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The Tertiary EducationCommission has approvedfunding of up to $930,500 overthree years to establish ashowpiece agritechnologyeducational centre onAgResearch’s farm at Tokanui.

The centre is due forcompletion by June 2009 withdevelopment of all integratedtechnologies and coursedevelopment including a suiteof certificate, diploma anddegree level qualificationsbeing developed over thefollowing 12 months.

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Feeder blowsWaipa Networks staff had

their hands full Sundaymorning when the feeder cablefor Te Awamutu East faultedand blew out about two metresup a pole in Mangapiko Street.

Staff were already workingon maintenance with a plannedoutage when the blowoutoccurred at 10.09am, cuttingpower to a significant numberof customers.

The cause of the outageremains a mystery as the cablewas in otherwise goodcondition.

Road rulesDevelopers will have road

name types determined bypolicy, if a staff recommend-ation to Council’s policycommittee meeting today isendorsed.

Roads that loop back ontothemselves would carry thename crescent, loop or circle.Short cul-de-sacs and deadend roads would be calledPlace, Court, Close, Grove,Way, Courtyard or Rise. Longcul de sacs and through roadswould be called Road, Street,Drive, Ridge or Terrace.

Women’s Refuge disaffiliatedTe Awamutu Women’s Refuge

is no longer affiliated to theNational Collective of Independ-ent Women’s Refuges (NCIWR)because of ongoing issues aboutthe quality of services beingoffered.

The governing body put TeAwamutu Women’s Refuge onnotice in May 2007 following arecommendation by the nationaloffice.

This step involved putting aplan in place to address ongoingconcerns about the quality of theservice provided, with timeframesfor improvement.

Despite support from theNCIWR national office servicedelivery team and also from otherrefuges in the wider area, theconcerns were not resolved and itwas felt that the refuge was not in

a position to provide a safe andadequate service to women andchildren experiencing family vio-lence.

In May this year Child Youthand Family suspended approval ofTe Awamutu Women’s Refuge as acommunity social service pro-vider and ultimately revoked itsapproval in July, 2008.

Also in May this year thegoverning body of the NCIWRreluctantly disaffiliated Te Awa-mutu Women’s Refuge, a decisionthen ratified at the October AGM.

NCIWR say this was a sad butnecessary step, only taken afterevery attempt had been made toassist the Te Awamutu refuge toresolve ongoing issues.

Waitomo Women’s Refuge,which covers the Northern KingCountry, will now provide emer-

gency housing and support forwomen and children experiencingviolence in Te Awamutu and sur-rounding areas.

The refuge recently joinedNCIWR and believes it is a positivestep for both communities as itensures support and advice willalways be available to women andchildren in both regions.

Waitomo Women’s Refuge iscurrently working with the policeand other family violence agenciesto cover the Te Awamutu area andwill soon establish a more perman-ent base in Te Awamutu, whichwill include a co-ordinator andvolunteer support workers.

Chairperson Jenelle Reid saysrefuge committee members andvolunteers are committed to help-ing whanau live in a positiveenvironment with their children

and are privileged to be able toextend their services to the TeAwamutu area.

She says nothing is moreimportant than the safety andwelfare of women and childrenexperiencing domestic violence nomatter where they live.

‘‘We are dedicated to helpingfamilies/whanau break free fromthis and are committed to helpingin any way we can. It is an honourto be able to help women andchildren in both regions and hopewe will receive the community’ssupport,’’ she says.

Waitomo Women’s Refuge is aChild, Youth and Family approvedservice which provides a 24 hour aday on call service, emergencyhousing and community support.

To contact Waitomo Women’sRefuge phone 0800 155 799.

CanTeen fundraiser tops 27K

TC091208GJ02ACTING assistant regional manager, Central Prisons Service Terry Buffery (centre) hands over a chequefor the $27,000 raised to CanTeen Waikato’s Dan Henderson (left) and Aisha Ross, who present him witha kowhai to plant at Waikeria Prison.

BY GRANT JOHNSTON

The boxing/head shavingfundraiser run by Central RegionPrisons Service staff recentlyraised over $27,000 for CanTeen.

At a debrief at Waikeria Prisonon Friday, co-ordinator SefBourke said the crowd that packedinto Te Awamutu Events Centrewas close to capacity. While thecommittee was confident of match-ing the figure raised at theinaugural event 18 months ago ofaround $21,500, they weredelighted with the end result.

Mr Bourke said the excellentoutcome was the result of a lot ofhard work by prisons staff, withgreat support from Henry BennettCentre and Police and from thebusiness community and com-munity in general.

He said the support of theprison management should not beoverlooked, as it was quite anexercise in logistics to enable staffto devote the time necessary toorganise the event.

Mr Bourke said there was a lotof anticipation already for the nextevent, but the committee endorsedhis suggestion that it be held in 18months time to allow staff to workon other projects and to keep theevent ‘fresh’.

Dan Henderson and AishaRoss, member support managersfor CanTeen Waikato, expressedappreciation to the committee andsaid the amount raised at the twoevents represented a significant

contribution to CanTeen’s pro-grammes for teenagers in theregion living with cancer.

All present agreed that Can-Teen teenager, Aohden Hamilton(of Hamilton) was a real star of the

fundraising night, speaking to thecrowd beforehand and congratu-lating all of the participants.

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Your Letters

Swimming subsidypush supported

I do so agree with therecent letter from MeredithKerr concerning the lack ofswimming facilities atPekerau School.

I have five young chil-dren, three of whom go toPekerau and a fourth start-ing next year.

Private lessons wouldplace a substantial burdenon my budget and some formof school subsidy from Wai-pa District Council would bea real boon.

Teaching children toswim, I would suggest is, orshould be, an important partof the curriculum — some-thing of value all their lives.

It should not be denied apupil simply because abureaucracy deems a schoolto be of the wrong decile.

I appeal to Council toreconsider its decision aswell as somehow facilitatingthe construction of a schoolpool.

In closing, I would pointout that for several years Ihave paid my rates towardsthe pool, receiving littlereturn and a subsidy of a fewthousand when set beside themillions spoken of a Cam-bridge pool would be an actof generosity in this seasonof goodwill.

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EMERGENCY 111Te Awamutu Police have dealt with the following matters

since last week:Monday, December 1:Thefts: Warning signs from Waipapa Road slip. Plant and

pot from Tawhiao Street property.Car stolen from Te Rahu Road located on Marae Road. Alloys

and tyres, two amplifiers, two subwoofers, head unit, bag, capand CDs stolen.

Tuesday, December 2:Arrests: Man for EBA after crashing on Sloane Street. Man

for breaching bail.Burglary of Celcrete Waikato reported. Three nail guns

stolen.Wednesday, December 3:Downes Street resident reports disturbing a man interfering

with a car. Decamped onto Rewi Street. Male located and deniesoffence. Evidence to the contrary.

Burglaries: Rickit Road residence. Christmas presentsstolen.

Theft of a wallet, cars and cash from car parked in GreyStreet reported. Cambridge Road residence. Play Station,controllers, memory card, cellphones, clothing and jewellerystolen.

Thursday, December 4:Arrests: Man for driving while disqualified. Car impounded.

Man for EBA.Burglaries: Preston Road residence. Two cordless drills,

battery charger, batteries, chainsaw and 20 litre container ofpetrol stolen. Jacobs Street residence. Chilly bin of beer stolen.Franklin Street residence. Plasma TV, TV, digital camera,video camera and laptop computer stolen.

Theft of handbag and contents, leather shoulder bag andschool bag from car parked in Hazelmere Crescent reported.

Friday, December 5:Attend fire at Te Mawhai Road property. Treated as

suspicious.Theft of a green Isuzu Bighorn (AWK 216) from Alexandra

Street property reported.Saturday, December 6:Arrests: Woman for EBA. Man for EBA. Man for assault.

