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CHS premier player Jodi Mouat (17) competes with Alumni player Amber Hope during Sunday’s game at Tom Voyle Park. Hope is on a full lacrosse scholarship at Northern Michigan University in the United States.

Photo - Lou Kibby Photography Competitive Lacrosse returns to Tamahere this weekend.

The Waikato Lacrosse High School League starts on Saturday and all girls divisions and junior boys will play at Tamahere Park while the Premier Boys competition

will be staged indoors every Sunday at the Inline Hockey Centre, on Old Farm Road, Hamilton during Term 3.

The increasnigly popular sport was on show last weekend as Cambridge High staged a match at Tom Voyle

Park between current players and an Alumni selection, while in Leamington the national Under-18 squad took on a combination of Waikato and Auckland club players.

See today’s sports section for more details.

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THURSDAY JULY 23, 2020

Interlock intiative launched

By Viv Posselt

Aaron Ure launched Interlock Waipā Day in Cambridge earlier this month.

It’s a social gathering intended to bring together people with disabilities. The idea, says Aaron, is for them to share a few hours, with their carers, in fortnightly sessions of fun and craft-making at the Cambridge Red Cross Hall in Milicich Place. The gatherings will remain in situ for the moment, but the longer-term view is to look at developing different groups that could also go on outings, for example a youth group, cycling group, bowling or movie night.

“We came up with ‘interlock’ for the name because we thought it signified what we are trying to do, which is simply to bring people together,” said Aaron.

“This first session has 10 people with disabilities and 16 support workers. We’d like to see it grow – people are welcome to come from anywhere in Waipā.”

The gathering is an extension of an earlier idea Cambridgebased Aaron publicised in May

on social media and in the News. That was a project he was running from his garage which saw Aaron, his wife Lois and their son Toby, make up wooden kitsets for free distribution to those linked with disability services.

They started off simply making birdboxes using donated wood, and the orders for the kitsets just kept on coming.

Aaron and Lois are both well known for helping those with disabilities. Aaron worked in the Cambridge Community Garden before leading the ‘Wheels in Motion’ trikes initiative at the Avantidrome until late 2019, and Lois has worked with ConneXu in Te Awamutu, an organisation that provides personalised disability support services across the region.

The first Interlock session was held last Friday and the next will be on August 7, and thereafter they will be held fortnightly.

Those keen to know more – or to donate material that can be used in craftwork – should contact Aaron on 021 578 856 – texts are preferable.

Joseph Leet and his carer Maria Lolesi enjoying their first Interlock session.

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I hope everyone is safe and well.

Constable Fleming is having a well-earned break, so it’s a big hello to all readers in Cambridge and Te Awamutu from me this week!

Today I am focused on road safety. We continue to have serious injury crashes regularly occurring in the district. Every time there is a serious injury crash, there is a significant flow on effect - diversions and delays for other road traffic, many response hours for emergency services personnel and often life-long trauma for those drivers and passengers directly involved, their family and friends. I cannot stress enough the need for us all to take individual responsibility for our own safe driving practices. Simply maintaining the two second rule between your vehicle and the one in front and staying alert to the behaviour of road users around you could enable you to take evasive action if needed and avoid a crash.

As drivers, it’s important we stay focused on the road ahead, identify and prepare for potential hazards, and remove cell phones, other digital distractions (and make up application!) from the equation. I don’t think

I need to mention that alcohol and driving do not mix – that’s a given.

Still on the topic of road safety, police are periodically approached by locals concerned about cyclist behaviour around the Waipā area. Under the NZTA Code for Cyclists, cyclists are required to wear a cycle helmet (standards approved and fastened) when riding their bicycles. Bicycles must be equipped with brakes and reflectors; front and rear lights must be present and switched on in dim or dark conditions. It is also a good idea to wear high visibility or reflective clothing so that you can be clearly seen by other road users, especially now, given the Waikato fog!

Many cyclist related complaints concern groups of cyclists taking up the left hand lane of a road, slowing traffic and often requiring other traffic to fully cross the centre line to overtake.

The cyclist code states that while cyclists may ride two abreast, it is illegal to ride three or more across (unless during an officially sanctioned road race where suitable road closures or marshalling will be in place). If holding up traffic, cyclists must move as far

to the left as possible to allow the following traffic to pass. When passing parked vehicles, cyclists must ride in single file and any turns or stops (for example at intersections) must be indicated clearly with hand signals. In town, cyclists should use cycle lanes where available. When using a zebra crossing, cyclists should dismount and walk their bicycles across the road. This clearly signals their intent to cross approaching vehicles, giving them a chance to stop. Cyclists must ride on the road or designated shared cycle paths. They are not to ride on the footpath (unless a small diameter wheel such as a child’s tricycle). (Full details can be found at https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/ roadcode/cyclist-code).

When it comes down to it, we all share the road and should show courtesy and consideration to others. If we follow the rules, stay alert and practice a little patience, the road will be a safer place.

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Dealer on the move

A Hamilton East based car dealership is about to move into its new, bigger home in Te Rapa. Ebbett Volkswagen Hamilton is New Zealand’s most awarded Volkswagen dealership and supports regional charities such as Hospice Waikato as well as the ‘Think Blue’ initiative which promotes the use of electric vehicles as a fleet solution.

Speak up…

Visitors to the North Island’s Pureora Forest are being urged to report damage and suspicious behaviour after a Department of Conservation shelter was targeted by vandals for a second time.

The shelter, which is used by trampers, quad bikers or mountain bikers, was damaged in a suspicious fire in late 2019. It was repaired by volunteer duo Murray and Judy Bramald but has now been targeted by vandals who trekked 30 minutes into the forest to carry out their attack.

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Quiz fans are being urged to book for a ‘Dry July’ Cambridge Resthaven Foundation fundraiser on July 31. The fun night is being held at the Resthaven Village Centre in Vogel St with a view to raising funds for a therapeutic bath for the Cambridge Resthaven Care Centre. The non-alcohol event will feature spot prizes and a silent auction. The cost is $60 a table (up to seven people), and booking are via email to gaylene.c@ resthaven.org.nz

Bridge the gap: Gordon

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By Jeremy Smith

Discussions around where to put a third bridge in Cambridge need to be on the road now, otherwise the town will face a “difficult bottleneck” of a problem further down the road.

Roger Gordon, a first-term Waipā district councillor in the Cambridge Ward, expressed that view to the News last week and his comments come after it was reported in March that a third Waikato River bridge in Cambridge remained a project ear-marked for 30 years time.

“It’s important to stress these are my own views not those of Council, but it’s my belief we can’t wait that long,” he said.

A 2018 Beca report commissioned by Council suggested a third Bridge – with an estimated price tag of $65 million – wouldn’t be

Roger Gordon

needed before 2050.

Council’s transportation manager Bryan Hudson said Cambridge’s population would need to grow to a sufficient level to attract Government funding for the project – or there would need to be “significant safety issues”.

Without attracting Government funding, the cost would fall to ratepayers.

At the time of the 2018 report, four locations for the third bridge were suggested – including extending Vogel St south to the river, building a new bridge west of the town belt, extending Hanlin Rd near the Avantidrome, or constructing a bridge from the southern end of Hall St. Mr Gordon also suggested somewhere near Pukerimu Lane could now be another good location for the bridge.

Meanwhile he’s crunched some numbers of his own – which are in line with what the latest Census data shows.

Mr Gordon provided that data to the News – it showed between 2013-18, Cambridge grew by 2.9 percent.

That now puts the population of Cambridge at just over 27,000 – a number essentially split evenly between the Leamington and town centre sides of Victoria Bridge.

According to the figures, there are about 13,848 people on the Leamington side,

A third bridge is needed in Cambridge sooner rather than later, Roger Gordon believes.

13,545 people on the town centre side.

Both figures take into account areas further out on either side of the bridge like Maungatautari, Pukerimu, Roto-o-Rangi St Kilda, Hautapu and Fencourt.

“I believe we have to include all of those outlying areas, because those are all cars that come into Cambridge,” Mr Gordon said.

“I was expressing concerns about the nature of transport issues that Cambridge faces even before I was elected.

“I think we’re already showing signs of outstripping all the projections which have formed the basis for the planning and approach to transport in town to date.”

Transport issues had been on his mind for at least the last three years – time also spent on the Cambridge Community Board – he said and he was elected to Council with those talking points central to his campaign.

Additionally, he said projects like the C1, C2 and C3 developments in the Victoria Rd and Vogel St areas respectively need to be considered when it comes to creating increased pressure on the transport network.

“All of this is in the growth plan projected to happen by 2035. – and it could see the population increase by another 10,000 people.”

As town continued to grow he projected “bottleneck” problems that would be

caused at its two current entry roads – Hamilton and Victoria roads.

“I think we need to look at ways of drawing vehicles away from those too roads, otherwise as we grow, so will our congestion problems.

“One of the ways we could mitigate that bottleneck is by having a bridge around about Pukerimu Lane that together with the low-level bridge creates a ring round for commuter traffic joining the two sides of the river.

“And, even in the light of Covid-19, we have to still consider that Cambridge and its surrounding areas will be a place people want to come and live – we have to plan for that.”

Wastewater plan to be debated

By Jeremy Smith

Dairy giant Fonterra will meet with Fencourt residents tonight to discuss proposed $40 million plans for a wastewater treatment facility.

If it goes ahead, the plant would be built on a farm it owns on Fencourt Rd. The meeting is the latest in a consultation process the company said dates back to 2018.

