ōhaupō’s big opening day Ohaupō Community, Sport and Recreation Centre will open on Sunday.

Waipā Mayor Jim Mylchreest will open the $1.7 million purpose-built centre on Forkert Road centre at a public event starting at 2pm Sunday.

The new facility replaces the former rugby clubrooms and includes a community room, kitchen and bar facilities, a separate clubroom, changing rooms and a gym.

It will be equipped to host domestic and national events and will be available for community, sport and recreation groups to use.

Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk, chair of the centre’s steering committee, said the new centre provides a hub for Ohaupō.

“It’s a place for the whole community to enjoy and will provide a much-needed facility for sporting events, functions, weddings and more.”

She said the open day was the perfect opportunity for residents to come together to check out the new centre and celebrate the fundraising efforts of the community.

The opening had been scheduled for

March, but delayed by Covid-19 related restrictions.

“This Sunday’s opening event will be particularly special because we can reconnect as a community and celebrate the efforts that brought this wonderful new asset to the district,” Ms Stolwyk said.

The opening of the centre is the culmination of four years of work by a team of volunteers, as well as community fundraising, grants and individual donations.

The centre received funding support from Waipā District Council, the former Ohaupō Bowling Club, Lottery Community Facilities and Trust Waikato.

Council contributed a $703,000 grant to the project, of which $500,000 will be repaid through a targeted rate paid by village households over 30 years. The remaining $203,000 contribution from Council came from a reserve fund built up by earnings from arbitrage arrangements.

The community fundraising team also made use of the Waipā Community Trust to assist with the fundraising process.

Ohaupō Community, Sport and Recreation Centre chair Liz Stolwyk (right) and trustee Bev Gatenby outside the new facility.

Coles nominated for award

By Viv Posselt

A Waipā district councillor is a finalist in the 2020 Volunteering Waikato Awards to be announced this week.

The awards coincide with National Volunteering Week and Philip Coles was nominated by Destination Cambridge.

Mr Coles’ latest community work was carried out during the Covid lockdown. Donations he raised were presented to Cambridge Community House and The Salvation Army’s Cambridge Corps last week.

For two months beginning before lockdown started, the Waipā District Councillor committed hundreds of volunteer hours to collect parcels of groceries from Cambridge New World and deliver them to residents, among them seniors and immune-compromised people advised against doing their own shopping during Covid-19 levels 4 and 3. He also delivered grocery parcels to Cambridge Resthaven, Bupa St Kilda Retirement Village and Care Home, and Te Awa Lifecare.

A total of $800 made up the two donations represented a ‘payment’ to Mr Coles from Cambridge New World owner/operators Logan and Nicola McKenzie, to cover his voluntary efforts during that period.

“Just before lockdown started, I approached a couple of businesses offering to help with their deliveries,” he said. “Logan was the only one who took me up on it. I knew there would be fewer volunteers around during lockdown, so I wanted to help where I could. But right at the start I said I didn’t want to be paid - we decided to make a donation to charity

for my hours, so here we are.”

Throughout lockdown, residents’ changing needs called for ongoing collaboration between Mr Coles, Cambridge Grey Power’s Val Massey, Cambridge Community House manager Harriet Dixon, and the Salvation Army crew headed by Shaun and Karen Baker.

Both the Community House and Salvation Army teams found their work more than doubled during that time, while New World implemented strategies to balance increased demand with a reduced workforce.

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Celebrating the efforts of volunteer Philip Coles (right) are Cambridge New World owner/operator Logan McKenzie, Cambridge Community Centre manager Harriet Dixon, and Karen Baker of The Salvation Army’s Cambridge Corps.

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THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2020

NO PLANET B

OPINION

Losing the keys to life

Memorial Park plan: have a say

By Peter Matthews

By Ange Holt, Chair, Te Awamutu Community Board

This month’s Community Board meeting saw us receive two quarterly reports, one from Wayne Allan regarding the District Growth and one from Martin Mould for Water Services.

There were two discretionary fund applications which were both approved for some funds.

A lengthy discussion was held regarding the possible location for the restored climax steam engine. The best location to date is along Albert Park Drive, however this option is still subject to transit approving it. In light of this, the community board asked if an additional site on the corner of Scout Lane and Arawata St, on the Bunnings side, could be considered.

Finally we were enlightened with a very interesting and innovative proposal from Mark Harrop, Principal of Paterangi School, in regard to a civic reward system for Te Awamutu students. We look forward to supporting this project and seeing it come to fruition.

There are currently two projects on this side of the district that are open for submissions - these are the Maungatautari Reserve Management Plan and the Memorial Park Draft Plan.

This is your opportunity to comment on what has been recommended in these plans.

They are not set in concrete, however please note if you do not comment then it will be assumed that what has been recommended is the best course of action.

Full details for both draft plans can be found at the Waipā District Council website on their Have Your Say web page. If you do not have

internet access please call into the council office to get a copy.

