Te Awamutu News | March 9, 2023

Handing back

By Mary Anne Gill

When Janine Krippner saw the stone axe sitting on her parents’ bookshelf alongside some family photos at their Paterangi farm next to Lake Mangakaware, she immediately knew it didn’t belong there.

Eight years in the United States – where she witnessed first-hand the growth of the Black Lives Matter movementhad sharpened the Te Awamutu-born volcanologist’s view of her own country.

“I saw so many levels of toxic racism in that country and it deeply impacted me.”

Seeing the axe - measuring about 25cm - and having recently completed a course on Māori values and wellbeing, she knew the taonga had to be returned.

But how and when?

The opportunity came when her father’s cousin, Waipā District councillor Clare St Pierre, mentioned there was to be a handover of a cultural impact assessment report called ‘Mangakaware – The Forgotten Waters’ to the council on behalf of Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Hikairo, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Apakura and Pūrekireki Marae.

Her late grandfather John Krippner had found the artefact years earlier near the peat lake and on his farm, which is now owned by his son Peter and wife Gaynor.

“We were sitting around in the backyard and I said I would go and take the taonga with me.”

Once there last month, the 37-year-old spoke to Waipā iwi relationship advisor Shane Te Ruki and told him she wanted to return it in the most respectful way.

He asked to look at it and realising its significance – there used to be a pā site beside the lake - said he would call her forward during the ceremony.

“As the mokopuna of the people on the land, I found it very moving and so did they,” she said. “I completely underestimated the significance for them,” said Krippner.

Three sites of previous habitation have been discovered beside Mangakaware, including a swamp pā site with an area of about 3400 sq m².

“I got to enjoy this land as a child – some of my happiest memories are there – but that doesn’t mean I get to keep the taonga.”

Krippner is a physical volcanologist who uses remote sensing to study pyroclastic flows and is a popular science communicator. She was educated at St Patrick’s Catholic School and Te Awamutu College before graduating from

Waikato University with her Bachelor and Master’s degrees in volcanology. She completed her PhD at Pittsburg State University in 2017 funded by NASA.

Wired magazine – seen as the world’s leading emerging technologies publication – named her one of the top scientists to follow on Twitter.

It was when she was 13 and her science teacher at Te Awamutu College wrote volcanologist on the blackboard that she realised she wanted to be one.

“It was like a truck hit me, it was such a powerful moment. That was such a life-changing moment and I remember it so clearly.

“It’s been a crazy, crazy journey ever since.”

Four years ago Krippner was working as a contractor at Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC in the Global Volcanism Program when she started thinking about returning home after 13 years away, three in Australia and the rest in the USA.

“Things were naturally coming to a close. It was about the time of the Christchurch (mosque) attack that I really started thinking I missed home and I was ready to leave the States.”

She was proud of New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern who had gained a profile in the United States after the mosque attacks in 2019 when Donald Trump was still president.

“It was like I was watching one of the best examples and one of the worst examples of leaders in history alongside each other by watching New Zealand and the States.

“I don’t know if a lot of New Zealanders recognise how powerful her (Ardern) messaging was and how much of a beacon of powerful hope she was for places around the world.”

Krippner was the US media’s go to person in December 2019 when Whakaari/White Island erupted. She was able to tell them volcanoes shaped New Zealand in more ways than its topography.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

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Volcanoes like Ruapehu, Tongariro and Whakaari are sacred to the Māori people, she told the Washington Post. They also left very fertile soil, a fact Krippner reinforces as she talks about the beautifully sweet vegetables from her family’s Paterangi farm.

She came home after the Whakaari eruption for Christmas before returning to the US where she got stranded by the pandemic until September 2020.

Back in Te Awamutu she admits she has changed a lot and sees the town differently now.

“I can’t believe I took for granted that on that horizon we have Maungatautari, (on) that horizon Pirongia and then we have the little cones over the lake –this is so unbelievably beautiful, how did I never see this before?

“We’re literally in a ring of volcanoes right here but they are extinct.”

Last year she donated a prize at St Patrick’s for a girl showing the most scientific creativity and problem solving. She is passionate about girls taking science and wants to do all she can to empower them.

“I’ve come back with a fire I tell you.”

Krippner is actively looking at various research projects while still based in Te Awamutu – three of them on understanding the

eruptive nature of Mount Ngāuruhoe, which last erupted in 1977. Her American friends love that she works on the mountain which was Mount Doom in Lord of the Rings. It continues a fascination with Ngāuruhoe which she did her Master’s studies on at Waikato University.

She also has a National Geographic grant to go to La Palma in the Canary Islands

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Absences noted

Waipā councillors and committee members absent from meetings will now have to give a reason why they cannot be present under new conventions introduced this term. Two councillors – Bruce Thomas and Takena Stirling - were absent from Tuesday’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee with only Thomas giving a reason.

Two become one

Waipā now has a new Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) policy replacing two existing ones as part of a rationalisation project after staff noted there might be confusion by having two policies and procedures for different situations. It will sit underneath the council’s Privacy Policy.

Public places

Waipā council staff will review the existing Public Places bylaw which regulates a wide range of issues such as street dining, mobile trading, signage in road corridors and vehicle parking. It is primarily concerned with rules for promoting car user safety, placemaking and community liveability. The bylaw is nearly five years old and must be reviewed before October 30.

where there was an eruption at the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge which lasted from September through to December in 2021.

“It is important for us to understand every aspect of volcanoes, using every tool that we can, to understand what they might do next,” says Krippner.

• See: Volcanoes – why do we care here? Page 11.

Fees up

A new Waipā fees and charges schedule will go out for public consultation with some increases more significant than others. A new marquee charge of $798.50 was debated fiercely by councillors but retained.

On yer bike…

In its ninth year, The Big Bike Film Night will celebrate cycling in all its shapes and forms, as part of the lead up to the Cambridge Cycling Festival. The film night will screen at the Tivoli Cinema in Cambridge on April 24 with a series of short films.

Record website hits

Our front page story on the Alpha Hotel in Kihikihi last week has become the Te Awamutu News best-read online story quadrupling views over the second best read story about dodgy pies. In second place for the week’s website hits was the online story of Te Awamutu Museum bouncing back followed by Songs of Rangiaowhia, Did you get the memo? And O’Regan, Colley for Le Quesnoy rounded out the top five.

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My intention with my column has changed in direction somewhat in that I am going to start trying to highlight some of the good work our staff do on a weekly basis.

If there is a noteworthy incident or story, I intend to highlight it here.

Over the last few weeks we have had a certain amount of success over the last few weeks with some good arrests of some key burglars.

A male for whom there were multiple Warrants to Arrest and was suspect of several burglaries across the Waikato was found at an address in Te Awamutu.

As a result of some great teamwork, he has been held in custody at Springhill while his

case goes through the court system.

