Cambridge News | September 14, 2023

Signs in firing line

By Roy Pilott

Cambridge’s Chamber of Commerce is calling for stronger action on a proliferation of commercial signs in the town.

Chamber chief Kelly Bouzaid said it appeared retailers based in the town were required to abide by the rules, but others coming into Cambridge were being allowed to break them.

She singled out Australian franchise Chemist Warehouse, which recently opened in Lakewood Cambridge, as a “market disrupter” by breaking the rules.

Bouzaid, who has complained to the Waipā District Council, said it was only Tuesday last week that the chamber attended a hearing discussing the bylaws around public spaces.

She thought the council had been slow to respond to the signs from outside

Lambing it up

By Mary Anne Gill

A three-week-old lamb has been anything but sheepish about capturing the hearts of Cambridge rest home residents.

After Princess Lambinton was abandoned by her mother last month – Mum had twins and only one udder – her life took a turn for the better when Shelley Parker and Sam Wilkinson adopted her.

While the couple, who own and operate a chiropractic care clinic in Cambridge, set about weaning the lamb, they wondered whether rest home residents would appreciate a visit from the four-legged creature.

If Monty, Cambridge Riding for the Disabled’s therapy pony, could do it, why not a lamb?

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organisations, but enforcement of rules in Carter’s Flat on businesses based there had been heavy handed.

“The placement of signs needs to be managed – it seems to be out of control,” she said.

The council confirmed this week it was taking action.

Compliance manager Karl Tutty told The News there had been six complaints from six different complainants in the last week about Chemist Warehouse signs.

“Enforcement staff followed this up last week and in doing so, identified some other non-complying signs around this same area. All those with non-compliant signs are being asked to remove the signs immediately,” he said.

The only other complaint about signs in the last three weeks was related to an election sign.

A popular spot for signs in Cambridge is on Victoria St opposite St Andrew’s Anglican Church.

Signs are permitted there, but there are restrictions on size and how long they can stay, Tutty said.

The News has also found signs at pedestrian crossings advertising a Hamilton charity event.

The council recently completed a review of the Public Places Bylaw and in terms of signs is proposing to allow one street sign - up to one metre square - per business premise unless a permit is issued. At present there are no controls over the number of signs less than that size.

Council says the proposed change –which council will consider for adoption on September 26 - allows businesses to advertise but prevents the streets and footpaths being cluttered and causing hazards.

Cambridge is becoming a town of signs – but they are permitted at this site at the town entrance if they comply with rules.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill

PHOTO: Right at home: Princess Lambinton gets to know Ultimate Care Cambridge Oakdale resident Sue Collier, 76, watched by the lamb’s foster mum Shelley Parker.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

On a slippery slope

On August 17 the Cambridge Tree Trust returned Lake Te Koo Utu om Cambridge. We had passed it back to the council‘s Parks Department pre-Covid, as it was too steep for us to work on safely, but they have had difficulty getting staff and contractors who know the difference between a plant and a stake.

That may seem outrageous, but one of their people happily put a brushcutter blade through the lot. We‘ve had others use a line trimmer to attack the carex grasses we put

in at the Pump Park and cut them down to stubble. Those grasses were put in to give cyclists a soft landing when they fall off their bikes.

The south bank of the lake, below Lakewood, has become a wilderness of Japanese honeysuckle, blackberry and pampas, with the odd gorse bush thrown in. Granted, it‘s a steep bank and hard going, especially with a spray pack on your back, but we‘re well past working age and are expected to cope with the vigorous growth of the afore-mentioned weeds. Well, if we don‘t look after it, who will?

the beat

Last Sunday Youth Aid Constable Dani Hibdige and I took the lucky winners in the recent Bluelight Colouring Competition up to Rainbow’s End for the National Bluelight Fun Day.

There were a lot of excited faces waiting for us at the station at 8.30am. We set off together and arrived just after the theme park opened. The day was open to Bluelight branches from all around the North Island and Rainbow’s End was sold out. For the next four and a half hours, the rides totally delivered in adrenaline and fun. We had very happy and also very tired children when we got home to Cambridge.

In other news, police attended a family harm incident recently which was reported by concerned neighbours. On arrival, the male party was found to be wanted for a shop lifting incident and theft of scaffolding. He is now appearing before the courts on related charges.

It is great to see our community standing

up to help victims of family harm. Abuse doesn’t have to be physical. Psychological and emotional harm can be equally as damaging to a victim, in ways that are not so easily seen, yet long lasting. If you see or hear family harm occurring, do not hesitate to call 111. The cycle of abuse does not stop without intervention and family harm episodes only escalate in severity over time. If supports are put in place early, there is a chance of changing a situation for the better.

Recently John Parsons delivered talks on Cyber Safety at a few schools around town. It is especially topical because we continue to have reports of bullying through Snapchat, Instagram and Tik Tok. The Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 was introduced to address such matters.

The internet follows us everywhere and is a way of sharing information that can be used positively but also which can cause distress. Digital communication is any form of electronic communication including for

Where are all the native plant enthusiasts? The young people of Cambridge, that is people under 70? The service clubs, with their young, vigorous members? Where is the Parks Department?

Luckily, we were brought up in an era when, if a job needed doing, you did it, and worried about Health and Safety later. Now, you call for a consultant‘s report. We‘ll carry on doing what we can, but our average age is 78, and frankly, the job is beyond us.

David Phillipps Cambridge Tree Trust

example emails, text, messages, voice mail messages, social media content (for example blogs, posts, comments, images and videos), content on messaging and communication apps (such as WhatsApp and Messenger), content on image and video-sharing apps (Snapchat, YouTube) and posts on community online forums (or chatrooms). Digital harm occurs when someone posts something which is likely to cause embarrassment, intimidation or harassment to an individual. If we are grossly offensive, post indecent or obscene content or disclose sensitive personal facts about a person we can be held to account. To qualify, the content must cause harm, meaning serious emotional distress, to a specific individual/s (it does not include posts which target an organisation).

Please be aware of this and think before you post and if you are a victim of online bullying, contact Netsafe or Police.

with Senior Constable DEB HANN

Japanese honeysuckle dominates a bank at Lake Te Koo Utu – and the town’s Tree Trust is calling for help.

