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Smartphone stress
By Steph Bell-Jenkins
Counselling rates at a Cambridge school have skyrocketed and its principal says children are being exposed to new pressures via smartphones. About 40 students at Cambridge Middle School are receiving counselling, principal Daryl Gibbs says. “There are a variety of reasons behind that, including friendship issues and social anxiety, which can be compounded by social media use,” he said. Gibbs spoke to The News after more than 100 adults attended a cyber safety evening at Cambridge
Middle School last Thursday. He said the school board had funded a counsellor for the past two years, “because of the need for these kids to have someone to talk to...”. In the United States a “massive study” had looked at the exponential increase in teen anxiety, suicide, selfharm and bullying since the introduction of the smart phone “and it’s undeniable”. Last year 142 students were diagnosed with anxiety at the school – compared with only one or two a year just 5-10 years ago. “Smartphones certainly aren’t the only cause of anxiety, but they are a contributor,” Gibbs said.
“Without mum and dad right beside them necessarily children have been given a phone and permission to sign in to Snapchat, Messenger, whatever... then as parents we start seeing the aftermath of my child disconnecting, my child constantly scrolling or my child anxious.” Rob Cope, who produced the 2020 documentary “Our Kids Online”, is a regular visitor to schools, where he discusses the impacts of social media and gaming on developing brains. Gibbs said his messages, which include the importance of delaying social media, using appropriate filters and talking to children
about how they interact online, are essential. His school had increasingly dealt with the fallout of students’ activity and behaviour towards each other online through social media platforms over the past five years. “A lot of this behaviour happens in the parents’ house in their lounge, in their bedroom, on a Saturday night and then the eyes sort of turn to us to fix it on a Monday. “If parents are using all the tools that they have available to them, then we can work better in partnership with them, rather than [their children going] straight
back home onto all the social media apps with the same lack of guidance or supervision, straight back into the fire.” Referring to Cope’s address… “he talks about the fear of missing out – and when he hit me with some of those facts and figures, he’s sort of like fear of missing out on what? Creating anxiety for our kids, creating eating disorders for our kids, leading them down a path of self-harm and addiction to screens?” Gibbs said he would encourage parents to delay the introduction of social media to children as long as possible.
Cambridge Middle School principal Daryl Gibbs.
He encouraged adults to take responsibility and warned “if you want to be your child’s best friend, the solutions are going to be hard to implement”.
Watching the votes come in Louise Upston, centre, had plenty to smile about on Saturday night as the general election results rolled in. It was consistently good news for her and fellow Waipā MPs Barbara Kuriger and Tim van de Molen as they retained their seats – Taupō, Taranaki-King Country and Waikato respectively. The News camera was at Hidden Lake Hotel in Cambridge where Upston and her supporters had gathered. Photo: Mary Anne Gill. • See New allies for three MPs, Page 5.
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Ava Jones of Leamington Primary School planned her ride in the Kids Kerfuffle event at Lake Karāpiro on Saturday weeks in advance. She even laid out her favourite dress to wear undaunted by the warning from her parents that she was likely to get it covered in mud. But it was all worth it in the end when the five-year-old got her medal at the end of the inaugural race having ridden through big puddles of water and slid down a water slide. More than 100 children participated in the event organised by Bicycle Revolution. Twins Bree and Chloe Walker, 3, with Matthew Taylor, 2.
Ava Jones, 5, Leamington Primary School. Kids Kerfuffle at Karāpiro.
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Starting with a good resolution - police became aware of a serious assault that happened recently in town. The good news is that people have been identified and are being held to account. It highlighted two things to me, however. Firstly, the incident happened without any immediate report to police despite there being members of the public nearby. Secondly, the incident was videoed and shared online, exacerbating the harm and possibly glorifying the offenders. If you see something happening, particularly involving harm to another person, please call 111. In relation to the video, sharing such videos causes digital harm to others. It ties nicely into the next topic I want to discuss today. As a police officer, I see first-hand the damage scammers, sextortion, online bullying and more in the online world can cause our community. This is a topic
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that has featured recently in the news too. Do you know what your kids are viewing online? Are you aware of the types of things they could be viewing and the impact that will be having on them? Last week I attended a cybersafety evening at Cambridge Middle School run by author and speaker Rob Cope. I found it very informative and it was good to see the high level of attendance by parents. I think for many the presentation would have been a bit of an eye opener but it is good to be fully informed and to have an outside perspective as parents. I fully recommend that if any parents of tweens or teens have the opportunity to attend such presentation, they do so. Last Saturday I worked one of my regular early shifts. I started the day with a foot patrol around the top of town and the Farmers’ market. Thank you to those who stopped for a conversation. Following that, a
colleague and I attended multiple reports of damage to and attempted theft of vehicles in the Cambridge East area. Similar incidents happened on Thursday and Saturday nights. Enquiries continue and as always if you have any information that may assist police with our investigation, phone 105. The majority of cars targeted were parked on the roadside. While a determined offender will commit crime regardless, this is another reminder to make your car as unattractive to thieves as possible. If your street has one way in and one way out, consider organising for the neighbourhood to jointly fund a CCTV camera capturing activity at the start of the road, and possibly near any walkway access elsewhere. Where costs are divided between many, this can be an affordable option. Have a good week.
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Plea to Metlifecare
Briefs… Lodge change
Podium Lodge, one of New Zealand’s first social enterprise hotels, is changing hands. New owners Andy Huang and his family take over on December 1. The Brian Perry Charitable Trust – which has owned the 5ha property for five years - has sold it having created the Bridge Housing Charitable Trust, which is now completing its first affordable housing development, Peake Mews. Lodge manager Bill Heslop will continue in his role.
Resignation viral
Our “exclusive” story on Hamilton Boys’ High School headmaster Susan Hassall’s resignation went viral last week accounting for nearly a quarter of visits to cambridgenews.nz and teawamutunews.nz websites and hundreds of views and comments on our Facebook page. Hassall has lived in Cambridge for more than 30 years and at Hamilton Boys for 42 years. She was appointed to lead the school in 2000 and retained the masculine ‘headmaster’ title throughout.
Bus stats down
School holidays saw a dip in regional bus statistics in both Te Awamutu and Cambridge last month. There were 8900 patrons on the Te Awamutu 24 service, down from 10,480 the previous month and 7847 on Cambridge 20, down from 9217. Similar drops occurred on the Tokoroa and Te Kūiti connector runs which stop in Cambridge, Kihikihi, Te Awamutu and Ōhaupō enroute to and back from Hamilton.
