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Waipā will bounce back from lockdown because locals are supporting local businesses, an economist told business and community leaders this week.

Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen said Waipā’s economic performance showed residents put their money where their mouths were by buying local after last year’s lockdown and are likely to do the same this time.

Olsen’s presentation came after the Waipā District Council’s monthly meeting which considered an optimistic prelockdown report from business development manager Steve Tritt.

“Waipā made a great recovery after lockdown 1 on the strength of the underlying economy,” he told the council and was likely to weather the latest lockdown storm.

Construction was the strongest growing sector followed by retail, which Olsen said he predicted would have been hit hard if not for the buy local campaign, while the difficulty in finding workers during the seasonal period had impacted on the primary industries, he said.

Cr Susan O’Regan, who represents the rural Kakepuku ward, said she was concerned at that skills gap given Waipā’s reliance on the primary sector.

“This gap combined with the

significant absence of migrant workforce contributing to the shortfall in staffing options has created challenges for many in our sector.”

Chief executive Garry Dyet asked whether the district’s sustained level of growth from Aucklanders moving south to Waipā would continue.

The general affordability of Waipā over Auckland would see that trend continue, said Olsen as would the completion of Waikato Expressway.

Auckland was showing the steepest drop in public transport levels which suggested more people were working from home and that was another reason the southward drift to Waipā would remain sustained.

Waipā’s spending level increase after lockdown last year was better than its neighbouring local authorities – Hamilton, Waikato and Matamata-Piako – and higher than the national average, said Olsen during his presentation.

Waipā’s spending had grown by 15 per cent compared to pre-pandemic 2019 levels. Waipā also saw continued growth in the number of residents in employment.

Olsen will now review the economic assumptions used by council in developing its 20212031 Long Term Plan and present back in September.

• Chamber airs Covid concern – See Page 12.

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On the subject of local champions – why is Richard Jacobsen in today’s News? See Page 3.

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In those days Ken would have probably just waved us off or allowed us to pay when next passing. Despite our significant patronage over so many years, it seems the trust of the old days is no more.

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Where drugs are being sold from an address, you will see a steady stream of visitors (yes, even in lockdown levels) staying for just a short time. You may see full bags or laptops being handed over to the house occupants. Sometimes sums of money will change hands too. As you will know from the media, gangs are involved in the drug trade.

We are therefore also keen for information on the movements of gang members into and within our community. While gang members are well known for their patches, members and associates alike will also often wear hoodies printed with gang initials or insignias. Some will have gang tattoos on their faces or body. If such activity is happening near you, we want to know.

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Name debate

Waipā Iwi Consultative committee member Harold Maniapoto (Kakepuku – Waitiahoaho Te Ruki) has objected to the name for the district’s new Māori ward. He told the committee yesterday he preferred Waipā Tainui rather than Māori ward. The other wards were not called Pākehā wards, he said. His submission will go forward to the representation review which closes 29 September.

Meeting postponed

The Trustees of Waipā Networks Trust have postponed the 2021 Annual General Beneficiaries meeting and 2021 Ownership Review Meeting, due to be held tomorrow, as a result of the Covid lockdown.

The meeting will be held on September 24.

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Pensioner pints under review

By Mary Anne Gill

Regulations around happy hour or cheese and biscuit type gatherings in retirement villages and rest homes are dealt with too “inconsistently”, says the man responsible for issuing Waipā liquor licenses.

In a report to the Waipā District Council monthly meeting on Tuesday, liquor licensing compliance manager Karl Tutty said the establishments were often confused as to whether they needed a licence to serve alcohol to residents.

“Each case may be different but even in cases where there are sales, some argue that this is an extension of their home,” he said.

“It is apparent across the country that retirement complexes range from unlicensed, to holders of club licences and on-licences.”

Waipā, as the district licensing authority, is required to make an annual report to the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority.

In calling for a review of the act, Tutty told the council the district licensing authority did not get a lot of feedback from hospitals and other agencies around what harm alcohol was playing in the community.

“The act is old and would benefit from quite a significant review in several areas.”

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continued by many suppliers, so the availability of alcohol may have increased as people not willing or able to go to the store now have other options,” Tutty said.

Cr Clare St Pierre said she was concerned the local authority was not aware of the harm “being perpetrated through communities” by excess alcohol use.

Waipā was putting pressure on but there were concerns about privacy and data sharing, he said.

Cambridge-based Peter Carr, the president of the Retirement Villages Residents Association, agreed the

Sale of Liquor Act needed reviewing.

The village he lives in recently applied for a licence across the whole facility.

A retirement village that wants to allow the sale of alcohol must be licensed in some way under the act by either applying for a special licence, an on-licence or incorporating a club or society.

“The whole damn system is too ponderous.

