Cambridge News | April 6, 2023

Online and growing…

Readers have discovered Cambridge News is available online first thing on Thursday morning, website statistics for March show.

The www.cambridgenews.nz front page was the most visited with nearly 20 per cent of all visits last month.

Second went to The News’ breaking story on Takena Stirling’s suspension as a lawyer and subsequent resignation from Waipā District Council.

But in a notable first, sister publication Te Awamutu News beat the Cambridge News for total visitors over the month thanks to our exclusive story on a new lease of life for the Alpha Hotel in Kihikihi. Rounding out the Cambridge News top five stories for the month was our very popular The News in Brief – all the briefs that appear in Cambridge News on one page – a story on Waipā councillors getting yesterday’s rubbish served up to them for morning tea, problems for i-Site in Cambridge and Audit NZ’s rebuke of the council.

Editor Roy Pilott was chuffed with the Te Awamutu News result. It was his story on March 1 about the Alpha Hotel which accounted for over half the page views and lifted numbers by 96 per cent over the same month last year.

“The figures are an indication of the growth in our product across Waipā,” said Pilott. “We are also delivering more than 23,500 free copies of the sister papers into letter boxes every Thursday. Readers tell us they appreciate having access to a real newspaper with relevant Waipā news.”

Me and my Kiwi Momma

By Mary Anne Gill

Wendy Klyen looked across her hospital bed, saw a young, bruised and heavily bandaged woman lying on her back unable to do anything and knew she had to help.

It was May 2018 and Wendy, a teacher who specialises in teaching children with dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities, lives in Cambridge and was then in Waikato Hospital.

Five years later, they are sitting in Wendy’s back garden in Leamington. It is the first time Ju Yun (Naomi) Chao has returned to New Zealand since she was medevacked home to Taipei, Taiwan in June 2018.

“We stayed in touch and she said she wanted to come back,” said Wendy.

Some of the things she was going to do with her friends then, she plans to do with Wendy –visiting Hobbiton, Rotorua, Taupo and Mount Maunganui among them – before flying back on Saturday.

Five years ago, Naomi had been transferred to the hospital’s intensive care unit by helicopter from Thames Hospital after a head-on crash on the Coromandel Peninsula Road, not far from the Kopu intersection.

She and two friends were in New Zealand travelling in a rental car – Naomi was in the backwhen about 8pm on Tuesday May 1, their car crossed the centre line and collided with another vehicle.

Wendy was in a Waikato Hospital medical ward – it was not where she should have been but overcrowding elsewhere resulted

in her meeting the seriously injured Naomi, who had been moved out of ICU.

“I befriended her. She couldn’t move. She was on her back, and she couldn’t do anything, nothing at all,” said Wendy.

Naomi had told hospital staff not to tell her parents about the accident. “I didn’t want my parents to worry.” As soon as they did find out, they flew to New Zealand, arriving on May 16. Her two friends were in the ward above so the only person

she interacted with, other than hospital staff before her parents’ arrival, was Wendy.

She started calling Wendy her “Kiwi Momma” and has done so ever since.

Her injuries were extensive and included a broken pelvis, three lumbar spine fractures, a broken clavicle, wrist and toe. Eighteen days after the accident she transferred out of the medical ward and into rehabilitation.

By now Wendy – a mother of three sons and grandmother of

three - had been discharged home so she visited Naomi and on two occasions brought her back to Cambridge for the day just for a change of scenery.

She also took her to Hamilton Lake for fish and chips and an ice cream. Another time she brought in her ukulele – she is a member of the Riverside Ukes fitting in as much kiwiana as she could by playing New Zealand songs.

“She was all alone, if I had a daughter that had gone through that, I would like to think somebody would do that for my child in a foreign country.

“I thought it was so sad they had come all this way and not seen a thing of New Zealand. Thank goodness none of them were seriously injured.”

Naomi is full of praise for the hospital and one clinician in particular, rehabilitation specialist Michael Kaplan.

“I love him, he’s good, he’s funny. He checked on me. One day I was laying in my bed and he said ‘Naomi have you been using your brain?’”

“I’m very grateful for everyone that helped. It’s because of them I am able to come back here in one piece.

“The entire experience in the hospital is very different from Taiwan.

“The medical team here they remember your name,” said Naomi.

“They showed kindness, they cared.”

Even things like getting Wendy’s hairdresser in to wash, cut and style her hair, something Naomi found incredible.

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Wendy Klyen and Naomi Chao, five years after they met in Waikato Hospital, spending Autumn in Cambridge.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

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Town Hall venue ‘brilliant

By Mary Anne Gill

There were plenty of familiar faces among members of Youth Orchestra Waikato who provided Cambridge Autumn Festival’s final and best-attended hurrah in the Town Hall on Sunday.

Ten of the musicians are from the wider Cambridge area including viola section leader Katie Li who attends St Peter’s School.

A packed Town Hall of about 200 people, including Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan, were entertained to some resounding music.

Journeys was a family friendly concert which took the audience on a musical journey from London, through the Czech Republic, a snowy sleigh ride and then home to New Zealand.

Among the five pieces was the Klaus Badelt theme to the Pirates of the Caribbean which the young people in the audience were able to recognise.

Another, appealing to the older members, was Sergei Prokofiev’s Troika from Lieutenant Kijé Suite – used as background music to Diana and the golden apples, a staple of 1ZB Radio’s Sunday morning children’s request sessions.

Orchestras Central Trust chief executive Catherine Gibson said the orchestra provides a varied programme including New Zealand, well-known classical work and more popular tunes so the members learn about all sorts of music.

“It was fantastic to hear the orchestra in Cambridge Town Hall – this beautiful, beautiful venue and to be part of the Autumn Festival brings that extra celebratory feel about it.”

Gibson said the acoustics in the hall – which since it was built in 1909 has hosted hundreds of orchestras - were “fabulous”.

“Once you get the audience in then that slightly rounds out the liveliness of the sound but it was beautiful, the orchestra sounded fabulous.

“I hope we can make this a regular event,” she said.

Town Hall trust chair Kirsty Johnson, a musician herself – she played trumpet in the Cambridge Brass Band – said the music and acoustics were “brilliant.”

“Great sound in there actually, really loud. You could hear all the little parts in there. I really enjoyed it.”

The conductor was Joshua Kirk of Auckland with Catherine Polglase the associate conductor. Year 13 Hamilton Girls High School student Kiera Sullivan provided an exceptional cello solo.

The locally based players in the orchestra included Joel Mansor, 1st horn, Grace Cox, 2nd violin, Katie Li, viola section leader (all St Peter’s School, Cambridge), Kezia and Gabrielle Schuitemaker, 1st violin, Seumas Eade, timpani and percussion (Matangi), Poen Hsieh, 2nd violin (Newstead).

Guest players and members of the Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra were Peter Plunkett, oboe, Keith Rodgers, bassoon, Olivia Fletcher, cello.

Meanwhile the festival’s Paint it Jazz Live Art performance and auction at The Woolshed in Te Awa Lifecare Village resulted in a $6000 donation to Hospice Waikato. The event featured artists Richard Adams and Neal Palmer painting on-stage as the Nairobi Trio played freeform jazz.

Me and my Kiwi Momma

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“My friends said ‘you get your hair done in hospital?’

“I really appreciated Wendy visiting me because she was the first one who asked the medical team if I could get in a wheelchair so I could be wheeled around.”

Wendy finds it ironic that Cambridge was not on Naomi’s original itinerary five years ago but now her favoured destination. They went on Saturday to the Cambridge Farmers’ Market and Lake Karāpiro to see the Maadi Cup rowing and to Rotorua on Sunday.

Hobbiton provided two free tickets so they visited it yesterday (Wednesday).

“I could have ended up with no help, I could have been alone in the hospital for all my treatment… to be able to meet Wendy. She actually won’t get anything back under my circumstances. But she still does all those things for me.”

Wendy downplays it saying all she did was provide emotional support to a young woman alone in a foreign hospital.

“Anyone would have done the same,” she says. Naomi’s face suggests otherwise as she again acknowledges her Kiwi Momma.

This week I attended facilitator training for the Loves Me Not programme which will be delivered to Year 12 students later this month.

The programme was developed following the murder of Sophie Elliott by her exboyfriend in 2008. It recognises the need for young people to know what an unhealthy relationship looks like and importantly, also what a healthy relationship looks like. When I say relationship, it applies not only to romantic relationships but also platonic friendships. Learning this in the formative teen years is key to enabling healthy adult relationships later on.