To date the council have received less than 50 submissions regarding the Memorial Park Draft Plan. Based on the numbers who participated in the polls at the Let’s Talk Te Awamutu facebook group there are a lot more people out there who have an opinion about the outcome of this plan, so please do not forget to do your submission. You still have just under a month to go before submissions close. I hope the small numbers received to date are because you are all doing your due diligence and making sure you are basing your comments on an informed decision.

The council and community board are both really wanting to know what you think. There are some good ideas in this upgrade and revamp plan, so let’s try to be open minded about what is being suggested. Let them know what you like and what you don’t. If you have any ideas please include them too.

There are two ways to do a submission for the park - you can complete the survey or you can do a standard submission.

You can find the details of the plan here, along with how to do a submission: https://www.waipadc.govt.nz/our-council/ haveyoursay Please complete your submission to council before 5pm, July 13.

Remember our businesses are going to need lots of support for a good while yet so whenever you can please shop local - Totally Te Awamutu.

THE AGE OF REASON

Reflecting on life and times Attendance at the funeral of a longstanding friend and business colleague last week brought back to me the fallibility of assuming that one has a good memory for names. Especially for those that have not been seen for at least 20 years.

Yet it was this sad gathering in Auckland that caused me to stop, look at a face, struggle with the grey matter and attempt to recall what sphere of influence caused me to interface with a familiar (and ageing) face that stood before me.

He or she clearly going through the same struggle. Both realising that we were in a similar grey void and each beating the other to try and state our own name.

Then the light of recognition, realisation and a warm handshake followed.

And subsequently going back to the happy times that we enjoyed in industry, sport, social life or whatever other sphere of common bond tied us together in those far-off days.

In this case it was mainly business bonds that tied us. Either working in the same organisation, perhaps in commercial competition or in giving or receiving services. It does not matter. What really was of importance was that we were all still breathing, had conquered the dreaded virus, were all in the same pension-driven boat sailing on towards whatever the Grim Reaper has in store for us.

But for now – at this particular moment – despite the sad cause of our re-meeting, we were happy to catch up on each other’s progress, ask where so-and-so was, compare debilitating ailments, boasting about everexpanding families or talking about our good friend or colleague whose demise was the cause for our unplanned reunion.

My wife ran into the deceased’s sister with whom she shared Girl Guides in Wellington many years ago. A lady who has lived in Scotland for 40 years but had been trapped in New Zealand while on a visit as the lockdown commenced. And you can imagine what that conversation revealed in a major catch-up.

Eulogies at funerals always reveal just how much you did not know about the deceased even if he / she was a firm friend.

Their interests, community involvement, revelations about climbing mountains or rafting down rock-strewn swirling rivers.

Sadly we do not record such matters in a coherent way.

As a Māori friend once told me when he had visited his 92 years-old aunt – he had spent time with her to gain a greater understanding of family history. His forefathers relying on oral enunciation of what had gone on before. Relying on needto-be-explained photographs does not cut the mustard.

Yet there is a privacy aspect to such history. Some of the happenings are hugely personal at the time they occur, but gain importance to others - even if only in direct ancestral line.

But this apparent – and common – gap has caused me to perhaps record those happenings in my past that should at least give those who succeed me the opportunity to explain what they think is appropriate to those who gather to either farewell me – or perhaps ensure that I do not return to haunt them!

We all know that society is dependent on technology. I for one tend to take it for granted. But having been in our new house for 10 days now and still being without an internet connection (I’d tell you the story - but neither of us have the time) I have realised all over again how much we rely on it: There’s no TV, no email, no online gaming for the teenagers, no web surfing.

A lack of internet forces one to live a different life. The teenagers have come out of their bedrooms and have been communicating with us via the spoken word - that’s different!

Having to connect through my mobile phone every time I want to check the email takes me back into the mists of time when we had dial-up connections.

And watching TV with the set top box hooked up through the phone is fine until it decides to go slow - or drop the connection altogether.

Then on Saturday night I was sorting out the post-shifting chaos in the garage and that must have been when I lost my car key.

On Sunday, with three open homes rapidly approaching, we turned the house (and the garage) upside down and failed to find them. “What about the spare” I hear you say. Well that was lost some years ago - I’m pretty sure it was when my mother-in-law borrowed the car but it’s best not to go into that.

So $400 later I have a new key for the car - I can remember when I was but a lad, if you lost your car key you got another one cut for about $5.

I commented to the automotive

locksmith that it would be typical if I found the missing key having just mortgaged the house for a new one. He said, “Doesn’t matter the old one won’t work now anyway”.

Is it all going too far? The kids spend a lot of time responding to software algorithms of their online games, we all spend too much time staring at our phones, it’s becoming increasingly common for computers to run our houses, they look after our diaries, and certainly they run our cars. And you can be sure there is a whole lot of binary to-ing and fro-ing going on behind the scenes of everyday life than most of us care to realise.

