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Covid in time capsules

By Mary Anne Gill

The Covid lockdown memories of a group of Year Nine students at Cambridge High School are now frozen in time and what they wrote and produced about the pandemic proved quite an eye opener for judges this week.

Instead of moaning about how miserable life is like in lockdown, most of the Junior Plus class reflected on how lucky they are compared to teenagers during the Spanish flu and polio epidemics. It was part of a class project looking at the history of pandemics.

John McDonnell, Glenys Bichan and Kathryn Parsons judged Ella Webb’s project the best and her time capsule will go to the Cambridge Museum as a record of students’ reactions to the pandemic.

The 14-year-old said Covid made everything different for her, but she was surprised to see what previous generations had to put up with.

“The similarities are remarkable, but it was a more difficult time for them,” she said.

“The authorities (here) are doing the best they can. They listened to the facts and the science.”

Georgia Kuijpers, 13, will have her time capsule stored in Cambridge High School’s library to be opened at the school’s next jubilee, the 150th in 2033.

Monet Smith, 14, was third and Paola Velasco Bazaldua, 13, fourth.

Jack Stokes came in for a special mention for his powerful personal diary.

“Now as we are back at school, I look back at the struggles we have faced and smile at what we have been through because I have grown stronger,” he said.

Cambridge High School closed for two years from 1946 due to the polio epidemic.

“I can’t imagine me and my mates not seeing each other for a year, let along two whole years.

From left, John McDonnell (deputy principal), Glenys Bichan (library manager) and Kathryn Parsons (Cambridge Museum) with Ella Webb, Paola Velasco-Bazaldua, Georgia Kuijpers and Monet Smith.

“It would be torture especially considering back then they didn’t have any social media to connect with others.

“So next time I feel like complaining about Covid 19 and how it has affected me, I will try and remember how past students and people from all around the world have faced the same and sometimes worse challenges.

Cameron Hill, 14, said he got through lockdown by not worrying about his schoolwork, reading novels and playing games.

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Kendra Todd, 14, said sometimes it was a challenge to get out of bed and do schoolwork.

The reality of the Covid pandemic was brought home to her when she saw people regularly wearing masks.

Monet Smith said researching taught her how people in the past survived pandemics.

“I knew nothing about polio or Spanish flu. They had it worse than us.”

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“Way more people died. Polio affected so many people.”

Junior Plus teacher and house dean Nadia Matson said the project was quite a revelation for her and the judges.

Teaching during the lockdown had also been challenging. Lessons had to be shorter and sharper. She and other teachers at Cambridge High School had stepped up and learned to pivot as circumstances dictated, she said.

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Like many organisations partially reliant on a charitable hand, Cambridge’s Achievement House has felt the effects of Covid.

The disability enterprise re-opened this week after a stop-start year which left its workers feeling anxious and confused. Events have been canned. A big one is the annual Christmas party laid on by Rotary Cambridge, stopped due to Covid restrictions, and because fundraising has been compromised, the flow-on effects will be felt down the track.

Nonetheless, even though December is normally quiet at the Wilson St premises, there is a new optimism at having the doors open again.

Achievement House manager Neil Fynn puts it down to the workshop floor staff finally being able to regroup. Even with Covid protocols in place, workers are comfortable in their environment, free from judgement and the

competitiveness of the corporate world.

“We provide an important haven here. No-one is coerced into coming … it is entirely their choice,” said Neil. “Lockdown has been hard, particularly for those living on their own. The changes have been confusing and scary, the isolation has brought loneliness. While we have kept in touch with them via phone, it hasn’t been the same as being here.”

Achievement House has been here since the late 1970s. It offers people with disabilities an opportunity to be employed as part of a community in a town where they can readily mix with others socially. Theirs is the smallest of nine such enterprises in the country, contracted for support to the Ministry of Social Development and Ministry of Health.

Neil said the 40 contracted workers come from Cambridge, Hamilton and the wider Waipā area. They find their way to do whatever hours they prefer, often making use of the free bus service available

to anyone with a disability.

Once at the purpose-built workshop, they assemble and package components for various companies, some of which are major players on the international scene, which means that quality control on the shop floor is rigorous.

Helping them are programme supervisors.

Neil said the workers were fully supported financially during lockdown periods, but he is concerned that some of the businesses they contract to may have found alternative ways of doing those jobs in the interim, potentially leaving gaps in the workflow.

He is also concerned at how upcoming changes to the disability sector may affect organisations like Achievement House. He said it was important to ensure that workers like theirs are protected against changes that may make them more vulnerable.

In the meantime, because so much of his job has segued into social work – helping the workers navigate their way

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through Covid requirements when few are computer literate or have phones – he is considering bringing on a parttime social worker. The problem will be funding that move, making it even more important to reinstate fundraising that has been disrupted over the past two years.

A Christmas of sorts is still on the cards. Rotary Cambridge will pop over for a festive lunch soon, at which they will hand out gifts they have gathered for each of the 40 workers.

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Hello Cambridge and Te Awamutu, Despite Covid-19 having caused the cancellation of some of the usual Christmas events, it is nevertheless great to see the festive spirit being expressed in other ways, from the recent shoebox Christmas float competition and subsequent roving Santa in Cambridge, Christmas lights, decorated houses and even letterboxes.

The festive season doesn’t stop our criminals from continuing their activities, however. We have had a few burglaries of late, made even more upsetting as they sometimes include the theft of items intended as Christmas gifts.

It is also a time when courier packages may be targeted and as ever, we need to take some ownership for limiting our vulnerability to such opportunists.

While the warmer nights make it tempting to leave windows open for some cooler air, ensure you have security stays on your windows and keep doors and ranch sliders closed and locked. Remember to close garage doors at night and refrain from leaving them fully open for long periods in the evening to cool down the house. Often this will simply show a thief the smorgasbord of goodies that

you keep stored inside.

Consider having online purchases delivered to your workplace where someone will be there to receive them. If packages must be left at home, include instructions for a drop off location out of sight of the general passer-by. When I visited one house recently, a package was sitting in plain sight on the front doorstep, and no one was home. It could easily have been stolen without the owner being any wiser.

If your work vehicle will be left parked up outside on your property, bring valuable items such as laptops or work tools inside your house. These will otherwise certainly attract an opportunist thief and make your vehicle a prime target. You are inconvenienced not only by the theft of the items, but associated damage to the vehicle itself. When going in and out of your house loading/unloading from your vehicle, equally keep it locked and secure between trips.

Another key thing to consider at this time of year is water safety. Ensure children are supervised when swimming and provide them with at least basic water safety and swimming skills.

Council rules require any pool that can be filled to a depth of 400mm or more must have a physical barrier like a fence, gate or door, regardless if they are full or have just a little bit of water in them. Know the depth of any body of water before you jump into it and look for possible obstacles. When at the beach, swim between the flags where surf lifeguards are present and look out for rips. Swim within your capabilities, wear appropriate swimwear and don’t swim under the influence of alcohol or drugs!

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Transport plans Waipā District Council is consulting with residents over a 30-year transport strategy, which it has posted on its website. “We need more transport options to connect our people with the places they love. It is essential we future proof our transport system to protect against climate change and the extraordinary growth in our region,” the council's transport manager Bryan Hudson said.

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Waka Ama cancelled The annual Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Waka Ama Spring Nationals which were to be held on Lake Karāpiro next month have been cancelled for the first time in 32 years.

‘Another bottle store’ coming

By Mary Anne Gill

The Waipā District Licensing Committee appears almost certain to rule against a tide of public opposition to a Cambridge liquor store and grant an off-licence with conditions.

The committee met in Te Awamutu last week to consider the application from Blue Drops for a bottle store on Victoria Street, less than 100 metres from council pensioner housing and a retirement village.

There is controversy over the process because an advert announcing the application appeared in a newspaper which objectors said they didn’t read. The objectors were not informed of the application.

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Retirement Village residents and No 1 Motel were among other parties who, having been alerted to the application by a Cambridge News story, missed the deadline for submissions.

Licensing inspector Mary Fernandez sought the views of the Cambridge Community Board, which also provided its views in opposition to the application after the June 30 deadline.

She included all the submissions, including those which were deemed late, in the agenda to the committee but did not include all the community board feedback or make mention of it in her verbal evidence to the committee.