Do the right thing… By Mary Anne Gill
A Cambridge social services agency is begging Swedish-owned retirement giant Metlifecare to “do the right thing” and stop plans to evict rental tenants from 11 of its units in St Andrew’s village. Chair Anne Morrison and secretary Juliet Drage say the Cambridge Committee of Social Services wants to pursue an appropriate response from Metlifecare to bring some security into the lives of the elderly who rent accommodation in the village. “Legally they can do what they’re doing but ethically? They could do it by attrition, they’ve still got time to do something about it,” said Morrison. Metlifecare has told its tenants – one of whom has lived there for 15 years and another who has since moved out - they must be out by March next year. Then the company will upgrade the old villas – built
by the church in 1977 for elderly renters - and put them into its Occupation Right Agreement pool. A company spokesperson told The News, in response to our query whether it was reconsidering its decision in light of the community response, that it remained committed to assisting the tenants. “We continue to work hard to offer our support and to help those tenants still yet to find suitable alternative accommodation in the coming months.” Drage, who is a vocational deacon in the St Andrew’s parish, says residents are fearful about the situation. One who did not want to be named supplied a statement to The News. “We trusted the St Andrew’s title because the church is a safe place. We believe Metlifecare and Selwyn before them would honour the St Andrew’s concept of providing accommodation for those unable to purchase (their
Juliet Drage, left, and Anne Morrison are worried tenants in Metlifecare’s St Andrew’s village will have nowhere to live when their notice period ends in March. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
own houses). We never thought they would ask us to leave.” Retirement Village Residents Association president Peter Carr, who lives in Cambridge, said the rental tenants were not
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With only a day left of engagement on the Leamington Domain Masterplan, Waipā project staff are confident they have been in contact with everyone who has an interest in the domain’s future. The team, from left Bonnie Lewis, Hannah Divehall and Chris Brockelbank were at the domain on Sunday to show the public a plan which will help guide the future planning, funding and development of the 6.879 hectares. Submissions close at 5pm tomorrow (Friday). Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
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covered by his association but he was aware of a national and local shortage of rental accommodation for the elderly. “When this new government has a minute, they need to consider this,” he said. “The problem is not going to go away.” The average age of people now living in retirement villages nationally was 81.5 years. When the Summerset and Ryman retirement villages in Cambridge are completed, five per cent of the total population in the town would be living in retirement villages, he said. “In 10 years’ time, when the cohort who are in villages now move on, there will be a need for rental accommodation. I’ve told the national operators to be prepared,” said Carr. Deciding whose problem it was – the government’s, local authorities or landlords – was a major issue. “House pricing has kept a lot of people out of the market and some people have paid rent because they want to spend their money
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(now),” said Carr. Waipā District Council is one of the few local authorities in the country still in the pensioner housing market. The council has nearly 70 people on its waiting list – just under half from Cambridge. Wait times vary between two to five years. It is building 10 new one-bedroom units in Leamington. Habitat for Humanity will manage the tenants and rental process. “Metlifecare should do the right thing and protect our older residents, showing kindness, giving them stability and comfort in knowing they can remain in the houses they have called home for so many years,” said Morrison. She wrote to Metlifecare chief executive Earl Gasparich, Operations general manager Hannah Walton and board chair Paul McClintock last week seeking a meeting with the company. Morrison told The News Gasparich has confirmed he will talk to her today (Thursday). A4 36mm
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New allies for three MPs
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National Party MPs Louise Upston, Barbara Kuriger and Tim van de Molen have all been re-elected with increased majorities. Taupō, Taranaki-King Country and Waikato electorates are all in The News’ circulation area. The sitting trio were joined by a raft of new MPs as voters across the country turned away from Labour to the benefit of Te Pati Māori and parties both left and right. In the Hauraki-Waikato Māori seat, which also covers Waipā, voters ousted veteran Labour politician Nanaia Mahuta in favour of Te Pāti Māori’s Hana-Rawhiti MaipiClarke, who turned 21 last month. She is not only the youngest MP elected but also the youngest in 170 years. James Stuart-Wortley was 20 years and seven months when elected as MP for Christchurch Country in the first general election in 1853. Maipi-Clarke (Waikato, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Porou, Te Atiawa, Ngāi Tahu), took the seat
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from Mahuta, who has held it since 1996 – but voters were strongly in favour of Labour when using their party vote. Because Mahuta did not put her name forward on the list, the former Foreign and Local Government minister is gone from Parliament. Taranaki based Angela Roberts, a Labour list MP who covered Taranaki-King Country during the last term, is 35 on the Labour list, and appears to have no chance of returning to Parliament. Labour’s MP numbers will drop from 65 to the mid-thirties. The News was at the Hidden Lake Hotel on Saturday night when Upston, 52, joined her supporters and family – partner Hamish Craig, sister Rebecca Gibson from Te Awamutu, brother Matthew McGill, children Hamish, Mac and Jessica - to celebrate her election for a sixth term. Prior to entering Parliament in 2008, Upston was self-employed as a project
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management consultant. She is sixth on National’s party list and expected to return to Cabinet, probably with the Social Development and Employment portfolios. Kuriger, 62, an MP since 2014, was 36th on the list, and van de Molen, 38, and in for a third term, 58th. Both have a bit of work to do to get back in National’s good books. Kuriger stood down from her roles as National’s agriculture spokesperson last year due to what was called a “significant conflict of interest” relating to her son’s animal welfare prosecution and her ongoing correspondence with the Ministry of Primary Industries. Van de Molen was censured earlier this year for threatening behaviour directed towards a Labour MP. National also won neighbouring Hamilton East and West seats. City councillor Ryan
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Hamilton, in the east, held out Labour’s Georgie Dansey, who at 31 on the party’s list is another too far down to head to Parliament. Sitting MP, Labour’s MP Jamie Strange, announced last December he would not seek re-election. Across the river Tama Potaka retained his seat, beating Labour’s Myra Williamson.
Briefs… Café canned
The $900,000 cost to build a café at the Cambridge swimming pools has meant the proposal is on hold. There is no way the trust running the Perry Aquatic Centre could justify that, Go Waipā chair Shane Walsh told the Service Delivery committee this week. “The numbers are scary,” he said.
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Facilities trust makes a splash By Mary Anne Gill
The level of swimming pool and event centre use in Cambridge and Te Awamutu is up 55 per cent on last year and exceeding pre-Covid numbers. Waipā Community Facilities Trust runs the Te Awamutu Events and Perry Aquatic centres in the towns under a services agreement with the district council. Chief executive Matt Horne provided figures in an update to the council’s Service Delivery committee this week. The centre in Te Awamutu includes the Livingstone Aquatic Centre, the ASB Stadium and the Club Waipā gymnasium. The Perry Aquatic Centre, formerly the Cambridge swimming pools, reopened in May 2021. Total visits across the two sites in the 12 months starting July 1 went above 350,000 for the first time – up from 195,000 three years ago
when Cambridge was closed for refurbishment. “Maintenance and recruitment have been the major challenges for the year. It has been difficult to fill all vacant positions across both sites which has been a common theme across our industry,” Horne told the committee in his report. “Many aquatic facilities throughout the country have reduced their opening hours or services to combat these challenges. “Go Waipā has managed to maintain operating hours and services with minimal interruptions to our customers,” he said. The five-yearly maintenance closure and the stadium floor refurbishment affected Te Awamutu Events Centre’s numbers which were still up against last year but down from pre Covid. The closures came in June this year and the floor refurbishment in the first three months of this year.
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Visitor numbers at Livingstone Aquatics in Te Awamutu were up 41 per cent on last year – with 130,659 people - but down from two years ago when there were 141,826 users. Meanwhile the ASB Stadium had a record 31,000 users and Club Waipā, which has 843 members, had nearly 58,000 visitors, slightly down on two years ago. In Cambridge, the Perry Aquatic Centre had its first year without restrictions since its refurbishment. “Overall attendance was 147,625 up 52,452 visits or 55% over 20212022 figures of 95,176,” said Horne. “Operationally we continue to work through and address teething issues and most of the outstanding remedial works should be
completed early 2023-2024.” Swim Waipā is another success with membership up 16 per cent with water safety participation a highlight. The Kickstart holiday programme attendance is a standout. Customer behaviour has been a concern though with an increase in trespasses from three in 2020 to 11 this year. Accidents and contaminations were up but that was more a reflection of the increased visitor numbers, he said. Compliments were down and complaints and suggestions were up. Ratepayers covered 50.25 per cent of the facilities’ overall costs with the council contributing $2.6 million
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and another $586,500 on capital renewal. Surplus before tax was $452,375, up from $234,038 last year but still well short of the $867,864 from two years ago. The ASB Stadium seats up to 800 spectators and is used for a variety of events or sporting activities. Perry Aquatic Centre consists of an indoor 25m x25m pool, a learner/hydrotherapy pool, tots pools and splash pad. It also has an upgraded 50m outdoor pool, which is open during the summer months. The Livingstone Aquatics is an indoor facility which includes a 25 metre pool, hydroslide, hydrotherapy pool, learners pool, toddler‘s pool, spa, sauna and an inflatable obstacle course.
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‘Workshops’ under review Briefs… By Mary Anne Gill
Waipā District Council’s monthly public excluded workshop sessions are now under the Ombudsman’s spotlight. The News recently requested details under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) about the meetings held throughout the year and asked for copies of regular mailouts from staff to councillors. The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier launched an investigation last year following the airing of concerns councils were undermining local democracy by using workshops to discuss issues and make decisions behind closed doors. We sent Waipā council’s response to his office and asked for an update on that investigation and for help with our request. “The Chief Ombudsman intends releasing his investigation report in the coming weeks. He will be available for comment once the report has been published,” a spokesperson said. Waipā’s response to our request showed public
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excluded councillor only and council and executive team “informal” discussions took place in February, March, April, May and June. There were also similar meetings in August, last month and last week. Public excluded workshops were also held involving the police, dog control, Ahu Ake – Waipā Community Spatial Plan, Plan Change 26, Setting the Organisation’s Internal Strategic Priorities for 2023/24, Code of Conduct, an item for discussion at an elected member session, Long Term Plan matters on infrastructure strategy, finance and financial
position and Level of Service reviews. Mayor Susan O’Regan told us the meetings were an opportunity to compare diaries, allocate events councillors would attend and rejected any notion they were “secret”. “We don’t make decisions in workshops.” 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. Last week’s public excluded workshop involving only the councillors was disrupted due to a misunderstanding. Councillors panicked when they thought The News was viewing the meeting through livestream and sought assurance from the newspaper that a data breach had not occurred. They were worried about something Cr Mike
Pettit said about sports playgrounds. We have asked Pettit what that was but did not get a response in time for our deadline. Good Local editorial director Roy Pilott said there were concerns councillors were influenced by information presented in workshops to the point that the public did not see issues being debated. “We cover the open meetings and are sometimes confused when a decision is made without any debate and councillors refer to advice they received at ‘workshops’ where, of course, the media was not present. “It makes it difficult for us to report the decision when we only have part of the story,” he said. Pilott said The News would wait for the results from the Ombudsman’s investigation before deciding what further action to take. The Ombudsman’s investigation focussed on eight councils - Rotorua Lakes, Taranaki Regional, Taupō District, Palmerston North City, Rangitikei District, Waimakariri District, Timaru District and Clutha District.
