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Tears over Rangiaowhia

By Benjamin WIlson

Two Waipā iwi are lamenting the fact they didn’t have the financial means to buy land at an auction at Rangiaowhia.

Ngāti Apakura and Ngāti Hinetu, who have connections to Ngāti Maniapoto, are feeling immense hurt after they were outbid in a significant auction of the whenua (land), Apakura Rūnanga Trust chairperson Bill Harris told The News this week.

Harris says there are plans to discuss the issue with the buyers at a hui.

“It was the perfect opportunity to reestablish in Rangiaowhia, Rangiaowhia being the spiritual home of Apakura,” he said.

Apakura didn’t have the funding available

to purchase the whenua at 61 Rangiaowhia road, which was purchased privately for $1.95 million.

St Paul’s Church neighbours the whenua to the south. It was originally built for Apakura before the Waikato wars, and acted as a place of refuge.

Harris said Apakura were working with the church to reconcile the historic whenua together. A Catholic church also bordered the land to the north – today only a cemetery remains there.

He said they approached Waipā District Council in the hope it could collaborate with the Government to assist Apakura.

“We had an opportunity to reconcile, and that opportunity was lost. We didn’t have the economic resources to match what, in

this case, a member of the general public had, and that hurt.”

Harris says a wharenui (meeting house) for Apakura would have been built on the whenua, had they acquired it. Apakura does not have a dedicated wharenui to use and stages hui at Harini Hall.

“At the moment, we don’t really have anything of our own… it’s our vision and our dream, to have a wharenui.”

Harris says the hurt felt is not just because of a lost opportunity, but because of how significant the whenua’s history is to Apakura and Hinetu.

The settlement neighbours the scene of a controversial attack by colonial soldiers, and is the subject of controversy and debate 150 years on.

“Rangiaowhia often gets associated with the land wars. It wasn’t a war; it was a pāhuatanga (sacking/massacre). We talk about it as a terrorist attack, one of the first in New Zealand.”

Before the confrontation – this week in 1864, Rangiaowhia was a home to Apakura and Hinetu, and one of the strongest communities in Aotearoa he said.

Harris said some people at last week’s auction chose not to bid because they understood how significant the whenua was for Apakura.

Following their winning bid, it is understood discussions were held with the new owners with a view to a hui to discuss the issue. “Hopefully our meeting generates some understanding,” Harris said.

Iwi had a vision of establishing a meeting house on land next to the 166 year old St Paul’s Anglican church.

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Piarere plan Transit New Zealand only needs to turn the intersection from Tauranga into a “Y” for Tauranga traffic heading north and south and have a fly over for the SH1 traffic heading south.

This does not need the big area using the roundabout that is planned, and to have traffic banking up at peak times.

This also allows for the expressway to be connected to the north side of the fly over in the future.

This is the time to build the fly over, not in 30 years’ time… and at what cost then?

By then Transit New Zealand will say their roundabout is past its use by date, if not sooner.

Come on locals, let’s get Transit New Zealand on a mind set to improve traffic flow with a fly over at Piarere, instead of jamming it up with a roundabout. What is it going to be like when traffic has to slow down from 100 or 110km… when a fly over will keep it moving?

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Cambridge Cats and dogs Cats enjoy prowling and mostly are great killing creatures. This is evidenced in my own garden by the very reduced bird life which has occurred currently.

Is it time for the council and residents to begin a korero on responsible cat ownership?

This needs to include ownership details, cat identification, microchip number plus the requirement that they

are kept within their household from early evening. It would be helpful if each cat was required to wear a collar with a bell and registration tag. This would enable wild cats to be caught and safely removed.

It would be great to get this discussion underway again. It would support the wonderful work being done at Maungatautari and by Predator Free Cambridge which is enhancing the bird life in the area and thus not have it lost again by local cats.

B Belcher Leamington Transport plan Waipā wants feedback on their transport system. Look at the housing they are allowing, 300ha at Cambridge is the latest in subdivisions of this size.

This is to promote and publicise Waipā as a place to come to live as the housing is available and they have the gall to say the housing is needed. They have created chaos on the roads in Cambridge and say another bridge is needed. No, they created this mess, live with it and this is part of their integrated transport system, to drive cars off the roads. A total of $145million to be spent on bike trails, not roads. These councillors are pushing for an Auckland type area with all the towns and villages being an integrated area no separation of these places. Do you want to live like Auckland?

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Seven of the 51 fatal car accidents in Waikato last year happened on Waipā roads, a report to Waikato Regional Council’s Transport committee has revealed this week.

Of the eight people who died, seven were male drivers aged between 24 and 79 and one was a female passenger aged 54.

Three crashes were in Te Awamutu and the others were in Ōhaupō, Karāpiro, Pirongia and Rukuhia.

Two fatal crashes in the Waikato district and one in Hamilton were close to the Waipā boundary.

Those who died were a 67-year-old male driver in Tamahere, a 34-year-old male driver in Newstead and a 70-year-old female driver in Rukuhia.

There has already been another fatality this year – at Parawera where a car driven by a 52-year-old male hit a power pole on Arapuni Road.

New Zealand’s death toll last year was 320 with Waikato accounting for 16 per cent of those putting the region in second place behind Auckland.

Transport Policy and Programmes team leader Nigel King, the author of the report, told the council while the number of Waikato accidents was down on previous years, the region was still over-represented in national road safety statistics.

The numbers may be higher because the council relies on receiving incident reports. There may be a delay because some investigations were still active, he said.

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I want to start with a couple of “Thank You” messages this week.

