Couurier Te Awamutu · 4/12/2016 · Mayor Jim Mylchreest said the proposed drop was largely because of minor delays to some capital works and because of a larger-than-expected cash

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In its 2016/17 draft annual plan,Waipa District Council says itwants to reduce average annualrates increases from 3.2 per centprojected in its 10-Year Plan to 2.07per cent. Around 70 per cent ofWaipa properties will see ratesincreases of less than two per cent.These proposals are outlined intoday’s issue of the Courier —pages 12-14.

Mayor Jim Mylchreest said theproposed drop was largely becauseof minor delays to some capitalworks and because of a larger-than-expected cash surplus. Thesurplus could be used to offset therates for 2016/17, he said.

“None of the works delays willhave major impacts, but changingthe timing does influence howmuch money we need in fromratepayers to help pay for theprojects.

“If we don’t need the money,

we’re not going to ask for it.”Ratepayers can find out exactly

what their rates bill might be for2016/17 by using the online calcu-lator at www.futurewaipa.co.nz.

During consultation on the10-Year Plan last year, the ratescalculator, which shows the exactrates for specific properties, wasused more than 1700 times.

The council is proposing veryfew changes to plans finalised inJune last year when the councilsigned off on its 2015-2025 10-Year

Plan. Proposals include a $10million reduction in debt levels, anincrease in financial reserves anda stronger focus on the council’sinvestment in roads.

Consultation on the 2016/17draft annual plan opens tomorrowand will run until May 16.

Information is also be availablefrom council offices and libraries.Submissions can be made onlineat www.futurewaipa.co.nz or viathe printed submission form onpage 14.

Labour offers solutionsto employment issues

TC120416SP01ALABOUR leader Andrew Little (centre) and Labour MPs Sue Moroney and Nanaia Mahuta (second and third from left) met with TeWananga o Aotearoa Te Taiurungi (Chief Executive) Dr Jim Mather (centre right), Tumuakoranga (Executive Director Programmes andDevelopment) Pakake Winiata (left), Tumuratonga (Executive Director Tauira Services) Keri Milne-Ihimaera (second from right) andTumutaumatua (Head of Executive Operations) Leesah Murray during a visit to Te Awamutu.

BY DEAN TAYLOR

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A team from the Labour Party,headed by leader Andrew Little,made a visit to Te Awamuturecently to meet with the adminis-tration of Te Wananga o Aotearoaand talk with a sector from theagriculture industry.

Joining Mr Little was four-termMP Sue Moroney (a member of theTransport and Industrial RelationsCommittee, spokesperson forTransport and ACC and associatespokesperson for WorkplaceRelations and Safety) and seven-term MP Nanaia Mahuta (deputychairperson Maori Affairs Com-

mittee and spokesperson for Con-servation, Treaty of WaitangiNegotiations and Whanau Ora).

Mr Little says it was his firstvisit to Te Wananga o Aotearoaheadquarters and it was good tofinally meet Te Taiurungi (ChiefExecutive) Dr Jim Mather and hisexecutive team, see the facilities

and talk about issues facing ter-tiary education.

He says Labour was sure itsplan for three free years of tertiaryeducation for all New Zealandersannounced earlier this year,would be a positive step for thecountry.

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Training required for corrections workJames Parlane suggests that our Gov-

ernment is placing expenditure on bricksand mortar ahead of well trained staff andeffective rehabilitation programmes.

He said that instead of “millions ofdollars of flash new bricks and mortar”prisons need staff who “do more thanscrew keys but instead have responsibil-ity and resources for making sure theactual correction takes place”.

While his description of Correctionsstaff was a bit dismissive and insulting, Ibelieve it is true the New Zealand Dept ofCorrections has no specific trainingrequirements for prison staff.

Mr Parlane’s argument is that Govern-ment policy falls woefully short in provid-

ing resources for rehabilitation. I haveread nothing to suggest this is not true.

Keith Smith reacted with hurt andanger to what he sees as a gross slur onhimself and fellow officers.

It’s a thankless job, but the criticism isnot about their morality or their courage,but about the lack of resources to do thejob of rehabilitation. Sadly, Mr Smithtotally fails to answer this.

Reminding us of Mr Parlane’s pasterrors of judgement does nothing to helpcitizens have faith in the integrity of theprison system or its success in rehabilita-tion. If this was the best defence Mr Smithcould bring, attacking the messenger,then I think the charge is proved.

For many years the Dutch penal sys-tem has employed prison staff with aca-demic qualifications, and has emphasisedliteracy and further education.

Their prison occupancy rate has fallenso much that they can now offer ‘spare’cells to Norway. This is not all due to theimprovements in rehabilitation, but thisis clearly a significant factor.

A study of over 1300 young people aged13- 21 who completed the “work-wise”programme in 2010 showed that after sixmonths only 12 per cent had no regularday activities, with 35 per cent in work,and 45 per cent in school. If only we couldpoint to something similar.

DENNIS HOWELL

Speak up on roading changesIt seems the plans for major changes for

SH3 from Ohaupo to Te Awamutu havegenerated quite some interest with motor-ists and SH3 residents through Courierletters and talk around town.

It is also pleasing to see that Safe RoadsAlliance have given us plenty of warningthis time to explain their proposals throughanother session on (April 19 open until7.00pm), allowing working people time toattend.

I note the word ‘consultation’ is now nolonger being used. Does this mean thedecisions have already been made?

Most government agencies describe theprocess of how one might lodge an objec-tion. How do the local public get tochallenge these bureaucratic decisionswithout lengthy and costly legal processes?

In talking with other concerned roadusers, we believe there are alternativesafety improvement solutions not requiringthe construction of fenced road lanessimilar to a stock race.

Come on NZTA, put the brakes on thisproject and discuss the alternatives first.Don’t blindly follow head office rule books,customise the plans for local conditions.Please don’t award the tenders you havealready called for this work until properconsultation has been carried out with localusers. I strongly recommend road users andSH3 residents carefully review what isplanned and speak up and join the chal-lenge against the proposal.

The April 19 meeting might be your onlychance.

DOUG McCORMICK

Bare necessitiesI see that Waipa District Council is

providing a free bus for Te Awamuturesidents to attend the Sky Festival inCambridge, which is good. But why, when itcomes to the subject of providing a small(fare-paying) community bus for Te Awa-mutu, are we met with a stony silence?

The councillors are elected by us toserve the people. I have contacted some ofthem with this issue, but they seem to bereluctant to do anything. Te Awamutu is agrowing town, but a town divided in half,with no way of obtaining one’s basic needsi.e. bank, post office, doctors, shops. Theneed is there for so many. Te Awamutu hasa population of 14,000. Tokoroa, with apopulation of 13,600, has a community bus.How can these councils ignore this?

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Focus on jobs, agriculture■ From Page 1

He says the party was commit-ting a huge amount of resourcesinto ‘The Future of Work’ andlooking for ways that will ensureNew Zealand remains a success-ful player on the world stage aswell as meeting the needs of itspeople.

This includes looking at newtechnologies and the impact itwill have on future work.

“We don’t believe we should berelying on offshore recruiting tomeet our workforce needs whenwe have the people and resourcesalready in New Zealand if we usethem wisely.”

Mr Little says the three yearsfree tertiary education would bepart of being clever about thosefuture needs. The three yearscould be used at any time —whether it be a school leaver witha career path in mind or a moreexperienced person re-training tofuture-proof their career options.

In the same way Mr Little saysLabour wants to look after NewZealand workers, he believes weneed to be clever about

safeguarding agriculture.“We want to see a way of

keeping good farmers on theirland and are keen to look at howbanks will manage farmer debt,”he says.

“Just because some farmersare not doing well at presentdoesn’t mean they aren’t goodfarmers or good businesspeople.”

He believes the Governmenthelping should be a last resort,but maybe one that could needexploring as it is in the nationalinterest to look after agriculture.

Mr Little says he is frustratedNew Zealand producers, Fonterrain particular, haven’t been able torealise the promise of addingvalue to our produce.

