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Lime looks at Waipā Waipā district is being encouraged to follow Hamilton in introducing electric scooters to the district. The pay as you ride scooters were put on Hamilton streets last August and Lime spokesman Robert Jeromson said in November there were already plans to double the numbers to more than 400. At the time he said the company was always getting requests for Lime scooters in new areas, “and we will continue to explore how we can expand our operations to complement existing public transport options.” Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest has confirmed the council has had discussions with Lime and the company will present a proposal for introducing the scooters. The company told the News it had a vision for micro-mobility to be part of a transport “solution” for wider regions that include the neighbouring areas of urban centres. “As part of this, we have ongoing conversations with councils throughout New Zealand, including the Waipa District,” Lauren Mentjox, Lime Public Affairs Manager, NZ said. The news of Waipā interest will not win universal support – there have been calls for them to be banned. And ACC has reported that the number of e-scooter accidents or injuries a month rose from six to 35 following the launch of
Lime scooters. Stuff reported this month e-scooter injuries had cost taxpayers more than $7 million in New Zealand since their launch in October 2018 and ACC had recorded 4382 e-scooter injury claims to January this year. But the e-scooter phenomenon, which sees users download an app which enables them to find and unlock the scooters and pay as they ride is huge – around five million rides have already been taken across the country. The use of Lime scooters is similar to the way people use an app on their smartphones to hail and pay for a Uber taxi. Lime operates in 130 markets and 25 countries promotes itself as the largest operator of shared scooter services in New Zealand, with fleets in Hamilton, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Selwyn District. The playing field for commercially operated scooters is growing – it includes Lime, Waves, Beam, Flamingo, Jump and Neuron. Lime had a setback late in December when Auckland Council announced Lime and Wave scooters would lose their licences due to safety concerns. That resulted in 950 Lime scooters being removed from the streets after 13 months and 2.3 million trips by the 300,000 riders there. The news of Lime’s overtures comes as the Waikato Regional Council announces
a significant lift in the use of public transport. The council says improved regional transport services and free bus travel for youth and people with disabilities in Hamilton saw patronage skyrocket on the BUSIT service. The total number of passengers boarding, as distinct from transferring from other services, was up 23.21% to 220,123. It said additional evening trips between Hamilton and Cambridge and Hamilton and Te Awamutu has seen patronage climb 10.83 per cent and 14.51 per cent respectively in January compared to last year. For Cambridge that equated to 3403 customers boarding in January and Te Awamutu 4191. Waikato Regional Council chair Russ Rimmington says the numbers of people using BUSIT’s service has been climbing since 2016 when the council started steadily rolling out the improvements. Cr Rimmington says the council is also looking at other improvements, such as having the ability to deliver a demand response to public transport in rural areas, having staff who specialise in rural solutions and improved public transport services for the Coromandel Peninsula and Waipā district.
Haruka Yoshikawa, a student from Osaka, Japan, studying at Waikato University, tests one of the Lime scooters on Hamilton streets.
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Wood roses Further to the great article on Saving a National Taonga (Cambridge News, February 14), it is not the flower of Dactylanthus taylorii that is called the Wood Rose, but rather the roots of its host distorted by the parasitic plant’s attachment. According to Wikipedia the free online encyclopaedia, “The host’s roots expand to form a fluted disk, resembling a flower. This growth was once dug up in the thousands, incidentally, killing the Dactylanthus, and sold as a collectable curio. It is illegal to collect wood roses from public land, and harvesting this threatened species is strongly discouraged.” If anyone wants to own a Wood Rose, they should look for it in curiosity shops, not the bush. Nick Empson, Pirongia. Editor’s note: Thank you for pointing that out – the error was introduced during the editing process.
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Maori representation I agree wholeheartedly with Graham Dunn, Hayden Woods, Mr Westerbaan and any other person who call this Maori appointment undemocratic and racist, Mr. Mylchreest should acquaint himself with the true, factual and lawful meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi. Hayden Woods suggests a by election and referendum. Very good idea. Mr. Mylchreest should hang his head in shame. A book that would enlighten him and others is Once We Were One by Andy Oakley. Governor Hobson represented Queen Victoria on the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in February 1840. Hobson greeted each Chief who came forward to sign the treaty with the following pledge: “he iwi tahi tatou” – “we are now one people”. Hobson’s pledge to the chiefs laid the foundation of New Zealand’s democracy: one citizen: one vote, regardless of race, colour, religion or gender. Gerald Stewart, Leamington
Ticket giveaway Stage adaptation a homecoming
Red Leap Theatre is bringing their stage adaptation of Janet Frame’s NZ novel Owls Do Cry to the Gallagher Academy Theatre next month as part of a three-stop nationwide tour. Director Julie Nolan was particularly looking forward to bringing the dynamic display to the Waikato having grown up in Te Awamutu. “We’re really excited to be bringing Owls Do Cry to the Waikato region and for me it is a return home as I was raised in Te Awamutu. “Owls is a very contemporary, visual and unique response to Janet Frame’s iconic novel. It’s completely non-literal, rather asking the audience to engage their own imagination and have a more personal experience than a traditional script might offer. “It’s a very exciting, multimedia form that allows the relevance to society today to shine through. “The setting of the novel is a mythical small town in NZ making it especially potent in the regions and exploring universal themes of place, land, family, treasure and grief.”