On Monday, a man walked off from one of our local rest homes and was reported missing. He was seen a couple of kilometres away by a member of the public who was out for a run. After a short conversation, the good Samaritan realised that the man was some way from where he actually wanted to go and was concerned that he was sitting in the heat.

He decided to run back home, got his personal vehicle and a bottle of water for the man and returned to pick him up. He then brought him straight to the Police station where I was able to confirm his identity and take him safely home. A great outcome.

My second thank you is to the Selwyn Centre for inviting me to speak at their morning tea. I enjoyed being able to talk to you about my role.

Following on from my talk at Selwyn Centre, I also wanted to also give you a

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Our strategic traffic and highway patrol staff continued to monitor driver behaviour to reduce road trauma. One driver was found to be driving when very much under the influence of drugs. Another car was recorded travelling at 164km/hr in a 100km zone at Karāpiro. When stopped, it transpired that the same driver had been caught doing 145km/hr in 100km zone just last year, so clearly hadn’t learnt his lesson. The risk to himself and other motorists was significant at such speeds. Both incidents resulted in toots of support to the officer from other motorists and the driver’s licence being suspended on the spot.

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snapshot of other types of jobs that the team have dealt with in the last week. We regularly attend family harm incidents, and the last week has been no exception. Calls for service ranged from verbal arguments through to serious assaults. Some of the latter resulted in prosecutions. In many cases these were reported by neighbours rather than the people involved themselves – this is something I support as it is often a long slow process for a person to feel able to leave an abusive relationship and the more support and ‘eyes on’ to the situation we have, the more likely we are to reach a positive outcome for the family.

We had several reports of theft – shoplifting and petrol drive offs, plus a few burglaries including a rural one in Fencourt Road. When a quick report was made (and with further community information), we were successful in identifying and locating a person who presented a counterfeit $50 note last week.

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Briefs…

Praise for Mandy

Waipā councillor Bruce Thomas has acknowledged the Te Awamutu News’ Person of the Year Mandy Merson in his update to the council this week. “She certainly is doing an amazing job,” he said. Mandy was nominated for the award by community constable Ryan Fleming. Mandy’s role acts as a bridge between the community and police.

Random order

Candidates’ names in voting documents for the Waipā District Council elections later this year will be published in a random order rather than alphabetical. The council made the decision this week on the recommendation of deputy electoral officer Jo Gread who said it would ensure there was no advantage or disadvantage to any particular candidate.

Nominations open on July 15 and close on August 12, the electoral roll closes on August 26, voting papers will be sent out from September 16 and voting closes at noon on October 8.

Balloons burst

Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest says the size and scale of hosting Balloons Visit Waipā made it unfeasible. The district council and Classic Events announced the event was cancelled late last week.

“Given that the Omicron variant is now circulating in Waipā, cancelling Balloons Visit Waipā is the right and most responsible decision,” Mylchreest said.

Up in the air

A Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules was seen in Waipā skies this week. The No. 40 Squadron Hercules crew carried out low-flying training around Waikato on Monday afternoon. The RNZAF has operated five C-130 Hercules aircraft since the 1960s, but from 2024 they will start to be replaced by the new C-130J-30 Super Hercules.

Santuary project approved

By Benjamin Wilson

The team behind the $846,000 Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari Education Centre is celebrating the approval for the project.

“It is very exciting news. After five years of working with our partners, it is amazing to see this wonderful vision finally becoming a reality,” said Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari chief, Phil Lyons.

The centre will be available to schools, tertiary groups, community groups, and anyone who is taking part in Sanctuary Mountain’s Conservation Education Programme.

“The key themes for our education programme are natural history and conservation, taught in the context of the story, and conservation work of Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari,” Lyons said.

A concept drawing of Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari’s education

The site will be blessed on Monday by mana whenua, and construction will begin in March.

Lyons says the centre will take about 24 weeks to complete.

Sanctuary Mountain is also progressing their plans to introduce kākāpō to the maunga.

Once one of the more common birds in New Zealand, kākāpō are now being nursed back on off shore sanctuaries and their numbers are

just over 200.

The Sanctuary Mountain team will install specially designed fences to house them this year.

They were recently granted $10,000 to prototype these designs and have received positive feedback from the Kākāpō Recovery Group.

They have also been trialling kākāpō transmitters at different areas of the maunga’s terrain to test their efficacy.

Later this year they will begin sourcing the $800,000 required to complete the kākāpō fence work.

Adding to their celebrations, Lyons announced at last week’s committee meeting that Sanctuary Mountain was awarded the New Zealand Tourism award for community engagement.

“It’s a testament to all the great work everyone has been doing over the last 20 years,” he said.

No goal is out of sight

By Benjamin Wilson

From dog walking to Special Olympics, Unity Collins, who is blind, is always up for a challenge.

Unity became blind when she was seven. A detached retina caused her to have peripheral vision one day, when she woke up the next, she was blind. Alongside the scariness of losing her sight, Unity said her biggest challenges were adapting to navigate the world and learning things like braille.

“She mastered it,” Unity’s mother Yvonne said.

In 2019 Unity won silver for freestyle at the Special Olympics in Dubai.

Currently she is training with her dad, Ross, to cycle in the 2022 Hokitika Age Group Road National Championships, which will be held in April.

“Uni is an upbeat and happy person, all the time.

She always wants to know what activity is next to tackle,” her carer Jenny D’Anvers said.

She plays the ukulele

on Tuesdays, guitar on Wednesdays and does yoga on Thursdays. Unity does art at the Enrich Plus Supported Activities arts programme, she loves to play Snap and Last Card, but her favourite leisure activity amongst them all is dog walking, which she gets paid to do.

