Cambridge News | January 12, 2023

Hogan’s support continues

By Mary Anne Gill

When Sir Patrick Hogan heard there was opposition to Cambridge Riding for the Disabled’s plans to build an arena to provide therapeutic riding under cover, he penned a letter for the local newspaper.

In an abrupt but purposeful way, he told the community how such an arena would enable and support disabled people to ride all year round.

Plus, he put his money where his mouth was by contributing to the facility and helped to facilitate a significant contribution from the Rodmor Trust.

Sir Patrick Hogan died in Waikato Hospital last week aged 83. His funeral - a requiem Mass - was held at the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Hamilton yesterday.

In lieu of flowers, mourners were asked to donate to the Cambridge Riding for Disabled (RDA).

Operations manager Vanessa Donnelly says that just illustrated the unique relationship between the organisation – which celebrates its 40th anniversary later this year – and Sir Patrick, who turned the sod when the arena construction got underway more than a decade ago.

“He didn’t seek any publicity, but whenever we needed help, he was

always available.”

If that meant writing a letter or picking up the phone, Sir Patrick would do it, she said.

He was a frequent visitor to the facility even striking up a friendship with a horse called Paddy who did not take easily to strangers.

While most readers would instantly think of that great stallion Sir Tristram – given the stable name Paddy by Sir Patrick when they first met – it is a 31-year-old bush bred horse who carried hundreds of disabled people over the years to which she is referring.

“Sir Patrick had a way with horses. Even though our Paddy was fantastic, he told you if he didn’t like you, but he took to Patrick straight away,” says Donnelly.

She and other RDA members were at yesterday’s funeral and earlier in the week told The News any money raised by Sir Patrick’s last wishes, would go towards getting more horses.

“We have nine horses currently and we desperately need another two in the next four weeks.”

RDA hosts about 60 riders a week and has a waiting list. About 50 volunteers help at the 20 x 60m arena.

Therapeutic horse riding is a proven therapy that develops,

improves and promotes many aspects such as: balance and co-ordination, muscle tone, concentration, self-discipline and self-esteem, perception and spatial awareness, communication and social skills, independence and encourages decision making.

Paddy, who had been with RDA since he was 14, retired last year and is helping rear a foal on a Waipā farm.

Finding a replacement for such a reliable horse has been difficult. Good temperament is crucial for any horses as is kindness and a background of a variety of work, says Donnelly.

The ideal age is between 11 and 17 and nothing bigger than 15.2 hands high.

“We don’t necessarily have to own the horses; we can lease them.”

Donnelly says Sir Patrick Hogan gave his support to other local organisations and he put Cambridge on the world map with his stud farm.

“He came before all those other sporting personalities. He was the first one and he stayed here in Cambridge.”

Sir Patrick was the ultimate champion, she said. • Racing colossus leaves unparalleled legacy – See Page 3.

Marc van den Heuvel Partner

Sir Patrick met veteran riding for the disabled horse ‘Paddy’ – and struck up an immediate relationship.

Photo: NZRDA

Racing – all in a mow

By Mary Anne Gill

When Tony Gosnell of Hamilton is not servicing lawn mowers, he is racing them, and he needed all his skills on Sunday at Bay Waikato Mower Racing Club’s inaugural Cambridge meeting at the Pony Club in Leamington.

Seventeen of the club’s members brushed the cobwebs off their racing mowers to navigate their way around a paddock which usually hosts horses.

The Pony Club did not get the opportunity to mow the paddock for the event because of steady rain and because the blades get taken off the mowers for racing, neither did the mowing members who opted to flatten the grass instead.

Club spokesperson Greg Heaslip of Rotorua said all the competitors loved the Cambridge venue and want to return.

Asked to provide race

placing details, Heaslip said: “We don’t keep records of who wins, it’s all for fun, if they want to do a lap with the flag they can, but most prefer not to.”

Gosnell was not among the winners though as mechanical problems with his manual clutch mower – which included a burned driver belt –hampered his racing.

But observers did note that father and son Craig and Blake Tonkin of Hamilton

dominated the front of the field in most races including the last where they battled for first in the laps before Craig called on his experience to take the chequered flag. Craig is a former drag racer who spent years driving at Huntly Speedway while Blake used the hit out as his last chance for a bit of racing before joining the Army.

The only Waipā competitor was Robert Hamblin of Leamington who was instrumental in getting Cambridge added to the race roster.

“We’ve really enjoyed today,” he told The News. It was his call on Saturday to keep the event going despite rain. He was rewarded with fine weather and just a few spots of rain on Sunday itself. Lawn mower racing’s appeal is that it is one of the cheapest forms of motorsport in New Zealand.

And provided you have access to an old lawn mower engine, anyone can compete.

All mowers must run a maximum of 98 octane pump fuel only and compete in three modified classes and a nonmodified fun class.

The club will compete at the Te Puke A & P Show this weekend show casing mower racing to the eastern Bay of Plenty.

“Safety and sportsmanship are central to our version of motorsport, where Kiwi ingenuity and a sense of humour are essential along with a desire to make that mower go faster,” said Heaslip.

“Of course, we always strive to keep our sport affordable safe, and accessible to all.”

Cryptic riposte

Regarding the issues Peter Nicholl raised in his recent “cryptocurrency” article, a decentralised market isn’t for the stupid or the naive, thus it doesn’t need legislative oversight.

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC’s) will come, and they will fail, because they’re fundamentally worse than the fiat they’re replacing. Volatility is only an issue to the naive and the stupid; to the informed, it’s called life.

Fiat is still in use, so Bitcoin doesn’t need acceptance. However, it is fully accessible right now via specific Visa debit cards, making it useable in 44 million merchants in over 200 countries, with no latency.

Peer to peer Bitcoin transactions are both slow and expensive by design. It’s like using like a bearer bond at Starbucks. Other decentralised cryptos have solved the speed issue.

The recent US omnibus bill alone, was US$1.75 trillion, almost twice the market cap of the entire crypto market. Thus fiat presents a laundering issue several orders of magnitude greater than crypto.

Crypto mining is no more energy intensive than the global online game community.

Shaun Robinson

Cambridge

Why the spend?

