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One year! I ploughed on for 14, ever hopeful – or deluded - that someday I’d become an overnight success. Y’know, go viral. Become, gasp, profitable. It was not to be. It is a consolation that the biggest media companies in the world struggle with the same challenges of attracting advertisers and reader subscriptions. It’s a sad reality that since the dawn of the internet thousands of newspapers around the world have closed, tens of thousands of journalists have lost their jobs and many communities are without local news. There’s “big” news but precious little on the things that affect us in our own backyards. The advertising that once supported the local rag is now fuelling the parasitic giants such as Meta (Facebook) and Google who profit obscenely from serving up news paid for by media companies. Lessons from a departing minnow: Value good, local journalism. It is a community talking to and reflecting itself. Respect journalists. The ability to dig, delve and deliver a coherent story is a rare skill. Put your money where your eyeballs go. This stuff doesn’t come easily or cheaply. Social media is not your friend. You are its merchandise. Packaging and selling that merchandise is its exploitive and highly successful business.
Tamahere Forum became a central clearing house for all things Icepak explosion, an event followed globally because it was such a shock and lesson to the gas and cooling industries worldwide. Among other things Icepak’s fatal practices are now an engineering teaching tool of what not to do.
Subsequently, Tamahere Forum morphed into a general news website for the people of the ward of Tamahere in the Waikato district. It was, I like to think, our town square. A place where we could virtually gather to share what was going on in our wee patch. I am proud that it was named best community website in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. And while news is about telling people what they didn’t know yesterday it can also be about keeping alive things that happened in the past but still echo today. I’d like to think that when people drive Wiremu Tamihana Drive in Tamahere that journalism has contributed to some knowing that this famous Ngāti Hauā rangatira – the kingmaker or tumuaki - is the area’s most significant historic figure and that his role and peaceful values continue to this day in the form of his descendent, the 10th tumuaki, Hone Thompson. But keeping the show on the road mostly solo is wearying. I’m grateful for the support I had, including from the Tamahere Community Committee which helped cover costs, including the expense of extricating the website from a nasty hack. A fellow journalist started a hyper-local website and, disillusioned, closed it in a year.
Earlier this month the editor of the online Tamahere Forum announced she would be signing off within the month. It is a significant loss to the community and her colleagues at Good Local Media mourn the news. Ahead of her last Tamahere offering, we asked Philippa Stevenson to pen her thoughts. Philippa Stevenson says there’s “big” news but precious little on the things that affect us in our own backyards.
Why local is so vital
A tiny corner of the internet is about to wink out. Tamahere Forum, a hyper-local community news website covering Tamahere since 2008, is closing down. News of Tamahere Forum’s demise may well reflect the quote of wit G.K. Chesterton that “journalism consists largely in saying Lord James is dead to people who never knew Lord James was alive.” Well, Tamahere Forum lived and possibly its passing contains some lessons. Tamahere Forum was my response to a terrible tragedy that hit my neighbourhood. April 5, 2008. The Icepak coolstore explosion and fire that killed a much loved son, husband and father, Derek Lovell, on my doorstep. In the laudable response by the Tamahere community that day I learnt that when disaster strikes we all do what we know best. The nearby doctors and nurses saved lives. The farmer neighbours – my family – tore down fences, jumped on tractors to make access tracks for fire trucks and tried to rig up pumps from water tanks for a towering inferno for which there was no local firefighting water. I, a journalist, took photographs that would play a role in identifying the source and cause of the Despiteexplosion.ouractions and the trauma we neighbours suffered we were ignored by a Fire Service that trampled our lives and dismissed by a local authority occupied by checking its records for liability for the tragedy. We locals were on our own. But not helpless. Contacts were tapped for their expertise in gas explosions. We surveyed the fire site, we gathered to discuss what next, we built a contact list. We were united. We wanted this killer industrial complex gone. I started a free blog to share what we knew and what others were disseminating. It followed every twist and turn of the Icepak saga – the investigations, a court case, the coroner’s inquiry, responses by engineers and scientists, and the awful fact that given another ignorant rogue and slack company such a disaster could occur again.
