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InterCity education

By Benjamin Wilson

When the new term started this week, hundreds of Waipā secondary school students left the district by bus to go to school rather than attend their local one.

But there is some debate around the numbers.

The education ministry says as at March this year nearly a third - 520 students - of the 1634 eligible to attend Te Awamutu College left town to attend mostly Hamilton schools.

Te Awamutu College deputy principal Wayne Carter disputes the figures saying there is a 300-student discrepancy between the ministry’s numbers and his.

On the other side of the district, around 21 per cent of the 2387 students eligible to attend Cambridge High School didn’t. A total of 285 of them headed to the private fee-paying St Peter’s School, west of the town, and most of the others headed to Hamilton.

The News sought the figures after it was revealed 250 students at Te Awamutu College come from outside the school’s bus route, prompting calls to introduce an enrolment zone to prevent overcrowding and cap an ever-growing roll.

The figures showing how many students leave Cambridge and Te Awamutu for their schooling at out of town state, private or state integrated schools were provided by Ministry of Education Hautū (Leader) Te Tai Whenua (Central), Jocelyn Mikaere.

Before the school holidays, The News went to Gorst Avenue in Te Awamutu where the buses leave for Hamilton and saw teenagers boarding several buses – school buses for eligible students and the fare-paying regional bus service for the others.

The education ministry provides assistance with school buses where distance and/or accessibility may be a barrier for students attending the closest school they can enrol at

or for those attending state-integrated schools.

Waipā students who attend Hamilton schools spend close to two hours a day travelling.

The bus journey from Te Awamutu to Hamilton central takes 50 minutes and from Cambridge to Hamilton it’s an hour.

Students who opt to attend state integrated or special character schools in Hamilton, such as St John’s and Sacred Heart, are entitled to enrol at the schools if they are preferential students who identify with the Catholic faith.

Both Cambridge and Te Awamutu have

Catholic primary schools whose students are eligible to attend St John’s and Sacred Heart.

State schools like Hillcrest College, Hamilton Boys and Girls High have a ballot system for students outside their enrolment zone.

Carter said Te Awamutu College enrolled 86 per cent of the potential year nine students from feeder schools this year – and that means there is close to a 300-student difference between the college figures and those provided by the ministry.

“I don’t know where those kids would be,

whether they’ve moved into the area after they’ve enrolled elsewhere. I don’t know, those numbers just don’t seem to stack up,” he said.

In Waipā, 153 students are home-schooled, but Carter said that wouldn’t account for the large discrepancy.

“You’re talking about close to 300 kids that can’t be accounted for.”

Carter said he could not speculate on whether the college’s proposed enrolment scheme would affect the number of students leaving town.

Hamilton Girls’ High School students line up for the regional bus from Te Awamutu to Hamilton, behind a school bus.

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Letters…

Why is it..?

By Mary Anne Gill

Driving around Te Awamutu, the number of streets I see badly in need of repair… why is this? Is it because our rates are being spent on the Bunnings building and the $99,000 land rent, just for a museum? Is it for the land at Karāpiro…$5 million, just for a cycle trail?

Is it for the $9 million for changes to Memorial Park that the council has no right doing? Is it to finance the 13 man Māori council who are unelected and have a big say in what happens in Waipā… just a few of the places our council thinks the rates money is better spent? We need a total change of councillors to retard this attitude of wants over needs.

Bernie Fynn Te Awamutu

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Out of interest I assume you are following what is going on with this three waters process, and other government agendas.

And the word changing, the obstructions and outright gagging of certain groups and media control.

It is very worrying in a “democratic” society. No one denies that there are infrastructure issues in this country that need addressing, and water is one of them.

But the reasons for it, the total disregard for submissions in opposition by the public and councils is arrogance and ignorance at its best.

We should all be highly concerned at this government style. We live in NZ, not China.

Glen McClunie Cambridge

Four Waipā district elected representatives and two staff members attended last week’s Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) conference in Palmerston North costing ratepayers more than $12,000.

The conference finished on July 22, only 77 days before election day on October 8.

The News asked mayor Jim Mylchreest if the expenditure was a good use of ratepayers’ money given the four elected representatives might not get re-elected.

More attended than normal because the conference was in the North Island and because of the “unprecedented reform agenda we are

dealing with,” he said.

“The annual conference is an important meeting. Councillors must be well informed on the many changes occurring in local government at the moment so council can continue to act in the best interests of the community.”

Mylchreest, who is a member of LGNZ’s national council, was at the conference with councillors Philip Coles, Lou Brown and Clare St Pierre. Chief executive Garry Dyet and Service Delivery group manager Dawn Inglis also attended.

The four elected representatives gave brief updates at this week’s council meeting.

St Pierre said the conference had a big focus on the future and looked at how Māori might be more involved in decision making.

Brown said he was disappointed there were no opportunities for delegates from the floor to ask questions of prime minister Jacinda Ardern and Local Government minister Nanaia Mahuta.

Coles said it was good to be able to cement relationships with other mayors and councillors. He said he took the opportunity to meet with Waka Kotahi relationship manager David Speirs about an “idea” Coles had around roading issues at Karāpiro.

Mylchreest said the conference was a “watershed” for local government with the proposed changes in the wind and the legislative changes coming “down the path.”

Registration and booking fees for the conference cost the council $7939.13 and accommodation costs were $4113.04.