It makes me think maybe the planet would be better off if we all lived simpler lives. Well of course it would be, but it is true that technology has the power to deliver benefits, in countless ways, to the human race. We PLANET just need toONLY remember to look after the environment which supports us as we strive to make our lives more comfortable and convenient

FAITH IN WAIPĀ

Bend or break…

Holding different views to others is a reality of life. The situation of people not seeing ‘eye to eye’ has always existed, but it seems lately public expressions of intolerance between people holding differing views is soaring.

More than ever before, reaching consensus or agreement on pretty much any topic that comes up in discussion is challenging.

Whether you are talking about politics, ethics, cultural or racial matters, global warming, diet, sexuality, exercise, religion, raising children, sport- you name it…there’ll be a plethora of conflicting ideas up for debate.

Our access to influencers and vast amounts of information through technology certainly fortifies strong opinions. An ever swelling pool of divergent beliefs is producing opinionated factions lobbying for the rightness of their tribe’s views, increasingly growing intolerant of others.

A pilot friend who flew internationally for Air New Zealand once pointed out to me how on the big jumbo jets, the range of flexibility (up and down movement) achieved at the wing tips is 8-10 metres! I found his comments enlightening.

Aeroplane wings aren’t just rigid chunks of metal. With carbon fibre incorporated in their design, elasticity is provided to keep the planes in the air. If the wings did not flex within the astonishing range that they do, they would simply break off - which makes for ‘uncomfortable’ flying.

Our ability to ‘flex’ (to a point) like aircraft wings is demonstrated by being accepting of others, while at the same time not necessarily agreeing with their values, expressions and lifestyle practises.

‘Tolerance’ is a word often used in connection within engineering referring to acceptable margins either side of a precise

By Murray Smith, Senior Leader, Bridges Church

requirement. It occurs in biological contexts too, where upper or lower limits of tolerance to environmental factors (e.g. light, temperature, availability of water) determine if an organism can survive.

Being ‘tolerant’ of those whose practices and viewpoints differ from ours is not condoning or meekly accepting every bit of rubbish behaviour or offensive activity people are capable of dishing out.

Boundaries matter. But relationships often break where there is no ability to bend or to concede a little bit of grace and extend tolerance which allows room for someone to change.

So accepting others, instead of rejecting them on the basis of their different values, and lifestyle choices, means refusing to push them away with an intolerant or judgmental attitude.

There’s only one judge - and it surely isn’t us. Jesus, as our supreme example, demonstrated a perfect life while freely associating with dubious and imperfect people.

He said, “Who goes to the doctor for a cure? Those who are well or those who are sick? I have not come to call the ‘righteous,’ but to call those who are sinners and bring them to repentance.”

The intolerant, bigoted religious leaders mistook Jesus’ compassion and identification with sinners as his tacit approval of them.

Oblivious to their own faults, they selfrighteously rejected Jesus, missing entirely his purpose in coming- to intervene and bring help to those recognising their need.

Hopefully we won’t make that mistake.

THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2020

Briefs…

June races to 100

The fifth race at tonight’s harness meeting at the Cambridge Raceway will have a special appeal. It’s named after Cambridge Lifecare resident June Sullivan – who celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday. June is regarded as a huge supporter of racing in Waipā Cambridge – and insiders reckon one of the runners Shezsomethinspecial - would be a perfect selection. See more from the Cambridge Raceway today on Page 18.

Treasure Hunt

What are Waipā’s great treasures of the last 100 years? TVNZ is hoping to find them in a variation of the popular Antiques Roadshow. Presenters Scotty and Stacey Morrison will front a new 2021 programme, National Treasures, and explore New Zealand’s recent history.

TVNZ is calling for people to scour their homes in the search for treasures, objects and taonga that have significance to New Zealand history over the last 100 years. For more information, go to www. nationaltreasures.co.nz.

Fundraisers

St Peters Cambridge students raised more than $6300 for students in Malawi in support of World Vision’s 40-hour famine event earlier this month. `

Spot the birdie

New Zealand’s annual garden bird count will run from Saturday until July 5.

People are asked to select a site, and on one day look and listen for birds for one hour. They record the number of each species observed, and submit results. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research - has run the initiative since 2007.

For more details go to www. landcareresearch.co.nz .

Sian’s trump cards

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By Jeremy Smith

One evening, Sian Winmill’s head started twitching and repetitively banging her shoulder.

For six hours it wouldn’t stop.

The 18-year-old former St Peter’s School Cambridge student had previously mentioned “random twitching” she occasionally experienced to doctors - nothing came of those conversations.

After that experience though, she and mother Renee wanted to know what was happening.

The result was most unexpected - doctors confirmed the cause was Tourette Syndrome.

Candidly, Sian said the diagnosis three years ago brought with it a loss of identity she found hard to cope with.

“It turned my world upside down - it basically came on overnight.”