The noteworthy aspect of this case is that some of the evidence gained was from members of the public who saw something suspicious and called police.

In one case the male was seen on a stolen motorbike in the night. The occupants of a nearby house saw him trying to start the bike and were suspicious enough to call police.

Although he was able to get away that night, another burglary case was able to be created pending his arrest. Last week he was arrested when he was found hiding in a closet at an associate’s address.

A group of teenagers are going through the youth justice process after going out at

night and lighting fires.

One of the buildings targeted was the satellite classroom for Patricia Ave school at Te Awamutu College.

Initially there were few leads, however thanks to some great investigative work a number of teenagers have been caught and dealt with.

A commercial premises burglar has been arrested and charged with burglary and arson. Crucially in this case, excellent CCTV provided police with the identity of the offender. He has also been held in Custody to appear in Court.

The stone axe.

Run the Runway

The annual Run the Hamilton Airport Runway event is on again this Sunday from 6.45am. The Rotary-organised 5km event will benefit the charity OrangeSky.

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welcomed a record 211 new students into its Registered Nursing programme this week, doubling last year’s intake. Cambridge’s Sue Hayward and Jan Adams were the driving forces behind the Bachelor of Nursing programme with Prof Allison Kirkman. Hayward is Te Whatu Ora Waikato chief nurse and Adams the nursing director at Pinnacle Midlands Health Network. Both are now honorary professors at the university.

Writers’ nights

Two upcoming ‘Girls Nights’ events at Waipā libraries will take the shape of mix and mingle evenings with groups of women authors. The first is at Cambridge Library on tomorrow (Friday) and the second at Te Awamutu Library on March 17. Both start at 5.30pm.

Pirongia plans out

Formal consultation will begin later this month on new plans for the Sainsbury Road Reserve in Pirongia. Consultation will begin in March and span two months. Formal hearings will be held in May with a final plan for the reserve presented for adoption in June this year.

Footbridge installation

A crane arrived in Te Awamutu’s War Memorial Park earlier this week to install a second footbridge. The first new footbridge was installed in the park in June last year as part of a wider plan to improve pedestrian and cycling access across the Mangaohoi Stream. The work is part of a major makeover for the park.

Rates rise 6% – inflation hits

By Mary Anne Gill

Waipā’s average rate increase will go up six per cent, but residential and commercial ratepayers will find themselves paying way more than that because the value of their properties are about to increase significantly.

It is in Cambridge where the real pain will be felt from July because house and building values have gone up far more than in the rest of the district.

The six per cent increase could have been worse.

Before Christmas district councillors and staff had been looking at 12-13 per cent increases across the district’s 24,254 rateable properties.

Debate at this week’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee about the Annual Plan for 2023-24 was muted as many councillors opted to put questions to staff by email prior to the meeting.

Several times deputy chief executive Ken Morris referred to the questions and answers provided by email the night before.

The News requested the emails and the council provided them during the meeting. They appear on teawamutunews.nz

Inflation and growing cost pressures have changed the climate which existed 21 months ago when Waipā adopted its Long Term Plan and estimated the rates increase for the 2023-24 financial year would be 3.7 per cent.

Not known yet is the impact new property revaluations, due next month, will have but Morris said his intelligence suggested property valuations would go up 50-60 per cent in Cambridge and 34-50 per cent in Te Awamutu. Farm values

Fun runners flock back

The return of the Waipā Fun Run last weekend was welcomed by both competitors and organisers as an impressive 647 runners and walkers completed the course.

would not rise as much, he said.

Chief executive Garry Dyet said the revaluations would “change the incidences of rates radically.”

To “soften” that variance, the council will reduce uniform annual charges and to keep the rates at six per cent, council pulled its support for the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame at Cambridge Velodrome ($750,000), Waikato Screen’s request for $12,173 to help bring filmmakers to the district and $70,000 for a youth employment hub in Te Awamutu.

But councillors agreed to give the Cambridge Town Hall Trust $110,000 – payable as a targeted area rate by Cambridge ratepayers onlyto reactivate the Town Hall’s community use.

New museums for Cambridge and Te Awamutu remain in the Long Term Plan but no activity is planned in the next financial year.

Councillor Roger Gordon said given the projected $27 million cost for Te Ara Wai museum in Te Awamutu, he wanted to see more visibility around design and ongoing costs. Staff also reassured him the $750,000 tagged for a new Cambridge museum remained in the Long Term Plan.

In a first, community board chairs Jo Davies-Colley (Cambridge) and Ange Holt (Te Awamutu-Kihikihi) sat in on the Annual Plan discussion.

Davies-Colley said the Cambridge board’s top priority was to see a new library-community hub.

“Our current library isn’t fit for our growing town.”

Holt said when rates go up, the impact flows through.

“Our families are really struggling,” she said.

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Community House was handing out six to seven food parcels every day. She urged staff to look even closer suggesting there was no need to spend $400,000 on a Memorial Park playground “right now”.

Councillor Clare St Pierre said rate increases had been “swings and roundabouts” in the past. Several years ago, there was an increase in rural properties’ value.

“What I’m saying is we’ve seen this before and it hits our communities hard.”

Based on the average six per cent rise, a residential property in Cambridge valued at $960,000 would see a rate increase of $4.09 a week. A residential property in Te Awamutu valued at $720,000 would see a rate increase of $2.48 a week.

But a rural property in the district, valued at $3,08 million would see a rates decrease of $8.69 per week.

The council unanimously supported the Annual Plan noting there did not need to be any consultation with the public because the plan contained no material or significant differences from what was included in year three of the Long Term Plan.

The last word went to Cambridge councillor Mike Pettit who remarked: “Cambridge will pay more because their capital value has gone up.”

Sunday’s St Peter’s Catholic School’s Lugtons Waipā Fun Run race marked the event’s return after Covid restrictions saw it cancelled last year. The school’s organising committee, comprising event co-ordinator Donna Warwick, principal Anita Asumadu, Nic Peacocke, Lee Powell and Jacqui McCann, were thrilled at this year’s turnout.

“After being told that this should be treated as a re-building year post-Covid and not to be too disillusioned if numbers were down, we were blown away that 647 runners and walkers completed the course,” Donna said on Monday.

“Seeing all the happy faces of the children as they ran through the finish line really makes all the hard mahi worth it.”

Participants came from around the region.

Cambridge’s Matthew Hallam took out first place in the 10km run/walk, with Hamilton’s Michael Robinson coming in second and Hamilton’s Joe Mace third.

