Cambridge News | May 9, 2024

Home Show This Weekend

By Mary Anne Gill

Boards 'could do better' Show time for Waipa

Community board chairs Ange Holt and Jo Davies-Colley have been brutally honest in an assessment of their own performances tabled in a paper to Waipā councillors this week.

It has been a chaotic six months for both community boards with Holt getting offside with councillors and staff over plans for Te Awamutu Memorial Park and Davies-Colley stepping up when the Cambridge Connections “Blue Blob” debacle over the placement of a third bridge corridor through a Cambridge suburb turned to custard.

But a review of community boards’ role predated all this when the council adopted in July 2022 the recommendations of Equip Consultancy’s Steven Finlay to make community boards function better and be more relevant.

This followed attempts by the previous council to get rid of the community boards.

Holt takes “full responsibility” for her style and tone around issues such as the Memorial Park stoush while Davies-Colley says she recognises the need to build relationships in the community so the board can be better advocates.

The report card presented to the council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee this week was the first opportunity to see how community boards are faring and set them 24-month goals. Te Awamutu got a 40 per cent mark while Cambridge attained 60 per cent.

Similar assessments are not required of councillors but if they were Waipā residents might say the council elected representatives

themselves “could do better”.

The paper does say councillors on community boards – Mike Montgomerie and Philip Coles at Cambridge; Bruce Thomas and Lou Brown at Te Awamutu-Kihikihi –should up their game and take better opportunities to update community board members at meetings.

Governance manager Jo Gread told the committee there were genuine opportunities “but also very real concerns” which warranted specific recommendations and support for the community boards.

Davies-Colley stopped short of criticising her board’s role as the consensus is under her leadership it is reflecting the community’s views more accurately than its own elected

councillors.

Its focus on gathering evidence to support a submission to the council’s Enhanced Annual Plan for a new Cambridge Library and Community Hub was hijacked when a drop in session over the Cambridge Connections transport project descended into a farce in March.

The board’s involvement had been minimal – it had Andrew Myers as a representative on the project group, but he was sworn to secrecy.

“We have facilitated public conversations, will continue to seek answers and clarification to key questions, and meet with concerned residents of the initial third bridge location,” said Davies-Colley.

“We have actively engaged with

council staff over both the plan and the communications strategy around it.”

She has become the community’s primary “go to” person in the absence of its elected councillors –Roger Gordon, Mike Pettit and Liz Stolwyk – and while Philip Coles has been vocal, his actions appear unwise as he potentially ruled himself out of future decisions.

Sources tell The News DaviesColley has been approached to stand for the council next year.

Finlay’s November update to the council on the boards’ progress was considered in a behind closed doors workshop and was released for the first time this week.

The Cambridge board needed to build broad engagement and advocacy opportunities with the Chamber of Commerce by working together to raise the ‘town vibrancy’ and continue placemaking efforts with bigger ticket items like the Town Hall and Leamington improvements, he said.

“The community board were thoughtful and positive about new participatory democracy opportunities but also aware of their own value proposition in being deeply connected to community networks.”

Davies-Colley acknowledged the recommendations and said the board’s upcoming work would focus on advocating for further urban mobility upgrades to Shakespeare Street, support Leamington village to become a connected part of wider Cambridge and advocate for more cycling and walking paths through Cambridge East towards the high school.

It’s the show where you can buy everything from items for the home to sheep. And, if you like, take a jetboat ride.

The three day Waipā Home and Leisure Show at Karāpiro is a first for the district and opens tomorrow (Friday) morning.

The domain is well used to having thousands of people converging on it for major events – and this is a new one. Almost 80 retailers have booked stands in the Sir Don Rowlands Centre.

The event is being brought to Waipā by Good Local Media – publishers of the Cambridge News, Te Awamutu News, King Country News and Waikato Business News.

The company’s advertising director Janine Davy – no stranger to organising major home and leisure expos, says response to the event has been so good she is already planning a bigger event in 2025.. See inside your copy of The News today for our eight page feature on the show.

Community board chairs Jo Davies-Colley (Cambridge), left, and Ange Holt (Te Awamutu & Kihikihi), right before this week’s meeting about their performances. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

By Viv Posselt

An engaging set of twins with long established Cambridge roots have celebrated their 95th birthday.

Ngaire Bisset and Dawn Brittin’s special day was enjoyed at a party attended by family and friends, many of whom who shared memories of their decades spent as members of the Roto-o-Rangi Country Women’s Institute.

Their association with that organisation goes back many years.

Ngaire and Dawn’s mother, Mary Campin, was a founding member of the Roto-o-Rangi Institute in 1933, and their own tenure was sufficiently impressive for the twins to be awarded gold service badges a few years ago.

Ngaire and Dawn were born to Mary and Horace ‘Hori’ Campin in Carterton on April 26, 1929. They were a surprise to their parents, said Ngaire’s daughter Kay Hanna, and records show that they weighed 3600 grams (8lbs) apiece. They came to Cambridge when they were three and have

remained here since.

The family comprised older daughter Nathalie, the twin girls and then Jim, who became a highly regarded horse breeder locally before his death in 2013.

Written memories include their mother’s lovely flower garden, Saturday night visits to the ‘pictures’ in Te Awamutu, Sunday School and the Cambridge Show.

Dawn’s daughter Pam Sutton said the twins both married local men and raised their own families here. They are both now widows.

Despite their lofty age, the twins are still active, both indoors and outdoors. They live in their own homes, potter in the garden and are skilled floral arrangers. Dawn has long enjoyed doing the flower beds at Cambridge Bowling Club, and Ngaire has a lengthy involvement with St Andrew’s Anglican Church.

Ngaire and Dawn – said to be ‘mirror’ twins – went on to have four children each. Ngaire has 12 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren, and Dawn has 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

On the beat with Senior Constable DEB HANN

The sound of screeching tyres echoed and a big plume of smoke went up over Shakespeare Street late on Sunday night when a vehicle did ‘donuts’ at the intersection with Kingsley street. Thank you to the members of the public who called with information at the time. The driver certainly made a mess of the road and drove away just on rims. At the time of writing investigations are ongoing to locate the vehicle. As always, if anyone has information on this or any other crime, please call 105 and tell us what you know.

A routine traffic stop last Friday for a vehicle caught speeding, resulted in a female from Morrinsville being arrested. She was also found to be the suspect for several historic theft matters and will appear in court on various charges.

This week I am again facilitating the Loves Me Not programme delivery to year 12 students from Cambridge High School. It is always a rewarding experience as the information and messaging imparted is so important.

For those who haven’t heard of it, Loves Me Not is a programme that was originally launched by the Sophie Elliott Foundation in 2013, in conjunction with New Zealand police and the Ministry of Social Development. It came about as a result of the

murder of Sophie by Clayton Weatherston in 2008 and an associated desire from her family to prevent the same thing from happening to anyone else’s daughter/family member through education about healthy and unhealthy relationships.

Provision of the programme has been handed over to police. It takes the form of a one-day offsite workshop delivered to senior high school students with follow-up discussions at school. The programme not only provides students with the ability to recognise abuse in their own relationships, but also to see it in those of their friends and family. It teaches options for how to take effective bystander and community action to intervene and make a change where abuse is happening.

It is supported by a book written by Sophie’s late mother Lesley Elliott with William J O’Brien. A free downloadable version is available online and it is called, “Loves Me Not. How to keep Relationships Safe”.

On a final note, staff have been out enforcing speed around town and report that people are continuing to put their foot down. Speed has a significant impact on the outcome of any traffic crash. The faster the speed, the greater the likelihood of serious injury or death. Please don’t wait for a

speeding fine to remind you to slow down. It is not a case of speed until you get caught. Drive defensively and especially now, drive to the conditions.

Twins Dawn Brittin and Ngaire Bisset with their 95th birthday cake.

That was then – Dawn and Ngaire as babies.

Road fatality

A Waipā man died following a crash involving a motorcycle on Flat Road, Kihikihi on Saturday evening.

Pools winner

Cambridge’s Perry Aquatic Centre picked up a design award at last week’s New Zealand Institute of Architects Waikato and Bay of Plenty Awards.

