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New project on song

Budding Waipā musicians are being given a chance to promote their talents.

A new project, Tunes of Waikato, will promote the original music of Waikato youth.

“Every year we want to select four youth bands aged 12 to 24 from the Waikato Region, mentor them, record four of their original songs and organise 20 gigs in the schools and education centres Waikato wide, for free,” Logan Nathan, from Tunes of Waikato said.

The audition and selection process begins at the Meteor, Hamilton on August 18 from 10 am to 8 pm.

“Top entertainers like The Datsuns, Split Enz, Crowded House, Kimbra, Devilskin, Katchafire, Billy T James, Ritchie Pickett and Frank Oscar Natzka have a close connection with Te Awamutu and Cambridge, Mr Nathan said. “School bands from Te Awamutu and Cambridge have always topped in the Smoke-Free Rockquest.”

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88 Pianos I have known by the Jan Preston Trio has proven to be popular with a toe tapping audience enjoying the show when it came to town during the Cambridge Autumn Festival. Now it’s back, with two shows on this month in Putaruru and Hamilton.

The first show takes place on Thursday, August 15 from 8pm at the Nivara Lounge in Hamilton, tickets $25 from Shearers Musicworks or at eventfinda.co.nz (with booking fee). The second is at The Plaza in Putaruru from 2pm on Sunday, August 18.

Tickets are $25 from the Plaza Theatre or at eventfinda.co.nz (with booking fee).

Jan Preston is known as Australia’s queen of boogie piano, and her latest CD Play It

He said more than 60% of young people in Cambridge and Te Awamutu in a 2018 Youth Music survey indicated they would support young Waikato performers if they could access them easily.

“Tunes of Waikato’s mission is to find those hidden treasures and let the music lovers in New Zealand and the world know.”

Artists can register at https://www. tunesofwaikato.co.nz

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Again Jan bears testament to that. In her show 88 Pianos I have known, the pianist extraordinaire, together with her band, shares her passion for pianos and could quite possibly make the audience never look at a piano the same again. Projected images combine with unforgettable biographical stories, original songs and piano trio music, moving the audience from tears to laughter.

Cambridge News has tickets to give away to both the Hamilton and Putaruru shows.

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Elections

Waipa residents are slowly but surely putting their hand up in the running for council or community board.

Nominations opened two weeks ago, and will close in another two week’s time.

As of Tuesday morning, five nominations had been made. That included three current councillors – Hazel Barnes and Marcus Gower running for the Te Awamutu Ward, and deputy mayor Grahame Webber running for the Cambridge Ward.

Waipa residents Ron Geck and Steve Grounds have also entered the election race, both running for the Cambridge Ward.

All Waipa District councillors, including Mayor Jim Mylchreest, have indicated they intend to run for council once again, with the exception of Vern Wilson who is retiring, and Sue Milner who is stepping down from Council but still running for the Cambridge Community Board. Judy Bannon is unconfirmed.

The final, full list of candidates will be announced on Wednesday, August 21, and voting will take place between September 20 and October 12.

The opportunity to run for council is still open, with nominations closing on August 16. Waipa residents can enter in the running for the Waipa District Council, the Cambridge or Te Awamutu Community Boards, or for Waikato Regional Council.

For up-to-date information on the local elections head to www.waipadc.govt.nz/ our-council/Elections.

The official results of the election will be declared sometime between October 17 and 23.

On the beat

Looking out for our elderly Recently I investigated an elder abuse situation where a vulnerable and elderly member of our community was being taken advantage of by non-family members.

A group had moved into the property and immediately began living a lifestyle that was causing significant harm to the health of the elderly occupant. I was only made aware of the situation when I was approached by a caregiver.

The victim was too scared to even call police and was living in her own home in fear. Police were eventually able to manage an eviction of these miscreants and restore some order to her life.

The truly sad part of this is that neighbours and friends within the community knew but did not come

forward. All too often we read headlines in the papers around New Zealand where an elderly person has passed away and no one has cared.

I know I would not want my mum to live in these conditions and I know most of you wouldn’t either. If you know there’s an elderly neighbour in your community who is vulnerable, check in on them.

Alternatively, there are non-governmental agencies that can help such as aged concern who can provide information and advice.

We have also been getting reports of itinerant tree workers using intimidation tactics targeting elderly members of the community.

The common thread is that a group of tree trimmers will arrive at a vulnerable

person’s house and begin trimming the tree. Once some work is completed, they then demand Ryan Fleming money from the occupant and use considerable pressure bordering on intimidation.

One complainant I spoke to said the person had refused to provide a company name when asked. This is hardly the behaviour of a legitimate company.

If you have any trades person come to your home without being asked, then you have the right to ask them to leave. If they refuse or have commenced work and demanding payment call 111.

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Top cop gets the message ‘My road is a superhighway’

and I personally think the speed limit here needs to be changed, this street has become a superhighway and it is just an accident waiting Waikato West area commander Andrew to happen”.

Mortimore says concerns raised at a public Mr Mortimore said he was scheduled to meeting included some issues he was meet Waipā Mayor Jim Mylchreest and would unaware of.

About 30 people were at the annual police raise the concern and liaise with the local road community meeting at Te Awamutu College policing sergeant.

Margaret Amies also raised concerns around on Thursday last week and at times the passion and concerns of residents was clear. the fact that those at the meeting seem to only None were more concerned than Margaret make up a minority of the community.

“People at the root of all our problems will Amies who complained her street had become a “superhighway” – and was given not turn up to a meeting like this so what are an undertaking the issue would be raised at we supposed to do?”

Mr Mortimore also heard from a resident Waipā council level. who said her deer were being shot, an elderly Other concerns were raised around the incidents of prowling, deer shooting, traffic couple who believe they have prowlers in their congestion, vandalism, police visibility and street and a couple who believed they were living next to a gang affiliated family who response.

Margaret Amies said Tawhiao St is an accident waiting to happen. were causing trouble for them.

“In comparison to other towns we’ve done this meeting in this one wasn’t a bad turn out,” Mr Mortimore said. “I believe there are not a lot of issues in Te Awamutu but some of the concerns that were raised were interesting and I was not aware of all Waikato District Council’s first a city. Our population is growing Compare it… of them.” rates notices of the financial year though, so over the next few years Waikato District Council’s general rates rise of 5.19% for The meeting began with a power point hit mailboxes this week, notifying there will be more ratepayers to 2019/2020 towers in comparison over Waipa District Council’s presentation where he illustrated the goals residents of a general rates increase cover this cost. rates increase of a 3.7%, and Otorohanga District Council’s set by police to become the safest country in of 5.19 per cent.

Ion said the rates were approved increase of 3.21%. the world and a discussion about local crime It follows on from Otorohanga’s at an extraordinary council meeting Waikato District Council’s new rates will contribute to a total trends which indicated that 75 per cent much smaller rates increase of 3.21 in late June, and consulted on and rates income of $96.9m, averaging $1285 per person. The general related to theft. Another serious local issue per cent, and Waipa’s increase of 3.7 approved through the Long Term rates expenditure breaks down as follows: concerned family harm situations. per cent announced in June.

Plan for 2018 – 2028.

• 39.3% on transport, 20.3% for parks and green spaces “Some days we can get 10 to 14 call outs a Waikato District Council Chief The announcement of the rates • 14% for lifestyle projects day to family harm incidents.”

Executive Gavin Ion said the 5.19 increase follows a $40,000 mistake • 12.5% for corporate/council leadership He suggested tolerance of domestic per cent general rate increase,

by Waikato District Council • 9% for area offices and other properties violence had reduced over the last five years which was coupled with increased contractors last month when the • 2.9% for grants and donations “so we are getting a lot more secondary targeted rates, simply reflected the curbing for a roading project on • 0.9% on water management in public places reporting, from the likes of neighbours, need to serve more facilities and Birchwood Lane in Tamahere was • 0.7% for refuse in public areas. coming in”. more people to service in a growing put in at the wrong height, and Expenditure for Waipa District Council’s 2018 – 19 year, which The floor then opened to the public for district. had to be ripped up and redone. It generated $59.6 million at an average of $1103 per person, questions or raising concerns.

