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DEPARTMENT of Corrections Deputy Chief Executive Christine Stevenson (left) congratulatesCorrections Officer David Gray (accompanied by his wife Julie) at the awards ceremony.

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GRATEFUL Corrections Officers Debbie Mor-ris and Anil Prasad were at the ceremony tosee their colleagues presented with ChiefExecutive Special Commendation Awards.

BY CATHY ASPLIN

Three Waikeria prison officers who went‘above and beyond’ in helping theircolleagues were recognised at a Departmentof Corrections’ awards ceremony last week.

Residential Manager Bill McLaughlin,Principal Corrections Officer Alan Johnsonand Corrections Officer David Gray werepresented with Chief Executive SpecialCommendation Awards by Deputy ChiefExecutive Christine Stevenson.

Each man received a bar, certificate andflowers.

Mrs Stevenson explained that the awardsare not given out lightly and she wasprivileged to have the honour to do so, onbehalf of the Chief Executive.

‘‘The awards recognise the tremendoussupport shown by these three for their twocolleagues, Anil Prasad and Debbie Morris,who were involved in a brutal attack duringan escape attempt at Waikeria Prison.

‘‘As a result of this unfortunate incident,their recovery was a long and hard road.’’

Mrs Stevenson says the three awardrecipients provided a great deal of practicaland emotional support for their two injuredcolleagues, as well as their families.

‘‘This ranged from seeking medical helpand providing transportation, to sendinggift baskets and mowing their lawns.

‘‘They also assisted the two injuredofficers in their return to work and helpedus learn from the incident.

‘‘I have an immense amount of respectfor the friendship and leadership the threeaward recipients provided.

‘‘I congratulate them all on receiving thisspecial award.’’

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Time for a little bit of good newsI note that one of your readers

seeks good news rather than theoverwhelming bad news thatpeople report about the WaipaDistrict Council.

Perhaps you could refer her toa book entitled Good News forModern Man (including females),a book believed by many to haveall of the answers.

Actually the news reportedabout the WDC is usually thegood news as we do not find outabout the bad until after it is toolate. Sometimes we never hear it.

Sooner or later the law ofaverages will catch up with themand they must finally get some-thing right. I’m sure it willhappen next week.

May I reply to that letter withsome good news?

It was announced that

Marmagedon was coming to anend and we could look forward tohaving Marmite back on ourshelves and in our tummies. Thedepression is nearly over.

One of the supermarkets hada five dollar week and they allmatched their prices on petroldiscount vouchers.

Cats were left alone to do theirthing, and some nice personnoticed that the eels were gettinga hard time so made a suggestionto stop tormenting them.

St Valentine’s Day went well. Iwas able to communicate myundying love to all the girls I’dloved before, but alas had nottravelled in and out my door bymental telepathy, and againtoday I do this without the needto send them gifts. For me everyday is Valentine’s Day.

The tomato season was in fullswing.

We are now internationallytrading our young whipper-snappers for ‘boat people’ whoreally wanted to live in Australiaand someone thought that itmight be a good idea to stopindirectly taxing people and paythem a ‘living wage’ instead.

The roses were burgeoningand many people, too many tocount, stopped to see the lovelyrose gardens.

Someone even had thethought that the museum mightrun a display showing all of thephotos of the Fire Brigade overthe last 100 years, including theones the public might have intheir collections.

Even when I got a wasp sting,It wasn’t as bad as they usually

are and I got a big arm muscle fora few days to impress the chicksand I was able to keep calm andcarry on.

The best news of all was thatthe power trust is now going tobuild a new feeder line fromHangitiki as a community pro-ject, while not worrying thecommunity by telling them allabout it. Not only that but theywill not be worrying the Pirongiaroad people by hooking up atCemetery Hill.

Even better was that we all gotalong together and helped eachother out. The big kids werechased from the playground sothe little ones could have a turn.

Well Mr Editor, you gotta loveliving in Te Awamutu.

JAMES PARLANE(Abridged)

Eel claim disappointsDid Leanne Steel do any

research on the ArohenaSchool Possum, Rabbit andEel hunt before she pennedher letter implying that theArohena community had noidea about the plight of eels inNew Zealand?

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I applaud her enthusiasmfor saving the eels, but amdisappointed that she impliedthat our knowledge was lack-ing.

JEFF BRYANT

Women not represented on newFacilities Community Trust

Swimming, cycling, touch rugby,hockey, tennis, athletics, netball —the list of sports in which womenhave a substantial involvement goeson and on.

The ability of women to direct theaffairs of our nation, our courts, andsome of our larger companies istaken for granted.

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New response groupto manage drought

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FARMS are under stress due to dry conditions — leading to the formationof a Waikato Regional Drought Committee to manage the situation andassist affected parties.

A Waikato Regional DroughtCommittee has been formed to helpmanage the response to dryweather conditions in the regionwhich have been causing sig-nificant problems for farmers andled to water restrictions.

The decision was made at ameeting last week convened byWaikato Regional Council chair-man Peter Buckley.

‘‘We want to make sure wemanage this situation tightly andbe ready to ramp up the response asrequired,’’ said Mr Buckley.

‘‘This committee will help uswork together closely to make surewe get the right mechanisms inplace to provide support to thoseaffected in a timely way.’’

The meeting was attended bycentral government and councilofficials, Federated Farmers, theRural Support Trust, Dairy NZ andrepresentatives from other organ-isations.

The meeting heard that climaticconditions were, in many Waikatoareas, on par with the drought of2008, with lower than normal rain-fall and soil moisture, and low riverflows. However, there were a rangeof comments suggesting that, whilemany farmers were under sig-nificant stress, the farmer welfaresituation wasn’t as bad as the sametime in 2008, with more feed havingbeen available.

‘‘Everyone recognises the stressthat farmers are under and thepotential need to increase supportmeasures if the dry weather con-tinues,’’ said Mr Buckley.

‘‘But at this stage we’re holdingoff from seeking a formal droughtdeclaration until we see how thesituation evolves.

‘‘We’ll review the situation atanother committee meeting in aweek’s time or earlier if required.’’

In the meantime, farmers arebeing advised to approach theRural Support Trust, their bank orWINZ if they are facing problems.They are also being advised to

follow the dry weather advice oftheir industry organisations suchas Dairy NZ.

‘‘Another important thing is forfarmers to support farmers bykeeping an eye on their neighboursand helping each other out during

these tough times.‘‘We’ve seen a number of

droughts and dry spells in theregion in recent years and it’simportant that we all work togetherto manage our way through them,’said Mr Buckley.

Police probe ‘suspicious’ rural firesTe Awamutu Police are hoping

members of the public may have seensomething suspicious linked to aseries of suspicious rural fires at TePahu early Thursday morning.

While praising the actions of alocal resident who raised the alarm,

Te Awamutu sub-area managerSenior Sergeant Dave Simes praisedthe actions of a local resident whoraised the alarm.

Emergency services were called toa property on Old Mountain Roadabout 3.30am.

‘‘A local man woke around thistime and noticed the light from a fireseveral kilometres up the road.

‘‘Driving to investigate the manconfirmed the light was from a fireand called 111.’’

Mr Simes said arriving firefight-ers noticed five separate fires atvarious intervals along the left side of

Old Mountain Road, all within sixkilometres of the intersection with TePahu Road.

‘‘The first fire was about threekilometres from Te Pahu Road andengulfed about 500 metres of scrubalong the roadside and destroyed 200metres of fencing belonging to onefarm property. The second blaze wasa further two kilometres along theroad and burnt about 42 metres oflong grass on the roadside.

‘‘Just over 500 metres further onwas a third fire that ran from the sideof the road up a steep embankment. Ithad burnt under the greener foliageand reached the drier scrub furtherup.

‘‘Firefighters had to climb thesteep embankment to reach theeffected areas and spent severalhours extinguishing the varioushotspots and cutting down several

trees to prevent further outbreaks.’’Mr Simes said a smaller fourth

fire was lit a short distance away, andthen it was a short distance again tothe last and largest blaze.

It also ran up a large embankmentcreating further challenges for thosefighting the fires.

‘‘The incident is particularly con-cerning for Police, the Fire Serviceand Rural Fire authorities becausethe hot, dry weather means each firehas the potential to cause not only agreat deal of damage to the bush andbuildings, but threaten people’s livesas well.’’

■ MrSimes asked anyonewithinformation on the fires to contact TeAwamutu Police on 872 0100 or,alternatively, information can be leftanonymouslywith Crimestoppers on0800 555111.

Business confidence hits new highA business confidence survey

undertaken by the Chambers ofCommerce in the Northern region,extending from Northland to Taupo(not including Auckland) shows oneof the most significant lifts in busi-ness confidence that region has seenin the last decade.

There has been a shift from thosefirms which have either expected theeconomy to deteriorate over theprevious six months or deliver moreof the same to a large percentage ofthose surveyed.

Business owners responding tothe survey also had a very positiveview of the economy over the next six

months with over 60 per centexpecting the economy to improve upfrom 47 per cent in November 2012and 49 per cent in August 2012.

A rising concern for those lookingto expand their businesses is the factthat 25 per cent of those surveyed arehaving difficulty finding the rightpeople with the right skills.

Te Awamutu Chamber CEOSusan Trodden suggested that thisskill shortage would stifle growth.