Tourette Syndrome is a type of neurological disorder characterised by involuntary motor and vocal tics categorised as either simple or complex.

Motor tics are sudden uncontrollable movements, vocal tics are sudden uncontrollable vocalisations.

Both Sian’s motor and vocal tics are complex.

A common motor tic Sian experiences is her legs suddenly giving out.

Her most common vocal tics include asking “nonsensical” questions, experiencing outbursts ranging from one word to full sentences and imitating other people’s words or sounds she hears.

Often, at meal times, a motor tic can result in Sian unexpectedly throwing food.

She’s tried fighting tics, which she said is most akin to holding one’s breath.

“You can only fight it for so long,” she said.

“Whenever I try, eventually my brain takes over and they come back stronger.”

Some days are better than others.

“When I have lots of tics I feel so drained.

“I apologise to people after I have one too, so they know it was a tic. I try to make people laugh too, maybe that helps.”

Shortly after Sian was diagnosed, she and Renee heard about Camp Twitch - the Tourette’s Association of New Zealand’s annual gathering for those living with Tourette Syndrome and their families.

“That was very helpful.

“It gave us useful tools and advice about what living with Tourette’s would involve,” Renee said.

To cope with the challenges of living with Tourette’s, Sian has found solace in music, humour and - particularly - art.

Her quip “I used to be able to carry eggs into the kitchen, no worries.

“Now though, that activity carries with it a great deal of danger,” an example of her fun-loving nature.

“It’s very entertaining living with her at times,” Renee said.

“When I get lost in the art and design world though, amazingly, tics don’t happen,” Sian said.

On that front, a unique opportunity presented itself during the last six months of 2019.

As part of St Peter’s School’s wellbeing curriculum, deputy principals Yevette Williams

More jobs, more spending

The job market is picking up.

Vacancies advertised on Trade Me surveyed by Waikato regional economic development agency Te Waka show for the week ending June 17 the number was up 11 percent on the previous week and 59 percent on last month.

Te Waka also reported the number receiving Jobseeker Support in Waikato had risen by 4,400, or 28% since the start of 2020, slightly below the 30% national average.

A total of 6.7% of the Waikato working age population is receiving Jobseeker support, compared with 5.3% at the start of the year. That is higher than the 5.9% of the national working age population now in receipt of Jobseeker Support.

The latest data on card transactions in Waikato – to the week ended June 7 – showed spending was almost seven percent higher than for the same week last year.

June 16 marked the end of the first full post lockdown week.

Te Waka collates data on the Waikato economy with the support of Waikato Regional Council Economists Blair Keenan and Sarah MacKay.

Former St Peter’s School student Sian Winmill with some of the Monster Conversations cards she illustrated.

and Jess Patrick had an idea to develop a wellbeing tool parents and teachers could use to help them have conversations with children around emotions, then come up with positive solutions or next steps.

Knowing of her passion, they brought Sian on board to design and illustrate the cards, now called Monster Conversations, which represent a variety of emotions from sad or happy, to worried or anxious.

Children use the cards in conversation to help them express how they’re feeling.

“Sometimes, it’s really difficult to have these conversations with younger children - these cards will help,” Jess said.

During early Monster Conversations discussions about ‘monsters’ representing the emotions, Jess was initially unsure.

“But Sian said the most amazing thing - monsters don’t have to be scary, neither do conversations around wellbeing.”

The first 100 Monster Conversations packs released about a fortnight ago are nearly all already accounted for.

“We’re so happy this is getting out there. Our goal is for every school in New Zealand to have one,” Jess said.

For every pack sold, Sian receives a percentage and funds are donated to the Tourette’s Association of New Zealand.

“Jess and Yevette and all the staff were so amazing when it came to my wellbeing at school, so now I’m happy to use my skills to help others in a similar position. Monster Conversations is a fantastic way of doing that,” Sian said.

Meanwhile for the past year - half of which has included her Monster Conversations work - a film crew has been documenting Sian’s daily life living with Tourette’s.

The finished documentary - part of the third

season of a programme called Living With Tourette’s - will air on Prime Television next month.

For more information, or to purchase cards, email himonsterconversations@gmail.com.

Tourette’s: what we know about it

According to the Tourrette’s Association of New Zealand, Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a genetic, neurological disorder that occurs during childhood.

The New Zealand organisation for rare disorders endorses the Australian Tourette Syndrome Association’s statistics of one in one thousand children having TS. By that reckoning, the Australian association’s data would suggest almost 5000 New Zealanders could be living with TS. Because some will have mild symptoms, not all of those living with it will be diagnosed.

And, according to the New Zealand association, not all children who inherit the TS gene display the associated traits.

Boys more commonly inherit the gene associated with TS, which is characterised by vocal and motor tics.

These can range from mild to extreme but both vocal and motor tics must have been present for a year for a person to be diagnosed with TS. The exact gene and neurons that cause TS are not known, so there is no cure.

