Cambridge News | August 24, 2023

Split over voting age

By Roy Pilott

A move to lower the voting age for local body elections is getting mixed reviews from the region’s politicians.

Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty introduced the bill into Parliament on Wednesday last week – but it has had virtually no publicity.

The News asked elected local government members and MPs for their opinion.

Early “poll” indications were that the move was supported – of the first half dozen responses, four were in favour, one opposed and one had no objection to the idea.

But when this edition went to press 13 of 24 local and national politicians to respond had given the plan a thumbs down.

If the bill is passed, candidates would have to go “back to school” when campaigning for votes in the 2028 local body elections –in other words, the one after next. The Bill establishes a youth electors’ category of voters and would see the creation of a youth electoral roll.

It has been on the cards since the Supreme Court ruled in November that not allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote amounted to age discrimination.

Labour has not sought to lower the general election voting age because it won’t be able

to achieve the 75 per cent yes vote required. National favours keeping at 18.

But at local body level, it only requires a majority vote in the house to change the present law.

Waipā local body politicians were divided in The News poll – nine were in favour and eight against.

Alana Mackay, Andrew Brown, Clare St Pierre, Dale-Maree Morgan, Liz Stolwyk, Marcus Gower, Mike Montgomerie, Mike Pettit and Susan O’Regan were in favour, Roger Gordon was neutral.

Andrew Myers, Ange Holt, Jill Taylor, Jo Davies-Colley, John Wood, Kane Titchener, Lou Brown and Sally Whitaker said no.

Bruce Thomas, Elise Badger, Philip Coles and Sue Milner had not responded when this edition went to press.

Waikato District Council has lobbied against the change – mayor Jacqui Church voted no in our poll, as did ward councillor Mike Keir.

Taupō’s National MP Louise Upston said the line had to be drawn somewhere, and her party was happy with 18.

But with the issue coming before the house, she noted “everyone’s views can be put forward for discussion. “That is when we can consider all the evidence and make an informed decision”.

Taranaki King Country MP Barbara Kuriger also voted no, and so did regional councillor Clyde Graf – regional council chair Pamela Storey was in the yes camp. Here’s a snapshot of some of the responses…

• I’m hoping the lower age will generate more interest from younger people – Clare St Pierre.

• If it happens it happens – Roger Gordon.

• Voters need more life experience before voting - Kane Titchener.

• Those with strong political views will vote but the vast majority will notunfortunately – Andrew Brown.

• In general, teenagers at that age are not very aware of what goes on in both local and central government – Jacqui Church.

• …it has to be done in conjunction with civics education in schools… so that young people are informed of how government works… - Mike Keir.

• I believe there is evidence that voting earlier in life is more likely to lead to habitual voting – Mike Montgomerie.

• Young people are heavily influenced by adults such as parents and teachers and therefore subject to coercion – Sally Whitaker.

• I don‘t believe they have enough life experience and interest in politics to make

an informed vote – Ange Holt

• …most 16 and 17 year olds don’t contribute to rates through rents or rates – Lou Brown.

• I think allowing younger people to vote could see precious money directed their way, when it could be better spent on parents in need – Andrew Myers.

• The majority of 16-year-olds have not yet fully experienced some of the issues facing New Zealand that need consideration when voting – Jo Davies-Colley.

• Left-wing governments and liberals already have an excessive influence on children while at school – Clyde Graf.

• If a person feels they wish to influence the leadership, governance and direction of their community and country then they should be permitted to do so – Liz Stolwyk.

• I am now more supportive of considering a change – Susan O’Regan.

• The small risk of giving the vote to some young people who may not be ready to exercise that right is outweighed by the potential benefits of enfranchising those who are ready – Dale-Maree Morgan.

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Cambridge Bridge Club’s annual Cambridge Sixes tournament this month was a triumph for the club and great fun for the 204 participating players who made the most of this year’s ‘Sport’ dressup theme.

Thirty-four teams from around the region took part in the event, which was held at Lake Karāpiro’s Don Rowlands Centre under the directorship of Hawke’s Bay-based chief directors at New Zealand Bridge, Caroline and Murray Wiggins.

More work needed

I am jealous, but I do congratulate the Hall St residents on getting the upgrade they have been clamouring for. How did they accomplish it? Residents of Lower Dick St have for years requested the same response from present and past Waipā Councils. I don‘t believe Dick is a heritage street, but I do believe it was formed much earlier than Hall St. We have no kerb and channelling on

The winning dress-up team was the ‘Fisher Folk’ from Matamata, with ‘In Sync’ coming in second. Another Matamata team, ‘The Bowlers’, came first in the Trivia Quiz segment, with the composite team ‘The Referees’ – most of them coming from Te Awamutu – taking second place. In terms of competition, the overall team winners were the Hamilton team, the ‘Soccer Fans’, hotly followed by second-place getters, ‘In Sync’.

one side of this street whereas Hall has both sides (apart from one short length between Clare and Williams Streets.) Dick St drivers put up with numerous potholes and cars need to drive onto the grass verge to pass. This is due to the sealed road being so narrow and car parks inhibiting passing. Accidents are waiting to happen as many parents drop their Primary School children off on this street. Is anyone on council prepared to show some justice to the owners of 20 residential and six commercial properties, and who together must return somewhere near $80,000 to $90,000 a year in rates? What do we see for those rates?

I.S.Thomas Cambridge

Waipā District Council responds: Unfortunately, council is aware of streets in Cambridge, and in other parts of the district, with narrow seal, no kerb and channel or no footpath. Hall Street and Goldsmith Street were prioritised in the 2021-2024 period for improvement. Elected members will need to consider whether more of this type of improvement work will be funded in the 2024-2027 budget period, and if so what the priorities will be. Residents will have the opportunity to put their priorities forward as part of the Long-Term Plan process.

On the beat

with Senior Constable DEB HANN

Bail – and how it can work

I have been out and about again meeting with a few community groups this week, both as part of the Elder Abuse awareness campaign with Violence Free Waipa and independently in my role as Community Liaison Officer. It is great to be able to meet so many in our community, provide valuable information and answer lots of different questions.

Last week I wrote about the importance of victims or applicants of an order following through in reporting any breaches of that order to ensure the order is effective and the person is held to account appropriately.

This is something that applies to orders and restrictions put in place as part of the justice system. Bail is one example where we hold people accountable. When a person is charged with an offence, depending on the seriousness of the offending, their history with regards to offending on bail and other factors, the courts have a few options. One option is for the person to be granted bail, with conditions. This means they live out in the community as normal, but with conditions, until their next court hearing.

Bail conditions usually include living at a specific residential address, not to contact any victim or witnesses, not to go to specified places involved in their offending and not to consume alcohol/illegal drugs. They vary depending on the offence.

While it is a big thing to take someone’s liberty from them, factors may alternatively see the person remanded in custody (prison) until their next court hearing, often with the option to apply to convert to electronically monitored bail. If granted, EM Bail sees the person wearing a GPS monitored anklet, linked to a monitoring base that reports their movements remotely to corrections.

EM Bail means that the person has to remain within the boundaries of their home address except for any preapproved absences. If a person chooses to leave their address without approval, this is seen on their GPS tracking and is reported as a breach. These breaches are followed up. Police arrested a male in Cambridge for just such EM Bail breaches last Saturday. He stayed in custody until appearing in court again on Monday. Repeat breaches can result in the offender being remanded back to prison.

EM Bail is not the only reason a person could wear an electronic ankle bracelet. Community Detention, where a person receives an electronically monitored curfew as part of sentencing for a crime will also use the technology. Have a good week.

Cambridge-based members of the ‘Waikato Chiefs Rugby’ team are Jan Watts, Ian Moore, Pam Moore, Josie van Weerd, Don Wilson and Denise Whybrow.

Photo by Michael Jeans

The Stellaria Showhome on 83 Swayne Rd, Cambridge will be open Fridays from 10am - 4pm or any time by special appointment.

Briefs…

Lease stalls

The News understands there have been further delays in finalising a contract to provide onsite management at Lake Karāpiro Domain. Waipā District Council, which owns the venue, had hoped to have a new contract in place by July 1. GL Events Ltd, a company owned by deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and her husband Andrew Reymer, has provided the service for 19 years and is into the last year of a six-year contract.

Commissioner review

Waipā council is reviewing its list of independent commissioners having had 87 expressions of interest received last month. An evaluation panel of council staff will review the applications and recommend a pool to elected members. The current pool is Alan Withy, Phil Mitchell, Greg Hill, Helen Atkins, Richard Knott, Rob Van Voorthuysen, Simon Berry, Steven Wilson and Tara Hills.

Menopause event

Waikato-based practitioners, including Leamington holistic GP Ala Farah, are running a Waipā Menopause and Mocktails event in Te Awamutu next month. Women from a wide variety of specialties and modalities - life coaching, physiotherapy, breathing practices and functional nutrition – are hoping to raise community awareness around menopause.

Houses of the Year

The renovation of a Cambridge home by G D Pringle Building has picked up a major award at the Waikato Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition. Fowler Homes was also among the winners, collecting the show home category title, while Iconic Construction and A J Gray Building won awards for homes in Matangi.

New head for agency

By Mary Anne Gill

Cambridge lawyer Lucy Young (pictured) has been elected the new Destination Cambridge chair. She takes over from Martin Buglass who recently stood down as chair, after less than a year, due to health reasons.

The destination marketing organisation held its annual meeting on Tuesday after The News went to press. Buglass told members Destination Cambridge needed further investment and questions should be asked of Waipā District Council.

“What about the future and importance of our operations and the benefits we bring to Cambridge and Waipā?”

The organisation’s continued viability needed to be addressed by the council too with considerable funds required in wages for staff at the isite as well as day to day costs of running the operation, said Buglass.

Young is a partner at Lewis Lawyers and brings key competencies of governance, sound criteria and legal skills. She joined the board last year.

Two new board members were added.

Angelique van der Merwe is a brand, marketing and events’ professional with more than 15 years’ experience in sales and marketing.

Belinda Gelston has customer service and sales

and marketing experience.

General manager Ruth Crampton said in her report there were several encouraging signs for summer in Cambridge.

Door counts are back to pre-Covid levels, website visits are higher than ever, and more than 250 events were planned.

Local visitor products were tracking well, she said but to maintain a vibrant visitor experience – digitally and physically – changes needed to

happen.

“The business cannot currently sustain the cost of operation and other revenue opportunities need to be found, as well as ways to reduce costs, namely wages.”

A review of the current staff structure was underway as were opportunities to partner with other operators, create exclusive isite offers, grow membership and increase retail offerings to local artisans while not competing with Cambridge retailers.

When Crampton was appointed in April she met stakeholders, and it became clear there was duplication in the marketing and promotion space.

“We are duplicating effort with other agencies such as Hamilton Waikato Tourism, potentially the Town Hall as they come online with their marketing, Waipā events team and Chamber of Commerce from an advocacy/product development perspective.”

Hamilton Waikato Tourism will become the lead marketing agency for Cambridge with Destination Cambridge working in partnership by feeding in new product, imagery, ideas and joint promotions.

