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Close shave for cancer

By Viv Posselt

Puahue School student Avie Botha took a gutsy step last week and had her lustrous dark hair shaved off to help those who have lost their own.

The 11-year-old Year 6 student did it in the name of Shave for a Cure; her hair will be made into wigs for people undergoing cancer treatment.

A school mufti day held to coincide with the shave - done by mum Carla Botha in a packed school hall - netted $385.10, which, when added to donations from the wider school and community, totalled $3027. That amount, said Carla, goes to the Leukaemia & Blood Cancer Foundation.

“Freedom Wigs will pay for Avie’s hair … she has asked that they make a donation in her name to Bowel Cancer NZ,” Carla added, saying that since her father died of the disease, the wider family had raised and donated just over $9000 to Bowel Cancer NZ. That takes the family’s overall donations to various cancer organisations to just over $12,000.

Avie comes from a family with a strong ‘giving back’ focus.

Her nine-year-old brother Lennon was in the news recently when he started up his entrepreneurial Wheelie Bin Service, aimed at helping people get their bins to the roadside and back on collection days.

Avie first thought of shaving her head just before the last school holidays.

“I saw heaps of people being given wigs on you tube,” she explained, “some were sick with cancer, others had alopecia. I talked to my friend about it and then to my family, and we thought doing it through Shave for a Cure

LEFT: A newly-shorn Avie Botha with her proud mum and dad, Carla and Riaan Botha, and little brother Lennon.

BELOW: Mum Carla Botha shaving Avie’s head in the school hall.

BELOW: Te Awamutu’s Avie Botha just before she had her head shaved. Photo: Carla Botha.

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She set up a Shave for a Cure fundraising Facebook page, explaining her reasons: “I’ve decided to do this thing for an amazing cause. I will also be donating my hair to Freedom Wigs … I’m shaving my hair off to remember loved ones and support cancer patients.”

Hair being donated for wigs is required to be a certain length, so once Avie reached that point, it was all go, with most of her proud family on hand to help. Dad Riaan helped tie Avie’s hair into strands, brother Lennon cut the first strand – followed by a line-up of family and friends - and mum Carla operated the clippers. The only one missing was older sister Milla.

Puahue School principal Scott Wilson told Avie that her decision to do the head shave, to sacrifice her hair and donate it to those who may be going through challenging times showed a “very mature approach”.

“We hope you will remember this for a long time. As a school, we recognise and encourage students who come up with ideas to help other people. We are very proud of you.”

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The second Cambridge Culinary event, scheduled to have been held next month has become another Covid-19 casualty and has been postponed until later this year, possibly November.

Destination Cambridge made the call after liaising with participating groups and individuals following the tightening of Covid restrictions in Auckland earlier this month.

“We were all geared up for a soft launch on August 14 and would have kicked if off properly the following Monday,” said Destination Cambridge CEO Miff Macdiarmid. “This is really disappointing, but having caught up with event hosts, sponsors and stakeholders, postponing it is the logical choice. We will give ourselves some space to see what evolves in the next few weeks

before deciding on new dates.”

Uncertainty around Covid restrictions, and the fact that so many Aucklanders attended the inaugural Culinary Cambridge event last September, helped inform the decision. Hosting events that attracted people from further afield, including Auckland and Tauranga, formed part of Destination Cambridge’s remit this year to help boost visitor nights to town.

The 10-day event was aimed at showcasing Cambridge’s eclectic food scene, incorporating local producers, retailers and hospitality outlets. It was aimed at inspiring a more creative and experimental approach to food, as well as educating people about local produce, sustainability and environmental choices around food.

Last year, Culinary Cambridge showcased the food scene – from farm gate to plate – through

24 events over 10 days. Many events were sold out and generated positive feedback from both hosts and customers. The idea was to offer something for everyone, and the same had been on the cards for 2020.

“Cambridge punches above its weight in the food scene,” said Miff. “There are many hidden gems, as well as standout performers.”

The Cambridge-based investment firm Forsyth Barr was Culinary Cambridge’s major sponsor in 2019 and was lined up to do the same this year. Forsyth Barr investment adviser Andrew Flexman said the company remained committed to its sponsorship of Culinary Cambridge and looked forward to working with promoters to deliver the event in November.

“We have a deep level of sympathy for the many local businesses who have been

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impacted by Covid lockdowns and look forward to playing our part in supporting the hospitality, food and beverage sectors get back on their feet. In light of the current restrictions still in place, we support the decision to postpone the event.”

Two new silver sponsors were set to come on board this year – Cambridge Real Estate and Takapoto Estate.

Wintec plan a winner for businesses Businesses are getting their own e-commerce websites through an arrangement between Wintec and a Waipā software company.

More than 80 ecommerce websites have been built by Wintec students studying the Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Logistics.

The scheme is supported by Rocketspark, a small Cambridge-based company which provides access to its website builder and works with students.

“Every business needs a website and the students can design a bespoke e-commerce website for a local business, for free,” Head of Partnerships at Rocketspark, Jason Tiller said.

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Paula Sutton, Chief Operating Officer of the Waikato Chamber of Commerce, also operates a small business with her sister, Amy creating artworks that celebrate New Zealand. They had no visible presence online until Paula worked with Wintec students last semester on a new e-commerce website.

“The students took their time in getting to know us and understand what we wanted from a new website that more accurately reflected our brand,” Paula Sutton said.

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There is a bit of a tale of two cities theme to this week’s column. Last week police attempted to pull over a vehicle in a rural area. The driver, who was wanted by police, had other ideas and fled.

Staff working began making enquiries in the area in an effort to find the vehicle and the driver.

After approximately an hour of mobile cordons police stood down and continued with the business as usual activity. A few days later I received an email about some suspicious activity in that area. The vehicle evidently went on to a farm to evade police.

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On Tuesday we had another fleeing driver incident. Police abandoned the pursuit and several minutes later found the vehicle crashed in rural Te Awamutu.

The residents and a local business were very helpful in assisting us in locating the offender.

Thanks to Bain’s Liquid Disposal and a couple of farmers our hapless two were never going to get away. The heartening thing I saw

in this when I arrived there was a number of people on cellphones calling 111. As a result, a number of driving and drugs charges have been laid.

On Wednesday we conducted a traffic operation to detect seatbelts offences and cellphone use while driving. I am pleased to report we had only one offence for use of a cellphone throughout the hour we ran the operation.

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Briefs…

Booked out

The Te Awamutu Rotary Club’s annual Book Fair has become another casualty of Covid-19.

The fair was to have been held from August 22 to 29 in Alexandra St. Convenor Laurel Smith said it had been decided to reschedule the event. “Our Rotary club made the decision to do that because it would be difficult for us to comply with the social distancing requirements under Level 2,” she said. She said organisers were grateful for donations and would not be accepting any more “as we have so many already.”

For your convenience Work starts next week on installing a wastewater system in preparation for a new toilet block to replace the present facilities in Pirongia . The new toilets will be almost double the size of the current facilities and feature Pirongia's heritage colours.

