Te Awamutu News | December 22, 2021

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 22, 2021

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New trust to run Regent Theatre - see Page 3

Reward for tireless Mandy

By Viv Posselt

Tireless, accessible and connected… those traits and more are why CommSafe community safety officer and all-round neighbourhood crusader, Mandy Merson, is the Te Awamutu News’ Person of the Year for 2021.

The title could have been made for her. Striving to bring the people of Te Awamutu and Kihikihi together comes second only to her family, and Mandy tackles the job with flair.

In October, she held a Kihikihi Community Connect Day at the Kihikihi Domain, showcasing a raft of community groups and clubs alongside displays and family activities. It was so successful that she wants to make it an annual event. “It was amazing … there has been a lot of good come out of it.”

She organises meetings and troubleshoots situations that threaten neighbourhood calm. “It might be that people in a street are fearful, staying indoors because of the unsavoury behaviour of just a few. While the police deal with those causing the problems, I try and bring together those whose lives are being impacted. We navigate a way through, help residents feel more empowered to claim their street back.”

Mandy supports CommSafe’s three-pronged approach to community cohesion - neighbourhood support, community patrols and CCTV, and usually works far more than her allotted 120 hours a month. None of it seems too much. This year, she also took on the co-ordinating role for Operation Christmas Hampers.

Despite the struggle associated with the uncertainty of Covid, the community has again supported the cause and the

initiative has been able to successfully said: “This year has shown that offer assistance to those in need. communities are largely on their own in Juggling so many balls at once the first instance, and thanks to Mandy is something Mandy takes in her and her principles of connectedness, stride. Born in Thames and raised no-one has been left in Auckland, she cut her community behind. I can service teeth in the scouting movement think of no while working as a veterinary nurse recipient and raising children. She was Waikato more Zone Scout Leader from 2010, when worthy.” the family moved to the Waikato.

They moved to Te Awamutu just over four years ago and Mandy joined CommSafe in July last year. She still does vet nursing in a locum capacity.

“CommSafe has been a lot of work,” she admits. “We work closely with the local police, but our role is principally to be the eyes and ears of the community, to hear their concerns and help find resolution. I found that so much of my experience in scouting set me up with the skills I need.

When I was programme director for the last scouting jamboree at Mystery Creek, in 2019, we had 3880 kids there from all over the world.

It was awesome… and a challenge!”

Mandy’s role acts as a bridge between the community and police. “So much of it is based on building relationships, breaking down misunderstandings… some of it takes time, but we’ve already had a number of successes.”

Her nominator for the award, community constable Ryan Fleming CommSafe community safety officer Mandy Merson’s efforts have made her Te Awamutu News’ Person of the Year.

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 22, 2021

Out and about: go for a walk

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Escape cabin fever this festive season by rustling up the family and heading outdoors on an adventure.

Ceana Priest from Outdoor Kid Guidebooks shares 10 family-friendly destinations to tick off these holidays and perhaps walk off a few of those Christmas indulgences too.

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This easy boardwalk loop includes a wooden viewing platform perched among towering kahikatea – ideal for the kids to clamber up and create forest echoes. Don’t miss peering into the small stream to spot freshwater crayfish/kōura.

Information: Allow 45 min for the loop walk. The boardwalk is suitable for buggies, but you’ll need to negotiate a tight entranceway and a relatively steep grassed slope beforehand. Dogs on leads.

Getting there: Off SH3 between Hamilton and Te Awamutu, turn onto Ngāroto Road.

Jurassic Forest Loop | Ōhaupō This hidden gem has it all: a grassy meadow for picnicking, engaging activities for kids, an ancient peat lake and wizened root buttresses looming out of the ground. Surrounded by predator-proof fencing, this enclosure is a fun adventure with a mixture of well-graded paths, boardwalks, and dirt trails.

Information: Allow 60 min to complete.

Walking only. No dogs allowed.

Getting there: The entrance is 4km south of Ōhaupō between Sowerby and Jary Road.

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Winding its way along the banks of Waitakaruru Stream, this forested valley has plenty of waterfalls, flat rock formations for clambering over and a real feeling that city life is miles away. The undulating path meanders beneath stands of mature natives so leave the buggy at home and pop little ones into a backpack for this adventure.

