Te Awamutu News | May 18, 2023

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Social media myths

By Mary Anne Gill

Social media posts suggesting there is a chronic bullying problem at two of Te Awamutu’s biggest schools are inflaming a situation which is being dealt with, says one of the country’s longest serving secondary principals.

One of the most recent posts, taken down late last week, said Te Awamutu College was harbouring an alleged child rapist, an allegation that Tony Membery rejects. Other posts allege bullying on and off the school grounds while one site carried a video of a fight in the college grounds.

Membery has been principal at the college for 16 years and a teacher for 40 years and told The News this week social media was out of control and urged parents to fact check with schools and parents rather than rely on social media.

Te Awamutu Intermediate principal Pip Mears said she was unaware of a post alleging bullying at her school, but she said the school takes bullying seriously by engaging in restorative processes and discussing any concerns directly with parents.

Both schools intend celebrating Pink Shirt Day tomorrow. The Mental Health Commissionled day aims to stamp out bullying in schools, workplaces and society by celebrating diversity and promoting kindness and inclusion. Staff and senior students will wear pink to highlight the day.

New Zealand has the third-highest rate of school bullying out of 36 OECD countries. Those bullied are far more likely to experience mental health issues.

“The staff are committed to anti bullying practices for our kids to be safe,” said Membery, who produced the school’s Health and Safety policy which has sections on Behaviour Management and Non Violent School.

The intermediate school has a similar policy. Staff will not minimise a situation but will

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always delve down to find out just exactly what has gone on asking questions like “is someone being mean, nasty or unkind,” said Membery, and how that makes the young person feel.

“We have done a lot of work with the kids, that there are consequences, that there are standards and expectations. We’ll do counselling, anger management, restorative meetings but be assured there are also stand downs or suspensions or exclusions.

“I don’t shy away for the sake of the whole,” he said.

The school has two counsellors and brings in mental health and drug and alcohol counselling expertise.

But social media was not helping schools solve problems they and their experts are well equipped to handle themselves, he said.

“Social media is addictive, there is a psychological aspect to it.”

Over the weekends, things happen at parties, and are posted on social media and come Monday morning it spills over at school, said Membery.

“There does have to be an element of faith and trust (in us). So that if something occurs, they’ve got to believe we will take it seriously and use the range of options at our disposal that is the best fit for our students. We’re not covering it up.”

People are reading on social media about speculation and rumour that has not been proven and the school is often unable to comment about because of privacy reasons.

“I say to people ‘you wouldn’t want me talking about your child to someone else’. We want kids to be happy, to be safe, and to have opportunities and friends. We know with people, there will be falling out, there will be changes in friendships, teenagers still learning to regulate their emotions,” said Membery.

“We’ve got nearly 1400 students and there’s a place here for a wide range of children. We do want this to be their safe place.”

Te Awamutu College principal Tony Membery has urged people to fact check social media posts with the school.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

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A change for the better

By Mary Anne Gill

Learning Links Childcare

Centre in Te Awamutu participated in a pilot community waste minimisation programme which resulted in 1244 fewer full nappies going into landfill.

Given a full nappy can weigh anything between 1-2kgs, that was a lot of waste avoided, Waipā waste minimisation advisor Sally Fraser told the council’s Service Delivery committee this week.

The Eco Nappy Services project – co-funded by Hamilton City Council and Waipā - sees clean, laundered cloth nappies provided to early childhood centres.

This removes the time, energy and space burden from centres to do the washing and drying of cloth nappies themselves.

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Learning Links was the Waipā pilot centre which received funding from the Waste Minimisation Community Fund.

Joining forces with Hamilton meant accessing the $50,000 funding pool allowed for more cross boundary projects.

Sixteen applications totalling $108,810 were received. The Waipā ones were diverse and targeted a cross section of the community and waste streams.

One proposal came from a

community social enterprise, which has diverted 4833 tonnes of landfill across New Zealand. The enterprise wants to run a feasibility study for a commercial waste resource recovery centre in Waipā, said Fraser.

“Another group is interested in designing lesson plans for the high school technology curriculum, which would be used alongside recycled smartphones.”

Plus, there were several applications to handle garden and food waste in schools.

The funding for Hamilton and Waipā early childhood centre trials secured the bulk order of cloth nappies and subsidised the per child, per day cost.

Because of the success at

Learning Links in Rewi Street, four more centres/kohanga could trial the laundered cloth nappy service in the hope they will continue with the service and choose reusable nappies over single use ones. Meanwhile elsewhere in Fraser’s report, she said see through wheelie bins in council reception areas and libraries proved a great way to engage people on the problems council faces with contamination.

The council wants to continue pre-collection bin inspections to identify the 10 per cent of the population who regularly use recycling wheelie bins to dispose of items which should not be in bins. This includes nappies.

• Recycling recycled - see page 9.

On the money

I agree with everything Peter Nicholl wrote in his article Judging our Tax System (The News, May 11, 2023), most of all what he said about taxing food. Few countries do, not Australia, not the United Kingdom. It is wrong to tax food, we need to eat to live.

Jenny Newman Cambridge

Coronation comment

I always enjoy Professor Tom Roa’s writings but sometimes think he fails to completely explain things or omits details.

His latest history article on Kingītanga and the recent coronation in London is well worth reading, but I have two reservations.

Firstly, I think Phil Goff’s slur has been exaggerated. He was surely referring to past coronations in England. It is very true that the British royal family do have a special bond with Tainui, but it is simply not true that Kingii Tuheitia is “the” Māori king. His subjects are largely the members of the Waikato/ Maniapoto Iwi whose combined population is less than 25 per cent of all Māori. Nga Puhi, Arawa and Ngai Tahu are but three Iwi who do not support the Kingītanga movement.

The oft forgotten 1860 conference held at Kohimarama clearly defined that support was not widespread.

Murray Reid Cambridge

Police had a very busy week last week, but before I start, I would like to remind people that now we are approaching winter and the fog is getting heavier, it is important to stay visible when driving. Using your headlights on your vehicle when the weather is foggy increases your chance of being seen by other motorists.

Monday – We assisted Raglan police with a family harm incident where a male was arrested for assault, assaults police, resists police and breach of a protection order. Police also attended two separate sudden deaths and a family harm incident.

Tuesday - Police had a failing to stop incident involving a stolen vehicle, arrested a male for a third and subsequent driving while disqualified issue, made a referral to

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Oranga Tamariki in relation to an allegation of an assault, and attended a family harm incident where a male was arrested.

