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They remind people to 

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Sport Waikato is calling sport 

volunteers involved their ‘sport 

makers’ and thanking them for 

the time and effort they give to 

sport and recreational 

opportunities locally. 

They are also launching a 

‘Sport Maker’ recognition 

campaign in July to highlight 

individuals for their successful 

sporting voluntary work and 

have developed a plan that will 

help recognise valuable 

community members 

throughout the year. 

Prospects 

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Continuing Education Group. 

He returns tomorrow to give 

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Star gazing 

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Wheel warning returns 

The Wheel of Risk is once 

again being seen around 

intersections in the Waipa district 

as part of a combined effort 

to keep our roads safe. 

The wheel is part of a road 

safety campaign that began last 

week and is aimed at preventing 

intersection crashes in the Waipa 

district. 

It has featured in previous 

New Zealand Transport Agency 

television advertising and 

reminds motorists to not ‘risk it’ 

at intersections. 

The wheel will be located at 

intersections within the district 

as well as at high pedestrian flow 

areas where people will be able to 

stop and ask questions about give 

way rules. It is seen as a useful 

tool in getting people to talk about 

road safety. 

Waipa road safety coordinator 

Megan Jolly said there were 209 

intersection crashes in Waipa in 

the five-year period from 2007 to 

2011. These crashes resulted in 

eight people dying and 201 people 

injured. 

The crashes were 

predominantly in urban areas, 

with 72 percent of ‘drivers at fault’ 

holding a full licence. 

Mrs Jolly says this campaign 

will encourage motorists to take 

intersections seriously and check 

properly that the way is clear. At 

a stop sign this can only be done if 

a car fully stops. 

‘‘There is also the need to 

specifically lookout for approaching 

cyclists and motorbikes. 

‘‘Often we don’t see things 

unless we make a special effort to 

look for them. 

New police car scanner saving lives 

With disqualified, forbidden and suspended 

drivers more likely to cause crashes on the road, 

Waikato Police say new technology is paying for 

itself in preventing road trauma. 

District prevention manager Inspector Rob 

Lindsay says officers working with an 

Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) 

equipped vehicle prevented a likely tragedy on 

Hamilton City streets last week. 

‘‘In total 3074 vehicles were scanned by the 

ANPR device Thursday morning at checkpoints 

on Bankwood and Hukanui Roads, resulting in 

53 alerts being activated, three drivers being 

suspended, one driver being forbidden to drive, 

two vehicles being impounded and one person 

YOUR CALL: The iconic Wheel of Risk in Te Awamutu last week. 

‘‘The speed of motorbikes and 

cyclists can be deceptive — it can 

be hard to judge how fast they are 

going,’’ she says. 

From 2007-2011 six percent of 

crashes at intersections on local 

Waipa roads included motorcyclists 

and it was higher on state 

highways at 11 percent’’ 

As part of the campaign electronic 

message boards at key 

intersections will also be visible 

in the district reminding people 

that they need to stop their 

vehicle at intersections governed 

by stop signs. The message board 

with an outstanding warrant being arrested. 

‘‘More disturbingly was the intoxicated 

woman found behind the wheel of a car linked to 

a suspended driver at about 11.30am. 

‘‘When stopped the driver returned a breath 

alcohol reading of 648mgms. 

‘‘The legal limit for a fully licensed driver 

aged over 20 is 400mgms,’’ says Mr Lindsay. 

He says a person with such a high alcohol 

reading that early in the day posed a real risk not 

only to themselves but other road users. 

‘‘Research shows us forbidden, disqualified or 

suspended drivers are 19 per cent more likely to 

be involved in road crashes while many 

offenders drive vehicles with warrants or 

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will remind motorists of the $150 

infringement fine. 

Waipa District Council road 

manager Dawn Inglis says it is 

important to stop fully at a stop 

sign and not be tempted to roll 

through it. 

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registrations so the beauty of ANPR is that it 

allows us quicker access to existing Police data 

meaning officers are better equipped to remove 

these threats from our roads.’’ 

Mr Lindsay said an ANPR equipped vehicle, 

Crime Reporting Line and Mobility roll-out 

equipment are all part of the policing innovation 

display at the Police stand at National Fieldays at 

Mystery Creek from 12-16 June. 

‘‘I would encourage all interested members of 

the public to come down and take a look for 

themselves at how Police are improving ways for 

the public to interact with them and how 

technology is assisting in the prevention of 

crime.’’ 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

More of same, or time for change 

In reply to letters from 

Hayden Woods and Dennis 

Pennefather, I agree the 

writers make valid points on 

the affordability of future 

rates projections and that 

councils must operate at austerity 

levels for several years 

to come. 

The very successful rates 

march and substantial rates 

petition has been largely 

responsible for the low rates 

this year, and of course it’s 

election year. 

Over the last two years 

council governance and rates 

have constantly been under 

public scrutiny and frequently 

found wanting. 

In this coming election the 

ratepayers must decide 

whether they want things to 

carry on as they were or they 

really want a council that has 

ratepayers’ interests as a core 

priority. 

If they are happy with the 

the majority of the old councillors 

vote them back in. 

If they want change they 

need to vote for change when 

they select their councillors 

at election time. 

With external debt going 

up from $22 million to $73 

million, plus internal debt of 

$19 million currently, this has 

to get priority for reduction 

by a new council. 

This debt level is costing 

ratepayers $37 million in 

When ‘user pays’ doesn’t count 

I refer to the letters of May 23 

headed ‘Criticism’ where Waipa 

District Council CE Garry 

Dyet is quoted as saying that 

‘when it is appropriate, it is the 

users of services that pay and 

not rate payers picking up the 

bill for others.’ 

In view of this comment 

perhaps Mr Dyet can explain to 

me, and others, why rural residents 

not connected to the 

Council’s water and sewerage 

reticulation have included in 

their rates bill charges for 

water reticulation and sewerage 

treatment, both of which 

are not a service provided by 

Council, or are available to 

rural residents or likely to be in 

the near or distant future. 

DAVID EDWARDS 

Council replies: All 

ratepayers contribute to the 

cost of policy, monitoring 

and enforcement of water, 

sewerage and stormwater 

across the district which 

reflects the wider public 

good that the activity 

provides such as disposal of 

septic tank waste, services at 

public facilities. 

Properties connected to the 

services pay an additional 

charge. 

Library needs to stay within the CBD 

Does Terry Broadbridge 

really want to destroy the 

town? 

Already the Pak’n Save 

block has taken away the BNZ 

and Mega Mitre 10. So Mitre 10 

has virtually lost my custom — 

it’s off my track. 

If the library is also moved 

down Cambridge Road it would 

make it inaccessible to many 

people. 

Just one example of inconvenience 

— it would be unavailable 

while waiting for car servicing 

because the car would be 

needed to get to it. 

The present library is quite 

inadequate but still needs to be 

within the CBD area. 

NGAIRE PHILLIPS 

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interest paid to banks over the 

10 year plan.This money 

would be far better spent 

within Waipa. 

Many councillors voting 

record shows that having 

ratepayers best interests at 

heart has not been a major 

priority. 

It’s up to the ratepayers at 

voting time to decide whether 

they want a more financially 

prudent council. 

KEN GEORGE 

School pool 

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After following the Letters to 

the Editor about the Cambridge 

swimming pool, I find Hayden 

Woods suggestion to discuss 

the matter with St Peters 

School an excellent idea. 

It could give the problem a 

user-payer situation, instead of 

ratepayers having to pay for a 

status symbol we don’t need, 

not very many want and we 

can’t afford. 

It would be nice to have a 

council that really worked at 

keeping our costs down, and 

concentrated on what we need. 

Like better quality tap water. A 

smell of chemicals and mud is 

not very nice when you are 

thirsty. 

