Te Awamutu News | November 24, 2022

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celebrate the centenary of Pirongia’s Memorial Hall on Saturday, Charlie Coles was

hand with his camera to record it for The News. Nick and Jill van der Sande’s mode of transport (above) was one of the eye-catchers of the day. The day featured a look back over the past 100 years the hall has served the community. Building

was a true district effort – involving builders Thomas McInnes (Te Awamutu) and Closey Brothers (Ōtorohanga) and interior specialists Meiklejohn and Sons from Kihikihi. The gathering – which was spared the worst of the weekend weather – also attracted past and present Waipā mayors.

Top right: Sam Taylor, a member of the Te Awamutu Brass Band, played. Middle right: “Chauffeur” Chris Empson brought Alan Livingston and Steve McClunie in his 1923 three litre Bentley convertible. Bottom right: The cake cutting duties were assigned to Nick Tautari, Heather Garrett and Ngaire Phillips (right).

Photos: Charlie Coles

Get gardening

A monthly gardening column, courtesy of Amber Garden Centre Vegetables - November is a busy time in the garden, as spring rolls into summer and we see warmer and longer days. It is now warm enough to plant pumpkin, cucumber, courgette, watermelon, pepper, chillies and tomatoes. As other earlier crops are ready to harvest, make sure to plant more for a continuous cycle. Compost and sheep pallets should be used to boost soil texture and nutrients.

Herbs - Basil, dill and coriander are short lived herbs which grow well now. Parsley, thyme, chives and rosemary are longer living and bene t from regular picking. Borage is great to plant as it encourages bees and owers, it can also be used as edible decorations.

Lawns - Spray with Tur x to eliminate at weeds and for Onehunga weed use prickle weed killer.

Small fruit - Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and passionfruit would all bene t from a feeding of sheep pallets. Indoor plants - Spring is an important time for indoor plants as it is the start of their growing season. Now is a good time to check and see if any need repotting. Is so, it is important to only increase the pot size by a little bit at a time and to continue with regular feeding.

Check those light fittings

By Mary Anne Gill

Te Awamutu residents should check what type of light bulb they have in their homes before the Black Friday Blow Out Street Party tomorrow.

Waipā Networks is giving away five free generation Ecobulb LED energy-saving light bulbs valued at up to $200 during the party.

When Cambridge residents had the same opportunity a fortnight ago, many people who turned up were confused.

“Which one have I got? Bayonet or screw?” a reference to the type of lightbulb they needed for their light sockets at home.

The nine-watt bulbs have a 30-year lifespan and provide the same energy as 100 watt conventional bulbs.

The estimated annual power cost of each bulb is $2.73, saving individual households up to $112 a year in power costs.

A total of 85,000 light bulbs are being distributed throughout Waipā as an initiative to light the region more efficiently.

The bulb types are:

• 10W Downlight (most common lighting fixture in modern homes)

• 9W B22 Bulb (bayonet - mainly used in hanging light sockets or in a lamp)

• 9W E27 Bulb (screw in - popular fitting for a range of household settings such as lamps and feature lights)

• 4W MR16 Halogen (used in residential settings for directional light)

• 5W GU10 Halogen (spotlight bulb - where directional light is needed in areas such as kitchens).

Green shoots are looking good

By Ange Holt – Chair, Te Awamutu Community Board – angela.holt@waipadc.govt.nz

One month after elections we are already seeing early indications of positive change for our community boards as a result of last year’s review. All interactions with councillors and staff have been supportive and enthusiastic regarding our revised role.

So far we have attended a handful of workshops to get all community board members up to speed with what is required in their role, an induction on the workings of council, local government and the respective legislation that we need to adhere to.

One of the community board’s main jobs will be to take a more active role in getting and passing the community’s feedback onto council.

This will include participating at the start of the planning process so we can pass on the ideas and issues from you, the community, to put into the various plans, enabling the community to shape their future spaces.

We hope the community will welcome the opportunity to provide input on what is important to you and what things you want in your town or district.

