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Afternoon at the proms An audience of over 300 gathered on Cambridge’s Village Square on a balmy Sunday afternoon to enjoy the town’s first Proms Concert.

And patrons can expect it to become a regular on the Waipā calendar.

The event featured the Cambridge Brass Band under the baton of Proms veteran Rob Hocking, the Cambridge Auxiliary Band and the newly formed Cambridge Jazz Band.

The Proms opened with the New Zealand march “Invercargill”, which put a Kiwi flavour on the programme and concluded in traditional BBC Proms style with the Fantasy on British Sea Songs, Land of Hope and Glory plus Now is the Hour, ably Chris Gale gave a thrilling rendition of Land of Hope and Glory with Cambridge Brass Band at the Proms Concert. aided by Cambridge soprano, Chris Gale.

Musical Director, Rob Hocking, told the enthusiastic crowd that this is the start of an annual event bring music into the park, and gave thanks to the Waipa District Council, who sponsored the concert, the Cambridge Lions and the Cricket Club who assisted making this event a The crowd enjoyed the late afternoon sun on the Village Square. success.

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Stilt walkers, like these seen at the last Main Street Carnival, will be back for this year’s event.

After a lockdown-enforced cancellation last year, the Cambridge Autumn Festival returns next month with most of the postponed events coming back in 2021, plus at least 10 new ones.

Half of the listed events will be free to attend, including the Main Street Carnival and Autumn Art Market on March 21. That will see Victoria and Empire streets come alive with more than 50 art and craft stalls and over 200 performers including the Big Muffin Serious Band, Sylvia’s Toaster, the Wai Taiko drummers, dancers, jazz bands, stilt walkers, children’s entertainment, street performers and more.

New events this year will include a contemporary sculpture exhibition entitled ‘GroundWork’ at St Peter’s School, a Teddy Bears’ Picnic, a film,

the ‘Secret Spaces of Cambridge’ photography competition, two different puppet shows from the award-winning Birdlife Productions, a drag show, country music, ‘Party Like Gatsby’, and the return of ‘The Long Lunch’.

There will also be a unique opportunity to preview a drama/ romance series as it is being developed.

The actors’ read-through will feature ‘Living Well’, a drama/romance set in New York during a Covid outbreak and penned by local thrilled writer, Dr Nick Marsh.

Details on that, and on a host of other festival-related shows and events, are online at www. cambridgeautumnfestival.co.nz.

Brochures with a full festival programme are also available at numerous spots around town.

Orchestra gets BBC exposure

BBC Radio 3, which has more than two million listeners, has been broadcasting concerts by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa on its Afternoon Concert programme this week.

A Week in New Zealand, running from Monday to Friday, includes performances of works by New Zealand composers alongside classical giants Mozart, Beethoven and more, and New Zealand soloists.

The NZSO concerts were performed in Wellington in 2018 and recorded by RNZ Concert.

The opportunity for BBC Radio 3 listeners to enjoy the NZSO follows a push by the national orchestra over the past year to grow its international and

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domestic audience by streaming live concerts and recorded performances via digital channels, including a new website live.nzso.co.nz.

NZSO Chief Executive Peter Biggs said the BBC Radio 3 broadcasts are an extraordinary opportunity for the Orchestra and some of New Zealand’s most talented soloists and composers to reach the British public.

“Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the NZSO has been one of the few orchestras in the world able to play before live audiences in concert halls. Many viewers told us they couldn’t see orchestras in their own countries and were overjoyed that the NZSO continued to play and stream performances.”

I hope everyone has had a good week. I have three things to talk about this week so let’s get straight into it.

We have had some scorching summer days recently which can certainly heat up the house and garage. I have previously mentioned the need to be aware of security around leaving doors and windows open when you are in another part of the house.

Something that was highlighted to me recently however is the apparent trend for people to open up their garage doors fully, late in the evening, presumably to cool the garage down. As often one of the least insulated and ventilated parts of the house, internal access garages can definitely get warm.

When walking around the Cambridge Park area late one evening, a colleague observed several garage doors, fully open and clearly showing expensive possessions inside - especially power tools and high-end bicycles.

With no one visible in the garage this is obviously a risk. The other concern is that often, the door linking the garage to the main house might not be locked. An open garage door can provide easy access into the house itself.

Criminals are opportunistic and work on their existing patterns of travel. If a thief had cause to pass through the neighbourhood, giving them an awareness of everything stored in the garage is asking for trouble. If you want to ventilate your garage, leave just a low gap at the bottom.

Keep your prized possessions safe and don’t become an easy target.

While the weather has been hot lately, we have also seen some early morning fog. As we near the end of summer, it is important that we ensure we can be clearly seen on the roads whatever the weather. I have had reports of cyclists in rural areas being almost invisible in the fog, riding as they were without any lights.

Remember that while the weather may have heated up in town, when you head out to the rural areas, fog could still be on the ground. Be prepared, be safe and be seen. Just as we encourage cars to drive with headlights on whatever the time of day, in the interest of safety, I encourage cyclists to do the same. There is no such thing as being too visible when out on the roads.

My last comment this week is around neighbourly disputes. I always encourage people to get to know their neighbours from a safety and crime prevention standpoint. Many neighbourhood disputes that cross my desk could have been lessened or resolved with communication between the parties at an early stage.

The happiest neighbourhoods are those that make the effort to reach out and form a Neighbourhood Support Group and schedule regular street catch-ups – something as simple as the annual pre-Christmas neighbourhood BBQ. Having an existing relationship with your neighbours makes it 10 times easier, should the need arise, to talk and broach topics like fences, noise, hedge cutting and more, without resorting to confrontation or letter writing. Communication is so important. Visit www.safercambridge.co.nz to find out more about NSG. Until next week, keep your possessions safe and be seen on those roads! Cheers, Deb

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Market postponed The Lords and Ladies of Steampunk have become another Covid victim.

They made a call during Auckland’s Level 2 spell to postpone their planned Steampunk market in Pirongia on Saturday. “At the time the decision was made Level 2 was in place and our venue would not allow food and drink to be served,” organiser Pauline McWha explained. There were also concerns that only 100 people could be allowed at the gathering and there was uncertainty that people could travel. The event will be rescheduled.

Health check The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s pink caravan “Pinkie” will be in Waipā next Monday and specialist breast nurses will be available to discuss breast health. “Pinkie” will be at Fresh Choice Leamington from 9am to 2:30pm. Around 310 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the Waikato DHB area every year, and around 50 die will die from it. The Foundation also has a free advice line on 0800 226 8773.

School call Karāpiro School students were given a preview of the Waikato Museum’s Galileo Exhibition on Tuesday when museum educators Jennifer Hamilton and Elaine Baldwin visited the students in their science laboratory.

Students have been studying astronomy and learning about Galileo Galilei and have a visit to the museum planned for later in the term.

Balloons visit Te Awamutu will host a section of the Balloons Over Waikato event at Albert Park from 5pm to 8pm on March 19.

Record roll St Peter’s Cambridge has capped its enrolments at a record 1250 students this year.

Councillors’ views on Māori wards

A poll of Waipā District councillors on the issue of Māori wards has failed to produce any definitive answers.

Last week the News asked all 14 councillors by email for their opinions on the success of the model which sees an iwi representative given voting rights on each of council’s four standing committees – and whether they would support the creation of a Māori ward for the district.

One issue thrown up was that having iwi representatives on four standing committees could provide a platform with a louder voice than a single ward member.

On the issue of a Māori ward, only Susan O’Regan and Marcus Gower were already committed to vote in favour and only Roger Gordon said he would oppose such a proposal.

Mayor Jim Mylchreest, deputy Liz Stolwyk, Mike Pettit, Philip Coles, Andrew Brown, Lou Brown and Elwyn Andree-Wittens said they wanted to see proposed changes to the Act and receive all relevant information.

Jim Mylchreest supported the previous recommendation to establish a Māori Ward for Waipa and Andrew Brown told the News

“adding a Māori ward to ensure representation from a significant proportion of our population seems like an excellent way to further improve our decision making”.

Lou Brown noted the appointment of iwi to standing committees was something a single ward councillor being appointed could not achieve.

He said the creation of a ward solely for Iwi “seems at this point in time to only allow a single councillor over all of the Waipa District… I personally would like to consider the proposed workshops on a Māori

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Te Kanohi – a cautious yes from councillors

The appointment of four iwi representatives – Te Kanohi – to enable one to have voting rights on each of Waipā District Council’s standing committees – appears to be working well.

A poll of councillors by the News found only positive comments about the appointments, though several said it was too early to determine the true value of the move.

“Our Iwi representatives are high skilled individuals and reflective thinkers. They have asked some Continued on page 5 great questions in the Chamber which at times give a uniquely Te Ao Māori perspective,” Mike Pettit said.

Roger Gordon said Te Kanohi, the collective name for the four representatives, “have been, in my view, a very valuable addition to the governance process of Council”.

Mayor Jim Mylchreest said gaining an iwi perspective was invaluable in all decision making “and as a community we need to be inclusive if we are to get the best results for all of our community”.

