Te Awamutu News | June 17, 2021

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Mayor backs smaller council

By Blair Voorend

Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest backs cutting councillor numbers from 13 to 11 at next year’s local body poll.

The number has already gone up by one with the addition of a Māori ward for 2022.

Mr Mylchreest told the News a formula of four Cambridge ward, three Te Awamutu and three rural wards looks practical.

Such a formula would involve taking out one seat from all three – Cambridge now has five councillors, Te Awamutu four and the rural community four.

Fellow councillor Susan O’Regan has also told the News she believes the council numbers should be reduced.

Mr Mylchreest said with the addition of the Maori ward, council must look at its numbers and reconsider its structure before the next election instead of in 2024 when its next review is scheduled.

Waipa has previously increased its number to fit the complicated calculations required under the Local Electoral Act. This means that each councillor must represent the same number of people, plus or minus 10 percent. In Waipā this means each councillor represents between 3870 and 4730 people.

At the last representation review in 2018 an additional councillor was added to account for the population increase in Cambridge.

Mr Mylchreest said council could have reduced the number of councillors across the district, but this would have meant significant changes to all ward boundaries.

He believed reducing numbers, and lifting the level of remuneration for Councillors, may make it more attractive for people to stand for election.

“But in no way would it provide a liveable wage on its own.”

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

The mayor receives $135,500, deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk $43,335, four committee chairs get $40,001 each and councillors $33,334.

Jim Mylchreest said the downside to reducing the number of councillors was a proportionate loss of life experience around the decision-making table - and fewer councillors would have to work harder to represent their communities.

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Dog ban close for Kakepuku

Careful work at historic pa site

By Blair Voorend

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Committee.

These are first to investigate options of changing the management of the reserve so the Department of Conservations dog prohibition can be applied, and then dependant on that outcome, proceed with a formal review of the dog control policy.

Mr Tutty said the request to amend the restrictions on the Council administered portion has been made by Te Koupa Marae Committee, who thought the entire maunga was dog prohibited.

The council parks team is discussing the issue with the Department of Conservation, and it is understood the department may seek further information.

At the same time council are taking steps to identify what other changes may be required to the policy should a formal review progress.

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On the beat Keeping the rural thieves at bay with Ryan Fleming

With Fieldays being on his week I thought I would keep it topical with rural crime prevention advice.

Typically, there is less reported crime in rural areas. We are aware that crime does occur out there and often high rates of suspicious behaviour.

For example, a burglar travelling to rural areas in a vehicle may try several driveways before deciding which farm to target.

They are often seen by members of the community who then decide not to report it for a variety of reasons. Common examples of reasons are the Police are too busy to worry about that - and the people in the car didn’t do anything.

But consider this; How would you feel if

you were burgled, and your neighbour saw something amiss but didn’t call for help?

There are a variety of ways rural folk can help protect themselves, looking out for each other is the most important part of it.

Consider forming a neighbourhood support group with other members of your community. In one area I know of the community formed a group called Farmwatch.

The aim of this group was to patrol their area twice a day during peak milking times to protect each other farms. While this was a drastic measure, it did a lot to quell a series of targeted burglaries in that locality.

Recently in the rural sector we have noticed more reports of vehicles doing

burnouts, often at major intersections - which is a recipe for disaster. I am urging members of those rural communities to please call 111 when they hear them happening. We do have a Waikato wide operation in effect to deter this activity, but we rely heavily on members of the public reporting them.

Last week a “Car Enthusiast” was arrested for driving matters and due to his prolific offending, he is currently staying at Her Majesty’s pleasure at Springhill Prison until he next appears in Court. We take road safety seriously and won’t tolerate this behaviour.

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A total ban on dogs may be imposed at a popular Waipā hiking spot as the council shows concerns over the impact of the animals on the reserve.

Council staff say the land is considered significant and an inappropriate place for dogs, because of their natural behaviours such as digging.

Compliance manager Karl Tutty said there was confusion around the rules of dogs in the area.

“At present there is an inconsistency in dog controls as they apply on the maunga, with dogs allowed on lead in the Council-administered portion, but not permitted in the DOC portion,” he said. “This in itself causes confusion.”

Staff are working on two recommendations put forward by the Iwi Consultative Committee and endorsed by the Strategic Policy and Planning

Water work is being done the old-fashioned way

by Waipā District Council as it attempts to preserve part of the region’s history.

Council is working on installing a replacement watermain along Wallace Terrace, Te Awamutu, as part of its district-wide network improvement programme.

Wallace Terrace is at the location of the historic Ōtāwhao Pā, so council contractors are using a combination of hand-digging and machine-digging in layers, which is recommended as a best practice approach from archaeologists.

Iwi and archaeologists have been onsite observing the work and providing guidance throughout.

The existing pipes will be removed as part of the Cultural Impact Assessments and a new Ōtāwhao Pā site information board will be installed.

Council is also working with iwi to preserve Ōtāwhao Pā history by sharing its significance to the town with neighbouring residents.

The work is programmed to be completed by mid-July 2021.

The pā was known for its very finely carved meeting house called Maketu and was occupied up until 1839 when the inhabitants were convinced to build a mission station nearby (also called Otawhao) and moved there.

At Te Awamutu there were two significant pa Ōtāwhao, a pā on the hill, which is Wallace Terrace, and Kaipaka Pa, which is to be found at the end of what is now Christie Avenue. Ōtāwhao was first visited by missionaries in 1834.

It was at Ōtāwhao Pā that the first church in the area was built in 1838, and where in 1839 Reverend Ashwell asked Christian Māori to leave and set up a separate community at Te Awamutu.

It was this act that led to the establishment of the Ōtāwhao Mission Station.

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Briefs…

The beer’s off

Waikato’s biggest craft beer festival, which drew big crowds to Claudelands in Hamilton earlier this year won’t be back. Organisers of the Great Kiwi Beer Festival say police and the Waikato District Health Board “have once again objected to our license” and sought conditions which would have a negative impact on the event.

Helping hands

A Whanganui based charitable trust with a site at Fieldays is one of the largest employers of people with disabilities in the country. Wanganui Enterprises, which employs up to 40 people, manufactures and sells a range of products and is mainly known for its macrocarpa dog kennels.

Revenue from sales goes back into more employment and training opportunities.

Recycling day

Waipā residents will have an opportunity to drop off redundant e-waste on Sunday.

A Rotary E-Waste Collection Day will be held at Cambridge High School, Swayne Rd, from 9 to 11am. Items up to the size of a microwave oven can be dropped off for a modest fee. E-Waste is any equipment or product that operates on electricity or batteries. The Rotary recycling project diverts toxic substances from landfills.

Market day

Tamahere’s monthly Country Market will be held on Saturday. The market at St Stephen’s Church is held on the third Saturday of the month.

