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Jim: I’m standing again

By Mary Anne Gill

Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest will stand again at next year’s local body elections - telling voters a recent stroke will not affect his ability to lead the council for a fourth term.

“I’m really keen to do another term if people are happy to have me. Yes, I’m up to the job, people need to know that,” Mylchreest, 68, said while acknowledging rumours about his health were already out in the community.

“I’m feeling fit now. There are so many changes coming with local government. I feel I’ve got that much experience now to be able to help Waipā.”

It was 10 days before Easter this year and Mylchreest was at home working in the garden.

“It came right out of the blue, a stroke. I wouldn’t have known I had it if my wife (Robyn) hadn’t come home for lunch.”

His face was drooped and his nonsensical answers to Robyn’s questions were classic signs of a warning stroke, known as Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIA).

A TIA is the same as a stroke, except that the signs last for a short amount of time and no longer than 24 hours.

Mylchreest said he did not have high cholesterol or blood pressure, never smoked and only has the occasional drink.

But he conceded he was carrying too much weight.

“I absolutely want people to know about (strokes). I had no symptoms beforehand but once you get them, you get to the doctor, you just do it.”

Mylchreest had a shower

before going to a local medical centre, something he says was a mistake.

“The moment you have any symptoms, get it seen to, the first three hours are critical.”

If Robyn had not come home, he would have kept working and the symptoms would have gone, and he would probably have been none the wiser.

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More than one in 12 people will have a stroke within a week of a TIA. After the mini stroke, Mylchreest spent a night in Waikato Hospital’s stroke unit where he was given blood thinners and a brain scan. On discharge he was not permitted to drive for a month and told to make changes to his lifestyle.

“It was a bit of a wake-up call.”

Asked whether he felt the job as mayor added to the problem, Mylchreest said he never felt like he was under pressure.

“Obviously it is a stressful job on occasions, but I’m feeling fit now. I was lucky.”

Mylchreest said local government was going to undergo huge changes in the next five years and his experience would be critical.

Before becoming mayor in 2013, Mylchreest, an old boy of Te Awamutu College, spent 25 years in local government management including a lengthy period at Waipā District Council.

From 2002-2009 he was chief executive at Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust, the largest ecological restoration project in New Zealand.

At the 2019 elections, Mylchreest was re-elected mayor unopposed.

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Community Board Following last weeks front page news story “Community Boards to get the Chop?” I would like to correct an error in my report. In the article it stated that I had said: “None of the community board support the concept of a committee.” This was not completely true as I was only referring to the elected community board members not the appointed councillors and I should have clarified this fact. A better wording would have been “community board excluding appointed councillors do not support the committee concept at this stage”.

At an informal meeting we had chosen to discuss community boards vs committees with only the elected community board members not the appointed councillors. We already knew their views were in favour of committees and they would have their say at the public excluded workshop where our recommendations were to be given.

In addition, one of the elected community board members was unable to attend the zoom meeting discussion. After sharing, via email with that member and getting no response, I assumed that they did not object to the recommendations. However, this did not turn out to be the case.

This issue was raised at our last Community Board meeting, and I apologised for not being accurate with my wording and to assure the members that this would not happen again.

In the interest of full transparency, I recommended that we move a resolution to indicate who supported retaining community boards in the representation review process. The motion was passed 4 in favour (Ange Holt, Gary Derbyshire, Kane Titchener and Jill Taylor) 3 against (Richard Hurrell, Cr Lou Brown and Cr Susan O”Regan).

Ange Holt Chairperson Te Awamutu Community Board Sportspeople The recent tragic events surrounding the Velodrome show that the executives of High Performance NZ have a callous attitude toward sportspeople and as George Clooney once said, “who do we see about that?” It is very well to publish numbers for people to ring if they might think they are in a hole they cannot get out of, but the reality is that the coaches and mentors of elite sports people have a very short sighted approach to the welfare of Olympians and exOlympians. Where is their plan B for after the end of a short but stellar career? Where is the support for those where were good enough but did not make the team?

Too much worth is placed on winning and not enough on helping people be healthy. We need more tracks for gentle bike riding and not a $27 million dollar facility for a few supposed elite people.

When this Velodrome was built there was a majority in opposition to it for various reasons. Not the least was that it was to cater only for “elite” cyclists. We seem to think that being the fastest person on two wheels around an oval is a valuable asset for the community. It is not. (Abridged) James Parlane Te Awamutu

Waipā’s own power company will continue to be the major sponsors of the region’s business awards – and they will now be held every two years.

The Cambridge Business Chamber and Waipā Networks announced the continuation of the agreement earlier this month.

“This is the flagship event for the Waipā business community, and we look forward to being part of its successful and sustainable future,” Waipā Networks Interim Chief Executive Marcel Manders said.

Cambridge Business Chamber chief executive Kelly Bouzaid said the ongoing support of Waipā Networks was great news for the Waipā district.

“Their backing has been and continues to be crucial to having a successful event of this magnitude for our district.”

The Waipā Networks Business Awards made a comeback in April this year, after a Covid hiatus in 2020.

“This year’s awards were very successful.

On the beat with Senior Constable DEB THURGOOD

On the receiving end I want to start with a big thank you to the residents of Te Miro who took time out to attend the meeting last Friday around Rural Crime Prevention, Neighbourhood Support and Community CCTV options.

We appreciate all efforts to work together to keep Cambridge safe.

In the past I have spoken about theftex-car prevention. We continue to see thefts where valuable items have been left in plain sight outside of an address.

I’d like to give another reminder to take any laptops, tablets, wallets etc with you, when you leave your vehicle. If we don’t create a reason for thieves to break into our cars, they are less likely to do so. By reducing thefts, we then reduce the flow on of stolen items into the community.

Which takes me to today’s topic of receiving. As has been mentioned in previous columns, thieves steal items that are easy for them to offload, commonly by selling to unsuspecting members of the public, or swapping for drugs. Some of these stolen items end up advertised online such as Facebook Marketplace and Trade Me. We can all play our part in reducing burglaries and thefts by being more aware of such practices and making it harder for stolen items to be sold as if legitimate.

If you see a brand new item advertised, or even a multiple of the same item, for a price you know is hugely undervalue, consider where that may have come from.

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It was a big year because it was the first time the Cambridge Business Chamber has organised the awards, as the sole organiser,” Kelly Bouzaid said.

“We made changes to reflect the current business environment, and these were well received by entrants and judges, especially the revised awards categories, the simpler entry process and the change in timing.

“Something we also found was an unexpected positive effect from the two year gap between awards. Although the gap was forced on us by Covid, and could have been a real negative, it showed us there were benefits in being biennial. The 24-month window gave businesses time to demonstrate how their businesses apply strategy and provide evidence to show how their businesses stand out.

“We feel a biennial programme is positive for the awards and we have decided to carry it through, with our next Waipā Networks Business Awards celebration planned for 2023.”

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possession of stolen property. It is an offence for any person to receive any property that has been stolen or obtained by any other imprisonable offence, knowing that property to have been stolen or so obtained, or being reckless as to whether or not the property had been stolen or so obtained.

One example is buying a vehicle for a very cheap price or being given it, where the locks and ignition barrel are damaged, clearly indicating it may have been stolen, or worse still being told it was stolen and still buying/driving it. The word reckless in the definition, however, also covers situations where the item may not be so obviously stolen as in that example. Sometimes other factors such as a vastly discounted price for a brand new item would indicate that all was not as it should be. An example of this could be a brand new, unused power tool combo kit for sale well under the recommended retail price in store. When buying a car, it is a good idea to look up the registration of any secondhand vehicle you are preparing to buy on www.carjam.co.nz before you make the purchase. If it has been reported stolen to Police (or has money owing etc), it will show up allowing you to avoid a loss.

