The rubber roundabout
By Mary Anne Gill
An innovative solution to slow traffic at a major roundabout so pedestrians and cyclists can cross the road safely is copping plenty of criticism.
A new pedestrian crossing in Cook Street, metres from the Leamington roundabout, has been built in response to community concerns it was unsafe to cross the connector street.
More than 11,000 vehicles use it each day and eight per cent of them are trucks, tankers and trailers heading to and from Waikato Expressway.
Waipā engineers designed a solution using yellow and black rubber mats to widen the central island of the Shakespeare-Cook streets’ roundabout, encouraging drivers navigating it to slow down.
An average 18,000 vehicles use the roundabout every day - 7000 continue up Shakespeare Street and come from or turn onto Cook Street.
The work cost $270,000 and Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency paid just over half.
Regular users of the roundabout have contacted The News to complain. One said he was an industrial engineer with global experience and had never seen anything like it anywhere in the world.
Waipā Transport manager Bryan Hudson said councils had been putting down rubber cushions and mats on roads and footpaths for years as traffic solutions.
“The impetus here was the community wanted the (pedestrian) crossing done and
we can’t wait for a big intersection. We wanted to do something quick, affordable and efficient.
“We had to think ‘do we really do an expensive job and make that apron a little bigger’ which would have meant digging it up and pouring more concrete? It would have been a major issue to do that and much more expensive, two or three times the cost. Or do what we’ve done.”
The council also considered the possibility the roundabout could be replaced after the Cambridge Connections traffic review.
“This is a great way of making the improvement without spending too much money and if we need to tweak it, we can.”
Most truck and trailer units would travel through the roundabout without touching the pads.
“For some it will be a learning experience,” he said, and drivers would have to be more careful with their alignment when they enter the roundabout.
“The beauty of these bumps is they are just screwed down so if we decide from monitoring, that we need to make some changes, we can easily do that.
“The key thing is that people are slow on their approach to the pedestrian crossing point. A lot more kids will be able to navigate to school on bikes, walking or on scooters.”
Part of one of the pads came loose last week. Hudson said the bolts were too short and not biting into the tarmac and holding the pads firm. That had been fixed.
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Centre forward of attention
If there was a roof at Cambridge Football Club’s home ground Josh
might have lifted it on Saturday. The 2023 Southern Conference gold boot winner equalised late in the first half of a Chatham Cup clash with New Zealand football giants Auckland City and was duly mobbed by teammates. The 2022 cup winners responded with three more goals to win 4-1 and progress to the final eight, and end Cambridge’s best run in the country’s longest oldest knockout competition. May Anne Gill was at John Kerkhof Park. See page 23.
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The rubber roundabout
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Cambridge Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley said there had been strong and regular feedback about the need for safer crossings on Cook and Shakespeare streets which the board fed back to staff.
“While the new roundabout might take some time to get used to, we support any measure that slows cars down momentarily before the crossing.
“We have been reassured by council staff that the judder bars are a cost effective and heavy vehicle appropriate addition,” she said.
The council brought in a third party who specialises in road safety to peer review the job.
The work also saw the Cook Street footpath widened and a raised safety platform installed on Shakespeare Street.
A disgraceful choice
An old saying suggests we will be remembered more for how we do things than what we do. Certainly in the case of the Cambridge resident/Hamilton City councillor, Andrew Bydder and any justification he may have had in his stance on the issue in hand was totally lost in his disgraceful choice of words used in his submission to Waipa council.
Now to further demonstrate his lack of sophistication, he is trying to deflect from his shameful performance and blame it on totally unrelated matters.
Shame on you councillor. Whilst you may have made the comments in a private capacity, you cannot separate yourself from the very public position you hold within Local Government.
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If the judicial process you are going through at present doesn’t come out with the appropriate punishment, I can only hope the voters will send you packing at the next elections.
Alan Sherris
Cambridge
Defending Bydder
I write in defence of Andrew Bydder, as much as the wording of his submission was not in language most of us would use, many of us share his frustration. Was his submission the only one the [Waipā] council has taken notice of? Many of us feel totally unheard by the council and I think the bridge fiasco was the last straw for many of us after having had the same lack of communication for other projects in Cambridge.
Back to Andrew. It is council policy for any
I hope the school holidays are going well.
To start off today, a topic that is coming to our attention on a regular basis is the presence of homeless and transient people sleeping in vehicles around town.
We appreciate the concern that people have and I would encourage people to contact support agencies from a welfare point of view. Some people choose to live an itinerant lifestyle and may be passing through town, while others find themselves homeless for a variety of reasons and can benefit from food support, advocacy with financial agencies or other advice. They will often park up in quiet locations for a place of safety.
Our community may contact Cambridge Community House on 07 827 5402 in the first instance if they believe someone in this situation is in need of support.
unsuitable words to be redacted before being sent to councillors? So who broke council rules and showed the unredacted submission to the mayor? Who showed the submission to the other councillors? Who gave the submission to the media? Is it normal practice for a private submission to one council to be passed on to the person’s employer? I think not. Surely that breached privacy?
Therefore my question is: who is actually at fault here? Yes Andrew probably should have worded his submission differently, but we do have free speech in New Zealand and privacy laws? So should the unredacted version have been given to councillors? Should it have gone to his employer? Should it be in the papers? To my thinking it is no to all of those questions.
Norma Mackie
Cambridge
You will have seen in the media that there has been a heightened focus on Boy racer intervention by police. I have mentioned before the importance of reporting events when they are occurring. Beyond that however, community intelligence is equally useful and important when it comes to background information. Many of us know of people in our immediate networks, or families, who have knowledge of or are involved in this activity.
You may have seen spare sets of tyres stacked around, car jacks, rubber on wheel arches and other telltale signs of that.
As we have all seen, there can be more harm caused than just to the road, with spectators having been hit by out of control vehicles at large boy racer meets. If you have a teen or young adult driver, think about the car that you buy them or support them to
buy. Young drivers commonly lack the experience to handle powerful rear wheel drive vehicles, so by helping us to hold drivers to account, you are preventing potential harm. Spectators also have a role in encouraging and perpetuating this behaviour.
The larger the audience, the bigger the show. Your teen may not be driving the car, but as a passenger or spectator, they are nevertheless contributing to the problem. Report to 111 if you see or hear burnouts in progress.
The more calls we get, the more information that is collected and the greater chance we have of finding the cars involved at the time.
To report community intelligence about those involved in boyracing anonymously, you can phone Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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This truck and trailer unit goes slowly over the mats as it heads towards Cook Street on the new roundabout.
Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
Almost time…
The wrap, scaffolding and hoarding around Cambridge’s historic Town Clock is down, signalling the end to a $721,000 restoration project is near. Work has involved clock servicing, automation, hands and face refurbishment and restoration of roofing, internal and external surfaces, steelwork, electrical and rendering. The clock will return with its Westminster chimes sequence – the same as that used by Big Ben in London.
Behind closed doors
Councils who have been told by the Ombudsman’s office to be more open and not hide their debates behind “workshops” appear to have been given a new tool to discuss issues in secret. The Newsroom website has reported councillors in Auckland have been told they can avoid public gaze by holding “facilitated sessions”.
Cycleway users
Pedestrians and cyclist numbers on Waipā pathways continues to rise. On Hamilton Road in Cambridge the 6713 for June was up 1876 on June last year.