Yet to come in are meal costs during the conference which a spokesperson said, “should not be significant.”

Jim Mylchreest

On the beat Play it safe online

with Ryan Fleming

This week was Neighbourhood Support’s scam awareness week. Scam emails or phishing is a common problem and very tricky to police. Essentially most phishing is generated overseas and not subject to New Zealand law as such.

There are things that can be done to prevent receiving scam and spam emails.

Consider using different email addresses for your various online accounts. For instance you might have one email address for shopping online and a different address for online news groups.

Do not link all your electronic addresses together (known as “daisy chaining”). If one address is compromised in the chain it may be possible to compromise additional associated addresses.

Provide your personal email address only to people and organisations you know and trust. If you must give out your email address, consider your options such as using

a separate account for that particular service.

Ensure you understand what you are agreeing to online when subscribing to a service, making a purchase or downloading an application. Ensure that you have marked any check boxes appropriately, carefully reading any associated terms and conditions.

Only download applications from trusted sources.

Beware of emails from an unknown or dubious source. Never open email attachments or click hyperlinks included in a message that you were not expecting, or were sent from an unknown sender.

Never provide personal or financial information such as passwords or credit card information to an unknown or untrusted person or website.

Use strong, unique passwords for each of your accounts and include two-factor authentication where possible.

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Briefs…

A better view

Waipā District Council’s online presence has been given a quality lift. The council has responded to criticism that viewers could not see everyone involved in meetings which are broadcast online - and saved itself money on new cameras by moving the tables closer to the middle of the room.

Four standing

Marcus Gower (Te AwamutuKihikihi), Bill Harris (Māori ward), Jill Taylor (Te Awamutu Community Board) and Roger Gordon (Cambridge) are the verified nominations declared by the electoral officer standing in the Waipā local body elections.

Waikato District Council has nine nominations including HukanuiWaerenga ward councillor Chris Woolerton in the new Tamahere-Woodlands ward.

Fred Lichtwark, Waikato ward and Stu Kneebone, WaipāKing Country, are two of six nominations received for the regional council.

Extra rep

Waipā will have another representative on the region’s Future Proof Implementation committee. Strategic Planning and Policy committee chair Susan O’Regan will become an alternate for mayor Jim Mylchreest and deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk on the committee.

She will join representatives from Hamilton City, Waikato, Waipā, Matamata-Piako and Waikato Regional councils for the last meeting of the current term.

Fleming heads north

Former Southern District Health Board chief executive Chris Fleming has purchased Paper Plus Te Awamutu with wife Michelle. Fleming has been chief executive at three DHBs and worked for 30 years in the health system.

Luxon visit

National Party leader Chris Luxon will be in Te Awamutu on August 11 as part of a visit to National MP Barbara Kuriger’s Taranaki-King Country electorate.

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Sweet and sour funding

By Mary Anne Gill

Funding for Te Ara Wai, Waipā’s new $20.48 museum in Te Awamutu, looks set to come from an unlikely source, a Three Waters reform sweetener from the government.

The museum is at the top of seven projects the council will consider submitting to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) for Waipā’s part of a $2 billion Better off Funding package.

The money has been pre-allocated to councils in recognition of the transfer of responsibility for fresh, waste and storm water to four public water entities.

But if not for mayor Jim Mylchreest’ s casting vote, preparing a draft funding proposal to be considered at the council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee meeting in September, might not have even happened.

Waipā has two bites at the cherry $5.24 million – which it must submit a formal funding proposal for by September 30 and a further $15.73 million next year. All of it must be spent by June 30, 2027.

The Better Off Funding application must demonstrate genuine engagement with iwi/Māori to be successful.

It was that extra requirement which resulted in councillors Roger Gordon, Clare St Pierre, Grahame Webber, Bruce Thomas and Philip Coles voting against engaging with mana whenua and iwi.

They insisted the engagement about whether to proceed with applying for the money should be with the whole community.

Mylchreest’ s casting vote got the mana whenua and iwi consultation over the line but, bizarrely, a motion was later passed unanimously supporting community engagement over whether council should take advantage of Better Off funding.

Earlier, Service Delivery group manager Dawn Inglis told the council the criteria for an application was very tight.

Staff chose the seven projects because they were already in the council’s Long Term Plan which involved community consultation.

“While it’s not a fixed short list, it fits the criteria of the DIA,” she said.

Chief executive Garry Dyet said receiving the first chunk of funding was not dependent on whether the Three Waters reforms went ahead and there was a big possibility the money would disappear after September 30.

If Waipā did not apply it could miss out, he said.

Several councillors were concerned the money would have to be paid back if Waipā continued its opposition to Three Waters.

Cr Susan O’Regan said a “muzzle” clause in the funding agreement needed to go before she committed to it.

“For me that’s a bottom line,” she said.

Mylchreest, an ardent opponent to

The former Bunnings building in Te Awamutu will house Waipā’s new museum.

Three Waters, said he was conflicted by the fund.

“The politest way I can put it is it’s a sweetener.

“That $2 billion would go a long way to solving the water problems around the country.”

The council has already paid $2.05 million for the old Bunnings building in Arawata Street which will house Te Ara Wai and showcase Waipā and New Zealand history from the perspective of both Māori and European settlers, with a focus on the New Zealand Land Wars.

The museum was not just a local or regional museum, Dyet told The News in an earlier interview.

