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We’re on track for May

From left, Alex Jenkins, Lynsey Satherley and Hope Trebes on the new artificial track in Cambridge. The country’s first synthetic racetrack will through a quarantine period. host a full meeting at Cambridge in May. Jockey club chief Mark Fraser-Campin Cambridge Jockey Club opened the new said there was still work to do on facilities track last year and it has been given the at the track – there are plans for a small twothumbs up by trainers. storey building with grandstand facilities The 30,000-plus square metre polytrack – but that had been put back by Covid. surface is one of three approved for the Facilities for jockeys and car parking will be country – two more will be laid at Awapuni ready by the first race day. and Riccarton. “What we will do is put on a series of The $12.75m Cambridge project started meetings in the middle of winter from May almost 12 months ago to the week – and to October, when weather can play havoc the club was able to shake off the full with grass tracks,” he said. impact of the Covid lockdown by getting a In winter other clubs with grass tracks concession to bring the team which mixes could move their meetings to Cambridge if the ingredients back from Australia to go needed, rather than announce a cancellation.

The new track is drawing trainers and horses into Cambridge. A stream of floats bring established and rising stars in throughout the week. It’s estimated about 1200 horses are in training at Cambridge – and the industry and infrastructure around it contributes millions of dollars to the region’s economy. Cambridge’s racing fraternity would be in the news each November a generation ago as they produced Melbourne Cup contenders – today the industry is considerably bigger. Nationally, it is estimated the industry ploughs $1.6 billion into the New Zealand economy each year, a fact which encouraged

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the Government to support the Cambridge project. Trainer Shawn Ritchie – who lives within shouting distance of the new track – is a fan. “From a trainer’s perspective it is consistent – it bounces back – you can work 500 horses on it, and it looks as good as when the first went round.” He said it was also beneficial for older horses and those with back issues or greasy heel – a dermatitis condition. He says the synthetic track was needed and while it hasn’t been tested in winter, he expects it to be very good.

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Road safety I have spent many years (more than six) pleading with Waipā District Council to improve the safety of Lower Dick St through the following options: make it a one way street, have a no-parking yellow line on the western side of the street, create tarsealed angle parking the length of the western side of the street, or finally, kerb and channel it the same as every other commercial street in Cambridge. All these logical requests have been ignored or failed with the pitiful excuse it is being investigated. How many years does this Council require to investigate a road safety problem occurring on a commercially zoned street in the middle of our town. This safety issue to motorists and Primary School children is caused by illegal parking. So, regretfully, I finally ask Council to invoke the Council By-law and prohibit and police all parking on the berm of Lower Dick street. I S Thomas, Cambridge The District Council responds: Council staff have responded to previous correspondence regarding Dick Street and to another letter to the editor in August 2020 about kerb and footpaths on lower Dick Street. Unfortunately, there is no budget in the current plan for major street works on Dick Street. However, we are looking at the suggested parking restriction on the western side and will do some consultation with residents on this later in January.

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Prevention: better than cure Ngā mihi o te tau hou, Happy New Year to you all. I hope everyone has had a safe and relaxing holiday. I was fortunate enough to get away to the Hawke’s Bay for a few days which was great. Now, as for many of you however, it’s time for me to be back at work. As part of the wider Prevention Team in Waikato Police, I worked four days assisting at Kawhia. It is such a beautiful part of the country. While we didn’t have many incidents, those that we did have involved people driving after drinking. In two cases, their decision resulted in traffic crashes and it was only by luck that no one was injured. Plan your ride home before you go out drinking and don’t underestimate the time required for your body to process a heavy night drinking – it is possible for your breath alcohol to still be over the limit early the next morning. In Waipā Cambridge is again seeing an increase in boy racer activity, recently involving large groups of cars travelling into our rural areas. Information is important and we need your eyes and ears. If you see a car doing burnouts, gather as much information as is safely possible about the vehicle and driver and call 111 immediately. If you observe convoys of boy racer vehicles travelling into/around Cambridge (they can be made up

