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Brent’s life in lockdown Brent Walker lives in a new three-bedroomed house he and his brother own in Kihikihi.

The 26-year-old, pictured here by award winning photographer Alan Gibson, has spinal muscular atrophy, type 2.

He is part of a wider group with health conditions trying to get access to treatment not publicly available in New Zealand – but which those with health conditions have access to in other countries.

There are treatments available in other countries for his condition – one new treatment includes a spinal injection every four months which helps grow muscle back.

It is hoped the United States will soon approve a liquid medicine which can be taken daily.

Brent was one of two dozen New Zealanders who shared their story about life during lockdown for a book which will be launched in Te Papa, Wellington, today.

Life in a Pandemic has been published by Life Unlimited Charitable Trust and edited by the trust’s Cambridge-based communications manager Mary Anne Gill who undertook many of the interviews, including Brent’s.

Three of the 24 subjects were non-verbal so carers were able to share how they coped in Lockdown. Today the News brings you Brent’s story on Page 6.

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Vienna: Te Awamutu to Hamilton Ten-year-old Te Awamutu thespian Vienna Seabright will be back treading the boards at The Meteor Theatre in Hamilton during the holidays, this time in the lead role of ‘Snow White and the Seven Pirates’.

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in the first week of the upcoming school holidays by children’s theatre company, Stories and More. It has been written by Stories and More founder Cecilia Mooney and founding member Missy Mooney and will delve into New Zealand’s native bush as it blends a classic fairy tale with Māori myth and legend, setting the story in Kirikiriroa.

On prior occasions, the company has explored ‘Narnia’, and the magical land of ‘Theandrican’.

Both Stories and More, and Vienna, have dabbled in fairy tale mash-ups before. The company has staged a range of modern fairy tales with a twist, including ‘Hansel, Gretel and the Big Bad Wolves’, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk”, and ‘The Pied Piper of Hamilton’.

Vienna’s mum, Wendy Bellhouse, said her daughter loves the theatre.

“Funnily enough, Vienna’s first show with Stories and More was a fairy tale mash-up.

She played a village girl and baby wolf in ‘Hansel, Gretel and the Big Bad Wolves’ in 2015. Vienna is currently home-schooled. She was at Te Awamutu Primary School for the last two years and was a lead in their school production last year.”

‘Snow White and the Seven Pirates’ is the sixth show for the young Stories and More veteran. Her previous roles include Baby Beaver in ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ (2018), a fairy in both ‘Theandrican’ (2019) and the official opening for The Hamilton Gardens’ ‘Jade Dragon Theatre’ (2017), and was a wolf in the 2016 production of ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’.

Vienna is looking forward to getting back on stage in the holidays. “It’s really fun being in the shows and acting alongside my friends from the Stories and More drama classes.”

The family-oriented production of ‘Snow White and the Seven Pirates’, which is suited to audiences aged five upwards, features children from the Stories and More drama classes and adults from the Hamilton theatre community.

It will run at The Meteor Theatre in Hamilton from September 30 to October 4, with a mix of daytime and evening performances. Tickets are $9 for children, $12 for adults, and $35 for a four-person family pass.

More information is at www.themeteor. co.nz.

Letters…

Thanks, readers

So many times over the last few months we have heard the phrase “We are a Team and can all work together.” Daffodil Day is always the last Friday in August and is the Cancer Society’s Annual Fundraiser.

Together, we raised $5911 from the Te Awamutu and Kihikihi communities, and we offer our grateful thanks to each and every one of you who donated their time, or daffodils, or reached into their pockets to reach this valued sum. A special thank you to the businesses who had collection boxes on their counters or stands outside their premises, the volunteers who picked, bundled or delivered daffodils, including the team at Waikeria Prison, those who sat at stands, and those who worked behind the scenes to ensure the fundraiser ran so smoothly. Thank you, “Team”. See you next year.

Kathy Keighley Te Awamutu area Daffodil Day coordinator

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Going hi-tech to catch crims On Wednesday I took part in an operation in Cambridge to educate retailers about retail theft - shoplifting.

Retail theft in New Zealand costs an estimated $1 billion dollars annually. These costs are ultimately paid for by the consumer in the form of higher pricing on consumer goods. It is in everyone’s interests to stop it.

Here in Te Awamutu I have developed relationships with a retail Facebook group which is active in sharing CCTV of shoplifters. This is one of the most effective ways of combating retail theft as it gives

the retailers a chance to identify potential problems before they occur. There is also an excellent website that retailers can sign up to which provides real time intelligence to police.

Auror is a website that retailers can and ought to use to combat retail crime. It has the ability to load photos of shoplifters and enter the complaint to the police system.

This gives us the ability in real time to identify offenders and follow up with arrests. .

The site also gives retailers the ability to flag vehicles used by offenders which results in an

alert being placed on the vehicle.

When a vehicle goes past one of our automatic number plate recognition cameras it will alert the constable driving the patrol vehicle equipped with the technology and he or she will then be able to stop the vehicle and deal with it.

On Monday I attended our meeting for Operation Christmas Hampers. The project is going forward in a bigger direction than last year. We are in the process of finalising our collection and pickup dates.

We have bought some talented people into the fold and through

these contacts we have received some generous donations from the business community. We have also made public our nominations form so you can nominate families to receive a hamper. The whole project relies heavily on koha and we ask you to check our Facebook page Operation Christmas Hampers.

There will be some fundraisers coming up so keep an eye out Last year we delivered 200 Christmas hampers and this year we hope to exceed that.

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Briefs…

Booked back in Te Awamutu Rotary’s Book Fair is back on. After a couple of Covid-19 related delays, organisers have decided the book fair will go ahead from 10am-4pm next Wednesday through to Sunday at 363 Alexandra St in Te Awamutu.

Books will sell at $3 a book, or $10 for four, and the last day of the fair will see banana boxes of books going for $10 a box.

