A feral litter problem
By Chris Gardner
2025 is the year of the cat in Kihikihi.
The town’s resident Bernard Westerbaan is calling on Waipā District Council to pass a bylaw to manage a stray cat problem in the area.
Westerbaan told a recent meeting of Te AwamutuKihikihi Community Board that he had called the SPCA to deal with six stray cats on his property, only to be told there were around 1000 in the town.
“We approached council because of the problem, because there is an animal bylaw, but cats are excluded,” Westerbaan said. “Cats are animals. So are we,
by the way.
“It would be a bit of a help if council does a bylaw about the cats microchipped, spayed, neutered, unless they are from a breeding stock.”
Meanwhile Westerbaan, a self-confessed cat lover, is keen to solve the problem.
“The neighbour has got a cat trap, which I am going to borrow. What to do with them, I am not sure yet, because SPCA are overloaded with cats.”
He said he wouldn’t mind keeping one or two.
District councillor Lou Brown supported Westerbaan’s suggestion of a bylaw to deal with the problem.
“Feral cats do a lot of
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Visits to Te Awamutu News website continue to soar.
There was a 227 per cent increase in numbers last month over the same period last year and thousands ahead of January.
The best read online story was firefighters dealing to a Ōhaupō blaze at Andrew Reymer’s farm followed by our report about new rules for kiwifruit orchards.
Third was the plan for a sports hub in Pirongia, then Bill Harris’ support for Global Contracting Solutions resource consent application to build and run a Waste to Energy incinerator in Racecourse Road.
Rounding out the top five was our report on why farmers have a few weeks to wait to learn the extent of a Waikato Regional Council water quality plan change on their operations.
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damage in our community,” he said.
“The problem we have is how do we contain or control feral cats? You’ve got to distinguish between those that are feral and those that are under care. The other problem we have is that there’s no register of all these things and who pays for them? The sheer cost of this is quite horrific.”
Brown said he had dealt with feral cats on the farm.
“We destroyed them as much as we could. They become quite prolific when you have an active tom and a few females around and they have large litters and use haybarns.”
Board member Jill Taylor sympathised with Westerbaan.
“I have six or seven on my property every day. They are the neighbours’ cats, but they would rather be at my house, and I find it very frustrating. I have to clean up their mess every day. I am not an animal lover, so they get squirted with the hose or a water pistol, but this time of year they love that, and come back for more water.”
Board deputy chair Kane Titchener offered to follow up with the SPCA.
Waipā District Council district growth and regulatory services group manger Wayne Allan said there were no plans
to regulate cats with a bylaw without supporting legislation from central government but any such bylaw could be resourced through the Long Term Plan process.
“Members of the community can suggest bylaws by getting in touch with us. Community boards are also able to propose bylaws that apply in their local board area,” he said.
“Our animal control team advise that dealing with cats is tricky, because it’s important to understand that they are potentially someone’s property – people can’t just catch them and dispose of them.
“Traps must be monitored regularly and the catch released within a specific period of time under animal welfare legislation. People also need to plan in advance what they will do with the cat if they manage to trap it – if the plan is to euthanise, they need to consider when the vet clinics will be open, for example.”
“This should only be considered if you are quite sure the cat does not belong to anybody. The best way to find out is to have it scanned for a microchip through a vet clinic or the SPCA.”
“Unfortunately, there is no law requiring cats to be chipped, and many owners do not do it – so if a cat is not chipped it doesn’t mean
it has no owner. We suggest seeking advice from the SPCA about options for
and for any welfare concerns on groups of owned cats.”
Roaming cats are causing issues in Kihikihi. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
colonies of feral cats,
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Who owned the big red book?
By Viv Posselt
The team at Ultimate Care Cambridge Oakdale in Leamington want to close the book on a Trans-Tasman mystery.
They are looking for anyone who might be connected to an old red photograph album found during a clear-out of their administration offices.
The album is in good repair and is filled with black and white family-oriented images – many taken in Australia - taken around the 1950s.
Facility manager Lezani Meyer said judging by where it was found at the aged-care home, it must have belonged to a former resident rather than a staff member.
messages and photographs of the images in the album on social media, but nobody has come forward.
“I’m hoping that we will reach more people by getting something in the paper. Maybe someone will recognise some of the names or places in it.”
On the inside cover is the name ‘A. Hirst – 1951’. Neatly-written names, places and dates accompany some of the pictures. Among them is a Ruth Helmsby, and Bill Gilchrist, Mike Landseer and first names including Les, Ariel, Val and Bob. Photographs are mostly of places in Australia and Tasmania. Melbourne, Hazelwood Park, Waterfall Gully, Beaumont, Hobart, Launceston, Barmere East, Milang and Tanunda Camp are just some of the names. Lezani is keen for the album to find its family. “We really don’t know what to do with it if we can’t … but we don’t want to throw it out.”
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“If it had been discovered during a clean-out in a room, we would have had some idea of where to start looking, but it was found during a clean-out in our admin area,” she said. “We have absolutely no clues as to whose album it was.”
The clear-out was done a couple of years ago. Early last year, Lezani started posting
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For our parent community, last night and tonight, Cambridge High School hosted Rob Cope speaking about online safety for our rangatahi.
While the online world can have many positive impacts, there is certainly a troubling side to it which can affect our children’s wellbeing. If you were unable to attend the sessions, I would recommend you do your research around the risks facing our children online and how to educate and protect against them. There are many good resources online.
Sextortion is a more modern occurrence. This is where scammers use fake social media or messaging profiles to contact and groom people into a false sense of trust. They then coerce them to send intimate photos and videos. Once received the scammers extort sums of money from the victim with threats of exposure. This type of offending is also not something about which a young person will easily confide to adults, which can increase the stress and financial harm.