Information: Allow 60 to 90 min to explore.

Not suitable for buggies. Dogs on leads.

Getting there: Two entrances: from the Morrinsville Recreation Grounds or Studholme Street.

Arapuni Suspension Bridge | Arapuni Dangling over the surging Waikato River, this mammoth suspension bridge provides an impressive bird’s eye view of Arapuni Dam and tests the family’s mettle for heights! The nearby short loop takes in the highlights of Arapuni and is perfect for buggies.

Information: Allow 45 min to complete the 2km loop. Suitable for buggies and bikes.

Dogs on leads.

Getting there: Park in Arapuni Village and follow the signs to the suspension bridge.

Te Otamanui Lagoon and Walkway | Te Kōwhai This apocalyptic landscape has hundreds of trees perched in a sprawling lagoon.

Time your visit right, and you’ll stroll past flowering kōwhai flanking the trail. The two-kilometre-long lagoon was an important food source of tuna and kākahi (freshwater mussels) for Māori, and an impressive effort by locals is restoring the lagoon’s ecosystem.

Information: Allow 60 min return. Suitable for buggies and bikes. Dogs on leads.

Getting there: Parking is available opposite Te Kōwhai School on Horotiu Road near the Tennis Club. The trail entrance is 50m south on the right.

Kauri Tree Loop | Ngāruawāhia

Stroll through native bush to a grove of kauri – including one of the biggest of its kind in the Waikato. And, if little legs still have some energy, continue up the steps - there’s plenty - to the scenic lookout with panoramic views of the Waikato River snaking north.

Information: Allow 70 min for the full loop, or about 30 min return to the kauri grove.

Getting there: 11km north of Ngāruawāhia from the end of Parker Road off Hakarimata Road.

Hakarimata Glow-worms | Ngāruawāhia Bring the kids and torch to discover a glowworm grotto beside a forest waterfall just north of Hamilton. The path follows Mangarata Stream to a small grotto next to a waterfall flowing over a dam. Youngsters will be delighted by the hundreds of bright lights that appear at dusk.

Information: Allow 15 min one-way to the waterfall. Walking only. No dogs.

Getting there: The trail starts from Brownlee

Avenue, Ngāruawāhia.

Tamahere Reserve | Tamahere

Well-hidden from the road, this reserve has a fantastic network of boardwalks beside the Mangaone Stream. It was a neglected wasteland for decades until local resident Leo Koppens spearheaded the impressive task of restoring this lowland swamp forest.

There is a steep incline at the beginning of the path, but kids will enjoy tearing around on the boardwalk to the viewing platform once negotiated.

Information: Allow 60 min. Suitable for walking. Dogs on leads.

Getting there: Limited parking directly opposite entrance to Woodcock Road, Tamahere.

Mangakara Nature Walk | Pirongia Forest This is an accessible adventure for little kids with lots of places to rest and peer up at the towering trees. Bring some snacks to enjoy at the picnic spot beside the forest stream. Signs along the way match a Department of Conservation factsheet which can be downloaded from doc.govt.nz Information: Allow 60 min for the loop.

More for exploring the stream. Walking only.

No dogs.

Getting there: Grey Road, Pirongia Forest Park.

Hammond Park | Hamilton

Kids will enjoy tearing along the boardwalk perched between cliff faces as the Waikato River surges past. Luckily when settlers arrived in the Waikato, this terrace was too challenging to clear and today remains a rich forest remnant. A beach at the beginning of the walk makes an excellent picnic spot.

Information: Allow 30 min return. Suitable for buggies, wheelchairs and bikes. Dogs on leads.

Getting there: Easy access is from Malcolm Street, Riverlea.

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Regent in new trust hands

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 22, 2021

Briefs…

Slain man named The man who died in suspicious circumstances last week in Hazelmere Crescent, Te Awamutu, has been named as 48-year-old Raymond Kaea of Kihikihi. A 19-year-old man appeared in the Hamilton District Court last Thursday charged with his murder.

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On the road Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency work sites will close until January 5 to leave the roads clear for holiday traffic, but there may still be temporary speed limits and road cones at some work sites or where there has been recent road resurfacing. Waka Kotahi Director of Regional Relationships David Speirs says Waka Kotahi and its contractors stop most work before busy holiday travel periods like Christmas and New Year’s to minimise disruption to people’s journeys.

