Cambridge News | October 5, 2023

We’re in the business

The publisher of the Te Awamutu News and Cambridge News has added another print masthead to the company’s stable.

Good Local Media announced this week it had bought the Waikato Business News.

Good Local owner David Mackenzie said the Waikato Business News had a trusted and respected name and was a good fit with Good Local’s

existing publications.

“The Waikato Business News has been publishing for over 25 years serving the Waikato business community well – we look forward to building on this,” he said.

“With the significant depth and experience of our staff we can add a lot of value to the publication. We excel in producing high quality relevant local

editorial content and will do the same for the Waikato Business News.”

The move is the most significant for the company since June 2019 when it launched the Te Awamutu News as a sister paper to the Cambridge News.

“Our existing Cambridge and Te Awamutu clients who work with advertising director Janine Davy will have an opportunity to reach

the Hamilton and wider Waikato market and many of our advertisers already use the Waikato Business News.”

Good Local Media publications are edited by Roy Pilott, who spent almost four decades in senior roles with the South Waikato News, Waikato Times and the Taranaki Daily News. Its senior writer, Mary Anne Gill, has a similar track

record on both community and daily publications and has collected a host of national awards. She is also a former business editor at the Waikato Times.

Davy has worked with Mackenzie for more than a decade on daily and community newspapers across the country.

PICTURED RIGHT: David Mackenzie

Paua gets a library booking

A Cambridge architect whose work features in several houses and buildings around the town has won the contract to provide a concept of what a new library might look like.

Antanas Procuta and his Hamilton-based firm Paua Architects will undertake a feasibility study using the $250,000 Waipā District Council secured from the government’s Better Off Fund.

Paua’s work in the town includes the Cambridge Police Station, Papillon Townhouse, Pencarrow House, St Peter’s Church, Le Quesnoy Place and Cambridge Park.

Procuta is a Cambridge Town Hall trustee charged with activating the venue into a community hub in the heart of the town and is also on Waipā District Council’s heritage committee.

The council said in a statement the feasibility study would

begin immediately and provide “necessary up-front thinking” before any investment decisions were made.

Cambridge Community Board has identified a new library as its top priority and recently captured more than 500 responses to a fourmonth survey it ran.

Chair Jo Davies-Colley said the board was not involved in the selection of Paua Architects but was thrilled with the choice.

“Just looking at their work around Cambridge – we’re sure that whatever they come up with will be in keeping with that particular look which fits into our town.

“We want it to be a place where everyone feels welcome.” DaviesColley said if it was built on a new site – it is currently based at the council’s service centre in Wilson Street – it would need to be central.

“We’d like as Cambridge

stretches further that (the library) remains in the CBD.”

Libraries have undergone a mini boom worldwide since the pandemic, something which did not surprise her.

“People like to come back to those communal places, be in their village, in their comfortable space.”

That is why the board pushed for the removal of library book fines, said Davies-Colley.

It’s out with the old… the present Cambridge library.

Antanas Procuta

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“Trash ‘n’ Treasure”

Riding the raceway

I hope everyone is having a good school holiday time. When you read this, I like many others will be off duty, taking time out for some quality time with my family this week.

Firstly, in good news this week, I would like to thank people who find property abandoned or lost and report it through the right channels.

A lady visiting Cambridge recently from elsewhere in the Waikato, accidentally left her wallet on the roof of the car and drove away, hearing it slide off the roof sometime later. It was found in the middle of the main road by a member of the public and returned to her, intact, the next day. I would also like to remind businesses, that any found property handed in by customers should be taken to the police station as soon as possible.

Please do not hold on to found property for a lengthy period of time and bring

it down in consolidated amounts. We regularly get reports of lost property at the station and the likelihood of returning it is greatly reduced if it isn’t handed in when found. In addition, with wallets, the process of blocking or cancelling and reissuing cards can be time consuming and frustrating.

Secondly, a topic that regularly comes up in conversation with the community is how and when to call police. It is a common enough query, that I wanted to clarify it again as often the query comes after something has happened and police weren’t in fact called.

If something is happening at the time and you feel a police presence is needed to deal with it, call 111. Examples could be a shoplifter running away, a road rage assault, someone being threatened or intimidated, a suspicious person walking around your neighbour’s property or

Seymour visit

someone behaving in a mentally disordered manner in public. Please do not second guess yourself - particularly where the situation involves someone being victimised or a vulnerable member of our community.

Don’t rely on others to make the call either, for if all think that, no one calls. If we get multiple calls to the same incident, we get increased information to provide details such as vehicle and offender descriptions and events that occurred in the leadup to the incident.

Police attendance means we can identify any criminal offending at the time, get the most and freshest evidence and prevent further offending or other escalation. At the very least, we can gain information about people and places and patterns of offending which help build up a picture of what is happening in town.

ACT leader David Seymour was scheduled to speak in Cambridge on Tuesday – at retirement village Te Awa Lifecare and later at the Cambridge Town Hall after this edition went to press.

Domain feedback

The Cambridge Model Engineering Society, which runs miniature trains around Leamington Domain, is calling on supporters to provide feedback on the domain’s master plan. Spokesperson Bruce Casey said while the plans were years away, it was important users make Waipā District Council aware of the trains’ importance. An open day will be held at the domain on October 15 from 11am-2pm. Consultation closes at 5pm on October 20.

Commissioners added

Fourteen commissioners have been selected to be considered for Waipā District Council planning work, up from the previous pool of nine. Those commissioners are Robert van Voorthuysen, Philip Mitchell, Simon Berry, Steven Wilson, Richard Blakey, David Hill, Dave Sarjeant, Karyn Sinclair, Poto Davies, Peter Kensington, Tim Manukau, Alan Pattle, Vicki MorrisonShaw and Sharon De Luca.

