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Call to resize council But most councillors must forgo having a full-time job because of the time demands and that results in a council that is not reflective of society, she says.

“We have meetings every Tuesday. It doesn’t lend itself to being an option for a lot of people.

“I’d like the membership around our table to be like our streets,” she says.

Mayor Jim Mylchreest gets $135,500, deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk $43,335, four committee chairs, including O’Regan, $40,001 each and councillors $33,334. Chairs of Cambridge and Te Awamutu community boards get $18,778 and $18,132 and members $9389 and $9066.

By comparison, Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate gets $174,500 and committee chairs $101,700.

The last review of councillor numbers was held in 2018 and resulted in an additional representative for Cambridge. Another review will be required to accommodate the new Māori ward for next year’s local government elections.

• Mary Anne Gill talks to Susan O’Regan – see page 8.

By Mary Anne Gill

Waipā District Council has too many elected members and should reduce the numbers to attract people with the skill sets the district needs.

The call comes from Susan O’Regan, who chairs the council’s Strategic Planning and Policy Committee, and was one of 14 elected officials who considered 1505 submissions to the council’s Long-Term Plan over four days last month.

She says having a mayor, 13 ward councillors and 11 community board members for a district population of 56,200 people is too many. Add in central and regional representatives and Waipā is “over-governed”, she says.

In contrast, Hamilton has a mayor and 12 councillors for a population of 169,300 people.

Chairing the committee was a mammoth job for the 49-year-old former barrister who was brought up to value public service and service to the community. She is the only daughter of the late Katherine O’Regan who was the first woman elected to the Waipa County Council and who then went on to be a Member of Parliament for 15 years.

In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with The News, Susan O’Regan spoke of her political ambitions, life on an award-winning farm with husband John Hayward and being the mother of a blended family of five aged from six to 21.

The two-term councillor represents just over 4000 residents in the sprawling rural Kakepuku ward which surrounds Te Awamutu on all sides and shares boundaries with both the Pirongia and Maungatautari wards.

“There are too many elected members. I’d prefer to see that number reduced in Waipā and would like to see us do a bit of work around actively reducing the numbers.”

Waipā has a pool of $470,016 a year from the Remuneration Authority to allocate to its elected members.

Fewer elected members would result in higher salaries for individuals.

“Hopefully, we can attract the people with skill sets we need rather than people with time on their hands and who have passive incomes.”

O’Regan concedes she is in a privileged position where her husband can accommodate for her when she is on council business.

Susan O’Regan wants to see some active work carried out to cut councillor and board numbers in Waipā.

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Streets for People

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Sarah Ulmer is of course to be commended for her work for the council and her recent submission reported in the media to the Waipa District Council to relieve traffic congestion and to make our streets more cycle friendly in Cambridge.

Nevertheless, it needs to be noted that objections to the council’s proposals are not because people are anti cyclist or because the number of parking spaces outside a particular school are reduced.

Instead, many believe that road closures, speed bumps, orange spikes, planter boxes and a myriad painted shapes are not the solution and in fact these measures only serve to create confusion and to increase traffic congestion along alternative routes, as we are already seeing along Victoria Street.

And of course, it is not the role of council to frame decisions around the level of exercise residents get or amount of calories we burn, but to ensure the easy flow of traffic throughout the township and to provide sufficient parking spaces in town especially at peak times. The population of Cambridge is growing at a rapid rate and, as with the rest of the country, proportionately more elderly and with that the number of cars, which will create greater demand for parking in and close to the main retail areas.

Rather than spend more millions of dollars on cycle ways, money needs to be earmarked for better parking and also a third bridge to offset the increasing traffic from Leamington, which still must drive through the main retail area to connect to Hamilton and the Velodrome. In time also council should more realistically be looking at providing a bus service within Cambridge which is a more sure way of curtailing private vehicle use within the township.

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Government inability to keep up with the Covid vaccine rollout, now being compounded by the preventable farce at the Waikato DHB, is costing me over 40% of my after-tax income.

I am almost 76 and qualify for the Covid vaccination under group 3, originally set to commence early in May. I rely on additional income running a successful Airbnb in Cambridge, but with open travel between NZ and Australia I have shut up shop as I have no way of knowing where any future clients have been during the previous few weeks.

That’s just the way the booking system works. If a client meets my criteria, and I theirs, the booking is automatic. I doubt if

I could get away with saying “no Aussie travellers wanted”.

Almost every other day we hear of yet another outbreak somewhere in Australia, so I am feeling far from comfortable as I live on the property.

Where do I apply for help?

Murray Reid Leamington

Tree topic

As we Cambridge residents are aware, the local council promotes its town as the “Town of Trees” and is proud to claim to be the “prettiest town on the North Island”. Inevitably, seasonal maintenance is totally necessary to keep these claims updated.

It is beyond me how the council, in its great wisdom, can only collect autumn leaves from the last third of Princes Street but not at the Victoria end, which is ignored. We have within 200 metres of our home, three huge oak trees, that shed an enormous number of leaves.

The council ignores these huge piles of leaves at the kerbs, which are blown in all directions, whenever a strong wind blows, which is very frequently at this time of the year.

I understand that quite a few people have rung the council, but nothing is apparently being done about it. We callers are fobbed off with “we will notify the relevant department”... yet nothing seems to be done about it.

Another caller, who was worried about the leaves blocking the drain was told don’t worry, if the drain gets blocked, we unblock it.

I personally have a compost heap, but it is not able to handle the huge amount of leaves the trees generate.

Verena Steiner Cambridge The council responds: The leaf fall collection is a service Council provides for properties in designated streets where large volumes of leaves fall into their front yards from Council’s street trees and some private protected trees. It is a very intense 12 weeks for our contractor who collects the leaves six days a week as well as continuing normal routine street cleaning in other streets. It is not possible to add any additional streets to our collection rounds as the contractor is at capacity This season has been particularly challenging due to the heavy rains and ongoing strong winds. We collect leaves from one section of Princes Street (from Stafford St to Thornton Rd ) where there are large protected trees.

Too many people

I grew up in Cambridge from 1950 and we had a special character, people • More letters page 10

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Please get off the path...

As I write this on a Monday, we have just finished quite a week.

It was especially sad to have more lives lost through fatal traffic crashes. The ripple effect for family and friends of those involved as well as the first responders, is significant and long lasting.

It was a busy week overall and I can’t help but wonder if the Super Moon exacerbated the usual ‘full moon effect’ that we commonly observe.

Cambridge is known as a town of cyclists and in the past I have written about our youngest versions.

This week I’d like to reinforce a message we have asked the schools to put out in response to recent complaints about students cycling through town.

I’d like to remind parents and children that the pavement through the middle of town is not somewhere that students should be cycling.

While there is a cycle lane through the often busy Victoria street, Bryce and Dick streets offer quieter alternatives on which young cyclists can equally travel home.

The pavement on Victoria Street is for pedestrians (and mobility scooters). With shoppers coming in and out of doorways combined with the presence of a number of older and younger, more vulnerable persons in our community, the fact that some students are cycling down the pavement is posing a risk.

If students do wish to use the pavement, they should dismount from their bikes and walk with them.

While still on the topic of cycling, let’s talk about helmets. The law in New Zealand states you must wear a cycle helmet when riding a bike.

It is not aimed at making children look uncool, or to create an extra expense for cyclists, it is about saving lives. As we all know, a single impact to the head can be fatal or cause life altering brain damage. It is simply not worth the risk to leave the helmet at home, or have it dangling from the handlebars. Police can also issue a $55 ticket for failure to wear a helmet.

And finally, a message to all our motorists; with the Winter weather now upon us, remember to ensure your car windows are clear of ice and condensation, allowing a clear view of your surroundings.

Use your headlights, especially in low light or foggy conditions and above all drive to the conditions. The speed limit is not a target, and it will not be safe or appropriate to drive at the limit in all weathers. Be aware of the driving behaviours of those around you and call 111 to report any dangerous driving behaviour, or *555 for inconsiderate driving. Be safe and be seen.

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Nurses consider offer

Nurses have been given a new pay offer by district health boards who are facing June 9 strike action at a time when the Waikato DHB is still hamstrung by IT issues.

About 30,000 members of the Nurses Organisation are set to stop work having rejected what is understood to have been a 1.4 percent pay rise.

Correction

In last week’s coverage of the Māori ward decisions by councils and the reaction to it, we quoted Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Chair Parekawhia McLean.

The article contained an incorrect reference to her, and we apologise for the error.

Fly tipping

Visitors to Te Kuiti’s Mangaokewa Reserve are being asked to report fly tipping, vandalism and suspicious behaviour because of persistent damage and dumping there. The reserve is a sacred site for Ngāti Rora hapū and caves there were historically used as the final resting place for tīpuna.

Trees chopped

Two wattle trees were removed by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency on Monday at the State Highway 1 site on the southern edge of Hamilton where two fallen trees in 12 hours cause significant traffic disruptions and power cuts.

Superhub grows

Tainui Group Holdings has signed an agreement with Waikato-based fuel distributor Waitomo Group to develop a full-service 1.6ha site accessible off the under-construction Waikato Expressway via the Ruakura interchange. It is the first service and retail offering for the Superhub being developed on the eastern boundary of Hamilton and will open mid-2022.

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Pink, blue dots to go Waipā District Council says its Streets for People project in Cambridge has had successes – but it accepts the community doesn’t want dots at intersections.

The pink and blue dots, among the least popular parts of the programme introduced as a trial earlier this year – are to go following public feedback.

The council says the pop-up cycleway on Wilson and Duke streets will be reduced to restore two-way vehicle access to upper Duke Street.

The remainder of the cycleway will be left in place for the duration of the trial.

The changes were among 25 temporary changes as part of trial to make streets safer for children to walk, bike and scooter to school.

Some of the speed cushions on Bryce Street will also be removed.

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delivery group manager Dawn Inglis said the monitoring had shown some very positive results.

“An average of 396 people are using the cycleway each day and there has been a 56 per cent increase in the number of kids cycling to school and other cyclists biking on Wilson and Duke streets which is significant.

“We’ve also heard from parts of our community the one-way access isn’t working well and has created more congestion on other streets.

“Emergency services have also told us it makes it tricky for them to respond to emergencies in the west of Cambridge and difficult for their volunteers to get to the station.”

Inglis said the trial had shown a permanent solution was needed on upper Duke Street which would provide a safe space for cyclists while maintaining two lanes of traffic.

Inglis said further changes would be made to the network while the trial was underway to further reflect feedback from residents, community groups and local schools.

“The project team are continuing to monitor feedback and have

recently held workshops with each of the affected schools to assess how we can further improve the network.”

Council will decide at the end of June which treatments to make permanent and which to remove.

The Hautapu kids clean up Youngsters and teachers from Hautapu School pictured with their catch of the day this week in Cambridge. The country school came to town to walk around Lake Te Koo Utu Domain as part of their water conservation and sustainability studies. While there they talked to Waipā District staff about ways to improve the lake’s water quality and then collected several bags full of rubbish to maintain an environment all can be proud of. Students are learning the importance of caring for their local environment to sustain its use for future generations.

Service is one of the four key learning areas of Hautapu School and the experience was a great way to showcase this. It was a gesture worth celebrating – but also one which highlighted the battle faced to keep one of Cambridge’s gems in pristine condition.

More calls for Expressway work

By Blair Voorend

A further two deaths on the stretch of road which the Government cut from Waikato Expressway extensions has further fuelled calls for the Karapiro section to be upgraded.

Four people died in three crashes on Waipā roads in the eight days, including two following an early morning crash last Friday on State Highway 1 at Karapiro.

Two people in a car died at the scene of the crash involving a truck. The other fatal crashes were on Kakaramea Rd just north of the Pirongia Golf Club and on Ōhaupō Road near Te Awamutu both last Thursday.

Waikato Chamber of Commerce chief executive Don Good said the Piarere crash was a tragedy that should never have happened.

“The Waikato Chamber of Commerce has been campaigning for several years to get the government to reinstate and complete the Cambridge to Piarere section of the Waikato Expressway,” he said.

He said the government call four years ago to cancel the C2P Expressway extension project and redirect funds into Auckland projects that might save commuters 10 minutes had resulted in deaths.

“Politicians need to be held to account.”

Waikato MP Tim van de Molen and National Spokesperson for Transport Michael Woodhouse will address a public meeting at the Karapiro

Taotaoroa Settlers Hall on June 14 on the issue. The meeting will start at 5.30pm.

When the project was canned in 2018 more than $4 million had been spent on preparatory work, which involved consulting landowners.

At the time, Hamilton based Labour MP Jamie Strange said the change shifted funds from the Waikato Expressway and other Roads of National Significance to areas such as road safety improvements, rail, coastal shipping and public transport.

He was confident a roundabout and median barriers for the Piarere stretch would result in significant safety improvements.

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Meet the cupped crusader Hazel plans

By Viv Posselt

Sam Scott is a man on a mission. The Waikato University business student has teamed up with a national cup lending system called Again Again in an effort to turn Cambridge into a hot coffee spot with an environmental edge.

He wants to make Cambridge SUC-free – that’s Single Use Cup-free to the uninitiated. He has Gourmet Delicious behind him, but would like all town cafés to reduce waste by kicking single use cups to the kerb.

Customers at participating Again Again outlets can choose to pay a one-off deposit of $3 to rent one of their reusable cups. After use, they either return it to any participating café for a full refund or exchange it for a fresh cup. The reusable cups are stainless-steel and are topped by silicone lids.

