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Council checks quarry the regional council to the quarry’s noncompliance on April 1, said if neither the regional nor district council decide to take any subsequent legal action against the quarry, he would. He told Waipā chief executive Garry Dyet in a Code of Conduct complaint against Andree-Wiltens on April 23, he was prepared to take a private prosecution for breaches of the Resource Management Act (RMA) if the council did not act. Lynch confirmed anyone could do that, including the regional council, if it deemed there were any serious breaches of the RMA. “While we are still completing our enquiries, a breach of the aspects of the RMA administered by the regional council has not been identified.”
By Mary Anne Gill
Waikato’s environmental watch dog has finally visited the site of an illegal Waipā sand quarry – 28 days after it was alerted to its existence. Waikato Regional Council says there were no “apparent risks” to the environment on the day of its inspection and members of the incident response team took the opportunity to provide advice on the installation of erosion and sediment controls while they were there. The Oreipunga Road quarry in Maungatautari operated without a resource consent for at least five years by Beacon Hill Contracting. All operations at the quarry were suspended on April 13 by Waipā District Council. One of the four shareholders in the company is Elwyn Andree-Wiltens who resigned as a Waipā district councillor on April 25 because of her involvement in the quarry and “perceived” conflict of interest. In a response to The News on why it took the regional council so long to visit the site, compliance manager Patrick Lynch said the council receives more than 2200 complaints a year regarding the environment. Pressed on how many related to illegal sand quarries close to the Waikato River, Lynch said the calls were “many and varied.” And in another confusing development, Waipā District Council says it received a resource consent application for the quarry on Monday after it was submitted two days earlier by consultants acting for Beacon Hill yet Andree-Wiltens told The News it was submitted on April 20. Mitchell Daysh, a Hamilton-based specialist consultancy, said it provided the district council with a draft consent application to show Beacon Hill made “meaningful attempts” to address the noncompliance. Rhys Powell, who originally tipped off
Cambridge chief fire officer Don Gerrand was farewelled by hundreds of people who lined the streets and packed into the Town Hall on Saturday. Driving Flick and Don Gerrand to the funeral service at the Town Hall was Don Weinberg with deputy fire chief Dennis Hunt in the passenger seat and at rear Richard Crease, left, and Peter Wright, right. Chairs were installed outside the Town Hall for those who could not get a seat inside, where 500 were set aside for family, friends and dignitaries. The News was there. More pictures and story, pages 12 and 13. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
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No rivers were impacted at the time of the inspection or would have been when the quarry was operating, he said. The regional council was now establishing whether the activity met Permitted Activity rules under the Waikato Regional Plan. Yet Mitchell Daysh consultants, who lodged the resource consent application with the district council, also filed an earthworks consent application with the regional council just before close of business on Friday May 6. The incident response team told Beacon Hill the regional council would complete assessments to check whether any other consents were needed. “The landowners submitted a consent application on Friday prior to any further
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operation targeting mobile phone use whilst driving. Using a spotter, we identified a number of drivers who were by their mobile phone. Justifications included looking at google maps, ending a phonecall and looking at the current time. The following day, I was scene guard following a serious assault on Campbell Street, Leamington. This saw me standing static at the intersection of Campbell and Shakespeare streets for a number of hours. The location was cordoned off with p olice emergency tape and road cones. Disappointingly, mobile phone use whilst driving was again clearly evident. A few people drove past blatantly holding up their mobile phones, apparently to video the crime scene activities. Others were so distracted talking on their phones, that they seemed to not even register my presence. Using your mobile phone whilst holding it in your hand takes your eyes off the road, a hand off the steering wheel and gets you
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pair decided to make a ‘library’ out of their pieces, with Jessica telling staff on receiving their voucher that they wanted to “make library staff happy” with their creation. The Te Awamutu competition was won by Corey Powell, 10, who created an outstanding drag truck with his pieces. There were also runner-up and youth
prizes awarded. Next up at the libraries is a competition to design a slogan or design for a t-shirt that will fit with upcoming Pink Shirt Day. “The winning entry in each library will have their design made up into a t-shirt,” said Dee. “Entries are due on May 19 for judging on May 20, which is Pink Shirt Day.”
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Coles rules out bid
Cambridge ward councillor Philip Coles has ruled out a bid for the Waipā mayoralty but has confirmed he will stand for council again at October’s local body elections. Only incumbent Jim Mylchreest, who stood unopposed at the last election, has publicly said he is standing for mayor.
In court
A 31-year-old was due to appear in court in Hamilton today facing a series of charges following a treble stabbing at a Cambridge restaurant last week. Three people were taken to hospital following the attack.
On and off again
An apparent quick-fix for improving Waikato Expressway access from south of Cambridge is getting strong support. Adding two ramps at the end of Tirau Road near Cambridge Golf Course is a “no brainer” said Donna Allen. Denise Hall said the interchange design was wrong and Bernie Frost noted “that’s the problem having intellectuals designing things without consulting those with common sense”.
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Predator Free Cambridge has been nominated for the 2022 Volunteering Waikato Team Excellence Award. The group’s 50 volunteers are involved in helping native fauna and flora by trapping pests on Waipā District Council land across the town.
Third bridge closer
A Waipā transport strategy has confirmed the need for a third bridge over the Waikato River in Cambridge. The strategy was agreed following a sixweek consultation period earlier this year. A business case will make a pitch for government funding to help pay for the new bridge.
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Legal twist in council sacking By Roy Pilott
The vote of a single councillor when Waikato Regional Council chair Russ Rimmington got rolled this week prompted his suggestion it would result in a judicial review. Rimmington was dumped by an 8-6 margin on Monday and then nominated Barry Quayle as his successor. Ironically, Waipā’s Stu Kneebone, who moved that Rimmington be sacked, seconded the motion for Quayle. But councillors were told Fred Lichtwark’s vote on the sacking could compromise it because he had earlier announced how he would vote on radio. Rimmington, 76, has been relegated to the benches five months out from the local body elections. If the former Hamilton
mayor was thinking of retiring from the political scene this year, it is a fair bet he will now seriously consider another term as a Hamilton ward member. He told The News this week he had “unfinished business.” Rimmington remains a passionate supporter of the Te Huia rail service, which he believes needs marketing – and he is also concerned that the major political parties cannot agree on Three Waters, and a new Government could scrap it, effectively wasting the millions of dollars already spent on the process Rimmington had to get one of the eight councillors who earlier called on him to stand down to change tack – but had not done so when the issue went to the vote on Monday. Lichtwark was never
going to be one of them – with Rimmington in the chair he was suspended from all council committees, subcommittees and other representative roles early last year following complaints about his behaviour. Rimmington told The News the result of the vote went against the advice of constitutional lawyer Mai Chen. Whether or not he will take legal action so close to an election is a moot point, but he did suggest the electorate would have its say in October. He estimated it would cost $100,000 to take private action. His ousting has exposed a bitter division in the council. Rimmington was gracious in defeat, telling councillors it had been an honour to lead them – but he signalled there would be a judicial review on the issue.
Deputy chair Kataraina Hodge and councillors Lichtwark, Tipa Mahuta, Denis Tegg, Angela Strange, Jennifer Nickel and Waipā-King Country representatives Andrew MacPherson and Stu Kneebone ousted the chair. Pamela Storey, Stu Husband, Hugh Vercoe, Kathy White and Quayle all backed him. Hamilton city councillors Geoff Taylor and Mark Bunting both spoke at this week’s council meeting urging councillors not to roll their chair. Both said they appeared in a private capacity. Rimmington’s directness – variously described as being a bit too blunt and shooting from the hip – put him offside with councillors when he questioned the level of Māori influence on the Three Waters plan.
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But councillors did not heed Bunting’s call to “focus on what is said, not how it was said,” and the man who moved the motion – Waipa councillor Stu Kneebone said Three Waters was not the issue. He accused Rimmington of misrepresenting the council’s position on issues.
Rubbish dump stays shut
By Mary Anne Gill
Cambridge’s transfer station is unlikely to be opened anytime soon and operator Envirowaste says the Matos Segedin Drive facility needs a major safety upgrade first. The transfer station closed last August. Waipā District Council, which gives Envirowaste $26,700 annually to support the station being open for longer hours in response to historic community demand, wants to know when it will reopen. In a statement, the council said councillors were getting feedback from the community who assumed the council was responsible for the facility. Council’s group manager – Service Delivery, Dawn Inglis said council would review its Waste Minimisation and Management Plan in 2023, which will take a holistic view of the need for, and delivery of, all waste management services across the district. Inglis said staff had been in contact with Envirowaste and there was no update on reopening at the present time. “We understand that Envirowaste are taking a business case to their board about reopening options. They have not yet provided a timeline of when we will receive the information.” Envirowaste communications
manager Georgie Hills said the company was keen to work with the council to find a sustainable solution. “Historically, the site handled relatively low volumes of the community’s recycling and rubbish, however we know people valued the service it provided close to home,” she said. “Keeping people safe on our sites is a key focus for us and we’ve been open about the fact the site requires a major safety upgrade. “Since it closed, we have been exploring options for reopening the facility on a safe and commercially viable basis, taking into account expected usage and the current economic environment.” No timeline for reopening has been set yet, she said. “We applaud the community’s commitment to recycling and waste minimisation and acknowledge the efforts of local residents who have switched to alternative facilities. “We apologise for the inconvenience and will provide a further update once we have more information to share,” said Hills. Residents can use the neighbouring Waste Management Te Awamutu Waste Transfer Station at 2 Daphne Street or the Resource Recovery Centre on Lincoln Street in Hamilton.