Proving age is no barrier to having fun, dozens of cycling seniors and their younger supporters enjoyed Tuesday’s ‘Ride the Raceway’ in Cambridge to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons. First onto the track were, from left, Jorja 8 and Brax Legg, 11, and Joshua Stapel, 11. The event at Cambridge Raceway is part of Waipā District Libraries’ Get Active campaign which runs through to December. Around 70 riders who attended were able to use standard or e-bikes to ride around the track as many times as they wanted to for 30 minutes.

Voting starts

Early voting opened this week with a steady stream of people taking advantage of the opportunity to cast their votes in advance. Cambridge booths are in the Town Hall, Hautapu Rugby Club and Raleigh Street Christian Centre while in Te Awamutu they are at Pak’n Save and the Te Awamutu Scout Hall.

Good signs

The Lions Club of Cambridge took issue with the placement of a photo of one of their trash and treasure promotional signs in our page one lead story on September 17 headed “signs in the firing line”. The story referred to commercial signs and those erected by groups from outside Cambridge appearing in the town centre which had raised the ire of the Chamber of Commerce. The News is happy to confirm there was no intention to implicate the Lions, whose work is a valuable and welcome bonus for all communities, in this issue.

Gambling

Pokies in Waipā will continue to be capped at 232 machines and transferred if the operator moves to a new venue.

Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee confirmed this week the 2019 Gambling Policy will be rolled over despite 53 per cent of respondents to a survey saying there should be a sinking lid.

Vaping

A Cambridge school principal has called on the new government to change the legislation around vaping to make it available by prescription only. Speaking at Waipā District Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee this week, councillor and Cambridge Primary principal Mike Pettit called for the legislation to happen “overnight”. “In schools, vaping is an epidemic, a disaster, particularly in our intermediate, middle and high schools,” he said.

Don’t let the bed bugs bite…

By Mary Anne Gill

Jo Davies-Colley

thought she had her suitcase all packed and under control for her trip to Cambridge’s sister city Le Quesnoy this week until someone told her there was a bed bug crisis in France.

The Cambridge Community Board chair and Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan are next week representing the district at the opening of the New Zealand Liberation Museum –Te Arawhata.

“It will probably be one of the greatest things I will ever do,” Davies-Colley told The News on the eve of her departure.

“It is a huge honour and privilege. I’m just going to do the best I can for Cambridge over there.”

News of the bed bug scourge had her heading to the chemist for a can of

bed bug spray which she popped into her suitcase alongside the gifts from Cambridge.

Waipā District Council have paid $10,180 for DaviesColley and O’Regan to travel economy class to France. They will link up with deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk who paid her own way over. Stolwyk was influential in establishing the sister city relationship more than 20 years ago when she worked at the town’s information centre.

The relationship is actively nurtured by the Cambridge Le Quesnoy Friendship Association and the Le Quesnoy Sister City Working Group of the Cambridge Community Board.

Te Arawhata will be the only centre in Europe sharing stories of New Zealand’s participation in both world wars.

Just a week before the

end of the First World War in November 1918, the New Zealand Division captured the French town of Le Quesnoy. It was the New Zealanders‘ last major action in the war.

The New Zealanders scaled a ladder set against the ancient walls of the town and took the remaining Germans as prisoners.

A 6m high, five tonne Le Quesnoy memorial sculpture designed by artist and kaumatua

Fred Graham was unveiled in Cambridge in 2019. Its concept was based on a well-known Parisian Tower, with the fern leaf reaching up two sides, like a ladder.

Across the road at St Andrew’s Church, a war memorial window shows New Zealand soldiers scaling the wall.

Because of that special relationship, Waipā council granted $150,000 in 2018 towards the renovation of Te Arawhata – a

mansion house bought by the New Zealand Memorial Museum Trust in 2017. It was the former World War One mayoral home and later the headquarters of the local gendarmerie (police).

Davies-Colley said she was looking forward to hearing stories like those of her grandparents Lansley and Meva, who met in World War 2. He was serving in the New Zealand Army and helped liberate Trieste in Italy where he met Meva who used to play the piano accordion at dances for the soldiers.

“It was a beautiful love story, they had a long marriage,” said Davies-Colley.

“I think the trip will be overwhelming – a lifelong, amazing memory that I will look back on and say that was so special.”

O’Regan is travelling with her husband John Hayward, who is

paying his own way.

“He’s never been to Europe, and I only had a fleeting visit 20 years ago.

“I feel so fortunate to go and represent Waipā. The French would be hugely insulted if we didn’t send a contingent from Cambridge.

“The people who hold that sister city relationship in such high esteem, and there are a lot of them, would be offended as well.

“I’ll go and wave the Waipā flag, and I hope I’ll represent the district well,” she said.

“This is a crucial piece of telling New

Obituary – JOHN GIBBONS: June 26, 1927 - September 25, 2023

Zealand history in an area where there is a paucity of New Zealand stories.

“The connection Cambridge has to Le Quesnoy and the town has with us is so important.”

Events for the official opening are over two days starting on Tuesday October 10 at 7am (6pm NZ) with a dawn blessing by Ngāti Waewae. The official opening of the museum will be the following day at 11am (10pm NZ).

• The News will provide regular online coverage cambridgenews.nz

Modest man’s Le Quesnoy legacy

By Viv Posselt

The passing of renown Kiwi bandsman John Gibbons, whose funeral was in Te Awamutu last weekend, holds particular poignancy for Cambridge.

Among the 50 marches he composed for New Zealand towns and bands is one entitled ‘The Spirit of Le Quesnoy’, a piece written for the 2018 visit to the French town by the Cambridge Brass Band commemorating the centenary of its liberation as World War One was ending in November 1918.

Cambridge has had a sister city relationship with Le Quesnoy since 2000. A Waipā delegation will attend the official opening of the New Zealand Liberation Museum and Visitor Centre in the town on October 11.

Cambridge Brass Band musical director Rob Hocking said John’s march will open the Armistice Concert in the Cambridge Town Hall on November 10 to mark his passing.

John gained national and international recognition as a skilled bandsman, cornet and piano player, repairer of instruments and prolific composer. He died in Waikato Hospital on September 25, aged 96.

