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Arthur’s cancer warning By Jeremy Smith
For two years Arthur Uden put his back pain down to arthritis, until an MRI scan confirmed the worst – he had cancer. The diagnosis was bittersweet as he and wife Judy had just celebrated her five-year cancer free milestone. The Te Awamutu photographer says his pain intensified to the point it was almost unbearable. The scan in August showed the 71-year-old had renal cancer. “Judy was told her cancer was terminal, but she dug her heels in and made it through. “I have lost three sisters to cancer, but I thought I’d dodged a bullet,” Arthur told The News last week. “I had about two years of really bad sciatic pain which was so bad I couldn’t lie or sit down. “There were no symptoms from the kidney itself, the pain came once the cancer had spread to my spine and was compressing my spinal cord. “To anyone who has ongoing symptoms, I say please, get them checked.”
After surgery to have the fourth lumbar vertebrae of his spine removed, Arthur underwent subsequent radiation treatment to target the remaining cancer in his spine. Then, a month ago last week, his left kidney was removed. Now, just over two months since his diagnosis and with his recovery “going well”, Authur is circumspect. “The doctors think they have got all the cancer. It needs to be said though there are many people out there who have had bigger battles to face than I.” With a loyal online following, Arthur is back behind his camera returning to what he calls his “safe space”. He first picked up a camera when he was eight; his mother bought him a Kodak Brownie Starlet. Arthur, a Te Awamutu resident for 25 years, worked for two decades as a prison officer at Waikeria Prison. Interestingly, Arthur rode motor bikes for nearly 50 years and would regularly take a pocket camera with him to capture landscapes he passed.
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It was not until his retirement in 2016 that he began to pursue his photography passion with intent starting with rugby that year. His portfolio has grown since to include everything from wildlife at Lake Ngā Roto to action from the sidelines of a wide range of sports. Now Arthur has returned to the sidelines with his trusty Nikon D7500 which he bought second hand from a friend. Two weeks ago, he was in Kihikihi photographing a Waikato Area Pony Club two-day practice event made up of crosscountry riding and showjumping. “I love photographing horses; they are so photogenic. Being out there again provided a momentary escape from my health journey, even for just a few hours.” “I wouldn’t even say I’m a great photographer,” he smiles. “I just love being there to capture the action and moments in time.” They say a typical camera has a life span of 150,000 shutter actions - Arthur’s is still going strong having just topped 317,000. So, it seems, there is plenty more where all those photos came from. • More examples of Arthur Uden’s work teawamutunews.nz
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Stories from the Sheddies By Roy Pilott
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At 90, David Francis – Taffy to all who meet him – is the oldest contributor to Te Awamutu’s newest book. He is one of 10 members of the Te Awamutu Menzshed whose stories are recounted in Sheddies, compiled by Richard Cato and launched last week. Cato, the club’s president, helped Taffy put the words together to tell the story of a young man from Wrexham who came to New Zealand in late 1961 and would eventually start a family and work in New Plymouth then farm in Urenui, Hinuera and Arohena. He tells how for his job in Hinuera the potential employer could not understand his accent – and asked him to write a letter, but “I could only write the first line and the last as I wasn’t very good at writing”.
There were also challenges ahead – at Arohena after a heart attack he suffered a blood clot which eventually cost him a leg. There were also friends to be made – neighbour at the time Richard Nichols took over the management of the farm - and later became a fellow “Sheddie”. The treasure trove of Sheddies’ stories was celebrated in the Te Awamutu Bowling Club by about 30 guests last week after an introduction from Malcom Perano – who tells readers in his chapter in the book of his association with the Menzshed and “I would be lost without it”. The book launch was attended by Takanaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger, Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk, Te Awamutu Business Chamber chief executive Shane Walsh, district councillor Lou Brown and community board member Jill Taylor. The 60-page soft covered book
carries a forward penned by former mayor Jim Mylchreest who applauded the work of menzsheds throughout the country. “From a personal point of view I regret that the Te Awamutu Menzshed was not in operation sooner as I know my father would have thoroughly enjoyed becoming a member,” he wrote.
The News has regularly followed the Repair Shop style work of the Menzshed, but it was the social and health side of the organisation which was to the fore last week. Malcolm Perano in particular stressed the importance of the social interaction which made Menzshed so relevant to its members.
Taffy Francis, left, with fellow chapter author Bob Antram and Menzshed trustee Anne Perry at last week’s launch.
