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Grant us this day… By Benjamin Wilson
Seventeen community organisations waited with bated breath yesterday as the funds that they had applied for were allocated. The Te Awamutu Community Board received 17 requests for funding from community groups, totalling $68,358.72. The News will have the results online. Applications for the community board’s discretionary funding – which is available to community organisations that offer support or services – opened in February and closed late last month. The community board had $30,800 to allocate, so not every organisation will have received the entirety, if any, of the funding they asked for. The reasons for the funding requests vary from practical in nature, to charitable. One request came from the Te Awamutu Combined Churches and Community Foodbank, which asked for $1000 to provide council rubbish bags and toiletries with the food parcels that they deliver. Treasurer Maree Richardson told The News demand for food parcels had reached unprecedented levels, and although rubbish bags and toiletries were not a part of their core service, they had been identified as a significant necessity for the families they visit. “When people call on the Foodbank for help, we know that we are a last resort and so can only surmise that they are unable to buy the essentials. Their budgets definitely won’t be allowing for extras such as council rubbish bags; shampoos and conditioners,” Richardson said. The Parish of St John Te Awamutu requested $15,000 to paint the exterior of their parish hall, Menz Shed applied for $1240 to paint their building. The Te Awamutu Rugby Sports & Recreation Club asked for $900 to install a security camera. The Te Awamutu Brass Band hoped for $1000 for bathroom
upgrades, and Hazelmere Kindergarten requested $5500 to replace their outdoor blinds. The Māori Women’s Welfare League sought $2250 for their community garden, while the Rose Society asked for $870 to purchase more plants and labels.
Various programme and operational costs made up the bulk of the funding requests, totalling $33,894.70. The biggest request for funding came from the Te Awamutu Youth Development Trust, which sought almost $17,000 to assist in covering staff salaries. The Chamber of Commerce asked for $2700
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Using State Highway 1 between Cambridge and Piarere without fear of crashes or delays is something our community is crying out for. Improving roading infrastructure to keep people safer is a big part of our Road to Zero road safety strategy. The proven solution to preventing head-on crashes is to install physical separation between opposing traffic using flexible median barriers. The 2.5km of flexible median barrier installed in December 2020 has already proven its worth. It’s been hit 40 times since installation. That’s 40 incidents which could otherwise have resulted in serious head-on crashes. The current flexible median barrier will extend 5.4km further south. Installed in stages, the first is 1.6km of barrier ending on Cambridge’s side of Maungatautari Road. This will be installed in conjunction with rehabilitation work scheduled after Easter. Combining safety projects with maintenance work minimises disruption. To ensure there’s enough room for emergency vehicles, maintenance activities and over-dimensional vehicles some road widening will be
required, including utilising space currently used as passing lanes in two places. The first change will be to the northbound passing lane which terminates very close to Kentucky and Moana Roa Roads and other entrances. Slower drivers often travel close to the speed limit, so people overtaking using the passing lane travel significantly faster to overtake and then face issues merging back in. Later the short southbound passing lane south of Maungatautari Road will be removed. Vehicles accelerating to pass here often find themselves braking hard at the top of the hill when they encounter slower traffic negotiating SH1-29 intersection. This will become even more important when construction of the SH1-29 roundabout begins (currently planned for end of 2022). Keeping people safe through the use of flexible median barriers is more important than keeping two short passing lanes with a history of serious crashes. Data shows these passing lanes provide no actual travel time benefit (annual weekday) and at peak times actually cause delays (Easter 2021 traffic). We are also finalising designs and identifying implications for the 7.5km of
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Waipā residents’ use of buses continues to lag behind the heady pre Covid days, figures released by Waikato Regional Council last week show. The council hopes the half price bus fares introduced by the government from April 1 until the end of June will stimulate passenger numbers across the region but is concerned driver shortages could stymie its ability to run the services. In January and February 2020, passenger numbers on regional bus services from Te Awamutu and Cambridge were on the up after months of promotion. But the same months this year showed a marked decline. Te Awamutu numbers went from 11,900 to 7800 while Cambridge figures were down to 6700 from 9100 two years previously. Regional council team leader Network Planning and Performance Andrew Carnell said across the Waikato, patronage was down nearly 42 per cent from two years ago. “Many factors have contributed towards this decline, including increased working from home, self-isolation and isolating with dependents, and perceptions about the risks of transmission on buses.”