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Student award
Karāpiro School pupil Aaliyah Tiatoa (pictured) has received a Fred Hollows Humanity Award. The awards are made to students who actively contribute to the betterment of society. Teacher Dan Churstain, who nominated Aaliyah, said she exemplified the values of the foundation and was a compassionate and selfless young Māori leader in the classroom and school community.
Falcon spotted
A karearea – the native falcon on the New Zealand $20 note, has been spotted at Lake Te Koo Utu in Cambridge. The bird is slightly smaller than the kahu – the harrier hawk – and significantly less common.
BMX qualifiers
Cambridge rider Leila Walker finished one spot out of making the semifinals of the Under-23 women’s event at the final round of the UCI BMX World Cup in Argentina last weekend. Clubmate Bennett Greenough was taken out in a heavy crash in the semifinal of the Under-23 men’s event and brother Jack reach the quarter final.
Funds raised
A series of fundraising lunches held at Café Oasis from May through to August has raised funds for several community groups, including the Lions Club of Cambridge, Jumble Around Op Shop, Achievement House and the Salvation Army Food Bank. The Alpha Lodge has also given $2000 of meat packs to the food bank.
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Teaming up in the town hall Great escape By Mary Anne Gill
They share space together in the Cambridge Town Hall now and what could have been a fraught relationship between the hall trust and Destination Cambridge has developed into a virtual love fest. That has much to do with the two general managers – Simon Brew for the Town Hall and Ruth Crampton for Destination Cambridge – who make a point of enjoying a social session with staff every Friday to work on the relationship.
“We’ve changed the model quite a lot so it’s actually completely different. We have someone on site now for all events,” Town Hall trust chair Kirsty Johnson told The News in advance of the trust’s annual meeting this week, held after the newspaper went to press. Fourteen casual staff, including Crampton, have also been brought on to assist at events. “All we were doing (before) was making a booking. There’s so much more to the whole operation now and it’s exciting,” said Crampton.
“We have a chance to bounce ideas and keep across the types of things Destination Cambridge is trying to bring to the town and how we support them. There are some good opportunities for the future,” said Brew. The trust recently engaged a project manager to help with long term planning for full rejuvenation of the hall. Johnson acknowledged Destination Cambridge’s support in her report to the annual meeting. “Our trustees made the tough
Cambridge Town Hall chair Kirsty Johnson, left, and general manager Simon Brew, right, with Destination Cambridge general manager Ruth Crampton outside the hall. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
decision this would be the final year of the management contract between us as we look to resource these functions internally,” she said in her report. “The relationship is one that we value and continue to grow as we now share a space in the Cambridge Town Hall.” Elsewhere in the report Johnson acknowledged her “working” board who donated volunteer hours. Founding trustee Jenny Cave recently resigned and this has prompted the trust to advertise for one or two new trustees. Finding a new general manager in Brew was exciting, said Johnson. “His influence has helped shape the strategic direction as well as future operational plans for the trust. “Simon’s commitment, enthusiasm and experience in the arts’ world are a real asset to the trust,” she said. “The progress of the trust over the last 12 months is something that I am personally very proud of. We are a small team of passionate and dedicated people, and it is this alone that has driven our progress.” Plans in the pipeline include: • More trust-led events • Continued community engagement • Further staff recruitment • New operating processes and systems • Capital works to address the immediate issues to activate the Cambridge Town Hall.
Tautahi is back on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari . Photo: Jake Osborne
A determined kākāpō – moved from the South Island to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari last month – made a daring escape last week. Tracing data shows four-year-old Tautahi used a downed tree to boost himself over the fence and onto neighbouring farmland before heading on a hīkoi towards a farm block on the mountain's south-east corner. A Department of Conservation ranger intercepted him and returned him to the mountain. Kākāpō operations manager Deidre Vercoe says it was a “good learning opportunity”.
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That headline is very relevant headline in the aftermath of an election. Allow me to qualify that statement. There was apparently a time back in the ancient world when the Romans were commissioning marble sculptures from skilled Greek artisans. On occasions when a sculptor was working on a piece of marble, it could fracture and a hairline crack might result. Imagine the frustration of almost finishing a work and having it crack - ordinarily it would have meant discarding it and starting afresh with a new block of stone. To avoid scrapping the work, the practice apparently developed of mixing wax with marble dust which was pressed into the flaw. It worked, nicely disguising the defect leaving it almost impossible to detect. That is, until ageing and seasonal climate variations began to discolour the wax repair, rendering it easily visible. The Romans wanted assurance that the pieces they were purchasing from merchants were genuine, ‘without defect’ and would not reveal wax repair work, over time. So they insisted on a certificate to certify sculptures were free of any wax. Such sculptures were thus certified in Latin, ‘sine cera’ (sine - ‘without’ and cera ‘wax’) and the phrase came to mean honest, authentic or true. It is asserted that the English word ‘sincere’ came to us from that derivation. Although it can’t be proven conclusively that the actual root of the English word ‘sincere’ came from this practice, it doesn’t particularly bother me in relating this story because, this isn’t really an issue about etymology (word source), more an illustration carrying powerful imagery. It makes a good point, underscoring the
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importance of sincerity and honesty as a foundational principle for doing life in a culture that is consistently marked by compromise and fakery. In a time where being able to implicitly trust others, especially leaders, has become significantly jeopardised, it is re-assuring to know there’s still people committed to integrity and transparency. That ought to be something we all pursue - to be those who won’t deviate from authenticity, proving ourselves to be the real deal. As the pressures of life come on and tough times are introduced, like wax in a sculpture, will defects and poorly ‘repaired cracks’ be revealed? We’re all mistake prone and really incapable of living this way on our own. Yet a radical ‘spiritual’ heart change within us, enables us to desire and pursue having a life that is ‘without wax’. This ought to be a guiding foundation for how to live - in every area… to be without ‘guile’ or deceitfulness. In a generation where pretence, hypocrisy and dishonesty are almost ‘normalised’ will we allow our lives to be held up to the light of God’s standard of truth? Paul the Apostle contributed significantly to the books that make up the New Testament in the Bible. His letters to first century church communities contain prayerful appeals that the people would be “without wax,” meaning he longed for them to be men and women of sound integrity. Centuries later, those prayerful appeals are just as relevant now, as then - may we too be a genuine, ‘without wax’ people.
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French mission accomplished Cambridge has a long standing sister city relationship with Le Quesnoy set to be continued next month when officials visit for Armistice Day commemorations on November 10 and 11. “It is really moving,” said O’Regan. “It’s about the symbols and the themes and stories it (the museum) tells which is really unique and something we need to celebrate.” Cambridge features prominently inside the museum’s Friendship Room Former governor general Jerry Mateparae and Lesne opened the museum. Also present was Wāipa deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk. The name of the museum was inspired by the inventive Kiwi soldiers who scaled the town walls with a ladder on November 4, 1918 to free Le Quesnoy from a four-year German occupation. No civilians were lost thanks to this creative strategy but many New Zealand soldiers were killed and are buried in the Le Quesnoy cemetery. Alana Mackay, community board Sister Cities relationship liaison and Cambridge-Le Quesnoy Friendship Association chair has confirmed the Cambridge Brass Band will play a concert in the Town Hall on November 10 with Le Quesnoy representatives present. Representatives from Bihoro in Japan, the town’s other Sister City, will visit Cambridge later next month.
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Cambridge Community Board chair Jo DaviesColley heaved a sigh of relief last week when she was reunited with the handmade poppy bowl she sent to France five months ago. “It arrived,” she told The News minutes after arriving in Le Quesnoy for the opening of Te Arawhata – New Zealand Liberation Museum. She and Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan then gifted it to Marie-Sophie Lesne, mayor of Le Quesnoy before the formalities started. Hokitika resident Jimmy Gordon made hundreds of poppy bowls out of recycled matai and pounamu during the pandemic and gave two to the Cambridge RSA who gifted one to Le Quesnoy. Getting it there was a torturous process for Davies-Colley involving Customs’ clearance in both New Zealand and France. The museum was blessed on October 10 after The News went to press last week by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae before the opening the following day. The blessing in Le Quesnoy also revealed the pounamu cleansing stone at the entrance of the museum which was donated by the rūnanga. The project has been funded through donations – including $150,000 from Wāipa District Council – and fundraising continues with the aim of reaching beyond a $15 million target.
