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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. The decision impacts on 35 electorates where Māori wards have been established following a tsunami of yes votes by district councils, including Waipā and Waikato, last year. Investigations by Good Local Media this week show that while the creation of new rolls for Māori wards is explained in documents, there has been no effort made to actually tell voters they are on the new rolls. It appears the expectation is that voters will work it out themselves by going to government websites. The Electoral Commission’s communication with Māori roll voters confirms what parliamentary electorate – Hauraki Waikato in Waipā’s case – they are enrolled in. “You are enrolled on the Māori roll in the Hauraki-Waikato electorate” is not the same as “you are enrolled in the Māori ward in the Waipā district council elections” – but for Waipā voters it is. 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 aware of it. While aware that only voters on the Māori
electoral roll can vote in the new seat, 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. The irony is that the introduction of Māori wards was hotly contested as being unfair. But now, in some districts, Māori roll voters will get to vote for one candidate – none if there is just one candidate - while those on the general roll will be able to select three four or five candidates for a ward in the district. Rolls are locked in for this election – but under legislation currently going through Parliament, Māori will be able to switch roles next year, rather than in 2024. The Bill is due to be reported back to the House in November. Yesterday the Electoral Commission told The News local elections were run by each local authority “and they promote the elections in their information and local advertising”. It said the Electoral Commission’s role in local elections was to provide councils with up-to-date electoral roll information for their elections. Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s office said individual councils had a role to play in publicising their own elections, especially where the representation structure has changed. • Inside today, our election coverage shapes up – see Page 3.
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When Dawn Ivil died in 2017, her family honoured her wishes and interred her ashes in Leamington Cemetery’s natural burial section. Natural burials in Waipā are only available at Leamington but recent feedback, following revelations the district’s cemeteries are reaching capacity, shows environmental options are wanted elsewhere. Son Trent recalls his mother, who died when she was 84, thought the natural burial section was a better use of land and resources. Her partner John Elliott shared her views as did daughter Tracey so after the funeral service on July 11, 2017, she was laid to rest at the edge of the section with a modest wooden cross and a native bush planted at the spot. Burial and cremation costs have risen in recent months. Funeral Directors Association chief executive Gillian Boyes has called for Work and Income Funeral grants to rise from the current $2280.70 so families can pay for funerals which can cost up to $10,000. Waipā has 10 cemeteries – the three largest are at Hautapu, Leamington and Te Awamutu. There are gardens of
remembrance at Leamington, Hautapu and Pukerimu where small plaques can be installed. Community Services manager Brad Ward says while initial uptake had not been as high for the natural burial spot in Leamington as the council had wanted, he expected that to increase following the survey. A natural burial returns the body to the earth as quickly as possible so the body can not be embalmed and is buried within the active soil layer, no deeper than 800m. If buried in a casket, it must be made of untreated fibre or wood and of non-toxic adhesives. It costs $1948 for a natural burial plot and an additional $1050 for a casket internment and $116 for cremation. Families get a list of native plants and trees recommended for the site and includes rimu, kowhai, ribbonwood and ferns. Arrangements for the planting of a memorial are made after the burial at the best time of year to ensure healthy growth. No permanent monuments are allowed but a grave marker made of engraved, burned or untreated wood can be used as it will decompose overtime. Council staff prepare the hole for the tree so family can plant it if they want.
Leamington’s Natural Burial section. Dawn Ivil’s cross will decompose overtime and become part of the natural environment. The Natural Burial section is in the eastern part of Leamington Cemetery.
The plot has a global positioning system (GPS) recorded so it can be found after the natural bush has regenerated. The feedback survey which closed earlier this month showed 87 per cent of respondents were satisfied with the current range of burial options. One respondent wants to see the creation of cultural landscapes with features, design and planting identifying the site’s
significance to mana whenua and mātāwaka (tribes of the country). Another wanted caskets phased out in favour of biopods or other economically friendly options while others wanted better seating, shade, toilets, car parking, wayfinding signs, water and biodiversity planting. The disrepair of older graves and headstones was seen as a concern. A report will be presented to the council’s Service committee.
