Fifty years ago, Leonard Danvers and Joe Stack were on the threshold of their ordination as Catholic priests – naive young men, they told Viv Posselt. They were on the cusp of a lifelong commitment to the church. Next week, they will mark that jubilee in services acknowledging their unwavering loyalty.
The longtime friends, both septuagenarians sporting grey beards and a collegial banter, now hold the title of monsignor, granted by the Pope to denote a special honorary clerical status.
They will mark their 50-year milestones in separate jubilee services in Waikato next week. Mons Stack, who leads St Patrick’s Church in Te Awamutu, will celebrate on May 11, while Mons Danvers, who leads St Peter’s Church Cambridge, will mark his on May 12.
That their collective contribution to the Catholic Church in New Zealand has reached this point seems to surprise neither of them. After all, they suggest, that was the purpose of seven years of study at seminary… seven years in which many of their original class of 31 dropped out, leaving just 10 who were ordained.
What they share now is a deep appreciation at how well it’s gone, how much they have packed in and how much they have learned along the way.
“This is so much more than a career,” said Danvers, “it is really a calling. Above all, it is relationship-based. We intersect with people at some the most significant times of their lives and they don’t forget that. We see that as a real privilege.”
Stack agreed, adding that over and above their commitment to their respective congregations, both have also held administrative roles within the church and the Hamilton diocese during those years.
Both men grew up in strongly Catholic families. Danvers was born in Hastings but moved with his sister to be raised by their Manurewa-based grandparents after his mother’s death. He became an altar boy, then went to St Peter’s College where early thoughts of entering the priesthood began to percolate.
“We used to have ‘old boy’ priests who came to talk to us,” he said.
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I was privileged to represent Waikato District Council at a Matangi community gathering last weekend to honour a longstanding community stalwart Graham Membery.
Graham was born in Matangi and has lived there all his life until retiring to Cambridge this year. For most of that time he has served his community in many ways – helping build the Matangi Hall as an apprentice more than 60 years ago and maintaining it through years of service on the hall committee, chairing the Matangi Drainage Board for nearly 30 years, establishing and then chairing the Matangi Community Committee for 12 years and working to obtain local amenities like the Jack Foster Reserve. He is also a life member of Matangi Indoor Bowling Club and has helped lead Waikato Indoor Bowls to a number of national trophies over the years.
He was recognised with a Waikato District Mayoral Award in 2015 and at the weekend he was presented with a certificate of appreciation from the Waikato Regional Council. The community presented him with a framed aerial photograph of Matangi past and present showing the changes that have
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It was great to see so many people attend our Anzac Day services to honour our fallen last Thursday. As the speakers said, it seems even more pertinent in the current times. I was honoured to lay the wreath with Snr Constable Methven on behalf of Cambridge police.
In other news, last week I completed my biannual Physical Competency Test (PCT) which all serving Police officers must complete as part of our operational certifications. The PCT is also completed by all recruits at RNZ Police College as part of their initial training. It is a time limited activity and requires each officer to complete a course composed of the following… a trailer push plus wheel lift and carry followed immediately by a 200m loop run, a beam walk, a long jump, a fence jump, a zig zag shuttle run, diving underneath two low hurdles, a jump up and through a window frame, then going up and over a 2 metre wall, dragging a 70kg dummy for 10 metres and scaling a high wire mesh fence before a sprint to the finish.
It is always good exercise and a measure of the levels of fitness maintained by police officers. Policing is a dynamic and rewarding career. If you have considered joining and wish to know more, visit www.newcops.org. nz.
This week I would also like to thank Te
taken place in his lifetime.
In my role I am glad to have come to know many special people, like Graham, who help provide the rest of us with a sense of community - people who care about where
we live and how we look after our local environment, and who encourage others to band together to take some responsibility for our neighbours and our community. They never seek accolades – but they win the respect and gratitude of us all.
So thank you to all those who sit on local committees, run sports clubs, and fundraise for shared benefits.
It brings to mind that New Zealand grew and developed as a nation as a result of cooperation for mutual benefit, and not just at community level. Our dairy industry is based on the cooperative model, marketing and producer boards have played an essential role in our agricultural exports, building societies have helped many families into home ownership, electric power boards were established in the 1920s as consumer-owned utilities and nearly half our lines companies are still identified as consumer-owned by the Commerce Commission.
Awa Lifecare Village for inviting me to speak about crime prevention with their village on Monday.
It is a topic about which I am passionate as Police work requires a team effort with the community to keep Cambridge safe and unattractive to opportunist offenders. It was great to see some familiar faces and meet new ones.
Finally in good news, last week it was just such a community effort that saw an arrest in Taotaoroa Road, rural Cambridge, following the theft of a vehicle from a farm.
The culprit used the vehicle to run (or rather drive) amok across two rural properties causing damage. A male was located and arrested some hours later after evading police and being found on yet another property by locals. He was identified and found to be in breach of bail conditions. He faces four additional charges as a result of his activities and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance.
The local community were very supportive of police and did not hesitate to call 111 when he popped back up and came to attention. He was subsequently linked with further offences. We could not have put a stop to what might have been a spree without the help of the community.
We’ve just commemorated Anzac Day and the continuing popularity of the day is associated with the values it represents - courage, endurance, sacrifice, and comradeship. We honour those who fell, and we also honour those who returned to rebuild lives and communities back home.
