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Glenn drums the message home

By Mary Anne Gill

Glenn Jackson says the drum therapy groups he runs around the Waikato “from primary schools to Henry Bennett” are making a significant difference in people’s lives, particularly those with disabilities.

But it was in a workplace setting in Te Awamutu last week where the benefits of playing a ‘talking drum’ became obvious to the participants who started the session mutely and finished with great gusto.

Glenn, who lives in Te Awamutu but works around the Waikato region, including at 35 schools, was at Enrich Plus for the disability organisation’s annual health and wellness day.

Enrich Plus staff work alongside individuals to develop their skills and abilities and enhance inclusion in their communities.

General manager David Ireland said the day was critical for his staff to take time out to look after themselves so they can provide quality meaningful and unique support programmes for people of all ages and all disabilities.

Glenn’s Mad Cow Drums programme, using the Kano Learning System he designed, was one of several activities aimed at easing anxiety and promoting relaxation.

Participants sat around a drumming circle and Glenn opened with why drumming was one of the oldest and most effective ways of communicating.

Villages on either side of valleys use drums to communicate, they were used in

Drummer Glenn Jackson

jungles and on ships, he said.

“Whatever I can say, you can play,” Glenn said illustrating that by coming up with a drum beat to his own name which the group copied.

Glenn sat in front of his first drum kit when he was five years old and was captured by it. But he did not learn how to play them properly until he was 17.

“I had no goals, no vision and playing the drums captivated me.”

Now he teaches drums, guitar and the piano in schools, businesses, disability groups and people with mental health problems and those suffering from stress or anxiety.

Drums release emotions, trauma and negative feelings, he said.

“They’re a great way to communicate ideas,” he says.

Glenn enjoys working with children who have learning disabilities. They are immediately able to make a connection, he says.

Outside of his working life, Glenn loves nothing better than playing live. He is a regular at the Live Bands session from 9pm every Friday at the Redoubt Bar in Te Awamutu.

His favourite drummer is Daniel Carey from the American rock band Tool going as far as naming his son after him.

“I find him magnificent; he applies himself to the art like no other.”

Other favourites are Gregg Bissonette, a studio drummer who was a member of the David Lee Roth band and Clyde Stubblefield, the most recorded drummer ever who died in 2017 but his drum patterns are still heavily used in hip hop music.

Drums are a member of the percussion group of musical instruments.

There are over a hundred different types of drums played by either striking with the hand, sticks or brushes. Their therapeutic use has been well documented.

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Well said, Peter…

In defence of Peter Matthews and Planet A. Contrary to what A. Oakley from Hamilton comments about - the Labour Government being a nanny state and Peter Matthews’ reprehensible comments (Letters, June 24) we believe that A. Oakley is being arrogant towards and ignorant of the impacts of climate change. Electric vehicles go a small way to mitigating the effects of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere. It is the Oakleys of this world who are out of touch.

And as for S. Lister of Otorohanga (Letters, June 24) who confuses the EV feebate with Communism, our personal opinion is that a non-polluting lifestyle will possibly allow her grandchildren to have a sustainable future.

Peter Matthews should be lauded for his ‘No Planet B’ column in The Cambridge News.

Celine Kearney, Andrew Hammond, Cambridge Council plans Waipa council wants to revamp the Te Awamutu War Memorial gardens at a cost of $9 million. On top of this, they want to make it a cultural centre, which it was not meant to be. Those who want their culture in the gardens should buy their own land and do their thing there.

Council have bought the old Bunnings building at what cost, for a museum. Do we need a museum? Council are looking for somewhere to spend $16 million. What about the Te Ara Wai? Is this as well as $9 million on a cycle track from Cambridge to Hamilton?

Are these a part of the infrastructure? How many years have we had water restrictions because this sort of thing has been more important, made worse by their knowing there was insufficient water for a growing population, caused by massive growth cells, as more and more were wanting to access to

the resource? Growth cells is something else we do not need.

The war memorial is a garden, not a park and should treated as such.

This sort of spending is why we have rates increases.

Bernie Fynn Te Awamutu Covid debate Worldwide scientific evidence has demonstrated the total effectiveness of Ivermectin for the Covid virus. Ivermectin isn’t the only successful treatment available.

The Covid vaccines implemented under the worldwide Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) came into force on the false premise that there were no other effective protocols

Kihikihi behind town plan

By Blair Voorend

Kihikihi residents feel Waipā District Council is finally listening to them following the decision to fasttrack the community’s draft urban development plan.

The plan was presented to the Kihikihi Ratepayers and Residents Association last month.

Kihikihi resident and Waipā councillor Marcus Gower said there was a lot of good feedback and engagement from the group calling it a “big win”.

“It is a testament to how well the communication between

council and the community can be,” he told the council at a meeting earlier this week.

Gower and fellow councillor Hazel Barnes have been long-time supporters of Kikihiki development with Gower saying it has been a “long time coming”.

Councillors voted unanimously to bring the draft urban development plan to residents, to help ensure projects are put forward for the 2024-34 Long Term Plan.

Council drew criticism during this year’s 2021-31 Long Term Plan consultation for the lack of projects for Kihikihi.

On the beat Love thy neighbourhood…

The draft urban development plan includes key topics such as Open Spaces, Movement, Recreation and Play, Village Centre, and recommends improvements at several neighbourhood reserves, including Turata, recently corrected after a historic spelling error saw it named Rata-Tu for decades.

Kihikihi Ratepayers and Residents Association chairperson Peter Fraser would not comment to The News saying he wanted to provide a response that reflects his committee’s views.

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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of attending the National Neighbourhood Support Conference in Wellington.

The overarching theme of Neighbourhood support has significantly changed from the old Neighbourhood Watch model to more welfare and support based model.

This was highlighted by some of the guest speakers from the National Emergency Management Agency who while in the conference suddenly had a weather bomb to deal with. The partnership with NEMA allows for procedures such as evacuations of households to be conducted with Neighbourhood Support assisting to provide welfare to those affected. For this work, Effective partnerships are a must.

In our little corner of the world

Neighbourhood Support was integral in connecting vulnerable members of the Community with support during the Covid-19 Lockdown. They are much more than the old model of “Mrs Mangle” watching everything on the street. Another thing highlighted is just how much the system relies on volunteers. To lighten the workload, we need more.

There are many reasons to join.

Neighbourhood Support empowers you to get to know your neighbours, stay up to date with important community news and alerts, employ tips and resources that improve your household and neighbourhood safety, learn how to be better prepared for emergencies, and creates community resilience.

By working together, we can support

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available. Governments, the media and health’ authorities have endorsed and implemented lockdowns, social-distancing, mask-wearing, mandatory passports and vaccinations.

