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cut Wananga focus on business Power affects parts Applications have opened for the next intake of Kōkiri, a Māori business accelerator programme for entrepreneurs and innovators. Launched in 2018, Kōkiri is a joint initiative between Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and Callaghan Innovation, New Zealand’s innovation agency. It is an intensive three-month programme for entrepreneurs and business start-ups with high-growth potential. Participants will develop their business capability and founder wellbeing, through tailored experiential-based learning – learning by doing. Up to 10 successful teams will be supported by mentors, coaches, and experts in a safe and culturally responsive learning environment. Applications are being sought by ventures with tech-based

products or services who have ambitions to deliver profits as well as positive social, cultural, and environmental outcomes. Teams must have at least one Māori founder. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Kōkiri Director Aisha Ross says the Māori economy is thriving and groups taking part in Kōkiri will contribute to its future success. “We’re committed to accelerating the development of Māori-led ventures as we recognise entrepreneurship and innovation as a key enabler of whānau transformation in Aotearoa,” he said. Kōkiri alumnus Lee Timutimu from Arataki Systems – which creates digital storytelling platforms - is joining the Kōkiri team at a series of information sessions and says Kōkiri helped his business immensely.

Residents between Otorohanga and Te Awamutu were without power for more than two hours on Tuesday night. As torrential wind and rain belted down over Waipa, parts of the Te Kawa/Ngahape/Kio Kio area, as well as Roto-o-rangi and central Cambridge, were without power from about 5.45pm to 8pm, after a tree branch fell on to power lines. Within an hour of the outage, Waipa Networks was working on the problem and providing updates to customers via its website. It forced some Cambridge central businesses to close down, affecting the CBD from Queen St to Williamson St, with 260 customers affected.

Bush walks - seeing bugs from a buggy

After finding herself knee-deep in a murky Rotorua lake with her young son in a buggy, Ceana Priest made it her mission to provide a better way for finding childfriendly bush walks, parks and nature reserves. She has since compiled a book listing over 100 locations in Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Hamilton and further afield where parents can navigate with a buggy or with little ones on foot. “I think having nature-based experiences builds a huge amount of resilience in kids,” she said. But she describes the soggy Rotorua trail’s advertisement of a “wheelchair-suitable adventure” as a “very ambitious call”. “Perhaps at one time it was but unfortunately not when we visited.”

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“Through Kōkiri, we developed our business, increased founder capability and were able to expand across Aotearoa,” he said. Ian Musson, Maori Business and Relationship Manager at Callaghan Innovation, said Kōkiri was built on kaupapa Māori values. “Kōkiri has gone through incredible growth since its launch. It is developing a number of international relationships and now provides an even greater opportunity to create highvalue and high-impact business opportunities.” Applications for Kōkiri close on February 2. Up to 20 teams will be invited to a two-day Selection Wānanga before the final cohort of 10 teams is announced. More information can be found at www.kokiri.nz

Ceana Priest explores one of the many bush walks in the new book, with son Finn.

She and son Finn were regular nature adventurers, but finding information as to whether trails were wheel-friendly or had a “maze of steep stairs” was hard. So, the former hut warden embarked on exploring as many Waikato walks, bike paths and playgrounds as she could find, to share her findings with other outdoorsy families. She started out creating an adventure booklet last year, then spent the winter expanding the list to a book-size format, covering more than 100 adventures. The book was released late last month and is now available in Cambridge at Paper Plus. “There’s enough inside to keep all the troops entertained these holidays. The walks have accessibility icons for bikes, buggies, wheelchairs and if the family pooch can join in the fun.” With a “wild inaccuracy” at identifying trees, she made it a point to include information sheets in the booklets to help children and parents learn to identify the trees on their walks. The book also includes identification sheets for birds, bugs, fish and fungi, “because sometimes having something to look for can keep kids more engaged outdoors,” she said. The ultimate aim was to get kids off their devices and into nature. “Nature offers kids the opportunity to display their creativity by making up their own games or getting hands on constructing bush huts. “There’s always going to be bumps and bruises but generally these ‘mishaps’ result

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in a greater understanding of their own abilities. Often there’s nothing a hug won’t fix. “We’re incredibly fortunate to live in a country where access to nature play is relatively easy.” Te Awamutu News has a copy of the book to give away – just send your full name and contact number to sophie@ goodlocal.nz by the end of the year.

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Ōhaupō’s ‘future-proof’ centre on track By Viv Posselt

The new $1.68 million Ōhaupō Community Sport and Recreation Centre should be unveiled at the end of March – just in time for kick-off at the first rugby match of the 2020 season. Construction of the purpose-built facility, which will have a footprint of around 700 square metres, started in September, and according to project manager Chris Gatenby and Ōhaupō Rugby and Sports Club president Dave Kite, progress has been steady.

Construction is being done by Te Awamutu-based Coresteel Buildings Waikato. “The builders have been fantastic,” said Dave. “We had a bit of bad weather at the start, which put us back by about 10 days, but since then it has been going pretty much to schedule. The roof went on in late September, early October, the walls are all done and they’re now covering off inside work.” The new centre will provide the area with a community sports and social hub that will include an open hall and community

space, separate clubroom facilities, a kitchen, bar area, changing room facilities and a community gymnasium. Enthusiastic support has seen a number of clubs and sports groups already express an interest in using the complex, including the local scout group, athletics club, the Lions, and more. Chris said it would serve not only the growing population in Ōhaupō itself but would be a welcome addition to sporting and social facilities across Waipa. Once completed, the complex is expected to

An artist’s impression of the new Ōhaupō Community Sport and Recreation Centre, expected to be completed by the end of March.

to cater for groups of up to 150 people and will be open to hosting events such as weddings, funerals, and other gatherings. “We see it as being a real asset for the region,” said Chris. “While there are other sports clubs and facilities around, we’re all different and we believe the new centre will complement the other facilities. Ōhaupō is growing and there has been concern that the availability of community assets has not kept pace. The community hall is over 100 years old, the bowling club and a couple of churches have been sold. This is a way to ensure Ōhaupō has the social infrastructure it needs … it future-proofs us.” The push for a new centre began about four years ago, kick-started with funding from the sale of the former bowling club. A communitybased steering group took the project forward and was given a further leg-up by a ratepayer levied grant of $500,000 from the Waipa District Council. Other funding has come in through

Ōhaupō Rugby and Sports Club president Dave Kite, left, and Ōhaupō Community Sport and Recreation Centre project manager Chris Gatenby outside the Waipa District Council offices.

various groups, including Trust Waikato, the Lotteries Commission, charitable trusts and fundraising initiatives. Chris said the council then made a further contribution of $203,000. Describing the project as a collaboration between the community and sports club, he said: “It happened because Dave and his team wanted to open up to the

community and invite people to get involved in the project. It effectively started with the rugby club … from there people got on board.” Both men expressed praise for the Waipa District Council. Dave described their input as ‘outstanding’, while Chris said council had been supportive with both advice and funding and added, “this project wouldn’t have happened without them”.

