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Kihikihi Rotary Cluborganising directoryKihikihi Rotary Club has issueda statement to advertisers in itsannual local telephonedirectory, advising that it has noconnection with an Aucklandmagazine touting for clients in abusiness directory.Kihikihi Rotary directory projectconvenor, Stuart Law saysadvertisers will be contacted bymail and follow up phone calls(around the end of May) for the2008/09 directory.

ANZAC DayservicesTaranaki-King Country MP,Shane Ardern will be attendingtomorrow’s ANZAC Dayservice in Stratford.‘‘As the son of a returnedserviceman, I am always beproud to attend theremembrance service,’’ he toldthe Courier.Mr Ardern says he hopes otherTaranaki-King CountryElectorate residents will attendone of the many servicesthroughout the region.A list of local services ispublished inside today’sCourier on the ANZAC Daydouble spread on pages 12 and13. This initiative has onceagain been well supported bylocal businesses.Te Awamutu Museum hasadvised that it will be opentomorrow from 10am-1pm forpeople who may be attendingservices who wish to visit themuseum.

Courier classifieddeadlines changeA new computer system for TeAwamutu Courier editorial andclassified has necessitated atemporary earlier classifieddeadline.Until the new system is ‘beddedin’, the deadline for classifiedadvertisements, single columnand larger, is now 10am on theday prior to publication.Run on ads and formal noticeswill still be accepted until noonon the day prior to publication.Email address for the classifieddepartment is:class@teawamutucourier.co.nz

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TC230408DT01POLICE investigate the car which hit a seven-year-old girl on the Whitmore Street footpath on Monday afternoon.

Police are investigating acrash which has left a youngpedestrian in hospital aftershe was hit by an oncomingcar.

The seven-year-old girlfrom the Bay of Plenty wasdelivering pamphlets withher grandmother on thenorthern footpath ofWhitmore Street in Kihikihiabout 11am Monday when acar heading towards StateHighway 3 crossed thecentreline, drove up the foot-path, hit the girl thensmashed a power pole.

The victim suffered abroken femur and head lacer-ations and was transported toWaikato Hospital.

The male driver was notseriously injured.

The impact with the powerpole was such that it caused asurge back along the linescausing them to clash nearOhaupo Road in Te Awamutu.

This took out feeders sup-plying the Kihikihi, easternTe Awamutu Parawera andPuahue areas.

It took between one hourand four hours to restorepower.

Traffic survey project points wayThe largest ever traffic survey

in the Waikato has been completedwith more than 47,000 drivers sur-veyed at various sites around theregion, including several in TeAwamutu area, during Februaryand March.

The surveys involved 17,000roadside interviews at 12 statehighways sites and 30,000 postalsurveys sent out to people whocrossed the six bridges in HamiltonCity.

Some 12,200 responses werereceived from the postal surveyrepresenting a very healthy 40%response rate.

‘‘We’d like to thank Waikatomotorists and drivers from otherareas who co-operated patientlywith the roadside surveys, andthose who took the time to post us

information,’’ says the surveys pro-ject manager James Bevan.

‘‘Congratulations to ColinYoung who was the winner of the$500 cash prize draw. His vehiclewas snapped crossing one of theHamilton City bridges and hereturned his survey form verypromptly,’’ Mr Bevan says.

‘‘We’ll now be carefully analys-ing the information gathered tobuild a picture of travel patternswithin and through the Waikato.This will help determine how $4.4billion worth of transport fundswill be invested in the region overthe next decade.

‘‘The information gathered is ofboth national and regional signific-ance, given the very high trafficvolumes that flow through andwithin the Waikato.’’

The survey has so far involved:■ roadside interviews with

motorists at the twelve sites.■ videoing of licence plates of

vehicles passing six of Hamil-tons bridges at differenttimes over one day, withfollow-up survey forms sentto drivers homes.

This data collection will befollowed by a household interviewsurvey involving 2000 householdsnext month, and interviews withpublic transport users later in theyear.

Data gathered will help supportthe delivery of major state highwayprojects, assist local councils andTransit New Zealand to managetheir existing infrastructure, andin the planning of public transportin and around Hamilton City.

The Waikato region is part of agrowth triangle that includesAuckland and Bay of Plenty, andis a powerhouse of population andeconomic growth in the NorthIsland.

Over half of the nation’s roadand rail freight is in this triangleso the region needs a very clearpicture of vehicle movements tohelp set priorities, said Mr Bevan.

The survey project is being ledby Environment Waikato, TransitNew Zealand and Hamilton CityCouncil with contributions fromthe Waikato, Waipa, Matamata-Piako, Taupo and Thames Coro-mandel district Councils. LandTransport NZ is supporting thisproject, with over 70% of theproject costs coming from centralGovernment.

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Te Awamutu left out in coldCongratulations to the Wai-

kato Times on a fine publication‘V8 Supercars’ free in our paperand in full colour.

But what a disappointmenton page 61 under the heading‘Just a short drive away’ write-ups and colour photos of Mata-mata, Cambridge, Tirau andRaglan but not a word on TeAwamutu.

Why weren’t our InformationCentre or any public relationspeople able to provide informa-tion about Te Awamutu. We allknew this insert was beingprinted.

I, as well as many Te Awa-mutu residents are very disap-pointed.

C’mon Te Awamutu.CHRIS FIRTH

Editor’s note: Mr Firth, thefollowing response was provided:

Te Awamutu InformationCentre did originally book spacefor the Times supplement to takeadvantage of the V8 action. How-ever, for this year, like a numberof other i-Sites, we decided to takea wait and see approach to thisevent due to the type of event thatit was.

No doubt next year we will beparticipating in V8 promotion,having made special provision in

our budget for this cost.i-Site Te Awamutu has a

limited annual budget for market-ing and with year-round commit-ments for promotion expenditurealready made for the next 12months we were not well placed toparticipate in this unanticipatedand quite recent supplementinitiative.

Given our very limiting finan-cial resources, each event needsto be carefully considered separ-ately and advertising and moniesallocated accordingly. We wouldlove to advertise in every mediapossible, regrettably this cannotbe so.

Promotion of Te Awamutu ismuch more than events based, itinvolves being pro-active for 52weeks of the year, and includesmany activities as well as thevery expensive publication ofmarketing collateral that is distri-buted nationally and inter-nationally.

We are already focussing onWorld Cup Rugby and World CupRowing. These will provide uswith huge numbers of visitors,both international and domestic.

Presently we are working onthe development of a regionalstrategy for promotion of our areaboth with a local Waipa and also

with a Waikato Tourism Group.This project will promote tourismfor our region in many significantways, and also encourage moreemployment opportunities in thetourism industry.

While Hamilton City is focuss-ing on event based promotion oftheir city, they do want to dis-tance themselves from the Wai-kato (grass roots) image. We dostand to benefit from the eventsthat they hold, but we also wish toretain our Waikato brand name.

Waikato a strong brand; ourbrand equity has been built upover many years and is alreadyrecognised overseas, throughWaikato Chiefs, WaikatoDraught, and Balloons Over Wai-kato etc.

i-Site Te Awamutu is veryproud of what we have to offer inTe Awamutu. Given that we arelargely Council funded and have adedicated number of unpaid vol-unteers we believe we can berightly proud of what we achievefor our district.

In a recent survey of NorthIsland i-Sites we ranked veryhighly in all key dimensions.Welldone Hamilton the V8s weregreat.

LYNNE FENWICKTe Awamutu I-Site Manager

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Pizza delivery payment paltryIt has come to my attention

that the young man working forthe local pizza company whodelivers my pizza is only beingpaid $1.50 of the $6 that I ampaying for him to deliver mypizza.

He tells me that he pays for allthe running costs of his car,petrol, warrant, registration, car

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No wonder all the deliverystaff are school children. It’s a sadday when big business takesadvantage of our young people.Give them a break.

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Best paws forward for SPCA fundraiserBY CATHY ASPLIN

RIGHT: Marianne Goodridge and her dogLara try out the agility course. TC220408CA2BELOW RIGHT: Shane Hogarth (with Albie)and Michelle Hogarth (with Bindy) duringthe Million Paws Walk. TC220408CA4BELOW LEFT: Participants cross MutuStreet to continue along Pioneer Walk.

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Moppett the short-faced chihuahua wentin a stroller, two nine week old corgi pupswere carried most of the way and several dogs‘dressed’ for the event.

But most dogs simply enjoyed a rompthrough the park on a beautiful Autumn dayfor the first ‘Million Paws Walk’ in TeAwamutu.

Around 45 dogs accompanied by over 60people took part in the event which benefittedthe local SPCA.

The walk concept was launched in Aus-tralia in 1994, but has only been staged in NewZealand for the past two years. This year fourcentres took part.

In Te Awamutu the 3km circuit took inPioneer Walk and several local streets, with awater stop on Racecourse Road. Owners andtheir dogs then returned to Selwyn Parkwhere there were displays, raffles, a sausagesizzle, snacks and an agility course.

All registered entrants received a goodiebag at the start of the walk and a spot prize atthe end thanks to the generosity of eventsponsor Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

SPCA spokesperson Dianne Gray saysthey were very happy with the support for theday.

‘‘Entry fees and donations raised around$500 and everyone seemed to enjoy them-selves.

‘‘Thanks to everyone who attended, thesponsors and to all the volunteers who helpedstage this event.

‘‘A big thankyou to McFall’s staff whowere great on the roads helping with cross-ings and safety in general.

‘We plan to do this on an annual basis now,so hopefully more people and their pets willjoin us next year.’’

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Bird’s eye view of ‘her world’

TC220408SP17MARION LEWIN prepares for her flight over the Waikato with Waikato AeroClub charter pilot Dr Tony Petch.

TC220408SP16SEVEN Wonders’ winner Marion Lewin and son Peter at Waikato AeroClub awaiting their scenic flight.

Whizzing over the wonders of the Waikato region in asmall plane was something 85-year-old Marion Lewin neverthought she’d do.

But the Ngutunui resident got the chance recently afterwinning a flight over the region in Environment Waikato’s‘One Waikato Seven Wonders’ competition.

It was a dream opportunity to see the landscape from awhole new perspective for Mrs Lewin, a retired schoolteacher who has a lifelong interest in the environment.

Waikato Aero Club charter pilot and EnvironmentWaikato resource information group manager, Tony Petchprovided an expert commentary for Mrs Lewin and her sonPeter, who accompanied her on the flight.