2 | TE AWAMUTU NEWS THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 2022 CONTACTS Readers’ contributions of articles and letters are welcome. Publication of contributions are entirely at the discretion of editorial staff and may be edited. Contributions will only be considered for publication when accompanied by the author’s full name, residential address, and telephone number. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publishers. The Te Awamutu News is published by Good Local Media Limited. News/Editorial Roy Pilott editor@goodlocal.nz 027 450 0115 Mary Anne Gill maryanne@goodlocal.nz 021 705 213 Viv Posselt viv@goodlocal.nz 027 233 Benjamin7686Wilson benjamin@goodlocal.nz 021 024 73237 Advertising Manager Janine Davy janine@goodlocal.nz 027 287 0005 Owner/Publisher David Mackenzie david@goodlocal.nz Office/Missed Deliveries 07 827 0005 admin@goodlocal.nz On the beat with Constable Ryan Fleming Looking ahead to Christmas Where Waipā gets its News Grey Power TE AWAMUTU This is your invitation to join fellow members or potential members at our next meeting Waipa Workingmen’s Club Thursday 25th 1.30pmAugust Guest Speakers: ASB Cyber Crime Team Have you or do you know of anyone that has been scammed with funds taken from their bank account? The presentation by the ASB Team is to advise you of the dangers and pitfalls that can lead you to being scammed and how to avoid them
As September is fast approaching it’s high time Operation Christmas Hampers begins to move up a gear. Our Facebook page has a new admin so if you’re on Facebook like the page to get regular updates. As some of you know, the planning for the Operation takes most of the year and this year is no exception. We have made some changes to our operating model including setting up ourselves as a not for profit. On the logistics front we are seeking a hub to base ourselves from in the week or so leading up to Christmas. We have been long associated with Zion church however with their long term project we will need a new homePlanningbase. is underway for our food drives later in the year and we have had some talented new people join the committee. They bring some great organisations with them. We are hoping to return to our more traditional method of collecting food donations by having the helpers and police car collecting in the streets as we have in past years. If you would like to participate this year, there are a number of ways to help; for example having a food donation box at work.
A tree removal project at Moana Roa Reserve at Lake Karāpiro, also known as Bob's Landing, had been delayed after a pekapeka (long-tailed bat) flew out of the tree. Under the Wildlife Act the critically endangered bats must not be harmed during any tree maintenance or removal work.
Menz Shed member Ian Stratford repaired the club’s damaged door on Monday, while other members helped to erect a shed around Menz Shed’s outdoor workspace. The club is in the process of installing various surveillance, alarm, and lighting equipment. An exterior fence is likely to be installed too, which could hurt Menz Shed’s community spirit, said member Richard Cato. Less than a fortnight prior to Sunday’s burglary, $3800 worth of tools were stolen from the community workshop, which The News described as Te Awamutu’s own Repair Shop. The earlier burglary resulted in the building’s windows being boarded up. A wave of community support followed Menz Shed’s initial burglary. There were donations from Fresh Choice, Mitre 10 Mega, Tiger Building Waikato, and most recently a fundraiser held on Friday by Te Awamutu PrimaryBecauseSchool.thestolen power tools are marked with Menz Shed’s details, Merson said anyone buying them would knowingly be purchasing stolen goods. The News intends to list the serial numbers of the tools online.
Te Awamutu Primary School students responded to news their town’s Menz Shed had been the target of a burglary by raising more than $1000 in support of them. “We saw they had been broken into, and they’ve done fantastic work for us in the past, so we thought this was a great chance to give back to them and teach our kids about supporting community, being good people, and doing the right thing,” said Te Awamutu Primary School principal Sharon Griffiths. On Friday the school held a mufti day to help raise funds to replace tools stolen from Menz Shed the week before. Griffiths said the $1027.30 collected was the most the school had raised from a mufti day. “I think the parents saw it as a very valuable cause, so they really dug deep, and we raised a lot more than what we normally would.”
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Survey on funding A survey will open next week on whether Waipā District Council should seek its share of a government fund - developed alongside the proposed Three Waters reform - to help pay for community improvement projects.
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Constable Collette Corley and CommSafe community safety officer Mandy Merson discuss Menz Shed’s next steps with chairperson Steve Mannington By Benjamin Wilson
On Monday Menz Shed members Steve Mannington, Ken Glew, and Eric Saunders were gifted the donation during a school assembly. “When Sharon rang me on Saturday it actually brought a tear to my eye, I was just blown away and so surprised,” said Mannington. “We are just absolutely humbled to accept it.” Menz Shed returned the favour and gave the school a handmade wooden pen holder made by 75-year-old Menz Shed member John Lapthorn.“Itisjust something that I think Sharon could share around the classrooms,” said Mannington.Aftertheassembly Mannington told Griffiths of the weekend burglary. He said it was saddening that the school’s donation would most likely be put towards a security system. Sharon Griffiths
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By Benjamin Wilson Te Awamutu’s Menz Shed has lost thousands of dollars to thieves just days after lamenting a burglary which also saw expensive tools stolen. “I think the whole shed is just gutted, absolutely gutted,” said Menz Shed chairperson, Steve Mannington. After an unsuccessful attempt to jimmy open a window, thieves used a crowbar to break open a door to one of Menz Shed’s storage rooms on Sunday.Theytook four electric drills, corresponding batteries, and a set of large bolt cutters – the power tools are labelled with Te Awamutu Menz Shed (TAMS). Menz Shed estimate the stolen tools are worth upwards of $2500. Ōtorohanga Rural Support officer constable Collette Corley attended the scene on Monday. “These guys do a lot for the community, for them to be targeted like this is extremely disappointing. I hope that the community feel outraged over this, because these are guys who get together and help the community in so many different ways,” Corley said. CommSafe community safety officer Mandy Merson visited Menz Shed to help them plan their next steps. Merson offered to speak to Menz Shed’s neighbours about the situation. She said that regardless of what surveillance equipment they use, the problem needs to be addressed by the community.“Wehave to have a community approach to this… we need the local community to get on board to keep an eye on the property… at the end of the day, they are at threat too,” she said.
