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Planning ahead

Saturday morning walks in the park, pre-sunrise coffees in the Red Kitchen in Te Awamutu – it’s all part of the job for Waipā District councillors as they initiate feedback for the district’s Long Term Plan. The council has gone to the electorate with a plan to spend $2 billion between now and 2031 to keep Waipā flourishing. Councillors and staff will attend a total

of 10 community meetings and 13 events through to April 27. Kihikihi couple Allan and Marion Gauntlett called in for a coffee at the Red Kitchen and took the opportunity to discuss the plan. Marion Gauntlett was keen to see what was happening in her community with water and cycleways – and to suggest a

playground for the aged. She thinks it’s a concept Waipā should look at. London, Berlin and Toronto all have dedicated senior playgrounds, where pensioners congregate and use equipment to exercise – everything from a daily routine, including dancing, to light gymnastics. Marion thought the information offered in

the 56-page Long Term Plan was good, but she would have preferred to see more than the two options proposed in many areas. The council intends to sign off on the plan at the end of June. The consultation process will include going out the the public and public hearings on May 11 and 12. For more information go to www.waipadc. govt.nz and turn to page 3 of your News.

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Protest against the P pest

Waipā residents marched in Te Awamutu last weekend as part of a campaign against the use of the highlight addictive drug p. Co-organiser Donna Stanley said the hikoi was a success – “we continued to shed awareness to ensure our tamariki knew that we will make a stand for them against this ngaanara (pest)”. She paid tribute to people who came from different walks of life and different parts of the country to join the walk and to share stories about how the P “pest” it had impacted on their lives. “This would not have been a success without the endless mahi by Marie Brown, Davina Tupaea, Marjorie Oman and Ange Holt,” she said. The march is likely to become an annual event - organisers hope in future it will involve wananga at marae and that Waipā businesses will get involved. Meanwhile, an “Anti P walk in” manned by Manawaiti Woolford and Tim Varey will continue every Wednesday from 10am to noon in the Te Awamutu town centre.

On the beat

Last weekend’s march set the stage for more on an annual basis.

with Constable Ryan Fleming

Watch for Easter scammers

I thought this week I would speak to the fact that Netsafe have recently announced that for the last four years they have noticed a 360% increase in reported scams over the Easter period. More than half of these are what is known as ‘Fake Sextortion”. The fraudsters falsely claim to have hacked into a person’s device to record them viewing pornography. The email threatens to release the video to their contacts unless the victim pays a ransom. There are many variations of online fraud, One I am aware of that has ensnared three victims locally is a lonely hearts scam. The scammer claims to be a celebrity and in the three cases I know of the scammer has chosen the actor Vin Diesel. The scammer purports to be in a relationship with the victim and then asks for money, in this case for seed money to fund his next film. Another variation of this is a lonely US Army soldier in Afghanistan. They gain the confidence of the victim and then ask for money to help pay for safety equipment while they are “‘in-country”. Other common scams Netsafe has found to be prevalent during Easter include: • Online shopping • Prize or promotional scam • Phishing • Debt collection for non-existent bills Often the scammers request the debt with Itunes cards. Ask yourself, Does IRD really want you to pay them with Itunes cards ?

There are some measures you can take to spot trouble on the internet. Netsafe has 10 tips to help with spotting scams. • Contact that is out of the blue – even if the person says they’re from a legitimate organisation like the bank, an embassy or your internet provider. • Being told there’s a problem with your phone, laptop or internet connections – often they will offer to fix your device or say they are from your phone or internet company. • Being asked for passwords – legitimate organisations will never ask for the passwords to your online accounts. • Needing to verify your account or details – don’t respond or click on any links in the communication even if it looks like it’s from a real organisation. • Trying to get you to move outside of an online trading or booking website or app (like Air BnB) – don’t pay outside of the normal website or app processes. • Offering money or a prize in exchange for something up front – they might say that it’s a “processing” fee or something similar. • Being asked for money by friends/ partners you’ve met online – this is a very common tactic, do not pay the money • Unusual ways to pay for something – scammers try to use payments that can’t be traced such as pre-loaded debit cards, gift cards, bitcoins, iTunes cards or money

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Briefs…

Clocks go back

Daylight Saving is almost over – clocks go back one hour at 3am on Sunday. The next time we change the clocks will be when next summer’s daylight saving commences on September 26.

In the hunt

Mark Sarjeant, a 30-year veteran of New Zealand’s hunting scene will oversee judging in the annual Pureora Forest Park Hunting Competition this year. The competition, running to April 18, is managed by the Department of Conservation’s (Doc) Maniapoto District staff.