Wednesday - We attended a family harm matter, made a referral to Orange Tamariki, attended a suspicious activity incident at a rural property and a threatening behaviour incident

Thursday - Police attended three family harm incidents, a suspicious activity incident where a female had heard voices and saw torchlight on her property, shoplifting at a commercial premises, summonsed another male for a historic shoplifting, attended a motor vehicle collision, served documents on behalf of the court and attended a burglary where a vehicle was taken. This vehicle was later recovered. We also investigated a fraud

matter.

Friday - Police attended a sudden death matter, four family harm incidents where an assault took place and impounded a vehicle for a failing to stop.

Saturday - Police attended a suspicious sudden death and located a male who was subject to active warrants to arrest and attended a motor vehicle collision where the driver was processed for drink driving.

Sunday – We attended a sudden death, investigated an unlawful taking of a motor vehicle matter, attended a shoplifting case, located a male breaching bail, and attended a mental health incident.

Learning Links Childcare Centre in Te Awamutu. Photo: Supplied.

Road plan

Waka Kotahi wants feedback by June 9 on a plan to replace the Raynes Rd-State Highway 3 black spot with a single lane roundabout. The T-intersection was the site of 30 crashes between 2011 and 2021, resulting in one death, five people being seriously injured and 12 suffering minor injuries.

Gabrielle costs

The cost of cleaning up after

Cyclone Gabrielle - $156,000 - put the Waipā District Council over its annual storm damage budget by $140,000. The council responded to 295 customer requests and removed 42 cyclone damaged trees. In Cambridge, 12 trees blocked tracks around Lake Te Koo Utu and were removed.

Pathway confirmed

The Te Ara Rimu Kihikihi pathway scheme plan was approved by Waipā’s Service Delivery committee this week. Cul-de-sacs and pedestrian malls will be established, additional bus stops provided on Whitmore Street, the stop outside Kihikihi School enlarged, and improvements made to pedestrian crossing points.

Reading galore

Waipā Libraries signed up 657 new members – 379 in Cambridge and 278 in Te Awamutu - in the first three months of the year. The service hosted nearly 36,000 visitors – about 18,000 in each town - and issued 110,415 items. Te Awamutu has 16,318 patrons, Cambridge 21,870.

Lions plan

Te Awamutu Lions will combine their belated 60th anniversary celebrations with their June 25 change of officers’ function. The Lions launched in Te Awamutu in May 1961 – and the 60th anniversary fell during the Covid lockdown period.

Aiming for hot August pies

By Jeremy Smith

A community rallying around one of its own is likely why Te Awamutu’s Darrell and Nicola Liddington aren’t “standing here looking absolutely broken right now”.

Having already had their doors shut for a month as of last Sunday - at a time when they and their seven staff would usually make up to 3000 pies daily - the long-time owners of the Kiwi Pies store face a stark reality.

They’ll likely remain closed for another three.

A late August reopening is pencilled in as repairs continue following a fire last month which caused extensive damage to the Rickit Rd building occupied by both Kiwi Pies and a gym.

It’s understood pallets were placed beside an outside wall of the building and set alight. Police arrested two teenagers in connection with the incident.

That time frame means Kiwi Pies will miss their busy spell - May through August.

The loss of revenue is already “massive”.

“Everyone needs a good pie in winter. So yes, we’re certainly shut

during our peak, busy, time. No doubt,” Darrell said.

“It’s hard to put an exact monetary value on the business we’ve lost. At this time of year, we’re normally flat tack providing pies to sports clubs and schools, as well as a wide range of wholesale customers. We’ve just, simply, been unable to do any of that.”

Despite numerous challenges, the Liddingtons never considered permanently closing.

“This wonderful community has always been good to us. We’ve had amazing support throughout the 15 years we’ve been here,” Nicola said.

“Since bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic, through until the fire, we’d had a really good run. And within 24 hours of the fire, the community rallied around us again.

“People contacted us, even walking in off the street, offering whatever expressions of help they could.

“And, we have to thank our staff,” Nicola added. “They’re like family. And, let’s be honest, this turns their worlds upside down too.”

So far, the Liddingtons have managed to keep those staff on the payroll despite the closure.

The couple vividly remember a “pretty mind blowing” realisation

Anger at vandalism

By Jeremy Smith

A “disgusting act” Waipā District Council staff have labelled incredibly disappointing has left Te Awamutu CommSafe community safety officer Mandy Merson stunned.

Nails were found superglued, point up, on play equipment at Kihikihi’s newly-minted John Rochfort Park playground by a member of the public who went to use play equipment at the park on the corner of Hall and Bryce streets on Saturday.

The playground opened last month.

“I just can’t believe people would stoop that low,” Merson said.

The nails were removed before anyone was injured, and discarded superglue packets cleaned up.

Vandals in vehicles ripped up the ground at Te Awamutu’s Selwyn Park on Friday night.

Waipā District Council park operations team leader Matt Johnston said the damage at Selwyn Park was upsetting.

Repair work on the grass has been

carried out

“At this time of year, it takes between five and seven weeks to fully grow back – and costs about $300 in labour and material each time. Applying soil is an additional cost.”

after arriving at the building on the night of the fire.

“We saw the fire trucks leaving, I looked at Darrell and said, “...how bad is this?” We had no idea,” Nicola recalls.

Since then though, they’ve felt buoyed on many fronts.

Builders, and a wide range of other tradesmen, are making repairs - and daily progress - with the August deadline in mind.

“All we can say is we’re so grateful,” Nicola said.

The Kiwi Pies team completes every part of the pie-making progress on site, by hand.

Once the building is repaired, one of the other major hurdles to re-opening is sourcing replacements for specialist bakery equipment lost in the fire.

Darrell estimates that bill alone to be about $400,000. Two key components they need to replace include an oven – worth about $70,000 which comes from Italy - and a pastry break - which rolls out the freshly made pastry.

“We order every ingredient, and from peeling onions and carrots, through to the finished pies, our team does everything from scratch.” Nicola said.

Darrell said acquiring a new oven

could take up to 20 weeks, so he’s investigating spreading up the reopening process by using some rented equipment until permanent replacements arrive.

He’s factoring in time to get used to that rental equipment and complete some successful test bakes before Kiwi Pies opens its doors to the public again.

“We’re really looking forward to welcoming people back.”

Jeremy returns

Hello everyone. I’m Jeremy Smith, and I’m really excited to be back as a journalist here at The News.

