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‘‘Come along and listen tohigh achiever Kelly Wilson, talkabout her passion oftypography and photographyas she pursues her degree ingraphic arts,’’ says publicityofficer, Eliz Wright.

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Workers from the Waikato,Bay of Plenty and otherregions, from supermarkets,transport and logisticscompanies, banks,manufacturing firms and otherswill be present to launch theunion resulting from theNational Distribution Union andFinsec joining forces.

Bid to end Maungatautari disputeMaungatautari Ecological

Island Trust has decided to retainthe 2006 trust deed in a bid to bringan end to the dispute over govern-ance over the past year.

The 2006 trust deed provides forequal representation from land-owners, mana whenua and allowsfor the co-option on merit ofcommunity trustees.

Recent meetings with land-owners, Mana Whenua, commun-ity and volunteers in particular todevelop a partnership approachthrough Memorandums of Under-standing has been a big stepforward in galvanising support forthe project.

‘‘These processes have assuredMEIT of the substantive support itenjoys from adjacent landowners,

Mana Whenua and volunteers whogive tirelessly to this project andthe Board is grateful for thisendorsement,’’ says MEIT co-chairTony Wilding.

‘‘Over the past 12 months MEIThas experienced what appears tobe an attempt to destabilise thetrust for reasons beyond the con-trol of the trustees.

‘‘During this time the board hasreceived considerable supportfrom a number of individuals andfrom officials from Waipa DistrictCouncil, Waikato Regional Coun-cil, the Department of Conserva-tion as well as members of Parlia-ment. In many instances thecontribution was huge.

‘‘The board is indebted for thissupport and advice and sincerely

thank those involved,’’ he says.After much reflection and due

consideration of the best structureof the governance body to lead thisproject at this time, the full boardhas committed to work within theconstitution of the current 2006MEIT Trust Deed.

This trust deed reflects theoriginal spirit of the project as apartnership between ManaWhenua and adjacent landownerswith the support of capableindividuals from the communityand officials of the local andregional council and DOC.

This means there will be nochanges to the governance aspreviously indicated.

Mr Wilding says current boardmembers are confident that it can

put in place the necessarystructures and systems toreinforce the governance capabili-ties and practices.

There continues to be a numberof issues to be resolved and theboard is determined to bring theseto a conclusion to everyone’s satis-faction. Some matters will taketime.

‘‘In the meantime the publiccan be assured that the board ofMEIT are resolute to do every-thing possible to make this projecta resounding success,’’ MrWilding says.

‘‘Work continues on themaunga, the kiwi are breedingwell and the birdsong is abundant.There is much to be optimisticabout.’’

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Councillor defends HoC voteAfter reading Graham Jull’s

letter, I am concerned that hisassumptions are gathered fromreading other letters to theEditor.

As a past councillor heshould know better. Withregard to the velodrome, thiswas a difficult project to accur-ately assess in terms of value.

The business plan wasflawed in that their first pre-sentation told us that there was$11 million benefit to our com-munity but a further RewgionalCouncil reporttold us $4.5million to $5 million benefitmaybe.

There were other concernsexpressed in the report but Igather the HoC have acted onthese and made the future of theproject look a little more stable.

Over the period of time wecouncillors had to take in allaspects of the proposal. I was notconvinced this proposal was as

sound as first presented. TheHoC put massive effort intotheir case, as any dedicatedsport such as theirs would, andone had to admire their ten-acity.

The $1 million they eventu-ally won from Waipa ratepayersis to be a one-off and we havetheir word that they will neverneed any further assistancefrom WDC. This is where mydoubts sit.

Whether the conditions weremet or not, the majority of thecouncillors voted in favour ofthe grant and that’s called dem-ocracy. I had no idea which waythe other three Te Awamutucouncillors were going to vote.

My vote against was castreflecting the unease I felt aboutthe ability of this project tostand on its own feet long intothe future and the real value tothe community.

There is no doubt some will

achieve health benefits and Iawait the outcomes of thesebenefits proclaimed by thisgroup.

Graham you are way out ofline to describe me as having‘‘no backbone and crumblingunder pressure’’ and you linkme to pressure groups — nottrue. There were many groups,retailers, individuals, businesspeople, families, the cycling fra-ternity and many more that Iconsulted to find out the generalfeeling of the merits of thisproject.

The majority were againstthe proposal and would rathersee the dollars going into mak-ing our roads safer for cyclistsand applied to other moreurgent core projects.

Let me tell you it took more‘‘backbone’’ to vote with thecourage of my convictions thanto just vote to please the othercouncillors.

I am also astonished yousuggest that this decision ‘‘side-lined’’ Te Awamutu and ‘‘thebalance of power and influencehas been tipped from our town’’.Rather a derogatory statementwhich seems to mean somejudgment will be dealt to us.

You have misjudged andinsult the integrity of our Mayorand all councillors if you thinkmaking a decision against arecommendation means thatthere will be retribution. Dem-ocracy does not work like thatand respect for differences does.

Finally, if you think Te Awa-mutu community voted againstprogress and experience in thelast elections, which I assumemeans you, watch this space.Council does far more work toprogress Waipa than just makedecisions on a one off project.

HAZEL BARNESTe Awamutu Councillor,Waipa District Council

Opponents misunderstand realityIn response to the letter

from Pat Bishop re the CyclingCentre of Excellence decision,Pat Bishop obviously needs toget a grip of the facts becausehe doesn’t understand thereality.

In making the decision tosupport the grant, council issatisfied that condition 3,along with the otherconditions, will be met.

Condition 3 clearly statesthat the net cost of borrowingto service the grant does notimpact on existing Waipa Dis-trict ratepayers.

The cost of servicing the

loan (not imposed on rate-payers) equates to an averagefigure of $4.84 per rateableproperty over the periodshould the money beborrowed. Yes, it may begreater at the startdiminishing over time tonothing. It still equates to anaverage of $4.84 over the timewhatever way you look at it.

What does that mean rele-vant to the funds required?

The $1million grant hasbeen allowed for in the currentannual plan and the costs willbe covered by future develop-ment currently happening

across the district includingthe Cycling Centre of Excel-lence.

Current predictions forfuture development, even intoday’s economic climate, arein excess of the money neededto service the grant. We canpackage that in such a way tocover costs for the duration. Itwill not be an additional costto existing ratepayers, fullstop. Let’s be clear.

Part of being a responsiblecouncillor is the ability tothink strategically aboutfuture development in our dis-trict and what economic bene-

fit that might bring.Amongst the key factors for

me in driving this decisionwas that Waipa District wouldbecome the home for Bike NZ,the national body responsiblefor cycling across the countryand indeed fostering stronginternational links.

That means a significantnumber of staff and familiesshifting into the region.

Fortunately eight of thecouncil could clearly assessthe long term strategic benefitfor Waipa.

DENNIS FINNWaipa District Councillor

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TE AWAMUTU College chemistry teacher Michelle Devlin with the Tie-Tins: Hayden Berkers, MattHarker and Liam Mackintosh.

Three Te Awamutu Collegestudents are ‘fizzing’ aftertaking out top prize at thisyear’s Waikato University‘ChemQuest’.

The ‘Tie-Tins’ team ofHayden Berkers, Liam Mackin-tosh and Matt Harker collectedthe James and Wells trophy,$150 and gold medals.

The annual chemistry quizgives Year 12 students thechance to put their chemistryknowledge to the test in a popquiz-style challenge.

The hotly contested eventincluded was a ‘senses round’which required students to sniffout a range of scents from smallvials, with smells ranging fromspearmint to vinegar.

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demonstrations featuring liquidnitrogen, exploding hydrogenballoons and chemical reactionsthat produce light — all whichwere crowd pleasers on thenight.

The after-school event washeld at the University of Wai-kato and was attended by over20 schools, with around 200students.

Event organiser ProfessorBill Henderson says there werea record number of teamsentered this year.

‘‘In fact we were in theunfortunate position of havingto decline some schools that hadmissed the deadline for register-ing.

‘‘The students certainly hada good time, and were able to

show off their chemistry know-ledge.

‘‘Te Awamutu College hasnever won it before and thedelight on their faces was magi-cal."

St Paul’s Collegiate Schoolteams have won the event forthe past two years, but this yearhad to settle for second andthird.

Fourth place was MountMaunganui College, while fifthplace went to a team fromHamilton’s Hillcrest HighSchool.

ChemQuest is sponsored bythe University of Waikato’sFaculty of Science and Engin-eering, James & Wells Intellec-tual Property and Hill Labora-tories.

