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Nourishing Cambridge By Steph Bell-Jenkins
Auckland’s loss has been Cambridge’s delicious gain since celebrity food writer Allyson Gofton and her family moved here two years ago. Gofton and her husband Warwick lived in Meadowbank, Auckland, for 20 years before buying an Italian-inspired home in Cambridge in 2019. “Our son, Jean-Luc, came down the year before to board at St Peter’s and then my husband and I decided we would move down because we could see our daughter, Olive-Rose, would be better off at a school in the country than a school in the city,” she said. Jean-Luc (18) is now in his first year at the University of Waikato studying law and business and Olive-Rose (14) is at St Peter’s School. Gofton is enjoying Cambridge life, but admits “any change when you move from where you’ve been settled for a long time is always difficult”. “But I have to say the community at St Peter’s and in Cambridge and my neighbours – I have to pay a special tribute to my neighbours – are just the most beautiful people,” she said. “And I just think it’s a magical place. I didn’t realise it rained so much – that has got to me – but otherwise I think it’s a wonderful place to live and I’m really delighted that we picked Cambridge. The people here are salt of the earth people and they’re just so welcoming.” She had dreams, when she first arrived, of opening a boutique food shop here, but realised it would take too much time away from her family. “Being a mother so late in life I walked away from a career in order to make sure I had time with my kids and I know that if I was to do anything in business I’d have to give it 100 per cent or I’d get really torn, and I’ve made that decision to not do that,” she
Allyson Gofton reminisces with cookbooks from Food in a Minute, which celebrates its 25th birthday this month. said. “And it’s not an easy decision to come to because I really love working. But I just have to put my daughter first.” Born in Australia, Gofton has lived in New Zealand since 1983. She has written more
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showed viewers how to “use certain products in a simple, healthful meal”. Gofton cooked up the “breakthrough advertising concept” with friend Mike O’Sullivan while working as PR manager of a five-star hotel in Auckland. It was based on research that revealed at 4.30pm on any given weekday, 63 per cent of New Zealand cooks had no idea what they were going to make for dinner. The show was “doing okay” until she came up with the time-saving idea of pouring packaged potato pom poms over a cottage pie rather than using traditional mashed potato. “After that it went through the roof and they had to fly in product from Europe because they ran out so fast,” she said. It just went gangbusters.” Gofton hosted Food in a Minute for 13 years before stepping down in 2009 to focus on her family. Since moving to Waipa she has been sharing her love and knowledge of food with the local community. Earlier this year she really enjoyed worked on a pilot programme with Cambridge Community House and Kete Kai developing recipes to help people feed their families on a budget. She’s also been helping her children’s various sports teams raise money by volunteering in the St Peter’s School food truck on Friday nights through winter. Sometimes she helps devise menus, but she’s just as happy taking orders and serving up steaming trays of chicken curry and mac ‘n’ cheese to the hundreds of hockey players and supporters who converge on the St Peter’s School turf on wintry Friday evenings. “There’s always a sausage sizzle – that’s so kiwi – and the debate over whether you get an egg with your burger or you don’t,” she said. “I just love that kind of conversation because it is so much about the community and who likes what. I think it’s just gorgeous. What do you mean there’s no beetroot?!”
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2 comfortably as we can have up to 100 people per garden. We already monitor those numbers, so this will just be a case of making sure we ask people to wait if there are 100 at a garden at any time,” she said. “In reality, because there are 11 gardens and people visit over a six to seven-and-a-half hour time period, it is unlikely there will be that many people at one garden.” Carey said QR codes and registers will be on hand, and people can social distance and wear face masks. She said in the event of Cambridge still being at Level 3, or even returning to Level 4, the
event would be rescheduled to either November 28, December 5 or December 12. “If we can’t get it away this calendar year, we will cancel it, and people can either receive a refund of their ticket price and lunch purchases, or they can choose to donate some or all of it to charities.” Despite the concerns, ticket sales have been going very well. Carey said: “They’re double what they were at this time last year … I’m optimistic we will run out this year.” The popular event, which was cancelled last year due to the pandemic, is an important
fundraiser for the Cambridge Rotary Club, with proceeds going to Cambridge charities. In 2019, over $36,500 was raised. Tickets for the event include maps featuring the 11 gardens on show. The cost is $40 a person, and $30 for seniors. Early bird tickets at $30 across the board are available if purchased before the end of September. Tickets are available at both Amber Nurseries and Cambridge Jewellers, and via the website (www.cgf.nz). The limited number of tickets for the “Behind the Scenes Tour’ of Amber Garden Centre are available only through the website.
Ramble will help raise Starship funds
By Luke East
Every year Te Awamutu residents painstakingly trim hedges, immaculately plant borders or quirky water features and vast groves of flowers then open up their gardens for the Altrusa House and Garden Ramble. This year’s ramble in November is in aid of the Starship Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and houses far and wide are opening up their gardens for the cause. One such garden is that of Barbara and Brian Fleck, who as well as opening up their garden for the cause are also opening up Barbara’s collection of depression glass to
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As I write, we remain in level 2 until a review by Government on Monday 20th September 2021. Here is a reminder of some key requirements - Under level 2 guidelines all customer facing staff in businesses must legally wear a face mask when dealing with customers. Customers must also legally wear a face mask in supermarkets and all retail stores. We are still seeing people walking into such businesses without masks and forgetting physical distancing. One idea is to keep a mask in your car so it is always on hand. Remember we are all in this together. Vehicle safety - From 15 September 2021, WoFs, CoF’s, vehicle registrations, vehicle certifications, driver licenses and endorsements that expire during the period 27 July 2021 to 30 November 2021 have been extended until 11:59pm 30 November 2021. While this gives many people some extra time to get your vehicle up to standard, remember that these certificates
are a measure of the safety of your vehicle on the road, so it is in your best interests to get it sorted out ASAP. Mechanics and vehicle testing stations can also open. Travel – Travel into, out of and through Auckland (currently level 4) is only permitted under certain circumstances and in some cases an exemption may be applied for and granted. There are a number of scenarios that apply so I wont go into them here except to clarify that a holiday, does not count as an approved reason. You can find out the full details at www.covid19.govt.nz . Policing is returning more to normal under level 2. A few jobs we have had lately lead me to discuss mental health. If a family member or friend is behaving in a disordered or delusional manner, is depressed or suicidal and you have concerns for their safety or the safety of those they come into contact with, there are a few avenues you can go through for help. The Crisis Assessment and
Starship is the recipient of this year’s funds and she felt that the cause was especially close to her heart, and she wanted to share her “happy place - our turangawaewae”. The garden has been created over many years from gifted cuttings and plants and has become “a garden of memories but mostly a garden of colour and happiness”. Throughout the Covid crisis Barbara’s garden has been a sanctuary for her, as gardens have been for so many other people during these times. The annual Altrusa House and Garden Ramble takes place on November 7 and tickets are available from the I-Site, Campbell Lane and The Garden Shop for $30.
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Lawyer Hannah Rawnsley who broke Lockdown protocols to leave Auckland and flew from Hamilton to Queenstown is now facing scrutiny from the New Zealalnd Law Society. Society president Tiana Epati said lawyers are provided with an official letter to travel to priority court hearings."If any lawyer was proved to have misused this letter, not only would that be considered a disciplinary matter but they will have let the entire legal profession down." Lockdown Lunacy see Page 9.
Airport benefits
Notwithstandsing errant Aucklanders, Hamilton Airport has seen an increase in business as a result of Auckland’s lockdown. Chief executive Mark Morgan said the "airport has been a net beneficiary of the unfortunate situation Auckland has found itself in" and the number of flights currently operating was encouraging.
Meeting canned
The Cambridge Community Board meeting where decisions around which community groups will receive discretionary funding was cancelled this week. Chair Sue Milner said because there were many requests and information to consider, the grants will now be considered at the October meeting.