Hard work, kindness, tolerance and friendship endure as values that we share. Let’s continue to honour those values in the way we work together to build our communities for the benefit of all.
Call it in
New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority says plans for an incinerator plant in Te Awamutu have national significance and it supports requests for the proposal to be “called in” and heard by a board of inquiry or the Environment Court rather than Waipā district and Waikato regional councils.
Bring out your leaves
An annual autumn collection service has started in parts of Te Awamutu, Cambridge and Kihikihi. Waipā District Council is collecting fallen leaves – and residents in selected areas can place piles on grass berms to be picked up.
changes
Waikato Regional Council will continue to have 14 elected members, but the boundaries may be moved. Councillors have voted 11-1 to modify the Waihou constituency to include Waihi and Paeroa rural areas – currently in the ThamesCoromandel constituency – to meet the requirements for fair representation.
planning
Waipā District Council says its investment into contingency planning ensured water continued to flow for Ōhaupō residents last week, after a sixmetre-long crack in a water pipe caused a significant leak. The water team found and isolated the leaking pipe, connected to the Parallel Road water treatment plant, within minutes of receiving an alert.
Time’s up
Submissions close tomorrow (Friday) on the Waipa District Council’s annual plan.
Lions lend a hand
A warm gesture by the Lions Club of Cambridge is helping ease the lives of Waikato Cancer Society’s Lions Lodge residents. The Lions responded to a lodge request for knitted knee rugs, needed by patients, and 49 were delivered last month.
The Cambridge Anzac Day civic service marked a first this year with the laying of a wreath on behalf of two Indian infantry regiments who fought alongside the Anzacs in Gallipoli.
Made up in the Indian national tri-colours, the wreath was laid by Captain Allan Rodrigues (retired) of the Indian Navy, escorted by the Cambridge RSA vice-president Brigadier Jon Broadley MBE.
Cambridge Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley told those attending
the service that the wreath recognised the nearly 19,000 Indian soldiers who served in Gallipoli.
“The 14th Sikh Regiment and the First Battalion 5th Gurkha Rifles suffered heavy casualties, but were brave and fearless soldiers, three of whom went on to receive the Indian Order of Merit, the highest military award in India,” she said. “Thirtyeight more received the Indian Distinguished Service Medal for gallantry.”
After the ceremony, Cpt Rodrigues acknowledged Cambridge for
recognising the service of the Indian troops.
He said: “As the only representative of the Armed Forces of India in Cambridge, I would like to convey our gratitude, specifically on behalf of the two infantry regiments who fought alongside the Anzacs throughout the campaign and suffered heavy casualties along with their Anzac comrades.”
The civic service was also addressed by Group Captain John McWilliam, Group Captain (retired) Ants Hawes, and Cambridge High School head boy
and head girl, Levi Lamb and Chiara Woodford.
Both services attracted huge numbers, with people at the dawn service filling the streets on either side of the town hall. Following that service people wandered onto Victoria Square where a massive ‘poppies’ red balloon had been inflated.
Local commemorations started last Wednesday evening with the Cambridge Brass Band joining forces with the Cambridge and Districts Pipe Band to present the annual Anzac Eve Concert in the town hall.
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“I guess you could say they introduced the vocation to me from a human level. On leaving school, I applied to the bishop for acceptance into the Holy Name Seminary in Christchurch. He gave me the nod and off I went.”
Stack took a similar route. Born in Auckland to a Catholic family, he too attended Catholic schools and became an altar boy. He joined his family in other church-led community endeavours and by the sixth form, he felt ready to apply for a seminary place.
“I had some – not very accurate – thoughts about what life as a priest might be. I was young and idealistic.”
Stack started in 1967, Danvers in 1968. Seven years of training included philosophy, with four years of theology then taught at Mosgiel. There were various points at which students could reaffirm their commitment, but there were also occasions when students opted out, often leaving with no forewarning to their classmates.
“That was quite unsettling, but it is what was done back then,” said Stack.
He added a further year’s university study to his training, which meant the two twentysomethings - Stack and Danvers - were ordained in 1974, each in their home diocese. Stack was ordained in Ellerslie, and Danvers in New Zealand’s first
outdoor ordination, organised to accommodate his being the first Manurewa old boy to become a priest.
Stack’s work has taken him across the North Island and he moved to Te Awamutu almost a decade ago, while Danvers –who studied at Boston College in the United States in the mid1980s – has worked primarily in Auckland, Tauranga and the Waikato. He has led St Peter’s Church in Cambridge since 2013.
The pair became foundation priests when the Hamilton diocese was formed in 1980.
Both men are grateful for the timing of their five decades… things are very different now. The seminary they attended closed in 1978 as student numbers dropped, training shifted to Auckland and much of the philosophy they enjoyed has now disappeared from the curriculum.
New priests, once accommodated in presbyteries with more senior priests with whom to share tasks within the role, now mostly live alone. Congregations are smaller, priests are challenged more than in the past. Times are changing.
As Danvers and Stark reach their 50-year milestones they’re taking a cautionary approach to the prospect of retirement. There’s no pressure to give up, but both admit to having a few things on their bucket lists…
Bicycle Revolution Cambridge is celebrating another successful festival, this one coinciding with Anzac Day.
Hundreds of people came to town to be part of the annual event - now in its seventh year.
The event provides an afternoon of street races, family-friendly activities and a celebration of all things cycling, as Olympic medallists and world champions share the streets with non-competitive riders and youngsters.