“Their new Destination Management Plan is almost complete, and we feel confident in their ongoing promotion of Cambridge as a visitor destination,” said Crampton.

Councillors in workshop

By Mary Anne Gill

Waipā District Council held another ‘secret’ workshop and briefing day for councillors this week, the second this month and the seventh this year.

One of the items on the agenda was a potential new targeted rate for Te Awamutu, something not discussed at any other council or committee meetings The News has attended in recent times.

Discussions on a contract update for the councilowned Mighty River Domain at Lake Karāpiro, business cases and capital budget were also discussed behind closed doors.

So too was the dog bylaw and policy – something which was still under debate at the Strategic Planning and Policy committee which had been adjourned after submissions were held last

week. The re-adjourned meeting was held after the workshop this week.

Governance manager

Jo Gread said the matters discussed at the workshop were for “information only”.

“They are being held in a public excluded setting due to the nature of the content which includes commercially sensitive and legally privileged information, and a requirement to protect the privacy of identifiable individuals. The matters will become public when presented at formal meetings,” she said.

The lengths of the other secret meetings through the year are unknown but The News understands two hours is usually allocated for “informal” discussion between councillors themselves and then additional time with the executive team.

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In the same period, council meetings where public are not excluded and decisions are made have lasted 34, 32, 21, 56 and 35 minutes. Committee meetings tend to last longer.

There is no formal agenda at many of the workshops/ briefings. Comments made subsequently by elected members tend to suggest the discussions allow many of them to form an opinion outside of public scrutiny.

This is contrary to the council’s own Standing Orders which caution against workshops where “de-facto” decisions are being made.

The newspaper has lodged a request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 asking how many of the workshop/briefings have been held since February.

We have also asked for a

list of topics discussed.

Editor Roy Pilott, a veteran of more than 45 years covering local government, said while not all information given to councillors could be shared publicly, the use of workshops and/or briefings could result in the media and public struggling to follow decision-making.

That was particularly so when decisions were made

with little open debate. Both the Ombudsman and the Auditor General have cautioned local authorities as the workshops are seen as inconsistent with transparency and openness.

The next Workshop and Briefing Day is on September 12 at 10am, according to the council’s website.

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Kākāpō pass first test

Some of Waipa’s newest residents are settling in just fine.

A month after Bunker, Ōtepoti, Motupōhue and Māhutonga made history by becoming the first kākāpō to live on the mainland in almost 40 years, Department of Conservation Operations Manager for Kākāpō Deidre Vercoe is reporting all is well.

“The four young males have settled into their new Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari habitat just as we had hoped. This is great news for the programme because it means we can begin to prepare for another small group of male kākāpō to join them,” she told The News this week.

To best monitor the birds without disturbing them, they are each wearing a backpack-style transmitter and GPS unit to track their location and activity levels remotely.

“From this data we learned that following their long journey from Whenua Hou, Motupōhue was the first bird ready to start exploring after just a brief spot of R&R. Bunker, Ōtepoti and Māhutonga took a more measured approach and remained close to their release sites for the first few days before venturing into their new surrounds.

“One month on, we can see that after some serious initial exploration of the maunga, all four have settled into separate but consistent locations, which may well become their more permanent home ranges.”

Each of the birds received a ‘one month mark’ health check by Doc’s kākāpō rangers and Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari biodiversity rangers last week.

“They were all found in good condition with a small percentage of weight loss which was well within the range we were expecting at this stage,” Vercoe said. Samples were also collected that will provide insight into their preferred diet in their new habitat.

“This information, along with transmitter and GPS data, helps us learn how the birds are adapting, and if they can thrive in this new environment.

“We are happy with how the translocation is going so far but it’s still early days. It could be years before we really understand how suitable the habitat is for kākāpō. Until then, the birds will continue to be closely monitored and provide us with key information to help support the future of their species.”

Pre-schoolers learn history of Waipā

Waipā District Council’s museums and heritage director Anne Blyth say free, customised programmes for pre-schoolers have reached close to 400 children across nine centres, mainly in the Waipā district.

Te Awamutu Museum, Education and Research Centre secured a threeyear contract a year ago with the Ministry of Education. The contract sees staff developing customised programmes, using Waipā stories, people, places and taonga, for use with school groups. Early childhood centres have been included for the first time.

“We’ve really had a fantastic response from the early childhood sector. Teachers are very keen to get us along and have us involved with the children. It supports the curriculum and we can customise

the programme in a way that suits tamariki and teachers best,” Blyth said.

“We have wonderful Waipā stories to tell, lots of interesting things to show the kids and it’s a fun time for everyone involved.

"And of course, we hope that by introducing children early to museums and what they offer, we’ll spark a lifelong passion for history and learning.”

Children did their own research at Te Awamutu’s Flourish Early Learning before hosting education facilitator Kerrin Carr who talked about tuna, told stories and discussed the history of Te Awamutu.

Teacher Annie Andrews said it was a fantastic day which began a “learning journey” about a huge range of topics for weeks afterwards.

Expressway plan is back

Having shelved the extension of the Waikato Expressway from Cambridge to Piarere in 2017, Labour has put it back on the menu. The road heading south to the intersection of SH29 is one of 14 “key strategic projects” listed in a $70 million plan over the next 10 years.

Labour’s announcement will further fuel debate over Waka Kotahi’s intention to put a roundabout at the intersection when there are call for a more user friendly flyover to keep traffic from Tauranga to Hamilton moving.

National claimed the plan revealed an admission that it has been wrong about roads.

“Labour has cut and pasted transport projects from National’s Transport for the Future policy released last month, including the Cambridge to Piarere expressway…” National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown said. Plans for the Waikato Expressway route show it will swing to the left of the existing road near Karāpiro and finish at the proposed roundabout site.

Māhutonga – pictured after his health check.

Photo_ Department of Conservation.

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Commercial rate for market

By Mary Anne Gill

The organisation behind the weekly Cambridge Farmers’ Market will pay commercial rates for holding its event on Victoria Square after revelations it is no longer a charitable trust.

Waipā District Council has reversed an earlier decision to charge the market $357 a year –roughly $7 per week – and will instead extend the lease based on a commercial rate.

That means the Hamilton and Cambridge Farmers Market will pay $285 a day, or $14,820 annually based on 52 markets a year. The organisation already pays Hamilton City Council commercial rates - believed to be several thousand dollars - to use The Barn at Claudelands Events Centre every Sunday.

The council faces a hefty repair bill next month for repairs to the Victoria Square outfield – caused by heavy foot traffic and record rainfall – used by both the market and in summer the Cambridge Cricket Club.

It comes less than two years after the council spent $2750 to reinstate the south-eastern part of the square.

The change in the market’s lease came after the council placed a newspaper advertisement seeking to extend the lease by five years with two rights of renewal for five years each.

The rate would have continued at $357 a year but The News alerted the council to the disparity between the lease rates in Cambridge and Hamilton.

Waipā property manager David Varcoe said the council had been unaware the market was no longer a charitable trust.

“It’s now being treated as a commercial entity and fees and charges are being applied on that basis,” he said.

“We have offered to extend the lease based on a commercial rate of $285 per day, as per council’s Fees and Charges schedule. We are still to hear back from (them).”

The News has also contacted market organisers,

but they did not respond within our deadline.

Meanwhile council reserves staff will have to sow affected outfield areas next month.

The market will need to leave that part of the site for around five weeks while the grass reestablishes, said Parks Operations team leader Matt Johnston.

“The Farmers’ Market has been asked to vary their location around the square to prevent surface erosion,” he said.

Stallholders at last Saturday’s market were more spread out than in recent weeks.

Cricket club spokesperson Simon Dodds said the outfield at both southern entrances to the square were a mess and needed to be fixed before the season starts on Labour Weekend.

The club leases the square for “about $700” a year. It paid $60,000 to resew the cricket wicket last year but is not responsible for outfield repairs.

Dodds conceded there were “rough” patches in the outfield which caused fielders some concern when they altered the direction of a cricket ball.

Daffodil Day

The Cancer Society’s major annual fundraiser, Daffodil Day, will be in full bloom tomorrow (Friday). Staff from the ANZ Bank, a major supporter of the day, will hold a sausage sizzle in front of the branch and run raffles. They will also be dressed in fancy dress.

Dog ruling

Dogs will have to remain on leash in Lake Te Koo Utu between 10am and 6pm in summer and 10am to 3pm in winter after the Waipā District Council Dog Control policy passed this week. The hours will be reviewed once a new playground opens adjacent to the lake as dogs are prohibited from district play areas.

• Little dogs need a Lilly pad, page 9.

Plant opposed Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board member Jill Whitaker presented a notice of motion to the board’s August meeting last night asking the board to make a public submission following public notification opposing the Waste to Energy Plant being proposed for Waipā. The plant would be built on the outskirts of Te Awamutu.

Damage to Victoria Square’s outfield is obvious on market day.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

Little dogs need a Lilly pad

By Mary Anne Gill

A Cambridge woman’s passion for small dogs and the troubled life of her beloved mini fox terrier Lilly sparked one of the most moving presentations to the Waipā District Council dog hearings last week.

Vivienne Dunn is an ANZ Bank customer service officer who has lived in Cambridge for 20 years. In her submission she said the former MacLean Street playground, on the corner of Thornton Road, should become an exercise area for dogs up to 12kg.

She owns two pug dogs – 4-year-old Teddie and Jossie, 2. But the experience of her much loved Lilly was the driving force behind the passion for her argument to establish a small dog area.

Lilly came to her at eight weeks old soon after the Dunn family moved to Cambridge and was still a puppy when she was injured by two golden retrievers at Lake Te Koo Utu.

“Lilly did not get over her fear of larger dogs her whole life,” an emotional Vivienne told the council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee’s Dog Control bylaw review hearing last week.

A total of 277 submissions were made over two days, with the final ones heard on Tuesday, after The News went to press.

Sources suggest Vivienne’s submission was likely to be approved following her impassioned presentation.

Council staff say the size of MacLean Park is likely to discourage owners exercising large dogs there, so it becomes a de facto small dog exercise park.

The status of Lake Te Koo Utu is unclear. Staff have recommended a mix of on-leash and off-leash hours adjusted for daylight saving. Submissions on this varied.

Eight years ago, Vivienne and her son were walking Lilly, by then 12, on a lead through the Brian Mayo Reserve in Taylor Street when two huskies attacked her. The attack was reported to the Waipā

council.

“When poor Lilly recovered, we tried to resume walking her, but she was very fearful of larger dogs running off lead and when they came over to her, we would pick her up

and ask the owners to take their dogs away.

“I would have loved to have had a safe space to walk her in, but there was no such place.”

Lilly died five years ago.

MacLean Street was disestablished as a children’s playground last year. The play equipment was old and rusted. It is now just a park.

“It is only fit for the benefit of small dogs and puppies as the area is not big enough for larger dogs,” she said.

“The reason why I have set the weight of small dogs and puppies at 12kg, instead of height, is that some dogs like Staffordshire bull terriers are listed as a small breed and they can weigh up to 17kg.