‘‘It was one of the best days of my life,’’ Mrs Lewin said.‘‘I didn’t know there was a prize, I just entered to have my

say and winning was the icing on the cake. If I was a bityounger I would go back to the aero club and learn to fly theplane myself because it was so amazing being able to see thelandscape that way.’’

One highlight was flying over her farm on the easternslopes of Pirongia, where she has lived for more than 40years. While there she got a birds eye view of a wetland shehas recently spent $5000 restoring.

It was also a chance to see the west side of Mt Pirongia.‘‘I’ve done lots of walks over it and always meant to go to

the summit but it never worked out, so I never thought I’d seethe other side with my own eyes,’’ she said.

‘‘It was quite intriguing. I had the impression that it wentalmost into the sea but it doesn’t, there’s a huge plain outthere.’’

Mrs Lewin was also impressed with the pristine bush onMaungatautari — It must have been the sort of vegetationCook saw when he first arrived in New Zealand — and theHoromatangi Reef, a geothermal area in Lake Taupo wherethe lake bed rises close to the surface.

Dr Petch said it had been a pleasure taking Mrs Lewin onthe wonder flight.

She was so interested in the landscape and it was greatbeing able to give her a unique view of all the amazingnatural features we have in our region, he said.

Mrs Lewin sponsors a hectare of native bush on Pirongiathrough the Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society,which is helping to rid the mountain of pests so trees andbirds can flourish.

She said she was thrilled Environment Waikato isplanting 10 native trees on the mountain to offset the flightscarbon emissions, in conjunction with the Department ofConservation.

Mrs Lewin’s favourite Waikato wonder, Mt Pirongia,came fifth in Environment Waikato’s One Waikato SevenWonders competition, behind the Waikato River, MtMaungatautari, Raglan and Waitomo Caves. Karangahakeand Lake Taupo were sixth and seventh.

Mrs Lewin’s flight was sponsored by Waikato Aero Club.

CRIMELINETe Awamutu Police 872 0100

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with the following matters since lastweek:

Tuesday, April 15:Vehicle stolen from Ngaruawahia

located burnt out on Mellsop Road.Wednesday, April 16:Intentional damage to sports field

at Te Awamutu College reported.Whatauri Road resident reports

being burgled and assaulted. Occu-pant of property observes two maleMaori in a green Honda Accord onproperty. He approached them andwas assaulted by one man while otherman stole a dog. Two Samurai swordsalso stolen from house.

Thursday, April 17:Man arrested for breaching bail.Friday, April 18:Arrests: Woman for assaulting a

child. Man for EBA.Theft of a lawnmower from

Palmer Street property reported.Burglaries: Princess Street prop-

erty. Aquarium stolen. Bell Roadproperty. Tool box, tools, weedeater,road bike, drop saw, circular saw,router, drill, sander and chainsawstolen.

Theft of wine from WoolworthsSupermarket reported. Three youthsremove bladder from wine box anddecamp towards Arawata Street.

Saturday, April 19:Arrests: Man for EBA. Man for

breaching the peace. Man for theft ofa motor vehicle, dangerous drivingand decamping from a crash scene.Man for breaching bail. Man forintentional damage.

Sunday, April 20:Arrests: Man for detoxification.

Three men for theft.Theft of tobacco from Mac’s Dairy

reported. Offender runs off withgoods while associate attempting topay with a card that has beendeclined.

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Rain welcomed by Maungatautari kiwi

TC220408SP18BEAKER is thriving.

Rain over Maungatautari is a welcomerelief for Beaker, a kiwi with a malformedbill which makes it difficult for her toprobe for worms especially into hardground.

The Waikato drought had forcedMaungatautari volunteers Jan Olsen andMarilyn Mackinder to increase theamount of supplementary food given toBeaker.

Each day Beaker is fed bananas,spinach, wheatgerm, soaked cat biscuitsand ox heart, courtesy of Magill’s Whole-sale Meats in Te Awamutu, which issliced to resemble worms.

Maungatautari Trust’s fauna ecologistChris Smuts-Kennedy says that as rainhas softened the ground enough to enableBeaker’s bill to penetrate the ground andforage for her own food, the amount shewill be supplementary fed will be reduceda little.

All other kiwi on the mountain havecoped well with the dry weather.

They are perfectly able to forage fortheir own food and they all have access to

wetter areas along streams plus theirprey species are also much more abun-dant on the mountain now that competingmammalian pests such as rats and hedge-hogs have been removed.

A recent health check on Huatahi, thekiwi chick born in December last year,showed that he is still averaging a weightgain of 4.7 grams per day.

‘‘He has now doubled his birth weightas we would expect after four months, andis in excellent condition,’’ says Mr Smuts-Kennedy.

Maungatautari staff will continue tomonitor all 15 kiwi on the mountain.

Beaker was gifted to theMaungatautari Ecological Island Trust inDecember 2006 — her damaged billappears to be a genetic fault so she willnot be used for breeding.

She is kept in the Tautari Wetlandseparate from the other kiwi where shecan be closely watched.

Kiwi use their long bill to get invert-ebrates more than 100mm deep in the soil.

They appear to detect them by smell-

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Christian PerspectiveA purple threadBy MAUREEN CALMAN

I sat for ages rewind-ing 40 meters of purplecurling ribbon - fourdifferent lengths andentangled - not an easytask!

What a seemingwaste of time! I hadtime to remember thebook and film called‘The Color Purple’ (USspelling!) by AliceWalker which tells thestory of Celie, a Blackwoman in the SouthernStates.

Celie wrote letters toGod in which she toldabout her life - her rolesas daughter, wife, sis-ter, and mother.

I also recalled thepoem ‘Warning’ byJenny Joseph:

‘‘When I am an oldwoman I shall wearpurple

‘‘With a red hatwhich doesn’t go, anddoesn’t suit me.’’

It ends: ‘‘But maybe Iought to practice a littlenow?

‘‘So people whoknow me are not tooshocked and surprised

‘‘When suddenly Iam old, and start towear purple.’’

But back to thepurple curling ribbon!In our church thecolour purple is usedsymbolically duringLent and Good Friday.Earlier in the day I’dunrolled the ribbon andthe four lengths hadbeen attached to apurple shroud drapedover a huge cross on thewall.

The threads werethen spread out amongthe people gatheredthere.

During the prayerspeople were invited totouch the threads asthey recalled the pain-ful realities in theirown lives and in thelives of so many peopleand places in the worldtoday.

As I rewound thecurling ribbon later inthe day I was touchingthe pain and tears andgrief that each personhad left imprintedthere.

I felt like a channelthrough which theirthoughts and feelingswere again beingoffered to the DivineGod. And through thisseeming time waster ofan activity, I was ableto let go of the accumu-lation of thoughts andfeelings that had beenevoked in me duringthe hearing of the GoodFriday events so longago (read about them inthe Bible, Gospel ofMatthew, chapter 27).That’s the day Jesus theChrist was hung on across and died as aresult of the violence inthe world.

But wait there’smore! That’s not theend of the story. Acouple of days laterJesus was raised to newlife again by God. God’slove proved morepowerful than the vio-lence that killed Jesus.Now that’s the really,really, really goodnews!

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Chamber investing in customer service trainingThe Chamber of Commerce is hosting a

customer service training course onTuesday, May 6 to help members deliverbetter service to clients.

The full day course is being run byGreetNZ, a specialised customer servicetraining provider, and is subsidised by theNZ Hospitality Institute.

‘‘This means we can bring this highlyrecommended course to Te Awamutu, andkeep it very affordable,’’ says executiveofficer, Rachel Blake.

The chamber believes both investing instaff skills and great customer service are away to help Te Awamutu businesses keepahead and keep people buying goods and

services locally.For the price of a two hour workshop,

we are able to bring this specialisedtraining to Te Awamutu. There are notravel costs, and all catering is included.

There are limited places available. Formore information and to book, contact theChamber on 871 8125.

Call goes out for new exhibitionBy CATHY ASPLIN

TC230408CA03ARTIST Paul Anderson (left) and carver Mike Matchitt with some pieces that feature in the Tangihiaexhibition at Gallery 8.

The Tangihia exhi-bition - a selection ofcarvings by MikeMatchitt and paintingsby Paul Anderson -opens at Gallery 8 thisevening.

Mr Matchitt says‘tangihia’ means to callor cry out in responseto an event of signific-ance in one’s life.

‘‘For me the name ofthe exhibition relatesto two significantevents - one in theWaipa and the other atWaihi.’’

His free-standingbird forms honour theecological island thathas been created atMaungatautari, whilethe masks are a reac-tion to logging of nativeforest to provide tim-ber as support propsfor the gold mines inWaihi.

Mr Matchitt carriedout his apprenticeshipin whakairo (Maoricarving) in Rotorua.

He has been associ-ated with Te Wanangao Aotearoa since 2002as a tutor, programme

developer and carverin residence.

Paul Anderson hasbeen associated withTe Wananga o Aotea-roa for six years.

He is currently a

student in MrPatchitt’s carvingclass, but it is his boldpaintings that are ondisplay for this exhi-bition.

Mr Anderson has a

strong line of artists inhis family background(Ngati Maniapoto,Ngati Porou) and sayshe naturally returns toMaori influences forhis artwork.

The Tangihia exhi-bition also includesexamples of weavingby Pipiana Hetit.

It continues untilMay 10 at Gallery 8, 31Bank Street.

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Mortgagee AuctionThis three bedroom home has a spacious kitchen area, shared dining, separate family room. A double garage with workbench, on 900m². A prime location close to school.Address: 75 Whitmore Street, KihikihiInspect: Sunday 1.00-1.30pm and Wednesday 1.00-1.30pmAuction: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 1.00pmVenue: L.J. Hooker Auction Room, 41 Mahoe Street, Te AwamutuContact: Tania Ruki 027 441 3264

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In a most desirable location this home has a slightly nautical fl avour with a minimalist decor. It glows from within - an architectural beacon of space, light and glass. All doors open to the deck, a favourite family area.Address: 34 Northleigh Place, Te AwamutuInspect: Sunday 5.30-6.30pm and Tuesday 12.30-1.30pmAuction: Tuesday, May 13, 2008Venue: On Site (unless sold prior)Contact: Lauren O'Carroll 0272 787 196

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In Business Circles

New owners for George Street greengrocers

TC230408CA01TE AWAMUTU Country Fresh owners Taran (left) and Rakhee Nirh restocking in store.

