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Thursday, May 20, 2021

From prison toYoungMaoriFarmer Awards

Dean Taylor

Ahuwhenua Trophy Young Maori Farmer Award finalist Ben Purua, with his wife Nikki, at Waikeria Prison where heserved a prison sentence for manslaughter. Photo / Dean Taylor

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Dairy award finalistnow helping others

L ast Friday night Ben Puruastood on the stage at theAhuwhenua Trophy DairyCompetition Awards Dinner

as one of three finalists in the YoungMaori Farmer Award.

Ten years ago, as a teenager, hestood being judged in a very differentenvironment; the dock of HamiltonHigh Court being sentenced afterpleading guilty to manslaughter.

Two accomplices also pleadedguilty to murder and manslaughterand all were sent to prison.

Ben was sentenced to five-and-a-half years, and served four years atWaikeria Prison.

Last week he was back inside, butthis time accompanied by his wifeNikki as a guest speaker as part of aWaikato dairy farmers field day at theWaikeria Prison farms.

The event was supported by De-partment of Corrections, Vetora,Dairy NZ and Primary ITO to giveWaikato farmers a chance to learnaboutWaikeria Prison’s farming oper-ations, learn about the agriculturaltraining prisoners are receiving andintroduce the idea of farmersemploying a prisoner, either as partof work release or permanently uponrelease.

Ben is a shining example of asuccess story, but that only cameabout when he was finally given anopportunity to put his skills learnt inprison to use on the outside.

Now aged 26, Ben is the 2IC for acontract milker at Trinity Lands farm,a 307ha (287 effective) property nearTokoroa which runs 1000 cows.

On Wednesday, he stood in frontof Waikato dairy farmers, industryvisitors, Corrections staff and inmatedairy farming trainees and told hisstory.

He said he grew up in Pukekohewithout a father and in an environ-ment of violence, drugs, alcohol andgangs.

As a kid hewanted to be a gangsterjust like his uncles, and took updrinking, drug-taking and crime topave the way.

He said before he was a teenagerhe was in trouble and eventually heserved time in juvenile prisons.

Before he was legally an adult hewas charged with the murder of anelderly man in Hamilton.

The charges were downgraded tomanslaughter andBenpleadedguilty.

He felt that his life was over, hecouldn’t read or write and he thoughthis gang life was all he had to lookforward to.

But inside Waikeria he undertookthe farm training programme, and

with help with his learning problemshe found something he enjoyed andwas good at.

Ben said it wasn’t plain sailing onhis release and he could have goneback to crime, as he had on everyrelease in the past, but he realised heneeded to do better for his own wifeand family.

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Ben Purua at his workplace as 2IC to a contract milker at Trinity Lands farm near Tokoroa. Photo / alphapix.nz

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From prison to Young Maori Farmer Award

Luckily, he got a break when hewas employed in a farming job.

He admits it was a big step forsomeone to take. Mostly he nevergot to the interview stage once hedisclosed he had a criminal record.

Nikki explained: “Every prospec-tive employer would have Googledhis name and up came the case.”

But having been given a chance,Ben said he was driven to make itwork.

Ben left the gang life — it was abig step, it was his whole life grow-ing up — he got clean and appliedhimself to his new goals, and hislife started to turn around.

He has completed the hus-bandry and feeding course Level3 through Primary ITO and is cur-rently part way through the Level4 course.

He talked about his love of beinghands on — a real tutu — but nowin a constructive way, how heloves to be up early and with hisanimals and how he loves beingoutdoors and enjoying the physi-cal challenges of the dairy industry.

In a direct korero to his“brothers” on the inside, he said:“There is hope. I’m testament.”

As well as being a finalist in theYoung Maori Farmer Award, Benhas enjoyed other industry awardsuccesses.

“The people are awesome andit inspires us to continue to aimhigh,” he said.

Ben says he likes the wholekaupapa behind the AhuwhenuaTrophy awards, especially how itfocuses on Maori achievement andcelebrates success as Maori in thedairy farming industry.

The couple are using their suc-cesses to help others where theycan.

But in telling their story they arealso mindful of the feelings of thevictim’s whanau.

“A family has lost a father, uncle,brother and husband and we re-spect their grief and loss,” saidNikki.

Ben is working alongside policeto help break the cycle of domesticviolence — the violence that heinflicted on his own family untilNikki urged him to get help.

They also offer support, by wayof phone calls, meetings over acoffee or a simple chat, to whoeverneeds it.

And they have plans that in-volve bettering themselves andhelping others.

Nikki said the short-term goalwas to move into management; thelong-term goal is farm ownership.

And from being homeless andliving out of their car in 2016, the

couple have bought a house andare planning to build equity anduse that to start buying their ownstock.

When they realise the farmownership dream they want to setit up as a transitional facility to helpbrothers go from the prison en-vironment to the farm-working en-vironment.

“We want to help the brothersmove on from prison, start theirtraining courses and get a hand-upinto employment,” said Nikki.

“We have a whole iwi that issupporting us and we want to wrapour support around others whoneed it.”

In answer to a question aboutwhat an employer needed to do,Ben answered: “Be flexible andunderstanding.”

“You have to show trust,” hesaid.

When asked what being in agang was like; Was it like OnceWere Warriors?’, Ben couldn’tanswer.

Nikki came to the rescue. “It’sworse,” she said. “Much worse.”

Ben said his goals now wereclear: Leave crime, alcohol anddrugs behind; look after and lovehis wife and his children; providefor his whanau; be good at farming;help others who need to be shownthe way.

“I have paved the way. You canmake it out,” he told the brothers.

i Te Awamutu Courier was atthe Waikato dairy farmerfield day at Waikeria Prison— coverage of the trainingprogramme in next week’sedition.Ahuwhenua TrophyAwards — page 14.

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Mourners causedhavoc on TeAwamutu roads inMarch followingthe funeral ofKyle Ross.

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In total seven vehicles were impounded. Photo / Dean Taylor

Vehicles impounded after complaints and damage

E ight charges of sustained lossof traction have been dealt tothose who were involved indoing burnouts and driving

dangerously following the funeral of21-year-old Te Awamutu man KyleRoss.

Some of these charges are stillbefore the court, along with onecharge of driving while disqualified.

Seven vehicles were impoundedfollowing the incidents.

Those who have already pleadedguilty were ordered to pay a $500 fineand disqualified from driving for sixmonths.

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Wednesday, March 3, as Ross’ friendsmoved from the funeral to the wakeon Cambridge Rd near GleneaglesDrive police received numerous callsfrom the public who expressed theywere concerned for their safety.

A significant amount of damagewas made to roads.

Kyle was killed in a crash inGordonton in February.

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Russ RimmingtonWaikato Regional Council chair

OPINION

I t’s time for local government to reset. That’swhy I welcome Minister Nanaia Mahuta’srecent announcement of the ‘future for localgovernment’ review.

It’s been more than 30 years since a closelook was taken at the sector as a whole,resulting at the time in the amalgamation ofhundreds of drainage, pest and other boardsto create regional councils.

While I think it’s been very successful, thelegislative changes now being thrust upon localgovernment from up high will result in financialstruggles for the smaller rural councils.

Ultimately, it’s a burden that will be shiftedonto the ratepayer.

While these councils do an awesome jobserving their communities, some mergers areinevitable.

Prior to the Minister’s announcement,Waikato Chamber of Commerce chiefexecutive Don Good had suggestedamalgamation.

I oppose a super council like Auckland —it hasn’t brought the synergies of costeffectiveness and other efficiencies we weretold it would.

That’s evident in some of the big issues thatcouncil is dealing with.

People like to meet with their mayor todiscuss issues and problems and it’s importantthat connector be retained.

I can’t see the likes of people in Turangiwanting to be administered by the same supercouncil responsible for Port Charles and PortWaikato — they have nothing in common!

With this said, I think a reset is needed ratherthan large-scale reform.

Local government can do it better and moreefficiently, without throwing the baby out with

the bath water.The key to meaningful

change is having centralgovernment, local governmentand iwi at the table together.

It’s my personal view that weneed to see what theGovernment comes up with

around the functions of local governmentbefore any future form can be decided.

There is a better way, no doubt. Thischallenge from central government issomething we should embrace, taking theopportunity to work with them to ensure betteroutcomes for our communities.

Your voice has been heard It’s vital thatpeople take an interest in local governmentand the decisions affecting them.

That’s why I’m delighted at the high levelof interest there has been in Waikato RegionalCouncil’s long term plan, which closed forpublic feedback on April 30 after a month ofconsultation.

All up we’ve received just under 1500submissions, with our proposal on ourWaikato to Auckland passenger rail service,Te Huia, attracting the most feedback.

There are some strong views which havebeen shared on all eight proposals, andwe’ve heard more from individuals,community groups, other councils andorganisations, during hearings in the secondweek of May.

As councillors we go into deliberations atthe end of this month [May] with an open mindand confidence that we’ll have an even moreworkable 10 year plan by the end.

While consultation on this long term planhas closed, I do encourage you to talk to yourconstituent councillor and raise with themany issues you think need to be consideredby the regional council in the future.

Sanders wins NZ

Owner of Sanders Pharmacy Gemma Perrywith the trophy for the New ZealandCommunity Pharmacy of the Year award thatthey won. Photo / Supplied

Caitlan Johnston

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A t the New Zealand Primary HealthCare Awards last week a Te Awamutupharmacy were recognised for theirCovid-19 response and walked away

with the New Zealand Community Pharmacyof the Year award.

Around half of the team from Sanders Phar-macy, including owner Gemma Perry, were atthe awards ceremony on Saturday night atCordis, Auckland to receive the award.

“We felt really good; we got really goodfeedback on the night and everyone was reallyhappy,” says Gemma.

“We were up against a really amazing phar-macy from Rotorua, Ranolf Pharmacy. I knowthe owner and they’re doing amazing things intheir community too so we really didn’t knowif we would win.”

When Covid-19 started spreading across theworld, Gemma recognised the risk early andcompletely changed the way her business andteam operated to ensure theirs and theirpatients’ safety.

“We had a pandemic meeting and a weekbefore lockdown we actually decided to closethe doors,” says Gemma.

“We were one of the first pharmacies to say,well it’s not safe to let customers in and wanderaround anymore — we needed to keep patientsand staff safe.”

Gemma then collaborated with her brotherwho owns businesses Fiasco and now ScreenServe.

Screen Serve was born from Covid-19.Gemma had told her brother that she neededsome sort of screened system to keep safedistances from patients while still operating thepharmacy efficiently.

Within a week, he had built a Covid-19 safetyscreen system for her fitted with an integrateddrawer allowing the supply of products tocustomers and patients and a speaker systemallowing easy communication.

“They pivoted their business in order to helpus and they went to provide them to otherbusinesses around the country. And we hadcreated this safe zone for customers.”

This was just the beginning of their Covid-19 response though.

The 22-strong-team was split into threeteams, going from normally having 15 staffmembers on a shift to just seven.

This was done to ensure that if a teammember got Covid-19 then they would still beable to operate the pharmacy — but it meantthey were operating it on a skeleton of a team.

And script orders only went up.They had to increase their opening hours.Mahoe Medical had recognised how busy

they were and often sent over nurses and staffto help out.

“The nurses were manning our phones. Thephysios sent us staff. We were just after any-body and anyone that could answer a phoneor serve a customer,” says Gemma.

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Community Pharmacy of the YearPart of the SandersPharmacy teamattended the awardsceremony, from left,Allison Gallagher,Brittney Kemp, GailKaram, ownerGemma Perry, KahliNicholson, CourtneyHeeringa, GinaNicholls, Vicki Mackyand Toni Barker.

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Screenserve installedscreen system at thepharmacy whichallowed them to keepoperating despitephysical distancingrequirements.

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Driving Miss Daisy also came on board to helpout with script deliveries to elderly who at thetime were advised not to leave their houses.

At the same time of this all going on, theycontinued to keep offering flu vaccinations andhad to create another separate safe andscreened zone to do so.

And Gemma says they were doing more fluvaccinations than normal.

They were also recognised for their engage-ment with the community through theirFacebook page.

“We did a heck of a lot on Facebook; wejust wanted to regularly put out informationon Facebook to keep our patients updated,”says Gemma.

“They really liked the reassurance fromseeing what we were actively doing to keeppeople safe.”

Patients and customers had also loved thatthey had managed to get in Zoono handsanitiser which provided 24-hour protectionbut was hard to access at the time.

The judges had also recognised how wellthey looked after their staff during thelockdown and afterwards.

It was important for Gemma to make sureher team felt supported given the circum-stances.

“It was really scary for them, we were openseven days a week during lockdown and theyhad to come to work when everyone else theyknew were getting to hang out at home,” saysGemma.

When the lockdown was over, Gemmahosted many dinners to keep morale up andgifted everyone a $200 voucher to a local shopto encourage supporting and shopping localwhile thanking her staff for the work they haddone.

And it was the extra services they offer thatwent towards them receiving the award.

Those services are consultations for advicewhen starting certain medications and thatthey have an on-site health coach, Vicki Macky.