Transport plan

Eleven Waikato councils were represented this week at a meeting to consider a 10year Regional Land Transport Plan – but Hamilton City Councillors have criticised it as a “total climate failure and nothing more than a coffee table book.

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Fluoride: here next year?

Adding fluoride to Waipā’s four water supply schemes and six water treatment plants will cost ratepayers $1.2 million upfront and about $60,000 a year.

The spend has not been budgeted by the council but could come as early as next year following the passing of the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill in Parliament last week.

The News understands Waipā’s water has never been fluoridated.

The amendment to the Bill changed the authority to fluoridate public water supplies from district health boards to the Director-General of Health.

Submissions on that change close at 11.59pm tomorrow (Friday).

Given the Bill has cross party support, it is expected to pass into law later this year.

However National health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti has said while the party supports the Bill, they would want the Director-General to consult with local communities before ordering community water fluoridation.

Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest was expected to informally gauge councillors’ opinion before tomorrow on whether the council should make

a submission on the Bill.

The council had in the past supported Local Government New Zealand which said the Ministry of Health was the most qualified organisation to decide whether and which public water supplies should have fluoride added to them.

Waikato District Health Board has not responded to an Official Information Act request from the News for decay rates in Waipā children or whether having fluoride in the water would make a difference.

The latest published figures on the DHB’s website were from 2015 which showed 8 in 1000 Waipā children aged from 0-14 years had

been hospitalised for dental-related admissions and that tooth decay rates were twice as high in Māori children than in non- Māori.

The largest investment nationally in prevention of caries (tooth decay) in children’s teeth came in 2007 when dental clinics based in schools were replaced by mobile dental vans.

From 2007-2019 in the Waikato DHB region, which includes Waipā, the percentage of caries-free children increased from 44 to 55 per cent.

During the same period in the region, the average number of decayed, missing and filled teeth per child at school year eight (12-13 years old) decreased from 1.85 to 0.56.

The figures suggest the move to a mobile service have been a success in reducing tooth decay.

While district health boards report oral health data annually to the Ministry of Health, the ministry does not hold specific oral health data for the Waipā district.

Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall said fluoridating drinking water was widely recognised as the single-most important initiative to improve children’s oral health.

Waipā has four water supply schemes, Te Awamutu (including Pirongia), Cambridge, Pukerimu (including Ōhaupō) and Kihikihi, and a total of six water treatment plants.

Some funding would be available to support local authorities with the capital costs associating with introducing community water fluoridation, Dr Verrall told The News.

• Mary Anne Gill was formerly Waikato District Health Board (DHB) communications director and managed the DHB’s campaigns to have fluoride added to public water supplies in Hamilton and Thames.

• As an elected Waikato DHB board member, she favoured water fluoridation as a proven public health measure to improve children’s oral health.

Satan’s Little Helpers from pizza company Hell has come up with a treat for an Ōtorohanga youngster who has faced a life of health challenges.

When Simon Kovacs was born, he arrived at just 28 weeks and facing a battle.

Simon’s aunt, Toni, told Satan’s Little Helper about the one-yearold and in response Hell’s Pizza is giving the family a day out through its programme to help people going through difficulties.

Simon weighed just 947 grams at birth and spent his first five months in a Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

During that time, he had surgery to rewire his stomach at two and a half days old, and then fought off a potentially deadly infection.

He left hospital with a hearing aid and was on oxygen due to having Laryngomalacia - a softening of

the airways which means he can’t always get enough oxygen into his lungs.

“By the time he was ready to go to daycare, he’d decided he was going to rip the tubes out,” said mum Sally.

“Luckily, they tested his oxygen levels at the hospital, and he was perfect, so they took him off.”

Simon also has low muscle tone due to being born with Down’s Syndrome.

It transpired there was a good reason for his early arrival – he had a very short umbilical cord, which was not picked up in his scans, and would very likely have ruptured if he continued to grow.

“Simon decided he was coming and that was that,” Sally said.

Simon lives with his parents, younger brother and two sisters, plus nine rescue animals - two rescue dogs, five cats and two rescue ponies.

“Simon just absolutely inspires love, he’s got an army behind him here,” said Sally.

“He really lights up when he sees his dad, Ferenc; they have a very special bond.”

Doctors feared he may never crawl or walk but has defied expectations.

“He’s crawling and he’s into everything. He’s starting to pull himself up, so it won’t be long until he’s on his feet.”

Simon’s aunt said he was an amazing little boy.

“He’s taken everything he was told he wouldn’t be able to do and thrown that back in their faces,” she says. “He’s gone from this tiny little unfinished baby to this perfect little boy, who lights up everybody’s life.”

Toni said the family had wanted to go to the Troll Caves in Waitomo for a long time, and that’s where Satan’s Little Helper would send them.

The Pizza Chain promotes its

Satan’s Little Helper programme by inviting nominations for “a young Kiwi who’s going through Hell” or one who is helping others out of a “Hellish situation”.

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Waipā District Council has invested in upgrading the water supply to Te Awamutu.

A treat for Simon and family

Simon has a special bond with dad Ferenc.

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Residents around Karāpiro Piarere would support a toll road if that’s what it takes to get the Waikato expressway extended to the northern boundary of South Waikato.

A straw poll at a community meeting on Monday called to discuss the road illustrated many in the community would support a toll option.

After the idea was brought up by a number of members from the audience National’s spokesperson for transport Michael Woodhouse asked for a straw poll on who would be happy to have a toll system set up if it funded the much-wanted expressway extension.

This saw a majority of the 60 plus in the audience in favour of the idea.

The 16km southern extension to the expressway from Karāpiro to Piarere was shelved by the Government in 2017 and the decision has been constantly criticised by National.

The community meeting was hosted by Waikato MP Tim van de Molen and Michael Woodhouse, at the Karāpiro Taotaoroa Settlers Hall.

It was seen as ways to get ideas from the community on how to get immediate road safety elements added to the road.

The Waikato MP said that things such as electronic speed signs and highrisk crash signs at most intersections along the road were the best option. Such signs are already in place at the Piarere intersection of highways 1 and 29.

Monday’s meeting attracted 60 residents.

But he noted while temporary fixes would make the road safer, the expressway would divert more inter-regional traffic, particularly heavy vehicles, off the existing road.

According to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency stats 22,000 vehicles use the section of SH1 from the end of the Cambridge Expressway to the Piarere intersection each day.

The number has doubled in six years and freight transport will continue to grow as the Ruakura Superhub feeds the port of Tauranga and vice versea.

“I was at that Piarere intersection a couple of months ago and despite the safety improvements, over the half an hour we were there we saw three near misses and a constant barrage of toots from drivers,” Mr Woodhouse said.