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Ryan Fleming looks back on the week of crime in the Te Awamutu district including a man who kept them busy but was ultimately arrested by their Ōtorohanga colleagues and a woman who went on a shoplifting spree. Monday Police attended a family harm incident involving a male with a knife threatening family members, Police attended seven other family harm events during the day including one where a Police Safety Order was served. Police also attended a mental health incident, recovered two stolen motor vehicles, attended a mental health suicide threat and a suspicious activity incident in Kihikihi where rocks appear to have been thrown onto a roof. Tuesday Police attended a burglary and conducted a curfew check where we discovered the offender was breaching her curfew conditions. Police attended a family harm incident and dealt with a series of bizarre incidents involving the same male who was ultimately assessed by mental health staff. A shoplifter who was trespassed from a supermarket returned and shoplifted, she was already in breach of her bail conditions. Police conducted a curfew check at her home and discovered she was breaching. Police attended a neighbours at war. The afore mentioned shoplifter went to a second
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motor vehicle collision and attended to more suspicious behaviour by the male previously mentioned. Police attended a minor motor vehicle collision, off duty. Police located the female shoplifter who was wanted for breaching her curfew, on duty staff arrived and arrested her. Saturday Copper wiring was taken from a power pole. Police located a gang member wanted for breaching bail hiding in the boot of a vehicle. Police attended four family harm events, a motorcyclist was found to be riding in breach of his licence conditions, a male was arrested for assault, a male was found to be driving over the legal limit for alcohol, a male was found to be driving at more than three times the legal limit for alcohol, a vehicle has been interfered with on the side of the road. Police discovered a male driving at four times the legal limit. Another male was summonsed to Court for refusing to undergo breath alcohol procedures. Of note police in Ōtorohanga arrested the male causing issues all week. Sunday Police attended two motor vehicle collisions, a family harm event and a threatening behaviour incident as a result of road rage.
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Briefs… Surplus down
Waipā District Council’s adopted its annual report this week and the Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expense shows an operating surplus of just $1.1 million, lower than the budgeted $45.2 million and the previous year’s $31.3. The result was affected by lower fees and charges revenue, diminished levels of subsidies and grants, and much lower than budgeted levels of growth-related income in the form of development and financial contributions and vested assets. Expenses were hit by inflationary elements, increased depreciation and the cost of council’s growing debt because of higher interest rates.
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By Jeremy Smith
He may have played his cards close to his chest, but his success has reached the national stage. Te Awamutu College Year 12 student Jacob Chetwin’s company – Liquidation - is the Waikato Young Enterprise Scheme’s (YES) company of the year. Jacob beat more than 60 companies – and 300 high school students – to the regional title. He now heads to Wellington for the YES nationals in December, where he will take on 22 teams – and 5000 students for overall national honours. The YES scheme gives students opportunities to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and succeed in business, with the yearlong programme made up of four modules – or challenges - including a validation section where students’ ideas are born, the pitch module, work on promoting and selling their idea and, finally, an annual review. Jacob is the only Waikato representative heading to the capital, his regional win being even more special because where the YES scheme is usually undertaken in teams, Jacob
completed all the challenges and presentations this year by himself. “That’s something I’m really proud of,” he smiled. Liquidation is a card game designed to teach year 7 and 8 students business concepts and financial literacy. Suitable for up to five players, participants collect and bank asset cards which help build their ‘company’s’ net worth. In the deck, there are both positive and negative scenario cards, with players dealing negative scenario cards against other players and positive scenario cards for themselves as they seek to build up as many assets as possible over the course of the 10-minute game. When the card deck is exhausted, players ‘liquidate’ their businesses and the player with the highest net worth wins. Jacob came up with the idea in accounting class. “I thought to myself, I really need to make some sort of resource which can be implemented before we even come to secondary school so that if we want to take on business or accounting classes, then the definitions, and the basics, are already in our heads.” Jacob scribbled the initial idea for Liquidation on a
piece of refill paper which he said he’s keeping. Subsequent market research, he said, yielded some intriguing findings. As he canvassed more than 200 year 7 and 8 students from five Waipā schools, he said 10 percent knew what an asset was, about five percent knew what the term liability meant. Strikingly though, nearly 90 percent of students had plans to own their own business when they are older. All 30 sets of Liquidation Jacob printed as part of the game’s first production run are in use, with 23 still in schools as far north as schools in Melville and as far south as Piopio. Te Awamutu Intermediate School is among those who have the game. Jacob and his sister even drew the artwork and illustrations which feature on the cards. “It’s really important to me to actually create something of value that nobody else has - so few resources like this are out there,” he said. “Some of the key feedback I’ve been getting is that students find the game really engaging because they feel as though they’re making
Te Awamutu College’s Jacob Chetwin teaches The News a round of his card game Liquidation. Photo: Jeremy Smith.
real life decisions.” Liquidation is not the only business Jacob has started before. In 2021 he founded Sweet Treats, an online mixed lolly business. The game’s second production run will be done in time for the start of term
one in February next year. Looking further ahead beyond his final year of college next year, Jacob said he wants to work in the global corporate finance sector, and hopefully start a financial technology, or ‘fintech’, company.