‘‘Every effort should be made toinvest in training and alert theChamber of specific skill shortages soit can work with Governmentagencies to mitigate skill shortages,’’

she said.The survey also found:

· Employment expectations are up;· Hours to be worked up;· Profitability expectations up.

‘‘I believe the continued goodfortunes of the agriculture sectorhave helped people’s confidence, afocus away from the issues on Europeand onto the massive opportunitiesin the Asian markets ‘’ said MsTrodden. ‘‘All this can only meaneven better opportunities for ourlocal businesses, with a natural flowdown effect from the success of theexport and ag sector businesses intothe lives of Te Awamutu residents.’’


Long lunch assistsdisabled athletes

Special Olympics Te Awa-mutu will celebrate theachievements and aspirations ofits special athletes at a sidewalkfundraising luncheon on Alexan-dra Street on Sunday.

The Long Lunch, featuring alive jazz duo, six course alfrescodining and special mystery waitstaff aims to raise funds tosupport the club in deliveringsports training to athletes withintellectual disabilities.

Tickets to the event will alsoinclude three course winetasting and a prize raffle.

Part of Special Olympics NewZealand, Special Olympics TeAwamutu is run entirely byvolunteers and boasts animpressive achievement recordwith high performing athletes inswimming, athletics and indoorbowls.

Club member and swimmerDillon Knoetze narrowly missedout on selection for the NewZealand Special Olympic team in2011.

He is a strong contender forinclusion in the 2015 team, andrecently won four gold medals ata regional swim meet in Hamil-ton.

Dillon is one of 12 Te Awa-mutu swimmers who will repre-sent the Te Awamutu club inaquatics at the 2013 NationalSummer Games in Dunedin,along with David Smith (ath-letics) and Peter Crawford(indoor bowls).

With a current membershipof 32, club president Shelley Blairsays the club is steadily growingand it hopes to be able to offer to

offer more sports in the future.‘We are all really passionate

about what we do — our aim is toget people with an intellectualdisability out there in the com-munity enjoying sports.

‘‘At the moment we havesome limitations in terms ofcoaches and training venues, butthat will change as the clubcontinues to grow.’’

Mrs Blair says the benefits ofbeing involved in SpecialOlympics clubs for members arecountless.

‘‘It’s about more than justcompeting, we take a holisticapproach. Sportingachievements aside, our mem-bers learn to be good self-managers and they developstrong social relationshipsthrough their involvement withSpecial Olympics Te Awamutu.’’

The event has been organisedwith the support of the RedoubtBar and Eatery, and ownersMick and Faye Henderson saysthey are delighted to be involved.

‘‘These athletes put in somuch determination and effort,’’says Mr Henderson.

‘‘They get so much out of eachtraining session and competitionthey attend — clubs like thismake a huge difference topeople’s lives, so they need asmuch support as they get.’’

■ Funds raised from the Long Lunchwill go towards developing theclub’s training programmeandenabling travel to events. For tickets($85) for the Long Lunch, contactShelley on 0272 891 877 orMick0274 440 482.

Compton’s scorching roundBY CATHY ASPLIN

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HOT SHOT: Compton Pikari on his way to a round of61 at Te Awamutu Golf Club.

On a very hot sum-mer’s day it was fittingCompton Pikari sizzledhis way around the TeAwamutu Golf Course.

Playing in the TeAwamutu Rowing Club’sannual fundraisingtournament the Te Awa-mutu teenager recordedan impressive 61, includ-ing three twos.

Under normalconditions this roundwould equal the existingcourse record of 61, butas the placing rule cur-rently exists, it does notqualify.

It did allow him topick up the prize for bestgross score of the day,while best ladies’ grossscore was recorded byRaewyn Coleman.

The net prize went toRay Davies , whileMaureen Fraser col-lected the best stablefordprize.

Best team on the daywas ‘Smashed Em’, with‘Gray Trouts’ second andCB Green’s team third.

Mr Green says the TeAwamutu Rowing ClubTournament providedplenty of prize winningopportunities, whilehelping to raise funds for

the local rowing club.‘‘It’s one way of assist-

ing crews with traveland accommodationexpenses for club andschool championships.’’

Te Awamutu RowingClub Captain SueSwinerd thanks every-one who helped supportthe event.

It is just one of theevents being staged thisyear to mark the club’s50th birthday.

Celebrations will beheld on April 12-13.

On the Friday night amix and mingle from6.30pm at the RowingClub, beside LakeNgaroto.

On the Saturday aMasters Regatta will beheld on the lake.

This includes a funrow for past membersduring the lunch break.

On Saturday eveninga dinner will be held atTe Awamutu Sportsfrom 6pm.

■ Te Awamutu RowingClub 50th Reunion - formore details or to register:[email protected] orphone Richard Gray (ph 8715612 or 021 241 0687) or TeAwamutu Rowing Clubpresident Ray Ormsby (ph871 9482).

Mick makes

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TE AWAMUTU Rowing Club patron MickHenderson tees off in the fundraisingtournament (see article left).

BY CATHY ASPLIN

■ Continued Page 5

When some chil-dren asked MickHenderson how helost his legs, he toldthem straight-facedit was sharks.

It’s that wickedsense of humour thathas seen himthrough some toughtimes and helpedhim regain an activelifestyle.

An hereditary cir-culatory problemsaw him have hisfirst leg amputatedbelow the knee twoand a half years ago.

‘‘It wasn’t too badreally, I still had agood leg at that stageso I could still bal-ance and get aroundquite well.

‘‘But when I lostthe second leg about18 months ago it wasa whole new ballgame.’’

While manypeople in a similarposition may havegiven up, or at thevery least givenaway many things intheir lives, that’s notthe case with MrHenderson.

‘‘I’ve always hadthe philosophy thatwhen things gowrong — whether itbe in lifestyle, sportsor business — youhave two choices.

‘‘You can eitherlie down and feelsorry for yourself orstand up and get onwith it.

‘‘I’ve alwaystaken the secondoption.’’

That option hasrecently seen himreturn to sports,

something that hasalways played a bigpart in his life.

He is nearing theend of his firstseason ofbusinesshouse bowlsand plays golf on aregular basis.

‘‘I read DouglasBader’s book and hewas a scratch golferon tin legs.

‘‘If he could play I

decided I could too,especially with theadvantage of modernprosthetics.

‘‘I enjoyedplaying in the TeAwamutu RowingClub tournamentand I’m now lookingforward to playing inthe Waikato Ampu-tee Society golftournament.’’

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REDOUBT team member Mick Henderson eyes up hisnext shot at Te Awamutu businesshouse bowls.

■ From Page 4 Mr Henderson walks

on the netball courtsmost days to help withhis fitness.

In his younger yearshe played senior rugby,softball at Waikato level,competitive tennis, socialgolf and he rowed for TeAwamutu.

After his rugbyplaying days ended hetook up rugby refereeing— and loved it.

‘‘Before I lost my legs Ialways imagined it wassomething I would do formany more years to come.

‘‘It’s probably therefereeing that I miss themost really. It’s one of mygoals to get out thereagain, even if it’s just withjuniors. But I will needbetter prosthetic legs todo that and they come atquite a price.

‘‘The ones I currentlywear are quite heavy, butregardless of what kindthey are, they all need tobe maintained.

‘‘Because my legs wereamputated at differenttimes, the stumps are atdifferent stages.

‘‘Every prosthetic isspecially made for anindividual and requiresregular alterations as thestumps change.

‘‘I go to the limb centreat Waikato Hospital every6-8 weeks and I can’tspeak highly enoughabout them, they’re won-derful.

‘‘It’s inspiring to seesome of the other peoplethat visit too, I’ve got itrelatively easy comparedto many of them.’’

Mr Henderson had torelearn walking and hadto make severaladjustments to his life-style — such as drivingthe car and gettingaround at home.

‘‘I now have handcontrols in the car and webuilt a new house, whichis all on one level.

‘‘I’m also lucky to havehad the support andassistance of my wife,Faye.

‘‘Some people don’thave anyone to assistthem, and often if they dohave someone at homethey aren’t always strongenough to help.’’

Mr Henderson is stillinvolved in business, atThe Redoubt, and hasremained active in thecommunity.

He has continued hisrole as a marriage cele-brant, is a trustee on theCornerstone SportsAchievement Trust and ispatron of the Te Awa-mutu Rowing Club.

‘‘I was a little appre-hensive about theweddings — but I had a lotbooked and people stillwanted me to be part oftheir day.

‘‘I did one weddingwhile in a wheelchair, butnow with trousers cover-ing my legs most peopledon’t even notice.

‘‘When all said anddone, now that my legshave gone, my circulatoryproblem has gone too andI don’t have to live withthat anymore.

‘‘I can just get on withmaking the most of mylife.’’


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Applications are opening soon for the premier Waipa business event, the Waipa Networks Business Awards. Starting with a Champagne Launch on the 7th of March and culminating in a gala event at the Don Rowland Centre at Karapiro on the 19th of July, these awards celebrate excellence and highlight the achievements and contributions of businesses in our wider community.Once again the Waipa Networks Business Awards will be judged by the University of Waikato Management School, who are also sponsoring the “Emerging Business Leader” category, which highlights leadership in both business and the community. 2012 Supreme Overall Winner Gavin Shepherd from Vetfocus Te Awamutu found real value in the awards process itself; “the judges read the submissions carefully and were able to hone in on the weaknesses that we already knew about. Getting recognised for the good parts and receiving advice from the University of Waikato Management School has given us new areas to focus on for the next few years.