On the beat with Senior Constable DEB THURGOOD Peer pressure and consequences
I start today with a good catch story. Readers will be aware of the recent increase in youth offending and we have called for the community to assist. Last weekend, a vehicle was stolen from inside a Waipā business in a night-time burglary. Six young people then allegedly took it for a joy ride through Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Ōhaupō and into Hamilton. They failed to stop for police in Hamilton before eventually getting the vehicle bogged off road. One was apprehended at the scene and the majority of the remaining youth were handed into Cambridge police by their parents soon afterwards. They are being dealt with through the Police Youth Aid Service. This incident highlights how offending by a young person can quickly escalate from what is initially minor crime - shoplifting and graffiti - to much more
serious crime with the potential for real harm and loss to be caused. It also shows the role that peer pressure can play where young people agree to do things in a group, that they may not have otherwise. We are most appreciative of the role that the families of these youth played in enabling us to hold them to account. I also want to say how good it is to see local business taking preventative action and installing and enhancing CCTV coverage on their premises. Having clear footage of a crime being committed is the best evidence. When designing your CCTV network, it is always a good idea to position one of the cameras at the front of your business capturing the business frontage, driveway/ carpark and/or pavement outside. Where an offender leaves in a vehicle, having the ability to view that vehicle and gain its registration and description is most helpful.
It increases the chance of patrols being able to locate the vehicle as it makes its getaway, and of being able to follow up with investigation at a later stage. Because criminals often swap out number plates, seeing the vehicle make, model and colour as well as the number plate is key. Footage of the vehicle and its occupants can lead police to obtain further identifying features of the offenders and any associates who may be waiting outside. Key factors for any CCTV system are knowing how long the footage is stored before being overwritten and having staff onsite who are able to access, review, save and download footage when required. Keep cameras clean and clear of cobwebs and other obstructions and ensure they are working.
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Briefs… Nominations open
Nominations opened for Waipā, Waikato and Waikato Regional councils on Friday. By noon yesterday four Waikato district nominations were showing – for mayor Askel Bech, and council Stephanie Henderson, Janet Gibb and Eugene Patterson. Te Awamutu’s Bernie Fynn was among the first cabs off the rank in Waipā when nominations opened - telling The News he is standing for council again.
Conference time
Waipā Mayor Jim Mylchreest and councillors Clare St Pierre, Lou Brown and Philip Coles joined about 600 delegates at the Local Government New Zealand conference this week.
Canine comments
Around 250 people have provided views as Waipā District Council continues to seek feedback on dog exercise rules, exercise areas, prohibited areas, and other aspects of dog control. The feedback will help shape changes to dog control rules to be considered later this year.
Covid fund
Applications have opened for Waipā community groups and businesses seeking financial assistance to help the district in its long-term recovery from Covid-19. Waipā District Council has $80,000 available from the existing Community Recovery Budget for community-based projects. Applications close August 11.
On their bikes
Waipā youngsters have featured in the final leading overall standings in the national Mini Motocross Nationals following races last weekend. Jai Gibson, Te Awamutu, won the 6-8 years’ 50cc class, Deklan Burton (Ōtorohanga) was second in the 4-7 years' 50cc intro class and Te Awamutu’s Levi Pickerell won the 4-7 years’ 50cc intro trail class.