I say back because – as some of you may remember – I was also here as a reporter in 2020.

Waipā is home - and has been for the past 20 years since I finished high school in the district.

After school, I completed Bachelor of Communications, majoring in journalism – and also gained a national diploma in journalism - from Wintec.

And yes, although I might not look as young in this photo as I did back then, I was also a reporter in the district for nearly seven years from 2008 through 2015.

Over the last few years, I have been writing features - and snapping photos for - a quarterly magazine produced in Waipā.

Now I’m delighted to be back sharpening the proverbial pencil, breaking out the notepad, charging up the camera and preparing to

share stories together.

It’s a wonderful opportunity.

The ‘nose for news’ never leaves – it seems - and a community journalism-minded focus has undoubtedly become a key lens through which I look at life.

Jeremy Smith

And that’s simply because, to my mind, there’s nothing quite as special as having the opportunity to be part of what is a very strong team here at your community newspaper as we tell the stories that shape, are special to and represent the heartbeat of, our community.

So hi. There’s part of my story, now I’d love to tell yours.

Email me your leads at jeremy@goodlocal.nzI really look forward to meeting you.

Darrell and Nicola Liddington - owners of Te Awamutu’s Kiwi Pies - at their shop last week. Work continues there daily since a fire last month as they aim to re-open by late August.

Skid marks – and rubbish - were left in Selwyn Park on Friday night.

Brigade steps up

By Jeremy Smith

Things are heating up for the Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade just days out from this weekend’s 2023 Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge.

And, last Saturday, amid putting some final preparations in place, some of the 19-member challenge team were outside Pak’n Save fundraising for the climb.

The challenge, now in its 19th consecutive year, sees teams racing 328m up Auckland Sky Tower’s 51 flights of stairs – or 1103 individual steps - in full firefighting kit weighing 25kg to raise funds, and awareness for, Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand.

The organisation supports patients and their families living with a blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma or a related blood condition.

The Te Awamutu team has been fundraising through a range of means since March, by washing cars, selling sausages and covering silage bunkers with tyres for farmers.

At last check, as The News went to print, the Te Awamutu team had raised the seventh highest team total nationally - an $18,712 contribution to an overall national total of almost $1 million – $974,324 to be exact.

The Te Awamutu brigade has entered a team in the challenge since 2005 and this year the group is captained by Lisa Atkinson, who was named the brigade’s firefighter of the year at an awards night The News reported on in December which

covered the last two years.

The challenge participants have been training together weekly since November.

“For four of our 19 members, it’s their first Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge,” Lisa said.

“We’ve really enjoyed the camaraderie found in training and fundraising together as a group, it’s allowed us to be active in the community as we also achieve fitness goals while climbing stairs,

using gym stair machines, or getting outside and climbing mountains around us.”

Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade station officer Danny Smith is preparing for his 14th Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge.

“It’s a really enjoyable event, held for a very important cause.”

So, how long will it take one to ascend the Sky Tower’s 328m with 25kg of firefighting kit in tow then?

“There are some real athletes

who can reach the top in about nine minutes, but I’d say – for most – 15 minutes or so is more likely.” Smith said.

Every day in New Zealand, eight people – both children and adultsare diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

This year, about 1000 firefighters from around New Zealand – and some from Australia – are set to make the climb.

Briefs…

New footbridges

Manapiko Stream, Shanel Place and Memorial Park footbridges in Te Awamutu are installed and open. All bridges will get their decorative panels in the next month. The old Shanel Place bridge still supports the water and wastewater pipes which once moved will result in the bridge’s removal and repairs to the concrete path.

Sports fields review

Following a series of meetings with sports field lessees in the district, Waipā District Council is considering five options - the status quo, a voluntary opt in to council management, urban sports fields managed by council, all sports fields managed by council or a different type of investment.

Park purchase

Waipā District Council hopes to purchase 2.82ha of land next to Castleton Park in Te Awamutu. The Park Road property is within the flood hazard area and can be joined with the park.

5G rollout

The Government is signing contracts with major telecommunications network operators to speed up the rollout of 5G to regional towns, including Te Awamutu.

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Members of Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade’s Sky Tower Challenge team, front, from left, Helen Wilkes. Middle row, Addy Mark, Anna Alexander and Ngaia Henry with her granddaughter Amorangi. Back row, Dave Gray, Scott Stapleton, Jade Cochrane, Dave Shaw, Danny Smith, Kelly Bennetto and Ben Gulliver.

Setting the wheels in motion

By Jeremy Smith

A fledgling Te Awamutu not-for-profit organisation – Ko Wai Au Trust – is planning the next phase of its community-minded aspirations.

The News reported on the trust’s launch in March and seven weeks later there are plans to purchase a van - thanks in part to discretionary fund grants from the Cambridge and Te Awamutu and Kihikihi community boards.

Both boards allocated $2000 from their respective funds, giving plans for the van - projected to cost about $24,000 – a significant cash injection.

Ko Wai Au advocates for, and mentors, young people to ensure they can easily access training, education and employment opportunities.

Georgina Christie, who founded it alongside her husband Andrew, said they’re now investigating other funding avenues such as sponsorships to make up the balance.

One sponsor has already donated $500 for the cause.

“To have a van would be fantastic,” she said.

“We currently have two

trust vehicles, but a van will open up other opportunities. We know outdoor education and fitness has such a positive impact to the wellbeing of our young people, so we could take them out on trips to places like Raglan or climb a mountain. There’s so much we could do.”

Both Andrew and Georgina have backgrounds in social work and Georgina said after about five years of planning, Ko Wai Au Trust

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has been established based on a key aspiration – with a “one-to-one mentorship model in mind.”

“Our heart is to ensure all whanau and rangatahi have the tools, skills and resources to thrive independently and confidently and to sustain family violence free environments.

“Essentially, it’s about breaking down barriers for these young people so they can then get into some sort of

training, work or education. We’re doing lots of licensing work at the moment, as well helping our young people prepare their CV, or curriculum vitae. Setting themselves a goal to work towards helps them dream big.”

To date, Ko Wai Au has had 26 referrals of young people aged 15-24 from across Waipā, and its six staff work with 24 of them.

Seven young people have

gone into either educational training or have found employment.

“When we see that happening, it’s a huge deal and our whole team is just so proud of those accomplishments,” Georgina said.

Referrals to Ko Wai Au come from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), Oranga Tamariki, the police and other places like Cambridge Community House.

Or people self-refer.