The first thing on this council’s agenda was discussing a sports hall of fame. Why? We do not need this council fantasy. How much is this going to cost? People in sport are in it for themselves, so why this stupidity? They have already caused congestion on the roads to need another bridge, how much will this cost? They bought the old Bunnings building in Te Awamutu so they can pay $120,000 a year land rent, a bit of spare cash to spend to justify increasing rates..

After creating the need for another bridge, they are allowing 300ha of land on Cambridge west to add to this, so I expect they will want to build another bridge to add to the $54million they have allocated to this development.

Cycle trails is another area of priority, what is a few million for a few to enjoy and let the roads etc go to pot?

How much will our rates go up this year with all these very important projects? I guess all the housing will bring in extra rates to go towards these and the pressure on the infrastructure continues.

Bernie Fynn Te Awamutu

Fixing up the mower: Hamilton’s Tony Gosnell, third from left, with his ailing mower racer. Looking on are Craig and Blake Tonkin (Hamilton) and Mike Evans (Morrinsville).

Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Blake Tonkin of Hamilton (68) leads Morrinsville’s Maddisyn Evans (95) into the first bend pursued by Tauranga’s Barry Dawe (5) and Tonkin’s father Craig, who went on to pass his son and win the race.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Reader injured

A meter reader is in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital this week following an incident in Kihikihi. Police are appealing for details of sightings of two vehicles. One, a red Daihatsu Terios, registration LKN281, belongs to the injured person and the other is a silver Nissan Primera, registration DHA220. Both vehicles are believed to have been driven to Kihikihi from Tihiroa. An ambulance was called on January 5 to Oliver Street where the meter reader had suffered serious head injuries.

Business awards

Entries for the Waipa Networks Business Awards will close in just over a month – on February 13. Organisers, the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, are also calling for nominations for the Leader of the Year award. The award is open to any chief executive in the region.

Gas leak

Bowen St between King St and Princess St, and Williams St between Grosvenor St and Stafford St in Cambridge were closed on Tuesday while a gas leak was stemmed.

Quake felt

The magnitude 5.1 earthquake which rocked Te Aroha and was felt extensively throughout Waipā at 5.39am on January 4 was a major talking point on social media. Our online call to see who felt it attracted more than 200 comments. The quake was 6.7 kilometres deep.

Weather forecast

As Cyclone Hale brought an end to a predominantly dry spell over the start of the New Year, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, NIWA, was forecasting more of the same for the first three months of 2023 – warmer than average temperatures and more rain than usual, particularly in the east of the North Island.

Racing colossus leaves unparalleled legacy

By Viv Posselt

The passing of thoroughbred racing colossus Sir Patrick Hogan draws a line under the life of one of Cambridge’s most celebrated sons.

The 83-year-old icon, whose successful Cambridge Stud found fame on a global scale, died in Waikato Hospital last Friday. His farewell service yesterday (January 11) was held at the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Hamilton, a choice made because Cambridge’s St Peter’s Catholic Church, with which Sir Patrick and his wife Justine, Lady Hogan, had a lengthy association, would have struggled to accommodate the numbers expected to attend.

St Peter’s Parish priest Father Leonard Danvers said Sir Patrick had taken his First Holy Communion there and was an early student at the adjacent St Peter’s Catholic School. It was at that church that he had been confirmed in 1950 and where he married Justine Heath in 1962.

The couple was said to have met at a Cambridge bus stop when they were both just 14. In later years they lived across the road from the church, becoming Cambridge locals in every sense of the word, admired as much for their warmth and quiet dignity as for their stellar reputation.

Sir Patrick’s influence as one of the world’s finest horse breeders came on the back of his intuitive knack for spotting potential and holding the line. Some of that ability may have derived from his Irish-born father Tom Hogan, who came to New Zealand in 1914 at the age of 19 with the aim of raising Clydesdale horses. Tom’s interest in horse breeding began in the mid-1950s and it was on the family’s mixed dairy farm in Fencourt that the young Patrick, who was born in Rotorua in late 1939, and his six siblings grew up.

An early departure from formal schooling from St Patrick’s College in Silverstream led him in 1975 to borrowing funds to purchase the block that would become Cambridge Stud. In the same year, he bought Sir

Tristram, said to be a ‘brutish’ Irish stallion known as ‘Paddy’ and the horse deemed to have transformed Sir Patrick’s fortunes. Sir Tristram went on to sire a record number of winners before dying in 1997, his place as lead stallion then filled by his son Zabeel.

Widespread recognition came not only through the success of both of those famous sires and their offspring, but also through Sir Patrick’s three-decade role as top vendor at the Karaka yearling sales and his being named New Zealand Breeder of the Year several times.

His renown led him to an audience with Pope John Paul II, and in 1990 to squiring the late Queen Elizabeth 11 around Cambridge Stud on the back of an invitation extended over lunch on the Royal Yacht Britannia. In 1992, he was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), for services to thoroughbred racing, and he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM), for services to

thoroughbred breeding and training in 2000.

His influence on the thoroughbred racing industry was unparalleled in New Zealand and Australia, and in 2005, Sir Patrick became the first horse breeder to be inducted into the Australia Racing Hall of Fame. Induction to the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame came the following year.

Recollections voiced since Sir Patrick’s passing remember him as a thrifty yet generous man, one who loved his horses and contributed significantly to charity.

Brendan and Jo Lindsay, who purchased Cambridge Stud from Sir Patrick in 2017 and have since established a Heritage Centre on the complex, said news of his death left ‘a great sense of sadness’.

Barry Lee, Sir Patrick’s longtime right-hand man and latterly his racing manager, took time out while inspecting yearlings on Monday to add his thoughts.

“Patrick died on January 6. It was on the same date 55 years ago, also January 6, that my wife and I moved to Cambridge,” he said. “I first met Patrick’s father at the National Hotel soon afterwards. He introduced me to Patrick and we’ve worked together ever since. I will miss him dreadfully.”

PHOTO: Sir Patrick Hogan and Justine Lady Hogan, and Boston the dog, front the family group. They are, back from left to right, daughter Erin Hogan; Laura McKenna and her partner, grandson James Hunt; grandsons Liam and Patrick Hunt; greatgrandson Louis Hunt; Patrick’s wife Kristen Hunt; Jed Casey, husband to granddaughter Katie Casey; great-granddaughter Millie Casey; and Nicola Steel’s husband Nigel Steel. In the middle row is daughter Nicola Steel, granddaughter Katie Casey and greatgranddaughter Georgia Casey.

