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Recycling rogues caught

Waipā District Council has imposed a three-strike rule on rogue dumpers who have sabotaged the community’s recycling centre.

More than 25 properties have been told their recycling services are suspended because they abused the collection process and the council says some breaches were deliberate.

Waipā District Council operations team leader Jennifer Braithwaite said the suspensions were imposed where there had been three instances of contaminated items being found which would have spoiled the recycling process.

The contamination included dead fish, clothing, used medical supplies and general waste.

They were found during routine bin inspections.

“We are facing a very serious contamination issue at the moment which is costing Council and ratepayers a significant amount of money,” Jennifer Braithwaite said.

“There are people in our communities who are deliberately putting contamination into their wheelie bins which has resulted in almost half of the district’s recycling going to landfill.”

It cost around $40,000 in January for Council contractors to collect, sort and dispose of the contamination – an increase from around $30,000 late last year.

Braithwaite said bin inspections were the most effective way to tackle contamination and find those who were causing disruption to the service.

“Until we can get this issue under control, we will continue to suspend recycling services if necessary and crack down on those who try to flout the recycling rules.”

Braithwaite said a service would only be suspended from a property for instances of severe contamination.

“There is a big difference between someone accidentally putting in a #4 plastic container into their recycling bin and putting dirty nappies or old clothes in there.

“In the first instance, we would take an educative approach to deal with the issue.

However, the latter is very clearly nonrecyclable and will result in the suspension of a service.”

Those who have had their service suspended are required to sign a pledge, agreeing to only put clean and correct recycling into their bins which will be considered by Council staff.

Properties who have their recycling service reinstated will be added to a ‘red list’ and their bins checked prior to any future collections.

Braithwaite said Council was considering increasing bin inspections to tackle the issue.

“We are observing what has worked for other councils and considering a number of other options to try to reduce contamination.

“Ultimately however, we need the help

of all residents to deal with this. I strongly encourage anyone to report instances of people putting contamination into their recycling bins and we will investigate.”

Residents can report instances of contamination by contacting the council on 0800 924 723).

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Waipā farmers fend off Covid impact Waipā’s primary industry is continuing to buffer the district from the economic fall-out of Covid-19.

In a quarterly report to the Waipā District Counicl this week, Wellington firm Infometrics said Waipā continued to hold up well against the global pandemic.

There was a modest 0.5 per cent increase in GDP across the district for the 12 months to December 2020, compared to a 1.2 per cent decrease for the Waikato region and a 2.6 per cent decrease nationally.

Senior economist Brad Olsen said while agriculture and construction activity in Waipā had been resilient to the worst of Covid impacts so far, the economic pain was not evenly spread.

“Waipā farmers and growers are still exporting and often spend those returns locally which helps explain why consumer spending figures are slightly up in Waipā,

unlike everywhere else. Households continue to back local business which has supported local economic momentum,” he said.

“Around 14 per cent of people in Waipā are employed in the primary sector; that’s nearly three times as high as the national average. And unlike many other businesses, most primary industries in Waipā could continue to operate during alert level 3 and 4 lockdowns which had a big impact,” he said.

“That’s great news for the district.

However, as Covid starts really hurting across the globe, we’re likely to see demand for some export products, including food products, weaken. That will lead to a gradual softening in our export performance and will have a direct impact locally. So let’s not kid ourselves everything is rosy going forward.”

The impacts of Covid were being felt

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Te Awamutu’s Rosetown Lions are flush with success following a good showing at last month’s District 202L Convention in Tokoroa.

The group’s immediate past president, Paula McWha, received the ‘Power of a Dream’ President’s Trophy and was presented with the Certificate of Appreciation from 2020-2021 International President, Dr JungYul Choi.

It is the second successive year the club has been awarded the district’s ‘Power of a Dream’ President’s Trophy. Last year’s award went to Rosetown’s past president Jenny Elers.

The club also received a Publicity/Communication Trophy.

That is something particularly close to Paula’s

heart, as the trophy’s glass globe contains a seed-head she sees as being a good fit for that award.

“The way I see it, when a seed-head falls, you never know how far the seeds will fall or be spread. That is, in essence, what we do with communication.”

The International President’s Certificate of Appreciation was awarded in recognition of Paula’s ‘distinguished achievements in fulfilling the mission of Lions Clubs International’. One of Paula’s main projects during her year in office had been to coordinate the fundraising of some $30,000 which went towards securing and fitting out Te Awamutu’s new health shuttle.