Based on the premise that silicone is not recyclable, it was considered the best of several options and one that meant the lids could be stockpiled until recycling technology advances.

“Their goal [Again Again] is to have as many cafés in the country as possible running this system,” said Sam. “My goal is to get as many cafés in Cambridge to

next campaign

By Blair Voorend

Hazel Barnes has spent almost two decades as a Waipā District Councillor – now she is planning to take on a different challenge.

The outspoken octogenarian, who revealed she planned to stand down in 2022 last month, plans to Sam Scott and Suburban Kitchen manager Nicole Voss with the reusable stand for the Te Awamutu Community Board. cups that are proving a hit with customers.

“I actually realised that run with it.”

Nicole Voss said they started councils were starting to While many disposable small, but the concept has change their thinking and cups are marketed as been well received. “Since that the role was moving compostable, it is believed we launched, we have saved more into a management only one in 400 compostable over 800 single-use cups.” type of position and I’m not cups make it to the sort of Sam’s initiative has been into that. facility capable of processing endorsed by the Cambridge “I’m a people person them; the rest end up in Chamber of Commerce, with and my interest is working landfill. It is believed Kiwis CEO Kelly Bouzaid saying with the people and the discard 295 million singlethe effort required to switch community, so I’ll try to use cups a year. to a ‘keep cup’ mindset from get on the local community It was while working both baristas and customers board because that’s the area at Gourmet Delicious that is well worth it. and the work I want to be Sam became aware of Gourmet Delicious owners doing.” the problem. “I saw how Kim Moodie and Ali Foers Upon her initial election, many cups were going out, are convinced that the move she established a committee particularly at major events away from plastic shopping of volunteers dedicated to … that was when I started bags is proof that consumers reviving Kihikihi. looking into it.” can adapt to reusable cups.

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now is quite an achievement especially when you consider the volunteer work that was put into it and the hundreds of thousands of dollars that council saved.”

She was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal last year for service to local government and the community.

Hazel was a founding member of the Waikato Asthma Society, the Waikato Counterstroke organisation, and the Waikato Equestrian Centre – and served those three organisations for a combined total of 40 years.

She also worked as a nurse for 13 years and as a social worker for 15 years.

She was an executive member of the Hamilton Rehabilitation Association for seven years and a Trustee of the Trust Bank Waikato Community Trust Board for four years.

On top of that she has also been an active Justice of the Peace for 29 years and is the current President of the Te Awamutu Grey Power organisation.

The second oldest of five children born at Arapuni Hospital to a farming family

feels her life experiences have influenced her work.

Hazelher Barnes Hazel lost husband when he was just 41 – the couple had three children.

“I’ve worked in the community with all kinds of people and have really focused my work on those who need it and to be able to work directly with those in our community gives me great pleasure.”

Although Hazel would be 83 by the time her term ends at next year’s Susan O’Regan and John Hayward on their Judge Valley Dairies farm in Roto-o-Rangi. elections, she has no plans to slow down soon.

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‘Backchat’ will feature curtain-twitcher tales linked to the town’s older buildings.

The concept is the brainchild of Fauve artist and long-time Cambridge resident Carole Hughes, while the information will come to readers via the three women who make the Cambridge Museum the little gem it is – Kathryn Parsons, Karen Payne and Elizabeth Harvey. All three are skilled researchers and archivists, knowing exactly from where to extract the most interesting, and often quite entertaining, information intended to pique public interest.

Carole’s idea was to bring the buildings to life with stories of their past. The museum team jumped on board, recognising Carole’s value as a repository of information related to the town’s people and places. “We are delighted Carole brought this to us,” said museum manager Kathryn.

Each month, ‘Backchat’ will run a couple of stories relating to buildings of interest, she added. Things are in place for the first few months, and the team is happy to take whatever momentum it gathers into a longer timeframe.

The Cambridge Historical Society owns the collections and operates the Cambridge Museum with support from the community and the Waipā District Council (WDC). It was in mid-2016 when the responsibility for operating the museum shifted from the WDC to the Cambridge Historical Society

that positions were advertised and quickly filled by Kathryn Parsons and Karen Payne.

“We started within weeks of each other in August 2016,” said Kathryn. She had previously spent 27 years as librarian at the University of Waikato and was excited at the prospect of working in a museum.

“One of the drawcards for me was that I knew how strong the documentary heritage was in Cambridge. It is very comprehensive, thanks largely to people like Eris Parker.

We are busy with an ongoing project to investigate, assess and collate the artefacts, photographs and documents stored here.”

Museum administrator Karen Payne, who once harboured thoughts of becoming a journalist, has satisfied her sleuthing urges by becoming a master researcher, adept at teasing out the stories that add life to the collection. “I came in with a strong administration background, working mostly in local and central government. That knowledge has helped in my research … I also enjoy the creative aspect of the job.”

Elizabeth Harvey is the newest addition to the team. She arrived in Cambridge in 2014 and has been employed as museum assistant since January last year. Born in England, and educated there and in Scotland, she holds an undergraduate degree in history and a masters in museum studies. Her focus on heritage and digital media led her to working in an Edinburgh-based national museum for six years.

The trio is combining to better engage with the public through outreach activities.

‘Backchat’, they believe, will fit that brief perfectly.

The first in the series will run next week, June 10.

Hundreds hear PJ call

More than 500 sets of pyjamas to help Waikato children have been presented to Linda Roil at Kids in Need thanks to Cambridge Real Estate.

It’s the second year the company has run a promotion where it invites donations of pyjamas – then buys a new set for every two donated.

Company director Sherry Herkes, who came up with the idea last year, said it had been heart-warming to see the public and businesses give so generously. “…we are simply the gate keepers to an example of the

huge generosity we have in the Cambridge community,” she said.

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donate, Cambridge Real Estate will continue to pass them onto Waikato Kids in Need.”

Cambridge Real Estate staff have helped donate 500 pyjamas. Pictured celebrating were, back, from left, Kylie Lee, Alison Boone, Amy Walshe, Brooke Lawrence, Suzanne Kirk and Raewyn Price and front, Rachael Sewell and Sherry Herkes

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Spotlight on prostate cancer

By Viv Posselt

National Party deputy leader Dr Shane Reti says men battling prostate cancer should talk openly about it and it is time the disease was as much in the public eye as melanoma.

Dr Reti was speaking at a public gathering last week organised at Te Awa Lifecare Village by the Cambridge Prostate Cancer Support Group. Present were prostate cancer sufferers and their families, medical professionals, representatives of the Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ, and Taupo MP Louise Upston.

As well as holding the position of National Party deputy leader, Dr Reti is National’s spokesman for health and is a practising GP in Whangārei.

Attendees heard some startling facts around prostate cancer. It is the most common cancer among Kiwi men, with one in eight developing it in their lifetime.

Ten are diagnosed daily and over 3500 diagnosed annually, putting it on a par with breast cancer diagnosis levels. Over 60 percent of prostate cancer survivors reported no symptoms at the time they were diagnosed.

Testing for the disease is via an initial blood test (PSA test) and a digital rectal examination (DRE).

Dr Reti said all men over the age of 40 have a prostate that is enlarging as a natural process. In most cases, it will continue doing that without causing problems, but in some, the prostate will become cancerous. The risk of that occurring is greater where close relatives have been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Dr Reti urged men to be more proactive in talking about the disease.

“If you have a prostate story, tell other men about it. You’re doing them a favour. It is also important to ask your doctor for a blood test as part of a regular check-up … it might save your

life. We also need to advocate more proactively for education and funding around prostate cancer. Melanoma is in front of us all the time… we need to treat prostate cancer in the same way and give it more prominence.”

There should be increased lobbying for regular prostate cancer screening to be made available to every man in New Zealand over the age of 50, said Dr Reti.

“My recommendation would be for us to have a national screening programme for prostate cancer. New Zealand has decided not

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to do that … part of the reason is cost efficiency.

There are certain criteria to be met and the ministry keeps looking at it, but sometimes I have concerns that the cost efficiency part of it is trumping the other parts.”

He said other countries had a policy where there was a national screening programme for prostate cancer – some aimed at over-60s – and urged primary care doctors in New Zealand to petition government to introduce a similar programme here. “That is how we will achieve better outcomes.”

Waikato Regional Council will roll out more Te Huia train services - and sooner - in response to public feedback on its long term plan.

It’s one of a number of decisions made during deliberations on the council’s 2021-2031 Long Term Plan, Mahere Whānui in Hamilton last week.

More than 80 per cent of all submissions were on the proposal to extend the new Waikato to Auckland passenger rail service. Of those 1240 submissions, 95 per cent were in favour of improvements to the service.

Many wanted it to happen sooner than the proposed 2023/24 timeframe.

Councillors decided an interpeak service will be trialled for 12 months, starting in December 2021 at the earliest. That is due to lead in times to complete the required work to implement the service, including confirmation of the operating cost, 75.5 per cent government subsidy and timetable.

Councillors also approved an extension of Saturday Te Huia services to The Strand in Auckland’s CBD for an annual cost of $10,000. A start date for the extended service is to be confirmed, pending completion of the necessary operational requirements.

Home improvement scheme backed – See Page 16.

Shane Reti, second from right, pictured with from left, Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ CEO Peter Dickens, Taupo MP Louise Upston, foundation national support/education manager Raewyn Paviour, and Cambridge Support Group co-ordinator Ron Greenwood.

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Focus on…Susan O’Regan

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Watching the Waipā District Council Long-Term Plan deliberations, senior writer Mary Anne Gill was impressed at how councillor Susan O’Regan chaired the meetings, so she decided to find out more about the woman whose political pedigree runs through her veins.

Susan O’Regan was 12 when her mother first entered Parliament as MP for Waipā in 1984.

When we meet at her Judge Valley Dairies farm, midway between Te Awamutu and Cambridge, it is two days after what would have been Katherine O’Regan’s 75th birthday and her only daughter says how much she misses her and reflects on their similar paths.

The previous week Susan, 49 and husband John Hayward were in Wellington meeting Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Environment Minister David Parker on the fifth floor of the Beehive. When her mother was a minister in the fourth National Government, her office was on the floor below and Susan was a regular visitor before taking on a job working in Murray McCully’s office.

So, it is an obvious question to ask. Had Susan ever thought about standing for Parliament herself?

She considers her answer carefully in a way which makes her an obvious politician - and she recalls the times her mother was away from their Te Awamutu home.

The life of a politician is one of sacrifice, it can take a toll on families and marriages, she says.

“I love politics because it’s about people.

It’s not just a decision ‘selfish’ Susan has to make. But never say never. My background and my experience as a child was very formative. That whole desire to serve, see a problem, want to fix it, that runs deep. The

answer to that is I don’t know.”

Eight years ago, she was asked to consider throwing her hat into the ring when Shane Ardern stood down in the Taranaki-King Country seat. The decision was made for her when she became pregnant with youngest child Jack. The couple have a blended family of five children - Emily, the oldest at 21, works on the farm, George and Ben away at university and Lily and Jack who both attend Puahue School.

Susan’s first foray into politics came in 2016 when she was elected to Waipā District Council in the Kakepuku Ward.

“She had to do something, she’s a talented lady, she can’t be sitting here listening to me all the time,” says John.

Susan, who studied Law and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in political studies at Otago University, had been a practising barrister in Te Awamutu specialising in family law.

“When I had Lily, who is now 11, it seemed wrong to put her into daycare and rush off to look after other people’s children.

My primary role was to grow the best human being I could.

“I feel passionately about public service and service to your community. That’s the ethos I was brought up with. When you see a problem, you say what skills do I have or how can I help in this situation, or how can I help fix it? It’s just the way I was brought up.”

Susan and John have won a clutch of environmental awards for their 240 ha Judge Valley Dairies farm. When they first moved onto the farm 13 years ago, they decided to

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identify unproductive areas. They fenced their waterways, planted about 30,000 native trees and regenerated wetlands. They now have 380 dairy cows producing more milk per cow than most dairy farms around. They grow nothing for cultivation so as not to upset the soil but do grow 26ha of maize feed.

They have no intention of resting on the laurels of their award-winning farm and are constantly looking at ways to innovate while still being sustainable.

“I think in New Zealand, before we look at climate change, we should be looking at efficiencies. We should be looking at waste,” says John who gives the example of the truckloads of kiwifruit he regularly feeds their cows.

The kiwifruit comes from Bay of Plenty where it has been rejected for export but is perfectly fine to feed cows. It is “crazy good feed”, he says. “Perfectly fine kiwifruit, just not the right shape. Look at the water, the nutrients and everything that’s gone into developing that kiwifruit, and then it’s waste.”

It gives the cows more energy but for John and Susan, it is more about building a sustainable farm through effective use of waste.

After a learning term on the council, Susan stood again in 2019 and was appointed Strategic Planning and Policy Committee chair. The committee oversees the development and implementation of liveable spaces with a focus on promotion of the district’s social, economic, environmental

and cultural wellbeing. It develops and implements council’s plans, bylaws, strategies and policies.

Susan missed the Long-Term deliberations three years ago as they occurred the same week her mother died. She chaired the Annual Plan hearings last year via Zoom, but the Long-Term Plan deliberations were her first of such magnitude.

Held over four days and comprising 1505 submissions, the hearings determined council’s priorities for the next 10 years.

