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Where’s the shield?

By Caitlan Johnston

It’s an easy enough question - who has the shield?

Otago, rugby fans will tell you.

But for the Te Awamutu A and P Association it’s not so straight forward.

Because their challenge shield, first presented 85 year ago, is missing.

The Te Awamutu A&P Agricultural Shield - known as the challenge shield - is awarded to the school whose team of three students and their calves perform the best collectively at Agricultural Days.

Korakonui School staff have spent close

to six months looking for the shield, in the hope of having it back on show when they host the Te Awamutu Group Agricultural (Ag) day on October 23.

The school believes it went missing sometime in September 2017 from Te Awamutu Intermediate. No one noticed its absence in 2018 because schools did not host calves at Ag days that year, a consequence of the mycoplasma bovis outbreak.

“We’re hoping it turns up, when it gets given out you hear some of the adults talk about how their name is on it from when they won it, there’s a lot of history behind it,” said Waikato A&P Association

delegate for the Te Awamutu boys and girls section Stewart Fitzgerald.

The shield will feel at home at Korakonui School – it was there in 1950 and the school has won it almost 20 times since then.

“Someone has to know they’ve got it, its not just a shield that sits away in your china cupboard,” said Mr Fitzgerald.

There’s a good chance it will be found – Waikato sub-unions competed for almost a century for the Peace Cup before it went missing for 12 years – it was later found and next year will mark its centenary.

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Crystal Fitzgerald with cousins Bailey and Mackenzie Fitzgerald pictured after they won the shield in 2014 – but now it’s gone missing.

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Fundraising for new shuttle

By Viv Posselt

Fundraising for another health shuttle vehicle is underway in Te Awamutu.

The Ford Transit van they started with about some eight years ago has done around 300,000km and needs to be replaced, said Robyn Atherton, chairman of the Te Awamutu Community Health Transport Trust.

“It was the only van we had for quite a while, but it is coming to the end of its time,” she said, “We want to replace it with an automatic vehicle, preferably by early next year. An automatic would be easier for our volunteers to drive.”

She said fitting a new vehicle with special accessories - a wheelchair hoist and automated doors – would push the price up to between $90,000 and $100,000.

Robyn said a second smaller vehicle purchased in 2015 meant there had been two shuttles on the road for the past four years.

“We often have two vans on the road at once. It really depends on how many people we are transporting and at what times of the day. In the last year, we transported 1700 clients, and that number

is steadily increasing.” tive. I asked if I could sit in on the ment and back.”

The shuttle takes people to and meetings, and ended up writing Robyn said the shuttle’s confrom medical appointments in the notes for them,” she said. “It tinued operation relies upon doHamilton, principally to Waikato was great to see it take shape.” nations and the ongoing help of Hospital. Volunteers collect the Julianne uses the shuttle a fair volunteers. There are currently clients, drive them to and from amount. “I think it’s a wonderful 38 in the team. their destination, and escort them service. You just give them a doFor more information about directly to and from wherever nation and you get drivers and donating to the purchase of a new their appointment is. a companion helping you right van, contact Dianne Burgess on Long-standing shuttle user, Jo from your door to the appoint- 021 178 7997.

Haines, said Te Awamutu was “blessed” to have the service. She and her late husband used it, and since his passing Jo uses the shuttle regularly as a sight impairment has called time on her own driving.

“We were clients of the shuttle almost from when it started – it’s always been great. I must say that the staff are so helpful and compassionate. It’s amazing how many people don’t know about it, but I’d recommend it to anyone.”

Julianne Hyett found herself involved in setting up the service before she became a regular user of the shuttle in 2015.

“I was studying at the Wananga in Te Awamutu and had to do a placement at a local non-profit organisation. I joined Kainga Aroha just as they were starting the shuttle meetings, with Katherine Robyn Atherton, chairman of the Te Awamutu Community Health Transport Trust, is O’Regan spearheading the initia- heading the charge to get a new vehicle.

On the beat Tackling online bullying The Harmful Digital Communications Act (HDCA) was passed in 2015. It was introduced to deter, prevent and lessen the impact of harmful digital communications including online bullying, harassment, abuse and revenge porn. Here are some important things to know about the HDCA. The Act can help when you are being bullied online.

A communication must cause harm (the Act defines as “serious emotional distress”) and breach at least one of the 10 communications principles. It covers content posted online including through emails, texts, websites, apps or social media.

The HDCA lays out 10 communication principles that act like a guide for how people should communicate online. It covers any harmful digital communications which can include racist, sexist and religiously intolerant comments, plus those about disabilities or sexual orientation The 10 principles are; • disclose sensitive personal facts about an individual

• be threatening, intimidating, or menacing • be grossly offensive to a reasonable person in the position of the affected individual • be indecent or obscene • be used to harass an individual • make a false allegation • contain a matter that is published in breach of confidence • incite or encourage anyone to send a message to an individual for the purpose of causing harm to the individual • incite or encourage an individual to commit suicide • denigrate an individual by reason of colour, race, ethnic or national origins, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability.

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Te Awamutu schools filling up

By Caitlan Johnston

The demand on Te Awamutu based schools has required one to build a new school entirely, one to introduce an enrolment scheme and five that are now due to receive new classrooms.

Year 1-13 area school Te Wharekura o Nga Purapura o Te Aroha started in 2006 with 18 children being home schooled out of a garage, in 2007 Te Wananga o Aotearoa Te Awamutu provided them the space they run from now, in 2011 they become an official school and now they are currently at their maximum number, 97, and need more space.

With $10 million invested by the Ministry of Education, a seven-year dream to build a new purpose-fit school to call their own finally got underway at the start of this year.

The new school will have the capacity for 120 but this does not cater for all 52 on their waiting list so a stage two is already on the

table to be discussed on completion of the first stage.

“This has been a long-time in the making for our community, we’ve continued to grow, and we have quite and extensive waiting list,” said principal Jade Tapine.

“The want for Maori medium education is a really strong reflection of our tamariki’s achievements and that’s what I put the demand down too.”

The new school will have a junior wing and a senior wing, a gym, a food tech room, science lab, media, music room and an art room.

“We’ve designed it to have traditional touches, but it is also stepping into the future,” said Mr Tapine.