Consents down

Resource consent applications are down four for the quarter ended March 31 compared to the previous three months, Waipā’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee heard this week. The 77 consents comprised 43 for land use and 34 for subdivisions. Meanwhile 276 Land Information Memorandums (Lims) –up from 247 – were also processed.

Jan wins

Jan Soanes of Cambridge Creative Fibre won the New Skill award for her entry ‘Safe as Houses’ at the Fibre Exhibition and Fibre Fair in the Town Hall this week. The exhibition is on today (Thursday) from 10am to 3pm.

Parking pings

Motorists continue to rack up parking fines in Cambridge and Te Awamutu with 437 infringements issued from January 1 to March 31. Most were for overstaying in time limited parking in the two towns.

Building proceeds

Four significant projects feature among building consents totalling $46 million for the quarter ended March 31, down from $77.9 million in the same time frame last year. Roading for the Cambridge Summerset retirement village, a new church and community centre in Te Awamutu, remedial works for Woolworths, Te Awamutu and a new technology teaching block at Cambridge Middle School are among the 170 new building consents.

Virus hits council pound

By Mary Anne Gill

A parvovirus outbreak in the Cambridge dog pound has been likened to Covid in the way it should be managed.

Waipā Compliance manager Karl Tutty confirmed animal control staff had put down four puppies several weeks ago

and more cases have become known.

The virus was widespread in the community, and it was only a matter of time before dogs brought it into the pound.

“That makes it very much like the Covid response, keep it out as long as possible and if it is in, manage it,” he told The

News.

Canine parvovirus is a highly contagious viral disease of dogs that commonly causes acute gastrointestinal illness in puppies. The disease most often strikes in pups between six and 20 weeks old.

“It’s a known risk,” said Tuttty.

“We mitigate it as much as possible but there is no way of knowing what dog may be carrying it as obviously we don’t know the history of dogs coming in and many, particularly puppies, probably haven’t had a lot of veterinary attention.”

A total of 65 dogs were impounded in the council’s two pounds in the first three months of the year – 39 were claimed by their owner, eight rehomed and 11 euthanised.

Tutty said the council had litters of pups signed over to the pound in recent weeks and one was in extremely poor condition.

One litter of week-old pups were abandoned in a reserve with a bucket of water and a blanket.

“With cheap desexing programmes available to the community via local charity Pound Hounds Rescue, it is disappointing to see so many litters of unwanted pups.”

Animal Control had 673 calls in the quarter – 17 were reports of dog bites on other animals and people –while most were for more

information and barking complaints.

There are still overdue payments for dog reregistration trickling in, but low staffing levels – two Animal Control officers recently resigned – slowed the process down until Administration staff helped. Now 97.2 per cent of the district’s dogs are registered.

“Keeping fees to an affordable level really helps us to achieve this level of registration, and likewise reasonable fees assist with achieving a high claim rate of impounded dogs, which in turn reduces the costs of euthanasia or rehoming of unclaimed dogs,” said Tutty.

New CEO for Waipā unveiled

By Mary Anne Gill

Steph O’Sullivan has returned to her Waikato roots with confirmation this week she will be Waipā’s new chief executive from late August.

O’Sullivan was born and brought up in Tokoroa where her grandfather Bernie O’Sullivan was deputy mayor and councillor on the then borough council.

In recent times, she has been chief executive at Whakatāne District Council leading the organisation through the Whakaari (White Island) eruption response.

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan said the recruitment process had been comprehensive.

There were 84 applicants for the job left vacant by the resignation of long-standing chief executive Garry Dyet.

The LinkedIn response to her appointment showed how well respected O’Sullivan is with congratulations across the sector, including from regional council chair Pamela Storey, Hamilton deputy mayor Angela O’Leary, Waikato mayor Jacqui Church and chief executive Gavin Ion.

The job ahead of O’Sullivan is expected to be

challenging with residents’ survey numbers at an all-time low and ebbing confidence thanks to the charade that was Cambridge Connections.

O’Sullivan attended Forest View High School in Tokoroa and Massey University where she graduated with an honours double major in Planning and Development Studies. She began her management career as Environment group manager at Ruakawa Charitable Trust in Tokoroa and as chief executive for Ngāti Ranginui Iwi Society. Before her five and a half year stint at Whakatāne,

O’Sullivan was with the government’s Provincial Growth Fund based in Bay of Plenty. She has also held governance roles in the Waikato River Authority, Waikato River Trails Trust, Tauranga People’s Project and chaired the advisory board for Waikato University’s High Performance Centre in Mount Maunganui.

“My background has given me valuable insight into the challenges, opportunities and partnership potential between local and central government, iwi, the private sector and the community,”

O’Sullivan was quoted as saying on Whakatāne District Council’s website.

Jono Gibson Funeral Director

Karl Tutty

These dogs – a mum and three of her five nine-week-old pups – were dumped recently and are now at the Cambridge dog pound.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Steph O’Sullivan

Rising stars

Hold your horses, let’s dance

By Mary Anne Gill

Ivy Oldershaw may have started dancing later than most of her peers, but she sure is making up for it.

The Cambridge High School year 12 student is heading to the United States in July to compete in two international dance competitions in California and Arizona. Not bad considering it was only four years ago that the now 16-year-old stopped her obsession with horse riding and replaced it with ballet.

Now all styles dance are in her sights including hip-hop.

Her mother Jane says Ivy started ballet at KS School of Dance in Cambridge and soon picked up jazz followed by contemporary.

“(Dance) has become a fully fledged passion and under the guidance of Kellie (Schroer) and her team, she has really found her thing.”

Ivy is studying dance for NCEA and earlier this year auditioned for a part in the nationally renowned Tauranga Space Studios which has produced winning hiphop teams for years under the direction of Cameron Smith.

She was accepted – the only one from Cambridge - and ever since has made regular trips over the Kaimai Range to

train, resulting in she and her team winning first place in their category at the World of Dance qualifier events which gave them entry into competitions in Los Angeles and Phoenix. Ivy must fundraise for the trip and has been selling tea towels of her own design to get the thousands of dollars needed.

She is an assistant teacher at KS Dance School working with junior ballet dancers and is working towards gaining her International Dance Teachers’ Association certification. Last year she won the Thornton Cup for diligence in dance at the high school and this year, in addition to being a member of the dance committee, she also takes the junior hip-hop troupe. That in addition to dancing five nights a week and training in Tauranga every Friday.

The family moved to Cambridge from Auckland when Ivy was in Year Two and she started at Cambridge East Primary School in Year Three and then onto Cambridge Middle

“She woke up one morning at age 12 and decided she wanted to do ballet so nagged me until we enrolled her at KS Dance School.

“She hasn’t looked back, and her focus and dedication are something to observe,” said Jane.

Dreaming of the greens

Driving hard towards a dream

No-one can say Cambridge born Jordan Woodall is not toiling hard to achieve his goal.

The Cambridge Golf Club member spends 30-hours a week at a-part-time job at Cambridge Tyre Traders, puts in daily sessions in the Flex Fitness gym, practices every afternoon and weekends - and dreams of striding the world’s fairways as a professional golfer.

Since being introduced to golf aged 11 by former Cambridge school teacher (and handy golfer) Gary Bennett, Jordan, 25, has played for Waikato Under 19 reps, the New Zealand Development Squad, Waikato and the Cambridge Golf Club senior pennants team.

His current handicap index is plus 3.7 which means he plays to a plus 6 on the Cambridge course. To the uninitiated that means at the end of a round he adds six to his gross score.

Jordan, who attended Cambridge East, Cambridge Middle and Cambridge High schools, recently returned from Australia where he played in a qualifying school tournament for the Australian Professional Golf Association. The event attracted 120 aspirants and despite carding 75-71-73 over three rounds of the 6800m Victorian Moonah Links course, he was not one of the 18 to qualify for the main pro tour.

But the dream lives on and Jordan is already saving hard to cover the $4-5000 it costs to chance his arm to play golf for a living.

Next year’s event is again being hosted at the Moonah Links course.

Meanwhile Jordan will continue rising at 5am and heading to the gym, practicing daily and playing as much competitive golf as he can to fulfil his long-held ambition.

Jordan Woodall

BACK or NECK PAIN?

Then try a Teeter

WHY

Because they work! Spinal traction is the oldest recorded medical cure for back issues, rst documented by Hippocrates in 400BC, spinal traction was used successfully for many year’s in modern hospitals however because it was a slow process and tied up hospital beds for long periods, was dropped in favor of surgery, which is considerably faster.

