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By Viv Posselt

Construction has started on an $8 million dementia residential facility which is destined to provide a safe haven for people across the King Country.

After several Covid-19 linked delays, the build began at Ōtorohanga’s Beattie Home on August 4. Assuming there are no further Covid or weather-related hold-ups, it is expected to be completed by around June next year, said Beattie Community Charitable Trust chairman, Trevor Walters.

Bringing the Beattie Dementia Home to Ōtorohanga is regarded as a community triumph and testimony to the work and generosity of its residents.

Trevor said the new dementia home would generate at least 22 new jobs and earn over $1.3 million for Ōtorohanga, Te Kuiti and Te Awamutu in terms of employment and training opportunities, and spending within those communities. Training for new staff, and upskilling existing staff, starts next month.

“This will be a major asset for not only Ōtorohanga, but for the wider area,” he said. “We saw the increasing incidence of dementia and realised we needed to do something so that our communities could keep their loved ones and families close by. The nearest dementia units are in Te Awamutu and Putaruru, and they’re full.

Local families travel several hours to visit their loved ones … this new home will bring them closer.”

None of it would have happened

without the generosity of King Country philanthropists John and Sarah Oliver, he said. The couple donated $3 million to the project, on condition everything was in place by 2019.

“They wanted all our ducks in a row by then, all consents, funding in place, the whole nine yards.

That was a great incentive. We kept the pressure on, despite the setbacks. It’s been a hell of a ride, but we’re there now.”

Funding sought from various agencies and through presentations to a range of groups netted

financial support from Trust Waikato, North King Country Development Trust, G. Wilshier and the Ōtorohanga Lions. An additional $100,000 has been pledged from the rental income generated for the Ōtorohanga Charitable Trust by the Ōtorohanga Medical Centre, another success story which was also largely funded by John and Sarah Oliver, in conjunction with Ross Knutson’s family.

Trevor said the Trust was still applying for grants with Continued on page 8

An artist’s impression of the Beattie Dementia Home currently being built in Ōtorohanga.

Beattie Home Board member Bob Strawbridge, Livingstone Builders’ Cam Williams, Luke Fraser, Raj Baskaran, Beattie’s Stu Gower, Livingstone’s Gavin Broxham and Beattie Community Trust chairman Trevor Walters, after a recent meeting on the new dementia facility.

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Top pianist returns A Te Awamutu Music Federation concert this month will offer people an opportunity to enjoy the talent of one of New Zealand’s leading pianists, Richard Mapp.

The September 19 concert is part of a New Zealand tour. It will start at 2pm at St John’s Anglican Church in Arawata St. Nelson-based Mapp, who has performed to appreciative audiences in Te Awamutu on previous occasions, returned to New Zealand in 1991 after a successful career in Europe. He has toured on many occasions for Chamber Music New Zealand,

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performed with major orchestras, and appeared as Chamber Music partner with the New Zealand String Quartet and other leading musicians in this country. He has recorded six CDs and is frequently heard on RNZ Concert.

The programme for the Te Awamutu concert will feature Haydn’s Variations in F Minor; Schumann’s Fantasie in C, Opus 17; Liszt’s Benediction de Dieu dans la Solitude; and Beethoven’s Sonata in A flat Major, Opus 110. Tickets for $20 are at the door; students are free.

Residents have called on Waipā District Council to maintain Te Awamutu’s War Memorial Park in the theme it was created.

A public forum at the Te Awamutu Community Board meeting on Tuesday saw pleas to “retain and restore”.

The board heard from submitters who wanted to discuss their feedback on the draft Memorial Park concept plan.

There has been considerable opposition to the the concept plans which residents argue detract for the war memorial theme.

They wanted recognition of the original purpose of the Te Awamutu & Districts War Memorial Park - a place to reflect and remember the district’s war heroes.

Waipā District Council’s community services manager Sally Sheedy said the passionate response to the draft plans was reflective of the sentiment held towards the park.

“We had more submissions for the draft Memorial Park concept plan than we received for our Annual Plan which shows how passionate our community is about this park. Our community obviously would like to see this area embraced and cherished for years to come.”

“The feedback also showed support for some aspects of the draft concept plan, including the proposed riparian planting along the Mangaohoi and Mangapiko streams and restoration of natural springs.

There was also significant support for a new gathering place at the stream confluence where people can learn about the importance of the area to Te Awamutu.”

The feedback report will also be presented Council’s Strategic Planning & Policy Committee in October.

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Last weekend I had the pleasure of speaking at two public meetings to engage communities and get people to sign up to neighbourhood support.

The meetings involved explaining about Neighbourhood Support, Commsafe and how police interact with them.

It was wonderful to meet some members of the community and gain a few potential patrollers along the way. A few hours after the meeting I was contacted by Mandy from Commsafe and advised of a vehicle collision.

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While at the scene I had a number of comments from people who were getting fed up with the driving behaviours of the driver and his friends. This sort of thing needs to be reported. If someone is doing burnouts on your street, report it to Police. We have powers to impound cars involved in sustained loss of traction or take enforcement action such as taking the driver to court.

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Flights return

Hamilton Airport announced this week that flights to Palmerston North will resume in October – and a direct Hamilton to Nelson route is being considered. A new partnership with Originair, using 19-seat Jetstream aircraft, will re-establish the Hamilton-Palmerston North route scuppered earlier this year by Covid when it was run by Air New Zealand.