Taran and Rakhee Nirh havebeen working hard to restock TeAwamutu Country Fresh sincetaking over the large greengrocer store in February.

The couple were approachedabout buying the business (nearThe Warehouse) by a mutualfriend of the owner.

‘‘We had been working longhours in our jobs and decided wemay as well be doing that forourselves.’’

Mr and Mrs Nirh emigratedto New Zealand three years agofrom India.

Mr Nirh had been workingfor an exporting jewellery manu-facturer there.

‘‘The company sent most ofthe stock to the United States, so

I also worked there for a year.But Rakhee didn’t want to livethere permanently.

‘‘We had family in New Zea-land so decided that would be abetter option. Our applicationswent through quite quickly sowe arrived in New Zealand sixmonths later.’’

They initially settled in Auck-land, but when looking for workfound employment in Te Awa-mutu.

Mr Nirh began working for asupermarket and later workedfor a local petrol station.

Mrs Nirh had two part timejobs - working for a fast foodoutlet and a rest home.

‘‘So we began looking for abusiness in the local area as it is

a nice, friendly town andthought what could be betterthan this?’’

They are now working side byside, building up their own busi-ness.

‘‘We have improved the rangeavailable and the standard of thestock. Our aim is to have goodprices and good quality pro-duce.’’

Te Awamutu Country Freshhas a wide range of fruit, vege-tables and grocery lines, makingfor a convenient one-stop shopseven days a week. Plenty ofparking is available directly out-side in the George Streetcarpark.

For further details orenquiries phone 871 8101.

Flying high for contest

TC230408SP4HUNTAWAY Jimmie flies through the WAG agility course.

Three Ohaupo residents will betaking their dogs to the WaikatoAgility Group (WAG) competition inHamilton this weekend.

If you’re not sure what the ‘agility’means, think Tux Wonder Dogs‘assault course’.

Anita and Gemma Pouls havejoined their neighbour Amanda Hay-ward, who is an experienced contest-ant, on the agility circuit.

But the dogs they enter couldn’t bemore different.

The Pouls have two-year oldpapillons - Toby weights a mere 2.7kg and Maggie only weighs in at1.9kg. Mrs Hayward has three dogs -Ben (6 years old) and Zham (5) arecrossbreeds, while Jimmie (2) is alarge huntaway.

Mrs Pouls says the bigger dogs docompete against the little dogs - butthe difference is that the jumps arealtered in height.

‘‘You might think that larger dogswill be faster, but don’t forget that thelittle dogs do not have to jump so highand quite often do not kick the railsof the jumps.’’

She says they enjoy the friendly

atmosphere at the events and aregetting clear rounds (no mistakes)with their dogs in most competitions.

‘‘We started agility training lastyear and spend our weekends travel-ling to places like Auckland, Tau-ranga, Rotorua and Taupo for compe-titions.’’

The WAG competition being heldover Anzac weekend has differentevents running over the three days -from novelty, open jumpers andgamblers to qualification courses togain titles.

There are also different levels ofcompetition depending on the experi-ence of the dog.

Dogs and their owners will becoming from far and wide (Whanga-rei to Wellington) for the event.

The competition is being staged atMelville Park on Normandy Avenueand is open to spectators.

‘‘Dog owners are encouraged tocome and see how much fun agilitycan be for both you and your dog.’’

Anyone interested in finding outmore should contact Mrs Pouls (027523 6530) or visit WAG at MelvillePark on a Thursday evening.

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TE AWAMUTUEx service personnel will parade outside the RSA Clubrooms, 381 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu at 5.50am. The service will be held at the Sunken Cross, Memorial Park, Mutu Street at 6.00am and members of the public are invited to attend. Guest speaker will be from Te Awamutu College. In the event of inclement weather the dawn service will be conducted in the RSA Clubrooms at 6.00am. RSA request that medals be worn.

TE AWAMUTU - CIVIC COMMEMORATION SERVICEThis service will take place at the War Memorial, Anzac Green, at 11.00am and members of the public are invited to join the returned and service personnel there.Returned service and members of uniformed groups are requested to parade at the RSA Clubrooms, 381 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu at 10.30am. Ex-Service personnel that are unable to march with the main body are requested to

OHAUPOReturned and Service persons and members of the public are invited to a memorial service to be held at the Ohaupo Memorial Hall, at 10.30am.

KAWHIAAt 12.30pm a parade will be held to pay respect to the fallen of all wars. The Te Awamutu pipe band will be in attendance. Wives and families of service personnel may parade (but if campaign medals are worn by family they should be worn on the right chest). School children are invited to attend the parade which will march from the Kawhia Town Hall to the War Memorial where a short service will be held.Ex-Servicemen and Women are asked to assemble at the Kawhia Sports Club at 11.30am before parading. After the parade it is our intention to hold a community sing along from the wartime era. From those who can, a plate would be appreciated.

sit at the seating provided in front of the parade.RSA requests that medals be worn. Medals worn by family on behalf of deceased service personnel should be worn on the right chest. Wreaths will be laid at the Memorial and organisations wishing to place offi cial wreaths will report to the Marshall in Teasdale Street, on arrival at the Cenotaph.Members of the public wishing to lay wreaths should make their way independently through the ranks after the offi cial wreaths have been laid.Should the weather prove inclement, the ceremony will be conducted in the Te Awamutu Events Centre, corner Mahoe Street and Selwyn Lane, at 11.00am.Tea will be served at St. Patrick’s Hall immediately after the parade. All those attending the parade are cordially invited to attend.The RSA Clubrooms will be open for all members, invited guests and members of affi liated Clubs from 1.00pm.

They shall not grow old, as we that are left behind grow old, age shall not weary them,They shall not grow old, as we that are left behind grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, at the going down of the sun, and in the morning,nor the years condemn, at the going down of the sun, and in the morning,

....We will remember them. ....We will remember them.

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Hawks fire upTe Awamutu Firehawks rugby league team

served a warning to other Waikato premierreserve title contenders that they are serious aboutdefending their crown in 2008.

The Kane Rangitonga coached Firehawksbacked up their first round 46-23 away win overKiokio Hunters at Maihihi with a 38-24 victoryover Rangariri Eels in round three - having had thebye in round two.

The win over Rangariri stretched theFirehawks unbeaten run at their Albert Parkfortress to 14 games.

The game was billed as the match of round three- the 2007 champions up against Tawera Nikau’sold club, who had entered the competition after anabsence of 12 years.

Rangariri had an impressive record leadinginto the game, having won three pre-season gamesand the first two games of the 2008 season.

The visitors led 20-18 at halftime but had to playsecond fiddle to the Firehawks in the second half.

The Firehawks are away for their next fourgames, starting with Ngaruawahia Panthers thisSaturday at 1pm.

Sports win, despite off dayEcolab Te Awamutu Sports made hard

work of their 28-22 win over the bottomplaced United Matamata Sports in Waikatopremier grade rugby.

Not for the first time this season, TeAwamutu Sports lowered their standard tothat of the opposition at Albert Park onSaturday.

Peter Bain reports that they started witha hiss and a roar, rocketing out to a 17-0 leadinside 20 minutes - only to take the foot offthe accelerator, allowing Matamata backinto the game.

Coaches Kerry Eynon and Joe Edwardswill be pleased to take four points from thegame on a day of upsets in other matches butwill rate the performance no better than fourout of 10.

It was Sports’ fourth win from fivematches, promoting them to fifth on thepoints table, three points clear of sixthplaced Morrinsville Sports.

The top eight teams after round five areTech on 22 points, Hautapu and HamiltonMarist 20, Hamilton Old Boys 19, Te Awa-

mutu Sports 18, Morrinsville Sports 15,Melville 13 and Otorohanga 11.

Te Awamutu Sports first five WaylonTangohau opened the scoring against Mata-mata with a penalty.

The visitors then looked to attack, only tosee Sports’ second-five Mark Murray race upout of the line to intercept a pass and raceaway to score under the posts.

More pressure from Sports led to a breakdown the left wing and halfback JohnnyBird had the pace to take the final pass andrun around to score behind the posts.

Matamata started to work their way backinto the game using their big forward pack,driving Sports back into their own half andscoring two tries for a 17-12 scoreline.

A further penalty to Tangohau gaveSports a 20-12 halftime lead.

Matamata started the second half thesame way they finished the first spell,putting pressure on Sports through their bigpack. Some weak defence from Sports giftedMatamata a soft try, closing the gap to 20-17.

Sports received a penalty deep in Mata-

mata’s 22. A quick tap and a drive for the linesaw No.8 Mosese Nawa crash over.

Tangohau failed to convert but momentslater landed another penalty to take Sportsout to a 28-17 lead.

Matamata never gave in and wererewarded with a bonus point try in the 79thminute.

Sports prop Kieran Ramage again put ina strong performance against a much biggeropponent.

Loosies Carl Finlay and Jono Armstrongbattled hard all day and halfback JohnnyBird was a handful around the scrums andmauls.

Mark Murray, on the comeback trail, hadanother solid game in the midfield.

Bain says Sports will need to be a lotsharper as they head into their next threegames to be played in eight days, startingwith Hamilton Marist in Hamilton onANZAC day, then at home to Morrinsville onWednesday night (April 30), then back overto Hamilton against Hamilton Old Boysthree days later on Saturday May 3.

Soccer women shineTe Awamutu women’s soccer team made a

flying start to their Federation Plate campaignthumping Kawerau 5-1 at Anchor Park.

The home team were in sparkling form, forcingan early corner. Megan-Lee Carrington’s crossfound Annmarie Spragg, who clinically finishedoff.

Carrington figured again in the second goal,laying on a pass for player of the day Janis Jamesto score.

James’ high work rate paid off when she ranonto a Sara Harvey pass and, in turn, found PixieTims who scored for a 3-0 scoreline.

Defender Rangiputa Wallace made a huge runfrom defence through midfield and linked withJames, who scored the fourth goal goal.

The second half was a more even affair, withhonours shared 1-all.

Te Awamutu’s next game is a Waikato firstdivision encounter against Hamilton Wanderers, aside they lost all three matches to last year, atAnchor Park, 11am Sunday.

