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Get off the grass…

The grass will soon be greener on the other side of the fence at the Cambridge Jockey Club – and chief executive Mark Campin couldn’t be happier. Work has started on installing the country’s first synthetic track at the club - and the new track is likely to be put to the test by the middle of the year. Sophie Iremonger looks at what work has been done on the multi-million dollar project so far – and what racing industry leaders think about it. See story Page 7.

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INDEX Local News �������������������������������������������������������2-14 Sport �����������������������������������������������������������������������28 Experts ������������������������������������������������������������ 22-23 Puzzles �������������������������������������������������������������������23 Classifieds ������������������������������������������������������ 24-25 Open Homes �����������������������������������������������������25 What’s On �������������������������������������������������������������26 Food & Drink �������������������������������������������������������27 Cinema ������������������������������������������������������������������27

White Island The responsibility for the recent White Island disaster rests solely with the New Zealand governments going back to the early days, and particularly with more recent governments that have permitted tourism on the island.

Earthquake occurrences have now become so unpredictable that visiting the island is too dangerous.

Tourist activities have become important in New Zealand with overseas tourists coming in vast numbers. Will tourists still be willing to come, especially with such a large number being affected by the White Island disaster?

It is interesting that the health and safety organisation has special rules for climbing ladders, and having safety frames when people work on roofs.

Maybe the health and safety organisation could make special rules for White Island?

I am confident that the present government, at a very early date, will impose a ban preventing tourists from visiting White Island for any reason.

Michael Cole Cambridge Māori representation I totally agree with Mr Westerbaan’s concern over Council’s undemocratic (I would say racist), arbitrary and unconsulted appointment of non-elected peoples. I’m guessing the advertisement for these positions will state that the applicants must be Māori, which I thought would be illegal under NZ’s current employment law.

There was no public consultation, something Council lauds itself with even though the public’s feedback is often ignored. If I was of Māori descent I would feel totally insulted by Council’s decision as this action is just patronising tokenism. Basically, Council is throwing an insult into the face of Māoridom by indirectly inferring that the local iwi cannot achieve representation on their own merit and on a

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Measles, mumps update level playing field, thus they need special treatment.

Mr Mylchreest please let this borough stay with the tried and true, unbiased, non-racist and democratic system that has served us to well to date.

All this favouritism will do is open a can of worms and cause racial division, which is the direct opposite of its intent.

The mayor also states that this is “the first step”, there by hinting at yet more race-based appointments.

A two-tier system reminds me of South Africa and Zimbabwe, which is scary, scary stuff Mr Mayor, and history has already proven that this system does not work.

Please can this council treat all peoples as equals and extend mana to everyone rather than this Council-driven whakahihi to the local iwi.

Graham Dunn *Editor’s note: see story, page 3.

Playing around I see our council has allowed the Thompson St playground on the green belt. This is set up to prevent expansion and is sacrosanct. Now they have allowed this playground, it is open to abuse and others now wanting to build on it.

This lot, because of their multiple terms on council, think they can have their way.

A local Councillor sees no problem with using the green belt. This will soon go and the town that had a special character will just become a place of houses.

Same with the sports ground in Vogel street. It was set up for sport, athletics, soccer and polo and now I see other activities on this ground.

This council is hell-bent on population growth at the expense of the quality of life of the people and the environment. With all these homes and concrete and roads, all the rainwater goes down the drain. Where will the town be when your kids grow up?

Standing room only, this is where it is going.

Why are the sheeple so blind? (Abridged) Bernie Fynn Cambridge

First it was measles, then it was mumps.

New Zealand is emerging from its worst measles epidemic in two decades and the drive for immunisation for children was emphasised late last year when cases of mumps were reported in Waikato.

This week the Waikato District Health Board told the News it has recorded 22 cases confirmed cases since August – compared to four from January 2019 to August 2019.

The last confirmed case was picked up eight days ago.

The last reported case of measles in the WDHB region was on November 11. A total of 35 confirmed cases of measles have been reported since August 1 and 51 since January 2019.

Nationally from January 1 2019 to mid-January this year there

have been 2191 confirmed cases of measles, including 1734 in the Auckland region.

The Waikato DHB says it is important the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR) is delivered on time to children as part of the national immunisation schedule at 15 months and 4 years.

The board says parents and caregivers should call their doctor or GP (general practice) if their child is aged 15 and requires a free MMR vaccination. Regardless of citizenship or immigration status, children are eligible for vaccinations on the Immunisation Schedule, and Well Child/ Tamariki Ora services.

For more information go to www.waikatodhb.health.nz/ measles Wintech tutor helps in Samoa – see page 11.

On the beat with DEB THURGOOD

Hello again, I hope that you are getting settled back into routine – or maybe you are enjoying a well-earned break if you had to work over the Christmas and New Year period.

I’ve seen some discussion lately about a small number of new incidents where mains power switches have been turned off in parts of Leamington. Thank you to those who have reported these incidents to Police. Many will be aware that this is not the first time this has happened. You may also be aware that the Police have been working with the individual identified, from the outset. Significant progress has been made resulting in a dramatic reduction in both the number and frequency of occurrences. I believe the situation will only continue to improve. Homeowners can help reduce the risk too. Taking preventative measures around securing your meter box with a cable tie or screw will remove the opportunity for unauthorised access.

Have you seen your local ‘bobbies’ on the Cambridge beat? My colleagues and I conduct regular foot patrols of the central business district and Leamington shopping area on different days and at different times depending on what is going on in town. Unfortunately, we can’t be everywhere at once and I understand that this means some people miss seeing us. We are out there however, and I personally enjoy the opportunity to chat with our shopkeepers and members of the public, discussing crime prevention and any general concerns. If we do cross paths in that way, please take the opportunity to stop and let us know how we can help.

Another place you are likely to see us, is in your rear-view mirror on the roads - as we respond to incidents around town. As per the road code, if you see red and blue flashing lights approaching behind, please pull over and (if necessary) stop to allow us to pass. When attending a ‘Priority 1’ job, it is imperative that we provide assistance as quickly as possible. Our progress is hindered when motorists are either oblivious to our presence and block our path or maintain road speed whilst barely moving to the left. This can be frustrating. When driving, it is important to be aware of your surroundings at all times.

This is especially important so that you are able to react to any dynamic changes such as an emergency services vehicle responding to a job.

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Council working with iwi to select reps

By Sophie Iremonger

Two months after Waipā District Council unanimously voted to introduce iwi representatives to all of its committees, iwi groups in the district are yet to select their representatives.

Council met with iwi groups this week to discuss the selection process for the representatives and was yet to provide an update on that meeting at the time of going to print.

Council did confirm the iwi representatives will have full voting rights and will be paid an attendance fee of $185 plus mileage for each committee meeting.

Some Waipā residents have described the decision as “undemocratic” because the representatives are selected by iwi and mana whenua, as opposed to being elected through council elections like other committee members. Others regarded it as “racist”, because “we are all immigrants to this beautiful country,” Te Awamutu’s Bernard Westerbaan said.

“All this favouritism will do is open a can of worms and cause racial division, which is the direct opposite of its intent,” added Graham Dunn.

Waipā District Mayor Jim Mylchreest (pictured right) responded this week saying the involvement of iwi in council processes is part of national law.

“Quite simply the Local Government Act requires councils to maintain and improve opportunities for Māori to contribute to local government decision making as part of the Crown’s Treaty obligations,” he said.