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Welcome to the elections
We are now in election mode – welcome to the season where candidates put up their signs, come looking for your votes by door knocking and seek out photo opportunities. Elections give residents a vital opportunity to consider the opinions of our elected representatives – and those who want to replace them – on issues that impact on us. The work of councils, councillors and board members is vital, as is robust local body coverage – and we are proud to have brought it back to Waipā. The News plans to lead the way on election coverage by getting you to help us set the agenda. We have a good idea about the key issues which concern voters – transport, infill housing, parks and reserves and where
council money is spent. We look forward to readers telling us what they see as the major issues – by going to cambridgenews.nz and teawamutunews.nz and clicking on “contact” at the foot of the page. We’ll run surveys through the election period too. If you are standing for council, congratulations – make sure we have your contact details. If you are thinking of standing or want advice, watch out for a Local Government New Zealand online session which Good Local Media editor Roy Pilott will host next Wednesday. The Good Local stance on candidates’ platforms will be quite simple. If you have a statement about your ambitions and policies, call advertising manager Janine Davy on 027 287 0005. Policy statements and thank you notes do
not meet our criteria of Letters to the Editor. Good Local reporters will not be working as candidate publicity agents - but where we see a story, we will look for the opinions of candidates. And, to be clear, saying you’ll wait to see what the public wants will be simply recorded as “gave no opinion”. Voters have an opportunity to influence how their community is run once every three years. If you want to be informed, follow The News. Throughout the election we’ll be asking readers for their opinions. To kick off our campaign, our first question is, if the election was held today, who would you vote for as mayor? • Go to or teawamutunews.nz to cast your vote.
Community boards: what it’s worth By Mary Anne Gill
Only one Waipā elected representative has claimed a childcare allowance payable to all councillors and community board members since 2019. Cambridge Community Board member Elise Badger, a solo parent of two children aged seven and four, has received $405 for childcare costs incurred while attending evening board meetings. The allowance was introduced by the Remuneration Authority in 2019 in response to widespread concern from the local government sector that a lack of financial support for childcare creates a barrier for women to go for elected positions. It was left to individual councils to decide whether to adopt it or not. Details of the payments made to Badger are included in a list of expenses provided to The News in response to recent concerns about the future role of community boards. Board members in Cambridge are annually paid $9663 while in Te Awamutu they get $9331. Chairs get $19,327 and $18,662. They receive the payments irrespective of how many board meetings they attend while councillors appointed to the boards do not receive additional payments for their time. We asked how much community board members had claimed in expenses since November 2019 and how many meetings they went to. None of the Te Awamutu members had claimed expenses but five Cambridge members did. Sue Milner ($1238.82), Jo Davies-
Colley ($682.16), Elwyn AndreeWiltens ($1058.93), Grahame Webber ($127.98) and Badger ($1320.87) claimed expenses for such things as mileage, a conference, communications and childcare. Meeting attendances were over 90 per cent with Cambridge’s Alana Mackay the only one to attend every meeting. Badger said when she put her name forward for the community board, the childcare allowance had not been approved so did not influence her decision. But once it was available, she had no qualms in claiming it and urged other elected representatives to claim it and for potential candidates to be aware of it. Such payments were essential so elected councillors and community board members are representative of their communities, she said. Badger works part time as a health professional. Board meetings held in the evening made it difficult for her to attend unless she had childcare. The allowance cannot be claimed if children are over 14 or if a family member is caring for the child. There is a limit of $6000 a year per child. “I think the challenge of local government across the board is balancing paid employment against the council commitments.” Small actions like paid childcare help attract diverse representation, she said. The News launched its election coverage this week. Nominations for the district and regional councils and community boards opened last Friday and close on August 12. In an attempt to get more women involved in Waipā, current, retired
More women needed: Left to right: Sue Milner, Judy Bannon, Jo Davies- Colley, Liz Stolwyk, Alana Mackay are encouraging women into local politics. Photo: Michael Jeans.
and aspiring female politicians can share their experiences at the first Women in Politics event next week. Waipā governance manager Jo Gread said councils undertake a
huge scope of work on behalf of their communities. “Successful elections need good candidates who have the best interests of the community at heart.”