Other results: 5km run/walk Seth Herbert (Papamoa) 1, Sam Montgomerie (Cambridge 2) Mel O’Brien (Ōtorohanga) 3. 2km School Challenge (Year 7-8)

Colin Johnston (Cambridge Middle) 1, Henry Eisenbarth (St Peter’s Catholic)

Ryan Mourits (St Joseph’s, Morrinsville) 3; 2km School Challenge (Year 5-6)

Joshua Barclay (Cambridge Primary) 1, Quinn Davis (Goodwood) 2, Abel Bartz (Cambridge East) 3; 2km School Challenge (Year 3-4) Lewis Verner (St Joseph’s, Morrinsville) 1, George Campbell (Goodwood) 2, Ryan Morton Puahue, Te Awamutu 3. Team challenge, Orchard Valley Glamping 1, Reform Cambridge 2, Cambridge Vets 3.

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Yvette Jackson (577) of Te Awamutu had a couple of companions with her on the 5km run and walk. She finished a respectable 47th in 31:57.

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Bells, whistles and bats…

By Viv Posselt

Sunday’s official opening of an alternative museum space in Te Awamutu was a triumph in terms of community reconnection.

What is being called the Te Awamutu Museum Education and Research Centre opened at 55 Rickit Street last Sunday, with over 160 visitors coming through in just four hours.

Museum director Anne Blyth said it could not technically be called a museum as the space did not meet stringent museum standards in terms of climate control, pest management and security.

“We simply can’t meet those standards in Rickit Road. But that doesn’t mean we can’t offer something else really valuable to the community, so that’s what we’ll be doing.”

Sunday’s opening ran alongside a range of Children’s Day-oriented family activities presented by various eco-oriented groups, including the Pirongia Restoration Society, Project Echo, Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain, Pest Free Te Awamutu, Make a Bug Hotel and Waipā District Council Recycling. Youngsters enjoyed some handson fun and face-painting while filling in a specially printed ‘activity passport’ that earned them a Tui & Tama Eco Expo badge.

The leased Rickit Street space is a welcome find for the Te Awamutu Museum after a seismic assessment late last year resulted in the closure of its Roche Street building in October.

Despite facing initial concerns around finding suitable alternative accommodation in Te Awamutu, the museum has been able to continue with the delivery of its education programmes, providing learning sessions to around 370 students from five schools since

the closure. The education programme is part of the museum’s three-year contract with the Ministry of Education.

Blyth said the configuration of space offered at Rickit Street was ideal for the time being. “We are able to run our education programmes from here, as well as activities associated with our Tui & Tama Kids Club, which now has more than 500 members,” she said. “We are also able to continue doing research from this site, can take collection enquiries and loan requests, and hope to establish a workshop for adults. We need to see how the space works out first.”

Much of the museum’s collection remains in storage because the Rickit Street site does not have the level of climate control and pest management required to keep the collection safe, she said, but less sensitive display objects have been accommodated in the new space.

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Blyth acknowledged that the new building was not as prominent as the original in Roche St, but said every effort was being made to maintain as many museum programmes as possible. They are organising bus parking for school groups.

The building was previously occupied by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, which has moved to Factory Rd.

October’s closure of the Roche Street building left not only the museum with nowhere to go, but also 78 council staff housed in an annex.

All have found space in the Rickit Street building, said Brad Ward, Waipā District Council community services manager.

“Our property team did a brilliant job finding us this space,” he said. “We needed to do only minor work to make it work for us and are making good use of the different spaces.”

Artist raises awareness

A former Waipā based photographer based in Germany is helping raise awareness of mental health service in New Zealand.

Conceptual fine art photographer Leigh Schneider’s solo exhibition Beyond the Shadows shows her work on topics such as loss, isolation, sadness and depression.

“The last three years have seen an increased demand for mental health services including LifelineNZ who receive an estimated 300 calls and 1000 texts a day from people struggling with stress, anxiety, monetary pressures, loneliness and depression,” she said. “Of these calls and texts, 15-20 are made by people at high risk of suicide.”

The collection, featuring 12 photographic works, is being staged at Hāwera until March 15 and a portion of the proceeds from the South Taranaki exhibition will go to LifelineNZ.

“While my work might appear on the surface to be dark aesthetically, the core of my concepts focusses on the light. I’m inspired by the idea of a world beyond what we immediately see, as well as human emotion and the capacity we all have for transformation and growth. For this reason, I don’t really think of my work as ‘dark,’ as much as ‘stealthily optimistic.’“

LifelineNZ does not receive government funding while offering 24/7 services.

Schneider, who lives with her husband near Frankfurt, spent her early years in Waipā and Queensland and has family in Cambridge.

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Leigh Schneider is exhibiting in Hāwera.

Waipā District Council community services manager Brad Ward and Te Awamutu Museum director Anne Blyth with bat mascot ‘Pekapeka’ who welcomed visitors on Sunday. The mascot was on loan for the day from the Waikato Museum in a nod to Project Echo’s presentation on monitoring bat populations in Waikato. ‘Pekepeka’ was brought to life on the day by Tim Bradshaw, husband of the museum administrator Trish Seddon.

Farming fame – all in the family

A Pirongia dairy farmer has been crowned the Waikato Bay of Plenty young farmer of the year – and Trav Miers and Caleb Van Der Bijl from St Peter’s Cambridge are the region’s junior young farmers of the year.

The Waikato Bay of Plenty FMG Young Farmer of the Year awards were announced in Morrinsville on Saturday.

Emma Poole, 28, from Te Kawa West Young Farmers is a second-time regional final winner and this time goes to Timaru in July for the grand final.

It’s an extraordinary family affair – her husband Chris was the reigning title holder and her brother Tim Dangen won last year’s grand final.

“It’s safe to say we’re pretty competitive in our family,” said Poole, who last went to the grand final in 2019.

The awards followed a series of competition at the Morrinsville A&P Show.

The two-day event was the first of its kind in the contest’s 55-year history. Usually, district contests are held months in advance of the regional final.

The new formal involves a district final on day one and a regional final the next day.

Poole was one of eight to make it through to the regional final on Saturday.

“After coming up short in 2019, I felt like now was the perfect time to give it another crack. Chris and I have a one-year-old son, so I have something bigger motivating me this time around,” Poole said.

“The challenges were quite physical, so being a female, you wonder if you have what it takes when you’re competing against men who have an advantage in that area, but I pushed through, and I’m so stoked with the result. I feel like it shows women can do anything.”

• Dairy honour for manager Sam – Page 9

Alpha plan gets an A

The News’ exclusive last week revealing plans to reopen Kihikihi’s Alpha pub as a community centre has the district buzzing.

It had reached close to 9000 online hits earlier this week – making it the most viewed Te Awamutu News story, and placed it third on Good Local Media’s all-time list.

Roy Pilott’s story told how building owner and former National MP Arthur Anae had decided to allow the building to be used permanently as a community venue, and the only payment required could be the rates.

A community group has now set about working on the 150-yearold pub and it has plans to see it functioning as a gathering place and education centre.

The man who Arthur Anae said was the best person to lead the way, Ngāti Apakura kaumatua Bill Harris, said the story had generated good feedback from both individuals and businesses.