We have also been invited to take part in getting community feedback for Ahu Ake – the Spatial Plan and we are going to have input into what goes onto our agendas, instead of them being mostly made-up dated reports or items that are too far down the track to change.

Most importantly though is that you, our community, participate and let us know what you want so we can provide your valuable feedback that will influence the spatial plan, long term plan and the annual plan.

How can you be heard? Get along to the community board public forums and raise your ideas or issues there, attend council community events where we are asking for your input.

I am hoping for an idea that we

A Service to Remember

Loved Ones

trialled on a very limited basis in the last triennium will be embraced by members this time. Each community board member will be given an area of the community to actively liaise with, so we get direct feedback from as many of our community service and sports groups as possible.

We will also have a number of projects that we will champion and get community support and participation in. These are yet to be confirmed, so when they are we will let everyone know.

Our first meeting for this triennium will be 6pm on December 14. Please join us even if it is just via zoom, as all meetings are recorded and available online. If you want to attend in person, we look forward to having you join us in the Council Chambers, Bank Street, Te Awamutu.

COMMUNITY BOARD COMMENT

Bayonet or screw lightbulb? Sherry Hinett looks at the two options with Annette Willis (Cambridge Community House) and Sarah Matthews (Waipā Networks Trust).

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

Top five

Our online stories at teawamutunews.nz are gaining popularity, so we’ll keep you informed of the ones which have proved popular. Our Kapa haka story was one of the most popular of the year. The headlines of the top five last week, in order, were Kapa haka festival a success of unity, Tribute to a historian, Heat undoes road works, Paula’s focus is all rural and Morgan tunes into the US.

Dog rules

Suggestions of off and on leash days for dogs are among points raised in feedback to Waipā District Council on dog control bylaw. The proposal came following suggestions for changes, particularly around Lake Te Koo Utu in Cambridge. A review of the laws will be carried out and there will be a formal consultation period in April and May next year.

Road works

Waka Kotahi’s maintenance work has been hampered by recent wet weather. It is planned carry out work on more than 700 lane kilometres of state highway by the end of the second quarter of 2023 in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Sites are being targeted include Okoroire, Lichfield, Ātiamuri, Puketaha, the Ngāruawāhia section of the expressway, Pirongia and Kōpaki.

Parks checks

Visitors at Waipā playgrounds will be surveyed from now to late January as part of a $3.3 million update programme. Information will be collected from eight playgroundsLake Te Koo Utu, Leamington Domain, Thompson Street Playground, Gwyneth Common in Cambridge, and War Memorial Park, Hiskens Place Reserve, Russell Park and Pioneer Park, all in Te Awamutu. The information will influence decisions on future developments across the 26 playgrounds in Waipā.

Driving to find a home

Colin Jowsey wants to get a new Waipā Grass Karts Club up and running.

Jowsey, who has lived in Te Awamutu all his life and set up Hammer Hardware in town, was enticed into the sport last Christmas when he was assigned a task by grandchildren –convert two lawnmower engines so they could be used in go karts.

He is enthused by the fact grass kart racing is relatively cheap - $875 gets you a 200cc engine out the box – and the sport will appeal to youngsters and even former speedway drivers who will race for fun.

Jowsey has spent most of the last 12 months working to set the club up and was confident he had found a home for it before plans fell through earlier this month.

He’s looking for a rural home, a school or a marae which will allow use of an area the size of a rugby field for the racing.

The worst damage caused by the karts’ ride-on lawnmower tyres is grass burn, he says, and when that starts, it’s simply a matter of moving cones to change the track layout.

If drivers paid a small amount each race day, hiring out land for a track could be worth several thousand dollars a year, he believes.

“I’m thinking we could run twilight meetings, say from 4-7.30pm on a Wednesday – geared so families can be involved and it doesn’t impact on people who have commitments to other sports.

“We won’t be looking at prizes or prizemoney – this will be for fun.”

Jowsey says he has no doubt the sport will be popular.

“I was at a Morrinsville club event recently and met two drivers who had come down from Auckland to compete.