Twin wins

Two Waipā businesses have been named as Travellers’ Choice Winner by TripAdvisor, meaning they ranks among the top 10 percent of worldwide attractions. The business as the Boatshed Kayaks at Lake Karapiro and Camjeft Boat Tours of Cambridge.

Parade date

The first Waipā Christmas parade date has been revealed – Cambridge will run a storybookthemed parade on December 6, providing Covid restrictions do not force a cancellaton.

Train talk

Labour’s Waikato electorate candidate Kerrin Leoni says the announcement of detailed planning work for a high-speed rail service between Hamilton and Auckland is a “game changer for towns like Huntly and Ngaruawahia.” The Waikato Regional Council is already on track with the Te Huia service scheduled to start later this year.

They can’t sleep on it

The Waikato Regional and District councils are at odds over a mammoth housing development planned to provide homes for workers at a proposed Sleepyhead factory at Ohinewai.

The district council backs the plan, but the regional council says the houses should be built in Huntly.

Call for compulsory savings

Regional council chairman Russ Rimmington wants Waikato districts to abandon old school thinking and introduce legislation requiring new houses have built in water catchment.

He says the country made significant strides when it insisted on energy saving insulation and double glazing in new builds, and it was time to do better.

The former Hamilton mayor also believes solar heating should be provided free of cost on new homes jointly funded by the developer, council and central government.

His comments come after the Waikato Regional Council became engulfed in a debate with Auckland city over allowing more water from the Waikato River to be

sent north to ameliorate that city’s water crisis.

He said as global warming makes a greater impact, harvesting energy and water would become more and more important.

“We are seeing water use restrictions imposed every summer – that we do not take steps to do something about harvesting water off the roof is unacceptable. A 1200 litre tank built into on the side of a house will not be obtrusive and it will not add significantly to the price of the build,” he said.

“Why not make water harvesting and solar compulsory? The Cook Islands were doing this 40 years ago and their water heating on both residential and motels/hotels is solar.”

He said with Government

subsidies the work could not only create and save energy but also see upskilling and job creation.

“I look at the new subdivision at St Kilda in Cambridge and see millions of litres of rain falling on that area going uncaptured.

They should be retro fitting now. Councils must be prepared to move with the times,” he said.

“It is scandalous that Auckland has a water crisis, yet millions of litres of water simply go down the stormwater drain after every rainfall. It is time local and central government walk the talk regarding sustainability.

The leanrnz.org.nz website says in New Zealand the average person uses 227 litres of water every day - and the biggest

amount, 86 litres, is flushed down the toilet.

In Auckland, where residents pay for their water, there was a “rainwater tank boom” reported in 2015, but at that time even the city’s water company Watercare argued it was not economic.

But 12 years ago the Kāpiti Coast District Council required all new households in urban areas to install onsite water supplies for toilet flushing and outdoor uses.

It offers a funding service, by way of an interest free loan of up to $5000 plus GST, for residents whose homes were built prior to 2008 to buy and install on-site water supplies for outdoor irrigation.

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said the council supported the use of rainwater and greywater for outdoor irrigation.

“If enough households use on-site water sources for outdoor irrigation, our current supplies will continue to meet the needs of our growing communities for years to come,” he said.

Band members trumpet Covid masks

By Viv Posselt

Members of the Te Awamutu Brass Band have just made 700 face masks – for both adults and children – in a highly topical fundraising initiative that dovetails perfectly with Covid requirements.

They’re selling all the masks at $5 a pop and are getting requests from all around the country.

The decision to make the masks started when one of their number, Jenny Yarndley – who runs her own sewing business from home – found herself with an order for around 200 masks.

Band president Susan Jenkins said: “Jenny got in touch with me, thinking it might be an idea to make masks as a fundraiser for the

band. We normally would do around four to five fundraisers a year, but Covid has really stymied us.”

With overwhelming support from the band, the decision was made, and the band held a busy working bee at Jenny’s place on August 22 to sew the masks.

“We have made 700 of them in all,” said Susan. “The whole thing has taken around a fortnight to do. We’ll take a break now, which will also allow Jenny to catch up with her regular work, but we are open to doing more down the track.

“It’s been an amazing initiative. There were a few standouts in terms of getting them done,” she added. “I’ll make special mention of Denise Wilson, Gaynor Krippner and Sheryll Davies. They were sewing flat out all week.”

Members of the Te Awamutu Brass Band hard at it during their August 22 mask-sewing working bee.

Sports fund, nominations open Almost $2 million is being made available in Waikato for communitybased programmes and projects targeting children and young people who are at most risk of missing out or being less active.

The cash comes from NZ’s new fund, Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa.

Money available in the Waikato region over the next 12 months will be managed and distributed on Sport NZ’s behalf by Sport Waikato.

The announcement coincided this week with an announcement from

Sport Waikato about its annual awards.

New loos awards will be introduced in the wake of the Covid-cancellation of the Waikato Regional Sports Awards originally scheduled for next January. The awards replace district sports awards and the Brian Perry Waikato Regional Awards for the 2020 year and will celebrate nominations from those who have used this year as an opportunity to think differently about how they keep their community active.

Tū Manawa replaces Sport NZ’s

KiwiSport Regional Partnership Fund and has double the funding available - $68 million over four years, of which half is from the $265 million Sport Recovery Package. Where KiwiSport only focused on organised sport, Tū Manawa will also fund play and active recreation. It has a distinct assessment process for Kaupapa Māori organisations.

Sport NZ is partnering with the country’s network of 14 Regional Sports Trusts to manage and distribute Tū Manawa.

Sport Waikato’s CEO Matthew Cooper says having $1.85 million available in the Waikato region over the next 12 months is a great opportunity to support those most impacted by COVID-19 by providing opportunities for them to enjoy the benefits of being physically active.

Applications for Tū Manawa from within the Waikato region are now open at www.sportwaikato.org.nz – and information about the sports awards, for which nominations open tomorrow, can also be found there.

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THE AGE OF REASON

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Can we be bothered?

The Covid activity again besetting us is interesting to behold.

Firstly there is care and protection. Which essentially involves distancing – including recording of movements and using face masks to stem the flow of undesirable droplets of invasive fluids.

It has now been revealed that our major and all-important bastion – the geographical border of the country – has been wide open ever since February.

One had envisaged that anyone working at the border (for which read mainly airport front-line customs staff, baggage handlers, immigration officers and the nice ladies with the cute sniffing dogs) would all have been doused to the eyeballs in protection.

Having passed through these well-protected good people, the visitors – Covid riddled or otherwise – were bundled off to hotels which, in and of themselves, were never designed to be quarantine nor de-lousing facilities.

And it was not until the second wave hit that a number of investigative journalists started to ask some very direct questions about the veracity of the government’s (political and bureaucratic) perception of how tight the system was.