EUA legislation has enabled experimental vaccines to be used worldwide on humanity.

All participants in these medical experiments are in breach of The Nuremberg Code of Ethical Conduct.

Four British airline pilots who had been vaccinated died of blood clots within days, and another passed out on the runway.

Genuinely concerned medical professionals and scientists are at a loss as to how to assist the millions of vaccinated victims. (Abridged) Barbara Linton Te Awamutu

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I encourage all people to join or form a group for your immediate area. Neighbourhood Support runs a monthly theme to help communities feel connected. This month the theme is Inclusiveness. A celebration of the diversity of cultures in our community. There are many ways to celebrate this; My favourite idea at the conference was to have an ethnic potluck dinner. Food is a great way to learn about culture.

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Rates decision Waikato District Councils has adopted its 10-year Long Term Plans and set the rates for the financial year starting today. Rates will rise 6.5 per cent and over the 10 year period and average of 3.5 per cent.

Firefighters graduate Two of the 26 recruits who graduated as firefighters at Fire and Emergency’s National Training Centre in Rotorua last week have been assigned to the Hamilton station. One is from Te Awamutu and the other is living in Cambridge. The News plans to catch up with the pair when they start work.

Library call Waipā District Libraries is seeking at least 10 youngsters between the ages of eight and 15 to take part in a July 29 PechaKucha event in Cambridge which will feature the children as speakers.

PechaKucha is a presentation format that uses slides or images that are displayed for 20 seconds each. The slides move automatically as the presenter is speaking. Those who want to know more or register their interest should contact their library.

Line dancers Waipā’s Wranglers Line Dancers raised $1000 for the Breast Cancer Foundation at an annual fund raising social in Te Awamutu’s Trinity Parish Church hall.

The theme for the June 19 social was "Sparkle & Shine - in the Pink with Diamonds" and attracted a crowd of about 140. “Line dancing has seen an increase in numbers since Covid changed our lives as it can be enjoyed without close contact ,” spokesperson Maria Double said.

New rep Andrew Reymer, partner of Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and a Federated Farmers leader, has filled the Pirongia’s Ward Committee seat vacated by Chris Gatenby as Ōhaupō community representative.

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Population grows – rates rise

By Blair Voorend

Waipā ratepayers will see a 4.6 per cent increase in their rates when they get their first instalment in the post this month.

Over 10 years, the average rates’ increase will be 2.2 per cent a year to partially fund the $2.2 billion of spending the council has committed to on capital and operating costs.

The rest will come from additional borrowing peaking at $319 million in three years’ time and easing back to $201.9 million in 2031. However, council has some ‘wriggle’ room as it could borrow another $99 million under its quantified limit on debt restrictions.

The district council signed off on Waipā’s Long Term Plan this week and set the rates for the year starting today (July 1).

But the rate setting came with a warning from Mayor Jim Mylchreest.

To remain on track the council would need the right water infrastructure in place to reduce

flooding, provide quality drinking water, have access to wastewater services, provide appropriate roads, walkways and cycleways, plan green spaces and recreation areas for health and social wellbeing and deliver great connections to our neighbouring districts.

Growth is also expected to provide the council with huge challenges.

By 2050, projections are that there will be 18,900 more people in the district with the biggest increase in Cambridge where there will be 12,300 more people in the town, taking it up to 30,300 or 41 per cent of Waipā’s population.

That means there will need to be 212 more houses built in Cambridge every year to ensure those moving to the town have a home.

Te Awamutu and Kihikihi will need an additional 100 houses every year for the 3800 extra people expected to move there.

To cater for the new commercial and industrial businesses expected to set up in Waipā, the council has set

aside 253 hectares of land in Hautapu.

Talking to the plan at the council meeting, Mylchreest said he had concerns about the government’s Three Waters Reform Programme.

It is a three-year project to reform local government service deliveries of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater.

Projects such as Memorial Park in Te Awamutu, the Urban Mobility plan, Pirongia – Ngā Roto – Te Awamutu Cycleway connection and improving Lake Te Kō Utu’s health were all given sign off to proceed this week.

A total of $120,000 has been allocated in Year One for skate parks across the district. The money will be invested in site identification, feasibility, geotechnical advice and concept design. A total of $1.73 million will then be used for the construction and redevelopment of skate parks in year two.

For Kihikihi, $50,000 will be used in Year Two for a feasibility study to develop a community centre in the heart of the town.

The council will also use $50,000 in Year Three for a feasibility study for a new sports centre at the Kihikihi Domain, and $30,000 will go towards developing an overall plan for the Kihikihi Domain in year three.

A total of $40,000 will be provided for administrative resource for the Kihikihi Domain once an agreed plan is in place, but no earlier than by Year Two. A $1,000 grant will also be paid to the Kihikihi Police House Temple Cottage Trust for each year over the next 10 years.

In Cambridge, $25,000 has been allocated for court renewals at the Cambridge Racquet Club in Year One and $25,000 has also been allocated in Year Two to prepare a Leamington Domain plan.

In addition to this, Council has also committed to $600,000 in capital expenditure in year two for sports field development at John Kerkhoff Park, Vogel Street, Cambridge, and $80,000 in maintenance costs per annum from Year Three.

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Bumper season for rare plant One of New Zealand’s most unusual native plants has a more promising future in the Waikato following a successful flowering season.

Members of the Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society have worked alongside Department of Conservation (Doc) staff on the recovery of Dactylanthus taylorii/puna o te rēinga on Mt Pirongia since 2015.

The odds are stacked against this endemic due – New Zealand’s only fully parasitic flowering plant – due to the impact of introduced pests, particularly possums who eat the flowers, making intervention necessary for its continued survival in the Waikato.

Doc Waikato Biodiversity Ranger, Cara Hansen, has been working with the Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society on Dactylanthus recovery and has hand pollinated the flowers seeding this season.

She says it’s a species she finds utterly fascinating.

“Plants flower between early summer and autumn, and this season 30 of the monitored plants had female flowers which were hand pollinated over the summer. Hand pollination is an even more important task for volunteers this year due to the absence of rats following recent pest control efforts.”

The work to pollinate the plants by hand is challenging. It involves finding

Dactylanthus specimens, which is no easy feat.

The plant is well camouflaged in its environment, requiring a trained eye to spot it. It grows underground and when not flowering, looks just like the brown leaf litter it nestles amongst. Once specimens are found, cages or enclosures are placed around them to prevent destructive browsing by mammals such as possums and pigs.

There is also an absence of its natural pollinator, pekapeka or short-tailed bats, due to local extinction.

“The hand pollination has been effective, and we are optimistic that by springtime we’ll have a good harvest of seeds,” says Cara Hansen.