Waikato regional tourismorganisation launched

‘This, along with theenthusiasm of theregion’s tourism

operators, provides astrong platform for the

future and a greatopportunity to developand build something

really special’ALASTAIR CALDERChairman

The inaugural board meet-ing for the new Regional Tour-ism Organisation, Hamiltonand Waikato Tourism Ltd washeld recently.

Waipa District Council hascommitted $100,000 to the ven-ture for 2011/12.

The independent skills-based board of directorsappointed includes tourismindustry leaders GraemeOsborne, ex chief executiveofficer of Tourism Auckland,Simon Douglas, ex TourismNew Zealand, Don Scarlett,Relationship Manager atMighty River Power, andAnna Bounds, Assistant ViceChancellor at the Universityof Waikato.

Alastair Calder, HamiltonInternational Airport directorand founding partner ofCalder and Lawson Travel willact as chairman.

Mr Calder expressed con-fidence in the calibre of theappointed board and Hamiltonand Waikato Tourism Ltd(HWT), team members, andt h e c o m m i t m e n t b y t h eregion’s seven councils —Hamilton City, Waikato, Wai-pa, Matamata Piako, Otoro-hanga, Waitomo and SouthWaikato District Councils.

‘‘We are extremely pleasedto have all councils agreeingt o c o n t i n u e t o s u p p o r tregional tourism and provide

funding to the RTO for the2011/12 year,’’ Mr Calder says.

‘ ‘This, along with theenthusiasm of the region’stourism operators, provides astrong platform for the futureand a great opportunity todevelop and build somethingreally special,’’ he says.

Hamilton and WaikatoTourism, which has beenundertaking regional tourismmarketing and developmentfunctions for the region sincemid-2009 under the HamiltonInternational Airport (HIA)structure, achieved their goalof becoming an independententity within two years.

Hamilton and WaikatoTourism Chief Executive KiriGoulter says the organisation

is very pleased to have beensuccessful in achieving thisgoal thanks to the commit-ment and support by all par-ties involved.

‘‘A special congratulationsand thank you must go to theHIA management team andboard for their vision andleadership over the past twoyears,’’ Ms Goulter says.

Hamilto0n Mayor JulieHardaker says: ‘‘I am pleasedto see this regional initiativeup and running, and with thesupport of a number of theregion’s local authorities.

‘‘The Waikato has much too f f e r a n d b y w o r k i n gcollaboratively to promote thecity and the region, we aret a k i n g i m p o r t a n t s t e p stowards creating a tourist des-tination.’’

Ms Goulter says: ‘‘We havea fantastic city and regionwith a broad range of experi-ences to meet the differentmarket needs.

‘‘We will be focussing onpromoting the core strengthsof the region, targeting inter-national and domestic visitorsand the valuable businesstourism market. We will alsobe looking to progress newtourism developments asthere are a number of excitinginitiatives underway whichwill further strengthen theregional proposition.’’

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Te Awamutu Lions mark 50th year

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CHARTER member John Berry (right) receives his 50 year service badge fromDistrict Governor Andrew Malloch.

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LONG Serving Lions, from left: Ralph Tailby, MurrayHammond and John Berry cut the 50 year anniversary cake.

Huge contribution to variety of community projects outlinedA large number of Te Awamutu

Lions Club members recently cele-brated 50 years of community ser-vice with old friends at WhitbyHomestead.

Invited guests, Waipa MayorAlan Livingston, District GovernorAndrew Malloch and Past Interna-tional Director, Ken Jones and hiswife Margaret were welcomed bythe current president JohnGlossop.

Special tribute was made toseveral past members, includingcurrent member John Berry whohas been with the club since itsinception.

The club was chartered in mid1961. Lions was formed worldwide,meeting a post war need to giveassistance to people in the com-munity and abroad to give them ahand up and to enhance lives.There are now 204 countries withmembers and every ethnic grouphas representation.

Mayor Livingston alluded to thefact that Te Awamutu Lions Clubcan be particularly proud of itsrecord of comradeship and Lionsspirit.

Since it’s beginnings it hassupported many local projectsincluding the Eventide Home, theswimming pool, the InformationCentre, Memorial Park RSARemembrance Archway, movingthe old school which is now TheLittle Theatre and currently therebuilding of the Climax train fromMemorial Park.

There has been a huge contri-bution to the Heritage of Te Awa-mutu.

Over the years they have beeninvolved in numerous other pro-jects including Mahana Lane play-ground, The Maniapoto Reserveand Centennial Park.

Members have made huge

physical and financialcontributions to the community.

They have been involved inraising funds for disasters includ-ing the tsunami in Japan, Austra-lian floods and $100,000 for theChristchurch Earthquake.

They have supported the newLions Cancer Hostel to the tune of$26,000 have helped with cataractoperations for sight compromisedin poorer countries. The philos-

ophy is to bring hope to those whohave little hope.

For the past 27 years the clubhas raised large sums to fundprojects from the ‘Kai Kart’ at theNational Agricultural Fieldays atMystery Creek each year.

The cumulative total was put atover half a million dollars in 2001and it may not be too many moreyears before it hits $1 million.

A Food and Wine Festival was

run for seven years, which alsobrought in funds to support thecommunity.

And while the focus at Te Awa-mutu Lions for 50 years has beenservice to the community, therehas also been a strong emphasis onfun and fellowship.

The quote on the 1961 charterprogramme was: ‘‘He achieves suc-cess, who lives well, laughs often,loves much’’.

Te Awamutu LIons Club isactively seeking new members andwelcomes enquiries from individ-uals or groups of friends interestedin contributing to communityactivities and enjoying fellowship.

Monthly dinner meetings areheld on the first Monday in themonth and ladies’ nights are heldregularly to involve members’wives. Enquiries to membershipchairman Gary Weir on 871 8107.

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‘Hot’ result for fire brigade runnersBY CATHY ASPLIN

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TE AWAMUTU firefighters (from left) Dave Shaw (with his daughter Chloe),Danny Smith (kneeling), Shaun Higginson and Corey Neilson.

Te Awamutu fire-fighters have provedthey are a fit bunch.

For the third consecu-tive year the Te Awa-mutu Fire Brigade teamwon the Fairview Motors10km corporate chal-lenge at the recent Ham-ilton SBS half marathonand 10km run.

Firefighters DaveShaw (38:56), Corey Neil-son (44:19), Danny Smith(47:19) and ShaunHigginson (55:49) ran10kms each and theircombined times clinchedthe ‘threepeat’.

All four men placed inthe top 30 runners home.

Money raised fromthis annual event is don-ated to Child Cancer.

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Dave Shaw’s daugh-ter Chloe Shaw also tookpart in the EarthcareEnvironmental Mara-thon for Kids which isrun in conjunction withthe SBS event.

This unique eventoffers kids from 5-18years a chance to com-plete a marathon, onekilometre at a time, inthe weeks leading up tothe 2011 SBS Bank Ham-ilton Half Marathon.

They finish with afinal 2.195km run withinFlagstaff Park, along theactual half marathoncourse.

The Pekerau Primarypupil completed the dis-tance with her fatherrunning alongside her.

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ARTIST Xandra Morrisey with her two pieces that received awards.

Youngster tops twosections in art event

Xandra Morrisey is just11 years old, but it didn’t stopher from winning both thesenior and junior sections ofa national art competition.

Xandra attends an after-school art programme runon a weekly basis at theMaori Women’s WelfareLeague community house.

Her teacher BillieCrossley encouraged her toenter the National Contem-porary Art competitionfeaturing Maori design at theMaori Womens welfareleague conference.

‘‘Xandra is a talentedyoung artist so I decided totake a risk and enter herwork in both sections.

‘‘I felt the piece entered intothe senior section (15 -18 years)would admirably take its placeamongst teenage art, regardlessof the fact that she is only 11years old. Fortunately it paidoff.

‘‘She also took first place inthe junior section (11 years andunder) for her contemporarypiece, featuring a paua shellpainting with a polished stonekoru attached with a gold cutoutembellishment.’’

Mrs Crossley says this is notthe first time Xandra has beensuccessful with her artwork.

‘‘At Gisborne in 2010 she tookfirst place in the junior sectionand she has won several localart competitions.’’

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RIGHT: UK author Geoff Tristram(with an earlier book) whoselatest work ‘Mr Maori Goes Home’features a strong connection withTe Awamutu.

Geoff Tristram’s book MrMaori Goes Home tells thecomedic story of a road trip acrossNew Zealand, filled with manyreal life parallels including theauthor’s obsession with anythingto do with the Finn brothers.