He says the current dairysituation was not completelyunforseen and he believes they‘need to do better’ if the situationis to improve.

“We can’t just rely on one bigmarket buying everything wehave,” he says.

China was a good customer —now they aren’t — and the US isincreasing production to the

point they will become a dairyexporter.

“New Zealand needs to movequickly to mitigate the effect thiswill have on the market.”

Mr Little says farmers willneed to look at what is their bestinvestment for a sustainablefarming future, while also ad-dressing issues such as watersupply and quality and emissions.The influence on the economy ofFonterra and the independentproducers cannot beunderestimated so it is in the bestinterest of the country to worktogether to find and implementsolutions.“We need to identify themeasures that will need to betaken,” says Mr Little. “This willinclude how education will lookin the future, the skills our peoplewill need and social policies thatwill support the population.”

Mr Little says the workforce ofthe future will look different totoday and Labour thinks it iscritical we look forward, identifyfuture needs and be clever aboutpromoting careers that will meetfuture demands.

Double blow knocksout power services

TC120416CT02CARNAGE: A telephone pole comes to rest on the opposite side of Kihikihi Road after being struck by atruck on Thursday morning.

TC120416CT01DOUBLE TROUBLE: Fairview Motors’ mechanic David Druce andservice manager Brett Killip check out the second of two power/telephone poles to be demolished recently by a truck on KihikihiRoad.

BY COLIN THORSEN

‘Lightning’ has struck FairviewMotors twice within eight weeks.

Staff at Fairview Motors arehoping it’s not a case of thingshappening in threes after experi-encing the frustration of beingwithout vital services (power, tele-phone, internet).

Two different trucks havesmashed into power and telephonepoles situated a metre apart, out-side their premises on KihikihiRoad.

The first accident occurred twomonths ago when a Roading Com-pany vehicle, with its tray raised tospread metal, snapped the top offthe power pole.

“We had power out for three-quarters of the day on thatoccasion,” Grant McConnachie ofFairview Motors told the Courier.

“If that wasn’t bad enough, wehad our phone and internet linesout for a day and a half afteranother truck smashed into thetelephone pole last week.”

At about 7am on Thursday, asouthbound truck travelling onSH3/Kihikihi Road demolished thetelephone pole that carried fibrebroadband and land lines to TeAwamutu.

The truck stopped briefly butthen fled the scene. Most of the polewas catapulted across the road,coming to rest in the gutter.

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that the driver subsequently cameforward after seeing the accidentfeaturing on Te Awamutu PoliceFacebook page.

“The police are very appreciat-ive of the flood of information theyhave received on the crash. It gaveus positive lines of enquiry.”

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TC120416CA02BARNYARD teacher Kirstin Langridge (right) and parent Sara Mallinson aresaying goodbye to their hair as part of Shave For A Cure.

With the coolerweather coming SaraMallinson and KirstinLangridge will need towear beanies afterApril 19.

That’s the day thetwo women will behaving their headsshaved to raise moneyfor Leukaemia andBlood Cancer NZ.

Hundreds of peoplef r o m a c r o s s t h ecountry will do thesame as part of ShaveFor A Cure, in an effortto support the six NewZealanders diagnosedevery day with a bloodcancer or related con-dition.

Sara Mallinson saysabout three years agoshe decided to growher hair long enoughto be cut and donated.

“I wanted it to belong enough for wigsfor cancer patients, asI have had a few peoplein my life who havegone through thatordeal.

“But over the lastyear I decided if I wasgoing to do it, I may aswell take it all off, soI’ve now decided toraise more money andshave all my hair off.

“I have just reachedpassed my fundraising

goal of $2000, but hopeto add a bit more tothat yet.

“We hope to raise atleast $4000 between usfrom the event.

“I’m very nervousabout doing this but itis a small thing reallycompared to whatpeople go through with

chemo,” she said.Preschool teacher

Kirstin Langridge hasgrown her hair to 45cmand has also decidedit’s time to donate it.

“Now that I’ve hadan amazing day withbeautiful long hairdone up for a wedding,I thought why not

shave it off? I can helppeople receive carethat is very costly withthe funds raised and Ican hopefully providesome hair for a wig aswell.”

Mrs Langridge isalso using the event asa teaching tool, help-ing children to learn

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teaching the childrenhow their body works.They have learnedabout healthy bodiesand bodies which needongoing medical care.

“ T h e y a r e a l s olearning that peoplewho are unwell needhelp and support, andthis is one way we canhelp.

“They plan to raisemoney too, so peoplewith cancer can accesshelp and a cure can befound for this awfuldisease.”

The pair will havet h e i r s h a v e o nT u e s d a y A p r i l 1 9(11am) at The Barn-yard Childcare.

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Dedication of ruralcommunities impresses

Te Kuiti hosted anotherfantastic weekend with theannual Muster and

Shearing Champs. It was afabulous experience to traveldown the main street in asponsored Canam vehicledriven by Sir David Fagan with1103 sheep following behind.

I’m pleased to say the wetweather did not deter visitorsattending with a crowd of over5000 people coming out towatch. I am in awe of the hardwork and dedication the NewZealand Shears committee andDonna Macdonald do for makingthis such a successful event. Iacknowledge the dedication ofJohn Fagan, his family and teamfor bringing the sheep into TeKuiti.

My congratulations to

Rowland Smith, New ZealandShearing Champion for 2016and to all the other competitors, itwas incredible to observe you inyour sport.

I also had the opportunity toattend the 50th Waitomo SportsDay along with my Youth MP,Leah Bell.

Again, this was anotheroutstanding locally organisedand community attendedoccasion. I reiterate that we havesuch amazing strength in ourlocal communities and I amproud that people in myTaranaki-King Countryelectorate look after and supporteach other.

On Sunday, April 17 there isto be a Free Farmers Family DayOut being held at theOtorohanga Kiwiana Leisure

Park for farmers and theirfamilies to have a day to enjoythemselves during these difficulttimes. I will be there and hope tosee many of you come along fora day of fun.

I had a meeting with PeterNation, CEO of Fieldays atMystery Creek recently and itwas great to hear thepreparation and work being putin place for this year’s event withthe theme being ‘Stay a stepahead.’ Remember to put June15 — 18 in your diaries!

It was an honour to be able tospeak to the local members ofAltrusa International of TeAwamutu and to meet these like-minded ladies who actively workhard locally to make a difference.I have always been impressedwith Altrusa in particular their

support of recognisingimprovement in children whostruggle with their reading byrewarding them with an AltrusaLiteracy Award at the nominationof the school the child attends.

This is an invaluableprogramme helping to boostconfidence and affirm that thechild’s hard work isacknowledged and celebrated.

Anzac Day will be soon uponus and this year I will be attendingthe Dawn Service in Te Awamutuand then the RSA RaglanParade. This is always a movingtime of year when we givethought and thanks to the braveryof those young men and womenwho lost their lives so we couldkeep our freedom. I hope many ofyou have the opportunity toattend an Anzac Day service.


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The study, called PriceExaM, is about supermarketfood purchases and how foodprices affect what people buyand is led by the NationalInstitute for Health Inno-vation at the University ofAuckland in collaborationwith the University of Otago.

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adults living in New Zealandto take part in the Price ExaMstudy,” says study leader, DrWilma Waterlander from theUniversity of Auckland.

“This will be the first largerandomised trial using theVirtual Supermarketsoftware,” she says. “Anyone18 and over can take part, aslong as they have access to acomputer and the internet,have an email address, doregular grocery shopping andno one else in their household

is taking part.”The entire study will be

conducted online, so peoplethroughout the country canjoin in. Participants completefive weekly household shopsin the Virtual Supermarketand answer somequestionnaires. Participantswho complete the study willreceive $40 in MTA vouchers.

“It is the first time that wewill have so many peopleconducting multiple shops inour Virtual Supermarket,”

says Dr Waterlander. “Thisapproach is highly novel in-ternationally and will provideus with unique insights on theimportance of food prices dur-ing supermarket shopping.”