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road from the end of the Waikato Expressway through to Fergusson Gully Road. It’s complex due to many intersections, accessways and properties. We will soon be bringing our suggestions to the community for input, before finalising designs and securing funding. Safety improvements being considered include widening road shoulders, installing flexible median barriers, roundabouts, rumble strips and intersection speed zones. The priority is reducing risk of head-on crashes and improving intersection safety, including at SH1-Karapiro Road. Waka Kotahi is working on longer term plans to extend the expressway to Piarere however construction will be subject to funding availability and currently we will not apply for funding before the 2027-30 National Land Transport Plan period. In the meantime, we will do what we can to make the existing road safer for everyone.
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population but those veterans, old and young, who are supported by the RSA know the contribution is huge. The RSA provides a range of services including mental health and addiction support, financial support, career transitioning for those leaving the Defence Force and support for family members of those who are deployed. The RSA also supports other Non-
Governmental Organisations such as No Duff which is a peer support group that strives to support veterans in crisis. I also encourage everyone to attend a service on ANZAC day. In other news, I am now back to my day job which means I shall be, for better or worse, writing more regularly.
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Briefs…
Resisting the squeeze
Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest says his council will fight the move to squeeze more people into existing suburbs in towns like Cambridge and Te Awamutu. The Government says New Zealanders will benefit from changes to density planning laws from August 2022, but the mayor counters: “we want everyone to keep enjoying a laid-back lifestyle that offers space and character in our towns within a semi-rural setting”.
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Book launch
A publication translated into Māori by Tom Roa Associate Professor of Māori and Indigenous Studies at Waikato University and a News columnist – will be launched at Tauwhare Gospel Chapel at 6.15pm tomorrow (Thursday). Te Tino Kōrero is the Māori translation of the comic The Story which has already been translated into 31 different languages. It is the first in a series of stories from the Bible in comic form.
Youth awards
Nominations have opened for the 2022 Waipā District Council Youth Awards, celebrating the achievements of the Waipā district’s young people. Youth aged 14-18 years who live in or have attended school in Waipā for at least six months of the 2021 academic year are eligible to enter. Nomination forms are available from secondary schools, Council offices and libraries, or on the Council website at www.waipadc. govt.nz/youthawards.
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Eager minds are being introduced to rongoā, or Māori herbal medicine, using the flora on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari. Rongoā rākau – an introduction to Māori herbal medicine, is taught by Maungatautari volunteer Ringi Morgan-Fifield. While volunteering on the maunga, Ringi would regularly tell her workmates of the different plants she came across, and their properties. Her sharing of knowledge was well received by her workmates and sparked the idea of sharing rongoā to a wider audience. This led to the course’s debut in February. Ringi became “hooked” with the practice after attending an introductory workshop on the medicinal properties of kawakawa, which led her into further studies and the eventual completion of a Diploma in rongoā. Last Friday was a typical presentation for Ringi. Eleven plants were chosen for a group
of eight to learn about as they explored the maunga - kareao (supplejack), mamaku, and koromiko to name a few. The plants were picked specifically for their first aid properties. “First aid in the bush, or wherever, because nobody gets hurt outside the doctor’s office,” Ringi said. Ringi began her tour with a karakia, to acknowledge the group’s “pursuit of ancestral traditions.” The different rongoā rākau (plants for first aid) were then introduced to the group members, as they came across them while exploring the mountain’s forest. Ringi told the group what each plant did, and how to process them – like making tea with Kawakawa leaves to sooth digestion, or using the young tips of kareao as an emergency water source – she also emphasised the important tikanga, or etiquette, of the practice. “If you’re harvesting it, that is your intention, not pulling off a leaf while on your way to the shops or something,” she said.
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Ringi also spoke of the spiritual nature of rongoā. She told the group that when engaging with rongoā, patients must be viewed in whole. Consideration must be given to their mentally, spiritually, physicality. “When I do a harvest, I say a karakia of why I want that plant. Without the karakia, you might as well have GP medicine.” Ringi said many plants have different pūrākau, or stories associated to them. She told the group of a pūrākau she once heard of kawakawa. She said the leaf, which is heart shaped, was given to Papatuānuku (The Earth mother) to mend her broken heart after her separation from Ranginui (The Sky Father). And kawakawa, in addition to its medicinal properties is often used to make wreaths for tangihanga (funerals). Ringi sells some of the rongoā she makes in the Maungatautari visitor centre, and introduces visitors of the maunga to rongoā rākau every second Friday.