Man for assault.Woman for driving while disqualified. Carimpounded.

Theft of a cellphone and PS3 from Pollard Drive propertyreported.

Attend fire at Te Awamutu College. Treated as suspicious.Stolen Isuzu Bighorn recovered crashed on SH39. Amps and

subwoofers stolen.Sunday, December 7:Arrests: Man for EBA. Man for possession of a bong.Stolen bike recovered from Hall Street address.

24 hour Victim Support is available in Te Awamutuby phoning 027 4711529.

Generosity appreciatedTe Awamutu Trade Aid

would like to acknowledgethe generosity of our land-lord for many years, the lateGeorge Warburton, in sup-porting our work for ThirdWorld countries.

His passing this year wasa sad occasion for Te Awa-mutu Trade Aid and we sendour condolences to his fam-ily.

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How convenient forPirongia residents

TC091208GJ01PIRONGIA Four Square owners Ken and Lesley Curtis.

BY GRANT JOHNSTON

Pirongia Four Squareowners, Ken and Lesley Curtis,have found a warm welcome inthe village and are surprisedhow busy their mini supermar-ket has been in just its first weekof trading.

‘‘We expected it would takepeople a while to start using thestore, but we’ve had a steadyflow of visitors since weopened,’’ Mr Curtis told theCourier.

On opening Saturday therewere 580 customers through theservice counters, some with fulltrolleys of groceries.

Mr Curtis says their trade hasbeen mainly from locals so farand there have been a few tour-ists stopping off.

Many of the early shoppershave returned regularly.

The overall response has beenpositive, with people telling thecouple they are delighted to havethe Four Square in the village,meaning less trips to town. Shop-pers have also called in fromKawhia and Ngahinapouri, wel-coming the new facility.

Ironically, or perhaps fit-tingly, the store is on the site of

where ‘Bell’s Store’ operatedmany years ago. Pirongia hassomething of a trading history,being located alongside WaipaRiver, which was once home tobusy barge trade, and a frontiertown before the King Countryheading south.

This is not the first FourSquare the couple have built. MrCurtis worked as a buyer for Pak‘N’ Save for 10 years prior tothem taking over the FourSquare at Waihi Beach.

After doubling turnover inthe first year they rebuilt it,along similar lines to theimpressive facility that has beenbuilt in Pirongia.

It has represented a largecommitment, both in financialand time terms (the process hastaken about 18 months), but theywere confident Pirongia and sur-rounding areas were ready for aFour Square.

Mr Curtis says while somesee Four Square, with its ‘howconvenient’ branding, as mainlyfor things they need regularlylike fresh fruit and vegetables, orthat have been forgotten to getelsewhere, he is confident theprice of a trolley load of grocer-ies would compare reasonably

favourably with some of thetraditional, large supermarkets.

‘‘There is the saving on petroland time to take into account, aswell as the more relaxed shop-ping environment.’’ The storehas thousands of product lines,including a liquor off-licencesection, a large fruit and vege-table section and a delicatessen.It opens seven days a week from8am to 6.30pm.

The couple have three chil-dren — Sean (12), Tony (9) andNicole (7) and live in a house onthe site. The children attendPirongia School and help out inthe store on occasions — having‘grown up in the trade’ theyalready know plenty about it.

Mr Curtis says the WaihiBeach store saw the bulk of itstrade in summer, which meantthere was little time to spend onfamily pursuits when theweather was favourable.Pirongia should offer a moreregular shopping pattern.

Local students are employedat the store, along with a localadult staff member.

The Four Square was joinedthis week as a new Pirongiabusiness by the Mountain ViewBakery.

Volunteers’ prison effortsrecognised at Waikeria

The tireless efforts of a num-ber of volunteers at WaikeriaPrison were celebrated whenCorrections presented theinaugural Volunteer RecognitionAwards at a ceremony lastWednesday, in association withInternational Volunteers Day.

Teams and individual volun-teers who travel from Hamiltonand the Bay of Plenty to theprison regularly were acknow-ledged and thanked for theirpositive contribution to prisonlife.

Acting Assistant RegionalManager, Terry Buffery believesthese awards are extremelyimportant in acknowledging thehard work volunteers put in.

‘‘The amount of time thesepeople freely give is invaluableand I’d like to congratulatetoday’s award recipients fortheir efforts and dedication,’’ hesaid.

‘‘Many of our volunteers offerconstructive activities in prisons

and are part of rehabilitative andreintegrative processes availableto prisoners, which is a key toolin reducing re-offending.

‘‘The existence of a diverseand energetic pool of volunteersbrings a community perspectiveto our services and contributestowards helping offenders topositively return to the commun-ity,’’ Mr Buffery said.

This diversity of experienceand knowledge was reflected inthe award recipients honoured.

The individual award waspresented to Neti (Ned) Cook, aFatua Pasefika volunteer whooffers cultural support to Pacificpeople within the prison as wellas working closely with thePacific Island community inHamilton and surrounds.

The team award went to adedicated group of Prison Fel-lowship of New Zealand mem-bers who frequently travel thedistance from the Bay of Plentyto Waikeria.

‘‘The benefits of providingconstructive activities forprisoners, such as art and designtuition, cannot be overstated.Bored prisoners are more likelyto be disruptive and troublesomefor Corrections staff. Construc-tive activities motivate prisonersto change their lives and, forsome, offer the possibility ofusing newly-learned skills postrelease,’’ Mr Buffery said.

Corrections is always lookingfor new volunteers who canbring constructive activities intoprisons.

At present there is a particu-lar need for volunteers who canassist with literacy support,creative writing, life skills,health promotion, sports activi-ties and a wide range of artsactivities.

If you know someone whomay be able to help, they canemail volunteering@correct-ions.govt.nz or phone 04 495 8428for more information.

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United Nations Special ServiceMedal for former TA resident

TC091208SP17LIEUTENANT Commander Trevor Leslie being presented his medal by the Chief of Navy, RearAdmiral David Ledson.

Lieutenant CommanderTrevor Leslie of the Royal NewZealand Navy was recently pre-sented with the United NationsSpecial Service Medal at Devon-port Naval Base.

Mr Leslie (39) moved to TeAwamutu from Te Kuiti when hewas 12-years-old and was edu-cated at Te Awamutu College.

In 1986 he joined the RoyalNew Zealand Navy as he wasinterested in the challenges itpresented along with travelopportunities, and a keen desireto become a Navy diver.

The highlights of Mr Leslie’s

Navy career so far are many andvaried, but there are two or threethat spring to mind for him.

‘‘I thoroughly enjoyed spend-ing time in Florida, USA withmy family, and later beingposted to a small rural village inMalaysia with my family foralmost three years,’’ he says.

‘‘While I was there, I wasawarded the Honorary Order ofChivalry of the MalaysianArmed Forces by the RoyalMalaysian Armed Forces andthe Government of Malaysia.’’

More recently he was gratefulfor the opportunity to conduct

operations with the UN to assistthe people of Southern Lebanon,for which he has now receivedthe UN Special Service Medal(UNSSM).

‘‘My UNSSM is in recognitionof service to the United Nationsin an operational environmentas part of the New ZealandDefence Force team deployed toconduct Battle Area Clearancein South Lebanon after the 2006conflict between Israel andHizbollah.’’

Mr Leslie has two childrenaged 12 and 17 — the eldest hasjust joined the Navy as a chef.

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TC091208CA02TEACHER Alison Murphy works with students (from left) Fea Fonoti, Bailey Oliedam, Ben Petersen,Mary Teomatavui and Justin Hunwick.

School’s out for enthusiastic educatorBY CATHY ASPLIN

Retiring St Patrick’steacher Alison Murphyhopes she has given herpupils inner strength tocope with everythingthat life throws at them.

‘‘I have loved teach-ing here and have edu-cated children withinthe context of religionfor about 30 years now.

‘‘But there comes atime when you know it’stime to leave and letsomeone else carry on.’’