“It’s just great to see our
community coming together and having such a great day on their bikes, Bicycle Revolution chair Tim Gudsell said.
“We are particularly excited about so many kids keen to take part in a bike event – and with more events and initiatives throughout the year, we hope to encourage more of our town to hop on two wheels more often.”
The festival featured some of the fastest women in the world - the New Zealand women’s sprint team including world champion Ellesse
Andrews, riding up the main street in a straight-line sprint race.
The sprinters and other cyclists with an eye on the Paris Olympics also rode to support youngsters in their races around a 1000 metre circuit.
The Village Green was also busy. A dual slalom obstacle course tested bike skills of participants, aerial BMX shows tested skills of Hugh Wotherspoon and the Spoonworks team and the Fonterra Blindspot Truck had children behind the wheel showing them a driver’s perspective.
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Waipā District Council has announced an independent review of its Cambridge Connections business case in a move Mayor Susan O’Regan will be a reset to get the project “back on track”.
The mayor announced the review on Tuesday having endured a groundswell of anger over one part – a proposed siting for a third bridge over the Waikato River.
More than 350 pieces of feedback on the draft business case have been received, and a significant number focus on the bridge issue. The feedback period runs to May 24.
The review announcement comes after councillors took all options for the new bridge off the table in response to the outcry – which came particularly from residents whose homes were in the path of what had been advanced as a preferred option.
Cambridge Connections focuses on the town’s transport network. It
considers how to reduce traffic demand, provide transport alternatives and makes best use of existing infrastructure.
It will be a key tool for the council when it seeks funding from Waka Kotahi.
O’Regan said the review would be an opportunity to recognise where things could have been done better and reflect on what had caused concern.
“This is a 30-year project that both the council and the community need to work on together. We will also be reviewing where and how this project should be managed within the organisation, and the ongoing governance arrangements.”
Chief executive Garry Dyet said the review would be undertaken by consultancy firm WSP. They had been engaged to review the process of developing the business case, the consistency with the principles of the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi’s business
case process, and to provide recommendations for improvement.
“This project has a number of moving parts, and we need to understand what can done better so we can ensure it is applied to not only Cambridge Connections, but any other future project with a high community impact,” Dyet said.
The council has not put a time frame on the review but says it will make the results public.
Cambridge Connections remains an important issue for the Cambridge community and as a board we continue to advocate strongly for a comprehensive approach to implementation of the transport strategy, including the eventual provision of a third river crossing.
We also acknowledge the significance of community engagement needed for this type of project, and after engaging closely with the community, we are confident that the process has been inadequate, resulting in high levels of frustration and concern from residents.
We are pleased that the feedback date was extended for a month and the bridge location is ‘off the table’.
Over the last two months we have heard from our community that more information is needed before they can give feedback. I asked the transportation team if they could provide some answers to the three most common questions we are hearing.
Can the Victoria bridge be added on to, so more traffic can cross the river instead of a new bridge?
While it is possible to strengthen the 117-year-old bridge to take more traffic, it would be complex and it would significantly alter the bridge.
The bridge has heritage recognition as a Category 1 historic place, meaning it should be kept close to its original design.
There may be options to keep the bridge partly open to traffic, but ideally, we will not rely on it as an essential traffic link.
What about on and off ramps? Why can’t some be built around the golf course, taking people straight to Hamilton instead of going through Cambridge?
This option was considered, but modelling showed only a small number of motorists would use it because it is a significantly longer route.
Modelling showed most drivers would prefer to take the existing route through town to the expressway.
Could this project end up on the government’s fast track system and not need public consultation at all?
A bridge which is needed in 20-plus years does not appear to fit the legislation of needing to be fast tracked.
We have time to examine the options, complete detailed investigations, consult with the community and find a solution that meets the transport needs of our community in the long term.
Where to from here? The independent review into the development of the business case and the community engagement to date will be an important step to reset the project as we look towards the next steps.
While no firm timeframe can be put on the completion of the review, the results would be shared with the community once the outcomes had been considered.
The CCB continues to engage with the community at every opportunity and thank those who have communicated their thoughts and opinions to us. As always, we welcome any member of the community to email us or attend and present on any topic at our public forum.
Cambridge resident Ngaire Fisher celebrated her 100th this week by becoming the first centenarian to ride the Velodrome track.
Her record ride happened on Tuesday morning, after celebrating her birthday on Sunday with a family-filled soiree of 85. By all accounts that was an event spliced with pride-filled stories of a much-loved mum, grandmum and friend. A birthday card from King Charles added to the list of well-wishers.
Tuesday’s ride, on the other hand, was nothing out of the ordinary for Ngaire. She’s been a regular user of the facility’s community trikes programme since 2019, and generally clocks up between 4-5km a session. The News celebrated with her at the track on her 97th birthday. Before Tuesday’s session, she had already clocked up 41km this year.
Around the issue of this significant birthday, she said: “I don’t really feel any different at all… except I’ve noticed a lot more people smiling at me. I’m just going to keep coming here as long as I can. I enjoy it… I like riding with people, especially Louisa.”
That would be Louisa Anderson, who has been the trikes coordinator for the past few years, and who regularly does a spin around the track with Ngaire.
Numbers of trike users have grown under her watch, and she enjoys the banter they share.
