Te Awamutu News | May 11, 2023

Water plan backed

By Mary Anne Gill

All four candidates for the vacant Waipā Māori ward support the Government’s Affordable Water policy saying Aotearoa’s waterways need protecting.

The News asked Bill Harris, Barney Manaia, Dale-Maree Morgan and Gaylene Roberts a series of questions and sought their views on the policy - previously known as Three Waters - co-governance and how they would respond to a poor 23 per cent turnout at last October’s election.

Last year, the successful candidate Takena Stirling secured 309 of the 566 votes cast. He resigned in March following his suspension as a lawyer.

Harris said it was no secret he supported better partnership principles over water while Manaia cited his experience as a trustee of Kahotea Marae as one of the reasons for his support of the water policy.

“I am part of a Kīngitanga viewpoint that believes our awa Waikato and Waipā are living taonga that needs to be protected,” said Manaia.

“I am pro water reforms, the rivers and waterways are in serious trouble,” said Morgan.

“The water infrastructure deficit needs to be addressed to save householders from unaffordable water,” said Roberts. “For iwi, Māori co-governance is the protection of our rights and interests in freshwater.”

After the by election, the councillor will represent the entire Waipā district.

“Historically Māori have not participated in Local Government elections. I have asked rangatahi why and they have replied we don’t feature, which I infer as not having a Māori voice that is valued and appreciated,” said Manaia.

“What has been offered here is the opportunity to unify a collective Māori voice

that will work with other leading voices to achieve great outcomes for the people of Waipā.”

Morgan said low Waipā turnout was common.

“Many (have) acknowledged why Māori voters have little to no trust in council processes, hopefully with the inclusion of a Māori ward seat and future seats, it will improve voter turnout in years to come.”

Roberts said she would focus on issues of importance to the Māori community, engage on social media and build strong relationships.

Harris said one Māori representative and four Kanohi representatives would not necessarily change the numbers voting, but it would help.

“We need to establish better ways to connect. Trust is important if there is to be an attitudinal change and the change won’t happen overnight especially after 160 years of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi not being honoured.”

The News asked how the candidates – who all affiliate with iwi on the western side of

the district – would work with Ngāti Koroki Kahukura and Ngāti Hauā and represent their interests.

“I have the freedom to work with iwi/ hapū. They work independently to make joint decisions on matters of common interest,” said Roberts.

“Ngāti Koroki Kahukura and Ngāti Hauā are relatives of Maungatautari - I currently serve with these iwi representatives on the Waipā Joint Management Authority. I am confident I can work well with my relatives of Maungatautari,” said Morgan.

Harris said he had whakapapa connections to Koroki Kahukura and Ngāti Hauā and sits alongside all iwi on numerous consultative committees.

“My role as your Māori ward rep would be to ensure partnership is always present at the table of district decision makers and to then make sure key iwi leaders are offered a partnership voice.”

Manaia said he had experience as a teacher working in Tokoroa, Waharoa and Cambridge.

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“And through whakapapa connections and school activities I have worked with local iwi — Raukawa, Hauā and Koroki Kahukura people,” said Manaia.

Voting for the Māori ward opens on June 1 and closes at noon June 23. Waipā voters enrolled on the Māori roll can vote in the by-election.

See more responses to our questions in next week’s edition of The News.

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A tui in the office

By Mary Anne Gill

Four artists from Enrich Plus’ Te Awamutu Supported Activities programme watched in delight yesterday as Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan hung their masterpiece in her newly decorated office.

The ceremony came after The News went to press but we were able to get a preview of the painting –Summer Tui – which they recently completed.

The mayor has a love of tui because there are so many of them on her Judge Valley farm and she loves the colours associated with the native bird.

With that brief Enrich Plus art facilitator Teresa Siemonek – a Te Awamutu artist – and artists Deshan Walallavita, Julie Tate, Kathleen Bayer and Caitlin Thomas set to work.

They received a $200 grant from the Creative Communities Scheme to produce a piece for the mayor’s office. The money covered the cost of the canvas and paints.

The Supported Activities programme supports people with intellectual, physical or sensory disabilities to develop their talents, connections and the everyday skills needed to have a life like any other.

“I’m really excited to get it onto my wall. It is sitting right next to my desk,” said O’Regan.

A fuller version of this story will be posted on teawamutunews.nz

Pictured with mayor Susan O’Regan’s artwork were, from left, Julie Tate, Teresa Siemonek and Caitlin Thomas.

On the beat

in review

Here’s how the last week has panned out for Te Awamutu police.

Monday - Police attended two family harm incidents, three mental health incidents and an incident involving a mental health episode. A person broke into a dwelling and took a can of lemonade and a motor vehicle. He left the address in the vehicle and ran out of fuel – then called police for assistance. A male was arrested for an active Warrant to Arrest for failing to appear in court. We also assisted Cambridge staff with an arrest at a family harm.

Tuesday - Police conducted a welfare check at an address and discovered a small cannabis plantation and attended a burglary at a service station in Te Awamutu. An off-duty officer observed the burglary and gave chase, resulting in an arrest. Police also recovered a stolen vehicle in relation to the burglary, attended a family harm and a disorder incident in Kihikihi.

Wednesday – We assisted with a transport of a person with mental health issues and

recovered a stolen vehicle on a rural road. Of note with this incident was an informant heard a collision and decided not to call 111 immediately, assuming the people involved would return for their vehicle. This really highlights the need for people to call 111 whenever they see something suspicious. Police also attended two suspicious incidents involving the same male, arrested a male with a warrant to arrest, recovered a stolen vehicle in Waitomo, attended a family harm incident and assisted Huntly staff with a high-volume burglary offender.

Thursday - Police arrested a male in relation to a historic family violence offending, dealt with a mental health incident at the front counter and attended a family harm that resulted in a vehicle collision. Police also dealt with an intimidation incident at a commercial premise and a mental health incident.