A new study recently published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science brings good news to people struggling with sciatica and lumbar disc disease: surgery may not be your only option for relief. Researchers at Newcastle University found that inversion therapy with a Teeter inversion table o ers back pain and symptoms relief in sciatica patients and may even allow them to avoid surgery altogether.

The case-controlled study evaluated the e ects of regular inversion therapy on the pain symptoms of sciatica patients in line for surgery. The purpose of the study was to, “[measure] symptoms and [compare] the surgery rate following inversion for 85 participants with the surgery rate in 3 control groups.”

Researchers found that lumbar disc disease and sciatica patients in line for surgery who inverted with a Teeter inversion table regularly, were 78% less likely to need surgery than matched individuals who didn’t invert, even as far as two years after the initial trial period.

The study suggests, “…inversion therapy reduces symptoms and the rate of surgery in patients with lumbar disc disease and sciatica.”

Using a Teeter is gentle and relaxing if done properly

WHY TEETER?

Because they are unquestionably the safest, strongest, most comfortable (especially on the ankles) and easiest to operate, Inversion table in the world. Teeter are also the only Inversion tables to meet any and all safety standards for Inversion tables as well as being the only ones FDA approved.

A decision was made by U.L (the top testing facility in the U.S) to test the ve most common brands of Inversion Tables on the U.S market. Teeter was the only brand to pass all tests. All other brands structurally failed in all tests! In the strength test, the best of the cheaper brands structurally failed at only 40% of the test and the worst at 18%. In the endurance test (daily use) the best of the cheaper brands structurally failed at only 12% of the test and the worst at 7%.

Inversion helps to:

• Relieve Back Pain

• Relieve Neck Pain

• Relieve Muscle Tension

• Stimulate Blood And Lymph Flow

• Improve Posture

• Increase Flexability

This is why we only promote Teeter, Inversion is for life, a few minutes of daily use long after your back issues have gone, will help to keep you t and healthy.

I T IS P UR E LOGI C AS TO HOW THE TEETER TABLE WORKS

Discs: It uses gravity to apply traction, the traction gently opens the discs and as they open up they create suction, this suction draws uid from the surrounding tissue back into the discs, re-hydrating them. This is the key! Discs do not have their own blood supply, they rely on trans fer of uid from the surrounding tissue to keep them healthy and hydrated and over the years as discs get thinner with age, they lose the ability to take on uid (just like squeezing a sponge) and they start to de-hydrate.

De-Hydrated discs are less exible, they are harder, more prone to injury, they interfere with nerve roots creating pain and ultimately the de-hydration causes degen eration. The Teeter Inversion table slowly and gently brings the hydration back into the discs, plumping them up. It separates the nerve roots far more e ectively and returns quality of life

Muscles: A lot of pain is muscular, when muscles are stressed they become tight which restricts the ow of blood and lymph through the muscles so toxins build up, Co2 and Lactic Acid. Traction opens up the muscles, Rhythmic Traction, is a gentle rocking motion that stimulates circulation and encourages blood ow through the muscles, which clears the lactic acid into your lymph system where it stimulates lymph ow and deals with it. Most people with serious neck issues see a large improvement after only one treatment.

Posture: Poor posture is one of the major cases of pain and is a major contributor to the deterioration of the body with age. A di erence in leg length causes most of the hip and k nee issues, as they continue to place uneven loads on the joints; similar to the wheels out of alignment on your car.

Trying to correct posture is extremely di cult due to muscle memory, as it constantly pulls the muscles back to where they were. At a level of 40 degrees or more on the Teeter, the muscle groups open up and eventually come back into alignment, using the table daily, does not allow the muscle memory to pull them back out of alignment and slowly the muscles start to lose their memory and go with the ow, allowing the body to come back into correct posture. Then using the table once a day will ensure it is kept there.

This is pure logic, if a machine is out of alignment it does not last long, the only di erence between the body and a machine is that the body is constantly repairing itself, however if the wear and tear on the body is greater than the body’s ability to repair itself, it is a slow decline. The Teeter slowly brings the body out of its decline and allows the body to repair itself, resulting in a far healthier life.

If you are serious about investing in your health and really sorting your issues out, come see us at one of our local roadshows, you have nothing to lose and chances are, a lot to gain.

Our Back Pain Expos

We host a number of back pain expos throughout the country almost every weekend, these expos are a way for people to try out a Teeter Inversion Table and feel the bene ts for themselves in a way that is instructive and informative.

It is also a great way for people who already own a Teeter to come along and get a refreshment course on the use and operation of their Table and clear any questions they have about it.

Sessions run continuously from 10am to 4pm and there are no bookings required, just come along at a time that suits you. There may be a wait during certain times and in these instances chairs are set out for anyone waiting for a turn, or anyone who just wants to ask us a few questions.

We strive to cover the entire country and always try to book the most accessible venues we can. All our upcoming shows in the region are listed in the blue bar below, otherwise check out our website for more www.inversionnz.co.nz/agenda

BACK PAIN EXPO

Thames Citizens Band Hall, 301 Queen Street

Waipa Home & Leisure Show

Sir Don Rowlands Centre, Mighty River Domain, Lake Karapiro 601 Maungatautari, Karapiro

Saturday and Sunday 12th & 13th February 10am - 4pm

Friday and Saturday 10 & 11 May – 10am to 5pm | Sunday 12 May 10am to 4pm

Frank Harwood (84 at time of picture) using his Teeter, Frank’s been Inverting for over eleven years and has found it keeps him young

Public transport: the way to go

Public transport, the Te Huia railway connection between Auckland and Hamilton and cycleways continue to make headlines in the Waikato. Senior writer Mary Anne Gill spent time in the United Kingdom and Europe recently and made these observations.

The man on the tube was deadly serious when he said he had given up cycling in London because it was too dangerous.

Two trips to hospital with broken collar bones after motorists unexpectedly opened their car doors and other close calls had put him off cycling from his Waterloo home to work.

When I told him about our cycleways in Waipā, how cyclists could safely travel around Cambridge, Te Awamutu and Kihikihi, he wanted to know more about house prices, schools and job opportunities.

He shook his head in disbelief when I said there was vocal opposition to cycleways and cyclists like me often cop abuse for no other reason than we choose to use them.

Now I realise it is unfair of me to simplify the views of Waipā naysayers – obvious mistakes have been made in the rush to make clever use of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency funds secured before the change of government. I also believe history will reinforce the wisdom of establishing cycleways in Waipā.

The health benefits are obvious, so too that more people are using them and that children are cycling to school again when for years the norm was for their parents to drop them off in cars.

New Zealand’s public transport system is so far behind what I saw on my recent travels. Here car is king, there they are paupers.

An experience of travelling the 65kms from London’s Gatwick Airport north to Staines-uponThames illustrated what we are missing.

I had been in the Channel Islands and flew from Guernsey – population 64,421 with a truly accessible public transport fleet of

buses with 24 routes that take you affordably around the 62 square kilometre island.

I spent four days hopping on and off buses while sight-seeing using their equivalent of our Bee Card.

The plane left Guernsey two hours late due to storms in the UK so when I arrived at Gatwick, it was 9.40pm. I dreaded the prospect of getting to Staines late at night on my own using public transport and seriously considered booking a

hotel room for the night.

But I got caught up in a queue for the trains as soon as I passed through security, bought a rail ticket to Staines for £12.50 (about $26) and boarded a train for Victoria Station changing at Clapham Junction, several platforms down from the one I alighted at.

Free wi fi on the train made checking timetables and platform numbers a breeze.

At 10.45pm, I crossed the road

from Staines Railway Station to catch the 117 bus for £1.50 ($3.15); by 10.55pm I was outside my mother’s front door and 10 minutes later tucked up in bed.

Astonishing really – I had travelled nearly 450 kilometres from Guernsey to Gatwick and another 65kms to Staines in just over two hours.

I concede I was lucky, it seemed just as I arrived anywhere, so too did a train or a bus. Or is that usual?

Two days after I left to return home, there was industrial action on the Southwestern Railway which services Staines. The train drivers went on strike again for better pay and conditions and there was a reduced service on a Bank Holiday weekend.