“The problem is that there needs to be a road that can withstand the amount of traffic that there is and the expected increase that is set to come.”

For Keith Roderick the only way to make the area safer would be to extend the expressway. He said he had lived in Karāpiro Village for

10 years and crashes along that stretch of SH1 were a regular occurrence.

“Every weekend it is the same sequence where you hear the sirens from the police and ambulance and then shortly after you hear the rescue helicopter going overhead,” he said.

“The number of accidents and deaths on that stretch is unnecessary and something needs to change.”

He said his wife was reluctant to attend Monday’s meeting because bad weather – it was raining heavily on the night – made turning south out of Karāpiro Village onto SH1 even more dangerous.

“That’s why we turned up late to the meeting we came the longer way because making that turn is sometimes just too much of a risk…”

He said that it’s time for politicians to get moving on a system that would work and that they could deliver.

“We moved up here in the 80s and even back then we heard plans for the Cambridge bypass, and it was only finished five years ago, things need to move quicker.”

Roundabout site circled in Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has selected a site north-west of the existing Piarere intersection for a $40 million roundabout project which would eventually become the southern start of the Waikato Expressway.

The plan is to have consents sorted later this year and for work to start on a two-year project in 2022.

Waka Kotahi Regional Manager Infrastructure Delivery Jo Wilton says the roundabout would improve safety.

“This intersection is among the most dangerous on the New Zealand roading network. The new roundabout will ensure that all traffic has a safe and efficient way of making any type of movement, be it straight ahead or turning. Vehicle speeds in roundabouts is significantly lower, which minimises the impact of any crash that might still occur.”

The project will be funded by the NZ Upgrade Programme.

Waka Kotahi is holding discussions with affected landowners.

Replacing the current intersection with

the roundabout was nt considered practical because of high traffic volumes.

The Government recently confirmed the direction and funding commitment for these safety improvements at Piarere, through the NZ Upgrade Programme.

When the NZ Upgrade Programme was initiated, a number of the projects, including the SH1/29 roundabout, were in their early stages of development, with detailed project information still being established.

Since then, Waka Kotahi has worked to get a better understanding of project risks, scope, costs and timeframes. For the SH1/29 roundabout, this work resulted in an updated cost estimate of $40m to deliver the project.

The same scope and transport benefits will be delivered.

The detailed business case for the longerterm Cambridge to Piarere corridor (Waikato Expressway extension) was recently presented to the Waka Kotahi Board and their decision will be available soon, at which time the DBC will be published on the Waka Kotahi website.

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They’re so X-sited at Fieldays

By Mary Anne Gill

One of the busiest businesses at Fieldays this week is the Waipā-based X-Site Group which is now New Zealand’s largest privately-owned event management company.

Popular sites like Swanndri and Fonterra and previously Holden, owe their innovativeness and creativity in part to managing director Hamish Lamb and his team.

But on the eve of Fieldays, Lamb acknowledged the events company he has owned for more than 20 years came perilously close to going under as Covid-19 bit into the country’s thriving events industry.

Before lockdown in March last year, the company employed 24 people and hundreds of casual workers for their events.

The business got through the first lockdown – picking up work where it could, including the roll-out of Hamilton’s wheelie bins - but the second wave hit hard.

In the space of six months 30 major events his business was geared up to work with were cancelled or postponed, including Fieldays.

“It’s a shame we had no-one representing us in Government. There is no Minister of Events.”

Lamb had just signed a deal to move from Kahikatea Drive, Hamilton to Sharpe Road, near Airport Rd in Rukuhia, at the northern end of Hamilton Airport.

Staff who would usually be at events around the country were utilised in the fitout of the building and the move went ahead last August.

“Our business took a step back about 10

X-Site managing director Hamish Lamb at Fieldays.

years,” he says. “We were dead in the water.”

X-Site Group provides event hire, event management and exhibition management all over the country for expos, shows, weddings and 21st birthdays.

Outdoor events like Fieldays accounts for about 38 per cent of X-Site’s business.

Lamb, who had been easing his way out of the day-to-day X-Site Group work, is now back working 70–80-hour weeks to build the

business up again.

The Fieldays work is not where it was prior to Covid-19. Two Melbourne companies have had to cancel because of the Victorian lockdown.

But for Lamb it is back to some semblance of normal.

For future work, being at the Waipā base will be critical. X-Site will be only two minutes from Waikato Expressway and able

to hit the road quickly for conferences and events.

Lamb says Waipā, Hamilton and the greater Waikato region have well-established conference facilities which bounced back post lockdown.

And that means businesses like his which survived Covid-19 albeit rather shakily, will be well-placed to benefit.

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COMMUNITY BOARD REPORT

The work goes on

Of parks and churches

By Julie Guest

By Angie Holt, Chair, Te Awamutu Community Board

The June Community Board Meeting included quarterly reports for Property Services and for Transportation, a late item regarding submissions on the Kihikihi Draft Plan and the Chairman’s Report.

A highlight of the Quarterly reports from Property Services was news work on the historic band rotunda in Victoria Park (between the tennis courts and Te Awamutu Primary School) is due to commence this month. Section 1 of the Te Awamutu to Pirongia cycleway is progressing with staff still getting easements through private land and you will notice some maintenance of the Event Centre in due course.

Lights around town being upgraded or added to in dark spaces. We had hoped Pollard was on the completed list due to the increased crime in this area over the past 1218 months. Unfortunately, it is not, however it is on the list for the next 12 months depending on budget.

It’s great to see lots of the footpaths around town are being mended and upgraded - Carlton, Rewi, Bank and Vaile Streets are completed.

Waste Minimisation Officer Sally Fraser reported community engagement with projects have nearly doubled compared to last year’s figure.

Well done to the famers in the district who supported the One Stop Rural Waste Collection a few months back and off loaded 4500kg of agricultural plastic, waste oil, chemicals, and bags.

There are still problems with contamination of the recycling wheelie bins.

If you are putting the wrong things in your bin, you will probably find a notice stuck to your bin at some stage. You can check on the

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WDC website for what can and cannot go in the recycling bins or use the Antenno app.

I, along with Lou Brown recently attended the Urban Miners E-Waste Collection. This was a great success with 68 drop offs and the biggest single collection to date. We are very lucky that our own Te Awamutu Rotary are going to run this service monthly starting on the first Sunday in July. We are extremely grateful to Cambridge Rotary (Urban Miners) who started this project and to Te Awamutu Rotary for picking up the reins and running it here in Te Awamutu.

The Community Board Conference once again was a worthwhile event with this year’s event focusing on increased engagement from our youth, mana whenua and sustainable development.

It was very concerning to see the damage we are continuing to impose on our environment. New Zealand sits on its laurels for being a clean green country when we actually are not that great. As a Community Board we will continue to support waste minimisation and sustainable goals. We need to change the order of our priorities to nature – society – economy.