No resolution yet

Ōhaupō lifestyler Nick

Jennings is still waiting for a response from Waipā District Council on an ongoing dispute between him and a neighbouring kiwifruit grower. The News understood the council had issued abatement notices preventing the grower from adding vertical black screens to the six-metre wooden piles in Parallel Road, however the council said while there was an abatement notice on the property file, it was not served as it required a resource consent application to be lodged. The resource consent was subsequently granted but is subject to an Environment Court appeal.

Workshops begin

World Café workshops will get underway next Tuesday on Waipā’s Ahu Ake Spatial plan. The council has appointed participants for the café which brings together residents, staff and experts to share knowledge, collaborate and generate ideas on complex issues associated with the plan. Participants will attend four online and face-to-face workshops in September and October.

Athletes’ success

Cambridge athletes fared well at Sunday’s Athletics New Zealand National Road Race Championships in Palmerston North. Veronica Maree was the highestplaced Waikato runner in the Masters’ Women, coming in 7th and missing a bronze medal in her age-group by three seconds.

Another turnaround

Construction began on a turnaround bay at SH1/Keeley’s Reserve on State Highway 1, east of Cambridge, this week as part of the SH1 Cambridge to Piarere Safety Improvements.

Pensioners cry foul

By Mary Anne Gill

Three pensioners who are tenants in one of Waipā’s seven elderly housing complexes say the council is one of the worst landlords they have experienced.

While acknowledging how grateful they were to be in the units, Carol Sandbrook, Wendy Cameron and Jocelyn Jones told The News they often felt no one at the council was listening to their complaints.

The women live in Dr Tod Court in Cambridge – named after Henry Tod a general practitioner in the town between 1923 and 1973 and mayor from 1953-1956. It has 13 one bedroom units in Victoria Street.

But rats and mice, mould on the walls, delays in installing smoke alarms, a leaking hot water cylinder which resulted in months of high electricity bills, a poorly secured pelmet, a large stain on the carpet, lawns left unmowed and holes in the guttering are among the complaints which go unanswered for weeks, they say.

The News asked the council to respond but Property Projects manager David Varcoe is away. We will publish his response next week.

The women contacted The News after we reported rents would increase at the 93 housing for elderly units it owns in Cambridge, Te Awamutu and Kihikihi.

Increases would be capped at $30 per week and no tenants would pay ‘market rent’, says a paper presented in a public excluded meeting to councillors last month by Property advisor Toni Ensor and released to The News last week.

“We feel quite privileged to be here in the pensioner houses named after Dr Tod who brought a lot of kids into the world,” said Jocelyn, 87, a long-time resident of Cambridge.

“We appreciate our housing; we don’t mind paying the rent, but they do nothing. You ring up to get something done, you get no communication from them,” said Carol, 74, who moved from Whakatane to Cambridge two years ago.

Wendy, 68, has lived in Cambridge for 30 years and moved into her unit in November last year.

Her biggest gripe is the disruption caused by motorists.

“Everywhere else in the pensioner

places have signs up saying ‘residents only’ – this place doesn’t. Everyone uses it like the highway.

“There’s old people here who are deaf and a lot of people have cats and one has already been run over.”

Jocelyn said she was angered at The News’ story which said the council debated the rent increases behind closed doors. None of them have met any of the elected members on either the council or community board.

“We wouldn’t have a clue who they are. We have contributed to society so they should listen.

“I’m going down to the council to make an appointment to see the mayor. She needs to know,” said Jocelyn.

“It is the attitude of our landlord, the council, that irritates me. We want to be looked after equally,” said Carol.

“We’ve had enough.”

The three women are great mates who look out for each other.

“We’re quite full of life us three, we have a lot of laughs,” said Jocelyn.

“But they (the council) need to be pulled up, they need to be accountable.”

The paper presented to elected members said council was forgoing revenue of $305,448 annually because of its policy of now charging market rents.

Total rental income in the 2023-24 financial year is expected to yield $1.393 million.

The council’s Pensioner Housing Policy provides direction for the ongoing management of council’s housing for the elderly stock.

Any money generated from the housing has to be used for the maintenance, management, renewal

and extension of pensioner houses. Council has recently started work on 10 new one-storey units at Vaile Court in Leamington. They will be leased to Habitat for Humanity to manage.

Waipā is one of few councils in New Zealand which still provides housing for older people in the community.

Lambing it up

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Why not indeed. Trips to Bupa St Kilda and Cambridge Life showed the lamb was very popular, particularly in the dementia units where it is well known animals have an amazing knack of reducing anxiety, improving mood and encouraging engagement.

Princess Lambinton, wearing a nappy in case of any spillage, lapped up the attention at Ultimate Care Cambridge Oakdale this week where two of her biggest fans were Betty Kerr, 91, and Cynthia Smith, 86.

Both were brought up on farms –Betty on a Glen Massey dairy farm near Te Ākau and Cynthia at a sheep and beef farm at Kimbolton near Feilding.

Former bus driver Sue Collier,

76, may not have had a farming background but patting a lamb was something she took to with great gusto.

Oakdale manager Lezani Meyer, who has only been at the home for four weeks, was another fan of the princess. The feeling was mutual as the lamb lovingly licked her face.

Shelley’s biggest fear now is that the lamb, once weaned, will struggle to settle back into her Aspin Road flock.

“She‘s very much enjoying Netflix, couch time and being patted and cuddled at the rest homes,” she said.

A return visit to St Kilda is on the cards this week and after this publicity, Princess Lambinton is likely to find herself in huge demand.

Speed zone: from left Carol Sandbrook, Wendy Cameron and Jocelyn Jones have complained about conditions at their pensioner housing.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

Grassroots backs pokie cap

By Mary Anne Gill

The operator of 108 gaming machines at seven venues in Cambridge and Te Awamutu is supporting a cap on the number of pokie machines in Waipā.

Limiting the total to 232 would mean Grassroots Trust can maintain its 47 per cent of the market and continue to generate funding for community organisations, it says in its submission to the council’s Gambling in Waipā review.