Mrs Murphy initiallytrained as teacher inAuckland and after astint at Gisborne heradventurous spirit tookher to Australia.

She had a vast con-trast in experiencesthere - teaching every-where from a Catholiccity school in Sydney toa reform school inDarwin and aboriginalsettlements in ArnhemLand.

‘‘Culturally it wasutterly unbelievable -but educationally youjust had to find differentways to reach those chil-dren. Every child has anequal right to an educa-tion, regardless of theirculture.’’

The experiences cer-tainly didn’t deter her -she then headed to Eng-land where she hadanother vastly differentteaching experience(but not one she particu-larly enjoyed) at theuppercrust school, Har-row.

Her ability to relateto children from allwalks of life was againtested as a supply

teacher at a number ofLondon schools.

Travelling again shemet her Irish husbandMartin (who was anengineer on a ship at thetime) in Tahiti and theymarried in Dublin.

He spent time at seaafter they were marriedand she worked in guesthouses around Britainbefore they headed backto Australia.

Eventually thecouple decided New Zea-land was the best placeto raise a family.

They returned andsettled in Te Awamutuwhere Mrs Murphy con-tinued her studies fin-

ishing a post graduateand masters degree inEnglish and religiouseducation.

She has a keen inter-est in world religions, soit is no surprise she hasspent such a long timeinvolved in the Catholiceducation system.

Her passion for edu-cation, both for herselfand her pupils, has kepther seeking new hori-zons.

‘‘Education is a life-long involvement - younever know enough,there’s always more tofind out and I hope Ihave instilled that inmy pupils.’’

One of her passionsis computers and shewas quick to find outeverything she couldabout them before theywere introduced to theschool and the wider TeAwamutu community.She still gets excitedwhen she talks aboutthe way computers canbe used to assist learn-ing.

‘‘They can be used atevery level of the schooland can cater for anynumber of children. It’sawesome what can beachieved.’’

Mrs Murphy saysshe’s had lots of funwith staff and students

over the years and willmiss the contact withthem.

‘‘I’ll just have to findnew ways to have fun!

‘‘I’m not giving upteaching because I don’tenjoy it, but I just feelit’s time to go.

‘‘I have other thingsto do now and will beable to spend time onthe computer and in thegarden.’’

A community fare-well for Mrs Murphy isbeing held on Saturdayevening.

For further detailscontact the school.

‘‘I’d love people topop in to say hello.’’

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TC091208SP18MARK WALKER with his entry that won the Van Dyke Award for MostOriginal and Creative Presentation at the taxidermy nationals.

Ngahinapouri taxi-dermist Mark Walkerpicked up two trophiesat the New Zealand Taxi-dermy Competitionrecently.

Mr Walker collectedthe Van Dyke Award forMost Original andCreative Presentationand the People’s ChoiceAward.

The winner of theMost Original Mount, adall ram, also gained MrWalker second place inthe Masters’ Section,while the People’sChoice Award winningentry, a water buffalo,gained him third placingin the Masters.

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He was winner ofBest of Division, Profes-sional 2004 at the NewZealand TaxidermyAssociation competitionwith a life-size wildboar, and a number ofseconds and thirds inthe Masters.

Mr Walker has beendoing taxidermy parttime for about sevenyears.

‘‘I have enjoyed artand loved hunting andthe outdoors — taxi-dermy combines thesetwo interests. I wasstarting to have backtrouble when I wasshearing and was look-ing at what options wereout there and met ataxidermist from Taupo,Peter Livesey whotaught me a lot.’’

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Weird weather continuesThe wonky weather pattern of

2008 continued last month, with onlyhalf the usual rainfall for November.

But Te Awamutu weather watcherPaul Hobbs reports that the month’s54 millimetres was still enough tokeep the rainfall total for the first 11

months of the year well above aver-age, thanks to massive downpours inJuly and August.

The January-November total of1310 millimetres is the fourth highest11 month total in the past 18 years,Mr Hobbs reports.

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TC091208CA01PICTURED ABOVE: store owner Judd Till andmanager Khrystal Gartner outside the new StruttStreetwear store (beside the main roundabout).

The third Strutt Streetwear store opened in TeAwamutu three weeks ago.

It joins the Tokoroa and Matamata stores whichhave been successfully operating for several years.

All three are owned by Judd Till, while the TeAwamutu store is operated by local residentKhrystal Gartner.

Mr Till opened the original store in Tokoroaaround five years ago after returning from an OEin Britain.

The Matamata store followed three years ago.‘‘Due to customer demand we actually looked at

starting a store in Te Awamutu around three yearsago as well, but couldn’t find a suitable premisesthen.

‘‘Our Te Awamutu customers felt the townneeded a store like Strutt and kept asking ‘whenwere we coming to town?’

‘‘Recently I came to Te Awamutu and spotted avacant shop by the main roundabout and thought‘this is it’.

‘‘It’s a high profile spot and can be seen by mosttraffic coming into town.’’

The local store (next to Harvey World Travel)has a similar style to the other two and Mr Till saysit offers more variety and another ‘flavour’ to thelocal retail scene.

‘‘Te Awamutu is a nice town, with a solidfarming background, much like Matamata.’’

The local store took almost two months tocomplete, but the effort has been rewarded with astylish, modern premises stocking a variety ofshoes and apparel.

‘‘We are stoked with the final result and havehad positive feedback from customers, peopleseem really excited that we have come to town.

‘‘We are thrilled to be in Te Awamutu andfinally get the doors open.’’

Brands stocked at Strutt Streetwear includeLee, Wrangler, Ezekiel, O’Neill, Lower, Zoo York,Lost, Hurley, Sissy and Grab.

‘‘We have selected brands that are fresh to TeAwamutu - giving customers more choice, ratherthan having to go out of town to shop.

‘‘We invite everyone to come and check out therange instore. We look forward to meeting you andhope to provide an enjoyable shopping experi-ence.’’

Strutt Streetwear is open 9.30am - 5pm weekdays and 9.30am - 1pm Saturdays.

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Soepnel stars in LakeTaupo Cycle ChallengeTe Awamutu cyclists turn out in force

TC091208CT01TAUPO cycling challenge star Jonathan Soepnel.

For the second year running oneof Te Awamutu Sports Cycling Club’syounger brigade rode the ‘race of hislife’ in the Wattyl Lake Taupo CycleChallenge.

Jonathan Soepnel was one of thestars of the day, placing 46th overallout of 4738 finishers in the 160km soloride.

His time was a rapid 4.11.20, goodenough for sixth placing in the highlycompetitive men’s 16-19 age group.He averaged 40kmh.

The 18-year-old’s time is wellunder the qualifying mark (four anda half hours) for next year’s 160kmAvanti Classic race, won this year byTe Awamutu Sports’ Peter Latham ina record time of 3.43.27.

Soepnel also went under the quali-fying mark last year with a time of4.12, having slashed an hour off thetime he recorded on debut at Taupoin 2006.

Last year Te Awamutu 13-year-oldHayden McCormick stole thelimelight from several Olympianswith an astonishing time of fourhours 12 minutes for 35th placeoverall out of around 6000 riders.

Scott Creighton was another TeAwamutu Sports ‘young gun’ to firethis year, finishing 56th overall andsecond in his under-15 age group in4.12.02 — despite breaking his wristin a crash at the last corner enteringthe home straight.

He, too, went under the qualifyingtime to enter next year’s Classic race,as did world class rowers GrahamOberlin-Brown and Rob Waddell.

Oberlin Brown was 147th overallin 4.19.30 and Waddell 187th in4.22.23.

Emma Petersen, RushleeBuchanan and Sonia Waddell pro-

duced a Te Awamutu Sports CyclingClub women’s solo bike trifecta.

Petersen was first female homeoverall in 4.16.58, with Buchanansecond in 4.17.01 and Waddell an eye-catching third in 4.22.22.