To our rural community who joined us at the tour venues last month, thank you for your time and input. We intend to make this an annual event.

For those wanting more information regarding our recent meeting, here is the link to the agenda: https://www.waipadc.govt.nz/ourcouncil/agendas-and-minutes .

Whenever I have a free Saturday morning, I join a local parkrun event.

They are, free, weekly, community events all around the world. Parkrun events are 5k and take place on Saturday morning in parks and open spaces. Parkrun is a positive, welcoming and inclusive experience where there is no time limit, and no one finishes last.

Everyone is welcome to come along, whether you walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate.”1 If you walk the distance and come in last, you will be encouraged all the way.

Milestones, personal bests and other achievements including volunteer efforts are celebrated. All ages attend; children run alongside parents or are pushed in a buggy.

Even dogs are welcome to run with their owners.

As every parkrun is community based, volunteering is a key aspect and seems to bring as much joy as the running does. Each parkrun group offers a nearby coffee bar extra patronage on Saturday mornings, where friendships are forged before the rest of the weekend work is undertaken.

It seems to me that attending a parkrun meets many of the same needs that belonging to the local church did in past times. People are welcomed and accepted no matter their age, level of competence or knowledge.

Every attempt is made to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone.

Newcomers are welcomed to the course and any points of concern or interest are explained before the run starts.

Likewise, when attending a church, everyone is welcome. Milestones and special events are celebrated. All ages are welcome, families worship together. Community is built through participation in worship and over the coffee or meal afterwards. And yet, in many communities, church attendance is declining as it is in many once-thriving organisations.

Research shows the sense of belonging is a key aspect of human wellbeing. Belonging is built by being able to contribute to your family, friend group or community in some way. The belonging spectrum ranges from being able to express an opinion about something the group is doing, right through to becoming an integral part of the running of the group. The needs of wellbeing and community are provided for in both parkrun and in a church community.

But the worshipping community of a church also attends to the vital aspect of spiritual wellbeing. So much of our society ignores or denies this aspect of human wellness. Even at parkrun there are some people who seem to be trying to run themselves into self-acceptance as if by making their outside conform to a certain level of performance or shape they will discover a happiness that otherwise escapes them.

Again, research shows that the buzz that comes from “meeting the standard” is temporary at best. True self-acceptance comes from knowing that whatever you are good at or whatever you are not good at, or however you look, you are perfectly created.

A Christian community will remind you day by day that you are loved and created by God for the purpose of sharing that love others.

And that there is nothing you can do that will separate you from the love of God. A community that focusses on caring for each other through the strength of the love that God has for each of us is a community that will nurture and draw out the best in you… not only for your own sake but for everybody.

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I have, on a couple of occasions, had cause to write to Jamie Shaw who is now the minister for climate change.

I didn’t receive a reply on either occasion not from anyone.

He must exist though, because I recently heard him quoted in the news as saying that the last time there were concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere at the level we have now, there were palm trees in the Antarctic.

Oh. Well thanks for that Jamie, now that you have thrown the situation into such stark relief, I guess we had all better do something about it.

Seriously, are there any quotable pithicisms left with which to attempt to frighten the public into action?

He went on to say that a major part of our contribution to greenhouse gases comes from us driving between the cities in this country.

As I heard this I was, myself, driving. I have to tell you it was almost enough to make me pull over and walk.

There followed one or two other news items; I don’t really remember, I was too busy wondering at the actual point of Shaw’s revelations about the history of palm trees.

Then the big news item arrived: Our government has just released its Clean Car Package, under the terms of which, people who buy electric vehicles after July 1 this year will get some of their money back.

That’s more like it!

People who purchase a new EV under $80,000 will receive a rebate of up to $8,625

and those who buy second hand will get up to $3,450.

That seems like a good idea, especially when you consider that the rebates will be funded by extra fees, charged from January 2022, on imports of higher-emitting vehicles.

There has, of course, been some lively debate since this announcement. Those who are planning to buy a new ute after January are not too pleased. Jacinda’s reply to this was ‘buy a second hand one and don’t pay the extra’.

Someone else said ‘Why shouldn’t wealthy people benefit from the rebate when they also value their money?’ Well, I’m sure they do, but let’s be honest if you’re in the market for a car priced over $80,000 do you really need a handout to help you?

Ardern points out that if someone values the rebate [enough for it to influence them] - get a car in the 60k - 70k range - there are plenty of good ones.

The other condition of the rebate is that the car must have a safety rating of three stars or more. Makes sense.

So, I guess, since I didn’t hear the whole story, it might be fair to assume that Mr Shaw’s comments were related to the main story, which is fair enough.

Personally, I think the scheme is a good one, and I have no problem with taking the money from people who choose to emit more and giving it to those who choose to emit less.

THURSDAY JUNE 17, 2021

Interlock goes formal

By Viv Posselt

Interlock Waipā, the Cambridgebased initiative launched last year for those living with disabilities, has formalised its status.

The InterlockNZ Trust was incorporated in late May, spearheaded by the man who founded Interlock last July, wellknown disability worker for 35 years, Aaron Ure. Joining him as trustees are Aaron’s wife Lois Ure, a semiretired support worker, Cambridge Community House manager Harriet Dixon, media and events manager Colin Pierce, and business owner Christine Missen.

The formation of the Trust marks a significant step forward for the group. It met fortnightly at the start, gathering at the Cambridge Red Cross Hall to offer craftoriented activities and social connection for teens and adults living with a disability across Waipā. Aaron said at the time that the idea was simply to bring people together – hence the name ‘interlock’.

“It has become so popular that we fast grew out of the Red Cross Hall and are rapidly outgrowing where we are now [the Alpha Lodge Hall in Bryce St]. We also meet weekly now instead of fortnightly,” he said.

“Our numbers have tripled… we really need a permanent home, somewhere where we can have our sessions and not have to pack

everything away each time.”

The group does a lot of craft work, which means there are piles of materials moved around as the groups grows.

Students from Cambridge High School are part of regular meetings, and the group has run movie nights. Future plans include offering further support by helping members run micro-businesses via which they can make and sell their goods during the weekly sessions, and perhaps offer teas and cafétype meals to seniors.

Those ideas shape what they are looking for, Lois added, meaning they need to look for somewhere that offers the space they need, kitchen and toilet facilities, and storage capacity. They are also looking for more volunteers, and Aaron said the wider community is welcome to join in.

Trustee Harriet Dixon said Interlock’s focus on providing enriched experiences for those with disabilities was invaluable and said she would like to see the group receive funding to continue their work.

“They are working with Cambridge Community House to grow the focus of the group in the desired direction … we have several projects that we are going to get their members involved in.”