“Being a largely rural district increased the total project cost from included: Te Awamutu resident Margaret Amies also has its limitations as we have $350,000 to $390,000. The council • 28.5% on community facilities was prompted to respond when Mr greater distances to cover with a admitted it would simply have to • 20.5% on roading Mortimore noted there had been an increase smaller population than the likes of absorb the cost.

• 17.7% on water in police presence at schools given it was the • 11.8% on governance first week back.

• 11.7% on wastewater She said she lived by the main drop off • 5.5% on storm water and pick up point for Te Awamutu College • 3.9% on environmental services and despite being home most of the time she • 0.4% on support services. had not seen an increased presence.

Otorohanga’s total rates income for 2018/19 of $12,550,000 Her main concern was traffic congestion averages $1224 per person, and covers: on Tawhiao Street.

• 39.4% on roading “You have all the senior students parking • 17.9% on community services on the street and parents picking up their • 15.5% on administration kids or dropping them off and they’ll just • 12.4% on water supply stop on yellow lines or even in front of • 6.3% on regulatory services driveways. It’s bottle-necked,” • 3.9% on waste water “On top of that we also have heavy • 2.8% on community and economic development vehicles like truck and trailer units, school The Tamahere Park project cost ratepayers $2.5m – paid for with a targeted rate for the • 1.4% on storm water busses and milk tankers come down here Tamahere Ward. The latest rates announcement from Waikato District Council will see • 0.3% on flood protection. several targeted rates increases in addition to the general rates increase of 5.19 per cent.

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Waipa architect in the running for award

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Two years after winning Home Magazine’s Home of the Year, Cambridge architect Christopher Beer has been shortlisted for another major national award.

In May Chris won an award in the 2019 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards’ interior category for his modernisation of Te Awamutu’s Spectrum building.

Now the Market St building has been shortlisted in the same category for the New Zealand Institute of Architects’ national awards.

“It would be a big deal to win,” said Chris, who plans to attend November’s awards ceremony in Queenstown.

“The national awards are open to buildings completed in the past year and 45 buildings have been shortlisted from the 187 local award winners, so just getting this far is great.

“It’s good to get recognition for the work we’ve been doing and it’s a really positive thing for the owners because they’ve put in a lot of time, money and effort into the building.”

Mike O’Connor and Shona Quinlan of Spectrum Group, whose company owns and manages dairy farms throughout the country, were determined to preserve the original character of the building when they bought it to

house their new offices two years ago.

Chris was commissioned to save the near derelict building, strengthening its original shell and creating a sleek, modern interior.

“Their commitment to preserving its original character was a big plus for the community and for retaining central Te Awamutu’s historic feeling,” Chris said.

“It has also contributed to the success of the design because it allows the new, modern elements of the design to be played off the old.”

The building was erected around 1940, originally comprising three small, brick-walled shops joined at the rear by lean-to extensions and a concrete-walled warehouse.

“We retained the Market St shop-fronts and all the exterior walls of the building and essentially stripped everything else out and rebuilt it from the ground up inside the walls,” Chris said.

“It’s a nice building to be inside. The office feels quite domestic and comfortable; you get the feeling it could be a house or an apartment.”

The Spectrum building is one of only five around New Zealand listed in the interior architecture category of this year’s New Zealand Architecture Awards.

New family business hones in on waste reduction

By Viv Posselt

A new outlet designed to get people thinking more about reducing their domestic waste has opened in Te Awamutu.

The Store Room opened on July 26, a narrow bright shop in Victoria St lined with containers filled with a host of food ingredients, cleaning products and more.

Everything - from the flour,

paprika, oats and cleaning products, ‘Smartass’ loo rolls, bamboo sunglasses and vertical herb garden made from recycled plastic - is aimed at getting people to be more aware of the importance of shopping wisely and recycling where possible.

Behind it is a Te Awamutu dairy farming family, Matt and Erin Gibson and their four boys, Jack, Bubble

(Griffyn), Charlie and Nate.

“It’s very exciting to get to this point. There’s been a lot of curiosity about what was going on behind the paper we had covering the windows and door until last Friday,” Erin laughed.

Erin has been on her own recycling journey for several years. When the boys were young, she worked at the local Bin Inn outlet; as the family’s consumption grew,

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the more she pushed back against the waste they were producing.

“Two years ago I attended one of Nic Turner’s ‘Mainstream Green’ courses in Cambridge. I came away from there thinking ‘wow’ and I’ve been following that advice ever since. Just by changing things bit by bit, changing the way I do the grocery shopping, we’ve gone from filling a huge rubbish bin every fortnight to just filling a half, or third of a bin,” she said. “We have more than halved the amount we put in our recycle bins. It’s all come about by just thinking differently when I shop. If I can re-use the container a product comes in, I will buy that rather than the same product in a throwaway container.”

The Gibsons make their own stuff - bread, stock and soups, and use shampoo and deodorant bars – some of them have switched across to tooth tablets instead of using toothbrushes.

When not advocating against waste in both word and deed, Erin runs a busy

life. Her day starts with milking cows just after 4am, and now, once the kids are at school, she will spend most of the rest of it involved with the shop – identifying and sourcing products and manning the outlet five and a half days a week.

The Gibsons are all on board with the lifestyle changes, and Erin and Matt have brought their boys in on the business.

“It will take a while for us to settle in completely, mainly because the concept is intended to be customerbased. I want to see what else we can offer, how we can meet their needs,” Erin said. “We want to use local or small business suppliers wherever possible, and further down the track I’d like to offer workshops to people keen to find out more about reducing waste.”

Erin busy making healthy, no additives, peanut butter.

Erin Gibson is delighted to be up and running in the family’s new business, The Store Room.

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Proud new kiwis

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Blow me down! John’s going strong at 92

By Caitlan Johnston

Te Awamutu family the Becker’s are proud to officially be kiwis.

By Caitlan Johnston Waipa is now home to 32 more New Zealand citizens following the latest monthly citizenship ceremony held at Waipa District Council last Friday.

Among the bunch was South African family the Becker’s who are proud to finally call themselves kiwis after nearly 10 years but still proudly have the South African flag hanging in their window and will back the Springboks in a clash against the All Blacks.

Johann and Izel Becker moved to New Zealand in 2010 with their daughter Kaylee, they first did a stint in Kerikeri for four years before moving to Te Awamutu where they have been ever since.

“After making the hard decision to move to New Zealand and leaving family and friends behind it’s been a road full of heartache and frustration to start a new life at the bottom of the world. But I am glad to say that we could not be prouder of becoming New Zealand citizens and starting a new chapter of our lives,” said Johann.

Johann is currently a probation officer and has previously worked as a corrections officer, Izel works at Parent to Parent which is a non-profit organisation and Kaylee is currently a Year 12 student at Te Awamutu College.

Before moving to New Zealand, they lived

in Rayton which is a small town in northeastern Gauteng, South Africa which started out as a tin shack mining town.

Kaylee was glad when her family made the move because the opportunities for her opened.

“There are better opportunities for me here in terms of schools, the schools are really good here and right now I am really enjoying my sports, I play for the premiership netball team at school,” said Kaylee.

“New Zealand is also a lot cleaner; I love going to all the beaches and the country is safer too, I don’t feel like I have to always look over my shoulder here.”

The family still have several family members back home and say they have been back twice together and Kaylee once by herself. The South African community here in Te Awamutu and the inclusivity they feel in New Zealand has helped them adapt.