Road closure The one-lane Mokau Bridge on SH30 13km from Te Kuiti will be closed from September 28 to October 9 while the deck is replaced. While the bridge is closed, the detour for traffic will be via Kopaki Road, SH3 and SH4 and will add about 10 minutes to a journey from Benneydale to Te Kuiti.

Drug sale limit Countdown stores are limiting the sale of paracetamol and items containing paracetamol to one pack per customer.

The decision follows a report by coroner David Robinson which recommended a limit to reduce the risk of overdose. Countdown’s head pharmacist, Jeremy Armes, said where a customer wished to buy larger quantities of paracetamol or items containing paracetamol, “we think this is best sold in a pharmacy environment where a pharmacist can talk through the proper use of paracetamol and risks oneon-one”.

Blind appeal Blind Low Vision NZ, formerly Blind Foundation, wants volunteers to support this year’s Blind Week street collection on October 16 and 17. “Last year’s street collectors raised over $220,000 to empower Kiwis living with vision loss to live the life they choose. We’re hoping to go even further this year, but we need your help,” John Mulka, Blind Low Vision NZ Chief Executive said. For more information go to blindweek. org.nz or call 0800 787 743.

Mayors back metro plan District mayors are welcoming the formal creation of a coordinated Waikato metro area to enable joint planning over the next three decades.

A transformational plan considers the future of the Hamilton-Waikato metro area without the limitations of existing territorial boundaries created in 1989.

Iwi, local government and central government last week approved the joint approach. The HamiltonWaikato Metropolitan Spatial Plan is based on a scenario of 500,000 people living in a metro area extending from Te Awamutu and Cambridge to Taupiri.

It dovetails with an urban growth partnership which will see coordinated development between Auckland and Hamilton.

The Future Proof partnership supports the wider Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan which will foster detailed discussions around water, transport and land use in the

metro area.

The Hamilton-Auckland Corridor will see the Waikato, Waipa, Matamata-Piako and Hamilton councils work with the Waikato Regional Council, Franklin and Auckland city councils.

Waipā Mayor Jim Mylchreest said unlocking development potential will create efficiencies and greater economic opportunities for Waipā and will allow cross-regional facilities, such as the Hamilton Airport, to flourish.

“The need to integrate services and plan properly goes beyond a single council’s boundary, and it has never been more important than right now as Waipā, Waikato and Hamilton face rapidly growing populations. This plan will help Waipā, and the wider metro area, to create champion communities that meet our subregion’s future needs in a sustainable and coordinated approach.” .

Waikato-Tainui Te Arataura Chairperson Rukumoana Schaafhausen said she was a strong supporter of the plan’s commitment to the wellbeing of our awa, environment, culture and people.

“We have more than 30 marae in the metro area. This plan supports our continued investment in the wellbeing of our marae and tribal members and builds on recently announced projects at Ruakura and Hopuhopu. This is an intergenerational approach to ensure shared prosperity for both our people and the region.”

Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate said the plan set out a shared vision for the metro area by all partners for the first time.

“In that respect, it is transformational because we are not being artificially limited by what are essentially boundary lines on a map. Those lines are meaningless to most people who move seamlessly across boundaries

for work or play. It’s not unusual to live in Waipā, but work in Hamilton, for example, and we need to recognise and plan for that,” she said.

Waikato Regional Council Chair Russ Rimmington said the plan outlines a bold vision of “protecting what we value most and respecting natural constraints such as flood plains and elite soils”.

While a lot of capacity for future growth is expected to be serviced by Hamilton, Ngāruawāhia, Cambridge and Te Awamutu are also expected to benefit from significant growth.

Waikato Mayor Allan Sanson said there was a real opportunity to address growth and related infrastructure challenges in the area at scale in a sustainable way with sound environmental outcomes.

“I am particularly pleased with the recognition that the plan gives to the interconnected nature of communities within the Waikato and Waipā districts to Hamilton,” he said.

Getting their hands wet

By Viv Posselt

Decked out in their wellies, caps and hi-vis vests, teams of volunteers from Te Awamutu Rotary Club are making a positive impact on the wellbeing of the Rotopiko wetlands in Ōhaupo.

The volunteers have added valuable muscle to ongoing National Wetland Trust (NWT) conservation efforts for the past seven months or so, helping with planting, pest control and general tidying within the reserve’s protected bush areas.

Rotarian Stephen Cox said the Te Awamutu club was known for supporting local worthy causes, and working with the trust in support of their conservation efforts at the wetlands was a “good fit” with Rotary’s wider objectives.

“Rotopiko is a network of three small peat lakes, swampy margins and kahikatea forest set among 40 hectares of reserve land.

It contains a predator-free

sanctuary surrounded by 1.4km of predator fencing around the eastern lake,” he said.

“These peat lakes are significant because they are among the best of their kind anywhere in the country.

Their ecosystems have unique genetic diversity, and as such, they are valued both for scientific and cultural reasons.”

The Rotary volunteers visit the reserve every second Friday, working under the guidance of NWT executive officer Karen Denyer. On just one recent Friday afternoon, a smallerthan-usual band of Rotarians succeeded in planting an impressive 250 native plants in a few hours.

Their assistance is gold, Karen said.

“The help that Rotary gives us has made a huge difference. It has enabled us to keep the reserve tidy, get mice numbers under control, and put a lot more native plants in the ground.

More importantly though is the moral boost it gives

us and our other long-term volunteers, knowing that the project is valued and supported by the wider community for the benefit of everyone,” Karen said.

The trust has worked with volunteer groups for some time; they help manage detect and control mammalian pests, particularly mice. Predator fencing installed in 2013 stops most predators from entering the reserve, but mice still manage to find their way in.

Karen said a spike in mice numbers at Rotopiko was one of the outcomes of the Covid-19 lockdown, when regular monitoring and control was restricted. A recent $30,000 Community Conservation Fund grant to the NWT, plus the efforts of volunteers like those from Rotary, was rapidly impacting those numbers, she said.