Sir Patrick Hogan.

A couple of servers

By Mary Anne Gill

Karen and Ken Morris did not give their three children the heads up about the Queen’s Service medals they were awarded in the New Year honours list until three hours after the rest of the country knew.

“We read the letter from the Governor General that we had to keep it confidential, so we did,” said Karen.

But the Waipā couple are quick to acknowledge their children – Joanna, Daniel and Joshua – have been part of the volunteering journey that has made the last two decades so rewarding for the family.

The medals – still in the Queen’s name because they were approved before her death – are for their services to the community.

Karen and Ken have been involved with the Baptist Youth Ministries’ Easter Camp since 2002. They have used their complementary skills to feed thousands of people over the years – 1000 in the first year and more latterly up to 5000.

The camps were originally held at Finlay Park, Maungatautari and then moved to Mystery Creek.

Karen, who has a catering

background courtesy of her mother, looks after preparing and serving the food; Ken, who is an accountant and deputy chief executive at Waipā District Council, looks after the logistics.

So, it is he who knows just how many loaves of bread and slices of lasagne using a ratio based formula he has set up in a spreadsheet.

“You find out how many people there are and take it from there.

“We have a good demarcation line; I get chased out of the kitchen.”

They have filled the same roles at Festival One and its precursor the Parachute Festival, running the general store which distributes all profits to the running of the annual non-commercial youth and family-oriented festival.

Festival One returns later this month after a year’s break due to Covid and for the first time will be held in Whitehall on a farm with the Karāpiro Stream running through it and in a natural environment which allows festival goers to relax while appreciating the music, art and community events.

Prior to that it too was at Mystery Creek.

Both the Easter Camp and Festival One rely heavily on

volunteers like Karen and Ken.

“I don’t think the age of volunteerism is dead,” said Ken.

“Easter camps for example have been significant in our lives. We’ve enjoyed them, we love the culture, so we are giving back our time and our skill set,” he said.

“We need to encourage people to volunteer. There’s great satisfaction in doing it, being able to help people,” said Karen, who is originally from Palmerston North.

Ken is a South Island boy who grew up in Timaru and Balclutha. Since their marriage they have lived in Hamilton, Taupō and since 2009 in Cambridge.

Karen’s honour also acknowledges her work as a volunteer in the Mainly Music programme in Hamilton, Taupō and Cambridge.

Mainly Music provides a nationally regarded music and movement, socialisation, learning and development programme for babies and pre-schoolers, as well as building support networks for parents and caregivers. Weekly sessions have been held for up to 60 preschoolers and 40 caregivers at a time.

She was a board member

and inaugural trustee of the national board and New Zealand Trust of Mainly Music from 2000 to 2009.

“I get up there and dance with the kids to the music,” said Karen, who also works part time at the Raleigh Street Christian Centre.

Ken’s citation lists his involvement with the Boys Brigade.

“I grew up in the Boys’ Brigade. It made a big impression on my life, so I help by using my time and skills.” He is the national treasurer and serves on the executive committee.

He played a key role in guiding Boys’ Brigade through funding challenges Covid 19 presented and made signification contributions in addressing critical financial situations, complex legal and staffing issues, health and safety requirements and recruitment procedures.

“I think (volunteering) is about the vision, leadership and culture of an organisation. If people relate to it, are well looked after, people do volunteer.”

His advice to those considering volunteering: “Ensure there’s a good match of your skills with the needs of the organisation, that’s a great way to give

back.”

Prior to getting the awards, the couple were working on retirement/exit strategies – planning ways to pass their knowledge onto the next generation of volunteers.

They laugh at the suggestion that might have to go on hold now.

“We have a lot of fun at these events. They actually shatter us, but we think ‘hey it’s only once a year.’ It’s really satisfying,” said Ken.

How to feed 5000…

The Feeding of the 5000 is also known as the miracle of the five loaves and two fish.

The Gospel of John reports that Jesus used five loaves and two fish supplied by a boy to feed a multitude.

Here’s what is needed to feed 5000 at Easter Camp: 55,000 meals served over four days

• Every meal served in around 20 minutes

• 1.4 tonnes of lasagne

• 8000 pies

• 490kg of chicken tenders

• 240kg of nacho chips

• 12,720 litres of bottled

water

• 2300 litres of chocolate milk

• 475kg of cheese

• 125 litres of tomato sauce

• 890 lettuces

• 560kg of tomatoes

• 250 cucumbers

• 450kg of cocoa pops

• 800 loaves of toast bread

• 12,000 pieces of fruit.

Karen and Ken Morris have Queen Service medals for now as the recognition process started while Queen Elizabeth was still alive.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill

AGE OF REASON

Doing our bit for the planet

By Peter Carr

Over the holiday period my thoughts –and some of my reading - turned towards how we as a nation are levelling with the requirement to dampen down the quantum of carbon emerging into the atmosphere.

And as a result, I have found myself enmeshed in a dichotomy. On the one hand etc…

So how have I – a retiree not formally contributing to commerce these days - taken some action? Essentially on the use of vehicles where I can have a degree of control on the way I drive and the type of vehicle I use for transport.

In September we traded in a gas-guzzling older vehicle (2008) for a brand new hybrid – or HEV to give it a formal nomenclature. This is to be the ‘run around the Waikato’ vehicle. In the small grade series of cars available there were essentially four models from which we whittled down to a short list of two.

One of those not making the final list uses 95 octane petrol and the salesman was not even aware of that until I directed him to a YouTube clip describing his model.

The two on the short list were just five dollars different in their gross price but as one had a very long waiting list for delivery we went with the other. I am sure that either would provide a similar result in carbon saving terms but suffice to say there is a certain smugness in driving quietly using the batteries and a greater satisfaction when cruising downhill while the front axle charges the battery – known as regenerative charging. My overall petrol consumption improves as we get to know the car better and the litres/100km is reducing steadily.

Meanwhile our large modern petrol driven vehicle is essentially for the longer runs.

It provides excellent dashboard-presented facts regarding consumption, and we have changed our long-distance drive motoring pattern over the holidays.