Capeless crusader heads to Kihikihi By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Kihikihi School’s new Year 5-8 teacher Arie Paton loves superhero movies, but Batman is her favourite. “What I love most about Batman is, one, he had something really awful happen to him and he turned it into good, and two, he doesn’t actually have any powers apart from being super rich and yet he still goes out and does all these amazing things,” she said. “Batman could die and he’s still willing to put that all on the line to do the right thing.” Doing the right thing is what has driven Paton to leave a job she loves at Cambridge’s Leamington School to teach at Kihikihi School next year and “make a difference” in the community she grew up in. Unlike the Caped Crusader, her early life wasn’t blessed with affluence – but she was blessed with dedicated teachers and a mother who valued education. “My three siblings and I grew up not wealthy,” she said. “We grew up with our mum and we were a dole family living in a state house, and all of us broke that cycle, which I’m really, genuinely proud of. We did that firstly because we have the most loving, amazing mum in the world who always believed in us and had so much time for us, and secondly because we were all really lucky in the education we got.” After leaving Te Awamutu College, Paton studied journalism

Kihikihi School’s new Year 5-8 teacher Arie Paton with Leamington School students (from left) Flynn, Riley and Darcy Jenkins.

at Wintec for six months before realising it wasn’t the career for her. Brief stints as a vet nurse, dental assistant and nanny followed before some serious soul searching led her to the University of Waikato to study teaching. “The number one thing that I discovered about myself was that I wanted to make a big difference in the world while still having room to write,” she said. “Another thing I discovered is that social injustice really

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Person of the Year: Ryan Fleming By Sophie Iremonger

The Te Awamutu News Person of the Year has taken his title with modest appreciation, pointing the finger to several other Te Awamutu good sorts who are just as worthy of the award. “It’s pretty cool, I’m honoured… rather bemused actually, because there are a lot of people in town who I think are very deserving. I get paid to do what I’m doing! There are people out there who aren’t getting paid to do what they do,” said Ryan Fleming, community constable for the Te Awamutu Police, and the first recipient of the inaugural Te Awamutu News Person of the Year Award. He’s simply one of many in Te Awamutu doing their bit to help the community, Fleming said. “I’d vote for any of the staff at Kainga Aroha (Community House)… the local Scout masters, the Te Awamutu Army Cadets guy Richard Thompson – he’s been there for 20 years and had thousands of kids through. And there’s Scotty Millar who runs a Blue Light (Police youth programme) here. There are a lot of people in town doing a lot of good things.” Originally from Hamilton, Fleming has lived in a few different places, but Te Awamutu has been the town where he’s really got involved and felt like a part of the community. “That’s what I love about Te Awamutu, how willing people are to get on board and help out. “You don’t have to look very far either. Someone could post on Facebook saying they need a lift to Hamilton, and someone will put their hand up. It’s great.” Taking on the role of community constable on Christmas Day in 2017, much of Ryan’s focus has been on being as assessible to the public as he can. “The New Zealand Police have a whole bunch of goals – my part of it is mainly around trying to boost trust and confidence in police,

so I’m trying to be accessible and available to people. “My phone doesn’t stop ringing,” he laughs, “I don’t take it home anymore.” Earlier this year Ryan Fleming became a regular feature in the Te Awamutu News, writing a regular column dubbed “On the Beat”. It’s proven a valuable measure for readers and for Ryan, providing a platform to promote the community projects he’s involved with in addition to the usual Police safety reminders and messages. “I’ve really enjoyed writing it, even if it is hard sometimes to come up with something every week! “I like using it to push a community agenda, like for example Operation Christmas Hampers was so successful, or has been so successful, and a lot of it is to do with the column. And then the Facebook page as well, and the many amazing volunteers.” He couldn’t believe “how giving everyone is”, and “how willing people are to jump in and help”, when it came to Operation Christmas Hampers. He planned on delivering the hampers this week in his police car, along with the many volunteers and Zion church members involved in the project. “It’s the one day of the year I can put my policeman-hat aside… I’m really blown away by it. I did it last year too and found it quite rewarding.” Fleming said it was important for people in Te Awamutu to go that extra distance in their everyday lives to help make the community a better place. “I could easily just have come here to town, turned up, gone to work, and then gone home and not cared,” he said, but, “getting involved in your community is very rewarding”. Ryan Fleming likes to keep himself as accessible as possible in his role as community constable with the Te “We all live here, the onus is on all of us to Awamutu police. He's pictured here throughoutb 2019 at last month's White Ribbon event (left), assessing make it a nice place to live.” the new CCTV system (top) and at the 2019 Fieldays.

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Community mastheads ‘thriving’ Pressure on for Piarere The announcement by the “And, of course, Good Local owners of the Whakatane Beacon Media launched the Te Awamutu that they are importing a printing News in the middle of this year.” press is an endorsement for His comments came in a week community newspapers, Good when Deputy Prime Minister Local Media Limited owner Winston Peters in a speech David Mackenzie says. entitled “A profession which is He says the government very hard to save” discussed should take more notice of the reports of a proposed NZME role played by independent takeover of Stuff, which resulted community newspapers as major in a statement to the share players in the media industry market about the potential bid, compete on digital platforms. and a “Kiwishare” proposal. David Mackenzie Good Local Media publishes Part of the Kiwishare concept the Cambridge News and the Te Awamutu would see a set number of regional print News. Mackenzie chairs the Community titles remain open and operating during the Newspaper Association which represents more duration of the agreement and the deputy than 80 independently owned mastheads. Prime Minister said New Zealand First would He said while major media companies were support the proposal for Kiwishare in a future concentrating on competing in the digital Stuff subsidiary. market, independent masthead owners Peters said the digital revolution had its continued to see the value of community advantages, “we only need to pick up a cell publications, and so did advertisers. phone to see that” - but the shift in advertising “I applaud the initiative taken by Beacon revenue from the traditional outlets to Google Print,” he said. “It is a bold step, but also one and Facebook was suffocating the industry. which I think is logical.” “Advertising revenue is bleeding out of our John Spring, Managing Director of Beacon newspapers, numerous community titles have Media Group, said the decision to buy a near been closed or are being sold, and regional new newspaper printing press from Malaysia reporter numbers have dropped dramatically. was “a huge vote of confidence in, and “Once the newsprint businesses were commitment to, New Zealand’s Community economic powerhouses, now they appear to Newspaper Publishers”. The press will be be sunset industries. The clickbait is this – our commissioned at Beacon Print Limited’s fourth estate is collapsing Whakatāne print site in May. Mackenzie said while Peter made valid Mackenzie said the country’s independent points, he overlooked the role of community community newspapers were thriving. newspapers. “Advertisers want to support communities “He refers to community papers closing – and do business with locals.” but these were mastheads owned by Stuff and He said proof of the continuing success NZME. Advertisers, such as supermarkets of the community newspaper industry and real estate companies and local retailers was evidenced in the establishment of new are certainly looking at options outside of community mastheads in Bay of Plenty, Stuff and NZME, but they are not all going to Blenheim and on the Coromandel Peninsula Google… just ask our readers.” this year.