They aren’t the only school seeing significant growth, Te Awamutu Intermediate has decided to introduce an enrolment scheme for next year.

Last week the school had a public consultation evening that saw approximately 25 people attend

Te Wharekura o Nga Purapura o Te Aroha started in a garage.

to talk about how an enrolment scheme would control classroom sizes and the out of zone priority list.

“Without an enrolment scheme in place, the school is required to enrol any and all students no matter where they live.

The intermediate school currently has 527 students enrolled which is 51 more than what they finished with last year and means there are approximately 33 students to each classroom.

A bit of relief is in store for the school though, they are one of

five schools in the Te Awamutu Area that will be receiving extra classrooms a part of a Ministry of Education’s National Education Growth Plan that was announced last week.

The Ministry is investing over $70 million into over 100 new classes in the Waikato and Hawkes Bay regions that will potentially cater for 13,500 students. Te Awamutu Intermediate will see four new classrooms while Te Wharekura o Nga Purapura o Te Aroha, Ngahinapouri School, Ohaupo School and Pirongia School will get two.

“The previous Government didn’t adequately plan for growth and for too long schools have had to make do by using libraries and school halls when their school rolls increased,” said Education Minister Chris Hipkins.

“We want New Zealand to be the best place to be a child and that means learning in warm, comfortable and modern classrooms.”

“We need to make sure families in some of our fastest growing areas around the country can be confident their local schools will have enough space for their kids.”

Elections: how it breaks down

By Sophie Iremonger

Waipā District Council will have a few fresh faces and some familiar figures returning to council chambers following this year’s local government elections.

Nominations closed last Friday, with Jim Mylchreest unopposed as mayor of the Waipā district.

“I’m taking it as a real vote of confidence,” he said. “Some could say it’s apathy, but I think if there’s a district where there are problems you’ll have a big turnout of people.”

Of 25 positions available for Waipā District Council and its community boards, 10 were automatically filled with the same number of candidates as there were vacancies – meaning there will be no election for the Pirongia, Maungatautari and Kakepuku wards of council, nor the Maungatautari subdivision on the Cambridge Community Board and the Te Awamutu subdivision of Te Awamutu Community Board.

Unopposed in their wards, councillors Clare St Pierre, Bruce Thomas, Elwyn Andree-Wiltens and Susan O’Regan have been automatically re-elected alongside Mayor Jim Mylchreest.

New community board representation comes in the form of Mike Montgomery, who was unchallenged for the Maungatautari subdivision position on the Cambridge Community Board, and Jill Taylor for Te Awamutu subdivision of Te Awamutu community board. Gary Derbyshire, Angela Holt and Richard Hurrell were re-elected unopposed for the Te Awamutu Community Board.

In total, 46 nominations were received for 25 Waipā District Council positions, including a mix of men and women, different ethnicities and nominees both young and not-soyoung.

Mylchreest said he was happy with the spread, which had both experienced candidates and fresh faces coming to the

table.

“You’ve got a mix of stability and new ideas which is good,” he said. “You need to have that continuity as well.

It’s obvious people want to be involved in council and it’s a good spread.

“I take my hat off to everybody who offers themselves up for this community service,” Mylchreest added. “These people have the courage to put their hand up and that’s a great thing.”

When asked what issues voters might consider during election time, Mylchreest said he didn’t want to tell people how to vote, but said it was important to think about what candidates were saying.

“Those who think they can stop growth and reduce rates very quickly find you can’t, if that’s their election plank I’d steer away,” he said. “People might promise they’re going to cut rates, but because so much of what we do is necessary work, it’s not something that’s really possible, and to actually have a district that’s so attractive as well.

“We’ve got to be on the ball if we want to preserve our district and the amenities and values that we’ve got.

“Look at their background and experience and what they can bring to the table.”

He said Waipā’s turnout of candidates, compared to higher numbers in Hamilton and Auckland, seemed to reflect a healthy district.

“Waipā’s pretty stable, we’ve kept rates down to a 2 per cent average, so I think people are pretty happy with how things are going.

“It’s a great district to be mayor of. I’m delighted to be leading for another three years.”

Meanwhile, in the Waikato District Council’s Tamahere Ward, Councillor Aksel Bech has been re-elected unopposed.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 2019

Ed: brat, wizard and promoter

By Caitlan Johnston

Ed Clarke has lost count of the number of stage shows he has been involved in.

The 90-year-old, who is helping promote the junior Te Awamutu Light Operatic Society’s production The Music Man Jr, was just nine when he won his first role.

“I started on the stage when I was just nine. I can’t remember the show, but they were calling for a cheeky little brat and I fit the role perfectly,” said Ed. “I got hooked on theatre back then, it grabbed me, and I’ve never let go.”

The second World War broke out a couple of years after he started theatre and there were plans to ship the 11-year-old and several other children to New Zealand.

“During the war I lived in a bomb alley area and the Germans hit us, we survived though - but my parents put my name up for a ship that was heading to New Zealand because it wasn’t safe anymore,” said Ed. Ed’s sister’s decision to get married put that plan on hold – which proved a stoke of fortune because the ship he would have been on was hit by a torpedo.

It wasn’t until the 1960’s that Ed finally made his way to New Zealand after marrying Elizabeth, working as a police officer in Lon-

don and moving to Canada.

“When we first got here, we splashed out and bought a Volkswagen Combi van and travelled the whole country to find somewhere to live and we chose Te Awamutu because I got offered a job and house from Waikeria Prison,” said Ed. He soon joined the Te Awamutu Light Operatic Society.

He’s done dozens of shows, “even hundreds” and among the most memorable are playing the wizard in the Wizard of Oz despite having just come out of hospital after having open heart surgery - and having the last line in Oliver.

“I stood on the bridge, put my hand on Oliver’s shoulder and said come on Oliver it’s time to go home… and that was it, the curtain came down,” said Ed. Ed’s last role was in was Fiddler on the Roof and he continues to be active in the society, promoting The Music Man Jr by getting on his mobility scooter and talking to people in cafes about the show and hand out the flyers.

The Music Man Jr opens tomorrow at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. It will also play on Sunday and the following weekend. Tickets can be purchased from Magill’s butcher.