Understanding the types of behaviour that constitute abuse is a first step. Abuse is not always immediately obvious to the victim

as abusive behaviours, particularly those psychological forms, can develop insidiously over time. The power and control wheel is a key part of this learning.

Unhealthy behaviours include not only sexual and physical abuse, but intimidation, threats, domination, humiliation, possessiveness and minimisation (of harmful behaviours). An abusive person may begin to control who the other interacts with, where they go and when, what they wear and isolate them from their network of family and friends. They often undermine the other person’s confidence and selfesteem, by questioning or belittling their behaviours and beliefs. Some of these behaviours can equally occur in unhealthy friendships.

Conversely, the Equality wheel shows the positive traits of a healthy relationship.

By recognising behaviours in others, I hope our young people will also gain awareness of whether they themselves behave this way.

On the topic of Family Harm, such incidents are something police deal with on a daily basis. I encourage the community to call police where family harm is seen or heard in progress.

It is frequently neighbours or people external to a relationship who are best able to report abuse they witness.

Remember, if it’s happening right now and police are needed, call 111.

Joshua Kirk conducts the orchestra.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Weather report

For La Niña, read El Niño. Weather condition are set to change with the arrival of winter and an “El Niño” watch has been issued by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – NIWA. It is predicting “changeability” will be a theme in weather patterns and the possibility of heavy rain in April.

Roberts nominated

Taranaki based Angela Roberts will contest the Taranaki-King Country seat for Labour at the general election. Roberts is already a list MP. The seat is held by National’s Barbara Kuriger.

Back on the water

Having successfully hosted the 2023 Maadi Cup over the last week, Karāpiro is set to welcome competitors for the national dragon boat championships this weekend – followed by a second festival the following weekend.

Teacher sues

Yevette Williams, former deputy principal and wife of former St Peter’s School Cambridge executive principal Dale Burden, has gone to the Employment Relations Authority over the time the school took to release a report into allegations against her husband. While Williams awaited the report she resigned from St Peter’s.

Corrections

The idea to serve up rubbish waste to councillors for morning tea came from Waipā District Council’s communications team and not from mayor Susan O’Regan and deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk, as reported by The News last week.

We also reported Andrew Brown chaired Te Ara Wai committee. He was in fact appointed this week. Changes were made to both stories online.

New criteria for funding

By Mary Anne Gill

Waipā’s Heritage Fund, which has distributed more than $650,000 over a decade to organisations throughout the district, is in for its first significant shake up since its establishment in 2012.

The fund has an annual value of $70,000 distributed over two rounds a year.

The fund has accepted applications for projects that aim to protect heritage buildings, objects, habitats, cultural or archaeological sites or natural vegetation throughout the district.

Museum and Heritage director Anne Blyth told the Strategic Planning and Policy committee this week the fund was reviewed in 2014 and three years later, with few changes.

But a tabletop review

this year revealed most other councils focus their heritage funds on nature and buildings and site on the Heritage New Zealand List or on councils’ district plans.

A subgroup of councillors Roger Gordon, Bruce Thomas and Lou Brown has delegation and responsibility for assessing applications and allocating the fund.

The group met Blyth and other staff and recommended future applications to the council’s fund should be limited to the 74 Waipā sites on the Heritage New Zealand list or those listed under the Natural and Cultural Heritage part of the District Plan.

Applicants applying for money associated with a

listed building or site will have to show they have consulted with Heritage New Zealand.

If the application relates to natural heritage, an ecologist should provide a supporting letter.

Only seven of the of the 100 or so granted since 2013 - $44,845 or 6.9 per cent – would have missed out under the new criteria.

In past years, grants have gone to the Pirongia Playcentre to help paint a heritage building, pest control at Lake Ngāroto, the Anglican Parish of St Andrews in Cambridge to protect the pipe organ from earthquakes, the National Wetland Trust

Our heritage sites

• Cambridge: Water Tower, Courthouse (Former), Monavale Homestead, Legal Chambers (Former), Trecarne Stables, Trecarne House, Band Rotundas – Cambridge and Leamington, Valmai Gazebo/Conservatory, Valmai House, Arnold House, Salvation Army Hall, Oddfel lows Lodge (Former), Town Hall, World War One Memorial, Clock Tower, National Hotel, Cambridge Post Office (Former), Masonic Hotel, Souter House, 109 Shakespeare Street Leamington, Victoria Bridge, Calverts Building, Cambridge Primary School, St Andrew’s Church Complex (Anglican).

to help reintroduce the brown teal and for weed control around Lake Rotongata, St Paul’s Church at Rangiaowhia, Sanctuary Mountain and Mangaohoi Stream Care Trust for restorative planting.

Ruled out in the interim is heritagerelated interpretive signage pending finalised guidelines and printed material.

“This revised criteria… will enable clarity for applicants, staff processing the applications received and decision making for the subgroup,” said Blyth.

The new criteria will apply for applications received after June.

• Kihikihi: Orakau Paewai, Rewi Maniapoto Memorial and Reserve, Major Jackson’s House (Former), Christ Church (Anglican), Redoubt, Schoolteacher’s House (Former), Star Hotel, World War One Memorial, Town Hall, Constable’s House and Police Station, Alpha Hotel

• Maungatautari: Maungatautari Hall, School Principal’s House, Maungatautari School

• Ōhaupō: Karl Homestead (Former), Bakehouse (Former), Edwards House, Ohaupo Post Office (Former) [now relocated to Tamahere], W. Souter and Company Store (Former)

• Pirongia: Mātakitaki, Pirongia Library (Former), Pirongia Playcentre (Former School Building), St Joseph’s Church (Former)

• Rukuhia: Knightstone, Glenhope, Rukuhia Estate Woolshed, Narrows Bridge

• Te Awamutu: Taurangamirumiru, Rangiaowhia, Te Awamutu School (Former), Band Rotunda, Mandeno House (Former), Isla Bank Woodbine, Teacher’s Residence (Former), 47 Tawhiao Street, 190 and 288 College Street, Teachers House (Former) 477 Alexandra Street, Methodist Church, World War One Memorial, St John’s Church (Anglican), St Paul’s Church (Anglican)

• Te Rore: Homewood

• Five listed Pā.

Museums director Anne Blyth looks over the Te Ara Wai collection.

Cambridge Bowling Club is included under Heritage items in the council District Plan.

St Peter’s Church in Cambridge is included under Heritage items in the council District Plan.

Waipā visitor boom

Piarere roading plan approved

By Roy Pilott

Waka Kotahi has the go ahead to continue planning for a roundabout to deal with a nightmare intersection.

The Environment Court has approved its proposal to replace the T-intersection on State Highway 1 at Piarere with a 60-metre diameter roundabout just north of the existing site.

Record numbers in Victoria Street during the festival carnival.

By Mary Anne Gill

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce says 50,000 people through the central business district last week proves the economic benefit events bring to the district.

Numbers hit an all-time high on March 26 when the Autumn Festival’s Main Street Carnival and Art Market and the New Zealand secondary schools rowing champs’ Maadi Parade were held.

More than 4400 people were counted on the chamber’s pedestrian counter walking past Unichem Pharmacy in Victoria Street, nearly 400 per cent up on the same day last year.

The increase went right through the week with numbers up from 17 per cent on Saturday to 45 per cent on Tuesday March 28.

“Our township certainly came alive,” said Chamber of

Commerce chief executive Kelly Bouzaid.

The town was “hectic”.

“We have long known the value of economic contribution that events bring to Waipā and recent events have been demonstrative of this, providing a welcome boost to our retail and hospitality business.”

Autumn Festival chair Alana Mackay said numbers for their events were up on previous years with the most popular being the sold-out Youth Waikato Orchestra concert in the Town Hall on Sunday.

The three musical events at Te Awa’s Woolshed Village Centre - Big Band Bonanza, Thursday Night Blues and Paint it Jazz –all proved the merit of teaming up with the retirement village, she said.

Conservative estimates are that at least 7200 people attended festival activities.

Bouzaid said she would be

talking to Waipā District Council about the lack of economic information coming out of the council.

“We’re looking for some datasets to allow us to do better forecasting,” she said.

Through a spokesperson, the council said it had not determined whether or not to seek an official report on economic activity from recent events.

Council has done so in the past, more recently in 2016.

Infometrics publish a Waipā quarterly economic report.

The last one in December showed the district’s gross domestic product grew 2.5 per cent – below the country’s 2.8 per cent.

Consumer spending drove the local economy while tourism activity was up 25.8 per cent, well ahead of the country’s 18.9 per cent.

The hearing was held online from September 5 to 8 last year and the decision released last Wednesday after The News went to press.