“I know we have the drivers who are keen – and I know of two karts being built in preparation for the new club starting - I just need somewhere for them to race.

He is working to set up the new club with Ōtorohanga’s Neville Budd.

A Waipā Grass Karts Facebook page the pair have set up describes Grass Karts as “possible the most affordable motorsport’.

Supporting events: explaining our role

By Roy Pilott, Editor, Good Local Media

About 30 years ago I helped organise sponsorship for what was then the richest football tournament in Waikato.

We recruited sponsors and encouraged our Tokoroa club members to support the people who supported us.

That line is one I have used many times, and right now it applies to how your community newspaper views life.

Our two publications – Cambridge News and Te Awamutu News – have made quite an impact serving you in the last year.

We are regularly breaking news stories of regional interest. Our local body coverage is without parallel in the Waikato and combined with fiercely local and exclusive coverage, our two papers have become pacesetters.

We are also cognisant of the part we play in promoting worthy causes – but some organisations

are now finding we have lifted the bar on determining what is advertising and what is news.

In short, while we cover news, we also support the people who support us, as I would expect any business to do.

We are seeing more organisations who choose to invest in communications advice and buy adverts from our rivals - including from foreign-owned social media platforms that pay no tax in this country – then suggest we have an obligation to provide free publicity as “the local paper”.

We don’t.

We will always cover news – but for this newspaper to continue serving you at the present high level - with a team of four part time journalists (three at or near pension age) – the editorial department cannot undermine the advertising department by becoming a drop box for people who do not support us.

Sound harsh? Harsh is the cost of delivering your paper rising 30 per cent. Harsh is the cost of

newsprint rising 30 per cent. That’s the reality your newspaper has faced this year.

We don’t ask you for money to support our journalism, but we do stick to our standards – and we won’t give away adverts or do deals to run complimentary stories with adverts we sell.

We do have resources to help you promote your work – and one of them is the opportunity to purchase a Business Showcase. Talk to Janine Davy on 027 287 0005.

Running a superb editorial department producing a free newspaper requires an economically sensible business model.

The print industry is facing tough times – I expect to see many more newspapers folding as those extra costs bite.

Those mastheads which have the support of their communities have a far healthier future.

We plan to be among them.

We believe that each funeral service should be as unique as the life you are celebrating. When a funeral is personalised, it creates a special space for sharing precious memories, telling stories, and simply being together with friends and family.

Rosetown Funeral Home are dedicated to providing personalised and meaningful funeral services, and are happy to discuss new ideas, pre-planning and/or pre-paying for your funeral. We are here for you in your time of need, so please get in touch anytime to discuss your options.

Jim Goddin JP Funeral Director

Logan Lindsay, left and Carter Neilson with grandad Colin Jowsey.

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Mayoral fashion

A social media post featuring Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan standing in her wardrobe resulted in a sale for the retailer where she bought the clothes she was wearing. O’Regan laughed when told it would be a story - saying she realised now she was a public figure. Read the story at teawamutunews.nz

Service on hold Waipā’s purpose-built glass recycling truck out for at least a week after a non-injury crash at Te Pahu. The district council’s group manager service delivery Dawn Inglis said it was another setback in a problematic few months for the contracted recycling service. The service was on hold last month because of a shortage of drivers.

Fieldays nears

There will be a lot of interest in whether the Fieldays move from mid-winter to the beginning of summer will have any impact on sales and attendance. The Southern Hemisphere’s largest annual agricultural expo was postponed due to Covid mandates and will now be held over four days from next Wednesday. Several Waipā roads and routes will again affected during Fieldays.

Work for Kneebone, Graf

By Mary Anne Gill

Appointments were to be made to Waikato Regional Council committees today at its first meeting in Hamilton with the two Waipā-King Country constituency members set to pick up a heavy workload.

In the agenda, chair Pamela Storey made her recommendations but given the stalemate which occurred when she was elected to the top job, the deck may see some reshuffling.

Sources say much of it was thrashed out behind closed doors in workshop sessions.

