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Slow near crashesPolice concerned at speeding drivers past crash site

TC190917CT01CHECKING out Friday morning’s crash scene on Paterangi Road are Police sergeant Warren Shaw(left) and senior constable Mark Strongman.

BY COLIN THORSEN

Police are pleading for motor-ists to slow down when travellingthrough crash scenes.

Senior constable MarkStrongman was alarmed to seevehicles travelling up to 80kphthrough Friday morning’s crashscene on Paterangi Road, justnorth of Singh Road.

A male driver and his passen-ger were lucky to escape withminor injuries after their vehicleleft the road and ended up upsidedown in a row of trees on theopposite side of the road.

They were both taken byambulance to Waikato Hospitalfor a check-up. The driver mayhave suffered a medical con-dition.

“If you’re driving at 100kphand see an accident sign youmust slow down to 20kph andtravel at that speed right throughthe crash scene,” Mr Strongmansays.

“The limit is reduced for anumber of reasons. There mightbe debris, oil and fuel on the roadand people working to clear it up.

“Police, medical and fire bri-gade personnel are all quite taskfocussed at the scene.

“The safety of these emer-gency personnel at accidents isparamount.”

There are numerous otherreasons to slow down at crash

scenes.Mr Strongman says crash

victims are often unpredictableand can unexpectedly rush outonto the road.

“Victims’ families who arriveon the scene can be quite

emotional and overlook the factthat traffic is passing throughthe accident scene.

“It is our priority to protectthe parties involved in the acci-dent who may be dazed andconfused.”

Mr Strongman says policework as fast as possible to get theroad open.

“Sometimes it does takelonger, depending on the size ofthe scene. We don’t want anothercrash at the scene.”

Water meters now installed across WaipaContractors have completed in-

stalling nearly 11,400 new watermeters across Waipa district,paving the way for separate waterbilling to begin next year.

Water meters have been inOhaupo since 1991 and Pirongiasince 1997. Most of Waipa’s rural,industrial and commercial usershave also had them for years. Butfrom July 2018, Waipa waterconsumers will pay for waterlargely based on how much theyuse, rather than a standard charge.

Before then, all consumers willreceive at least two mock bills,showing their water use andindicating what that would costonce charging begins.

Project delivery managerLorraine Kendrick said meterswould make people in Waipa farmore conscious of how muchwater they used. The Council wasalready urging people to fix waterleaks and consider replacing oldpipework in poor repair.

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thing. We constantly check ourown networks for leaks because itcosts to secure, treat and supplywater and we don’t want to waste iteither,” she said. “We’ll also con-tinue to work with the communityon ways to save water.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Septic tanks smelly sight on back lawnsThe stench and sight of

raw sewerage on the backlawn is unfortunately not un-common for some Te Awa-mutu residents.

In the last few years wehave heard a lot about im-proving the health of ourfamilies, by adding insulationto our homes, but what aboutbasic sanitation.

Town residents of GolfRoad and parts of KihikihiRoad still do not have townsewerage.

Our septic tanks and soakholes are well passed theiruse-by dates.

Most of these were in-stalled over 60 years agowhen the houses were built.Some residents are unable todo several loads of washingwithout waste water bubblingup on the lawn.

Toilets have to be flushedmany times to remove humanwaste.

This is not hygienic, there-fore unacceptable for ourchildren/grandchildren to beplaying in the back yard.

Why were we not con-nected to town seweragewhen Kihikihi was con-nected?

Is our health not as import-ant as theirs?

Visits to the council havenot been helpful.

There is nothing on eitherthe short-term or long-termplan to address this issue.

We are told to sort theproblems ourselves. Howshould we do this?

Do we have to install bio/eco friendly sewerage sys-tems?

This is not possible for tworeasons.

Approximate costs of$15,000, which is outside ourreach, and our properties are

already congested with oldsoak holes and septic tanks tothe extent that there is simplyno more room on the section.

What then are our options?The new Oak Ridge subdiv-

ision is just over the backfence and is presumably con-nected to the town sewerage.

Surely as this developmentgrows there should be pro-vision in council’s plan toinclude Golf/Kihikihi Road.

Perhaps council couldmeet with the residents todiscuss options to resolvethese issues.

JULIE GIBSON

Figures don’t add upfor installing meters

Bernard Westerbaan makesa very good point in his letter. Ifwe have 4000 houses and watermeters cost $8 million, thatworks out at $2000 per house.

If the money is borrowed,the rates must go up, and ifcapital and interest are notrepaid by householders within10 years, we will then have theadded cost of new watermeters, because as I suspectthey are Chinese-made and youwill be lucky to get 10 years use

out of them.On top of that is the added

cost of reading them.After all that, we have no

more water for an increasednumber of houses.

They say we have a shortageof good mathematics teachers.

Everyone should be able toaccount at the end of the day,where every dollar they spenteach day. No credit cards tostart with.

KEITH BRAWN

Tui hui a delightfulsight in kowhai tree

I have had a large, quiteold, kowhai tree in my gardenfor many years, but this yearit seems to have had a lot moreblossom.

It is covered in a beautifulmass of golden yellow flowers.

And for many days I havehad one or two lovely tui on it,chatting away at each other.However, earlier this month Iwas amazed to see suddenly awhole flock of these birds —must have been at least 15 or16 — covering the whole tree

and tucking into the yellowblossom.

I have never seen anythinglike it during the more than 20years I have lived in BankStreet.

They stayed the whole dayand I am now back to just oneor two tui.

Interesting to know if any-one else had such a visitrecently.