“One way of doing this is to appoint members of our committees to ensure iwi/Māori perspectives are heard and taken account of. Another would have been to create a Māori ward which would have enabled Māori to elect their own representative.”

In 2017 Waipā district councillors voted against introducing a Māori ward in the 2019 local body election, and soon after introduced the role of an iwi relations advisor – filled by Ngāti Maniapoto’s Shane Te Ruki.

Poto Davies, a member of Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, has previously represented iwi on the strategic planning and policy committee and the regulatory committee. The November council meeting voted to include an iwi representative on council’s other two committees – the finance and corporate committee and the service delivery committee.

Council is working with Ngā Iwi Toopu o Waipā, Waikato Tainui and other trust boards, such as the Maniapoto Maori Trust Board, to establish the iwi representation selection process. They follow in the footsteps of the neighbouring

Hamilton City and Waikato District councils which both have iwi representatives on key committees.

“Rather than being negative about the proposal why not look at it as an opportunity to be inclusive?” said Mylchreest.

“New Zealand, and I would suggest the world, is suffering an ever increasing social and economic divide leading to poor health, education and social outcomes for many in our community. We need everyone’s perspectives, experience and wisdom to be included in decision making to try and resolve these issues together.”

The 2013 census found that 13.8 per cent of residents in Waipā identify as Māori. Three Māori candidates ran for council or community boards in the 2019 elections.

The News asked former New Plymouth mayor for his views.

Andrew Judd famously tagged himself a “recovering racist” and sought, without success, to establish a Māori ward. The opposition he sees today in Waipā is nothing new to him.

Back to the future

By Andrew Judd

In 2013 when I was elected Mayor of New Plymouth one of the initial decisions to be made was to determine the Governance structure... establishing committees, working groups, meeting cycles and community engagement.

Under the Local Government Act 2012, councils must include Māori in decision making. Like many opponents to the recent decision in Waipā, I was once bewildered by those who argued for “special” representation for Māori.

Not any more. Democracy is fine in theory - but it is no friend of minorities, and at the polls Māori are very much a minority.

Just look at the number who are elected.

In my time as Mayor I was successful in convincing the majority of my council of the need for a Māori ward. Not all – one resigned, and the public outcry both locally and nationally at our decision to have a seat for Māori was relentless and brutal.

It was argued that we mustn’t have was what viewed as racebased appointments, that it was undemocratic to have unelected people having input on council, even though the person with most delegated authority who isn’t elected is the CEO. A referendum in New Plymouth rejected the Māori ward. Only a Māori ward seat can be removed in this way and I continue to challenge that legislation. An irony is that we have Māori seats in Parliament and those seats have helped form Governments and reflect our Treaty.

I did not seek re-election in New Plymouth – but since that time I have been invited to share my experience throughout New Zealand. I have spoken to people in churches, universities, to service groups, schools, government departments and councils. I stopped counting at 300. I am thankful that more New Zealanders want to know how to be more inclusive and live in a country that reflects, supports and respects our unique treaty of Waitangi.

I congratulate the Waipā Mayor and councillors for including Māori on committees and challenge them to follow up by establishing a Maori ward seat at their next representative review.

Waipā welcomes 200 new Zealanders

They came from the United Kingdom, South Africa, Belgium, Cambodia, China, India, the United States and Australia to become New Zealanders and call Waipā home.

Almost 200 new citizens from 30 nations took part in a total of eight citizenship ceremonies conducted by Waipā district mayor Jim Mylchreest in 2019.

A total of 113 new Kiwis had settled in Cambridge, 72 in Te Awamutu and 12 in Ōhaupō and Pirongia.

“We have a beautiful district and a wonderful, inclusive community, so I’m sure these families will be very happy here,” the mayor said. “New citizens bring with them a wealth of experience and knowledge so we embrace what they have to offer.”

Britons, South Africans, Indians, Fijians and Filipinos have been the most prominent nationalities on the list of those to settle in Waipā over the past 10 years.

“We have also welcomed many Zimbabwean, Dutch, Samoan, American and Australian citizens to Waipā over the last decade. In total we have had more than 2,060 new citizens from 85 different countries since 2002,” the mayor said.

The number of new citizens is expected to grow this year with the Department of Internal Affairs introducing online applications for citizenship by grant.

One of the groups of new citizens welcomed to Waipā in 2019.

Mylchreest said the changes would dramatically speed up the application process, making it easier for immigrants to apply to become citizens.

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Standing again: MPs show their hands

By Viv Posselt

Taupo MP Louise Upston has confirmed her intention to stand in this year’s parliamentary election.

A National Party selection process is underway for all New Zealand electorates, she said, set to take place for Taupo in February.

“More often than not there is no contest when there is a sitting MP, so at this stage it is accurate to say, ‘I intend to’ stand, rather than ‘I am standing’.”

Her priority for the remainder of this term is to press for the reinstatement of the Cambridge to Piarere section of the Waikato Expressway.

“This is a project that was underway and is not progressing under the current government, despite huge need and local support. I’m also committed to ensuring that rapid growth in population is well-managed and that infrastructure keeps up with the growth.”

Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger who is also the National Caucus Senior Whip, will also stand in the November 21 election.

She remains determined to support rural New Zealand and small-town business.

“Our farmers are under a lot of pressure around water,

Louise Upston

climate change, banking, and weather. As a mainstay of our economy, I don’t think the general public understand as well as they used to how much our quality of life depends on what farmers produce and sell globally,” she said. “We need to be strong and focused on trade for the future. New Zealand has so much to offer the world in terms of our farming and food production.

We should not be in a race towards methane goals but must do our part to transition in a well thought-out and scientific manner.”

Also standing again is Waikato MP for National, Tim van de Molen, who echoed the call from other regional MPs to bring the Cambridge to Piarere section of the Waikato Expressway to fruition.

“This just has to happen.

People drive their own cars in the Waikato, and freight

travels on our roads … we must improve our roading network,” he said.

He also expressed support for Waikato’s rural sector, saying climate-related challenges were among those that saw farmers getting an unfair rap, he said, when in reality ‘everyone has a part to play’.

Other regional MPs have declared their political aspirations as the 2020 election year kicks off. Both Labour MP Jamie Strange – a list MP – and National MP David Bennett have said they will stand again in the Hamilton East electorate.

A key goal for Jamie Strange will be continuing the government investment of the past three years, he said, with a focus on developing a passenger rail service linking Hamilton with Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Huntly and Morrinsville.

Infrastructure is also central to David Bennett’s plans. It is important to restart the infrastructure spend vital for regional growth, he said, citing the Cambridge to Piarere extension of the Waikato Expressway, links with Tauranga, and the Southern Links Roading Project, and the importance of servicing growth south of Hamilton. He is also keen to get the Medical School

proposal back on track for the region.

National Party MP Tim Macindoe will stand again in Hamilton West. He wants to continue work on the Private Member’s Bill lodged before Christmas urging convicted murderers to tell authorities the whereabouts of their victims’ remains. He will also focus on securing an Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court for Hamilton, and advance vital roading projects that he said had stalled under Labour.

Nanaia Mahuta, Labour

MP for Hauraki-Waikato, will stand again in 2020. She wants to further work on a regional growth strategy where ‘Iwi and Māori can contribute to developments such as the Hamilton to Auckland corridor, regional tourism, the inland port-hub’, and work towards improving water quality and catchment management in the Waikato River.

Barbara Kuriger Labour MP Tamati Coffey will stand again as the held the seat for Labour since Waiariki candidate for 2020, 2014 following the retirement as will Te Tai Hauāuru MP of Tariana Turia.