Experienced Cambridge councillor Stu Kneebone, who went up against Storey last month and lost when her name was pulled from the hat, is on the powerful Finance and Services committee and favoured to take the chair.

Clyde Graf is touted for the Strategy and Policy committee where despite his past experience on the regional council, he is unlikely to pick up the chair’s role.

Committees which Waipā District Council also have representatives on include the Waikato Regional

Transport Committee.

Taupō-Rotorua’s Mich’eal Downard will chair it and Warren Maher from ThamesCoromandel will be deputy chair and join Waipā’s Clare St Pierre on the committee which plans and coordinates land transport, road safety and regional public transport.

A new Metro Public Transport subcommittee, which Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk is on, includes Hamilton’s Angela Strange who previously chaired the Regional Connections committee and given her hard work last term, is expected to be selected chair.

Strange also joins Storey and deputy chair Bruce Clarkson on the Local Government NZ Zone 2 committee.

The committees which Storey recommends Kneebone and Graf go on with the rest of the members are:

• Lake Taupō Protection Project Joint Committee: Downard and Kneebone, with the chair and deputy appointed by the committee.

• Ngā Wai o Waipa CoGovernance Forum: Kneebone and Storey (alternate).

• Raukawa Charitable Trust and Waikato Regional

Council Co-Governance Committee: Bruce Clarkson, Kneebone, Tipa Mahuta, and Storey.

• Te Arawa River Iwi Trust and Waikato Regional Council Co-Governance Committee: Clarkson, Downard, Kneebone and Storey.

• Tῡwharetoa Māori Trust Board and Waikato Regional Council Co-Governance Committee: Clarkson, Downard, Kneebone, and Storey.

• Integrated Catchment Committee: Clarkson, Robert Cookson, Downard, Ben Dunbar-Smith, Graf, Kneebone and Noel Smith.

• Finance and Services Committee: Chris Hughes, Kneebone, Strange.

• Strategy and Policy Committee: Downard, Dunbar-Smith, Graf, Kataraina Hodge, Hughes, Maher, Mahuta, Jennifer Nickel and Smith.

• Environmental Performance Committee: Clarkson, Cookson, DunbarSmith, Graf and Hodge.

• Climate Action Committee: Dunbar-Smith, Graf, Nickel and Smith.

• Farm Environment Award Trust (Waikato): Kneebone and Storey.

New office and warehouse

A new trade store with office and a warehouse in Te Awamutu is among the latest building consents granted by Waipā District Council.

The council released details of some of the 535 consents from July to September ahead of a report to be published today.

Group manager district growth and regulatory services Wayne Allan said the consents - averaging 178 every month – had a value of more than $263 million.

Number wise, the total was 112 more than in the same period 12 months ago.

Most new homes planned were for Cambridge or Leamington.

Other commercial consents listed in the media release were for an automotive head office at Hamilton Airport, a 13-unit retirement village in Cambridge, a trade store with office and a warehouse in Te Awamutu, a block of five two-storey residential units in Leamington and a new warehouse and drive-through in Hannon Road Cambridge.

Clyde Graf Stu Kneebone

TALKING ECONOMICS

What’s wrong with the public sector?

By Peter Nicholl

Two reports I saw this week reinforced how poor the performance of the New Zealand public sector is these days.

First, the Auditor-General, John Ryan, warned of widespread failings in the public accountability of government agencies. In an extraordinary statement he said “I don’t trust CEOs of government agencies – you want trust, you gotta earn it, front up”. The Auditor-General believes there has been a “serious diminution”’ in recent years in the accountability of how public money is spent and what has been achieved.

More and more is spent on communication by public agencies but most of the information that is being published is much more like advertising than it is about accountability for performance.

The second report was about failings in the public sector procurement system. The total value of goods and services procured by Government departments and agencies in New Zealand is around $51 billion a year. It has increased by almost $10 billion, or 25 per cent, over the last three years and is now about 20 per cent of GDP. The efficiency with which this huge amount of money is spent is therefore very important for economic performance and living standards in New Zealand.