“Puppies up to 12kg, as big dogs were once small puppies and deserve a safe environment to explore the world around them and to socialise.”

Small and young dogs can easily become overwhelmed by larger dogs, she said.

Vivienne has drawn up plans to show how the MacLean Street reserve might look with some agility play equipment, such as a small tunnel, a viewing platform and small ramps. She obtained more than 200 signatures of support.

“I have had many stories from member of the community, who have had their small dogs attacked, by larger dogs, at the off-leash parks and on the walkways in and around the community.

“I would like to see my submission turn a vacant plot of land into a vibrant community hub, for our small dogs and puppies and their owners, where they can meet and allow small dogs and puppies to be safe and enjoy the freedom that off leash play can bring,” said Vivienne.

Vivienne Dunn, wth a picture of Lilly, in the MacLean Street park she wants converted into a small dog area her pugs, black Teddie, 4, and Jossie, 2 can enjoy.

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Matters to consider

By Peter Carr

There is a phenomenon arising, phoenix-like, near the Cambridge Golf Club. Actually, not really arising, but sinking – as in becoming a huge hole.

This in the shape of a projected quarry to add output towards the already eight million tonnes of bulk dry material that is dug out of Waikato ground and sent ‘somewhere’. Mainly northwards to the Auckland area.

This is very good commercially, possibly degrading in environmental terms and has attached to it a huge road transport issue of both full – and empty – returning trucks. This is a transport issue that will materially affect the well-being of Cambridge which will markedly deteriorate the enjoyment of the town unless the quarry operators are successful in ameliorating the routing of heavy trucking and minimising the carbon-emitting results. There is much water to flow under the bridge on this issue but for those who enjoy the peaceful town centre be aware that you need to talk with your local Waipā District Council contact. I will return onto this theme at a later date when I have studied the resource consent application, but this could provide the muchrequired additional access to the Waikato Expressway at the south end of the town. You have been warned - you have a chance to make sensible and worthwhile input to the discussion.

So, on matters council, there are other issues that should give you an opportunity to raise your voices on one side or the other on possible forthcoming change. Firstly, just how many gambling-addictive pokie machines do you feel is necessary, warranted, suitable, sensible?

To what extent are they addictive to a stratum of society that is financially strapped? As many are in liquor retailing establishments do they add to the equally addictive intake of alcohol

further exacerbating a cost to society both materially and in health terms? Not forgetting family feuds, partner bashing and child abuse.

On the other hand, the heavy dependency on contributions to sports and social activities resulting from the electronic flashing and coin-erupting machines is huge. Ask the good people who run organisations like the Grassroots Trust. Not only in their excellent work with sports but, inter alia, with financial support of surf lifesaving and rescue helicopters. If the number of gambling machines is reduced in an elective district whose financial lifeline does the trust turn off first?

It is the same with the discussion regarding the number of retail liquor outlets. Is close affinity to a school premises really a problem? Is closeness to another similar outlet likewise a problem? Do we have a noted increase in liquor consumption, mainly at home, due to the rising number of outlets? If we cannot deal as a group with the looney presence of the materially growing number of recently arrived vaping shops, what chance do we have as a populace to direct and guide our local council to lower the lid on gambling opportunities and liquor addiction?

There are those who will push the ‘free market’ barrow and state that a retailer can put up his premises anywhere and drive a (currently) legitimate business. They have also a right to be heard. But the proliferation of health and welfare debilitating outlets and opportunities must, as some stage, detract from a nanny state mentality and take on a deliberate course of forging head in a balanced and well-behaved society.

Being who you’re made to be

By Murray Smith, Bridges Church

Imagine the ‘future fame’ being potentially walked past on Cambridge streets when talented buskers are performing.

I once witnessed unbelievably gifted performers and artists busking as I wandered a Dublin street. It was here an unknown Bono, future Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist, lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2, started out.

Many musicians and singers begin attracting attention and building a following by street busking. But it’s highly unusual for massive worldwide superstars whose concerts earn millions, to go back busking on the streets.

Yet watching a video recently of U2 appearing on The Jimmy Fallon Show, I saw that’s exactly what this famous band did. Disguising himself, Jimmy got the band to also dress up in disguise and busk in the 42nd Street Subway station in Manhattan, New York. Introducing the show, Jimmy Fallon explains that U2 is going down to the platform to play and that no one knows what’s about to happen. He puts on sunglasses containing a hidden camera, to capture the performance and crowd reactions.

Commuters showed little interest in the ‘random’ band setting up while Jimmy announced them as New Yorkers in need of donations who perform at parties, weddings or bar mitzvahs. They began to play their hit, “I Still Haven‘t Found What I‘m Looking For”.

Initially, passers-by cast indifferent glances their way but after a minute, the distinctive, powerful tone in Bono‘s voice caused them to seriously ‘double take’. A curious throng gathered, then Fallon took off his disguise and introduced the band. The swelling crowd cheered and clapped, enjoying the incredible

experience. Who’d expect to see a superstar band like U2 on a subway platform?

Paul David Hewson, aka Bono, is remarkable for many reasons. His song lyrics including, “I Still Haven‘t Found What I‘m Looking For”, reveal deep longings and pursuit of an authentic, personal relationship with God. Bono has said, “Our songs are prayers of a kind.”

As teenagers in the1970’s when Ireland was experiencing a turbulent period known as ‘The Troubles,’ Bono and his band members saw hard times. He described a day, “one of the bloodiest moments in a history that divided an island,” when three car bombs killed 33 people on a Dublin Street - Bono rode his bike to school that day, normally he would have been right there on that street, as tragedy struck. That same year, Bono‘s mother died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. He was 14.

I heard a well-known church leader who had taped an interview with Bono express doubts approaching the interview, about Bono really being a ‘true believer.’ Having completed the interview, that leader said the experience left him wondering if he himself, ‘was a believer’.

Being analysed, misunderstood and judged, Bono’s had it all. Perhaps time’s passage brings vindication. Bono, guitarist The Edge and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. were part of a Christian fellowship called Shalom. On the brink of worldwide success, they considered throwing away musical performing, wanting to serve God by “doing something useful in life.” Seems ‘being useful’ means finding, then staying true to God’s calling.

Jayden’s a star attraction

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Jayden Pere’s career is set to go into orbit following his stellar eight-medal haul at this year’s World Championships of Performing Arts event in Anaheim, California.

The year 12 student, who played Dimitri in St Peter’s School’s production of Anastasia earlier this year, won two gold medals for television acting and commercial swimwear modelling, four silver medals for dance and modelling and two bronze medals for acting and singing at the Olympic-style talent competition.

He also won the event’s top modelling award, the World Champion Everyday Model title, and was the only member of New Zealand’s 15-strong Black Stars team to win a world champion medal.

Now, shortly after returning home, he is trying to process the remarkable turn his life has just taken as he begins to sift through the career opportunities now on offer.

“It is very overwhelming,” said the multi-talented 17-year-old, who played for the New Zealand U16 touch rugby team last year.

“It is a huge achievement, especially for my future and what I wanted to do moving forward.”

The annual World Championships of Performing Arts competition is in its 36th year. It

was livestreamed across the globe and attracted performers and entertainers from 34 countries.

Singers Dolly Parton and Michael Bolton and actress Liza Minnelli are among past success stories from the event.

Jayden’s stepfather and manager Travis Maclennan said the St Peter’s student had also been offered a scholarship to the New York Film Academy and been approached by industry professionals keen to work with him.

These included modelling scout Darienne Arnold, who had appeared in Vogue, Marie Claire, Mirabella and Harper’s Bazaar magazines and and multiplatinum songwriter Manny Mijares, who had penned and produced songs for Stevie B, Snoop Dogg, Craig David, Frankie J & Shock G and worked on X Factor, America’s Got Talent and Dancing with the Stars.

“The experience has left him a bit shell-shocked, I think,” said Travis, who teaches at Te Awamutu Intermediate.

“I think, with everything that’s gone on, ideas and plans I think are changing in his head constantly, so it’s been a little bit of a whirlwind for all of us as a family.”

Jayden was selected for the Black Stars in 2019 but had to wait three years for his trip to the World Championships due to Covid delays.

He has dreamed of acting on Broadway since discovering his passion for performance in 2017, when he played “Gingy” the gingerbread man in a Morrinsville

Theatre production of Shrek Jr.

“When you hear that first applause from the audience, and when you do a show, it’s like all this hard work has finally paid

off,” he said. “And it really makes you feel good that you’re also making the audience feel good by making them step into a different world.”

Born and raised in Morrinsville, Jayden has attended St Peter’s School since 2019 and has another Waipā connection through his stepfather. Travis is a former Cambridge resident whose parents, brother and sister still live here. His family ran the former Red Cherry Cafe and now operates a coffee bean business.

Travis described Jayden, who trained for one to two hours a day in the two months before the competition, as “passionate”, “determined” and “a superstar in the making”.

“Hopefully lots of amazing things will happen for Jay and he will be set to make his dream a reality, and he makes it to Broadway and we get to sit in the front row and cheer him on the loudest that we can,” he said.

“But I think there’ll be a few stops along the way in terms of doing a little bit of modeling, dabbling in some music with some producers, and some development around that, and maybe some acting here and there, who knows?

“We’re incredibly excited for his future and know that no matter what he decides, he will pursue with 100 per cent gusto and his heart will be in whatever he sets out to do.”

Jayden flew the flag for New Zealand in Anaheim.

ON SHAKY GROUND

Scary speed of fire

Last night (as I write this) there was a live burning of a house in Levin aired on Seven Sharp to show the realities of such an event.

My household watched the fire quickly grow out of control with a timer at the bottom of the screen to emphasise the scary speed. This happens to coincide with me starting a new, short-term project on fire risk in New Zealand this week, with the first stage looking into the scientific literature on what factors make households or communities more prone to fires. There are components of how we live that make us more at risk for house fires, and we can address many of them.

Why is a volcanologist working on a fire project? At a basic level, “risk” combines the likelihood of an event happening (like a lava flow, pyroclastic flow, or fire), with the people and things that might be harmed by the event. It gets infinitely more complicated from there with different mathematical and computer models that dig into the details.

It is important to understand who might need help if the dangerous thing happens, how we can distribute

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resources to help those people, and how we can help people recover, among other things. This is an analysis we also do with volcanic eruptions, and it was one I was discussing a lot in my recent Canary Islands work trip last month.

While I was working on the La Palma lava flows I saw plenty of fire damage. This ranged from near-total destruction with floors and roofs gone, to significant smoke damage. The very high temperatures of the lava flows can ignite vegetation and building materials, one of the hazards associated that these “safer” styles of eruptions (as opposed to the more explosive ones).

The homes I saw were made of brick and concrete materials, it would be a very different story if they were wood structures. We cannot stop volcanic eruptions, but there are things we can do to prevent fires in everyday life and give ourselves a chance to make it out alive if one does occur.