Trust chair eyes new ward
Harris said because of the lack of overlap between One of the first Māori to the council committees, serve on a Waipā District iwi representation on the Council committee says council felt disjointed. the experience and lessons He believes having a learned have prompted Māori ward, introduced for him to put his name the first time in Waipā at this forward for the council. election, will change that. Bill Harris, 63, “You don’t get to ask Bill Harris submitted his nomination questions unless you’re aware for the Māori ward seat last of them, and you can’t be Friday. aware of them unless you have a seat The Ngāti Apakura Runanga Trust at the table,” he said. chair, who is on the Service Delivery Harris said that, above all, he is committee, is one of four Te Kanohi “appreciative” that the district finally iwi representatives. has a Māori ward. By Benjamin Wilson
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HE WHAKAWHITINGA WHAKAARO
The signifiance of the haka
By Tom Roa, Tikanga Advisor, Waikato University
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A story of compassion By Julie Guest
One of the stories in the Bible has been There is a saying amongst Ngāti And is never merely labelled The Good Samaritan. Maniapoto which asserts, ‘Ki te kore koe e a meaningless ritual to In the story, a man who had been attacked kōrerotia, ehara koe i te tangata. Ki te kore entertain. along the road was left bleeding and beaten koe e haehaetia ehara koe i te rangatira!’ ‘If Such also is the in the ditch. no-one talks about you you’re not a person. significance of the haka. It First a priest, then a Levite avoided If no-one talks bad about you you’re not a is an assertion of mana. The mana of those offering help, but the Samaritan was “good” chief!’ who are performing it, and of those at whom because he showed compassion, cleaning The current All Black coach might take it is targetted. and bandaging the man’s wounds and a comfort in this. It is a very Māori way of It is not merely a question of someone or taking him where he could fully recover. looking at leadership. I’m reminded also in some group merely ‘challenging’ another That the Samaritan would be the one to this context of the haka and its significance. person or group. show compassion was shocking because Commentators assert that the haka is a Many moons ago the haka was treated Samaritans were the group of people that ‘wero’, and interpret that as a challenge,- the as an entertainment. Worse, in 1979 the Jesus’ listeners regarded as the worst of ‘gauntlet has been laid down’. infamous ‘Haka Party incident’ in Auckland enemies. However like many expressions of a made headlines. Compassion is not a popular word cultural nature re-interpreted by another A group of University of Auckland today. Self-compassion maybe. Looking different cultural lens, there is something a engineering students rehearsing their annual after ourselves is very high on the popular little lost in the translation. tradition of a mock haka were confronted by agenda. The question for me is who is challenging the activist group He Tauā. And whilst it is important to take care of whom, and why? Today, when our national sports teams our health, and to make sure that we eat The ‘wero’ is performed by a ‘toa’, a take to their respective fields of sporting well, exercise well and nurture connections, warrior, or sometimes a group of toa, ‘conflict’ it appears to me that in their Jesus is pointing to another truth. brandishing a ‘rākau’, a weapon, in a performance of the haka there is an essential An important reason for self-care is so that very stylised, yet personalised, manner expression and recognition of respect for the we can also care for others. I would totally in the ‘pōwhiri’, the encounter protocol mana of those engaged in the ‘conflict’. The disagree with the aspect of so-called self-care practised when someone of moment, a VIP, a more fierce the expression in the haka, the that has any implication that looking after personage of some significance, is welcomed more fierce the recognition of the mana of yourself should involve neglecting someone to a gathering of moment, of significance to the opposing team. in need. those gathered, . I for one join in congratulating the Irish If we return to the Good Samaritan, it is A ‘rau’, a small carving, a leaf, a feather, of team for their magnificent effort in carrying a typical Jesus story where the impact is significance again to those gathered is placed the mana of Ireland into this historic series heightened by the unexpected behaviour of in front of the VIP who then picks that up, win. each character. upon which the toa again brandishes the And that’s not just because of my Irish A priest walks straight passed the rākau, slaps his thigh, and signals for the VIP ancestry. But more because their response to wounded man in the ditch, seemingly and their party to proceed on to the meeting the All Blacks’ haka was of historic moment. uncaring. space with honour. Most worthy of being ‘talked about.’ The priest had a duty of care to those Note: theThere wero is ‘of moment’. an And the bestto response the All Blacks and is anIt isopportunity move into in need, being fully aware that God had expression of ‘mana’, acknowledging of the their coach can give to the ‘haehae’, is to required ofVilla. all God’s people to “act justly, 165m2 designed standalone Lockerbie Village in spring/summer 2022/23. status of both those who perform the wero as Architecturally embrace it, and respond accordingly, with love mercy and walk humbly with your well as those who receive it. ‘mana’. Elevated prime north-facing site, overlooking farmland. God.” Micah 6:8.