One issue, the concept plan for Te Awamutu Memorial Park, attracted significant debate and hundreds of abusive and vicious comments on social media.

Susan was furious and at the April committee meeting she calmly but forcefully gave a massive serve to the members of public who had subjected staff to online and personal abuse.

She read out some of the comments and says she makes no apology for doing so despite the language used.

Susan was impressed with the passion showed by submitters during the May hearings.

“I tend to not be so moved by people who are not making as much money as they thought they might. Mine is about the human part of it and the connectivity. You’d have to be pretty cold-hearted to not have some of those resonate.”

She worries about the submissions the

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council did not get on social issues.

That is where she most resembles her mother.

“My mother always described herself as liberal in social issues but on economic issues she was conservative. She was a centrist and I don’t think I’d be too far from being in that space as well.”

A year out from the next local government elections, Susan is considering her future. One possibility is a return to family law. Another is running for mayor although that depends on what Mayor Jim Mylchreest wants to do.

“Yes, I would consider that and I’ve made no secret of that. But that’s kind of a tricky one too. I wouldn’t rule it out but it’s my understanding he intends to stand again. There are other members who I know have other aspirations but it’s a hard task to unseat a successful, popular and well-liked mayor.”

Susan admits she loves local government and considers herself well suited to it.

“There’s a lot of change coming and my sense of it is it’s a change into an area that I feel really comfortable in - play shaping, connectivity, communicating, breaking down barriers between decision makers and the community itself.

“I feel I have a lot of value in that space,” she says.

Few would argue with that given the way she guided the council through the Long-Term Plan process.

“It’s our contract with the district. It’s the reason we were there.”

Susan O'Regan and John Hayward on their Judge Valley Dairies farm in Roto-o-Rangi.

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Parking order has council blindsided

New developments are no longer required to provide minimum carparks.

Waipā Mayor Jim Mylchreest has made his views clear on a government directive on parking which he says “ultimately” leaves decisions with developers.

The directive compels his council to remove minimum carparking requirements.

“We’ve heard loud and clear that our communities want more car parks, not less, so we’ll certainly be looking at new developments so the developers can take parking needs into consideration.”

The carparking removal is one of the provisions identified through the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPSUD) which come into effect on July 23.

A Government website said the plan aims to remove overly restrictive barriers to development to allow growth ‘up’ and ‘out’ in locations that have good access to existing services, public transport networks and infrastructure.

Mr Mylchreest said the direction to remove minimum carparking across all zones from the District Plan meant

leaving the decision up to developers and could result in a complete lack of onsite carparking.

“We are required by central government to implement the NPSUD, whether or not we agree with the changes, and this is one that goes against what our local communities want,” he said.

It is expected that even with the minimum carpark requirements taken out, retail developments and service-based industries will still retain onsite carparks for their customers.

“Ultimately however, the decision will be made entirely by the developers.”

Requirements for accessible carparks, parking dimensions, manoeuvring standards and other on-site traffic management methods such as parking for vehicles other than cars, loading bays, drop off areas, bus and bike parking are not affected and will remain in the District Plan.

For more information go to www. waipadc.govt.nz/carparkingchanges

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FAITH IN WAIPĀ

The breath of life

By Murray Smith, Senior Leader, Bridges Church

We have friends who responded generously to recent heartfelt pleas coming from overseas for oxygen tanks. In parts of Asia, rampant ‘Covid’ has created desperation as lifesustaining infrastructure has been totally overrun and proved hopelessly inadequate.

With hundreds of thousands of lives succumbing to this pandemic in places, it is a potent reminder of how very blessed we are in New Zealand. While there have been losses here which is very sad for the families effected, we have not endured the massive losses and deprivation experienced in many nations.

My thoughts have been drawn a lot to the plight of anyone suffering from this dreadful pandemic. As Covid-19 pneumonia progresses, the air sacs become filled with fluid leaking from the tiny blood vessels in the lungs. Eventually, shortness of breath sets in, leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (Ards), a form of lung failure.

Breathing freely without restriction can easily be taken for granted. In the latter part of last year, I experienced an accident that included among other injuries, twelve broken ribs, with one puncturing my lung. Lying on the ground in considerable pain and unable to breathe properly was indescribable. Without breath in our lungs and necessary oxygen levels being supplied to the cells of our bodies, damage will be occurring that renders life unsustainable in a short time, unless intervention occurs.

Weeks later in the recovery process, a helpful physiotherapist ‘taught’ me to breathe all over again. She made a comment that surprised me greatly - essentially, she claimed the vast majority of New Zealanders do not know how to breathe properly! Her well

supported proposition was, that behind the unwellness people experience, is often poor breathing habits. Breathing inadequately results in a deficit of oxygenated red blood cells. The main job of red blood cells, or erythrocytes, is to carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and carbon dioxide as a waste product, away from the tissues and back to the lungs. Haemoglobin is an important protein in the red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of our body.

I’ve often found myself shallow breathing especially when concentrating on something.

It seems it just isn’t instinctive to consciously breathe deeply from low in the diaphragm to get a decent lungful of oxygen for our red blood cells.

We are wonderfully and remarkably made.

So, to help out our blood cells and to promote wellbeing, it takes intentionality in breathing.

There is an interesting corresponding spiritual truth that relates to breathing physically. In the Hebrew language the word ‘ruach’ means breath, spirit or wind.

At the moment of creation, God ‘breathed’ His breath into humanity and man became a ‘living soul’. What was transmitted into humanity was aspects of the Divine… thus mankind bears the image (likeness) to Godsuch as possessing spiritual capacity and having eternal destiny.

Our capacity for relationship with God distinguishes us from all of creation.

Learning to breath and fill my lungs with air again, coincides with intentionally inviting His Presence to fill my being. No more shallow breathing for me. How about you?

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Tough start to leaf collection

Bad weather and heavier than usual leaf fall have made for a difficult start to Council’s annual leaf collection service.

The service operates for 11 weeks from approximately May to July, and collects leaves from designated streets in Cambridge, Te Awamutu and Kihikihi that have fallen from Council owned street trees and protected trees into the adjacent properties.

Waipā District Council operations team leader Jennifer Braithwaite said contractors were facing much higher volumes this year than in previous years.

“This year’s leaf fall collection has been significant due to several factors.

Continuous wet and windy weather has

caused much of the leaves to drop off the trees earlier in the season, which has made leaf collection extra challenging.

“Usually, trees lose their leaves simultaneously over a period of 10 to 12 weeks. This year however, the majority of trees have lost their leaves in a period of just three to four weeks which has resulted in a much larger collection loads.”

Braithwaite said with the recent improvement in weather, contractors had been able to make some headway in the collection.

“A build-up of leaves can block drains, cause slip hazards and make a mess of our roads. With the excess leaf fall this year, our contractors are

visiting more than 60 streets each week and working hard to keep on top of collection.”

Residents on collection streets, who have leaves from the street trees in their front yard, should put the leaves for collection in a pile on the berm, not in the kerb and channel as this can create blockages. Garden waste and sticks will not be collected. Residents on noncollection streets need to dispose of their leaves by other means.

Leaves are collected weekly in Cambridge and Te Awamutu and fortnightly in Kihikihi. Collection maps are available online at www.waipadc. govt.nz/our-services/leavescollection.

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The country’s smallest native bird has a new home at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari (SMM) thanks to help from another mountain – Mt Pirongia.

Pest control in place since 2006 by Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society helped promote a significant increase in the population of Titipounamu – the Rifleman.

Last week, teams of volunteers from both maunga helped ecologists Dave Bryden and Amanda Rogers catch 40 Titipounamu to begin a process of re-establishing them at Maungatautari.

They will live in 3240 ha of native forest, protected by a 47km long pest-proof fence.

SMM Species Coordinator Janelle Ward said Titipounamu disappeared from Maungatautari and much of the Waikato, due to introduced predators.

“They were identified in our Restoration Plan as a key species to be returned to the maunga, with Pirongia and Pureora being the most suitable source sites.”

A total of 80 birds will be re-introduced to Maungatautari over the next few weeks, and then their progress monitored.

The catching process began with a karakia from Ngati Apakura and then teams set up mist nets at five sites on Pirongia maunga and used recorded Titipounamu song to entice the birds into the nets. Catch team leaders from Tiritiri Matangi and the Hihi Conservation Trust led this work, and their experience was invaluable.

A group of Te Pahu School students were able to shadow the teams to see the whole process and saw first-hand the

care taken with the birds.

Waipā District Councillor Clare St Pierre, the Chair of Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society, released one of the first Titipounamu at Maungatautari.

“This is the first species sourced from Pirongia to benefit another site. We’re incredibly proud that our mahi is delivering benefits across multiple species and that our neighbouring maunga is the recipient.

She said when pest control began on Pirongia Titipounamu were in very small numbers, in just a few pockets.

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One of the Pirongia Titipounamu is banded ahead of being release.

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New home Waikato Regional Council has started a move to a new home in central Hamilton. The council has been based in Hamilton East in Grey St but is switching to the new Tristram Precinct at 160 Ward Street. The move will be staggered over three weeks.

New sponsor Foster Construction Group has been named as the new primary sponsor for the Waikato Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Business Awards which opened for entries this week. Westpac has sponsored the glamour event for 21 years.

Wel boss resigns WEL Energy Trust chief executive Raewyn Jones has announced she will leave at the end of July to take up full-time study at University College London. Mrs Jones has headed the Hamilton based Trust for nearly seven.

Water award Waikato Regional Council has recognised the University of Waikato’s top water sciences student. The water sciences prize, established in 1990 by former Hamilton mayor Sir Ross Jansen with the University of Waikato Earth Sciences Department, was presented to Bachelor of Science student Nina van der Zanden. She is from Hamilton and now based in Tauranga.

Budget ‘out of touch’

By Viv Posselt

Taupo MP Louise Upston has criticised the Labour government’s Budget as being out of touch with the country’s needs, with businesses struggling, out of control borrowing and a slow Covid vaccination rollout that risks eroding any advantage gained through initial moves to stem the pandemic.

Some of the issues, including a slowing economy, increased hardship and growing welfare dependency, were in evidence before Covid-19 hit, she said, and could not be blamed on the pandemic.

Ms Upston was speaking at a Post Budget Breakfast in Cambridge, co-hosted at Onyx by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.

Little in the Budget suggested investment was being made into growing the economy, she said, and massive debt levels, projected to grow from $58 billion preCovid to $184 billion, did not provide a cushion for any major shocks that might arise in the future. While borrowing and spending

more to get through Covid-19 was justified, borrowing for day-to-day expenses was a problem, she said.

“The economy started falling before Covid … not everything can be blamed on the pandemic. If we don’t increase growth, it will make it more challenging to resolve long-term issues such as child poverty and housing.”

There was too much lowquality spending as opposed to pro-growth spending, and the longer New Zealand takes to vaccinate its population, the longer borders will remain closed and the more likely we are to fall behind our trading partners, she said.

Increased levels of hardship and growing unemployment are forcing more New Zealanders into dependency on the government. “Data shows there are significantly more people on a benefit, and they are staying there longer,” she said, adding that while the Covid fallout was partly responsible, the removal of work incentives or penalties had seen Labour’s ‘no questions asked’ approach backfire.

Ms Upston said her

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preference would be to focus on pro-growth, reduce the costs currently constraining businesses, incentivise job creation, launch an infrastructure bank, triple the tech sector and scrap the RMA to remove barriers to building houses.

She said Labour could make effective progress if it introduced a business cost freeze, at least for the next 12 months, if it provided certainty around a Covidrecovery plan, accommodated much-needed overseas workers in MIQ space freed by the trans-tasman bubble opening up, and took action to compel councils to allocate more land for housing.

“These would help kick start economic growth and private sector job creation, help take the pressure off business, and get housing under control,” she said.

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A day for the dogs

The North Island St Bernard Association will host its fourth carting day for dogs at Leamington Domain, Tennyson St on Sunday.

Organisers say all breeds and crossbreeds are welcome and entry is $5 a dog. Basic tuition on carting and a course for advanced entries will be available.

The sport of carting, or drafting, has grown in popularity in recent years as what was once a necessary job is turned into a hobby.

Some of the better-known breeds who are naturals at it and who have carted within their clubs, both at public and private events include Newfoundlands, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Saint Bernards and Leonbergers.

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Thumbs up for recycling scheme

By Peter Matthews

I called in to Countdown this afternoon and was reminded that soft plastics recycling is back up and running. This is commendable and full marks to Countdown for it.

I can see a couple of potential hurdles though.

The first, and this is easily fixed, is for people like me to stop being so useless and actually make use of the facility which is being offered. I have been saving soft plastics to bring in for a few weeks now.

The weak link is my memory. Every time I walk through the entrance; there it is, and I think “Doh! forgot the plastics again”. Here’s me - supposedly a greenie (I like to think I am) and I can’t even organise myself to bring the plastics, which I have gone to the trouble of separating and keeping, into the collection point. It’s a question of habit though, isn’t it? Once the habit is formed it will become normal and all will be well.

It’s a bit like when single use shopping bags were discontinued a while ago; we got used to it soon enough, even though it usually means transferring everything from the trolley to the back seat of the car and then into the house at the other end. In fact, now we don’t even use the bags they still provide for the fruit and vegetables.

It’s a little bit inconvenient but it does give an opportunity for some impromptu fruit and veg artwork on the conveyor at the checkout - usually

smiley faces. And walking around the supermarket, one can see evidence of things changing - I think more and more people are choosing less packaging - or am I just seeing what I want to see?