Coach Smith is optimistic his team can upsetWanderers and remain top of the table on pointsdifferential.

The Waikato Cakes Te Awamutu Reserve teamwere beaten 3-0 at Ngaruawahia, with CareyIreland player of day.

Te Awamutu’s Federation Cup men’s team lost2-1 to Hamilton Wanderers.

Te Awamutu’s goal came 25 minutes into thesecond spell from a Jordan Ball corner. CarlMiezenbeek’s header was palmed clear by thekeeper but only as far as player/coach Tim Ball,who slotted the ball home.

Next game is away to Otumoetai.The Cape Physio Reserves went down 1-0 to

Waihi, while the Third Team lost 5-1 to Tokoroa.

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Trip to South Africaon line for cyclists

CFPPIPPED AT POST: New Plymouth’s Kerri-anne Torkler wins last year’s TeAwamutu open women’s tour, just pipping Emma Petersen, the secondplaced under-19 rider who was third overall (open women/under-19) ongeneral classification.

BY COLIN THORSEN

The heat is on thecream of New Zealand’sunder-17 and under-19road cyclists competingin the Kiwivelo Te Awa-mutu Junior Tour, start-ing Saturday.

For the under-19 menand women, the tour isone of two selectionsevents to select the NewZealand team for theJunior World RoadChampionships in CapeTown, South Africa inAugust.

The other selectionevent was the RotoruaCRI tour which finishedon Sunday.

A New Zealand U19men’s and women’s Bteam, along with a U17men’s and women’steam, will also beselected from these twotours to compete in theKowaalski Canberratour in July.

Te Awamutu SportsCycling Club hasentered into a joint ven-ture with Waikato Uni-versity to run the event.

The spin-off foryounger riders, whoreach a certain level, isthey may be eligible fora Hilary Scholarship tofund their study at Wai-kato University —allowing them to raceand train in the Wai-kato.

‘‘The Waikato has areputation as a greattraining environmentand producing top roadcyclists,’’ says Bike NewZealand carded coach,Graham Bunn.

The three-dayKiwivelo Te AwamutuJunior Tour will bebased at Roto-O-RangiSchool this Saturday,with the U15’s ridingtwo stages of 25km, theU17’s one stage of 50km,the U19 women onestage of 75km and theU19 men one stage of100km.

The Tour moves toKorakonui on Sundaywhere the testing 26kmcircuit from the school,including a couple ofsolid climbs, takes in

Wharepuhunga, Bayleyand Lethbridge roads.

It’s then back to Roto-O-Rangi on Mondaymorning for the con-cluding time trial.

Te Awamutu’sEmma Petersenenhanced her prospectsof making the nationalteam for the JuniorWorlds in South Africawith a convincing Roto-rua CRI women’s under-19 tour win.

She took out the firstand last stages, as wellas the criterium.

Petersen will be hop-ing to go one better thanlast year in the Te Awa-mutu U19 women’s tour.She was pipped byWellingtonian RachelMercer in 2008 but stillmade the national U19team to the Oceania

chamionships inMooball, NSW.

Local hopes will restwith Abbie Smith andBritany Thompson inthe U17 girls’ tour.

Thompson will takeheart from finishingsecond in the last stageof the Rotorua CRI Tour.

It will be a learningcurve for the likes oflocals Jonathan Soepneland Cameron McKeownin the U19 men’s tour.

They will faceformidable opposition,including Chad Adair(son of 1982 Common-wealth Games medallistCraig Adair), AlexMcGregor, MyronSimpson, Tom Findlayand Tom David, who allperformed well at thetrack nationals in Inver-cargill.

Hot favourite to winthe U17 boys’ tour isPieter Bulling of Inver-cargill, although asmany as 10 riders havethe ability to triumph.Jack Loader heads a bigcontingent of localriders in this grade.

Club-mate HaydenMcCormick is deter-mined to win back-to-back tours after winningthe Rotorua CRI U15boys’ event.

He featured promin-ently throughout thetwo-day, four stageevent, winning the firststage, time trial and laststage, as well as finish-ing second in thecriterium.

Te Awamutu Sportsis well represented inthe U15 boys’ and girls’events.

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Taitokos ambrosekings at Stewart

The father and son team ofWally and Wayne Taitokowon the ‘two-man’ Ambrosetournament with 67 gross atStewart Alexander Golf Club.

Senior net winners wereJoe Tapu and his wife Temawho recorded a sizzling roundof 49.

Stableford winners wereRomana Graham and BradenKete with 56 points, from TexHaumaha and Aaron Kelly on55.

John Hollinshead andJohn Gibson shot the bestjunior gross round of 69.

Rob Cave and Cam Wellsannexed the junior net with54.

Atu Te Ao and JarrodSpence won the stablefordwith 51 points, by lot fromBen Mylchreest/Zak Gibson,Gwen Quarrie/Link Quarrieand Richard McCandlish/Scott Millin.Straightest drive: Blair Atkinson/Brian Downie.Nearest pin: Te Haumaha/Aaron Kelly. Longestputt: Ray Brain/Les Brain.ASB Te Awamutu:Best of the Vets, stableford: B Galletta, R Quinlan35, I Poole, D Morgan, N Gillespie, T Thomson33, L Common 32.Saturday: K Trass 36, B McDougall 35, W Franks,B Hawira 34.Sunday, net: J Tart 72, T Young, R Waters 73, MCarter, P Morgan 74.Ladies’ day: S Gooch 33, J Bisley 32, T Young 31.24-plus: J Earwaker 37, A Irwin 36, D Spiers, EMacPherson 35, S Gower 34.Waipa Cup winner: Judy Scown 137.Nine hole scramble: N Jane 43, B Jolly, C Carey40.1.0

Tocker’s irons topsGraham Tocker added the Dave Maclean All

Irons Trophy to his impressive list of tournamentvictories at Pirongia Golf Club on Sunday.

The 21 handicapper showed that having nowoods in his bag made not the slightest differenceto his game as he shot an excellent 88 off-the-stickfor a net 67.

He won by two strokes from 13 handicapperDavid Strawbridge. Third equal were BarryFordham and Pat Ryan with net 71s.

Phillip Eyre won the Bill Innes Putter with animpressive round of putting - his gross 82 contain-ing just 25 putts to take the trophy by two strokesfrom Bill Crombie, Garry Bowman and JohnWarburton who all had 27 putts.

John Alston headed those who did resort tousing their woods. As the 21 handicapper playedthe third hole he discovered he was a proudgrandfather to a grand daughter which must havehelp provide the motivation he needed to shoot anoutstanding round of 83 for a net of 62.

He was three shots clear of Sam Russo, who hada net 65, with Garry Bowman one shot furtheradrift on 66.

Waitomo golfers to foreThe trek from Waitomo

proved well worthwhile forLorraine Grice, winner of theSharon de Either tournamentat Pirongia Golf Club.

Grice took advantage ofthe balmy conditions and fastfairways to post the day’s bestgross round of 84.

Pirongia’s E. Emulsionshot 85 to win the division onegross, by lot from club-mateBev Parsons, with Te Awa-mutu’s Hazel Bryant firstrunner-up with 87.

Waitomo had further suc-cess with C. Bow winner ofthe division one net, by lotfrom her club-mate M. Hag-gis. They both shot 71 to headoff Stewart Alexander’s CarolFormosa 72 andNgahinapouri’s B. Hill 73.

Pirongia’s Batty Anciently

won the division two gross bylot from her club-mate EileenCampbell - both shooting 91 tohead off Stewart Alexander’sMargaret Bouma by threeshots.

Net winner was P. Nixon ofCambridge with 69, fromPirongia’s Jocelyn Dunn andJill Webber and Te Awa-mutu’s Shirley Lord, all on 71.

Pirongia’s N. Graham wonthe division three gross with95, pipping her club-mate A.Mares and Ngahinapouri’s V.Green by one shot.

Margaret Armies, of thehost club, won the divisionthree net with 64, from T.Scott, S. Young 69, and D.Doily 72 (Pirongia).

Cambridge’s A. Turner col-lected the only two as well aslongest putt

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Golden Oldies Festivalcricketer’s dream

CFPPETER LAWRY bends his back bowling for the Rosetown Roguesagainst the Townsville Crocs at the Queenstown Events Centre.

BY COLIN THORSEN

Hat-trick of victories for Rosetown Rogues

The Kihikihi-based RosetownRogues recorded wins overteams from Australia, Englandand Canada at the 13th GoldenOldies World Cricket Festival inQueenstown.

Team spokesperson for theunbeaten Rosetown Rogues,Peter Lawry says many wonder-ful stories were told and lastingfriendships made.

The stunning setting of down-town Queenstown and theRemarkables range were thebackdrop to the dramatic open-ing ceremony.

The 1000 participants fromthe sell-out 60 teams and sevennations paraded from MarineParade along the foreshore ofLake Wakatipu to EarnslawPark in downtown Queenstown.

They were greeted with thetraditional Maori welcome in asuperb cultural performance.

Long time Golden Oldie sup-porter, Festival director from2006 in Sri Lanka, HarrySolomons was amazed at thesetting.

‘‘My goodness, where haveyou been hiding this place? It isthe most stunning and beautifulplace I have ever seen.

‘‘This is going to be a veryspecial week,’’ said Solomons.

It was certainly a specialweek for the Pat Loader cap-tained Rosetown Rogues, bothon and off the playing field.

They beat the TownsvilleCrocs (first up) by three wickets,scoring 223/7 in reply to theCrocs 222 in 40 overs.

The bulk of the runs werescored by Darren Moffatt 57,Bruce Wallace 36, Bill Harris 35,Ramon Nahna 31 and DarrenStone 23.

Wallace also shone with theball, claiming 3-26.

In game two at Cromwell, theRogues pipped Cuckfield (Eng-land) by one wicket.

Outstanding bowling figuresof 5-18 by Dave Phillipsrestricted Cuckfield to 181.

The Rogues replied with

185/9, after being 59/6, withMorratt scoring 29, RogerForster 27, Nahna 26, Loader 23and Bill Harris 23.

The Rogues completed aclean-sweep of their three gameswith a six wicket win overBritish Columbia Oldies atOmakau - scoring 156/4 in 30overs replying to the Canadians155/6.

Moffatt was again in the runswith 36, taking his overall tallyto 122 at an average of over 40,while Bruce Wallace scored 35and Andrew Reo 37.