Site winners
Waikato manufacturing sites were successful in Fonterra’s Best Site Cup awards in Auckland, including taking top honours for Waitoa, Waitoa UHT, Tīrau, and Lichfield sites. Hautapu was runner up to Waitoa for the best medium site and second in the Sustainability Cup. The annual awards for co-op’s sites cover a range of areas from sustainability, innovation, and efficiency.
Chamber plans
The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce is planning a workshop in mid-July to consider strategies to reinvigorate the central business district. It says data has revealed a “concerning trend of decreased pedestrian traffic”.
Big turnout for night ride
By Mary Anne Gill
There were plenty of reasons not to go on the two-hour long Te Awa Light Night ride on Saturday but 1500 people decided to go anyway.
A glorious day developed quickly into a bitterly chilly night and on television, the Warriors and then the All Blacks were playing.
But cyclists – some noticeably young ones on balance bikes - pedestrians and dogs made the effort and were well lit up for the event’s second year.
Te Awa River Ride Charitable Trust trail manager Sarah Ulmer said the 3.5km stretch from the Velodrome to Gaslight Theatre was busy all night as were the food trucks and stalls at the start.
There seemed to be more pedestrians this year who heeded the call to keep left.
While the ride “officially” ended at 8pm, the clean-up took another hour.
Highlights were the well-lit diversion with fairy lights along the fence and lights in the concrete pipes, the two James Wright sculptures now part of the river ride art trail – Wag the dog and the smokey eel – the hot chocolate at halfway, the craft tent and a sky light show between Vogel Street and Te Awa.
Making its debut was the Riverside Adventures-Tamahere Lions e-TukTuk which allows wheelchair users to enjoy Te Awa.
People The News spoke to on the night said the event was very well run. All would support a summer version, and some said they would even look to attend the event being held in Ngāruawāhia later this month.
That light night ride starts from The Point along Waikato Esplanade to Market Street and back
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Life sentence for Margaret
By Mary Anne Gill
When onlookers walk away from the Cambridge Bowling Club in Thornton Road without signing up to be a member, Margaret Stott cops it from club members.
“You let that one go,” they say to the woman who in her bid to boost membership has been known to entice passersby with the phrase “give bowls a go.”
Now she has been rewarded for her enthusiasm with life membership of the club –the 29th in its 125-year history.
Margaret was the face of the season-long celebrations which started with an invitational bowls tournament, afternoon tea for dignitaries and culminated with a picnic in the park and a derby with cross-town rivals Central Cambridge Bowling Club.
During her time at the club, Margaret has been the Business House Bowls secretary, club secretary, on several sub-committees, the bowls catering coordinator and the social media coordinator.
She was nominated and unanimously voted in as a life member at the recent annual meeting by the two Dons - retiring board member Don Harris and seconded by Don Wilson.
“I am honoured and humbled to be given life membership,” Margaret said.
“Each of us is a cog in the wheel and we all contribute to the success and progress of the club in any way we can,” she said.
And just because she is a life member, that doesn’t mean Margaret’s work is done.
“I hope to continue to help out and enjoy the camaraderie for many years to come.”
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Celebrating Life - Your Way
Cambridge Bowling Club life member Margaret Stott pictured at the 175th celebrations last year. Photo: Michael Jeans.
Getting ready for the rush are organisers and volunteers, from left Craig Rodger, Phoebe Ulmer (black helmet), Isla Trower (white helmet), Lily Cameron, Sarah Ulmer, Jen Palmer, Charlie Thompson, Emily Cameron, Louie Ulmer, Mark Thompson.
The stilt walkers were a popular attraction at the start along with the food trucks and stalls. Photos: Mary Anne Gill.
Menz Shed announces health expo
By Chris Gardner
Former All Black Steve Gordon will encourage men to talk to each other about their health at a men’s heath expo this month.
Gordon, a former Te Awamutu College pupil who was an All Black from 1989 to 1993, will give a half hour talk at the free event at the end of the month the Baptist Church in Teasdale St.
Te Awamutu Menz Shed chair Richard Cato said men’s health and Menz Shed went together.
Menz Shed members from Cambridge, Hamilton, Ōtorohanga Te Kūiti have been invited as well as members of service organisations such as Jaycees, Lions and Rotary.
Gordon’s July 27 talk will follow time to chat with representatives of health groups, experts in Alzheimer’s, dementia, and mental health as well as Diabetes New Zealand, Prostate New Zealand, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation representatives.
Cato said everyone was welcome to the expo, especially men aged 50 plus, and wives.
“The greatest supporters of Menz Shed are the women who encourage their husbands to come to the shed,” Cato said.
“Nine times out of 10 they are lonely and loneliness and mental health go hand in hand. Men are terrible at talking about their health.”
He said businesses were great supporters of the Menz Shed and “this expo is our way of giving something back”. Entry is free, although gold coin donations will be asked for cups of tea throughout the morning.
“Men talk shoulder to shoulder, while they are having a cup of tea.”
They will have more opportunities to chat when the expo ends with a sausage sizzle at noon.
Perfecting sound and vision
By Mary Anne Gill
When conductor David Rowland rehearsed with the acclaimed Christ’s College Chapel Choir in St Andrew’s Anglican Church on Sunday, he knew there was something wrong.
“I couldn’t hear the tenors and basses as much as I thought I should be hearing them,” the Professor of Music at Christ’s College in Cambridge, England told the 200 people packed into the Cambridge, New Zealand church for a concert on Sunday afternoon.
Such were the acoustics in the
143-year-old Neo-Gothic wooden church that the sopranos and altos were drowning them out and he had to move them forward.
“Then the problem arose – some of the tenors and basses are considerably taller,” he said pointing to Exhibit A, a tall singer to his left.
“We worked it out so they could see me, and you could see the rest of them.”
The mixed-voice choir undertakes a major international tour each year and it is their second visit to Cambridge –the first was in 2006.
The choir’s repertoire embraces
sacred and secular music from the 15th century to the present. College foundress Lady Margaret Beaufort left a bequest of three organs on her death in 1509 which resulted in a choir starting, originally with male voices only with a boy trebles singing the upper parts.
Girls were admitted to Christ’s College in 1979 but prior to that, the choir used females from other colleges to sing the upper parts.
The concert in Cambridge featured choral compositions by Hubert Parry, Charles Villiers Stanford and Herbert Howells.
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A section of the Christ’s College Chapel Choir during the concert in St Andrew’s Anglican Church with the tall bass at right. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
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‘Operational is not working
By Chris Gardner
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has deflected Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari’s plea for help.
General manager Helen Hughes turned to Potaka for help in May, before revealing to The News last month that a cash flow crisis could force the closure of the world’s largest predator proof fence near Cambridge by the end of August.
The project lost $1.5 million worth of DOC funding over four years and needs $500,000 to continue providing predator-free habitat for rare and endangered native species like takahe, kiwi, and kakapo.
Potaka told Stuff last week Hughes’ plea for help was a Department of Conservation (DOC) operational matter and the department was doing the best it could with a limited budget. DOC was directed to find 6.5 per cent savings from its budget to meet the coalition Government’s savings target.
“I am pretty disappointed by these words, because clearly operational is not working,” Hughes, who has been in the job nine months, said.
