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Council defends comms

By Mary Anne Gill

A new investigation by a national taxpayer pressure group claims Waipā District Council is funding its own political communications’ machine to shape perception rather than deliver outcomes.

The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union say a 63page response from the council following a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (Lgoima) request reveals the council paid its 12-strong Communications and Engagement team nearly $800,000 on spin in nine months.

In response Waipā chief executive Steph O’Sullivan - who The News gave an embargoed copy of the Taxpayers’ Union statement

to - said the council had 9.5 full time equivalent positions, not 12.

The council, which is a $2.8 billion business with a $150 million operating budget, welcomed public scrutiny and transparency especially when it came to how it spends ratepayers’ money, she said.

“It’s misleading to suggest this work is about ‘spin’. The external communications and engagement strategy adopted by the council in 2023 purposefully reset the way we inform and engage with our community to ensure we deliver on our vision of building connected communities, and that we continue to grow trust and confidence in council.”

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coordinator Rhys Hurley released the information to The News saying the council was not listening, just lecturing.

“Internal documents show the council has issued 66 media releases in just four months, built a new communication strategy, new roles and toolkits for its public image while just 17 per cent of residents believe the council is acting in their best interests,” he said.

“Ratepayers aren’t asking for Facebook reels or branded tote bags they want their bins emptied, roads fixed, and rates kept under control.

“This isn’t community engagement, it’s reputation management. Ratepayers are funding a political comms machine that’s

more interested in shaping perception than delivering outcomes,” said Hurley.

“Spending $800,000 on spin in just nine months while pleading poverty is indefensible with an average rates rise of 14.8 per cent.

If Waipā cared about their ratepayers, they’d start by cutting this comms circus.”

O’Sullivan said overall trust in the council grew from 19 percent to 21 per cent from 2023 to 2024, which indicated the council was making progress.

“But there is a long way to go and trust and confidence are only rebuilt with deliberate intention and action.”

The council had grown its digital audience by 40 per cent since July last year

Rhys Hurley

in response to a changing media landscape where daily newspapers were no longer able to serve their communities like they did in the past.

“It is an integrated approach to help ensure people get the right information, in the right way, at the right time.”

Steph O’Sullivan

The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union aims to scrutinise government spending and highlight public waste.

• Read more cambridgenews.nz, including the council’s full response and the Taxpayers’ Union Lgoima request and response.

A Zulu for mayor?

By Mary Anne Gill

A 19-year-old Zulu orphan brought to New Zealand for a new life by his adoptive parents to live in Pōkeno has announced he is standing for the Waikato mayoralty.

Fabio Rodrigues will also run in the Tuakau-Pōkeno ward for council on a platform to bring affordability, accountability and energy back to local government.

It is now a three-horse race – incumbent Jacqui Church and former deputy mayor Aksel Bech are also

standing – but Rodrigues says he represents change.

Rodrigues was born in Durban.

His birth mother died within hours, and his birth father was jailed after he abandoned the baby, leaving him on top of a rubbish bin for days.

“The doctor said I had 48 hours to live and here I am.”

Rodrigues’ luck changed when Elaine and John Rodrigues adopted him and two other Zulu children to become part of the family with their only birth child, a son who has since died. Rodrigues is the youngest.

They emigrated to Howick and then Pōkeno when Rodrigues was eight. He went on to attend Pukekohe High School and now studies law and political science while working and campaigning.

“I’m standing because when I was settling in primary school, I had a conversation with a ward councillor that stuck with me. She said that in New Zealand there’s a promise – a promise that no matter who you are or where you come from, if you keep your nose clean and work hard, you’ll

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be able to have a good life, a steady paycheque and the ability to afford food and housing,” said Rodrigues.

That promise has been broken especially when it comes to rates, housing, infrastructure and how money is spent, he said.

“This council is getting bloated. Council spending is going up and up and up, so I am saying let’s cut,” echoing the thoughts of Bech.