If you pay good money for a vehicle or other item that you find out is stolen, the vehicle/item will be recovered (taken back off you), yet the likelihood of you getting your money back is low. Crime is connected, let’s break the chain.

Council backs the boards

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Here for you Good Local Media has published the Cambridge News and Te Awamutu News, taking into account the Covid lockdown announced on Tuesday. Publisher David Mackenzie said as an essential service providing more than 25,000 copies, free, to Waipā residents - the decision was made to print but distribute copies safely to some urban areas later than usual. Both publications were also posted online earlier than usual.

Road tragedy Police are continuing to investigate the death of an Australian man whose body was found on Owairaka Valley Road south of Te Awamutu last week. Joseph Jenkins, 20, had been attending an outdoor adventure camp in the Te Awamutu area. Police think he was hit by a car between 10pm on Wednesday 2.30am Thursday last week.

Beautiful nomination Rotary has been nominated for a Keep New Zealand Beautiful Award for its Waipā recycling work. Ōtorohanga’s Jim Barker Playground and Lake Huiputea also features, as does resident David Williams in the individual section.

Rotary’s work features today on Page 8.

Alpino wins Alpino Restaurant in Cambridge has been named the outstanding restaurant of the year at the Waikato Hospitality Awards.

Chilli House of Hamilton and Cambridge won the outstanding street food/ takeout category. The awards were announced at Wintec on Monday. Mr Pickles Bar & Eatery in Hamilton won the supreme award.

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By Mary Anne Gill

Waipā District councillors have recommended a reduction to their numbers, boundary changes, the scrapping of a rural ward and the retention of its two community boards.

The recommendations, made at a Finance and Corporate committee meeting this week, now go to the public for feedback.

At the meeting deputy chief executive Ken Morris took a swipe at The News for its coverage on the future of community boards.

Morris said he felt The News “potentially misrepresented the situation to the public,” when it reported last week discussions were held in “secret.”

“Quite clearly there was never (any) intention for this to be a secretive process so yes there were certainly some workshops around this matter which enabled some free and frank pre discussion but of course there was always right from the start engagement with the community boards alongside those workshops,” he said.

“This was always going to be a public process and indeed it is.”

Several politicians who contacted The News after we revealed staff favoured getting rid of community boards, suggesting it was central

government driving the proposal.

A spokesperson for Local Government minister Nanaia Mahuta refuted that, saying the government did not decide whether councils had community boards or not.

“That is a matter for the council,” the spokesperson said.

Te Awamutu councillor Marcus Gower said in the meeting he was disappointed the public were not at the workshop as councillors had a “very robust discussion” and the council was now getting a boiled down version of what was discussed.

Deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk said due to the publicity last week, the community told her they wanted community boards to stay and that is the proposal she felt should go out.

The public will consider the following representation changes: • Combine most of the current Pirongia ward with Kakepuku and move part of the Te Awamutu ward into the new Pirongia Kakepuku ward with two councillors (down from three) • Extend the Maungatautari ward to include Kaipaki and continue with one councillor • Extend the Cambridge ward to Fencourt Road and Hautapu with four councillors (down from five) • Te Awamutu ward to have three councillors (down from four) • Retain two community boards

How the new wards would look under the council proposal.

in Te Awamutu and Cambridge with boundary changes The changes recommended follow the decision in May to establish a district-wide Māori ward.

Councillor Susan O’Regan, whose Kakepuku ward would be absorbed into the Pirongia ward under the proposal and was one of three committee members to vote against it, said she was disappointed at the recommendation.

“I just want to express my disappointment that we will likely

take a path which will not spark conversations in our communities about the need for effective and meaningful representation at that level. I’m disappointed we don’t get the opportunity to thrash out with our communities the benefits we could find in alternative arrangements.”

The others against the proposal were Marcus Gower and Bronwyn Koroheke.

Consultation starts on August 27 and closes on September 29 with submissions heard on October 12.

Rallying for a good cause

By Blair Voorend

David Nordell likes nothing better than getting his hands dirty under the hood of a 1911 Cal Thorpe Roadster.

But he will leave the roadster alone for a day to get out in his 1938 Riley Adelphi to help raise money for the Waikato Vintage Car Club’s Daffodil Rally for Cancer on Sunday.

Cars of all shapes and sizes and of any era can join the rally in Te Awamutu at the racecourse from 9.30am. The $10 entry fee goes to the Cancer Society. The rally will finish in Cambridge at Waikato Vintage Car Club’s premises in MacLean Street where there will be a sausage sizzle, coffee cart, parts shed and a display of some of the region’s top vintage cars.

Nordell is vice chair of the Waikato club chapter and runs his own garage, Nordell Restorations, where he has restored many cars back to life from across the globe.

After training as an engineer he only

got into car restorations 16 years ago after responding to a Hamilton mechanic’s job advertisement asking for extra help.

From there he spent six years learning the ins and outs of restoring classic cars and for the past 10 years has operated out of his workshop near Kihikihi.

Working on mostly vintage cars, those between 1904 to 1938, he does a full restoration with only paint and upholstery done offsite.

Once restored, the Cal Thorpe Roadster will go up for auction.

He concedes the Riley Adelphi will need a few touch ups before the Daffodil Rally.

For Nordell restoring old cars is a labour of love and is part of a lifestyle that all vintage car owners enjoy.

“Those that are part of the lifestyle see it as a way to keep the past alive - because if we’ve made it before we can make it again.”

The rally was a way to give back to a David Nordell is restoring a 1911 Cal Thorpe Roadster that will soon go up for useful cause and show off their cars, he auction. said.

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Most people believe their opinions are right, right? Opinions that conflict are defined as “wrong.” Holding my right belief may define as wrong both the conflicting opinion and the person who expresses it, right?

I may furthermore take offence at your opinion opposing my “truth.” Beyond the belief at stake, my righteous indignation holds you responsible for hurting my feelings, sob! In the case of a religious belief I may even feel an unreasonable sense of valour championing righteousness. The issue at stake may fade away compared to your new status, “The Enemy,” grrr!

“All is fair in love and war,” a proverb owned by victors, is attributed to John Lyly.

For the vanquished it begs the question, “How do I position myself… am I alright Jack or am I shamefully downtrodden?

“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,” asserts William Congreve. Offence leads to unforgiveness popularly defined in a trite but true saying, “Drinking deadly poison hoping the other person will die.”

The gripe remains when I export blame for my internal stink condition. The effective cure for this malaise is not outer vengeance but inner forgiveness. Characterised as weakness, forgiveness takes a lot of guts.

Fore-give-ness may be seen as giving in advance and according to Jesus, Acts 20:35, blessing accrues more to the giver than the recipient. Many biblical recipients had to step over offence to receive their blessing, no room to discuss that in this article. Biblically, choice was required.

If generosity of heart achieves a better

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result for all parties than extracting our due from a perceived sinner or enemy, we should change how our debt-and-complaint-driven society works: Separation of state and church is not intended to keep the church out of politics but keep the Bride of Christ free of civil control. Our democratic “team of five million” derived from (1+1+…) repeated five million times, includes 5,000,000 unique persons. Am I right to write you off as wrong for your uniquely different opinion? Am I right to complain that your different understanding from mine proves you hate me?

One spiritual entity in the Bible is called The Deceiver whose trading aims to control us by debt, while the Spirit of God releases unconstrained freedom without asterisk or fine print. A deceived person unwittingly believes lies to be true so that truth in contrast seems like a lie.

Similarly, belief is the first step toward faith in Christ, so which earnest believer is right? “Taste and see that the Lord is good,” Psalm 34:8. Comparison with the plumbline of the Bible unmasks deviation. Ultimate truth has a name, Jesus the Word of Yahweh, the voice originating creation. No “truth” is truer than Yeshua our beginning and end.