Our business news Te Awamutu features prominently in the revamped Waikato Business News out this week. We speak exclusively to Waipā’s first female mayor Susan O’Regan on her national political aspirations and report on the next stage of a festering row between New Zealand Post and Te Awamutu couple Ian and Dani Kennedy. Young Enterprise Scheme winner Jacob Chetwin features on the front page. We also speak to the man whose vision it is to raise $10,000 for Mike King’s I Am Hope mental health crusade. The November issue of Waikato Business News, published by Good Local Media and a sister publication to Cambridge News and Te Awamutu News, will be distributed extensively
throughout Waipā for the first time. There are several points of difference in the revamped paper, including its layout and new masthead. Good Local Media owner David Mackenzie said it was the culmination of several weeks of hard work. Mackenzie said readers would recognise names like editor Roy Pilott and senior writers Mary Anne Gill and Viv Posselt, journalist Jeremy Smith and the rest of the experienced Good Local team. “It’s exciting to see something that we’ve worked so hard on come to fruition.” PICTURED RIGHT: Good Local Media advertising director Janine Davy and owner David Mackenzie with the November issue of Waikato Business News featuring Te Awamutu College’s Jacob Chetwin.
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No debating it By Jeremy Smith
There’s no arguing – Te Awamutu College are the Waikato secondary school junior debate competition champions. The team, called ‘AtTAC’em’, (pronounced ‘attack ‘em’), made up of Saraiah Hongara, Anna Swney, Yasmeen Ibrahim and Eva Watton beat a Hillcrest High School team called The Avengers in the final. Now, they have set their sights set on even higher honours - next year’s nationals. At the Waikato championships, the college team lost only one debate throughout the two-month event, beating teams including Cambridge High School, Hamilton Boys’ High School and Rototuna High School on their way to victory. There were five roundrobin type debating rounds before the semi-finals and finals - AtTAC’em players’ only loss in those rounds coming against a St Peter’s Cambridge team called ‘Biased But The ‘I’ is Silent’. The two teams in fact met again in the semifinals, with AtTAC’em able to turn the tables.
AtTAC’em players debate team members Anna Swney, left, Yasmeen Ibrahim and Eva Watton, right, with Te Awamutu College’s debate club captain Avleen Kaur. Saraiah Hongara is absent. Photo: Jeremy Smith
In a debate, there are two sides to any argument – the affirmative side where a team argues for a topic, and the negative side in which a team argues against it. Interestingly, Anna said she noticed a trend as the championships progressed. “Our strength definitely appeared to be representing the negative side of an argument. I think the only round we lost was when we were affirmative,” she smiled. Anna said one of the reasons she enjoys debating is because it requires thinking critically on the spot. Te Awamutu College’s teacher in charge of the debate club Jared Wooldridge said he couldn’t be prouder. “This is just the third year
of having the debate club here at school and we have about 30 students,” he told The News. He said AtTAC’em team members have varying levels of debate experience, but all have a common thread. Subjects like speech making at school have always been each of the team member’s strengths, he said. “The win was brilliant, and from my point of view it was fantastic to see how the team grew in confidence and got better and better as the competition went on,” Wooldridge said. The college’s debate club captain Avleen Kaur agreed. “Debating is great because it teaches you a broad range of skills,” she said.
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Te Ara Wai benefits unveiled Some details have been redacted under the Act. It is the Infometrics report which holds the first hint of the economic benefits and an estimate of visitor numbers. Author Rob Heyes said Te Ara Wai was expected to support an estimated 19.7 full time equivalent jobs a year and add $1.985 million a year to the district’s gross domestic product (GDP). The 19.7 full time jobs include the 8.6 new staff expected to be employed at the museum. The economic impact estimates are averaged across five financial years from 2026-2031 while GDP is expressed in 2022 prices to remove the effect of price inflation. It will cost the council $2.509 million a year to run the museum with anything between 64,890 to 79,130 visitors a year. More than half would come from Waikato, 28 per cent from the rest of New Zealand and 14 per cent from overseas. The report’s scenarios suggest the Waikato visitors would not stay overnight because travel times allow them to visit and return home within a day. But Infometrics had no data on how many visitors
By Mary Anne Gill
The proposed $33 million Te Ara Wai land wars museum in Te Awamutu would create 20 jobs and generate $1.985 million a year, a Waipā District Council-commissioned report shows. The News obtained the Economic impact of Te Ara Wai report through a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) request. The report was considered in public excluded at the council’s September meeting and a media release issued soon afterwards saying detailed design work was set to begin on the museum. The depth of detail in the September 26 media release prompted The News to request the 40-page paper presented to elected members. The council did so last week, four hours after our deadline. The bundle of documents included the Te Ara Wai Strategic Project review, an update paper to the governance committee, an economic impact report and emails between Customer and Community Services group manager Sally Sheedy and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage.