Participants navigate theVirtual Supermarket and re-searchers track the foodspeople buy under differentcircumstances.

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Awards have impactThe Waipa Networks Business

Awards were launched last week atMystery Creek.

Last year the Waipa NetworksBusiness Awards profiled some ofthe region’s finest and most out-standing businesses in Waipa andRaglan and acknowledged the in-credible commitment in the regionsby business to business excellence.

Jono McCullough — director of2015 Supreme Winners Rob MayBuilders — said he did not realisethe scale of the positive impact thatparticipating in the Waipa Networkswould mean to his business.

“Right from the moment we de-cided to enter we had a distinctfocus.

“We wanted to make sure ourentire business was aware andinvolved in this process, includingour business partners, advisors,contractors and employees.

“The feedback received fromjudges about our entry and ourbusiness, together with our ownlearning from putting our businessunder scrutiny was incrediblypowerful and has made our businesseven stronger.”

Mr McCullough added that whatreally blew him away has been theprofile and recognition Rob MayBuilders has received across a raft ofmedia and sectors that has openeddoors I did not know existed.

“Based on our experience I en-courage, if not challenge, otherbusinesses to take the opportunity toenter the awards.

“Put your best foot forward, asyou may even surprise yourself.”

Bronwyn Lowe, founder of TheHerbal Dispensary and winner ofthe Excellence in Small BusinessAward said the Awards transformedtheir thinking from working in toworking on the business, makingthem take a birds eye view of thebusiness and appreciate how far

they had come and also allowedthem to see the potential.

Jean McKenzie of mathZwise TeAwamutu was impressed by thejudges’ visits, which she said were aparticularly worthwhile part of theprocess, both stimulating and in-formative.

“It wasn’t about knowing all theanswers. The meeting allowed youthe opportunity to express yourselfverbally and truly show yourpassion for your business.”

Waikato University ManagementSchool judges the Waipa BusinessAwards, providing a robust andobjective judging platform.

This is supported by a judges’visit, which is an essential com-ponent of the judging of excellencecategories.

Mrs McKenzie encourages any-one considering this opportunity togo for it.

“It is rewarding, competitive,stimulating and an opportunity topresent your business in a profes-sional way.”

The Awards have a category forevery business, from sole trader orpartnership to large business, aswell as those who are new andemerging businesses. The Awardsprovide opportunity to recogniseexcellence in customer service andcommunity contribution to businessas well as environmentalsustainability and digital integra-tion.

The Customer Choice Awardasks customers to vote for theirfavourite business in the regionbetween July 1-15.

Employees and people managersare imperatives in delivering pro-ducts or services. These categoriesare by nomination and recognise acolleague or team leader.

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BY CATHY ASPLINCasmare Brown loves dogs, likes

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When she lived in South Africa shewas involved with dog agility and discip-line courses, as well as studying animalbehaviour.

Three years ago when she arrived inNew Zealand she decided she would liketo train as a dog groomer, so undertook atheory course and practical training atan all breed groomer in Taranaki.

Along with her husband and twochildren she moved to the Waikato,initially living at Raglan and working inHamilton.

But now settled in her favoured townof Te Awamutu she is delighted to beoperating her own business.

The Groom Inn operates in a pre-viously empty shop on Sloane Street.

“I spent around two monthsupgrading the premises and opened latelast year.”

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“It takes around an hour to an hourand a half for a groom, but I usuallyallow two hours so there’s time to settlethe dog and play with it a little.”

Clients currently come from as faraway as Te Kuiti, Ohaupo, Te Kowhaiand Hamilton.

“I worked for around a year inHamilton and some of those clients havefollowed me to Te Awamutu.”

Mrs Brown accepts all breeds, butsays some are easier to groom thanothers.

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dog and make them happy and comfort-able. For dogs that don’t really like theblow drier, I have a special cage dryerthat allows for the dog to just sit in thecage and avoid the full blast of air.”

Eventually Mrs Brown also intends to

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OUTSTANDING Florist Iona van der Pasch after receiving her prizes at the WeddingIndustry Awards. Photo: Pure Love Photography

BY CATHY ASPLIN

Florist Iona van der Paschis celebrating after picking upa win in the Wedding IndustryAwards (NZ).

The awards evening inRotorua saw the owner of IonaFlowers named OutstandingFlorist.

Mrs van der Pasch sayswinning the Outstanding Flor-ist award was very excitingand she thanks everyone whohas inspired, taught, encour-aged, helped and workedalongside her over the past 18years.

“Most importantly, aspecial thank-you to the won-derful people who have askedme to be a part of their specialday,” she said.

Mrs van der Pasch trainedat the Bay of Plenty Polytech-nic and graduated with dis-tinction.

For the past 15 years shehas focused specifically onwedding flower design.

“While I was on a breakfrom commercial floristry tohave my family, I was asked todesign wedding flowers for alocalfamily.

“My passion for weddingfloristry was ignited and wordof mouth quickly spread aboutmy designs. I worked manylate hours at night while mythree boys were sound asleep!

“I consider it an honour tobe involved in a couple’s wed-ding day and have alwaysstrived to make every weddingunique.”

Her work has featured inboth Bride & Groom magazineand New Zealand Weddings

magazine.“It’s super exciting, especi-

ally to see your name in print.”Mrs van der Pasch is now

manager of The Bloom Room,Te Awamutu (in Team 7 build-ing).

She still has no idea whonominated her for the Wed-ding Industry Awards.

Managing director PeterDuncan says The WeddingIndustry Awards aim to recog-nise, distinguish and honourexceptional talent foundwithin the New Zealand wed-ding and events industry.

“Since its inception in 2014,the awards have honouredmany professionals in selected

areas who represent multiplecreative and technical discip-lines.

“Our ultimate goal is to gonationwide by 2018. For themoment, we’re thrilled to beable to reveal the very best ofselect regions (Waikato, Bay ofPlenty, Hawkes Bay, CentralPlateau, Coromandel).”


On the huntfor velvetleaf

Velvetleaf has been found on more farms in theregion, prompting Waikato Regional Council toramp up its response to this highly invasive plant.

Already the council has been working to containand eradicate infestations of velvetleaf as part ofthe Waikato regional response to infected fodderbeet crops.

However, the council has since received in-formation from the public, landowners and farmcontractors about an additional five infestations.These appear to be related to the movement ofinfested maize or maize silage and have been foundscattered throughout the region.

“We’re also inspecting a further 14 sites whereit’s suspected velvetleaf might be growing. Theselatest developments mark a significant escalationin the scale of the velvetleaf problem in our region,”said the council’s biosecurity spokesman, PatrickWhaley.

“We will be working hard to help landownersmanage the situation in co-operation with theMinistry for Primary Industries which is leadingthe national response to infestations linked topotentially contaminated fodder beet seed.”

The scale of some of the discoveries, plus thepotential for more fresh sites to be uncovered,means the council has set up an incident manage-ment team. It is developing a long term manage-ment plan to build on work already underway.

Mr Whaley said it was unclear at this stage howthe new infestations occurred and the source of theoutbreaks would form part of ongoinginvestigations.

“For now we strongly encourage landowners tokeep an eye out for this pest and ensure they don’tdo anything to help spread it.”

Landowners should keep an eye out for the plantand report any signs of velvetleaf to the Ministryfor Primary Industries on 0800 80 99 66.

Farmers are also advised to photograph anyplants and mark their location so they can be foundagain easily. Do not pull up plants or graze stock ininfested crops. A ministry or regional council staffmember will provide strict protocols to followwhich includes carefully removing plants to makesure seed is not spread.

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We want to reduce our 2016/17 average annual rates increase from 3.27%(as previously advised in our 10-Year Plan) to 2.07%.

There are likely to be some delays to capital works, so we willnot need to collect as much money from the community asinitially planned.

2. Changing the timing of some capital work projectsA number of adjustments to capital works projects have beenrecommended. Individually the changes are not major. But changing thetiming does impact how much rate revenue we need (see above), as wellas on debt levels and interest payments (see below).