“There’s actually a lot of South Africans here, our next-door neighbours are even from South Africa, so we’ve been able to build a community,” said Kaylee.

On the day of the citizenship ceremony 11 other South African’s also received their New Zealand citizenship. Others were from the Philippines, Taiwan, China, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Zambia and Russia. The next ceremony in Waipa will take place on August 23.

Te Awamutu Brass Band’s oldest contesting player John Gibbons has been a part of the band for just over 20 years but has played in more bands around the country than he can count on one hand.

John was just 16 when he first started playing the cornet, he is now 92 and is thankful that he can still play.

He is out of action at present though – recovering from a fall during the recent national championships in Hamilton.

“As you get older it gets harder, but I do get a lot of enjoyment out of it and I consider myself to be very lucky to even be able to blow a note at my age,” said John.

John and his wife Joan have jumped around the country quite a bit over the years and everywhere they went he joined a band.

He has played with Takapuna Citizens, Auckland Artillery, Auckland Waterside, Te Aroha Municipal, Lower Hutt Municipal, Cambridge and Tauranga Silver City.

He joined Te Awamutu Brass Band in 1999 and has played with them ever since including at the just completed New Zealand Brass Band Championships in Hamilton

John Gibbons has dusted off his faithful 1939 cornet.

where as well as playing with the full band, John also played in a duet and finished 12th amongst 16 other pairs.

At the Championships John took a fall coming off the stage, hurting his neck. He has not been able to join the band for regular practises since the competition. At the time though, John sat out for the afternoon but was back on stage the next day with the band.

“When I fell down, I squashed my cornet so I had to go and get my old cornet so that I could get back up on stage, it is a good old cornet,” said John.

“I want to get back as soon as possible, hopefully I will be able to next week.”

Te Awamutu Brass’s musical director Sarah Carroll said not only does John play, he also writes marches for brass bands and helps to repair learner instruments When it comes to awards, John has received several but says what’s most important is the feeling of comradery.

“If you’re playing by yourself you can’t make any friends, you make lots being apart of the band. I enjoy going out of town for competitions the most simply because the whole band is together for a few days, we get to know each other better.”

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Put that light out! Oscars off to Japan No neon please

By Caitlan Johnston

By Caitlan Johnston

It was supposed to be a showstopper, but a new Te Awamutu business has been stopped in its own tracks over a neon light.

Baked on Alexandra owners and husband and wife Toni and Nick Skellon secured a lease for a main street building in April last year having already invested time and money producing a neon sign to sit on front of the building.

But the Alexandra St sign is in breach of Waipā District Council bylaws, and the couple have been ordered to keep it turned off since opening shop in September.

They were told they had not acquired a heritage consultant to back their $6500 hand bent sign.

“We just looked down the street and saw the Regent Theatre had one, Subway right next door to us has a great big one and the Golden Arches are literally across the street, I just don’t see how ours is different and we weren’t made aware of what we needed to do before applying for resource consent,” said Toni.

“I thought it’d be so cool to bring a bit of colour and light back into Te Awamutu, after all this town is known for art deco and neon lights are very much that.”

“It’s like a kick in the guts if I am being honest.”

The lights are not out for good, necessarily – the Waipā council has explained they can apply for consent, but with a heritage consultant.

The issue is also expected to spark debate at council.

Te Awamutu Community board member Ange Holt discovered that Waipa was the only council in the district that did not allow neon lighting in a CBD and she raised the issue at the July community board meeting.

“Some advertising lighting in the CBD is attractive and beneficial, so I thought that it was time we changed this clause in our District Plan to make it easier for commercial businesses to have neon signage,” she said.

“To get the ball rolling I put a notice of motion via Community Board to

address the issue. This was supported by both Community Board and Council Staff for further review.”

Waipa District’s Plan says signs in a commercial and central area must not be internally illuminated, flashing, incorporate fluorescent or incorporate moving materials such as flags or be painted in colours that are used on traffic signal.

The couple say they are now in a position to go through the application process again to get permission for their sign.

They feel aggrieved at having to pay for a second time because they do not think they were given full information in the first place.

Toni Skellon believes a hand-out explaining what the requirements around neon lights were would have been helpful.

Baked on Alexandra has been turned off.

It seems like good luck runs through 10-year-old Oscar Parker’s veins – two years ago he won a trip to Stewart Island during conservation week for his whole family, this time last year he won a training session with Damian McKenzie and now he has just won a trip to Japan for the Rugby World Cup. “I feel so good, I just still can’t believe it,” said Oscar.

The Pirongia School student entered a competition organised by Land Rover and Seven Sharp to become a mascot at a game.

Fresh off the rugby field one Saturday, still in his uniform, Oscar recorded a video for the competition all about his favourite All Black – Karl Tu’inukuafe.

“He’s my favourite player because he plays the same position as me and keeps a great attitude, plus the backs don’t need any more limelight they’re all show-offs,” Oscar said in his entry video.

Oscar, who has been playing rugby for six years, found out he won the trip the week before the July school holidays when Jeremy Wells showed up at his Gym Sports competition at the Te Awamutu Events Centre boasting a sumo suit to reveal the news in front of all of Oscars peers.

While winning prizes is not new to him, the trip will see him take his first overseas trip and go to his first ever All Blacks game.

He’ll be taking mum Kylie Parker with him and they’ll be going to see the All Blacks take on South Africa at International Stadium Yokohama on September 21. To top it all off Oscar is going to get to run out onto the field with the ball in front of what could be a crowd of over 70,000 people.

“It’s a bit scary, I’m sort of nervous but also excited because it’s going to be a lot of fun,” said Oscar.

The prize package Oscar includes flights to Japan, accommodation for four nights, food and a gift bag that Kylie believes will contain his clothes to run out on the field in.

Kylie and Oscar have decided to extend the trip from four nights to eight and have already got a long list of things to do which include visiting Disney Sea, eating rainbow candy floss in Tokyo’s kawai area Harajuku, visiting the zoo, seeing a shrine and taking a rickshaw ride.

With just seven weeks to go until he heads to Japan, Oscar has been quick to research all there is to know about Japan.

“He’s gone down to the library to check out books about Japan, he’s been eating lots more sushi and he’s started to learn a bit about the language, he did a lot of research during the school holidays,” said Kylie.

Oscar also has a serious question to ask Karl when he see’s him at the game.

“In my video, my message to him was – stand strong, stand proud and don’t forget your lucky undies – so I’ll ask him if he’s got them on,” said Oscar.

This picture of Oscar with Karl Tu'inukuafe was used in his winning video.

TA boxing academy opens on cue

By Viv Posselt There’s a respectful enthusiasm being generated at the new Te Awamutu Boxing Academy – and that’s just the way the team want it.

Boys arriving for just their second session last Monday eve ning exchanged handsh akes and greetings with their coaches before sitting for the opening karakia and pre-workout talk. It’s a pattern which is at the heart of academy head coach Chris Graham’s overarching plan, one that views

the boxing training as part of a holistic pathway to helping young people become great adults.

Chris and the team – daughter Erinna Lane and Quentin Wallace – are all members of the Te Awamutu Youth Development Trust. The academy is modelled on Wellington’s Naenae Boxing Academy, started by former Australasian boxing champion and Chris’ brother Billy Graham with youth character development in mind.

Its success led to the establishment of the Billy Graham Youth Foundation, an outfit

that now overseas seven academies across New Zealand.

After struggling to find the right premises, then giving their Ricket St space a fabulous facelift, the crew took in their first students on July 22. There are just 10 Year 7 and 8 students for now – all boys coming from Te Awamutu and Pirongia.

“We want to keep it small at this stage,” said Chris. “Once we’re confident it’s working as we want it to, we will grow.

It’s important that we create the sort of environment where these youngsters can learn what we want them to learn and enjoy themselves as part of a positive peer group.”