“Operational is not coming to the party, and operational is not making the commitment.
We need central government to assist.”
Potaka’s press secretary Jaed Nicoll said “we don’t have a comment to make here, sorry… the best place to ask about this issue is the Department of Conservation.”
DOC Waikato district operations manager Jane Wheeler is looking at options to support the project.
Karāpiro-based Minister for Community and Voluntary Sector Louise Upston, National MP for Taupō, said in a statement that she hoped a solution could be found.
“A lot of staff time and countless volunteer hours have gone into planning, building, and maintaining Maungatautari.
“The economy is going through a tough time right now, but this project got off the ground because of the vision, hard work, and generosity of donors. Those things still exist in the community.
“My colleague Barbara Kuriger is working with the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust Board to explore all options for support, including through the Department of Conservation.”
Kuriger accompanied Potaka to Maungatautari in May when he learned of its cash flow crisis.
Meanwhile, the project has received its first significant donation since going public about its cash flow crisis.
Len Reynolds Trust has funded several thousand dollars.
“We see this as an investment in an internationally recognised taonga with a proven track record,” said chief executive Melissa Gibson.
“That’s amazing,” Hughes said. “Absolutely incredible.”
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari is dropping admission fees for children over the school holidays, in the hope they will learn to love the place.
Children 16 years and under visiting the mountain must be accompanied by a paying adult with a $30 Sanctuary Explorer Pass.
“We are hoping that loads of families come to the sanctuary,” said Hughes.
“The parents will pay; they will come and experience and grow to love it and they want to return.”
Vandals Came, saw, trashed
Another vandalism attack on one of Cambridge’s newest playgrounds will cost ratepayers thousands of dollars in repairs.
Damage at the Terry Came Drive playground was discovered yesterday last week. An artistic wall wrap had been ripped off the toilet, a dozen established plants torn out of the garden and the BBQ had been turned on with rubbish and plants on top.
Community services manager Brad Ward said it was extremely disheartening to see deliberate and repeated vandalism in this new subdivision.
“The toilet will need to be completely rewrapped and is estimated to cost ratepayers up to $15,000 alone.”
Last December a fire was lit burning the safety surfacing, plants were ripped out, and an attempt was made to burn the water fountain.
“This is a community space that is loved and used by tamariki, parents and grandparents. This damage impacts and costs the whole community.”
A few weeks earlier council staff cleaned off a
shoe that had been burnt to the BBQ surface.
“The BBQ has been misused too many times recently, so we are turning it off until spring when the weather is nicer for outdoor eating, and to prevent any further immediate damage or fires,” Ward said.
“We are also
investigating the possibility of installing security cameras at the park but in the meantime, we really hope the community will be our eyes and ears to help prevent any further damage.”
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Both ends of the age issue
By Peter Carr
Over the recent weekend I was pleasantly involved with the celebrations of a good friend. The reason for the festivities being his 80th birthday.
Being a long-time resident in a retirement village such an event is, of itself, just one of a continuum of reasons for a party. As I looked around the room in our magnificent 1902 Homestead at the bright faces that clearly told of the passing of the years, I wondered what such a gathering would have been like 50 years ago.
– regardless of political colour - has the answer other than to incarcerate the perpetrators in what used to be known as boys homes. The appalling record of Oranga Tamariki (and its predecessors) in this ‘youth jail’ scenario is disgusting and bordering on complete taxpayer-funded incompetence.
So, at one end of the social age scale, we have the younger ones – or rather small groups of them - going wild and the common thread of this hinges very much on the lack of parental control and, sadly, the alarming increase in the absence of a father figure in the household.
Well for a start it would have been much smaller. A far lesser proportion of the New Zealand public would have reached such an age. Yet in our village community of approaching 300 people, we have not only many residents as octogenarians but a number now well over 90. Bright people, still driving cars - despite the strange cognitive test that is forced upon those over the age of 80. No mention, by the Ministry of Transport, as to their capability to drive cars nor a recital of the Road Code. For reasons that Waikato Hospital still cannot explain, I was put through the same cognitive test prior to being discharged after an operation on my back. I have a problem connecting the removal of a painful growth with my certification as a well-reasoned and mentally capable citizen.
Statistically, on the national scene, the ageing numbers appear almost frightening. Not physically so but socially. Not forgetting the awareness that this brings for the public who are concentrated on the wild and brutal attacks on retail operators by gangs with an average age of 14.
The media are well concentrated on this youth social problem and no government
The Samoan community – back in their home islands - have a strong ethic where the grandparents have a major influence on the upbringing and subsequent behaviours of young family members. The family group, known as the Aiga, is very much wound around the wider family with great respect for the elders. Young parents, howsoever brought into that grouping, often happily allow the elderly to guide their young children.
Here in this country, we have rapidly growing numbers of young women who decline to name the father(s) of their children – and are supported by the taxpayer. There is surely a pathway for an Aiga-type system of respect and collective responsibility where those ‘of an age’ can provide guidance, care and planning for younger people prior to them becoming baton-waving adolescents intent on robbing hard working shopkeepers.
Plastic Free July in Waipā
Plastic free July is all about looking after our planet by reducing how much plastic we use. To celebrate and encourage you to reduce your plastic use, we have a month of tips and tricks as well as activities for you to get involved with!
Make your own household cleaners
Join us to make your very own low-cost, low-waste DIY washing powder, bench spray, cleaning paste, and dishwasher powder.
Satuday 27 July, 10.30am-12noon and 1-2.30pm Te Awamutu Library meeting room
Bring your own 2L ice cream container, glass jars and spray bottles.
Poster design competition
Kids! Go in the draw to win 1of 3 family passes to your local movie theatre! If you collected your poster design competition from your school you can drop it off at the Te Awamutu or Cambridge library before 31 July.
Young farmers on their marks
Dennis Main went from building to farming then back again before entering the Young Farmer of the Year competition.
The 30-year-old from Piarere now hopes to emulate the current title holder, Pirongia’s Emma Poole.
The event’s grand final kicks started in Hamilton today and will run for the next three days before an anticipated audience of thousands of spectators. The final brings together seven regional winners who will race against the clock and each other in a series of challenges which test farming knowledge and quickness of thought.
More than $90,000 worth of prizes are at stake in the FMG sponsored events.
Fourteen junior young farmers of the year teams and 63 AgriKidsNZ competitors will also compete for a national title.
Te Awamutu College students Summer Korkie and Luke Pease are excited about the opportunity the junior final will give them. They hope their background in equestrian and dairy
farming will give them an edge other teams may not have.
“Luke and I have been hard at work practising our practical skills, and we visited Fieldays to pick up some extra information. Now, we’re patiently waiting for the speech topic and prompts so we can crack on with some further study,” Summer said.
New Zealand Young Farmers chief executive
Lynda Coppersmith says this year’s grand final contestants come from a wide range of backgrounds – so picking a winner is anyone’s guess.
“We’ve got sheep and beef farmers, a fencing contractor, an agri-manager and even a builder – it just goes to show the depth and variety of skills in Aotearoa and highlights the diversity of the food and fibre sector today.”
And the cats came back
By Roy Pilott
More than 2000 people competed or watched when the Hamilton Cat Club held its 75th anniversary show at the Tamahere Community centre last weekend.