of over 100 vehicles), be sure to ring *555 and let us know at the time too. Burnouts cause noise and air pollution and damage our roads. Enforcement is only possible if we get information in a timely manner and of a nature sufficient to identify the culprits. Let’s show them Cambridge is not the place to be. Last week we received a complaint from a person who bought an iPhone via Facebook marketplace. The seller promptly disappeared once their money was transferred and suffice to say, no iPhone arrived. I strongly recommend that unless you personally know the seller or will be collecting the item and paying cash on pickup, Facebook marketplace is not the way to purchase high value items. It is all too easy for someone to take advantage and commit fraud. If you are purchasing things via marketplace, screen shot all communications with the seller. Once a post is deleted, all associated communication will also disappear. If you are unlucky and are a victim of fraud, report it to Police on 105 providing all information possible. Police will pursue the offender, but like anything, prevention is better than cure. I look forward to continuing my weekly columns this year and welcome any feedback/ comments or queries to Cambridge CommunityLiaison@police.govt.nz.

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Briefs… Road works

Waka Kotahi has started significant road works north of the Piarere turnoff on State Highway One. The work is planned to take up to three weeks and a temporary speed limit will be in place.

Bridge lessons

Free lessons to teach children how to play the card game Bridge will be given over the next two Wednesdays from 1.30pm to 3.30pm at the Resthaven Village Centre library in Vogel St, Cambridge.

On camp

Youngsters living with cancer are enjoying a few days of summertime fun at a Camp Quality Camp at Narrows Park in Tamahere. The January 12-15 camp offers an opportunity to meet up with friends and enjoy a range of activities. The 2020 winter camp was cancelled due to Covid-19. Camp Quality New Zealand is a volunteer charitable trust dedicated to running camps around the country for youngsters aged five to 16.

Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day will be observed at Waipā’s Lake Ngaroto with a mystery tour themed around the long-fin eel. The National Wetlands Trust is planning a self-drive Tuna Hikoi/Eel Journey to explore the Waipā District's wetlands. For more details go to www.wetlandtrust.org. nz

Back on song

Te Awamutu’s Country Music Club has two club days, at Te Awamutu Methodist Church Hall in Bank Street, this month – the first on Sunday from 1pm to 4.30pm.

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The first Tamahere Country Market of 2021 will be held on Sunday at St Stephens Anglican Church from 8.30am to 1pm.

Jewellery heist: teen in the dock

A 16-year-old was expected to appear in the Palmerston North Youth Court this week following a ram-raid which saw thieves make off with an estimated $70,000 in jewellery. Cambridge station police sergeant Ben Joll said the youth, who is facing multiple charges of burglary, dangerous driving and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, was arrested in Palmerston North on Monday. He said several other “persons of interest”, believed to be from Hamilton and Auckland, are being investigated. Cambridge Jewellers owners, Andrew and Katrina Haultain, re-opened their shop on Tuesday, determined that the robbery wouldn’t deter them from getting back to business as soon as possible. Four offenders were in a stolen car which was used to ram the front of the Victoria St shop, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. The vehicle rammed the entrance repeatedly, then weapons were used to smash display cabinets, primarily targeting high-end Swarovski, Karen Walker, Nomination jewellery and G-shock and Nixon watches. The Haultains believe that the immediate activation of alarms and a smoke cloak prevented the intruders from staying longer than the oneand-a-half minutes they spent inside. “They targeted certain brands … they knew what they wanted,” said Katrina. Katrina and Andrew were at the shop within minutes of the break-in only to find the vehicle used to gain entry still idling in the entranceway. Security officers and police were there soon

Katrina and Andrew Haultain on Monday morning, overseeing the reconstruction of the shop entrance before re-opening on Tuesday.

afterwards. Andrew said they were grateful the theft had not occurred during the busy period leading up to Christmas. He said jewellery left by customers for repair was untouched. “That was securely locked away in our safe.” The theft was the second the Haultains have suffered in the decade since they opened. The first

saw $100,000 worth of jewellery stolen during the visit of Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, in April 2014. “We want people to know we won’t be put off by this. It is back to business as usual for us.” Sgt Joll said people who see items fitting the description of those stolen should contact police via 105 and quote the file number 201230/0347.