The News reported in February that residents wanted to know when the transfer centre would reopen.
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Kaipaki faces fence battle
By Mary Anne Gill
The conflict between ruralbased industries and lifestylers is something Waipā District Council says is not uncommon – and the latest example is in Kaipaki. Agricultural contractor Karl Schwitzer has resource consent to operate a contractors’ yard for cutting and supplying hay to farmers. He also has permission to put a new shed on the site at the intersection of Goodwin and Kaipaki Road opposite the primary school. But some Kaipaki residents are unhappy saying Schwitzer has built an ugly corrugated iron fence which is higher than what he has consent for and two additional shed bays are larger than what was shown in the consent. They also say Schwitzer plans to move the former Bunnings building onto the site which would be an inappropriate building for Kaipaki and not in keeping with the rural zone. Schwitzer acknowledged the fence at 2.5m is higher than the allowed 1.8m high but says he put it up because burglars scaled the smaller fence he had, cut open 55 bales of hay and stole them. The fence was silver but this week he painted it black so it would blend in with a nearby hedge. “The fence is no bigger than the hedge,” he said. “Now it looks pretty smart.” Schwitzer also said the council had visited his yard three weeks
The corrugated iron fence residents say is not in keeping with the rural environment in Kaipaki.
ago and said the shed bays comply with his resource consent. He confirmed he had asked the council about the possibility of moving part of the old Bunnings building out to the yard for a storage shed but nothing had come of it yet. “I understand you’ve got to comply with the rules,” said Schwitzer who acknowledged the conflict between businesses like his and rural lifestylers. "I can understand from their point of view.” He said he supported the community by recently felling 12 big poplar trees from the school grounds. Waipā district plan and growth manager Tony Quickfall said lifestylers often have expectations of a rural amenity which differ from the District Plan. Rural zone rules, approved through the public process of reviewing the District Plan, reflect the rural environment is a
“working environment” which permits a range of commercial activities and associated noise and visual effects, he said. “If there is evidence that permitted land use activities are giving risk to significant adverse effects, the Resource Management Act provides for plan changes to the District Plan,” said Quickfall. “The council does not have evidence of any district-wide trends or cumulative significant effects in the rural zones that would justify a plan change.” If Schwitzer’s fence was higher than 1.8m, it would breach the District Plan rules and must be removed or he would have to obtain a resource consent. Quickfall said a planner last visited the site on April 13 last year to process the original application which was to establish a rural based industry, build a workshop storage shed, one implement shed and move an industrial building from 13 Matos Segedin Drive.
U3A heads to Cambridge
Local businesswoman Carey Church is starting a University of the Third Age (U3A) in Cambridge. Planning is advanced for a meeting from 10.30am-noon on May 24 at the Cambridge Health and Community Centre in Taylor St. Pre-register for the meeting through www.U3Acambridge.org.nz or phone 021 401 951. Carey will call for ideas for speakers and interest groups, and a decision will be made on whether future meetings will be on either the second Tuesday or Friday of each month, depending on feedback. Carey is a lifelong learner who is currently studying for her final papers in a law degree while running her successful business, Moneyworks. She thinks the time is right for Cambridge to embrace the international U3A concept. The worldwide U3A movement started in France in 1973, aimed at broadening education and knowledge to those in the ‘third age’ of life. It has since gone global, with the first U3A in New Zealand starting in 1985 in Remuera. There are now 84 groups nationwide, with memberships ranging from 100 to 1100. Meetings attract a wide range of speakers, while affiliated interest groups focus on topics that can include anything from art history and philosophy to tying fishing flies. Early speakers already booked for Cambridge include top international banker Peter Nicholl, and Waikato University international law professor Al Gillespie. Carey is also looking for volunteers to convene special groups and to help at the meetings.professor Al Gillespie. Lyndall Hermitage joined the Rotorua U3A 11 years ago while living there, and said the group had been tremendously successful. “I started their art history group, and that has gone so well that I still go down to Carey Church, right, is keen to start a U3A here. Seen their meetings even though I now live in with her is committee member and a long-time fan of the movement, Lyndall Hermitage. Cambridge.
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Anglican vicar welcomed to Cambridge
By Viv Posselt
Rev Jennie Savage’s move to take the reins as the new St Andrew’s Church vicar had a bumpy start. Flip-flopping Covid restrictions meant the family dog Saga arrived in Cambridge three months before her owners did. The brindle Staghound found a temporary but welcoming hearth within the church family and was part of the furniture by the time Jennie and her husband Sav finally arrived on Maundy Thursday. “Under normal circumstances, I’d have taken a week to settle in, but instead prepared to lead services on Easter Sunday,” Jennie said. “Everyone was so welcoming, but then I had been in communication with the congregation for some time via Zoom services and chat sessions. I had met well over 70 people here without ever setting foot in New Zealand.” Because Jennie’s formal induction on February 3 took place via Zoom, St Andrew’s held a service of celebration on May 2 to formally welcome the couple in person. The service was led by the Anglican Bishop of Waikato and Taranaki, the Most Rev Philip Richardson. Despite their halting travel plans, it’s clear there was a plan afoot upstairs to have Jennie
New St Andrew’s Church vicar Jennie Savage enjoying a lighter moment with the Anglican Bishop of Waikato and Taranaki, the Most Rev Philip Richardson. Photo: Michael Jeans
fill the shoes vacated by Malcolm French, the St Andrew’s vicar who left last August. Jennie had previously eyed out an appointment in New Zealand, but while that didn’t materialise, she made enough of an impression for the hierarchy here to suggest she apply for another upcoming vacancy. That was Cambridge and her appointment was announced in early September. Getting here was another matter. They
had seven tries at securing an MIQ spot. Once past that hurdle and waiting to depart Melbourne on December 27, airport officials told them to go home. “I thought we had done everything right … but new border exemption changes meant we couldn’t leave,” she said. “It was very, very frustrating, but we were fortunately provided with accommodation by friends. We decided to still send Saga over in late January as she
had been in boarding kennels since just before Christmas.” Now settled in Cambridge Jennie is starting to feel at home, although this is quite different from her two former ministries – five years at Melbourne’s Mt Eliza, and the previous 11 at Mordialloc parish. “They were very much suburban parishes … this feels quite different,” she said. Becoming an Anglican vicar wasn’t always her plan. She had a childhood faith but drifted away during the years she trained as a professional ballet dancer. She performed in Australia and abroad and danced in England for eight years before coming home when her father took ill. The next few years were taken up with marriage, motherhood and a stint working as a travel agent. “Then I felt a calling to go and study theology. I really only wanted to deepen my knowledge of my faith, but then took on more leadership roles and decided I wanted to serve. Since then, I’ve held various positions in the church and taken on governance roles as well.” The decision to come to New Zealand came on the back of holidays spent here. Both she and Sav love ‘tramping’ and now that their son and daughter have flown the coop, they felt free to explore a Kiwi adventure.