Rosetown Lions’ current president Glenice Troth hopes to keep the momentum going. She wants to concentrate on youth under her own mantra, ‘attitude

The primary industry has shielded Waipā from the full impact of Covid-19.

more by some than others, with those working in the tourism and events sectors hit hard, he said. Over the last year, 552 more Waipa people sought job-seeker support, a significant 53 per cent increase on the previous year and above the national average of 44 per cent.

is everything’, and intends adopting as her project for the year the promotion of the schoolbased programme and workbook, ‘Being My Best’, which focuses on developing reliance and confidence in children.

The programme and workbook is the brainchild of Cambridge teacher and resilience programme facilitator, Sue Lyon.

Rosetown Lions are active in supporting the Te Awamutu Youth Development Trust in its running of the Te Awamutu Boxing Academy, they run a high school speech competition, and raise funds for youngsters through a coin collection that sees old coins collected and either melted down or held in collections.

Club members – there are currently around 40 - also run a Santa Grotto each year and last year raised $1500 for child cancer through red-labelled messages hung on white Christmas trees. They also get involved in the international Peace Poster initiative, collect old spectacles and support foodbanks and women’s refuge. The annual craft fair in Te Awamutu is a major club fundraiser.

“We have a lot of strings to our bow,” said Glenice. “We also benefit from having some of our members in other organisations, which means we can connect better with what the community needs.

On the beat with Constable Ryan Fleming

Share the road

This week I’d like to talk about road safety.

Every day we receive numerous complaints across the Waikato of drivers exhibiting risky behaviour.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, and again if I have to; we all share the road and owe it to each other to ensure we all get home safely.

That being said, I had a complaint from a group of cyclists who lawfully use the road each day to get in some morning exercise.

The nature of the complaint without going into too much detail was what can only be described as predatory driving. It appears this driver was deliberately intimidating other road users who are using the road for a lawful purpose. This should not be tolerated and ultimately wasn’t. A formal complaint has been laid and is now under investigation.

Late last year I took part in a trial for the E-Bike project. Having not ridden a bike since 1994 I was shocked at how vulnerable cyclists are and how other drivers react to cyclists.

We might not all share the same interests, but we do have to share the road.

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Water issues A Waikato community has been told it must boil its drinking water. The move impacts on the Arohena Rural Water Supply Scheme, which is in the Ōtorohanga District Council boundaries. Waikato District Health Board Medical Officer of Health Dr Richard Vipond has recommended a “permanent boil water notice” as a precaution until a planned upgrade of the water scheme takes place.

Village scheme Waipā District Council has unveiled a development plan for Ngahinapouri. A new intersection, a village hub, more housing and room for the school to grow feature in the draft Ngahinapouri Village Concept Plan which was approved for consultation this week.

Grazing debate DairyNZ want a government response to recommendations to improve winter grazing rules. In December, the government was asked to consider several changes to rules under the environmental standard for freshwater. These included amendments to pugging and resowing dates.

Pet care Waipā pet outlet PetStock Cambridge is joining a national pet adoption initiative this month and will take part in National Pet Adoption Day on March 13. March is PetStock Assist’s National Pet Adoption month. PetStock Cambridge in Leamington’s Shakespeare St will team with the Pound Hound Rescue Charitable Trust on March 13, from 10am to 2pm to match would-be pet owners with animals needing a home.

Service resumes Last Sunday’s return of the Rātana Church to Waipā saw a gathering of more than 70 people attend a service at the Cambridge Community Centre. The inaugural Rātana whakamoemiti for Kemureti went ahead, but in response to the Covid announcement the previous evening the reo tuatoru - band of music and enlightenment - opted to stay in Tauranga. The next Cambridge gathering will be held on March 28.

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Tainui: it’s a step in the right direction The News asked WaikatoTainui for its views on the legislation introduced last week. Linda Te Aho, Chair Te Arataura, provided this response.

Waikato-Tainui celebrate the removal of legislative provisions that have allowed a percentage of the general public to deny Māori from having guaranteed representation in local government.

We acknowledge the swift action of Minister Nanaia Mahuta who has listened to the champions of this cause, despite trenchant opposition.

We are pleased that the amended legislation will be

in effect for the next round of local body elections, and we encourage councils to be bold in the face of inevitable challenge.