“It’s a national story that needs to be told.”

In its Long Term Plan, adopted last year, council set aside another $7.2 million for Te Ara Wai and lease costs of $123,500 a year.

The other projects suggested for Better Off Fund grants with the total cost in brackets are: • Urban Mobility Network Programme Implementation ($9.237 million) • Resource Recovery Centre – Cambridge ($195,181) • Cycling - Te Awamutu/Ngaroto/ Pirongia Connection ($10.396 million) • Ngā Roto Management Plan (Heritage Restoration) ($470,000) • Cambridge Library Feasibility Study ($250,000) • Street Lighting Improvements – Urban areas ($1.497m)

Silks and shoes to auction…

Bonecrusher’s shoes and James McDonald’s silks.

A strong Australian influence inspired in Waipa will be evident when fundraising starts at the National Breeding Awards at Karapiro on Saturday.

The Waikato Branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association will stage an auction at the AGrowQuip sponsored event to raise funds for mental health initiatives the association is introducing.

“Mental health and wellbeing in our industry is something we think needs to be addressed,” Waikato Branch President Dave Duley said. “Not only are we raising money for that, but also raising awareness that our industry has issues surrounding mental health that we need to work on.

“There are so many people in our industry that have come onboard with this initiative, from James McDonald donating a set of silks to Shaune Ritchie donating Bonecrusher’s shoes.”

Both call Cambridge home.

McDonald won the Melbourne Cup on Verry Elleegant last year – had donated a set of signed silks, while the shoes come from one of New Zealand’s greatest gallopers. Bonecrusher – ‘The People’s Champion’ won a host of top races on

James McDonald reacts to winning the 2021 Melbourne Cup.

both sides of the Tasman in the 1980s – and Shaune Ritchie, now a Cambridge trainer, was his strapper.

Duley said he had been overwhelmed with the support shown by the industry towards this initiative. There will be five major items up for live auction on the night, while a further 28 items will be on gavelhouse.com from Tuesday.

The night will celebrate the success of New Zealand breeders over the past season.

“It will be the first time that we will have a live National Breeders Awards. It was previously a Waikato awards night hosted by the Waikato branch (of the breeders association),” he said.

“It is phenomenal that we have bred 28 Group One winners from our little country (this season), it is a massive achievement. The All Blacks aren’t going that great, but our horses are.”

The Breeding Awards will be held at the Don Rowlands Centre, Lake Karapiro Domain.

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Boards, council get message THURSDAY JULY 28, 2022

By Mary Anne Gill

Waipā councillors and community board members have been told to sort their relationships out so residents can have more say in what’s going on in their communities.

The harsh recommendation comes from an external reviewer called in to sort out the problems between the council, community boards and council staff.

Steven Finlay, who works for Local Government New Zealand’s consultancy arm Equip, ran several behind closed doors workshops to thrash out the issues which resulted in a breakdown of the relationship between community boards and the council.

It came to a head last year when The News revealed the council planned to do away with Cambridge and Te Awamutu community boards and replace them with committees.

The backlash was immediate, and the resulting debate ended when the council voted to continue with community boards but with the proviso their roles and functions be reviewed before the next election.

Finlay, who attended this week’s council meeting, interviewed and held workshops with councillors and community board members.

“All interviewees and participants accepted and agreed that there is significant opportunity to improve the state - or functioning - of community boards and their relevance - or strategic value - to council and communities,” he said.

“Arguably, 70 per cent of their focus should be on community facing needs and opportunities, and the remaining 30 per cent on developing the skills for mature

Change ahead: Consultant Steven Finlay with Waipā governance manager Jo Gread at this week’s council meeting.

professional engagement,” said Finlay.

“For the relevance of community boards to increase, council must prepare for their input to relevant decisions. The feedback indicates this shift will increase the view among board elected members that their views are being taken seriously and thus increase their motivation to improve their own board functioning and effectiveness.”

The changes would result in community boards being involved at the beginning of debates and not the end. Board members must be prepared to add strategic value and

innovate without duplicating what council already does.

They must also increase their governance maturity to support good decision making, he said.

Communities would feel represented if they could participate in democracy by bringing their voices into the process.

Other councils around the country had also changed their approach to community boards. Whanganui `has given speaking rights at council meetings to board members.

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input, provide additional support from staff and resource them for success, said Finlay.

Cambridge Community Board chair Sue Milner told councillors her board prided itself on being part of the community already.

“It’s a continual process.”

Members had a “fair idea” of what was happening in Cambridge.

Te Awamutu board chair Ange Holt said it was important for her board to reflect, redesign and have another “crack at this” and make a better job.

“We can be the eyes and ears in our community,” and work at grassroots level, she said.

Cambridge councillor Mike Pettit, who cut his local government political teeth in the community board, said he liked what he saw in the review.

It showed more strategic focus and accountability.

People who stood at the next elections for a community board were vying for an exciting position, he said.

Speaking after the meeting, deputy chief executive Ken Morris said council staff had been directed to more actively support boards to lift their performance.

“This is about us giving boards the tools and training they need, as well as providing clearer and more community-focused delegations.”

Chief executive Garry Dyet said in his pre-election report that community boards would focus heavily on key issues in their own communities after the local body election.

“They will be provided with additional support from council staff and are likely to work more closely with council overall.”