We undertake a regular 6-hour drive to visit one of our families just north of Wellington. Our standard pattern has been to maximise cruise control (in itself a carbon saver). Hitherto we have set the control at 105kph but over the recent break we dropped it to 95kph. There was a notable drop in consumption (and hopefully less carbon) plus a financial saving. The overall journey time hardly changed due as we caught with the speedier units at a multitude of roadworks sites.

Which takes me on to a wider issue on which I must undertake some more research before penning another opinion piece. That is the seemingly rapidly expanding drift towards taking planting tree on good arable and livestock-supporting land.

But the really scary matter is that there are learned academics who are postulating a move into greater areas of timber and a number of senior politicians in Wellington being brainwashed to become believers. Call me silly if you will – and even wearing blinkers – but all my working life I supported the growing use of efficiency in food-related exports to bring a satisfactory economic return to this lovely country. Are we barking mad or is the tail swinging the dog?

I’m back, and anything goes

By Peter Matthews

A very Happy New Year to one and all. Yes I’m back. It turns out I missed writing my weekly communique more than I thought I would.

I won’t assume there will be whoops of joy across the Waikato at my return, but I do hope to provide a moment of reflection or diversion for some, every now and then.

In fact during the pre-Christmas party season a number of people commented to me that they were regular readers of my column.

This was something of a surprise, as I hadn’t contributed for months! Not wanting to be confined to environmental issues this time; I have requested, and this fine publication’s editor has agreed, that my remit may include almost anything.

Given the inevitable slide into antiquity which ambushes me every day, this will no doubt include observations on the nature of the modern world, and how and why it is not as satisfactory as the one on which we seem to be losing our grip.

Looking around me here, the ‘News neighbourhood’ seems fairly familiar, and I hope to fit in without making too many waves. Do, of course, write to the editor and tell him if you think I am breaching any social or political mores.

I am only too well aware that there are those who have disapproved roundly of things I have said in the past and I expect it will happen again. However I shall do my very best to stay out of Jeremy Clarkson territory!

There is a man who seems hell-bent on ruining his own reputation; even his own daughter distanced herself from his latest

outburst. If you missed it - it had to do with his distaste for all things Meghan.

The three teenagers of whom I have written from time to time, are still at home and doing their best simultaneously to redefine what constitutes good music, prove that hours spent on-line is the social equivalent of a good night out, and redesign the English language; “I mean like, it’s low-key like sort of - ick, and that kind of stuff, dude and I’m like -ew!, and yeah nah, so....”. That, by the way, is technically known as a ‘hanging so’ and is utterly useless.

I’m thinking of a new hashtag (you know what that is right?): #givelikearest. What do you think? Miriam Margolyes agreesGoogle her on Graham Norton and delight in her preventing young celebrities from using the word ‘like’ and thus, to their intense frustration, rendering them incapable of articulating a thought.

I should mention the passing of Sir Patrick Hogan, a true giant of the community. He used to shout his entire team breakfast at our cafe every morning in the busy season. The line of work boots outside the door was legendary, as was the quantity of breakfast they could eat, while Patrick had peppermint tea and toast. The Waikato and New Zealand can be justly proud of him and his many achievements.

Now, let’s get into this year.

Church music fest planned

A Festival of Church Music at St Andrew’s Church is being brought to Cambridge for the first time.

The Auckland and Waikato branches of the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) event

run over three days from January 20.

Up to 40 singers and church musicians from around New Zealand will get together on the Friday evening, with Saturday set aside for fellowship, meals and workshops. The celebration of church music will

Top marks

culminate in a sung Eucharist Service at 10am on the Sunday, a 4pm service on the same day, featuring items by famous composers. The Sunday services are open to the public.

RSCM Waikato secretary Merv Hunt said while other church music initiatives had been held in Cambridge this was the first time a festival such as this had come here. The most recent similar event was a five-day RSCM Summer School held in Auckland five years ago, he said.

St Peters is celebrating a 100 per cent pass rate in International Baccalaureate exams for 2022.

All students entered have been awarded the full diploma.

The results follow three challenging years of pandemic learning and disruption for students and the results rank among the best seen at St Peter’s since 2009.

Highlights included Julie Brouwer being awarded a bilingual diploma, and five

The school’s average grade was 34 points; the world average was 30.9. The school also recorded four A grades for Theory of Knowledge and three A grades for Extended Essay, two A grades for English Extended Essay (Masha Gavrilova and Rheannah Rapley) and one A for History (Fleming Wang).

students - Amisha Sadani, Jack Dams, Paige Hughes, Jessica Walton and Fleming Wangbeing among the top 40 scholars.

All students from St Peters involved in International Baccalaureate have been awarded a diploma.

Thanks to Shelley

“For me, my disability is a part of who I am, not the entire picture. That came about because of Special Olympics.”

Those were the words of Te Awamutu retail assistant and Special Olympics global messenger Tegan Crotty when talking to The News in June.

One visit to a Special Olympics event underlines her words.

Men and woman with all types of disabilities compete in an environment as competitive as any Olympics, yet equally social and welcoming.

An army of people around the globe have made Special Olympics so special, and today The News honours one.

Our 2022 Te Awamutu person of the year was Special Olympics swimming head coach – and former Cambridge High School graduate – Enrich Plus service manager Shelley Blair.

The Special Olympics movement was founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver – sister of American president John F Kennedy - in 1968 to provide training and competition for people intellectual disabilities.

She was inspired by her sister Rosemary, who had an intellectual disability.

Shelley Blair was equally inspired.

While working for Northern Districts Cricket she was approached by someone who wanted to use the indoor facilities.

“I was in awe, I was looking at someone with no legs from the knee down and he’s running the cricket wicket,” she recalled.

The former swimmer began teaching children to swim and coaching the sport and found herself gravitating towards people with disabilities.

“Swim with Shelley” had as many as 20 learn to swim participants as she set out to find out more about people with disabilities.

“It became very evident, you don’t judge them until you know them.”

There followed a move to Te Awamutu, the establishment of a Special Olympics movement there in 2008 – and a year later she took three male swimmers to the nationals.

Husband Bruce was the team manager. That trip would mould her future over the next 15 years.

“We went to Palmerston North, one of the three men had never been away from home.