He said the existing system had largely precluded that opportunity.

“Whether the appointments have been successful I would have to say it is early days as they have only been appointed for a short period of time in the most tumultuous period over the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Liz Stolwyk said iwi appointments have been valuable, Roger Gordon and Greg Gascoigne (right) at the February but it was “very much early days” Heritage Month talk they hosted. Greg is holding the book coto assess the overall impact to date. authored by his father, Alwyn Gascoigne.

“I was happy with the process we put in place where appointments year, the population had reached 1000, mostly military were selected for their skill and men and their families. Much of the town’s layout we expertise in each governance know today was drawn up then. role. These appointments have Trade started, bars and stores were established, seen a high calibre of competence churches were opened, a small hospital was built, timber houses sprung up, schools started and the BNZ introduced to our decision-making.”

Lou Brown said there had not bank took root – the business and social fabric of the been enough time to make any town was bedding in. A first race meeting was held informed decision on the appointed in early 1865, the Native Land Court was established iwi’s impact on the policy process. a year later. As militia men came to the end of their Susan O’Regan believed the contracts, some left and were replaced by new settlers.

The first agricultural show in Waikato was held in 1872, appointments had been beneficial.

Marcus Gower said he thought and a thoroughbred breeding industry started about it was too early to see how the six years later. new iwi appointments had been “Those early years of Cambridge were incredible,” beneficial but added “they do add said Roger. “There were some insightful and a different view around the table progressive people settling here. We have much to which is always welcome”. thank them for.”

Looking back on ourselves

By Viv Posselt

Cambridge as a town developed at a surprisingly rapid pace.

From 1864, it took little more than a decade for the settlement to grow from a military fort into a bustling town complete with the road layout we see today, banks, churches, shops, saleyards and even a fledgling racing industry. In much the same era, many of the families whose names remain recognisable settled in the area – Heaphy, Clare, Arnold, Reynolds, Fisher and Buckland.

Those early years were outlined earlier this month at a meeting held on behalf of the Cambridge Historical Society and Waipā District Libraries and organised as part of Heritage Month 2021, when talks, walks and workshops were arranged to celebrate the area’s history. Much of the February 9 talk was based on the book, ‘The Plough of the Pakeha’, penned

by Eric Beer and Alwyn Gascoigne and focusing on the years 1864-1874. Breathing life into their stories was Waipā District councillor Roger Gordon and Alwyn’s son, farmer and Rotarian, Greg Gascoigne.

Greg said the book’s authors grew up in early Cambridge and ended up farming together in the Norwegian Rd area of Roto-o-Rangi. “It took 15 years for them to put the book together, mainly from old newspaper cuttings and files Eric gathered together and my dad had to make sense of,” he said.

Greg echoed his father’s view on the past: “If you don’t know your history, you don’t know where you’re headed”.

Copies of the book are available at the library.

In outlining the book’s background, Roger said Cambridge had developed at some speed. The site was chosen because it had a small, safe harbour, it was defendable, and it was at the end of the easily navigable reaches of the Waikato River. The first European settlers arrived in 1864, most of them members of the 3rd Waikato Militia attracted to the offer of remaining in the military for three years so as to secure for themselves a one-acre section in town and 50 acres in the country.

“No man was over 40, and they came from all over New Zealand,” said Roger. “Those who came from Australia, and even Europe, were given free passage.”

A survey of the town was done in August 1864, with 400 one-acre sections surveyed on each side of the river. By that

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Rātana returns to Cambridge Councillors’ views A parish which has been dormant for decades will be active again on Sunday.

The Rātana movement, described as a church and pan-iwi political movement, was founded by Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana in early 20th-century and the church headquarters were established at Rātana Pā near Whanganui.

In 1936 Cambridge registered a Parish. The whanau of Maungatautari iwi Ngāti Korokī Kahukura and other hapu were actively involved with caring for their people and contributing to Rātana Pa, especially at times when the masses would travel for special occasions.

“It was a lifestyle for the greater good of healing, fellowship, learning and survival,” Erena Glen, Hekeretari (Secretary) o Kimiti Takiwa (Regional Committee) said.

Rātana was credited with bringing together dispossessed remnant of many Māori tribes and inspiring them with his religion and politics. He challenged the Crown to honour the Treaty of Waitangi. The church dad tens of thousands of followers in the early 21st century, including many in

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Committee members of the Cambridge Parish, pictured from left, include Hohepa Sullivan, Mere Sullivan, Apotoro Rehita Haimona Samuels, Awhina Ramari Taute-Samuels and Erena Bruce

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“Over the years Cambridge Parish became dormant. Illness, land grievances from NZ land wars, urbanisation, adventure across the seas, institutionalised education all led to transient numbers.”

Now, 85 years on, the Cambridge Parish, Te Pariha o Kemureti, is set to welcome whanau home.

“Morehu (followers) of all age groups from all the four winds of New Zealand have settled in Cambridge and surrounding districts.

We have been planning for

nearly a year to reopen the doors to one and all and now once a month at the Cambridge Community Centre services (or Whakamoemiti) this will be a regular feature beginning Sunday February 28th,” Erena Glen said.

“At this time of Covid spread the need to keep positive and be with likeminded spiritual people is essential. The faith of Rātana is open to all denominations, services are conducted in te reo Māori and generally follow other processes of other churches, with a

sharing of kai after. Our Apotoro (minister) Haimona Samuels is open for discussion regarding other Ministry or their attendees to share in the service.”

The inaugural opening will be formal but welcoming, she said.

Followers from parishes in Te Kuiti, Kihikihi, Kirikiriroa, (Hamilton East) Hamilton and Huntly are expected to attend. Sunday’s service in Cambridge will start at 10am.

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ward and make start of this month a more informed the Government’s decision after desire to see consultation and legislation changed. discussion”.

She argues The News the process of had not received establishing a ward responses from should be the same Grahame Webber, for both Māori and Hazel Barnes, Clare general wards. At Sue O’Regan St Pierre and Bruce present, there is no Thomas when this edition similar legislation allowing went to press. the electorate to veto general Māori wards are in ward changes. the news because the Radio New Zealand did government is to introduce not have to look far to find an legislation to uphold council opponent to the move. decisions to establish Māori Last July the New wards – where at present Plymouth District Council they can be overturned by again voted to create a Māori referenda. ward and councillor Murray Seven years ago in New Chong announced plans to Plymouth such a referendum launch another petition for a referendum to oppose it. after a highly publicised bid But the Minister’s by the city’s district council announcement, showing to establish a Māori ward the Government’s hand, saw just 17 per cent of the effectively nullified any call electorate back the move. for a referendum.

It prompted the then Submissions on the bill to mayor Andrew Judd to stand down at the next election and change the legislation closed on February 11 and was embark on a campaign to have the referenda legislation backed by Local Government New Zealand. tossed out.

“The existing poll It was in New Plymouth provisions are unfair and – and in the city council inconsistent with every other chambers - that Local Government minister Nanaia ward type,” said LGNZ President Stuart Crosby.

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Space Centre goes interactive

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Hot on the heels of the February 18 Mars landing of NASA’s science rover Perseverance, Te Awamutu Space Centre’s Dave Owen is planning to expand his activities.

He is about to launch an interactive online chat series on the centre’s YouTube channel, one that will expand on what he does online and will cover both New Zealand and international audiences.

“I want to do different sessions targeting different time zones. New Zealand time doesn’t work for many international audiences – people are either asleep or it’s too early for them,” he said.

The YouTube series will cover a wide range of topics for differing ages and levels of interest, and Dave intends covering newsworthy events as they occur as well as more generic space-related topics.

He plans to keep the content and the timetable flexible to better accommodate those requirements.

The success of Rocket Lab in New Zealand, which he said has made Kiwis feel more connected to international space development, and public interest in events such

as last week’s landing on Mars, keeps space in the news and has generated increased activity at the Kihikihi-based centre he has run for the past six years.

Another change has come through Covid-19, which he said has changed the way information is shared and created more opportunities to expand online activities to a wider audience.

Dave keeps his fans alerted to events such as the Mars landing with regular updates via social media. He said the successful landing of the NASA rover Perseverance on a Martian crater floor only added to the romance and intrigue humans attach to space travel.

“Mars has always had a special fascination for us. We can see it, we can see it is red when we look at it. There is the possibility that life could have existed there in the past, and that people could live there in the future.”

His online ‘live’ coverage of the event was streamed to a huge audience of young and old – schools, scout groups and others both here and abroad.

“Because of the distance between Mars and the Earth, there was an 11-minute delay

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in us receiving the signal.

It meant that by the time we saw that crucial seven minutes it took the rover to land, it was already on the ground. People were asking questions all the time … it was really interesting.”

He said he had to adjust his online coverage for the landing so as to straddle those with just a passing interest in the event, and those with more technical knowledge.

The safe landing of Perseverance, which has been described as the most advance astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, saw mission managers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles burst into applause.