“We trace mice movements through their tracks appearing in about 40 tunnels we have in place to detect species present within the

A group of volunteers checks the tracking tunnels at the Rotopiko reserve.

reserve. About half of the tunnels had mice prints during lockdown … only two of the 40 tunnels had prints last week. Our track rates our down, which is great.”

The Rotary volunteers bait, set and lay traps for the mice, set out and monitor the tracking tunnels, help with inspections of the predator fencing, and do planting and

weed control.

Another Rotarian, Peter Robertson, has made around 10 feeding tables out of wooden pallets.

“The Wintec students researching the bird population in the enclosure wanted some feeing tables,” he said. “They are rather basic, but they seem to be doing the job for them.”

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It pays to take a ‘second’ look… It’s not our problem

By Murray Smith, Senior Leader, Bridges Church

Stories of people discovering valuable art pieces or treasures languishing in unpretentious places are often reported and leave many of us thinking, “I wish I’d spotted that!”

An under-rated item can sit waiting to be ‘discovered’ for years before some savvy eagle eye recognises its true identity and worth.

In the early 1950’s a couple in Northern Wales bought a little 10 inch high porcelain ‘vase’ for a pittance at a country house sale.

They took it home and rested a light bulb on it and topped it with a lampshade.

Many years later it was sold to a purchaser who, suspecting it was a bit special, took it in 2016 to Christie’s Auction house.

There it was confirmed to be a 200-yearold Chinese Qing Dynasty hat standprobably made around 1820.

Experts said it could fetch $500,000 at auction. The bidding went crazy and rocketed to double the original estimate after a bidding war erupted in the London sale-rooms.

Phone bids added to the excitement before the hammer came down just over $1m to conclude a sale. Not bad for a quirky little item considered to be a ‘table lamp’ for all those years.

An Op Shop I visited this week offered an old discarded Bible free. It made me think of a young man who had a wealthy grandmother.

He secretly held hopes of one day being left something in her will upon her death.

When that time came to pass, the young man was informed of his grandmother’s intentions.

“To my grandson I leave my Bible and all the treasure it contains.”

Deeply disgruntled, the young man

By Peter Matthews

flung his unwanted Bible up onto a shelf belligerently declaring, “That old thing contains nothing of relevance to me…”

It sat ignored, gathering dust for years. Hard times fell upon this man and he sustained major losses and encountered significant personal difficulties.

At a particularly dark moment of despair seeking comfort and perspective, he reached up to the shelf for his grandmother’s Bible to see if it might offer hope in his predicament.

Opening it randomly he discovered that interleaved between every page was a $20 note…a lot of money in the day this occurred. Remember, there’s many pages in a Bible!

Stunned the man held the Bible and wept. Not because of his unexpected windfall but because he felt remorse over years of callous disregard for his grandmother’s gesture.

It dawned upon him what her clear intention had been.

Remembering her statement in the will, the man realised his grandmother’s twofold purpose…she had in mind the Bible’s inherent ‘treasure’ held infinitely more value than the money she had carefully placed between its pages- yet both had almost escaped him.

Tragically, for multitudes the Bible remains an ignored, undiscovered treasure store. This supernatural book’s pages contain God’s truth, guidance and wisdom for your life.

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It’s an outside job…

Waipā residents are being invited to design the exterior of a new public toilet facility in Te Awamutu.

The Designer Dunny competition, run by Waipā District Council, invites artists to submit original designs in any 2D medium, such as drawings, paintings, photos or digital illustrations.

The winner will receive a $500 Prezzy card and their design will be printed on a graphic wrap and applied to the exterior walls of

the new toilet block at Centennial Park on Rewi Street.

Council’s community services manager Sally Sheedy said artists of all skill levels and ages were invited to submit an entry.

“Centennial Park is a place for recreation, exercise and play, so we would love to see that reflected in the entries.”

“This competition is a wonderful opportunity for our Waipā residents to show off their artistic side and design an artwork that

the whole community will be able to enjoy.”

Competition guidelines and an entry template can be found at www.waipadc. govt.nz/designerdunny.

Designs can be submitted by email to competitions@ waipadc.govt.nz or dropped off at Council offices or libraries in Te Awamutu or Cambridge.

The Designer Dunny competition is open to people of all ages who have lived in or live in Waipā. Entries close at 5pm on October 5.

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Broadly speaking, my brief is to write a weekly column, with the odd digression, on environmental issues. Some weeks I feel more optimistic than others. This is not one of those weeks. Sometimes a quick scan of the news brings one stumbling to the realisation that despite the efforts of many wonderful and tireless people there is really no hope for the planet. That is to say, there is no hope for the planet as we knew it.

The seas are rising; the ice caps are melting; human activity has wiped out 60% of wildlife since 1970; atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise.

These trends are not about to change any time soon; it’s easy to see that by looking around. Modern consumer society takes all and gives nothing - and that’s because we the people want to have all the nice things.

Let’s face it - the average person in the street couldn’t care less if the Greater Spotted Womble Thrip becomes extinct. They would care if it meant they couldn’t have their new car in the right shade of currant but it doesn’t so they don’t. There are those who don’t even acknowledge that a problem exists: I, personally, cannot conceive of any way of looking at the wealth of scientific research on climate change which could lead to the

conclusion that there is nothing to worry about.

But then I didn’t think Trump was going to be elected either.

I happened to see an item on TV today in which apparently normal people were outraged by the fact that their washing machines were tangling their clothes.

If only they could be so outraged that the human race is wrecking the environment.

Then you walk down any main street in the country and you’ll see people buying things they don’t need, driving cars the size of tanks, throwing takeaway containers in the rubbish, drinking water from plastic bottles lest they dehydrate before they reach the next tap.

Why though? In the face of such overwhelming evidence to the contrary, why do we continue to behave as though there is no problem?

My opinion is that it is because it doesn’t affect us - yet. As I mentioned, the seas are rising - and pretty soon, but probably after most of us have escaped this mortal coil with our consciences intact, the water will be lapping at our feet. If not our feet, certainly our children’s, but we’ll be off the hook by then.