Whack the wattles Another “Wattle Pulling Day” is planned to remove brush wattles from Kakepuku Mountain. Te Awamutu Community Board chair Ange Holt says “the more helpers the better” for the February 12 operation. Call Richard Hurrell, 027 458 8164, or Ange Holt, 0274 395 744, for details.

Lighting the way Among the addresses to check out for Christmas light displays in Te Awamutu and Kihikihi are: 480 Cambridge Rd, 365 Ōhaupō Rd, Te Awamutu Rose Gardens, 655 Mahoe St, 720 Mahoe St, 105 Wynyard St, 90 Tawhiao St, 722 Pakura St, 240 Rutherford St, 258 Raikes Ave, Preston Rd and 16 Galloway St Kihikihi.

Water warning Waikato Regional Council’s new harbourmaster is urging boaties to be vigilant, with visitor numbers expected to spike this summer.

The warning from Chris Bredenbeck comes following the opening of the Auckland border and as the council gears up for its routine increase in patrols over the peak season.

Janet Pike was given an early Christmas present by the Te Awamutu News this week.

Her name was drawn to win a $2000 shopping voucher.

The draw was the culmination of a News promotion which saw shoppers at participating outlets qualify for a chance to win one of three vouchers worth a combined total of $4000.

The owner of the Te Awamutu News, David Mackenzie, said the draw was delayed because of the impact of Covid-19 to give more shoppers an opportunity to be involved.

The draw was made by Sergeant Rob Pierce at the Te Awamutu Police Station on Saturday.

Janet Pike made her purchase from Health 2000 in Te Awamutu, but also entered the draw by shopping at several other contributing outlets.

Ross Woon won a $1000 voucher thanks to a purchase he made from Hamills in Te Awamutu, and so did Hiraina McKay for her purchase from Paper Plus Te Awamutu.

Janet Pike was delighted to get word she had won the major prize, and the Ōhaupō resident of 30 years, who is a firm believer in shopping local, said she would give some thought to how she would spend her prize.

“It’s going to make all the difference for Christmas,” the keen rose grower told the News.

ALlan Webb is one of five trustees who will look after Te Awamutu’s Regent Theatre.

By Mary Anne Gill

A charitable trust has been set up to take over Te Awamutu’s Regent Theatre – and one of the trustees is the man who has owned and operated the theatre since 1974.

Allan Webb has struggled to keep his theatre business viable post Covid-19, running it on loans. Nearly $20,000 was raised earlier this year from a Give-A-Little appeal.

According to papers filed last week by Tompkins Wake lawyer Campbell Stewart, the Allan Webb Theatre Trust will receive “certain assets” including the theatre itself from entities associated with Webb.

Stewart is one of five trustees. The others are former Waipā mayor Alan Livingston, Regent Theatre employee Brooke Adler, film maker Chris Lane, newspaper editor Dean Taylor and Webb himself.

The trust is expected to run the theatre from next April.

Webb had made no secret of his desire to have a community trust take over the theatre telling Radio New Zealand in March he would give the theatre to the town. It was the only way the theatre could celebrate its 90th birthday next March 12, he said.

In an email to supporters and to The News last week, Webb said without community

support he could never had made the theatre and its associated museum such a popular small-town entertainment venue.

The News sought further comment from Webb, but he declined saying a New Zealand Herald owned newspaper, edited by one of the trustees, was “doing something and I can see no reason to double up on it.”

When Webb took over the theatre 47 years ago it had one screen. It now has five which incorporate the latest developments in cinema, sound and picture technology.

The News understands the Regent Theatre building is owned by Cinema Theatre Complexes Ltd. The company filed its last annual return in 2002 but was restored to the Companies Office on 22 November. Webb owns all 21,000 shares in the company.

The building has a capital valuation of $930,000. The rates are $8000 a year to Waipā District Council and nearly $500 to Waikato Regional Council.

Webb has previously said he had a floating mortgage and loans which kept the theatre running, but it was not clear whether those loans were on the building, his companies – he also is a shareholder of Victory Enterprises - his Te Awamutu house or a combination of all three. It is also not known whether the trust was taking on any of those debts.