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Extension sought Consultants acting for Beacon Hill Contracting in Maungatautari have been granted a further time extension to a Waipā District Council request for more substantial information about its quarry, which operated without a resource consent for several years.
Clean up costly The clean-up from Cyclone Dovi in April cost Waipā ratepayers $125,390, Community Services manager Brad Ward told the Service Delivery committee this week.
Ngahinapouri repairs Waka Kotahi will foot the bill for repairs to Ngāhinapōuri Road caused by additional traffic using it while the transport agency repairs the Mangaotama Stream bridge on SH39.
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Stifling competition, and the country By Peter Nicholl We are becoming a high-cost, low-wage economy. The Commerce Commission recently published another major report. This time it was the building supplies market in their spotlight. I had intended to write this column on that report but as I drafted it, I realised the report was another indication that major problems were brewing in the New Zealand economy. We are sleepwalking our way into becoming a high-cost, low-wage economy and that is a disaster.Thisreport on building supplies follows two earlier reports from The Commerce Commission on the fuel industry and supermarkets. They have all concluded that costs in these industries are relatively high in New Zealand. The two main reasons can be summarised as a lack of competition and a surplus of regulation. New Zealand is a small country located a long way from any major market. Competition will always be a problem in such a market. There will be strong natural tendencies for a limited number of suppliers to develop and survive in many markets. But what the three Commerce Commission reports have shown is that the dominant market participants have reinforced these natural tendencies to concentration by anticompetitive actions – and the regulators have let them get away with it. One such example is restrictive land covenants that existing market participants use to make it more difficult for potential competitors to enter the market. The Commission found the use of these competition-stifling techniques in all three of these major markets. They therefore recommended an ‘economy wide review of the use of these restrictive practices. Surely there isn’t a need to collect further data. These restrictive practices have no other purpose than to stifle competition. The Commission already knows they are widely used by dominant market participants in New Zealand. They need to be recommending to the Government that they be made illegal as soon as possible. It is time for action against such instruments or New Zealand will continue to be a high-priced economy. Many of the other impediments to competition the Commission found in the building supplies market are embedded in New Zealand’s building regulation system. This system tends to be inflexible, slow and costly. It has a strong bias in favour of ‘tried and tested’ building products. For this reason, architects and builders also tend to favour the existing ‘tried and tested’ products. Consenting processes have been designed for on-site inspection and don’t easily accommodate new approaches like panelised products or modular builds that can bring down costs and save time. But this issue of poorly-designed or poorlyimplemented regulation adding substantially to costs is not just a problem in the building supplies market. It is becoming a New Zealand wide-problem. Enormous costs have been imposed on most New Zealand businesses in recent years in the name of compliance, health and safety and other supposed public benefits. When I was working In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, partly on my advice, set up what he called ‘The Bulldozer Committee’. It had one purpose: to identify and get rid of unnecessary rules and regulations that slowed down approval processes and imposed costs on businesses and citizens.NewZealand doesn’t need more regulations –it needs to set up a Bulldozer Committee.
4 | TE AWAMUTU NEWS THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 2022 In a world that feels topsy-turvey, the notion of living upside down might be unsettling. In all honesty, the world we live in has changed – like a melon opened up with a hammer. Little wonder we feel discombobulated. But what if I proposed to you that living upside down was the long-term safe option? I marvel at the early church and their lives of supernatural encounters and controversy. They were so transformed by their faith that they lived in a way that positively impacted their environment. In fact, in one accusation it was said of them, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.”
For the sake of clarity and context, we must appreciate that “turning the world upside down” looked like people being healed of diseases, revolutionary thinking that transformed lives, and even the dead being raised. Some lost their lives in martyrdom for the sake of their Lord, but despite that, there was an extremely tight community that changed the world for good. And this, I think, is the key. Living in a community like that has become my dream.Countless times in the scriptures, the people of faith are spoken of as living in “one accord.” They were of one mind, one heart, deep conviction, passionate faith and resolute action. They shared a oneness that I long for. They lived in unity that gave them a new life that many of us miss out on. When people come together in a spirit of partnership there is nothing they cannot achieve. God Himself knows this and has moved to deconstruct movements that are evil in nature and intent. When the tower of Babel was constructed over 4000 years ago, God foresaw the power of their unity, saying; “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.”Unity has the power to change the world, whether it comes with evil intent orThegood.early church were a small group of passionate people who held a shared faith. Tertullian described this unity in 200AD, saying, “they shared a bond of common hope,” which knit them together in unshakable commitment to each other and their cause. Their unity literally led to earthquakes, as God responded to the prayers of this newly formed church. What kind of conviction must they have held to influence heaven in such a way? The answer is simply that they lived upside down in comparison to the world. They did not accept their disconnection from God’s love and goodness and gave their lives in passionate dedication to His ways. They chose a better way and gave their lives to sharing that message with others.Perhaps it’s time to rethink how you see God in light of the world you see around you? Maybe it’s time to give away the futile pursuit of status and reputation in exchange for an upside down life today that puts you on the right side of eternity?