The event was moved from its previous home, Hamilton Gardens last year when work was being carried out there, and a decision was made to stay.
Show manager David Crymble called it a spectacular venue.
It catered for a total of 178 cats, representing 30 breeds from 90 exhibitors from Northland to the South Island as the event underlined its standing as the best supported show of its type in the country.
Visitors who did not want to test the softness of a grassed parking area found parking at a premium.
Eight judges were at the show –two each from Australia, the United States and New Zealand and one from pan and South Africa.
The event was also a triumph for club president Megan King – who is a Tamahere resident.
“It was a full on day… without exact figures we think over 2000 members of the public came through the door, there were queues on occasions,” she said.
The overall supreme winner was Taniver My Silver Lining - an eight month old Black Smoke and White Persian kitten.
The owner and breeder is Cheryle St Clair-Newman from Christchurch.
Dennis Main represents this region in the Young Farmer of the Year finals.
Breeder Natalie Burton from North Shore was pictured with a Birman kitten, which she bred and was entered in the show by Jacob Marshall. Birmans are like “teddy bears” and are the dogs of the cat world, Burton told The News.
Matt Branagh was one of six judges from outside New Zealand to attend the Hamilton Cat Show.
Megan King, Hamilton Cat Cub president, with one of her entries, Zachariah, a five year old domestic long hair blue and white.
Words matter
By Janine Krippner
I am sitting in Tenerife, a volcanic island with a very volcanically active past, chatting with linguist Dr Hannah Little from the UK about how people perceive risk.
A linguist specialises in how our use of words affects how we think about the world. Amazingly, she is working with SETI (Search for extraterrestrial intelligence) to come up with a plan on how to communicate with aliens, should we actually find them. There is so much power in words in every aspect of society. They can destroy lives or save them.
We are here with the GeoTenerife programme talking about how wording of information changes how people take in information on risk or events, like a virus or a potentially impending volcanic eruption. Volcanic risk is the potential loss or damage to any aspect of society.
This takes into account the probability or chance of specific volcanic activity (for example ashfall, lahar, pyroclastic flow) occurring.
There are so many different ways to express how something will impact you, your life, your family, and your belongings, and it is the responsibility of scientists to understand that so that we can better guide you towards making safer decisions. As someone who specialises in the processes in volcanoes and how they can impact areas, this is far beyond my specialty. This is why we work together.
I am interested in the understanding of how people might be impacted by volcanic unrest (before an eruption) or eruption activity so that we can know where to begin in empowering communities with information on how to act and protect themselves.
Do you know if you might be affected
by an eruption? Do you understand what volcanic ash is? Do you understand what to do if volcanic ash falls where you are?
Will you feel more confident in a statement like ‘Ruapehu is likely to erupt’ if we tell you more about what information we used to figure that out?
What does the word ‘likely’ even mean for you? If I said it was likely to rain today, do you feel differently about that than ‘there is likely to be a fatal accident on the main street of Te Awamutu today’, or ‘there is likely to be an eruption at Taupo today’? Would you take an umbrella? Would you drive down the main street? Would you avoid going outside, avoid the main street, or avoid the Taupo area?
If I said ‘there is a 20 per cent chance of a small eruption at Ruapehu’, would you think differently about that than ‘there is a 20 per cent chance of a small eruption below the main street of Auckland’? Context and how we perceive these different scenarios is important.
In New Zealand we have a bit of a superpower in that our volcanology community values working with social scientists to ensure that the scientific information we have on volcanoes can be given to communities in helpful ways. This is not the case in many other places, and a lot of damage has been unwillingly done even when the best of intentions were there. We will get it wrong, we learn from mistakes made around the world, and we do truly want to be helpful. Volcanoes are scary. The words we use to describe them are critical.
Saved by the light
By Murray Smith, Bridges Church
I’ve never forgotten the account of a fishing village on the coast of Cornwall, facing potential disaster years ago. Although well accustomed to the force of prevailing south westerly winds blowing in from the Atlantic Ocean, one afternoon an altogether unexpected storm arose, battering the Cornish coastline. Ominous clouds amassed, driving winds howled, whipping cold grey seas into a frenzy.
Anxious villagers worried for their fishing boat fleet which had set sail before daybreak, to undoubtedly have ended up caught in the storm’s tempest. With skies darkening and the storm intensifying, the villagers’ concerns grew. By late afternoon, locals clustered on the foreshore - silently staring seaward. Nobody would sleep that night.
As the storm raged mercilessly throughout the coming hours, screams from a bayside home, were heard above the howling wind. A fire lit for warmth, had gone wrong and was burning fiercely. A mother, wife of one of the fishermen at sea, had snatched her children from their beds and now stood wailing and shivering helplessly as villager’s best efforts to contain the blazing house fire were abandoned. The flames crackled on, spitting sparks into the black skies.
Overnight the terrible weather gradually subsided. A family losing their home, amplified the unspoken fear in hearts contemplating an even more unbearable loss to the storm’s violence - the loss of their fleet with lives of husbands, fathers, sons, brothers crewing the boats… the majority of the community’s providers.
With the sun rising, villagers gathered on the calm foreshore - a stark contrast to the boisterous night that had slowly surrendered to daybreak. Prayerful, hopeful
hearts waited in silence. Suddenly, a startling shout split the stillness… “There!” “Look!”
A tiny silhouette of a fishing boat had appeared on the horizon… then another, soon one more, until slowly, the entire fleet was accounted for… all heading home. Tears of joy flowed as thankfulness and relieved hugs ‘drew’ the fleet closer to dockside.
The water’s-edge reunion was indescribable, tainted only by one poor woman’s plight with children clinging to her skirt, carrying shattering news to her husband, of a fire destroying all their earthly belongings the previous night.
Drawing her lovingly to himself, he cried exuberantly, “Thank God Almighty for that fire!”
He explained the terrifying ordeal of being lost in the middle of the storm. Raging, darkened seas and skies left the crews without bearings for determining a course home. Without any assurance of which direction land lay in, striking out in the wrong direction would have sealed their fate. But suddenly a speck of flickering light had appeared through the dark, miles away, between wave crests… it had to be land and they set their course for it. That light was their ‘salvation’- the flames of a family’s home burning to the ground.
This poignant story carries a message for us in a darkened world, lost and confused. Life’s storms destroy our ‘bearings’ but it’s into our mess that Jesus calls out, “I am the light of the world.” He laid down His life to shine the way to bring us safely home.
We have a choice, like those fisherman. Will we be wise enough to ‘follow the Light’?
Hautapu gets Colts final
Hautapu Colts will play Hamilton Marist in the Waikato Rugby Union final for the third year in a row and the game on Saturday will be a home one for the Cambridge youngsters.
This follows their 22-16 semifinal win over Hamilton Old Boys in the chase for the Elliot Shield.
Meanwhile the Premier B development team had a 29-17 win away over Waikato University to make the Rowe Cup semifinals for the first time in six years.
In the premiership, Hautapu, the defending champions, crashed
31-17 to Waikato University and finished third equal with Hamilton Old Boys. Hamilton Marist’s invincible season continued and they look overwhelming favourites in the semifinals.
Earlier in the week, Cambridge High School took out the first XV girls’ championship with a 15-10 victory over Hamilton Sacred Heart.