Fonterra is developing a wastewater strategy for its Hautapu site - a process it said had helped identify the need for the proposed wastewater treatment facility.

The co-operative has applied to both Waikato Regional Council and Waipā District Council on two fronts - to renew its existing wastewater consents and for consent to build the new

treatment plant – which it hopes to see built by 2023.

Essentially, the plant will be capable of treating waste water to a greater extent – and after it is treated it can then be put to land or to water.

Residents spoken to by the News said as they understood two options for the new plant were being proposed – the larger of the two being an uncovered plant spanning five hectares, the other being a covered two hectare option.

Fencourt Rd resident Steve Hawks told the News a similar example to the uncovered option Fonterra was proposing already operated in Edendale in the South Island.

He said residents there had noted smells emitted from the plant.

“And we would have similar concerns here,”

he said.

A steering committee of residents in the Fencourt Rd area has been established.

A summary of Fonterra’s consultation process provided to the News showed iwi consulted had stated the preference was to irrigate wastewater to land as opposed to the Waikato River.

The document also shows Fonterra has committed to initiatives to protect and enhance biodiversity, both those impacted by the construction and operation of the wastewater treatment facility as well as aquatic species within the Mangaone and Mangaonua rivers.

The community meeting is tonight in the Fencourt Hall on Fencourt Rd from 7.30pm.

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Speculation over Bunnings sites

By Jeremy Smith

Two significant retail venues are set to open up in Waipā – with Cambridge and Te Awamutu residents compiling their own wish lists of potential tenants.

Bunnings stores in Lake St Cambridge and Arawata St in Te Awamutu closed last month and staff are completing a clean up before their jobs expire in a week. The stores employed 25 and 27 staff respectively.

The company owns the buildings – but not the land they sit on.

Bunnings’ New Zealand director Jacqui Coombes told the News a decision had not yet been made about what would happen with the buildings after the company’s departure.

“We continue to review options for both of these sites and we’re working closely with the land owners throughout this process,” she said.

Social media sites though have entertained a range of suggestions for the stores – in Te Awamutu the Arawata St land is owned

by The Parish of St John Te Awamutu Trust

Board.

A spokesperson for the trust wouldn’t be drawn on what might occupy the store after Bunnings but did confirm Bunnings’ current ground lease arrangement was current until December next year – at which point there was a right of renewal clause.

“It’s a valuable piece of land and I think it’s not good to see any buildings sitting empty in Te Awamutu.

“I can’t say exactly what will happen and can only speculate – but my thoughts would be Bunnings is likely to find somebody to occupy the building,” the spokesperson said.

In Cambridge, there’s been online speculation The Warehouse was exploring shifting from its current Wilson St building to the Lake St building – but a Warehouse spokesperson confirmed to the News this is not the case.

“At this stage we have no plans to move to a different site,” they said.

Confirmation The Warehouse in Cambridge wouldn’t move came just before staff at all of The Warehouse’ 92 stores around New

Zealand were called into a Monday morning meeting to be informed of a proposed company restructure which could see up to 750 jobs axed.

The Warehouse has already signalled it wants to close Te Awamutu’s Warehouse Stationary outlet. It began a consultation process in June which threatens the Noel Leeming Henderson Clearance Centre

and Tokoroa store, The Warehouse Whangaparāoa, Johnsonville and Dunedin central stores and Warehouse Stationery Te Awamutu.

It is understood the company seeks to close the Te Awamutu stationery outlet in October.

The Warehouse Te Awamutu staff declined to speak to the News when approached in store on Tuesday.

Lakewood opens its doors

By Jeremy Smith

A family day planned this weekend will celebrate the completion of Lakewood Cambridge.

Under construction since 2016, the development - on 22,000 squaremetres of land above Lake Te Koo Utu - includes apartments, office spaces and cafes and a child-care centre.

Now that it’s finished, an open day on Saturday to celebrate will feature

an opportunity to meet Gallagher Chiefs players – who will take the opportunity to sign rugby balls bouncy castles and giveaways and spot prizes for the kids.

Any purchases made from participating Lakewood businesses on the day will see people go into the draw to win a 2020 Chiefs jersey.

Completing Lakewood has been a team effort between Fosters, Greenstone Group, Porters Group, BCD and Gallagher.

Development director for Fosters Development Rhys Harvey told the News Saturday was set to be an exciting day.

“It’s a celebration we really wanted the whole family to be able to come along and enjoy,” he said.

He said the way people in Cambridge had embraced Lakewood with “strong community spirit” had been encouraging.

The open day runs from noon to 3pm this Saturday.

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Tower opponents celebrate

By Jeremy Smith

2degrees has pulled its proposed plans to install a cell tower in one part of Cambridge and affected residents are lauding as a “great outcome”.

But the company may come up with an alternative site.

The News reported in March – before lockdown – that the telecommunications provider had lodged a resource consent process with Waipā District Council to allow it to install a 15m high lamp post with a 2degrees microcell antenna on top at the corner of King and Stafford streets.

Following news of the proposal, residents formed the Cambridge East Community Group – and a petition was launched after letters were sent out informing residents of the resource consent process.

When last reported, the petition had garnered about 250 signatures and, among others, Councillors Philip Coles and Roger Gordon as well as Louise Upston and one of

her staff members, Louise Allen, had come to the aid of residents.

Cambridge East Community Group spokesperson Brad White confirmed in a statement, which he released to the News on Saturday, that while 2degrees was withdrawing its proposal for King and Stafford streets, the company was now looking at an alternative site at the corner of Robinson St and Taylor St - at the roundabout on top of an existing lamp post.

“This is obviously a great outcome for us,” he said.

Mr White had earlier stressed the group had not been “out to get” 2degrees.

Rather, group members believed they had a mandate from the community in the area to ask 2degrees to explore other sites.

“We were just saying let’s explore everything,” he said.

The proposed tower on the corner of King and Stafford streets would have been put up right outside Amina Tritar’s house – but she said the group was not about seeing the

tower “become somebody else’s problem”.

“I don’t think it should be on anybody’s doorstep when there’s options to put it elsewhere,” she said.

Mr White confirmed Philip Coles was now working directly with the residents in the Robinson and Taylor St area and ensuring

that consultation happened prior to any action.

In his statement, Mr White said the positive result mirrored that achieved by the Pirongia Action Group last year, where - in Pirongia - the group worked with 2degrees to find a site that suited everybody.

Pie maker silent on its pollution

Last week the News reported on two companies which produce pies in plastic which will end up in landfill.

The Waipā District Council will not recycle the type 6 plastic used to contain the pies under its recently introduced recycling regime.

George Weston Goods Ltd, makers of Big Ben pies, responded immediately to questions about the packaging from the News. They reported last week they were looking at alterative packaging.

The makers of Irvines Pies have not responded to a total of four requests from the

News for comment.

On its website Goodman Fielder says “effective, fit for purpose packaging plays a critical role in reducing food waste, promoting our products and providing important information to consumers”.

It says its sustainable packaging programme strives to deliver the required functionality while minimising the environmental impacts associated with the manufacture, transport, use and disposal of packaging.

Both products are widely available in New Zealand.

Resident Anita Tritar argued against the cell tower, saying “I don’t think it should be on anybody’s doorstep when there’s options to put it elsewhere”.

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Underpass plan unveiled for main road

Plans for underpasses have been unveiled in the concept for a major new intersection in Cambridge.

Pedestrian and cycling underpasses and a roundabout are key factors in the proposed intersection on Cambridge Rd near the Te Awa Lifecare retirement village.

A new arterial road will eventually enable drivers to head west towards a new bridge across the Waikato River and bypass the central business district.

Waipā District Council transportation manager Bryan Hudson said the intersection was necessary to cater for future growth in Cambridge.

Work could start on the eight-month project next April.

The new intersection will also provide access to major subdivisions - growth cells called C2 and C3 – which will be developed in the north west of Cambridge.

“To ensure the road does not become dangerous as the volume of drivers using it increases, we need to look at future-proofing

it by creating a safer roading environment,” Hudson said.

Council had explored several options for the new intersection, and the current proposal offered the greatest benefits for the community.

“The option we are proposing will significantly improve traffic safety, requires less land and would mean less delays and risks for pedestrians and cyclists crossing the roads.”

The Council will ask for feedback on the design from key stakeholders and explore other design elements such as CCTV installation and how to minimise land disturbance and the loss of mature trees.

“We have the initial concept complete and now need to look at more detailed aspects such how we can create safe, attractive and userfriendly underpasses.”

Work on the roundabout will be coordinated with an upgrade of Cambridge Rd, set to take place next year. It includes the installation of walking and cycling tracks, stormwater drainage and other utilities in the road corridor such as power, water and telecommunications. An artist’s impression of the proposed intersection.

Know your local Venue Windy Ridge launches Tapas Bar & Eatery The doors of an iconic Ohaupō community treasure are again open to the public in a newly creative way. Windy Ridge Function Centre owner Tracey Mooney has started Windy Ridge Tapas Bar & Eatery in part of the iconic building.

The venue previously housed the old Ohaupō pub, in more recent times hosting weddings and private functions. Covid-19 saw nearly

all the function centre’s bookings cancelled though, so a stop gap was needed.

“We thought creatively in lockdown, coming up with the restaurant idea and hiring three permanent staff.

We also have an amazing chef. It was important to me the food was world class.” Tracey said.

Opening in the first week of Alert

Level 2, Windy Ridge Tapas Bar & Eatery is already proving popular. It serves a variety of “modern tapas” smaller portion meals shared by friends around a table and cocktails.