“It’s using what we call lifestyle medicine.Take someone with diabetes for instance —

instead of putting them on medication weactually talk to them about how to completelyget off and just treat their disease with diet andexercise. That’s really unique,” says Gemma.

In the works is also a type 2 diabetes reversalsupport group that they hope to offer incollaboration with Mahoe Medical Centre andGemma says they are also planning to opena second pharmacy in Cambridge.

Gemma has owned Sanders Pharmacy since2010, but it has been around in the communitysince 1953 when it was started by Bill Sanders.

In 2008 she won Young Pharmacist of theYear and the Supreme Award.

And in 2013, the pharmacy won the Dispens-ary Superstars award for their integration withMahoe Medical Centre.

“I absolutely love being a pharmacist andhelping people, I love seeing people get backto really good health after they’ve been sickor just helping them stay well in the first place,”says Gemma.

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Deacon retires after 25 years

Reverend Deacon Norris Hall leads out Reverend Julie Guest and Bishop Sir David Moxonfollowing his last service at St John’s Anglican Church. Photo / Nick Empson

Dean Taylor

O ne of the pioneers of being anordained reverend deacon for theWaikato and Taranaki Anglican Dio-cese has retired after a quarter of a

century of service.Norris Hall was the fifth reverend deacon to

be ordained in the diocese.The event took place in a packed Te Awa-

mutu St John’s Church and was presided overby Bishop David Moxon (now Bishop Sir David),then Bishop of Waikato.

Norris grew up in a Christian family andjoined St John Anglican Church as an adult andwas baptised and confirmed.

He took up the calling to be ordained whenit was a relatively new concept — and says therewas no handbook.

“The concept was new to the priests anddeacons, but Bishop David took it upon himselfto call us together regularly to support ourtraining and work through any issues,” saysNorris.

“Our calling was to take church to our parishcommunities as and where it was required.

“Each community is unique, so the work isdifferent for each deacon.”

Waikato and Taranaki Anglican Diocese nowhas about 16 deacons.

Norris says he had various roles, but it mostlyinvolved working out in the community andsupporting the priest at regular services, andas Sacristan of St John’s was often called uponto prepare the church for Mass.

Norris was a regular contributor to the parishmagazine.

He ministered in a number of rest homes andwas acting chaplin at Te Ata Resthome andMatariki Hospital and assisted the RSA padre.

Norris also took occasional services at CHTTe Awamutu, took funerals and mid-week HighCommunion when asked and prepared a num-ber of families for baptisms.

Now and then he surprised his parishionersas well — such as when he would be called tominister on a farm and would pitch in to helpwith the milking, in his robes.

He took his training seriously as well, com-

bining fulltime work with four years theologicaltraining at Waikato University.

Norris undertook two-and-a-half years of thattraining studying the spiritual foundation as aFranciscan and in November 1996 was receivedinto the Franciscan Order.

“The Franciscan study was demanding, butI never regretted it,” he says.

“Being part of the higher order gave extraimpetus to my work within the church.”

He believes in the Hebrew saying Kiddushha-Shem, which is sanctifying the Holy Name[Hebrews do not say the Name] and involves‘Acts of loving kindness’.

“That is how I see my ministry and other

work in the community,” says Norris.He retains his ordination and can still be

called upon to assist where needed.And with a lifetime of service to many groups

in Te Awamutu, that is probably likely, althoughNorris says he is stepping down to concentrateon other work.

Currently he is secretary/treasurer of TeAwamutu Justices of the Peace and runs asuccessful and busy clinic programme threedays each week.

Norris says he takes on the work simplybecause he enjoys it, enjoys working withpeople and doing good and kind deeds in TeAwamutu.

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HAVE YOU SEEN THESE AGGRESSIVE STRANGLERS?Waikato Regional Council is controlling these climbing pest plants in your area. Please report any sightings.

Climbing spindleberryClimbing spindleberry can grow up to 12m high and forms stems up to 20cm in

diameter. It is an aggressive invader that strangles its host, threatening native bush,

forestry and open areas.

• Flowers 4-10mm in diameter have five petals, are greenish in colour and in

small clusters.

• Fruit 6-8mm in diameter change from green to yellow to yellow-orange by early

winter, then split open.

• Leaves 50-100mm long are oval, finely toothed and green, turning bright yellow

in autumn.

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• Flowers 2cm in diameter, greenish-white and in small clusters, December to

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• Fruit produces grey, fluffy balls of seed heads in autumn.

• Leaves, often serrated and covered in very fine white hairs, in groups of five.

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Landowner AlbyCooper (left),Mangaotama Streamand WetlandsRestoration Trustmember MarkWalker and parentFieke van denBogaard withOhaupo andNgahinapouri schoolstudents as theyplant native trees.

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Mangaotama Streamand WetlandsRestoration Trustproject area inNgahinapouri.

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i For more information head totheir Facebook page —Mangaotama Stream &Wetlands Restoration Trust.

L ast Friday, the MangaotamaStream and Wetlands Resto-ration Trust brought in 81Year 7 and 8 students from

Ohaupo and Ngahinapouri schools toplant native trees in two stands ofkahikatea trees on Alby Cooper’sfarm on Ngahinapouri Rd.

They planted around 2300 nativeplants for the wetland’s future whichis also a part of their own.

Even I took the time to plant anative, albeit on the wrong side of thecamera.

These were supplied by WayneBennett from Forest Flora inNgaruawahia.

The children who attended wereable to log the hours they spentplanting towards their communityservice for the William Pike Challenge— a great opportunity for the childrento get involved in a conservationproject on their doorstep.

The Mangaotama Stream andWetlands Restoration Trust wasestablished in 2019 by Ngahinapourilocals Mark Walker, Jim van der Poel,Alby Cooper and Campbell Thomasto maintain the Mangaotama Stream

and Wetland, native plantings andpest control to protect plants andnative wildlife.

The wetland area is a big chunkin the Ngahinapouri area althoughmost is unable to be seen from theroad as it’s in among farmland.

To date, the group of landownershave planted around 47,000 trees, aswell as countless self-seeded natives,and in partnership, have put in 14kmof fencing and retired land.

They are starting an active pestmanagement project. The trust aimsto protect the local flora and fauna,which will contribute ultimately tothe improved health of theMangaotama stream catchment.

The Mangaotama Stream andWetlands Restoration Trust wouldlike to thank the Waikato RegionalCouncil, FMG, DoC and Fonterra fortheir sponsorship and support on theproject.

All were in attendance on Fridaywith Fonterra manning the barbecuefor lunch.

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It seems blended families are becoming more andmore common in New Zealand. This means we areoften asked “how do I ensure that, upon my deathmy assets are distribute in the way I intended”?Take this scenario as an example: Georgia has two

children (Aimee and Sam), then Georgia meets Andrewwho has one child (Chelsea).

Together Georgia and Andrew get married, and buya house (“the Family Home”).

It is common that in a Will, Georgia would leave herentire estate to Andrew and vice versa. In the firstinstance this seems OK.

However, we have to consider what would happento Aimee and Sam if Andrew inherited Georgia’s entireestate?

Let’s assume after Georgia’s death, Andrew stopshaving contact with Aimee and Sam. Consequently,Andrew writes a Will leaving everything to his biologicalchild (Chelsea).

Aimee and Sam will now, never benefit from theirmother’s estate.

Both Georgia and Andrew want to make sure theirassets are passed down in a way they are comfortablewith and in way that provides for their respectivechildren.

There are two options available to them:Life Interest Wills

Firstly, Georgia and Andrew could make life interestWills. This option is available on the assumption,Georgia and Andrew own their home as Tenants inCommon.

A life interest Will means: Georgia would leave a lifeinterest in her share of the Family Home to Andrew,to allow him to live there until his death (or on otherconditions as she sees fit); or Georgia could leaveAndrew a life interest to her entire estate which mightinclude capital and income from investments.

Andrew will then be able to use the Family Home,as he pleases.

Upon Andrew’s death (or on any other conditions thatmay apply), Georgia’s share of the Family Home willbe distributed in accordance Georgia wishes set out inher Will.

Georgia’s wishes are likely to be that; Aimee andSam are to receive, Georgia’s half share of the FamilyHome, equally.

Andrew can then leave his share to Chelsea.Mutual Wills

Secondly, Georgia and Andrew could make MutualWills.

This would mean Georgia and Andrew dispose oftheir property in a way that the agree on together.

For example, Georgia and Andrew may agree toleave their entire estates to each other on the basisthat when the last of them dies, the whole estate isdistributed equally between Aimee, Sam and Chelsea.

To do this, Georgia and Andrew will need to havea clause in their Wills that states that they agree notto vary or revoke their wills without the consent of eachother.

This means that when Georgia passes away, Andrewcannot change his Will to exclude Aimee and Sam andvice versa.


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Native plants may be weaponagainst soil contaminationNew Zealand’s native plants mayhelp to reduce bacterialcontamination caused by dairyeffluent, a new study suggests.

Researchers from the Bio-Protection Research Centre, ESR,and the University of Canterburyhave shown northern rata(Metrosideros robusta) and swampmanuka (Leptospermum scoparium)can reduce the amount ofEscherichia coli (E. coli) in soil by90 per cent, compared with ryegrass(Lolium perenne), and in less thanone-third of the time.

They worked in partnership withNgaa Muka Development Trust andMatahuru Marae in Waikato.

The research, published inApplied Soil Ecology, aimed toinvestigate the antimicrobialproperties of New Zealand nativeplant extracts and test if they wereeffective in soil.

First they tested leaf extracts of12 plants, chosen because they wereeither medicinal plants, poisonous,or had a strong scent.

These included harakeke(Phormium tenax), golden ake ake(Olearia paniculata), manuka

(Leptospermum scoparium),kawakawa (Piper excelsum),koromiko (Veronica stricta), ngaio(Myporum laetum), golden Spaniard(Aciphylla aurea), Spaniard(Aciphylla sublabellata), andhoropito (Pseudowintera colorata),as well as swamp manuka andnorthern rata.

Swamp manuka, northern rata,and horopito showed antimicrobialproperties, and so they were testedto see if they reduced bacterialcontamination in soil.

The scientists grew seedlings inpots, and, once the seedlings werelarge enough, added equal amountsof dairy shed effluent to each pot.

They watered the pots to simulaterainfall, and then tested for E. colion days 1, 3, 7, 14, and 21.

Results indicated the amount ofE. coli in the soil would reduce by90 per cent by day 14 in the potscontaining swamp manuka andnorthern rata.

Extrapolation from L. perennedata indicated that this reductionwould happen by day 45.

The roots of swamp manuka andnorthern rata both increase soil

acidity, which researchers suggestmay have caused the faster E. colidie-off.

“E. coli tends to do better in soilthat is alkaline to neutral pH,” saidDr Hossein Alizadeh, of the Bio-Protection Research Centre.

“The roots of swamp manuka andnorthern rata change soil to makeit more acidic, so that may be whyE.coli dies off more quickly.”

However, the researchers didsound a note of caution.

When soil was already saturated,irrigating it with dairy shed effluentresulted in E. coli leaching out of thesoil very quickly before any plantscould dilute or destroy it.

This suggested that “highirrigation regimes” could result inmore environmental contamination.

The authors say their resultsshow the need for further fieldresearch.

“Future research in fieldconditions would show the potentialand/or limitations of bioactiveplantings for preventing faecal ormicrobial contamination offreshwater resources fromcontaminated soil.”

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Burps could hold answer to green cowsLIC ChiefScientistRichardSpelman andHon DamienO’Connor atthe projectfacilities atLIC’s farmoutside ofHamilton.

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The opportunity to breedmore climate friendly cowsis one step closer for NewZealand dairy farmers after

a Waikato trial finds a possible linkbetween a bulls’ genetics and theamount of methane they produce.

The pilot trial, by artificialbreeding companies LIC and CRVwith funding from the New ZealandAgricultural Greenhouse GasResearch Centre, measured feedintake and methane emissions — inthe form of burps — from 20 youngbulls destined to father the nextgeneration of New Zealand’s dairycows.

LIC chief scientist RichardSpelman says results from the pilottrial are promising.

“Methane production primarilyrelates to how much an animal eats.We’ve accounted for this and we’restill seeing variation which suggestsgenetics plays a role in a dairy bull’smethane emissions — now we needmore data to prove it.”

The research will now progress toa much larger study whereoperations have scaled up to collectmeasurements from 300 young bulls,the full intake from LIC and CRV’sSire Proving Scheme.

“If this genetic link is confirmed,farmers will ultimately be able tobreed low methane-emitting cowsfrom low methane-emitting bulls.”

Agriculture Minister Hon DamienO’Connor attended the launch of theproject at LIC’s farm outside ofHamilton.

“What makes me so excited aboutthis project is the cooperation. Acompany from the NorthernHemisphere and a company from theSouthern Hemisphere workingtogether for a common objective.There are lots of options for methaneemission reduction being looked at,

and this is a great one,” MinisterO’Connor said.

“Each one of the cows we have inNew Zealand now produces a wholelot more for the same inputs that weput in maybe 20 or 30 years ago. Thatkind of progressive developmentthat we’ve seen in production, we

want to now see in methanereduction and I’m sure we can dothat. We are innovative, we’recreative and we’re cooperative.”