Waikato-Tainui has advocated for representation at local government levels for many years. This work has been instrumental in establishing Māngai Māori appointments at Hamilton City Council and Waikato District Council. Similar positions are in place at Waipā

District Council. Māngai in these positions have voting rights on key committees, and the model works well because Māngai bring exceptional skills and experience. Their contribution also adds necessary diversity rendering local government more representative of the peoples in their communities and provides for more robust and sustainable decision-making.

We urge Councils to retain these positions even if they

vote to establish Māori wards.

We look forward to discussing our views with councils in our rohe at a joint meeting later this month.

Local government decisions affect our everyday lives.

The inclusion of Māori in all levels of decision-making goes some way for Councils to act honourably and in accordance with the provisions of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Inclusion also aligns with international

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Maori ward reviews commence

District councils across the region are reviewing their Māori ward policy in the wake of last week’s abolition of the power of veto by voters.

Legislation pushed by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta places the creation of Māori wards on the same footing as any other ward. Electorates can no longer reject Māori wards via a referendum.

Referenda consistently overturned council plans to create Māori wards and only two of the 24 councils that tried succeeded.

Just three of New Zealand’s 78 councils have Māori wards - Wairoa District Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Waikato Regional Council. The Bay of Plenty seats were set up under special legislation.

Ms Mahuta said polls created an “almost insurmountable barrier” and the process was fundamentally unfair to Māori.

Now, with the potential time-consuming referendum issue removed, councils could opt as late as the third week of May to introduce Māori wards for 2022.

Many councils – Nanaia Mahuta including Waipā - already

function with iwi representatives having voting rights on standing committees and the option of a single seat for a Māori representative as an alternative is not universally supported as an improvement.

Linda Te Aho, Chair of Waikato Tainui’s Te Arataura this week urged councils who opted for Maori wards to retain those Māngai Māori (voice of Māori) positions.

Waipā District councillors met last week to discuss the law change and it is understood they were heading for a further briefing this week.

Emails were sent to councillors the day after legislation changed asking what they thought was the best option for the district in 2022, but no councillors had given the News an opinion when this edition went to press.

Hamilton City Council is also expected to discuss whether to review its Māori representation process, which like Waipā sees iwi representatives on standing committees with voting rights. Ōtorohanga District Council began talks with Nehenehenui Regional Management Committee a couple of week ago and will meet with iwi leaders to get their thoughts.

“In the past, local iwi have indicated that they do not want Māori Wards here, however with the latest change to the legislation, we are actively

engaging with them to see whether their views have changed,” chief executive Tanya Winter told the News.

Waikato District has a Joint Management Agreement with Waikato-Tainui and says it consults with Māngai Māori - the iwi representatives on its main committees - before all decisions that affect the Māori community.

The council reviewed the Māori ward issue in November as part of its 2021 Representation Review. It resolved to poll electors on the issue at the 2022 local government elections after opting against setting up a Māori ward in 2022.

It is one of at least four in the country to go down that road – others include Far North District Council, Opotiki District Council and Hawke’s Bay District Council Both Taupo and Ruapehu District Councils have voted to establish Māori wards for the 2022 election.

South Waikato elected not to introduce Māori wards and submissions on that decision closed on February 22.

It did not respond to questions from the News, and neither did the Matamata-Piako District Council. That council has Te Manawhenua forum, which meets four times a year.

New wards: the pitfalls for councillors

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The reluctance of Waipā District councillors to openly discuss their views on Māori representation is not completely surprising.

Nationally a vocal lobby has historically taken issue with councils who see to add Māori wards – or even add macrons to Māori words.

Their decision to set up Te Kanohi, which comprises four iwi representatives who are placed on standing committees with voting rights, drew criticism from some

quarters.

Backing Māori wards can come at a cost. New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd elected to fall on his sword in 2016 after his push for wards was trounced 83%-17% in a referendum.

The chances of a referendum backing Māori seats were always paper thin, and councillors who backed them risked a backlash.

Part of the irony of that was the fact that creating an extra seat would hit those councillors in the pocket.

The funding available for councillors does not rise simply because there are

more wards.

So any council which votes for a Māori ward will have to redistribute remuneration to pay for the new councillor.

The move to appoint iwi to standing committees has found favour with some council in Waikato and is a move backed by WaikatoTainui.

Māori wards are not necessarily the first choice for some iwi. Ōtorohanga District Council made the point to the News that local iwi did not want Māori wards.

It’s suggested that some see an advantage in being able to hand pick iwi representatives to ensure a Māori perspective is a constant at council level.