Chamber chief reflects on ‘one hell of a year’ By Viv Posselt

Cambridge has come through a challenging year in surprisingly good shape, but a cautious approach to 2021 is needed, says Cambridge Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Bouzaid. The post Covid-19 lockdown initially forecast wasn’t as dismal as forecast, she said. Waipā has been more resilient than expected, adapting to the changing circumstances with ‘tenacity and speed’, although small business, hospitality and some retail is still struggling. The current summer period would be telling, she suggested, with concerns expressed around whether the number of domestic tourists coming to the region could offset the loss of

international tourists. Kelly said 3218 fewer pedestrians were recorded in town last month. The Cambridge pedestrian counter logged 91,657 during December 2020, compared to 94,875 in December 2019. “Overall, 2020 was one hell of a year,” she said. “People have had to dig deep to stay in business … they’re now looking for a platform from which to leverage in 2021. The challenges will have given them a clearer picture of how things look and what their priorities should be. An austerity budget remains to ensure internal resilience, but it’s business as usual here at the Chamber. In saying that, in the event us of having to revert into crisis management, we have the

ability to adapt quickly. We know what that means now and have to be ready for it.” Several key issues emerged from the pandemic, Kelly said. One was the impact closed borders has had on supply chains, leaving business facing a shortage of parts to service or products to sell. “Things we have always taken for granted might look quite different in 2021.” Another key issue is the shortage of both skilled and unskilled labour, she said, adding that the difficulty in finding staff is strangling some businesses. “Overall, we’ve been quite lucky in Cambridge. We’ve seen a couple of vulnerable businesses close, but there have also been a few new ones open.” None of it had been easy,

she said. The Chamber moved tactically to offset the immediate impact of the lockdown, strengthening networks and engaging with like-minded Waikatowide organisations to provide resources and support. Heightened communications saw Zoom panels created, industry specific conversations shared, webinars and more, as well as the launch of two successful initiatives, the Totally Locally brand and the regional job-matching platform, Waikato.nxtstep. Membership to the Chamber grew in 2020, and members new and old are more transparent about their needs, more honest about their vulnerabilities. “There is more connectedness than there was before Covid-19. People want to know how

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Brits, Africans, Fijians dominate new Kiwi list

Waipā welcomes more than 130 new New Zealand citizens during 2020 – but most missed the formal ceremony because of Covid restrictions. Citizens from 25 countries including England, India, Fiji, South Africa, India, Cambodia, Australia and the United States were naturalised.. The sole citizenship ceremony was held in February before ceremonies were suspended by the Department of Internal Affairs when New Zealand moved to Alert Level 4. “2020 was a turbulent year and although we weren’t able to welcome our new citizens the way we normally would, we are very pleased to have them here as part of our Waipā family,” district mayor Jim Mylchreest said. A welcome to Waipā function was held in November for those people who had become citizens in March-September 2020. “It was fantastic to be able to officially

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NEW YEAR MESSAGE

THE AGE OF REASON

Reflecting on the positives

A change of scenery

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By Peter Carr

New Year Greetings from the Cambridge Community Board It’s welcome to 2021, and we are all hoping it will be better than 2020. There are positives from 2020, we exercised, spoke to different people we passed as we exercised even if they were on the other side of a street. Some of us learned new skills, for many of us that was using Zoom to attend meetings, or simply to chat with family members in distant places. We commemorated Anzac Day from our gateways, but with lots of heartfelt messages written on fences and walls by the younger members of our community. We learned a new language - Covid, isolation, quarantine, distancing etc words that had existed before but took on a new meaning. Parents learned about home schooling, and every one of those parents and students deserves a cheer from the rest of us. The teachers also deserve a cheer for preparing lessons and maintaining contact with students and parents. We thank all the people who kept so much of our essential services running, including those who volunteered to buddy the elder members of our community, and

now that we have had a few weeks of the ‘old normal’ back, we hopefully will never again take those people for granted . Here we are in 2021, all hoping for a great year, and the Cambridge Community Board is looking forward to a great year too. Our monthly meetings start on February 3, and as usual there is the Community Forum to open the meeting. The Forum starts at 6pm, and each group or person has five minutes to speak to the Board. If you wish to speak please ring Council and ask to talk with the Board secretary. The Board acknowledges the Cambridge News declaring Julie Epps Community Person of 2020. Julie does an awesome job in our community. The Board was delighted to give Julie a Cambridge Community Service Award in 2020. Thank you Julie for being a great member of our Cambridge Community!