There were two teams ofspecial interest at this year’sGolden Oldies World Cricket theFestival - The Primary Club ofAustralia and the LincolnWahines.

All 15 members of the LincolnWahines team were onboard theinter-island passenger ferryWahine that sank in a storm offWellington heads, killing 51.

The team were on the ferry

travelling to Wellington and onto Palmerston North for theUniversities Week tournamentin April, 1968.

Instead they were sent scram-bling for their lives into thechilly waters of WellingtonHarbour.

Forty years on, the groupagain joined together for theFestival.

The Primary Club of Aus-tralia, who played the RosetownRogues at Kihikihi when TeAwamutu hosted a section of theninth World Golden OldiesCricket festival, has now raisedA$4 million for disabled sportsacross Australia.

Cricketers become membersof the charitable club by rightafter they have fallen to a goldenduck. Membership is at over1200.

The Yorkshire city ofHarrogate will host next year’sGolden Oldies World CricketFestival.

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Help your staff polish up effective, professional and friendly

customer service skills.

The Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce is hosting this course

and is able to keep costs minimal thanks to a subsidy from the

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Visiting bowlers score at KihikihiOnly one team emerged

with a maximum four wins inthe Fairview Motors spon-sored optional fours tourna-ment at Kihikihi BowlingClub.

The Frankton Junctionentry, skipped by M.Donnison, took outright hon-ours.

There were four teams withthree wins, necessitating acountback to decide the runners-up.

The countback went in favourof the Kihikihi team of DaveBarnes (s), Doug Cotterell, LouisAnderson and Gael Connolly.

Barnes went one better on theclub’s closing day, skipping the

winning team of Joan Maddren,Stratton Colbert and Vi Davy.

The aggregate points trophyfor club days was won by DaveBarnett, with Merv Maddren therunner-up.

Most improved players forthe season were Joy Allen(women) and Ken hancock(men).

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Church Services

A warm welcome awaits you this Sunday at

St John’s Anglican ChurchArawata Street, Te Awamutu

8.30 am - St John’s Church9.30 am - St Saviour’s Church, Pirionga

10.00 am - St John’s Church

Contact : George 871-9738

REWARD offered to firstperson who supplies con-tact address for JulieForster. Phone 870-4991.

PHONE James Parlane,Solicitor, 870-4991.

PersonalAFTER abortion stress?R i n g P r e g n a n c yCounselling Services col-lect (07) 855-5779 24 hoursa day.

Acknowledgements

GOOD - David Cecil(Dave). Janice,Warren, Robert, Craigand families wish tothank everyone for alltheir support given atsuch a sad time. Wewould like to thankand acknowledge themany phone calls,visits, beautifulflowers, baking andmany cards. Theywere greatlyappreciated, to thosewho attened theservice to give Dave agreat send off. Pleaseaccept this as apersonalacknowledgement.

Religious Notices

TE AWAMUTUPRESBYTERIAN

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CHURCH

Sunday 27th AprilSt Andrew’s

9am & 10.30am:We welcome MarkSims from the Bible

Society.Morning Tea between

services.Time of fellowship

over lunch to follow10.30am service.

Te Pahu:10.00am Service

All Welcome

For more informationsee our website on

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Children’s track availableFood and Drink available

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Sports Notices

Te Awamutu Events Centre,cnr Mahoe and Selwyn Lane.

Tuesdays: May 6 - July 1, 20089.00-10.00: Runner / Gym Beans (2-6 years)

10.00 - 11.00: Crawler / Toddler Beans(crawling - 23 months)

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Meetings

Whakamarama MaraeSociety Inc

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING10 May 2008 - 10.00am Start

Whakamarama Marae,655 Wharepuhunga Road,Korakonui, Te Awamutu

Nau Mai Haere MaiAll enquiries to Chairperson:

Kataranina Hodge (027) 450-8905

Meetings

ANNUALGENERALMEETING

Wednesday, May 7,2008 at 7.00 pmKihikihi Anglican

ChurchPOT LUCK

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Meetings

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GAME INC.ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETINGMay 29, 2008, 7.30pm

Red Cross HallLight SupperAll Welcome

Treasurer: John SpencePhone 871-7711

Te Awamutu CountryVariety Club Inc.

Gratefully acknowledges and thanks our majormonthly sponsors: Magill Meats, Waikato Cakes,KFC, Wines & Spirits and Muz’s Binn Inn, alongwith our "SHOWCASE 2008" SPONSORS:Affordable Custom Cycles, All Seasons Air, AlphaHotel, Alpha Wholesale, Aotearoa Demolition,A&S Catering, Beamish Jeweller, Bec DieselSpecialists Ltd, Beta Electrical, Bowers & Son,Bunnings, Carpet Court, Central Cafe, CivicVideo, Commercial Hotel, Couplands Transport,Courier Sharpening, Craig Mechanical,Creations, Deane Mark, Fairview Windows &Doors, Flemming Homekills, Furniture Court,Greggies Takeaways, Guthrie Bowron, HealthShop, Hobbs Electrical, Independent Vets,Ingham Honda, Irwin’s Truck & Bus, Joy’s Place,Gyde Wansbone, Kihikihi Dairy, Kihikihi Fruit &Veg, Kihikihi Price Cutter, Kiwi Pies, LawnMowers & Chain Saws, Mac’s Dairy, McDonald’sStaff, Mc Fall’s Enterprises Ltd, M.F.R Refrigera-tion Services, Mitre 10, Osbornes Transport 2000Ltd, Personal Touch Kitchens, Playmates, Rau-kawa Trust, Redoubt Bar & Eatery, R D 1,Renshaw’s Butchery, Robert Harris, RosetownLiquor Store, Second Hand World, Secret GardenCafe, Selectrix, Singleton & Hansen, Source NZ,Star Tavern, Stewart & Cavalier, Stihl Shop, StitchN Stuff, Strawbridge Retravision, Super ServiceStation, Surplus Trading, The Snack Shack,T.A.G.Grains, Te Awamutu Copy Centre, TeAwamutu Country Fresh, Te Awamutu ShoeStore, Timmo’s ITM, Tool Shed, Tony Fabish,Towbar & Muffler Services, Town & CountryMotors, Trevor Hall Motors, Two Dollar Shop,Tyre & Tune, Westend Superette, Whitcoulls,Rob’s Plastic Welding, Apperly’s Round Wood &Timber, R.S.A."SHOWCASE 2008" was an outstanding suc-cess. Thanks to all for your support. You arealways welcome to visit our club’s monthly opendays. Winner of the sponsors Lucky Draw wasThe Snack Shack - Congratulations!Celia Baker (Pres. T.A.C.V.C)and Committee Members.

Please note that the Pools,Sauna and Spa Pool will beclosed for maintenance and

repairs from:5 May 08 to 18 May 08

We will be re-opening to thepublic on May 19, 2008.

The Gym and Stadium willremain open.

Public Notices

ALCOHOLICSANONYMOUS

If you want todrink that’s your

businessIF YOU WANT TO

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Phone 871-4072or 870-3463PO Box 194Te Awamutu

The Evens Centre will beopen from 1.00pm - 6.00pm

on Friday 25/04/08ANZAC Day

PILATESClasses run by

CharteredPhysiotherapist

Beginners,Intermediate andAdvanced Levels.

Pirongia, Te Pahu andnow Te Awamutu

Contact Pilates PlusTopsey Mason(07) 871-9290

Lost and FoundTRAILER cover lost,green, Tuesday evening,near Teasdale Street.Phone 871-2188.

Firewood

FIREWOODFIREWOODFIREWOOD$80 cubic metrePhone 871-61726.00pm - 9.00pm

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FIREWOODSPLIT dry Pine 5m3 load,$250 delivered. PhoneTony (021) 154-2322 or871-9582.

FIREWOOD5m3 - $160, 10m3 - $290delivered. Phone (07)873-9190 evenings, mobile(021) 617-349.

FIREWOODDRY Matai for sale, soldby cubic metre, deliv-ered. Phone Tony (07)878-7288.

FINCH street, April 24,sign out a 9am.

800 Te Rahu Road, starts8.00am.

668 Park Road, Saturday,8am, furniture, clothingetc.

Garage Sales2286 Kihikihi Road(directly opp golf courseentrance), householditems, ladies clothes,shoes etc, numerous oddsand ends, not before 8am.

PetsLABRADOR Puppies, twoGolden females, onemale. 11 weeks old. Phone(07) 873-2722.

Public Notices

Te AwamutuSpiritualist

ChurchRed Cross Hall,Redoubt Street

Guest Speaker NightWednesday, April 30

7.30 pm - 9.00 pmPip Hensen talking

on propertiesof Crystals.

Crystal displayand sales table.

Door charge : $5.00

ADVERTISINGis a great way to

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Births

SCOTT - David andDebbie are very happyto announce thearrival of CharlotteKathleen Eliza,3130grm (6lb 14oz) andRobert, 2755grm (6lb2oz), born April 8, 2008at Waikato Hospital. Abrother and sister forBen and Ryan. Veryspecial thanks to ourwonderful midwifeIsabella Watson, andour ObstetricianLakshmi Ravikanti.

In MemoriamLIVINGSTONE -Catherine. We haveprecious memories ofall the wonderfultimes we shared withyou. Rememberedwith love. From yourPlaygroup andEpworth friends.

LIVINGSTONE -Catherine Anne. AnzacDay 1998. We miss thejoy and love you gaveto our lives. Loved andremembered withdeep affection by herfamilies and friends.

NICOLL - KimberlyTime is quietlypassing but preciousmemories are everlasting. Forever in ourhearts. Love Dad,Mum and Brent xxx

SMITH - AmyForever loved, foreverremembered. Mum,Dad, Meg and Mac.

DeathsEDWARDS - EsmaPearl. On April 21, 2008at Maeroa Lodge inher 85th year after ashort illness. Lovedwife of the late JackEdwards. Dearly lovedmother and mother-in-law of Joyce and JohnLock, Bev and the lateMichael Field andGary Edwards.Cherished nana ofStephen and ShereeField, Darryl andRochelle Roddick-Lock and KyleeEdwards. Greatgrandmother toJessica, Courtney,Brittney, and EmmaField, Ariana and twinboys Henry and JackRoddick-Lock. Specialthanks to the staff atMaeroa Lodge. Aservice for Pearl willbe held at St AndrewsPresbyterian Church,Mutu Street, TeAwamutu onThursday April 24(today) at 1.30pmfollowed by privatecremation. No longerin our lives to sharebut in our hearts you’llalways be there.Memories are ours totreasure. Allcommunications tothe Edwards familyC/- P O Box 137, TeAwamutu please. TeAwamutu FuneralServices. FDANZ andGriefcare.