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Memorial Park fight continues
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By Benjamin Wilson More than a year after its concept plan was adopted, confusion and disappointment still surround the proposed changes to Te Awamutu’s War Memorial Park. To “remind people of the park’s original purpose”, signs were placed near the park’s “Contact” bridge by members of the Te Awamutu War Memorial Maintenance Committee on Friday. “The park was specifically built as a memorial park. The council needs to come to the conclusion that they’ve made a mistake and that the park itself is the memorial,” said committee member Marcus Dawson. In the council’s concept plans, which were formally adopted in June last year, one of the proposed changes is to “strengthen connections to the Mangaohoi and Mangapiko Streams through storytelling signage.” Dawson claims that this is a fundamental misunderstanding of the park’s memorial purpose. He says the entirety of the park is a World War II memorial, and that any changes that are made to it must respect that. “The memorial sentiment of that post World War II community should not be lost,” he said. Dawson suggests that the park should be better maintained rather than altered. He has a website dedicated to the history of the park and is developing an alternative concept plan for it. Sally Sheedy, group manager of Customer and Community Services, said the council’s concept plans aim to improve the park, while still respecting its memorial purpose.“While we understand their concerns, the actual development of the plan itself helps to enhance and cherish the war memorial aspects of the park, while also providing opportunities for greater use of the park,” said Sheedy. “The park itself was a significant site for local mana whenua. They have history and stories to tell on this site as well, they are a key part of our community and are a key stakeholder. So, through the concept plan, telling their stories and their connections is part of that.”She said that because of community feedback, the final concept plan went through a neartotal transformation before it was adopted last year. “All we are trying to do is enhance something that was developed in the fifties, now, and into the future as well.” The Te Awamutu Community Board also discussed the park’s concept plan at length during their monthly meeting last week. Community Services manager Brad Ward provided the board with an update of the plans’ progress.Hesaid that planning was underway to extend the park’s stone wall, as well as the design of detailed entryways and the development of vegetation management and heritage plans. Following his update, chair Angela Holt and board member Jill Taylor said it was the first time that they had seen some of the council’s plans.“Ihave checked with my fellow community board members… at no time until today was the community board privy to what was in this document,” said Holt. The community board approved a draft of the concept plan in March 2021, before it was formally adopted by council, and the plans have been publicly available online since.
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Challenging deputy mayor Aksel Bech for the mayoralty are Jacqui Church, Korikori Hawkins and Ra Puriri. The Tamahere-Woodlands candidates are Crystal Beavis, Mike Keir, Chris Woolerton and Luke Furborough. The Waipā nominees are: JimMayor:Mylchreest (Te Awamutu), Susan O’Regan (Roto-o-Rangi), Bernard Westerbaan (Te Awamutu), Chris Woodhams (Cambridge).
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The list of people standing for council with the number of available seats is: Pirongia-Kakepuku x 2: Clare St Pierre, Corilin Steel, Bruce Thomas. Cambridge x 4: Philip Coles, Roger Gordon, Mike Pettit, Don Sanders, Delwyn Smith, Liz Stolwyk. Maungatautari x 1: Les Bennett, Mike Montgomerie. Te Awamutu-Kihikihi x 3: Andrew Brown, Lou Brown, Bernie Fynn, Marcus Gower, James Parlane, Bernard Westerbaan. Waipā Māori x 1: Bill Harris, Gaylene Roberts, Takena Stirling. Community Boards Cambridge x 4: Elise Badger, Krystie Brickland, Jo Davies-Colley, Alana MacKay, Sue Milner, Selina Oliver, David Slone, Delwyn Smith, Michah Webb, Cherie MaungatautariWeinberg. x 1: Les Bennett, Andrew Myers, Ruth Nicholls. Te Awamutu-Kihikihi x 4: Georgina Christie, Norris Hall, Ange Holt, James Parlane, Jill Taylor, Bernard Westerbaan, Sally Whitaker, John Wood. Kakepuku x 1: Kane Titchener* (elected unopposed).
By Mary Anne Gill A flurry of late on Friday there A feature is the interest in the district’s two community suggesting the council’s work in times to strengthen their profile has paid dividends.
Ten candidates are standing for four seats on the Cambridge Community Board and three for the one Maungatautari seat. Eight vie for four seats on the Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board while Kakepuku’s Kane Titchener can take it easy during the campaign – he was the sole nominee for the one rural seat on the board.
The new Waipā Māori ward on council has three candidates while the race for the mayoralty has a distinctly district-wide slant to it with two from Te Awamutu, one from Cambridge and the other midway between in the district’s rural heartland. Two newcomers will go up against incumbents for council’s four Cambridge ward seats and there is also a two-way race for the vacant Maungatautari ward seat on council.Three incumbents will front up against three veteran campaigners for the council’s Te Awamutu-Kihikihi ward. The new Pirongia-Kakepuku ward features a newcomer against two long-standing councillors for the two seats. In the neighbouring Waikato district, there are four mayoral candidates and four standing in the new Tamahere-Woodlands general ward which takes in Matangi, Eureka, Hautapu, Tauwhare, Koromatua, Puketaha, Newstead and Pukemoremore.