Waddell and Petersen won theirrespective women’s 35-44 and 16-19age groups, with Buchanan second20-34 years female rider home.

No fewer than 14 of the 42 TeAwamutu riders entered in the160km solo ride managed to finishunder five hours.

Those to achieve the milestone(besides those mentioned above)were Kelly McLarn 4.43.14, Alfons TeBrake 4.43.26, Marcel Te Brake4.43.27, Jeff Tucker 4.45.52, GavinHockly 4.50.37, Colin Thorsen 4.57.26,Richard Tiddy 4.57.31.

Tui Allen was second in thefemale 55-59 age group in 5.09.50.

Other Te Awamutu riders to fea-ture were Bruce Mandeno 5.00.21,John Williamson 5.02.33, Jack Loader5.05.50 (13th U15 male), AustinHeffernan 5.21.24, Richard Walker5.23.05, Mike Graham 5.23.20, StevenDavies 5.23.58, Curtis McCorquindale5.24.09 (17th U15 male), Stu Gudsell5.24.19, Adam Hittman 5.26.54, TerryO’Carroll 5.34.03, Bevan Davies5.34.43, Graeme Davies 5.34.43, GavinFoster 5.37.57, Felicity Davison5.40.02, Shaun Howarth 5.43.01, Caro-line Evers-Swindell 5.44.17, MatthewDavies 5.51.59, Willie Fletcher 5.58.46,David Fraser 6.10.51, Jonty Ellery6.11.17, Jessica Spatz Shelgren6.12.43, Neil MacPherson 6.18.17, DonSpiers 6.21.46, Diane Tonks 6.26.06(11th 55-59 female), William Tamaki7.37.25 and ‘hard case’ cruisers EileenPollock 10.20.26, Charlie Pollock10.20.28.

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Thursday with senior teams playingtheir first games of the championshipround.

Winners of the promotion andrelegation round were Sub Tribe(grade one), Huge Ticka (grade two),The Overnighters (grade three),Rosetown MVP (grade four), Shadee(grade five), Omaero (grade six).

These teams have all been pro-moted up a grade (except Sub Tribewho are already in grade one).

Teams relegated down a gradewere Car Dump Company, Extremos,Tribal Youth, Joys Bar K1 and ToxicVapours.

It is the penultimate round ofgames for junior teams.

The last week of Junior Touch onDecember 18 will include a prizegiving. All junior players will receivea prize.

Touch spokesperson, JoeSprangers asks all teams to wear theproper uniforms as one grade wasdecided on a protest for incorrectuniform.

‘‘There are several sets of num-bered bibs available at the desk on afirst come, first served basis.

‘‘They must be returned at thecompletion of each round if youborrow them.’’

Mc Fall Enterprises Te AwamutuSports Club Touch draw for Decem-ber 11.

Junior touch, 4.45pm, Year 5-6grade: F1 Te Pahu v TAPS Des-troyers, F2 Puahue Pistons v Pokuru,F3 Korakonui Bulletts v New Breed,F4 St Pat’s Warriors v TAPS Fast andFurious, F5 Kihikihi Lightning vTAPS Speedsters, F6 PekerauCarvers v Kihikihi Storm, F9 TAPSPanthers v St Pat’s Legends, F10Ohaupo School v Pekerau Stars.Round two, 5.15 pm, Year 7-8 grade:F1 TAS Flyers v Nga Purapura O TeAroha, F2 Te Pahu White v Pirongia,F3 Te Pahu Red v Blackaneez, F4 TAIIndestructables v Little Hawks, F5Korakonui Rebels v St Pat’s NaughtyNine, F6 St Pat’s Back v Bananas inPajamas, F9 That’s Gold v OhaupoSchool.

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Round two, 6.45pm: F1 OkapsCrew v Brown Pennell, F2 TouchThis v Team Extreme, F3 Shadee vMonster Energy, F4 Tribal Youth vMcFall Rollers, F5 Sparkies v JoysBar K1, F6 The Overnighters vHustlers, F8 Hung Like Sadaam v TeKawa West Young Farmers (Inter-grade friendly), F9 Toxic Vapours vTouch Rhymes With Crutch, F10Joys Bar K2 v Rosetown MVP.

Pirongia bowlers score at KihikihiRon Parsons skipped his Pirongia

team to outright victory in theoptional fours tournament staged byKihikihi Bowling Club.

Parsons, with Dawn Small, CliveStrickett and Nevinka Drnasinemerged the only team with a maxi-mum four wins in the ExcelsiorNissan sponsored event.

Tony Hart’s Hamilton City entry

were the runners-up.The club’s mixed handicap, drawn

pairs contest for the Ravenscroft Tro-phy was won by Ted Seager (s) and RonPatterson (l).

Winners of the Patron’s day triples(progressive mixed draw) were, skip:Merv Maddren; r-up: Chris Tait. Two:Dot Anderson; r-up: Joan Maddren.Lead: Colin Jenkins; r-up: Joy Allen.

Croquet joy for PiggottsDave and Loral Piggott carried the

host club flag when Te AwamutuCroquet Club hosted its annual opentournament.

The event, generously sponsoredby Furniture Court and Singletonand Hansen, attracted visitors fromthroughout the Waikato Thames Val-ley region.

Dave Piggott teamed up withMatamata’s Margaret Vincent to winthe Group II championship doubles,with Te Awamutu’s Doug Scott andAlan Thornton the runners-up.

Loral Piggott emerged Group IIIchampionship singles winner, withher club-mate Les Hansen therunner-up.

Former New Zealand representa-tive Madeleine Hadwin (HamiltonEast) won the Group I championshipsingles, from Colleen Anderson (Pae-roa).

Te Aroha’s Maurice Hight tookout the Group II singles, with TeAwamutu’s Heather Richardson hav-

ing to settle for runner-up.The Group I championship

doubles was won by Cameron Lyes(Te Aroha) and Colleen Anderson(Paeroa), with Hadwin and FredAnderson (Paeroa) the runners-up.

The club’s pennant representa-tives enjoyed mixed success againstClaudelands and Matamata — Agrade lost 51-43, intermediate won43-29, B grade won 26-22 and C gradelost 31-19 against Claudelands; Agrade lost 75-25, intermediate won72-32, B grade won by default againstMatamata.

Te Awamutu hosted the annualTown (Te Awamutu/Matamata) ver-sus Country (Hamilton East/Claude-lands) match, won narrowly byCountry 184-180.

Silver badge winners, Rex Bedford(A), Allen Cartwright (int), LoralPiggott (B) and Dorothy Scott (C) willrepresent their club at Associationlevel, while Allen Cartwright willcontest the Arthur Ross Memorial.

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College kickboxer takesregional sports award

TC091208SP11SAM RIST with his trophies and guest speaker, Olympic rowerNathan Twaddle.

BY COLIN THORSEN

Kickboxer Sam Rist carriedthe Te Awamutu College flagwinning Junior Sportsman ofthe Year at Waikato SecondarySchools’ Sports Awards.

The 16-year-old was a worthyrecipient, having won a bronzemedal at this year’s WAKO Jun-ior World Kickboxing Cham-pionships in Naples.

Rist was ‘gob smacked’ aftertaking out the award.

‘‘It’s the icing on the cake forme this year. It came as acomplete but pleasant surprise. Ithought the Hamilton schoolswere going to scoop all theawards.’’

Among the first to congratu-late Rist were Te Awamutu Col-lege sports co-ordinator KeithBain and principal TonyMembery, who represented theschool at the awards eveningheld in the Hamilton Gardenspavilion.

One of the New Zealand jun-ior kickboxing team’s threecoaches in Naples, Te Awa-mutu’s Rick Dobson says it was abrilliant achievement by Rist tobecome third equal best in theworld.

‘‘It was a fantastic result fornot only Sam, but his PhantomKickboxing Club, school andtown.’’