New homes

Ten whānau have moved into new homes below Pōhara marae in Maungatautari. The Ngāti Koroki-Kahukura Trust is celebrating the opening of a papakāinga on their whenua.

Tammy Tauroa, who has led the project for the Trust, says they were able to partner with organisations like Westpac and Nevermann Bennett Law to overcome barriers into home ownership.

Bridge winners

Cambridge Bridge club members Clare Coles and Kevin Whyte have won the Waikato-Bays Rubber Bridge regional tournament to qualify for the national finals. But how that plays out that will depend on what hand Covid deals. The finals, involving seven teams, are scheduled to be staged at the at Karapiro at the end of the month.

Assisted dying: it’s yes or no Voters will be given the chance to have their say on two polarising issues on election day.

The referenda forms accompanying MP and party voting forms could open the door to significant changes in assisted dying and recreational drug use.

Today as part of our election coverage the News looks at The End of Life Choice referendum. We have asked our columnists for their views on the issue, we have special columns from supporters and opponents, and we have canvassed MPs for their views.

We’ll do the same with the cannabis referendum in our September 24 issue.

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New date

The dates for the inaugural series of art therapy community workshops for children being held in Cambridge and Te Awamutu have changed. The dates have been pushed out to October 10 at Te Awamutu Library, and October 17 at Cambridge Library. For more information contact Dee Atkinson at dee. atkinson@waipadc.govt.nz.

suffer from a terminal illness likely to end their life within six months, have significant and ongoing decline in physical capability, experience unbearable suffering that cannot be eased and be able to make an informed decision about assisted dying.

Further information is available here: https://www.referendums. govt.nz/ The Act was tabled by ACT leader David Seymour in October 2015 and drawn from the ballot box in June 2017.

Parliament wrestled with the wording of the bill before sufficient members were comfortable with it – but New Zealand First’s support

What the MPs said…

Barbara Kuriger says there is a growing segment of New Zealanders who want a choice about the final days of their life.

“The choice is not a choice to die, but it is a choice of actions available at the end of someone’s life,” she told the News.

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voters will be offered a yes-no question: Do you support the End of Life Choice Act 2019 coming into force?

The parliamentary website explains: “The Act gives people with a terminal illness the option of requesting assisted dying.

“Parliament passed the End of Life Choice Act, but it has not come into force. The Act will only come into force if more than 50% of voters in the referendum vote Yes.” To be able to ask for assisted dying, a person must be aged 18 or over, be a citizen or permanent resident,

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“I have listened to many submissions on the issue and believe it is important to have choice, after all people can currently refuse food and water when they reach the point where death is inevitable.

“I also know that it will not be everyone’s choice and should never be so. I support hospices who do a wonderful job of palliative care.

Taupō’s Louise Upston voted against the bill in the House.

She said her polling showed 51.5 per cent support and 41 per cent opposition in her electorate.

“The End of Life Choice Bill referendum is a polarising issue in my electorate. The feedback I’ve been receiving through my regular surveys of people’s views in the electorate are varied, with some voicing opposition at all stages of the legislation that has now passed, others have been strongly in favour, and another group who have changed their mind as the bill worked its way through the various Parliamentary stages.

“Whichever side of the argument the stories are deeply personal and I’m grateful to the many people who shared their own emotional experiences with their loved ones. I’ve heard

from constituents with very touching stories about how caring for a terminally ill person or family member has affected them and I too have had first-hand experience witnessing both my parents succumbing to cancer over a period of time.”

She believed there was confusion around the referendum… “with some people not sure whether the bill was proposing a choice to die versus what it really is - dealing with the choice to die with dignity through euthanasia, assisted suicide or assisted dying after a prognosis of less than six months to live”.

“The more significant concern I have right now is the lack of ability for people to learn, debate and discuss the End of Life referendum because of continued

was conditional on it going to a referendum.

Polls on the cannabis referendum have thrown up contrasting results, but those on assisted dying have consistently suggested the electorate is more sympathetic to it.

We asked all sitting MPs in and around Waipā for their views on the Act. Of those who responded, three were in the Yes camp, three were voting No. Barbara Kuriger (Taranaki-King Country), David Bennett (Hamilton East) Tim van de Molen (Waikato) planned to vote yes, Jamie Strange (list) Tim Macindoe (Hamilton West) and Louise Upston (Taupō) plan to vote No. See columns pages 6,7

restrictions at alert level 2. This referendum has long term impacts on our communities and country, and it deserves the full and informed consideration of voters.”

Labour list MP Jamie Strange also voted against the bill and will do so again on election day.

“I am concerned there are not enough safeguards around potential abuse,” he said.

Waikato MP Tim van de Molen was seeing support and opposition for the bill running neck and neck at 46 per cent.

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wish to pass peacefully and with dignity and access to assisted dying will give them this option. Palliative care is doing a wonderful job for most New Zealanders, but there are a small number for whom palliative care is not suitable – this option is for them,” he said.

“I supported the End of Life Choice Bill because I feel that there should be an element of choice for those who are in the final moments of their lives. I respect that for many they

David Bennett acknowledged the legislation had issues around the tests used and it would be better to have another requirement of a specialist opinion to give a higher degree of confidence in the process. He has signalled he’ll vote Yes, while his National colleague in Hamilton West, Tim Macindoe, will note No.