Although methane emissionshave been shown to be heritable,Richard said LIC and CRV will carryout additional research to validatetheir findings.

“We will be methane testingdaughters from the bulls that areidentified to be high or low methaneemitters to check their emissions arerepresentative of their father’s.

It’s a long term project but it hasthe potential to deliver real benefitsto farmers in the future by providinganother tool to reduce their farmemissions,” Richard said.

CRV R&D manager Phil Beatsonsays more than two and a half yearsof planning together with hiscolleagues at LIC has gone intosetting up a robust structure for theresearch project.

“Together, we have done asignificant amount of work to set upthis trial, including using insightsfrom overseas projects measuringfeed intake and methane emissions.We believe we are using the bestapproach for what is enormouslycomplicated work.”

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Te Ara Wai endorsed

We write to endorse the provision of “Te AraWai”, an initiative of the Waipa DistrictCouncil to provide a well-researched andinclusive set of on-site narratives for thesignificant conflict and other historic sites ofthe Waipa area.

We have appreciated the wideconsultation and participation of iwi, otherlocal historians, and our church in thishelpful and informative move.

At Rangiaowhia for example, the site of thevast gardens, marae and mission churchesof Ngati Apakura and Ngati Hinetu, great carehas been taken to relate the tragedy ofFebruary 21, when so many locals lost theirlives during the colonial army attacked onthe orders of General Cameron.

We can understand therefore why thename of Cameron is being reconsidered bythe Te Awamutu College, given the huge griefand land loss that followed the attack.

We can also understand why the name ofthe Anglican bishop, Selwyn, is beingreconsidered by the school and moreappropriate and local names are beingthought of.

However, the reason for the removal ofBishop Selwyn’s name is described as hisbetrayal of the people during the attack atRangiaowhia.

It is important to note from our ownrecords that the great Ngati Maniapoto andNgati Apakura scholar Pei Te Hurinui Joneslater cleared the Bishop of intentionalwrongdoing in 1864.

He established that the bishop had builta field hospital at Te Awamutu for both sidesat the time of the attack and had defendedMaori wounded there.

The bishop had also tried to guarantee thesafety of those who took shelter atRangiaowhia during the conflict bycommunicating between Te Ariki RewiManga Maniapoto and General Cameron.

Shockingly this attempt failed andbackfired quite literally when GeneralCameron changed his military strategy, andmost tragically, elderly men, women, andchildren died in the flames of a raupo churchbuilding.

Certainly, Bishop Selwyn was seen as anambiguous figure at the time by both sides,which is understandable, but we believe thatbetrayal was not his intention.

This view of history has been welldocumented now by Dr Alan Davidson.

We wish the school well and affirm itsrecent decision to move forward into a moreTreaty-based understanding of its identityand name usage, as does Te Haahi Mihinare,The Anglican Church in Aotearoa NewZealand.

Philip RichardsonAnglican Bishop of Waikato and Taranaki

Ngarahu KateneTikanga Maori Anglican Bishop of

Manawa o Te Wheke

Selective history

I have heard of selective hearing before, andafter reading your front-page article in lastThursday’s edition, I see an element in thecommunity has discovered selective history.

I am referring to the call to change the namesof Te Awamutu College’s houses — Melrose,Cameron, Selwyn and Gorst getting bad raps.

The reason is that those names areassociated with colonisation and all theapparent evils that were part of that aspect ofour history.

They say the house names honour peopleassociated with that regime which saw Maorikilled in the ‘Land Wars’ and in particularly thefamous — or is that now infamous — battle atOrakau.

The ‘woke’ brigade — read ultra-PC — and theschool’s board are calling for more ‘acceptable’alternatives.

It might be an inconvenient truth that amongthe first colonists were Maori, who arrived herefrom further north in a great fleet and set aboutcalling New Zealand their home . . .

I have on my office wall a plaque that reads‘I am only saying what other people arethinking’.

After spending the weekend in Te Awamutuand discussing the name change proposal withmany people, most of whom grew up in Waipaand attended Te Awamutu College . . .

I am just writing what they are thinking.Our history is what it is.Let’s learn from it and move on, but don’t

sweep it under the carpet.[Abridged]

Grant DixonMangawhai — Te Awamutu College old boy and

former editor of Te Awamutu Courier

Commended

As an educator I feel strongly that principalMembery should be commended for not onlyconstructively addressing the house names ofhis school with an objective view of history, butalso for maintaining the controversialO-Tawhao carvings and using them as ateaching point.

Art is always up for scrutiny, which is whyit is one of the best ways to promote the lostskill of critical thinking in New Zealand schools.

It is all too easy to be swept up in a juvenileAmerican-style ‘cancel culture’ where any traceof history that can be interpreted as offensiveby anyone, is aggressively swept under the rug.

Denying history promotes a type ofignorance and lack of individual resilience thatis ultimately more divisive for a society.

Rather than succumb to this trend andpromote a victim mentality amongst youngpeople, Te Awamutu College seems committedto doing what all excellent schools do . . .educating.

The challenge for schools is always toremember that a commitment to biculturalism(‘bi’ meaning two) as demanded by thegovernment, is a commitment to identifying,promoting and celebrating the positive aspectsof both British and Tangata Whenua Maoricultures together.

A dignified step forward, well done TeAwamutu College.

Dan Bair

Plan meeting attendance

What would you consider as being the two mostimportant issues in an elected councillor’s term?

I would consider it; firstly, being their electioncampaign; regardless of whether they upholdor break their promises to ratepayers; secondly,being the development and administration ofthe Long-Term Plan that drives the district andsets the rating impact.

So it should go without saying thatattendance by elected councillors to publicmeetings on the Long-Term Plan should bemandatory for all — since this is ultimately thekey document that drives the district and setsout rates.

There is no plausible excuse to be absentfrom the Long-Term Public meetings, except tounprofessionally renege on their obligated dutyto the ratepayer and ignore what they have tosay.

So, it angers me to hear that electedcouncillors’ attendance to a meeting at a maraeto discuss Maori wards is mandatory — whenon the other hand ratepayers were luckyenough to only get a sprinkling attendance ofone to three elected councillors for meetingson the Long-Term Plan . . .

Ratepayers, keep this in the back of yourminds for the next election as we need seriousworking candidates not just token figureheadsout to get votes.

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This means that the company had basicallyunlimited access to information about your onlinelife, who you wrote to, what you wrote and whereyou wrote it. This is obviously a huge invasionof privacy, and although the data was supposedly“anonymised“ prior to resale to third partycompanies, experts believe it could easily betraced back to specific users by some third partiesif and when desired. And unfortunately it’snothing new.

Microsoft employees have been caughtlistening into calls made via Skype, and to audiorecordings made through Xbox game machines.Google’s anonymous scraping of email data iswell-known and used to target advertising to you— as are your search terms when using Google,and data recorded by Cortana (on Windows), Siri(on Apple devices) and ‘Ok Google’ (on Androidphones). But the tactics of Avast — and probablyother ‘free’ antivirus programs — take thisdynamic to a whole other level. With minimaleffort, a third party buying this data can find outmore about your online life than you yourselfremember.

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I’ve personally used Libreoffice, the free andopen-source office package, for years and it’severy bit as good as Microsoft’s offerings, thoughdoubtless very different for those who are usedto MS Office.

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Young Maori Farmer Award chosen

Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer winner Quinn Morgan with his wife Samantha and father John. Photo / alphapix.nz

Tataiwhetu Farms of Taneatua were announced as the winners of the Ahuwhenua Trophy for Excellence in Maori Farming. Photo / alphapix.nz

Whakatane man fellinto industry afterreturning home

A Whakatane man forced tohead back to New Zealandas the Covid-19 pandemicunfolded has found a new

career, and scooped a Young MaoriFarmer Award.

Quinn Morgan, who is working hisfirst season on a dairy farm wasawarded this years AhuwhenuaYoung Maori Farmer Award at a galadinner in New Plymouth on Friday.

The award was set up in 2012 andis designed to recognise up andcoming young Maori in the sheepbeef, horticulture and dairy sectors.

The other two finalists in the com-petition were:Anahera Hale, 26, who is currentlyworking as the 2IC farm assistant onRod and Jackie McPherson’s dairyfarm near Whakatane. Since 2019she’s been working on the 100hectares (94 effective) where theywinter about 360 cows. The farm issystem two where cows are just fedgrass and get topped up either withsilage or palm kernel.Ben Purua, who is 26 and currentlyworking as the 2IC for a contractmilker at Trinity Lands farm, a 307ha (287ha effective) property nearTokoroa in the South Waikato whichmilks 1000 cows.

Quinn, 26, said it was unreal toreceive the award.

His first season in farming hadbeen a far cry from his previous jobin the fitness industry in Australia.

Before trying his hand on theOtakiri dairy farm, near Whakatane,he was working as an F45 instructorwhen he and his partner Samanthadecided to move home to settledown, in 2019.

Morgan came back to New Zealandto find work and was keen to join thepolice, but then Covid-19 hit.

“The police weren’t taking newrecruits, and my partner and threechildren got stuck in Australia.”

Determined to find work and acareer path, he was influenced bywhanau who were involved in farm-ing.

“I wasn’t getting very far becauseof my lack of experience, I had a jobinterview in Rotorua but didn’t get thejob, but luckily they put me in touchwith Sam and Kate Moore my em-ployers — they’ve thought me every-thing.

“Coming from the fitness industryI learnt a lot about feeding deficits andsurpluses, so just learning how totransfer that over to our cows [I’ve]picked things up pretty quick,” hesaid.

Loving the job so far he can seehimself being involved with farmingfor many years to come.

“Farming just ticks so many boxesfor me.

“My wife is involved in my careerand is studying herself, and we justget to spend a lot of time as a family.

“I have breakfast with the kidsevery day after milking, which I’venot been able to do in the past, soit’s great,” he said.

He said putting a Maori lens onfarming has huge benefits.

“It’s just the history and the stories,coming home and being kaitiakitangaon the land, it makes you walk a littletaller.

“You have an obligation to lookafter our whenua, and we don’t takethat lightly.”

Morgan hoped to encourage moreyoung Maori into farming.

Judge Aaron Hunt said Morganexemplified all that is good aboutyoung Maori who are making suc-cessful careers in the primary sector.

“Quinn has shown great commit-ment to his work, excellent leader-ship, and will do a great job as a role

model for other young Maori contem-plating a career in the agribusinesssector.

“Every day there are new oppor-tunities opening up for young Maorias new land is brought into pro-duction and other land improved,” hesaid.

The other major award of the nightwas the Ahuwhenua Trophy for thetop Maori dairy farm, which wasawarded to Tataiwhetu Trust.

The trust, which runs an organicdairy farm in the Ruatoki Valleysouth of Whakatane, beat out twoother finalists; Pouarua Farms, nearNgatea, and Tunapahore Incorpor-ation, which runs a farm at Hawai andanother at Torere.

Ahuwhenua Trophy managementcommittee chairman Kingi Smilersaid the standard of all the finalistswas particularly high and it was hardfor the judges to come up with awinner.

“Field days run by all the finalistswere extremely good and showed thequality and depth of Maori dairyfarming enterprises, each finalist ex-celled and all are great role modelsfor farmers.

“But in the end Tataiwhetu Trustwere determined the winners, andthey and their staff are to be congratu-lated for this.

“Their farm is very special, and isyet another example of our peopleworking innovatively and hard andfocusing on key strategic objectives,”he said.

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“We are keen buyers, especially of the itemsin the list below” said MrGrant. “I’m sure everyonehas unearthed somethingwe want in the past fewmonths and we wouldlike to see it! Nothingis too small for ourconsideration. We are justas happy to buy one itemas we are buying 1,000items”. The buyers will bein convenient locations inTe Awamutu and Waikatonext week (see detailsbelow). As Tony Grant says“if you are in any doubtabout any items you wishto sell, take them along foran instant appraisal”

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Currently, throughout NZ and the world there is a bigdemand by collectors for war medals. These cover

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General service medals from both the First andSecond World Wars will also be purchased, but as can beimagined these were awarded in fairly large numbers.“If a group of medals has any special award for braverysuch as the Military Medal, Military or Flying Cross orother medals for Distinguished Conduct or MeritoriousService, these can add great value to a group” stated MrTony Grant, buyer for John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd.“Many families have old medals, some dating back toearly Imperial days, that they are not sure what to dowith. These are better off in the hands of collectors whowill look after them. We will be happy to look at any warmedals whatsoever, just bring them in to venues” he said.

Early New Zealand Banknotes datedbefore 1932 are currently fetching

big money! This is according to MrTony Grant, author of the JohnBertrand New Zealand Coin & BanknoteCatalogue. Mr Grant is in Te Awamutuand Waikato next week on a buyingtrip for John Bertrand (Collectables)Ltd and would be very keen to see anyof these issues. “We will pay at least$300 for any undamaged Ten Shilling

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Denominations of five pounds andhigher would be worth from $700. “Anybanknote dated prior to 1900 would beworth at least $1000” said Mr Grant.

Also purchased are any Reserve Bankof New Zealand pre-decimal issues,especially 50 Pound notes. All overseasbanknotes are also wanted, especiallyearly Pacific Island issues.