It is great to be able to enjoynature.

SYD HALL

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busy preparing for the 65thAnnual Festival of thePerforming Arts.

The festival showcases the tal-ent of around 5000 individualswho take part in 2000 perform-ances across eight art forms.

It will run from Saturday,September 30 to Thursday, Octo-

ber 5. There are about 60 dancersfrom Imperious Dance Companycompeting in groups and soloroutines.

Te Awamutu School of Dancehas nine dancers entered.

Te Awamutu College will hostjazz, tap, modern and ballet whilePekerau School has Highland andnational dance.

Instrumental will be in theBaptist Church and piano in WDCchambers.

Speech and drama is in thePresbyterian Church hall and vo-cal is in the Woolshed.

Programmes are $8 from TeAwamutu Paper Plus and the TeAwamutu i-Site Visitor Informa-tion Centre.

Accountants countingthe beat for dancers

TC120917BR01IMPERIOUS Dance Company performs at the Finn & Partners open day.

BY BETHANY ROLSTON

Finn & Partners staff countedthe beat recently when they got ahip-hop lesson from LeezaVincent, of Imperious Dance Com-pany.

They had a hard act to followafter watching three dance crewsperform ahead of competing at theWorld Supremacy Battlegroundsin Sydney next month.

The chartered accountantsreturned the gesture by donating$1000 to the dancers’ fundraisingefforts.

Finn & Partners partner AllanSpice wants to encourage morelocal businesses to follow suit.

“I’d like to challenge other local

businesses to support our localdancers.”

Imperious Dance Companymanager Tulona Vincent says thefundraising target of $40,000 willhelp pay for 30 dancers’registrations, accommodation andflights.

“So far we are over halfwaytowards our target, thanks to all ofour amazing sponsors from allover the King Country, Waitomoand the Waikato region.”

“We are extremely grateful forthe generosity of a lot of busi-nesses that sponsored usfinancially.”

The dance company is busy as10 dance crews train for theupcoming Annual Festival of the

Performing Arts in Te Awamutu.“It has been the busiest year

by far for us and our studio hasbeen operating seven days a weekto keep up.

“The kids are loving it.”Imperious Dance Company is

having two fundraising concertsin Te Awamutu and Te Kuiti thisweekend.

■ Imperious Dance Companyconcerts are on Sunday, September24, at the Te Kuiti High School Hall at2pm, followed by the second at the TeAwamutu College Hall at 5.30pm.Tickets available at the ImperiousDance Studio or by [email protected]

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Two bridges that will crossthe Hamilton Section of theWaikato Expressway areexpected to open to trafficbefore Christmas.

The Morrinsville RoadBridge is expected to open inlate October, followed by theGordonton Road Bridge inDecember. The Matangi RoadBridge is expected to open inFebruary.

These bridges have beenbuilt ‘on the ground’, with theexpressway route to beexcavated beneath them thissummer.

A fourth bridge — the EastCoast Main Trunk Rail Bridgeat Ruakura — will be openedto construction traffic only byChristmas.

NZ Transport Agency port-folio manager Peter Simcocksaid dumptrucks will travelunder or over the new bridgeshauling sand to construct theexpressway embankments.

“This is a great outcome forthe community because itmeans that some of the con-struction traffic will beremoved from busy localroads.”

Mr Simcock says work onthe other bridges isprogressing well but construc-tion has been affected by therecent wet weather.

Kay Road was originally

expected to reopen to trafficbefore Christmas 2017 butbridge construction has beenaffected by weather and diffi-cult ground conditions. It willnow open in June 2018.

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eight months to build anotherbridge over the expressway.

“Unfortunately the terrainin this area will not allowspace for a traffic diversionaround the area required forbridge construction and ser-vice relocations. But we will beworking with the communityto ensure they are kept up to

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TC190917BR03ARAPUNI ROAD resident Anne Hunt takes down her hand-made sign.

With a name like honestybox, Anne Hunt thoughtpeople would get the idea.

But no such luck for theArapuni Rd resident wholost $150 and 30 plants in twomonths from her roadsidetrailer.

The passionate gardenergrew most of the plants onthe 4ha property where shelives with her husband.

She bought a trailer to fillwith home-grown plants andpainted a sign.

Each plant had a pricelabel and there was a steelmoney box for people todeposit into.

“I actually went to quite abit of effort,” Mrs Hunt says.

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She said she was nevergoing to make a lot of moneyfrom the honesty box.

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ing on the community to helpwrite Waipa’s story for the next10 years.

A new consultation campaign,What’s the Story, began a fewweeks ago to generate discussionabout Waipa’s past and its future.

The council wants input intoits draft 2018-2028 10-Year Plan.

Council staff are gathering

potential spending priorities forthe coming decade, building onthe 2015-2025 10-Year Plan andfactoring in growth.

Waipa District Council chiefexecutive Garry Dyet said a firstcut of those priorities will bediscussed by elected members incoming weeks, but spendingplans were a long way from beingfinalised.

“We are juggling a wholerange of issues, many of themrelated to the enormous growthWaipa is experiencing and willcontinue to experience over thenext 10 years,” Mr Dyet said.“Councillors will undoubtedlyhave their own views on wherethey want to see money spent andthose views need to be assessedand prioritised against the money

available. In terms of capitalprojects, we face real challengesin being able to deliver some ofthe work already programmed sothere is a lot of discussion to behad yet before anything is set inconcrete.”

Information on potential pro-jects would be released as quicklyas possible so the community canhave their say well before a first

draft is released after Christmas.Mr Dyet said decisions will

shape the district for many yearsto come, so it was importantpeople got involved.

