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Speed limit review

A series of public meeting will guide Waka Kotahi as it reviews speed limits around west Waikato and King Country.

Waka Kotahi - the NZ Transport Agency - is reviewing speeds on state highways between Whatawhata and Otorohanga, Kawhia and SH31/39 near Pirongia and Raglan and Hamilton.

Meetings have been held in Pirongia and Otorohanga this week, further gatherings will be Kawhia next Tuesday, Whatawhata on November 10 and Raglan on November 11.

The state highway reviews follow on from a wide-ranging review carried out by district councils.

The Waikato and Waipa District Councils have either lowered, or are in the process of lowering, speed limits on roads connected to those state highways. In the case of Waipā that involved more than 200 changes.

Otorohanga District Council has commenced a similar process via community discussions.

Waka Kotahi Director of Regional Relationships Steve Mutton says he has had many requests and petitions from communities who live on or near State Highways 23, 31 and 39 in west Waikato.

“We have received petitions asking for lower speeds through settlements such as Te Uku and Whatawhata, and many residents have expressed their concerns to us about the speed limits being too high to feel safe,” he said.

“Between 2009 and 2018 there were 17 fatalities and 104 people seriously injured as a result of crashes on the highways under consideration in this speed review. Our priority is to make these highways safer as soon as possible so that everyone living on and using them can get where they are going safely.”

Regardless of the cause of a crash, speed is most likely to determine whether someone is killed, injured, or walks away unharmed.

“Engaging with the community on the current speeds

helps us get feedback and local knowledge on how the road is used and what concerns people may have. This feedback helps us determine if a speed limit change will improve safety,” Mr Mutton says.

The public sessions will provide opportunities for people to talk to Waka Kotahi staff about safe speeds and the review process and share their ideas. People can give also feedback online and find out more information on the speed reviews by visiting: www.nzta.govt.nz/west-waikato-speed-review

Speed limits will be reviewed at Pirongia.

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Bronze honours for Kate

Te Awamutu photographer Kate Ryan has won two awards the RISE International Photography Awards.

She won bronze awards in the Family and Teen categories with a candid family portrait and an avant-garde creative piece.

The family and portrait photographer was judged amongst a pool of over 1500 entrants from 79 countries.

She said she was “absolutely thrilled” to won awards at an international competition “for the kind of client work that I produce every day”.

“The family photo is of a pretty normal kind of photoshoot for me, which makes it so

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exciting that it has been awarded. The photo is of the Gordon family from Auckland and is a candid lifestyle documentary shot. Mum, Elisabeth asked me to come and take some family photos that included their newborn Darci. I had previously photographed their family when older sister Hazel was born.

The Avante-Garde creative photo featured 16-year-old Abby Christian and was entered into the teen category.

“It was something I photographed in collaboration with Hamilton-based hairstylist Shannon Dowd of Zibido Hair, and Sian from Velvetine Make-up. We shot the photo as part of a series of six images to be entered in the Industry Hair awards which is a nationwide competition for hairstylists.”

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Photography focuses on family, wedding and “a little bit of small business photography” She said 2020 had been a challenge for the wedding and event side of her business, and she Kate Ryan has had to extend her creativity into the ways that she operates and works.

“As a result, I’ve developed an online course for parents that shows them how to get all their photos properly safe and backed up, off their devices, and how to start using them every day to build on their family connection, identity and resilience.

It’s something I’m really passionate about and being able to share my knowledge and skills in a way that has a positive impact on families is very exciting.”

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This week I am going to do a slight departure from my usual column and instead talk about some exciting news.

Earlier this year Police trialled the deployment of Officers on E-Bikes in three Police districts. The success of the trial has meant a further roll out and Te Awamutu has received two E-Bikes to trial.

While Police riding bikes as a part of normal duties isn’t a new concept, it is one that in recent times has fallen by the wayside.

The Community benefits are that it gives us the ability to get into areas that we normally don’t get to, for example the walkways and parks in an around the town. This gives greater coverage in deterring thefts, burglaries and disorder in those areas.

Police have issued us with a slightly more fit for purpose uniform to go with the trial.

This consists of lighter (and I must say more comfortable) trousers, a pair of (shock horror)

shorts, Hi-vis Helmet and a baseball cap. Thankfully no lycra is involved in this operation.

Up to 90 staff across New Zealand are involved in the trial. There are three staff here in Te Awamutu that will be utilising the bikes. I am looking forward to getting into the community on the bike and engaging with the community in the areas we don’t normally get to.

On that note, I should put some prevention advice here.

When I was attending the E-Bike course, I was asked when I last rode a bike. My answer was 1995. I had forgotten just how vulnerable cyclists are when on the road. While a lot of road users do get frustrated with cyclists, we all need to remember that no one has a monopoly on ownership of the roads.