Coprolalia is the name for the extreme vocal tic that causes people to repeat inappropriate, or swear, words - but only a small percentage of those diagnosed with TS have coprolalia.

Painting a pre-Covid picture A new report released this week giving a snapshot of life prior to Covid-19 will provide decisionmakers with information to measure and guide recovery efforts in the Waikato.

The Waikato Regional Council report measures 32 environmental, social, cultural, and economic indicators which are regularly updated and analysed to identify changes and trends over time.

The latest update provides results from data gathered from 2007 up to the end of 2019.

It shows that the people of the Waikato have better quality of life compared to the national average.

Waikato is below the national average on other indicators, including crime,

cultural respect, road safety, voter turnout, and gross domestic product (GDP).

The Waikato Progress Indicators – Tupuranga Waikato (WPI) report is part of an annual council series which provides a snapshot of the region’s overall state of wellbeing across a variety of issues.

Strategy and policy committee councillors heard that, compared to the national average, Waikato has a relatively high percentage of te reo Māori speakers, a high level of social connectedness and community pride, better housing affordability, and aboveaverage levels of life satisfaction.

“We’re yet to realise the true impact

of COVID-19 on our region, but we are well positioned to recover from its effects with a huge combined effort going into creating jobs and driving economic improvements,” said Waikato Regional Council chair Russ Rimmington.

The report’s author, strategic principal advisor Dr Beat Huser, said the results of the WPI programme provide a robust basis for discussing regional challenges and opportunities and identifying priorities for closer collaboration and partnerships.

“It also provides a framework and evidence base to progress regional wellbeing, and to work together with the Government on its wellbeing agenda.”

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THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2020

This photo is from the show jumping held at the Kihikihi grounds in January this year. Horses are probably my favourite subject in the sports I cover.

This is the small lake within the fenced enclosure of the wetlands reserve between Te Awamutu and Ohaupo.

Arthur’s view

Waipā photographer Arthur Uden (pictured) regularly entertains members of the Te Awamutu Grapevine page on Facebook with this beautiful work.

We were delighted when he accepted an invitation to share some of his favourite pictures, and his captions, with Te Awamutu News readers. We left the choice to him – and he gave us a selection showing activities to enjoy in Waipā.

Arthur is retired and photography is his main interest.

“I enjoy capturing the local wetlands and the moods and colours of the lakes and the birdlife. Also, I try to cover the local sports clubs as much as I can,” he explained.

Thanks Arthur!

Rotopiko; outside the fenced enclosure. I had to bash my way through the blackberry (in shorts) to get this angle.

This was from February this year. The airport event was the opening feature of the Cycling Festival based around Cambridge.

MX Te Pahu - A twilight fund raiser for the local community hall. This image is from last year’s series when the dust was in plentiful supply.

PB boat - from February this year. I was trying to use a slow shutter speed and swing the camera as the boat comes past. In theory the boat should be sharp, and the background blurred. As you can see, more practice is needed.

THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2020

Waipā plans for a spring challenge

By Jeremy Smith

The three-day Spring Challenge - started in the South Island more than a decade ago by Nathan Fa’avae - will be held in Waipā for the first time in October.

The challenge is a threeperson team adventure

Same fate in rugby In a reflection of the football fortunes of the towns’ top sides, Otorohanga won and Te Awamutu were beaten in the Waikato Draught rugby Premiership last weekend.

Otorohanga scored a 33-20 home win over University while Te Awamutu was beaten by last season’s finalist Fraser Tech 30-17.

New Leamington coach Karl Thornton fielded nine players on debut as his Leamington Cambridge Stud Senior A’s returned to the competitive arena with a big won over Pirongia last weekend.

Pirongia opened the scoring with a try out wide on the left wing which went unconverted – but after that hosts piled 62 points on the board.

Other results: Hamilton Marist 41 Morrinsville Sports 17, Melville 18 Hamilton Old Boys 14.

Premiership B: Fraser Tech 29 Te Awamutu Sports 22, Hamilton Marist 14 Morrinsville Sports 22, Melville 19 Hamilton Old Boys 5, Otorohanga 73 University 7, Hautapu 24-27 United Matamata Sports LoneStar Hamilton Division 1A: Hinuera 22 Putaruru 10, Leamington 62-5 Pirongia, Southern United 38 Te Rapa 7, Suburbs 22 Frankton 8, Taupiri 12 Ohaupo 15.

Division 1B: Suburbs 17 Frankton 14, Taupiri 13 Ohaupo 10.

Division 2: Hamilton Old Boys 22 Jaradites 12, Kereone 24 Matangi Hillcrest 14, Te Awamutu Marist 21 Raglan 27.

Under 85kgs: Fraser Tech 13 Suburbs 0, Hamilton Marist wbd over Ōtorohanga, Morrinsville Sports 33 Leamington 7.