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It’s time to delight in young voicesSt Paul’s CollegiateChoir will perform inSt John’s Church thisSunday. Photo / Supplied

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● When: 2pm thisSunday.

● Cost: $20 for adultsand children andstudents are free.Parking is availableoff George St as wellas on Arawata Stand there iswheelchairaccessibility fromArawata St.

Te Awamutu Music Federation isdelighted to welcome back St Paul’sCollegiate Choir after Covid-19 forcedthe cancellation of the planned 2020concert.

Tim Carpenter brought a large andenthusiastic group to Te Awamutu in2019 and the federation was pleasedwhen he offered to bring them backin 2021.

Secondary schools choral music ison a roll at present and the acousticsof Professor Toy’s St John’s Churchin Te Awamutu are ideal for youngvoices, as shown by the NationalYouth Choir concert there in recentyears.

Te Awamutu Music Federationhas enjoyed supporting young musi-cians and hopes to have a visit fromthe Waikato University Music Depart-ment later in the year.

Top entertainment expectedfrom The Three Tenors

The Three Tenors, from left, KalauniPouvalu, Derek Hill andBonaventure Allan-Moetaua.

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Three of New Zealand’s finest tenorswill make their way to the Waikatobringing to life beloved melodies.

The Three Tenors are touring withOperatunity, New Zealand’s leadingprovider of daytime concerts forseniors, and they will play 26 showsacross the country.

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Joining Bonaventure is Derek Hill— a renowned principal performerwithin the New Zealand opera scenewho has had roles with New ZealandOpera, New Zealand Symphony andAuckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

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New Cambridgepool officially opensto the public

Waipa mayor Jim Mylchreest and Waipa District Council chief executive Garry Dyet dip their toes in the new toddlerpool. Photo / Waipa District Council

Testing the waters

Photos / Craig Brown

C ambridge locals have takenthe plunge following theopening of the new PerryAquatic Centre — Puna

Kaukau o Te Oko Horoi.Councillors, iwi, funders, board

members, trustees and others closelylinked to the pool project attended anofficial ribbon cutting and unveilingof a ceremonial plaque on Fridayafternoon.

The pool was opened to the widercommunity the following day.

Waipa mayor Jim Mylchreest saysthe community have been waiting forthe opening with enormous anticipa-tion — and a degree of impatience too.

“If there is one thing I’ve learnedas mayor, it is that these kinds ofcommunity projects generate a senseof controversy and excitement thata new wastewater plant or a newpiece of road simply can’t match,”says Jim.

“Despite the fact that council, onbehalf of the community, continuesto invest the vast majority of itsincome on the perceived essentialinfrastructure services, I still firmlybelieve that it is community projects

such as this that put the heart andsoul into the community and makeWaipa the fantastic place it is to live,

work and play.”Jim acknowledged that despite

massive efforts from those involved,

the project had not been easy. Tocomplicate matters further, the pro-ject team had to deal with a global

pandemic.“On the plus side, there’s also the

saying that ‘good things take time’.And that’s what we should focus on,”says Jim.

He says the new complex willbring enjoyment and offer health,fitness and recreational opportun-ities to the people of Waipa for manyyears to come.

He was proud and thankful thatthe district has the ability, thewillingness and the determination todeliver projects like the Cambridgepool in very testing times.

Jim thanked the many sponsors,partners and other local people thatcontributed to the pool.

These include the Brian PerryCharitable Trust, after whom thecomplex is named, Trust Waikato,the Lotteries Grants Board, theGrassroots Trust, Frances SkeetCharitable Trust, APL, the Gleniceand John Gallagher Foundation, Wai-pa Networks, C and R DevelopmentsGroup, ASB Bank, the Lions Club ofCambridge, Shaws Wire Ropes, theCambridge Arthritis Support Group,Shoof International, and Bayley’sReal Estate.

The community-owned facilitywill be managed by the Waipa Com-munity Facilities Trust, GoWaipa,which was established specifically tomanage and operate the aquaticfacilities across the district and ASBStadium in Te Awamutu.

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Rare plant, bird spotted in wetlandExtensive probe ofWhangamarinoreveals species

Waikato botanists rediscovered a seldom-found carnivorous species at Whangamarino. Photos / DoC

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Utricularia australis (yellowbladderwort).

Schoenus brevifolius (the stabber).

A survey of rare plants hasbeen completed at Wai-kato’s internationally sig-nificant Whangamarino

Wetland, with excitement over therediscovery of a seldom-found car-nivorous species.

It’s been more than a decade sincethreatened plants have been sur-veyed at the wetland, with the lastsurvey undertaken in 2009.

Covering almost 7000 hectares inthe Waikato, Whangamarino is thesecond largest freshwater wetland inthe North Island and is one of threeRamsar wetlands in the Departmentof Conservation’s (DoC) Hauraki-Waikato-Taranaki region.

Waikato District Biodiversityrangers Lizzie Sharp and Kerry Jones,and plant expert Britta Deichmann,waded into the boggy wetland for 12days between September 2020 andApril 2021, searching for botanicaltreasures.

“We were particularly excitedwhen we found Utricularia australisor yellow bladderwort, an aquaticcarnivorous plant,” says Lizzie.

“We had several ID books out anda lively debate about whether it wasyellow bladderwort or the invasiveweed Utricularia gibba or humpedbladderwort.”

The difference between the twoplant species is the number of div-isions in the leaves, and closer inspec-tion by the team revealed it wasyellow bladderwort, which is knownonly in the North Island.

“Yellow bladderwort was found at

one site in the 2009 survey, and priorto that, at 11 sites based on historicdata.

“By 2009, 10 of those sites had beeninfested with humped bladderwort,and as more than 10 years havepassed since that survey, weexpected the worst — that we wouldnot find any specimens from thisunusual and rare species.”

The survey requires each personto take turns making a pathwayahead while those following keeptheir eyes peeled for plants. Travelthrough dense vegetation in boggywater is slow and physically challeng-ing work, taking several hours tocover just one kilometre.

“An average day out in the swamphad us wrap up in chest waders,safety glasses and gloves to protectus from ‘the stabber’ (also known asSchoenus brevifolius, or zig-zag bog-rush) and other spiked wetlandplants,” says Lizzie.

“If we spotted anything of interest,we would all huddle around with ourfield guides, magnifying lenses,cameras and notebooks,” says Lizzie.

“The common threats for all threat-ened plant species in Whangamarinoare competition from encroachingweeds, drainage and decreasing hab-itat and, on occasion, collection byplant enthusiasts or botanists,” sayssenior biodiversity ranger Nigel Binks.

“This survey will help us make aplan as to what weed control we needto prioritise and which habitat typesto protect to better manage plantpopulation declines.”

The team also spotted a couple ofmatuku or Australasian bittern out inthe swamp.

Whangamarino Wetland is hometo the threatened and elusive bird,which can be heard booming duringearly summer mornings. It is cur-rently classified as “threatened-nationally critically”, with less than1000 left in New Zealand.

The bog in the WhangamarinoWetland is treacherous and can beunpredictable, so visits by members

of the public are discouraged.“It’s best not to venture too deep

into the wetland,” says Lizzie.“There are currently no tracks into

the swamp, but the public is permit-ted on the Maramarua andWhangamarino rivers and the ReaoStream. Driving around the peripheryand looking beyond the band ofinvasive willow will give you aglimpse of the bog, peat and openwater,” says Lizzie.

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Pirongia’s 5 Stags carpark became a custom and hot rodshow on Sunday afternoon. Photo / Dianne Derbyshire

The Te Awamutu Great Kiwi Rolling Rod Show rolling into Pirongia.Photo / Dianne Derbyshire

The Te Awamutu Great Kiwi Rolling Rod Show heading towards Kihikihi.Photo / Cathy Asplin

Crowds roll in for rolling rod show

S unday’s second Te AwamutuGreat Kiwi Rolling Rod Showproved as popular this year aslast year when rodders and

the public were desperate to get outand about.

Designed by the Te Awamutu Rod& Custom Club to blow out thecobwebs after weeks of lockdown,The Great Kiwi Rolling Rod Show wasa way to bring a hot rod show to thecommunity when there were stillrestrictions around gatherings andsocial distancing.

There were no such restrictionsthis year, but a great number of clubcars and guests fronted at Repco TeAwamutu for the shortened versionof last year’s event.

And the public was out in force —rodders and custom and classic carenthusiasts were greeted by a num-ber of friendly waves from peoplewaiting for the show to go by.

A bonus for the participants in 2021was being able to stop and enjoy eachother’s company at the conclusion ofthe run.

Pirongia was treated to a classicand hot rod car show in and around

5 Stags where the participantsstopped for refreshments and lunch.

Te Awamutu Rod & Custom Clubpresident Murray Peterson said itappeared everyone enjoyed the run.

He said 5 Stags did an excellent job

hosting a large number of guestsarriving at once, and their modifiedmenu and service was excellent.

The Te Awamutu Great KiwiRolling Rod Show follows the club’sinaugural Swap Meet and Car Display

in April and is a forerunner to their40th Anniversary Run which willtake place in and around Te Awa-mutu at Labour weekend, and poten-tially the 2022 National Hot Rod Shownext Queen’s Birthday weekend.

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Waipa mayor Jim Mylchreest.

A lack of information and a highdegree of uncertainty about out-comes is hindering councils’ ability tomeaningfully discuss Three Watersreform, Waipa mayor Jim Mylchreesthas warned.

His comments were made atWaipa District Council’s service deliv-ery committee on Tuesday, followingan update on government efforts toimprove drinking water supply,wastewater and stormwater infra-structure throughout New Zealand.

We understand that the reformsmay impact approximately 80,000private water schemes having tomeet new drinking water standardsso the sooner information can be-come available the better, said Jim.

“In discussions we’ve had withLocal Government New Zealand, it’sclear we still don’t know what thestandards are going to be, what costis going to be involved either fromcouncils or through a nationalscheme, or how asset valuations aregoing to be carried out.

“Indications are this work is rollingon but is likely to come to an abruptstop, particularly if larger councilschoose to opt out.

“I, for one, welcome more informa-tion about where we are heading sowe can plan accordingly. We have astrong partnership across thecouncils in the Waikato and Bay ofPlenty consortium so want to be asbest prepared as possible to respondto any government proposalstogether.”

Waipa, along with most othercouncils, joined initial discussionsand received $6.82 million in fundingas a sweetener to get involved indiscussing the reform programme.That money is earmarked for Waipawater infrastructure but discussionsabout further funding had dried up,he said.

“The lack of information aboutapplying for tranche two, which mayhave involved significant additionalfunding, and the fact that discussionshave dried up doesn’t give confid-ence to the local government sectorthat we’re treated as a serious partnerin this,” said Jim.

Waipa‘s water services managerMartin Mould presented a dashboardfrom the Waikato-Bay of Plenty ThreeWaters Reform steering group whichindicated Waipa was in a strong posi-tion.

Waipa is currently performing wellin terms of waters infrastructure withhigh levels of investment budgetedfor growth and asset depreciation, aswell as high levels of compliance

across water supply, wastewater andstormwater activities.

Jim said the dashboardhighlighted that Waipa’s high level ofcommitment towards its ThreeWaters programme was a responsibleway forward for the district.

Waipa‘s service delivery groupmanager Dawn Inglis indicated threecouncils who recently joined the re-gional group would eventually alsobe included in the dashboard and thatwould likely alter some of the data.

Committee members were alsoupdated yesterday on delays in theWater Services Bill which is nowexpected to go before Parliament inJuly 2021 instead of May.

The bill will allow TaumataArowai, the new dedicated waterservices regulator for Aotearoa-NewZealand, to operate in full.

Taumata Arowai will oversee, ad-minister and enforce a new,expanded and strengtheneddrinking-water regulatory system, toensure all New Zealand communitieshave access to safe drinking water.

It will also provide oversight of theregulation, management, and en-vironmental performance ofwastewater and stormwater net-works.

Once the Water Services Bill isadopted, all drinking water supplierswill have one year to register on thedrinking water register.

Suppliers must have a drinkingwater safety plan that complies withnew requirements by the end of yearone for those servicing 500 users ormore.

Passionate and heartfelt words were spoken in council chambers in support of the establishment of a Maoriward. Photo / Supplied

Waipa council vote toestablish first Maori ward

W aipa District Councilwill establish its firstever Maori ward intime for the next local

body election.Council made the decision at an

extraordinary council meetingtoday, following community con-sultation during April.

Yesterday’s meeting heard coun-cil received 879 submissions on theestablishment of a Maori ward overa four-week consultation period. Ofthose submissions, 84 per centsupported a Waipa Maori ward with16 per cent against.

Of submissions from within theWaipa district, 73 per cent supporteda Maori ward.

The decision means one Maoriward, covering the whole Waipadistrict, will be in place for the 2022and 2025 elections.

A Maori ward will remain in placeunless a future council decides toremove it. Voters on the Maori elec-toral roll can vote for a candidatecontesting the Waipa Maori ward,rather than for a candidatecontesting a general ward. Maoriward candidates do not need to beon the Maori electoral roll.