“Each plant can produce tens of thousands of seeds which might seem like a lot, but the seeds take between four and seven years to germinate so it’s a relatively long wait to see any results.”

The waiting, however, pays off and what happens next in the plant’s lifecycle is fascinating.

“Once a seed germinates it attaches to a host tree root - typically pate or seven-finger, five-finger, lemonwood and putaputaweta - and covers it like a bottle cap,” says Cara Hansen.

“The tree root responds by developing the flared woody rose shape, giving it one of its common names.”

Dactylanthus on Pirongia has been pollinated by hand.

Photo: Cara Hansen.

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Blessings in disguise

By Julie Guest

Some years ago, I was asked to assist in the funeral of a parishioner’s daughter, we’ll call her Emma. The parishioner was deeply distressed because after a long period of depression, Emma had committed suicide.

Two of us spent considerable time with her, initially organising the funeral together and in the weeks and months to follow just staying in touch. One of the things we did together in the initial weeks was to visit her Emma’s workplace to pray with and listen to her shocked and grieving workmates. It was then that I discovered there was a dilemma.

Emma had two cats who had been like family to her. When she had planned her own death, she had also carefully planned for her cats’ wellbeing, ensuring plenty of food and water was available for them.

Emma had lived quite near her Mum’s house.

As the cats had grown from kittens to cat-teens to adults, Emma and her Mum had shared the caring and the memories. These cats were Mum’s last connection to her daughter so she wanted to stay connected to them. Unfortunately, she was not able to have them with her where she was living. The next best thing was for them to live nearby but none of Emma’s friends or workmates were in a situation where they could step in. These cats were Maine Coons – big cats, expensive to feed and care for. Not an easy proposition to take on. Because they were also skittish and frightened after what they had been through, relocating them would be tricky.

However, I felt it was something my

family could do to help Emma’s Mum. We had the room, we lived near enough to Emma’s Mum for regular visits and I also thought it would give me the chance to continue to care for her as she as she grieved.

Let’s be clear. I didn’t actually want the cats. I was prepared to take them in for Emma’s Mum and because it was the right thing to do…but I was reluctantly taking on a cost and extra work I didn’t really want.

I was doing something for someone else because I could and felt I should.

Yet what a blessing they have turned out to be. After an initial settling in period, they have become very, very much-loved members of our household. I knew nothing about Maine Coons when we took them on.

I didn’t know how intelligent they are, how affectionate they are, how trainable they are.

I wasn’t prepared to have my cheek stroked or to receive such comfort from an animal who seems to discern when one of us is in distress.

But I have discovered that is often the way God works. Doing the loving thing even when I don’t feel like it has often been costly but it has also always become a blessing.

God doesn’t waste anything. Jesus’ love for each of us cost him his life. In comparison, the sacrifice of taking on unwanted cats seems insignificant. And yet, it is a practical example of the cost of love… but as God promises, it has come back in spades. Love one other as I have loved you.

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Wandering back from Tauranga a couple of weeks ago, I was forcibly held up by a long queue when trying to enter State Highway 1 from SH 29.

And so, I was daydreaming over the next eight car-crawling minutes about the effect that a roundabout would have to alleviate this situation.

Imagine that the much talked about (by the government - now free of the Greens) roundabout was in place –would the traffic from Tauranga enter the main north-south road any quicker? The answer is it will not.

As the southbound traffic will have right of way.

So park that thought for a moment and consider that, had the extension to the Waikato Expressway (as promised by the National government) been allowed to progress there would be an interchange at this point that would permit sensible and safe merging of the two key roads.

Now bring the thought back. It has been reported this weekend that the megaroundabout that the current government is talking about will cost $58 million. I thought that I had misread the figure but no, it was clearly stated.

Extend that cost to the fully costed, planned and yet-to-be-authorised Expressway extension all the way from eastern Cambridge at $635million.

A road that will, without doubt, allay the 22 deaths and serious injuries that occurred on the current lakeside stretch over four years.

That amount is approximately two thirds of the cost of the highly criticised bridge to permit a death-free group of fitness driven two-wheeled Lycra clad liberals a passage over the Auckland Harbour.

Now think of me as being selfish if you will. But the amount of freight alone that

links the Port of Tauranga with the King Country and Taranaki is a heavy traffic-clogging factor at the above-mentioned road junction. They have every right to be there but, as the Ports of Auckland dwindles into politically driven obscurity the amount of shipping freight to and from Tauranga is going to increase markedly.

So where and when will this madness end? NZTA (I decry the Māori-isation of their name) is manned with a large group of very good planners and engineers who build very good roads – witness the beautiful smoothness of the road now by-passing Huntly. Once they put their minds to it and remove senseless negativity - NZTA roll out good contracts and good engineering governance.

While we all decry the never-ending lines of kerbside red cones that appear to be there for ever, the final result is pleasing.

Provided they get their contractors locked into good pricing (as witnessed on the road that circuits north of Cambridge) then all flows well. Sadly, the appalling contractual breakdown and associated 50 per cent increase in costs at the fault-line laden pathway known as Transmission Gully is a sad indictment of the poorer side of roading governance.

And this weekend NZTA are going ahead with formally guaranteeing the road in planning, reserving land required and local government compliance. Great - we are on our way. Do not get excited too soon.

There are at least two national elections to come where that promise can be used as a vote catcher before a cent emerges from the government coffers.

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New leader Matariki week at Waitomo for RSA and requirements,” he said.

Te Awamutu “The executive RSA saw change committee have in its leadership worked tirelessly to when its president minimise the impact stepped down at to members and the organisation’s continue to provide a annual meeting stable, cost effective, over the weekend. safe environment Lou Brown Retiring whilst continuing president Lou Brown, who to follow the RSA ethos of had service the maximum “people helping people. allowed three years, was “The future looks very elected at the meeting as positive, and the new a Life Member of the Te executive committee can Awamutu RSA. continue with the knowledge His vice president Peter that our RSA has a strong Watson assumed the role financial base from which to of president and a former continue to operate our RSA president, David Bowler, is successfully into the future.” the club’s new vice president.

Terry Findlay, Irene Brown, a Waipā District Wardlaw, Laurie Roycroft, Councillor said he had Graham Smith and Clinton enjoyed his time as president Moorhead will stay on as part and although the club had of the executive committee struggled over the last year joined by new committee with Covid, it is in a strong members, James Baldwin, position.

Jeramie Rika, Peter Roigard, “The 2020/2021 financial Daniel van der Hulst and year has been challenging John Wood. with the impact of Covid It was also announced lock downs, the resignation that long time member and of caterers Les Marston, treasurer Bill Lyford would and a rapidly changing step down in August as he economy increasing the RSA’s and his wife move to Bay of operational cost structures Plenty.