Other results:
Premier: Te Awamutu 35 Morrinsville 17. Premier B: Te Awamutu 15 Morrinsville 18.
Colts: Hamilton Marist 52
Pirongia 21, Leamington 32
United Matamata 5
Division One: Putāruru 41 Leamington 41, Suburbs 24 Ōhaupō 20, Frankton 12 Pirongia 56.
Division One B: Putāruru 41 Leamington 20, Suburbs 19
Ōhaupō 17, Frankton 10 Pirongia 12.
Youngsters prep for rugby camp
By Mary Anne Gill
The first Waipā rugby camp for children has already attracted 70 registrations with the promise of more if the smiles on players’ faces on Saturday are anything to go by.
The two-day camp run by RC4Kids at Hautapu Sports Club in Memorial Park next week will involve children from five years of age up and is the first of its type in Cambridge.
Director of junior rugby Stacey Kobus told The News on Saturday during junior rugby matches at Memorial Park that she and the club were excited
about the opportunity.
“This will be an awesome two days for our juniors but also the club and our community.” Local businesses have come on board with sponsorship to bring the event to life.
“Having an event like this in Cambridge gives our young community an opportunity to engage in an active programme which enhances the love for sport and develops our community.”
The club is still taking registrations for the event which starts on July 18.
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PICTURED RIGHT: Sam Veart is somewhere under all these bodies scoring a try which is celebrated by Kane Gibberd. Photo: Jane Thompson.
Amelia Seath-Boyte is off with the ball while Cooper Wilkinson is in support.
Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
Half time at Cambridge junior rugby on Saturday where coach Wade Kobus puts the emphasis on enjoyment and fun. From left: Anthony Cattle, Brodie Garrett, Noah O’Brien, Stanley Parker, Brodie Kobus, Locke Shaw, Kobus, Viktor Schilov, Will Middlemiss. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
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Metal
For qualified welder fabricator Brad Mosen, of Mosen Welding, that means he can make or repair just about anything a client might want and with his engineering background, that means he has the ability to either create from a design or do the painstaking work to get something back to its original best.
He’s worked with all sorts of metals, from the heavy work such as making concrete mixers, through to the much light sheet metal work, there’s little he hasn’t put his hand to in the seven years he’s been
working with it.
Brad’s business, Mosen Welding, began just two months ago and he’s open to take on anything a client might require.
“I do a lot of work from either making or repairing gates, to trailers and trailer or car parts, fire pits, all sorts of work right through to heavy fabrication,” he says.
“Whatever a client might want, it’s easy to just call or email me and discuss it,” he says. While a website is under development, clients can also look him up through his facebook, Mosen Welding, or Instagram, mosenwelding.
For anyone wishing to contact Brad regarding a job, phone 021404814 or email mosenbrad@gmail.com.
Owner - Brad Mosen.
Turf has Central rolling
By Mary Anne Gill
Central Cambridge Bowling Club’s new artificial green got its first work out from a hardy group of bowlers last week.
And clearly the Ron Greenwoodskipped threesome - which included Dale Small and Mary Wishart - benefitted from the first roll up opportunity as they took out the opening tournament on Saturday from a competitive field.
Work on the $220,000 Tiger Turf got underway in May when the old carpet green was ripped up and groundwork began.
The club’s other green is grass, and it too has been getting a refresh during the autumn and winter months.
Money came from fundraising and support from sponsors and service groups.
The club is in good heart with about 170 members – including New Zealand representative Jesse Russell, national development player Taylor Horn and New Zealand Deaf team representative Bruce Sayers.
It celebrated its 75th jubilee in December 2021 – delayed several
weeks by Covid.
A picture hangs in the clubrooms showing the club’s foundation members in December 1945 while presidents’ photos adorn the walls.
Recently the club made an $800 donation to St John Ambulance.
It still holds three Guinness World Records.
Six members secured the first in March 2016 when they played for 172 hours and 7 minutes to land the longest marathon playing outdoor bowls record. On that occasion they raised $2440 for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society.
The attempt was made up of three teams of two: the grey team consisted of Paul Crawley and Alan Buchanan, the green team was Ryan McGowan
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and Neil Nicol and the blue team was Sue LeCompte and Alistair Carter.
The second was reached in October 2016 when six club members played for 52 hours, securing the longest marathon playing indoor bowls record, and raised $5350 for Cambridge Riding for the Disabled. The teams were Bob Perrin and Hans Kerkhof, Bryan Allen (aka Chipper) and Carter again while the other team was Glenys Carter and Kaye Bunn.
Carter and Ryan McGowan claimed the club’s third in 2018 when they played for 27 hours and 59 minutes to break the record for the longest singles endurance lawn bowls marathon, raising $1156 for Autism New Zealand.
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A word to the young at heart
Life after 65 is, in the middle of the second decade of the 21st Century, a great place to be. There is so much out there across the spectrum to be part of, technology to enjoy and ways to create great social networks whether it be interest groups on the net, or travelling via organized tour groups around the country or the world.
The advent of retirement villages has become a very real part of enjoying the golden years and in Waipa and surrounds, there is plenty to choose from.
Everything depends on what your lifestyle choices are, what you are looking for in terms of unit size, what it offers and affordability, and whether or not any addon services are available when you might need them, from community dining to medical help.
Because Waipa is a location many choose to retire to, with its easy rural feel close to vibrant shopping centres, hospitals, a fast-growing city - and the coast, it’s a great place to network, strengthening existing friendships and creating new ones no matter what your interests may be.
Toward that end there are many clubs and groups you can join and you can find out more about these by checking in with organisations such as Citizens Advice Bureaus, iSite offices in any of the district’s towns and the Waipa District Council offices or website.
Tips for retirement successful
Any number of studies have been done on what makes the years of retirement successful for some and not for others – no matter how much money one may have in the bank against another.
The research has come up with several surprising factors when it comes to the advice older retirees have for those approaching retirement – or even those who are beginning to think about the long-term plan.
The top tip is: save while you can. Even putting aside 10% of your income, no matter how small it might be each week, will help you. Kiwisaver in New Zealand was one of the best retirement ideas and while for the baby boomers it came too late, for every other generation, this will help them move into a time when the Government-sponsored pension is no longer enough to do more than simply survive upon. And with Kiwisaver, you don’t miss what isn’t in your paypacket to begin with.
Five years before you plan to retire, set out to clear all debt, this includes credit cards.
The next biggest tip was to ease slowly into retirement. Start thinking about it, create a bucket list of things you want to do (and that you’ll have the means to do them); drop down into part time work if you can, even if you turn 65 and continue working and drop your hours back. Bear in mind, you’ll pay secondary tax once your income reaches a certain level. If your house is too big, make it an adventure to find a smaller one that will suit your fitness and time needs, or to choose a retirement village; spend your free time investigating and getting all the information you need to be very comfortable in the final decision you will make.
The third tip is definitely one for the mind.
Most talk about having to ease themselves into the golden years mindset and having to realise that is a complete change to what their entire adult life has been about.
It’s not a bad thing, it’s just difficult to adjust to, particularly for men. It can take a year or more, and if not handled well, can put stress on both individuals and couples’ relationships. Experts say it’s a good idea to begin planning on how to organise their time well before they intend to retire; to join clubs ranging from cards or darts, Menzshed, bowls or other sports, and volunteer groups such as Lions through to Altrusa.