Which points to the second problem: The idea was a victim of its own success last time when there was simply too much to handle. This time around, if enough people get on board actually to make a difference, it seems to me that the system might quickly be overwhelmed - again. Imagine for a moment that the scheme is a roaring success and half of all the soft plastics which leave the supermarket with the groceries find their way back to the collection bin by the front door - the foyer would quickly become congested, and shoppers would have to fight their way through a mountain of plastic just to be able to get inside and buy some more!

The company which runs the scheme is planning to ramp up capacity as they add collection points across the country.

Have a look at www.recycling.kiwi.nz for more on that. There’s information there about what can and can’t be included and it’s important to stick to that otherwise there’s the risk of contaminating the whole lot with a small amount of the wrong stuff.

Let’s hope both of these hurdles are just that, we’ll all do our bit, and the system won’t buckle under the strain.

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The benefit of villages

By Peter Carr

The addition of another retirement village to be constructed in Cambridge will bring, when completed, the total to seven.

Lest we are confused as to what comprises a retirement village, please note that this is not the industry that is loosely described as rest homes.

Those latter are generally for people of an age and physical condition where some state-supported medical or nursing care is provided, the residents generally are not publicly mobile and tend to stay withing the confines of the establishment that houses them.

Sadly, that leaves them open to unwanted entrants like the virus currently upon us. That more than two thirds of the 900 people who have died in Australia were in rest homes tells its own story.

Retirement villages are a whole different being.

Generally, they operate as a set of dwellings of a high standard where the commercial arrangement sees those within not owning the house which envelops them. They operate under an Occupation Rights Agreement where the bulk of the initial down payment to gain entry is returned at the end of their stay. The ‘end’ either arrives because they are deceased or are going onto some form of care.

One of the five Cambridge villages already in existence has an arrangement where the residents own their houses, but the building sits upon land owned by the company.

Further in all cases the residents contribute a weekly fee to pay for several services and administration activities. Fees vary but are not onerous. The village management provides a raft of activities and services, usually transport for local activities and needs and services that include gardening, window washing, house washing plus swimming and spa pools.

So why am I telling you this?

Last week I attended and addressed the annual

conference in Auckland of the Retirement Villages Association being the group that represents well over 80 percent of the 430-or-so operators of villages in New Zealand.

This was in my capacity as national president of the association that represents the residents in those villages. Like many industries that affect peoples’ lives there is a plethora of interface, correspondence and discussion ensuring that promises made are promises kept. Like all industries there are unfortunate occurrences that require highlighting and remediating. That said the bulk of operators – some of them with in excess of 30 villages - are fair-minded, caring and responsible. Some of them make large profits and in a small number of cases part of those gains find their way into the pockets of public shareholders.

The industry is a major employer. Upwards of 20,000 people earn their weekly income inside those villages and their associated administration areas. The sheer size of the industry saw, at last week’s conference, the beginning of a formal training scheme for village management to ensure a desired platform of professionalism, similar acceptable practices and a level playing field.

And in the case of Cambridge, just like the Avantidrome, the socio-economic spin-off from these establishments will be noticeable. Not only the residents (which will total approximately 1,300) but also embracing the residential and retail purchasing needs of their staff members.

Such villages are becoming a welcome and energetic part of the fabric of residential society and Cambridge itself is to be congratulated as being perceived to be the home of the enterprises.

Many of the residents are active in the wider community being both agile and mentally aware of their ability to contribute to society.

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Council approves homes scheme

A sustainable homes scheme called “different and visionary” will be rolled out by the Waikato Regional Council.

The plan, featured in the News earlier this year, will assist homeowners by making loans available to make sustainable improvements.

“Everyone deserves to have a warm, dry home,” chair Russ Rimmington said. “This programme will enable people to do that, and to make other improvements that will have really good social outcomes and be great for the environment too.”

Further work is required to develop the final scheme, which is expected to be launched in the latter half of the 2021-22 financial year.

Initially $5 million will be available and applications will be capped at $15,000.

The lending rate to homeowners will

be 5.5 per cent over 10 years, to be paid through a voluntary targeted rate levied on individual properties from July 1.

A similar scheme operates in Hawke’s Bay. The council set is long term vision in concrete last week and settled on a 7.9 per cent rates increase to existing ratepayers in year one of the long term plan – 0.6 per cent more than proposed when the council opened for consultation on April 1.

For three-quarters of Waikato ratepayers, it’s an increase of less than $50 a year.

“This is on the back of a zero per cent increase in rates revenue from current ratepayers last year, which recognised the impact of Covid-19 on our communities,” Russ Rimmington said.

“But there’s work we simply must do and at pace, like meeting the central government’s new Essential Freshwater

regulations which makes up just over two per cent of the rates increase in year one.”

It would have been a rise of 8.4 per cent in year one if councillors had opted to bring forward the start of biodiversity work to the 2021-22 financial year.

“Our communities told us there is a biodiversity crisis so we should bring work to protect it forward a year. We wanted to do this too,” Cr Rimmington said.

“But we had a very good discussion about it, and at the end of the day we agreed to stick with the preferred option we consulted on. We need to see the detail of government direction on indigenous biodiversity first, but we’re poised to respond with a bold plan to increase biodiversity support from year two.”

Chief Executive Chris McLay said the council had stepped up its engagement

approach for this year’s long-term plan, which showed in the number and quality of submissions.

“Almost 1500 submissions were received by the council on our long-term plan proposals – an increase of 454 per cent on 2018. It’s clear from this that we’ve hit the topics right for the community and communicated them well.

“In many ways this is very much a business as usual long term plan, but there are meaty issues we have to get stuck into for the region,” Mr McLay said.

“It’s been a long journey to develop this 10-year plan and, while there’s still work to do, we’ve reached a major milestone this week.”

The budget decisions will be ratified at this month’s meeting of council when the longterm plan is adopted.

Communications team honoured

A campaign which challenged the Waipā communities to engage with their district council picked up medals at the country’s premier public relations award ceremony last week.

The ‘Deciding on the future of Waipā’s premier parks’ campaign combined concept plans in Cambridge and Te Awamutu - Lake Te Koo Utu and Memorial Park.

It won silver medals for most innovative campaign and community relations and engagement and a bronze for experiential and activation.

Another campaign ‘Smart water management through Waipā’s worst drought’ also picked up silver medals for issues, crisis or reputation management and community relations and engagement.

Communications and Engagement manager Charlotte FitzPatrick said she was thrilled

her team was recognised by their peers at the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) awards.

“It goes without saying that the two concept plans have been challenging for the communications team at times so it’s great to get a pat on the back and acknowledgement of work well done to engage our communities in local government decision making,” she said.

The water management campaign included the work done on the Cambridge Road detour during a drought and while a new pipeline was being installed.

The PRINZ Awards recognise excellence, promote continuous improvement, and showcase the outstanding work achieved by public relations and communications management professionals in New Zealand across all industries and sectors.

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Tutoring strikes a chord with future Olympian

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Sign up for guitar or piano lessons at Cambridge Middle School and you might end up being tutored by a future Olympian.

Champion canoeist Max Brown moved to Cambridge in January 2018 when Canoe Racing New Zealand shifted its training base from Auckland to Lake Karapiro.

Since then, he has been putting his Bachelor of Music degree to good use, tutoring music students both privately and at Waipā schools while he prepares for the Tokyo Olympics.

His job teaching guitar and piano at Cambridge Middle School fits perfectly around his intensive training schedule and he loves it.

“Anna Johnson, who runs the music programme, is an absolute star and she really looks after me,” he said. “I would say her programme is second to none in New Zealand for intermediate age groups.”

Max is also studying part-time towards a master’s degree in business management from the University of Waikato.

The driven 26-year-old was born and raised in Whanganui and grew up in an “amazing family” of music lovers. He began learning the electric guitar when he was 10 and later took up piano, mastering both instruments while at high school. In 2014 he moved to Wellington to study music at Victoria University.

The keen outdoorsman had discovered one of the other loves of his life – sprint canoeing – through the Whanganui Multisport Club at age 15.

“My friends were doing it on Saturdays, and they said come join us,” he said. “I was probably the worst... I was hopeless – I was falling out of the boat 12 times a day – but I really enjoyed being out on the water and having fun. And I was the one who stuck at it.”

He believes the discipline needed to learn music has served him well in canoeing.

“It takes a lot of dedication and patience

to learn music and I think a lot of those skills transfer to sport,” he said.

Max thrives on the challenge of driving his body to its physical limits and believes canoeing is “one of the hardest things you can put yourself through”.

“Your legs are driving, your hips are twisting, you’re literally using every muscle in your body,” he said. “You’re just hurting.

Often you’ll vomit after the race, and you’ll be seeing stars.”

He was “super excited” to win selection for the Tokyo Olympics last year and then “gutted” when the games were postponed.

“I was pretty dark for two days, pretty despondent,” he said. “I thought, what’s the point in all this? But it comes back to perspectives. I could have been in Italy sick with Covid. Other people had it much worse than I did. So, I just got on with it.”

This February he had to trial again for the Olympic team and was “just relieved” when his selection was confirmed last month.

He will be flying into Tokyo on July 8 and then heading to Komatsu to acclimatise to the heat and humidity before returning to the capital to race in the men’s K2 1000m canoe sprint with Kurtis Imrie, who is also based in Cambridge, on August 4 and 5.

“We haven’t raced any overseas teams since 2019,” said Max, who won the men’s K1 1000m individual sprint at this year’s national championships and the K2 1000 two-person sprint with Kurtis.

“Obviously we want to do really well but we just literally have no idea how everyone’s going. Everyone’s had different Covid circumstances and setbacks, so there are a lot of unknowns. But that’s actually really exciting.”

While he’d love to win a medal, his goal is just to “make the boat fly as fast as possible”.

“It’s been a ridiculous build up to go and race for 3.5 minutes; it’s a lot of work and years for a very small amount of time,” he said.

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Hautapu project raises $50K Hautapu scored 63 points – and raised $50,000 in a day.

The reigning Waikato club rugby champions maintained their unbeaten start to the latest round last Saturday by beating Morrinsville Sports 63-17.

Then, a day of fundraising culminating in an auction of the shirts the players wore helped raise $50,000 for the Waikato Branch of the Cancer Society and the newly formed Hautapu Whanau Support Fund.

The fund has been established to provide financial support to members of the Hautapu Sports community if they or a loved one is affected by a health issue.

APL Hautapu Premier celebrated its Charity Day match in fine style against a tenacious Morrinsville Sports team played in harsh winter conditions.

Playing in a yellow and white strip in connection with the Cancer Society, Hautapu displayed an excellent skill level. Morrinsville contributed to an entertaining game and entered In May 2023 Cambridge’s Rugby Referees’ Association will celebrate 100th birthday – and to acknowledge the refs, today we continue a regular profile series on the people with the whistles.

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From frozen feet to a lot of broken bones - this sums up my playing career.

I was 16 years old when I suffered a hip injury that would see me never play rugby again. I still remember to this day the voice of the referee who officiated that game: “mate you might have to pick up the whistle”.

That resonated with me and after my recovery, under the wing of an awesome bunch of volunteers at Cambridge rugby referees I picked up the whistle and never looked back.

This allowed me to continue to be part of the game I loved so much. I also had the fantastic opportunity and was lucky enough to be part of New Zealand’s high performance referee squad.

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When you throw in the opportunity for professional development it’s a no brainer.

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into the spirit of the day by playing open, constructive and positive rugby.

In the end Hautapu were too strong, scoring nine tries, all converted in a masterclass display of goalkicking by first five Coby Miln.

Tries were a mixture of long range and short close in driving mauling play. Aside from Miln, halfback DJ Smith, wingers Mosese Dawai and Tom Maiava produced fine performances, while front rowers Anton Milnes and Nico Aandewiel headed an outstanding forward effort together with consistent No8 Tom Florence.

Club chairman Dave Simes said seeing the aftermatch charity auction for cancer sufferers and their families raise in excess of $50,000 reflected the “incredible generosity of the Hautapu Sports Club members and supporters together with the wider Cambridge community, and Morrinsville supporters”.

Morrinsville also went away with a win under their belt – the reserve clash between the clubs went 39-10 in favour of the Piako club.

Inconsistency again plagued the Hautapu Premier B’s as they produced periods of strong play, only to make crucial mistakes or give away penalties which the opposition would pounce and more often than not score from.

The final score-line was disappointing for the team as they were close at halftime, but having conceded vital points either side of the break spent the rest of the match playing catchup footy.

Anton Milnes, pictured in the commemorative shirt, was instrumental setting up Hautapu’s charity day.

The Hautapu Colts moved into second place in the Waikato wide Colts competition with a comprehensive win over a competitive Morrinsville team. Morrinsville started the stronger but the tide turned late in the first half with Hautapu gaining ascendancy and then dominating the second half to win 40–12.

Monkley grabs a hattrick

Number 8 Sam Monkley bagged three tries at Leamington stayed unbeaten in the championship last weekend.

The Cambridge Stud Leamington Senior A team won 41-12 at Eastern Suburbs.

The weather played a significant part in the game with running rugby and fast handling difficult to sustain.

Leamington scored six tries including a hattrick Monkley.

Robert Day converted two and slotted a penalty and Kahu Bishop Waiwai converted twice.