Despite that, the number of district councils with Māori wards is going to jump from three to at least a dozen in 2022.

Whangārei, South Taranaki, Kaipara, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Ruapehu and Taupō districts, Tauranga City Council and Northland Regional Council have all voted to introduce them.

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JP call heard New role for Tritt loud and clear

An appeal for new blood in the Te Awamutu Justice of the Peace community through the Te Awamutu News last week has come up trumps.

Ann Rawson, chairperson of the Te Awamutu branch of the Waikato Justices of the Peace Association, is planning a meeting for potential new JPs after nine people answered her call in Viv Posselt’s story.

She explained last week that the Te Awamutu numbers had fallen following the retirement of several senior JPs over the past year.

The district is served by 41 JPs – but the branch could do with 50. JPs are volunteers and achieving that status takes about year.

The call for new members is still being made and Ann wants to encourage younger people to join, particularly in the 30 to 50 age group.

The meeting for potential members will take the form of a Q and A session and provide an opportunity for potential JPs to question current ones.

Ann said having all the potential members together for the session is beneficial.

“People often ask questions others would not have thought of.”

Readers keen to know more can contact Ann at annrawson2005@ gmail.com, or on Anne Rawson 021 2066 761.

Steve Tritt has been named as the third Awards Ambassador for the Waipā Business Awards.

He follows 2018 ambassador Kerry Saberton from Jigsaw Professional Development, and Grant Johnson from Rocketspark who took the tole on in 2019.

Last year’s event was a Covid victim.

Steve Tritt is the Business Development Manager for the Waipa District Council and has previously been involved in the business awards as one of the head judges.

“Meeting with business owners is the part of my role I enjoy the most. It’s business that grows the wealth of the district,” he said.

“I’ve been privileged to judge both the Waipa Network Business awards over the years. We put the work up front but seeing business leaders and their staff celebrating together at the awards night is a special thing. Then the marketing begins as companies leverage their success.”

He will represent the Awards at networking events and the aim of his involvement is to add value for entrants, giving advice and support.

Steve said the awards provide businesses with an opportunity to look at themselves from a different perspective and compare themselves with competitors.

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Steve Tritt

“This will help you think about doing things better and identifying areas for improvement and growth. If you are a finalist then there is public endorsement for your business. A win is a sign of quality for potential customers and can form part of your sales pitch.

“Success at business awards are part of your marketing toolbox.”

Entries into the Waipa Networks Business Awards are open until March 10 and the awards night is scheduled for April 16 at the Mystery Creek Events Centre.

For more information go to www. waipabusinessawards.co.nz or contact the Cambridge Business Chamber on 07 823 3460.

indigenous rights instruments adopted by the New Zealand government. Māori have rights to a decisive voice in decisions that affect us directly.

Moreover, it makes sense for us to work together with local communities in the governance and management of the landscapes and ecosystems we live in and near. For these reasons, it is critical that Māori are at the forefront of co-designing the proposed new legislative regime for resource management that is being progressed at haste.

We commend this legislative change as a step in the right direction.

Having said that, we would like to see further improvement. Following a legacy of having been denied the right to vote, Māori have guaranteed seats for Māori in Parliament to ensure participation. We are of the view that there should also be guaranteed seats on every council. We have a successful model operating at Waikato Regional Council where two Māori wards have been in place for some years and we recommend this model as a way forward for councils when they come to consider the establishment of wards.

This is an opportunity for local government to give effect to the promise of partnership. Kia manawanui tātou.

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MONEY MATTERS

FAITH IN WAIPĀ

Bitcoins: worth a punt?

Hoping prayers are answered

Bitcoin is back in the news because of a spectacular price rise to over US$50,000.

This surge was triggered by Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk. He revealed that Tesla had invested US $1.5 billion in bitcoin in January.

The reason given was that they were earning nothing on their cash reserves. As I said in my column last month, low interest rates are driving people to take more risk.

At US $50,000, the ‘value’ of the 18.6 million bitcoins that currently exist is a staggering US$1 trillion. That is over five times the annual GDP of New Zealand. I can see nothing about bitcoins that justifies such an enormous value.

Bitcoin was invented by an unknown cryptographer in 2008 – 13 years ago. Lots of articles continue to be written about their great potential as an investment asset or a means of payment. But after 13 years, they have yielded few meaningful uses other than being a good vehicle for speculation and money laundering. Most articles you see are about a single institution that has decided to use bitcoin. If its potential really lived up to its hype it would have spread much further than it has over the last 13 years.

