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JULY 21, 2022
Library books up 150 years By Mary Anne Gill
Cambridge Library turned 150 last week but staff were too busy to make a fuss – other than cut a birthday cake - as they were issuing books and signing up new members. The library has never been busier, library supervisor Rachel Newnes said, and the books stored under the shelves and out the back in the work room highlights the need for more space. There was a failed bid to rehouse the library in the old Bunnings building earlier this year and Waipā District Council is not ruling out grabbing extra space from within the library’s existing facility in Wilson Street which it shares with council staff. Acting chief executive Ken Morris said because of flexible working from home arrangements in response to the pandemic, there are not as many staff in the council’s two offices in Te Awamutu and Cambridge. “The issue of staff accommodation will be under review over coming months,” he said. “Three Waters reform could have a significant impact on how many staff we need to house in our own buildings.” The library moved into the council’s Cambridge service centre in 1998. It is its fifth home since it opened on July 9, 1872 with 30 members and a couple of hundred book titles in the Cambridge Primary School. Today it has nearly 21,000 members – 1000 new ones in the last year – and issues more than 310,000 books, DVDs and jigsaws annually, nearly twice as much as the other Waipā library in Te Awamutu Kym Kearns at 20 plus years is Cambridge’s longest serving librarian. The former world champion inline and roller hockey player is a member of the Duke Street walk of fame and a breeder of trotting horses. and up five percent in a Covid affected year. Continued on page 2 Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
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Māori on new roll
By Roy Pilott
People on the Māori roll for general elections have been automatically switched to Māori ward rolls for October’s local body elections. But no one has thought to actually tell them. Electoral Commission communication to those voters only tells them what electorate they enrolled in for general elections. The decision impacts on 35 electorates where Māori wards will be contested. We asked Māori commentators, a former and current district councillor and Māori leaders whether they aware of the switch. Only one, a regional council candidate, was. While aware of the switch, Bill Harris, who has announced he will stand in the Māori Ward in Waipā, did not think the specifics had been properly advertised to voters. Rolls are locked in for this election – but under legislation going through Parliament, Māori will be able to switch roles next year, rather than in 2024. • Inside today, Our election coverage shapes up – see Pages 3 and 5.
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