Waikato mayors have put their names to another call for the Waikato Expressway section south to Piarere to be put back on track. Jim Mylchreest (Waipā),Jenny Shattock (South Waikato) Ash Tanner (MatamataPiako) and Alan Sanson (Waikato) say the extension to Piarere can deliver long-term efficiency and safety improvements. The mayor say thet decision to drp the project negatively impacted residents and business in Waipā, Matamata-Piako and South Waikato District Councils. They have all put their names to a letter to Transport Minister Phil Twyford which is also signed by four National MPs - Tim van de Molen (Waikato), David Bennett (Hamilton East) Tim Macindoe (Hamilton West) and Barbara Kuriger (Taranaki King Country). Another National MP, Louise Upston (Taupo) is running a petition callng for work on the section to go head. Tim van de Molen, who wrote the letter, said he had hosted a meeting of district council leaders and National MPs to discuss common concerns and priorities around road safety and road infrastructure developments in the Waikato. In the jointly-signed letter to the minister he said Waikato’s growth in population and urban development had led to significant increases in traffic volumes across the region. “We took a particular focus on the State Highway 1 corridor between the current end of the Waikato Expressway and Piarere; which carries approximately 20,000 vehicles per day, around 11% comprised of heavy commercial vehicles. We understand that, following completion of the Waikato Expressway there will be an expected increase in traffic volumes of up to 2000-3000 vehicles a day, and this is projected to grow

at a rate of 2% per annum.” He said the biggest issue on that stretch of SH1 and onto State Highway 29 was safety. The number of deaths and serious injuries in that corridor was “perilously high”. The issue was aired at a public meeting recently at Karapiro School, and van de Molen said as a consequence of prompting of that there had been some positive outcomes. Hobbiton had altered its website to show access to the tourist attraction via the Matamata end of Buckland Rd. Associative Transport minister Julie Anne Genter had announced that while there were no plans to upgrade the Karapiro intersection, the school would have an Electronic Speed Zone installed, temporarily reducing traffic speeds. “This is a great result, though no timeframe has been committed to,” van de Molen said.

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Today we resume our regular updates from the Te Awamutu Community Board

A busy start for new board By Ange Holt, Chairperson, Te Awamutu Community Board.

Your Community Board has started its term with a hiss and a roar! We have already had two official meetings and a workshop together. In addition, I, as chair, have attended a zone 2 workshop with other community boards in Rotorua and met with Sue Milner, Chair of the Cambridge Community Board. I am delighted to be working with this board. The diversity of experience, local knowledge, expertise in council matters, enthusiasm and drive will serve our community very well over the next three years. Let me take this opportunity to introduce them to you. Gary Derbyshire

and Richard Hurrell, who both have served multiple times on the Te Awamutu Community Board, Jill Taylor and Kane Titchener (Kakepuku), our new faces - full of drive and enthusiasm for their new responsibilities. We are also extremely well supported by council representatives, Councillors Susan O’Regan (Kakepuku Ward) joining us for a second term and Lou Brown (Te Awamutu Ward). Our initial workshop saw us get lots of ideas for upcoming projects, some of which included the return of the popular E-Waste Day, a new DIY Garage Sale and the Battery Recycling Depot. Continuing to support improvement of parking around Te Awamutu, including the George St Carpark,

upgrading Memorial Park, a graffiti street art day, several health and wellbeing ideas along with further environmental ones. Next year we will have the opportunity to work with council staff on a strategic plan, where we will narrow down our list and set a plan for our three-year term. In the meantime, if there are any matters that are important to you or ideas to benefit our community, please let us know. We are very keen to get the community involved with these projects by setting up working groups to run them. If you are interested, contact us. Board contact details are found at www. waipadc.govt.nz/our-council/our-team. Our first Community Board meeting included the swearing in of members and the election of a chairperson. I am very humbled to have been given the responsibility of this role. I look forward to taking on this challenge and achieving the goals we set. Last Tuesday 10 December at our first full Community Board Meeting we had presentations by Council Staff for Property, Emergency Management and Transportation – some interesting plans in the pipeline. We had four applications for discretionary funding. These organisations received all or some funds. It was wonderful to have

members of our community join us in the public forum to speak to their discretionary fund application. This provides further credibility and an improved insight to their role. If you have a topic or idea you wish to present, please use this forum as an opportunity to do so. There is 30-minute slot allowed for public forum at every monthly community board meeting. Cambridge residents are great at using theirs - apparently over 50 people at their first meeting! It was great to note that a few of our motions related to parking are being addressed. This includes an enforcement officer for Te Awamutu to sort out the inconsiderate people who continue to park well over the recommended limits or just badly (into two spaces). You may have noticed while in town some hi-vis people noting number plates and marking tyres. They are part of the ongoing parking review that is underway. For those interested, you can read the full agenda and minutes here: www.waipadc.govt.nz/our-council/ agendas-and-minutes Christmas is now around the corner, so on behalf of the Community Board I wish you a Merry Christmas, a safe and happy holiday and all the very best for 2020.

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Buying the perfect Christmas present is an absolute fluke and not worth agonising over. So why not consider buying an experience instead of an object? You don’t have to wrap it and it won’t end up in a landfill. Consider giving a family ticket to: Hamilton Zoo; to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and see native species living in their natural habitat; Otorohanga Kiwi House; the Waikato River Explorer, 60 or 90 minute cruise on the Waikato River or for Cambridge Jet Boat tours. Alternatively perhaps a gift card to visit Wingspan, Rotorua, where you can see harrier hawks, morepork, and falcons up close; a gift voucher for Adrenalin Forest aerial obstacle course, Tauranga; or for Hobbiton. Other experiences could include a trip to Tiritiri Matangi Island, in the Hauraki Gulf, on a fast ferry, and see the lighthouse, all the birds, and buy a t-shirt; or ziplining in Rotorua with Canopy Tours. Look online at the many local companies hiring kayaks and bikes. Another possibility is Adopt an Orangutan in Borneo and get regular updates on him or her. Several organisations online offer adoptions. Rated the best present by our teenage grandchildren some years ago. Join a child up to Forest and Bird’s Kiwi Conservation club, they get a welcome gift bag, a quarterly magazine and notification of interesting conservation activities in their area. If you do have a nature loving child think of joining them up to Hamilton’s

Junior Naturalist club that has meetings on Friday nights in term time. Many of our scientists started there. Trade Aid has a massive range of bedware, cushions, and craft goods created by people in different parts of the world who run their own businesses and so support having choices in their life, and for their children. You can buy online or in their Hamilton shop. They also have exquisite Christmas tree decorations that could become treasured family heirlooms. Gift cards, frowned on years ago as being the lazy present, are available for every interest. They are highly desired by teens for the Boxing Day sales.