Considered the first great New Zealand novel, Owls Do Cry tells of the Withers siblings, Daphne, Chicks, Toby and Francie, and their lives in small town New Zealand following a family tragedy. Published in 1958, Frame’s novel is still relevant today and gives an authentic insight into Aotearoa’s unique cultural identity. The new stage adaption led by Nolan uses live music, song, poetry, dynamic movement and AV to celebrate Frame’s work, capturing and revealing her insight into New Zealand society. “Rather than creating a direct narrative staging of Owls Do Cry, Red Leap have utilised Frame’s astounding approach to character, imagery and poetry to create a multi-disciplinary work.” Two Hamilton shows will take place on March 25 and 26 at 7.30pm. Te Awamutu News has two tickets to give away to the March 25 show – just send your full name and phone number, along with the subject line “Owls” to admin@goodlocal.nz no later than 9am on Tuesday, February 25.
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Family harm: let's talk Hello everyone This week, I am talking about the topic of conflict, specifically around family harm. It’s one of those things that you may not realise is going on in the neighbourhood, you may be unsure about how to help or reluctant to get involved. It’s tremendously important that we talk about this topic. It occurs across our wider community, irrespective of a family’s wealth, social standing, education, nationality or sexual orientation. Family harm involves any abuse or violence, by one family member on another. Perhaps the form that most comes to mind is physical violence, such as that portrayed in the movie “Once were Warriors”. For some in our community, that is their daily life. Physical and sexual violence can leave scars on the body as well as mind that are longstanding. Family harm may leave no visible marks however. Emotional and
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psychological abuse, including controlling or stalking behaviour is equally as damaging. Control over finances, what a partner can wear, mobile phone and internet use, who they see and where they go are common examples. The victim often becomes isolated from friends and family, leaving them without their old support networks and removing witnesses to what is really going on. Often family harm continues past the end of a relationship, in fact the ending of a relationship can be the most volatile and risky time. The perpetrator can be male or female and any age. One thing that is certain is that all members of a household/family are affected, especially any children. If you are a victim of family harm, I understand that it can feel very hard to reach out and the perceived risks of doing so can feel paralysing. Please know there is a lot of support available for you and ready
to help you take the first steps. Talk to a friend or family member you trust. Visit www.areyouok.org.nz or phone the Family Services Information Line on 0800 456 450. You can also click on an icon at the bottom of www.thewarehouse.co.nz webpage to access The Shielded Site, run by Women’s Refuge. This also provides a lot of helpful information and importantly, it will not appear in your internet browsing history. These resources are equally relevant if you are worried about the wellbeing of someone close to you. If you or your family are in immediate danger, please, call 111 and speak to Police. If this affects you and you would like to talk to me personally, please also get in touch at CambridgeCommunityLiaison@police. govt.nz.
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Libraries ‘community lounges’ By Jeremy Smith
School leaders Te Awamutu and Otorohanga Colleges have named their head students for 2020. At Te Awamutu College, the two Head Boys are Troy James and MJ Neethling and the Head Girls are Girl Oksana Voznyuk and Kate Yarndley. Ōtorohanga College’s head students (pictured on the school Facebook page) are Head Girl Erin Hunt (left) and Head Boy Manaaki Rewi-Wetini. Classes shut Te Awamutu Primary School will remove and replace four classrooms closed after the discovery of black mould. The mould - stachybotrys chartarum – was found before school started on February 3. Other spaces at the school have been converted to accommodate the school’s roll of nearly 500 students. Magic netball Visiting Australian side New South Wales Swifts beat the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 66-54 in Te Awamutu last week. The match, the first pre-season outing for the Magic, attracted about 800 to the Events Centre. Call to Arms The annual Central Branch Arms and Militaria Show will be held on Sunday at the Ōtorohanga Workingman’s Club and feature displays of historical and modern arms, equipment, uniforms, vehicles and more. The day runs from 9am-3pm and admission is $5. Bridge reopens A swingbridge in Pureora Forest has reopened in time for a cycling event, Tour Aotearoa, which travels the length of New Zealand this month. The 36-metre Arataki Swingbridge across the Mangakino Stream links cycle trails from Waikato into the Pureora Timber Trail.
In an age where it seems increased technology use is writing a new chapter on the ways people collect and share information, figures released to Te Awamutu News last week make interesting reading. Those figures, also referenced at the February meeting of the Te Awamutu Community Board, show the number of physical book and e-resource issues at Waipa’s two libraries – Te Awamutu and Cambridge – are increasing, there is a surge in popularity of the spaces themselves, and changes in the way they are used. According to Council’s community services manager Sally Sheedy, people now seem to be choosing to use the library spaces as “more of a social community lounge”. Interestingly too, at both of the of the district’s libraries, more books are being issued to children and teenagers than adults – and the trend is growing. The data provided includes books and e-resources, both of which can be issued at the two libraries. Figures provided by Miss Sheedy indicate that during the 2018/19 calendar year, there were just under half-a-million issues in the district 490,271 to be exact. That number is made up of 302,972 in Cambridge and 183,848 in Te Awamutu. Across both libraries there were also just over 3451 e-resources. In Cambridge, children’s and teen issues make up 55 percent of the library’s total issues and 48 percent of issues in Te Awamutu. In comparison, adult issues make up 41 percent of the Cambridge library’s total issues and 47 percent of issues in Te Awamutu. The remaining
percentage is made up of non-book issues. A “slight increase” is projected in 2019/20, Sheedy said. “While issues remain steady with slight increases each year, it is really interesting that the makeup of the issues is changing,” Sheedy said. In terms of how the libraries are being used, a newer trend is the wide range of community initiatives and
programmes at both locations – and community attendance of those is on the up. Almost 10,000 people attended such programmes in 2018/19 – 1000 more than the previous year. These community programmes include everything from toddler time, wriggle and rhyme, maker space and book releases. Heritage Month in February
includes workshops, talks, walks through both towns with local historians and more. “There are many other events of interest to a diverse community,” Sheedy said. As of last month, the district’s two libraries had a combined collection of 173,449 items - 169,952 physical items, 3247 e-Books and 250 e-Audiobooks.