His name is also Love, the most passionately intimate standard by which all other forms of love are measured.

All cannot be fair in love and war where the end justifies wrongs, but offence is swallowed up through fore-give-ness by unreasonable Love, right?

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Those who have had the benefit of spare time – and not wishing to lead an exciting life – may well have attended (as the public) meetings of the local council. Not, I hasten to add, just the Waipā Council but any of the 72-or-so councils up and down the country, and witnessed the breath-taking rapier wit, parry and thrust of the proceedings. And just when it is getting sexy – or at least a little bit interesting - listening with dismay as the chair of the gathering announces that the deeper discussion will go forward under ‘public excluded’.

In my earlier days of being elected to a public body in Wellington I used to fight the chairman when this weighty dictum was uttered but usually lost the argument. And then the ‘public’ – a lone local newspaper junior reporter - was slung out of the magnificent room in which we conducted the meetings. Luckily sensible legislation in 1989 changed that and a commercial board was appointed.

But on that same sensible date – as far as district or city councils were concerned - there came into being the layer (lower layer) of community boards. They often comprised wannabe councillors who, initially, were possibly never going to make it at the Big Table. They were perceived as lightweights but, nevertheless, with a burning desire to serve the community and hopefully wait for a slot to open when a long-serving councillor, having received their shiny gong, had slunk off into the ether to reflect on the good to which they had contributed. Lest I offend someone, this is not always the case, and I am happy to call some ex-councillors my friend and they have my deep respect. But for those who were chair warmers even they may have a conscience.

The reason for this diatribe is that last week there emerged an anguished howl from the chairs of the two (Waipa) community boards when faced with the aftermath of an alleged

(secret) council meeting where their likelihood of an early political demise was discussed.

Now I have always understood that community boards were in place to enable Joe Public to put forward ideas, observations – even pet and sometimes loony themes – in the hope that they would find fertile ground with the mayor and his (or her) elected colleagues. Something like advising elected officials (for which read councillors) about any matter that relates to the welfare of the community district and its residents. Relatively minor matters but, to the applicant, assuming a grandeur of huge importance within their local bailiwick.

The web site of Local Government New Zealand has a six-pronged description of the Community Board role of which the lead one states – ‘represent and act as an advocate for the interests of the community’.

In Cambridge each meeting commences with a period where any member of the community may address the board on any subject matter that they feel should have greater involvement or interest of the full council. It’s a very fair and open proceeding where attendees are treated with courtesy while being given an opportunity to be heard.

In my case I have only used this machinery twice - both with positive and rewarding success. Try that at a council meeting and it will be squashed by the heavy-handed bureaucracy that sits around the edge of the room.

My point is this. If the community boards are to be removed and replaced with some form of council sub-committee their interface with the public – and subsequent effectiveness – will be lost. What is also very important is that the ability for (future) elected councillors to sharpen their teeth and wits in the local government scene, prior to reaching the main table, will dissipate, wither and die.

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Joanne’s a great neighbour Vandals kill rail plan

By Blair Voorend

Joanne Bell of Te Awamutu is a true neighbourhood champion, and she has the certificate to prove it.

Joanne was recently named Waikato champion of the year at the Neighbourhood Support Awards.

“I feel very humbled being not only nominated but to come away winning was very much a surprise,” she said.

Joanne started a neighbourhood support group for her neighbourhood after she noticed a few incidents on

her street and decided it was time they all got together and met each other.

“Initially it was a lot of work but it’s well worth it knowing everyone was looking out for one another,” she said.

Commsafe’s Mandy Merson and community constable Ryan Fleming helped with the establishment of the new group.

Mandy, who nominated Joanne for the award, said that over the last year Joanne had been proactive in connecting directly with her neighbours and making herself known.

She also set up a Facebook community page with 65 members from her neighbourhood to help grow a wider network.

The group had been able to provide police with evidence of some of the crime plaguing the neighbourhood.

“I believe Joanne is a true champion and her actions create a safer and more connected community,” said Mandy.

Joanne while the award was a great honour, being able to connect with her neighbours was the bigger prize.

The station shelter has been removed and a new sign added due to vandalism.

By Blair Voorend

Plans to spruce up Te Awamutu’s railway station have been derailed by continued vandalism of the station platform.

Te Awamutu Community Board member Gary Derbyshire said the shelter had now been removed.

He and a member of the public had been concerned for some time about the deteriorating nature of the platform, and the poor visual impression it left for passengers who pass through, and drivers who use Station Road.

Derbyshire said that it was “really sad,” given that this is what travellers see of Te Awamutu as they pass through by rail.

Keep Te Awamutu Beautiful Society had carried out some planting of the bank opposite the platform many years ago to beautify the area.

KiwiRail owns the platform and land around the rails and after representations from Derbyshire, the company agreed to remove the rubbish and paint over the graffiti.

But only days after the shelter was repainted, someone kicked in the side of the shelter and dumped old car tyres.

KiwiRail then opted to clear the site and replace the Te Awamutu sign.

Kiwi Rail executive general manager of property Olivia Poulsen said because of the regular vandalism, the easiest option was to clear the site and remove the unneeded small shelter.

With the help of the community patrol Joanne Bell is helping to keep her neighbourhood safe.

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By Mary Anne Gill

Many Waipā residents continue to contaminate their recycling bins and the gross contamination council staff witness is resulting in resignations due to stress.

Hypodermic syringes, needles, dialysis and other blood transfusion type bags, soiled dressings, gas bottles, batteries, rotten meat and animal carcasses are just some of

Waipā recycling centre

the items found in bins, Jennifer Braithwaite, Transportation Operations team leader told the council’s Service Delivery committee this week.

The issue has already had extensive coverage in the News.

“One main concern with this type of extreme and gross contamination is the health and safety and well-being of the contractor’s staff at the recycling centre who sort through the

the conveyance belt.

“The extreme contamination has taken its toll on staff with at least three people resigning due

bins caused the most problems.

Contamination included general rubbish, oils, paint and rotten food which can all spread into otherwise good recycling resulting in entire Question: Who puts soiled material truck loads having to be sent nappies into recycling bins? to landfill, said Braithwaite.

Some common types of Answer: Waipā residents extreme contamination found in the recycling bins: to the stress of dealing with such • household rubbish gross objects in their working • food scraps and takeaway environment,” said Braithwaite. packaging Ratepayers are likely to foot a • soiled nappies and sanitary bigger bill than budgeted. pads “If we cannot get on top of the • medical waste - hypodermic contamination problem, we are needles, blood transfusion likely to significantly exceed the bags 2021-2022 budget.”

• rotten meat, fish and animal Council collects seven types carcases of recycling, all to be cleaned • animal waste plastics No. 1, 2, and 5, paper, • household/kitchen appliances cardboard, tins/cans and glass • large hard plastics, i.e. bottles/jars. washing baskets, plastic bins; Everything else is garden hoses contaminated.

• garden tools and green waste.

The council funded a threeThe next step is to determine month bin audit to try and what next - whether to continue understand how the recycling the audit trial or dispose of issue could be solved. contamination in landfill.

One out of 10 bins audited Braithwaite will provide more were found to contain mid to information to the council’s extreme contamination.

Service Delivery committee recycling by hand as it comes up The mixed yellow recycling September meeting.

Police to talk liquor licences

Police will run an alcohol training seminar an effort to confront a “disappointing” result to random checks in Waipā.

The session will be at the Waipā Workingmen’s Club next Monday from 7pm.

A joint Waikato Police, Ministry of Health and District Councils’ liquor licensing operations over the past year checked a total of 41 licensed premises in the Waikato, Waipa, Waitomo and Ōtorohanga Territorial Authority Areas – and found nine were supplying underage persons.