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Waipā District Council’s reputation has taken a big hit in the latest annual residents’ survey. Satisfaction with the council’s performance plummeted from 40 per cent in 2020 to 27 per cent in the financial year ended 30 June 2021. Males are less satisfied than females as are those people aged 30-64. Satisfaction levels are lowest among Māori and in Pirongia (19 per cent vs 47 per cent the previous year) and Te Awamutu (21 per cent vs 39 per cent). Cambridge remains the ward with the highest satisfaction. Disagreement over how rates were spent and about insufficient consultation with the public over key projects like Streets for People in Cambridge, Te Awamutu Memorial Park development and the introduction of a Māori ward have been cited by council staff as the major reasons for the dip in satisfaction. Two in five residents have no idea what the two community boards do while nearly half say their role is to act as an advocate for the community. Four in five are either dissatisfied or neutral about whether the council offers value for money. The highest area of performance was residents’ perception of public facilities and services at 53 per cent. Waipā, at 91 per cent, ranked highly as an accepting and welcoming district. The council recorded a
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significant decrease across several key performance indicators and that resulted in chief executive Garry Dyet having another performance measure added to his job description. He will meet soon with the council’s communications’ team to develop a strategy on how to communicate better with residents. Business Improvement and Risk Management manager Georgina Knapp identified three priorities for the council to work on to shift residents’ overall perception of the council. They were image and reputation, roading and value for money. There needed to be more communication around council’s brand and reputation, she said. A total of 432 randomly selected people responded to the survey, which was conducted by Tauranga-based Key Research. The results were benchmarked against 11 other councils with Waipā sitting in the middle of the pack. Councillors discussed the survey in a workshop on Tuesday Cambridge councillor Roger Gordon wondered if the Covid environment had contributed to the satisfaction decrease. “Possibly we’ve been a bit more closed in our discussions,” he said. Pirongia councillor Clare St Pierre said the council put itself out to the community with some controversial things. “People look at that as a failure in leadership,” she said. “It looks like we’ve copped it, but I would be really disappointed if council wasn’t working in
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those spaces and we need to be challenged.” Te Awamutu councillor Hazel Barnes questioned whether the community knew who their councillors were. “Perhaps we don’t spend enough time out in our community.” She also queried the amount of time it took for staff to answer phone calls. “I hear so many stories from people when they don’t get a response back.” Cambridge councillor Mike Pettit said one of the drivers for reputational damage in his ward was the third bridge debate and the lack of progress. He asked what communication measures were being used. Fellow ward councillor Philip Coles said if the community did not know who its representatives were, it came down to the individual councillor. “It is our responsibility to be out there working for the community.” Kakepuku councillor Susan O’Regan said the report was generally positive while mayor Jim Mylchreest said it was important to look at the results and learn from them. One important issue was to communicate Waipā’s financial management which was very good, but the perception suggested otherwise. Deputy chief executive Ken Morris said council would put some communications out into the community and be more proactive in the media.
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What they like, what they don’t… • Two in five Waipā residents think there is a great sense of community spirit. This feeling is especially strong for the people residing in Cambridge. However, residents from Pirongia tend to disagree there is a sense of togetherness among people • A 6 per cent decrease among residents when it comes to how proud they feel that they live in Waipā district. The feeling of pride is especially low among the residents from Kakepuku • Residents who identify as Māori, as well as those residing in Pirongia and Te Awamutu are most likely to feel dissatisfied with the look and feel of the town where they live • A 13 per cent decrease in satisfaction with performance of the local community board and its members. • Knowledge about council and its activities is relatively low with only 16 per cent of the residents reporting that they know ‘A lot’. The knowledge about what council does is especially low among Māori residents and especially high among older residents (over 65 years) Thumbs Up • It’s a nice place and good environment in Waipā, very happy and safe living. • Great respect for the mayor. Council staff always polite and helpful. Need to get priorities to be addressed, water supply, footpaths and roading. • The council appears to do a good job. From a householders’ perspective, recycling, water and general infrastructure appear to be consistent and trustworthy. • Overall doing a really good job. I think they just need to focus on the spending and specific areas that require it. • I think we are fortunate to have great leadership by our mayor who understands the role and management of a district council. • Overall, they do a good job and I’ve always received very good frontline customer service, whether it’s via the phone, email or face to face. Thumbs Down • Very poor communication about your decision to redesign the roads. • Police are non-existent, older areas need judder bars to prevent cars from speeding down residential roads and endangering residents. Lack of street lighting encourages robberies. • Any communication seems one way, the mayor is outdated, needs young blood who know how to communicate to the people. • Concentrate on water supply, we can all live without sports, nothing lives without water. Thousands of more people in Cambridge means more water. • Rates are high and so is the cost of service for water not used. For us, we have a bore hole and pay our own costs of service and filtering and power for it. The rubbish collection is not very good and sometimes mine doesn’t get collected. The swimming pool inspection rate is high and not necessary. I always keep it safe, so why do I have to pay council to inspect it for me!
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Forty years of sulky success By Mary Anne Gill
In a town chock-a-block with sporting champions, you’d be hardpressed to recognise arguably one of its greatest. David Butcher has been at or near the top of his harness racing game since he drove his first winner Missy Crockett at Claudelands Raceway on August 21, 1981. Claudelands has long since gone as a harness racing venue, but Butcher is still notching up wins in the sulky 40 years later including three on Friday night at Cambridge Raceway - taking his lifetime victories to 2500. The 57-year-old sits at number four in the alltime list of winning New Zealand drivers. Way out in front is fellow Waipā
reinsman, Te Awamutu College Old Boy Tony Herlihy on 3586, Maurice McKendry 3316 and Ricky May 3003. “They’re all a lot older than me so I’ve still got time,” says Butcher, an old boy of St Peter’s Catholic and Cambridge High schools and father of four. Over his driving career, he has started in 18,253 races, driven 2500 winners, 2337 into second place and 2257 through to third plus accumulated winnings of $26,394,735. This season he lies eighth in the premiership table but more importantly ahead of his two sons Zachary and Benjamin, top drivers in their own rights. Butcher has also trained hundreds of champion pacers either on his own or with his late father John. He is honoured in Cambridge, like many other Waipā champions, not with a plaque on the footpath, but on a wall, alongside fellow Cambridge reinsman Tony Shaw. The two drove Inter Dominion Pacing Championship winners; Butcher’s behind Elsu in 2005. Butcher has also represented New Zealand – in 2013 he was selected for the World Drivers’
championship in France, winning a race at Caen. That was an opportunity for Butcher and his wife Wanda to have an extended holiday. They were seven weeks away touring Europe and the United States. “She deserved it. She has made me a better person,” he says. Fitness has always been important for Butcher. “You’re sharper then, you’re thinking better.” That remarkable fitness enabled him to bounce back from three serious injuries including one six years ago when a horse kicked him in the chest. He ended up in Waikato Hospital’s high dependency unit with multiple internal injuries. So why does he keep driving when he could be training some hand-picked horses and letting his sons drive them through a tiring season? “I still love it. It’s a lifestyle and I’ve enjoyed it.” It is clearly in the blood too. His father John drove 305 winners in a career which ended after an horrific crash at Cambridge Raceway in January 1970; brother Philip is now retired, and nephews Stephen and Shane have temporarily given the game away. “It’s probably my boys Zac and Ben that have kept me interested,” says Butcher as he hints he now has his eyes on 3000 wins. And competitive too? That goes without saying although the arrival 16 months ago of granddaughter Elodie is one reason he might be inclined to slow down, says Butcher. He loves being a granddad. See: Butcher notches up 2500th win, page 15. PICTURED LEFT: David Butcher represented New Zealand in 2013 at the World Drivers’ Championship in France, where he won a race at Caen.
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Trawling for something to watch on television, I landed in the middle of a movie with a young mother talking to little children about heaven. The context indicated a loved one had died and the children were asking their Mum what happens when people pass away. The Mum struggled to answer her kiddies innocently probing questions. “Where do people go when they die?” “Are they gone forever?” “Does everyone go to heaven…?” The mother was doing her best to be hopeful but was failing to satisfy her youngsters. “Well…maybe heaven is where good people go..,” she offered with ominous uncertainty in her voice. “Do you think it’s real?” they persisted… and “What’s heaven like…?” The actress playing the mother did well inasmuch as her responses carried the same sort of vagueness that most people possess… she displayed a hopeful optimism devoid of firm assurance. At least the script writers hadn’t slammed the door shut having the mother state, ‘you die and that’s it…lights out’. That too, would have been an accurate depiction of the view of many. John Lennon wrote the song “Imagine.” Its lyrics take you nowhere useful… ‘Imagine there’s no heaven, It’s easy if you try, No hell below us, Above us, only sky, Imagine all the people, Livin’ for today…’ Following Lennon’s call for imaginative thinking, someone could imagine all they liked that there was no heaven or hell - yet if there is, it would certainly be the wrong thing to get wrong, wouldn’t it? The children in the movie asked important
questions. A popular misconception about heaven is that being good enough, will hopefully get you there. But… how good? Do we know if we have tipped the scales and made the cut? Commonly we grade ourselves against others, believing we’re better than many people we know, and we’re trying to be good so hopefully that’s enough? Actually our ‘goodness’ will never be enough. If we all lined up on a west coast beach, say Raglan or Kawhia for a swimming race with the finishing line being under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, no one would ever get there. Many swimmers will perish trying to get beyond the breakers. Stronger swimmers might get through breaking surf and be powering along two kilometres out… others may still be going strong out into the Tasman Sea 10 kilometres off-shore. Perhaps a few hardy ones will get 15, even 20 kilometres out - but the point is, no one is going to get to Sydney Harbour. The Bible says, “All have sinned and come short of God’s standard.” The word ‘sin’ is an archery term meaning to fall short of a mark. You may be better than someone else but no matter how good you are, it still falls short of God’s requirement for entering heaven. The answer is simple. Something we could never earn, qualifies us to enter God’s heaven. It is His forgiveness and free gift of righteousness, credited to us through faith in Jesus. Assurance of heaven awaiting us comes through receiving this gift.