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Global walk

Cambridge Raceway will host the annual International Global walk, which celebrates the value of older people at 10.30am on Monday. It’s expected more than 100 children will walk with their grandparents on the day which will feature local body leaders and MPs. For more information call Florence Shearman on 027 278 1286.

Funding chance

Applications for funding through Waipā’s Recovery Fund closes at 5pm tomorrow (Friday). The Fund supports projects, programmes and services provided by notfor-profit community groups that aim to assist local communities, families and whānau to recover from the impacts of Covid-19.

Dance tips

St Peters dance students were provided the opportunity to work with Brigid Costello, a former Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer, last week. Dancers were given an insight into one of the company’s famous pieces - ‘Milagros,’ which some of them are analysing for their written NZQA dance exam.

RDA boost

Residents at Lauriston Park Retirement Village in Cambridge have raised $1000 at a fundraising lunch for Riding for the Disabled, which operates in both Cambridge and Te Awamutu. Lauriston resident Jim Otway, who helps at the Cambridge RDA said it cost $2400 a year to keep each of the ponies the organisation owns.

New bus

Kaipaki School has a new bus, thanks to support from the school community. The bus, brought up from Christchurch was “introduced” to the school’s pupils last week. The day also featured rides for the parents, children and community. Almost every parent helped in some way with the bus project from running a quiz night, making for a sale or donating a seatbelt.

Board vacancies

Nominations have opened at Te Awamutu College to fill two parent representative positions on its board of trustees. Nominations close on November 6 and voting will run through to December 9.

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Fly tippers left down in the dumps

Digital media is proving an effective tool in catching people who prefer to leave their trash on the side of the road.

The Waipā District Council announced this week five people who dumped their rubbish on roadsides and behind a shop had each been fined $400.

In three cases it was frustrated members of the public who helped nab them – and in the other two, the offenders effectively dobbed themselves in because their trash included their details.

At $400 per infringement, the illegal dumping fines go some way towards recovering the costs to investigate and clean-up after illegal dumping.

But council enforcement team leader Ken Danby says it’s not enough.

“It costs ratepayers to clear it and makes our district look terrible,” he said.

“Members of the public get very angry with this type of offending. We’re very grateful that they take enough pride in our district to help us find the culprits.”

An infringement fine for littering is $400 and the maximum the council can impose – but a court can issue $5000 fines for individuals and $20,000 for a body corporate.

The fines come off the back of information provided by the public on cases of illegal dumping, Mr Danby said.

One offender was filmed tipping rubbish out of his trailer onto the side of the road on O’Regan Road in Ōhaupō.

Mr Danby said that was a common illegal dumping area.

“A video was passed onto our team, which is a reminder to everyone that most people have cameras on their phones and won’t hesitate to provide footage of this nature to us.”

In Pirongia, residents took photographs after seeing rubbish being thrown out of a car window. In Wharepapa South, about 20 minutes from Te Awamutu, a dumper was captured on security cameras dropping off seven boxes of gib sheet off-cuts at 4.30am.

Two other offenders dumped rubbish on Peake Road in Cambridge and behind shops on George Street in Te Awamutu.

“In both cases, we were able to trace back documentation to the offenders, which is a great result,” Danby said.

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‘Freedom villagers’ arrive

By Viv Posselt

Waipā District Mayor Jim Mylchreest has praised the decision of the Freedom Group to build one of its lifestyle villages in his district and said he would like to see something akin to the new Cambridge Oaks development replicated in Te Awamutu.

Mr Mylchreest was speaking at the opening of Cambridge Oaks. He joined Freedom Group managing director Rudy Van Het Wout, village manager Frieda Murray, other guests and village residents at a gathering in the recently completed Village Centre.

“This is a fantastic addition to Cambridge,” he said.

“When it started, this was a new model for local government in rural New Zealand. I’m really enthusiastic about this style

of development and am hopeful that maybe in Te Awamutu there may be a site suitable for something similar. It is great to see this occurring in our district.”

Freedom Lifestyle Villages was established in 2012 to offer those in the 50plus age group a model that presented an alternative to traditional retirement/ lifestyle villages.

Cambridge Oaks’ housing options range from deluxe three-bedroomed homes to one-bedroomed terraced apartments.

Mr Mylchreest said when trying to cater for people’s needs, local government had to look at higher density housing options that also provided a range of facilities for residents.

Rudy Van Het Wout said the appeal of Cambridge, its history and sense of community, served to inform the decision to bring the village concept

here. He acknowledged the difficulties that had arisen in 2020 due to Covid-19, and congratulated Cambridge Oaks management for the support they had given

residents during lockdown.