As well as founders Andrew and Christie, Ko Wai Au has four other staff, made up of team lead Tiri Maresca-Allison, a mental health nurse who is in the office two days a week, and rangatahi kaimahi, or youth workers, Mikaera Hemara and Emma Stockman.

Georgina said the trust has already sensed a need to provide support for – and journey with – teenagers younger than 15.

It’s hoped that once funding and staffing needs are in place, that need can be met in the near future.

Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board granted $22,202.18 from its discretionary grants fund to 10 community organisations.

Let us help

Waipā District Council has offered to assist Waikato Regional Council with its passenger transport services’ communications and marketing. This follows residents’ complaints they were unaware of new regional bus services travelling through Cambridge and Te Awamutu.

Trash talk

Contractors have removed large amounts of rubbish from Ngā Roto, Bulmer’s Landing and Keeley Reserve. Included was household rubbish, whiteware and green waste. At the same time, there has been a reduction in vandalism and graffiti across the rural reserves this year.

Bus patronage up

Use of the regional bus service between Kihikihi and Hamilton topped 10,000 last month with 1039 trips – the most in the month - taken on April 6, the last day of the school term. The busiest stop is the Te Awamutu i-Site where 3762 passengers caught the service. Patronage is 25 per cent up on pre Covid numbers.

Five of Ko Wai Au Trust’s six staff members, from left, Mikaera Hemara and Emma Stockman, both rangatahi kaimahi, Tiri Maresca-Allison, team lead and co-founders, husband and wife Georgina and Andrew Christie.

Te Kanohi call disputed

Mayor backs decision

Te Kanohi positions on Waipā’s statutory committees are not the only way the council applies an iwi lens to decision making, mayor Susan O’Regan says.

“I still believe it is premature to appoint Te Kanohi before we have a new Māori ward councillor in place,” she said in response to The News’ questions.

By Mary Anne Gill

Māori have been excluded from decision making in the council chamber for months, says a candidate for the Waipā by election.

Bill Harris says he urged mayor Susan O’Regan to reconsider her decision to put mana whenua appointments to council committees on hold because of the election.

Lack of representation goes against the wishes of the district for greater iwi participation in the council chambers, and he said he “advised the mayor of my disappointment”. O’Regan stands by the decision. (see sidebar)

Four mana whenua representatives, known as Te Kanohi, sit on the Strategic Planning and Policy, Service

Delivery, Finance and Corporate and Regulatory committees. Representatives have voting rights on each.

Harris had been on the Service Delivery committee in the previous term. He and the other three representatives attended their last meetings in September.

Interviews for new Te Kanohi representatives had been completed in March and successful applicants were due to be announced when Waipā Māori ward councillor Takena Stirling resigned following his suspension as a lawyer.

Four candidates are standing in the by election – Harris, Barney Manaia, Dale-Maree Morgan and Gaylene Roberts.

The News asked each candidate their views on the appointments going on hold and whether

Te Kanohi had a role given there would be a Māori ward representative.

Harris said Te Kanohi existed before the Māori ward and there was no reason for the delay in reappointing.

“We have been excluded from decision making in the council chamber and this I believe was very much against the wishes of the district to achieve greater Māori participation at council level,” said Harris.

Continuation of Te Kanohi will give Māori another voice in council committees.

“Believe me it is not easy being the only Māori voice in the chamber and at times it does feel lonely.”

Roberts said Ngā Iwi Tōpū o Waipā mana whenua, which she chairs, supports Te Kanohi.

“The key to good relationships is knowing who we are.”

Morgan said having Te Kanohi roles would be “reassuringly supportive” for the successful candidate.

If successful, she would work with mana whenua and Te Kanohi on a strategy and plan how to be effective collectively in council.

Manaia said the four pou mahi (Te Kanohi) should continue as the breadth of work required was beyond the capability of one person.

“Running a council is serious business and providing quality advice in the areas required will save the council from expensive consultants if they are used effectively,” he said.

Postal voting papers will start to be delivered on June 1 and voting will close on June 23.

“Waipā District Council is committed to positive, effective and genuine relationships with mana whenua /iwi. We have worked together for over 30 years to develop these relationships and continue to improve and refine these.”

The council works with mana whenua and iwi in several ways, she said, including:

• Reporting to Nga Iwi Topu O Waipa on key issues/workstreams.

• Partnership through cogovernance structures (such as Nga Pae Whenua).

• Joint Management Agreement partner hui and obligations with Waikato Tainui, Raukawa and Maniapoto.

• Mana whenua representation on the Project Control Group for Ahu Ake.

• Representation on the Te Ara Wai Governance committee.

• Involvement in council projects, for example, the Cambridge Wastewater Treatment Plant and Plan Change 23 – Papakainga.

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Bill Harris

Dale-Maree Morgan

Barney Manaia

Nightmare scenarios

By Janine Krippner

There are around 50 ongoing eruptions right now, but you won’t hear of most of them because they are not big enough to hit the news cycle. Fortunately, many don’t really impact the people around them. When it comes to volcanoes, generally the smaller the eruption, the more frequently they occur.

They are similar to earthquakes in that way. Even volcanoes known for their large, catastrophic eruptions have many, many much smaller events as a normal part of their activity and these smaller eruptions are far more likely to occur if unrest culminates in an eruption. Yet sometimes worst-case scenarios happen.

Forty-three years ago, this week in Washington, USA, Mount St Helens erupted at 8:32 am on May 18, killing 57 people and unleashing devastation that changed the way we look at volcanoes in many ways.

The unrest began on March 16, 1980, with small earthquakes and increased to phreatic (steam-driven) explosions at the summit. As magma rose into the cone, the side began to swell outwards at about two metre a day. Today we know what that means. Back then they were figuring it out for the first time and working hard to convince people that it was a dangerous area to be in.

The bulging north flank resulted in that side of the volcano failing, producing an enormous landslide and unleashing the pressurised magma in one of the most significant eruptions of the century. The roughly 400°C pyroclastic flows raced across the landscape, flattening mature forest. The speed of this hot gas and pumice reached around 480 km per hour. An ash plume reached 14-19 km above the vent and deposited 520 million tons of ash (pulverised

rock) across the country. Then there were the lahars - dangerous mud flows carrying large boulders and trees that swept down rivers and destroyed bridges and homes. The landscape changed so dramatically that those in helicopters searching for survivors couldn’t keep track of where they were.