There are a number of reasons for these minor adjustmentsincluding delays requested by developers, obtaining resourceconsents and some slight changes to project scope or design.

3. Reduced debt and reduced interest paymentsOur external debt is likely to drop from $34.5 million to $24.5 million.This means our annual interest payments in 2016/17 will drop from$1.55 million to $903,000.

There will be some delays to capital works, so we will not need toborrow as much money. Because we do not intend to borrow asmuch money and because interest rates have fallen, we will nothave to pay as much interest.

4. Increase in reservesThe wastewater operating reserve has increased by $586,000 compared toyear two of the 10-Year Plan.

This will minimise future rate rises required to meet additionaloperating costs from upgrades to wastewater assets.

5. Stronger focus on our investment in roadsThe Waikato Road Asset Technical Accord (RATA) is a joint project between theWaikato councils. RATA provides strategic roading asset management supportto nine councils and saved nearly $350,000 during the initial 20 month periodafter it was established. Due to its success, it has been decided it shouldcontinue. Waipa District Council would like RATA to provide services to theLASS as a permanent unit of Council.

RATA has done a great of job of driving savings and efficienciesfor a number of councils. We know that good data leads to gooddecisions and from that, further financial and non-financialbenefits will be available.Waipa District Council is happy to host RATA on behalf of otherWaikato councils’ but wishes to recover any costs in doing so byentering into a formal contract with LASS.

Since adopting our 10-Year Plan in June lastyear, some things have changed. Individually,the potential changes aren’t significant andwon’t have a big impact on our plans. But

it’s important to be aware of them so you canprovide any feedback before final decisions

about the 2016/17 draft Annual Plan are made.

WHAT’SCHANGED?

The next three pages summarise some ofthe key projects coming up this year for

Waipa District Council. They also outlinesome of the proposed changes that are

being made since our 10-Year Plan.

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3. TE AWAMUTU LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY HUBConstruction of Te Awamutu’s new library began inNovember 2015 and is now well underway. The libraryis due to open at the end of 2016. Planning work isalso underway on the Te Awamutu community hub,including streetscaping and development of increasedrecreational space and play equipment.

4. CYCLEWAYS AND WALKWAYSDuring 2015/16 Council began working with communityrepresentatives to develop a district-wide cyclewaysand walkways strategy to ensure we have the righttype of cycleways, in the right place, connecting theright things. In the coming year we have included$1.2m to start building these cycleways on the western

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Te Awamutu College sprinter Leah Belfieldwas at it again, breaking two long-standingrecords at the King Country/North WaikatoZone Secondary Schools’ Athletic Champion-ships.

The highly rated 15-year-old slashed 0.15seconds off the 1983 Zone record in the 100mwith a time of 12.65, then eclipsed the 200mrecord that had stood since 1968 by over asecond, recording 25.59.

Nine schools from Huntly to Taumaranuigathered to do battle at Te Awamutu Stadium.

Two records fell in the 3000m in which allgrades ran together.

Te Kuiti junior Samantha Corbett quicklyimmersed herself among the leading runners,with Te Awamutu senior Gina Butler in closecontention.

Butler slowly closed the gap before passingCorbett with 1000m to go. She maintained aconsistent pace to break 11 minutes for thefirst time.

In doing so, Butler recorded a record time of10.58.22, bettering the old mark of 11:13.30 setin 1998.

Although Corbett faded a little, her 11.28.77shaved her own record of 11.30.44 set last year.

Te Awamutu’s Logan Karl had an outstand-ing day with wins in the 100m, triple jump andhigh jump.

His high jump attracted a large crowd as hedrew close to the record, then equalled the oldmark of 1.78m set in 2000, before clearing 1.79on his first attempt. He then narrowly failed inall three attempts at 1.83m.

Karl had no time to recoup his energy,having to go straight to the 100m final.Undeterred, he produced the fastest time of theday winning in 11.89, with Cameron Collinssecond and Ethan Carter fourth — Te Awa-mutu filling three of the first four places.

The relays provided lots of excitement andclose finishes with Te Awamutu winning fiveof the six events. The senior girls’ team had tosettle for third, only 0.12 seconds behind thewinners Huntly.

In a great show of strength, 38 of the 50 TeAwamutu athletes qualified for the Waikato/BOP champs at Porritt Stadium.

Record-breaking runners

TC120416SP15RECORD-breaking Te Awamutu College sprinter LeahBelfield in full flight.

College athletics champsshow extraordinary talent

Scorching hot conditionsset the scene for record-breaking performances at TeAwamutu College AthleticsChampionships.

National 100 and 200mchampion Leah Belfieldshowed the whole schoolwhat an extraordinary tal-ent she is, breaking therecords for both events withtimes of 12.59 and 26.28 at TeAwamutu Stadium. Therecords had stood since lastcentury.

Belfield also won the400m and triple jump, wassecond in the long jump andthird in the 3000m for apersonal tally of 33 points.She won the overall Inter-mediate girls’ championshipfrom Ingrid Ramsey on 27and Amelia Patching 24.

Cameron Collins, winnerof the Intermediate boys’championship, was anotherstandout performer.

He amassed 48 pointsfrom wins in the 100m, 200m,3000m and discus, along withsecond placings in longjump, triple jump, high jumpand javelin, as well as thirdin shot put.

Phoenix Phillips was run-nerup with 27 points andLogan Karl third with 17.

Jonny Beaver won everysenior boys’ track event (100,200, 400, 800, 1500, 3000m) andthe javelin to take the over-all title with 42 points fromHohepa Pereira on 18 and

Lee Te Rongomau 17.The senior girls’ cham-

pionship was won by HollySimmons, despite not win-ning an event. She amassed24 points through a numberof minor placings ahead ofMacKenzie Belfield on 22and Kaitlyn Parkes 19.

The junior girls’ cham-pionship, won by MyaSunnex, was a much closercontest . Her 28 pointsresulted from wins in the300m, 3000m and shot putand second placings in 100and 200m.

Pushing her hard wereDalley Burnside on 25 pointsand Danika Burke 22.

The junior boys’ cham-pionship was more clearcutwith Te Kapa Crown gaining38 points with wins in thelong and triple jumps andsecond placings in the 100,200m, discus and javelin.

The boys’ 100m sprintraces were exciting contests.

A mere 0.17 secondscovered the first four in thejunior division.

The first five in theIntermediates were separ-ated by only 0.18s with littlebetween Collins and Karl.

Beaver hit the front latein the seniors with 0.21scovering the next four home.

Record participation con-tributed to a hotly contestedinter-house competition,won by Gorst, from Cam-eron, Melrose and Selwyn.


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Swimming teamranked NZ No. 2

TC120416SP16SECOND-ranked team in New Zealand, Te Awamutu swimmers with their medals ontheir return from the national division II championships in Invercargill. Back row,from left: Fjord Tadulan, Berber De Boer, Shanae Hoffman, Todd Cameron, SimonCox; front row: Tully Dixon, Flynn Cameron, Pixie Cameron. Absent from photo:Jayden Ross, James Galbraith (coach).

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Te Awamutu SwimmingClub’s long trek to Invercar-gill to contest the New Zea-land Division II Champion-ships paid off big-time.

Months of dedication andhard work under the astutecoaching of James Galbraithresulted in the nine-strongteam returning homeranked New Zealand’ssecond best team.

Every team membermedalled, collectively win-ning 24 individual medalsand six relay medals, alongwith producing four newNAGS (national age group)qualifying times and a hugenumber of PBs (personalbests).

Todd Cameron startedthe ball rolling on day one,claiming Te Awamutu’sfirst gold medal in the 100mbreaststroke.

He ended the meet withone gold and four silver

medals in the 200 and 400 IM(individual medley) and 50and 200 breaststroke.

Pixie Cameron swam ahard-fought race to claimgold in the 200 IM, alongwith silver in the 100, 200 flyand 400 IM.

Younger brother FlynnCameron collected bronze inboth the 100 and 200 fly.