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Pirate of the airwaves, operates a legal 24/7 FM radio station from his garage in the Cambridge Oaks Lifestyle Village playing music his neighbours want to hear. The Oaks is at 88.3FM, one of the 11 frequencies made available to low-power radio stations in New Zealand. Its reach around Cambridge is patchy because of the height of the antenna on a pole in Prouse’s back yard. If the antenna was on Pukemako (Sanatorium Hill) the station, with its mixture of songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s, would boom around Cambridge. Instead, it is the residents at Cambridge Oaks and others within three to five kilometres of Prouse’s Terry Came Drive
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One of Chris Prouse’s neighbours told him recently when her crook hip is playing up in the middle of the night, she prefers to listen to Cambridge Oaks FM. The music takes her back to memories of what life was like when it was being played on the radio and helps her insomnia. Talkback radio gets her mind going. “It’s all about the music,” Prouse, 76, a radio veteran who worked as a technician and engineer at Radio Hauraki for 13 years including stints onboard the Tiri II in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. The former “pirate of the airwaves” now
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On the hour and half hour, there is always a Kiwi song - many of them from New Zealand musicians he still counts as close friends. In 2017 piano tuner Brian Holden, another Oaks resident and formerly part of The Roulettes band out of Rotorua, released a CD of cover songs called Plug it In, recorded in his home studio. Oaks FM is probably the only radio station that plays that. “It’s whatever people in there want to hear.” Aaron Anderson of AB Soundbytes in Hamilton makes syndicated programmes for the independent radio stations around New Zealand and programmes include the New Zealand Retro Weekly Top 40 Countdown, a weekly trip back in time to New Zealand in the 1970s and 1980s. Oaks FM plays it on Saturday from 4pm. Prouse and his wife Rose met at Hauraki
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where she worked in promotions and where been released there for Hauraki to play. she says her claim to fame was her long hair Radio Hauraki had limited live radio. and the see through muslin dress, which she The studios were land-based and most would wear at the Albert Park concerts. programmes were recorded there on reelHauraki first started broadcasting from the to-reel tapes in half hour segments a week Tiri on 1480 kHz in December 1966 on the prior to their broadcast. This meant that waters of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf skirting while contests and current top tunes could be the then broadcasting laws by operating three accommodated, news and weather were more miles offshore. of a challenge. The government controlled all radio at “There were no comments about ‘you the time and music was limited to Top 20 hit better bring your washing in’ before parades and songs that had been released introducing a song,” said Prouse. months before in the UK or United States. Every tape started right on the half hour Prouse joined the station in April 1968, soon after the Wahine ferry disaster, working from the studios in Auckland and on Tiri II on the water after the first Tiri had ran aground on Great Barrier Island rocks. He was friends with Hauraki DJs, Paddy O’Donnell and Hamilton-born Ian Magan. Magan founded Hauraki with David Gapes, Derek Lowe, Chris Parkinson and Denis O’Callahan. It was Lowe who offered Prouse a job at Hauraki. He had just finished working for EMI in Lower Hutt setting up a studio and before that with NZBC in Wellington, Whanganui and Palmerston North. Within two days he packed up his life in Wellington to head to Auckland. Hauraki played songs you could not hear on other New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) stations. Airline pilots and stewards used to bring records Chris Prouse as a technician onboard Radio Hauraki’s Tiri II in 1969. back from overseas that had just
and finished with instrumental music. That was so the next tape could be timed to start right Pirate ship Tiri II used by Radio Hauraki. on time and take into consideration okay.” the impact the ship’s engines were having on When Radio Hauraki was finally granted a the tapes’ speed. broadcast licence in 1970, they broadcast for “You had to keep the generators at speed the final time on Queen’s Birthday weekend because the tapes and the turntables were set and on their way back to shore on Monday to the engine.” June 1, playing Born Free continuously, The news was “flogged” off 1ZB because announcer Rick Grant was lost overboard. they could not get the morning newspaper to The Prouses moved from Auckland’s North the boat on time. Shore to Ohope Beach in 2007 and owned Merv Smith, who was breakfast announcer a service electronics and communications and king of the airwaves on 1ZB, was reading business in Whakatane which they sold in the news one day and said: ‘am I going too 2017. To remain close to their Auckland-based fast for you Lloyd?’ Lloyd Griffiths was family and friends, the couple moved to the Tiri captain who was making notes so a Cambridge in December 2018. Hauraki DJ could read the bullet point news In July 2020 he drew on his long-time radio later. industry experience to start Oaks FM. “We’d do the news out there and breakfast “Midway through Covid in 2020 I thought shows were pretty much live. Messages came to myself ‘I can’t go anywhere I can’t do from town via telegram.” anything; I can’t play golf. Bugger, I’ll set Auckland Radio maritime service would myself up as a low powered FM station.’ call the ship up with the telegram. “I still know quite a few people in the “One of the funny things was you had one engineering side of the industry because I part of the Post Office trying to close us down, employed most of them. I glued together but we found out if we became a licensed some gear and got it going and I leaned on receiving station, the Post Office would pay some other mates and got better gear. us for accepting the telegrams they were “The gear that’s being used, some of it has sending us,” said Prouse. come out of Mediaworks, some has come out Gapes, a former NZ Truth journalist, was of NZME as they’ve upgraded to new gear, general manager and the glue that held the this is their old gear. radio station together including ensuring the “The sound and the transmission capability crew was well fed. of the station is as good as any of the bigger Everybody got paid the same amount of network stations except it doesn’t have the money each week on a Friday. same coverage.” “If it was all cheque, you knew the station But what it does have is the music of your was in the shit, if it was cash, the station was life, says Prouse, and that is what matters.
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By Benjamin Wilson
Are we spoiled for choice?
Local Karen Scott is the chief executive of Enrich Group, one of the region’s largest disability providers. A colourful career that includes netball, police, policy making, and support work has led her to become the sector leader that she is. Although Enrich is based in Te Awamutu, Scott lives in Cambridge with her husband Roger and their son. She joined the disability sector as a support worker when she was 17, after completing a teaching people with disabilities certificate. However, this was initially a means to an end. She studied early childhood education at the University of Waikato, but focused her career on being a professional athlete. “At that time, I thought my career was netball.” She played goal shoot in the ANZ Cup for the Waikato Wildcats in the late 90s and would later go on to play for the Counties Manukau Cometz and internationally in Cardiff. She moved on from her athletic career when she returned from Cardiff in 2002, and began work for the Halberg Trust, which helps to enrich the lives of disabled people through sport and recreation. “That is when I caught the bug around policy and found out that changes need to be made for people who have disabilities.” That ‘bug’ led Scott to study policy and political science papers at the University of Waikato. She would later work for the Ministry of Justice on the sale and supply of alcohol, and its impact on youth offending. Then the police’s Alco-link division in Wellington, to help implement processes centred around
Many are saying that our consumeristic society has contributed to making us feel very entitled. We’ve become accustomed to possessing whatever we choose from vast selections of absolutely anything and everything our hearts may happen to desire. Buying jeans, I entered a store, enthused about making a straightforward purchase. Enthusiasm faded as quick as denim does. It was bewildering. With such a vast selection in-store, you’d think there would be something ideally suited to my preferences (which is what it’s all about) but it was confusing... slim fit, easy fit, baggy, extra baggy, boot leg, regular, stonewashed, shredded and ripped, zipper fly, button-fly and so on. If you head into the grocery store, it’s the same - I counted 94 different varieties and brands of crackers... cheese, bacon or chicken flavoured, with sodium, sodium-free, fat-free, normal size and bite size. Nearby, beckoned 86 varieties of chocolate cookies, plus 109 types of milk to wash them down with. For our pets, you’re presented with an assortment of tinned food choices that defies counting… there was even nine seed-mix choices for our cockatiel. We (and our pets) are indeed spoiled for choice. Someone mentioned a while ago that they had counted places in Cambridge for purchasing a coffee of your choice. I don’t know what surprised me most - that my friend had the time and interest to bother counting them all, or that there were as many as he stated. He claimed in excess of over 40 cafes and other providers existed. It got me counting… and thinking. Having our whims catered for and
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DONALD ‘DON’ RICHARD GERRAND QSM: 09.08.1949 – 02.05.2022
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Cambridge would have made Don Gerrand proud last Saturday. Hundreds of people lined the streets to farewell their much-admired fire chief. Hundreds more filled the Town Hall or watched outside, many applauding respectfully as the engine ‘Flick’, carrying Don’s casket, led a cavalcade of service vehicles polished to the level of perfection he would have expected. What the genial fire chief probably wouldn’t have expected was the moving outpouring of love and respect. His service was likely one of the biggest held here, yet the man at its heart was a deeply humble person. There is no doubt he was proud of the awards he amassed during his career – his 2008 Queen’s Service Medal, the Cambridge Community Board Community Award, the coveted Lions Federation Melvin Jones Fellow Award, even the Cambridge News Person of the Year award – but he often said the recognition belonged as much to the local brigade as it did to him. The two seemed indivisible for a very long time. Each tribute heard on Saturday acknowledged Don’s 53 year-service with the brigade, 28 of them as fire chief. His family’s generosity in sharing him was acknowledged, and speakers referenced his gift of selfless service to the community, his roguish humour and high expectations, his readiness to go ‘above and beyond’ whenever the call came. Don’s deputy, Dennis Hunt, said that call came 9316 times for Don during the 53 years and five months he served after joining the brigade in November 1968. “His final one
was on April 16.” Dennis said it was Don’s leadership and determination that made this one of the best brigades in the country. “He always gave 110 percent. His largest project would have been the building of the new station in Cambridge… it opened in February 2003. Don helped raise almost $100,000 towards that.” Dennis raised a laugh with tales of the chief’s less impressive dashes to the station when the siren sounded. One had Jocelyn pushing a non-starting vehicle, one made immobile simply by Don’s failure to engage the clutch and turn the key. Another saw him overshoot a corner, hit a kerb and drive into someone’s garden, only to find that call was a false alarm. Don was one of eight children. His brother David said the family moved around to follow their father Allan’s work as a saw doctor, but settled eventually in Cambridge where Don attended Cambridge East, Cambridge Intermediate and Cambridge High schools. They were jam-packed and happy in a three-bedroomed Robinson St house their dad built. It was there that Don came to know young Jocelyn, a daughter of brigade stalwart ‘Bush’ Hooker. His ‘persuasion’ on the young couple’s wedding day helped launch a Gerrand dynasty that continues today through their son Richard’s 33 years with the service, and grandson Kase’s four. David said: “The family is very proud that for someone who didn’t have much for most of his young life, Don’s 24/7 commitment to serving the community was outstanding.” Don’s daughter Steph Taylor described her father as a strong man, one of few words. Continued next page
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In memoriam books at the entrance to the Town Hall with a portrait of Don Gerrand.
They shared a ‘father-daughter’ penchant for rum, usually at sea and always after Jocelyn had gone to bed. The funeral was attended by Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest and his deputy Liz Stolwyk, councillors, Cambridge Community Board members, fire service representatives and volunteer fire crew from around the region. Taupo MP Louise Upston spoke about the man she called her friend. “Our Cambridge community would not have been the same had it not been for Don’s devotion and unselfish volunteer work over the last five decades.” Her voice faltered as she recalled “his beaming face” when she dressed in his jacket
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and helmet. “I will always remember his graceful presence and bloody-mindedness. I can’t think of any other family in the New Zealand fire brigade that will have four generations serve their community.” Daryl Trim, Waikato Fire and Emergency district manager, commended Don’s pride and strong values which he said resulted in the station, the fleet, equipment and people always being immaculate. “Don was a stickler for rules … usually his rules, but always with good intent behind them.” President of Fire Brigade Gold Star Association Warren Feek said Don’s service had been tireless, and Cambridge had lost a legend.