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FAITH IN WAIPĀ

Strife in the fast lane Phil Strong, Senior Leader, Zion

AGE OF REASON

A tribute to the others eyeing black

By Peter Carr

At times, my life feels like I have speedwobbles.

Do you remember being on a skateboard as a kid and getting the wobbles, losing control, and suddenly sliding along the concrete footpath, using your elbows and knees as brakes? Oh – is it just me who had this experience?

Why do we feel like we have to live life at a frenetic pace?

Argue with me if you dare, but I would hazard a guess that your life is lived at an unsustainable pace. We live frenetically, which means we live frantic, frenzied, fearful and possibly furious.

I must check myself often, as I’m my worst enemy in this regard.

On self-reflection, I often find conflicting priorities, meaning certain aspects of my life (or people) have stolen a higher influence than deserved.

To bring myself back into check I must reexamine what and who are truly important to me and make decisions around my boundaries that help me to protect myself from the speed-wobbles.

In a life like mine with a community role such as mine, I have external demands that are not always in my control.

This is my reality, and I must learn to navigate safely. But to make the excuse, “This is just the way it is,” does nothing to help me adjust when life gets out of control.

External, unnecessary demands must be monitored and managed if they are to ever be safe.

Perhaps you might allow me to offer a prescription for your pain; make new choices.

Too many people, myself included, allow others to make choices they don’t have the

right to, and in doing so, they add to the burden of expectations we carry. In physics, mass contributes to velocity, which explains why a heavy burden of expectations leads to speed-wobbles.

As you might expect me to suggest, I offer Jesus as the wise Teacher who will give us the best instructions for living well. Surely by now my readers know I will point you to truth that transforms your world.

“Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest,” says Jesus to any of us who have ears to hear.

What I have learned through following this advice is that to recover my life means to live in balance and peace, which is the antithesis of my frenetic foibles.

The invitation to “learn the unforced rhythms of grace” captured my attention years ago and I’m still pursuing what this looks like.

All I know is how much more I desire the unforced rhythms of grace than the frantic, unsustainable demands of our current world.

And finally, Jesus hits a home run with this; “Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

As always, the warm invitation is open to all of us.

Sadly, many miss the true intent of the invitation, turn back into their chaos, and wonder why life is so unrewarding.

Truth be told, freedom from your frenetic lifestyle is found in accepting the invitation of Jesus.

WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR?

SHAPE YOUR COMMUNITY. STAND FOR LOCAL GOVT.

IT’S TIME TO STAND UP. E TU TĀTOU! Local authority elections are being held this October. These elections occur every three years and are your opportunity to represent your community.

If you are passionate about your community and have ideas for how to make it even better, then make your stand for the district.

After the ritual journalistic hanging of the All Black coach last week it was refreshing to see the New Zealand Rugby Union stand behind their man and keep faith with their earlier appointment of his services through to, and during, next year’s Rugby World Cup. Whether he was guilty or not - or materially contributed to the recent losses against the well-drilled and disciplined Irish side - is not the point. What is moot is that he had a legal employment understanding with his masters and they kept their side of the bargain.

Utilising the phrase ‘one swallow does not make a summer’ is very apt in this case.

The New Zealand (and predominantly male psyche) demands a conquest at every opportunity. A one-sided game (of any sport) is both boring to watch and no doubt soul-destroying to play. The baying for blood among my fellow residents at our retirement village was possibly typical of what was being stated in bars, offices and other collective gathering points.

And who is to say that rugby alone is our (only) National sport – the capital letter is deliberate? Take a local look around Waipā and witness the dedication of professional cyclists, rowers, triathlon participants, swimmers, kayakers to name a few. And the participants in the equestrian industry where a 4am start most days of the week is the very least that is expected of them. Is their effort any less than the beefy men in black? Men who are paid many times more than their counterparts in other sports? I imagine that Dame Valerie Adams and other shining examples of physical prowess and home comfort denials must very much envy a sport where somewhat ridiculous salaries and sponsorship opportunities abound.

Witness the lady rugby players - who are just

as determined - having to fight for some degree of financial parity.

High Performance New Zealand has a purse that has a defined limit.

Choosing Olympians and Commonwealth Games hopefuls must be an arduous task as there will always be someone who is disappointed and feels a degree of favouritism being taken into the decision-making mix. And, without doubt, the roles of coaches generally must be thankless specially where they are applying pressure on individuals and teams to perform to a higher standard.

Sadly, as a remote far-off island, we are devoid of the continual high standard competition in nearby countries. The Europeans are spoilt for choice with those in close geographical proximity to measure up against international competitors. All this to enable them to hone their skills to a finer degree. But here leaping on an expensive plane, staying in another far-off country with high-cost hotels and food in order to ensure that what has been happening at home is at the required level, is a tall ask.

For financiers, coaches, athletes – and their left-behind families. In this community of trees and champions we are blessed with living amongst some fine -mainly young people who are parking their long-term career opportunities in the interest of the quest for sporting success.

They deserve our praise we are lucky to have them around us. They often go without the right food, housing, recreational breaks and a proper and balanced social life. All in the quest for gold. True champions all. We salute your endeavours.

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NOMINATIONS OPEN NOMINATIONS CLOSE

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Three seats on school board

Up for the cup

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By Benjamin Wilson

“The more we can get it out there and have people interested in it the better,” says Te Awamutu College’s Board of Trustees chair Craig Yarndley.

The country is going to the polls this year – for both local government and school board elections.