Three years ago the government had a major report prepared into the government procurement system because at that time, potential suppliers, government procurement staff and cabinet ministers were all frustrated by. That report was critical of most government procurement practices. The government set up task forces and working groups charged with making recommendations to improve the system. One would have hoped that at least some

progress had been made over the past three years.

The most recent annual procurement business survey, rather than showing improvement shows more dissatisfaction than in 2017.

An annual report on progress in improving the procurement system has recently gone to Cabinet. I decided to read it. It was heavy going. It said that “over the last year the foundations of a substantial and complex programme to reset New Zealand’s procurement system has been established”. It sounds impressive. The report went on to talk about things like dashboards, high-level road maps, leadership models and digital procurement platforms but I could find few actions to improve the system that had been completed during the year.

I had not intended to write about the recent reappointment of Adrian Orr as Governor of the Reserve Bank, but one statement in the Auditor-General’s recent report struck a chord. He said there is a lack of consequences for failure to meet outcomes, particularly at senior management levels. The Reserve Bank has missed its inflation target by about 300 per cent and unemployment is below the its sustainable level measure. With hindsight, that they pumped too much liquidity into the financial system - and this is proving to be a very expensive mistake - and they were too slow to start raising interest rates again.

This isn’t a great tack record – but the Governor has been reappointed anyway. There seems to be some truth in the concern raised by the Auditor-General.

Personal choice

By Julie Guest

In the 1970’s, Jacques Cousteau’s epic TV series “The Water Planet – The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau” was a weekly favourite.

Watching it as a young person I was alternately full of wonder at the amazing creatures Cousteau was discovering, and appalled and angered at the problems he was uncovering.

Week after week he would demonstrate to watchers the losses already being suffered in the oceans due to, among other causes, heavy fishing, pollution from shipping and pollution from sewer outlets which ran, untreated, straight into the seas.

I soon discovered that others were not impacted in the same way as I. It was a problem “out there” and caused by the actions of others. Nothing we did would make a difference.

Roll forward to the 2020’s and the problems in the oceans have not stopped being reported.

Overfishing, rafts of plastic waste, oil spills, micro-plastics in the water, and now we learn the oceans’ water is steadily rising in temperature with disastrous results for the whole planet.

Scientists tell us the warming of the seas is the key driver in the growing ferocity of the weather events we are seeing right around the world.

What has also become clear is that in many cases those who have contributed the least to causes are suffering the greatest results.

Low lying islands and coastal cities face frightening futures as storm driven winds and waves devastate productive land, fishing estuaries, fresh water resources and homes.

These events are already occurring. It is

too late to prevent them, but not too late (some say) to prevent even great extremes.

This last week COP

27 has wrestled with the culpability of the consumers of western nations and thankfully resolved that they must contribute to mitigating the costly damage to those most affected.

This along with the many resolutions made during the week will and should impact us all. COP 27 is the problem thrashed out at national level.

But each of us has a role to play, but what? I am not a climate scientist but it seems to me the answer is as simple and unpalatable as it was when I was a child. It is the same answer Jesus gave when he was teaching his followers how to live into the kingdom of God. It is to put love for the other first in everything we do.

For years, we have been unwilling to believe that our purchasing choices, even those made at the supermarket, could have an effect on anyone else .

To choose not to purchase a product in plastic, or because it contains palm oil (for example) is often to choose to go without because there is no alternative.

It is the choice of love and one I believe we should willingly make for the benefit of others we can’t see and will never know.

Perhaps we could consider buying only needs rather than wants.

Treats could be occasional again instead of everyday.

However we each enact our care, Jesus’ teaching is clear. Our own desire for ease and comfort cannot come before caring for others.

with Jan Bilton

Tasteful gifts

For me, giving gifts to friends reinforces our connection and their unique relationship to me. And Christmas is the perfect opportunity to cement this bond. It’s a way of expressing appreciation, and home-made cookies, candies and cakes say, ‘you’re sweet’!