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Countdown supermarket bakers will use 600,000kgs of flour, 50,000kgs of sultanas, 80,000kgs of currents, and 12,000kgs of chocolate chips to make this year’s batch of Hot Cross buns. The supermarket donates 5c from every pack sold to KidsCan and KidsCan chief executive Julie Chapman says the donation of around $100,000 will be critical in supporting the early childhood education programme in 2021.

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Park future still up in the air

A tour of a park has brought up questions from locals about the future of a Te Awamutu landmark. Waipā District Council hosted a tour of Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park on Saturday and about 50 residents explored the grounds and discussed changes proposed in the district plan. There was vocal opposition to aspects of the draft plan when it was initially released just under a year ago. Council staff recommended then produced a revised plan after 517 submissions were considered during an extended eight week consultation in the middle of last year. Proposals to remove or move some features, including and the park pond have been reviewed. Other changes to the initial plan include retaining one-way vehicle access through the park with an adjacent cycleway, keeping the Mutu Street gateway entrance, replacing the existing ageing playground with a standard playground and

developing a new māra hūpara play trail on the other side of the Mangaohoi Stream. Low rainfall, stream bank erosion and poor water quality have plagued the park in recent years, drawing criticism from the community that there has been a lack of maintenance. A council spokesperson said that most of the group that attended were against making any major changes to the grounds but said that discussions during the tour were productive. Marcus Dawson, who represents the War Memorial Maintenance Committee opposes much of the thrust of the changes proposed, said the revised plan still fails to recognise the memorial legacy created to honour those who never returned from service in WW2. “Their legacy is our heritage to cherish, not to re-concept,” he said “This amended draft plan, like the ones preceding it, have no acknowledgement for the planned, built and dedicated concept of

our novel, artistic and symbolic memorial.” The draft concept plan will be presented to Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy Committee

Lawyer on a new track By Viv Posselt

Long-standing Te Awamutu lawyer Richard Swarbrick swapped the trappings of his job last weekend for a spin at his second love – model trains. He joined the Greater Waikato Railway Modellers at their open day in Leamington held as part of Sunday’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic,

spending several hours with the other railway modellers explaining the layouts and helping operate the model trains. Richard, who a long-standing model railway fan with his own layout at home, is on the brink of retirement. His outing at the railway modellers’ new home in the old Leamington

Story tellers talk

Mystery lovers have a treat coming up next week with a ‘Culprits in Cambridge’ evening at the town library from 6pm on Thursday. The event is part of the Mystery in the Library series 2021 and sees the Ngaio Marsh Awards in conjunction with the Waipā District Libraries invite booklovers to events featuring four Waikato storytellers. Cambridge’s Nikki Crutchley will chair a panel discussion on how they create memorable characters, and the impact on their books of local settings and universal themes. For details go to www.waipalibraries.org.nz

Saturday’s tour of Memorial Park attracted a strong turnout.

Richard Swarbrick enjoyed introducing youngsters Adam and Struan Saunders to the intricacies of model trains during Sunday’s Cambridge Autumn Festival event.

bowling club premises was just his second with the club - he anticipates there will be many more hours spent there in future. The Teddy Bears’ Picnic at Leamington Domain was one of the final activities affiliated with the 2021 Cambridge Autumn Festival. It incorporated performances by the Cambridge Brass Band and the Rotarylinked Bruised Brothers, and included rides on the popular 300m long miniature railway operated regularly by Cambridge Model Engineering Society volunteers. One of their number, Allen Edwards, said the Society needed additional volunteers to help run the trains and handle some of the other jobs during the four-hour Sunday sessions, which often attract around 500 visitors each week. Without additional volunteers, he said the group might have to step back from operating weekly and change to running the trains only fortnightly. Those keen to help should go to the Cambridge Model Engineering Society Facebook page for more details.

meeting next Tuesday when councillors will make the decision to recommend the plan change or leave the park as is with continued maintenance.

Judd tells Waipā councillors to lead

Former New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd, a major voice in the move to enable Māori wards to be created without being hooked by a referendum, says Waipā District Councillors should be leading change rather than asking for directions. Speaking exclusively to the News, he echoed the sentiments of councillor Hazel Barnes who suggested the decision to consult community wide was a “complete waste of time”. She indicated an earlier vote had been made by councillors to go to the community on the issue at a Zoom meeting, but she had not heard a Māori perspective. Waipā District Council Governance Manager Jo Gread said last week the council had obligations under the local government act to consult. Mr Judd questioned the need to consult on wards. “What answers are councillors searching for that they don’t know as elected representatives?” he said. “My message to councils is to lead the community – make decisions.” Mr Judd, whose bid to set up a Māori ward in 2014 was overturned by his electorate, his since found himself in constant demand on the speaking circuit. The man who once described himself as a “recovering racist” is now a member of the Māori Party. Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta chose the New Plymouth District Council debating chamber to announce the power to snuff out Māori ward bids by councils was being removed.