Bellbirds can be seen feeding on Santuary Mountiain.

RobinKennedy has always lived simply, and in tune with nature. She lived on an island on the outer edge of the Hauraki Gulf for several years and now has a 0.2ha garden in Cambridge devoted to food for herself and family, as well as for birds and insects.

Waipā gets a soaking Tuesday’s heavy rain over the country gave Waipā pastures a good pre-Christmas drink after a spell of extremely hot weather. Towards Kawhia 76mm was recorded, while almost 100mm fell at the top of the Kaimai Range.

At the Bartons Corner Road Bridge south west of Te Awamutu the Waikato Regional Council recorded 48mm of rain – more than half the average rainfall for November in Te Awamutu.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 20, 2019

Regional chair’s 2020 vision

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The chairman of the Waikato Regional Council, Russ Rimmington, give News readers his views on what’s ahead for 2020 As I write, the final Waikato Regional Council meeting for 2019 has just concluded. Rather than look back on a big year for this council I thought it better to look forward. The work of this council is apparent from the time you wake up in the morning. It touches every part of your life – from fresh water to public transport, clean air to our native species. With this new council we have the right mix of age, gender, ethnicity, but most importantly ideals to deliver the best for the people of the mighty Waikato. Jennifer Nickel is one of the young new faces around the council table this triennium.

She possibly said it best in her candidate statement when she wrote, “In 2030, I want you to look back and say, I’m glad they thought of this 10 years ago.” We’re not afraid to make future-focused, bold decisions and that’s reflected in our new committee structure, which sends a clear message to our communities – and this Government – on where we’ll be putting our focus. There’s no hiding public transport is a passion of mine. The new Regional Connections Committee is about more than just buses or trains. It will look at bringing the region up to speed in the way we move people

around by ensuring the goals set out in the Regional Public Transport Plan are achieved. That does include the Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service, due to commence in mid-2020; the opening of the new transport hub at Rotokauri with park and ride facilities; and the new station at Huntly. We’ve also shaken things up by replacing the Integrated Catchment Management Committee with two new ones – Community Restoration and River and Catchment Management. Fresh water remains the number one environmental issue for Waikato residents and is a priority for central

government. Waikato Regional Council has a big role to play in this space, too. We notified a groundbreaking plan three years ago to improve the health of the Waikato and Waipā rivers, and we’ve been providing strong direction to the Government on its own changes to improve the health of New Zealand’s waterways. It’s right that we maintain a focus on this life-sustaining resource, with a Community Restoration Committee focused on actions that deliver water quality and biodiversity outcomes, as well as restoration activities. A big area of spend for this council is on flood

protection and land drainage infrastructure, as well as biosecurity. The River and Catchment Management Committee will have oversight of these activities, working in with landowner and stakeholder groups. Our own community sees climate change as the biggest issue – equal to fresh water – in five years’ time. The status quo is unacceptable. The establishment of a Climate Action Committee recognises that this is a global issue with local consequences. So, among other things, this committee will drive objectives and actions to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for

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climate change impacts. Clearly there’s plenty of work to be done as we head into 2020. But I believe this is the strongest political wing I’ve ever had the pleasure to lead in all my years in local government. With barely a week until Christmas, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in the region a happy and safe festive season.

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Families from Waipa, Hamilton and Piako gathered at Karapiro on Tuesday for the opening of the Waterworld inflatable water park and obstacle course. It’s the first time the $19-a-session attraction has come to the Waikato, and it will stay there until December 29 before moving to Auckland over January. The park is open to five-year-olds and over. A few familiar Cambridge faces were at the opening on Tuesday, including champion rower Mahe Drysdale, radio presenter Camille Guzwell, and Olympic track cyclist, Sarah Ulmer. Whilst Guzwell and Drysdale got right into the fun with their children, trying out the course for

themselves, Ulmer happily watched from a distance, and confirmed she’d be back for a crack at the course. “I’ve got to go to work so their dad’s been designated this afternoon, but we’ll be back for sure in the holidays,” she said as husband Brendon Cameron and daughters Emily and Lily tested the course. “It’s absolutely brilliant, it’s so cool to open up this kind of thing to people like us who don’t have a boat, a jet ski or row.” Waterworld staff said the attraction would still be open during wet weather, and would only close in the case of torrential weather like a thunderstorm. Information about Waterworld is at www.dialled. Mahe Drysdale gave the course a try. co.nz/waterworld.

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FRIDAY DECEMBER 20, 2019

Guides take float parade honours

By Savannah Patterson The Te Awamutu Christmas Parade on Saturday saw 40 floats travel along Alexandra St with Te Awamutu Girl Guiding named best float. The annual event was put on by Te Awamutu Rotary in partnership with Coresteel Buildings Waikato with the support of the Te Awamutu Community Board and the Waipa District Council. Te Awamutu Rotary president Colleen Kaelin was delighted to see so many people come to Alexandra St to enjoy the parade and see Santa. “It was a real joy to see so many children enjoying the parade and then the lolly scramble and prize giving at Selwyn Park. The number and quality of floats was outstanding.” Rotary Christmas Parade committee chair Chris Kay said the committee was very appreciative of the support for the parade. “It enables us to put on a free event for the community and to promote peace, goodwill and tolerance in the Waipa community. Our new sponsor this year, Coresteel Buildings Waikato, have been a tremendous help, they even

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managed to get us an amazing truck for Santa to ride on.” The parade was lead by three Rotary AustraliaNew Zealand exchange students, Kirstin Osborne, Samantha White and Adam Buth. Kay said the exchange programme differs from Rotary Youth Exchange in that the emphasis is on the family-student experience with the support and facilitation of Rotary. The programme caters for students aged 13-16. The winning floats for Service and Societies saw Kiwanis Club Te Awamutu cruise in at first place, the Citizens Advice Bureau second and Te Awamutu Rod and Custom Club third. The Commercial/Business winners were Norwood. The Honda Shop was second and Mad Hatter Costume Hire third. The Children and Youth winners were Te Awamutu Girl Guiding from Arohena Playcentre and BestStart Te Awamutu third. This year also had the addition of the Shoppers Competition where entrants had to identify items that were not for sale in the windows of listed stores around the town. Winners were Nicola McKay and Daryl Ritsema.