Waipa mayor Susan O’Regan, Cambridge Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley and Le Quesnoy mayor Marie Sophie Lesne with the poppy bowl gifted from Cambridge, New Zealand.
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A quiet night. A calm sea. The only sounds disturbing eternal peace are the lapping of the water as the bow pushes aside the warm Pacific Ocean and the ticking of the course change gyro compass as the ship’s head gently sways from side to side of the allotted course. On the chartroom table - sitting under the orange glow of the eyesight supporting ‘night’ light - sits the chart indicating the gentle bow-shaped curve of the great circle course the navigator has set for this long leg up towards Panama. To the uninitiated a straight line between two far-apart points is much longer than the curve that sees the ship bend southwards towards Antarctica. The fact that the earth is not an exact sphere, but an oblate spheroid, has something to do with it. The Second Officer – in his dual role as Officer of the Watch (OOW) and navigator – has been plotting the stars and planets that he estimates will be in ideal positions above to be used by the following OOW. Then, at dawn, he will stand, feet braced apart, gently swinging his sextant to bring the heavenly bodies down to the emerging dark horizon shortly to be extinguished by the emergence of the hot Pacific sun. And from angles of three heavenly bodies the position of the ship will be calculated The OOW switches on the kettle to ensure that his oncoming counterpart will be welcomed at 4am - having been dragged from his warm bed after a relatively short sleep. The dinner the night before - with the passengers on his table - required a crisp white mess jacket adorned with brass buttons and epaulettes on the shoulder indicating his rank. The light starch in his black bow tie-topped dress shirt tucked into
his black trousers being kept in place by a smart horizontal cummerbund. It all seems a lifetime away from his pre-dawn stumble onto the bridge to take over the safe overview of the ship for the next four hours. This was in the days when – 60 years ago – those of us lucky enough to be employed in this maritime paradise were charged with millions of dollars’ worth of care of ships with both passengers and cargo. Where a month-long passage from Auckland to London enabled relaxation for the passengers, good food, the occasional movie, dancing, bingo, card games, deck golf and an aura of total relaxation. Not for them the body-wracking sardine-can cocoon that now graces our options as, squeezed into the 32-inch spaced economy seat, we ache bodily for a period more than 24 hours. Not for them the foil-wrapped glutinous mess that masquerades as an airline dinner. Only for them the chance to dress smartly and enter an ambience of polite social exchanges where owners of large South Island farming stations would rub shoulders with relaxing business leaders and a myriad successful professionals. Yes, we had a great deal of fun. We worked long, arduous hours but played hard, had to ensure we could dance the Gay Gordons (the real one not the Antipodean sham) – and to be ever polite with those passengers eager to ensure that they enjoyed every minute of the journey. Did I enjoy it? You betcha. It was a superb grounding for management of men, the ambiance of social graces and the satisfaction at the end of the voyage of a job well done.
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Eruptions and agriculture By Janine Krippner
Part of being prepared for volcanic eruptions is understanding what aspects of our lives might be impacted. Many may remember how the Eyjafjallajökull (or “that Icelandic volcano”) eruption shut down airways over Europe in 2010, we know much more about volcanic ash now. Here in Aotearoa/New Zealand, agriculture is a significant consideration, especially here in the Waipā district. I spent much of my childhood on my grandparent’s dairy farm with their Jersey cows, I understand how important this is. As a reminder, volcanic ash is pulverised rock that was magma, blown apart during explosive eruptions. Volcanic ash from Ngāuruhoe reached my grandparents’ farm just north of Te Awamutu in 1975. That won’t be the last time. It is important that as a country that depends on agriculture, we prepare for events and individually have a solid foundation of good information so that we can act faster, and therefore recover faster. When we have our next eruption, these are the aspects our farmers and industries will be wanting to be aware of, as well as all of us who may have to take some precautionary steps. At least 2000 grazing animals died from fluorosis following an eruption of Ruapehu on October 11, 1995. We take this seriously and there are testing protocols in place to determine if this is a threat during an eruption. There are a lot of misleading headlines out there about “toxic” volcanic ash, but we need to test the properties of the ash before those conclusions are reached. There are several important aspects that influence what the impacts are. This includes the chemistry of the ash and any coating on the ash surface, like high concentrations of fluoride that can lead to fluorosis; how fine or coarse the ash particles are; how thick the deposit is, which changes with the distance from the volcano;
the abrasive nature of ash; the size and type of the eruption plus wind direction, determining what areas are impacted; the existing environment, such as vegetation types, pasture length, climate, and rainfall; the species, age, and health of livestock; and the precautions and response actions taken by people. We continue to learn about these aspects from the impacts of eruptions around the world. Depending on those factors, ash can damage machinery and vehicles, result in crop and livestock losses, contamination of water sources, damage to forestry (depending on tree age and/or the amount of ash), block transportation routes, impact power supply and communications, block gutters (which can lead to flooding inside), and can collapse roofs (depending on roof type and ash thickness). I want to stress that these really are dependent on the factors I mentioned above. Having ashfall on your farm is not an automatic disaster. There are naturally big concerns about water contamination, research shows that chemicals that may leach out of ash usually affect the taste long before toxic concentrations are reached, and short-term exposure is unlikely to cause harm (thanks to Dr Carol Stewart for sharing this during the recent Tonga eruption). We are fortunate enough to have researchers here in New Zealand who are experienced in testing and researching ash and the impacts. The GNS website has ash impact posters for infrastructure managers, and possible effects with different thicknesses of volcanic ash deposits.
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Goodwood School had its school agricultural day last week, here are the highlights.
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This group of Goodwood School explorers from Ruru were tickled pink when Danny Park and his tractor from Hamilton’s Claas Harvest Centre showed up at last week’s Ag Day.
Hannah Bradford with her winning model in the Miniature Farm for Year 0-3 section.
Charlotte Crooks was delighted to have the winning Scarecrow.
Amelia Peake and her calf joined Ellah McCullough and her lamb in making the most of Goodwood’s Ag Day.
Goodwood School student Max Dombroski with his calf at Ag Day.
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The Waikato Rivertones Chorus is preparing to take part in the 75th Sweet Adelines International Convention and Competition in the United States. Waikato Rivertones will join 35 choruses and 44 quartets from around the US and the world set to compete in the October 30 to November 4 event in Louisville, Kentucky. Those taking part are the best among 500 choruses that make up the total membership of Sweet Adelines International. It is the sixth time the Rivertones will have been at the global competition. The all-women songsters came a respectable 19th out of 30 last time around and want to better that in Louisville. One of their number, Cambridge’s Adrienne Windsor, said: “We want to improve our placing this time… it would be great to be in the top 10.” Gaining entry to the global competition came by way of claiming the crown in the 2022 New Zealand Sweet Adelines Chorus Championships, and achieving first place as the Sweet Adelines International Division A Small-size chorus. A win in the Kiwi nationals opens the door to participation in the following year’s international event, which is always held in the United States. While the Rivertones will compete in
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Historic home under the hammer William moved from Auckland to Cambridge to manage Dingley Dell and ultimately purchased the land. He and wife Grace married in 1885 and raised their family of eight there. Katharine and her siblings - brother Guy, sister Stephanie, and the late James – also grew up at Dingley Dell. Their parents - the late Bill and Margaret Vosper – had settled there after marrying in 1960. Margaret lived there for 55 years, with Katharine and David’s sons Andrew and Chris also spending a chunk of their childhood there when the couple returned from overseas. Two Vosper family reunions have been held at Dingley Dell – one in 1973, the other in 2008. “I’m very attached… there’s lots of special memories for us here,” Katharine said. “But we have had time to think about it as a family, and we know the timing is right.” The 165-hectare farm, which was converted to dairy from sheep and beef in 1994, has been leased to JD & RD Wallace for nearly four decades – it operates with two other neighbouring properties.
A Cambridge property steeped in history, with a capital value of $17.8 million, could change hands for the first time in more than a century. Dingley Dell, a 165ha Maungatautari dairy farm will be auctioned next month. Dingley Del is the former home to Cambridge Polo Club and has been owned by four generations of the Vosper family for nearly 140 years. Current residents Katharine Milson - nee Vosper - and her husband David, have lived there since returning from overseas in 2009 and say the sale is necessitated by family circumstances. Listed with “mixed feelings” earlier this month, the property is on the market exactly 150 years after Katharine’s great grandfather William Vosper arrived in New Zealand from England in 1873. Cambridge Museum records show Dingley Dell - originally Every Maclean’s Maungatautari headquarters – was established in 1877. The name came from a popular Charles Dickens novel.