His funeral, at Te Awamutu’s St Patrick’s Catholic Church,

acknowledged his musical standing with the inclusion of a brass band comprising members from around the region, including Cambridge. They played one of John’s marches, ‘The Town of Taumarunui’, and formed a guard of honour at the end of the service.

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A guard of honour made up by band members from around the district farewells John Gibbons after Saturday’s funeral service in Te Awamutu.

John Gibbons with his beloved cornet.

Rural post issue in court

By Roy Pilott

New Zealand Post is facing a High Court challenge from a Waipā couple over what they say is an attempt to terminate their mail delivery contract.

Danielle (Danny) and Ian Kennedy are familiar to rural communities on the RD3 run – but they say a new business model threatens their future and a $500,000 investment.

The Te Awamutu couple were in court this week in Hamilton seeking an injunction to stall a proposed multi-courier run model, saying it was developed without consultation and was a

breach of contract.

The couple argue they are the “tip of the iceberg” and fellow contractors around the country face the same issue.

The Kennedys have engaged Pro Driver Advocates, a company which advocates for contractors.

Its chief Peter Gallagher says if New Zealand Post “successfully forces them out” it will just be the beginning “with dozens of rural delivery contractors around the country facing a similar position in areas where urban boundaries are expanding into existing rural delivery areas”.

He said New Zealand Post had identified six

regions it plans to introduce the model and the potential impact could mean more than $150 million of contracts it has sold, or allowed to be sold, to rural delivery contractors.

“It has also recently announced its intention to terminate 750 postie jobs, and appears fully committed to ‘courierisation’ of its business,” he said in a statement.

The RD3 run in the biggest in Waikato –including rural Cambridge, Tamahere and Matangi, and the Kennedys have been covering it through their Three Hills Group business it since 2019.

Justice Gault has reserved his decision.

Consent granted

Waikato Regional Council has granted Cambridge’s planned $100 million wastewater plant a 35 year resource consent. The plant will treat and discharge wastewater from Cambridge, Leamington, Hautapu and Karāpiro Domain. It will replace a plant which has operated for half a century.

Loo repair

Work has started to repair Cambridge’s Thornton Rd toilets which were torched by an arsonist in April. The rebuild is expected to take nine weeks.

Runners’ talk

Cambridge athletes Chris Atkinson and Hughie Castle will give a free interview-style presentation on their recent successes at global running events in France and Antarctica respectively from 6pm on Friday October 20 at the Cambridge Library.

Cambridge News stats

Our home page continues to be the most popular part on cambridgenews.nz taking out top place ahead of Welcome to Sir Patrick’s village in second and the online version of our newspaper in third. Advertising signs in the firing line was the fourth best read story and Cam Roigard: from speedway to All Black rounded out the top five.

Danny and Ian Kennedy are contesting New Zealand Post’s new delivery plan.

‘Best job I’ve ever had’ –

A year ago this Sunday, Susan O’Regan became Waipā’s first female mayor. She will be in Europe for the opening of the New Zealand Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata in Le Quesnoy, France so The News senior writer Mary Anne Gill caught up with her before she left and found out what the last 12 months has been like.

Susan O‘Regan opens the A4 notebook in which she made notes for our interview.

She asked the day before what The News wanted to talk about.

Your first year as Waipā mayor, the highlights, the challenges, the successes, the disappointments, we say.

As she looks down at the words and phrases, some with blue highlighter, she gets out of the chair walks over to her desk and picks up a pair of light blue and brown framed reading glasses.

“That‘s one of the biggest changes. I do so much reading now and I need these more.”

It was 1.30pm Saturday October 8 last year when the two term councillor - who risked all on her bid for the top job - took the call from chief executive Garry Dyet.

Standing in her bedroom, the only quiet room in and outside the house full of friends and family gathered for a party no matter the result, she listened as Dyet congratulated her on the win.

Overwhelmed with emotion and relief, she and husband John Hayward hugged and a few minutes later she gave her first interview as mayor to The News.

So, what has happened in the intervening 12 months, we ask?

There‘s the glasses and a redecorated office for starters.

Nothing much had changed in it while the four men before her were mayor.

Bright artwork adorns the walls now, a large meeting table is at the southern end where once a desk had been.

Her small desk is at the other side of the office, tucked into the corner where she can see the comings and goings down the first floor hall. Spotify music plays from her laptop.

“It’s been really fun. It’s such a privilege, a huge privilege, it’s the best job I’ve ever had,” she says about her year as mayor, a job she describes as “full time and then some.”

“It just plays to all of the parts about me as a person. I just love this district. The more time I spend out of the district, at mayoral things and local government things, I realise how fortunate we are.”

She acknowledges her work-life balance got out of kilter.

“I had to walk the talk and there is no easy way to do that other than accepting invitations. People were saying to me they were sick of opening the paper and seeing me there.”

There was no pressure from home but O’Regan’s conscience was telling her things.

“If I am not here, you are failing the people, and if you are here too

much, you are failing the children, the husband, the farm.”

She feels she has the balance right now although recognises when the long term plan works begin next year, it will get manic again.

“I’ve just got to make sure I don’t over commit myself.”

Two events stand out as highlights.

The first – a triumph for Sanctuary Mountain, Maungatautari - was the return in July of kākāpō to the North Island after a 40 year absence.

The second was in April at the welcome ceremony for the international dragon boat festival competitors in Cambridge Square.

A photo of her standing on a podium amidst a sea of pink is on her screen saver and mayoral Facebook page.

She referred to her late mother Katherine O’Regan who died in 2018 after a 10 year battle with breast cancer.

“It took every ounce of my being to not cry,” says O’Regan.

“I think I have been a bit surprised at how emotionally I respond to things. I thought I was a bit hard-nosed as a person. My emotional response to some of the community situations surprises

me.”

Like the citizenship ceremonies which she moved to the Cambridge Town Hall.

“The council, the organisation and I have got better at reconnecting with our communities,” she says giving as an example the Ahu Ake spatial plan community engagement.