“She’s always loved dogs, right from when she was little, it’s something she’s always wanted to do,” Yvonne said.

Three years ago, Unity’s sister, Jo, shared Unity’s story on social media. She asked if anyone would like her to walk their dogs, people responded, and Unity has been walking dogs since.

Unity and Jenny walk the dogs three days a week, usually taking four each day.

Jenny links arms with her so that she can hold the leads without having to use her cane. Jenny says there is no challenge to it and the pair have “got it down pat.”

Unity asks for $10 for half an hour of dog walking. She

likes getting to know the dogs as well as their owners, especially being able to pat them and give them treats at the end of each walk. Unity has her own dog, Sam, who she walks as well. Sam is a two-year-old Maltese Shih Tzu. “It’s quite pleasant to do,” Unity said.

Unity went to Te Awamutu College for two years and then stayed at the Blenz Homai campus in Auckland, while she was studying at James Cook High.

She said the first year at the campus was extremely difficult but was definitely worth it.

“I came home feeling like I was independent,” she said.

Unity lives with a flatmate, Emily, who has low vision. The pair cook their own meals, clean the house, and have independent lives. Unity’s favourite meal to cook is sausages with potatoes and coleslaw.

Macaroni and cheese is a close second.

“They do all their own

Unity with her Maltese Shih Tzu, Sam.

cooking, like any household, there’s work to do,” Yvonne said.

Special tools and tricks help with everyday life, like Unity’s jug that disperses boiling water one cup at a

Photo: Benjamin Wilson

time, her electric grater, and using elastic bands as labels for certain bottles. Unity also sends and receives emails using her BrailleNote.

“I pretty much do what everyone else does.”

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Family safety Community hub for Kihikihi police ‘priority’

By Benjamin Wilson

Family harm incidents were up in Cambridge – but down in Te Awamutu last year.

A review of Waipā data indicates there was a three percent increase in family harm reported in Cambridge – 509 incidents reported in 2021 compared to 494 in 2020. In Te Awamutu, there was a nine percent reduction – 844 in 2021 and 925 in 2020.

Dealing with family harm incidents is a priority for police in the Waikato West policing, area which encompasses the Waipā District, Waikato West Area commander inspector Will Loughrin told The News.

“Reducing the number and impact of family harm episodes in our local community, along with our partner agencies, is a key focus for us.”

Nationally, there continues to be an increase in calls to police for family harm related matters.

Despite the 2021 figures, police say family violence investigations, per 10,000 people, show Cambridge below the national average

of 337.2 at 237.9 and Te Awamutu well above it at 632.2.

“Any rise in numbers of family harm reports could reflect a number of things, including an increased willingness by victims, whānau and witnesses to call police,” Loughrin said.

“This is by and large through the success of the many family harm awareness programmes being run and publicised over recent years. Through being called to incidents police are able to intervene early and make sure that people are safe.

He acknowledged the Covid-19 alert-level restrictions had put considerable strain on families.

“Common themes that we are seeing across our area continue to be gambling, alcohol and drug abuse.

Mental health is also another significant driver of family harm demand.”

Not all family harm situations involve violence or injuries.

“Sometimes it involves ensuring someone who is

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being physically aggressive or abusive is removed from a situation to keep others safe, while other times police may spend a considerable amount of time just talking to people, and ensuring they have appropriate referrals to other agencies who can help.

“Our focus is on ensuring those involved in family harm matters - which can include children or other dependants in the household - are safe and well, and we utilise our community partners to do this.”

Kihikihi will soon be getting its own community hub, making services and information more accessible to its residents.

The Kihikihi Community Hub is the brainchild of Margaret Kirk and Sally Clark, who are both new residents to Kihikihi.

“When Sally and I came here to Kihikihi, there was no place to go to find out what was going on,” Kirk said.

Clark used to live in Nawton and suggested that the pair use Hamilton’s Western Community Centre as a model for their hub and spoke to the centre’s manager Neil Tolan to gain guidance. In October they had a stand at Commsafe’s community day, asking residents what they wanted from a community hub.

Community information, free legal and budgeting advice, youth activities and programmes, and community development projects were some of the most common responses they received.

Free internet access, justices of the peace, and driver licensing could also be on their agenda, but the hub is still in its early stages.

“The focus at the moment is finding out what the community needs,” Kirk said.

Clark is the main email contact for the hub, and they have plans to launch a Facebook page as well.

“Communication is quite difficult in Kihikihi, that is something we need to look at too, how do people want to be notified about events or about local community information?” she said.

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“The biggest thing for us is putting the message out there that we’ve made a start, however small that may be, and getting feedback on that,” Clark said.

Kirk and Clark have spoken to a range of contacts, including community advisor Gina Scott, deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and councillor Marcus Gower, asking for their input and guidance.

“I think it’s a great idea. It’s something we need to do to bring our community together, so that people can access the services that they need,” Gower said.

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Welcome…take a seat

By Mary Anne Gill

When Tim and Karen Bodle agreed to have part of their Whakanui Stud used for the Te Awa River Ride, they wanted an opportunity to acknowledge two very special people.

So about midway down the new Velodrome to Hooker Road section down a gravel pathway, in front of a waterfall and looking out to the Waikato River is a memorial seat.

On the seat is a plaque honouring Fred and Peg Bodle who founded Whakanui Stud in 1968.

The Bodles have done what so many other Waipā residents and organisations do. Commemorative memorials create a legacy of past family members, friends or community members while also enhancing parks and reserves.