Board chair Sue Milner, in response to Fernandez’s request, had said the board felt there were enough bottle stores in Cambridge

and adding another one in Victoria Street would impact on guests staying in the adjacent motel and on the council’s pensioner housing residents and occupants in St Andrews Retirement Village.

Fernandez reported to the committee the board confirmed to her it was not aware of any recorded issues such as youth congregating, litter, graffiti or people noise.

Committee member Tegan McIntyre asked Fernandez what triggered so many objections to the application outside the required period.

“Probably social media has a lot to do with it,” said Fernandez.

“Although applications are posted in the newspaper, people tend to get their information using social media and it tends to be a lot of negativity with social media rather than positivity.

So, it was word of mouth.

That could be the delay in people coming forward.”

The News story ran on July 23 story. There had been no objections prior to that or within 15 days of the advertisement appearing in a Stuff-owned newspaper in May. The objections, except for the ones from the medical officer of health and police who were told of the application, came after the News story was published.

Last week the medical officer of health was the only ‘official’ objector to the application after police withdrew its objection.

Waikato DHB health protection advisor Ashleigh Mail also asked if it was normal to receive that many signatures from the public objecting to a new off licence, in reference to a petition from retirement village residents

received after objections closed.

Fernandez said she had not received “something of this magnitude” but noted “it was just signatures, there were no addresses, no contact details.

“Because the date had expired for public objection, there was no opportunity to go back to the people who had signed it and say: ‘what are your issues?’ rather than ‘just another bottle store’ and that was what I was getting from social media,” said Fernandez.

“As a result of this I contacted the community board because anyone who had issues would have contacted the community board and they might have heard something. They hadn’t received anything other than ‘another bottle store’.”

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Town Hall will see the light

Cambridge fundraiser Cambridge High School is raising funds for Kiwi Outreach by asking students to bring non-perishable food items, old school uniforms and unused stationery to school this week.

Transport study A study to help decide whether Waipā District Council will keep an existing Western Arterial designation for a future transport corridor in Te Awamutu is being considered. The existing designation was identified in 2006 as the solution to reducing heavy vehicle congestion in the town’s main street at that time.

Close to 90 per connect Waipā District was expected to reach 90 per cent fully vaccinated sometime yesterday. Tuesday figures showed the district at 89.8 per cent with less than 50 people needed to break through the barrier.

The Cambridge Town Hall lit up for a function earlier this year.

By Mary Anne Gill

There could be increased opportunities to light up the Cambridge Town Hall and the Clock Tower for events outside of the traditional commemoration days.

Cambridge Community Board members Elise Badger and Alana Mackay will work with Waipā District Council staff to develop some guidelines for board approval.

In past years, the two iconic buildings have been lit up to commemorate Anzac, Armistice and Bastille days.

There has been an increase in requests to light up the buildings for awareness days and initiatives, but no clear guidelines exist to guide

council staff.

Communication and Engagement manager Hannah Blake told the community board last week the number of requests had become unattainable.

“Another concern that stems from the number of awareness days/ initiatives is where does council draw the line on what type of awareness days/initiatives can light up an asset and what can’t, and how that decision can be made,” she said.

Often organisations making these requests are non-profit or interest groups and cannot meet the costs associated with the work.

Changing the filters on the lights in the Town Hall and Clock Tower costs more than $125 per light, she said.

There was a health and safety aspect to the requests as well and costs associated with staff scaling the Town Clock tower to carry out the work.

The Town Hall itself is a bookable space, said Blake.

“Lighting up this space when, for example, a wedding is taking place could cause upset.”

The board decided that six events would take precedence over any requests. They are Anzac, Armistice, Bastille, Le Quesnoy, Matariki and Waitangi.

Part of Badger and Mackay’s work with council will involve consulting with the Cambridge Town Hall Community Trust which runs and promotes the Town Hall

and has been tasked by council to redevelop the facility and ensure the community gets the most from the asset.

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Tieke: golfers score a birdie

By Mary Anne Gill

The first rounds of golf have been played at New Zealand’s newest golf course situated in the Waipā District.

The $15 million Tīeke Golf Estate is the former Lochiel course renovated over three years for the Riverside Golf Club by Phil Tataurangi and Brett Thomson of Mahi Tahi Golf Project.

Two of the country’s most experienced golf operators are in charge at the course.

Richard Ellis is golf director and is a life member of the New Zealand Professional Golfers Association and an honorary life member of the PGA of Australia.

Waikato golf identity Warren Collett, who was the Lochiel club

manager from 1998 to 2007, started as part time golf manager at Tīeke in August.

He had successfully managed North Shore and Manawatu golf clubs and was planning on a quiet retirement when the Riverside board asked him to help.

The club superintendent is former New Zealand Māori golf champion and Web.com player Jason Laing.

On the site adjacent to Mystery Creek Events Centre is a redesigned 18-hole championship course and a new club house. It reopened yesterday (Wednesday) with more than 30,000 native plants back in the ground after the removal of hundreds of old trees and shrubs and the uncovering of sandy soils which sat dormant

AL HOUSES INTO UD OF. Richard Ellis, left, and Warren Collett, right ready to welcome golfers at the new Tīeke Golf Estate.

Tīeke Golf Estate’s new clubhouse and the huge practice putting green.

underneath the turf for more than 25,000 years.

“Tīeke is a spectacular achievement, an incredible new course and one that is going to rate highly in New Zealand. There is already great anticipation and huge demand to play Tīeke and it will very quickly become a must play course for golfers from everywhere,” said Ellis.

Ellis recently moved to Cambridge from Pauanui with his wife Cushla and children Michael and Sarah. His company Pacific Golf Management have managed the golf operations since September.

The Tīeke Golf Estate is named after the ancient North Island saddleback which was once widespread across New Zealand but declined in numbers during the 19th century because of forest clearances and introduced predators such as rats, cats and stoats.

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increase in Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and the Riverside club has formed a unique conservation partnership which will hopefully see the member of the wattle bird family return to the Mystery Creek area.

Riverside Golf Club was formed from a merger between the Narrows and Lochiel golf clubs in 2014. Not long after Waka Kotahi (New Zealand Transport Agency) designated several holes at the Narrows course as part of the proposed Southern Links Expressway.

After a lengthy settlement, the club sold Narrows for nearly $20 million enabling the investment to take place on the former Lochiel site.

The Narrows course will close in April and ownership of the land revert to Waka Kotahi. It cannot be used for golf.

“When I first heard about the renovation taking place at Lochiel, I was interested to see the changes.

I didn’t expect to see an entirely new course and club house. It’s not just a new course but a fantastic development and a golf course unlike any other in New Zealand,” said Ellis.

“I’ve been involved in the startup of a number of international golf courses, the Tīeke course and clubhouse is extraordinary and I know once the members play the course, they will be very proud to be part of what has been created ‘One of the best courses in New Zealand’.”

Ellis said his number one tip for golfers playing the course was to “practice your putting.”

“There will be no excuses you have one of the biggest practice putting greens you will ever see,” he said.

The big undulating bent grass greens and their surrounds will test golfers’ putting and short game skills and most players will find it is the bad chip shot and three putts that blow the score out, said Ellis.

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Coles warned over conflict of interest

By Mary Anne Gill

A Waipā district councillor earned himself a strong rebuke from mayor Jim Mylchreest last week for lobbying for an organisation the Cambridge representative had declared a conflict of interest with.

Philip Coles is a member of the council’s District Promotions committee which was considering – and eventually approved - a $5000 application from Destination Cambridge for a movie night at Cambridge Raceway on Saturday.

Coles, who chairs the tourism information organisation, declared his conflict of interest at the start of the meeting, saying: “if I am able to say a couple of things, that would be great.”

Under the Local Authorities (Members’ Interests) Act 1968, councillors cannot discuss or vote on matters before the authority in which they have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest, other than an interest in common with the public.

The Act protects the integrity of local authority decision-making by ensuring that people are not affected by personal motives when they participate in local

authority decision-making and cannot use their position to obtain preferential access to contracts.

In the agenda for the meeting, Event and Marketing advisor Amber Diprose recommended the council grant Destination Cambridge $4000.

Coles urged the committee to give the organisation $5000, saying it would still run at a loss with that sum.

