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2 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS NOVEMBER 2023 Editor Roy Pilott 027 450 0115 News Mary Anne Gill 021 705 213 Viv Posselt 027 233 7686 Jeremy Smith 022 317 9499 CONTACTS editor@goodlocal.nz maryanne@goodlocal.nz viv@goodlocal.nz jeremy@goodlocal.nz Advertising Director Janine Davy janine@goodlocal.nz 027 287 0005 Owner David Mackenzie david@goodlocal.nz Office 07 827 0005 admin@goodlocal.nz Website wbn.co.nz Readers’ contributions of articles and letters are welcome. Publication of contributions are entirely at the discretion of editorial staff and may be edited. Contributions will only be considered for publication when accompanied by the author’s full name, residential address, and telephone number. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publishers. Waikato Business News is published by Good Local Media Limited. Also publishers of This newspaper is subject to NZ Media Council procedures. A complaint must first be directed in writing, within one month of publication, to the editor’s email address. If not satisfied with the response, the complaint may be referred to the Media Council P O Box 10-879, The Terrace, Wellington 6143. Or use the online complaint form at www.mediacouncil.org.nz Please include copies of the article and all correspondence with the publication. EDITORIAL Getting the News to you When Good Local Media owner David Mackenzie announced the purchase of the respected Waikato Business News masthead a month ago, a simple message about its editorial content was made clear. “Our news stories are pro-business – but not written to promote business,” he said. It is a policy I subscribe to. Many if not most of our stories will be good news for business, but that will not be the starting point for what we write. Good Local Media believes in maintaining a healthy wall between editorial and advertising and has consistently done so in its two community publications, the Cambridge News and Te Awamutu News. The two departments do liaise, it would be folly not to – but the demarcation line between what is a story and what is an advert is healthy. In short, we don’t write complimentary stories about businesses as a reward for their decision to spend money on advertising, and we don’t limit our stories to businesses who take out adverts. It is a policy which ensures the content presented to you, our readers, has passed the news test. This month’s first edition of the Waikato Business News under Good Local Media’s banner contains a raft of stories we have generated – from the Cambridge Festival of Sport to a review of Ombudsman Peter Boshier’s report on council workshops. It also brings you other stories, like the report on Waikato University’s Hiko hub, which has benefitted from having editorial and photographic material provided by skilled and knowledgeable writers working in the communications field for Waikato companies. The Good Local team of writers is led by Mary Anne Gill – whose award winning work has featured in the Waikato for many years. Her stories feature in this edition, and you can expect to see many exclusive reports from her in future. Janine Davy leads the advertising team who will help you promote your business – and she is another award winning highly experienced member of our team. I look forward to helping the Waikato Business News continue a proud history of being Waikato’s voice. Roy Pilott, editor New bishop appointed By Mary Anne Gill Waikato-born priest Richard Laurenson has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new Catholic bishop in the Hamilton Diocese. The appointment was announced in Rome last month. Laurenson replaces Stephen Lowe, who was appointed Auckland bishop two years ago. It means all six New Zealand dioceses now have a bishop. Laurenson says he is looking forward to his new role with a mix of fear and peace and is praying that he does not disappoint. He is the parish priest at All Saints by the Sea in Papamoa Coast and has served in other parishes around the diocese in Waihi, Taumarunui and Hamilton. Laurenson was born in Hamilton in 1968 and was ordained by Bishop Denis Browne in 1995. He attended Holy Cross Seminary in Mosgiel, has a Baccalaureate in Theology from Otago University (1992) and studied for and obtained a Licentiate in Canon Law from Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome from 2007 to 2010. As a military chaplain for a decade, he served for a time with peacekeeping forces in Bougainville and Timor Leste. Laurenson is the first priest since Bishop Max Takuira Mariu to have been in the diocese. Mariu, who was auxiliary bishop of Hamilton from 1988 to 2005 and the first Māori to be ordained a Catholic bishop, was born in Taumarunui and died in Auckland 18 years ago. Laurenson says being a parish priest means always thinking parochially, with a nod to diocesan impacts. “This change in my situation will take some getting used to, so I beg the indulgence of my brother priests and the good people of God in the diocese as we all get to grips with my new situation.” Briefs… Board members Janey Haringa and Mark Donovan have joined the Waikato Chamber of Commerce board. They were elected along with returning member Andrew Boyd at the chamber’s annual meeting where Tracy Clark’s nine year service was acknowledged. New chief Simon Wickham will succeed Kelvin Eglinton as Momentum Waikato chief executive in January. Wickham is presently chief executive at Harkness Henry in Hamilton. In making the announcement chair Neil Richardson said the organisation had evolved under Kelvyn Eglinton’s stewardship “and we’re delighted to have someone of Simon’s calibre come onboard for Momentum’s next phase”. Bishop-elect Richard Laurenson. The Hamilton Diocese is a huge one and a multi million dollar business. It starts in Huntly at St Anthony’s, down to Hamilton and across to the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty, down the eastern coast to Gisborne, east to Taupō, Tūrangi and Taumarunui and then up the west coast to Hamilton with everything in between. Formed in 1980, the diocese has five secondary schools, two of them in Hamilton, 28 primary schools and two early childhood education centres. Its cathedral is the Blessed Virgin Mary in Hamilton East where Laurenson is expected to be ordained on Friday December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Rail boost A third daily return run for the Hamilton to Auckland rail service Te Huia will run on Thursdays and Fridays, and a second return service on Saturdays. The additional runs, announced by Waikato Regional Council and KiwiRail will start on February 8. Wananga planned Māori social impact organisation Tapuwae Roa will stage four wananga – including one in Hamilton on November 18 - as part of a push to grow the number of Māori startups. Business mentor Saara Tawha said it was hoped the interactive one-day wānanga would “ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of participants while providing key tools and skills to progress their business ideas into reality”. 