So, my hour-long journey from Gatwick to Staines might have taken three hours. Except I would not have attempted it and would have instead either booked a £95 ($200) room at the airport for the night or paid £95 - £120 ($200-$250) for a taxi.

The benefits of public transport are all too often overlooked in New Zealand and part of the reason for that is its piecemeal availability. You simply cannot rely on it; try going 65kms anywhere here on three modes of public transport in an hour.

Mary Anne Gill high above Guernsey looking towards Castle Cornet in St Peter Port. Travelling around the island was effortless on public transport.

Exponential growth after just four years has seen the need for Property Brokers in Cambridge to move into new, larger premises on Victoria Street this month. The team will celebrate the grand opening at 34 Victoria Street with family, clients, suppliers, and friends on May 16.

Alan Copeman, Branch Manager of Property Brokers Cambridge, reflects on when they first opened their doors on Duke Street in 2021 with a team of four. “There were four of us back then; now there’s 18! Cambridge has responded well to our wide variety of services, allowing our team to expand to cater to the community’s growing real estate needs. We cater to all areas of real estate, from residential, rural, lifestyle, commercial, and industrial, and we have some of the best in the business on our team,” he says.

To thank their clients, Property Brokers Cambridge will be pulling out all the stops on their opening day. “Our fabulous BBQ trailer will be on-site at the new office from 7.30 to 8.30 am, offering a free brekkie of bacon and

Auction 16 May 2024 12pm

home

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eggs to anyone who wants to drop in. There will also be a ‘Pop in and WIN’ competition on the day, with plenty of prizes up for grabs.

“Inside the balloons are vouchers which range from free coffees, or café chits to free meal vouchers – or the odd booby prize which is always good for a giggle,” says Teresa Moore, Regional Management Assistant, Property Brokers. “The BBQ will be fired up again at lunchtime with a fundraising sausage sizzle, raising funds for the Cancer Society, with drinks and nibbles in the evening to thank our valued clients and local businesses who have supported us over the years,” she says.

At midday, three properties will be going under the hammer in the brand-new auction room at the Victoria Street premises, making Property Brokers the only local real estate agency with these facilities. “Come along and watch the action, place a bid, or watch the auction online from the comfort of your own home,” says Copeman. “It is part of the total suite of services we offer across the board,” he says.

The all-day event will also be used as a platform to launch Property Brokers’ biggest national campaign yet, giving away a brand new Toyota Hilux SR5 valued at $66,144! To be in to win, request a free appraisal on your property with our sales team before July 31, and you’re in the draw! Go on to list and sell with us, and receive more chances to win.

Auction 16 May 2024 12pm

Auction 16 May 2024 12pm

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More table talk on the bridge

By Viv Posselt

A public meeting last week on the Cambridge Connections and third bridge had a clear message for residents and Waipā District Council.

The gathering of 160 people was characterised by its respectful tone. Residents were urged to submit submissions to council before the May 24 cut-off date and were advised to work with council rather than engage in slandering.

The suggestion for council was to keep the bridge ‘on the table’, secure a site for it now, and keep the public informed every step of the way.

The meeting was called by residents calling themselves the Cambridge Replacement Bridge Residents Group. It was chaired by Andrew Willis, whose great grandfather, the Rev William Willis was the first vicar of St Andrew’s Anglican Church.

He said everyone in the group acknowledged the need for a new bridge as Cambridge continues to grow.

“Our aim is to rally the community to ensure the best decision for a new bridge location is identified,” he said. “Three points are critical … that no residential areas are destroyed in its construction, that it is located in a green-fields zone, and that council should act immediately to procure land for the bridge and

roading access.

“Council wants all proposals coming through to ensure they secure links to the town centre, or they won’t be considered,” he added later, “and that makes sense.”

Willis said of the council’s stated preference for Option C, the lack of information as to how they made that decision, and poor communication were behind tensions between residents and council.

“I am not sure who the adjudicators were who decided what the emerging ‘preferred option’ was, but it certainly was not the residents of Cambridge or Leamington.”

Chris Minnee referenced the numerous times since mid-2020 that he, Mike Ross and Ron Geck,

met with council to discuss the urgent need for a third bridge. Their discovery that an allocation of $500,000 had been included in the council’s 2010 Long Term Plan (LTP) to invest in finding a potential site for a third bridge set off a string of meetings, he said, but no action.

That point was later addressed by John Kerr, the former Waipā council employee who was responsible for putting the $500,000 into the LTP.

“I was district engineer at the time… I persuaded my colleagues to include that half million because it was clear Cambridge was under stress then. It is even more so now,” he said. “Why it hasn’t progressed is anyone’s guess.”

Kerr said the issue was more about connectivity than just a third

bridge. He cited the potential risk to Leamington, using the example of difficult water access should there be a major fire on that side.

“Traffic is a third of our problem. With our water systems south of the river, we are at risk of looking like Hawke’s Bay should a big event occur here. It takes 15 to 30 years to get any major infrastructure built in this country. I applaud that the idea of the bridge remaining on the table … but without good connectivity, Cambridge will become two isolated communities, not one.”

On the issue of how council had arrived at its preference for Option C, meeting co-organiser Idelle Hiestand reminded the audience of findings presented last month by resident Carey Church. They showed that forecasts were based

on traffic numbers taken during a Covid red light period, which skewed forecasts for normal conditions.

“Earlier meetings show there have been multiple sites identified. There is growth on both sides of the river. Why is council not asking Leamington and other residents what they think rather than making everyone get into town on bikes or mobility scooters?” she said to applause.

John Barnes-Graham presented a slide show, suggesting a route between Matos Segedin Drive and the Gaslight Theatre/RDA site, through to the roundabout at Te Awa. He said the benefits would include halving the traffic at the St Andrew’s roundabout and would divert heavy traffic.

Minnee said it was essential to get traffic away from pinch points, while council’s suggestion would push everyone into a pinch point. “Option C has done nothing to mitigate that. We need to spread the traffic out.”

Another organiser of the meeting, Danielle Schaad, said the group did not want the bridge ‘taken off the table’, but wanted to see it progressed.

“It has been on the table for 25 years, but it’s been pushed from person to person because nobody had the hutzpah to make a decision. This issue is not about slandering council, it is about working with them.”

There was an almost universal ‘aye’ response when the audience was asked if they wanted a new road bridge across the river in Cambridge/Leamington.

Anticipating eruptions

I was recently asked how reliable our technology is for giving us warnings about eruptions.

The answer is complex. It’s a mix of our technology, the people we have monitoring our volcanoes, how well we understand our volcanic systems (those are often influenced heavily by how much funding we have), and the volcano itself.

The global field of volcanology is always working on new ways to monitor volcanoes and every now and again a game changer pops up. Recently we have seen the rise of drones that we can use to map changes on volcanoes, collect images and video, take measurements, and even collect samples of rock, ash, gas, and fluids. We can do this in areas where we would be in danger with our fragile human bodies. In the past few decades we have had an explosion of satellites that collect all sorts of valuable information from space. Our technology keeps improving and a lot of research goes into understanding how to use it specifically for volcanoes and eruptions.

All the technology and methods we use take money, as well as people’s time, and we don’t get enough. The technicians who develop, install, and maintain our

By Janine Krippner

equipment are critical, especially in harsh volcanic environments where things tend to break or corrode. Even simple webcams take maintenance of the data collection and transmission systems that they run on. It takes a team.

We need the right human expertise and experience in our universities and monitoring agencies – GNS Science in our case. Each different part of volcano monitoring takes someone not only understanding it in depth (what processes produce what sort of seismic signals), but also pushing our knowledge forward (finding and understanding new signals). We can have all the data in the world on what a volcano is doing but we need someone who really understands it, all the limitations and exceptions, and how to interpret and apply it. I may be an expert in volcanoes, but when it comes to something like seismology that is way over my head, we need volcano geophysicists for that. We all have our specialities and technological needs. All of this must be put into the context of the volcano itself. We work to understand past eruptions and the complex magma systems below by analysing the rocks from eruptions past. Different dedicated laboratories

detect and measure different elements in the components of the rocks (glass, crystals, and trapped gas or fluids). Complicated computer models are developed using the physics of volcanic processes. The eruption deposits themselves tell us about how each part of an eruption behaves and changes through time. We also mix in geophysics (studying the rocks within the Earth) and gas chemistry (released from magma). All of this takes tools from simple rulers and cameras to multi-million-dollar lab equipment.