The popularity of Interlock was in evidence last Friday when nine Steampunk afficionados from around the district helped Interlock members add a

‘steampunk’ signature to top hats. Their visit was organised by Cambridge’s Jane Brooker, assisted by a crew that included her granddaughter Natalie Young.

Steampunk started in the United States and has an international

linked to science fiction, the Industrial Revolution and Victoriana. Long-standing steampunk devotee, Matangi’s Kathryn McGregor said the groups tend to liaise online and gather regularly at workshops and events.

Lois and Aaron Ure, sporting their Steampunk hats, at last week’s Interlock meeting in following. It embraces fashion Cambridge.

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Ratepayers group goes into recess

Te Awamutu’s ratepayers and residents’ group has gone into recess with all guns blazing.

The annual meeting of the group on Monday failed to attract nominations for committee positions.

It had already been running with a temporary leader, Terry Hancock, in the wake of president Bernard Westerbaan’s resignation earlier this year.

“The outcome of our annual general meeting is, as nobody was nominated for any of the committee positions, the association is going into recess until the positions can be filled,” Mr Handcock said.

“Nobody wanted to be president, secretary or treasurer.”

The organisation goes into recess firing one more barb at the Waipā District Council.

“My personal feeling is that the Waipā District Council has its own agenda and an association with the make up of ours will be ignored as irrelevant,” Mr Handcock said.

“The Waipā District Council is under the control of central government and when it says jump the Waipā District Council says how high?

“In the long term plan there is a lot of talk of being champions of this, that and the other - but the only thing the Waipā District Council will be champion of is destroying great little rural towns.”

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Take the bus Chamber heads applaud Fieldays Anyone wanting to jump Fieldays car park queues this year can catch a bus for free with a valid 2021 Fieldays ticket.

In Cambridge, you can park your car at Cambridge BMX Club on the corner of Milton St and Lamb St and present your ticket to take a free bus to Mystery Creek.

Services will depart about every 30 minutes between 8am11am and return between 1pm and 5pm.

Free buses direct to Fieldays will also run from the Te Awamutu i-SITE at 8.30am and 9.30am and return from Fieldays at 4pm and 5pm.

Information on Fieldays buses and regional bus timetables is available at www.busit.co.nz/travelling-with-us/ fieldays-2021/, or by calling 0800 205 305.

Arriving by boat is another way to avoid clogged car parks.

Cambridge jet boat operator Camjet will have paid services departing from Narrows Lane in Tamahere, where you can park your car free.

Boats will leave every 30 minutes, or every 15 minutes during busy times, between 7.15am and 4.45pm.

For those travelling by car, free parking at Fieldays is open 5.30am-10pm. Arriving early is recommended to avoid queues.

Mobility parking is available through Gate 0 or Gate 4 for CCS Mobility Parking Permit holders and a limited number of mobility scooters is available for hire from Gate 1.

Booking in advance is recommended through Life Unlimited on (07) 834 9982 or by visiting www.mobilitycentre.co.nz.

During the show, traffic updates will be posted on the Fieldays Facebook page. Further information can be found at NZTA.

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The return of Fieldays after Covid prevented the 2020 physical version is a sure sign of a return to normality, the Waikato Chamber of Commerce says.

Blue, though not always clear skies greeted the crowds on the first morning of the expo this week –after fo g which prevented the morning flight into Hamilton landing had lifted.

There were long queues of cars along Airport Rd, but traffic control appeared to be running smoothly.

“We believe it is important to give recognition to our farmers, many of whom did not take a break over the lockdown period, instead working throughout and ensuring our nation’s vital food production and exports remained unimpeded,” Waikato Chamber of Commerce chief executive Don Good said.

The Chamber noted that in 2018 Fieldays generated $492m of sales revenue and created more than 2000 jobs nationwide.

For Waikato that equated to $168m and 860 jobs.

The National Fieldays Society did a fantastic job of hosting the event virtually yet the lack of economic benefits to the Waikato region that Fieldays brings every year was sorely missed, Don Good said.

“This resilience is reflected in the agricultural sector’s strong performance coming out of the pandemic with agricultural export revenue actually increasing on the previous years. We have to a lot to thank our farmers for and the 2021 Fieldays is a great opportunity to celebrate everything they do for our

country.”

Fieldays also provides an opportunity to bring attention to the strong bonds between the Golden Triangle of Auckland, Tauranga and the Waikato, he said.

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce chief executive Matt Cowley said regional economies within the golden triangle relied on each other to produce, package and freight products to overseas consumers.

Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett, who will be at Fieldays said he had his gumboots ready to go.

“Given the support the farming sector has given New Zealand over Covid we can celebrate this sector and meet our clients from out of Auckland at the Fieldays.”

App shows the way

The 2021 Fieldays app will make it easier for visitors to make the most of their experience.

Visitors can plan ahead on the app and create their own schedule of the exhibitors, food vendors, and competitions they want to visit at Fieldays 2021.

Once they arrive, visitors can pin their car once they’ve parked, to save hunting for it at the end `pf the day.

Those who purchase tickets online can log in, purchase, and save their tickets in the app, ready to scan at the gate.

The app can find exhibitors of interest, things to do, and essential services on the map and show the best route to a destination, with distance between location points and walking time duration built THE AGE OF REASON in.

Head of Customer and Strategic Engagement at the New Zealand National Fieldays Society, Taryn

By Peter Carr Storey, says the Fieldays site So, we welcome back this week the return in this new electronic will look a bit different to of Fieldays, an annual agri-fest where the venture which has resulted what people are used to, so original dream of bringing town and country in an ability to repeat the the app will be a good way together is still the key tenet. exercise at any time. A finder.

The 1966 foresight of a young Hinuera custom-built TV studio “We’ve redesigned the farmer – studying in the UK as part of his created last year will again be in use and site and done a few things Kellogg scholarship – planted the seed which modern words like ‘webinar’ will be common. differently to enhance the was, covered, watered and nurtured by a fine This new being may perfectly suit some visitor experience, so the group of earnest professional people to create exhibitors for whom physically attending app will make it much more the wonderful event that we have today. at Mystery Creek, involving themselves in convenient for visitors to get As I write this the tent ‘city’ is set to go. erecting marquees and losing staff from their around and make the most Materials, trucks, tractors and retail goods normal work sites is a financial and physical of their visit.” will be rolling onto the busy site. And it drag. But they are imbued with the capability The 2019 version of is raining - which in the current very dry of ‘being there’ and still not losing touch with the Fieldays app was conditions should not in any way deter the their customer base. downloaded 42,394 times determinations of Board, staff and volunteers The presence this year of an overlay of and saw over 1.3 million app to make this the best agricultural show on the electronic version has not deterred most interactions. earth. The weather prayer mats will be out exhibitor customers from returning to the site and, come hail or shine (and not forgetting and involving themselves donkey-deep in freezing river-fog), the show will open on time. the culture and excitement of the Town and Change has come to Fieldays driven, in Country theme. The temporary city looks as part, by the advent of Covid. That the plug large, and will be as busy, as ever. Do make had to be pulled less than three months sure Cambridge people, that you maximize prior to the 2020 event is now history. That use of the half hourly free buses starting their the Fieldays organisation had to wear a journey in Milton Street at the southern edge huge financial loss is also no secret. But out of the town. It’s much better than crawling of adversity comes hope, fresh enthusiasm, in the car and parking - possibly quite some innovation and concentrated dedication by a distance from the excitement. The buses will much smaller team working on even tighter take you right to the entrance. And bring you budgets. home too.