The priest had no excuse for ignoring the needs of the man in the ditch – but I bet he gave himself plenty. The Levite too, would have been full of excuses. And isn’t it easy for us to stand in judgement of them? They were both people who should have been caring for others and failed to do so. In fact, even today don’t we all love to jump on the stories of apparent neglect or actual harm that one person has inflicted on another? But the truth is that whilst most of us do not deliberately harm others, we can find plenty of excuses for not offering help, especially to people we don’t know or like. We tell ourselves that they have brought the trouble on themselves; they are not making enough effort; they were stupidly in the wrong place at the wrong time; that we have worked hard for what we have got, and they should do the same. What we fail to see is what Jesus was telling us. We are all in this together. When we turn a blind eye instead of offering compassion, we reduce the wellbeing of all our community and of ourselves. Jesus told this story to illustrate that noone is outside the circle of God’s compassion, and that each of us is invited to live into that compassion for ourselves and offer it to all those around us. Jesus pointed to the truth that every community is only as well as it’s least well member. Our society is desperately in need of your compassion.
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500 new sections to open up A couple known for running antique shops have opened the door to a 500-home neighbourhood just 1500 metres from Te Awamutu’s town centre. It is the latest in a series of new residential developments for Waipā. Last month The News revealed 19 high-end sections were being developed on Greenhill Drive which property developer Margaret Kirk said would be “the most expensive sections in Te Awamutu”. Today it was announced 77 sections under the Pikowai Landing
name will go on sale this month. The Waipa District Council has granted resource consent for the development of the 50 hectare subdivision on Cambridge Road. It is next to a 4ha parcel of Waipā District Council owned land earmarked for pensioner housing. It shares a boundary with the Cambridge Road shopping complex which includes a medical centre, Mitre 10 and Pak n Save supermarket. Retired farmer Len Hatwell and his family embarked on the Pikowai
Landing project more than three years ago. He and his late wife Joyce bought their first 100-cow dairy farm just out of Te Awamutu 57 years ago and have operated antique and clothing shops in Tirau and Cambridge. “Te Awamutu is a country style town with a friendly rural feel. We have good sports facilities, and we serve a big catchment area. It’s down to earth and it’s a great place to place to bring up a family,” says Hatwell. Veros Development Manager
Sean Haynes says Pikowai Landing has been designed to cater to a mix of residents, including first home buyers. Sections in the first stage will range in size from 325m2 to 650m2 with further options planned in future stages. The design of the subdivision was led by Auckland based architect Dave Strachan of Strachan Group Architects (SGA), who was brought up in nearby Golf Road in Te Awamutu and occasionally worked on the Hatwells’ farm.
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Slow, slow, quick quick slow…
By Mary Anne Gill
Waka Kotahi is under attack from enraged motorists following the road transport authority’s decision to implement a programme of safety improvements at Tamahere, the day after it opened the Waikato Expressway Hamilton section. The bottle necks at the SH1 Tamahere interchanges with Airport and Tauwhare roads – where four lanes merge into one and the speed limit goes from 110km/hr to 50km/hr - seem to have caught everyone except Waka Kotahi by surprise. The organisation says it was always part of the plan once the expressway opened to upgrade the Tamahere section, so it met design and safety standards required for a 110km/hour speed limit.