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The Yuletide holiday season in this lovely country has changed over recent years. There was a time - not too far distant - when the three week industrial shut-down permitted the annual overhaul of manufacturing machinery. That allowed the operators of those machines to encamp in tents, baches, cribs, caravans etc mainly overlaid with a beachside environment. The advent of 365 day operating machinery underpinned by computerised control systems has resulted in social changes in relation to the timing and geographical location of holidays. And in the Covid overlaid pressures also resulted in a Go Kiwi drive to enhance both holiday types and locations. As a campervan person I am aware that the upper parts of Northland has been teeming with campervan owners, all intent in ensuring that the lifestyle this provides gives them the degree of comfort they desire. Thirty years ago many of them would have been happy in a tent with an add-on flysheet, some form of primus heating and a couple of billies. But the world, at least our world, has moved on and the ever-growing campervan brigade would not dream of moving from home without fridge, freezer, TV, comfortable beds, automatic transmission/cruise control and BBQ, all overlaid with solar panel battery

boosting. So as a campervan person I found myself last week without my white turtle-like shell. Rather, at the northern end of Wellington I was house sitting a home overlooking the Mana marina to give the hard-working owners a chance for a well-earned break. I was also looking after a 17-year-old granddaughter who is staying home to attend to her two horses. That results in the elderly folk of this narrative driving to the paddocks each day to scoop up and transfer to a composting area an enormous amount of equestrian waste (there are stronger words for this product)! Have you any idea just how much full-size horses can pass through their system every day? But we enjoyed the experience. The Wellington transport system permits Gold Card holders the ability to maximise use of their very good train system. A fast train every 30 minutes south to the city or north to Waikanae (all free) ain’t too bad. Latest on our list in our electronically enwrapped campervan has been a sojourn at Cooks Beach. But for a while the days of canvas, poles, groundsheets and Primus equipment seemed an eternity away.

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NEW YEAR MESSAGE

FAITH IN WAIPĀ

No ‘pain-free’ guarantee… Living in pleasant provincial New Zealand offers no ‘get out of jail free card’ inasmuch as encountering hard things in life goes. Sadly, to some degree rejection, scorn, cruelty, unkind actions, criticism, injustice, being misunderstood is no respecter of persons. And tragically for too many, physical abuse goes with their suffering of emotional pain. Our reactions or responses in facing such damaging occurrences determine much about who we become as human beings. Many become vindictive, defensive, aggressive, belligerent or socially distant- treating others and speaking about others out of deep inner wounds they carry. Nelson Mandela’s learnings are challenging in this regard. Just after becoming President, he asked some of his bodyguard members to go for a walk in town. Later they went out for lunch. Each of Mandela’s team ordered what they wanted. He noticed a man sitting alone at a nearby table also waiting to be served. When he had been served, Mandela told one of his soldiers to ask the man to join them. The man stood up bringing his plate and sat next to Mandela. While eating, the hands of this ‘guest’ were constantly shaking and he didn’t lift his head from the food. When they had finished, without even looking at him, this man waved at Mandela who shook his hand… at which point the man walked away. A conversation ensued from one of Mandela’s soldiers asking a question - I quote… “Madiba, that man must be very sick as his hands wouldn’t stop shaking while he was eating”. “Not at all! The reason for his tremor is another,” Mandela

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replied. They looked at him puzzled and he continued, “That man was the guardian of the jail I was locked up in. Often, after the torture I was subjected to, I screamed and cried for water and he came to humiliate me, he laughed at me and instead of giving me water he urinated on my head. He wasn’t sick, he was scared and shook maybe fearing that I, now that I’m president of South Africa, would send him to jail and do the same thing he did with me, torturing and humiliating him. But that’s not me, that behaviour is not part of my character nor my ethics. Minds that seek revenge destroy states, while those that seek reconciliation build nations.” (abridged, Echeverría Martínez “Chicali Wall”) Mandela understood something of forgiveness and love. The Bible has much to say about such love referring to it as the ‘royal law’. It is the law of the King…in other words “Love” is Jesus’ way…He suffered each of the indignities I mentioned in the opening paragraph beyond anything a human being ever suffered. Yet His words and actions still resonated love, forgiveness and acceptance. “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. Bless those who curse you - pray for those who mistreat you.” Broken on the cross He died, crying out for His cruel perpetrator’s forgiveness. Forgiveness and mercy we all need- to be free.