Join us at our March YBN event to hear about how ultra fast broadband can benefi t you!

Presented by Trustpower, their telco manager will be talking about Ultra Fast Broadband in NZ and specifi cally the roll out in Waipa District. Not many people know much about what Ultra Fast Broadband is – topics covered will include

■ What is Ultra Fast Broadband?■ Why is it happening?■ What does it mean for us as consumers?■ Can I get it?■ How much will it cost?

The perception is fi bre is a future product, it’s a long way off, its expensive and only big businesses can afford it. This perception cannot be further than the truth. It’s available, people are using it, it is not expensive, and its available to home users, small business through to larger organisations with multiple sites

Graham Purches of Trustpower confi rms ‘’Waipa is very lucky to be getting one of the faster roll-out of Fibre and TrustPower is very pleased to be a part of this with Ultrafast Fibre Limited as our Network Partner to deliver Ultra Fast Broadband to residential and business customers.

As I write this I am thinking about the work day ahead, and how I will be spending it putting the fi nal touches on the Waipa Business Excellence Awards website. There has been a huge amount of work going on behind the scenes over the summer, to ensure that we are ready to launch the awards programme next month. And it really is a programme – not just an (albeit fabulous) night out in July. This includes changes to our entry process, a new category, some fantastic new workshops for entrants, and of course our new look, ‘’all in one place’’ website. We have also launched a Facebook page for the Awards where you can get bits of vital information – and the odd smile – as we get closer to the glittering awards night.

Much like the awards process itself, you have no doubt been doing plenty away from the spotlight – as many business owners will attest, much of the hard work of being self-employed happens long after the doors shut and the phones stop ringing. There are always letters to write, emails to reply to, phone calls to make, accounts to be done, staff to be trained, workplaces to be tidied, organised or rearranged. It’s an on-going challenge to keep improving!

It is over 6 months since all the “hullaballoo” but the award is still proudly displayed on the counter and certifi cates adorn the walls of the foyer” says Gavin.

This year the Business Excellence category will bejudged in 4 separate classes for Micro, Small, Medium and Large organisations. There are 2 special Judges Awards: the “Fonterra Excellence in Sustainability Award” and of course the “Waipa Networks Supreme Overall Winner.” All Excellence entrants are in the running to be considered for these special awards. This year’s awards will also include the Trust Power Customer Service Awards, Employee of the Year Cambridge and Te Awamutu and the Vodafone Customer Choice Award which is decided by public vote in June. For full details on the awards you can contact the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce (07 823 3460)or the Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce (07 871 8125) or visit the awards websitewww.waipabusinessawards.co.nz

TrustPower has been providing telecommunications to our customers for over 5 years and supplying fi bre for over 2 years already. In the past 6 months we have made signifi cant investment to support the roll out of Ultra Fast Broadband and its available NOW. We have examples of businesses and residential customers already benefi ting from using Ultra Fast Broadband. Ultra Fast Broadband enables adoption of current technology to scale and enables new technology, technology that’s never been invented and some probably beyond our wildest dreams.’’

Trustpower will be sharing the roll out plan in the presentation and the exciting services that they will be offering. Ultrafast Fibre Limited will be there to answer questions and will have some equipment to show what happens with fi bre installations and what equipment is provided. Ultra Fast Fibre can also answer any technical questions should they arise.

We will be presenting some exciting prizes sponsored by TrustPower and Ultrafast Fibre Limited for a business card draw.

This event is open to members and non-members. Bookings are essential so please RSVP via our website.

This year we are really asking businesses to think about the process of entry. We want everyone to think of this as a learning opportunity for their business. It should not only be a way to highlight and honour excellence, but also to perhaps shine a light on the areas of business you may need to sharpen up.

We will be running a number of workshops between now andMay, and we sincerely hope that many of you will take up the challenge to attend, learn about the process of ‘’becoming excellent’’ and then apply this knowledge to your businesses. We promise you will learn new things, meet new people – and discover the parts of your business that really shine. Finally, armed with this knowledge we hope you will consider entering the Business Excellence awards and sharing your success with others.

As always, we will also be running our great monthly events at Red Kitchen, Fahrenheit and a numberof host businesses around town. Numbersare growing every month, and we wouldlove to see you there!

IN BRIEFBusiness Support Network offers neighbourhood watch benefi ts for businessesJenaya Higginson, has recently been appointed to the CommSafe Board as Rural Community Safety Offi cer. ‘’One of my objectives is to set up a Business Support Network amongst the retail sector of the Te Awamutu CBD, with the goal of lowering shop lifting, improving shop safety and having a straightforward communication process to advise retailers of any threats, problems, or positive tips’’ says Jenaya.

She is keen to meet with business owners to talk about what is currently in place, and how best to implement some support for them. Jenaya will be guest speaker at our March Business@10. This event will also be open to non-members who have a retail presence in Te Awamutu. For more information please contact Jenaya on 021 0244 1696. Please RSVP for the event via our website.

Sponsor UpdateWe are delighted to continue our sponsorships with a number of local businesses this year. Gold sponsors Gallie Miles, Gyde Wansbone, and Te Wananga and Silver sponsors McDonalds, Rosetown Print, Goldridge wealth management are all locally owned businesses committed to the success of our town. We are also most fortunate to have our own business coach dispensing timely advice to members each month (Jen from 10x), and IT support’ on tap’’ thanks to I-tech consulting. We get fabulous food and networking at Red Kitchen and Fahrenheit, and want to acknowledge the support of BNZ and the Waikato Management School for the Business@10 and YBN events that they support each month.

SUSAN TRODDENCEO, Te Awamutu

Chamber of Commerce

Vital BusinessTe Awamutu Chamber of Commerce Ph: (07) 871 8125 • PO Box 608, Te Awamutu, 3800 • www.teawamutuchamber.org.nz • [email protected]

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Over-indulgedover Christmas?

This is the last inthe series fromSport WaikatoWaipa coordinatorJude Till’s simplesuggestions to getthings back ontrack and have youfeeling good again.

KEY SUGGESTIONS:· Drink plenty of water. Most of usactually don’t drink enough waterevery day. Water is essential for bodyfunction and the effects of dehydrationinclude lack of concentration,headaches, nausea.· Get enough sleep. When you don’trest well, some people compensate byeating more.· Exercise. Aim for 30-45 minmoderate intensity every day.Movement is life.· Pick exercises you enjoy — you’llnaturally want to do them more.Exercise is about being healthy andhaving fun at the same time.· Include the four key food groups inyour diet: Fruit and vegetables,breads and cereals (aim forwholegrain as these keep you fullerfor longer), milk and milk products,and lean meat, poultry, seafood oreggs.

Exciting challenge for new principal

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WAIPA Christian School principal Corrie Jacobs outside the newadministration building.

BY CATHY ASPLIN

New Waipa ChristianSchool principal CorrieJacobs says he has taken upthe position during an excit-ing phase for the school.

‘‘The new administrationblock is completed to shellstage and we hope that will befinished later in the year.

‘‘The current classroomswill then be shifted across tothe new site and two newclassrooms and a library willbe built as well.

‘ ‘The new pre-schoolshould be operating in termtwo — so it’s going to be avery busy year.’’

Mr Jacobs taught in SouthAfrica for 10 years, but cameto New Zealand with his fam-ily almost two years ago,seeking a better lifestyle.

‘‘We have a young son andwanted a better future forhim — there’s certainly moreopportunities here.

‘‘Te Awamutu is a beauti-ful town and a great place toraise a child.’’

Mr Jacobs initially taughtat Ngutunui Enviro School.

‘‘I had the choice of Auck-land or Ngutunui when wearrived in the country.

‘‘We had been living in a

city in South Africa, sodecided it would be nice tomove to the country.’’

After 18 months teachingat Ngutunui he was delightedto win the position of princi-pal at Waipa ChristianSchool.

He has recently enjoyed aschool camp at Te KauriLodge and says it was a greatway to start the year.

‘‘It gave me a chance to getto know the children andthere were lots of team-building opportunities.’’

Mr Jacobs says he wouldlike people to know that theschool is a special characterschool and no longer the‘Bible Chapel School’

‘‘It now stands on it’s ownfeet and offers Christian edu-cation for a growing numberof children.

‘‘I welcome people to comeand see the developmentshere and find out what we canoffer.’’

■ Waipa Christian Schoolcurrently has 38 pupils andthree teachers.For more details see the schoolFacebook page, the website(www.waipachristian.school.nz)or ring the office (ph 871 4520)for an appointment to visit.

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A TimeBank is a way of exchangingabilities, skills, talents and experiences withina community.

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Last chance for say on old Kopu BridgeThe NZ Transport

Agency (NZTA) is offering afinal opportunity for peopleto have a say on what shouldbe done with the old KopuBridge before making adecision about its future.

NZTA Regional DirectoryHarry Wilson said that overthe past year NZTA hasengaged with keystakeholders to evaluateoptions for the fate of the oldKopu Bridge.

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and open up the old bridgefor the public to enjoy, andtransferring ownership ofthe bridge to a Trust.• Deconstructing the oldbridge, but retaining theswing arm and creating a‘bridge museum’ on land(this includes the possibilityof relocating the swing armonto a part of the NationalCycle Trail).

Mr Wilson said the NZTAestimates it will cost about$2.3M to complete theupgrade work required, plusaround $250K every year for

maintenance, all funding tobe raised by the communitygroup or Trust.