Messages on the plaques are limited to 150 characters on a 150mm by 100m bronze plaque.

Service clubs like Lions and Rotary regularly donate seats while one of the more recent donations has been by the Cambridge Christmas Festival Society near the 6m high Le Quesnoy memorial sculpture.

Community Facilities team leader Brad Ward said the council appreciates it when people donate seats.

Locations are agreed to in conjunction with council staff. A regular seat costs about $2500 including installation.

For example, Jack and Lilly Yeates have a seat on the Te Koo Utu walkway which acknowledges Cambridge “the town that gave us a new life 1954-2006.”

Out at Karāpiro, there is a seat acknowledging longtime book retailer Richard Wright which says: “Looking over Cambridge’s future – Panic Slowly.”

Other seats around Cambridge include one remembering John Maynard Hammonds which asks people to “Take a seat, enjoy the view”, or Murray Walter Maxwell saying, “Rest here and Remember” and Gina Anderson “Long, long live love wahine-toa”. There are older ones for J.B. Shannon, James Hooker Esq, George Booth, Barbara Poulter and Rose and Bill Mason.

Ashley Roberts, Te Awamutu’s town clerk from 1951 to 1973 has a comfortable green seat in Memorial Park while Lions Club charter member Norm

Martin is remembered for his 50 years of service to the Te Awamutu community.

Phyllis Wilson, who died in 2006, has a memorial seat in the park as do Bert and Ethel Spence, Mary Josephine Charleton and Ronald Thomson.

The Hoskin family have a triple memorial to Jack, Joan and Diane, George Clarke, who died in 1969, has a well-worn brown seat, there’s a fading one to Angela Billing and Lois and Peter Self, who were long-standing

members of the Te Awamutu Rose Society, have a seat dedicated to them in amongst the roses they loved.

Those contemplating donating or bequeathing a memorial seat can do so on the council’s website.

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Send us an email editor@goodlocal.nz about the seat you or your family donated, the one you like sitting down on or where there’s a gap for a seat.

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NEW PRICES 1 April 2021 Cents/unit

$171.06

$525.96 per mth

$5.07

$2.44

$7.51 per mth

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WA54

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6.33

4.53

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WA57

58

1.48

1.17

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1.62

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58

4.39

3.38

1.43

4.81

1.90

0.45

2.35

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10.63

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16,533

1.48

1.02

0.46

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3

2.17

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WA18

16,533

9.72

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8,017

2.17

1.66

0.46

2.12

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44

1.48

1.02

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1.48

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5,424 5,424

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5,424

8.67

6.34

2.22

8.56

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WABT

77

11.56

8.17

3.33

11.50

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WARF

20,364

15.00c/d

30.00c/d

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2,339 453 50 2,334

10.29 2.17 1.48 30.00c/d

7.07 1.66 1.02 60.00c/d

3.23 0.46 0.46

10.30 2.12 1.48 60.00c/d

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GA WA34 WA37 WA38 WA23 WADG WABT WA32 WAGF

2,732 2,732 2,732 532 40 11 18 2,851

15.23 1.48 9.72 2.17 0.10 11.56 9.27 30.00c/d

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All customers with Time-of-Use meter (HHR metering) must be on an Advanced Uncontrolled price plan.

All customers with Time-of-Use meter (HHR metering) with a maximum demand of 70kVA or higher must be on a capacity contract Advanced Hours Peak Off Peak Shoulder

Cents/unit Total

$354.90

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Transmission

$6.84 per mth

WA14

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Distribution

$478.80 per mth

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Night only – (on 8 hours/day)

RA

Code L

0.09

Capacity prices are reset automatically in any month where the actual demand exceeds the total capacity invoiced in the previous month.

The minimum capacity of 70kVA is applied to 400V and 11kV capacity prices.

No reduction in kVA charges will occur for a full 12 month period. Reductions in total capacity will need to be 10% or 10kVA whichever is the smaller. This tariff is designed to cater for seasonal loads and allows for the maximum capacity to be reduced following a permanent reduction in the load when demonstrated by 12 months of continuous consumption at reduced levels 11KV CONTRACT Peak

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8

5.92

4.41

1.66

6.07

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WA67

8

1.48

1.33

0.28

1.61

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WA68

8

4.14

3.42

0.96

4.38

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$45.68

$55.50

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$55.50

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$7.67 $10.74 57.35

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$8.09 $11.47 68.64

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The posted discounts will be credited 6 monthly in arrears to all qualifying consumers (defined to be an ICP).

The posted discount will not be applied to ICP’s that are disconnected, at a vacant address or use unmetered load.

Additional information regarding a particular discount distribution will be published on our website at the time.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2022

FAITH IN WAIPĀ

How to survive this season

By Phil Strong, Senior Leader, Zion

Incessant asking. Continual demand for more. Pestering for that need to be met. A need which is not necessary. That’s the life of a toddler. We all know, because we used to be one – unfortunately, some of us still act that way.

My challenge for us all today is abrasive, and I’m choosing that approach intentionally. Why be soft for the sake of safety when urgency calls for a sharp message?

In these days when people protest to protect their rights, they miss the point.

Sometimes suffering comes to make us stronger. Instead of crying like a toddler who didn’t get what they wanted, perhaps the better choice would be to find a higher outcome.

My personal world is full of unanswered questions, and it seems more now than ever.

Family and friends recently lost from this world. Hopes dashed on the rocks in a storm. Unmet needs, terminal disappointments, broken relationships with loved ones.