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Milking 630 cows, the property’s three-year milk solid average is just shy of 220,000 kilograms. Katharine recalls idyllic rural years there, rearing orphaned lambs, shearing times with tables creaking with food, Margaret bottling enough seasonal fruit to last the year and laughter-filled indoor and outdoor games. “Personally, it‘s also been quite meaningful hosting groups of people for events like women’s groups, woodworking groups and even Christmas dinners.” The current six-bedroom bungalow is the third on the property. Built in 1928, along the lines of designs by architect James Douce, it is a category B heritage building. The first cottage belonging to William burnt down in May 1884 while he attended a church service in Cambridge. The second, a large villa-styled home, was burnt down the night of the 1926 Hunt Ball. Sport has always played a big role in the lives of the Vosper family - Dingley Dell having been home to a rifle range, dog
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Plan Change One (PC1), Waikato Regional Council’s proposed regulatory framework to better manage freshwater in the Waikato and Waipa river catchments has finally reached the Environment Court hearing stage. This is the final part of the process where the formal appeals to the proposed plan are heard by an Environment Court judge who will make a final decision on the parts of the plan that are still in contention following court assisted mediation. Work and engagement with the community to develop policy options for both the Waikato Regional Policy Statement and Waikato Regional Plan to give effect to the National Policy Statement Freshwater continues, with the process on track to notify the proposed plan in December 2024. For those farming in the Waikato and Waipa catchments, the regional council will be doing its best to align this process with the outcomes of PC1 to ensure as far as possible a practicable and functional set of new plan rules that make sense for farmers. Don’t forget that the Fresh Water Farm Plan regulations are a seperate but related part of the Governments Freshwater Initiatives that require all pastoral or arable land use of more than 20 hectares and/or horticultural land use of more than 5ha to have a certified Freshwater Farm Plan (FWFP). For those in the Waipa catchment, these plans need to be submitted by February 2025 to a certifier for signoff. Other parts of the region have different compliance dates. The new proposed Waikato Regional
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much pasture as possible, as it remains the cheapest source of feed. Being cost-conscious was particularly important with DairyNZ having updated the national breakeven forecast to $7.78kg/MS, an increase from $7.51kg/ MS. The breakeven milk price is the milk sale price per kilogram of milksolids to cover the farm’s costs in a season, excluding capital expenditure and principal repaid on loans. DairyNZ head of economics, Mark Storey, said that the breakeven figure had been updated based on new pricing information, tax changes and in response to milk price and dividend payment announcements. “Outside the breakeven milk price, we have seen farm expense forecasts increase, impacting overall costs, while revenue expectations have shifted with high dividend payouts, accompanied by decreasing milk price expectations for the 2023/24 season,” he said.
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Chilean Needle grass presents a significant threat to sheep and beef farmers. Photo: Otago Regional Council.
The Waikato Regional Council is sounding alarm bells about grass so invasive it could put half a million hectares of sheep and beef farming at risk. Chilean Needle grass is considered a big enough threat in Canterbury that a researcher uses dogs trained to track it down. Rural News reported a successful proof-of-concept season has shown trained dogs can reliably pinpoint the plants. Regional Council Pest Plants Team Leader Darion Embling says the grass is not found in the Waikato. The council wants to keep it that way – but Chilean needle grass seeds can easily hitch a ride from other regions by screwing into clothing and stock pelts, skin and flesh, on equipment and machinery, and even in gravel or fodder. The needle-like seeds, which are about 7 centimetres long, can penetrate skin and the flesh of animals. “This is really nasty stuff and it is
found in the North Island in the Hawke’s Bay and in the South Island in Marlborough and Canterbury,” Embling said. “We really need farmers to be vigilant about inadvertently bringing Chilean needlegrass into the region, so that means understanding the likely pathways of spread and always ensuring biosecurity starts at any farm gate.” Chilean needle grass does well in drought and will displace other pasture grasses. “If gets caught in sheep’s wool it’s next to impossible to remove, in the eye it can cause blindness, and if eaten by stock it can cause mouth abscesses or internal injuries,” says Embling. “It’s also very hard to eradicate as it seeds prolifically and builds up large seed reserves in the soil.” Needle grass is a tussock like grass up to a metre. Leaves are up to 5mm wide and up to 30 centimetres long and bright-green in spring and summer.
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This month we celebrate the pleasure of New Zealand cheeses and in particular specialty cheeses such as gouda with fenugreek, a traditional Indian spice; an oyster and stout cheddar; and a drunken Windsor blue. Many of our specialty cheeses are created by boutique cheese producers located from Kaitaia to Invercargill. Some are only available from the ‘farm gate’, some online, but increasingly supermarkets are showing keen interest in the more exotic varieties. This year we’re also celebrating our Top NZ Cheese Stores. The winners are spread across the country from Northland to North Otago. Over the Moon Dairy Company in the South Waikato town of Putararu specialises in traditional and non-traditional cheeses using milk from cows, goats, sheep and buffalo and vegetarian rennet. I’ve marinated their Just Kidding Goat’s Milk cheese for something deliciously different on a cheese board. The company is also one of New Zealand’s top cheese stores. On Banks Peninsula, Barrys Bay hand-crafted cheeses are consistent medal winners, their aged Maasdam taking numerous awards over the years. Maasdam is a traditional semi-hard Dutch cheese with eyes (or holes) and a creamy, sweet, buttery, nutty taste. Barrys Bay is also rated as one of the country’s 29 top cheese stores. Check out www.cheeselovers.co.nz. MARINATED GOATS CHEESE 100g Over the Moon Just Kidding Goat Cheese or similar 3 tablespoons each: extra virgin olive oil, finely chopped parsley 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Place the cheese in a shallow dish. Score it as for a ham to allow the marinade to permeate the cheese. Whisk the remaining ingredients together and pour over the cheese. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 2-3 hours or overnight. Spoon the marinade over the cheese occasionally. Drain and place on a serving dish. Serve with crackers or sliced ciabatta. Serves 4-6
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WALNUT & CRAISIN BRIE A great cheese to serve after dinner in place of dessert. I used The Waimata Cheese Company’s Traditional Brie 4 tablespoons each: firmly packed brown sugar, chopped walnuts 2 tablespoons dried cranberries (craisins) pinch ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons brandy 250g round brie Combine the brown sugar, walnuts, craisins, cinnamon and brandy. Stir well to mix. Stand overnight for the juices to develop. Place the cheese on a heatproof plate. Bake for 5 minutes at 500°C, or microwave on high for 1 minute, until soft and gooey inside. Spoon the walnut mixture on top and heat through for a further 2-3 minutes in the oven or 30 seconds in the microwave. Cut into wedges to serve. Serves 4-6.
PRAWN & MAASDAM PIZZA The nutty flavour of the Maasdam, prawns and onion marmalade is a winner. 1 prepared thin pizza base, about 26cm in diameter 4-5 tablespoons onion marmalade 100g (1 cup) grated Barry’s Bay Maasdam Cheese 8 shelled and cook prawns, chopped 6-8 cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered 2 spring onions, finely chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil freshly ground black pepper to taste baby salad greens or herbs to garnish Preheat the oven to 220°C. Heat a pizza stone or heavy oven tray in the oven for 15 minutes. Spread the pizza base with the onion marmalade. Combine the cheese and prawns and spread over the marmalade. Arrange the tomatoes on top. Sprinkle with the spring onions and pepper and drizzle with the olive oil. Bake on the heated pizza stone or tray for about 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the base is cooked. Garnish. Serves 2.
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- Residence meticulously crafted, built in 2000’s, showcasing classic villa design. - Modernised kitchen with Smeg and Bosch appliances, a real hub for family mealtimes. - Lovely wrap around bullnose verandah, and covered deck offering year-round alfresco entertaining and a place to bask in the tranquil, private garden and fully fenced back yard. Auction (unless sold prior) 8th November, 12pm
- Lockwood home nestled on a generous 5,013m² section (more or less) with picturesque views is ready for a new owner to stamp their mark and give this home a fresh start. - Spacious open plan kitchen, dining & separate living area with a wood burner to keep you cosy & cook dinner - cooking surface for pots & pans is handy for re-heating & cooking in oven down below. - Three bedrooms in the main house with a deck off the master bedroom & an extra bedroom off the garage with its own toilet.