The building of networks for this next stage of life is crucial and people often don’t realise
how many life skills and skillsets they have to offer that could be of benefit to others.
Enjoyment is the next big tip. Making sure you take the time to get out and enjoy life, whether by way of a coffee meeting, gym membership, day trips and picnics through to organised guided tours with like-minded travellers.
And finally, exercise is the last big tip. Almost all retirees who have participated in studies say the “Use it or lose it” philosophy is important as we grow older. It can be as simple as a daily walk, through to gentle swimming exercises, yoga or tai chi. Whatever it is you like to do – keep active.
A selection of Cambridge clubs
Aquafit Swim 4 Health
A fun water exercise class for adults in a heated outdoor pool. Monday to Friday 9am Cambridge Pool, Williamson Street, cost is $3 per class. Contact Robyn 8232510 or 027 244 4738. sportwaikato.org.nz/directory/ aquafit-cambridge.aspx
Just for Blokes
A fun after work men only exercise class. The aim is to improve strength, balance and aerobic fitness Tuesdays 5pm. Cost $5 per session – first time free, Trinity Church Hall. Come and have a go! Contact Mike 027 235 2247.
sportwaikato.org.nz/directory/ just-for-blokes-cambridge.aspx
Avantidrome Life Fitness Zone
Seniors Circuit
Mondays, Wednesdays at 9.30am. The Avantidrome Life Fitness Zone Team offer this twice weekly fun low impact circuit class for seniors (50+) in the Gym, with a focus on building up strength and fitness at your own pace. $5 per session. contact Ryan 0800 VELODROME or email fitness@ homeofcycling.org.nz sportwaikato.org.nz/directory/ avantidrome-seniors-gym-circuitcambridge.aspx
Exercise to Music
A fun adult exercise to music circuit class. The class is held weekly on Tuesdays from 9.00am at the Trinity Parish Hall, Queen Street, Cambridge. Cost is $5 per session and first time is free for new members. Contact Raychel on 027 251 7141. sportwaikato.org.nz/ directory/exercise-to-musiccambridge.aspx
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There comes a time when downsizing just is the right move to do, when the big family home needs more maintenance than your aging body knows it’s capable of, or you just want more time to enjoy your golden years.
These days, the choices of retirement homes are a natural fit for many who look at selling but still want the security of investment in a property they call home without all the added hassles.
And that’s how the model for retirement villages “right to occupy” came about.
How this works is that rather than outright buying a unit, a couple or an individual can buy the permanent right to live in a one- to two-bedroomed unit in a village type environment.
As part of that ‘for life’ agreement, you also get the services, and use the village amenities. For many, these include not only general garden maintenance to cleaning the interior and exterior of your windows, or clearing your gutters, mowing your lawns, it also means you get use of amenities such as the tennis courts, the pool, or gym, or whatever else may be on offer.
There are additional costs however, that need to be noted. The two main ones are the ongoing weekly costs and the deferred management fees.
The ongoing weekly costs revolve around what you would be expected to pay for your maintenance and entertainment funds.
The pool has to be kept clean, the gardens of every home and the village itself done, and ongoing expected – and unexpected - maintenance on every unit in the village for example; all these things cost money, which is why the weekly fee is set.
Some retirement homes have a fixed fee, which you agree to at the start and which doesn’t change. Others will increase their fees as time goes by – you need to read the fine print of your contract to find out what the realities are. Fees increasing over time, for example, could be a problem, considering most people are on fixed incomes.
The second cost is known as the deferred management fee. This is used by many retirement village groups and is otherwise known as an exit or departure fee. It can range from 20%-35% of the sale of your unit, depending on which healthcare group you choose. Some will charge a full refurbishment fee from it, some will charge refurbishment on top of that; some will give you or your family what you paid for the unit, others will pay (less the deferment fee) whatever the unit was sold for. And, some will continue to
charge a weekly fee even if you are not in residence until it is sold – so be aware of potential pitfalls.
These are all conditions that your group will have noted in your contract, so it is important you and your family are fully familiar with them and you should have legal advice to make sure you do understand all the terms and conditions.
Meet Ian Calvert - A Man Of All Seasons.
Ian Calvert, of Legacy Funerals Cambridge, is a man who has much in common with the Waikato families whom he comes into contact with.
Ian’s background is steeped in farming; he was born into it and those early years on the land prepared him well. Later, armed with a tough work ethic and lifelong passion for flying, he took to the skies, successfully running several North Island-based aviation companies.
It was circumstance that brought Ian to the funeral industry – a chain of events that now has him working for Legacy Cambridge. One of the links in that chain was Ian’s wife Raewyn, whose work as a celebrant for Legacy Funerals provided an opportunity, just as Ian was looking for a change. He came on board initially to help where he was needed but, has since stayed on, now having worked two years’ full-time. He is also well on his way to completing his NZ Diploma in Funeral Directing.
“I found early on that I really liked the work,” says Ian. “It offers a variety that means every day is different and I enjoy working with the families who come to us. Every funeral brings its different requirements. As a funeral director, my role is to remove as much stress as possible from a family following the death of their loved one. This allows them to start the grieving process while we handle all the practicalities.”
Ian also likes the Legacy model, one which through the Legacy Trust, sees a significant portion of profits generated through Legacy Funeral Homes
gifted back to the community each one serves. He understands service and charities after having put in a few years volunteering with St John.
Ian personalises each funeral. He arranges all of the standard aspects such as music, flowers, photographic tributes and live streaming. All whilst including bespoke aspects of a personalised funeral service. This could include a surfboard on the roof of the hearse, the ukelele club playing a number at the service, or using the family boat for the final journey to the crematorium. No detail is too small to handle.
The funeral industry is a far cry from Ian’s start in life. He was born in Pukekohe and enjoyed a typical farming child’s life, eventually purchasing his first farm, all the while flying when he could. Life then turned him towards aviation. He gained a number of licences and ratings, both in NZ and in the UK, and went on to successfully run several aviation companies, including CTC Aviation outside Hamilton. When the Covid pandemic dealt a blow to an industry whose lifeblood was foreign aviation students, it signalled the change that brought Ian to the funeral industry.
Ian and Raewyn share six children and a growing number of grandchildren, and Ian has a keen interest in golf and large-scale modelling – ships, planes and cars. Legacy Funerals General Manager Kiri Randall says “we are proud to have Ian as part of our team and his commitment to the local Cambridge community.”
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Ian Calvert - Farmer, Aviator and now, Funeral Director.
It’s Time to Experience Premium Independent Retirement Living
Family owned and operated, Te Awamutu’s Highfield Country Estate was established in 2012 and is set in beautifully landscaped grounds.
Commanding sensational views across to Mount Maungatautari, Highfield Country Estate Retirement Village currently houses 116 villas and due to unprecedented demand, is proud to announce the limited release of an additional 50 villas. The earthwork construction will start soon, with future Highfield residents being able to select from a variety of floorplans. The well-appointed two- and three-bedroom properties feature spacious, open plan living, coupled with quality fittings and appliances.