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Dairy industry winners named Reuben and Deb Connolly have been named winners of the region’s Share Farmer of the Year category at the Waikato Dairy Industry Awards. The other big winners were Christopher Gerard Vila, who became the 2021 Waikato Dairy Manager of the Year, and Ruth Connolly, the 2021 Waikato Dairy Trainee of the Year. The Connollys have been 50/50 sharemilkers and 20% equity partners with John and Fiona Worsnop on Woolly Farm Ltd’s 110ha, 280-cow Ōtorohanga property for four seasons. They won $16,167 in prizes and four merit awards. Reuben’s childhood was spent on a sheep and beef farm in Ōtorohanga and he spent six years working as a block manager in the drystock industry after leaving school. Deb grew up on a dairy farm in Ōhaupō and holds a Bachelor of Teaching (ECCE) from Waikato University. Te Awamutu 50/50 Sharemilkers Denise Knop and Daniel Bradbury were runnersup in the Share Farmer category, winning $6000 in prizes and two merit awards. They work on Kees and Hannie Rombouts 86ha property, milking 257 cows. The couple are excited about the future of the New Zealand dairy industry and believe it has the opportunity to lead the way to a more sustainable, low-emission future. “We see ourselves as early adopters of innovation and hope to be part of the change.” Dan is studying towards a Diploma in Agribusiness Management, while Denise holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and a Master of Science in Livestock Sciences, with a focus on dairy nutrition and genetics.

The winner of the 2021 Waikato Dairy Manager of the Year category grew up in the Philippines and was a veterinarian, specialising in dogs and cats. Christopher Gerard Vila won $8200 in prizes and two merit awards. He is Farm Manager on the JA BE Turnwald Family Trust 103.8ha farm, milking 341 cows in Ōhaupō. He says the biggest challenge he has faced and continues to overcome is the fact he is an immigrant and had to start from scratch. “Having no monetary resource has put me at a disadvantage in terms of career progression. I depend heavily upon my abilities.” Farm Manager Sam Guise placed third and won $2,100 in prizes and one merit award. He was runner-up in the same category last year. Sam works on Keven and Gillian Monks’ 240ha, 865-cow farm at Cambridge. The 2021 Waikato Dairy Trainee of the Year is Ruth Connolly who entered the Awards to challenge and benchmark herself. “My twin sister entered last year and really encouraged me to enter as she has gained so much from the Awards.” Ruth is Farm Assistant on the Rukuhia Holdings Ltd 259.6ha property at Ōhaupō, milking 800 cows. She won $6,700 in prizes and three merit awards. Runner-up in the Dairy Trainee category was Annie Gill who won $2,750 in prizes. The first-time entrant is Farm Assistant for Alan Rogers on his 195ha, 600-cow Ōtorohanga property. The Waikato Dairy Industry Awards winners field day will be held on 19 April 2021 at 10.30am at 117 Mangamahoe Road, RD3, Otorohanga.

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TALKING ECONOMICS

THE AGE OF REASON

My view on Māori wards

Housing crisis to global crisis?

I have been watching, with more than a passing interest, the anguished messages emanating from Waipā District Council on the matter of Maori ward representation. Before digging a hole for myself let me state that, in my opinion, representation at a local body table should be open for anyone to chase providing they can obtain sufficient public votes in a first-past-the-post system. That’s regardless of ethnicity, religious beliefs, and political party support – and where a level and fair playing field is present. In 1974 I was elected - using the same system - to the board table at the Wellington Harbour Board, representing the highly frustrated Port Employers of which I was the chairman. I remained there for 12 years until a company transfer took me to Auckland. I found myself with 15 others representing people and businesses for the lower third of the North Island. Monthly board meetings commenced at 8pm and sometimes lasted past midnight, for the princely emolument of $3 a meeting! There, manager with bureaucratic, local government mentality attempted to manipulate the farmer chairman with a plethora of bogglingly intricate boring papers. I recall being appalled by the general manager’s insistence that we adopt a multimillion-dollar Swiss bank loan to pay for new container cranes when even a blind mute could see through the political dictum coming from the then prime minister Rob Muldoon. Running a port is a commercial business that reacts to the equally commercial needs of those who wish to import and