“I’m 80 years of age. I don’t need a bureaucrat in the local body telling me when I should be able to buy a wine or a whiskey,” he said.

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FreshChoice stores in Cambridge and Te Awamutu came to the support of the Cancer Society in its time of need.

When Lockdown conditions scuppered the annual Daffodil Day appeal last week Richard and wife Jane Jacobsen at Leamington FreshChoice decided to step in.

“We noticed in the paper a story about the Cancer Society not being able to sell their daffs for their annual fundraiser,” Richard said. “We both know how much they do to support people with cancer and wondered how we could help.”

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practices, he said.

Tutty said from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, of the 13 new licences issued, 11 were on-licences and the other two for an off and club licence.

No applications were refused.

“The number of applications that receive objections from members of the public or reporting agencies remain very small, but there is some evidence that objectors are becoming more organised.

“The use of social media to ‘rally support’ for objections is becoming more evident, but these often fail to materialise into formal objections or do not meet the Act’s criteria for objections,” Tutty said.

District licensing staff were surprised during the first lockdown last year that alcohol remained available in supermarkets and that government deemed off-licence premises to be ‘essential business’ offering contactless sale and delivery.

“This could have been very detrimental to the objectives of the act,” he said.

Easy availability of alcohol through remote sales, click and collect and home delivery raised questions on the robustness of controls on assessing age verification and intoxication, particularly when police were not monitoring as actively as usual.

“These options have been

James Clark in Te Awamutu

The result was the two stores promoting the appeal.

“We discussed it, I phoned Ian at Clandon Daffodils, he put us onto Shay of the Cancer Society who gave us the go ahead. I spoke to the Police to make sure they were happy with us doing it, and they gave the all clear.”

Richard visited growers and picked up as many bunches of Daffs as he could fit into the delivery van.

“That is when I learned that not only would the Cancer Society not get any funds for selling their daffs, but also they would also make a big loss as they had already paid for the daffodils - so a double loss,” he said.

Richard dropped off daffodils to James Clark, owner-operator at FreshChoice Te Awamutu, and brought the rest back to his Leamington store.

He set a target of trying to raise $10,000, and opened the fundraising by buying a bunch for each for his 64 staff “so they would have some sunshine at home while they are working so hard”.

By Monday sales had not just reached $10,000 – they had topped the $15,000 mark.

“The teams on checkout and around the store really got behind it and of course Cambridge

News put it on line for us so everybody knew what was happening. The subsequent support both stores received from our local communities has been fantastic.

“I think that being smaller locally owned community stores rather than a large corporate makes it a lot easier for us get the support from our local customers, we know most of them and they trust us,” Richard said.

“We have really enjoyed doing this for such a good cause and would jump at the chance again next year if there is a similar problem.”

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Yes minister, no minister

By Viv Posselt

When Malcolm French and his wife Jan return to Canada next week, it will be with a measure of quiet acceptance and some sadness at the way their New Zealand adventure ended.

The couple is taking a demonstrably Christian approach to a government decision not to renew their visa. Many have gone into bat to have that decision overturned, and for that Malcolm is deeply grateful.

“But at the end of the day, God calls us to be where God calls us to be. It’s not what we wanted, but it will be fine.”

Nonetheless, his Christian charity has been tested.

“I am a bit grumpy with the PM… I will probably write her a letter in which I will reference the ‘Yes Prime Minister’ segment suggesting that there could be something amiss when politicians feel they cannot overrule bureaucrats. Then again, she may be too young to know the series.”

It was the 61-year-old’s age that finally scuppered him, but he said the government’s stance was based on regulation, not law, and those in the know were surprised an exception could not have been made, particularly in

view of how difficult it is to fill church positions.

“I have worked in government … I understand the tension between bureaucrats and politicians.

At the end of the day, bureaucrats recommend, politicians decide.”

Malcolm came to St Andrew’s in late 2017, on a two-year religious work visa.

“Normally, the process allows us to apply for permanent residency halfway through the second two-year term. In our case, that came up in late 2019. We didn’t apply until just before lockdown last year, then nothing happened for a while.”

He wonders whether the outcome might have been different if he had applied when he was first able, months before the first lockdown and the surge of kiwis abroad seeking to return could have impacted the decision.

He will take over his new ministry at St Simon’s Anglican Church in Oakville, in the Diocese of Niagara, on September 15. It’s a city of almost 200,000 and six Anglican parishes. “Here, I saw myself not just as the vicar of St Andrew’s, but as the vicar of Cambridge. It will be different in Oakville.”

Malcolm and Jan have

become part of the fabric of Cambridge life.

Jan was on the board at the Cambridge Community Marae and also co-ordinated the Selwyn Centre, he was both chairman and chaplain at Cambridge St John.