Those keen to know more about Dave’s planned YouTube sessions should visit the Space Centre’s website (www.spacecentre.nz)

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Walking with dinosaurs

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Eight-year-old Cambridge Primary School student Dylan Philip had a roaring good time at The Amazing Dinosaur Discovery show at Hautapu Rugby Club last Sunday.

The event, run by Gordonton-based company Flaming Phoenix Entertainment, opened under a big-top in Cambridge on February 20 and will wrap up on February 28.

Dylan has loved dinosaurs “about like forever” and visited the two-hour interactive walk-through show with his dad Glenn.

“It was really awesome and really Jurassic,” he said.

“We walked around all of these dinosaurs and took photos of me standing by them and I dug up fossils, rode a dinosaur, bounced on the bouncy castles and threw balls into dinosaurs’ mouths.”

Flaming Phoenix Entertainment business development manager Elly Moody said the 30-plus animatronic dinosaurs on display had been made in the United States by the team that made the dinosaurs for the Jurassic World movies.

“They all sit on a steel frame and they’ve got quite high-spec technology inside them which makes them

Eight-year-old Dylan Philip enjoyed some prehistoric fun at The Amazing Dinosaur Discovery in Cambridge on Sunday.

move,” she said. “Their their eyes will blink and their bellies will rise as they breathe.”

The show launched in Hamilton in January last year and has been touring the North Island since.

“We are doing just one tour of New Zealand, which will take us between two and three years to complete,” Elly said.

“We move sites every 2-4 weeks depending on the town that we’re in and it takes about 5-6 days to put

the displays together and have everything set up and ready for the show.”

She said the show was aimed at families and was about “getting everyone together and having fun while learning a bit about dinosaurs”.

“We wanted to bring it to the Waipā region because we really enjoy doing events in Cambridge and Te Awamutu and we wanted people to be able to experience this without having to drive into the city,” she said.

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Changes made to cycleway project

Community feedback has prompted changes to a proposal to cul-de-sac two streets in Cambridge.

The proposal being considered as part of a project to build Cambridge’s first dual cycleway on Hamilton Road, was to cul-de-sac both sides of Grey Street and the south side of Hall Street where they meet Hamilton Road.

Following feedback last November, the streets will remain open for cars to exit on to Hamilton Road.

Waipā District Council group manager Dawn Inglis said concerns were raised around the effect the cul-desacs would have on traffic flow.

“This change will retain a one-way exit onto Hamilton Road on Grey and Hall streets which will help to mitigate congestion on other streets while also helping us achieve a low-speed environment needed to make these streets cycle friendly.”

Of the 70 residents who provided feedback, more than 58 per cent agreed with the proposal to cul-desac Grey Street and 69 per cent agreed with the same

proposal for Hall Street.

Dawn Inglis said despite the support, Council felt it was important to adjust the plan to take into account the concerns raised by the community.

Once complete, the 2.8km dual cycleway will connect with several shared pathways and stretch from Victoria Street to the Avantidrome to service current residents and future residents in Cambridge’s C2 and C3 growth cells.

Construction will be carried out in three stages – the first from Bryce Street to Vogel Street starting in April.

It is expected to take four months to complete.

Inglis said the project was one of a number in the pipeline to improve footpaths, cycleways and links to bus stops in Cambridge and across the district.

“We’ve been told by residents they would like us to provide better walking and cycling infrastructure to make Cambridge more connected and easy to access.

This project is a first step towards that.

Plans for the project also include an upgrade of the zebra crossing on Hamilton Road with pedestrian traffic lights and additional safe crossing points on Bryce and Vogel streets.

A council graphic showing the Grey St intersection changes.

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Railway modellers find a new home

By Viv Posselt

After years of operating out of private garage spaces, members of the Greater Waikato Railway Modellers (GWR) have a new home.

They moved into the old Leamington Bowling Club building last November, rapidly filling the space that had previously been used as a gymnasium. GWR president Paul Murphy said when the bowling club building became vacant the group successfully negotiated to secure it, then set about re-painting and refurbishing the space before re-opening to the public.

“This has been great for us,” said Paul. “We had been looking for a permanent place for a long time. It was becoming increasingly

difficult for us to move the layouts when we were holding displays.

When this opportunity came up, we jumped at it, but because it’s on government-owned land managed by the council, we had to jump through a lot of hoops. It took us nearly a year to secure it.”

The move has allowed the group to set up the latest layout gifted to them from a deceased estate.

Paul said it was not uncommon for collections to be passed on to GWR. “We have managed about five estates so far, and have another three in the wind,” he said.

The new premises was officially blessed by Rev Adrian Gover, a man described by Paul as a ‘train nut’ who described his fellow railway modelling enthusiasts as being afflicted with “a particular form of madness for which I’m

Former mining engineer Alf Stubbs talking about his coal mining layout to enthusiasts earlier this month.

afraid there is no known cure”.

Paul wholeheartedly agrees.

One of their number, Keith Rimmer, was led to the hobby years ago by his wife. Together they designed a curious storage cupboard with a drop-down door which accommodated the layout. Keith now creates a variety of intricate layouts, all of them replicating real places, among them miniature gold mines, a Kiwi Christmas at the beach, and more.

Alf Stubbs is another. He is a former coal mining engineer whose first layout, featuring Middleton Colliery in Leeds, offers as much detail to the underground workings as to the above-ground gear.

The arrival of GWR to the new spot has the thumbs up from Bruce Casey, president of the Cambridge Model Engineers who run the ‘big trains’ at Leamington Domain every weekend. The two are just a short stroll apart and mean that the big trains can delight their small fans as much as the small trains can thrill their big hobbyists just across the lawn.

“It’s great for us to have them here,” Bruce said of the GWR boys. “We can easily have between 300 and 400 people here over a weekend. It works well to have the modellers here as well.”

Railway modelling enthusiasts attached to GWR meet at the new space on Tuesdays, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Fans can drop by then, as well as call in on Sundays between 10am and 2pm.

Greater Waikato Railway Modellers president Paul Murphy, right, with Kevin Housley, Russell Strickett and Neal Denby at the club’s new site.

Keith Rimmer with one of his layouts.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It’s Te Miro’s day – at last

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Janie Taylor still remembers her first day at Te Miro School in the 1970s.

“We had a really stripy carpet – that’s such a vivid memory because I guess we spent a lot of time on the mat – and I remember playing on a really cool A-frame fort and climbing the big rimu tree out the front,” she said.

Today the fort has gone but the rimu tree remains and her children Kate (seven) and Tom (five), who now both attend the school, have just as much fun climbing it as she did.

Three generations of Janie’s family have been through Te Miro School, which lies in rolling hill country 15km northeast of Cambridge.

“It’s always been like one big family here,” Janie said, recalling many hours spent climbing trees, playing sport, swimming in the pool, building huts and riding horses to school.

“I feel so lucky seeing my children here now, having a great time with their friends in the way I did. I hope that in the future it means as much to them as it has done to our group that went through together.”

On March 6, Janie and more than 300 others will be celebrating enduring friendships at one of the biggest parties ever held in the area – the Te Miro School and District Centenary.

Te Miro School and District Centenary committee member Janie Taylor (centre left) with Te Miro School principal Michaela Phillips and current students.

Open to all of Te Miro’s past and present students, staff and residents, the event was planned for last year but was postponed because of Covid.

“Barring any further restrictions, we are going ahead and we’re very excited about it,” said Janie, a member of the committee that has spent the past three years organising the celebrations.

“The fact that we’ve had more than 300 people register at a very uncertain time with Covid really indicates the depth of feeling people have for this school and this community, even those that no longer live here.

“We’ve been blown away as

organisers about how well received it’s been, because often larger schools struggle to get significant numbers like that for jubilee events.”

Registrations are still being welcomed via the school website, www.temiro.school.nz or by emailing temirocentenary@gmail. com.

A full day of events is planned, including speeches, lunch at the school and a dinner and dance in a marquee in the grounds of the historic Te Miro Settlers Hall.

“One of the highlights of the day will be bus tours of the district with a local history commentary by local resident Matt Keyte, a past

pupil from the 70s, whose children are the fifth generation of Keytes to live in Te Miro,” Janie said.

“We’ll be planting three commemorative trees and we are hoping to have Betty Hall, who is 96 and whose great-greatgranddaughters are at the school, cutting the cake with another of our oldest former pupils, RoseMay Scott. This district is full of stories and full of characters and many past and present residents have a huge amount of love and respect for this place.”

Te Miro School opened on March 8, 1920 with one teacher, one classroom and a roll of 10 children.

Today it caters to 46 year 1-8

students aged between five and 12 and has four teachers, two teacher aides and three classrooms.

Michaela Phillips, Te Miro School’s teaching principal since 2018, estimated 60 per cent of students came from local farming families.

“It’s an awesome community and I think what we’re trying to do here as a team, in partnership with our community, is build a culture that really cares about the environment and about each other,” she said.

The Te Miro district itself has a proud Māori history, having been home to Ngati Haua leader Wiremu Tamihana, who was involved in establishing the Maori king movement, and King Tawhiao, the second Maori king, who established a meeting house there in 1890.