At Te Awamutu College nominations to fill parent representative seats close next Wednesday - August 3. College voting papers will be sent to parents early next month and voting will close on September 7.

Yarndley, an old boy of St Paul’s Collegiate, said the quality of a school is often reflected in the quality of its boards, past and present.

“For a state school, Te Awamutu College is in great condition. A lot of that comes down to senior management and the decisions made by boards of the past,” he said.

“The board is all about governance, we just make sure that the overall governance of the school keeps on track.”

Because the college’s board opted to have mid-term elections, only three parent representatives will be voted on this term. Yarndley, who has two children at the college, says he is standing again.

The other two parent representatives are Nick Hewlett and David Peehikuru.

Yarndley joined the college’s board in 2016 and has since seen three of his children complete Te Awamutu youngsters and coaches pictured at last week’s promotion event, where they played football at Waikato Stadium, were, from their high school left Kaylee Grayson, Hannah Baynes, Kyla Pegler, Paige Satchell, Zara Marshall, Isla Marshall, Annalie Longo and Quinn Pegler. education at the school.

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Council Waipā backs return to rail chief plots road ahead

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By Mary Anne Gill

Waipā needs astute, strategic and well-informed leaders for what chief executive Garry Dyet describes as a “pivotal time” to be an elected representative in the district.

“We need people who will put the time and the work in to understand the issues at stake and to make the best possible decisions on behalf of our entire district,” he says in his pre-election report published this week as a guide for those thinking of standing and voting in the local body elections.

Dyet is legally required under the Local Government Act to prepare a report independent of the existing mayor and councillors.

Nominations for the council opened on July 15

and close on August 12.

Voting starts in midSeptember and closes on October 8.

“The local government sector is in a period of huge and rapid transformation; more than I have ever seen before,” says Dyet, who joined the council as a health inspector in 1980.

Reforms such as Three Waters, will have a “dramatic impact” on the organisation.

“We need decisionmakers who understand the implications of these reforms and will take a considered and long-term approach to important issues and opportunities.

“Waipā deserves diverse and capable community representatives, able to inspire and lead our district.”

Voters should also do their research and make an informed vote, says Dyet.

The district is growing so quickly, it will need 212 additional houses in Cambridge every year and 100 in Te Awamutu and Kihikihi “just to keep up”.

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Waipā District Council supports passenger rail improvements and other public transport initiatives in its wideranging submission to what authors say is an “ambitious” Waikato plan.

The Waikato Regional Public Transport Plan is the result of months of collegial meetings between local authorities and key stakeholders, including Waipā, on the regional council’s Regional Connections committee.

While passenger rail might seem an expensive service, it is highly effective for mode change, carbon reduction and transport accessibility for longer trips, deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk will tell Waikato Regional Council next month at plan hearings.

The plan sets out the priorities and needs of public transport services and infrastructure in the Waikato over a 10year period.

It looks to strengthen rail links between Auckland, Tauranga and Ruapehu through inter-regional partnerships as the state highway system reaches a point where further expansion is unlikely.

Passenger rail in Waipā, while popular decades ago, has long since become a rarity despite the Main Trunk Line threading its way through the district in the west.

Te Awamutu Railway Station was a popular passenger stop decades ago.

Rail freight services still operate in Waipā but a council submission advocates more passenger rail options.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Meanwhile a working railway line still operates between Hamilton and Tauranga, but primarily for freight. A sub line which once went from Ruakura right into Cambridge but now stops at the Fonterra dairy factory in Hautapu, has not operated for rail passengers since 1946.

While tracks between Hautapu and Cambridge were ripped up in the 1990s, the rail designation still exists on vacant land running alongside Victoria Road through to the St Andrew’s Church roundabout.

Stolwyk will tell the regional council Waipā supports the Te Huia service between Hamilton and central Auckland which represents the first step in diversifying and strengthening interregional accessibility. The council also wants to see additional stops, improved rolling stock, better connections within Auckland and improvements to the train line over Whangamarino Swamp.

Electrification of the rail network is paramount in achieving zero emissions while a Hamilton central business stop would accommodate growth and improve convenience as redevelopment continues in the city, Stolwyk will say on behalf of Waipā.

Cr Clare St Pierre, an ardent supporter of sustainable public transport options told Waipā councillors this week she supported the council’s submission to the regional council’s plan.

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St Pierre also recently told The News communities expect leadership from councils on carbon emissions.

She has developed a rideshare app which would work well for people in small communities like Pirongia, where she lives, and is looking for collaborators to trial it.

Work on improving Waikato public transport services would take more than five years while a rideshare app could be up and running within a year, she told The News.

The Waipā submission also supports fast, frequent and reliable public transport corridors where growth could be accommodated.

At the suggestion of Cr Roger Gordon, the Waipā submission will ask for an assurance public transport within its growing towns of Cambridge and Te Awamutu would be “adequately covered.”

That is a reference to Gordon’s longheld views that cross town travel by buses should increase, particularly in Cambridge where he lives.

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Making a space for youth

By Benjamin Wilson

A Te Awamutu community leader has created what he hopes will be a safe space for young people to thrive and meet.

“It is an opportunity for the youth of Te Awamutu to come out and have some fun, enjoy each other’s company, and leave whatever pressures they may be facing behind,” said St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church community leader, Jamie Budd.

