Cambridge News | May 27, 2021

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Safety steps Minister Stitched up… taken as abuse rises By Mary Anne Gill

When Finance Minister Grant Robertson stood to deliver the Budget last

week in Parliament, he did so wearing a burgundy tie hand-crafted in Waipā by Claire Nieuwoudt and gifted to him by Prime Minister

Jacinda Ardern. Earlier that day, in a Facebook Live seen by more than 10,000 people, Ms Ardern thanked Stitched for

By Mary Anne Gill

Closed circuit TV cameras and monitors, duress pendants and buttons, strobes, lockdown devices and sirens are set to be installed at Waipā District Council facilities to combat aggressive behaviour. Some equipment has already been put in the libraries and customer support areas in Cambridge and Te Awamutu after staff reported an increase in abuse. In their five-monthly report to the council’s Finance and Corporate committee, health and safety advisor Bev Taylor and human resources manager Stephanie Shores said one of the actions for council to consider, following a SafePlus assessment three years ago was to install duress alarms to provide safe areas in libraries. This project was scoped from a broader perspective to incorporate the Kihikihi and Cambridge pounds, libraries, other customer support areas and Te Awamutu Museum. “All of the roles within these areas/departments have significant interactions with the general public and have experienced aggressive behaviours from customers,” the report said. Earlier this year, the council’s Health and Safety team reported an increase in aggressive behaviour and alerted Council executive. The executive gave the go-ahead for the team to focus its energy and resources on supplementing staff training with technology to act as a potential deterrent and so staff could protect themselves and those around them. Security equipment has been partially installed at the dog pounds and work should be complete this month so staff can test the equipment and get training. Security equipment will also be installed in Te Awamutu Museum next month and will involve a twoday closure of the facility. Staff logged 66 major and moderate events to the council from last November to March.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gifts Finance Minister Grant Robertson with his tie on Budget Day. Picture: supplied.

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the tie and told her nearly two million followers to “buy New Zealand made”. Claire was thrilled when she saw her boutique Cambridge business had just gone global. Making ties is a labour of love for the South African emigrant who settled in Cambridge last year with husband Gideon after falling in love with the town’s blooming magnolias and cherry trees. She had also always wanted to live in a town with a chiming clock tower. Claire learned to sew from her grandmother and started her own business sewing hair accessories for weddings when she was 22. The first tie she made came when a bride she was making a veil for asked for some ties and braces for her groom and groomsmen. “I just said yes. So, I pulled apart one of my husband’s ties and figured it out from there. Since making that first tie, I’ve completely fallen in love with them. “The process is slow and requires all your focus, but it is also repetitive and meditative. Just follow each step carefully and the result is a beautiful, wearable piece of art,” she says. “The tie came under a lot of criticism this year. It’s seen as something that belongs in the past. I see ties as a way for people to express themselves. Continued on page 3

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