“There’s a real sense of community and a family atmosphere developing,” Tracey said.

Fortnightly quiz nights are already being held there.

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we love to see that,” Cambridge Raceway CEO Dave Branch said.

“The fact we had an ice skating rink set up

here one day last week, followed by Riverside Ukes Cambridge members playing here the very next day, shows just how broad that spectrum is.”

Dave said when it comes to community groups too, everyone is welcome and the goal is clear.

“We’re pretty flexible. We’re looking to think outside the box and raise the standards.”

Cambridge Raceway opened in 1919 and now hosts up to 30 harness races a year. Greyhound races are also held on Thursday evenings.

For more information about hiring and making use of its facilities, contact Cambridge Raceway on (07) 827 5506.

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New Lions leader in control

OPINION MPs in disgrace, leadership changes – and a Cabinet minister sacked. It’s been anything but a dry July for New Zealand politics. Taranaki King Country MP Barbara Kuriger gives an insight to life as the Opposition senior whip after her leader Todd Muller quit.

My time staying Switzerland

By Barbara Kuriger, National MP for Taranaki-King Country

New Cambridge Lions president Jan Howie, left, with her predecessor Stephanie Dunsmore at the recent changeover evening in Cambridge.

By Viv Posselt

July marked a change in leadership for the Cambridge Lions.

Jan Howie is the club’s new president, having succeeded Stephanie Dunsmore to the role. Jan has been a member of the local Lions for about seven years, with five of them served as club secretary. Her year as president will run to June 30 next year.

As is the case with many service clubs hit by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, getting back to normal and keeping membership actively engaged will be a key focus for Jan. “I want to make sure our members feel valued as we get back on track,” she said.

“I’d also like to see more people come on board. Things are beginning to return to normal now. The Lions Shed came back with a hiss and a roar. It’s been really busy … I

think people must have been spring-cleaning during lockdown.”

Jan, who is a former secretary of the New Zealand Ice Skating Association when her son Grant was one of the country’s top skaters, also wants to build membership.

The club has around 80 to 90 currently listed, but she is keen to keep the numbers steady.

Many incoming presidents pick a project for their year in office. Jan has elected not to do that and said she will instead look at new initiatives as the club rebuilds its activities post-Covid.

She praised her predecessor Stephanie Dunsmore and her team for steering the club so ably through the lockdown period. “They did a great job of holding things together at a very difficult time.”

Anyone interested in membership should contact Diane Michie on 021 791 402.

There is a well-known saying that a week is a long time in politics. The past week as I write this on Sunday was one of those weeks.

As the Senior Whip of the National Party Caucus, I found out on Monday night that our new leader, Todd Muller, had resigned and that it was back to Wellington to start the process of finding a new leader. It was only 53 days since the last time.

It is the Whip’s role to faciliate the process, staying Switzerland, as they say, until an outcome is arrived at. It is always a tense time as in every leadership change, there are winners and losers, not only at the leadership level but throughout the ranks.

It is an unsettling time for a team and the Whip’s job is to ensure that Caucus stays united.

What became obvious is that even leaders of political parties are not immune to the stresses and strains of pressure. We wish Todd Muller a good recovery and have ensured that he and his family have support wrapped around them.

This time the decision had to be swift.

There are only a few weeks until the election and a rudderless ship would not move fast. Our MPs and our party members were worried.

This was a time for experience, no time for an experiment. Judith Collins has that experience and along with Gerry Brownlee they are providing the confidence needed to swing us back into action in preparation for the weeks ahead.

I have learned so much from each Judith and Gerry. In the past six years as a new Member of Parliament, I first observed them as Ministers. Over the recent two and a half

years I have worked closely with Gerry, he being the Shadow Leader of the House and me being the Senior Whip.

Enthusiasm is infectious.

Judith Collins is full of enthusiasm.

She has created a new energy. I am thrilled that she has appointed the two former leaders to her front bench. They both have a huge amount to offer.

As for me, under Todd’s leadership I was given the roles of Rural Communities and Food Safety along with becoming the Chair of the Primary Production Select Committee.

Judith has added the Spokesperson for Women to these roles. I have been reconfirmed as Senior Whip, a role I have been in since March 2018.

Under Covid, we have fared a little better than some electorates with agriculture being an essential service.

Hospitality has taken a hit and international tourism has really affected our Waitomo area. We still have a difficult road ahead as a country, but it’s a road that I do not fear travelling.

I love my job. I totally enjoy my electorate.

Taranaki King Country is made up of 67 seven communities with Te Awamutu being the largest. You can be assured that I will be putting my energy 120% behind anything that is good for rural New Zealand.

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More buses on the way

A seven day a week bus service for the district has been driven a step closer – but time wise, it is still some way off.

The Waipā District Council’s Service Delivery committee has backed stage one of a Public Transportation Improvement Plan which will bring more buses, more often.

It is part of a three-stage plan to improve public transport in Waipā over 10 years and the changes backed this week will not come into effect until 2022.

Council transportation manager Bryan Hudson said the bus service had become increasingly popular and improvements were needed to keep up with demand.

“Through the Cambridge Town Concept Plan Refresh and the Waipā Integrated Transport Strategy, residents told us improving public transport and creating more connected spaces was important,” he said.

“Improving the bus service will provide residents with greater transport choice, reduce car dependence and is environmentally more sustainable.”

Two Waipā community bus services now operate - between Hamilton and Te Awamutu and Hamilton and Cambridge.

Eight services run each day from Cambridge to Hamilton and nine from Te Awamutu to Hamilton on weekdays, and four services from both centres on weekends and public holidays.

The changes proposed in stage one would see this increased to a target of 13 services a

day on weekdays and a two-hourly weekend and holidays service from Cambridge and Te Awamutu.

It would also include an upgrade of the existing Te Awamutu route to include Kihikihi on all trips and an upgrade of the existing Cambridge route to include the east of Cambridge on all trips.

Hudson said patronage had increased by eight to 10 per cent a year on both services for the past two years.

“We have seen a sustained increase in the use of bus services and expect the demand will continue to increase as the population of Waipā grows.

“With these changes, we would expect to see patronage increase over time from approximately 140,000 to over 200,000 trips per annum.”

He said the bus contract for the Waipā district in managed by Waikato Regional Council and the current contract ends in mid2021, but is likely to extended to 2022 due to the Covid-19 hangover.

“This means we will have to wait until the contract is renewed to negotiate significant changes to the service.”

The plan will involve an estimated $45,000$51,000 of additional ratepayer funding every year for the first three years for stage one improved services.

Funding for stage one will be considered in the 2021-2031 Long Term Plan (LTP).

Stage two and three are not expected to be considered for at least four years.

THURSDAY JULY 23, 2020

FAITH IN WAIPĀ

The peril of a broken compass

By Murray Smith, Senior Leader, Bridges Church

Imagine being lost with your life depending on a compass, yet the one in your possession is broken. That predicament would surely evoke a sense of vulnerability and concern.

This happened in the ‘life or death” experience of a seasoned military man with a vast track record in hunting, fishing, camping and anything outdoors. He became lost at 12,000 feet in a wilderness situation with diminishing provisions, no GPS or hope of rescue.

His compass was not broken in the sense of being ‘smashed’ but unknown to him, it had become demagnetised. This can happen to a compass when it is left exposed, in proximity to devices that exert magnetic pull.

Electronics such as cell phones, car speakers, or anything that exerts a strong enough magnetic field can demagnetise a compass.

Fortunately this hunter regained his bearings using the fixed reference point of magnetic north. “I took my needle, passed it back and forth on my merino wool clothes, set it on a floating leaf, and voila, I had a new, workable compass.”

A compass provides ‘bearings’ and direction for reaching a destination, in relation to current surroundings.

Metaphorically, contemporary society with its various notions and messed up values on ‘the journey of life’, (and death!) has lost its moral compass. Acceptance of a ‘true north’ that is relevant and applicable to everyone was discarded long ago, together with any ‘absolutes’ or plumb-line.

We’ve lost our bearings in a labyrinth of confusion about what is right or wrong… the cacophony of relentless voices spouting off about individual rights and freedom of choice, like ‘magnetic pull’ has

‘demagnetised’ our compass.

Personal preference has now become the final arbiter in determining right and wrong. Relativism insists that ‘my truth,’ can be different to ‘your truth’ and nobody has the right to say you are wrong.

Yet, regardless of how demagnetised social or individual consciences become, or how blurred the lines become in adopting wrong ideas about doing life, the truth of how to do it right will always stand.

While it is not a moral question, a simple maths equation illustrates the point.

Four multiplied by two always equals eight. That is the truth… irrespective of someone disliking that answer or their preference for an alternative one. It is not narrow-minded bigotry to insist, “there is no alternative truth to this equation.”

Given mankind’s deluded and subjective discernment of right or wrong, casting off restraints, inventing and revising values, it is appropriate to pause and ask, “is there a solid reliable point of reference…a compass for life, an umpire providing solid boundaries and benchmarks to guide us?”

Jeremiah, a Biblical writer wrote: “I know, God, that mere mortals can’t run their own lives - men and women don’t have what it takes to take charge of life. So correct us, God, as you see best.”

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THE AGE OF REASON

We’re being driven to distraction

By Peter Carr

Last week’s fast journey around the middle of the North Island caused me to observe smaller towns that appear to be in good health.

There were no signs of empty Covid-affected retail areas and a generally buoyant attitude among the residents. I am sure that this perception could be argued with somewhere in the country, but perception is everything.

