Cambridge News | May 30, 2024

Council reviews numbers

By Mary Anne Gill

Waipā could reduce from 11 to eight the number of elected councillors sitting around the debating table.

The move, subject to public feedback is understood to have gathered momentum under mayor Susan O’Regan in a drive for “quality” representation and was boosted by an Elections NZ presentation at a workshop this week.

A nearly six per cent increase in district population requires a representation review while behind the scenes some in council want to get more professional people standing rather than the current mix of retired, semiretired or self-employed.

The last substantial review happened in 2021 when councillor numbers were reduced by two – with losses in Cambridge and Te Awamutu-Kihikihi, the merger of two rural wards with the same numbers and a new Māori ward.

“My challenge to elected members, are we honestly saying this format is fit for purpose going forwards,” said O’Regan.

“We need to be brave, and we need to be leaders. We’ve never been followers in Waipā, we’ve always been leaders.”

The challenge was whether the model was fit for purpose, she said.

Effective representation was not necessarily more numbers. “It’s quality that gets effective representation,” she said.

Cr Clare St Pierre agreed saying the size of the role had changed. Local government was in an evolving space which the council needed to respond to.

Residents will be asked to consider sticking with the status quo - with boundary adjustments - 11 councillors from five wards.

Other options would be to reduce councillors by three to eight - creating a new mega rural ward from Pirongia-Kakepuku and Maungatautari, three to two councillors for Te Awamutu-Kihikihi, four to three for Cambridge and one Māori ward.

Waipā opposes the disestablishment of its Māori ward as proposed by the government.

Two other suggestions, which Elections NZ’s Stephen Hill said would struggle to meet the community of interest test, could be an east-west or north-south split and losing three councillors. Councillors opted against those being put to the community and any suggestion community boards should go.

The remuneration pool would not change

– it is currently $544,506 set independently and spread among 11 councillors with varying amounts determined on roles and responsibilities. Deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk gets $66,835 and the lowest paid Roger Gordon $41,280.

The mayor’s salary, and community board members, also set externally by a different process, cannot be changed.

O’Regan gets $145,391 a year, the two chairs

Feisst farewelled:

get $19,327 and $18,662 a year while members get $9663 and $9331.

Engagement will start next month, a second workshop held on June 25 and a council meeting on July 30 to resolve an initial proposal.

Formal consultation, hearings and deliberations would continue through August and September with a final proposal adopted by mid November.

Community stalwart Rob Feisst was farewelled at the Cambridge Town Hall this week following his death in Waikato Hospital on May 21 at the age of 79. His death leaves a void among those running numerous community organisations and clubs. Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk described him as “incredibly passionate about advocating on behalf of his community” and said the impression he leaves will be long lasting. The funeral service was held as The News was going to print and coverage will appear in next week’s paper.

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The planned outage at Williams Street in Cambridge last week was poorly handled. I was heading to pick up my child from Cambridge East at 2:30 pm on Tuesday and noticed the power was still out (as expected). I noticed that there was no traffic management in place at the pedestrian traffic lights on Victoria Street. Knowing how busy this crossing is with school children, I asked the staff at Cambridge East (who were not aware of the planned outage) if they knew if there was a plan in place to assist kids crossing Victoria Street. They said they had not been told about one. At 2:45 pm, I called Waipa Networks and was placed on hold for more than 10 minutes. By this stage, school was out, and children were already making their way down to cross Victoria Street unassisted. I made multiple calls to Waipa Networks to request some assistance, but all failed with the response “Sorry, we can’t help”. I then called the

local Cambridge Police station, again, without success.

Not a single person was available to assist those children trying to cross one of the busiest streets in town, and this simply is not good enough. I am appalled at the lack of planning around this outage and also the nonchalant response from the operators on the phone. In the end, I put myself on the line here and assisted the public for 90 minutes until the power was restored. Failure to act put the youngest community members in danger.

Ricky Sullivan Cambridge

Waipā Networks responds:

A planned outage was scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, from 8.30am to 4pm to undertake network maintenance. This predominantly impacted customers on Williams Street in Cambridge. As with all planned power supply outages, we notified the electricity retailers of affected customers who ensure

impacted customers are informed of any upcoming disruption to their power supply. Unfortunately, we were not aware that the outage impacted the traffic light-controlled pedestrian crossing on Victoria Street. When the public raised this issue on Tuesday, additional traffic management wasn’t available at short notice. We appreciate the concerned member of the community who raised this issue with us on the day and understand this caused disruption for our community. Following the event last week, we have contacted the community member directly to discuss their feedback. In future we will consider additional traffic management where appropriate in these circumstances.

Limited consulting

Following on from last week, thanks to those who attended the recruiting seminar last Wednesday. It was great to see the interest.

I also want to thank the residents of Rotoo-Rangi who attended the community event last Thursday evening and to our partners Neighbourhood Support, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Cambridge Community Patrol, Civil Defence, Rural Support and Farmgate, plus Westpac for the sausage sizzle. It was a good opportunity for all to catch up and discuss local issues.

In other news, the team arrested five people who had warrants issued for their arrest.

Last Thursday Police received multiple calls about a male seen brandishing what appeared to be a pistol, pointing it at students near Cambridge High school ground. We responded swiftly and found a youth armed with a BB gun. An armed approach was made during which the youth briefly pointed the BB gun at police, before discarding it. He was arrested and due to his age, is being dealt with through the Youth Aid process.

While not a pistol, BB guns often look indistinguishable from firearms, especially to the public. BB guns are classified as airguns under the Arms Act 1983. Anyone aged 18 or older can possess and use an airgun. Anyone under 18 years of age may use an airgun if they hold a New Zealand Firearms Licence or they are under the “immediate supervision” of a firearms licence holder or a person aged 18 or older. BB guns are not to be carried or brandished in public and pointing one at the public or police can have grave consequences. The youth not only caused alarm to those

within sight, but also put himself in great danger.