Ticket’s this year include a complimentary ice cream and Ed will be just the man letting everyone know at interval.

Ed Clarke the says theatre grabbed him.

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Revitalising calves at AG days

By Caitlan Johnston

Korakonui farmer Stewart Fitzgerald says as long as he is around calves will be involved in school and group area Agriculture (Ag) Days.

Mr Fitzgerald has taken on the role as Waikato A&P Show’s delegate for the Te Awamutu boys’ and girls’ section and is currently organising Korakonui School’s Ag Day as well as the Te Awamutu Group Ag Day, calves will be welcomed at both.

“I decided to be a delegate because my dad’s done it for years and I just have a great passion and love for calf clubs and want to see them still run,” said Mr Fitzgerald.

In 2017 the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) confirmed that a dairy herd in South Canterbury tested positive for mycoplasma bovis spreading fear amongst the countries farmers and bringing calves at Ag days and calf clubs to a halt.

Te Awamutu News contacted 10 different schools in the Te Awamutu and surrounding areas to see if they would be allowing calves and received replies from half with some still fearful of the spread of mycoplasma bovis.

Pirongia School and St Patricks Catholic School have indicated that they will be holding Ag Days but will not be allowing calves. Ohaupo School’s newsletter also indicated that they would not be allowing calves.

“We know that the effects of mycoplasma bovis are devastating and it would be terrible if we were in anyway at all responsible for its spread, so we have decided to take a cautious approach,” said St Patricks Catholic School principal Shelly Fitness.

Te Awamutu Primary School indicated that they would be joining with Te Awamutu Intermediate for their Ag Day and calves will be allowed.

Kihikihi Primary School indicated that they have not held an Ag Day for many years.

All those schools, including Korakonui, indicated that they didn’t host calves at their AG

days last year. The schools that didn’t reply were Ohaupo School, Paterangi School, Te Awamutu Intermediate, Te Pahu School and Wharepapa South School.

Korakonui School will be leading the pack for the Te Awamutu Group Ag Day which will be held on October 23. This will include Pokuru School, Te Awamutu Intermediate, St Patricks Catholic School, Waipa Christian School, Te Awamutu Primary School and Puahue School.

Local vets have indicated to Mr Fitzgerald that having calves at Ag days will be safe if the right precautions are taken. The Waikato A&P Society have also indicated to him that they will re-introduce calves again next year and will be monitoring how the Te Awamutu Group day goes.

“The whole mycoplasma bovis risk is quite low now and several local vets believe that calves from

tested farms can be exhibited,” said Mr Fitzgerald.

“And as long as I am involved there will be calves.”

The MPI have released a list of guidelines for schools and communities to follow if they are to host calves which include keeping calves separate, not sharing food or water and being nait scanned on arrival.

Korakonui School have also enforced over 10 rules that include no calves purchased from sale yards will be accepted, owners must have clean attires and vehicles and are not to bring a calf if it shows signs of being sick among the thorough list.

Pirongia Schools Ag day is on October 15, St Patricks Catholic School’s on October 17, Korakonui School’s is on October 18, Te Awamutu Primary and Te Awamutu Intermediate’s will be during the first week of term four and the group

Stewart Fitzgerald and former Waikato A&P Show delegate for the boys and girls section Wilma vanderHulst with Amy the calf.

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Briefs Awards winners

Te Awamutu designer Jaimi Brunton has won the National Kitchen and Bathroom Association New Zealand’s (NKBA) Most Likeable Award.

Brunton works for NT Joinery in Te Awamutu and her winning kitchen received 10 per cent of nearly 2000 votes collected over three weeks and trumped 77 other kitchens.

The win follows success at NBKA conference and Excellence in Design awards in Melbourne where she was named Most Promising Student Designer and Student of the Year.

Her ‘most likeable’ kitchen was part of a renovation of a heritage house.

Meanwhile, Te Awamutu Paperplus has been commended for their involvement in the community and local sports, receiving the Large Store of the Year award in the Paper Plus Group Gala Awards at the Auckland Museum.

Owner Murray Green is the head coach of the Te Awamutu Athletics Club, and the store also supports the Te Awamutu Netball Centre, the Golf Course Fun Run and author events and has been involved with Red Nose Day and Breast Cancer Foundation NZ fundraising events.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 2019

Kōkako funding approved for Pirongia

The Waikato Regional Council has agreed to provide further funding for kōkako projects.

It will provide a grant for almost $300,000 to help grow the population on Mt Pirongia.

A successful Natural Heritage Fund application approved by the finance committee will help with pest control, as well as half-funding a position for a project coordinator, to ensure the wellbeing of the kōkako population moved to Mt Pirongia two years ago.

While the $299,600 grant is subject to completion of a satisfactory funding deed with Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society, councillors agreed the society submitted financial accountability reports second-tonone, including kōkako monitoring results and evidence of all expenditure.

The grant, to be paid over four years, has

been welcomed by Clare St Pierre, chair of the restoration society, a community organisation which has a range of projects in the park aimed at boosting natural biodiversity.

“We’re absolutely thrilled about the ongoing support of regional council and its generous endorsement for many teams of volunteers who put in hundreds of hours to bring back the mellifluous sounds of our native songbird to our maunga,” she said.

Purekireki marae elder Tom Roa said had the remnants of the Pirongia population not been moved before year 2000 to Tiritiri Mātangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf and the Pureora Forest, they would have been lost.

“Then two years ago, out of nowhere, came the melodic sound again of our local Ngāti Apakura treasure. She had returned home to her ancestral breeding grounds where she originally came from and the

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people were once again filled with emotion,” Mr Roa said.

Kōkako – a once common species now officially at risk – were present on Mt Pirongia till the 1990s when they were removed to join a captive breeding programme at Pukaha Mt Bruce, and subsequently to Kapiti Island and Tiritiri Mātangi Island in the hope they would breed more successfully.

Two years ago 20 birds were moved to Mt Pirongia from Waipapa, Pureora Forest and a further 10 kōkako sourced from there last year were also released on Mt Pirongia.

Another 14 birds were brought “home” in July 2018 from Tiritiri Mātangi. These birds have the Pirongia genes and are descendants of some of the last kōkako rescued in the 1990s from the mountain.