“We have already budgeted tospend hundreds of millions ofdollars on infrastructure, particu-larly water, stormwater,wastewater and roads and thatwon’t change,” he said.

Discovery centre: Mayor says ‘do it right’THE PLAN

Plans for aWaipa heritage centrebased at Te Awamutu could include:• A new space to house and showcaseWaipa’s unique taonga (treasures)• Changing exhibition spaces andinteractive zones that tell Waipa’sunique stories• Stories that connect to sites ofsignificance around the district• A research centre able offerresearch services to the community• A base for school and educationprogrammes• The Te Awamutu i-Site• Spaces for the community to gather.

Independent research hasidentified a ‘clear market’ for anew Waipa discovery centre pro-moting the district’s unique char-acter and identity.

But Waipa mayor JimMylchreest says any formal pro-posal to build a new heritage-basedfacility for the district must ‘stackup’ against other projects and bemore than just a ‘flash newmuseum’.

Three years ago, as part of its2015-2025 10-Year Plan, the councilfloated the concept of a newmuseum in Te Awamutu as part ofa wider economic strategy and toshowcase the district’s heritage.

It set aside $1.5 million to kick-start the project, noting externalfundraising would be needed.

Since then, the council hascontinued to ‘cautiously explore’ adiscovery centre concept with thepotential to deliver core museumservices, possibly function as ani-Site and include an interactivediscovery zone and exhibitionspace focusing on key themes fromthe Waipa district.

The centre would act as acentral point, housing some of thedistrict’s taonga and linking toWaipa’s historical battle and cul-

tural sites as well as naturalattractions and facilities includingcycle trails.

If it went ahead, the discoverycentre would be based at the TeAwamutu hub near the newlibrary, existing events centre andpool and linking to the RoseGardens and the planned destina-

tion playground and bike skillspark. But it would be a facilitytelling stories of national signific-ance, including the Waikato LandWars.

Mr Mylchreest said he wantedto draw attention to the projectagain so it could be considered aspart of the draft 2018-2028 10-YearPlan to be released early next year.

“This issomething wewant the com-munity to startthinking aboutbefore keydecisions are

made. There’s a lot of discussion tobe had yet, including with iwi. Butif we want to do this — and that’syet to be decided — we must do itright,” Mr Mylchreest said.

“All the research indicates thatsimply building a bigger, bettermuseum is not the way to go. Weneed to think much more cre-atively and ensure that whatever

we develop is supported by keypartners as well as externalfunders.”

Recently the council com-missioned independent advice onwhat kind of facility would appealto the public, have the potential toattract funding support and allowthe council to fulfil its legal re-sponsibility to protect and promotethe district’s natural and culturalheritage.

A report from Angus &Associates said any discoverycentre must ‘maintain a suitablebalance between education andentertainment’.

It would need to be a ‘modern,high quality and interactive ex-perience that appeals to familygroups and is interesting for chil-dren if it is to successfully engagevisitors’, the report said.

Mr Mylchreest said whether ornot a discovery centre wassupported by council and the com-munity came down to vision,timing and funding. “Waipa has agreat deal to share and an import-ant story to tell so there’s noquestion the vision is there. Wai-pa’s battle sites and outstandingnatural landscapes and facilitiesare nationally significant,” he said.



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National plansto grow jobsin the regions

National’s six-point re-gional plan released lastweek shows commitment towork with regional com-munities to grow jobs andi n c o m e s a n d t a c k l echallenges.

T h a t ’ s t h e v i e w o fNational MP and candidatefor Taranaki-King Country,Barbara Kuriger.

“Our plan to keep NewZealand moving forwardclearly illustrates the con-trast with Labour whichdoesn’t have a plan and willimpose new taxes, which willstall our economy and punishh a r d w o r k i n g N e w Z e a -landers,” says Mrs Kuriger.

“The primary sector is thebackbone of our economyand National backs the hard-work and commitment of ourf a r m e r s a n d g r o w e r s .National’s plan for regionalNew Zealand is about raisingf a m i l y i n c o m e s a n ddelivering more jobs, build-ing the infrastructure to sup-port growth in our regionsand helping regional busi-nesses to grow. It is aboutgetting government financesin order, investing even morei n w o r l d - c l a s s p u b l i c

services for regional NewZealand and we won’t imposenew taxes which will takeNew Zealand backwards.

“Labour on the other handwants to hit our regions withnew taxes that would slowNew Zealand down — a capi-tal gains tax, a water tax, aland tax, a regional fuel taxand an inheritance tax aswell as adding farmers to theEmissions Trading Scheme.

“I am a passionate advo-cate for all those in our ruraland provincial New Zealandcommunities, and I am abso-lutely committed to seeingour provinces thrive.

“ B e t t e r a n d f a s t e rbroadband connections, ru-r a l p o l i c i n g , p r i m a r yhealthcare close to home, andadvancing strong tradeagreements will all help ourregions succeed, and it isNational that is committed todoing this. New Zealandersnow have a clear choicebetween two very differentvisions for New Zealand thiselection. National will workwith regional New Zealanda n d w i t h f a r m e r s a n dgrowers, and we will backthem to succeed,” she says.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

What National has left undoneJacinda Ardern’s pledge to con-

duct a positive election campaign islaudable, if not a little naive.

Bill English and his NationalParty colleagues have no suchintent and are attacking Labour’s‘vision’ with absolute gusto, lookingto exploit any perceived weaknessin Labour’s policy, actual andinvented.