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Waipa District councillor Joe 

Scaramuzza expressed concern at 

last week’s monthly meeting that 

Council needs to keep ‘to the forefront’ 

of local government amalgamation 

discussions. 

Cr Scaramuzza said amalgamation 

was a ‘big topic’ at the moment 

and Waipa needed to have a discussion 

on this subject . 

‘‘We need to have an alternative, 

a viable option. We take the risk 

otherwise of getting something put 

on us chosen by someone else. The 

amalgamation topic is gathering 

momentum.’’ 

Waipa Mayor Alan Livingston 

said there was a complex situation 

(in relation to local government 

amalgamation) in the Waikato 

region, but the work streams that 

would be carried out as agreed on by 

the (regional) Mayoral Forum 

ensured that Waikato councils were 

being proactive. 

‘‘There are four work streams, 

but they are not really going to get 

traction until the new financial year 

and funding approval. We hope these 

areas of work then get underway. 

‘‘Resourcing is dependent on 

funds coming forward in future 

financial years. 

‘‘Futureproofing work that has 

been underway for three years only 

relates to a small part of the area. 

‘‘Indications from the Local Government 

Commission have been that 

as long as we are working on ways to 

achieve the best possible outcome 

for our region they will leave is 

alone. 

‘‘This is dependent on all councils 

sticking together — if one breaks 

ranks things will all change.’’ 

Mr Livingston said Council was 

fortunate to have new deputy general 

manager David Hall in charge of 

one of the work streams (water) and 

chief executive Garry Dyet in charge 

of another (planning and regulatory). 

‘‘Waipa will have a big input into 

these work streams.’’ 

In response to a question from Cr 

Vern Wilson, the Mayor said that 

discussions on options were not 

taking place within the Mayoral 

Forum and this was up to councils. 

‘‘It is a case of seeing what 

eventuates from these work streams. 

There may be some obvious reorganisation.’’ 

Finn raises hand for 

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CAMBRIDGE Ward Councillor Dennis Finn (pictured with wife Tricia) has announced he will stand for the Waipa 

Mayoralty in October’s Local Government elections. 

With the recent announcement 

that four-term Waipa Mayor Alan 

Livingston will retire this year, current 

councllor Dennis Finn said he 

has the drive, motivation, proven 

leadership and local government 

experience to represent the community 

and take the Council forward. 

‘‘Over the last term I have brought 

a sound business perspective to the 

Council chamber, questioning 

recommendations to make sure the 

issues were fully understood and that 

all options were explored by staff 

before decisions were made.’’ 

Mr Finn added that he was not 

hedging his bets to be re-elected at 

any cost — he is focussing entirely on 

standing for Mayor. 

‘‘I have thought long and hard 

about the choice to stand for the 

Mayoralty and that is where I can see 

my skills and experience being most 

valuable for the people of Waipa. I am 

not standing as a Cambridge Ward 

Councillor again. My decision has 

very strong support from my family, 

including my wife Tricia who will be 

at my side throughout the campaign, 

my friends and local networks.’’ 

Mr Finn said the knowledge, 

relationships and understanding 

about Council business he now possesses 

could only be gained through 

the experience of being on the Council. 

He hoped this would give voters 

the reassurance that he was not only 

qualified for the role of Mayor, but 

also positioned to provide a smooth 

transition; ensuring progress on 

important projects would not be lost. 

Mr Finn’s 30 years of community 

leadership experience sat well with 

Waipa’s residents in the last election. 

He was voted in as a first-time 

Cambridge Ward Councillor in 2010, 

receiving 2302 votes — the second 

highest number across the 12 Cambridge 

councillor candidates. 

He said to be an effective Waipa 

Mayor required an understanding of 

local people and the region’s unique 

culture, as well as financial management, 

local government legislation 

and the role of governance. 

‘‘To be a successful Mayor 

requires the ability to build relationships 

and engage with a broad range 

of people to understand their many 

perspectives and concerns. I am 

focused on effectively managing 

Council’s affairs for the residents and 

ratepayers of today and tomorrow — 

by continuing to build relationships 

and work alongside our youth, senior 

citizens, families, Iwi and business 

people.’’ 

Mr Finn said he is committed to a 

district that continues to move forward 

prudently — but not at any cost. 

He said there were a raft of 

complex infrastructure projects in 

the Council’s current Long-Term 

Plan and that he has been involved in 

discussing all of them at length with 

the Council. If elected Mayor he said 

he was committed to the Plan which 

includes the Cambridge bypass of the 

Waikato Expressway, a new public 

library for Te Awamutu and 

improvements to water supply across 

the district. 

‘‘Obviously controlling Council 

spending is important to everyone. I 

have always advocated for prudent 

growth and that hasn’t changed. To 

minimise rates we have to maximise 

savings.’’ 

Mr Finn said he supported the 

Waikato Mayoral Forum which has 

been set up to discuss ways in which 

Councils can share infrastructure 

and services in order to save money 

for all ratepayers. 

As well as being a Councillor, Mr 

Finn is also known for his role as a 

Commissioner for the Ministry of 

Education, in which he manages 

complex and difficult situations in 

schools. 

Mr Finn said he has dedicated a 

large part of his life to working in 

education. Two notable local 

assignments included his work with 

Cambridge High School and 

Hamilton’s Fairfield College. 

He said the role of a Commissioner 

was much like the role of a 

Mayor in the community, bringing 

teams or groups of people together 

who were sometimes in conflict, 

asking challenging questions and 

finding solutions so that people and 

organisations can move forward and 

benefit. 

He added that the district was in a 

strong position with the ‘Home of 

Champions’ brand. 

‘‘Waipa is a highly desirable place 

to live, and that hasn’t happened by 

accident. The Council has been 

instrumental in creating the ‘Home 

of Champions’ over many years 

including strongly backing our 

environmental, historical and sporting 

strengths. I want to see Waipa’s 

strong regional brand continue to 

thrive with the community 

prospering from its success.’’ 

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Amalgamation debate urged


Councils consider emergencies 

BY GRANT JOHNSTON 

Waipa District Council 

will soon be charting its own 

Civil Defence emergency 

management destiny with 

Otorohanga and Waitomo 

Districts. 

While the new arrangement 

has been brought about 

by Hamilton City Council’s 

withdrawal from the Waikato 

Valley Emergency Operating 

Area arrangement, the 

initiative unveiled by Waipa 

staff at last Tuesday’s Council 

meeting was hailed by Mayor 

Alan Livingston as ushering 

in a welcome change to a 

‘bottom up’ driven delivery of 

Civil Defence. 

Wayne Allan, manager 

planning and regulatory, presented 

a report detailing the 

new shared service arrangement 

with Otorohanga and 

Waitomo Districts that will 

come into effect on July 1. 

Estimated cost to Waipa 

would be $60,000 in 2013/14, 

which is around $8000 less 

than the current level of 

contribution to the 

disestablishing WVEOA 

arrangement. 

While major disasters 

would still trigger coordinated 

response management 

from the Hamiltonbased 

Group Emergency 

Management Office, the new 

shared service would allow 

the local councils to coordinate 

event planning and 

preparedness. 

This would enable effective 

emergency response and 

restoration of services within 

their communities. 

Waipa would provide the 

administering role for the 

shared service, including a 

base office for the new Civil 

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Defence position that represents 

all three councils (emergency 

management operations 

manager), and 

associated payroll services, 

management and vehicle. 

Costs would be proportionately 

reimbursed to Waipa by 

Waitomo and Otorohanga, 

who would each contribute 

$45,000 towards the total cost 

of $150,000 for establishing the 

new service in the coming 

year. 

Council confirmed its 

involvement in the arrangement 

and the appointment of 

Mr Allan as the Civil Defence 

controller for Waipa District, 

with Andrew Loe of Otorohanga 

and Johan Cullis from 

Waitomo as alternate local 

controllers. 