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from outside Waikato currently stay in Waipā. Having that “evidencebased” estimate would increase the accuracy of its economic impact estimates, said Heyes. The strategic project review presented in August by Sheedy to the Te Ara Wai governance committee showed what had been going on behind the scenes. The committee largely meets in secret despite the multi-million ratepayer spend on the museum. Sheedy told the committee her report was in public excluded to enable council to carry on negotiations and commercial activities without prejudice or disadvantage and to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence. “This is not outweighed
by other matters which make it desirable in the public interest to hold the meeting in public,” she said. The committee recommended to the council that it go ahead with the museum project. Phase one spend of $28.075 million would go towards 1350 sq m on Te Ara Wai, 300 sq m on a storage facility and 300 sq m on tenantable space. Exhibition costs of just over $5 million took the total cost of the project to $33.084 million. In the media release, mayor Susan O’Regan said a “deep dive” into the project was crucial given the economic outlook, rising costs and the changed external funding environment. She acknowledged some councillors were “rightly” questioning timing and costs but said, “no-one believes the project does not have huge merit”. Sheedy told the committee the council sent an Expression of Interest to access funds from the Regional Cultural and Heritage fund. An application would need to be submitted before June next year. “This will require design work to be sufficiently advanced to provide full project detail and cost
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Altrusa fundraiser
Altrusa Te Awamutu is holding its annual Home and Garden Ramble fundraiser this Sunday, November 5. Funds raised will go to the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Cancer Society, Assistance Dogs New Zealand Trust and Rewi Street Kindergarten.
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Work has begun on a signalised pedestrian crossing on State Highway 3 (SH3) at Ōhaupō. The crossing will be outside the Windy Ridge Function Centre and the Ōhaupō Store and will improve safety for pedestrians crossing the busy state highway.
2024 ENROLMENTS Due to continued growth, Te Awamutu Intermediate implemented an Enrolment Zone from the beginning of the 2020 school year. The Board invites applications from parents who wish to enrol their children at Te Awamutu Intermediate School in Year 7 for 2024. If the number of out-of-zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. Closing date for out-of-zone applications is Friday 24TH November 2023 Ballot, if required Monday 27TH November 2023 Applicants notified Tuesday 28TH November 2023 Online enrolment forms for all students and details of our school zone are available on our school website. www.teawamutuint.school.nz Parents of students who live within the school zone are strongly encouraged to apply by the above closing date to assist the school to plan appropriately for next year.
Gower in marble attack By Jeremy Smith
A Waipā councillor who lashed out in an expletive laden social media post after his house was hit with “rocks and marbles” has described his fear as the incident unfolded. Gower awoke just before midnight on Sunday to the sound of projectiles being thrown at his house in Carey St in Kihikihi just before midnight. He estimates about 15-20 rocks and marbles were thrown, and at least three of his nearby neighbours’ houses were also hit. Te Awamutu police constable Ryan Fleming said police were called to the scene and collected several of the objects. While they believe a slingshot was used, Fleming said police are asking for more information. Taking to social media after police were called, Gower posted from his personal Facebook page on the Kihikihi Community Facebook page, “…to the f****** shooting marbles at our homes on Carey St, stop. You’re f****** losers. You’re probably not able to read though, so we have called the cops.” The five-term Te Awamutu-Kihikihi ward councillor was taken to task over the post in some quarters, with several comments below it challenging Gower’s choice of language, with an anonymous member of the public then referring the post to council staff. “…He’s a councillor, he should not be speaking like this publicly…” one said. “…I can’t believe you would talk like this…” wrote another. Gower though – who told The News he was not asked to remove the post - said the incident had left him and his neighbours “absolutely shaken.” “We think it was a group of people throwing things down from Lyon St. “It’s just so irresponsible, they could have caused some serious damage?” Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk – who was acting mayor when the incident happened – described some of the choice of words in Gower’s post as “rash”, though she accepted the incident would have been “very unnerving”.