Mr Mylchreest and Mr Van Het Wout performed the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the village’s first resident, Elfreda Goodwin, cut the cake.

The new name for the Village Centre was announced by Rene Verhoeven – The Lodge.

It had been selected from submissions received from village residents.

Pictured at the official opening of Cambridge Oaks are, from left, Rudy Van Het Wout, Cambridge Oaks assistant village manager Rachelle Bargh, Freedom Lifestyle Villages chairman Alan Morris and Frieda Murray.

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FAITH IN WAIPĀ

Dealing with love in the real world

THE AGE OF REASON

Reflecting on the Fourth Estate

By Rev Julie Guest, Vicar Parish, St John’s Anglican Church

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Being a collar-wearing priest is an interesting experience. The collar invokes a wide range of reactions. Some people put on their best behaviour, and others their worst, as if to say, “what are you going to do about it?” Both reactions are a response to what people believe a priest represents. If the situation allows us to converse, people realise that I am more interested in hearing about them and the well-being of their soul rather than making any kind of judgements.

As we chat, people will often get around to telling me that although they are very spiritual, they are just not religious, or they don’t go to church.

I worry about that.

I worry because being spiritual is almost always interpreted as a personal and private thing. People think they can be deeply spiritual on their own terms.

They feel they can sort out what they believe and get on with it themselves.

They don’t need a church or worshipping community of any sort thank you very much!

And that is where I would disagree, and I believe so would Jesus. I worry that people think that by pursuing their own spirituality they are carefully caring for themselves. It’s a bit like being sure you are a great rugby player when you’ve only ever trained alone. It’s only when you have to deal with teammates who drop your pass, complain at your failures or spur you on to be your best, that you truly know you can play rugby.

Towards the end of his time on earth, Jesus was in a political battle with the powers that be. They were trying to catch him out, to trick him into saying

Several months ago, the government (the old one) decreed that a number of well written journals were not to be permitted to appear.

The reasoning, and even more importantly the rationale, for this decision was hard to fathom.

In fact as you read these words here today be thankful that the owner of the Cambridge News has a dual role – as also being the representative leader of the 80-or-so free weekly ‘local’ tabloids that fall into letterboxes all over the country.

He fought the government in a ‘publish or be damned’ scenario to ensure that not only were his eager readers to be satisfied but also his loyal advertisers were still able to spread the word about their wares and services. And Bravo to you sir!!

At the same time that the government had the temerity to stifle the fourth estate an overseas owner of a number of glossy magazines decided to shut up shop. The owner very conveniently used the government’s ‘thou shall not publish’ dictum as a timely cover.

So, imagine my surprise and pleasure to see the lounge coffee table this week being graced by a new ladies’ magazine that will be, initially and wisely, a fortnightly presentation. The editor announced in the first editorial that she was a redundancy victim of that untimely and unwanted closedown. She is determined to produce a document of worth, class and multi-interest and by the initial example she has hit the journalistic nail on the head.

Which turns me to the subject of journalists.

And I mean real ones. Not the continual simpering of poor standard reporters masquerading as princes of the pen – and not forgetting princesses too! There was a time, about 30 years ago, when reading The Listener was very important if one wished to read well balanced, grammatically correct prose with a depth of investigative journalism. In the UK one would have devoured

something that would give them cause to have him killed.

They gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him: “you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”

G.K. Chesterton once joked: Jesus commanded us to love both our neighbours and our enemies because they are generally the same people. This truth is the challenge.

Those who seek to be spiritual without being religious believe they can feel good about God and be confident that God feels good about them, avoiding having to deal with the vagaries and disappointments of others - especially those who are just darn difficult.

But if, as Jesus says, loving God and loving friends, enemies and ourselves are inseparably linked then we have to deal with love in the real world of people who are imperfect and incomplete.

It is confusing and messy. It involves commitment and work. It is also the way of unbelievebale richness. There’s the old saying you only get what you give.

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Punch. About that time, as a marketing manager, I was a keen follower of the ABC circulation numbers which measured actual sales – and which then caused publishers to balloon the circulation by talking about readership. Especially if the organ concerned was to rest in some highly frequented and highly visible display point such as a doctor’s waiting room.

In the company for which I was supposed to be the marketing guru it was important that we balanced our meagre advertising budget, set against not only readership numbers, but more importantly a class or type of reader for which our message would be accepted as pure gold.

Which of course meant a weekly meeting with our contracted advertising agency whose income was generally directly linked with the amount of time that they kept me busy listening to their ‘expert’ opinion on message delivery.