Te Awamutu Library supervisor Sheree Gross with some of the 183,848 books issued from the library during the 2018/19 calendar year.
Rangiaowhia remembered A commemorative event is being held today to mark the attack on the village of Rangiaowhia, near Te Awamutu, on February 21, 1864. Iwi, dignitaries, school students and members of the public are gathering to mark the tragic events that unfolded more than 150 years ago - with hīkoi, speeches, karakia, karanga and presentations at various locations on Rangiaowhia Rd. A dawn karakia was scheduled to be performed on the corner of Rangiaowhia and Puahue roads at 5.30am today to open the programme. Tom Roa, Ngāti Apakura kaumātua, said the commemoration was an opportunity for dignitaries, iwi, school students and the public to “reflect on the
atrocities of the events at Rangiaowhia”. “The event will be dignified and there will be tears shed and karanga in memory of those who lost their lives, particularly the women, children and elderly. “Feelings of sadness, pain and sorrow will feature throughout the day, from the morning right until we close.” Roa said among the sadness would also be feelings of hope and a chance to have conversations with a “spirit of reconciliation”. The events that unfolded at Rangiaowhia in 1864 are still debated by historians and the descendants of Ngāti Apakura.
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British Crown forces invaded the peaceful village and numerous Māori were killed, including women, children and the elderly. Several houses were burned down, with villagers inside. Five British soldiers also died. Rangiaowhia features in one of six self-drive tours available on the Te Ara Wai Journeys website - tearawai.nz - an innovative new digital storytelling initiative launched by Waipā District Council in conjunction with Te Awamutu Museum in December. Waipā District Council has allocated $9,000 to the commemorative event from the District Promotion Fund.
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How green was our valley…
Green and brown - The slopes of Maungatautari, lush at the end of October, looks a lot different after weeks with no rain.
By Jeremy Smith Farmers are praying for rain, but the waiting game continues. Among them is Maungatautari dairy farmer James Dallinger - who remains optimistic despite not knowing just how long that wait will be. “The rain will come. It literally is just a matter of whenever that is.” His comments come as the Auckland region is in the midst of its longest-ever recorded dry spell – more than 40 days. Rainfall figures rprovided to Te Awamutu News last week paint a similar picture.
According to statistics recorded at the location there has been no rain there in a month – and no rain so far in February. The last time it rained where the figures are recorded was January 15 and there was only 9.5mm of rain in the whole of last month. From January 2018 to January 2019, 999mm was recorded at the location – down from about 1350mm there the previous year over the same 12-month period. James is in his third year sharemilking on a family farm which stretches back decades. While he said it’s difficult to compare year on year given the short time he’s been there, he confirmed he’d need up to
100mm of rain to make a difference. On the 420ha property – 208 of those being effective hectares – James milks 550 cows and about 90 percent of the herd’s diet is now supplementary feed. “We haven’t had to buy in any more feed than usual, but there’s no doubt that the dry weather is just something we have to be aware of – and plan for.” He’s also in need of whatever rain he does get to fall in a certain way – not just a single, large downpour. “Anything would make a difference of course, but ideally we’d need several, separate, steady periods of rain over a few days.”
Heritage Walk a real crowd pleaser
Two more heritage walks have been scheduled and fully booked following the popularity of the “hugely successful” Te Awamutu Central Heritage Walk on Friday last week. Led by historian Alan Hall, the tour took a keen group of Waipa residents through the Te Awamutu CBD to review the history of 26 commercial heritage buildings. The group managed to cover two kilometres in two hours, taking in a wealth of information provided by members of the Te
Awamutu Genealogy group. “Due to the popularity of the initial walk, two additional walks have been scheduled which are also now fully booked,” said Dee Atkinson from Waipa District Libraries. The Te Awamutu Genealogy group – which gathered the heritage building information from various sources like old newspapers and museum and council archives – plans to make the information publicly available through a museum exhibit or publication. “If you don’t preserve knowledge in some
way then it just gets lost over time. That’s what we do as family historians, try to make sure that information is there for our future generations,” said Sandra Metcalf, one of the researchers on the project. “It’s really just increasing the awareness of the history of Te Awamutu and how it’s developed.” The Heritage Walks are part of the Waipa District Libraries’ Heritage month, which runs throughout February. Another Heritage Walk has also been held in Cambridge this
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month. The Te Awamutu Heritage Walk follows on from another heritage month event the week before, dubbed “New Wine in Old Bottles”, which also covered the history of the buildings featured in the walk, in a talk by Alan Hall at the Te Awamutu Library. The final event for Waipa Heritage Month is the “Plough of the Pakeha” event at the Cambridge Library at 6.30pm on February 25, which covers the founding and history of the town from 1864 to 1874.