Jamie, a father of eight, has been speaking with youth for over six months, asking them what they would want

Jamie Budd’s new youth group has been in planning for over six months.

out of a youth group.

“There is not much point me telling them, mid 45, ‘hey let’s do this’. I want them to take ownership of it,” he said.

He is launching the youth group this week with the backing of St Andrew’s Church. Despite the religious affiliation, Jamie says that any young person aged 13 to 19 are welcome to join, regardless of their faith.

“We are not going to push faith or Christianity on them.

I think it is better to just value and care for them,” he said.

He says there will be no judgement, bullying, drugs, or alcohol allowed in the group.

“We want them to know that every single person is valued, that we are all different.”

Jamie believes that having gone through Covid lockdown and having an over dependence on technology his group will encourage more grounded and authentic connections.

“This is just something different that gets them active, connecting and communicating,” he said.

Jamie was the associate pastor for Zion Church for four years before he joined St Andrew’s last year.

He said in previous youth

groups, he would invite guest speakers, such as police, to speak with the youth.

“It will be a space where if they have any questions, they can ask them. If they want to know certain things, or hear different views and opinions, we will bring people in to talk about

those different topics,” he said.

Jamie says working with people and helping them thrive is his passion.

He and his wife Sharni founded the charity Loving Arms seven years ago. They have about 20 volunteers who support new families by providing

them with baby clothing and equipment.

The youth group’s first event will debut tomorrow (Friday), in the form of a quiz night at St Andrew’s Church. Jamie has created a Facebook page for it and plans to release a calendar of the group’s events soon.

“For me this is about

building community,” he said.

“I don’t want to see young people fall through the cracks, I don’t want them stuck at home not doing anything on a Friday or Saturday night when there is an opportunity to gather everybody and have a bit of fun.”

More talk about dogs

Waipā council staff are on the road this week to get more comments from residents about dogs.

They will be in Cambridge at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday and at the car-boot sale in Bank St, Te Awamutu on August 6. They will also have pop up stalls in both towns.

District Growth and Regulatory group manager Wayne Allan said more than 250 people had already submitted to the council about dog exercise rules, exercise and prohibited areas and other aspects of dog control.

“The feedback will help shape potential changes to dog control policy,” he said.

Confusion reigned last month when council put out comments which suggested dogs could be banned from some areas.

It led to the council apologising when the backlash dominated social media.

Allan said feedback already covered where dogs should exercise and the rights of those who do not own dogs to enjoy the district’s reserves.

Dog owners keep their pets on a lead while they take a walk.

“People have got plenty to say which is great.

“The feedback will provide some solid guidance as to whether or not we need to make changes to our dog policies that better reflect what our community wants,” he said.

“I don’t think we are necessarily anticipating massive change, but we do need to be aware that as the district

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“That has an impact on our parks and green spaces and also impacts on non-dog owners.

“And of course, we have legislative requirements that we have to meet, including providing adequate dog pound facilities, bins and signage. So there’s a bit to work through.”

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Support for Three Waters

By Mary Anne Gill

A ‘lone’ Waipā councillor voice in favour of Three Waters reform has criticised government’s public relations in selling the radical water changes.

Cr Andrew Brown, who chairs the Finance and Corporate committee, said he wanted to see water services delivered at the most efficient and cost effective manner.

He suggested Communities For Local Democracy, an advocacy group made up of 31 councils including Waipā, had missed the point in their opposition.

“They don’t believe it will be more efficient, but I think they’re wrong.”

Brown said even he doubted the Three Waters plan and was “almost convinced” to oppose it when the government responded to criticism with a series of “ridiculous ads on TV.” Speaking to councillors at the Waipā District Council meeting on Tuesday during discussion of the council’s submission on the Water Services Entities Bill, Brown said he disagreed with the council’s view that the bill would lead to poorer outcomes for the community.

“I don’t believe that to be the case. What I don’t get is how we can expect to operate our three waters more effectively than a substantial corporation that is

well governed and well run.

“And the one thing I will say about local government is we have got pretty good at creating entities that are well governed and well run and provide really good outcomes for our communities,” said Brown.

He and Cr Marcus Gower were the only councillors to vote against the council submission which mayor Jim Mylchreest will present to Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure committee.

The bill would see responsibility for three waters – fresh, storm and waste – taken from local authorities and handed over to four publicly owned organisations governed by independent boards. It is due for its final reading in November.

Advertisements for the four chief executives appeared in weekend newspapers across New Zealand.

In its submission, Waipā has asked for the bill to be withdrawn and for government to work alongside local government to design a “more effective model, with better outcomes for the whole community.”

Brown has long argued in favour of Three Waters and while he is clearly at odds with his fellow councillors, except for Gower, there was a begrudging respect for what he said.

“Differing points of view, it’s

great we can have that,” said Mylchreest.

“I absolutely support your right to have that perspective.

My feelings haven’t changed at all.

“To say I totally disagree would be an understatement for the vast majority of it. I don’t see it is a proven model that will deliver what it claims.”

Brown said local government had created well governed entities that provided good outcomes for communities.

He gave the example of the Local Government Funding Agency which provides diversified financing sources and saved councils “literally tens of millions of dollars.”

Businesses co-owned by Waipā also performed well, he said.

That included Waikato Regional Airport, which Brown described as a “well run business” operating outside the political machinations that would disrupt similar businesses.