I like the idea of the pen being mightier than the sword, but I guess it rather depends on whose hand wields the pen. I’m sure it is possible for a paragraph of prose to cut a swathe of understanding, justice, and logic through the banal swamp of ignorance and apathy in which much of humanity resides. The notion of an armour-clad knight of the literary realm sweeping across the sky raining glorious and uplifting words upon the parched masses brings to mind a favourite song. It’s “The Whole of The Moon” by The Waterboys. Released in 1985 this song is a lyrical tour de force. I’ve always thought it was about drugs, but a quick net search revealed that there are many interpretations; from a journey of self-discovery to an allegory of gay love - not sure about that one. Mike Scott, who wrote the song, says it’s about someone like CS Lewis who sees and explores things deeply, or someone like Jimi Hendrix who “came like a comet, blazing your trail”. He says he wrote the song in an attempt to impress his girlfriend. Nice one. Anyway, I thought the song was about drugs because the lyric says “I wandered out in the world for years, while you just stayed in your room, I saw the crescent, you saw the whole of the moon.” It doesn’t matter what it means. As with any song, the meaning is usually subjective to the listener. In many cases the subject matter is so obvious as to be trivial, but a great song, or indeed any great writing has the power induce thought and inspire debate far and wide.
So, in theory, I could sit in my office and change the world: Lockdown warrior! Trouble is I don’t have what it takes to move mountains with prose. I like to think I can turn a phrase, and I can hew a half-decent sentence from a block of words. In times of pecuniary disadvantage, and there have been a few, I have often thought “There must be a course of action I could take, from this point forward, which would result unequivocally in financial success.” A kind of fiscal silver bullet - if only I could think of it. But I don’t have it. I don’t know what I could write, or how I should write it, such that all who read it are immediately and permanently dedicated to sustainability and conservation of resources. I guess we’re just not made that way. People want stuff and they want it now, and if people will pay for stuff, other people will make it and sell it to them. Then those people can buy more stuff and when it breaks throw it away and buy yet more. We can all see, intuitively, that this is not sustainable, ONLY but we don’t change. PLANET Why is that? It’s not a rhetorical question; write to the editor with your thoughts, either way. We should talk about this.
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Any financial benefits in changing the management of water services throughout New Zealand are unlikely to have a longterm significant impact in Waipā, district councillors have been told. A Service Delivery workshop was held on Tuesday to prepare councillors to make a submission to Local Government New Zealand on what has become known as the Three Waters Reform. The government has proposed transferring all council-owned water assets to four statutory and publicly owned water services entities to provide safe, reliable and efficient water services. The proposal would involve all three waters – drinking, waste and storm. Waipā would be part of a central North Island entity covering 22 councils including four cities Hamilton, Tauranga, Whanganui and New Plymouth. A professional
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10-member board selected by an independent selection panel of four members would be appointed by a representative group of 10–12 members, 50 per cent representing the councils and 50 per cent representing iwi interests. Handing over ownership to that entity also meant losing control at a governance level, said Cambridge councillor Mike Pettit. “If we’re not happy with the governance structure, who do the people of Waipā have to go to hold them to account?” Waipā’s water assets are valued at $486 million with
$108m worth of debt. Under the government proposal, Waipā would get $21 million from a $2 billion funding package. Waipā is one of the highest performing councils when it comes to how it has invested in its infrastructure and stacks up well against other councils on how it delivers its water services. Graphics shown to councillors at the workshop by finance team member Deborah Fredricks showed water services makes up a large part of Waipā’s debt. The lump sum from government would reduce the loans and give Waipā
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If you’d have told me a few years back that Olympic sports in 2021 would be introduced in te reo Māori or a mainstream news reporter would deliver his update on last year’s US presidential race in our native tongue, I wouldn’t have believed you. It wasn’t so long ago that any te reo Māori heard during broadcasts on mainstream television channels or radio or read in print was at best a cringeworthy and eye-rolling hōhā (nuisance). For decades, Māori viewers, listeners and readers suffered as newsrooms gave little consideration, and even less effort, to getting te reo Māori right. Newspapers saw no need until recently to include macrons over kupu in print despite the Māori Language Commission long advocating their use. There’s a big difference, for example, when macrons are used in the word kākā (the native parrot) and kaka (excrement). It also didn’t help that when meaningful attempts to include te reo Māori in bulletins perhaps a `mōrena’ (good morning) or a ‘ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa’ (greetings to you all) or even using ‘āpōpō’ (tomorrow) in weather forecasts, were met with a torrent of vitriol. Fortunately, we’re in the midst of change within Aotearoa – there’s been a noticeable shift in the media, newsrooms and general attitudes towards an increasing use and prevalence of te reo Māori – and seemingly, a willingness to “give the reo a go.” It’s great to see macrons used in print affording the mana due to te reo rangatira and to hear more of our beautiful language being spoken and used by non-Māori broadcasters and reporters. The likes of Jack Tame, Melissa Stokes, Scotty Stevenson, John Campbell, Jesse Mulligan,
Marcus Lush, Amanda Gillies and Andrew Saville, to name but a few are helping to normalise te reo rangatira among mainstream audiences. Maybe we’re growing up as a nation, realising the contribution te reo Māori plays for us as citizens of this country and our unique identity in the world. Certainly, the Broadcasting Standards Authority took a similar view earlier this year deciding complaints about the use of te reo Māori - one of New Zealand’s three official languages - in news items weren’t a breach of their standards and they would no longer consider any complaints against the language. Newsrooms including Stuff with their tā mātou pono (our truth) series and the NZ Herald with its Kahu content page have taken an introspective lens and Radio New Zealand has had a te reo Māori strategy in place now for some years to ensure quality Māori content and support for the language. We think these changes are in line with how New Zealanders in general are engaging more with te reo Māori. It’s certainly our experience at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa with enormous numbers of people wanting to learn the language with us gives us hope. We’re also hoping more New Zealanders will participate in Mahuru – one of our flagship contributions to the revitalisation of te reo Māori. During Mahuru people are challenged to speak Māori whether that’s for an hour a day, a day a week, a week or for the entire month. This year our kaupapa aligns with maramataka Māori, the traditional Māori lunar calendar, which starts on September 7, the beginning of the Whiro moon phase. Please, go to www.mahurumaori.com, register for our free challenge and participate.
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Playing the name game By Peter Carr
Cambridge Park residents, Kevin Pepperell., left and Frank Broekmans outside their home with the Estonia flag fluttering. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
By Mary Anne Gill
Frank Broekmans and Kevin Pepperell might be two of Cambridge’s newest residents, but they’ve quickly endeared themselves to the community with their collection of flags. Every day Frank hoists a nation’s flag on the flag post outside their Cambridge Park home overlooking The Oval. When The News visited on Monday, it was the Estonian flag fluttering in the wind. During the weekend it was the Stars and Stripes American flag on display to honour the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The couple, who were Air New Zealand flight attendants when they met in Tahiti 31 years ago, moved from Albany to Cambridge just over two years ago. “Cambridge for me is the place I expected New Zealand to be when I came here in 1988,” says Frank, who is originally from Holland. The 80 plus flags they have represent all
the countries they have flown into. Outside their house they have a laminated sheet showing a list of flags so people can look to see which one is on the flagpole. “Children love it,” says Frank whose love of flags started back in 1976 when he was still living in Holland but was billeted for a time in Denmark. “Most homes in Denmark have flagpoles and so it started from there,” he said. Frank retired from Air New Zealand before the move to Cambridge and now works part time as a medical centre receptionist while Kevin still works as a flight attendant albeit nowhere near as busy as he was before Covid 19. The house the couple moved into was one of many designed by Albert van Vliet bordering Cambridge Park’s recreational oval reserve. “We don’t regret the move at all,” said Kevin. Neither it seems do their neighbours one of whom recently shared some home baking with them in gratitude.