Eastern Suburbs made the most of the wet weather using a kick and strong chase to score both of their two tries.

The competition has University, Matamata and Leamington streets ahead – the question now is who will join them in the top four play-offs.

Leamington’s Waipa Civil Senior B side beat Suburbs 30-7 in atrocious weather. Leamington took an early lead through tries to Mitch Abbott and Matthew Bullock and a penalty to Brett

Pyke. After leading by 13 at the break, the side ran in second half tries to Lee Reichardt, Mitch Abbott and Keegan Harris.

The Regal Agriculture Leamington Under 21s lost 40-21 to Hamilton Old Boys.

Tries to Jack Heaslip, Jack James and Israel Waetford, all converted

by Zac Molloy, had Leamington 21-14 ahead at the interval, but Old Boys dictated the scoring in the second spell.

The Carrick Finance Under 85Kg team was beaten 39-5 by the table topping Morrinsville Majestic Pukekos.

Morrinsville were 19-0 up after 15 minutes, by the Leamington Longhorns shifted up a few gears to stem the tide. Josh Mayor was rewarded for his work with a second half try.

The team now heads into the bottom four knockout competition.

Aaron Vercoe carries the ball forward for Leamington during the Championship clash with Eastern Suburbs.

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Results…

Waikato Club Rugby Results from last weekend

Waikato Draught Premiership, Fraser Tech 67 Otorohanga 14, Hamilton Marist 33 Te Awamutu Sports 12, Hamilton Old Boys 20 Melville 14, Hautapu 63 Morrinsville Sports 17. Reserves, Fraser Tech 5 Otorohanga 39, Hamilton Marist 24 Te Awamutu Sports 10, Hamilton Old Boys 8 Melville 10, Hautapu 10 Morrinsville Sports 39.

Lone Star Hamilton Championship, Ohaupo 17 Southern United 17, Suburbs 12 Leamington 41, United Matamata Sports 71 Pirongia 17, University 41 Hinuera 7. Reserves, Ohaupo 7 Southern United 17, Suburbs 7 Leamington 30, University 29 Hinuera 12.

Mooloo Shield, Taupiri 8 Frankton 7, Te Rapa 35 Putaruru 19. Reserves, Taupiri 8 Frankton 25, Te Rapa 19 Putaruru 19.

Gallagher Women’s Premiership, Hamilton Marist 12 Melville 51, Putaruru 14 Kihikihi 25, Otorohanga 60 Southern United 0, Taupiri 0 Hamilton Old Boys 114.

Under 85kgs, Leamington 5 Morrinsville Sports 39, Suburbs 0 Melville 36, University 0 Fraser Tech 42.

Division 2, Hamilton Marist 31 Te Awamutu Marist 10, Kihikihi 5 Hamilton Old Boys 63, Matangi Hillcrest 8 Kereone 16, Raglan 25 Whatawhata 34.

Colts, Fraser Tech 10 Hamilton Marist 32, Hautapu 40 Morrinsville Sports 12, Leamington 21 Hamilton Old Boys 40.

CHS sports results:

Hockey, Boys 2nd XI 0 King Country 10, U15 Boys 4 St Peter’s 2nd XI Boys 0, U15 Girls 17 SHGC U15 1, Boys 1st XI 1 St John’s College 2 Netball, Horopito 18 Maeroa 7b 6, Wiri 8 Tukauki 4, Rimu 33 HGHS Edge 23, Matai 9A 20 St Peter’s 27, Kauri 21 St Peter’s Red 40, Kanuka 27 Pohutakawa 5, Koromiko 11 Maeroa 8A 10, Miro 19 Pratts Milking Ltd Harlequins 4, Kowhai 21 Melville Presidents 39 Football, Senior Girls 1st XI 1 HHS Senior girls 5, First XI Boys 3 Rotoruna HS 1, Junior Boys Colts 3 St Peter’s 10 Blue 4, Junior Blue 7 Raglan Junior A 2, Senior White 8 HBHS Senior Orange 1, Junior Boys Silver 4 Fraser Junior Boys 1, Junior Girls Navy 2 Hillcrest 8, Junior Girls Gold 1 Hamilton Girls High 5, Senior Boys Blue 3 Otorohanga 0, Junior White 6 Hauraki Plains College Junior Boys White 2, Senior boys 2nd XI 3 Hamilton Boys High Senior Red 4 Lacrosse, 10A Girls 19 Te Awamutu College Premier Development 8, Junior Boys 8 Rototuna 0 Rugby, 1st XV 19 Hamilton Boys High School Gold 14, 2nd XV 7 St John’s 3rd XV 24, Under 15’s 14 Forest View 27, Under 14’s 7 Fraser High 33, Girls XV 50 Rototuna High School 0

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Football focus on the cups

Cup football will provide the focus for Cambridge FC’s senior teams this weekend but at vastly different levels of competition.

The club’s top team, the Reds, head to Auckland to take on that region’s secondbest club, Auckland United, in football’s oldest club competition, the ISPS Handa Chatham Cup. Meanwhile, the club’s Waikato Division 4 side will provide local spectators with their dose of Saturday football at John Kerkhof Park when they battle for a place in the quarter finals of the Waikato Cup. The Queen’s Birthday Weekend has seen all junior football and most senior football given a break but three Cambridge teams will represent the town.

The Reds will have to cause one of the Chatham Cup’s biggest upsets if they are to beat Auckland United which includes star players such as All White Monty Patterson.

Cambridge have a reputation for playing well against higher-ranked sides but will make national headlines if they can upset Auckland United, a club formed last year through the merger of top Auckland clubs Three Kings United and Onehunga Sports (who won the Chatham Cup in 2017).

In the Waikato Cup, Cambridge’s Division 4 side will host Northern United Numpties at 12.30pm on Saturday.

The team has lost only one game this year and beat the Numpties in pre-season, so are hopeful of making the competition’s last eight.

The third Cambridge team in action will be the club’s WaiBop Championship side who travel to Taupo, anxious to remain at the top of the table.

Cambridge won 5-3 in a thrilling game against Papamoa last weekend and have now won five games in a row.

With seven minutes to go, the teams were locked at 3-3 with Cambridge needing the win to stay at the top of the league table.

But a penalty, two red cards and two vital goals for Cambridge settled the match in the home side’s favour.

Josh Clarkin, last year’s top scorer who has rejoined the Reds.

Cambridge could hardly have started better with Jordan Silvester opening the scoring after 10 minutes and then Bradley Sauvarin doubling the lead with a superb long-range effort.

However, Cambridge took their foot off the pedal and allowed Papamoa back into

the game through a Tony Goodin goal after 26 minutes.

After turning around at 2-1, Papamoa drew level when Charlie McIlwaine scored in the 50th minute.

Haydn Roil put Cambridge ahead in the 63rd minute but Papamoa again found an

equaliser when substitute Callum Glover scored in the 75th minute.

As the two sides settled down to slog out the remaining time, the game turned on one incident in the 83rd minute.

Glover handled the ball, preventing a goal, and was sent off, along with his side’s assistant coach, Peter Saunders. Referee Fabian Scott awarded the inevitable penalty.

Striker Tom Woutersen kept his cool and scored the spot kick, giving Cambridge a 4-3 lead.

Almost immediately, skipper Adam Brady found another goal and Cambridge got home by a greater margin than they might have expected a few minutes before.

In the Lotto NRFL, the Reds lost 4-1 at Franklin United.

Cambridge were in contention until the last few minutes when they conceded two goals.

The scorer for Cambridge was Aston Hurd, his 10th senior goal of the season, and the team featured last year’s leading scorer Josh Clarkin who has re-joined the club after a spell with Hamilton Wanderers.

The U-23s drew 2-2 with Franklin United.

Scorers were Ben Dixon and player-coach Colin Coster.

Cambridge’s women’s team stayed top of the Waikato Women’s Division 2 with a 5-0 win against Morrinsville, the side’s sixth league victory in a row.

Goalscorers were Rachel Hill, Kym Thomasen, Sophee Rapson-Jones, Olivia Milne and Auryn Maroney.

The women have a bye this weekend.

The highest scoring game of last weekend was the 9-6 win by Cambridge’s D1 over-35s against Northern United Gaffers.

Goalscorers were Miguel Peterle (4), Ben Ward (3), Mariano Castellon and Greg Zeuren.

In Waikato men’s Division 1, Cambridge lost 1-0 at Matamata.

The Cambridge U-15s lost their WaiBop Y-League match 4-1 to Claudelands Rovers, their goal being scored by Theo Susilla.

Rookies take on the big guns

By Andy McGechan

It could truly be the “battle of the rookies” by the time the 2021 New Zealand Enduro Championships wrap up in the Wairarapa region in just a few weeks’ time.

Oparau’s James Scott and Napier-based former Wairoa man Tommy Watts are relative novices when it comes to enduro bike racing, but just a handful of races into their 2021 enduro campaigns, they have both been able to humble some of the established stars of the sport.

Round three of the Yamahasponsored series, another doubleheader, is scheduled for Moonshine Valley, near the Kapiti Coast, halfway between Porirua and Upper Hutt, over Queen’s Birthday Weekend, and Scott and Watts have now shown they will be a couple of riders worth watching out for.

Scott has even managed to put himself on the top step of the podium this season.

The talented 19-year-old, a fencing contractor during the week and motocross star at the weekends, tackled his first enduro event just last year and it’s hard to believe he’s actually a rookie after

seeing his recent results – at round one of the series near Tokoroa in early April and the doubleheader, two-day second round in Marlborough three weeks later.

Scott (Honda), the 2021 national 250cc motocross No.2, finished fourth overall at round one of the enduro nationals near Tokoroa and then, encouraged by that success, he headed south for the two-dayer in Marlborough.

Scott finished fifth overall on Saturday’s first of two days of racing in Marlborough, but then stunned everyone when he won day two outright, finishing 54 seconds overall ahead of Cambridge’s national enduro No.2 Dylan Yearbury (Husqvarna).

Yearbury had won the previous day and so these combined results gave Yearbury the overall win for the weekend, with Scott finishing runner-up and Helensville’s Tom Buxton (KTM) claiming third.

So, after two of five rounds thus far, Yearbury is in the No.1 position for the championship overall, with Buxton in second and Scott now holding onto third overall.

“I rode the enduro nationals last year just for fun, but now I can see I’m going well enough to take it more seriously,” said Scott.

“If I can keep my momentum up, I know I can do well in the enduro champs. It’s a great activity for my motocross off-season. It helps me to improve my skills and teaches me how to ride the more difficult terrain (than motocross).”

As for fellow teenager Watts, he also comes from a motocross background, although crosscountry racing could also be described as his forte, having won the New Zealand Cross-country Championships overall for the first time earlier this year.

The 19-year-old Watts scored his best enduro result, a third overall on the first of two days in Marlborough in April, but, because he crashed and failed to finish day two in Marlborough, he is currently positioned only 18th overall in the series.

Other riders to impress in the series thus far include Palmerston North’s Paul Whibley, Whanganui’s Seth Reardon, Taupo’s Wil Yeoman, Omihi’s Ethan McBreen and Tokoroa’s Jake Wightman, to name a few, and the battle for outright honours remains tight.

All rounds are counted towards the championship overall, but riders are to count only four

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finish in the chase for bike class honours.

Oparau’s James Scott CRF450X), ensuring it will also(Honda be tight to the a motocross star on the charge for national enduro honours too. Photo: Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com

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Overcoming depression

– A WAIPĀ FARMER’S STORY

Marc Gascoigne – “You just want to sit at home by yourself, which is the worst thing that you can do.”

Marc Gascoigne remembers sitting at the kitchen table on his farm with a to-do list in front on him. He stayed there for 30 minutes staring at his list. He didn’t move.

The Cambridge farmer, who has worked in the Waikato since 1992, suffered depression and anxiety six years ago and is now taking proactive steps to protect his mental and physical wellbeing.

“My experience of depression was I just couldn’t think straight,” he says.

“I couldn’t make simple decisions.

I was so stressed and fatigued that my brain went into fight or flight mode. I wasn’t coping.”

Gascoigne is not alone. An ACCfunded study for Farmstrong shows 58 percent of recently injured farmers linked their accident to stress associated with farm work. A quarter of them said it was a major factor.

Exhaustion, lack of sleep, the stresses of farming, being isolated from friends and family, and being unable to take a break all add to the risks that a farmer or farm worker will have an accident, the research shows.

“My brain told my body that something was seriously wrong, and I was under attack, so it just shut

down. It was telling me that there was a threat to my life, and it took away all of my decision making. On the farm that is really dangerous because you have to make little decisions all day, every day.”

Gascoigne says with dealing with animals that weigh half a tonne and machinery, the farm is a high-risk environment, particularly if you are not thinking clearly.

He remembers one day when he could have seriously hurt himself.

He was herding his cows when one of them bolted from the herd. He took after her on his quadbike and flipped it on its side.

“It was bloody dangerous,” he says. “It was because I was stressed and fatigued, and I made a poor decision. I was bloody lucky. These days I’d just let her go and sit back and have a breather.”

He is sharing his story to help others who are in the same situation.

“I would never have talked about my depression six years ago,” he says. “I would have been horrified to share my story then, but I realise it’s important to tell people what you’re going through so they can help.”

Agriculture is New Zealand’s biggest export earner but it’s also

one of our most high-risk industries.