The Te Awamutu Collegestudent made a spectacular startto the 16-18 years, over 89kgcompetition, outclassing hisCroation opponent 10-0.

He then beat an Italian 15-10in round two to set up a semi-final clash with British FighterChris Aston.

Rist lost 11-1 but Dobson sayshe was competitive throughoutthe bout.

As well as winning a worldchampionship bronze medal togo with his school awards, Rist

won Top Fighter of the Year inhis category and a national titlein 2008.

‘‘At 16, that’s pretty impress-ive,’’ says Dobson.

‘‘Sam now must set his sightson getting selected for the 2010world championships (inCroatia) at the end of 2009.

‘‘In order to do so, he has to beat the top level all year for his2010 opportunities of world levelcompetition.’’

The Top Fighter was run

throughout the year at variouslocations. Each competitorgained points dependant on theirfinal position at the end of theday’s competition. The pointsaccumulated after each event (5events) and the competitor withthe most points at the end of theyear gained the title of TopFighter 2008 in the weight cat-egory of the particular fighter.

Young Max Dobson also wonthe Top Fighter in his weightand age category.

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JDJD Appliances Ltd.

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John Wood 0274 778 736John Wood 0274 778 736Matt Blank 0272 256 666Matt Blank 0272 256 666

Phone 07 870 5020Roche Street, Te Awamutu

0800 7728870800 772887

PLUMBING

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Paving & Landscaping

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Phone 870 3906John 027 277 1910

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Phone 872 1833 Mobile 021 379 892Phone 872 1833 Mobile 021 379 892Email: wbhewitt@in2net.co.nz

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• Have your tenants left your rental in a mess?

• Does it need repairs/maintenance between tenants?

LANDLORDSLANDLORDS

We will clean/tidy both inside and out including: • Rubbish removal • Waterblasting• Painting etc

FREE QUOTES:Phone - 027 209 7362 or 027 589 6416

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SILAGE BUNKERSSILAGE BUNKERS

Call Tony McGee 0274 745 139

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CORBOY EARTHMOVERS LTD

• Excavator Hire • Contouring & Bulldozing• Farm Drainage & Racework• Truck & Loader Hire• Grader & Rollers• Metal Supplies & Cartage of Aggregates• Underpass Installation• Driveway Hotmixing and

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Ph Cactus(07) 871 1803

Contact Chris BrownMobile 021 605 982Phone 07 871 7565

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EFFLUENTPOND CLEANING

– Moving Spray irrigator –– Environmentally friendly –

Experienced Owner/OperatorMARK and DEBBIE WEAL

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BirthsEYRE - PEPPER.

Shanon and Katharineare pleased toannounce the arrivalof their son BlakeAlexander, 4110 kg (9lb1oz), on December 3,2008, at Matariki. Abrother for Max. A bigthanks to Fleur.

DeathsARRELL - Girvan Hazel(nee Cassidy). OnDecember 6, 2008,peacefully at WaikatoHospital, in her 80thyear. Much loved wifeof Joseph, and lovedmother of David andSusan, Clive (de-ceased), Robert andKim, and Christopherand Sarah. DotingNana to Andrew andSarah, Tracey andAlistair, Sean, Lucyand Stephen, andgreatgrandsonCharlie.Speak to me, Ihear your voice, yoursmile is just for me,and in your love I canrejoice, for you haveset me free. Free fromall my hurts of self,free from all the stressand strain. You gaveme joy, you gave mepeace, you take mycares and pains. Thefamily wish to thankcaregivers DianneDobbs, MargaretBowler and ElizabethKarl. A service tocelebrate Girvan’s lifewill be held at StAndrew’s Pres-byterian Church, 80Mutu Street, TeAwamutu, today,Tuesday, December 9,at 11.00 am, followedby burial at The TeAwamutu LawnCemetery, TeAwamutu. All comm-unications to theArrell family, C/- POBox 137, Te Awamutuplease. Te AwamutuFuneral ServicesFDANZ.

BRYANT - Mavis Jean.On Thursday,December 4, 2008,peacefully, aged 93years. Loved aunt ofJackie, Noelle, Jo,Don, Lyn and Noel,Eddie and Colleen,Margaret and Ross,Lois and Ken, andtheir families. "A greatlife well lived. Nowwith the Lord." Manythanks to FreemanCourt and SanMichele. A service ofthanksgiving forJean’s life has beenheld. All com-munications to theBryant family, C/- POBox 137, Te Awamutu,please. Te AwamutuFuneral Services.FDANZ & Griefcare.

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PANUIRAUKAWA TRUST BOARD

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGSunday, December 14, 2008, 9.30 am

Aotearoa Marae, Aotearoa Road, RD7, Te AwamutuAgenda:1: To receive the annual report for the year ended June 30, 2008,2: Confi rmation of minutes from 2007 Annual General Meeting3: Chairman’s Report4: General Manager’s report5: Adopt the consolidated fi nancial statements for the year ended June 306: Adopt the annual report7: To receive the annual report for ROTAB Investments Ltd8: General business9: Confi rmation of new trusteesBenefi ciaries of Raukawa are invited to notify the Trust Board in writing of any matters they wish to raise in themeeting. These matters must be received at the Board’soffi ce, Private Bag 8, Tokoroa, no later than 4.00 pm onFriday, December 5, 2008.

For more information please contactKim Blomfi eld on (07) 885-0260

or email kim.blomfi eld@raukawa.org.nz .George RangitutiaChairmanRAUKAWA TRUST BOARD

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BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

PRIZE GIVING6.30 pm, Monday, December 15, 2008

Te Awamutu Bible Chapel320 Swarbrick Drive

The evening will include items from the children a PowerPoint presentation

of the year’s activities and the proprietors will share on the building development of the school over the next two years.

A light supper will follow.

All welcome

We are currently collating 2009 enrolment details.

If your child is due to start school early in the 2009 academic year, please call

into the school offi ce betweenDecember 9 and December 16

9.00 am - 3.00 pm for pre-enrolment.We look forward to meeting you.

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Public Notices

Lost and FoundBLACK and whitefriendly, fluffy femalecat. Pokuru Rd areaPhone 871-3491

PersonalA BABY? Planned orunplanned! Know youroptions. Phone Preg-n a n c y C o u n s e l l i n gServices collect (07)855-5779 - 24 hours a day.PHONE James Parlane,Solicitor, 870-4991.SPIRITUAL DevelopmentCourse this weekend.Phone Jill (07) 887-1661.

Tuition

LEARNTO FLYBFR’s

RevisionNo landing feesNo congestion

Waitomo Aero ClubTe Kuiti Airport

Contact Instructor(027) 484-0635

HELP!WE need even more woolfor our brilliant knittershelping with OperationCover Up, if you havesome spare, please drop itat the Te Awamutu Cour-ier office, 336 AlexandraStreet.

HANHAM - John Philip.On Thursday,December 4, 2008.Aged 72 years. Dearlyloved husband andsoulmate of Anne.Loved father of Mikeand Shelley, Kim andDavid Knight, andTony and Chantel, andloving Poppa toMichaella; Monica,Lola, Tex and Kelly;Gus, Shivon And Sian.Goodbye to a greatmate. At John’srequest a privatefamily service hasbeen held. TeAwamutu FuneralServices, FDANZ.

In Memoriam

GADSBY - Greta. Inloving memory of aloving mum and nana,who left us onDecember 8, 1989.Time can’t stop theheartache we feel.Love Heather, EddieShadrock and family.

AcknowledgementsTHANKYOU to the ladywho handed in a smallpaper bag to PaperPlus on Thursdaymorning.

EngagementsBICK - WALKERPRINGLE - WALKERKen and Diane Walkercongratulate Antoniand Heather; andMark and Glenys ontheir recentengagements. We wishthem every happiness.