In his judgment Chief Environment Court Judge David Fitzpatrick noted from 2017 to 2021 there were 22 crashes at the intersection, resulting in two deaths and three serious injuries.

“Two more recent crashes in late July and early August 2022 illustrate that the intersection is an ongoing safety risk despite warning signs being installed in 2019.”

The intersection is also the cause of long delays as traffic – much of it carrying goods from the Port of Tauranga - trying to get out of SH29 waits to head north.

And it was dealing with the delays that Cambridge resident John Hansen concentrated on when he opposed the plan and suggested a flyover was far more logical. Hansen, who discussed his views with The News, said a roundabout would not solve the problem of traffic queues forming.

“Mr Hansen’s case was principally concerned with advancing his position that the intersection should be

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reconfigured as a grade separated flyover rather than a roundabout as that would be more efficient, especially for heavy vehicles,” Judge Fitzpatrick said.

Waka Kotahi countered that saying a grade separation would have only slight safety benefits over a roundabout and could be more expensive and require more land.

The court found that no evidence was presented by Hansen in support of his position and “we are satisfied that a thorough assessment of alternatives was undertaken by NZTA.”

When the issue went to the Environment Court, Hansen’s was the only voice being heard in person to oppose the plan.

Neighbouring landowners Thistlehurst Dairy Limited (TDL) had argued the Resource Management Act process was not correct and the project would compromise farming operations, reduce available high value soils for farming and did not take into account climate change.

TDL withdrew its interest last November after reaching a settlement with Waka Kotahi.

Among supporters or part supporters of the plan were the National Fieldays Society, the Automobile Association, New Zealand Heavy Haulage, Taupō MP Louise Upston and the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.

Waka Kotahi expect the project to take 18 months to complete. A lane will also be created in anticipation of the Waikato Expressway being extended south of Piarere.

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Photo: Mary Anne Gill

On the run – for 41 hours

By Jeremy Smith

If Nancy Sinatra’s boots were made for walkin’, Allysia Kraakman’s shoes were clearly made for running.

And she’s set her sights on lacing them up again soon, having proven they’re clearly capable of doing so over astronomical distances.

The Cambridge-based 24-7 Youth Work Waikato regional coordinator is home having competed in the 2023 Northburn 10’s 100mile race in Cromwell, Central Otago in late March.

After 18 months of training, first-time entrant Allysia ran 100 miles - or 161kmwhich also included a 10,000m ascent - in 41 hours, 23 minutes, 39 seconds.

She finished in the top 10 of the women’s event, and ninth among 25 runners. A total of 70 competitors raced across a range of distances.

More than a placing, finishing was Allysia’s ultimate goal. In part it was the culmination of an aim Allysia set herself following a chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) diagnosis - and subsequent depression - in 2007.

She was mostly confined to bed during a “pretty bad year”.

“As I began recovering, regaining my health was a gift I wanted to use well.”

So, she started running, “...it seemed easier than cycling or swimming”.

The first step was a duathlon - made up of running and cycling - in 2008.

Allysia got a taste of the Northburn 100 in 2017 when she ran 21km – a half marathonalongside husband Aaron as he competed.

“That gave me a bit of an idea of what to expect, but as we arrived in Cromwell the

day before the race this year and saw the mountains, the magnitude absolutely sank in.”

She was confident though - having run up to 70km a week in preparation, including the 50km Tarawera Ultramarathon in February, and 50km on Mt Te Aroha a week prior.

The best approach to running 100 miles is “slowly but surely”, she said. Aaron ran the last 54km alongside her and his knowledge of the hilly, mountainous course was invaluable.

“He also holds me accountable when I set goals, helping me not to make excuses why I can’t do something.

“If people only take one thing away from this, I hope it’s that they too can achieve whatever goals they have. I love encouraging people to push the ‘glass ceiling’, those self-imposed boundaries we all - myself included - limit ourselves with at times.”

Wanting to help others achieve their goals, Allysia has also become a life coach since recovering from CFS.

“I know I can’t expect something from someone that I haven’t done myself, so that helps me stay accountable to others I have a desire to help.”

Northburn race director Terry Davis, who has “done the distance” said the 2023 event was a great year.

Cambridge Town Hall

By Simon Brew, Cambridge Town Hall, General Manager

Les Voisins: A journey into French music through the ages

Upcoming events

Les Voisins

As you may have read last month, the Cambridge Town Hall Community Trust is proud to present Les Voisins in partnership with Chamber Music New Zealand at e Cambridge Town Hall on Friday 28 April, 7.30pm. e trio formed by Justine Cormack (violin), James Bush (cello), and Simon Martyn-Ellis (theorbo, guitars) comes together for a lively French music programme, from the Baroque era through to the jazzy swing of the 1930s. Les Voisins (Neighbours) violinist Justine Cormack and cellist James Bush grew up next door to each other in Christchurch and have remained close friends throughout their diverse careers: Justine promoting the best of New Zealand music through her performances with NZTrio,

Friday 28 April, 7.30pm

Tickets from Destination Cambridge or at www.cth.co.nz

Double Shot

Friday 26 May, 7.30pm

Tickets from Destination Cambridge or at www.humanitix.com/nz

James pursuing the freedom and energy of Baroque performance practice with many of Europe’s top groups. While performing, they met Australian lutenist and guitarist Simon Martyn-Ellis, a sought-a er theorbo player who exudes warmth and musicality.

eir carefully cra ed programme begins in the intense emotional world of French Baroque and includes a new commission by New Zealand

composer Alex Taylor, who shares his own response to the sensuous richness of the period. e repertoire moves through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, before jumping into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin Stéphane Grappelli, with a tribute to the Hot Club de France.

We are delighted to have such ne musicians coming to the Waipa region. at evening we will also launch our new

branding for the Town Hall. ese are all important steps on our journey to make the hall vibrant and alive. We hope people will make a night of it, go to their favourite eatery prior to the concert, then join us for some delicious music!

A coming together of worlds, neighbours, and friends, Les Voisins’ vitality and impeccable artistry are a rare treat for audiences across Aotearoa and our Town Hall.

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Hundreds see inside Owl Farm

More than 650 people attended the Owl Farm open day at St Peter’s School in Cambridge on Saturday as a milestone was hit.

The number of visitors through the gates of the farm created by St Peter’s School and Lincoln University in 2014 has now topped the 10,000 mark and is approaching 10,700.

It was a fun family day with a milking demonstration in the rotary shed, a wetland tour and children’s activities, including sitting in a milk tanker and tractor.

DairyNZ is one of the Owl Farm partners and Rosie the “Cowbassador” was on DairyNZ’s stand at the open day, representing the country’s dairy cows and telling the dairy farming story.

“Owl Farm provides great opportunities for students to learn more about dairy farming and showcases dairy farming to the wider public,” DairyNZ education & community engagement manager Phillipa Adam said.

“Another key goal is demonstrating excellence in farm performance to contribute to a sustainable future.”

Anna Kilkenny with Emily and Thomas checked out the tractor. Photos – DairyNZ

Brooke, Aimee and Matthew Scarborough pictured with Rosie the Cowbassador.

Vera Mann checks out DairyNZ’s Rosie’s World website with Maximilian.

Fonterra’s Milk-E tanker was on show at the open day.

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By Steph Bell-Jenkins

After coming tantalisingly close to winning Cambridge Middle School’s Mullet of the Month competition in 2022, Fenix Clifton was desperate to take out this year’s title. So, last Wednesday, as screaming spectators crowded around a makeshift runway on the school cricket pitch, last year’s third-place getter injected extra pizzazz into his catwalk moves. His wavy brown mane cropped close in the front, shaved above his ears and stretching halfway down his back, he made sure to give the rowdy mob what it wanted as he strutted down the green turf.

“I just did whatever people liked,” said the year 8 student, who has been growing his hair for five years.

The brilliant strategy paid off. Clifton was announced Mullet of the Month winner by judges Matt Cameron and Luke Gibbs from Barbershop Co Cambridge and Breeze Waikato breakfast host Camille Guzzwell.

Micheal Tipene came second and Mason Murphy was third.

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undergone a resurgence two years ago.

“For us in the barbershop, rugby players set the trend, so if they start something, and they run out on the field in front of x amount of thousand viewers, boom, kids are going to follow it and we have to cut it.”

For him, mullets were about “business up front, party at the back”.

Gibbs, a senior barber, estimated about 50 per cent of children’s haircuts he did were mullets.

Mullet of the Month organiser Joe Kingston, a youth worker with 24-7 who works at Cambridge Middle School supporting students, invited Guzzwell to judge after discovering she had been growing her own mullet

in March to promote the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand’s fundraising campaign, The Mullet Matters.