One Waipā company was Viking Glass, which made contact with The News the day the story appeared, saying they wanted to help.

Bill Harris said it was great to have trade companies taking an interest in the project.

Work this week has included bringing more power into the building and checking some of equipment in the Alpha.

Harris said community engagement was a key to the success of the venture.

Emma Poole is the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Young Farmer of the Year

Menzshed in pole position

By Roy Pilott

The flagpole which overlooks Te Awamutu’s Anzac Green will be back in place soon – but the restoration work on it has done nothing to explain its story.

Menzshed, the RSA, Waipā District Council and Mitre10 combined to have the pole removed so that it could be weather-proofed, and some rotting

wood replaced. The Menzshed team has also restored the pulley system with a stainless-steel shaft.

When the pole was sanded back it was expected to unveil kauri – but instead member Graeme Lomax identified it as Oregon pine.

“A lot of Oregon pine was imported from the United States for ship and yacht masts,” he explained.

It seems this one, 50mm shy of eight metres in length, was used to fly flags rather than hold sails.

Lomax, who has an extensive background in the building industry and is a war history buff, said the pole had been given a coat of sealer, undercoat and two coats of gloss paint and was set to look over the green for another 100 years.

Of course, that’s assuming it has been there for that long.

District councillor and RSA member Lou Brown understood the pole had been donated in 1923, but subsequent information suggests it was erected a few years later.

He is still keen to hear from anyone who might be able to fill in some of the missing gaps in the flagpole’s history.

In the meantime, the stainless steel sides which will hold the pole in place will be attached soon in preparation for its return, well in time for Anzac Day.

Brown said there were also plans for a ceremony to acknowledge the community support which has enabled to pole to fly the flag for Te Awamutu again.

Meanwhile, the pole project will be one of the last for Steve Mannington is his position as Menzshed president.

The Kihikihi resident has been at the helm for the past three years but will stand down at the club’s annual meeting next Wednesday. He plans to remain a committee member.

Menzshed has enjoyed a growth in popularity and attention in recent years and is regularly called on to help repair and restore items.

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An 18-year-old with ties to Waipā history will go on a yearold mentoring journey with mayor Susan O’Regan.

Maude Rewha was schooled at Pekapekakarau Primary, Te Awamutu Intermediate and Te Awamutu College. Her application for the Tuia Leadership Programme outlined whānau ties and connections to the Waipā district. She is a descendent of many people linked to significant Waipā landmarks including Rangiaowhia and Orakau.

O’Regan has selected the Te Awamutu teenager for a mentoring journey where the two will work together to learn skills, compare views and share their vision for Waipā.

“Maude was one of three very impressive applicants; they actually blew me away with their passion and their drive to do good for our wider community,” O’Regan said.

“I would have learned a lot from any of them and it reinforced to me that we have some incredibly talented young people in our midst. I know Maude is involved for genuine reasons, she is very confident and clear in her aspirations. She will grab this opportunity and run with it and Waipā will gain a lot in return.”

The national Tuia programme involves young people across the county having monthly meetings with a mayor and attending at formal occasions.

Maude said she wanted to share her knowledge, talents and skills with others in the hope it would encourage and empower others to do likewise.

“Each of us must make a conscious choice and decision to either make it bitter or better. I choose through my tupuna,, whānau and hāpori (community) to be better.”

Steve Mannington checks out the restored pole.

Mayor Susan O’Regan will work with Maude Rewha for a year.

Trains, white swans and cakes

Nine train wagons loaded with lime came off the rails near Te Awamutu disrupting rail traffic for the next 12 hours. The train consisted of the engine, 30 wagons laden with bagged lime, a passenger car and two vans. The derailed wagons, which piled up in a small cutting to a height of 14ft, tore up over 260 feet of track and damaged a telegraph pole. No passengers or crew were injured, although some surface men replacing sleepers narrowly escaped being hit by the wreckage. Twenty surface men were hurried to the scene to remove tons of lime from the wrecked trucks. Passengers were transferred from Te Awamutu to Te Kawa by bus and the lime placed ready for reloading by the side of the line under tarpaulins. Some passengers did not realise there had been an accident until they alighted from the carriages.

An outbreak of fire at Kihikihi totally destroyed one of the country’s largest honey refineries. The refinery of Messrs Otway and Williams, a large wooden building, was found to be in flames around 2am but the fire was well alight and impossible to put out. The refinery contained a modern extracting and refining plant as well as 50 tons of recently extracted honey

Remembering the forgotten

By Mary Anne Gill

which burned for hours. The cause of the fire was unknown.

A pair of white swans at large on Lake Oneroto near Ōhaupō evaded many attempts to capture them. The swans were from Lake Te Koo Utu, Cambridge. Mr J Meredith eventually caught one of them but the other was very wary and repeated efforts to catch it failed. Several days later it flew back to its mate on Lake Te Koo Utu where the pair could seen nonchalantly swimming about the lake.

A quantity of cake was among items stolen from the Ōhaupō store of the Farmers’ Cooperative Auctioneering Company after entry was forced through a back window. Also taken were drapery, clothing, footwear, a leather coat and tobacco. During the previous six years thieves had entered the premises five times and stolen goods. Detectives from Hamilton visited Ōhaupō to investigate the burglary.

Members of the Pirongia-Suburbs football teams were proud that Jim Wynyard, a member of their senior team, was picked to represent New Zealand in the All Blacks tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada. There was great confidence that he would do his best at all times.

Pirongia’s annual Football and Hockey Club’s ball was held at the Memorial Hall where autumn flowers decorated the stage and supper room and several of the club’s silver cups were on display. Swift’s Orchestra from Te Kuiti provided excellent music. A feast of fashion was on display including gowns of cherry windswept velvet, wine satin and silver lace, black and lemon checked taffeta and Phantom red crepe.

Anyone who has watched television programmes where people retrace their family history will know it can be a fraught experience.

Tragic stories of babies born out of wedlock, lives lost far too young, injustices and bad luck.

Two recent experiences where I have gone in search of information from the past have upset me and it is because seemingly the lives of three women meant nothing to their families, one of them mine.

They lay in “unmarked graves” a phrase which can mean so much but reveal so little.

When there is an unmarked grave in a public cemetery, it can either be because of widespread disease or war, the person was not worthy of commemoration, the family couldn’t afford or bother to get a memorial headstone or plaque - or if there was one it has been damaged and no one is around to replace it.

A few weeks ago, for a story about the Masonic Hotel, I went searching for the grave of Elizabeth Carroll, 40, the wife of William Carroll, who died on 2 June 1899, 18 days after her husband brutally assaulted her.

A search of Waipā District Council’s excellent cemetery database showed she was buried on 4 June 1899 and lay in plot 251, row N and block E2 of Hautapu Cemetery. When I cycled out there, as Cyclone Gabrielle brewed in the distance, I found an unmarked grave.