That learning is intended to help people understand their value and place I community. Young people aged 9-18

will work through a ‘Passport to Success’ programme underpinned by values now lining the academy wall and including respect, compassion, responsibility and more. Each one is discussed as a topic on a weekly basis, and academy members are expected to memorise them.

Chris said other groups will be added as the term progresses. “By the end of this term, we could have as many as 75 kids here across three classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.”

Erinna will soon look at bringing girls on board to go through the same programme.

Interest in the academy has been high – both from the town’s youngsters and their families, Chris said. “We just need to pace ourselves and make sure we get it right.”

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Te Awamutu Boxing Academy coaches Quentin Wallace (left) and Chris Graham go through the pre-work-out programme with Monday’s group of youngsters.

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Support group issues merino SOS

By Caitlan Johnston A Waipā group whose sole mission is to make sure every baby born in community is adequately clothed is calling for people to help them through a merino shortage this winter.

Loving Arms was started five years ago by Te Awamutu resident Sharni Budd who set out to help an expecting mum round up supplies. She asked others to help and the response was such that there was enough supplies for 10 new-borns.

“This young mum was coming out of a tough situation and I was just wanting to help this one person but now we’re here and over the five years we have helped 350 families,” said Sharni.

Sharni, a maternity consumer representative on the maternity quality safety programme, is joined by eight other

Te Awamutu mums who volunteer to make the packs that typically fill a banana box and contain clothes, nappies, toys, booties and anything else that the receiving mum may need for her or her baby.

From time to time they also help families with larger items such as cots and car seats.

“Some of the requests we get from mums are ones that have nothing at all for their babies,” said volunteer Nikki Edwards.

In every pack they try and include one merino clothing item due to the health benefits for the receiving baby but are currently short on merino items.

“A lot of these babies are vulnerable due to social economic status and health issues. Merino helps to stabilise their body temperature, especially during winter, and is actually better for them,” said Sharni.

Sharni says they are always low on merino but are having difficulty currently due to a high demand from expecting mums as well as putting together emergency packs for the Waikato District Health Board.

The organisation has also outgrown their storage container and shared working space behind Zion People church and are looking for more volunteers to come on board.

“Finding our own building is next on the to-do-list for us and we particularly need more volunteers to help on Thursdays because this is the day we make the packs,” said Sharni.

If you’d like to make donations of merino clothing, other baby goods or would like to know more about volunteering then get in touch with Sharni on 027 2549 059 or message the Loving Arms Facebook page.

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PM drives case for change

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern used Te Awamutu to reveal details of the Government’s $1.4 billion road safety infrastructure programme with

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Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter.

The Prime Minister joined both ministers at SH3 between Ohaupo and Te Awamutu on the site of one of seven completed projects in the Waikato as part of the Safe Network Programme.

A further 2430kms of New Zealand’s most dangerous state highways and local roads will be made safer as part of the Government’s $1.4 billion programme.

Phil Twyford said the Government’s safety programme is already saving lives.

“The new barriers installed on SH3 have been hit around 40 times, potentially preventing at least that many deaths and serious injuries.

“When we first announced the programme, 870km of state highways were included, and now that has been extended to 3,300kms of state highways and local roads over the next three years.

“Once fully rolled out across the country, it will help prevent 160 deaths and serious injuries each year.

“Our Government is spending more in total on local roads and state highways through the National Land

Transport Programme than the last government,” Phil Twyford said.

Julie Anne Genter said the Government believes it is unacceptable for anyone to be killed or seriously injured on our roads.

“Most roads deaths and serious injuries are preventable and too many New Zealanders have lost their lives or been seriously injured in crashes that could have been prevented by road safety upgrades.

“We are taking a balanced approach to making our roads safer – investing significantly more in safety improvements, increasing safe driving messages and investigating lower speed limits only on the most dangerous roads in the country.

“Our Government is currently seeking feedback on a wider 10year road safety plan that includes prioritising road policing and enforcement, a new focus on workrelated safety and improving the safety of vehicles entering the fleet.

“This plan also proposes greater investment in proven safety upgrades like the ones being rolled out now, such as median barriers, roundabouts and safe cycling infrastructure,” she said.

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Finalists in the Waipa Business Awards were released this week with organisers also announcing a change in format – this year’s excellence award winners will earn their title for the entire region, rather than just their town.

“We listened to the feedback offered, and agreed that the Excellence awards should reflect region-wide excellence, marking the winner as a business of the highest calibre,” said organiser Kelly Bouzaid, CEO of the Cambridge Business Chamber.

Bouzaid also announced this week the MC for the awards evening – being held Friday, August 30 at the Mystery Creek Events Centre.

“We are also excited to announce our celebrity MC for the evening, Kanoa Lloyd, who we are confident will bring both a touch of elegance and humour to the premier networking event of the Waipa region.”

Kanoa is a familiar face on New

Zealand weeknight television as one of the hosts of The Project.

Bouzaid said she was delighted at the calibre of applicants this year.

“To make it as a finalist demands a commitment not just to the entry process but to the businesses themselves. We have seen some outstanding efforts and innovation toward sustainability and customer service within our region this year.”

The finalists include: Excellence in Business – Large: Gourmet Delicious, MS Civil Construction, Lunix Homes.

Excellence in Business – Medium: Rave Build, Lawn and Turf Contracting Ltd. Excellence in Business – Small: Hammond Electrical, Destination Cambridge and Cambridge i-SITE. Leader of the Year: Jean McKenzie, Vineet Shiriwastow, Sally Hooker.

Employee of the Year: Rowdy McIntosh (Lunix Homes), Lara Lo Noble (Podium Café).

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the night for Outstanding Services to Business, Best Customer Service – Waipa and Excellence in New / Emerging Business.

For more information on the Waipa Business Awards visit www. waipabusinessawards.co.nz.

Measles returns to Waikato A family has been quarantined following a confirmed case of measles, the Waikato District Health Board announced this week.

Six cases of measles in the Waikato in two households involving people under 20 were confirmed back in January.

The latest case is in Thames and the DHB believes the victim may have been exposed to the disease “in the vicinity of the McDonald’s at Goldfields Mall in Thames at the beginning of the school holidays”.

“People who were in the vicinity of McDonald’s Goldfields in Thames at the beginning of the school holidays and were also exposed to measles would already have it by now,” a statement from the DHB read.

It says anyone who was around McDonalds in the

mall on July 14 from 4pm to 9pm and July 17 from 6am to 8:30am are at risk of developing and spreading measles if they are not immune.

Anyone who thinks they may have measles should telephone their doctor or Healthline (0800 611-116).

Waikato DHB Medical Officer of Health Dr Richard Hoskins is urging people to catch up on measles immunisations.

“There is already a lot of measles in New Zealand this year, and about one in five of young adults (1540) missed out on full immunisation, so anyone born after January 1 1969 who does not have records of two measles immunisations or a blood test showing immunity should catch up on MMR at their GP now” he says. MMR catch up is free.

New works under spotlight at Hamilton Book Month

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Out for two months, the book is already receiving Waipā author Nicky Webber will introduce her new five star reviews online and work book at the Hamilton Book Month is already underway on a sequel next weekend. aimed for release by the end of the Featuring at the Local Authors year. Both of the Cambridge author’s event on August 10, Nicky will share published books are available at details on her latest book In the Deep Paper Plus Cambridge or through End – a contemporary romance about Amazon. two couples who are best friends – A writer of subjects which push and will be available to sign copies at the social “norm”, Nicky said she the end. loves topics which challenge social The new book follows the release convention and take readers on an of No Ordinary Man earlier this year, emotional journey; confronting their which chronicles the secret double life thinking, making them laugh at life of a WWII Anzac soldier. and think about what they would do “My writing focuses on ordinary given a similar situation. “That’s the people living extraordinary lives,” intrigue that keeps readers turning Nicky explained. “My genre is the pages,” she said. fast-paced intrigue and bucking The Local Authors event in the conventional wisdom.