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What’s in a name? That which we call a rose… this extract from the Shakespearean Romeo and Juliet harks back to Juliet’s sadness in that the surname of Romeo was Montague. And the Montagues were firm enemies of Juliet’s family. Most of us were brought up firstly having no choice as to any of our names (until I was three, I did not have the name Peter- being the problem of an absentee father serving for his country torn by war). And people wonder why I am sometimes confused! But the surname is one which gives little choice to the bearer as it is essentially a piece of one’s inheritance from the father’s side of the family. But it is interesting in modern New Zealand to see a growth in Māori surnames hyphenated with a European one. Likewise in this modern era many daughters upon entering their chosen profession (and sometimes even marriage) elect to remain attached to their original – birth – surname. I have two working daughters who follow that trait as far as their professional life is concerned. So why this deep dive into one’s name, history of the name and attempts to trace them back? For many years I have had an on again–off again love affair with family history but latterly, now that I am departed from earning the daily crust, I have time to dig deeper and move backwards up the family tree. Anyone who has tried this will be aware that there are good leads and bad leads. There are very long lines and some frustratingly short ones. For instance, I cannot (on my mother’s side) get further
back than her father’s grandfather which causes a solid stop around 1841. And with a name like Williams in Wales this becomes a needle-inthe-haystack type of search. Yet on another line on my father’s side, I have traced back 24 generations to 1090. Some years ago, I had a major blockage where my great-great grandmother and my great grandmother appeared to have the same Christian names and similar birth dates. A historian found that this was technically true. But the elder chap was married twice, had no children by his much younger second wife and she eventually married her stepson after the old boy passed away. I am not sure how the Anglican church would have viewed that all those years ago. I am reminded of all this by a recent announcement that there is a strong move in the UK to ‘map’ all Anglican churchyards – not only to their original physical boundaries but details of headstones. Some headstones weather the UK meteorological vagaries poorly – possibly because of using soft stone. But in Devon I photographed the 1836 gravestone of a forebear which had been preserved in remarkable detail. It is to Thomas Cromwell that we owe the preservation of births, marriages and deaths protocols in England. He served his master Henry VIII as Chief Minister in the 16th century. For such services Henry ordered Thomas’ head and neck to be separated for allegedly engaging in the act of heresy. There is no justice in life.
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Lockdown lunacy By Roy Pilott
Tuesday’s apology by Auckland couple William Willis and Hannah Rawnsley for a flagrant breach of Lockdown rules was as orchestrated as the trip they took. The best one could say about the couple was that in keeping with Jacinda Ardern’s battle on Covid, they went hard, and they went early. It was only because they were dobbed in in Wānaka that their behaviour became public – but even then, every step of the story had an unsatisfactory tone. Police revealed the breach on Sunday, telling media they had flown from Hamilton to Wānaka. In fact they flew to Wellington, then Queenstown and then drove to Wānaka. Police refused to say what day they flew, how long they were in transit and where and when they returned to Auckland and how. On Monday we asked if the limited information released at the weekend was linked to the fact one of the two was the son of a prominent New Zealander. Answer: “This matter remains under investigation and until the investigation is complete we are not in a position to provide more detail,” police spokesperson Katherine Saxton told the News on Monday “Any queries about testing or other components of the health advice, or potential locations of interest, should be directed to Ministry of Health.” Pressed again with questions, including one about the release of information, Alexander
Lewin responded “as Kate said below our investigation is not complete and as such we are not in a position to provide more detail”. The first “not” was put in bold type. Rawnsley is a lawyer. Willis is the son of District Court Judge Mary-Beth Sharp. The holiday home the couple used is reportedly jointly owned by Willis’ father Robert, barrister Tony Bouchier and his wife, district court judge Josephine Bouchier. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stood back from the case on Monday, leaving it to police to discuss. There were no alerts from the Ministry of Health. That is not consistent with other cases of Lockdown breaches. Legally, the case has also broken unusual ground – a suppression order was issued in a case where no charges had been laid. “The issue is one of jurisdiction, not merit, Judge Bruce Davidson said in ordering the suppression. “As I have noted my preliminary view, in the limited time available to me and without full argument of the matter, was that I did not have jurisdiction. “However, it must be at least arguable that the District Court does have jurisdiction under its incidental and implied powers, to make such orders.” The order gave the couple until 7pm Tuesday to advance their case to the High Court. They chose not to. The names are out, the apologies have been made – but there is more to come – a lot more than might have been the case had this matter not followed such an unusual path.
Grass gets a square deal
Visitors to the Cambridge Town Square and the Farmers’ Market over the next two months will notice Waipā District Council staff are attempting to improve turf health at the southern end of the square.
The land where the Farmers’ Market usually takes place has deteriorated in recent years. Working with the market and the Cambridge Cricket Club, council staff this week verticut the area most poorly affected. Verti-cutting is the process of removing thatch build up. It will be fenced off for five to six weeks to allow the new hardy grass type to re-establish and to reduce the foot traffic in any one area. The market setup will change throughout that time before it moves back to its more traditional home. That will be about the time cricket returns to the square.
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Walk will go ahead
By Viv Posselt
This year’s global walk to celebrate the value of older people will go ahead at Cambridge Raceway as planned on September 27, unless there is a reversal of Covid levels. Organiser Florence Shearman said the event would proceed if current Covid levels remain in place. “We can manage the numbers at Level 2, so are going ahead with planning the
event as things stand right now.” Florence said the Monday global walk event will start with entertainment from about 9.45am, featuring the popular Cambridge Rotary band, The Bruised Brothers. The walk itself will start around 10.30am, and Florence hopes children from Cambridge Primary School may be able to attend with their parents and grandparents. Global events marking the initiative have been held annually since 1990 after
the United Nations General Assembly declared October 1 the International Day of Older Persons. The stated UN principle was that older persons should be able to live in dignity and security and be free of exploitation and physical or mental abuse; that they should be treated fairly, regardless of age, gender, race or ethnic background, disability or other status, and be valued independently of their economic contribution.
Slips close lake track Waipā District Council has closed off one of its popular Lake Te Koo Utu tracks due to slips. The 245m Sam Lewis Track at the south-west of the lake which comes out opposite the Good Union Cambridge has been penned off while Waipā’s park operations team assess the damage. Team leader Matt Johnson said they would then plan the best method of repair for the gravel family-friendly path which meets up with the Camelia Track. Lake Te Koo Utu has previously had other slips around the reserve, but the council are unaware of any active ones. The reserve is a unique and significant space characterised by its numerous walking trails, heritage features, picnic areas and scenery. It was formed by one of the later eruptions of the Lake Taupō volcano, which blocked off parts of the Waikato River,
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additional debt capacity for other projects. That additional debt capacity and savings were not as compelling as what Waipā had been led to believe, said Kakepuku councillor Susan O’Regan. She said the model flew in the concept of traditional local authority ownership. “I’m not comfortable with the Three Waters proposal primarily because of my belligerent legal training.” Te Awamutu councillor Andrew Brown said he was still soaking in the information and considering his input. “The aspects about ownership and control, we’re way overstating their importance. What is important is what is delivered.” Pirongia councillor Clare St Pierre says taking water services away from councils would change the way they do business. But it was important Jim Mylchreest to understand what those economies of scope were, she said. Mayor Jim Mylchreest confirmed he was against the Three Waters proposal because it took away the ability of communities to have a say and influence decisions that impacted on their daily lives. “I’m a firm believer of localism, local decisions being made for local people. “It’s another step for centralisation and bureaucratic control.” Staff will prepare a report for the council to consider at its September 28 meeting. A submission must be with Local Government New Zealand by the end of the month.
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OBITUARY – ROGER JENNINGS: 1.07.1950 - 31.08.2021
Time runs out for horologist By Viv Posselt
In Roger Jennings’ world, there was scarcely a stopped timepiece he couldn’t re-start. For more than five decades, he thrilled at the precision workings of clocks and watches. Big or small, he loved them all. Everything, he said in a mid-2017 interview among his extraordinary collection of watches, clocks, metronomes, music boxes and barometers, just ‘comes down to scale’. Time ran out for the passionate horologist on August 31. Roger died at Waikato Hospital on that Tuesday, with family at his bedside. He was just 71. Barbara, his wife of 50 years, said it was too soon, and Roger the husband, father and grandfather, would be deeply missed. As their son Simon mustered his thoughts for a funeral service yet to be held, he summed his father up with the words ‘courage through adversity’. Roger hadn’t been in the best health for the past eight months, and an admiring Simon acknowledged his mother’s devoted nursing: “It’s been a hard struggle. She’s the most resilient woman I’ve known.” Roger was known for his generosity, love of family and his humour. Simon’s words alluded to the tough break his father had as a boy, one that never defeated him.
Roger was born in England, a ‘bubbly boy’ who was the youngest of three. At age 12, he was diagnosed with a hole in the heart, but the development of a blood clot during surgery resulted in Roger requiring urgent resuscitation and cost him his leg. “It changed his life forever, but I can see how it drove him to be
watchmaking and silversmithing. By the time he met Barbara in his early 20s, his future was set. The couple married in 1971, and two years later set out for New Zealand. He and a friend established a successful jeweller/watchmaker business in Paeroa, but the Jennings’ were back in the UK a few years later for family reasons.
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better at everything he did,” said Simon. “He had to re-learn how to walk, albeit with the aid of heavy 60s prosthetics which were never well fitted and gave him sores. But he persevered.” At age 16, he started a fiveyear apprenticeship with the British Horological Institute, then underwent further study in
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They returned in 1986, settling eventually in Cambridge. Roger spent 22 years running what was then Jennings Jewellers, an outfit that won the Top Shop award in its first year of operation and is now Cambridge Jewellers. Thoughts of a quieter life saw him sell up in favour of establishing The Clock Workshop amid the leafy surrounds of the home he and Barbara built at Te Miro. There was more to Roger than timekeeping. He loved cars and boats, photography and golf, and played the drums. He was as funny as heck, Simon reckoned, and would sneak off with the grandkids in search of lollies or spent time teaching them fishing. While in England, Roger was involved with Round Table activities that raised funds for hospitals and other projects. He demonstrated similar empathy here, supporting a Waipā Paralympian, helping a young Chinese watchmaker gain residency and offering up the Roger Jennings Cup for courage at Cambridge High School. Simon described his parents as a ‘formidable business team’. He recalled his father’s involvement with the local Chamber of Commerce. “He managed to give it a boost by helping organise promotions. He even did a car giveaway in Cambridge… something that hasn’t been done since.”