“I’ve always known Marcus to be a man of the highest character, and I suspect he posted in the heat of the moment in the middle of the night as he was trying to figure out what was happening,” she said.
Te Awamutu-Kihikihi ward councillor Marcus Gower in his driveway with some of the objects thrown at his house last week. Several of his neighbour’s houses were also hit, he says. Photo: Jeremy Smith
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Blackburn leading the way By Mary Anne Gill
A restructure of its admissions, international and marketing offices into one directorate will help maximise the potential of St Peter‘s School, says its Head of School Marcus Blackburn. He made the comment in response to rumours circulating in the community that the school was undertaking a series of redundancies. The News was contacted by several sources suggesting there were as many as 12-13 people involved. Blackburn, who started at the Cambridge school earlier this year following the controversial resignation of his predecessor Dale Burden in May 2021 amid an investigation into bullying, denied the rumours. “It is disappointing to hear (the gossip),” he said. “The whole concept of getting rid of people is regrettable.” Restructuring was happening in three departments – admissions, international and marketing - which currently operate out of two separate offices enrolling students into the school. One is for overseas students and the other for day and boarding. Bringing marketing in would clarify what St Peter’s was all about, said Blackburn. Staff numbers would go from 10 to seven, with deployment elsewhere in the school being actively pursued for “those staff who wish to remain members of the St Peter’s team.” Recruitment is underway for the new role of Admissions and Marketing head, who will coordinate all three functions. The merger made sense and would provide a key operation and function for the school, he said. “We will expect there will be great collaboration across that team.”
Other staff resigning across the school and changes to the school’s sport academies probably led to the rumours. “I feel as a leader I’m coming in to facilitate the things we need to do to maximise the potential of the school.” The school is piloting a programme next year from years seven to 10 which would bring sport into the timetable as a double period every week, in addition to before and after school. Sport is currently an elective subject with some students feeling they could not afford to do sport so they could preserve their academic options. “I care about equity. I want our most experienced expert sports staff supporting students across the age levels and at all teams. If your sport only happens after school, those staff members have to choose which teams they work with.” Blackburn, a former regional development officer for the Welsh Rugby Union and the Singapore national rugby sevens coach, worked under a similar successful system when he was at Scots College in Sydney from 2009-2015. Performing arts is another area under review following the resignation of the current director of Performing Arts. The process around recruiting to that position had not started yet. “I’m really confident in their (the staff) capacity to keep that engine going. “I really value co-curricular activities at school,” he said, something which he developed during his time as Assistant Head (Co-curricular) at Hereford Cathedral School in the United Kingdom from 2015-2018. Blackburn was deputy headmaster and Head of Senior School at St Peter’s College in Adelaide from 2020-2022 – a boys only
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Anglican boarding and day school of 1500 boys - before joining St Peter’s, which has a roll of 1200. The first part of the year was one of getting to know the school and the community, speaking to people on sport sidelines, being at events and meeting with Year 13 learning groups to learn about their experience at St Peter’s. “Culture is just integral. I made that real commitment to the community whakawhanaungatanga, to get to know the people and the place and the rituals, the tikanga. “Failing to do that would have been missing a real opportunity.”
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He coached the St Peter’s under 15 girls’ rugby team and supported a basketball team. Using his rugby sevens experience – he wrote a book 10 years ago called Coaching Rugby Sevens – he will take charge of the Hautapu club sevens team. “I’ve come in as a leader. I do believe that schools require leaders that pay attention to school as a workplace and not just a place for young people to come to learn. I’m committed to do that. “I am here to balance that support of our staff at the same time as trying to inspire their performance,” said Blackburn.
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Oarsome turnout for regatta
Te Awamutu Rowing Club’s second annual Clive Steenson Memorial Regatta on Lake Karāpiro attracted more clubs than the event under its previous guises ever did. Now, organisers are reflecting on a day they say “couldn’t have gone any better” after more than 700 rowers from 20 clubs from as far north as Whangārei, and as far south as Clifton, took to the water. Though the club has run the long-standing event for more than 50 years, it was renamed the Clive Steenson Memorial last year to honour its club stalwart, who died in 2021. It is designed to provide rowers who are new to the sport another opportunity to row in a competitive environment. For some competitors, Saturday was their very first race – and estimates were that about 230 of the athletes who took part were novices in the sport, or in their first year of rowing. The rest were in either their second or third year. Throughout an association which spanned at least 55 years, Steenson coached the Te Awamutu club for 40, helping it become the best in New Zealand in 1981, when
the club won the Centennial Oar. “Without Clive’s legacy, the Te Awamutu club simply wouldn’t be what it is today,” club regatta secretary Ann Edmondson told The News. All told, 30 Te Awamutu rowers took part, joined by other Waipā competitors from Cambridge Rowing Club, Cambridge High School, St Peter’s School, and Waikato Rowing Club. “Clive was a man who was, quite simply, dedicated to the betterment of rowing and he took pleasure in the process of helping others row well,” Ann said. “So, with that in mind, Saturday was an absolutely brilliant day.”