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Wānanga aid for King Country King Country communities will benefit from funding to be provided to Te wānanga o Aotearoa.

The Wānanga has received funding from the Government’s Provincial Development Unit to help the region recover from the impacts of Covid-19.

The $894,000 will enable the institute to set up and run a work-readiness programme for people impacted by Covid and provide training opportunities for rangatahi not in employment, education or training.

The programme will

provide more than 100 people with the skills to take up work opportunities in the construction or primary industries in the King Country.

The Wānanga to Work programme is targeted at the Waitomo, Te Kuiti and Ōtorohanga areas and aims to help people attain meaningful employment and support economic development in the region.

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Te Taiurungi (chief executive) Te Ururoa Flavell says the programme will provide relief for a region hard hit by

Covid.

“Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has a long history of working to improve the social and economic outcomes for all peoples and this funding will enable us to help those directly impacted by Covid-19, along with rangatahi who are not working or undertaking further training.“ “These programmes will directly benefit the King Country, a small district which has been disproportionally impacted

by Covid-19 due to the virtual collapse of the international tourism industry. Our head

office is in Te Awamutu and many staff live in Te Rohe Pōtae so we are acutely aware of the impact Covid-19 has had on this region.”

Waitomo has been particularly hard hit by the collapse of the international tourism industry.

A portion of Tertiary Education Commission funding – likely to be around $226,900 over 24 months will be directed towards this project to provide a range of industry responsive, locally delivered vocational tertiary provision.

The project is supported

by the Ministry of Education, Te Puni Kōkiri, the Department of Corrections and the Ministry of Social Development, along with other organisations within the King Country.

The two-year project aims to support 110 displaced workers and rangatahi not in employment, education or training and participants will have the option of taking part in a week-long work readiness wānanga or initially a 12-week Building and Construction (pretrades) Training Scheme. The Building and Construction

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Rotary event: who has the write stuff?

By Viv Posselt

A surprising number of renowned authors started writing as kids - which begs the question – could some of those entering the Te Awamutu Rotary Club’s 2020 Children’s Essay Competition be taking their first steps towards a writing career?

Mary Shelley was 18 when she started writing Frankenstein; Kat Zhang was just 12 when she started her first novel, and was 19 when her young adult trilogy, The Hybrid Chronicles, was published by HarperCollins; fantasy writer and New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas was 16 when she started writing her award-winning Throne of Glass.

No matter the long goal, the annual essay competition could be a great launching pad. It offers prizes for the first three place-getters in four categories - ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and aged 11 upwards, with book vouchers of $50 for the first-place getters, $30 for those coming in second place, and $20 for third place-getters. If a winning writer in a category enters through their school, that school will also receive a $30 book voucher.

Competition founder and organiser, Rotarian Peter Robertson said anyone in their age category – and within Te Awamutu Rotary’s area of coverage – could submit an essay.

“Youngsters can enter independently as well as through their schools, or their home-schooling networks. It has always been that way, but people often think must go through their school. That’s not the case at all,” he said.

Entry to this year’s competition closes on September 25. Peter said schools were advised in time to include the essay competition in their term’s plans. The uptake by school students depends largely on the support given to the competition by principals and teachers, he added.

The 2020 competition invites entrants to write an essay of no more than 800 words on any of the following: “It happened during lockdown … / “When I work up, I had no idea what was going to happen that day. / “A very exciting thing happened to our family. / “The worst holiday I ever had. / “The time my friends and I …”

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“Each year, we hold an afternoon gathering at the Methodist Church Hall where the place-getters can either read out their story themselves, or have someone read it out for them,” said Peter. “That event provides a great opportunity for us to celebrate our winners and for people to hear their stories.”

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THE AGE OF REASON

Have we given this enough thought?

It is a rare occasion that an Act of Parliament, properly constituted by our elected parliamentarians, carries with it a codicil that requires sign-off from the population at large. And that such sign-off, by way of a referendum, can achieve positive status with only a single vote across several million people.

Looking back over history countries, including New Zealand, went to war without the general population being consulted yet alone formally agreeing.

But the times are changing and strong governments, in this blighted MMP society, are hard to find. Incidentally MMP came into being with only 54 per cent of the voters in favour.

In this era of poor voter turnout, hardly a resounding and fair decision.

The formal discussion that preceded this Act in prereferendum final form in 2019 was not the first to grace these shores. Back in 2012 there was an attempt to discuss this on the floor of the House but the MP responsible for this ballotdriven vote lost her seat prior to the discussion getting serious.

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claiming that it was cluttering up the parliamentary programme. Eventually one brave and very singular MP, on the strength of his sweetheart deal with National in Epsom, managed to kick-start the process, changed the title of the Bill and entered it into the ballot system in 2015. Luckily for him it emerged rabbit-like from the hat two years later and over the next 23 months staggered through the due process.

The Bill had four votes on the floor. The usual three was increased due to the vote as to desiring a referendum after the second reading. The minor parties remained steadfast throughout being 100 per cent in favour. However through the long gestation period both National and Labour started weakening their stand for ‘For’ towards – but not numerically achieving - ‘Against’. A fair-minded person might postulate that votes (parliamentary or referenda) of such a serious nature should carry a requisite positive vote of 75 per cent.