Aucklanders who moved south to Pōkeno, Tuakau and Mercer for more affordable housing, were moving back because rates are double what they were paying in the city.

Rodrigues said.

He knows Waikato voters will wonder whether a 19-year-old could be an effective mayor.

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because I am so young, fine, put me on the council table at least. I know I’ll be a Pōkeno-Tuakau ward councillor, but I will be a councillor for everyone, if elected.”

Local issues he intends to address immediately if elected include a broken promise to provide wheelie bins for Pōkeno.

“If you’re really unhappy with what is currently going on, you need change. The two candidates (for mayor) are not the change, the real, proper change.”

Rodrigues is a member of the National Party but is running as an independent saying his campaign is about the local community, not party politics.

A former Ōhaupō rugby player, Lachlan Holt, is the Hamilton East School teacher in charge of a 50th anniversary celebration Split Enz’s of Mental Notes album.

Split Enz, containing one of Te Awamutu’s favourite sons, Tim Finn – and later brother Neil - released their groundbreaking debut album in 1975.

To celebrate the milestone, students from Hamilton East School will perform songs from the album alongside Mike Chunn, a founding member of Split Enz. The school is planning to record the live performance and press a limited run of vinyl records.

“I am looking forward so much to driving down to Hamilton to get stuck into some Split Enz songs from way back,” Chunn said.

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Last Friday was another busy day at Cambridge Police. I was working front line response with a colleague. To give you a snapshot, we started the morning attending a sudden death of an elderly male. Where a person’s death is expected, for example after a period of illness or underlying health issues, a doctor may sign off as to the cause of death, without the need for a coroner’s case. In such situations, police involvement is mostly around liaison with the family, GP and coroner, as on this occasion.

I next attended a presentation at Salvation Army showcasing the outcomes from the recent “I am Me” programme for victim survivors of family harm. The eight week programme was well received and had positive effects on all attendees.

The third job of the day was a foot patrol around the CBD following a sighting of a recidivist out-of-town shoplifter. Proactive, preventative customer service appeared to have deterred the woman without any theft occurring, nor further sightings being made.

We then went back to the station to look into the circumstances of a report of trespass, before heading out again to make further enquiries around it. On our way, we came across a non-injury crash that was partially

blocking Albert Street and stopped to assist.

Once that was in hand, we continued on with our enquiries. Back to the station later, we began catching up on paperwork associated with the morning’s jobs before heading out to act on information of a sighting of a stolen vehicle.

For the last job of the shift, we responded to a request for assistance from ambulance officers dealing with an elderly dementia patient who was becoming aggressive at his home address.

Final paperwork ended our shift at the station. As I said last week, you never know what your shift of Policing will bring on any given day.

It is a Cambridge wide teacher only day this Friday – June 13. For those not using the day off to take their family to Fieldays, remember to ensure your children are adequately supervised and not left to roam.

Such days often see an increase in reports of disorderly behaviour at stores in town.

Children can get caught up in behaviours in groups that they wouldn’t normally engage in. For those attending Fieldays, be sure to say hello, when you see me or my colleagues around.

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On location

A couple hoping to buy a property in Cambridge and return to the town they lived in before moving overseas, will feature in the New Zealand version of Location, Location, Location, filmed on Monday. Presenters Jayne Kiely and Paul Glover showed the couple three properties.

Outfall finished

Waipā’s stormwater outfall is finished and the stretch of Te Awa River Ride, between the Velodrome and Gaslight Theatre is now open.

Stormwater swales and ponds form a network that collects, treats, and returns water to the Waikato River.

Wonky flowers

Every year thousands of flower stems never make it to the shop floor from Waipā growers but a new initiative that gives wonky flower stems – deemed not good enough for retail – geta second chance. Wonky Flowers have partnered with Cambridge flower grower and importer Burwood to give them a second chance.