Multi-talented swimmer/surfer Simon Cox gainedsilver medals in the 50 and100 fly, as well as bronze inthe 200 IM and 50 freestyle.

Fjord Tadulan claimedsilver in the 100 breaststrokeand bronze in 50 breast-stroke.

Deber De Boer produceda stunning performance tosnatch a silver in the 50 free,while Jayden Rodd securedbronze in the 50 fly.

Shanae Hoffman shonein the breaststroke, winningsilver in both the 50 and 100and bronze in the 200.

Tully Dickson collected a

silver in the 200 fly andbronze in the 1500 freestyle.

The boys’ relay team ofTodd Cameron, Simon Cox,Ford Tadulan and JaydenRoss ended two evenings ofswimming with silver in theclub medley event and goldin the club freestyle race.

Todd Cameron, Cox andRoss were an integral part ofthe Waikato over-15 regionalmedley team who claimedbronze, while Cox, Tadulanand Ross were members ofthe gold medal winning Wai-kato regional over 15 free-style team.

Flyn Cameron swam aleg for the bronze medalwinning Waikato U15 boys’regional medley team.

Shanae Hoffman helpedthe Waikato over 15 girls’regional medley team wingold.

Coach Galbraithsummed it all up, saying: “Itwas a great week, with greatresults.”

Bowls couple win on countbackJohn and Julie Apeldoorn won the mixed

2x4x2 tournament on a countback at TeAwamutu Bowling Club.

Four teams emerged with a maximumfour wins, necessitating a countback.

The Apeldoorns took the honours with aplus 27 points differential, winning their

games by 9-4, 13-6, 10-3, 13-5 margins. Secondplace went to Terry Osment and GaelConnolly with plus 22, from Hillcrest’s H & LClarke on plus 20 and Putaruru’s KatrinaEnsor and Butch Hamilton on plus 12.

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Countback needed for bowls winnersA countback was required

to decide the winners of theBowls Waikato Umpirestournament after five teamsemerged with three wins at TeAwamutu Bowling Club.

The optional three bowlstriples event was won by theTe Kuiti team of BrianWatson, Frank Hitchen andM. Tulip with a plus 19 pointsdifferential.

Hillcrest’s Steve

Liddington, Ray Finlay and G.Landby had to settle forrunners-up on plus 19, havingconceded more points thanthe winners.

The Te Awamutu entry ofIan Fraser, Lynda Bennettand Annette Shilton placedthird with plus 15, Pirongia’sMarlene Lane, Lindsay Cam-eron and Noeline Cotterellfourth with plus 13 and Rag-lan’s Eileen Stephens, Ross

Turner and L. Schlager fifthwith plus nine.

The A & H Motors,Coupland Bakeries and Ma-nuka Health-sponsored eventattracted 30 teams (two fullgreens) from 12 clubs, Kihi-kihi, Claudelands, Taupiri,Raglan, Te Kuiti, Tokoroa,Frankton Junction, Hillcrest,Otorohanga, Pirongia, Ara-puni and Te Awamutu.

The club’s veteran men’s

singles championship washotly contested.

Bryan Ryburn scored athree on the 15th and final endto pip Lloyd Anderson 12-11.

Despite winning eight endsand Anderson seven, Ryburnsurprisingly only led twice inthe match.

In the semifinals, Ander-son ousted Rod Benton 13-7,while Ryburn eliminatedRoger Ames 18-5.

Women winners for trout

TC120416SP17ADULT winner Jane Annan with her prized fish and MagnusAdlam of Mighty River Power, major sponsors of theArapuni Fishing Contest.

BY COLIN THORSEN

The girls upstaged theboys, claiming five of the sixprizes in the adult section ofTe Awamutu Fish and GameClub’s annual Lake Arapunicontest.

Eighty trout made it tothe scales. The majority ofthe fish were either finclipped or tagged (these fishhave been released into thelake) with nine being wildfish bred in the lake.

The average fish weightfor the weekend was 1.528kg.

Jane Annan fared best,winning the adult sectionwith a 2.640kg rainbow henfinclip.

Les Connor prevented afemale clean sweep of the topsix prizes, claiming therunner-up prize with a2.280kg rainbow jack wildfish.

Mary Streeter had aprofitable day, placing thirdand fourth with a 2.035kg

rainbow jack finclip and1.980kg rainbow jack wildfish.

Rounding out the ‘top six’were Tevita Fenoko with a1.890kg rainbow jack tagged

fish and Holly Mateara witha 1.875kg rainbow jackfinclip.

Of the 92 anglers entered,32 were juniors.

Tyler Dellow won the jun-ior section with his 2.035kgrainbow hen finclip.

Cooper Andson claimedthe runner-up prize with a1.830kg rainbow hen taggedfish. Third place went toOcean Cullen with a 1.710kgrainbow hen finclip.

Lexi Ford continued hergood form from previousyears, claiming fourth prizewith a 1.630kg rainbow jacktagged fish. Emily Smartplaced fifth with a 1.625kgrainbow jack finclip andTyler Dellow sixth with a1.425kg rainbow jack taggedfish.

Leo Juby took outheaviest rudd (.405kg), JacobAnnan claimed the heaviest(.850kg) bag of five ruddprize, while Kyle Holmesannexed heaviest other fish(.690kg).


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Brooke makesKiwi BMX team

Te Awamutu BMX up-and-comerBrooke Penny has made the New Zealandteam for the annual Mighty 11s TestSeries against Australia.

World champion Leila Walker of Cam-bridge was named captain of the girls’team after winning the trial final on thefirst day of the New Zealand BMXNational Championships at the SunsetCoast Club in Puni near Pukekohe.

Walker won from Megan Williams(Rotorua), Penny and Caitlin Flavell(Rotorua) who will form the girls’ teamto take on Australia in .

Penny showed her class with anoutstanding display of racing through-out the day to seal third spot in the team.

After a slow start, placing fifth in theopening motto, she strung together threeseconds and a third placing.

She continues a great legacy of TeAwamutu club riders to represent theircountry at Mighty 11s level.

The 11 year test series takes place inAustralia in June.

As a build-up, three practice sessionswill be held for the Kiwi riders at the TeAwamutu track on April 16-17, May 7-7and May 21-22.

Penny will miss the third and finalpractice. She will be overseas at the timecompeting in the 11 year girls’ at the 2016World BMX Championships inColombia. She placed fourth as an eightyear old in 2013 when the Worlds werestaged in Auckland.

Caitlin Blakley and Mark Seager alsotrialled for the Mighty 11s team.

Seager made it through to the pointsover final.

He ended up finishing sixth, two spotsoutside of making the boys team — acommendable effort in a class field ofriders.

Blakley rode well, only to bow outafter the heat races.

The Mighty 11s trials opened thenational championships with more than900 riders competing over the weekend.

TA riders show their class

TC120416SP19ROSETOWN riders with their NZ top eight plates on their return from the New Zealand BMX Championships at Puni. From left:Mason James, Austin Lupton, Mark Seager, Emma Hughes, Reese Davidson, Abbie Osborne, Molly Inia, Brooke Penny, EllaDaniel, Jemma Taylor, Catlin Blakley, Cooper Merito, Jack Lupton.

BY COLIN THORSEN

Te Awamutu riders cameaway with two national titles,three runnersup and 13 ‘topeight’ finishes from the NewZealand BMX National Cham-pionships.

The Rosetown club wasrepresented by seven riders inthe 13 and over age groups atthe Sunset Coast Club at Puninear Pukekohe.

Mason James and AustinLupton broke through fortheir first national titles,while Jack Lupton came away

with a NZ2 ranking.“Mason and Austin have

worked exceptionally hard tomove through the rankingsover the last few years,” saysclub spokesperson, MalcolmMcOnie.

“Their national titles arethoroughly deserved. Theyrode with skill and determina-tion to win their respectiveclasses that were stacked withtalent.”

Cooper Merito capped amemorable season claimingNZ6, as did Abbie Osborn withNZ8.