By Blair Voorend

Waitomo is to celebrate Matariki for the first time with an inaugural festival featuring an underground concert, workshops, art exhibitions, twilight tours and more.

Matariki will be celebrated Matariki ki Waitomo, the first-ever week-long festival held in the caves area, starting on Saturday.

Centered around the theme of rebirth, the festival will provide an opportunity

for visitors to learn and experience the Matariki story through a series of paid and free events including art exhibitions, twilight tours, dining events and cave tours, along with a musical performance in the “cathedral” – a cavern within the caves known for its acoustic properties.

General manager of Discover Waitomo Tim Loxton said that Matariki is a celebration of people, culture, and nature.

Tim Loxton says the festival at Waitomo will be a magical time.

Throughout Matariki ki Waitomo, rich storytelling shared by guides, many descendants of original explorer Tane Tinorau, will be complemented by Matariki stories and waiata.

Tane Tinorau was raised in the Waitomo area and was instrumental in developing the glowworm cave as an attraction in 1888. He and Frederick Mace are thought to be the first explorers of the glowworm cave.

“The Matariki festival will be a magical time to enjoy the beauty of Waitomo, providing an opportunity to better understand the significance of Matariki, a special time of the year that Kiwis are increasingly interested in learning more about – especially ahead of Matariki becoming a public holiday in 2022,” Mr Loxton said.

Throughout the week, artists, weavers and carvers will have their artwork on display, and visitors will have the opportunity to hear from speakers including guests from Te Waka o Matariki, a Maori healing group based in Ngāti Maniapoto and Kaimahi for Nature, a collaboration between Department of Conservation, Discover Waitomo, iwi and hapu.

Its programme is designed to connect young people with nature and aims to build skills and confidence, as well as increase the understanding of, and passion for, the natural environment.

For more details go to www.waitomo.com/whatson/matariki-ki-waitomo • Matariki at the museum – see Page 9.

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Water reforms: Mayor undecided Waipā Mayor Jim Mylchreest wants more information before deciding on whether or not he supports the government’s water reforms.

The government announced this week it plans to transfer management of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater from 67 independent councils to four large publicly owned entities. Each entity would be governed by an independent Board.

The announcement means Waipā District Council is likely to be part of a central North Island entity involving 22 councils in the greater Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and parts of Manawatu-Whanganui. Boundaries will be confirmed in September 2021, following further discussion with councils and iwi. The change will not come into place until 2024 and councils will continue to manage three waters until then.

Mylchreest said while he welcomed assurances no community would be worse

off financially through the reforms, his Council had not yet gone through the detail just released. Staff are doing that now, he said.

“I don’t want to be altogether negative because I’m simply wanting more evidence.

And it’s important to note Council has not yet landed on any formal position. But I do have concerns that won’t be allayed until I have more information around issues like the transfer of Waipā assets and the retention of a local voice for the people of our district.”

“I accept the notion of national good and accept our sector must do what is best for New Zealand overall. I support that but do note that the vast majority of councils, including Waipā, have done a pretty good job with water,” he said.

“It is disingenuous of any government to bemoan a lack of investment in infrastructure when I can point to multiple examples of government under-investment

over many years in sectors like health and education. And let’s remember, councils have to work within financial restrictions imposed by government.”

He noted Councillors nationwide were elected to look after our own communities.

“Waipā ratepayers are relying on us to look out for their best interests. We need to do that and that’s what our focus should be going forward,” he said.

“I’m not entirely convinced yet the reforms will deliver what is being promised. But they are happening, like it or not. That is the reality. So we need to get on with it and make these changes work for us and our district.”

Waipā chief executive Garry Dyet said he had a responsibility to deliver the best possible water services at the lowest possible cost to the community.

He agreed more detail was needed but

believed that generally, bigger entities would be in a better position to drive cost efficiencies for ratepayers.

“At the end of the day, I don’t think ratepayers are too concerned what entity delivers their water, or takes care of their wastewater and stormwater as long as it’s done well and done cost-effectively,” he said.

“If the reforms can deliver that, that’s a good thing. But I agree with the mayor that there are still many questions to be asked and answered.”

Dyet said that transferring the waters business to another entity would impact on all parts of council.

“Three waters is about 20 per cent of our business in total. If that goes, there will be a downstream effect on the rest of the organisation. So we are going to need to work through a whole raft of issues with our staff who will be caught up in this one way or another.”

Support needed for autism groups A Waikato-Bay of Plenty organisation running groups catering for autistic people aged five to 25 is seeking help and assistance so it can support the groups effectively.

Enrich Plus works alongside those living with disabilities, autism or neurodiversity, their whānau and community so they can live a life like any other. It has bases in Te Awamutu, Hamilton, Tauranga and Taumarunui.

Its unique, personalised programmes ensure individuals gain the skills needed to achieve their goals.

Enrich Plus is part of the Enrich Group Charitable Trust, a group of organisations

that has common and complementary services.

Chief executive Karen Scott said its Enrich Plus autism group programme has offered small group sessions for several years, starting with one group only for older teens and young adults in 2015 and growing to meet the need.

“They focus on supporting people to grow through personal development, increased independence, positive interaction and enhanced community relationships.

“Our Enrich Plus autism groups are often the highlight of the week for many of our attendees,” she said.

They have been running at a shortfall of about $15 per

Karen Scott

Dr Karen Layton

person, per session.

“That is why we are reaching out, looking for support from individuals, and organisations.

“We are seeking help to fund these important groups so they remain at an affordable level for attendees and their families and can continue to operate with

small staffing ratios.”

Those on the programme pay $20 a session and Enrich Group funds the rest.

Common challenges for autistics lie in the areas of communicating, social interaction, anxiety, overcoming rigid routines and managing inflexible behaviours.

Enrich Plus service manager Karen Layton, a registered psychologist, says caregivers regularly provide feedback which talks of the laughter they hear during group sessions.

“One client recently told us she learned how to make friends and there were people who shared

her interests and who understood her.

“These groups have such a positive impact, not only on the attendees but also their families’ lives.”

There are several ways individuals and organisations can support the autism groups. See www.enrichplus.org.nz

An untapped workforce

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Hiring disabled people can bring huge benefits to businesses and increase bottom line profitability, says Selwyn Cook.

The Tauwhare-based disability employment facilitator says 24 percent of New Zealanders have a disability or long term injury or illness.

“This represents a huge, often untapped, talent pool of potential employees,” he said. “But unless disabled people are intentionally included in employment they will be unintentionally excluded.”

Selwyn is currently working with 20-year-old Cambridge man Michael Dodds, whose search for a hospitality job featured in last week’s edition of Cambridge News.