They were both learning Te Reo Māori; a letter from the office of the Māori

monarch, Tūheitia Paki, expressed gratitude for the way Malcolm had respected Māori tikanga. They love Cambridge and had hoped to retire here.

While the big stuff hasn’t gone their way, the minutiae of moving has been gentler.

Their beloved dog Megwich, given a native Canadian

Cree name, has been happily re-homed, they have found accommodation in Oakville and have cast their ballots for the September 20 Canadian Federal election.

Malcolm had been offered two positions – one in England, the other in Oakville, near Toronto. He managed to get his original

start date extended so as to celebrate the St Andrew’s Parish sesquicentennial with the community.

“Covid put an end to that,” he said wryly. “We had planned for my farewell service on Sunday. Now, instead of going out with a bang, I’ll be going out with a whimper.”

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News senior writer Mary Anne Gill’s last set of lockdown pics were a hit on the News Facebook page, and only one appeared in print. She has been out and about again in the last week – as this series of shots shows. It was all quiet at Lake Te Koo Utu, and the Cambridge clock was again a victim of Covid time with no one available to wind it up. The warning signs around a Leamington playground were showing a bit of stress – but the message to motorists was consistent.

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Ngāhinapōuri growth plan approved

By Mary Anne Gill

Ngāhinapōuri is to undergo an $8.75 million upgrade which will help position the now sleepy Waipā village into a bustling community.

The work has been a long time coming, Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest said when opening discussion on Tuesday at the council’s monthly meeting.

A Ngāhinapōuri Village Concept Plan was first mooted three years ago.

Consultants worked with the community to finalise a plan which features three large housing areas, a community hub and improved vehicle, pedestrian and cycle access.

At the core is a new roundabout at the intersection of SH39, Reid and Ngāhinapōuri roads followed by the development of a mixed-use centre providing goods, services, hospitality, entertainment and office space.

Community facilities including healthcare, childcare and exercise facilities are included in the concept plan with an option to redevelop the community hall.

Reid Road would be realigned to provide space to promote and prioritise pedestrian and cycle use between the school, open space,

commercial amenities and facilities.

There would also be direct public pedestrian access to the popular ninehole Ngāhinapōuri Golf course.

Strategic Projects driver Justine Kennedy said the concept plan was created in collaboration with mana whenua, key community stakeholders, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, Ministry of Education and council.

“I’m so pleased that we were able to incorporate so many of these into the final plan and I am proud of what we’ve created together, which is a true reflection of the wider community’s vision for the village.”

Councillors Clare St Pierre and Bruce Thomas, whose Pirongia ward includes Ngāhinapōuri, both welcomed the adoption of the plan.

“It has been an extraordinary effort to get this finalised. The feedback we’ve had is the community is behind it,” said St Pierre.

“It is a great blueprint for the growth we are anticipating in the village.”

Thomas said the concept plan was very good but questioned what was in place to ensure the vision of improved pedestrian and cycle connectivity was adhered to.

“Our planning team is familiar with

the concept plan,” said Kennedy.

Any future developments would be referenced to the plan.

“There will be a high degree of community interest to keep us honest,” she said.

Implementing the new concept plan will be subject to funding allocation through the 2024-34 Long Term Plan and private developer aspirations.

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As Hamilton Gardens information centre volunteer Marg Grover knows, there’s much more to the popular attraction than meets the eye.

So she’s teamed up with a class from Leamington School to create a book to help visiting children discover some of its hidden magic.

“Actually, I’m calling it an ‘idea’ rather than a ‘book’ at the moment,” said Marg,

who began volunteering at the gardens after lockdown last year because she’d had so much fun there with her grandchildren.

“I’ve mocked it up as a photo book and am now investigating publishing possibilities.”

‘Tui and Ted’s adventures at Hamilton Gardens’ follows two soft toys as they explore the expansive park, discovering a tiny red door cut into a wall, huge Egyptian statues, a zen garden and much more.

Whether or not the picture book ends up being printed for sale, it’s already provided a rich learning experience for Room 22 at Leamington School, where Marg works as a relief teacher.

The class gave Marg feedback on her first draft and helped her edit it, an experience that’s left them feeling “proud”, “valued”, “creative”, “involved” and “accomplished”.

“I had specific questions I asked the kids and they gave me some great ideas,” Marg

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“They suggested having questions to make the book interactive and adding a map, and they also came up with the idea of introducing a new character and creating a second book, which we’ve written together.”

In the second book, Tui and Ted use clever detective work to track down Kiri the kiwi, who is lost in the gardens.

Room 22 teacher Rebecca Paulsen said being involved with Whaea Marg’s project had helped her students understand and connect with the writing and editing processes.