Online bullying can follow a young person from school to home and has a big emotional impact at a time when many are trying to find their place in the world. Knowledge of the risks can help you educate and support your children.
From our rural community, we have had more reports of rural burglaries. Burglaries in the Cambridge area have occurred in Kaipaki Roto-o-Rangi, Maungatautari, Fencourt and Ōhaupō. In Te Awamutu, burglaries occurred in Puahue, Ngāhinapōuri and on Kakepuku road. Items stolen have included a vehicle, various tools including chainsaws, batteries, a ride on mower and water pump.
This is a timely reminder that opportunists will strike at any time of the day or night. Due to the nature of farms, it is possible for people to enter a property and move around undetected, out of sight of the occupants and neighbours. Gate alarms teamed with CCTV coverage are a great asset – both evidentially and as a deterrent.
Where possible, lock out-buildings and sheds, keep keys stored out of sight and separate from the vehicles to which they relate. Record serial numbers of power tools, engrave them with a personal identifier and photograph them. If you see unknown vehicles arriving on farm and occupants possibly casing properties, record registrations and descriptions and let police know.
Offenders will hit multiple properties overtime, so let’s catch them.
Cambridge Oakdale facility manager Lezani Meyer, left, and administrator Jaye Hopper are anxious to find the album’s owner. Photo: Viv Posselt
Just some of the many family photographs – most of them from the 1950s – that are included in the album. Photo: Viv Posselt
In Business
Waikato Business News’ March edition is out this week and features the first students studying for a Master of Pharmacy practice degree at Waikato University. Rukuhia couple Graeme Burton and Val Glenn have turned their respective talents into separate businesses, we meet a young man training to become a blacksmith, and find out how three young women went on to own Hamilton’s largest dancing school. See more: wbn.co.nz
Hill dies
Rosemary Hill, 94, a former Waipā deputy mayor and The News 2019 person of the year, has died. The News will publish a full obituary soon.
Dear hunters…
The Department of Conservation is sending a message to hunters entering this year’s Pureora Hunting Competition – please target both hinds and stags. The information gleaned will provide DOC with more information on the forest’s deer herd. The competition is managed by DOC’s Maniapoto team with support from the NZ Deerstalkers Association. It will run from March 15 to April 27.
Bus boost
Back to school, work and tertiary studies have influenced an increase in regional bus patronage, and numbers on Cambridge and Te Awamutu-Kihikihi services to Hamilton both went close to 13,000 each last month. The 120 who caught the South Waikato Connector from Cambridge and the 403 who caught the Te Kūiti Connector from Kihikihi, Te Awamutu and Ōhaupō, helped tumble previous records.
Consents up
Waipā District Council recorded a 13 per cent increase in building consents in the quarter between October 1 and December 31 compared to the same period in 2023. But code compliance certificates were down 28 per cent to 218 in the last three months of 2024.
Economy shifts gears
By Mary Anne Gill
Brad Olsen came to Waipā last week wanting to shake the tag “Bad News Brad” a certain broadcaster has taken to calling him.
“I feel like suddenly I can be Good News Brad, at least for the time being,” he told a gathering of business leaders at Mystery Creek. He revealed there was a “feeling of optimism” coming through the district.
“There are still some mixed signals, but as I say to people, I would rather have the mixed signals we’re seeing now that what we saw six months ago when everything was moving in the same direction, and that was down.”
Olsen was referring to Infometrics’ latest quarterly economic monitor, and it was his first presentation with them.
“We do think the economy is shifting gears,”.
He said that was led by the Reserve Bank’s ability to put inflation back in the box and falling mortgage rates
which meant more money was staying in households’ pockets than a year ago.
But don’t expect more large falls, he said.
“The Reserve Bank’s got to be a bit more careful that it doesn’t try and overstimulate the economy by cutting interest rates too much and then getting that inflation go up again.”
In Waipā, spending increased in the fourth quarter ending December 31, while the decline in international tourists had steadied and was looking to head upwards.
The housing market was still sluggish, and house prices were down 0.3 per cent, five percent shy of the 2021 peak. Construction and building consents have started to rise again, albeit marginally.
The labour market had been on a downward curve nationally but Waipā was up.
“That’s consistent with a lot of the other trends where we’re seeing that rural and provincial economies are starting to drive the job
activity.”
Jobs in health, public administration, agriculture, manufacturing, arts and recreation, education, utilities and mining had all improved in Waipā last year over 2023 while construction, accommodation and food and retail trade had eased down.
Waipā accounted for just over 14 per cent of the country’s agriculture, forest and fish gross domestic product – making it the district’s top earner –followed by manufacturing and construction.
Olsen said he valued getting out into the communities because it allowed him to see first-hand what was happening.
“It’s very hard to know if the grass is dry or not if you don’t get out of Wellington.”
Flying into Hamilton Airport it was clear there was not a lot of grass around Waipā, he said.
“I’m really glad that I took an international relations degree alongside economics at university because man it’s
a good combo at the moment.
“When did you ever think we would see a Chinese naval task force in the Tasman?”
That would result in pressure going on to increase the Defence spend, said Olsen.
And the tariff penalties President Donald Trump was imposing would impact New Zealand because the country’s major trading partners, in order, are China, United States and Australia. Costs would be passed on, he said.
Olsen later told The News the Waikato region had job prospects but rural areas like Te Kūiti, Ōtorohanga and Putāruru would continue to struggle for staff because if people in Auckland or Wellington could not find jobs or business opportunities there, overseas was a better option.
They had less exposure to rural and primary economies and for younger people it represented a huge cultural change to move
deep into the regions.
“What I think about in terms of doing for dinner in a regional town is quite different from what I think of doing in a metro.”