THE AGE OF REASON

Speaking of elections…

By Peter Carr

What does one sandwich between last week (Euthanasia) and next week (Cannabis)? As both are connected to the upcoming election I may as well stay on the theme.

Promises, promises. All of them easily broken at a later date or at best watered down.

A weak tax format from Labour, so much infrastructure from National that the land will sink – and the Greens scrambling to either be loved by the Blue team or hopeful that the Red team will not have enough support to get across the line unaided.

A vote for NZ First is clearly a lottery with its leader shying away from agreeing with anything that the current government (its partner) desires to undertake. Covid restrictions are being used as a political football and Labour pitched their tax take for the upcoming three years at a level so that MP’s did not get penalised. Shame on them.

Perhaps it is time – in fact well overdue – that we looked back to 1993 and ask ourselves if we are better governed by what we had before or is legislation sufficiently improved to permit us to enjoy a superior lifestyle? What is very apparent is that in New Zealand there are 120 well paid MP’s allegedly servicing five million people. About one to 42,000. Electoral

seat sizes are gauged upon the population of the South Island divided by 16 – equating to around 57,000 people per electorate seat. In the UK the figure is around 96,000.

Now ask yourself are we better off than the UK? All of their MP’s are elected and accountable in the hustings. Half of ours have no ‘seat’ responsibilities yet claim a high salary equal to that of a properly elected member.

While I hate referenda, I really think we are well overdue to measure the fiasco that permits three parties to govern in an alliance when the party on the opposite benches polled more votes that the one the other two are currently propping up.

And take a look at the ludicrous USA system where the opposition (Democrats) polled 3 million votes more than those who currently rule (Republicans). And ponder if their electoral college system is sensible or practical.

Whichever way you vote – and please do – take a good hard look at not only what is offered but the depth of the people bearing gifts. Aeneid, 20 years prior to Christ’s birth, said something about Greeks in that vein.

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A look inside ‘Token’ burglars hung out to dry Gloriavale A support group which discusses life inside a controversial South Island religious community will stage an information night in Waipā next week.

The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust is holding an “Unmasking Gloriavale” event in Cambridge on September 24 at 7pm at the Raleigh St Christian Church.

The entry fee - $15 – goes towards helping families who leave Gloriavale resettle.

Trust Manager Liz Gregory said the events provide a glimpse into life at Gloriavale, and what it’s like to leave and resettle in the outside world.

“The crowd are often quite shocked by what seems to be usual life in Gloriavale,” said Gregory.

She said people had been leaving Gloriavale at an escalating rate, and the evening provided an opportunity to “come along and find out what is fact, and what is fiction”.

Gloriavale was founded by Australian-born Neville Cooper – who now goes by the name Hopeful Christian - in 1969 , and moved to farmland in Haupiri, 65km east of Greymouth in the 1980s.

It has been the subject of ongoing allegations of physical and sexual abuse, forced marriage, forced separation of families and a controlling environment.

The evening will feature a panel of former members, including a Waikato farmer, and it discuss how the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust assists those leaving to resettle.

The panellists will deal with issues such as their childhood, marriages, separation of families, control, health and abuse allegations.

Ex-member and trustee James Harrison said feedback from the events showed people had no idea that a place like this could exist in New Zealand.

“These events are important to raise awareness in the public of the issues that are involved at Gloriavale and give people a better understanding.”

For more information on booking seats at the event go to www.info@gloriavaleleavers.org.nz/events.

Five Hamilton teenagers have been arrested after a botched burglary at an unmanned Te Awamutu laundromat yesterday.

The five were spotted at 9.20am in Bond St in a stolen car – and at least two got out of the car wearing gloves and

carrying metal bars.

By the time they returned to the car, Te Awamutu police – alerted by a 111 call – were on hand to greet them.

Sergeant Rob Pierce said the arrests highlighted the importance and benefits of reporting suspicious activity

with a 111 call.

“Constable Ryan Fleming has been stressing this point in his weekly column in the Te Awamutu News. This shows that when we get calls early, we can respond early,” he said.

It was a bad day all round for the five teenagers, aged 14

to 18, who had been in a car stolen from Auckland.

The raid on the laundromat was aimed at getting coins out of machines.

They clearly had not done their own washing – the machines are geared to take tokens.

Business confidence measured

Business confidence in the Waikato remains lowest, by a considerable margin, in Waitomo as the tourism industry readjusts to life in a Covid environment.

The latest Waikato Region Business sentiment survey, carried out by Te Waka Regional Economic Development Agency suggest a whopping 70 percent of businesses in Waitomo are preparing for things to get worse.

Waikato, Hauraki and Thames Coromancel District all polled above 40 percent for businesses expecting worse to come in the latest survey. South Waikato and Taupo were the most optimistic.

In Waipā 38 percent of business were taking a negative look ahead, 23 per cent were positive.

Disrict mayor Jim Mylchreets said it was pleasing to see most Waipa businesses were confident in their future outlook.

“On the flip side, three quarters of large businesses predict to have shortfalls in recruiting skilled labour, particularly prevalent in the construction sector.

The survey also reported 75 percent of Waipā businesses accessing government assistance of some kind, so I’d also like to encourage them to meet with Te Waka’s

Business Advisors to find out the national economy (-31%). what support is available at a Respondents held a less regional level,” he said. positive view than the -26% seen The survey of 589 Waikato nationally through authoritative business owners and economic surveys, such as the ANZ Business Outlook, which has managers found that while this week released preliminary overall economic sentiment September results. was pessimistic, the region’s “The survey does raise businesses are more optimistic questions about Waikato about Waikato and sector Jim Mylchreest businesses’ preparedness,” performance than they are Bell said. “They need to start about the New Zealand thinking ahead about future scenarios. economy as a whole.