She thought the competition was fantastic.

“I’m so stoked that Joe was doing it,” she said. “I love it when social workers get out to spread positive messages for kids and this is a really positive competition.”

Cambridge Middle School principal Daryl Gibbs said Mullet of the Month was a great example of how 24-7 youth workers helped to create a positive culture at the school.

“Particularly since Covid, it’s just an opportunity for everyone to do a thing together,” he said.

“It’s a bit

Cambridge Middle School Mullet of the Month winner Fenix Clifton right and second place getter Micheal Tipene celebrate with judges (from left) Matt Cameron, Camille Guzzwell and Luke Gibbs.

Councillor off museum trust

Waipā district councillor Marcus Gower has been told he’s not a member of the Te Awamutu Museum Board Trust – and hasn’t been for four years.

Gower learned he wasn’t a council representative on the trust when appointments were discussed last week - and then thought he was a member in a personal capacity.

Now he’s been told he’s not a member at all – even though he has continued to receive trust correspondence.

Trust membership was raised by The News in a series of questions to the council and trust chair Dean Taylor last month.

The trust owns the collection which is earmarked to form the basis of Te Ara Wai – a Waipā museum to occupy the old Bunnings building in Te Awamutu, where the council plans to invest more than $27 million to develop a major attraction.

The News has suggested there is a disconnect between the Trust and council and asked questions about what assurance the council has that the collection will be made available, and about the collection itself.

Councillor Roger Gordon, in an email to staff, has also raised concerns – but was told in response by mayor Susan O’Regan

that “the only thing we require from them at this point is certainty of access to the collection which the Chair has provided us with”.

Documents provided by the council comprise two letters of support from Taylor, one dated August 2018 which says the trust agrees in principle to the collection being housed in the Waipā Discovery Centre.

The other is a letter of support to the Provincial Growth Fund.

“The Te Awamutu and District Museum Trust Board and the Waipā District Council have a Deed Arrangement for Operation of the Te Awamutu and District Museum and a Memorandum of

Understanding that underpins and provides for the collection to be managed, stored, and displayed, according to the best and current museum curation practices and standards, ensuring the past will live on for generations to come,” it reads.

The council has also indicated it has agreed a procedure with the Trust “in the event of any deaccession of any pieces within the collection”.

Taylor responded to all questions from The News this week from his New Zealand Herald email. He is the editor of the Te Awamutu Courier.

He said suggestions the trust

From gardens to cars

By Mary Anne Gill

A land use resource consent application lodged with Waipā council gives the first indication of how a former hardware and garden centre site in central Cambridge will look.

Ingham Motor Group owns and leases land on the corner of Queen Street and Lake Road, previously occupied by Australian-owned Bunnings.

In its commercial development application BCD Group, acting for Inghams, says the 6838 sq m site has an existing consent for a warehouse, timber yard, garden centre and retail area with associated carparks.

Bunnings closed down in 2020 after just over a decade in the town.

The site, a mixture of freehold and leasehold across three titles with a combined capital value of $5.37 million, is within a pedestrian frontage overlay and in the Cambridge B Character Precinct which requires resource consent to proceed.

The application dispenses with various commercial zone and transportation performance standards.

Waikato-based Ingham Motor Group gazumped the council to the site last year for an undisclosed sum and wants to establish a new showroom and workshop. The council wanted it for a new library.

The Ingham plans show three buildings comprising new vehicle showrooms, an outdoor used car display area, car parking and a standalone vehicle grooming and ancillary building.

The application contains a request for three six metre high, two metre wide pylon signs on Queen Street. Three commercial entities will operate from the site.

The site will be open seven days a week, provide work for 35 full time staff members with visitor numbers expect to be 50 to 80 customers a day.

Council received the application in February and has yet to take a position on its merits.

had not met since 2017 were not true. He declined to provide The News with the trust’s latest set of financial accounts or his annual chair report, noting the trust was not required to do so. He also noted the trust was not required to file annual accounts or be registered under the new Charities Act.

“Our relationship with the [Waipā District Council] staff we need to interact with is excellent,” he said.

“Waipā District Council has two letters from the board in which we give our absolute support for Te Ara Wai and guarantee the availability of the collection.”

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Thank you for the music, June

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

His hands raw and painful, Leo Smith Serei was desperate to quit guitar lessons –but his teacher, June MacKenzie, knew he had something special.

“On the first two weeks my fingers were really sore and I had blisters everywhere and I wanted to stop and June was like no, come on, you’ve got this,” Leo said.

“She thought guitar was my instrument and she kept telling my mum I should stay an extra week. And then I started getting used to the sore fingers part and it started getting really fun. And now I love playing the guitar.”

A year later, June describes her 10-year-old student as “very special”.

“He’s going to go a long way,” she said.

June has been teaching guitar, piano, keyboard, ukulele, recorder, bass guitar and banjo to Cambridge students for 50 years.

She teaches at Karāpiro School and St Peter’s Catholic School and takes private lessons as well.

So, when June hit a milestone birthday last week – the number not revealed - Karāpiro School principal Tina-Maree Thatcher wanted to “acknowledge it, share the love and let June know just how important she is to our students and our school”.

It was a triple celebration on Friday morning as June’s party coincided with Grandparents’ Day and the end of Book Week.

Students dressed up as book characters and sang three songs before staff presented June with a cake, a handmade birthday card and a

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The first song, Happy Birthday, was accompanied by Leo, who overcame nerves to give his first public performance on the guitar.

June grew up in Wellington and began playing the piano, her favourite instrument, with a private teacher when she was seven.

She began teaching music shortly after moving to Cambridge with her family 50 years ago.

She said she couldn’t imagine her life without music and plans to keep teaching it as long as she can.

“It enriches your life, being able to play an instrument.”

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A turbulent trip home

By Peter Carr

I am writing these words in the early morning dawn of the first morning after retarding the clocks - a still morning that I suspect will herald a cool day.

One of those mornings when a major decision has to be made. Do I ditch the shorts – several pairs of which have adorned my hips since late September - thus admitting that the cooler days have really arrived?

Do I admit autumn has turned that corner where a dive into lower temperatures is not just a blip - but a more fixed downward spiral into the abyss that eventually becomes winter?

I was reminded of the seasonal change only last week when stepping out at Wellington Airport to catch a late afternoon flight northward.

A southerly gale suddenly blasted through across the open tarmac carrying with it a horizontal deluge of rain. It happened just prior to leaving the shelter of the airport‘s departure pier so I elected to hold the queue to permit a number of people ahead of me to struggle up the steps into the aircraft, and to then make a dash for the warmth of the plane.

However, a lady struggling with a bright coloured suitcase - clearly far too large for the overhead storage bin provided by the airline – elected to eject me out into the torrent of water. Eventually pushing past me as I splashed through the new lakes that were forming.

That action resulted in her taking far too long to struggle with the violent pink rectangular object as the very steep steps were not made for accommodating such

stupidity. And it delayed access to the plane for myself and other fellow passengers.

The deluge then entrapped us, and we eventually fell like stranded whales dripping with water onto the deck of the plane that was shaking violently - being swept by the overwhelming southerly roaring in from Cook Strait.

Taxiing to the northern end of the runway and turning to face God’s wind-driven wrath, the pilot calmly informed us that it would be a bumpy ride out. And it was, though I noticed we needed less than a third of the runway to gain vertical lift. Everyone on board spent the next 75 minutes steaming quietly and uncomfortably as the moisture from our clothes was slowly sucked up into the air extraction system of the lumbering and bucking aircraft.

It is at times like these that we give thanks to the dexterity and skill of those pilots – aka John Wayne - who can ride the aeronautical equivalent of a bucking bronco under such conditions. The calm voice of the captain later informed us that he added 10 minutes to the trip to ‘work around’ some equally inclement weather so we gave the Almighty a thumbs up.

As we landed my seated neighbour received a text stating that the aircraft set to follow us had been cancelled - and small wonder.

Selfishly I did not care for I was back on terra firma, safe in the knowledge that a short road journey and a subsequent maltladen beverage awaited me to ward off the memories of the appalling weather.

By Janine Krippner

I love a good action movie, and if they have an eruption or some other geological disaster as a plot line I am in.

With field work at Mount Doom (Ngāuruhoe) last week and making my way through Hobbiton with a bunch of other enthusiastic walkers and runners, our evening activity was watching the Lord of the Rings movies, extended editions.