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Education centre work starts, stops
By Benjamin Wilson
The Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari education centre can be “game changing,” says lead educator Tali Jellyman. Jellyman gave The News an update on the sanctuary’s new education centre, about a month into the construction. The site was blessed by mana whenua in February before the first spade went into the ground. The base for the centre has since been levelled and perimeter posts have been installed. But progress on the site has been halted due to the country’s rampant rise in Covid cases. Jellyman hopes the centre will be completed in six months but says nothing can be certain. The project has been in planning for five years and there is much anticipation for its completion. “It has been a number of years in the making, so it is very exciting,” Jellyman said. “It’s probably going to be game changing for us.” When completed, the centre will act as a base for the different education groups who visit the maunga.
The build site of the future education centre.
“It is really important for school and education groups, to have a space that is their base for the day. It helps to settle everyone down and get comfortable, so they can get more out of their day.” The centre would also allow school groups to do activities that typically would be weather dependent, “but that’s on a basic needs level,” Jellyman said. She says the potential of the education centre is both vast and unknown. The centre will be used to teach visitors natural history and the conservation work on the maunga. Jellyman says community groups and figures might also use the facility to provide their own teachings. “It’s not just for me, it is for the whole community, (for example) we imagine one day there will be an incredible local scientist sharing their knowledge and their skills with the community, using that space to do so.” The $846,000 education centre is one of several projects on Maungatautari. Preparations are also being made by the conservation team to introduce kākāpō.
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Treaty training an eye opener By Benjamin Wilson
Waipā District councillor Andrew Brown says a Treaty of Waitangi workshop was eye-opening, uncomfortable – but very necessary. Brown said though he was aware of some of the subject matter, it was only now, at the age of 68, that he was being introduced to some of the ideas that were discussed. Referring to his previous learning he said: “I am no spring chicken… in those days, we got a very little taste of New Zealand history.” At the request of elected members, council staff attended the workshop to better their understanding of The Treaty of Waitangi, and its place in local government. The workshop was delivered by Groundwork and consisted of individual online lessons and an inperson workshop. It was designed to support and
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encourage organisations to engage with the Treaty of Waitangi. Brown told The News although Te Tiriti was the title subject of the workshop, what happened in the years after the Treaty was signed was a key focus. “We didn’t get taught much about what happened, in the colonisation of New Zealand, and certainly nothing on the impact that it had on the Māori people.” Brown said the understanding he and his
colleagues gained during the workshop was an important first step for them to make. “The more knowledge you have, the more prepared you are to interrelate and listen. It is important for us to know and understand what went on, and some of the stuff that went on was pretty poor.” In 2023 New Zealand schools will begin teaching a more comprehensive account of our national history. Details of this new curriculum were released in March. Brown said he supported the new curriculum, which is a contrast to the history that he was taught when growing up. “I think it is really important that we are taught the unvarnished history of our country, in the most factual way possible. We need to be taught that stuff, to get a real understanding of who we are, and why we are where we are.”
New church cross nears completion
Margaret Main was presented the replacement cross by Menz Shed’s Richard Cato.
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Pukeatua Memorial Church have had the first glimpse of their replacement cross, made by Menz Shed. On Monday Margaret Main, chairperson of Pukeatua Memorial Church, visited Menz Shed to inspect the cross. Main said although she still is sour about the cross being taken in the first place, she is happy with how its replacement has turned out. “We are not happy we had to replace it… when you go into the church now, it’s bare because nothing is there.” Menz Shed came to the rescue after thieves struck at the church. From a woodworking perspective, the cross, made from recycled rimu, is complete. Main did not take the cross on Monday
though, it will be fitted with two plaques before it is collected. The original brass cross, which was stolen in January, was donated by the parents of private Horace James Jemmett, who died in the battle of Gallipoli on June 9, 1915 at 22 years of age. “It has to have one in memory of Jemmett,” Main said. Main asked for another plaque to acknowledge Menz Shed’s efforts. “Replica of the brass cross, stolen January 2022 - Made by Menz Shed Te Awamutu,” she drafted. Menz Shed is working through ideas of how they can best fit the two plaques to the cross. They have a deadline - Pukeatua Memorial Church plan to showcase the cross during an outdoor service on April 24.