Mayor Livingston said 

that whereas emergency 

management in the region 

had been driven from the top 

down, the new arrangement 

would see it driven from the 

‘bottom up’, providing better 

training and response from 

ground level in the event of a 

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earthquakes. 

He said Waipa, Waitomo 

and Otorohanga shared similar 

‘hazard-scapes’ with flooding 

a key issue and controllers 

in each district are 

expected to dedicate a certain 

amount of their time to this 

role. 

Mr Allan said that the 

WVEOA was no longer considered 

the appropriate 

model to deliver Civil Defence 

services for our local communities. 

Hamilton City in particular 

has significant emergency 

management challenges that 

are not faced by the rural 

districts and communities. 

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‘‘The WVEOA was established 

at a time when the 

Waikato Civil Defence Emergency 

Group was not as 

active as it is today. Following 

the adoption of the Waikato 

CDEM Group plan in late 

2011, the Group Emergency 

Management Office is now 

fully resourced to implement 

the plan. 

‘‘It is anticipated that in 

the future, emergency management 

services based in 

Hamilton such as Police, Fire 

and Group Emergency Management 

for Civil Defence 

will be collectively located in 

a new building in Hamilton. 

‘‘The Group Emergency 

Management Office now 

provides a high degree of 

leadership, co-ordination and 

project delivery across the 

region.’’ 

Mr Allan said a review of 

each of the five WVEOA 

councils’ Civil Defence emergency 

management capability 

highlighted considerable 

differences in each 

council’s capacity and capability 

to respond to and 

recover from a Civil Defence 

emergency. 

Waipa, Waitomo and 

Otorohanga staff had been 

working collaboratively to 

bring about a new shared 

arrangement for their 

councils and the communities 

they serve. 

The new arrangement 

would allow Waipa, Waitomo 

and Otorohanga to work 

together to deliver greater 

efficiencies. 

It would also fulfil the 

need to put adequate 

resourcing into Civil Defence 

required under the Civil 

Defence Emergency Management 

Act. 

Push for 

youth 

leaders 

The need for local government 

to promote youth 

leadership and opportunities 

for youth development 

was raised by Cr 

Hazel Barnes at last 

week’s Waipa District 

Council meeting. 

Cr Barnes said this was 

a strong theme at the 

recent community boards 

of New Zealand conference 

she had attended on 

behalf of Te Awamutu 

(along with fellow board 

member Richard Hurrell). 

While plenty was 

happening in Waipa 

already (with the Councilco-ordinated 

Youth , 

Youth Awards etc) there 

was still opportunity to 

push ahead further with 

initiatives aimed at 

involving youth as community 

leaders. 

‘‘There were also 

strong beliefs expressed 

(at the conference) about 

the need to give youth a 

feeling of how they belong 

in communities and 

where they come from via 

local museums. 

‘‘This is something 

Waipa does well when you 

look at how many young 

people we have going 

through our museums.’’ 

Mayor Alan Livingston 

also commented on an 

excellent youth leadership 

in sports programme that 

had involved many 

student leaders from the 

district’s three secondary 

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Helping athletes onto world stage 

KIDS SPEAK OUT! 

BY CATHY ASPLIN 

Te Awamutu College student 

Hine-Anahera Nolan has her 

sights firmly set on becoming 

Junior World Champion in her 

chosen sport, taekwon-do. 

The 1st dan black belt has 

been studying the Korean martial 

art for six years and was 

introduced to the sport by her 

mother. 

‘‘She was keen for all the 

family to be involved in the 

sport, so I have a brother and 

two sisters learning taekwon-do 

as well.’’ 

Hine (17) has been selected to 

to represent New Zealand at the 

World Championships in 

Benidorm, Spain (October 

23-27). 

‘‘I was chosen after 

completing a two day trial in 

February. I am the only junior 

female that will be competing.’’ 

At the World Championships 

she will compete in eight events: 

(four individual and four team) 

patterns, sparring, 

powerbreaking and speciality 

techniques. 

Hine has a raft of 

achievements in taekwon-do, 

including a fourth placing at the 

2012 World Cup, bronze at an 

Oceania tournament and gold 

medals at national and regional 

events. 

Her preparation for the 

world event consists of two club 

trainings, two high performance 

trainings and two boxing 

trainings each week. 

‘‘As well as that I have 

taekwon-do training camps two 

days each month and I carry out 

my own training routine at 

home.’’ 

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student, studying for NCEA 

Level 3. My goal is to obtain the 

credits necessary to go to university 

so that I can study 

business management and 

Maori.’’ 

Te Awamutu Cornerstone 

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grant to attend the 2013 World 

Championships and gave her 

the trust’s best wishes for a 

successful tournament. 

NZ TRIATHLON TEAM 

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Sara has been selected to 

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World Triathlon Championships. 

‘‘In order to do this I had to 

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group at the national triathlon 

championships which were held 

in Wellington. I achieved that 

goal by finishing sixth.’’ 

As an age group rep Sara is 

responsible for all her costs to 

attend the event. 

She has been carrying out a 

variety of fundraising events 

and the grant will boost her 

funds considerably. 

Sara is an occupational 

therapist, currently working 

with special needs students in 

Wellington. 

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FIREFIGHTERS were called back to the old Post Office Thursday morning, following a fire the night before. 

Afire in the portion of the 

old post office currently 

under re-contruction 

could be seen over most of 

Te Awamutu on 

Wednesday night. 

Senior firefighter Lex 

Soepnel says the flames 

were well above the roof 

line when they arrived on 

the scene at around 

7.50pm. 

‘‘It was very spectacular,’’ 

he told the Courier. 

Intersection safety concerns 

■ From Page 1 

‘‘Intersections governed by a stop 

sign are intersections with poor 

visibility and it is therefore only 

safe to gauge approaching traffic if 

you are actually stopped.’’ 

Further to the campaign, Council 

have been working to improve 

intersection safety for pedestrians. 

Motorists are reminded not to 

park closer than six metres to an 

intersection, unless there are 

‘‘Some of the old, dry 

rimu wooden structure 

and sarking was well 

alight. 

‘‘We managed to get the 

fire under control pretty 

quickly, restricting damage 

mainly to rafters.’’ 

Soepnel said the biggest 

problem they encountered 

was the double thickness 

of the old bricks in the 

walls. There is a gap 

between them and that 

made it difficult 

extinguishing the fire 

there. 

‘‘The fire was contained 

in the rennovation area 

thanks to a fire wall 

contructed between the 

two building, although a 

small amount of smoke did 

get into Paterson Burn 

Optometrist.’’ 

Construction workers 

had been strengthening 

the building with steel 

parking spaces marked. Parking 

within the six metres will often 

occlude vision for pedestrians, particularly 

children, wishing to cross 

the road. Council gets frequent 

complaints about people parking 

near intersections and enforcement 

can mean a $60 fine. 

Sergeant Warren Shaw says that 

Police are supporting the campaign. 

‘‘Motorists need to be more 

beams during the day and 

it is thought that a spark 

from a welder has caused 

the fire. 

Sopenel says it was a 

good save. 

Firefighters returned 

the next morning when 

some of the building 

material re-ignited in the 

roof. 

Contractors on-site 

called it in and the brigade 

nipped it in the bud. 

vigilant at intersections as these 

are the locations of the vast majority 

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especially so during winter months 

when the visibility is often poor,’’ 

he says. 

‘‘Taking another look at 

intersections only takes a moment. 

Police will continue taking enforcement 

action for those drivers that 

do not comply with intersection 

rules.’’ 

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GUITAR Ensemble, expanded this year with drums and bass, rehearse an item for 

Thursday’s Variety Concert. 

The skills and talent of Te Awamutu 

College music students will be on show 

this Thursday night at the first concert 

for the year. 

The Te Awamutu College Music 

Department Variety Concert showcases 

progress made at the start of the year by 

the various groups, ensembles and 

soloists in the music programme. 