While working last Saturday morning, my colleagues and I encountered a white trail bike (with red tank) that failed to stop for Police and was ridden dangerously through town, in and around traffic, putting the rider and others at risk. If you have any information on the perpetrators of this or similar trail bike offending, please get in touch. Crime prevention is a joint process between police and our community. We cannot be everywhere at once, so need your eyes and ears. Community intelligence is important. Anyone with footage or knowledge should get in touch via 105.police.govt.nz or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Scams continue to feature in our area. A prominent one is a text message telling the victim that they need to pay overdue road tolls and providing a link to do so. A check of the website address shows it is not legitimate. Be cautious when receiving any such text messages. Do not click on the link or enter private details into any random website. If in any doubt, navigate separately to the organisation’s website directly through a browser. Please continue to be vigilant and let’s try to avoid the avoidable scams.

One final message, with the darker mornings and evenings, I have been asked to remind our community about safety when walking. If you are walking your dog or taking exercise in the dark, please wear a fluorescent jacket or item to make you visible to passing traffic, particularly in areas such as Lamb Street where there isn’t hard kerbing. Have a great week.

I have read that the Local Government Act 2002 requires councils to consult with persons who may be affected or have an interest in their decisions. I presume that should mean all of us, regardless of ethnicity. In the Cambridge News, May 16, I read that iwi are being consulted in respect of a playground at King’s Garden and a gateway at Lake Te Koo Utu. Why do Māori have any particular interest over and above the rest of Cambridge ratepayers in either of these issues?

It appears that these consultations with iwi are taking place, whilst the council fails to consult the majority of ratepayers over important issues like the third bridge. Why are councils not consulting with all ratepayers, regardless of ethnicity? Is that not racist?

Katherine Block Cambridge

Residents honoured Waipā residents Megan Balks and Peter Carr have been honoured. Cambridge’s Peter Carr, a columnist in The News, received a Queen’s Service Medal for services to the community last week and Balks, of Te Awamutu, the New Zealand Antarctic Medal this week for services to Antarctic soil science.

New reps

Te Kiiri Tauta, Poto Davies, Helen Hughes and Bruce Clarkson have been appointed to the Maungatautari Reserve committee. Waipā councillor Mike Montgomerie remains as chair with consultant Geoff Canham on the committee. Appointments are still to be made by Ngāti Hauā and the Conservation Department.

Interim chief

Ken Morris will act as interim chief executive when chief executive Garry Dyet retires at the end of next month. New chief Steph O’Sullivan – who met Waipā senior staff last week – is due to start on August 26 on a fiveyear contract. She is chief executive at Whakatāne District Council.

SH1B to go

Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency’s SH1B from Cambridge to Taupiri will become a local road and revert to Waipā and Waikato district councils’ control. The date is subject to legal processes. Before handover the agency will plan work which includes replacement of a culvert under the state highway outside the Hautapu Dairy Factory.

Safety work

Pedestrian safety improvements have begun at the Cook Street and Shakespeare Street roundabout in Leamington. The work involves widening the footpath along Cook St from the High Level Bridge to Shakespeare St and installing a raised safety platform. The work is expected to take six weeks.

Olympians feel the love

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Ellesse Andrews is grateful to the community as she gears up for the Paris Olympic Games starting on July 26.

“Thank you, everyone, for all of your support,” the Cambridge sprint cyclist said.

“People come down and watch training and support the velodrome and all that kind of stuff and that all helps us, here at Cycling New Zealand.”

Andrews, 24, has lived in Cambridge since she was 16.

“I love living here. I have an awesome place and, you know, lots of friends, a great partner and I think all of those things really bring together that sense of community.”

She is flatting with other athletes but said she and her partner, Cambridge High School physical education teacher Josh Toa, were thinking about moving in together towards the end of this year.

Andrews was speaking to The News at the Cambridge Grassroots Trust Velodrome last week after New Zealand’s 16-strong track and road cycling team for the Paris Olympics was announced.

More than 100 people gathered to celebrate with the athletes and enjoy a French-themed afternoon tea.

“I think, you know, to look out onto the seats,

into the crowd, and see so many family members of so many of my friends and teammates, it’s a really special place to be in.”

The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist will race in Paris in the New Zealand women’s sprint cycling team with Rebecca Petch, who has lived in Te Awamutu all her life, and Shaane Fulton, originally from Nelson.

Petch, 25, will become a double Olympian after representing New Zealand in BMX at the Tokyo Olympics, where she finished 12th.

She announced her transition to track cycling in late 2022.

“I travelled a lot with BMX by myself… so I guess the idea of being in a team with the track, training with people every day really excited me,” she said.

Her team’s travelling reserve, Hamilton cyclist Olivia King, agreed.

“The four of us, we get on so well and you come to training with your mates every day,” the 23-year-old said. “Not many people are lucky enough to do that really, so it’s special.”

King’s mother, Darlene Gifford, spoke of the “blood, sweat and tears” that went into high performance sport.

“Sometimes there are incredible highs, sometimes there are really crap times, and as a parent that’s hard to watch – sometimes it’s great to watch – but it is what it is,” she said.

Tom Sexton, who bought a house in Cambridge with his partner Anna Wilkinson last year, grew up in Invercargill and moved to Waipa when he was 18.

“There’s a good support around high performance athletes in the community here, so it’s quite nice,” he said.

Now 25, he is feeling “very excited” about his Olympic debut, where he will join Aaron Gate, Campbell Stewart and Keegan Hornblow in the men’s track endurance team.

“The Olympics is the pinnacle of sport, so it’s always been the pinnacle in my mind,” he said.

Community board goes on tour

Cambridge Community Board members will hit the road to catch up with rural residents - but this time instead of visiting several country halls, they will go to just two.

The first will be at Maungatautari Hall on June 6 and will involve Kaipaki, Monavale, Horahora and Roto-o-Rangi residents.

Then on June 20, it will be at Te Miro Hall and involve Whitehall, Fencourt and Karāpiro residents.

Board member Andrew Myers said topics will include road maintenance, rates setting,

the enhanced annual plan and the upcoming Long Term Plan.