Hearing that, increasingly, fires are caused by lithium batteries makes me feel a bit uneasy. I have pretty decent cooking skills and am safe in the kitchen, I don’t smoke, and I use heat pumps as opposed to more dangerous

Brass band to host regionals

By Sarah Morcom

heating methods, all of these lower my risk of experiencing a house fire.

I do, however, have plenty of devices that contain lithium-ion batteries. The advice given is to not charge devices under a pillow, on carpet, on a bed or couch, or any other combustible materials; use the proper chargers given with the device; don’t charge your device overnight; keep an eye out for battery devices getting hot and avoid leaving them in areas where they are exposed to moisture and heat (please look up the Fire and Emergency New Zealand website for more).

This is a good reminder for all of us that there are very simple things we can do to improve the safety of ourselves and our loved ones. In hazard fields like volcanology, we spend a lot of time focused on how to keep people safe, sometimes this might be taking a moment to share a timely reminder to our home communities to have a quick chat about how to make your home a little safer.

If you are a firefighter or emergency responder reading this, thank you.

Next month’s WaiBoP Brass Band Association Regional Contest will be hosted this year by Cambridge’s brass band. The event has been running annually for well over 60 years.

“The Eastern Bay of Plenty and Hamilton bands are attending, and they are two of the top bands in the country,” the Cambridge band’s musical director, Rob Hocking said.

Registrations close at the end of the month and seven bands have entered so far for the event at Cambridge High School on September 23 and 24.

“We try to involve the school in brass band events as much as we can. We’re trying to bring music back to the community, especially brass music,” Hocking said.

The Cambridge Brass Band was founded in 1877 and competes in the regional contest on years that they feel they have the time – but most energy is devoted to contributing music to the Cambridge community. “We

focus mainly on community work, and we fit contests in between”.

This community work involves anything from public holidays, such as playing for Anzac Day and Armistice Day events, to interacting with schools in attempt to keep young people interested in brass music. “We had a whole junior band made up of about 20 students from middle school, but they’re all grown up and have moved on now”, said Hocking.

This year’s event will see the introduction of an open percussion class. “The calibre of percussionists in our district is exceptionally high so it makes sense for them to have a dedicated section to compete in,” Memorie Brooky, President of the WaiBoP Brass Band Association, said.

Brass bands have a unique sound, Hocking said. Each band has around 15 different instruments, and around 20-35 players.

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Theresa’s happy place

By Jeremy Smith

“You try being the one to keep her home if she’s ever sick,” mum Margaret says.

Cambridge Riding for the Disabled (RDA) is preparing to mark its 40th anniversary in October and the organisation’s longest-standing riderTheresa Rippey - has made her intentions clear.

“I’ll never give up horse riding, I love it.”

Having ridden there for all but four years of the organisation’s four-decade history, she’s not going anywhere.

Formed in 1983, Cambridge RDA’s first home was the Leamington Pony Club grounds.

Theresa began riding at RDA just four years later, aged seven.

Those riding sessions were held fortnightly on Saturdays in Hannon Rd and Theresa went along because – Margaret says - her daughter initially caught the riding bug two years prior, when she first jumped into a saddle.

There’s been no stopping Theresa since.

“I never miss a day and I love all the horses. Magic is my favourite at the moment,” Theresa says.

Theresa, who works at Achievement House, is quick to add she treasures the special bond she has developed with the many horses she has ridden over the years - even keeping a list of their names.

“Theresa’s become friends with so many amazing people in our time here,” Margaret said. “This is her happy place and I’m really grateful to everyone who’s played a part in her riding story.”

Margaret says she often marvels at how far RDA has come.

“It’s amazing and it’s still growing. When we first started coming along, there were probably eight or nine riders each fortnight.”

Now, RDA operations manager Vanessa Donnelly - who herself has a 20-year association with the organisation - said rider numbers sit at just over 50.

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Cambridge RDA has five coaches, and roughly 12 horses on its books and runs weekly riding lessons Tuesday through Friday.

“We’re really fortunate to be in the position where we don’t have to graduate riders,” Vanessa said.

“Otherwise, we’d never have been able to observe Theresa’s amazing progress.”

Vanessa added she’s always admired Theresa’s passion.

The RDA moved to its Alpha St premises in 2000, and prior to an indoor arena being added in 2010 –a project given a significant financial boost thanks to racing legend Sir Patrick Hogan’s charitable trust – riding lessons were held outdoors.

Some years, wintry weather wreaked havoc.

“If, on some days it was raining early on riding day, we’d be forced to cancel the sessions,” Vanessa said.

“But then, it’d often clear up when it was too late - meaning it was a whole month until we could ride again.

“Rain or shine though, Theresa would always want to come any way. We ended up not cancelling on wet days, we’d just wait and see who came along. It was always Theresa.”

“That’s so true, rain, hail or shine we had to be here,” Margaret says.

Theresa’s now shifted into a weekly Wednesday morning riding session after Saturday sessions stopped about 18 months ago.

So, what’s the biggest lesson Theresa’s learned in her time at RDA?

“To bond with a horse, it’s about treating them with care and talking to them nicely.

“I’ve really grown in confidence and learned to not worry around horses. If I’m nervous, they’ll sense that and be nervous too. Now I’m relaxed and I really love them all.”

Cambridge RDA will mark its 40th anniversary over two days on October 28 and 29.

Spring and the Earth Spins Faster

While visiting family in Western Australia, I popped down to the local bookshop to see what treasure I could nd. And yes! another book by the German forester, Peter Wohlleben, whose earlier book, The Hidden Life of Trees, was a revelation to many.

This one, The Secret Network of Nature, is a more general work, which tells how wolves can alter the course of a river, or earthworms control wild boar populations. And yes, it almost always involves trees!

But did you know that trees can even in uence the rotation of the earth? Just as a merry-go-round spins faster when the kids riding it draw their legs in close, so every northern hemisphere Autumn when the trees drop

their leaves the Earth spins a little faster. We are only talking fractions of a second, but still it is measurable apparently. Most of the land mass of Earth, and therefore most of the trees, lie in the

northern hemisphere. When the deciduous trees drop their leaves the weight of this discarded foliage is then about 30 metres closer to the centre of the Earth, speeding the rotation. And in spring the converse occurs: fresh new leaves, plump with water, shift the weight away from the centre and again the planet slows down. But here’s the weird bit for us in New Zealand. Because most of the southern hemisphere is ocean (no trees), we don’t get to in uence this phenomenon.

In our Autumn the planet slows down and in our Spring it speeds up. So with Spring just around the corner get ready for the ride!

Cambridge Tree Trust would like to thank Mitre 10 for their support for these monthly articles which are intended to raise interest and awareness of trees in Cambridge.

Theresa Rippey at Cambridge Riding for the Disabled with Kiki.

Cycling…it's the way to go

By Mary Anne Gill

The full bike park at John Kerkhof Park for the last Bike Saturdays to Sport event is testament the initiative is catching on, says one of the organisers.

Penny Thompson is a member of Bicycle Revolution Cambridge, formed to get more ordinary people onto bikes.

And that includes the town’s children heading off to football, netball or rugby in winter.

The lure of a free pot of hot chips might have been one influencer for more than 70 cyclists on Saturday, says Thompson.

But what has become clear is that parents and caregivers are confident Cambridge’s cycling network has become a lot safer so their children can ride to sport.

That confidence is borne out by figures released to The News showing cyclist numbers captured on the Hamilton Road Cycleway between Grey and Hall streets average 2161 a month since March last year.

Last month there were 2292 cyclists clocked on the counter, just near the bus stop, up from 1438 in July last year.

A similar counter on Te Awamutu’s Park Road cycleway shows a monthly average of 1056 cyclists but numbers plummeted during the winter.

“We have tirelessly been trying to get our Community to Bike to Sport over the winter period and it has been

well received,” said Thompson.

“But we just need a higher profile and if we get that, we hope the council will fund big bike parking pads.”

Meanwhile Bicycle Revolution has a number of other events planned for the rest of the year including the Café Crawl next month, Kids Kerfuffle and the Karāpiro Flyer in October.

A maintenance session is also in the planning stages so women can learn how to repair punctures and maintain their bikes.

Bicycle Revolution also ran the popular Cambridge Cycling Festival on Anzac Day earlier this year.

Cambridge 10th grade boys rode their bikes to footy on Saturday. From left: Levi van der Westhuizen, Sam Wood (both Cambridge East), Ethan Ryan (Leamington), Dallas Pope (Kaipaki), Joshua Corbett (Goodwood), Mikko Peden-Cullinane, Reuben Wood, Harri Williams (all Cambridge East), and Austin Campbell (Goodwood).

Photos: Mary Anne Gill.

Dallas Pope, 10, of Kaipaki School was unable to cycle in from Kaipaki but was dropped off into town to do the last section.

‘Sustainable’ Bill at the helm

By Viv Posselt

Weeks into his role as Rotary District 9930 Governor, Cambridge’s Bill Robinson is focusing on making next year’s changeover event the first in a new generation of district conferences.

He is deep into the planning of conference strategies that align with his chosen theme of ‘sustainability’. For example, instead of delegates to the mid-2024 affair relying on the usual paper trail of information, they will be able to get it online via a QR code on a lanyard, and instead of leaving the conference with traditional ‘goodie bags’, delegates will be able to access sponsors’ promotional material online. Speakers at the event will turn their attention to sustainability issues, both environmental and economic.

“We’re nutting out the

details at the moment,” Bill said. “It will be 24/7 for me for the next 12 months, with these initial six months being particularly full-on.”

The Gisborne-born Rotarian travelled extensively before settling into farming life with his wife Deb, who will be working hard alongside Bill for the next 12 months. District 9903 falls under Rotary International’s Zone 8, which straddles 20 districts in Australia, New Zealand and 14 Pacific Countries.

Bill’s district encompasses 49 clubs, one Rotaract club and an Interact club at Cambridge High School. He has set himself the challenge to visit each of the 49 before a self-imposed deadline of early November, and with board meetings every three months requiring the reading of around 50 reports, time will be tight.

Bill selected ‘Let’s Be Sustainable’ as the theme

for his District Governor year because not only would it serve Rotary well into the future, but also reflect something close to his own agricultural background.

“It’s about asking the questions – do we really need to get a new one of these or can we re-use it? Rotary Cambridge is already doing that through Urban Miners, but it needs to be more widespread. For example, 90 percent of the cell phones taken in by Urban Miners are still working, but their owners want to upgrade. Do we really need to respond to the market in that way?” he said. “Improving sustainability is also about mentoring… looking after ourselves better.”

Bill will also oversee a Rotary International initiative to streamline operations across clubs to release more money into supporting its many projects, and he will continue to build support for

A very good vintage…

Rotary International’s bid to end polio.

Closer to home, he will remain active with Rotary activities and involved in supporting his charity of choice, Kids in Need Waikato. He will also monitor the extensive financial relief that has come in for flood relief in both the Hawke’s Bay and Coromandel.

Bill took over the role as District Governor from Te Kuiti’s Kevin Forgeson.