HEWITT - HOGBENBrooke Elise Hewitt.On December 5, 2008.Daughter of Stephenand Rachel. Our littlewee darling girlBrooke. December 2,2008 - December 8,2008. Arrived too earlyand suddenly takenaway. She will bealways in our heartsand always loved byDaddy and Mummy.Rest in peace ourprecious baby Brooke.A service for Brookewill be held at the TeAwamutu ChildrensCemetery, TeAwamutu onWednesday, December10, at 11.30 am. TeAwamutu FuneralServices FDANZ.

HEWITT - Brooke Elise.Our precious wee girlwho had to leave us toosoon. Our cuddlesdidn’t last long but thememories will last alifetime. Darlinggranddaughter ofWayne and Bev, lovedniece of Paula andMark, (Temuka) andKathryn xxx.

HEWITT - Brooke Elise.Dearly loved grand-daughter to Paul andGail, niece to Melissa,Steve and Alana. Aspecial wee angel lentto us for such a shorttime. You will be inour hearts forever.

FFORMALORMAL NNOTICESOTICES MILLS GLASSIntroduces Katherynand Robert MacLeanas the new owners.Colin and Helena

thank all theircustomers for their

business over the last10 years and theirongoing support

for Mills Glass.

Public Notices

REFUSE TRANSFER STATION AND RECYCLING CENTRE

Paterangi Road

NEW OPERATING HOURSEffective Monday, December 8:

Monday - Friday : 8.00 am - 4.00 pmSaturday : 8.00 am - 12.30 pm

Sunday/Public Holidays - CLOSED

“Support Local - We do”6619644AA

MAUGHAN - Winifred.Passed awaypeacefully onDecember 4, 2008, atTamahere EventideRest Home. Aged 95years. Dearly belovedwife of the late George.Cherished mother andmother-in-law ofElaine and GraemeHenry. Grandmotherof Vaughan andAngela (Singapore),Christopher and Kim(Amberley) and "GreatGranma" of KerenAnn, Rose Marie,Tiffany, Samara, andPetra. A service forWinifred will be heldat St John’s AnglicanChurch, 126 ArawataStreet, Te Awamutuon Wednesday,December 10 at 11.00am, followed by aprivate cremation. Inlieu of flowers adonation to HospiceWaikato may be left inthe church foyer orposted to PO Box 325,Hamilton. Specialthanks to the nurses,carers, doctor, chap-lain and all the staff atTamahere Eventide,for their loving careand kindness. Allcommunications to"Elaine Henry", C/-Pellows FuneralDirectors andAdvisors, 138 GreyStreet, Hamilton.FDANZ.

DeathsBRYANT Jean. Dearly

loved family memberand friend. She will besadly missed by Lois,Ken, Hayden, Megan,Kane, Logan, Margot.

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Livestock and Poultry

Livestock andPoultry

WHITEHEAD yearlingheifers, eleven for sale.Phone 871-1561.

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, (027) 492-5080

BUYINGSTANDING GRASS

U GROW ITWE MOW IT

Phone 827-1849(027) 438-9803

sibrad@xtra.co.nz

Wanted toBuy / Exchange

PetsFREE doves, four and onechick. Phone (027)474-4408.

TODDLER’S house tent asnew with instructions,$15. Phone 871-9057.

TODDLER’S dome tentwith tunnel, little use,$20. Phone 871-9057

STEREO TV cabinets x2$10 each, Phone 871-6189.

PRESTIGE carpetsweeper, good order, $5ono.

FREE used tyres ideal forsilage cover Kihikihi.Phone (07)827-8182.

CLOTHES lines $40.Phone 871-9199.

BMX Bike, good con-dition, 20 inch wheels,$35. Phone 871-7706.

For Sale Under $50BBQ- three burner, trol-ley, good condition.Phone 871-6189

TE AWAMUTU WEEKLY SALEThursday, December 11th - 11.00 am

Location: Te Awamutu Sale Yards,Paterangi Road, Te AwamutuSale Comprising:11.00 am Prime & Boners10 Fat Cattle50 BonersStore Cattle10 Potter Bulls10 2 yr str & hfrs30 ylg beef x strs & hfrs30 wnr beef x strs & hfrsA/c Client25 Mixed15 Steers & hfrs

12.00 noon Sheep & Calves20 Prime Lambs30 Store Lambs5 Four day calves

All enquiries to:Chris Ryan 871-3313 or (027) 243-1078Sam Earl 871-3316 or (027) 243-1376

Peter Cain 871-3580 or (027) 243-2376Andy Transom 870-6059 or (027) 596-5142

Stock Auctions

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dragonz plating ltd

Specialists in alloy polishingFor all your polishing and plating needs

Need idea’s for Christmas?

Plate your chrome car emblems with 24c

gold without removing them from the car!

Plate sterling silverjewellery/items with 24c gold!

Phone Nick on 870-1680

472 Bond Road, Te Awamutu

For Sale

Vehicles Wanted

Get that car outa there

Wanted - DEAD CARS

Best Dollars

A1 Service

Phone 870-2200Te Awamutu or

(0800) CAR DUMP6136317AA

Cars for SaleTOYOTA Levin Coupe1995, one NZ owner,80,000kms, auto, p/s, a/c,radio, CD, alloys, $5000.Phone (027) 474-4408.

FirewoodFIREWOOD

5m3 - $160, 10m3 - $290delivered. Phone (07)873-9190 evenings, mobile(021) 617-349.

For SaleBALAGE

NINE equivalent - $90 +gst, large or conventionalhay, about 1200 conven-tional equivalent, yourchoice, baling now, $80.00large, $12.00 small. Phone871-7156 or (027) 417-7665.

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A SLEEPOUT / OFFICES / ROOMS

Available and built to order from 3x3.3mtrs

up to 10x6mtrs, fully insulated,

elctrically certifi ed, aluminium joinery, coloursteel roof,

hot dipped, galvanised chassis.

Code of compliance available.

Phone (07) 823-6500

MOUNTGABRIEL

CHRISTMASTREES

46 Tamahere Drive,Signposted

Large selectionFree wrappingStand for sale

Eftpos availableNo VisaPhone

(07) 856-8003Ask for Alice

FRESH KAWHIAFLOUNDER AND

LEMONFISHNorth end of Kihikihi

Wednesday,December 10

From 11.00 am.

LOOKING FORLOOKING FOR CHRISTMASCHRISTMAS

IDEAS?IDEAS?Design your own gifts! Mugs, tiles, coasters,

mousepads, glass boards and more!

Your photo, Our product!

Check out our website:www.personalizedprints.co.nz

Email:personalizedprints@satlan.com

We will deliver FREE to the

Te Awamutu area, aswe are a local company. To Let

FIVE bed room house$390.00 p/week, WallaceTce, close to school, fam-ily only referrancerequire. Phone 871-6441.FOUR Bedroom house onsmall section in quietstreet, open plan living,long term, $300 p/wk.Phone 870-2236.NEW three double bed-room house in Kihikihi,double garage, internalaccess, dishwasher,small section, rentnegotable. Contactowner, (021) 295- 9094.THREE bedroom cottage,very tidy, WharepapaSouth. Excellent school,$150 p/wk. Phoneevenings 872-2849.THREE bedroom house,$290 p/week, referencesrequired. Phone (07)872-2550.THREE bedroom house,close to town, bond andreferences required, $290p/wk. Phone 871-6198 or(027) 208-1275.THREE bedroom house,ensuite, carport, largegrounds, walking dis-tance to schools,kindergarden and town,$280 p/wk. Phone872-7804.THREE bedroom house,two minutes from mainshopping area. For leaseas office space or residen-tial. Phone (07) 827-1849or (027) 438 9803TIDY three bedroom unit,340 Goodfellow Street,close to schools, lawnsmowed, $240 p/wk. Phone(07) 823-6427.TWO bedroom basementflat, refurbished, suitsingle/couple, no pets, nosmokers, $160 p/wk.Phone (027)297- 6024.TWO bedroom unit, verycentral, tidy conitions,suit mature non smoker,$210 p/wk. Phone (027)6950-248.VREY tidy two bedroomunit, Herbert Street,Kihikihi. Air con-ditioned, flat section,good neighbours, suitretired couple, availablenow, $190 p/wk nego-tiable. Phone 871-1919 or(027) 4227-180.WELL located modernthree bedroom house,two bath rooms, doublegarage. Phone (027)4398-993.