“But if people can put their burning issues forward, we will try to answer them,” he said.

It will be like the roadshow events held for Ahu Ake – the spatial plan roadshows – with staff and elected members also present.

The change in style comes after numbers at the various halls were down.

Myers said having two big meetings rather than several smaller meetings was a trial worth doing.

Halls will be rotated in future years.

Council critic in fatal crash

By Chris Gardner

When it came to local body matters, he was a gamekeeper turned poacher.

James Parlane, who died in a two-vehicle crash near Ōhaupō last Friday, was a former lawyer and Waipā district councillor who frequently turned on his former colleagues. He tried to return to council, with typically acerbic criticism of the institution, but failed.

He was struck off by New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal in 2010, after being found guilty of professional misconduct.

His critiques of the council appeared in the letters column of The News - not all were published, and many were very long.

His death brought an outpouring of support from Kiwilaw (Canterbury)

lawyer Cheryl Simes.

“To me, towards the end of his time as a lawyer, Jim showed true collegiality,” Simes wrote. “I realise that many other lawyers did not see him as ‘collegial’to put it mildly.”

In Parlane, Simes found a kindred spirit, “I recall the information at his appeal hearing, that he had recently been diagnosed with Asperger’s - and, with hindsight, it is pretty obvious that he was on the autism spectrum.

Simes hoped things would have been different if Parlane had started a practice today - that he would receive and be open to support.

“He made a huge difference to me and my mental health, and to my eventual recovery, because of his kindness. I remember him as a true colleague, when I most needed one.”

Helen Carter Funeral Director

Ellesse Andrews pictured with her dad – and leading coach – Jon after being named in New Zealand’s track sprint team for the Paris Olympic Games.

Ban booze from supermarkets?

By Chris Gardner

Waipā supermarkets should be banned from selling alcohol, according to Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board member Jill Taylor.

Taylor was responding to a proposal during a Local Alcohol Policy workshop last week to either allow off licenses in the district to continue operating between the hours of 7am and 10pm, or to decrease operation by two hours to 8am and 9pm.

“Well personally I think we should be just like Australia and not sell it in the supermarket at all,” Taylor told graduate Strategic Policy

adviser Mieke Heyns.

Alcohol is sold in off licences close to supermarkets, enabling them to open and close at more appropriate hours, Taylor told The News after the meeting.

“Alcohol is so much more under control over there, by having it available in two separate places.”

Taylor has visited Australia three times a year for 18 years.

“We should start it in Waipā, let’s put Te Awamutu on the map,” she said.

Board chair Ange Holt wasn’t sure whether Taylor’s idea could be incorporated in the policy.

“Well, good luck with that at this point in time,” she said.

“We can’t drive that with our local alcohol policy, can we?”

Holt had some sympathy with the suggestion of cutting hours, although the board decided to leave the policy as is but ask the community on the idea of shortening hours.

“Are we pandering to the supermarkets by doing this? Dunno. What’s more important, inconvenience at the supermarket, or the wellbeing of our community? My leaning would be to knock it off early.”

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora medical officers of health and licencing inspectors had suggested the licensing committee be empowered to restrict trading

hours near schools and early childhood centres, Heyns said

“It’s a good option for them to have that in there,” Holt said. “It’s just an option, it doesn’t have to be used. It’s just a weapon you could wield if you wanted to.”

The board also supported changes to the draft policy giving the licencing committee discretion around the distance between off licenses and sensitive facilities such as schools, places of worship,

“My thoughts are once the impact’s happened it’s too late,” said board member Sally Whitaker.

Holt pressed for a broader definition rehabilitation

centre since Te Awamutu and Kihikihi did not have one.

“We have drug and alcohol counselling, but we don’t actually have a rehabilitation centre. Instead of being quite so specific in the wording is it worth wording it more loosely to be a social services and mental health.”

“I get that you want to capture all of those services, but practically it can be quite difficult to enforce,” said Heyns.

“Have a good read of the definition and see if it does what you want it to do.”

The board also supported capping the number of off licenses in town centres,

“We definitely have enough competition,” Holt said.

Heyns said she would take the community board’s feedback to the council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee in August, before the draft went to formal consultation in August and September.

School life in the olden days

Tamahere school students learned firsthand what it was like for their counterparts 140 years ago when they celebrated the school’s birthday earlier this month.

The school, now known as Tamahere Model Country School, had a roll of 394 in July last year.

It opened on May 12, 1884.

Principal Waveney Parker said following a huge effort from parents and caregivers, staff and adults dressed in a century old theme.

“Our special day followed learning about what life was like 140 years ago.

“Our learning came to life in a very special community day,” she said.

Students proudly sang songs from the era and shared their learnings of how children played, danced, skipped and learnt in 1884.

One child was heard to say: “It was really hard to skip in a long dress!”

Meike, Charlotte and Jacob Nagel came to school in their buggy drawn by Duke, their very patient Clydesdale.

“We also enjoyed the rather modern, 1912 Model T, and the very precious 1920s Packard that was kindly shared with us by Theo de Leeuw.”

The day ended with a family picnic with rugs and no plastic, which Parker said was quite hard to achieve 140 years on.

Jill Taylor

Meike and Jacob Nagel arrive in their buggy drawn by Duke, their very patient Clydesdale, watched by principal Waveney Parker in front of a 1912 Model T.

John Bertrand Collectables

Buying in Cambridge and Waikato Next Week

Once again, the gold and collectables buyers from Wellington company John Bertrand Limited are visiting Cambridge and Waikato next week. Mr Tony Grant from the company says, “If you are downsizing or wanting to dispose of things because they no longer serve any purpose to you or your family bring them in”. “Next week will be a great opportunity to have any items you want to sell assessed by our buyers” said Mr Grant. Particularly wanted are Gold and Silver (in any of its forms) and Collectables such as Coins, Banknotes, War Medals, Old Wind-up Watches and other interesting Small Collectables.

“We are keen buyers, especially of the items in the list below” said Mr Grant.