Places like Hamilton and Cambridge were different, he said, because of the transport networks created by Waikato Expressway.
“That and the inland port (in Hamilton) has opened up a lot of opportunity. You’ve got that sort of depth coming through because there is a big lot of activity happening around here.”
Eco expo a success
By Viv Posselt
Youngsters from around the region enjoyed four hours of fun activities last Saturday at Te Awamutu Museum’s Tui & Tama Eco Expo.
The Ecology Expo was the third held as part of the museum’s Tui & Tama Kids Club, said museum director Anne Blyth, and was again held to mark Children’s Day on March 1.
All have been held in the Rickit Road premises leased by Waipā District Council as a temporary space for Te Awamutu Museum Education and Research Centre while work is completed on the new Te Ara Wai Museum.
The leased space has allowed the museum to continue delivering its education programmes after a seismic assessment in late 2022 resulted in the closure of the
museum’s Roche Street premises in Te Awamutu.
The free eco-expo is intended to help young people engage with community groups working around the region on supporting the survival of native plants and animals. Among those taking part were Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain, Smart Water, Waste Management, NZ Landcare Trust, Predator-Free Te Awamutu and Predator-Free Pirongia, and the Kakepuku Mountain Conservation Society.
Several other groups and individuals also offered familyfriendly activities, among them an erosion table operated by Waipā District Council events co-ordinator Joe Poultney, and a Branch and Loom weaving session with Hamilton-based group, the ReCreators.
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Making a Predator-Free Te Awamutu trap to take home are, from left, Satieva Barham, 6, her nan Phillipa Barham, and Paterangi School teacher Tania Hall.
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ON SHAKY GROUND
Catastrophic events
By Janine Krippner
Aotearoa has not experienced a catastrophe. Cyclone Gabrielle and the Christchurch and Kaikōura earthquakes were disasters that impacted many lives, but they were not catastrophes.
A catastrophe is much worse - on the staggering scale of the Boxing Day tsunami, an event so severe that any country would be overwhelmed and need international assistance.
When such events strike, it is vital that we, as communities, help ourselves in the aftermath, as the most urgent situations are prioritised. It is difficult to foresee the extent of the devastation, and it will undoubtedly change us as a country.
That’s the bad news.
The good news is that there is much we can do to make us more resilient, and people are working on understanding the practical steps we can take. We are not powerless.
Nema (our National Emergency Management Agency) has been developing a plan and recently released their ‘Catastrophic Event Handbook’ for responders and agencies with responsibilities and actions to take in such an event.
I spoke with Nema senior advisor Todd Miller about catastrophes after attending a seminar he led last week.
There is a chance of something big happening here that would have significant impacts across the motu.
A catastrophic event requires action from all of us, and we can do this. After the seminar, I had a conversation with my flatmate about the resources we have and what we might need if we lose power. We discussed the tools we have to boil water, our first aid kits, food stocks, and what to do if we are separated
across the river. Simple conversations like this ensure that we won’t have to figure everything out in the moment, allowing us to focus on whatever else arises.
The handbook is an important part of ongoing work aiming to minimise the consequences of such events, both in the short and long term. This includes streamlining logistics (how we move people, animals, and essential items), coordinating incoming international assistance, and identifying the people and organisations who can help. The goal is to support communities — to support us.
The objective is to preserve life and prevent the situation from escalating into an even bigger emergency or humanitarian crisis — a goal that is also relevant for smaller events.
“This collective effort is not only strengthening our resilience but also ensuring that we are better equipped to face any challenges that come our way,” Todd says.
It is crucial for us to recognise that there are actions we can take now, from individuals and families all the way up to the government. As Todd puts it, “together, we are building a robust and responsive emergency management framework that will safeguard our communities and secure our future”.
I am grateful that people are working to tackle these enormous challenges and bring together those who will act when we need it most. These situations require rapid decisionmaking, which can make the difference between life and death. Having those decision-makers well-connected and with a plan helps all of us.
A nicer welcome awaits
By Ange Holt, Chair, Te Awamutu Community Board
The board will be getting together in the next week to discuss our final goals for the next seven months as we head towards elections.
We will be having a close look at our current strategic plan to see what is available for us to still achieve in the final months.
We have got started on sprucing up the Welcome to Te Awamutu Sign on Ohaupo Road.
We are currently getting some quotes for the softwash, have contacted the lovely team at Qubik, who have kindly offered to clean up the stainless steel and sorted what we need to do for traffic management.
All going well we will have a spick and span “Welcome Sign” by the end of March and then we will just need to update some of the service club signage.
I was fortunate to get to go to the 3 waters workshop which was an interesting experience.
We as a community will now have an opportunity to do a submission and put our views forward.
Please remember that the change in how our water is managed is a central government directive.
Hopefully if it is done well with common sense and all parties working together for the common good then we will save money, look after our water and have great services.
The choice made by council to support the rural collective for me is a good one.
This group have great leadership and are thinking outside the square to create solutions that will deliver the best outcomes for all of us.
I also attended the Te Awamutu War Memorial Park Group Hui, which is a meeting of the council staff, some councillors, mana whenua representatives, RSA, the Memorial Park Committee and Community Board.
This meeting brings all interested parties together to discuss the plans for the park and for possible input into those plans. It was decided that there is to be a new wooden rail fence out the front of the park and that next year as part of the renewals process all the seats in the park will be replaced.
We are also hoping the Perfume Garden and Gazebo will be restored and replanted once it is moved over enough to allow Anzac parade participants to march past.
The opportunity to also do a submission for the Long Term Plan will soon be upon us.
I cannot stress enough how important it is to take part in these processes, even if you do not want to directly answer the questions provided.
Give us some feedback on what is important to you.