You might think it would be fair for me to shout at God from the mountain, demanding to know “why?”

You deserve an answer! No, I don’t.

Who do we think we are to judge the Creator of the universe because He chooses not to answer our questions?

How dare we be so arrogant and infantile, to think we deserve our toddler-like needs to be met. Grow up. Grow faith.

Sometimes the absence of an answer is the better outcome for our maturity, we just don’t always see it.

Faith does not flow from answered

questions, for where is faith in that which we know?

Faith is the substance (reality) of those things we cannot see, and yet believe exist. God is real and exists in everything we see. But God is not accepted by many because He chooses not to answer the question they pose in the way they prefer. Any parent that is ruled by a toddler is the lesser human.

True faith is trusting God because you accept He is God, not because He meets your needs.

You may say, “I won’t accept a God like that.” And God allows you free choice.

However, the wise among us know that trusting the wrong question never leads to the best outcome. Toddlers demand a response, until they learn the parent knows better.

Yes, the world is a broken system. We broke it when we diverted our families, our community and our nation away from God’s ways.

Yes, bad stuff happens, and we are oft oppressed, maligned or assaulted.

Demanding answers in the midst of chaos is likened to the toddler who asks “why” and won’t budge from the floor until their need is satisfied.

Faith is giving up our right to have answers, and freely choosing to trust God in the absence of what we want. When you finally find this place, you will become confident His way is better.

You can survive this season. Trust God, even when He doesn’t answer your questions.

AGE OF REASON

The transport hot potato

By Peter Carr

Having just spent a week in the Kapiti area visiting family I had the opportunity to watch the saga surrounding the repeatedly delayed Transmission Gully Road.

It involves approximately 30 kilometres of four lane tarmac and some major bridges too.

The sod turning for the start of this overdue ribbon that by-passes a number of narrow and dangerous coastal constrictions, took place so long ago that the cameragrabbing politicians desiring to be seen at this notable event were of a National hue.

Four and a half years on we not only hear that there was a major cost blow-out – by just your mind-numbing amount of half a billion dollars – but also that there will not be any attempt to claw back any of this cost by way of a toll income.

Further, the twinning of construction teams under the much-vaunted PPP partnership has come almost to naught. Sure, there were Covid-related delays but what is happening (or rather not happening) is a sham of a disgraceful proportion.

Local bodies are running for cover, PPP members are fighting shy of the media and local mayors wringing their hands awaiting the sixth (yes sixth) announcement of an opening date. And from what I perceive no-one now wants to announce a date any tighter than ‘sometime in 2022’.

Switch your mind to our local section of the Waikato Expressway. Completed ahead of time, well under budget and with the advantage of a 110kph opportunity. And of the money saved a portion is going towards building the local part of the 57km cycleway.

Meanwhile back south again - just up the

road northwards of the Gully terminal at McKays Crossing - the relatively new bypass missing out two key Kapiti townships was finished several years ago.

It is interesting to note that when these by-pass decisions are made there is usually a flurry of activity, mainly by retailers, that their business is to be doomed.

Understandable that this is, perhaps it also presents an opportunity to refresh the town, change the mix of retail / hospitality and get on with life.

I recall writing an article in the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce 10 years ago advising the doomsayers that they should perceive this as a glass half full opportunity.

And look now - how hard is it to find a car park in Victoria Street and the surrounding area?

Roading in an ever-growing community – and Cambridge certainly qualifies for that epithet – will always be a hot potato. The third bridge drum beaters will continue to clamour. Simply put – however well the case is argued – Waipā District Council is not imbued with a bottomless pit of funds.

A simple re-shape of traffic at the south end of the current high bridge has been in the council’s files for several years. If we can put in place a simple fix at almost no cost, we will all move around our fine town in a more relaxed fashion.

And to the polite man who stopped me last week to seek my Opinion input to his pet themes of roundabout driving behaviours and dog control, I hope this goes part way to assisting you.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2022

River ride section to open

By Mary Anne Gill

When the new section of Te Awa River Ride between the Velodrome and Tamahere opens, Neil and Linda Porritt will be watching out for you.

The Hooker Road landowners gave up part of their property for the river ride and while they have enjoyed construction workers’ company for the last two years, it is cyclists and walkers they want to see use the shared path.

The 72ha farm, formerly a quarry and now planted in maize and apples and used to fatten stock, is on the banks of the Waikato River and has been in the Porritt family for more than a century.

Neil, who can see people on the concrete ride from his living room window, paid tribute to the contractors.

“Everyone went out of their way to be helpful.”

The Porritts were one of four landowners who were guests of honour at the Te Awa VIP sneak preview last week. The others were Tim and Karen Bodle, Andy and Sandi McGrath and St Peter’s School.

Te Awa River Ride Charitable Trust chair Simon Perry said the Velodrome to Tamahere section of the cycleway was “13 years in the making.”

“It’s like good wine and good cheese, it takes time,” he told a socially distanced gathering at Hooker Road

last week.

An estimated 300,000 people use the ride every year.

The Waipā section was to have opened soon after the ceremony but following storm damage earlier in the month, it will now open next Tuesday.

Construction of the latest section was no easy feat – it comprises 3km of 3m-wide concrete path, 1.4km of boardwalks, two bridges, drainage, culverts, landscaping and fencing.

Also present was trust general manager Jennifer Palmer, trustees including Olympian Sarah Ulmer, local government representatives, Waka Kotahi and John MacDonald from Cambridge Civil Construction who built the section.