To Let

A1 SELFA1 SELF STORAGE

New facility, many sizes, good rates, security and

seven day access.Phone 871-6164

or (027) 478-3085

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TE AWAMUTUSELF STORAGE

From $17 p/w24hr access

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

6135805AA

LANDLORDSWishing your property

to be managed by a recognised professional?

TENANTSNeeding help fi ndingaccommodation which

suits your needs?

Contact Franceneon 871-7146

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

Link Ltd, MREINZ6135939AA

Childcare

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HOMEBASEDCARE AVAILABLE

Are you looking forcare for your child?

Kids at Home has spaces available, part time and full time, for immediate

start or book now for January.

Don’t miss out!CALL US NOW!

Phone Denise, 871-7673(Monday - Friday8.30am - 1.30pm)

Financial

MORTGAGEBROKER

Member of:

NZMBAPhone Christine

871-3176(021) 545-302

Gardening &Landscaping

GARDENERRON Elder for all yourgarden maintenance.Phone 871-4282 or (021)254-5875.

TREE CAREGROUNDZONE TreeCare. Tree work by quali-fied and experiencedaborists. Professionaland friendly service froma Waipa company. PhoneNathan Hughes 823-8183or (027) 266-8811

TOTAL TREE CARETOTAL TREE CARE• • Free Quotes• • Felling• • Pruning• • Removal• • Stump Grinding• • Hedge CuttingCall Dennis Clements

TOTAL TREE CAREPhone 871-5221

Te Awamutu Ownedand Operated

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Health

THERAPEUTICMASSAGE

Can relievemuscle tension andlower stress level

One hour, 15 minutes$45.00

Call Marilyn for anappointment.

Phone 870-3303

Hire ServicesTRUCK

SIX wheeler tip truck forhire, experienced driver/operator. Phone (07)827-1849 or (027) 473-0001.

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RED BINS LTDWheelie Bins

120 Ltr & 240 Ltr

Weekly & Fortnightly

Phone Murray Bain871-8996

Property & HomeMaintenance

W A T E R B L A S T I N G -P h o n e U l t r a C l e a n871-6662 today!

WINDOWS cleaned by theexperts. Phone UltraClean 871-6662.

HANDYMANSERVICES

Anything considered

Phone Handy Andy871-3319

(027) 216-8688

CLARKE’SCARPET

CLEANINGFor your carpet andupholstery cleaning.

Phone Keith,mobile

(027) 280-0790or 871-4930

We aim to please

WASHBRIGHT

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MOSS, ALGAE, LICHEN TREATMENT

� Low Pressure� Colorsteel� Roof spray, Tiles and Decromastic� Rotary clean, pavers, driveways and footpaths� Commercial buildings

Phone (027) 476-3347or 871-7389

6150908AA-08-04-22

Exterior Cleaning, Moss, Mould and Algae, Houses, Roofs, Driveways, Cobbles etc, also External Fly and

Spider Repellent.Ask about our worry free

‘keep it clean’ all year round programme.

For your Free quotePhone

(0800) GO SOFTWASH(0800) 467-638

Fax : (07) 848-1702a/h Tui : 871- 7205

offi ce@softwash.co.nzwww.softwash.co.nz

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CAR PROBLEMSHOW convenient is this?Tyre and Tune Centretyres, WOF, servicing, allmechanical work underone roof, 21 Bond Road.Phone 871-3267.

CARPENTER and Work-shop/bathroom special-ist, maintenance and newwork, all jobs considered,book now for the newyear. Phone Rick 871-9737or (027) 474-2965.

SILAGE, mowing,tedding, raking, baling,wrapping and stacking,cartage also available,also buying standinggrass. Phone (07) 827-1849or (027) 438-9803sibrad@xtra.co.nz

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HEWITSONPLUMBINGFor all plumbingrequirements.

Phone 871-3620or (021) 104-0459

FriendlyService

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FOR ALL YOURFOR ALL YOURCONCRETE NEEDSCONCRETE NEEDS

Domestic, rural and commercial.

Phone Willum871-6847 or

(021) 0242-6203

MEATEATERHOMEKILLS LTD

Killing andprocessing

Phone 871-9995

PLUMBINGAFFORDABLE RATES

Phone Colin(027) 498-9022

or 870-6244 anytime

BOBCATBOBCAT

027 515 6519027 515 651907 871 197107 871 1971

Rosetown Bobcat Ltd

TrevorPeters

OperatorOwner

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WEEDSPRAYINGRadio Controlled Units• Handgun Work• Gorse • Ragwort• Thistles• Knapsacks

Now taking bookingsfor Spring & SummerDon’t be disappointed

Competitive RatesPhone

Marshall ContractingGlen : 870 - 1433

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Trade Services

SECTION WORKZALL SECTION MAINTENANCE

• Tree • Spray • Fencing • Hedges • Rubbish removal • Small Bobcat and tipper

Phone 870-1414or (027) 251-1414

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WOOLWANTED for OperationCover Up, to be droppedoff at the Te AwamutuCourier Office, 336 Alex-andra Street.

PSPSEVEN games, excellentcondition, $20 each.Phone 871-3606 afterhours.

For Sale

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24 Kaipaki Road, OHAUPO$20 each

Good QualityCHOOSE

YOURS NOW!Open after hours and all weekend

Phone (07) 823-6453

CHRISTMASCHRISTMAS TREESTREES

DRAINAGENo job too bigor too small -

WE DO IT ALL!Phone 870-6244 or

Colin (027) 498-9022

Trade ServicesBRIAN Krippner build-ing, Adv trade qualified,a l t e r a t i o n s a n dadditions, maintenance,expol/pink batts, no jobto small. Phone (027)255-5753 or 870-6462.

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PART TIMEOPTICAL ASSISTANT

We are in need of an outgoing, motivated person with a sense of style to work as part of our busy

team for three days per week (21 hours).

Team Duties include:• Booking and appointment management• Frame and Lens selection (training provided)• Spectacles Repairs etc• Banking and general offi ce duties

Required Attributes: • Exceptional customer focus

• Willingness to learn new skills• Good reception and computer skills• The ability to prioritise and manage time

effectively• Marketing skills an advantage

Please apply in writing with CV toThe Practice Manager

PO Box 90Te Awamutu

Applications close 5.00pmDecember 15, 2008

PART TIMERETAIL POSITION

CAMBRIDGEAre you interested

in landscaping- gardening?

Must have goodcustomer service skillsAble to unsupervised

Hours of workSaturday

9.00 am - 4.00 pmSunday

9.00 am - 12.00 pmContact Sue

Monday to Friday(07) 827-4759

Is your new job listed here?

303 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu

Senior Support Worker Te Awamutu Role with resposibilityNursery Supervisor Te Awamutu Established nurseryOffi ce Manager Te Awamutu Part time and varied roleAccountant Te Awamutu CA experience requiredSupport Workers Te Awamutu Good people skills essential

For further information please see our website or phone the offi ce on 870-5402 to organise an interview.

www.people4success.co.nz

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Employment Vacancies

STOREPERSONA vacancy has arisen within our company fora reliable and enthusiastic person to take on

the role of our workshop storeperson.This position is responsible for purchasing

goods, invoicing, managing and recording ofinwards goods, health and safety

monitoring, organising repair and testing ofworkshop equipment and internal

procedure auditing.A mechanical or engineering background

and basic computer skills would be anadvantage but all applications

will be considered.Start date January 12, 2009.