“They’ve also learnt a lot about Hamilton Gardens,” she said. “It’s a book that helps kids stop and smell the flowers.”

Nine-year-old student Colin said he learnt all the food in the Mansfield Garden was made of concrete, while Caleb discovered there were machines inside some trees to make the branches move.

Marg said the book was targeted at 9 and 10 yearolds who are independent readers but could be read to younger children.

She taught at Leamington School for 12 years before retiring from full-time teaching in 2019.

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OBITUARY – WINSTON STEEN

Brigade mourns former deputy chief

By Viv Posselt

“Wint was a person who didn’t say a bad word about anyone, but when he spoke people listened as his message was always constructive.”

Winston joined the brigade in November 1963.

He was working at Steen & Morrow, a business started by his father. He attended five callouts in that first

month, and 72 in his first year.

By the time he hung up his helmet, the number of callouts averaged around 340. He also won numerous annual brigade competitions and awards.

Among the memorable callouts he referenced at the time was a fire at St Peter’s school in 1984, one at St

Andrew’s church in the early 1960s, Paramount in Carter’s Flat, and the Tamahere coolstore fire in 2008. He also remembered a spate of

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Winston had been deputy chief fire officer from 2001 until his retirement, serving under four fire chiefs.

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His wife of 56 years, Yvonne Steen, said failing health over the past few years meant Winston’s passing at home on August 24 was not entirely unexpected. “He had not been well for some time… but he was fortunate in that he had led a very full life.”

Yvonne said because of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions the family will hold a memorial service at a later date.

When Winston retired from the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade in mid-2019, he had clocked up 9188 callouts and multiple awards over his 56 years’ tenure. News coverage at the time made mention of the contribution to the brigade by the wider Steen family over a record 127 years, made up of Winston’s 56 years, 31 by his brother Ken and 40 years from his father Tom. At that time, Winston expressed pride at what was believed to be one of

the longest brigade tenures by a single family and praised his co-volunteers as an ‘exceptionally talented group’.

On hearing of Winston’s death, Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade’s chief fire officer Don Gerrand said he would be very much missed.

“He was our longest serving member,” he said.

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Who can solve a Rotary riddle?

By Viv Posselt

An old Cambridge Rotary Club honours board dating back seven decades is being sought as the club moves towards its landmark 75th anniversary.

The club was poised to commemorate its 75th anniversary early this month, but celebratory events and coverage have been postponed due to the Covid-19 lockdown.

Rotarian John Bishop hopes that Covid levels will move sufficiently to enable those events to shift to November.

“Our dinner was originally scheduled for September 9. If we can stay on track with Covid levels, we are going to try for November, before the club heads into its December recess,” he said. “If this goes on,

however, we may have to consider early next year, but realistically, anywhere between now and the middle of next year still puts us in our 75th year.”

Another club member, Bill Wilson, is putting the call out for a missing honours board that harks back to the club’s early days.

“It is the original Cambridge Rotary Club honours board … it bears the names of past presidents and Paul Harris Fellowship recipients on it, but I’m not sure exactly how many are on there,” he said. “As I understand it, the board moved with the club as we shifted around our various premises and somewhere during those years, it simply went missing. It may well have been put away for safekeeping at some stage, and just hasn’t resurfaced.”

Rotarian Bill Wilson had stumbled across this old family passenger ticket when photographed in May. Now, he’s looking for the Cambridge Rotary Club’s first honours board.

Bill said the timber board is about 1.5m high and about 800mm wide, and would be recognisable with the iconic Rotary wheel symbol on the top.

According to the club’s website, the Charter for the Rotary Club of Cambridge was presented on September 20, 1946, by Harold Thomas, who was also the first New Zealander to become president of Rotary International.

The club has moved its headquarters several times since then, including to Cambridge Raceway, tea-rooms in Victoria

St, the Don Rowlands Centre, a staff room at Cambridge High School and the Riverside Motel, now the site of a new housing development.

Bill has enlisted the help of others and done some sleuthing himself, but nothing has turned up – and no-one seems to have an image of the board in question.

Both Bill and John are keen to see the honours board resurface in time for official events around the club’s 75th. Anyone who may know where it is can contact Bill on 07827 7957, or John on 027 497 1666.

Rat attack gets support

By Karen Barlow, Predator Free Cambridge coordinator

The recent Predator Free Cambridge working bee to build tunnel boxes was a huge success.

The goal to make 150 wooden tunnel boxes to house rat traps was completed with gusto. Over 30 local residents came to construct the boxes giving up their Sunday morning sleep-in order to do so.

The community event was not only about making the boxes, it was also about engaging residents about how as individuals, they can be involved in trapping to help protect our native wildlife. The simple thing of having a trap can make an impact allowing native animals to feed and breed in your backyard.