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Business worries grow: MP Sorry folks, the scallops are off Businesses in Cambridge are increasingly concerned about surviving alert level 2, Taupō MP Louise Upston says. She said that was the feedback she was getting from Cambridge Chamber of Commerce chief Kelly Bouzaid “Businesses reaching out to my electorate office too report the wage subsidy scheme as a significant area of concern for many. We’ve been inundated with complaints about delays to wage subsidy applications through the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and many businesses are confused about when applications can be made.” Stuff reported late last week that businesses were continuing to complain of delays receiving wage subsidies but that the MSD said most of the issues were not within its control. Applications for those payments closed last Friday. Louise Upston said her office had received more than 30 requests from businesses and self-employed people
seeking help with their wage subsidy application, including seven from Cambridge based businesses. Some were not aware that the rules have changed. “Unlike last year’s lockdown, businesses must reapply for the wage subsidy payments and can only do so two weeks after receipt of payment of the first subsidy. “In addition, the first application round closed earlier than advertised, which meant many businesses missed out on applying.” The MP said she was pleased “following my team’s advocacy with MSD” applications were processed promptly, with funding appearing in their accounts within a day or two in many cases. She had written to Minister of Social Development & Employment Carmel Sepuloni to request businesses be allowed to apply for the first payment round until Friday this week, regardless of whether the early
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closure of applications impacted a business or not. There was confusion about whether businesses would qualify for any further wage subsidies when Auckland moves to alert level 2, “and we are making enquiries with the Minister’s offices in that regard”. “I look forward to the Government’s response to my request on behalf of businesses who want to be able to retain and pay their workers. New Zealanders have been doing their bit and deserve a fair go in these difficult times,” she said.
An annual search for scallops by summer holiday makers off the eastern Coromandel peninsula has been shelved. The east Coromandel scallop fishery has closed for two years following a request from the Ngāti Hei Trust. Scallops generally take 18 months to three and a half years to reach the recreational size limit of 100 mm. The closure covers scallop fishing in an area extending along the east Coromandel coastline from Anarake Point to Ruahiwihiwi Point, where Ngāti Hei exercise mana moana, and includes Opito Bay. Other fishing in the area can continue under existing rules. Public consultation on the request took place between April and May. “We received more than 2000 submissions, with the majority supporting a closure,” Director of Fisheries Management Emma Taylor “The feedback from tangata whenua and the public reflects the results of recent scientific surveys, commissioned by Fisheries New Zealand. These highlight concerns around the sustainability of scallop stocks right across the northern scallop fisheries, including the east Coromandel area.
“While addressing fishing activity is part of the picture, we also know that scallops are affected by land-based impacts such as sedimentation, and by changes to water quality. “The closure will relieve some of the pressure while work continues by central and local Government to address fishing and non-fishing related impacts. “A large part of Opito Bay was already closed to commercial scallop harvesting, on top of seasonal restrictions for both recreational and commercial fishing. “The new closure area is much larger and applies to both recreational and commercial scallop fishing. This will support scallop populations, across a larger area of the coastline and is part of the overall scallop management picture that Fisheries New Zealand is currently considering. The closure follows a customary rāhui placed by Ngāti Hei on the Opito Bay area in December, to take pressure off the scallop fishery. “Customary management tools and temporary closures such as rāhui, provide an important mechanism to support the protection of our fisheries resources.
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Make it a good run… One of New Zealand’s greatest ultrarunners is delighted to see people hitting the streets in huge numbers during lockdown - but has urged them to have a training plan. Throughout her 25-year career, Lisa Tamati competed in over 140 ultramarathons around the globe, running more than 70,000km. She retired five years ago and is now a coach alongside business partner Exercise Scientist Neil Wagstaff to over 700 athletes. Running is one of the few activities New Zealanders can do at all Alert Levels and Tamati says it is common for people to get into running and go too hard, too soon. “I’ve dedicated my life to running all over the world, and it’s one of the most rewarding sports you will ever get into,” says the 52-year-old from New Plymouth. “Everyone thinks that running is easy and that you put one foot in front of the other and it’s a simple thing: you buy a pair of shoes and then off you go. “It’s not. It’s a skill like ballet that you need to work on and perfect. You need good form, you need strength and mobility, you need a coach and a properly structured plan.” Between now and late November there are marathons planned in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Queenstown and Dunedin marathons and a lot of ultramarathons. ACC data shows from 2016 – 2021 to July 31 81,845 claims were accepted for running related injuries which cost $52.6 million to help people recover. In 2020, 14,294 new claims were accepted for running injuries, which cost $10.2 million. The number of new claims was the highest since 2017 and the cost was the highest in the last five years. ACC Injury Prevention Partner Natalie Hardaker says the popularity of running events and running for general fitness seems to be increasing. “Alert Level 3 and 4 are the ideal time to get into running, but it’s important to have a plan so you can
Tamati says it’s common for ‘weekend warrior’ runners to sign up for a marathon or half marathon without a plan. They try to cram in their training and end up injured and demoralised. “Your fitness is really hard won. When you get an injury, you’re back to scratch again so preventing injuries is so important.” She says it’s good to know if you get injured, your rehab costs may be covered by ACC. “It’s an amazing system and fantastic back up to have for New Zealanders in their life should things turn to custard,” she says.
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Butcher joins the 2500 club Cambridge trainer looking to get his Foote in the till at Hastings
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Veteran Waipā horseman David Butcher has celebrated his 2500th career win – at the Cambridge Raceway. Butcher, who celebrated his first win at Claudelands 40 years ago, reined home a treble at last week’s meeting. He began the night in good form, winning behind the Steve and Amanda Telfer-trained Riverman Sam in the Chanelle Lawson Photography Mobile Pace (2200m), before reining home Hooray Henry, who he also trains, to victory in the Blue Do Tickets On Sale Now Mobile Pace (2200m). “All the Telfer runners improved with the run last week. It wasn’t a bad run from Riverman Sam to come from where he did to win it, so I was pretty happy,” Butcher said. “It was a good race for Hooray Henry, he ended up getting a really good trip. Everything fell into place for him.” Three races later Butcher was once again saluting the judge after driving $1.30 favourite Tonites Delight to success in the Quiz Night At The Clubhouse Every Wednesday Mobile Pace (2200m). Butcher said he didn’t know his third win enabled him to join Tony Herlihy, Maurice
David Butcher reined home Hooray Henry for his third win of the night at Cambridge last week – his 2500th career victory. Photo: Angelique Bridson
McKendry and Ricky May in the 2500 club. “I didn’t actually know, someone told me after the finish,” Butcher said. “I have driven plenty of nice horses and whenever you get anything like that (milestone) it is always good.” Reflecting on his career, Butcher said it was hard to pick out an individual highlight, but he has experienced many of his top moments in Geoff Small’s white, blue, and red silks, most notably through the deeds of Elsu and Changeover. “Picking a highlight is hard work. I have been lucky enough to drive a few nice horses,” Butcher said. “But the Hunter Cup (Elsu, 2005) and New Zealand Cup (Changeover, 2008) were a couple of good ones, as too was the Inter Dominion (Elsu, 2005). “When you go right up to
the top end of it when you are racing Grand Circuit horse, it is great.” Butcher enjoyed a long and fruitful association with Small, with the pair becoming a formidable force in Australasian harness racing, particularly in the 2000s. Butcher has loved his time in the cart over the last 40 years and said he is fortunate enough to have made a living from his passion, and his enthusiasm for the sport hasn’t waned from his first victory. “My first driving win was Missy Crockett at Claudelands (Hamilton) in 1981,” he said. “I was one of the lucky ones (junior drivers), I was able to do the Australasian Champs a few times. “I have had a good life and have driven plenty of nice horses. It’s a hobby-made profession this one, it’s just fun.”