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Youngsters bridge gap

By Viv Posselt

Waipā youngsters from age 10 are being encouraged to learn to play bridge through classes offered by the Te Awamutu Bridge Club.

The classes will start on February 18.

“The idea is to get children and youth interested in playing the game. At the moment, those who are keen don’t get an opportunity to join the adult classes as they start at 7pm, which is too late for the younger ones,” said tutor Sally Whitaker.

“Dedicated classes for children mean they can learn the skills, and then join the other club classes when they’re ready.”

Sally said she took up bridge only in her late 40s and wishes she had done it earlier.

Fellow member Debz Morris grew up in a card-playing home, and shares Sally’s regret at not learning the game earlier in life. They say the lessons bridge teaches – strategy,

patience, the ability to read people and much more – are valuable assets that children can take into adulthood.

The first term will focus on a simple introduction to bridge. Bidding strategies will beg introduced during the second term.

“We want to engage them from the start … help them get the feel of the game,” said Sally. “We’ll add more complexity as we progress.”

One of the first members of the new classes will be Debz’ 12-year-old son, Sam Morris.

The classes will run from 4pm to 5.30pm at the club’s rooms at 888 Te Rahu Rd in Te Awamutu. They will run weekly during the school term, at a cost of $10 a term Those keen to get on board should contact Sally Whitaker on 021 159 4216 of Debz Morris on 022 687 8603.

The club’s adult classes start at 7pm on February 20.

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New track on course

By Sophie Iremonger

Waipā is on course to host the country’s first meeting on a synthetic racetrack in May next year.

Construction on the Cambridge track in Racecourse Rd began earlier this month and the grass will be replaced with an artificial track in the middle of the year.

Initial work at Australasia’s biggest horse training centre began on January 7 to strip the surface of an existing racetrack at the Cambridge Jockey Club training facilities, where Waipa horse trainers work around 1000 horses each week, to install New Zealand’s first all-weather, synthetic racetrack.

Another racetrack is still available at the Racecourse Rd site throughout the day. Cambridge Jockey Club chief executive Mark Campin said trainers can still access parts of the project track for four hours from 4.30am each day before construction work resumes at 9am.

“It all seems to be coming along very promisingly,” said Campin.

“We’re looking forward to it and I think all the trainers are looking forward to it. We’ve found all the track users very supportive of what we are doing, and, obviously, the end result is going to be a great surface to train and race on.”

Cambridge company Camex is carrying out civil works and

Shaune Ritchie

Cogswell Surveys, another Cambridge company, is providing surveyance work. Once stripped and leveled, the synthetic Polytrack will be brought in from Australia and installed over June and July.

With everything going well, Campin said, the track will be ready for trainers to use in late July, and after using the track for training and mini trials, ironing out any possible issues, the track will be ready for its first official race meeting in May 2021.

Shaune Ritchie, a fifth-generation horse trainer based in Cambridge, was glad to see action being taken to help the horse racing industry, given the amount of money it generates in New Zealand, and

had “no doubt” it would be a win for Cambridge and Waipa.

“The amount of money that racing puts back into the community and back into the government’s pockets is phenomenal. I think it’s a ‘tip of the cap’ from the government to say: we understand how much you put in (to the economy) so we’re prepared to give a little something back. We have so many horses training here that it’s well and truly been required for some time.”

The synthetic track will enable race meetings to go ahead after torrential downpours, in cases where race meetings probably would have otherwise been called off.

“The issue we have is, in the winter, we’re very restricted with what we can do when we get a deluge of rain, and this will completely take that away,” said Ritchie. “We’ll have an all-weather track we can race on in those winter months when the grass tracks are too wet or too unsafe for jockeys. We lose a lot of race meetings in July and August based on the fact that our tracks are just unsafe to ride on.

“If we’ve got a replacement system like this, we won’t lose those race meetings. And those race meetings generate a lot of money for the racing industry, the community and the government through taxes.”

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And as horse trainers approach the busy spring race season, they won’t need to take horses to places like Ruakaka beach, in Ritchie’s case, to build up their fitness on a solid surface.

“For many years now we’ve had to come up with other things to do to get our horses fit, and that will likely slow down a lot, if not go altogether.

“It will be good for the horses themselves too, it will be like running around on pillows. They’ll feel a lot better about it and you would think they’ll perform a bit better as well.”

It’s a perk for the dry summer months too, Campin said.

“With the synthetic track, it can take a phenomenal amount of rain, but it also doesn’t need any water in the summer. Dust is always a factor and we spend a lot of time with watering trucks on the track (using water discharged from Fonterra’s Hautapu factory), but in summer it won’t need any watering at all.”

Works will include lengthening the “straight” of the track, and making the bend more swooping, providing a more even transition than most New Zealand tracks which tend to be restricted by property boundaries.

Over 10,000 square metres of Polytrack surface will be laid over June – July, making up a new track of around 2000 metres.

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Hair today - gone soon

By Sophie Iremonger

Fundraising for the greater good is a special cause for the Brockelbank family.

Son Nic, 17, has raised over $14,000 for the New Zealand Muscular Dystrophy Association over the past decade, and now his mum and brother are doing their bit too.

Nic lives with muscular dystrophy.

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a muscle disease that results in increasing weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time.

The fundraising project began at the end of last year when dad Rob, an arborist, shaved his head for charity and raised $10K to support arborists injured on the job.

After being surprised by the new ‘do’, or lack thereof, Rob’s wife Chris and son Toby decided to shave their heads too, this time for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

With the big day coming up on February 8, the family has set up a Givealittle page to raise funds towards the cause. Already they’ve managed to raise over $1000.

“Anything we can raise would be really great, the more we can support MDA the better, but it’s also about raising awareness of muscular dystrophy and keeping the conversation going that it’s there. It’s quite rare, a lot of people don’t know about it so it’s really good to raise awareness, which is a lot of what Nic’s done in the past,” said Chris.

Nic’s fundraising journey started after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, when he decided the handful of cookbooks he had made for friends and family members should be sold to raise funds for the earthquake victims, and a website was set up for the cause. Later, he approached Scholastic and the company released Nic’s Cookbook in 2012. Half of all proceeds went towards the Muscular Dystrophy Association of New

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A follow up cookbook, Nic’s Lunchbox, was released in 2013, and during both those years he was the ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association Bow Tie Appeal alongside the organisation’s patron Judy Bailey.

In 2015 he took part in the REV ride sponsorship programme at the Avantidrome and later did the one-hour track ride in 2017.

“Nic’s done so much raising money for MD so I thought it would be nice to do something to support that,” said Chris.

Nic says because he lives with muscular dystrophy “I know how good it is to give the support towards it.”

The nearly-18-year-old graduated from Cambridge High School last year and will begin studying sports science at Wintec next month.

To contribute towards the cause visit givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/shave-for-mda.

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Entries have opened in the annual Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Awards – which has a $7000 first prize on offer.

The award, hosted by Waikato Museum, partnered by Farmlands, and supported by the New Zealand National Fieldays Society, challenges artists to create artworks made from agricultural products, predominantly No.8 wire.

Waikato Museum Director Cherie Meecham says the award exhibition – now in its 24th year – embodies New Zealand’s rural heritage and culture, and entries should take that into consideration.

Pony club fourth

By Matteo Di Maio

The Cambridge Pony Club team has finished fourth at the 35th North Island Pony Club Showjumping Championships on home territory.