Under scrutiny

Taupō MP Louise Upston would have loved nothing more than being on the inaugural Jetstar flight from Sydney to Hamilton next week both in her role as Tourism Minister and local MP. But it is Scrutiny Week in Parliament and on Monday she is needed by the Social Services and Community select committee to respond to their questions on issues in her other portfolios – the Community and Voluntary Sector, Disability Issues and Social Development and Employment.

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Airport future proofed

By Mary Anne Gill

Ben Langley could have been forgiven for wearing a smug smile at the blessing of Hamilton Airport’s international terminal last week.

With just days to go before international flights resume, the Operations Group general manager — who brings firsthand aviation experience as a commercial pilot — is confident that nothing has been overlooked.

Even the curveball Air New Zealand threw last month when it announced domestic jets – A320s adding approximately 25,000 seats a year - would also return on a Christchurch-Hamilton route.

“The nuts and bolts are in place,” Langley said, confirming the airport had been future-proofed to accommodate domestic jets as part of its design process.

“We’ve got enough know-how and beans to get across the finish line. We assumed there would be interest in domestic jet services — and that’s played out exactly as we thought.”

Any domestic services with over 100 seats – the A320s have 171 seats require passenger screening, similar to international flights. They have been installed.

Langley has flown in and out of Hamilton many times, landing and taking off from the country’s 2.2 kilometre runway, the fourth longest in the country.

His favourite approach is past Mount Pirongia – there are more than a dozen possible approaches.

“Everything is laid out in front

of you. It’s beautiful, an absolutely beautiful part of the country – I can see why the Aussies want to come over and kick back.”

Another person excited about the increase in passengers is airport pou tiaki (cultural ambassador) Norman Hill.

The airport is more than just a travel hub – it is also a place where cultural heritage, environmental stewardship and modern infrastructure intersect.

Hill wrote the cultural narrative report which explores the history of the land before the airport existed. It includes genealogy and the stories of the people who lived on the land before Europeans came.

The site was once surrounded by areas rich in cultural significance.

The flat land served as a natural access point connecting communities via rivers and trails long before roads or runways existed.

The terminal’s design pays tribute to native flora and fauna, said Hill and particularly the critically endangered long-tailed bat or pekapeka-tou-roa.

The species, which flies and roosts in cavities, inspired key architectural elements of the terminal.

“The entrance ceiling has small holes designed to mimic the bat’s roosting spots. When you look up, the blue ceiling represents the sky, and for a moment, you become the pekapeka-tou-roa—a symbolic connection between the land, the sky, and flight,” he said.

The theme continues throughout the terminal, with cultural motifs, bilingual signs and the carpet which

Hamilton Airport pou tiaki (cultural ambassador) Norman Hill, in front of Taunga Rererangi o Kirikiriroa sculpture by Eugene Kara explains how the series of culturally significant artworks in the terminal came together.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill

has colour running through it which reinforces the sense of place – blue on the mezzanine floor, brown on the ground floor.

The airport’s Māori name, Kirikiriroa – Te Papa Rererangi, translates to “the platform from which one flies into the sky,” grounding the facility in its cultural context.

The vision for Hamilton Airport is not just functional — it’s emotional and spiritual, said Hill.

“When you arrive, you should feel like you’ve been welcomed into someone’s whare. You get a hongi,

a cup of tea, and you leave feeling seen, respected, and cared for,” he said.

With the countdown on and the terminal ready for Jetstar next week, Hamilton Airport is poised to enter that new chapter Langley and Hill talk about.

It’s a place of connection — between people, between cultures, and between the earth and the sky,” said Hill.

“There’s a bit going on now at the airport. It’s very exciting,” said Langley.

Chamber a step closer to merger

By Mary Anne Gill

Cambridge Chamber and Destination Cambridge members have been given a preview on what a merged organisation could look like.

Talks are progressing and although there is no deadline, Destination Cambridge’s lease on its Town Hall premises and the i-Site operation it contracted out to Riverside Tours, ends at the end of this month.