Parks award to Waipā manager A memorial trophy named after a pioneer in park management has been awarded to a Waipā District Council manager. Sally Sheedy, Waipā District Council’s group manager – Customer and Community Services, won the Ian Galloway Memorial Cup for services to the wider parks industry at the Recreation Aotearoa Awards last week. The award recognises excellence and outstanding personal contribution to the wider parks sector. It celebrates the contribution made to the parks management sector by
Ian Galloway, who worked for Wellington Council. Chief executive Garry Dyet said Waipā was fortunate to have Sheedy on the staff. “Over the last 18 months she has led 70 staff members through unprecedented times, with Covid-19, always ensuring the sustainability of community services and the well-being of all staff.” Sheedy said receiving this award was very special. “I never had the pleasure of meeting Ian but I appreciate the legacy he left behind and those who have received this award before
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Event funding applications open A fund of $180,000 is being made available to groups which can bring events to Waipā. A total of $150,000 can be provided from a District Promotion Fund to support events that bring economic benefits to while attracting visitors and promoting Waipā. And the $30,000 Community Event Fund will support not-for-profit community organisations and events which celebrate Waipā’s diversity and community pride. Applications for funds from both sources can be made until May 20. Previous recipients of the District Promotion Fund include the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals, the annual Pirongia craft market and Kihikihi polo. The Community Event Fund supported events such as the Cambridge Christmas Festival, Pirongia Trail Run, and Stragglers car
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FAITH IN WAIPĀ
Bringing hope
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Have you noticed how popular various forms of quizzes have become, so much so that they are frequently used as fundraisers, where people compete either individually or in teams? So just for fun here is a quiz question... “What bird or insect can you name that represents hope?” Most people know that a symbol for hope is an anchor. And it doesn’t take too much thought to realise the connection between the importance of an anchor to any sea-going vessel, big or small, and the concept of hope. Interestingly, early Christians used more than one symbol to represent hope. The answer to the question, is that the insect they used was a butterfly. Amazingly, even though David Attenborough had yet to arrive on the planet to study this perfect insect or capture slowmo wildlife photos, they still had a basic understanding of the metamorphic changes that take place as this insect changes from a caterpillar to an insect of beauty. The early disciples of Jesus lived in close contact with him on a daily basis. They had witnessed and recorded his activities. They observed many changes that Jesus brought about through offering physical healing. Less obvious physically, but just as dramatic, were the instances where a complete change of lifestyle or philosophy occurred in the life of someone Jesus had spent time with. The end of Jesus’ life, when he was nailed to a cross alongside criminals, seemed to be the end of all hope. Jesus’ disciples had begun to believe that somehow, Jesus would change the world.
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As he died on the cross, they fled in terror. In the days following they were terrified of discovery, of being identified as friends of Jesus and suffering a similar fate. That was until one of them went to visit Jesus’ burial place (when no-one else would be about) and was shocked to discover that Jesus’ body was not there. Imagine the shock when they later see Jesus, alive and well. For some, that was too big a step to absorb. They wanted proof that Jesus was alive, to see him for themselves and one disciple, Thomas even wanted to touch Jesus’ wounds before he could believe what he’d heard from the others. Imagine the atmosphere in the room when Jesus showed up and offered his hands with the invitation to “ touch and see and believe.” For the disciples, hope had returned. Martin Luther King said, “If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all.” Momentarily, the disciples had suffered loss of hope, but Jesus’ resurrection proved the truth of all his other promises. In his life and death, Jesus has given us messages of Hope which gives us vitality and purpose, if we will accept it. In John 10v10 Jesus announces: ‘I am come that you may have life to the Full. ” What does fullness of life look like to you?
The Reserve Bank announced its latest monetary policy decision today, after I wrote my column. The discussion about what the RBNZ should do had an amazing lack of urgency given that New Zealand’s inflation rate last year was 5.9%, the highest rate for about 30 years and the RBNZ has forecast the figure for March 2022 - it will be 6.6%. Additionally, the price impacts arising from the Ukraine conflict will push inflation rates even higher and the high rates will be around for longer than anyone had anticipated three months ago. The discussion on the Official Cash Rate (OCR) did at least shift from “will the RBNZ raise it or leave it unchanged” to whether the RBNZ will raise it by 0.25% or 0.5%. Given the inflation risks that are now in the economy, either of those small increases are inadequate. Past evidence shows that moving fast and strongly is a better way to break an inflation cycle than numerous incremental increases. The slowly-slowly approach gives time for second-round price effects to get embedded – and we can already see that happening in New Zealand and elsewhere. The other sign of a lack of urgency is that the RBNZ has stuck to its pre-announced timetable for OCR announcements. The last OCR decision was on February 23. The RBNZ, faced with overwhelming evidence of an emerging inflation crisis, has waited seven weeks. I don’t think this timetable is a legal requirement but is a process the RBNZ has adopted to make policy more transparent and predictable. But in a crisis, timetables become irrelevant. Action is what is paramount and the sooner the better.