Friday - Police attended a family harm in Maungatautari, stopped a drink driver who blew 544mcg of alcohol per litre of

breath, dealt with a mental health incident that involved a suicide attempt, attended a burglary at a Te Awamutu property, detained a woman for a mental health assessment and provided tactical support the mental health team following a high-risk mental health incident at a rural property.

Saturday - Police attended six family harm episodes, made a report of concern to Oranga Tamariki and discovered a male breaching bail. We attended a mental health incident and conducted enquiries to locate a stolen vehicle. We also attended a burglary, a sudden death, conducted enquiries to locate a missing person and attended a wilful damage incident. A male was arrested and during the arrest assaulted police.

Sunday – We attended two motor vehicle collisions and conducted enquiries to locate a stolen vehicle seen heading towards Te Awamutu.

with Constable Ryan Fleming A week

Dairy awards

The winners of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will be announced in Auckland on Saturday. In the running is Te Awamutu’s Sam Dodd, who is a Dairy Manager of the Year finalist. Finalists compete for a total prize pool of about $200,000.

Contract call

Waka Kotahi is preparing to go to tender and hopes to have the contract awarded by August for its planned State Highway 1 and 29 intersection roundabout. The project was given the go ahead by the Environment Court.

Picture this

Award-winning Kiwi photographer and storyteller Helen Manson will speak in Cambridge on Monday as part of her ‘A Celebration of Humanity’ tour. Manson works for Tearfund and will speak on her experiences across 35 countries. The talk is at the Raleigh Street Christian Centre, and doors open at 7pm.

Karāpiro view

An Austrian delegation led by the country’s Minister of Labour and Economy Martin Kocher and New Zealand ambassador Wolfgang Strohmayer has been given a look at the first of three new turbines installed as part of the Karāpiro hydro dam’s $75 million upgrade. Mercury Energy is using Andritz, an Austrian company, to install the new turbines.

Prison visits

Prisoners at Waikato’s Spring Hill Corrections Facility will be permitted to receive visits from Saturday. Limited visits are resuming for the first time since the Covid pandemic started.

Storms’ $10 million bill

The cost of damage around waterways from the flooding following summer storms has been estimated at around $10 million by the Waikato Regional Council.

Much of that was on the Coromandel Peninsula where there was a substantial trail of damage.

The rain led to slips, damaged river erosion protection work, blocked rivers, put some off course and left debris and silt.

“While we didn’t have the big damage seen in the Coromandel Peninsula, heavy rainfall across the Waipā catchment over Auckland Anniversary weekend and during Cyclone Gabrielle did cause damage to streams and rivers, including erosion and obstructions - trees and gravel - and also to existing river management structures,” Keri Neilson, Waipā Zone Manager for the council, told The News.

Worst affected areas were the Waipā main stem and Mangapu, Mangaokewa, Waitomo, Moakurarua and Kaniwhaniwha sub-catchments.

Council staff organised a helicopter flight to assess damage, and that resulted in follow-up, ground-based inspections of over 80 issues.

“Work has been undertaken on the highest priority of these, with the immediate focus being channel capacity, in the case of another event, and erosion where severe adverse effects were likely,”

Neilson said.

Across the region all areas presenting immediate high risk of flooding to communities and properties are being treated as a priority before June and further remedial work will continue for two years.

The unseasonably wet summer caused extensive damage to rivers and streams in the Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki catchments, and to a lesser extent in the lower Waikato and west coast.

Cleaning up has been the immediate focus of the council’s river management teams.

From jigsaw to big jigger

By Viv Posselt

Te Awamutu’s Corey Powell clearly has a creative eye, particularly when it comes to replicating big machinery.

For the second year in a row he won the Te Awamutu Library’s ‘Jigsaw Art’ competition – this time with an arty version of a digger. He won the same competition last year with a drag truck.

Te Awamutu second placegetter was Niki Blackett with a flower, and Luis Frost with a rooster.

This was the second year ‘Jigsaw Art’ was held in Waipā District Libraries in both Te Awamutu and Cambridge. Dee Atkinson, Waipā’s outreach librarian, said the competition was aimed at enticing entrants to find arty ways to repurpose jigsaws with missing pieces. The completed form entered could be either flat or freestanding, and it could make use of other materials, either as the base or as part of the structure.

Cambridge’s ‘Jigsaw Art’ competition

was won by Jake and Leo Wilson, with their Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 model, with the Smith family coming in second with a ship model, and Summer Skivington third with her farm scene. Another competition held at the same time was ‘Library Art’, aimed at finding a new design for either a library card or library bag. The only criteria was that the design for either should be A4 in size and be in digital format or be able to be scanned.

Winners in that were Drew Davis, Laura Kelly and Valentina Di Maio. Their designs will be used when the libraries print new cards and bags. Guest artists in both towns judged the competitions. In Cambridge that was fauve artist Carole Hughes and in Te Awamutu contemporary and landscape artist Adele Bird judged entries. The competitions were part of Waipā District Libraries’ Art Month, which takes place annually and accommodates the April school holidays.

Coromandel Catchments Lead James FerrierKerr says the events of the summer have culminated in the worst widespread damage he has experienced in seven years working in river management in the peninsula.

“We have completed 34 out of 88 clearance jobs and landowners are still making contact. We’re spending days if not weeks on the same property,” he said. “The extent of the damage to our rivers is quite incredible. On some river corners, significant amounts of land have been lost.”

Piles of debris have been removed from the Parakau Stream in the Coromandel Peninsula.

Corey Powell and his winning digger, made with random jigsaw puzzle pieces.

award-winning local funeral home

With a proud history of being Waipa-owned and community-minded, Rosetown Funeral Home was recently announced as a finalist in three categories and winner of two in the 2023 Waipā Network Business Award.

Proudly serving the Waipā and Waikato communities for 33 years, Rosetown Funeral Home, approaches their important and very privileged role with dignity, sincerity, and understanding. Nothing is too much to ask, and the families and loved ones of those they have lost always come first.