Selywn was named Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year in 2016 for his work to help disabled people into mainstream employment over a 27-year stint running a large network of Waikato service stations – including Shell and Z Cambridge.

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“They were very stable staff who took no more sick leave than anybody else and were very committed to the roles they had.

There were zero performance management issues that I can remember and we found once they’d been given an opportunity, they were incredibly committed.”

He is now an independent Selwyn Cook facilitator who supports employers, job-seekers, providers and the disability community to “help close the disability employment gap”.

“My approach is we start with – if not the dream job – the choice of employment of the job seeker and then I work from there,” he said.

“Asking an employer to take someone on because they’re disabled is not the right thing. It’s to consider disabled people because they will bring value to their business.”

If you would like to chat about employing a disabled person, contact Selwyn on 027 480 4569 or email Selwyn@ covina.co.nz.

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THURSDAY JULY 1, 2021

Expressway business case given approval

Waka Kotahi has approved the business case for extending the Waikato Expressway 16km south to Piarere – but the road is unlikely to be built for at least six years.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Board last week endorsed the business case for the $600 million plus project – funding for which was pulled by the Government three years ago.

That earlier funding decision has drawn considerable criticism – but has not prevented the paperwork and acquisition of land for the new road.

Regional Manager System Design Jess Andrew says Waka Kotahi can now progress to protect the preferred route.

That will involve securing the land it will be built on.

Join the queue: motorists can expect a six year wait to see the end of delays at the intersections of highways 1 and 29.

“This will offer property owners, businesses and the community certainty on where the transport route will be in the future,” Ms Andrew said. “Route protection will enable people to make informed decisions about their own

By Blair Voorend land and the development of that land.” have all been concerned with the road about being safe around busy roads Waka Kotahi expected to go to the Waikato Regional safety. as well as studying the section of road Karapiro’s school community has Council to secure consents late next year.

Last month the school had a road outside their school and seeing the joined the queue to complain about the No funding is available in the National Land Transport safety week where students learnt number of vehicles that pass on a daily time delay around the extension of the Programme to prioritise the project for detailed design and basis.

Waikato Expressway. construction before the 2027.

Their findings will be included Karapiro School principal Tina-Maree The need for the Expressway extension was emphasised in letters to the Transport Minister Thatcher lives in Cambridge – but at a public meeting earlier this month where one speaker Michael Wood asking for road safety sent 10 years raising her children in told how he and his wife took the long way round to get solutions for Karāpiro School and Karāpiro and has spent the past six to the gathering – because they feared turning onto State community. leading the school.

Highway One. “The short-term solution is the need She says the area is busier than she The latest announcement comes on the heels of for urgent signage and road marking to has ever seen it and doesn’t believe the confirmation Waka Kotahi had settled on where the reduced speed around the school and roading system was designed to cater Expressway should connect with State Highway 29, the build awareness for non-locals that this for the current volume of traffic. main road to Tauranga. is a high-crash zone,” Ms Thatcher said.

“Over my time living and working In a joint statement National MPs Tim Van de Molen “But while other rural schools in the area there have been countless (Waikato) and Louise Upston (Taupō) both welcomed the recently had their speed limits reduced, number of fatalities and regular nearnews, but not the time frame. we missed out.” misses that have led to road closures “We committed to building that road in 2017,” Ms Thatcher said while the around the school leading to the school Upston said. announcement of Waka Kotahi NZ having to be closed as well.”

The Waikato MPs suggested “the Government are Transport approving the expressway She has joined MPs to lobby the seemingly the only ones who don’t recognise the safety, bussiness case was promising it doesn’t Karāpiro School teacher Tina Turkilsen with government and councils on behalf of social and economic benefits of this road for one of the key student Ava Williams, recording road traffic mean much in the end with no funding her staff and families of the school who during the recent Road Safety Week. regions in New Zealand”. to start before 2027.

School speaks up

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Waipā Water project blessed

New multi-million-dollar Waipā water supply plants have been blessed at a dawn ceremony led by Waipā District Council.

The karakia were at two facilities in the new supply line, the upgraded Parallel Road water treatment plant near Cambridge, and the Te Rua Kotāre (Taylor’s Hill) Reservoir in Te Awamutu.

Ngāti Koroki Kahukura representatives, Taiapa Kara, Poto Davies and Rangipuhi King, Ngāti Apakura representatives Professor Tom Roa, Hazel Wander and Barney Manaia, Ngā Iwi Topu o Waipā chair Gaylene Roberts, attended the dawn ceremony, with Waipā District Mayor Jim Mylchreest, Waipā Iwi Relations Advisor Shane Te Ruki, staff and contractors who

worked on the project.

But while some media were invited and provided with details ahead of their deadlines last week, readers of the News were not. The council told the News the failure to communicate was a consequence of staff changes.

The plants, once commissioned, are expected to future proof Te Awamutu, Pirongia and Ōhaupō’s water supply.

At Parallel Rd Mr Mylchreest said the karakia marked a significant step in the project.

“It is fantastic to see this facility completed and today marks a tremendous occasion in our district’s history, as we work to safeguard our water supply for generations

to come.

“I appreciate the support from iwi to gift this precious resource to Waipā, which will ensure we have a safe, resilient and reliable water supply that will nourish our communities into the future.”

Council began building the new supply pipeline in October 2019. The project endured significant delays, notably as a

result of the Covid epidemic.

The water treatment plant upgrade began in June 2020 and is currently ahead of its end October 2021 completion date.

Mr Mylchreest said the improved water supply is expected to reduce the need for higher water alerts in the Waipā, but with increasingly dry summers, some water alerts may still be expected.

Detour for Tamahere Airport Rd at Tamahere will be reduced to a single lane while work starts on an underpass later this month near Wiremu Tamihana Drive.

The work carried out by Waka Kotahi will result in a detour for weekend traffic heading in the direction of Hamilton airport from the roundabout outside St Stephen’s Church.

From noon on July 9 until 5am July 12 southbound vehicles will be detoured around Tamahere Drive, Day Road and Pencarrow Road.

During that time half the road will be dug up.

Pre-cast concrete underpass sections will be lowered into place then the gap will be backfilled. A second closure is scheduled for the weekend of July 23 to 26

when the remainder of the underpass is built.

The underpass is part of the Cambridge to Hamilton

section of the Te Awa shared path. Both the path and the underpass are expected to be completed later this year.

Taiapa Kara and Jim Mylchreest turn on the water at the new Parallel Road water treatment plant.

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On the occasion of a recent birthday, I was given a copy of a newly published book. It’s called ‘Climate Aotearoa - What’s happening & what can we do about it’. It’s edited by Helen Clark who also wrote the introduction, and the contributors are a range of climate scientists and commentators.