Car lovers braved Sunday’s heavy rain and showed up in their droves at the annual Vintage Car Club (Waikato) fundraiser for the Cancer Society. Car Club members from five Waikato hubs – Hamilton, Matamata, Morrinsville, Te Awamutu and Cambridge – drove their vehicles to Cambridge’s McLean St clubrooms. Four of the Hamiltonbased supporters of Sunday’s event, decked out in Daffodil Day yellow for Waikato Cancer were from left, Joe Bruntlett, Carey-Ann Ward, and Wayne and Tracey Hayward. The News carried a story in March 2022 on Joe and son-in-law Wayne’s years of effort put into restoring Joe’s 1915 Saxon roadster called Freya. It clearly worked as Freya completed a multi-kilometre round trip on Sunday in difficult weather conditions. Wayne and Joe’s daughter Tracey are standing beside their stylish 1962 Commer Cob.

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School Directory List

Years 1-6

Cambridge East Primary School Williams Street, Cambridge 3434 (07) 827 7651

www.cambridgeeast.school.nz

Cambridge Primary School Corner Wilson and Duke Street, Cambridge 3434 (07) 827 5316

www.cambridgeprimary.co.nz

WHERE ARE MY CHILD’S FRIENDS GOING?

Goodwood School 517 Fencourt Road RD1 Fencourt 3493 (07) 827 6817

www.goodwood.school.nz

Hautapu School

5 Hana Lane, Cambridge 3493 (07) 827 7466

SHOULD I CHOOSE A SCHOOL THAT IS CLOSE TO HOME OR CLOSE TO WORK?

ENROLMENT SCHEME

www.hautapu.school.nz

Years 7-8

Cambridge Middle School Clare Street, Cambridge 3434 (07) 827 5135

www.cms.school.nz

Hautapu School 5 Hana Lane, Cambridge 3493 (07) 827 7466

www.hautapu.school.nz

HoraHora School 1798 Maungatautari Road RD2 Maungatautari 3494 (07) 827 2823

www.horahoracambridge.school.nz

The Cambridge East School Board of Trustees have made the following Out-of-Zone places available for the 2024 school year:

• Up to 15 places in Year 0/1

• Up to 10 places in Year 2

• Up to 10 places in Year 3

The exact number of places available will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the Cambridge East School home zone.

If the number of Out-of-Zone applicants exceeds the places available a ballot will be conducted.

Closing date for Out-of-Zone Applications is Tuesday, 19 September 2023.

Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by Thursday, 21 September 2023.

Please contact the school office for further information

Email: office@cambridgeeast.school.nz

Phone: 07 827 7651 | www.cambridgeeast.school.nz

Horahora School 1798 Maungatautari Road RD2 Maungatautari 3494 (07) 827 2823

www.horahoracambridge.school.nz

Kaipaki School 687 Kaipaki Road RD 3 Cambridge 3495 (07) 823 6653

www.kaipaki.school.nz

Karapiro School 705 State Highway 1 RD4 Cambridge 3496 (07) 827 7642

www.karapiro.school.nz

Leamington Primary School 249 Lamb Street, Leamington Cambridge 3432 (07) 827 5747

www.leamington.school.nz

Kaipaki School 687 Kaipaki Road RD 3 Cambridge 3495 (07) 823 6653

www.kaipaki.school.nz

St Peter’s Catholic School 22 Anzac Street, Cambridge 3434 (07) 827 6623

www.stpeterscatholic.school.nz

St Peter’s School 1716 Cambridge Road, Cambridge 3283 (07) 827 9899

www.stpeters.school.nz

Roto-o-Rangi School 5 Kairangi Rd Cambridge 3495 (07) 827 1727

www.rotoorangi.school.nz

St Peter’s Catholic School 22 Anzac Street, Cambridge 3434 (07) 827 6623

www.stpeterscatholic.school.nz

Tauwhare School 26 Scotsman Valley Road RD7 Hamilton 3287 (07) 824 0864

www.tauwhare.school.nz/

Te Miro School 443 Te Miro Road, Te Miro 3496 07 827 8146

www.temiro.school.nz

Te Miro School 443 Te Miro Road Te Miro 3496 (07) 827 8146

www.temiro.school.nz

CPS OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS

The Cambridge Primary School Board of Trustees wishes to inform the community that we have the following out of zone places for the 2024 school year.

• Up to 30 places for Y1

• Up to 3 places per year group for Y2 - Y6

The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the schools home zone.

If the number of out of zone applications exceeds the number of places available, the students will be selected by ballot as per priority guidelines. The deadline for ballot applications will be midday on Friday 13 October. If a ballot is required, it will be held on Monday 16 October. Parents/Caregivers will be informed of the outcome of the ballot on Wednesday 18 October.

Email: office@cambridgeprimary.co.nz

Ph: 07 827 5316

www.cambridgeprimary.co.nz

While enrolment schemes and zoning may limit your choice of schools, you’re still free to explore options and apply to enrol your child at any state school of your choice. Today, Out of Zone takes look at some of the necessary considerations as one sets out to nd the right school which best matches their educational needs.

SECURING A SPACE OUT OF ZONE

Your child can start school, or kura, in New Zealand between the ages of ve and six. All children must be enrolled at school by their sixth birthday.

When your child has started at a school or kura, they must go to school every day.

Enrolling early helps school and kura sta with their planning. As soon as you’ve decided where you’d like to send your child, or children, get in touch with sta to enrol them.

At the same time, you can arrange a start date for your children.

If you feel it’s necessary, some visits prior to that start date can be arranged to help your children become accustomed to their new school or kura ahead of time.

Enrolment applications from in-zone students are automatically accepted by schools – so what happens if you nd you don’t live in a particular school’s zone?

You can still contact sta at any time to ask about zoning and have them send you an enrolment pack containing important dates.

Each year, schools will publicly notify people of how many outof-zone places they may have,

OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS

and in the case of there being more applicants than places, the school must hold a ballot – or draw - to ll the places it does have.

At that point, a waiting list of applicants who are not successful in the ballot will be created.

Within three school days of the ballot, the school must post letters informing applicants of the outcome.

Successful applicants have 14 days to con rm they accept or reject the o er of a place.

If they don’t respond within that period, the place will be o ered to the rst person on the waiting list.

Some primary schools with enrolment zones will hold more than one ballot each year. This is for ve-year-olds who are starting school.

If you nd your application isn’t successful, the school will put you on the waiting list and tell you of your place on it. If a place becomes available, and you’re rst on the list, the school will let you know - and you’ll then have the option of accepting or rejecting the o er of the place.

The waiting list expires when the next ballot is held, so you need to be aware of how regularly a school holds them.

Getting the priorities straight…

“So,” you may ask, “can I enrol my child at any school I like?”

Not always.

Put simply, school enrolment zones stop schools from becoming overcrowded.

Therefore, if the school has an enrolment scheme in place or, in other words, is zoned, this gives it the authority to restrict enrolments to families living within that zone.

If you want your child to attend a zoned school and you live outside the zone you will have to apply to go into their ballot. When schools are lling the out of zone places they do have, they are required to follow an accepted order as to how they do that.

The Goodwood School Board of Trustees invites applications from out of zone parents who wish to enrol their children at Goodwood School for 2024.

Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school office or website.

Applications are to be made by collecting an enrolment form from the school office or the Goodwood School website. The deadline for receipt of applications for out of zone places is 4 pm Friday 13 October.

The Board has determined that up to 15 places are likely to be available for out of zone students. The exact numbers of places will depend on the numbers of applications received from students who live within the Goodwood Schools home zone.

If the number of out of zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot as per priority guidelines. If a ballot is required it will be held on Monday 16th October.

Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

Please contact the principal David Graham or school office for further information and an information pack.

You are most welcome to visit our school at 517 Fencourt Road, RD 1, Cambridge.

Phone: 827 6817 | email: office@goodwood.school.nz

www.goodwood.school.nz

The Hautapu Board of Trustees invites applications from out of zone parents who wish to enrol their children at Hautapu School for 2024.

Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school office or our website. Applications can be made by collecting an enrolment form from the school office, emailing admin@hautapu.school.nz, or by completing an online enrolment form via the school website.

The deadline for receipt of applications for out of zone places is 4pm, Friday 13th October. The board has determined that 25 places are likely to be available for out of zone students next year. The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the school’s home zone. If the number of out of zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot as per priority guidelines.

If a ballot is required, it will be held on Monday 16th October. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three working days of the ballot being held.

For further information or to be shown around the school, please contact admin@hautapu.school.nz or phone 07 827 7466. You are most welcome to visit our school at 5 Hana Lane, RD1, Cambridge. www.hautapu.school.nz

So, how does that work?

First priority must be given to any applicant who is accepted for enrolment in a special programme run by the school. Then, second priority must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of a current student at the school.

From that point, priority must be given to any student who is the sibling of a former student of the school, followed by priority to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.

Then, any applicant who is either a child of an employee of the board of the school or a child of a member of the board of the school must be given priority.

Lastly, priority must be given to all other applicants – and if the school’s board receives fewer applications than there are places available all applicants will be enrolled.

In an application isn’t successful, the school will put you on a waiting list, and then inform you

of your place on the list. If a place becomes available, and you’re rst on the list, the school will let you know.

The option will then be there to either accept or reject the o er of the place.

The waiting list expires when the next ballot is held.

Meanwhile, you will need to enrol your child at another school.

Kaipaki School

OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS FOR 2023/2024

Due to ongoing roll growth at Kaipaki School, enrolment continues to be governed by an enrolment scheme.

In 2023/2024 there will be 3 enrolment periods, with the first enrolment period from 9th October 2023 to 12th April 2024

The board has determined that:

• Up to 10 places in Year 0/1

• Up to 6 places in Year 2-4

• Up to 4 places in Year 5-7 for Term 1, 2024 are likely to be available for out-of-zone students in the first enrolment period. The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the school’s home zone. For students seeking enrolment within the first enrolment period, the deadline for receipt of applications for out-of-zone places is Monday 18th September 2023. If the number of out-of-zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. If a ballot is required, it will be held on Wednesday 20th September 2023. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

Details of the second enrolment period are:

Monday 29th April 2024 to Friday 5th July 2024

Deadline for receipt of applications: Thursday 28th March 2024

Date of ballot: Wednesday 3rd April 2024

Details of the third enrolment period are:

Monday 22nd July 2024 to Friday 27th September 2024

Deadline for receipt of applications: Monday 24th June 2024

Date of ballot: Wednesday 26th June 2024

For more information please contact: Kim Budd - Principal 07 823 6653 or 027 627 7373 www.kaipaki.school.nz

principal@kaipaki.school.nz

Leamington School

Out Of Zone Enrolments 2024

Enrolment at Leamington School is governed by an enrolment scheme due to continual enrolment demand from across Cambridge. Due to this continual demand the Board have determined that in 2024 there will likely be places for:

• Year 1 – ve chidren

• Year 2 – three children

• Year 3 and 4 – four children

• Year 5 and 6 – six children

Families of in-zone children are encouraged to enrol online now to ensure they receive maximum educational bene t from our Kick Start Transition to School program. Details of our zone can be found either on the school website or from the school of ce. To learn more about how to apply for an out of zone position or to organise a tour of the school please contact our school of ce on 07 827 5747 or email of ce@leamington.school.nz

Applications close Friday 13 October 2023.