Stunning Views - Great Location
Delightful Cottage - Elevated Views
Auction
Negotiation VIEW BY APPOINTMENT
OPEN HOMES SAT & SUN 1.00 - 1.30PM 96 Moore Street, Leamington
4+ 2 2 21
- Secure, private, warm, & inviting aspect–the cottage on Moore can only be described as ‘absolutely delightful & easy to live in’. Situated at the quiet cul-de-sac end and on a 725m² (more or less) section. - A Courtyard and deck through French doors are ideal for that after 5’s catchups. - Early Settlers kitchen with central island, gas hob/ electric oven. - Spacious bedrooms –master suite with ensuite (dual access). Auction (unless sold prior) 8th November, 12pm
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Lot 6 / 957 Taotaoroa Road, Cambridge - Exceptional opportunity to build your dream home looking to the horizon over rolling hills and green rural pastures. - A north facing site encourages a build set to relish the views, sunny aspect, and easy access. - 2700m² (more or less), power to site, title due soon. - Covenants that are not burdensome at all but give you a comfort that you have chosen a prime location with quality/ premium properties already in place on the laneway.
More Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA 2008
74 Victoria Street Cambridge
Peter Tong 021 987 867
Wendy Tong 027 555 0633
Lily Hooker 027 870 3317
Jason Tong Rebecca Napier Cary Ralph 027 755 2902 020 404 74120 021 139 4000
Dean Clarke 027 434 5406
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OPEN DAY
PBN 1132B VICTORIA ROAD
13 HOGAN ROAD FAMILY FAVOURITE
5 2 Amazing heated saltwater swimming pool &private bathing area Very generous 5 bedroom family superbly located close to Cambridge Easy care manicured gardens with four garaging and plenty of off-street parking Great schooling options
OPEN DAY: SUNDAY 22ND: 11.00-11.45AM
FINAL NOTICE
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Award winning modern executive home 4 2 2 Picturesque 2.7ha property close to Cambridge and Hamilton Outstanding equestrian facilities including Horserail fencing, 6 horse boxes, tack room and large shed with lots of storage and parking for a float DEADLINE SALE: Closes Thursday 9 November 2023 at 12pm at the office of Cambridge Real Estate, 47 Alpha Street, Cambridge (unless sold prior) OPEN DAY: SUNDAY 22ND: 11.45AM-12.15PM CONTACT ELE
OPEN DAY
HILLTOP HAVEN
4 4 3 Incredible living and entertaining spaces. Gorgeous swimming pool and stunning rural views Sitting high and perfectly positioned to catch the morning sun. DEADLINE SALE: Closes at 4.00pm on Wednesday 18th October 2023 at the Cambridge Real Estate office, 47 Alpha Street, Cambridge (unless sold prior) OPEN DAY: SUNDAY 22ND: 12.30PM-1.00PM
EQUINE EXCELLENCE
OPEN DAY
DEADLINE SALE
192 KARAPIRO ROAD
CONTACT MATT
LOVE THE LOCATION
2 Plenty of room for kids to play on the 5000m² section Solid plaster over brick family friendly home in Tauwhare Solar panel and battery energy system saves you money Easy care gardens with great outdoor living area with spa pool
OPEN HOME: SUN 13TH 12 -12.30PM
OPEN DAY: SUNDAY 22ND: 10.45-11.15AM
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OPEN DAY: SUNDAY 22ND: 2.00-2.30PM
OPEN DAY
PBN
4 Well located 4.37ha lifestyle property Good shedding including a 3-bay high stud shed and stables. Brick home with interior re-fresh for families seeking a Tamahere address
$1,450,000
43 GLEN IDA WAY JUST MAKES LIFE EASY….
OPEN DAY
68 LEE MARTIN ROAD
DEADLINE SALE
2
INTERNET ID: CRR2254 CONTACT CONTACT PETER DAVID PAGE SOAR
CONTACT ELE
AUCTION
364 MAUNGATAUTARI ROAD ICONIC CAMBRIDGE DAIRY FARM
6 165ha (approx. 150 effective) in 5 titles Excellent farm infrastructure including modern 40-ASHB dairy shed 6 bedroom heritage home plus 2x3 bedroom staff houses AUCTION: To be held on Thursday 2 November at 1 pm at the Cambridge Real Estate Community Pavilion Corner of Queen and Dick Streets, Cambridge (unless sold prior) INTERNET ID: CRR2243 CONTACT MATT SEAVILL
OPEN DAY: THURSDAY 19TH & TUESDAY 24TH: 12.00PM-1.00PM
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David Soar
Matt Seavill
Ele Duncan
RURAL/LIFESTYLE
RURAL/LIFESTYLE
RURAL/LIFESTYLE
M: 027 284 9755 E: DAVID@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 027 444 3347 E: MATT@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 021 041 2161 E: ELE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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OPEN HOME
DEADLINE SALE 12 MIKE SMITH DRIVE
PBN
OPEN HOME
NEW LISTING
47A VOGEL STREET GREAT MEMORIES START HERE
A TOUCH OF ELEGANCE AND FINESSE
OPEN HOME: SAT: 12.15-1.00PM & SUN: 1.15-2.00PM
St Kilda Entertainers Dream Four Bedroom’s plus office Heated Salt pool Designers’ kitchen hub Triple garaging OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 12.15-12.45PM
2 5 2 4 Stunning saltwater pool on an aprox 1249m2 section Beautiful big home full of character that guarantees fun and great family memories! 280m2 approx 5 bed home with 2 living areas, 2 bathrooms and 3 toilets Deadline Sale closes 4pm on Thursday 9 November 2023 at the office of Cambridge Real Estate, 47 Alpha Street, Cambridge (unless sold prior)
NEW LISTING
CONTACT RACHAEL
OPEN HOME
61 GROSVENOR STREET
FINAL NOTICE
2
Classic brick home in popular Grosvenor Street 3 2 2 Open plan living with easy indoor-outdoor flow Private garden with beautiful landscaping Master with wet room ensuite Fantastic storage throughout Perfect home for downsizers or first home buyers OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 1.15-1.45PM CONTACT EILISH, SHERRY OR AMY
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OPEN HOME
DEADLINE SALE
PBN 76 RALEIGH STREET
CLASSIC BEAUTY
4
50'S PIN-UP
Rare quarter acre section on popular Raleigh Street 2 4 Open plan living with separate lounge Fully-fenced pool – just in time for summer! DEADLINE SALE: Closes Thursday 26 October 2023 at 4pm at the office of Cambridge Real Estate, 47 Alpha Street, Cambridge (unless sold prior) OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 2.00-2.30PM
FINAL NOTICE
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OPEN HOME
PBN
DEADLINE SALE 4 BRANCASTER PLACE
222 THORNTON ROAD THE GOLDEN MILE
Rare opportunity here Beautiful established building site (Covenants apply) Situated close to town boundary 2424m2 section (more or less). Subject to issue of title INTERNET ID: CRR2254 DEADLINE SALE: Closes 4.00pm on Thursday 19th October 2023 at the Cambridge Real OPENoffice, HOME:47 SUN 13TH 12 -12.30PM CONTACT CONTACT PETER DAVID PAGE SOAR Estate Alpha Street, Cambridge (unless sold prior) CONTACT ALISON
SLICK IN BRICK
Highly spec’d kitchen & appliances Solar panels, Tesla battery EV charger Generous 842m² (more or less) section Too many features to list, a must view!!