So I settled down in an armchair with a cup of tea and my new book.

It’s full of great information and insights, and I am very pleased to report that a number of themes which I have covered in this column feature prominently.

I confess I got a bit bogged down in the introduction, so I skipped forwards to the first chapter from Haylee Koroi, an indigenous sovereignty activist and Māori public health advisor. Her words certainly come from the heart, and one can’t argue with the historical facts presented.

One would expect a book such as this to kick off with a rallying cry, perhaps corralling all citizens of the country to come together and address the very serious challenges which we now face. Instead, I found myself feeling decidedly shifty about the conduct of some of my ancestors in the early days. Not that I shouldn’t feel that way of course, but is this the right arena?

With a somewhat shaken sense of solidarity, I moved on to the contribution from Dr Jim Salinger, scientist and climate change researcher at Victoria University. The information is presented clearly enough but it is necessarily complex, and dare I say it, some of the figures used and conclusions reached seem, rather oblique, and a bit too long term to be immediately threatening. I’m used to “Our house is on fire” and “There’s no planet B”.

There is quite a lot said (and I’ve written about this too) about the Māori approach to the land and the environment both in terms of ownership and stewardship. I just don’t feel quite at ease with the “We’ve always known better than you” and “Colonisation at the root of climate and health inequity” messages which seem to be seeping from the pages.

I think it is a mistake to attach climate change to colonisation. I am in no way defending the concept or process of colonisation but let’s keep things in the right boxes.

Climate change is a result of industrialisation and consumerism, it is not predicated upon colonisation; you don’t need to be colonised to be a consumer oriented society. Let’s be honest - it’s people who cause climate change; people want stuff and so other people produce stuff to sell to the people who want it.

This is indeed a well-researched book. I just couldn’t read it for any length of time - not sequentially anyway. Since failing to finish it I have been dipping into it more or less at random and I’m pleased to say things are going much better.

If you’d like a quick précis: What’s happening? The planet’s getting warmer.

What can we do about it? Reduce, reuse, recycle.

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THURSDAY JULY 1, 2021

Community benefits from balloons

By Mary Anne Gill

An event which attracts thousands of visitors and empties supermarket shelves has had its funding cut in the latest round of Waipā District Council’s district promotion fund.

More than $150,000 was allocated from the fund last week to support 34 events that promote the Waipā district as an attractive place to live, work, invest and visit.

The Waka Ama Sprint Nationals, held at Lake Karāpiro over seven days every January, received $20,000 last year and was expected to get the same from the fund this year. It had its funding reduced to $13,000.

Cambridge retailers, particularly supermarkets, have said the Waka Ama event results in increased turnover over the week it is held.

This reduction in funding is despite the Waka Ama being given the highest ranking out of the 41 applications received. The criteria for funding covers six areas, each one marked out of 10: • Idea and Initiative • Economic impact/benefit • Leverage opportunities • Local appeal • National appeal • International appeal.

The Waka Ama nationals were rated 40 out of 60 and The Ride Festival 39. The Ride Festival will still receive the $20,000 staff recommended.

Other organisations which get less than recommended are Feast Waikato - $2500, was $5000, Hydro Thunder Champs $3000, was $5000 and Kiwigrass Festival $2500, was $3000.

The New Zealand Cross Fit Nationals will get $7000, up from the $5000 recommended.

Six events which staff recommended no funding for were instead granted sums ranging from $1000 - $5600.

They are Balloons visit Waipā - $5600, Cambridge to Hamilton Paddle Race - $1000, Canoe Racing Champs - $1500, Prep Rugby Festival - $1500, Soaked in Adventure - $2000 and Te Awamutu Rowing Club - $1000.

Two committee members, Philip Coles and Marcus Gower declared conflicts of interest; Coles in the Prep Rugby Festival at St Peter’s School, Cambridge and Gower in Soaked in Adventure in Te Miro. Both events will be held this month.

A Waipā District Council spokesperson said there was a delicate balance between funding higher or lower amounts and to distribute the funds as widely as possible.

Thirteen of the events will be held at Lake Karāpiro and 11 in Cambridge.

“Committee members and staff have

Above and left: The Waipa residents turned out in big numbers when Balloons over Waikato visited Te Awamutu earlier this year.

different event background knowledge which is why decisions can differ from staff recommendations.

“Committee members are selected based on their valuable input, event expertise and wider community knowledge which is why they make the final decision rather than staff,” the spokesperson said.

Other committee members include mayor Jim Mylchreest, deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk who is site manager for Mighty River Domain at Lake Karāpiro, Clare St Pierre, Kevin Burgess and Merv Gyde.

Stolwyk declared a conflict of interest in applications for the Great Kiwi Summer Expo and the Ōhaupō Light Show Gala Event while Burgess declared a conflict in relation to the Ride Festival application.

The spokesperson said the Ride Festival

has long-term opportunities for international growth.

“The committee indicated they wanted to see this happen in the next couple of years.

International events bring more hype to our communities, promote Waipā on the world stage and have high economic benefit to the district.”

Similarly, Balloons visit Waipā, held in Te Awamutu this year and in Cambridge in previous years, provides value to the community, the committee decided. An additional $18,000 from the council’s event leveraging budget was provided to Balloons visit Waipā this year.

No decision has been made where in Waipā the event would be held next year.

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Last chance saloon for Sports

Te Awamutu Sports must recover from a thrashing to beat one of the in-form teams in Waikato premier rugby if it is to have any chance of qualifying for the top four play-off.

Sports fell 61-0 to Hautapu in the Battle of Waipā last weekend, having gone into the match with some optimism after beating southern neighbours Ōtorohanga the previous week.

Hautapu showed ruthless efficiency to take their opposition apart and lead by 40–0 at halftime.

To Te Awamutu’s credit, they came into the second

half in determined fashion and spent periods on attack but were still unable to breach and equally determined Hautapu defence.

Now Sports it must beat Old Boys in the final game of the round to have any chance of regaining fourth place, presently held by Marist, who host out of form Ōtorohanga.

While eyes will be on the outcome of the battle for fourth, there will be considerable interest in Cambridge where Fraser Tech visit.

The Hamilton club has won all its games this

season – and inflicted reigning champions Hautapu’s only loss earlier this season.

In the championship Leamington have been coy about the possibility of being promoted, but has secured a semi-final berth against University already – and that will only change this weekend if the Blues win and competition leaders Matamata suffer the upset of the season and lose to Eastern Suburbs.

The race for the fourth position and a semi-final place is down to two clubs and the form book would suggest Hinuera, presently

fifth, has more chance of picking up points at Ōhaupō than Southern United does at Leamington.