MY WHĀNAU IS COMING TO LIVE WITH ME – CAN THEY ATTEND THE LOCAL SCHOOL?

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We’re in the zone…

When assessing schooling options for your children near where you live, there is – perhapsone key consideration.

In Zealand, Government - or state – funded schools, most in the country, are subject to what’s known as school zoning.

Otherwise called an enrolment scheme.

The term zoning, as it relates to a school, means a school is situated within an area’s clearly de ned boundaries - and that children or students whose home is within those boundaries are guaranteed a place there.

That’s known as a school’s home zone, and students within it must be accepted.

Parents seeking a place will have to provide proof of

residence – and any enrolment in a particular school can be cancelled if it’s discovered false information has been given. But, what happens if a school’s home zone boundaries change while your children are at the school?

In that case, all currently enrolled students can continue at the school for the rest of the school years o ered by the school.

The aim is always to keep siblings together at the same school where possible.

Sometimes, a change to a home zone means siblings of current students are not automatically

Our vibrant country school is taking new enrolments now.

An enrolment scheme governs our highly successful school, however, we are accepting multiple enrolments for Out of Zone students across all year levels.

Applications for places close on October 13th. If the number of applications exceeds the available spaces, we will hold a ballot on October 16th.

What can we o er you:

 Smaller school numbers, personalised learning for your child

 Strong academic achievement rates

 Rural and enviro learning: Garden to Table, Ag Day, Maungatautari etc.

 Our learning is created through a partnership with family/whaanau & community

 Inclusive learning environment.

 The 3Rs are our cornerstone: Respect, Resilience, Responsibility

 Leadership, sporting and cultural opportunities

 Bus from Town and the surrounding area

 After School and Before School Care available

If you would like to visit our school or be sent more information please contact us:

Phone: 827 1727

Email: o ice@rotoorangi.school.nz

Website: www.rotoorangi.school.nz

entitled to enrol at the same school, unless the Ministry of Education has allowed the scheme to include additional entitlement provisions to cover this scenario.

Siblings of current students are a priority category when applying to enrol from out of zone.

It’s best to contact the school to nd out more. When a zone changes, or a new scheme is going to be implemented, the Ministry of

Education is always required to consult with a school.

Meanwhile, enrolment wise, if your family lives outside a school’s home zone, you can still apply to have your children enrolled there, if that school has extra places.

Each year, schools are required to publicly notify the public of how many out-of-zone places are likely to be available, and when the cuto date for applications is.

Be aware that not all schools in New Zealand are subject to zoning - private schools for example, by contrast, are exempt.

To nd out more about school zoning and enrolment schemes, contact the school directly.

Sta can tell you if they have an enrolment zone and if you live in it.

Additionally, visit www. educationcounts.govt.nz.

St Peter’s Catholic School

Are you seeking a focused and fun Catholic learning environment for your pre-adolescent, that supports them to excel in learning and to make positive behaviour choices for life?

If so, then choose St Peter’s Catholic School today. There are three main distinctions for Year 7/8 students at St Peter’s Catholic School. We provide:

1. A school environment and curriculum founded on positive Catholic values.

2. High quality learning opportunities – including; biennial school productions; creative music, cultural, P.E. and technology programmes. Results speak for themselves with 85%+ of students achieving at or above national expectations in reading, writing and maths.

3. A smaller-sized full primary (Year 0-8) school in the heart of Cambridge providing leadership and service opportunities for every Year 7/8 student.

There is no enrolment zone for St Peter’s Catholic School but we do have preference enrolment for families with a speci c or general Catholic connection.

Could this be the school you’ve been searching for?

Information Evening

Wednesday 30TH August, 5.30pm

For more information email: o ce@stpeterscatholic.school.nz

YEAR 7/8 (FOR 2024) INFORMATION EVENING www.stpeterscatholic.school.nz

As a parent or caregiver, you might have speci c questions about enrolments and enrolment schemes. Here are some of the common queries.

How is “lives inside the home zone” de ned?

A student’s usual place of residence during the school week is inside the geographic boundary around the school as it is described in the school’s enrolment scheme.

To be entitled to enrol as an inzone student, the school might require proof of residence such as a copy of a tenancy agreement, certi cate of title, or examples of phone or electricity bills.

What can I do if a school tells me they can’t enrol my child?

If the school does not have an enrolment scheme, or if it does and your child lives inside the home zone, all enrolments must be accepted (unless the child has been excluded or expelled from the school).

If your child meets this criteria, ask the board to put it in writing that the application has been declined, and let your nearest Ministry o ce know what has happened.

DOES THE SCHOOL PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL CARE IN CASE I AM WORKING?

My whānau is coming to live with me – can they attend the local school?

If the school does not have an enrolment scheme, your whānau will be able to enrol and attend. If it has an enrolment scheme and you live inside the home zone, you’ll need to provide evidence that you have primary duty of care and that where you live is their usual place of residence during the school week. For more, see www. education.govt.nz

DOES THE SCHOOL CATER FOR HOW MY CHILD LEARNS?

Accomplished Learners Striving For Success in Tomorrow’s World

--Enrolment Scheme--

We offer:

• Year 1 to 6

• Smaller classes

Because of our growing in-zone roll, Tauwhare School has an enrolment scheme in place.

Please contact the school office on 07 824 0864 or email: admin@tauwhare.school.nz for further information on Out-of-Zone Applications.

If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available, a ballot will be conducted.

Closing date for Out-of-Zone Applications is Friday, 20th October 2023.

Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by Friday, 27 October 2023

We would love for you to visit us… 26 Scotsman Valley Road, Tauwhare 3284

Phone: 07 824 0864

Email: admin@tauwhare.school.nz

Website: www.https://www.tauwhare.school.nz

• Inquiry learning

• A well-resourced school including tennis courts, swimming pools, library, multiple playgrounds

• Strong academic achievement rates

• Before and After School Care/Holiday programme

• Leadership and cultural opportunities

• Rural activities: Ag Day, Maungatautari visits, school gardens

• A wide range of sports

Sophia’s set for the manor

By Jeremy Smith

Her bags are packed – well, so far they almost are - and she’s ready to go.

‘Yes, mum’s been telling me I need to start thinking about that,” she said.

On Saturday, “super excited” former Cambridge High School student Sophia Stratford, 19, leaves on a jet plane go where it’s thought few Kiwis have gone before.

Sophia is headed to Enfield, north London – to start her Worshipful Company of Cordwainers diploma in saddle, harness and bridle making at Capel Manor College.

It’s a mouthful, but it essentially means she’ll study to become a qualified saddler and saddle fitter.

And, when qualified, she will be able to both make new saddles and adjust existing ones to properly fit specific horses - as well also being able to repair a wide range of leather work.

“It’s a lot more complicated than people think,” she said.

“I’ve always been really interested in how things work, making things with my hands and – particularly – in horses,” Sophia said.

Capel Manor College accepts just 12 students to study towards the qualification each semester, which runs from September through June.

It‘s likely Sophia’s the only Kiwi this intake. Her saddlers qualification will take her two years full time at Capel Manor to complete, and then requires a year-long apprenticeship,

On the ball

which she will probably complete in the United Kingdom.

The saddle fitters element of her studies is gained through completing a series of block courses.

Three years of work experience is then required.

“I’ve loved horses my whole life,” Sophia told The News ahead of flying out.

“I first started riding when I was five, and got my own horse – Digger – when I was 14.

“I’d describe him as a bit brick shaped, rather than saddle shaped. And that sort of got me thinking about this area of work, and how that would look.”

Sophia, a competitive showjumper, rode at Matangi’s Phillips Equine for about six years, before borrowing friends’ ponies. Then Digger came along.

Sophia has been working since she finished school in an effort to save up for her studies.

“There are, of course, a few unknowns about going to London – I’m moving out of home to the other side of the world.”

She does, however, have a good support network there, even visiting Capel Manor in person while on a recent trip to the UK. She’s also been part of several virtual open days at the college.

Sophia said she can’t wait to bring her skills back to Aotearoa once she’s qualified, in order to put her new skills to work in what is a rare industry here.

“I’ve already got people telling me to hurry up and qualify because they need me here.”

and Surrounding Area

Cambridge’s Isla Lee watched by goalie Zoe Mason attempts to bring the ball out of defence under the challenge of Hannah Baynes of Te Awamutu in an under 10 girls football match played in Cambridge on Saturday. Te Awamutu edged out Cambridge 2-1 in the seven-a-side match which showed off the skills of Waipā’s younger female footballers. Cambridge’s player of the day was Pippa Spence while Kyla Pegler won it for Te Awamutu.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill. More photoscambridgenews.nz

Middle

school’s three-peat

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Cambridge Middle School has beaten nine other schools to win the Waikato Intermediate and Middle Schools cross country championships for the third year in a row.

“Our whole team ran exceptionally well,” sports coordinator Anita Hawkins said.

“Their Hero values were shining all day and we are incredibly proud of their efforts in a highly competitive event.”

The school won overall on points, after eight of its runners secured top 10 placings at the annual event, held at the South Waikato Sport and Events Centre in Tokoroa on

August 11.

Emily Cameron was the school’s top performer, beating 44 other runners over 3km to win the year 7 girls’ title. Her junior girls’ teammate Nina Davies-Collie finished 8th.

Roman Thorpe and Colin Johnston finished 2nd and 3rd in a pool of 48 year 7 boys.

Year 8 runners completed 3.5km, with Sunny Brugh 5th out of 43 girls and Maisey Butler 8th. Kaden Auton was 5th out of 52 senior boys and Luke Taylor was 8th. Other schools competing at the event came from Hamilton, Matamata, Morrinsville, Te Awamutu and Tokoroa.

Cambridge Middle School WIMS cross country team 2023.

Back to school for Cam

New All Black Cameron Roigard has returned to his first school.

The halfback, 22, paid a Thursday visit to Karāpiro School before heading off to the World Cup.

He brought back with him the card of congratulations students made when his selection to the All Blacks was announced.

He spent some time with students talking about his journey to becoming an All Black and answered questions the students had written for him.

He told students that while at the school he couldn’t wait for class to finish so he could to get outside to play rugby.

He also talked to students preparing to bring their calves to the next Ag Day in

October, telling them about his prizewinning calves - Bella, Tiger and Woods.

“It was lots of fun showing Cam his old school photos that we had dug out of our archives,” principal Tina-Maree Thatcher said.

“The best pic was Cam attending school dressed up as what he wanted to be when he grew up – an All Black.”

Board gets briefed on teen hub plan

By Jeremy Smith

Discussions are underway to launch a youth centre teen club in Cambridge.

The Rotary Club of Cambridge’s youth and new generation director Kim Prichard has been brainstorming the idea of facilitating such a space, saying it would fill a need for Cambridge’s young people to have “somewhere positive to go and something to do”.

Others, it would seem, agree.