The newspaper coverage of her death said she had been under the influence of drink at the time of the beating and that they lived unhappily, both in drink and out of drink. He was the publican at the hotel. Medical evidence showed “shocking injuries” to her body and three broken ribs.

Carroll said he had not intended to kill his wife, his lawyer said there was no malice and the charge should be reduced to manslaughter.

It was, and he served 10 years in prison. Nothing more is known of him and he is not buried in any Waipā cemetery.

Elizabeth Carroll has been the forgotten one in all this – lying in an unmarked grave, blamed it seems for her own death because she liked a tipple and argued with her husband.

Some weeks before I’d gone to the old Hamilton East Cemetery to find the graves of my great and great great grandmothers. The mother and daughter were both living in Hamilton when they died – Eva, the mother of 11 children, in 1945 aged 78 and Lillian, 11 years later aged 66 and the mother of three children, seven grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren, including me.

Hamilton City Council has a great cemetery database too and armed with a copy of the map on my phone, I went to the cemetery with my two granddaughters to find the graves.

What we found was …… nothing. A bare piece of ground where each woman was buried. No sign there had ever been any memorial stone.

Thanks to Ancestry.com, I know something about the women but none of that explains why they have unmarked graves.

We have vowed to place a simple plaque on their graves to at least show their descendants care. Who is going to do that for Elizabeth Carroll?

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Dairy honour for manager Sam

Sam Dodd was one of the major winners in the Waikato Dairy Industry awards last week.

The farm manager for Belinda Wilson on her 252ha

Te Awamutu farm milks 800 cows.

He was named Dairy Manager of the Year 2023, won four merit awards – and picked up $10,025 in prizes.

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Mackle was named runner up in the share farmer category – won by Aleisha Broomfield, based in Te Aroha.

Natasha Price, based in Morrinsville, won the 2023 Waikato Dairy Trainee of the Year award.

Before entering the dairy industry six seasons ago, Dodd was studying to be a paramedic. He made the switch to dairy farming and enjoys working outside with animals and the responsibility that comes with that.

“You can see progress and see how your decisionmaking benefits the business,” he said.

The 26-year-old believes one of the most exciting things about the future of dairy farming is the number of people changing careers to begin dairy farming.

“They bring new skills and perspectives.”

Challenges have included droughts and floods - and Dodd says he is grateful to work for a supportive family who have allowed him to have the growth and opportunities to be where he is today, and he also cites them as a strength of the business.

Chloe Mackle was the 2016 Southland/Otago Dairy Trainee of the Year and runner-up in the 2018 Southland/Otago Dairy Manager of the Year category. She won $8,428 in prizes and one merit award.

Mackle is contract milking 215 cows on Neil and Sonnie Kirk’s 69ha Leamington property.

The friendships she formed as a dairy trainee during the national study week are still strong and she credits the awards programme for bringing these people into her life.

The 30-year-old is excited about the future of dairy farming in New Zealand

“The primary industries are an exciting place to be. We are resilient, flexible and adaptable. I think there is plenty of opportunity going forward to keep being good stewards of land, breeding efficient cows and working with great people.”

The runner-up in the dairy trainee category was Lauren Randall who won $1950 in prizes and one merit award.

Randall is farm assistant

winners Pete Morgan and Ann Bouma on their 230ha, 605-cow Te Awamutu property.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts Event Management and worked in the events industry for eight years.

“I had never been near a cow until I met my partner in 2018. To spend time together I would go out on farm on the weekends and help with whatever she was doing.”

Third place in the Dairy Trainee category went to 19-year-old herd manager Kirwyn Ellis, who won $1250 in prizes. He works for Hamish and Sheree Germann on a 135ha, 460-cow Te Awamutu farm.

The major winners will be at the Waikato Dairy Industry Awards winners field day on March 24 at 241 Mikkelsen Road Te Aroha.

Sam Dodd with his trophy, pictured at last week’s presentation night in Hamilton.

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By Viv Posselt

The Te Awamutu Boxing Academy has been recognised for a leadership programme it introduced last year.

The academy was a finalist in the Commitment to Youth Engagement category of the 2022 Waikato Sport Awards. While it didn’t take out the top slot, its nomination as one of three finalists centred on positive outcomes already being attributed to the Tautoko Rangatahi Toa initiative introduced last July.

“We introduced Tautoko Rangatahi Toa to give our older members the support they needed to move towards their goals as young adults,” academy founder Chris Graham said.

“This leadership programme is intended to help them broaden their life experiences and find pathways to becoming

people who will invest in their own communities. Each participant is provided with a mentor who helps create goals, and they have a workbook in which to keep track of how they’re doing. We also offer experiences with other groups… we sent two youngsters to Outward Bound through funding offered to the programme.”

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that involves welcoming procedures, respectful interaction, competition if they want it, relationshipbuilding and loads of fun.

“Of out 160 members, there are only around 10 who are keen on competitive boxing, and we can offer the pathways to take them there if they want it. Others enjoy the friendships they build.”

Chris said there had already been positive feedback from members’ families and those in the Tautoko Rangatahi Toa initiative.

academy in 2019 under the umbrella of the Te Awamutu Youth Development Trust. He and brother Billy Graham took up the sport when boys. Billy founded the Billy Graham Youth Foundation.

The Te Awamutu Boxing Academy has 160 individual members, as well as groups that come in from local schools.

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“One young man took on work experience down the road and has ended up with a mechanical engineering apprenticeship,” he said. “There are other success stories like that… it’s awesome. We also held a careers event as part of it where people spoke about how they started in their careers. That really resonated with some of our youth.”

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Help is on the way

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In the split second before an accident time seems to slow down. I remember being in a car that was in a minor accident, and I can still see the car approaching my door as my friend turned across their path. Time seemed to stand still, and I felt helpless to avoid the inevitable outcome. A crash led to bent vehicles and frustrated drivers, but thankfully no one was injured.

When you can’t avoid a crisis, your best response is to be part of the solution that follows.

I am shocked when I see the photos and hear the stories of the families affected by the recent weather bombs across the country. Homes are ravaged and cars remain buried. Businesses are still unable to function, and many have lost their jobs. In the worst outcome, people have lost loved ones forever.

This is not a crisis I can divert or avoid, but it is one I can choose to respond to. We can all be part of the solution that follows a weather bomb.

In some ways, I wish the government would back off, take their empty purse and hollow promises, and return to their offices. “Leave your brand-new gumboots in the car,” I say, “and let the community rise up and help with the love and resource they carry.” I believe this country was built on the backs of people helping people, so why should it be different now?

We have seen the recent heroic efforts of every day New Zealanders respond in swift and effective help. Box-loads of food, clothing and

supplies have been delivered by mums and their kids. Diggers driven by kiwi blokes work tirelessly. Truck drivers and helicopter pilots have rescued stranded people. Families have fed families. This is love in action.