“This young man grew in confidence, he had to manage his own medication and he had to sleep in a bedroom on his own.”

Watching the benefits and learning started “an incredible journey for me”.

Story after story would follow – young men and women would gain confidence. Friendships were formed, some were invited to speak in public – others who had spent their whole lives at home suddenly thought about going flatting.

“It’s about the whole holistic side,” says Shelley. “I don’t want to pick anybody out. Every single one of them has touched me.”

Special Olympics has also taken Shelley overseas with New Zealand teams in Los Angeles and Dubai. She has also earned a Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary and Local Hero awards.

“I always say to my kids, my Special O are my family too,” says Shelley, who became a grandmother again last May. “I want to help them as much as I can. Special O is supposed to be a hobby but it’s bigger than a hobby.

The successes are both in the pool and out of it.

One of those young men she took to Palmerston North is now looking after a farm with his partner and a baby.

Her skills in helping young and old alike set and achieve goals which might have appeared impossible, and her unstinting support of those men and women make her a worthy person of the year.

Shelley Blair, pictured at Waterworld, Hamilton, during last month’s Special Olympics National Summer Games.

Photo: Roy Pilott.

of the Year award in Cambridge went

community in 2022 as we celebrated the work of Karāpiro School. In Te Awamutu our sister publication gave its award to Special Olympics swimming coach Shelley Blair - who is well known in Cambridge. Here's how her contribution was acknowledged.

Four on robbery charges

A 13-year-old boy is among four people arrested following a string of robberies in the Waikato.

Waikato Police announced at the weekend that they had arrested a man and three teenagers following an operation targeting aggravated robberies.

The Armed Offenders Squad was called in before a raid on a property in Rukuhia on Sunday.

Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson said a 13-yearold, two 17-year-olds and a 29-year-old were arrested without incident.

It is alleged the four have been involved in offences over several months.

"Offending such as aggravated robberies has a real impact on victims, their families, and the community. A considerable number of resources have been involved in the operation, and today's outcome is a good result," Neilson said.

The 29-year-old faces charges of theft, unlawfully using a motor vehicle, and driving while disqualified. He appeared in the Hamilton District Court this

Briefs…

New Year honours

week.

The three teenagers who are before the Hamilton Youth Court face a series of charges of including aggravated robbery.

A total of four Waipā-based people were recognised in the New Year Honours List. Karen and Ken Morris, who feature on Page 5 today, both receive the Queen’s Service Medal while Anita Mazzoleni becomes an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) and Eric Murray joins an elite list as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM).

Our top 10

Online visits to the Cambridge News website last year smashed all previous records and were 105 per cent up on 2021.The home page cambridgenews.nz came in at number one with 14 per cent of the views followed in order from two to 10 by: Tea without Marg, Online Publications, Woman dies after freakish winds topple tree, Fire chief dies, The long and winding road, Honouring Don, Susan O’Regan elected Waipā mayor, Library plan driven out and The News…in brief.

Waka ama back

One of the major events on the Waka Ama calendar – the national sprint championships - will start on Like Karāpiro on Sunday. It runs to and running through to January 21.

Double success for White

Waipā driver Matthew White bookended wins on Cambridge Raceway at the end of 2022 and the start of 2023 with three-year-old filly Mhai Surfer Girl and veteran gelding Sly Punter.

White trains Mhai Surfer Girl and guided her home to an over the odds first victory at the Raceway’s last meeting of 2022.

He wrapped up his year with a win on New Year’s Eve driving the Paul Nairntrained mare Resolve to victory in the Group 3 Green Lane Cup at Alexandra Park.

White’s first drive of 2023, seven days later, was the Susan Branch-trained Sly Punter owned by a Cambridge family syndicate including Branch and her son Dave, who is chief

executive at the Raceway.

The eight-year-old took out the win in Cambridge’s first race of the year at Saturday’s Summer Festival – the Gavelhouse.com 2700m trot – three quarters of a length clear of Sans Au Revoir.

Mhai Surfer paid more than $30 for her debut win in Race 4 on December 29 – the 2200m Happy New Year From Woodlands Stud Mobile Pace - grabbing the victory with a sprint down the inner to pip Jono B on the line.

She was bred and owned by Ōtorohanga dairy farmer Doug Courtman, who was trackside to celebrate the win. Mhai Surfer Girl is the third horse White has trained for him.

“She is the most promising of the three,” he said.

“She has always shown a bit of ability but has taken a bit of time to put it all together so it wasn’t a big surprise she won the other night although we weren’t expecting it, more hopeful that she would go a good race.”

Punters who showed faith in the filly and in White, who was born and brought up in Cambridge, collected $31 for the win and $6.50 for the place. It was the 38-yearold’s seventh and final win for the year as a trainer.

White’s haul for last year as a driver from 193 starts was 22 wins, 23 seconds and 25 third places for earnings of $345,404.

Cambridge trainer and driver Matthew White with wife Brigette and filly Mhai Surfer Girl.

Photo: Chanelle Lawson.

Cambridge race gets bigger

The Race by Grins at Cambridge Raceway will join the thoroughbred code’s Karaka Million races and New Zealand Derby as the country’s richest races in April.

Waikato-Bay of Plenty Harness committed to a $1 million stake for the second edition of the Waipā race.

But its hopes of launching an equivalent trotting race have been dashed, at least for this year.

The first running of the race last year attracted some of the best standardbreds in Australasia and was won by the Mark Purdon and Hayden Cullen-trained Self Assured.

“We were really proud of what we achieved with the first edition of the race and we’re excited to build on that foundation and create a bigger and better event next year starting with the increase in prizemoney,” Cambridge Raceway chief executive Dave Branch said.

The Race by Grins is the top billed race of the newly branded Grins Night of Champions, a nod to the Waipā district’s slogan, home of champions, which will take place on Friday April 14.

It is a slot race – this year 10 slots were sold, securing the buyers a spot in the race

for three years.

They then liaise with owners and trainers to fill their slots with independent deals done on the distribution of any prize money won.

The terms and conditions of The Race by Grins have also been amended.

“Last year Dunstan’s horse was withdrawn prior to the fields being drawn which was disappointing for everyone involved, so we want to avoid another situation like that,” Branch said.

The 2023 edition of The Race by Grins will have a pool of horses available from which slot holders can select a replacement for any horse withdrawn prior to acceptance time.