Vodafone Colts: Fraser Tech 27 Putaruru 12, Hamilton Marist 22 Morrinsville Sports 14, Leamington 74 University 3.

Gallagher Women’s Premiership: Putaruru 30 Otorohanga 14, Taupiri 0 Hamilton Old Boys 32, University 7 Melville 34.

race for women, made up of three, six and nine hour categories.

Disciplines including rafting and kayaking, mountain biking, hiking and navigation.

The popularity of the event in the South Island where a full roster of up to 600 teams and 1800 women

would take part - led to organisers bringing a similar event to the North Island about four years ago.

The challenge has been in Rotorua, Auckland, Taupo, Whangarei - now, it’s Cambridge’s turn.

Many of the details surrounding the 2020 event are still to be announced.

Otorohanga shocked Taupo and the 10 men of Te Awamutu fell at Huntly in the latest round of the WaiBop Premiership.

Otorohanga, promoted last season, showed their resounding win over Te Awamutu the previous week was no fluke as they dispatched Taupo to top the table on goal difference.

Skipper Aaron Mills deputised for an injured Kevin Buckie as the odds went against Te Awamutu in their clash at Huntly.

Gisler Architects Te Awamutu travelled to Thistle with a squad of just 12 – and an injury to Buckie in goal after 10 minutes meant the resources were stretched to the limit before Chris Cousins came off with concussion at the start of the second half.

Huntly beat the battling 10 men from Te Awamutu 4-2, and Mills was credited for ensuring the home side did not score more.

Te Awamutu showed heart in unsettling Huntly by scoring trice through Joe Roil in the second half.

Striker Tawhiri Ball was named player of the day for his hard working perseverance up front.

The Premier team are at home on Saturday, hosting West Ham at the Stadium while top of the table Otorohanga will meet new club Waiariki for the first time in competition.

Te Awamutu may keep Mills between the sticks – Buckie is nursing a quad

injury.

Waiariki – the union between Ngongotaha and Rotorua United – was crushed 9-0 by Papamoa last weekend.

The Edmonds Judd Te Awamutu Div 3 Team was held to a 4-4 draw by Putaruru after leading 4-1 at half time. The draw was secured with the last shot of the match Keinen Wyatt, newcomer Dan van Schie, Ronald Rao and Gregor McKenzie scored for TA. The Men’s Div 5 Team beat Waikato Unicol Gold 6-0. Bradley Eagleston bagged three of the goals.

The Edmond Judd Women’s Team beat played Mangakino un Sunday 5-1.

Danielle Brdanovic pened the scornig before Tahlia Hansen and Genevieve Churton both grabbed two each. Player of the Day was Megan Nunns.

The Pink Ladies Team won 2-1 at Cambridge 2-1 with goals from Jade Hagger and Sam Kietzman. The team hosts Thames this weekend.

All competitors have been told is that the event is in Cambridge on October 17 and the course could be anywhere up to half-an-hour from town, Mr Fa’avae said.

Challenge categories include the three-hour challenge for school girls, the junior category in which the three team members’

ages must add up to less than 60, the open category, the veteran event and the super veteran category.

The 2020 Spring Challenge in the South Island - which is sold out - takes place at the end of September.

For more information on the event, or to register, visit www.springchallenge.co.nz

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Race director Nathan Fa’avae

Otorohanga top, Mills’ boys battle

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The Te Awamutu AFC Pink Ladies were delighted with their 2-1 win over Cambridge Football Club playing away at John Kerkhof Park in the second division of the Waikato women’s competition on Saturday.

“It was a good game played in good spirits,” said Te Awamutu midfielder and team manager Taylah Russell. “We were very glad to grab our first win of the season and hope it will continue.”

White gets back to the real thing The first half of 2020 has been one to forget for Waikato horseman Matthew White.

It started in the worst possible fashion when he was involved in an horrific race crash at Cambridge Raceway in January.

White sustained bleeding on the brain, a concussion, and three fractured vertebrae, which resulted in his absence from the track until the end of March.

Just two meetings back, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hit home, and racing was shut down for two months.

“It has been a bit frustrating, stopping and starting,” he said. “It is hard to get any sort of momentum, but that has just been the way it is.

White trains in partnership with Mike Berger at Cambridge Raceway, and they turned their entire team out over lockdown.

The pair stepped out several their team at the Pukekohe and Cambridge workouts and their three-month absence from the races ends at

Cambridge Raceway today.

The raceway has a greyhound meeting starting at 12.06pm and harness racing beginning at 5.21pm.

All Yours, Deamideal, and Mach Little Soaky pleased their trainers with their workouts at Pukekohe on Friday and are set to resume.

All Yours took out his 2050m heat after placing at the Auckland track the week prior, and White is hoping he can add to his three-win tally today.

He will be joined by new stable addition Demideal who placed in her 2050m heat last Friday.

The daughter of American Ideal will have her first start today since last August and White thinks she will take plenty of improvement from her first-up run.