Why is this important? Because the cost of an eruption to society can also be severe. The more we understand our volcanoes and prepare the different aspects of society (like utilities companies and farming communities), the more we can reduce the impact and speed up recovery. This is simply a part of living in a volcanically active country, on a very volcanically active planet.

For volcano monitoring in New Zealand GNS Science/GeoNet online shows some of the monitoring outputs like seismicity and webcam images.

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School on hold

The designation for a new school in Cambridge, which the coaltion government put the brakes on earlier this year, lapses in 2031, Waipā council’s Strategic and Policy committee were told this week.

The answer came in response to a question from Cr Mike Pettit, who is also principal at Cambridge Primary School, about how discussions were proceeding between the council and the Ministry of Education.

The News revealed in January “fiscal constraints” had delayed the school at least two years despite the infrastructure for the 300-pupil primary school being already in place. Delays are now likely to be longer than that.

Group manager district growth and regulatory services Wayne Allan said it was “disappointing” national issues had seen the school stalled after years of work between the ministry and the council.

“If we have any further updates, we will let you know,” he told councillors.

The only revenue the council misses out on with the lack of development are in the water billing or pan tax areas. Development contributions and rates are not payable by government organisations.

The school remains in the District Plan for 10 years from the time it was put in, which was 2021.

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‘Compact’ housing approval appealed

By Mary Anne Gill

Cambridge landowner Ruth Hickey has filed an appeal with the Environment Court following Waipā District Council’s decision to allow a six-unit compact housing development in Kelly Road.

Hickey, who lives next door to the proposed development, said she has asked the court to waive the legal fees, estimated at $25,000. Filing required a fee of $600.

Consent was issued on April 5 and is one of two in Cambridge testing the council’s land use provisions.

The other is at 153 Taylor Street, where the application was granted on April 23.

The hearing to consider the application by Zane Beckett and Joshua Te Weehi of Kelly Road Investments for six two storey units at 3 Kelly Road was held in March and considered by three commissioners - Waipā councillors Clare St Pierre, Liz Stolwyk and Marcus Gower, who chaired the hearing.

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Hickey and a lawyer acting for the estate of another landowner opposed the application.

Beckett, who was involved in developing a nearby medical and retail centre, told the hearing smaller three-bedroom units were becoming common in Cambridge because many athletes who lived in the town for their sports did not want the maintenance of large sections.

There was a shortage of low maintenance rentals for professionals, he said.

Councillors visited the site and according to Hickey parked

on the berm because there was no roadside parking available.

“The hearing panel reasons in granting consent is that one single garage for onsite parking will provide sufficient supply to avoid adverse effects to Kelly Road and the surrounding road network,” said Hickey.

She argued the commissioners ignored the extra 50 vehicle movements a day from the completed site and the impact it would have on the neighbourhood.

“I feel one ratepaying property and two local voters don’t matter when big money developers want to build.”

Gower also chaired the limited notification Taylor Street application for seven two-storey units with a panel of St Pierre and fellow councillor Lou Brown.

Two neighbours opposed the application.

Developer John Kenel of Assured Property Investments recently told media Cambridge needed to get ready for infill housing which is quite common in Hamilton.

Townhouses would become a part of Cambridge’s landscape too, he said.

MONDAY

5:50pm- Building Alarm and evacuation, 32 Lake Street

WEDNESDAY

2:29pm - Vegetation re, Parallel Road

6:12pm - Medical, Cardiac Arrest, Vogel Street

7:42pm - Building Alarm and evacuation, Cambridge Road

SATURDAY

1:29pm, Assistant ambulance, Vogel Street

3:58pm, Assist police, boat retrieval, Waikato River CAMBRIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE CALLS OVER THE LAST WEEK

Cambridge’s delicatessen, The Store, has been supplying locals with a curated range of New Zealand’s artisan products for more than three

It was established by sisters, Johanna and Eleanor, who travel the length of the country to bring back the very best New Zealand has to o er for their growing number of loyal customers. As the weather gets colder, customers are popping in to pick up the delicious ready meals made by Te Awamutu’s Red Kitchen and Jess’s Underground Kitchen from Auckland. These meals come in a range of sizes and there is plenty of choice to suit every taste. and the famous

Oamaru Organic Soups are fully stocked for autumn, perfectly paired with the daily bread delivery from Hamilton’s awardwinning Grumpy Baker.

A good option for winter evenings are the slow cooked meats from well-known Te Awamutu butchers, Magills, including lamb shanks, beef brisket and duck legs. A selection of fresh lled ravioli from the Italian brothers of Mediterranean Foods in Wellington, garnished with Meyer’s new King of Parmesan or the authentic wood red pizzas from Matakana, are stars of the working midweek meal.

Let’s not forget to nish o with a selection of New Zealand chocolates from Bennetts of Mangawhai, or a cheeseboard platter from the great Waikatobased Over the Moon Dairy. Whatever you are looking for when it comes to great food for any occasion, check out The Store at 41 Duke Street, Cambridge.

Black Doris Plum and Almond Crumble

sticky date pudding are amongst the favourites.

Quick points

 Does the venue size fit the numbers?

 Too big a venue will dampen the ambience of your event and too small will make it uncomfortable and crowded – make sure you choose a venue that fits the number of your guests comfortably, from seating to parking.

 Think about what you will need when choosing a venue – not all will come complete with everything you need from the basics of tables and chairs to tablecloths, cutlery and crockery – even portable loos may be required. This is aside from whatever theme decorations you may use. Be sure all these are included, or are in your list of budgeted items you know you need to cater for.

 Check that everyone will be able to see well any speechmakers or ceremonies. Also look at how having a photographer or videographer in place might impact on your guests’ ability to see if the area is tight or narrow.

 Is catering provided or required? If required, make sure your venue has an appropriate kitchen setup so that your chosen caterer can organize courses and clearing of past ones efficiently and well. And, if you are providing your own, always make sure you have a Plan B.

 If your venue is shared and you intend to have children attend, be comfortable that the area you will use can remain private from other users of the venue.

 Cleaning – it’s important to know who is responsible and what time it needs to be done by. Some venues will want it done before you leave, and others will have a team to do it once you have gone. Be sure you know whose responsibility it will be and if it’s yours, make sure you have a team on standby.

 Make sure you book well ahead. Popular venues are often booked a year or more in advance.

At the Lily Pad we love to cater to your needs whether that be a Wedding, anniversary,birthday, work do or anything else in between. Fabulous playground for the kids!

Chat to us and we can discuss what your vision is for your next event!

WEDNESDAY 15 MAY, 2PM

If you find the idea of downsizing difficult, you’re not alone. Whether you’re preparing for a move, or its simply time for some home organisation, Cassandra Wake from Move Managers is here to help.

Learn how downsizing can make your life feel richer, happier, and less stressed. During this presentation tips and tricks will be shared on how and where to start the downsizing process.

Winter

A checklist in choosing the right heat pump

By far the biggest heat installation in New Zealand homes today is that of the heat pump. But it’s not just a question of the rst or cheapest model you come across.

One of the biggest factors is making sure you have the right size. This is essential for both cost and performance.

A heat pump that is too small may struggle to adequately heat or cool your home, while one that is too large can cycle on and off frequently, both leading to energy waste and potential wear and tear.

Ideally, you should consult with a professional such as an electrician or quali ed installer to determine the appropriate size and capacity based on factors such as the size of your home, insulation levels, climate, and desired temperature preferences. Even a second storey will make a difference and in some instances, large homes will require more than one.

Look for heat pumps with appropriate Energy Star ratings that indicate better energy ef ciency, which can translate to lower energy bills and reduced environmental impact over time.

Look for heat pumps with a wide operating temperature range and advanced features like variable-speed

compressors or dual-fuel capabilities for optimal performance in varying weather conditions.

There are several types of heat pumps available, including air-source, groundsource (geothermal), and ductless mini-split systems. Each type has its advantages and limitations, so carefully evaluate your home’s layout, heating and cooling needs, and budget to determine which type is the best t for your situation.