BALME - Gladys MarionPassed awaypeacefully at herhome, April 22, 2008, inher 89th year. Dearlyloved wife of the lateKen. Much loved Mumof Lorraine (decd),Ronald (decd), Annetteand Russell Johnson,Yvonne and AlanRobinson. DearGrannie of her ninegrandchildren andgreat Grannie of eight.Funeral details in theWaikato Times. Restin peace Mum.

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Church Services

Anglican ChurchKIHIKIHIApril 27, 2008

Holy Communion9.30am

Pukeatua ANZACService11.15am

ALL WELCOMEEnquiries: 871-6130

Tuition

Children’sArt Classes

S t a r t i n g t e r m t w o ,Monday night class fulls o a m n o w t a k i n gbookings for a Tuesdaynight class, book yourlittle artist in today -limited spaces, ages 7-14years, from 5.30 - 7.00 pm.Phone for more info,871-8251 or (027) 294-8824after 5.00 pm.

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BONER COWS WANTEDDon’t Wait Two Weeks For Payment

Immediate Payment - Competitive ScheduleAlso empty heifers and potter bulls

Phone Warren Robinson (07) 829-5601, (025) 925-030Bill Lincoln 871-5834, (0274) 925-080

Public Notices

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ADVERTISERS!ADVERTISERS!New Classifi ed Deadlines

The DEADLINE for all single and double column and larger adverts is NOW

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HIGH BW XBRED HEIFERSTe Awamutu Saleyards

Tuesday 29th April - 11.30

A/C T & R Crotty, RD 5, Te Awamutu60 In Calf Frn X & Jsy X Heifers, BW 198,

PW 206, Calving 23rd July, Jsy Bullout 30 December

Heifers represent our vendors completeline. Herd sold last year are well grown andwill come forward in good order. Cataloguesavailable. Payment June 3rd.Further EnquiriesVendor: Tim & Roz Crotty (07) 871-3949 or(027) 646-0884PGG Wrightson: Chris Ryan (07) 871-3313or (027)243-1078

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ANGUS x heifers, $225,Hrfd x, Sim x steers, from$300, drenched, dehornedand delivered. Phone871-9526.

MILKAny surplus milk

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WANTED Interiors todecorate. We specialisein painting, wallpaperingand spray painting.P h o n e D a v e R o w ePainter and Decoratoron (07) 873-1777 or (027)290-8776.

To LetCARAVAN to rent, long orshort term, from $35p/w,no bond required. Phone(027) 499-8733.CARAVANS and Cabinsfor rent, long or shortterm. 15 foot to 25 foot,long term from $45 perweek. Phone (07) 873-7271.FLATMATES wanted,must be employed, fourrooms available, $100p/wplus expenses per person.Phone (021) 0263-8979.FOUR bedroom, almostbrand new brick home,stylish decor, fenced,single garage, small easycare section close to col-lege, no pets. Bond andreferences required,$320p/w. Phone (027)461-8645.TWO bedroom house,bond and refs required,$ 2 2 0 p / w . P h o n e(027)4404-204.

To LetSEMI rural self containedtwo bedroom flat, suitquiet elderly person, noanimals, no smoking,$190p/w. Phone (027)437-5137.RENT to Own. Three bed-room. Must be working.Phone (07) 846-2414.THREE bedroom housewith heatpump, dish-washer, double garage,close to Pekerau PrimarySchool, no pets, nonsmokers, lawns mowed,$290p/w. Phone 871-8527evenings, 871-6793 day.TWO bedroom house inKihikihi, $245 p/w.Phone 870-1416 after 6pm.TWO bedroom house,recently refubished, newcarpet and vinyl etc,huge lounge, big doublegarage, fully fenced, out-side pet ok, $250p/w. Con-tact Steve on (021)045-9324 or (021) 255-7847.VERY tidy one bedroomunit, close to town,$185p/w. Phone (027)431-3492.

To LetTWO bedroom unit, closeto Primary and town.Access to garage andswimming pool. Musthave bond and refer-ences, not suitable pets,$ 1 8 0 p / w a v a i l a b l eimmediately. Phone (027)413-0169 or (027) 461-8645.

A1 SELFA1 SELF STORAGE

New facility, many sizes, good rates, security

and seven day access.Phone 871-6164

or (027) 478-30856135979AA-08-04-17

TE AWAMUTU SELF STORAGE

From $17 p/w24hr access

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

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SAFE ‘N’ SOUNDSAFE ‘N’ SOUNDSTORAGESTORAGE

�Electric Security Fence�24/7 access�Camera and patrolled surveillancePhone (027) 440-7101

or 871-7885or a/hrs 871-2171

Proud to be locally owned and operated

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LANDLORDSWishing your property

to be managed by a recognised professional?

TENANTSNeeding help fi nding accommodation which

suits your needs?

Contact Franceneon 871-7146

Mobile (027) 289-3952(07) 823-6287 a/h Waipa Property

Link Ltd, MREINZ6135939AA-08-04-17

TO LETONE BEDROOM

HOMES

316/5 St Marys Ave$170p/w

TWO BEDROOMHOMES

224/3 Puniu road$200p/w

THREE BEDROOMHOMES

58A Whitmore St$255p/w

1295 Alexandra St$260p/w

564 Kihikihi Road$300p/w

673 Fairview Road$300p/w

323 Taylor Ave$340p/w

Contact:Rachel Hogben(027) 488-8136

Office: 871-8700

Wanted to RentREQUIRED for late May,a good four bedroomh o m e w i t h d o u b l egarage, (minimum),h a n d y t o H a m i l t o nschool bus, by respectfuln/s family of four with nopets. Please phone (07)823-8334 or (027) 631-8385.

Wanted to Rent

Wantedbusiness

Church or otherorganisation in TeAwamutu areawilling to rent aboardroom/smallmeeting room.Required for sev-eral meetings overthe next eight tonine months. Ableto accommodate 12 -15 people. Requiredduring workinghours.

Please contactMaggie Crossan,

GracelandsServices,

Phone 871-6410.

For LeaseLOCK up workshop,140m2, Pirongia Roadnear village, plus yardand three bay barn, usehours 7.30am - 7.30pm,power, water, toilet, tele-com, secure, $120/wk.Phone (027) 283-2186.

For Sale

TYRESFOR the best range ofnew and used tyres in TeAwamutu. Phone Tyreand Tune Centre Ltd,871-3267.

Stock Auctions

Stock Auctions

Boats & MarineSEACRAFT Valencia17.6ft, 1989, Evinrude V4,near new trailer, VHFradio, fishfinder, verygood condition, $7500ono. Phone 871-5975evenings.

DUCKSHOOTINGLICENCES

Ammunition, decoys etc,available at Farmlands,Churchill Street, Te Awa-mutu.

WOFTYRE and Tune Centre,21 Bond Road, now issu-ing WOF’s for cars,m o t o r c y c l e s , a n dtrailers. Phone 871-3267.

For Sale

MOBILITY SCOOTERS

Phone someone who cares. Locally owned

and operated. New and preloved.

Sales, service and hire.Phone

(0800) 666-768

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Railway Sleeper SaleSleepers - 2.1m longBundles of 25 ONLY

$562.50 inc GST per BundleHi Ab available for loading -

Loading fee $10 (inc) per bundle

STRICTLY NO DELIVERIES

Sleepers sold as is where is.

Wednesday 30th April9.00am - 3.00pm

Ontrack Infrastructure Ltd9 Pukeko Street, Frankton

HamiltonPhone Darrin (027) 272-0879

Cash, Cheques, and Major Credit Cardsaccepted.

Public Notices

Gardening

Murray’sNativePlant Nursery

Plants for revegetation and streams(site preparation and planting services available)

For a catalogue or general enquiries

Phone Murray(07) 357-5626 or

Email: mhulbert@xtra.co.nz

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Trade ServicesTrade ServicesTrade Services Trade ServicesTrade ServicesTrade ServicesTrade ServicesTrade Services

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(021) 419-4500800 100 213 TE AWAMUTU OWNED AND OPERATED

~ GARDEN EDGES ~ MOWER STRIPS~ DRIVEWAY BORDERS ~ LANDSCAPE KERBING

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CONTINUOUS CONCRETE EDGING

Garden Grooming Replanting

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Talk to the experts ~ Reasonable Rates

Phone Tess & Graham SmithPhone: (07) 872-2853 Mobile (027) 238-2517

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Farm ~ Residential ~ LifestyleFarm ~ Residential ~ LifestyleCONTRACTINGCONTRACTING

FOR HIREFOR HIRE6 wheeler tip truck, 13 tonne digger6 wheeler tip truck, 13 tonne digger

Ph: Nick (07) 827-1849 or (027) 4730-001

• Post and Rail • Post and Baton • Deer Fencing • Vineyard • Stockyard • Retaining Walls• Decking • Pergolas, Trellis • Section & Tree Clearing

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• Plumbing

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• Drainage

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• Concrete cutting and core drilling

• Truck Hire and Cartage

• Site Preparation

• Digger Work

PHONE/FAX 870 2987Glenn Rawson027 222 7590Clayton Douglas027 577 5699

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COLIN DOWNIECOLIN DOWNIE▼ SEPTIC TANK AND EFFLUENT▼ COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DRAINAGE▼ NEW HOUSE PLUMBING AND ALTERATIONS

MasterPlumbersdownieplumbing@xtra.co.nz

Phone 870 6244Mobile 0274 989 022

236 Bond Rd, Te Awamutu

For Honest & Effi cient

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Phone Richard or Donna Phone Richard or Donna 871-6611 (021) 279 2201MEATS

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There are still limited spaces available to advertise in the Tradesman’s Corner

Talk to our classifi ed team today!Phone us on 871-5151

Motor Parts/Accessories

Trade Services

DRAINAGENo job too bigor too small -

WE DO IT ALL!Phone 870-6244 or

Colin (027) 498-9022

Trade Services

MEATEATERHOMEKILLS LTD

Killing andprocessing

Phone 871-9995

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• FOUNDATION HOLES

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DRILLING# 4 Wheel Drive# Best Prices# Associated Concrete ProductsOWNER / OPERATOR:25 YEARS EXPERIENCEPHONE DENNIS

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PLUMBINGAFFORDABLE RATES

Phone Colin(027) 498-9022

or 870-6244 anytime

WEEDSPRAYINGRadio Controlled Units � Handgun Work � Gorse � Ragwort � Thistles � Industrial SitesNow taking bookings for winter spraying -

Don’t be disappointedCompetitive RatesPhone Marshall

ContractingGlen : 870 - 1433

or 871-7896

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027 515 6519027 515 651907 871 197107 871 1971

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•• PLUMBING ••Spouting, Drainlaying,

and Heating• • Friendly Service• • Reasonable Prices• • Craftsman Plumber

24 Hour Service

Hewitson Plumbing Phone 871-3620

Trade ServicesBACON and ham curing,Renshaws Butchery.Phone 871-6470.