For our Rural Community – there is currently an online survey regarding how best to communicate with you.
If you want better communication with council then this is your opportunity to give your feedback.
Our next meeting will be held on March 26 at 6pm in the Council Chambers, Bank Street, Te Awamutu. All are welcome to join us.
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Councils prepare for water decision
By Chris Gardner
Ōtorohanga District
Council will debate the future of the district’s water services delivery model at an extraordinary council meeting on April 8, after receiving financial data in the next few weeks.
Ōtorohanga councillors will decide whether to consult their community on forming a sevencouncil controlled water organisation, or continue to retain responsibility for drinking, storm and waste water in the district.
Waipā District Council, to the north, was the first of the seven councils to identify Waikato Water Done Well option as its preferred option to take to consultation, calling it a model with ‘people, place and environment’ at its heart.
The unanimous decision saw Waipā walk away from a similar deal with Hamilton City Council and Waikato District Council.
Waitomo District Council will decide whether to choose Waikato Water Done Well as its preferred option on March 25. In both cases the status quo, with councils retaining control of their own water services delivery model, is a second option to
go to public consultation in their respective communities. Hauraki, Matamata-Piako, South Waikato and Taupō district councils are expected to decide whether to choose Waikato Water Done Well in the coming weeks and months and consult on handing between 20 and 25 per cent of their operations over to the council-controlled authority.
All seven councils previously signed an agreement to explore the seven-council option, in response to the National Party led Government scrapping the Labour Party’s Three Waters legislation.
Thames-Coromandel District Council is still sitting on the fence on the issue of water.
“I have always said Waipa was essential to the Waikato group,” said Waitomo mayor John Robertson.
An estimated 62,700 people live in Waipa – a quarter of the 207,000 residents of the seven councils.
“It’s really important that Waipā lead the way as the biggest council,” he said.
Relationships between the seven councils were strong, as a result of the discussions, he said.
Ōtorohanga mayor Max
Baxter would not be drawn on his preferred option ahead of council discussions on Waikato Water Done Well, but he was pleased Waipā had indicated it was its preference. “It gives us the capacity and the size we need,” said Baxter.
Baxter said Ōtorohanga was waiting for further financial information on the impact of Waikato Water Done Well on the community versus an enhanced status quo where Ōtorohanga retained control of its water services assets.
“Over the next couple of weeks there will be much more information,” Baxter said.
“We need to take our preferred option to the community for consultation.”
Waikato Water Done Well advisor and former Matamata-Piako District Council chief executive Don McLeod described Waipā’s lead as “very good news” but the public would be consulted in each district.
McLeod said Waipā’s preference was “definitely an important decision” for the Waikato Water Done Well project.
McLeod said the other councils were working towards identifying their preferred options and he
expected that process to be completed by June.
Under the Government’s Local Water Done Well legislation, all councils across New Zealand are required to produce a water services delivery plan by September this year, with a focus on financial sustainability and meeting quality standards.
Robertson is also suggesting that the time is right for Ōtorohanga and Waitomo districts to explore the idea of amalgamating to save $1 million a year.
“He can say what he wants,” Baxter said before citing several examples of shared services that negated
Baxter says Otorohanga is waiting for financial information before choosing its preferred water services delivery model.
the need to amalgamate. As well as Waters Done Well, Waikato councils are already working together with shared regulatory services and through Co-Lab.
Clubrooms demolished
By Mary Anne Gill
The asbestos-ridden former Narrows Golf Club pavilion has been demolished and the future of the club’s 36.6ha of fertile land running alongside the Waikato River in Tamahere will be decided soon.
Golfers left the club in 2022 for the newly developed Tīeke Golf Estate built with the $20 million New Zealand Transport Agency paid for the Narrows course to be part of the Southern Links, now a road of national significance.
Demolition started in November on the clubrooms, which had become a target for vandals, and was finished a month later.
While the land is not for sale on the open market, sources told The News there was
plenty of interest from developers.
The land is zoned rural and part of the Waikato District Council. Its capital value is $5.050 million according to council records and rates on it are $11,753 a year.
Investigations are underway as to whether it should be offered to Māori under a Treaty of Waitangi settlement, or the Crown might decide to hold the land for future settlement.
The last option would be to sell it on the open market.
The government announced last year it would fast track Southern Links into a road of national significance saying it would support economic growth by helping to unlock new housing and business areas and provide key links for freight.
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Ōtorohanga district mayor Max
Waitomo district mayor John Robertson says Waipā District Council is essential to Waikato Water Done Well.
It’s on the tip of your…finger
By Jesse Wood
Waipā District Council museums and heritage director Anne Blyth says the new digital library of Waipā’s art is an accessible way of looking at our past.
There are nearly 100 pieces of art in the care of the council but not all of them can be displayed at once.
A budget was allocated to manage the collection as part of the council’s 2021-2031 Long Term Plan, The collection of both indoor and outdoor
artworks, including murals, carvings, mosaics, weaves, paintings, sculptures and photographs, have been donated or commissioned in the last 80 years.
Some of the art has been gifted by local iwi and other pieces have come from Waipā and international artists.
Out of the 70 indoor artworks, 25 are on display in Waipā District Council buildings, but all of them are now available to view online.
“Because we’re not able
to display all our collection at one time. We wanted to make it more accessible to the community,” Blyth says.
“Having it displayed digitally means that it’s available at any time for the community to have a look at it.”
Blyth says art is a wonderful way to provide a visual representation of our historical past.
An example of this is a reproduction print of a hand-drawn sketch by Gustavus von Tempsky.
According to the website,
von Tempsky was a member of the volunteer Forest Rangers in New Zealand during the New Zealand Land Wars in 1863.
Von Tempsky was an amateur watercolourist who painted landscapes and the military campaign.