But nothing The News can find on Waka Kotahi’s website confirms that. When the speed limit was introduced in 2017, the organisation said the higher speed limit applied from Cambridge southern to Tamahere interchanges. For motorists it is more of the same – the bottlenecks at Tamahere have been going on for more than five years since construction started on the southern interchange. The light at the end of the tunnel was the final opening of the expressway. Social media exploded soon after the new 22km expressway section opened late on Thursday night and has been relentless ever since. Despite it being school holidays when traffic is traditionally lighter during the week, queues form both sides of Tamahere.
National List MP David Bennett said when his government signed off on the expressway, Tamahere had been built to Australian standards for 110km/hr. “However, the reality is they had failed to complete major connection points especially at Tamahere. “Motorists are rightfully angry and what could have been a significant opening is now soured by its practical failures. “This failure has infuriated motorists and has created real safety concerns. When a 110 km/ hour motorway of multiple lanes suddenly reduces to one lane, it’s an accident waiting to happen,” he said. Waka Kotahi Infrastructure regional manager Jo Wilton said the Tamahere interchange opened in 1995 and was not up to 110km/hr
Traffic snarl ups at the Tamahere interchange on Monday.
standard. The recent approval meant the work could only start now. Work on the two lanes in each direction would be complete by October-November, she said. “The safety improvements include the installation of crash-
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preventing roadside wire-rope barriers.” While the temporary measures will cause delays, “the benefits of opening the Hamilton section of the expressway as soon as possible outweigh any temporary inconvenience,” said Wilton.
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Rotopiko to roost together,” said NWT executive officer, Karen Denyer. Using research obtained by Toi Ohomai and Wintec science students, the trust estimated last year that 500,000 birds roost around the peat lake complex each night. The trust has tried different techniques of deterring the birds including the use sound, light and smell deterrents. Denyer said they have had limited success in getting rid of the birds and now the focus is on the
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Red put the Hammers down Te Awamutu will want to consolidate its place among the chasing pack in WaiBop premier league football this weekend when they host Hamilton Wanderers. The hosts scored an emphatic 6-2 win over West Hamilton last week in a match which saw Tawhiri Ball score four, including two from the penalty spot – and double his league tally for the season. Haydn Roil and Marc Glenister were also on the scoresheet on a day when all three men’s teams won and the women’s team featured in an entertaining encounter – which also finished 6-2, this time to Morrinsville. Club life member Jim Grainger, now looking after the club’s over
35s celebrated an 8-0 win, while in Waikato division four Te Awamutu won 2-1 at Tokoroa. The premiers went to Hamilton and coach Ian Stringfellow’s message – dominate the opening five minutes was heard. Ball scored with the first shot of the day after just four minutes. Glenister’s goal was a top drawer effort and Roil then showed his class to grab TA’s third after 23 minutes. West Ham fought back with goals to Anas Mohammed and John Cameron, but it was the visitors who dominated after that and Roil was foiled by the home keeper on several occasions. Football’s controversial rulings on what constitutes hand ball in the
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His wife describes him as a cat with nine lives. “And she says I’ve used all of them up,” he said. A stroppy horse flipped over backwards while he was riding it. He watched the ground screaming up at him from an aeroplane cockpit and escaped the vertical dive with just 50m to spare. An irate cow attacked him and damaged one of his kidneys. He beat bowel cancer. And he nearly drowned in the sea at Mercury Bay. He has had more shaves with death than he can count on one hand. “He’s a risk taker,” his wife Margaret said. “He loves the challenge of a risk. It’s much more exciting than walking a straight line.” But balancing out his thrill-seeking side are the quieter aspects of his personality, highlighted by his two great passions: gardening and working stock with sheepdogs. Michael Oliver is a dog triallist and a daredevil. The 79-year-old, who grew up on a hilly 404-hectare sheep and beef farm in Whitehall and has lived there most of his life, has been competing in sheepdog trials for 60 years. It’s the connection between man (or woman) and dog he loves most about the sport. “When dogs’ natural instincts are brought under useful control I love the way they can manage the movement of livestock,” he said. “When they know what they’re doing they can be extremely helpful like that, and that is a great joy to me, when you can work as a team with your dog and not as an authoritarian boss.” An agricultural institution that gained national exposure through the New Zealand television