And since 2005, Waikato Local Authority Shared Services (now trading as CoLab) has provided Waipā and 11 other local authorities with a vehicle to reduce costs by driving collaboration, particularly in procurement.

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Monique Lapins, second violinist with the New Zealand String Quartet, will be joined

by Japanese percussionist and marimba player Naoto Segawa for an evening of contemporary music with an international theme.

Their violin and marimba repertoire will include works

by South African Peter Klatzow, Dutch avant-garde composer JacobTV, and New Zealand’s Linda Dallimore, who received the inaugural CMNZ Commissioning Prize for a piece she composed entitled ‘Matariki’.

Briefs…

Schools threatened

A bomb threat to Cambridge High School and five other North Island schools resulted in lockdowns and evacuations on Tuesday. The threats were made via phone and police are currently investigating their origin. The other schools targeted were Thames High School, Firth High School, Lytton High School, Matamata College and Matamata Intermediate.

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wastewater, landfill and trade waste sites.

Closer to home, Go Waipa runs the council’s swimming pools with business skills and a passion for the community.

“I’m not saying we haven’t done well with our water services to this point. We can pat ourselves on the back. When you look around this table, who genuinely has got the skill set to run a water business competently? I would say none of us,” said Brown.

The government’s model would see four skill-based boards each with six iwi reps and six from local authorities who would appoint CEOs and management teams would result in a “really effective” waters business.

“We can do that, we can create that organisation,” said Brown.

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Monique Lapins is also a lecturer at the New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington.

She has toured extensively, both nationally and internationally, and has recorded several works.

Naoto Segawa is a contemporary percussionist who specialises in marimba performance. He has won numerous awards in international competitions and prefers to perform works by upand-coming composers.

The concert is being held at the Methodist Church in Bank St.

Last week’s story about the roadworks at the southern end of the newly opening Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway suggested there was only one onramp for motorists at Tamahere. That’s wrong. The expressway has also introduced a northbound onramp from the north end of Tamahere on Arthur Main Drive.

Bennett quits

National MP David Bennett, the Hamilton East MP from 2005 to 2020 and a list MP since then, is retiring at next year’s election. Bennett, 51, owns two dairy farms near Te Awamutu and a dry stock block. He became a first-time father last month, on Matariki Day, when his fiancée Nicky Preston gave birth to Julia Elizabeth Bennett.

Bennett, who said he was standing down to spend more time with his family, recently formed a company called Horizon Partners with former National Party leader Judith Collins.

O’Regan tops poll

Susan O’Regan was a runaway winner for mayor in The News’ first online poll of the local body elections. But the result shows she proved more savvy on social and digital media than Jim Mylchreest, the other mayoral candidate.

We asked “Who would you vote for as mayor if an election was held today.” Within minutes of the poll going live on our website, and before The News had even shared the link on our own social media platforms, votes for O’Regan started coming in.

Tommy’s hair raiser

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Reds see red and draw

Ten-man Te Awamutu came within minutes of taking all three points off second to bottom Hamilton Wanderers last weekend – and now face the daunting task of upsetting WaiBop premier league football leaders Unicol.

The Reds lost Jonno O’Sullivan when referee Sean Coon produced a ninth minute red card in the main game at The Stadium, upsetting coach John Stringfellow’s game plan.

It was O’Sullivan’s first tackle and, not surprisingly the hosts felt aggrieved.

But the 10 men responded admirably, inspired by the graft and craft of Haydn Roil and showing their fitness against a young

side. The reward came almost immediately.

Tawhiri Ball opened the scoring and the lead was held for the next 40 minutes.

Wanderers’ top scorer Samuel Musty levelled things up, but Ball found the net again four minutes later, leaving the home side with 30 minutes to defend their lead.

It almost worked – Thomas Burt’s leveller came in the 87th minute.

Te Awamutu has a second successive home game this weekend as they take on league leaders Waikato Unicol.

The students’ perfect record was ended at Hamilton’s Jansen Park last weekend when they were held 3-3 by Melville, who led for much of the game but needed a late

equaliser to get a point.

Saturday’s match will see Unicol – 11 wins and a draw form a dozen matches - arrive in Te Awamutu with a one point lead over Taupō at the top of the table – and they have

two games in hand. Te Awamutu sits fifth on the table, four points behind Papamoa.

The hosts have an inform goal scorer in Tawhiri Ball – he took his league tally to 10 last weekend.

Croquet tees off

Pictured, from left, were Ron Roberts, Bev Punch, Christopher Johnpillai, Chris Page, Peter Englebretsen, Jo Crombie, Tony Collins and Don Lockhart.

Tawhiri Ball, pictured in action earlier this season, added another two goals to his tally on Saturday.

Photo: Arthur Uden

The return of golf croquet to Cambridge’s Leamington Croquet Club last week saw players from around the Waikato gather for the club’s first winter tournament in two years.

Players came from areas that included Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Morrinsville, Hamilton, Te Aroha, Putāruru and Ōtorohanga.

First with five wins in section one

were Putāruru’s Ron Roberts and Peter Englebretsen, while second with three wins in the same section were Te Awamutu’s Bev Punch and Christopher Johnpillai.

First with four wins in section two were Don Lockhart, from Cambridge and Hamilton East clubs, and Tony Collins, and second with three wins in the same section were Jo Crombie and Chris Page from Te Awamutu.