A buffet of possibilities By Louise Upston, MP for Taupo

Happy New Year! It is a whole new year and hopefully you are enjoying a great festive break with family and friends. As I welcomed in the dawn of 2021 in the peace and quiet of the NZ bush, I was reminded of the beauty, peace and serenity that living in New Zealand brings and I am hopeful for our future. It’s a common custom on the first day of the new year to take time to reflect and make New Year’s resolutions. A whole new year provides a buffet of possibilities and usually sees ambitious thoughts and goals for improvement, whether at home, work or simply for personal development. Whatever your resolution was, if you made any, it was an opportunity to turn our faces to the future and forget the past. I know that I was eager to turn the page and welcome in Day 1, 2021. As for the past 365 days where I did the best I can, you and I’ll keep doing just that. Each new day of 2021 will be one more day that I get to do a job that I love, to work with you and on behalf of you, the fabulous people that make up the Cambridge community. We do have a lot of work to do this year, and in coming months I’ll elaborate a little more about the community and business engagement workshops I am planning. For now, I hope like me, you are taking the time to enjoy yourself. From my family to yours, here’s hoping that 2021 will be everything you are hoping for.

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Arie Paton used to think published authors were “special humans” – until she became one herself. “I always carried this belief that writers are not actually normal, they’re a cut above us and they can do magical things,” she said. “And I think now I’ve realised that probably lots of us have stories to tell, it’s just actually whether you have the patience to get it out there and get it done.” Arie grew up in Kihikihi and now teaches at Kihikihi School, which she attended herself as a child. It was there that she first discovered her passion for writing, at about age nine. “We were writing haunted stories and I remember thinking oh my gosh, this is so much fun,” she said. The Te Awamutu resident has been penning stories and poems in her spare time ever since, and had always planned to write a book “one day”. But that day came sooner than anticipated, after she wrote a story for one of her students, Darcy Jenkins, while teaching at Leamington School in Cambridge last year. “One day I found out that Darcy had some warts on his feet – which I had never noticed – and he was quite upset about it,” she said. “And that just made me think, oh my gosh, we all have these things in our life that we really focus on and we think that other people are really focused on and we let that stop us from seeing all of our great things.” She went home that night, wrote the story on A4 paper with “not very good” stick figure illustrations and gave it to Darcy the next day. Those stick figures have now been replaced by full-colour cartoons drawn by the expert hand of illustrator Mykhailo Ridkous, after Arie won a publishing contract with User Friendly Resources, a New Zealand company that specialises in developing materials to support teaching programmes. Her book, Darcy the Brave, has just been

Te Awamutu author Arie Paton reads her new book, Darcy the Brave, with the boy who inspired it, Darcy Jenkins.

released for sale. It tells the tale of a mighty knight who is hiding a terrible secret: an infestation of fugwumps on his left hand. These unsightly creatures, which burrow their sharp noses into his skin and leave their round, brown bums poking out, cause him serious embarrassment until he eventually manages to overcome his insecurities in the bravest act of all. The real Darcy, who is now nine years old, loved the story. “It was really nice and cool,” he said. Arie, who is about to go on maternity leave for the birth of her first child, is now working on her second children’s book. “I really believe in the power of stories and that the narratives we tell ourselves about ourselves and about each other – and even about our society – really change the world,” she said. Darcy the Brave is available at www. userfriendlyresources.co.nz.