Mayor Jim Mylchreest said todaythat all Waipa councillors, whetherelected in a general ward or Maoriward, would continue to be chargedwith representing the interests ofthe whole district, not just oneportion of the population or onegeographical area.

He also noted that, based on the2018 census, 15 per cent of peoplein Waipa identify as Maori.

“The consultation feedback sug-gests to me that there is far broadersupport for a Maori ward among the

wider community than some peoplemight have expected; that’s cer-tainly what I’ve picked up and I’mheartened by that,” he said.

“Maori are our Treaty partnersand we have an obligation to incor-porate Maori perspectives indecision-making and ensure we en-courage Maori participation andrepresentation. There are hugebenefits for all of us and for ourwhole district in doing that. Today’sdecision is the right decision for theentire Waipa community.”

The decision to establish a Maoriward won’t impact upon the four iwirepresentatives (Te Konohi) whocurrently have full voting rights onfour Waipa District Council commit-tees.

The current Te Konohiappointments will run until October22.

Hamilton City unanimousHamilton City Council has votedunanimously to establish Maoriwards in time for the next localgovernment elections.

It will be the first time Council willhave dedicated representation forMaori at the full Council table.

The introduction of Maori wardsmeans voters on the Maori electoralroll can vote for candidatescontesting Council’s Maori wards,rather than for a candidate contestinga general ward. Maori wardcandidates do not need to be on theMaori electoral roll.

The decision was made at an Extra-ordinary Council meeting yesterdayfollowing community consultationbetween April 16 and May 10.

The consultation sought a range ofviews on how Council can extend its

commitment to making sure Maoriare best represented in its decision-making process.

Council received 994 submissions,with staff analysis indicating thatmore than four out of five responses(81 per cent) favoured Councilintroducing Maori wards to achievebetter representation.

The decision means Maori wardswill be in place for the 2022 and 2025elections. A wider review of Council’srepresentation arrangements willnow take place later this year. Thiswill address how many Maori wardseats will be introduced, as well asother representation considerations.

Mayor Paula Southgate said todaywas a “historic day” for Hamilton andthat the city would be better fortoday’s unanimous vote.

She thanked her Councillors forcareful consideration of all the issuesand also thanked those who hadshared their views, respectfully andcourageously.

“We must continue to have cour-ageous conversations and go for-ward, together. If we do not, we willnot flourish as a city.

“I want to lead a city where weknow and celebrate our differencesbecause we are united on what mat-ters most. I believe that is what every-one in our city wants and today wehave taken an important step to-wards that,” she said.

“Kua tae te wa, kia anga whakamuakotahi tataou. E kii ai te koorero o tehaapori, mehemea he kaupapa paimo ngai Maori, aa he kaupapa rawemo taatou katoa.”

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Benji Ranby-Al, men’s Tennis SinglesChampion 2021. Photos / Supplied

Trent Brierley (left) and Benji Ranby-Al, Te Awamutu Tennis AssociationMen’s Doubles Champions 2021.

S pectators watching the recentMen’s Singles Championshipfinal in the Te Awamutu Ten-nis Association Champion-

ships were treated to an excitinggame between two Year 13 Te Awa-mutu College students — BenjaminRanby-Al and Trent Brierley.

Both came with their powergames, with Waikato Rep Ranby-Alpulling out all the stops and winningthe Men’s Singles in a thrilling final.

But Ranby-Al didn’t have it all hisown way, both he and Brierley werehitting baseline winners, and Brierleycame up with some deft touchesusing the drop shot to good effectputting Ranby-Al under pressure attimes.

Late in the game Brierley wasahead 7-6 and an upset looked likely.

However, Ranby-Al got his gametogether and won three straightgames to win 9-7.

In the Men’s Doubles Champion-ship Ranby-Al and Brierley teamedup and comfortably beat Jared Baylyand Fraser Dymond who wererunners-up in the round-robin com-petition.

The Double Cup Interclub com-petition this year was won by theOtorohanga Possibles Team, endingKihikihi’s four year winning run, TheOtorohanga team consisted ofGraham Haswell, Lucy Barlow, PaulFleming, and Zoe Clapcott.

The Double Cup Interclub com-petition included teams from Te Awa-mutu, Kihikihi and Otorohanga tennisclubs.

GOLF RESULTS

■ Te AwamutuMidweek Scramble: Percy Kapa 87Gross; Noel Robertson 71 Nett; JohnHill 37 Stableford; Robin McGhie 33.Twos - Peter McGowen and MickMcConnell18-hole Ladies: Division 1 - JennyTowers 71 Nett; Division 2 - AnneRhodes 73 followed by Annette Irwin74; Pauline Chisholm 75; BarbaraO’Regan 76; Sally Davies 76; MargaretJohnson 78; Robin Watson 79; ShirleyLord 80; Gwenda Meeke 82.

9-hole Ladies: Colleen Kerr 37 Nett; PatMandeno 39; Phillipa Wood 39.Vets: Peter McGowan 34 Stableford;Allen Rounthwaite 33; Kelvin Trass33; Percy Kapa 32; Allan Duncan 30.Saturday Ladies: Sylvia Gooch 33Stableford; Jane Stokes 29; GlennisKay 29.Saturday Scramble: Gemma Towers77 Gross; Allan Duncan 72 Nett; ClintRowe 36 Stableford; Tim Crotty 36;Michael McDonald 34.Twos - Michael McDonald, Edward

Kay, Allan Duncan and Tim Crotty.Sunday Scramble: Regan Kidd 75Gross; Scott Miller 69 Nett; MathewWhite 39 Stableford; Corey Ferguson38; John Darragh 35; Rupert Otto 34;Sylvia Gooch 34.Twos - Regan Kidd, Welby Murrelland Corey Ferguson.■ Stewart AlexanderStewie 100: Gross - Alec Cruickshank72; Carl Miezenbeek 73; Jacob Carey74; Roger Neal 76; Philip Blundell 80;Karl Cruickshank 80.

Net - Nathias De Thierry 63; AlecCruickshank 65; Paul Makuch 68;Jonathan Makuch 69; CarlMiezenbeek 70; Linc Quarrie 71.Points - Nathias De Thierry 43; AlecCruickshank 41; Paul Makuch 38;Jonathan Makuch 37; CarlMiezenbeek 36.Midweek: Jacob Carey 38 points; PeterWilson 35; Linc Quarrie 35; BrettMulholland 34; Bruce Russ 34; KarlCruikshank 34; Patrick Hape 34.■ Pirongia

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Read ends his professionalrugby career at end of seasonBowing out aftersemifinal defeat forToyota Verblitz

RUGBY

Kieran Readlifts the WebbEllis Cup in2015.

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T hirty-five-year-old KieranRead confirmed this weekthat he’d be ending his ca-reer at the conclusion of the

Japanese season.And a semifinal defeat for his

Toyota Verblitz side against thePanasonic Wild Knights has seen himhang up the boots.

The Verblitz went down 48-21 inthe semifinal with Read playing theentire 80 minutes in his final game.

Read made 127 appearances forthe All Blacks over 11 years, including52 as captain, before retiring from testrugby following the 2019 World Cup.

The number eight won WorldRugby’s player of the year in 2013,won two World Cups titles and fourSuper Rugby titles with theCrusaders. From 2007-2019 heamassed 157 Super Rugby caps forthe Crusaders while also represent-ing Canterbury 37 times since hisprovincial debut in 2006.

His last rugby in New Zealand wasduring the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup wherehe played five matches for CountiesManukau.

RESULTSSENIOR RUGBY FIXTURES – 22/05PREMIER:Fraser Tech v Te Awamutu Sports atWaikato Steel Fab Park (Mill St), Field 1.Kickoff 2.45pm.PREMIER B:Fraser Tech B v Te Awamutu SportsDevelopment Waikato Steel Fab Park(Mill St), Field 1. Kickoff 1pm.CHAMPIONSHIP:Ohaupo v University at OhaupoMemorial Park, Field 1. Kickoff 2.45pm.Pirongia v Suburbs at Pirongia Domain,Field 1. Kickoff 2.45pm.CHAMPIONSHIP B:Ohaupo B v University B at OhaupoMemorial Park, Field 1. Kickoff 1pm.Pirongia B v Suburbs B at PirongiaDomain, Field 1. Kickoff 1pm.DIVISION 2:Hinuera v Kihikihi at Wealleans Park,Field 2. Kickoff 2.45pm.Te Awamutu Marist v Matangi-Hillcrestat Castleton Park, Field 1. Kickoff 2.45pm.WOMEN’S:Kihikihi v Otorohanga at Kihikihi Do-main, Field 1. Kickoff 1pm.SENIOR RUGBY RESULTS – 15/05PREMIER:Morrinsville 30 – 35 Te Awamutu SportsPREMIER B:Morrinsville B 22 – 15 Te AwamutuSports DevelopmentDIVISION 1:Ohaupo 10 – 24 LeamingtonSouthern United 17 – 0 PirongiaDIVISION 1 B:Ohaupo B 0 – 62 Leamington BSouthern United B 41 – 10 Pirongia BDIVISION 2:Kereone 41 – 7 KihikihiTe Awamutu Marist 62 – 19 JaraditesWOMEN’S:Taupiri 0 – 63 KihikihiRUGBY LEAGUE – 15/05Ngaruawahia Lions 28 – 22 Te AwamutuFirehawks

Another Thomas plays his 50th game for Ohaupo clubRUGBY

Ohaupo were back at home for thesecond week in a row, facing aLeamington side who were the onlyteam to beat them in the first round.

This was again a special day forthe Thomas family — a family in-grained in Ohaupo history, withCampbell Thomas a rugby club lifemember; his sons Scott and Joshalready having received their blazers;and on Saturday yet another Thomas,Hayden, playing his 50th game fortheir beloved Ohaupo team.

When referee Tim Baker, who hasrecently returned from a eight-yearstint in Hong Kong where he refereedat international level, blew the whistleto start the fixture you could tell theyoung Ohaupo team were there toplay.

It was the man of the moment, co-captain Thomas himself who crashedacross in just the fourth minute of the

game to score. This was converted byfullback Dean Fullerton to giveOhaupo an early seven-point lead.

Five minutes later Ohaupo wereagain hot on attack and wererewarded a penalty, which Fullertonconverted into points to give the sidea 10-point lead.

Leamington finally started to getsome ball and quickly turned this intopoints, stretching the Ohaupo de-fence with winger Robert Day receiv-ing the ball on Ohaupo’s 22-metre lineto score out wide.

Ohaupo kept throwing everythingat the Leamington defence, withsecond five-eighth Chris Fergusoncarrying strongly and winger Bron-son Wilson-Beech continuing hisgood form from last week’s victoryagainst Pirongia, looking dangerousout wide with the ball in hand.

But it was Leamington who got onthe scoreboard just before the break,scoring a converted try to give themthe lead 12-10 at halftime.

This was a different-lookingOhaupo team from the one thatplayed Leamington in the secondgame of the season. They have beenimpressive in the last month, and thisconfidence showed in the second halfin the way the young team defendedand were playing for each other asif their lives depended on it.

Ohaupo’s forwards were tirelessworkers. Up front, tighthead propTaylor Hayes — who also stood outlast week with his 80-minute per-formance — was putting in a player-of-the-day effort, supported byhardworking lock Alex Fullerton andever-present hooker Ben Parrott.

The ever-dependable Sam Foster— who at only 24 has played over 100games for his side — was again work-ing hard for his team.

In the midfield, co-captain DylanSamson was showing once morewhat a great all-round footballer heis, whether it be using good footworkto get his side across the advantage

line, or with his great reads on de-fence.

Ohaupo have put many great sideson to Memorial Park over the years,but could this be the best backlineseen in Ohaupo colours? Witness firstfive-eighth Josh Thomas, who alsoreceived his blazer last weekend,directing his side around the park andposing a constant threat to theLeamington defence with ball inhand; and at the rear, fullbackFullerton, a well-balanced footballerwith his game, always being in theright places on defence and ever-present on attack.

Leamington, who had hardly beentested during the first round, knewthey were in a game, and it took themuntil the 70th and 78th minutes tofinally break the Ohaupo defence toclaim a 24-10 victory.

Ohaupo should be hugely proudof their efforts; a young side that iswell organised and coached byJordan Farrington and Mitch Graham.

This week Ohaupo host University,who have had the likes of Chiefs propAtu Moli, his brother and Waikatoplayer Sekope Lopeti-Moli as well asWaikato midfielder Louis Rodgersturn out for them this season.

Saturday is also Ladies’ Day at theclub: a chance for the boys to bringany special ladies in their life along.

Earlier in the Bs’ match, Ohaupo Balso turned up to the game withstrength, although missing their regu-lar captain and several reserves.

Players who showed great heartwere Sam Talaiti, usually a winger butplaying in the forwards, and stand-inskipper Ross Miers.

Reserve loose forward FraserDerbyshire laid on a man-of-the-match performance, while hookerNorton Beech put in an 80-minuteshift before taking a spot on the benchfor the A side, although he wasunneeded in that match.

Leamington B came away with thewin 62-0 but Ohaupo never gave up.