The other option ofdeconstructing the bridgeand retaining and relocatingthe swing arm, is estimatedto cost about $3.9M. This issomething that the NZTAcan fund.

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CLASSIC STONEWORK owner Colin Jacobs at the entrance to Veda Lane.

BY CATHY ASPLIN

When Colin Jacobs wason Norfolk Island headmired the stonework onmany of the buildings.

Later during his ‘OE’ hediscovered more interestingstonework on the Isle of Manand was lucky enough tolearn how to recreate it byan elderly stonemason.

When he returned to hishometown of Te Awamutuaround 16 years ago he util-ised that skill to featurestone on his Kihikihi Roadhome.

For a time he also workedon projects in the area,before heading into thebuilding trade with hisbrother.

Now 10 years later he hasmade a return to stoneworkand is operating his ownbusiness, Classic Stone-work.

His work can seen

around town - including thepillars at the entrance to theWar Memorial Park, thesurrounds of the lake andmore recently the gatewayto the new subdivision onVeda Lane.

Mr Jacobs says he lovesworking with stone.

‘‘It’s a natural product,that stands the test of time,and creates a special lookthat can be used in a varietyof situations.’’

In the Veda Lane subdiv-ision it has been used at theentranceway, for pillars on ahome and even for a seat onone of the sections.

Mr Jacobs utilises arange of stone, such as Alex-andra schist (from the SouthIsland), limestone, Coro-mandel andesite and Hinu-era stone. He also has accessto Welsh slate and granite.

‘‘But if people have a pileof rocks at home they wantto use I can probably so

something with that too.’’Mr Jacobs is such a fan of

stonework that he’s happyto teach others the skill aswell.

‘‘I can give people a basiclesson to get them going ifthey would like to learn howto use stone.’’

He believes stoneworkhas had a ‘bad rap’ in thepast. ‘‘People often think it’svery expensive but I’mhappy to talk to people abouthow it can be an affordableoption. I’d love to see it usedmore around town.’’

He also likes to recyclematerials - such as hundredsof bricks at Vilagrad wineryand wood from the old stageof the Otorohanga TownHall, which he used in hisKihikihi Road home.

■ Classic Stonework (ph 8713602 or 021 230 8436) oremail:[email protected]

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Ford’s lack of homework shows throughSamantha Ford appears to have set a

trap for correspondents such asmyself, and then promptly steppedbackwards to get caught in it herself.

She must surely recall that I waspleased that Amanda Reilly was happywith council’s performance, and Iallowed for the possibility thatAmanda had no direct connection withcouncil of a nepotistic nature and thatshe might simply be happy with coun-cil, while allowing that many are not.

Samantha has attempted to profileme and has not allowed for the possi-bility that she will get ‘egg on her face’for not having done her homework.

Firstly I challenge anyone to pro-duce any letter I have written toanyone which is ‘abusive’.

By some standards I am elderly at 66years of age, but I am still working fulltime within that work environmentgenerally referred to as the humanities

and have done so most of my workinglife — 25 years as a policeman, 14 yearsas a professional caregiver.

I do not have too much time on myhands and if anything have too littletime for recreation. Even with a busyworking life I have found time tobecome a published science fictionwriter, and dabble in poetry. I love theoutdoors, nature and physical fitness.

I am more than happy with what myparents and their generation, did withtheir rates.

They realised that the main func-tion of councils was to establish corefacilities such as sewers and potablewater supplies to carry communitiesinto the future.

Subsequent councils in such areasas Waipa have dropped the baton inthat regard and currently refuse toacknowledge the fact.

They try and get by by tacking more

a n d m o r e r a t e p a y e r s o n t ooverburdened facilities such as watersupply, then blame the public forwanting to continue such psychologi-cally and economically necessarypursuits as gardening.

I have seen nothing to convince methat the Mayor and his core of councilacknowledge that there is a need totrim the wants in favour of getting onwith providing the needs.

What we need is a new councilwhich can benefit from those fewcouncillors who have ‘seen the light’and a whole lot of new faces, with newunderstanding, to provide us with anew and healthy council with commonsense priorities.

Such a council is a realistic expec-tation when compared with the leopardwhich is the present council, beingasked to ‘change it’s spots’.

DENNIS PENNEFATHER

The Tempest, ‘delightful’Dear Dean Taylor and Jeanette

Winter (my 1970’s Te AwamutuCollege English teacher), I struggledto understand Shakespeare atschool, so I was dubious when mywife suggested we go to The Tem-pest, Shakespeare in Memorial Parkon Friday, February 15.

My good wife got the children’sversion of the story from WaipaDistrict Library, and told myself,and our 5, 7 and 10 year old childrenthe basic story and characters.

That was most helpful, as therewere lots of phrases we did notunderstand in the real show, but wecould still follow what was going on.

The natural theatre park setting,and changing background, fromsunlight to moon, was delightful,with unpredictable air conditioningand duck fly-overs.

The actors were superbly cast,costumed and passionately eccen-t r i c i n t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e ,interacting with the audience fromtime to time.

We even spotted some Te Awa-mutu performers.

The three person band called TheFoxhole Five added characters intheir own right, and eerie musicalthemes.

Ours, and other children, becamemore and more enthralled, lying onthe grass right up close. After theshow, our children chatted to usabout it all the way home.

Thanks for bringing the showDean — and Mrs Winter, Shake-speare finally has ‘rubbed off’ to us,after all these years with this won-derful performance.

MURRAY DOWNS

Better powersupply welcome

Regarding the article in the Courier thatconfirmed that Waipa Networks is activelyfollowing plans to design and build a secondpower feeder line to the Waipa west area,thereby removing the third world, all daypower outages that we had previously.

As a concerned, connected consumer I putin a personal submission to the trustees andcompany in 2009/10 and it is excellent to seethis being acted on.

If we can now get similar security for ourwater supply, the future for our communityis very positive indeed.

MARK THOMPSONEditor’s note: In the forthcoming editionwe will publish Council’s capital worksprogramme for water over the next 10years, including plans for a new reser-voir, second pipeline and conservationmeasures.

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After a month on theroad, the 2013 Classic HitsWinery Tour comes toWaipa this Sunday for the17th and final show atMystery Creek Wines.

Show headliners arethe Wellington basedseven-piece masters ofdub, reggae, soul andR’n’B—Fat Freddy’sDrop, joined by the sen-sational Anika, Boh andHollie: Together in Con-cert, another collabora-tion of equally legendarykiwi musicians, TheAdults, and NewZealand’s Got Talentwinner Clara van Wel.

Since emerging fromthe underground clubscene of Wellington in1999, Fat Freddy’s Drophas carved a place in NZmusic lore; the highestselling album ever by anindependent artist, a slewof RIANZ Tui Awards andlegendary performancesat internationally

acclaimed festivals.With their third studio

album Blackbird due forrelease, Fat Freddy’sDrop will be bringingsomething special andunforgettable to theWineries in 2013.

Filling the middlemusic slot and fresh fromtheir inaugural tour asAnika, Boh and Hollie,the girls have shown thatas formidable as they areindividually, together inconcert they are they arequite simply a musicalforce.

Completing the three-band line are The Adults,with Shihad’s JonToogood at the helm,joined by Fur Patrol’sJulia Deans andDimmer’s Shayne Carter.

■ Classic HitsWinery Tour,Sunday,March 3,MysteryCreekWines. Gates open5pm. Tickets fromwww.ticketmaster.co.nz

Hunt for Taranaki-King Country Youth MPYoung New Zealanders aged

16-18 years have the opportunityto apply to become the Youth MPfor Taranaki-King Country for2013.

To be selected the person mustbe from the electorate and writeto Shane Ardern explaining whythey think they would be the bestYouth MP representative.

Mr Ardern said that he waslooking for someone who waspassionate about youth issues,polices and/or social change.

The Youth MP will experiencean inside look into the workings

of Parliament and participate inthe government decision-makingprocess.

The Youth Parliament willtake place on July 16 and 17 andgives 121 young people the oppor-tunity to debate legislation, sit onselect committees and ask oralquestions of cabinet ministers.

As well as representing theircommunity at Youth Parliamentin July, Youth MPs will holdtheir position from May 1 untilthe end of the year. During thistime, it is expected they willactively engage with their com-

munity to gain an understandingof the ideas and concerns ofyouth in the area.

Also, young aspiring politicaljournalists, aged 16-24 have theopportunity to replicate theimportant role of the media ingovernment.

Ten Youth Press Gallerymembers are to be selected by theParliamentary Press Gallery toreport on the events of YouthParliament 2013.

If students wish to apply to beselected for the Press Gallery,they can do that via the website.

Youth MPs in the past have allexpressed their enthusiasm anddelight in having had the oppor-tunity to participate in the YouthParliament and Shane said hewas looking forward to receivingas many entries as possible.

■ For further information go towww.youthparliament.govt.nz. Toapply to be a [email protected] post a letter to Shane Ardern,MPTaranaki-King Country, C/-Parliament Buildings,Wellington.Entries close onMonday,March 25.

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Mr Dav ies worksclosely with the clientsfrom the outset to producethe outcome they desire.

‘‘We mainly build newhomes and the companyhas evolved technologiesto make sure the result isthe best it can possiblybe.’’

Advice available to help you into your new homeHave you ever thought about owning your

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Hardly a day goes by with-out housing affordabil i tyappearing as a headline in thenews.