Slowly does it for Thomas Waipā trainer Graham Thomas says he’s slowed down a bit since hitting “retirement” age, but he’s still going strong training horses for, among others, owner-breeder John Wood.

The pair were to the fore at New Plymouth on Saturday when Turnmeon won a special conditions maiden over 1800m.

Turnmeon is from a family going back to the mare Kaiponu that has

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A superb thriller, a cross between Tom Stoppard’s Travesties and The Thirty-Nine Steps…you can’t put it down.

Dr. B

by Daniel Birnbaum Illuminated by the wartime experiences of the author’s grandfather, Dr. B. is a riveting story of émigrés, spies and diplomats that shines a light on a forgotten corner of World War II history.

The former director of the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm makes his literary debut with this dramatic and riveting novel of book publishing, émigrés, spies, and diplomats in World War II Sweden based on his grandfather’s life In 1933, after Hitler and the Nazi Party consolidated power in Germany, Immanuel Birnbaum, a German-Jewish journalist based in Warsaw, is forbidden from writing for newspapers in his homeland. Six years later, just months before the German invasion of Poland that ignites World War II, Immanuel escapes to Sweden with his wife and two young sons.

Living as a refugee in Stockholm, Immanuel continues to write, contributing articles to a liberal Swiss newspaper under the name Dr. B. He becomes increasingly entangled with British intelligence agents who plan several acts of sabotage on the orders of Winston Churchill. But when the Swedish postal service picks up a letter written in invisible ink, clearly by Dr. B. himself, the Allied plotters are exposed. But could a Jew living in exile and targeted for death by the Nazis have wanted to tip them off?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR DANIEL BIRNBAUM, b. 1963, is heralded as one of the world’s most prominent art curators and currently director of Acute Art in London. He has previously managed both museums and art schools in Germany and Italy and he curated the Venice Biennale.

ArtReview (London) has regularly listed him among the hundred most influential people in the art world, and the year he curated the Venice Biennale he was listed as number 4 in the world. DR. B. is his first work of fiction, and it tells the story of his grandfather Immanuel Birnbaum.

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with Jan Bilton

On the ball

There are three good things about bliss balls and truffles.

One, they are generally mixed by hand and easy to make.

Two, they don’t require baking and three they taste delicious.

These winners can be served as snacks, with coffee after dinner or they can be a substitute for dessert.

Truffles, the chocolate variety, were so named because of their similarity from afar, to the famous fungi found underground.

Looking like dark, mushrooms, truffles are regarded as a savoury delicacy. And the after-dinner chocolate variety are considered a sweet delicacy.

Mini cheese balls and meatballs are ideal nibbles to serve with drinks. Both can be prepared well in advance. Meatballs can be served in sauce in small ramekins or naked with a selection of sauces on the side for dipping.

The secret to producing perfect balls is to roll portions of the mixture — whether sweet or savoury — in the palms of your hands— not your fingers. Roll each ball for about 30 seconds. This provides good shape and the mixture adheres well.

MINI CHEESE BALLS ON PRETZEL STICKS A favourite pre-dinner nibble.

375g cream cheese, at room temperature 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1-2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon smoked paprika salt and pepper to taste Coating: 1 heaped cup paprika-flavoured potato crisps or similar 1/4 cup each: chopped toasted walnuts or pecans, finely chopped spring onions (green ends only) 18 pretzel sticks Place the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper in a bowl. Mix well.

If very soft, chill for 20 minutes. Roll the mixture into 2.5cm balls. Place on a baking-paper covered tray and chill.

Meanwhile, crush the crisps fairly finely. Combine with the walnuts and spring onions in a small bowl. Roll the balls in

Cashew nut butter bliss balls

this mixture. Insert a pretzel stick into each. Allow the balls to come to room temperature before serving. Makes about 20.

1/2 teaspoon each: thyme leaves, freshly ground black pepper 1 egg, lightly beaten spray oil Spinach Pesto Sauce: 300g packet frozen spinach 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 onion, finely diced 1/2 cup chicken or beef stock 4 tablespoons each: sour cream, basil pesto Combine the beef with the garlic, thyme, pepper and egg.

Mix well. Roll into approximately 2.5cm balls.

Preheat the grill to high. Place the balls on a sheet of foil in a baking pan. Spray with oil. Grill for about 5 minutes each side, until cooked but not too brown.

Meanwhile, thaw the spinach. Heat the oil in a mediumsized saucepan. Sauté the onion until soft. Add the spinach and stock and bring to the boil. Simmer for 1 minute.

Purée, until smooth. Reheat and stir in the sour cream and pesto.

Use as a dip for the meatballs or serve on top and use small forks or robust wooden skewers for serving. Serves 10 as a nibble.

CASHEW NUT BUTTER BLISS BALLS Peanut butter could replace the cashew nut butter. It has a stronger flavour.

1/2 cup cashew nut butter (I used Pics) 1/4 cup honey 1 tablespoon dark cocoa powder 1 cup desiccated coconut Combine the cashew nut butter and honey in a bowl. Mix well. Add the cocoa powder then the coconut. Mix until well combined.

Using clean hands, roll the mixture into 2.5cm balls. Cover and chill. Makes about 12.

MEATBALLS WITH A SPINACH PESTO SAUCE A selection of other sauces such as tomato, plum and mustard could also be served as dips.

Meatballs: 500g-600g minced beef 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed with a little salt

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