The novel spans the entiredepth and breadth of New Zea-land, but includes Te Awamutu asan important stop-off point.

Mr Tristram, a British artist,illustrator, cartoonist and authorwrote the book based on his ownexperiences travelling thecountry a few years ago.

The book details a Britishman’s adventures across thecountry in a motor home after hisdead uncle’s will requires him toreturn a stolen Maori carving inorder to receive a large inherit-ance.

‘‘It’s a comedy thriller rom-comroad movie all in one,’’ he says.

A whole chapter of the book isdevoted to Te Awamutu, aninspiration that Mr Tristramrelates to not only his own trip butto his long obsession with SplitEnz, Crowded House and the Finn

Brothers.Mr Tristram has been a guitar-

ist since he was 16 and frequentedthe Te Awamutu duo’s gigs whenthe opportunity arose.

‘‘My band at the time went toBarbarellas Club in Birminghamto see Split Enz, who we lovedafter buying the English versionof Mental Notes and we were justmesmerised,’’ he says.

‘‘I’ve followed them ever sinceand seen them loads of times inevery format imaginable.’’

His own trip led him to TeAwamutu, mainly as a detour inorder to see where Neil and TimFinn grew up and the town theyhad so affectionately mentionedin their music.

‘‘It turned out to be a nice, quietunassuming place, pretty muchlike where I was born really,’’ hesays.

‘‘We looked at the museum andstrolled around gawping atschools, the family home, theelectrical store where Neil playedpiano, lovely.’’

The book itself shares a speciallink between author and char-acter in which the main characterAdam Eve, recounts his own fond-ness for the Finn brother’s music,

not so dissimilar to MrTristram’s.

Just like his main character,Mr Tristram had a number ofmisadventures during his owntrip including unintentionallysoaking all his fellow campers andtheir belongings within a 10 yardradius with an out of control hoseand a receiving a face full ofsewage after attempts to clean themotor home toilet.

‘‘We laughed so much, I felt abook coming on, but it needed aplot — I didn’t want it to just be atravel diary.’’

He says the book is aimed ateveryone but that it is a goodcompanion piece for Brits travel-ling the country in motor homesthemselves.

The book is available onlinebut Mr Tristram hopes the newe-book format released later thismonth will make it more access-ible for a wider audience, especi-ally New Zealanders.

Open invitation to enter annual rose showIf you have some nice rose

blooms growing in your garden -here’s a chance to show them off.

The Te Awamutu Rose Societyannual Spring Rose and FlowerShow is only two weeks away.

All rose growers are invited to

show their blooms in one of themany classes - for everyone fromfirst timers to experienced exhib-itors.

There’s also a small section forother flowers and vegetables thisyear if you don’t have roses in

your garden.Anyone new to showing roses

can get some help from experi-enced exhibitors at a special even-ing on Thursday, November 3.

Schedules for the show beingheld in the St Patrick’s Hall (Rewi

Street) are available from i-SiteInformation Centres in Te Awa-mutu, Otorohanga and Te Kuiti.

Entries must be received (byphone) by 12 noon on Thursday,November 3.

There will be no late entries

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PIRONGIA PAPARAZZI dancing, from left: Clemens Weinzettl, RhiannonGrant, Tamati Rifle (obscured), Calum James and Bradley Clarke (obscured).

By SUE RUSSELLWintec journalism student ‘It’s gone

pretty good.’THOMAS STPIERRE

Spotlight operator

Polished, professionaltale from youngsters

Snap — I’ve got you!Pirongia School’s

brilliant musical pro-d u c t i o n ‘ S n a p ’ ,p e r f o r m e d i n t h ePirongia MemorialHall, shared the storyo f t h e c h a n g i n gfortunes of youngpaparazzi photogra-pher ‘Ricki Bailey’,p l a y e d b y Y e a r 8student Tamati Rifle.

A s t h e s t o r yu n f o l d e d i t w a sbecame clear Rickihad a few lessons tolearn about how totreat people.

The entire Year 7and 8 student bodywas involved one way

or another in pro-duction of this colour-ful spectacle.

From the crew outthe back who madealmost all the propsthemselves, to thelighting and soundteams operating theequipment , to thechoir and actors onstage the productionoozed energy and funright from the start.

Spotlight operatorsThomas St Pierre and

Chris Moore, both inYear 7, were kept busyup on the mezzaninefloor keeping the lightfocussed, while downbelow the sound-boardand lighting techni-cians did their bit tokeep everything run-ning smoothly.

Thomas felt thefirst performance wasgoing well.

‘‘It’s gone prettygood. It’s kind of hardthough to keep thespotlight in the rightplace’’.

The matinee per-f o r m a n c e l a s tWednesday before thefull school, parents,g r a n d p a r e n t s a n dfriends was the firstpublic performance

and was not withoutits moments.

It gave cast andcrew alike a chance toiron out any last-minute hiccups beforethe evening perform-ances that night andon Thursday night. Itwas great to see justhow well the cast andcrew coped with theunexpected.

With vocals ablys u p p o r t e d b y t h e‘black and white’ deviland angel Year 5 and 6choirs, the lead char-acters belted out thetunes and tripped thelight fantastic. All inall a very polished andprofessional perform-ance from some bud-ding actors.

Pirongiablackout

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PIRONGIA SCHOOLstudents and staff werenot about to let the factthat they would be onholiday during theWorld Cup playoffstages prevent themfrom showing theirsupport for the AllBlacks. Before the endof term they held an AllBlack day where every-one dressed in black. . . talk about a nationunited in support!

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Challenge ahead for College rugby

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TE AWAMUTU College 1st XV haka prior to their game against Cambridge earlier this year.

BY CATHY ASPLIN

Te Awamutu College has set itssights on becoming the leadingschool for the development ofrugby within the Waikato.

While many would say the goalis a huge challenge, ExecutiveCommittee spokesman KingiWetere says there is no reason whythis can’t be achieved.

‘‘Perhaps one of the greatestchallenges to the plan is the num-ber of players that head to Hamil-ton schools to pursue their sport-ing goals.

‘ ‘Te Awamutu regularlyachieves very well in club andrepresentative rugby through toyear eight, but then often has tostart again at the College, as thoseskills that have been nurturedthrough the local rugby clubs arelost to the town.

‘‘Last year Hamilton Boys’alone enrolled close to 30 boys fromTe Awamutu.

‘‘Although this makes the jobharder for the College, it is by nomeans insurmountable, it justmeans that the College develop-ment programme needs to behighly effective.’’

At the school ’s rugbyprizegiving evening Mr Wetereexplained to guests that the Col-lege Rugby Club has undergonequite a significant change in thepast year.

‘‘It was decided to elect anexecutive committee to develop aplan forward for rugby at theCollege.’’

The group charged with thedirection for the club is a mix ofteachers, board members andrugby specialists.

The executive committeeincludes: Kingi Wetere (BoT),Leandre Sharpe (BoT), BrentOliedam (teacher), Chris Gibbes(Waikato Rugby Union), David Fox(WRU), David Reynolds (Corner-

stone Trust) with support fromCollege Principal Tony Membery.

Mr Wetere says electing a com-mittee was inspired partiallythrough the setbacks that the Col-lege suffered in the 2010 season.

‘‘But on a more fundamentallevel it comes through a driveacross all sports to increase par-ticipation and activity.

‘‘One of the key strategies in theplan is to create a sustainable co-ordinator’s role that will workwithin the school and communityto promote the sport and driveplayer and coach development.

‘‘If this position can be createdit will enable the rugby pro-gramme at the College to moveforward in leaps and bounds.

‘‘As the funding that the Collegereceives does not support thesetypes of roles, it falls to the rugbyclub to look at ways that it could be

supported.‘‘This issue and discussion on

how to move forward with all ofthe various aspects of the strategicplan for College rugby will beofficially launched at the clubAGM.’’

The Te Awamutu CollegeRugby Club AGM will be held inthe pavilion (entry off FactoryRoad) on November 2, 7.30pm.

Anyone interested in hearingmore about the strategic plan iswelcome to attend.

PROUD HISTORYAnother interesting aspect of

the plan to regenerate rugbywithin the school is to bring astronger focus to the history of thesport at the College.

Martin McTamney has beensupporting the rugby club byinvesting time in researching for-mer 1st XV players that have

achieved representative honoursafter leaving the school.

So far the research has recog-nised 29 Waikato players — five AllBlacks and two Maori All Blacks.

It has also recognised threeother players who representedother provinces or even othercountries.