The advent last year – in place of the Further innovation – due to a paucity of (cancelled) physical event was the newly accommodation in nearby Hamilton - with minted, highly innovative, Virtual Fieldays. many motels filled either with homeless or A being of a mixture of computer technology, MIQ-related people, has seen Fieldays bring electronic media and sheer hard grit this event in around 120 campervans to help exhibitors is embedded now in the Fieldays culture. It find a comfortable bed at the end of the four is where farmers from Gore can tune in and long event days. On Sunday motorists on ‘see’ machinery, hear ideas, participate in State Highway 1 would have been amazed at presentations over several days is an amazing a series of long white convoys traversing from south Auckland to Claudelands. The same new opportunity. volunteers will return them next weekend.

Last year 250 exhibitors supported Fieldays

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THURSDAY JUNE 17, 2021

Annual Matariki Rowing medal for Glenda celebrations start

By Viv Posselt

The Matariki star cluster rises in the northeast at dawn.

The country’s longest running Matariki celebrations have started in Waikato.

Waikato Matariki celebrations will run to the end of July and is a time to celebrate new beginnings and plan for the year ahead.

The Matariki star cluster – also known as the Pleiades and Subaru –appears in the dawn sky in June and July each year, signalling the start of the Māori New Year.

Some iwi use the star Puanga – also known as Rigel in the constellation of Orion as the signal for the New Year because Matariki is not visible at the start of the New Year from areas such as Taranaki, Whanganui, parts of Auckland and the West Coast of the South Island.

Now in its 12th year, the Waikato celebration features more than 60 events.

Festival director Bea Mossop said highlights will include the Matariki ki Te Whare Taonga o Waikato cultural event at Waikato Museum on Saturday.

In Waitomo a series of events are planned in and around the caves. Visitors can enjoy a Matariki Twilight

tour through the caves on July 3 or attend workshops on Māori medicine and nature.

Māori artworks will be exhibited at the Waitomo Glow-worm Caves Visitor Centre and a concert, dining and cave tour evening will be held on July 10, complete with boil-up, fried bread and kawakawa tea.

“We have live shows, art exhibitions and community events taking place across the entire region, from Waitomo, Matamata.

Raglan and Morrinsville to Ngāruawāhia, Te Aroha and Te Awamutu,” Bea Mossop said.

Hamilton & Waikato Tourism chief executive Jason Dawson is impressed with the line up.

“We have around 2.6 million people living within a three-hour drive radius of Hamilton and Waikato, which is a significant domestic market for our region and we look forward to welcoming visitors and locals alike to the events being held over the next month,” he says.

Meanwhile, a challenge to Waikato chefs to create a dish inspired by Matariki while

celebrating local ingredients has returned for a sixth year after being a Covid victim in 2020.

Eleven Waikato eateries have entered this year’s Matariki Dish Challenge including Karthik Gollu from Alpha Street in Cambridge.

“The iClaw Matariki Dish Challenge provides us with an excellent platform to showcase what the region and New Zealand has to offer,” Karthick says.

Each entrant will “mystery judged” before a second round of judging to determine the 2021 champion and winner of the Marty Wong trophy.

“The judges are looking for a link to Matariki, a celebration of local ingredients as well as great cohesive and knowledgeable service,” Waikato Food Inc Projects and Events Manager Julia Clarke said.

Another Cambridge eatery in this year’s line-up is Alpino who have merged their Italian heritage with the New Zealand’s in their dish Te Putake o Matariki.

More information about Matariki ki Waikato and events on offer can be found at matarikiwaikato.nz

Cambridge’s Glenda Rodger has become a recent recipient of a Rowing New Zealand Legacy medal saluting her contribution to the nation’s rowing record.

Glenda and nine others were presented with their medals last month. Previous recipients received theirs at earlier events; the initiative will see medals rolled out as new representatives are selected.

The initiative is part of Rowing New Zealand’s Legacy Programme which seeks to honour the country’s elite rowers through the decades. The recipients are all Rowing NZ alumni who have represented the country at major international regattas, including World Championship and/or Commonwealth Games, the Olympics or Empire Games.

Glenda was number 166 on the list and is the first in her rowing-centric family to receive the medal.

She represented New Zealand for four years in the late 1970s, and was part of the first NZ women’s eight team. She went on to win numerous North Island and national titles, and has won seven titles at New Zealand Masters.

Together with her brother David Rodger, Glenda made rowing history as the first brother and sister to represent New Zealand in the same year.

“I feel very privileged to have been presented with the medal,” she said. “It is good that those early years in rowing have been recognised in this way.”

Glenda last rowed competitively in the late 1970s, capping off elite-level competition by rowing with a Hamilton-based women’s crew for a couple of years.

The high-achieving sportswoman has played representative netball, basketball, indoor netball, cycling and waka ama. The wider Rodgers family have made a name for

Glenda Rodger with her Rowing New Zealand Legacy medal.

themselves across a raft of sporting disciplines – probably most recognisably in rowing.

“There were about nine of us in the family who represented New Zealand in some form of sport.”

Once she stopped rowing, Glenda started cycling, but it was an injury that came out of left field during a basketball game in June 2008 that turned her life around completely. She was concussed while playing in a Te Awamutu tournament but carried on playing. It was only 10 days later that she was diagnosed with severe post-concussion symptoms that left her with a delibiltating brain injury.

“It has been a real struggle… so much of my life went on hold.”

Her perseverance and love for sport saw her become an integral part of the Trike programme at the Avantidrome. While she isn’t doing that anymore, she continues to help others in her situation in as many ways as she can.

Cycling remains a part of her life. Glenda rides most Sundays with a group called Twisted Wheels, and also rides with the Velo Femmes, a Waikato women’s cycling team.

“I’m the oldest, but I do it not for the rankings but for company,” she said. “My goal now is never to be last … and I haven’t been last yet!”