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It’s classical gas
By Viv Posselt
Te Awamutu couple Caz and Steve Payne might have black gold running through their veins, such is their passion for classic cars. Theirs is a partnership forged through the shared enjoyment of a more genteel era of road travel, one where the journey was as important as the destination, where spluttering fuel lines and hand signals ruled the day. Over four decades they turned that passion into a home-based business and accumulated an impressive collection of nine cars and three motorbikes, all classics, plus one modern vehicle. Steve, the son of a mechanic, has always loved the classics. “I was mad on motorbikes, but my parents weren’t so keen, so I moved onto sports cars. From then on, it’s been sports and classic vehicles for me, anything collectible.” He became an engineering patternmaker, then earned his stripes as a panel-beater and a workplace assessor. By the time he and librarian Caz were an item, Steve was firmly hooked and when Caz pointed him in the direction of a series of night classes on vintage car restoration, he leapt at the chance and
attended the sessions for around seven years. Steve’s skillset eventually saw him turn a slightlyobsessive hobby into the thriving full-time business he runs today, Trix Restorations. The name is something of a nod to his penchant for Triumphs; they’ve been making up around half of the restoration work he’s been doing over the past four decades. Caz came to her own love of classics from a different angle. “My family wasn’t the slightest bit mechanical, but I loved them from day one. These classics are family heirlooms that come with a rich history. At the end of the day, they’re not just cars, they’re experiences. And the trips we take in them are far more than just getting from A to B; they’re all about the journey … plus you get to see a whole lot of the country you probably wouldn’t do otherwise.” Steve bought Caz her first classic in 1979. It was a 1969 Triumph TR6, and the pair honeymooned on it in 1982. In the years since, they have toiled and travelled thousands of kilometres together, taken part in countless rallies, driven schoolkids and seniors around in their classic cars,
turned ‘sooty melted things’ into fabulous machines, and attracted both curiosity and respect wherever they go. They are life members of the TR Register NZ, and members of the Ford 8 & 10 Car Club NZ, the NZ Veteran and Vintage Car Club, and the Morgan Car Club NZ. They have won numerous awards over the years, including a ‘Pride of Ownership’ title for the TR6, acquired at one of the New Zealand National TR events. The 1960 Morgan they own was a vehicle Steve purchased six years ago from an eccentric owner sporting a splendid handlebar moustache. “I had always wanted one, and thought that if I didn’t buy it then, I’d never get another opportunity,” he said. “It had the exact specs I wanted.” Despite some unexpected hitches during the drive home, the Morgan has become a much-loved member of the Payne collection, one Caz said Steve is particularly protective over. “We never set out to have a car collection … it just happened,” said Steve, who is also a keen member of the Cambridge Model Aero Club. “Now, we wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Caz and Steve with two of their collection – a 1961 Ford and his 1960 Morgan.
Steve Payne in his restored 1930 Triumph Super 7, a charmer with just three gears and a surprisingly spacious interior.
• One for the diary: Because of their win in last year’s Waikato Veteran and Vintage Car Club rally, Caz and Steve Payne are tasked with organising the 2020 event. Vehicles taking part in that rally will depart from Te Awamutu’s Rose Garden at around noon on March 29 before heading off on a circuitous route to Ōtorohanga.
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A visit to Waipā from a Tearfund advocate resulted in 11 people pledging to sponsor children in need last Saturday. Tearfund NZ is a New Zealand based aid and development organisation, serving communities across Africa, Asia and South America. Richmond Wandera is a former sponsored child Richmond Wandera and travelled from Uganda for speaking engagements in New Zealand. He spoke to an audience of 40 people in Cambridge about his own experiences and how child sponsorship helped him break free from poverty and become an internationally sought-after speaker. When Richmond was eight, he returned home from school one day to learn his father, a lawyer, had been murdered in the presence of his mother. His family was evicted as they could no longer afford to live in their home, and they ended up in a slum community. Compassion, Tearfund’s partner, later came into Richmond’s home and told him he had a sponsor. He says the chains of his
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Rowers chase national titles Finals racing for national rowing titles take place today and tomorrow at Lake Karapiro as 832 athletes contest the 2020 New Zealand Rowing Championships. The pinnacle domestic rowing event sees the country’s top rowers representing 47 clubs across 81 race events – the biggest being the men’s club double sculls event with 38 entries. Racing got underway on Tuesday and heats were wrapped up by Wednesday morning for repechanges to get underway. The sharply contested finals began yesterday. It’s set to be a tough final in the men’s premier pair, which saw Waipa’s Hamish Bond and James Lassche, representing Southern RPC, place first in the heat on Tuesday. Pairs from Auckland RPC and Central RPC rounded out the top three to ensure a Kiwi standing on the podium, after visiting rowers from the New York Athletic Club took part. Because the race received just eight entries, the Americans will also compete in the A final at 11am today. Meanwhile Waipa-based rowers Kerri Gowler and Beth Ross, representing Central RPC in the women’s premier pair, finished first in their heat on Tuesday, nearly five seconds ahead of the pack. They were followed by fellow Cambridgebased rowers Phoebe Spoors and Grace Prendergast, and Davina Waddy and Lucy Spoors, who finished second a third respectively, both representing Southern RPC. Their final takes place at noon today. The full event schedule and live results from the 2020 New Zealand Rowing Championships are available at rowit.nz . Following on from the event, Karapiro will host the Rowing NZ Elite Trial 2 from February 29 to March 6 to determine the women’s quad crew to contest World Rowing Cup II and III. The organisation announced most of its elite team last month – all of which live and train in Cambridge. The elite rowers will continue to train at Karapiro before departing overseas to contest the 2020 World Rowing Cup II in Varese, Italy (May 1 – 3) and World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland (May 22 – 24).
Hamish Bond and James Lassche powered through to a first-place finish in the men’s premier pair. Photo – Rowing NZ.
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Grace Prendergast and Phoebe Spoors finished second in the women’s premier pair.
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Group One tilt for Germanicus Saudi challenge for Allpress
Germanicus (8) heads for the winning post.