Brother and sister Richard Gerrand and Steph Taylor along with pallbearers left to right Malcolm Hooker, Lewy Taylor, Levi Gerrand and Danny Taylor with funeral director John Ensom, extreme right, take chief fire officer Don Gerrand’s coffin out of the Town Hall after the service. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
Don Gerrand was laid to rest last Saturday following one of the biggest farewells the town has seen. Photo: Viv Posselt.
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Our governance role
Maybe it’s the lawyer in me, but events at Waipā District Council over the last few months have given me cause to reflect on the process of our decision-making and the importance of getting this right. Standing Orders, Codes of Conduct and meeting etiquette are all things elected members are made aware of when first elected. However, putting these rules into practice is often harder than you might think. And getting them wrong means things can go pear-shaped, pretty quickly.
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By Susan O’Regan, Waipā District Councillor
For those who follow our meetings, which are now livestreamed, you will have seen a regular Agenda Item 2: “Declarations of Conflicts of Interest”. This is an opportunity for councillors to let everyone know they are in a position which makes their involvement in decision-making around an item, improper or wrong. There’s a variety of reasons. A councillor may declare a financial or even perceived financial gain from a decision. A councillor could be considered biased, having been shown to be closed minded about a specific issue. It is up to each councillor to declare their situation, meaning we rely wholly on the honesty and integrity of individual councillors. Our entire governance system is predicated on trust. At our Strategic Planning and Policy meeting last Tuesday there were eight conflicts of interest declared. That is a lot. There are risks and dangers with this number of conflicts; even more so if conflicts aren’t declared. When you become an elected member, you make a formal declaration to “faithfully and impartially, and in accordance to the best of my skill and judgement, execute and perform, in the best interests of the Waipa District, the powers, authorities, and duties vested in... me”. Our pledge is to make great decisions for the good of the entire district, not just ‘your’ ward, ‘your’ town or on behalf of groups you have been involved with. Councillors must park their biases outside the door for the purposes of making good decisions for everyone. That is a fundamental requirement. At that meeting, I addressed a couple of conflicts firmly. That was my job, as chair of that meeting. I did so because it is not possible to speak to a matter as a councillor neutrally and impartially and with ‘an open mind’, while at the same time holding and sharing a fixed position outside the Chamber. This
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The nature of the beast By Peter Matthews
In choosing to write about environmental issues, I never did intend to go into facts and figures in any great depth or to explore particular occurrences in detail. There are any number of sources of information to back up the generally accepted view that humans are causing global warming, and that the consequences of this are going to be predictably dire. As is usually the case with humans, some are taking it seriously and doing what they can about it, others believe it and do nothing. Some governments do enough to be seen to be doing enough, others don’t see the need. A minority of people seek actively to discredit the whole idea. There seems to be a sector of the community who think it is a load of rubbish. Well, we all know it’s rubbish, there’s just a difference of opinion on whether rubbish is one of the causes, or a description of, the concept. Despite many good intentions and a vast array of good science the human race as a whole doesn’t seem to be making very good progress with this. It bears repetition, which is lucky because I’ve said it before, that people simply aren’t that bothered because it doesn’t affect them - yet. It’s not like we’re living in the Maldives - there’s a community looking down the barrel of the problem. Or Jakarta - which is the fastest sinking city in the world. It has been predicted that a third of the city will be submerged by 2050. To be fair that’s not all due to global warming; it’s happening because of excessive extraction of groundwater. It’s all part of the same story though. The rapidly growing human population is putting pressure on the environment. This is
a species which is about to become a victim of its own success. We have dominated the ecosystem of the planet absolutely, ever since we started walking upright. I’m pretty sure no other species which has enjoyed time at the top on Planet Earth has ever worried about their environmental footprint. It’s a philosophical point I know; no other species has (that we know of) ever had the mental capacity to consider their impact on their surroundings. But if you look at a human as a conglomeration of cells and genes which has evolved to survive long enough to reproduce successfully, where between the individual spirals of DNA and the brain are the decisions made? Are we self-delusional when we imagine ourselves to be in control of our own destiny? We eat too much because our bodies are hard-wired to accumulate fat reserves against leaner times to come. Our highly evolved brains have allowed us to take precautions against leaner times by farming but not yet to counter the desire to eat when we don’t need it. In terms of the cycles of evolution and extinction, anONLY outsider wouldPLANET be surprised to see humans getting together to try and preserve the planet we live on. It’s just not in our nature.
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piqued her curiosity and she completed her first set of free lessons about four years ago. Work intervened so she didn’t follow through, but she went back for more lessons last year and now plays regularly. She even played online with her Ashburton-based parents during lockdown. “It’s completely different from everything else I do,” she said. “I work as a physio, I play sport and go to gym. This is so different; it uses the mind in a totally different way.” Mikayla plays socially, opting to leave the competitive play for those preferring the cut and thrust. She said learners here are lucky with the club lessons on offer. “They take it nice and slowly and are very supportive.” Another local player, Melanie Trevethick, learned in 1990 and considers it “the most brilliant game”.
“Every hand is like opening a Christmas present … you never know what you’re going to get. It’s very easy to get addicted.” Another seasoned player, Michael Neels, said he learned the game at his mother’s knee. He comes to the club several times week, as well as playing online and in Hamilton. “I get a lot out of it. It’s a huge challenge … there are times I’m happy with my play, other times not so much,” he laughed. “I’ll never stop playing.” Martin Steiner has been playing for about 45 years; he and his wife Verena are regulars at the Cambridge club. “I always liked playing cards,” said Martin. “My wife and I were introduced to the game in the early 1970s … she wanted to learn bridge. We got hooked quite quickly. It keeps you in shape mentally, that’s for sure.”
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Deputy head’s life cycle
By Matteo Di Maio
Cambridge High School’s deputy principal John McDonnell will don his international cycling commissaire alter-ego yet again this July as he heads to Birmingham to officiate in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Games, which open on July 28, will be the deputy principal’s seventh as a commissaire – the cycling world’s word for “referee”. This year, he’ll be officiating across all of the track, road and mountain biking disciplines. For McDonnell, who has an NZ Order of Merit and approximately 170 international events as both a commissaire and a doping inspector under his belt, the globe-trotting double-life comes naturally. “You’d get the call, Friday night, to fly to the race in Japan,” he recalled. “You’d fly over, get the samples, take them to the lab in Tokyo, and then you’re back on the plane to New Zealand, and back at work on Monday.” It all started back in 1988, when McDonnell – who had enjoyed cycling as well as rugby at high school – started ‘commissairing’ in local and national events in New Zealand. His big break came, almost fatefully, in 1990. Back in the 80s, international cycling was a very French affair; the official language was French, and most commissaires officiated in the language. In 1990, the international cycling body decided they needed more English speaking officials, and announced that they would run an English speaking course in Cairo that year. “When Cycling New Zealand put the application out, they had seven applicants to go, and they only had one spot,” McDonnell recalled.
The application process was ranked, and McDonnell, being only a young commissaire, was number seven on the list. “The others all had heaps of years of experience,” McDonnell said. And then, of course, the Gulf War broke out. A week before the course in Cairo, the other six applicants had pulled the pin. “NZ cycling still had the one spot, and they said ‘Do you want to go?’ And I took the opportunity and here I am,” McDonnell explained. Nowadays, there are two official languages of cycling: English and French. More often than not, however, McDonnell will be speaking a different kind of international language when he’s commissaring. “The international language I have is that I have a batton – like a table tennis bat, with a big hole in the middle, red on one side and green on the other. When there are cars coming up – I hold it up and the peloton stops, and off you go,” he recalled with a chuckle. In his 30-odd years of ‘commissairing’, McDonnell has noted two big changes: in the professionality of the athletes, and in the technology supporting them. “[Nowadays] they have their own nutritionists, they have their own psychologists. Thirty one years ago when I first started, you turned up and you had your manager, and he did his best to get you a few bananas from the local corner store… whereas today all these people come in and they set up, in the big events you wouldn’t believe it it’s like a weather station.” Being a commissaire is all about ensuring a fair playing field, and for McDonnell, his skill at that comes from his deep respect for the effort athletes pour into their sport. The 2004 Olympics in Athens is a great example. McDonnell was the track starter, which, given the events
were live with a 20-second window, meant keeping to a very rigid time schedule. “The way it works is that they do a qualification, pick the top 26 or 28, and they repeat until they get to the top two,” McDonnell explained. “And so the two top riders had gone through the process over two days. And their final is best of three. It was the final race of the finals. “I walk up to talk to the two finalists,” McDonnell said. “And the Cambridge High’s number guy standing on the side of the track two leads a “double life”. who was working for the producer who’s doing the live feed, he’s stressing and going ‘hurry up’, ‘hurry up.’ And I wouldn’t. I had the two riders up there, I was taking it slowly and saying to both ‘You’re ready?’. Only once I heard the ‘yep’ did I blow the whistle and off they went.” “At the debrief, the producer comes down and he went ape, absolutely ape, at me, in front of everyone, saying ‘We lost 20 seconds. Not good! Not good!’” “And I said: I know you did. But those two riders prepared for four years to get to a third ride-off which is going to be decided in 10 seconds – and you’re telling me I couldn’t afford them the 10 seconds?’” The producer was quick to apologise. With the International ‘commisairing’ age limit capped at 70, this will likely be McDonnell’s last games. He’s still planning on doing national events though – and, of course, you’re bound to see him out cycling.