“This is a great initiative for the community as everyone has said and with Covid and everything like that, we’re just trying to put smiles on people’s faces so if we can get the five grand, I’d, we’d really appreciate that...

“If you guys could consider the full funding, that would be really, really appreciative and it’s for the community which all these events are for the community.”

Committee member Merv Gyde then asked if there would be a cost for movie attendees.

“Yes, there is a charge $15 a car, so however many people in the car. Even at that we still make a loss,” said Coles.

Gyde suggested if Destination Cambridge was going to make a loss, people

should pay more to go to the movie.

“We were considering charging more but with inflation rising and everything like that, we’re just trying to keep the cost down as much as possible, so we came to an agreement on $15, we were looking at $20,” said Coles.

It is understood the actual charge for each car is $10.

When deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk asked for more information about the budget, Coles said: “Just let me see if I can find an email, please.”

Stolwyk then pointed out to Mylchreest, who was chairing the meeting, that there was a conflict in the room with one member providing more information to the committee than other events were able to do.

“We need to be a bit cautious here.”

Members Kevin Burgess and Marcus Gower both said they supported giving Destination Cambridge $5000.

Coles started to say something at which point Mylchreest said: “Phil, I don’t think you should be saying too much more here.

It’s almost getting to a point where it’s lobbying rather than information.”

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Destination Cambridge had already received $2000 from the Cambridge Community Board discretionary fund for other Christmas-related activities which could not include the Movie Night, said Diprose.

“The event looked really good. I think it’s a great way to have some sort of celebratory event around town before Christmas.”

Deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk said she was pleased to see the application. “We all need a little bit of a lift going into Christmas. The timing is

really good.”

It was a shame other groups had not tried to access the fund, she said.

“I don’t know if it is because people don’t know whether to apply. But it’s the only thing in front of us at the moment, so why not?”

The Movie Night will be held at Cambridge Raceway with gates opening at 4.30pm and the movie, the Christmas classic Elf, running from 6pm-8pm. The film will be screened on an 8m x 5m outdoor screen with speakers.

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‘Another bottle store’ coming

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Committee chair Sara Grayson asked Fernandez what it should consider about Victoria Square, a nearby public park within a restricted liquor place.

“One of the things I do when I do an inspection of the premises, I have a look at the locale and I look at wastebins and to see if there is any litter or graffiti. I didn’t observe anything of that sort in the area to see that it was attracting people drinking outside.

“There were no bottles or cans, or graffiti, or broken glass, or anything like that,” said Fernandez.

“I’ve got no concerns (about Victoria Square).”

In her summing up, the applicants’ counsel Pervinder Kaur said her clients met all their obligations under the Act. She was critical of the Medical Officer of Health who she said had not provided any

detail to support its submission against the application.

“The applicant should not have to be guessing what the MOH’s case is. The rules of natural justice required the applicant should know the case it has to answer before the close of evidence.”

The committee adjourned the hearing to allow the applicant time to produce a detailed floor plan.

Blue Drops directors Avtar and Kawljeet Singh, who told the hearing they bought the building on November 26, had already agreed to other conditions which included an undertaking to do no external advertising, no single bottle sales under 500mls and to frost the front windows up to 1.5m so the public, particularly school children, could not look in and see liquor in the store.

Grayson said the committee expected to make a decision before Christmas.

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Going Dutch again

THURSDAY DECEMBER 9, 2021

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The burden of our beast

By Peter Carr

A scene from the Dutch market in December last year.

Cambridge’s popular Dutch market will be back running next week; the first since July.

The market’s aim has always been to help people of Dutch descent connect with each other and for other residents to experience the unique Netherlands culture. Volunteers run the market and proceeds go to the Netherlands Friendly Society who visit older Dutch residents in the Waikato region.

At the market on December 18, will be stalls

with specific Dutch treats like poffertjes (a kind of pikelet), oliebollen (a kind of doughnut), herring, cheese, a small selection of Dutch groceries, kroketten (croquettes), plants and handcrafted cards.

There will also be a stall dedicated to Xmas decorations and one of the volunteers will run a kids corner with a Dutch “sjoelbak” to play on.

There are hundreds of people who identify as Dutch in Cambridge.

The 2018 Census showed

that in New Zealand there were 29,820 people who put themselves down as Dutch even though nearly 70 per cent of them had been in the country for more than 20 years.

About 3850 Dutch people live in the Waikato region.

Usually, the market runs on the last Friday of the month, a pattern which will hopefully return in March next year.

The market will be at Bridges Church on Duke Street between 10am and 1pm.

This has been a week of both error and revelation.

After the recent lengthy lockdown we set off southwards last Wednesday to catch up with Wellington-based families. All was good with the world as we wound our way towards Port Nicholson, with an overnight stop at the southern end of Lake Taupo.

The following morning, after an early start, we stopped for breakfast at a longsupported café in Taihape. All was still good with the world as we started to pull out of this Rangitikei town.

And then the fun started. The engine of our large white beast went into ‘crawl’ mode. Luckily a hazardous slow-speed 180 degree turn and a crawl up the hill brought us back to Taihape to start enquiring about diesel mechanics.

We soon learned a fuel injector was in need of surgery, the part was not available and as the engine was still in warranty, the vehicle had to be handled only by the representative of one of the world-leading vehicle manufacturers. A phone call to Whanganui revealed a two-week backlog, Palmerston North had one. So with the somewhat miserly support of the insurance company we arranged a tow to the city which resulted in a smart vehicle arriving two hours later to haul the mobile home onto its back.

But what about us? Luckily a connecting bus was only an hour away. And then the fun started. What eventually transpired between us (and the very helpful i-Site manager), and InterCity should be recorded for posterity as to how poor a service exists.

In fairness the people at the head office of that company tried hard once we fought our way through a most unhelpful phone

reception area and engaged the services of a supervisor. He attempted several times to phone the bus driver who clearly was not in receptive mood, so it was not possible to ask him to stop and pick up the two stranded and somewhat elderly prospective passengers.

With the helpful assistance of the operator at the local BP we found a dial-a-driver in Taihape who agreed to take us to Palmerston North for a very reasonable price.

We left the van at the vehicle centre to be dealt with ‘next week’ and were rescued by a daughter who drove up to take the distressed couple, clothes and food towards Wellington… where it has not stopped raining since.

While here in the south of the island we have become engrossed in discussions regarding the have and have nots. I am talking about the dichotomy between those who have been double-vaccinated and those who have chosen not to be so.

I have a concern for the stress on people who are driven to retreat within their four walls and possibly descend into anxiety and depression. Life in retirement villages is descending into a two-tier culture which is abhorrent, unfair and in some cases unmanaged.

In a number of villages the management are trying very hard to take a reasonable line.

That said, someone has to speak up for those to whom needles, unknown vaccine contents and an ever-changing set of government driven rules are creating a morass of uncertainty.

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Tajeet said the concept had been to bring some of Auckland’s viaduct ‘chic’ to the Waikato.

Unsurprisingly, The Boundary has attracted a raft of positive reviews. It’s easy to see why … parking is a breeze, the service is slick, and options like ‘kids eat free Tuesdays, and ‘half price pizzas’ on Mondays make for an appreciative customer base.

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Parry is managing director of The Social Group, an Aucklandbased enterprise running a swathe of successful city-based restaurants and pubs. His daughter, Tajeet Takhar, expertly manages both The Boundary and its sister operation, Forever Bound Café.

The names of both are drawn from the area. The literal translation from Māori of the word Tamahere is ‘bound boy’ and legends linked to the area

Top:The Boundary Restaurant and Bar owner and manager respectively, Parry Takhar and his daughter Tajeet Takhar. Above: Restaurant manager Tajeet Takhar on a stylish seat set to one side of The Boundary.

inspired the décor as well as the names.

After a halting start due to Covid lockdowns, The Boundary Restaurant and Bar finally opened on September 10. It offers à-la-carte, European-style fine dining with a selection of bar food, a good kid’s menu and a great ‘build your own plate’ option. The ethos is one of catering for all – there is a good selection of vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairyfree dishes, and an outstanding

The restaurant comfortably seats around 300, indoor or out.

The versatile space lends itself to functions, and Wednesday evenings could become a regular quiz or comedy night. “We want to bring the community together,” says Tajeet. “Anyone wanting to take part – perhaps some comedy or play music – is welcome to get in touch.”