Many of these players havebeen contacted and there is a greatdeal of interest and support beingshown for rugby at the school.

The intention is to create a realclub environment for rugby at theschool and to use the sports pav-ilion as the center of this activity.

Ultimately the club would liketo have a rugby honours boardhanging in the pavilion to acknow-ledge the achievements of all ofthese players and to decorate thewalls with memorabilia of thesport at the College.

Rugby is the largest sport at theCollege and notably Te AwamutuCollege had the second highestnumber of teams playing in theWaikato competition outside ofHamilton Boys in 2011.

‘‘The College has every inten-tion of working harder and hardereach year to improve the standardof rugby at the school with the goalof developing a rugby profile thatthe whole town can be proud of,’’says Mr Wetere.

PRINCIPAL IMPRESSEDTe Awamutu College Principal

Tony Membery says he congratu-lates the committee for all thework they have put into the strate-gic plan, that seeks to put TeAwamutu College at the forefrontof Waikato Secondary Schoolrugby.

‘‘We have had a great season interms of numbers, parental andcommunity support, as well asplayers making Waikato develop-ment camps and representativesides.

‘‘The College is well placed tobuild on this for next season.’’

PRIZEWINNERSASB Award — Under 16 Team.Most Valuable — Jack Munce.Administrator’s Award — John

Sharp.Individual players recognised

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Under 55kg — Taylor Gordon,Slade Cooper.

Under 14 — Joshua Reynolds,Corey Blackhall.

Under 15 — Jake Pitcon, JordonGay.

Under 16 — Angus Seddon,Dean Scott.

Girls team — Te Rauhina Wall,Megan Goes.

1st XV — Jack Munce, JasonKulupa.

Players who were part of repre-sentative sides were recognisedwith badges.

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Stunning spring show fromhostas, wisterias, maples

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WISTERIA Sinensis Caroline in full bloom on an old trellis at Rukuhia Homestead Gardens.

If you are keen on gardening,then I am sure this month you will beout in your garden at every possiblemoment.

During October with its longerdays and continual increase in dailytemperatures we see plants rapidlyappearing from out of the groundwith great gusto.

Today I want to talk about someof the great plants that are making areal show in October and how tolook after them.

HOSTASThese perennials come in a great

range of colours and sizes these days— everything from glaucous blue,forest green , to yellow tonings andlots of different variegations/leafmarkings.

A lot of the hostas available in ourcountry today have stemmed from theUSA. because they have a realfascination over there for the hostafamily and breeders are continuallytrying to come up with some newhosta leaf shape or foliage colourmarkings.

If you follow a few basic stepshostas are one of the easiestperennials to grow.

1 - put slug bait on the soil in closeproximity to the plants BEFORE theyemerge from the ground.

2 - most varieties prefer to havelight shade, especially over the hotsummer months, to protect the foliagefrom sunburn.

3 - keep the soil/roots moist overJanuary/February. A good water oncea week would be very beneficial. A

good layer of garden mulch over thetop of the roots would certainly beworthwhile if your soil is subject todrying out.

4 - If you haven’t already,get outthere now and give them a feed ofslow release fertiliser — this will helpgive more vigour to the plant, which inturn will give you a better display offoliage and flowers.

WISTERIASThis family of climbers certainly

sets the scene on a trellis/fence at thistime of year. Most of the wisterias fallinto two categories:

Wisteria sinensis-types: overallsmaller flower length (around30-40cm) and they come in a range ofcolours. They flower very early in theirlife — which is good because youdon’t have to wait a long time to get abeautiful display.

Wisteria floribunda-types:extremely long flowers, can even growto 1 metre long, also a good range ofcolours available and slightly longerwaiting period before you get your firstlot of flowering.

Wisterias produce flowers on two-year-old wood, so don’t be disap-pointed if you see your wisteria grow alot in the first year and not give youmuch flower. Once this wood is twoyears old, then you will start to get agood floral display.

I find that people get themselvesinto trouble with wisterias in theirgarden, when they don’t controlgrowth, and just let the plant wanderwherever it pleases. They can growvery rapidly over the warm summer

months, but they are easy to keepunder control. Regularly snip the tipsof any vigorous new growth betweenNovember and March.

This will cause the onset of moreside branching.

Wisterias are great value. Apartfrom the beautiful blooms in spring,you also have lush green leaves overthe summer months, followed by agreat display of yellow autumn foliage.

JAPANESE MAPLESLike the two families of plants

mentioned above, the Japanesemaple has many varieties in its familyas well.

There are some real eyecatchingselections available these days,something for every colour scheme.

I am not going to start listingvarieties for you today, but would liketo mention a few tips on growingJapanese maples.

1 - plant them in as shelteredposition as possible. If the new springgrowth gets continually thrashed bythe wind, it won’t take long for the endsof the leaves to go brown and driedlooking.

2 - give the acers a good wateronce a week over the hot summermonths

3 - the smaller growing maplesmake excellent container plants andeven bonsais

4 - Feed twice per year — springand autumn, to keep the maplehealthy and vigorous.

5 - they respond to trimming, soeasy to keep at whatever shape andsize that suits you.

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list for each area.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW!You should have a CD Survival Kit on hand at all times - an evacuation kit can be put together at the

time of need (unless there is prior warning). Refer to the inside cover of the Yellow Pages.

The basis of a Civil Defence Survival Kit is a supply of stored water and a battery-powered radio.

WATER For drinking and cooking purposes, the minimum amount of water to have available is three

litres per person per day and you should have three day’s supply. If you have a source of water in a

gravity-feed tank, e.g. a house supply tank or ceiling tank for your hot water cylinder, then you need

do nothing else. Only sterilise water if you suspect it is contaminated.

RADIO A battery-powered radio is essential to receive public service Civil Defence advice in an

emergency. You will know what has happened, what is being done, where to get help and what to

expect. In Waipa District tune to 98.6 ZHFM.

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Get ready, getthrough.

That is the mess-age from Waipa Dis-trict Council emer-gency managementofficer Chuck Davisthis Disaster Week.

‘‘We are fortu-nate to live in anarea sheltered fromthe extremes ofnature, but there is no room to be complacent,’’ hesays.

‘‘We need to understand some of the risks and beprepared.’’

There are both natural and manmade threats tothe district.

These include accidents involving vehiclescarrying fuel, gas or other chemicals on StateHighways and long term power outages with TeAwamutu particularly at risk with only one feeder line.

An outage would affect people’s cooking, heating,lighting, radio, TV and computers (also no cordlessphone!) and there would be community ramificationstoo — no money from ATMs, no petrol, nosupermarkets.

‘‘Recently Te Awamutu suffered a threat to thetown water supply. Would you cope if there was nowater? If so, great! If not — food for thought,‘‘ MrDavis says.

‘‘Then there is the threat of flooding and otherweather related events and natural events such asearthquakes, with the possibility of liquefaction inWaipa as was seen in Christchurch.

‘‘Any of these events can affect our lives and weshould take the time to prepare a basic survival kit.’’

■ For more information visitwww.getthru.govt.nz.

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TE AWAMUTU firefighters are often firstresponders to emergency callouts.

Since the New Zealand Fire Service wascreated by the amalgamation of Fire Boards in1975, the role of the service has changedconsiderably.

From a legislative responsibility forpreventing and responding to fires, the FireService now attends a diverse range ofincidents from hazardous material jobs torescues. This range of activity, the equipmentcarried, and the geographic location of stationsmakes the Fire Service a lead agency indisaster response.

In Te Awamutu that response is initially fromthe Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade. With ahistory dating back to 1913 the Brigade willcelebrate its centenary in 2013.

As is the case in the majority of towns in NewZealand, the Brigade is fully volunteer with nopaid firefighters stationed in Te Awamutu.

The 30 or so members leave their homes oremployment to respond to calls, the number ofwhich have grown to over 300 a year. TheBrigade is always on the lookout for newmembers. Current members are from allbackgrounds — ordinary people doing anextraordinary job.

The year 2001 was the United NationsInternational Year of the Volunteer, and 2011has been declared the official ‘Year of theVolunteer +10’ to recognise volunteers. Theroles that member’s families and employersprovide is also critical to the Brigade’s operation,as is the support local business and agencies.

Brigades are responsible for calls within theirown fire districts, but as the Fire Service is anational agency, any incident which escalates tobeyond what a local brigade can safely manage,assistance is sent from neighbouring brigades,district and regional centres. Specialist staff andvehicles are deployed as required.