The Government on March 23 announced a major package of measures to deal with what they described as New Zealand’s ‘housing crisis’. A crisis is a ‘time of intense difficulty or danger’. In some crises, such as a war, everybody is adversely affected. In other crises, such as floods or earthquakes, some people are affected adversely while others are unaffected. The big difference in New Zealand’s ‘housing crisis’ is that some people are making enormous gains whilst others are adversely affected. Crises that have both winners and losers are much more difficult for Governments to deal with. Most of the initial press comments expressed surprised at the strength of the Government’s measures. But they differed significantly when it came to the impact they expected them to have on house prices. Westpac, who had forecast a further 17% increase in house prices this year before the package, have altered their forecast to a fall of 10%. Kiwibank thought the package was unlikely to cool house price growth. I think it will certainly cool the breakneck speed with which house prices have been rising. When I wrote this column, it was still too early to see if the measures would cause a slowdown or a fall in house prices but that will be revealed quite quickly. There are many root causes for New Zealand’s current ‘housing crisis’, some of them going back years and even decades. They include a lack of supply, strong immigration, complex and slow resource approval processes, taxation policies, and speculation. But with exceptionally low interest rates and generous financing for banks, the RBNZ has been stoking the fires of the housing furnace. Low interest rates also

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export goods. But, sadly, boardroom table was used as a leaning surface by local body politicians who were far removed from commerce, and the farmers there actually thought they were exporters. A lack of commercial knowledge played into the hands of the port company’s management. Which brings me back to the subject of appropriate groups having the right to a seat at a City or District Council table. Council business has two halves - that of committee work and that of the whole council. The former takes an in-depth look at and considers the matter in hand, makes a recommendation and passes it upstairs to the whole council for a (normally) rubber stamping action. Key to this two-fold governance is that the committee is where the meat of the matter is discussed. And if any specialist group wants to have and make impact upon the local body scene then this is where it should take place Waipa District Council has several (in this case) Māori at the committee level - by appointment. They did not gain the elected right to be there - but if it works then why disturb it? They have an equal chance to study and make comment on all key matters for consideration. If the intention of the council(s) is to throw a properly elective seat away in favour of any ethnic group to make way for someone put there by a minority then we have a problem. One wonders how many current councillors in Auckland would feel the need to displaced to give a rising tide of Chinese residents ward seats at the Big Table?

make many ‘traditional’ forms of investment unattractive and this stokes the housing price fires further. Many people are rushing into property investment and some, based on the current ridiculously low mortgage interest rates, will be over-extending themselves. They will face a major problem when interest rates on their debt begin to rise. The wise ones will now be taking fixed interest rate mortgages at around 3 per cent available for loans up to five years. They will not be affected during that five-year period by the rising mortgage rates that lie ahead. How far do they lie ahead? The RBNZ is still saying that they will keep interest low for the foreseeable future and may even lower them further. The RBNZ by doing this is pouring more fuel on the housing price fire at the same time as the Government is trying to put out the fire. I think the RBNZ will be surprised by how quickly they will need to act to raise interest rates. But that will be the subject of my next column. But many investors will have been attracted by the current lower rates on floating rate mortgages and will have borrowed up to or near their peak debt servicing capabilities. The more that have done this, the longer and more serious the impact will be when interest rates start to rise again. This was one of the core problems in the last Global Financial Crisis. It started in the USA as bad debts in their household sector exploded as interest rates rose and spread to many other parts of the world where their banks had purchased securities backed by US mortgages. I think that many Central Banks, including the RBNZ, are setting up the same conditions again. Business Showcase

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With Waikato continuing to grow and develop construction companies are providing a boost to the region and one Te Awamutu concrete treatment business is doing its part to make its mark. Eight years ago, Philip Parkinson bought Top Class Concrete Treatments and revitalised it from a small backyard shed and now today, he and a team of experts operate out of a specialised depot in the heart of Waikato. He works to build relationships with customers, ensuring communication, loyalty, and integrity are key values in how he leads his team and how he does business. Part of this process is to broaden the services they provide and make the latest and best quality concrete treatment products available to

A few of the large commercial projects they’ve worked on are Temple View, Victoria on the River and Areas of the Hamilton Gardens. Victoria on the River is one of their more renowned projects as an expansive amphitheatrestyle park on Victoria St, in the heart of Hamilton’s central business district that has become a beacon for visitors to the city’s CBD.