You’ll also need to think about the installation requirements. Heat pumps require outdoor units and ductwork and you’ll need to think about where this will go.

Pay attention to the noise level of the heat pump, especially if you have neighbours in close proximity or if the unit will be installed near frequently used outdoor areas. Look for models with noise-reducing features such as insulated compressor compartments or variable-speed fans for quieter operation.

Evaluate additional features and technology offered by different heat pump models, such as programmable thermostats, Wi-Fi connectivity, zoning capabilities, and advanced ltration systems. These features can enhance comfort, convenience, and indoor air quality.

Riders in the pink

By Mary Anne Gill

Donna McCauley likes nothing more than feeling the wind in her hair and experiencing the adrenalin which comes from riding a Harley Davidson motorbike.

Turns out the Te Awamutu 50-something woman is not alone with nearly 300 fellow female bike riders turning up in Cambridge on Saturday for the International Female Riders Day.

The global event is into its 18th year and on the first Saturday of May annually celebrates the cultural, social and active lifestyles of women who ride and enjoy motorcycling and powersports.

Add to that revving up the throttles while parked outside Cambridge Town Hall for the event to get underway.

The Waipā version was hosted by the Waikato community of Litas, a female motorcycle gang founded in 2015 by two moto-obsessed women in Salt Lake City, Utah. Co-founder Paige Macy had used the name Litas to tag her art and thought it sounds like a “sweet” name to describe female motorcyclists.

The event was opened by Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan outside the Town Hall. The event takes place in 120 countries and is a very visible shout out for gender equality, awareness and respect for women in motorcycling and encourages other women to take up the activity.

“As an unashamed feminist the words describing this event resonate with me,” said O’Regan who confessed to staying off

Letters…

The bridge

Following what has previously been described as a disastrous “information meeting” arranged by the Waipā District Council regarding the proposed bridge option for Cambridge in March, the Cambridge Community Board made positive suggestions to get better information sharing between the community and the council. This was in stark contrast to the mayor’s response who blamed concerned citizens for the disruptive behaviour that they allege happened.

The reality is that the council did not do their job in consulting with the public, failed miserably in communicating their rationale for their chosen option; and what was put in the public domain was “Council speak” that very few ratepayers or residents understood.

Five weeks have passed since we saw these two diametrically opposed statements

motorbikes since she fell of a Yamaha farm bike as a girl.

O’Regan gave Sally Johnson’s Panda motorbike the Mayor’s Choice award.

Donna McCauley started riding motorbikes 10 years ago and got her learner’s licence when she was 42.

“I don’t know why I started. I’d never driven dirt bikes or anything and I just saw all these females who had a bike licence and thought that was for me.”

She bought a new Harley Davidson Low Rider 1690cc bike for $25,000 in 2016 and it sports the licence plate MZHOG.

The route for the 100km ride on Saturday took in Lake Karāpiro, where riders had lunch, and the back roads around Mangakino, Arapuni and the Waipā district. It ended with a dinner at the Cambridge Raceway.

Road users did a double take particularly as many of the riders had decorated their bikes while others wore costumes for the event, some sporting pink tutus.

It is McCauley’s fifth time in the international ride which will be held in Taranaki next year.

“There’s nothing like feeling the wind in your hair and that little bit of adrenaline that goes with riding a motorbike.”

And it is just as well she is unrecognisable underneath the helmet and leathers as McCauley says she likes to swear out loud while riding.

But you will not see her if it is raining.

“I hate riding in the wet weather.”

and we have three weeks before submissions close on aspects of the project that do not involve the bridge location. What do we get next? I find it interesting that, a day before a publicly arranged meeting at the Cambridge Town Hall, I received an email from Waipā District Council announcing an independent enquiry into the processes surrounding the Cambridge Connections project. Do we need an enquiry to tell us that they made some fundamental mistakes that should never have happened, to accept that they must work to get trust back and that this trust will only be restored when there is effective communication with the impacted community?

If Waipā District Council had listened to their community, we would never have found ourselves in this mess in the first place. (Abridged).

Pip Kempthorne Cambridge

Waipā rider Donna McCauley on her Harley Davidson with friend Mel Duff of Hamilton wait on the Cambridge Town Hall piazza for the International Female Riders’ Day to get underway. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

Join us for a scrumptious high tea

Get a taste of the Summerset life!

Here at Summerset Cambridge, we love any chance for a get-together, so we’re hosting a month of scrumptious high teas and you’re invited.

Just pop along anytime between 10am and 12pm, on any Wednesday in May, and enjoy a range of delicious food and tea and coffee on us.

Whilst you’re here, why not also get a taste of the Summerset life that our residents love so much. We’d love to show you around our village and the brand-new homes available.

Love the life you choose.

Don’t miss out on the region’s biggest home and leisure show

10AM - 5PM Fri & Sat Sun 10AM - 4PM

WEEKE ND 10-12 MAY 2024

@ SIR DON ROWLANDS CENTRE, Mighty River Domain, Lake Karapiro, 601 Maungatautari Rd, Karapiro, Cambridge

FREE PARKING Gate 2

Children under 12yrs Free Adults $5 Outside Playground

The wait is over, Waipā now has its very own Home and Leisure Show, and the Good Local Media team is buzzing with excitement after months of preparation.

Advertising director Janine Davy - who came up with the concept and has taken it through to fruition - said the three-day show starting tomorrow (Friday) at Lake Karāpiro was a rst for the region.

“We’ve got 78 exhibitors o ering the latest trends for the home and garden, plus there’s food”/liquor, leisure activities, jet boat rides down the Waikato River and a kids’ playground.

Centre venue is perfect for it.”

Home and Leisure shows are common in cities like Hamilton, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch which drag people into the big smoke.

They o er highly bene cial opportunities for the exhibitors but often result in lost sales for the regions. Often ticket prices prohibit the whole family from attending which is why show tickets are $5 for Adults and Children Under 12 are free.

“That’s why we’re so thrilled to have our own Waipā Home and Leisure Show and we’re expecting visitors not only from nearby Cambridge and Te Awamutu but

This is a zero waste event - bring your own reusable bag

community newspapers

Waikato Business

Good Local Media advertising director Janine Davy, right, with team members Liz Beyleveld and Daniel Davy,(absent Joanne Poole) prepare exhibitor packs for the Waipā Home and Leisure Show at Lake Karāpiro.

EXHIBITORS

STAND 1 - Waikato Air Conditioning Group - We supply and install heat pumps –best prices guaranteed.

STAND 2 - Shoppington - Stocks the best range of outdoor water features in New Zealand.

STAND 3+4 - Power Chill (NZ) Ltd - Your air conditioning, ventilation, and refrigeration specialists in the Waikato.

STAND 5 - PGO Horticulture- Hydroponic systems, supplies, and advice - Commercial and Hobby supplies, Custom blended Fertilisers and Nutrients,- Irrigation / Fertigation equipment,- Greenhouse Automation.

STAND 6 - Bioptron NZ - Breakthrough medical light therapy device for wounds, immunity, natural pain relief. Show O erFREE treatment!

STAND 7 - Majestic Sheep Breeders - Valais Blacknose and Aussie White sheep breeders, Central Waikato.

STAND 8 - Roger Ramsey BuildingWaikato renovation experts. No job too big, or small.

STAND 9 - Wild West WorcesterNorthland based creator of gourmet Worcester sauces, relishes and chutneys.

STAND10+ 11 - Outdoor Shade Solutions - Shade sails, Waterproof sails, Wave shade, Umbrellas, Outdoor blinds, Pergolas, Awnings.

STAND 12 - The Bikery Café - Show Café located in the Matariki Room - Barista Co ee and Pastries.

STAND 13 - Narellan Pools Waikato & Taupo - New Zealand’s Most Loved Pool Brand, New Zealand Made Pools.

STAND 14+15 - Cozy NZ WaikatoSpecialist manufacturer & installer of aluminium windows & doors.

STAND 16 - Grinters Funeral Home/ Rosetown Funeral Home - Pre-plan your funeral arrangements options with our funeral directors.

STAND 17+30 - Mavis & Mick - Leather Shoes, Boots, Handbags, Accessories & Women’s Clothing.

STAND 18 - Wash Rite- Professional Exterior

House & Commercial Building Cleaning NZ-Wide.