The team, brought together from the Cambridge East Maungakawa and Leamington branches of the Cambridge Pony Club comprised six members: Patrick Dean, Catriona Lamb, Trilby Johnston, Sadie-J Douglas, Sophie Flintoff and Ashlee Strawbridge.

The Cambridge team was coached by Bronny Scott.

Whangarei placed first overall, followed

by Te Kuiti and Warkworth. Cambridge’s result was a big improvement on 2019 when it finished 23rd equal.

Run over two days from January 18, the competition pitted 20 North Island pony clubs against each other and was hosted by the Cambridge club at their grounds in Leamington.

Event convenor Glenn Brookes did much of the physical work required to set up the event and keeping it running, said Sooz Wright, the event secretary.

“No.8 wire is a tough, practical material, and we’ve had some really creative winning works over the years that have exploited its properties with amazing sculptural effects.”

Nick Baylis, Director of Marketing at Farmlands, says the competition embodies the Kiwi values that Farmlands was founded on.

“It’s a unique challenge that demonstrates how creativity and fresh thinking can re-invent the way we use and think about functional, every-day farm products.”

Judges select finalists after viewing photos of the work and artists’ statements on a digital judging platform.

The winner receives $7000, and there are $1000 and $500 prizes for the second and third, and further prizes for People’s choice and President’s choice.

The award culminates in a month-long exhibition at Hamilton’s ArtsPost Galleries & Shop. It will open on April 24.

Entries close on March 13 and the winners will be announced on April 23. More details: go to www.waikatomuseum.co.nz/no8wire.

Water restrictions Water restrictions have started in Waipā at Te Awamutu, Pirongia, Kaipaki, Ohaupo.

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Physio tutor spends his break fighting measles Waipā based year-2 physio students at Wintec will be well familiar with Gisborne based tutor Oka Sanerivi.

They may not know how he spent his festive season break.

Oka worked in the Intensive Care Unit at Apia’s main hospital Tupua Tamasese Meaole, dealing with critically ill patients with measles and associated complications.

The physiotherapist says he experienced heartbreak and elation during his week there.

“I was really glad to be doing something positive to help my people,” he said, but he will never forget the tough times.

“The parents of a three-monthold baby I was treating were told their child was unlikely to pull through, and on my last day there, they were looking at withdrawing the treatment on a 38-year- old man because he went into multiorgan failure.”

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in Samoan, to the medical team who had been looking after her during her period under sedation.

“Between breaths, she was able to thank the staff personally. It was a really touching moment.”

On New Year’s Day, he relieved the physiotherapy team so they could celebrate with their families.

This was their first day off in six weeks.

He said it helped that he was able to communicate in Samoan when dealing with patients and their families. Oka’s father is Samoan and he grew up with the language.

“It was good for me to be there and to be able to speak the language — you could see the differences in communication between those speaking English and Samoan, which has certain subtleties.”

“I now have a strong relationship with the physiotherapy service in Samoa, who took me in as their own and who desperately requested for more long-term support from New Zealand physiotherapists.”

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In Samoa he also established relationships with the Samoan Ministry of Health, the New Zealand High Commission in Samoa and international medical teams from New Zealand, Australia, Norway and the United Kingdom.

Financial support came from Waikato-based Pasifika support organisation, K’aute Pasifika and the Aere Tai Midland and Pacific Collective who funded travel for the New Zealand-based Samoan physiotherapists volunteering in Samoa.

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The New Zealand Transport Agency has confirmed the turning lane on Victoria Road at the intersection of Church Road, 8km north of Cambridge, is no more.

The organisation said vehicles using the SH1B strip as a left-hand turning lane had created blind spots for vehicles turning right out of Church Road onto Victoria Road, as those drivers were unable to see the nonturning traffic.

It had resulted in several crashes, NZTA Acting Waikato Systems Manager Rob Campbell said.

As a result, the organisation installed orange markers along the side of the road to improve safety.

“The orange plastic posts were added in December 2019 to reinforce to drivers that the wide shoulder is not a turning lane and will remain in place while the Transport Agency looks at further options for safety improvements at this intersection,” he said.

The roadside strip originally had a left-turn arrow painted on the concrete surface, and it had since been removed. But a faint outline of the arrow remained, and many SH1B vehicles continued to use the roadside when turning, prompting the December

safety improvement.

The intersection sees hundreds of cars pass through it each day.

Motorists use the SH1B route as an alternative to driving

through Hamilton on the way to Auckland. The roads will transfer from NZTA to council control when the Waikato Expressway is completed in 2021.

The recent installation of orange posts on Victoria Road has stopped SH1B drivers from using the roadside as a turning lane.

Pool road upgrade The street outside the Cambridge Pool is set to get a major makeover next month as the completion date for the new facility draws closer.

Work will start next month on Williamson Street in Cambridge to replace the road, install new pedestrian crossings and signs, and complete landscaping.

Waipā District Council transportation manager Bryan Hudson said the improvements would enhance the street and make it safer for pedestrians and residents.

The streetscaping is expected to start in late February and finish mid-2020 to coincide with the completion of the Cambridge Pool project.

Work on the facility has been underway since October 2018 when Council entered into a $17.6 million contract with contractors Naylor Love.

Foundation work, such as stormwater and wastewater systems, pipework and plumbing and the majority of the structural work on the building has been completed. Work is now underway to renew the outdoor 50-metre pool and construct the indoor 25-metre pool.

The facility will include a new 10-lane indoor pool, learner’s pool, hydrotherapy pool, spa, sauna, children’s splash pad and an upgraded 50-metre outdoor pool.

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Board preps for first 2020 meet

By George, I think he’s got it

By Cambridge Community Board chair Sue Milner

By Peter Matthews

When the evidence points to the necessity for a change of mind then a change of mind it will have to be.

As Professor Richard Dawkins says in his book The Greatest Show On Earth - “at any moment somebody might dig up a mammal in Cambrian rocks, and the theory of evolution would be instantly blown apart if they did”.

Of course, that is not going to happen. I believe the theory of evolution is safe.

However, I don’t understand how some people can adopt a position and then defend that position to the point of irrationality, even when shifting evidence indicates a change of view.

I have recently had my views on the shortterm future of our planet changed; not in terms of ONLY whether climate change is human-induced, or whether enough is being done about it, but in terms of how this is going to play out.

There was one prime cause behind my shift of view and two secondary ones.

Firstly, I happened to read an article by George Monbiot entitled ‘Lab-grown food will soon destroy farming – and save the planet’.

Secondly, I downloaded and read the RethinkX report to which George refers in his article.

And then I did some more research - generally reading as much as possible on the subject and forming some new views of my own, and re-forming others based upon my understanding and perception of the world and what is happening within it.

Whether or not you agree with

what George says (on the whole - I do), will depend on your own perception of the issues. I, for one, feel a whole lot better about the future than I have in recent months.

The reason is that I have far more faith in the ability of economic forces to bring about meaningful change within a practically useful timeframe, than I do in that of socio-political campaigning in the form of protests and demonstrations.

Of course, the ‘action of the people’ is absolutely vital, but more so in a social context. It is vital that the social conscience (and by that, I mean awareness and vision rather than guilt or morality) is guided and helped through what, I PLANET believe, is going to be the biggest societal upheaval since the industrial revolution - perhaps ever, since this is going to be global.

The challenge for humans over the next decade or two is not going to be how to save the planet - economics will do that. No, the trick is going to be to navigate the changes that will be thrust upon almost every one of us, without losing the plot, without the destruction of civil order, in order to evolve into a better society than (or at least as good as) the one we have now.