Senior Sergeant David Hall said the results showed a failure on the part of Licenced Premises “in regard to their systems and training”.

In Waipā, police visited 24 premises in March and six provided alcohol to underaged persons.

All six either had to close their sale of alcohol for several days.

Selling alcohol to underage people or allowing already intoxicated people onto premises and continuing to serve alcohol to them have great potential to cause alcohol related harm in communities, Senior Sergeant Hall said.

“Alcohol can have a damaging effect on our youth, affecting their developing brain and behaviour that can result in health issues later in life or making poor decisions. We know that alcohol affect’s people’s decision making, reflexes and responses making them a risk to themselves and others.

“They are more likely to become a victim of trips, falls or crashes and when a decision is made to get behind the wheel of a vehicle, this can then become deadly.”

The training seminar, which is free, is being provided for people who work in or are a licensee for, the hospitality industry.

Speakers will present on the latest topics relating to becoming a better host when selling or supplying alcohol.

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Recycling by the tonne

By Mary Anne Gill

THURSDAY AUGUST 19, 2021

COMMUNITY BOARD

The little things count

By Ange Holt, Chair, Te Awamutu Community Board.

A group of volunteers working in Te Awamutu and Cambridge have this year diverted 8.5 tonnes of e-waste from Waipā’s landfills.

Urban Miners, a not-for-profit enterprise recycles, or diverts for reuse, domestic and business e-waste in the district.

The group of 45 volunteers runs collections from 9am to 11am once a month in both towns – the first Sunday in Te Awamutu and the third Sunday in Cambridge. It is not a free service.

Ninety per cent of the e-waste Urban Miners has collected since it started last year has been recycled. The group wants to stop 20 tonnes a year going into landfills.

Parts are taken from small household appliances, televisions, computers, tablets, laptops, printers, monitors, printers, microwaves, audio equipment, video players, DVD players, cell phones, digital cameras, power tools, batteries including car batteries and wiring.

About 80 per cent of all e-waste ends up in landfills wasting useful resources and releasing toxic chemicals, says group spokesperson Mark Hanlon.

When the e-waste ends up in landfills it is an environmental disaster for the district.

Urban Miners is supported by Cambridge Rotary, the Waipā Waste Minimisation Fund and the Cambridge Community Board.

Recently Taupō MP Louise Upston and three Waipā district councillors toured the group’s warehouse which is in a secret location to prevent unlawful dumping.

There volunteers strip out

Members of the Urban Mining team have diverted tonnes of waste from the district’s landfill. Back, l-r: Don Wilson, Andrew Bateman, Brian Palmer, Mark Hanlon, Don Windle, and Murray Glensor. Front, l-r: Nigel Salter, Bill Robinson, Geoff Bentley.

what can be reused. Metals, glass and circuit boards are supplied to willing partners while any items which could be resold go to Cambridge Lions Club for its second-hand shop.

Upston told her Facebook followers she supported Urban Miners saying it provided a valuable service to the community.

Paula Reid of Cambridge took a laptop, soup maker, model and hair straightener to the e-waste collection event outside Cambridge High School on Sunday.

“When you’re given an alternative to do something with your e-waste, it’s important to do the right thing,” she said. “What else can you do with it?”

Most people have no qualms about paying Urban Miners to

take their e-waste away. One man brought printers, laptops, LCD monitors and mobile phones to the collection and willingly paid $200.

A woman was not so happy about paying $10 for a radio/ tape recorder to be taken away as e-waste and hurriedly drove away.

Graeme Muir brought a television and video player.

“I don’t like putting things in the dump,” he said.

Hanlon said the group did not accept whiteware - fridges, freezers, stoves, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers and smoke alarms.

The project was recently highly commended in the Waste Minimisation - Environmental Award at the 2021 Waipā Business Awards.

Waipā District Council does a good job of running our district especially the big things.

Of late these include the new water line to Te Awamutu, upgrading the sewerage services and of course the Cambridge swimming complex.

At our last Community Board Meeting one of our board made this comment “I think we do the big stuff well but what about the smaller or everyday things that impact our community on a daily basis?”

As a Community Board we constantly bring various issues to the table from footpath repairs, lighting and road safety to improving car parking, we support projects like the skate parks and playgrounds.

When we do an annual plan or LTP submission we ask for improvements for Te Awamutu, things we have noticed, had brought to us by members of our community or to support another organisation with theirs. These are not generally big projects or high cost requests in the bigger scheme of things. Unfortunately, we are mostly told that there is no budget for these items.

We do support the inclusion of the big assets for sure, like the cycling tracks, park upgrades and even the Te Ara Wai complex but not at the expense of community safety, wellbeing and pride.

We know we cannot please everybody but we can certainly try to please the majority of those who care.

We are supposed to be the conduit between our community and council so come to us with your ideas because if we can show we have strong support for what we are bringing to the table then we can get these improvements for Te Awamutu.

A good example is the main street of Te Awamutu which has been on our radar for some time and was recently the topic for a member of the public at our Community Board meeting. The gardens and roundabouts look at best

ordinary and sometimes even horrible, with most people you speak to agreeing and loathing those pots to boot. It lacks any link to our history or culture. Having an attractive main street attracts people to go there, to shop and gives us a sense of pride in our town.

One could ask why can Cambridge win Keep New Zealand beautiful awards and our main street is barely presentable. We will be addressing this at our next meeting.

Another example that is top of mind of late is painting the road on Vaile Street to encourage the motorists to slow down - at present they are taking little notice of the signs. We have a number of elderly or disabled people trying to cross the road on this street and the traffic whips along there. Does someone need to be killed or seriously injured for this to have priority?

We are looking to put together a working group to address the main street so if you have an interest or some good ideas please contact us – we would love to hear from you. Phone or email - Ange Holt 0274 395 744 or angela.holt@waipadc.govt.nz Community Board will be focusing on getting the “small things addressed” even if it means coming up with alternative ways to get these things achieved. How we can get more money allocated to the respective budgets so they can be done, how we can prioritise what needs to be done for public safety and wellbeing. Possibly this may mean that some of our nice to haves (big projects) must roll out another year.

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 .

The next Community Board meeting will be Tuesday, September 14. We welcome you to participate in the public forum or simply attend.

Safety plan launched

By Mary Anne Gill

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Waka Kotahi will fund a three-year road safety programme in Waipā district.

The $504,000 will be spent on campaigns addressing speed, impaired driving, schools and drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists and restraints.

Meanwhile the Waipā road safety team have been busy in the last quarter, council transportation manager Bryan Hudson told the Service Delivery committee this week.

A Students Against Dangerous Driving (Sadd) regional workshop was held in May with St Peters, Te Awamutu College and Cambridge High attending. The workshop aimed to provide key information and motivate students to carry out SADD activities within their schools.

Council’s road safety coordinator also worked alongside police at the Karāpiro weighbridge to deliver road safety messages to truck drivers.

A fatigue stop was held at Pirongia last month with the assistance of Pirongia School Parent Teachers Association and the ‘Cafe on Franklin’ assisted with the stop.

Waka Kotahi provided funding for the traffic management.

Volunteers from council and SADD students from Te Awamutu College surveyed those that stopped.

A cycle visibility promotion took place at the beginning of winter.

The promotion included free fluoro backpack covers for cyclists and pedestrians. Back-pack covers were also available at the Cambridge Cycling Festival.

Two big groups of senior recreational cyclists in both Te Awamutu and Cambridge received reflectorised vests for their members.

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Call for action on intersection Covid roll out extended

By Mary Anne Gill

Every time Ōhaupō resident Sue Davies drives to and from Hamilton for work, she’s reminded of the car crash she was involved in on the corner of SH3 and Raynes Road in Rukuhia.