Hamilton Book Month kicks off at “Readers say they’re un-put11.30am next Saturday, August 10, downable,” she laughed. running until about 1pm, at Trust The latest story delves into the past Waikato, 4 Little London Lane, of the four main characters, unfolding Hamilton. There, Nicky Webber will events with a sense of urgency as talk about In the Deep End and No they confront the impact of a lie that Ordinary Man and will be available threatens to break them apart. for book signing afterwards.

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Orchestras Central CEO Susan Trodden’s third musical composition – Rob in Da Hood – is set to delight audiences this month.

By Viv Posselt As CEO of Hamilton-based Orchestras Central, Pirongia’s Susan Trodden is perfectly placed to inspire a love of music.

But it’s the way she entices younger audiences to love the classics that makes her – and her compositions – something of a rarity. A Youth Orchestra concert at the Avantidrome is a case in point; she had 25 kids racing their bikes in time to Rossini’s William Tell Overture.

Several years ago, while in hospital recovering from surgery, she penned The Pied Piper of Pironga. It was exactly the sort of tweaking of a classic – in this case The Pied Piper of Hamelin – that she intended. Instead of whisking children off to the mountain, Susan’s protagonist lured the orchestra away.

“It incorporated all kinds of music and brought in references related to the culture and life of the place,” she said. “I gave the composition a nomde-plume and passed it off to my managing director as something I had just ‘come across’. It was only after he said it was quite good and described the music as great that I came clean and told him I’d written it.”

An emboldened Susan approached Creative New Zealand for funding and found herself with enough loot in hand to mount four performances in the 2017 School Education Concert series. It was so successful that suggestions were made that she write another – a prod that resulted in Max and The Alien - a twist on The Boy who Cried Wolf. It was another thumping success.

“I had actually written that about a real boy called Max when I was a nanny in the UK in the 1990s. I tracked him down, found him in London, now in his 30s. We live-streamed the performance for him. He had completely forgotten the story, but his mum thought it was hilarious.”

Susan is herself a pianist, but is quick to say, “I was never good enough to play in an orchestra”. She is also widely-travelled, has taken numerous leadership roles with regional Chambers of Commerce, is a strong advocate for regional development and is deeply tied to TRON, the Rail Opportunity Network. But it was when she took on the leadership at Orchestras Central four years ago that she thought there had to be a better way to do those educational concerts, a more Kiwi-oriented way to get young people to develop a real appreciation for good music.

Further encouraged by the success of her first two compositions and the urging of others to do more, her latest offering goes on stage this month. It’s a modern take on Robin Hood – artfully titled Rob in Da Hood.

Set in Hamilton during election year (Susan sees no reason to miss an opportunity for young people to learn, almost by osmosis) it teases around duplicitous leadership, the passage of laws and the prospective confiscation of musical instruments. This Rob is female, “girl power”, as she puts it.

The music romps between Scott Joplin, the William Tell Overture, Johann Strauss’ Rudetsky March, music from The Greatest Showman, and even ‘gaming’ music.

“I get pleasure from seeing 400 kids laughing at my jokes … I think I have another story bubbling away,” Susan laughed. “This has all developed a life of its own.”

Details and bookings for this month’s public performance of Rob in Da Hood are from www.orchestras.org.nz.

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All about recycling Board supporting construction waste effort

Cooper and Baxter Scott with their prize

It took a couple of creative Te Awamutu Intermediate students just one hour, one hammer, one screwdriver, a couple of sets of wheels and their nana’s old blue recycling crate to win the Great Crate Challenge.

Cousins 12-year-old Cooper and 13-yearold Baxter Scott were the winners of Waipa District Council’s crate challenge, a competition designed to encourage Waipā residents to reuse their old recycling crates.

The boys came up with the idea to transform their crate into an effective and “speedy” wheelie bin to push each other, and their dog Hudson, up and down the driveway.

“It was a good bit of Kiwi ingenuity. They made it with whatever they could find in my garage and we bought two skateboards which they took the wheels off and put onto the crate. They worked away at it diligently and have had so much fun on it since making it,” said their nana, Janet Hodgson.

Their prize included a Magic Bullet, Keep Cup, metal straws, bamboo brush, reusable hessian sack, beeswax wrap cloth, Love Food Hate Waste container and two cookbooks.

Te Awamutu local Carol Oates took our third place who repurposed her blue recycling crate to be a growing box for plants and currently has mint growing in it.

“I got stuck in the other day and got my old recycling bin sorted and planted, albeit small sprouting mint but it will grow,” said Carol.

“The blue bin adds a bit of colour to my garden, it’s all about recycling isn’t it.”

Carol is an avid gardener and has a Facebook page called Grow your own Food with Carol where she shares tips about growing vegetables and recipes with nearly 400 members.

Council waste minimisation officer Sally Fraser said the blue recycling crates had proven a hit with the community who turned up in large numbers at Council’s two crate drop off days held over the weekend, to collect unwanted crates.

“We had a fantastic turn out at both events of people wanting to grab some extra crates.

In Te Awamutu about 250 were dropped off

and they were all given new homes by keen gardeners and people looking for storage options. In Cambridge we had just under 200, almost all of which were rehomed.

“Recycling hard plastic is tricky so the fewer we need to recycle the better. I would encourage anyone who would still like to rehome their crates to check our Facebook page for others who may be looking for some or contact local schools,” said Sally.

For ideas on how to reuse your crate head to waipadc.govt.nz/bluecrates.

Cambridge residents bagged a few bargains during last year’s Great DIY Garage Sale at Shaws Wire Ropes.

Te Awamutu Community Board chair Gary Derbyshire has confirmed its support of The Great DIY Garage Sale.

The event in October at Shaws Wire Ropes in Cambridge aims to reduce construction waste and encourage the re-use and repurposing of DIY materials, and at the same time gives Waipa locals the chance to bag a bargain on construction materials.

“A review of the successful Cambridge Garage Sale was presented by Sally Fraser, Waipa District Council’s Waste Minimisation Officer at our last meeting,” Derbyshire explained. “This project was a huge success and was taken on board as a worthwhile project for our Board to support.

“The venue was exactly what was required and according to Sally, lessons were learnt in the areas of parking, number of volunteers required and the support of the local trades.”

Suzy Downey, a member of the Cambridge East Primary School PTA which is organising

the event, said the first instance of the event in 2018 saved 15 tonnes of building materials from landfill, with over 500 attendees helping to raise over $11,000 for the school.

“Diverting these materials from landfill saved approximately $5,000 in waste disposal costs,” she said, hoping that this year’s Great DIY Garage Sale will save even more materials from going to landfill.

“It’s a great way to encourage the community to think about different ways to reduce waste.”

The PTA team is welcoming businesses, tradies and Waipa residents to donate good quality building, joinery, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, flooring and DIY products which are surplus to their requirements.

Organisers can collect the products or they can be dropped off by arrangement.

Contact Paul on 021 805 344 or Matt on 021 624 936 to find out more, or email diygaragesale@gmail.com.

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Aucks bounce back against Taranaki

Waipā rugby faithfuls have been accustomed to seeing high scoring encounters at Albert Park this season – and the trend continues when a pre-season clash on neutral territory harvested a 73-point haul.

Auckland were too good for Taranaki in the pre-season encounter in Te Awamutu, running away to a 52-21 win in front of a 300+ strong crowd.

If it was one-way traffic in the second spell, it certainly wasn’t in the first – Taranaki led 21-19 at the break.

“For the first 40 minutes, both teams fielded strong sides. But multiple changes occurred in the second half and they adapted better,” Taranaki coach Willie Rickards told trfu.co.nz.