More than 30 people turned out to help.

It was great to see lots of families on the day. Kids are well aware of the plight of our native animals as a result of introduced mammalian predators and want to do something about it.

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Chamber airs Covid concern

Nga Hau E Wha Marae in Cambridge closed at the weekend while the Unichem Pharmacy on Hamilton Rd, pictured, was vaccinating both days.

By Mary Anne Gill

While Waipā District councillors heard an economist put a positive spin this week on the economy’s ability to recover from Covid related restrictions, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce chief executive Kelly Bouzaid is not as buoyant.

Councillors were told by Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen residents had supported local business after the last lockdown and were likely to do the same this time.

While acknowledging the vital role its ‘shop local’ campaign had on the community “the business sentiment is somewhat different,” Bouzaid told the News.

“For many, this lockdown has sucked out all the gains made over the last year.”

Everywhere south of Auckland dropped alert levels to level 3 yesterday, and businesses were permitted to

operate in a contactless way.

In an open letter to the Cambridge community released on the chamber website yesterday, Bouzaid said the community was at a crossroads because of its low vaccination rates.

She called on the council and other stakeholders to “step up to assist and help drive vaccination rates”.

“Accessibility to vaccination is vital. We have had many people tell us they are being asked to reschedule appointments with some not being able to book appointments now until late October,” she said.

The Cambridge Community Marae was operating only three days a week while the Unichem Family Pharmacy on Hamilton Road and Cambridge Medical Centre were both vaccinating to capacity.

Bouzaid urged residents who had put off getting vaccinated to reconsider and play their part in defending the community.

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AGE OF REASON

We’re all in this together A seeming flurry of announcements, pronouncements, re-hashes – all mixed with a multitude of political and bureaucratic justifications. This is the soup mixture of headlinegrabbing decisions on the next level(s) to which we shall be transported. Definitions as to virus-active borders between regions and the plain and simple fact that, cough or sneeze as much as you like, the Cook Strait is just a ditch too far for spittle-flung projectiles to affect another living soul.

That said someone must make the hard decisions. What that someone could possibly do is change the rhetoric or rather the mixture and delivery order of the words so that the bad (or good) news comes prior to the ‘I will now hand over to Ashley etc’ ball-pass.

And it was no surprise that once the levels borders were defined (again) that there would be a howl from points further south. It was also no further surprise that the loudest (and promptest) screams would be from Queenstown. Those who make their living there as the jewel of the universe are clearly in need of special attention.

And those screams are invariably led – mainly on the television – by the articulate Mayor of the town who cries words amounting to unjust fouls and sackcloth and ashes for the working folk down there.

Lest you think I am being unfair let me state that Mayor Jim Boult is just doing the job for which he was elected. He is no local body seat-warmer who has failed elsewhere to make a success of his life. He is a highly successful businessman with a sound track record in commercial activities starting in Invercargill. He is well versed in what a bottom line on a balance sheet should look like. And he knows how to use the media. A tick for him at this stage.

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be unfair treatment is a measure of attracting government largesse to the shores of Lake Te Anau. The B&B operator in Gisborne, event manager in Hawke’s Bay, bungy operator in Taupo and Māori concert operator in Rotorua are also, clearly, equally affected. Tourism promoters like our own local Jason Dawson and his governing Board are equally frustrated – many putting in countless hours to promote our lovely area.

Reverting to points further south – do we hear the good burghers of Wanaka – a very popular tourism attraction - bewailing on the TV every evening? But their case for promotion and possible help is just as vital to their area as is Mayor Jim B’s for the stretch between Arrowtown and Kingston.

So, whether different (and seen by some as more needy) parts of the country should drop a further level is no easy decision for those elected to make the hard calls. Interestingly there is a growing groundswell that is clearly stating (including Minister Hipkins) that ‘lockdown’ is not the answer in the long term. Mr Hipkins may have received a glass-toothed warning for that indiscretion. The Prime Minister of Israel has very strongly, in recent days, laid out the costs of doing so – and the possibility of an alternative.

What is very apparent is that the rush towards both testing and vaccination – both growing exponentially – is still not being matched by Joe Public utilising the clearly visual Covid-checking hieroglyphic at the entrance to retail (and other) premises. Sitting outside the fruiterer a few days ago (suitably masked), while my wife was inside, I counted 10 people enter the premises. Three of them were not wearing masks and seven (yes that is 70 per cent) did not attempt to use the measurement notice at the front door.

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I read about a family leaving their home in London to go on holiday in the south of England taking their cat - a much loved pet with them. After a couple of weeks, it came time to pack and make the three-hour trip home.

But the family pet could not be found.

With the car all packed and kids ready to leave they made a final effort, searching and calling unsuccessfully for their wayward moggie.