Our Residents Enjoy the Benefits of:
•A family focused and dedicated Management Team
•Friendly, welcoming and supportive staff
• A comprehensive programme of weekly social outings, events and activities
•A safe and secure living environment
•Beautifully landscaped well-established and maintained grounds
•A vibrant community atmosphere and sense of belonging
•A focus on health, fitness and well-being
•Maintenance free, lifestyle living
“One of the best decisions we made was to move into Highfield, where we know, and our family knows, that we live in a safe, happy, and friendly environment where people look out for one another. We love living here and if you are lucky enough to get the opportunity to purchase a villa, please come and join us and enjoy our retirement.” – Dave & Shona Hollinshead
To learn more about the benefits of independent lifestyle living at Highfield and to organise a personalised tour of our facilities contact General Manager Sheryl Thomas – 07 871 2020 (Monday to Friday between the hours of 10am – 3pm) manager@highfieldcountryestate.co.nz | 397 Swarbrick Drive, Te Awamutu | www.highfieldcountryestate.co.nz - The Lifestyle You Want, the Peace of Mind You
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Keeping fit and healthy, body and mind
Being active is something all experts agree on when it comes to keeping both mind and body healthy as we age.
It doesn’t mean you have to join a gym and set your goals towards a body building competition – but definitely getting out of your house is a great start, even if it’s just for a walk around the block, or going to a card night at the local senior citizens hall, or meeting up for a coffee with friends on a regular basis.
Te Awamutu and Cambridge both offer a wide variety of clubs ranging from croquet to bowls, darts to fishing and many more in between as befits towns that have a high population of retirees.
The number and variety mean that your personal level of fitness means there will be something for you to enjoy – even if it is just getting out on your mobility scooter with a group of others.
In today’s technology age, it’s important to keep abreast of what is on offer out there and more importantly, to educate yourselves so as to protect yourselves against the ever increasing cyber crime. As families continue to move onward and outward, there is never a better time than to learn how to use technology to keep in contact via face calls and other programmes.
Both of Waipa’s town have strong Senior Net classes that will enable you to learn or update your skills when it comes to computer or device skills.
Volunteering is another great way – many retirees don’t realise the fabulous skills they have learned that can be passed on, or simply the gift of time they have to offer in an area where there is increasingly less and less volunteers – something every community desperately needs.
Classes are another excellent way to keep your mind sharp as well as providing great social networking opportunities. There are many choices out there, from as simple as learning a hobby like painting or pottery through to deciding to go back to university and study for a diploma or degree just because you’ve always wanted to.
You could also turn that around and volunteer your time teaching old skills, from preserving fruit or growing vegetables, to fishing.
If you had been a successful businessperson, think about volunteering your time as a business mentor or as a budget advisor. In today’s times, these skills are much needed.
Network through your church or your facebook groups, start up a coffee morning once a week or once a month.
If you are fit enough join a seniors swimming or tennis team – even a lawns bowl or darts team.
Whatever you decide to do though, make sure you do keep active. It keeps away illness, depression and a myriad of other illnesses.
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We provide personalised rest home and hospital-level care, expertly delivered round the clock by a compassionate team of registered nurses, health care assistants, and support staff.
Our in-house kitchen prepares daily meals for residents and offers Meals on Wheels service to nearby neighbourhoods. Our hospital wing was recently renovated and is now ready to welcome new residents. Visit us and see how our location is the perfect balance between tranquility and convenience, privacy and proximity.
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Organising our Young Heart at JULY 2024 final act
In this world of diarised organisation, it always seems strange that for many, the one thing we avoid organising altogether is our dying.
And yet it is one of the most important things we can do – with no reason why we can’t involve ourselves fully in the process.
Whether you choose burial or cremation, the act of passing away costs money. A body needs to be released to a funeral director once a doctors death certificate has been issued and most funeral directors have arrangements for care plans available for those who have organised their dying, which helps make the whole transition and grieving process much easier.
There are several things to consider – what are your cultural requirements? Are you likely to have a tangi, with its traditional three-day period, or a simple funeral? Do you have family who have to fly from other parts of the world, necessitating a potential delay in funeral timing?
Do you want small and family only or would you like to have your life celebrated? Closed or open coffin? What are your favourite flowers and music – and who has all the photos of you? There are many small details that go into the rituals that occur when a loved one dies and it’s important to be able to combine the wishes of that person and their living loved ones as much as possible.
It makes really good sense to sit with a funeral director of your choice and put together a plan of what you want at your funeral and to make sure your executor has a copy of this so they know exactly what to do when the time comes – and make sure also that you include your family so there are no unexpected surprises that could lead to family strife.
Cost is a big factor and to this end, have a pre-paid funeral is a good idea. For Kiwis, those who pay for their funerals have their prepayment held safe in The Funeral Trust that is administered by The Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand. This means no matter what happens to the funeral home you lodged this with, your pre-payment is available for your funeral.
Funeral insurance is worthwhile when you are young – but the fact is, the older you get, no matter how many times you may have paid for your funeral via annual premiums, insurance companies raise them annually until they become unaffordable for most and the money you have paid vanishes once you stop payments. So prepaying your funeral still remains a great idea, with a check in every few years to be sure what you have put in will still cover rising costs.
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Challenging the giants
By Mary Anne Gill
When Cambridge Reds striker
Josh Clarkin thumped in the equaliser against Auckland in the Chatham Cup on Saturday - and the crowd of 1000 football fans celebrated - he dared to dream.
“That felt pretty special, I had a tear in my eye and that crowd response was unbelievable,” he said.
In that 38th minute the underdogs were on a par with Auckland –a city building a team for their A-League season – and such was the Reds’ performance, an upset looked on the cards.
But Auckland pulled away to a 4-1 win, grabbing a second five minutes into added time in the first half from defender Christian Gray, son of former All Whites captain Rodger Gray and Silver Ferns’ centre Sandra Edge.
Angus Kilkolly added another after 53 minutes and Regont Murati the last in the 80th minute. Spanish midfielder Gerard Garriga opened the scoring in the 35th minute.
Cambridge’s 21 game unbeaten streak was over and with it the Reds best ever run in the Chatham Cup, having reached the fourth round for the first time in their 76year history.
The side sits top of the Lotto NRFL Southern Conference, with 11 wins from as many games, and targeting promotion to the Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship.
Earlier in the week Cambridge coach Jordan Shaw predicted his side would not be scared of the experience. If Auckland had any scouts at the match, they might well pencil in Clarkin’s name as the Hamilton-based lanky player did
not look out of place.
At one point the referee gave him a talking to.
“I was playing too aggressively apparently,” Clarkin told The News after getting a telling off for a challenge on Kosovo-born Murati.
Last year’s Southern Conference golden boot winner got on the end of a delightful through ball to put the ball past Auckland goalie Conor Tracey with his left foot for Cambridge’s sole goal.
Both teams praised the Cambridge pitch – looking a picture on a typical Waikato sunny day - which was as good as any around the country, some said.
“Thank God for Chris Wood,” one spectator shouted, a reference to the Nottingham Forest striker and All Whites captain who joined Cambridge as an 11-year-old. A six-figure share of his $47 million sale from Burnley to Newcastle United two years ago went to Cambridge who have spent a part redeveloping its grounds as well as nurturing junior talent.