There will also be one emergency drawn in the field.

While the prizemoney has increased for The Race by Grins, Branch said funding from Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ) was less than expected and meant that there could be no trotting slot race in 2023 as planned.

“We would have loved to also be announcing a trotting slot race but unfortunately the funding situation has made it impossible to do both races.

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“As a club our priority is to support the inaugural slot holders who backed this concept from the beginning with the intention of getting the stake to $1 million in its second year.

“It’s disappointing as it is the next logical step for growing the event and something we were pushing hard for, but we will try again for 2024.”

South Coast Arden leads the field around the top of the home straight for the first time in The Race at Cambridge Raceway. Photo: Angelique Bridson.

with Jan Bilton

Super seafood

I’m looking forward to dangling a fishing line over the back of a boat this summer. It’s years since I’ve enjoyed fish straight from the sea. My only fresh ‘catch’ in recent times has been a trout — given to me by a neighbour. Do salt-water fish taste saltier than the freshwater variety? No. Fish have a special physiological mechanism that prevents them from becoming as salty as the water in which they live. They are, in fact, low in sodium. A 100g portion of raw fish contains only 100 milligrams of sodium, just five per cent of the recommended daily amount for a person on a low-sodium diet.

The same amount of fish contains between one-third and one half of the protein required by our bodies each day. It is also high in vitamin B12 — important for a healthy nervous system — and iodine that assists the thyroid gland to function competently.

And don’t be put off oily fish such as tuna or salmon. Although they may have a slightly higher kilojoule count than leaner fish, the fat they contain is full of healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Studies have shown that people who include oily fish in their diet at least once a week are less likely to suffer from heart disease.

Simple seafood curry

cooked. Great garnished with coriander leaves. Serves 4.

OYSTERS THREE WAYS

Prepare the toppings in advance and garnish the oysters just before serving.

Basil Topping: 1 cup tightly packed basil leaves 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Creamy smoked fish fettuccine

with an oyster, a little basil oil dressing and the chorizo. Top 8 more oysters with a little mirin and the salmon caviar. Top the remaining 8 oysters with a squeeze of lemon juice. Serves 4 as a starter.

CREAMY SMOKED FISH FETTUCCINE

Use smoked white fish or smoked salmon in this yummy dish.

Boil the fettuccine in a large saucepan of boiling water, until Meanwhile, sauté the shallots in the olive oil in a large pan until very soft. Add the vinegar and simmer until almost

Stir in the smoked fish and heat through. Add the cream and simmer for a few minutes until slightly thickened. Add the tomatoes and black pepper. Heat through and serve over the drained fettuccine. Great garnished with chopped

In honour of Samuel Campbell’s life, his family would like a law in New Zealand, stating it is a requirement to help those who need help, as it is in many countries around the world.

Every person has the right to be safe and helped.

Normally in New Zealand, people have the goodness of heart required, and often bravery, to check on and help others if it seems they need it. Sadly, this isn’t always the case, and having it as a legal requirement may make a difference in whether a person is saved or not.

We live in beautiful Aotearoa, find something to do with greater gratification.