Victoria on the River. Photo Supplied Simon Wilson

their customers. As a business that is proudly New Zealand owned and operated, Top Class Concrete Treatments do what they can to buy local, always striving to do their part in making the world a little eco-friendlier, cleaner, and more sustainable. The company have had the privilege of working on some truly unique projects that have

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Philip and his team continue to strive to achieve a high quality standard and provide a great service to their customers. If you want to find out more, contact Philip and his team or you can see them down at The Autumn HomeXPO at Claudelands Event Centre from April 9-11.

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OPINION

We’re under threat from fluoride By Kane Titchener

When the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s go to person on lead neurotoxicity, Bruce Lanphear, raises red flags about fluoride by saying pregnant woman and infants who are bottle-fed with formula should avoid fluoridated water, you know there is something seriously wrong. In October 2020, Lanphear co-wrote an editorial, along with Linda Birnbaum (former director of the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) and Christine Till, titled: It is time to protect kids’ developing brains from fluoride. The debate regarding fluoride is where lead was just before it was banned for use in petrol in the 1990s. Up until lead was considered unsafe it was defended as being completely safe by the Ministry of Health. Research 20 years later found that lead exposure resulted in a 4.25 IQ point reduction. We should not make the same mistake with fluoride. Unfortunately, as a move towards fluoridation edges closer it seems the Waipā District Council is taking a head in the sand approach. The council chose not to survey Waipā’s ratepayers before giving Local Government New Zealand approval to endorse decision making being moved away from Councils. Previous referenda in nonfluoridated towns have consistently been against fluoridation starting. Having presented the peer reviewed research on Fluoride and IQ to council over the past four years I found the comment from the Mayor Mylchreest (Te Awamutu News, March 25) unbelievably ignorant. Jim said, “I don’t disagree with Kane that experts say there are risks, but we have to balance that with the benefits of fighting tooth decay”.

Is Jim really comparing the risk of brain damage with the risk of tooth decay? The research on fluoride’s neurotoxicity has been growing. There are 68 studies reporting lowered IQ in children exposed to fluoride. In 2017, US agencies published the first of three mother-child peer reviewed papers. The Bashash and Green studies controlled for many confounding variables and used double-blind individual measurements for both fluoride exposure to the mother (the level of fluoride in her urine) and the cognitive impact on the child. The total combined number of mother-child pairs was approximately 800. Analysis of this data has shown a loss of about four IQ points in offspring for an increase of 1 mg/litre of fluoride in mother’s urine. The range of exposure in these studies is typical of fluoridated NZ. Green was published in JAMA Pediatrics. In 2020 a further Canadian study published by Till found bottle-fed children in fluoridated communities had lower IQs (up to 9 IQ points) than bottle-fed children in non-fluoridated communities. To give some context, mothers milk contains very low levels of fluoride 0.004ppm. Fluoridated water has a targeted level over 200 times more fluoride than mother’s milk. Given there are solutions to combating tooth decay which are more successful than fluoridation, such as the Scotland Childsmile programme, it is reckless to make fluoridation mandatory. Kane Titchener is an anti-fluoride campaigner and a member of the Te Awamutu Community Board.

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The tantalising aromas of cakes and cookies baking is enough to tempt even the family’s most hardened cell phone addict to abandon playing on their device and head for the kitchen. According to food historians, the ancient Greeks were the first to develop sophisticated baking skills. Their cakes were, however, more like bread sweetened with honey. It wasn’t until the 17th century that round cakes with icing were first baked in Europe. Even then, the secret of producing the perfect bake was in the preparation. Baking is a chemical experiment and using consistent measurements is necessary if the recipe is to be uniform. Recipes in New Zealand are developed using level metric spoons and cups. Biscuits of one kind or another have been around since the third century BC. A Roman came up with a thin, sugarless wafer which instantly became a hit. It was dry, kept well and was suitable for the Roman legions when they went empire building. Something similar called a ‘cracken’ turned up in the Middle Ages in England. It was named for the sound produced when people bit into it.