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Look smart: help dress kids for school By Harriet Dixon, general manager, Cambridge Community House

The first term of the year starts in a few weeks and we’ve got a way for you to help dress students in sharp looking school clothes, or grab a bargain if your own child is heading back to class. We’ve all learned that fast-fashion can be wasteful and is bad for the environment. At Cambridge Community House our school uniform clothing efforts are the exact opposite. We encourage the community to take some collective responsibility and make full use of the gear we already have, by redistributing it to the people who need it most. We now have a dedicated room, thanks to support from Waipā District Council Waste Minimisation Funding and Wardrobe World, who kitted out the room. We also have some equally dedicated volunteers, getting school uniform clothing ready for the new year. This is a service available to everyone in the community and it’s one with plenty of rewards. Here’s how it works. We accept donations of quality used school

uniform clothing in clean and good condition. We also get financial support from caring people in our community to help specifically with sourcing brand new school clothing for those who are really in need. Our amazing volunteer team look after the sorting, sizing and distribution, making sure every piece is in tip top condition for its new owner. The uniform clothes are then made available to everyone in the community. We provide the clothes to those who need them for free, but we also welcome a koha of whatever you can afford, to help support the service, or contribute to buying more stock. This is one of those services that just keeps on paying back our efforts in so many ways. For one, it’s a great way to recycle used school uniform clothes if your youngsters have finished school, or just grew a foot and a half over summer. Also, if your kids are going through a growth spurt it can be heartbreaking to spend up large on new gear, only to watch it last six months before they get

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Changes have been made to a community service offering transport for Cambridge residents to and from medical appointments. It is now operating under Cambridge Community House (CCH) as the Cambridge Community House Volunteer Driver Service. CCH manager Harriet Dixon said they were working closely with New Zealand Red Cross to transition its community transport service. “The service will not change from the point of view of our community,” she said. “The same phone number to book a drive will apply (027 667 7076), and the same people will be on the end of the phone. We also have the St John health shuttle in Cambridge, which provides minibus transport through to Hamilton.” Harriet said the two services

complement each other. The CCH Volunteer Driver Service provides companionship and one-onone support to and from the waiting area of the individual’s appointment. The driver will often wait for the appointment to end and then drive the client home. She said CCH was not funded for the service and called for locals to support it. “People using it provide a donation, and this goes to reimburse the drivers. We have three volunteer co-ordinators and 22 volunteer drivers,” she said. “We would like to receive some local funding to support the service.” Anyone keen to help should contact CCH, 193 Shakespeare St, Leamington, or donate directly to the Cambridge Community House Trust (020300-0053796-025) with ‘VDS transport’ as the reference.

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Copy That: stars align

By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk

Trainer Ray Green felt a sense of relief as he watched his pride and joy Copy That take out the Gr.2 McMillian Equine Feeds Flying Mile (1609m) at Cambridge Raceway last week. The pacer has been luckless in his last few starts, but he was dealt a good hand in Friday’s feature. Driver Maurice McKendry launched the son of American Ideal off the gate from his handy draw of three to take an early lead. McKendry kept a solid tempo throughout and Copy That was able to open up turning for home and hold off the late challenge of Self Assured to win by 1-1/2 lengths, in a time of 1:53.2. Green said he was relieved to get the win after a series of placings. “We have had no luck in his last few races. He has gone well in each of them but has had no luck,” he said. “Tonight he showed he is right up there with them.” Green took plenty of confidence into the race which had main rivals Spankem and Self Assured drawn wide. “On paper I couldn’t see how they could beat him. As it turned out that is the way it was,” he said. “The draw was good and all the stars were aligned.” Green was philosophical about Copy That’s previous runs and he is now looking forward to further campaigns with his star pacer.

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“It is always frustrating, but that is horse racing. You can’t have everything going your way all of the time,” he said. “It was a relief to see him not encounter any hurdles and show what he can do.” Copy That will now head for a brief spell before Green decides what his next targets will be. “He won’t be heading over to Australia, Covid-19 has put a stop to that,” Green said. “He can do all of those races next year anyway, so he doesn’t have to go over. “He will go for a short spell and we will go from there.” Earlier on the card Majestic Man signed off his New Zealand campaign in style before he heads across the Tasman for some Group One targets. The Phil Williamson-trained gelding was backed into $1.20 favouritism for the Gr.3 Les Harrison Transport Cambridge Flying Stakes (1700m), and duly delivered for punters, winning by three-quarters of a length over Temporale. He will fly to Victoria next Wednesday in preparation for the Dullard Cup later this month.