Rowing was back on the water at Lake Karāpiro on the weekend and it was the Te Awamutu Rowing Club which got the season off to a great start. Reporter Jeremy Smith was there to capture the action.
Te Awamutu Rowing Club’s masters eight crew – rowing in a boat named after Clive Steenson – prepare to take to the water at Lake Karapiro on Saturday.
Te Awamutu Rowing Club’s Richard McDermott competed in the men’s masters’ singles.
Rochelle Panting, front, heads to the water with Wendy Reynolds. It was Wendy’s first rowing race. Photos: Jeremy Smith.
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Two key events on Cambridge’s 2023 calendar will share common ground this month. Both the Great Kiwi Summer Festival, an inaugural event three years in the making which is being called “New Zealand’s biggest celebration of summer” and the long-standing Armistice in Cambridge, thought to be the largest armistice celebration of its kind in New Zealand, will both be held at Lake Karapiro’s Mighty River Domain on the weekend of November 11-12. Festival event manager Janette Douglas told The News she is delighted the event will go ahead after several Covid-19 enforced delays scuttled plans to run it in previous years.
Roughly 50 exhibitors are set to attend the festival and entry is free, though there will be some “pay to play” attractions. “There most certainly will be something for everybody,” Douglas said, adding the “unique opportunity” to share the domain with an event of the calibre of Armistice in Cambridge is one she’s relishing. It features battle re-enactments, archery vehicle parades and more. “I’m delighted that we will both be there. The combination of what will be happening there is going to make it an incredible weekend for the whole family,” Douglas said. Among those attractions already attending are the BMX big air nationals, Boat Shed Kayaks, Cam Jet, Waterworld - an inflatable floating water park - and even a chance to see the Manta 5 hydrofoil bike up close.
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Writing about volcanism in Aotearoa/ New Zealand, the term “caldera” pops up frequently. We have a lot of them. For those who have vaguely heard of them, images of “supervolcanoes” and extinction-level eruptions tend to come to mind. I like to remind people that if these eruptions really were extinction events, we would not be here to have these conversations, would we? Yes, they would be awful, there is no doubt about that. But extinction? We have already proved that wrong by still existing. Living in the Unted States I saw a lot of concern and straight up fear about the Yellowstone caldera system, most of it based on innocent misunderstanding like this, as well as more aggressive misinformation shared online. Calderas are essentially large depressions or basins in the landscape different to volcanic craters; they can be hard to spot being so large and/or filled with material. Craters form when eruptions excavate material from a vent, and erupted material accumulates around that vent. A caldera is usually much larger, sometimes exceeding tens of kilometres across, and forms by subsidence (the land moves downwards) when enough magma is erupted, or sometimes when it moves laterally below the surface creating space for the surface to collapse into. They are often formed during large explosive eruptions, but also form during slower more effusive eruptions. We saw this scenario play out at Kīlauea in 2018. Calderas are part of volcanic systems that produce a wide range of eruption styles and sizes, those really big eruptions that capture our attention are relatively rare. If we look at the larger Taupō Volcanic Zone, we have several caldera systems including the Taupō system itself, Rotorua (the lake and city are within a caldera), Okataina (including Tarawera), Kapenga, Mangakino, and Maroa. Most of these have had several collapse events related
to very large eruptions, with many more much smaller eruptions. We see some of the larger eruption deposits full of pumice around the Waikato. I wouldn’t want to see one of those eruptions in person and we aren’t likely to in our lifetimes, but I would never say it was impossible. It is important to remember that these systems naturally have periods of unrest where the activity below the surface increases but does not lead to an eruption. They also don’t become “overdue”, volcanoes don’t work like that. They don’t just accumulate magma at a constant rate then go boom once a limit is reached. It’s far more complex and a lot of the magma never actually erupts. That’s how we get so much granite around the world, granite is essentially a magma reservoir that cooled very slowly below the surface. However, these rare eruptions are extremely high impact so we do study everything we can about them to understand what exactly they would mean for us, what the much smaller and more likely eruptions would look like, how we could recover, what sort of warning signals we would get, and how destructive those warning signals could be. Unrest includes earthquakes, ground deformation (rising or falling), changes in volcanic gases released at the surface, changes in heat flow, and changes in geothermal/ hydrothermal systems. We can measure all of these things and put them into the context of global volcano research to narrow down what the outcomes may be. It is critical to know what the normal level of this activity is so that we can spot when something else may be beginning, especially in a volcanically active country like this one.