Whatever resulted in type – and therefore public display – was keenly devoured by both our general manager (CEO had not been invented then) and members of the Board who were appointed by the government of the day. Nervous twitches at the corner of the mouth preceded the phone call from the Minister as to ‘what are you fellows trying to achieve?’ It was impossible to satisfy everyone especially where other departments salivated to get their hands on the marketing budget to use for their nefarious gain.

It was actually a fun time. We learned that a fickle misunderstanding public could be turned with well written words and eye-catching illustrations. That, hopefully, drove the real target readers to further utilise our products and services.

These days the electronic media – of mixed worth – is a far greater arbiter of user choice and, even more importantly, customer retention.

Sad really, but we have to move with the times.

Clean river budget boost The latest funding to improve the condition the Waikato and Waipā river is also expected to bring an economic boost to riverside communities.

The Waikato River Authority has increased its annual funding for river clean-up projects, in part to ensure support for environmental and iwi groups recovering from the financial impacts of Covid-19.

A total of $6.2 million has been allocated to 38 projects.

Waikato River Authority Crown Co-Chair Paula Southgate says the Authority’s 2020 funding round has been one of its most successful in 10 years of operation.

“The Authority board was pleased to be able to increase the level of funding it has made available. This was due to the strength and quality of the applications to carry out river restoration and also the desire by the board to

support river communities.”

Ms Southgate says ensuring prosperous communities is an integral part of the Vision & Strategy for the Waikato River.

Iwi Co-Chair, Roger Pikia, says the funding round has also been notable for the impressive number of iwi projects successfully funded.

“We’ve seen the number of applications from iwi grow over recent years and the number of applicants partnering with iwi has also increased. That trend has continued this year with 16 iwi led projects receiving $3.2 million.”

Mr Pikia said there had also been strong alignment with the Authority’s funding priority for wetland restoration.

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This job’s just the ticket… (and a bit more) It’s the job everyone wants done – but only to other people.

And Waipā District Council is on the hunt for someone prepared to take it on.

The council is increasing its parking warden team from two to three and has started advertising.

Officially, the job title is Enforcement Officer, and the job description suggests the successful candidate will do a lot more than put tickets on windscreens.

The position will be a shared services arrangement with Ōtorohanga District Council, who will part-fun it.

The appointment will be one of several measures to combat parking woes in Te Awamutu and Cambridge. Others include increasing the number of time-limited parking spots and adding more formalised parking spaces on key streets.

Council compliance manager Karl Tutty said Council received frequent parking complaints

from Cambridge and Te Awamutu residents.

“We know there are a number of drivers who leave their vehicles all day in timerestricted parking spaces which is causing a major issue in our town centres,” he said.

“Time limits are designed to allow all drivers fair and equal access to high demand spaces overstaying prevents this from happening.

“An extra enforcement officer will ensure these spaces are properly monitored with drivers adhering to allocated time limits.”

Tutty said the responsibilities of the two full-time enforcement officers went beyond parking enforcement.

“Our current team is at maximum capacity at the moment. They deal with all sorts of issues such as rubbish dumping and addressing and monitoring resource consent conditions, so we are unable to increase monitoring on parking at present. An extra person will allow us to focus more on addressing this particular painpoint for our residents.

Museum's take on Covid's formal Friday

By Viv Posselt

An exhibition of clothing inspired by the way our lives changed during Covid-19 lockdown is attracting attention at Te Awamutu Museum.

Formal Fridays, as it has been called, shows a range of clothing from the 1840s to around the 1970s, profiling the dress code of the day and including formal and wedding attire, uniforms, daywear, and taonga Māori.

Rolling screened images and accessories displayed alongside the textiles brings the exhibition together in a feast of visual nostalgia.

A brown silk taffeta wedding dress with a detachable bustle is thought to be circa 1850s; a rich cloak embroidered with thistles is a Scottish import

from about 1840; there are wedding dresses from the 1920s and one from the 1970s; christening robes and a page-boy outfit; a nurse’s cloak and WW2 soldier’s uniform; sixties daywear; korowai and kete.

The museum’s collection manager Megan Denz said the team decided to mount the display as they mused on how people coped with lockdown by ‘dressing up’ one day a week to go walking or make their zoom calls - hence the ‘Formal Friday’ moniker.

“We chose to create an exhibition in response to how our lives changed during lockdown, when working and being home all the time resulted in a change of dress standard,” she said. “I lived in activewear for the whole six weeks.

I also noticed through lockdown that television announcer Hilary Barry started the online trend of #Formalfriday, where she would wear her best wear for work, online zooms and her own social media. The trend went viral. I thought the idea was great … we wanted to do something fun and whimsical, particularly after the year we’ve all had.”