And further as to how the dictums of the political arm of government were actually being translated into formative action by the bureaucrats. Like it or not there was a gap - a chink in the armour if you will – which permitted those setting foot on the election campaign trail to throw some mud.

In the middle of this fracas a very political decision was made to delay the national election by a month thus giving those who chose to criticise another four weeks to throw verbal missiles at the system. And suddenly the Team of Five Million were at each others’ throats demanding that heads should roll – a euphemism

I wonder if this is it. All this interminable rain - is it climate change or just some inclement weather? I have no idea whether we are experiencing more rain than normal for this time of year. I don’t even know what normal is. I do know that one of the predicted consequences of climate change is more extremes of weather and they do seem to be happening. The highest temperature ever recorded on earth - since humans have been measuring it anyway - happened just recently in California that’s an extreme. Sea levels are, in fact, rising. Stories of storms and tempests across the globe seem to be ever more frequent on the news.

But are they? It certainly seems that they are, but we can’t be 100% certain unless we count them and compare the statistics with past figures. This is why we need science. Scientists count and measure things, and then, using knowledge and expertise gained through years of study and research, they attempt to draw conclusions from the information they have gathered.

I once read that a fool knows he is right whilst a wise man realises he may be wrong.

Scientists always accept the possibility that they may be wrong; it comes with the territory since they are dealing with subjects which usually include a fair bit of the unknown. Many people, like teenagers, on the other hand, are often unassailably right, even when the knowledge they bandy has been gleaned from a quick five minutes on the internet.

One must forgive the teenagers though, it has been scientifically proven that they

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for dealing with scapegoats where the head concerned may shift sideways in the system but most certainly remains firm upon the shoulder of the alleged miscreants.

Lest we forget (thank you Rudyard Kipling) New Zealand - despite the mad ravings of one D.J. Trump - and its similarly physically placed island friend Taiwan, are held up throughout the world by the way in which the virus has been slowed down and contained.

In my very early life I lived in a country at war.

Not a war that was a quick flash – send out the troops – beat off the marauders – and swiftly ride home triumphant. It was a war that dragged on for almost six weary coupon-rationing destitute years. Where wave after wave was repulsed.

Where resolute people learned to change and adapt. Where politicians and bureaucrats worked as one throughout. And we emerged safely out at ‘the other side’ much the wiser for the disruption to normal lives, stronger and thirsting for a return to peaceful friendly coexistence.

It is highly undesirable to spiral down into a factional rabble of accusatory thrust. This virus is far more agile, varied and wily than anything World war II adversaries were ever able to achieve. It is unseen, unheard, evasive and deadly. It needs the physical strength of a combined national ability to rebut it – hopefully for ever. It will thrive further if our ability to combine brains, brawn and cunning is watered down in dissention, accusation and layer upon layer of ‘experts’ at the front line. It may be time to recognise that one major political party alone (I discount the minor ones) cannot effectively handle this and that there should be a combined thought process at play here.

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Steph Bell-Jenkins takes a novel approach to a story which, quite simply, takes the biscuit.

The bikkies are back!

Cambridge News journalist Steph BellJenkins is “jubilant and extremely relieved” following news her son’s favourite Golden Fruit biscuits are to remain on local supermarket shelves.

“This is right up there with the day I discovered liquorice tea,” the mother of three said. “I’m elated.”

Bell-Jenkins, who is breaking one of the rules of journalism by referencing herself in a story, noticed her eight-year-old son Darcy’s favourite Golden Fruit biscuits had disappeared from supermarkets over lockdown.

“It was heartbreaking,” she said. “I went to all the supermarkets in Cambridge and a few dairies too, but I couldn’t find them anywhere.

By early August we were down to our last

biscuit, so I called Griffins in desperation.”

Griffins spokesperson Keely Allen told the fraught mother Golden Fruit biscuits, Sultana Pasties and Macaroons had been temporarily out of stock because of Covid-19.

“These bikkies require our bakers to work close together while making them in our bakery and, because of social distancing, our bakers had to take a break until the alert levels eased distancing requirements,” Allen said.

“As soon as lockdown lifted, we got our team of bakers in to produce the biscuits for our very eager customers.”

Bell-Jenkins said it was “magical and heartwarming” when the bikkies reappeared in Cambridge supermarkets early this month.

However, panic struck again when Auckland went into Covid-19 Alert Level 3 on

are not right in the head. I remember being one, it was great, and so were my twenties and thirties. Things only started getting serious after that.

Anyway, back to climate change: I met a man in the street a few months ago who proclaimed “Climate change - it’s official!”. I felt a brief surge of vindication, as I’m sure does everyone who has their view supported quite so unequivocally. It was short-lived though, as he flashed up a picture of golden leaves on his phone and concluded “It’s autumn!”.

This is what we’re up against - we who accept that climate change is an issue which has been caused by the activities of humans, which unchallenged will cause untold human suffering, and which can be halted and even reversed by immediate, comprehensive, and decisive action.

We’re up against flat out denial, procrastination, resistance to change, the momentum of existing big business, and good old apathy: Try as we might we are unable to - we just can’t - it’s not that we don’t want to - we just can’t - be bothered.

I wonder whether there is, in fact, enough combined desire for the necessary change to make it happen, or will we, as a global community, slide towards a very much more difficult future than might otherwise have been possible simply because we couldn’t be bothered to reach out and grab the rail.

August 12.

“I was worried the Golden Fruits might go out of production again and that disappointment Steph Bell-Jenkins would have been hard to bear,” Bell-Jenkins said.

“But Griffins said it had put new measures in place since the first lockdown that will protect workers’ health and allow it to continue producing Golden Fruits, Sultana Pasties and Macaroons.

“The boys and I are absolutely delighted.

In these challenging times, being able to have your favourite biscuit in your school lunchbox every day is pretty sweet.”

We have two book giveaway winner announcements this week.

Greg Bogun and Noeline McIntosh have both won copies of the newly released book Taking the Punches, penned by boxing promoter Mike Edwards and reviewed in the News late last month.

Copies of Tough Country, Tall Tales of Bushmen, Bulldozers and Back Country Blokes

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Debate over euthanasia quiz

ACT leader David Seymour’s criticism of the VoteSafe.nz quiz on the End of Life Choice Act referendum has been described as ‘misinformed and unreasonable’ by Euthanasia-Free NZ executive officer Renée Joubert.

The online quiz, which is promoted by the Safer Future Charitable Trust, included 10 questions on the provisions of the assisted dying referendum.

The group said they do not specifically oppose the passing of the referendum, but don’t believe in

legislation ‘that would allow for wrongful deaths’.

Mr Seymour has described the quiz as ‘a very clever piece of misinformation’, and said it served not so much as a quiz but to ‘leave doubt in the mind of the user’. He said questions were framed in such a way to lead the user to certain conclusions.

One question was, ‘Can an eligible 18-year-old receive a lethal dose without their parents knowing?’ Mr Seymour argued that the scenario of an 18-year-old receiving a lethal dose under the Act was only ‘vaguely

possible’ as the average age of people taking up assisted dying would be much higher. Ms Joubert said that response was unreasonable as ‘vaguely possible’ meant it was still possible, and the question highlighted a valid concern.