With heavy hearts they prepared to leave, informing local people of their distressing situation, providing contact details should the cat show up.

Weeks later he did show up. Somehow, he found his way back to the family home in London.

Looking worse for wear, he had nonetheless navigated his way to where he belonged. Whatever ‘homing device’ this family pet possessed stood him in good stead.

Speaking of homing devices, pigeons are known for their remarkable ability to be taken a thousand of kilometres away from their home yet fly back through cloud and rain, buffeted by wind to the place they belong.

I’ve watched a friend release his birds and it is fascinating to see them fly high into the sky, circle around momentarily as if getting their bearings and then head confidently in the direction of home.

In China today a ‘champion’ homing pigeon will set you back over $1million since the birds are raced and vast revenues are generated through betting on race results.

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Of the 250,000 birds in the air only a fraction arrived at their intended destination according to the UK Independent.

Atmospheric conditions - possibly a solar storm above the clouds that in turn created static in the atmosphere were suggested as causes for the distressing situation.

Since they use the earth’s magnetic field to navigate, a homing pigeon’s sense of direction can be interfered with by a geomagnetic storm.

In a sense human beings have an inbuilt ‘homing’ device too. I’m talking about a ‘spiritual compass’ that points us true north. It’s interesting that regardless of race, culture, ethnicity or tribe, all people have an inbuilt, innate spiritual inclination… a God awareness.

We have been provided with ‘bearings’ for finding our place, our place to belong in life’s journey… but we too can lose our way, missing the intended destination.

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Councillors zoom back in Waipā district councillors have gone back to Zoom meetings – which has advantages and disadvantages for viewers.

The council has been broadcasting meetings online since the first Covid lockdown in 2020 - but the view provided in the chamber by camera isn’t wide enough to show all councillors, and unless viewers recognise voices, it can be difficult to work out who is talking.

Tuesday’s meeting in the Zoom format, with councillors logging in from home had each one clearly identified. Zoom meetings will continue under Level 3.

Mayor Jim Mylchreest said Zoom meetings were not the ideal choice, but they enabled full meetings to go ahead during the Level 4 lockdown.

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Having developed, in recent years, a desire to be a better global citizen, less wasteful and more caring for the planet on whose surface we scrabble, I was particularly struck by a recent event.

I should say at this point that I live in a house with my wife and four teenagers.

I walked into the kitchen to find a sizeable portion of the fridge’s contents on the bench; this was the scene of a lockdown clear-out. Now, I am regularly to be found toasting the crusts of bread for breakfast because no one else will eat them. We buy toast slice, supermarket brand, wholemeal bread for the kids because they routinely go through a loaf a day, along with a box of eggs.

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shrivelled sections tomato and ends of cucumber but not at winter prices.

So the bread I knew about. The vegetables, well - that’s all of us not being as frugal as we should. The leftovers, understandable since the eyes of a teenager, much like those of dinosaurs in Hollywood movies, are unable to detect any foodstuff which is not actually jumping out at them.

The thing that confused me was the yoghurt pots, at varying stages of consumption - now all well past it.

It so happens that I had recently complained to anyone near enough to hear me about the bunch of browning bananas in a fruit bowl by the kitchen window, but still, I didn’t get it. I am sure everyone knows that there is a very slim window of opportunity in which a banana may be consumed. This comprises the period of about seven minutes just as the last tinge of green disappears and the first shade of brown becomes visible to the naked eye.

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Never mind the large, empty blackboard wall upon which should be recorded the items to be included in the next shopping, the last of which cost just north of $500. New Zealand is a great country but expensive to live in. It’s also something to do with the supermarkets not discounting anything during times when grocery shopping is just about the only time one gets out of the house - it happened last time and it’s been in the news again recently.

Anyway, I hope to be one of those influences which will encourage these young people to be better global citizens. Not sure how it’s going so far.

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Canned delights

Health professionals encourage us to eat more fruit and using canned varieties is an economical way to bump up your daily intake. However, where possible, choose canned fruits in juice rather than syrup to prevent adding excess sugar to your diet.

The advantages of using canned fruit in meals include: they’re a time-savers as they are already prepared; any fruit leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container without loss of nutrients; they are sometimes cheaper than seasonal fresh fruit; your menu is not limited by the seasons; canned fruits are often on special; and they can be stored unopened for long periods in your pantry.

Canned fruits make delicious desserts. However, they can also be added to mains and snacks. Pineapple has long been a favourite in sweet n’ sour pork or chicken; it’s the mainstay of Hawaiian pizza; and slices are great barbecued or pan-fried to accompany ham steaks or sausages.