On Wednesday last week, as she drove through the intersection with its yellow marking and signs of the crash still on the road, she gulped and said to herself: “that could have quite easily been me”.

A person died following a threevehicle 5.30pm crash there on August 10.

Davies is heartbroken for the person’s family and is calling on authorities to do something about the intersection.

It was about 4.45pm on March 9 last year when Davies was returning home from her administration job in Hamilton.

Traffic was relatively heavy on Ōhaupō Road/SH3 and road conditions were slippery as she approached the intersection travelling about 80km/h.

Out of the corner of her eye she saw a white Hilux 4 x 4 coming out of Raynes Road but it was too late for her to do anything other than brake as her blue Toyota Vitz RS ran into the side of the Hilux.

Her car was a write off and Davies would have been to if she had been travelling any faster. She broke her collar bone and right hand and continues to have ongoing physiotherapy treatment.

While she was lying in the

Sue Davies at the Raynes Road and SH3 intersection where a 70-year-old woman died last week in a car accident.

ambulance waiting to be taken to Waikato Hospital, a resident told Davies’ husband that he was continually fixing his fence because there were so many accidents at the site.

The man in the white Hilux pleaded guilty of careless driving causing injury, was granted a discharge without conviction, and ordered to pay Davies damages. He told Davies in a restorative justice conference that he had simply not seen her as he looked north to get across the busy intersection.

Davies has no bitterness towards him; he suffered as much if not more than her, she said.

Last week’s crash was the first fatality at the intersection, but figures released to the News by Waka Kotahi show 14 of 26 crashes there since 2011 have happened in the last four years.

There have been five crashes resulting in serious injuries since 2013 and 13 non-injury crashes.

Davies said as the industrial sections around Hamilton Airport fill up with workers, the intersection is going to become even busier.

Then in a few years Peacockes Road, which is less than 100m from the Raynes Road intersection, will be the entrance to a massive residential subdivision with more than 20,000 people.

“I know I was lucky; it was not my time to go that day. Fortunately, I wasn’t speeding or even doing the speed limit.

“I go over that accident every time I go through the intersection and I’m super cautious. I always look towards Raynes Road because I know it’s going to happen again but hopefully not to me.”

All people aged 16 and over in and around Te Awamutu and Kihikihi will be can make a time to get their free COVID-19 vaccination from September 1.

At present all people aged 50plus qualify, vaccinations opened to people aged 40-plus yesterday, and will be available to over-30s next Wednesday.

It is planned to open Pop-up vaccination centres in the next few weeks.

The update – which came ahead of the move toa Level 4 lockdown - coincided with the Government’s announcement that New Zealand will move from two to six weeks between doses. This will ensure more people are at least partially vaccinated as soon as possible to reduce the risk and potential impact of Delta entering the country.

Anyone who works at our border, has an underlying health condition or wants to be fully vaccinated sooner can still get their second dose after three weeks.

In a statement last week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said getting vaccinated is the number one thing everyone can do to be protected against COVID-19, help accelerate New Zealand’s economic recovery, reduce the risk of lockdowns, and safely allow New Zealand’s borders to begin re-opening next year.

Waikato DHB Covid-19 vaccination programme lead Maree Munro said the DHB had already significantly increased its

vaccination capacity to manage additional bookings and ensure people can get vaccinated close to their place of work or home.

“We now have community vaccination centres, general practices, pharmacies, and kaupapa Māori and pacific providers administering the vaccine in all main centres across the Waikato,” said Munro.

“Waikato DHB is also planning with kaupapa Māori providers mobile pop-up vaccination centres across the region in coming weeks to make it as easy as possible for people in the Waikato to get vaccinated,” she added.

Residents in Te Awamutu and surrounding communities can receive their vaccinations at the Te Awamutu community vaccination centre (the former Bunnings building), Mahoe Med Limited, Te Awamutu Medical Centre, Sanders Pharmacy or Unichem Marshalls Pharmacy. There are also a number of vaccination providers in Cambridge.

As of last Friday people who went to BookMyVaccine.nz to book their second dose of the vaccine were offered a date six weeks from their first dose.

Anyone who had a second vaccination booking prior to August 13 - less than six weeks apart - can keep their existing appointment or delay it to six weeks if they wish to.

Waikato providers administering COVID-19 vaccinations can be found at www.healthpoint.co.nz.

Have you had your free COVID-19 vaccination yet?

Our immunity against COVID-19 is incredibly important and getting vaccinated is the best way to protect you, your whānau and your community.

When can I book my COVID-19 vaccination?

There are appointments available for eligible people at vaccination centres across Waikato. If you are eligible book now to reserve a spot that suits you. If it is time for someone in your life to book – your mum, dad, aunty, uncle, koro or nan – let them know!

If you are not eligible yet, register at BookMyVaccine.nz and we’ll contact you when it’s your time. Once you’re eligible to be vaccinated, you can book at any time. There’s no cut off and there’s enough vaccine for everyone. For more information visit Covid19.govt.nz/vaccines

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Peace Cup returns A replay of last year’s Stan Meads Cup-Peace Cup title decider between Hamilton and Piako is the glamour tie of the first round of sub-union rugby in 2021.

The 101 year old Peace Cup has been restored as the premier trophy at stake for an annual competition which had grown to include Waikato, Bay of Plenty and King Country sub-unions.

Te Awamutu has an away clash against Northern King Country in Pool B, Cambridge has the bye in Pool A. The five-week battle for honours comes with a change.

During the past decade the Peace Cup has been contested as a challenge trophy in the Stan Meads Cup competition. This season the bashed up trophy has been re-instated as the big prize, with the Stan Meads Cup now the challenge trophy.

Newcomers North King Country, have a big hurdle to climb when they host Te Awamutu under lights at the Kio Kio Rugby Club tomorrow night.

Te Awamutu who first won the Peace Cup in 1967, boasts a record 19 Peace Cup season victories. The next most successful sub-union is Hamilton with 11.

Week two sees Central Bay of Plenty and Cambridge make their entrance. The Rotorua based side will host North King Country, in their first away match, at the Ngongotaha Domain, with Cambridge facing a big hurdle when they play Hamilton in Cambridge.

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Scrappy as it was, Te Awamutu was very much in the game against third placed Otumoetai with almost two thirds of Saturday’s WaiBop championship football clash played at The Stadium.

Then the floodgates opened. It was one after 59 minutes, three after goals in successive minutes from 72, and five after two goals in three minutes from 82.

Which made Michael Roberts’ third goal in as many games with a minute of normal time remaining no more than a consolation in a 5-1 defeat.

A young Otumoetai reserve side consolidated third place on the ladder with this win and left Te Awamutu thanking Cambridge for its 4-0 win at bottom placed Papamoa.

The match itself on a drizzly Saturday afternoon where the sun made an occasional appearance was no classic as both sides scrapped for possession and surrendered it too easily.

This was Te Awamutu’s final home game in the league, Jim Grainger’s side travel to Hamilton Wanderers next Saturday.

Wanderers won 1-0 at The Stadium

After 10 rounds of play, the Waikato Lacrosse Secondary League is set to wrap up next weekend.

The season finals will be held at Tamahere Park, with the Girls’ Divisions playing on Saturday followed by the Boys’ Divisions on Sunday. The Secondary League is the jewel in Waikato Lacrosse’s crown, bringing together young talent from 13 Waikato schools.

On the Girls’ side of the tournament, Cambridge High leads the Premier Division, with Te Awamutu College a few points behind. The two closely matched teams will meet in the final. St Peters Cambridge and Hamilton Girls will play for third place.

In the competitive Girls’ A Division, the two teams to make the finals had to be decided on goal differences.