I think governments should concentrate on looking after the people, especially those who will be displaced and/or disadvantaged by the changes.

In my relatively recent view, our own current government is pretty much on the right track.

The summer break is already over for some of us and the schools will be reopening soon.

We also have a number of new families and others who have moved into our Cambridge and Maungatautari area over the summer. Welcome to our community.

Cambridge Community Board holds its first meeting of the year on February 5 in the Council office (adjacent to the library) at 6pm.

The meetings of the Board always begin with a Public Forum, where members of our community can speak about matters that concern them, or groups make presentations about projects that may require Board support. The forum is popular and certainly interesting. If anyone wishes to speak, they should come a few minutes before 6pm, to let us know that they wish to be part of the forum. We allocate 30 minutes so

sometimes we have to limit the time for each speaker. Questions may also be asked by the Board members and it is always useful to have some printed material to distribute to the Board.

Even if you just want to listen or speak at the Public Forum you do not have to stay for the entire meeting The Cambridge Town Hall is one of the most notable features of our town and this first meeting of 2020 includes a presentation from the Cambridge Town Hall Vision Group which will be of interest to many.

Another important item on the agenda this month is the appointment of Working Groups (Committees), including a number of appointments to those groups. The Groups are Anzac Day, Armistice Remembrance Day, Bihari (Japan) Sister City, Le Quesnay (France) Sister City, and Cambridge Reserve Landscape.

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Wetlands day planned Strong response

World Wetlands Day will be celebrated in Waipā at Lake Rotopiko, home of the National Wetland Discovery Centre at Ohaupo The February 2 Pūweto Festival is named after the spotless crake which is found around the lake.

Wetland bird masks, critter colour-in, mudfish scrabble, eels and ladders, live geckos and kahikatea tree climbing will be on offer during the day.

Waipā District Council heritage and museum manager Tony Roxburgh said initiatives like the Pūweto festival were helping to draw positive attention to wetland areas.

“Wetland are one of our rarest ecosystem and for too many years they have been drained, polluted and modified and only a small percentage of original wetlands remain today.

But the good story is wetlands are starting to be appreciated for the ecosystems they are and for the environmental services they provide us humans.”

Festival goers can visit information stands, try out the discovery trail games, and explore newly completed boardwalks around the lake and through a towering kahikatea forest.

The stands will be run by various agencies including Mercury, Waipā District Council, Waikato Regional Council,

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Lake Rotopiko will host the February 2 celebration.

NZ Landcare Trust, Treelands, Forest and Bird, Go Eco, Outdoor Kids and the Waikato Ecological Restoration Trust.

Gates will open from 10.30 am, with koha welcomed. Dog are not permitted, but families are encouraged to bring along a picnic lunch and enjoy the site.

For more information go to www.wetlandtrust.org.nz/ what-we-do/world-wetlands-day/ .

Music fest announced A three-day bluegrass music festival featuring the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band and international acts will be staged at Mighty River Domain at Lake Karāpiro.

Kiwigrass comes to the Waipā district from January 31 to February 2, with concerts, workshops and jamming sessions all part of the fun.

The line-up will include American bands Lonely Heartstring Band and AJ Lee and Blue Summit. From Australia will be Bluegrass Parkway, Coolgrass and Nine Mile Creek and from New Caledonia, Jean-Luc Leroux & Friends.

A line-up of 11 New Zealand groups are also playing, including Waikato bands The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, Rhode Works and You, Me, Everybody.

Kiwigrass receives support from the Waipā District Promotion Fund.

Waipā District Council deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk said she was delighted to welcome the festival to the district for a second year. “We’re very excited to host Kiwigrass again, which we anticipate to be an outstanding three days of music,” she said.

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Four containers of aid supplies will be flown to Australia to help with the growing conservation bushfire crisis.

In Waipā 11 pallets of donations from businesses and the community were dropped off at the Saddlery Warehouse in Cambridge.

Knitted wombat gloves, kangaroo pouches, slings, and bat gloves were among the animal relief supplies delivered to the Saddlery Warehouse’s doors as part of a nation-wide fundraising effort.

Jamie Wintle, a manager at the Cambridge branch, says she had seen “an overwhelming response from the Waikato wide community.”

She said the store received donations from Te Awamutu and as far as Gisborne, with people coming in from Hamilton, Rotorua and Waihi to donate products ranging from bandages, cotton wool rolls and towels to syringes and feeding bottles.

Care Vets, Vet Ora Vets, VE vets, Horselands Hamilton, and Mitre 10 Mega Cambridge had contributed. In addition, craft groups had produced knitted wombat gloves and kangaroo pouches, and crocheted pet bed and nests.

The efforts are part of an initiative started by Diana Jamieson and Venessa Veart-Smith on Facebook.

The pair teamed up with the Australian Veterinary Association to coordinate donations from around the country, with Saddlery Warehouse Stores NZ-wide acting as drop off points.

Chris Dickman, a biodiversity expert at the University of Sydney, estimated the fires had claimed more than a billion animals.

The fires have been burning since September and have claimed more than 20 lives, gutting an area of more than 42,000 square kilometres. The size of New Zealand’s biggest lake, Taupo, is 616 square kilometres.

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www.cambridgerealestate.co.nz Room for a Growing Family 1 Shaw Street, Cambridge

In a desirable location on the corner of popular Addison and Shaw Streets, this well designed and well-built family home has all the modern conveniences you need for today’s living.

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Homes of this quality are often sought after, so don’t delay in calling Graham to arrange your viewing.

OPEN HOME: Sunday 1.00pm-1.30pm AGENT: Graham Ban 027 448 7658 INTERNET ID: CRE0880

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Situated down a private ROW on a sunny 1224m2 section (more or less), this character home has many features: • Original Kauri Floorboards • Private North Facing Garden • Four bedrooms • Sleepout with Bathroom • Pellet Fire • 90% Double Glazed • Double plus separate garaging With space for everyone and situated within walking distance to all levels of schooling, this home is a must view for those wanting a great Cambridge East location.

Phone Greg or Raewyn today to arrange a viewing.

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FRIDAY JANUARY 24, 2020

FUNERAL SERVICES

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Call Janine 027 287 0005 or email janine@goodlocal.nz Cambridge News

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Cambridge High School

The 2020 Annual General Meeting

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Specialising in Bathroom Alterations Ph Mike Margan 027 532 3963

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GARAGE SALE 34 NOEL ST Saturday 1st Feb, 8-12:00. Heaters, tools and other household items.

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CHURCH NOTICES

Friday January 24 1:15-3:15 Enrolment time for in-zone students who have not yet enrolled at the school, please phone from January 20 for an appointment (827 5415 ext 0) Tuesday January 28 9:00-12:15 All students with a timetable clash or who wish to make a subject change come to the school Hall 1:15-3:15 Enrolment time for in-zone students who have not yet enrolled at the school, please phone from January 20 for an appointment (827 5415 ext 0) Wednesday January 29 8:40-9:30 Year 12 New Gym; Year 13 Old Gym 9:30-12:15 Course Confirmation begins for students by rostered Form Class Course Confirmation for all Year 12 and Year 13 when completed students are free to go home Thursday January 30 8:40-3:15 All Year 9 students and Peer Support Leaders 8:50 Poowhiri for Year 9 and Year 13 Peer Support leaders; meet at the front of the school.