“I think the next most senior to
Ngaire is in their 80s… we’ll have a while to wait for another one like her,” Louisa said. Ngaire has had eight children
– three sets of twins among them.
At one stage she had eight children under the age of eight at the same time… that’s eye-watering stuff.
Eldest son William Fisher, who lives in Australia, said the entire family was here to mark Ngaire’s centenary … all eight children, 23 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
Ngaire grew up in Rata, between Hunterville and Marton. She was always a little sports mad, say the family, winning the MacDonald Rose Bowl prize for all-round sporting achievement when at the then Marton district school. She went on to become a keen golfer and all-round sports enthusiast, and a good bridge player to boot. It’s that ‘all-rounder’ thing that seems to have kept her engaged with life.
She is escorted weekly to the Velodrome by her friend Leslie Storey, who said that Ngaire loves being at the ‘drome.
“Even if she’s a bit unenthusiastic when I get there to pick her up, her demeanour changes once she’s here… she really loves the interaction and the people. It is so good for her.”
Ngaire was given a truly velodrome welcome on Tuesday, with Olympic prospects and facility hierarchy there to share her moment… and the cake they made for her.
Velodrome general manager Dion Merson described Ngaire as ‘part of the family’.
“Whoever’s around takes turns to ride with her. We love having her here.”
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CAMBRIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE CALLS OVER THE LAST WEEK
MONDAY
10.25am, House Fire, Damio Place
3.20pm, Building alarm and evacuation, Pengover Ave
5.03pm, 1 Car MVA, Tirau Road TUESDAY
9:18am, Building alarm and evacuation, Victoria Road WEDNESDAY
4:58am, Building alarm and evacuation, Swayne Road
8:02am, Building alarm and evacuation, C/TA Road
1:01pm, 1 Car MVA, Waikato Expressway
1:12pm, Multiple Truck MVA, Tirau Road
7:14pm, Powerlines Arcing, Maungakawa Road
FRIDAY
9.28pm, Building alarm and evacuation, Raleigh Street 11.08pm, Building alarm and evacuation, Swayne Road
Last Thursday, Anzac Day summoned our nation to remember back to 1915 when Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed at Gallipoli in Turkey. That woeful, ill-conceived episode engaged some 16,000 Kiwi soldiers. About 60 per cent were to become casualties. Australian allies similarly suffered huge losses with the Turkish defenders at the tops of the hilly cliffs suffering horrendously as well.
Anzac Day reminds us of two things… firstly, of stories of bravery, of sacrifice and comradeship that deserve to be remembered. Servicemen and women contributed to serving New Zealand in both World Wars, as well as other interventions - many making the ultimate sacrifice, losing their lives on foreign soil. Secondly, it reminds us of the value in looking back. History could be a great teacher if we were willing learners. It amazes me how we as humans fail to learn from the past. Wars are one potent example of this fact.
British author H.G. Wells coined the expression in describing World War One: “The war that will end war.” The phrase was embraced because the
loss of life, destruction, misery and devastating collateral damage it caused, was considered to have taught a ‘forever’ lesson.
Unfortunately, the peace treaty officially ending that conflict—the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, did nothing to prevent the outbreak of history’s most destructive war a mere 20 years later. In World War Two estimates of those killed vary from 35 million to 60 million. The total for Europe alone was 15 million to 20 million—more than twice as many as in World War One.
If we observed and learnt from past mistakes, could we avoid repeating similar pitfalls in the future? What’s true in the broadest sense of history applies equally at a personal level. Reviewing past experiences of pain, failure and disappointment should be instructive in calling us to never repeat such occurrences. Sadly, a re-current theme of human history is to recreate evils of the past.
I’ve visited the Yad Vashem History Museum in Jerusalem twice. The impact of this memorial to victims of the Holocaust is profound. Hollowed out from an underground cavern, there’s a moving tribute to the approximately 1.5 million
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I wonder why this place and the facts about why it exists, haven’t been a handbrake to any such atrocity ever blighting history again… simply, we forget, when we are meant to remember.
The common inscription on war memorials, “Lest we forget,” could apply to many contexts in life. We are so prone to forget and lose sight of things we’d benefit from remembering. Anzac Day summoned our remembrance of the sacrifice made by many… just weeks ago, Easter summoned remembrance of Christ’s death on the cross and His resurrection…so often overlooked, yet of unequalled significance to all humanity.
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Our central North Island volcanoes have lulled us into a false sense of security.
I recently spent a day around Red Crater on Tongariro surrounded by evidence of recent eruptions and, wow, what a gorgeous place to be.
We started out around the Emerald Lakes – craters now filled with beautiful water giving them the fitting name, then hiked up around Red Crater itself.
The crater is at the top of a scoria cone, sort of a mini version of Ngāuruhoe, with a mix of red and black scoria and rocks of all sorts of colours from geothermal alteration.
Active geothermal areas are scattered around, some with fumaroles you can hear, and often you can smell their sulphurous emissions.
A striking feature within the crater wall is a large, 5-10 m wide drained dyke, an old vertical pathway that magma took towards the surface that hardened along the edges into solid rock resistant to time.
Like Ngāuruhoe to the south and Te Maari to the north, Red Crater is one of the younger and more recently
active vents of the Tongariro Volcanic Complex, which has around 17 overlapping vents that we know of. Volcanologist Brad Scott and Social Scientist Sally Potter of GNS Science have gone through records to capture the history of activity at Tongariro, except for Ngāuruhoe (I am working on that).