Te Awamutu Marist beat Kereone 17-5 in a second division clash played in great spirit in the wet – and coach Grant James takes his side to Raglan this weekend looking for a single point to qualify for the semi-finals.

James said the match saw both sides show a willingness to move the ball, and he put his side’s success down to a fine defensive effort.

Young number 8 Hayze Mckenzie turned in his best performances of the season.

Brad Van Der Heyden gets his pass inside away during Te Awamutu’s clash with Hautapu.

Photo: Gary Bulling.

Championship to Kihikihi

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It was a convincing end to the season for Kihikihi women’s rugby as the

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Karāpiro It was definitely a game of two halves

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But while it looked like it was going to be more of the same in the second half, they found themselves having to hold off a spirited fight back

from Marist.

It required a strong defensive effort to hold on to their first half lead and take out the win.

The championship win might come as a little bittersweet for the team having just missed out on a top four finish and a chance to contest for the

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Waikato club rugby scores from last weekend:

Gallagher Women’s Premiership Final, Hamilton Old Boys 42 Melville 3. Championship Final, Kihikihi 31 Hamilton Marist 15.

Waikato Draught Premiership, Fraser Tech 45 Morrinsville Sports 0, Hautapu 61 Te Awamutu Sports 0, Melville 19 Hamilton Marist 35, Otorohanga 7 Hamilton Old Boys 40. Reserves, Fraser Tech 43 Morrinsville Sports 3, Hautapu 17 Te Awamutu Sports 13, Melville 17 Hamilton Marist 22, Otorohanga 15 Hamilton Old Boys 44.

Lone Star Rototuna Championship, Ohaupo v Suburbs (Not Submitted), Pirongia 0 Leamington 40, Southern United 13 Hinuera 30, University 0 United Matamata Sports 43. Reserves, Pirongia 0 Leamington 29, Southern United 29 Hinuera 8, University 10 United Matamata Sports 29.

Mooloo Shield, Frankton 13 Taupiri 10, Putaruru 11 Te Rapa 13.

Reserves, Frankton 42 Taupiri 24, Putaruru 17 Te Rapa 29.

Under 85kgs, Top 4, Fraser Tech 27 Morrinsville Sports 13, Melville 7 Hamilton Marist 10. Bottom 4, Hamilton Old Boys 24 Leamington 7, University 5 Suburbs 12.

Division 2, Hamilton Marist 22 Whatawhata 10, Jaradites 12 Huntly College Old Boys 27, Matangi Hillcrest wbd over Hinuera, Te Awamutu Marist 17 Kereone 5.

Colts, Top 4, Hamilton Boys High School 30 Hautapu 28, Hamilton Marist 32 Fraser Tech 12.

Bottom 4, Hamilton Old Boys 24 Leamington 36, United Matamata Sports 22 Morrinsville Sports 0.

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Treble agony for TA footballers

By Roy Pilott

Te Awamutu felt rightly aggrieved to be beaten 5-3 by fellow WaiBop football championship strugglers Ngaruawahia on Saturday.

Jim Grainer’s side was leading 3-2 when the visitors introduced striker Jack Connor – who duly scored a hattrick.

What peeved the Reds was that Connor is the top scorer for Ngaruawhia’s first team in the WaiBop Premiership, a competition they are poised to win having gone 11 games without defeat.

Grainger sarcastically thanked Tauranga City in his post-match speech. The Bay of Plenty club defaulted at home to Ngaruawahia in the premiership – freeing up players to bring to Te Awamutu.

It was a day when what ever

might have gone against Te Awamutu did.

Grainger left out striker Bradley Egglestone because he had reached a yellow card limit – but at the end of the day he still didn’t know whether every booking had been recorded by the WaiBop association.

And having seen his side claw back from 2-1 down to lead 3-2 it was a penalty scored by Connor which levelled the scores. Before that, the contrary view of referee Hamzi Mahagna’s penalty call resulted in a red car for Euan McLeod.

It had started perfectly for Te Awamutu when skipper Joe Roil scored in the second minute. Jarred Drabble added a second before the break and Roil had his side ahead early in the second half.

And then along came Connor.

Grainger said his side had targeted a number of games as opportunities to pick up points before the end of the season, and this had been one of them.

But Tauranga’s Friday announcement it would not field a team against Ngaruawahia in the premiership ultimately impacted on the WaiBop championship table.

Grainger’s side has a tricky assignment at Te Puke on Saturday A week effected by weatherhis side couldn’t train on Tuesday – will end with him imploring his side to get their heads up and fight for a result.

Given the events of the past week, there should be no shortage of incentive.

Defeat left the Waipā club third from bottom on the championship ladder ahead of Papamoa reserves and Taupo

reserves – who avoided defeat for just the third time this season when holding Tokoroa to a 2-2 draw last weekend.

Cambridge, Otumoetai and Tauranga Old Blues hold the top three spots. Ōtorohanga’s 3-0 win at Huntly, courtesy of goals from Jamie Walker, Aaron Kelly and Mason Apperley kept the King Country club in third place on the WaiBop premiership tabled.

Walker put Ōtorohanga ahead late in the first half and after Kelly made it two in the 55th minute Huntly held on until late, conceding the third with eight minutes of regular time to go.

Taupo have a three-point lead over Ngaruawahia and Ōtorohanga, but the Green Machine, who were credited with a 3-0 win at Tauranga, Eight-goal Bradley Egglestone was stood down for last have three games in hand and weekend’s match – but Te Awamutu wonder if he could have remain unbeaten. played.

Scott puts his foot on the pedal

By Andy McGechan

It’s almost as if Oparau’s James Scott has been unshackled.

Already a proven top performing motocross rider in New Zealand, Australia and Europe too, the Honda man has gone from prying open an entry into the enduro racing world to actually kicking the whole door down.

And now he’s doing the same thing in the parallel and similar cross-country dirt bike racing environment.

The 19-year-old fencer has had no previous experience racing the powerful Honda CRF450X model bike prior to the start of this year’s New Zealand Enduro Championships and he very nearly finished that fiveround series among the top

three overall, settling instead for fourth overall after disaster struck for him late in his campaign – a rock bent his disc brake rotor and he scored a non-finish.

He’s now riding exactly the same bike in the faster but less-technical crosscountry arena and, perhaps not surprisingly, he feeling right at home there too.

“It’s not too different from motocross really. Your opposition is right there on the track with you from the start, not like enduros where riders get set off at minute intervals, making it hard to gauge just how good you’re going. In cross-country racing, if you’re passing the riders around you, you know you’re going okay,” he explained.