Originally known as Maungakawa, the area first started being called Te Miro when the Government purchased 12,000 acres of land in 1916, from James Taylor, Janie’s great-great uncle.

In 1918 the land was offered to returned soldiers by ballot.

“Today four Te Miro families are descendants of WW1 soldier settlers and representatives from all of those families will be at the centenary on March 6,” Janie said.

“Descendants from the three families who owned land in the district prior to the WW1 settlement still live in the area and will also be at the event.”

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2021

COMMUNITY HOUSE

NO PLANET B

Ask for help before you need it

A jibe at the moaners

By Peter Matthews

By Harriet Dixon, general manager, Cambridge Community House

Joe was in trouble. He knew it. When the 27-year-old walked into Cambridge Community House he hadn’t slept regularly for days.

He had blood on his hands, after smashing a screen in a violent rage. He was in emotional turmoil.

He thought about hurting himself. He wanted to talk and get help - what help he wasn’t sure. Joe had recognised his need and acted on it, just in time.

Over the next couple of hours we talked about what was going on in his world and about the heavy burden of anger he carried.

Joe said he was ready to try anything to improve his situation. He resolved to change some of his unhealthy thinking.

As we talked we helped Joe realise it’s okay to ask for help.

He needed to learn to let things go, so he could move on.

Together we figured out what a great job would look like and set four concrete goals to move his young life in a positive direction.

Giving Joe the help he needed took a little effort.

We coordinated with Work and Income, helped him into the incredible Overcoming Anger Programme, and got him enrolled in the training courses he needed to land his ideal - and in demand - driving job.

Most of all Joe needed support. Check in calls to make sure he was doing okay. Text messages just to keep in touch. Small daily reminders that he had our help waiting when he needed it.

The change in Joe has been dramatic. Our early help and his own determination have

improved his physical and mental wellbeing. He reached the four goals we set together within a few weeks.

Thanks to the changes he has made, he has started a new job and has refreshed his outlook.

Joe is excited by his achievements, including completing an application for an important career that means a lot to him.

We continue to be in touch. It is simple communication, but it helps keep Joe on track as he settles into his new ways of working and thinking.

We’ve helped him learn new skills and ultimately it is these that will see him right in the long run.

A personal crisis like Joe’s doesn’t just happen. There is a build up. Small triggers accumulate, emotions snowball, until you reach a point where you just can’t cope.

We’ve told Joe’s story - using an alias - to show how early intervention, in this case through our whānau support services, can turn things around.

If you feel yourself, or people you care for, heading toward a problem, act early. Just like Joe, you can ask us for help.

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Saturday morning. Wake up just a little bleary-eyed and the first thing I see is my glorious wife who has obviously been awake longer than I have.

“Let's bike into the Cambridge Market for coffee and croissants,” she suggests.

Now I'm all for cycling but it's been a bit hot recently, although this is 7am so I can't claim the risk of heat stroke. I rest my eyelids for a moment while I negotiate the morning brain fog.

Aha! “We'll have to take the car because I have a viewing at 10 and I'll need to be ready for that.”

So we drive into Cambridge, which is not very far at all. I'm feeling a hint of selfreproach for being in the car, when frankly I could have used the exercise of a bike ride.

By 8am we're sitting in dappled sunlight in Victoria Square with fresh coffee and croissants, live music just starting up, a gentle hum of traffic and conversation around us, and from this near-perfect setting it is hard to imagine the rest of the world in the straits and convolutions in which we know it currently is.

If you listen hard enough you might hear the odd, shrill voice railing against the powers that be and their flawed handling of the pandemic.

The irony of their complaining from such a privileged position escapes them altogether, in much the same way as the wisps of steam from the coffee cart shimmer in the sunlight before vanishing in the low branches of the trees.

Am I getting carried away with the descriptive prose? Probably, but it was a beautiful scene, one which I'm sure is repeated in various forms across the length

and breadth of New Zealand on a daily basis, especially as we move into autumn, having enjoyed a splendid summer.

Have we really got much to complain about? It seems to that me those who pick holes in the way our government has kept us pretty much Covid-free throughout this global debacle would probably complain to St Peter about the gates of heaven being too sparkly.

I take the empty coffee cups over to the bins and find that people are leaving them upended on some small wooden poles.

Looks as though someone is doing a bit of recycling here. So I wander over to Manuka Brothers Coffee and ask about it. Turns out it’s an initiative of the organising committee.

The cups are taken by the man who sells tomatoes, and he grows his seedlings in them.

May I respectfully suggest that those who like to complain about every little thing devote some of that energy to doing something more useful. Save your coffee cups and grow something in them. It’ll make you feel better, and the gentle hum of the Saturday morning market will be all the more pleasing. ONLY PLANET Let's hear about Waipā’s environmental heroes - contact Peter Matthews at peter@ noplanetb.nz

Waipa Networks Ltd

Electricity delivery prices effective from 1 April 2021 (GST exclusive)

The prices in this schedule are used to invoice electricity retailers for the delivery of electricity on our electricity network.

Electricity retailers determine how to allocate this cost together with energy, metering and other retail costs when setting the retail prices that appear in your power account.

NEW PRICES RESIDENTIAL

Code D

All Inclusive *

WA01

6,118

9.07

6.80

2.44

9.24

Uncontrolled (on 24 hours/day)

WA02

16,475

10.10

7.61

2.68

10.29

Controlled #

WA03

8,433

2.13

1.79

0.38

2.17

Night only – (on 8 hours/day)

WA05

219

1.45

1.10

0.38

1.48

Daily Fixed Price

WARF

19,923

15.00c/d

15.00c/d

RESIDENTIAL ADVANCED Advanced Uncontrolled ^

Total Est. No. Customers

1 April 2020 Cents/unit

Distribution

Transmission

-

Cents/unit Total

15.00c/d

RA

Peak

WA14

1,538

14.95

11.45

3.78

15.23

Off Peak

WA17

1,538

1.45

1.10

0.38

1.48

Shoulder

WA18

1,538

9.55

7.64

2.08

9.72

Controlled #

WA03

572

2.13

1.79

0.38

2.17

Night only – (on 8 hours/day)

WA05

44

1.45

1.10

0.38

1.48

Generation export

WADG

695

0.10

0.10

-

0.10

Advanced All Inclusive ^ Peak (All Inclusive) * Off Peak (All Inclusive) *

WAAI14 WAAI17

23 23

13.92 1.45

10.64 1.10

Shoulder (All Inclusive) *

WAAI18

23

8.52

6.83

Builders Temporary

WABT

77

11.35

Daily Fixed Price

WARF

2,325

15.00c/d

8.80 15.00c/d

3.54 0.38

14.18 1.48

1.84

8.67

2.76 -

Advanced Uncontrolled ^ GENERAL Uncontrolled (on 24 hours/day) Controlled # Night only – (on 8 hours/day) Daily Fixed Price (Standard)

N WA22 WA23 WA25 WAGF

4,884 947 50 4,874

10.10 2.13 1.45 30.00c/d

7.61 1.79 1.10 30.00c/d

11.45 1.10 7.64 1.79 0.10 8.80 6.88 30.00c/d

GENERAL ADVANCED Advanced Uncontrolled ^ Peak Off Peak Shoulder Controlled # Generation export Builders Temporary Street lights Daily Fixed Price (Standard)

WA34 WA37 WA38 WA23 WADG WABT WA32 WAGF

187 187 187 38 28 11 18 261

14.95 1.45 9.55 2.13 0.10 11.35 9.10 30.00c/d

UNMETERED SUPPLY Daily Fixed Price

U WAUM

127

107.00c/d

2.68 0.38 0.38 -

Each additional kVA of capacity

WAKV

Distribution $333.20

$145.60

$478.80 per mth

$6.71 per mth

$4.76

$2.08

$6.84 per mth

Unit prices Advanced Uncontrolled ^ Peak

WA54

58

6.21

4.25

2.08

6.33

Off Peak

WA57

58

1.45

1.10

0.38

1.48

Shoulder

WA58

58

4.31

3.17

1.22

4.39

Controlled #

WA53

3

2.13

1.79

0.38

2.17

Generation export

WADG

2

0.10

-

0.10

0.10

Capacity prices are reset automatically in any month where the actual demand exceeds the total capacity invoiced in the previous month.

The minimum capacity of 70kVA is applied to 400V and 11kV capacity prices.