So far, he’s met with a group of Cambridge High School students and staff to workshop what shape it might take.

A management committee made up of high school students has been established as planning is underway, he said, and

Prichard has contacted Hautapu Sports officials to discuss the possibility of basing the hub at its junior clubrooms.

Ultimately, the hope would be to make the hub space available to teenagers aged 13-19 Cambridge wide, he said.

Prichard spoke at Cambridge Community Board’s August meeting public forum last week to inform the board of progress to date.

The plans, he said, were being well received.

While specifics like gathering times – and how regularly gatherings would be - were still being ironed out, he told The News on Monday he had been part of such a group when he was in high school and saw many positives arising if Cambridge teenagers

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were afforded the same opportunity.

His club “…ultimately became somewhat of a positive central hub” in town.

He said feedback regarding the idea for a similar facility for teenagers in Cambridge was being well received.

“It’s about giving young people in Cambridge somewhere to gather and socialise in a safe space.

“Young people need something like that and there seems to be a sense of excitement about what that might look like.”

It would be an alcohol and drug free space, and an appropriate level of adult and parental supervision would be ensured to complement the management committee, Prichard said.

Those workshops with high school

students had helped produce a list of event ideas they would like to see facilitated there once it’s operating – including movie nights, live music performances, hosting guest speakers and a wide range of other safe gatherings.

Hautapu’s junior club rooms would therefore be the “ideal” venue, he said.

Interlock Trust uses the space on several weekday mornings, and with the teen club gatherings envisioned to typically be held after school hours, the space would “work well”.

There would be some costs involved, he said, but totals were yet to be determined. Certain types of equipment were being sought in order to facilitate requested gatherings at the hub, Prichard said.

Karāpiro old boy Cameron Roigard, centre, with teachers and students.

Jarrod’s golden run

By Jeremy Smith

Karapiro’s Jarrod Gilbert is about to trade the cold winter air of Wanaka for the warmer waters of the pool at Livingstone Aquatic Centre. The Te Awamutu Special Olympics athlete – who works at the Cambridge Velodrome – will do so with two new gold medals in his possession, having also

staked a rather strong claim to be in contention for selection for the World Winter Games in Turin, Italy in 2025.

Jarrod swims competitively under coach Shelley Blair, but last week he swapped the pool for the slopes and the snowboard.

At the Special Olympics National Winter Games at Wanaka’s Cardrona Alpine Resort, Jarrod won the SB

snowboarding intermediate giant slalom event with a combined time over two runs of 1 minute, 18.67 seconds.

He also won the SB snowboard cross with a combined two-run time of 1 minute, 28.59 seconds. Both events were closely fought battles between he and the games’ other Waikato entrant - and silver medallist in both disciplines -

Speed wobbles are out…

Work is underway on Cambridge Bowling Club’s new bandstand green following the installation of floodlights over the clubhouse green. All should be finished in time for the club’s 125th anniversary later this year, club spokesperson Margaret Stott told The News. Having a revamped Tiger Turf green in place of the wobbly and uneven one bowlers used before will allow the club to hold bigger tournaments while the floodlights will encourage bowlers to use the other greens after work. The club was established in 1898 with a number of events planned to commemorate the anniversary throughout November.

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Hamilton’s Kaa Dekker.

“I love snowboarding, it’s a really fun way to hang out with all my friends,” Jarrod said.

Around 50 athletes from 18 clubs will compete at this year’s national games, which wrapped up last Friday.

They are held every four years.

The squad to compete in Italy is set to be announced in late 2024 – with Jarrod keen to add to his success on the world stage.

He won a gold and bronze medal in snowboarding at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria in 2017.

The 2021 World Winter Games were cancelled due to Covid.

Meanwhile, in the pool, Jarrod was one of 20 athletes Shelley helped prepare to swim in at the National Summer Games in Hamilton in December.

Unsurprisingly - under Shelley’s watchful eye - Jarrod’s also finding success in the pool, so he’s looking forward to diving into his swimming aspirations again.

“Shelley’s such an awesome coach,” he said.

Matt, Sonya and team proudly supporting Daffodil Day

Karapiro’s Jarrod Gilbert celebrates his gold medal in the SB snowboarding intermediate giant slalom event at last week’s Special Olympics National Winter Games. Photo: Special Olympics New Zealand.

Stonybreck supreme on synthetic

By Jess de Lautour

Stonybreck continued his dominant run of form on the country’s synthetic tracks last week with a comfortable victory in the Richard Bright Memorial Cup 1550 at Cambridge.

The consistent son of Tavistock broke his maiden just over a year ago at Cambridge and was a heavily supported favourite in a tidy field of polytrack specialists. Wednesday’s victory was his third in as many starts at the venue and his fourth on the all-weather surface.

The race was in memory of the late Richard Bright – owner of the Turf Bar in Cambridge - and acknowledged the support he gave to the Cambridge Jockey Club.

Bright tragically lost his life when the fishing vessel Enchanter sunk off the North Cape. Richard was responsible for setting up and manning the function room and bar on racedays at the club.

Stonybreck travelled midfield before moving into contention at the top of the straight – piloted expertly by Opie Bosson - and looked to

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be only extending his lead when scoring by a long neck over Monza.

“He’s a lovely progressive horse, he’s been really consistent and probably only still lightly raced, and keeps stepping up,” said Sam Bergerson, who trains in partnership with Mark Walker.

“He’s obviously taken a liking to the synthetic… hopefully he can progress on to be a group and listed horse.”

The four-year-old could have some sizeable targets on the horizon following his recent run of form,

with Bergerson mentioning the likes of the Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (Gr.3, 1600m) in November or the newly-instated Karaka Million 4YO Mile (1600m) early in 2024 to be possibilities.

“He’s pretty well in at the handicaps at the moment, so he’s got a lot of options for him going forward,” he said.

Te Akau Racing also produced another victor in Hayate earlier in the card in the Cambridge Equine Hospital 1550.

The Maurice five-year-old

raced a distant third in the running behind Drum Major and Champagne Lola but challenged and out-toughened the pair in the straight to power away for a twoand-a-quarter length victory under Niranjan Parmar.

“She seems to mix her form a bit, we gave her a freshen-up and her work at home was really good when we tried a few different things, so it’s good to see her back in the winner’s circle,” Bergerson said.

The Te Akau stable was also represented at the Cambridge meeting by placegetters Our Milly Bee and Ragamuffin, the former producing her fifth minor placing in the Waipa Earthworks 1550.

Stablemate Ragamuffin was denied a third career win when Super Time just held the Belardo gelding out by a short neck in the Group One Turf Bar 1300.

“It was a nice effort, he was dropping back to Rating 60 and Parmar gave him a lovely run, he just unfortunately wasn’t able to peg back that winner,” Bergerson said. – Loveracing NZ

Enchanter enquiry starts

A health and safety investigation into the sinking of the Enchanter which capsized in Far North waters on March 20 last year, got underway at the Whangārei District Court before Judge Philip Rzepecky last week.

Five Waikato residents - Mike Lovett, 72, Richard Bright, 63, Mark Sanders, 43, Mark Walker, 41 and Geoff Allen, 72 – died while on a fishing trip conceived in Bright’s Cambridge Turf One bar.

Skipper Lance Goodhew and his business Enchanter Charters have been charged with breaching the Health and Safety Work Act and of breaching the Maritime Transport Act. A date has yet to be set for a judgealone trial.

A Transport Accident Investigation Commission enquiry found because the boat’s life jackets were stowed away, they could not be reached when the waves hit. Faults with the search and rescue operation were also found resulting in nine recommendations made to the Ministry of Transport and Maritime NZ.

Stonybreck wins at Cambridge.

Great job, Johanson… Foes for one day

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Johanson Tamala is sure his selection into the Waikato Under 18 rugby squad would have made his grandfather Tauinaola Tanuvasamanaia quietly proud.

“He was always the tough love type of person,” the Waipā student said.

“He’d always be happy but… he wouldn’t really show it. He’d just be, like, oh yeah, great job, but just make sure you’re doing as well off the field as you are on the field.”

Johanson, originally from Auckland, has been studying at St Peter’s Cambridge on a rugby scholarship since 2019 and has lived in Ōhaupō since 2021.

The teenager has wanted to play for New Zealand ever since he could hold a rugby ball, following in the footsteps of his famous

uncle Junior Sa’u, who played rugby league for New Zealand and Samoa.

But his dream almost ended just four weeks into the 2021 season, when he suffered a serious knee injury that sidelined him for three months – and crushed his confidence.

“In my comeback game I just choked,” the 18-year-old said.

“I hadn’t touched a rugby ball for so long and then going straight into reps I just had a shocker of a game and just thought that was it. I’d just given up, I guess.”

It was the loss of his grandfather in term 2 last year that inspired him to turn things around.

“My grandpa was my rock, my everything,” Johanson said.

“He was someone I’d always look up to. The one dream I had was him watching me play because

he loved watching rugby on TV. I thought one day he’d be watching me on TV. So losing him was huge motivation. I looked at myself in the mirror and realised I needed to work on myself. That’s where I found my why.”

Hitting the 2023 season with renewed ambition, he focused on eating well and training hard and dropped 13kg of weight.

Now, making the Waikato U18 squad is a reward for all his hard work.

“I’m just stoked to make the squad and I’m grateful for the experience,” he said.

He celebrated his selection with his parents, who moved to Ōhaupō to be near him in 2021.

“Family is a big thing to me; they’re my biggest supporters,” he said.

Waipa’s other Waikato U18 squad member is 17-year-old Beau Wallis, who was born in Cambridge and attended Cambridge High School until recently.

“It’s a pretty cool achievement to be selected for a rep team,” said Beau, who is about to start a building apprenticeship.

He plans to play for Hautapu Sports Club next year, following in the footsteps of his father Glenn.

“Going from first XV to club rugby will be a big step up, so it’ll be interesting to see how I go, but if next season and the one after that go well it’d definitely be a goal to play for one of the Waikato sides,” he said.

with Jan Bilton

Two terrific tams

Although tamarillos are not the cheapest fruit at the greengrocers, when combined with apples, tamarind, onions, sugar, vinegar and spices they power a fabulous chutney with flavours and colour not found on supermarket shelves — and more economical than similar commercial products. Tamarillo ice cream is also a treat you can‘t beat.

Tamarillos are native to South America but New Zealand is renowned for improving and commercialising them. Normally they are peeled before use. If very ripe, you can pare the skin using a serrated knife. When firmer, remove the stems, make small slits in the pointed end, soak them in boiling for 3-4 minutes, refresh in cold water and peel.

The tamarind tree is native to tropical Africa but also grown in other tropical and sub-tropical areas. The tree produces pods — a little like broad bean pods — which contain small brown beans surrounded by fibres and an acid pulp. When ripe, the pulp and seeds are compressed into cakes. Walnutsized pieces of the cake are soaked in half a cup of water for about 10 minutes, kneaded and squeezed to extract the flavour, then strained before use. However, most Asian food stores and supermarkets sell tamarind paste that only needs spooning from the jar.