When I was young, this eruption fascinated me. Not just because of the enormous event that unleashed devastation across 600 km2 of land, it was mostly the people side of this event. The stories of those who were caught in the eruption and those who worked to keep people safe. I have now worked on the deposits produced by this eruption and have met many of the people who were involved. I’ve heard first-hand accounts of people who lost loved ones, the most well-known of those being 30-year-old volcanologist David Johnston. The loss is still felt decades later, the pain echoing far beyond the event.

Being a volcanologist means you know the range of events that can happen, and how quickly things can change or even stop in their tracks and lead to no eruption at all. Events like this one are the cautionary tales to not ever get complacent. Helping people to understand eruptions and what to do is a shared global goal in volcanology, we know that the right information has the power to save lives. We can get people out of the way while volcanoes do their thing as part of the dynamic planet we live on. Once the volcano is quiet once more it is up to everyone to recover and move forward together.

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Meghan Hawkes looks back on Waipā headlines from 1909

A steer in a jewellery shop

Te Awamutu cattle took a liking to paying surprise visits.

Mr W Phillips, jeweller, had an unwelcome customer in the shape of a steer which quietly walked into his shop while being driven from the sale yards. After a close examination of a sewing machine the steer departed but not before smashing a chair on which it had endeavoured to sit and giving the proprietor a bit of a scare. Two curious cows also visited the Te Awamutu Hotel. One walked into the new saloon bar and after inspecting the interior, vainly tried to make an exit through one of the mirrors in which an open door was reflected. After some persuasion the cow was induced to visit other fields. The other cow made an unconducted tour of the upstairs but was summarily ejected. Rumours swept Te Awamutu that host Jackson was keeping a milch cow in the bar for those desiring fresh milk with their whisky.

Pirongia farmers were relieved to have separators installed at their homesteads so that they no longer had to take milk to the factories. One wagon would now be able to take the cream from a dozen farmers to the depot.

The innovation was to save a lot of horse wear, cart wear, road wear, and hard swearing, especially when mud roads were full of bog holes.

The Kihikihi Town Board wrote to the Waipā County Council regarding Lyon Street, which was in a disgraceful condition. The council was asked to scrape the mud off the street, which was the main thoroughfare, used daily by residents. When crossing from

one side of the road to the other mud went over their boot tops. In a letter to the board, Mr Elmsly complained about smoking in the town hall. The local constable was to be instructed to take the matter in hand and put a stop to the nuisance. The caretaker was deputed not to allow people to go up into the gallery while there was sufficient room in the body of the hall, as considerable smoking was carried on in the gallery.

An Italian settler from Wellington, Mr B Russo, became enamoured of southern Waikato country and planned to improve an extensive block of land in the Te Awamutu district.

Knowing something of the cultivation of citrus, he foresaw a favourable prospect for these when grown on the right principles. In the orchard near Te Awamutu there was a large orange tree carrying about 35 cases of fruit. This tree was left entirely to itself. Fruit was generally picked just before ripening, in order to give a chance to the remaining fruit; on this tree though the fruit could be left on up to two months after ripening.

In the same orchard were olive trees nearly five metres high. Mr Russo was so satisfied with the suitability of the environment and soil of the Te Awamutu country that he intended putting in about 10ha acres of oranges, lemons, and grapes.

A panorama of fertile dairy lands in the Ōhaupō district, with Mount Pirongia in the background

Recycling recycled

By Mary Anne Gill

Some of Waipā’s recycling collection is being trucked to Hamilton and Auckland for sorting to relieve pressure on the Te Awamutu sorting centre.

The pressure created by excessive contamination – residents putting non recycling rubbish into their recycling collection – is creating challenges, Transportation manager Bryan Hudson told the Service Delivery committee this week.

Staff must remove refuse from the recycling but have fallen behind. A short-term measure was to truck unsorted materials north.

A year ago, The News reported bags of blood, human faeces, pig heads, and dead cats had been found in the recycling collection.

Despite the publicity, the problems have continuednot helped by a driver shortage post Covid.

The driver shortage has been solved but the replacements have missed some streets which has led to a drop in resident satisfaction with the recycling service.

Hudson said they had upgraded the software system and database that guides truck drivers around their routes and employed more Waipā based contract management staff.

They were also doing routine bin auditing at the kerbside.

A new Waste Minimisation team leader starts with council this month and will put more time into overseeing the recycling contract.

A farewell, minus Jeni

By Viv Posselt

A minor health hiccup meant that Jeni Strang missed her recent farewell held at the Te Awamutu Riding for the Disabled (RDA) grounds at Kihikihi Domain.

Despite the obvious gap left by her absence, the many volunteers and officials who gathered to mark her retirement after 30 years with the group, 25 of those spent as president, made certain their admiration was noted.

Jeni also spent many years as voluntary secretary for the Equestrian Park and president/ booking officer for the Domain Users Group, roles that saw her act as liaison between Waipā District Council and domain users, including rugby, tennis, speedway and five different equestrian groups.

Her tireless efforts established her as a strong advocate for a host of local organisations. Leaving it all behind came as no real surprise.

“Last year, I told the RDA that this would be my final year as president… I wanted to give them time to find my replacement,” she said. “This is the right time for me. My

three children live overseas, and I want to enjoy extended visits with them.”

Jeni left on the first of those trips last week. She wants to give her RDA replacement, Penny Harvey, space to find her feet as incoming president but said she would happily help as and when needed down the track.

Head coach and manager Rosalie Rea said Jeni had always been great to work with.

“I was employed as the coach to take over the running of Te Awamutu’s RDA, which made a huge difference to Jeni. She was able to relax as a great deal of the responsibility was then mine,” she said. “It’s a pleasure to see her able to step back knowing she has held things together at a difficult time for RDA Te Awamutu, but also knowing it is in good hands.”

Jeni’s RDA journey started in 1993 when a friend persuaded her to come along to early RDA sessions then held at Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital.

“It was an amazing early introduction for me. Our patients then were a lot more disabled and less able to be helped than they are now,” she said. “When we came into town, initially to the racecourse, we

Art worth assessed

By Mary Anne Gill

An audit of the district’s art has taken place with a view to assessing what is worth keeping and what can be officially removed from Waipā District Council’s collection.

More than 120 paintings, prints, sculptures and photographs were assessed, Waipā Community Services manager Brad Ward told the Service Delivery committee this week.

So too were the district murals and sculptures on display in public areas.

“The information from this project has been used to create a collection care plan for the individual works, factoring in display, conservation and cleaning needs,” he said.

Once items have been identified as being in poor condition or their ownership is in question, a list will be completed and submitted to the council’s Executive Group.