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By Benjamin Wilson It only took 15 minutes to install, but the replacement bridge that connects Shanel Place to Mutu Street could serve Te Awamutu for generations. Residents and council staff watched as the new bridge was installed on Friday. Waipā District Council asset engineer Paul Strange was there for the grand event. “It is quite a bit more substantial than the old one, the standards have changed somewhat… it is going to serve the community for a very long time,” he said. The old bridge was replaced because it had reached the end of its economic life. “We would have spent quite a lot of money fixing it, and we would still have a bridge that is narrow with a funny kink in it,” said Strange Its replacement was designed and built by Bridge It New Zealand. It is 25 metres long and weighs 10 tonnes. After several months of storage in Hamilton, it was delivered by truck to Mangahoe Street as a single unit on Friday. The bridge was then lowered by crane onto 15-metre-deep piles. Strange said that the bridge was an important link for high school students and people who live near Cambridge Road. Its handrails are at 1.4 metres, the right height for cyclists, and because the bridge is wider than the one it replaced, it is more accessible for mobility scooter users. From a crime perspective, it is safer than its predecessor because it is a straight passage without any blind spots. “We have this thing called crime prevention through environmental design; it is all about controlling environments to make them less likely to attract crime… The straight run means it is better for that,” he said. Thermal galvanising paint was used to ensure the bridge’s longevity. Strange explained that this was molten zinc that is sprayed onto metal to protect it from rust and corrosion, before a more typical coat of paint is applied to protect it from physical damage.Bridge It New Zealand were also contracted to replace the Mangapiko Stream Bridge as well as two bridges in Memorial Park. The first Memorial Park bridge was replaced in July, and The News understands that the second bridge will be replaced sometime in spring, when the Park’s ground is drier.
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Finance committee chair Andrew Brown supported the project process recommended by staff saying Waka Kotahi had to be onboard long term. He supported St Pierre’s comments around predetermination saying there was a difference between acknowledging it and campaigning on it in an election process. Service Delivery chair Grahame Webber, who is standing down at this year’s election, said the average ratepayer did not understand the process. “Waka Kotahi have got critical principles on traffic density before they 50 per cent fund a big project like this. “It would be absolutely foolish for Waipā District Council to take it on themselves and enforce that high cost on all of the Waipā ratepayers. “It’s simply unaffordable for ratepayers. And don’t forget, it’s funded district wide. The bridge is as important to the people in Te Awamutu as it is for the people of Cambridge.”Thecommittee appointed St Pierre, Gordon, deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and representatives from the Cambridge Community Board and one of the four Te Kanohi iwi representatives to the project stakeholder group which will meet next month. A fuller version of this story appears on teawamutunews.nz
Once the routes are identified and protected the ultimate challenge will be how to equitably fund its construction and this will require central government assistance.
Jim Mylchreest Common sense would indicate that a third bridge will be required for Cambridge in the not-too-distant future and I anticipate that the current transportation study will confirm this fact.The challenge will be to identify the best location in relation to overall transport needs of the district and Cambridge in particular.
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By Mary Anne Gill Long-standing Waipā councillor Clare St Pierre is “concerned” two Cambridge councillors have predetermined views on a third bridge over the Waikato River and say they should not be part of a project working group preparing a business case. Proof the issue has quickly become a political hot potato for the upcoming local body elections came at this week’s Service Delivery committee when St Pierre opposed a move to appoint Roger Gordon and Philip Coles to the group which meets before the elections. St Pierre quoted from The News article of November 4 which reported the two Cambridge ward representatives had become “new bridge advocates”. “I’d be really concerned their predetermination would make it very difficult to actually take that broader view on the (options needed). It’s not just about a third bridge, it’s about managing the transport emissions,” she said. Gordon noted he and Coles were not the only ones to come out in favour of a third bridge. “The identification of two individuals around this table from amongst many who have thought there is a need for a third bridge, I don’t think it’s acceptable.”
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Describing predetermination as “a tricky one,” mayoral candidate Susan O’Regan said there were a fair number of people around the council table who accepted a third bridge as a “likely eventuality.” Council staff were recommending they start work on a 12-month $300,000 ‘Cambridge Connections – Our Future Transport Plan’ business case to identify options and determine the preferred location for a third bridge that would deliver the most benefits and least environmental impacts. Council staff said the number of vehicles crossing the bridges on an average day this year were 19,100 over Ferguson – up from 16,873 the previous year - and 14,900 – down from 15,320 - over Victoria.
Susan O’Regan I’m very strongly in favour of a new bridge. But no mayoral candidate can just promise to borrow money and fast-track it - if only it were that simple. We need to do this the right way in a manner that’s affordable for current and future residents and ratepayers.Thereisa process to follow which involves detailed assessments, which are now underway. All elected council members - not just the mayor - must make crucial decisions, and Waka Kotahi absolutely must come to the party to reduce the financial burden on Waipā ratepayers. This is not just a case of “getting a quote” - there will be multiple options with different opportunities, outcomes and impacts, and very big funding decisions to make.