Cambridge trainer Ben Foote is looking forward to heading to Hastings this weekend where he is hoping Sakura Blossom can extend her faultless form line in the Remember “Jooky” 1200. While the four-year-old mare has yet to taste defeat, Foote said she still has plenty of maturing to do after racing greenly on debut on the Cambridge Synthetic earlier this month, where class saw her through. “It didn’t really go to plan on debut,” Foote said. “I don’t think you have seen anywhere near the best of her. A bit more experience and she will show what she really is. “She is a bit of a work in progress but she has got some talent.” With the exception of a trial at Avondale last year, Sakura Blossom hasn’t ventured far from Waikato but Foote doesn’t believe the 10-hour round float trip to Hastings will bother her this weekend. “I don’t think it will affect her too much,” he said. “She walks about 550 kilos, she is a big mare. She has got a couple of annoying traits, but I don’t think too much will worry her.” Foote has been pleased
Sakura Blossom winning at Cambridge on debut. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images)
with her work in the leadup and believing she is a Group-level horse he said he is just wanting to increase her rating over her coming few starts. “She had a good hit-out on Saturday and made some of the fast ones look slow. I think we are on the right track,” he said. Foote has also been pleased with the way stable stars Babylon Berlin and Travelling Light have returned to his barn ahead of their spring and summer preparations. Babylon Berlin put her hand up as a horse of the future last season when winning four of her 10 starts, including the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa, and placed in the Gr.3 Gold
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Cricketers wait for an innings By Mary Anne Gill
Cambridge’s cricket season could be delayed - but not because the Town Square pitch won’t be ready. Club stalwart Simon Dodds, speaking to The News on Sunday as he mowed the lush wicket, said cricket is unlikely to start before winter codes finish their competitions. Final rounds of football and rugby have yet to be completed because of the Covid 19 lockdown last month. Dodds said the wicket with its four strips was looking green and lush. He was able to get to the grass when lockdown four was lifted. “There sure was plenty to mow,” he said. The first cricket match was played on what is arguably one of New Zealand’s most picturesque
Waipā out, King Country in Peace Cup
grounds in 1876. A team of soldiers from South Auckland travelled by steamboat up the Waikato River to play against their counterparts in the Waikato Battalion. Over the years many of the country’s top cricketers including Martin Crowe and Craig McMillan have played on the ground. One club player who has gone on to play for Northern Districts and be on the fringe of Black Caps selection is fast bowler Matthew Fisher, 21. He was in the New Zealand squad for the 2018 Under 19 Cricket World Cup. “We’ve seen some pretty good players here over the years,” said Dodds. He hoped the success of the world champion Black Caps would encourage youngsters to take up cricket. And where better, he asked, than in their hometown Simon Dodds mowing the Town Square wicket. on such a top wicket? Photo: Mary Anne Gill
The 101st edition of the Peace Cup will kick off this week on the weekend of 18/19 September 2021, albeit with four teams, after Cambridge and Te Awamutu withdrew from the original draw rendered obsolete by the current Covid 19 lockdown. In the spirit of the Peace Cup, that was inaugurated in 1919 to mark the end of WW1 and continued throughout WW2 - two Waikato teams and one apiece from Bay of Plenty and King Country, will go into battle, to lift the Peace Cup aloft on finals day, October 9. Defending Peace Cup holders Hamilton, will open proceedings against Piako on Saturday in the round robin competition. Also on the line will be the Stan Meads Cup (Peace Cup Challenge trophy) and the Finlay Cup which is the symbol of Waikato Sub-
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It’s toilet training for cows – and it could be ringing alarm bells at Waikato rugby HQ. New Zealand media climbed all over a story this week which suggested cows could be trained to urinate in particular places. Lindsay Matthews, an animal behavioural scientist at the University of Auckland, worked with colleagues on the tests at an indoor animal research lab in Germany, the reports read. If it could be done, toilet training animals would make it easier to manage waste products and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said Donald Broom, a professor of animal welfare at the University of Cambridge in England. Which is all well and good. But MooLoo? That’s what media in New Zealand and overseas called it. The last time someone tried to use that name the Waikato Rugby Union reminded them about copyright. That’s why Morrinsville has a butcher call Mootown. The News went to the union this week to see if the latest copycat, or copy cow, move would result in similar action Not surprisingly, chief executive Carl Moon is looking into it, the Union confirmed. The name issue should not come as a surprise to Lindsay Matthews. A profile says he studied at Waikato University. The www.animal-law.biz website says he was awarded an Alexander von Humbolt Fellowship to develop
innovative techniques to measure the behavioural requirements of livestock and in 1989 joined AgResearch as a behaviour/animal welfare scientist to develop and lead the first substantial research programme in Animal Welfare research in New Zealand. Lindsay Matthews and Douglas Elliffe from Auckland collaborated with German scientists to produce the report. On air this week Matthews said unlike cats and dogs, cows had no sense of toileting. But he noted neither did humans at birth. “Poor old cows are vilified for polluting the air... and the urine is the biggie because of the high volumes of nitrates which goes through the soil. “Plants and soil can’t handle it. The waste goes into the water and through the soil and converts to nitrous oxide.” He said work was done in Germany
where cows were indoors. A total of 16 claves on a research institute were placed in a distinctive green pen and were rewarded when they urinated. “The connection was very rapid – “but having them know that’s the toilet is not the same as having them go voluntarily”. Further work established the cows could learn. Matthews believes a system for cows could be worked to encourage them to regard milking time as the time to urinate. Cows could have four litres “on board” in the morning and he believed if “we could get a significant chunk” it would be helpful. He said work was being done with the dairy industry and financial support was being sort to “take it to the next level”.
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River report: could do better The Waikato River Authority has delivered a Five Year Report to the Crown and Waikato River Iwi on its effectiveness and progress to restore and protect the Waikato and Waipā rivers. Co-Chairs Tipa Mahuta and Paula Southgate say while the Authority has clearly had areas of success, which are detailed in the Report, it is also acknowledged that much more needs to be done to restore and protect the river catchment. The Co-Chairs say there is continued confidence in the Restoration Strategy for the Waikato River and Waipā River providing guidance and a blueprint for the most effective restoration initiatives. The Co-Chairs say while they are conscious a lot has been achieved in the last 10 years there is a need to continue to push harder. “We have talked about an 80-year time frame to see significant improvements in the rivers and catchment. Even this period is too long to wait for some and so we can’t afford to be complacent.” As well as assessing the effectiveness of the Authority, the Report also contains a summarised analysis by Niwa of trends for selected indicators of Waikato River health. The Niwa report shows that despite the many actions that have been taken to improve the health of the Waikato River,
‘deteriorating’ and ‘as likely improving as deteriorating’ trends dominate the analysis. Meanwhile, the Waikato River Authority’s 2021 funding round has closed with 53 applications seeking funding of nearly $10 million. More than a third of applications received are for projects led or co-led by marae, hāpū or iwi authorities. This is the 11th round of funding to be made available by the Waikato River Authority since it was established at the end of 2010. This year the Authority has made up to $6 million available to fund projects which help restore and protect the Waikato River and Waipā River. More than half the projects submitted, and worth about $6 million, are for projects that are prioritised in the Waikato River and Waipā Restoration Strategy. Waikato River Authority Chief Executive Bob Penter says the quality of applications for funding is once again very impressive. “As well as being of high quality, there is a good spread of applications in terms of value, location and category of applicant. Consistent with the last few years, we again have seen a very strong representation from iwi-led and iwi-partnered projects.” Successful projects applications will be announced by the Waikato River Authority board in mid October.