The story Jesus told about a man helping someone in a crisis is a good reminder to us all. It’s referred to as the story of ‘The Good Samaritan,’ and you may have heard of it. In this story a man is attacked, robbed, beaten and left for dead.

As he lays on the side of the road two different men pass him by, refusing to pause or even cover his nakedness. A man from Samaria does not pass by. Instead, he stoops to pick the man up, attend to his wounds and provide care and shelter for him. No wonder he’s called the good man in the story.

The point of Jesus telling the story is this: we love our neighbour by taking care of the needs they have.

When will our governing leaders realise they cannot keep spending money they don’t have to proclaim themselves as the caregiver to all?

When will they realise that the answer we need in a crisis is found in the people of this nation?

For this to be true, though, we must each stop to help, attend to wounds and provide care and shelter. Let’s say to our hurting brothers and sisters, “help is on the way.”

By Janine Krippner

On 19 February 1975 Ngāuruhoe, our most active volcano at the time, produced one of the more violent recent eruptions in Aotearoa. The seven-hour event launched an ash plume of pulverized rock and hot gases up to 11 kms above sea level, ejected large hot rocks out to several kilometres, and produced pyroclastic flows – rapid, hot avalanches of rock and volcanic gases, down into the Mangatepopo valley. This dangerous event was witnessed by a school group on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing from just below the cone. The ash plume drifted northwards with the wind, with a fine layer of ash falling at the family farm in Paterangi.

Walking down the streets of Te Awamutu we have stunning views of our local extinct volcanoes – Maungatautari, Pirongia, Kakepuku, and Te Kawa. On a clear day we can even see Ruapehu. Our beautiful landscape and fertile soils have been shaped largely by ancient volcanic activity. We might travel to our largest lake at Taupō, go skiing at Whakapapa, or visit Auckland – our largest city built right on top of a volcanic field. Some of us visited Whakaari before disaster struck. We may even go overseas to one of the 40-50 ongoing eruptions (the average on any given day) or to the nearly 1400 potentially active volcanoes around the world. We live on a spectacularly active planet!

Volcanic ash is the most widespread volcanic hazard and is often misunderstood. Ash plumes rise above the vent then are carried by the wind, where it deposits increasingly fine particles of rock below it, so depending on the wind direction we could experience it here again if Ruapehu or Tongariro produced a sizeable enough eruption. Depending on how much ash accumulates on

surfaces it can be a pain for farming, electricity networks, transportation networks, communications, electronics, and it is corrosive so careful how you wipe it off your glasses.

It can also be an issue for crops and animals and can cause health complications for those with pre-existing lung issues like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

From volcanic ash being incorrectly called “smoke” to rumours of it shredding lungs if inhaled (it won’t), there is a lot of misunderstanding about every aspect of volcanism, a process that ultimately has positively helped life on Earth as we know it.

Thankfully for many of these impacts there are things we can do to prepare, which also helps us to recover much faster, and the first step is knowledge.

Why talk about volcanoes here? Because our region was shaped by them, we could feel the impacts of an eruption here either through ashfall or larger eruptions impacting critical networks in our country, and many people visit volcanoes around the world, some of which erupt with little to no warning. Knowledge does save lives. Plus, volcanoes are just cool and we see them on the news every now and again.

My life has been driven by a deep love of volcanoes and eruptions since I was a local kid, encouraged by those around me and even introduced to the concept of a volcanologist in a classroom at Te Awamutu College.

I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to share with you what I’ve learned in my hometown, with much love and enthusiasm.

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Celebrating the river ride

Mary Anne Gill takes on the Te Awa River ride with Sarah Ulmer, takes a selfie and talks about the ride’s completion.

Sarah Ulmer is one of our greatest cyclists, the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold medal. The only medal I’ve won of any note is a gold for winning the Northland junior women’s cross country. And that was more than 50 years ago!

So, when she asked me to join her for a cycle ride on the Te Awa River Ride to talk about the upcoming celebrations to mark the ride’s completion, I was keen, but just a little daunted.

We met at Gaslight Theatre – she looked fit and raring to go on her cycle – and I had my fully-charged eBike. It was this bike which got me back cycling for the first time since I finished high school and which I now use to gather news around Cambridge.

The interview took place as we rode. That explains why there are no direct quotes.

After 14 years and nearly $40 million, the 65km Te Awa Great New Zealand River Ride - from Ngāruawāhia in the north to Karāpiro in the south - is finally finished.

Ulmer, 46 (47 by the time of the celebration) lives in Cambridge and has been involved with the Brian Perry

Charitable Trust for more than a decade.

The mother of two is the river ride’s trail manager and knows every inch of the route.

The first section opened in Cambridge in 2009; the brainchild of Simon Perry who wanted to make the Waikato River more accessible to the community through a multipurpose path.

He chairs the Te Awa River Ride Charitable Trust which undertook the work.

Ulmer became an ambassador for the New Zealand Cycle Trail in 2011 and soon after joined the Brian Perry Charitable Trust. Since then, other sections have been added – Cambridge to the Velodrome, Ngāruawāhia to Hamilton, Velodrome to Tamahere and the final piece –Tamahere to Hamilton Gardens. It was she who fostered relationships with landowners, community groups, Waka Kotahi and the local councils of Waikato, Hamilton and Waipā. Ulmer would be embarrassed if I had suggested her famous name helped that process, but it is fair to say engaging with a legend of New Zealand sport is not an everyday occurrence for most.

Impressively, as we ride, she

rattles off each of the 27 stations which will be open for the Sunday celebration on March 26.

She even knows the names of the entertainers, the face painters, where you can get free ice cream and where the coffee cart will be.

Ulmer shows me the new picnic stop at the Velodrome/ Hooker Road intersection which will be one of the stations open between 11am and 2pm on the day.

At each station, you will be able to pick up a passport and then collect stickers at the others.

The more stickers you get, the more chances you have to go into the draw for $13,000 in spot prizes, including two eBikes. Three women ride towards us on their bikes – I feel a bit inadequate, their ones are people powered not e-bikes like mine.

They excitedly tell Ulmer they managed to get up the hill. Ulmer congratulates them thinking they mean the steep ride up to the Velodrome; they mean the hill leading to the bridge and back before the steep incline. She still praises them knowing that too is a tough ask.

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We stop for a photo shoot and Ulmer notices how overgrown the bank is overlooking the Waikato River saying how busy Waipā parks and recreation staff have been since Cyclone Gabrielle. You get the feeling that bank will not be overgrown on the day of the celebration. We head back to Cambridge, cutting the interview short. Ulmer has an urgent trip to make to the orthodontist for one of her daughters.

We ride along the Hamilton Road two-way cycleway, a project she championed two years ago amid what she called ‘bike lash’.