Trade ServicesCAR valet. Phone UltraClean 870-3452 today!

Property & HomeMaintenance

ATTENTION farmers,Farm houses need aspruce up before the 1stJune? Then call DaveRowe Painter and Dec-orator now on (07)873-1777 or (027) 290-8776.

Property & HomeMaintenance

CARPET, Phone UltraClean 871-6662 to booknow!

E X T E R I O R h o u s ecleaning. Phone UltraClean 871-6662 today!

LOUNGE suites cleaned.P h o n e U l t r a C l e a n871-6662 now!

ULTRA Clean, completecleaning services. Phone871-6662.

Sliding DoorRollers

Locks and handles,security locks, window

stays, aluminiumglazing, conservatory

repairs etc.EXCEED WINDOWMAINTENANCE

Phone (027) 273-4115

QUALIFIEDBUILDER

★ Renovations★ Maintenance etc

Satisfaction ataffordable rates.

Phone Brendon(027) 2964-886

Property For Sale

House forPrivate

Sale● Exceptional Value● Exceptional Area● Exceptional Oppor-

tunityTwo bedrooms, lowmaintenance. Newpaint and carpet

Phone (027) 568-5165

$185,000

Property For SaleTE awamutu, three bed-room brick house, 110m2,new fitted kitchen andflooring, HRV clean airsystem installed, newlydecorated master bed-room and lounge, bath-r o o m a n d t o i l e tmodernised, 780m2 sec-tion with carport andshedding, paved BBQarea. Price $255,000.Phone 870-4097 or (021)0248-5357.

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VOLUNTEERSWANTED

Te Awamutu Women’s Refuge - NgaMaunga Hei Kakahu Inc

is seeking women in the communitywho would like to offer their services to

the organisation.

If you are interested please contact ouroffice on (07) 871-2019 and we will

forward our information pack to you.

Get that car outa there

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Wanted - DEAD CARSBest Dollars

A1 Service

Phone 870-2200Te Awamutu or

(0800) CAR DUMP

Employment

Vehicles WantedLATE model vehicleswanted for dismantling -Ford, Holden, Mazda,Mitsubishi, RosetownAuto Wreckers, 2 BruceBerquist Drive. Phone871-6066.

ComputerServices

PC PROBLEMS?NO fix, no fee, local ITprofessional available foron site repairs, upgradesand trouble shooting, PCand laptop sales, no callout fees for help, PhoneMatt (027) 515-6996 or870-3038.

MORTGAGEBROKER

Member of:

NZMBAPhone Christine

871-3176(021) 545-302

KIWISAVERKIWISAVER

Need help?PhoneKrystle

871-3176

FinancialNO one knows farmfinance better, FraserFarm Finance. Phone(0800) 777-675

Gardening &Landscaping

QUALIFIED experiencedgardener, professionalservice, tidy rates. PhoneDaniel 871-7270 or (021)294-6988.

TRUCK DRIVERGrowing Spectrum Ltd a leading PlantWholesaler in Kihikihi, requires anexperienced truck driver with HTLicence Class 4 to join our busy team.This is a full time position with someovertime required.The job involves:• Driving a Hino FG 6-wheel curtain-

sider with tailgate to deliver plants &trees to garden centres throughout theNorth Island.

• The job involves the loading andunloading of product.

• Hours are Monday to Friday withsome early starts and late finishesrequired.

The susccessful applicant will need tobe:• Experienced• Physically fit• Self motivated• Demonstrate initiative• Committed to excellent customer serviceApplications close Thursday 1st May.

Please drop your application into:Grant Eyre

Manager, Growing Spectrum Ltd,103 Lyon Street, Kihikihi.

for more information phone Grant on871-6166 or

email:grant@growingspectrum.co.nz

MOTORCYCLEMECHANIC

We have a vacancy for an experiencedMechanic to carry out service and repairs tomainly quads and farm bikes. We alsoservice Honda jet-skis, moto-x bikes androad bikes. Experience of the motorcycleindustry is preferred but not essential.The successful applicant must be selfmotivated, organised and efficient and becapable of working to strict deadlines.If you would like to join our highly successfulservice team whose commitment hashelped make Peter Glidden Honda thelargest Honda dealership on the NorthIsland, then we want to hear from you.Please apply in writing with a current CV to:

The ManagerPeter Glidden Honda

P O Box 253, Te Awamutu.Applications close April 30, 2008.

OFFICE JUNIORWe are looking for a bright enthusiasticperson to join our busy team.The role will be varied and challenging,providing vital support to both ouradministration and accounting teams.This is a full time position with animmediate start.Please apply in writing and include yourCV to:

Sue GydeGyde Wansbone

Chartered Accountants LtdP O Box 482, Te Awamutu

Phone (07) 872-0585email: sue@gydewansbone.co.nz

Closing Date - Wednesday April 30, 2008

Employment

Kitchen DesignerMust be experiencedwith computer designand be able to be versatilewith a wide range ofcabinetry designs for kit-chens, bathroom andlaundry. Familiar withQuisine would be anadvantage. Please applyin writing to: Gyan atptkitchens@xtra.co.nz orPersonal Touch Kit-chens, 20 Rickit Road, TeAwamutu.

EmploymentSECURITY Officers - areneeded! Gain this NZQAapproved qualificationby correspondence free ofcharge. Student allow-ance may apply. Phone0800-800-043

Employment

Employment

TE AWAMUTU COLLEGESCHOOL TYPIST

Would you like to join our team ofSupport Staff?

We are seeking to employ a person witha pleasant manner and sense of humourto undertake the staff typing, data entryand some reception work.This is a busy position which would suita person experienced in Microsoft Word,Excel, Publisher and also has the abilityto multi-task.Hours of work are 8.30am to 2.30pm(some negotiation available) for a mini-mum of 40 weeks per year.Please send your CV with two referees to:

Trish UrePrincipal’s Secretary

P O Box 369Te Awamutu

or e-mail info@teawamutucol.school.nzClosing date is Wednesday 30 April 2008

Full TimePositon

Our leadingcontracting Com-pany has a full-timeposition availablefor the following

Digger OperatorIf you are compet-ent, experienced inthe rural industryand are willing towork then ring

CORBOYEARTHMOVERS

LIMITEDPhone 871-1803

Youngperson

requiredTo assist with theinstallation of heatpumps and general

labouring jobs.Would prefer a personwith some knowledgeof working with tools.

Could lead to anapprenticeship.

Apply to:MFR Refrigeration

Services Ltd166 Cambridge Road

Te AwamutuPhone 871-6793

Employment

We have a full timeposition available for a

Car GroomerMUST BE:• Well Organised• Meticulous to detail• Hold a current full drivers licence• Able to work without supervision

This position involves a variety ofduties

Apply in writing with CV to:P O Box 32

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Hire ServicesBOBCAT and truck hire,section, driveway clear-ing, sand, metal and top-soil supplies. Phone Tony871-9582 or (021) 154-2322.

BULLDOZER for hirewith scoop, rippers andstick rake. Phone DesHose, owner operator on(07) 873-8466, mobile(027)472-7776.

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This is the bandwhich has shattered thepreconceptions of punkand metalcore.Renowned for crafting atremendous variation ofmetalcore by inflectingthe traditional metalsound with outrageousbursts of hardcore furyand mesmerising wailstheir previous album‘City of Evil’ gave upgreat singles in ‘BatCountry’, ‘Beast AndThe Harlot’, ‘Burn ItDown’ and ‘Seize TheDay’.

Their current offer-ing has dished up ‘Criti-cal Acclaim’, ‘AlmostEasy’, ‘Afterlife’ and hasheavy country rocker

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Add Welsh metalcoretraditionalists BulletFor My Valentine withtheir heavier andharder spin on classicthrash — their new‘Scream Aim Fire’ CD isfilled with twisting dualleads charging ahead ofthe galloping rhythmsand dynamic song struc-tures and contains suchbeauts as title track‘Scream Aim Fire’ and‘Hearts Burst Into Fire’.Utilizing the ferocioussynchronized flourishesof classic’80s guitarslingers, the quartetconstruct impeccablycatchy and granite-

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Throw in Californianmetalcore rockersAtreyu with Lead SailsPaper Anchor. This isAtreyu’s most access-ible album. There areseveral radio-friendlypop punk songs with bighooks and singalongchoruses. They havealways been a metalcoreband, and there aresome heavy songs on thealbum as well. Thevocals are almost allmelodic now, with just afew hardcore yells andgang vocals. Josh Toddfrom Buckcherry doesguest vocals on ‘Blow’,which ranks with othertop offerings ‘FallingDown’, ‘Doomsday’ and‘Becoming The Bull’.Lead Sails PaperAnchor is diverse, andexplores metal, pop,rock, hardcore, eightiesmetal, and evencountry.

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SINGLETON and HANSENFor all your plumbing and heating requirements talk to the firm that has been serving Te Awamutu since 1949.

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27 DRESSES PGFRI 7.25, SAT 7.35, SUN 5.30, TUE 1.00, FINAL WED 7.50

Viewer’s comments: “It was really good.” “I think the storyline was good.”

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10,000 B.C. MTHU 1.00 & 8.05, FRI 3.30 & 7.45, SAT 3.40, SUN 1.30, MON 1.00,

TUE 7.50, WED 1.00

Mixes big laughs with a lot of heart... a superior, screwball comedy.