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Quilters’ gift to Starship Members of Te Awamutu’s Quilters group have created a series of quilts to go to Starship Hospital in Auckland.

Having created a children’s quilt for donation to St John Te Awamutu to raffle and raise funds earlier in the year a few members of the group entered a club challenge to make ‘Nursery Rhyme Friendship quilts’.

Each member made a nursery rhyme strip each month and handed it onto the next member to add another strip. After six months six children’s quilts were finished.

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These quilts go to Starship Hospital to be given to siblings of sick children in the hospital.

Te Awamutu Quilters is a patchwork, quilting and craft group with a range of talented members who have a variety of crafting skills. Aside from their own projects they create and make quilts to raise funds for causes and charities.

They meet every second Tuesday at the Alma Brotherhood Court Hall in Kihikihi, and new members are welcome.

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 22, 2021

Council challenged

Boost for CommSafe

By Viv Posselt

Nina Parker, centre front, with her family and their socially distanced friends and supporters.

By Mary Anne Gill

A legal fighting fund to challenge Waipā District Council’s decision to require passports for public venues has raised more than $6000 towards the $10,500 it needs to go to court.

Nina Parker, the Cambridge woman who launched the appeal and is behind a representative legal action, says she had received an overwhelming response from both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.

“This decision does not represent how they want Waipā to move forward,” she said.

But Waipā chief executive Garry Dyet is adamant he has made the right decision as he could not get assurances he could keep the district’s services going if staff themselves got Covid.

Visitors 12 years and older must present their My Vaccine Pass for entry to Te Awamutu and Cambridge libraries, Te Awamutu Museum, council buildings including front counters and meeting spaces, council-managed community halls and council dog control facilities.

Dyet said he made the decision to protect frontline staff and vulnerable members of the community.

Neighbouring councils in Hamilton and

Ōtorohanga made similar decisions but MatamataPiako will not enforce vaccine passes for access to its facilities, except at the Te Aroha Mineral Spas.

Dyet said library, museum and rates related online services would continue at Waipā.

The biggest impact of the vaccine pass requirement would be at swimming pools in Cambridge and Te Awamutu. Someone with a vaccine pass would have to accompany children under 12.

Parker said two main groups had emerged from the vaccine pass requirement.

The first was families with young children who attend swimming lessons and who do not have access to a fully vaccinated person who the child is comfortable with.

The second was home-schooling or community groups who use libraries and halls as key access points for education.

“To think we would get everything right through this, without mistakes to me, is not a reasonable expectation.

“But when an error is made, each of us has a societal duty to stand and raise the appropriate questions and debates. This is what I have done, and I would like to thank the numerous calls, emails and messages I have had in support of this,” said Parker.

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The delivery of two new vehicles bolstered by the provision of on-going support to run them is being seen as a significant boost to CommSafe in Te Awamutu.

The vehicles were handed over earlier this week by the two chairmen of the donating companies – Affco and OCD (Open Country Dairy).

The brief ceremony outside Te Awamutu i-Site brought together Affco executive chairman Sam Lewis and OCD chairman Laurie Margrain, and CommSafe chairman and community safety officer respectively, Athol Murray and Mandy Merson.

Also present were several business representatives and CommSafe trustees and volunteers.

Both companies have supported CommSafe for the past three years through the supply and support of vehicles. This upgrade signifies a continuation of that relationship.

The vehicles will be used by volunteers from across Waipā acting as the ‘ears and eyes’ for local police.

The fully sign-written Toyota Hilux and Toyota Camry will be jointly

supported by both companies who will cover the costs of all repair and maintenance, insurance and fuel, said Affco chairman Sam Lewis.

“We support community organisations like this. Both our companies rely on rural areas like these to supply our raw materials – this is about putting something back,” he said.

Athol Murray said the donation was worth something in the region of $25,000 each year to CommSafe.

“Our reach is across the wider Waipā region, and these vehicles will make a significant difference,” he said. “We are trying to ensure people can live, play and work in this district safely and the generosity of Affco and OCD will help us do that.”

OCD chairman Laurie Margrain, who drove from Auckland for the handover, said both companies have a commitment to contribute to their respective communities, and the provision of the vehicles reflected that commitment.

“We think this is the most appropriate thing we could do in this particular community. As we see it, this will bring the most benefit.”