Now birds with the “Pirongia genes” have been brought back to their ancestral breed-

Recycling bin inspectors will be on the road in the next two weeks to ensure residents in Te Awamutu are getting their recycling right.

They will be looking for items which would contaminate loads of clean recyclable material.

If a bin is found to have contaminated items, the inspector will record the type of contamination and the bin’s serial number.

“The data collected will help Waipa District Council know what the contamination rates are and can be used for increased education and providing feedback to households to reduce contaminated rubbish levels,” said Council road maintenance manager Jennifer Braithwaite.

A contaminated bin will be “stickered”, and a flyer left in the mailbox outlining why Metallic Sweeping recycling supervisor Alia Robson on a scooter that will be used for the bin audits. the bin was not emptied.

Smile for the cameras The installation of 13 new CCTV cameras from Waipā has started in Te Awamutu.

Four CCTV cameras have been installed at the Ohaupo Road and Benson Road intersection, the Ohaupo Road, Arawata Street and Cambridge Road roundabout, the Alexandra Street, Arawata Street and Sloane Street roundabout and the Albert Park Drive, Sloane Street and Vaile Street roundabout.

Two more are still due to be installed, seven are being installed in Cambridge and all are expected to be operating by September.

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ing grounds in the hope that the kōkako will re-establish themselves, with the support of existing pest control programmes being carried out on the maunga. The funding package will assist in extending the current 1000 hectare bait station grid by 200 hectares.

The end goal is the establishment of a large self-sustaining, genetically diverse group of more than 500 North Island Kōkako in the forest park.

Clare St Pierre told the finance committee that “an ongoing process of pest control management will provide an opportunity for the regional community and the 35,000 visitors to Mt Pirongia each year to encounter kōkako in their natural environment”.

The total cost of the project is $723,726. The successful natural heritage funding package signed off by the committee makes up 41.4 per cent of the total cost.

before further cameras go in,” said Waipa District Council transportation manager Bryan Hudson.

The cameras will be used to fight crime and monitor traffic movement to assist with planning.

The CCTV cameras will be monitored from the Te Awamutu Police Station by CommSafe volunteers.

Te Awamutu Police community constable Ryan Fleming said 21 people have put their hands up to be CCTV monitors and the CommSafe programme currently has over 50 volunteers.

“There’s 57 people all up who are volunteering to help make our area a safer place which I think is pretty awesome,” said Mr Fleming.

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Ihumātao: scraps are not enough

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On July 27, Tāniko Nordstrom ascended a maunga at Ihumātao, looked out across land Maori have been fighting for years to save, sang a waiata to herself and cried.

“I understood then why SOUL is fighting for this place, for this land,” the Cambridge resident said. “I could feel it from the bottom of my feet right up to the top of my shoulders. I got a sense of what it must feel like for them. The apprehension, the fear – and it’s very real – that they could lose that. And the hopes and dreams they have for their people will go with that land. I felt that fear and it made me cry.”

SOUL (Save Our Unique Landscape) is battling to reclaim Maori land at Ihumātao, near Auckland Airport, which was taken illegally by the Crown in 1863 and eventually sold to Fletcher Building. Its members and supporters have gathered at the site to stop the company building 480 homes in a 33ha, $38 million subdivision beside Otuataua Stonefields Historic Reserve.

Tāniko and her mother Raewyn travelled to Ihumātao with two friends in late July and spent two days at the protest.

“I loved the broad representation of people there. It wasn’t just Maori. There were Asians and Islanders and Pakeha.

So many times, we focus on Maori versus Pakeha. But the fight isn’t Maori versus Pakeha anymore. The fight now, I think, has a lot more to do with what is right.”

There was a “beautiful” vibe, she said, with people bringing koha of food and prayers shared twice daily.

“It’s all a collective thing and if you go back to how we lived indigenously before colonisation it’s all about papakainga, where you look after everyone.”

She said an earlier deal signed between iwi and Fletcher Building that would enable Māori to buy 40 Ihumātao homes and have 25 per cent of their land returned was a joke.

“Obviously we’ve had experience with losing lots as Māori, so we’re afraid that we’ll lose everything and we take whatever deal we get – any scraps,” she said.

“And that’s pretty much what’s happened.

But now SOUL is standing up and saying we don’t want any more deals. We don’t want any more scraps.”

She and her mother suggested moving the planned housing development to a golf course.

“And that’s not so rich white guys have to go and play golf somewhere else; it’s because of the huge cultural and historical value of Ihumātao.”

“So when my future kids say mum, so and so said that Māoris were dumb and they were lucky that we had white people come here I can go no, no, no, I’ll take you to this patch of land and show you what we did a long time before white people got here. We were civilised and we were onto it and we were clever and we were pragmatic.”

They believe the best solution is for the Government to buy the land and return it to iwi.

“The Government’s afraid of the consequences. If they do this, they’ll have to put right every historical injustice.

“But my honest opinion is that if it doesn’t happen with this Government, when we’ve got more Māori representation than we’ve ever had, Māori are screwed.

Our fair treatment will never happen and we’re never going to have equal and fair compensation for the injustices that have Tāniko Nordstrom travelled with her mother Raewyn and two friends to support the Save Our Unique Landscape group at Ihumātao. been done to us in Aotearoa.”

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Young at Heart

Retirement age on the rise?

Although New Zealand does not have an official retirement age, 65 years is generally the target. This is when most superannuation plans, including Government-funded New Zealand Superannuation, start.

Unless you’re in a job or employment situation that has a specific cease time, you don’t have to stop work. In fact, Kiwis may well be encouraged to keep on working. Given New Zealand’s ageing workforce and the decline in

the number of young workers entering the labour market, businesses face a looming skills shortage as baby boomers get set to retire.

There are growing calls for New Zealand to restructure the pension to cope with its greying population. Experts predict that the baby boomers will double the over-65 population during the next decade or so, from 600,000 in 2013 to 1.2 million. By 2065, the number of over-65s is projected to rise to 1.7

million.

What is deemed elderly has changed over generations.

Science has advanced, diseases that used to kill have dramatically decreased and lifestyles are changing. As a result, people are living longer.