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Yearling tour details released Hawtin optimistic Waikato bloodstock agent Stuart Hale’s annual Auckland/Waikato yearling inspection tour will return in 2020. The week-long tour will commence on Sunday, January 5, and include visits to 30 farms, with inspections of more than 750 yearlings. The tour will depart daily from BP Cambridge, 98 Victoria St Upper, and lunch and dinner will be provided on each of the six days of the tour. To book a place on the free tour, please contact Stuart Hale on 027 492 0975.

Tour Itinerary Sunday - January 5 7.30am - BP Cambridge, 8.45am - Jamieson Park (11 yearlings), 10.40am - Westbury Stud55 (Lunch), 12.45pm - Haunui Farm 50, 4.40pm - Hallmark Stud 24 (BBQ and Drinks). Monday – January 6 8.30am - BP Cambridge, 9am - Windsor Park Stud 60 (Morning Tea), 11.15am - Phoenix Park 21, Noon -

Woburn Farm 20 (Lunch), 1.15pm - Carlaw Park 13, 1.45pm - Prima Park 18, 3pm - Landsdowne Park 20, 4pm - Wentwood Grange 30 (Poolside evening meal and drinks). Tuesday – January 7 7.30am - BP Cambridge, 8am - Leanach Lodge 12, 9am - Milan Park 25 (Sausage rolls and coffee), 10.15am Monovale Farm 7, 11.20am - Trelawney Stud 15 (Lunch), 2pm - The Oaks Stud 13, 3pm - Curraghmore 31, 6pm Dinner compliments of the Oaks Stud at the Onyx Café. Wednesday – January 8 8am - Cambridge BP, 8.30am - Highview Stud (Matangi) 9, 10.30am - Seaton Park 16, 11.30am - Rich Hill Stud 49 (Lunch), 2.30pm - Mapperley Stud 30, 4.30pm - Valachi Downs 16 (BBQ and drinks). Thursday – January 9 9.15am – BP Cambridge, 10am - Blandford Lodge 18 (Drinks), 11am - Bradbury Park 13, Noon - Kilgravin Lodge 10 (Lunch), 1.45pm - Waikato Stud 80 (Dinner and drinks at Game Gully), Friday – January 10 8.00am – BP Cambridge, 8.15am - Highline Thoroughbreds 9, 9.30am - Highview Stud 33 (Morning Tea), 11.45am - Cambridge Stud 55 (Lunch), 3.15pm Pencarrow Stud 17 (Farewell dinner and drinks)

As Santa gets his best red coat ready for his busiest night of the year, the staff at the Te Awamutu News wish to thank all our readers and advertisers throughout Waipa and the King Country for supporting us through our ﬁrst year. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe holiday period. Our ofﬁce will close at 4pm on Wednesday, December 18 and reopen on Monday, January 6 at 9am. This is your last Te Awamutu News of the year – we’ll be back on January 10 next year.

Te Awamutu trainer Keith Hawtin is delighted with the progress of talented threeyear-old Double Impact (pictured). The Oaks Stud-owned son of Darci Brahma was an impressive maiden winner in August before featuring heavily in the stipendary steward’s reports at his next two outings, when third at Hawke’s Bay before a sixth placing in the Gr.2 James And Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m). The gelding returned from a break with a pleasing second to Shezathinka at the Te Aroha trials on Monday and is poised to make an impact through the summer and autumn carnivals. “He trialled on Monday and did exactly what we wanted,” Hawtin said. “We just wanted him to cruise along and run to the line under his own steam, which he did. He pulled up exceptionally well. He is in line to run on Boxing Day in the three-year-old race, the Uncle Remus (Listed, 1400m). “He was well behaved at the trials. He has just been a big kid but he is slowly but surely getting there. “Troy Harris (jockey) said the trial will bring him on nicely. He was true and straight up the straight. I think you will find he will just get better and better and I think there is a lot of improvement in him. “I think the older he gets, the better he gets but he just has that natural ability.” Double Impact holds nominations for both the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham on January 11 and the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on February 29. “We think with the way he races, he relaxes and doesn’t pull, and when he puts it all together we think he might get a mile and a

half,” Hawtin said. “It is all ahead of him and it is just a case of him doing it all right.” The 67-year-old conditioner was headed for semi-retirement until son Brendon moved to Australia to be foreman for ex-pat trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young at their Cranbourne base. Hawtin junior will also train a handful of horses in his own name, with his father’s Te Awamutu barn to play a key role as a feeder. “I’ve got 20 here now, that is about it,” Keith Hawtin said. “I was planning on 16 but it is 20. Staff is the biggest thing but at the moment I am fine and 20 is easy to do. “I love getting up in the morning and I have to have something to do, so I am quite happy to just cruise along doing it. “There are a few young ones coming through. There is a nice Mongolian Khan two-year-old that’s going to have his second jump out on Thursday then go out for a break. “There’s It’s Doable, she goes alright and once she gets up over ground she will be good and there are a few coming through but we are educating them. “It is nice to know we are going to keep Double Impact and it is good for The Oaks Stud (to have another nice horse) because they have put so much into the industry.” The veteran horseman said son Brendon was not regretting the move to Cranbourne. “He is running one of Trent and Natalie’s barns but he will get his licence and train his own as well. He loves it. “If anything comes up good enough here it will have the option go over there.”

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Supermarkets are now selling lamb legs cut in half horizontally rather than vertically. This makes them attractive and affordable for a celebration for four. 1kg half lamb leg 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs 2 tablespoons rice bran oil 1-2 teaspoons curry powder 1/2 teaspoon each: chopped rosemary, thyme 1 clove garlic, crushed Pat the lamb dry and lightly score the fat. Combine the remaining ingredients and pat over the top pushing in firmly. Chill for 10 minutes to set. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the lamb on a rack in a roasting pan. Roast for 1 hour. Remove from the oven, cover with foil and stand for 10 minutes before carving. Serves 4.

CRANBERRY CHICKEN A ‘mock’ turkey. Cooking two or three chickens at once allows for leftovers next day. Stuffing: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large shallot, diced 3/4 cup cooked fresh breadcrumbs or long grain rice 1/2 cup each: craisins, pistachio nuts, chopped 1 small egg, lightly beaten Chicken: 1.5kg chicken 1 tablespoon olive oil salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Heat the oil and sauté the shallot on medium, until softened. Combine with the breadcrumbs or rice, craisins, pistachios and egg. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lightly oil a roasting pan. Pat the chicken dry inside and out. Brush with oil and season. Stuff the chicken cavity and truss or tie the bird with string. Place the chicken, breast-side up, in the pan. Roast for about 1 hour 15 minutes, until cooked. Cover with foil and stand for 10 minutes before carving. Great served with Five-spice Cranberry Sauce. Serves 4-6.

FIVE-SPICE CRANBERRY SAUCE Place 500g frozen cranberries in a saucepan with a 1/4 cup of orange juice, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and a 1/4 teaspoon of Chinese Five-spice. Bring to the boil, stirring until the berries start to split. Cool then cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serves 6-8.