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EASY GLUTEN-FREE BROWNIE Brownies can be dressed up or down. Great served with whipped cream, ice cream or yoghurt, they are also delicious dusted with icing sugar. Cut portions can be frozen. 100g butter 1 cup dark cane sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla essence 3 large eggs 3/4 cup each: gluten-free flour, dark cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Preheat the oven to 160°C. Lightly oil and line a 19cm square cake pan with baking paper. Melt the butter then stir in the sugar and vanilla essence. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together then stir into the sugar mixture. Mix well. Pour into the cake pan. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until just cooked. It should still be a little soft and wrinkly in the centre. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan then turn out onto a wire rack to cool. Cut into squares or oblongs to serve. GLUTEN-FREE CHAI SHORTBREAD These are not as solid as regular shortbread cookies. 250g butter at room temperature 1 cup icing sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2 1/2 cups gluten-free flour 1 teaspoon each: ground ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, mixed spice pinch salt milk for glazing Cinnamon sugar: 2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Cream the butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. Sift the flour, spices and salt into a bowl. Beat into the butter mixture until well combined. Chill the mixture for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 160°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Roll out the dough until 1cm thick. Using a 6-7cm diameter biscuit cutter, make about 24 rounds. Off-cuts may be pressed together, re-rolled then cut. Place on the baking trays. Brush with milk and dust with the cinnamon sugar. Bake for about 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool on a wire rack. Store in airtight containers in the fridge or freezer. Makes about 24. PEANUT BUTTER BISCUITS This mixture may be refrigerated for a few days or frozen and sliced just before cooking. 1/2 cup roasted peanuts 75g butter 50g peanut butter 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 2 cups self-raising flour 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Using a metal blade, chop the peanuts finely in the food processor. Place aside. Cream the butter, peanut butter, sugar and egg in the food processor until well combined. Add the flour and cinnamon and process until mixed. Fold in the peanuts. Form the mixture into a log and wrap in waxed or baking paper. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Cut into 5mm slices and place on an ungreased baking tray. Bake at 190°C for about 8 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack. Makes about 30.

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IT’S TIME TO DECIDE WHAT’S NEXT FOR WAIPĀ FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS

Consultation opens on 26 March 2021 and closes at 5pm on 27 April 2021.

Our Long Term Plan is Council’s most important planning tool that sets out what we plan to do over the next decade – and how it’ll be paid for.

It includes detailed information on the activities, services and projects we intend on delivering, when we will deliver them, where and how. It also includes the detail around our funding and financial management. Ultimately, it tells you what your rates may look like for the next 10 years.

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We’re looking to roll out an urban mobility network around Te Awamutu and Cambridge to better connect places like schools, shops and places of work for cyclists, pedestrians and scooter users.

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Easter messages from Waipā church leaders

Winter Warmth 2021

Reverend Julie Guest Vicar Parish of St John’s Anglican Church, Te Awamutu

Is it time to change power company’s with Winter round the corner? With darkness falling earlier and mornings starting to get that little bit nippy, it all starts to point to one sign that winter is just around the corner.

So the roads need to be made bigger and multi-laned to handle this, even though most of the time the road has much less traffic and in the middle of the night not much at all.

But apart from the colder and darker days there’s one thing that everyone notices and that’s the increase on the old power bill.

Power lines are a similar situation - the more power people use at the same time, the bigger the power lines and equipment need to be able to handle this, even though there are times when hardly any power is used.

There are currently 22 electricity retailers who offer pricing plans in the Waipa area, according to Waipa Networks. Of those 22 only two offer a price plan based on the networks new Advanced Pricing, which is a smart meter system Waipa Networks is setting up. Traditional electricity meters only record the amount of power you are using, but not the times that it is being used. Advanced pricing takes advantage of newer ‘smart’ electricity meters that are being gradually installed throughout the country, including the Waipa Networks area. These new meters are capable of recording how much power is used at different times during the day. For Waipa Networks area, we group these times into three categories: Peak (7am 10am and 4pm - 9pm), Off Peak (11 pm - 7am) and Shoulder (10am - 4pm and 9pm - 11 pm). There is a different price for each category. Peak is when electricity usage is heavy. Everyone is cooking meals, turning on their heating (or air conditioning), watching TV. People might also be putting on their dishwashers, clothes dryers, etc. Shoulder is when electricity usage is moderate. Businesses are open and most people are at work, or late evening when people start to go to bed. Off Peak is when most people are asleep and power usage is generally limited to shiftworkers and appliances on standy-by. Peak electricity usage is a bit like peak traffic on a motorway. People tend to want to use the motorway the most at the same time – travelling to and from work.

The events that we commemorate as we lead up to Easter happened so long ago, in such a different time and setting that for many people they seem irrelevant. But look again…. In his final hours Jesus was stripped naked. He was publicly whipped until he could barely stand. He was spat at, humiliated, shouted at, thorns were jammed into his head. A jeering crowd watched as his body gave way, as he gasped his final breath. (Matthew 27). These terrible things the soldiers did to Jesus, to belittle him, to reduce him to an object and remove any power or person he had at all. These are such hard events to hear. But when someone who has suffered abuse hears this story of Jesus’ humiliation, the wounded one knows that Jesus, too, felt the powerlessness, abandonment, loss of dignity and fear. In that knowledge is healing. All these centuries later, people are still abusing others as violently as Jesus was abused. Thousands of people need to know the healing love of Jesus and his followers. Such love that Jesus has for all of us, yet I believe he holds a special care for those who suffer as he did. Perhaps this Easter you could seek Jesus’ healing for yourself, or connect with a church or other organisation who helps those in need.