As well as Senior Band and Support 

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Pink fundraiser success 

Bruce’s Fitness 

Centre and Dawn Til 

Dusk cafe joined forces 

to stage a hugely successful 

Pink Ribbon Breakfast 

recently, raising 

over $1000 for the Breast 

Cancer Foundation. 

The morning started 

with a group exercise 

class for around 30 

people at Bruce’s Fitness 

Centre (gold coin donation) 

before 48 people 

attend the breakfast at 

Dawn Til Dusk. 

Raffle tickets were 

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■ Lovely neighbour who brings in 

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■ Great customer service at: Watson 

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■ People who leave their rubbish at 

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Hometown choice for new beauty clinic 

BY CATHY ASPLIN 

Lauren Meacheam has worked at 

beauty therapy clinics in Auckland, 

around London and on a cruise ship. 

But when it came to opening her own 

clinic there was only one place she 

wanted to do that — in her hometown of 

Te Awamutu. 

‘‘I love working with clients here — 

people are friendly, loyal and down-toearth. 

‘‘It’s a great place to be opening a 

clinic.’’ 

Lauren opened Luxe & Co on Kihikihi 

Road two weeks ago, in the former dental 

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and Mandeno Street. 

A revamp, with help from interior 

decorators ‘Red Red Red’ and Lauren’s 

family, has created a stylish clinic with a 

relaxing atmosphere. 

The name was inspired by some 

curtaining in the clinic, while Design on 

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Lauren says the premises has proved 

to be ideal with plenty of space for their 

full range of services — which includes 

massage, waxing, bleaching, electrolysis, 

skin treatments, makeup, spray tan, 

artistic nails, manicures and pedicures. 

‘‘We have a lovely reception area, 

spray tan room, treatment rooms and a 

special couples room, which allows 

treatments for two people at once. 

‘‘The clinic also lends itself for groups 

to come in — we’ve had hen parties and 

groups for birthdays. 

‘‘Of course we can also go to our 

clients’ homes to do makeup and nails for 

weddings and special occasions.’’ 

Services that are in demand at the 

moment include lash extensions, lash 

perming and needling (which allows the 

infusion of vitamins). 

Products stocked in store include the 

‘Environ’ range. 

‘‘We also use this range in the treatment 

rooms, it was developed by a 

cosmetic surgeon and helps in prevention 

of skin cancer. We’ve seen some 

amazing results’’ 

There is also Jane Iredale products, 

Mac makeup and Orly nail polishes. 

A great opening special, which offers 

five different treatments, is available 

until July 1 (phone the clinic for more 

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■ Luxe & Co at 79 Kihikihi Road is open from 

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LUXE & Co owner Lauren Meacheam. 

Council confirm chief executive in charge of staff 

Waipa District councillors 

voted at last week’s meeting to 

leave responsibility for 

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chief executive, Garry Dyet. 

Under an amendment to 

the Local Government Act 

introduced last year, Council 

had the option of adopting a 

policy which would make 

Council directly responsible 

for setting employee staffing 

and remuneration levels. 

Council’s manager human 

resources, Rachael Seaville 

made a presentation to a 

Council workshop in March 

on the performance and 

remuneration system introduced 

by Council in 2012. 

Under the new remuneration 

and employment policy 

adopted by Waipa District 

Council last year, only those 

employees who meet performance 

expectations receive performance 

payment (either a 

pay increase or one-off payment). 

The annual remuneration 

budget is tightly controlled 

and takes into account market 

movement data from New 

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and economic forecasts. 

Consideration is also given to 

Council’s ability to retain and 

attract good staff. 

The remuneration budget 

and staffing levels are 

approved by Council via the 

annual planning process. 

A report from Rachael 

Seaville to last week’s meeting 

said Council’s current policy 

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of staff. 

Staff recommended that the 

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and employment policy be 

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Wrestling champs 

BY COLIN THORSEN 

Several national and provincial 

champions will be 

vying for titles when Te 

Awamutu YMI Wrestling 

Club hosts the Waikato 

championships. 

First round matches commence 

at 10am at ASB Bank 

Stadium, Te Awamutu 

Events Centre on Sunday. 

Wrestlers from the 

Dilworth club in Auckland, 

Counties-Hunua, Club Physical 

(Auckland), Katikati, 

Mount Maunganui, Hamilton, 

Taumarunui and Te 

Awamutu have entered the 

various grades - midget 

(under 10 years), mini (10-13 

years), cadet (14-16 years), 

TA swim Masters haul in medals 

A small contingent of Te 

Awamutu Masters Swimming 

Club members collectively 

won 20 medals at the 

New Zealand Masters 

national long course championships 

in Dunedin. 

Bruce Howarth, Mary 

Brewer, Ronnie Stevenson 

and Dana McClennan each 

competed in six events, as 

well as representing their 

club in a couple of relay 

events at the Moana pool 

complex. 

Stevenson and 

McClennan both returned 

home with six medals, 

Brewer five and Howarth 

three. 

Howarth contested the 

50m butterfly, 50m, 100m, 

800m freestyle, 50m breaststroke, 

200m individual medley; 

Brewer 50m, 100m, 200m 

backstroke, 200m, 400m, 

junior (17-18) and seniors. 

Both styles of wrestling, freestyle 

and Greco Roman (leg 

moves illegal) will be 

contested. 

Club spokesperson, 

Carolyn Perrett says it is the 

first time the local club has 

hosted a major event in 12 

years. ‘‘We have had great 

support from our Te Awamutu 

business community 

and are really looking forward 

to hosting this championship. 

‘‘There will be food available 

to purchase and we will 

be running a couple of raffles 

to help offset the cost of 

staging the event.’’ 

Some of the local 

wrestlers warmed up for the 


TE AWAMUTU swimmers with their medals. From left, 

Bruce Haworth, Mary Brewer, Ronnie Stevenson and 

Dana McClennan. 

800m freestyle; McClennan 

50m, 100m backstroke, 100m, 

400m, 800m freestyle, 200m 

individual medley; Stevenson 

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Te Awamutu’s fourstrong 

team finished a creditable 

sixth overall out of the 14 

Waikato championships by 

competing at the Counties- 

Hunua championships. 

All of the local contingent 

brought home medals. In the 

under 10 age group, Ashton 

Perrett won gold in the 26kg 

weight category, Adam 

Chapman silver (31kg) and 

Ashlee Strawbridge bronze 

(27kg). Jacob Chapman won 

gold, taking out the 10-13 

years, 26kg weight division. 

Club coach, Jason 

Strawbridge invites parents 

to bring their kids along on 

Sunday to see what ‘real 

wrestling’ is like. ‘‘We are 

always wanting new members 

and the sport is a great 

way of keeping children fit 

and active,’’ he says. 

clubs entered. 

It was a very tiring, long 

day for the local swimmers 

who flew to Dunedin on 

Friday morning. Swimming 

started at 5pm and racing 

finished at 9pm Friday night. 

Racing then re-commenced 

at 8.30am and the meet finished 

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VETFOCUS is a farmer owned co-operative with a Board of Directors elected from 

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1. Better service delivered by passionate vets and support staff 

2. Business profits are reinvested in the business – education, technology and equipment 

3. Being an incorporated society provides a significant cost benefit which is passed 

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The team in Te Awamutu aim to take care of your individual animal health queries and supply a full 

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FINE player in her own right . . . Waikato King Country 

Croquet Association’s latest life member Dawn Taylor 

pictured at her beloved Te Awamutu club lawns in Victoria 

Park. 

Dawn Taylor’s services to 

croquet have been recognised 

with life membership 

of Waikato King Country 

Association. 

The award was bestowed 

on the long serving member 

of Te Awamutu Croquet 

Club at the association’s 

recent annual meeting. 