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Bernard Westerbaan I believe we need a third bridge in Cambridge. To spend $58 million now is impossible unless there will be big sacrifices made. Costs will increase due to inflation, interest increases and consultants and the final cost could be as high as $100 million. To allow more borrowing will mean a heavier burden on ratepayers, and with a greying population the burden will be too heavy.Will any rates increases be done on a band system i.e. Cambridge ratepayers paying more? Will Te Awamutu and Pirongia be happy to pay a lot more rates to pay for it? To borrow money now to be paid inter-generational i.e. payable by children/ grandchildren will put a big financial cost on them later on. What about making it a toll bridge?
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Mayoral candidate Chris Woodhams opened the Waipā local body election campaign last week by saying the district should just get on with funding and building a third bridge over the Waikato River in Cambridge. Mary Anne Gill asked the other three candidates for their views.
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Crs Susan O’Regan and Mike Pettit supported this with O’Regan saying there were organisations such as Enrich Plus which ran art groups for disabled clients who could be approached. Pettit said it was a project for the community boards as they tend to be the people with the networks. The Cambridge skate park was hit four times in four weeks and there has been tagging in Milich Place, Halley’s Lane, the Cambridge Superloo and at the Leamington Domain. Council has now hired a specialist graffiti removal company to get on top of it, said Ward. There has also been ongoing and deliberate damage of community facilities. In the last four months, council staff have dealt with the cleanup of fires at the Leamington Domain and Victoria Square toilets, also finding home-made drug paraphernalia. Shower token boxes, soap dispensers and toilet roll units have also been wrecked across the district. Incidents have been reported to police but so far, no-one has been held accountable. “Staff are absolutely fed up with it,” said“TheseWard.brazen idiots have total disregard for public property. Typically, they creep around at night because they are too gutless to be seen during the day. But lately we’ve had issues in broad daylight. Surely someone is seeing something and if so, we’re urging them to report it.”
A one-off art exhibition linking the Rosebank Art Centre with the town of Te Awamutu will be held later this month. ‘Iconic Te Awamutu’, will feature paintings by Te Awamutu Visual Artists group members depicting places and scenes unique to the town – such as buildings, parks and people. Organisers said it is being held to raise funds for Rosebank Art Centre while celebrating its wider links to the town. It is also hoped it will attract new artists to the centre. The group has 35 members.
Council has already increased security at key spots around the district, closing off some reserves at night to deter boy racers, installing speed bumps and bollards. Security fencing and temporary cameras are in place at Cambridge skate park where construction on a new park will begin shortly.Ward wants the community to “step up and speak up.” And he is asking private property owners to clean graffiti of their buildings quickly, if they“Wecan.have our hands full taking care of public facilities and unfortunately, private buildings are not something we can cover,” Ward said. He believes those involved in Cambridge can, and will, be caught. “Someone always knows something. The community provided the information that led to the arrest of those involved in damaging the Hautapu cemetery. There’s no reason why these vandals should be getting away with it and no reason why we should let Residentsthem.”who see suspicious activity should safely take photos or videos of people in the act, note vehicle number plates and pass that, along with vehicle descriptions, to local police.
By Mary Anne Gill Graffiti and vandalism in Waipā are on the increase, particularly in Cambridge, and district councillors are asking whether community artwork is theItanswer.costsratepayers thousands of dollars each year to fix up council facilities like toilet blocks, park benches, skateparks and memorials around the district, Community Services manager Brad Ward told the Service Delivery committee this week. Cr Marcus Gower asked whether there had been any studies done which showed graffiti reduced if community artists painted facilities beforehand. Ward said there had been no “hard data,” but anecdotal research showed it did reduce vandalism. Artistic wraps around buildings, such as toilet blocks, often comprised anti-graffiti material, he said. Gower, an ardent supporter of the local arts’ sector, suggested the council should talk to local artists and get them to “take ownership and produce art.”
Members have regular gatherings at which people either paint or simply share ideas and exhibitions, classes, workshops and other events are held periodically for public interest.Theold villa housing Rosebank was moved to its site in Churchill Street and converted to an art centre in 2003 by artists who wanted to see the town with its own art centre and gallery.Theexhibition will being held at the art centre from 10am to 4pm on August 26, 27 and 28.
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My principal place of residence is not in the Waipa-King Country General Constituency Thearea. Three Waters reform currently being rushed through parliament, must be stopped. The structure and boundaries of the planned co- governed entities are undemocratic. The Water Services Entities Bill will remove local control over water management and increase bureaucracy. I oppose race-based governance appointments. I oppose apartheid. I am an international award-winning documentary-maker. For the last 25 years I have been involved with highlighting critical environmental issues. I was elected to WRC between 2013-2016 and Chaired the Environmental Performance Committee. During my term, our Council realised a three per cent reduction in overall rates, the opposite of what we see now. I have the experience to make a difference and a track record of hard work. A vote for me is a vote to stop Three Waters, oppose race-based favouritism, to promote an inclusive Waikato, and to keep rates down. A vote for me is a voice for you.