“It’s arrogant of Mr Seymour to dismiss a concern raised by an organisation simply because he doesn’t share it,” she said. “A concern based on a possible scenario does not constitute ‘misinformation’.”

Another quiz question asked. ‘Do people have to try any treatment options

first before requesting assisted dying?’

“The quiz states that a person doesn’t need to try treatment first, even if those options would likely help to cure their illness or treat their symptoms,” said Ms Joubert. “Under this Act, assisted dying doesn’t have to be a last resort.”

Mr Seymour responded to that question by saying the bill says people need to understand their options for end-of-life care and be having an experience that cannot be relieved in any other manner. He described that as a ‘last resort’.

“Seymour is incorrect,” said Ms Joubert. “The Act does not require euthanasia to be only a last resort.” She said the Bill of Rights Act gives everyone the right to refuse medical treatment, and event treatments aimed at curing illness or treating symptoms may be refused.

“A person doesn’t need to experience a treatment first-hand to consider it intolerable. A treatment may be considered ‘intolerable’ simply because the person prefers to receive a lethal dose of medication instead.”

Ms Joubert said Euthanasia-Free NZ

Renée Joubert.

commended the VoteSafe.nz campaign for ‘highlighting some implications of the End of Life Choice Act for voters to consider’.

Massive planting project launched The landscape at The Sculpture Park at Waitakaururu Arboretum in Tauwhare is undergoing a transformation of sorts.

Planting is underway of more than 3000 trees and shrubs originating from China, Korea, India and Japan, says Dorothy Wakeling, who together with husband John, owns the 17.5 hectare park.

They developed it into an ‘art-in-nature’ trail from a disused quarry years ago, and the park that now displays more than 100 sculptures and installations and is home to many thousands of trees and shrubs representing flora from around the world.

The facility is recognised as one of New Zealand’s largest outdoor galleries; it regularly holds an annual programme of exhibitions and open weekends in support of various charities.

Dorothy said the current planting regime extends the Asian section of trees at the arboretum by a further three

hectares, replacing a recently-felled pine plantation.

“The planting plan, designed by landscape architect Felicity Campbell, fills the hillsides with cherries, ginkgoes, maples, firs, cedars and rhododendrons,” she said. “Felicity’s ambitious design reflects her long-term knowledge of the park, where she worked as a volunteer.

More magnolias will feature at this time of year.”

Volunteers have helped mark out clusters of the more than 90 different species on steep terrain, said Dorothy.

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OBITUARY – BERYLE OSMOND: 29.09.1920 – 12.08.2020

Award winning matriarch remembered

By Viv Posselt

Of all the threads that made up Beryle Osmond’s near century, it is those she wove around caring for others that made her a remarkable woman.

Mourners at her August 17 funeral learned there was more to Beryle than met the eye. They learned she served as a ‘second mother’ to her younger siblings, she helped raise the spirits of servicemen stationed on the family’s Australian farm, she bucked the conventions of her day, and eventually entrenched herself in Cambridge and Waikato’s civic and community life to the point where she was recognised with a slew of awards.

They also learned she was spirited sportswoman, a lover of fashion – the more colourful, the better. She was a supportive wife and polished hostess, remembered as

much for her good cuisine and love of art as for her legendary shoe collection and spectacular wallpaper. It seems Beryle was also a bit of a card when it came to surprising younger family members.

Beryle’s daughter Meredith said her mother’s life began in Victoria, Australia, the eldest of seven born to a grazier father and piano teacher mother. Her father’s success netted them a property in Werribee South, where White’s Road remains a legacy to their name and where the family enjoyed a gracious lifestyle, one in which Beryle took on the responsibility of helping her asthmatic mother run the household. After attending Melbourne’s Presbyterian Ladies’ College, she worked for her father.

During WW2, the family did its bit for the war effort. The girls made camo nets, helped those in a nearby internment camp, and mixed with men at a US airbase set up

Family members carry Beryle’s painted casket from the church after her farewell service.

on land they sold for that purpose. “It was an exciting time for the girls,” said Meredith. “They were beautiful, and the men were plentiful.”

Beryle’s brother Athol was lost in the war. She went on to defy her father’s wishes and studied social work at Melbourne University, then took a job in Townsville doing what was described as ‘experimental and difficult’ work with local women and girls. A desire to head overseas saw her sail to New Beryle Osmond died at Resthaven Cambridge just weeks shy of her 100th birthday.

Zealand aboard the Wahine in 1948 where Even as a young mum, Beryle helped she found employment with the YWCA in others. She set up a support group for Lower Hutt and met Ron Osmond – a young mothers, became a president and life man then finishing his law degree, and one member of numerous organisations, and by early accounts she thought looked rather was deeply involved with Cambridge ‘goofy’.

Kindergarten, Toastmasters, the Lyceum They married in Wellington in July 1950, Club, Plunket, IHC and the Community Arts then moved to Cambridge, building a home Council. She also set up the town’s first day in Leamington in 1952 where they remained care centre. for 30 years. The couple had four children “I was told it was easier to go along with – Meredith, Murray, Alastair and Leighton. her than oppose her,” said Meredith. “She Beryle was widowed in 2014, and when she believed in making a difference … not died at Resthaven Cambridge on August 14, doing things for yourself as much as for the she had nine grandchildren and 20 greatcommunity.” grandchildren.

In 1973, Beryle was one of three women named as Waikato Women of the Year; in 1977 she was awarded a Silver Jubilee medal; and in 1993 awarded the National Women’s Suffrage Medal for her contributions to women in their communities in New Zealand.

Her children remember having to fit around their mother’s busy schedule, and were sometimes ‘farmed’ out. They remember her as being direct, warm and loving, a civic icon whom they described as “an outstanding woman of her time”, a woman not given to excess for whom ‘moderation’ became a byword.

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Pete’s showing good judgement

Pete Smit (pictured right) is one of a growing number of young business-savvy New Zealanders seizing opportunities in the dairy sector.

The 22-year-old is in his third season as a herd-owning sharemilker on a 68-hectare farm at Ōhaupō.

He was recently awarded the coveted Frank Pfister Trophy for being the highestscoring youth member at a Holstein Friesian NZ judging school.

“It was a bit of a shock. I thought I did well on the day, most of my placings were in line with the over judges,” he said.

“But judging dairy cattle is quite subjective, there is often no right or wrong answer.”

The result has seen Pete graduate to the senior judges’ list, and he can judge on his own at A&P Shows this summer.

It offers an amazing opportunity to grow his skills, but with no staff, Pete will need the support of his family if he is called up to the show ring.

“I’m really fortunate that when opportunities like that present themselves my family gets around me and helps out,” he said.

The property he works on is jointly owned by his mother Nienke Hartog and brother Floyd Smit.