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The aim of those housingthemselves on the smell of anoily rag is to have comfortableaccommodation without sellingtheir heart and soul to the bank.

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If buying a section, why notbuy in the country? Sometimesa 10-acre block in the countrycosts no more than a postage-stamp-sized section in town. Italso gives you the freedom togrow your own food and runlivestock.

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Historic touch victory

TIAMUPIANA (champions): NZ Touch CEO Joe Sprangers andNew Zealand 40 Men’s representative Shane Edwards with theTrans Tasman trophies won in the recent test series againstAustralia. New Zealand’s three Open teams were sponsored byTe Wananga o Aotearoa, with their logo on the front of theplaying singlets. This was a first for Touch NZ, having a shirtsponsor, as they strive to be more professional and develop afocus to consistently be the best in the world. Edwards was amember of the victorious New Zealand senior men’s team at the2011 World Cup in Scotland — the first New Zealand men’s teamto win a World Cup.

BY COLIN THORSEN

‘Winning SuperTrans Tasman is anhistoric moment for

Touch NZ . . .’JOE SPRANGERSTouch NZ CEO

World Cup winning Te Awa-mutu touch player ShaneEdwards represented New Zea-land in their historic TransTasman victories over Aus-tralia.

Touch NZ CEO, JoeSprangers, who together withhis wife Linda run the localtouch competition at Te Awa-mutu Sports, was also involvedin the Super Trans TasmanTest Series at The TrustsArena in Henderson from Feb-ruary 4-10.

New Zealand won three ofthe five masters grades and twoof the three open grades toclaim the title.

It was a massive turnaroundby the masters teams afterlosing the series 5-0 inTownsville in 2010.

The series was tied up twogrades each at the end of thesecond day, and the 30 Men hadto win their last game to clinchthe overall trophy for NewZealand on day three.

Down to 11 players for theirlast test match due to injuries,they showed true grit anddetermination to win theirthird test to clinch New Zea-land the overall Masters tro-phy.

The 30 Women and 30 Mixedboth won their series 3-0 overAustralia, again a first for NZMasters teams.

Edwards’ 40 Men’s teamwere pipped by Australia.

New Zealand won the OpenTrans Tasman Test Series forthe first time, having lost theseries the last four years in arow.

‘‘After losing all three opengrades to Australia at the 2011

World Cup Of Touch inScotland, we have now turnedthe corner and set ourselves upfor the next World Cup ofTouch in Australia in 2015,’’Joe Sprangers told the Courier.

‘‘Winning Super Trans Tas-man is an historic moment forTouch NZ, and pivotal in ourdevelopment as more than justa social park sport.

‘‘The key difference in theOpen grades is that we havedeveloped a full high perform-ance programme over the pasttwo years with the assistanceof funding from High Perform-ance Sport NZ.

‘‘Now we can get the bestplayers available to play and nolonger have to rely on onlythose that can afford the fees.’’

Sprangers says this hasallowed the players andcoaches to focus on prepar-ation, technical coaching, andstrategy, rather than continualfundraising and thedistractions of never knowingyour final team until a fewweeks before a test series asplayers tried to get moneytogether. ‘‘We are very gratefulfor the support and faith shownby High Performance Sport NZ,and having met our agreedoutcome of winning SuperTrans Tasman, we are hopefulof continued funding supportin the future.’’


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DAVID HALL enroute to second place on a 1962 Manx Norton atthe Barry Sheene Trans-Tasman meeting at Hampton Downs.

BY COLIN THORSEN

David Hall is a young motor-cyclist making a big impressionas a second year rider on hisSuzuki GSXR600 and NortonDominator.

The Te Awamutu 20-year-oldrecorded two fourths in For-mula 2 on his Suzuki at theannual Yamaha Battle of theStreets race meeting in Paeroa.

A mechanical fault robbedhim of a start in the Classicsrace.

The problem occurred whena sparkplug blew out of thehead of his Norton Dominator,stripping the thread on the firstwarm-up lap.

Earlier this month Hallexperienced his biggest successto date, winning all six racesaboard the 1962 Billy AppleManx Norton (McIntoshRacing) at the Classic Motor-cycle Racing Festival atHampton Downs.

Race of the day, the 500ccAll-comers six lapper race, waswon in thrilling fashion by Hallafter disputing the lead over thelast two laps with New ZealandSuperbike No. 4 ranked riderNick Cole.

Hall joins an elite group tohave their names engraved onthe 500cc All-comers six lapperrace winner’s trophy, including

household names of RobertHolden (1995), Hugh Anderson(2001), Andrew Stroud (2010)and several overseas riders ofnote.

Hall also raced the NortonDominator to a third placingthe same weekend at HamptonDowns.

It has been a fantastic startto the new year for the rookieRosetown rider, following awonderful debut season lastyear.

He capped his first year ofracing placing second and thirdbehind Australian CameronDonald when aboard a 1962Manx Norton at the BarrySheene Trans-Tasman meetingat Hampton Downs in October,2012.

Next up was the Tri-series inDecember.

Racing at the WanganuiStreet races on both the SuzukiGSXR600 and Norton Domi-nator, Hall strung together aseries of fourth, fifth and sixthplacings.

A combination of workcommitments and travelexpenses prevented him fromcontesting the national cham-pionships in the South Island.He is, however, planning tocontest the last two rounds ofthe nationals next month atHampton Downs and Taupo.

Countback sorts winA countback was neces-

sary to decide the outcome ofthe Optional Triples Tourna-ment at Kihikihi BowlingClub after six teams allrecorded three wins.

Honours went to NgaireLawson, Ngaire Ramage andKen Hancock, winners of 21ends.

Ohaupo’s Terry Young,Pat Turney and Gill Jonesclaimed the runners-up spotwith 19 ends won, pippingNeil Congdon’s third placedFrankton Junction on 18.

Other three game winnerswere Richard Death(Ohaupo), Ian Taylor (TeAwamutu) and John Hastie(Te Awamutu).

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Tournament, sponsored byPaper Plus & Toyworld, waswon by B. Cotter’s Hillcrestteam with a maximum fourwins.

The runners-up were DaveBarnes, Stratton Colbert andJoan Maddren of Kihikihiwith three wins and a draw.

The mixed drawn pairs,contested over four rounds of10 ends, was won by NoeleneSanders and Rex McGill.

Runner-up were FredBoothby and Olga Barnes.

The Mavis Kiely Trophiesmixed pairs event was wonby Dot Anderson (s) and KenWells.

Sanders had further suc-cess, skipping BrianPickering to runners-up.

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These evenings will simply be Kelvin working with spirit.

Kelvin will read as many people permitted by spirit persession, although we do not guarantee he can read everyone.

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Hayden McCormick has hissights set firmly on making theNew Zealand men’s pursuit teamfor next year’s CommonwealthGames in Glasgow.

The 18-year-old is right in themix after enjoying a stunningpast 12 months on the road andtrack.

Five riders will be selected forthe pursuit team with four gettingto ride at the Games.

How ironic would it be if oneTe Awamutu rider gets to replaceanother — McCormick filling thespot in the team vacated by thenow retired Peter Latham.

But McCormick knows that hemust continue to get results in2013 to enhance his selectionclaims.

‘‘It’s great to have so muchdepth in team pursuit in NewZealand right now,’’ he told theCourier.

‘‘Having so many talented guyspushing for selection can onlymake the team go faster come theGames and Olympics two yearsfurther down the track.’’

The gifted teenage ridershowed his class finishing secondoverall (first under-23 rider) inSaturday’s 142km REV Classic —a premier one-day race in theWaikato which attracts some ofthe leading cyclists from through-out New Zealand.

McCormick was credited withthe same time as the men’s win-ner Shem Rodger, completing a TeAwamutu Sports quinella.

It was the last event he willcontest before embarking on themost challenging assignment ofhis fledgling professional career— riding for pro road cyclingteam Lotto-Bellisol.

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sponsored McCormick flies outfor Belgium on March 7 to be partof Lotto’s feeder team whichcontests the full under-23 racecalendar, including such Classicsas Paris-Roubaix and Tour ofFlanders.

Lotto will cover all his racingexpenses, as well as provide top-class equipment.

‘‘It’s a fantastic opportunitythat I want to grab with bothhands,’’ says McCormick.

‘‘Who knows, if I produce thenecessary results it could openthe door to a fully-fledged procontract in the future.’’

McCormick may have to do abit of juggling between his Lottoand BikeNZ commitments whileoverseas.

Since being picked up by Lotto,he is one of six young ridersnamed to join several Olympicincumbents in a five-monthEuropean-based training andracing programme to develop amen’s endurance track team forthe world championships andCommonwealth Games next yearand on to the Rio Olympics.

BikeNZ are looking to youth inits bid for Olympic success in the2016 Rio Games.

They have bypassed taking ateam pursuit to next month’sworld championships in Belarusin favour of the European cam-paign which will be based inOudenaarde in the Flanders areaof Belgium.

They have taken under-23squads for road training toBelgium for the last three yearsbut this year it has a differentfocus.

‘‘We are a track squad who willbe undergoing specific trackdevelopment training and racingwhich will include some roadtraining and racing to support

this,’’ says BikeNZ head coach,Dayle Cheatley.

‘‘The programme is aimed attrack outcomes and we will beusing this time to develop thisgroup in their physical develop-ment, track skills as well aslooking for combinations and ateam culture.’’