The most recent example of this was theChristchurch earthquake, where Fire Serviceresources were sent to Christchurch fromaround the country, both to undertake front line

duties and relieve local staff.The specialist Urban Search and Rescue

(USAR) teams are also part of the Fire Service.USAR trained staff work within Hamiltonbrigades, with task forces based in Auckland,Palmerston North and Christchurch.

Other specialist resources are generallyhoused at major Area Stations, for exampleHamilton Central Fire Station houses a Hazard-ous Materials Unit, Command Unit, aerial(ladder) appliance and support vehicles.

Te Awamutu Brigade operates a pumpingappliance, rescue tender, and support vehicle,

as well as a tanker and 4 x 4 utility owned by theWaipa Rural Fire Authority.

The Fire Service often has legal authorityand powers at incidents it attends, but when anincident reaches ‘disaster’ status, especiallywhere a State of Emergency is declared, controlof that incident will often pass to local authoritiesin their Civil Defence and Emergency Manage-ment role, or rest with other agencies such asthe Police.

The Fire Service then becomes part of theCo-ordinate Incident Management (CIMS)structure, an internationally recognised emer-gency management structure which setsprotocols for incidents where numerousagencies work together. And that is what it isabout — different agencies and the communityworking together to assist each other.

In 2011 the Brigade has responded toalmost every type of callout possible, includingfires, gas incidents, motor vehicle crashes,medicals, rescues, flooding and storm damage.

The best advice is for people to be preparedfor disaster situations, whatever they may be.

The Fire Service, and the Te AwamutuBrigade, makes a significant investment workingto reduce the incidence and consequence of firethrough education. Having and maintainingworking smoke alarms, escape plans, homesprinklers and being ‘Fire wise’ are all easysteps to prevent a fire related disaster.

People in rural areas should also be awareof the special circumstances that relate to them,such as distance from emergency services andrestricted water supplies.

Fire safety advice can be obtained from theFire Service website at www.fire.org.nz or theTe Awamutu Brigade website atwww.teawamutu.net/fire brigade/.

For any disaster, the key is to ‘get ready toget through’. Help will be coming, but you shouldplan so you are able to look after yourself andyour loved ones for at least three days. If anysituation endangers life or property call 111.

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PRO RIDER Rushlee Buchanan signs autographs at Waipa ChristianSchool on a visit to promote the Maunga Cycle Challenge and the sportof cycling in general. The New Zealand international has made herselfavailable to talk to kids in between her training while back home afteranother successful season in the United States.

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MAUNGA contenders. Te Awamutu Primary School students lining upin the Maunga Cycle Challenge, from left, Luca Picard (9), MelissaSteele (8), Max Tervit (7) and Cooper Margetts (10), with Lydia Gallagherfrom Team Energize.

Te Awamutu Primary Schoolstudents are calling for other kidsto ‘take them on’ in the iconicMaunga Cycle Challenge.

There’s a range of children’sevents being run as part of the‘Maunga’ on Sunday, November 13and TAPS students are seekingsome healthy competition.

Lydia Gallagher from TeamEnergize is calling for local chil-dren to ‘get out there and be active’and enter the Maunga.

The Maunga Challenge is amassive event for Te Awamutu —it’s an event with a national reputa-tion where elite cyclists joinrecreational cyclists for the day.

Gallagher says it is a greatopportunity for families and youngpeople to be inspired by topathletes and have a go themselves.

Team Energize run the Bikes ‘nTrikes event at Albert Park whilethe longer cycle events areunderway. This event is full of funand includes obstacle courses,challenging activities and gamesfor children to test and improvetheir bike skills.

Bikes ‘n Trikes is suitable forpre-schoolers through to 9-10 yearolds of all riding abilities.

‘‘Be ready to have a fantasticday of fun. Join Amy Burndred,former New Zealand road andtrack cyclist and KiwiSport bikeofficer at the Bikes ‘n Trikes SchoolChallenge,’’ says Gallagher.

‘‘Bring your bike or trike andremember your helmet.’’

Entry into the Bikes ‘n Trikesevent is $2. Registration opens at9am, with a free helmet check forthe first 50 kids to register.

Schools with the greatest num-bers of children entering (relativeto school roll number) will win asports gear prize for their school.There are loads of spot prizes,including two bikes and prizes forthose dressed up or in costume.The School Team Challenge forYear 7/8 and Year 9/10 students is anew event this year.

Entrants can win fabulousprizes for their school and individ-ual spot prizes.

Teams of four challenge otherschools. Two members of the teamride the 12km road circuit, with theother two battling it out on rowingmachines at Albert Park.

Entry is $20 per team and mustbe at the student’s school office byNovember 4.

‘‘The 12km Family Fun Ride is a

great way of having fun with yourfamily,’’ says organiser ElizabethWright.

‘‘Pump up those tyres, dress intheme, challenge your neighboursand enter the Maunga.

‘‘We’ve had some amazingteams enter in the past, from six-year-olds to grandparents andwe’re excited about this year’sevent.’’

Wright says you don’t need to be

a dedicated cyclist to take part inthe 12km event, just keen to give ita go.

Entry is $20 for one adult and upto two children.

Entries for this event are online,as are the longer distances.

Wright says businesses havebeen incredibly supportive of thiscommunity event and there arefantastic spot prizes up for grabs.

‘‘It’s a great day out with food

available, along with entertain-ment at the park.’’ Seewww.themaungachallenge.co.nzfor more information.

The aim of the Maunga CycleChallenge is to involve and encour-age the community to be active,promote the Waikato, theMaungatautari Ecological IslandTrust facility and provide a chal-lenge of riding around the moun-tain.

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Improvements obvious at Touch

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ON OFFENCE: Bangers & Mash’s Chris Wright has team-mate Jamie Dudsonin support as he takes the attack to The Cults.

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WORLD championship silver medallist ChynaHohepa turned out for K1 against Bak2bak inThursday night’s opening night of touch at AlbertPark. Cody Bowen is the Bak2bak defender.

Te Awamutu Sports Club Touch Modulecommenced grading at Albert Park on Thursdaynight with 38 teams taking the field in the seniormodule.

Competition organiser, Joe Sprangers notedsome obvious improvements in a number of teamswho have benefited from last season’s experienceand will be looking to climb through the grades.

Last season’s champions G-Unit startedstrongly with a convincing win over Hustlers, whohave returned to the module after a season away.

Beaten finalists Sub Tribe also won well.Last season’s favourites XNG, led by Kirtis

McNaughton, who were knocked out in thesemifinals, have strengthened their team with theintent of winning the top grade this season. Theyhad a convincing win and showed they will be hardto beat in 2011.

Sadidas appear to have put together a strongyoung team, also winning convincingly in theirfirst grading game.

Proverbial finalists K1, led by Selwyn Hohepa,suffered a narrow loss to the Marist rugby basedBak2Bak led by Adam Kahura.

Waikato under 85kg rugby rep Andrew Bailey’sBangers and Mash turned a 3-1 halftime deficit intoa 5-all draw with The Cult.

Year 5/6 junior teams commence their competi-tion on October 27 after the school holidays.

‘‘Year 7/8 teams opted to start week one,however with children away on school holidays weexpect teams to be short on numbers,’’ saysSprangers.

‘‘We will no doubt need to mix and match teamsover the first two weeks of junior touch.’’■ Note: Junior teamsmust supply a referee for theirgames each week.

TA rabbitsto Strack,Johnson

The women’s day rabbits scramble was won bythe team of Margaret Johnson and Mary Strackwith 69 stableford at ASB Te Awamutu Golf Club.

The runners-up were Annette Irwin and Bar-bara O’Regan on 66, with Elaine van Alphen andAnn Waters third on 64.

Those to score twos were Raewyn Coleman,Jannette King and Angela Thomson.

The nine hole division net scramble was won byKaren Corkill with 36, from Barbara Jolley 37 andAnn Dobson, Ulla Collins 39.

Kawhia octogenarian Bob Blackwood headedsome outstanding scoring on veteran men’s dayrecently.

The 84-year-old topped the field of 39 starterswith a healthy 46 stableford.

Blackwood featured in the Courier on August 9for being an active member of Kawhia Golf Clubfor 60 years.

There appears to be no resting on his laurels orslowing up judging by the form shown at TeAwamutu course. He was five points clear of therunner-up Mike Claydon on 41.

Other stand out veterans were Bill Bain with 39stableford, Lou Marty, Vic Smart, Rodger Corkill,Norm Brown 38, Rob Goodhue, Cliff Greenbank,Les Common 37 and Toby Thomson, Gus Mac-Intyre, Alistair Waters 36.