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Vagg Cup runners up from Cambridge Bowling Club – from left, Jim Watkinson, John Payne, Brian Walton, Roy Shepherd, Scotty Buchanan and Graeme Henshaw
The honours were shared at the Waipā Lawn Bowls Tournament for 2022. Te Awamutu claimed the Vagg Cup, heading off Cambridge, Cambridge Central took the Myers Cup from Te Awamutu and the Hastie Cup went to Kihikihi, who headed off Cambridge Central A. With entrants from Cambridge, Central Cambridge, Kihikihi, Ōtorohanga, Pirongia, Raglan, Te Kuiti and Te Awamutu, teams competed in different disciplines over four rounds. The tournament is split up into three divisions: Vagg Cup for men, Myers Cup for Juniors (Under 5 years playing bowls) and
the Hastie Cup for women. Cambridge Bowling Club on Thornton Road hosted the men, Te Awamutu the juniors and Ōtorohanga, the women’s division. There has been a Waipa division of Bowls Waikato since 1994, before which there was a Central Zone competition. At that time the competition comprised only the men’s and junior division. However, in 2002 the women requested a division of their own and the Hastie Trophy became a much sought-after prize. The lovely Autumn weather held out and a full day’s bowling was enjoyed.
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Cambridge 169 Taylor Street Cambridge 9 Hilliard Place By Appointment Only: Suite 4, 47 Alpha Street, Cambridge 3434 4
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Hidden Gem in Cambridge East Filled with potential, this north facing 130m2 property has 4 bedrooms plus an office/studio/nursery off the master to suit anyone’s needs. Outdoors you have a low maintenance section and double garaging all looking out over the beautiful Cambridge East Greenbelt! Call Shelby for more information or for your viewing!
07 827 8815
Deadline Wednesday 18 May 2022, 12:00pm View Sunday 15 May 2022, 11:00-11:30am www.harcourts.co.nz/CB3984
57 Duke Street, Cambridge
Shelby Garrett M 027 622 4166
kdre.co.nz
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Vendor’s Relocation, Your Celebration Perfect for families or those wanting low maintenance and privacy, this 3-bedroom plus additional study, 140m2 home sits on a 534m2 freehold section, and is ready for new owners to take over! Don’t hesitate, Call Shelby for more information or for your viewing!
Harcourts Kevin Deane Real Estate
@harcourtskdre
Price By Negotiation View Sunday 15 May 2022, 1:00-1:30pm www.harcourts.co.nz/CB5926
Shelby Garrett M 027 622 4166
Licensed REAA 2008
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Boundary lines are indicative only
Cambridge 178 Whitehall Road
Idyllic country retreat
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Elevated and private, this 12.24 hectare (more or less) lifestyle property combines panoramic country views, contemporary living, an abundance of space and an income stream for the discerning family or those looking for a smaller, manageable farm. Enjoy the sunny, north-facing aspect and glorious rural views from your patio and cool off in the secluded inground pool. The self-contained three-bedroom cottage could be utilised as multigenerational living, a long-term rental or simply continue the current Airbnb business for extra income. This property has been set up for breeding horses but could be suitable for a variety of stock, with a ring race providing access to 20 paddocks and all supplied with water to troughs. Further infrastructure includes a 4 bay implement shed and haybarn.
Auction (unless sold prior) 11am, Tue 31 May 2022 Lakewood Block C, Unit 1, 36 Lake Street, Cambridge View 1.30-2.30pm Sun 15 May & Sun 22 May Dave Kilbride 027 436 7082 dave.kilbride@bayleys.co.nz
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SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008
bayleys.co.nz/2313399
Cambridge 860 Oreipunga Road
Expect the unexpected
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Unassuming from the outside, this original farm homestead on 5,000sqm (STS) will certainly surprise you on the inside. High sarked ceilings, polished wooden floors and generous-sized rooms will have you dreaming up ideas on how to unleash the potential on offer here. Partially renovated and extended over the years, there is plenty of scope to add your personal touches and further enhance if desired. With five bedrooms, two bathrooms, an office and two spacious living areas, there is for ample room for large families or for hosting guests. Set amongst mature trees on approximately 5,000sqm (subject to survey), there is space for kids and pets to play as well as establish vege gardens and a chook run. There is even a tennis court and existing space for an in-ground pool. It's easy to see that this property oozes with opportunities to take it to the next level.
Auction (unless sold prior) 11am, Tue 31 May 2022 Lakewood Block C, Unit 1, 36 Lake Street, Cambridge View 11.45am-12.30pm Sun 15 May & Sun 22 May Dave Kilbride 027 436 7082 dave.kilbride@bayleys.co.nz
bayleys.co.nz/2313428
bayleys.co.nz
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A fairer commission rate of 2.8% to first $300,000 then 1.8% on balance + gst Plus FREE, tailor-made marketing worth $2,500+
Super Quiet, Super Private - Location
Prime Location & Welcoming Ambience
BEO $900,000
Auction OPEN HOME SUN 11.00 - 11.30AM
OPEN HOMES SAT & SUN 12.00 - 12.30PM
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11B Kowhai Drive, Cambridge
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- Location, Location, Location defined by the ease of accessibility to walk/cycle loop, stroll to Joe’s Garage or Supervalue. - A home of exceptional quality; landscaping insights relaxation and family enjoyment. Designed for people with busy lives and fine taste, immaculate in style and presentation. - Tremendously private, sunny aspect. Auction (unless sold prior) Wednesday 1st June, 12.00pm.
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- Charm and style and privately positioned for sun. - Polished native flooring, wood burner, heat pump and heat transfer kit. Indoor flow to deck for entertaining. - Modernised kitchen and bathroom, interior repainted in 2020. - Generous 1,169m2 section (more or less), and large double garage (8m x 7m). - Ideally located to CBD, schools and expressway access
Tremendous Find On Tennyson
Sophisticated Townhouse Living
Negotiation
Negotiation
OPEN HOME SUN 12.00 - 12.30PM
OPEN HOMES SAT & SUN 12.00 - 12.30PM 2/11 Kaniera Terrace, Cambridge
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- Sensually architectural, top quality fittings and ease of living. - The spacious open plan living enjoys, top-end appliances with engineered timber flooring and flow to the covered deck. - A master ensuite to envy; whilst the family bathroom services the other two bedrooms through connecting cavity sliders. - Private and secure, lock and leave perfection, 194m2. - Designed for a busy lifestyle or traveller’s lock and leave base.
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59 Robinson Street, Cambridge
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- Private and welcoming back yard, well fenced. - A tidy 2 bedroom brick unit with internal access garage, off-road parking, and situated at the rear for security and quietness. - A super living area that leads the way for size and sunny aspect, an uplifting feel is apparent when you walk in. - Vendors want early action - so come and see if this is the one for you.
More Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA 2008
74 Victoria Street Cambridge
Peter Tong 021 987 867
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Wendy Tong 027 555 0633
Lily Hooker 027 870 3317
Jason Tong 027 755 2902
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A fairer commission rate of 2.8% to first $300,000 then 1.8% on balance + gst Plus FREE, tailor-made marketing worth $2,500+
Cambridge Park Is Calling
You Won’t Know Unless You See
Negotiation
$1,150,000 OPEN HOMES SAT & SUN 12.00 - 12.30PM 15 West Thompson Street, Cambridge
OPEN HOME SUN 1.00 - 1.30PM
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- Plethora of fruit and native plantings on this large 1072m2 (more or less), fully fenced section, with plenty of off road parking. - Centrally positioned for easy access to Cambridge Centre and expressway access; low maintenance brick exterior. - Spacious floor plan, with great indoor/outdoor flow to large decked and patio areas. Pleasant decor throughout. - Super kitchen, multiple living areas, lots of options here.
- Fantastic Cambridge Park location, secure family home. - Kitchen boasts gas hob with 900mm oven and Bosch dishwasher. - Spacious living, with a roomy separate lounge, louver covered patio for outdoor entertaining. - Master bedroom features a tiled ensuite, walk in robe, and easy access through a slider to a private outdoor area.
Seldom On Offer - Central Cambridge
Backing On To Farm Land - Distinguished
Deadline Sale
Deadline Sale
OPEN HOMES SAT & SUN 3.00 - 3.30PM
OPEN HOMES SAT & SUN 2.00 - 2.30PM 52A Cowley Drive, Leamington
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- Open parklike grounds - 3009m2 (more or less). - Luxury Living (280m2), Cedar and Hinuera Stone. - Timeless design, designer kitchen, new Italian tiled bathrooms, spacious master bed with dressing room and 5 star ensuite. - Gas hot water, ultra fibre, central vac, ambient gas fireplace, large garage, covered patio areas - a dream of comforts. Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 2nd June, by 4pm.