They attack Labour’s perceivedweakness in all things fiscal,inventing an $11.6 billion deficit inLabour’s spending, and imply theimposition of a Capital Gains Taxwill see New Zealanders’ assetslosing value, at the same timedeclaring that the recentlyannounced $3 billion surplus is

proof positive of their financialcompetence.

And yet when you examine whathas been left undone in the nineyears of this Government’s tenurethe simple question is “if the Gov-ernment, had adequately addressedhousing, mental health, drugs andcrime, teacher numbers, doctornumbers, skills training, suicidenumbers, infrastructure costs andmore, would we have any surplus atall?”

National is the party who in 2008pledged “no new taxes” leading intothe campaign and once in powerrose GST by 2.5 per cent.

National is the party thatlegitimises tax avoidance on a

massive scale at one end of theeconomy whilst criminalising andpersecuting those at the other bene-fit fraudsters.

Ms Ardern’s response whenasked which is worse was a defini-tive “both are”.

The truth is that those who havebenefited most from the economyover the last decade need to beprepared to allow others, the youngand the disadvantaged, to share inwhatever real prosperity thiscountry can afford or we risksurrendering more than a “vision”of who we are, we will lose ourunique identity and way of lifeabsolutely, if we haven’t already.

KEITH SMITH

Rainy day money started by LabourIn reply to Gerald Stewart’s

comment about the last Labourgovernment “All they did was taxand spend and grow government,nothing left for a rainy day” Ihave done my research — as hesuggested — I can tell him the NZSuperannuation and RetirementAct 2001 was a Labour initiative.

It’s objective was, very speci-fically, to “save now in order tohelp pay for the future cost ofproviding superannuation” — or,to put it another way, save for arainy day.

As of 2009 the fund stood at justunder $15 billion.

Further research shows thatthe successive National govern-

ments post-2009 have not added asingle dollar to this fund,although they apparently do in-tend to resume contributions in2020-2021. If they’re around.

The shortfall arising from thisfiscal neglect is $13.4 billion.(Source: NZSuperFund website)

So, not only have National notput money aside for a highlypredictable rainy day, they havealso acted to diminish the abilityof we citizens doing so via the(Labour initiated) Kiwisaverscheme.

When National came intopower the scheme provided for akickstart grant of $1000 for newmembers — now abolished.

The scheme also provided astate - funded grant whichmatched members contributionsup to $20 per week, since halvedto a maximum of $10 per week.

Finally, and arguably mostinsidiously, the National govern-ment changed the scheme bydeclaring that employers ’contributions were to be treatedas taxable income to the em-ployee.

No surprise then that BillEnglish, with his ‘she’ll-be-right’approach to long-term financialmanagement, is proposing to ex-tend the qualifying age ofNational Superannuation.

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TC190917SPCLAUDIAROSEBANK ArtCentre artsadministratorClaudia Latisnere.

The RosebankArt Centre ishosting an open dayon Saturday, Sep-tember 30.

The communityart facility aims tofoster, promote andsupport local arts.

It was estab-lished in November2003 by theRosebank ArtCentre CharitableTrust, a group oflocal artists and artadvocates commit-ted to helping the arts in the Waipa Regionthrive.

The centre supports local artists byoffering affordable spaces they can use formultiple art-related activities, and by giv-ing the funds raised by the trust back to thelocal arts community in the form of artsubsidies.

For the first time in its history the centrehas an arts administrator who will behelping with the development of excitingart programmes.

Claudia Latisnere is originally fromMexico and has been based in the Waikatosince February 2016.

She believes that art enriches people’slives and she is passionate about hercommunity arts development work.

To celebrate its new developments,Rosebank Art Centre will host an open daynext Saturday.

Take a look at the centre, find out abouteverything the centre has to offer andappreciate some local art.

There will be a couple of free workshopsfor the family and face painting for $2.

This event is free admission and every-one is welcome to attend.

■ The Rosebank Art Centre open day is onSaturday, September 30 from 10am to 1pm at337 Churchill St.


Wedding fair for one day

TC190917BR06TE AWAMUTU business owners to look out for at One WonderfulDay: Back row from left, Nita Meyer, of Nita Meyer Photography,Penny Diprose, of Rosenvale, and Paula Jacobsen, of ThaliaBoutique; from row from left, Te Awamutu graphic designerKelly Boxell and Karen Linton, of Thalia Boutique.

If you’re getting marriedin the Waikato in the nearfuture, you could be for-given for thinking you’dhave to leave the region tomeet all your weddingneeds.

Luckily for you, andother Te Awamutu resi-dents, a collective of Wai-kato industry professionalshas you covered.

Te Awamutu graphicdesigner Kelly Boxell is partof a local collective, dubbedWed in Waikato, which isputting on a wedding fair,for locals by locals, in Ham-ilton on Sunday.

Mrs Boxell says she lovesworking in the local wed-ding industry and the col-laborative spirit of the fivewomen behind One Wonder-ful Day.

“Wed in Waikato cameabout because we werealready supporting eachother’s businesses infor-mally, so this is a morestructured way of learningfrom each other. In thisindustry, all our businessesare more successful whenwe work together,” she says.

“So with One WonderfulDay, we set out to createsomething uniquely localand modern. While otherregional wedding fairs havemore of a general offering,we’ve strived to serve amore focused and curatedgroup of local professionals— the best of the best.”

O n e W o n d e r f u l D a ybrings together weddingprofessionals from acrossthe Waikato in one place —The Atrium at Wintec House

— for one day, so you canmeet and secure all you needto create your perfect Wai-kato wedding.