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Forever Bound Café, like its neighbour The Boundary Restaurant and Bar, is owned

by Auckland’s Parry Takhar. It opened in March and his daughter Tajeet Takhar manages both with a keen eye focused on maintaining quality while keeping things fresh.

Parry Takhar and his daughter Tajeet Takhar in the stylish Forever Bound Cafe.

of ‘Tamahere’, but it was only when he spotted local artist Amanda Herbert painting telecommunications boxes at a nearby roundabout that he knew how he wanted to do it.

“Dad stopped and asked if she would do some art for the café, and she agreed,” Tajeet recalls.

Customers have found it an easy, pleasant spot to catch up with friends in a relaxed, sophisticated environment.

“We told her what we were working towards with our designer, and she created this fabulous wall art. We were so lucky to have found her.”

Much of the café’s charm is in the respect it gives to the neighbourhood in which it sits.

From the outset, Parry wanted to acknowledge the meaning

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are Amanda’s paintings hung in unusual, boxed frames. A dried flower wall and slick lighting throughout adds panache to the unusual décor.

Forever Bound Café is available for private functions, and while there isn’t a fee to hire the café, there is a minimum drinks spend required.

The café is open seven days a week from 8am through to 3pm. It will take a break over Christmas, closing on December 24 and re-opening on January 4.

Forever Bound Café sits adjacent to The Boundary Café and Bar, both are at the new complex at 65 Devine Rd, Tamahere.

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FAITH IN WAIPĀ

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By Peter Matthews

It was in early 2020, when the world was confronted with a frightening narrative concerning a novel coronavirus that was projected to be much more harmful than a typical flu. News of the virus spread around our planet at a level, arguably even greater than the spread and contagion of the virus itself, as reported rates of death, disability and transmission were forecast. The world faced a serious global threat for which no treatment existed, and this cemented fear and entrenched a sense of vulnerability across the face of earth’s populace.

Naturally emotions surged as feelings of anger/rage, anxiety/fear/panic, and despair/ helplessness/hopelessness began spiralling out of control. It’s worth observing here that when we are not dominated by a threat response, we normally feel relatively peaceful, clear-headed, empathetic and compassionate towards others as well as being more tolerant of diversity of opinion.

Psychologists have spoken of the human threat response, triggering runaway polarisation (‘us vs. them,’); scapegoating (‘find the bad guy’); dehumanising and a general loss of empathy for anyone identified as ‘other’. That threat response is also credited with creating a breakdown in our capacity for critical thinking and sense-making, plus a vulnerability to follow the loudest voice, falling into line with apparent consensus.

A response to dealing with sustained threat, is for people to fall into ‘tribal’ groups united by a common viewpoint bound by groupthink.

Our beliefs, strongly galvanise us into alignment with ‘like-minded’ others. The danger is that forming alliances to protect ourselves from a perceived common ‘enemy’ who believe differently to us, ends up corralling people

into divided camps that don’t communicate and fail to respect one another’s viewpoint.

With Covid, polarisation has occurred on many levels. It has surfaced to divide members of the public, different political factions, different ethnicities and cultures, different classes, tragically even friends and family members.

As the leader of a local church, I know it even impacts faith communities. Yet there’s a wonderful bonding possible within the fellowship of Christian believers that overrides beliefs which are subservient to other more important beliefs.

You see it is an individual’s personal relationship with Jesus Christ and fellowship with Him, that becomes the primary source of common union (communion) for fellow believers, in spite of their differing ideas on some things.

We all gather around beliefs and practises which we jointly value and agree with. Within any societal group, differing opinions can potentially divide and scatter, but when Jesus is truly our non-negotiable rallying point, though strained at times, fellowship within faith communities should not easily be broken!

Loving unity is what is meant to identify and distinguish people who claim faith in God. Unity is not uniformity, and we must accept that it is fine to have differing viewpoints on matters so long as our central love for God (which enables love for one another) is maintained.

It is essential to stay authentically close to the One who is central to faith and to resist dividing into unloving, vilifying/polarising ‘silos’ that are wary of, and threatened by ‘others’.

Tension was high as the online auction came to a climax. I had been watching it for a while and the bidding was sporadic in the days leading up to last night’s finale.

I came to the realisation a week or so ago that my boatbuilding efforts were not going to progress according to my plans in the absence of a band saw.

So having found one online which looked just right for my requirements, I had simply to wait until two minutes before the end of the auction, place the winning bid, and Bob would be my new uncle.

Well that was the theory. In the event I placed my bid and then watched in horror as, 19 seconds before the close, somebody outbid me by $5. The roller coaster went on for a further 20 minutes as the price increased by over a hundred dollars. At each increment I had to tweak my rationale for paying the higher price.

“It comes with four spare blades and they’re worth $50” ... “it’s still less than half the price of a new one” and so on.

As the drama unfolded, I became aware that the entire family were looking over my shoulder and they began to offer advice, which was not, at all times, entirely helpful.

I’m very pleased to report that I won the auction. What the other guy didn’t realise was that my final bid was my “very last, final, not going past it, not another dollar bid” and he could have had it for just $5 more. Maybe.

We did laugh at one point as our 12-year-old daughter suggested that

there might have been a domestic altercation between another “wood nerd” and his wife, as the price crept northwards, culminating in the wife pulling the plug from the wall thus ensuring my victory.

So it’s a win win win; for me, the seller, and the planet: I am not going to buy a new band saw which will have been made in China from all new raw materials and then shipped to NZ, thus expanding its already considerable carbon footprint.

No, the saw I have bought was made in New Zealand and it has already been owned and used for many years by its first owner. It looks like a good quality machine and so I hope to use it myself for several years to come.

Thus my woodworking future is, for the time being, assured. That is, until another piece of equipment becomes essential.

I am wondering, a little uneasily though, about my reasoning: the new band saw I might have bought is, presumably, already in the country.

Have I really saved the planet by not buying it?

And it would have come with all the assurances afforded the purchasers of new items by the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.

And then there is the fact that tomorrow we’re going on a road trip.

You see, my new saw is in Whanganui.

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Bridge passes muster Blake award for Reney

Cambridge’s Victoria Bridge has passed its latest warrant of fitness – but it will require work to ensure it passes the next one.

Concerns have been raised about the state of the century old bridge/ A structural assessment report from consultants, presented to Waipā District Council’s Service Delivery Committee has indicated it is in fair condition under existing weight limits but further work will be required to maintain that rating.

Council’s Transportation Manager Bryan Hudson said the team undertook regular assessments of the historic bridge and programmed in any required maintenance as indicated in the assessments.

“The most recent Beca structural assessment has shown that the current weight limits on vehicles crossing the bridge are suitable for today’s use but it has highlighted areas that we will need to repair and repaint in order to maintain the bridge’s lifespan.

“We are planning to undertake these repairs and the repainting programme during 2022-2023. During repair and repainting, significant scaffolding will be required on the structure and we will need to manage traffic during the repairs to

Karāpiro School pupil Reney McClure has been recognised for her leadership qualities with a 2021 Blake Young Leader Award.

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Principal Tina-Maree Thatcher said Reney was an exceptional student who upheld the schools’ core values and lead with kindness, generosity and honesty.

accommodate this additional temporary load,” said Hudson.

Findings from the report indicate that the Victoria Bridge’s structural capacity will continue to provide service under current usage and vehicle weight restrictions with no strengthening required.

The bridge’s current vehicle weight restriction of three tonnes will be maintained as the bridge does not have capacity to accommodate a lane full of heavy trucks.

Councillor Roger Gordon noted his concerns at some of the wording used in the reports, which indicated parts of the bridge were in a ‘deteriorated’ condition.

“The report does include a lot of technical jargon which can unfortunately be misinterpreted if you aren’t familiar with these type of

technical reports. Having this rating isn’t uncommon on bridges of any age where weight limits need to be applied as they are rated against a wide range of traffic loads including vehicles and pedestrians, all the way through to heavy trucks and trailers,” Hudson explained.

Gordon was concerned at images in the report which showed areas of corrosion on the underside of the bridge.

Hudson confirmed that the images showed information typical of a historic bridge and the many photographs taken by rope access helped to plan the work ahead for the repair and repainting stages.