“It was incredible really. We met cow cockies in Te Pahu, teachers at Te Miro and lifestyle blockers at Pukeatua.

“The information we harvested was priceless.”

She describes her diary as “chaotic”.

“I love going to Rotary and Lions, school prizegivings. It’s the community part of the job that makes it.”

The year has had its challenges though.

“It hasn’t abated,” a reference to the central government reforms which has made it hard to plan and tough on staff as the rules kept changing.

“The very obvious elephant in the room is the very strong headwinds in the financial space. I can’t emphasise enough the challenges we will have.”

She cites inflation, interest and insurance as the big three.

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Susan O’Regan in the mayoral office.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

O’Regan on her first year

“Leading into our next long term plan, we need to be pretty honest with our community.”

O’Regan says discussion from Cambridge about a third bridge seems to have died down while the Cambridge Connections work is done on the transport needs for the town.

The work is nearing completion.

“It’s the business case that’s required to acquire Waka Kotahi

funding. It’s not just about a bridge crossing.”

Waipā has a good reputation among other local authorities.

O’Regan says another local authority colleague recently said how impressed they were with the collegiality and civility with the way meetings were run.

The News has argued that is because a lot of the debate occurs behind closed doors.

O’Regan disputes that and scoffs at the suggestion of “secret meetings”.

“We don’t make decisions in workshops. We’re not a particularly divisive bunch. We’re really fortunate and that brings stability.”

There have been three major disappointments.

The first was being unable to change government’s mind about housing intensification, the second a lack of movement in the Cambridge to Piarere extension and the third when there was flooding in the streets of Glenview in Hamilton. Ponds and a dam near the area are privately owned but managed by Waipā. The infrastructure failed.

“I had to be very clear about my dissatisfaction with the failure of our organisation to respond in the face of pretty clear reporting about the need to respond urgently.”

The problems with the dam predated O’Regan’s arrival on the council seven years ago.

“It’s not that I mind wearing it, it’s just as an organisation we didn’t heed those calls.”

O’Regan is more sedentary now than a year ago when she played competition squash and walked regularly around the farm. Now at events she goes to in an official capacity, there are treats. She admits she has put on weight.

“One of the best pieces of advice I got was from Toby Adams who

is mayor of Hauraki. ‘Don’t eat the sausage rolls,’ he told me.

“I’m trying to show a little bit of discipline in that space.”

She recently picked up an umpiring badge at her daughter Lily’s netball prizegiving.

“I’m better umpiring than on the sideline.”

So, what is the one thing she wants to achieve as mayor before the 2025 local body elections?

“I know in my heart what that is, but it would be wrong of me to express it simply because I would hate to be pre-determined.

“We shouldn’t be making decisions about what happens next

week or next year. We should be longitudinal thinking. We should be better ancestors. Making longer term decisions.

“I know we annoy people. I know they get grumpy with the decisions we make. I accept and own that. We are making decisions that fit into a picture that lasts more than a three year cycle.”

As we wrap up, O’Regan reiterates how much she loves the job.

“It’s all colours of the rainbow though, right? Frustrating, rewarding, annoying, boring, everything. I’m very lucky, very blessed.”

Susan O’Regan speaks at the release of the kākāpō on Maungatautari.

Photo: Stuart Attwood Photography.

Susan O’Regan and husband John Hayward celebrate after her election as mayor.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

Coffee with a cop, promoted by senior constable Deb Hann in her On The Beat column, proved a success last week. Deb brought along six of her colleagues – including fellow Te Awamutu News columnist Ryan Fleming – to chat with residents at the Deli on the Corner and she was delighted with the response from the public.

Nine-year-old Mackenzie Tod was front, and almost centre, when Deb Hann shared a coffee and a chat with Hautapu residents Andrew Tod and Kushla Twyford.

Shaun Robinson makes a point while chatting with constable Beckham Raffin.

Change for villas

By Mary Anne Gill

One of New Zealand’s largest retirement village providers has confirmed it will no longer provide rental accommodation for senior citizens in its St Andrew’s Cambridge facility.

Metlifecare has told the 11 people living in the villas they need to be out by March next year. Then the stock exchange listed Swedish-owned company will upgrade the old villas and put them into its Occupation Right Agreement pool.

The news took many of the residents by surprise – one a resident for 15 years and some who had been renting the low cost villas during two changes of ownership.

But Metlifecare Operations general manager Hannah Walton said many of the villas were rented on periodic tenancy terms pending future development.

Those residents were informed prior to accepting and signing the tenancy agreements that there would be decisions made about the future of the villas, she said.

Metlifecare bought the Cambridge village from the Selwyn Foundation in November 2021.The purchase followed a competitive tender process in which Metlifecare was identified as the party most closely aligned with the Selwyn Foundation - a charitable organisation with a strong focus on people and the holistic wellbeing of residents.

The village over two hectares in the centre of Cambridge has 65 villas and 11 new independent living apartments. The

rental villas are the ones bordering Fairview Motors on the Victoria Street side of the development.

Cambridge Community Services secretary Juliet Drage, a minister for St Andrew’s Church, said it was part of her role to speak up for the vulnerable and oppressed. She wanted to see a good outcome for the renters in safe housing they could afford and would work with the residents and their families to achieve that result.

The housing on site was originally developed as St Andrew’s Court by the church in 1977. It became too much for the church to manage so in 1985 it became a charitable trust, and the trust sold it to the Selwyn Foundation in 2006.

It was upsetting to hear the village would no longer provide a rental option which was the idea behind the original development said Drage.

“We understand and empathise that this is a challenging time for some tenants. We are offering support for all tenants to find alternative accommodation, including working closely with a rental agency, and assistance with moving, if they require it,” said Walton.

The organisation was meeting all its obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act. Metlifecare also extended the notice time well in excess of the required 90 days to provide tenants as much time as possible to find alternative accommodation.

Some tenants had already made alternative arrangements, she said.