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New house leader lists targets
By Viv Posselt
Bolstering the pandemic fallout and ensuring the community knows where to find help are at the forefront of Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Byrne’s mind as she settles into her new job as manager at Cambridge Community House’s (CCH). “I think the emphasis has to be two-fold,” she said. “One is to ensure staff here are well supported at this stage of the pandemic. They have been doing a great job in difficult circumstances. They’re well-qualified, responsible, caring and kind… I want to make sure they are supported through the challenges ahead. “Second is to ensure the community knows that even in these confusing times, as levels keep changing, they can access help. People need to know we are here and can help with whatever problems they may be experiencing. The pandemic has seen people come in who have never had to put up their hand to ask for help. It can be daunting. It is important for them to know they are safe here … they won’t be judged.” Gabby knows all too well the effects the pandemic can have on staff and the community they serve. Most recently, she worked as health promotion team manager
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a trainer in an aged care facility. Both jobs made good use of her combined tertiary qualifications which include a degree in psychology and post graduate qualifications in human nutrition and special education. While her boys attended Cambridge’s St Peter’s Catholic School, Gabby worked there as a teacher aide and served on the PTA, all the while running community exercise classes through Sport Waikato. Once the boys moved to high school, she shifted full-time to Sport Waikato and spent almost nine years managing their Active and Well programme across Waipā. The sweep of experience has given her a solid understanding of local needs, and the range of groups on hand to help. She gets why a well-supported team is critical, particularly during a pandemic, and knows how that need grows in tough times like these. Gabby had looked at the CCH leadership role once before, but the time wasn’t right. “Now it is,” she said. “I have my mum living with me now, so to work locally seemed a natural fit.” Cambridge Community House Trust chair Carolyn Casey said the Board was ‘super happy’ to have Gabby join them, particularly as the workload continues to increase.
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Waipa grabs BMX places A win for Wally Rebecca Petch swapped bikes to add another Oceania jersey to her collection as she dominated the elite women’s racing in BMX competition at the 2022 Oceania championship in Brisbane last weekend. After winning an Oceania jersey with victory in the team sprint on the track, Petch, 23, returned to her roots to dominate the elite BMX competition, unbeaten in the competition to claim the elite women’s title for the first time. Leila Walker of Cambridge and Rotorua’s Megan Williams, second and third overall, – were first and second in the junior grade. “It’s nice to get some racing with the girls. They were really pushing me,” said Petch. “With the time difference, I haven’t really adapted since I have been here, but I need to be able to adapt.
Petch will race in the Superclass BMX competition on Saturday. Walker, 17, enjoyed a second and two first placings in her three races. She will return to Cambridge to prepare for the world championships in France in July. Fellow Waikato rider, Baylee Luttrell (Hamilton) finished runner-up in the under-23 class behind Australian Desree Barnes, while another Cambridge rider, Bennett Greenough placed third in the under 23 men’s competition. His younger brother Jack Greenough also finished on the podium as runner-up in the junior men.
Ōhaupō did credit to the memory of late club president Wally Kite and Leamington scored a convincing win on the opening day of Waikato club rugby last weekend. Ōhaupō beat Taupiri 22-21 on a day when the club paused to reflect on the contribution Kite had made to the club. Leamington, pipped at the post in their efforts to climb into the top-flight last season, opened with a convincing 41-19 win over Hinuera. Kihikihi were comfortable winners over Fraser Tech in the women’s premiership where Old Boys ran up a ton against Ōtorohanga.
The opening weekend saw one game not go ahead – Hinuera defaulted to Leamington reserves – and the results of three games were not called in on the night. Results: Gallagher Women’s Premiership, Fraser Tech 0 Kihikihi 32, Hamilton Marist 18 Putaruru 35, Hamilton Old Boys 107 Otorohanga 5, Southern United 19 Taupiri 12, University 15 Melville 42 Lone Star Rototuna Division 1A, Frankton 15 Suburbs 35, Leamington 41 Hinuera 19, Ōhaupō 22 Taupiri 21, Te Rapa 19 Putaruru 17. Division 1B Week, Leamington beat Hinuera by default, Ōhaupō 5 Taupiri 34, Te Rapa 24 Putaruru 31.