All five of the club’s eliteriders made the finals.

Hannah Sarten claimed thewomen’s national title, withRebecca Petch placing secondand Courtney Brunton fifth.

Codi Merito made themen’s podium, placing third,while Cole McOnie finishedseventh.

Te Awamutu had 13 riderscompeting in the 12 years andunder 20 inch (bike) challengeclasses with seven of themmaking finals.

Molly Inia and BrookePenny both impressed

claiming NZ2 plates in theirrespective age groups, whileEmma Hughes NZ5, MarkSeager NZ8, Ella Daniel NZ4,Reese Davidson NZ5 andJemma Taylor NZ7 also madetheir respective age groupfinals.

Penny has been NZ2 for thepast four years, finishingsecond to World championLeila Walker on eachoccasion.

Kale Duncan was the club’sonly rider racing 24 inchcruiser. He bowed out in hissemifinal, finishing sixth.


Te Awamutu Courier Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Formal Notices

CLOSED -Monday 2May

RE OPEN -Monday 16May

Livingstone Aquatics will be closed to allow forannual maintenance for a period of 2 weeks.

Club Waipa Gym and ASB Stadiumwill operate as normal.

Our apologies for any inconvenience.

WAIPA COMMUNITY FACILITIESTRUST

POOL CLOSUREARMSTRONG,Connie.Passed away at homeon the 5 April 2016.Dearly loved bydaughter Ella, parentsAlison and Joe,partner Craig Daltonand her brother Dan.

‘Loved by many andwill remain in our

hearts forever.’

A private familyservice has been held.All communications tothe ArmstrongFamily, c/- 262 OhaupoRoad, Te Awamutu3800.

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MEXTED,Mervyn Roy (Merv).Our beloved Dad andPoppies.

You’ll be engineeringthe stars, a perfect

model of love to shinedown to us"

We will love and missyou forever. Brent,Monique, Chelsea andSpencer.

MCLIESH,Harold Gemmill.Passed awaypeacefully at home on8 April 2016, aged 81.Loved husband ofRinske, father ofLeeann and WaynePeake, and Karen.Poppa Jock of Richard,Campbell and Grace.

A funeral service willbe held at the TeAwamutu FireStation, Palmer Street,Te Awamutu onThursday, 14 April2016 at 1pm followedby private cremation.In lieu of flowers,donations to the TeAwamutu VolunteerFire Brigade would beappreciated and maybe left at the service.All communications tothe McLiesh family,PO Box 137, TeAwamutu 3840.

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Public Notices

SECTION 101, SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012

PUBLIC NOTICEof application for a Club Licence

Te Awamutu Golf Club Inc, 2293 Kihikihi, Te Awamutuhas made application to the District LicensingCommittee at Te Awamutu for the renewal of a ClubLicence in respect of the premises situated at 2293Kihikihi Road, Te Awamutu and known as Te AwamutuGolf Club Inc.The general nature of the business conducted underthe licence is Sports Club.The days on which and the hours during which theliquor is (or intended to be) sold under the licence are:Sunday to Thursday 10.30am - 10.30pm, Friday,Saturday and public holidays 10.30am - 12 midnight.The application may be inspected during ordinaryoffice hours at the office of the Waipa District Council,District Licensing Committee, Bank Street, TeAwamutu/Wilson Street, Cambridge.Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes toobject to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15working days after the date of the publication of thisnotice, file a notice in writing of the objection with theSecretary of the District Licensing Committee at WaipaDistrict Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.No objection to the renewal of a licence may be madein relation to a matter other than a matter specified insection 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act2012.This is the second publication of this notice.This notice was first published on 5 April 2016.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEESELECTION

Nominations are invited for the election of four parentrepresentatives to the Board of Trustees.

SignedSue JustReturning Officer

Voting closes at 12 noon on Friday, 20 May 2016.

There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as theycome to hand, for inspection at the school.

The voting roll is open for inspection at the schooland can be viewed during normal school hours.

Nominations close at noon on Wednesday, 4 May2016 and may be accompanied by signed candidates’statements.

Additional nomination forms can be obtained fromthe school office.

You can nominate another person to stand as acandidate, or you can nominate yourself (make sureyou sign both parts of the form).

A nomination form and a notice calling for nominationswill be posted to all eligible voters.

SECTION 101, SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012

PUBLIC NOTICEof application for a Club Licence

Ohaupo Dart Club Incorporated, 100 Great SouthRoad, Ohaupo have made application to the DistrictLicensing Committee at Te Awamutu for the grant of aClub Licence in respect of the premises situated at 100Great South Road, Ohaupo and known as OhaupoDart Club Incorporated.

The general nature of the business conducted underthe licence is Sports Club.

The days on which and the hours during which theliquor is (or intended to be) sold under the licence are:Monday to Friday 4pm-10pm and Saturday andSunday 9am-10.30pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinaryoffice hours at the office of the Waipa District Council,District Licensing Committee, Bank Street, TeAwamutu/Wilson Street, Cambridge.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes toobject to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15working days after the date of the publication of thisnotice, file a notice in writing of the objection with theSecretary of the District Licensing Committee at WaipaDistrict Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.

No objection to the renewal of a licence may be madein relation to a matter other than a matter specified insection 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act2012.

This is the first publication of this notice.

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PIRONGIA Fishing ClubInc - Winner of firewoodraffle - G Lyons, ticket498.

For Sale Under $50

ADJUSTABLE woodeneasel $40. Phone 870 4339.

BLACK television cabinet$20. Phone 871 8477.

MUD or snow chains,600x16, $30 pair. Phone871 6892.

For Lease37 hectares dairy supportland at Puahue (15minutes east of Kihikihi),commencing 1 June 2016,initial three year term,tender closes 29 April2016. For further detailsplease [email protected]

Storage

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TE AWAMUTUSELF STORAGE

To LetTHREE brm plus office,house in town, avail 26April, large section,double garage, $380 p/wk.Text 027 293 9899.

A1 SELF STORAGE

Many sizes, good rates, security and seven

day access.Phone 871 3332or 027 493 3187

ROOMS TO RENT

Portable, insulated, power,carpet, curtainsVarious sizes

Phone/text 07 847 3172027 458 2904

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FirewoodFIREWOOD for sale, 5m3 -$180, delivered, expectedshortage next winter.Phone 07 873 9190 or 021617 349.

For Sale

GOLF CLUBSFULL set of right-handedPowerbilt clubs and agolf bag, $150. Phone 8705548.

Fruit & VegetablesGOOD quality chestnuts,$1.50 p/kg. Phone 8717736.

Wanted to Buyor Exchange

HOUSEHOLD furniture,fridges, washingmachines and houselotscleared. Phone Alan 8702069 or 027 870 2069.

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KELLY,Doreen Joy.Passed away in her80th year surroundedby her loving family,on 10 April 2016. Sisterto Allan (deceased)and Ray. Mother andmother-in-law toSteven, Chris andJudy, and Joy(deceased). Nana Kellyto Martin, Greg,Michael, Nicola, andAmanda. Great nanaKelly to Alex, Louiseand Harrison,Jackson, Nate andChris. At peace after ashort illness. Heartfeltthanks to FreemanCourt and San Michelestaff for the wonderfulcare given to Mum.

A funeral service forDoreen will be held atSt John's AnglicanChurch, ArawataStreet, Te Awamutuon Wednesday, 13April 2016 at 11amfollowed by privatecremation. In lieu offlowers, donations toHospice Waikatowould be appreciatedand may be left at theservice. Allcommunications tothe Kelly family, POBox 137, Te Awamutu3840.


MCLIESH,Harold Gemmill.Passed away after acourageous battle.Loved and respectedbrother of Josie andthe late GordonPollard and families.

McLIESH,Harold.Lifelong best mate toBasil and AdrienneRumbles and muchloved uncle to Murray,Micheal, Andrew andKathryn.

"We will never forgetyou Mac"

Our families will carryon the Rumbles/McLiesh connection.