In 2020, there were 22,796 farmrelated injury claims accepted which came at a cost of $84 million to help people recover. That is over 60 farmers getting injured every day.

In all, ACC has spent more than $383 million on farm related injuries in the past five years, with the cost in 2020 the highest from this period.

In the past five years in Waikato there were 22,652 farm related injury claims accepted, with 4405 injuries occurring in 2020. This was the highest number for the past three years.

Waikato has had the highest number of farming related injuries in the past five years in New Zealand ahead of other prominent farming regions Canterbury (17,761), ManawatuWhanganui (10,641) and Otago (9659).

Farmstrong is a rural wellbeing initiative for farmers and growers to help them ‘live well to farm well’. It encourages farmers to share their stories and to look after themselves as well as they do their pasture and livestock.

In 2016 ACC became a strategic partner of Farmstrong, joining FMG and the Mental Health Foundation.

Last year ACC increased their

investment to $3.5 million over the next five years.

These days Gascoigne says he has two priorities for looking after his wellbeing – he exercises every day, and he prioritises connecting with people.

“I found that doing some exercise, getting out for a run or a cycle, really helped with my depression and just cleared my head,” he says.

“A lot of farmers will tell you that they simply don’t have time or the energy to do that sort of stuff. But I just found that that break gave me so much more energy and it needs to be a priority.”

Gascoigne says it is important to have an event to train for, or train with a group of mates so it gives the exercise more meaning and accountability.

He says you get into that sort of frame of mind, dealing with depression, you don’t feel like mixing with people.

“You just want to sit at home by yourself, which is the worst thing that you can do.”

These days he connects with as many people as he can every day.

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been?’ I used to think ‘man I don’t have time to talk about that with you’.

“Now I really make an effort and that improves my wellbeing and I have a better day. I recommend connecting with as many people as you can to improve your mental wellbeing.”

Gascoigne stressed the importance of taking time out, getting off the farm and having a break.

Virginia Burton-Konia ACC’s Head of Workplace Safety says all farmers need to prioritise their wellbeing as many injuries are preventable.

“Farmers spend their lives growing our food and milk and helping our economy, but they’re not great at looking after themselves,” says Burton-Konia.

“We are challenging all New Zealanders to have a Hmmm. It’s important for farmers, to take a moment to think about what they are about to do and think about what could go wrong to prevent injury.”

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to resource management legislation, housing tenancy and employments law changes, milking machine guidelines, riparian planting, soil nutrient science, animal health changes that requires you to be the vet at times (or at the very least to recognise when to phone one)… the list goes on.

These skills are most often learned on the job, with some off-farm training when you can get away from the milking shed, the drenching yard or behind the wheel of a harvester.

Being a modern farmer requires you to have learned the skills taught in many trades and degrees, to update that knowledge and practices regularly, apply them continuously in your farming operation and teach your family and staff about them. The complexity and breadth of what’s involved “The operative word here is ‘skilled’. It would span content from a includes dairy, rural contractors, agriscore of degrees. business, red meat, horticulture, wine, wool This is why we need and shearing industries — and the extensive immigration to supplement list goes on.

New Zealand workers, She said the Minister believed New and skills and training to Zealanders would rush to fill the vacancies, “while I, like most of us who operate and live be focused on providing flexibility so we can ride the in the real world know, that won’t happen, ups and downs of weather nor is a statement like that, helpful”. and trade conditions.

She said the only clear direction throughout We need certainty to plan the latest Budget reading wasLANGSFORD-N&G that rural /New DL BROCHURE Zealand would be expected pay the country’s and invest in our industry, so we can keep employing with bills.

only because of workforce gaps but because our rural communities need to be replenished with new blood and enthusiasm.

People have varying mental pictures about what farming is, or what it should be doing. While many folks’

perception is one of hard work, it’s no different to any other job in the modern workplace in that it requires a mixture of skills.

A 2021 farmer requires the same amount of thinking, study, training, and hard work to be successful on the job as any other highly skilled professional. The business skills required wouldn’t be out of place on an MBA program and sometimes it also seems like you need an accounting degree thrown in.

Read through the last few months’ worth of Feds press releases and member advisories and you’d have an idea of the range of topics farmers need to stay of top of, including: changes

Kuriger hits out Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger has accused Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor of living in an alternate reality – “and that’s a problem as it’s affecting Rural New Zealand and its communities badly”.

“One of his most recent statements in the media — that dairy farmers needed to do more to attract workers — is so out of touch,” she said.

“For months now, industry groups around the country have been telling him and the Government about the need to open the borders and MIQ spaces to help fill the desperate shortage of skilled workers.

confidence and promote our industry as something all New Zealanders should consider as a career option.

Investment certainty would also help with retention as we combine technology and more automation to boost job satisfaction and reduce hours.

The public sector is fretting about the signalled wage freeze but in the last six months there has been no clamp on agricultural wages, they have gone up significantly - I suspect in my own business by 25%.

But rents have skyrocketed too, and the cost of living has matched the rocketing expenses that businesses face to operate. Some of it is pandemic related, but a large chunk can also be traced backed to government policies such as fuel tax increases, minimum wage increases, local authority rates rises spurred by 3Waters policy and tighter environmental rules, to name just some of them.

These are all worthy things, but someone must pay and often the hardest hit are the average workers and small business owners such as farmers.

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the resources, money and powers of elected office. We farmers have the passion and skills but now, unfortunately, dropping enthusiasm for our sector.

Let’s work together to confront some of the issues, not work to strict deadlines that kills off ideas and enthusiasm. Let’s develop an ambitious but practical fit for a better world plan together, taking our community forward as leaders on some of these issues.

We need to match aspiration with execution of carefully crafted polices and investment to show off our natural environment and awesome people in our sector.

Above all take our JU community with us on this journey.

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Fieldays is known for showcasing cutting-edge innovation and connecting rural communities – it is also recognised for spreading the word on rural health and wellness.

The Health and Wellbeing Hub is back at Fieldays (June 16-19) this year, in a bigger location with more organisations focusing on the importance of rural health and wellness and providing free health check-ups and advice to visitors, which could be potentially lifesaving.

The Hub is run in collaboration with Mobile Health, who provides elective day surgery for patients in rural New Zealand and supports the rural health workforce. Mobile Health CEO Mark Eager said the initial idea behind the Hub was to build a health centre of the future, and provide an interactive platform that farmers and growers could resonate with.

“With the Health and Wellbeing Hub, since we do things a bit differently, we get engagement from people that don’t usually receive health care.

“In 2019, we’d see women walking into the Hub with purpose, spending a while inside looking around. Later, you’d see them return with their husbands pulled along by the ear to get a check-up.”

A total of 25,000 went through the Health and Wellbeing Hub at Fieldays 2019.

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were detected in the Hub, and one woman discovered she had type 1 diabetes – both were serious conditions that were caught at the right time.

In the Hub this year there will be organisations covering all facets of health and wellbeing, with an abundance of health check-ups on offer that could easily cover the cost of a Fieldays ticket.

They range from hearing checks, blood sugar level testing and hepatitis C testing, to skin cancer spot checks, blood pressure checks, atrial fibrillation checks, and confidential mental health

support.

Organisations new to the Hub this year include sleep experts EdenSleep, the Stroke Foundation of New Zealand, Anglesea Pharmacy, and The Pindrop Foundation, who will be sharing information on cochlear implants.

Rural mental health is also at the forefront of support in the Hub. Wanda Leadbeater from the Rural Support Trust, a staple exhibitor in the Hub, says there are lots of stressors affecting farmers and growers that are completely out of their control, which is hard on their mental health as a result.

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“Pressures on farmers and growers, such as the weather or changes in the market, can often mean they work longer hours or suffer detrimental financial consequences. They are great at looking after their stock and crops, but sometimes they don’t remember to look after themselves.”

A new challenge at the Rural Support Trust stand this year challenges people to beat the buzzer in a wire game that tests how steady they can be under pressure.

Mark Eager says one of the

special parts of the Hub is that it presents health and wellness in a such a way that people are open to interact and listen.

He recalls a watt bike display from Rural Support Trust in 2019 prompting farmers to talk about their mental health: “What you actually see is farmers having a chat with the Rural Support Trust people, then they’d go away for a coffee to make a plan on how they can get support. They thought they were just watching a watt bike, but they ended up leaving with a lot more.”

The hub attracted 25,000 people in 2019.

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Jane Lacy-Hulbert, DairyNZ’s senior solutions and development specialist asks why do we need animal health plans - and what do good ones look like?

Work with your vet to develop a prevention and management plan appropriate for your farm.

Most dairy farmers are becoming familiar with animal health plans. Developed with your vet, these plans provide a valuable tool for figuring out how best to look after your animals, the beating heart of any farm business.

Animal health plans reinforce the responsible use of antibiotics. They provide an agreed way to manage and prevent ill-health, which reduces the need for antibiotics. Less use of antibiotics in agriculture preserves the viability of antibiotics for human medicine, so this is why many vets now incorporate animal health planning into their prescribing and authorisation process.

Animal health plans also provide a mechanism to improve consistency and communication across your farm team. This in turn leads to fewer animals requiring treatment and, for animals that do get sick, a more consistent approach in the way they are treated.

Most dairy companies are incorporating animal health plans into their quality assurance and incentive schemes, to demonstrate how their farmers provide world-

leading animal care and provide high quality, sustainable food to the consumer. With the sector’s increasing drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, less disease and ill-health will support efficient milk production by every animal.

What does good look like?

The simplest plans outline the current and target incidence of common disorders such as mastitis and lameness, annual mortality rates, agreed interventions for thin cows, and a plan for when to get help.

More comprehensive ones can include: • prevention plans including vaccination and dosing schedules to prevent common diseases and disorders • mitigation plans for adverse weather, heat and cold stress • monitoring plans for growth of youngstock, as well as health of adult stock • treatment plans for sick animals and recording of diseases and negative welfare events.

The Animal Wellbeing Plan that’s part of Fonterra’s Co-operative Difference programme is one such example.

It extends beyond animal health to cover nutrition, mitigating

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environmental challenges, and supporting cows to express natural behaviours.

How do I create one?

Your vet is the first port of call – they can help you set up a plan that works for your farm.

Online versions or apps are also available from some animal health companies.

By having a more organised plan, you can review your progress and make adjustments, year on year. The trick is to start small and find a way to make recording details part of your daily habit.

Key points: • Animal health plans demonstrate our commitment to good animal care.

• They support the sustainable and responsible use of antibiotics.

• Work with your vet to develop a plan personalised for your farm.

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required restraints and seat belts to get onto buses that don’t have the same basic safety equipment.

Karen Williams said in many rural areas, school buses travel long distances at on winding, gravel roads that were shared by milk tankers and forestry trucks travelling at open road speeds.

She said she and Philippa Cameron had heard from bus drivers who were very uncomfortable that they got to wear a seat belt, but that protection was missing for the children riding behind them.

“In social media responses, people have told a lot of stories about when their kids were in a (school bus) crash, or when the bus driver

Karen Williams, left, and Philippa Cameron present the petition to MP Jacqui Dean.

had to put the brakes on really suddenly. Children sitting in that front seat have gone over the rails into the footwell, others have smacked their teeth.”

Philippa Cameron, a farmer from

Waipā District Council has designated 201 hectares of industrial land for development to keep up with projected population growth and demand.

Council’s district growth and regulatory group manager Wayne Allan said there was a steady flow of enquiries for new commercial and industrial land in Waipā. The district was ready and able to respond positively, he said.

“Through the Waipā 2050 Growth Strategy, we have provision for 201 hectares of industrial zoning, located in Hautapu and Te Awamutu. We anticipate these new industrial areas will be quickly snapped up by developers when they are made available for purchase.”

Council has been investing heavily in three waters infrastructure (water, wastewater and stormwater) to and from the newest industrial areas in Hautapu, known as C8, C9 and C10. Transportation projects include the recently completed first stage of the walkway/cycleway to Hannon Road.

New roundabouts and road upgrades are planned for the near future.

Although earmarked for development in 2035, the C10 growth cell has already seen some early development take place with the new APL building. The rest of the

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“Ensuring we have great industrial areas and a commercial overlay in our new developments provides economic and employment opportunities for residents to the area. Ideally, we would love to see these new residents not only live, but work and play in the district as well,” Allan said.

The responsibility to provide the main three waters infrastructure and local roads for new developments sits with the Council, which wants growth cells to be developed in a staged way.

“By taking a prudent, staged approach to development we’re making sure land developers pay their fair share, reducing the burden for expensive infrastructure on ratepayers.”

Once water and transportation infrastructure is in place, developments are able to proceed.

Developers are then responsible for developing the land and infrastructure within in based on the relevant structure plan.

Waipā has seen a population boom over recent years, with the highest population projections looking to reach nearly 92,000 residents by 2061.

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Philippa Cameron and Federated Farmers Vice President Karen Williams were backed by representatives of Rural Women NZ and St John NZ. Both organisations agree with the message that it is unsafe and illogical that parents dropping their children off by car at pick-up points for the school bus run unbuckle their youngsters from legislatively-

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Michael McNab says “someting has clicked”.

A picture-perfect ride aboard promising galloper Dawn Parade at Ellerslie on Saturday continued a purple patch of form for Cambridge-based jockey Michael McNab. With 60 wins for the season already, his best since he commenced his career in the saddle just on 20 years ago, McNab has taken his riding to another level.