Bigger power lines cost more money and ultimately it is the power customers that have to pay for these. So it is in everyone’s interest to try to reduce peak power usage and the new Advanced Pricing is designed to help people understand the benefits of moving power usage out of peak times. Waipa Networks began introducing this pricing in 2016 and it is available to all customers with a Smart Meter, depending on your electricity retailer. They may charge your retailer Advanced Pricing, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you will see this on your power bill. It is up to your retailer if their own price plans reflect this new type of lines pricing. Electricity retailers often sell their electricity plans with other services such as telephone/ internet, gas, etc and offer package deals. Over time though, Waipa Networks expect more of them to offer plans based on our Advanced Pricing. They hope to have the majority of connections on Advanced Pricing by 1 April 2022. Most of the time retailers don’t publish specific price plan availability, so if your retailer isn’t listed as having Advanced Pricing it would pay to give them a call to check. For a comparison of electricity prices and services visit Powerswitch or Whats My Number?, they are used to compare your current plan with other plans and prices available to find the most affordable option best for you.

Charmaine Gillam, Family Church, Te Awamutu

forever, “now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” (Ephesians 2:13). Through Jesus we now have direct access to God, and God’s family. We belong to someone far greater than any human being, to someone who loves us unconditionally, accepts us as we are, and who wants us to spend eternity with Him in Heaven through our faith in Jesus Christ alone. Dave Firth Pastor, Kaipaki Church

Since I was very young, I remember being given chocolate eggs at Easter. The collection would usually sit on the top of the piano divided into three piles for me, my brother and my sister. Being the youngest, my pile always seemed to be the biggest (which I enjoyed) but one year my dad started giving us a chocolate orange instead of an egg. His reasoning was simple, “You get more chocolate for the same price!” Of course, he was right, but it made me think about the purpose of the egg. Symbolism has its place in our society. We like decorations, pictures, memories – things that remind us of good times. But my dad’s focus on the purpose behind the symbol is a good reminder that the egg is just that – a symbol – of new life. The purpose is far more important than the symbol. At Easter we remember that 2000 years ago Jesus went to the cross, took the place of you and I and paid for sin, once and for all. This is an incredible thing to come to terms with. The door has been bolted open for all of us to know the God of the Universe personally. If we simply turn to Him and ask Him to forgive us for the sin He has already paid for! Fr Malcom French Vicar of Cambridge

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It is Easter time again! That time of the year when we consume easter eggs…which I also love…and hot cross buns. But Easter has so much more meaning than just easter eggs or hot cross buns. During Easter we are reminding ourselves of the Divine exchange that took place at that moment when Jesus died on the cross. When Jesus’ blood made us sinless before God, and destroyed the wall of separation that existed between God and mankind

Never in history was there such a week as the rollercoaster ride that started that Sunday when Jesus entered Jerusalem in triumph. The crowds hailed him as a king, a conquering hero. The enthusiasm stood in stark contrast to the other

triumphal entry that week when the Roman governor entered the city in force to assert the authority of Rome. By the end of the week, the promise of Palm Sunday seemed to have evaporated. A sombre supper with his friends on Thursday was followed by a night of agony, arrest and trial. On Friday, he suffered an ignominious death by crucifixion, marked as an enemy of Caesar. For his scattered followers, it seemed that hope had died along with their friend and rabbi. How unbelievable, then, when Mary Magdalene came to them on Sunday with the bold proclamation, “I have seen the Lord.” Over the next few days at St. Andrew’s, we will walk with Jesus through the Great Three Days. Thursday evening, we shall remember his last meal. Friday, we will meditate on his trial, suffering and death. Saturday night and Sunday morning we will proclaim with the whole Church, “Christ is Risen! Kua ara a te Karaiti!” Come and join us. Come and see. Come and walk with us. It will change your life. Sarah Fryett Senior Pastor, Hope Chapel

There is no greater event in the Christian calendar year than Easter weekend. What we are celebrating can change our lives forever. The consumption of easter eggs and other delicious treats do not have this type of power. Nor does the time spent with friends, family, or in quiet. What Jesus did on the cross, and through being raised again, has changed our lives forever. While Good Friday is sombre as we remember Jesus’ sacrifice, Easter Sunday is one heck of a party! Let me remind you, Jesus looked at your past, present and future and decided you were worth dying for. Not because of what you do. Not because of any sacrifice you’ve made. He did it because He loves you. He paid for every bad thing you have ever done which means you can live your best life (now and for eternity), a life that is filled with purpose, hope and the knowledge that you are never alone. Consider walking through the doors of a church near you this Easter. Any church would be honoured to host you and share some time together on this special weekend. We would love to host you at Hope Chapel.