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A heart for what matters most…

By Murray Smith, Bridges Church

One day we went to visit an older lady who in earlier years had been a significant force in our community.

Her days of expending practical care for others had ended and needing a little care herself, she had gone to live in a rest home.

Taking a potted flowering plant, we asked a staff nurse where this lady was. Surprisingly, my wife and I, with two of our kids, were ushered into an area behind coded locked doors.

I was told the lady we sought was in a memory loss unit - it didn’t sound right.

Still, the nurse insisted the lady I had named was the elderly lady we had been ‘presented’ to.

Even making allowance for deterioration, I knew clearly this was not the lady we sought - she, by that time she was eagerly reaching out to claim ‘her’ pot plant.

Significant mis-communication had occurred - for starters, I had driven to the wrong rest-home… then the nurse’s strong accent and insistence, led us to the wrong lady. Attempting to make room for others in life always matters.

A young man whose job became redundant, temporarily supported his little family working as a newspaper ‘delivery agent’. The entrance to the mailbox of a particular house where newspapers were delivered was blocked, so he went to knock on the door.

After waiting, a frail old man slowly opened the door and the young delivery guy asked,

“Sir, why is your mailbox blocked?” The old man replied, “I blocked it on purpose.” The old man smiled awkwardly as he said, “I want to ask something. When you deliver

Into the wild

By Janine Krippner

the newspapers to my place each day, could you please come and knock on my door and hand the newspapers to me personally?”

The paper deliverer replied he was willing to do that, but was puzzled and asked, “won’t this be quite troublesome for both of us and a bit of a waste of time?”

The old man said: “I‘m home every day. Sorry to bother you but I‘ll pay you $50 every month for knocking on my door with the paper.”

The old man continued. “Should you knock on the door one day and there’s no answer, please call the police.”

Shocked, the young man queried why he would need to do that. With tears coming to his eyes the old gentleman replied “my wife is gone and my son doesn‘t come to see me. I live here all alone. Who knows, one day I may die!”

He continued, “I never read the newspapers... I just look forward to someone coming to knock on the door.” The old man then asked for a special favour, “This is my son‘s phone number. If one day you knock on the door and there’s no answer, please give him a call...”

Are there single or lonely elderly people around us? Life’s busy-ness frequently distracts us from attending to things which matter most… whatever else we achieve in life, nothing matters more than showing love and care to others.

A famous Bible passage states it plainly… “without love, I am nothing”. (1 Corinthians 13)

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In light of recent news reports of hikers being rescued from the Tongariro/ Ngāuruhoe volcanic complex, I hope it will help to share how I get ready for fieldwork as a volcanologist.

Seeing hikers who are wearing street clothes and shoes summiting an alpine volcano really grabs the attention of those of us who take care to make sure we are prepared to not only keep ourselves safe, but to hopefully prevent anyone having to risk their own safety to rescue us if we do an insufficient job. Unexpected things like broken ankles do happen, but plenty of cases are preventable. There are far more of these rescues than what ends up in the media.

I want to be clear here, volcanoes like Ruapehu, Tongariro, and Taranaki are dangerous environments with or without volcanic activity. The weather can change rapidly to conditions where our bodies are not equipped to stay alive for extended periods. The risk of rockfalls is present when you have slopes, and people accidentally dislodging rocks above you can lead to highspeed, heavy projectiles hurtling towards your relatively fragile self. The loose rocks can be slippery and unstable underfoot. There is the risk of avalanches and ice in winter. There also is the risk of phreatic (steam-driven) eruptions that may not give any warning. Volcanologists take all these risks seriously; we know all the ways people die and are injured on volcanoes.

I climbed Ngāuruhoe earlier this year for fieldwork (with the right permissions) after increasing my physical training for about 3-4 months. My training focuses on general increased fitness, strength, and a lot of climbing up and down hills. I do have

additional challenges having Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, but I wouldn’t train any less if I didn’t. I want to not only be safe, but to enjoy the experience. A colleague who rescues people off the mountains brought up a great point recently - would you run or walk a 21.1 km halfmarathon with no training? The Tongariro Alpine Crossing length is 19.4 km. Would you climb the Auckland sky tower without any training? The height of the tower is 328 m and the elevation of the Devil’s Staircase is about 350 m alone, whereas the total change in elevation if you’re doing the crossing is about 800 m. Are you comfortable exercising for the 6-8 hours it takes to complete? It is no longer advised to climb Ngāuruhoe.

In my pack I take plenty of food, about three litres of water, extra warm and waterproof layers (even in summer), gloves, a phone with backup battery pack, spare laces for my sturdy and worn-in hiking boots, extra socks, a bag for rubbish, any medications, a first aid kit, sunscreen, a torch and batteries or headlamp, a whistle (in case you need to get attention), and a survival blanket. I wear long field pants and a hat. Importantly, I tell people where I am and when I expect to be back, communicating along the way.

Once you are prepared, go to the GeoNet website to check on any changes in volcanic activity and always check the weather forecast before you head out. The Department of Conservation has more information and warnings, along with a guide for what to pack. Keep in mind that when things go wrong for people, they probably didn’t think that it would happen to them.

Flying the flag for greyhounds

By Viv Posselt

Fifty-nine greyhounds took part in Cambridge’s Great Global Greyhound Walk late last month, making it the third biggest New Zealand centre doing the international awareness event.

The September 24 walk at the Cambridge Raceway was the second done in Cambridge with participation rates topped last year’s number of 48. Ony Auckland and Christchurch rated higher in terms of 2023 participation numbers.

The event, started in the United Kingdom, has swept the globe.

This year, there were 458 walks done in 36 countries, with 11,818 ‘sighthounds’ involved.

Sighthounds are dogs that hunt primarily by sight and speed rather than by scent and endurance as ‘scent hounds’ do.

The annual theme for 2023, which is set by global organisers, was ‘flags’ which meant several of the hounds showed up appropriately decked out in flag attire.

Jenny Bartlett, a Waipā advocate for

greyhounds and greyhound racing, was one of those involved. She said the purpose of the walk is two-fold – one is to raise awareness of the breed and their potential as great pets once retired, and the other is fundraising.