Open midweek tournament winners were MelBrown with 76 gross, Sonny Te Kanawa 77, RossSignal 66 net, Ray Brain, Kel Evans 70, Bill Bain,Les Common 71, George Vanner 40 stableford, BillHawira 36, Neal Johnston, Mike Claydon 35, BobLongden 34.

The women’s stableford leading scorers wereDanielle Wano with 38, by lot from Sylvia Brain,Gwen Quarrie on 38, and Helen Baynes 37.

Twos were scored by T. Ormsby, C. Forster, G.Quarrie, L. Dunn, R Signal, J. Bunce, P. Blundell,H. Sunnex and V. Roberts.

TA riders in campBikeNZ have taken their first steps towards the

London Olympic track cycling campaign with atraining camp in Invercargill.

The 29-strong group, including four Te Awa-mutu Sports Club riders, are split into threesquads — men’s endurance, women’s enduranceand sprint squads.

The local quartet are Peter Latham (men’sendurance), Rushlee Buchanan, Jaime Neilsen andKaytee Boyd (women’s endurance).

The camp is focusing on testing the individualriders over a range of differing training loads.

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SUMMER SPORTS DRAWTE AWAMUTU SPORTS CLUB TOUCHDRAW - 20TH OCTOBER 2011

5-ASIDE SOCCER DRAW - 19TH OCTOBER 2011

Junior Touch Week TwoYear 5/6 grade - 4.45 pm – This grade starts 27 October 2011Year 7/8 grade – 5.15 pmF1 St Pat’s Hit & Run v TAI Cobz, F2 TAI Telly Tubiez v TAI Scorpions, F3 TAI Cookie Monstas v TAI Crazy Horse, F4 TAI Can’t Touch This v TAI Bowt to get Wacked, F5 TAI Storm v TAI Quakers, F6 TAI Warriors v TAI Firehawks, F7 TAI Nek Minute v TAI No Touch, F8 TAI Smurfs v TAI Nek Seconds. Ohaupo and Korakounui Rebels starting 27 October 2011

Senior Touch Grading Week Two

Round One 6pmF1 Generations v Ronix, F2 The Cult v CBFL, F3 Nek Minute v Str8 Up, F4 Laidback v NXG, F5 CD Gener8nz v D-Unit, F6 Regan and the Unstoppables v Try Bull Force, F7 Bangers and Mash v Wananga Warriors, F8 Tap Tap v Rockmebaby, F9 New Era v Unknown, F10 Alex Philips team v Te Whanau Round Two 6.45 pmF1 Sparkies v Tribal, F2 Open Wananga v Sadidas 2.0, F3 Sub Tribe v Bak2Bak, F4 Out Of Touch v STAGS, F5 ASB Huge Ticka v K1, F6 Time Out v Bowers Crushers, F7 Team Extreme v Careless Whisper, F8 Hustlers v Touch This, F9 Te Kawa West Young Farmers v TA Shore, F10 Taylormade v TBA

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Field (1)- Bush Pigs V TNT Bounce (ref. All Stars) (2) I’ll think about it V Winner Winner Chicken Dinner (ref. Strikers) (3) The Flicks V Out of the Blue (ref. Mitre 10) (4) Hakuna Matata V Wannabees (ref. Architect Design) (5) Tomato Farm V No Nutz Like Hot Nutz (ref. Awa Crew)6.30pm

Field (1)- All Stars V Strikers (ref. Bush Pigs) (2) Mitre 10 V Architect Design (ref. I’ll think about it) (3) Awa Crew V Soccer Whoz (ref. The Flicks) (4) Te Kawa Y.F. V Woodies (Ref. Hakuna Matata) (5) Left Overs V The Terriers (ref. Tomato Farm7.00pm

Field (1) – Bush Pigs V Winner Chicken Dinner (ref. Te Kawa Y.F.) (2) I’ll think about it V Out of the Blue (ref. Soccer Whoz) (3) The Flicks V Wannabees (ref. Woodies) (4) Tomato Farm V TNT Bounce (ref. Left overs) (5) Hakuna Matata V No Nutz Like Hot Nutz (ref. The Terriers)7.30pm

Field (1)- All Stars V Te Kawa Y.F (ref. TNT Bounce) (2)Awa Crew V Woodies (ref. Winner Chicken Dinner) (3)Strikers V Soccer Whoz (ref. Out of the Blue) (4)Mitre 10 V Left Overs (ref. Wannabees) (5) The Terriers V Woodies (ref. No Nutz Like Hot Nutz

NZ champs for Waikato

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BUSY MAN: Te Awamutu’s Colin Downs will be competing aswell as being chief organiser of the New Zealand Moto TrialsChampionships.

The New Zealand three-day Moto Trials Champion-ship returns to the Waikatoat Labour Weekend for thefirst time since staging theinaugural event 31 years ago.

The Hamilton MotorcycleClub will be hosting theevent at Wharepapa South,M a u n g a t a u t a r i a n dPirongia, with competitionrunning daily from 10am to3pm.

Event spokesman, ColinDowns says Moto Trials areone of the best kept secrets inmotor sport.

The sport demands thatthe rider passes through aseries of special terrain tests(usually three laps of 12sections), riding on, aroundand over rocks, roots, logs,through mud and streams.

The rider with the lowesttotal of points wins the day.

Riders incur points forputting their feet on theground or falling off.

Jake Whitaker, currentNew Zealand and Australianc h a m p i o n h a s r e c e n t l yreturned from Europe wherehe contested a number ofW o r l d c h a m p i o n s h i prounds.

He will undoubtedly befavourite for the 2011 BetaNovogar New Zealand Cham-pionship.

Downs says Whitaker canbe observed throughout thew e e k e n d e x e c u t i n g t h esections with his flamboy-ant, clinical style.

Also returning from asummer of competition isC a m b r i d g e r i d e r S t e v eArmistead, who rode well inthe acclaimed Scottish Two-Day Classic Trial.

He has a wealth of experi-ence and is a big chance of

taking out the Twinshock(pre 65) title on his ‘veryspecial’ Francis-Barnett.

Local riders Colin Downsand Jim Henderson havebeen instrumental in gettingthis prestigious event backin the Waikato after so manyyears.

As well as being chieforganiser of the event,Downs will contest the com-petitive Intermediate grade.

Henderson will officiateas clerk of the course.

He is not riding.Another local rider who

will not be competing is JohnRavenscroft.

He has set up the onlineentry and result system thatcan be found on the followingw e b s i t e :www.trialscores.com.

A field of 80 riders isexpected, with the strongTauranga contingent likelyto take the lion’s share ofawards.

■ For more information goonline to the HamiltonMotorcycle Club website(www.hamiltonmcc.org.nz) orcall Colin Downs on 07 8713269.Riding starts at 10am each daywith spectator entry free. Nodogs allowed.Day 1, October 22 at Saunders’Property, 26 Waipapa Road,Wharepapa South. Signpostedfrom Kihikihi.Day 2, October 23 at Cooper’sProperty, Griggs Road, Roto-O-Rangi. Signposted from theSouthern Bridge (SH1)intersection at Cambridgeheading toward MtMaungatautari.Day 3, October 24 at Allen’sProperty, 500 O’Shea Road,Pirongia. Signposted fromPirongia.

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PEDERSENNicki Lee.May 13, 1987 - October15, 2011. Muchtreasured daughter ofKevin and Julie.Adored sister ofBridget and preciouslyloved by partner Sam.Loved and admired byall her family andfriends.

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PEDERSENNicki Lee.I am proud to call youmy sister, forever Iwill carry you in myheart. Love you longtime xx, Bridgee.

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PEDERSENNicki Lee.A special youngwoman taken from usfar too soon. Willalways cherish thememories of our fishand chip nights. Youput up such a bravefight Nicks and nowyou are the mostbeautiful angel. Restin peace Nick, till wemeet again.

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For Sale Under $50

CRAFT magazines, goodvariety, 50c each. Phone871-5351.INDUSTRIAL Colaradoshoes, 101⁄2, acid oilresistant. Phone 871-3669.MULCH 6x4 standardtrailer, load your own$20. Phone 871-4887.TELEVISION 29" Sharp,no remote, $30 after 6pm.Phone 870-5599.TWO gas bottles, 9kg, asnew, $40 each. Phone872-8107.

FirewoodFIREWOOD for sale, 5m3 -$170. Phone (07) 873-9190or (021) 617-349.

Livestock & Poultry PetsCHIHUAHUA pups, twomale, ten weeks old.Phone 871-6943.