When the country moved to level two, the team used the opportunity to go through the museum’s fashion collection.

“We went through over 200 boxes… assessing donated items for condition, then photographing and cataloguing them. Some of them are included in this display. Not only are they fascinating to look at, but there are some wonderful

stories behind them.”

Megan hopes the series of images running on two screens set up as part of the display, and showing old images of individuals and groups, might being more of those stories to light. “We would like people to let us know if they can identify people, places or dates around those images,” she said. “It would really help us fill in the gaps.”

The museum’s exhibitions co-ordinator Henriata Nicholas said the exhibition was a fun way to uncover and showcase these textiles.

“Lots of hours have been spent just preparing them for public viewing. We had a team member sewing arms for our mannequins, another intricately steaming beautiful silk wedding dresses, and preparators

making exhibit stands and plinths.”

The exhibition opened at

Te Awamutu Museum on October 3, and will run until the end of March.

Te Awamutu Museum collections manager Megan Denz with some of the fashion items currently on display in the Formal Friday exhibition.

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New nursing option for King Country

Wintec will deliver Enrolled Nursing and Certificate of Health and Wellbeing programmes in Ōtorohanga next year.

Wintec Centre for Health and Social Practice Director

Sharon Brownie said the move was a response to the growing need for accessible vocational education and training.

The course will also be offered in Thames.

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A series of information sessions are planned for both communities on three dates from late October to midDecember.

“We’ve consulted and evaluated the benefits of delivering these programmes in these communities so that studying towards a health career is more accessible and affordable for our potential students, to better support their success,” Dr Brownie said.

“Localising these courses also helps to grow a culturally responsive and work-ready health workforce within these communities to help meet the health care needs of Māori, Pasifika, rural and remote health consumers. It also means that study with the support of whānau and the community is possible, and we know this is a factor in student success, particularly for our Māori and Pasifika, and rurally remote learners” Students will be able to study “locally” with a combination of in-person and learning online, like all Wintec students.

“These are the same courses delivered at our Wintec Hamilton campus, so our new regional students will get the same level of tuition and support and they

Wintec has opened enrolments for nursing training.

will be supported to develop accessible work experience opportunities.”

The courses are expected to appeal to a wide audience from school leavers to career changers with an interest in health.

Enrolled Nursing leads to a range of jobs in hospital and community-based health sectors. Wintec also offers the option for nursing students who identify as Māori and Pasifika to

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Ōtorohanga and Thames students can select from one of two strands as the focus of their studies: Mental health and addiction support or social services.

“Both these qualifications also provide pathways to further education and higher-level qualifications in nursing and social work,” says Dr Brownie.

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he number of new homes being built in Waipā reflects the fact that buyers in the property market are looking at new, rather than used.

In the current housing climate, there is no question that it can be a better option. Building a house can save money and provide other benefits. Start fresh and you move into your own home, the way you want it – you don’t buy someone else’s problems.

Your new home comes with new appliances, modern insulation and, if you want, your own customised options.

Your investment is made safe in the knowledge that upgrades to appliances, walls, plumbing and electrical equipment will not be an issue for years.

You may not even have to upgrade anything for as long as you live in the

house.

Building instead of enables you to consider where you want to customise to your specific needs. Your interior and

exterior will be exactly the way you envisioned it would be. Instead of trying to fit all your ideas into an existing property, you can take the opportunity to get

everything the way you want it up front. The benefits include things like solar panels and other energy efficient options.

Energy efficient

appliances and additions like solar panels will save you money but require high upfront costs to install on an existing property.

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examples of energy efficient homes in the St Kilda subdivision in Cambridge, where homes are not just energy efficient, but also harvest water.

Building your own home means you can own a smart home, built in the digital age. Your media is wired in.

You can choose to have an open backyard if you like mingling with neighbours or have the entire property to yourself.

Building a home allows you to choose how much privacy you want to have.

Building a home means it will be your home. You will be the first person to live in it and are responsible for its position in the first place.

And it creates a certain kind of value you can’t find on the housing market.

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The price homeowners can get for their property is rising at a faster rate than the price of a new build.

The Real Estate Institute NZ House Price Index has jumped 11.1 per cent year-on-year and the national medium price has reached $685,000.

Waikato, Gisborne, Taranaki, Otago, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu/ Whanganui, Wellington,

Canterbury and Auckland all recorded new median price records.

In the wake of the Covid lockdown the number of properties sold in a September month was the highest in 14 years.

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says there is no sign of the property price boom easing.

But at the same time, the quality of new homes has never been higher, and buyers have an everincreasing selection of builders to choose from.

RPS Homes prides itself on turning empty blocks of land into brilliant communities.