“There is often a lot of criticism levelled at the industry, but in fact greyhound racing is one of the most regulated industries in this country,” she said. “The dogs coming through to an event like this are retired, not rescued, and they are looked after at a level often far higher than many other dogs in the community.”

Proceeds from the event go to what is called the Great Mates Rehoming Programme where retired greyhounds are prepared for life as household pets. Great Mates Cambridge is part of that nationwide kennel base that prepares dogs for rehoming agencies and foster carers.

“They learn about things like stairs, mirrors and vacuum cleaners,” Jenny said, explaining that those and other elements of normal family life were not part of the racing environment.

“They get full health and dental checks and are tested for their adaptability with small animals … as would be the case with any dog looking for its forever home.”

All health checks and desexing is paid for by Greyhound Racing New Zealand (GRNZ) before a dog goes to any rehoming agency.

Potential homes are vetted before the nod is given for a dog to go to any new owner.

Rehomed greyhounds must sleep indoors at night, Jenny said, and properties must be fenced. But once approved, they usually made great family pets and are loving and loyal.

Some of the funds raised through the walk will go towards buying doggy toys for those going through the rehoming programme in this area.

Jenny Bartlett’s greyhound Jamie won the Best Dressed Dog at the event. She is held here by Maureen Pruden who made Jamie’s kiwi flag outfit.

Photo by Yvette Bodiam

All lined up and ready to go – some of the 59 greyhounds that took part in the Great Global Greyhound Walk in Cambridge.

Photo by Yvette Bodiam

Look what’s in store

By Mary Anne Gill

A Waipā councillor says he is surprised at the number of “really good” pieces of council-owned art in storage.

“Art is something that should be enjoyed,” Cr Roger Gordon told the council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee this week.

A report from Museums and Heritage director Anne Blyth said the council owned 270 pieces of public art. She addressed the future of 104 pieces on display in council buildings.

The committee agreed to keep 70 and remove 34 from the council

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collection.

Two of the 34 slated for removal attracted the attention of Cr Mike Pettit who said they featured his wife Nic in a Magic netball team poster from 2006.

Others include faded prints valued from $5 to $200.

Council’s collection also includes 29 outdoor pieces including sculptures and murals. It also has a 137-piece photography and digital image collection which is yet to be assessed.

Gordon said he would be keen to see the public pieces of art displayed more prominently.

“It would be nice to see this art out there and enjoyed by our community.”

Poisoned trees to go

The culprits who poisoned a row of trees at Karāpiro can now be blamed for holding up commuter traffic.

A total of 15 exotic trees were poisoned on Maungatautari Rd just up river from the Karāpiro Domain and also near the start of the Te Awa River Ride.

The issue was discovered when a tree came down during Cyclone Gabrielle’s visit earlier this year.

Now two weeks’ work has started to remove the poisoned trees and some weed growth – and it will involve stop-and-go traffic management for 500 metres and delayed for motorists of up to 15 minutes.

Waipā District Council’s community services manager Brad Ward said the poisoned trees were dying and it was necessary to remove them before they became a safety hazard.

The council asked residents in the area in March if they had any information on the affected trees, but did not receive any response which could have helped identify who was responsible for the poisoning.

A council spokesperson said the time was chosen to coincide with the school holidays to minimise disruption to the community as the roads are generally quieter. It also makes it safer staff doing the work.

By Mike Keir, Waikato District Councillor, Tamahere-Woodlands Ward

The local government reform process continues at a slow pace and road deaths make grim reading.

The fact that Local Government New Zealand have chosen not to make some of the issues raised in the local government reform report an election issue is a lost opportunity for both debate and engagement. It appears the organisation is unable to achieve consensus on pushing a few key messages. If they do not focus, they will achieve nothing as usual. That focus should be on funding.

On a different issue, it was disappointing that Labour discontinued the motorway building programme that National had started. The road to zero programme has delivered negative progress with our road toll higher now at 376 than it was 10 years ago at 254, and this after 30 years of steady decline. In Japan from 2010 to today they brought their road toll down from 5000 to 2600. This would equate to 100 in NZ terms. The Japanese were able to maintain their downward trend while we have lost the plot. The best tool for reducing our road toll is divided carriageways.

What we need to do is restart the motorway programme with the Cambridge to Piarere section and then continue with the next stage and the next so there is a pipeline of work and at the same time start work on two dual carriageway tunnels through the Kaimai Range so that they are ready by the time the motorway reaches them.

I think we should get some Japanese engineers over here to advise us about building tunnels. Also, if we are serious about reducing carbon emissions then not hauling all that freight to and from the Port of Tauranga over a 500-metre-high hill will generate a lot of carbon savings and at the same time build a second Kaimai rail tunnel.

Infrastructure is a good investment and government debt is not the same as personal debt due to the payback horizons and revenue streams. Infrastructure will never be cheaper than it is today and we get the use of it and the money

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As it looks like we are heading into a recession this would be a good investment for other reasons too - the word resilience springs to mind. The key areas of investment needs to be in efficiency and quality. You should not touch a motorway for at least 30 years after construction as they are expensive to do maintenance work on.

Hence build them well, not the way they were built at Rangiriri and Ngaruawahia. And don’t take two years too long, like in Hamilton, and blow your budget by $700million.

I found a recent trip to Japan informative. I saw about 100 road cones in total over many hundreds of kilometres on motorways and arterial roads. The longest section of roadworks I saw was around 200 metres. They seemed to be focused on reducing inconvenience to the road user while we specialise in maximising it. Case in point – five kilometres of motorway coned to one lane at Rangiriri on a weekend with no works going on and two kilometres of traffic backed up.

It brings to mind Tamahere, where we opened a new motorway and then drove the public mad by reducing the section south of that to one lane for six months.

I left the roading industry because of the madhouse it had become by being regulated into unproductivity. There needs to be a change.