ROAST BEEF WITH A BEETROOT & RED WINE SAUCE 1 fillet of beef, about 1.25 kg Marinade: 1/2 cup red wine 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 3 cloves garlic, crushed 3 tablespoons olive oil Beetroot Sauce: 1/2 cup each: red wine, beef jus or good beef stock 1 large cooked beetroot, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes 2-3 tablespoons red wine vinegar Place the beef fillet in a plastic bag. Whisk together the marinade ingredients. Pour into the plastic bag. Move the beef around so it is well coated. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight, turning the beef occasionally. Remove the beef from the marinade and pat dry. Reserve the marinade. Place under a grill or over medium barbecue heat and cook for about 16 minutes turning often so it cooks evenly. Cover and stand for 5 minutes in a warm place before slicing. To make the beetroot sauce, combine all the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Add the strained marinade and simmer until slightly thickened. Serves 6.

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Maungatautari After Dark is a chance to experience native bush at night and hear the kiwis call. There are many ways to experience sanctuary, including daytime guided tours of either an ancient forest or wetland that is home to endangered takahe and tuatara.

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THINGS TO DO Being a rural area, there are plenty of opportunities to experience country life through a unique rural tour to a sheep, alpaca, dairy or organic farm. Bespoke visits can also arranged for those wanting to visit the country's finest thoroughbred horse studs.

Summer is the time to get out and about on the water. Whether it’s kayaking, paddle boarding, speeding in a jetboat, boat cruising or taking to the river for some fishing, the area has water activities galore. It's picnic season so pack a hamper and enjoy a riverside setting at Lake Karapiro or Lake Ngaroto, which also has an easy walk.

For a higher intensity experience visit The Fun Shed in Frankton, Hamilton. The indoor venue is full of action, excitement and adventure for children of all ages. It has a cafe and free Wifi so the whole family can hang out, rain or shine. For a slower pace, visit Cambridge Museum and browse its extensive collection of artefacts and archives relating to the history of Cambridge, its districts and people. Enthusiastic staff and volunteers work to build a rich archival resource of particular interest to students, family and social historians.

Waipa is a fertile district containing diverse horticultural industries. Berry orchards are scattered throughout the area and orchards like Monavale Blueberries offer tours and a cafe experience.

Planning If you need help planning your itinerary, call into the Te Awamutu i-Site Visitor Information Centre. It's the place to make bookings, get free maps and information, even hire a bike. Design your own personalised tour from the great selection of attractions and activities within the area. The team can help you design an itinerary that matches your interests and time available or choose your attractions from the extensive list online. For further ideas, information, venues and adventures, visit www.waikatonz.com

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Things to do this weekend

Movies… STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

Christmas at the Lake is on this Saturday at Innes Common, Hamilton Lake. Running 5.30pm - 10pm, the event features food stalls, rides and slides for the kids, live bands, cultural performances and a spectacular fireworks display. There will also be a “Secret Santa” drop-in with lollies and free toys, as well as free face painting for kids. Entry is free.

Co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams, it will be the third instalment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017) and the final episode of the nine-part "Skywalker Saga". It is being produced by the Lucasfilm and Abrams's production company. The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron's journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences. The film boasts all your favourite “Star Wars” players: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Richard E. Grant, Keri Russell, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, and Ian McDiarmid and yes, Carrie Fisher in a posthumous role. This will close the chapter on George Lucas’ original trilogy, with a fitting climax.

This Friday 20th and Monday 23rd December the Te Awamutu Museum is holding an all-ages “Cookies & Canvas” event, $15 per child, where kids can come along and create a beautiful artwork while eating cookies. Sessions for ages 5 - 8 will run 10.30 - 12.30 and sessions for ages 8 - 12 will run 1.30pm - 3.30pm. Adult supervision required, bookings essential. Phone 07 872 0085.

The inflatable Water World has set up shop at Lake Karapiro, running December 17 - 29. Entry is $23, with hourly sessions beginning at the top of the hour. Runs 10am 5pm each day. For ages 5 and up. See conditions of entry at www. dialled.co.nz/waterworld.

What’s On… SPORTS & EXERCISE CLUBS Te Awamutu Athletic Club – Provides for children from 3 and up. Club nights are Tuesday from 5.30 pm, from 15 October through to March, during school terms. Based at the stadium (Velodrome). Info: 07 871 5257 / 027 621 6608 Te Awamutu BMX Club – Come along to the BMX Club on a Monday evening at 5.30 and talk to us about the sport of BMX. Info: Nick – 027 554 6627 Te Awamutu Small Bore Rifle club – The club meets at 7pm Tuesday night from March through to November. Come and learn to shoot in a safe environment. No gear required. Info: 07 871 4619 Twilight Bowls at Kihikihi Bowling Club, Monday evening, 5.30-7.30. Bring a team of four or we will put you in a team. Bowls can be supplied. We also have bowls Tuesday and Saturday for anyone wanting to try. Contact Dave on 8702006. Sporting Clays – Clay Target shooting open for practice 4pm till 7pm Tuesday Evenings. Phone Sean 0272220410 for details. Te Awamutu Bowling Club – Twilight bowls and dinner, Friday December 13. Two games of bowls followed by a meal, non members and beginners welcome. Registration 5.30pm. Contact person Judy Cato, 8715388.

MUSIC CLUBS Rosetown Choristers – We rehearse Wednesdays 7.30 – 9.30pm in the Te Awamutu Baptist Church hall. New singers are assured of a warm welcome. Ability to hold a tune a must. Info: 07 870 4424 / 07 823 6797

Te Awamutu Brass Band – The band has a senior band and a learners group. The senior band practices on Mondays 7.30-8.30pm. Learners group practice is by arrangement on Mondays from 5.30-7.00pm Info: 07 871 5464 SOCIAL CLUBS Alcoholics Anonymous – If you drink that’s your problem. If you want to stop its ours. Weekly meetings held at the Presbyterian Church Hall, Mutu St at 8.00pm. Info: 07 871 2797 Helpline: 0800 229 6757 NZ Society of Genealogists – We are a friendly

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group of people, adsorbed in finding one more ancestor. Meet first Tuesday of the month, 7.30pm at St John Ambulance hall, Palmer St. Info; Christine Ball – 07 871 5827 Te Awamutu Interdenominational Morning Prayer – Our Christian Community from all Christian fellowships are worshiping for our Town and Nation. Held daily from Monday-Friday 6.30-7.30am at the Baptist Building, 106 Teasdale Street. Info: 022 305 8353 Association of Anglican Women – Monthly joining together for friendship and fun. We meet in St Johns lounge at 11.00am for a meeting, speaker and shared lunch. Info: 07 871 5568 Arthritis Support Group – Meetings on the 4th Wednesday of every month, 10.00am at the RSA, Alexandra St. Info: 07 871 4426 Te Awamutu Toastmasters – Every first and third Tuesday of the month, 7.30pm - 9.30pm at the Waipa District Council building, Bank St, Te

Local Clubs TE AWAMUTU & OTOROHANGA Are you a local community club wanting to inform the public of your regular meeting times? Te Awamutu News has launched What’s On – weekly club listings – free to local clubs based in Te Awamutu and Otorohanga. Your Club – Social night every Thursday and Friday PLE from 5.30pm at 28 Address Rd. Weekly Wednesdays M EXA and Saturdays from 1pm.