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Seldom to market in this location - a short stroll to town. Set back from the road and with plenty of parking. Tastefully refurbished, welcoming light bright living spaces. Large lounge, semi open plan dining, a third bedroom with separate toilet and basin, family bathroom with partitioned wet floor shower, 3 heat pumps for cooling/heating. Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 28th January, by 4.00 pm

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The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is restaurant. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 11am to 9.30pm. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Licensing Committee, 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at: Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840. No objection to the issue of a new licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. This is the first publication of this notice. Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

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Of an application for On Licence Te Awa Lifecare Village Ltd, 1866 Cambridge Road, Cambridge has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the renewal of an on-licence in respect of the premises situated at 1866 Cambridge Road, Cambridge known as Te Awa Lifecare. The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is a Retirement Village and Cafe. The days on which, and the hours on which alcohol is (or is intended to be) sold under the licence are Monday to Sunday, 10am to 11pm. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Licensing Committee, 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at: Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840. No objection to the issue of a renewal licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. This is the only publication of this notice.

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DEATH NOTICES

IN MEMORIAM

HANKS, Phillip Milton – Passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, 7th January 2021. Aged 70 years. Loved father and father-in-law of Tony & Lupelele, Jeremy and Natasha & Peter. Doting grandfather to Milan, Hinemaia, Jacob, Kalen, Ikaika, Harper, Charli and Arlo. ‘Great mate to many.’ A celebration of Phillip's life will be held at The Pavilion at Hamilton Workingmen's Club, Commerce Street, Frankton, Hamilton, on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at 1.00pm followed by a private cremation. All communications to The Hanks Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

BILLS, Aubrey Albert Donald 25-11-1921 to 09-12-2020 The family of Aubrey Bills would like to thank everyone for the kindness shown on his recent death. Our sincere thanks go to everyone who has reached out, sent a card or offered assistance during this difficult time. The family would also like to thank Dr Clare Hamilton for her dedicated support. A special thanks to Gabriella and Don Fraser. A celebration of Aubrey’s life will be held on Saturday 16th January at the Cambridge Raceway 1 Taylor Street Cambridge at 1pm.

PINFOLD, Audrey Marigold, OStJ – Passed away at Lifecare Cambridge on Wednesday, 30th December 2020. Aged 92 years. Devoted wife to the late Jack. Beloved mother & mother in-law to Barbara & Norrie, Carole & Kelvin, John, and the late Susan & David. Cherished grandmother to Nigel, Shawn, Damian, Vanessa, Simon, Keren, Glen, Leonie, and great grandmother to 11. Special thanks to Lifecare Cambridge and Dr Ian Gilbertson who have taken exceptional care of Audrey. The service for Audrey has been held. All communications to the Pinfold Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

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Mighty River Domain, Lake Karapiro Temporary Liquor Bans

Pursuant to the Waipa- District Public Places Alcohol Control Bylaw 2015 and the Local Government Act 2002, temporary liquor bans will operate on the Mighty River Domain, Lake Karapiro (excluding the Sir Don Rowlands Centre, any leased facilities and any other area/s on the Mighty River Domain specifically licensed for the sale or service of alcohol) on certain dates/times during the 2020-2021 summer season. For further details, visit www.lakekarapiro.co.nz Garry Dyet Chief Executive Officer

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NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES Waipa- District Council will consider an application to close the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic:

• Empire Street – between Alpha Street and Duke/Victoria Street roundabout between 7.00am and 4.00pm on Sunday, 21 March 2021 for the Cambridge Autumn Festival.