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1893 Cambridge Road, Cambridge
14 Queen Street, Cambridge
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- Location, location, location - a diamond on Queen Street. - Set on 912m2 (more or less) this super property is close to Cambridge main street. A desirable bungalow, spacious rooms and an attractive floor plan. - Huge master with ensuite; formal lounge; large open plan living opening to the choice of decks; attractive grounds. Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 26th May, by 4pm.
More Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA 2008
74 Victoria Street Cambridge
Peter Tong 021 987 867
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Wendy Tong 027 555 0633
Lily Hooker 027 870 3317
Jason Tong 027 755 2902
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OPEN HOME
AUCTION
1/304 TE MIRO ROAD A NATURAL BEAUTY
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Great family living on lifestyle property surrounded by native bush Open plan living with awesome deck for year-round enjoyment 8129m2 with room for animals, orchard and romantic cabin AUCTION: 1PM, THURSDAY 2ND JUNE AT THE CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY PAVILION, CORNER OF QUEEN & DICK STREET (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR). CONTACT DAVID OPEN HOME: SATURDAY & SUNDAY: 1.15-2.00PM
FINAL NOTICE
AUCTION
5 TAPLIN ROAD SUPER CUTE, GREAT LOCATION
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OPEN HOME
DEADLINE SALE
633 MAUNGAKAWA ROAD AFFORDABLE - MILLION $ VIEWS
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Recently renovated home with wrap-around decks to take in the views 6007m2 section for a few animals or to keep as a child's wonderland Great location close to Cambridge AUCTION: THURSDAY 19TH MAY AT 1PM AT THE CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY PAVILION, CORNER OF QUEEN & DICK STREET (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR). CONTACT MATT OPEN HOME: SUNDAY 12.00-12.45PM
LOT 2, 507 LUCK AT LAST ROAD
David Soar
RURAL MANAGER M: 027 284 9755 E: DAVID@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
5 2 Great location between Cambridge and Tamahere 6220m2 or 1.53 acres heaps of room for a pony and a swimming pool Very private and low maintenance family home with extra shedding
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$1,990,000
3 2 7931m2 section offering privacy and plenty of space Stylish brick & cedar home with captivating mountain and rural views Extra 9mx7m three bay shed for the toys
INTERNET ID: CRR2254 CONTACT PETER DAVID PAGE SOAR CONTACT
CONTACT DAVID
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STYLE, SPACE AND SHEDDING
9303m2 lifestyle section located within Te Miro village Land contour is gently sloping with native plantings and pond Great village lifestyle with added bonus of subdivision potential
B.AGR SC VALUATION
SPACIOUS WITH LOCATION
$695,000 3090A CAMBRIDGE ROAD
IT'S YOUR CHOICE
OPEN HOME: SUN 13TH 12 -12.30PM
$1,995,000
362C PICKERING ROAD
INTERNET ID: CRR2243 CONTACT MATT SEAVILL
Matt Seavill RURAL/LIFESTYLE M: 027 444 3347 E: MATT@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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OPEN HOME NEW LISTING
PBN
13 HILLIARD PLACE FAMILY HAVEN ON HILLIARD 869m² on a flat fenced section Two living areas Master bedroom with ensuite and walk in robe Four bedrooms plus office Double garage OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 10.45-11.15AM
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NEW LISTING
OPEN HOME
DEADLINE SALE
3 WEBBER STREET SOMETHING SPECIAL
4 2 2 Spacious floor plan with quality fixtures and fittings Meticulously maintained lawns and landscaped gardens Delightful entertainer's home, covered patio with wow factor! DEADLINE SALE: CLOSES 4PM, 2 JUNE AT THE OFFICE OF CAMBRIDGE REAL ESTATE (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR). CONTACT GRAHAM OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 12.00-12.45PM
OPEN HOME
NEW LISTING
PBN
4 DONALD LANE MID-CENTURY MASTERPIECE
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Lovely 1950’s home 1004m2 section Central location Lovely restful garden
OPEN HOME: SUN 13TH 12 -12.30PM
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY 2.00-2.30PM
Sherry Herkes
RESIDENTIAL
M: 027 223 4335 E: SHERRY@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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CONTACT ALISON OR SACHA
PBN
26A ARNOLD STREET A HOME WITH SOUL
Character 1940’s villa High Ceiling Fully fenced 577m² freehold section New carpet and new country style kitchen Entertainer's deck area at the rear OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 11.30AM-12.00PM
NEW LISTING
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OPEN HOME
AUCTION
42 GREY STREET QUARTER ACRE CHARACTER ON GREY
4 1 1 Stunning 1012m2 (more or less) section 1930’s character bungalow Four bedrooms or three plus office with central Cambridge East location AUCTION: 1PM, 26 MAY AT THE CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY PAVILION, CORNER OF DICK & QUEEN STREET, CAMBRIDGE (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR). CONTACT EILISH OR SHERRY OPEN HOME: SATURDAY & SUNDAY: 1.00-1.30PM
NEW LISTING
OPEN HOME
$1,089,000
26 MACLEAN STREET MAGIC ON MACLEAN Brick/Tile home with Style and Elegance Private entertaining deck with Pizza Oven Modern Kitchen with Double Oven Very spacious garaging with bonus room at rear INTERNET ID: CRR2243 CONTACT MATT SEAVILL
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 2.30-3.00PM
Eilish Page
Alison Boone
M: 027 300 0002 E: EILISH@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 027 277 8726 E: ALISON@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
RESIDENTIAL
OPEN HOME
RESIDENTIAL
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Sacha Webb
Graham Ban
M: 021 363 387 E: SACHA@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 027 448 7658 E: GRAHAM@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
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3A NAOMI PLACE
OPEN HOME
OPEN HOME
DEADLINE SALE
CALLING ALL FAMILIES
5 2 3 910m2 Section Great family home Norfolk Drive sub-division DEADLINE SALE: CLOSES THURSDAY 12 MAY 2022 AT 4PM AT THE OFFICE OF CAMBRIDGE REAL ESTATE, 47 ALPHA STREET, CAMBRIDGE (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR) CONTACT ALISON OR SACHA OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 3.00-3.30PM
A HOME WITH X FACTOR Beautifully renovated 809m2 section Extra Large External Access Double Garage with Workshop OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 11.00-11.30AM
OPEN HOME
PBN
8 KEREKORI WAY SUN-SOAKED FAMILY HOME Open plan kitchen, dining and living Cul-de-sac living Sought-after Cambridge East location Fully fenced, landscaped section with cedar hot tub OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 11.15AM-11.45AM
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$799,000
CENTRAL STYLISH TOWNHOUSE Close to town location Townhouse living Viewings by appointment only
OPEN HOME: SUN 13TH 12 -12.30PM
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 12.30-1.00PM
Debbie Towers
RESIDENTIAL M: 027 689 8696 E: DEBBIE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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INTERNET ID: CRR2254 CONTACT PETER DAVID PAGE SOAR CONTACT
CONTACT ALISON OR SACHA
Trevor Morris
RESIDENTIAL M: 027 205 3246 E: TREVOR@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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OPEN HOME
$680,000
85A THOMPSON STREET AS CUTE AS A BUTTON
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507m2 section Cute character cottage Across the road from a Park OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 11.45AM-12.15PM
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OPEN HOME
OPEN HOME
28A POPE TERRACE
$899,000
3 BELMONT PLACE
$1,300,000
5 ALPHA STREET CENTRAL PARK
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Central location without compromising on a beautifully established garden 986m2 section offering plenty of room for families to grow and play Two storey four-bedroom home with heat pump and underfloor heating to supply year-long comfort
INTERNET ID: CRR2243 CONTACT MATT SEAVILL
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 12.30-1.00PM
Rachael Seavill
RESIDENTIAL M: 027 722 4235 E: RACHAEL@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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CONTACT SACHA OR ALISON
Kylie Lee
RESIDENTIAL M: 021 183 9210 E: KYLIE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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OPEN HOME
OPEN HOME
$659,000
235A SHAKESPEARE STREET PRICE REDUCTION
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Open plan kitchen, dining & living Tidy, low maintenance home Fully fenced rear section Conveniently close to shops
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 1.00-1.30PM
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OPEN HOME
PBN
10 BROWNING STREET REAP A HOST OF BENEFITS
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Outside studio unit Open plan living opens to private covered deck Master with ensuite Fully fenced section
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OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 1.45-2.15PM
VALUE ON SHAKESPEARE STREET
1 3 2 565m² fully fenced section, 141m² home 1 open plan living area, 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom (two toilets) Double internal access garage with offstreet parking Brick & Tile Opportunity to add value CONTACT DEBBIE OR TREVOR OPEN HOME: SATURDAY: 2.00-2.30PM
NOW PRICED
OPEN HOME
$899,000
3 HILLARY PLACE CHARM AND GRACE
Elements of Yesteryear When Character meets Modern Convenience Cul de sac living Easy Care Section with garaging