But this was democracy at work as our current statutes demand. Lest we are not clear the case for assisted dying is on matters physical. Predominantly mentally linked cases of seriously unwell people do not qualify for consideration. Yet we see (and here is where I get into hot water) ample evidence of people with mentally driven very poor quality of life who might welcome a blessed release.

Has this been thought through sufficiently? Is the simple

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Reading the blurred line Since being asked to tackle ‘End of Life’ this week I have been thinking about how to present my thoughts. I toyed with the idea of an allegory (two old men on a park bench - one about to kill himself, and the ensuing discussion) to illustrate the points but it would be simpler to come straight out and say what I think. Also parts of it may have been unnecessarily upsetting to some readers who have been affected by suicide.

To be clear, the end of life issue we are shortly to vote on is not a discussion of suicide and its ramifications. There are factors and considerations involved in the suicide of a healthy person which are way beyond the scope of a conversation about euthanasia.

And therein, possibly, lies a blurred line. When does suicide become an ‘end of life’ choice? Terminal illness?

Seemingly incurable sadness? An inability to care for oneself?

There’s a slight irony here; it seems that a person might be eligible, in the minds

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of some, to choose to end their own life only if they are physically unable to do it for themselves.

This is perhaps the crux of the matter: Does a person who kills another person upon the genuine, earnest, and considered request of that other person commit murder? Of course it might depend on the reason for that request.

It would be absurd if the person making the request was simply having a bad day.

At the other extreme the person making the request might be unable to articulate it by reason of being, apparently, in a coma but nonetheless sentient.

In the case of the latter example - the situation known variously as ‘pulling the plug’ or ‘turning off the life support’ is widely accepted to be a reasonable thing to do. It often generates a lot of conflict though, usually between doctors and family members, or family members and other family members. This shows what an emotive issue it is, even at the end of the spectrum where a case for prolonging a life can hardly be made.

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I think this is an issue on which every person must decide for themselves, and yet there must be an official stance - hence the referendum.

Fortunately we live in a democracy and so we can all state our view and the outcome can be determined by whichever view is most commonly held.

Not that it matters, but my view is this: As an avowed atheist, fan of science and empirical enquiry, and an apologist for individual thought and critical reasoning, I think that a person should have the right to end their own life. Of course the considerations are varied and many, and that is why each one of us should give serious thought to the subject, and then vote on it.

And if you don’t agree with the outcome, well that’s democracy; you might just have to go into politics and do something about it.

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majority vote of sufficient gravity to bring this important issue to finality?

To what extent are the wishes of one’s family considered when two medical practitioners accede to the request of the physically ill person who is sound of mind? Around the world there are examples of (mainly) western-leaning countries where the debate has taken place and positive solutions reached but two of the leading parts of those groups – UK and USA - forbid the practice. And to put it not too finely, when does euthanasia become physicianassisted suicide? Two states in Australia have this provision.

And further when does passive euthanasia (the removal of artificial life support) become active – being the result of this Act under current referendum consideration. Finally where does the medical profession’s adherence to the Hippocratic Oath reside?

I imagine that many families may be debating this matter currently. For those of us ‘of an age’ where generally we have well exceeded the life span of our parents this subject is closer to the mark than previously. I am still not convinced that as a public we have covered off this matter to enough depth and a simple Yes / No tick next month may well not be the result that we need – or at least deserve.

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As part of our End of Life Choice Act referendum review we invited statements from the opposing sides.

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By Renée Joubert Executive Officer, Euthanasia-Free NZ Many of us have watched loved ones die.

But the referendum isn’t on whether people should suffer, and it isn’t on whether assisted dying or euthanasia should be legal.

We’re voting on the details of a specific version: the End of Life Choice Act. Regardless of our personal views on euthanasia, each of us needs to decide whether this Act’s details would protect vulnerable Kiwis from pressure and wrongful deaths.

MP Chris Penk explained the purpose of safeguards: “The question is not whether some people should die in a way that the bill allows, but whether any people could die in a way that the bill does not allow.”

Unless we’re absolutely certain that all its safeguards would be watertight, we need to vote “no” to this Act. It’s a binding referendum on the way it’s written now.

Polls found that most Kiwis confuse euthanasia with choices that are already legal.

This Act is not about turning off life support, do-not-resuscitate requests or stopping medical treatment. It’s also already legal for a doctor to give a terminally ill person as much medication as needed to be pain-free, even if this may hasten death as a side effect.

The Act we’re voting on would allow someone as young as 18 to request a lethal overdose on the same day they are diagnosed with a terminal illness, without needing to try treatment first, and even if they don’t have any pain. If they meet the eligibility criteria and also have depression or a mental illness, they cannot be refused euthanasia. According to the Ministry of Health they could receive a

lethal injection as early as 4 days later, and without their loved ones being notified.

This Act leaves out safeguards that are in United States, Australian and Canadian assisted dying laws.

For example, unlike overseas laws, this Act doesn’t require any independent witnesses when a person signs their request in front of the doctor or when they receive the lethal dose.

Only one doctor, who can be fresh out of medical school, would need to “do their best to ensure the person expresses their wish free from pressure”. This doctor needs to check for pressure only by speaking to health professionals who are in regular contact with the person and with family members approved by the person. But many Kiwis don’t live with family, and relationship abuse can remain hidden. Pressure could also come from caregivers, friends, neighbours, flatmates, financial problems, poor access to support, social isolation or euthanasia advertising.