Generally the roads were good – though cluttered by huge trucks far too large and slow for the nature of the infrastructure. But that is something we will have for many, many years.

Ms Collins vote grabbing announcement last week regarding tunnels, not only through the Kaimai Range but also the Brynderwin Hill in Northland, are merely titillation of the populace.

They have no more intention nor capability of raising in excess of $31 million than Santa Claus.

But…progress is made in this country in small bites. The new multi-million-dollar roundabout outside St Peter’s School is testament to that.

However late, it is a step in the right direction. Yet when I wrote to the senior engineer in the Waipā Council at least two years ago highlighting a solution for a very dangerous junction elsewhere you might have thought I would at least received an acknowledgement. Not even a smidgeon of response even if they thought my very low-cost suggestion (a large mirror) was plain stupid.

And I doubt if this article will start to initiate a conversation. But watch when someone gets killed there and suddenly there will be action.

Which takes me to the Greens-dominated decision to cease extending the Expressway from its southern end just past the Cambridge Golf Club to the heavily used junction at Piarere.

All the hard work was done. NZTA was all in ‘go’ mode, farmers had agreed to sell land to accommodate the new ribbon of asphalt and thus reduce the appalling accident toll that still prevails. This stretch of road aimed at reducing

the nation’s population is one where angry and frustrated car drivers turn their attention to my campervan.

After puttering along at 90 k/ph (that is the campervan’s legal limit folks) these drivers take crazy death-defying overtaking actions to save a few seconds on their journey.

The numbers of cars per household nowadays (usually two or three) bear little resemblance to the closure of advertised railway passenger services into Cambridge – an action that took place back in 1946. Yet there is a long strip of road heading north out of Cambridge towards Hautapu that is ‘dedicated’ to some mythical future rail service. When the Waikato Regional Council gets the results from their muchtrumpeted ‘fast’ (??) rail service to Auckland there will be much hand wringing when they go capin-hand to the National government for millions of dollars of subsidy.

Sadly passenger rail in this country is dominated by a very strong road-user lobby in the trucking and bus industries and layered over with narrow gauge rails that wind through and over speed-inhibiting hills.

So do we concentrate on carbon reducing electric or hydrogen vehicles? Do we tax those that stick with petrol and diesel engines or should we head towards swift, efficient bus services? More accent on getting a better return from what we have now – even with on-going enhancements – may be preferable to pie-in-thesky tunnels. The sheer cost of digging will be prohibitive, and the requisite carbon-laden air extraction will also necessitate a heavy financial toll on the pocket.

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I’ve been a bit conflicted this week.

I read an article online about the proponent of the Gaia theory, James Lovelock, who has recently done two remarkable things. Firstly he surpassed the age of 100, and secondly, in a video interview, he expressed the opinion that we shouldn’t bother trying to save the planet.

This led me to do a bit more research on the Gaia theory, although technically speaking it’s more of a hypothesis than a theory, but even for me that’s a bit pedantic.

At first glance, or rather ‘quick net search’, The Gaia theory appears to be based on perfectly sound common sense. I do appreciate common sense so I was taken aback to read that the ‘theory’ had been ridiculed by one Richard Dawkins. Now, as far as I am concerned, Dawkins walks on water. Well, of course he doesn’t actually walk on water, no one ever has. But if perambulating on H2O was up for a bet, my money would be on Dawkins, Hitchens, Gould, or Fry to name but a few.

So now I’m looking at something which appears to make sense but I know to have been derided by people whom I admire. I keep looking and come eventually to gaiatheory.org where I find this : “The Gaia Theory posits that the organic and inorganic components of Planet Earth have evolved together as a single living, self-regulating system”.

Bang! - there it is: What sounded like a sensible notion has suddenly made itself ridiculous.

The Gaia theory is held in high regard by many, including Jim Lovelock

himself, although he appears not to be as ardent in his defence of it as he once was, and he accepts and rebutts criticism of his thoughts with all the grace and deference of a true scientist. Doesn’t make him right though. The Gaia theory attempts to explain Planet Earth and all life on it in a holistic and, dare I say it, simplistic way, which endears it to those who might like to perceive meaning where there is simply beauty, or design where there is simply evolution.

Moreover, the notion that the rocks and rivers are working in concert with the butterflies and bison to right the wrongs of the industrial revolution can only be taken seriously by those willing to attribute a spiritual element to the cosmos - which I am not.

I guess the lesson to be learned from my conflict and its subsequent resolution is not to grab the wrong end of the stick from the first internet article you read and then run off with the stick thinking you know all about it.

Comprehensive and unbiased research is more important now than ever before.

With so much information so readily available, the onus is on the reader to get the whole picture.

For my money, the reductionist views of the more established scientists will always carry more weight than the musings of those who can publish anything they like on the internet.

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THURSDAY JULY 23, 2020

Brilliant Bastille Day in Cambridge There was more than a touch of French bonhomie to be found around town on July 14 as Cambridge marked Bastille Day France’s National Day. The occasion is particularly special because of sister city ties with the French town of Le Quesnoy. Celebrating Bastille Day has become a tradition of the Cambridge Le Quesnoy Friendship Association, whose aim is to maintain a strong bond between the two towns.

People took part in the occasion in several ways. During the week leading up to Bastille Day, children were able to enter a Frenchthemed scavenger hunt competition. The three winners in that event - Sophie Cain, Blake Williams and Oliver Henwood - each won a $25 Paper Plus voucher sponsored by

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One well-attended activity was an afternoon of pétanque and crêpes in the garden of Absolute Coffee House.

Cambridge Pétanque Club members, Helen and Stuart Stace and Jennie Rammage, organised the pétanque games and shared their knowledge. Their club meets at 1pm on Sundays at Leamington Domain.

Elsewhere across Cambridge, shops and cafes ‘went French’ for the day with décor and delicacies fit for the occasion, and in the evening, about 60 people gathered at Tivoli Cinema for an evening of wine, nibbles and French movies.

Chairman of the Cambridge Le Quesnoy committee, Grahame Webber, said it had been great to have the businesses join in

Hamming it up at Absolute Coffee House for an afternoon of pétanque and crêpes were, from left, Madeleine and Reine Pryor, and Hector De Mornac.

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Celebrating 70 years

By Jeremy Smith

At Eastern Beach Christian Holiday Camp, Don plucked up the courage to make his move.

They had “eyed each other” at church previously – but hadn’t spoken.

“I happened to be in the vicinity when Joan arrived – she was there with her suitcase and they had a big flight of stairs.

“I thought to myself, ‘now’s as good a time as any’, so I offered to carry her bag up the stairs. We were basically inseparable after that,” he smiled.

“When I first heard of him we were coming home from

church one day and my dad mentioned Don,” Joan said.

“He was a ‘really nice looking man’, my dad quipped.”

Last week, as Cambridge couple Don and Joan Stock marked an auspicious occasion - their 70th , or platinum, wedding anniversary – they said they are just as much in love as ever.

Marrying on July 15, 1950 at what was then the Te Awamutu Gospel Hall - now Churchills Café – they’ve built that life-long love on family, faith, and adventure.

They enjoyed a celebratory lunch at the café with friends on their anniversary - the

Don and Joan Stock on their Wedding day – July 15, 1950.

following day they enjoyed a family lunch to celebrate Don’s 95th birthday.

“I think it’s to talk things through,” Joan said of the secret to a seven decade marriage.

“And, we are Christians - so our faith has been a big part of our lives.”

“You have to have fun too,” Don said.

“The world is a very different place these days, but we’ve always had each other.”

In the early years of their marriage Don farmed at Ngutunui - they have shifted many times over the years – most recently 15 years ago from Waihi Beach to Cambridge, where they now live.

Doan and Joan have five children, Phillip, Rodney, Helen, Kathryn and Donna – 12 grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

Helen and Donna told the News they have fond childhood memories of life with their fun-loving parents.

“They were always there for each of us kids,” Helen said.

“The biggest thing I remember is the really simple fun we had as kids – like games of swing ball,” Donna said.

“Dad would seldom

Cambridge couple Don and Joan Stock had two reasons to celebrate last week, their 70th – or Platinum – wedding anniversary and Don’s 95th birthday.

holiday at all during the early years – he would set the tent up at a beach, usually Raglan or Waihi, and go back to the farm. He’d often fall asleep on the beach from shear exhaustion the day he returned to pick us up.”

So, any advice as they look back on the years?

“I’d say make the most of the time you have, give time to others. The years go very fast,” Don said.

In recent years, Don and Joan have found a shared love of travelling around New Zealand and overseas in a motor home.

“When I was 87 we

went on a 13,000km trip across Australia – that was amazing.

“What we love about those trips is we don’t have to stick to the main road – we can be adventurous,” Don smiled.

They also enjoy squeezing in the odd scenic walk together to get some exercise.

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Covid blamed for track delay

By Jeremy Smith

Plans to have horses training on a $13 million synthetic race track at Cambridge Jockey Club by next month look to have been scuttled by Covid-19 border restrictions.

The facility will boast the first track of its kind in New Zealand and work began on it in January.

Funding for the synthetic track - at Australasia’s biggest horse training centre - came from the joint efforts of the jockey club, the Government’s Provisional Growth Fund and the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA).

Racing minister Winston Peters visited the track last month to see how the work was going.

A subsequent $72.5 million racing industry Covid-19 emergency support package he announced included $20m for similar all-weather tracks at Awapuni and Riccarton.