Club captain, Jean Fisher 

says the honour is richly 

deserved. 

‘‘Dawn has been a tireless 

worker behind the scenes for 

many years. 

‘‘It is great to see her get 

some recognition.’’ 

Mrs Taylor joined the 

local club in 1973, followed 

two years later by her husband, 

Alec. 

They became fully 

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association level. 

Mrs Taylor gained her 

umpires badge, then became 

a referee in 1995 and was 

made a senior referee the 

following year. 

She had two terms as 

association referee for 

WKCCA. 

In August 1999 she was 

invited to join the New Zealand 

Croquet Council’s 

examination panel. She was 

on the panel with Margaret 

Temple and Leslie Towns as 

the panel convenor. They 

served seven years on the 

examining board. 

It was during their time 

that the change of rules for 

croquet occurred. 

Mrs Taylor only retired 

as a senior referee this last 

season, having continued to 

be the association referee 

during most of that time, as 

well as association tournament 

manager for a good 

number of years, running 

many of the association 

tournaments. 

Mr Taylor, now deceased, 

was heavily involved in both 

the Te Awamutu club and 

Waikato King Country. He 

had a stint as president of 

WKCCA, with his wife supporting 

behind the scenes. 

Mrs Taylor says her 

croquet highlight was 

attending the World Croquet 

Tournament in Western 

Australia in 1999. 


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Burn-out ‘test’ a big hit 

Drivers 

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A team of Rotorua petrol 

heads gave McDonald’s Kihikihi 

Speedway Club the 

thumbs up after the successful 

staging of their inaugural 

Burnout event. 

Four cars from the Undefined 

Car Club in Rotorua 

competed, including Sloan 

Cox (21) in his 1992 BMW 520i. 

‘‘Congrats to Kihikihi for 

running such a well organised 

event,’’ he told the Courier. 

‘‘We’re 

trying to 

start one 

up in Rotorua. 

‘‘Our 

club is 

working in 

with the 

police, trying 

to get 

burnouts 

done 

legally — 

Sloan Cox 

getting boy racers off the 

streets.’’ 

Kihikihi Speedway Club 

spokesperson, Darren Powell 

says the aim is to generate 

more revenue for the club, 

introduce a new demographic 

to speedway and give carfanatics 

another outlet. 

‘‘It was a low-key, low cost 

day that made us good money. 

‘‘Overall, we feel this ‘test’ 


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inaugural Burnout event at McDonald’s Kihikihi Speedway. 

JAMES SALES PHOTOGRAPHY 

was very successful and more 

regular events will be entered 

into our race schedule.’’ 

The project to build the 

skidpad was spearheaded by 

club members Bruce Reeves, 

Blair Castleton and Greg 

Loomans. 

Project planning took 

approximately nine months 

and many sponsors and 

individuals paid for all the 

materials. 

A crowd of 300 on the 

embankment and 200 in the 

pits turned out in overcast, 

cold weather conditions. 

‘‘Despite concern from 

neighbours and police - the 

crowd and competitors were 

well behaved,’’ says Powell. 

Winners of each category 

were decided on most smoke 

and entertainment. 

Ryan Padman took out the 

rotary section driving his 

1978 Mazda B1600 Ute that 

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when it had a standard 

engine. 

In order to be competitive 

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engine, an upgraded fuel system 

and upgraded ignition 

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Padman says the burnout 

was a ‘‘great, fun day’’and he 

cannot wait until the next 

event at Kihikihi in about six 

weeks time. The four and six 

cylinder division was won by 

Grant Weal driving an XF 

Falcon with exhaust pipes 

sticking 1200mm out of the 

engine bay. 

Bruce McCulloch (VL 

Commodore) won the turbo 

division, while Nigel Beer (HZ 

Holden Ute) fared best of the 

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COMMUNITY COACH WORKSHOP 

Calling all new coaches — Sport Waikato is 

running a dedicated workshop aimed at new and 

beginner coaches on Monday, June 10 from 

5.30-7.00pm at Te Awamutu Primary School. 

The basics of being an effective coach as well as 

planning sessions and codes of conduct are covered. 

A great workshop if you have just begun coaching 

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Thursday. 

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1:10pm Fourz Social (BR) v TAS Jakarats; Wharekihikihi 

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2:00pm TA Marist Claasy Finchs (BR) v TAC 9B; Ohaupo Magic 

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TAPS Silver Ferns v Ohaupo Go Girls 

9.50am ST Pats Purple v Pokuru Ferns 

Pirongia Dolphins v Pekerau Respect 

10.40am Kihikihi Future Stars v Marist Angelz 

Pirongia Seagulls v Puahue Sapphires 

11.30am Pekerau Unity v St Pats Green 

Pekerau Belonging v TAPS Mini Magic 

12.20pm Pekerau Integrity v TAPS Wild Cats 

Rukuhia Fronds v Aropapa 

1.10pm Ohaupo Mini Magic v Korakonui Jets 

Korakonui Moshis v Puahue Gems 

Te Awamutu Sub Union 

Junior Rugby Draw 

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TAS PANTHERS v PIRONGIA BLACK ALBERT PARK 4A ...10.30am 

TAS BEARS v TAS TAIPANS ALBERT PARK 2A ................11.15am 

PIRONGIA WHITE v PIRONGIA GREY PIRONGIA 1A .........10.30am 

TAS LEOPARDS v KIHIKIHI ALBERT PARK 3A .................10.30am 

OHAUPO YELLOW v PIRONGIA RED OHAUPO 1A ..............9.00am 

OHAUPO RED v KORAKONUI OHAUPO 1B ........................9.00am 

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PIRONGIA WHITE v OHAUPO RED PIRONGIA 2 ...............10.30am 

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TAS TIGERS v MARIST UNRIPPABLES ALBERT PARK 2A 10.30am 

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TAS FALCONS v KIHIKIHI ALBERT PARK 2B ...................10.30am 

TAS COUGARS v TAS BUFFALOS ALBERT PARK 2B ......11.15aam 

TAS WILDCATS v TAS BULLDOGS ALBERT PARK 3A .......11.15am 

PIRONGIA BLACK v MARIST TIGERS PIRONGIA 1A ...........9.45am 

PIRONGIA WHITE v MARIST SHARKS PIRONGIA 2A .........9.45am 

KORAKONUI v OHAUPO KORAKONUI 1.............................9.45am 

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TAS HORNETS v TAS KNIGHTS ALBERT PARK 3B ............11.15am 

TAS BRONCOS v KORAKONUI ALBERT PARK 4A ................9.45am 

TAS JETS v MARIST RAIDERS ALBERT PARK 4B .............11.15am 

PIRONGIA BLACK v KIHIKIHI PIRONGIA 1B.......................10.30am 

10th GRADE 

TAS ROCKETS v TAS GIANTS ALBERT PARK 4A ...............11.15am 

MARIST v KIHIKIHI MARIST 1 ............................................9.45am 

TAS STORM v PIRONGIA ALBERT PARK 3B........................9.45am 

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I CAN DOOSIT winning the Group 1 Seelite Windows & Doors New Zealand Trotting Free- 

For-All at Addington. 

By PHILLIP QUAY 

In association with Brown, Pennell 

New Zealand’s champion 

trotter I Can Doosit is 

making good progress on 

the comeback trail at 

Breckon Farms at Te Awamutu 

after a minor operation 

on his fetlocks. 

‘‘The prognosis is good 

for him,’’ says his Auckland 

owner Ken Breckon. 

‘‘He will be out for a 

good six months on the 

farm before having a slow 

preparation of beach training. 

‘‘It is his first decent 

break for some time — he 

is to undergo stem cell 

surgery during his six 

months of recovery.’’ 

Breckon was full of 

praise for the work of Noel 

Power of Hamilton Veterinary 

Services in the 

recovery process of I Can 

Doosit. 