Excellence in Small Business

Employing four full-time equivalent staff across Waipā, and in partnership with several celebrants, together they relieve the stress of the funeral process, allowing the family to focus on being together when they need each other.

Rosetown Funeral Home is a privately-owned/ Waipa-owned funeral home in Te Awamutu by Jim Goddin.

As members of the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand (FDANZ), Rosetown Funeral Home is also one of 80% of funeral homes in New Zealand that commit to professional high-quality service.

Adhering to the highest service standards we are regularly monitored to ensure high standards are maintained including training, vehicles and premises, and the team offering the right level of care, support, and attention to families of the deceased.

Rosetown prides itself on offering:

Choice: A funeral can be a small intimate affair, a large public gathering, or something in between. Funerals can be held at a church,

funeral home, cafe, club, community hall, onfarm, Marae, at home, or a public place like a park or reserve. We work extremely hard to meet the family’s wishes.

Funerals bring together different generations and people, we often support families to blend ideas and different cultural traditions.

A comfortable, welcoming environment: Our funeral home is warm and inviting, almost like stepping into a friend’s home, and people should be comfortable talking to us. Open and family-centric approach: Families should be involved as much as they want to be. If something feels right we will support the family to make it happen.

Within budget: Funerals should not extend beyond the budget expressed. We use our collective skills, experience, and expertise to guide families through the process that results in a dignified, personalised service while still within their budget.

Support to pre-arrange a funeral: More funerals are pre-planned, allowing the individual’s family and friends to move past the stress of organising and guessing their wishes. We keep a record of all choices and details and provide an estimate of the price to ease financial worries.

Always looking to innovate and adapt, Rosetown Funeral Home has made waves in digitisation and green alternatives for funerals.

The pandemic saw the need to digitise funerals however virtual memorial services have been retained as an option for all funerals, with 80% of services in 2022 being live-streamed for those unable to attend in person.

Online tributes also provide a tribute portal on the Rosetown Funeral Home website where people can see messages posted by family and friends and leave their tributes. These tributes will remain indefinitely for the family to access. Always looking for greener alternatives to burial and cremation, Rosetown Funeral Home can offer options for those who wish to adopt a more sustainable funeral with biodegradable scatter tubes, natural burials, cardboard caskets and urns, or planting a tree or stone in place of a traditional headstone.

Rosetown Funeral Home is looking to provide ‘cleaner’ cremations with new technology when available in New Zealand in the coming years.

Community Contribution

Supporting Waipā communities is a big part of who Rosetown Funeral Home is, and ‘community’ is one of our strategic pillars. Our team contributes in a very significant way by the return of profits to the community, free funerals for families who lose babies, and the total number of volunteer hours over 2160.

Volunteering is a key part of the culture, with owner Jim Goddin donating hours to Hato Hone St John as the Chair of the Cambridge Area Committee, Team Manager for the Health Shuttle as well as an operational ambulance officer.

Jim is also a Justice of the Peace and is available to the Te Awamutu community for JP services, at no cost.

Rosetown Funeral Home team is also a member of the Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce and Te Awamutu RSA and supports great community initiatives.

Waipā District Mayor, Susan O’Regan presenting Jim Goddin, owner of Rosetown Funeral Home the Excellence in Small Business award.

Cambridge Business Chamber Chair Tracey Olivier presenting Jim Goddin, owner of Rosetown Funeral Home the Community Contribution award.

Kīngitanga Māori – Kīngitanga Ingarangi

Good Local Media serves the Waipā district with its main centres of Te Awamutu and Cambridge.

In Māori terms this district comes under the mana of King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII both as Māori King, but also as Te Arikinui of the Tainui Waka confederation of tribes.

The recent faux pas by the New Zealand High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Phil Goff requires some thought on our part as to both why it caused an offence and also why it needed to be addressed immediately by the King’s spokesperson.

Media reporting of the warmth of the relationship between King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII and King Charles III reflects a long-standing cordiality in the relationship of the Māori King Movement and the British Monarchy which has escaped the attention of much of mainstream New Zealand and, it would appear, to many amongst our elected and appointed leadership.

Before his consecraton as the first Māori King in 1858, Potatau Te Wherowhero signed ‘He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni’ known in English as ‘The Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand’.

This declared that sovereign power and authority in the land resided with ‘Te Whakaminenga’- the Confederation of the United Tribes - and that no foreigners could make laws in ‘Nu Tireni’ – New Zealand. Through the British resident and consulate representative James Busby the Whakaminenga sought and were granted the protection of King William IV against threats to their ‘mana/tino rangatiratanga’ from outside. In return they promised to protect British subjects in Nu Tireni. They thanked him also for acknowledging their flag.

Following King William IV’s passing in 1837, his niece, Victoria was crowned Queen in 1838, two years before the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi – The Treaty of Waitangi – the second article of which promised Māori ‘tino rangatiratanga’.

With the ensuing explosion of new colonists from Europe, Great Britain in particular, this promise was being threatened. Māori ‘mana/ tino rangatiratanga’ their independence as a sovereign power - promised in both the 1835 declaration and the 1840 treaty - was being undermined by successive Colonial Governments.

In 1858 Potatau Te Wherowhero was consecrated as Māori King with the explicit injunction on him from the Tūwharetoa paramount chief Te Heuheu that he and Queen Victoria be as one in realising the aspirations for the people of this land, Māori, Pākehā, and all others.

Through each successive generation, to all intents and purposes this seeking of unity with the Kīngitanga and the British Monarchy has continued. The successor to King Pōtatau, King Tāwhiao, led the Kīngitanga in resisting the colonial breaches of Te Tiriti in the invasion of his Waikato homelands, taking refuge with his Ngāti Maniapoto relations in Te Nehenehenui, later termed the King Country.