And longer lifespans raise the big question of how those extra years will be funded.

The current climate sees a growing number of pensioners struggling to live on NZ Super alone. Hardship

grants paid to over-65s have more than doubled in five years, a trend that is expected to worsen as more retirees leave work without owning their own home and need to pay rent from a pension not intended to cover it.

Meanwhile New Zealand’s mature employment rates are high, and rising.

People are working longer either out of choice, necessity or fear.

Whatever the reason, older New Zealanders will be needed to fill jobs in areas of skill shortage.

Increasing demand for elderly housing Two decades ago, more than 80 per cent of people aged 65-89 owned a home.

By 2013, that had dropped to 60 per cent, reports the Ageing Well National Science Challenge.

Investigators warn of a looming crisis in elderly housing. It is predicted that, under current policy, in 20 years’ time more than half of those over 65 will be renting.

The drop in mortgage-free home ownership augurs a very different future for many

retirees in renting situations.

Living on a reduced and fixed income means they will be vulnerable to rent increases, tenancies being terminated, and landlord efficiency and cooperation.

Pensioners with mobility issues are often dependent on landlords for even the smallest maintenance and repair work. Faced with an uncertain future enhances feelings of insecurity and can easily lead to health issues.

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National Science Challenge say superannuation at current levels won’t be enough.

“It’s designed to give older people a good standard of living, but it assumes they’re not going to be paying mortgages and not going to be paying rent.”

Waipa District Council currently owns 130 pensioner housing units. The units are offered to retired persons over the age of 65 who comply with the council’s criteria for subsidised rent.

Eat well to stay well We all need to eat well at any stage of life, particularly as we age. Good nutrition is essential for good health. A healthy eating plan emphasises fruit, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat or fat-free dairy. It includes lean meat, poultry, fish, beans, eggs and nuts, and is low in saturated fats, trans fats, salt and added sugars.

Eating right doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. Choose fresh, ripe varieties when they are in season and eat plenty of them. The recommended amount is at least five servings of vegetables and fruit each day, including at least three servings of vegetables. To get the best nutritional value from cooked vegetables, cook them quickly until they are just soft enough to eat.

Steaming or microwaving is best. Go easy on butter or margarine, fruit juice and dried fruit.

As appetites often get smaller as we age, it’s important to choose healthy food to get the best nutritional value.

Vegetables and fruit are emphasised as they provide carbohydrates (sugar and starch), fibre, vitamins and minerals, and are low in fat.

Lean meats, chicken, seafood, eggs, beans, peas and lentils, as well as nuts and seeds, provide protein, vitamins and minerals. Red meat, chicken and fish contain iron in a form that our bodies can easily absorb. Oily fish, such as salmon, tuna, sardines and mackerel, are good sources of omega 3, which may reduce risk of heart disease and stroke.

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Young at Heart Scam call deterrents for seniors Pre-plan and pre-pay Unfortunately, it’s the elderly who are the most frequent targets of fraud scams. Fraudsters are adept at preying on them and especially target those who are lonely and/or willing to listen. “Seniors people are generally more trusting than younger people too,” says executive officer of Age Concern Hamilton, Brent Nielsen, “and susceptible to phone frauds.”

Scam perpetrators use different tactics to get the elderly to fall victim to their schemes. They can be friendly, sympathetic and willing to help in some cases, or use fear tactics in others.

In effort to reduce the problem, Spark has released two new products for seniors. They include the first nuisance-blocking landline and the cheapest advertised pay monthly mobile plan on the New Zealand market. Both are tailored to the needs of those over 65 years. The products are designed to help the senior generation win big in a digital world.

Spark product director, Tessa Tierney said that by 2032, about 21 per cent of New Zealanders will be aged 65 years and older, and so it makes sense to work on solutions to address the needs of this age group.

Balance healthy eating with physical activity. The two go hand in hand and help you to be a healthy older person. It’s also important to maintain a healthy weight, and improve your balance and strength as this may lessen your chance of injury from slips and falls.

If you’re not used to physical activity, ease into it gradually. Start with a few minutes of activity, such as walking and gradually increase this over time. Aim to be physically active at least 30 minutes every day.

To make this more manageable, you can break it into three 10-minutes sessions.

There is significant evidence to support the use of physical activity and exercise interventions in older adults as a means to reduce the risk of chronic disease, increase life expectancy, improve measures of physical health that combat the effects of ageing and preserve functional capacity, which essentially is the ability to

perform activities of daily living, such as cooking and cleaning.

The Waikato Strong & Stable programme is part of the nationwide Live Stronger for Longer initiative, which offers practical information and advice for older people and their supporters on how to minimise falls while living an active, independent life.

Any older adult can attend sessions. No booking is required and numerous classes are held throughout the Waikato, including Te Awamutu and Cambridge.

Classes range between $2-$5 and are facilitated by trained leaders.

Doctors, nurses, pharmacists or other health professionals can refer seniors to the programme.

Class information is posted on www.waikatodhb. health.nz/your-health/wellbeing-in-the-waikato/ strength-and-balance-for-65-plus.

Keep moving

The best time to plan your funeral is before the event itself. Jim Goddin of Rosetown Funeral Home is a big pre-planning advocate.

His advice is drawn from many years in the industry and seeing the advantages of planning ahead.

“Major events like weddings and family holidays are usually carefully planned and not left to the last minute. A funeral should be regarded in a similar light. It is the ultimate celebration of a loved one’s life.”

A funeral incurs a lot of decision making. Making plans at the time of death can be fraught with emotion and the pain of grief.

Jim Goddin says loved ones can struggle to make decisions in a short timeframe. Family unity is also more likely to be maintained when funeral wishes are clearly laid out. “Having your affairs in order is a thoughtful and caring thing to do for your family. It eases the pressure on them at a stressful and emotional time, and ensures your personal wishes are fulfilled.”

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Jim Goddin says Kiwis aren’t great at putting money away for a rainy day. He encourages a refocus on one of the most important things of life, a funeral.

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TA face champions elect A shock loss for 2018 Waibop football premiership champions Taupo has Papamoa on the brink of a maiden title – and they host Te Awamutu tomorrow.