Waikato deputy mayor Aksel Bech, who represents the Tamahere ward, said the ride was a real asset. The ride goes around the back of St Stephen’s Church and under SH21 Airport Rd. “My heart is connected to this much more than my legs are,” he said.

Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate said the project was a real example of good cross boundary work between the three councils

Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest, watched by left to right Waikato deputy mayor Aksel Bech, Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate and River Trust chair Simon Perry, says the river ride will bring people from all over the country to the district.

while Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest said getting an infrastructure in place would get people coming to the region.

The 70km river ride from Hamilton to Horahora forms part of the Perry Group’s vision for active communities and enhancing use of the Waikato River.

The first section began in 2009 when then Prime Minister John Key turned the first sod at the Karāpiro section. The Ngāruawāhia to Horotiu section finished in 2015 and two years later the Perry Bridge cycleway across the Waikato River.

Construction on the leg between the Velodrome and Hamilton began in 2019 when Associate Transport minister Julie Anne Genter turned the first sod.

Covid-19 delayed the project several times – the section was to have finished mid last year.

The project was a partnership between the Te Awa River Ride Charitable Trust, Hamilton, Waipā and Waikato councils and Waka Kotahi (New Zealand Transport Authority).

Each council was responsible for construction of its part of the track with $2.95 million coming

from Waka Kotahi and $2.84 million from the Government’s shovel ready infrastructure fund.

The Waipā section was

to have opened soon after the ceremony but following storm damage earlier in the month, it will now open next Tuesday.

Hooker Road landowners Neil and Linda Porritt on the Te Awa River Ride behind their farm.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Planning ‘flawed’ Rat tests in Waikato

By Mary Anne Gill

A Waipā district councillor is concerned the council’s draft transportation strategy has drawn seriously flawed conclusions and is already out of date before consultation ends next month.

Roger Gordon says gridlocked roundabouts, roads and bridges, particularly in Cambridge, were proof of that.

The strategy went out for consultation earlier this month but pressure on businesses to respond in the timeframe originally set down has seen council extend the deadline to March 22.

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce chief executive Kelly Bouzaid welcomed the extension.

“Our businesses have got so much to be thinking about and they just didn’t have

time to make a submission.

This gives us some time to get in front of the people.

“There are shortfalls (in it) and questions we have.

“It is using data which has proven inaccurate in the past and we want to address that.”

Significant employers like businesses under construction in Titanium Park adjacent to Hamilton Airport had not been considered, she said.

The growth there would put even more traffic on Waipā roads.

The transport strategy was the biggest thing facing the district, said Gordon.

“I do have concerns about it (the strategy) that I am trying to get addressed with staff.

“The strategy doesn’t address the congestion we are seeing now,” he said.

“What’s going to happen in the next 15 years, 20

Roger Gordon

years, 25 years? The strategy doesn’t explore that.”

If planners were not projecting the right population growth, then the strategy would be out of date as soon as the council adopted it, said Gordon.

The draft strategy replaces the 2010 Waipā Integrated Transport Strategy and will be reviewed every five years.

Submissions can be made on the council’s website or at council offices.

What do you think? Let us know editor@goodlocal.nz

Rapid Antigen Testing have been made available at Waikato Community Testing Centres.

The Greenwood and Founders Theatre carpark testing sites in Hamilton were first to provide the tests – RATs - to those who fit a clinical criteria. The sites will determine which test is best for people who turn up for a test.

RATs will be rolled out to the other Waikato testing sites throughout the week depending on the demand for testing in those areas.

The Waikato District Health Board says people should not visit their GP or pharmacy for a test or call them for guidance on RAT eligibility at Community Testing Centres.

People who are directed to have a rapid antigen test will be given advice on what

to do if they have a positive result. They will probably be advised that they need to have a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test to confirm the positive result.

The Waikato District Health Board says the use of rapid antigen testing, alongside PCR testing will speed up the testing process as demand increases.

“As the outbreak grows more people will have

Covid-19 and there will be more close contacts we need to test. The Government has confirmed that there are good stocks of RATs to support the public health response,” a spokesperson said.

“Please seek a test if you are unwell with cold or flu symptoms, have been identified as a close contact of a case or have

been instructed to do so by health officials. If you do not meet this criteria, please do not seek a test as this contributes to long queues at testing centres and delays in processing results.”

The Board has also confirmed Covid tests in Waikato are taking up to seven days to process.

“Waikato DHB’s laboratory continues to expand capacity but… there are still high numbers of tests being submitted for those who do not meet the criteria.

“We’re asking people to please continue getting tested, but to make sure they match the testing criteria so our system remains responsive and accessible and our public health resources are allocated effectively.” Executive Lead Covid-19 response, Maree Munro said.

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Hams Road is a narrow and winding with

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1. What was the surname of literary sisters Anne and Charlotte?

2. Which city hosted the 1992 summer Olympics?

3. The character Holly Golightly appears in what classic 1961 romantic comedy film?

4. In Friends, what was Chandler’s surname?

5. Who has been married to Ringo Starr since 1981?

6. Resembling whist, what card game is played with a deck of 48 cards?

7. Emirates Team New Zealand won the America’s Cup in 2017 in which country?

8. In Britain, what title does the lowest ranking member of the aristocracy have?

9. What Indian dish consists of spiced meat or vegetables and cooked rice?

10. Nelson brother and sister Caleb and Georgia Nott perform on stage under what name?

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Baron, 9. Biryani, 10. Broods.

This week’s winning numbers are in.

None of the five winning balls is red and none is divisible by 3 or 5.

Can you find the fortunate five?