Promising miler Germanicus will be tested at elite-level for the first time tomorrow when he lines-up in the Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki. The Danica Guy-trained four-year-old has won three of his seven starts at the distance, including a last start triumph in the Gr.3 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham. The son of Rip Van Winkle has been freshened since that run and pleased Guy with his fifth-placed effort in a star-studded 1050m trial at Tauranga earlier this month. “He had 10 days in the paddock and had a bit of an easy time of it after his win in the Anniversary,” Guy said. “We just freshened him up again. He trialled the other day at Tauranga right-handed, just so we could tick that box off because he had a racing embargo on him to race right-handed, but that has been lifted now. ” Guy has been delighted by Germanicus’ progress this term, having started the term as a maiden and he is now eyeing Group One spoils. “It has been a huge season for him getting to where he is, but he is going next level again. His work since that race has gone to another
level,” Guy said. While Guy is looking forward to tomorrow she said it is a big step up for the promising gelding. “It perhaps isn’t the perfect fit for him. It’s not where I would have ultimately chosen for him to go, but there isn’t anything else for him left-handed at a mile in open grade this season and it’s too early to turn him out and put him away for next season. “Weight-for-age conditions are quite tough for your first Group One and there are going to be some very nice horses in the field, so he is going to be up against the big boys this time, but I wouldn’t say that he won’t handle it. “Off his work and his attitude, if he gets some luck in the running he should be there or thereabouts.” Guy said she did consider taking Germanicus over the Tasman for an autumn campaign, but she has elected to hold that trip off until next season. “We did give some consideration to taking him to Australia for a couple of runs in the autumn, but it’s just hard taking him at the end of a season rather than at the start, so I decided to finish off the season here.
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There will be a touch of New Zealand flavour in Saudi Arabia ahead of next month’s US$20million Saudi Cup, the world’s newly established richest horse race. Last season’s New Zealand Premiershipwinning jockey Lisa Allpress has been invited to compete in the inaugural Kingdom Day Jockey Challenge. While she is looking forward to the new experience, it won’t be the first time she has represented her country internationally. “I was lucky enough when I was an apprentice to go to Macau to represent New Zealand,” Allpress said. “I would have been 23 and I loved it. I had a second-placing in Macau, it was my first time riding on the dirt, it was great.” Allpress will once again be met by the dirt surface in Saudi Arabia and while there is no dirt racing in New Zealand, she said she has become familiar with the surface from several other international forays. “This will be my third time at a major international competition, I am really looking forward to it,” she said. “Riding against world-class jockeys is something that everyone aspires to do, so you have just got to go there and enjoy it.” The competition will be made up of 14 international jockeys, seven from either sex, and Allpress said she is looking forward to competing against some of the biggest names in thoroughbred racing. “I have ridden with a few of these jockeys before in Japan, but also at Ascot when I competed in the Shergar Cup, which is another really prestigious international jockey competition. “Frankie Dettori is heading up the men’s team, he has been my idol since I first started. I know there are some pretty famous jockeys in there like Mike Smith from America, Yutaka Take from Japan, and James Doyle. They are
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very good jockeys. Sophie Doyle is heading up the female jockeys. “We are all going to be foreign jockeys competing, so we will all bring something different to the competition.” While looking forward to the experience, Allpress admitted to feeling slightly nervous heading to the conservative nation, but is happy that she will have her husband by her side. “Karl is coming with me, that will be nice,” she said. “It would be a pretty lonely place I would imagine to go by yourself, especially as a female because it is a male dominated country, Saudi Arabia, and I know there are a few rules to abide by. “I am a bit nervous about what I am going to wear. They will be sending out some details and guidelines about what to wear. I definitely won’t be parading around in my bikini anyway.” Allpress said she would likely head to Saudi Arabia after Group One racing at Otaki on Saturday and return to the same venue to ride 10 days later.
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Blueberry thrill By Jeremy Smith The produce may be blue, but Greg Furniss is anything but when it comes to the projected future trajectory of this family-owned operation. Ōhaupō’s Blueberry Country is owned and operated as a team effort between Greg, his wife Alison, their son-in-law Warrick McDonald and daughter Kristen and Greg’s two sons - Paul and Geoff. In addition to the Ōhaupō orchard, the company also has operations in Waipu, Ngātea and Southland. The scale of today’s operations is a long way from its humble beginnings. Greg and Alison, who had a background as beef farmers, grew their first blueberry plant in 1977. In 1990 they became outright owners of Blueberry Country and in that same season, the business produced 160 tonnes of blueberries. Last season, across all four sites they run, the company produced 800 tonnes of produce across the fresh and frozen markets. It’s bringing to life a vision Greg said he saw all those years ago. “I definitely saw potential in the soil here in Ōhaupō - I knew it was a great place to grow blueberries.” No doubt in his mind, there’s definitely something special about blueberries. “Blueberries are a super health food which people can’t get enough of. Demand for them is expanding not just here in New Zealand, but globally.” Diversifying the business had been one of the keys to its growth over time, he said. And two key examples of initiatives that clearly draw the crowds to the company’s sites nationwide are ‘Pick Your Own’ blueberries and serving blueberry ice cream at an on-site cafe. Early January - January 2 usually - is the busiest day of the year on the Pick Your Own front. On that day this year, Greg said 600 cars were counted on the Ngātea orchard alone. Looking to what might be ahead, Greg said there’s plenty of growth areas that excited him. One key goal is clear in his mind. The business imports around 700 tonnes of blueberries annually - mainly from North America - to meet demand in the frozen berry sector of the business. But that could soon change. “I’d like to see the day when we can grow all the blueberries we need to meet requirements for our clients here in New Zealand – without the need to import any,” Greg said. “And given indications going forward, I’d like to hope that was achievable.”