The council received 234 submissions and will consider them at its October Strategic Planning and Policy committee.

Waipā has 106 pokie machines in Te Awamutu, 72 in Cambridge, 36 in Leamington and 18 in Kihikihi.

Of those, Grassroots have 45 from three venues in Te Awamutu – Joy’s Place, Oval Sports Bar and the Firkin Sports Bar - 27 from two in Cambridge – Prince Albert and The Clubhouse - 18 in Leamington at 5 Stags and 18 in the Star Tavern, Kihikihi.

The rest of the operators include Pub Charity and Trillian trusts, Milestone and the Lion foundations.

Grassroots distributed $2.371 million in grants to 61 organisations in the 12 months ended July 31.

The organisation is the fourth largest class four operator in New Zealand and the largest in the North Island.

Executive chairman Martin Bradley said Grassroots supports a capped policy which would contain any growth in gaming machine numbers despite the district’s population growth.

Currently there are five gaming machines per 1000 adult residents which could be expected to be less than four by 2050.

The trust supports the status quo policy of not allowing new venues across the road from a school or licensed early childhood centre and supports the ability to relocate pokie machines.

“Often these relocations are to newer, smaller, modern and more vibrant premises that create a positive entertainment precinct, supporting the local economy and encouraging tourism to the area.

“Permitting venues to relocate can also have some harm minimisation benefits such as relocating venues from high deprivation areas to low deprivation areas assisting to minimise risk of gambling harm,” Bradley says in his submission.

Grassroots regularly exceeds the minimum regulatory requirement to return 40 per cent of gross proceeds to authorised purposes.

“It is Grassroots intention to distribute funds back to the community that it was generated from – across the sport, community and education sectors.”

The biggest grant in Cambridge went to The Home of Cycling Charitable Trust which got $115,000

for funding the general manager’s salary and costs associated with insurance and electricity expenses. Te Awamutu’s biggest grant of $204,000 went towards buying a new Generation 4 ambulance for St John and $124,500 to Te Awamutu Rugby Sports for salary costs, contributions to a cycling tour, new uniforms and netballs. Among the Cambridge grants are $22,340 to Leamington Rugby Sports Club for rugby uniforms and equipment, $13,300 to Cambridge Soccer Club to fund its technical director and $20,000 for portable goals, $7160 to Heartsafe Cambridge for eight lockbox

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$5000 for purchasing PE and sports equipment, Central Bowling Club has $5000 for a greens mower and its cross town rivals Cambridge Bowling Club gets $10,000 for its new turf, $5000 for the installation of a bowling green surface and $15,000 for civil construction, labour and materials to lay the bowling green.

Cambridge Cricket gets $12,700 for two community pathway coaches, $32,000 for a new cricket roller, $20,000 and $25,000 towards the Director of Cricket’s salary.

Meanwhile the BMX club can buy new LED floodlights with its

$6100 and install an eight-rider safety start gate with the $20,000 it received. Hautapu Sports gets $39,000 towards the salary costs of its general manager, coaches and trainer, operational expenses and a van purchase.

Cambridge Racquets Club can buy squash and tennis balls with its $1840, the badminton club will get 150 shuttles with the $5400 it has and the Stragglers Rod and Kustom Club can fund its November car show at Karāpiro with its $11,062.

Cambridge High School can purchase a double boat with its $19,450 and rugby uniforms and equipment with $18,710, the Community House gets $10,000 towards a counsellor’s salary, Armistice in Cambridge $8250, Riverside Golf Club has $20,000 to build a covered driving range at its Tīeke course and the Cambridge Cycling Festival receives $30,000 for its annual event on Anzac Day.

Finally, timber for two new raised beds at the Cambridge community garden attracted a $1343 grant.

The rest of Grassroots board of directors are Kevin Burgess (pharmacist), Jeremy O’Rourke (real estate), Tracey Gunn (barrister), Gary Troup (sports marketing) and Fraser Lellman (accountant).

• See: cambridgenews.nz for the Grassroots submission and where the money went.

First kicks, then picked

By Mary Anne Gill

There are a couple of photos on Ricki Herbert Football Academy’s website showing a very young Natalie Young dribbling the ball and protecting her goal.

The 15-year-old Cambridge High School student remembers those days well and how much she enjoyed kicking the ball around in the club’s First Kicks programme.

It saw her develop a love of football to the point where despite being a representative softball and basketball player, she now favours “the people’s game” over any other sport.

The Cambridge Football Club’s football programme, which she started at five, set her off on that journey and resulted in her selection this month in the New Zealand under 16 team.

Natalie, who plays as a forward now rather than in goal, flew out to Tahiti with the team on Monday to compete at the 10-nation Oceania under 16 women’s championships.

The winner qualifies for next year’s Fifa under 17 women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic.

The selectors noticed Natalie at trials held in Hamilton at the home of Melville United where she saw her big chance, ran herself to a standstill and was rewarded by getting named in the Football Ferns side.

It has been quite a year for her as she made her debut in

the Hamilton Wanderers premier team and scored her first topflight goal in an 8-1 loss to Western Springs in July.

She also travelled that month to Melbourne with the RH3 Football Academy – set up in Cambridge by former All Whites player and coach Ricki Herbert – to experience six training sessions with the women’s A League club Melbourne Victory.

While there she saw Australia beat France 1-0 in a pre-World Cup friendly at Marvel Stadium – learning why Sam Kerr is one of the world’s best women players.

Back home she attended eight World Cup games including a United States match when her idol, striker Alex Morgan, played.

Natalie has been in the RH3 academy for seven years under the watchful eye of Herbert who works in partnership with the Wanderers club to provide programmes for young players.

Herbert played for two seasons with the then cash-strapped Wolverhampton Wanderers in the old English second and third divisions in the 1980s and came to the attention of the world football audience as a coach when his All Whites team remained unbeaten – but still failed to qualify for the latter stages - in the 2010 World Cup.

He is also director of football at the Hamilton Wanderers and his contacts should prove invaluable for Natalie who dreams of playing in Europe.

“Hopefully someone will notice me and ask me to play over there,” Natalie said.