White is excited about getting Mach Little Soaky back to the races and he will try and utilise his faultless standing start manners on Thursday. s “He is a last start winner and he has trialled up

really nicely over the last two weeks. He is right on target and will probably go around in that 2700m stand on Thursday.

– Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk

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THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2020

Study costs scrapped Fees-free tertiary training is to be made available all over the country.

The Targeted Training and Apprenticeships Fund (TTAF) will pay the costs for Waipā based learners of all ages.

The offer covers some training for careers from Level 3-7 in primary industries, construction (building, plumbing and civil engineering) and community health care, Wintec Chief Executive David Christiansen said.

“This list extends the fees-free training we already have on offer including specific programmes and support for our Māori and Pasifika communities, career changers and

school leavers.

“We’re in a recovery period and there’s no time like the present to take a plunge into training for a career.”

He said for many, cost of study stood in the way of a great career.

The list of fees free options available at Wintec includes some courses within construction, plumbing, carpentry and mechanical and electrical engineering qualifications.

Wintec has Māori and Pasifika Trades Training, scholarships and Youth Guarantee programmes that also offer free study and high level of mentoring and employment support.

Christiansen said the $320 million

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Learners will save between $2500 and $6500 on course fees under the scheme. The fund is available from July 1 – a date which coincides with the start of the semester 2 study year at Wintec. Fees are covered until December 31, 2022.

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All change, but what for Waipā?

Waipā’s voice on regional health is likely to remain unchanged if the government pushes through a radical restructure of the country’s district health boards (DHBs).

It wants to cut the number of boards from 20 to as few as eight under a Crown entity in a move not dissimilar to the outcome of its review of vocation education (Rove) which put 16 polytechs under a single common umbrella.

The plan would encourage greater sharing of services between DHBs and remove public input in board membership – they would be appointed.

Boards now comprise up to 11 members, four appointed by the Minister of Health who also appoints the chair and deputy chair.

Waikato District Health Board has been operating under a commissioner, Karen Poutasi, since its appointed and elected members were sacked in May 2019 by Health Minister David Clark.

Karen Poutasi subsequently appointed three deputies - Andrew Connolly, Chad Paraone and Margaret Wilson – the former deputy chair.

The Minister said nine of the 11 Waikato Board members had offered to resign because the board had been fraught with continual adverse publicity. There was no election for a new board in 2019.

David Clark says the review aims to “futureproof” the country’s health and disability services.

National has still to respond to the proposals.

Review chair Heather Simpson says the review is “probably” the most comprehensive integrated look at the New Zealand Health and Disability System in a generation.

“To meet the challenges of the future our population health focus has to be stronger, our preparedness for emergencies greater, and our system has to be much better integrated with clear lines of accountability and decision rights,” she said.

The report proposed establishing a Māori Health Authority as an independent departmental agency, reporting directly to the Minister of Health.

One of Simpson’s review team, Te Awamutu born Shelley Campbell, was one of the team

who thought the structure was not ambitious enough or sufficient to address Māori health issues.

Her concern was the authority would be a reflection of the Ministry of Health instead of an independent Māori entity A health insider told the News Waikato DHB should got into bat to ensure it retains its current regional shape.

“Waikato is the tertiary centre of excellence for the Midland area and there is nothing in the Simpson recommendations which would change that,” the health expert, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.

“What we should be working towards is ensuring that Midland area - comprising five DHBs - Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Lakes, Taranaki and Tairawhiti - remains a viable health entity.

“That should be one district health board and let them get on with what they’ve been doing pretty well for 10 years which is working together for the population’s health. Take the regional trauma service as an example.

“If someone is involved in a horrific car accident or falls off a farm bike in the outskirts

of Gisborne or Taranaki, they will almost inevitably end up in Waikato Hospital. That hospital is world-leading in trauma because the service is a regional-based one.”

It’s anticipated there will be suggestions the Simpson review should have looked more closely at the four regional structures of Auckland, Midland, Central and Southern and recommended the change retain those four DHBs. It is also likely there will be questions about the value of creating another level of bureaucracy in Māori health when the Ministry of Health already has a Maori advisory.

But the biggest concerns, the insider says, is the lack of advocacy for primary and rural health and disability issues. The changes are structural and top-heavy rather than coming from the community.

“Primary health care from GPs, practice nurses, chemists and midwives is the first point of contact and it’s they who provide continuing care. Anything which strengthens that would be more helpful than creating more bureaucratic structures.”

Funds freed up for safe routes

A project to create safer and healthier journeys to school for children will soon be underway in Waipā.

More than $600,000 will be provided by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to Waipā District Council for the Safe Routes to Schools and Businesses for Active Transport project in Cambridge.

The application was lead by the Cambridge community with support from Council which is now

submitting an application for Te Awamutu for the second round of funding. That round closes on July 7 and a response is expected 4-6 weeks after that.