As I write today’s epistle, I sit on the edge of the beautiful Lake Toba in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It’s one of my favourite spots to visit and now, with so many friends here, it doesn’t feel like work. You may think I have abandoned life, however I assure you that’s not the case. I see many people leaving our fine shores for what they consider to be greener pastures. Ironically, many of those departing were not so long ago landing on our shores seeking a better life. Apparently, they didn’t find it here, and I’m not sure they ever will. When you lack hope on the inside, you’ll always put the demand on others to satisfy your lack. Before we left New Zealand, I carefully cast my vote in the general election and prayerfully waited for the results. We read the news online in an airport and will wait to see how the first 100 days play out. But as I’ve written earlier, my hope was never in the outcome. My hope comes from the Sovereign One who determines it to be so. I’ve resolved that it’s not a change of Government that is going to repair the cracks in our nation. It’s me and you. Gandhi is reported to have advised seekers of wisdom to, “be the change you want to see in the world.” It’s not a bad start. Jesus Christ went deeper when he said, “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” Not easy, but a better aspiration. I guess what I tender here is that talk is cheap.
We will hope the representatives that form our new government will think deeply about the promises they’ve made for change. But more than that, I hope they give themselves fully, without reserve, to become the change we need to see in Aotearoa. This is where Jesus is the perfect example. The Bible tells us that Jesus put aside His divine privileges and took the humble position of a servant. Oh, that we would all get off our high-horse (or our hobby-horse) to become a servant to others. The Holy text goes on to say that Jesus was obedient to God, even to death. Now that’s a level of commitment not even Gandhi managed to reach. Jesus did not just speak about change, He became the very change we needed. Without His sacrifice we would be unable to reach for the life God desires us to have. My point is this - we must stop complaining about the state of our nation and start being the solution. And, to follow the example of Jesus, this will require us to take the position of humility to the extent that we sacrifice something valuable, maybe even our very lives! I love my time in Indonesia as I am privileged to work alongside people who have given their life to serve others. Each time I return to our fine land, I’m inspired to do the same.
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Meghan Hawkes looks back at what was making Waipā headlines in 1913.
All aflutter at polo Local heart throbs, the Te Awamutu polo players, competed in the New Zealand polo tournament at Palmerston North. The Savile Cup challenge was the star attraction and was played between Gisborne and Te Awamutu who were described as hard riding players who had won many female hearts by their daredevil play. A considerable number of ardent club supporters, with a fair percentage of ladies, accompanied the
teams. The ground was in excellent condition, the weather delightful, and the attendance large and fashionable. Despite Te Awamutu’s swashbuckling status, they were beaten by Gisborne at all points of the game. Mr Reilly’s plans to move the Harapepe post office to his house outraged a resident. The Harapepe Post Office had been in its present position for 47 years and had served the district with satisfaction. It would be nothing short of a
scandal to have it removed to Mr Reilly’s house, as it would take it from the Te Rore end and dump it down within a stone’s throw of the Te Pahu Post Office. The Te Pahu Post Office was established beside the Harapepe creamery, as most settlers went there of a morning and could do their mail business. The idea was an absurdity. Mr Reilly only wanted the post office to operate from his house because the Harapepe mail carrier refused to run
about Te Pahu and take his mail. Why not, like a man, have his correspondence addressed to Harapepe snorted the riled resident. Ōhaupō’s new post office* was a handsome affair of proportions and conveniences more fitting to the importance of the town as a residential, business and farming district. The two storied structure was of a striking design, the top floor being devoted to living apartments for the postmaster and family, and the ground floor to the requirements of the Department’s service. The building featured a private box lobby, a postmaster’s room, a mailroom, a telephone room, a strong-room and a soundproof telephone bureau finished in hydrated lime plaster. The top floor consisted of
six rooms, bathroom, and all conveniences. The kitchen was fitted with a Scott’s Atlas range, with a hot and cold water service, and scullery adjoining. The flooring and weatherboarding were of heart matai. The finishing’s were of heart rimu. The building featured a back outside staircase, giving separate entry to the living quarters. The splendid structure was surrounded on three sides by a close boarded fence, with a picket fence in front. At the Kihikihi Races a gentleman of somewhat aristocratic appearance, said to be related to the Maori royal family, was observed attired in a frock coat and top hat, no vest, and a dazzling pink shirt. No collar adorned his neck, but attached to his collar band was a spotted blue tie of no plain design. His nether
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Pirongia’s future – what next? It was Pirongia’s turn to tell the council what its vision for the village is and Jeremy Smith was there to listen in and take photos for The News. Pirongia residents got their first chance last week to have a say about upcoming projects in the village, including the future of its halls. Forty people, including council staff, attended the Have a Say Pirongia evening on Friday at Pirongia Rugby and Sports Club. The evening included entertainment, music and face painting. The council is already seeking feedback on a what a future skatepark and play space in Pirongia might look like. Now, Waipā District Council property services manager David Varcoe told The News, council knows its community halls need a review. There are two halls in Pirongia – the War Memorial Hall in Franklin St and one in Crozier St. The survey asks Pirongia residents how they use the current hall facilities, and whether they feel the buildings are fit for purpose. “Put simply we want to help residents ensure they are getting the most out of these hall spaces.” The topics, it seemed, were popular – and Varcoe said feedback submitted during the evening’s “great turnout” would be collated by the end of the week.