Unlike overseas laws, a Review Committee would assess whether this Act is working well, but without checking any forms completed before the deaths. The Committee can assess the cases in which they were personally involved in.

Since there’s much the government information isn’t telling us, it’s important to do our own research. I recommended The Final Choice: End of Life Suffering: Is Assisted Dying the Answer? by Kiwi journalist Caralise Trayes and the websites: votesafe.nz, riskylaw.nz, defendnz.co.nz and euthanasiadebate.org.nz .

Why we must say No The End of Life Choice Act 2019 will be enacted unless enough New Zealanders vote ‘No’ at the polling booths come October 17.

The wording ‘End of Life Choice’ ought to highlight how deliberate, subtle euphemism is being used to make it seem kinder, more plausible, caringly humane and nicer than it really is.

Euthanasia is not turning off life support. It is assisted suicide. It means receiving a deadly dose of drugs to knowingly and intentionally cause the death of a person who no longer wishes to live.

Put bluntly, ‘end of life choice’ exists already.

Section 11 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 states. “everyone has the right to refuse to undergo any medical treatment.”

This can include “Do Not Resuscitate” orders.

There is no legal or ethical requirement that a diseased or terminally ill person must be kept alive at all costs. The law draws a clear

By Brooke van Velden ACT Party Deputy Leader The End of Life Choice Act referendum is not a question about whether people should die. The referendum is a question about whether a person who is already dying from a terminal illness and is suffering at the end of their life should have a choice over how and when they die. Allowing that choice, in my view, is the right thing to do.

Any one of us could face a bad death.

Palliative care can help many people facing a terminal illness but unfortunately it doesn’t work for all. Should the small number of people who suffer needlessly be forced to choose between a cruel choice of refusing food and water, informal euthanasia through too much morphine, or suffering until the bitter end?

There should be another choice able to be made under a safe law. A person who is competent, informed, and terminally ill should have another option.

The End of Life Choice Act puts in place that safe law. It’s a law that allows people who want to access assisted dying that choice while protecting those who want nothing to do with it.

It is a rigorous process.

To be eligible a person must be a New Zealand citizen or resident over 18 years of age, suffering from a terminal illness likely to end their life within six months and actively getting worse, experiencing suffering that can’t be relieved in a way they find tolerable, and who retains mental competence at all stages. There are safeguards against coercion and making sure the person is making a

choice free from pressure, and safeguards to ensure vulnerable people such as those with disabilities and mental disorders are safe. Importantly, doctors and nurses who want no part in assisted dying have the ability to conscientiously object.

This is about choice.

We know from other countries with similar laws around the world that these laws work and are safe. Some people will say anything to cast fear, uncertainty and doubt on that fact.

Since we started debating this law in Parliament in 2017, the US states of New Jersey, Maine, Hawaii, and the Australian state of Western Australia have all passed similar laws. These jurisdictions have looked at all the evidence and international experience of other jurisdictions with assisted dying laws and have decided these laws are safe. There is no evidence of vulnerable people being at risk.

New Zealanders express overwhelming support for the choice of assisted dying and this law because of their real-life experiences.

Too many people have seen bad deaths. The End of Life Choice Act will give choice and allow people suffering bitterly to end their lives in peace and dignity, surrounded by loved ones.

To those facing the end having an assisted dying law, even if they choose not to use it, will bring comfort and peace of mind. Sir Michael Cullen, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer puts it better than I can, “please choose to allow all of us to make our choice in this matter and have the comfort of knowing that we have that right if we wish to exercise it.”

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line between withdrawing medical support thereby allowing a patient to die of his or her own medical condition, versus intentionally bringing about the patient’s death.

This dangerous bill introduces the inevitability of abuses happening by way of terminally ill and those living with life-limiting illnesses becoming coerced or pressured into requesting euthanasia. Ulterior motivation by families eager to save themselves the burden of a drawn-out process, will undoubtedly precipitate termination of lives in advance of death coming naturally.

Renowned British neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, ardent supporter of euthanasia, callously conceded, “Even if a few grannies get bullied into it, isn’t that the price worth paying for all the people who could die in dignity?”

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I have seen these dear people often receive wonderful help in palliative care situations once things became difficult towards the end. And yes, dying naturally, without death being recklessly precipitated can be dignified.

In some cases I have seen patients confound both diagnosis and prognosis…meaning an ‘expert’ signing off on euthanising such a person would have robbed them of the joy of seeing weddings happen, grandchildren born and much more…

I attended a community debate with many MP’s representing both sides of the

argument including the bill’s instigator David Seymour. It became disturbingly apparent so many things are wrong with this ill-conceived bill… doctors and medical people stated their unwillingness to be involved in euthanasia. “Please get someone else to do this business… not us”, was their heartfelt plea. Others pondered the stupidity of introducing laws to assist suicide in our nation while at the same time campaigning to reduce suicide rates.

MP’s proposed 114 amendments to this bill. What does that say!? Only three were approved, including the decision to allow this referendum.

The only thing needing euthanasia is this bill. Your “no” vote will see it happens.

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Mind your own bees wax…

Waipā District Council is encouraging the community to help raise awareness about the importance of bees during September - Bee Aware Month.