Welcoming the two new CommSafe vehicles on Monday were Athol Murray, Sam Lewis, Mandy Merson and Laurie Margrain, pictured with CommSafe trustees and volunteers.

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Amohia ake te ora o te iwi, ka puta ki te wheiao. To protect the wellbeing of our people is paramount.

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A MESSAGE FROM WAIKATO DHB Kia ora e te whānau, We are all looking forward to a great summer with our whānau, after a year when we have had to work hard together as a community to meet challenges.

As Kiwis get out and about over the holidays we expect to see increased numbers at our local summer destinations.

It’s important that while we’re enjoying the break, we also take steps to protect ourselves, our whānau, and those communities we are visiting. The best thing you can do is to get your COVID-19 vaccination and ensure you follow the guidance in line with the local traffic light settings.

Health providers across the region are preparing to support additional numbers, just as they do every summer.

At the same time, visitors should be aware that they are coming to smaller communities so need to take care and

STAY SAFE THIS SUMMER Get vaccinated

BE PREPARED

be prepared while on holiday.

It is important to have a plan in case you or your whānau need to isolate following a positive COVID-19 test or you’re notified of a close contact with a case.

This means having enough food and any health supplies readily available where you are staying, or a plan for how you will return directly home to isolate. If you are unable to return home safely, you will be supported to isolate in accordance with the COVID-19 Care in the Community programme.

We wish you and your whānau a safe and happy Christmas and wonderful New Year.

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CHECK SETTINGS BEFORE YOU GO For what to do under each traffic light setting visit covid19.govt.nz/traffic-lights

Vaccination is the best protection against COVID-19, so we encourage you to be fully vaccinated before you go on holiday.

Make sure you have everything you need • Know you’re healthy before you go. If you are unwell, stay at home • If you or someone travelling with you tests positive for COVID-19.

Have a plan for how you will return home and make sure you have everything you need for you and your whānau for 20 days. The local area you are visiting may have limited services.

You and everyone you are staying with should not leave the place where you are isolating for any reason, unless advised to do so by the health team, or in an emergency when you have called 111.

Walk-ins are available at many sites throughout Waikato, with vaccinations provided at DHB sites, from GPs and pharmacies.

To find a walk-in today or book go to BookMyVaccine.nz or call 0800 28 29 26.

Supply checklist

Keep up healthy habits to help protect you, your whānau, and your community.

General hygiene and safety

Stay home if you are unwell.

Wear a mask or face covering.

Sneeze and cough into your elbow.

Regularly wash and thoroughly dry your hands or use hand sanitiser.

Keep your distance from people you do not know.

Clean or disinfect shared surfaces often.

Get a test

If you have cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms you should get a test.

If you or anyone in your home is sick, do not host gatherings or invite people over. Do not place pressure on people to attend events if they are sick. Encourage friends and whānau who are unwell to get tested for COVID-19. Continue to check the locations of interest at www.health.govt.nz/locationsofinterest and follow the instructions on what to do.

Contact COVID-19 Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for advice and to arrange to get tested or visit www.healthpoint.co.nz/ For local Waikato updates visit www.facebook.com/WaikatoDHB covid-19 for details of the nearest testing service.

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HEALTHCARE IN THE WAIKATO DURING SUMMER Local medical centres will be providing some health services during the holidays for non-urgent health care, however some may be closed or have limited hours. Check www.healthpoint.co.nz for local details.

We recommend visitors check in with their GP at home to see what telehealth services they may be able to provide.

Unwell? unsure? GP clinic closed?

Call Healthline 0800 611 116 and talk to a health professional – free 24 hour advice. They will tell you the best place to go.

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Healthcare options in Thames

Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki have a summer clinic for nonurgent health care at Thames Hospital that will be open Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm.

Thames Medical Centre will continue to provide a general practice clinic at the Thames Hospital Emergency Department on Saturdays 9am to 3pm.

Charges may apply for clinic services.

Dial 111 for emergencies

For emergencies and urgent medical attention dial 111 or go to your nearest hospital Emergency Department.