Mount Doom is basically its own character in the films, with impressive ash plumes (not smoke), very fluid lava flows, and massive molten rocks (ballistics) in the final scene. This is a common movie eruption style, a mix of explosive (big ash plumes, pyroclastic flows) and effusive (runny lava flows).

It makes for good movie scenes. Is it realistic? No, not at all. The general type of magma that produces runny lava flows is different to the types that produce those big explosive eruptions, and they do not erupt at the same time.

Speaking of pyroclastic flows – the very hot, rapid avalanches of volcanic rock and gases, they are usually far too fast to outrun and far too hot to walk away from. Looking at you, Rings of Power and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

The significant difference between the magma types is the chemistry: the runnier basalt magmas have a lower silica content while the thicker or more viscous andesites and rhyolites are much more solid with higher silica contents. This is due to the history of the magma.

How deep did the rock melt within the crust or mantle? Did it accumulate then sit in the crust for a long time slowly altering its chemistry as crystals formed? Did it form

at a subduction zone like we have in New Zealand, or at a hot spot in the middle of a tectonic plate like the Hawaiian volcanoes? Basically, where did it form and what did it do before it erupted? You can imagine that to have these different types coming out of a single volcano at the same time is probably not going to happen.

We do get different eruption styles occurring at any given volcano, and the style can change during an eruption, but not to that extent.

If we have a big explosive eruption, you could also have a thick, viscous lava flow. But not a faster flowing Hawaiian-style lava flow like we see at Mount Doom. Another movie-style eruption scene you might see is soft, fluffy volcanic ash floating down onto the surrounding area (Rings of Power and Dante’s Peak).

In reality, volcanic ash is pulverized rock, glass, and crystals. It’s dense, heavy stuff, nothing at all like what you would see out of a fireplace. I have much more to say on this one later.

We also do not see open magma chambers just sitting there chilling near the surface. Magma reservoirs are pressurised systems and leading to an eruption, smaller portions push their way up to the surface through weaker zones in the crust. Not a giant cavern just waiting to explode.

I do love a good movie eruption; I just leave my volcanologist training at the door to truly enjoy them.

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By Pastor Ken Keyte, Cambridge Baptist Church

During our recent church services at Cambridge Baptist we have been taking a few minutes to hear someone from our congregation share their faith story.

We have heard a different person each Sunday describe in just three minutes what their life was like before meeting Jesus; how they met Jesus; and the difference Jesus has made in their lives.

The template for their faith story comes from how the Apostle Paul described his faith story in Acts 26:1-23.

There Paul shares with an audience what his life was like as a devout Pharisee before he met Jesus; how he met the risen Lord Jesus on a journey to Damascus to persecute Christians; and how Jesus had turned his life around and has been helping him ever since.

Although the circumstances of the faith stories we’ve been sharing in church are very different to Paul’s, nevertheless each one is a compelling testimony that Jesus whose life, death and resurrection we remember at Easter, has indeed risen from the dead and is still turning people’s lives around today! Do you have a faith story to share?

By Murray Smith, Pastor, Bridges Church

During Easter, Cambridge people and countless others around the world who identify with Christian faith, will contemplate the crucifixion of Christ and his resurrection from the dead.

The cross is a common symbol. Visible in cemeteries, accident sites, on buildings and architecture, it inspires artworks and is popularly worn as jewellery. The fact crosses are frequently an adornment or fashion statement is odd given the original purpose and intent. I mean, crosses were an instrument of execution implemented by the Romans, until banished in 337AD for being too cruel. I haven’t seen anyone accessorising with a gallows necklace or little electric chair earrings. So, why on earth has Jesus’ death on a cross in the first century AD, been perpetually ‘commemorated’ and what’s its relevance for us today? Jesus’ death was unique - it is God’s way for us to be reconciled to Him. Through wilful wrongdoing and sinfulness, mankind became estranged from God. Although guiltless, Jesus received a penalty that was rightly ours, in His own body. Motivated by unfathomable love, He became the substitute - his suffering, death and resurrection is our means of a new beginning.

The joy of Easter is in accepting our need of salvation, then starting afresh.

Jeff Parker, Pastor, Elim Church Centre

Easter - yah! two extra days off - a long weekend! What shall we do?

Before you answer that question - can I encourage you to think for a moment about the first Easter. It too was a long weekend in many ways.

On Friday Jesus Christ, the one who brought healing and hope to so many was crucified on a Roman cross. Saturday, His closest followers were distraught, His enemies satisfied. But Sunday it all changed - He rose from the dead - came back to life. Hard to believe and yet historically sound when we look into it.

Maybe in your life you feel a bit like it’s Friday or Saturday.

Things are tough, it’s been painful, maybe you’ve lost hope for the future just like some of Jesus’ followers did after His death.

But when everything changed on that first Easter Sunday and Jesus rose back to life, He also made a way for you to come back to life, to find new hope, to step into a relationship with God that changes everything.

Why not visit one of our Cambridge churches this Easter Sunday and find out more about God’s incredible love and purpose? Now that would be a smart thing to do this long weekend!

Rev Jennie Savage, Vicar, St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Cambridge

One of the church creeds has the line “I believe in the resurrection of the dead”. Whether this phrase is taken as a metaphor or literally, it makes a difference in our approach to life.

Resurrection faith is a willingness in the face of overwhelming odds to entrust ourselves to the God of life and love, despite the range of oppressive forces encountered in the world.

Resurrection faith is a radical trust in the God who follows the horrendous Friday and the lonely Saturday with the joy of Sunday.

Easter Sunday, although unique in its climactic nature, is not an isolated event, we have had glimpses of it over and over again.

We have seen in our own times the fall of dictators and dividing walls.

We have seen people across the world unite to help one another in the face of disaster, and where God has opened new doors in our lives when others were closed.

Easter is wherever the Spirit of God comes back in the broken hearts of people and they begin the dance of life, with futures resurrected by the Lord of life. May the joy and hope Easter brings, be part of your daily life.

Monsignor Leonard Danvers, St Peter’s Parish, Cambridge.

This Sunday we will celebrate the great feast of the Resurrection of Jesus. Resurrection is something built into the very fabric of nature, something we see most days of our lives without making the connection between what we see and our belief in the Resurrection of Jesus and our own resurrection. That we don’t make the connection may be for a variety of reasons.

Somehow the world of religion has become for many a sort of fairyland, another world from the real, everyday world we live in. But this isn’t true. For if the truths of religion and the values of religion were different from those of the everyday world –then religion would be a great deception.

The pattern of resurrection is found all around us. Plants grow to maturity, die and rot away. The lucky ones get put into compost bins, and become food for the next generation. And the seed, which seems to die, seemingly lifeless and invisible in the soil, doesn’t really die – instead it becomes the source of new life, springing up again as a new plant. Insects die, but soon the air is teeming with more of these irritating creatures, hatched from the eggs that were left behind. All this is at the level of nature. But God’s creation doesn’t stop at that. He goes beyond that, creating a new life out of death.

What the Resurrection of Jesus tells us is that God’s creation and our destiny are both

far more wonderful than we thought. The signs of this fact are there for everyone to see, visible to our minds and eyes if we care to use them. Albert Schweitzer once wrote “Christ comes to us… as One unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lakeside. He came to those who knew Him not. He speaks to us the same words - follow me - and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfil for our time. He commands. And to those who obey him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal himself in the toils , the conflicts, the joys and sufferings which they shall pass through in his fellowship, and, as an ineffable mystery, they shall learn in their own experience who He is.”

This Easter may God lead you to just such a transforming faith in his Son. Jesus lives. He is Risen. Peace is the first gift of the Risen Jesus to his disciples. May this peace be with you always and a happy Easter to you all.

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By Crystal Beavis, Waikato District Councillor, Tamahere-Woodlands Ward

High inflation, rising interest rates and storm damage to roading mean Waikato District Council might have to lift rates for the coming year as high as double the 3.5% rise anticipated back in 2021.

The council has been re-examining its capital and operating budgets for the year ahead and - by the time this is published – is likely to have decided on a proposed, revised Annual Plan for 2023-24.

Economic conditions have changed dramatically since the council adopted its last ‘Long Term Plan’ covering the year ahead. We now face 7.2% inflation, rising interest rates, higher than expected depreciation costs on our assets, and now, also, disaster recovery costs of at least $8 million.

The huge damage to Waikato district’s roading infrastructure unleashed by February’s ‘atmospheric river’ and Cyclone Gabrielle is still being assessed, and could be even more than $8 million, but it will undoubtedly require changes to work programmes both this year and next (202324).