The council will host is two free Bee Aware Month events this September – a talk from a Waipā beekeeper and an online beeswax wrap workshop.

Community services manager Sally Sheedy said Bee Aware Month raises awareness of the critical role bees play for both the environment and economy.

“We are encouraging our residents to take actions that help bees – things like growing bee-friendly plants, using pesticides safely and supporting our local beekeepers who work hard to

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protect and nurture bees.”

Tim Hansen, of Hansen Honey in Pirongia, will discuss “demystifying” manuka honey standards. His September 18 talks at 6.30pm will be at the Te Awamutu Library. Registrations are required for the event and can be made at the library website, waipalibraries.org.nz/events.

A free online beeswax wrap workshop is also on offer from 7pm, September 24 where viewers can learn how to make their own beeswax wrap at home.

Workshop participants will receive a free beeswax wrap starter kit following the workshop. Further details about the ‘How to: Make a beeswax wrap’ Council’s waste minimisation officer Sally Fraser is hosting a free online event are on Council’s Facebook page. beeswax wrap workshop on Thursday 24 September.

Carriages welcomed as train service nears

The first of the carriages for the new Te Huia passenger rail service from Waikato to Auckland arrived in Hamilton on Saturday, signalling a milestone for the project.

A blessing of the carriages, which have been under refurbishment since March last year, was held at KiwiRail’s Hutt workshop last month with iwi from Wellington and Waikato-Tainui.

The four carriages were received with a karakia from Te Ha o te Whenua o Kirikiriroa as they pull into the station at Frankton.

“This is the future of public transport and the completion of the first four carriages is a significant milestone for this project,” said Hugh Vercoe, Waikato regional councillor and chair of the rail governance working group.

The arrival of the carriages would enable staff training to get underway “so we’re ready to go when the service kicks off, which is likely to be early next year.”

“Te Huia will deliver travel time reliability for

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those regular commuters who would otherwise have to trek the congested State Highway 1 without any certainty on their arrival time.

“They’ll be able to use this time productively, taking advantage of travelling in a workfriendly environment with free, high quality WiFi for the complete journey. Even better, this stress-free travel will also lower the commuter’s exposure to vehicle crash risk.”

Hamilton city councillor Ewan Wilson said having a high-quality passenger rail service from Waikato to Auckland is exciting for the city.

“Given the current climate, having a connection between the two cities is critical in supporting the local and regional economy.”

The construction of the Rotokauri Station, which also includes a significant public bus hub and park and ride facility, has been delayed due to the impact of Auckland’s COVID-19 Alert Level 3 restrictions on supply; however, improvement works to Huntly Station are on schedule.

A decision on the Te Huia service launch date is expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks, after news from KiwiRail a temporary speed restriction in Auckland while the track work is undertaken would add half an hour each way to the proposed journey for Te Huia travellers.

Restoration work at one of the country’s most important peat lakes complexes in Waipā has gained a near $30,000 boost, with confirmation of a Community Conservation Fund grant to the National Wetland Trust.

The National Wetland Trust has a long-term presence at Rotopiko/Lake Serpentine, a complex of three small peat lakes near Ōhaupo.

The trust works with a range of partner organisations—including the Department of Conservation, Waipā District Council, NZ Landcare Trust and Waikato Regional Council — to create a showcase for wetland conservation where unique associations of plants and animals can be experienced by visitors and provide opportunities for education and research.

Trust Executive Officer Karen Denyer says the $29,350 from the Community Conservation Fund is tagged for several different work aspects at the 41-hectare site, including predator control and exclusion, revegetation planting, bat and bird monitoring, project management and volunteer support.

She hopes the funding will confirm the presence of a long-tailed bat population at Rotopiko. Covid restrictions have prevented bat monitoring.

The Covid-19 closure saw a spike in mice numbers at Rotopiko when monitoring and control couldn’t be carried out on the regular cycle. The grant will allow for a “catch-up” on mice detection and control, Karen Denyer says.

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The personalised companion driving service ‘To & Fro’ has been purchased by Cambridge Resthaven Trust from its founder, Connie TaylorStill.

The move builds on the range of aged care services offered by the Cambridge-owned community trust, including a retirement village, care centres, and services for seniors living independently in the local community.

Cambridge Resthaven CEO David Hall said the organisation was ‘delighted’ that the purchase of To & Fro adds another service for the community.

“We have a strong community focus and are active in the community through home visiting, in conjunction with Age Concern, Meals on Wheels, Cambridge Menzshed and Freedom Wheelers Mobility Scooters Club. To & Fro founder Connie

TaylorStill has handed over the reins to us, and we are looking forward to continuing Connie’s personalised and friendly service in Cambridge and Te Awamutu.”

He described To & Fro as more than a taxi service; it was about having a companion driver who could ease the pressure of day-to-day outings by taking people to appointments, hospital visits, special events, or general shopping and errands.

“If you are going to an appointment, our driver can accompany you into the building and ensure you get to the right place, and if you would like support during the appointment, the driver can stay with you.”

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The build begins different agencies and through government opportunities, such as through the Provincial Growth Fund.

The $8 million raised covers the cost of the new dementia home and new kitchen, set to straddle the new wing and existing Beattie Home.

“The Board bought two neighbouring houses that were next to three houses we owned within the Beattie Village,” he said.

“That allowed us the space to build the secure dementia wing off the side of Beattie Home, with enough land to have secure outdoor living for our dementia residents.”