Wanted to Buyor Exchange

CALF MILKREQUIREDPrompt pick upand payment

Please phone Johnon 871-6908 or(027) 445-4325

CHEST or uprightfreezer, must be inexcellent cond. Phone871-6943.

Stock Auctions

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0272 431 078 or 07 871 33130272 237 092 or 07 871 33160275 965 142 or 07 870 60590274 932 063 or 07 873 18550274 735 856 or 07 873 7403

Te Awamutu Weekly SaleTe Awamutu Saleyards, Paterangi RoadThursday, October 20, 2011

Sale Comprising:11.00 Prime & Boners10 Fat Cattle

100 Boners

Store Cattle10 2-year Steers & Heifers

30 Yearling Beef X Steers & Heifers

30 Weaner Beef X Steers & Heifers

12.00 Sheep & Calves200 Four day old calves

12.00 Dairies50 I/M and I/C Heifers and Cows

A/C Client10 I/M Fries Fries X cows, fully recorded

For SaleRecorded Fries 2 yr bulls, EBL tested

Further EnquiriesChris Ryan

Andrew Reyland

Andy Transom

Bill Donnelly

Mack Lynn

For Sale

Great Specials

at Farmlands!

Te Awamutu

203 Benson Road (07) 872 0230 teawamutu@farmlands.co.nz

While stocks last.

All prices include GST. Valid until 31st October 2011.

Tux Energy 40kg(Special valid until 22nd October 2011)

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EVERYONE’S PRICE $139.95

12ft Gate

EVERYONE’S PRICE $159.95

14ft Gate

Vehicles Wanted

$ $ $ $ $NEWSPRINT ends for sale at Te

Awamutu Courier Office, 336Alexandra Street. Phone871-5151.$ $ $ $ $

In MemoriamHALLPatrick Allan.October 16, 2003. Wemiss your wonderfulsmiling face andcaring ways.

"Love lasts forever."Your loving family.

Livestock & Poultry

ALL MILKWANTED

FOR CALVESPhone Deb Kirkham

871-4815or (027) 490-1007

Fruit & VegetablesTE Awamutu AnnualCraft Fair, Saturday,November 12.

SUMMERHOLIDAYS in NewZealand. Phone i-SITE871-3259.

For Sale

FENCINGGEAR, wire strainers etc.Phone 870-6066.

Advertise with us!Phone 871-5151

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Vehicles Wanted

Get that car outa there!

Wanted - DEAD CARSBest Dollars

A1 ServiceA1 Service

PH 07 870 15220800 CAR DUMP (227 3867)

LOCALLY OWNEDLOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED& OPERATED

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Have you got something forSALE worth under $50?YES! - You can advertise

it with us for FREE!Conditions do apply.

CourierTe Awamutu

Phone (07) 871-5151

FREE UNDER $50 ADVERTISINGOur conditions:- Advertisement must be submitted on original coupon, ads received on photocopies will not be printed.- For Sale items only.- Item value MUST be advertised for “less than $50.”- No more than 10 words per advertisement.- Limit one advertisement per household.- Coupon only valid to residents - no Trade-Commercial advertising.- One item per coupon.

Name:

Address:

Phone:

NB: Forms can be posted to Te Awamutu Courier, PO Box 1, Te Awamutu, oradvertisers can bring coupon into our offi ce at 336 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu

PHONE:

22 Leslie St, Kihikihi

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DEAD OR ALIVE- For Export -

Cars, Vans, 4x4s

Cars from $250Vans from $300

0800 33 2467

Cars for Sale2001 VX Holden Calais38V6 Sedan, very reliablecar, $8000 ono. Phone871-6658.

Employment Vacancies

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CASH FOR CHRISTMAS!!CASH FOR CHRISTMAS!!• Are you a regular reliable walker?• Could you use an extra $100-$150 p/wk?

Phone/text021 122 1686 or 856 5281 or at

www.homecaredirect.co.nz

Homecare Direct Shopping

has a vacancy in Te Awamutu. Car,

phone and internet required.

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POSITION AVAILABLE to care for a physically disabled 17 year old young man, living in Te Awamutu.For the occasional day/night or two or maybelonger.A knowledge of carer work would be a bigadvantage.Must be fi t and have a full drivers license.

Please send CV or enquiries to:cripplewarlord@gmail.com or phone 871 3606

HolidayAccommodation

DESTINATION NewZealand. Phone i-SITE871-3259.

TravelFERRY bookings forChristmas and Summerbreak. Phone i-SITE871-3259.

Commercial PropertySTORAGE / workshop,12x14m plus share offacilities, centrallocation. Phone 870-4990a/h.

FlatmatesLARGE bedsit plus doublebrm available tenminutes from TeAwamutu, full board /costs negotiable, somework possible, grazingfor horse / pets / childrenok. Phone or text Kellie(021) 271-6450.

To LetCARAVANS to let from$30, long term. Phone871-2171 or (0274) 407-101.FARM cottage, smallthree brm, carport, cleanand tidy, at Korakonui,$150 p/wk, no dogsplease. Phone 872-2772.FOUR brms, doublegarage, Park Road, $320p/wk. Phone 871-7189.NEAR new luxury homein Young Street, twobathrooms, three brm,lawns and gardensincluded, $350 p/wk.Phone (027) 275-5655.PIRONGIA, two brmhouse, no pets, owners dolawns and gardens,would suit professionalcouple, $220 p/wk. Phone871-9717.

To Let

A1 SELFA1 SELF STORAGESTORAGE

New facility, many sizes, good rates, security and

seven day access.Phone 871-3332or (021) 912-900

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TWO brm house, car port,as new. Phone (022)156-8578 or 870-4462 after7.00pm.

JM PROPERTYMANAGEMENT

• 232 Kihikihi Rd•Two brm unit$210 p/wk

•Gibson Lane•Three brm house,

huge garage$250 p/wk

• 12 Linehan Rd•Four brm executive

style house,all mod cons$400 p/wk

Ph (027) 589-6416www.jmpropertymanagement.co.nz

FinancialNEED MONEY?GET same day approvalon loans of $400 to$40,000+ plus. ★ Special★ This month get $4000for $55 per week and payreduced SET UP FEES!You’ll need a vehicle,house or a guarantor assecurity. Simply call(0800) 112-274 or visitwww.AssetFinance.co.nz .

Gardening &Landscaping

TREE CAREGROUNDZONE TreeCare. Pruning, removal,stump grinding, woodsplitting, consultancy.Qualified, professionalarborists. Phone NathanHughes 871-7107.

Pest ControlBEE swarms removedfree. Phone (0275) 434-808.

Property & HomeMaintenance

GASFULL gas servicing andinstallation service. CallPratts today. 870-5020.

ROOFSRE-SCREWING roofs,save thousands. CallPratts 870-5020.WATERBLASTING -Phone Ultra Clean 0800569-656 today!WINDOWS cleaned by theexperts. Phone UltraClean 0800 569-656.

Trade Services

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Phone 871-3267for appointment

21 Bond Road,Te Awamutu

MOSS, ALGAE,LICHEN TREATMENT

Johnny NelsonJohnny Nelson (027) 476-3347

or 871-7389

Windows - Exterior/InteriorColorsteel roofsRoof spray, Tiles and Decromastic roofsRotary clean, pavers,driveways and footpathsCommercial buildingsLow Pressure Housewash

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

DRAINAGENo job too bigor too small -

WE DO IT ALL!Phone 870-6244 or

Colin (027) 498-9022

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• Commercial• Interior• Windows• Pest Control

FundamentalCleaning

0800 520 005SPOUTING - repair orreplace, reasonableprices. Phone Tony871-3620.

Trade Services

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MEATEATERHOMEKILLS LTD

KillingSheep - Pigs - Beef

Phone 871-9995

ONSITEREPAIRS

● Ride On Mowers● Domestic Mowers● Domestic Fences

Stuart Law(027) 226-6889

PLUMBINGAFFORDABLE

RATESPhone Colin

(027) 498-9022or 870-6244 anytime

Rob’s RuralFencing

For farm, equine and lifestyle blocks

PH 870-2232(021) 724-516

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HEWITSONPLUMBING

Phone 871-3620

FriendlyService

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Farm EmploymentCASUAL farm workerneeded for milkings andfarm work. Phone871-5256.

Due to injury we require a Dairy Farm Assistant on our 600 cow farm. Milking through a 44 aside shed, once a day from December 1st.

FARMASSISTANT

One or more years experience is required. The position is for the remainder of this season and future seasons as part of a three person team. There is a three bedroom house for accommodation.Please contact Neil or Tracy (07) 871-9401.