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Pirongia players show guts in defeat

Pirongia'sArmyn Sandersruns up field.Photos / Julie Gibson

Pirongia B's TimCresswellleaves aSouthernUnited player inthe dust.

RUGBY

Pirongia v Southern UnitedPirongia played Southern United onSaturday and in some ways it waspossibly the most disappointinggame of the season so far forPirongia.

Pirongia dominated territory andpossession for 60-70 per cent of thegame but couldn’t convert field posi-tion into points.

With a number of regulars miss-ing, a number of players stepped upfrom the Bs to start or were playingout of position and the bench wasfilled with mostly players who hadplayed a full game for the Bs.

Those who played can hold theirheads high as they did the clubproud.

A relative newcomer to the game,lock Hikairo Gate never held backand always carried the ball withhuge determination tomake the gainline in his debut for this team. It willsurely not be his last for the As.

Normally a halfback, GrahamWade filled the vacant flanker posi-tion and looked like he’d playedmost of his rugby life there, onlyoccasionally being caught out in hisunfamiliar role.

It wasn’t only the new boys show-ing up. Coach Waylon Tangohaubecameaplayer coachwhenhe tookthe field for the second half, showingnot all the skills had been lost overtime, often threatening the line andcreating holes for others.

Player of the day Dylan Hanningcontinued his strong form he hasbeen displaying all season, always athreat on attack and defendingstoutly, alwaysmaking himself avail-able as an option to the ball carriers.

Southern scored within the firstfiveminutes but the next 34minutes

were all Pirongia’s as they held thebig Southern players at bay andcamped in the home side’s half.

Unfortunately, a number of kicksto touch didn’t pay off as the lineoutfaulted often, giving the ball back tothe defending Southern side.

Wing Sam Hunter threatened anumber of times with his rollickingruns, bouncing off the Southerntacklers and proving difficult to stop.

Pirongia were very unfortunatenot to score off one such run whenperhaps if Hunter had been guilty ofhanging onto the ball, he may havegone all the way and scored from arun that started near halfway.

With time almost up in the firsthalf Southern broke out of their halfand went the full length of the fieldto score and take a 10-0 lead into thebreak.

Pirongia came out firing again inthe second half and dominated forlong periods in the opposition 22.Frustratingly with what was to comelater, Southernwerenotpunishedbylosing a man after giving multiplepenalties away within 10 metres oftheir goal line.

Southern took control of the last

10 minutes with some inconsistentrefereeingproving costly.A tip tackleby a Southern player ended withonly a telling off by the referee buta short time later a Pirongia playerwas shown a red card after a South-ern player carrying the ball steppedinto him and their heads came intocontact.

After Southern had not beenshown a yellow card for persistentoffending earlier with Pirongia onattack, the same leniency was notshown to Pirongia with the tableswere turned and a Pirongia playerwasyellowcarded for similar offend-ing.

Southern wrapped up the gamescoring with fiveminutes to go close

to the posts and converting to makethe final score 17-0.

Unbeaten Southern B toogood for Pirongia BPirongia B were unable to hold backa very good Southern United team,who have gone unbeaten throughthe season.

The game started spectacularlyfor Southern United, from the kickoff Southern were able to run thelength of the field untouched andscore the opening try, with the suc-cessful conversion Southern took a7-0 lead.

This did not deter the Pirongiateam who hit back not long after.From a scrum adjacent to the South-

ern goalpost first five Jack Wade putthrough a lovely grubber kick whichwas collected by Cullum Rhodes toscore and close the score line to 7-5.

After a period of play between the22s, Southern were to score next.From a scrum the ball was movedto the midfield where a Southernplayer crashed it up and he was ableto go all the way and score to takethe score out to 12-5.

Pirongia then had a very goodpatch of play and were rewardedwith another try to Rhodes. Fromsome great team play the ball wasmoved to the left where TimCresswell made good ground. Whentackled the ball was recycled quicklyand the ball was moved back to theright where Rhodes received the balland beat two defenders to score outwide and close the gap to 12-10.

It was Southern who finished thehalf better and unfortunately forPirongia they were able to scoreagain just before the halftimewhistleto go into the half leading 17-10.

Southern dominated the first fiveminutes of the second half and wererewarded with another try whentheir fullback sliced through thePirongia defence to score. With thesuccessful conversionSouthernhelda comfortable 24-10 lead.

Southern dominated the next 20minutes andwere able to score threemore tries in that time to lead 42-10.

To their credit, Pirongia nevergave up and were able to stem ofthe flow of points and when the finalwhistle went the score remained at42-10.

A very good first half fromPirongia who took it to the unbeatenSouthern B team, but in the end theexperienced and larger pack woredown the Pirongia team. Both of thisweek’s games are at home playingagainst Suburbs on Sponsor’s Day.

Senior men roar back into form

Daniel van Schie fires one in the netfor Te Awamutu Edmonds Juddteam. Photo / Supplied

FOOTBALL

Te Awamutu AFC Tall Poppy Cham-pionship team made the trip to playTaupo last weekend.

Coming off the back of a win andfacing a bottom of the table team cando psychological damage as seen inthe 3-0 deficit at halftime.

After weeks of progress the boysslipped into giving away possessionand a lack of urgency.

The boys pulled a bit of pride backwith a 2-all second half with Joel Roiladding to his tally and Aaron “sicknote” Mills also finding the net.

The final score 5-2 toTaupo left theteam with plenty to work on in thecoming week before the local derbyagainst Cambridge.

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The Te Awamutu Reserves playedMelville last week.

The young team really struggledto find their stride in the first half,trailing 4-1 but theymanaged to reallyhold their own in the second half.

Thedefenceworkedwell as a teamand ran a stunning high line catchingMelville offside consistently, themidfield worked hard to created op-portunities but just couldn’t get thefinish they were looking for, comingaway with a 4-2 loss after scoring theonly goal of the half.

Twoweeks of soul searching sincetheir last game, plus somemotivational and tactical work from

coach Doug Jenkins, saw theEdmonds Judd Te Awamutu seniorteam roar back into form with adominant and thrilling 4-1 win overPutaruru.

Powerful strikes from Emerson deSouza, Dan van Schie and GregorMcKenzie complemented a penaltyfrom the ever dependable DaneMitchell, but the score could havebeen much higher.

The return of Ronnie Rao, AshChand and Simon Brdanovic pro-vided depth to the team and contri-buted to a sparkling and entertainingperformance from the whole squad.

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Chiefs win by narrowest of marginsDiscipline issuessee them having tobeat odds in Perth

RUGBY

Young All Blacks lock Tupou Vaa’i had an absolute stormer of a match for the Chiefs. Photo / AAP Image

A 14-man Chiefs side held offa late run by the WesternForce to complete a NewZealand sweep over their

Aussie counterparts in the openinground of Super Rugby Transtasman.

The Chiefs held a comfortable20-7 lead when Luke Jacobson wassent off for a second yellow cardoffence in the 66th minute. Thehome side quickly responded witha try to former Chief and All BlackRichard Kahui to close the gap tosix, setting up a thrilling final 10minutes.

The game looked sewn up as theChiefs had possession on their own5m line with five seconds to playonly to knock it on and give theForce a chance to steal the match.Argentinian substitute DomingoMiotti then broke the line to scorein injury time to make it a one-pointgame.

Miotti lined up the potentialgame-winning conversion attemptout wide, 6m from the sideline, onlyto kick it across the face of thegoalposts as the Chiefs attempted tocharge it down.

It was a fortunate escape for theChiefs who spent nearly 10 minuteswith 13 men when both AntonLienert-Brown and Jacobson wereyellow-carded within a minute ofeach other just before halftime.

Jacobson’s offence also led to a

penalty try, making it a double hitfor the Chiefs. Despite the two-mandisadvantage, Damian McKenzie,who set up the opening try for AlexNankivell, kicked a penalty to takea 10-7 lead into the break.

With ill-discipline and poor hand-ling letting them down, it wasn’t thegreatest effort by the Chiefs whoflew to Perth after losing the Super

Rugby Aotearoa final the previousweekend.

It probably seemed fitting theChiefs were saved by a missed con-version at the end with McKenziealso having an off night from the tee,with three unsuccessful attempts.

The Force, only the secondAussie team to earn a losing bonuspoint, host the Highlanders in their

only other home game on Fridaybefore finishing with a three-gameroad trip.■ Chiefs 20 (Alex Nankivell,Nathan Harris, Jonah Lowe tries,Damian McKenzie pen, con.)■ Force 19 (Penalty try, RichardKahui, Domingo Miotti tries, Miotticon.)■ HT: 10-7

Tigerspouncefor rare win

DARTS

In the penultimate round of Te Awa-mutu Darts, Tigers came away witha handy 11/4 win over Allsorts. RayHunwick did best for Tigers with 100and 120 starts.

Rockets had the same winningmargin against Warriors which hasleft Warriors vulnerable going intothe championship round. No singleperson stood out in either team witha clean win sheet.

Thorns had their fourth win of theround against Raiders by a margin of10/5 and with a win next week mayhave done just enough to advance tothe championship round. DarrenAdam and Gareth Jackson did bestfor Thorns, winning all their games.

Hunters consolidated their posi-tion in the standings with a 9/6 vic-tory over Rebels. Again, no singleperson managed to win all theirmatches.

Tungstens’ relentless march con-tinued with a good victory over theDragons and a comfortable margin of9/6. This match was characterised bysome impressive scoring. Ben Ran-som was the only player to win allhis games and also scored a 130 finish.

David Bowers scored a quartet of120 starts. Mark Cleaver scored theonly 180 of the night and accom-panied this with a quartet of 140s anda 142 start. Tungstens need to wintheir last game against Hunters tosecure top place.

Standings after round eight are:Tungstens 8; Hunters 7; Rockets 7;Dragons 6; Thorns 4; Warriors 3;Rebels 2; Tigers 2; Allsorts 1; Raiders0.

ROUND six

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Magic goal attack Khiarna Williams warms up before the match.Photo / Photosport

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Pickster Bernie Marshall(McDonald’s) has pulled out infront after guessing all threematches correctly.

LJ Hooker’s Michelle Storerand Harcourts’ Melanie Barker sitin second equal.

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Match Report:The Robinhood Stars ended

the Heritage Round in style toremain unbeaten this seasonafter completing a comfortable61-49 win over Splice Construc-tion Magic in Tauranga onMonday.

The newest team in the leaguecontinued to build on their shorthistory with another dominantfinish after weathering a thirdquarter onslaught from the homeside. Under the pump after theMagic stormed back strongly, theStars depth and composureensured they had the goods toregain the ascendancy.

After seeing off the Magic re-surgence, the visitors were ablegive all their players court time,each fitting in seamlessly as theStars, once again, showed theirability of knowing when to absorband when to strike.

A slow start cost the Magicdearly, the home side having todig themselves out of a deep hole

after trailing by nine at the firstbreak which proved a bridge toofar. For the remaining three-quarters, the Magic were well inthe contest but against the high-flying Stars, it was too little toolate.

Once the Stars broke theshackles midway through the firststanza, it was a steady pro-cession to goal as the visitorstook control in a high-scoringopening.

Showing no mercy, the Starsflew through court, wing attackGina Crampton given plenty offreedom as shooters JamieHume and Maia Wilson wereprovided with a wealth of scoring

opportunities. At the other end,the ever-reliable defensive duo ofElle Temu and Anna Harrisonmade life difficult for the Magicshooters.

With twice as much ball at theirdisposal, the Stars dined out,enjoying 23 attempts at goal tothe Magic’s 11 while building ahandy 18-9 lead at the first break.

Chiara Semple took over fromKhiarna Williams at goal attackfor the Magic on the resumptionwhich coincided with a lift indefensive pressure from thehome side. The exploits of in-circle defenders Erena Mikaereand Temalisi Fakahokotauforced the Stars into error while

handing more ball into theMagic’s hands.

It was a more even secondterm, the Magic chipping awaybut unable to make decisiveheadway, the Stars absorbingand holding their opponents atarm’s-length.

Magic import shooter CaitlinBassett was replaced twominutes ahead of the main breakbut it was the Stars who retainedoverall control when leading33-22.

The Magic showed they werefar from done as the game camealive in an exciting third quarter,the home side engaging in astirring comeback.

With Mikaere andFakahokotau continuing to be adisruptive presence under theStars hoop, young guns Williamsand Kolose at the attack endsparked a thrilling Magic re-sponse as they cut the deficit tofour.

After a spell on the sidelines,Harrison returned at goalkeeperfor the visitors in a bid to breakthe home side’s impetus. It tooksome minutes but the league’sfront-runners reasserted them-selves towards the end of thequarter.

It was the Stars who resumedcontrol when leading 45-36 at thelast turn.

Next round the Magic face theMystics.

Shooting Stats - Magic:Chiara Semple 19/23 (83%)Khiarna Williams 19/23 (83%)Caitlin Bassett 11/12 (92%)Shooting Stats - Stars:Maia Wilson 43/51 (84%)Jamie Hume 18/22 (82%)Amorangi Malesala 0/1 (0%)MVP: Maia Wilson (Stars)

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Sports have fans chewing fingernailsPremiership sidehang on to bagmaximum points

RUGBYJustin Miezenbeek

Te Awamutu Sports winger Cody Nordstrom bagged a brace of tries against Morrinsville. Photos / JustinMiezenbeek

No 8 Maximus Lestro put togetherhis best performance in Sportscolours.