Mark Purdon-trained I 

Can Doosit is a dual 

Interdominion champion 

trotter. He had been 

demolishing stars like Stig 

and Vulcan for over a year 

before the fetlock problems 

presented themselves 

in dramatic and expensive 

fashion when he paced and 

then galloped at Cambridge 

on Christmas Eve. 

Since then he has raced 

only twice more, finishing 

second both times even 

though he was unable to 

trot smoothly. 

Breckon was 

gobsmacked last November 

with I Can Doosit’s win 

in the New Zealand Trotting 

Free-For-All at Addington 

and his win in the 

Dominion Handicap on 

Show Day. 

I Can Doosit stopped the 

clock in 2:25 flat in the 

Free-For-All. The previous 

New Zealand record, set by 

Just A Cracker in 2011, 

was 2:29.2. 

His sectionals were, last 

800m 56.4, last 400m 28.1, 

mile rate 1:56.7. 

The champion local 

trotter made it 17 wins on 

end and took his total number 

of wins to 34 when he 

scored again on Show Day. 

He has now won a 

remarkable 10 Group 1 

races and has stake earnings 

of $1.5 million. 

Had he stayed sound, I 

Can Doosit would have 

almost certainly become 

the first $2 million trotter 

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TE AWAMUTU COURIER, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013 15


Courier 


FORMAL 

NOTICES 

Engagements 

HANCOCK - 

VERSTAPPEN. 

Sam and Christine 

along with April and 

Leo are delighted to 

announce the 

engagement of 

Matthew and Emma, 

living in London. 

Congratulations and 

best wishes. 

Deaths 

PORTER, 

Raymond John. 

Passed away 

peacefully on Monday, 

27 May 2013. Aged 91 

years. Loved by all his 

friends. 

A private service was 

held at Alexandra 

House Chapel on 

Thursday, 30 May. 

Te Awamutu Funeral 

Services FDANZ 

In Memoriam 

BERRY, 

Arthur Thomas. 

One year ago, 2 June. 

Always in our hearts. 

Valma and family. 

Funeral Directors 

8564197AA 


Funeral Services 

For compassionate 

and caring Service 

871 5131 

Alexandra House Chapel 


Garth & Lynette Williams 

Personal 

A BABY? Planned or 

unplanned! Know your 

options. Ph Pregnancy 

Counselling Services 

0800 773 4626 anytime. 

LANDLORDS call 870 4990 

- James Parlane for 

Property 

9242163AA 

Management, 

have the best agreement 

and supervision. 

Public Notices 

PARAWERA 

MARAE 

AGM 

Sunday, 

23 June 2013 

10am 

Please bring a plate 

Nau mai haere mai 

koutou katoa 

Phone: 871 5151 

Fax: 871 3675 

Deadlines: Monday & Wednesday 12 noon 

Classifieds 

- FAMILY NOTICES - PUBLIC NOTICES - EMPLOYMENT - FOR SALE - PROPERTIES - MOTORING - TRADE SERVICES - ENTERTAINMENT - 

MARATHON 

HALF and 15km 5km, SUNDAY - 16 JUNE 2013 

29 th ANNUAL FUN RUN AND WALK EXPERIENCE 

9249441AA 

Peace Cup and 

Stan Meads Trophy 

Defence 2013 Required: 

Head Coach and 

Assistant Coach 

Five weeks starting 

17 August 

Apply to: 

Senior Rep Coach 

PO Box 365 


Is your child 

turning five soon? 

Paterangi School 

Enrol Now 

Paterangi School is 

10 mins from Te Awamutu 

No School Fees 

Small Class Sizes Yr 0 - 8 

High Academic 

Achievement 

Enrolments being 

taken at all levels 

Visits Welcome 

School office 871 5203 

or 0274 651 402 

CLASSIFIED Deadline is 

midday, day prior to 

publication. 



PRODUCE 

MARKET 

In the Homeward 

carpark every Thursday 

from 2.30pm - 5.30pm. 

Fresh bread, olive oil, 

apples, hot food, jams 

and pickles and 

fresh veges. 

Contact Wayne 

871 9604 

FOUR blankets, two bed 

spreads, four flannelette 

sheets, $45. Ph 871 6701. 

PHILLIPS television, 

67cm, excel condition, 

free. Ph 871 4203. 

SAMSUNG video/dvd 

player, $45. Ph 871 4203. 

Firewood 

FIREWOOD for sale, 5m 3 - 

$170, 10m 3 - $300 

delivered. Ph 07 873 9190 

or 021 617 349. 

PINECONES, dry, 

quality, $8/bag. Ph 872 

2827. 

SHED stored, hard and 

dry, $70 per 6x4 trailer 

load, free delivery Te 

Awamutu. Ph 871 3299. 

Grazing 

GRAZING wanted for 16 

rising one year old dairy 

heifers. Ph 027 773 9992 or 

027 759 0901. 

320 Factory Road, Te Awamutu 

(beside Te Wananga o Aotearoa Carpark) 

Half Marathon Walk - Start 9am 

Half Marathon Run - Start 9.30am 

15km Walk & Run - Start10am 

5km Walk & Run - Start10am 

Entries received by 7 June 2013 

5km - $10, 15km - $20 

Half Marathon - $30 everyone 

All late entries & 

on the day entries add $5 

Great Spot Prizes Certificates to all finishers 

ENQUIRIES: Ross 871 5022 or Colleen 871 9913 

Stock Auctions 

Te Awamutu Weekly Sale 

Te Awamutu Saleyards, Paterangi Road 

Thursday, 6 June 2013 

Sale Comprising: 

11.00 Prime & Boners 

10 Fat Cattle 

150 Boners 

Store Cattle 

10 x 2 year Steers & Heifers 

30 Yearling Beef X Steers & Heifers 

30 Weaner Beef X Steers & Heifers 

12.00 Sheep & Calves 

30 Feeder Calves 

12.00 

20 High BW MT cows 

15 Budget Cows 

Wanted 

High BW recorded MT cows 

Further Enquiries 

Chris Ryan 

Andrew Reyland 

Andy Transom 

Bill Donnelly 

Pets 

DOG BEHAVIOUR 

TRAINING - one on one in 

your home. Problems 

with jumping up, 

barking, pulling on lead 

etc. No problem too 

small/large. Ph Maree 

021 364 818. 


PH: 871 5151 

FAX: 871 3675 

Deadline: 12 noon day prior 

to publication. 

0272 431 078 or 07 871 3313 

0272 237 092 or 07 871 3316 

0275 965 142 or 07 870 6059 

0274 932 063 or 07 873 1855 

Vehicles Wanted 

TOP CASH PAID 

9232821AA 

Vehicles Wanted 

8864375AA 

CAR broken down? Need 

WOF repairs? Can’t 

afford them? Don’t dump 

your car. Call us - we buy. 

Cash paid. Ph 027 414 1853 

- Jason. 

Dead or alive 

Free removal 

Same day service 

Open Seven Days 

Hiace Hilux Landcruiser Corolla 

Townace Liteace 4WD’s Big Trucks 

FROM $250 - $10,000 

*(Conditions Apply) 

0800 700 180 

9249991AA 

Flatmates 

ROOMS to let, two kms to 

town, power, internet, 

phone, $140 p/wk. Ph 870 

3070 or 027 555 4289. 

For Lease 

BUILDING, 112m 3 to lease. 

Ph 871 2171 or 027 440 

7101. 

EXTRA large secure 

lockup yard area with 

building options avail. 

Ph 871 2171 or 027 440 

7101. 

Storage 

STORAGE. Ph 027 637 

3839. 

To Let 

CARAVANS to let from 

$30, long term. Ph 871 

2171 or 0274 407 101. 