King Tāwhiao travelled to England with the intent of meeting Queen Victoria face-to-face. This audience however was stymied by the Colonial Government’s missive not to allow the audience to take place. Tawhiao returned home asserting. ‘I haere Māori atu, ka hoki Māori mai’ - I went and have returned with my Māori mana intact. His son and successor King Mahuta accepted the offer of a seat on the Legislative Council in 1898. With King Edward VII

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crowned in 1902, the positivity in that relationship was further asserted in the Ngāti Maniapoto Kawenata of 1903, pledging an allegiance to both kings, echoing the call from Te Heuheu in 1863 that the Māori and British sovereigns would work as one to realise the aspirations for all the people of this land.

His son and successor King Te Rata was granted an audience in 1914 with King Edward’s son and successor King George V. However the declaration of war with Gemany took a precedence in everyone’s attention.

Following the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, his brother was crowned King George VI leading up to the turbulent years of World War II. King Te Rata’s son and successor King Korokī similarly led his kingdom through that tumultuous period following the passing of his father in 1933.

With the death of King George VI in 1952, in 1953 his successor Queen Elizabeth II visited New Zealand. She paid an unscheduled, unprecedented, unsanctioned visit to Turangawaewae Marae, the centre of the Kīngitanga. There she was escorted on to the marae and amongst the people by then Princess Piki, later Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, to the delight of Māori who had gathered there to wave at the Queen’s cavalcade as the official schedule had her merely driving past

The cordiality of this relationship continued with each visit Queen Elizabeth paid to New Zealand, and Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu’s visits to England.

It culminated in a hitherto unprecedented event. A moment in the history which all indigenous people world-wide continue to acknowledge and celebrate today. It will never be forgotten amongst the Māori people particularly by those of the region served by this newspaper.

AERIAL DRONE SURVEY

Queen Elizabeth, the reigning monarch of a colonising nation signed in her own hand her personal apology to the Waikato people as a colonised people. This event was witnessed by the leadership of that people and the Government installed by the colonisers. Noably this apology took place at Turangawaewae the physical and spiritual heart and centre of the Waikato people and of the Māori King Movement, the Kingitanga.

Successive Governments up to that time had not only ignored He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti, but had deliberately and systematically broken the promises in them.

King Tūheitia’s spokesperson Archdeacon Ngira Symonds had no choice but to point out to the High Commissioner and those present his faux pas.

The warmth of the relationship enjoyed by Queen Elizabeth and Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu continues with their successors. King Charles III’s personal invitation to King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII to attend his Coronation at Westminster Abbey and media reports of the two clearly enjoying each other’s company reflect this.

Following Queen Elizbeth’s royal apology in 1995 there is a growing warmth and a welcome attention to the relationship between successive governments, central and local, and Māori. However there is much yet to do as the High Commissioner’s gaffe shows.

As one witness at the coronation asserted on live television, let’s give King Charles a fair go. Let’s give the New Zealand government a fair go also in how they and their officials honour the special relationship they have with Māori.

Trees fit for a king

Formal ceremonies, and cucumber sandwiches, marked Waipā’s contribution to the coronation of King Charles on Saturday.

Mayor Susan O’Regan was tasked with helping plant two European lime trees in Te Awamutu and Cambridge on a morning where rain had threatened but stayed away.

In Te Awamutu Anglican minister and The News columnist Julie Guest gave an insight into the traditions which would be followed during the Coronation in London, which did turn on rain for the event.

Iwi representing Ngati Māhanga and Ngati Apakura helped the mayor in Te Awamutu, school children assisted in Cambridge.

The Te Awamutu event was at Victoria Park, the Cambridge one at Victoria Square.

The Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board, led by Ange Holt, and Cambridge board, led by Jo DaviesColley, played key roles in setting up the events.

The mayor told The News she was “a bit of a traditionalist”.

“I was brought up in a very royal household in terms of our ethos and thinking around tradition and the church and the role of the state. It would have to be a

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very comprehensive national discussion in order (for me) to change.

“It’s part of our history. Going forward people might want to have a discussion,

but personally I err on the side of the tradition.” She admires the new king, particularly for his love of conservation and organic farming, she said.

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Thomas Lord (Ngati Māhanga) and Kingi Turner (right, Ngati Apakura) helped mayor Susan O’Regan plant a European lime tree in Te Awamutu.

Photo: Roy Pilott.

Musical Allsorts provided the vocals for the Te Awamutu event at Victoria Park. Photo: Roy Pilott.

Members of the Te Awamutu Brass band played to a Saturday morning royal gathering of about 60 people.

Photo: Roy Pilott.

The death of Horace Phillipps

The steady clip clop of horse’s hooves and the rhythmic motion of the cart were almost hypnotic.

The four-horse wagon loaded with about 300 metres of timber was being driven by 41-year-old Horace Phillipps along

the Pirongia Kawhia Road. Horace was farm manager for Mr Potts, of Puketōtara, where he lived with his wife Eva and three daughters. Horace had left that morning for Pirongia Mountain to collect a load of timber and

stores. It was June 1918 and the wagon creaked on through the bright moonlit night, a leisurely end to a long day.

That morning Horace had been in and out of the Pirongia Hotel having a drink and organising the timber with Mr McDonald, manager of Baigent Bros’ sawmill. He also cashed a cheque and brought a small bottle of whisky. At 12.30pm Horace attempted to get the timber from the yard but by then it was dinner time and Mr McDonald wanted his lunch. Horace fed his horses, and the two men then went to the hotel. At 2.30pm they loaded the wagon. Around 4.15pm Horace finally left the yard but stopped briefly at Moon’s store and the hotel, only staying a few minutes, keen to get going.

Mr McDonald remarked that the roads were bad; Horace replied that he had seen them worse. Mr McDonald suggested Horace stop for the night. He said he would, only he had no covers for his horses. Mr Prentice also advised him not to go home as the roads were shocking.

Between 7 and 8pm William Perciman saw him just out of Pirongia sitting

on a load of timber, driving his team towards home. He stopped and talked to Horace for about five minutes. By now it was dark, and Horace had just a few miles to go but he never made it. His wife and workmates assumed he was spending the night in the township.

The next morning

Mr Potts, on his way to Hamilton, made the terrible discovery of the wagon completely overturned on the road and Horace underneath it. The horses had remained standing there all night. Mr Potts went for help and the wagon and timber were removed but Horace had not survived.