No reduction in kVA charges will occur for a full 12 month period. Reductions in total capacity will need to be 10% or 10kVA whichever is the smaller. This tariff is designed to cater for seasonal loads and allows for the maximum capacity to be reduced following a permanent reduction in the load when demonstrated by 12 months of continuous consumption at reduced levels

8

5.62

3.63

2.29

5.92

Off Peak

WA67

8

1.45

1.10

0.38

1.48

15.00c/d

Shoulder

WA68

8

3.95

2.81

1.33

4.14

WA6SC

8

$44.00

$45.68

-

$45.68

WA6KV WA6ED

8

WA6TR

2

$7.52 $10.74 55.50

$5.16 $7.52 57.35

$2.51 $3.22 -

$7.67 $10.74 57.35

108.61c/d

Advanced Hours Peak (07:00 – 10:00 and 16:00 – 21:00) Off Peak Shoulder

Cents/unit Total

$469.70 per mth

Service charge ($/mth) Demand price ($/kVA/mth) Excess demand price ($/kVA/mth) Transformer rental (c/kVA/mth) POSTED DISCOUNT Discount for tariff WA01 Discount for tariff WA02 and WA22 Discount for tariff WA03 and WA23 Discount for tariff WA05 and WA25 Discount for tariff WA14 and WA34 Discount for tariff WA17 and WA37 Discount for tariff WA18 and WA38 Discount for tariff WA53 Discount for tariff WA54 Discount for tariff WA57 Discount for tariff WA58 Discount for tariff WAAI14 Discount for tariff WAAI17 Discount for tariff WAAI18

WA81 WA82 WA83 WA85 WA74 WA77 WA78 WA93 WA94 WA97 WA98 WAAI74 WAAI77 WAAI78

(1.44) (1.61) (0.38) (0.22) (2.44) (0.22) (1.63) (0.38) (0.90) (0.22) (0.67) (2.26) (0.22) (1.46)

(1.44) (1.61) (0.38) (0.23) (2.43) (0.22) (1.62) (0.38) (0.90) (0.23) (0.67) (2.26) (0.23) (1.45)

The posted discounts will be credited 6 monthly in arrears to all consumers (defined to be an ICP).

The posted discount will not be applied to ICP’s that are disconnected, at a vacant address or use unmetered load.

Additional information regarding a particular discount distribution will be published on our website at the time.

NOTES * Closed contracts – no new contracts entered Into. # No maximum hours of control. ^ Available only where Advanced Metering is installed.

All customers with Time-of-Use meter (HHR metering) must be on an Advanced Uncontrolled price plan.

All customers with Time-of-Use meter (HHR metering) with a maximum demand of 70kVA or higher must be on a capacity contract

Transmission

11.56

15.23 1.48 9.72 2.17 0.10 11.56 9.27 30.00c/d

-

All customers on Time-of-Use meter (HHR metering).

Minimum price for 70kVA WAKV

NEW PRICES 1 April 2020 Cents/unit

HS WA64

GA

108.61c/d

Total Est. No. Customers

Code L

11KV CONTRACT Peak

10.29 2.17 1.48 30.00c/d

3.78 0.38 2.08 0.38 2.76 2.39 -

400V CAPACITY CONTRACT

(23:00 – 07:00) (10:00 – 16:00 and 21:00 – 23:00)

For more information see our website

www.waipanetworks.co.nz

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(1.44) (1.61) (0.38) (0.23) (2.43) (0.22) (1.62) (0.38) (0.90) (0.23) (0.67) (2.26) (0.23) (1.45)

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2021

FAITH IN WAIPĀ

THE AGE OF REASON

Twilight years and a booming town

Good head space matters…

By Murray Smith, Senior Leader, Bridges Church

By Peter Carr

It is one of those Sunday evenings when, faced with a blank screen and a waiting keyboard, I ponder what is material that should be covered this week. Granted my main slant is in support of those of more advanced years but this has been a quiet week in that regard.

So, I will digress from the elderly’s needs and take a look at our beloved town – which was described as ‘small’ when we came here to reside 15 or so years ago.

Take a look at it now. The road towards Hamilton is embraced by two major housing developments underpinned by a new medical centre and, I hear, an additional primary school. On the other side of the river housing areas are springing up on and near the road to Rotorangi. Back across the river, Norfolk Downs is still expanding and, no doubt, there will be pressure for a large city-like supermarket.

Prior to the expressway that by-passes the town being constructed there was fear – mainly among the retailers – of the town dying, empty premises abounding and a general malaise settling over what used to be a couple of boroughs. Well have you tried parking your car on any day but Sunday?

The smattering of road-side enterprises alongside Victoria Park brings some extra colour to the area where the council undertook some tidying up of the kerbing area. And across the road the council, who have hung on tenaciously to the Town Hall operation have thrown in the towel and are looking for a group of focussed commercial people to turn the elderly and lovely (outside) building into a worthwhile venture. Bit late council – but a good move anyway.

At the outer edges of the town the attractive retirement village buildings on the way to the Avantidrome are increasing in number. Another village operator is intent, north of the Expressway by-pass, on building and operating a haven for those over-65’s who have decided that they can make better use of their time other than painting soffits, weeding gardens and cutting grass.

This retirement village growth creates Cambridge as a major centre for this activity.

There are 45,000 people in these villages (they are not rest homes) across in excess of 400 villages. And another 80 such enclaves are in the pipeline somewhere between the drawing board and final creation. By 2034 more than one fifth of the country’s population will be over the age of 65 years.

The retirement village industry employs approaching 20,000 people, several of the companies are successful members of the stock exchange and collectively they produce good returns for their shareholders. In my village around 270 people live in peaceful coexistence enjoying each other’s company and engaging in several worthwhile pursuits both recreational and social.

Newer villages are assuming sizes of approximately 250 houses and Cambridge has attracted residents for such ventures from throughout the country. Only this morning outside of our house the active and large croquet group were clearly enjoying themselves judging by the continual sounds of merriment emanating from the players.

If you cannot have fun in your twilight years, then there must be something very wrong somewhere.

I’ve noticed mental wellbeing receiving significant national and international attention lately. Fair enough too, since such matters historically lurked in the shadows rather than being ushered into the public arena for discussion. Such things were taboo and never addressed openly - now needed change is happening.

The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions have significantly amplified people’s feelings of stress and loneliness.

Last week this prompted the Japanese Prime Minister to launch a designated cabinet position just for alleviating isolation - a key factor identified in that country’s surging suicide rates.

Japan, South Korea and New Zealand share the ignominy of being nations with the highest suicide rates - loneliness, hopelessness and anxiety are identified as common stressors.

Mental health issues feature high on the grid of human vulnerability with people struggling to manage emotional problems yet often having little self-realisation that pre-existing underlying root causes may need tracing and facing. The myriad coping strategies we adopt, balm pain but never remove it.

A body builder who won Mr Universe titles and international acclaim once acknowledged in a candid discussion that his motivation to train and undergo the discipline he endured, came out of a deficit motivation.

He explained how deeply inadequate he’d felt for years. Cringing inwardly, despising his reflection in gym mirrors he saw a pathetic weakling, and felt driven to eradicate the distorted image he ‘perceived’ as real. His striving persisted in spite of the ‘success’ he achieved. Hearing admiring accolades declaring how ‘cut’ he was and eyeing the

trophies he’d won that confirmed the praises heaped upon him, did nothing to alleviate the self-loathing he felt when he saw himself in the mirror. Regardless of his public profile this man’s inferiority could not be expelled by the voices of adulation that surrounded him. Inside he was miserable.

Significance and affirmation are legitimate needs we crave, whether we own that or not. But as the bodybuilder proved, they are insufficient for healing insecurity or a trashed self-identity. He discovered, fundamentally only God can get to the source of human pain and heal deep brokenness.

Moses is a significant figure in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He was destined to be a phenomenal leader. As a Hebrew raised in the court of the Pharaoh of Egypt things looked promising. But personal failure exiled him for years, a disillusioned shepherd in the backside of a desert.

A dramatic encounter changed everything.

The Bible describes how God re-commissions Moses to return to Egypt and deliver the Hebrew nation from slavery.

“Who am I…and who are You..?!” is his stammering self-deprecating, identity-tortured response. Feeling depressed and beaten down by life, Moses argues for every limitation and disqualification he can dredge up to ever lead anything more than sheep in a wilderness…

The first part of his question is one we should all ponder.

“Who am I?” Really… at the core of my being. And then to God, “Who are You?” Later a striking realisation dawns on Moses - that it is only possible to fully know who we are… once we know who God is.

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Blind Low Vision NZ is looking for collectors for its annual appeal next month.

The search is on to find volunteers to hit the streets and collect money for the Blind Low Vision NZ (formerly Blind Foundation) Red Puppy Appeal street collection.

On March 26 and 27 the collection will raise funds to train and care for a new generation of much needed guide dogs.

Blind Low Vision NZ has set a collection goal of $300,000 and needs 2000 volunteer collectors.

Every day, an average of six people turn to Blind Low Vision NZ for support with their sight loss. Guide dogs help people who are blind, deaf-blind, or have low vision retain their independence and move through life safely and confidently.

Blind Low Vision NZ Guide Dogs breeds and trains about 100 puppies each year, and it takes nearly two years, and more than $50,000 to raise and train each guide dog.

Blind Low Vision NZ runs the country’s only guide dog breeding and training facility funded through the generosity of New Zealanders.

“As Blind Low Vision

NZ Guide Dogs is not government funded we are extremely grateful to everyone who supports our Red Puppy Appeal,” Blind Low Vision NZ Chief Executive John Mulka said.

“Guide dogs play a lifechanging role for people who are blind, deaf-blind or have low vision, and I want to also acknowledge all the volunteers who help us train guide dogs for people who really need them.