The Strategic Planning and Policy committee then decides the artwork’s future.

Meanwhile Ward said Te Awamutu Museum Education and Research Centre had settled into its new home in Rickit Road.

The museum closed its Roche Street premises overnight in October following a seismic assessment which showed the building was vulnerable in an earthquake.

“Due to climatic conditions, only a limited amount of taonga was able to be relocated to the new site, so staff have created

a visually exciting and stimulating education zone throughout the space and rebranded as Education and Research Centre to reflect the offering they can currently provide,” said Ward.

The museum’s collections team removed objects on display at Roche St, completed condition reports and placed them in secure storage.

Rocks, fossils, toys and shells were identified for a new Curioseum display within the new centre.

Visitor numbers are steadily increasing, and schools are returning for programmes.

A selection of the museum’s most popular research books is in Rickit Road so staff can continue to address public enquiries.

Staff also delivered Enriched Local Curriculum programmes in the first three months of the year catering for 83 teachers and 357 students.

Sixty students, who were the first to visit the centre in Rickit Road which was activated for learning, explored the galleries as part of an age-related trail.

Three more groups were to visit the centre, but teacher industrial action resulted in cancellations.

Council’s education facilitator was part of the Integrated Curriculum Studies day at Te Awamutu College when 200 year nine students learnt about the district’s rohe, undertook team building and built connections to their marae, Ward told the committee.

to the wider community and could help people with a wider range of disabilities.”

Jeni said the legions of “wonderful volunteers” and support from the community had been crucial in keeping RDA operational through the years. More stringent compliance regulations had made the job more administrative-heavy in recent times, she added, but they ensured both patients

and those working with them were safer at all times.

She has found her three decades with RDA extremely satisfying.

“The reward, both for the children and for me, is the reason I have done it for so long. You never forget how it feels to watch young children particularly. They come in frightened of the horses and end up confident and happy. This makes such a difference to their lives.”

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It’s 3D – and it’s free

By Mary Anne Gill

Waipā farmers finally have a free solution to complete an accurate and approved farm environment plan which shows their farm terrain down to the nearest metre.

Three-dimensional mapping data known as LiDar (Light Detection and Ranging) can create exact maps of the entire Waikato region.

The $2.8m LiDar project was developed with help from the Provincial Growth Fund and other partners.

It will help Waikato Regional Council accurately model natural hazards and climate change, design better infrastructure, support better land use planning and improve environmental outcomes.

Project technical lead Bryan Clements said until now the regional council and farmers could not get anything terrain related at property scale.

“Traditionally our local government has only had the mapping layers for rivers and

streams from the national topographical map series at a scale of 1:50,000.”

Farm environment plans identify environmental risks and set out ways to manage them. The plans aim to improve water quality in the Waikato and Waipā rivers by bringing in several environmental requirements for farmers within the catchments.

They require a “whole lot” of detailed map information, said Clements. But that has often been too expensive, too hard and not pragmatic.

Thanks to the success of the LiDar project, the council could give something back to farmers so they can include the information in their plans.

“We can say ‘here’s something for free’ so hopefully that helps.”

He gave the example of waterways.

“Whereas before we’d overlay those 1:50,000 map layers over the top of aerial photography, if you zoom away at sub catchment level, it looks okay but the

moment you zoom into a farm scale, clearly those water courses are very generalised and don’t sit over the aerial photography at all accurately; now they will.”

Rivers, streams, seasonal waterways, channels, wetlands, ponds and marshes can be seen at farm scale.

“Farmers will already know where their local streams are, but they won’t be able to map them. They don’t have the resources to put them on a map for their plan. We can compile that stuff and make it freely available for their consultants or whoever.”

The maps can identify where there are bush plots, fence lines and riparian planting.

“One of the requirements in plans are they must accurately show how they are mitigating soil loss off marginal terrain. Again, they are very unlikely to have been able to map that previously. We’ll give them those maps.”

The maps also show soil types and plot existing resource consents.

“All of this compilation of information is

going to help.”

Clements said the project was not available to be shown at places like Fieldays yet.

“But I hope the network of consultants out there will see there is rich information available to them.

“We are excited by the opportunities this provides for our core business. But it will not only help us.

“Think coastal care groups, gully restorations, community environmental initiatives, education and research, or farm planners.”

It had been used in the Coromandel on the kauri dieback project and post Cyclone Gabrielle, there had been requests for landslip analysis.

The Provincial Growth Fund has worked with other regions to generate high-definition 3D maps and models.

Through CoLab, an organisation owned by Waikato local authorities to procure shared services, the councils joined other cofunding partners on the project including Lincoln Agritech, WEL Networks, Waikato River Authority, Mercury Energy, Toka Tū Ake EQC and Environmental Research Institute at the University of Waikato.

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Ag Drive calls for change in culture

Ag Drive wants the agriculture industry to do more to keep people safe on farm.

It has launched a Change the Culture campaign on the back of five fatalities in the first three months of 2023.

In the 12 months to January 2023, there were 14 fatalities in total, and there are more fatalities on farms than in any other industry in New Zealand. Ag Drive, the Waikato’s largest vehicle training provider, says more needs to be done to keep people safe.

“One death is one too many. To have five in three months is frankly inexcusable,” says Ag Drive director Andre Syben.

He says a culture shift is what’s needed, and there needs to be more commitment from the entire agricultural supply chain to improve the statistics.

“From corporates who farmers supply, to farm owners and employers of farm staff, and workers themselves, we all have a responsibility to keep everyone safe,” he says.

“Passing the buck, softening the message and only talking about it isn’t going to cut it. We need a

serious commitment from industry and Government and a practical strategy to change the culture.”

Syben says programmes like Ag Drive’s vehicle training exist, and the health and safety frameworks are already there. He acknowledges that training is only one part of the solution, and that Ag Drive training focuses on building a safety culture.

He says the buy-in and support from corporate industry is what is lacking.

“Where are the corporates mandating that their suppliers meet stringent health and safety standards?

Where is the Government? We need to take collective ownership. These organisations should be subsidising the cost of training to farmers to make it more accessible,” he says.

“It’s time to change the culture. We can and we should do better.”

Lindy Nelson, dhair of Safer Farms, supports AgDrive’s campaign.

“The industry recognises we need a collective, combined approach to addressing safety on farms,” she said. “We cannot leave farmers to figure it out alone. This is an example of businesses stepping up to help protect farmers from harm - a great initiative that we fully support.”