Her favourite club is Manchester City which fields a side in the Women’s Super League and is captained by England defender Steph Houghton.

Two German coaches who visited New Zealand before the World Cup and did a session with players might well have spotted the hard-working Cambridge player and jotted down her name for the scouts to follow up on.

Natalie has trained herself to be good with both feet but tends to shoot and take penalties with her right.

Nineteen players have been named in coach Leon Birnie’s squad which includes one other Waikato player, Laura Bennett of Melville United.

New Zealand have been drawn in Group B alongside Cook Islands and Samoa, and kick-off the competition against the Cook islanders tomorrow (September 15) at 2pm our time.

Little artists! Waipa has scores of them

Little artists! Waipa has scores of them. Given the challenge of depicting ‘Animal Protection’, dozens of children have entered a contest run by the China Cultural Connection. Over 100 entries have been entered at the Cambridge Library and the Exhibition is named, ‘We Are The One Family Animal Protection Youth International Art Exhibition’.

Plus there are 95 entries from CNSST FOUNDATON in Auckland.

These will be on display at the Cambridge Town Hall on September 16 and 17, 10am to 3pm. The official opening and presentations will be on Friday September 15. Along with these paintings will be a NZ China Theme books Exhibition supplied by the China International Book Trading Corporation. There are more than 2,000 books in English which including Economy, Science, Affairs Commentary, History, Medical, Education, Architecture, Environmental, Fairy tale, Cooking, Painting, and Chinese Language Learning. The books are made available to local libraries and schools.

“The entries are full of colour, imagination and passion,” said one of the judges, Dee Atkinson. The organiser and exhibition curator, and head of NZiTV with Prime Media, Dandy, said the purpose of this exhibition is to boost understanding between China and New Zealand young people and enhancing their friendship.

Since its establishment in 2017 the Little Painter Global International Arts Exhibition has seen tens of thousands of children from around the world, who have taken part in international exchange art exhibitions in 30 countries. Its primary intention is to build a platform for global children to communicate, share their art and forge lasting friendships.

This is the second year that Cambridge has been included.

Schools taking part this year are Cambridge Primary, St Peters School Cambridge Road, and Cambridge Middle School. Plus, there are numerous individual entries from Cambridge children.

As well, the Cambridge Town Hall will show entries from Auckland and China.

Prizes of first, second, third and certificates for highly commended will be awarded.

The winner in Cambridge will also receive a painting by New Zealand artist Carole Hughes.

The official opening will take place on September 15 and several children will attend one class from Cambridge Primary and others who will be awardees.

The opening will be led by deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and there will be visitors from the New Zealand Chinese community.

Dee Atkinson, Outreach Librarian for Waipa Libraries, says numerous entries were received due to four well supported workshops. Two were held in the school holidays with Carole Hughes, and two on Saturday in both libraries.

The children have been very creative in their interpretation of the theme.

“A number just take your breath away, it was extremely hard to choose a winner,” said judge and artist, Kirsten Mcintosh.

September 16 and 17 is the time to visit the Cambridge Town Hall and see what little artists can do and how well their teachers have prepared them.

Mitch gets stuck in at this year’s painting classes.

Photo supplied by Michael Jeans

2022 Chinese Acting Consul General explaining some of the books to the then Mayor Jim Mylchreest and his wife Robyn.

Natalie Young at Tom Voyle Park, next to Cambridge High School, before her departure with the Football Ferns under 16 team.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

A 5-year-old Natalie Young features in these photos from Cambridge Football Club’s First Kicks programme. Photos: Supplied.

Church’s boost for town brigade

By Roy Pilott

Fund raising to fit out and house the Cambridge Fire Brigade’s new Ford F150 has been given a boost by the Rapid Relief Team which is funded by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.

Spokesperson Logan Brewer told The News that over a six week period the team had raised more than $14,700 “toward this

worthy cause”.

The funds came from donations from brethren church community members and businesses and an August sausage sizzle.

“RRT is a global initiative funded and run by the PBCC with a mission to serve people with care and compassion in their time of need,” he said. “Assisting the local fire brigade with funds is our small way of showing appreciation to their work.”

The F150 is the second for the Cambridge brigade and bringing it to Waipā was work initiated by the late fire chief Don Gerrand.

It has been in service since shortly after Cyclone Gabrielle struck.

“It would have been good to have had it during the cyclone – it’s a fantastic support vehicle,” fire chief Dennis Hunt told The News.

All up about $180,000 has been raised for the project – work is yet to start on some

modifications to the Cambridge station to properly house the new vehicle, which has been converted from left hand drive and fitted with everything from water blasters to chainsaws and blowers.

Hunt appreciated the latest show of support from the Rapid Relief Team.

“Cambridge is so fortunate to have the community right behind us – the support is unbelievable,” he said.

Stormwater work started

Construction of a stormwater outlet which will service the new developments on Cambridge and Hamilton roads began this week.

This construction, as part of the C2 and C3 growth cells in Cambridge West, will require closing a section of the Te Awa River Ride.

A 400m compacted gravel detour around the worksite will be in place for about 12 months, from next month.

The Waipā 2050 Growth Strategy identifies Cambridge reaching a population of 30,300 in 2050 – a forecasted increase of 13,000 homes.

The C2 growth cell will cater for 2500 homes, a retirement village, a new primary school, a recreational reserve and playground, neighbourhood shops and

supporting underground infrastructure.

Waipā District Council manager project delivery Jean de Villers said building the infrastructure now would help prepare for the long

term.

“It’s important we plan well for infrastructure, and that’s not just the pipes going in the ground, but with added swales that help manage the water runoff,

filter pollutants, and increase rainwater infiltration through our networks.”

As part of these developments, council has developed a network of planted swales to collect,

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treat, and discharge stormwater.

“This chute design helps reduce any impacts of flooding in heavy rain events and is designed to provide a stormwater

outlet into the Waikato River without creating adverse environmental effects. While it may be a small inconvenience now, it’s the best time to do it while developments are underway,” de Villers said.

Following a comprehensive consenting process in 2020, consents were obtained from Waikato Regional Council for the subsequent discharge of stormwater and Waipā District Council to enable the construction of the outlet structure in this area.