T e Awamutu Sports kickedoff the Premiership round ofWaikato Premier Rugby instyle, overcoming some

tense moments and a frantic latecomeback by Morrinsville to pick upmaximum points in a 35-30 win atAlbert Park on Saturday afternoon.

Winger Cody Nordstrom grabbeda double, while centre Awa Morrisand No 8 Maximus Lestro scored theother tries, consolidated by threeconversions and three penalties frompivot Logan Karl for a personal haulof 15 points.

Te Awamutuwere quick out of theblocks and were rewarded whenMorris drifted outside his man off awide pass from Karl to cross un-touched, the conversion puttingSports up 7-0 after four minutes.

Morrinsville answered fourminutes later with their first try, thenagain with a penalty goal to pivotToddDoolan to lead 7-10 after the firstquarter.

Sportswere looking dangerous outwide and got their reward whendebutant Kahn Caddy made a breakdown the left wing and linked withMorris, who passed infield to fullbackLatrell Smiler-Ah Kiong. The fullbackfound Nordstrom, who went over forhis first try of the day, the conversionextending the lead to 14-10.

Karl (23rd minute) and Doolan(37th minute) traded penalties toclose the first half and at the break,the game was in the balance withSports up 17-13.

TeAwamutuwent straight toworkat the start of the second spell, re-placement lock Daniel Fereti busting

the defensive line open through themiddle and linking with Lestro, whofound Nordstrom for his second try,Karl’s conversion stretching the leadto 24-13.

Karl (54th) and Doolan (61st) againtraded penalties and, after 65minutes, Sports were up 27-16 andlooking to strike the knockout blow.

They seemed to have achievedthat in the 68th minute whenNordstrom got outside his man andproduced a perfect back-of-the-handoffload to Lestro, who showed a cleanpair of heels to race 20 metres un-touched to score. The conversionwasunsuccessful but Sports were still up32-16 heading into the final 10minutes.

From here though, the wheelsalmost fell off. The ball spilled loosein a tackle and Morrinsville were on

the spot to pick up, run 30m un-touched and score under the postsa minute later, the score at 32-22 andthe crowd growing nervous.

If they were nervous before, they

were downright panicking when thekick-off was returned back to theSports red zone, the hosts holding offuntil the 74th minute but concedinganother try to a rolling maul, theconversion from out wide successfuland the lead down to two points.

With a few minutes left, Doolanhad a long-range shot at goal butcouldn’t convert, and Sports closedthe game outwith Karl’s third penaltygoal on fulltime to seal the win.

Except for the last 10 minutes,Sports put together one of their betterperformances. Lock Tony Bennettwas again outstanding, in control inthe lineouts and getting through amassiveworkload for his second con-secutive man of the match award.

Tairoa Crean showed some realpunch in the middle, and partneredup with Awa Morris to form a strong

tandem in midfield on attack anddefence.

Lestro put together his best per-formance in Sports colours, wreakinghavoc from the back of the scrum andpunishing on defence.

MVP Points: 3 - Tony Bennett, 2 -Tairoa Crean, 1 - Maximus Lestro.

Development close but notclose enough in loss toMorrinsville

Te Awamutu Sports Premier De-velopment had a perfect chance anda 12-3 halftime lead, but fell awaydown the stretch, conceding threesecond-half tries to lose 22-15 to Mor-rinsville.

It took almost half an hour for thefirst points as both sides played thegame in the centre third, good de-fence and ball control from both sidesleading to a stalemate that was finallybroken by aMorrinsville penalty goalin the 27th minute.

Sports hit straight backwhen ClarkTowers crossed in the right-handcorner to take the lead in the 29thminute, followed almost immediatelyby a long-range try off a man of thematch Queyst Michael-Tapu break,finding Vavao Afemai inside. Helinked with Josh Malpas, who scoredunder the posts to take a 12-3 halftimelead.

However, in the second half TeAwamutu’s set-piece began tostruggle and mistakes crept in,allowing Morrinsville to chip away,with tries in the 58th and 65th minutesplit by a Josh Bennett penalty in the62nd.

With Sports only down by twopoints heading into the last 10minutes the game was still in thebalance, but the visitors scored froma skilful chip-and-chase to stretch thelead to seven and held on untilfulltime.

While the loss is disappointing,Sports pickedupabonuspoint to kickoff their Premiership B campaign.

Both teams head to Fraser Tech onSaturday.

All over to the Firehawks’ homeRUGBY LEAGUE

Te Awamutu Firehawks hosted all six under-15 rugby league teams onSaturday. Photo / Supplied

On Saturday, the Te AwamutuFirehawks under-9s playedHopuhopu at 9am.

Coach Ronnie Adams andHimeona Hekewere pleasedwith thegreat effort given. Scores were notrecorded as per Sport NZ’s partici-pation model.

It was a cracking day inNgaruawahia on Saturday with agood crowd in to see the Firehawkssenior side take on NgaruawahiaLions in premier reserve grade.

Too many injuries in the first half

weakened the Firehawks’ attack anda gut-wrenching runaway try in thelast five minutes to Ngaruawahia sawthe final score 28-22 to the Lions.

The highlight of the weekend wasSunday when the Under 15s playedat Albert Park.

All six under-15 teams were hostedby Te Awamutu Firehawks.

It was a great spectacle for TeAwamutu rugby league fans whocame out in droves towatch develop-ment football.

NZRL operations manager for theUpper Central Zone, HamanaAmoamo, was there to promote theday.

The matches were Hukanui vTurangawaewae, Ngaruawahia vTaniwharau and Te AwamutuFirehawks v Hamilton City Tigers.

Pizza and hot chips were the tasteof the day.

Thanks were received by chair-man Kane Rangitonga, especiallyfrom the Hukanui sidewho broke outin a mighty Waikato haka.■ Upcoming fixtures:

Under 9s — Hopuhopu TBAUnder 15s — Te Awamutu Firehawks v

Hukanui at Albert Park. 12pm on Sunday,May 23

Senior Premier Reserves — TeAwamutuFirehawks v Taniwharau at Davies Park.1.30pm on Saturday, May 22


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Tuesday 1 June 2021 Strategic Planning & Policy Committee9.00amCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Wednesday 2 June 2021 Iwi Consultative Committee10.00amCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Wednesday 2 June 2021 Cambridge Community Board6.00pmSir Don Rowlands CentreMighty River Domain601 Maungatautari RoadKarapiroCambridge

Tuesday 8 June 2021 Te Awamutu Community Board6.00pmCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Wednesday 9 June 2021 Pirongia Ward Committee4.00pmCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Monday 14 June 2021 Audit and Risk Committee10.30amCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 15 June 2021 Service Delivery Committee9.00amCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 15 June 2021 Extraordinary Strategic Planning andPolicy Committee11.30amCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 15 June 2021 Finance & CorporateCommittee1.00pmCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Monday 21 June 2021 Regulatory Committee10.00amCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Wednesday 23 June 2021 District Promotion Committee9.00amKarapiro Committee Room101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

Tuesday 29 June 2021 Council9.00amCouncil Chambers101 Bank StreetTE AWAMUTU

The following meeting did not take place in May 2021 –

Monday 17 May Regulatory Committee

The following additional meeting took place in May 2021 –

Tuesday 4 May Extraordinary Iwi ConsultativeCommittee

Please visit the Council website for all associated Council meetinginformation.

www.waipadc.govt.nz/our-council/meetings-workshops-calendar

Electronic copies of Council agendas are available on theWaipa District Council website prior to meetings.

Garry DyetChief Executive

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DOUGLAS,George Lyle.Passed awaypeacefully at SanMichele Home &Hospital in thewonderful care of thestaff on Tuesday, 18th

May 2021. In his 94th

year. Loved by hisfamily.‘Gone to be with Betty’

In accordance withGeorge’s wishes aprivate farewell hastaken place. Allcommunications toThe Douglas Family,c/- 262 Ohaupo Road,Te Awamutu, 3800.

GOING,Ronald (John).Passed awaypeacefully at Te AtaRest Home on 16th May2021, aged 94 years. Agood friend to Jackand Lorraine Knight,Barbara and MariaLinton, and his TuiCrescent neighbours.Thanks to the caringstaff at Te Ata.

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RYAN,Beverley Ann (Bev)(nee Whiteside).8 June 1939 – 16 May2021. Beloved wife ofthe late Joseph (Bob)and dearly loved Mum(Mumsy) to Catherine(Alan), Dawn(Laurence), Linda(Shane), Robert(Renee), Julie (John),and Paul. Much lovedNana to Travis, Holly,Jake and Kate, Jamieand Erin, Bradley,Ashley, Hannah,Sienna and Ryan.Great Grandmother toCharlotte, Thomas andGeorge. Passed awaypeacefully at home,surrounded by herloving family. Nowsafely in Jehovah’smemory awaiting theresurrection.Revelation 21:4. Thefamily would like toespecially thank DrAmanda Henderson,Hospice Waikato,Gena, Jo and Prabhfrom Te Ata andDistrict Health Nursesfor all your care ofMum. In lieu offlowers, please senddonations to HospiceWaikato, PO Box 325,Waikato Mail Centre,Hamilton 3240.

Memorial service to beheld on Saturday 22ndMay at 1pm via Zoomvideo conference.Please [email protected] for link.Te Awamutu Funeral

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SWAIN,John Herbert.Born 24.4.1949. Passedaway on 14th May 2021,aged 72 years at CHT,Te Awamutu. Dearlyloved Husband of Pat.Loved father ofMicheal, Kathleen,Susan, and Leo.Devoted grandad toseven, and six greatgrandchildren. Lovingbrother of Joan thelate Bruce. Heartfeltthanks to CHT Staff fortheir care of John.

Vigil Mass to be held atSt Paul’s CatholicChurch, Ngaruawahiathis evening at 7pm.Requiem Mass to becelebrated at at StPatrick's CatholicChurch, 625 AlexandraStreet, Te Awamutuon Friday, 21st May2021 at 11:30amfollowed by burial atThe Te AwamutuCemetery. In lieu offlowers, donations tothe Voluntary FireBrigade would beappreciated and maybe left at the service.All communications tothe Swain family, POBox 137, Te Awamutu3840.Te Awamutu Funeral

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SYMES,Kathleen ElisabethMarion (nee Andrews).Passed away 13 May2021 at Hilda Ross,Hamilton. Belovedwife of Paul for 52years. Loved mother ofKathryn and EvanVallender, Craig andMaria. LovedGrandmother of Alexand Mia, loved sisterof Margaret Andrews.Special Friend to Sidher much loved dog.

At Kathleen’s request aPrivate Service hastaken place. Allcommunications tothe Symes family, POBox 137, Te Awamutu3840.Te Awamutu Funeral

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In Memoriam

MONTGOMERY,Elizabeth.“Sam” fromBewitched. 15 April1933 - 19 May 1995.Derek.

Anniversaries

DENTON-JAMIESONErnie and Shirley

Married May 20, 1961 in Te Aroha

Congratulations Congratulations on 60 yearson 60 years

We wish you many more happy years

to comeLove from all the family

DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY

Church Services

Public Notices

Preliminary notice of theANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To be held at the Clubrooms onSUNDAY 13th JUNE 2021 AT 1.00pm

Calling for Nominations for PRESIDENT,VICE-PRESIDENT, and EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

(eight required) AND FINANCE COMMITTEE(three required). ONLY FINANCIAL

MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE.

Nomination forms will be available from theClub from Saturday 15th May 2021 and close at

7.00 pm Thursday 27th May 2021.

Remits are to be submitted to the Secretary andclose on Friday 21st May 2021 at 5.00pmVoting forms will be available, if required,

from Saturday 29th May 2021 until5.00pm Friday 11th June 2021.

Current Financial Members only areentitled to vote.

Tania SandersSECRETARY

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FITTER TURNERFITTER TURNERStewart & Cavalier Ltd is a diversebusiness incorporating manufacturing,mechanical maintenance, project workand general engineering activities.

To provide the exceptional serviceour customers rely on, we are seekingtalented machinists to join our teambased in Te Awamutu.

The position is interesting and variedand you will need experience with CNCand manual lathes and general machineshop plant.

In return youwill be joining a great teamin a well-respected business offeringa competitive salary with a rangeof benefits.

Please applywith a CVand cover letter to

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COMMUNITY CARER(VOLUNTEER)- TE AWAMUTU• Do you want to make a difference in your

community?

• Able to spare a few hours a week for thisrewarding role?

We have a great new opportunity as aCommunity Carer Volunteer role in Te Awamutu.

In this role you will provide companionshipto patients of Matariki Continuing Careenvironment. This will include things like:

• Listening to and talking with patients

• Playing games

• Assisting with walks within the grounds ofMatariki Continuing Care

• Reading books and magazines

We are looking for someone who is:• A good listener

• Able to work unsupervised

• A good communicator

• Reliable

• Friendly, caring and compassionate

• Respectful of the boundaries of the role - e.g.does not give advice, undertake clinical careor lifting.