“Nothing is too small for our consideration. We are just as happy buying 1 item as we are buying 1,000 items” he said. The buyers will be in convenient locations in Cambridge and Waikato next week (see details below).

As Tony Grant points out “If you are in doubt about any items you may wish to sell, bring them along for an instant appraisal.”

Gold & Silver At Near Record Prices

During these uncertain times

we have seen a sharp increase in the price of precious metals. The gold price in New Zealand is at near record levels so gather up all your unwanted items and take them along to the buyers. Tony Grant says “We can buy old gold items in all forms, including Jewellery (Rings, Chains, Brooches etc), Coins (Sovereigns and the like), Alluvial (River Gold), virtually anything, even Gold Teeth! We also need all Sterling Silver including Cups, Tea Services, Cutlery and Old Coins” he said.

Interesting Small Collectables Wanted

The buyers from John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd, visiting Cambridge and Waikato next week, are happy to look at any interesting items, for example vintage pocket and wristwatches such as Rolex, Men’s Omega, Breitling and gold watches etc. Also wanted, pre 1950’s picture postcards, Maori and Pacific artefacts, old fountain pens and other small antique or historical items.

“If you have something unusual which you would like to sell, please bring it into one of our venues, we would like the chance to at least have a look at it” said Tony Grant, buyer for the Company. “We will consider anything which may be of interest to a collector” he said.

Some Big Dollars in Early Banknotes

Early New Zealand Banknotes dated before 1932 are currently fetching big money! This is according to Mr Tony Grant, author of the John Bertrand New Zealand Coin & Banknote Catalogue. Mr Grant is in Cambridge and Waikato next week on a buying trip for John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd and would be very keen to see any of these issues. “We will pay at least $300 for any undamaged Ten Shilling or One Pound banknote from a

New Zealand trading bank dated 1932 or before.

Denominations of five pounds and higher would be worth from $700. “Any banknote dated prior to 1900 would be worth at least $1000” said Mr Grant. Also purchased are any Reserve Bank of New Zealand pre-decimal issues, especially 50 Pound notes. All overseas banknotes are also wanted, especially early Pacific Island issues.

Collectors Need War Medals

Currently, throughout NZ and the world there is a big demand by collectors for war medals. These cover all wars right through from the New Zealand Land Wars and the Boer War, to the First and Second World Wars and the later Korea and Vietnam conflicts. New Zealand Servicemen and Women first served overseas in the Boer War in South Africa around 1900 and the war medals awarded for this service are needed by the buyers, as are any other Medals from early New Zealand and the New Zealand Wars. General service medals from both the First and Second World Wars will also be purchased, but as can be imagined these were awarded in fairly large numbers. “If a group of medals has any special award for bravery such as the Military Medal, Military or Flying Cross or other medals for Distinguished Conduct or Meritorious Service, these can add great value to a group” stated Mr Tony Grant, buyer for John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd. “Many families have old medals, some dating back to early Imperial days, that they are not sure what to do with. These are better off in the hands of collectors who will look after them. We will be happy to look at any war medals whatsoever, just bring them in to venues” he said.

Old Coins Can Toss Up a Rarity

Do you have a bunch of old coins sitting around in your drawers and cupboards? You just never know what rarities may be lurking there. The advice from Tony Grant from John Bertrand (Collectables) Limited is to “bring them in and let us have a look”. “No need to sort anything out just bring them in ‘as is’ and please don’t clean them! We can go through coin accumulations and collections fairly quickly” he said. The buyers are particularly keen to buy pre 1946 New Zealand Silver Coins for at least 10 times their face value (more for quantity). “In any event we will buy All Coins,” said Mr Grant.

Mr Anthony (Tony) W. Grant Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand Incorporated Director and Buyer John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd

Author of the John Bertrand NZ Coin & Banknote Catalogue

A podcast just for us

I write this column each week because I believe it is our responsibility as scientists to share what we know, especially when our areas of research can deeply impact communities. Te Awamutu is my hometown full of good people who provided me with the support and encouragement as I was growing up. This is where I built a solid foundation for the very tough challenges that I would face becoming a volcanologist. I want to give back.

Knowing how the Waipā district could be impacted by eruptions, it is my hope that having more background knowledge means you are all more equipped to act if needed. At the very least, you can have a better understanding of some of our planet’s most fascinating processes and have the knowledge to call out misunderstandings in popular media (like volcanic ash vs. smoke).

One of the best parts of working to share what we know is connecting with others who are also passionate about doing more to empower our communities. Living in the United States I had a large network of friends and colleagues across volcanology, seismology, extreme weather, social sciences, emergency management, and response.

Knowing how to get information to people in the right way is surprisingly complex and learning from other hazards fields is so important. Especially when one of these areas has tornado, hurricane, and winter storm seasons each year where lessons are learned from mistakes and successes alike.

Here there are opportunities to work alongside groups like Civil Defence NZ and GNS Science, who are also invested in being useful for our people.

Through the upcoming ‘A Waikato Thing’ podcast, Waikato Civil Defence has gathered experts across the country to discuss volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunami, and severe weather. I jumped at the chance when I was asked to

By Janine Krippner

take part. Understanding the landscape around us and how it can impact us is an important part of progress, adapting, and prospering. Not understanding our landscape leads to undiscovered weaknesses in our communities that can have catastrophic impacts that sometimes-simple measures could have prevented.

I hope that having this conversation dedicated to how we live with our Waikato-specific natural processes, with insights from research and Mātauranga Māori, leads to discussions within our communities.

We are not powerless when it comes to living with volcanoes, tsunami, earthquakes, and severe weather. There are actions we can all take that can increase our resilience.

Sometimes this is as simple as knowing to go up hill if you’re on a beach and feel a long or strong earthquake, getting out of a valley leading from a volcano if you hear, see, or feel something that might hint that a lahar is on its way, or understanding how volcanic ash can impact livestock.