Hudson advised that the steelwork repairs identified in the report will be made prior to repainting and this will prolong the life of the bridge.

“Reney is resilient and courageous and has the courage to use her voice to stand up for what she believes is right. She has the ability to consider the perspective of others and models respect for herself and for those around her.

Around 350 primary and intermediate schools from all over Aotearoa are taking part in the 2021 programme which celebrates Year 5 to 8 leaders.

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The saddest thing about losing Cambridge Motorcycle Club’s Rowling Place track is the impact on junior riders, says threetime New Zealand motocross champion Mike Cotter.

“We only ride here six Sundays a year between 9.30am and 4pm and you’re giving enjoyment to hundreds of people, to little kids that will remember the day for the rest of their lives,” he said at the club’s final meet at the end of November.

“It’s getting kids off iPads and out of bed by seven o’clock in the morning, just giving them a purpose. I’ve got a daughter who’s 15 and like most teenagers she spends a lot of time on her phone on the different social media platforms, so having a facility like this that gets kids and teenagers out of the house at 7am closing down, that’s what I’m most gutted about.”

Cotter, who has lived in Cambridge all his life, grew up on a dairy farm 3km away from the track and rode there for 40 years.

His daughters Caitlin (15) and

Emma (11) have both been racing there since they were about seven and his father Norm Cotter was club president for “20-odd years” and a CMC life member.

“Three generations of Cotters have come through this particular venue, this track,” he said.

However, the motorcycle club’s resource consent to operate at the site lapsed last month because neighbouring land had been rezoned for residential development.

Cotter said the club had been fighting to renew its resource consents for close to 20 years and “knew this day was coming”.

“To be honest I’m pretty surprised we got this far, 2021, considering we were supposed to be closed in the early 2000s with all the subdivisions happening,” he said.

“It is a shame and I would’ve thought potentially the councils or someone could have worked harder to negotiate with some of those neighbours etc, but at the end of the day we are in the middle of town. There’s no other track like this in New Zealand

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for motocross club that’s in the middle of suburbia, so I suppose it’s just progression.”

He remembers riding in the 1980s, back when the area was “just wasteland”.

“The track was open 24/7, people could come down here any day or night...there were no restrictions,” he said. “Unfortunately obviously town’s grown around us.”

He said finding another permanent venue was “probably going to take a lot of work and money”.

“That’s the hard part because this is all volunteer-based and most of the money the club makes goes back into the venue. It’s not a wealthy club and land is ridiculously expensive, so yeah,

we’re going to need some generosity from landowners or if the council can help us out.

“We don’t have anywhere permanent to go to yet but we are working on some things.”

His wife Deborah is worried the track’s closure might deter their youngest daughter from carrying on with the sport.

“I was sitting over at the mini track yesterday watching these rows of little kids all lined up thinking how sad it was that they’re going to lose the venue,” she said.

“Where are they going to go now locally?”

CMC spokesperson Loren Stockley

said the club had about 200 members, more than half of them juniors.

She said the track’s closure meant right now there were “not a lot of options for kids starting out in motocross in the central North Island area”.

“Our minis track has always been described as the best beginners track out there for getting into motocross,” she said.

People came from all over North Island to ride at local events and the track’s closure would affect local businesses.

She said the club had received huge support from the local community over the years.

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Christmas cheer extended Organisers of this year’s and we want to thank Cambridge Christmas Cheer Cambridge Rotary and have extended the final date Lions for their fantastic for donations to next Tuesday. support.”

The annual community Other organisations and initiative to help families in businesses are supporting need is run by the Cambridge the toy drive by having Committee of Social Services Christmas Cheer collection (CCOSS), a group of local bins at their premises social agencies, churches and for donations of new, community organisations. unwrapped toys and other Harriet Dixon, manager Christmas items. of Cambridge Community They include House and the person Cambridge Paper Plus, heading the Christmas Cheer Toys101, Cambridge team, said: “We want to put i-Site, Countdown, Harriet Dixon smiles on the faces of children Redberry Supermarket in and a Christmas meal on the Leamington, the Salvation table that they can share as a family, to make Army in Williamson St, and Cambridge the season just a bit brighter for families who Community House in Shakespeare St. need a helping hand right now.”

Those preferring to donate money can pay via internet banking into the Cambridge She said Christmas Cheer was a real Committee of Social Services bank account community effort.

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How they fared New National leader Chris Luxon had no early Christmas presents for Waikato and King Country MP in his shadow cabinet reshuffle this week. It was just three month ago that then leader Judith Collins announced a refresh of the line up.

Louise Upston, who had Regional Economic Development was handed Social Development this week.

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Matty’s winning ways

By Mary Anne Gill

When Matthew ‘Matty’ White was a boy, all he ever wanted to do was drive horses for a living.

Now the 37-year-old Cambridge trainer and driver is living the dream notching up victories galore on the track, the latest coming on Tommysonaroll at Cambridge Raceway last week.

White guided the Auckland Reactor gelding away smartly from barrier one and quickly took him to the lead in race two, the Dunstan Recovery Mash Mobile Pace, before taking a trail. From there he received a beautiful trailing spot and proved too good up the lane.

It took White’s training victories for the season to 15 from 123 starts and his wins as a driver to 29 from 302 starts.

White, who was born and brought up in Cambridge, used to work while he was still at Cambridge High School in the legendary Tony Shaw’s stables.

He stayed at high school till the end of Year 13 not for any major academic reason, he hastens to add, but because the school’s first XV had a rugby trip to Australia and he was their star flanker.

Fresh out of school, White moved to

Pukekohe to work as a junior driver with Brian Hughes and John Green.

Training horses was not something he thought about till much later. As a junior and then open driver, he notched up 133 wins before moving to Western Australia in 2010 with his now wife Brigette.

There he linked up with Andrew De Campo, one of Australia’s top trainers in Capel, 200kms south of Perth. The two first got to know each other when White was 19 and he spent a month working in De Campo’s stables.

There were more drives for White in Australia; four or five race meetings a week on all-weather tracks.

White started his training career alongside De Campo before going out on his own to train 76 winners.

White and his wife returned to New Zealand in 2019 to train in partnership with Mike Berger at Cambridge Raceway.

“Mike and I had always kept in contact and he was winding down and looking for someone. I’d worked with him before.”

White secured his first New Zealand training win in partnership with Berger behind About Turn in November 2019 but then early last year he was involved in a horrific four-horse race crash at the raceway

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One of the leading horses spooked around the first turn which resulted in White and another driver being flung from their carts.

Both drivers were knocked out.

White sustained bleeding on the brain, a concussion, and three fractured vertebrae, which resulted in his absence from the track until March. He was quickly back in the winners’ circle as both a trainer and driver.

“It was lucky it wasn’t any worse.”

While he had been in other accidents before, none as bad as this one. He was back in the sulky within six weeks.

“There was no real fear getting back on or anything, it was straight back into the groove.”

Covid presented many challenges – there was no racing for two months and when it returned, it was without patrons.

“I feel a bit sorry for the owners who can’t go to the races, that’s what it is all about for them.”

The training partnership between Berger and White finished at the end of the 20192020 season and only a month into the new season in August last year, White had his first solo training win when Carse O Fern Tom took out the Oktoberfest, 3rd October Mobile Pace (2200m) at the raceway.

Cambridge trainer and driver Matthew White.

Photo: Trish Dunell

White now has 14 horses in training. He also breaks horses in for owners.

It will be yet another busy week for Matthew White Stables – one horse will head down to Manawatu for a meeting tonight (Thursday) while others are heading for Alexandra Park in Auckland tomorrow.

Any of them worth a tipple? The News asked on behalf of readers.

Thee Old Bomb, third at Cambridge last week and third a fortnight before that in Auckland, is worth looking at. Overdue for a win, says White.

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He was previously based in Christchurch with Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston but has a couple of previous stints in the north, including a few months in Matamata at Wexford Stables working under Lance O’Sullivan.

“When I came up here the first time, I still had a lot to learn. It has been a good journey and I have taken it step-by-step,” Asano said.

“Tony Pike has been looking after me, as well as a few other trainers in Cambridge. They have been really supportive, and I have got a great manager, Dean Williams, who handles all of my rides. I have been pretty lucky.”