Constable Doyle inspected the scene of the accident tracing the zig zagging wheel tracks along the road, over a river crossing, up a steep incline and over an embankment, where the whole rig had turned a complete somersault as it fell. Horace, known for his horse handling skills, was thought to have fallen asleep.

At the inquest, focus lingered on alcohol consumption. The hotel staff estimated Horace had had around eight drinks but several people who saw him

about town that day were certain he was not drunk.

E Garmonsway, carrier, of Pirongia, confirmed it was usual for a wagon driver to go to sleep on his wagon. He frequently noticed when driving that a wagon zigzagged through some horses pulling more than others. William Perciman said Horace spoke as if he had had a few drinks but was not drunk. He was perfectly capable of driving his team. Horace was in the habit of resting around lunch time. He was travelling very slowly on the homeward journey, and his team was going straight.

Constable Doyle had no hesitation in saying that Horace was under the influence of liquor, and he contended that no horses would take the course indicated by the marks on the road by themselves. On searching Horace, he found a half bottle of whisky. The neck of the bottle was secured with paper and the contents leaking. If he drank the amount missing from the bottle it would not be sufficient to make the man drunk, he admitted, finally conceding it was quite possible that Horace just fell asleep. The Coroner delivered the verdict that Horace was accidently

killed by the overturning of a wagon.

Horace, who earned the respect and esteem of all who came in contact with him, was buried at Pirongia cemetery.

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An historic shot of the Pirongia-Kawhia Road near Te Rauamoa.

Kearins shows the weigh

Brett Kearins won several categories of the annual Pureora Hunting Competition when the event returned after a three-year Covid enforced absence.

Kearins, who is based near Pureora, won the Best Douglas Deer and two new categories - Heaviest Deer and Average Pig Weight.

Hunters and their supporters from around the North Island converged on DOC’s Pureora field base for the culmination of the annual event – it has run for more than 30 years - at the end of April.

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Kina Tweeddale said about 75 people attended the prizegiving and a “small but committed” group of 24 hunters entered animals for Douglas Scoring judging and animal weight categories.

Kearin’s advice to aspiring young hunters was, “just get out there and do it” – but he also emphasised the value of spending time in the forest observing the animals and learning what they do.

Te Kuiti Pig Hunting Club spokesman and veteran hunter Steve McFall, who is also involved with New Zealand Game Animal Council and NZ Pig Hunting Association, helped judge this year’s competition and

was impressed by the quality of animals presented.

Mark Sarjeant, a Hamiltonbased NZDA member and Douglas Scoring judge, urged younger hunters to “give something back to the sport” by learning to score and judge competitions.

“We need some of the 30and 40-year-old guys coming through,” he said.

Results: Douglas Deer –Brett Kearins 276 5/8 points, Heaviest Deer – Brett Kearins (70.2 kg, Ugliest Deer Head –Alex Rye, Heaviest Pig – Kurt Davison 62.2kg, Average Weight Pig – Brett Kearins 56.5kg, Youth: Heaviest Possum – Macie Kearins

3.8kg, Senior Roar – Richard Yanko, Junior Roar – Te Rangiaio Singh-King.

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DOC Senior Community Ranger Ray Scrimgeour presents Brett Kearins with the prize for best Douglas deer. Photo: DOC Maniapoto.

Judging our tax system

By Peter Nicholl

Most articles that describe the New Zealand tax system regard it as fair and progressive.

Until recently, I had accepted that as a ‘fair’ description. Now I am not sure. Inland Revenue recently put out a report that showed the wealthiest 300 families in the country own a massive share of the country’s wealth.

The amount of tax they paid as a proportion of their total income was only 8.9 per cent. That is lower than the rate someone earning a few thousand dollars a year pays.

When the huge increases in the unrealised capital gains these families made in recent years are deducted, the tax rate they paid rose to 30 per cent.

That doesn’t look so bad – but it is the tax rate that most individuals start to pay when their annual income reaches $48,000. That’s closer to a flat rate tax system than a progressive system.

The Inland Revenue report has reignited the debate about whether New Zealand should have a capital gains tax. I think it is inevitable that we will need to follow most other OECD countries and introduce some form of capital gains tax because relying on income tax and GST won’t raise the level of income necessary to fund the services New Zealanders expect their governments to provide.

A carefully designed capital gains tax would also make our tax system fairer and more progressive.

But there are some other elements in our tax system that make it more regressive than it needs to be, and which should be relatively easy to fix. One is the often-mentioned phenomenon of bracket creep.

Our invisible challenges

By Janine Krippner

The current tax brackets were introduced in 2010 and haven’t changed over the last 13 years.

Prior to 2010 the tax brackets were changed quite often. It seemed to be the normal thing to do.

Over the last 13 years, our average per capita GDP has risen about 45 per cent, so many people on relatively low levels of income have moved into a higher tax bracket.

This is regressive.

New Zealand is also one of the few countries that taxes income from the first dollar earned. In the United States the first $9950 of income is exempt from income tax.

In Australia the first $18,200 of income is exempt from income tax. This makes our tax system much more regressive than the Australian system.

The third regressive element is the way GST is levied. We are proud of the fact that our system is simple and efficient compared with many other countries as we apply the same GST rate to everything and exempt almost nothing.

While that is simple and efficient, it is also regressive as the poor spend a much higher proportion of their income on necessities such as food and housing. One way to make our tax system fairer and less regressive would be to exempt things like food from GST.

Until some of these things are done, I think we need to stop describing the NZ tax system as a fair and progressive one. It has some unfair and regressive elements in it that could be easily fixed.

After years of being made to feel I was fabricating the pain I was in, at 21 years old I was diagnosed as a “classic case” of EhlersDanlos Syndrome (EDS).

For me this involves variable pain most days in different ligaments and joints, hypermobility that resulted in torn tendons before I figured out how to strengthen my body, and a myriad other symptoms that at first seem unrelated.