They found Red Crater has been more active than we thought, with six potential eruptions between 1855 and 1934.
Red Crater has been active for at least 3400 years and formed upon older Tongariro lavas.
The Emerald Lakes craters are part of the cone and formed around 1300 years ago.
During its lifetime it has erupted ballistic ejecta (rocks that fly out at deadly speeds), scoria and spatter that have built the cone, ash plumes, and lava flows.
The largest of the Red Crater lava flows is around 6.5 km long towards the east and up to 150 metres thick.
If you were driving along Desert Road during a Red Crater eruption
you might see red hot rocks flying out of the crater and a lava flow slowly descending the flanks. This would light up the sky at nighttime.
With a more explosive eruption style we might see grey to black ash plumes of fragmented rock and gas rising from the vent up to hundreds or a few thousand metres before they are carried away by the wind to deposit ash across the landscape.
Any warning signs of magma moving towards Red Crater would be taken very seriously, also keeping in mind that not all unrest leads to an eruption.
We know that even a small eruption can be catastrophic if people are near the vent, and this is a popular spot along the Tongariro Alpine Crossing where hikers stop for a well-earned break.
While future eruptions of Red Crater will no doubt be one of the most beautiful spectacles of nature we might see here, it is much better at a safe distance.
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Summer is not the only thing left behind, according to David Soar, Director of Cambridge Real Estate.
“We’ve also left the dizzy heights of housing and lifestyle prices experienced back in late 2021 and early 2022 when prices peaked during the Covid years with low interest rates, demand strong and a low supply,” he says.
“Cambridge residential prices have come back around 11% of their peak while lifestyle are around 22% of their peak.
“Agents, purchasers and vendors are trying to get a grasp on the current market and dusting off their crystal balls trying to predict when interest rates might start sneaking down. The Reserve Bank is holding off dropping the Official Cash Rate given
that the inflation rate is stubbornly too high, which is not giving much comfort to current mortgage holders with a loan or two let alone those that wish to borrow further funds.”
He says there has been some positive “what we call green shoots” in the residential market in Cambridge though, for the early part of 2024.
“Based on the Real Estate Institute data for the first quarter [of the year] the volume of Cambridge residential sales has been 50% higher than the corresponding period in January-March 2023.
“People still want to come and live in this magic part of the Waikato.”
For all that, Cambridge median sale prices for January-March 2024 were on average around 4% below the Waipa District Council August 2022 Rateable Values set.
“The other positive note is the increased enquiry from investors given that the Government has reinstated the Interest tax deductibility on Rental purchases from April 1.”
In the rural sector, bare land sales are well down from the hectic 2019- 2022 period. The section purchase price combined with site preparation, house build and landscaping has meant that
Waipa is bucking the national trend of both increased sales and prices, according to the quarterly economic monitor Qem.infometrics (Qi) – but on the other, is now going against the national trend in new growth.
The average current house value in Waipa District was up 2.1% in December 2023, compared to a year earlier. Growth was higher than in New Zealand (-2.2%).
The average current house value was $869,051 in Waipa District in December 2023. This compares with $928,184 in New Zealand.
House sales in Waipa District increased by 13.9% in the year
to December 2023, compared to a year earlier. This compares with an increase of just 0.7% across New Zealand.
Having said that, there were a total of 748 houses were sold in Waipa District in the 12 months ending December 2023, reflecting the uncertainty and turmoil of election year. This compares with the 10 year annual average of 841. The annual house sale growth turned positive for the first time in two years, rising 0.7%pa through the year to December 2023. Growth has improved markedly from a trough of -29%pa in the December 2022 year, buoyed by some additional demandside pressure from strong net migration.
But sales volumes remain at considerable lows relative to history, with affordability constraints still limiting the pool of buyers able to
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purchase. Qi says it expects sales to head higher in the coming year as the Government introduces more investor-friendly taxation rules and interest rates are gradually reduced from the next financial year, and further cementing in from the 2025/26 year as released earlier this month.
By the same token, a total of 84 new residential building consents were issued in Waipa District in the December 2023 quarter, compared with 246 in the same quarter last year, showing a marked decrease in the proposed growth of the region.
On an annual basis the number of consents in Waipa District decreased by 49.8% compared with the same 12-month period a year before. This compares with a decrease of 24.8% in New Zealand over the same period.
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many a prospective section purchaser has gone through the exercise, but realised they cannot afford to build, or David says, have decided it is better value to buy an existing property with a house on it saving hundreds of thousands of dollars.
“Lifestyle sales have also come back in volume of sales. With the median lifestyle property selling around $350- $400K
higher than the median Cambridge residential house, the pool of buyers does reduce.
“Our Northern cousins (Aucklanders) have not been flocking down the new expressway this past 12 months compared to previous years.
“Traditionally, this buyer pool has been very important,” David says.
dwellings consented across New Zealand in the December 2023 quarter, down 27%pa from the same period in 2022.
The annual decline decelerated slightly from 31%pa in the September 2023 quarter, as gradually rising house prices somewhat mitigate the extent of the residential downturn.
However, this may change with predicted stronger housing demand associated with rapid net migration will continue to place upward pressure on house prices, helping consent numbers to plateau during 2024. In addition, much higher than expected forecasted rates by Hamilton City Council may also play a part in net migration.