CAMBRIDGE OPEN HOMES

CAMBRIDGE REAL ESTATE

Saturday 14 January

328 Brunskill Road $1,139,000 12.00-12.30pm

Sunday 15 January

8/98 Burns Street $449,000 10.30-11.00am

3B Hall Street $595,000 10.45-11.15am

21 Terry Came Drive $1,150,000 11.00-11.30am

26/37B Raleigh Street $649,000 11.15-11.45am

3A Alpha Street $625,000 11.30-12.00pm

4A Upper Kingsley St PBN 11.30-12.00pm

41A Arapuni Road $535,000 11.30-12.00pm

43 Weld Street PBN 11.45-12.15pm

5 Woodstock Crescent PBN 12.00-12.30pm

9 Manuka Place $779,000 12.15-12.45pm

11 Manuka Place $779,000 12.15-12.45pm

6B Mansfield Street $629,000 12.15-12.45pm

62B Bowen Street PBN 12.30-1.00pm

3074 Cambridge Road $1,850,000 12.45-1.15pm

209 King Street $649,000 1.00-1.30pm

120 Alpha Street $1,050,000 1.00-1.30pm

222A Shakespeare St $595,000 1.00-1.30pm

43 Pukerimu Lane $1,460,000 1.45-2.15pm

14 De La Mare Drive $1,375,000 1.45-2.15pm

61 Campbell Street $689,000 2.30-3.00pm

36C Clare Street $899,000 2.30-3.00pm

97B Hinton Road $1,040,000 3.00-3.30pm

9 Boyce Crescent $1,279,000 3.15-3.45pm

LJ HOOKER

Sunday 15 January

31a Tennyson Street $749,000 11.00-11.45am

31a Goldsmith Street PBN 11.15-11.45am

6a Williamson Street PBN 12.00-12.30pm

185 Victoria Street PBN 12.45-1.15pm

61 Baxter Michael Drive $1,880,000 1.45-2.30pm

MORE RE

Saturday 14 January

4A Mason Place $649,000 11.00-11.30am

30 Williamson Street $1,095,000 12.00-12.30pm

Sunday 15 January

24 Oaklands Drive PBN 10.00-10.30am

48 Noel Street BEO $695,000 10.00-10.30am

16 Keats Terrace $639,000 10.00-10.30am

68 Princes Street PBN 11.00-11.30am

35 Baxter Michael Cres $1,720,000 11.00-11.30am

8 Gordon Place PBN 11.00-11.30am

15A Vogel Place BEO $920,000 11.00-11.30am

49 Baxter Michael Cres PBN 12.00-12.30pm

51 Baxter Michael Cres $1,777,000 12.00-12.30pm

58 Jarrett Terrace PBN 12.00-12.30pm

5 Bronte Place PBN 1.00-1.30pm

7 Pukeko Grove PBN 1.00-1.30pm

120B Shakespeare St $549,000 1.00-1.30pm

16A Thornton Road $759,000 1.00-1.30pm

10 Madison Street PBN 2.00-2.30pm

21 Kowhai Drive PBN 2.00-2.30pm

521 Aspin Road PBN 2.00-2.30pm

61 Bowen Street PBN 2.00-2.30pm

108 Thornton Road PBN 3.00-3.30pm

17 Kingdon Street PBN 3.00-3.30pm

73 Massey Road PBN 3.00-3.30pm

RAY WHITE

Saturday 14 January

6a Oxford Street, Tirau $639,000 12.00-12.30pm

Sunday 15 January

15 Sewell Place $755,000 11.00-11.30am

32 Goldsmith Street $1,175,000 11.00-11.30am

8 Calvert Place $989,000 12.00-12.30pm

58a Tennyson Street $869,000 12.00-12.30pm

6a Oxford Street, Tirau $639,000 12.00-12.30pm

8 Duke Street PBN 1.00-1.30pm

46 Watkins Road $1,090,000 1.00-1.30pm

20a Bracken Street $825,000 2.00-2.30pm

Katikati

23 Wharawhara Road

Family Lifestyle with Income

This 2.8ha (approx.) lifestyle property is complemented with an income from 1.4 ha of kiwifruit, crop included in sale. Outdoors is an adventure playland with a river, motorbike track, grazing and shedding. The renovated home has large, bright, open spaces with modern appliances. A huge lounge separates the rest of the home into two wings, the master wing includes an office or fourth bedroom. There is plenty more room for development here. Plus GST(if any)

eves.co.nz/ektc09531

Open Home

Katikati

520 Wright Road

The Riverbend Lifestyle

This easy-care home is set on 5.171 Ha (approx.) positioned perfectly to gaze over the stunning rural backdrop. Inside includes four bedrooms, bathroom and additional toilet, generously sized open plan living, dining and kitchen complete with walk in pantry. The property includes 50+ mixed avocado trees, a fruit tree orchard, six paddocks and plenty of shedding. A crystal-clear river wraps around the side of the property with access to not just one but two amazing water holes.

eves.co.nz/ektc14208

3 3 1 4

Price by Negotiation

View by appointment

Durrelle Green 027 949 3725 durrelle.green@eves.co.nz

Open Home

4 2 3

Price by Negotiation

View 1.30-2.15pm Sat 21 Jan or by appointment

Durrelle Green 027 949 3725

durrelle.green@eves.co.nz

Katikati

76 Pukakura Road

Country Lifestyle & Income

A grand English home on mature park like grounds with cherry tree lined driveway, tennis court, swimming pool and income from 0.7 ca/ha of Haywood Kiwifruit. Living and entertainment areas flow seamlessly to the open plan lounge and dining, leading to a sun filled conservatory and out to the porch. Theres room for all the family or turn it into a beautiful bed and breakfast or event venue the opportunities are endless. Plus GST (if any)

eves.co.nz/ektc12262

5 3 2 2

Price by Negotiation

View 11.30am-12pm Sat 21 Jan or by appointment

Durrelle Green 027 949 3725 durrelle.green@eves.co.nz

Katikati

135 Willoughby Road 4 1 2 2

Lifestyle with Waterfall!

You will never tire of the elevated views of this 2.762 ha (approx.) lifestyle property, from the split level, four bedroom home. The property consists of 20 paddocks of mixed contour, 67 Avocado trees with room to plant more, 2 bay shed with sheep yards and a tractor mower included in sale. The crème de la crème feature is a river running through the bottom of the property with swimming hole and its own waterfall.

eves.co.nz/ektc14473

Asking Price $1,250,000 Plus GST (if any)

View 10.15-11am Sat 21 Jan or by appointment

Durrelle Green 027 949 3725

durrelle.green@eves.co.nz

BOOTH, June Eva, (nee Francis) – Passed away peacefully at Resthaven on Burns, Cambridge, on Thursday, 15th December 2022. Aged 88 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Graham. Loved mother of Neville, Ian, David, Heather, the late Allan and partners. Adored grandmother to 15 grandchildren, 16 greatgrandchildren and one great great-grandchild.

‘Rest in Peace’

The service for June has been held. All communications to the Booth Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

McALLEY, Ian Martin

–

CARPENTER, Graeme Edward – Passed away peacefully, losing his battle to Melanoma on Saturday, 31st December 2022, aged 76 years. Adored husband of Trish. Loving father and father-in-law to Donna & Keith, Sharon & Grant and Michelle & Brendan and stepfather to Michelle & Ollie, Marnie and Carl & Krystie. Much loved granddad and great granddad to 16 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Special thanks to Hospice Waikato for their love and support shown to Graeme and family over his final days. A celebration of Graeme’s life has been held. All communications to the Carpenter Family, c/- 3 Hally’s Lane, Cambridge 3434.

JACOBS, Beverly Anne –

Passed away at the Metlife St Andrew’s on 20th December 2022, aged 83 years. Much loved wife of the late Jimmy. Loved mother to Janet, Karen and Andrea, step-mother to Tracy Anne and special friend to Sharron. Nana to three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Bev wrote: ‘I wanted to thank everyone for their kindness and prayers over the last few months. Thanks go to Forest Lake Gardens for the fun, laughter and kindness I’ve experienced over the last few years. Also, a huge thank you to the staff at Metlife St Andrews for their care and kindness shown to me over the last few days of my life.” At Bev’s request a private farewell has taken place. All communications to the Jacobs Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

Passed away at Waikato Hospital on Friday, 6th January 2023, as the result of an accident. Aged 50 years. Dearly loved husband and best friend of Phillippa. Loving and proud dad to Georgie and Lulu. Dearly loved son of Barbara and the late Barry. Much loved brother to Carolyn and Sarah. Loved by his brothers in law, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins, and all those who knew him. Special thanks to the St John staff who attended Ian’s accident, and the Waikato Hospital ICU team for the wonderful care shown to Ian and family over the past two weeks. A celebration of Ian's life will be held at the Henley Hotel, 151 Maungatautari Road, Leamington, Cambridge on Thursday, the 12th of January 2023 at 1:00pm. Donations to St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service. All communications to the McAlley Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434

SADLER, Corban – Tragically taken way too soon. A valued member of our team you will be truly missed Corbs. A promising career and life cut way to short. Our condolences to Alicia, Tony and families.

RIP Corbs

The Team – Lee Collision Repairs Ltd

SIMPSON, Peter John –

Passed away at home. Aged 61 years. Dearly loved son of the late Norman & Beverley. Dearly loved brother and brother-in-law of Ross & Debbie and Lorraine & Tom. Much loved by his extended family.