BikeNZ will move to a basepreviously used by the AustralianDrapac Porsche Continentalteam.

‘‘It is a perfect base set up forcycling teams.

‘‘It is within 30 minutes of twotracks in Ghent and Roubaix andvery close for training andracing.’’

The six young riders selected,with an average age of 19, com-prise Pieter Bulling and CameronKarwowski (both Invercargill),Hamish Schreurs and MichaelVink (both Christchurch), DylanKennett (Waimate) and HaydenMcCormick (Te Awamutu).

‘‘Some of them have been toEurope with our previous under-23 squads or come through ourunder-19 programme and haveexciting futures.’’

Highlights for McCormick lastyear included winning two UCIroad tours in France, two medalsat the Junior Track Worlds inInvercargill, and New ZealandNational elite men’s team pursuit,madison (Invercargill) andcriterium (Takapuna).

McCormick and the five otheryoung riders selected will link upwith Olympic incumbentsWestley Gough, Marc Ryan,Shane Archbold and Aaron Gatewho will be racing for teams inEurope.

From January, 2014 all theBikeNZ staff and riders will bebased at the new Avantidrome atCambridge.


MAYORAL CYCLE CHALLENGEThe Mayoral Cycle Challenge is this Thursday at

6pm at Leamington Sports Ground. Registration from5:30pm.

Helmets and a bike in good condition are a must.This is a family oriented, fantastic event...and a greatchance to ride alongside Mayor Alan Livingston.Bring a picnic and have an evening out with all thefamily. If poor weather conditions, please phone 07823 2510 for cancellations.

TE AWAMUTU BLUCK CUPThe Bluck Cup is a business house relay and has

been a long standing swimming event in TeAwamutu since 1950, last held in 2009. It is onSunday March 17, warm up 3pm, races start 3:30pm.This event is open to all aged with lots of othercategories on offer for the whole family. You do nothave to be a great swimmer as long as you can swimone length of the 25m pool. Entry forms are availableat the Events Centre or by [email protected].

The masters club would like to see this eventbecome regular once more, so come on down,support the club and have a go.

BADMINTON RACQUET AMNESTYIf you have a badminton racquet hiding in a

cupboard at home we would like to use it for anafterschool programme for primary and intermediatestudents. Please drop it to the Sport Waikato officeabove the Te Awamutu Information Centre or contactJude from tomorrow until Friday, March 8.

Quartet gear up for Ironman challengeA Te Awamutu quartet

will put months of intensivetraining into effect when par-ticipating in the 29thKellogg’s Nutri-Grain NewZealand Ironman at Taupo onSaturday.

The Nutri-Grain New Zea-land Ironman is the biggestannual international one-daysporting event, attractingmore than 1500 entrants froma record 53 countries, includ-ing a record 917 from New

Zealand this year.These numbers are in

stark contrast to theinaugural event in 1985 whichattracted 157 starters, withjust 68 from New Zealand.

There is a record 72participants from the Wai-kato region alone in 2013.

The four local athletesentered are Christine Craig, aregistered nurse fromOhaupo; Marcus Daws, anosteopath, also of Ohaupo; Te

Awamutu veterinarianJessica Shelgren, and Te Awa-mutu cook Gloria Eades.

The Waikato list alsoincludes Cambridge legalexecutive Keri Houston (47),winner of his age group in2011; Hamilton painter CorStory (59), who has completedIMNZ 16 times, and Hamiltondairy worker Craig Thorne(47), a veteran of 13 IMNZevents.

Ironman New Zealand is

the original InternationalIronman qualifying event andnow one of 30 events thatqualify participants for theWorld Championships inHawaii.

The elite professionals willrace for prizemoney ofUS$50,000 as well as import-ant qualifying points, whileage groupers will vie for titlesas well as 40 qualifying spotsfor the World Champion-ships.

Record entries for Tryathlon

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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: St Patrick’s Catholic Schoolsiblings Abbie and Molly Osborn in celebratory mood aftercompleting the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids Tryathlon.

The Sanitarium Weet-BixKids Tryathlon at UniversityFields , Hamilton Eastattracted record entries.

Over 2000 kids aged sevento 15 years participated,including many from TeAwamutu and surroundingdistricts.

Sporting celebrit iesincluding Anna Harrison,Valerie Adams and DebbieTanner joined the crowd tocheer the kids on and handedout medals at the finish line.

St Patrick’s CatholicSchool, Te Awamutu wasrepresented by a largecontingent, including theOsborn siblings, Abbie (9)and Molly (7). The two veryexcited sisters had a fantas-tic ‘fun filled’ day. They woretheir Weetbix T-Shirts withpride, competed withenthusiasm and were soproud to receive theirmedals at the finish linefrom Valerie Adams.

Pierre van Heerden, gen-

eral manager for Health &Wellbeing Company, saysthe event was a huge successand his team were veryimpressed.

‘‘The Hamilton event wasa fantastic morning, it wasgreat to see kids giving theTryathlon their best shotand trying for a personalbest.

‘‘On behalf of Weet-BixKids Tryathlon, I would liketo thank the local commun-ity for their support andspectators for coming alongto make the event special forthe children involved.’’

Over the past 21 yearsmore than 240,000 New Zea-land children have takenpart in a Weet-Bix KidsTryathlon, including NewZealand sporting heroes,Alison Shanks, AndreaHewitt and Sarah Walker.

The Weet -Bix KidsTryathlon holds the worldrecord for being the largestchildren’s sporting event of

its kind.Thirteen cities and towns

will host the event through-out New Zealand in 2013.


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BirthsPEARCE.

Rebecca and Aaronare happy to announcethe birth of their newson"Joel Jason Anthony"

Weighing 3910gms (8lb10oz).

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

DeathsBAILEY,Richard.On 23 Februarypeacefully at MurdochHospice Freemantleafter a short battlewith cancer aged 41.Father of Shania.Loved son of Lindaand Ray. Much lovedbrother and mate ofMichael and Chick,Andrew and Samm.Uncle of Georgia andFrankie, Paetyn,Anika, Keilah andBeauden.

"A life lived hard, nobackward steps.We will miss you

so much."

FERGUSON,Ross.To the best neighboura family could have -always a spanner toborrow or word ofadvice. A greatneighbour for 35 years.Thoughts go out toJulie and family;Barbara and Peter.From Stephen andAndrew and the wholeReymer family ofDingle Road.

"Happy Fishing"

LAWRENCE,Noel.Father of Dale andAidan. Died atMatariki on Thursday14 February 2013.

Funeral was held onTuesday 19 February2013 at AlexandraHouse Chapel.

In Memoriam

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BAYLISSLinda Pamela.

We miss you even morethan words can say,

till we meet again.

Love you foreverPam, John, David and Rocky

1 April 1967 - 26 February 2007

FORMALNOTICES

Church Services

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WORLD DAYWORLD DAY OF PRAYER OF PRAYER

Friday March 1 Te Awamutu

Theme “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”

An ecumenical Service prepared by the women of France

Morning Tea 10.00am10.30am Service to follow

All are invited

Baptist Church, 106 Teasdale Street

$30 ADULTS $15 UNDER 15 YEARS

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ArohenaTRAIL RIDESunday 3 March

NEW TRACKNEW TRACK

Barbeque sausages, drinks available for purchaseBarbeque sausages, drinks available for purchase

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BYPROUDLY SUPPORTED BY WILKSBROOKE MOTORS LTDWILKSBROOKE MOTORS LTD

Any queries please contact eitherCory Jefferies 872 4333 / 027 518 6949 or Scott Wilson 872 4339

Approx 40km Loop plus separate 5km loopfor learners and kids’ mini track.

Mixed Terrain, open farmland, forestry, hill country. HELMET AND SUITABLE FOOTWEAR COMPULSORY

Assemble at Arohena Hall, Pukewhau Road off Waipapa Road. Sign on from 8am - track opens at 9am closes at 3pm

WAITANGI TRIBUNAL

INQUIRY UNDER THE TREATY OF WAITANGI ACT 1975 CONCERNING THE COMBINED RECORD OF INQUIRY FOR

THE TE ROHE P-OTAE CLAIMS (WAI 898)NOTICE is given that the Waitangi Tribunal will hold its third Te Rohe Pötae hearing week to hear evidence from tangata whenua and professional witnesses on pre-treaty transactions - old land claims and Crown pre-emption from 1885 to 1909. The five day hearing will begin with a pöwhiri at 5:00pm on Sunday, 3 March 2013. Hearing proceedings will commence at 9:00am on Monday, 4 March 2013 and conclude at approximately 5:00pm on Friday, 8 March 2013.Venue: Maketu Marae Kaora Street KäwhiaThe Hearing is open to the public and further information can be obtained from: The Registrar Waitangi Tribunal DX SX 11237 WELLINGTON Ph: (04) 914 3000 Fax: (04) 914 3001Dated at Wellington on 18 February 2013Jenny Symefor the RegistrarWAITANGI TRIBUNAL

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NOWSPACEMEDITATION

Weekend CourseTe Awamutu8-10 March 2013Hamilton22-24 March 2013

For further infoPh Marie-Ann Quin on 871 1636

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FREEMAN COURTTE AWAMUTU EVENTIDE HOME TRUST BOARD

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Members of the public are welcome.