It’s imperative they are ready to This optimism is demonstrated by quickly respond to a rapidly changing businesses signalling they are actively environment and remain agile. recruiting new staff.

Skills shortages come through as a clear Carried out between August 3 and concern for Waikato businesses, with 54% September 4, the Waikato Business of survey respondents believing there is a Sentiment Survey is the first of its kind skills shortage. for the region. It was conducted by Te Survey results show that over the next Waka in partnership with local authorities, six months 28% of Waikato businesses chambers of commerce, regional tourism expect to hire staff and 11% expect to organisations, business associations and decrease staff numbers. other economic development partners in The Waikato Business Sentiment Survey the region. will be conducted regularly. Hamish Bell Te Waka chair Hamish Bell says the says the findings will give the Waikato survey showed Waikato’s net business confidence in the Waikato economy (-14%) a stronger voice when advocating to Government. was better than their overall confidence in

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Brent’s extraordinary story

Brent Walker opened the door to his life when the Life Unlimited Charitable Trust decided to compile a book telling the stories of 24 remarkable people. Brent, from Kihikihi, spoke to Cambridge communications manager Mary Anne Gill, who penned his story for Life in a Pandemic – Stories from Lockdown, which is officially released today at Te Papa, Wellington, The book was compiled with help from the Ministry of Health, Brian Perry Trust and Fuji Xerox – conceived and printed in under 100 days. “Our book, Life in a Pandemic, captures a snapshot in time for people living with a disability and/or autism. It shows the resilience, strength and love of all those involved. Wherever possible the story has been told in the words of the person involved, Life Unlimited chief executive Megan Thomas said. For more information go to https://www.lifeunlimited.net.nz/ In January I started building my own house in Kihikihi with my brother.

About a month before Lockdown I changed my situation and got in a disability provider to look after my Enabling Good Lives (EGL) budget.

Life before EGL was terrible, so frustrating. The amount of funding was not very good, and I had to ask permission for everything. It’s good I’ve now got full control.

I lived with my parents up until I was 20 and then moved straight to my home in Hamilton with someone else, he needed support as well.

The past four or five months I’ve got back on track in figuring out my health issues and so now I’m doing part time work for my friend’s building company, doing some admin, payroll, things like that.

I sent my support workers away and went into Lockdown with my mother and brother. I had four people working for me at that time, I now have three.

Mum and Dad run a joinery business in Te Awamutu and my brother is used to helping me out.

My care workers understood the situation. I reassured them that everything would be fine, they would be paid, pretty much as usual, that there was nothing to be afraid about.

We swapped a few messages here and there.

Lockdown was alright, the weather was nice and I watched lots of You Tube. I had Zoom meetings and appointments.

I watched Ozark and Tiger King on Netflix.

I read books on the computer, Kindle stuff.

I used to play video games quite a bit with my friends, I can’t do that. I can’t use my hands. That sucks.

I had PPE (personal protective equipment), the people from EGL dropped a shipment off to me.

Considering there was a shortage, I did pretty well.

We had masks and gloves, sanitiser and I had no health issues.

I was living in Fifth Avenue, in Enderley (Hamilton).

There were a lot of people on the roads, it was crazy, there were cars and trucks, all day and all night, heaps of people were out and about cycling and walking.

Just before we went into Level 3, I decided to have my support workers back.

My mother and brother were keen to have a break.

It was lucky that Covid-19 didn’t mess up all the house plans, so moving day on June 26 into my new house went okay.

I need 24/7 for everything. I’m doing okay, I’ve seen some other people with this condition not doing as well.

I started to walk until I was two-years old and then I stopped walking. The doctors just thought I was lazy.

When I was younger, I could do a lot more with my arms, could support myself a lot better.

When I was 14 or 15, I could use a pen, and write. I could hold my thumb properly. Now I only have the right thumb and that’s about it.

Bits here and there started going. I’ve lost heaps compared to five years ago.

About a year ago I lost the ability to eat and drink. I can’t swallow and chew properly. It’s probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to adjust to. It’s because the muscles in my throat can’t swallow.

In the last two months I’ve lost quite a lot more. I can’t do anything much these days.

There is treatment but not in New Zealand.

My lungs are always in decline. I have to hold my head up, that will be the next to go.

It is what it is, it just feels normal to me.”

Aucks get maximum top up

Two consents granted by Watercare chief executive Waikato Regional Council Raveen Jaduram said while allow Watercare to continue to the 100 MLD application was maximise the amount of water lodged in May this year, work it can treat for Aucklanders to prepare the application now and into the future. began in November 2019.

In the past week Waikato “We lodged the application Regional Council, Watercare, for a seasonal take of 100 MLD Auckland Council and to give us confidence to invest Waikato-Tainui have signed in infrastructure that will a relationship agreement enable us to treat more water committing all parties to work from the Waikato River.

Vaughan Payne together to protect the river and “With this consent in place, we the people it provides for in both are able to move full-steam-ahead the Waikato and Auckland regions. with building an additional treatment plant With the river above median flow, on our existing site in Tuakau.”

Watercare already has consents to take 175 The consent covering the 25 MLD million litres a day (MLD) from the river, allocation Hamilton City Council is sharing which is the maximum its Waikato Water with Watercare on a temporary basis means Treatment Plant in Tuakau can treat and Watercare can continue to treat up to 175 deliver.

MLD at the current plant year-round, regardless of the river flow.

An application Watercare lodged in May Mr Payne said a robust process has been for an additional 100 MLD has now been followed in preparing this consent. granted by Waikato Regional Council. It “We needed to agree a process which enables Watercare to take the extra water would give the public and other water users from May to September, and at other times confidence that Watercare’s agreement of the year when the river is above median with Hamilton City Council didn’t result in flow.