If we are unfortunate enough to experience a large disaster in our lifetimes, and there is a real chance that we will, we must know what actions to take as individuals and businesses. The very nature of disasters leave our systems overwhelmed, we must understand what to do when communications go down and help cannot reach us right away Knowledge plus action can prevent or reduce suffering and help us to bounce back faster.

Far away from the majority of the world’s populations, Aotearoa has grown to what it is by Kiwis being resourceful, for making it through tough times, and for adapting.

• See cambridgenews.nz for podcast details

Hautapu School is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school office or website. The Board of Trustees invites applications from out of zone parents who wish to enrol their children at Hautapu School in Term 3 or Term 4 2024. Enrolment forms can be collected from the school office or completed online via our website. The Board has determined that the following places are available for out of zone students: New entrants - 8 spaces

Year 1 - 3 spaces

Year 2 - 2 spaces

Year 3/4 - 2 spaces

Year 5/6 - 3 spaces

Year 7/8 - 4 spaces

Applications for out of zone places must be received no later than Thursday 20 June 2024. If the number of out of zone enrolments exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot according to the priority guidelines. If a ballot is required, it will be held on Friday 21 June 2024.

Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot by Monday 24 June 2024.

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

AGE OF REASON

Reflecting on Wellington

Last week we were booked to attend a function in Wellington and elected to wrap a larger series of visits around the central core. With three married daughters in the greater Wellington area this is not an unpleasant task.

It resulted in looking at my old residential city through ‘visitor’ eyes and asking myself whether I could live there again. For a small number of reasons, the answer was in the negative but that is in no way a reflection of my overall views of this magnificent harbourside spectacular.

First - let’s get done with it - the weather. The skies were clear, the sun shone and the relatively gentle breeze would be viewed by locals as non-existent. That breeze emanated on the snow of the inland Kaikoura Range at the top end of the South Island – and contributed to the coolness of the temperature.

Cyclists were everywhere without the nanny state (did I mention Cambridge?) plethora of multi-million road-width reductions seen elsewhere. At the weekend joggers and walkers crowded shared footpaths in a nice way and considering the magnitude of lovely views they have their happy faces were truly reflective of their fitness demeanour.

Public transport was in full swing and I lost count of the number of double deck buses that passed me in one five-minute period.

Interchangeability with three different rail line systems offering frequent and ontime service made it all add up to a Gold Card holder’s idea of Heaven.

OK let us try a more balanced view. Firstly, getting across the central core of the city by car is a nightmare. We spent numerous stop/start journeys where far too many un-connected sets of traffic

lights were acting in a manner unfriendly to motorists. And the aforementioned cyclists sped happily by to the unfriendly glare of frustrated car drivers.

Meanwhile

By Peter Carr

Wellington is hell-bent on creating a long cycling pathway from Island Bay to the city - that no-one wants, least of all the good burghers of Island Bay. Talking of the city, the mayor appears to be in a cocoon of untouchability despite her clear breaking of some social and dogowner rules.

Where are those leaders like (Michael) Fowler and others who had big visions and appropriate behaviours?

One of the city’s elected MP’s, another cycling aficionado, has displeased her Eastern Suburbs electorate with a display of totally inappropriate behaviour on the floor of the peoples’ House.

Perhaps these two ladies are all part of the colour that lights up this relatively small and cluttered town.

Will the second tunnel linking the Basin Reserve with the airport ever happen? Politically, possibly, but what happens at either end of the new portals will be a nightmare to construct. Remember this is a city that had the (now politically crushed) Let’s Get Wellington Moving ethos. The only physical evidence is a $2 million lights-controlled pedestrian crossing at Evans Bay that does not appear to be used. However, to be fair, I feel for Wellington’s local body politicians forever feeling the hot and heavy breath of the Beehive bearing down on them.

Perhaps the solution is to move the Beehive - any suggestions anyone?

What a-Paul-ing good luck

Get Gardening

With the official start of Winter only days away, there’s still lots to do in the garden. Get prepared for those inevitable frosts with some frost cloth and covers to protect any frost tender trees or plants. If you have pots that can be easily moved, place these in a sheltered spot. Now is the time to plant strawberries, which we love being able to look forward to come Spring. Garlic can also be planted in the veggie garden and remember to keep planting winter greens so you have a continuous supply. Hellebores are available in a great range of vibrant colours. Perfect for the Winter garden, they are super hardy, shade loving and easy to grow. Cyclamen, cornflower, bellis, calendula, stock, snapdragons, cineraria and sweet peas will also give you a pop of colour.

By Colin Vincent

Number 13 may be unlucky in terms of mythology but for two Cambridge Golf Club members, hole 13 holds special memories.

Paul Matthews and Paul Bartlett have both scored holes in one on the par three 107m 13th hole at the Cambridge course this year. Both did it with pitching wedges.

For Paul Bartlett the ‘ace’ was particularly fortunate as he was playing in a mixed pairs’ event with

Kay Brennan. Winning the hole helped the pair progress to take the match on the 18th.

It was Paul’s second hole-in-one; the first came on the 147m, 17th about eight years ago, while playing in a Saturday morning haggle.

For Paul Matthews the recent holein-one was the third he has registered at Cambridge and the second he has scored on the 13th. The first was also on a Tuesday veteran golf day five or six years ago. His third memorable event was on a

Saturday morning at the 17th.

He remembers it was a particularly foggy day and although he knew he had hit a good shot, the ball was nowhere to be seen when his group got up to the green.

On closer inspection one of his four found Paul’s ball in the hole.

Both Pauls have been stalwarts of the Cambridge club for the past 15 years.

They agree holes-in-one are all about skill – “luck, good or bad, has nothing to do with it”.

Rowing fundraiser for families

By Viv Posselt

Cambridge Community House has benefited to the tune of almost $3000 thanks to a recent rowing fundraiser that also saw a few records tumble.

The house team took their places on the rowing machines (ergs) last month,

alongside a few Olympic rowers, high school students, rowing club members and parents. Participants ranged in age from around eight to 70 years old in the relays … all of which added to the final figure of $2875 donated to Community House and handed over last week with

a giant cheque.