9:30 Form Class activities Friday January 31– Whole School attends 8:40-9:30 Year 10 Assembly New Gym and Year 11 Assembly Old Gym Year 9, 12 & 13 Form Room 9:30 Interval 10-3:15 House Activities House colours and PE gear to be worn Monday February 3 – Whole school attends 8:40-9:30 Form Time 9:40-3:15 Normal classes – full school timetable Full uniform required for all days except Friday January 31 Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

will be held on Wednesday 12th February at 7:30pm at the Gaslight Theatre, 8 Alpha Street, Cambridge All are welcome http://www.cambridgerepertory.org.nz

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Waipa District Council Mee�ng No�ces Pursuant to Section 46 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 notice is hereby given that: The following meetings will be held in February 2020: Tuesday 4 February 2020

Tuesday 4 February 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE

Cambridge Union Limited, 98 Victoria St, Cambridge has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the renewal of a on-licence in respect of the premises at 93 Victoria St, Cambridge known as Good Union.

The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is tavern. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Sunday to Thursday 9am to 10.30pm and Friday and Saturday 9am to midnight.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Licensing Committee, 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at: Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.

No objection to the issue of a renewal licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on January 17, 2020.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Wednesday 5 February 2020

Tuesday 11 February 2020

Tuesday 18 February 2020

Tuesday 18 February 2020

Wednesday 19 February 2020

Wednesday 19 February 2020

Tuesday 25 February 2020

District Promotion Committee 8.00am Ngaroto Room 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU Strategic Planning & Policy Committee 9.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU Cambridge Community Board 6.00pm Cambridge Service Centre 23 Wilson Street CAMBRIDGE Te Awamutu Community Board 6.00pm Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU Service Delivery Committee 9.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU Finance & Corporate Committee 1.00pm Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU Te Ara Wai Governance Committee 10.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU Maungatautari Reserve Committee 4.00pm Cambridge Service Centre 23 Wilson Street CAMBRIDGE Council 9.00am Council Chambers 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU

Anyone wishing to attend a meeting is recommended to check details beforehand at the Council’s Offices in Cambridge or Te Awamutu. A copy of the agenda will be available two days before each meeting for the public to read on the Waipa District Council Website, at the Te Awamutu and Cambridge Libraries and at the Te Awamutu Council Office.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

TO LET

SITUATIONS VACANT

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES In accordance with the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974, notice is hereby given that, for the purpose of the Targa Bambina Event, Waipa District Council intends to consider closing the roads listed below to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods stated hereunder.

Sunday, 8 March 2020 7.40am to 12.10pm - Whitehall stage Whitehall Road - between 200m from Karapiro Road to Brunskill Road; includes intersections with: Dunning Road and French Pass Road Brunskill Road - between Whitehall Road and Te Miro Road; includes intersection with: Oliver Road

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During the proposed closure arrangements will be made for the passage of emergency vehicles if required.

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of his/her objection and the grounds thereof, in writing, before 4.00pm on Friday, 7 February 2020.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, confident, reliable and highly organised supervisor to manage our Four Peaks Before and After School Care and School Holiday Programs. A passion for building rapport with children and their families is essential.

The successful applicant will be in charge of managing, motivating and leading staff. The role will include creating and managing bookings, rosters, and budgets through current digital technologies. You will need a first-aid certificate, full drivers licence and the ability to multi-task and communicate effectively across all stakeholders. You will be accountable to the Principal and will liaise with the Four Peaks payroll administrator and other personnel as required.

The Before and After School Program hours are 7.15-8.30am and 2.45-5.30pm Monday-Friday during term time.

The school holiday program hours are 7.30am-5.30pm Monday-Friday. Because of this, the role might be suited to one or more persons.

Cambridge Primary School prides itself on creating powerful students through quality tradition and innovation and welcomes interested applicants to apply to be a part of our amazing school community.

Please send your C.V along with a cover letter and three references to our Human Resources Administrator Kate Paine by emailing applications@cambridgeprimary.co.nz The job description is available on request.

Applications close Monday February 3, 2020 at 12.00pm

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FRIDAY JANUARY 24, 2020

Things to do this weekend

The Piarere Water Ski Club Championships are on 7am – 6pm this Saturday at Horahora Domain, Lake Karapiro. Spectators free.

Cambridge is hosting the Elite & U19 Track National Championships at the Avantidrome this weekend, running all day from 9am with free entry for spectators. Café and parking on site.

The North Island Club Rowing Champs are on at the Mighty River Domain, Lake Karapiro this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 6am – 6.30pm. Parking through Gate 3, Maungatautari Rd.

On Monday, Auckland Anniversary Day, St Andrews Church will host the biannual St Andrew’s Craft Fair from 9am to 2pm at St Andrews Church, 85 Hamilton Rd, Cambridge. Free admission, featuring over 100 craft and food stalls.

TWILIGHT BOWLS Every Thursday (December-March) 6.00—8.30.

What’s on…

Friday 24 Waipa DC free bus service – LAST DAY. Leaving Cambridge at Victoria St Bus Stop (opposite horse and foal statue) at 8.30am and 1pm to Te Awamutu Events Centre (swimming pool), leaving Te Awamutu Events Centre at 11.30am and 4pm. Last day Jan 24.

Info: 0800 WAIPA DC (924 723).

Saturday 25 Elite & U19 Track National Championships. Runs January 23 – 26 from 9am at the Avantidrome.

Spectator entry free.

Piarere Water Ski Club Championships, 7am – 6pm at Lake Karapiro. Lake zone 9 (Horahora) will be closed 7am – 6pm.

Sunday 26 North Island Club Rowing Champs and

What’s On copy deadline 12pm Mondays, Email sophie@goodlocal.nz Cambridge Town Cup, Mighty River Domain, Lake Karapiro 6am-6.30pm. Parking Gate 3. Lake zones 3, 4, 5, 6 closed from 6am-6pm daily. January 23-26.

Monday 27 St Andrew’s Craft Fair, St Andrews Church, 85 Hamilton Rd, Cambridge, 9am-2pm. Free admission, featuring over 100 craft and food stalls. Info: grannydunn.nz@gmail.com.

Tuesday 28 Olympic Rowing Trials, running January 28 – 31 at Lake Karapiro. Lake zones 4, 5 and 6 will be closed.

Thursday 30 Greyhound Racing, first race at 12pm. Info: www. grnz.co.nz.

Friday 7 February Cambridge Central Heritage Walk, meeting at

the Cambridge Town Hall 10am. Guided by Roger Gordon. Requires a reasonable level of fitness. Allow up to two hours. Limited numbers, register at www. waipalibraries.org.nz/events.

Thursday 13 Top 20 Favourites with Cambridge Museum manager Kathryn Parsons. Featuring Enzed History Online. 6.30pm in the Cambridge Committee Room, Cambridge Library, Wilson St. Saturday 15 Author talk, 10am in the committee room, Cambridge Library, Wilson St. Record your family’s stories while they are still available – hear from Kingsley Field and Richard Cato on how to record those stories.

Limited numbers, register at www.waipalibraries. org.nz/events.

Parish Church hall, corner Queen and Bryce St. Beginners 12.30-1.30pm, improvers upwards 1.30–3.30. Info: Marie 823 3428.

Scottish Country Dancing – Wednesday, 7.30pm, St Andrews Church Hall. Info: Merilyn 827 6142.

Cambridge Cruisers Rock n Roll – every Thursday, juniors from 6pm, regular club from 6.45-8.40pm at St Andrews Church hall, 85 Hamilton Rd. Info: Colleen 021 160 3725.

Good Companions Dance Club – third Saturday of month, 7:30-11:30pm at Senior Citizens Hall, Milicich Pl. $9 with plate, $12 for members, $15 non-members. Info: 027 853 5900.