Taranaki emptied its bench with

club players, while Auckland had more strength in depth and included Super players, including Hurricanes fullback, Salesi Rayasi.

After Solofa Silipa had opened the scoring for Auckland, Taranaki replied with a try of its own in the 16th minute, with Jayson Potroz having a clear run in from 25m after Waisake Naholo had broken the Auckland defence.

Jackson Ormond gave Taranaki a second when he toed the ball ahead from a kick-through and won the race to it. However, a defensive lapse by him soon after allowed Kurt Heatherley to level the ledger.

Naholo retrieved the lead for Taranaki with an excellent illustration of his pace, linking back and forth with Lachlan Boshier from 40m out to score.

Just before halftime, Hoskins Sotutu drove across from close range for Auckland. It completed the first half scoring but also set the scene for the second stanza.

Auckland completely dominated possession and territory thereafter – it took Taranaki 37 minutes to enter the Auckland 22 – with the Queen City boys crossing for five further tries.

The first four of those tries came on the back of Auckland’s wealth of territory and possession with a combination of powerful forward runs and mauls and some skilful back play.

The last try, in the final play of the match, was spectacular. After Taranaki’s only second half attack had finished, Auckland crosskicked in front of its own posts, and

after going through four pairs of hands, they scored at the other end of the field.

The Under-19 clash between the provinces at Te Awamutu saw Auckland win 33-29, again after Taranaki had led at the interval.

Te Awamutu rugby coordinadotor Paul Wheeler said hosting the two provinces was easy because they were self-sufficient.

Both teams complimented the facilities and the condition of the pitch, he said.

“The game was a high intensity pre-season affair. Both teams were able to throw the ball around which was aided by the beautiful conditions presented on Saturday.

Taranaki had the edge going into

half but rung a lot of changes in the second half which disrupted there flow and enabled Auckland to get on top,” he said.

Taranaki will be in Otorohanga today (Friday) warming up for its Mitre 10 Cup campaign against Counties Manukau in Pukekohe on August 10. Auckland clashes with North Harbour on the same day when Waikato hosts Canterbury at FMG Stadium.

Scorers: Auckland 52 (S Silipa, K Heatherley, H Sotutu, R Abel, T Tele’a, D Tusitala, H Plummer, D Leuila tries; D Kirkpatrick 2, Plummer 2, Leuila 2 cons) Taranaki 21 (J Potroz, J Ormond, W Naholo tries; D Waite 3 cons). H/T: Taranaki 21 Auckland 19.

ABOVE: Action from Saturday's clash between Auckland and Taranaki in Te Awamutu

New lacrosse coach named Cup rugby returns

By Caitlan Johnston A Te Awamutu lacrosse player has been promoted to co-head coach of the Waikato U15 girl’s lacrosse team from assistant coach following last years season.

22-year-old Megan Hannah Foulkes has been playing lacrosse for six years, starting while at Te Awmutu College, and has been coaching since 2015. Her first coaching stint was with Te Awamutu College’s development team and she then went on to coach the premier team and spent some time helping to coach the Waikato women’s team while injured.

“Last year I made assistant coach for the same team and I travelled with them to Australia to compete so essentially I have been promoted this year and it is such an honour,” said Megan.

Megan still plays as well and has been with the Te Awamutu Sports club’s A team for a few years now as a defensive player.

She also played for Waikato U18 while still at high school has been apart of the Waikato Women’s team who secured a bronze medal at the national tournament last year.

In her new role she will be getting the team ready for the New Zealand National U15 Lacrosse tournament

in Auckland later this year before heading to Adelaide, Australia to compete in a ten-day competition.

Training will see the girls together on Saturday mornings ahead of their school league game for that day. Most of the girls will also still be training with there school teams once to twice a week on top of training for Waikato.

“Lacrosse has become such a huge passion of mine and a massive part of my life, lacrosse has opened so many doors for me and given me so many opportunities. It is because of lacrosse that I have become more confident and outgoing,” said Megan.

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Sub-union rugby returns to the Waikato-Bay of Plenty tomorrow as Stan Meads Cup holder Te Awamutu travels to play Central Bay at Kahukura Park, Rotorua. Piako hosts Hamilton and Cambridge travels to Tokoroa to play South Waikato.

The Stan Meads Cup brings together Waikato and Bay of Plenty, Thames Valley and King Country teams for competition in August.

Also at stake is the Peace Cup, which was first played for in 1921 and has been joined with the Stan Meads Cup as a challenge trophy competition since 2011.

The Peace Cup has a colourful history and was initially donated for subunion rugby in the Auckland province south of Auckland. The battered old cup was long the symbol of Waikato sub-union dominance and has been honoured with its own Facebook Page ahead of the trophy’s jubilee celebrations in 2020.

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Scott’s biggest win helps savings Rebecca Scott’s husband may not be a keen racing follower, but he knows what his wife’s win on Verry Flash in Saturday’s Taumarunui Gold Cup (2200m) at Rotorua means to them both.

Scott, an Auckland apprentice jockey, registered the biggest win of her riding career aboard the Nick Bishara-trained Verry Flash (a brother to dual Group One winner Verry Elleegant) and for the 25-yearold and husband, Jason Barry, her winning share of the stakemoney will be well spent.

“We got married on March 21 this year and we’re saving to buy our first home,” Scott said. “The win has come at a good time for us and hopefully I can roll on a bit from it.”’

Scott is older than the majority of apprentice jockeys and because she has been indentured to smaller stables she hasn’t got the raceday opportunities that several other apprentices get.

However, within 10 days she has doubled her winning tally for the season after picking up her first double at Pukekohe when triumphant on Verry Flash’s stablemate Nulli Secundus and Deluxe Edition, and last month she was again successful on Nulli Secundus.

Scott’s previous biggest win came last October on hardy galloper He’s Cavalier, her most regular mount, in the Te Awamutu Cup (2000m) at Te Rapa. She has ridden He’s Cavalier for Pukekohe owner-trainer James Hatton on 27 occasions for three wins and 10 placings and has had black type opportunities on the son

of Castledale .

However, the trainer who has provided her with not only the most wins but also a few milestones is Bishara. Her four wins for Bishara include her very first win, which was aboard Betterbegood at Te Awamutu exactly three years to the day before Saturday’s memorable victory on Verry Flash.

“It’s come full circle with Nick,” Scott said. “I’m so grateful for him giving me the rides, especially on Verry Flash last Saturday. It all came about a while ago when I filled in for Nick riding his horses in trackwork when his track rider was away. After that he gave me some raceday rides.”

Scott’s introduction to racing came when she answered an advertisement to ride some horses on the Muriwai Beach for ownertrainer George Merkulov.

“My family is not horsey, but I got into ponies and show jumping and I didn’t get into racing until I was 18 years old,” she said. “I went to work for George and never got back to University. I loved working the horses at Muriwai and George signed me on as an apprentice.”

Unfortunately, being out at Muriwai Beach, Scott was virtually unknown to most of the racing fraternity so she later transferred her apprenticeship to Cydne Evans at Byerley Park and that enabled her to get a bit more exposure and pick up more opportunities.

But then Evans got down to only a few horses in work so Scott transferred to Jenna Mahoney (also at Byerley Park) last February and

It was a busy day for Jamie Richards and his Matamata-based team at Te Rapa on Monday, with the Te Akau Racing trainer lining up 48 triallists at the Hamilton track.

“We had quite a few horses at Te Rapa getting ready to kick-off in the new season,” Richards said.

“Some have trialled once before and there were quite a few having their first quiet day back out.”

One of those horses having their second hit-out was exciting

galloper Te Akau Shark, who took out his 900m heat effortlessly by half a length.

“He lengthened well and he is coming up nicely, we are pretty pleased with him,” Richards said.

“He and Melody Belle will both more than likely go to the Foxbridge (Gr.2, 1200m), that’s where they will kick-off their campaigns.”