The herd of just over 200 Holstein Friesian cows produced almost 130,000 kilograms of milksolids

(kgMS) in the 2019-20 season.

“We have a fairly high-input system, which helps minimise any feed shortages caused by weather events, such as drought,” said Pete.

“Having the infrastructure to fully-feed the herd enables me to milk twice-a-day year-round and maximise production.”

Pete’s herd averages 630 kgMS per cow, which sits well above the Waikato average of 364 kgMS per cow.

A feed pad and large feed bunker are situated near the property’s spotless 16-aside herringbone milking shed.

“The farm has heavy peat soils, which can be a challenge to manage, but I’m getting more confident each spring,” he said.

The herd’s diet of pasture is supplemented with home-grown maize silage, grass silage, palm kernel expeller (PKE) and other concentrates.

“We planted 12 hectares of maize last year and the crop yielded 21.7 tonnes per hectare, which was great given the dry summer we had,” said Pete.

Almost half of Pete’s herd calves in the autumn, starting in early March and finishing by Anzac Day. The remainder of the herd begins calving in late July.

“As a young 50/50 sharemilker who’s just starting out, it’s been a big advantage for me not having to cull all of my empty cows each year,” he said.

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Pete bought the Holstein Friesian herd off his brother Floyd in 2018.

“Most of the cows were descendants of pedigree animals from my parents’ Hibi Holsteins herd,” he said.

“There’s a strong influence of genetics from Waipiri Holsteins in there as well.”

With the milk payout forecast to drop from last season’s estimated $7.15 per kgMS to as low as $5.90 per kgMS this season, Pete has his eye on his budgets.

“Extra supplement is only bought in at the right price,” he said.

“My focus for the next couple of seasons is on debt reduction and trying to manage my business’s cashflow in these uncertain times.”

Pete hopes to progress to a larger 50/50 sharemilking position within the next five to 10 years.

“Long term I’d like to own a dairy farm, but that’s likely to be through an equity partnership,” he said.

Pete is passionate about Holstein Friesians and breeding highproducing dairy cows.

He does his own artificial insemination and this season will do all AI and use no bulls for the first

time.

“My in-calf results have been quite good recently, so I decided to back myself and do away with having bulls as a back-up,” he said.

“I use a mix of New Zealand and overseas genetics over the herd.”

“I focus on trying to breed animals with lots of capacity, good management traits and high components,” he said.

Pete enjoys assessing the structural traits of dairy animals entered in livestock shows and has been an associate judge for several years.

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Thousands of supporters watched on line at Hautapu recorded back to back Waikato club rugby final wins last weekend.

The match is thought to be the most watched club match on line posted by the Waikato Union – 1500 watched the match live, almost 35,000 have visited the site.

Sean Hohneck’s side survived 10 minutes with a player in the sinbin, and a last minute chip and chase as Otorohanga mounted a late comeback in a game which finished 37-33.

The match was played under Covid condition, with 100 supporters from both clubs in segregated areas.

“It felt like a final,” Hohneck said Both teams had played their semifinals in an empty FMG Stadium in Hamilton and Hohneck had no doubt which atmosphere he preferred – and being able to celebrate with supporters present. Ōtorohanga lost on the scoreboard, but their fans lined up to pay tribute to the side online, some calling it the best game they had seen all season.

The 2012 champions were down by nine with just over two minutes on the clock when Cortez-Lee Ratima scored his second try to close the gap to just four – and set up a nail-biting finale.

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from overseas to watch their home team.

Hohneck noted that finals could be a boring affair as teams strive to avoid making errors, but this match was a see-saw open affair and he paid tribute to the King Country side. Ōtoroanga manager Merv Carr was equally complimentary of Hautapu in paying tribute to the performance of his side.

The teams traded tries in the first half before Hautapu went ahead with two Coby Miln penalties and a try to Josh Gascoigne.

But there was drama in the second half when visitors were awarded a penalty try and Hautapu’s first five Jason Thomasen was shown a yellow card for a head high tackle as Ōtorohanga looked to score out wide..

With a man advantage Otorohanga then added two more converted tries to Ratima and Sam Ramuwau to lead 28-20.

Back to a full compliment, Hautapu responded with three more tries to Anton Milnes, Jeriah Mua and Coby Miln to lead 37-28.

Otorohanga closed the

gap with an unconverted trto Ratima, and at 37-33 it came down to fullback Kaea Hongara blocking a chip from his opposite number Te Amo Wilbore to blot out out the King Country side’s last chance to score off a kick and chase.

Many of the Hautapu players now report for further duty at Waikato training level.

Hohneck, a winner of the Waikato Breweries Shied now as both a player and coach, says he’s open to continuing in the role as the club bids for a hattrick of titles.

Scorers: Hautapu 37 Nico Aanderwell, Cobi Miln, Jeriah Mua, Anton Milnes, Josh Gascoigne tries, Miln two pens,

3 cons, Ōtorohanga 33, Ted Tauroa, Cortez-Lee Ratima 2, Sani Ramuwai, penalty try, Raiki Willison 3 cons, 33.

Tricolor chance

Having been denied a Tricolor Trophy challenge because of Covid restrictions earlier this month, Te Awamutu College gets its chance on Saturday.

Stuart Bruce’s late 35-metre penalty saw Cambridge High regain the trophy 27-25 from Matamata College last weekend.

And that has set up a Waipā secondary schools rugby battle for the Tricolor, and the Waipā Cup next Saturday when Cambridge hosts Te Awamutu College at Memorial Park Cambridge lost the trophy to Matamata at the start of the month – and lost the following week to Te Awamutu, who were denied an opportunity to challenge their Piako rivals because of Covid restrictions.

Rugby results

Waikato Draught Premiership A - Waikato Breweries Shield Final - Hautapu 37 Otorohanga 33.

Premiership B - Semi Finals - United Matamata Sports 38 Morrinsville Sports 20, Otorohanga 32 Fraser Tech 14.

Lone Star Hamilton Division 1A Week 9 - Te Rapa 49 Suburbs 15, Southern United 38 Frankton 19, Putaruru 21 Leamington 45, Hinuera beat Taupiri by default.

Under 85kgs Week 9 - Fraser Tech 10 Hamilton Old Boys 15, Hamilton Marist 13 Morrinsville Sports 19, Melville 57 University 14, Suburbs 15 Leamington 15.

Colts Week 9 - Hamilton Boys High School 48 Hamilton Marist 31, Putaruru 5 Leamington 76, Southern United lost by default to Morrinsville Sports, United Matamata Combined beat University by default.

Waikato reps

Ōtorohanga players Taiari Cassidy, Sina Hetet, Hannah Brough and Tenika Willison have been named alongside Kihikihi’s Emma-Lee Heta, Carla Hohepa, vice captain Chyna Hohepa and Merania Paraone in the Waikato Women’s Farah Palmer Cup Squad.

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Winless run continues for TA Te Awamutu’s season of competing well for no reward continued with a 6-3 loss to Waiariki in the WaiBop premier football league.