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Waikato plan balance ‘right’

Waikato mayor Alan Sanson believes his council has struck the right balance in setting rates as part of its 10-year long term plan.

Rates, the sale of pensioner housing and the future of the annual inorganic kerbside rubbish collection were among the most discussed aspects of the plan, which is scheduled to be adopted at the end of the month.

The plan drew more than 600 submissions and there were three days of hearing.

The initial proposal was to introduce a 9% general rate increase, and it has been shaved slightly.

“Many submissions opposed the proposed rate increases. We know that any rate increases are hard to bear, especially for those on fixed or low incomes,” the mayor said.

“I am confident we have reached the right balance between investing in our future growth and looking after our current needs.

We are looking to reduce our proposed general

rate increase from the proposed 9% in year 1.

We are looking at 6-7% for the general rate increase in year 1 and a 9% increase to the Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC).”

Council has agreed to sell its small pensioner housing portfolio to a service provider. A majority of respondents, including tenants, supported the decision.

Councillors voted 8-5 to halt the annual inorganic kerbside rubbish collection in 2022.

Waikato District is currently the only council in New Zealand to continue to offer a full annual kerbside collection. That decision went against the majority of opinions expressed through submissions.

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Scott’s great run turns to custard

By Andy McGechan

James Scott did not enter the 2021 New Zealand Enduro Championships with any great expectations that he would feature near the front of the pack.

But that’s exactly what the young man from Oparau did in his enduro debut this season, turning heads as he continually defied the odds in achieving top-five results.

The motocross star’s first full enduro national campaign was quite remarkable and, after three of five rounds completed, he was perfectly placed to garner an overall podium finish for the series.

But then things turned to custard for the brave Honda man and a couple of uncharacteristic crashes over the final two rounds in the Wairarapa region at the weekend – near Masterton on Saturday and then near Martinborough on Sunday – resulted in the enduro rookie slipping back and having to accept fourth overall for 2021.

But that’s certainly nothing to be ashamed of, quite the contrary.

Teenager Scott is not yet renowned for enduro racing, although that has surely now changed, judging by his outstanding performances through this year’s national championships.

The 19-year-old took his Honda CRF250 to finish runner-up at the 2021 New Zealand

Motocross Championships, which wrapped up in Taupo in late March, and then immediately decided to take a 2021-model Honda CRF450X enduro bike and tackle the enduro nationals, “just for the fun of it”.

Scott’s rookie enduro campaign was storming along, especially in the early phases.

He finished fourth overall at round one near Tokoroa in April, placed runner-up at round two in Marlborough two weeks later and finished the weekend third overall at round four in the Moonshine Valley, between Upper Hutt and Porirua, just over a week ago.

But he finished an uncharacteristic 30th overall, after losing a massive 33 minutes because of a bent sprocket, at Martinborough on Sunday and this cost him dearly. That setback saw him slip from third to fourth overall in the final series standings.

Scott, who finished overall runner-up in the MX2 (250cc) class in the motocross nationals earlier this year, was impressive nonetheless as he rode a 450cc bike for the first time this season and showed great courage and strength to keep the enduro topguns honest, particularly considering it was his debut season contesting a dirt bike code that he was largely unfamiliar with.

“I had a little bit of bad luck at the weekend,” said Scott in classic understatement. “A rock flicked up and

bent my sprocket and it took ages to get that sorted. I wasn’t hurt but my chances (of winning) were.

“My main goal this season was just to get through the series, have fun and learn some new skills. I achieved all those aims, so I’m satisfied with that,” he said.

A highlight of the enduro rookie’s campaign this year was his winning the second of two days in Marlborough in April, although he did eventually have to accept being credited with overall runner-up for

this two-day event in the South Island.

Cambridge’s Dylan Yearbury and Helensville’s Tom Buxton had between them shared most of the winning this season, Yearbury eventually winning the title outright, Buxton finishing overall runner-up and Whanganui’s Seth Reardon overtook the luckless Scott during the Wairarapa weekend, snatching away the No.3 spot.

Te Awamutu’s Phil Gibson also celebrated victory in the intermediate veterans 40-49 years class.

Sports in the running

Chris Ferguson has twin support after leaving a couple of Pirongia opponents n the deck. Photo: Arthur Uden.

James Scott produced outstanding results in his rookie New Zealand Enduro Championships campaign.

Photo: Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com

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Te Awamutu remains on the cusp of a top four place in Waikato Senior Rugby after beating Melville 17-14 last weekend.

They travel south take on a wounded Ōtorohanga on Saturday.

The King Country club’s jubilee day celebrations were marked last weekend with a home clash against champions Hautapu, who weathered a second half storm to win 36-17.

It was Ōtorohanga’s third loss in four outings, leaving them level with Melville and ahead of Morrinsville, who were beaten 40-22 by third placed Marist last weekend.

Fraser Tech and Hautapu have opened up a 10-point lead on the field, with Hamilton Marist and Old Boys currently holding the other top four spots.

It’s a similar story in the Championship where University and Matamata, dropped from the premiership after the first round, both have four wins from four.

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Coach Jordan Farrington was impressed with his side’s defence and attributed that foundation to the strong performance from his backs.

He said first five Josh Thomas was put under pressure by Pirongia and responded by turning in an outstanding performance.

The second division, led by Hamilton Old Boys who have been a cut above any team in the competition, saw Te Awamutu Marist celebrate a 25-19 win over Whatawhata to remain in third place.

Kihikihi was beaten at home 45-26 by Jaradites.

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Reds punished for defensive woes

By Roy Pilott

Coach Jim Grainger was left lamenting defensive frailties after Tokoroa scored a 3-1 win over Te Awamutu in Saturday’s WaiBop championship football clash at The Stadium.

Tokoroa’s short passing game enabled the visitors to dominate possession, but it was when they put the ball high and long that the Reds looked particularly vulnerable.

Daniel Paterson opened the scoring after 11 minutes and Nick Field made it two for Tokoroa just before the break. A speculative long ball from goalkeeper Zak Cosgrove caught Te Awamutu out and allowed visiting skipper Connor Wood to make it three after 70 minutes.

Te Awamutu remained competitive throughout and captain Joe Roil grabbed a late consolation – some reward for his and Bradley Egglestone’s energetic and imaginative contributions up front.

Chances galore went begging – Tokoroa failed to score with either of two one on ones with home keeper Josh Petersen in the second half – and Te Awamutu was frustrated by a series of outstanding saves from Cosgrove.

Both sides also featured some bright young talent and Grainger should have been encouraged by a bright 23-minute cameo from substitute Joshua Fitzpatrick.

Grainger was generous in his praise of the visitors, complimenting their back four – and applauding the work of Cosgrove in goal.

An equally challenging trip to Whakatane awaits his developing side this weekend.