By Clyde Graf, Waikato-King Country councillor

I was first elected to Waikato Regional Council in 2013, as the representative for the ThamesCoromandel Constituency. Following a six-year hiatus, I was re-elected in 2022 as one of the two representatives for the Waipa/King Country Constituency.

How things have changed in those six, short years. For example, there was no Climate Action Committee when I left in 2016, and co-governance was a discussion point, not policy, as it is today. The words hate-speech and misinformation were unheard of, mandates were man dates, and lockdowns were for prisons.

Fast forward to 2022. Over-sensitivity toward opinion, contagion, gender, and a degree in temperature change has left many folk unable to think for themselves.

Not surprisingly, bureaucrats, politicians and health practitioners have filled that void, now managing our lives, opinions, and health.

If that’s not bad enough, the government directives enforced during the Covid period were like being on the wrong side of a Stanley Milgram experiment - with compliant friends and colleagues unwittingly used as the state’s enforcement practitioners. It’s not only our lives that have undergone recent, substantial change.

Bureaucracy-backed agendas like co-governance, climate change, and Predator Free 2050 have slowcrept their way into a conglomerate of policies. Block by block, cemented into place with the moral mortar of left-leaning politicians, an unbreakable wall of legislation has now been constructed. Throughout this insidious process, the public has been largely unaware of just how far advanced it is. The 2022 local body election was a welcome distraction.

During the election campaign, I stated that the public-excluded council workshops and closed-door

discussions were unacceptable.

In August last year, Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier launched an investigation into local governance meeting processes and among other things stated that “local bodies are not allowed to exclude the public from meetings so they can hold free and frank discussions behind closed doors”.

In recent times, most councils have installed video cameras within their chambers, enabling meetings and workshops to be recorded and streamed live so that the public has access to political discourse and presentations as they happen.

However, of all the councils reviewed, Waikato Regional Council had 58 closed-door workshops and meetings in the 2021-2022 year alone. In contrast, Hamilton City Council has had open, publicly accessible workshops since 2016. Workshops are conducted by councils to discuss pending issues, introduce supporting information about those issues, and to provide presentations by experts and advocates.

However, in some cases, the information, experts, and presentations are biased, and do not include or allow balanced counter information. The process of providing single streams of information can result in politically predetermined outcomes. I say it’s time to open these workshops and presentations to the public. We need to ensure transparency and enable community members to be better informed about issues that are important to them.

Ratepayers should be able to see if their representatives are politically consistent when behind closed doors, and they should also be able to understand how legislation is created before it is set in stone.

Kiwi, and the spirit of a Lion

By Viv Posselt

Terry Blackler, a man described as having the ‘true measure of a Lion’, has been recognised by the service organisation with the release on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari of a Kiwi chick called ‘Blackler

Sticky Beak’. Terry, who died last October, was Cambridge Lions’ director-at-large and a mentor to many Cambridge High School students.

Many past and present Lions and school students joined family and friends for

the release in mid-February. The release of the then 23-day-old chick included a talk by ‘Save the Kiwi’ ranger Craig Montgomerie and a karakia and blessing by Harry Wilson. Access to the release site was given by farmer Bill Garland.

“The chick’s name,”

explained his widow Carolyn, “was chosen because Terry knew everything that was happening around him –hence ‘sticky beak’. We put the ‘Blackler’ in front to acknowledge Terry’s late brother Ken, who was a member of Lions for 30 years.” She said Terry’s passion for youth had been evident during his nine years with Cambridge Lions, and he had given much time to encouraging boys to find their place in the world. “Terry had a real connection with the boys, and he had great success stories because he saw them in ways they didn’t see themselves.”

He received numerous awards for his work with Lions, including the Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs Honoured Recognition Award, received in 2018. Craig’s father and Lion Brent Montgomerie said Terry’s position in the club was ‘one where he was available to all committees when an informed opinion was sought’.

“His work within Cambridge High School with youth was a continuation of work done

in the past by Ken Riddle, Fred Hansen and others, and at our youth group meetings there was always a slot for ‘Terry’s boys’. He had a wonderful way about him. His opinions were highly valued … he was everyone’s ‘go-to’ person”. Terry was born in Thames. He moved to Cambridge when he was 13, and it wasn’t long afterwards that he walked into a Cambridge High School classroom and caught the eye of a young Carolyn.

“It was a high school romance,” she said. Terry’s departure for Clevedon to start his training as an A-grade mechanic proved little hindrance and when he came back to finish his apprenticeship with EW Gorringe, the pair picked up where they had left off. When Terry died last year, they had been married for 56 years and had three children.

During that time, Terry’s career rose to great heights. An early move to Palmerston North saw him develop an interest in agricultural machinery, and after moving from there to Ōtorohanga then Hamilton, his entrepreneurial side

was well established. He went out on his own, developing and marketing range of machinery and components, some of them award-winning. Later, he worked for major companies such as Tasman Chemicals, Diversey and Gallaghers, where his role as international development manager saw him expand northern hemisphere markets for some 11 years before he retired. He also joined National Fieldays as international agribusiness manager in 2010, helping gain global value for New Zealand businesses. Retirement really didn’t feature, and Terry continued developing and manufacturing components for global markets right up to the time of his death.

Some family and friends watching the release of ‘Blackler Sticky Beak’. They are, from left, Sue Bard, Seb Blackler, Leo Blackler, Grant Blackler, Carolyn Blackler, Rachel Bryant, Chris Bard, ranger Craig Montgomerie with the Kiwi chick, and Geoff Bard.

Terry Blackler.

Cluster keeps connecting

The Waikato and South Auckland Primary Industries Adverse Event Cluster

continues to connect agencies supporting the recovery by farmers and growers following January and February storms.

“We have had more settled weather through March and April, helping our region to dry out and clean up after a rough start to 2023, although for some there is a longer recovery pathway ahead,” group chairperson Neil Bateup said.

Neil Bateup

“The torrential rainfall and localised flooding across the Waikato and Auckland regions, power and telecommunications outages, slips, and extensive damage to the roading network, made life very challenging right across the primary sector.

“We have all seen and heard about the destruction caused in other regions, and from experience we know some people will be feeling guilty that they were less impacted and will not want to ask for help.” He encouraged people to look after their own wellbeing “and take a moment to check on neighbours”.

“If you need advice and support, you can call your local Rural Support Trust, your rural professionals, or industry groups and supply contacts.”

The Waikato and South Auckland Primary Industries Adverse Event Cluster was set up in 2016 to bring together agencies from the primary industries, central and local government to prepare for and coordinate responses to adverse events.