The number of new real estate listings in Waipa District decreased by 15% in the year to December 2023, compared to a year earlier. The decline was greater than in New
Zealand (12.1%).
There were an average of 1234 new real estate listings in Waipa District in the 12 months ending December 2023. This compares with the 10 year annual average of 1360 new real estate listings. First Home Grant purchases using the Kainga Ora First Home Grant in Waipa District increased by 100% in the year to September 2023, compared to a year earlier. This compares with an increase of 49.0% in New Zealand.
A total of 76 properties were purchased using the First Home Grant in Waipa District in the 12 months ending September 2023. This compares with the seven year annual average of 59.
It’s important to note that First Home Grant purchases are only available for the year to to September 2023.
logistics companies such as Mainfreight, Air Liquide, Scania, Big Chill and its competitor Refridgafreighters, and Sime Darby for example are all looking or basing themselves in that easily accessible area,” Theo says.
“Big outfits like Trade Deport and Kmart have already moved there, and I hear a move by NZ Post is potentially on the cards to establish there
Both agree there is a lot for investors and companies alike
“There is a pretty stable workforce available there and Waipa, particularly Cambridge is a desirable living area.
“In addition, it’s in a low-risk area with good land stability,
Unlike previous years, the past year has seen a slow down on resource consents for new retirement villages in the
The Carters flat area of Cambridge has been endorsed by the Waipa District Council in its plan to entice more commercial development into
While the council says it has not witnessed any significant growth in large scale retail or commercial sectors in isolation, the provision in this and Hautapu aims to incentivise light industrial development into the industrially zoned
“We are also seeing several developments adopting a mixed-use approach, where the base floors are commercial or retail spaces, and the upper floors are residential,” a council spokesperson says., “In the growth cells, we typically see small walkable catchment shops that cater to
The Waipa District Council says however, that the ones that have been consented, have “progressed significantly” with their relevant staging.
Ryman Cambridge: two building consents for ancillary buildings
Te Awa Lifecare Village: Nine building consents totalling nine new unitsthree building consents for civil works Two building consents for
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The inland port at Ruakura has had quite an impact on the commercial and industrial areas of Cambridge, with considerable growth happening according to NAI Harcourts Mike Neale and Theo de leeuw.
“Hautapu in particular has become much more focused on industrial activity, given its close proximity to the expressway,” Mike says.
The focus on Carter’s Flat, which is part of the area rezoned by the Waipa District Council to bring more business activity into the district is certainly working, but both believe the rapid growth of Hamilton is also playing a significant role.
“You have many of the
logistics companies such as Mainfreight, Air Liquide, Scania, Big Chill and its competitor Refridgafreighters, and Sime Darby for example are all looking or basing themselves in that easily accessible area,” Theo says.
“Big outfits like Trade Deport and Kmart have already moved there, and I hear a move by NZ Post is potentially on the cards to establish there as well.”
Both agree there is a lot for investors and companies alike to utilize there.
“There is a pretty stable workforce available there and Waipa, particularly Cambridge is a desirable living area.
“In addition, it’s in a low-risk area with good land stability,
relatively flat, low earthquake risk and low flooding risk,” Mike says.
“We had a number of clients after the Christchurch quakes look to this area to move because of those factors.”
As with Cambridge, Te Awamutu also has growth in the commercial and industrial areas, but nowhere as much.
“Most of that is centred around transport given it’s the gateway to Taranaki and the port there,” Mike says.
Either way, the continued expansion in this sector is regarded as good thing for both towns and companies and business look to move more into the regions and in particular, Hamilton as a hub city.
Unlike previous years, the past year has seen a slow down on resource consents for new retirement villages in the district.
The Carters flat area of Cambridge has been endorsed by the Waipa District Council in its plan to entice more commercial development into the town.
While the council says it has not witnessed any significant growth in large scale retail or commercial sectors in isolation, the provision in this and Hautapu aims to incentivise light industrial development into the industrially zoned areas.
the local area needs without outside servicing, except for the health hubs development within Cambridge North, which will look to service a wider catchment.
The Waipa District Council says however, that the ones that have been consented, have “progressed significantly” with their relevant staging.
There have been 19 new building consents relating to retirement homes between March 1, 2023 and February 29, 2024 as follows:
Somerset Cambridge: Two building consents totalling 22 units - one building consent for civil works
“We are also seeing several developments adopting a mixed-use approach, where the base floors are commercial or retail spaces, and the upper floors are residential,” a council spokesperson says., “In the growth cells, we typically see small walkable catchment shops that cater to
“Waipā district's industrial growth continues to show promise, particularly in the Hautapu and airport areas. Our Plan Change 17 has enabled more industrial areas to be developed, along with the airport's Private Plan Change 20 for its new northern precinct.
“Despite constraints tied to the supply of wastewater infrastructure, we are optimistic about the potential for more dry industrial development, which lends itself more to offices, specific manufacturing, storage facilities, freight/ shipping, and contracting.”
Ryman Cambridge: two building consents for ancillary buildings
Te Awa Lifecare Village: Nine building consents totalling nine new unitsthree building consents for civil works
Two building consents for repairs
The Waipā district will have approximately 922 retirement villas, care units, or serviced apartments once the above builds are completed.
The council is also processing a new retirement village application at the Henley Hotel but no decision has been issued to date on this.
There is a commonality across all sectors that comes back to economic conditions, but particularly in the rural sectors.