The proponents of bitcoin say one of its big strengths is that no organisation stands behind and controls bitcoin. They say this means that there is no institution that can manipulate its supply or price. To me, this is its biggest weakness as there is also no institution that can deal with problems like illegal manipulation, fraud – or the more frequent problem of a holder losing their PIN number. If you lose your 12-character PIN, you have lost your bitcoins.

Other large risks involved with bitcoins include: Failure of an exchange: most bitcoin

And so in this part of New Zealand, we go back to Covid-19 Level 2 for “up to seven days,’ according to our Prime Minister.

Another whole week of events that cannot go ahead.

Events that people have been working towards, in some cases for a year or more.

Events where the preparation is already done, advertising paid for, the public’s expectation aroused. All seemingly for naught.

In some cases, the events cancelled or postponed this week, may have been their second attempt to be held. Many families are holding memorial services for loved ones who died when the family could not be together, only to now discover that the family can still not be together.

Others are hoping for weddings to go ahead which were postponed a year ago, in Level Four. Some families are waiting to go to court for trials which have been delayed a year because of the Lockdown. Many, many lives are in painful and uncertain limbo as trial dates are put yet further back and longanticipated hopes that justice can be finally be done, are threatened.

Some delayed events are major events where the preparation encompasses a wide range of people and venues, including schools, businesses, churches and individuals.

The World Day of Prayer is one such event. This is an event run by women from across many countries, languages, denominations, and cultures. It began as response of Christian women to call out to God for people in need throughout the world.

The World Day of Prayer is the only place that women’s voices are heard in some

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exchanges are unregulated. If they fail (and this has happened) the unlucky holders of bitcoins have no-one to go to; Hacking: any market that is operated via computers can be hacked – even the Pentagon has been hacked. The bitcoin exchanges must be a very attractive target for hackers; Huge price movements: we see lots of stories about the people who made fortunes when the bitcoin price swung up. Probably just as many people have lost fortunes when the price swung down. Their stories don’t make the news.

How do bitcoins come into existence?

They are ‘mined’ through a network of privately-owned computers around the world that verify all bitcoin transactions. The largest set of these computers is in Siberia.

When I was working in Kosovo a few years ago bitcoin ‘mining’ was happening there too. It is a very energy-intensive process. It is also a very ‘un-green’ process too and, I suspect, an expensive process. This, plus the large swings in the value of bitcoins, make it very unlikely that it will ever become a mainstream means of payments. It will stay on the fringes.

Should one invest in bitcoins now that the price is so high? Only if you can afford to lose most of what you invest. In my view, bitcoin is largely a speculative investment driven by hype. Bitcoins have little intrinsic value. Investing in bitcoins is even more risky than going into a casino. At least in a casino, you know who the casino operator is.

countries. This year the people of Vanuatu are the focus as they continue to recover from Cyclone Pam in 2015.

Many people in Vanuatu suffer from trauma, loss of loved ones, homes and jobs from Cyclone Pam. Loss of tourism income due to Covid-19 adds another layer of problems. We seek to hold them in prayer.

If we are at Level 1 or 2 tomorrow, the World Day of Prayer will still be able to go ahead for all who want to come and pray in St John’s Anglican Church, Te Awamutu beginning at 11am. At Level 2 only 100 people are permitted in the building, so be early.

If our area goes to Covid-19 Level 3 or 4, this event will join so many others which will have to be cancelled, including church services.

When opportunities to gather, to worship, to offer blessing for our community are shut down, it is easy to cast blame on those who failed to follow the rules - whose carelessness could be said to cause others of us to miss precious, longed-for events.

But Jesus reminds us repeatedly to love God above all else, and to treat others in the way we ourselves want to be treated.

If we fall into casting blame, we fall into the very evil our prayers seek to overcome.

Love and care for all people are the attributes of God. Gathering in large groups to worship and pray is powerful, but prayer is just as effective when small groups meet, pray and live out those prayers into the world. Level two – again - is another adjustment. But this too, we can do, in God’s strength.

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By Viv Posselt

Te Awamutu-born author Scott Bainbridge is the first of several authors lined up to give public talks during Waipā District Libraries’ Author Month.

Scott will talk about his books and some of his upcoming projects at a public talk at Te Awamutu Library from 6.30pm next Wednesday. He presented a similar talk to an enthusiastic audience late last year at Cambridge Library.