Papamoa will be crowned if they win at home after they beat Tauranga Blue Rovers 5-2 last weekend and Taupo slumped to a shock 4-1 home loss to Tauranga College.

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slogged out a 1-1 draw last weekend. Chris Walker’s first half goal had Matamata Swifts in front at the break before Haydn Roil equalised midway through the second.

The result dropped Te Awamutu to tenth and, while there is a five-point gap back to second-to-bottom West Hamilton, the Hammers have games in hand.

Both Matamata and Te Awamutu struggled to cope with the wet conditions. Te Awamutu’s midfield three of Rowan Beaumont-Bell, Alan Ball and the returning Thomas Watts were closing out any attack that Matamata threw before a mix up let the Swifts in.

Captain and goalkeeper Kevin Billot then produced possibly his save of the season – and his chest pump to the Te Awamutu faithful showed the team was up for the challenge.

A rallying cry at half time saw the home side come out all guns blazing.

A cheeky flick from Tom Gifford found winger Joel Roil who took the ball out wide and played a delightful pass to brother Haydn Roil who made no mistake and found the bottom corner.

For the remainder of the match, both teams threw everything into attack and youngster Jamie Bell and Joel Roil both saw chances well saved.

Te Awamutu Men’s Reserves beat Te Aroha 3-2. Aaron Mills scored twice in 10 minutes and Peter Buenel made it three early in the second half before Te Aroha rallied.

Tomorrow the reserves are away to Ngaruawahia.

Edmonds Judd Te Awamutu Men’s 3rd Division beat top of the table Northern United in a match marred by what looked like a season ending injury to captain Simon Bdranovic and the Men’s 4th Division team was beaten 4-1

by Tokoroa.

Edmonds Judd Premier Women’s team came away with a 2-2 draw against Ngaruawahia with goals to Megan Nunns and Gen Churton.

Junior Results Raiders 1, Cambridge 0 Comets 1, Tamahere 1 Hot Shots 3, Cambridge 2 Spurs 3, Woodstock 5 Gunners 0, Northern United Milan 1 Galaxy Girls 0, Northern United Giants 1 Ohaupo Angels 3, Southwell 2 Diamonds 0, Raglan Mermaids 1 Hurricanes 4, Raglan 2 Red Devils 9, Glenview 1 Terriers 2 Claudelands Rovers 3 Blades 4, Ngahinapouri 3

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College rugby results:

First XV third place playoff, Morrinsville 36 Te Awamutu College 17, Under-55kg St Johns 24 TAC 12, Under-14 A-grade third place playoff St Pauls 29 TAC 14, Under-15, Te Awamutu wbd from Taumarunui.

Top women’s footballers to play in Waipā

The country’s best New Zealand-based women footballers are coming to play in the district again this year.

Cambridge FC’s John Kerkhof Park has been named as the home ground and training base for the WaiBOP team to represent the Waikato/ Bay of Plenty in the 2019 National Women’s League.

Cambridge will host six WaiBOP games in the competition: They are v Auckland – September 15, 2pm; v Southern – September 22, 1pm; v Canterbury United – October 6, 12pm; v Capital – October 26, 1.30pm; v Central – November 17, 2pm and v Northern Lights – December 8, 2pm Kick-off times vary to accommodate flight times for visiting teams.

Waipā last hosted the WaiBOP team in 2017 and first held National Women’s League matches in 2016, both at the Cambridge venue.

WaiBOP held three player trials last month at John Kerkhof Park for about 40 prospective players and the squad will start training at the

club’s grounds in September.

Newly-appointed coach Nico Girard and assistant Cliff Harris will be looking to recruit the best women players from the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region to take part in the highest level of domestic competition.

Cambridge will also be the training base for WaiBOP’s U-14 and U-16 Girls National Age Group squads, for the fourth year in succession.

The National Women’s League was established in 2002 for the country’s top female players battling for national supremacy.

Last year’s competition was expanded to two full rounds for the first time, meaning champions Canterbury United Pride played more games on their road to the title than ever before.

That ground-breaking double-round format is set to return for a second season running with all seven sides coming up against each other both home and away.

The new NWL season starts on September 15 and the two highest-placed sides will progress to a one-off grand final on December 15.

Two Otorohanga sides will feature in the WaiBOP football finals to be staged tomorrow and on Sunday.

On Saturday, the cup action starts at noon with the men’s Waikato Plate final between Hamilton Wanderers Classics and Otorohanga.

The women’s plate final on Sunday at 11am see Te Aroha Cobras play Otorohanga.

Sunday at Cambridge will again host football’s big knockout finals when eight men’s and women’s teams come to John Kerkhof Park in search of silverware this weekend.

For the fourth time in six years, Cambridge FC has been entrusted with hosting WaiBOP

Football’s finals of the men’s and women’s Waikato Cup and Plate competitions.

That game is followed at 2.30pm by the final of the Waikato Cup between the two top teams in Waikato Division 1, Melville United and Huntly Thistle.

At 1.30pm, the women’s Waikato Cup final will see last year’s winners, West Hamilton United, meet Tokoroa.

All four games will go to extra time if scores are level after normal time. Penalty shoot-outs will be used if teams can not be separated after two hours of play.

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Over the Moon about cheese When Grietje De Vries arrived in New Zealand with her family in 2006 she never imagined she’d become a cheesemaker. She admits she didn’t even like cheese back then despite having come from the Netherlands, a country known for its cheeses and one of the leading cheese exporters in Europe.

Her experience in the food industry involved baking only. Following a year in various jobs around the local area, Grietje landed a position in the pack room of Over the Moon, a Putaruru cheese factory with a deli in Cambridge.

After two months packing cheese, Grietje was given the opportunity to attend a cheesemaking course. “This was so I could help out and be a backup if it was needed.” But six months later she found herself working full-time in the role and completing her cheesemaking qualifications. She is now a senior cheesemaker at Over the Moon Dairy as well as a tutor. She is currently training two students.

Grietje gets a buzz from making something people enjoy eating. While she finds soft cheeses easy to make, it’s the blues that prove more difficult. “Getting the veining right is quite challenging.”

Similar to other varieties of cheese, the process of making blue cheese consists of a series of standard steps. However, additional ingredients and processes are required to give blue-veined cheese its particular properties.