Its Cambridge show home at 1 Ruru St is open every Friday and Sunday from 12:30-3:30pm and showcases efficient design and the latest modern trends.

ZB Homes has a show home on the corner of Warburton Crescent and Beckett Drive in Te Awamutu which you can see from Wednesday to Friday from 11am to 3pm and Sunday from noon to 3pm It also has a show

home at 2 Bond Rd in Te Awamutu.

“The possibilities are limitless – there are no set plans. Every home is customised according to your budget, your land, and your needs. We create something new.

Something just for you,” the company explains.

Signature Homes has show homes adjacent to each other in Kimbrae Drive, Rototuna, Hamilton. They can be viewed everyday from 11am to 4pm.

The companies’ websites present options for buyers.

If you set out to build your new home, your architect or builders (or both) will explain a few things you should be aware of.

Overall cost is influenced by location and building consent fees – that applies in Waipā and King Country as it does around the rest of the country.

The Building Guide NZ recommends you find out the average square metre costs of building from your builder, architect or quantity surveyor. This will help you keep your project plans at a realistic level.

The square metre price average between districts can range from about $2000 to $2600.

If you’re aiming

for custom-design bespoke, then expect anything upwards from $3000sqm.

Land is in demand and prices continue to rise – but that’s no surprise – the property market boom shows no sign of abating.

One agency head noted this week the residential property market was booming before last weekend’s General Election, and a stable government would create more of the same because people could invest with confidence.

He predicts a further surge in property prices over the next six months.

So, building, rather than buying, continues to be an attractive option.

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uilding a home might feel like a Herculean task, especially if it’s your first.

But there are some very real advantages to building over buying an established home.

It can cost a fortune to adapt an established home to your needs. You might find the perfect place – except for that one feature that costs an arm and a leg to remove or relocate.

When you build new, you have an opportunity to determine how your bedrooms are configured, what kitchen layout you

want, what type of tiles and carpet you use, and everything in between.

Older properties are often full of appealing character, but that character comes at a cost in the form of ageing and worn out

materials.

If you buy an existing home, you will invariably need to do some general maintenance to ensure

Building has never been a better option.

With the state of the current housing market, there has never been a better time to build on your existing site or secure a new site.

the property is in perfect working order before you settle in.

New homes will meet the most up-todate building codes

and boast the latest in modern features and finishes. You won’t have to face major fixes, such as structural issues or failing heating systems. And if issues do arise, these will generally be covered under warranty. Plus, the money you save can help you pay off the mortgage faster.

Energy costs can be a burden for households. Newly built homes take advantage of the latest in materials and technologies, which can offer huge relief for home-owners’ wallets.

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These homes have great insulation, including double glazed and a energy-efficient. They are usually constructed from low maintenance materials and offer easy upkeep. There is a focus on comfort, solar gain and indoor-outdoor aspects.

If you elect to build, there are several options to suit both your budget and lifestyle – and your expectations.

Let’s look at what you can do Deciding duplex A duplex is a modern, low maintenance two-home building on the same property and they share a central wall.

Each home has its own driveway, entrance and backyard. A duplex option offers a more affordable alternative to a stand-alone residence on a full section. Some of your ongoing costs will often be invested in body corporate fees associated with owning an apartment. You will have a close neighbour – which you may see as an advantage.

particularly smaller apartment complexes and apartments built around green, communal spaces. Apartment living offers living with less maintenance, more security and lifestyle convenience. They often have on-site management and body corporate fees covers much of the maintenance.

Marvellous and Modern Compact, contemporary homes appeal to

A for Apartment Apartments have grown in popularity,

Do it yourself?

If you’ve got a tight budget and some DIY skills, a kitset or flat pack home may be a costeffective option. As a home buyer, you get to manage and control the construction. You can also do part of the work yourself. Flat pack homes are making a come-back in New Zealand. Build time is shorter, labour costs are less and the buyer is in control.

More ideas for you So what other options could you consider?

Well, you could go for custom design or group housing.

Choosing to go bespoke means your home is unique and customdesigned to meet your specific needs. Designers and builders can help develop your ideas, add innovative architectural ideas and customise your home to suit you. Skilled architects can design homes for tricky sites and optimise

views, light and the natural environment.

They are able to present options that may not have been thought of. .

They should also have a good knowledge of the Building Code requirements.

Architects and architectural designers often play a big role in the build. Your investment with them ensures your plans are followed.

It's not just high-end properties that will

benefit from an architect's input. They can add value to more budget projects.

If you opt for a plan from a group housing company, you are selecting something which is tried and tested.

It's also likely to be softer on your budget.

Group home builders have show homes and you can see the finished product, walk through it and get a feel of what it is actually like to live in.