The Beattie Dementia Home will offer 22 residential beds, with two set aside for day stay clients who, until the build started, used the on-site Munro Unit. They are being temporarily accommodated in a neighbouring flat rented by the Trust and converted to meet DHB dementia day stay

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requirements.

The road to meeting growing wider community needs has been a long one. In 2015-16, the Trust built a nine-bedroomed wing at Beattie to add to its capacity, and then had to do a $330,000 upgrade to the facility’s fire walls to meet compliancy regulations. With those projects, as with the new dementia home being handled by Livingstone Builders, the Trust does all it can to ensure local sub-contractors are employed.

Trevor said discussions around Beattie Home’s long-term plans had been ongoing for around four years and weren’t likely to end any time soon.

“We will keep fundraising into the future.

This Board has really come together as a team ... we’re blessed to have people of their calibre with us, people who aren’t prepared to take ‘no’ for an answer when seeking to meet community needs.

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No blinds does the trick

I Got Music was on song at Alexandra Park on Thursday night when recording her maiden victory in the Lonestar Alex Park Performance Of The Night Handicap Trot (2700m).

The daughter of multiple Group One winner Allegro Agitato stepped away well from the front mark and got into a cosy position three back on the pegs.

Trainer and driver Kyle Marshall pulled her threewide turning for home where she was able to gather in Miss Slippers to win by 1-1/2 lengths, with a further neck back to Natty Pagger in third.

Marshall was delighted with the win, with the Cambridge horseman citing a gear change as a big assist for the lightly raced mare.

“It was her third start and she showed that she has got a bit of ability,” Marshall said.

“She was a lot better with the blinds off. She stepped with them and could see them without being too fierce.

“During the running she was laidback, which is why she did have the blinds on (originally), but I left the plugs and she ended up doing it quite easily.”

Marshall said the only concern he had going into

Thursday night was I Got Music’s standing start manners.

“I was confident with her ability, the only question was whether she would step or not,” he said.

“I gave her plenty of practice at home, and that had been good, but she would just get to the races and freak out a wee bit. But without the blinds I think that did the trick.

“Once she trots she is alright.”

Marshall said he would now focus I Got Music towards more Alexandra Park assignments in the coming months.

“We will probably keep going around Auckland now and just work her way through the grades,” he said.

Marshall has a couple of her siblings in his barn, including Group Three performer Lady Be Good, and Itaintnecessarilyso, a two-year-old Creatine colt.

“I have got those two mares (I Got Music and Lady Be Good) and the younger colt that broke in quite nicely.

He is back in work now and hopefully he will make a nice two-year-old.”

Marshall has now recorded four wins this season and he is hoping to add to that tally at Cambridge Raceway

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“I am really happy with the way things have started this season. I am getting a few to the races now which is good,” he said.

“We have got six nominated (for Cambridge this week),” Marshall said.

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Time to go BLUE

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In New Zealand, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men.

According to Ministry of Health statistics, in 2020 about 3000 Kiwi men will be diagnosed and 600 will die from the disease.

One in eight men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime.

One man is diagnosed every three hours, and one - or more - dies from prostate cancer each day.

Around 26,000 men are living with prostate cancer, many of whom are supported by the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

While doctors do not know what causes the disease, early diagnosis and effective treatment saves lives.

Because of this, it is important that men are aware of the signs of potential disease and of the checking and screening tests that are available from their doctor.

Such signs and symptoms to look out for include urinary problems like slow flow, stop/ start, frequency, especially at night, blood in the urine and bone pain, especially in the spine.

Men who develop prostate cancer are mostly over the age

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of 65 - it rarely occurs in men younger than 55.

About one in 13 men will develop prostate cancer before the age of 75.

In very elderly men, prostate cancer often grows very slowly and may cause no symptoms.

Some men are more at risk of getting prostate cancer than others, but the most important risk factor is ageing.

Men with a family history of prostate cancer have a higher risk; that is, if the father, an uncle or a brother has had prostate cancer.

Men over the age of 40 should have regular prostate checks if there is such a family history, while men aged between 50 and 70 years old should have annual checks.

In New Zealand, the Prostate Cancer Foundation plays a significant role in promoting public awareness of the disease.

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These groups are coordinated, mainly by trained volunteers, and meet monthly, or bi-monthly, and provide opportunities for discussion and input from professionals involved with prostate cancer patients.

The foundation’s 0800 4Prostate (0800 477 678) Helpline is available to those who have questions and concerns about any matters related to prostate cancer. Often these calls will be referred to a person with some

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Businesses and community groups are welcome to join in with their own promotional activities as part of this campaign.

Money is raised through a series of ‘Blue Dos’ – fundraising initiatives held nationwide.

Every dollar counts this Blue September, so have a ‘Blue Do’, or join one happening near you.

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On track for lacrosse finale On the ball With only two weeks remaining in the Waikato High Lacrosse League, Cambridge High teams are continuing to track well in the round-robin matches.

In the Girls’ Premier Division, Cambridge High continued their winning form with a comfortable 16-1 win over St Pauls Collegiate. They meet Te Awamutu College in their final round-robin game, which promises to be a key match for the season.

In the Girls’ A Division, Cambridge High Premier Development team were beaten 10-9 by determined Matamata College. Both Matamata College and Morrinsville College field their top teams in the A Division – both lead the division rankings and are nudging for a place in the Premier Division.