Te Awa entry points at the Gaslight Theatre and Velodrome are still in place. The detour will have signs on both sides letting track users know about the upcoming diversion, the construction progress and anticipated completion time.

A cyclist on the Te Awa River ride passes the land where stormwater development is underway. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

New Zealand has experienced many more eruptions in our relatively recent history than most of us remember.

Many may have memories of the Ruapehu 1995 and 1996 eruptions, some may remember the many eruptions of Ngāuruhoe, and we are currently watching the Whakaari eruption being discussed in our courts and on the news. Small events like the 2012 Te Maari eruption and the 2007 Ruapehu lahars add to our list of activity, and we have also had periods of unrest – activity within the volcanic system that never makes it above the surface, at volcanoes like Ruapehu and Taupō. Our volcanic systems also include Taranaki, the Okataina Volcanic Centre (Tarawera produced a large and damaging eruption in 1886), Raoul Island offshore, and the Auckland Volcanic Field under our largest city.

When one of these volcanoes start to show signs of activity, picked up by our volcano monitoring systems that I discussed last week, people have a lot of questions. Will it erupt? When will it erupt? What would an eruption at that volcano look like? What are the potential dangers? What people, things, places, animals, critical infrastructure and transportation will it impact and where? How long will the eruption last? And many more.

When the eruption does start people are hungry for information - our decision makers, response agencies, and community members alike. It is the role of volcanologists alongside emergency managers to answer these questions, in collaboration with other experts like social scientists. We don’t have a lot of eruptions that have impacted society here in Aotearoa to look to, so we add the experiences at overseas volcanoes and combine that with our local knowledge,

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creating scenarios (examples of what might happen to see where our strengths and weaknesses are), and computer models to make sure we are as prepared as we can be.

Several New Zealand universities are in a process of potentially cutting volcanologists from their departments, showing just how little our country as a whole understands how critical volcano research is. During any crisis or disaster we look to our experts to answer our questions, and we rightfully expect that they have the correct high-quality information and experience to help us. Around the world volcanology is generally underfunded, with volcano agencies working hard to figure out our complex volcanic areas so that we can best help our communities not only with practical advice, but also to understand what is going on to reduce unnecessary stress.

Life is hard enough, you don’t deserve to be anxious over misinformation or misunderstanding how our Earth works. We may face potentially very high impact eruptions and we work to balance helping people be informed without being alarmist. We are also community members ourselves, we will be right there with you wanting to have all the answers ASAP.

There is so much more work to do on so many complex aspects of volcanoes and eruptions. What’s the point? The point is all of us. No matter where we live, we can be impacted by eruptions in some way, even if it’s through our economy. Along with other Kiwi volcanologists, I want to help. We live in a very active country where it is a matter of when, not if, we will experience another eruption.

Kōkako numbers up

By Roy Pilott

Kōkako – and kākāpō

– are enjoying life in great numbers in the Waikato.

Doc – the conservation department - has revealed the results of its latest survey in the Waipapa South area of the Pureora forest show there are 124 pairs of kōkako – up from 87 eight years ago.

The total number in Pureora, where pest control has had a significant impact, is now estimated at more than 670 pairs.

And on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, 20 more birds are expected to be introduced – or “translocated” in conservation speak - to the existing population –counted at just over 100 in 2020 - so that in a few “bird generations” kōkako will be moved off the maunga to expand populations elsewhere.

The news comes in the wake of the arrival in July at Maungatautari of four kākāpō from Whenua Hou –Codfish Island - at the foot of the South Island.

And as those four birds – the first kākāpō to live in the North Island for 40 years settle in, another group of the native parrots were being prepared this week to

swell their numbers.

It’s planned to have 10 males settled on the maunga before plans are made to introduce females.

Pureora was the scene of prolonged protests in the late 1970s amid fears that logging of native trees there would come at the expense of the remaining kōkako there.

Protesters succeeded in putting a stop temporary stop to the logging and it was abandoned in 1982.

At that time, it was thought the total population was about 700 pairs. The number fell to as low as 300 before the turn of the century but is now closer to 2000 pairs in 26 known populations.

The Waipapa South kōkako survey, carried out in May by five surveyors,

covered 1250 hectares across 48 surveyor days. The results suggest an annual growth of four per cent.

Graham Kimber, Doc’s Maniapoto Operations manager, says recovery of the population in Pureora is an important conservation success story.

“Hearing kōkako in the Pureora Forest is a really special experience and longterm recovery work means more people can enjoy the bird’s song.”

The as yet fruitless hunt for some, though, goes on for the South Island kōkako which has orange rather than purple wattles. The bird has not been seen since 1967 – though there have been several reports of their song being heard. It was declared extinct in 1967 – but then reclassified “data deficient”.

The kōkako has bounced back from near extinction.

Photo: Department of Conservation.

Gold moments at games

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Cambridge Middle School’s 90-strong team achieved a record medal haul at this year’s Aims Games, coming home with eight gold medals and one team bronze.

Swimmer Alanna Rawson won every event she entered, powering her way to gold in the year 8 girls’ 50m and 100m butterfly, 50m and 200m freestyle and 50m backstroke races.

“I do well under pressure – I just love chasing feet,” said the 13-year-old, who is aiming to represent New Zealand at the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane.

The games, held annually in Tauranga, is one of Australasia’s largest sporting events. Offering 25 sporting codes, this year it attracted 11,733 competitors from 374 schools.

BMX competitor Beth Walker, New Zealand’s number one ranked 13-year-old female rider, won gold in the year 8 girls’ time trial and individual races, and bronze with Cody Orr in the School Cup teams race.

She is aiming to compete at the 2024 BMX Racing World Championships in America next May.

Although she shares a surname with Olympic BMX silver medallist Sarah Walker, the pair are not related.

Her teammate Emily Cameron, however, does have a genetic link to sporting greatness.

Cameron’s mother Sarah Ulmer won an Olympic cycling gold medal in Athens in 2004 and her father Brendon Cameron won bronze at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games.

“My mum gave me tips; she said if you’re trying really hard, try even harder...that was kind of it,” the year 7 student said.