The event was the seventh running of the annual Juice Plus+-RowPT Marathon, a family health-focused charity fundraiser open to all ages and abilities. It was held for the fourth successive year at Common Ground Gym in Cambridge.

The mastermind behind

the event is Cambridge Rowing Club-RowPT’s Gerard ‘Ger’ Sheehan. He steers the annual charity event both here and abroad. Ger said there were 16 ergs running this year. They included eight soloists (each doing an individual marathon row) and eight relay ergs, two relay teams from the community house, one from Rowing New Zealand, with Mike Brake and Sean Kirkham from the Tokyo men’s gold-winning men’s eight, along with Matt Dunham and Finn Hammil. Also on board were two from Common Ground Gym, and two from Cambridge Rowing Club including some high school students and parents. Martha DeLong of Cambridge Rowing Club – who took part in the 65-69 year category - set an age group world record in the women’s open weight division for her solo marathon on the day, covering 26 miles, or 41.195km in 3 hours 14 minutes and 13 seconds.

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There’s no such thing as bad luck on a golf course – just ask Paul Matthews, left, or Paul Bartlett.

Seated atop the rowing erg is Cambridge Rowing Club-RowPT’s Gerard ‘Ger’ Sheehan. He is surrounded by Cambridge Community House staff and others involved in the fundraiser, including general manager Gabby Byrne (right). Standing from left are Leanne Koorey, Jill Dimond, Lucy Sheehan, Francis Radloff, Anna Bodie, Amy Watkins and Emma Sheehan, and kneeling are Gina Lowe, Simon Nyika and Katie Phillip. Photo: Viv Posselt

Conference organisers praised

By Viv Posselt

Last weekend’s 2024 Rotary District 9930 Conference in Cambridge has been hailed as a triumph.

Comments received by District Governor Bill Robinson and his team praised the conference’s organisation and structure, while international visitors signalled support for the way it delivered on its sustainability theme and suggested that should be a focus adopted by Rotary on a global scale.

Robinson, who lives in Cambridge and ends his tenure as District Governor at the end of June, said feedback from around 250 delegates who attended was satisfying validation for three hard years of work that went into the event. Not since 2007 has a local Rotary club hosted the club of a sitting District Governor.

The event was addressed by Waipā District Deputy Mayor Liz Stolwyk. Conference emcee, Masterton’s John Prendergast, who

has more than 50 such conferences under his belt, said this was the most organised and structured he had seen.

The conference theme “Good new stories for an optimistic future” tied into Robinson’s theme for his District Governor year of “Let’s be Sustainable”.

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representative, Johnny Yu and his wife Veronica. Yu was impressed by the way the conference went beyond the standard ‘lecture’ style event, with speakers here tying their talk to the conference theme. His suggestion to Robinson afterwards was that “Rotary International should be doing this”.

Throughout his tenure, Robinson

has been keen to demonstrate a Rotary direction for the future that aligns more with project action than to the long-established brand of meetings that are essentially talkfests.

He is eager to establish ‘satellite’ clubs that affiliate with existing clubs, enabling members to centre on project-based activities, but with room for senior members to

continue to host their business and social meetings.

Speakers at the conference included Nicola Turner (Mainstream Green), Linda Roil (Kids in Need Waikato), Katie Beith on sustainability in business, Grant Spackman (Eye Care for Africa), Professor Jacqueline Rowarth on food sustainability, Miriama Kamo (Zerowaste Movement) and Adam Thompson (Restore Native).

In keeping with his theme, Robinson worked with Adam Thompson of Restore Native last Thursday to organise the planting of hundreds of native trees on the banks of Lake Karāpiro – done by Rotarians and members of the Waipā District Council – while an evening dinner adopted the theme ‘Op Shop Glam’.

Cambridge Rotary president David Partis took a group of delegates on a guided walk of Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari before last Friday’s welcome at the Cambridge Town Hall.

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Rotary International President representative Johnny Yu addressing delegates at the conference. On the left is his wife Veronica Yu, Bill Robinson and his wife Deb Robinson. Photo: Bruce Hancock

Still bringing back the shine after 40 years

There’s times when experience really counts and none more so when it comes to panelbeating.

Lee Collision Repairs in Carters Crescent in Cambridge has been operating for more than 40 years, starting o as Lee & McMillan Panel & Paint.

Current owners, siblings Darren Lee and Sue Molloy, whose father was one of the original business partners, say a lot has changed since then.

“The technology has certainly advanced a lot in the last few years with advanced collision warning systems, di erent types of panel construction and more electronics,” they say.

The business takes on a wide range of vehicles from cars and SUVs, through to utes and light commercials and most of the work they do is insurance work.

This has come about through the decision by large insurance companies back in the 1990s to contract which panelbeaters they would deal with when it came to client insurance repair work and Lee Collision repair was one of those.

Repair assessments are all done onsite, estimates and images are sent to assessors for review electronically.

“We still do private work as well, as we always have,” Sue says. The industry is one however where

there are fewer panelbeaters than there were in the past and certainly less who will do large structural work as Lee Collision Repairs can.

“Parts availability can be one of the biggest challenges for the industry, with some repairs having to wait eight to 10 weeks for parts from overseas. Some secondhand parts these days can be worth more than new ones, depending on their scarcity.”

The longevity of the business has meant that they’ve had a lot of repeat happy customers over the years, people who have been pleased with an initial job on a car and who have come back with another job even

years later.

“It’s important to us that we do the best we can for our clients,” Sue says. No job is too big or too small. From a small ding in a door to a structural job, Lee Collision Repairs have the expertise to be able to do the repair and paint match the existing colour of the vehicle.

They can also give your car or ute a cut and polish to bring back the shine and if your car paintwork is past its useby date – Lee Collision Repairs expert spraypainters will have it looking like a new car in no time. They are open ve days a week from 7.30am till 5pm.

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A place for everyone to enjoy

One of the best kept “secrets” in Cambridge is now fast becoming a favoured destination with locals and visitors alike.