May is EDS awareness month, meant to shine a light on this disorder partly because of how often it takes years of isolation and pain before a diagnosis is made. While most of my writing and speaking is about volcanoes, EDS has been a big part of my experience, like anyone else who moves through life with physical or mental illness or disability.

EDS is a group of connective tissue disorders with a range of severity, some fatal. It can impact joints, skin, teeth, organs including the heart… there is an impressive list. If you met me in the street, you would never know.

I exercise several hours a day out of a genuine love of it (something my teenage self would have scoffed at) as well as necessity, plus as a volcanologist I have a career with intensive field work in hazardous and exotic places. I need to be able to work very long hours in an office and perform strenuous physical activity.

It has been a lifelong journey figuring out how to work around the more difficult aspects.

There are some things I can’t do without repercussion, for example, standing or sitting for hours can be agony. There are also the days where I experience debilitating pain.

Throughout all of this I feel positive, optimistic, and have an unrelenting drive to keep working towards improvement as it evolves.

Being warned that I could end up in a wheelchair was a pretty good motivator for me, especially with my passion for working on mountains that tend to erupt.

I don’t share my story for sympathy, I don’t need it. I share it because so many of us are struggling with something, and the fear of being judged for it or seen as somehow weak can be very real.

I could have used the encouragement when I was younger, I used to fear that people wouldn’t hire me to work on volcanoes if they knew.

The truth is, EDS has made me more resilient, resourceful, and actually healthier with all the adjustments I have made. I do, however, acknowledge that I am fortunate that it isn’t much worse, and others have much more to deal with. While I do not consider myself disabled, many with EDS are.

We can’t necessarily see the hardships people struggle with, and we likely wouldn’t recognise the strengths they have forged because of them.

Taking a moment to remember that we all have unseen hardships is perhaps something we could remember more in everyday life where division has been on the rise. If you are someone who needs to hear love and encouragement that you can do hard things even with additional challenges, this is for you. Keep going.

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Monavale – a ton of stories

It was just over 100 years in the making.

Past friends and residents gathered at the Monavale Hall, between Te Awamutu and Cambridge, in mid-April to celebrate the centenary of a building which cost all of Stg150 to erect.

The Monavale Settlers Association spent four years planning the event, which also marked the latest hall upgrade.

Those features include an extra toilet facility, painting of the interior and installing a large french door on the eastern side which provides sweeping views over the adjacent tennis court and the hills beyond.

Carole Searle, association secretary, spoke of the early years – when Stg150 was a considerable amount of money - quoting from the minute books of 1911 and highlighting the social occasions, card evenings, table tennis,

engagement functions, dances and annual the children’s Christmas party. She also read the thoughts of David Smith, an older resident who was away.

Warwick Roberts followed with a presentation on the building of the hall – he is a long-time former resident and grandson of the foreman of the original building team.

Peter and Vera Fisher, also former residents, spoke of their involvement in hall activities – and the building the supper room and cabarets with Gordon Brunskill on the piano.

Robyn Place spoke of her parents Francis Searle and Margaret, nee Williamson meeting at the hall and, in 1954 being among fellow school pupils to see Queen Elizabeth drive past.

Russell Goodwin, whose grandfather donated the site of the hall, cut the celebration cake.

Hall facts

The hall was opened on June 22 1922 and records say it was originally part of the Walker and Douglas lands known as the Moana-Tua-tua Estate. Mesdames Giles and Gibson raised “the princely sum” of £150 to build the hall.

Residents wished at the time of construction that “we could buy heart matai at 39/6 pence for 100 super feet or heart totara for 42 shillings now”. Harry Giles, initially a cobbler, was selected as foreman of works owing to his experience of having built a number of homes in the district.

The site of one quarter acre was donated by Mr H Goodwin.

A northern extension to the hall was completed about 1966.

The dances were something to behold with Gordon Brunskill’s band the centre of attention.

The hall belongs to the community and is managed by an incorporated society.

An eye on the radio

By Eric Auton

When I was a very little lad of about five, I often sat, cross-legged, in front of a mountain of a wireless.

Even when I stood up, the curved cabinet of walnut loomed over me. In its forehead a green light like a marble would glow and fade depending on the quality of the reception and transmission. Lilly Bolero came through the hessian cover, preceding the rich tones of a very, verily I say unto you in the Colonies announcer that ‘This was The BBC, London’.

“Bip,bip,bipbiiiip” announced Greenwich Mean Time. When I asked my father why the time was ‘mean’, he was a little rasping in his answer.

“Nothing mean about it whatsoever. London is the capital and world time is governed by London for the whole world….”

I thought the green eye was watching for anyone’s lack of punctuality. To this day, I feel unwell about being late.

But, ’for the world’. Yes. Time for all the world… and so much more.

The BBC was a unique and unquestioned source of reliable news for the world. My father’s business friends would often start their evening ‘snifters’ with a catch up of the news from the BBC, since local chappies had no idea what was going on in other countries,which didn’t play football (not rugger) and couldn’t be trusted anyway.

So, we grew up in the security of being able to trust what news we heard from the BBC. There was no

alternative: no competition and complete regularity and uniformity of presentation. We we’re living in a time of green light confidence and security.

I believe that radio studios might be using a red light to indicate they are ‘on the air’, nowadays. TV cameras and recorders announce that they have been called to act by the presence of a red light.

A fundamental difference, obviously but what else is different?

Perfect reception on a mobile from any broadcaster on the web! Pause. Let’s think about how we choose to filter our news broadcasts, today. Are they ‘broad’ or are they governed by narrow political agendas? If they are ‘casts’,then who are they trying to catch? How do we know whom to trust? I am unsure about the contemporary mass media so what is my yardstick? When do I say, ‘No thank you, very much’ or ‘that’s enough of that!’ Or ‘Save me!’