Employment Wanted

FENCINGFARM - Residential -Lifestyle, for all yourfencing requirements,experience and qualityguaranteed. Phone (07)827-1849 or mobile (027)473-0001.RELIABLE, enthusiastic20 year old, keen forwork, anythingconsidered. Phone (027)842-9535.

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Childcare

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• Babies to 5 years• Flexible hours• 20 ECE hours for 3 & 4 year oldsEducarers required.

Phone 0800 jemmas(536627)

CHILDCARE SPACES AVAILABLE

HOUSEKEEPERrequired, clean freak/domestic goddessrequired for busy family,housework, tidying,washing etc, two hours aday, three days a week.Phone 870-6411.

WOOL WANTEDFOR Operation Cover Up,can be dropped off at TeAwamutu Courier office,336 Alexandra Street, TeAwamutu.

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Computer ServicesPC 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 or870-3038.

CLASSIFIEDCLASSIFIEDADVERTISINGADVERTISING

PHONE 871 5151

THREE brm, availableOctober 22, large section,non-smokers, petsallowed, location nearcollege, $265 p/wk. Phone(027) 565-0529.THREE brm, heatpump,dishwasher, quiet street,$270 p/wk plus bond.Phone 871-3956 or (027)641-3960.THREE brm home, 2.5kmfrom Kihikihi, pleasantrural setting, $260 p/wk,non-smokers only. Phone(07) 827-8456 or (07)827-3445.THREE brm, renovated,in town, new kitchen,$280 p/wk. Phone (021)838-145.THREE brm town house,near new, attacheddouble garage,heatpumps, dishwasher,$335 p/wk. PhoneHoward Bright (021)935-132.

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TE AWAMUTUSELF STORAGE

From $20 p/wk24hr access

Camera SurveillancePH: (07) 856-7584or (027) 608-1749

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Win double pass to Russian Ballet FestivalExperience the best in ballet when the Imperial Russian

Ballet Company delivers an encore performance inHamilton’s Founders Theatre on Thursday, November 17.

Their first show sold out in double quick time, so here’syour chance to win tickets to the second show.

Acknowledged as tops in their field, The ImperialRussian Ballet Company will present a diverse andstunning programme in three awe-inspiring acts.• Act One – Don Quixote. Imperial Russian ballet head,Gedinimas Taranda has taken the four acts of the originalballet and magically transformed them into one impetuousact. Brilliant!• Act Two – Bolero. Ravel was inspired to create thisstriking and dramatic masterpiece after visiting a largeindustrial factory. There he noticed the slow regularmovement of the assembly lines and the crash of themachinery and materials. Bolero is regarded as one of theworld’s musical masterpieces.• Act Three – Highlights from the world’s great balletsincluding Giselle, Carmen The Dying Swan and LeCorsaire. Also expect Gopak and Can Can Surprise.

The Imperial Russian Ballet have performed this three-hour ballet extravaganza worldwide, thrilling audiencesand impressing critics.

Now it’s your turn!Tickets are also available from Ticketek.

■ To be in to win simply put your name, address and daytimephone number on the back of a standard sized envelope, addressit to The Imperial Russian Ballet Company competition andmakesure it reaches the Te Awamutu Courier office by 5pm, Friday.

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

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RUGBY ACTION LIVE ON SKY

Wed 19th 5.00-7.00pm Restaurant open 5.30-6.30pm Membership draw

Thu 20th 3.00pm Clubroom closing to all members - sorry4.00pm WWII Veterans Formal dinner

Fri 21st 12noon to 2pm Restaurant open for lunch 5.00pm Restaurant open 5.30pm to 6.30pm Raffl es & Membership Draw 6.30pm approx – Jokers Wild win up to $1000

7.00pm “Che Orton” with an Elvis bracket

Sat 22nd 12noon-2pm Restaurant open for lunch 5.00pm Restaurant open

Sun 23rd 5.00pm Sunday Carvery 2 roast meats & delicious dessert

Mon 24th 5.30pm to 6.30pm Membership Draw

Tue 25th 1pm 500 Card Club

Notice – Saturday 29th October visit to Waiouru Army Museum.

Names with payment no later than Wednesday 26th October

Solo ‘Silent Night’ soonThe one-woman play Silent

Night is coming to Hamilton nextweek.

It’s written and performed byYvette Parsons (right) and is thefirst theatre production from theCentral North Island Consortiumto be staged at Gallagher Acad-emy of Performing Arts.

The Central North Island Con-sortium is a collective of theatresfrom Hamilton, New Plymouthand Hastings and is funded byCreative New Zealand under itsRegional Distribution FundingStrategy.

‘‘It means that plays and otherart forms get out to regionalvenues — plays that might havehad their first performance in amajor centre and not normallygone beyond that,’’ says JeremyBell, manager of the Academy ofPerforming Arts at the Universityof Waikato.

‘‘Silent Night is a happy-sadplay that most people will be ableto identify with,’’ says Mr Bell.

‘‘It takes place on ChristmasDay in a little flat in suburbanNew Zealand as Irene McMunnprepares for a party and reflectson life and loves of times gone by— with some useful Christmascraft tips thrown in.’’

■ Silent Night with Yvette Parsonson October 28, 29 (8pm) at GallagherAcademy of Performing Arts.Tickets: Adult $25, Child under 14years old $10. Family (2 adult, 2

children under 14) $50. Concession(Senior 65+, Unwaged) $20, Student(Tertiary or Secondary with ID) $15.For more information phone (07) 8585105.

ORGAN CONCERT SUN (OCT 30) 1.30 - TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THEATRE

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SMURFS GTHU & FRI 10:10, 12:15 & 2:20,

SAT 1:10 & 3:15, SUN & MON 11:10 & 1:15

SPY KIDS 4 PGTUE & WED 10:00 & 11:55,

THU & FINAL FRI 12:45 & 2:40

HAPPILY EVER AFTERS M TUE & FINAL WED 1:00 & 5:45

THE HELP M TUE, WED, THU & FRI 7:45,

SAT 3:00 & 7:55, SUN & MON 1:00 & 5:55

JANE EYRE MTUE, WED, THU & FRI 5:30,

SAT 1:15 & 5:40, SUN & MON 11:15 & 3:40

THE ROUND UP MTHU & FRI 10:45, SAT 5:45,

SUN & MON 3:45

FOOTLOOSE MTUE & WED 2:10, 5:50 & 8:10,

THU & FRI 5:50 & 8:10, SAT 3:55 & 8:05,

SUN & MON 1:55 & 6:05

JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN PGTUE 6:10 & 8:20,

WED 12:20, 6:10 & 8:20,THU & FRI 10:00, 2:10, 6:10 & 8:20,

SAT 5:30 & 7:30, SUN & MON 3:30 & 5:30

THE SMURFS GTUE 10:30 & 2:40,

WED 10:30, 12:35 & 2:40, THU & FRI 10:20, 12:25 & 2:30,

SAT 1:20 & 3:25, SUN & MON 11:20 & 1:25

REAL STEEL MTUE & WED 1:50, 5:40 & 8:00,

THU & FRI 5:40 & 8:00, SAT 5:20 & 7:45,

SUN & MON 3:20 & 5:45

THE ZOOKEEPER PG TUE & WED 10:20 & 2:30, THU & FRI 12:05, SAT 1:00, SUN & FINAL MON 11:00

MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS G TUE & WED 10:10 & 12:10,

THU & FRI 10:35, SAT 1:50,

SUN & MON 11:50

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS PGSAT 6:10, SUN & MON 4:10

THE TRIP MTHU & FRI 6:00 & 8:15,

SAT 3:35 & 8:00, SUN & MON 1:35 & 6:00

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Che Orton presents his award winning Elvis

and sings the hits of the 50s, 60s & 70s

CINEMASCENE

Spy Kids 4On the surface,

Marissa Cortez Wilson(Jessica Alba) has it all -married to a famous spyhunting TV reporter, anew baby and intelligenttwin step-kids.

But as a retired spy,Marissa’s world is

turned upside downwhen the Timekeeperthreatens to take overthe planet and she’scalled back into action.

With Armageddonquickly approaching,Rebecca and Cecil arethrust into action whenthey learn their boringstep-mother was once atop agent. Now the

world’s most competi-tive ten-year-olds areforced to put their bick-ering aside and rely ontheir wits.

With a little helpfrom a couple of veryfamiliar Spy Kids, Car-men and Juni Cortez,and some mind-blowinggadgets, they just maybe able to save the world.

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