Greta Burney, who coaches the Cambridge Development team with Laura Thornton, said the A Division has been particularly evenly matched this year, with all teams providing good challenges for one another. She observed that the A Division teams have enjoyed their games and will have gained hugely from their experience this season.

Speaking about her own team, Burney said players in the Cambridge Development team had gelled exceptionally well both on and off the pitch, which has meant they had played consistently as a team both in practice and on the field. They are aiming

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for a spot in the play-off for 3rd or 4th place in the A Division finals.

In the Girls’ B Division, Cambridge High White had a win against Hamilton Girls High 10-6. The other two Cambridge B Division teams will be playing mid-week.

In the Boys’ Junior Division, Cambridge High had double header matches, ending with a draw against Morrinsville College (12 goals apiece), followed by a 13-5 win against the composite Presidents team. The Premier Boys Division had a bye and will be playing again on Sunday.

There is one more week of play before the High League finals on the weekend September 19-20. The New Zealand Secondary Lacrosse Championships are scheduled for the following weekend.

Results Girls: Premier - Cambridge High 16 St Pauls Collegiate 1, Hamilton Girls High 9 Waikato Diocesan 8, St Peters Cambridge 12 Sacred Heart Girls College 7, Te Awamutu College 17 Hillcrest High 4, Hillcrest High 12 Waikato Diocesan 3. A Division - Te Awamutu College 11 Hillcrest High 6, Cambridge High 9 Matamata College 10, St Peters Cambridge 2 Morrinsville College 15. B Division Cambridge High (White) 10 Hamilton Girls High 6, Rototuna High 13 Matamata College 7, Sacred Heart Girls College 12 Morrinsville College 6.

Boys: Juniors - Cambridge High 12 Morrinsville College 12, Hamilton Boys High 11 Presidents 9, Cambridge High 13 Presidents 5, Morrinsville College 12 Hamilton Boys High 7.

Te Awamutu Primary School player Ava Houghton gathers the ball, as Leamington School players charge in. A combined Te Awamutu primary school hockey team (in green) travelled to St Peter’s School in Cambridge on Friday night to take on Leamington School’s Blue Knights.

Teams are now playing on alternate weeks due to Covid-19 restrictions, with strict social distancing rules in place, but on the pitch it was hockey as usual. Photo - Steph Bell-Jenkins.

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Brett stars on debut Te Awamutu was beaten 5-1 at home by Tauranga last weekend, but it’s winless run had a silver lining in the excellent debut of midfielder Dylan Brett.

His side went down fighting and scoreline didn’t reflect the efforts of the Te Awamutu players on a day when youth overtook experience.

Brett was a shining light, putting in a great performance in centre midfield and despite the result, the team welcomed his tenacity, agreeing his place as man of the match was well earned.

Brett set up the TA goal, with a fine corner early in the second half that was met with aplomb by Tawhiri Ball who powered in a header to make the score 3-1.

Te Awamutu Captain Aaron Mills was unlucky with a shot that hit the post after the Tauranga keeper fumbled a fine free kick from Ball. Two late goals in the last 10 minutes took the game away from TA, who travel to Matamata this weekend.

The Edmonds Judd Reserves put in another gutsy performance before losing 40-2 to Melville.

Impressive goals from Dane Mitchell and Daniel van Schie kept TA in the hunt throughout, the first a result of relentless pressure from Mitchell, and the second a solo 70 metre lung busting run from van Schie.

Another contender for man of the match was keeper Josh Petersen. His catlike reflexes have earned him the moniker of ‘The Pussy’, and he displayed these in abundance with a gravity defying performance.

The team hope to finish the season on a high in their final game against Morrinsville next Saturday.

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Edmonds Judd Women played top of the table Thames away at a windy cold Rhodes Park on Sunday. For the first half Te Awamutu had the bulk of possession, but Thames still managed to put away two goals. After half time it was pretty evenly matched possession wise, but fast breaks from Thames led to a further three goals.

It was disappointing result given the run of play, but Thames have been consistent in closing out games, and are now uncatchable at the top of Division 2. Player of the day went to Ciara McCullough. Next Sunday the team are at Anchor Park against Cambridge FC. Next week the Pink Ladies are back in action and it’s their turn to travel to Thames to play against Thames Senior Women as well.

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Rhubarb is the essence of Spring. Young stalks are tender and their tang and texture can be enjoyed raw (in moderation), sliced into salsas or savoury salads. Mature stalks become woody and require stringing before cooking.

Technically a vegetable, rhubarb is nearly always used as a fruit. A native to Siberia and East Asia, it was used as far back as 2000 BC for medicinal purposes because of its purgative and astringent qualities. Mentions of a form of rhubarb appeared in the Pen Tsao, the works of a Chinese pharmacist of this period.

It was introduced to England in 1573 where, for two centuries, it was a gardener’s curiosity. The leaves are unsafe for eating as they are high in oxalic acid, a crystalline substance which is used as a bleach and cleansing agent for metals. The stalks though are non-toxic.

Rhubarb combines well with raspberries and strawberries and is also excellent combined with apples in preserves. It is quite high in moisture. If whole chunks are required, baking them is best — together with a little honey and orange juice or wine. Don’t stir, otherwise they turn mushy.

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