My faith tells me that Christ knows everything that I allow myself to absorb and that if He is sitting next to me His look of piteous sorrow will have me reaching for the remote control. He provides a forgiving filter.. I also know that He can undo the damage that is being done to our young people’s screen habits, if they come to Him in remorse and sincere regret and reach for His outstretched hand.

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Te Awamutu’s Gill Johnston could be that person. She has been a Registered Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrant since 2018 and brings to the role a unique combination of skills and experience, plus a joyful outlook on life, that make her ceremonies seamless and very special. Uppermost in Gill’s mind is her desire to make sure she is the right ‘fit’ for the couple. “It is really important to find a celebrant you are comfortable with, someone who listens and works with you to deliver the ceremony you both want,” she says. “I do this because I am passionate about it. I love working

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Derby – a win and a loss

Honours were shared between Waipā rugby clubs Hautapu and Te Awamutu at Memorial Park in Cambridge on Saturday.

But Hautapu supporters will not see it that way after their premier A team beat Te Awamutu 17-12 to maintain second place in Waikato Rugby’s premier grade competition.

A 51-5 victory by Te Awamutu’s premier B team over Hautapu in the curtain raiser was conveniently forgotten when the final whistle blew in the main match.

Te Awamutu will rue its ill-discipline in the first half which saw a player sent to the sin bin while the coaches will no doubt be ordering some additional lineout practice after their jumpers lost valuable ball at crucial times.

Play of the day was winger Quentin Hill’s late try in the second half from behind the halfway line as Te Awamutu pressed hard for the equaliser.

Hautapu’s win sets up a top-of-thetable clash on Saturday when Hautapu host leaders Hamilton Marist, the only unbeaten team in the competition.

LEFT: Te Awamutu lock Gelestino Kiutau has the try line in his sights watched by team mate, first five Logan Karl, while Hautapu prop Tahere Reha prepares to tackle..

Schools set for a battle

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Hundreds of year 9 and 10 students from St Peter’s Cambridge, Te Awamutu College and Cambridge

High School are revving up for this year’s Battle of the Waipā Schools on May 18.

St Peter’s sports prefects Murdoch Bech and Milana Tapper are organising the event, which will be held on their home turf next Thursday from 9.30am to 2.30pm.

Murdoch said first prize was all about glory.

“It’s bragging rights,” he said. “Cambridge kids grew up knowing these kids from Middle School and primary schools...it’s all a bit of fun. You’ve got to try out things and get out

of your comfort zone.”

It was also a chance for neighbouring schools to build rapport, and for student leaders to make new connections and strengthen their networks.

Action will centre around the Robb Sports Centre as teams go head to head in badminton, 3-on-3 basketball, volleyball, hockey, football, la crosse, an erg competition, rugby sevens, chess, theatre sports and a general knowledge quiz. Students will run and referee most events.

“We have both boys’ and girls’ rugby sevens this year,” Murdoch said. “The St Peter’s team has come together just for this day and has been training and is itching for some real competition.”

He is particularly looking forward to

watching those games, and “seeing the people who don’t normally get to play as much sport competitively”.

Cambridge High School won last year’s battle and Murdoch said while St Peter’s was striving to take home this year’s trophy, it wasn’t all about that.

“It’s not all about putting in super, super competitive teams; it’s about fun as well,” he said.

After spending months organising the event with Milana, he’s excited about watching all their hard work come to fruition next Thursday.

“I’ve been grateful for the experience and I just want to thank Milana because I couldn’t have done it without her – I really appreciate what she’s done,” he said.

Te Awamutu slips back to sixth in the table and will be looking to bounce back against Melville at home on Albert Park in Te Awamutu.

Hautapu Colts continued to extend their 100 per cent winning start to the season with a 41-24 win at Hamilton Boys High School. Pirongia beat Rugby United 16-10 while Te Awamutu Sports beat Fraser Tech 40-7 and Leamington beat Southern United 27-5.

The Colts stay equal top of their 16team competition and face sixth-placed Eastern Suburbs at Memorial Park in the next round.

Pirongia is eighth, four points ahead of Leamington and seven ahead of Te Awamutu.

Premier A: Hautapu 17 - tries, Quentin Hill 2, Shi Jie Yong; Quintony Ngatai 1 con. Te Awamutu 12 – Carl Finlay, Sam Toa tries; Toa 1 con.

Te Awamutu Premier B 51 – tries, Elijah Mataira 2, Zealin Prime, CJ Kaua, Dillon Martin, Ryley Emery, Nikau Nolan and David Sue; Dillon Martin 3 cons, Hautapu 5 - Tuhoe Kake try.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

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Children of the Stone City

By Beverley Naidoo

In a world without freedom friendship is everything. Age range: 8+

Set in a world where Adam and Leila and their friend Zak live as Nons under the Permitted ruling class. Then, when Adam and Leila’s father dies unexpectedly, their mother faces losing her permit to live in the Stone City with deportation to where she was born. Before music-loving Adam can implement his plan to save Mama, Zak is arrested for a bold prank that goes wrong, with far-reaching repercussions for them all.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

BEVERLEY NAIDOO was born in South Africa and grew up under apartheid. After arrest and detention without trial, she came to England. She married another exile and was only able to return freely twenty-six years later, after Nelson Mandela’s release from jail. A teacher for many years, she has a doctorate in education and a number of honorary degrees. Journey to Jo’burg was her first children’s book. It was an eye-opener for readers worldwide, winning awards, but it was banned in South Africa until 1991.

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Killers of the Flower Moon

by David Grann

The book investigates a series of murders of wealthy Osage people that took place in Osage County, Oklahoma in the early 1920s—after big oil deposits were discovered beneath their land. After the Osage are awarded rights in court to the profits made from oil deposits found on their land, the Osage people prepare to receive the wealth to which they are legally entitled from sales of their oil deposits.

The Osage are viewed as the “middle man” and a complex plot is hatched to eliminate the Osage inheritors on a one-by-one basis by any means possible.

Officially, the count of the full-blooded, wealthy Osage victims reaches at least twenty, but Grann suspects that hundreds more may have been killed because of their ties to oil.