‘Now at peace, we will miss you dearly’ At Peter's request a private farewell has taken place. A memorial service will be held at a later date. All communications to the Simpson Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

McKENZIE, Kenneth Dale, (Ken) – Peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, 1st January 2023, aged 61 years. Much loved friend and husband to Julie for 45 amazing years. Loved dad to Sam & Susie, and Sean. Ken has been warmly welcomed into the arms of his saviour. A celebration of Ken’s life has been held. All communications to the McKenzie Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge. 3434

WATSON, Winifred, (Win) – Passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Steele Park Home, Hamilton, on Monday, 26th December 2022. Aged 96 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Ron. Much loved mother and mother-in-law to Diane & the late Brian, Gary & Catherine, David & Suzanne, Dawn & the late Stuart. Cherished nana and greatnana to all her grandchildren. At Win’s request a private burial has taken place. All communications to the Watson Family, 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

PUBLIC NOTICE

Of an application for Club Licence

The Tom Voyle Park Sports Club Incorporated has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the renewal of a club licence in respect of the premises at Tom Voyle Park, Cambridge Road, Cambridge known as Tom Voyle Park Sports Club Incorporated.

The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is sporting club. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday-Friday from 6.00pm to 10.00pm, Saturday from 12.00pm to 12.00 midnight, Sunday from 2.00pm to 10.00pm. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Licensing Committee, 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at: Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.

No objection to the issue of a renewal licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the only publication of this notice.

RAWLINSON, Joan Winifred – with great sadness we confirm the passing of Joan, (known to her grandchildren as Marnie), on Monday the 26th December 2022 at Hospice Waikato. Aged 72 years. She will be greatly missed by her husband Keith, four children, eight grandchildren, and numerous other family members who were all so dear to her heart.

Facing illness with the same courage and strength she demonstrated through her love for us, Mum fought hard and we are all so proud of her. We were blessed to have her in our lives, but it gives us comfort to know that she is now at peace.

‘Until we meet again, Mum, you remain forever a part of us all.’ We have held a private service for immediate family, however, as Mum would have wanted, we will look to celebrate her life during a memorial event in the near future. All communications to the Rawlinson Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434

WATSON, Jack (John) William – Born 19 December 1941, passed away 4 January 2023 aged 81 years. Loved husband of Robin and loving father and father-in-law of Cameron and Tracey, Marnie, Jason & Helen, Robert & Famke, Bruce & Melissa, Kellie, and Barrat and Donna, and his 17 wonderful grandchildren and delightful great granddaughter. A celebration of John’s life has been held.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Start Dates 2023

Friday January 27

9.00 – 11.30

All students with a timetable clash or who wish to make a subject change come to the School Hall.

1.20 – 3.00

Enrolment time for in-zone students who have not yet enrolled at the school, please phone from 24 January for an appointment (827 5415 ext 0).

Tuesday January 31

1.30 – 3.00

Enrolment time for in-zone students who have not yet enrolled at the school, please phone from 24 January for an appointment (827 5415 ext 0).

Wednesday February 1

9.00 – 12.00

Course con rmation Year 12 & 13.

8.45 – 9.20

Year 13 Committee and Camp meeting. When course con rmation is completed, students are free to go home. This may not take long.

Thursday February 2

8.40 – 3.15

All Year 9 students and Peer Support Leaders. 8.50 – 10.00

Powhiri for Year 9 students and Peer Support Leaders; meet at the front of the school. 10.00

Form class activities and class photos.

Friday February 3 – Whole school attends –Timetables will be provided.

Tuesday February 7 and Wednesday February 8 –Normal school days.

Thursday February 9 – House Activity morning only.

8.40 – 12.30

House Activities morning.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Happy Holidays!

Our first gathering for 2023 will be on Sunday 15 January at 11am 28 Duke Street www.bridgeschurch.co.nz BRINGING GOD’S HIDDEN TREASURE INTO THE LIGHT

Haere mai / Welcome

Join us this Sunday at Raleigh St. Christian centre, 9:30am and 4pm 24-26 Raleigh Street www.rscc.co.nz

PUBLIC NOTICES

Come along to our church service 9:30 am Sunday www.camridgebaptist.co.nz

58 Queen Street Ph 07 827 6490 cambapchurch

Cambridge Seventh-Day Adven�st Church Cr. Shakespeare & Browning Streets Bible Study Each Saturday: 9.30am – 10.45am

Worship Service: 11.00am Like us on Facebook: h�ps://www.facebook.com/cambridge.sda.9 email: cambridge.sda.nz@gmail.com Phone: 027 677 6433

Hope Channel – Freeview Ch 27, Sky 204

We offer detailed study of the Bible and inspiring worship experiences. All Welcome.

Waip-a District Council will consider an application to close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic:

• Wilson Street – between Duke Street and Victoria Street

• James Street – whole street

• Victoria Street (northbound only) – between Wilson Street and Alpha Street between 12:30pm and 1:00pm on Sunday 26 March 2023 for the Maadi Cup Parade 2023.

The application will be considered under the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974. Arrangements will be made for access by emergency vehicles during the closure, if required.

Any objections to the proposal must be lodged with Waip-a District Council, in writing, to events@waipadc.govt.nz, before 4.00pm on Friday, 27 January 2023. Please include the nature of the objection and the grounds for it. See the Privacy Statement on the Council’s website for further information.

For more information, please contact Waip-a District Council on 0800 924 723.

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES

Waip-a District Council will consider an application to close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic:

• Stokes Road – between Maungatautari Road and Head Road

• Head Road – between Stokes Road and Maungatautari Road between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Sunday, 12 March 2023 for the Hamilton Car Club’s Head & Stokes Roads Bent Sprint 2023.

The application will be considered under the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974. Arrangements will be made for access by emergency vehicles during the closure, if required.

Any objections to the proposal must be lodged with Waip-a District Council, in writing, to events@waipadc.govt.nz, before 4.00pm on Friday, 27 January 2023. Please include the nature of the objection and the grounds for it. See the Privacy Statement on the Council’s website for further information.

For more information, please contact Waip-a District Council on 0800 924 723.

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