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Leaving the farm gate open Westgate Farm, at Orakau – near Kihikihi – and Kaike Farm at Waikaretu will be among farms opening gates to the public next month as part of a national initiative. “Open Farms” is designed as a platform to “reconnect Kiwis through food and farming” organisers say. The March 1 event is centred on a nation-wide open farm day event, which give non-rural people an opportunity to look at life on the farm – and even
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Alex and Alex enjoy Young Farmer success A Waipā duo has won the Waikato Bay of Plenty FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year title. 15 year old year 11
students, Alex Fitzgerald and Alex West won the contest held at Saint Pauls Collegiate. The pair attend Te
Awamutu College. In second place were Luke Farrell and Fergus Casey from Putaruru College. The competition for
Alex West, left, and Alex Fitzgerald with FMG Rep Todd Permberton.
Rural community still pessimistic Farmers are feeling slightly more positive than they were six months ago but few think general economic conditions will improve this year. The information comes from the Federated Farmers Mid-Season Farm Confidence Survey shows. “Higher commodity prices are boosting farm incomes and there has been a slight rise in profitability expectations over the next 12 months. However, concern about regulation and compliance costs is unabated since our July survey,” Feds economics and commerce spokesperson Andrew Hoggard said. Nearly 1500 farmers responded to the January survey conducted by Research First, and just on 46% expected economic conditions to worsen over the next 12 months. That’s a five percentage point decrease on the July survey finding and the first positive change in forward-looking expectations since that benchmark peaked in July 2017. There was no change in the very small proportion of farmers who expected conditions to improve (4%). Just over 46% expected no change in economic conditions (up five percentage points). “That negative sentiment, albeit slightly improved, is consistent with the findings of other recent business confidence surveys,” Hoggard said. Dairy farmers are the least pessimistic about economic conditions ahead but are still in negative territory, while arable farmers are the most pessimistic. Compared to July last year, the proportion of farmers expecting their profitability to improve
is up three points to 24%, and those expecting it to worsen is down 4 points to 21%. “There’s a bit of buoyancy over sustained strong commodity prices generally and there’s a noticeable 9-point increase in the number of farmers who expect to reduce their debt over the next 12 months – no doubt in part due to the squeeze coming from banks,” Andrew said. The survey showed arable farmers had the highest proportion making a loss and the lowest proportion making a profit. These cropping farmers were by far the most pessimistic about profitability for the rest of 2020. The January survey showed regulation and compliance costs, especially in the environmental space which will likely impact farm production and the cost of doing business, remains the single greatest concern for farmers. Just over 20% of respondents selected it as their No. 1 concern. Climate change policy and the ETS came in as the second greatest concern (17%) and in third place was a new worry – freshwater policy (11%). “Everyone in the agricultural sector is wondering where the government is going to go with its final decisions on standards for protecting waterways. “We’ve voiced our concerns loud and strong that if the initial impractical proposals floated last year are not tempered with a more targeted and practical approach, pastoral farming will become uneconomic in some area,” Hoggard said.
students in high school Teen Ag Clubs ran alongside the Waikato Bay of Plenty FMG Young Farmer of the Year Regional Final. Both teams have been invited to compete at the Grand Final in Christchurch in July. Fitzgerald and West said they were shocked by the win and are pumped to be heading to Christchurch. “I’ve always wanted to go down south, now I’ve got an excuse to,” West said. “It was pretty challenging, especially the quiz that was pretty hard.” It was the second time competing for the duo, who were second in the Waikato Bay of Plenty in 2018 and 12th overall at the Grand Final. Fitzgerald was also awarded overall Competitor of the Year in the 2018 Young Farmer of the Year contest. Competing this year, the pair used their different strengths, with West having grown up on a dairy farm and Fitzgerald on a sheep and beef farm. “I’ve got the drystock farming background, deer and other bits of pieces,” Fitzgerald said. The pair plan to fundraise to get to Grand Final through sourcing sponsors,
selling sausage sizzles and a firewood raffle - with firewood season coming up. The event was sponsored by FMG, Ravensdown,
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07 883 1195 Farm & Lifestyle Sales 758 Bayley Road, Te Awamutu
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4.9 Acres of Stunning Lifestyle On offer is the opportunity to purchase Windermere, a landmark home with park like grounds. At 348m2 there is plenty of room in this well appointed home. 4 bedrooms plus office, 3 bathrooms, 2 living rooms, a double garage and a large rumpus room with a built in bar, all flowing out to the ample decking, perfect for alfresco dining. The country kitchen boasts Rimu bench tops and induction hob.
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The spectacular gardens offer plenty of fruit trees, mature trees and a mixture of formal and informal areas. The generous sized pool, sand tennis court and 2 paddocks make this the perfect place to raise a family. The two large open fires, night store heater and HRV system including heat transfer keeps this home warm and dry. Situated just 28km south east of Te Awamutu. Zoned for Korakonui primary school and Te Awamutu College, both schools have a bus stopping at the gate.