LISTING SAMPLE

Licenced Country Cafe

♦ High Teas ♦ Gift Shop ♦ Wedding Venue ♦ Conference Venue ♦ Evening functions home of the

Kiwi Cookie Company

Awamutu. Info: Katrina 0274 762 843. Te Awamutu Seriously Social Cycling Group – every Wednesday, leaving at 9.30am from the Mitre 10 carpark, Cambridge Road, Te Awamutu. Wear: bright clothing and a helmet. Includes a café stop at the end. All ages involved (30 to 80). All welcome. Info: Betsy 0274951138. Te Awamutu and Districts Highland Pipe Band – The band practices on Monday nights, 7.00pm to 9.00pm in the Hairini Hall, Rangioawhia Road. Tuition for pipers and drummers, from learners to those with more experience. All welcome. Info: 021 240 5275.

If you are interested email your club information listing by 12noon Monday to admin@goodlocal.nz LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE.

FRIDAY A Dog'sDECEMBER Way Home (PG)20, 2019 11.30am 1 hr 51 mins

3.45pm

Colette (M) 2 hrs 6 mins

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Destroyer (M)

1.30pm 8.15pm

2 hrs 16 mins

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AFTER THE WEDDING (M) 2 hrs 7 mins Hotel (M) STORIES (M) ANNEMumbai FRANK PARALLEL A Dog's Way Home (PG) 1 hr 47 mins 2 hrs 20 mins 1 hrFROZEN 51 mins 2 (PG) 1 hr 55 mins If Beale HAPPYStreet ENDINGCould (M) Talk (M) (M) 2 hrs!!NEW!! 6 mins 1 hr mins 2Colette hrs 15 51 mins KNIVES OUT (M) 2 hrs 25 mins Destroyer Stan & LOWRY Ollie(M) (M) MRS AND SON (PG) 21 hr hrs 16 mins 153 hrmins 46 mins PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (M) 2 hrs 16 mins Green BookWith (M) 2Men hrs 25 mins Swimming (M) STAR WARS THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (M) hrsmins 37 mins 1 hr252 Hotel (M) (G) THEMumbai ADAMS FAMILY 1 hr 41 mins 2 hrs 20 mins THE GOOD LIAR (R13) hrs 5 mins The2 Guilty (M) 1 hr 40 mins If Beale StreetCORGI Could(PG) Talk (M) THE QUEENS 1 hr 2 hrs 15 40 minsmins !!NEW!!

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Film

www.tivolicinema.co.nz

Subject to Change Without Notice (M) Destroyer

1.30pm 4.10pm 8.15pm

The Guilty (M) 1 hr 40 mins 2 hrs 16 mins

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Green Film Book (M) 2 hrs 25 mins

1.30pm 8.30pm

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Te Awamutu

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11.15am 6.00pm 10.40am 3.45pm

12.50pm 11.30am

DECEMBER 19-24

1.30pm

3.50pm 6.20pm

3.20pm 8.30pm

Ph 871 6678

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1 hr 51 mins

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Swimming With Men (M) 1 hr 52 mins

Colette (M) 2 hrs 6 mins Subject to Change Without Notice (M) Destroyer

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8.30pm

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Hotel Mumbai (M)

THE 2 hrs 20 GOOD mins LIAR (R13) 2 hrs 4 mins The Guilty (M) 1 hr 40 mins If Beale StreetBUTTER CouldFALCON Talk (M) THE PEANUT (M) 1 hr 52 mins !!NEW!! 2 hrs 15 mins

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We get a classic build-up establishing heroes and villains; gorgeous, screen-popping visuals featuring beautiful and mysterious worlds; a bounty of colourful and magical creatures and a climactic battle sequence. MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL PG FRI 11:00, SAT 2:50, SUN 12:50, MON 10:50 ___________________________________

JOJO RABBIT M THU & FRI 7:50, SAT 3:50 & 8:10, SUN 1:50 & 6:10, MON 7:50 ___________________________________ “A sad & beautiful story is made into a wonderful, treasured ﬁlm. If you understand all the layers it covers, you’ll love it.” Allan. LAST CHRISTMAS M SAT 6:00, SUN 4:00, MON 5:30 ___________________________________ Charming, sensitive local debut supported by ﬁne performances and a tenderly comic script. BELLBIRD M FRI 5:30, SAT 1:50 & 8:25 ___________________________________

THE LION KING PG For Christmas. FINAL FRI 10:50 ___________________________________ TOY STORY 4 G For Christmas. FINAL MON 11:20 ___________________________________ STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (M) THU & FRI 10:40, 5:45 & 7:00, SAT 12:15, 2:35, 5:25 & 7:45, SUN 10:15, 12:35, 3:25 & 5:45, MON 10:40, 5:45 & 7:00, TUE 11:00 & 5:30 ALL FROM BOXING DAY

“A great story leads to not one, but two incredible climaxes. This big screen movie is FANTASTICO.” Allan FORD VS FERRARI M THU & FRI 7:30, SAT 7:25, SUN 5:25, MON 7:30 ___________________________________ “This is one terriﬁc mystery drama. If you like a story with lots of red herrings to challenge you, then this is really, really, really worthwhile viewing. Deﬁnitely one of the best of its kind that I have ever seen.” Allan.

CATS G

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FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS PG THU & FRI 5:25, SAT 12:55 & 5:15, SUN 10:55 & 3:15, MON 5:25 ___________________________________

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If Beale LITTLEStreet WOMENCould (TBA)Talk (M) Colette (M) 2 hrs 6 mins 2 hrs 29 mins !!NEW!! 2 hrs 15 mins

A ﬁlm of diverse chapters starting off as a comedic spoof with underlying tragedies, gradually becoming serious and touching, ultimately the heartbreaking true events – A very affecting movie. NOT A MUSICAL, NOT A COMEDY.