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Golden Maadi moment Double sculls combination Jenna Markgraaf and Brylee Deacon provided the highlight for Waipā schools at the 2021 Maadi Cup competition on Lake Karapiro. The U17 Double Sculls from Cambridge High collected the sole Waipā gold medal – but there was also a smattering of silver and bronze medals. Cambridge High School students won medals in five finals, finshing 12th overall in the national secondary school competition. CHS head coach Michele Munro said Jenna and Brylee produced an outstanding race in the final. “It’s fantastic to see all their hard work pay off and was a great way to finish off what was a fantastic regatta for the squad.” Jenna Markgraaf has also been named as an U18 trialist for the NZ Rowing North versus South Regatta. St Peter’s Cambridge team collected medals on four events and finished 20th school overall. Connor Davison and Samantha Eden were named to trial for the North Island U18 Team over the

next school holidays. Te Awamutu College’s three rowers did not progress beyond the heats and repechage and coach Tony Edmondson said they were now focussing on the Te Awamutu Masters Regatta on April 10. Maadi Cup was also combined with a number of North and South Island Secondary School (NISS) regatta medals as well. Officials announced that in response to the cancellation of both the North and South Island School’s regattas, these medals would be awarded at Maadi based on placings in each event.

St Peter’s Cambridge medal winning crews: U17 Boys Double - Connor Davison and Toby Robinson won Bronze at Maadi and Silver at NISS U17 Boys Quad - Connor Davison Toby Robinson, Karim Tuikin, George Muir and Esme MacGillivray (cox) won Silver at Maadi and Gold at NISS. U18 Novice Girls Quad - Genie Tuck, Arabella Barrio Frojan, Emma Dover, Letizia Hat and Aarushi Nanjappa (cox) won Silver at Maadi and Gold at NISS. U15 Girls Octuple - Charlise Davison, Letizia Hay, Emma Dover, Meg Hazlett, Keana Woodfield, Amber Singh, Zara Burns, Georgia Wenham and Aarushi

Nanjappa (cox) won Bronze at Maadi and Silver at NISS. Four NISS Bronze medals in the following events: U15 Girls Quad, U16 Girls Eight, U16 Boys Eight and U15 Girls Eight. Cambridge High School medal winning crews: Girls U17 Double Sculls – Jenna Markgraaf and Brylee Deacon won Gold at both Maadi and NISS Girls U15 Double Sculls – Isabelle Murray and Lucy Eastwood won Silver at Maadi and Gold at NISS

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Girls U15 Coxed Quad Sculls – Isabelle Murray, Peyton Barnard, Libby Tonks, Lucy Eastwood, and Kerryn Baker (cox) won Silver at Maadi and Gold at NISS Girls U16 Single Sculls – Brylee Deacon won Bronze at Maadi and Silver at NISS Girls U16 Coxed Quad Sculls – Brylee Deacon, Francis Morris, Alex Reeve, Chelsey Cook, and Isabel Oxenham (cox) won Bronze at Maadi and Silver at NISS Boys U18 Double Sculls – Cullen Aveyard and TJ Udy won Silver at NISS

A win and a loss

Te Awamutu’s winless streak in the WaiBop men’s football competition has extended into 2021 with a defeat at Tokoroa. TA have struggled to kick off their campaign back in the Championship going down to Tokoroa, who have continued the clubs winless streak. The club, relegated from the Premiership last season, was beaten 2-nil at Tokoroa’s Strathmore Park in Tokoroa on Saturday in their opening match in the Championship. Ōtorohanga was celebrating though, scored a 3-2 win over last season’s Premiership winners Papamoa. Dallas Maguire led the charge and was the victim of a rash tackle which earned the home side a penalty – converted by his older brother Trent. Papamoa levelled before half time, but the home side responded perfectly as two successive runs by Michael SergentMens produced decisive crosses/ The first was put away by Dallas Maguire and the second by Mason Apperley. Papamoa scored their second at the 85th minute mark to make things interesting, but OFC deservedly took all Jenna Markgraaf and Bryle Deacon celebrate their Maadi moment. Photo: Conrad Blind. three points.

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