The Annual General Meeting of Te Awamutu Eventide Home Trust Board will be held at

Freeman Court, 387 Roche Street, Te Awamutu on

Thursday, 7 March 2013 at 2pm

Public Notices

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CHANGE OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIPAfter 30 years of ownership, I have now sold my business to Kerry (Beau) and Nicole Southcombe. Beau has been involved in my business for eight years and will be no stranger to many of you.I know that they will continue to provide top quality service and assistance to you.Beau and Nicole will be trading under the new name of Singleton & Hansen 2012 Ltd, from the same premises, phone and postal address will also stay the same. Effective 1 February 2013.I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your support over theyears. I have enjoyed my work in the industry, and many of you have become friends.Whilst Annette and I start our new venture, I am confi dent I leave you invery capable hands.Kind regards,Murray and Annette Davidson - Singleton & Hansen Plumbing Ltd

PersonalHELEN Milner, pleasecontact David on 0279 467585 - no texts please.LANDLORDS call 870 4990- James Parlane forProperty Management,have the best agreementand supervision.

SAME DAYINTROS

There is no need to spendanother day alone whenwonderful women andmen are wanting to meetright now. Call today andmeet someone great assoon as tonight! Phone0800 856 640 til 8pmMatchmaker since 1989www.bridgesdating.co.nz

Sports Notices

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TE AWAMUTU COLLEGE BASKETBALL CLUB

AGM

Any queries contact Anna 027 275 7343

All welcome

Thursday 28 February 7pm Te Awamutu College

Staffroom

AGMWednesday 6 March 2013

7pmTo be held in the Pavilion

RADISHCATERING

CAFENOWOPEN

BENSONROAD

Sports NoticesGOLFERS

WAITOMO Golf Cluboffering a full playingmembership for $340.$600 for two. This isongoing and not a firstyear sub. For furtherinformation ph 021 617349.

Sports Notices

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TE AWAMUTU SPORTS JUNIOR RUGBY

Registration/Weigh In EveningsTe Awamutu Sports ClubroomsSunday 3 March, 11am - 2pm

Come and meet Mooloo and see the Ranfurly Shield!Join in some fun games with some

top Waikato players and enjoy a sausage sizzle!Wednesday 6 March, 5.30pm - 7.30pmTuesday 12 March, 5.30pm - 7.30pm

All grades 6th-13th $45.00 per player (shorts/socks included)

Must pay on nightAll grades to wear boots in 2012

Age Identifi cation Required/Birth Certifi cateAny late regisrations will incur a late fee

of $10 per playerContact: Jeremy Collett - 021 830 614

CHILDRENS’ water andsand play table, $20 ono.Ph 871 4383.

COLLEGE senior greytrousers, size 96, tapered,$35. Ph 871 9100.

MICROWAVE, Philipsbrand, great condition,$20. Ph 870 6406.

PRESERVING jars, 23small, four large, $20. Ph871 5657.

TODDLER gate, swingsand slides open, $25 ono.Ph 022 670 72543

VACUUM cleaner, AEGbags included, $40. Ph 027335 8711 after 5pm.

Auctions

National Cooking School Closed Down. Over 100 quality S/S pots & pans, 19 gas oven/ranges, combi ovens, S/S benches. In all 6 Truck & Trailer loads. The fi rst Auction is Sunday 3rd March 10-30am at 9 – 11 Peregrine Place Hamilton. Full details & approx 200 photos visit www.brianmillenauctions.co.nz

FirewoodMACROCARPA 4m3 pertruckload - $300delivered. Ph 07 823 6712.SUMMER Special -firewood for sale, 5m3 -$150, 10m3 - $270delivered. Ph 07 873 9190or 021 617 349.

Fruit & Vegetables

GOLDENQUEEN

PEACHESCOMING SOON!Orders taken now

Please phone871 7840

GrazingHAYLAGE, 125conventional sizewrapped bales. Ideal forhorses, lifestyle blocksetc. Small amounts tosuit. Phone 07 823 6131evenings.

Livestock & Poultry

TWO YEAR Jerseybulls recorded

and unrecordedEBL, BVD, TB free.Ph 07 873 6593or 021 780 105

YearlingJersey Bulls

for leaseBVD vaccinated,EBC and TB freePh 07 873 6593

Stock Auctions

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0272 431 078 or 07 871 33130272 237 092 or 07 871 33160275 965 142 or 07 870 60590274 932 063 or 07 873 185507 871 3927 or 027 473 5856

Te Awamutu Weekly SaleTe Awamutu Saleyards, Paterangi RoadThursday, 28 February 2013Sale Comprising:11.00 Prime & Boners10 Fat Cattle250 Boners

Store Cattle10 x 2 year Steers & Heifers30 Yearling Beef X Steers & Heifers30 Weaner Beef X Steers & Heifers

12.00 Sheep & Calves20 Feeder Calves

A/C Client15 FBCWantedHigh BW recorded MT cows

Further EnquiriesChris Ryan Andrew Reyland Andy Transom Bill DonnellyMatt Robinson

Vehicles Wanted

Dead or aliveDead or aliveFree removal

Same day serviceOpen Seven Days

Hiace Hilux Landcruiser CorollaTownace Liteace 4WD’s Big Trucks

FROM $250 - $10,000*(Conditions Apply)

0800 700 180

TOP CASH PAID

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Vehicles WantedCAR broken down? NeedWOF repairs? Can’tafford them? Don’t dumpyour car. Call us - we buy.Cash paid. Ph 027 414 1853- Jason.

Board And ResidenceFULLY furnished roomfor professional. Ph 8713301.

To LetCARAVANS to let from$30, long term. Ph 8712171 or 0274 407 101.

COSY three brm PakuraStreet house, heatpump,DVS, garage, no dogs,references and refereesreqd, $280 p/wk,available [email protected] .

LARGE four brm homeand 10 acres. Ph 871 6141.

LOVELY three brm home,warm, garage, pets ok,$350 p/wk. Ph 07 377 4382or 027 495 7878.

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TE AWAMUTUSELF STORAGE

From $20 p/wk24hr access

Camera SurveillancePH: 07 856 7584or 027 608 1749

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ROOMS TO RENTPortable, insulated,

power, carpet, curtainsVarious sizes

Ph/txt 07 847 3172027 458 2904

www.rooms2go.co.nz

www.jmpm.co.nz

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THREE BRM• 443/1 Factory Road, HRV, carport, $280 p/wk• 97 St Marys Avenue, fi re, garage, $290 p/wk• 29 Whittaker, heatpump, sleepout, garage, $330 p/wk• 115 Rosehearty, near new, ensuite, garage, $390 p/wkFOUR BRM• 1984 Alexandra Street, brick, garage, $330 p/wk

A1 SELFA1 SELF STORAGESTORAGE

New facility, many sizes, good rates, security and

seven day access.Ph 871 3332

or 021 912 900

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THREE brm house plussunroom, carport anddouble garage, $300 p/wk,Loomb Place. Ph 07 8236006.

THREE brm house, singlegarage plus extraworkspace, large deckand garden, HRV,fireplace, no dogs, longterm avail to nonsmoking couple or smallfamily, midway TeAwamutu - Cambridge,school bus at gate,references and bondreqd, $260 p/wk,conditions apply. Ph 8713848 or 027 271 3848.

THREE brm house, TeTomo Street, $280 p/wk.Ph 021 0241 5332.

TIDY three brm house,$270 p/wk. Ph Steve 027254 227.

TWO brm brick unit, newdecor and carpet, lockupgarage and shed, fencedlawns, Williams Street,Te Awamutu, $240 p/wk.Ph 027 5432 839.

CLASSIFIED Deadline ismidday, day prior topublication.

ENQUIRE today!Classified advertising, itreally works!. Ph 8715151.

WATERBLASTING - PhUltra Clean 0800 569 656today!

Business for Saleand Wanted

GREAT opportunity to beyour own boss.Unlimited earningpotential for thismanufacturing andinstallation business, noexperience needed as fulltraining given. Can workfrom home or there isexisting workshop forrent. No time wasters.Call 870 6267.

For LeaseBUILDING, 112m3 to lease.Ph 871 2171 or 027 4407101.

EXTRA large securelockup yard area withbuilding options avail.Ph 871 2171 or 027 4407101.

Wanted to RentCOUNTRY home, maturecouple, referencesavailable, Waipa orWaikato area. Ph 022 1964127.

Trade Services

MOSS, ALGAE,LICHEN TREATMENT

Johnny NelsonJohnny Nelson 027 476 3347or 871 7389

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

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

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

DRAINAGENo job too bigor too small -

WE DO IT ALL!Ph 870 6244 or Colin

027 498 9022

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RUNNING OUTOF GRASS?Meateater

Homekills Ltd

Ph 871 9995

No Credit Checks$16 per week

Low Connection Fee.

PREPAIDHOMEPHONE

Ph 0800 667 466

WINDOWS professionallycleaned, home, businessand rural - ClearlyWindows 0800 405 588.

Gardening &Landscaping

GARDENERRON Elder for all yourgarden maintenance. Ph870 6453 or 027 845 8530.

Property & HomeMaintenance

GASFULL gas servicing andinstallation service. CallPratts today 870 5020.

ROOFSRE-SCREWING roofs,save thousands. CallPratts 870 5020.

WINDOWS cleaned by theexperts. Ph Ultra Clean0800 569 656.