Melody Belle finished fifth in her 900m heat and while Richards did expect a better performance from

Rebecca Scott won the Taumarunui Gold Cup on Verry Flash last Saturday.

she completes her apprenticeship in January.

“It’s working out all right for me,” Scott said. “I travel around a bit riding trackwork and I’m getting more rides. They mightn’t be favourites, but they’re rides and every time I get a win on an outsider it’s a big thrill.”

The biggest longshot thrill for Scott came 11 months ago when

Shark impresses at Te Rapa

Te Akau Shark at the Te Tapa trials

the multiple Group One winner, he is not concerned heading into her first assignment next month.

“I thought her trial was okay,” he said. “She just got stuck down in the worst of the ground with not really a lot of room.

“I thought she might have trialled just a little better, but I am not concerned. She is a racehorse and she will know it’s business on the 17th (of August) when she gets the blinkers back on.”

Meanwhile, in the first heat of the day, Group One winners Sword of Osman and Avantage, along with Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) winner Probabeel, had their first hit-out in their respective preparations.

Richards was pleased with their efforts and said all three would trial again before making their raceday returns.

“Sword of Osman trialled particularly well. He is a free-going type of horse, he got up on the speed and kept up a gallop (to finish fourth).

“Probabeel and Avantage, they got back off bad barriers and just stayed in behind them and weren’t asked to do too much today. All three of them are coming up nicely.

“They will all trial again at Avondale in a couple of weeks and then we will map out a programme for them. Hopefully Probabeel and Avantage could both be seen in Australia at some stage.”

she notched the first of her six wins for the season on 31/1 outsider Pushka for her original employer at Pukekohe. “That was my first win for George and it was really special,” she said. “I’d broken Pushka in and done all the early work on him when I was working for George.”

Though Scott has been licensed since 2016-17, she has had an interrupted career through a series

of injuries.

“I had a race fall at Ruakaka a few years back and had surgery on my wrist so was off for quite a while,” she said.

Scott has ridden 14 winners and, following her Taumarunui Cup win, she is hoping more trainers will take advantage of her 3kg apprentice allowance in the new season.

Sai Fah bookends season with stakes victory

Leading rider Lisa Allpress after bringing up her 1500th New Zealand riding success at Otaki on Saturday.

Photo – Peter Rubery / Race Images.

Successful in the first two-year-old race of the season back in September, Waipa colt Sai Fah proved his durability when he took out the season’s final black-type feature, the Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki on Saturday.

The Stephen Marsh-trained galloper had indicated he was in fine fettle for the late-season challenge when successful over 1100m at Te Rapa the weekend before. National Jockey’s premiership leader, Lisa Allpress took over in the saddle from Michael Coleman and produced a peach of a ride as she brought up her 1500th New Zealand career victory.

Sent forward from an outside barrier, Sai Fah settled nicely, albeit fourwide on the speed, before issuing a challenge on the point of the home turn. Despite wanting to hang in badly the Rios colt proved too tough for his rivals in the run home as he held out a late burst from Te Rapa visitor Flaunting to score a deserved victory.

“He just tried so hard and you can see that the track conditions are really really bad and he was struggling, but he just kept giving,” Allpress said. “I think he is going to be better on top of the ground so it’s a true testament to the horse as he’s very tough.”

The win also edged Marsh closer to the 100-win mark for the season as he now sits on 97 victories.

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TA rues missed chances Te Awamutu’s struggles in the Waibop premier football league league have continued – now they have a chance to make amends against a team just two points ahead of them.

The Gisler Architects premiers host Tauranga Boys College in the main game at The Stadium at 2.45pm tomorrow after suffering a 1-0 loss last weekend..

The Te Awamutu side are at the foot of a congested pack of five clubs on 17 and 15 points – and the table was given a different look thanks to Boys’ College surprise win over Tauranga Blue Rovers last weekend Bottom of the league Te Puke collected only their second win of the season at Te Awamutu’s expense last weekend.

After a couple of tough weeks the Gisler Architects Premier team knew they would be in for a challenge away at Te Puke.

They started well with Joel Roil going close early on after a perfectly weighted through ball from Tawhiri Ball. Despite dominating possession and creating several chances however they fell behind when Te Puke got the ball over the line after a goal mouth scramble following a corner.

Te Awamutu continued to apply pressure and had the better of the second half as well but despite going close several times including via a fantastic volley from Jamie Bell towards the end of the game they were unable to convert and went down 1-0.

Player of the day went to Taylor Morris who came on in the second half and linked up to great effect with Bell on the right hand side as well as looking assured in defence.

The Te Awamutu Men’s Reserve team won 4-3 at Waihi after trailing 2-0.

Te Awamutu fought back with Pete Buesnel scoring two and Aaron Mills scoring one which saw the side 3-2 up at half time. Waihi equalised in the second half making it 3-3.

Te Awamutu kept on pressing hard to get the winner and were rewarded with a penalty in the 88th minute when Aaron Mills was brought down in the box. Up came Campbell Black who sent the keeper the wrong way. Tomorrow Te Awamutu take on top of the table Melville Nobs at the Stadium with a 12:30pm kick off.

Edmonds Judd 3rd division men’s beat Claudelands Pingers 3-1 at Galloway Park. Early pressure lead to two corners and from the second Ben Petersen corner Andrew

Cortesi neatly finished to make it 1-0. Soon after club sponsor Simon Brdanovic netted his first for the season from a tight angle. Claudelands clawed one back with a controversial free kick but a stunning Mike Rose volley rounded a good first half. The second half couldn’t live up to the first and TA ran out 3-1 winners.It’s a home game against Otorohanga Reserves tomorrow, kick off 12.30pm at Anchor Park.

Te Awamutu Division 4 Team, beaten 3-1 by NUSC Gaffers last weekend play Eastern City tomorrow at Anchor Park, kick-off 2.45pm.

The Pink Ladies drew 2-2 with Melville Epics. In the first half of the season Te Awamutu lost 3-2 against this team and expected a tight game. It was end to end football with both teams going in at half time scoreless. Te Awamutu pushed forward and seemed to have more possession in the

Peter Busnell in action last weekend

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QUESTION: If you could see one Waipa road improved which one would it be?

JOHN PEACOCK Ngaroto road, they need speed restriction on it, 100kph is too fast.

CHRIS MALTHUS The road we live on in Karamu - Grove road. It’s not a very good road, especially in the heavy fogs and there’s very little markings.

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Movies…

Things to do this weekend Head along to FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday for the WEL Network’s Mooloo Open Day where you can meet the 2019 Mooloo team, grab an autograph or even test your skills against the players. There will be a sausage sizzle and lots of giveaways and is a free event which runs from 10am to 12pm.

Round up the family and get a Maori cultural portrait taken at the Otorohanga Kiwi House and Native Bird Park on Saturday.

The 20 minute sessions run by Poihakena Portraits start from $45 and include a kakahu, moko stamp, taonga and styling for up to five people. To book a sitting visit www.NZpoihakenaportraits. as.me/tuatara.

Be cautious this Saturday if you are out and about on Lake Karapiro. Mercury Energy are undertaking their annual lowering of the lake which has been organised so that clubs and groups can undertake site maintenance.

Two years after they assisted Dominic Toretto and his crew in defeating Cipher, federal agent Luke Hobbs and former mercenary Deckard Shaw have departed in two different directions with Hobbs continuing to work as a Diplomatic Security Services agent, while Deckard has returned to his home in England. In London, Deckard meets with his mother Magdalene, who encourages him to assist his sister Hattie, who is an MI6 agent.