Another advantage is that most group home building companies will personalise your home, and you can achieve your goals without bringing in your own architect. A significant advantage for potential homeowners is the cost saving on house plans.

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Mayors and 4BBRW: a winged wonder Maniapoto in accord Mayors of Ōtorohanga, Ruapehu, Waipā and Waitomo District Council have met with the Maniapoto Māori Trust Board (MMTB) to strengthen partnerships and collaboration.

MMTB Chair, Keith Ikin, said since the Covid-19 National Alert Level Four lockdown was announced, the relationship between MMTB and local councils has strengthened significantly.

“We need innovative solutions to challenges that have been embedded within our community for generations,” he said, Mayors and MMTB representatives committed to working closer together, focussing on skills, employment and business support, Housing and well-being and infrastructure.

“The challenges we face across our community are significant and will require us to work closely together and to do things in a very different way,” Mr Ikin said.

The group resolved to seek a meeting with government ministers with responsibilities across the three priority areas.

Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest said real advantages could be obtained by delivering services as close to the community as possible.

“The key will be to obtain central government support and funding to resolve what are multi-generational social problems,” he said.

Each of the councils and MMTB have initiatives already in place across a number of these areas.

Keith Ikin said their immediate priority was to ensure they are working cohesively to optimise a positive impact.

“In the near future it will be critical to build good relationships with employers, providers, community groups, schools and the wider community to make the difference that is needed within the rohe” says Mr Ikin.

A male kūaka – the godwit - is the talk of the global ornithological community after setting what appears to be a new world record for a nonstop flight from Alaska to the Firth of Thames.

During its migration last November the adult godwit, fitted with a transmitter, was tracked across the Pacific Ocean, and covered more than 12,000kms in 9.3 days, touching speeds close to 100km/h.

The bird is named 4BBRW – after the bands on its legs – and was tracked by satellites. Its estimated flight time was 224 hours.

It left Alaska on September 18 and arrived in the Firth of Thames around 9.30pm on September 27 – nine straight days airborne.

Keith Woodley, the manager of the Pukorokoro-Miranda Shorebird Centre on the western coast of the Firth of Thames and author of a book on the species, says the bird’s astounding effort is being hailed as a record by bird watchers around the world.

“We think it’s the distance record – a bird named E7 did 11680km back in 2007, and we think this bird has gone a bit further than that.

“He’s truly a champion. This year, in particular, it’s certainly something to lift the spirits of folks – even though we may get a bit envious of birds that don’t have to do quarantine and negotiate border controls.”

The godwits migrate from New Zealand to China in March and April.

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Keith Woodley says the tracking of 4BBRW has given an important insight into how weather conditions in the Pacific can impact on the godwits’ migration.

“We know wind is an important part of a migration strategy, and like a cyclist, they’ll try to get a tail wind if they can – but they can’t always manage it.

The recording of the bird’s journey has added crucial new information to wider understanding of the godwits’ migration, Keith Woodley says: “The little devices on the birds are solarpowered, and the people doing the research are expecting to get two, three maybe even four years of data if the devices keep working as they should.”

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exhausted from their journey from Alaska.

Bruce McKinlay, a Technical Advisor in the Department of Conservation (DOC) who represents DOC the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) says the detail provided by this tracking work is important in identifying the pathways migratory birds use during migration.

“Tracking results such as this are the key building blocks for engaging with partners from as far away as Alaska and Siberia to protect habitats that are essential to completing these massive migrations.”

Although the length of the godwits’ migration is impressive, it is not the longest in the bird world.

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Rest homes across the country are relaxing their tight Covid-19 restrictions and taking residents out on day trips again.

In Ōhaupō, Radius Windsor Court rest home residents have stepped back out into the community for the first time since before the March lockdown. They all agreed that the day care, Grasshoppers, should be their first destination.

The rest home’s activities coordinator Kerri-Ann Tinkler took six residents down to Grasshoppers day care last Thursday to “hang out” with their 3 and 4-yearold friends.

Fighting feelings of loneliness and isolation has been one of the top priorities for the rest home staff for the last seven months - but nothing beats the real deal.

Visiting new surroundings and being surrounded by laughter from toddlers was great for the soul. Because the residents and children have spent time together before, the children were thrilled to have them over again and had prepared Play-Doh, books and fingerpainting for their guests.

As soon as Radius Windsor Court resident Donald sat down on a sofa, little Allan jumped up and sat next to Donald for the

Tom and Terry: Radius resident Terry found a youngster keen to fix his “sore” arm.

whole visit – giving him cuddles and listening to the books being read. When it was time for the residents to go back home, Allan got his bag and lined up by the door. He wanted to go with Donald back to the rest home.