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CARPETCLEANING

IICRC Approved

ULTRA CLEANPh 0800 569 656

Gardening &Landscaping

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

PHARMACY ASSISTANT

MEGA CENTRE • CAMBRIDGE ROAD • TE AWAMUTU

This is a full time position, with some rostered weekend work. Pharmacy or retail experience is preferable, but full training will be provided to the successful applicant. To apply contact Gemma with your CV (preferably in person). Applications close Wednesday 6 March.

Gemma Waterhouse-Perry, Sanders PharmacyMega Centre, Cambridge Road, Te Awamutu872 0564, [email protected]

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Sanders Pharmacy requires an enthusiastic, versatile team player to join our friendly staff. We are looking for a person with a passion for customer service, a willingness to learn and excellent people skills. This person will excel at retail sales (cosmetics, gifts, medicines and natural health), processing orders, general housekeeping and taking out prescriptions.

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WAITOMO CAVES DISCOVERY CENTREThe Waitomo Caves Museum Society is a not for profi t organisation that operates the Waitomo Caves Discovery Centre. The Centre consists of an i-SITE visitor information centre, education centre, exhibits, souvenir shop, postal agency and library. The organisation is a 7-day a week operation based in the Waitomo Caves village.

TEAM LEADER - WAITOMO i-SITEA rare opportunity exists for somebody who is friendlyand reliable to lead the team within the information centre, retail shop and postal centre.Customer service, computer skills, cash handling,experience with successfully managing and leading staff and creating a supportive and positive environment are all skills that will be an advantage.The position includes: Interaction with tourists of all nationalities; bookings and ticketing; stock management; a positive and enthusiastic attitude with a high level of self-motivation and initiative.This position is on a permanent basis and will requireweekend work.

Applications close 11 March 2013

All applicants are required to submit a completed application form.Please ring, drop in or email for a job description and application form.

Waitomo i-SITE, 21 Waitomo Caves Road,Waitomo Caves, WaitomoPH : 07 878 7640EM: [email protected]

MERCHANDISER/REP -part time casual work, TeAwamutu/Cambridge/Te Kuiti, must be alreadyin stores merchandising,great hourly rate,established non-foodbranded product. EmailCV and photo to [email protected]

ROOFER reqd, exper notnecessary, must have fulldrivers license and owntransport. Ph Wayne 027331 3729.

Situations WantedFENCING

FARM - Residential -Lifestyle, for all yourfencing requirements,experience and qualityguaranteed. Ph 07 8271849 or mobile 027 4730001.

KEEN male seeking farmemployment, four yearsexper, two years solecharge, excellentreferences. Ph Zhan Riri0211 531 867.

KNAPSACK sprayinggang. Ph TurnerContracting - approvedchemical applicator 8713403 or 0275 114 467.

Need help?Phone: 07 871 3176

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GROUNDZONE Tree Carerequires a qualifiedarborist or anarboriculture studentfrom Wintec for two orthree days per week. Ph07 823 8183.

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CAREGIVER WANTEDExperience preferred.

Part time position, hours negotiable, will lead to full time for the right person.

Good rates, excellent team.

Please call Sue on 871 55051743 Rewi Street, Te Awamutu

DO YOU HAVE A NEW ADDITON OR A SPECIAL EVENT WORTH CELEBRATING?

ANNOUNCE IT HERE!The community newspaper - your footprint to great news!

Phone: 871-5151Fax: 871-3675Courier

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Are youAre you getting thegetting the maximummaximum value forvalue for

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TRY:TRY:- Adding colour- Adding colour- A cartoon, - A cartoon,

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reverse : white on reverse : white on black or colour black or colour on black . on black .

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QUARTET MFINAL TUE 5:40

DJANGO UNCHAINED R16 TUE & WED 7:20, THU & FRI 7:15,

SAT 6:50, SUN 4:50

HITCHCOCK MWED 5:40, SAT 3:30, FINAL SUN 1:50

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD M TUE & WED 6:00 & 8:00, SAT 3:50 & 8:00,

SUN 6:00

ANNA KARENINA MTUE 5:45 & 8:10, WED 10:15, 5:45 & 8:10,

THU 5:25, FRI 10:10 & 5:25,SAT 1:00 & 5:10, SUN 11:00 & 3:10

SPECIAL MORNING SESSIONS FRIDAY, SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY

PICTURE PERFECT

If you’ve got the nerve, buckle up. An old-fashioned drama and all the better

for it. It veers between wonderfully tense and grippingly intelligent and

is brimming with a series of terrific performances. Definitely worth

boarding.FLIGHT R16

TUE & WED 7:35, THU & FRI 7:45,SAT 7:35, SUN 5:35

LES MISERABLES M TUE 7:00, WED 10:00 & 7:00, THU 7:00, FRI 10:00 & 7:00, SAT 1:10, 4:05 & 7:00,

SUN 11:10, 2:05 & 5:00By Numerous Requests.

An affectionate, cheerful, feel-good story that doesn’t venture anywhere

near gangs, drugs and violence. MT. ZION PG

TUE 5:30, WED 10:30 & 5:30,THU & FRI 5:30, SAT 1:20 & 5:00,

SUN 11:20 & 3:00

Fairy tales don’t always happen. The script is sharp with plenty of laughs and cringe-worthy moments. This is a very British film with some true British talent. The laughs are plentiful and the story is definitely unlike the usual, a comedy-

drama with a difference. It’s not all plain-sailing though, in fact it’s an incredibly bumpy ride. It may

start off edgy but it ends with a double helping of schmaltz.

I GIVE IT A YEAR MTHU 6:00 & 8:00, FRI 10:30, 6:00 & 8:00,

SAT 1:30 & 5:30, SUN 11:30 & 3:30

Well-acted and well-paced adaptation of Nicholas (Notebook, Lucky One)

Sparks’ romantic thriller with the right cast. Definitely worth going to see, certainly on the big screen, as the

locations are amazing. A gentle and satisfying watch.SAFE HAVEN M

THU 5:40 & 7:50, FRI 10:20, 5:40 & 7:50, SAT 1:40 & 5:50, SUN 11:40 & 3:50


www.teawamutu.co.nzCheck out what’s on, people, links, games, list your business, community groups, upcoming events.Home of the online Te Awamutu Courier

Steve Miller Bandopening for Santana

The fabulous Steve MillerBand opens for Santana atAuckland’s Vector Arena onTuesday, March 19 and wehave a second chance to win adouble pass to this legendaryline-up.

Santana has a new album— Shape Shifter which hasbeen 20 years in the makingand contains a raft of stellarinstrumentals and one vocaltrack.

It sits well with his earlierwork which includes themassive hits Sunshine OfYour Love, Maria Maria andBlack Magic Woman.

Steve Miller (pictured),taught to play guitar bylegend Les Paul, set the blues-rock scene on fire with greatnumbers such as Gangster OfLove, Rock ‘N Me, Fly Like AnEagle, Jet Airliner, JungleLove, The Joker, Abraca-dabra, Livin’ In The USA,Take The Money And Run andSwingtown

Two great acts — one greatnight — guaranteed! Ticketsfrom ticketmaster.

■ To be in towin simply put yourname, address and daytimephone number on the back of astandard sized envelope, addressit to the SantanaDouble PassCompetition andmake sure itreaches our office by 5pm, Friday.

This competition is provided by ‘Fill The House TicketsProject’, proudly supporting families of children with

cancer.

Jan Hood Country Club guestThis Saturday’s Te Awa-

mutu Country Variety Clubguest is the talented JanHood from Tokoroa.

She has been singingcountry music for about 20years and comes from amusical family.

Her brother is a profes-sional drummer and singer,her son is a cabaret singerand her daughter made it tothe Entertainer of the Yearfour years ago.

Hood has a wonderful

depth to her singing andtakes pride in performing tothe very highest standard.

She recently started enter-ing awards, the latest being

The Waikato Awards held inTe Awamutu, and has beendoing well, taking heart fromthe high marks andcomments to follow herdream to become a topcountry music entertainer.He Forrestland CountryMusic Club and support crewalso be visiting, as will Pin-nacle Country Music Clubfrom Avondale .

Show starts at 12.30pm atThe Bible Chapel. All wel-come.

CINEMASCENE SPECIAL EVENT

Love InPortofino

Andrea Bocelli,the world’s mostbeloved tenor, ismaking his cinemadebut as his newLove In Portofinoconcert is releasedfor a limited engage-ment at cinemasaround the world.

Love InPortofino — whicharrives in cinemasas Bocelli releaseshis new studioalbum Passione —was recorded inAugust 2012 asBocelli hosted anintimate and trulyromantic outdoorconcert in one of themost beautiful set-tings on earth.

The cinema eventalso features a worldexclusive interviewwith Bocelli filmedat his Italian home.

Playing to aspecially invitedaudience at the

Piazzetta in Portofino, the filmallows cinema audiences toexperience the most successfulclassical solo artist ever as hecovers the most famous lovesongs in the world.

Captured live in pristine digi-tal cinema quality and full 5.1surround sound, the event isproduced by a host of awardwinning talent, including 16-timeGrammy Award winner DavidFoster.

During the evening, Bocellishares the stage with a sen-sational ensemble of supportingtalent, including Caroline Camp-bell on violin, German starHelene Fischer and Braziliansinger-songwriter Sandy onvocals, Chris Botti playing trum-pet, and Bocelli’s fiance VeronicaBerti joining him for a duet ofSomething Stupid, all backed by a40 piece orchestra and rhythmsection.

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