“My dad was like, just try and get as far

up as you can at the start and go your own pace and go hard out.”

Cameron won gold in year 7 girls’ mountain biking and was fourth out of 113 runners in the year 7 girls’ 3km cross country race.

Her current long-term goal is to represent Aotearoa at the Olympics in “either hockey or running”.

Cambridge Middle School’s netball team finished 44th out of 144, hockey 17th out of 54, basketball 27th out of 100, water polo 7th out of 26, football 10th out of 54 and its futsal team was 10th out of 38.

St Peter’s Catholic School’s sole competitor was 13-year-old Henry Eisenbarth, who finished 25th out of 110 runners in the year 8 boys’ cross country event.

Hautapu School sent a girls’ hockey team, which finished 24th out of 30 and a boys’ hockey team, which finished 15th out of 22.

St Peter’s Cambridge students brought home three gold medals. Nick Lugton won the year 8 canoe slalom and teamed up with Finn Rolley and Stu Lugton to win the year 8 team canoe slalom event. Sofia Moran won gold in aerobics and Max Gurney took home bronze in year 7 cross country mountain biking.

Cambridge Middle School’s gold medal winners (from left) Emily Cameron, Beth Walker and Alanna Rawson.

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By Sarah Morcom

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently published its latest report on the New Zealand economy.

The IMF does these reviews on their member countries about every 18 months. The report was not very flattering. One important conclusion was that New Zealand’s large current account deficit, which is currently 8.5 per cent of gross domestic product, showed clearly that New Zealand was living beyond its means. The IMF also expected the economy to slow further and possibly fall into recession.

It also said that the slowing housing market and rising interest rates were leading to a worrying rise in the level of debt arrears. However, despite the slowing housing market, New Zealand still had a major problem with housing affordability. In relation to average incomes, New Zealand had some of the least affordable housing in the world. Unfortunately, the IMF report was coy, or you could say disingenuous, when they wrote about the solution to this major problem.

They said, “achieving long-term affordability depends critically on freeing up land supply, improving planning and zoning, and fostering infrastructure investment to enable fasttrack housing developments and reduce construction costs and delays”.

This is all true but it gives the impression that solving the housing affordability problem through these supply-side policies will be costless. There are only two ways to improve housing affordability: house prices have to fall or average incomes have to rise. The supplyside policies promoted by the IMF will only improve affordability if the increased supply brings down average prices.

One other statement in the report that surprised me was that “the management of the pandemic had been exemplary”. Some commentators thought the IMF were

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complementing the economic management of the pandemic. I am not sure that they were. But if they were, they are even more out of touch than I thought they were about this period. The Reserve Bank, and most other Central Banks around the world, lowered interest rates to ridiculously levels and created huge amounts of liquidity.

When I first started voting there was a political party called Social Credit. They were treated with scorn by most economists. But what the Reserve Bank and many other Central Banks did recently went even further than the polices Social Credit used to advocate. The amount of liquidity they created was truly staggering. It still amazes me that the IMF was not critical of this enormous amount of cheap liquidity creation when it was a happening. You have to wait to see the medium-term impacts of this enormous creation of cheap money before you can call it a success or a failure. We are getting towards the mediumterm now. What have been the impacts? inflation is almost three times the Reserve Bank’s target level, we may be heading for a recession, we have a huge current account deficit, we have some of the least affordable housing in the world and we have huge government and household debt levels.

That doesn’t look like a very exemplary set of medium-term impacts to me. Most of these impacts should not be a surprise to the IMF or anyone else. These are the things you should expect to get when you create a mountain of cheap liquidity.

But we can’t blame the IMF for the daunting set of economic problems we now face. New Zealand has never had an IMF economic programme. Our economic policy choices have been our own.

The sound of freedom

By Murray Smith, Bridges Church

It took a while to arrive here, but Kiwi audiences have had the option of viewing the movie, Sound of Freedom in local cinemas.

I watched it within days of its New Zealand release, having waited ages for it to be released at all. Powerful brokers in the United States revealed little appetite for this film with its confronting message.

Sound of Freedom was shot in 2018 for 21st Century Fox, but was shelved when the studio was acquired by Disney in 2019. Purchased and then released by Angel Studios in July 2023, the movie has gained traction following an impressive launch, soundly vindicating its case. There’s questions as to why it was shelved in the first place and what was really behind the opposition leading to its launch being roadblocked in multiple ways. Honest answers may never be forthcoming to those questions - perhaps the real reasons likely reside within the story and message of the film itself.

It’s a story about a war. A war being waged against children and their right to grow up innocently, in the security of love, safety and happiness.

“Sound of Freedom” finds its context in the proliferation of child sex trafficking and is based on the real story of Tim Ballard, a former Department for Homeland Security agent. Ballard conducted an undercover rescue operation to recover a young brother and sister trafficked through a shadowy paedophilia ring.

This operation resulted in the successful rescue of multiple children and the arrest of a large network of traffickers. It stars Jim Caviezel, perhaps known for his leading role as Jesus in Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ”.

That connection alone has critics alleging ‘rightwing religion’ spawned the movie, discrediting and labelling it as misleading, exaggerated sensationalism. In a culture seemingly hell bent on ‘cancelling’ truth and ‘normalising’ alternative deceptive narratives, what else might one expect? Basically, the objections minimise evidence of child sex trafficking existing at the rampant worldwide scale portrayed.

The film neither promotes ‘conspiracy’ views, or carries a politically motivated bias - nor does it come across as having been hatched from a strident ‘faith-based’ position. Nonetheless it refers to children belonging to God, that forces of evil are real and quotes Jesus‘ warning in Luke 17: 2, “Better a millstone be hung around your neck and you be cast into the sea than you should ever hurt one of these little ones”.

The globally pervasive issue of exploiting children is no new conflict. Back in the mid ’80’s, John Quinn’s compelling editorial for USA Today challenged the frightening growth and acceptance of child exploitation in explicit advertising. Citing ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ Magazine in a photo feature called “Tiny Treasures”, a young girl partially naked, heavily made-up, was used to promote a perfume. The caption, ‘For seduction with just a hint of innocence’, accompanied her holding the bottle…

Today, 40 years later, dark paedophilia depravity in our culture has escalated.