All Over the Moon products are made for domestic markets, including supermarkets, cafés, restaurants and delicatessens up and down the country. The factory uses local cow milk, mainly sourced from a farm in Lichfield. Cow milk is typically in good supply but acquiring sheep milk is a little more difficult. It’s on seasonal supply and mostly bound for export markets. Cheeses are also made from goat and buffalo milk.

The boutique factory makes around 24,000kg of cheese a year, ranging from traditional hard cheeses like Cheshire and romano through to soft whites, blues and washed rinds.

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Quality all the way

Over 30 years ago, former Waikato refrigeration engineer Frans van Schie took a failed Ohaupo mushroom farm that he’d built for a client and turned it into a successful enterprise. He renamed it Quality Mushrooms and through sheer hard work and dedication was able to buy out all the shareholders. These days the business is run by his two sons, Daniel and Maarten, although the now-retired Frans still helps out now and again.

Frans’ ‘can-do’ ethic carries through to today. The business is self-sufficient in that it does its own repairs and develops specialist machinery. Staff loyalty is strong. The whole team comes together each week to consult and have their say. It’s a formula that has

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From four growing rooms, the farm now has nine, plus a compost yard, tunnel facilities and numerous other integral parts.

Staff numbers have swelled to between 35-40. But growth has not been without struggles. “The market is very cut throat and prices are volatile,” explains managing director, Daniel van Schie.

Growing mushrooms is labour intense, requiring many working parts to make it all happen. Mushrooms are very fragile and have competitors and other pests and diseases which have to be battled with. “Production can easily go from very good to very bad in a matter of a week, sometimes less,” says van Schie.

The family-run farm supports local businesses, is environmentally conscious and tries to do the right thing. It is a past winner of Zero Waste Awards and in the last two years has planted over 4,000 native species to help with conservation. Most of the farm’s electricity is generated from over 70kw of solar panels. Bio filters are currently being manufactured on site.

Overall, the business strives for excellence and to live up to its quality name. Over 60 per cent of all produce leaves the doors within 24 hours of being picked and is delivered to customers as fresh as possible. Nothing leaves the farm older than 72 hours.

The company aims to keep production up as high as possible and has no plans of slowing down.

Quality compost needed for quality mushrooms Compost-making methods at Quality Mushrooms have transformed with the times and technologies. Not only have changes been made to where raw materials are sourced from, soil scientists and overseas consultants help ensure the business is doing its best with the facilities it has. “We have made many errors in the past and have dealt with a lot of difficult times,” says Dan van Schie.

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Cambridge to host Te Awamutu 2020

Cambridge Raceway has an exciting season ahead with the return of the Harness Jewels in May 2020. Harness Jewels is New Zealand’s premier championship harness racing event.

The raceway has introduced Friday Night Lights, a series of seven race meetings over seven Fridays being held from now to July 2020.

The evenings fuse together harness racing action, social interaction, light displays, music and food truck style cuisine. “Traditionally we’ve been allocated Wednesday or Thursday night race meetings so it’s pretty exciting to get these Friday meetings. We’re going to make the most of it,” says Dave Branch, Cambridge Raceway CEO. The season also includes other themed meetings which have been building over the years.

The Te Awamutu grass meeting in 2020 will have to be run at Cambridge as work on the track surface prevents the scheduled meeting being held there. On the up side, this presents an opportunity to host a Saturday afternoon meeting at Cambridge Raceway, a venue close enough for Te Awamutu locals to attend.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 2019

CLASSIFIEDS FAMILY NOTICES DEATH NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

SITUATIONS VACANT

FUNERAL SERVICES

CARMICHAEL, Allan John MacDougall (John) – passed away peacefully in Tauranga on August 18, 2019 in his 89th year after a brief decline, attended by family and friends. Te Puke orchardist, former Oparau famer.

Loved husband of the late Allison and cherished Dad of Sharon, Ian (deceased) and Heather. Adored “JohnDad” to his grandchildren Amy, Becky, Virginia, Jason, Catherine, John, Clay, sonin-law Tom, and nine great grandchildren.

Always a provider, he enabled opportunities for his much loved family. We remember him for his love, loyalty, determination and integrity, and his many achievements – Amazing Sportsman, Pioneering Farmer and Family Patriarch.

A service to celebrate John’s life will be held at Woodhill, 167 Grange Road, Otumoetai, Tauranga on Saturday August 24 at 1.30pm, followed by private cremation.

Communication to the Carmichael family, c/PO Box 3136, Greerton, Tauranga, 3142.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 2019

Movies…

Things to do this weekend This Saturday 10am-12pm authors Richard Cato and Kingsley Field will be running the Good Grief Granny’s Gone writing workshop at the Te Awamutu Library to help people learn how to record their family’s stories while they’re still here. Entry is free.

Jump in the car on Sunday and make your way to Cambridge Stud for their last public stallion parade.

The parade starts at 2.30pm at 128 Discombe Road and stallions Tavistock, Almanzor, Burgundy and Embellish will be on show.

On Sunday Mahoe Med are running another Smea Your Mea event to encourage women to have smear tests. Starting at 10am, the smear tests will be free and everyone who gets one will also go in the draw to win a grocery voucher.

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT Javed is a British teen of Pakistani descent growing up in 1987 England, amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times. He writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father.

When a classmate introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen, he sees parallels to his working-class life in the powerful lyrics.

As Javed discovers an outlet for his own pent-up dreams he also begins to express himself in his own voice, learns to live life, and understand his family. It's heart-warming, heart-breaking and funny all at the same time as well as thoroughly entertaining.

A feel-good movie that will have you smiling from ear to ear.

THE KITCHEN Between 8th Ave. and the Hudson River, the Irish mafia runs 20 blocks of a tough New York City neighbourhood known as Hell's Kitchen.

But for mob wives Kathy, Ruby and Claire, things are about to take a dramatic and radical turn.

When the FBI sends their husbands to prison, the three women take business into their own hands by running the rackets and taking out the competition. A solid good gangland movie with surprises you don't see coming.

An excellent cast in a really entertaining movie.

The plot is full of fun twists and surprises. The reviews are quite mixed, but If you like the ‘organized crime family’ genre, then you'll like this. Some say it is better than Widows, which was a very good film.