The sketch in the council collection is a view of the Cambridge settlement during 1863.
“It’s quite an important view to see. It shows how Cambridge looked back then and how it has changed over time,” she says.
“Art can provide a representation of a historical event, or a landscape in the case of the von Tempsky, and how things have changed.
“It can depict people in cultural practices, and it can give us a deeper understanding of our past.
“A picture paints a thousand words.”
Some of the collection, particularly watercolour paintings, are sensitive to light.
“The collection is not able to be out on display all at the same time, for various reasons. So, it’s a way that the community can interact with it,” Blyth says.
“We have some pieces
in storage at the moment because they are resting. They need to rest without being exposed to light.
“Otherwise, they’ll just fade and once they fade, you can’t reverse that process.
“It’s about looking after those artworks and making sure that they’re in the right place.”
The outdoor collection includes five pieces by sculptor Fred Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, WaikatoTainui).
Arapuni-born Graham, 96, was recently appointed
a Companion of the
Other notable outdoor works include the bronze mare and foal sculpture outside Cambridge Town Hall, pieces in Te Awamutu’s Sculpture Park and pou at Mātakitaki Pā in Pirongia.
“It’s been great to make these artworks available digitally. The images on the website are crisp and clear,” Blyth says.
“It’s a great way of having a look at the art that the council has.”
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New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to Māori arts.
Nurturing’ sculpture by Fred Graham, located at Sculpture Park, Te Awamutu.
Te Mātakitaki i ngā Patupaiarehe o runga o Pirongia, by James Webster.
Paewira backers object to costs
By Chris Gardner
Global Contracting Solutions has filed an objection with Waipā District Council against the cost of its resource consent application to build a waste to energy plant in Te Awamutu.
The application will be heard by a Board of Inquiry chaired by Environment Court Judge Brian Dwyer in June. It was called in by Environment Minister Penny Simmonds on the grounds of its national significance.
The News has learned Global Contracting Solutions filed its objection to resource consent costs on November 29 last year, the day after we reported that Waipā District Council was drafting a submission against the application to build and operate the plant at 401 Racecourse Road.
Paewira Energy-fromWaste project director Adam Fletcher told The News he would prefer
not to comment on the objection “since we are in consultation”.
Council District Growth and Regulatory Services group manager Wayne Allan said in a report that went to the Strategic Planning and Policy committee last year, the objection was received outside of the statutory timeframe.
“Consideration is being given to deciding whether to accept the objection. As yet, no decision has been made. Any hearing of the cost objection will need to be by an independent hearing commissioner.”
The Board of Inquiry does not have the authority to commission or request Global Contracting Solutions to supply comprehensive independent reports on application’s potential impacts.
That prompted a call for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to step in and review the application.
Don’t Burn Waipā member Eion Fitzpatrick
Adam Fletcher
wrote the potential impacts and risks were highlighted by Waipā District Council, Fonterra, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and Tainui.”
Fitzpatrick’s email was passed on to Penny Simmonds who said in a statement: “I am aware that there is considerable interest in this proposal, especially from Waipā district residents. I am mindful that the submission process for this proposal, managed by the Board of Inquiry that was established for this process, is still in progress. It is important that this independent process takes place as intended within the parameters of the Resource Management Act.”
Ōhaupō job done
A six week project to rebuild part of the road through Ōhaupō has been completed.
The work involved a 520-metre-long structural asphalt road rebuild and the New Zealand Transport Agency said it was extensive and complicated.
Workers dug down 450mm to remove the existing road surface and built it back up layer by layer to achieve a smooth asphalt road surface.
It was found that the underlying ground strength was poor, so the new road was reconstructed using four layers of asphalt to build it back up to the original height.
The work was part of the government’s $2.07 billion investment into road and drainage renewal and maintenance across 2024-27 via the State Highway Pothole Prevention fund.
Meanwhile at Rukuhia a
road rebuild is expected to be completed late this month Rukuhia Road and Narrows Road. A southbound detour is in place for light vehicles via Raynes Road and Airport Road. Rukuhia Road remain open at all times but will only be left in and left out.
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Run on Sunday
The Waipā Fun Run organised by St Peter’s Catholic School will start in Victoria Square, Cambridge on Sunday morning. The family event featured 5 and 10km run/walks, a 5km team challenge, and a 2km school challenge. The schools event attracted 22 schools in 2024.
Creative fund
Creative New Zealand’s Waipā Creative Communities Scheme fund of $31,750 has opened for applications and close later this month. Individuals, groups and organisations can apply for grants, typically ranging from $500 and $5000.
Houstoun venue
Concert pianist Michael Houstoun and blues singer songwriter Hammond Gamble are performing in Cambridge’s Woolshed in Te Awa Lifecare Village not Te Awamutu Lifecare Village (February 20). The News apologises for having a keyboard that auto predicts!
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at his Whatawhata farm, it jumped over some rails but caught on the top bar. Just as the animal got clear it lashed out, kicking Robert in the abdomen. Dr Brewis, of Hamilton, was at once sent for and on arrival administered remedies which greatly lessened the pain. Great sympathy was felt for Robert’s wife, Elizabeth, and their eight young children. The affair was purely an accident, the horse being a young and timid one.
days. The family settled near Te Awamutu. When Robert was 18, he joined the Te Awamutu Cavalry and being a smart soldier and a good horseman, he soon rose to be sergeant. He married Margaret in 1879 and in the early 1880s the family went to reside near Raglan. Later they purchased and settled on a farm near Whatawhata. He rose steadily through the Te Awamutu Calvary ranks, in 1888 becoming its captain. Although comparatively young at 35, Robert was considered the father of the troop. He was a popular officer, ruling his men with kindness but firmness. By 1891 the Te Awamutu Calvary corps had dwindled away, and the old military volunteering spirit seemed dead. Robert reorganised the group under the name of the Waikato Mounted Rifles.