In return we offer full training and provide auniform. You will also receive Membership of StJohn (which gives free ambulance service forimmediate family).

A First Aid Certificate is NOT required for thisrole. However, applicants must be 18 years andover to be considered.

If this sounds like you, please submit yourdetails by visiting join.stjohn.org.nz andenter job code: 39601

We welcome and encourage diversity in ourworkforce and adhere to best practice equalemployment opportunity principles in allaspects of our recruitment and our ways ofworking.

Haramai ngā tai o te āniwaniwa, he kāhuirangatira tēnei, he kāhui whakamana tāngatawhaimahi, e te iti, e te rahi e.

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The Concrete People Lord & Co Ltd are a Waikato based concrete placing business that prides itself on the excellent workmanship and customer service.We do all kinds of concrete from high rises to feed pads, to industrial buildings to driveways.

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experience in formwork would be looked at very positively.

• Must be able to pass a drug test

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa

Email your CV through to:[email protected] call us on 07 870 6328

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Our Early Learning Centre is seeking a qualifiedECE teacher with potential for career growth.The successful applicant will be passionateabout early childhood education and hold a

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We offer exceptional teaching conditions ina highly supportive environment where the

children are the heart of our work.We have theability to offer flexible working hours - so talk

with us about your requirements!

Respectful practice, initiative and excellentcommunication skills, along with the abilityto form responsive relationships with all

ākonga and kaiako, will be key strengths ofthe successful applicant. He/she will also be

proficient in programme planning andinternal evaluation.

If you’re committed to working withchildren in a great team then we look

forward to hearing from you.Please send your CV and any enquiries toCharlotte Clapcott at [email protected]

or telephone 07 873 8732.

We seek a passionate and suitably qualifiedKapa Haka Tutor.

Job description available on request,this position is subject to police vetting.

Expressions of interest to:Principal’s PA

Te Awamutu [email protected]

Applications close Monday 31 May

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NOTICEOFANNUALGENERALMEETING&ELECTIONOFEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meetingand Election of the Executive Committee will be held at the

RSA Clubrooms 381 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu on

Nominations for members of the committee open onMonday the 17th of May and close Sunday 30 May.

Forms are available from the Club’s Office.

Notices of Motion must be in the hands of the Secretaryby Sunday 6th June.

A newsletter with candidates nominated profiles will be availableat the Clubroom on Monday 7th June, it will also be emailed to members.

Voting for the Executive Committee will be fromMonday 14th to Friday 25th June 2021

The Audited Annual financial report to the 31st March 2021 will beavailable at the clubrooms on the Friday before the AGM.

W J LYFORD - SECRETARY/MANAGER

Sunday 27th of June 2021 commencing at 1.00pm

MONSTER GARAGE SALE

Saturday 22 May 9am - 12pm

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Huge variety of household goods,furniture, books, plants, toys, linen,

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This role will give an existing DT or ActivitiesCo-Ordinator a very wide scope to be as creativeas they can. Alternatively, you might already be aCare Giver who enjoys working with the Elderly andis looking for a change? (in which case, you willbe supported with full training), or you might justbe a creative person who enjoys having a positiveimpact on the day to day life of others?

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Included in their stops (whichare all R18 shows) will be: June12 - Totara St, Mt Maunganui;June 25 - Cabana, Napier; July 24- Waihi Beach Hotel; Aug 6 -Butlers Reef, New Plymouth; Aug20 - The Meteor, Hamilton.

The news gets even betterwith the band, fronted byExponents founder and originalinductee into the New ZealandMusic Hall Of Fame back in 2007- Jordan Luck MNZM, celebratingthe auspicious occasion bymaking available double passesto both the Tauranga andHamilton shows.

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Support for the tour comes inthe form of fellow rockers EkkoPark. They’ve just released theirthird album Horizon. It containsthe singles All Eyes On Me(featuring as guest vocalist GrantNicholas from Welsh indie-rockgiants Feeder. Wow!) Uh Oh andthe latest offering Bassano Sky,a nod to a town of the samename in Italy where they stayedand played during aninternational tour there that alsoincluded stops in England andIreland.

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The Best Value in Show Business

The plot follows H, a cold and mysterious character working at a cash truck

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for you – pretty intense and exciting.WRATH OF MAN R16 THU 6:00, FRI 7:00, SAT 6:20

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commented on what an amazing film it was.” Tony.

“This was a beautiful movie, epic in landscape, quiet in thought, skilful in silent

performance, filmed in the Canadian Rockies.LAND M

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SAT 4:35, SUN 3:35

New Zealander J J Winlove who wrote and directed it, has made an enjoyable film for his

first feature. “A brilliant movie.” Rex. “A very appealing and dignified portrayal which will keep you interested and give you

several moments to be treasured.” Allan.JUNE AGAIN M

THU 6:05, FRI 7:05, SAT 2:30 & 4:30 SUN 1:30 & 3:30, WED (SHOPPERS’) 10:20 & 6:05

The Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into

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beyond the sand path.A QUIET PLACE PART II M

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A very good mix of animated animals and humans in a very crazy and funny

‘cat and mouse’ adventure.“5yo Eddie thought it was absolutely

hilarious, he laughed and laughed the whole way through!” Tania.TOM AND JERRY G

SAT 2:00, SUN 1:00

A quality NZ film, well-acted and filmed. Set post WWII, lots of Maori tradition, injustices, sadness, pain, suffering, compassion and

discovery. Best NZ film since Dark horse and Mahana. GREAT KIWI CLASSIC NOMINATION:

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“Excellent. Extremely well portrayed in every aspect. Full of suspense and drama. Impossible to stop watching. Based on true events.” Allan.

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It’s briskly paced, funny and family-friendly just like the original.PETER RABBIT 2 G

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“I re-watched THE FATHER and it is definitely on my Top Ten list so far this year.

Anthony Hopkins is just outstanding in his performance especially the way he transitions the mood swings.” Graeme.

“Certainly great, great story, great acting, great music score and based on fact too.”

Leigh.THE FATHER M

THU 6:20, SAT 4:20, SUN 3:20WED (SHOPPERS’) 10:10

W E D S H O P P E R S ’ M O R N I N G S H OW S H O M E E A R LY E V E N I N G S E S S I O N S W E D & T H U

“Think JOHN WICK, sooooo good. 150% high octane; just wicked, so

entertaining.” Matthew. Wowww, Not a dull moment.

“Don’t judge a book by its cover. This is one helluva, rootin’-tootin’ darn good yarn.” Allan.

NOBODY R16 SAT 6:35, FINAL SUN 5:35

A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil starring Emma Stone

and Emma Thompson.

CRUELLA PG“It ticks all the right boxes to become one

of the most wonderful films you could ever see. Beautiful scenery, perfect cast, glorious music and charming story. It truly is ideal entertainment and we thoroughly

recommend it. You will be sorry if you miss this gem. Based on the beloved novel.”

FINDING YOU PG BOTH START NEXT WEEK


MoonrockForMondaySet in Sydney, 1999,after an unlikelyencounter at a trainstation, a young girlbefriends a fugitiveteenage boy and theytravel to visit a moonrock that the girlbelieves will heal her.

Written anddirected by KurtMartin, Moon RockFor Monday is awhimsical adventurewith lead actorsAshlyn Louden-Gamble in herbreakout role andGeorge Pullar (A PlaceTo Call Home)

bringing the story tolife with theirprofound chemistry.

Moon Rock ForMonday was asuccess at the festivalsand a public favourite.

Winner – SLM TopAward, Schlingel FilmFestival, Germany

2020.Winner - Fipresci

Jury Award, SchlingelFilm Festival,Germany 2020.

Funny, charmingand the ending was theperfect way to end thefilm. I was in labour andstill stayed.

Cast was fabulous,and made eachcharacter come to life.A unique film with asoul, a heart-warmingstory and a remarkablecast, Ashlyn Louden-Gamble is exceptionalin the role of Monday.

Recommended

ThoseWho WishMe DeadDescribed as ‘afemale-driven neo-western set against awildfire in theMontana wilderness’,the film centresaround a youngteenage boy whowitnesses the murderof his father near alarge national forest.

Pursued byassassins, intent onsilencing him, he soonmeets a veteran firewarden andwilderness survivalexpert who offers him

shelter in her lookout tower.When the assassins set fire to

the forest, in order to cover theirtracks, the pair must both survivea deadly blaze that threatens toconsume them and outwit thekillers on their trail.Review: Intense and engaging. This

is a compelling action thriller, withheart and soul, that has manyhuman elements that keep itrelevant. Angelina Jolie and the castdid a great job and director TaylorSheridan delivered some directorialmethods that have the 90s touch.Outstanding thriller.

JuneAgainIn this wonderful,heartfelt comedy, atwist of fate givesfamily matriarchJune (NoniHazlehurst) areprieve from adebilitating illness.

Much to theiramazement, June re-enters the lives of heradult children, Ginny(Claudia Karvan) andDevon (StephenCurry) and learns that'things haven’t goneaccording to plan'.

With limited time

and plenty of pluck,she sets about tryingto put everything andeveryone back ontrack.

When her

meddling backfires,June sets out on aromantic journey ofher own anddiscovers she needshelp from the very

people she was tryingto rescue.

This lovely movieall about living andloving again speaks tothe heart.

LJ Hooker Te Awamatu trading as Te Awamutu Realty (REAA 2008). All information contained herein is gathered from sourceswe consider to be reliable. However, we cannot guarantee or give anywarranty about the information provided. Interested partiesmust solely rely on their own enquiries.

Te Awamutu78Woodlands Lane 4 3 3

LJ Hooker Te Awamutu(07) 871 5044

Sale ByDeadlineCloses: 4:00pmMonday 14thJune 2021 (unless sold prior)___________________________________ViewSunday 1:00 - 1:30pm___________________________________AgentBraden Chick 027 373 7790

The Ultimate In Luxury Living

With an exceptionally smart & stylish design,this brand-new & spacious 4 bedroom homefeatures 3 bathrooms & is tailor-made forgrowing families or multi-generational living.Loaded with extras, the home includes astunning open plan living area, additionallounge & a sound proofed media room. Thewest wing of the home is perfect forGrandparents with their own bedroom,bathroom, living area & single garage.

teawamutu.ljhooker.co.nz/1F3UGG8 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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Sought After LocationThis solid 1980's brick home with aluminium joinery is afabulous opportunity for young families, retirees or investors.Recently refurbished, potential buyers will be justifiablyimpressed by the presentation of the property and the factthat all the hard work has been completed by the vendors.


Sale ByDeadline Closes: 3:00pm Tuesday25th May 2021 (unless sold prior)View Sunday 1:00 - 1:30pmteawamutu.ljhooker.co.nz/1F2PGG8

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Fiona Collins 027 295 [email protected]

373 Turere Lane Te Awamutu

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Bring Your Crown LynnCalling all retro lovers - get ready to be bowled over by thistidy retro charmer. From the wallpaper to the tiles & lightfittings, every touch is a triumph of its time that couldn’t bereplicated. The practical features are great & the excellentbones of the house will help you renovate with ease.


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Pamela Thackray 021 184 [email protected]

1/191 Totara Street TeAwamutu

Start Your Journey....With this three bedroom, brick family home in popularKihikihi.With a large family section, great garaging and a short walkto the school, this home could be your first step in propertyownership.


Sale ByDeadline Closes: 4:00pm Tuesday8th June 2021 (unless sold prior)View Sunday 1:00 - 1:30pmteawamutu.ljhooker.co.nz

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30 Whitaker Street Kihikihi

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Ideal Downsizer or RentalThis solid and secure brick unit is the perfect downsizer orrental. Featuring two double bedrooms, conservatory and acarport, the property is only a short stroll to town.Contact Braden today and organise a time to view.


Sale ByDeadline Closes: 4:00pmWednesday 2nd June 2021 (unless sold prior)View Sunday 2:00 - 2:30pmteawamutu.ljhooker.co.nz/1F3SGG8

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Braden Chick 027 373 [email protected]

6/72 Armstrong Avenue Te Awamutu

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When LocationCountsThis 1980’s brick detached townhouse features threebedrooms and a recently refurbished kitchen andbathroom. The property is centrally located in a peacefuland sought-after street and is a perfect downsizer forretirees. Contact Ian today to organise a time to view.


Sale ByDeadline Closes: 4:00pmWednesday 26th May 2021 (unless sold prior)View Sunday 12:30 - 1:00pmteawamutu.ljhooker.co.nz/1F06GG8

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Ian Jones 027 447 [email protected]

3/1 Cherry Tree Close TeAwamutu

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When LocationCountsThis solid 1970’s brick home unit in Bank Street is the perfectdownsizer, first home or easy-care rental. Featuring twospacious bedrooms, a sunny open plan living area withrefurbished kitchen and a single garage, the property is justa short stroll to town.


Sale ByDeadline Closes: 3:00pm Monday31st May 2021 (unless sold prior)View Sunday 2:00 - 2:30pmteawamutu.ljhooker.co.nz/1F2VGG8

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Fiona Collins 027 295 [email protected]

1/586 Bank Street Te Awamutu

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