In the Premiership Ōtorohanga won 4-1 at Papamoa to stay joint top of the table with

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Ngaruawahia and Taupo, who both won on the road.

Tawhirimatea Ball continued his goal scoring run, grabbing one in the fourth minute and a second with 20 minutes to play. Michael Jones and Mason Apperley scored the other two.

Joe Roil’s sixth league goal of the season was a consolation for Te Awamutu.

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Cameron: I want to come back The Waipā based jockey who retired last year sitting 15th on the New Zealand all-time winners is planning a comeback.

Matthew Cameron caught many by surprise when he retired last December as the season was reaching its peak.

But after seven months, the 34-year-old has re-charged batteries.

“I’ve been getting a little bit of itchy feet here watching the races, and being so close to the Cambridge track I can hear it next door which is quite exciting,” he told Weigh In. “I want to come back and get stuck into it again.”

When Cameron hung up his boots after riding the Ross McCarroll-trained Initiative to victory at Awapuni he revealed his desire to ride had faded.

“I think I just burnt out,” he said. “I’d been doing it for so many years consistently other than the odd holiday every year. I just needed a bit of time to myself and to get away from the game.

“I still love it to bits, but it can be tough and hard on the body, and I just needed that time away mentally to just cruise and have a bit of time off.

“I stopped just before Christmas and a lot of people were scratching their heads, thinking why would you stop when you can make so much money over that period?

“I was just over it and wasn’t feeling it as much as I should, and it wasn’t fair on some of the owners and trainers that I wasn’t out there giving it my 100 percent.

“The last two months have been good, and I have been really feeling like I want to go back.

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Cameron has no concerns about his weight – he shed some during his sabbatical.

“I have lost a couple of kilos since I have stopped riding, which is crazy. I’m thinking it is a bit of muscle I have lost not trying to hold on to these horses for the last six months.

Cameron is looking to ease back into trackwork and building his riding fitness again before trials and jump outs and eventually a return to race day riding.

“Hopefully, when I know, I’ll know when it’s time to go back to the races,” he said.

Cameron sits on a tally of 1408 New Zealand wins and 94 Group or Listed victories, including 15 at Group One level.

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1.15pm 3.15pm 6.00pm 8.00pm

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17 Mar

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TS142TXD

Husqvarna Series Engine - 14.71hp - 38" Cutting Width

Husqvarna Series™ Engine - 19.0hp - 42" Cutting Width

Kawasaki FR Series V-Twin - 21.5hp - 42" Cutting Width

User-friendly lawn tractor with foot-pedal operation, side ejection cutting deck and powerful engine to tackle smaller blocks.

Ideal for small to mid-size gardens. Side ejection, smart design plus a powerful engine and pedal-operated hydrostatic transmission.

Ideal for homeowners & landowners with larger gardens who need a durable and comfortable tractor with high manoeuvrability.

TS138

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TS142

TS142TXD

Husqvarna Series™ Engine - 14.71hp - 38" Cutting Width

Husqvarna Series™ Engine - 19.0hp - 42" Cutting Width

Kawasaki FR Series V-Twin - 21.5hp - 42" Cutting Width

User-friendly lawn tractor with foot-pedal operation, side ejection cutting deck and powerful engine to tackle smaller blocks.

Ideal for small to mid-size gardens. Side ejection, smart design plus a powerful engine and pedal-operated hydrostatic transmission.

Ideal for homeowners & landowners with larger gardens who need a durable and comfortable tractor with high manoeuvrability.

TS138

$

4,399 RRP

4,399 Z146 $

$

4,999 RRP

$

4,999 RRP Z242E $

RRP

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Kawasaki FR Series V-Twin - 18.0hp - 46" Cutting Width 2.4 Acres/hr

Kawasaki FR Series V-Twin - 18.0hp - 42" Cutting Width 2.2 Acres/hr

Cutting edge design, proven performance & innovative Kawasaki FR Series 18.0hp - 46" Cutting an Width features combine to V-Twin make -lawn maintenance event 2.4 Acres/hr instead of a chore.

Easy to start, simple operation & proven performance. ™ Kawasaki FR Series V-Twin - cutting 18.0hp - deck 42" Cutting Width fabricated provides The ClearCut 2.2 Acres/hr unsurpassed cutting results.

Z146

Cutting edge design, proven performance & innovative features combine to make lawn maintenance an event instead of a chore.

$

6,399 RRP $

Z242E

Easy to start, simple operation & proven performance.

The ClearCut™ fabricated cutting deck provides unsurpassed cutting results.

$

6,399 RRP

7,099 RRP

$

R216

R216

& Stratton Intek 4155 - 9.6kW@2900 rpm TheBriggs Husqvarna R216 combines ease 94cm Cutting Width - 30cm Uncut Circle

of use excellentR216 combines ease Theand Husqvarna handling, with and of use and power excellent performance to deliver handling, with power and exceptional cutting results performance to deliver andexceptional a truly enjoyable cutting results ride.and a truly enjoyable

6,299 Z248FRRP Kawasaki FR Series V-Twin - 23.0hp - 48" Cutting Width 2.5 Acres/hr

Z248F High performance mower with a ClearCut fabricated ™

Kawasaki Series V-Twin - 23.0hp - 48" Cutting Width cuttingFR deck designed for durability, performance and 2.5 Acres/hr an even cut.

High performance mower with a ClearCut™ fabricated cutting deck designed for durability, performance and an even cut.

$

7,099 RRP

Briggs & Stratton Intek 4155 - 9.6kW@2900 rpm 94cm Cutting Width - 30cm Uncut Circle

6,299 RRP

$

R316TX

8,699 RRP

8,699 RRP

R316TX

Kawasaki FS Series V-Twin - 9.6kW@2900 rpm 103cm Cutting Width - 30cm Uncut Circle

Kawasaki FS Series V-Twin - 9.6kW@2900 rpm Easy to use, versatile rider 103cm Cutting Width - 30cm Uncut Circle

provides smooth operation Easy to use, versatile rider and efficient mowing results. provides smooth operation Equipped with intuitive and efficient mowing results. display, dual Equipped withheadlights intuitive and Bluetooth. display, dual headlights and Bluetooth.

ride.

$

8,099 cutting deck $ 8,099RRPRRPincl.incl.94cm 94cm cutting deck

10,899RRPRRPincl.incl.103cm 103cm cutting deck 10,899 cutting deck

$

$

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07 871 8838

07 871 8838

333 Sloane Street,, Te Awamutu

333 Sloane Street,, Te Awamutu

www.LMCC.co.nz

www.LMCC.co.nz

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Also available: R316TSX AWD Also RRP available: R316TSX AWDdeck 14,999 incl. 112cm cutting

14,999 RRP incl. 112cm cutting deck

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