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“I thought I would have a crack at it and Tony Pike was happy to help me out,” he said.

“I will see how I go but I think I will stay here.”

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“It didn’t go as planned,” Asano said. “I had a few rides on favourites on Saturday but some of the horses didn’t handle the track.”

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YEAR 11 Recipient Connor Horn Grace Jolley Weston TomasAnderson Metz Ashleigh Nicholas Jack Beaumont Jessica Upston Bailey Anderson Georgia Hollie KervinWillats Jana Nagel Josh Bam & Paige Steen Troy Cosgrove Tomas Metz Elsie Williams Elsie Greig Williams James Flora Ingoe Fraser Menneer Duncan Madison Kaylee Honiss Natalie Thomas Jaimee Leigh Keela Jones Miller Summer Paulo Baldo Francesca Fraser Duncan Hickey Emma Birch EmilyBenge Carr Poppy Annabel ZhangO’Brien Anneliese Josh Bam Andrew Chapple Jana Nagel Kana Hamada Anica van den Berg Keela Jones

Gemma Barham Gabrielle Morris YEAR 12 Abigail EmmaSwanepoel Borman Grace Jolley Julia Wood Maddison Shaw Camryn Amy Barry Blair Luke Hoebergen Jessica Pike Jana McFetridge Yolanda Kuang Brooke Giltrap Alicia Abercrombie Chloe Cumming Brendan Murphy Isaac Brown Rose Oldershaw Nathan Arnott Kano LeviKasuga Wesford Troy Bartels

Arts Awards 2021 FIRST IN CLASS Award Art Accounted4 Limited Prize Accounting Cambridge Travel Lines Prize Art - Painting, English & Music Waikato Car & Commercial Rentals Art Digital Media Vagg Cup Prize - Instrumental Music Music Crave Prize Biochemistry Orpheus Award - Diligence in Music Accounted4 Limited Prize BusinessMusic Studies Mitre 10 Mega Cambridge Prize Carpentry Music Cambridge LaundromatCalvert Prize Cup - Outstanding vocalist Catering and Hospitality Gourmet Delicious (Podium Café) Prize Dance Top musical Group / Duo Music National Art Supplies Prize Design and Visual Communication PB Tech Prize Digital Technology Fresh Choice Cambridge Prize Drama Sullivan Award: All round excellence in Music Music Bunnings Cambridge Prize Engineering Cambridge Medical Centre Prize Food and Nutrition Daniel Peters Cup Outstanding contribution to Music Music Petal Passion Florist Prize French, and Media Studies Supertrician ‘88’ Prize Outstanding contribution to CHS Dance Geography Dance Crombie Lockwood Prize Health Westpac Cambridge Prize History CHS Cup for Diligence in Dance Dance Lyceum House Inc. Prize Japanese /Top Dancer Dance Cambridge Travel LinesOutstanding Prize Mandarin, and Mathematics with Extension Cambridge High School Board of Trustees Material Technology Engineering, Te Reo Thornton Cup for Outstanding Contribution to Dance Dance PB Tech Prize Material Technology Fabric Tarbutt & Matthews Optometrists Prize, /and Rogers Cup Mathematics and Science as a Year 10 Dance Student Outstanding TopPatDancer Distinction Furniture Prize Outdoor Education Cambridge Travel LinesAlana Prize Wells Cup for Outstanding Contribution to CHS Physical Dance Science New World Cambridge Prize Social Sciences Dance Cambridge Office Products Prize Sport Studies Principal’s Academic Prize for Top Overall Year 11 Student First in History, First in Science 2018, Third in Thornton Trophy forMathematics, Diligence in Dance Dance Second in Level 2 Biology as a Year 11 Student, Third in Level 2 Geography as a Year 11 Arts Student Diligence in Visual Art Accounted4 Limited Prize the Roy Bernstein Cup for Science Alland round excellence in Visual Art

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Dairy stats underline efficiency New Zealand is producing more milk with fewer cows.

The annual New Zealand Dairy Statistics report from by DairyNZ and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) shows the total milk volume, total milksolids were the highest on record in the 202021 season.

New Zealand has 4.9 million milking cows – down from 4.92 million the previous season, and they produced 1.95 billion kilograms of milksolids.

DairyNZ Chief Executive Dr Tim Mackle says a continuation of the “more milk from fewer cows” trend shows a

continuing focus on milking better cows and farming even more sustainably.

“Farmers are focused on developing more productive and efficient cows and farming systems, with a lighter environmental footprint. They want to retain our unique pasture-based farming system and remain world leading.”

Favourable weather conditions also contributed to good grass growth, while higher milk prices meant many farmers extended their milking season in 2020/21.

The percentage of cows mated to artificial breeding rose to 71.3 per cent (up from 70.8 per cent in 2019/20), and

the number of cows herd tested is the highest on record (3.735 million cows, or 76.2 per cent of the national herd).

Herd testing enables farmers to monitor and improve the quality and productivity of their herds.

LIC Acting Chief Executive David Hazlehurst says the greater uptake of herd improvement services demonstrates farmers’ intent and focus on producing the most sustainable and efficient animals.

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Dr Tim Mackle says that dairy plays a really key role in New Zealand as the sector employs around 50,000 people and was estimated to contribute over $37 billion to the economy in 2020/21.

“The latest Dairy Statistics report shows that despite a range of challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and staff shortages, farmers are working hard to keep milk production flowing, and this benefits every Kiwi.”

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By Bala Tikkisetty

Earthworms improve the general condition of farming soils, reduce surface runoff of contaminants from pasture and prevent soil erosion.

Soils without enough of the right type of earthworms are usually poorly structured and tend to develop a turf mat or thatch of slowly decomposing peat-like material at the surface.

Old dung and dead plant material lie about the surface. These factors can naturally inhibit pasture and crop production.

Introduced earthworms are essential to the development of fertile productive soil. They act as biological aerators and physical conditioners of the soil, improve soil porosity, structure, aggregate stability and water retention.

Earthworms also increase the population, activity and diversity of soil microbes, such as actinomycetes and mycorrhizal fungi. These microbes play a vital role in the supply of nutrients to pasture, digesting soil and fertiliser and unlocking nutrients such as

Where the worms go.

phosphorus that are fixed by the soil.

Lower producing grasses are often more evident than ryegrass on these types of soils as well. Pasture growth is slow to start in spring and stops early in autumn. Plant nutrients tend to remain locked in the organic layer and there is poor absorption of applied fertiliser.

Plant roots in such soils are relatively shallow and pastures are therefore susceptible to drought.

Water also runs off this type of pasture more easily rather than being absorbed into the soil, increasing water quality problems.

To help avoid these types of

problems, soils should have a good diversity of relevant earthworm species.

The most common introduced earthworm in New Zealand is Aporrectodea calignosa, a topsoil dweller. This earthworm grows up to 90mm long and may vary in colour from grey to pink or cream.

Another very common introduced earthworm is Lumbricus rubellus, a surface dweller. Often found under cow pats, this earthworm will grow up to 150mm long. It is reddishbrown or reddish-purple, with a pale underside and flattened tail.

Aporrectodea longa live

in burrows as deep as 2-3 metres below the surface.

Undertaking an earthworm count will let farmers know if they have enough of the right type. Counts are preferably done in late winter to early spring when soil moisture and temperature conditions are ideal. Counts can be done by taking out a 20cm cube of soil with a spade. Around 30 earthworms would be ideal in a spade cube.

If soils are scoring way below that there are a range of ways to increase their populations. These include ensuring soil calcium levels are near 7, as calcium promotes earthworm reproduction, maintaining

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soil pH between 5.8 and 6.3, limiting use of agrichemicals and reducing ammonium-based fertilisers, as they make soils acidic.

Moist soils promote earthworm spread and activity and more will remain active in topsoil during summer under irrigation.

Direct drilling and no tillage cultivation methods is another way to promote earthworm numbers. Use a mould board or disc plough rather than a rotary hoe.

Cropping farms should include a phase of pasture in their cropping rotation to increase organic matter returns.

Earthworm ecological diversity is also critical to

ensure soil functions are optimised. For example, the single species of Aporrectodea caliginosa alone was not able to improve water infiltration or pasture production.