My mother was always making and giving bakes and at Christmas would make a huge traditional festive cake, cut it into eight pieces, cover each with almond icing and then butter icing. Wrapped in cellophane it was her way of thanking neighbours for their kindnesses during the year. For three years my fave quick and simple gift from my kitchen was an after-dinner treat. I’d soak pitted prunes in gin for a few weeks then transfer them and the gin into small attractive gift jars. But when a friend said ‘Oh, your amazing prunes in gin again,’ I felt I had to give something a little different. I dipped prunes in melted dark chocolate and chilled them until solid!

If you know of a shortbread fan, then traditional shortbread with an edge or corner dipped in melted dark chocolate after baking is a treat. Or try dipping an edge in melted white chocolate then sprinkle with crushed pistachios. Presented in one of the many beautiful gift boxes available these days it will warm the heart of even the most discerning shortbread lover.

PARMESAN COOKIES

Any scraps can be re-rolled and cut into shapes. 100g each: butter (chilled), plain flour, finely grated Parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon chopped rosemary leaves freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 small egg, beaten extra parmesan and rosemary to garnish Line a baking tray with baking paper.

Dice the butter and place in a food processor with the flour and parmesan. Mix until crumbly. Remove and add the rosemary and black pepper. Knead until a dough forms. Cover and chill for 15 minutes. Either roll into 2 equal logs or roll out to about 1cm thickness.

White chocolate peppermint bark

Using a 4cm diameter biscuit cutter, make shapes and place on the baking tray. Chill while the oven is heating.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Brush the tops with a little of the beaten egg and sprinkle with a little parmesan and a rosemary leaf. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until golden. Makes about 30.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT BARK

I had a problem finding green glace cherries this season, so I used diced, green jube-like sweets. Ensure the chocolate doesn’t get too hot.

250g white chocolate

2-3 drops peppermint essence 3-4 small peppermint sticks, crushed 1/4 cup diced green glace cherries or green jubes 1-2 tablespoons silver cachous 2 tablespoons chopped glace mixed peel Line a baking tray with baking paper.

Melt the chocolate over hot water or in bursts in the microwave. Stir well until smooth. Cool slightly and add the peppermint essence. Mix well. Pour onto the baking paper and spread to a thickness of about 7mm.

Sprinkle with the crushed peppermint sticks, cherries or jubes, cachous and mixed peel. Chill until set, about 2 hours, or leave overnight.

Break into large pieces. Store in attractive containers.

CHRISTMAS MARMALADE

500g each: oranges, lemons

2 litres water

1 tablespoon whole cloves

2 cinnamon stick, broken up 3 star anise

1.5kg sugar

Halve the oranges and lemons and remove any pips. Roughly chop the fruit. Place in batches in a food processor with water to cover. Process, until evenly chopped. Repeat until all the fruit is chopped.

Pour the fruit and water into a preserving pan or large saucepan. Tie the cloves, cinnamon sticks and star anise in muslin or similar and add to the saucepan. Bring to boiling point and simmer for 1 hour.

Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar until well dissolved. Boil rapidly until the marmalade reaches setting point, 104°C. Ensure the marmalade does not stick on the base.

Remove from the heat. Remove the spice bag and discard. Pour the marmalade into hot sterilised jars then seal. Makes about 8 cups.

Parmesan cookies

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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE

– Mahoe St, Alexandra St, Churchill St, Selwyn Ln, Gorst Ave, Arawata St and Sloane St on 4 December 2022

Please note that the roads listed below will be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic on Sunday, 4 December 2022 for the Te Awamutu Christmas Parade 2022.

Between 7.00am and 1.30pm:

• Mahoe Street - between Arawata Street and Selwyn Lane

• Alexandra Street - between Mutu/Rewi Streets and Sloane Street

• Churchill Street - between Mahoe Street and the squash club (335 Churchill Street)

• Selwyn Lane - whole street

• Gorst Avenue - whole street

Between 10.00am and 1.30pm:

• Mahoe Street - between Churchill Street and Selwyn Lane

Between 10.30am and 1.00pm:

• Arawata Street - between Mahoe Street and Alexandra/Sloane Streets

• Sloane Street - between Arawata/Alexandra Streets and 35 Sloane Street

Arrangements will be made for access by emergency vehicles during the closure, if required.