Camron Meade, Sales Manager for PGG Wrightson Waikato, King Country and BOP, says farming practices, high production costs and restraints, along with ongoing employment challenges coupled with high in ationary costs and rural interest rates of around 8% to 9% are certainly putting pressure on farm productivity.
“If the farms are priced well, there’s interest and they are sold – but there’s a very sharp pencil needed these days,” he says.
Diversi cation is something that is happening in some areas, where traditionally dairy or sheep and beef were once the underpin of available land. Some farms are looking to create new income streams by diversifying into horticultural areas ranging from forest
to orchards, and there are new solar and/or wind farms also taking shape.
The same applies to the lifestyle block sector, which are evolving from farming blocks.
“Quite often the properties going up for sale can be vulnerable sales – through illness, or divorce for example. And when there is an oversupply, the last thing you want is a large gap between the price on o er and a willing cash buyer.”
He agrees that the CV value on all sectors is something being looked at – but even then, some councils are seeing a price drop by up to 30% in some areas, Tauranga City Council being one.
“The big thing is, we need to look at where we are going heading into the market.
Sellers need to on average, take around 10% o what they think their property is worth before they go to sell,” he says.
“There’s a bit of a settling e ect going forward, the winter market is benign, and later in the year, beginning
of next year, there’s an expectation the interest rates will soften which will boost buyer con dence and by doing so, encourage competition.
“There’s a lot of [job] restructuring going on at the moment, and buyers are hunkering down a bit to wait it out – it’s very re ective of them not wanting to take on too much risk.”
So sellers, he says, need to understand they are dealing in a very competitive market and the price they choose to put on their property needs to re ect that.
“You are having to compete these days – and that means having a property that’s well priced, well presented, having a good choice in your agent with open communication, knowledge of the area and a very good track record in the sector. If you’re not going to work in those settings, your property will go to waste,” he says.
Cambridge still remains the larger of the two towns in being the desired growth area in terms of subdivisions, both those consented and those in the planning stages – and those with those most lots available and planned.
Waipa District Council (WDC) says Cambridge has a total of 64 subdivisions, with 324 lots, as opposed to Te Awamutu 44 subdivisions, with just 80 lots. In other areas of Waipa, including Kihikihi, there are 31
consented subdivisions, with 19 lots available.
In those still in the process of being consented, Cambridge has 99 with 662 lots to become available, with Te Awamutu up there with 95, but a third less lots at 229. Other subdivisions are 52, with 33 known lots at this stage.
The WDC says the infrastructure expenditure planned (in the enhanced annual plan this is sitting around $392million related to growth), 75% of expenditure is dedicated to Cambridge which has a lot more growth cells with multiple owners and the new wastewater treatment plant growth included in that percentage.
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As our cruise travels down the last leg towards Singapore I have time to muse on the success, or otherwise, of this bustling region of South East Asia.
I will loosely describe it as embracing the area from Shanghai to Singapore.
Firstly the politics. Like it or not the overarching dominance is China, a country that took itself from starvation-driven poverty and waste during the infamous Cultural Revolution to be the (current) economic world leader outside of the United States.
It is shortly to be overtaken by India, one of the 24 world countries who do not live under autocracy. China most certainly does.
Then there is the always-alert Taiwan - ever aware of mainland jet fighters and warships hovering - through to the financial mega centre that is Hong Kong, onto the reawakened, though mainly communist Vietnam, shabby looking Cambodia and the bustle of a successful Thailand.
Taiwan must be in no doubt by now why the idiotic visit of House Chair Nancy Pelosi infuriated the Chinese. When she should have taken her pension fund and retired back to California she instead cocked a snoop at the eastern powerhouse. Meanwhile the one country - two systems governance of Hong Kong is somewhat farcical despite the 1997 promise by the big red-flagged country.
Vietnam is a strange melting pot of Confucian believers in the north and a mix of Buddhism and Catholic beliefs south of the dotted line that is the effective 16th parallel joining strip. Regardless of the politics it is clear that prosperity is very
evident - but the high number of scooters indicates the per capita wealth level will be relatively low. Crossing a busy road in Da Nang or Saigon is not for the faint-hearted.
Around the southern tip of Vietnam lies Cambodia. This generally Buddhist country, having shaken off French colonialism, is still struggling to recover from the tyranny of communist follower Pol Pot who drove huge numbers or urban dwellers into the countryside to till the soil. He also took a disliking to anyone with a smidgeon of formal education and exterminated almost two million citizens.
In Thailand, Laem Chebang, between Bangkok and Pattaya, is a powerhouse of commercial success. The number of large port container cranes in one place is more than three times the New Zealand total.
Thailand has more than 61 million mouths to feed, it has wide, well paved highways with a 120kph limit and 91 octane petrol at $2 a litre. Markets groan with fresh produce - the sticky rice coupled with fresh mango was delicious. It also has a huge - and mainly back on track - tourism industry.
Our ship was the final one of the season, but back in February - on one day - five large cruise liners gobbled up every large bus and tour guide. The only deterrent to visiting this area is the over-powering direct heat of the sun.
Next week it’s back to the reality of quiet Cambridge – and I’ll be happy to be doing so.
Two Waipā 21-year-old junior drivers brought up significant milestones last week at Cambridge Raceway.