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Soon after purchasing Te Awamutu’s Landscape Supply Co on March 1, new owners Matt and Ammie Hardie knew they had hit a home run.
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The yard is one of Waikato’s premier landscape suppliers, and is the sort of flexible outdoor business the local couple wanted. It’s a family business at heart, and the Hardie children Liam and Keira often help their parents out over weekends. Landscape Supply Co caters for both residential and commercial outdoor solutions. It offers not only an extensive bulk product range, but has display spaces rich with ideas for those seeking inspiration for outdoor projects. Quality garden products abound, including an impressive selection of bark and soil, stones, pavers and mulches, plants and trees, pizza ovens, garden features and accessories. There are also easy-to-move pots of all sizes, including some of the environmentallyfriendly Dutch brand, ‘Elho’, and a range of locally-sourced giftware. Ammie says a lot of love goes into selecting their unique products, and their impressive range of indoor plants and pots helps transform people’s homes. The company does bulk ordering –
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Two women separated by centuries but connected by one beautiful silk dress. Jo Baaker, a textiles historian and Dutch ex-pat is drawn back to the island where she was born to investigate the provenance of a 17th century silk dress. Retrieved by local divers from a sunken shipwreck, the dress offers tantalising clues about the way people lived and died during Holland’s famous Golden Age. Jo’s research leads her to Anna Tesseltje, a poor Amsterdam laundress turned ladies companion who served the artist Catharina van Shurman for one season at her property outside the Hague. The two women were said to be close, so why did Anna abandon Catharina at the height of her misfortune? And was the dress a gift or did Anna come by it through less honest means? Jo is determined to find out, but as she delves deeper into Anna’s history, troubling details about her own past begin to emerge, disrupting the personal narrative she has trusted for sixteen years. On the small Dutch island of Texel where fortunes are lost and secrets lie buried for centuries, Jo will finally discover the truth about herself and her connection to the woman who wore the Winter Dress.
The Winter Dress is inspired by the 2014 reallife shipwreck discovery of a dress that managed to survive, perfectly preserved under water, for 400 years. ‘The dress, described as one of the most important maritime discoveries ever made in the Netherlands belonged to Jean Kerr, Countess of Roxburghe and lady-in-waiting to Queen Henrietta Maria, the consort of Charles I. It was lost when part of a royal fleet of 12 ships sank in bad weather while crossing from Dover to Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands in February 1642.’ The Guardian
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With cooler weather creeping up on us one thing I relish is the prospect of enjoying a bowl of hot nourishing soup. It is the perfect multi-purpose food. It can be a warming winter lunch, an after-school snack, an introduction to dinner or a complete meal in one pot. This is the season when stick or hand blenders (also called immersion blenders) come into their own. They’re great for puréeing soups and sauces right in the pot they’re cooked in. They’re also excellent for making smoothies, curry pastes, mayo and pesto and are half the price of many conventional blenders and food processors and easier to store. Clean the stick blender as soon as you’ve finished using it. Gluey mixtures tend to adhere like cement to the blades and the guard. I usually fill a container with warm water and ‘whizz’ it until the blades are cleaned. Soups need garnishes: If using fresh herbs, sauté them first until just soft — they’re easier to eat; swirl a little sour cream or creme fraiche on the top of hot soups and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper, chilli flakes or grated orange rind; and crisp roasted kale adds a little crunch and goodness. ROASTED RED CAPSICUM SOUP This soup is a great start to dinner or an excellent light lunch served with garlic bread. At a pinch, the fresh red capsicums could be replaced with roasted capsicums from a jar, rinsed well before use. 3 red capsicums 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, chopped 400g can diced tomatoes in juice 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock Toppings: cream dried chilli flakes to taste Turn a fan-grill to high. Place the whole capsicums on a tray in the middle of the oven. Grill for 15-20 minutes, turning often until they are lightly charred on all sides. Place in a bowl, cover and allow to steam for 15 minutes. The skins will peel off more easily.