Matamata College and Waikato Diocesan made the cut, while Cambridge High 10A just missed out and will play Cambridge Senior A for third. In the

large Girls’ B Division, it will be a tussle between lacrosse newcomers Paeroa and Hamilton Girls Development for first place.

In the Boys’ Premier Division, Hamilton Boys have won all their matches this season. Defending champions, Te Awamutu College, will be hoping to change the storyline and will join them in the finals on Sunday.

In the Boys’ Junior Division, Morrinsville and Cambridge will play for top honours in the finals.

Peace Cup draw: Round One, - Pool A: Hamilton v Piako, Melville RC 1pm Saturday, Cambridge the bye. Pool B: North King Country v Te Awamutu, Kio Kio RFC, Friday 7pm), Central Bay of Plenty the bye.

Round Two, August 28, Pool A: Cambridge v Hamilton, Cambridge 2pm; Piako the bye. Pool B: Central Bay of Plenty v North King Country, Ngongotaha Domain 2pm; Te Awamutu the bye.

Round Three, September 4, Pool A: Piako v Cambridge, Campbell Park 1pm; Hamilton the bye. Pool B: Te Awamutu v Central Bay of Plenty, Albert Park 2pm; North King Country the bye.

Semi-Finals, September 11, Peace Cup final and playoffs, September 18.

Flavours

Reds fold late at the stadium

when the sides met in June – and since then the two of them have managed just one win each – Wanderers the following weekend 7-4 at Papamoa and Te Awamutu 3-2 over Taupo at the end of July.

A draw for Te Awamutu will leave Papamoa with the task of collecting four points from its last two games – barring a remarkably lop-sided results – starting with a trip to Otumoetai.

The title will go to Tauranga Old Blues if they win two of their last three matches, starting with an away match at Taupo on Saturday.

Waipā well placed in lacrosse

Results Girls – Premier, Pool A: Cambridge 6; Te Awamutu 3; St Peters Cambridge 0. Pool B: Hamilton Girls 9; Sacred Heart Girls 6; Hillcrest 3; Morrinsville 0. A Division, Pool A: Matamata 6; Waikato Diocesan 6; Cambridge 10A 6; Cambridge Senior A 0. Pool B: Te Awamutu Premier Development 9; St Pauls Collegiate 6; Rototuna 3; St Peters Cambridge Blue 0. B Division, Pool A: Paeroa 9; Hamilton Girls Development 7; Matamata B 5; Cambridge White 4; Morrinsville Gold 3. Pool B: St Peters Cambridge Black 9; Cambridge Navy 6; Sacred Heart Girls

Sean Hapi (#12), Cambridge High, defends against Te Awamutu College’s Sam Denise in the Premier Boys Division semi-finals at Tamahere Park.

Photo: TrueYou Photography Development 3; Hillcrest Gold 0 Boys – Premier Semi-finals, Te Awamutu 11 Cambridge 5. Junior Boys Semi-finals, Morrinsville 18 Rototuna 2, Cambridge 6 Hamilton Boys 7.

with Jan Bilton

Wine dining

Men are like wine — some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age. Pope John XXIII Most cooks will agree that it’s wise to cook with a wine that you would be happy to drink. But that doesn’t mean you have to select a wine from the top shelf. Just choose a good one that fits the budget.

Wine adds a little magic to many a recipe. The complex combination of flavours of the wine provide body and depth to dishes as well tenderising and adding moisture. Wine’s acidity softens the tissues of tougher cuts of meat, and marries well with herbs and spices.

Simmering wine for sauces — such as a red wine sauce for steak — intensifies the delicious flavours and removes any alcoholic acidity present before it has been reduced. Once the steak has been removed from the frying pan, add a slosh of wine to the pan, sizzle it, season it, then serve. Add a little cream or butter for extra yum.

If you like cooking with wine but don’t consume it often enough to warrant opening a bottle every time, pour the wine into an ice cube tray, freeze, then store the cubes in a container. Use a couple when required and return the rest to the freezer.

LAMB LEG IN RED WINE Great served with baked kumara and steamed broccoli tossed in a little butter, lemon juice and finely grated lemon rind.

1 large red onion 2 large bulbs garlic 6 sprigs rosemary 2.6kg leg lamb 1 tablespoon flaky sea salt freshly ground black pepper to taste 750ml bottle red wine eg cab sav or shiraz 1 cup beef stock Preheat the oven to 170°C. Cut the onion into quarters — no need to peel. Cut the bulbs of garlic in half crosswise — no need to peel.

Place in a large roasting pan to form a bed for the lamb. Top with half the rosemary. Place the lamb on top. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper and top with the remaining rosemary. Add the wine and stock to the pan. Cover the pan with foil.

Lamb leg in red wine Cook for 2 hours. Remove the foil and bake for another 1 1/2 hours or until cooked to your preference, basting occasionally.

Remove the lamb to a warm platter. Cover with foil and a heavy towel to keep warm.

Mash the onion mixture in the pan to extract as much flavour as possible. Pour through a strainer into a saucepan. Simmer for 5 minutes. If preferred, thicken with 2 tablespoons each of flour and soft butter creamed together. Serve with the lamb.

Serves 8-10.

WINE-GLAZED GRANNY SMITH CAKE Serve this divine not-to-sweet dessert with whipped cream, ice cream or plain yoghurt.

Base: 150g butter, chopped 2 tablespoons sugar 1 egg 2 cups plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Topping: 1kg Granny Smith apples juice 1 lemon 3 tablespoons cornflour 375ml late harvest white wine 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar Place the butter and sugar in a food processor and mix until smooth. Add the egg and mix again, scraping down the sides.

Combine the flour and baking powder and sift in. Mix until a ball forms. Remove the dough and pat into a disc. Wrap in film and chill for at least 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, peel, core and dice the apples. Place in a large bowl and toss together with the lemon juice.

Combine the cornflour and about 1/3 of the wine in a bowl.

Wine-glazed Granny Smith cake Mix well.

Bring the remaining wine, water, vanilla and sugar to a simmer in a saucepan. Gradually whisk in the cornflour mixture, stirring until just thickened. Place aside.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a 23cm springform cake pan. Line the base with baking paper.

Roll out the dough and press evenly into the pan. Prick with a fork. Bake for 5 minutes.

Drain the apples and spread over the base. Spoon the wine glaze evenly over the apples.

Bake for 1 hour or until completely cooked. Cool completely on a rack before removing from the pan.

Great served dusted with a little ground cinnamon and garnished with finely grated lemon rind. Serves 8.

MUSHROOM & WHITE WINE SOUP Flavoursome and ‘easy as’.

50g butter 1 medium leek, white and pale green part only 800g button mushrooms, sliced 3 tablespoons plain flour 3-4 cups chicken stock 1 cup white wine eg pinot gris 1 cup cream Melt the butter in a medium-large saucepan on medium heat.

Wash and thinly slice the leek. Sauté for 5 minutes in the butter, until softened. Add the mushrooms, stir well and cook until they start to soften. Place a few aside for the garnish.

Add the flour to the saucepan and stir well. Slowly add the stock and wine. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove from the heat and purée with a stick blender. Return to the saucepan and slowly bring to the boil. Stir in the cream.

Garnish with the reserved mushrooms. Serves 4-6.

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Looking for a new home

By Blair Voorend

What do you do with an overstocked museum?

The New Zealand Fieldays Society is grappling with precisely that issue with its Clydesdale Museum collection at Mystery Creek.

Generous donations over the years have left the museum with a wide range of items – and a significant number of double ups.

Fieldays chief Peter Nation wants to give the old items now mostly in storage a new lease on life - by returning them, or finding new owners.