TAMARIND,

BEEF & BANANA CURRY

The lemony flavour of tamarind cuts the richness of curries. Combined with water it also acts as an excellent marinade for fish. Or try adding a tablespoon to an Anglaise (custard) to serve with a rich dessert such as a chocolate cake.

750g stewing beef

2 tablespoons canola oil

2 onions, diced

2 tablespoons each: grated root ginger, tamarind paste

2 teaspoons each: brown sugar, ground turmeric, curry powder

400g can coconut milk plus 1 can water

500g small potatoes (halved if too large)

2 large, slightly underripe bananas

2 teaspoons garam masala

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

About this time every year, Cambridge resident and Matamata Primary School principal Glenn MacPherson undergoes an Incredible-Hulkstyle transformation, morphing from a kind and supportive father into a man who puts victory above his own flesh and blood.

The reason:

Matamata Primary School and Leamington School’s annual one-day sports exchange.

Would Glenn ever let a silly little thing like DNA get in the way of winning?

He would not. Neither would daughter Jossy, who is in year 5 at Leamington School.

“There was a real good rivalry at home last night with Jossy,” Glenn said on the day of this year’s event. “No dinner for her last night and no talking to her this morning.”

Tensions always rise in the MacPhersons’ Cambridge home as the day of the exchange approaches.

This year Glenn made up a song to taunt Jossy. Its lyrics cannot be repeated in this reputable publication, but it implied her team

had an unpleasant odour.

The 10-year-old simply ignored her father, certain her school would lift the Maisey Shield this year.

The coveted prize has been on offer since 2018 when the schools launched the sports exchange for year 3-6 students. The contest was drawn in 2018 and 2019 but the pandemic won in 2020 and 2021, when Covid had its name engraved on the shield.

Then, last year, Matamata won and Jossy had to suffer the bitter sting of defeat.

But this year it was her turn for glory.

After the final event of the day, an epic dodgeball showdown, Leamington School sports coordinator Lara Connors read the results.

Leamington had won the year 3/4 rugby, netball and hockey and the year 5/6 netball, football and hockey. The miniball, dodgeball and year 3/4 football were drawn.

The Leamington School team erupted in cheers and two students lifted the Maisey Shield.

Glenn was philosophical about the fact Jossy now had bragging rights for the next 365 days - but netballer Jossy was ecstatic.

Preheat the oven to 160°C.

Cut the beef into 3cm cubes.

Heat the oil in a frying pan. Brown the beef in batches and place in a heavy casserole suitable for the oven and hob.

Sauté the onions until softened. Stir in the ginger, tamarind paste, brown sugar, turmeric and curry powder. Add the coconut milk and water. Bring to a simmer and add to the casserole.

Cover and cook for 1 hour in the oven. Stir in the potatoes. Cover and continue cooking until the potatoes are tender, about 50 minutes.

Peel the bananas and cut into 3cm rounds. Place the casserole on the hob and add the bananas and garam masala. Simmer, uncovered, until the bananas have softened, about 10 minutes.

Great garnished with toasted coconut and coriander leaves. Serves 6.

TAMARILLO & TAMARIND CHUTNEY

2 large onions, diced 500g each: tamarillos, apples, peeled and chopped

1-2 teaspoons diced chilli

3cm knob root ginger, peeled and diced

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar

1 cup pitted dates, chopped

2 tablespoon tamarind paste

Place all the ingredients in a large, heavy saucepan. Stir well. Heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to medium. Boil for 45-60 minutes until the mixture is thick. A wooden spoon drawn through the chutney should briefly leave a channel.

Pour into hot, sterilised jars to the top. Leave to cool. Place a round of baking paper on top of the chutney then seal with a lid. Makes about 3 1/2 cups.

QUICK TAMARILLO ICE CREAM

1 large tamarillo, peeled and chopped

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 litre French vanilla ice cream

Place the tamarillo in a bowl with the brown sugar. Macerate for at least 1 hour. Purée until almost smooth. Line a 20cm x 10cm loaf pan with plastic film. Remove the ice cream from the freezer and soften a little. Swirl the tamarillo purée through the ice cream. Spoon into the lined loaf pan and smooth the top. Cover and freeze until firm.

Great served ‘as is’ or with chocolate cake. Serves 6.

Tamarind, beef & banana curry

Quick tamarillo ice cream

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Kaipaki 37 Tarr Road

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Constructed in 1988, this house features a range of modern amenities and comforts. The open plan kitchen and dining area is perfect for entertaining guests, while the separate lounge provides a cozy space for relaxation.The property boasts a number of additional features, including a separate laundry and a in-ground swimming pool. The deck/patio area is ideal for outdoor dining and entertaining, while the double garage provides ample space for parking and storage. Additional features of this property include a bore pump, electric fence unit, water pump for the tank, pool shed and gear, round barn two bay, old cow shed, and a three bay implement shed.

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Contact listing agent prior-visiting as Open Homes times can change.

Cambridge 145 Racecourse Road

For Sale Deadline Sale 7 September 2023, unless sold prior View by appointment or scheduled open home times www.kdre.co.nz/ CB6329

Gary Stokes M 021 351 112

environment, perfect for those seeking a peaceful and serene retreat. With three bedrooms, including an ensuite, and a total of three toilets, this property provides ample space for a growing family or those who enjoy hosting guests. The open-plan design creates a seamless flow between the living, dining, and kitchen areas, making it ideal for entertaining. The property boasts a generous land area of 4508 sqm, providing plenty of room for outdoor activities.

Taupiri 530a Tenfoot Road

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We are delighted to present to you three truly exceptional rural sections. Each expansive section spans across a generous 0.8 hectares, o ering an unparalleled canvas for your bespoke country abode. With scenic vistas surrounding these blocks, every corner is designed to delight your senses. Nestled amidst the captivating beauty of the rural countryside, these sections boast breathtaking views that can only be found in our beloved country. Imagine waking up to the melodious chirping of the birds, spending the day amidst nature, and retiring to the night with a sky full of stars. Sounds idyllic, doesn’t it? Call Kevin or Gary today for more information.

Gary Stokes M 021 351 112

For Sale $650,000 View by appointment www.harcourts.co.nz/CB6285

Gary Stokes M 021 351 112

Kevin Deane M 021 970 902

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- Spacious living areas link splendidly with each other – generous separate lounge, 2nd family sitting room, modern kitchen and dedicated dining area flow to a covered outdoor entertainment area (pizza oven) and roll down blinds.

- Four bedrooms in total; one tremendous sized bedroom with balcony access which could be rumpus; large master bedroom with ensuite & walk-in robe; two generous bedrooms with a view. Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 7th September, 4.00pm

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233 Lamb Street, Leamington

- Bigger than it appears from the road, four bedrooms: the master with ensuite and walk through dressing room; a separate bedroom accessing the covered outdoor area.

- An alfresco covered outdoor area, inground pool and attractive grounds for pets and kids to play.

- Very generous open plan living, second sitting room or hub and the choice of two outdoor areas to relax in.

- Opposite the polo grounds and greenbelt.

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- Set on an established, landscaped 3,393m² (more or less) section with views to Maungatautari mountain.

- 4 Spacious bedrooms, 3 with ensuites and the fourth with Jack and Jill access to main bathroom. 2 living, triple garage.

- 2 Smeg pyrolithic ovens, 5 burner gas hobs, scullery, covered outdoor entertaining and extended deck.

- Perfect for B&B or plenty of room for the whole family.

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 31st August, 4.00pm

FEATUREDLISTINGS

NOW PRICED

CAINE, Stephen Robert, (Champion) – Passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, 19th August 2023.

Aged 69 years. Loved father to Siobhan & Korey, Kaa, and Bon. Dearly loved Papa Champion to Kaia, Hineariki, Te Ahu, Jaelle, Jahvarn, Rome, Oshian, Kasper, and Te Matenga. A private farewell has taken place. All communications to the Caine Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

LAING, Audrey Mary –

Passed away peacefully at Resthaven Cambridge on Tuesday, 15th August 2023.

Aged 86 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Peter and partner of Bob Bond. Much loved mother and mother-inlaw to Allan & Pam, Rhonda & Shane, Linda and the late Martin. Cherished Nana to Stuart, Greer, Zoe, Ryan, Danny, Chelsea, Ethan and great-nan to Mika, Magnus, Etta, Arlo and Alfie.

‘Now at peace’

A memorial service to celebrate Audrey's life will be held at The Woodside Estate, Woodside Road, Tamahere, Hamilton on Saturday, 26th August 2023 at 11:00am. All communications to the Laing Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

Derek is retiring so Cambridge Locksmiths is up for sale!

Cambridge Locksmiths is the ONLY locksmith in Cambridge which has a very loyal customer base that has expanded as the town has grown the past 12 years.

is successful local business includes a Toyota Hiace van, fully decked out with benches, stock, machines, hand tools, many specialist locksmithing tools, plus a long list of accounts open with major suppliers. Derek is willing to assist the buyer with training so if you have thought about learning this interesting trade, while earning a good living, running a successful local business with huge potential for expansion ... this is your opportunity!

For more details and to discuss further, please call Derek on 021 289 7070.

Distribution of Funds 2023

All local not for profit groups and organisations are welcome to apply for funding now.

Closing date 15/09/2023

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Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

PUBLIC NOTICE

Of an application for On Licence NIMI Limited, 275 Racecourse Road, Cambridge has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the issue of a on-licence in respect of the premises at 1913 Cambridge Road, Cambridge known as Coffee Barn.

The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is restaurant. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 8am to 10pm.

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 105 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on August 17, 2023.

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

Of an application for On Licence

Onyx Restaurant Ltd, 70 Alpha Street, Cambridge, has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the renewal of a on-licence in respect of the premises at 70 Alpha Street, Cambridge, known as Onyx Restaurant.

The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is restaurant. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 9am-midnight.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Licensing Committee, 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge.

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

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

This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on August 17, 2023.

WAIPA DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETING NOTICES

Pursuant to Section 46 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 notice is hereby given that: The following meetings will be held in September 2023 –

Te Kura o Ngā Purapura o Te Aroha

Kaiāwhina/ Associate Teacher Part-time (30 hours per week) Te Awamutu:

He tūranga e wātea ana ki te Wharekura o Ngā Purapura o Te Aroha. E kimi ana mātou i tētehi Kaiāwhina mō te kura, e mōhio ana ki ngā mahi whakaako tamariki. Me ū te kaitono ki te reo māori me ōna tikanga. Me matua mōhio hoki te kaitono ki ngā mahi whakahaere i te akomanga, me ngākaunui hoki ki ngā mahi whakaako tamariki. E whakapono ana mātou, he taonga te tamaiti, ko rātou hoki te pūtake o tā mātou kaupapa.

Ka kati tēnei tono hei te 01 o Mahuru, 2023 Tukua tō Tātai Oranga (CV) ki te Tumuaki: tari@npota.school.nz Tukua mai mā te poutāpeta rānei ki:

Attention:

Te Wharekura o Ngā Purapura o Te Aroha. Enquiries 021 225 7577

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