Born and raised in Te Awamutu, Scott has become one of New Zealand’s premier true crime writers.

He investigates unsolved mysteries, tells the stories of some of society’s murkier characters, and talks about strange UFO sightings, crop circles near Ngātea and an apparent race of giant people who were once thought to have lived in New Zealand.

His first book, ‘Without a Trace: On the Trail of New Zealand Missing Persons’, came out in 2005, with Crime writer Scott Bainbridge will talk in Te Awamutu ‘Still Missing: More Unsolved Missing Person Cases next week. in New Zealand’ following in 2008. A television series on his missing cases ran about a decade ago. Scott’s third book in 2010, ‘Shot in the Dark: Unsolved New Zealand Murders from the 1920s and ‘30s’, centred on his interest in old-time gangsters, crooks and scallywags. His more recent works include ‘New Zealand Mysteries’ and ‘The Missing Files’.

Scott works closely with the police when Was $9990 researching a book. Included among his future 2008 Suzuki SX4 NOW projects are more of the same, plus podcasts and $7990 perhaps more television series.

His talk next Wednesday is the first in ‘Author Month’ being run by Waipā District Libraries.

Similar talks being held at Te Awamutu Library will focus on a Te Reo Singalong Show with Sharon Holt at 11am on March 17; and a talk entitled “I have a novel in me’ with Julie Thomas at 6.30pm on March 19.

Those coming to Cambridge Library include a talk on ‘A Writer’s Journey’ with Graeme Woodfield at 10am on March 11; one on ‘Self-publishing for Sales I Finance I Insurance beginners’ with Trudi Caffell at 10am on March 20; Rob Blackett 0279697099 and the talk entitled ‘I have a novel in me’ with Julie 254 Rickit Rd Te Awamutu 3800 | bmta.co.nz Thomas at 6.30pm on March 26.

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The vision over the weekend of lengthy traffic queues at the Auckland borders had a two-way effect.

First, common to both, were the longevity of the crawling vehicles whose contents waited to be processed. It was a Herculean test police appear to have passed.

There were really three flows involved.

First were those trying to return home to another province.

Second was Auckland residents who needed to race back home.

But there was a third element Aucklanders, given about 10 hours grace until 6am Sunday - who fled so they could breathe, spit, snort or bodily project what may, or may not, be virus laden particles onto those who were about to be placed at a safety level lower than Auckland.

Shame on them. They deserve much less attention than the media normally slathers, adoringly, on Tamaki Makaurau.

And how would you like to be the Auckland boxing promoters, hellbent on keeping 8000 trapped inside the event arena on Saturday, so those attendees could watch the final act of the programme?

Lest you think that I have forgotten one of my many weekly GP-prescribed pills please be assured that I am lucky to have a very attentive Florence Nightingale at home. She ensures every medicallysupporting particle of the nightly ritual prior to climbing the stairs is consumed.

But what is it that eventually caused the Prime Minister – on Monday morning – to finally express what she has kept bottled up professionally for over a year?

She portrayed very clearly not just her

disappointment and frustration - but clear directed anger.

Annoyance, displeasure even almost naked hostility.

And she had every right to do so - for not only was a wandering male adult (this was not a child) staying away from his proper place of protection, he was also meandering carefree around crowded facilities.

Also, others somehow to ‘forgot’ that they had previous contact with the miscreant’s family.

Sadly, as the PM frequently remarked, she is not empowered to take retribution and call him (and them) to account. That is a matter for the police.

But I will bet every bone in her body on Sunday and Monday was striving for a short-term venture into dictatorship. And who can blame her?

To use the oft-termed expression - it is what it is.

That politicians cannot direct the police to take remedial or accusatory action is possibly one of the finer tenets in our democracy.

That the police will wish to tread with caution dealing with the idiotic and pointedly uncaring attitude of someone hell bent on ignoring the obvious facts of life (no pun) is something that will challenge them.

The police are always conscious of the increasing advent of the members of the media thriving on sensationalism.

Some of the repetitive questioning at the mid-day Beehive presentations show a lacks of professionalism.

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Regional airport flies high

Hamilton Airport has resisted Covid by bouncing back with more domestic flights using bigger aircraft.

Immediately before the Covid lockdown the airport was operating an average of 155 flights in and out of Hamilton via Air New Zealand.