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Bookings 823 5064 – 32 Lake Street, Cambridge

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Bookings 823 5064 – 32 Lake Street, Cambridge

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Ph 871 6678 www.flicks.co.nz/cinema/regent-theatre-te-awamutu/

HERBS: SONGS OF FREEDOM

PG

Celebrates the men from different islands of the South Pacific who gave voice to a generation and the issues of the time, through their iconic music.

THU & FRI 7:50, SAT 8:10, SUN 6:10, TUE 5:30, WED 7:50 RORY’S WAY M SAT 4:05, SUN 2:05, WED 10:10 & 5:15 ___________________________________ YESTERDAY M THU & FRI 5:10, SAT 4:50, SUN 2:50 ___________________________________ THE LION KING PG THU & FRI 5:10, SAT 12:00, 2:35, 5:10 & 7:35, SUN 10:00, 12:35, 3:10 & 5:35, TUE & WED 5:10 ___________________________________ CAMINO SKIES PG FRI 10:10, SAT 11:55, DEFINITELY FINAL SUN 9:55 ___________________________________ It goes at a fast and furious pace. Okay, so it’s over-thetop, but for sheer entertainment, action and humour this entirely new, unlikely duo in a fresh story, are to be enjoyed.

HOBBS AND SHAW M THU & FRI 7:25, SAT 2:25 & 7:25, SUN 12:25 & 5:25, WED 7:25 ___________________________________ PALM BEACH M THU 5:20, FRI 10:20 & 5:20, SAT 12:30 & 5:40, SUN 10:30 & 3:40, WED 10:20 & 5:20

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

A DOG’S JOURNEY

PG

The final in the marvellous trilogy is wonderful and heartwarming, so uplifting and emotional. You’ll love this one too.

SAT 12:20 & 2:00, SUN 10:20 & 12:00

LATE NIGHT M SAT 6:10, FINAL SUN 4:10 ___________________________________ ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD R16 THU & FRI 7:15, SAT 2:35 & 7:05, SUN 12:35 & 5:05, TUE & WED 7:15 ___________________________________ ANGEL HAS FALLEN R16 THU & FRI 5:30 & 7:35, SAT 2:30 & 7:45, SUN 12:30 & 5:45, TUE 7:35, WED 5:30 & 7:35 ___________________________________ BLINDED BY THE LIGHT M THU 5:30 & 7:45, FRI 10:00, 5:30 & 7:45, SAT 12:10 & 5:10, SUN 10:10 & 3:10, TUE 5:20 & 7:25, WED 10:00, 5:25 & 7:45 ___________________________________ THE KITCHEN R16 A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a white lion cub. It's a beautiful movie with a powerful message.

MIA AND THE WHITE LION M BOTH START NEXT WEEK

MORNING SESSIONS FRIDAY, SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH ESPECIALLY SELECTED FILMS

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FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 2019

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Bungalow Of Sunshine 1280 Rewi Street Te Awamutu

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PRICE: $475,000 OPEN: By Appointment Only VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/19GXGG8

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Delightful 1930’s character bungalow nestled on a full 1044m2 (approx.) section. Plenty of space with three spacious bedroom plus an office, the master features its own private deck with direct access to the back garden.

Perfectly positioned only a short stroll to Te Awamutu and its wonderful mix of cafes, shops and amenities. This is a must see to appreciate the charm.

Contact Sonia Furniss 027 540 0726 sonia.furniss@ljhta.co.nz

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What A Start!

215 Puniu Road Te Awamutu

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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

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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A Must To View 52 Downes Street Te Awamutu

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PRICE: $550,000 OPEN: Sunday 3.00 – 3.30pm 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: $455,000 OPEN: Sunday 12.00 – 12.30pm VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/1964GG8 Contact Tania Ruki 027 441 3264 tania.ruki@ljhta.co.nz

One Owner Gone, Other Wants OUT 60 Williams Street Te Awamutu The sellers are on the move & must sell their classic split level home designed for comfort & space while offering an exciting look. Three bedrooms, light filled living & grassed playland for kids to play.

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PRICE: $839,000 OPEN: Sunday 2.00 - 2.30pm VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/190VGG8 Contact Nadine Wells 027 444 0774 nadine.wells@ljhta.co.nz

FOR SALE: By Negotiation OPEN: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/19EZGG8 Contact Sonia Furniss 027 540 0726

Ken Hagan AREINZ 021 353 488

Rhonda McGuire Property Mngr 021 353 046

The One To Come Home To 107 Meddings Crescent Te Awamutu Offering 4 double bedrooms, family bathroom and ensuite, open plan living and good internal access garaging. Beautiful views of Mount Pirongia from the open plan living space and the spacious master bedroom create a peaceful retreat to come home to, to help relax and unwind. This home will just wrap you up from the moment you walk in the door.

Build Your Lifestyle Dream 300 Puahue Road Te Awamutu Check out this 4002m2 (approx.) section offering a prime elevated building platform which maximises the stunning rural and mountain views of both Pirongia and Kakepuku. Accentuate the benefits of rural living whilst enjoying town edge convenience. Build the home of your choice, big or small, or build the shed you have always desired.

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: $795,000 OPEN: Sunday 2.30 – 3.00pm VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/18ZFGG8 Contact Ian Jones 027 447 1758 Fiona Collins 027 295 4250

PRICE: By Negotiation VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/198XGG8 Contact Mark Weal 027 451 4732 Fiona Collins 027 295 4250

Gary Derbyshire 021 149 4371

Sonia Furniss 027 540 0726

Vendors Have Bought!

620 Bellot Street Pirongia All the boxes will be ticked for retired farmers or families wanting to take advantage of this friendly bustling village with great schooling, cafes, a popular bar and restaurant and plenty of walking tracks! This is a home deserving of urgent attention as properties of this calibre don’t last long in Pirongia, so call Fiona or Ian today to arrange a personal viewing.

Develop Your Own Property 9000m2 (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 reasons 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.

Pamela Thackray 021 184 1255

Mark Weal Rural 027 451 4732

Ema Wilson 027 788 7730

Nadine Wells 027 444 0774

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