Mrs Boxell says the teamhand-picked exhibitors toensure they have the samepositive approach that Wedin Waikato’s core teammembers pride themselveson.

“It’s really important tous, as professionals, thatwe’re adaptable and mod-ern. We all love the chal-lenge of a client who wantsto do something completelynew and different, so weworked hard to ensure ourvendors all have the sameattitude,” she says.

Among the stalls at OneWonderful Day there will beother Te Awamutu busi-nesses — Nita Meyer Photo-graphy, Thalia Boutique,Ryan’s Daughter Photo-graphy, Rosenvale and cele-brant Kylie MacKay.

Mrs Boxell says therewill also be cool ideas formodern couples, includingre-imagined food solutions— from mobile cateringvehicles to grazing platters.

“Our crew already has agreat network of high qual-ity professionals in the localwedding industry, from TeA w a m u t u a n d f u r t h e rafield. So this fair is aboutgiving locals who are plan-ning their wedding thechance to tap into that valu-able network.”

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Theatre proposal

BR050917SPTHEATRE02ARTIST’S impression of new Waikato Regional Theatre across the river.

Designs for a new Wai-kato Regional Theatre havebeen unveiled — and Waipais expected to help fund thebuild.

Momentum Waikatoteamed up with theatredesign consultancyCharcoalblue to deliver thelatest vision for the Hamil-ton river front.

The $72.9 million theatrewill have an estimated 1100seats with a lobby areaoverlooking the river forinformal performances or aplace of gathering.

The cost is expected to bemet by $30 million fromlocal councils, $30 millionfrom the community and$10 million from centralgovernment.

At a recent HamiltonCity Council meeting coun-cillor James Casson saidother councils, such as Wai-pa, should play their part infunding the new theatre.

Momentum Waikato

Community FoundationChair Leonard Gardnersays Hamilton and othercouncils will be gettingexcellent value for moneyfor their $30 million.

“This theatre proposalwould give us a newcreative precinct to delivera wealth of cultural, artistic,tourism and economic bene-fits to the entire region,” hesays.

However, Waipa MayorJim Mylchreest says noplans for fundingarrangements for a newtheatre in Hamilton havebeen considered by WaipaDistrict Council.

“Before any decisioncould be made to commitfunds on behalf of Waiparatepayers, Council wouldneed to consult with thecommunity,” he says.

“The first opportunityfor consultation would beduring the 10-Year Plan inMarch 2018.”

The 6200m2 theatre site isoccupied by the 94-year-oldformer Hamilton Hotelbuilding in Victoria Street.

It backs onto the Wai-kato River with EmbassyPark on one side and SapperHorace Moore-Jones Placeon the other.

The theatre designincludes a privately devel-oped lifestyle art hotel, pub-lic art gallery and retailspace, allowing for sharedspaces for meetings, confer-ences and events.

The cost of incorporatingthe hotel, gallery and retailspaces are not included inthe estimates and it is hopedthese will be developed pri-vately.

If funding is confirmedlater this year, the buildingcould open by July 2021.

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Club’s new greenofficially openedYears of planning complete

TC190917SP11AMAYOR Jim Mylchreest cuts the ribbon to officially open the new carpet green and 2017-2018 seasonat Te Awamutu Bowling Club.

TC190917SP11BCARPET layers stretching and fastening the newall-weather artificial playing surface on thebowling green adjacent to Bank Street.

TC190917SP11CPREP work prior to laying the new carpet greenincluded a laser leveller screening a fine layer ofchip metal.

BY COLIN THORSEN

More than three years ofplanning and fundraising cameto fruition when Te AwamutuBowling Club officially openedits new carpet green.

The ceremony launched the2017-2018 season in VictoriaPark.

President Richard Deathwelcomed those attending,including Waipa mayor JimMylchreest, and thanked allthose who had worked tirelesslyto get the new carpet green upand running.

Mr Mylchreest congratulatedthe club on its asset and agrowing membership before cut-ting the ribbon and declaring thenew carpet green and seasonopen.

Club stalwart MargaretLittlewood rolled up the firstjack, followed by patron JohnJones delivering the first bowl.

The idea of replacing the oldartificial playing surface wasfirst mooted at the club’s annualmeeting in May, 2014.

“The old playing surface, part-funded by a Council loan, hadreached the end of its useful life,”said Mr Death.

“It had not been used forseveral years.”

The club committed to contri-bute $60,000 towards replacingthe artificial green if outsidefunding for the balance of thecost could be obtained.

Fast track two years . . . mem-bers at the 2016 AGM wereadvised that the club had beenunable to obtain sufficient out-side funding necessary to pro-ceed.

The AGM then agreed toincrease the club’s contributionto $100,000 towards the expectedcost of $182,000. Mr Death saidthe club had already obtainedconditional grants from FourWinds Foundation, Trust Wai-kato and the NZ Racing Board.

Further grants were receivedfrom the Te Awamutu RSA andthe Ohaupo Bowling Club, whichcompleted the necessaryfunding. A contract to supply andinstall the new green was signedin July 2016.

Mr Death said the club hasbeen in a position to accumulatefunds partly due to the fact thatits green keepers (in the past)have provided their servicesfree.

The opening day started witha spider competition, involvingeveryone attempting to deliver abowl closest to a jack in themiddle of the green. The winnerwas Gae Young.

Forty-four members membersthen played three rounds ofgames, changing teams for eachmatch.

The winners were BryanRyburn (leads), Terry White(twos), Laurie Roycroft (threes),Terry Osment, John Apeldoornfirst equal (skips).