STAND 19 -Treetown KitchensSpecialising in providing quality kitchens and interior joinery solutions.

STAND 20 + 27100% Home- Strawbridges - Adjustable Furniture and Beds, Portable Appliances Specials from a company you can trust.

STAND 21 - St Johns Cambridge - St John Ambulance making life-changing di erences within our community.

STAND 22 - Hallmark Services - Better cleans with the Hallmark Team. Your trusted residential, commercial and carpet cleaners.

STAND 23 - Fowler Homes - Your local award winning builders, let’s talk about your project.

STAND 24 +25 - Waipa Networks - Talk to us about energy e ciency & electrical safety.

STAND 26 - Cambridge Tiles - Tiles for every style & budget, backed by local expert advice.

STAND 28 - Continuous Spouting - See us for the continuous spouting and rainwater systems you can rely on.

STAND 29 - Lawn Rite - The grass is greener when you mow it. Lawns, hedges & weed control.

STAND 31 - EziRider - Fold up electric bikes, super discounts, free accessories.

STAND 32 - Good Local Media Ltd - Show Organizer -Information Desk located in foyer. Also, Publishers of Cambridge News, Te Awamutu News , King Country News, Waikato Business.

STAND 33+34 - Double Glazing United - Your local timber and aluminum retro t double glazing specialist.

STAND 35 - Expert Flooring - NZ Wool Carpets, Laminates, Vinyl Planking and Timber Flooring.

STAND 36+37 - Latitude HomesNationwide New home builders.

STAND 38 - Totalspan Waikato/King Country - Have you covered for garages, workshops, storage and more!”

STAND 39 - Inversion NZ Ltd - Teeter X3 Fitspine for relief of back, neck, hip and knee pain.

STAND 40+ 41 - Design Builders ( Waikato/ Franklin) Ltd. - Creating unique top quality, superb, beautiful one-o homes as everyone is di erent.

STAND 42 - 4WD SolutionsIf you’re looking for vehicle suspension solutions – see us!

STAND 43 - Cambridge Real Estate - Real Estate giveaway & Kids competition! Visit us!

STAND 44 - Daisy Garden Bags & BinsGreen waste collection service for residential and commercial properties in the Waikato.

STAND 45 - The Designers ColabCollaborative interior design studio - Featuring industry leaders in residential/ commercial design.

STAND 46 - Truestyle Improvements/NZ Swimming Pools - For all your landscaping and pool projects.

STAND 47 - Liquorice Delights & Mega Cookies - Liquorice Delights – The top-notch quality delights you deserve, crafted in New Zealand.

STAND 48+49+50 - Edwards & Hardy Roo ng - Re-Roo ng, Roof Cleaning, Roof Repairs, Guttering.

STAND 51 - Cambridge Resthaven - 100% Community owned retirement village, care centres, companion driving service.

STAND 52 - The Cambridge Distillery Co. - Crafters of ne gins and sprints, made right in the heart of Cambridge from local ingredients.

STAND 53 - Mons Flavors - Delivers healthy and versatile spice blends, made in Rotorua, inspired by Indian Wisdom.

STAND 54 - Carley’s Kitchens - Homemade cooking made with love & a ordable merchandise.

STAND 55 - Waikato Security Doors -Manufacturer and installers of security doors & insect screens. Covering Waikato, BOP & Coromandel.

STAND 56+ 57 - Carpet Court & Curtain Studio - We have the perfect ooring and curtain solution for every lifestyle.

STAND 58 - First National Te AwamutuWe are passionate about helping you with your real estate needs.

STAND 59 - Versatile Homes and Buildings’ - Your trusted building partner for over 40 years.

STAND 60 - Waipa Glass/Waipa Cambridge- Splashbacks, showers, glass art, glass products, pet doors, cleaning products.

STAND 61 - Grindking - Local concrete grinding, sealing, bush hammering and polishing specialists.

STAND- 62+63 - Kiwi Az Creationz - We create a range of furniture and décor made from wine barrels.

STAND 64 - LANGSFORD & OGLEShowcasing our House & Land collection and dream home solutions.

STAND 65 - Cambridge Tourism Operators

- Learn more about all the great tourism products in your backyard.

STAND 66 - The Biltong Shed- Biltong: the ultimate snack for any adventure! A food with no limits!

STAND 67 - Huis Joinery - Bespoke Kitchen and Cabinet Makers / Kitchens / Laundries / Barndoors / Wardrobes / Custom Cabinetry.

STAND 68 - TENZCO - We specialise in Ten’s therapy, natural drug free pain relief.

STAND 69 - Masada - Cladding the weatherboard you never have to paint.

OUTSIDE

STAND 70 - BUILDLINK CAMBRIDGENewest Local Building Merchant, Exclusive Deals on Quality Building Supplies

STAND 71 - NP Flowers - We sell fresh cut owers and bouquets, pick up your Mother Days owers.

STAND 72 - Majestic Sheep BreedersValais Blacknose and Aussie White sheep breeders, Central Waikato- Live sheep.

STAND 73 - Keppler - Waikato’s home of GWM, HAVAL, TANK and ORA.

STAND 74-. Sawadee Thai and Asian Caterers- We o er authentic Thai cuisine led by our talented chef Thanya.

STAND 75 - Mizzoni Wood red Pizza & Pasta - Authentic Italian wood red Pizza by Mizzoni Hamilton.

STAND 76 - Black & Orange Catering - Low and Slow Pulled Pork and Brisket.

STAND 77 - Loco

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VISIT US AT THE WAIPA HOME & LEISURE SHOW

Pop along and visit our team at stall 43 at the first ever Waipa Home & Leisure Show from Friday 10th — Sunday 12th May 2024 at the Don Rowlands Centre, Karapiro.

We will be running a Real Estate giveaway and a competition for kids! We can’t wait to see you there!

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FIND US AT STALLS 24 AND 25 FOR:

Energy efficiency insights: Discover how to save on energy costs with Ecobulbs and shower heads.

Safety first: Talk to our team about electricity safety.

Equipment showcase: Explore our network equipment up close.

WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!

EVENT DETAILS

Dates: Friday 10 May to Sunday 12 May

Times: Friday and Saturday 10am – 5pm Sunday 10am – 4pm

Location: Sir Don Rowland Centre, Mighty River Domain, Lake Karapiro

Entry fees: Adults $5, Children under 12 free

FOWLER HOMES WAIKATO

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If you’re tired of cold winter mornings and mopping up condensation, then you need to speak to our team of double glazing professionals today! Whether it’s retrofitting into your existing timber or aluminium joinery – we can do it all. Join the community of satisfied clients across the stunning Waikato & Bay of Plenty region – get in touch with us today!

Brand new homes available now at Summerset Cambridge*

At Summerset, our retirement villages are designed to make sure you get the best out of your retirement. Summerset Cambridge is no exception, with a range of brand new homes ready to move in to now.

Our single-storey villas are modern, spacious and warm - just what you need in time for winter. There are no worries about maintenance or upkeep as we do it all for you.

Once our stunning village centre is complete, residents and their families will be able to enjoy a range of resort-style facilities including:

High tea

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Indoor swimming pool & spa pool

Recreational bowling green

Resident bar

Public café

Exercise room

Hair & beauty salon

Resident workshop

Come along to our next Morning Tea and Tour to see why our residents love the Summerset life.

*All Summerset homes are sold under a licence to occupy and are subject to availability. Summerset does not offer rental accommodation.

Third world stories, here

By Peter Nicholl

My 14 March column was titled ‘what is wrong with NZ?’ I had been surprised and even shocked by the number of stories appearing that I would have expected to refer to third-world countries I have lived in or visited, but not about New Zealand.

Recently, I have been collecting similar stories as I read the news each day. In less than two months, the list of stories I would not have expected to read about New Zealand is already enough to fill at least two more columns.

Here are a few of the most surprising or alarming ones…

A new Auckland surgical building cannot open due to a lack of staff. It was intended to open in stages but the first stage was supposed to be in December 2023, and then in April 2024 – and now they don’t know when.

Planned cuts to public service staff so far won’t even wind back the staff increases of the last six months of 2023. Why did that strong expansion in staff numbers occur when there was an election under way? Why are the chief executives who hired all those new staff last year now the ones charged with bringing numbers down again? The first ones to lose their jobs should be them.