“The success I have had this year has made all the hard work I put in to get my career back on track worth it and I’m loving where I am in my life at the moment, both on and off the track,” he said.

“I’m pretty much riding the same horses and for the same people as I have in the past, but something has clicked, and the wins have kept coming.

McNab has had some issues that have threatened to derail his career at times, but

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“I felt that if I could focus solely on my job and try and ignore the distractions and the like that had affected me in the past, I could make a real go of it, and so far, it has worked out exceptionally well.

“My family has been so supportive, and I also have to thank my manager Aidan Rodley who has done a wonderful job for me.

“Aidan is outstanding in what he does, and he is there for me off the track as well.

“It has also probably helped me that a few of my peers have been off the scene for various reasons which has meant I have been in demand for more rides and I’m trying to make the most of those opportunities.” – NZ Racing Desk

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THANK YOU CAMBRIDGE! This year's annual pyjama donation drive for Kids in Need Waikato has been another great success!

With 365 pairs donated and our commitment to donating one for every second pair received, Kids in Need Waikato will be receiving 548 pairs of brand new pyjamas for children going into care.

Cambridge Real Estate and Kids in Need Waikato would like to thank everyone who contributed to this worthy cause.

Once again, our community has come together to support our most vulnerable children.

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*Finance offer available to approved applicants of Nissan Financial Services. Offer based on selected new Nissan models at a vehicle price of $33,990 plus on road costs of $990 for Qashqai ST, $36,790 plus on road costs of $990 for X-Trail ST. Financed over maximum 48 months with monthly repayments for Qashqai ST of $417.57, $3,399 deposit and a final balloon payment of $16,624, X-Trail ST of $434.63, $3,679 deposit and a final balloon payment of $18,701. Final balloon payment is based on the guaranteed future value of each vehicle (subject to adjustments) (NFV). Total amount payable over the term $36,249.58 for Qashqai ST, $39,128.49 for X-Trail ST. Fixed Interest Rate 3.9% p.a. 15,000 per year kilometer allowance. This offer includes an establishment fee of $375 and PPSR fee of $8.05 and $10 per month account keeping fee. If you choose to return your vehicle at the end of the term Nissan will pay you the NFV (subject to meeting vehicle condition and servicing requirements and agreed km allowance and less remediation costs) which will be applied to your final balloon payment. Terms and conditions apply. Excludes all lease and some fleet purchasers. Offer available on eligible vehicles ordered and delivered by 30 June 2021 or while stock lasts. Nissan reserves the right to vary, extend or withdraw this offer. Not available in conjunction with any other offer.

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29 Victoria St (south end), Cambridge. Phone 827 9265 • willfloor@xtra.co.nz

Drapes • Blinds Sunscreens Soft Furnishings

• Drain camera surveying up to 2m diameter • Drain jetting trucks • Drain camera vans • Septic Tanks

Sanderson specialist Free measure & quote.

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• 2, 8, 12 ton diggers • Tip truck hire • Small 4-wheeler/6 wheelers/truck & trailers ∙ Drainage ∙ Drilling ∙ Driveways ∙ Excavation ∙ Farm work ∙ Footings ∙ House pads ∙ Landscaping ∙ Post holes ∙ Section clearing ∙ Soakage holes ∙ Trenching

29 Victoria St (south end), Cambridge. Phone 827 9265 • willfloor@xtra.co.nz

ELECTRICIAN

027 410 7770

FENCING

EXTERIOR CLEANING SERVICE

Cambridge Owned & Operated Formerly Devereux Electrical Ltd Nothing else has changed Same Staff and Service Levels

Laser Electrical Cambridge M: 027 494 8826 | P: 07 827 5870

HOUSE WASHING - ROOF TREATMENTS GUTTERS - MOSS REMOVAL 100’S OF SATISFIED CLIENTS www.ewash.co.nz

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Phone Mark for a FREE Quote 827 7386 | 027 432 2412

Kiwi Veteran owned & operated

GARDENING

GARDENING

GARDENING

Your complete electrical professionals

Cambridge Garden Maintenance Landscaping  Planting  Hedges trimmed  Trees trimmed New lawns  Weed control  Pruning  General cleanup Rubbish removed  House washed  Water blasting Gutter cleared  Building  Painting Irrigation systems  Free quotes

garden resurrection rose pruning hedge trimming maintenance

fruit tree care residential & commercial tidy up special occasions

GLAZING

Weeds? Disease? Moss? Insects?

8988501AA

®

0800 111 001

www.pimpmylawn.co.nz

to attract bees

✿ Garden makeovers

✿ Trim shurbs, hedges ✿ Companion planting ✿ Experienced garden work

for house sales

We proudly use organic products.

I will prune your vine & give you the fruits.

HOME MAINTENANCE

BD HOME

with a well cared for, great lawn!

Our weed and feed service takes care of any lawn – large or small. So don’t delay. Contact us today for your FREE lawn inspection.

✿ Colourful flower beds

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✿ Pruning, weeding, planting

maintenance

One offs, Weekly, Fortnightly or Monthly Phone Carl 827 0551 mobile 022 100 8265 www.cambridgegardenmaintenance.co.nz

Now you can enjoy a perfect lawn for less cost than you can do it yourself!

Corey Hutchison • 021 037 3685

• tier1fencing@outlook.co.nz

✿ Creative garden

NO JOB TOO SMALL

GARDENING

RURAL • RESIDENTIAL • LIFESTYLE

For Local Service You Can Trust • Broken Window Doors • Frameless Showers • Pet Doors • Custom Mirrors • Table Tops • New Glazing • Splashbacks We Guarantee all our Work & Deliver Service with a Smile!

P: 07 827 6480 www.cambridgeglass.co.nz 24/7 CALL OUTS 027 498 6046

MAINTENANCE SERVICES • Repairs and upgrades around the whole home • Tiling and decorating • Fencing and outside ground repairs • Roof and guttering maintenance

Brenden Daniel your local Cambridge based Handyman m: 021 110 7123 e: bdmaintenance.bd@gmail.com

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EXPERTS LANDSCAPING

KINDERGARTENS

JOINERY

2014 NZ Tree Climbing Champion

Custom design and superior craftsmanship for your dream home!

QUALIFIED ARBORIST CREW:

• All tree work • Pruning & removals • Chipping & stump grinding • Land & section clearing • Fruit trees

 Aluminium Joinery  Kitchens  Interior Doors

QUALIFIED GARDENING CREW:

• Scheduled maintenance • Pruning & weeding • Revamp or create new • Mulching & mulch sales • Hedge trimming

QUALIFIED - FULLY INSURED - WAIPA’S FRIENDLY PROFESSIONALS

p. 871 9246 or 027 5140 342 e. info@wilsontreesandlandscaping.co.nz w. www.wilsontreesandlandscaping.co.nz

92 Bruce Berquist Drive Te Awamutu P 07 871 6188 | www.ntjoinery.co.nz

LPG

PAINTING

Regular LPG Regular LPG Deliveries Deliveries Cambridge and

SEPTIC TANKS

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0800 11 44 90

office@cstgroup.co.nz | www.cstgroup.co.nz

CLASSIFIEDS

VIDEO CONVERSIONS

Convert & Preserve Your Precious Memories

AUDIO - cassettes, records, reel to reel tape VIDEO - any format tapes, HDD camera footage FILM - cinefilm 8mm, 9.5mm, 16mm SLIDES & PHOTOS - any size scanning

823 9121

WATER DELIVERIES

Formerly Waikato Water & Cartage - still the same owners!

Your Local Water Delivery Company

• Bulk Water Delivery • Water Tank Cleaning • Swimming Pool Filling

0800 23 74 65

office@cstgroup.co.nz | www.cstgroup.co.nz

YOUR BUSINESS

SITUATIONS VACANT

DO YOU WANT TO TEACH IN CHINA? Location: Optional, main cities e.g. Beijing. Shanghai, Chongqing Type of employer: Universities, primary/secondary schools, international schools, or language training schools.

Free change of job location Applicants over 22 years of age.

Remuneration: Salary monthly 13-60k RMB per month (annual 157-720Krmb) generally after tax.

Comprehensive benefits provided by most employers.

General requirements conditions 1. Bachelor’s degree 2. Graduate of school of education/linguistics/ teachers college or certification in TEFL,TESL,TESOL,CELTA etc 3. Two years of work experience (preferably relevant) Opportunities: Travel exciting China: Obtain a Green Card: opportunity to learn Chinese ( lessons provided) good salary, subsidised or complimentary travel costs/ accommodation.

What we need: Resume with ID photo Preference questionnaire 1 minute self intro video.

ORATIO INTERNATIONAL LTD Dr Trevor Ryan Ms Caiyun Yang as administrator (NZ) trevorryan@xtra.co.nz

ADVERTISE WITH THE EXPERTS CALL JANINE ON 027 287 0005

Your Local Septic Tank Cleaning Experts

• • • • 88 88 Duke Duke St, St, Cambridge Cambridge Ph Ph 827 827 7456 7456

Graeme & Rosalind Mathews - 021 732635 mdvltd@gmail.com 93 Redoubt Road www.mdvmedia.co.nz Cambridge

Formerly Cambridge Septic Tank Services - still the same owners!

yshanshan70@gmail.com

SITUATIONS VACANT

After School Care Programme Coordinator Are you interested in a role that provides a safe fun-filled environment for children and that is an important part of our community?

We are looking for a new Programme Coordinator for our After School Care programme at Goodwood School!

The core responsibilities of the Programme Coordinator are to lead our caring team and to oversee delivery of a fun and engaging programme for our amazing children at the end of their busy school day.

The hours for this position are 20 hours per week during term time, 2:00pm - 6:00pm based at Goodwood School.

There may also be the opportunity to lead our holiday programme.

You will receive training and support in your role and will be eligible for free after school care for your child.

The successful applicant will need to return a satisfactory police record check before commencement of employment.

To enquire about these positions, or to receive a position description, please contact david@goodwood.school.nz or phone 07 827 6817 Applications Close 12 noon Friday 4 June

Looking for the right candidate for the job?

Deadline Ahead Classified Section Booking/Copy Tuesday 12 noon for Thursday publication Ph 07 827 0005 Run of Paper Booking/Copy Monday 5pm for Thursday publication Ph 027 287 0005 55 Victoria Street, Cambridge Office Hours 9am to 3.30pm

ADVERTISE YOUR VACANCY WITH US! Call Janine on 07 827 0005 or email janine@goodlocal.nz

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DEATH NOTICES

THURSDAY JUNE 3, 2021

FUNERAL SERVICES

CARRIGAN, Anita Margaret – Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Waikato Hospital on Thursday, 20th May 2021.

Aged 88 years. Deeply loved wife of the late Neil.

An amazing mum to Ruth, Leslie, Mandy, Sandra and a great mother-in-law to Matthew, Dan, John and Tim. An ultimate nan to 11 grandchildren and 2 greatgrandchildren.

‘Now it is time to reunite and party once again.

Beaut Nita’ The service for Anita has been held. All communications to The Carrigan Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge, 3434.

IN MEMORIAM MILNE Anne – 6/6/20 So very dearly missed by us all, especially her beloved husband John of 65 years.

Free from pain. We love you so very much.

PUBLIC NOTICES

SERVICES

PUBLIC CONSULTATIVE PROCEDURE

The Trustees and the Directors propose that the Ownership of the Company should continue to remain 100% Trust owned on behalf of the Community.

The Trustees hereby implement a Public Consultative Procedure. Notice is given that the Ownership Review will be available for inspection by the public from the 1st May 2021, from the Trusts website www. waipanetworkstrust.co.nz or during normal business hours at the following location:

Honouring your loved ones wishes

30 years experience.

Specialising in Bathroom Alterations Ph Mike Margan 027 532 3963

rob@astondesign.company www.astondesign.company

PUBLIC NOTICES

If you have a problem, come in and see us.

Waipa Networks Ltd 240 Harrison Drive TE AWAMUTU Persons interested in the proposals are invited to make written submissions to the Trustees.

All mail submissions should be addressed to:

We are there for you in your time of need - 24/7.

FDANZ

BUILDER

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2021 Ownership Review In accordance with the Deed of Trust under which the Waipa Networks Trust has been constituted, the Trustees and the Directors of Waipa Networks Limited have prepared a joint report considering proposals and available options for the future ownership of Waipa Networks Limited.

SERVICES

David Espin

07 827 6037

3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge office@grinters.co.nz www.grinters.co.nz

Submissions to the Trustees Waipa Networks Trust PO Box 34 TE AWAMUTU 3840 All email submissions should be addressed to: info@waipanetworkstrust.co.nz Persons wishing to make submissions should ensure that those submissions are received at the above address no later than 5pm 30th June 2021 (“the due date”). Submissions received by the due date will be made publicly available.

In due course, any persons who make written submissions by the due date will be offered an opportunity to be heard by the Trustees at a meeting open to the public.

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TURN YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS INTO CASH Place a Garage Sale ad in the Cambridge News Email text for ad (max 120 characters, including word spaces) through to admin@goodlocal.nz week prior to your garage sale day.

Payment of $20 due Tuesday prior to garage sale day.

Cambridge News is published on Thursdays.