TE AWAMUTU 

SELF STORAGE 

From $20 p/wk 

24hr access 

Camera Surveillance 

8660273AA 

PH: 07 856 7584 

or 027 608 1749 

To Let 

• 65 Earle Road 

Lifestyle block, three brms, 

fireplace, garaging, 

$300 p/wk 

• 135 Thorncombe Road 

Four brms, two bathrooms, 

double garage, Lockwood, 

$370 p/wk 

9249984AA 

Rachel Hogben 

021 247 2441 

Professional Property 

Management Service 

www.eliterentalmanagement.co.nz 

THREE BRM 

• 18 Whitmore Street, 

heatpump, fenced, 

$270 p/wk 

• 1348 Arapuni Road, 

heatpump, paddock, 

$280 p/wk 

• 108 Goodfellow Street, 

gas heating, garage, 

$280 p/wk 

• 739 Park Road, gas 

heating, garage, 

$300 p/wk 

• 653 Cambridge Road, 

heatpump, garage, 

$280 p/wk 

• 135 Jary Road, 

renovated, fire, 

garage, sleepout, 

$320 p/wk 

FOUR PLUS BRMS 

• 579 Parklands Road, 

fires, garage, 

fenced, $340 p/wk 

• 45 Scott Crescent, 

heatpump, garage, 

$330 p/wk 

www.jmpm.co.nz 

8969983AA 

A1 SELF 

STORAGE 

New facility, many sizes, 

good rates, security and 

seven day access. 

Ph 871 3332 

or 021 912 900 

Trade Services 

9250215AA 

MOSS, ALGAE, 

LICHEN TREATMENT 

Windows - Exterior/Interior 

Colorsteel roofs 

Roof spray, Tiles and 

Decromastic roofs 

Rotary clean, pavers, 

driveways and footpaths 

Commercial buildings 

Low Pressure Housewash 

Johnny Nelson 

027 476 3347 

or 871 7389 

8795410AA 

BOBCAT 

HIRE 

Owner Operator 

Trevor Peters 

871 1971 

027 515 6519 

9248670AA 

Trade Services 

ARE you renovating or 

building? Call Dave Rowe 

Painter/Decorator. Ph 

027 290 8776/07 873 1777. 

www.daverowe.co.nz 

decorator@daverowe.co.nz 

BATHROOMS For 

specialist bathroom 

design and accessories. 

We do the lot! Call Pratts 

870 5020. 

CAR PROBLEMS 

HOW convenient is this? 

Tyre and Tune Centre 

tyres, WOF, servicing, all 

mechanical work under 

one roof, 21 Bond Road. 

Ph 871 3267. 

CHIMNEY 

A1 Chimney Services - 

cleans, repairs, parts. Ph 

Andrew Taylor 871 4244. 

CHIMNEY 

NEED your chimney 

cleaned? Most cleaned for 

$75. Fundamental 

Cleaning - 0800 520 005 or 

870 4039. 

MAGICSEAL 

WANT warmer, drier 

homes? Retro fit double 

glazing to your existing 

joinery. Call for a free 

quote, Craig 870 6267. 

DRAINAGE 

No job too big 

or too small - 

WE DO IT ALL! 

Ph 870 6244 or Colin 

027 498 9022 

MEATEATER 

HOMEKILLS LTD 

Killing 

Sheep - Pigs - Beef 

8974676AA 

Ph 871 9995 

PREPAID 

HOME 

PHONE 

No Credit Checks 

$16 per week 

Low Connection Fee. 

Ph 0800 667 466 

ONSITE REPAIRS 

2420 Cambridge Rd 

● Ride On Mower 

Repairs 

● Domestic Mower 

Repairs 

Ph Andrew Stewart 

021 0263 8979 

Ph Stuart Law 

027 226 6889 

PLUMBING 

AFFORDABLE 

RATES 

Ph Colin 

027 498 9022 

or 870 6244 anytime 

Computer Services 

PC PROBLEMS? 

NO fix, no fee, local IT 

professional available for 

on site repairs, upgrades 

and trouble shooting, PC 

and laptop sales, no call 

out fees for help. Ph Matt 

027 515 6996 or 870 3038. 

Fitness & Beauty 

OPENING SPECIAL 

$25 - Creating a new you 

at Body Biz Tanning. Ph 

Carli 871 7270. 

Gardening & 

Landscaping 

GARDENER 

RON Elder for all your 

garden maintenance. Ph 

870 6453 or 027 845 8530. 

TE AWAMUTU 

LAWN CARE 

• Lawn mowing 

• Hedge cutting 

027 251 1414 

9177194AA 

TREE CARE 

GROUNDZONE Tree 

Care. Pruning, removal, 

stump grinding, wood 

splitting, consultancy. 

Qualified, professional 

arborists. Ph Nathan 

Hughes 871 7107. 

Property & Home 

Maintenance 

GAS 

FULL gas servicing and 

installation service. Call 

Pratts today 870 5020. 

ROOFS 

RE-SCREWING roofs, 

save thousands. Call 

Pratts 870 5020. 

WATERBLASTING - Ph 

Ultra Clean 0800 569 656 

today! 

WINDOWS cleaned by the 

experts. Ph Ultra Clean 

0800 569 656. 

CARPET 

CLEANING 

IICRC Approved 

8971661AA 

ULTRA CLEAN 

Ph 0800 569 656 

OWN A RENTAL 

PROPERTY? 

List it in the local 

Classifieds! 

PH: 871 5151 

8557997AA


x factor 

JUNE 2013 

xHEALTHxLiFESTYLExFiTNESSxFASHiON 

Do you have ... 

blocked, 

itchy, 

waxy or 

pain when you fly 

- wax removal by suction 

- no referral needed 

- all ages seen 

EAR HEALTH - Professional Ear Care 

at 160 Mahoe Street, Te Awamutu 

Phone 0800 126 818 for an appt 

www.earhealth.co.nz 

BOWEN 

½ Price for 

1st Session 

Now Only $30 

Offer Expires 30 June 2013 

Bowen Therapy Naturopathy 

Herbal Medicine Homeopathy 

Iridology Neuro Muscular 

Therapy Therapeutic 

Massage Food Sensitivity & 

Nutrient Deficiency Analysis 

Dove Scenar Therapy 

JEAMIEN BESTER 

021 138 7507 

ANDREA SHAW-THORPE 

021 033 5564 


(Mobile Service available) 

Andrea Wood 

Professional 

Dressmaker 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARE YOU 

IN PAIN? 

Foot Joint 

Mobilisation 

Can assist with: 

• Knee/hip pain 

• Burning feet 

• Aching feet 

• Sciatica 

• Achilles problems 

and much more 

Ph Leanne Mundell 

Doing something 

positive for people 

870 5444 

027 289 2984 

 

 

 

Snip 

& 

Tuck 

Ph LISA COLLINS 

Degree in Fashion Design 

871 6576 

027 687 1342 

A/H appts welcome


Financial 

NEED MONEY NOW…for any reason? 

Prefer not to deal with the bank? Call your friendly 

local Asset Finance office for help with loans from 

$400 to $40,000+ with affordable payments. 

• Personal Loans from $400 to $40,000+ 

• Business Finance up to $250,000 

• Loans from 17.95% p.a. interest 

• Get $2000 from $40/wk or $5000 from $55/week 

• Unsecured loans up to $1,000 

The maximum loan is based on the security provided. 

SAME DAY PROCESSING & APPROVAL; SAME DAY PAYOUT 

For details or to apply online 

www.AssetFinance.co.nz 

0800 11 22 74 

TRACTA 

Farmlands Cooperative Society Limited 

Te Awamutu Courier Classifieds 

Fax: 871 3675 

Employment Vacancies 

REGISTERED NURSE 

Experienced Registered Nurse required for 

longstanding, well respected General Practice, 

based in Otorohanga, King Country. This is a 

fulltime position working Monday to Friday. 

The successful applicant will need: 

• A current New Zealand practicing certificate. 