More than 100 roads in the district were impacted by February’s weather events, more than 2300 properties lost electricity, several areas lost mobile phone connectivity, and in Port Waikato properties had to be evacuated. Many of the roads and houses impacted by the wild weather need ongoing attention as the restoration effort continues.

While the council has a disaster recovery fund and natural disaster insurance in place, the magnitude of these costs still represents a challenge for a district with just 33,000 rateable properties.

Some changes being considered for the proposed Annual Plan are likely to be subject

to consultation, so take the opportunity to have your say if this involves you.

A likely proposal for the community in the former Tamahere Ward to consider this year is a targeted rate to support the work of the Tamahere Mangaone Restoration Trust. The trust was established in 2013 to restore the native habitat in the Tamahere Reserve and it has since expanded its focus to include the Mangaharakeke Stream gully system in Tamahere.

The targeted rate proposal has been put forward to council, with the support of the Tamahere Community Committee, to enable the trust to undertake habitat restoration work on council reserve and publicly accessible land in the Tamahere gully area. This work would be supported with a mem orandum of understanding with the council and would enable the Tamahere walkway project to progress faster and at a reduced cost, providing an increased level of service above what council would normally provide.

February’s weather events have put a new light on the need for this council to address climate change resilience and this will be a focus for the council’s new Sustainability and Wellbeing Committee.

The new committee is expected to oversee progress on the council’s climate action plan, as well as its economic development, social development and cultural strategies and programmes.

It is overseeing the council’s emergency management work programme as well as the final development of a draft new conservation strategy, Taiao (Nature) in the Waikato.

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An undercurrent of concern

Picture a millpond on a summer’s evening. The last of the day’s sunlight angles through the low hanging leaves and sparkles on the water. The light catches a strand of a spider’s web wafting through the air and the sound of a small stream trickling into the pond lends an air of almost unbearable serenity.

Over by the reeds, in the shadows on the far side, you can make out some gliding, bobbing shapes: ducks.

The calm is punctuated, every now and then, by a light chorus of quacking. It sounds so much like laughter you can imagine one of them has just told a joke.

It’s a picture of tranquillity. The ducks move easily across the water, stopping occasionally to pop theirs heads below the surface. Sometimes, if the depth requires it, they will upend themselves completely in the process, leaving only half a duck, vertical for just a moment.

Calm is restored when the front end reappears and a spray of water

glistens in the fading sunlight as it is shaken off. There could hardly be a more perfect setting.

A bit like some people’s social media profiles. As you stroll through the leafy suburbs of Socialmediasville, you’d be forgiven for wondering how people with such wonderfully full and rewarding lives have the time to share it with the rest of us. Or why they would feel the need to do so.

But as you glide towards the group you notice light rippling on the water. What might be causing that? If you look beneath the surface you may see that one or two ducks are paddling frantically but going nowhere. And did you see the way that drake looked at that duck? She pretended not to notice but I think she did. What’s going on there?

Somebody once said “things are not always what they seem”. I suppose I am saying it again - and something about books and covers. These are challenging times.

Grocery prices are up, the housing market has all but stalled, and there

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doesn’t seem to be much good news on the horizon as we head into winter. So it’s not surprising there are some ripples on the water.

It’s all relative of course: We are not under fire, and as far as I am aware, no women have been arrested in Cambridge this week for not wearing a head covering correctly. Did you read about that? A man threw yoghurt at two women whose head coverings came off in the ensuing confusion and they were immediately arrested. Bonkers. And we are supposed to believe that we live in a rational world.

There are those who feel they’ve worked it out, and you’ll find them on Victoria Street most mornings, hoping to give you the good news. I’m not having a word of it. The more you look at the world around you, and the people in it, and what some of them are getting up to, the more you realise it’s all mad.

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Artists linked to Te Awamutu disability provider Enrich Plus and others from around the region have a new space to market their work.

Last Friday saw the opening of what is being called the Waipā Creative Conduit. The community pop-up gallery inside the Teasdale Street Enrich Plus building is intended as a three-month display and selling space aimed at helping participating artists maximise their returns and establish new links.

From now until June 30, the gallery will be open to the public between noon and 6pm from Tuesdays to Fridays, and from 10am to 1pm on Saturdays, selling paintings, prints and photographs, jewellery, ceramics and other handcrafts.

Kihikihi ceramic artist Alex Wilkinson teamed up with Enrich Plus to initiate the project, hoping the gallery will help connect the artists with both the disability community and the wider public.

“Our main goal is to empower people to be creative and artists to build skills and connections for collaboration and sustainable incomes,” she said.

Enrich Plus supports those with

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The gallery space was already being used to display artwork by Enrich Plus artists engaged in the provider’s Supported Activities and Supported Employment programmes. This new endeavour expands that with more space and now includes the work of artists from further afield.

Gallery manager Rebecca DowmanNgapo said the pieces on display will be changed regularly to keep the exhibits fresh. They will be sold on a ‘cash and carry’ basis with the gallery taking only a 10 percent commission she said, significantly less than the 40 percent commission which tends to be the industry standard.

The gallery will also offer workshops through which artists can share their skills and hold regular panel discussions.

The Waipā Creative Conduit secured funding of $19,960 from Creative New Zealand’s Creative Communities Scheme, which is administered by Waipā District Council.

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Saints go running in…

Flynn Morey’s man of the match 5-52 backed up by Xavier Bell’s all-round effort with bat, ball and in the field saw St Peter’s School, Cambridge home against Hamilton Boys’ High School (HBHS) in the Northern Districts Gillette Cup qualifying final at Jansen Park in Hamilton last week.

It was a special victory for St Peter’s coach and former Black Cap Anton Devcich, an old boy of HBHS and is only the second time in the school’s history that it has qualified for the Gillette Cup, a six-school national tournament which will be held in Christchurch later this year.

HBHS won the toss and elected to bat which looked to be the wrong decision as they lost three wickets for 19 runs. A mini recovery occurred until Archie Louden took the crucial wicket of Lucky Reddy at 105.

HBHS scrambled through to 198/9 after their 50 overs with Morey’s hostile five wicket haul and a run out, a brilliant caught and bowled by Bell and solid fielding making the run chase an achievable one.

In reply, St Peter’s got off to a flyer losing Ryan Harvey after 50 runs and then accumulating another 107 runs before Bell, now joined by team captain Benji Bell (no relation), was out for 78 from 108 balls, which included two sixes and six fours.

Benji Bell was the next to go on 173 runs leaving only 17 for victory which Cam O’Leary and Morrey knocked off comfortably with 3.4 overs to go. O’Leary thumped two massive sixes in his 33 ball 35 not out innings to lead the team home.

The win over HBHS and earlier over the very strong Tauranga Boys High School was a special achievement, said manager Matthew Markham.

The week began when the first match against Whangārei Boys High was abandoned after St Peter’s seemed set for

a big score on 123/3. A crucial next up win against Tauranga, which St Peter’s won with four balls to score in a shortened 45 over match meant a victory over St John’s College was a must to make the final.

St John’s won the toss and put St Peter’s into bat which seemed a great decision as Jack Kneebone got 3/19 for the Catholic school.

The total of 138 seemed achievable until St John’s imploded with an unprecedented four run outs – two by Archie Louden –falling 27 short of the target.

“When the final wicket fell, there was a real sense of relief from the St Peter’s crowd,” said Markham who described the performance as “scrappy”. It was the wake up players needed for the subsequent final win over HBHS.

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Cam O’Leary batted sensibly to take St Peter’s through to victory.

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Cambridge High trio Isabelle Murray, Tegan O’Dwyer and Lucy Eastwood all picked up three gold medals at the Maadi Cup secondary school rowing regatta completed on Lake Karāpiro on Saturday. Their school competed in three A and 10 B finals.

St Peter’s School was represented in 11 A and eight B finals and won the Under-17 coxed quad sculls and Harrison McClintock collected a gold and silver.

A week of parades and rowing culminated in what has been described as the greatest race for the Maadi Cup itself – won by a

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Our gold medal winners: St Peter’s, Under-17 coxed quad sculls – Harrison McClintock, Joshua Yeoman, Khaidar Tuikin, Valentine Barro Frojan, cox – Letizia Hay. Cambridge, Under-17 quad sculls – Isabelle Murray, Libby Tonks, Tegan O’Dwyer, Lucy Eastwood, cox – Jack Charlton. Under-17 single sculls – O’Dwyer. Under-17 double sculls, Murray, Eastwood. Silver, St Peter’s, Under-17 single sculls – McClintock. Bronze, St Peter’s, Under-16 single sculls Finn Scragg.