MEXTED,Mervyn Roy (Merv).On 7 April 2016,suddenly at his homein Tauranga, aged 85years. Most dearlyloved husband of Bevfor over 60 years.Treasured Dad ofChris and John, Jilland Bryce, Kay andMike, Lynley, Sharronand Bill, Brent andMonique. AdoredPoppies to Emma,Campbell, Kelly andPhil, Joshua andAmelia, Sacha, Caleb,Matthew andCharlotte, Rebecca,Jordyn and Jordan,Scott, James, Chloe,Liam, Chelsea andSpencer, and greatgrandson Harrison.

‘God has you in hiskeeping, and we haveyou in our hearts to

treasure forever’

A service to celebrateMerv’s life will be heldat Tauranga Park, 383Pyes Pa Rd Tauranga,on Tuesday 12 April at11am, followed byfamily burial in TeAwamutu Cemetery.Communication to theMexted Family c/o POBox 3136 Tauranga3142.

MEXTED,Merv.Passed away suddenlyon April 7 2016. Dearlyloved and respectedDad of Kay andMichael Moir.Treasured Poppies ofMatthew andCharlotte, Rebeccaand Gene, Jordyn andJordan and Scott andGreat Grandfather ofwee Harrison.

"God look after ourprecious Dad and

Poppies"

Your love and pridefor us was immenseDad. Each littlemoment and memoryof you will betreasured by us foryou really were "TheVery Best".

RHIND,Philip Alexandra (Phil).On 4 April 2016 after along struggle now atpeace, aged 56 years.Dearly loved son of Valand Des. Much lovedbrother and brother inlaw of Paul, Geof andSue, Gavin andAnnemaree. Lovedfather of Brooke.

At Phil’s request aprivate family servicehas been held.All communications tothe Rhind family, POBox 137, Te Awamutu3840.


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Waipa Combined BreedersHolstein-Friesian Female SaleTuesday, 26 April 201611.30am Start

Catalogues available online atwww.pggwrightson.co.nz orwww.nzholstein.org.nz or from the auctioneers.

PGG WrightsonAndrew Reyland 07 871 3316 or 0272 237 092

A total of 51 head of fully recorded cattle fromleadingWaikato and BOP herds.

Sale Will Comprise:

Sale Held On Property Of:M/S David & Wendy Harker245 Kakepuku Road, RD3, Te Awamutu

• 37 Holstein-Friesian lncalf Heifers• 9 Holstein-Friesian Spring Calving Cows• 13 Holstein-Friesian Rising One Year

Brian Robinson LivestockBrian Robinson 07 858 3132 or 0272 410 051Selwyn Donald 06 308 9942 or 0274 378 375

Straight bred cattle are hard to find. Here is youropportunity.

Good indices and high production with manyof the breed's top sires represented makesthis a sale dairymen can purchase from withconfidence. Several on offer carry AB CompanyContracts.

This year's offering is among the best ever atthis long established sale. Purchasers returnyear after year to secure new female families andreplacements.

• 2 Holstein-Friesian Empty ln-Milk CowsHeifers

Stock Auctions

Te Awamutu Weekly SaleTe Awamutu Saleyards, Paterangi RoadThursday, 14 April 2016

11.00 CattleDairy Cattle(if any Sold after Boners &Stores)

11.45 Sheep12.00 Calves

Further EnquiriesNeil LyonsChris RyanAndrew ReylandBill Donnelly

0272 235 784 or 07 855 94600272 431 078 or 07 871 33130272 237 092 or 07 871 33160274 932 063 or 07 873 1855

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Please forward your CV to email:[email protected] by 14 April 2016

Livestock & Poultry

CALF MILKAll milk wanted

for calves.Phone Deb871 4815 or

027 490 1007

CATDOORSSPECIAL offer suppliedand fitted, $120. PhoneGlasswise free 0508 445277.

Tree Services

www.groundzone.co.nz

Nathan Hughes871 7107

Tree pruning & removalStump grinding

Wood chip supplyTree inspections

Qualified arborists

BATHROOMS Forspecialist bathroomdesign and accessories.We do the lot! Call Pratts870 5020.

CHIMNEYA1 Chimney Services -Book now before winter!Phone Andrew Taylor871 4244.

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WINDOWS cleaned by theexperts. Phone UltraClean 0800 569 656.

FARMASSISTANT

A good keen FarmAssistant is required on

modern dairy farm20kms south

Te Awamutu. Goodwork ethics expected

and ITO certificatepreferred. Very good

single accommodation,opportunity into next

season.Phone Ben

027 244 3973

Farm EmploymentTrade Services

The Board of Trustees seeks a MinuteSecretary. You will need to be able to attendBOTmeetings, record minutes accurately andpublish the minutes for circulation to board

members after the meeting.

MINUTE SECRETARYPUAHUE SCHOOL BOT

Applications should be addressed to:Puahue School BOT Chairperson, C/- thePrincipal, 573 Puahue RD1 Te Awamutu or

email:[email protected]

Applications close 29 April 2016.

Remuneration will be based on an hourlyrate to be negotiated with the successful

applicant. If you are interested in the positionplease apply in writing stating your skillsor experience suitable for this position,

including a CV.

Employment Vacancies

Are youwanting change?Are youwantingmore opportunity?

Thomas Bird Building Ltd are looking for athird year Apprentice/qualified Tradesman

to join our small and friendly team.Competitive rates to the right person.

If this sounds like you, email Thomas atthomasbird.building@ hotmail.com

or call on 021 071 5816.

Computer Services

PC PROBLEMS?NO fix, no fee, local ITprofessional available foron site repairs, upgradesand trouble shooting, PCand laptop sales, no callout fees for help. PhoneMatt 027 515 6996 or 8719946.

Gardening &Landscaping

GARDENERRON Elder for all yourgarden maintenance.Phone 870 6453 or 027 8458530.

TE AWAMUTULAWN CARE• Lawn mowing• Hedge cutting

027 251 1414

Chipping, Felling,Maintenance, Pruning,

Removals, StumpGrinding, Hedge Cutting,

Section Clearing andmuch more.

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The Professional Arborists

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requirements,experience and quality

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FARMWORKERWANTED

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Phone 871 2852after 5pm

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TRADE ASSISTANTThe building supplies department at Mitre 10

MEGA Te Awamutu is rocking along.

We are currently seeking a motivated and reliable

team player to fill the role of Trade Assistant in our

trade department.

The ideal person for this position would need the

following attributes:

• Outstanding customer service skills

• Exercises honesty and fairness in all areas

• Excellent time management skills

• Be physically fit as some heavy lifting is involved

• Forklift licence with ‘F’ endorsement or full driver

licence and the desire to obtain a fork lift licence.

The building supply department is a fast paced

area, where no two days are the same. To this a

great opportunity to join a New Zealand owned

business that continues to succeed.

As the role will require you to be active most of

the day and some heavy lifting will be required,

a reasonable level of physical fitness will be

required.

If this role sounds like you, and you would like

the opportunity to become part of a dynamic team

who have a commitment to providing exceptional

customer service, then please apply by sending a

cover letter and C.V to murray@megateawamutu.

co.nz

You will be on a fixed roster working Sunday 8am-

6pm Monday 7am to 6pm Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday 7am to 5pm.

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PRACTICE/BUSINESS MANAGERMahoe Med Accident and Medical Centre, Te Awamutu

Mahoe Med is seeking to fill the position of Practice Manager of this verybusy Accident and Medical Centre.

The Practice Manager is a pivotal person in General Practice.This personis responsible for the smooth running of the practice, the co-ordinationof all non-clinical operations, including staffing, financial operations, payroll,contract management, business development, quality management andcompliance.

Key attributes:

Closing date: 5pm 18 April 2016.Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid work visa.

• Professionalism and ability to make decisions• Ability to work independently and good time management• Excellent oral and written communication skills• Good computer skills• Organised, able to prioritise and deal with a multitude of issues daily• Excellent people skills, including directors, staff, patients and external

stakeholders• Ability to deal with patients in an emphatic manner• Previous general practice management experience will be an

advantage• Medtech experience will be an advantage• Xero experience will be an advantage

This is a full time position.