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Pirongia golfers make historyMidweek team reels off fourth consecutive win

TC190917SP10WAIKATO champions Pirongia with the Weekday Women’s Pennant, from left: Pam Hughes,Brenda Staples, Denise Goile, Jill Webber. Absent from photo: Bev Parsons and Lynda Morgan.

BY COLIN THORSEN

Pirongia women’s golf teamhas written another chapterinto the Waikato Women’sWeekday Pennant historybooks after winning the 23team competition for anunprecedented fourth consecu-tive year.

No other club has won thepennant more than two times,let alone four.

The line-up of Bev Parsons,Denise Goile, Brenda Staples,Pam Hughes, Lynda Morganand Jill Webber (four get toplay each round) triumphedwith an aggregate score of 606nett after the final round wasplayed at Te Awamutu course.

The four times championswere 10 shots clear of therunners-up Piopio Aria on 616,with third placed Tahuna afurther five shots adrift on 621.

Twelve teams of fourstarted out in the South Zonesection of the competition and11 in the North Zone. EachZone played two qualifyingrounds with the top six teamsfrom the respective Zonesprogressing to contest the finaltwo rounds for the pennant.

Pirongia saved their bestfor last after qualifying thirdin South Zone behind PiopioAria and Tokoroa, winning thefirst of two finals days atStewart Alexander and placingthird at Te Awamutu.

Cambridge placed fourthoverall, Kawhia sixth andNgahinapouri 11th.

This year Pirongia and

Kawhia joined forces to makeup a team for the Wills Cupcompetition.

The composite team didtheir respective clubs proud,finishing runners-up — onlytwo points behind the Cupwinners Tahuna.

Pirongia/Kawhia were topqualifiers from the SouthZone, winning the round-robinby 10 points from Piopio Aria.The other teams involved in

the South Zone round-robinwere Taumarunui, Waitomo,Stewart Alexander and TeAwamutu.

The top two teams,Pirongia/Kawhia and PiopioAria went through to the finalround to play against the otherzone winners in the greaterWaikato region.

Pirongia/Kawhia were inthe Cup division playingTahuna, Riverside and Tirau,

while Piopio Aria contestedthe Jug division againstNgahinepouri, Putaruru andWaikare. Piopio Aria won theJug division.

The Pirongia/Kawhia teamover all the rounds was BrendaStaples, Denise Goile, EilleenBlackwood, Pam Hughes,Noeline Hancock, Reima Neil,Kam Sanders, AddyNieremeijer, Eileen Campbelland Linda Bishop.


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Kihikihi v Fraser Tech showdownRSN go down in extra time against reigning champions

TC190917CT02CENTRE of attention . . . TAS Topcrete centre Nikita McVicar-Lukey under pressure tosecure possession from College 10A’s Anika Bailey. College 10A won the A grade battle(22-20) between the second and third seeds to make this Saturday’s final against Tumeke.

BY COLIN THORSEN

Reigning premier grade netball championsKihikihi escaped from the jaws of defeat,winning their semifinal against RSN 49-47 inextra time.

Chances of Kihikihi contesting this Satur-day’s final (12.30pm start) against Fraser Techat Paper Plus Te Awamutu Netball Centrecourts looked in serious jeopardy whentrailing 24-20 at halftime after being on levelterms, 9-9, at quarter-time.

“RSN played outstandingly, pushing us tothe limit,” said Kihikihi coach Gwen Paul.

“It was like this game should have been afinal.

“RSN did not allow us to play like wenormally do. Under pressure, we allowedumpire calls and the defensive play of theopposition to get into our heads.

“We made a lot of poor decisions during thegame.”

Kihikihi were forced into literally puttingtheir bodies on the line in the last two minutesof injury time to secure the vital turnover toprogress to the final.

“RSN played the best netball that I haveseen them play all season, from the firstwhistle until the final whistle,” said Paul.

“They stuck to their game plan, whereasKihikihi were indecisive and were made topay for this on numerous occasions.”

What was great to see was the sportsman-ship displayed after the game. Both teams,including management, met on the court anddid their cheers as one.

Fraser Tech slowly but surely gained awinning edge over a much improved COGSUnited in the other semifinal.

Tech won by a 16 goal margin, 48-32, afterleading 10-9, 23-17, 34-25.

Ray White Pirongia took their disappoint-ment of not making the semis out on TACOpen Prem, winning 55-36.

TAS Ecolab cantered to a 52-26 win overShiloh after establishing a 15-4 lead in the

opening 15 minute period of play.The premier reserve grade final (10.50am)

will pit Bulkline Wallace Wasps up againstOnyx Hautapu.

Wallace Wasps played their way into thefinal with a hard earned 41-38 win over TASTitans in the semifinals.

Hautapu had a much easier time gettingthe upper-hand over COGS Lux n Co, winningtheir semifinal 55-28 after leading 29-13 athalftime.

Teams to contest this weekend’s finals in A to Fgrade: A grade: Tumeke v TAC 10A; A Reserve:

COGS Allsorts v Aotearoa; B grade: TAC 9A vWaipa Angels Guardians; C grade: ComradesFusion v TAC 10B; C Reserve: TAI Rosetown vComrades Crew; D grade: Korakonui Nikes v TASHashtag; D Reserve: TAI Divas v Ray WhitePirongia Stars; E grade: St Pat’s Gibson Construc-tion v Puahue Divas; E Reserve: Pokuru Magic vKorakonui Firebolts; F grade: Ray White PirongiaDolphins v Pekerau Magic.