For other non-dessert canned fruit delights try: drained blackberries and a melty cheese in a toasted sandwich; apricots, fresh mozzarella and a cos lettuce salad — drizzled with balsamic glaze; pears and blue cheese drizzled with honey and served on ciabatta; mango slices, cooked prawns, salad greens and coriander topped with a chilli dressing.

ARGENTINIAN CHILLI WITH PEACHES A meal in one pan. Potatoes could replace the pumpkin.

Add chilli according to taste.

1-2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 500g minced beef 1/2 teaspoon each: ground cumin, chilli, dried oregano, thyme 400g can chopped tomatoes 400g peeled and seeded pumpkin, cubed 1 cup chicken stock

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420g can black beans, drained 410g can sliced peaches in juice, drained Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Sauté the onion until transparent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Deglaze the pan with 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar.

Add the mince stirring and flattening any lumps with a fork.

Stir in the spices and herbs. Cook until browned. Add the tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Add the pumpkin, remaining balsamic vinegar and chicken stock. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Add the black beans and peaches and cook for a further 15 minutes. Serves 4-6.

LYCHEE LAMINGTON CAKE Make your own sponge cake or use a bought unfilled sponge. Check out the sponge recipe on my website.

1 x 21-23 plain sponge cake (2 layers) Coating: 1 packet raspberry jelly crystals 1 cup each: boiling water, desiccated coconut Filling: 560g can lychees 1 cup cream 2 tablespoons icing sugar Trim any dark patches from your sponge, if necessary.

Dissolve the jelly crystals in the boiling water in a flan dish.

Cool then chill until almost set.

Dip the top and sides of each sponge layer into the jelly, coating well. Sprinkle with the coconut. Chill to set.

Drain the lychees well. Reserving the juice. Pat the lychees dry then dice six.

Whip the cream and icing sugar until thick. Fold in the diced lychees.

Place one sponge layer on a flat serving plate, jelly side down. Brush the top with a little of the reserved lychee juice. Top with the cream mixture. Cover with the second sponge layer, jelly side up. Garnish with the remaining lychees sprinkled with a little coconut. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 day for the flavours to develop.

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Raceway goes blue

The Cambridge Raceway will be doing their part to support the New Zealand Prostate Cancer Foundation at their September 23 meeting.

The ‘Blue Do’ is part of Harness Racing New Zealand’s (HRNZ) Blue September campaign and will raise money and awareness for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Ten male ambassadors will wear HRNZ Blue September silks for all race meetings throughout New Zealand during September, raising $200 with each win for the Prostate Cancer Foundation ($100 from HRNZ and $100 from the club where the race is held.

The ambassadors, who also have individual sponsors, are Blair Orange, Robbie Close, Korbyn Newman, Jonny Cox, Mark Hurrell, Zev Meredith, Matty Williamson, Zachary Butcher, Todd Mitchell and Brent Barclay.

In addition, the Cambridge Raceway will donate $100 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation for every race won by HRNZ’s North Island-based ambassadors - Mitchell, Butcher and Meredith.

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If there are no Covid related restrictions, the ‘Blue Do’ will be hosted in the Skyline Lounge for up to 200 guests. Tickets will be $65 and $10 from each ticket to go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

If Level 2 restrictions are in place the guest list will be limited to 100, if under Level 3 conditions the ‘Blue Do’ will not go ahead with only official personnel, trainers, drivers and staff allowed on site.

The cost of tickets purchased which can’t be redeemed on the night due

to Alert Level restrictions will be refunded.

“We are looking forward to our Blue September meeting and supporting a very worth cause in the Prostate Cancer Foundation,” Cambridge Raceway CEO David Branch said.

“While there is some uncertainty at this stage about what the meeting will look like and whether we will have public on course, we will make sure the event gets the recognition it deserves.

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DEATH NOTICES

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BILTON, Robert Sinclair – After a courageous battle Robert sadly passed away peacefully on Monday, 23rd August 2021 at Bupa St Kilda Care Home, Cambridge.

Aged 78. Dearly loved husband and best friend of Doris. Much loved father of Megan, Susan and Fiona and father-in-law of Jonathan, Dean and Steve. Deeply loved granddad of Chris, Mac, Holly, Lily and Riley.

Robert will be missed by his many friends.

A private cremation will take place and a celebration of Robert’s life will be held at a later date. All communications to the Bilton Family c/-, 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.

POWELL, June Carolyn – Carol passed away in the early hours of Monday August 30th 2021 at Te Awa Lifecare Retirement Village, Cambridge, New Zealand in the loving care of staff and with her devoted husband of nearly 64 years, Brian John Powell by her side. Carol was a cherished and loving mother to Brent, Anthony and Samantha and the late Tracey. A loving grandmother to Holly, Lauren, Alex, Joanna, Ryan, Charlie, Daniel, Joe, Christina and Emme, and great grandmother to Mason, Leo, Amelia and Mya. Current restrictions have dictated a private cremation.