Around five days later Robert was said to be considerably easier and Dr Brewis reported favourably on his case. But Robert gradually deteriorated and about 17 days after the accident he was taken to Waikato Hospital in a very bad state. Dr Brewis felt that with good nursing and skilful medical treatment Robert would recover. Dr Waddington, of Cambridge, and Dr Kenny, of the hospital, were consulted and they considered performing an operation, but felt there was some risk.
Fourteen days after his admission to hospital Robert was pronounced almost out of danger - but later that night he declined so seriously a messenger was despatched for Margaret. Robert died at 3am the next day. A wide-spread feeling of sorrow spread through the district.
Robert Bruce’s family had taken a risk in 1865 when they immigrated to New Zealand on board the Ida Zeigler. Robert was 12 when they made the journey of 83
About 500 people attended Robert’s military funeral. In the procession was the firing party with arms reversed, the Hamilton Band with muffled drum, and the hearse followed by Robert’s horse with boots and spurs reversed. At St John’s cemetery, Te Awamutu, the coffin was covered with the Union Jack, and laid on top were Robert’s sword, tunic, hat, and gloves. Three volleys were fired in the air in a poignant last salute.
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FAITH IN WAIPĀ
Did we make bad plans?
Phil Strong, Senior Leader, Zion
I’m often asked about the progress of our joint-venture housing project planned for the corner of Racecourse and Ōhaupō Roads.
This social housing project we’ve undertaken with Community Housing Provider Habitat for Humanity is one I’m passionate about and committed to seeing succeed.
This was planned as a mixed tenure community that means there are a range of types of housing, and each are facing strong headwinds.
The housing market has come off historical highs which has undermined the sale price of parts of the development, Progressive Ownership Funding has come to an end as they look toward understanding support for ownership programmes, and, while public rental housing is supported by Government, they are reprioritising budget allocation to regions with higher needs. It’s a balancing act of investment versus return, and I get that.
As financial partners in this project, Habitat and Zion simply wouldn’t be able to balance the numbers without funding from the Ministry of Housing. It’s sad to see a delay, but vision always drives us toward solutions, and so we will keep our head down and ensure we continue to work together.
When life doesn’t go the way we hope, we sometimes direct our frustration at the universe who plays a tough game, or perhaps we criticise a higher power who doesn’t do our bidding. Some might even ask, “did we make bad plans?”
I propose we consider the thought that the
same God who spoke all of creation into existence is well-able to administer His best plans for our greater good.
If we consider life as a partnership with God—which is the way He designed humanity—then we might be willing to glance in His direction every time something goes ‘against the flow,’ or worse, ‘against our will.’ A moment of reflection toward God has been my saving grace many times and provides me the relief of realignment to a higher purpose.
I often take encouragement from scripture and this little gem filled me with hope and confidence in God last week as my casual reading revealed this proclamation. Joab was the leader of a mighty army of fighting men who were standing against a greater army. His statement of faith stopped me in my own paradox. He said, “be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight”.
I’m confident the creator of all things can see a better perspective on life than I can, and so I am willing to say, “all things will work out for good” (meaning God’s definition of good).
Yes, I’m a little disappointed we’re not going to see a housing community established on the corner of Racecourse and Ōhaupō roads this year. But I’m certain that God provided that land almost 40 years ago so that it could be used for good outcomes. And toward that ambition we shall continue to sail.
Town split over cycleway
By Chris Gardner
Kihikihi’s $8-million-dollar cycle way has split the community between lovers and haters.
While cyclists are lining up to ride the cycleway and loving the experience, Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board chair Ange Holt recently told the board she had not received any positive feedback after receiving a letter complaining about the mismatch between what was planned and what was delivered.
NZ Transport Agency spent $5.64 million on the Te Ara Rimu project delivering approximately 2km of cycle path and footpath in the town with $2.4 million from Waipā District Council.
“There’s nothing we can do now about this, but as a community board I’d like us to think about what we can try and facilitate to prevent it from happening in the future,” Holt said.
“It’s something that in my nine years on the community board I see repeated over and over, where yes in essence the community has asked for X, but we are not getting the same as what we are asking for. So somewhere in there we are getting a miscommunication or a mismatch.”
Cambridge Connections was a prime example.
“I don’t want to pour cold water on what is a beautiful cycleway but outside of the people that live at the end of Rolleston Street where the trucks have stopped coming, I’m really sorry to say that I haven’t had one positive piece of feedback about that cycleway.”
Holt said she had received complaints from residents unable to park outside of their own homes, thanks to the installation of berms, bus drivers and rural contractors who were unable to manoeuvre vehicles around roundabouts, trucks drivers unable to turn trucks around in the newly created cul-de-sacs.
“It’s really sad to see the amount of money that we’ve spent with the best intention and it’s not meeting the need of our community. It’s something I would like us to put some thought towards.”
Holt told The News residents had not realised from the plan that the cycleway included the installation of berms between the carriageway and the cycleway.
Residents had taken to parking on the cycleway.
“It’s pretty tight,” said Waipā Ag Services owner Dwayne Little.
He said he understood what the project was trying to achieve.
“There’s not a whole lot of room
through there. You have got to be careful going past the school.”
Opinions were split on line, when The News asked how the cycleway was working out for the community.
Sim Gower described it as the “most dumb idea in Kihikihi history”. Karen Searancke said making streets dead ends did not make sense.
Chevon Hunapo-Love said taking away parking places was very inconvenient.
“I can’t reverse out of my driveway and close my gate without taking up space on the road,” she said.