A, C and C Reserve finals are at 9am, DReserve, A Reserve and E finals at 9.50am, B,Premier Reserve and D finals at 10.40am, EReserve and F finals at 11.30am, Premier 12.30pm.

Co-leadersunscathedBY COLIN THORSEN

Co-leaders WWMC Huntersand Ohaupo came through weeknine of Te Awamutu Darts Cham-pionship unscathed.

Hunters recorded their eighthwin downing Tungstens 13-10,while Ohaupo waltzed to an 18-5victory over third placedRosetown Rockets.

Ohaupo avenged the 13-10 lossthey suffered at the hands of theRockets earlier in the champion-ship. Josh Roberts (Ohaupo) andDavid Scott, Ken McDowall(Rosetown Rockets) threw 180s.Roberts was the only player oneither team to record 5/5 wins.

Hunters’ Gene Gratwick naileda brace of 180s against Tungstens.

Warriors finally broke theirduck with an emphatic 18-5 winover Ohaupo Tigers. Peter Moriss,Ken Bardsley and Ben Coutts allrecorded 5/5 wins for theWarriors who won the triples 2-0,pairs 3-0 and singles 13-5.

In division two, RosetownRebels have taken the outrightlead after beating WWMC Raiders9-6 and previous co-leaders RSAAllsorts lost 12-3 to WWMCDragons. Marty Pearcespearheaded the Rebels to victory,winning all four of his matches.Dragons’ Murray Lasenby becamethe first division two player to athrow a 180 in this year’s cham-pionship. Rosetown Thorns beatRSA Bombers 9-6.

Standings week nine, division one:WWMC Hunters 8 wins, Ohaupo 8,Rosetown Rockets 6, Tungstens 3,Warriors 1, Ohaupo Tigers 1. Divisiontwo: Rosetown Rebels 7 wins, RSAAllsorts 6, WWMC Dragons 5, RSABombers 3, Rosetown Thorns 3,WWMC Raiders 2.



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MALLEK.Chad, Lylie, Mia and Adalynwould like to welcome theirnew addition

“Georgia Mae”Born 30 August, weighing3900gms (8lb 6oz). Thankyou to midwife WendyFache and the surgical staffat Waikato Hospital.Congratulations Mallekfamily. From a very proudNan, Poppa, Uncles; Aaron,Liam and Aunty Amber. ❤

MCBRIDE - HARRIS.Tom, Linda and bigsister Mackenzie aredelighted to anouncethe safe arrival of

'Ryan Patrick'born 6 September 2017,8lb 8oz (3860g).Everyone very happyand well. Specialthanks to midwivesHeather, Nicky and allthe team at TeAwamutu BirthingCentre.

In MemoriamCOOPER,JOHN (SYDNEY).20.9.2016One year ago an angel

was by your side,Sent down from heaven

to be your guide,To a place of bottomless

cups of tea.With massive

gingernuts under therimu tree.

Remembering ElRancho an Sunnynook,Oh how you should've

written a book.We will alwaysremember yourspecial smile, caringheart, and warmhuggy bear embrace.There will never beanother Dad like you.Our love for youremains in our heart'sforever. Lovinghusband of the lateNoreen, loved alwaysby Zoeleen, Neville,Susan, Wayne, Louis,Phillipa, Julie, Rodand families xxxx

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Kihik ihi

Rotary Club

ATTENTION:The Rotary Club of Kihikihi is updating theTe Awamutu & District Community Directoryfor 2018. Please contact us for all updatesand alterations to the listings by October2017. Contact a Kihikihi Rotarymember today;KarenPhone: 07 871 6723Email:[email protected]

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PUBLIC NOTICEof application for Off Licence

SECTION 101, SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012

MW and RJ Goble Limited PO Box 223 Te Awamutu(supermarket operator) has made application to theWaipa District Licensing Committee for the renewal ofa Off Licence in respect of the premises at 670Cambridge Road Te Awamutu known as Pak’n’Save -Te Awamutu.

The general nature of the business conducted underthe licence is supermarket.

The days on which and the hours during which alcoholis (or is intended to be) sold under the licence are:Monday to Sunday 7am to 10pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinaryoffice hours at the office of the Waipa District Council,District Licensing Committee at either 101 BankStreet, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishesto object to the issue of the licence may, not later than15 working days after the date of the publication of thisnotice, file a notice in writing of the objection with theSecretary of the District Licensing Committeeat:Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, TeAwamutu 3840.

No objection to the issue of a renewal licence may bemade in relation to a matter other than a matterspecified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply ofAlcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice. Thisnotice was first published on 12 September 2017.

PARAWERA MARAEANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Sunday 9 October 2017 at 9am11 Owairaka Valley Road, Te Awamutu

Agenda:1. Present Marae Committee Annual Report2. Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Elections3. Present Marae Trustee Annual Report

Contact: Marae Secretary: 022 421 4709

King Country PlaycentreAssoc

For details contact

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AGM’sWharepuhunga22 September

Te Awamutu18 October

Puahue19 October

Pirongia25 October

Pukeatua30 October

Stock Auctions

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Te AwamutuWeekly SaleTe Awamutu Saleyards, Paterangi RoadThursday, 21 September 201711.00 CattleDairies at Completion of Cattle (No laterthan 12.30)

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ROAD CLOSURE NOTICETE KAWA ROAD

DC ClibberyChief Executive

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From Pokuru/Ouruwhero RoadIntersection to SH 31

5am to 7pmWednesday 11 October 2017

Pursuant to the Tenth Schedule of the LocalGovernment Act 1974, notice is hereby given that,for the purpose of water main replacement on thebridge over the Waipa River on Te Kawa Road, theabove road will be closed to ordinary vehiculartraffic for the period indicated above.