Joe’s Garage, at 107 Swayne Rd –“halfway between the high school and the motorway,” says owner Megan Mahaffey – is part of a nation-wide franchise designed to fit the entire community of every town it serves. Originally started in 2000 in Queenstown, it became so popular that franchises were developed to meet the need, and you’ll find Joe’s Garages being enjoyed by customers who know exactly what great quality and options they are getting every time.

For Megan, who also owns the Hamilton one, its popularity is a testament to the hard knocks that came their way early in the piece. The opening in 2021 happened just one month before Covid hit, in another

instance a patron accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the break and demolished part of the building.

“But you know, once the doors opened after Covid, people kept coming and the reasons for that are simple.

“It’s great food, great staff, a great environment that fits everyone’s needs,” she says.

The food range is extensive. You can have a cooked breakfast, including the newly introduced poached eggs to add to the choice of fried or scrambled; a good range of burgers, fish and chips, pizza, steak meals.

There is a wide variety in the cabinet of sweet and savoury, hot and cold foods, with Megan saying her son makes “the best cheese scones in Cambridge”.

More importantly, she makes sure she caters to all needs.

“There are gluten free, vegan and vegetarian choices and I make sure

if there are known allergens that we have something that that customer can eat,” she says.

OzoneCoffee teamed up with Joe’s Garage in 2012 and came up with a spectacular coffee blend that is specific to it, and this along with a great variety of drinks ranging from smoothies and shakes to cold drinks is on offer.

“We often have walking groups come through who buy their coffees and keep on going on a regular basis. Because Joe’s Garage is open for meals most nights, it is also fully licensed –popular with the lunch diners as well. It’s a big enough place that is has also become a favourite with groups, from the pink breakfasts to sports teams,

the seating area allows for good sized groups to enjoy themselves.

That’s not all. There is a great outdoor garden area which is dog friendly and is well utilized.

For the children, there are colouring in books and the now very popular “fluffies” they like to drink while mum has her cappuccino or flat white.

Joe’s Garage also does outcatering for events big and small and Megan will deliver for the larger ones when required.

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Crucial link for discussions

By Jo Davies-Colley, Chair, Cambridge Community Board

Cambridge Community Board has spent the last two months closely engaging with our community on Cambridge Connections.

It has been a time of frustration and stress for some members of our community, and we have been at the forefront of the public discussions.

We believe we have been a crucial link between the community and council and are certain that our role in this plan going forward is only just beginning.

The following is our feedback to council.

• Cambridge Community Board acknowledges the need for a comprehensive transport strategy for Cambridge, including the eventual provision of a third river crossing in a suitable location.

• We acknowledge the significance of community engagement and consultation required for this type of project and are confident that current community consultation has been severely lacking resulting in high levels of frustration and concern from residents.

• The board requests that all future transport strategy investigations be conducted with greater transparency with the community board, and indeed with the community.

• The community must be brought along on the journey, not just presented with a few options at the end of the line. We recommend inclusive problem solving, increased access to modelling information for the community upon request, and greater transparency in the decision-making process.

• There should be increased visibility over when modelling was completed for the Cambridge Connections project, and if this occurred over/during the pandemic period, we recommend more current modelling be applied before future decisions are made. The community requests higher

transparency of this information.

• A detailed traffic management investigation be carried out in the short to medium term in order that interim solutions for CBD and bridge traffic congestion can be proactively managed until a third river crossing is implemented.

• More detailed information about the longevity of the existing high-level bridge be visible to both the board and the community. If this has not been thoroughly investigated, the board request that the costs associated with maintaining the high-level bridge as a walking/cycle vs vehicle bridge be published.

• The green belt is incredibly important to the residents of Cambridge and their wellbeing, and the board supports their maintenance and protection. We ask that when the project team reconsiders bridge locations, they keep this at the heart of every decision. Any suggestion of using the green belt for roading should be consulted upon thoroughly with our community in the first instance.

• Vibrancy and a people-centred Leamington Village has not been considered in the options presented and recommends that further investigation be conducted into balancing the need for traffic movement through Shakespeare St, and Leamington residents have safe access to a vibrant village heart.

You can find our full feedback on cambridgenews.nz.

As always, we welcome any community member to attend our meetings and speak in our public forum on this issue or any other.

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What forms our viewpoints?

By Murray Smith, Bridges Church

In the 1950s, Charles Schulz created his enduring “Peanuts” comic strip with its memorable little entourage of characters. Schulz winsomely portrayed societal issues, a regular theme being the lack of kindness sometimes evidenced among children.

It seems Schulz’s strategy was making points adults might embrace, provoking them to be better people. The central character, Charlie Brown, is often the butt of jokes. His dog Snoopy, a beagle hound is a mixture of kindness and indifference - he often appears wiser than the kids he hangs with.

Other characters include Sally, Charlie Brown’s little sister; the feisty Lucy and her younger brother Linus who drags his security blanket wherever he goes; and Schroeder, with his toy piano, playing Beethoven.

A particular cartoon I love has Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus gazing up at clouds from a hillside. Charlie Brown is silent while Linus pontificates on things he ‘sees’ in cloud formations…“that one looks like a map of the British Honduras in the Caribbean”… another one, “is like the profile of Thomas Eakin the famous painter and sculptor…” Finally, he has an “impression of the stoning of Stephen,” claiming, “I can see the Apostle Paul standing to one side…”

Lucy asks Charlie Brown what HE sees. His response makes me smile, “Well- I was going to say I saw a ducky and a horsey… but I changed my mind.”

A hallmark of individuality is that we all see things from different perspectives. That’s both potentially enriching, yet potentially conflicting too. I took my wife to an art gallery (once) where huge, expensive abstract artworks were exhibited. I could appreciate some work’s merits while her response was totally dismissive -she saw them as ridiculous,

worthless aberrations a toddler could produce. She was unrestrained in voicing her opinion- we haven’t done art galleries together since.