It condemned the Gisler Architects side to bottom place on the ladder ahead of a bye and chance of redemption a bottom six play-off.

Goals from Lawrence Chesney and Hayden Roil (2) had Te Awamutu level at 3-3 when the half time whistle went, but the Bay of Plenty side dominated the scoring in the second half.

The match was physical, and Sean Stringfellow went off as getting a boot sprig

in the eye.

Coach Jim Grainger gave debuts off the bench to youth squad players Brad Hirst and Jamie Bell who brought fresh legs to the team The result pushed Waiariki into the top 6 and left Tauranga, Matamata, Huntly, Taupo, West Hamilton and Te Awamutu in the bottom half. Ōtorohanga finished fourth despite a 5-1 home loss to Ngaruawahia on Saturday.

A young D Division Team was beaten 5-3

by Tokoroa but showed they could hold their own. Dylan Brett and Bradley Egglestone (2) scored and goalkeeper Thomas Horrox

saved a penalty. Next Saturday the team are at home to West Ham United Floppy Noodles at Anchor Park – 2.45pm Kick off.

The Pink Ladies lost 5-4 in an entertaining match in Thames. Player of the day was fillin goalkeeper Lisa Moffat. The team takes on the club’s Edmonds Judd Women’s this weekend.

The Edmonds Judd team was beaten 3-1

by Cambridge. Chantel Fur scored her fifth goal of the season from a Megan Nunns free kick early in the second half.

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3 Te Awamutu Red Devils 0.

8th Grade, Girls, Marist Diamonds 6 Te Awamutu Storm 0, Cambridge Cheetahs 6 Te Awamutu Storm 0. Boys, Marist Vipers 7 Te Awamutu Lightning 1, Marist Stars 0 Te Awamutu Thunder 5, Marist Stars 7 Te Awamutu Lightning 0, Marist Vipers 6 Te Awamutu Thunder 0.

9th Grade, Te Awamutu Wolves 1 Tauwhare Tornadoes 1, Ōhaupō Terminators 1 Cambridge Jets 9.

10th Grade, Girls, Te Awamutu Diamonds 0 Ngahinapouri Angels 1, Boys, Te Awamutu Terriers 0 Woodstock Tigers 1.

11th Grade, Te Awamutu Hurricanes 4 Raglan Snappers 2.

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Straight to Melbourne for Baker-Forsman duo

Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are bucking the trend and sending Australianbound gallopers The Chosen One and Quick Thinker directly to Melbourne next week.

The pair will be set on a Cups path and are set to be met by travelling foreperson Aleisha Legg, who is currently in quarantine in Sydney after being granted a travel exemption by the Australian government.

“Aleisha is in quarantine in Sydney at present and she gets out basically the day the horses arrive in Melbourne, which is Wednesday week,”

Forsman said.

“As soon as she gets out of quarantine she will drive straight down to Melbourne and meet the horses at Flemington.

“She has to jump straight in a rental car and no one else is allowed in the car and she has to make her way directly over the border.”

The Chosen One and Quick Thinker will clash in the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on September 12 and follow a weight-forage path initially.

“They’re qualified for both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, so that is the angle we

have to take and I guess a few lead-up runs will tell us where we are at,” Forsman said.

“Especially with Quick Thinker, you never know coming from winning on wet tracks as a three-year-old and making that transition to taking on all-comers at the highest grade.”

Last season’s Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) winner has looked plain in two recent trials, but that is not out of character for the OTI-Racing owned entire.

“Te Rapa was okay and Taupo wasn’t very good at all, but we can’t fault him,”

Forsman said.

“He is a colt and he does what he needs to and once he gets up over a bit of ground with blinkers on on raceday it will be a different story. He got left flat-footed at Taupo.”

Five-year-old stallion The Chosen One has pleased in his two trials, with the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) runnerup continuing to furnish.

Noted for their ability to produce stayers, Baker and Forsman are unlikely to be represented by any threeyear-olds in Melbourne this spring, with New Zealand racing’s COVID-19 enforced

hiatus denying a number of last season’s late-season twoyear-olds a preparation.

“A lot of our spring threeyear-olds that could have made Derby or Oaks types are probably on the back foot a little bit, having not had an autumn prep,” Forsman said.

“Something would have to jump up and put its hand up pretty quickly in the next few weeks to think about heading over.”

Meanwhile, the Cambridge stable is set to be well represented on the home front by a pair of promising three-year-olds in Unition

and Suffused, which both sport the colours of the China Horse Club.

“At this stage they will both go the Northland Breeders’ Stakes (Gr.3, 1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday week,” Forsman said.

“We’re really happy with them. Unition has trialled up well and obviously Suffused won well at Taupo. He is still a bit green and raw and did a few things wrong, but I am hopeful that once he gets up against better opposition and they go a bit quicker, that should work itself out.” – NZ Racing Desk

Guineas goal for Only Words NEW CAFE Te Awamutu trainer Clint Isdale has stakes goals in mind for smart three-year-old Only Words, an impressive winner at Taupo last week.

Isdale has long had a good opinion of the Sweynesse filly, who raced in strong company as a two-year-old and has improved physically and mentally into the new season.

Her Taupo victory was preceded by a trial win at Rotorua.

The Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m) on Saturday week is a likely target for Only Words, who covered plenty of ground when winning over 1100m last week.

“From day one she’s always shown ability,” Isdale said.

“She was fourth in her first start in a Listed race and she’s just been a bit mentally fragile and has taken a while to hit her straps.

“There’s been interest in her from Australia but at this stage she’ll more than likely head to the Wanganui Guineas.

“The Northland Breeders’ Stakes (Gr.3, 1200m) at Te Rapa is on the same day but she trialled there, at her second trial, and didn’t like the kick-back so we will head to Whanganui instead.

“It was a good win last week. People say it was ugly ride but knowing the horse, she’s better off to be out wide with no horses on her outside.

“I was surprised that after covering that much ground that she showed the turn of foot she did and she still ran about.

There’s so much improvement in her.”

The long-range target for Only Words is the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 48th NZ 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November 14, but Isdale is still weighing up his options with the quirky filly that he part owns on lease.

“The One Thousand Guineas is her grand final but we don’t know which way we’re going to get there yet, whether we go via the Hawke’s Bay Guineas (Gr.2, 1400m) or whether we freshen her up and go to the Canterbury Belle Stakes (Listed, 1200m) and get down to Christchurch a month earlier because she’s quite a hot filly.”

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Only Words was a winner at Taupo.

Only Words won on a Slow7 track at Taupo last week and Isdale is confident the attractive bay can handle any conditions.

“We know she handles a wet track but the good news is that she does go on top of the ground too.”

Isdale and partner Gemma Hewetson are working six horses that are racing and 10 in pre-training.

The affable horseman, who has worked for several leading trainers in his native Australia, in addition to a stint in Singapore, is enjoying a fruitful period.