Salary $45,000+A hand written cover note and

current CV please to:John Stewart - Managing Director

STEWART & CAVALIER ENGINEERINGPO BOX 22, TE AWAMUTU

Employment WantedDOMESTIC andcomercial cleaner withdrivers licence, Phone871-3309.

FENCINGFARM - Residential - Life-style, for all your fencingrequirements, experi-ence and quality guaran-teed. Phone (07) 827-1849or mobile (027) 473-0001.

Need help?Phone: (07) 871-3176

KELLY & BRYANTCHARTERED ACCONTANTS LTD

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Farm EmploymentCONTRACT milking/LOSM position wanted,currently in first seasonof contract milking on300 cow farm, would liketo go larger herd, havestaff that are willing tocome with me. Pleasephone 870-2514, 6.00pm -8.00pm and ask for Rossor emailrmlscott@ihug.co.nz.

RELIEFMILKER

WANTED, sole chargemilker, 212 cows,Wharepapa South,December 31 and Janu-ary 1, pay cash. Phone870-5597.

RELIEF MILKEREXPERIENCED reliefmilker available, solecharge or assist. PhonePhil (07) 827-3133.

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OPERATION COVER UP

needs morevoluntary knitters and crocheters and more wool.

A huge thanks to all who have generously

donated their time and wool.

ADVERTISINGis a great way to

inform yourcustomers/clients

about your business.Phone us today andspeak to one of ourfriendly team at TeAwamutu Courier.

Phone 871-5151

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

MUSHROOMHARVESTERS REQUIRED

We are looking for energetic, fit, reliableworkers who are keen to learn and not

afraid to start at 7.00 am.Work will be for weekdays and weekends on

a casual basis.Hours vary from 15 - 35 hours

per week depending on workloadsometimes even more.

Pay is minimum wage plus abonus for fast harvesting.

We are based in Ohaupo, 15 minutessouth of Hamilton and 10 minutes

north of Te Awamutu.Please phone Bobby for

more information or an interview:(07) 823-6449 7.00 am - 5.00 pm

or text (027) 210-1866 after hours.

Employment Vacancies

FLEET SERVICEWe are looking for a motivated person with

good communication skills.Duties will include:• Saturday morning work with after hours

call-outs.• You must have full and current drivers

licence and be able to work unsupervised.

Apply to AnneThe Tyre Boss Ltd

43 Turongo St,Otorohanga.Phone (07) 873-8027

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Living End at the BDOCelebrate the return of veteran Big Day Out

performers The Living End by scoring a copy oftheir first Greatest Hits CD — ‘From Here On In -The Singles 1997-2004’.

The Living End appear at Big Day Out 2009 withNeil Young, The Prodigy, Arctic Monkeys andothers — Friday, January 16 at Mt Smart Stadium,Auckland.

All their early top songs are here from ‘PrisonerOf Society’, ‘Second Solution’, ‘West End Riot’,‘Pictures In The Mirror’, ‘Save The Day’, ‘TabloidMagazine’ plus a further seven stunners that willhave you rockin’ aplenty.

Since then they’ve gone on to release other greatsongs such as ‘Wake Up’, ‘Long Live The Weekend’and ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’. Their Latest CD ‘WhiteNoise’ has already given up awesome singles in‘White Noise’ and ‘Moment in The Sun’ and hasplenty more waiting in the wings among its 11stellar tracks.

As well there are a heap of other great acts liningup for your listening pleasure. If you like a bit offolk-esque acoustic rock, electric charged hard rock,industrial, alternative country, grunge, blues, elec-tronic, swing, jazz or rockabilly then this is theshow for you — and that’s only Neil Young!

There’s a heap more top international and localacts in the lineup.This is one ofthe bestselections oftop and ris-ing Kiwi actsyou will seeanywhere too.

Locals who are showingthey are more than capable of strutting their stuffalongside the high ranking internationals — manyof whom who have already made names forthemselves abroad. There’s rock, pop, indie and hip-hop — and a whole lot more.

Big Day Out organisers have thrown togetheranother eclectic mix for next year’s music festival.Check out www.bigdayout.com for a full list ofbands performing. The global music melting pot

that is Big Day Out presents a collection of acts thatspans all corners of the planet.

It’s an endorphin extravaganza that’s better thanbotox for keeping you

young.Any ticket holder to

BDO 2009 under theage of 15 must beaccompanied by a

parent or legal guard-ian. All entries received

in the BDO CD competitions are automatic-ally included in a separate draw to win a DoublePass to Big Day Out 2009.

Big Day Out — delivering the memories of alifetime. Be there! Tickets from Ticketmaster.

To be in to win simply put your name, addressand daytime phone number on the back of astandard sized envelope, address it to the LivingEnd CD Competition and make sure it reaches ouroffice by 5pm Friday.

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COUNTERFEITERS R16FINAL WED 8.15

QUANTUM OF SOLACE MTUE & WED 6.00 & 8.00,

THU 6.05 & 8.10, FRI 10.10, 5.50 & 7.50, SAT 4.30, 6.30 & 8.30, SUN 2.20, 4.20 & 6.20

Give The Gift OfGive The Gift Of Entertainment This ChristmasEntertainment This Christmas

- Movie Vouchers- Movie VouchersANY FILM, ANY TIME.

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DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL MTHU 6.00 & 8.00, FRI 10.00, 6.00 & 8.00,

SAT 1.50, 4.00, 6.10 & 8.20, SUN 11.40, 1.50, 4.00 & 6.10

NIGHTS IN RODANTHE PGTHU 5.55, FRI 10.30, SUN 3.30

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 GTUE 6.20 & 8.20, WED 10.15, 6.10 & 8.10, THU 6.10 & 8.20, FRI 10.20, 6.10 & 8.20,

SAT 2.00, 4.10, 6.20 & 8.40, SUN 11.50, 2.00, 4.10 & 6.30

BRIDESHEAD REVISITED MTUE 7.50, WED 10.00, FRI 5.45,

SAT 5.40, SUN 5.30

CARAMEL PGTUE 6.05, WED 10.30 & 8.20, THU 6.20, FRI 10.40 & 8.05, SAT 5.45, SUN 3.45

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WIZARD OF OZ GWED 5.50, SAT 1.40, SUN 11.30

TOM THUMB GSAT 3.40, SUN 1.30

EARTH GTUE 8.15, THU 8.05, FRI 6.20,

SAT 7.30, SUN 5.35

CHILDREN OF THE SILK ROAD MTUE 5.50, WED 7.45, THU 7.50,

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YOUNG AT HEART PGTUE & WED 6.15, SAT 1.45, SUN 11.35

MAMMA MIA PGSAT 3.45, SUN 1.35

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WHAT WAS IT LIKE BACK THEN?

INHERITANCE is an exhibition of objects donated by fi ve people who lived in

Te Awamutu in the early 20th century. They are a key to unlock stories of the past

... to better understand our future.

TE AWAMUTU MUSEUM135 Roche Street (next to library), Phone 872 0085.

OPENING HOURS10am to 4pm Weekdays

10am to 1pm Saturday1pm to 4pm Sunday

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Cinema SceneBrideshead Revisited

Lower class Londoner Charles Ryder is anaspiring artist who is beginning his studies inhistory at Oxford in the 1920s.

A chance encounter with the dandyish aristo-crat Sebastian Flyte changes the course of his life.

The two embark on a close, intense friendshipthat is further complicated by the introduction ofsebastian’s beautiful sister Julia and his overbear-ing, extremely religious mother Lady Marchmain.

‘Brideshead Revisited’ follows Chales from thecarefree ‘20s through the beginning of World WarII, focussing on his complicated relationship withthe upper class family and their estate, Brides-head.

The film deftly works with the conflicts of class,religion and desire, and with its artful costumesand gorgeous settings is essential viewing for fansof the genre.

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