Waikato Regional Council has also granted more water being used than was actually available.” the consent under which Watercare can Mr Jaduram said the agreement with use the 25 MLD shared by Hamilton City Hamilton City Council is particularly Council. valuable to Aucklanders in the short-term, as “This is a real example of local solutions the city recovers from this year’s drought. being created by local people,” said Waikato “Our total dam storage level is currently Regional Council chief executive Vaughan 67 per cent, where normally it would be Payne. nearing 90 per cent at this time of year. We “My staff have been working closely with Watercare on a workable resolution since late are working hard to bring on new water last year. It’s good to see Watercare engaging sources for Auckland by Christmas. To be able to use the extra 25 MLD from Hamilton well with tangata whenua, which has City Council regardless of river flow puts enabled this significant progress to be made us in a strong position over summer, when in line with two actions identified in the water consumption traditionally goes up.” relationship agreement,” Mr Payne said.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Trying a little kindness

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Three years ago Cambridge woman Rebecca Broadbent launched an initiative designed make a positive difference in the Waipā community at grassroots level.

“There were some awful things being reported in the media at the time – including two serious child neglect cases – and I started thinking about what I could do to help,” the mother of three said.

“I felt if I could do something to show

Rebecca Broadbent makes cards with her three children Ollie (left), Jack (centre) and Archie.

Community board report

A total of 13 participants attended the public forum of the September Community Board meeting There were presentations for two deputations - Te Paparoa Skatepark Project and Operation Pekarau. We also heard a report on public feedback for Memorial Park, a transport report and proposals for a private plan change. Twenty-nine discretionary funding applications were received.

Seven people presented at the public forum. Vivienne Clarke spoke to the funding application for Home of Science who provide science kits for schools.

Marc Dawson, Robyn Duncan, Peter Fletcher, Craig Smart, Sharon Stirling and Murray Downs spoke constructively and passionately in support of their submissions to the Draft Plan for the Memorial Park.

Each speaker’s story was from a different perspective however there was a common theme - retain the existing features in the park. This was also reflected in the public feedback.

By Ange Holt, Chair, Te Awamutu Community Board

Dovey Tupaea and Francis Te Ao presented Te Paparoa Skatepark project.

They are requesting support to build a skatepark and playground at Kihikihi. A lot of work has gone into this project and once a suitable site has been confirmed they will be well organised to get started.

Operation Pekarau highlighted an outbreak of crime in the area. Senior Sergeant David Hall requested local residents, particularly in Rosehill Estate, be more security conscious, and that Council help by removing overgrown vegetation to reduce hiding places and improve lighting in the Pollard Road area.

The Private Plan Change is requesting a parcel of land alongside the new Frontier Road Estate, zoned as rural and deferred residential, be changed to residential so that development can get underway. There are no obvious objections or concerns so this is likely to be approved.

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my boys how we should be treating people, maybe one day they would stand up and do what is right and be part of the solution, not the problem.”

So, in 2017, she created Act of Kindness (AOK), a free service designed to connect Waipā people with family-friendly volunteer work.

Now she is celebrating a major milestone for her award-winning organisation, which has just achieved registered charity status.

“It feels amazing because it’s been a long process,” Broadbent said. “It will make us eligible for extra government support, open up new funding avenues and give a bit more structure and bones to the organisation, which will help our growth and development over the coming years.”

The organisation has also taken another significant step forward recently with its expansion into Auckland.

The move happened after discussions with Broadbent’s friend Sarah Spence, who was “100 per cent sold” on the Act of Kindness concept and wanted to start something similar in her home city.

received 29 applications requesting $88,034.15 of which we allocated $32,561.50. As always there are so many worthy applications and we wish we could give everyone their full requested amount. The balance retained will enable Community Board to promote a couple of projects and to have a small kitty to allocate for other applications that may come up through the year.

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“We had an established brand and a model she was passionate about, and we agreed it would be amazing to expand AOK,” Broadbent said.

About 40 families from all over Auckland had already signed up and there had been “lots of wonderful support and heaps of people wanting to get involved”.

Act of Kindness’s past projects have included regular rest home visits, environmental restoration work and the distribution of care packages to people in need.

With physical distancing regulations hampering much of this work at present, AOK has developed “kindness starter packs” to allow families to continue reaching out to others during Covid-19.

“The whole idea of it is that we start intentional conversations at home about kindness – what is it? Why do we need to be kind? What does it look like, feel like and sound like? And those intentional conversations provide a place for young people and their families to learn about how we can be kinder, and it equips our children with another set of tools they can use to be a better person and also make a difference in our community,” Broadbent said.

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King Country win for Ōtorohanga

Ōtorohanga College’s U14 rugby team has come out on top at the end of a particularly testing season. The team won the King Country Rugby Union (KCRU) Secondary Schools Competition’s U14 Cup on points. Covid-19 restrictions meant several KCRU final games could not go ahead. Ōtorohanga College’s U14 coach Steve Kingi described this as a “very challenging season of rugby”.

“I’m very proud of them winning the King Country U14s competition,” he said. “With all the setbacks and restrictions we all faced this year, my team remained positive and committed. I’m truly humbled to have been a part of their success.”

The team won its last game on Saturday 31-12 against the U14 Taupo Combined Team which comprised Tauhara College and Taupo-Nui-aTia College players at Ōtorohanga College.

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Whitebait - time for change

By Ben Carey

There is to be a great debate to be had over the next few years.

The subject this time is whitebait, but more importantly the catch limits and the commercial sale of whitebait, a point that was rammed home to me not too long ago by one who has fished for them recreationally all his life.

Whether people realise it or not, whitebait is not classed as a commercial fishery under any quota management system, and because of this, the fishery has become unregulated with no catch limits put in place.

Because whitebait do not come under any quota management system, there’s no obligation to record catches.

A lot is sold to businesses and restaurants – so, in essence, the average Joe Bloggs can become a virtual commercial fisherman overnight, without having to pay a cent towards fishery research or habitat restoration.

While whitebaiting provides a seasonal income for a lot of individuals, how many report or record their catches to give an indication of how many tonnes are being caught each year?

It’s not something I think many fishers would like to share publicly, especially in regard to where they are fishing.