Also, we need some serious debate on electric vehicles. The materials required in their construction including cadmium, lithium and nickel among others are either incredibly toxic to mine or environmentally destructive in the case of nickel.

The mining practices exploit poor communities - and where is the power coming from to charge these vehicles? Burning coal at Huntly Power Station? I would stress, these are my personal views.

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Firefighters in good company

By Mary Anne Gill

Cambridge firefighters honoured their bosses at a ceremony on the weekend acknowledging the disruption their voluntary duties have on their employers’ businesses.

“Particularly when their employees bolt out the door and (you) have no idea when they will return,” chief fire officer Dennis Hunt told them.

He and his colleagues could not fully repay employers the sacrifices they made for the community but a new board at the front of the station listing all the employers was one way of doing so, he said.

Hunt made special mention of his own bosses – Daniel and Kirsty Van Dyk of Van Dyk’s Flooring Xtra.

“In my role as chief I have a lot of my plate. I am grateful you allow me to do what I do.”

Of the 24 members of the Cambridge Fire Brigade, 19 are employed while five are selfemployed.

In the nine months till the end of September, the volunteers attended 279 calls – five more came in on Sunday. Last year they went to 435 call outs.

Without the voluntary daytime cover, it would cost $700,000 a year for the Fire Service to provide Monday to Friday callouts in Cambridge, said Hunt.

Volunteers would be needed at

nights and weekends.

Daniel Van Dyk said Hunt – who received his 35-year service clasp on the night - had worked for more than 15 years for the company.

“We’re quite happy for him to do that and do our part for the community,” said Van Dyk who moved house last year to Cambridge from Putāruru – site of the company’s head office and its first store 49 years ago.

Hunt gave the couple a tour of the fire station.

“I was probably a bit more excited than Kirsty. Some of the stuff they deal with, I’m not sure I could do it.”

Hunt said members of the public often popped in to see him at work dropping off donations and discussing fire service business.

The brigade was gearing up for a busy summer after calls eased off during the year due to a soggy start, although Cyclone Gabrielle saw them attend 40 calls in one night.

Waikato will have generally drier conditions over the next three months – courtesy of a fastforming El Nino.

Formal honours are presented annually. After three years, a certificate, five years a service medal and every two years thereafter, a silver bar added to the medal until at 25 years, a member gets a gold star medal and gold bars every two years until 50 years.

Cambridge has only had two members reach 50 years – the

late fire chief Don Gerrand and Winston Steen.

Honours were presented to: Five-year service medal: Michael Morton, two-year service bar:

Michael Graham – seven years, Peter Crawford – 11 years, Andy Fairhall – 17 years.

Two-year gold bar: Philip Johnston – 29 years.

Long Service Good Conduct Clasp: Philip Johnston – second clasp for 28 years’ service, Dennis Hunt – third clasp for 35 years’ service.

From left, Daniel Van Dyk, Dennis and Tricia Hunt and Kirsty Van Dyk at Cambridge Fire Brigade Honours. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

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What better way to start last Sunday’s International Coffee Day than with a brew you’ve had a hand in making? Bev Geange, a resident of Arvida Lauriston Park in Cambridge, helped café assistant Reuben Hunt make her double flat white for the occasion. International Coffee Day, marked globally on or around October 1, started in 2015 and is intended to celebrate coffee as a beverage while raising awareness around the plight of coffee growers in some parts of the world.

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Contract extended Waipā’s District Council’s contract with Treescape Limited has been extended to late 2025. Trees are inspected on a four-yearly cycle, and some are inspected and maintained more frequently. Waipā District Council’s community services manager Brad Ward said Treescape had “worked above and beyond” to respond to almost 300 customer requests following Cyclone Gabrielle.

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A cast of 50 Waikato secondary school students will take to the stage from tomorrow for the National Youth Theatre’s production of the Little Mermaid Jr. The performance runs at the Clarence St Theatre in Hamilton from tomorrow to Sunday. When Disney sells licensing to their shows, the company sometimes produce Jr versions which have shorter scripts.

News swoop…

Visiting Canadians Rob and Janet Weeks, from Ontario, were bemused by the “swooping magpies” sign in Cambridge’s Victoria Square is week. In Ontario the black-billed magpie, a different bird to the Australian invader here, doesn’t have a reputation for swooping on people.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

A shout out to voters

The right to vote is one of those “must have” acts for which many have fought – and died – in the past. Ask the lady who threw herself under the King’s horse in England over 130 years ago. Ask Kate Sheppard – a much vaunted national hero who led women into equal voting rights with men around the same time - thus, bringing New Zealand onto a gold medal platform of women’s rights. Yet it took many years for one of that gender to grace a green leather seat in the House of Representatives.

And so, this week, three days prior to this article appearing before your eyes, early voting started for the current political round. When this innovation first took place a scant low percentage of voters utilised the opportunity. Instead, the greater majority were happy to trudge along to the local village hall, school or church premises to join a queue which dwindled rapidly if there was marked inclement weather. In 2020 67 per cent of those who voted utilised the early venue offering - thus essentially forcing political leaders to ensure that their key messages hit the road at least two weeks prior to the official election date.

To assist the populace to understand

By Peter Carr

those key messages the television companies gleefully put up their key political investigative journalists to host what may be best described as ‘shoutathons’ masquerading under the nomenclature of debates. I was lucky enough to attend a school where debating was very much a part of the curriculum – where teams of usually three earnest future leaders (or at least thinkers) would put the case for a subject to be debated in a positive and or negative environment. And the audience decided on the winners.

What was de rigueur for these excellent and provoking exchanges was that good manners, silence when a formal speaker has the floor and a regard for their earnest preparation was appreciated – usually with vigorous applause at an appropriate time. Polite behaviour were very much the order of the day and woe betide any boy (single sex school) who breached any acceptable and expected behaviour.