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We are looking for experienced female support workersto provide support to our client who has a high levelspinal injury. You would be supporting him with personalcare, use of assistive equipment and householdmanagement towards regaining as much independenceas possible.

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You must have clear communication skills and fluency inEnglish, be trustworthy, reliable and have a ‘can do’attitude. Full driver’s licence, with reliable transport, isessential as well as being eligible to work in NZ. Level 3qualification and experience with spinal care would be adefinite advantage.

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If you would enjoy working with our elderlyresidents in a caring and happy environmentthen please call for an application form andfurther information.

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We currently have a Night Shift andCasual position available for a RegisteredNurse to cover Maternity Leave whichcould lead to a more permanent position.Must have a current Practicing Certificate, belegally entitled to work in New Zealand andexcellent communication skills in English, bothoral and written.This is a fantastic opportunity to further yourcareer and build on your skills and knowledge.Full orientation, ongoing support andeducation provided.

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We are currently seeking a capable andmotivated plumber/gasfitter or drainlayer to

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Otorohanga District Library is looking for another part-time Library Assistant tojoin our small, friendly team.

Your role will involve you relating to people of all ages from the community asyou assist them with finding information, book selection, using computers andmobile devices, and participation in library programmes.

Full training in library systems and procedures will be provided however, youmust be a confident user of information technology (internet, email, mobiledevices, social media etc).

Ideally you will:• Enjoy a range of literature

• Have an interest in working towards a qualification in information andlibrary studies

• Hold a minimum of NCEA Level 2

• Have previous work experience in a library, customer service oreducational environment.

Some experience or interest in delivering creative programmes for children oradults would be an advantage.It is envisioned hours of work will be 18 per week, Monday - Thursday,1.00pm - 4.30pm and Friday 9.00am - 1.00pm however this may be negotiatedwith the successful applicant. Additional on-call hours may also be available.

Applications must be received by 5pm Friday 6 October.

For further information, please contact Erin Fairgray on [email protected]. For further information and a pre-requisite standard application form,please call Erin on 07 873 7104.

We can offer an informal work environment with opportunities for the successfulapplicant to contribute their individual skills and talents towards the growth anddevelopment of our library service.

Please note: this is a different position to the vacancy advertised earlier inthe year. Previous applicants are welcome to apply.

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WIN: TOPP TWINS BOOK

Jools and Lyndahead for the hills

Wow! Waikato certainly lovesthe Topp Twins.

Judging by the number of en-tries to our earlier competition,fans were rapt to hear Jools andLynda were bringing their Head-ing For The Hills Tour to Hamil-ton’s iconic Clarence Street Theatreon Sunday, October 22 at 7.30pm

On top of that (no punintended!), The Topp Twins haveonce more teamed up with pub-lisher Scholastic New Zealand andillustrator Jenny Cooper to releasetheir sixth children’s book — andwe have a copy up for grabs.

The all-time children’s favouriteOld MacDonald Had a Farmmakes a lively and fun filled ad-dition to their growing collection ofpicture book and CD sets.

If you don’t already know thewords and actions to this favouritein schools and preschools, then getready to learn them. Sing along to the ToppTwins’ one-of-a-kind rendition of the song.

Cooper’s hilarious accident-pronefarmer, in his gumboots and Swanndri,along with a noisy and mischievous cast ofrowdy animals are sure to bring a chuckle tochildren and adults alike.

The book follows on from the Topps’bestselling collection of titles that comprisesDingle-Dangle Scarecrow, The Farmer inthe Dell, She’ll Be Coming Round theMountain, Do Your Ears Hang Low? andThere’s a Hole in My Bucket.

Since the release of their first children’sbook in 2011, Lynda and Jools haveremained committed to working on funbooks and songs for children.

“If we’re having fun and the kids arehaving fun and it helps them to learn to read,then it’s all good,” says Jools.

“We’re amazed by how many kids enjoythe books as much as we do — we’re still bigkids at heart.”

Head along to Clarence Street for a funnight out and then back home with OldMacDonald for some quality family time.

Tickets from Ticketek.

■ You can enter by text (write TAC Topp TwinsBook, plus your name and address, and text it to021 241 4568) ormail (address to The Topp TwinsBook Competition and include your name,address and daytime phone number). Deadline is5pmFriday.

This competition is provided by ‘Fill The House Tickets Project’, proudly supportingfamilies of children with cancer.

Country and classicsperformed to a tee

KIWI entertainersEddie Low (right)and Kevin Greaves.

This Thursday even-ing Gener8 Te Awa-mutu Golf Club pre-s e n t s t w o o f N e wZealand’s finest enter-tainers, and one of Aus-tralia’s, for a night ofcountry music andclassics.

T h e d i n n e r a n dshow starts at 6.30pmw i t h N a s h v i l l erecording artist, KevinGreaves’ Award win-ning show, a mixture ofgreat music and hilari-ous comedy.

The son of countrylegend Rusty Greavesis then joined by Aus-tralian award winningartist Paul Costa.

One of Australia’sbest male vocalists, heperforms his hits, plussome popular covers.

The finale featuresKiwi icon Eddie Lowperforming all his well-known songs, plusspecial tributes to Roy Orbison andElvis.

Tickets are $50 each, or $90 for two,

and can be purchased from Te AwamutuGolf Club, phone 871 5661 or [email protected]

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