The synthetic surface for the Cambridge track – essentially made up of a wax polymer and sand – is sitting in Matamata, but the track experts who will lay it are in Australia and have had difficulty getting to New Zealand.

“There is a delay, yes,” Cambridge Jockey Club CEO Mark Fraser-Campin said.

“And we won’t have horses training by August as we had initially hoped. But, we are doing everything we can to make sure we get it done as efficiently as possible.”

Fraser-Campin said the team coming to lay the track are specialists in what they do, with 15 years experience in the industry.

While the delay was an unforeseen hurdle, there was still a lot of excitement in the air as the track neared completion, Fraser-Campin said.

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Louie The Horse rebounds from virus

The Andrew and Lyn Neal-trained Louie The Horse returned to winning form at Alexandra Park last week.

The three-year-old colt’s preparation was hampered by a virus after his first-up unplaced run in May, but he has rebounded in his subsequent two runs, with a placing and a win.

“His first start back after Covid-19, on May 31, at Cambridge he raced really below par and we were really disappointed with him,” Lyn Neal said.

“But after running a blood on him we found out he had a virus, hence why he hadn’t raced for five weeks.

“He raced well last start and we were really confident of a bold showing on Wednesday.”

Neal was also pleased with stablemate Military Man’s placing in the Dunstan Speedfeed Mobile Pace (2200m) earlier on the card.

“We were disappointed with him at Cambridge the week before (when finishing seventh),” Neal said.

“He pulled hard really early and even though he got around to the death and relaxed, the damage had already been done.

“We changed a little bit of gear on him and we were really happy with the run from the eight hole on Wednesday.”

Nine-win trotter Credit Master had a tough night at the office from his 45m handicap in the Majestic Horse Floats Handicap Trot (2200m), finishing sixth.

“Everyone is asking what is wrong with him,” Neal said.

“His race time was the second best in the race, Tony’s (Herlihy) horse (Kenny’s Dream) was a tad bit better. I don’t think there is anything wrong with him at all.

“But we won’t be starting him over 2200m, it’s just too tall of an ask.”

Credit Master may line-up again at Alexandra Park ahead of a trip south to contest feature races over the spring.

“We’ll just play it by ear,” Neal said. “In a couple of weeks at Auckland there is a mobile for him, that will be ideal for him.

“We will leave Fergus (Schumacher, driver) on him, we are trying to get that elusive free win.

“He will likely head south for Cup time, hopefully it should be a good year for him.”

Meanwhile, impressive debutant winner Alterior Motif could be on a plane to Australia in the near future.

A deal is currently being brokered for the exciting son of Sportswriter, with the Neals set to retain a small share.

“Alterior Motif went to the paddock after his debut win,” Neal said. “We were mindful

of him going through the grades too quickly here, so we thought we would just spell him.

“He is probably going to be doing his future racing in Australia.

“We have had some nice offers for him and something is in the pipeline at the moment.”

Looking ahead to Cambridge Raceway’s

meeting on Thursday, Neal said her Cambridge barn may have just the one representative at their home meeting.

“We may line-up A Better Dancer,” she said. “He is getting towards the end of his racing career. It may be his last run and then we will just find him a nice home somewhere.” – Cambridge Raceway

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Lower league teams fly flag Cambridge’s Reds are not having the best of fortunes in football’s Northern League, but the club’s other teams are pressing for honours in local competitions.

The third team are part of a four-team pack chasing the WaiBop Championship title and play the main game at John Kerkhof Park on Saturday (2.45pm) against 10th-placed Hamilton Wanderers.

The thirds kept in touch with leaders Taupo, Whakatane Town and Claudelands Rovers with a 2-0 win at Otumoetai last weekend.

Aaron Huesser scored in each half, while Jake Lind, making his first start, was Player of the Day with a solid 90 minute performance.

Another team pushing for a title is the club’s fourth team who are vying with Claudelands Rovers and St Paul’s Corinthians for the Waikato Division 2 title.

Cambridge drew 1-1 with St Paul’s.

Youngster Jamie Rea gave Cambridge a first-half lead but St Paul’s found a second half equaliser. Player of the Day was Tom Gifford.

Meanwhile, Cambridge has continued its run of near-misses in the Lotto NRFL second division.

The Reds lost 2-1 at Onehunga Mangere – the fourth time this year the side has lost by a single goal.

Josh Clarkin netted his fourth goal of the campaign.

Cambridge remain second bottom on the table – a position that belies the closeness of their results so far. The division is so tight, a win this weekend at Fencibles United could see the Reds move into mid-table.

Cambridge’s young reserves side lost 3-2 to Onehunga Mangere.

The home side took the lead in the third minute through an own goal credited to Jack Sickelmore.

Cambridge captain Devon Andrews levelled in the 14th minute but Onehunga’s Sean Newey replied a minute later. On the stroke of half-time, Andrews scored his second.

The sides turned around at 2-2 but Onehunga Mangere found their winner in

Taking the Punches

I have to say I don’t recall the last time I completed a sports book written by someone I had never heard of in such quick time.

Taking the Punches, by Mike Edwards, is – in the main – a look at the life of a boxing promoter from what I would refer to in football parlance as the lower divisions.

Because it is New Zealand related and on a subject I enjoy, I found it an intriguing walk down a Memory Lane, which our print media generally did not tread.

Let’s face it, who gets excited about the All Blacks finishing second? Apply that view to other sport, as a significant number of our

the 62nd minute through substitute Max Kwan.

Cambridge’s women’s team travel to league leaders Te Awamutu on Sunday for a match that could have a bearing on the Waikato Division 2 title.

In Waikato Division 5, both Cambridge teams lost last weekend. Cambridge’s D1 lost 4-1 at Waikato Unicol and the D2 side was beaten 3-0 at home by Te Awamutu.

Player of the Day was Phillip Curin.

The two Cambridge teams meet each other on Saturday at John Kerkhof Park (12.30pm).

Cambridge’s youth teams continue to do well.

Cambridge U-14 kept up their excellent form in the WaiBOP Federation Y-League with a 5-0 win amd is now second behind Rotorua United. Scorers were Dylan Gardiner (27’, 45’), William Leyland (32’) and Jack Beaumont (36’, 47’).

In the WaiBOP J-League, Cambridge won 5-1 at Hamilton Wanderers. Scorers were Luke Brooke-Smith (3), Oscar Gifford and Jaxson Makgill.

Phillip Curin, in red, was Cambridge D2’s player of the day.

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armchair fans do, and everyone is either a winner or a loser – and in boxing, that has seen David Tua and David Parker branded the latter for being second best to a world champion.

When many professional Kiwis fought overseas, their efforts were lucky to make the briefs columns.

Edwards is a veteran of boxing promotion and has had in his stable the likes of Monty Betham – father and son – Lance Revill, Anthony Bigeni, Shane Cameron and Maselino Masoe. He’s also worked with, and talks about, of a long line of boxers who would be unknown to readers with only a passing

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interest in the sport.

This book keeps the pot boiling with stories about those fighters, while deviating regularly along the way to provide some insight into boxing at the most basic level. If you like sport and don’t know much about boxing, a couple of chapters will be useful in your education.

There are plenty of Waikato angles to this Aucklander’s book too.

Edwards tippy toes in a lot of areas, and this book reminded me of some of the stiff upper lip autobiographies ghosted for English

footballers in the 1950s.

Then out of the blue, he will come off the long run with some biting comments. He clearly didn’t like the media much – perhaps to his own cost. That said, he has relied on help from Phil Gifford and a former colleague of mine, David Kemeys in putting it together.

This is a book is an easy read, literally hot off the press, and I’m glad Edwards has put his boxing life in print – because much of this is our sporting history, and it might never have been told.

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‘...life is always made easier by having a good man in your corner, and there are none better than Mike.’ Monty Betham Jnr. Promoter Mike Edwards’ new book Taking the Punches has that compliment as one of the introductions.

Taking the Punches, published by Harper Collins and out on August 5, is Edwards’ take on the world of promoting in New Zealand boxing, from the 1960s to the modern era.

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The book is the Edwards’ first foray into publishing – at the age of 77 – and he is donating half the royalties from it to Alzheimers New Zealand Roy Pilott’s review of the book is on this page.

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Powering into the 80s

By Jeremy Smith

Cambridge’s Doug Mienie was almost on top of the world – literally.

Competing in the bench press category at the North Island and Pacific Invitational Powerlifting Competition in Auckland last week, he set a New Zealand record for those aged over 80 and weighing less than 85kg.

He bench pressed 80kg – topping the previous national record by 3kg and falling only 5kg short of the current world record in the category.

He concedes he still has overall glory in his sights too.

“I have lifted the world record in the gym.”

And he won’t have to wait long to get another crack at it either – the World Junior & Masters Powerlifting Championships are set to be held at St Peter’s School in January.

Before then too, he’ll have that national power lifting competition in September to help him prepare.

“I was happy to do so well,” he said of competing in Auckland.

“Because I put the work in – that’s what I enjoy about competition – the training and the dedication it takes.”

After having lifted weights since he was 19, Mienie is happy to be back after recently undergoing heart valve replacement surgery.

“I’m just building my way back up,” he said.

Mienie has a sporting background steeped in success, having competed in weightlifting before shifting to power lifting at the age of 70.

He has also represented New Zealand in judo and body building. Mienie’s wife Dawn has also represented New Zealand in body building.

Weight lifting and power lifting differ in that weightlifting has categories like the snatch and the clean and jerk and powerlifting features squat, bench press and dead lifting categories.