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Flavours

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2022

with Jan Bilton

B & B Delights

Bagels and burgers are hot! They’re quick to prepare, can be highly nutritious with the right combo of protein and veg, and there’s hardly any cleaning up.

An authentic bagel — the chewy bun with a hole in the middle — is made with a flour, yeast and water dough which is shaped into a circle then boiled in water for two to three minutes.

After draining, the bagel is baked until golden. Sometimes it is brushed with egg wash before baking, sometimes the egg is added to the dough.

Bagels are thought to have originated in southern Germany. (‘Bagel’ means ‘bracelet’ in German). Polish Jews adopted the bagel as their own and licenced street hawkers sold them threaded on sticks.

Many believe the burger was created in a small Texan town by a restaurant cook who served a beef patty between two slices of bread. However, the German city of Hamburg also lays claim to the burger as the ground beef patty has been served there with bread and pickles on the side for generations. Whatever its origins, Americans now gorge over 20 billion burgers a year!

Most burgers are still prepared from minced beef. However, chicken, lamb, fish and vegetarian variations are fast gaining in popularity THAI-STYLE FISH BURGERS Burger Patties: 600-700g skinned and boned white fish fillets 2 teaspoons each: sugar, lemon grass paste, fish sauce, finely grated root ginger 1 large shallot, roughly chopped 2 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped 1 cup loosely packed coriander leaves, coarsely chopped 1-2 tablespoons canola oil Buns: 1 medium carrot 1/2 cucumber, peeled 1 shallot, thinly sliced 4 medium burger buns or small round bread rolls 8 tablespoons mayo 4 crisp lettuce leaves sweet chilli sauce to taste

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BLACK BEAN BURGERS For a low-carb delight, swap the buns for 8 crisp lettuce leaves about the same size.

390g can black beans, drained, rinsed, patted dry 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1/2 each: red capsicum, large onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon each: ground chilli, smoked paprika 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs 1 egg 1 tablespoon each: mayo, tomato sauce Buns: 4 small buns, halved, lightly toasted 1 large tomato, sliced 1 cup shredded lettuce 1/2 avocado, peeled, stoned and sliced

SMOKED CHICKEN BAGELS 2 bagels 1/2 cup plain or flavoured hummus 1/2 cup baby salad greens 150g smoked chicken, finely sliced 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, thinly sliced freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 tablespoon each: mayonnaise, chilli sauce Halve and lightly toast the bagels. Spread the cut sides with hummus. Place the salad greens on the bagel bases. Top with the smoked chicken, tomatoes and black pepper.

Combine the mayonnaise and chilli sauce and drizzle over the tomatoes. Top with the remaining bagel halves.

The filled bagels can be wrapped in a paper towel and heated in the microwave for 30 seconds each or served at room temperature. Serves 2.

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Cut the fish into chunks.

Place the sugar, lemon grass paste, fish sauce and root ginger in a food processor. Mix until combined. Add the shallots, lime leaves, garlic and coriander. Mix well. Add the fish in batches, processing until well mixed. Form into 4 patties about the diameter of the burger buns. Brush with oil.

Grill or pan-fry for about 4-minutes each side depending on the thickness.

Meanwhile, using a vegetable peeler make thin strips of the carrot and cucumber. Place in a bowl of icy water together with the sliced shallot.

Halve and toast the burger buns. Spread the cut sides with mayo. Place a lettuce leaf on each base and top with carrot ribbons. Top with the cooked fish patty, cucumber, shallot, chilli sauce and remaining bun halves. Serves 4.

1/4 cup mayo 2 tablespoons tomato sauce 1 tablespoon mild mustard.

Preheat oven to 170°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Spread the beans evenly on top.

Bake for 10 minutes until slightly dried out. Black bean burgers Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Sauté the red capsicum, onion and garlic over medium heat until softened.

Place in a food processor with all the remaining ingredients — except the black beans. Pulse until well combined. Reserve a 1/4 cup of the beans. Add the remainder to the food processor and mix until combined. Stir in the reserved beans, Form into four patties adding some extra breadcrumbs if needed.

Increase the oven temperature to 190°C. Place the patties on the baking tray and cook for 5 minutes on each side.

Serve between the buns with the lettuce, tomato and avo and drizzle with combined mayo, tomato sauce and mustard.

Serves 4.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Rotary scoops national award

By Mary Anne Gill

A Waipā Rotary recycling initiative has earned a top honour in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards.

The Urban Miners initiative in Te Awamutu and Cambridge, which results in redundant electronic equipment stripped and recycled, is run by the Cambridge Rotary Club.

The best community group award won by the Cambridge Rotary Club recognises a not-for-profit community organisation which contributes to enhancing the environmental and social aspects of their region and shows a strong sense of community spirit.

And the club’s entry for the award was accompanied by pictures provided by The

News.

There was little time for celebration as the monthly collection took place outside Cambridge High School on Sunday morning.

The service, in conjunction with Te Awamutu Rotary and set up by Cambridge Rotarians David Blewden and Mark Hanlon, keeps e-waste and electrical items out of landfills.

Urban Miners receives funding from the Waipā District Council through its Community Waste Minimisation Fund and the Cambridge Community Board.

Collections take place from 9-11am in Te Awamutu, on the first Sunday of every month at the Te Awamutu Sports and Recreation Club while the Cambridge

Rotarians at the Urban Miners collection try to ascertain whether this printer is worth giving to Lions to sell at their second-hand shop.

collection is held in Swayne Road outside Cambridge High School on the third Sunday.