Created in collaboration with a community group, including Olympic cyclist Sarah Ulmer, the project seeks to make key streets in Cambridge safer for residents and children to bike, walk and scooter to work and school.

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manager Dawn Inglis said the project was a fantastic opportunity for Council to trial a range of “tactical urbanism techniques” for minimal cost.

“The success of this application is significant because it will allow us to test a range of safety techniques and then consult with residents and road users to see what works for them before investing in permanent road safety measures.”

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that may be tried include artwork on the road surface to improve visibility, temporary speed bumps, new crossings, wayfinding signage and kerb extensions.

The project would also include funding for two community event days to get feedback.

Inglis said a key focus was providing safer opportunities for students to get to school without relying on car-based travel.

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Sarah Ulmer said the success of the application was “a big win”.

Around 10 percent of the project cost will be funded by Council and the other 90 percent funded by Waka Kotahi.

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New Zealand Bloodstock sales topping colt No Limits continued his strong trials record at Te Rapa on Tuesday when taking out his 900m heat.

The son of Savabeel has now posted two trial wins and a placing from just the three attempts and could have a lucrative spring preparation ahead of him.

Trainer Jamie Richards was pleased with No Limits’ Tuesday hitout and believes he will be well suited over a mile.

“I thought that he trialled well over a short trip (900m) and carried a bit of weight with Opie (Bosson, jockey) on,” he said.

“It wasn’t about exerting him to win, but rather just a nice day out and teaching him that he’s got a job to do.

“The slow ground was not really to his liking, but I think the biggest thing with this horse is that he’s going to want 1400m to a mile fairly quickly.

“So, I’m happy with him and I think we’re going the right way. Opie said he’s got a good attitude, good temperament, and is nice and relaxed when you’re on top of him.”

Richards has taken a patient approach with No Limits and said he has taken a bit of time to mature.

“He’s quite a big horse and has just needed a bit of time,” he said. “He’s always battled a bit of soreness and immaturity in

his front legs and all over, but he seems to be going well now.

“I ride him quite a bit in his track work at home and really like him. He’s certainly not as sharp or as early as Cool Aza Beel, and doesn’t get along like him, but he gets along like a horse that will get a mile no problem and even a bit further as well.”

No Limits will now be freshened before trialling again next month ahead of a spring campaign targeted towards the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November.

“All going well, he could be ready to race in August at Taupo. He’s a pretty exciting colt, with a top-class pedigree and looks,” Richards said.

“We have a goal of getting him to Christchurch for the 2000 Guineas. That’s where we want to be, trying to build a future for him as a colt and he’s an exciting prospect for the lead-up races.”

No Limits was purchased by Te Akau Principal David Ellis out of Waikato Stud’s 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Sale draft for $1.4 million.

He is out of Pins mare Make a Wish, making him a half-brother to stakes winner Another Dollar.

Richards said he trialled 20 horses at the Cambridge Stud Te Rapa trials and overall he was happy with both horses and riders.

“A majority of them need more time, and continuing their education, but there was certainly a few with potential for their threeyear-old season,” he said.

“Our two apprentice boys, Diego (Montes

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THE ASSISTANT 8.45pm 6.40pm The Guilty (M) 1(M) hr 40 mins 1.40pm 4.10pm 3.45pm 8.30pm 21 hr 42 mins Bookings 823 5064 – 32 Lake Street, Cambridge

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Bookings 823 5064 – 32 Lake Street, Cambridge

4.30pm

16 | TE AWAMUTU NEWS

THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2020

NO SHOW AT MYSTERY CREEK THIS JUNE

BUT IT IS ON AT ROSETOWN HOLDEN

MASSIVE SAVINGS NEVER TO BE REPEATED (VERY LIMITED STOCK)

TWO ONLY

ONE ONLY

SPARK LS

TRAX

1.4 AUTO

$14,995 + ORC

EQINOX LT

1.6 AUTO BLACK EDITION

FROM $25,990 + ORC

$47,990 + ORC

TWO ONLY

INC GST

$60,990 + ORC

COLORADO LTZ

$38,990 + ORC

4X2 $36,995 + ORC

COLORADO LT

DOUBLE CAB 4X4 MANUAL

DOUBLE CAB 4X4 AUTO INC GST

INC GST

TWO ONLY

ONE ONLY

COLORADO LS

INC GST

3.6 V6 AWD 7 SEATER LEATHER

2.8 TURBO DIESEL 4X4 INC GST

$28,990 + ORC

ACADIA LTZ-V

TRAILBLAZER LTZ

BLACK EDITION 1.5 TURBO

INC GST

ONE ONLY

ONE ONLY

$33,990 + ORC

ASTRA RSV

1.4 TURBO INC GST

THRE ONLY E

$41,990 + ORC

INC GST

4X4 $45,990 + ORC INC GST

SIX ONLY TEN ONLY

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.

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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