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A pair in the running

Two horses with Waipā connections in the sulkies and on the training track are in with top chances at Cambridge Raceway’s Night of Champions next week.

Cambridge trainer Arna Donnelly and six-year-old bay gelding Kango only have to look over the fence for a glimpse of the Raceway track.

Having veteran horseman David Butcher in the sulky – with a lifetime win tally of more than 2500 – has to be a big plus.

Kango became the ninth and likely second-last invite to the race when his connections secured a slot last week.

Four-year-old bay gelding Nicholas Cage trained by Lyn and Andrew Neal in Cambridge and driven by Matthew White qualified for the $1 million Race by Grins through an upset Founders Cup win at Alexandra Park last month.

Both horses are expected to contest the $45,000 Waikato Flying Mile at the Raceway tonight (Thursday) with White and Butcher driving. White said he was excited about the big opportunity driving Nicholas Cage.

“This time last year he had only had a couple of starts so he has come a long way in a short time.”

Donnelly said she could not wait for the big race on her home track, with local owners and breeders – Bruce

and Marie Brodie of Ōhaupō – and Butcher driving.

“We are thrilled to be in and now we wait for the draw which will be crucial.”

The draw for the Grinssponsored race will be held live on Monday.

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WINTER

Are you ready for Winter?

Nothing is worse than a cold, draughty house over winter. A lot of people cannot stand being cold. In fact, one of life’s key lessons should be - a happy partner is one who is not cold! Aside from the steely glares you’ll receive, a cold house can lead to ill health, depression and create a lot of mental and physical unwellness. Avoid the cold by following these simple tips to retain heat inside your home.

What’s the best way to heat a home?

There are many options to consider. A heater? A replace? A log burner? A pellet burner? A heat pump? A combination of both? Research the right option for your home. No matter what it is, only heat the rooms of the house that you need and consider a heat transfer unit. This disperses

hot air from areas where there is excess (commonly the ceiling cavity or main family room) to other rooms that you choose (like bedrooms). It means additional heating devices are not required, leading to power savings. For impartial advice on the costs and bene ts of di erent heating options, visit a consumer-led website like: www. consumer.org.nz/articles/heating-options. Make sure your home is insulated Insulation products come with di erent R-values. This is a measurement used to determine a material’s ability to resist heat transfer – essentially how well it traps heat. Ceilings, walls and under oor all have di erent recommended R-values. So whether you use foam insulation, Batts, or polystyrene

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do your research and talk to professionals to make sure you get the option that’s right for you. Batts can also come in ecofriendly natural wool which is growing in popularity and has a high R-value. The higher the R-value a product has the greater the thermal resistance it will provide.

Insulate the hot water cylinder and pipes

If your hot water cylinder is not wrapped in a silver- looking thermal cover then you should de nitely invest in one. Heating a home’s water supply throughout the year - not just in winter, is one of the biggest expenses a home can have. Preventing any heat from escaping will save on your energy bills. Cylinder pipes should also be well insulated

with foam piping. Again, your hardware store will have these items and they are worth every cent.

Cover glass windows

Depending on a range of factors like the type and age of windows in your home, whether there’s any gaps or double glazing etc., windows can account for anywhere from 10%-35% of heat loss in a home. Aside from double or triple glazing, and sealing any drafts, the best practical measure that homeowners can take to avoid heat loss is to hang quality curtains with a thermal backing. Ask around for the best places. With curtains, thicker is often better. Close curtains when the sun starts to set, as this will help to trap any warmth built up from throughout the day. Curtains that fall to the oor o er higher heat prevention than those that don’t. Blinds are somewhat e ective too, but thermal drapes will o er the most protection.

Remove all drafts

Old colonial cottages – can be especially drafty. Sealing foam strips from your hardware store or $2 shop are incredibly cheap. Use the product around windows and doors to close gaps and prevent cold drafts from entering. Seal bigger gaps at the base of doors with a blanket or towel, or buy a draught stopper ‘snake’ to butt again the gap. These are fairly cheap and available from most hardware or homeware stores.

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Pratt’s is the trusted name in heating solutions for Waikato homeowners. They provide high-quality wood res and heat pumps that ensure maximum e ciency and performance for your home during winter.

As the Home of Firenzo Fires in the Waikato and Masport Heating Specialists, their showrooms feature the largest heating displays in the region. They are also authorised dealers and installers for Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu, and Toshiba Heat Pumps. Choose Pratt’s for all your heating needs, visit their showrooms for expert advice on the right solution for your home.

View their range online at www.pratts.co.nz or call 0800-772-887

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Tirau - so much more than a drive through

It’s just as well traffic often slows to a crawl through Tirau; it gives you time for a quick glimpse at some of the delights this little town along State Highway 1 has to offer.

There are all the obvious ones … bustling arty cafes and a selection of quaint boutique galleries and stores that attract people looking for something completely different. The main street has its share of service stations and other utility stops, but what really stands out is Tirau’s trademark sheep, dog and ram corrugated iron animals.

The massive trio have stood as the town’s guardians since the mid-1990s, with the ram being the most recent addition in 2016. They were fashioned by Corrugated Creations, a company based just out of town, and have become so well-known they are a popular photo-stop

The giant dog houses the Tirau i-SITE centre

point for visitors both national and international. The giant dog houses the Tirau i-SITE centre where information is available on local activities, accommodation, shopping and the like. The giant sheep now houses the SPCA Op shop.

Visitors are often surprised to find the town is home

to several art galleries, a golf club, a shell and jade factory and even a museum. Experienceseekers and shoppers have an unexpectedly wide range of stores to browse, from high-end fashion and interior design to collectables and lip-licking ice creams. Away from the bustle of the town there is plenty to enjoy. The Waikato River

Trails wind their way through the area, and there are guided riverside tours and attractions. One of the most popular is the internationally acclaimed Blue Spring, accessible via Te Waihou Walkway. It’s over an hour’s walk in, but it’s well worth it and the water is so pure that

it supplies over 70 percent of New Zealand’s bottled water. A more leisurely break can be enjoyed at the Okoroire hot springs, a delightful spot with hotel and chalet accommodation on the spot. For a small rural town, Tirau really packs a punch. If you haven’t stopped in for a while, this autumn might be a good time to do it.

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upgrading, the possibilities are endless with the potential to create a home perfectly tailored to your preferences. Call Gary to arrange your viewing!

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4 2 2 2

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Leamington 58 Scott Street

3 1 1 1

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Taupiri 62b Jew Road

5 3 2 2

Shelby Garrett M 027 622 4166

SALE

The property o ers a rare opportunity to live in the lap of luxury while enjoying the serene and tranquil lifestyle that comes with living in the countryside. The beautiful Lockwood home boasts 5 spacious bedrooms plus o ice and 2 modern bathrooms, making it perfect for a large family or entertaining guests. The open plan living area features high ceilings, an abundance of natural light, and stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The modern kitchen is fitted with high-end appliances, perfect for creating culinary masterpieces while enjoying the views. Call Gary today to arrange your viewing!

For Sale Deadline Treaty Thursday 20 April 2023, 12:00pm

Unless sold prior View by appointment or scheduled open home times www.harcourts.co.nz/CB4032

Gary Stokes M 021 351 112

Mark Ingram M 027 495 5941

For Sale Deadline Treaty Thursday 27 April 2023, 12:00pm

Unless sold prior

View by appointment or scheduled open home times www.harcourts.co.nz/CB4036

Gary Stokes M 021 351 112

Executive Residence Premium Location Inspection by appointment

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• 2,317m² of elevated land; potential for subdivision into 3 titles (Council Consent required)

• 391m² dwelling (approx.); north facing; built for maximum sun and extensive views

• low maintenance with brick and cedar exterior; aluminium ‘Alti’ joinery, double glazing, concrete tile roof; copper spouting and downpipes

• tarseal driveway leading to double garage/workshop with auto door & internal access

• external tiled patio extends along the length of the building; sunny, sheltered and accessed from multiple rooms within; sunny, sheltered courtyard at rear

• a welcoming foyer leads to a formal lounge, connected to formal dining, leading into an excellent modern kitchen and a generous family room

• downstairs includes a sunny master bedroom with ensuite & walk in wardrobe; main bathroom; bedroom (#4); office and laundry

• upstairs features 2 spacious bedrooms offering panoramic views to Maungatautari and Pirongia Mountains, supported by an additional bathroom

• finished to a very high standard; one run carpet & cork flooring; full insulation; security system;

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4 Saffron Street, Cambridge

- Open plan kitchen, dining and living creates a welcoming hub as you enter the home.

- Tidy low maintenance gardens, with plenty of space to elaborate.