With more than 130 elite riders lining up to race

Oparau’s James Scott (Honda CRF450X), on his way to winning the opening round of this year’s Dirt Guide Cross-country Series on Saturday.

Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com

the opening round of the popular Dirt Guide Crosscountry Series, in forestry at Ohakuri, south of Tokoroa, on Saturday, Scott knew that getting a good start was vital if he was going to avoid being stuck in traffic.

Among the leading bunch after a shotgun blast signalled the start, Scott was third at the end of the short road section before the riders turned sharp left and into the forestry slash and Scott wasted no time and was in the lead just 200 metres later as the riders then snaked up a steep hillside.

After the first of what would eventually be five laps around the forestry land, Scott had built an impressive 40-second lead over the man in second, Helensville’s Tom Buxton.

After two laps, Scott’s advantage was up to 75 seconds over his pursuers.

However, although he eventually won the twohour race, it was only by a scant 11-second margin over runner-up Hadleigh Knight, of Taupo.

“One of the foot-pegs on my bike worked loose and was hanging down. I had to race the last lap with just one foot to hold me up,” Scott commented.

“It was difficult but I wasn’t too worried. I had build up a sizeable lead and knew I just needed to nurse it to the finish. The Honda was great, an extremely versatile bike and ideal for both enduro and crosscountry racing. Some of my rivals’ bikes had fitted larger after-market fuel tanks and so I lost a bit of time in having to pit more frequently, but I was not too bothered by that.”

Third overall on Saturday

was Buxton, finishing just three seconds further back, with Palmerston North’s Paul Whibley and Whitianga’s Blake Wilkins rounding out the top five.

Several Dirt Guide senior heroes from the past, riders such as Manawatu’s Whibley, Howick’s Liam Draper, Titirangi’s Callan

May and Te Awamutu’s Rachael Archer, to name a few individuals, have all raced internationally in recent times, or currently do so, and they can each trace their beginnings to dirt bike competitions such as this one.

Perhaps it’s just a matter of time before an international

motocross, cross-country or enduro team comes calling for Scott to join them in Europe, the United Kingdom or the United States.

Round two for the series is set for the same course on July 24, and the third and final round of the series is on August 21, also at the popular Ohakuri venue.

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Jennifer Eccles goes Gospodin an exciting prospect under the hammer Last season’s New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Jennifer Eccles is set to be auctioned via online platform Gavelhouse Plus next month.

The winner of four of her 14 starts and placed on a further six occasions, Jennifer Eccles was a dominant winner of the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m), having previously triumphed in the Gr.2 Lowland Stakes (2100m), Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (2000m) and Gr.2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m).

Jennifer Eccles was also runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) and was a close-up fourth in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) when resuming as a four-year-old.

Cambridge-based bloodstock consultant Adrian Clark, who selected the daughter of Rip Van Winkle as a weanling at Karaka and has managed her racetrack career to date for the Challenge TEN Syndicate, announced the decision to offer the star mare for sale on Monday.

“Jennifer has had some niggly issues as a four-yearold and I’ve decided it’s in the best interests of the

Trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray pictured with Jennifer Eccles after her win in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m). Photo: Trish Dunell

horse and the big syndicate who own her, that she be offered to the marketplace via Gavelhouse Plus at this time,” Clark said.

“Jennifer Eccles is something of a rare commodity.

“With so many mares of her ilk having been sold at both the Gold Coast and Sydney recently, a Group One winner who is still only four is extremely hard to buy right now.

“She is a delightful mare, beautiful temperament, well made and it should be noted that she was the Leading NZ 3YO Filly on the 2019/2020 International Ratings.”

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by Adrian Stanley and Hannah Kettlety of Woburn Farm, near Cambridge.

She comes with a breeding certificate and height certificate.

By outstanding miler Rip Van Winkle, a son of Galileo and sire of top gallopers Te Akau Shark and Subpoenaed, Jennifer Eccles is out of the stakes-placed Elnadim mare Platinum Elle, who is in turn out of Group Three performer Zabeel mare Lady Tee.

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with Gospodin right now is finding the right race for him.

The victory takes his rating up to 68, meaning he needs to find Rating 74 events for him.

“It’s a bit of a problem, because he’s going to be down in the weights in those races right now and Jonathan is unlikely to make the weight,” he said.

“Also, there aren’t that many suitable races for him.

Of the next six Saturday race meets, three of them are at Ruakaka, which is really too far for us to go, and a couple of the others don’t have suitable races. It looks like we’ll need to wait until the 24th of July at Te Rapa.”

Bred and owned by Markwood Lodge, an operation set up by the Matijasevich brothers of Te Aroha, Gospodin is a granddaughter of Tough

Call, whose five victories include the Listed Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).

Pender, 68, has been training at Tauranga for more than 30 years and has been especially successful on his home track. Of his 284 race victories, about 115 of them have been at Tauranga.

“My father trained in Rotorua and though I was a stock agent for a while, I ended up beginning my training career in Tauranga,” he said.

Pender’s outstanding record at Tauranga includes a great record in feature races at the track, the Gr.2 Japan Trophy (1600m) in particular.

He’s won the race four times, with Power Chief (1992), Ginga Dude (2008), Casabella Lane (2010) and Our Star Pupil (2011).

Given its location in a city where demand for housing has been intense, there has been suggestions that the course, which sits on lease land from the crown, be sold and a new one built a little further out of the city centre, but Pender is very much against the idea.

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Patience is paying off for veteran Tauranga horseman Jim Pender after Gospodin reeled off his second consecutive victory when winning the Aquaholics Plumbing 3YO (1300m) on his home track on Saturday.

Pender has always had a high opinion of the threeyear-old despite the son of Proisir not filling a placing in his first four starts.

But Pender persisted and he’s been rewarded with two impressive all-the-way victories and the promise of further to come.

“His form didn’t read too good to start with but he always showed us he had the ability,” Pender said.

“However, he was a little bit of a rogue early on and he needed some time to mature.

He’s a lot better now and he looks like he will go on with it.”

Pender also puts some of Gospodin’s improvement down to getting Jonathan Riddell on board. He’s now ridden the gelding three times for two wins and a second.

“I think that with his jumps riding background he’s very good at sitting quietly on a horse. He doesn’t try and fight them and they seem to relax and go kindly for him.”

Pender said.

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1.05pm 12.45pm 8.15pm 5.50pm 2.30pm 1.05pm 8.15pm

11.15am 3.40pm 2.00pm 5.50pm 11.30am 12.30pm

3.45pm 8.30pm 8.30pm

2.30pm 4.30pm

11.30am 6.40pm 8.30pm

12.30pm 4.30pm

6.40pm

11.20am 5.50pm

11.00am 4.20pm

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THURSDAY JULY 1, 2021