It is a non-profit, non fundraising activity launched two years ago. Items which can be resold are given to the Cambridge Lions Club for its second-hand shop.

Helping bring the average age down at the latest collection was Elliott Schoot, 15, who attends Cambridge High School.

He was taking an electronics class last year when a Rotary member told him about the initiative.

Other volunteers defer to his knowledge about more modern electronics equipment while Elliott often has a laugh about some of the ‘older’ items he sees.

“There is some really old stuff like we had two Nokia phones from the 1980s. They really were big bricks.”

The 2021 Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards held in Wellington last week have run annually since 1972 and are New Zealand’s longest-running sustainability awards.

Taupō won the Most Beautiful large town award – won in 2019 by Cambridge - while Whakatāne won the supreme award.

The Leith Place toilets in Tokoroa won the Best Loo Award.

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11.35am 1.50pm 11.30am 11.30am 5.50pm 6.15pm8.15pm 11.30am

11.45am 11.15am

5.45pm 3.40pm

BELFAST Colette (M) 2(M) hrs 6 mins

11.00am 1.20pm 1.40pm 11.15am 1.10pm 3.30pm 3.50pm 4.35pm 8.30pm 8.40pm 3.45pm6.20pm 3.20pm 11.30am 6.15pm 11.30am 6.00pm 6.15pm 11.30am

11.00am 1.25pm 1.30pm 11.15am 6.00pm

1.00pm 3.20pm 3.40pm 4.00pm

3.45pm 1.15pm 6.00pm 6.20pm 1.30pm

3.20pm 8.30pm

4.10pm 1.15pm

6.00pm 3.20pm

11.00am 8.10pm 4.10pm

12.45pm 5.50pm 6.00pm

14 Mar

Film 1 hr 51 mins

A Dog's Way Home (PG) 1 hr 51 mins

Destroyer (M) 2BLACKLIGHT hrs 16 mins Colette (M) 2 hrs 6 (M) mins

Green Book(M) (M) 2 hrs 25 mins Destroyer

OF LOVE (M) 2BOOK hrs 16 mins

2Green hrs 20 Book mins (M) 2 hrs 25 mins

CYRANO (M)

If Beale Street (M) Could Talk (M) Hotel Mumbai 22 hrs hrs 15 20 mins mins

DEATH ON(M) THE NILE (M) Stan & Ollie If Beale Street Could Talk (M)

KING RICHARD (M) Swimming Stan & OllieWith (M) Men (M) 11 hr hr 52 53 mins mins

OPEN HOMES

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FIRST NATIONAL Saturday 26 February 19/277 Williams Street

$679,000

12.30-1.00pm

Contact listing agent prior-visiting as Open Homes times can change.

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C L O S E D

Thu, 3.45pm 14 Mar

Fri, 15 Mar

3.45pm 1.30pm 8.15pm 6.20pm 8.30pm

1.10pm 3.30pm 1.30pm 3.50pm 1.35pm 8.30pm 6.20pm 6.45pm 8.20pm 3.45pm 8.30pm 3.20pm

1.10pm 1.30pm

8.15pm 1.30pm

8.15pm 3.50pm

4.00pm 1.35pm

11.15am 6.00pm 1.10pm

3.15pm 8.00pm 8.15pm

11.15am 5.30pm 8.15pm

11.15am 5.30pm 4.00pm

Sat, 1.10pm 16 Mar

Sun, 3.30pm 17 Mar

1.00pm

2.30pm

3.00pm 3.20pm 1.25pm 6.00pm 4.00pm 1.45pm 4.15pm 1.15pm 1.30pm 1.45pm

5.45pm 4.10pm 1.45pm 6.15pm 8.00pm

11.00am 4.10pm 5.50pm 6.15pm

1.15pm 3.15pm 6.00pm 8.00pm

5.45pm

6.30pm

2.30pm

3.00pm

11.00am 4.15pm 1.15pm 6.15pm 6.40pm

11.30am 3.45pm 8.30pm 8.30pm

12.30pm 2.30pm 4.30pm

11.00am 11.00am 8.45pm 4.00pm 1.15pm 8.40pm 1.10pm 6.40pm 1.00pm

11.30am 6.40pm 8.30pm

11.00am 1.45pm 4.00pm 6.10pm 8.40pm

UNCHARTED (M)

4.15pm 8.30pm

3.45pm 5.45pm

1.00pm 5.50pm

11.20am 12.45pm 6.00pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 6.15pm

5.45pm 3.45pm 1.40pm 8.30pm 5.45pm

1.00pm 4.00pm 5.50pm 8.00pm

1.45pm 11.15am 8.00pm 5.30pm

M O N D A Y

6.15pm 8.00pm

3.20pm

6.00pm

11.30am

3.30pm

4.20pm

3.30pm

4.10pm 8.30pm

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The Guilty (M) 1 hr 40 mins

4.10pm

Wed, 20 Mar

1.20pm

6.10pm 8.00pm

8.30pm 11.00am 4.10pm 5.50pm

Tue, 3.45pm 19 Mar

20 Mar

8.15pm 1.40pm 11.00am 5.45pm 8.10pm

1.30pm 11.15am 8.00pm 5.30pm

6.00pm

Swimming With Men (M) The Guilty 1 hr 52 mins (M) 1 hr 40 mins

19 Mar

1.40pm

1.30pm

1.45pm 11.15am 8.00pm 6.00pm

3.30pm

MARRY ME (M)

15 Mar

11.15am 12.45pm 1.00pm 11.00am 8.15pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 6.20pm 8.20pm 8.00pm

Hotel Mumbai (M)

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