However, when this species was found in combination with Aporrectodea longa, there was positive influence on soil functions despite the abundance of A. longa itself not increasing. This study highlights the importance of including a measure of ecological diversity alongside a measure of abundance to assess soil biological health.

The earthworms play a great role in farm productivity and lessen the contaminant impact on water quality.

Remember, weight of earthworms below healthy productive pastures is approximately equivalent to the weight of animals grazing above ground – a thought provoking fact.

• Bala Tikkisetty is a sustainable agriculture advisor (technical) at Waikato Regional Council.

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Managing declining water availability

By Stu Kneebone, Waikato Regional Councillor

With the declining trend in rainfall over recent decades, along with an increasing frequency and intensity of drought events, Waikato Regional Council (WRC) has been turning its mind to ensuring we are in a position to respond pro-actively rather than reactively.

This work is all about developing a water security strategy for the region, something that WRC sees as vitally important given the importance of this region’s natural resource base to our community and its ongoing prosperity.

This is where the concept of planned adaptation comes in.

The last 25 years have seen a declining trend in rainfall, with some areas of NZ more affected than others.

Our response to date has largely been an intuitive one, based on past experience, which has resulted in reactive style adaptations. This approach has largely served us reasonably well.

However, modelling is now telling us that the impacts of anthropogenic (human induced) climate change on our natural and managed systems are such that the extent of expected change is far greater than it has been historically, and accordingly this will require a renewed focus on planned adaptation rather than the traditional reactive approach.

Staff have been working on the concept of a “systems dynamic approach” with a view to better understanding the interdependence between our activities as humans

(i.e., how we use freshwater, and the impacts of these uses on the resource) and water availability.

As we all know and appreciate, land use in the Waikato has developed and grown under the umbrella of a very accommodating climate.

The historic reliability of our rainfall has enabled a range of highly productive land uses; however predictions are that drought conditions will become more prevalent, and we will no longer be afforded the same sort of reliability from our weather patterns.

Our drought response to date could be described as adapting to variations in a “stable climate”.

However, the future is more likely to be along the lines of adapting to a “shifting climate”, which is significantly more challenging.

The report introduces what is known as a conceptual diagram of the water cycle, with a view to better understanding the interdependence between our activities as humans (domestic and industrial/agricultural) and water availability.

This conceptual diagram demonstrates how water flows through the water cycle and includes the modifications that humans have introduced for their different activities, and how these modifications interact within the water cycle.

The diagram explains all of the different interactions that take place, which then allows it to highlight the things that can be focused on for drought adaptation.

These are by and large reasonably logical and include things such as soil soakage rates and how might land management practices enhance this and improve soil moisture; evaporation rates from soil and how might these be influenced or managed and what sort of soil characteristics would enable better retention of moisture in soils, and how could we enhance this.

Overland flow rates are obviously related to this, which leads on to better understanding of the relationship between our land management practices and soil soakage rates. And there are the multitude of different plants/crops, some of which are more drought resistant than others.

It’s important to note that this is not Council policy. This is a tool that can be used to better understand what the impacts of climate change are likely to mean for water availability in the region, and following on from this, how can we adapt our approach to ensure that there is minimal disruption from the inevitable changes that are coming our way.

As always, please feel free to phone myself on 021 943 055 or fellow councillor Andrew MacPherson, 021 932 624 if you would like to discuss this project or would like more information.

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A global campaign backed by leading meat businesses aims to change perceptions of careers in the meat industry, highlight female role models and encourage more women to join the sector.

‘She Looks Like Me’ Aotearoa will showcase the roles and career options in the meat supply chain and launches with the ‘day in the life’ video of Cromwell butcher, Jayne McMillan who has combined her love of science and her connection to the rural sector.

“When I started in the industry, 27 years ago, there were no women on the processing floor and they were largely confined to administration roles.

Through hard work, passion and resilience I now own and Jayne McMillan is fronting operate a boutique butchery the campaign. and delicatessen where I am CEO, Human Resource Manager, Accountant, Butcher, Packer, Customer Service Representative and more.”

The campaign follows a commitment to getting more women into the meat sector following the ‘Gender Representation in the Meat Sector 2020’ report which showed that women account for 36% of the industry’s global workforce.

Laura Ryan, global chair of Meat Business Women, which created ‘She Looks Like Me’, says to attract and retain more female talent, the meat industry should be more visible role models and showcase a wider variety of roles.

“Many people still think working in the meat industry means being a farmer or working on the production line – and they often think it means being a man. By championing real women who work in our sector, ‘She Looks Like Me’ will shine a light on the meat industry in a way that’s never been done before, giving it a human – and female – face and showing the career options that exist,” she said.

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Sweet on Christmas

Although our family favours tried and true traditional desserts at Christmas, we add little twists and tweaks that provide interest.

The Yule Log has been a favourite in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and Vietnam for centuries.

A variation of a rolled chocolate sponge that sometimes has a thick, diagonally-cut slice placed on top, highlighting the curls of whipped cream that resemble the concentric circles of the growth of a tree.

In Shakespeare’s day, the traditional British Christmas plum pudding was a plum porridge prepared from meat stock, fruit juice, prunes, mace and breadcrumbs. It morphed into a more solid temptation over the years — shaped into a ball, tied in a cloth and boiled.

The Victorians took it to another level and put it in a basin to boil. For those who are not tempted by the pud itself or, to use up leftover pud, it can be combined with brandy, mascarpone and sliced apple, then rolled in filo pastry and baked, changing it from a traditional treat to a contemporary mouth-waterer.

FRENCH YULE LOG Gluten-free. I garnished the log with fresh cherries and red currants, mini meringues and sifted icing sugar. The log can be filled and frozen for up to 2 months.

Log: 175g dark chocolate, chopped 1/4 cup cream 5 eggs, separated 1 cup caster sugar Filling: 3/4 cup cream 2 tablespoons icing sugar 1 cup pitted cherries, optional Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 23cm x 33cm sponge roll pan.

Melt the chocolate in the 1/4 cup of cream over hot — not boiling — water. Beat, until smooth. Beat the egg yolks and caster sugar in a large bowl until thick. Fold the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture.

With clean beaters, whip the egg whites, until stiff. Fold into the chocolate mixture. Pour into the prepared sponge roll pan.

French Yule Log

Christmas Plum Pudding Strudel

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a fine skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Remove from the oven, place the pan on a rack and cover with a clean cloth. Cool for a few minutes. Turn out onto a sheet of baking or waxed paper that has been lightly dusted with icing sugar. Cool completely.

To make the filling, whip the cream and icing sugar together, until stiff peaks form. Spread the cherries over the roll — if using —then cover with cream. Carefully roll up using the baking paper to help roll it firmly. Lift onto a serving dish with a wide spatula. Serves 8.

the filling. Place on a greased oven tray and brush with more butter. Chill while the oven heats.

Preheat the oven to 190°C. Bake the strudel for about 20 minutes, until golden and hot.

Serve dusted with icing sugar. Great served with whipped cream or custard. Serves 6-8.

CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING STRUDEL Use a good commercially prepared pud or see my microwave Christmas Pudding at janbilton.co.nz Filling: 350g plum pudding, crumbled 2 tablespoons each: brandy, mascarpone or light cream cheese 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced Crumb Mixture: 1/4 cup dried breadcrumbs eg Panko 2 tablespoons each: ground almonds, brown sugar Filo: 4 sheets filo pastry 25g butter, melted Combine the plum pudding, brandy and mascarpone in a bowl. Mix well. Peel, core and thinly sliced the apple.

Combine the crumb mixture.

Place a sheet of filo on a clean bench. Brush with the melted butter. Sprinkle with 1-2 tablespoons of the crumb mixture.

Continue layering the filo sheets on top brushing each with butter and dusting with the crumb mixture.

Place the filling down one long edge of the filo. Top neatly with the apple slices. Fold in the ends then roll up to enclose

PECAN PIE Americans use corn syrup but golden syrup is a good substitute.

400g sweet short pastry 1 1/4 cups lightly toasted pecans 75g butter 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar 4 eggs 3/4 cup golden syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1/4 teaspoon salt Preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly grease a 25cm pie or flan dish.

Roll out the pastry and line the pie plate. Trim the edges and prick the base. Press a sheet of foil on the base and sides of the pastry. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking for 2-3 minutes. Remove and place the pecans evenly over the pastry base.