programme “A Dog’s Show” (1977–1992), sheep dog trialling involves guiding small mobs of sheep through a series of paddock obstacles and into a pen. Competitors can use only a dog and whistle to achieve the task and must not touch the sheep. Michael bought his first sheepdog when he left school in 1960 and headed to the Wairarapa 18 months later to take a shepherding job. After watching one of the local sheepdog trials he looked up one of the winners in the phone book, got himself invited to dinner and gleaned some great tips. “So that got me off to a fairly good start,” he said. Ever since then he’s been wringing every bit of advice and information he can from top competitors. After 60 years in the sport, the best guidance he can give is: “try and get inside a dog’s head and work with it”. Michael achieved one of his most memorable wins with a dog named Clancy. “I represented New Zealand against Australia at the very first inter-dominion test at the Auckland Easter Show in 1974 with Clancy the day after my daughter Kate was born,” Michael said. His current heading dog, Jack, is a descendant of Clancy. Michael got his private pilot’s licence at 17 and relishing the thrill of aerobatics and low-level flying, briefly considered a career in aerial topdressing. “But I saw people sitting around at the aero club and that put me off,” he said. “That wasn’t me; I liked to be doing things.” Farming has always been Michael’s number one career choice, but it’s high country that really lights his fire. Whitehall’s rolling green hills are a far cry from the rugged
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Dairy grazing was what saved the property and allowed us to develop it to a high standard and eventually sell for a very good price.” He and Margaret sold 347 hectares in 2015 and are now farming the remaining 57 hectares, running highland cattle and self-shearing Wiltshire sheep. He has trained about 120 sheepdogs altogether and had about 10 open sheepdog trial winners. But he can’t possibly pick a favourite. “That’s like asking me to choose which one of my kids I like best,” he said. Michael’s dedication to his sport has seen him host the Cambridge Sheepdog Trial Club’s annual competitions on his Whitehall farm for 24 years. He has also hosted the Cambridge Classic sheepdog trial every year for the past 14 years. But an era ended on the Olivers’ farm in June when Michael and Margaret hosted their last trial. “We’ve just got too old,” Michael said. “And there are other things we want to do. We want to go to the beach, we want to ride our bicycles and do things for the grandchildren. And our garden takes a lot of work.” However, he has no plans to give up competing in a sport he’s loved for six decades. Michael is a member of the Cambridge Writers’ Group and loves penning poetry and stories in his spare time. Not that he has much of that. He still works about 11 hours a day on the farm and in his garden. “There’s a Māori proverb: time to sleep when you’re dead,” he said. For the full version of this story, go to cambridgenews.nz or teawamutunews.nz
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A father’s passion for parts and customer support has landed him a finalist for the 2022 John Deere Technician of the Year Award. Ben McShane, a parts technician for Cambridge John Deere Dealership AGrowQuip, will join two other finalists from the South Island in Brisbane next month. The trip, courtesy of John Deere, will offer the technicians parts and systems related training, prior to a winner being announced on August 6. As a parts technician, McShane helps customers with parts related inquiries and often travels to their farms to do so. McShane’s manager Hemi George, and customer John Austin, nominated him for the award. “When we are on, we are 24/7, it doesn’t stop and we don’t sleep, Ben has a big area to cover, and he does that very very well,” said George. He said that McShane often works 50-hour weeks, but drastically exceeds those hours during the industry’s busy September to April period. He said that the customer support offered by AGrowQuip is what sets them apart from their competitors, and that McShane shares that belief. “It is what we do, it is who we are, it is great to have people like Ben come through and have that same desire to improve and have such a strong customer focus,” said George. “There is a lot of competition in what we do, the thing that makes a difference is how we support our customers on the parts and services side of things.” McShane, 24, had little knowledge of the agriculture sector prior to working for AGrowQuip.