“It has made it more dangerous for oncoming traffic. It would’ve been a good idea to make the cycle lane more narrow.”
She had watched police trying to find a safe place on Whitmore Street to pull someone over.
Bron Colin Thorsen said he used the cycle way nearly every day to get to town and back and passes a lot of cyclists and walkers.
“These people who say they don’t see anyone on the cycleway need to get on their bikes and try it themselves. Instead of being a couch potato give it a go. They might be surprised.
“What it needs is the mayor to have an official opening inviting everyone to follow her on one or two laps around the village on their bikes. Love it.”
There’s a mismatch between what was planned and what was delivered, says Kihikihi-Te Awamutu Community Board chair Ange Holt.
Photo: Mary Anne Gill
WAIKATO DAIRY AWARDS
Unmasking Excellence: The 2025 Waikato Dairy Industry Awards to Celebrate Innovation and Achievement
Unmasking Excellence: The 2025 Waikato Dairy Industry Awards to Celebrate Innovation and Achievement
Prepare for a night of elegance, excitement, and revelation as the 2025 Waikato Dairy Industry Awards dinner promises to be a celebration of excellence in the dairy industry.
Set against the theme of a masquerade, this year’s event will be a dazzling affair where attendees will witness the unveiling of the region’s most accomplished and innovative dairy farmers.
Just as masks add intrigue and allure to a masquerade ball, the Awards will celebrate the unseen hard work and dedication of those who work tirelessly to drive success and best practice in the dairy industry.
A standout event on the dairy industry calendar, the winners of the Waikato Dairy Industry Awards will be revealed during the Awards
Dinner at Claudelands Event Centre on 13th March.
The evening will celebrate excellence across three key categories: Share Farmer of the Year, Dairy Manager of the Year, and Dairy Trainee of the Year, with regional nominees for the prestigious Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award (FRDA) also recognized during the dinner.
The night will end with the unmasking of the winners, shining a spotlight on their achievements and contributions to the industry.
The three winners from each category, along with the FRDA finalists, will advance to the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards National Final, where the ultimate winners will be announced in Mt Maunganui on Saturday 10th May.
Waikato Regional Manager Nicola van Dorsten describes the regional awards dinners as a true celebration—not just for the winners, but for everyone involved.
“The regional dinners aren’t only about recognising the winners and other finalists,” says Nicola. “They’re also a fantastic opportunity to connect, network, and socialize with like-minded people who share a passion for the dairy industry.”
She emphasizes the importance of the event for acknowledging the contributions of volunteers and sponsors. “These dinners provide a chance to thank the incredible volunteers and sponsors whose invaluable support helps make the Awards possible. Their dedication to the entrants and the wider industry is truly something to celebrate.”
New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards General Manager Robin Congdon believes entering one of the Award categories is one of the best ways for individuals to enhance their profile, build their reputation, and gain valuable insights to advance their careers in the dairy industry.
“The feedback we receive from entrants is overwhelmingly positive,” Robin shares. “Many express how much they’ve learned throughout the process and how glad they are to have participated.”
He emphasizes that entering the Awards is a life-changing experience. “It’s a journey of discovery—about the industry, your business, and yourself as a farmer.”
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are supported by national sponsors ASB, CowManager, Ecolab, Federated Farmers, Fonterra, Honda, LIC, and Trelleborg, along with industry partners DairyNZ and MediaWorks. Don’t miss this extraordinary evening of celebration and connection. Purchase your tickets today to unmask the best of the dairy industry. Visit www. dairyindustryawards.co.nz for more information.
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Dairy Industry Awards – Waikato trio reflects
While this year’s entrants are looking forward to the annual Waikato Dairy Industry Awards, the 2024 winners are also looking back on how valuable the experience has been.
“It’s was a pivotal moment”, Dairy Trainee of the Year 2024, Kirwyn Ellis, says. “Winning really helped me progress career-wise and to refocus my goals and aspirations. Obviously, the
The awards honour the best and brightest across three categories – Share Farmer, Dairy Manager and Trainee of the Year – with the Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award (FRDA) also on o er. In addition to a range of prizes, three winners from each category and the FRDA winner will represent Waikato at the Dairy Industry Awards national final in
Last year, Kirwyn, a fifth generation Pirongia farmer, backed up his regional win with a national title.
“I was super excited after winning the Waikato award and I thought it was really cool to go to nationals, but I never really thought about winning again. It was great but it was never an expectation.”
couple is looking forward to a bright future.
“It’s been phenomenal in helping us progress in our career,” Logan confirms.
doors it opens is amazing and a lot of opportunities have come my way.”
Kirwyn highly recommends the experience.
“There’s a massive list of reasons I’d recommend entering to anyone in the industry who’s eligible, but definitely a part of that list is the prizes – they have been very helpful to me while moving forward in my career.”
Last year, Ohaupo’s Logan and Sian Dawson secured Waikato Share Farmer accolades. Thanks to the awards, the
“We’re moving at the end of May to lease a farm up by Taupiri, which is really exciting for us, and it has come about, partially, due to the exposure through the awards. It’s also been great to have people around us o ering advice as we’re moving up the ladder.”
Last year’s winners also gained the opportunity to pass on their experiences to this year’s finalists while helping to organise the event.
“We’ve been the Waikato team leaders for the share farming category this year,
so we’ve been organising the judging and the entrants as well as helping organise the dinner, so we’re quite excited about that.”
The Waikato Dairy Industry Awards dinner will be held at Claudelands Event Centre, March 13.
While winning opens doors, it can also help with a fence or two, 2024 Waikato Dairy Manager of the Year, Gordonton’s Matthew Macdonald, adds.