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The application will be considered under the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974. Arrangements will be made for access by emergency vehicles during the closure, if required. Access will also be available for Empire Street staff and residents. Any objections to the proposal must be lodged with Waipa- District Council, in writing, before 4.00pm on Friday, 29 January 2021. Please include the nature of the objection and the grounds for it. For more information please contact Waipa- District Council on 0800 924 723 or email info@waipadc.govt.nz Garry Dyet Chief Executive

Start Dates 2021 Thursday January Friday January 2428 9.00 – 3.00 Peer Support Training Day 1:15-3:15 Enrolment time for in-zone students who have 9.00 – 11.30 All students with a timetable clash or who not yet wish enrolled at the school, please to make a subject change comephone to the from JanuarySchool 20 forHall. an appointment (827 5415 ext 0) 1.30 – 3.00January 28Enrolment time for in-zone students who Tuesday have not yet enrolled at the school, please 9:00-12:15 All students or who wish to phonewith froma25timetable January forclash an appointment make a(827 subject 5415change ext 0) come to the school Hall 1:15-3:15 Enrolment time for in-zone students who have Friday January 29 not yet enrolled theforschool, from 1.30 -3.00 Enrolmentat time in-zone please studentsphone who have at the school,(827 please phoneext 0) Januarynot20yetforenrolled an appointment 5415 from 25 January for an appointment Wednesday January 29 (827 5415 ext 0) 8:40-9:30 Year 12 New Gym; Year 13 Old Gym Tuesday February 2 9:30-12:15 Confirmation begins by 9.00 - 12.00 Course Course confirmation Yearfor 12 students & 13 rosteredYear Form Classmeeting. 13 Camp CourseWhen Conficourse rmationconfirmation for all Yearis12completed and Year 13 students are free to go home. This may not when completed students are free to go home take long. Thursday January 30 Wednesday February 3 8:40-3:15 9 students and Peer Support Leaders 8.40 – 3.15 All YearAll Year 9 students and Peer Support Leaders 8.50 – 10.00 Poowhiri Poowhiri students 8:50 for Yearfor9Year and9Year 13 and PeerPeer Support Leaders; meetofatthe the front of the school. leaders;Support meet at the front school. 10.00 Form class activities and class photos. 9:30 Form Class activities Thursday February – Whole School attends – morning only Friday January 31–4 Whole School attends 8.40 – 12.30 House Activities morning 8:40-9:30 Year 10House Assembly Newand Gym colours PEand gear to be worn. Year 11 Assembly Old Gym Friday February – Whole school Year5 9, 12 & 13 Formattends Room 8.40 – 9.40 All students go to Form Room for period 1. 9:30 9.40 – 3.15 IntervalNormal classes – full school timetable 10-3:15 House Activities Full uniform required for all days February House except coloursThursday and PE gear to be4.worn Monday February 3 – Whole school attends 8:40-9:30 Form Time 9:40-3:15 Normal classes – full school timetable Full uniform required for all days except Friday January 31

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES Waipa- District Council will consider an application to close the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic: • Wilson Street – between Duke Street and Victoria Street • James Street – whole street

• Victoria Street – (northbound only) – between Wilson Street and Alpha Street between 12:30pm and 1:00pm on Sunday, 21 March 2021 for the Maadi Cup Street Parade. The application will be considered under the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974. Arrangements will be made for access by emergency vehicles during the closure, if required. Arrangements will also be made for access to affected businesses if required. Any objections to the proposal must be lodged with Waipa- District Council, in writing, before 4.00pm on Friday, 29 January 2021. Please include the nature of the objection and the grounds for it. For more information please contact Waipa- District Council on

0800 924 723 or email info@waipadc.govt.nz

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Lakewood Cambridge is a retail and accommodation development in central Cambridge run by a Body Corporate comprising owners. The development is now complete and the Body Corporate wishes to enter into long-term appropriate arrangements for cleaning and maintenance services. Registrations of interest are called to provide the following: 1. Interior cleaning and rubbish removal - Blocks B and E 2. Caretaker for exterior duties including bin rubbish, litter and tree waste removal, window, building and gutter cleaning 3. Garden maintenance including mowing, weeding, pruning, spraying and fertilising of grounds. Registrations can be lodged for any or all of the three services. Tasks and frequencies available from the Body Corporate, c/o Pamela Stevenson, Colliers International, 69 Victoria St, Hamilton. Ph 07 839 2538. Tenders close 5pm Friday 29 January 2021.

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