And that is a problem.

How do you determine the sustainability of a fishery when there is no data to work with?

There has recently been a lot of uncertainty and discussion about the actual state and sustainability of the fishery.

On one hand we have fisheries scientists stating that four of these species are ranked as threatened, or in decline. On the other we have some whitebait veterans arguing the fishery has never been better.

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) is in the process of coming up with management recommendations, with one option being a licence system requiring a catch diary.

I believe that will give a true indication of how much is being caught – and, given time, we know what the trend is, and if we need to act.

Cambridge horseman Luke Whittaker has experienced the biggest night in his burgeoning career.

Last week, on his home track, he recorded his first win as a trainer with Chalberg, then reined home Pull The Other Leg for employer Mike Berger to record his first driving double.

“It was a really good night,” Whittaker said. “To get that first training win is something I have always wanted to achieve, especially in Ricki Herbert’s dad’s colours.”

Previously trained by Frank Cooney and Tate Hopkins, Chalberg joined Whittaker’s barn late last month and he was delighted to get a winning result with the gelding first-up in his care.

“Chalberg has only been with me for two weeks. Frank and Tate have done most of the work with him, so I can’t really claim the whole win,” Whittaker said.

“He had been going really well before he went to Auckland, and he went terrible, and his blood showed that he had a virus.

“We treated him and went from there. He got a good trip tonight, they rolled along a bit and he had that last little bit to roll over the top of them.”

Whittaker said reining home his first training victory was great, but winning behind Pull The Other Leg for mentor Mike Berger made his night even more memorable.

“Pull The Other Leg is a really nice horse,” Whittaker said. “He has taken a bit of time and he is really showing his ability now. We think he can go places.

“He has still got a lot to learn, but he has got a bit of ability that horse.”

Whittaker was full of praise for Berger, and his wife Brenda, after the win and said he has learnt a lot from the veteran horseman.

“Mike and Brenda have been really good to me,” Whittaker said. “When I first came here, they always offered me a horse to have in work to train alongside the other horses.

“They are more like family to me and I love working for them.

“Mike has been in the game for a long time and learning from someone with as much experience as he has is great.

“I have learnt a lot off Mike, and I am still learning every day. It’s a pleasure to work for him.”

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College at the double

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T Te Awamutu’s Isabelle Vrensen, with the ball, up against Cambridge trio, from left, Rachel Donaldson, Shea Mikelsen, and Catriona Lamb last weekend. Photo: Lou Kibby Photography

Te Awamutu and Cambridge will contest the senior boys and girls’ finals of the Waikato lacrosse campus competition.

Te Awamutu College Premier Girl’s team lifted their game in the last round-robin match of the Waikato Lacrosse High School season to beat Cambridge High 14-8 in a must-win encounter.

Cambridge came into the match unbeaten and with a confirmed place in the finals next weekend. Te Awamutu had lost earlier to Hamilton Girls High School and needed a win to make the final.

The drive and hustle from Te Awamutu was evident from the outset. Even though Cambridge were quick to score first, Te Awamutu were also quick to retaliate with a barrage of goals in return for a 4-goal lead at half-time. While Cambridge seemed to find some form after half-time, it was never enough to overtake Te Awamutu.

Head coach Leon Green, speaking alongside co-coach Meghan Foulkes, said after the match “The result today…I am really happy with them. I am so proud. Both of us are so proud. The culture is different with these girls this year. They do look after each other on and off the field. Even if there

is a mistake, we don’t dwell on it, we try and move past it.”

Megan Foulkes commented “Cambridge is such a hard team. We knew we had to win those centre draws.”

She said it was the best the college team had ever played.

Te Awamutu College Premier Boy’s also secured themselves a place in the finals winning against Hamilton Boys High School on Sunday 8-5. Charlie Mason, Elijah Lee and Sam Harris scored the goals for the team. Te Awamutu College are the defending champions in the Premier Boys League and will play-off against Cambridge High School for the regional title.

Finals are on Saturday with the exception of the Premier Boys who play Sunday.

Results Girls: Premier – Hillcrest 11 St Pauls 2, St Peters 7, Hamilton Girls 12, Cambridge 8 Te Awamutu 14, Waikato Diocesan 5 Sacred Heart 14. A Division Morrinsville 23 Te Awamutu 3, Matamata 8 Cambridge 4, Hillcrest 3 St Peters 10. B Division - Cambridge High White 9 Matamata 5, Cambridge High Navy 13 Hamilton Girls High 2, Sacred Heart 5 Te Awamutu 7, Morrinsville 4 St Peters 13.

Boys: Cambridge 6 Hamilton 10, Hamilton 5 Te Awamutu 8. Juniors, Cambridge 14 Hamilton 2, Morrinsville 18 Presidents 3.

Last chance for TA?

Te Awamutu’s search for an elusive win in the WaiBop football premiership takes the Reds to Weka St Hamilton on Saturday for what could be a date at the last chance saloon.

The Gisler Architects Premiers sat at the bottom of the opening round with West Hamilton before the city side broke their own duck.

With time running out after a 3-1 loss at Matamata last weekend, Jim Grainger’s side will know this represents possibly the best chance to notch up three points.

Grainger’s side worked hard at Matamata but were three down before half time.

Grainger changed tactics and Matamata remained scoreless in the second half. Sean Stringfellow tidied up well at the back and groomed the back four into shape. Haydn Roil scored Te Awamutu’s goal and was also player of the day.

The Edmonds Judd men’s reserve team finished their season in the same way they had played throughout most of it - full of grit, tenacity and determination. They earned a goalless draw with second placed Morrinsville, who were in top form.

Te Awamutu had keeper Josh Petersen, and veteran defender Chris Fitzpatrick to thank for keeping a clean sheet. There were also strong performances from captain Mike Rose and Hasmukh (Smokey) Ratnam.

The D Division side lost 5-4 to Northern United but coach Natalie Bell said the side

produced its best football of the season.