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MyIndependentprincipal place of residence is in the Waipa- King Country General Constituency area. I am an understandingcomprehensivecouncillor,experiencedwithaof the diverse roles the council undertakes on behalf of the community. I am committed to ensuring council policies are affordable, innovative and add value, ensuring our region is well placed to deal with challenges such as climate change, freshwater management, and the increasing demands of a vibrant and progressive community.
Former chairman Russ Rimmington’s antiThree Waters ticket is represented by Clyde Graf. Graf, a former regional councillor, has a colourful background and is strongly opposed to the use of 1080. The fourth contender is company director and long-time Waikato resident Judy Sherriff. MacPherson told The News his decision not to stand again was related to personal issues that he did not plan to share – but he was enthusiastic about the quality of candidates and the council itself. “I’ve enjoyed my term, I’ve tried hard to serve and really deliver on my promises and I think I have added value,” he said.
There will be at least one new Waipā King Country representative on the regional council when votes are counted in the local body elections. Stu Kneebone’s constituency colleague, Andrew MacPherson, was not among the nominees when the door closed at noon last Friday.
The council was facing a deluge of regulatory changes but had skilled professional staff. “The building blocks are in place,” he said. Today Country Life presents the list of candidates for the regional council, and the profile statements provided by the four Waipā King Country candidates.
The legislative reforms currently being imposed on Councils by the Government are challenging and threaten local decision making. I will strongly defend our Council’s right to make decisions that best serve our ratepayers and our local interests. I am committed to a strategic and considered approach towards managing our regions natural resources. This needs to be done in a way that maximizes opportunities yet ensures future generations can enjoy a healthy environment and a great life. Serving the Waipa-King Country has been a privilege. I respectfully seek your continued support.
I worked in Waipa for 20 years as General Manager, Fieldays. I will be resident in Cambridge from early Served2023.asa Regional Councillor since 2017. Council Chair 2022. Finance Chair striving for lower rate rises, with better results including improving effectiveness and service improvements. Known for sound judgement and innovative solutions. Have ability to address issues, challenge and pursue solutions. I am challenging government on unfunded mandates. I offer broad experience, strong commitment, and believe in being a team player rather than pushing solo issues. As a councillor I have led notable projects including the consolidation of systems to improve service and efficiency, and the introduction of business intelligence. Member of AgResearch Animal Ethics PastCommittee.Executive Director Regional Development Board
Hamilton (4 seats) Chris Hughes, Russ Rimmington, Bruce Clarkson, Jennifer Nickel, Meshweyla Macdonald, Angela Strange, Ngā Hau e Wha (1) Tipa Mahuta (elected unopposed) Nga Tai e Kuta (1) Kataraina Hodge (elected unopposed) Taupō –Rotorua (1) Simone Stevenson, Mich’eal Downard Thames Coromandel (1) Walter Maher, Dennis Tegg, Waihou (2) David Waine, Justus Katzur, Anita Goodman, Glen Dunbar-Smith, Anaru Adams, Robert Cookson, Chris Van der Aa, Philip Sherwood, Waikato (2 seats) Pamela Storey, Jennifer Hayman, Fred Lichtwark, Noel Smith
MacPherson’s absence from the list of nominees at the end of last week was noted by Hamilton constituency councillor Barry Quayle – the current council chairman. Quayle made a late decision to switch from the Hamilton to the Waipā King Country constituency – a move which appears sensible given he is planning to move into the constituency. There are four contenders for the two seats.
I wish to ensure the local voice remains in the regions affairs and seek practical commonsense solutions that sort out the malaise of change we are facing.
My principal place of residence is in the Waipa- King Country ConstituencyGeneralarea. My name is Judy Sherriff, I reside in the Waipa region. My husband, Ali, and I have been farming, both dairy and drystock, in the Waikato region for 45 years. I am a Director, Office Manager and HR person for our multigeneration family farms having previously run my own successful rural schools’ IT business. I am committed to the ongoing guardianship of the land for my children and grandchildren. I believe in maintaining and promoting native biodiversity including protection of waterways and native bush. I strongly believe in the protection of our world class productive, food producing land including planting the right trees in the right place. I have always been active in my community: Rotorua Councils employee (10 yrs) setting up IT systems, School Boards of Trustees, Census, Election NZ, Waiariki Polytechnic Tutor, Federated Farmers, Rural Women NZ, Playcentre Aotearoa
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Waikato Regional Council will not face ongoing costs for a legal battle over the dumping of chairman Russ Rimmington. The Tamahere based Hamilton ward member lost his chair in May but went the court to argue one of those voting to remove him, Fred Lichtwark, should not have voted. Had the Raglan based councillor not voted, the move to oust him would have Partfailed. of the argument against Lichtwark voting was that he had predetermined his decision – and the council had been given legal advice that he should not vote.