“Cambridge is about to get another $11 million to extend the cycleway, it’s wicked,” I think she says that, because she says wicked a lot.

She doesn’t say it but her expression suggests she feels vindicated with the announcement because of the trials and tribulations which came before it.

Oh, and for the record, the pink and blue dots were not her idea.

Read cambridgenews.nz for more details on the Te Awa Great New Zealand River Ride celebration.

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Olympic gold medallist and Te Awa River Ride trail manager Sarah Ulmer on the Te Awa River Ride track between the Velodrome and Hooker Road.

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Full Flow Engineering and Workwear Supplies at 336 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu, is a one-stop shop for engineering, workwear, and health and safety supplies. Owned and operated by Craig and Angela FitzGerald, the well-known family business is sought for its professional services and products. The team’s engineering knowledge is impeccable, and the range of gear is outstanding.

Angela takes care of the day-today running of the business. Shane and Brody team up on the shop floor to help customers with their purchasing decisions.

Craig is a qualified maintenance and diagnostic mechanical engineer who has been passionate about engineering all his life. He has a wealth of knowledge for the retail shop as well as out in the field with shutdowns and industrial air installations. Angela, Craig, and the team have the community’s best interests at heart. Knowing just how pressured schools and businesses are at present, they go the distance

to ensure efficient, cost-effective delivery of engineering and health and safety supplies. They work with local businesses by delivering their consumables during the month to ensure they keep running with minimal down time for their team, which is added bonus for their customers.

The business stocks quality corded and cordless DIY, professional and industrial power tools, hand tools, vee belts, bearings, nuts and bolts,

hydraulic hoses, welding supplies, Eziswap gas bottles, protective equipment, Steel Blue work boots and endless consumables. Quality workwear including hiviz, and wet weather clothing are available with the option of having your company logo placed on the garment.

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Corn and cukes with Jan Bilton

Trivia quiz time! How many kernels does the average corn cob have? Apparently, 800 arranged in 16 rows. I was given this information by an enthusiastic grower but haven’t had the time — nor the inclination — to check this out.

Sweetcorn is at its sweetest when the cobs have grassy-green, tender husks. The silk should be dry but not brittle. This is the perfect ripeness for nibbling the kernels off the cob — a refreshing summer snack. Raw, juicy sweetcorn kernels are also delicious in salads.

Corn can be cooked in its husk in water, or wrapped in foil and barbecued, or wrapped in baking paper and microwaved. Cooking corn in a covering keeps it moist and flavoursome.

Cucumbers are more versatile than many cooks think. They are one of the oldest cultivated vegetables, probably originating in India, where they are served as a refreshing side dish for curries — often mixed with mint and yoghurt— or as a salad combined with sliced onion and tomato.

Cucumbers are also marvellous added to stir-fries. They add crunch and a clean taste. First halve them lengthwise, scoop out the seeds then cut into chunky pieces. Only peel if the skin is tough.

Lebanese cucumbers (about 8cm long) or mini cucumbers are refreshing additions to lunchboxes.

CORN & BACON CRUSTLESS QUICHE

An easy, tasty light meal.

1-2 tablespoons canola oil

1 large corn cob

3 medium rashers side bacon, thinly sliced

1 medium onion, diced

125g spinach, trimmed, washed and chopped

2 cups grated tasty cheddar cheese

1/2 cup each: grated parmesan cheese, milk

5 medium eggs

Preheat the oven to 200C. Lightly oil a 22cm round, 3-4cm deep flan dish.

Remove the husk and silk strands from the corn. Trim the ends. Stand the cob on the thick end and, using a sharp knife, run it down the cob behind the kernels to remove them. You should have about 1 cup of kernels.

Add a little oil to a frying pan and heat. Add the bacon and onion then cook until the bacon is crisp and the onion softened. Blanch the spinach briefly in boiling water or the microwave. Drain, cool, then squeeze out the water. Chop finely.

Combine with the bacon mixture and cheeses in a medium bowl. Mix well. Spoon evenly into the prepared flan dish. Whisk the milk and eggs in a bowl and pour over the corn mixture. Season.

Bake for about 30 minutes, until golden and just set. Stand for 5 minutes before cutting into wedges to serve. Serves. 4.

SWEETCORN FILO PACKETS

3 medium corn cobs

4-5 tablespoons canola oil

2 teaspoons cumin seeds

1 large red onion, diced

2 teaspoons garam masala

juice 1 lime

200g feta cheese, crumbled

8 sheets filo pastry

2 tablespoons sesame seeds.

Remove the husk and silk strands from the corn. Trim the ends. Stand the cob on the thick end and, using a sharp knife, run it down the cob behind the kernels to remove them. You should have about 300g of kernels. Blanch the kernels in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain. Set aside.

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Toast the cumin seeds for 30 seconds. Add the onion. Cook until softened. Stir in the corn, garam masala, lime juice and feta. Cook for a minute to evaporate any liquid. Cool.

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Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.

Brush 1 sheet of filo with oil and fold in half lengthwise. Place 2 heaped tablespoons of the mixture on the end of the filo. Fold the pastry over on the diagonal to form a triangle and cover the corn mixture. Continue folding the pastry over and over maintaining the triangle shape. Repeat with the remaining mixture and filo.

Place on the oven tray and brush with more oil. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and crisp. Great served with plain yoghurt combined with chopped mint and diced cucumber and a fruit chutney. Serves 4.

CUCUMBER GIN COCKTAIL

A very refreshing drink for a hot day.

1 telegraph cucumber

4 thin slices lemon

grated rind and juice 1 large lime

2 teaspoon sugar

1/2 cup gin

soda water

ice cubes

Using a vegetable peeler, shave 4 long slices cucumber. Run the slices horizontally around the inside of 2 medium glasses. Cut an 8cm piece of cucumber, peel and coarsely chop. Place in a cocktail shaker or similar. Add 2 slices of lemon, the grated lime rind and juice, and sugar. Using a long spoon, muddle until well mixed. Add the gin and fill the shaker with ice. Cover and shake until very cold.

Strain into the 2 glasses, add the remaining lemon slices and top with chilled soda water. Serves 2.

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Finance o er available on new Nissan X-Trail models registered between 01/03/2023 and 31/03/2023 or while stocks last. Approved applicants of Nissan Financial Services New Zealand Pty Ltd (Nissan) only. Fixed interest rates of 3.9% p.a. only available on loan terms up to 24 month term. No deposit required. This o er includes and establishment fee of $375, PPSR fee of $8.05 and $10 per month account keeping fee. Excludes all lease and some eet purchases. Nissan reserves the right to vary, extend or withdraw this o er. Not available in conjunction with any other o er. Additional terms and conditions apply and can be viewed at www.nissan.co.nz.