If you think this is you, please send your CV with a cover letter to [email protected], attention Annchen.

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• Carrying out routine vehicle maintenance• Providing outstanding customer service to our

trade customers

If you want to work in a fun, dynamic workenvironment, as well as receiving great staff buyingprivileges and you think you can deliver on what weseek, then please forward your C.V and cover letterto [email protected]

A class 4 or 5 licence is essential as is a good levelof fitness.

A part time position for a Bar Steward( approx 20 hours per week) has

become available in our busy modernChartered Club .

BAR STEWARD(Part Time)

Please email your CV with coveringletter to [email protected]

or post to P O Box 307, Te Awamutu

If you have a bubbly personality andenjoy serving the public in a fun

environment, then this position mightbe just what you need.

A full driver’s licence and the ability todrive our Courtesy Van is a must.

Hours of work will be mostly evenings;Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Experience would be a definiteadvantage but full training will beavailable for the right applicant.

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Due to roll growth we are looking for anenergetic and flexible person to join ourteam.Dedication to the teaching of Te Reo Maorian advantage.

Applications close Monday, 18 April 2016.

Please email your CV to:[email protected]

TRADESMENGibson Construction’s Te Awamutu Branch is lookingfor experienced Tradesmen to join their Housing andCommercial teams due to an increase in workload.

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environments.• A good level of fitness.• Have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.• Willing to go over and above to meet all deadlines.

Vast experience in Rural and/or residential work will be anadvantage.

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You will form an important part of our team and you willenjoy a consistent workload in both the public and privatesectors.

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When Freya(Emily Blunt), ayoung queen whocan freeze herenemies in ice,learns of the demiseof her sister, theevil Ravenna(Charlize Theron),she summons hersoldiers to recoverthe Magic Mirror.

AfterresurrectingRavenna, the twowicked sistersamass a seemingly

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Old boy comes homeRecently returned from

life in South Australia,27-year-old Brendon Liley(pictured) may be a famil-iar name to some.

The former Te Awa-mutu College student andaward winning countrymusic vocalist will be pay-ing a visit to the commun-ity which supported themusical aspirations of histeen years when heperforms as guest artist atthe Te Awamutu CountryMusic Club at the RSA thisSunday.

Liley has spent the pastseven years living inAdelaide and has returnedto his homeland to pursuegraduate studies at theUniversity of Otago.

However, no returnhome would be completewithout dropping in to seethe fine folks of the TeAwamutu Country musicscene.

Other members, visi-tors from New Plymouth

Country Music Club andfriends will also be enter-taining, so come along andjoin in, or just relax and

enjoy a great afternoon ofcountry music at the TeAwamutu RSA Club from1pm.

Eye inthe Sky

Eye In The Skys t a r s H e l e nMirren as ColonelKatherine Powell,a UK-based mili-tary officer incommand of a topsecret drone oper-ation to capturet e r r o r i s t s i nKenya.

T h r o u g h r e -mote surveillanceand on-the-groundi n t e l , P o w e l ldiscovers the tar-gets are planninga suicide bombingand the missione s c a l a t e s f r o m‘capture’ to ‘kill’.

But as Ameri-can pilot SteveW a t t s ( A a r o nPaul) is about toengage, a nine-y e a r o l d g i r lenters the killzone triggering aninternational dis-

pute, reaching thehighest levels ofUS and Britishgovernment, overthe moral, politi-cal, and personalimplications ofmodern warfare.Ultimately, it is a

suspenseful ande x c e l l e n texamination ofethical decision-making and actionwithin the com-plexity of the mili-tary and govern-ment structures.

CINEMASCENECINEMASCENE

Second chance tosee The Proclaimers

Scotland’s favourite sons— The Proclaimers — aremaking a much anticipatedreturn to our shores and willbe coming to Hamilton’sClaudelands’ Arena onSunday, April 24 (with sup-port from Greg Johnson).

The response to our firstcompetition was so greatwe’re giving you a secondchance to win a double pass.

Twin brothers Craig andCharlie Reid who make upThe Proclaimers have a rep-ertoire that is rich anddiverse and their inimitablestyle of delivery will haveyou rocking in the aisles andexperiencing emotions atmany different levels.

Among the songs you’llinstantly recognise are Let-ters From America, Let’s GetMarried, I’m On My Way,I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),Sunshine On Leith andOhJean.

There’s A Touch is a realrocker, The Doodle Song isas catchy as a cold in winter,they do a great cover of KingOf The Road and their har-monies in The Ghost Of Loveare to die for.

Look out too for thehumorous Throw The ‘r’Away, the intense and politi-cally powerful Cap In Handand the acknowledgement oftrue love expressed in ThenI Met You. Fan favourite andcrowd pleaser JoyfulKilmarnock Blues rates upthere with the best.

Strikingly individual,The Proclaimers’ Reid twinshave enjoyed huge successacross the globe with songsencompassing emotionalhonesty, wit, political fire,and singalong raucousness.The Proclaimers havecarved out a niche wherepop, folk, new wave andpunk collide.

Pick up a copy of theirBest Of CD to get an idea ofthe many and varied hit’sthey have had over the years— it’ll have you amped andready to go for the big nightahead.

What will they bust outat the show? There’s onlyone way to find out — bethere.

Opening the show will beNew Zealand’s own chart-topper Greg Johnson — withhis piano packed with hitssuch as Isabelle, Save Your-self, Now The Sun Is Out,Don’t Wait Another Day andsongs from new albumSwing The Lantern.

This will be a night toremember — tickets fromTicketek.

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Sunbeam ‘Sleep Perfect’Fitted Electric Blankets• Available in Single, King Single,Double, Queen & King • Timer controlwith 9 heat settings • Detachable control• Machine wash & tumble dry

Goldair 2000WFlat Fan Heater• 2 heat settings • Cool fan• Thermostat • Safety cut out

Goldair Ecosave PanelHeater with Timer• Wall mountable and lightweight• Convection/Radiant Technology

Delonghi 2000WConvection Heater• Room thermostat• Anti frost function• Cool touch handle grip• Wall mountable

DysonHot+CoolHeater• Air Multipliertechnology forlong-range heatprojection • Novisible heatingelements andNo fast-spinningblades • Precisetemperaturecontrol • Remotecontrol

Mitsubishi ElectricInverter Heat Pump/Air Conditioner• 3.2kW heating & 2.5kW coolingcapacity • New Zealand’s quietest heatpump - indoor sound level 19dBA• Energy E cient “I-save” Mode andEcono Cool • Guaranteed heatingoperation down to -15ºC • 24 hour timer

PanasonicInverter Heat Pump/Air Conditioner• 5.5kW heating & 4.4kW coolingcapacity • ECONAVI technology forextra energy savings • Nanoe-G AirPuri er and mild dry cooling function

Call today and beat the winter rush for yourobligation free in-home heat pump consultation

Delonghi AriaDry16 litre Deumidi er• Removes up to 16 litres of moistureper day • Electronic anti-frost device• Electronic control panel

Mitsubishi Electric22 litre Deumidi er• Removes up to 22 litres of moistureper day • Laundry drying mode• Low temperature operation

Sunbeam ‘Sleep Perfect’Wool Fleece Electric Blankets• Available in Single, Queen, King &Super King • 100% wool pile • Fully ttedblanket • Cosy feet heating • Digital timer upto 9 hours • Machine wash & tumble dry

Breville AntibacterialFitted Electric Blankets• Available in Double, Queen & King• BodyZone Technology creates dual zoneheating to heat both the upper and lower bodyindividually for truly personalised comfort andcontrol

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CONGRATULATIONSGraeme Brown from Hamilton

winner of the 2016 BMW 1 SeriesM Sport car worth $53,500!

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Couurier Te Awamutu · 4/12/2016 · Mayor Jim Mylchreest said the proposed drop was largely because of minor delays to some capital works and because of a larger-than-expected cash