The Edmonds Judd women drew 1-1 with second placed Cambridge on a cold windy day at the Stadium. Te Awamutu dominated possession, but an early goal against the run of play put Cambridge in front. Te Awamutu equalised just on half time with a fine goal by Audrey Greening from Danielle Brdanovic’s cross.

Cambridge goalkeeper Aimee FeingbergDanieli produced an outstanding penalty save to deny Te Awamutu in the second half.

Junior results: 7th Grade, Claudelands Rovers Team two 4 Te Awamutu Red Devils 2, Claudelands Rovers Team one 1 Te Awamutu Red Devils 2.

8th Grade, Girls, Te Awamutu Storm 1 Tamahere Tarantulas 4, Te Awamutu Storm 0 Raglan Karioi Kahawai 3. Boys, Northern United Tigers 4 Te Awamutu Lightning 2, Northern United Hawks 4 Te Awamutu Thunder 0, Northern United Hawks 6 Te Awamutu Lightning 0, Northern United Tigers 6 Te Awamutu Thunder 0.

9th Grade, Ohaupo Terminators 1 Northern United Peru 6, Te Awamutu Wolves 6 Woodstock Conquerors 2.

10th Grade, Girls, Te Awamutu Diamonds 4 HUFC Magpies 0. Boys, Te Awamutu Terriers 1 Morrinsville Pumas 1, Te Awamutu Blades 6 Northern United Almeria 3.

11th Grade, Te Awamutu Hurricanes 1 Tamahere Gryphons 2.

12th Grade, Te Awamutu Spurs 3 Northern United Saints 0. Te Awamutu Rovers 1 Northern United Hammers 3.

13th Grade, Girls, Te Awamutu Comets 4 Morrinsville Phoenix 0.

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Call for rook reports The number of rooks in the Waikato Regional Council area is estimated at about 50 as the council launches its annual appear for sightings.

Biosecurity office Andrew McConnell says the council is confident it is reducing the numbers of the pest birds, bit it is important to keep the pressure on.

Rooks were introduced as a form of pest control more than 150 years ago and the council has been targeting them for the past 18 years.

The largest colony found in New Zealand was nearly 1000 nests but, as a consequence of control, such groupings are a thing of the past.

“They feed on newly sown crops and destroy paddocks by tearing them up in search for grubs. A large rook population can completely destroy entire paddocks.

It’s definitely not something we want to be seeing here in our region,” Andrew McConnell said.

Pest control involves finding and monitoring rookeries during early spring, and carrying out more invasive control later in the season.

McConnell said it was prudent to wait until the birds have laid eggs – “if we move too early, they will move to another site – they

Rooks were introduced into New Zealand to combat pests – by people who didn’t appreciate they were one. are clever birds.

This is the time of year when rook are most likely to be seen because they are breeding and congregating.

In the Waikato, known populations exist in Te Poi-Matamata, CambridgeHamilton and Mangakino to Taupō. Rooks look for pine or eucalyptus trees to build nests.

“It’s a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack for them, which is why we need landowners to give us a call when they see rooks” says Mr McConnell.

“They’re also very wary so it’s important that landowners contact us if they see them

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Globally, agriculture is the largest source of anthropogenic nitrous oxide emissions, accounting for between 56 per cent and 81 per cent of the total. In New Zealand, agriculture accounts for an estimated 94 per cent of the anthropogenic nitrous oxide emissions.

Each molecule of nitrous oxide is about 300 times more powerful than one molecule of carbon dioxide in terms of greenhouse

potentiality. Nitrous oxide is both potent, like methane, and persistent, like carbon dioxide.

About 80 per cent of our country’s total nitrous oxide emissions come from urine patches on paddocks. One recent Government report indicated that the nitrous oxide emissions have increased by almost half since 1990.

Increases in emissions from dairy cattle and road transport remain the largest contributors to the growth in emissions since 1990.

Over the past 20 years, our farmers have improved the emissions efficiency of production by about one per cent a year.

Agricultural emissions are linked to intensive farming.

In 2018, New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions comprised of 44 per cent carbon dioxide, 43 per cent methane, 10 per cent nitrous oxide and 2 per cent fluorinated gases. The agriculture and energy sectors were the two largest contributors to New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, at 48 per cent and 41 per cent respectively.

Methane emissions are higher on farms with higher stocking rates and higher dry-matter consumption.

Some of the options to reduce methane are lowering replacement rates, reducing the dry matter feed per cow, and lowering

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Nitrous oxide gas generally comes from the conversions in the soil by microbes of nitrogen in fertilisers, urine and dung. When soils become anoxic, nitrate can be sequentially reduced to nitrous oxide and inert nitrogen. This is called denitrification.

Minimising human induced erosion and maintaining good soil quality are essential for maintaining soil ecosystem services such as nutrient and water buffering, productive capacity, assimilating waste and minimising impacts of sediment and other contaminants on water bodies.

Other good practices include optimum cultivation, avoiding over grazing and heavy grazing under wet weather leading to compaction, avoiding under or over-fertilisation, practicing appropriate use of pesticides and other agrochemicals,

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Mayor signs up to cut rural speed

Matamata-Piako mayor Ash Tanner has gone into bat for rural residents at Manawarū.

He has removed 70km/h speed signs and replaced them with his own 50km/h versions.

The council is now attempting to make the change official after years of failed efforts.

NZTA had been prepared to drop the speed limit to 60kmh. The mayor believes the decision was made on the basis of a review of Google maps.

“They told me it would cost around $200,000 to change the speed limit as they

said ‘it needed to look like a 50kmh area,” he told Stuff, while his “conversion” had cost $300.

The road at the centre of the speed row passed by a school, cafe and the Te Aroha Cycle Trail crossings.

Mr Tanner said he worked as a panel beater for 30 years before becoming mayor and said he wanted to make the village safer.

“I’m not necessarily a fan of dropping speeds anywhere, far from it, but I’m a fan of making it safer.

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