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NOVEMBER 2023 Briefs… Top trainers Fleetcoach was crowned best fleet safety product at the 2023 Australasian Fleet Champions Awards for their online driver training platform. The annual awards celebrate the achievements of fleet organisations working to reduce road deaths and injuries and improve fleet sustainability. Fleetcoach was based in Hamilton until early 2023 when it moved to Christchurch. Voting starts Voting has opened for Mitre 10’s Project Playground initiative, which so far has seen seven schools around the country receive new areas for children to play. Fairfield Primary, Ngāruawāhia Primary, Whatawhata School and Rhode Street School are among schools in a public voting round. One will get a new $90,000 playground. Sister act Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate has hosted sister city Chengdu Mayor, Wang Fengchao for economic, education and tourism opportunity discussions. The round table talks included Waikato University and Wintec, Fonterra, Waikato Tourism, the Waikato Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton and Waikato Tourism, Project X, the Waikato Weekly Chinese Newspaper and the New Zealand China Friendship Society. Hiring in Taupo Hire company Kennards Hire has acquired Taupo Hire. The company, which has an outlet in Hamilton, has now extended its New Zealand footprint to 29 outlets. New offices Financial advisors Total Life have opened a new Victoria St office in Cambridge. The company’s head office is in Invercargill. WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS 3 Festival fit for a king A new festival launched to fund a mental health charity could become an annual fixture. Roy Pilott reports. Alwyn Poole was so impressed by Mike King he undertook to raise $10,000 a year for his I am Hope mental health crusade. Poole, an experienced educationalist with a sporting background is making good on that pledge with his Cambridge Festival of Sport which will run at the end of the month. He has a vision of the November 23-26 festival becoming an annual event – yet despite a star studded start, he readily admits Alwyn Poole Looking at art in the city Ethan Bennett follows Graeme Cairns as he leads a tour as part of the Boon Street Art Festival in Hamilton. In the youngest city in New Zealand, creativity is thriving and can be seen from all angles, though sometimes it is hidden away from plain sight. Offering a captivating glimpse into this is the Boon Street Art Walking Tour, open on Saturdays. It provides the opportunity to discover Hamilton’s striking art murals. Tour guide Graeme Cairns provides an entertaining and informative experience while you roam the city. He started the tour I he doesn’t expect the first one will get him over the $10,000 mark. But for King’s Gumboot Friday “I’ll find the money one way or another”. The festival combines two major events – a Gumboot Friday concert at Claudelands and a dinner at Tieke Golf Estate featuring Rod Dixon – and marking the 40th anniversary of his Yew York City marathon win – with sporting events where the greater the participation, the more benefit it will be for host clubs. Poole has lined up Mahe Drysdale and Juliette Haigh as spokespeople for the event. Cambridge High School band Pineja will open at Claudelands for Jason Kerrison and The Feelers. The festival of sport programme includes events aimed at children, adults, families and schools. Swimming, athletics, golf, rowing, goalkicking, basketball, cycling, crossfit, fishing and football events will be held in and around Cambridge. Poole doesn’t hide his was on by mentioning his personal experience as an artist, though his only mural was done back in the 80s. This lined up with the first instance of street art in Hamilton, the 1980s Artline scheme. He also chatted briefly about the history of Hamilton’s city centre. With a liaison between the Boon Festival, the owners of buildings and the council, the opportunity for artists has brought to life some of the side streets and prominent buildings of the city. admiration for King. From bawdy – and successful – comedian, King has transformed into a passionate campaigner for greater awareness of mental health since launching his community korero show a decade ago. Poole describes King’s passion for mental health as almost a conversion. He was considering getting King to speak in schools eight years ago, so went and watched him at Tamaki College to be certain he would be the right fit. “Phenomenal – he had the kids laughing, engaged – he also spoke exceedingly well, too, to kids who were not struggling to tell them about their role to keep an eye out for others.” King subsequently spoke to middle schools for Poole. “He blew us away – we thought we knew our kids. He finished speaking and invited anyone who wanted to come up and chat. We left him with eight students and what they told him was extraordinary and resulted in actions we could take to ensure they were looked Cairns said specific guidelines are in place that ensure the art is deemed appropriate for all ages, something some of the artists had to look out for. From northwestern art styles, such as a bear and a wolf that are prominent in native American art and culture by Mica Still, all the way to traditional Chinese imagery on the side of a Chinese shop by Waikato artists who ate there while studying at Wintec, the range of style is massive. For an engaging look after.” King was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2019. Two years later, through tears, he handed the medal back, imploring people to do something. He spoke of a profound sense of sadness that “no one’s listening”. King’s Gumboot Friday is a free counselling service for people 25 and under and delivers more than 3400 sessions a month. On his website he laments that more than 100 families will lose a loved one this year, and thousands more Graeme Cairns chats about the Wintec students who used to eat at Canton Hong Kong Restaurant and the mural they painted years later into Hamilton’s street art, as well as a way to simply local businesses and artists, the Boon Street Art Walking Mike King will be destroyed “trying to navigate a broken system”. “Sadly, this crucial lifeline is not funded by central government and or will it ever be,” he says. Rowing champion Mahe Drysdale, in his heyday, is now a spokesperson for the event. Photo: Supplied. Tour is definitely something to dive into. • Ethan Bennett is a Wintec journalism student. Procuta Associates Urban + Architecture 07 839 6521 www.pauaarchitects.co.nz “ Architecture takes you to a place you are unlikely to arrive at on your own. It is the ultimate opportunity to make your home or work environment personal and purposeful.
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