Owen Wilson stars.DRILLBIT TAYLOR PG

THU, MON, TUE & WED 11.20

A delightfully feel-goodish British gem that all ages should thoroughly enjoy.

RUN FAT BOY RUN MTHU 11.15 & 5.55, FRI 4.00, SAT 4.10,

SUN 11.50, MON 11.15 & 6.05, TUE 12.55, WED 11.15 & 6.05

Wonderful, not-to-be-missed, World Cinema Features:

INTO THE WILD MTHU 7.30, FRI 7.15, SAT 7.25,

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KITE RUNNER MFRI 3.10, SAT 3.20, SUN 3.25, TUE 7.30

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN R16SAT 7.55, MON 7.40

The most pleasant surprise of the year. Very smart, witty, engaging and

honest crowd-pleaser. JUNO M

FRI 6.00, SAT 6.10, SUN 3.50, TUE 8.00, FINAL WED 1.20

It’s a fast-paced and breathtaking adventure-fantasy, old-fashioned and big-hearted in all the best

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THU 11.10, 1.10 & 6.15, FRI 1.50 & 3.50, SAT 2.00 & 4.00, SUN 12.00 & 2.00,

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WED 11.10, 1.10 & 6.15

Charming, funny, delightfully mischievous and enjoyable entertainment for

all ages. DR.SEUSS’ wonderful tale...HORTON HEARS A WHO G

THU 11.30, 1.30 & 5.45, FRI 1.40 & 3.40, SAT 1.50 & 3.50, SUN 11.40 & 1.40,

MON 11.30, 1.30 & 6.15, TUE & WED 11.30, 1.30 & 5.45

DEATH AT A FUNERAL M4TH RIOTOUS MONTH.

THU 1.15 & 8.15, FRI 5.40, SAT 5.50, SUN 3.40, MON 1.15 & 8.10,

TUE 11.15 & 6.20, WED 1.15 & 8.10

Excellent comments from all who come to see this fine and

stimulating A-Level Western. If you like horses then this is a must-see. A fine, well staged and riveting

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THU 7.45, FRI 7.35, SAT 7.45, SUN 5.40, TUE & WED 7.40

RAMBO TO HELL AND BACK R18SUN 6.00, FINAL TUE 8.10

BEWARE! The girls from ST.TRINIANS are in town in an energetic and surprisingly enjoyable

comedy from the Brits.ST.TRINIANS M

THU 11.00 & 6.05, FRI 1.30 & 5.30, SAT 1.40 & 5.40, SUN 11.30 & 3.30,

MON 11.00, 5.55 & 7.50, TUE & WED 11.00 & 5.55

“A real pleasure, to laugh until we cry and as an audience, we do.” Times.

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“For anyone with a little heart and a sense of humour.” Times.LARS & THE REAL GIRL M

THU 5.40, FRI 1.20 & 5.25, SAT 1.30 & 5.35, SUN 11.45, 1.35 & 5.45,

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Be early for fresh bread!Be early for fresh bread!All enquiries phone: 871 9536

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FPGUITAR legend Peter Posa and band.

After January’s suc-cessful concert at theOtorohanga Working-men’s Club to honourPeter Posa’s Americanmusic industry award,the guitar hero returnsthis Saturday night foran encore performance.

For this show Posa isbringing his band - JimWallace and sons fromWhangarei for an even-ing of dancing, listen-ing and fun.

The band is featuredon backing on his ‘MyPick’ CD - the awardwinning album andPosa holds them in highregard.

Posa will be playingthe entire evening,from 7.30pm until11.30pm.

He says he prefers itthis way because itgives him a great dealof pleasure to perform

and cover a wide vari-ety of music - plus hecan really ‘let go and

have some fun’.Posa is looking for-

ward to a great night,

with a great band, and agreat crowd.Everyoneis welcome.

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1231 Racecourse Rd• 3 bedroom open plan living• Dble garage with internal access• Easy kept gardens, sunny conservatorywww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60335

Vendors Will Sell TE AWAMUTU

Julie HughesB 07 870 2846 M 021 426 753

488 Mahoe St• Refurbished kitchen, open plan dining, separate lounge• Reconditioned wooden joinery• Level 759m² sectionwww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60340

$295,000

Great Location TE AWAMUTU

Julie HughesB 07 870 2846 M 021 426 753

91 Lyon St• Low maint, 3 brm home• Alum joinery, bay windows• Level section with garden shedwww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60354

$220,000

A Lyon Sanctuary KIHIKIHI

Melanie ColemanB 07 870 2842 M 027 511 4467

• 4 bedrooms + offi ce• Large living area + rumpus• Country living

www.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60345

$375,000

1Ha Lifestyle PUKEATUA

Debbie ThomsonB 07 870 2841 M 027 291 0947

• 3 bedroom home on 961m²• Sold with tenants in place• Double garage

www.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60360

$215,000

Ideal Rental OTOROHANGA

Peter McEvoyM 027 228 7115

Privacy Unlimited• 2.558ha lifestyle unit, 7 paddocks• Appealing 3 bedroom home• Extremely privatewww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60357

$750,000inc GST

Exclusive Holding PIRONGIA

Peter McEvoyM 027 228 7115

502 Goodfellow St• 4 brm + offi ce home• Open plan mod kitchen and dining• Large sep living, fully fenced sectionwww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60334

$335,000

Great House TE AWAMUTU

Julie HughesB 07 870 2846 M 021 426 753

196 Finch St• 3 brm home on 551m² fenced section• Large outdoor entertaining area, private backyard garden• Single carport, garden shed, great neighbourhoodwww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60356

$290,000

Golden Glory TE AWAMUTU

Melanie ColemanB 07 870 2842 M 027 511 4467

Priced To Sell TE AWAMUTU

Debbie ThomsonB 07 870 2841 M 027 291 0947

• Large 1011m² section with 3 brm home

• Opposite quality primary school• Handy to Hamilton school buseswww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60355

$240,000$220,000

Handyman Wanted PIRONGIA

Peter McEvoyM 027 228 7115

Section Selection PIRONGIA

Julie HughesB 07 870 2846 M 021 426 753

• 6 brm home with inground pool• Dble garage, paved patio area,

lots of external decking• Master brm has WIW and

ensuite with spa bathwww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60352

$399,000

Sensational Value TE AWAMUTU

Melanie ColemanB 07 870 2842 M 027 511 4467

• 33ha, fl at to easy rolling land• Excellent splitstone home• Good support buildings,

centrally racedwww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60295

Location & Quality TE AWAMUTU

Arthur MartyB 07 870 2844M 021 454 915

• Handy to Te Awamutu• Suit dairy runoff or horses• Well subdivided, north facing

www.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60273

21Ha Runoff TE AWAMUTU

Peter McEvoyM 027 228 7115

78 Ormsby Rd• 4 brms, new kitchen, mod appliances• Underfl oor heating and heat pump• All on 7310m² of landwww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60346

$479,000

Great Value PIRONGIA

Julie HughesB 07 870 2846 M 021 426 753

439 McClure St• 3 living areas, 4 bedrooms• Polished wooden fl oors, gas heating• 2 garages, workshop & offi cewww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60343

$595,000

Refurbished Villa PIRONGIA

Julie HughesB 07 870 2846 M 021 426 753

Holiday Homes MANGAKINO

Melanie ColemanB 07 870 2842 M 027 511 4467

• 3 bedrooms + sleepout• 4816m² section• Vendor wants action

www.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60321

$415,000

Family Lifestyle TE AWAMUTU

Debbie ThomsonB 07 870 2841 M 027 291 0947

• 3 bedroom home on 10.5ha• Whitebait and trout at back door• Suit person who works from

homewww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60315

Magic Setting TE AWAMUTU

Peter McEvoyM 027 228 7115

Business, Land & Home• 1.0292ha industrial site• Developer's dream with subdivision potential• 3 brm dwelling + businesswww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60331

Industrial Gem TE AWAMUTU

Peter McEvoyM 027 228 7115

SOLD

162 Ormsby Road• 5 bedroom, 2 living on 2.4ha• Massive master bedroom, WIW and ensuite• Stunning views across the Waikatowww.open2view.co.nz ID174352

$670,000

Got To Go! PIRONGIA

Julie HughesB 07 870 2846 M 021 426 753

OPEN HOME - SUNDAY, APRIL 27 - 2.30-3.30PM OPEN HOME - SAT 26 & SUN 27, 1.30-2.15PM

OPEN HOME - SAT, APRIL 26, 12.30-1.00PM

REDUCED

TEA60310 Hanning Rd 2760m² $190,000TEA60311 Hanning Rd 2930m² $190,000TEA60312 Hanning Rd 2700m² $190,000TEA60350 Mangati Rd 1.71ha $260,000TEA60293 McClure St 1526m² $199,000TEA60301 Penny Rd 5039m² $249,000TEA60326 Mangauika Rd 5806m² $239,000TEA60351 Macky Rd 4002m² $245,000TEA60339 Pirongia Rd 4780m² $250,000TEA60339 Pirongia Rd 1.82ha $550,000

Contact Julie to view orvisit www.pggwre.co.nz

OPEN HOME - SUN, APRIL 27, 12.15-1.00PM

Huge Price Reductions On All 3 Homes15 Rotomanu Cres $239,000 $199,000817m² section, 3 dble brms, coal range, French doors to outside decking, new carpet, new curtains, new roof and insulation.40 Rotomanu Cres $205,000 $185,0003 brm home. Lockup single garage, fully fenced 837m² section. Comes complete with coal range on a wet back.113 Rangitera Cres $215,000 $175,0003 brm home, within walkingdistance to Lake Maraetai.Large fully fenced 893m².

68 Patterson Rd• 40 ha in 36 paddocks with easy contour• 16 ASHB cowshed, 4 bay calf shed• Capable of milking 150 cowswww.pggwre.co.nz ID#TEA60336

Instant Winner PIRONGIA

Debbie ThomsonB 07 870 2841 M 027 291 0947

SOLD

• 28 ha drystock block $895,000 + GST

• 74 ha pines, bush and views $595,000 + GST

• 11 ha lifestyle $550,000 + GST

• 4.285 ha lifestyle $495,000 + GST

• 4046m² lifestyle $449,000

Call Debbie for more information

REDUCED

24 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008