Reduce the oven heat to 180°C. To make the filling, cream the butter and brown sugar until light. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the syrup, vanilla essence and salt. Mix well and pour over the pecans. Bake for 40-45 minutes until just set in the centre. The pecans should rise to the top. Cool then refrigerate until required. Serve warm or at room temperature. Serves 8.

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- The new carpet and floor coverings are ready for the new owner whilst outside the large rear section offers scope for a sizable garage to be installed for the car collector or fisherman alike.

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Chelsea Burdan is closing in on a return to race day riding from a new base following an extended time on the side-line due to injury.

The promising apprentice’s career has been on hold for more than a year following complications after she suffered a broken collarbone in a fall at Waverley in December, 2020.

“It took forever to have the plate put in, being at a public hospital, and then I finally got the plate in and it took forever to heal,” the 21-year-old said.

“It finally did heal and in July I got the plate taken out and then I broke it again.

It wasn’t mending again properly so I had to wait and now they are overlapping each other so it’s finally in place.”

Burdan is champing at the bit to resume her riding career, having transferred her apprenticeship from Te Akau to the Cambridge training duo of Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray.

“It’s been extremely frustrating, but I’m ready to go again now. I’m going to ride at the trials next Monday at Rotorua and then look at having my first race day start the following Saturday at Te Rapa,” she said.

“I just felt that I needed a change, I had been at Te Akau for seven years all up and I had a great time. They were really good to me and were very supportive, but I thought it was time to do something different.”

Burdan rode 10 winners in her first season during the 2018-19 term and built on that momentum to post 31 winners the following season, including hat-tricks at Te Rapa and Otaki, and a further 18 last year before she suffered her collarbone injury.

During her time with the powerful Te Akau operation, she won the 201920 Linda Jones Trophy for Most Outstanding Female Apprentice, presented by the Northern Apprentice Jockey Academy Awards on Monday in Rotorua.

Her first season efforts were also rewarded with the Most Promising Apprentice Jockey Award.

Burdan hasn’t been idle though in her months away from racing and diversified to learn a new skill set.

“I have found a few things to fill my time in and raised 100 calves and recently put them through the sales. I changed things up a bit to keep myself busy,” she said.

Burdan won’t put any pressure on herself and is prepared to take small steps when she returns to the saddle on race day.

“I just want to get back

Apprentice jockey Chelsea Burdan.

into the swing of things firstly and then probably set myself a few goals. I would like to get my first stakes winner,” she said.

New employer Ritchie believes Burdan will prove herself to be a valuable asset to his stable.

“She’s done the bulk of her apprenticeship through

Photo: Trish Dunell

Te Akau and they have put the polish on her so we’re looking to get her involved again and kids of her talent are few and far between,” he said.

“We can ill afford to have somebody of the ability of Chelsea to not be out there riding.

“We have 50 in work and

Cambridge is obviously a big centre and there are a lot of opportunities for her to break into some of the local stables and ride a bit of work.

“I would expect someone with her 2kg claim to be pretty popular, her talent is not in question.” – NZ Racing Desk

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JONES, Merle – Passed away peacefully in the presence of family, aged 92 years on Sunday 5th December 2021. Loved and cherished by her 5 children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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CAMBRIDGE OPEN HOMES BAYLEYS Sunday 12 December 2021 22A Madison Street Auction 1683B Tirau Road Auction 52a Thompson Street Auction 169 Williams Street Auction CAMBRIDGE REAL ESTATE Saturday 11 December 1 Calvert Place PBN Lot 2/739 Oreipunga Rd $835,000 Lot 1/739 Oreipunga Rd PBN 121 Rangatira Road PBN 7/17 Pope Terrace Deadline Sale 1199 Maungakawa Rd Auction 148B Victoria Street $795,000 Sunday 12 December 1 Calvert Place PBN Lot 2/739 Oreipunga Rd $835,000 Lot 1/739 Oreipunga Rd PBN 18 Grey Street Deadline Sale 23/37B Raleigh Street PBN 121 Rangatira Road PBN 55 Byron Street PBN 11 Watkins Road PBN 32 Terry Came Drive PBN 7/17 Pope Terrace Deadline Sale 56 Maclean Street $899,000 1199 Maungakawa Rd Auction 35B Clare Street PBN 148B Victoria Street $795,000 Tuesday 7 December 926 Maungatautari Rd Tender HARCOURTS Saturday 11 December 40 Jarrett Terrace Auction Sunday 12 December 16/2 Grace Avenue PBN 14//2 Grace Avenue Deadline Sale

1.00-1.30pm 1.00-2.00pm 2.00-2.30pm 3.00-3.45pm

10.30-11.15am 10.30-11.15am 10.30-11.15am 11.45-12.15pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.45pm 2.00-2.30pm 10.30-11.15am 10.30-11.15am 10.30-11.15am 11.30-12.00pm 11.30-12.00pm 11.45-12.15pm 11.45-12.15pm 12.15-12.45pm 12.15-12.45pm 12.30-1.00pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.45pm 1.30-2.00pm 2.15-2.45pm 10.30-11.30am

11:00-11:30am 10:00-10:30am 10:30-11:00am

LUGTONS Saturday 11 December 767 Victoria Road Auction 3 Dyer Lane Auction 11A Cooper Crescent Auction 348 Lake View Drive Auction Sunday 12 December 767 Victoria Road Auction 11A Cooper Crescent Auction 348 Lake View Drive Auction 3 Dyer Lane Auction

11.30-1.00pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.30-1.30pm 1.30-2.30pm 11.30-1.00pm 12.30-1.30pm 1.30-2.30pm 2.15-3.45pm

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A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS

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11.00-11.30am 10.15-10.45am 11.00-11.30am 11.45-12.15pm 12.30-1.00pm 1.15-1.45pm 2.00-2.30pm 3.15-4.15pm

MORE RE Saturday 11 December 73 Scott St $769,000 66 Wordsworth St Auction 4 Upper Kingsley St Offers $1,185,000+ 57 Browning St $869,000 51c Byron St $720,000 118 Rangatira Rd Auction Sunday 12 December 73 Scott St $769,000 66 Wordsworth St Auction 4 Upper Kingsley St Offers $1,185,000+ 57 Browning St $869,000 51c Byron St $720,000 14 Williamson St PBN 118 Rangatira Rd Auction 63A Cowley Dr PBN

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17 Mar

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LJ HOOKER Saturday 11 December 9 Swift Place Deadline Sale Sunday 12 December 34a Scott Street PBN 43 King Street Deadline Sale 13 Vogel Place $1,050,000 42a Weld Street $719,000 9 Keats Terrace Deadline Sale 9 Peppercorn Place Deadline Sale 307 French Pass Road Auction

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THE POWER Swimming With OF MenTHE (M) DOG (R13) The Guilty (M) 1 hr 40 mins 1 hr 52 mins

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16 Foot Big Bounce Sprung Trampoline Steel Frame $1199

Intex Easy Set Pool Set 8X30 Inch With Pump $155

INTEX

Explorer Pro 300 Inflatable Boat 200Kg Cap

$120 UFC

Folding Fid Bench 1340Mm L X 600Mm W X 1300Mm

$399 SEGWAY

Es25 Scooter Max 25K/Hour Range Upto 25

$1199

Mustad

Mb010 Dry Backpack 30L Dry Bag

INTEX

Great White Shark Ride On 1.73X1.07M Inflatable

$99 UFC

Contender Mma Heavy Bag 100Lb White

$30

E45 Kick Scooter Max Upto 30K/ 45 Max 30K/Hour Range Hour Range up to 45

$1,499 $1499

Eps Sky Blue 36 Inch Boogie Board

Realistic Sea Turtle Ride On 1.91X1.7M Inflatable

$119

STEEDEN

All Rounder Pu Boxing Glove 14 Oz

Segway E45 Kick Scooter SEGWAY

STEALTH TECH

INTEX

$45

STEEDEN

$289

$1,499

$99

Pro Trainer Pu Sparring Glove 14 Oz

$89 RAZOR

Hovertrax Brights Kids Hoverboard

$495

SOLE

E25 Elliptical Cross Trainer

$2999 DRIFT

Rock Crawler Dancing Buggy 31cm Red

$119

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