But over recent weeks (and Sunday morning four days ago was no exception) we were treated to extremely poor manners by both broadcaster and political leader where the former, using library-based information,

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The protagonists on Sunday (and there will be more of it this coming Thursday evening) exhibited the very worst in both journalism and political leadership. Worse still, after the close of voting next week, we will probably be subject to a lengthy period of haranguing between parties as they attempt to ringfence their associated bedfellows in order to have a majority in the House.

The outcome will no doubt be poor political governance, sloppy, uneven legislation and, hopefully, a demand to distance ourselves from the shackles of the dreaded MMP.

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By Jeremy Smith

Teething issues experienced during Cambridge Community Board’s first meeting to be live streamed will be resolved, its chair says.

The board livestreamed its September meeting, allowing viewers to tune in to the Kaipaki Room of Waipā District Council’s Wilson St Cambridge service centre.

It is technology enjoyed by the Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Board for some time and chair

Jo Davies-Colley said the Cambridge board has been waiting years for it.

The stream ran smoothly, but there were sections where the audio was hard to hear – and speakers would in future be “gently reminded” to sit closer to their microphone.

While some board members, and members of the public, got the hang of it there will be a be a learning curve as others adjust, Davies-Colley said.

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At last check there had been about 150 views of the meeting online, but after reviewing the video DaviesColley acknowledged it was hard to hear parts of it.

Board members Elise Badger and Alana MacKay shared a microphone at the meeting, and Davies-Colley said she was keen to see one for each speaker.

“There were also lots of positives,” she said.

These included the ability for speakers at the meeting to join the live stream via Zoom and the fact power points which featured in some presentations were broadcast.

Davies-Colley said she would be open to even having those who wanted to speak in the public forum section of the meeting join the stream via Zoom at future meetings if they were unable to be there in person.

“The visual aspect of the video look great,” she said.

Board hands out $22k in grants

By Jeremy Smith

The Cambridge Community Board allocated $22,000 from the first round of its discretionary funding.

The board has $52,062.67 to distribute this financial year – and received 28 applications totalling $105,000.

The largest grants were $5000 to the Rotary Club of Cambridge, and $2000 to the Cambridge Model Engineering Society.

Destination Cambridge made two applications, receiving one grant of $1500.

Cambridge Historical Society and Museum got $1130, Cambridge Committee of Social Services, Cambridge

Community House Trust, Cambridge Life Skills, Children

First Charitable Trust, Kids in Need Waikato and Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust received $1000. Interlock NZ Trust and Raleigh Street Christian Centre got $800, while the Cambridge Brass Band received $750. Cambridge Bowling Club, Cambridge Netball Centre, Cambridge Safer Community Charitable Trust, ChildPlay Works Charitable Trust, Diabetes New Zealand and True Colours Charitable Trust received $500.

Leamington Gardeners received $400, Showjumping Waikato and La Leche League New Zealand received $350.

The MS Waikato Trust was given $300.

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Located a few minutes from Cambridge

Suitable for endeavors ranging from growing silage and maize to cultivating kiwifruit

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DUNSTAN, Diana (Ann) –

Passed away peacefully on the 21st of September 2023 at Cambridge Life Resthome, Cambridge aged 85 years. Beloved wife of Brian for 60 years and adored mother of Julian and Marcus. Cherished Nana of Georgie and Andie. A memorial service to celebrate Ann’s wonderful life will be held at St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 85 Hamilton Road, Cambridge on Thursday 12th of October 2023 at 11:00am. Communications to Legacy Funerals, PO Box 844, Cambridge 3450.

HEASLIP, George Anthony

– Passed away at Resthaven on Burns, Cambridge. Aged 83 years. Loved husband of the late Pauline. Loved Dad of Grant, Anthony, Lyndon, Mark, Fiona & Markus, the late Victor and Craig. Loved Pop to many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A private family burial service has been held. All communications to the Heaslip Family, c/-, 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

HOWAT, Pauline Glenis

– Peacefully slipped away in her sleep at home on Saturday, 23rd September 2023. Aged 72 years. Dearly loved daughter of the late Esther & William. Love sister and friend to Lesley, Pam & John, and her Hall Street Family. Special thanks to the staff of Hall Street for the wonderful love and care shown to Pauline over the past years. The service for Pauline has been held. All communications to the Howat Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

WILKES, Robert Michael

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Adoption of Waipa District Council Bylaws

On 26 September 2023 Waipa - District Council completed reviews of, and adopted, the following bylaws and policy:

• Public Places Bylaw 2023, which will come into effect on 1 November 2023; this replaces the Public Places Bylaw 2018 which will be revoked on that date.

• Dog Control Bylaw 2023, which will come into effect on 1 December 2023; this replaces the Dog Control Bylaw 2015 which will be revoked on that date.

• the updated Waipa - District Council Dog Control Policy, which will also be effective from 1 December 2023. Copies of these bylaws and policy will be available to be inspected, or obtained at the following locations:

• Public Libraries within the Waipa District at 106 Mahoe Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge;

• Waipa District Council offices at 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge; and

• Council’s website, www.waipadc.govt.nz

Garry Dyet CHIEF EXECUTIVE

For and on behalf of the Waipa - District Council

– Maureen and family wish to thank everyone who sent cards and flowers following Robert's sudden death. Special thanks to staff and residents at Resthaven on Vogel for the kindness and support of Maureen. Sunday

“A Spiritual iPod”

No�ce of Annual General Mee�ng

The Waipa Community Facili�es Trust is holding its Annual General Mee�ng at 6.00pm on the 17th October 2023 in the ASB Stadium Boardroom at the Te Awamutu Events Centre.

Business of mee�ng:

The annual general mee�ng shall carry out the following business:

(a) Receive the minutes from the previous annual general mee�ng; and

(b) Receive the Trust’s statement of accounts for the year ending 30/06/2023; and

(c) Receive report from the Chairman of the board and from the CEO; and

(d) Announce re�rement of current Trustee and the appointment of new Trustee; and

(e) Appoint an auditor; and

(f) Consider and decide any other ma�er which may properly be brought before the mee�ng.

Ruby McPhail – Secretary

Ph. Matthew Trott

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