“Things are going well,” Isdale said. “We had three winners in the space of 10 days and the horses are running well, so let’s hope it continues.” – NZ Racing Desk

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Time called on Melody Belle’s Oz campaign

Star Kiwi mare Melody Belle is returning home after finishing an inconclusive 11th in Saturday’s Gr.1 Winx Stakes (1400m).

The 34-strong syndicate that races the Jamie Richards-trained dual New Zealand Horse of the Year are keen to enjoy their pride and joy in the flesh as opposed to watching her on TV from afar.

“She’s booked to come home on Sunday,” Fortuna Syndications Director John Galvin said.

“We actually think she’s going quite well, it’s just that her first-up run (when sixth in the Missile Stakes) was her standard first-up run and obviously she had no luck on Saturday.

“She got into a nice spot and then one of the other horses Con Te Partiro came across her and she got shuffled back and then no gaps opened for her at any stage. But she was quite strong to the line.”

The ten-time Group One winner was

on a path towards the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, a race she won last year before finishing second in the Gr.1 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m).

Because there were logistical hoops to jump through and uncertainties around the Victorian Covid-19 outbreak, Melody Belle is now likely to race in New Zealand through the spring and summer.

“She’s had seven runs over there without greeting the judge and our ownership team back here in New Zealand are quite frustrated because they can’t go to the races and there’s some nice targets for her here,” Galvin said.

“We thought it’d be better to take the uncertainty out of it, pull the pin on her spring campaign in Australia, bring her back here and aim her at some of the spring and summer targets. If she goes well, we can look at Australia in autumn and look at the All Star Mile and races like that.”

Group One races at Hawke’s Bay including the Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) and Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) could be considered for the mare, who is likely in her final season of racing.

Melody Belle was purchased for $57,500 as a yearling at Karaka by Te Akau’s David Ellis and she has won $3.4 million in prizemoney.

“I have had an amazing response from the syndicate members about this decision,” Galvin said. “I have been inundated with positive comments with people saying they can’t wait to see her and catch up with all of the crew.

“The money side is not so important.

The horse doesn’t owe us anything and the fact that she is racing in Group One races worth $200,000 as opposed to $1 million over there is not the most important factor to the members of the syndicate. We just can’t wait to see her.”

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Drummonds celebrate luck of the Irish

Long-time Te Awamutu owner-breeders Frank and Faye Drummond gave a couple of Irish horsemen their first wins in their new roles when celebrating a double last weekend.

The Drummonds own, bred and co-race Country Bumpkin, who credited Niall Quinn with his first training success when making

El Disparo had his first win at Te Aroha

an impressive 15 and a half-length winning debut over the bigger fences in the Cody Singer Memorial Steeplechase (3200m) at Awapuni last Saturday, A day later the couple were cheering on El Disparo, a horse they bred and race in partnership with trainer Mark Brooks and his wife, Michelle, as he gave Barry Donoghue his first winning ride in the Frank and Annie Matijasevich Memorial Steeplechase (3500m).

“Giving the boys their first wins made it real special,” Frank Drummond said. “Niall has done a good job with Country Bumpkin and the other boy (Donoghue) rode El Disparo well. Good on them both.

“Over the years we’ve given a few jockeys their first winner. We gave Tayla Wenn her first win on Joking and years before that we gave both Rachael Tunnell and an apprentice of Doug Cave’s (Vincent Ebenezer) their first wins, too. And I’m sure we gave Kelly Davidson one of her first winners.

“We’ve always liked to support the ones starting out. They deserve a chance.”

With Covid-19 restrictions preventing spectators being on the racecourses, the Drummonds watched the two races from their Te Awamutu home.

“It was exciting, but not being there took

Country Bumpkin wins at Manawatu.

some of the gloss off it,” Drummond said.

“We did get to have a bit of a celebration as some of the FLAIR (For Ladies Advancing Interest in Racing) girls turned up after El Disparo’s win.”

Before shifting to Te Awamutu, the Drummonds stood many sires over the years

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“We’ve still got a lot of horses we’ve bred and we’ve been getting some of them out into syndicates to cut our costs down,” Drummond said. - NZ Racing Desk

Military precision pays off for Neals

A decision to send Military Man north to Alexandra Park’s Level 3 restricted meeting last week paid off for Cambridge trainers Andrew and Lyn Neal.

The husband and wife team were the only trainers outside of the Auckland Super City boundary to record a victory on the night when the four-year-old entire broke maiden ranks in the Smith & Partners Mobile Pace (2200m).

The Neals were pleased to get the win after a number of placings.

“It was well overdue, but he went super,” Lyn Neal said.

“His run two weeks ago had a lot of merit in it, when he sat parked, so that is why we went to all the effort to get him to the races.

“To be fair he just hasn’t had a draw. He hasn’t got a lot of gate speed, so drawing one on Thursday night he could use what he had.”

The Neal’s were unable to attend Thursday’s meeting as a result of Covid-19 Level 3 restrictions in Auckland, so they had to rely on the assistance of a couple of friends.

“John Dickie, who has been a close friend for a long time, rang us in the weekend and said if we had one to send up just send it to him,” Neal said.

“We thought Military Man was probably going to win his next start and it might as

well be at Auckland, so we sent him to John’s and it was great that everything panned out.

“I put a stable change through for him on the Monday morning before I nominated him and he went to John’s on Thursday with all his feed and belongings.

“Josh (Dickie) took him to the races for us and luckily he didn’t have a drive in that particular race (so he was able to drive him).”

Neal said they also had to thank another close friend in Tony Shaw for getting Military Man across the Auckland Super City border.

“You had to have a licensed transporter take him into Auckland and bring him back,” Neal said.

“Tony has always been a good friend and he ran him up specially on Thursday and he was back home in his paddock by lunchtime on Friday.”

While pleased to get the maiden win with Military Man, Neal is feeling a bit frustrated by another stable runner.

Nine-win trotter Credit Master had been destined to head south to Christchurch this spring to contest several feature trot races, however, those plans have now been shelved due to temperament issues.

“I think that run over 2200m (two starts back when finishing sixth) really got to him and then he went back a couple of weeks later and really didn’t want to be there,” Neal said.

Cambridge trainer Lyn Neal.

“He had a complete meltdown and was just stressed out about everything, so we put him out for a couple of weeks.

“We have got him on a completely new diet now, something that John Dickie suggested.

He is eating great and looks good.

“We will just see what happens, but he is just so difficult.”

While a southern campaign has been ruled

Photo: Trish Dunell.

out, Neal said their attention has now shifted to several feature northern races over the Christmas-New Year period.

“We were hoping to send him south, but his nature is not going to allow it, so we are just going to have to keep him up here and hopefully we will get some races where they are not going to have to be off such big back marks,” Neal said. – Cambridge Raceway

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Flavours Super spuds

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Surprisingly, China and India — major rice eating countries — produce almost one third of the world’s potatoes. Up until the 1990s, potatoes were considered to be a cook’s ‘best friend’ in Europe and North America.