• Demonstrable clinical skills. 

• To be an enthusiastic, compassionate 

communicator. 

• To be a team player, preferably with 

experience in teamleading and in a general 

practice. 

If this sounds like you and you want to work in 

a dynamic working environment, then this is 

the opportunity for you. 

Please apply in writing or via email, enclosing 

your CV to: 

The Practice Manager 

Otorohanga Medical Centre 

PO Box 7 

Otorohanga 

Email otorohanga.medical.centre@gmail.com 

Closing date 13 June 2013. 

Employment Vacancies 

9244001AA 

Waitomo Waipa Women’s 

Refuge require a Manager 

for the day to day operations 

of the Refuge. 

A job description is available 

by emailing: 

admin@wwwrefuge.co.nz or 

phoning 07 878 5081. 

Applications may be posted 

to PO Box 163, Te Kuiti or 

emailing as above. 

Applications close 7 June 2013 

ŌTOROHANGA 

COLLEGE 

Full-time, fixed term, 

Social Science 

position teaching 

Social Studies, 

Tourism and Health. 

From 1 July until 

10 December 2013. 

Applications close 

Friday, 7 June 2013. 

Send applications to 

Principal’s PA, 

PO Box 115, 

Ōtorohanga. 

Email 

poam@otocoll.school.nz 

RELIABLE and honest 

worker wanted by 

roofing contractor, some 

experience preferred but 

not essential if willing to 

learn. Ph Dave Ranstead 

027 433 0519. 

WELDER required with 

minimum five years 

general fabrication 

experience. Call Laura 

021 884 137. 

Inventory Controller 

required 

Being the North Island’s only rural retail cooperative means a lot to us. And it 

means a lot to our Shareholders too, because we take the spirit of cooperation 

very seriously indeed. You see, at Farmlands we immerse ourselves in their 

business, always working with them to increase outputs and reduce costs. We 

believe it’s what a business partner should do and we work tirelessly to ensure it’s 

the reality. And right now, we need a like-minded person to join our team. 

Inventory Controller / Counter Sales - Te Awamutu 

Due to a transfer with in our Te Awamutu branch, we are looking for an inventory 

controller, your primary role will be to accurately manage branch inventory, and this 

includes but is not limited to, ordering, managing the inwards goods process and general 

stock management. The role also involve some counter sales and administration tasks. 

We are a team, so we all get stuck in and help each other out. 

If you are looking for a 40 hour work week and a varied position within our branch look 

no further, you might be just what we are looking for. We operate a Saturday morning 

roster system. 

What Farmlands is looking for: 

• At least 2 – 3 years previous experience/sales skills in a like-minded position, 

preferably rural retail. 

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of stock management 

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of reconciling invoices and payments 

• Implementation of regular stock checks 

• Your time management will be impeccable and you will have an eye for detail 

• You will be computer literate and have exceptional numerical and analytical skills 

• Preferred but not required some familiarity with rural and farming practices. 

What Farmlands offers you: 

• A competitive base salary 

• Other remunerative benefits, 

• Staff buying privileges. 

If you have a passion for the rural sector and the desire to add value to 

our shareholders through excellent service then please send your CV to 

opportunities@farmlands.co.nz (with Te Awamutu in the subject line) or post your CV & 

covering letter by 3.00pm Tuesday 18 June 2013, to: 

Margriet van der Lubbe-Claus 

HR Coordinator 

Farmlands Cooperative Society Limited 

Private Bag 9004 

Hastings 4156 

9241203AA 

Employment 

Vacancies 

LADIES wanted for 

sensual massage, 18 yrs+, 

no full service or extras. 

Ph 07 839 7770. 

Situations Wanted 

FENCING 

FARM - Residential - 

Lifestyle, for all your 

fencing requirements, 

experience and quality 

guaranteed. Ph 07 827 

1849 or mobile 027 473 

0001. 

HIGHLY skilled excavator 

operator requires part 

time or casual work, 

excellent refs, class 1, 2, 3, 

4, 5, R, T, W, D, CSL 

license, explosives and 

blasting. Ph 021 042 8152. 

Need help? 

Phone: 07 871 3176 

7625828AA 

Adult Entertainment 

EROTIC massage, 

Hamilton. Ph 07 839 7770 

or 029 777 0730. 

www.sensualrelax.co.nz 

DO YOU HAVE 

SPARE WOOL? 

8955077AA 

Go 

ahead, 

be 

COLOURFUL 

Make your ad 

stand out with a 

SPLASH OF COLOUR 

8568923AA 

Our kind knitters need more 

wool to knit blankets with. 

Ph 871 5151 

for more details 

or please drop off at the 

Te Awamutu Courier Office 

To learn more 

about using color 

in your ad, 

or to place an ad, 

call 871-5151 or 

fax 871-3675 

We make it 

easy 

to place a 

CLASSIFIED ADVERT.... 

BY PHONE 

871 5151 

DURING OFFICE HOURS 

Monday to Thursday, 8am - 5pm 

Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm 

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IN PERSON 

TE AWAMUTU 

COURIER OFFICE 

336 Alexandra Street 


Office hours above 

OR our agent in Kihikihi 

KIHIKIHI BOOKSHOP 

35 Lyon Street, Kihikihi 

Phone 07 871 4624 

Hours : 

Monday - Friday, 8.00 am - 5.30 pm 

Saturday - 9 am - 7pm 

BY FAX OR EMAIL 


Fax: 07 871 3675 

Include the following information: 

• Your full name, address, daytime and home 

phone numbers 

• Charging details ~ to be charged to existing 

account or credit card only 

• The classification for your ad and whether 

you require a logo or graphic / colour 

• The dates of insertion 

• The words for your ad 

HOW TO WRITE YOUR ADVERT 

• A headline will give your ad more impact 

• Describe the item you wish to sell including all benefits 

and saleable feature 

• Include price if appropriate 

• Include phone number and the best times to call 

DEADLINES 

Tuesday paper : 

For all advertising with borders or public 

notices: 10am Monday morning. 

For all standard run-ons and formal notices: 

12noon Monday. 

Thursday paper : 

For all advertising with borders or public 

notices: 10am Wednesday morning. 

For all standard run-ons and formal notices: 

12noon Wednesday.


CINEMA SCENE 

The Hangover III 

This time, there’s no wedding, 

no bachelor party. What 

could go wrong, right? . . . 

But when the Wolfpack hits 

the road, all bets are off. 

Director Todd Phillips, 

stars Bradley Cooper, Zach 

Galifianakis and Ed Helms 

make a trilogy of The Hangover. 

This time the gang hit the 

road to take Alan to a psychiatric 

hospital in Mexico. 

En route they’re accosted 

by a man who forces the 

Wolfpack to track down Mr 

Chow (Ken Jeong), who is in 

possession of $21 million. 

Note — stay until the end of the short credits to fully enjoy 

this movie. 

Win movie cap and T-shirt 

Regent Theatre 

and Te Awamutu 

Couriergive readers 

the chance to celebrate 

the release of 

The Hangover III 

by winning a movie 

cap and T-shirt. 

■ To be in to win 

simply put your name, 

address and daytime 

phone number on the 

back of a standard 

sized envelope, 

address it to The 

Hangover III 

Competition and 

make sure it reaches 

our office by 5pm, 

Friday. 

Got a cool car, or a cool motoring story? 

Txt 021 241 4568 

Insert TAC before your message 

Make it brief and include name 

email: dean.taylor@teawamutucourier.co.nz 

www.teawamutu.co.nz 

What do YOU think? 

Txt 021 241 4568 

Insert the code TAC before your message - 

limit of 150 characters 

Write: Editor, Te Awamutu Courier, 

PO Box 1, Te Awamutu 3800 

email: dean.taylor@teawamutucourier.co.nz 

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community groups, upcoming events. 

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