Sound of Freedom is a ‘wakeup call’ underscoring an evil battle none of us should ignore, with certain voices proclaiming ‘minor attraction’ as normal and acceptable.

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Five schools gathered for the 2023 rural schools’ cross country event at Lake Karāpiro last week.

“We made a brave call, given the threatening weather forecast, and were super-lucky to end up running in windy but sunny conditions,” Karāpiro School principal Tina-Maree Thatcher told The News.

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Karāpiro, Roto-o-Rangi, Te Miro, Kaipaki and Horahora schools competed in the event which saw students running in races for preschoolers through to 13 year-olds.

Thatcher was grateful for the work of her school’s staff team in organising and event and said the school enjoyed “huge support” from other rural school principals and their staff, with everyone pitching in make sure all of the students gave it a go on the day.

Karāpiro School will take the rural school team to the Cambridge interschools cross county event, also to be held at Lake Karāpiro, tomorrow.

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A kitchen in a Cambridge home has won the best Character Kitchen Design Award at the National 2023 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards. The kitchen designed by DesignMarked Kitchens also won the Waikato Chapter Recognition Kitchen award announced last Friday.

It was created for a homeowner with German heritage, and a grandfather who owned a bakery –so the wish list included a benchtop suitable for rolling out doughs, set to the height of the baker, and a large island to maximises benchtop space with seating.

DesignMarked borrowed space from the living area, and the size of the island increased to provide more working space

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Peter Totoo was delighted to cross the finish line for Karāpiro School in the seven year olds boys’ race.

Blake Allison, Zach Wood and Annabel Goodrich have shot their way into a national team which will compete against their British counterparts.

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The Cambridge High School trio won both the regional and national matches then qualified for and competed in the North Island

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Floyd Masson saw his perfect record, and WBO cruiserweight the title, go when he was stopped by Belgium’s Yves Ngabu in Brisbane last weekend.

Masson was bleeding from the nose and mouth by the end of the second round – but it was a cut over his right eye,

suffered in the fourth round, which sealed his fate.

Under a barrage of accurate head punches from Ngabu he eventually crumpled against the ropes in the sixth round and referee Will Soulos stopped the fight.

“It wasn’t my night, it’s a hard pill to swallow, but he deserved it,” Masson said.

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team, which beat their South Island counterparts.

They were all selected as individuals to compete in the New Zealand Team of 12 –it’s match up against British schools will be a postal event.

“This has been a great finish to an outstanding season for these three young shooters,” Cambridge Target Shooting president Glen Brownlee said.

“Both Annabel and Blake were selected and travelled to Christchurch last month to compete in the North Island Junior Team (under 21) which beat the South Island. Blake shot significantly well to then qualify for the New Zealand Junior team of 12 to compete against United Kingdom Home Counties teams.”

All three were part of a Waikato team of five that won the national inter-association junior postal match and also came second in the National Triple S postal competition.

Annabel Goodrich was fifth in the TSNZ B grade

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Beauty in the blooms

By Mary Anne Gill

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Clive Denton and Robin Hill were thrilled to be back ‘home’ at the weekend in the Cambridge Town Hall to show off their prize-winning flowers.

The last time they were in the hall was in 2007 – after a nearly 40-year absence - to celebrate the centenary of

the first daffodil show in Cambridge.

Since then, they have shown off their blooms in the Hamilton Gardens Pavilion.

Clive is from Cambridge and recently published One Hundred Years of Cambridge Daffodil Shows in time for the two-day North Island daffodil show on the weekend.

Robin grows daffodil bulbs at his Fisher Nurseries base on Cambridge Road near Te Awamutu and many of his progeny were among the winners on display.

The champion bloom was grown in Te Kuiti by Lisa Watkins.

The award came as a big surprise to her as she recently moved into town from her Piopio farm and

was not sure what the new soil was going to produce.

The new clay soil, record rainfall and several recent frosts had her doubting whether she would produce a finalist, yet alone a winner.

But her Omeomy flower impressed the judges. And the secret?

“It got a lot of fertiliser,” said Lisa who also pointed to the smoothness of the petal, the symmetry, colour, condition and cup as reasons for its victory.

The show attracted 45 exhibitors with 1200 blooms. While the event is one of the country’s major shows, few came from the South Island because weather conditions had delayed the daffodil season.

“We’re lucky it’s been a very slow season because I don’t think we would have got everyone in the Town Hall,” said Clive.

A return to the Hamilton Pavilion is on the cards once it has been refurbished, he said.

In his book Clive delves into the role Cambridge mayor Frank Buckland played in setting up the first daffodil shows.

A champion daffodil grower himself, he wrote the schedule for the first show in 1907, entered numerous

prize winning flowers and provided daffodil bulbs to further promote the growing of daffodils.

Having the new Town Hall in 1909 to display daffodils brought credibility to the Cambridge event and resulted in the establishment of the Cambridge Daffodil Society in 1912.

The society ran its shows every year in the Town Hall until 1968.

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Judging the best daffodils: from left John Hollever (Levin), Rozanne Burnby (Southbridge), Lesley Ramsey (Cambridge), Graeme Miller (Pirongia), Wayne Hughes (Whanganui), Robin Hill (Te Awamutu) and Andrew Jenkins (Turangi) at the 96th Annual North Island National Daffodil Society Show in Cambridge Town Hall.

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Lisa Watkins of Te Kuiti with the champion bloom. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

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FAMA, Peter Gaetano –Passed away peacefully at home in Cambridge on Sunday 10 September 2023, aged 87 years. Much loved and loving husband of the late Mary Fama (nee Duncan) for 55 years. Father of Suze, Chris, Michael and Paul (all deceased). Father in law of Kristjan. Requiem mass will be celebrated at St Peters Catholic Church, 23 Anzac Street, Cambridge on Thursday 14 September at 11:00am.