3.40pm

www.tivolicinema.co.nz 14 Mar 1.40pm

“Marvellous ‘winner’ for everyone. You will fall in love with michelle and her family” Allan. RIDE LIKE A GIRL PG THU 5:30, SUN 11:50 & 6:25 ___________________________________

12.30pm 4.30pm

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Fri,

DOWNTON ABBEY PG 5th Glorious Month. SAT 3:05, SUN 1:05 ___________________________________

Week commencing

1.35pm 8.45pm 8.20pm

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

Feel good, humorous, beautiful and satisfying British ﬁlm is an unexpected GEM. “A lovely, universal ﬁlm based on a true story. You can’t help but like it.” Allan

3.40pm

www.tivolicinema.co.nz

Thu,

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

12.45pm 3.40pm 5.50pm

ANNE FRANK PARALLEL STORIES (M) 1.20pm 14 Mar 15 Mar 4.00pm 16 Mar 17 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 1 hr 47 mins 11.15am CATS (M) 3.10pm 3.30pm 3.40pm 11.15am 11.15amCambridge 11.15am 3.40pm 11.00am 8.30pm 12.45pm Hotel Mumbai (M) Bookings8.40pm 823 5064 3.15pm –3.15pm 32 Lake8.40pm Street, 7.15pm 5.45pm 2 hrs 6 mins 8.30pm 11.30am 6.15pm 11.30am 11.30am 11.15am 3.40pm A Dog's Way Home (PG) 6.00pm 8.00pm 5.30pm 5.30pm 8.10pm 5.50pm FROZEN 2 (PG) 2 hrs 20 mins 1.00pm 1.05pm 11.25am 1.20pm 1.30pm 1.00pm 1 hr 55 mins 3.45pm 1.10pm 3.30pm 3.45pm 1 hr 51 mins JUMANJI (TBA) 3.20pm 11.00am 10.45am 11.15am 11.35am 3.00pm 1.45pm 1.15pm 1.30pm 1.45pm 1.40pm 5.30pm 1.05pm 5.45pm 5.45pm 3.10pm 4.25pm 2.50pm 2 hrs 39 mins !!NEW!! If Beale Street Could Talk (M) KNIVES OUT (M) 8.30pm 3.45pm 3.20pm 1.30pm Colette (M) 2 hrs 6 mins 8.20pm 8.00pm 8.20pm 6.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm 8.15pm 5.45pm 8.15pm 2 hrs 15 mins 2 hrs 25 mins LITTLE WOMEN (TBA) 8.00pm 2 hrs 29 (M) mins !!NEW!! 1.30pm 1.30pm 3.50pm 1.35pm 1.15pm 3.20pm Destroyer 4.10pm 4.00pm 1.45pm 4.15pm 3.45pm 2.30pm Stan & Ollie (M) (PG) SPIES IN DISGUISE 12.30pm 8.15pm 8.30pm 6.20pm 8.20pm 6.00pm 8.30pm 21 hr hrs 16 mins 153 hrmins 57 mins !!NEW!! 6.15pm 6.10pm 6.15pm 8.30pm 11.30am 5.45pm 3.30pm 3.15pm 1.00pm 2.45pmm STAR WARS THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (M) 3.45pm 6.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm 5.30pm 8.10pm 2 hrs 37 mins 6.00pm 8.15pm 1.10pm 8.15pm 8.15pm 4.00pm 4.10pm 6.00pm Green (M) 2Men hrs (G) 25 mins THE Book ADAMS FAMILY 11.00am 1.00pm 11.00am 11.00am 11.30am 12.30pm Swimming With (M) 11.00am 3.45pm 1.15pm 1 hr 41 mins 5.50pm 5.50pm 4.00pm 1.15pm 8.30pm 4.30pm 1 hrTHE 52 mins GENTLEMEN (R16) 11.15am 3.15pm 11.15am 11.15am 11.00am 5.45pm 12.45pm Hotel Mumbai (M) 2 hrs 8 mins !!NEW!! 8.40pm 6.40pm THE 10.45am 6.00pm 10.45am 8.00pm 11.00am 5.30pm 11.00am 5.30pm 11.15am 8.10pm 3.20pm 5.50pm 2 hrs 20 GOOD mins LIAR (R13) 8.15pm 5.40pm 8.30pm 6.00pm 2 hrs 4 mins 11.00am PEANUT 1.40pm 11.15am 2.15pm 4.10pm 1.30pm 8.45pm 6.20pm 6.40pm 12.45pm TheTHE Guilty (M)BUTTER 1 hr 40 FALCON mins (M) 6.15pm 1 hr 52Street mins !!NEW!! 1.45pm 6.20pm 1.15pm 6.15pm 1.30pm 6.40pm 1.45pm 8.30pm 1.40pm 6.00pm 1.05pm If Beale Could Talk (M) THE QUEENS CORGI (PG) 3.50pm 1.50pm 1.35pm 1.45pm 1.15pm 8.00pm 6.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm 5.45pm 8.15pm 2 hrs 15 40 minsmins !!NEW!! 1 hr

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Green Film Book (M) 2 hrs 25 mins

6.15pm

6.20pm

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6.00pm

8.30pm

8.15pm 11.00am

4.00pm 11.00am

4.10pm 11.30am

6.00pm 12.30pm

6.10pm 1.10pm 6.15pm 8.30pm 1.10pm 8.15pm 5.40pm 8.15pm 3.30pm

KNIVES OUT M “A ﬁlm for the lovers of murder mysteries, fans of dysfunctional family dramedies and everyone who just loves great movies.” Dominion Post. THU & FRI 7:40, SAT 5:45 & 8:00, SUN 3:45 & 6:00, MON 7:40 ___________________________________

JUMANJI: THE SECOND LEVEL PG

FROZEN 2 PG THU 11:15 & 5:40, FRI 11:10 & 5:40, SAT 12:25, 3:15 & 5:35, SUN 10:25, 1:15 & 3:35, MON 11:00 & 5:40, TUE 11:15 & 5:45 ___________________________________ Free Quirky Cookie to all (while stocks last).

THE GOOD LIAR R13 STARTS JANUARY 2

3.20pm 11.15am 11.15am 11.15am 1.15pm 5.50pm 8.30pm 4.00pm 6.20pm 1.15pm 6.05pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 4.30pm 8.30pm

3.15pm 11.15am 8.40pm 8.00pm 5.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm

11.15am 11.00am 12.45pm 6.40pm 5.30pm 1.10pm 8.10pm 8.30pm 5.50pm 8.30pm

8.45pm 6.40pm 1.15pm 4.00pm 1.30pm 1.45pm 4.00pm 1.40pm 3.40pm 1.05pm 6.15pm 4.00pm 6.15pm 6.15pm 6.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm 5.45pm 6.15pm 8.15pm

4.10pm 4.00pm 1.45pm 4.15pm www.tivolicinema.co.nz

6.15pm 6.10pm Cambridge 6.15pm Bookings 823 5064 – 32 Lake Street,

3.45pm 8.30pm

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY PG THU 11:25, FRI 11:20, SAT 12:45, SUN 10:45, MON 11:10

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