Matamata’s Rosemary Locke is a volunteer for Red Puppy Appeal and knows first-hand how important the guide dog service is. She

is on her fourth guide dog, a black Labrador named Honor.

“I can’t drive a car but she’s my wheels. Having a guide dog is the most wonderful thing. It has completely changed my life and given me so much more independence – I wouldn’t be where I am today without a guide dog.”

Rosemary volunteers to give back to what see called “the most wonderful service” and she encourages others to do the same.

For information go to www.redpuppy.org.nz or call 0800 787 743.

Matamata’s Rosemary Locke with her dog Honor.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Allysia’s 165km journey

By Viv Posselt

Overnight hallucinations, 250,000 steps and 165 tough kilometres; that, and much more, sums up Allysia Kraakman’s Tarawera Ultramarathon experience.

Talking through the February 13-14 event over coffee, she reckoned it was a little like childbirth … hell when you’re going through it, but the pain fast fading into memory.

Within 24 hours of crossing the finish line, feeling so spent that there was none of the emotion she had expected would wash over her, Allysia was ready to get back into her running shoes.

“Well, maybe not to do another 165km … but run again, for sure. I might try and do a few smaller ones and take on another 100km,” she smiled. First up, however, is next month’s 2021 Spirited Women Adventure Race out of Whangarei, then she may look at doing an Iron Man. Allysia put herself through the gruelling 165km ultramarathon to raise money for Cambridge Lifeskills. The organisation provides free counselling to school-aged youngsters and is close to her heart. She is a trained counsellor, and once worked at Lifeskills.

As prepared as she was, Allysia was still caught out by how much of the race was uphill, one section a steady 8km climb at the 120km mark. Nausea gripped her for a few kilometres during another section, hallucinations affected her deep into the night, but there was relief to be found at the regularly placed pit stop stations. She changed her shoes four times and her clothes twice, and was encouraged when joined by a couple of supportive ‘pacers’, one her husband Aaron and the other, her friend George Pringle. Towards the end, she was accompanied by friends and family members eager to see her finish.

Toughing things out isn’t new to Allysia.

She has battled an eating disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome and depression in her time, and has done runs of varying distances in recent years.

Allysia Kraakman with the pounamu pendant she was awarded on completing the 165km Tarawera Ultramarathon.

By earlier this week, her ultramarathon efforts had raised over $1100 for Cambridge Lifeskills. The organisation’s manager Sandy Wesford said the money would go directly to providing additional counselling hours for Cambridge rangatahi.

“I’m amazed at what Allysia endured in completing the ultramaration. The passion that drove her is incredible and inspirational,” she said.

Karen May of Kaz Design, who designed a logo for Allysia and supported her efforts in other ways, said it had been ‘an incredible feat’. “It was awe-inspiring watching people of all ages cross the finish line, even more so when you know someone in the event and that she is supporting a charity.”

She said several other businesses had also supported Allysia, including Champion System NZ, Smith Sports Shoes and Body Performance Massage.

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By Liz Stolwyk, deputy mayor, Waipā

It feels very rewarding to be starting this year with a collection of good news stories for our community.

Firstly, Council has allocated monies to the improvement of Lake Te Koo Utu. Contaminated stormwater that makes its way to our lake will now see treatment that will over years gradually improve and balance the water. This lake is a focal point for our town and on a daily basis it sees a large volume of users. In my opinion it is a ‘must do’ that needs to be included in our annual budgets.

The Cambridge Town hall has called for trustees following a decision to create a Charitable Trust to provide a working group dedicated to our heritage town hall. I was very pleased with the number of supportive submissions received to make this change and the improvements I know are capable with a dedicated group. I also wanted to reassure many of you that the Town Hall will see the respect it deserves – it’s character, ambience and historical aspects need to be carefully considered and treasured.

A number of improvements to cycleways and some new dedicated cycleways are just around the corner. The Streets for People project is encouraging dedicated safe ways to cycle that will enhance our town and make it safer for our children to travel to school.

There are some changes afoot that will require us to change the way we might commute now but as a Council we have heard loud and clear from many of you that you want a safe place to cycle, safe place to walk so some

of our streets will need to change to aid these improvements.

In April we will see the opening of our new Cambridge Pool complex.

I have had a couple of sneak previews and I have been very impressed with what I have seen. It has been a rather long journey but will be well worth it.

A huge congratulations to Cambridge Community House in Leamington with the recent opening of their extension. Council was able to help financially towards this and the benefits will be enormous.

Rates for 2021 have been a discussion point recently. It is a balancing act. You will have seen some very large increases around New Zealand recently but our council is determined to keep Cambridge affordable for everyone.

Our Long Term Plan community discussions will open up over the coming months. Your opportunity to have your say is coming on March 26 and I urge you to engage on how you wish your town to be shaped and moulded. If you would like me to visit your club, organisation or group, don’t hesitate to reach out as I would love to listen and share our proposals with you.

I plan to be at the next Lions Trash n Treasure on March 14 from 10am – 11am outside the BNZ bank. I would love to see you there.

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A weekend for hunters Game bird hunters can take advantage of the special game bird hunting season weekend in the King Country.

Licenced game bird hunters can harvest up to 10 paradise shelduck and 10 pukeko each a day on Saturday and Sunday.

They can hunt all of the area of the Waitomo, Ōtorohanga, Taupō and Ruapehu District Councils, that lies inside the Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region.

All hunters need to do is contact Auckland Waikato Fish & Game office for a permit.

The goal of the summer season is to break up and disperse flocks, so

that they don’t become a problem for farmers, especially those with grass and crops farmers are depending on to feed their cattle.

“By dispersing and breaking up larger flocks into more acceptable smaller groups, hunters are showing their commitment to managing this species and also harvesting some healthy game meat in the process,” Northern Game bird manager John Dyer said.

He said that Fish & Game Rangers would be patrolling throughout this area to ensure hunters played by the rules.

“It is important that hunters stick to bag limits. If a farmer has large

numbers of birds on a crop, hunters should consider inviting along extra friends to legally move on the numbers required, rather than exceed their baglimit”.

Your 2020 season licence is valid but if you don’t have one you can purchase a day licence.

The hours of hunting are 6.30am to 8 pm on both days.

Hunters should get landowners permission, “and don’t just assume because you hunt there over the winter that the landowner will let you hunt there in the summer”.

Hunting can only be undertaken with a shotgun of a 10 gauge or smaller that can hold no more than 3 shells.

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Anglers run hot for town’s fire brigade

Leamington Rugby Sports Club annual fishing competition raised $6500 for the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Co-organiser Karl Bolton said a total of 261 fish were weighed in – totalling 646kg - and they were auctioned off to raise funds.

He said the event relied on the support of new and returning sponsors who came on board “and can’t wait to make next year’s event even better”.

A highlight of the day was the Rob May Builders Family Photo competition, offering

a $500 cash prize won by the Edmunds family.

New to the competition this year was a section for heaviest crayfish which attracted a $500 Get Wet voucher sponsored by CEC Ltd for diver Steve Abbott.

“Our 2021 local charity was also supported by a Talica 50W Game Combo raffle sponsored by The Continuous Group and 300 tickets were sold at the prize giving,” Karl said.

He paid tribute to anglers who had backed the event and said he was looking forward to the 2022 competition.

Dog owners prosecuted

DOC has used DNA evidence to prosecute owners whose dogs attacked native animals.

In the most recent case heard in Kaikohe in January, a 58-year-old owner was fined $4500. The owner’s dog had roaming night and two dead kiwi found by residents in Russell, were linked to the dog through DNA. In two of the three other successful cases taken by DOC against dog owners, fines totalling $3000 were handed down.

A 57-year-old woman, who lived on a bush-clad property in Coromandel and allowed her dog to roam at night was fined $1000 with $2150 costs after killed a kiwi.

A 38-year-old woman who allowed her dog to run off the lead on a Bay of Plenty beach was fined $2000. It killed a seal pup.

In another case, a 50-year-old woman who owned an unregistered dog which killed five kiwi was convicted and ordered to pay reparation to the SPCA. The dogs were all destroyed.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Lake saviours given the bird(s)

Eradication of pests at a Waipā lake has been so successful a new problem has arisen – in the form of pest birds.

Hundreds of thousands of starlings and sparrows roost in the pest fenced reserve around Rotopiko – and their nutrient rich poo is jeopardising the entire restoration project.

Starlings are listed among the world’s biggest pests.

Wintec science tutor and academic Nicolas Sandoval said the National Wetland Trust, which is leading the Rotopiko project, had expressed concern about the concentrations of nutrients resulting from the large amount

of guano – bird poo – being dropped each night. The Trust sought help from Wintec to measure the scale of the problem and come up with some solutions.

Now a science research team from Wintec is working to help save Rotopiko – Lake Serpentine - in what is being as a first study of its type.

“The side effects of mammalian control have been overlooked in New Zealand and we are the first researchers to look into this,” Sandoval said.