An advert in last week’s News alerted readers to the plan.

“I think some people thought we might be decimating the museum – but that’s far from the case,” Mr Nation said.

“We just want to find new homes for items which would otherwise spend years in storage.”

Items range from a number of old tractors, farming equipment, parts and engines that have filled up the Heritage Village in Mystery Creek.

The village started coming together during the 70s to house some of its donations and put them on display.

The Heritage Village grew out of historical buildings that no longer had a purpose, such as the old Ngatea Church, Kihikihi Jail, Whitehall School and Waikato Hospital.

The Bledisloe building (the old Hamilton Winter Show building) was purchased for $1 from Hamilton City Council in the 1970s and used to house many pieces of the collection.

The village used to be open for tours and visitors on a regular basis but due to budget restraints it is only operating during private functions and big public events, such as Fieldays.

But over the years the donations came in thick and fast and now the society is looking to scale down its collection.

They are looking to return the items firstly to their original owners, but even that is a bit of a struggle.

The society have been documenting pieces since 1978 but a number of donations predate that.

But even the documented items are also being a struggle to locate their owners as many were donated over 20 years ago and trying to find some of the original owners let alone connect the documentation to the right donation has been somewhat of a nightmare for staff.

That’s why the Fieldays Society is putting the message out to anybody who has donated a piece or family member who has donated

something in the past and wants it returned.

To do so they must show some proof of previous ownership by August 31.

But for those pieces left unclaimed Mr Nation says that they will do their best to donate them to museums who will look to bring these parts of history back to life.

Those pieces that cannot be donated will be auctioned with the hope of collectors looking to give these pieces a new lease on life.

“We could ship some of this stuff off to the scrap metal yard and get a few dollars for it but none of us want that,” he said.

“These pieces just need a new lease on life and we know that there will be people out there happy to do it.”

Any money made from the auction will be put back into the the Heritage Village as well as other educational purposes the society provides.

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A rural-based Waipā District councillor says she is unconvinced the government’s Three Waters reforms will provide any benefits for the district.

Te Awamutu dairy farmer and Kakepuku ward councillor Susan O’Regan said the reform plans had been rushed out with little time to consult the community.

“In the absence of detail, it is difficult to say precisely how the community’s voice and opinion is best secured, but it needs to be ascertained somehow and play a significant role in whether the reforms go ahead and if they do, in what form,” she said.

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The government’s plan is to merge 67 different water organisations currently run by councils, into just four and transfer all council water assets to a new national water regulator - Taumata Arowai – which would set the standards for quality.

Four mega water authorities would own and manage drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services on behalf of local councils.

The government estimates the average household bill for water services could be as high as $9000 by 2051 if the country does not take up the Three Waters plan. Councils have until the end of September to provide feedback on the proposed reforms.

The government recently announced a $2.5b sweetener package across New Zealand with Waipā set to get $24 million for its water supply.

O’Regan said she was concerned the government might just mandate the changes without either council support or community consultation.

“I firmly believe that this reform so too rushed. With a reform of this magnitude, it is incumbent upon us to ascertain the community’s views and we must therefore consult with them before any decisions made.”

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changes, told The News the reforms were a “nonsense” and said his concern was the proposed water regulator might be made mandatory.

“From a regional and rural New Zealand perspective, it’s just another service that gets taken out of the community. The centralisation argument based on purely efficiency reasons, doesn’t build good communities,” he said.

“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 most councils, including Waipā, have done a pretty good job with water.

“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,” Mylchreest said.

Waipā has already invested in water meters across the district funded by a loan and paid off the life of each meter.

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meters nor does Kāwhia, in the Ōtorohanga district, which needs a new water and sewage facility.

“The community can’t afford it. We’re (Waipā) going to be contributing to areas when we’ve already paid for our water meters,” he said.

Mylchreest said he doubted whether a National government would think any differently.

“Paula Bennett was always pushing for it.

“I don’t know what it is, but central government doesn’t rate local government. Our asset management is far better than central government.

“They don’t seem to be looking at the big picture,” said Mylchreest.

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‘Where’s the logic?’ – MP Waikato MP Tim van de Molen says the economies of scale are “unproven” in the Three Waters model.

“The costs to residents are undisclosed and the implications going forward are uncharted,” he says.

But the National MP agrees things improving.

“Infrastructure across the country is in varying states of worthiness; when it fails it puts public health and the environment at risk, sadly we saw this in Havelock North in 2016.

But he says the governance of Three Waters by local councils will be taken out of their hands if the Government has its way and it is an example of centralisation of locally owned and managed resources – “like we’ve seen with health and tertiary education”.

“How they’ve come to the conclusion this model is best is unclear, the socalled financial benefits and cost savings haven’t been explained to the public and some councils have reported they still lack information.

“Where is the logic which puts water management in towns hundreds of kilometres apart, like Cambridge with Whakatāne and New Plymouth, into the governance of the same regional entity?”

“Decisions around management must be consulted with local councils and communities to ensure we have a fit-for purpose water system that prioritises health and environment standards – so we all benefit.”

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An Environment and Welfare Manager at LIC has a new ute after winning a Fieldays draw.

Fieldays visitors had three chances to go into the draw to win an Isuzu D-Max LS Double Cab the ute when they attended this year’s event - through activating an Explorer Band with their details, tagging it at the Isuzu Utes New Zealand site, and by returning the Fieldays Explorer Band.

Tony Fransen said he was in dire need of a vehicle upgrade as his current car, a 1994 Honda Civic Shuttle Beagle 4WD, has been leaking and pooling water in the footwell.

The new ute is in good hands, as Tony and wife Kate have 21 hectares of land to look after and a young family to cart around.

Tony has been involved in dairy farming all his life, either working on farms or through rural professional roles. He grew up on a 600-cow

dairy farm north of Morrinsville where he still helps his parents out from time to time.

His role at LIC focuses on researching, modelling, and developing ways for dairy farmers to reduce their environmental footprint and improve the wellbeing of dairy animals through breeding, technology, and farm systems solutions.

Kate Fransen, is a Senior Project Manager for DairyNZ managing a seven-year research programme on nitrate leaching and plantain, launched at Fieldays this year.

The Fieldays Explorer Band, the catalyst for Tony’s win, is a wristband containing RFID technology. This technology allows visitors to connect their details and scan their band to request relevant information from Fieldays exhibitors, enter their competitions, claim giveaways, order coffees, and more.

Waikato Regional Council has change and discharges of waste welcomed the Government’s to land. commitment to upgrade For consent holders, the Overseer – the New Zealand Government announcement developed software tool that doesn’t change things. Existing models the nutrient flows on to resource consent conditions still and off farms and farm blocks. apply and must be administered, “We support the need to and new applications processed continually review and improve by councils. the models and tools we use “We’ll be looking closely at the and welcome the Government’s Government report to understand commitment to upgrading what it might mean for the Chris McLay Overseer and developing Waikato region in the future,” additional nutrient management Chris McLay said. “That includes tools,” Waikato Regional Council Chief any possible impact on the proposed plan Executive Chris McLay said. change 1 which is before the Environment Overseer has been regarded as the best Court,” available model for calculating nutrient “We remain committed to working with iwi, losses, but an independent panel reported landowners, stakeholders and the wider last week it could not be confident in community to establish solutions that will Overseer’s ability to estimate nitrogen loss work for them, while keeping us moving from farms. towards improved waterways in our region,” The scientific panel saw “overarching Chris McLay said. structural problems” with the tool, which He noted the report findings were not has helped farmers make on-farm practice entirely new, saying variability in modelled improvements to reduce nutrient losses. outputs has been widely understood and Chris McLay said the findings were consistent well recognised. with what the council already knew.