That number dipped to 124 towards the end of 2020.

But in 2021 the number has risen to 174 flights. Air New Zealand operates 160 a week – and its capacity is up 10 per cent - while new arrival Originair 14.

Capacity is also up – the airport is seeing more 69-seat ATR aircraft than the 50-seat Q300 aircraft.

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At Hamilton Airport flights are arriving later and leaving earlier.

chief executive Mark Morgan said after a very tough year for aviation, 2021 is looking more positive.

Part of that was driven by a healthier domestic tourism market.

“But there’s also been a lot of support from the Waikato business community.’

Domestic flights from Hamilton go south to Palmerston

North, Wellington, Nelson and Christchurch.

Air New Zealand’s latest schedule shows flights in and out of Hamilton Airport exceed pre-Covid levels and include earlier starts and later finishes.

The 7.35am flight to Wellington has returned and a new 6am flight added. The 7.20pm return flight

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Originair has also introduced a daily service from Hamilton to Palmerston North, Nelson and return. There is also a new direct service from Hamilton to Nelson on Friday evening.

“We are seeing a 24 per cent increase in flights between Hamilton and Christchurch and a 14 per cent increase on Wellington routes.

That is exceptional growth in any year, let alone a year when we are battling a pandemic and ongoing uncertainty,” Mark Morgan said.

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Fun run canned by Covid

There will be no fun running and, some houses won’t be crowded for a few weeks.

Saturday’s announcement of a ramping up of Covid alert levels has resulted in the annual Waipā fun run in Cambridge – scheduled for Saturday – being called off.

The event website was still promoting the event on Monday evening, but a call had earlier been made to pull the pin.

On Sunday organisers posted on their Facebook page that the event had been postponed.

“The latest Covid update is not news that any of us wanted to hear. Our Waipa Fun Run team is working hard to bring you this event at a later date and will update details as soon as we are able,” a message read.

This year’s event – should it go ahead – will celebrate 10 years of fun runs.

The latest lift in alert levels was a second blow for Te Miro School – it postponed its centenary celebrations last year and they were set to start on Saturday.

Te Miro School and District Centenary Committee member Matt Keyte said a decision to postpone had been made at an emergency meeting on Sunday.

“This is very disappointing after the massive amount of work we’ve put in,” he said.

“We’ve decided to postpone the event one last time and we’ll

meet to discuss a new date next weekend after monitoring this week’s Covid developments.”

Crowded House announced it has also postponed two events on its nationwide tour – the Hamilton and Napier shows have become Covid victims, but will go ahead at a later date.

Sol3 Mio also announced the postponement of shows in Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington and Palmerston North.

The lockdown announcement came as the country was enjoying an easing of restrictions – in Hamilton the Six60 concert was packed, and in Auckland there was a full house for the Joseph Parker-Junior Fa boxing clash.

There has been criticism of some residents who fled Auckland after the alter level announcement was made on Saturday evening - notably Destiny Church leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki who headed to Rotorua to preach and fundraise the following day.

Vaccine programme starts in Waikato

The rollout of Waikato’s vaccination programme is now into its eighth day.

It began last Thursday when 28 Waikato District Health Board vaccinators receiving the first of two doses at the dedicated Covid-19 vaccination centre.

The following day at the Distinction Hamilton hotel in Hamilton 79 people receiving their injection.

Distinction Hamilton general manager Carla Denmead says the arrival of the vaccine was a significant moment for staff.

“I felt emotional when my injection was done. It’s just a sense of relief and realising the opportunity we’d been given.

Ms Denmead says it also provided staff with some peace of mind on top of their normal safety measures while working in managed isolation.

For senior chef Aaron Sigley, his first

dose means he’s a step closer to seeing members of his family again.

He says he has not seen some family members in Hamilton since May. “I’m very relieved at having had the vaccine. I have family I haven’t seen since I began working here because they’ve felt concerned because they may be vulnerable, so I’ve stayed away from them.

Ikimoke Tamaki-Takarei gets his first Covid vaccine.

“By having this jab, I feel and they feel I’ll be able to see them again and I’m looking forward to that.”

Wheeti Maipi has been working at managed isolation facilities as a mental health advisor for nine months.

He says getting the vaccine provided him with an extra sense of security, particularly when he returns home every night.

Charge nurse manager Lisa Maxwell was also among those to be vaccinated.

She was elated the programme has begun and says border workers are excited they and their household contacts have been given priority for the vaccine.