INTERNET ID: CRR2243 CONTACT MATT SEAVILL
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 11.15-11.45AM
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Sherry Herkes
Eilish Page
Amy Walsh
Alison Boone
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
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RESIDENTIAL
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Lenie Senekal
M: 027 223 4335 E: SHERRY@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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M: 027 247 1900 E: LENIE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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PRICE REDUCTION
OPEN HOME
$1,039,000
$925,000 6 HEHAN CLOSE
96 TENNYSON STREET SMART HOME SMART BUY
Easy maintenance brick & tile home 3 2 2 Open plan kitchen and dining with separate living area Master with ensuite and walk in wardrobe Inviting road frontage in an excellent location Close to schools and Leamington shopping centre OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 12.00-12.30PM CONTACT DEBBIE OR TREVOR
HAVEN IN HEHAN
Quiet cul-de-sac Cambridge East location Large open plan kitchen that flows to the dining and living Roomy separate lounge Master with large walk-in-wardrobe and ensuite
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 12.00-12.45PM
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OPEN HOME
PBN
$995,000 3 ALFRED BACK PLACE
26A WELD STREET X-FACTOR ON WELD
3 Double bedrooms with French doors opening out to the garden Double Garage with separate laundry Sunny and charming home in sought-after location in Cambridge East Private established garden with lovely views Two air-conditioning units for year-round comfort
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 12.15-12.45PM
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NEST OR INVEST
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OPEN HOME
OPEN HOME
$859,000
$847,000 119 BURNS STREET
4
Large master bedroom with ensuite Multiple heating options for year-round comfort Single garage with workshop + carport Outdoor room - ideal for working from home
OPEN HOME: SUN 13TH 12 -12.30PM
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 1.00-1.30PM
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1
INTERNET ID: CRR2254 CONTACT CONTACT PETER DAVID PAGE SOAR
CONTACT PAULETTE OR GRAHAM
Spacious living Four bedrooms Two bathrooms Large double garage Immaculate private 601m² section INTERNET ID: CRR2243
CONTACT MATT SEAVILL
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 1.00-1.30PM
Graham Ban
Paulette Bell
Debbie Towers
Trevor Morris
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RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
M: 027 448 7658 GRAHAM@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 021 245 6888 PAULETTE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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6 SARGESON PLACE SPRING INTO SARGESON
1
Well positioned at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac 3 Lounge complete with wood fireplace Modern open plan kitchen and dining Seamless indoor-outdoor flow to sun-trap deck and fenced backyard Healthy Homes certified for investors, young families or first home buyers
M: 027 689 8696 DEBBIE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 027 205 3246 TREVOR@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 027 722 4235 RACHAEL@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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Marisa Grassenis RESIDENTIAL
M: 021 170 0728 MARISA@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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$805,000
PBN 12 CONRAD PLACE
16 TIAKI WAY LOVE SHOWS
900m2 (approx) fully landscaped section Sunny 2016 brick double glazed home built by Cambridge Homes HRV & three air conditioning units
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OPEN HOME
$660,000
2 1 Fixed price new build by award-winning builders Kitchen designed by designer experts Kitchen FX Situated in a stunning community with landscaped gardens and grounds Three minutes from Cambridge CBD and a short drive to Hamilton via the expressway CONTACT AMY OR EILISH
ENQUIRIES ABOVE $1,750,000
362 LAMB STREET
CONTEMPORARY HOME WITH HEART AND SOUL Quality family lifestyle Friendly covenants that allow for a shed 2500m² landscaped section Heated saltwater pool Multiple outdoor entertainment areas
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 2.00-2.30PM
OPEN HOME: SUN 13TH 12 -12.30PM
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DEADLINE SALE
$670,000 8C HALL STREET
8 CONRAD PLACE
2
OPEN HOME
OPEN HOME
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 1.45-2.15PM
2
OPEN HOME
ONLY 2 LEFT!!
Brick with aluminum joinery Spacious open-plan sunny living Single garage with additional large shed
2
CONTACT PAULETTE OR GRAHAM
10 PEAKE ROAD, PEAKE MEWS
HIDDEN GEM!
3
Brick with aluminum joinery 3 spacious bedrooms, master with ensuite Double garage with workshop Reserve outlook
CONTACT RACHAEL
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 1.00-1.30PM
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 2.00-2.30PM
THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS
LEAFY URBAN RETREAT
2 2 2 1 Handy office with lovely views Secluded leafy retreat in the heart of Cambridge within easy walking distance of town Stunning open plan living with high ceiling and substantial sunny entertainment decks Double garage, covered parking for two cars and ample additional off street parking INTERNET ID: CRR2254 DEADLINE SALE: Closes 4pm Wednesday 25th October 2023 at the office of Cambridge INTERNET CONTACT CONTACT PETER DAVID PAGE SOAR Real CONTACT MATT SEAVILL Estate,ID: 47CRR2243 Alpha Street, Cambridge (unless sold prior) CONTACT PAULETTE OR GRAHAM OPEN HOME: SUNDAY: 2.30-3.00PM CONTACT RACHAEL 2
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Sherry Herkes
Eilish Page
Amy Walsh
Alison Boone
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
Lenie Senekal
M: 027 223 4335 E: SHERRY@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 027 300 0002 E: EILISH@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 021 022 6622 E: AMY@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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M: 027 247 1900 E: LENIE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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PBN
PBN 18 MIRBECK AVENUE
101/49 PENGOVER AVENUE ELEVATED EASY LIVING
2
Fully furnished apartment Open plan living North facing 73m² (more or less) built 2022
1
LIFE IS GOOD
4
Well designed kitchen Spacious living areas Friendly neighbourhood Private outdoor living
CONTACT PAULETTE OR GRAHAM
PRIME SLICE OF REAL ESTATE
2 1 Walking distance to CBD Flat section of 1060m² Development opportunity AUCTION: To be held on Thursday 19 October 2023 at 1 pm at the Cambridge Real Estate Community Pavilion Corner of Queen and Dick Streets, Cambridge (unless sold prior) CONTACT LENIE
DEADLINE SALE
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
Section in established Cambridge East area close to shops, schools and parks More or less 548m2 (Nett 500m²) Subject to Title Area suitable for buyers of all ages and stages DEADLINE SALE: Closes 4pm Thursday 9th November 2023 at the office of Cambridge Real Estate 47 Alpha Street Cambridge (unless sold prior) CONTACT RACHAEL
PBN
PBN 184 THE OAKS DRIVE
5 ADA CLOSE LOCATION, SOPHISTICATION AND RIVER VIEWS
1 3 Located in Cambridge’s exclusive Rutherford Park Set over two floors with a lift Open plan kitchen and living that flows to the balcony with rare river views
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ZONED FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
2
INTERNET ID: CRR2254 CONTACT CONTACT PETER DAVID PAGE SOAR
OPEN HOME: SUN 13TH 12 -12.30PM
CONTACT ALISON
2816m² Section with established gardens Excellent Heating & Double Glazing 3 Car Garaging Covered Outdoor Living
INTERNET ID: CRR2243 CONTACT MATT SEAVILL
VIEW BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Graham Ban
Paulette Bell
Debbie Towers
Trevor Morris
Rachael Seavill
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
M: 027 448 7658 GRAHAM@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 021 245 6888 PAULETTE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 027 689 8696 DEBBIE@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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AUCTION 59A ROBINSON STREET
10 DONALD LANE
2
M: 027 205 3246 TREVOR@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
M: 027 722 4235 RACHAEL@CAMREAL.CO.NZ
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DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
EASTHOPE, Valmai Christine (Val) – Passed away peacefully at Bupa St Kilda on Friday 6 October 2023, aged 89 years. Beloved wife of the late Bill. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Michelle and Theo de Leeuw, Kerry-Ann and Gary Whyborn. Loved Nan of Chelsea, Jon, Jonathan, and Melissa. Great-Nan of Zoe and Fletcher. In accordance with Val’s wishes, a private service has been held.
STEEN, Kenneth, (Ken) – Passed away peacefully on Monday, 16th October 2023 at Resthaven Cambridge. Aged 81 years. Loved father and father-in-law of Karen & Michael, Lynley & Shaun, and Andrea & Kait. Cherished grandad of Shaun & Hannah, Bryce & Elayne, Shelby and Ashley and great-grandad of Mac. A celebration of Ken’s life will be held at the Cambridge Fire Station, Duke Street, Cambridge, on Saturday, 21st October 2023 at 11:00am followed by a private cremation. Donations to Cambridge Fire Brigade would be appreciated and may be left at the service. All communications to the Steen Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.
GEDDES, Elizabeth Fay (Fay) – Passed away peacefully at the Moxon Centre, Cambridge on Saturday 14 October 2023, in her 92nd year. Dearly loved wife of the late Jim for 66 years. Adored Mum, mentor and mother-in-law of Sheryl and Nick, and the late Jillian. Loved and respected Grandma of Kelly and Shaun. In accordance with Fay’s wishes a private service has taken place. Fay’s family would like to thank the staff at the Moxon Centre, Cambridge for their compassionate care over the last 4 years.
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HOUSE SITTING wanted. Relieving teacher 50, looking for 'House Sitting', Professional. Contact Neil 027 951 7036 (for details & references).
IN MEMORIAM Terry BLACKLER Our grief at your sudden passing one year ago and our gratitude at having had you as our beloved husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather is a continuing balancing act. There are no words to describe how we miss your presence, your wisdom, your cheeky fun and your absolute love for us. We laugh, we cry, and we remember. Carolyn, Grant and Anna, Sue and Geoff, Rachael and David and your seven grandchildren.