For more information please contact Waipa District Council on 0800 924 723 or email events@waipadc.govt.nz

Dyet CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Waipa District Council gives notice of the availability of the summary of decisions requested by persons who made submissions on Proposed Plan Change 26 Residential Zone Intensification to the Waipa District Plan under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).

The summary of decisions requested by submitters and the submissions received on Proposed Plan Change 26 may be viewed at:

• Online at www.waipadc.govt.nz/planchanges

• Waipa District Council offices in Te Awamutu and Cambridge

• Waipa District Council public libraries in Te Awamutu and Cambridge

Making a further submission

The following people may make a further submission: (a) any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; and (b) any person that has an interest in the proposed policy statement or plan greater than the interest that the general public has; and (c) the Waipa District Council itself.

A further submission must be limited to support of or opposition to a submission that has been made on Proposed Plan Change 26 and must seek that the submission be allowed or disallowed (in whole or in part).

A further submission needs to contain all of the information detailed in Form 6 of the Resource Management Forms, Fees and procedures Regulations 2003. A copy of Form 6 can be downloaded from www.waipadc.govt.nz/planchanges or is available from the above-listed places.

Lodging Your further submission

You may send your further submission to Waipa District Council by one of the following methods:

• Fill out the online further submission form 6 at www.waipadc.govt.nz/planchanges

• Download and print a form 6 and either:

• Email to: districtplan@waipadc.govt.nz

• Post to: Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840

• Deliver to: Waipa District Council, 101 Bank Street Te Awamutu OR 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge

A copy of your further submission is also required to be sent to the submitter to which your further submission relates, no later than 5 working days after lodging your further submission with the Waipa District Council (refer clause 8A, Schedule 1, RMA).

Dates

The Summary of Decisions requested is publicly notified on November 28th 2022. Further submissions must be lodged with Waipa District Council by no later than 5pm Monday 12 December 2022, which is 10 working days after the day on which public notice is given.

PALMER, John – Passed away peacefully at CHT Highfield Home & Hospital on Wednesday, 16th November 2022. Aged 75 years. Dearly loved father to Cindy, Karen, Amy-Jo and the late Sally. Cherished Big Pop and Great Big Pop. Special friend to Sandy, and mate to many. At John’s request a private family farewell has taken place. A memorial service for John will be held at RAOB Hall, Lochmaben Road, Tokoroa on Sunday 27th November 2022 at 11:30am. All communications to the Palmer Family, c/- 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu, 3800.

UDY Jan Maree (nee Furniss) – Left this world peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in Dunedin on Sunday, 13th November 2022, aged 54 years. A caring soul. Cherished wife of Darren Udy. Incredibly adored mother of Brendon, Josh, Clare & two beautiful grandchildren Emeila & Quade. Dearly loved daughter of Gordon and the late Leonee Furniss. Beloved sister of Carmen and Derek. A celebration of Jan’s life will be held at Alexandra House Chapel, 570 Alexandra St, Te Awamutu on Friday 25 November at 10:30am. Service will be live streamed please email office@ teawamutufunerals.co.nz for link.

Te Awamutu Funeral Services, FDANZ

SMITH, Makitae Tangi –

Peacefully passed away at Waikato Hospital on Saturday, 19th November 2022, with family at her side, aged 87 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Ken. Much loved mother and mother in-law to Poko, Vicki & Allan, Tony, Michael & Tracy, Piri & the late Vaipo. Loved nan to Evelyn, Theresa, Ruta, Louisa, Marie, Joshua, Makki, Orion, Joash, Turi, Khalib, Patrick, Connor-Lee, Mikayla, and loved great nan to 19 great grandchildren. A celebration of Maki's life will be held at Rosenvale, 363 Parklands Road, Te Awamutu on Friday, the 25th of November 2022 at 11:00am, followed by a private cremation. All communications to the Smith Family, c/- 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu 3800.

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Garry

Clause 7 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 1991

Garry Dyet Chief Executive

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