Mienie trains a group of Cambridge powerlifters three times a week at Cambridge Fitness Centre.

“It’s excellent passing on knowledge I have gained to others.”

Looking ahead to both the nationals and the worlds, Mienie’s goal is simple “To win,” he smiled.

But to do that, he said it will require a certain approach.

“You can’t just go in there without being focussed - a little bit of nerves is a good thing, you need that adrenaline.

“Then, you have to focus on doing your own thing.”

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New Zealand’s Under 18 lacroose team beat a combined men’s side 4-3 at the Leamington Rugby Sports Club last weekend.

After the disappointment of not travelling to Australia for the U18s state competition, the New Zealand team was able to play for the first time in just under five months.

The opponents were a mixture of division one players from Waikato and Auckland, including many who are part of the national men’s squad.

Ben Deverall had the men’s side up early but the youngsters fought back to set up an intriguing encounter when the teams meet again next month.

Two Leamington players, Alistair Hearmon and Blake Anderson, featured in the Under-18 team. Both are captains of the Cambridge High School senior team.

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Hautapu will look to extend their perfect start to the season when they take on Hamilton Old Boys this weekend in Waikato club rugby.

The reigning champions beat visitors Morrinsville 41-10 last weekend.

The home crowd were treated to some expansive and physical rugby from both sides and Morrinsville were determined opponents who pushed the Hautapu team throughout the 80mins.

Hautapu’s Development fell just short of the finishing line, losing in a tightly contested match, 17-12 to Morrinsville Development.

In Division 1 Leamington’s unbeaten record was ended in Tokoroa where Southern United won 29-24. The Stags play Ohaupo on Saturday.

The Senior B’s scored a convincing 35-12 win over a determined Southern United B team being led by former Chiefs and Irish international Isaac Boss.

Club details Waikato Draught Premiership A: Fraser Tech 38 Hamilton Marist 15, Hautapu 41 Morrinsville

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Yearbury’s Husky shows the way

By Andy McGechan

It has been quite a season for Waikato dirt bike racer Dylan Yearbury.

In a campaign disrupted by the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, it would be understandable if his focus

was slightly blurred and his motivation at a low ebb, but the 25-year-old builder from Cambridge has been exhibiting none of those shortcomings.

In fact, Yearbury took his new Husqvarna TE300i to finish runner-up in

Cambridge’s Dylan Yearbury (Husqvarna TE300i), is top dog after the opening two rounds of the 2020 Dirt Guide cross-country series.

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the opening round of the always-popular Dirt Guide cross-country series, just after virus lock-down restrictions were eased in June, and backed that up by also finishing overall runnerup in the just-completed New Zealand Enduro Championships, that series abbreviated to four days of racing over two weekends.

With the second of three rounds in the Dirt Guide series being run at Ohakuri, south of Tokoroa, on Saturday, Yearbury was determined to take it up a notch.

And that’s just what he did, the Husqvarna star winning the gruelling two-hour race by a solid 46 seconds over Helensville KTM rider Tom Buxton, with Yamaha-mounted Manawatu man Paul Whibley claiming third spot on the podium.

It wasn’t a straightforward win, with Yearbury in strife early on, but he dug deep and battled through the traffic to record victory on Saturday, his win also earning him the series lead outright from round-one winner Whibley.

“I got off to a great start and was in third position (out of 129 starters) as we headed into turn one,”

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Yearbury explained.

“But then I tried to make a pass on a rider at the end of a fast gravel road section and crashed at high speed.

It was very slippery and I came into the corner way too hot.

“I was okay and uninjured, but this dropped me back to about 10th.

“I then just concentrated on working my way back

towards the front. I passed Tommy (Buxton) for the lead on lap five of the six and then managed to pull a bit of a gap on him.

“My aim is to win the Dirt Guide series this year. It would be a first for me.

“It follows on nicely from my enduro nationals campaign, where I was leading the points but not quite able to seal the deal

Decade of lacrosse celebrated

The two teams pose for a picture after Sunday’s encounter. Cambridge High School recognised a significant milestone – 10 years of lacrosse – by holding its first Alumni game last weekend.

Cambridge High School lacrosse players have performed exceptionally well over the years, winning national championships, and representing New Zealand at various levels, with some players being awarded full scholarships to study and play lacrosse at universities overseas.

Sunday’s match was a celebration of the sport as well as a chance to reunite many of Cambridge High School’s most talented lacrosse players once again at Tom Voyle Park.

The match was a wonderful display of lacrosse between the Alumni team and the 2020 Premier Girls team, coupled with some great gamesmanship. The final score of 20 goals to 9 to the Alumni team was a tribute to the skill and collective experience of the older players.

Speaking after the event, Mark Freemon – guest coach for the 2020 Premier Team – commented “For the Alumni, it is obvious that you have got some decent pedigree. I know how hard it is to put a scratch team out there and make it look easy. It shows that you haven’t forgotten how to ride the bike.

“There was pretty slick play. I always say that old age and a bit of trickery and skulduggery will usually beat the youth. Nothing against the younger players – you can aspire to this.”

Melissa Gratwicke, Event organiser and Alumni player commented “You guys are

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(by winning the title). I finished that series runnerup to 2019 world champion Hamish Macdonald (of Christchurch), so I have to be happy with that.”

The third and final round of the Dirt Guide series is set for the same venue at Ohakuri, in forestry near Atiamuri, about halfway between Tokoroa and Taupo, on August 15.

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Back in 2010, Cambridge High School was among the first schools in the Waikato to start playing lacrosse. Since then, the sport has developed rapidly, both within the school and in the Waikato region.

The 2020 High School Lacrosse League starts next weekend, and Cambridge High School will be entering five girls and two boys’ teams.

Dean Forman, CHS Director of Girl’s Lacrosse, intends to hold the Alumni match annually.

“It is something that has been on my mind for quite a few years, and it really took Melissa [Gratwicke] to come in and get the ball rolling. Each year it is going to grow…. so potentially we could have our year 9s come in and play each other as part of it. So bring in more of our young ones to see what our Premier team and our Alumni look like… today I thought was a huge success for both sides.”

Melissa Gratwicke and Dean Forman organised the event, Ursula Johnston and Isobel Vrensen umpired, Mark Freemon coached, and Guy Ockenden also provided support.

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Last post for Coleman Celebration Michael Coleman has retired from race riding after being injured at the Rotorua trials at the end of last month.

One of New Zealand’s leading jockeys for many years, he suffered a broken femur and serious pelvic injuries when the horse he was riding to the start for the 18th heat reared up and went over backwards when leaving the birdcage.

Matamata based Coleman was taken to Rotorua Hospital then airlifted to Waikato Hospital, where he had surgery on his leg the following day. A pelvic operation followed a few days later and he was discharged from hospital on Monday last week.

“I had a few aches and pains leading up to this and this was just the shove I needed to say it was over,” Coleman said.

“I’ve had a good career and have got nothing else to prove.

I’m 51 now and by the time I complete the rehabilitation properly I’ll be 52.

“I haven’t talked to the surgeon about being able to ride again, but I know it would be too hard on the body.”

Coleman served his apprenticeship under the guidance

Michael Coleman says riding again will be “too hard on the body”.

of Matamata trainer Jim Gibbs and he was the country’s champion apprentice jockey in his second and third seasons.

In that second season (1986-87) he also rode his first Group One winner, kicking home stable representative Field Dancer in the 1987 Gr.1 Easter Handicap (1600m) at Ellerslie. A week later the pair again combined successfully at Ellerslie in the Gr.1 New Zealand Stakes (2000m).

Coleman went on to win 39 Group One races and experienced a wonderful Group One strike rate from the start of the new millennium, winning at least one Group One event each season until this current term.

“That Group One streak started with Cannsea in the 2000 Railway Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie,” Coleman said.

“I was lucky that I got to ride so many good horses and I got to ride for all the good trainers.

“I’d rate the New Zealand Derby (Gr. 1, 2400m) on Xcellent as one of my biggest highlights and I also got to win a jockeys’ competition in Australia and run third in two Melbourne Cups. I also rode winners in Malaysia.

Coleman became just the seventh jockey to have ridden 2000 winners in New Zealand when successful on August Edition at Matamata on June 1, 2017 and he took his record to 2131 wins when successful on Vainglory on June 20 at Pukekohe, the first northern racemeeting since the return to racing after the COVID-19 lockdown.

“I’m going out on a winning note and that’s something,” Coleman said.

Coleman has faced his health battles for the last 28 years, starting as a 23-year-old when his career was flying. He suffered extreme blood clots pre-Christmas 1992 and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease.

In February last year he was again struck down by blood clots in his legs, however yet again he overcame the setback and continued to make his mark as one of the country’s most experienced and successful riders. - NZ Racing Desk

Aussie presence pays off

Leaving a couple of their star gallopers over in New South Wales to spell after their autumn campaigns is proving to be a masterstroke by Te Akau principal David Ellis.

The stable’s travelling foreman Ashley Handley also stayed in Australia to oversee the pair and her presence is proving to be invaluable for trainer Jamie Richards, with border restrictions ruling out any travel plans for the young horseman.

“David Ellis made the decision after the (Sydney Autumn) carnival to leave the horses there and Ashley Handley, who works for us, took a bit of a break and she stayed over there and welcomed the horses back in after they’d spent six weeks in the paddock,” Richards said.

“We’re really glad that we did that because they’re coming up well.”

Originally earmarked to begin her spring campaign in the Gr.1 Winx Stakes (1400m), Melody Belle is now set to tackle the Gr.2 Missile Stakes (1200m) first-up.