Jim Goddin JP Funeral Director
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Great prices offered
PUBLIC NOTICES
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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 November 2023 – Wednesday 1 November 2023
Housing Sub-Committee 10.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU
Tuesday 7 November 2023
Strategic Planning & Policy Committee 9.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU
Tuesday 14 November 2023
Workshop & Briefings Day 11.15am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU
Wednesday 15 November 2023
Cambridge Community Board 6.00pm Cambridge Service Centre 23 Wilson Street CAMBRIDGE
Monday 20 November 2023
Regulatory Committee 10.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU Service Delivery Comittee 9.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU
Call us today 07 847 1760
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Waikato Baling Services
We can assist with all your round silage baling requirements. • Mowing, tedding, baling/wrapping, stacking. • We buy standing grass. • Looking for 50/50 baling jobs. All size jobs considered, give us a call today! For enquiries and bookings phone John 027 477 2386 or Andrea 027 310 2638
Tuesday 21 November 2023
Tuesday 21 November 2023
Te Ara Wai Governance Committee 1.00pm Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU
Thursday 23 November 2023
Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board 6.00pm Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU Council 9.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU Finance & Corporate Committee 1.00pm Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU Strategic Planning & Policy Committee 9.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU
Tuesday 28 November 2023
CHURCH NOTICES Tuesday 28 November 2023
Wednesday 29 November 2023
BRINGING GOD’S HIDDEN TREASURE INTO THE LIGHT
Haere mai / Welcome
“Come and watch W.C. rugby live 8am” Church Service 10.30am with Childrens Church & creche 58 Queen Street Ph 07 827 6490
cambapchurch www.cambridgebaptist.co.nz
Please visit the Council website for all meeting information. Electronic copies of Council agendas are available on the WaipaDistrict Council website prior to meetings. Garry Dyet Chief Executive
Got a news tip? Email editor@goodlocal.nz CHURCH NOTICES
Cambridge Seventh-Day Adven�st Church
Cr. Shakespeare & Browning Streets
Corner of Queen and Bryce Street
Bible Study Each Saturday: 9.30am – 10.45am
Worship Service: 11.00am
Like us on Facebook: h�ps://www.facebook.com/cambridge.sda.9 email: cambridge.sda.nz@gmail.com Phone: 027 677 6433 Hope Channel – Freeview Ch 27, Sky 204
You are very welcome to Join us this Sunday 10.30am and 4pm Church open from 8am
We offer detailed study of the Bible and inspiring worship experiences. All Welcome.
For live stream: www.rscc.co.nz
“A Spiritual Level of iPod” loyalty. Sunday service at 10am will be lead by Rev. Alistair McBride. Sunday Service at 10am will be led by Rev. Mohu Lolohea www.cambridgeunion.nz
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SITUATIONS VACANT
SITUATIONS VACANT
HAND-KNITTERS ACCOUNTING OPPORTUNITIES We currently have opportunities for talented accountants and accounting clerks to join our team. These roles will provide you with the opportunity to work within an experienced, collaborative team. You will be providing a range of services and liaising with partners, clients and our friendly, approachable staff. You will be preparing tax returns, financial statements and GST returns for companies, partnerships and trusts. Depending on your experience, you may also be preparing budgets, forecasts, cashflows and monthly management accounts. We can offer you access to the latest business technology, training and support from our friendly, professional team. We are an Approved Training Organisation with CAANZ so we can help you to progress your accounting qualifications should you wish to do so. Please forward your CV with a hand written covering letter to Accounting Position McKenzie Strawbridge P O Box 37 Otorohanga 3940 Applications close: 5pm, Friday 10th November
PRACTICE NURSE CASUAL/ON-CALL EN/RN REQUIRED FOR CASUAL/ON-CALL RELIEVING
Must be able to work some evenings until 6.30pm and occasional Saturday mornings. Experience with MedTech Evolution and current certification for immunisations and smear-taking will be an advantage, but training can be provided for the right person. We are a large busy practice with nurse-led clinics and a casualty department. If you are motivated, reliable, and available long term for flexible hours, please apply to join our friendly team.
Make some money at home while you do something you enjoy. Earn $60-$170 per garment. We pay postage each way. Must be very experienced. Please send us a sample with 30 sts x 20 rows with a colour change patch in the middle &/or photos of garments you have knitted. Please post to: BONZ Group Ltd, PO Box 955, Queenstown 9300
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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 27 o Oketopa, 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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Qualified, Professional Arborists • Tree Care
• Pruning • Stump Grinding • Removal • Wood Spltting • Consultancy
Ph. Matthew Trott
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ROOF CLEANING SPECIALISTS 100’S OF SATISFIED CLIENTS
• ROOF TREATMENTS • MOSS & LICHEN REMOVAL • PRE-PAINT ROOF CLEANING • TILE ROOFS • COLOURSTEEL ROOFS • DECRAMASTIC TILE ROOFS PHONE MARK GORDON
827 7386
Spouting Need Fixing? For all your maintenance and repairs with 17 Years’ Experience on colour steel, copper & PVC spouting.
Call Dean on 0274 769 591
Sunday 22 October 33 Goldsmith Street 81 Marychurch Road 47 Alan Livingstone
Auction Auction PBN
11.00-11.30am 12.00-1.00pm 3.30-4.00pm
CAMBRIDGE REAL ESTATE Thursday 19 October 362 Maungatautari Road Saturday 21 October 75 Princes Street 47A Vogel Street Sunday 22 October 68 Lee Martin Road 13 Hogan Road 75 Princes Street 4 Brancaster Place 1132B Victoria Road 96 Tennyson Street 6 Hehan Close 12 Mike Smith Drive 26A Weld Street 76 Raleigh Street 192 Karapiro Road 489 Fencourt Road 6 Sargeson Place 119 Burns Stret 16 Tiaki Way 61 Grosvenor Street 47A Vogel Street 8 Conrad Place 10 Peake Road, Peake Mews 76 Raleigh Street 362 Lamb Street 43 Glen Ida Way 8C Hall Street Tuesday 24 October 362 Maungatautari Road Thursday 26 October 362 Maungatautari Road
Auction
12.00-1.00pm
Auction Deadline Sale
11.00-11.45am 12.15-1.00pm
PBN PBN Auction PBN Deadline Sale $925,000 $1,039,000 PBN $995,000 Deadline Sale Deadline Sale $1,790,000 $847,000 $859,000 PBN PBN Deadline Sale $670,000 $660,000 Deadline Sale BEO $1,750,000 $1,450,000 Deadline Sale
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10:00-10:30am 11:00-11:30am
Deadline Sale
2:00-2:45pm
Deadline Sale Deadline Sale
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Auction Deadline Sale $850,000 Deadline Sale PBN PBN Auction Auction
11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-12.00pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm
$695,000 $2,300,000 Deadline Sale PBN $850,000 $895,000 PBN PBN $1,010,000 PBN PBN PBN Auction Auction BEO $1,280,000 PBN $925,000 $1,169,000 $1,455,000 $785,000 PBN
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$710,000 $715,000 $770,000 $649,000 $799,000 $847,500 $2,500,000 PBN PBN PBN $969,000 $969,000
10:00-10:15am 10:00-10:15am 10:15-10:30am 10:15-10:30am 10:30-10:45am 10:30-10:45am 11:00-11:30am 11:00-11:30am 12:00-12:30pm 12:00-12:30pm 1:00-1:30pm 1:00-1:30pm
HARCOURTS
WHEELIE BINS
CCITY Kaiāwhina/ Associate Teacher Part-time (30 hours per week) Te Awamutu:
BAYLEYS CAMBRIDGE
Hedge trimming Section tidy-ups
To apply, email covering letter and CV to the Nurse Team Leader, Summer@tamc.co.nz
Te Kura o Ngā Purapura o Te Aroha
CAMBRIDGE OPEN HOMES
NEATA LAWNS & Lawn GARDENS mowing
· RESIDENTIAL · COMMERCIAL · RURAL
OPEN HOMES
SERVICES
THE SALON CATERS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Cuts & Colours Perms & Styling New clients most welcome
Call 07 827 48 74
for an appointment with Delyse, Raewynne, Nikita and Amber Free Customer parking We are opposite the New World Carpark
Saturday 21 October 307 Shakespeare Street 169 Taylor Street Monday 23 October 50 Appleton Lane
LJ HOOKER
Sunday 22 October 8 Peppercorn Place 42 Byron Street
MORE RE
Saturday 21 October 61 Great South Road 12 Goldsmith Street 86A Moore Street 41 Charles Edwards Street 24 Thompson Street 14 Ruge Court 96 Moore Street 49 Coleridge Street Sunday 22 October 16A Clare Street 55 Whare Marama Drive 12 Goldsmith Street 56 Whare Marama Drive 86A Moore Street 110/14 Terry Came Drive 37 Recite Ave 69 Baxter Michael Cres 5 Corrielea Cres 24 Thompson Street 39 Todd Road 14 Ruge Court 49 Coleridge Street 96 Moore Street 25 Madison Street 4 Alfred Back Place 93 Thornton Road 15 Marlowe Drive 25 Headlands Drive 63A Carlyle Street 66 Whare Marama Drive
RAY WHITE
Sunday 22 October 41/14 Terry Came Drive 54/14 Terry Came Drive 102/14 Terry Came Drive 16/14 Terry Came Drive 103/14 Terry Came Drive 108/14 Terry Came Drive 20 Nikale Street 18 Nikale Street 18 Kingdon Street 58 Jarrett Tce 13 Robinson Street 88 Browning Street
Contact listing agent prior-visiting as Open Homes times can change.
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