MUSIC CLUBS The Mosaic Waikato Modern Choir – every Tuesday, 7-9pm at the Health & Community Centre, Taylor St. Contact: Rose 827 6291 or mosaicchoir.com.

Riverside Ukes – every Wednesday, 7pm at the Cambridge Raceway, Taylor St, in the boardroom at the eastern end of the grandstand. Info: Wendy 021 766 040.

Cambridge Brass Band - Meets every Wednesday night at the band rooms, 26a Vogel St. Auxiliary Band at 5:45 (during term) and Senior Band at 6:45. Info: secretary@ cambridgebrassband.co.nz CREATIVE CLUBS Cambridge Care and Craft – every Monday, 9am-12pm at Senior Citizens Hall, Milicich Pl. $2 entry, includes morning tea. Info: Nicky 823 7445.

Cambridge Society of Arts – every Monday, Tuesday and Wed, 10am-12pm at The Painting Place, Thornton Rd. Cambridge Mah Jong Club – every Monday 1-4pm, Tuesday, 7–10pm at the Cambridge Central Bowling Club rooms, Alpha St. Info: Dawn 827 4523.

Leamington Art Group – Tues 10am-12pm in the Leamington Band Rotunda, Wordsworth St. Enquiries: S Coles 827 4294.

Wednesday Wood Workshop – every Wednesday 9am4pm at Cambridge Community Menzshed at Resthaven Centre, 4 Vogel St. Info: Dave 823 9170.

Cambridge Creative Fibr e – every first, third and fourth Thursday of the month at 9.30am, at the Cambridge Health & Community Centre, 22a Taylor St. Info: Anne 827 3156.

Cambridge Embroidery Group – first and third Thursday of the month, 10.30am-2pm at The Views Craft Room, Resthaven Village Centre, 4 Vogel St. Info: Vivienne 827 8668.

The Views Craft Room – every Friday, 2-4pm at Resthaven Village Centre, 4 Vogel St. Operation Cover Up knitters and natters – First and third Thursday of the month, 1.30pm, Baptist Church Lounge, Queen St. Info: Isobel 823 5352.

SOCIAL CLUBS Treetown Toastmasters – every Monday, 7.10pm at

council buildings, Wilson St. 60s Up – every first Tuesday of the month, 12.15pm at Raleigh St Christian Centre. Info: Faye 827 9369.

St John Youth – Tuesday and Thursday, 6–8.30pm at the St John Hall, 16 Fort St, Cambridge. Info: Peter 021 153 0191.

Golden Rosycross meetup group – every Tuesday, 7.30pm at 258 Ariki St, Karapiro. Info: 0211504619.

Cambridge Men’s REBUS Club – every third Wednesday of each month, 9.30am at the Cambridge Bridge Club rooms, Fort St. Info: Roger 8279928.

Cambridge Stroke Club – Thursday, 10am-12.30pm at Trinity Parish Church hall, cnr Queen and Bryce St. Info: 827 6390.

Thornton Club – Social night every Thursday and Friday from 5.30pm at 37 Thornton Rd. Weekly bowls Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1pm.

Alcoholics Anonymous Secular Group – Saturday, 9-10am at Cambridge Community House, 193 Shakespeare St. Cambridge Genealogy – every second Monday of the month, 7.30pm at Cambridge Health and Community Centre, 22A Taylor St. $4 entry. Info: Nancy 827 7359.

Lyceum House Inc – every first and third Friday of the month, 10.30am at Lyceum House, 20 Dick St. Info: 827 7353.

Teaching from the Bible – every Sunday, 7-8pm, Senior Citizens Hall, 2 Milicich Pl. Cambridge Grey Power – first Wednesday of month, 1.30pm at Cambridge Health and Community Centre, Taylor St. Info: Val 827 0273.

Grandparents and caregivers coffee morning – every second Tuesday of the month at Frans Café, 10-11am.

Contact: Brenda 027 438 5401.

Rebus Club Cambridge (formally Probus) every second Thurs of month 9.30am at Baptist Church Queen St. Guest speakers, various interest groups and outings.Contact Gary 827 4500.

Gamebridge – weekly social gathering playing board games at the Prince Albert. Every Wednesday from 6pm.

Bring a game or just show up. Info: See Facebook page.

Champions social group – an uplifting chat over morning tea, 10.30am -11.30am every first Tuesday of the month at the Cambridge Community House, 193 Shakespeare Street, Leamington. All welcome, free to attend.

EVENTS Lions’ Shed – Thurs - Sat, 9am-12pm, Vogel St. Cambridge Farmers Market – Sat 8am-12pm, Victoria Sq. Miniature trains at Leamington Domain – every Sunday of the month (weather permitting) 10am-2pm, Wordsworth St. $2 per ride. Closed toe shoes required.

REGULAR EVENTS SPORTS/EXERCISE CLUBS Golf Croquet – every Monday 9.30am, Wednesday 5.30pm and Saturday at 1.30pm, at Leamington Croquet Club, Scott St. Info: Pam 823 4412.

Cambridge Dance Koru – Fitness class every Monday and Wednesday, 6.30-7.30pm at Leamington Rugby Clubrooms. $10 casual fee or $35 for 5 classes (or $25 for students or Gold Card). Info: Victoria 0272792380.

Evening Tennis session – every Monday, 6pm–7.30pm at Cambridge Racquets Club, Thornton Rd. $10 for nonmembers. Info: Wayne 827 7563.

Cambridge Parents Centre "BuggyFit" – every Monday during school term, 10.30am at The Studio Health and Fitness, 12 Scott St. $10 entry.

Camkada Judo Club – every Monday and Wednesday during school terms at Maclean St. Beginners 6.30pm– 7pm, under 14s 7–8pm, over 14s 8–9pm. Info: 823 0961.

Cambridge Badminton Club – Summer League – every Tuesday 7pm. $2 for members and $5 for non-members.

Info: Tina 027 313 8033.

Cambridge Golf Club – Tuesday at Cambridge Golf Club, 112 Tirau Rd. Veterans 9am, Junior Academy 4pm. Details: 827 6381.

Matangi Badminton Club – social games every Tuesday from 9.30am at Matangi Hall, Tauwhare Road. Morning tea included. All ages and abilities welcome. Info: Joy 020 4025 8326.

Tai Chi at the Cossie Club – every Wednesday 6.30– 7.30pm at 88/94 Burns St, Leamington. Info: 021 077 8727.

Tai Chi Academy – Wednesday and Friday, 1–2pm at Trinity St Paul's Church cnr Bryce and Queen St. Info: Bob 827 4814.

FREE Ladies squash morning – every Tuesday 10am– 12pm at the Leamington Squash Club, 36 Carlyle St. All welcome, please wear non-marking court shoes. Racquets and balls supplied. Info: Gina Lowe 021 029 35904 or leamingtonsquash@outlook.com.

Petanque – at Leamington Domain, cnr Scott and Wordsworth St, 1pm every Sunday. All ages, boules available. Info: Stuart 027 3598495 or Jennie 027 4394092.

Parkinson’s Movers and Shakers – every Wednesday, 10am at the Leamington Rugby Clubrooms, Carlyle Street, Cambridge. Exercise class for people fighting Parkinson’s disease. Info: Julie 0272966003.

Counterpunching Parkinson’s Boxing – every Friday, 10am at the Leamington Rugby Clubrooms, Carlyle Street, Cambridge. Boxing exercise class for people fighting Parkinson’s disease. Info: Julie 0272966003.