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 1.45-2.15PM
OPEN HOME
PBN
54 CHAUCER STREET CHARMING ON CHAUCER
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Beautifully presented 3 bedroom home Close proximity to shops, parks and amenities New carpet in bedrooms & hallway HRV System
OPEN HOME: SUN 13TH 12 -12.30PM
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 1.00-1.30PM
Sherry Herkes
RESIDENTIAL
M: 027 223 4335 E: SHERRY@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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INTERNET ID: CRR2254 CONTACT PETER DAVID PAGE SOAR CONTACT
CONTACT EILISH OR SHERRY
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OPEN HOME
PBN
10 WOODSTOCK CRESCENT QUIET HAVEN ON WOODSTOCK Great family living Fully fenced section Located close to Parks
INTERNET ID: CRR2243 CONTACT MATT SEAVILL
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 2.00-2.30PM
Eilish Page
Alison Boone
M: 027 300 0002 E: EILISH@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 027 277 8726 E: ALISON@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
RESIDENTIAL
$835,000
224A SHAKESPEARE STREET
RESIDENTIAL
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Sacha Webb
Graham Ban
M: 021 363 387 E: SACHA@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 027 448 7658 E: GRAHAM@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
RESIDENTIAL
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6 HOMESTEAD LANE
DEADLINE SALE
GREENBELT VIEWS
3 2 827m2 landscaped section 2 Greenbelt location Triple garaging DEADLINE SALE: CLOSES 4PM, 19TH MAY AT THE OFFICE OF CAMBRIDGE REAL ESTATE (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR) OPEN HOME: SATURDAY 1-1.30PM & SUNDAY: 2.45-3.15PM CONTACT ALISON OR SACHA
OPEN HOME
AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED 458m² Freehold Section 2 Bedrooms & open plan living Double glazing and good heating Garaging and offstreet parking Close to local café OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 11.00-11.30AM
OPEN HOME
PBN
111 THOMPSON STREET FAMILY WINNER – GARAGING GALORE Fully fenced 976m² section 4 Car garaging & offstreet parking 4 Bedrooms Spacious outdoor living Close to sporting facilities OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 3.00-3.30PM
NEW PRICE
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1219m2 (approx.) section overlooking the greenbelt Four-bedroom brick home + more Double garage Freehold section
OPEN HOME: SUN 13TH 12 -12.30PM
VIEWINGS BY APPOINTMENT
Debbie Towers
RESIDENTIAL M: 027 689 8696 E: DEBBIE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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OPEN HOME
$935,000
20 FAIRBURN PLACE WELCOME HOME
Lockwood family home Quiet cul-de-sac location 723m2 section
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 1.15-1.45PM
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OPEN HOME
$870,000
15 SHELLEY STREET RENOVATE, DEVELOP OR LANDBANK
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3 ROBINSON STREET
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INTERNET ID: CRR2254 CONTACT PETER DAVID PAGE SOAR CONTACT
CONTACT KYLIE OR RACHAEL
Trevor Morris
RESIDENTIAL M: 027 205 3246 E: TREVOR@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
8B DOMINION AVENUE
$620,000
SENSATIONAL RIVER VIEWS SECTION Sensational riverside 411m2 section Leafy river views & walkways Power and water to boundary Title issued and geo tech report available
INTERNET ID: CRR2243 CONTACT MATT SEAVILL
CONTACT RACHAEL OR KYLIE TO VIEW
Rachael Seavill
RESIDENTIAL M: 027 722 4235 E: RACHAEL@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
Kylie Lee
RESIDENTIAL M: 021 183 9210 E: KYLIE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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Te Kowhai 653 Te Kowhai Road
Te Kowhai village lifestyle
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Welcome to Te Kowhai, a very desirable boutique suburb on the outskirts of Hamilton - so close to city conveniences, but all the benefits of a quaint village lifestyle, Immaculate Queenslander-style bungalow with a self-contained sleepout and two double garages on 1.92ha (4.74 acres) on a flat Lifestyle block - all set up for you to enjoy. The beautifully presented family home, is nestled amongst landscaped mature gardens with specimen trees. The well-appointed kitchen with quality appliances is the hub of the home. With large open plan living spilling on to the surrounding return-verandahs, this is an appealing sunny home for all seasons. Year-round comfort is assured with a woodburner (wet-back) and air-conditioning. There are 4 true double bedrooms, each with a picture-window rural view. The spacious master comes with ensuite and access to the deck. with separate laundry and mudroom this is a practical home.
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Cathy O'Shea M 021 266 3823
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Maureen Crowe-Villiger M 027 584 2651 E maureen.crowe@pb.co.nz
Experience has never mattered more Call your local expert team
If you are looking to buy or sell, get in touch today! Cathy O’Shea M 021 266 3823 E cathy.oshea@pb.co.nz Maureen Crowe-Villiger M 027 584 2651 E maureen.cvilliger@pb.co.nz Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz
PB058553
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Nawton 31 Breckons Avenue
Perfect for Keen Doer Uppers • Great potential here for First Home Buyers or Flippers. • 1980s 3 bed on 694sqm level fenced section on tidy ROW • Freestanding double garage with outside room and toilet • LIM and Building Report available • 500m to Expressway • Minutes to Te Rapa/Frankton/Wintec • Vacant and ready to occupy now
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Cathy O'Shea M 021 266 3823
E cathy.oshea@pb.co.nz
Maureen Crowe-Villiger M 027 584 2651 E maureen.crowe@pb.co.nz
Silverdale 5/76-78 Carrington Avenue
BETTER THAN THE BANK - 5.5% 2018 BUILD Heavily reduced from $799,000 to $699,000, motivated vendor - must sell. • 3 tenants in place total $750pw • Property management in place • 3 Large Upmarket Studio Bedrooms each with Ensuite & kitchenette. • Two undercover carparks • Full kitchen, north facing dining & lounge. • Fully Furnished to a High Standard. • Brick 2018 Build - Still under warranty
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Te Kowhai 699 Horotiu Road
Rare 1/2 acre home + 3 garages Te Kowhai village What an opportunity to invest in a well-presented family home sitting on a unique kiwi 1/2 acre fully fenced and gated lifestyle in the village of Te Kowhai. Triple garaging plus another carport offers excellent work, hobbies, tools, garden and sports equipment storage opportunities. The American cabin-style home offers spacious and relaxed open plan dining/living. With superb indoor-outdoor flow to extensive decking, and stunning cabana-style entertaining, this is a great place to gather with family and friends to enjoy the unique setting overlooking stunning rural vistas. This is an oasis you will enjoy coming home to each day. Fully fenced, with a purpose-built dog run and extra undercover shelter for tools and equipment there is so much room here to develop your own ideas, certainly dog lovers and car enthusiasts should view. Families will enjoy the large flat private section screened with shelter hedging, complimented by a substantial lawn and low maintenance landscaping.
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Maureen Crowe-Villiger M 027 584 2651 E maureen.crowe@pb.co.nz Cathy O'Shea M 021 266 3823
E cathy.oshea@pb.co.nz
Te Kowhai 136 Bedford Road
Te Kowhai Section with River Views - Priceless! Build your Forever Home with Forever Views. Sure, sections are hard to find, but a section with views like this? Impossible! Located just 4 minutes' drive from Te Kowhai Village with Decile 10 Full Primary and Childcare Centers, you will be stunned by the panoramic views, more LOTR movie set than reality, never to be obstructed - yours alone. This prime 6,998sqm lifestyle block is a building dream; road frontage, level building platform, magnificent unobstructed views, fenced level paddock suitable for grazing family pets or self-sustaining home-grown produce or boutique cottage industry. Situated in a great location in very desirable Te Kowhai Village positioned not too far from the main arterial expressway that goes north and south, and minutes from Te Rapa and The Base Mega Shopping Complex and city amenities in Hamilton. This property offers a rare sense of place and privilege in a prestigious location.
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Modern Brick & Tile Quiet Cul de Sac Leamington This immaculate low-maintenance modern brick and tile home on a private a fully fenced section is ideal for professionals. Surrounded by quality homes on a lovely Leamington cul de sac it offers 4 double bedrooms with ensuite and main bathroom, open plan living, carpeted double garaging with internal access, heat pump, and smart vent system. With a large flat backyard and shedding there is room for everyone and private al fresco entertaining. Just a short stroll to the new Leamington Shopping Centre including takeaways, restaurants, cafes, 5 Stags Tavern, Cossie Club, childrens playground and Leamington Primary School. Karapiro Lake is a short drive for family picnics and watersports including water-skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, rowing and swimming. Cambridge is one of New Zealand's fastest growing townships with new medical centres under development and an excellent place to invest. The new expressway North and South makes it an easy drive to Hamilton or Auckland. Ready to occupy now and priced to sell, this beautiful modern home is waiting for a new owner. Call the Residential Team at Property Brokers Cambridge to arrange a viewing today.