“She’s in good shape, she’s coming along well,” Richards said.

“She will trial at Randwick on the 28th (of July) and then she’ll run in the Missile first and then she’ll run in the Winx a couple of weeks later.

“She’s a mare that as she’s got older she’s needed a run so we’ve been very mindful of that.

“We’re pretty keen to have her ready to rock and roll early because I think quite a few of the nicer middledistance horses will be resuming in the Winx Stakes and might be a little bit vulnerable fitness-wise, that’s what we’re hoping anyway.

“By having her fit and ready to go early and running in the Missile, hopefully she’s really ready to crank up in the Winx Stakes.”

It’s a method that has historically worked well for the multiple Group

Melody Belle is in good shape, says Jamie Richards.

One winner.

“Last spring she was just a little bit plain first-up over 1200m,” Richards said. “She then came out and won firstup over 1400m at Hawke’s Bay and then put a very good streak together.

That’s the sort of pattern we’re trying to replicate this spring.”

Richards said stablemate Probabeel is a little bit behind Melody Belle in her preparation, but she too is being set for a trial later this month.

“She’s in good shape, we’re pleased with how she’s coming along,” Richards said.

“She gets a little bit hairy over the winter so we’ve clipped her out and it has taken a little while to brighten up in the coat, but she’s getting there.

“She’s a couple of weeks behind Melody Belle. She has done the same amount of work but we are just trying to stay away from the weight-for-age

races with her initially.

“She’ll trial on the 28th (of July) and then a couple of weeks again after that and she’ll run first-up on the 22nd (of August) in one of those quality handicaps on that day.”

Meanwhile, Richards said Te Akau Shark is recuperating from his eye operation and he will return to New Zealand next month.

“He’s just picked up a bit of a bug after his eye surgery, which has held him up a little bit,” he said. “He is improving now, he’s going to need a bit of time for everything to settle down.

“He’s going to have a month in New South Wales and then he’ll come back to Te Akau for a good break and hopefully we can see him racing later in the summer and hopefully back to Sydney in the autumn, all going well.”

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time for Argentine

Diego Montes de Oca

Former Argentinian apprentice Diego Montes de Oca has had to cope with some major life changes since coming to New Zealand, but it proved all worthwhile when winning on Lalone at Awapuni on Saturday.

The win aboard the Daniel Miller-trained three-yearold filly was the first New Zealand victory from five raceday rides for the 28-yearold since teaming up with trainer Jamie Richards at Matamata 18 months ago.

Montes de Oca rode 89 winners during his apprenticeship in Argentina and, with his last winner in his home country being on September 10, 2018, naturally, he couldn’t wait to get home from Awapuni to celebrate the overdue win with his partner, Denise, and two-year-old daughter Emma.

“It was very good to get that winning feeling back,” he said. “Jamie told me not to get carried away at the finish so I held it in, but I was so excited.”

Coming from a non-racing background, Montes de Oca went through the apprentice school at La Plata and served his apprenticeship under a former Chilean jockey, Luis Traivino, and one of the first things he learnt was riding trackwork bareback.

“Each morning we always rode trackwork without a saddle,” he said. “I loved it.

I felt part of the horse and it felt great letting the horse gallop freely.

“That was when doing pacework, but when we did fast work we used saddles. I used to ride up to 20 horses a day without a saddle, but we had the (safety) vest and skullcap.”

With racing held each afternoon or evening in Argentina at set weekly

tracks, Montes de Oca said he got opportunities when able to claim the full 4kg, but as he rode more winners and the claim lessened, he found it more difficult.

“There were not many horses and plenty of jockeys so it was hard getting rides towards the end,” he said.

Though he said he learnt a lot in Argentina, particularly watching top riders Gonzalo Hahn and the Brazilian Altair Domingo in action, he wanted to further his riding and get the opportunity to earn a better living. After scanning the internet, he clicked on to Te Akau Racing and, impressed with what he read, he emailed Richards over the prospects of a job.

“Jamie responded so fast so I made the decision to come to New Zealand,” Montes de Oca said.

It was a tough decision, heading into the unknown where he knew nobody and was leaving behind his family, including his partner and month-old baby.

Richards enrolled him in English classes and he can understand Richard’s instructions and the advice given to him by National Riding Mentor, former champion jockey Noel Harris.

After getting established at Te Akau Racing Stables and benefitting from the experience, including a few months in the South Island with Richard’s father, Paul, Montes de Oca headed home to get his partner and daughter about six months ago.

“Having them here has made me happier,” Montes de Oca said. “They are enjoying it and getting my first win here made us all so happy. Now I have to keep on trying to win more.” - NZ Racing Desk

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CAMBRIDGE OPEN HOMES BAYLEYS Sunday 26 July 838 Tirau Road PBN 35 West Thompson Street $815,000 3/366 Karapiro Road $1,300,000 2/35 Silverwood Lane PBN 31B Hamilton Road PBN CAMBRIDGE REAL ESTATE Sunday 26 July 85 Thompson Street $595,000 10 Conrad Place $575,000 111 Thornton Road $695,000 3 Walter Court $575,000 9A Dick Street Tender 66 Thompson Street $565,000 82 Moore Street $719,000 165 The Oaks Drive PBN Lot 1, 352 Luck at Last Deadline Sale 129 Taylor Street $829,000 24 Rose Leigh Drive $835,000 72 King Street PBN 12 Chesterton Drive PBN 5C Jasmine Place $795,000 17 Mike Smith Drive PBN 125 Victoria Street Tender 36 Hall Street Auction HARCOURTS Sunday 26 July 25 Madison Street 343 Horahora Road 7 Watkins Road LJ HOOKERS Sunday 26 July 164c King Street 167 Taylor Street

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3 1 g 1  1 AUCTION THE PERFECT PROJECT Potential Plus! Low maintenance brick home packed with potential. Inground para pool, large garden, fruit trees, external concrete block garaging & outdoor retreat, on 895m². AUCTION - 1010 Victoria St, Hamilton, 29 July 2020 at 12pm (unless sold prior).

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3 2 g 1  1  2 AUCTION RENOVATOR'S DREAM PROJECT Huntly brick home, with two levels to update and transform into your dream home. Bring your enthusiasm - just add your design flair and landscaping on the 1007m² section.

AUCTION - 1010 Victoria St, Hamilton, 29 July 2020 at 12pm (unless sold prior).

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4 1 g 2  1  2 $749,000 BEAUTY ON BYRON - STYLISH CHARACTER Beautifully presented home, stylishly refreshed. Two large living, open plan kitchen, 2 fireplaces & heat pump, private upstairs area & balcony, double garage. Lovely character features. Secure private back garden. A lovely 150m² home on 809m².

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289 Horahora Road, Cambridge

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VALUE BUYING ON BROWNING First home buyers, families & investors! Private fully fenced 1021m² rear section.

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IMPRESSIVE FAMILY HOME This near new, clay brick family home, with views of the Waikato river features open plan living, separate formal lounge/media room, covered out door entertaining space with open fire place & internal double garage on 3002m², leaving plenty of room for a new shed. Contact John Bishop. Web Ref CL16046 Open Home Sun 2.00 - 3.00pm

4 2 g 2  2 $939,000 DREAM HOME, AMAZING VIEWS Immaculate home, custom built by RPS in 2018 on 1,563m² in Cambridge Park.

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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS An elegant, split-level family home, situated on 4022m² comprising landscaped gardens & a paddock for a pony or lambs. Outdoor patio with heated pool, set against a backdrop of the Maungakawa Hills. School bus route and zoned for Goodwood School. Contact Vaughan Wetton. Web Ref CL15916 Viewing By Appointment

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SUPER TIDY SUNNY HAVEN! This super tidy, easy care property is located in a fab location close to schools, green belt, shops, cycleway, dog parks and more! Brand new heat pump, upstairs wall heater with timer, near new carpets, sun catching windows and immaculate presentation.

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3 2 g 2  6 $950,000 HOST OF LIFESTYLE OPTIONS ON HORAHORA Beautifully presented Californian Bungalow, 2 living areas, open to large decks.

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COUNTRY LIVING CLOSE TO TOWN 5001m² of clean, easy care, rolling country with generous building platform for the new house and plenty of room for the shed. Rotoorangi School and Community Centre are nearby. Workable covenants. Power at the boundary. Ready now as title has been issued. Contact John Bishop. Web Ref CL15869 Viewing By Appointment

CONTEMPORARY CHARACTER A beautifully modernised 1930s character home, originally the Te Kowhai schoolhouse, relocated to this 761m² section, close to the Cambridge greenbelt, dog exercise area and children's playground and a short drive to Leamington Village.

Contact Tony Mills. Web Ref CA16167

$197,000 TIRAU OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRST TIME HOMEOWNER A lovely gently contoured, easy to build on, 953m² residential section. Mere meters from the ever popular Tirau main street, and a short drive to Cambridge and all it has to offer. If peace and tranquillity is what you are after, look no further, this is the place to build. Contact Vaughan Wetton. Web Ref CA15577 Viewing By Appointment

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59 West Thompson Street, Cambridge 4 2 g 2  2

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7 Vogel Place, Cambridge

38 West Thompson Street, Cambridge

CONTEMPORARY QUALITY LIVING! This high spec executive residence offers the best of contemporary living, enhanced by an end of cul-de-sac location and quality inclusions. The 2014 Classic Builders home offers a north-facing aspect and vaulted high ceiling, sun-soaked open plan domain, media room, and a spa pool. Contact Aimee Belton. Web Ref CA16089

PERFECTLY PEACEFUL & PRIVATE Charming split level home positioned for privacy, peace and views on 1333m².