The acceptance of spuds not only in Asia but in Africa and Latin America means we can add interest to our meals with stir-fried and curried potatoes and more.

And a hectare of potatoes yields two to four times more food than a hectare of grains and they are up to seven times more efficient in utilising water. Great for the planet!

Although spuds contain 17 per cent carbohydrate per 100 grams (a boiled potato has just 85 kilocalories per 100 grams), they also contain a balanced source of vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, B-group vitamins, antioxidants, potassium, iron, magnesium and protein. They are almost fat-free — unless of course you top them with lashings of butter or sour cream.

But not all potatoes are created equal. Some varieties are best baked or roasted others are great for mashing and several are excellent in potato salads.

Check the packaging for info on what potato is best for your recipe. And if you want about one-third less carbs in your spud, then check out the relatively new ‘lotato.’

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2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, thinly sliced 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves 3 medium (400g) baking potatoes 1 large Granny Smith apple 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup cream 3/4 cup milk flaky sea salt to taste Preheat the oven to 180°C. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan on medium-low. Sauté the onion — stirring occasionally — until soft, about 12

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Layer 1/3 of the potatoes in the baking dish. Top with 1/2 the apple slices and 1/2 the onion. Repeat the layers ending with a layer of potato.

Heat the cream, milk and salt together. Pour evenly over the potato mixture. Cover.

Place a baking tray in the oven to catch any drips. Place the baking dish on top. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove the cover and bake for a further 10 minutes or until the top is golden.

Serves 6.

BABY BACON BITES I love these served as nibbles or for adding interest to everyday meals.

12 baby potatoes 4 long rashers streaky bacon, cut into thirds 1 teaspoon each: flaky sea salt, oregano 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice Preheat the oven to 190°C. Line a roasting pan with baking paper.

Wrap each potato in a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place in the roasting pan. Bake for 20-30 minutes until the potatoes are tender.

Sprinkle with the salt, oregano and five-spice. Serves 4.

YUMMY SCORED SPUDS Great served with grills or barbecue food.

2 large baking potatoes 25g butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon each: flaky sea salt, Mexican spice 1 cup shredded tasty cheese 2 small rashers bacon, chopped 2-3 tablespoons chopped chives or coriander Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a roasting pan with baking paper.

Halve the potatoes lengthwise. With the point of a sharp knife, score the potatoes lengthwise at 1cm intervals. Turn the spud at right angles and score again — as you would for a ham. Brush well with the butter. Season.

Place in the roasting pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Top with the cheese and bacon and continue baking until cooked and golden, about 10 minutes. Garnish with chives or coriander.

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The failing of Facebook I was involved in a most interesting discussion recently.

The topic this time was about social media and Facebook, but not just about any Facebook page, but in particular New Zealand hunting and fishing pages; and the problems and mistakes that occur on social media when someone posts pics of their biggest snapper, kingfish, marlin, or whatever on a public platform, and the drama and negative feedback that can occur for doing so.

One case in particular, which was of great interest to me, concerned a father proud as punch posting a great pic of his child with what was a very nice snapper indeed. It wasn’t a trophy snapper by any means, but it was a great snapper none the less, and the father and son are happy.

On the fishing page, the father in question post’s his son’s best snapper to date.

People start posting messages of support and congratulating the young bloke, and everyone is happy- how cool is that!!

A few people then ask where he was fishing and what he was using, than a dozen or so people come out of the woodwork and blast the old man for incorrect handling techniques, and even a few posts pop up of how the kid should’ve thrown it back because “they’re breeders”.

A slanging match occurs between those for and against it and personal attacks between members get nasty, and so the page moderators have to get involved to try and settle things down.

All the bloke wanted to do was post a pic of a father and young son enjoying quality time on the water together and then we had everyone getting a big rule book about fishing etiquette, and 80-90 comments

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debating about the breeding sizes of snapper and how to treat your catch correctly.

In another instance (but back in October of 2019 mind you) big game fishermen were ordered by the sport’s peak body to stop posting their catches on social media. That came after a hate campaign by animal rights activists left an eight-year-old boy rattled by the barrage of online abuse targeting him and his family after a picture of him catching a 300-odd kg tiger shark went viral.

Another storm in a teacup ultimately ensued about how beautiful and majestic the fish was and how cruel the boy was. To see grown adults nit-pick about the boy’s looks and whatever else took their fancy was really is the lowest of the low if you ask me.

Whilst Facebook still reigns supreme in social media circles here in New Zealand, you just have to remember it has now given every single Tom, Dick, and Harry in the world the ability to post their thoughts and opinions, or to vent on a social media platform. They would not have that opportunity in the general media.

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A tohunga of taonga puoro (singing treasures) has joined Wintec’s School of Media Arts as a researcher and teacher and wants students to take traditional Māori music to new places.

Horomona Horo’s appointment as a researcher in a teaching position is a first for tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand.

“Being a taonga puoro researcher connected to Wintec is very special. This role is a first in Aotearoa and it opens many fields,” he said.

“While taonga puoro is grounded in te ao Māori, this doesn’t mean it can’t be fused with modern technology and I want to encourage students to be brave and take it to new places.”

Horo, says there is a sensitivity to traditional Māori music because of the spirituality and connection it has, but this doesn’t mean it shouldn’t evolve into new forms of expression.

“I want to see people break through the stigma. When you are adept in your special field you can connect and evolve music. I want students to explore and go outside the norms with traditional instruments infusing them into different genres like techno, rock and even heavy metal.”

He cites an example of meeting heavy metal band, Alien Weaponry whose songs are in te reo Māori, and talking to them about the potential for taonga puoro within their sound.

Horo was mentored by tohunga (experts) of taonga puoro, Dr Hirini Melbourne and Richard Nunns and he continues the vision for the renaissance of traditional Māori musical instrument by his mentors.

As a composer, practitioner and cross-genre collaborator, Horo is no stranger to taking traditional music into new places, fusing the traditional instruments of the Māori taonga puoro within a diverse range of cultural, musical and educational forms.

He regularly performs with Hamilton composer, performer and Wintec researcher, Dr Jeremy Mayall combining the sounds of taonga puoro with electronic soundscapes.

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David Sidwell, who heads the music department at Wintec School of Media Arts says it was wise to bring Horo on board as a researcher.

“Horomona is a researcher in his own right and he has been collaborating with other researchers here at Wintec.

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“Horomona has two other part-time roles. As kaiāwhina he supports and mentors students and is as an events coordinator at Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa Marae on the Wintec Hamilton City campus.

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Bookings 823 5064 – 32 Lake Street, Cambridge

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LEVEL 2 OPEN – We are ensuring Staff Wellness, Extra Hygiene in High traffic areas, spaced seating, and hand sanitizing stations.

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Bookings 823 5064 – 32 Lake Street, Cambridge

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Renald – Manager

THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2020

Neil – Assistant Manager

Ollie – Parts and Sales

333 Sloane Street Te Awamutu 07 871 8838