“None of our infection control practices will change, but the workers just have that knowledge they have that extra layer of protection should the worst-case scenario occur.”

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Flavours

with Jan Bilton

Fruits in the main

The current mantra ‘eat more vegetables’ can also be applied to fruits. And summer is the season of bountiful fruitfulness.

A lunchtime favourite at our house is crisp lettuce, topped with fresh juicy sliced peaches, canned salmon and a little dressing. How simple and delicious is that!

Sandwiches with sliced apple and a tasty cheese, or the Japanese-inspired strawberries and cream cheese combo, make excellent lunch takeaways.

But it is the mains where an assortment of fruits and vegetables can be loaded into casseroles, curries, bakes and burgers.

Fruits and veg provide a variety of health benefits, including losing weight. Health professionals suggest that at least half of your dinner main should be vegetables (or fruits).

Add a salad if it isn’t.

And although it might be appealing to live on fruit alone — ie become a fruitarian like Apple’s founder Steve Jobs — eating different coloured fruits and veg is a must to benefit from the variety of goodies each has to offer. And adding a few nuts and seeds, or a little tofu, egg, meat or fish on the side contributes to a balanced diet and a healthy body.

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Remove to a plate.

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Heat the olive oil and pan-fry the patties for about 4 minutes each side, until medium inside.

Spread the cut side of the toasted buns with mayo. Top the base buns with half the basil leaves. Top with the venison patties, 2-3 tablespoons of the blueberry sauce, then the bacon, onion and more basil. Cover with the bun tops. Serves 4.

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Derby Day call goes to the wire

The Hawke’s Bay Racing Club is on standby as racing administrators pin their hopes on Auckland’s alert level dropping.

Ellerslie is the scheduled venue for this year’s Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby – and a call as to whether the meeting can go ahead at that city’s premier course on

Sunday will be made as late as tomorrow afternoon.

The Auckland region moved into a seven-day Alert Level 3 lockdown, which theoretically concludes at 6am on Sunday.

Should Alert Level status be retracted to Level 2 by the government as hoped, the Derby

Paul Wilcox

will be run at Ellerslie, with a limited volume of people on course.

However, Hawke’s Bay Racing Club are on standby to host their second meeting in the space of four days if the restrictions are extended beyond seven days.

So the Derby could be raced on Sunday at Ellerslie or Hastings.

A conference call on Monday afternoon comprising New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), the Auckland Racing Club (ARC), the New Zealand Trainers’ Association (NZTA), the Racing Integrity Unit (RIU) and TAB NZ agreed that Ellerslie on Sunday is still the preferred option.

Should Auckland remain at COVID Alert Level 3 at that time, the alternative venue will be Hawke’s Bay and the Hastings racecourse.

“While we acknowledge that this is not going to please everyone, Hastings is the only viable option,” NZTR chief executive Bernard Saundry said.

“As the home of our spring triple crown it is a Group One venue and as such a fitting host for the Derby

if alert levels do not change.

Te Aroha was considered, but after recent racing was not deemed suitable for this weekend.

The situation with alert levels was being monitored during the week and a final decision will be made following the Prime Minister’s Friday afternoon media conference.

While Level 2 would allow participants from outside Auckland to attend the meeting at Ellerslie, under Level 3 protocols they would need an exempted purpose for travel in and out of an Alert Level 3 area, which would affect the majority of participants at an Ellerslie meeting.

“We understand that these are testing times for trainers and owners leading into a major race day and we will be ensuring we keep them well informed along the way,” Auckland Racing Club chief executive Paul Wilcox said.

“By making the decision on Friday afternoon, we can digest the latest information from government and it will still give the appropriate amount of time for horses and staff to make the

necessary travel arrangements.

“While a Hawke’s Bay move would not be ideal for the Auckland horses, we have to make those decisions to provide certainty.

“We considered waiting until next Wednesday here, but then you are starting to impact on the programmes for the horses and we need to be mindful of that and not be selfish.”

Wilcox said the majority of people, whether they be sponsors, owners, members or fans had been understanding of the challenging predicament the Auckland Racing Club were in, with significant financial ramifications even under Level 2 status.

“Under Alert Level 2 we can make it work so that the owners can come and watch,” Wilcox said.

“We are not the only ones facing these challenges. We are one of many and we are in a strong financial position. There are probably a lot of other event businesses where the lost revenue this week will have an even greater impact.”

- NZ Racing Desk

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