Little Tom was carrying a first aid kit and went over to Radius Windsor Court resident Terry, who then pretended he had a sore arm and asked Tom to help fix it.

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that he thanked Kerri-Ann for organising the day trip with a hug.

Being able to interact with the community certainly put smiles on not only the elderly residents’ faces but the faces of the children, who once again had attentive companions with lots of stories to tell.

They’ve already planned the next catch up at the gardens of the Windy Ridge Function Centre. And the theme? A teddy bear picnic of course.

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Twin wins for Kihikihi National honours for TA players Kihikihi’s Hyrum Sunnex won the singles title and the teams title with Bo Nikara at the National Country Clubs tournament in Te Awamutu over Labour Weekend.

Sunnis beat Manawaru’s Shane Quigley in the singles final in five sets.

The two-day series was hosted at the Te Awamutu Events Centre for the first time.

A total of 20 teams entered the first day’s event which was graded into competitive, social-competitive and social divisions.

The final saw Kihikihi beat and Manawaru when Bo Nikara scored a first ever win over Armindeep Singh.

The teams series attracted some ex-New Zealand and several regional representatives playing for their clubs.

Day two saw the individuals event split into competitive and social grades. After an outstanding effort the previous day Nikara lost some tight games to miss out on the main round.

Eighth seed Shane Quigley(Manawaru) lost his first match to 10th seed Trevor Gardner, but then got the better of Nikara, Alan Mitchell and top seed David Scott to reach the semis where he beat Lesley Gardner in five sets.

On the other side of the draw, Sunnex won all of his five matches in straight sets with wins over Armindeep Singh, Gardner, Andrew Leonard, Trevor Mcgaughran and Jared Bell. He then win his semi over Mitchell in four sets.

Sunnex has only lost to Quigley once in

Bo Nikara and Hyrum Sunnex (right) won the team title.

the last several years but Quigley was hot in form after beating so many higher seeded players in the day. The match swayed back and forth before Sunnex emerged with in the fifth, 11-5, 6-11, 7-11, 11-2, 11-7.

The table tennis season for Kihikihi Table Tennis club has now ended and will commence next season end of March 2021.

Results: Teams, Competitive, Kihikihi 1 (Hyrum Sunnex / Bo Nikara) 1, Manawaru 1 (Armindeep Singh / Shane Quigley) 2, Taupo 1 (David Jarvis / Graeme Jackson) 3. Social-Competitive Kihikihi 2 (Jared Bell / Kyle D’Souza) 1, Tauranga 4 (James Catto / Daniel Leaboun) 2, Taupo 2 (Harold Vezza / Dave Scott) 3.

Social, Manawaru 3 (Grant Daisley / Heather Stringer) 1, Manawaru 4 (Vivienne Daisley / Murray Rolston) 2, Kihikihi 5 (Aaron Kelly / Jason Kraayvanger) 3.

Singles, Competitive, Hyrum Sunnex (Kihikihi) 1, Shane Quigley 2, Alan Mitchell (Rotorua) 3. Social, Grant Daisley (Manawaru) 1, Heather Stringer (Manawaru) 2, Anthony Leonard (Rotorua).

Waikato won both the Girls and Boys New Zealand Lacrosse U15 National Championships at Tamahere Park over Labour Weekend – and also collected silver medals in both.

It was an exceptional outcome for the region, and testament to the depth of players at this level from the strong ongoing U15 development programme in the Waikato.

In the Girls’ tournament, Waikato Gold prevailed in an epic struggle with Waikato Red. Te Awamutu College students Isabelle Vrensen, Mia Ellis, Sydney Anderson and Caitlyn Blakey were players in the winning team.

Coach Melissa Gratwicke said her team was “hungry and gritty, and they just fought for everything”.

“They weren’t giving anything, they really had to dig in. They started out, got behind and didn’t have a great start, but managed to dig in, pull it back, and take on a good lead.”

Gratwicke, who plays for Hartford University in the US on a full lacrosse scholarship coached at this tournament in 2017 and was impressed at the lift n standard.

“These girls are U15 and I am just lost for words. They are just so talented, and they work really, really hard for it as well.”

Te Awamutu College players Isabelle Vrensen (Waikato Gold) and Holly Harris (Waikato Red) were also named in the Girls Tournament Team for 2020.

In the Boy’s tournament final, Waikato

Te Awamutu College students Isabelle Vrensen and Holly Harris were named in the tournament team.

Black beat Waikato Gold 11-7. Te Awamutu College students Lochlan McClunie and John-David Brown were players in the winning team.

Auckland took third place in both competitions.

Kris Nebeskӯ who oversaw the tournament, said both Auckland and Waikato entered good teams.

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