Zev Meredith trained his first winner when Boss Kenny led from start to finish in the IRT.Your Horse.Our Passion Trot while Emily Johnson had her first driving win in this country with the Luk Chintrained Jasinova in the Dunstan Horsefeeds Handicap Trot.
“I’m rapt with him and getting my first winner,” says Meredith, who also drove Boss Kenny.
It was just the Majestic Son seven-yearold’s second start for Meredith after he came north from Tony Barron’s Canterbury stables. It followed a fifth at Alexandra Park last week.
“I was happy with him going into the run tonight despite his last performance as he’s just not going as well right handed yet.”
It was Boss Kenny’s fourth win in 31 starts. He won by three quarters of a length from a fast finishing Taylad To Use.
Meredith juggles training with his fulltime job working for Cambridge trainer Arna Donnelly.
“Boss Kenny is my only horse at the moment but I have an Always B Miki I’m leasing which will come into work shortly.”
Johnson’s first New Zealand win came from her 25th drive on this side of the Tasman. She recorded 65 wins when based in Western Australia for three years.
She returned home earlier this year, and works for Sean McCaffrey, who trains at Luk Chin’s Tamahere property.
“I’m pretty lucky with Sean and Luk regularly putting me on,” says Johnson, “and I’m really happy to get the win after a few drives.”
“It’s pretty cool having been round this track many times as a kid on the ponies at Kidz Kartz but tonight was the real deal.”
“It was a good drive from Emily,” said Chin. “She’s a good young driver and I’m happy with the horse. He galloped at Auckland but seems sorted now. I’m always happy to put juniors on and get a penalty free win.”
Jasinova’s win gave Chin a training double for the night. He earlier drove Barsukov to victory in the Gavelhouse.com Trot.
The Cambridge Central duo of Ron Greenwood and Laurie Roycroft came out on top in Kihikihi’s last tournament ahead of the host club’s winter programme.
The Pratts Plumbing sponsored tournament format was 2-4-2 pairs and both Greens were full for the occasion.
There were three four winners separated by ends won and second place went to Te Kūiti’s Peter Lange and Steve Woods followed by David and Jean Goodey from the Frankton Junction.
Fourth place fell to the best of the three winners, Laurie Fitzpatrick and Ken Penman from the Hillcrest.
The Kihikihi winter programme runs from May to August.
Waipā riders have excelled in the UCI BMX Racing World Cup in the United States.
A highlight in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was former Cambridge rider Tasman Wakelin making a successful return to the sharp end of the sport with a podium finish on Saturday.
And a day later fellow Cambridge products Bennett Greenough and Leila Walker excelled.
Greenough finished second overall behind Australian Oliver Moran on the season standings in the UCI BMX Racing under-23 men’s World Cup.
Teenager Walker made her first elite women’s final having jumped from the junior ranks earlier this year. She placed third in her qualifying heat, and fought hard to grab the fourth and final qualifying spot in both her quarterfinal and semifinal.
After nearly four years out of the sport, Wakelin led the way for the nine-strong New Zealand riders, qualifying third fastest and then winning his eighth round, quarterfinal and semifinal races. He was second in the men’s under-23 final in the penultimate round.
Wakelin, now based in Australia, was again outstanding in the early rounds on Sunday, and made a superb snap out of the gate in his semifinal.
However his rear wheel slid out from under him, and he fell while leading, to end his competition.
Finn Cogan (East City) made it to the quarterfinals in the men’s under-23 racing, while Te Awamutu’s Brooke Penny (under-23) and Rotorua’s Megan Williams (elite) went out in the last chance rounds.
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DORSHORST, Gysbertus, (Bert) –
Passed away peacefully at Cambridge Oakdale, Leamington, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, 28th April 2024. Aged 78 years. Dearly loved husband of Rita. Much loved father & fatherin-law to Esther & Robert, Irma & Warren, Jolanda & Logan, and cherished Opa to Chris, Nico, Alex, Danica, Samantha, Nathaniel and Isaak.
‘Thank you to the staff of Cambridge Oakdale for looking after Bert’ At Bert’s request a private family farewell has taken place. All communications to the Dorshorst Family, c/3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434.
WEBB, Edward James –
Passed away peacefully at Te Awa Care Village, Cambridge on Sunday 28th April 2024, aged 96. Dearly loved husband of Betty, much loved and respected father of Gordon, Bruce and Janette, loved fatherin-law of Jean, and Debbie. Treasured grandfather of Nick, Angela, Lucy, Stephen, Cam, Rochelle and Kristina. Great grandfather of Malachi, Stella, Harlie, Charlie, River, Louie and Bodhi. Funeral service held at The Union Parish Church, Queen Street, Cambridge on Tuesday 7 May at 11.00am.
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Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Of an application for On Licence
Sandi Miller Ltd, 3384 Cambridge Rd, RD3 Cambridge, has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the issue of a on-licence in respect of the premises at 1234 Kaipaki Rd, RD3 Cambridge known as The Lily Pad Cafe.
The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is restaurant. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Inside premises, Monday to Sunday from 8am to 5pm and 5.30pm to 12.00 midnight; outdoor area, Monday to Sunday from 8am to 5pm and 5.30pm to 10pm.
The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Licensing Committee, 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge.
Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at: Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.
No objection to the issue of a renewal licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 105 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.
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Thankyou to those who donated books, volunteered their time and resources especially Peake Logistics for the use of their truck and driver.
None of this would be possible without all of your support.
Thank you from Rotary Cambridge.
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