“The variability was taken into account Environment Minister David Parker says when the rules were developed for the the Government will help develop other Lake Taupō catchment and proposed tools and support an upgraded version of plan change 1. It’s also why we sometimes Overseer. require consent applicants to provide us Overseer is an integral part of the rules with multiple sources of data and evidence in the Lake Taupō catchment. It is also about the nutrient mitigations they intend to incorporated in the Proposed Waikato put in place to reduce nitrogen losses and Regional Plan Change 1 for Waikato and other contaminant losses. Moving forward, LANGSFORD-N&G / DL BROCHURE Waipā river catchments and is used to this supplementary information will be even inform consent applications for land use more important.”

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Taupō-based dairy company Miraka has been backing the farmer-founded charity Feed Out. At the end of July, it processed over 20,000 litres of farmer-donated milk to distribute to foodbanks.

The milk was donated by Miraka farmers to provide support to a growing number of families in need.

Wayne Langford, Founder and General Manager of Feed Out, said reaching production was a significant milestone.

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“We export over 95% of our milk, and yet there are still families going hungry right here in New Zealand.

That seems crazy. Feed Out provides a way for farmers to help meet this need.

We’ve been blown away by the support of Miraka and their supply farmers. This donation has far exceeded our expectations and will be a huge help to those who need it most” says Wayne.

Grant Jackson, Miraka’s General Manager of Milk Supply, says Feed Out is an

opportunity for the Miraka farm and factory whānau to make a direct impact on their local community.

“When Wayne contacted us about getting involved, we jumped at the chance.

Our famers are a pretty caring bunch and were quick to come on board with the programme, as were Tetrapak and Visy Board, who have donated the packaging. For us it’s a way for us to show manaakitanga and to give something back,” he said.

Joanna Hepi, Manager of the Mangakino Food Bank, looks forward to the Feed Out milk donations.

“Our budget doesn’t stretch to including milk, and a lot of our families have been going without this important staple. Our annual donation drive helps increase our stock of nonperishable goods, but this doesn’t cover fresh items.

So, we’re really grateful to be able to start adding milk to our food parcels” says Joanna, who also helps her community by providing a budgeting service.

Feed Out is an extension of the ‘Meat the Need’ charity, which enables farmers to donate mince to food banks around New Zealand. The organisation was formed to assist farmers wanting to support the more vulnerable members of their local community directly with quality food. Feed Out is the first time that farmers have had the opportunity to donate milk products to food banks.

For more information go to www.feedout.org

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Farmer-elected director Jacqueline Rowarth, a former Environment Protection Authority (EPA) chief scientist, is retiring by rotation having completed a three year term.

DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says the past year had presented its own set of challenges for farmers and the sector, including workforce shortages, regulatory change and extreme weather events.

“Our farmers are currently the most sustainable milk producers in the world and have made significant progress to prepare for the future, but farmers are operating in a challenging climate,” says Mr van der Poel.

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Frampton celebrates first win

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Rodney Frampton recorded his first win as a trainer at his home track over 2200 metres at Cambridge Raceway, last week.

The daughter of Bettor’s Delight settled well for driver David Butcher, who bided his time at the rear of the field before finding the one-one with 500m to go courtesy of a tiring Imelda May. Butcher asked his charge to improve three wide turning for home where Sky Delight was able to storm home to win by 1-1/4 lengths over Miss Hathaway, with a further length back to Emmi rose in third.

“It was a big thrill,” Frampton said. “I was very pleased to get it (first training win),” he said.

“She seemed to get a good run into it and she got over the top of them really well.”

Sky Delight was having just her second start for Frampton after joining his stable earlier this year following her purchase by his brother-in-law, Graeme Henley.

“Graeme Henley from Alabar bought her as a broodmare proposition,” Frampton said. “She is a Bettor’s Delight half-sister to Sky Major, and still being a three-year-old filly, he thought he would race her

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“Her last start (fourth) was her first start since December, and her first run for me, and we were quite happy with it.

“She improved with the run, so it was good to see that tonight.”

It was apt that Frampton recorded his first training success at Cambridge Raceway, the track where he started his career nearly forty years ago.

“I started off as a young fella working in the school holidays for Charlie Hunter,” he said.

“When I left school, I started to work for John Langdon and I was there for four or five years. I then had a bit of a break and went overseas for a little while.

“I came back and worked at a dairy company for a while and then I had a horse with Andrew and Lyn Neal.

I had another one with David Marshall and I helped him out a little bit.

“I then started to work for Mike Berger and then Arna Donnelly, and now I am enjoying training myself.”

Frampton is enjoying working half a dozen horses and said he gets a lot of support from Alabar Stud as well as local trainer Mike Berger.

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I hereby give notice that on Friday 27 August 2021, commencing at 10.45am, a Public Annual Meeting of Beneficiaries (Connected Consumers) will be held at Waipa Networks Ltd, 240 Harrison Drive, Te Awamutu.

At the meeting the Trustees will report on: • The operation of Waipa Networks Trust for the year ended 31 March 2021.

• The Financial Statements of Waipa Networks Trust for the year ended 31 March 2021.

• The performance of Waipa Networks Limited for the year ended 31 March 2021.

• The compliance of Waipa Networks Limited with its Statement of Corporate Intent for the year ended 31 March 2021.

• The Annual Plan 2021/22 of Waipa Networks

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DEATH NOTICES ROBERTS, Denis – Suddenly passed away on Friday, 13th August 2021, aged 73 years. Devoted husband to Margaret for 49 years. Will be very sadly missed.

At Denis' request a private farewell has taken place.

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Notice of Public Ownership Annual ReviewMeeting Availability of the 2021 Chairman’s OWNERSHIP REVIEW Annual Report, Financial Statements, 2021-22 Annual FINAL DECISION MEETING Plan, and Waipa Networks Ltd Statement of Corporate Intent.

In accordance with the Deed of Trust under which the Waipa Networks Trust constituted, the I hereby give notice thathas onbeen Friday 27 August Trustees and the Directors of Waipa Networks Limited 2021, commencing at 10.45am, a Public Annual have prepared a joint report considering proposals and Meeting of Beneficiaries (Connected Consumers) available options for the future ownership of Waipa will be held at Waipa Networks Ltd, 240 Harrison Networks Limited.

Drive, Te Awamutu.

Thethe Trustees have implemented a Public Consultative At meeting the Trustees will report on: Procedure. A copy of the Ownership Review was •available The operation of Waipa Networks Trust for the for inspection by the public from 1st May 2021. year ended 31 March 2021. were invited to make Persons interested in the proposal •written The submissions Financial Statements of by Waipa Networks to the Trustees no later than 30 June 2021. received2021. by the Trust.

Trust for No thesubmissions year endedwere 31 March • The performance of Waipa Networks Limited Notice is hereby given that the Trustees propose that the year ended 31 March 2021. thefor following motion, •“That The the compliance of Waipato Networks Trustees pursuant Clause 4.4Limited of the Trust the Trustees hereby resolve withDeed, its Statement of Corporate Intentthat forthey the have yeardecided ended to 31 retain March100% 2021.of the shares in the Trust. Future ownership Reviews will take place

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The Trustees will notify the Public as required by Clauses 4.5 and 13 of Beneficiaries the Trust Deed.”, At the meeting the will be given will be considered by them at a meeting open to the the opportunity to: public on: for theFriday 2022 financial year.

27 August 2021 at 10.30am

Waipa Networks Ltd • Speak on all 240 matters being considered at the Harrison Drive Annual Meeting.TE AWAMUTU SJ Davies Please note that the above named documents SECRETARY are available for public inspection on the Trust WAIPA NETWORKS website or at the TRUST offices of Waipa Networks

Limited at 240 Harrison Drive, Te Awamutu during ordinary business hours.

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