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• Clean surfaces, utensils and hands with soap and water • Wash all produce under running water before eating, cutting or cooking • Keep raw seafood, meat and chicken away from fresh produce • Don’t leave food at room temperature for longer than one hour

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But there will also be many who are not Christ child at Christmas is that humankind, looking forward to Christmas, in fact are each and every one of us, can know that dreading it this year. Those families whose God loves us so much that he chose to join loved ones are overseas and not able to us here on earth. God, in the form of Jesus, travel for the second year running, those experienced the grief of his best friend’s who have a family member stuck and death, he was taunted, abused, whipped, running out of funds in a distant country, stripped naked in public and killed by the and the many who are still in limbo, whim of the mob. And yet his final words separated from young children, partners were of love. Jesus knows what real grief, or parents with no idea of what the future shame and pain feel like. He’s lived it too. holds.

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The ‘Home of Cycling’ tag worth millions of dollars to the Waipā district economy is in danger of being taken away by an independent inquiry tasked with reviewing the sport’s future.

As part of the Cycling New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand probe, a four-person panel is to look at whether the high performance programmes, which require elite athletes to be in Cambridge for most of the year, should continue.

The results of the inquiry will be out early next year but Cycling New Zealand has already announced the closure of regional development hubs in Invercargill, Christchurch, Auckland and Cambridge.

The hubs, which will close in March, have helped develop the talents of many promising cyclists over the years.

Prior to that, Cycling New Zealand also lost its principal sponsor Architectural Profiles Limited (APL) – owners of Vantage – founded by Cambridge rich lister Mitchell Plaw and Avanti, naming rights sponsor of the Velodrome in Cambridge.

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Cyclists from throughout the Waipā district, including those from Te Awamutu and Cambridge cycle clubs, have benefitted from the competition on offer from having New Zealand’s top cyclists on tap for nearly a decade.

So too has the Waipā economy.

Deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk said the decisions Cycling New Zealand must make are never easy ones.

“As the home of champions and cycling we have been very proud to be able to host the development hub in Cambridge that offers so many opportunities to our younger cyclists coming through.

“As a council we will continue to support cycling in our district and hope we can continue to develop our young talent.”

Economic reports, which includes data from eftpos card and credit card transactions, show a significant increase in spending in the district when major events like cycling championships are on.

Cyclists training in Waipā are major users of rental housing.

The Cycling New Zealand inquiry will address areas of welfare for those involved with its cycling programmes.

It follows the death of Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore who moved from Christchurch to Cambridge in 2015 when she was 18 to train with the national cycling team.

Her death in Cambridge on 9 August has been referred to the coroner. Hours before she posted on Instagram about the pressures of high-performance sport.

The following month, Cycling New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand appointed an independent panel to look at support offered to athletes with an emphasis on career progression including induction, selection criteria and exit from the programme; the impact of High Performance Sport NZ funding in cycling and whether having a centralised training hub in Cambridge is beneficial.

It was in 2010 when Sport & Recreation NZ (Sparc) announced a tender process for the development of the National Cycling Centre of Excellence that would expand highperformance cycling outcomes.

The Velodrome alongside St Peter’s School in Cambridge opened in February 2014.

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That was 2021…

2021 is finally nearly over – and most people will say thank heavens for that. It has been a roller-coaster year – with the driver of the roller-coaster being Covid which made things hard to predict. For example, GDP fell in the March quarter because of lockdowns, rose in the June quarter because many of the lockdowns finished, fell again in the September quarter as lockdowns returned to many parts of the North Island and is likely to rise again in the December quarter as most of the lockdowns ended in time for Christmas and the summer holidays.

Overall, the performance of the New Zealand economy was better in 2021 than most forecasters had expected.

Economic growth held up (on average), unemployment actually fell, house price growth slowed down but didn’t fall and the level of Government debt rose much less than the Treasury had initially forecast and is not at an alarming level.

For me, the most worrying development in 2021 was that inflation reared its head after being dormant for over 20 years. Many commentators, including most Central Banks, lay the blame for this on supply-chain disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic. But record low interest rates and massive money printing by most of the world’s Central Banks, including the RBNZ, has also played a major role in fostering the reappearance of inflation.

The RBNZ, to their credit, has been one of the first Central Banks in the world to start taking its foot off the accelerator of money creation and applying the first gentle pressure to the brake of rising interest rates.

I find the reluctance of many other Central Banks, including those in the USA, the EC and Australia, to take any action despite inflation reaching levels not seen for 20-30 years incomprehensible.