DANCE CLUBS Old Time and Sequence Dancing – Monday, 1–3.30pm at Senior Citizens Hall, Milicich Pl. Info: May 027 472 6769.

Finishes 25 November 2019 and restarts for the new season on the first Monday in March 2020.

Waipa Wranglers Line Dancing – every Tuesday at Trinity

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FRIDAY JANUARY 24, 2020

Flavours

with Jan Bilton

Lunch munch The school lunch challenge is never-ending.

Trying to overcome dislikes and cater for constantly changing wants, requires planning.

Lunches require protein to curb hunger pangs, the vitamins and minerals in vegetables and fruits are necessary to keep the brain alert and the body fully functioning and a little carbohydrate is required for energy.

These days there are some delightful carb choices for holding healthy fillings.

I’m a big fan of the mini milk brioche rolls from my local supermarket. They’re packed in lots of eight, each one individually wrapped. They’re soft and only about two mouthfuls. One is an ideal mid-morning snack for kids and the other makes a great lunch treat along with some additional fruit and vegetables such as cucumber or celery boats filled with a little cream cheese. I overfill the brioche so there is more protein and veg than carbohydrate.

Change out the carb as often as you can.

Sometimes the same filling served in a different holder can appear new. For example, serving the following tangy chicken and apple recipe in baby brioche tastes quite different to when it is the filling for a toasted sandwich.

Scones with all sorts of goodies thrown in the mixture then halved and filled with crisp lettuce and sliced tomatoes are also novel. Or toasted waffles topped with cheese, well-drained canned pineapple and dried oregano, then grilled.

PIZZA SCONES

Serve plain or filled with crisp lettuce and sliced tomatoes or canned pineapple.

2 cups plain flour 100g butter 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda pinch each: salt, white pepper 100g tasty cheddar cheese, diced 6 Kalamata olives, pitted 6 cherry tomatoes 3/4-1 cup milk 4 tablespoons finely chopped parsley Preheat the oven to 230°C. Lightly grease an oven tray or line with baking paper.

Place the flour and butter in a food processor and process until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.

Add the baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper and process until well mixed. Add the cheese, whole olives and tomatoes. Pulse a few times. The cheese, olive and tomatoes should still be a little chunky.

Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and add a 1/2 cup of milk and the parsley. Using a bread-andbutter knife, cut the milk into the mixture, being very careful not to over mix. Add just enough of the remaining milk to form a soft dough.

Turn onto a lightly floured bench. Gently pat into a square, about 3cm thick. Cut into squares, brush the tops with milk and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden and cooked through. Makes 10.

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Panhead Port Road Pils was Gary’s choice.

Football fans will recognise the Panhead logo – because it is so similar to the Wellington Phoenix version unveiled in late 2017 I’m surprised the brewers didn’t send them a bill.

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“Pilsner is famously Czech in origin, but here we’ve gone for a South Pacific hop profile in keeping

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with the people who brew it and drink it. Passionfruit, grapefruit and sauvignon blanc characters abound, stacked up on a robust malt base that’s partly German, partly Kiwi,” Panhead explains.

No arguments from me there – this is a delightfully hoppy pils sitting at 5.2%.

David missed the tasting session this week, but it still gets two big thumbs up.

Panhead is an Upper Hutt brewery and has been producing its stock favourites and custom beers since 2003 You can’t really go wrong with a Panhead – I had planned to introduce the team to the 5.7% Super Charger next week, but will have to find something different.

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28 | CAMBRIDGE NEWS

Bowler brings home gold

By Sophie Iremonger

Less than two years since Bruce Sayers saw bowls being played on the Thornton Rd green and decided to give it a go, he’s already represented the country on the world stage and just recently earned a national title.

Five months after he placed 16th at the International Bowls for the Disabled World Champs, Sayers has earned himself a gold medal at the New Zealand National Bowls Champs.

He regarded the first-place finish in the disabled division with Whanganui pairs partner Phil Huwyler as “really

rewarding”, particularly given that it was the first year the national competition has included a disabled section.

“It’s a real honour,” said Bruce, confirming they will defend their title next year.

The men cruised through the rounds at the Christchurchbased competition and were unbeaten when they reached the final.

“That was probably a big highlight to me, actually making the finals, because I knew I was in the running for a medal. But it was also like, gosh, how am I going to handle the pressure!?”

He was

familiar with performing in front of a crowd as a former rugby player, but this game had a crowd of several hundred people – including his keen supporters from the disabled bowls and deaf bowls community – and it was also being streamed live.

“It was a bit different from playing at the club! A big step up.”

But the eyes of the world seemed a world away once he was on the green.

“Once I bowled that first bowl the nerves went away. I just shut the crowd out completely and focussed directly on myself and my partner, and that’s how it stayed the whole game.”

The game could have gone either way when they reached the last end, but the Cambridge-Whanganui duo secured the win 14-11.

“We were only three up, but we held our shots.”

A regular competitor on the New Zealand bowls scene, Bruce said the most important part is keeping your cool.

“I’ve learnt to relax and not get excited, just focus on the bowls on the day. The other thing is don’t worry about who you’re playing against – whether they’ve been playing for years and might be better than you, just go up and play your game.

“Coming into these games 30 years since I last played rugby, it’s completely different. But you still have that same sense of wanting to play your best and going out there to win, and like with rugby, you learn how to shut the crowd out. I was really just thinking back to those says – don’t worry about anything else, just focus on the game.”

Bruce Sayers has brought a national gold medal back to the Thornton Club bowling green, where he’s a regular player on the social and competitive scene.

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Thumbs up for Waka Ama champs

Waka Ama 2020 was another triumph for its fleet of organisers, on and off the water.

The 31st Te Wānanga o Aotearoa National Waka Ama Sprint Championships were raced at Lake Karapiro from January 12-18. The event drew more than 13,000 spectators to Mighty River Domain.

They saw 3900 participants aged five to 81 paddle their hearts out over 406 races and give a collective thumbs-up to what is one of the fastest-growing water-sports in New Zealand.

Participants came from 68 clubs around the country.

Gisborne-based Horouta Waka Hoe took out the club points’ trophy for the 9th year, in recognition of their overall performances throughout the regatta.

Rotorua’s Hei Mātau won the ‘Ace Cuthers Memorial Club Spirit Award’ for the club showing consistency throughout the week and embodying the values of Waka Ama. The trophy was carved and named in honour of Greg ‘Ace’ Cuthers, a man considered to be instrumental in helping Waka Ama enjoy the profile it does today. He died in 2010.

The first day of racing saw more than 700 taitamariki (6-10 yrs) take part in 34 races, with the second day given over to 2154 intermediate and J16 paddlers.

Strong winds on day three of the regatta made the going tough for the last of the intermediate and J16 paddlers, who managed to put in 58 races, while better conditions on day four eased the way for those participating in 104 singles races.

Senior and corporate racing started on the fifth day of the event. Among the former to be given special mention were Louise Henderson, Corrina Gage, Matahi Brightwell and James Papali’i – five paddlers who have competed in every Waka Ama Sprint Championship ever held in New Zealand.

Eleven teams took part in the corporate races – Eastern Institute of Technology went on to win the cup, with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa winning the championship.

Rotorua’s Hei Mātau paddlers holding up the prestigious ‘Ace Cuthers Memorial Club Spirit Award’ at the end of the 31st Te Wānanga o Aotearoa National Waka Ama Sprint Championships at Lake Karapiro.