The book details the newly formed FBI’s investigation of the murders, as well as the eventual trial and conviction of cattleman William Hale as the mastermind behind the plot.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DAVID GRANN is an American journalist, a staff writer for The New Yorker, and a best-selling author. His first book, The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon, was published by Doubleday in February 2009. After its first week of publication, it debuted on The New York Times bestseller list at #4 and later reached #1.

He has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Weekly Standard. According to a profile in Slate, Grann has a reputation as a “workhorse reporter”, which has made him a popular journalist who “inspires a devotion in readers that can border on the obsessive.”

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Slow cooker crackers

Mmm. Yum! Just love the aroma of French onion soup

simmering away in the slow cooker. The long low-heat cooking brings out the flavours and there’s more than enough to feed the hungry gang when they come in from the cold. Served with crusty bread, this wholesome warming soup will banish any thoughts of takeaways which are more expensive and less nutritious. Getting to know your slow cooker is important. They vary in size therefore the cooking time for a particular recipe may vary. Using the low setting, most foods will cook in about six to eight hours. On high they will take about four to six hours. One hour in a 180 degree Celsius oven is equivalent to about four hours on high in a slow cooker.

Tips:

• For easy clean-up, rub the inside of your cooker with a little oil before use. Once the food is removed from the cooker rinse it to ensure bits don’t stick to the sides.

• Always thaw meat before placing it in the slow cooker.

• Because liquids do not evaporate, in most cases you can reduce liquids by one-third to a half when converting a traditional recipe for a slow cooker.

• Keep the lid on as removing it slows the cooking time.

SLOW-COOKED FRENCH ONION SOUP

Great to cook for the gang or freeze in meal-lot quantities.

Soup: 2 tablespoons olive oil

50g butter

1kg brown onions, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1/4 cup brandy

4 cloves garlic, crushed

4 tablespoons plain flour

1 cup chardonnay

6 cups good beef stock

1 bouquet garni

freshly ground salt and black pepper to taste

Topping: 12-16 slices French bread

12-16 slices gruyère cheese or similar

Heat the oil and butter in a large frying pan, until the butter stops foaming. Add the onions and brown sugar. Stir well. Cover and cook the onions on very low heat until transparent and soft, about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Do not brown. Add the brandy and flame. Add the garlic. Place in a slow cooker. Sprinkle in the flour, stir well, then add the chardonnay. Stir well. Pour in the stock and add the bouquet garni. Cover and cook on low for about 5 hours. Season. Discard the bouquet garni. Meanwhile, toast the sliced French bread. Top with the cheese. Grill until the cheese is bubbly. Place the slices on the soup on an angle. Serve immediately. Serves 6-8.

SLOW-COOKER PORK, PRUNES & APPLE

It isn’t necessary to brown the pork but the flavour is improved if you do. The kumara could be cooked separately but if added to the meat it will help thicken the liquid.

3 rashers rindless middle bacon, chopped salt and pepper to taste

1kg boned pork shoulder, cut into 3cm pieces

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 cup each: orange juice, chicken stock

2 red-skinned apples, cored and thickly sliced

12 pitted prunes

1 large kumara, peeled and cubed

Pan-fry the bacon until crisp. Place in the slow cooker.

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Season the pork. Brown in the oil in the pan in batches and place in the slow cooker.

Sauté the onion in the oil until soft then add the garlic. Add to the meat. Pour the orange juice and water into the frying pan and boil for a minute scraping any tasty pieces from the base of the pan. Add to the slow cooker together with the apples and prunes. Mix well. Cover and cook on low for 4 1/2 hours. Add the kumara and continue cooking for 30 minutes or until the kumara is cooked. Serves 6.

IRISH LAMB CHOP STEW

A stew any husband can cook. The potatoes do not need to be peeled but the carrots do as they will discolour. A sliced leek could also be added. Thicken with a little flour and water paste, if preferred.

1 tablespoon canola oil

2 onions, diced

500g washed potatoes, cut into 3cm cubes

4 medium carrots, peeled and sliced salt and pepper to taste

6-8 lamb shoulder chops, trimmed

1 bouquet garni

11/2 cups beef or chicken stock

Heat the oil in a frying pan. Sauté the onions until soft. Place in the slow cooker. Top with the potatoes and carrots. Season the chops. Pan-fry both sides until browned. Place in the slow cooker. Top with the bouquet garni. Pour the stock over. Cover and cook on low for about 6 hours until the lamb is very tender. Serves 6.

Slow-cooked French onion soup

Irish lamb chop stew

WAIPA WORKINGMEN’S CLUB

Is looking for Kitchen Staff to join our team

Previous experience is preferred but not required If interested please send CV to office@waipawmc.co.nz

PRACTICE NURSES

– FULL TIME & CASUAL

We seek fully qualified RNs or ENs to join the team at our large Te Awamutu GP practice. Our busy practice provides quality family medicine as well as urgent care in our Casualty drop-in clinic. We are Cornerstone accredited and have a supportive and collegial workplace.

Both full time and casual roles are available. Work includes treatment of both urgent and long term chronic conditions. If you have relevant experience and want to be part of a dedicated team delivering quality healthcare, then we’d like to hear from you. Hours and remuneration are dependent on experience.

To apply, email your covering letter and CV to the Nurse Team Leader, Janet Johnson. Janet@tamc.co.nz

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE –Kairangi Road and Robinson Road on Sunday 21 May 2023

Please note that the roads listed below will be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Sunday 21 May 2023 for the Kairangi Loop Bent Sprint.

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

• Robinson Road – full length

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

Arrangements will be made for access by emergency vehicles during the closure, if required. For more information, please contact Waipa District Council on 0800 924 723 or email events@waipadc.govt.nz

Garry Dyet CHIEF EXECUTIVE

BAKER, Arthur John, (John) – Passed away at home. Aged 73 years. Loved by all those that new him. In accordance with John’s wishes a private farewell have taken place. All communications to the Baker Family, c/- 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu 3800