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Ensuring it’s not a flat night By Mary Anne Gill
Anyone can make a cup of coffee, Tennille Hawkins says, but not everyone can make a great cup of coffee. The Cambridge Raceway barista has made thousands of cups since her first 15 years ago and tomorrow (Thursday) she will resist any pressure to cut
corners at The Race meeting. Punters, trainers, owners and drivers regularly make a beeline for the old ticket booth where the 34-year-old mixes her coffee making skills with the marketing savvy she learned after leaving high school. “You’ve got to listen to your customers, engage with them while at the same time using good techniques to
make the best coffee. “It’s all about the customer.” She is excited about the event which is the first harness racing slot race in Australasia and New Zealand’s richest standardbred race with a stake of $900,000. During the week she helped The Raceway’s promotion team, handing out brochures and fliers around town to get the punters along. It has been a while since anyone asked her where she got her name from, she says in response to The News’ query. Most who work at The Raceway are too young to remember Captain and Tennille with their 1975 chart topper “Love Will Keep Us Together.” It was a favourite of Tennille’s mother Jennifer Patton who with her husband Ian founded Jennian Homes in 1982. Tennille was born in the old Cambridge maternity home, moved away to Hamilton with her parents and came back to town in 2016 with daughter Kaia, now seven. Married to Dean Hawkins, who coowns Wentwood Grange, the couple have a blended family with Dean’s son Liam, 11, and their 21-month-old son Jack. Kaia, who goes to Goodwood School, has watched her mother make that many cups of coffee she dreams of being a barista herself one day.
Still Self Assured Pukekohe-based Self Assured (pictured below) picked up an unfavourable draw on Saturday, but is still regarded as the horse to beat in the country’s richest harness race tomorrow in Cambridge. The Race by Grins (2200m) at Cambridge Raceway, with a stake of $900,000, is the first harness slot race in Australasia and has drawn four Australian horses in a nine-strong field. They are the only mare in the race, Stylish Memphis, veteran gelding Alta Orlando, February’s Group One Newcastle Mile winner Mach Dan and Majestic Cruiser. Trainer Mark Purdon says he will have to produce the performance of his career to win from barrier 8. It will mean pulling back,
maybe all the way to last, before making a midrace move, hoping the speed merchants Alta Orlando (barrier 2), Spankem (3) and Mach Dan (5) set up a tempo that allows the backmarkers into the contest. “It really wasn’t the barrier we wanted,” said Purdon. “He is going to have to go back but there does look to be huge speed early so hopefully they go hard. “I think Brent (Mangos, driver of South Coast Arden) might take it easy early too so we could end up coming into the race later. Gates open for The Race By Grins evening race meeting at 5pm. There will be eight races from 6.05pm to 9.20pm including the feature event at 8.55pm.
Silver lining to Devon’s golds By Viv Posselt
A superb performance in Brisbane last week by Waipā Para cyclist Devon Briggs has led to his selection with four others to compete at October’s 2022 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships in France. At 18, Briggs is the youngest member of the team, and the world championships will be his international debut. Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) named the New Zealand Para Cycling team for France last weekend. Three Tokyo 2020 Paralympians are included – Nicole Murray, Anna Taylor and Sarah Ellington – with the rest of the team comprising Nick Blincoe and Devon Briggs. Murray, Ellington and Briggs competed in the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Brisbane,
where Briggs won four gold medals, Murray won two golds, and Ellington won a silver and a bronze. Briggs told The News that his win in Brisbane had surpassed his wildest hopes, although he had been training “like a demon”. The C4 classified Para athlete, who was born with severe club feet, won gold in the scratch race, the 1000m time trial, the 4000m individual pursuit, and the omnium. Also racing were Connor Douglas and Ben Westenburg. “It went a lot better than I thought it would. Realistically, I was happy to just go over and enjoy the racing … I was blown away when I pulled out those results. That training really paid off.” Briggs started a business degree at Waikato University
in January and works parttime in Cambridge. He has been cycling since he was 10, toughing it out against years of painful surgeries and finding cycling the only nonimpact sport he could safely enjoy. While Brisbane ranks as a massive achievement, he isn’t entirely new to success. Briggs won the Para cycling Emerging Talent award in the 2020 Cycling New Zealand Road and Track Recognition Awards, and it was his performance at December’s Southland Track Championships that earned him a place in Brisbane. Even before his success in Australia, Briggs had his eye on something even bigger – competing in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. “It’s going to be a lot of hard training, a tough road … but I’m ready for it,” he said.
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