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Win a tonic for owners Three-year-old filly Lenize has a large at Cambridge Raceway by Mike Berger and group of owners, but no one was more went on to win eight races before retiring to thrilled than Palmerston North-based the broodmare paddock. Marian McMurry when While Donnelly is looking watching her win on debut ‘She is that laid back she forward to Lenize’s future, at Manawatu Raceway on she is also looking forward won’t get out of her own to the return of Listed Sires’ Thursday night. way’ – Ana Donnelly Stakes Sophomore Classic “It was a good win,” Cambridge Raceway-based (1980m) placegetter Double trainer Arna Donnelly said. “Lenize is owned Rocket. by Kevin and Dianne Madgwick, but we The four-year-old entire has won two of his have got a big syndicate of people in her. last three starts, finishing runner-up last start, “One of the syndicate members, Marian and Donnelly has some big targets in-mind McMurray, was there on Thursday night in the coming months. with her son, Shaun, who had throat cancer. “Double Rocket has just had 10 days off They got a real kick out of it, so that was and he is back in work now,” she said. “We really cool. are aiming him for the Messenger (Gr.1, “She used to own The Gateway Motel 2700m) and Taylor Mile (Gr.1, 1609m).” – where we all used to stay, but she just sold Cambridge Raceway that. “She has been through a rough patch, so it was pretty cool to take the horse down there so she didn’t have to travel and she could watch her go.” Donnelly was pleased with the daughter of Bettor’s Delight heading into Thursday, with the filly placing in her two workouts earlier this month. “She has been trialling up quite nice, I have got a bit if time for her,” Donnelly said. “She doesn’t do anything extra that she doesn’t have to in her trials and work, and probably showed that on Thursday night as well. “She is that laid back she won’t get out of her own way, but when they come at her and she gets going she is not the worst. Hopefully the penny will drop soon and she will be away. “She is very well bred and her Mum was a really lovely horse, so fingers-crossed she can be as good as her.” Her Dam, Suidelike Meisie, was trained Ana Donnelly
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Designed for comfort and easy family living, this tastefully decorated and low maintenance modern brick home is less than two years old. Perfectly positioned amongst quality homes and in a sought after location, this presents as a splendid opportunity for buyers keen to just move in and unpack, as all the hard work is done! This is a home deserving of urgent attention so call Fiona today to arrange a personal viewing.
Rambling over five levels this fantastic family home has too many features and options to list. Boasting five bedrooms plus office and multiple living areas, views, an inground swimming pool on a separate title, large basement plus a double carport and utility shed this property has it all. Relax on the deck overlooking extensive native and exotic plantings and enjoy the birdlife frequenting the area including tui, kereru and morepork. FOR SALE: By Deadline. Closes 3pm Friday 6th March 2020, LJ Hooker Office, 41 Mahoe Street, Te Awamutu (unless sold prior) OPEN: Sunday 1.00 – 1.30pm VIEW: ljhooker.co.nz/1B97GG8
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DEATH NOTICES
SERVICES
IRVING, Eric Brough – Passed away suddenly on 6 February 2020. Aged 85 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Pat. Much loved and respected father of Gillian and Paul, Ian and Vicky, Anthony and Craig. Cherished Grandad to Tahlia, Ashlee, Caitlin, Eddie and Kate. Loved by his great-grandchildren Kaeden, Rocco, Jaxon and Asher. Thank you to the staff at Roselea for the care of Dad over the past 6 years. Rest in Peace Pa. Reunited with your dearest Pat. "A true gentleman". A private family service was held on 12 February 2020. All communications to the Irving family c/- 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu, 3800.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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SITUATIONS VACANT
GIGANTIC CHATTELS AUCTION
Cambridge Repertory Society, Inc
Builder Required
PLUS MOTOR HOME PLUS 7-SEATER EVERYTHING MUST GO!!!
A lifetime of chattels, a large Hino motorhome, A 7-seater Serena van, power tools, a ride-on mower, collectables, antiques & much much more to be sold mostly at a ‘no reserve’ on-site auction! The owner is retiring to Auckland and everything must go. Antique Singer treadle sewing machines, miniature car collection, miniature fire engine collection, kitchenware, cake decorating, flora artware, lounge suites, dining suites, Kauri bed suites, coffee tables, porcelain, glass ware... there’s something for everyone. Air compressor, arc welder, drill press, belt sander, ladders, power tools, hand tools.
VIEWING TIMES
5 De La Mare Drive, Cambridge
Saturday 22 February 10.00am - 12.00pm Wednesday 26 February 5.00 - 7.00pm Saturday 29 February 9.30 - 11.00am Followed by the AUCTION AT 11am SHARP. Cash or EFTPOS for payment.
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We are looking for an experienced builder to join our team. Either qualified or third year apprentice. The successful candidate will: • Be a keen hard worker with a good attitude • Hold a valid NZ Drivers licence • Consistently complete work to a high standard within the time frames required • Work well independently but also within a team environment • Be a good communicator • Be reliable, friendly, honest and loyal A work van will also be provided to the right candidate. Contact Dylan on 0277227914 or email coullbuilders@xtra.co.nz if you are interested.