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Our Company: We are an Electrical Service Company specialising in Solar Power Installation. Due to the continued development and expansion of clean energy technologies and the rapid growth of demand for electrical services in the industry, both residential and commercial, we are now in a position of expansion transitioning from a very successful owner operated small business into a fully structured mid size company which now requires the development and implementation of all the administration constructs associated with a large established well organised corporate company whilst still maintaining a grassroots close knit open and friendly working relationship between everyone in the company. This role involves a variety of daily admin tasks as well as the continual development and maintenance of core company processes : Some of the key tasks in this role are: • Maintain and continually develop the Company’s º Health and Safety policies and procedures º Standard operating rules, policies and procedures º Employment agreement details º Website and Social media platforms º Online presence and presentation • Management of end to end workflow º Calendar booking and scheduling º Printing and processing of job specific paperwork º Communication with the teams on all aspects of day to day operations º Collation and uploading of job specific iCloud documentation and photos • Loading of Debit / Credit invoices using Xero • Stock control and inventory management, placing of replenishment orders • Vehicle maintenance registry, scheduling of servicing for all Company vehicles About you and your skill set you’ll be able to bring to the Company: • Demonstrate a high level of integrity • Strong communication • Friendly and personable • Positive energy and attitude • Organised and methodical • The ability to prioritise • Ability to use initiative • Ability to work autonomously • Have a strong computer and IT knowledge • Quickly develop an understanding of our work environment and the health and safety protocols required • Continue to build the professional ‘friendship’ relationships we have established with external clients and businesses we work closely with on a daily basis Skills and experience that would be preferred but not essential • Experience with Xero accounting software • Experience with Google Calendars, Drive, Email • Experience and knowledge of Health and Safety policy and procedure documentation creation • Experience with employment agreements and associated processes of all employment aspects ranging from Annual Leave Requests through to Disciplinary Procedures. • Experience with Website development and establishment • Extensive knowledge and understanding of social media platforms for use as business presence and communication applications. This is a Cambridge based position. We’d love to hear from you if Bright Light Electrical Administration sounds like the right job for you... To apply for this position please submit a tailored cover letter along with your CV and any other relevant information you’d like to include. Please email your application to brightlightelectricalnz@gmail.com
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DEATH NOTICES HOGAN, Sylvia Ann Benita, (nee Andrews, formerly Subritzky) – Passed away peacefully in Cambridge with her family by her side after a brave fight with cancer on Tuesday, 3rd May 2022. Loved wife of Robert. Dearly loved mother to Katie & Trent and Chris & Monika. Dearly loved nanny to Scarlett, Adeline, Sebastian and Stefan. ‘Special thanks to the oncology team at Braemar Hospital, staff at Hospice Waikato and at Cambridge Oakdale for their care of Sylvia’ A celebration of Sylvia's life will be held at Woodside Estate, Woodside Road, Tamahere, Hamilton on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 1.00pm followed by a private cremation. Sylvia has requested that bright coloured clothing is to be worn. All communications to the Hogan Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.
BOOTH, Victor Martin (Vic) – Passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday 7th May 2022, aged 68. Very much loved mate and dearest partner of Debbie. Dad and mate of Justin and Lou. Special grandad to Zoe and Finn. Much loved son-in-law of Bill and Bev, and brotherin-law of Craig and Marie, and dearest friend of Keith and Marg. “Rest in Peace – a true gentleman and horseman” A celebration to honour Vic’s life is to be held at Cambridge Jockey Club, 40 Racecourse Road Cambridge, on Monday 16th May 2022 at 1:00pm, followed by interment at Hautapu Cemetery. Vic’s service will be livestreamed. Please contact Debbie at deborah.hughes@xtra.co.nz for the link. FELL, Brian Charles, (Brinny) – Drifted away after his last spot surrounded by his family at home on Thursday, 5th May 2022. Aged 87 years. Husband of the late Merle and loving partner of the late Carol. Adored and loving dad to Gary & Faye, Wayne & Johanne, Brett & Earlene, Karyn & John, Racheal & Greg. Cherished grandad Brin to 15 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. The service for Brian has been held. All communications to the Fell Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.
SMITH, Bruce Frederick Born January 8th 1940. Passed away suddenly on August 17th 2021. Very dearly loved husband of Rosemary. Much loved father and father-in-law of Colleen and Michael, Raewyn and Mohan, Darryl, and Joanna. Loved Pop of Kierley and Isaiah, Matthew and Devon, Tarun, Rajani and Shay, and Abigail. Great Pop of Jireh and Noah. A memorial service for Bruce will be held at the Don Rowlands Centre, Lake Karapiro, Saturday 14th May 1pm.
PUBLIC NOTICES Cambridge and District Senior Citizens Assn
AGM 11am 28 May 2022 At the hall Millicich Place
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GARAGE SALES HOUSEHOLD items, books, BBQ, outdoor furniture, tools, Bernina sewing machine free, TV for gaming. Saturday 14 May. Start 8.30am 4 Eliot Place. Cambridge
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Of an application for Club Licence Leamington Rugby Sports Club Incorporated has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the renewal and variation to increase the licenced area of a club licence in respect of the premises at 36 Carlyle Street, Leamington known as Leamington Rugby Sports Club. The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is sports club. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Friday 5.30pm to 1.00am following day, Saturday and Sunday 10.30am to 1.00am the following day. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Licensing Committee, 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at: Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840. No objection to the issue of a renewal licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on May 5, 2022.
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Waikato region rating information database — available for public inspection Pursuant to Section 28 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, Waikato Regional Council gives notice that the Waikato region’s rating information database (RID) is available for public inspection at the council, 160 Ward Street, Hamilton, between the hours of 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. The RID contains information required by the council for setting and assessing rates on each rating unit within the Waikato region. The owner’s names and postal addresses of properties are available for inspection on the RID unless the council has received a request in writing for withholding the owner’s names or postal addresses or both from the RID. All requests made for the withholding of names and/or postal addresses must be in writing and addressed to Waikato Regional Council, Private Bag 3038, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240.
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DEATH NOTICES BEVERS, Jan Willem, (Wim) – Peacefullly passed away at Waikato Hospital on Friday, 6th May 2022. Aged 90 years. Very much loved husband of Beverly. Adored, loved and respected father and father in-law to Sharon, Lynnie & Pete, Heather & Alan, opa to Joseph, Kate, Rose, Jack, Luke, Rose, Ana, and great opa to Georgia, Kaiah, Harry, Ariella, Ben, Lukas. A celebration of Wim's life has been held. All communications to the Bevers Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434
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TOURISM/FARM HOSTING OPPORTUNITY Rural Holidays New Zealand Ltd, an established and innovative Christchurch based company with considerable experience in the hosting of overseas visitors to New Zealand over the past 39 years, is interested in adding further rural host properties, working farms and smaller lifestyle country properties. We are seeking good standard homely accommodation. Minimum requirement is that bathroom and toilet facilities must be separate from those of the host. Most stays are for one night that includes dinner, bed and breakfast. A genuine interest in meeting people from a wide variety of countries along with the need to be flexible, reliable and maintain a consistent standard at all times are important factors we are seeking. A competitive industry level of remuneration is paid. If you feel this opportunity to become involved with Rural Holidays NZ Ltd is of appeal, would you please make initial contact with Lindsay Pearce, Operations Manager, email hosting@ruralholidays.co.nz
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Waipā District Council has reviewed, and wishes to replace, its existing Water Supply Bylaw 2013. From 13 May 2022, Council will consult on this replacement Water Supply Bylaw in accordance with the special consultative procedure set out in Section 86 of the Local Government Act 2002. The purpose of this Bylaw is to: • protect, promote and maintain public health and safety; • manage the land, structures, or infrastructure associated with the water supply system; • protect from damage, misuse, or loss, and to prevent the unauthorised use of, the land, structures, or infrastructure associated with the water supply system. Summary of proposed changes • update the bylaw to manage and protect the water supply system more effectively; • update to reflect district-wide changes to the water supply system and national changes to legislation that have occurred since 2013; • simplify and streamline the bylaw to improve clarity and readability; and • futureproof the bylaw for anticipated changes in both the regulatory environment and in the growth of the Waipā District. The Statement of Proposal, draft Water Supply Bylaw and submission forms are available: • Online at the Council’s website: www.waipadc.govt.nz/ haveyoursay • At Council offices and libraries in Te Awamutu and Cambridge • By phoning 0800 WAIPA DC (924 723) and requesting a copy. Anyone may make a submission on the content of the draft Bylaw. Submissions must be received by 5.00pm on 13 June 2022. Submissions can be forwarded to Waipā District Council, Attn: Draft Water Supply Bylaw, 101 Bank Street (Private Bag 2402), Te Awamutu 3840, faxed to 07 872 0033 or emailed to submissions@waipadc.govt.nz (subject: Draft Water Supply Bylaw). If you make a submission, you can ask to present your submission in person to the Council. Submissions are expected to be heard on 9 August 2022. If you do wish to present your submission in person, please make this clear in your written submission. Garry Dyet CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Fabricator/Welder - Key member of a small friendly team - Global leader in Air Filtration - Cambridge location Camfil NZ Ltd, the world leader in air filtration products and services, has expanded rapidly in New Zealand and is seeking to recruit an exceptional Fabricator/Welder. This role will work closely with our workshop foreman to build an outstanding level of product and customer service. This role will involve all aspects of fabrication and job assembly. Some site maintenance work would be required from time to time. To be successful in this role you should; - have a strong safety focus - have a good background in all facets’ of Mig / Tig welding & fabrication. (Aluminum, Mild & Stainless Steel) - be passionate and take pride in your work. - have adequate verbal and written communication skills - show attention to detail and accuracy - enjoy being part of a successful team and working in a modern equipped facility.
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THE DUKE (M)
CINDERELLA & THE LITTLE SORCERER (PG) (Final screening) Sat 10.35am UNCHARTED (M)
(Final week) Sat 1.05pm, Sun 10.25am _____________________________________________________ COMING SOON THE NORTHMAN, HAUTE COUTURE, TOP GUN, HOW TO PLEASE A WOMAN
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THURSDAY MAY 12, 2022