Deckard reluctantly agrees to meet Hattie when he finds out that Hattie is being pursued by an army of heavily armed soldiers led by Brixton Lore, a cyber-genetically operative. Hobbs arrives to provide aid and Hattie informs them of her mission to track Brixton Lore who has

become a wanted terrorist leader equipped with highly advanced technology that grants him superhuman abilities. H obbs confirms Hattie's words, adding that Brixton is suspected of pursuing a biological agent which enables its user to exterminate humanity. They face Brixton who uses his enhanced abilities to defeat them. Then Hattie receives information about Brixton's hideout location; the Eggborough power station, located in North Yorkshire. There, Lore's scientists plan on using the biological agent in order to initiate Brixton's plan. With additional MI6 reinforcements en route, Hobbs and Shaw attack the station, bringing the wrath of Brixton Lore against them once more.

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ANDRE RIEU 2019 SHALL WE

A Dog's DANCEWay (E) Home 3 hrs 10(PG) mins

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CAMINO SKIES (E)

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Green Book(M) (M) 2 hrs 25 mins Destroyer NEVER LOOK AWAY (M)

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If Beale Street (M) Could Talk (M) Hotel Mumbai

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Stan & Ollie (M)Could Talk (M) If Beale Street

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Swimming With Men (M) The Guilty (M) 1 hr 40 mins 1 hrTOY 52 mins STORY

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4.10pm 1.00pm 8.45pm 1.25pm 6.40pm 1.00pm 10.50am 3.00pm 6.20pm www.tivolicinema.co.nz 8.30pm 8.30pm 3.20pm 8.20pm 8.30pm 8.00pm

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FAST AND THE FURIOUS PRESENTS HOBBS AND SHAW M

Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.

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RORY’S WAY M THU & FRI 5:35, SAT 12:45 & 5:05, SUN 10:45 & 3:05, TUE 5:20, WED 10:10 & 5:35 ___________________________________ PAVAROTTI E SAT 2:50, SUN 12:50, WED 10:00 & 5:40 ___________________________________ ROCKETMAN M THU & FRI 5:40, SAT 7:20, SUN 5:20, TUE 7:25 ___________________________________ THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS G SAT 3:20, SUN 1:20 ___________________________________

www.teawamutu.co.nz/regent/sessions.html

CAMINO SKIES PG An uplifting story about everyday people doing the extraordinary - a walking meditation on life, love and loss, a work of compassion and maturity.

THU & FRI 5:25, SAT 1:20 & 5:30, SUN 11:20 & 3:30, WED 10:20 & 5:25

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME M THU & FRI 7:25, SAT 2:25 & 7:30, SUN 12:25 & 5:30, WED 7:25 ___________________________________ THE LION KING PG THU & FRI 5:05 & 7:55, SAT 12:00, 2:35, 5:10 & 7:55, SUN 10:00, 12:35, 3:10 & 5:55, TUE & WED 5:05 & 7:55 ___________________________________ BOOKSMART R16 THU & FRI 8:00, SAT 7:10, SUN 5:10, WED 8:00 ___________________________________ PALM BEACH M LATE NIGHT M BOTH START NEXT WEEK

TOY STORY 4 G SAT 12:20, SUN 10:20 ___________________________________ YESTERDAY M THU & FRI 7:45, SAT 12:10 & 5:00, SUN 10:10 & 3:00, WED 7:45 MORNING SESSIONS FRIDAY, SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH ESPECIALLY SELECTED FILMS

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FRIDAY AUGUST 2, 2019

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Quite A Catch On Carlton 94B Carlton Street Te Awamutu

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PRICE: $575,000 OPEN: Sunday 1.30 – 2.00pm VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/19CTGG8 Contact Ian Jones 027 447 1758 ian.jones@ljhta.co.nz

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Intelligently arrayed and well displayed, in tip-top condition with a quiet rear section position, comes a quality brick and tile home welcoming attention from family buyers or retiring downsizers. Rain, hail or shine you can dine outdoors on a covered and sheltered patio enjoying great flow from wide open plan living and a quality kitchen while three bedrooms and two bathrooms assures simplicity and liveability.

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PRICE: $559,000 OPEN: By Appointment Only VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/19CVGG8 Contact Sonia Furniss 027 540 0726 sonia.furniss@ljhta.co.nz

Stand Alone Family Home 19A Carey Street Kihikihi Seize the opportunity to own a brand new home! We have taken the stress out of building and are proud to present this spacious, stylish and affordable home on Carey Street. This will be a beautiful brick home with linear accents and offers a well thought out layout.

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A Must To View 52 Downes Street Te Awamutu

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PRICE: $550,000 OPEN: Sunday 1.30 – 2.00pm VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/19E0GG8 Contact Pamela Thackray 021 184 1255 pamela.thackray@ljhta.co.nz

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This well-appointed three-bedroom home, sits on an elevated section, offering great location, open plan living and excellent street appeal. The spacious kitchen, living areas, with internal access are a plus, as is the flow to the charming garden area.

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PRICE: $520,000 OPEN: Sunday 2.00 – 2.30pm VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/19DUGG8 Contact Gary Derbyshire 021 149 4371 gary.derbyshire@ljhta.co.nz

What A Start!

215 Puniu Road Te Awamutu Freshly renovated with open plan living and a large fenced section, this three bedroom home with great garaging is just waiting for your family. Vendors relocating ... call now for a viewing!

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PRICE: $419,000 OPEN: Sunday 3.00-3.30pm VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/19AXGG8 Contact Nadine Wells 027 444 0774 nadine.wells@ljhta.co.nz

PRICE: $540,000 VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/198XGG8 Contact Mark Weal 027 451 4732 Fiona Collins 027 295 4250

Ken Hagan AREINZ 021 353 488

Rhonda McGuire Property Mngr 021 353 046

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Start With The Basics 22B Walmsley Street Kihikihi

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This privately positioned back section offers a basic three bedroom, one bathroom home and non attached single garage, a perfect place to start for first home buyers. With fenced section, sunny deck, heatpump and fireplace this home shouldn’t be over looked. There is potential to add your own touch to personalize this little beauty to suit your lifestyle. Call me today to view.

Develop your own Property 90000m2 (Approx) 53 Ryburn Road Te Awamutu Bordering the ever popular Ohaupo township this great location offers a rural outlook while still being close to the local shops, cafes, decile 10 Primary School, day-care and a short drive to Hamilton, Te Awamutu and Cambridge. Plenty of reason to consider making your dream a reality, bigger than most 9000m² (approx.) section, build the home and recreate a lifestyle you have always desired! Title is due, covenants apply.

John Halliday 021 308 641

Fiona Collins 027 295 4250

Tania Ruki 027 441 3264

Ian Jones 027 447 1758

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PRICE: $455,000 OPEN: Sunday 1.00 – 1.30pm VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/1964GG8 Contact Tania Ruki 027 441 3264 tania.ruki@ljhta.co.nz

PRICE: $3,650,000 VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/19AEGG8 Contact Daryl Dodunski 027 693 2767 daryl.dodunski@ljhta.co.nz

Gary Derbyshire 021 149 4371

Sonia Furniss 027 540 0726

Pamela Thackray 021 184 1255

One Owner Gone, Other Wants OUT 60 Williams Street Te Awamutu One owner has moved out, the other does not want to be in such a large home on their own. An opportunity for those wanting sunshine and space, inside and out. I’ve been told to bring an offer, “I want to move on too”.

Bare Land – 30ha Sold – 58.6ha (approx.) Left 274a Gillard Road Ohaupo This owner operated farm is a very profitable unit. 58.6 ha approximately of gently rolling fertile bare land. This farm is centrally raced, well subdivided and watered. Build your dream home with outstanding rural views, with a location ten minutes commute to Hamilton City, allowing access to all Hamilton amenities.

Mark Weal Rural 027 451 4732

Daryl Dodunski Rural 027 693 2767

Ema Wilson 027 788 7730

Nadine Wells 027 444 0774

LJ Hooker Te Awamutu Te Awamutu Realty MREINZ Phone: 871 5044