They are part of a collaborative research project launched in 2020 between the National Wetland Trust, Wintec and Toi

Wintec science students, Dip Barot and Sasha Dowling measure the extent to bird poo – guano – at Rotopiko.

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Sandoval who is overseeing the Wintec research says an issue with developing native sanctuaries like Rotopiko is that exotic birds use their defensive mechanisms, such as identifying predators, to know that inside the pest proof fence the habitat is free of predators and safe for them to roost.

Since the completion of its pest-proof fence in 2013, and the successful eradication of unwanted mammals – except for a few mice - the lake has become a sanctuary for ‘pest’ birds which have now reached plague proportions.

The Waikato hosts the largest collection of peat lake habitats in New Zealand and Rotopiko, south of Ōhaupō provides a habitat for animals and plants adapted to these special wetland characteristics.

“An estimated 500,000 birds arrive each night to roost at Rotopiko,” Sandoval said.

“They sleep together in groups shoulder to shoulder. The sound is deafening from this collective of birds squawking until sunrise where they then disperse until sunset.”

The research team recorded the resident birds during the day and again in the evening roosting time when their deafening sound becomes a clamour not unlike a thousand tambourines being played at one time.

Sandoval says the contrast between the two demonstrates the scale of the roosting problem.

Wintec science students, Dip Barot and Sasha Dowling have

been carrying out multiple research activities since Wintec’s first involvement last June that aim to control the growing population of pest birds at the site.

The students started by creating a monitoring index, placing 50 plates across the wetland to measure the amount of guano. They collected the results twice a day to determine how many roosting (night) and resident (day) birds are at the lake. Sound recorders were also used to give a different type of measure, and they compare their results to the plates to generate a robust monitoring system.

“Creating the guano plates was interesting because, as far as we know, this method has not been used to measure a bird population of this size,” Dowling says.

With a monitoring system in place, this year the Wintec science research team will collect chemical and biological data to compare with the index.

Sandoval says the high level of guano in winter is a potential health issue.

“The lake was originally intended is being developed as an educational hub/wetland centre for primary schools to do activities and learn about wetlands and conservation.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2021

When Gwyn Barrie came up with the idea for Grrrl Fest, a three day multimedia festival for the creative arts, Kat Waswo jumped at the opportunity to be involved.

arts, performance and a maker’s market.

It will feature six main festival events, 18 musical acts, over a dozen visual artists and several performing artists.

According to Waswo, Grrrl Fest is inspired by the 90s feminist movement Riot Grrrl that came out of the punk scene.

“The festival is Gwyn’s brainchild, and it was born out of the realisation that women still aren’t getting on the bills for shows – they’re still being disrespected and harassed”.

Happening from March 5-7 in central Hamilton, Grrrl Fest will align with International Women’s Day the following Monday. The theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is Choose to Challenge.

Waswo, who has management experience and a communication degree, is behind the scenes doing everything from marketing, graphic design and production.

“The things I’ve learned from my comms degree have given me the experience to help establish everything and to help promote it.”

Mann, Communications Manager at Creative Waikato, is a dancer and performer with stage and event experience. She will direct a variety cabaret devised by Waswo and the Grrrl Fest organisers.

“Being a woman in this industry means

Grrrl Fest came about as a response to a perceived lack of female and gender nonbinary representation in Hamilton’s music scene, and has grown to encompass visual

Lauren Mann (left) and Kat Waswo (right) will feature at in Hamilton central on International Women’s Day.

you are constantly finding yourself in situations where you’re having to prove to male gatekeepers your capability in doing your job,” she said.

“There’s a massive pool of phenomenal female talent here, and Hamilton needs Grrrl Fest to happen.”

Waswo said she was often asked “why do women need this?”

“People don’t understand the struggle of women in this industry.

“Our kaupapa is to create these platforms for talented youth and artists and to create pride for Hamilton and our creative industries.”

The pair say another facet of Grrrl Fest’s kaupapa is to bring some livelihood back to Hamilton’s music scene.

“Hamilton’s music industry has really suffered over the past 10 or so years. The retention rates for youth here are so low.

Heaps of music venues have closed down and the music scene here is so small and niche but not in a good way. People start out in the music scene here and then they move to Auckland or Wellington because there’s more opportunity for them there,” says Waswo.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Parkour fans can jump for joy A parkour zone is to be built in Te Awamutu. The zone is one part of a wider refresh to the Centennial Park concept plan, which was presented to the Te Awamutu Community Board last week.

Parkour is an athletic activity based on creating and attempting movement challenges in the natural and built environments using a vocabulary of jumping, climbing, and acrobatic techniques.

The refreshed park plan includes a parkour course, skate park extension, bike skills pump track, hang-out zone, play features and pathway upgrades.

The refresh followed community interest to see the old BMX track repurposed and to have existing and ageing skate elements renewed.

Waipā District Council’s community facilities team leader Brad Ward said the concept plan would meet a gap in play provision for youth across the district but implementation of some elements of the plan would be community-led.

“The 12-17 age bracket is often undercatered for with recreational areas and quality spaces to hang out so we’re really pleased to be able to create a park together with our community that is specifically designed for our young people with some really exciting new zones.”

One element of the plan that will be fully-funded by Council’s Centennial Park upgrade budget is the parkour course, which is expected to bring practitioners from across the Waikato to train. Work on building the new parkour course will start in the coming months.

“We’re particularly excited about the parkour zone as that’s a real emerging activity for our community. We’ll be bringing in expert Parkour practitioners to help design the course to make sure it provides that balance of features to ensure it caters for people of all ages and abilities to test and extend their mental and physical limits,” Ward added.

The refreshed concept plan now

encompasses the entire Centennial Park reserve on Rewi Street in Te Awamutu, including wetlands, stormwater swales and ponds and the Otawhao Pā site which will

be recognised in consultation with Iwi. For more details go to waipadc.govt. nz/our-council/strategy-and-planning/ reservemanagementplans.

Hamilton’s Parkour zone is at Innes Common

ACC urges safety after jump in trampoline injuries ACC says 13,613 trampoline related injuries in the Waikato over the past 10 years have led to recovery costs of $7.5 million.

There were 1,559 trampoline related injuries in the Waikato last year – they came at a cost of $1.08m, the highest cost since 2016.

Across the country ACC accepted claims for 12,669 trampoline related injuries in 2020 – costing $10.6 million, which was the highest cost in the past 10 years.

ACC Injury Prevention Leader Kirsten Malpas says having fun on the trampoline is a huge part of growing up as a kid in New Zealand.

“I remember when I was a kid, I would spend hours with my mates on the tramp, making up games and having

fun and that is still the same today for my kids which is awesome, it is a place where you learn and grow,” she says.

“But because of this, the trampoline is a place where a lot of injuries can happen and many of these accidents are preventable.”

Malpas says the recovery time varies for a fracture, but they typically take six to eight weeks to heal.

“It means that kids are out of action for a long period and unable to do the things that they love like playing other sport or music or swimming this summer,” she says.

ACC data shows falls were the leading cause of trampoline-related injuries.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Chris calls time on the range Waikato Ranger Chris Annandale is into his last summer with the organisation, after 37 years with the Department of Conservation He will get a few more months out his wellworn boots, then hang them up and retire in April.

His life in conservation began early. It was a seed planted by his dad, Jock Annandale, who was an honorary Wildlife Service ranger.

Jock Annandale encouraged his son to get out into the world, to explore and learn about it.

Chris Annandale grew up reading Newton McConochie’s, You’ll learn no harm from the hills, until one day with money in his pocket from his grandmother, he was buying rat traps to set down at the Waikato River.

He began his formal career in conservation in 1984, with a redundancy, a cold beer with an old army mate, Dave Mills, and a latenight phone call.

“Lands and Survey need a ranger,” said Dave Mills. “But you’ll need to meet the Senior Ranger first.”

Chris met Senior Ranger John Greenwood while hunting.

“A mate and I were hunting in a reserve and we ran into a bloke called John Greenwood who was doing the same,” Chris says. “I asked him, ‘can I see your permit?’.

He looked at me and said, ‘can I see your

Chris Annandale was inspired by his dad Jock. Photo: Carisse Enderwick, Department of Conservation

permit?’.” It turned out John Greenwood was the Senior Ranger.

John Greenwood asked the important questions: “Can you read a compass? Can you read a map? Can you use a chainsaw?”

Yes, yes and yes.

The penny finally dropped, and John recalled the chance meeting in the reserve, he asked: “Did you know I was the Senior Ranger?” No. And so began the career spanning nearly four decades with the simple

statement: “You have the job”.

A lot can change in 37 years. In 1984 Lands and Survey had a base on Pukete Rd and in 1987, when it became the Department of Conservation, the base moved to Northway Street, Te Rapa. In 1990 it was predominantly a workshop with a single computer. Today, it’s an office with more than 30 workstations and an attached workshop.

The use of technology in conservation is one of the biggest changes, Chris says: “Compass bearings and hip-chains were `1replaced with GPS, revolutionising the way monitoring and trapping work was done. Technology is one of the best things to happen in the work to conserve the biodiversity of Aotearoa.”