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TE AWAMUTU OPEN HOMES FIRST NATIONAL Saturday 22 February 2/562 Te Rahu Road
$420,000
11.30-12.00pm
$779,000 $625,000
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$330,000 $950,000
12.00-12.30pm 1.00-1.30pm
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Things to do
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 February 14. 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 Kihikihi Ukulele Club – Fortnightly club nights for February 2020 are 4th and 18th , beginning at 6.30pm . A beginners and advanced group will be in operation. Contact Angela 07 870 2649 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 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 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 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. Te Awamutu Quilters – meet every second Tuesday at Alma Brotherhoood Court, 28 Herbert St (opposite Moule St), Kihikihi. Session times are 9am-1pm and 6.30-9pm. Hand stitching, machine sewers, traditional, contemporary or art quilters - all levels of experience welcome – beginners, intermediate or experienced. Although quilting and patchwork are the club’s main focus many members are accomplished in several other crafts and all crafters are welcome to join. For any general enquiries or session dates please contact Sally 07 871 3125 Ratepayers Society Market Day – Aotea Domain,Sunday 2nd February from 9-12, local arts and crafts, produce, preserves, bric a brac, car boot sale.Info Sue Forsythe 0276482574 Te Awamutu Bridge Club - 888 Te Rahu Rd Weekly sessions: Monday evening 6.50pm play starts at 7pm, Tuesday Daytime 10.50am play starts at 11am (bring lunch), Wednesday evening 6.50pm play starts at 7pm, Friday afternoon 1.05pm play starts at 1.15pm, commencing January 28. Youth Bridge 10yrs +, Tuesday 4pm-5.30pm (school term only) $10/term commencing February 18. Adult Lessons for beginners Thursday 6.50pm start 7pm commencing February 20. Tutor Sally Whitaker 871 6570. Info Alison Snell - 871 6656 Rosebank Art Centre – A friendly group of local visual artists meeting at Churchill Street every Friday 9.30 – 1.00pm approx. New members of all levels welcome. For more info call in for a chat or contact Sue Gordon 871 3300 or 0274 849 143 Te Awamutu RSA Mahjong Club is an autonomous group affilliated to TARSA through membership subscriptions. This is a friendly social group that enjoys playing on Tuesday evenings at
A Tiger by the ale It was the early 1990s when the brewery giants began signing deals to produce international beer in New Zealand. Soon, from a point where Leopard and Steinlager Dry were among the more exotic standard price offerings at the bottle shop, we could get Heineken, Stella Artois, Kingfisher and Grolsch for around $20 a dozen. My home brewing, which had reached a decent level of quality, was immediately scuppered. The Heineken, a Dutch mate informed me, was perfect, just like home. But in around 2006 when I compared a couple of Tigers, one brewed in Singapore and the other here, they presented as completely different. So, Beer O’Clock 2020 put the current brews to the test when the Good Local team met.
Gary is used to very hoppy ales at our weekly sessions, and knows of my lack of love for the more malty styles – like Tokyo Dry, which he loves. So a blind taste of the Kiwi Tiger was came as a surpise. It brought suggestions it could be the aforementioned Tokyo Dry, which I thought was a good guess. Offered the second Singapore version, his first words were: “they are the same”. Moment later he suggested the second ale may have had a better after taste and head. But fair play to DB Breweries, when two beers bottled 4200km apart can convince a beer lover they are the same, then you are doing it very well. And guess what? The dozen Tiger cost $20. I checked Singapore prices and found a dozen 330ml cans for $42 in our money. We don’t know how lucky we are, mate. – Roy Pilott
7pm sharp and/or Friday afternoons at 1pm sharp at the RSA. A beginners course is coming up soon. For more information contact Robin Jackways 027 266 2259 or Pauline Chidlow 027 632 6733. Te Awamutu Community Menzshed – every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday clubrooms, 132 Raeburne St, 9.00am-12 noon. Woodwork, metalwork, vege gardening, toy making, painting or a place to socialise. Bring along your skills or come and learn off us. Info contact Bevian 027 570 3489. Kihikihi Police House and Temple Cottage Trust – Buildings are open each Wednesday from 1-3pm and on the first Sunday of each month from 10am to 3pm. School and community groups are welcome by appointment. The Police House is a Heritage NZ listed building (number 4331) and is listed on the Te Ara Wai Journeys. Contact Christine 027 498 9384
Kihikihi Speedway will host the New Zealand Saloon Grand Prix this Saturday evening, 5pm 9pm, featuring some of NZ’s best drivers racing in round six of the competition. Adult entry is $20, under 16s $10, and under 6s free. Gates open 3pm.
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The monthly Pirongia Sunday Market returns this weekend at the Pirongia Community Centre, Crozier St, 9am – 2pm. Inside and outside stalls will offer a range of crafts by Waipa residents.
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. If you are interested email your club information listing by 12noon Monday to admin@goodlocal.nz LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE.
The seventh annual Love Your Bike Day will take place 10am - 12pm this Sunday at Claudelands Park, cnr Boundary Rd and Heaphy Tce, Hamilton. The free event is open to anyone, and perfect for those new to cycling.
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ANDRE RIEU 70 YEARS YOUNG (E) A Dog's 1917 Way (R13)Home (PG) 1 hr251hrs mins5 mins
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (PG) Colette 2 hrs 6 mins 2 hrs (M) 4 mins
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EMMA (PG) Destroyer (M)mins !! NEW !! 2 hrs 27 2 hrs 16 mins A Dog's Way Home (PG) FOR SAMA (RP16) 1 hr 51 mins 1 hr 48 mins !!NEW!!
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RICHARD 1 hr 53 minsJEWEL (M) 2 hrs 24 mins TheTHE Guilty (M) 1With hr 40Men mins(M) Swimming GENTLEMEN (R16) 1 hr 52 2 hrs 8 mins mins THE IRISHMAN (M) 3 hrs 44 mins !! NEW !! The Guilty (M) 1 hr 40 mins
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6.40pm 11.00am THE PROFESSOR AND THE Bookings11.00am 823 50641.00pm – 32 Lake3.20pm Street, Cambridge 10.30am 6.00pm 5.45pm MADMAN (M) 2 hrs 19 mins
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Bookings 823 5064 – 32 Lake Street, Cambridge
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