Everyone is wired differently and our ‘take’ on nearly everything is on the basis of ‘subjectivity.’ Subjectivity is our perceptions, formed by life experiences which condition our points of view, personal tastes, opinions and feelings. ‘Objectivity’ is based on absolutesit relies on knowledge of standing, solidly established facts, irrespective of subjective personal opinions and feelings.

Interestingly, our comprehension of God involves both subjective and objective elements. He has objectively declared truth about His nature -He’s holy, just, full of kindness, mercy and love for all humanity. True followers of Jesus unashamedly express (subjective) feelings of love, gratitude and worship for Him. Others totally reject God’s goodness, even challenge His existence, freely using His name as a curse word - regaling Him for everything bad, like calling natural disasters ‘acts of God.’

I was speaking on the street with a young Hare Krishna man, explaining God’s love and goodness. I hoped he’d ‘grasp’ his immense value to God and cease trying to appease a false ‘god’ with endless striving. His shocking retort came from experiencing deep pain, rejection and hurt, “Why would God love this bag of pus and urine ..!?” Such a gross and sadly distorted perception.

To believe and receive the wonderful absolute TRUTH about God, we not only ‘taste and see that the Lord is good,’ we discover our true worth and purpose…

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A series of improvements are underway in Cambridge’s historic Hall Street. The work aims to reduce the flooding and fix road surfaces as well as improving pedestrian safety at key intersections. Arborists recommended the council start work in the autumn months as that is the optimum time to ensure the protection of the street’s impressive trees.

Airport all go

Mediation in the Environment Court has resulted in the resolution of an appeal by the Royal Forest and Bird Society to a plan change

in Hamilton Airport’s northern precinct. Gone are rules relating to bat habitat in the zone and the inclusion of new provisions relating to compensation land outside the plan change area.

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Seismic strengthening of Waipā District Council’s building at 135 Roche Street –formerly home to Te Awamutu Museum and some council staff – has been costed at nearly $6 million. Work could be completed by July next year, the council heard this week. The building closed in October 2022 after a seismic assessment deemed it an earthquake risk

Lauriston Park Retirement Village and St Peter’s Catholic School held Pink Ribbon fundraisers last week. Lauriston had a brunch with champagne to raise $3000 for the Breast Cancer Foundation’s research. From left, Susie McCreery, Celia Pritchard, Cushla Hounsell, Monica Williams, Jacinta O’Connell and Natalie Toohey, got the school hall ready for their Pink Ribbon High Tea where guest, cook Allyson Gofton spoke. More than $5000 was raised. More pictures cambridgenews.nz

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No show for oldies

Cycle fest popular (Cambridge News May 2) – community coming together? Encourage more of our town to hop on a bike? Cambridge has a large number of older riders, I was very disappointed with a no show of something for them. The year before, yes, but this year nothing. My question to the powers to be at Bicycle Revolution Cambridge is why not? As Cambridge has a very high number in such a small area. We have very high 50 plus/65 plus on bikes. So come on guys, let’s have the whole community next year.

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CAMBRIDGE OPEN HOMES

Sarah Ulmer responds: Like a lot of largely volunteer-managed events on a very limited budget, we have to make many decisions and compromises when we put the Cambridge Cycling Festival on each year. And while we would love to have an event for every type of cyclist to participate in, we have very limited road closure time and simply cannot accommodate all the different groups that we would love to include in the programme. Each year we try and bring something different into the programme too – last year was an event for the 50+ age group, this year being an Olympic year, we had the NZ Women’s Sprint team racing. In the past we’ve had a trolley derby, business battle and even a running race. We hope that those who are not able to participate themselves, are still able to enjoy the spectacle from the sidelines each year.

Great town

Cambridge is a wonderful town to live in. My wife and I have lived here for over 40 years and have no desire to live elsewhere.

Almost always, Cambridge citizens are prepared to cooperate with each wherever they live in the town. Cambridge has become the physical home of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing. This is popularity indeed. There are some heritage edifices in Cambridge, many still requiring repair work. These heritage edifices give great character to Cambridge. The heritage edifices are the Town Hall, Town Clock, the old Water Tower, High Level Bridge and some commercial buildings. The Cambridge Repertory building was created from old brick edifice and is now a very popular place for people to go to see shows.

Sadly, the people of Cambridge have a potential problem with the lack of a third bridge. Another bridge is necessary because of the continuing increase in population. A few years ago, the Cambridge High Level Bridge was shut down for about a month because of damage. One bridge between Cambridge and Leamington was not adequate. As the years progress, I’m certain that Cambridge will continue to be a great town to live in.

Michael Cole

Cambridge

Water compromise?

According to the UN, the total world population is now eight billion. Of that, New Zealand, Australia, the US, Canada, and the UK make up a meagre six per cent.

As well as being the only “Five Eyes” members, these countries are also the only countries that mass medicate/ fluoridate their drinking water - 94 per cent of the world does not.

As such, if just 10 per cent of Cambridge residents thought similar to the other 7.52 billion humans on the planet, is Waipā District Council willing to compromise? Would they offer a $400-$500 rate rebate to those households who preferred to opt out of mass medication? They could instead buy their own home water distiller, and thus reverse an expensive process the vast majority of the planet does not agree with. Kiwis consume about 200 litres of water a day, and drink only two litres, meaning 99 per cent of fluoridated water is wasted. But Waipā knows that, right?

Shaun Robinson

Cambridge

Māori

wards

This new government is staying true to their word and backing it up with action, and so I wonder how our Mayor can call this arrogant and overreaching. The people have spoken, lauds our Mayor, but I am afraid that any public consultation that council partakes in inevitably seems to veer in favour of council’s preferences.

Council’s “the public have spoken” argument falls apart when we look at the continually plummeting satisfaction figures shown in their own polls - 20 per cent satisfaction, down from 40 per cent in 2020.

Might I suggest this partly indicates some very large communication holes that need filling. Also, might I suggest that as well as seeking feedback that they actually listen and act on it. Give me a proper vote verified by an independent body over our councils current consultative system any day.

Graham Dunn

Te Awamutu