A majority of respondents to a recent survey on the state of the nation agreed New Zealand society is broken and the country is in decline.

Plans for a new billion-dollar emergency services radio network are ‘off-track’.

A review of the emergency responses to Cyclone Gabrielle found that ‘familiar laxities’ present in New Zealand’s responses to emergencies for 20 years or more were still present. Another item in the same story said 25 reviews of emergency responses to Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland storms were

underway.

NZ is prolific when it comes to reviews and reports, but will anything actually be done as a result of all these reports? The past track-record is not encouraging.

The Wynyard quarter bridge, which is only a few years old, is locked in an open position and it will take months to fix. Meanwhile, the businesses that depend on the bridge for customer access are being hit severely. A letter to the editor of a publication pointed out that the previous bridge had operated without problems for 60 years

Coming closer to home, a Cambridge resident pointed out to the Waipā District Council that their so-called ‘data-based review’ for the location of a third bridge across the river had used traffic data from the period during the Covid-19 red light traffic settings, a period when traffic flows were clearly distorted. Senior council officers told her they were not aware of this. Really? Using inappropriate data as a basis for a major project is worse than using no data and relying on common sense and consultation.

The NZ Statistics Department may be forced to drop poverty surveys because they are too expensive. This would be a very third-world approach to a policy problem. Don’t measure it and maybe no-one will notice there is a problem.

I will over the next month focus on collecting positive stories about what’s happening in New Zealand.

Hopefully, I will get enough material to write a positive column to provide a counterbalance to this negative one

I believe in miracles…

By Murray Smith, Bridges Church

Our culture seems to have elevated science and reason over ‘faith’.

Making a god of analytical thinking and intellect restricts our comprehension of how much more there is, infinitely beyond what can be seen, touched, or explained naturally. A miracle is when natural laws are inexplicably suspended and an occurrence happens for which there is no earthly explanation; where something considered impossible, proves to be possible. That’s a miracle… where the divine spiritual realm breaks in, transcending the natural physical realm.

The Bible records many deeds Jesus did in His earthly ministry… healing every type of disease, sickness and infirmity, breaking demonic oppression off people, raising the dead to life, miracles of nature, (calming storms, feeding multitudes), plus other interventions such as angelic visitations and supernatural protection being mentioned.

I’ve been privileged to witness on numerous occasions, many of the same miracles that Jesus performed, which incidentally, He promised His followers they’d do in His Name. Anyone with faith and empowered by Jesus can participate in the outworking of miracles… recognising God’s power alone, makes impossible things possible.

Since a person with an experience is never at the mercy of someone with an argument, I will continue to believe for, and anticipate miracles because it is simply part and parcel of what accompanies authentic, obedient relationship with God. Christianity stripped of the miraculous isn’t Christianity at all. Inexplicably some claiming faith in God believe that miracles and supernatural demonstrations used to occur, but ceased with the close of the first century. Even a casual glance over church

history refutes that position, with investigation revealing miracles have continually attended the faithful witness of Jesus’ followers.

I visited a little place called Ardmore in Southern Ireland last year, where in year 448 (just before St.Patrick), an Irish bishop, St. Declan, saw astounding miraculous deeds, recorded by multiple eye witnesses. Described as ‘resplendent in character and diverse in miracles’, Declan was used prolifically in miraculous deeds reminiscent of Jesus’ own ministry.

Our experience with God (or lack of it), determines our expectation of what He might be capable of and willing to do. Having a ‘faith’ stance, believing His promises and trusting in His power, clearly plays a part in miracles happening, while unbelief quenches them.

Jesus entered Nazareth, the place of his upbringing. Here they had no appetite for Jesus performing the miracles being witnessed throughout Israel…these cynical people were derisive… “isn’t this Joseph the carpenter’s son?… he grew up here and his family still live among us…He’s nothing..!” Their challenge of Jesus’ divinity and supernatural authority resulted in them missing a wonderful visitation of God.

Jesus said, “according to your faith, be it unto you..,” suggesting our faith has a part in the release of God’s sovereign interventions into situations. Faith isn’t us doing mental gymnastics to conjure up sufficient belief…it’s simply counting Him trustworthy.

Yes, I believe in miracles. The greatest one being that which occurs when a person surrenders their trust to a God who has stopped at nothing to bring about our salvation. A God who is intimately close, present, willing to restore all things in His great love.

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Historian – and a ‘styley’ lady’

By Viv Posselt

One of Cambridge’s most loyal daughters, Joan McCathie, was lauded recently as inspirational, generous and an insatiable local historian.

After Joan’s death last month, just weeks after her 83rd birthday, the outpouring of memories penned by her former students at Fraser High School began to appear.

“One of the great outcomes of an

education can be finding a teacher who is so inspiring that you at once know where you want to go in life and your future is set,” wrote one, who went on to become a doctor. He rated her engaging teaching style almost as much as the interesting cars she drove.

Others pegged her as firm but fair, a true professional with a wonderful sense of humour and compassion, a great and wellrespected leader.

Her younger sister Gaye Lorigan said

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that while they were very different women, they always loved, admired and supported one another. They were Cambridge girls through and through, born to David and Gwendoline McCathie who themselves were well known locally. Joan was born in the Alpha St house in which she lived all her life. She had wanted to end her days there, Gaye said, but it was not to be.

Her farewell service at Woodside Estate was led by Kay Gregory, a past pupil of hers. Also speaking was Cambridge Museum manager Elizabeth Harvey, who described Joan’s knowledge of the history of this area as “far deeper than mine will ever be”.

“Her passion for the local community and her insatiable curiosity about its history were infectious,” she said. “Whether she was delving into the newspaper archives at the museum or advocating for the preservation of the town’s heritage with the Historical Society, Joan’s commitment was limitless.”

Her meticulous indexing of the Waikato Independent, printed locally from 1904 to 1995, aids researchers today. Some of those pages reflected her own life – an early record shows her in 1946 as a flower girl at a Town Hall party. There is also reference to her mother ‘shocking’ the locals in early 1934 by wearing slacks in Victoria St; “It’s hard to imagine the fashion spreading to any extent”, stated the accompanying comment.

After Joan completed her schooling in Cambridge, she went to Auckland Teachers’ College. She taught at Hamilton Girls’ High and then at Hamilton Tech College which later became Fraser High School, completing 45 years before adding a further five as

International Student director. She remained active in Cambridge through extensive volunteering with the Cambridge Museum, Cambridge Tree Trust, Hospice Waikato and New Lives Animal Rescue, and was a generous donor. Her fun side was remembered by many, particularly her passion for cars. She owned several memorable vehicles, including a 1960s Ford Futura coupe and a 1970s Valiant Charger. That she was “a very styley lady–” according to the doctor she once taught –should come as no surprise. Joan’s father David McCathie owned a menswear shop in Victoria St, her sister Gaye is known for the two fashion stores she has run over the years … and, of course, their mum had a great eye for a pair of slacks.

Joan McCathie, in striped jersey, was always in the thick of the action when projects such as the development of Lake Te Koo Utu involved the Cambridge Tree Trust.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

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HAWORTH, Graeme

Henderson Russell –

Passed away 27 April 2024. Peacefully with Elaine by his side, aged 88, married just under 65 years. Elaine, Stephen and Grant would like to thank: Graeme’s carers, nurses and all at Lauriston Park Care for their special happy times with Graeme, Cambridge Fire Brigade, which played a large part of his life, Frank Gies for his help over the many years while in business and as a friend. Also, Sandra who was there to give her support, Judith and Gordon for the hospital trips etc, Lisa and the girls for amazing help to get us into the rest home in incredible time. All my family for the love and support.

HEAD, Judith May –

Peacefully on May 3rd in Hamilton aged 81 years.

Dearly loved sister of Noelene Kidd, sister-in-law of the late John and loved aunty of Leanne, Stephen, Nicky and their families. Will be remembered as a loving sister. Rest in Peace Judith.

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HEAD, Judith May – Passed away peacefully on 3rd of May 2024 at Rossendale Care Home in Hamilton aged 81 years. Eldest daughter of Waldo and Gwen Beer (deceased). Dearly loved sister of Dawne Nelson, sister-in-law of the late Errol, aunty to Scott and Jenni, Boyd and Sara and their families. May she rest in peace.

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