Water health programme

A sustainable catchments programme launched this month will help improve the health of the Pokaiwhenua catchment in the South Waikato.

The Pokaiwhenua Stream is a tributary of the Waikato River, running from the hills near the Mamaku Plateau to the eastern shore of Lake Karāpiro.

The initiative – one of 11 - is part of a three-year programme, the first project of its kind that has seen DairyNZ work with iwi to bring

western science and Māori knowledge - mātauranga Māori - together. The Pokaiwhenua Catchment Group will also be involved in the project. The project will include trialling practical tools and interventions on-farm, such as constructed wetlands, to increase the awareness and understanding of ways to improve water quality.

DairyNZ is partnering with the Raukawa Charitable Trust in the Pokaiwhenua catchment. “We believe, through the

inclusion of mātauranga Māori alongside western science, that we can bring about positive change,” Trust tumu whakarae Maria Te Kanawa said.

DairyNZ has received $3.4 million in government funding for the programme from the Essential Freshwater Fund, administered by the Ministry for the Environment to help improve water quality and reverse damage to waterways. DairyNZ is contributing $1.2 million towards the programme.

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SECURITY DOORS AND FLYSCREENS

SECURITY DOORS AND FLYSCREENS

• Locally owned and operated

- Excellent communication skills. Organised - Knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Word & Outlook Part-time Caregiver

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Locally owned and operated

• Locally owned and operated

• Locally owned and operated

• Locally owned and operated

• Over 25 years experience in aluminium

• Over 25 years experience in aluminium

- 4 hours a day

- Can work from 5PM to 9PM

Over 25 years experience in aluminium

Over 25 years experience in aluminium

• Over 25 years experience in aluminium

Call us today for your free quote

Call us today for your free quote

Call us today for your free quote

• Call us today for your free quote

Call us today for your free quote

Window and Door Repairs

• Window and Door Repairs

• Window and Door Repairs

Window and Door Repairs

If this sounds like you, please email your CV to reception@beattiehome.co.nz

Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 PUBLIC NOTICE

Of an application for Off Licence

Simon Whale 022 469 2423 waipaali@gmail.com www.waipaaluminium.co.nz

Simon Whale 022 469 2423 waipaali@gmail.com www.waipaaluminium.co.nz

Simon Whale 022 469 2423 waipaali@gmail.com www.waipaaluminium.co.nz

Simon Whale 022 469 2423 waipaali@gmail.com www.waipaaluminium.co.nz

STUMP GRINDING

AFFORDABLE STUMP GRINDING

Get rid of those ugly stumps easily! A ordable Stump Grinding, will remove them, our tracked machine only places 4lb per inch weight on the ground so no ugly wheel marks on the lawn.

Phone 021 1852755 for a free quote

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

NZ Valley Spirits Limited, 22 Eastridge Terrace, Huntington, Hamilton 3210 has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the renewal of a off-licence in respect of the premises at 11 Lyon Street, Kihikihi known as BottleO Kihikihi.

The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is retail liquor store. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday-Sunday from 9am10pm.

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 first publication of this notice.

Pencarrow Stud has vacancies available for some limited foal watch shifts for the 2023 season, starting end of July to December.

SERVICES SERVICES

For a look you will love

Call Dave Rowe

• Interior painting • Wallpapering • Exterior painting • Spray painting

Evening and night shifts available. Central location on the outskirts of Hamilton and excellent rates.

Come and be part of the team that are the first to welcome our foals to the ground.

To express your interest, email us at office@pencarrowstud.co.nz

You should be able to trust the ads you see.

If an ad is wrong, the ASA is here to help put it right.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting and Election of the Executive Committee will be held at the RSA Clubrooms, 381 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu on Sunday 27th of June commencing at 1.00pm

Nominations for members of the committee open on Monday the 17th of May and close Sunday 30 May. Forms are available from the Club’s Office.

Newspaper Deliverer Wanted

Notice of Motion must be in the hands of the Secretary by Sunday 6th June.

for delivery of the Te Awamutu News, your local weekly community newspaper.

A newsletter with candidates nominated profiles will be available at the Clubroom on Monday 7th June, it will also be emailed to members.

Deliveries are to occur every Thursday.

Voting for the Executive Committee will be from Monday 14th to Friday 25th June 2021.

Are you honest and reliable and would like to earn some money while keeping fit? Our runs are suitable for either youth (minimum age 11 years) or adults.

The Audited Annual financial report to the 31st March 2021 will be available at the clubrooms on the Friday before the AGM.

Delivery runs available in the following area:

• Pirongia

W.J. Lyford, Secretary/Manager

• Picquet Hill Road/Thorncombe/Cambridge Road

Please contact us on E: admin@goodlocal.nz

Provide your name, phone number, and the area you are located.

Phone 07 827 0005 Got

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4. Dance associated with French cabaret (3,3)

9. Scour (5)

10. Very earnest (7)

11. Indecent (7)

13. Submissive, quiet (4)

14. Engrossing (11)

17. Bill of fare (4)

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21. Twinkle (7)

22. Release (5)

24. One sticking to a food plan (6)

25. Tangled (6)

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2. Type of tree (3)

3. Meander (5)

5. Try (7)

6. Worried (9)

7. Requirement (4)

8. Childhood game (4-3-4)

12. Deadlock (9)

15. Laugh (7)

16. Avaricious (6)

19. About-face (1-4)

20. Exploited (4)

23. Disapproving sound (3)

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Down: 2. Abdomen, 3. Line, 4. Treasure trove, 5. Instinct, 6. Comma, 7. Eager, 8. Arch, 12. Imitator, 14. Lash out, 15. Batty, 16. Bell, 18. Penne, 20. Warp.

WAIPA WORKINGMEN’S CLUB

Preliminary notice of the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To be held at the Clubrooms on SUNDAY 25th JUNE 2023 AT 11.00AM

Calling for Nominations for PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, and EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (eight required) AND FINANCE COMMITTEE (three required).

ONLY FINANCIAL MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE.

Nomination forms will be available from the Club from Saturday 27th May 2023 and close at 7.00 pm Thursday 8th June 2023.

Remits are to be submitted to the Secretary and close on Friday 2nd June 2023 at 5.00pm

Voting forms will be available, if required, from Saturday 10th June 2023 until 5.00pm Friday 23rd June 2023.

Current Financial Members only are entitled to vote

Tania Sanders SECRETARY

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