Chamber members

have been told by chief executive Kelly Bouzaid that the business organisation believes there is a strong synergy between the two groups, particularly around a long term vision for the town.

“We recognise the importance of alignment between economic development and destination promotion,” she said.

“We also understand the value that events bring to our visitor economy and the importance of cohesive

membership engagement and advocacy.”

One of Destination Cambridge’s biggest asset – aside from the financial reserves and 150 members – is the cambridge.co.nz website which chair Lucy Young describes as “digital gold.”

The chamber would piggyback off that and operate a self-sustaining digital platform as part of a merger, look after promotional and digital

collateral, What’s On and the CBD’s central noticeboard outside BNZ. A stakeholder committee would be established to focus on priorities and strategy activation.

The chamber’s advocacy – seen in evidence throughout the business community – would expand into the tourism sector.

At least three tourismfocused events would be held every year, Bouzaid told her members.

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name Fieldays growth discussed The debate

By Chris Gardner

Prime minister Christopher Luxon has met New Zealand National Fieldays Society chief executive Richard Lindroos to discuss growing the event.

“It’s a fantastic event, I want it to get bigger and bigger,” Luxon said before meeting Lindroos at the Fieldays opening at Mystery Creek yesterday. (Wednesday) Luxon was keen to discuss what could be built around Fieldays to help promote what he called the most carbon efficient farming in the world. The PM has invited UK minster of state for food security and rural affairs Daniel Zeichner to next year’s Fieldays.

“We want to leverage that international exposure and help the government achieve its goal to double exports within the next decade,” Lindroos said.

Delegations from 15 countries are attending this year and Lindroos has invited more to attend next year.

“The vibe is really positive.”

Fonterra has announced a record opening forecast milk price of $10 per kilogram of milksolids for the 2025-26 season and strong beef and lamb prices are providing a much-needed boost to hill country farmers.

Giltrap AgriZone managing director Andrew Giltrap, whose agricultural dealership

Richard Lindroos is discussing growing the event with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

Photo: Chris Gardner

has branches in Cambridge, Ōtorohanga, Rotorua and Taupō, is attending Fieldays for the 42nd time.

His company is one of more than 1000 exhibitors promoting their wares to more than 100,000 punters.

“It’s a lot more positive this year,” he said. “It will be in the top 20 per cent of Fieldays.”

Mokauiti based Rotowai Angus farmer Natasha Cave said she

was also smiling.

“We have a small shopping list,” she said. “Nothing too exciting, wet weather gear and work boots. Bit more than last year all I brought was a bottle of gin.”

Waitomo mayor John Robertson of Struan Farm near Piopio attended yesterday.

“The rural mood is good,” he said. “Farmers deserve a year of good returns – lamb, beef,

and dairy returns are all much improved. We just need wool to come right.

“Last year I did spend more than I expected, purchasing a woodchipper. This year I don’t have a shopping list, but I will enjoy seeing some of the latest technology.”

Waitomo Pererndale sheep farmer and mayoral hopeful Janette Osborne said this would probably be the one good year in seven.

“It is really fortunate that the schedule and therefore the store price is so high – otherwise it would be a financial disaster,” she said.

Osborne will visit Fieldays to see the new technologies.

“We have nothing on our shopping list this year – being conservative knowing next year will be tight. Fortunately, we spent wisely in the past couple of years replacing big ticket items that could become dangerous.

That gives us breathing room.”

Kaipaki dairy farmers Zane and Marie Kite, who lost tens of thousands of dollars of milk production in last season’s extreme drought, plan to attend Fieldays tomorrow, mainly because their daughter Zoe wants to go.

“Nothing on the shopping list,” said Zane. “The drought hurt here where others had a good season.”

Readers of both the Cambridge News and Te Awamutu News have responded negatively to a decision to ignore a European name for a Māori one in a new subdivision west of Cambridge.