RAMSDEN, Roger James – Suddenly passed away at Waikato Public Hospital on Saturday, 9th September 2023. Aged 63 years. Dearly loved friend and husband to Tracy. Best dad ever to Lily and Jackson. A memorial service to celebrate Roger's life will be held at Woodside Estate, Woodside Road, Matangi, Hamilton on Monday, 18th September 2023, at 1:00pm. All communications to the Ramsden Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

MALIOUGUINA, Valentina

Fedorovna – Passed away peacefully at Hospice Waikato on Saturday, 9th September 2023, aged 80 years. Dearly loved mother and mother in-law to Tanya & Alex, Much loved nana to Maria, Ilya Aleksey and two great grandchildren. At Valentina's request a private farewell has taken place. All communications to the Maliouguina Family, 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

SHUKER, Denis William –

Passed away after a short illness at Waikato Hospital on Thursday, 7th September 2023, aged 81 years. Dearly loved and adored husband to Joan. Much loved father and father inlaw to David, Cathy & Grant, Alison & Mark, Greg & Tonia. Cherished Grandad to his 11 Grandchildren. Now rejoicing in heaven with his heavenly father. A memorial celebration of Denis' life has been held. All communications to the Shuker Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434

Family Notices

Ian Calvert Funeral Director

ANNUAL PIRONGIA CRAFT DAY 2023

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07 827 7649 legacyfunerals.co.nz

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Sunday 24th September 9am - 3pm

MEETING NOTICE

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Pursuant to Section 46 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 notice is hereby given that a meeting of Nga Pae Whenua the Joint Management Body for the Taumatawiiwii, Ngati Koroki Kahukura ki Hinuera, Waikaukau and Te Reti Reserves will be held on Monday 25 September 2023 at 3pm in the Kaipaki Meeting Room, Waipa District Council, 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge.

A copy of the agenda will be available two days before the meeting at the Cambridge Public Library.

Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

PUBLIC NOTICE

Of an application for On Licence

Pizza Bros Leamington Limited, 70 Tynan Street, Te Puke, has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the issue of a on-licence in respect of the premises at G03/50 Burns Street, Leamington, Cambridge known as Pizza Bros Leamington.

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 11am 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 September 7, 2023.

Cambridge, your stories are in safe hands.

FABRICATOR/WELDER

- Key member of a small friendly team

- Global leader in Air Filtration

- Cambridge location

Camfil NZ Ltd, the world leader in air filtration products and services, has expanded rapidly in New Zealand and is seeking to recruit an exceptional Fabricator/Welder. This role will work closely with our workshop foreman to build an outstanding level of product and customer service.

This role will involve all aspects of fabrication and job assembly.

Some site maintenance work would be required from time to time.

To be successful in this role you should;

- have a strong safety focus

- have a good background in all facets’ of Mig / Tig welding & fabrication. (Aluminum, Mild & Stainless Steel)

- be passionate and take pride in your work.

- have adequate verbal and written communication skills

- show attention to detail and accuracy

- enjoy being part of a successful team and working in a modern equipped facility.

If this challenging role appeals to you, please forward your CV to craig.gosnell@camfil.com

Refer to www.camfil.com for company background information.

Production Assistant

• Key member of a small friendly team

• Global leader in Air Filtration

• Cambridge location

Camfil NZ Ltd, the world leader in air filtration products and services, has expanded rapidly in New Zealand and is seeking to recruit an exceptional Fabricator/Welder. This role will work closely with our workshop foreman to build an outstanding level of product and customer service.

This role will involve some aspects of fabrication and job assembly.

Some site maintenance work maybe required from time to time.

To be successful in this role you should; have a strong safety focus

• be passionate and take pride in your work.

• have adequate verbal and written communication skills

• show attention to detail and accuracy

• enjoy being part of a successful team and working in a modern equipped facility.

If this challenging role appeals to you:

Please forward your CV to craig.gosnell@camfil.com

Refer to www.camfil.com for company background information.

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Cambridge’s physio experts

FOCUSED CONSULTING GROUP

TRAINING FOR INDEPENDENCE (TI)

Focused Physiotherapy Cambridge offers Neurological, Paediatric and Community Services. Our team are also available for home-based and community consultations such as Rest Homes.

Neurological Physiotherapists focus on assessing and treating people with movement disorders that have resulted from injury or disease to the brain, spinal cord or extremities of the body. With an aim to improve quality of life by maximizing an individual’s potential.

Impairments can include muscle weakness, sensory changes, loss of balance, loss of function and loss of independence as examples. A Neurological Physiotherapist can empower individuals through rehabilitation and education to maximise their potential and quality of life using evidence-based rehabilitation. You will often be amazed at how much a skilled Neurological Physiotherapist will be able to help you!

Examples of some common conditions that a Neurological Physiotherapist can assist with include:

• Parkinson’s Disease

• Head Injury

• Peripheral Neuropathy

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Spinal Cord Injury

• Brain and Spinal Tumours

• Stroke

• Concussion

• Vestibular

Paediatric Physiotherapy is designed to help children achieve their optimal movement and development. Our Paediatric Physiotherapist’s are specially trained to treat infants to adolescence through age-appropriate play to hands on therapy. These services continue alongside our Physiotherapy and Hand Therapy services helping to support patients with treating aches/ pains and injuries and keeping our communities active.

Here at Focused Consulting Group, our highly skilled Occupational Therapists work closely with our Physiotherapists to help optimise our client’s recovery for regaining their independence after an injury.

If you are finding normal daily activities challenging due to an injury, our team of experts can help people of all ages and levels of mobility, including wheelchair users. We work with you to create a rehabilitation plan tailored to your specific goals. We are available to work with you either at our clinic or at your home.

You can access the program either as a private client or through an ACC referral. For further enquiries, please contact us on: 07 823 1393 or email referrals@focusedgroup.co.nz.

RETURN TO WORK

Do you have Injured Staff? We can help you! Our team of Vocational Physiotherapists can come to site to tailor a plan to promote a quick and safe return to work for your employees.

If you have staff off work or struggling to stay at work due to injury, you can request this service from Focused Consulting Group without approval from ACC. For eligible ACC injuries, there is no cost to you. Let our experienced team help get your staff back to work – make a direct referral today. Contact our team below:

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