Easy walk into town. Modernised bathroom & kitchen, great outdoor flow to covered decks, balconies and patio. 60m² double garage + double carport.

Contact Peter Hulsdouw. Web Ref CA16059

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BY NEG LIVING IT UP LARGE! Well located on a landscaped 730m², built by Golden Homes, this 201m² steel-framed Linea weatherboard home has fantastic street appeal and features spacious light & bright living, double glazing, air-conditioning, gas hot water & a huge north-facing patio. Contact Tony Mills. Web Ref CA16036

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61 Cowley Drive, Cambridge $649,000

SPACIOUS POOLSIDE LIVING A sunny north facing & private home with large open plan living, inground pool & portable sleepout. Carport + double garage/workshop complete with a vehicle inspection pit. Something for every member of the family here!! All on a 664m² freehold site. Contact Ron Bradley. Web Ref CA15940 Peter Hulsdouw Branch Manager Sales Consultant 0800 43 77 33

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THE COMPLETE PACKAGE ON COWLEY An impressive 350m² Leamington residence in prestigious Cowley Drive, in excellent condition with some gentle upgrades, set in a peaceful 2018m² park-like environment. Decks ensure superb space for entertaining and quiet relaxation.

Shops and schools are nearby. Contact Aimee Belton. Web Ref CA15998

Ron Bradley Sales Consultant 027 4967 004

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Aimee Belton Sales Consultant 021 0277 2426

3 1 g 1  1 $649,000 AMAZING LOCATION Walk to 2 major parks, shops, medical centre, school & pre-school from this immaculate brick home. Large separate lounge with gas fire, upgraded kitchen & dining, huge north facing deck. Beautiful Rimu timber floors. Fenced for children & pets. Move in & enjoy!

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Sport Waikato signals change

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Emma Wilke with ball and Liz Lawrence pictured in action during last week’s entertaining 48-all netball draw between Leamington Premiers and Nottingham Castles Rovers, from Morrinsville. The young Leamington side made a good start to the match but Rovers clawed back points in the final quarter.

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• I always listen to news on radio and read news online and in print.

• I think on my feet, I can produce copy quickly and accurately – and I am a skilled interviewer.

• I’m comfortable taking pictures.

• I know my community – from sports clubs to local body politicians.

• I’m computer literate and proficient with MS Office.

The new Te Awamutu News reporter will report to the news editor and discuss job assignments, how stories will be presented and how to make the most of resources available. This position will be a 10-15 hour a week role, but the hours will be flexible and often determined by the timing of events and the availability of contacts.

It is expected the successful applicant will have had experience in working in media.

This is an all-rounder position – the successful applicant will generate stories and be adept at reworking supplied copy and assist with proof reading. This position will require the reporter to be out in the field regularly, but also able to work collegially with a small team of sales and layout staff.

Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. You will need a reliable vehicle and a clean driver’s licence.

We offer a competitive freelance hourly rate based on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.

Application close date: Monday August 3, 2020.

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Sport Waikato has unveiled plans to cut staff numbers in half – and at the same time lift the percentage of active adults in the province.

It says it is making “a transformational change” within the organisation with an aspirational goal of getting 75% of the community active.

The organisation says research shows 54% of Waikato adults are regularly active in a way that positively impacts their health, but it also shows that 73% of them have a desire to do more.

Sport Waikato Chairman Mark McCabe says the announcement, which includes staffing changes, is the culmination of a boardled review that began last August.

“What we’ve uncovered is a system that doesn’t currently meet the needs of Waikato people,” he said.

CEO Matthew Cooper said while the long-term impact of the transformation will ensure Sport Waikato is “game-ready for the next decade,” it also means changes for his staff.

“One thing that became apparent during the boardled review was that a radical shift in our organisation’s focus is required to achieve the radical goal we’ve set for ourselves.

“The proposed change I discussed with my staff today recommends creating several new jobs, changing some roles and disestablishing others. In the current proposal, the changes would reduce our team size by approximately half.”

He said the proposed changes are not due to the impacts of Covid-19 or a reflection of its people.

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DEATH NOTICES

DEATH NOTICES

AGISTMENT

MORRISON, Daphne Beryl (nee Taylor) – Passed away on Monday, 20th July 2020 at Cambridge Oakdale. Beloved wife of Donald. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Wayne, Bruce, Tony, Paul & Rochelle.

Adored grandmother to Lauren, Kaitlyn, Hannah, Cheyanne, Blake, Holly, and Kaylee. Loved sister to Jeff, Bev, Shirley, Lorraine and the late Gordon. A sincere thank you to the wonderful staff of Cambridge Oakdale.

‘Finally at Rest’ A celebration of Daphne's life will be held at The Boatshed, 21 Amber Lane, Karapiro, Cambridge on Tuesday, the 28th of July 2020 at 1.00pm followed by a private cremation. All communications to The Morrison Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge, 3434.

POTTER, David Ian – Passed away at home on Tuesday, 21st July 2020. Aged 70 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Maryanne. Father and father-in-law of Jason, Sam and Mere, Ruth and Denise. Loved poppa to 10 mokopuna.

A Tangi for David will be held at The Wairoa Marae, Waihi Road, Bethlehem, Tauranga, on Friday, 24th of July 2020 at 11.00am followed by the burial at Wairoa Pa Urupa.

All communications to The Potter Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge, 3434.

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SMYTHE, Kathleen Mary – Goodbye to our wonderful Kath. “Matriarch of the Smythe Clan”. Kathleen Smythe passed away peacefully at the BUPA St Kilda Care Home Cambridge, on Friday 17th July 2020, aged 98 years. After a very short illness her poor old heart decided enough. She and her late husband Bernie are solely responsible for 81 descendants. Michael (deceased) and Isobel, Peter and Marg, Raymond and Carolyn (deceased), John and Judi, Kevin and Raewyn, Theresa and Donald, Mary and Gilbert, plus 24 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. A legend of a lady, Kath you will be sorely missed by us all.

In lieu of flowers donations to St Vincent de Paul please.

A Requiem Mass will be held at St Peter's Catholic Church, 21 Anzac Street, Cambridge, on Friday 24th July at 12:00pm followed by the burial at the Hautapu Public Cemetery.

All communications to Grinter's Funeral Home, 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Resthaven Foundation Trust will be held: Monday 3rd August 2020 @ 2.30pm In the Quiet Room, Cambridge Resthaven, 6 Vogel Street.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held at 1.00pm on Friday July 31, 2020 at the Senior Citizens Hall, Millicich Place, Cambridge.

The Statement of Corporate Intent of Waipa Networks Limited for the year ended 31 March 2021 and the two succeeding financial years, is available for public inspection at the offices of Waipa Networks Limited at: 240 Harrison Drive Te Awamutu and on line at www.waipanetworks.co.nz

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Te Awamutu Community Board Cambridge Community Board Pirongia Ward Committee Applications for financial assistance from the 2020/21 Community Discretionary Fund are open for community organisations who offer services or support to the Waipa district.

Application forms and criteria are available on waipadc.govt. nz/discretionaryfund or at Waipa District Council offices 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or the Cambridge Service Centre 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge.

All enquiries can be directed to either Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu, via email to Governance.

Support@waipadc.govt.nz or phone 07 872 0033.

Waipa District Council Meeting Notices Pursuant to Section 46 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 notice is hereby given that: The following meetings will be held in August 2020: Tuesday 04 August 2020

Strategic Planning & Policy Committee 9.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU

Wednesday 05 August 2020

Cambridge Community Board 6.00pm Public invited to attend Cambridge Service Centre 23 Wilson Street CAMBRIDGE

Thursday 06 August 2020

District Promotion Committee 9.00am Committee Room 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 11 August 2020

Te Awamutu Community Board 6.00pm Public invited to attend Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 18 August 2020

Service Delivery Committee 9.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 18 August 2020

Finance & Corporate Committee 1.00pm Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 25 August 2020

Council 9.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU

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NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES Waipa District Council will consider an application to close the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic: • Maungatautari Road – between Gate 1 and Gate 3 of the Mighty River Domain between 7.00am and 3.30pm on Saturday, 3 October 2020 for the Karapiro 100K Flyer.

The application will be considered under the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974.

Detours will be in place and arrangements will be made for access by residents and emergency vehicles during the closure, if required.

Any objections to the proposal must be lodged with Waipa District Council, in writing, before 4.00pm on Friday, 7 August 2020.

Please include the nature of the objection and the grounds for it.

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The following meetings were not held in July 2020 – Monday 20 July 2020 Tuesday 21 July 2020

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

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OPEN DAY Saturday 25 July

2020 from 12pm

– 3pm

Overlooking Lake Te Koo Utu and complementing Cambridge’s existing character, Lakewood Cambridge is celebrating the completion of this beautifully appointed development with an Open Day this weekend.

GRAB THE KIDS AND COME ALONG Meet your favourite Gallagher Chiefs rugby players (between 12.30pm and 2.30pm).

They’ll happily autograph your rugby ball and pose for a selfie in the Instagram frame with the local fan club.

PLUS a bouncy castle, spot prizes and giveaways for the kids.

All purchases from participating Lakewood businesses on the day will go in the draw to WIN a Gallagher Chiefs 2020 rugby jersey.

This is the perfect opportunity to check out the latest business precinct in Cambridge and see just how much Lakewood has to offer.