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$1,200,000

511 Fencourt Road, Cambridge

4 2 2

- Magical country lifestyle set on a 2,046m² (more or less) fully fenced section, perfect blend of character charm and modern comforts for warm, stylish living.

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69 King Street, Cambridge

2 1 1

- Tremendous ambience from outside to inside; you’ll discover additional off road parking, garden plantings and deck to suit the style, a secure and private courtyard at the back.

- Good sized bedrooms and a garage for storage, add to the appeal.

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15 Kereruu Street, Cambridge

- Finished to a high standard with quality fixtures and fittings throughout, on a cleverly designed 501m² (more or less) section.

- Easy to lock and leave too, with rear yard privacy and deck area.

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- Gardens are proudly designed for seasonal produce and low maintenance attractive plantings.

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26 William Paul Street, Cambridge

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- Tastefully refurbished and enjoys privacy and (brick and tile) low maintenance. Size will suit retirees and business executives alike.

- Open plan living with a private courtyard and well fenced with raised vege gardens.

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Sherry Herkes

FINAL NOTICE

CAPITALISE ON COWLEY DRIVE

2950m² section

street appeal in popular location Auction: To be held on Thursday 6th April 2023 at 1 00pm at the Cambridge Community

Corner of Dick Street and Queen Street Cambridge (unless sold prior)

PRICE REDUCTION

BEAUTY ON BURNS, PRIMED TO SELL

PRICED TO SELL

450m² Fully fenced section

Gas fire, Heatpump & HRV

3 Double bedrooms / 2 Bathrooms

Excellent entertaining areas

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4 bedrooms

2 bathrooms

Lovely outdoor decked entertainers’ space

Double Garaging with room attached

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Chefs Kitchen with double ovens

Walk in Scullery

Drinks bench area with hot/filtered taps

Wine and drinks bench fridges

Endless features

OPEN HOME

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3 bedroom brick + cedar home

2 bathrooms

545m² freehold section (more or less)

Fully fenced

Excellent outdoor living

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Gold winner at the 2022 Waikato House of the Year awards

Beautifully built 318m² home perched on 2523m² section in popular Pukekura

Designer kitchen, immense scullery and sensational living spaces

Master suite complete with walk-in-robe and luxurious bathroom

Bedroom wing with additional three bedrooms & opulent bathroom

OPEN HOME: SATURDAY: 1 15-1 45PM

OPEN HOME

SECURITY DOORS AND

BRIDGLAND, June – It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of June Bridgland on the 29th of March 2023, from a sudden illness. Wife of the late Claude (Spot), Mum, Nana, and GG to Neil and Robyn, the late Carey and Julz, Alan and Linda, Ray and Lynley, Craig and Great-Grandson Ned, and Nathan and Katie.

A celebration of June’s life was held in the chapel at the Raleigh Street Christian Centre, 24 Raleigh Street, Leamington, Cambridge on Wednesday 5th April 2023 at 1:00pm. All correspondence to 53 Swayne Road, Cambridge 3434.

CAWOOD, Doreen Betty –

Formally of Putaruru. Passed away peacefully at Waikato Hospital on Saturday 1 April 2023, aged 86 years. Much loved and loving wife of the late Jim for 66 years. Dearly loved mother and motherin-law of Sue (deceased) and Kevin, Shane and Carol, Tracey and Andy. Adored nan and nan-nan of her 7 grandchildren and their families. Returning to the arms of her much loved wingman, Jim. A celebration of Doreen’s life will be held at Woodside Estate, 130 Woodside Road, Matangi today, Thursday 6 April at 10:00am.

TRACEY, Ronald David (Ron) – Passed away peacefully on Friday 31 March 2023, aged 86. Much loved father of Helen, Linda, Claire and the late Steve. Adored Trakka of Kristy, Emma, Acacia, Tashi, Jarin, Danielle, Paige, Melissa, Aimee and Romy, and great-grandfather of Jack, Eli, Kohen and Charlie. In accordance with Ron’s wishes, a private cremation has taken place. A memorial service for Ron will be held at a later date. All communications to Ron’s family C/- Legacy Funerals, PO Box 844 Cambridge 3450.

KELLY, Marjorie Theresa

– Passed away peacefully at Bupa Eventhorpe Care Home, Hamilton, on Sunday, 2nd April 2023. Aged 85 years. Much loved wife of the late Arthur. Dearly loved mother and mother-inlaw of Suzanne, Michael & Michele, and the late David. Much loved grandma to 4 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren. Special thanks to the staff of Bupa Eventhorpe Care Home for their care of Marjorie.

‘At peace’

A funeral service for Majorie will be held at St Andrews Anglican Church, 85 Hamilton Road, Cambridge on Wednesday, 12th of April 2023 at 11:00am followed by the burial at the Hautapu Public Cemetery. All communications to the Kelly Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES

Waipa District Council will consider an application to close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic:

• Kairangi Road – between Norwegian Road and the southern end of Robinson Road

• Robinson Road – full length

between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Sunday 21 May 2023 for the Kairangi Loop Bent Sprint.

Access from Hewson, Griggs, Rahiri and Dillon Roads to Kairangi Road will be affected.

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 Waipa District Council, in writing, to events@waipadc.govt.nz, before 4.00pm on Friday 14 April 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 Waipa District Council on 0800 924 723.

Garry Dyet CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

PUBLIC NOTICE

Of an application for On Licence

It’s

MOVING from 4-bedroom house to caravan. Crockery, cutlery, glasses, beds, tables, crystal, outdoor furniture, duvets, vinyl records, record player & much more. Sat 8th & Sun 9th April, 40 Scott St Leamington. Not before 9am.

Kanav Holdings Limited, 3 Oak Avenue, Nawton, Hamilton, has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the renewal of a on-licence in respect of the premises at 75 Victoria Street, Cambridge known as Prince Albert The Olde English Pub & Restaurant.

The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is restaurant/tavern. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday, 9.00am2.00am the following day.

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 second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on March 30, 2023.

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Valerie BOWLER 1939-2013

Dear Valerie/Mum

been 10 years since your smile left this earth, but your spirit is with us still, every day. As a family we shared you with the world. You lived and loved with all your heart, and we miss you with all of ours. Loving wife of Harley. Mum to Gordan, Charmaine and Diane. Gran to Kane, Marama, Jessie and Luke.

FOR SALE!

CARAVAN 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. Why would you pay $90,000 or more for a comparable new van when you could have all this for $50,000.

Cambridge telephone 07 823 3576

PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notice of Availability of Additional Summary of Decisions Requested in Submissions on Proposed Plan Change 26

Residential Zone Intensification

Clause 7 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 1991

Waipa District Council gives notice of the availability of an additional summary of decisions requested by persons who made submissions on Proposed Plan Change 26 Residential Zone Intensification to the Waipa District Plan under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The additional summary relates to submissions on the character cluster provisions which were accepted by the Independent Hearing Panel after the submission period closed.The additional summary of decisions requested by submitters and the submissions received on Proposed Plan Change 26 may be viewed at:

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

• Waipa District Council offices in Te Awamutu and Cambridge

• Waipa District Council public libraries in Te Awamutu and Cambridge

Making a further submission

The following people may make a further submission:

(a) any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; and

(b) any person that has an interest in Plan Change 26 greater than the interest that the general public has; and

(c) the Waipa District Council itself.

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

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

Lodging your further submission

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

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

• Download and print a form 6 and either:

o Email to: districtplan@waipadc.govt.nz

o Post to: Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840

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

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

Dates

The Summary of Decisions requested is publicly notified on 31 March 2023. Further submissions must be lodged with Waipa District Council by no later than 5pm 11 April 2023, which is 5 working days after the day on which public notice is given.

For more information, please contact Waipa District Council on 0800 924 723.

Garry Dyet CHIEF EXECUTIVE

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE

– Dick Street, Alpha Street, Wilson Street, Victoria Street on Friday 14 April 2023

Please note that the roads listed below will be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic on Friday 14 April 2023 for the 2023 IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival – Pink Parade event.

Between 1.30pm and 6.30pm:

• Dick Street – between Queen Street and Alpha Street and from Alpha Street to Duke Street

• Alpha Street – between Dick Street and Victoria Street (closed to eastbound traffic)

Between 2.30pm and 4pm:

• Wilson Street – between Duke Street and Victoria Street

Between 2.30pm and 6.30pm:

• Victoria Street – between Alpha Street and Queen Street

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

For more information, please contact Waip-a District Council on 0800 924 723 or email events@waipadc.govt.nz

Garry Dyet CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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