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By Andrew MacPherson Waikato Regional Councillor, Waipā and King Country
Young people interested in a beekeeping career are being encouraged to apply for the annual Ron Mossop Youth Scholarship. The scholarship, set up three years ago, includes $2000 to be put towards best practice training and/ or set up costs. It also includes membership of industry body Angus Brenton-Rule. Apiculture New Zealand for a year and attendance at the industry’s national conference in the year of the award. Last year’s recipient, Bay of Plenty 18-year-old Angus Brenton-Rule, says the scholarship provided valuable support in his first year of beekeeping. As well as allowing him to buy resources to kick-start his career, he welcomed the opportunity to make connections with the wider industry through his membership of Apiculture New Zealand and his attendance at their June conference. “Conference was a really great opportunity to meet other beekeepers and hear about what’s happening in other parts of the country. I learnt lots.” Angus has spent the last year working for Whakatane-based Golden Grove Apiaries says the experience has him enthused about a future in the industry. “It’s such a fun and interesting job. I definitely see it as something I want to do long-term.” Angus advises other young beekeepers or young people interested in a career in apiculture to apply for the scholarship. “It’s so worth it and you’ll never know unless you try. If you win, you’ll be glad you applied,” he says. The scholarship is named after Ron Mossop, who started his family beekeeping businesses in the 1940s. His business sponsors the scholarship. Neil Mossop said his family was thrilled to continue to support the next generation of beekeepers through the scholarship. “We see the scholarship as a wonderful tribute to my father, who instilled those values in his family and business.” Applications for the scholarship close on October 29. For more details go to apinz.org.nz/scholarship-in-beekeeping/
Waikato Regional Councillors recently received the Waikato Progress Indicators - Tupuranga Waikato: 2021 update. These indicators are part of a monitoring framework for assessing progress towards regional wellbeing. The Progress Indicators provide valuable information for discussing regional challenges and opportunities, both for the Regional Council and a range of other organisations throughout the region who use them to add value to the work they do in and across the region to identify community needs and target investments. Waikato Progress Indicators (WPI)Tupuranga Waikato are an online dashboard of 32 environmental, social, cultural and economic indicators. They are intended to provide an overall picture of how the region is performing in terms of progress and wellbeing. The five largest positive trends include increased road safety, improved air quality, increased building activity, less crime and higher average incomes. On the other side the largest negative trends include less physical activity, poorer perceptions of community engagement, more residential expansion into versatile land, higher water use and less public transport use. The WPI framework and 32 indicators are aligned with the WRC 10-year LANGSFORD-N&G / DL BROCHURE strategy and purpose of “working together for a Waikato region that
has a healthy environment, strong economy and vibrant communities”. These line up with the government’s interest in a wider wellbeing approach. The WPI report was first published in 2013.We now have an historic data set going back 20 years against which we can monitor trends. It is not a scorecard for the council’s performance, although some indicators reflect council’s responsibilities, and these are included in the council’s LongTerm Plan and Annual Report. On first glance the report is informative, however a closer look at the Scorecard 2021 tells us that Housing affordability has had no significant change. This left me scratching my head, as it defies logic and the views of most commentators regarding the housing market at the moment. This got me looking deeper into the result and it appears that with the fall in mortgage costs due to low interest rates, when then compared with increasing housing costs, the affordability factor has supposedly not changed significantly. This prompted me to look even deeper into the indicator and I have been told that we need a more realistic metric against which to report. I agree that this makes sense and look forward to a more detailed metric that takes into account a package of indicators courtesy of Stats NZ that will more realistically tell us about Housing affordability in the Waikato. Finally, I am left asking; “so how do we compare”? We are above the national
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Spring has sprung and with it comes an increased risk of nutrients leaving farms due to high rainfall, low pasture growth, lots of stock urine being deposited, soil compaction and pugging. That has the potential to impact farm production and damage the health of waterways and groundwater. Handling those risks smartly, thereby boosting production while protecting fresh water, is what good nutrient management is all about. Good nutrient management will keep nutrients cycling within the farm system and reduce losses to the environment to the bare minimum. Some nutrients are more
prone to loss than others, depending on the nature of the nutrient, soil type and climatic conditions. Leaching through the soil – one of the biggest nutrient loss risks – can see the loss of the likes of nitrogen, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulphur. It occurs when water washes soluble nutrients through the root zone into deeper layers of the soil and they become inaccessible to plant roots. The leaching risk depends on various factors such as soil type, total rainfall, extreme weather events and the actual quantity of soluble nutrients present in the soil. Don’t oversupply the soil with such types of soluble nutrients, especially not
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during winter and early spring, as there is a very high risk of these getting washed out through the soil and lost from farm systems. A good understanding of the processes and terminology involved with nutrient cycles is important for budgeting and management. For nitrogen, one of the key nutrients that both grows grass and can harm waterways, there are two important processes – immobilisation and its opposite, mineralisation. Immobilisation is the conversion of plant available nitrogen into organic forms. Mineralisation is the conversion of soil organic nitrogen into plant available forms such as nitrate and ammonium.
These processes are controlled by microbes, and the degree of their activity, in the soil. Another point about nitrogen is that, generally, there will be an increase in nitrate leaching with increasing rates of nitrogenous fertiliser. Phosphorus loss, on the other hand, mainly occurs from erosion and runoff. Research has revealed that phosphorus losses will be high in soils with high Olsen-P levels, and also on steep to rolling country. Managing these optimum levels and controlling soil erosion are keys to helping prevent this. Overall, the ongoing challenge is to ensure our farming systems efficiently
cycle nutrients. Smart nutrient management practices for all land uses and activities has the potential to bring about substantial improvements in the quality of our water resources and profits. From now, no more than 190 kilograms per hectare per year (kg/ha/yr) of synthetic nitrogen may be spread on land that is grazed, including pasture and any grazed crops. Farmers need to plan the annual use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser to stay within the cap. Regional council permission is required to exceed the cap. Waikato Regional Council is working with stakeholders to help farmers adopt good practices and supports the
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Bala Tikkisetty use of industry-developed codes of practice, particularly the Code of Practice for Nutrient Management, Fertmark and Spreadmark. • Bala Tikkisetty is a sustainable agriculture advisor technical at Waikato Regional Council. He can be contacted by calling 0800 800 401 or emailing bala. tikkisetty@waikatoregion. govt.nz.
Miraka strikes key ‘pivotal’ deals with Māori
Taupō dairy processor Miraka has announced two strategic partnerships as part of its focus on specialty dairy products. The moves have been described as a pivotal moment for the Māori dairy industry. Partnerships have been struck with State-Owned Enterprise Pāmu and Māori-owned dairy processor Waiū Dairy. “Partnering with Pāmu and Waiū Dairy, who both share our values around kaitiakitanga and innovation, is an incredible opportunity to work together with like-minded organisations to build the presence of specialty New Zealand dairy products in the international market,” Miraka Chief Executive Grant Watson said.
“These partnerships will enable us to share production capacity while giving access to new customers. It also gives us flexibility to produce a broader range of niche products,” he said. Pāmu Foods general manager Sarah Risell said sharing the company’s farm and production synergies with Miraka meant “we can be more nimble in our approach to our markets and offer a stronger connection back to the farm – bringing customers closer to the source of their food”. She said commercial opportunities that harness the shared strengths of Miraka and Pāmu had huge potential for both companies. Waiū chief executive – Manahautū - Sam Mikare said a key focus for his company was to provide on-going employment and
prosperity for the local community. “Partnering with Miraka gives us the opportunity to grow our businesses together, underpinned by the concepts of manaakitanga (support) and tuakana-teina (reciprocal learning / mentoring). It’s a pivotal moment for the Māori dairy industry, and we’re looking forward to seeing where this will lead in the future” says Sam. All three businesses have a strong innovation and environmental focus and both Miraka and Waiū Dairy use geothermal energy to power their dairy processing plants. The partnerships will increase production efficiencies by using spare capacity within each of the three processing plants to produce specialty dairy products.
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Aegon has had his spring campaign interrupted after suffering a bleeding incident at Flemington. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au
The immediate prospects for high-class New Zealand galloper Aegon will be decided over the next ten days after the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained fouryear-old suffered a bleeding incident in Saturday’s Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. The Sacred Falls four-year-old looked to be a distinct winning prospect for rider Luke Currie when he ranged up alongside pacemaker and eventual winner Incentivise at the 400m, before dropping out quickly to beat just one runner home. A subsequent examination identified bleeding in a single nostril, but after being scoped by the Racing Victoria veterinarian team on course, it was announced the horse would not be classified as a bleeder and that he was free to race on over the spring. The normal procedure for a bleeding attack is for a horse to be stood down from racing for a mandatory three-month period, which would have put paid to any further spring targets, however under the ruling given that is not the case for Aegon. Forsman, who watched the race back in New Zealand, was understandably a little confused how the situation has unfolded. “When you can’t be on-course you find it hard to get a handle on it all from back here in Cambridge,” he said. “Luke said the horse was travelling like the winner and then he just started to give ground. “When they said he had blood in a nostril I thought that would be it for the spring, but then we were told it wasn’t going to be classified as a bleeding attack. “I had our people, who were with the horse, clarify the ruling as we needed to know where we stood before we make any further plans for him.”
The subsequent stewards report stated that a post-race veterinary examination identified the presence of blood at one or both nostrils. In the opinion of the veterinary surgeon, such bleeding was attributed to external trauma. Forsman advised the horse would now return home to New Zealand for a short break where he would be monitored and scoped fully again before a decision on whether they would continue the planned assault on the A$7.5million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwick on October 30. “He’s going to come home now and have some time in a paddock so we can assess him,” Forsman said. “We’ll give him a gallop and get him scoped again and then make a decision on a Golden Eagle start. “We want to make sure everything is clear before we press on and if it’s not then he can go out for a good break.” In the meantime, Forsman is looking ahead to the start of the Hastings Spring carnival next Saturday with runners in two of the three feature races on the day. “We might end up taking three down to Hastings, but it will depend on how the track comes up,” he said. “We are planning to run Turn The Ace in the El Roca Trophy (Listed, 1200m) and Mustang Valley in the Gold Trail Stakes (Gr.3, 1200m), while Spring Delight could also resume in a rating 74 1400 contest. “We want to keep an eye on the weather though, as if it gets wet and the track comes up in the Slow to Heavy range then Turn The Ace might stay home. “Mustang Valley won’t mind some give in the ground, but Turn The Ace wants a decent surface and it could really screw up our spring plans if he has a gut buster first up.” – NZ Racing Desk
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Spring is here! Time to lighten up with lighter meals. It’s an opportunity to get in shape for summer. I want to be able to wear last year’s slim-fit ‘trou’ and shorts. Although a recipe may specify a few tablespoons of oil, you can usually get away with using a lot less – think teaspoons rather than tablespoons. For frying, choose a non-stick pan and brush the base with oil. You can also use water in place of oil when frying onions or even for stir-fries. Water helps soften the onion and when it evaporates the onion starts to colour. For roasting, brush the pan with the oil then the meat or veg rather than sloshing it generously over the top. Carbs are an important part of a balanced diet but if you want to go lighter use spiralised or noodled vegetables in place of pasta or use more complex carbs that will take longer to digest — think brown rice, quinoa, lentils, beans and oats. Following the menu guidelines for a person with diabetes is a good option. This means a diet that is high in fibre and low in processed fats, supplies at least five servings of fruit and vegetables and a day and avoids excess sugar, refined carbohydrates, alcohol and salt. MEYER LEMON CHICKEN I used bite-sized medley potatoes of different colours. 400g baby potatoes, halved 150g round green beans, trimmed 2 large skinned and boned chicken breasts, halved lengthwise freshly ground salt and pepper to taste 3-4 teaspoons olive oil 4 sprigs thyme 8 button mushrooms, halved 1 tablespoon cornflour 2 tablespoons water 1 cup chicken stock 8 thin slices Meyer lemon Steam the potatoes and green beans until crisp-tender. Remove and pat dry. Pound the thick ends of the chicken so each piece is of even thickness. Season the chicken on both sides.