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BRAIN, Raymond George, (Ray). Service No: 444341, Aircraftman 1st Class, RNZAF – Peacefully slipped away in his sleep at CHT Highfield, Te Awamutu, on Thursday, 2nd March 2023. Aged 96 years. Dearly loved husband to Sylvia, and the late Betty. Cherished father and father-in-law to Terry & Jill, Glenn & Pam, Jennie & Marie and the late Paul. Much loved by Sylvia’s family, Tony & Kathy, Bryce & Phillippa and Gaye & Juan. Loved by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. At Raymond's request a private family farewell has been held. All communications to the Brain Family, c/- 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu, 3800.

Family Notices

GOOD MONEY FOR LOGS

Local mill wanting to buy specialist logs from cyclone damaged trees. No pine, oak or gum thanks…example… walnut, ash, elm, paulownia, chestnut, blackwood etc and any native species. Can pick up with our hiab truck. Graham Oliver. Walton. Ph 07 888 3800

MONAVALE HALL CENTENARY CELEBRATION

Saturday, 15 April 2023 – 2:00pm. An invitation to all former residents and friends. RSVP by 20th March 2023 to monavalehall100@gmail.com

FITTER/WELDER & GENERAL LABOUR ROLE

We are a busy enginee ring company with a well equipped workshop, working in the Mining, Quarry and Transport Industries.

• Up to 12 hour days Monday - Friday

• Reliable and punctual

• Physically fit

• Strong health and safety awareness

• Quality focus and attention to detail

• Ability to work in a team environment

• Must pass Drug & Alcohol test

• Possible transportation availability

Apprenticeship opportunity exists for the right candidate

Please email your CV to: gray.constru ction@xtra.co.nz or phone 021 964 187

JUNIOR PARTS

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We are currently on the look out for a JUNIOR PARTS PERSON to join our Cambridge Branch

PARTS PERSON

www.gaz.co.nz

This role is full-time with Saturdays on rotation (after a period of training) and is ideal for someone who is interested in farm machinery, is enthusiastic and willing to learn and looking to gain experience that will carry them through their career. This role involves in stock control, identifying, ordering, and selling of parts to customers and technicians. School leavers with the right attitude and aptitude will be considered.

What we are looking for

We are currently on the look out for PARTS PERSON to join our Cambridge Branch. This role is full-time with Saturdays on rotation (after a period of training) and is ideal for someone who is interested in farm machinery, is enthusiastic and willing to learn and looking to gain experience that will carry them through their career. School leavers with the right attitude and aptitude will be considered and if applicable can undertake a parts apprenticeship.

What we are looking for

Mechanically minded with ideally some exposure to/ understanding of farm machinery, or someone who is mad about machinery! Computer literate and willing to learn new systems. Experience in a customer facing role would be advantageous, but high levels of communication skills and a genuine desire to interact with people will be a good fit. Willing to learn new skills and be a critical part of a strong growing team.

Mechanically minded with ideally some exposure to/ understanding of farm machinery, or someone who is mad about machinery! Computer literate and willing to learn new systems. Experience in a customer facing role would be advantageous, but high levels of communication skills and a genuine desire to interact with people will be a good fit. Willing to learn new skills and be a critical part of a strong growing team.

Contact Chris Brown for a chat on 027 488 0306 (or stop in at the branch) or email your CV to Chris Brown@gaz.co.nz

Contact Chris Brown for a chat on 027 488 0306 (or stop in at the branch) or email your CV to chris.brown@gaz.co.nz

180 XL 6.5 metres, all aluminium frame, cert, self-contained with fully enclosed awning, double glazed tinted windows, sleeps 5, microwave, Thetford cassette toilet, 3-way automatic fridge/ freezer (90ltrs), 5 good steel belted radials (8 ply), 90ltrs fresh water, 102ltrs grey, gas cooker & grill, 2 gas bottles, 230 volt & 12 volt lighting, fire extinguisher, excellent storage, beautiful condition.

SITUATIONS VACANT

ADMINISTRATOR WANTED

for a busy Automotive workshop.

Approx 30hrs Mon- Fri. Phone 078716710 or email CV to office@kihikihigarage.co.nz

VACANCY

Waikato South Unit

Teacher Aides

Two locations during school term time only.

Start date by negotiation

Northern Health School is one of three regional health schools that support students who are currently unable to attend their regular school due to ill health.

The successful persons must possess a high degree of empathy and enjoy working with young people who are too unwell to attend their regular school due to mental or physical illness.

Experience working with primary and secondary aged students an advantage.

Locations/days required:

• Te Awamutu: Monday and Wednesday 9:00am – 3:00pm

• Cambridge: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00am – 2:00pm

Possibility both positions could be undertaken by one person.

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Explore your Backyard: Maungatautari

Maungatautari’s must do

VACANCY

In the heart of Te Awamutu, Freeman Court makes independent living affordable and a little easier for older people. We have one vacant position to start as soon as possible. COVID-19 vaccination required.

• Kitchen hand (Casual role)

In the heart of Te Awamutu, Freeman Court makes independent living affordable and a little easier for older people. We have one vacant position to start as soon as possible. COVID-19 vaccination required. Caregiver- casual position. Rostered shifts covering 24 hours and seven days a week

We are looking for paid casual tour guides to join our team and help us deliver our unique range of guided experiences. We have casual roles for both weekdays and weekends, delivering day and night tours.

You will:

Sanctuary Mountain

For more information, please feel free to contact Tricia Ball (residential manager) at tricia.ball@habitat.org.nz or call 07 871 5260.

For more information, please feel free to contact Tricia Ball (residential manager) at tricia.ball@habitat.org.nz or call 07 871 5260.

Got a job to fill? ADVERTISE YOUR VACANCY WITH US Call Janine 027 287 0005 or email janine@goodlocal.nz

45 Maritime force aiding shipping, saving lives, preventing smuggling

• Share an evident passion for the environment and conservation

• Love being outdoors

Confident leading groups of people

• Knowledge of biodiversity is advantageous; however, training is provided

• Experience providing customer experiences

Desire to inspire people to connect with nature

Maungatautari is a must-do for your family during the holiday period –come and experience the magic of an untouched native forest with an abundance of birdsong and curious native species like the North Island robin and kaka. It is an enchanting place to explore with all the family, with well-maintained tracks and several places to sit and watch, you can spend all day exploring and observing this dynamic ancient forest! Explore by guided tour or use

the informative signage to learn more about this incredible conservation project and the flora and fauna that is safe within its 47km long predatorfree fence.

If you would like to be part of this ambitious project and make a meaningful difference in the community, please contact guide@maungatrust.org

Experience the magic of the maunga with all the family these school holidays!

Use promo code SUMMER15 at our visitor centre or online at www.sanctuarymountain.co.nz to get 15% off your Sanctuary Explorer Pass.

Address: 99 Tari Road, Pukeatua 3880

Website: www.sanctuarymountain.co.nz Phone: 07 870 5180

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