A memorial service to celebrate Carol’s life will be held at a future date.

MONCUR, Raymond Thomas (Ray) WW2 RSA# 47172, J and K Section, 2nd Division Signals, 19 June 1919-28 August 2021 – Passed away peacefully at Rest Haven Rest Home, Cambridge aged 102 years.

Dearly loved husband of the late Roie. Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Jody Urwin (deceased), Linda and Tony van Doorne, Campbell (deceased) and Mary Moncur, and Tracy Moncur and Ross Vuglar. Dearly loved grandad of Michele, Mark and Kane (deceased) Urwin, Donna (deceased), Darren and Lee Turner, Toni Moncur-Farrell and Samuel Moncur, and Kim and Matthew Johnson.

Step-grandad of Keri Ann and Clark van Doorne, and Jamie and Eden Vuglar.

Dearly loved great grandad of 19 and great, great grandad of little Mason Raymond.

Resting in Peace with Mum. Heartfelt thanks to Dr Somas and Dr Gilbertson and staff at Leamington Medical Centre, and the staff of Rest Haven Rest Home for their care of Dad. Because of Covid-19 restrictions, a private cremation has been held and a service to celebrate Raymond’s life will be held at a later date.

STEEN, Winston – Passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday 24 August 2021, aged 81 years. Dearly loved husband of Yvonne for 56 years. Much loved father and mentor of Wayne & Tania, Michelle & Dean, Grant & Narelle. Adored Grandad of Jayden, Reegan, Liam, Tayla, Chelsey, Isaac & Isla.

Rest In Peace, you left us with a lifetime of special memories.

Huge appreciation to the dedicated staff of the Dialysis unit at WDHB, especially Mark & Dr Peter Sizeland, and also to Dr Krishnen Pillay. A memorial service to celebrate Wint's life will be held at a later date.

WEST, Thomas Alexander (Tom) – Died 6 July 2021.

Dearly loved father of Jacob, Francina, Eleanor and Jasper, and former husband of Sunniva. Loved son of Brian and Pat (dec) and brother of Jane, Mathew and William West. A private service has been held and a public memorial will be held in Wellington at a later date to be notified. Any correspondence to: Jane West - jane.west@xtra.co.nz

IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of Audrey Margaret ENTWISLE One year ago passed away peacefully at Waikato hospital 4th September 2020, 86yrs old.

Dearly loved wife of John, mother of Peter, Colin and Gavin, adored mother-inlaw, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother.

Though her smile has gone forever and her hand we cannot touch.

We still have so many memories of the one we loved so much.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Permanent Relief Milker

We require a permanent relief milker for every second weekend, in November going to a 4 day weekend and a Friday of Monday of the following week.

There is availability for extra hours for the right person a permanent part-time position all year.

We need a experienced milker as you will be milking alone for times during the milking in a 66 bale rotary shed.

This is a drive in position as there is no accommodation available so you must have reliable transport.

The position is at Roto-O-Rangi 10 mins from Cambridge and 20 mins from Te Awamutu.

Reference and drug free a requirement.

Contact Gillian Monks 0272821854

The Annual General Meeting of the

Cambridge Resthaven Trust Board will be held at The Village Centre, 4 Vogel Street on Monday 6th September 2021 at 5.00pm

Postponement of Meetings Due to current Covid-19 Alert Level restrictions, the Trustees of Waipa Networks Trust have no choice but to postpone the 2021 Annual General Beneficiaries meeting and 2021 Ownership Review Meeting, originally scheduled to be held on Friday 27 August 2021.

I hereby give notice that these meetings will now be held on Friday 24 September 2021, commencing at 10.30am, for the Public Ownership Review Meeting, followed the Public Annual Meeting of Beneficiaries (Connected Consumers), at 10.45am.

All other details originally advertised remain the same.

These meetings will be held at Waipa Networks Ltd, 240 Harrison Drive, Te Awamutu.

SJ Davies Secretary/Treasurer

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES

Waipa- District Council will consider an application to close the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic: • Maungatautari Road - between Gate 1 and Gate 3 of the Mighty River Domain between 7.00am and 3.30pm on Saturday, 30 October 2021 for the rescheduled Karapiro 100K Flyer.

The application will be considered under the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974.

Traffic will be detoured through the Mighty River Domain and arrangements will be made for access by emergency vehicles during the closure, if required.

Any objections to the proposal must be lodged with Waipa- District Council, in writing, before 4.00pm on Thursday, 9 September 2021. Please include the nature of the objection and the grounds for it.

For more information please contact Waipa- District Council on 0800 924 723 or email info@waipadc.govt.nz Garry Dyet CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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