The richness of a career in conservation provides a lifetime of memories and the experiences can change people. A stranded orca family in Aotea Harbour changed Chris Annandale.

“We took turns looking after the stranded bull and cow while cradling the baby in the water. At one point someone asked, ‘Is the cow still alive?’ and she gave a loud exhale as if to say ‘yes!’.

“She was hit by a wave and her body language changed; I could sense something was going to happen. The next wave lifted her up and she pushed off that sandbar with

such power.”

Ranger Garry Hickman then let go of the calf.

“She was like a torpedo straight to her mother,” says Chris. “We turned our attention to the bull, the waves flipping him over.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Chiefs battle at Hautapu

The Chiefs, Crusaders and Blues rallied at the end of a Covid impacted week together to complete their pre-season preparations in Cambridge on Sunday.

The three franchises played in a ‘Game of Three Halves” at Hautapu Rugby Club.

It was a successful outing for the Blues who scored a 26-19 win over the Crusaders – who had just beaten the Gallagher Chiefs 21-14 – and a 14-7 win over the Chiefs.

The day produced more than 100 points – and for good

Lineout action from the opening game of the day between the Chiefs and the Crusaders and Tupou Vaa’i grabs possession.

measure to show the level of competition, a handful of yellow cards.

The Chiefs had secured wins over the Hurricanes and Blues in Upper Hutt the weekend before and kicked off the first match of the afternoon against the Crusaders.

Ethan Blackadder punched through the Chiefs line of defence, then offloaded to Cullen Grace to crash over the line for the first try. Rookie halfback Xavier Roe provided quick ball for powerful midfielder Quinn Tupaea to score in the corner and level the scores.

The Crusaders then scored though Sevu Reece, following a solid rolling maul, and hooker Brodie McAlister.

Roe ignited the Chiefs momentum once again and a swift offload to Shaun Stevenson saw him score.

Despite conceding a number of penalties in the backend of the half, the Crusaders held out for a 21-14 win.

Blues halfback Jonathan Ruru stole the show with hat-trick against the Crusaders to help guide his side to 26-19 victory in an encounter that seemed as if it would never go ahead after Auckland went into a three-day lockdown earlier in the week.

The Chiefs’ second game of the afternoon saw them take on neighbouring rivals the Blues.

New co-captain Brad Weber was a lead initiator on attack, continually looking for opportunities.

But it was young Blues lock Sam Darry who crossed the line first – only to be denied by a ruling of obstruction against Gerard Cowley-Tuioti.

On the back of an impressive defensive display, the Blues found themselves on attack and hooker Kurt Eklund crashed over the line following a well-executed rolling maul. Tom Robinson scored the visitors’ other try.

The Chiefs were rewarded when Etene Nanai-Seturo dotted down. The winger was impressive with his pace and power, following some handy work by Damian McKenzie’s at first-five.

The Chiefs kick off their Sky Super Rugby season at FMG Stadium Waikato on March 5 in the second round of the competition against the Highlanders.

Scorers at Hautapu: Chiefs 14 (Quinn Tupaea, Shaun Stevenson tries, Bryn Gatland 2 conversions) Crusaders 21 (Cullen Grace, Sevu

Sam Cane in action for the Chiefs at Hautapu.

Reece, Brodie McAlister tries, Richie Mo’unga 3 cons) Blues 26 (Jonathan Ruru 3, Jacob RatumaitavukiKneepkens tries, Otere Black 3 cons) Crusaders 19 (Chay Fihaki 2, Mitchell Dunshea tries, Fergus Burke 2 cons.)

Chiefs 7 (Etene Nanai-Seturo try, Damian McKenzie con) Blues 14 (Tom Robinson, Kurt Eklund tries, Otere Black 2 cons)

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Autumn is nature’s natural planting time. As the soil temperature cools and moisture levels return to normal, planting trees and shrubs gives them the chance to establish new roots before winter. Look out for new season’s camellias and rhododendrons available now.

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FLOWERS Winter colour for the garden – pansy, viola, primula, poppies and dianthus are all available now. Planting while the weather is still nice will get them established and give colour throughout the cooler months. Spring bulbs can be planted now the soil temperature has cooled. Try planting tulips through a bed of poppy plants for added interest LAWNS Sow new lawns now, as fewer weeds will establish themselves.

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Like a duckling to Waipā

Devotees of the Honda Postie have used Waipā as the base for their seventh annual gathering.

A total of 21 riders went on a round trip from Cambridge touring the Central North Island last weekend – previously they have organised trips from Invercargill to Hawke’s Bay and the Far North.

The Honda Postie was discontinued almost 10 years ago and tagged an Ugly Duckling – but the CT 110 was also regarded as probably the longest-serving, strongest and most respected four-stroke bike put to work in Australia and New Zealand.

Chris Wright said this year’s gathering of “young fellas” included a smattering of 50-, 60- and 70-yearolds – and none older the Motueka’s Neil Sturgeon, who is 85.

The riders also came from Hamilton, Raglan, Hawke’s Bay, New Plymouth and Cromwell.

They travelled just under 800km – a circuit taking in Cambridge, Raglan, Kawhia, Waitomo, Pio Pio, Taumarunui, Blue Duck Lodge on the Whanganui River and back through Taumarunui and Waimiha.

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Zealand as much as possible, gravel roads, cross country through farms where possible and including stops at any points of interest along the way, Chris Wright said.

Funds raised by the Postie riders have previously supported Prostate Cancer Awareness – this year they rode for the Waikato Rescue Helicopter.

Posties plus: Keith Chamberlain of New Plymouth is nearest camera. Tauwhare’ s Nick Hill wore the spikey hat.

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Meeting Muslims

It was second time lucky for a Muslim initiative in Cambridge this week.

Members of the Muslim community planned to be in Victoria St last week to discuss their faith over a coffee with residents – but decided to postpone the event because of the Covid lockdown.

On Monday a team representing the Meet Your Muslim Neighbour initiative was in town.

Imam Sabah Al-Zafar said interacting with people in Cambridge was an enjoyable experience.

“All those we interacted with greatly appreciated the initiative of Meet Your Muslim Neighbour by being more accessible to the wider community in order to build a more understanding and harmonious society,” he said.

“The aim of these initiatives launched

by Discover Islam NZ is to also give an opportunity to our kiwi neighbours to get to know their Muslim kiwis. At times we have certain views and opinions about people but have yet to interact with them or try to get to know them.

He said a cafe Table Talk session provided an opportunity to ask any questions.

Residents asked questions ranging from polygamy to what to keep in mind when inviting a Muslim friend to dinner – and their view on Sonny Bill Williams’ conversion to Islam.

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Butcher celebrates a Cambridge treble

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It was a night for the locals at Cambridge Raceway last week, led by David Butcher who reined home a winning treble.

He opened his account in his own silks when Claudia Schiffer took out the Wisteria Lane Nail Boutique Clinic Mobile Pace (2200m).

The daughter of Sportswriter was sent forward early and assumed the lead from the breaking Little Suzie, who driver Benjamin Butcher was able to settle relatively quickly.

Claudia Schiffer had a comfortable lead throughout and ran away to an easy three-quarter length victory over Four Kisses.

“She was good,” Butcher said.

“She just got a better draw (5) this week and that made all the difference. She got an easy lead and was too good.”

Butcher then hopped in the cart behind Fira in the Black Dog Furniture Bruntwood Road Mobile Trot (2200m) for Waipā trainer Arna Donnelly.

The Thanksgiving mare was given the perfect trip throughout in the one-one and was able to wear down leader Safrakova in the home straight to record her sixth career victory.

“She got a really good trip and ended up in the one-one and she got there by a neck,” Butcher said.

He then donned the colours of local breaker Brent Donnelly in the Dunstan Horsefeeds Fibre Grow Mobile Pace (2700m) when piloting The Banker.

Butcher gave the Arna Donnelly-trained gelding a similar trip, with the son of Auckland Reactor able to secure a nose victory over stablemate Young Conqueror.

“The Banker also got an easy trip in the one-one and got there by a nose,” he said.

Butcher was not the only member of his family to walk away with a win on Thursday, with son Benjamin reining home Cya Art to win the Racebook Donations Supporting Team Teal Mobile Pace (2200m) for trainers Steven and Amanda Telfer.

Butcher was able to secure an early one-one position with

the three-year-old son of Art Major before pressing forward for the lead at the bell. The race favourite held on to a one length victory over Wet Flipflops, with Alta Cassino a further 3-1/4 lengths back in third.

“We got a good cosy trip early on and the pace wasn’t that quick,” Butcher said. “He lacks a bit of speed, so I thought I would put him in it. He had to do a little bit of work to get there, but he got the job done.”

The Banker brings up a winning treble for David Butcher.

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BENGE, Lloyd Austin – Passed away on Monday, 22nd February 2021. Aged 90 years. Beloved husband of Mercia. Loved father to Wayne & Barbara, Robert and the late Elaine, Anne & Andrew, Louise & Paul and the late Paul. Cherished grandad to six grandchildren and great-grandad to five.

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