“Yes, the prizes have been very good,” he says. “One of the best was a fence unit that I’ve now installed. I can turn the power o with my phone, which has been a good asset, really cool to have.”
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Masson, Nykia next?
An all-kiwi cruiserweight boxing clash between Te Awamutu’s Floyd Masson and David Nykia is being talk up following Masson’s latest win.
Masson scored a unanimous eight round points decision win over Nigerian Austine Nnamdi in Brisbane last weekend – it was a shut out on one card and Masson won seven rounds on the other two.
Masson could now be paired with a number of leading Australasian fighters including Australian Jason Whateley.
But a bout with Nykia, whose last outing in January ended in a brutal knockout at the hands of IFB world cruiserweight champ Jai Opetaia, could be a drawcard in New Zealand.
The Claudelands Arena is one venue which has already been suggested.
Both boxers are based in Australia, but Nykia was born in Hamilton while Masson has his roots in Waipā.
Boxing writer Benjamin Watt suggests promoter David Higgins, form Duco Events, would be interested in the bout.
Higgins was last seen
in the ring when Joseph Parker knocked out Martin Bakole in Riyadh on February 25. Parker’s brother John is another potential opponent – he improved his record to 11-1 at Claudelands last September.
Parker holds the WBA Oceania Cruiserweight title.
Watt said Masson’s win last weekend was an excellent opportunity to showcase his skill on his debut with promoters No Limit Boxing.
“Masson dominated throughout the performance… but Nnamdi did not make it easy for Masson, lasting throughout the eight rounds of the fight. Nnamdi had some greats in his corner, with Auckland’s Isaac Peach cornering his fight.”
Of other potential opponents Watt listed Peter Sa’lesui, who returned last November after a 2-year hiatus, Vita Pomale, who is placed slightly higher on the BoxRec rankings than Masson and Karim Maatalla… “but only if he can get past Masson’s previous opponent, Joshua Francis”.
“Two names in Fiji
could be an interesting fight, including Alivereti Kauyaca, who lost to John Parker in a very close fight and the veteran Joseph Kwadj, who is tough and hard to knock out.”
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TE MAPARA 65 Arapae Road
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Dairy Property - Piopio - Very well located 248 hectare (more or less) flat to easy to medium contoured dairy farm. High input generated from other two supporting properties have let the vendors achieve good production however this farm is at the size it can easily be a production standalone dairy farm. 42 ASHB shed, feed pad, 10 bay calf shed, one dwelling. Milking 670 cows - 150 of which are winter milkers. Three year average -231826kg MS. Historically 300 calves have also need reared. Easy access throughout this farm, including across the road via the underpass. Good soils throughout. TENDER
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TE MAPARA Nohonoa Road
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Support Property. Located 9km northeast of Piopio, this 141 hectares (more or less) property is used for supplement growing, winter cow grazing and calf rearing. Maize and silage are grown on and transported to the vendors dairy farm at Arapae Road which we are also marketing. It is bare land with yards and load-out facilities. Water is from a legal easement across the Tikirau Road. Contour and location is very good here.
TE MAPARA 37 Napinapi Road
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Large Lifestyle 20 hectares (more or less)
Three bedroom single storey dwelling
Two log burners and central heating
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Well located just off State Highway 3, north of Piopio
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Corriebeg Farm
Located nearly halfway between Te Kuiti and Tamarunui is this very fertile, well tracked, and watered property. The vendors finish all lambs and their Hereford cow herd supplies bulls to their dairy farm clients. 1st June 2022 they wintered 232 MA cows, 104 R1 heifers, 94 R2 heifers, 92 R1 bulls, 46 R2 bulls, 1580 MA ewes, 597 Ewe hogget's, 280 wether hogget's and 640 2 tooth ewes. The homestead is a very tidy four bedroom on an elevated position. There is also another two x three bedroom farm cottages in very good condition and fully rental compliant. All the farm buildings are catered for.
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Farm Manager – Pākeho Limited
Pākeho is a 560ha dry stock property located 9km south of Pio Pio in the King Country. The property winters 1100 dairy heifers, breeding bulls as well has a beef trading element when conditions permit. Due to ownership structure changes, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and proactive manager to join Pākeho in running this property to its full potential. The Manager is expected to have significant input into the best use of resources and to implement plans that meet the goals of the owners. Delivery of strong stock and pasture performance is vital to this role and reporting of performance against targets is a key requirement.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of resources day to day and coordinating with other staff and contractors. An attractive remuneration package is offered including a well-appointed manager’s house. School bus services are available at the gate. A performance incentive scheme is offered.
Please provide a CV with references to coullfarms@xtra.co.nz by 10th March 2025. Start date for this position is 1st May 2025.
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CANDY, Leslie Mervyn –Passed away peacefully on 26th February 2025, aged 85 years. Loving husband of the late Fay. Much loved father of Peter and Kathy and Lynette. Much loved grandad and great grandad. As per Leslie’s wishes a private cremation has been held. All communications please to the Candy family, P O Box 137, Te Awamutu 3840.
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STEWART, Robert Eric –Passed away at San Michele Hospital on Wednesday, 26th February 2025. Aged 85 years. Dearly loved father of Sue, Karen & Stephen and the late Barbara. Loved grandfather of Amy, Ricky, Josh, Danni, Tommy, Dylan and great grandad of George, Miller, and Hudson. At Bob’s request a private farewell has taken place. Messages to the Stewart Family can be sent c/- 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu 3800 or in Robbie’s online Tribute Book at rosetown.co.nz
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Any parents/caregivers of a student at Te Awamutu College have the right to make a written submission in respect of the above appointments. These submissions should be posted to Te Awamutu College, PO Box 369, Te Awamutu 3840 or delivered to the Main Office, 938 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu no later than noon on Wednesday 26 March 2025.
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