The crowd was littered with youngsters keen to show their support for the Reds – the drum and hooters were relentless - and their enthusiasm was rewarded when Tracey, a former New Zealand under 23 goalkeeper, let one of them (unsuccessfully) take a penalty kick against him after the full time whistle.
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Drum roll please, from left: Robson ReidRoe, Flynn and Riley Jenkins, Manaaki Bruce take a turn supporting the Reds.
Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
Cambridge goal scorer Josh Clarkin had a strong match for the Reds and would have appealed to any scouts at the ground. Photo: Steph Bell-Jenkins.
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- A well-appointed kitchen with loads of storage and butler’s pantry.
- Open plan layout; formal and informal living areas; indoor-outdoor flow to the multiple outdoor living spaces.
- Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom (double vanity & generous, beautifully tiled shower), good-sized walk-in robe and seamless outdoor access.
- Servicing the wonderful number 17 is the ambient double sided gas fireplace and ducted heating/ cooling air conditioning.
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- Beautifully maintained property has immaculate landscaping and is tranquil, modern, and move-in ready.
- Spacious open plan layout with ample indoor-outdoor flow to a delightful & ambient outdoor entertainers deck with pizza oven.
- Three great-sized bedrooms including master bedroom with modern ensuite bathroom and walk-in robe.
- Stylish, well-equipped kitchen with 6 burner gas cooktop, Westinghouse oven & dishwasher.
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- An enchanting family home, brilliant blend of modern & character – built in 1906 with enduring materials of Kauri, Totara and Rimu. Perfectly positioned on a generous 1012m2 (more or less) section
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- Internal access double garage with workbench. And a separate single garage/ shed, providing ample room for parking or storage.
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- Great opportunity for investors seeking a low-maintenance property, with strong rental potential.
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Karapiro- Taotaoroa Settlers Hall Inc Society
At Hall 7pm Wednesday 24 July. If you pay rates on this hall, please attend.
SOUTER TRUST GRANTS
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ADVERTISE YOUR VACANCY WITH US! Call Janine on 027 287 0005 or email janine@goodlocal.nz “Localjobsforlocalpeople”
Applications are now open to the Souter Trust for grants to assist with the purchase of medical equipment and/or for the purposes of increasing medical knowledge in the Waipa and Waikato Districts. Join us in our mission to support innovative projects to improve healthcare or knowledge in the medical area.
Whether you are an individual, a health care professional or a non-profit organisation we want to hear from you.
Applications should be made to: Souter Trust P O Box 369 CAMBRIDGE 3450 or by email to jocelyn@cooneylaw.co.nz Applications close on 9 August 2024
Cambridge Primary School Inaugural Alumni Committee Meeting
Cambridge Primary School Alumni - Building Connections for Life -
We are excited to invite past students or staff to an initial meeting to set up our inaugural Alumni Committee. The purpose of an alumni is to keep past students and staff connected to Cambridge Primary School and each other.
Meeting Date: Tuesday 25th July
CARR, Vivienne Margaret (Viv) – Peacefully with her family by her side at Te Awa Lifecare, Cambridge on Tuesday 25 June 2024, aged 83 years. Cherished wife of Richard for 62 years. Much loved mother and mother-inlaw of Leanne and Michael, Tim and Belinda, and Jonathan. Adored Grandma and Old Grandma of Daniel, Troy, Amanda, Samantha, Jeremy, Hamish, and their families. A celebration of Viv’s life was held at Trinity St Paul's Union Parish of Cambridge on Friday 5 July.
DOUGAN, Nigel Malcolm – Passed away peacefully on Friday, 28 June 2024, aged 79 years. Dearly loved husband of Mary. Cherished father of Claire. As requested by Nigel a private service has been held. Heartfelt thanks to the wonderful respiratory team and nurses from Ward 5, Wellington Hospital, for their dedicated care. All messages to the 'Dougan family' may be sent C/- PO Box 119, Paraparaumu, 5254.
Time: 6:00pm Venue: CPS Staffroom
An agenda will be set and circulated to those who RSVP and also available on the night.
We look forward to seeing you here and working together to build a vibrant, connected and supportive alumni community. Please RSVP to: admin@cambridgeprimary.co.nz
Kind regards, Mike Pettit, Principal
FIREWOOD – Oak and Gum Mixed, shed stored. No delivery, pick up Leamington. $115 per metre Phone 0274 962 399.
PIGS FOR SALE – Weaners, Spits and Porker. Large whites, Ph John 021 238 5052.
MURPHY, Alison Margaret (née Teixeira) – Passed 1st July 2024 after a long illness. Loved sister and sister-inlaw of Mary and Murray (late) Cannons and cherished aunty of Christine and family, and Anthony and family. Peace be with you
Pursuant to section 54(1)(b) of the Reserves Act 1977 Ng-a Pae Whenua proposes to grant a lease for part of the land at Taumatawiiwii Reserve located at 749 Maungatautari Road, Mangatautari to Kar-apiro Waka Charitable Trust for a total term of 15 years. The proposed lease requires the land to be used for the purposes of realising opportunities present in terms of enabling community use and realising mana whenua aspirations including the:
• Reserve being utilised in a manner that achieves the intended purpose for recreation reserves
• Development of a proactive and strong relationship between the lessee and mana whenua
• Adoption of a collaborative approach between the lessee and surrounding clubs and users of the waterbody
• Strengthening of the social, cultural and environmental wellbeing of the environment within which the reserve sits.
The land proposed to be leased comprises of approximately 7,106m2 and is located on part of the Taumatawiiwii Reserve, which is held in record of title 715629 and described as Section 1 SO 462033. The land is owned by the trustees of the Taumatawiiwii Trust and administered by Ng-a Pae Whenua as a recreation reserve under the Reserves Act 1977. Further information and the plan relating to the proposed lease can be obtained from Angela Martin, email: amartin@propertygroup.co.nz, ph:027 542 6191.
Anyone wishing to make a submission or objection may do so in writing or by email, to be received no later than 5pm 12 August 2024. Please state in your submission if you wish to be heard in person.
Address all correspondence to: Ng-a Pae Whenua, c/- Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840. Email: amartin@propertygroup.co.nz
Privacy Act 1993 note: Written submissions may contain personal information within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1993. By taking part in this public submission process, submitters agree to any personal information (incl. names and contact details) in their submission being made available to the public as part of the consultation and decision-making process. All information collected will be held by Ng-a Pae Whenua, c/- Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840. Submitters have the right to access and correct personal information.
SCOTT, Jennifer May –Suddenly passed away with family at her side at Waikato Hospital on Monday, 1st July 2024, aged 78 years. Loved wife of the late Carey. Adored mother and mother-in-law to Dougal & Angela, Hilton, and Buddy Spencer. Much loved Nana at the Farm to Georgia, Lachie, and Mila. Special thanks to Shona and the emergency staff of St John, and Waikato Hospital ED for the love and care shown to Jenny in her final hours. A private family farewell has taken place. A memorial celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, the 14th of July 2024 at The Hautapu Rugby Club, Laurent Road, Cambridge at 2.00 pm. All communications to the Scott Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TROTTER, Trevor (Trotts) Sue, Debbie, Paula, Kirstyn, Kiley, Shea, and families, would like to thank everyone for their love and support on the passing of Trevor. The amazing generosity of family and friends touched us deeply. Many thanks to Grinters Funeral Home. “Very sadly missed by us all”