CHURCH NOTICES

SJ Davies SECRETARY WAIPA NETWORKS TRUST ADVERTISING TERMS OF TRADE

Advertising Deadlines (Run of Paper): Advertising booking deadline for is one week prior to publication day. Copy deadline for ad-make up is 5pm Friday prior to publication day. Advertiser is responsible to advise us of any copy changes before 5pm Monday prior to publication day. Advertising supplied in completed form, deadline is Tuesday midday prior to publication day. Public holiday weeks, deadlines move forward on working day. Cancellation deadline week prior to publication. If cancellations are received after the booking deadline then full charge applies. Advertising setting is free for use in Good Local Media Ltd publications only. If used elsewhere charges will apply, pricing available on request.

Advertising space only is purchased, and all copy made up by Good Local Media Ltd remains the property of Good Local Media Ltd. If supplied ready to print, copy is owned by the advertiser. Publication day is Thursday for urban deliveries and Friday morning for rural deliveries.

Specifications: For supplied adverts: PDF/X – 4 spec, fonts pathed or embedded, text 100% black. Photos & logos – high resolution jpg (300dpi). All files to be large. Colours to be CMYK not RGB. Photos should be colour corrected with a total ink level of approximately 220%.

Rate card: Rates are based over a 12-month period starting from the date the first ad publishes. Rate bracket e.g. 6 insertions, 12 insertions etc. chosen allows ad sizes to vary within the rate bracket. If the number of insertions chosen is not met then a bulk charge will be applied at the end/cancellation of your schedule based on correct rate reflective of the number of ads published e.g. if you have chosen the 12 insertion rate and only publish 6 insertions, the bulk charge will be the difference in price between the 6 insertion rate and 12 insertion rate multiplied by the number of ads published. You pay the rate reflective of the number of ads you actually publish.

Invoicing and Payments: For advertisers on a regular schedule invoices will be sent at the end of the month and payment is due by the 20th of the following month, otherwise payment is required by end of day Tuesday in advance of publishing.

Accounts in arrears +60 days may be subject to a $95 + GST late payment fee per month. Advertiser is responsible for all debt collection fees. Cancellation deadline is one week prior to publication. By confirming and placing advertising in Good Local Media Ltd publications you are agreeing to our terms and conditions of trade.

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10.00am Sunday 28 Duke Street Enquiries phone 827 3833 www.bridgeschurch.co.nz

For live stream: www.rscc.co.nz

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ADAPT

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Join us this Sunday at Raleigh St. Christian centre, 9.30am 24-26 Raleigh Street

22/08/2018 12:38

Project Leader (Master only)

Sunday service at 10am will be lead by Rev. Alistair McBride.

Sunday service and Communion at 10am, will be led by Rev. Alistair McBride.

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GRAZING

SITUATIONS VACANT

MOVIES

CONVENTIONAL hay bales.

Good quality. $12 incl GST per bale. Ph 021 215 7489.

Office Manager

LIDO CINEMA

• Consultancy

Ph. Matthew Trott

WHEELIE BINS · RESIDENTIAL · COMMERCIAL · RURAL · COMPETITAVE RATES · WEEKLY COLLECTIONS · FORGHTNIGHTLY COLLECTIONS · ORGANIC SERVICES · SKIPS AVAILABLE

SERVICING CAMBRIDGE, TE AWAMUTU & SURROUNDING DISTRICT

www.cambins.co.nz

Spouting Need Fixing?

For all your maintenance and repairs with 17 Years’ Experience on colour steel, copper & PVC spouting.

Call Dean on 0274 769 591

SITUATIONS VACANT

HARTLEYS

Fashion Retail Manager

We are a leading ladies fashion retailer with 23 stores throughout New Zealand. We are looking for a strong sales focused Retail Manager to manage our fashion store in Cambridge.

If you display strong leadership skills, are organised, reliable, motivated, computer literate, well presented with a desire to provide excellence in customer service and the ability to merchandise we would love to hear from you.

This is a Tue-Sat position, 28 hrs per week and the successful applicant must be flexible.

Applicants should be NZ residents or be able to work permanently in NZ. Please email your CV and supporting documentation to cambridge@hartleys.co.nz Only those required for an interview will be contacted.

SAT: 10.45AM,1.15, 3.45, 6.10PM SUN: 10.55AM, 1.20, 3.55, 6.25PM

A QUIET PLACE PART II

SATURDAY: 3.35PM, 5.45PM, 8.30PM SUNDAY: 4.20PM, 6.40PM

THE FATHER FINDING YOU

SATURDAY: 11.00AM

“Me, Bill and about 8 ladies were shown LAND - not a dry eye in the house at times and every single one of them stopped and commented on what an amazing film it was.” Tony. “This was a beautiful movie, epic in landscape, quiet in thought, skilful in silent performance, filmed in the Canadian Rockies.

LAND M

“Bloody good. Two suspenseful stories come together leadng to an exciting and spectacular climax. ” Allan

SAT: 1.30PM

THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD R16 FRI 7:05, SAT & FINAL SUN 6:25 _______________________________ JUNE AGAIN M THU 6:05, SAT & SUN 2:10,

FINAL WED (SHOPPERS’) 10:20 _______________________________ A QUIET PLACE PART II M

SAT: 1.00PM, 7.50PM SUN: 1.40PM, 6.10PM

THU 6:30, FRI 7:30, SAT & SUN 3:50 & 6:45,

MON 4:30, WED 6:30 _______________________________

NOMADLAND

(M)

SATURDAY: 11.15AM

THE COURIER

THE FATHER M SAT, SUN & MON 4:10 _______________________________ PETER RABBIT 2 G SAT, SUN & MON 1:50 _______________________________ TOM AND JERRY G SAT & SUN 1:30, MON 2:00 _______________________________

JAMES & ISEY M SAT & SUN 4:25, MON 2:10, WED 6:05 _______________________________

SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT (M)

The Best Value in Showbusiness

“Absolutely stunning photography. I thought it was streaks ahead of Nomadland.” Allan.

SAT & SUN 6:10, MON 4:15 _______________________________

SATURDAY: 3.00PM, 5.25PM SUNDAY: 11.15AM, 3.40PM

A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson. A CinemaScore.

CRUELLA PG

THU 6:00, FRI 7:00, SAT & SUN 4:00 & 5:50,

MON 3:40, WED 6:00 _______________________________ FINDING YOU PG THU 6:20, FRI 7:20, SAT & SUN 4:15, MON 1:40,

(M)

WED (SHOPPERS’) 10:00 & 6:20 _______________________________

SAT: 7.55PM ~ SUN: 2.00PM

DAYS OF THE BAGNOLD SUMMER

SUN: 11.40AM

Lucky, a gutsy 12-year-old girl longing for a place to belong, befriends a wild mustang she names Spirit.

With her two best friends Abigail and Pru and their horses by her side, they explore a world filled with endless adventure, magnificent horses and never-ending fun.

SPIRIT UNTAMED G SAT & SUN 1:40, MON 1:30 _______________________________ DREAM HORSE PG THU 6:10, FRI 7:10, SAT & SUN 2:00 & 6:35,

MON 4:00, WED (SHOPPERS’) 10:10 & 6:10 _______________________________ This movie is powerful and necessary as a result of current times. It is well-made, solid, deeply touching, captivating and sad as well as important.

MINIMATA M

STARTS NEXT WEEK

PHONE 07 827 0005

At Te Awa we are extremely passionate about our people.

We are growing our reputation for superior quality care in a unique environment. We specialise in age care service provision. We seek continuous improvement, where we create opportunities for both our residents, and our team that allow them to make the most of every day.

Wed Shoppers’ Morning Shows Home Early Evening Sessions Wed & Thu

MOVIES

We have positions now available within our Care team for Healthcare Assistants in a variety of options including fixed term, casual, part-time or full-time positions.

Previous experience is not necessary as full training will be provided on site if this is a new career path for you.

Please advise in your covering letter which position you are applying for.

Applications close 9th June 2021.

For a look you will love Call Dave Rowe

Thu, Fri, Thu, 3 Jun 4 Jun

FILM NAME Film

14 Mar

QUIET PLACE AADog's Way Home (PG)

3.45pm 14 Mar

DAYS (M) OF BAGNOLD Colette hrs 6 mins A Dog's Way2 (M) Home (PG) SUMMER DREAMHORSE (PG)

2 hrs 16 mins Colette (M) 2 hrs 6 mins No Comps

6.00pm

Green Book(M) (M) 2 hrs 25 mins Destroyer

Email your CV to shirley@theconcretepeople.co.nz or Ph Shirley on 07 870 6328

Got a news tip?

Email editor@goodlocal.nz

JAMES AND ISEY (M)

7.30pm

22 hrs hrs 15 20 mins mins

11.00am 4.10pm 5.50pm 6.15pm

1.00pm 4.00pm 5.50pm

11.00am 4.10pm 5.50pm 3.50pm

1.00pm 5.50pm

11.00am

3.00pm

THE COURIER (M)

5.50pm

1.45pm 1.30pm 6.10pm 8.00pm

11 hr hr 52 53 mins mins(TBA) POPPY

5.50pm

The Guilty (M) 1 hr 40 mins

6.00pm

4.00pm 1.15pm 6.00pm

5.10pm

MIDNIGHT (M)

1.30pm 11.15am 3.45pm 1.15pm 3.20pm 11.00am 1.20pm 6.00pm 8.30pm 3.40pm 1.30pm

4.10pm 1.45pm 6.15pm 8.00pm

7.50pm

Swimming With Men (M) The Guilty 40 mins 1SIX hr 52 mins (M) 1 hr TO MINUTES

20 Mar

AFTERNOON TEA 3.40pm 1.00pm $22

1.05pm 12.45pm 8.15pm 5.50pm

3.25pm 8.20pm

No Comps

3.45pm 19 Mar

OPEN

1.35pm

No Comps

Swimming Stan & OllieWith (M) Men (M)

6.00pm

3.45pm 11.15am 3.40pm 6.00pm Tue, Wed, 8.20pm

1.30pm 11.15am 8.00pm 5.30pm

1.30pm 5.45pm

MINIMATA (TBA)

3.20pm 3.40pm 11.30am 11.30am 11.30am 1.10pm 3.30pm 3.50pm 1.35pm 11.00am 6.20pm 8.20pm 11.00am 3.20pm

20 Mar

1.15pm 3.15pm 6.00pm 8.00pm

1.30pm 5.45pm

Stan & Ollie (M)Could Talk (M) If Beale Street

11.30am 1.45pm Sun, 3.30pm 17 Mar

19 Mar

Wed, Wed, 9 Jun

1.45pm 11.15am 8.00pm 6.00pm

1.15pm 6.15pm

JUNE AGAIN (M)

17 Mar

Tue, Tue, 8 Jun

6.00pm 3.20pm 8.30pm 12.45pm 5.50pm 6.00pm

1.35pm

If Beale Street (M) Could Talk (M) Hotel Mumbai

1.10pm 16 Mar

Mon, Sun, 7 Jun

8.15pm 4.00pm 4.10pm 3.50pm 1.35pm 1.15pm 11.15am 11.15am 6.20pm 8.20pm 6.00pm 11.15am 11.15am 11.00am QUEENS 5.30pm 5.30pm 8.10pm BIRTHDAY 8.15pm 4.00pm 4.10pm

11.15am 6.00pm 1.10pm

2Green hrs 20 Book mins (M) 2 hrs 25 mins

hr 53 21 hrs 15mins mins

Sun,

8.15pm 1.30pm 8.30pm 3.15pm 8.00pm 8.15pm

11.15am 8.15pm

Hotel Mumbai (M)

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

7.30pm

1.10pm 1.30pm

2FINDING hrs 16 mins YOU (M)

• NZ Driver’s License • Must be physically fit with a can do attitude • Class 2 Drivers License and experience in formwork would be looked at very positively.

• Must be able to pass a drug test

15 Mar

1.00pm 8.30pm1.00pm6.15pm 3.45pm 11.30am 5.30pm 8.00pm 3.45pm 1.30pm 1.30pm 11.00am 1.20pm 1.15pm 8.15pm3.45pm3.45pm 8.30pm 1.25pm 3.40pm 8.30pm

Destroyer (M)

If you enjoy working outside and being part of an awesome team, we are looking for you!

The Concrete People Lord & Co Ltd are a Waikato based concrete placing business that prides itself on the excellent workmanship and customer service.

We do all kinds of concrete from high rises to feed pads, to industrial buildings to driveways.

Sat,

Fri, Sat, 5 Jun 6 Jun 15 Mar 16 Mar

3.45pm 3.40pm 11.30am 4.00pm 11.30am3.40pm6.15pm 6.20pm 8.30pmThu, 8.20pm Fri,6.00pm Sat,

PART 2 (M) Film 1 hr 51 mins

1 hr 51 mins

Interior painting Wallpapering Exterior painting Spray painting

decorator@daverowe.co.nz www.daverowe.co.nz

(PG)

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LET US KNOW

Applicants for the above positions should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. If you would like to be part of our unique and energising culture, please apply today by emailing your CV and covering letter to: employment@teawalifecare.nz.

• • • •

DREAM HORSE (M)

• Pruning • Stump Grinding • Removal • Wood Spltting

lidocinema.co.nz

(M)

• Tree Care

Ph: 838-9010

(M)

Qualified, Professional Arborists

DRUMMER WANTED for local covers band for gigs and performances. Preferably aged 40+. Must be able to play or learn familiar drumming parts from 60’s to 90’s songs. Call Alan on 0274 842 211

Centre Place

(M)

SITUATIONS VACANT

We are looking for a part time Office Administrator (10-15 hours) for our beautiful school.

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