But average performance figures often hide a lot of the most important information. I doubt if there has ever been a year when this was truer than 2021.

Some industries, such as tourism, restaurants and entertainment, have been hit very hard. Tourism for example was hit first by the border closedowns

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Flavours

with Jan Bilton

Super salad season

Summer is the time for simple tasty food. Healthy salad greens, tomatoes, fresh fruits, cold meats, and cheeses are perfect for the cook and the menu on hot balmy days.

Classical Roman salads were simple — salted vegetables eaten with a dressing of oil and vinegar. In medieval times salads composed of green leaves — and sometimes flowers — were drizzled with lemon juice.

Later in England, oranges and lemons were used as salad garnishes. Today the salad has become a showcase for to all sorts of exotic ingredients enhanced with wondrous dressings.

Dressings for crisp seasonal greens should be light enough to just coat the leaves. There should be enough to create a little pizzazz but not so much the leaves wilt — added just before serving.

A classic vinaigrette has a ratio of one part acid — for example vinegar or lemon juice — to three parts oil. I normally use a good New Zealand extra virgin oil.

Hearty salads — for example, those with chunky diced capsicums, pasta, potatoes or cooked meats — are best dressed with thicker concoctions such as traditional mayo — maybe with a little added mustard, wasabi or chilli — or vinaigrettes containing a generous addition of chopped herbs or seeds and spices.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN SALAD I made the croutons from a French baguette cutting it into cubes of about 2cm. I used For the Love of Tams Tamarillo Vinaigrette — it doesn’t contain oil.

Croutons: 2 cups bread croutons 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 teaspoon flaky sea salt Salad: 1 large cos lettuce 2 cups (225g) coarsely shredded cooked chicken 100g drained bocconcini 1/2 cup good vinaigrette 2 roasted red capsicums (from a jar) 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives 2 tablespoons rinsed and drained capers

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BLAT Salad

Preheat the oven to 190°C. Toss the croutons in the olive oil. Place on an oven tray.

Season. Bake for 2 minutes, stir well and continue baking until crisp, about 2-3 minutes. Cool.

Tear the lettuce into 4-5cm pieces. Wash then crisp in the fridge while preparing the remainder.

Drizzle the chicken and bocconcini with a little vinaigrette.

Drain the capsicums well. Cut into thin strips. Pat dry.

Place the cos in a shallow serving bowl. Top with the chicken, bocconcini, capsicums, olives, capers and croutons. Serve the dressing on the side. Serves 4.

and garlic and brush both sides of the bread. Grill for about 2 minutes each side, until golden. Cool.

Arrange the mesclun in a shallow serving bowl. Tuck the toasted bread around the outside. Top the leaves with the bacon, tomatoes, avo and spring onion. Drizzle with the combined dressing ingredients. Serves 2.

ISRAELI COUSCOUS, SALMON & PEACH SALAD Quick and tasty.

1 cup Israeli couscous 400g salmon fillets, pin bones removed olive oil salt and pepper to taste 4 ripe peaches, halved, stoned, peeled and sliced 1/4 cup orange juice 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds 1/4 cup mint leaves, torn Cook the couscous according to the packet instructions.

Drain well. Transfer to a large serving bowl or platter. Cool, stirring occasionally.

Brush a large non-stick frying pan with oil. Season the salmon. Pan-fry for 2 minutes each side or until just cooked in the centre. Transfer to a plate. Cool for 5 minutes. Using two forks, break into largish chunks.

Meanwhile, place the peaches in a bowl and drizzle with half the orange juice.

Arrange the salmon, peaches, pomegranate seeds and mint on the couscous. Drizzle with the remaining orange juice.

Toss to combine. Serves 4.

BLAT SALAD Bacon, lettuce, avocado and lettuce salad.

2 rashers middle bacon 4-6 thick slices baguette 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 clove garlic, crushed 3 cups mesclun 1/2 cup different coloured cocktail tomatoes, halved 1 avocado, halved, stoned, peeled and sliced 1 spring onion, sliced diagonally Mustard Dressing: 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar pinch sugar 1/3 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard.

Pan-fry the bacon until crisp. Cool slightly then break or cut into 3cm pieces.

Place the baguette slices on a grilling tray. Combine the oil

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