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The Chinese accepted the medicinal values of tea as early as the fourth century BC. Wild tea leaves were gathered from trees and bushes and combined with water to produce a tonic. During the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 AD) it was found that covering the leaves and steeping them in hot water produced a more flavoursome brew. Thus, the first teapot was developed. Farmers began cultivating small tea bushes to keep up with the demand and a system of drying and processing gradually developed. In the third century BC a Chinese surgeon recommended drinking tea to increase concentration and alertness. Well, we all love a cuppa whether we think it will keep us alert or relax us. But tea also has many other uses. In China some teas are used as the cooking liquid for noodles. Tea also makes a great marinade; dry leaves can be used as a base for smoking fish, poultry, meats, vegetables or cheese; combined with spices, tea makes a tasty meat rub for barbecues; add it to bakes and desserts for flavour; or for hard-boil eggs, crack the shells and cook in tea for that marbled look. Then of course there are numerous novel uses for left-over tea — rinse your hair for shine, reduce under-eye bags, relieve insect bite pain, or use as mulch around plants and add to compost. TEA-POACHED CHICKEN A Chinese-inspired dish. 1 cup prepared black tea 1 tablespoon honey 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 clove garlic, crushed 3cm knob root ginger, peeled and thinly sliced 1/2-1 red chilli, seeded and sliced 500g skinned and boned chicken breast Combine all the ingredients — except the chicken — in a large frying pan. Simmer for 2 minutes.
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PUMPKIN & GINGER TEA LOAF Ensure the mashed pumpkin is fairly dry. Prepare the tea using 2-3 tea bags and allow to steep for 10 minutes. 1 cup mashed pumpkin 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup each: strong lemon & ginger tea, canola oil 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups plain flour 1 teaspoon each: baking soda, ground mixed spice 1/2 teaspoon each: salt, baking powder Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lightly oil and flour a 23cm x 12cm loaf pan. In a large mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin, sugar, tea, canola oil and eggs. Beat until well mixed. Sift the flour, baking soda, ground mixed spice, salt and baking powder in a separate bowl. Stir to combine. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture, beating until smooth. Pour into the loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool for 10-15 minutes. Remove from the pan. Serve sliced.
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PLAN CHANGES 13 AND 18 TO THE WAIPĀ DISTRICT PLAN
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CLAUSES 10 AND 20 OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 The Waipa- District Council gives public notice that it has resolved that the following Plan Changes to the Waipa- District Plan shall become operative on 28 July 2022. Plan Change 13 (Uplifting Deferred Zones) seeks to: • Remove the reference to uplifting Deferred Zones via Council resolution • Delete the structure plans for Ohaupo, Bruntwood and Te Awamutu South as these areas have been developed and the structure plans are no longer required • Amend the structure plan for growth cell T1 to reflect the updated masterplan • Add the Te Awamutu T6 Structure Plan, Te Awamutu T11 Structure Plan and Cambridge C4 Structure Plan • Uplift the deferment ("Live zone") for all pre 2035 deferred zones. Plan Change 18 (Beekeeping in the Residential Zones) seeks to: • Remove the rules relating to beekeeping in the Residential and Large Lot Residential If allowed for through the appropriate COVID-19 level, at the operative date, copies of the decision report on Plan Changes 13 and 18 to the Waipa- District Plan will be available for viewing in normal opening hours at the following places: Council offices: • 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu • 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge Council public libraries: • 106 Mahoe Street, Te Awamutu (entry via Selwyn Lane) • 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge The decision report and the Waipa- District Plan can be viewed at any time on the Council website, www.waipadc.govt.nz/planchanges. Any person wishing to obtain further information about these plan changes, may write to Waipa- District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840, send an email to info@waipadc.govt.nz.
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