Kat White, right, pictured painting 10-year-old Sophie Roxburgh’s face.
Iona, 10, and Callum McLeod, 6, display their freshly painted faces.
Dave and Liz Seager at the Have Your Say evening in Pirongia.
Lucy, left, and Isla Wilson were all smiles for The News’ camera.
Eliza Johnson serves up the Hoops & Scoops ice cream treats.
Waipā District Council property services manager David Varcoe, left, and property consultant Sam Saunders. Waipā District Council communications and engagement advisor Victoria Wightman, left, community assets team leader Angela Mathiesen and project delivery officer Chris Brockelbank were on hand in Pirongia on Friday night.
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Eating out
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Plait the pastry over the filling working from one side to the other. Place on an oven tray. If preferred, brush the top and sides with beaten egg. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and cooked. Serves 4.
Bake for about 1 hour. Delicious served with chutney. Serves 6-8.
LAYERED ITALIAN MEAT LOAF I used the meat of gluten-free sausages. This is more like a terrine than a run-of-the-mill meat loaf. 750g lean minced beef 500g sausage meat 1 egg, lightly beaten 2 tablespoons white wine or water 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 small onion, diced 1 tablespoon dried Italian herbs flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 12 each: pitted Kalamata olives, stuffed green olives 1 roasted red capsicum (from a jar), drained and cut into strips Preheat the oven to 180°C. Combine the mince and sausage meat, working well with your (clean) hands. Whisk the egg and wine and add to the meats with the garlic, onion, herbs and seasonings. Mix well. Brush a 20cm x 12cm loaf pan with olive oil. Line the pan with about 1/3 of the meat mixture. Divide the remaining meat into 4 equal portions. Place 1/2 the green and black olives on the base. Pat 1 portion of the meat on top. Place half the red capsicum evenly on top. Cover with another portion of meat. Place the remaining olives on top then the remaining meat. Pat down evenly.
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KIT PRICE 325 RRP KIT INCL: 18-B45 BATTERY AND 18-C70 CHARGER
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18V - 5” Bar - 1/4” Chain - 2.8kg (excl. battery) Two-in-one pruning saw that can be used as a convenient handheld saw, or with an adjustable extension pole up to 1.7m for high reach pruning tasks. Robust design to cut branch thickness up to 75mm. Tool-free replacement of chain and bar, and supplied with Bio Chain oil (50mL).
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KIT PRICE 465 RRP (KIT INCL: 18-B72 BATTERY + 18-C70 CHARGER)
SKIN ONLY $ 329
ASPIRE™ P5 Pruner Case Hard plastic case for the ASPIRE™ Pruner, with a dedicated space for 2 x batteries, 1 x charger, plus additional room for more pruning accessories. Image for illustration purposes only. Products and accessories not included 59 RRP
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One of the largest cross-brand 18V battery systems. The battery for your home and garden.
Husqvarna ASPIRE™ 18V Batteries Compact and lightweight batteries with soft grip makes attaching to your product quick and easy. This 18V POWER FOR ALL ALLIANCE battery is made of Lithium-Ion cells and recommended for use in your ASPIRE™ Products. 18-B45: $119 RRP Capacity: 2.5Ah / Energy: 45Wh 18-B72: $179 RRP Capacity: 4.0Ah / Energy: 72Wh
Husqvarna ASPIRE™ Charger Compact charger that delivers fast charging with an LED indicator to see the charging status. Part of the POWER FOR ALL ALLIANCE, one of the largest cross-brand battery alliances of leading manufacturers, this charger can be used for all batteries that are part of this alliance. 18-C70: $89 RRP