Rimmington, who was considering his political future last year ahead of the 2022 elections, is known to have been spurred to stand again because of the controversial ousting. He announced exclusively in The News last week that he had put together a ticket of candidates opposed to Three Waters. This week he also told The News he had decided not to continue with legal action to challenge his ousting. A bid for an urgent hearing ahead of the election had not been accepted by the court and he said any decision made would not impact on the who chairs the Regional Council after the election.
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The annual attack on rooks in the Waikato region is underway – and the regional council says it is in catch up mode. In recent years the council’s control programme has reduced numbers of the pest bird to around 40 in the region – but they were given a Covid reprieve in 2021. That means nests will have produced chicks where previously pest control would have intervened. “We’ve had new sightings reported from north Waikato and south Auckland areas, which suggests rooks are heading north,” said Biosecurity pest animals team leader Brett “UsuallyBailey.our hotspots are Paeroa, from Te Poi to Matamata, Mangakino to Taupō, and in Hamilton. We’ve had reports of rooks around Whakamaru and Mangakino that we’ve not been able to locate either.”
His view is backed by anecdotal evidence. Rooks were occasionally seen in Tamahere in 2019 and 2020 – but there are no reports known to The News since the start of last year. Bailey said two nesting sites were confirmed near Hinuera and Paeroa last year. The regional council is asking landowners to report rook sightings so staff can carry out targeted pest control to prevent them from becoming a problem on farms. Mr Bailey said the council relies on landowners to let them know where rooks are nesting because otherwise it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. “It’s a good time of the year to start seeing rooks as it’s breeding season, which is when they congregate together. It’s important that landowners don’t try to get rid of them themselves, because we don’t want to scare them and make them fly away and nest somewhere else.”
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Thousands of rooks have been destroyed since pest eradication programmes began in the 1970s in New Zealand. Photo: Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
Rooks are highly intelligent birds – arguably more intelligent that those who decided to introduce them in 1860s to reduce insect numbers. The birds, like most introduced species, multiplied out of control and before control started 50 years ago, their numbers in Hawke’s Bay had reached 25,000. Rooks destroy newly sown crops and pasture by tearing them up in search for grubs. Pest control requires some canny planning. Once rookery sightings have been called in, a drone is used to survey for the presence of eggs and chicks in nests to ensure only active nests are treated. Rooks generally build nests in pine or eucalyptus trees. The largest colony found in New Zealand was nearly 1000 nests but, thanks to control, such groupings are a thing of the past. The regional council has been controlling rooks since 2002, when their numbers were around 200. It is asking for people to report nests and offering an incentive of a gift voucher. If you see rooks or know where they are nesting, contact biosecurity officer Imre Reuter-Rosewood at Waikato Regional Council on 0800 246 732 or email rooksighting@waikatoregion.govt.nz
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Gordon GRIGG (Gordon’s Antiques) Passed away nearly one year ago during lockdown. Treasured husband of Evon. Loved father of our blended family Janet, Andrew, Sarah, Katie and Anna. A celebration of Gordon’s life will be held on the anniversary of his death 17th September 11 am at Woodside Estate, 130 Woodside Rd, Matangi. Any correspondence to andrew@cordys.co.nz All welcome.
Proposed Plan Change 26 – Residential Zone Intensification is a mandatory Intensification Planning Instrument required to introduce new medium density residential standards (“standards”) into the Operative Waipa District Plan. The Proposed Plan Change: (a) Will enable up to three, three story residential units to be built in residential zones in Te Awamutu, Kihikihi and Cambridge without the need to obtain resource consent, if all the standards are met.
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DUNLOP, Jillian Patricia, (nee Evans) – Passed away peacefully on Sunday, 14th August 2022 after a long battle with dementia. Dearly loved mother and mother-inlaw of Tony & Linda, Steven & Tonie, Cameron and Patrick. Treasured grandma of Scott, Renee, Danielle, Bradley, Teegan, Dakota, Maddie and Kate. Great grandma of Jayden, Daniel, AJ, Leo, Stella, Esme, Frankie and Peta. Beloved sister and sister-in-law of Tony & Dawn and Wayne. Special thanks to the staff at Cambridge Oakdale for the love and care bestowed on “Jilly”. ‘Jill, your mind has been freed, enjoy catching up with Kath and Ernie’ A celebration of Jillian's life will be held at Zion Church,1 Racecourse Rd, Te Awamutu on Sunday, 21st of August 2022 at 2:00pm followed by a private cremation. All communications to the Dunlop Family, c/- 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu 3800. DIXON, Joyce, (Joy, nee Bateman) – Passed away peacefully at CHT Highfield Home & Hospital, Te Awamutu on Monday, 8th August 2022. Aged 97 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Verne. Loved step-mother to Verna & Graham Harvey, Colin & Jocelyn and their families. The family wish to thank the staff of CHT Highfield Home & Hospital for their love and support over the past 5 years. A memorial service will be held at the Te Awamutu Bible Chapel, Chapel Drive, Te Awamutu on Friday, the 19th of August 2022 at 1:30pm. All communications to the Dixon Family, c/- 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu, 3800
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