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Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Pan-fry the chicken for about 5 minutes each side on medium heat adding the thyme half-way through. Remove the chicken. Add the remaining oil to the pan. Cook the mushrooms until browned. Add the potatoes — cut-side down — and cook for a few minutes until browned. Turn them over. Return the chicken to the pan. Combine the cornflour and water and stir into the chicken stock. Gradually stir into the pan until thickened. Add the beans and lemon slices. Cover and simmer gently for 5 minutes, until cooked. Serves 4.
the mussel mixture. Heat a little oil in a non-stick frying pan. Place heaped tablespoons of the mixture into the pan. Cook until bubbles appear on the top then flip over to cook the other side. Excellent served with a light salad and lime wedges as a light meal or a starter. Makes 8 large fritters.
MUSSEL, CORN & CORIANDER FRITTERS 375g pot lime and coriander mussels 1 large shallot, chopped 4 tablespoons chopped coriander salt and pepper to taste 2 eggs, separated 1 cup whole kernel corn, blanched 1 cup finely shredded spinach 1 teaspoon chopped chilli 1/4 cup each: self-raising flour, milk or coconut milk 1-2 teaspoons olive oil for frying Drain the mussels and place in a food processor. Add the shallot, coriander, seasonings and egg yolks. Blend, until fairly smooth. Remove to a bowl. Stir in the corn, spinach, flour and milk. Mix well. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Lightly fold into
TOMATO & CHILLI LINGUINE Canned cherry tomatoes could replace the fresh. 100g dried linguine 6 sundried tomatoes, 1-2 teaspoons olive oil 2 each: shallots, garlic cloves, finely diced 1/8-1/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes 8 cherry tomatoes, halved flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 25g baby spinach leaves 50g feta cheese, diced grated parmesan cheese to taste Cook the linguine according to the packet instructions. Drain the sundried tomatoes and pat dry. Coarsely chop. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Sauté the shallots and garlic, until softened. Add the chilli flakes and sundried tomatoes, heat through, then add the cherry tomatoes. Season. Toss together with the drained and cooked pasta. When almost heated through add the spinach and feta. Serve in bowls garnished with parmesan. Serves 2.
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The weights for the Gr.1 Caulfield (2400m) and Gr.1 Melbourne Cups (3200m) were released on Tuesday, with reigning Melbourne Cup champion Twilight Payment allotted 58kgs to head the weights for the two-mile feature with Irish St Leger (2800m) winner Sonnyboyliston. The duo are both unlikely starters in the Melbourne Cup, with the Flemington showpiece attracting 124 nominated horses. Kiwi bred star Verry Elleegant was allotted 57kgs for the Melbourne Cup, a race that is likely on her radar after a tilt at the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m). New Zealand-trained runners The Chosen One (54kgs), Beauden (53.5kgs), Ocean Billy (53.5kgs) and Quick Thinker (53kgs) are all on-track to gain a Melbourne Cup start, should they elect to go there. There are 26 New Zealand bred nominations in the Melbourne Cup, including include the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace trained Explosive Jack (54kgs), who burst on the scene winning three Derbys in Australia last season. Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) hero Johnny Get Angry and Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) winner Kukeracha, who were part of the clean-sweep of Derbys by New Zealand bred horses across the Tasman last season, have been allotted 53kgs respectively in both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. The talking point of the weights release was the allocation of 55.5kgs in both Cups to last Saturday’s Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) winner Incentivise, with the progressive Peter Moody-trained stayer likely to have incurred a couple of kilos for that win. Last year’s Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet will be asked to carry the topweight of 58kg should he choose to contest the Caulfield Cup.
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QUEEN BEES PG SAT 1:20, SUN 12:50 _____________________________________________________ STILLWATER M FRI 7:00, SAT 5:45, SUN 5:15, WED 6:10 _____________________________________________________ FREE GUY M THU 6:10, FRI 7:20, SAT 1:10, 3:40 & 6:10, SUN 12:40, 3:10 & 5:40 _____________________________________________________ RESPECT M SAT 3:25, SUN 2:55, WED 6:00 _____________________________________________________
Notice of Annual General Meeting
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First reactions after the film's premiere say the latest MCU entry is surprisingly emotional and boasts incredible fight scenes and it's way better than the trailers… fantastical, full of heart and blessed with epic action. SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS M THU 6:00, FRI 7:10, SAT 1:00, 3:30 & 6:00, SUN 12:30, 3:00 & 5:30, WED 6:20 _____________________________________________________
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Academy Award® winner Jennifer Hudson is Aretha Franklin. Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT beautifully captures the formative experiences in the singer’s journey, peeling back the curtain on her famously private personal life and uncovering a heartfelt story of a young woman with the greatest voice in the world, fighting to find her own voice. Featuring several classics from the Queen of Soul: “Natural Woman”, “Think” and “Respect”, the film’s stellar ensemble includes Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans and Mary J. Blige.
EIFFEL M THU 6:20, FRI 7:30, SAT 3:35, SUN 3:05, WED (SHOPPERS’) 10:00 & 6:30 _____________________________________________________ Liam Neeson's back and he's angry. In the coldest regions of North America, drivers’ cross man-made roads over frozen rivers of ice, well less than 1m thick, in huge vehicles. These journeys are treacherous and often fatal. They call them suicide missions and known as ICE ROADS. Woah, this is big screen excitement at it’s best… very intense. ICE ROAD M P I G M BOTH START NEXT WEEK Wed Shoppers’ Morning Shows – Home Early Evening Sessions Wed & Thu
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AAGAIN Dog's Way Home 2021 (E)(PG)
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EIFFEL(M)(M) Colette 6 mins A Dog's Way2 hrs Home (PG)
6.25pm
ANDRE RIEU TOGETHER
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Destroyer (M)(M) FREE GUY 2 hrs 16 mins Colette (M) 2 hrs 6 mins
10.00-10.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 10.00-10.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 2.00-2.30pm Cambridge
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MORE RE Saturday 18 September 15A Bryce St Deadline Sale 9 Clifford Close Deadline Sale 9a Bronte Pl Auction 59 Milton St Auction 44 Wordsworth St $1,049,000 27 Richmond St Deadline Sale 18 Bowen St Auction 1/67 Hall St Deadline Sale 32 Goldsmith St Deadline Sale Sunday 19 September 15A Bryce St Deadline Sale 9 Clifford Close Deadline Sale 9a Bronte Pl Auction 8 Alley Pl Deadline Sale 59 Milton St Auction 44 Wordsworth St $1,049,000 27 Richmond St Deadline Sale 18 Bowen St Auction 1/67 Hall St Deadline Sale 32 Goldsmith St Deadline Sale 59 Alpers Ridge $1,180,000
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Our pioneering approach to retirement living includes our Peace of Mind Guarantees designed to give our residents greater confidence to live the way they want. They provide freedom and flexibility that lets you choose when, where, and how you want to live your life.
The deferred management fee (DMF) is your contribution to the continued maintenance and management of the village, including your unit and the village amenities. It’s deducted when your occupancy advance is repaid, which is the amount you’ve paid to occupy the unit. Your DMF will be no more than 20 percent – one of the lowest in the retirement sector.
DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEE CAPPED AT 20%
%DMF
For example:
$DMF
RYMAN HEALTHCARE
$600,000
20%
=
$120,000
MANY OTHER PROVIDERS
$600,000
25 - 30%
=
$150,000 - $180,000
FIXED BASE WEEKLY FEE
CARE OPTIONS TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS
FEES STOP IMMEDIATELY
NO HIDDEN COSTS
REPAYMENT PROTECTION
NO CAPITAL LOSS
CHANGING YOUR MIND
90-DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
For full details on our Peace of Mind Guarantees or our two Hamilton villages visit rymanhealthcare.co.nz or call 0800 400 307