The Marsden family proposed Marsden Ave or Marsden Lane, citing a possible ancestral link to Rev Samuel Marsden, a missionary who introduced Christianity to New Zealand.

Waipā District Council’s Service Delivery committee approved the name Taawharuwharu Lane for a private right of way.

The council’s naming policy emphasises increasing the use of Māori names, particularly those with local topographical or historical relevance.

We invited readers to tell us what they thought – and almost all preferred to do so anonymously.

There were calls to review the “nonsense” policy and allegation of bias.

“The Marsden family own the land and they have requested it be named after them – simple, just do it,” one reader suggested.

“I cannot believe that a person goes to the trouble of developing a property for housing and is told what name he has to call the street,” another said. “The next thing is we will be told what name you need to call your baby when it is born.” “...this is bureaucracy gone mad... we do not need to continue naming everything with a Māori name, we are a predominantly English speaking country and need to embrace that culture as well”, another wrote.

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FAITH IN WAIPĀ

Briefs…

40 hour challenge

Students from St Peter’s School, Cambridge will participate in the World Vision 40 hour challenge from tomorrow to Sunday. The students plan to undertake 40 hours camping to help raise funds for children left hungry by the changing climate in Solomon Islands in what is the nation’s largest youth fundraising campaign

Hoping to go global

Four young riders – including Mei Chin of Cambridge High School – landed a podium spot at the recent Asia & Pacific Cup in Fuzhou, China. In addition to finishing third overall, a New Zealand Pony Club team took part in an exchange programme.

Booking in

Cambridge High School invited the public in to see its refurbished library on Tuesday. Library manager Glenys Bichan said work to install new shelving, tables and signs and to create a more user-friendly space for students and staff marked the first significant upgrade to the facility in 20 years.

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Cambridge High School students won two awards at the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington competition recently. Evelyn Winter won Most Outstanding Performer and Aspen Gooch won Most Outstanding Performer in a Tragedy.

Riders on form

Finding ‘true north’

By Murray Smith, Bridges Church

For over five years I have written this weekly ‘Faith Column’. Prior to that, I maintained my contribution on a monthly basis. I see it as a privilege to have been invited to offer an opinion piece from a ‘faith’ perspective and agree with Editor Roy’s summation that it is “an opportunity not to be eschewed.”

CS Lewis once declared, “Write about what really interests you, whether it is real things or imaginary things, and nothing else.”

I would find it difficult to write about anything if it didn’t interest me and that’s precisely what has kept me engaged enough over the years as I’ve sought to bring a weekly offering that is encouraging, hopefilled and spiritually challenging.

Actually it’s more than mere ‘interest’ which energises and sustains my writing efforts. I carry a compelling burden over how our society is losing its way... from legislators to the average Kiwi person, everyone’s effected.

A seasoned military man with vast ‘outdoors’ experience became lost at 12,000 feet in a wilderness situation with diminishing provisions, no GPS or hope of rescue. His compass had become demagnetised.

This can happen to a compass if it’s left exposed in proximity to devices that exert magnetic pull. Electronics such as cell phones, car speakers, or anything exerting a strong enough magnetic field, can demagnetise a compass.

Fortunately this hunter regained his bearings using the fixed reference point of magnetic north. “I took my needle, passed it back and forth on my merino wool clothes,

set it on a floating leaf, and voilà, I had a new, workable compass.”

Metaphorically, contemporary society with its confused values has lost its moral compass.

We’ve lost our bearings in a maze of debate over what is right and what is wrong… contentious, clamorous opinions, extreme insistence of individual rights and freedom of choice over societal good, have exerted ‘magnetic pull’ that has ‘demagnetised’ us.

Personal preference has become the final arbiter in determining right and wrong.

Relativism insists that ‘my truth,’ can be different to ‘your truth’ and nobody has the right to suggest you might be wrong.

Acceptance of a ‘true north’ that is relevant and applicable to everyone has been discarded, the thought of an ‘absolute’ or a plumbline rejected.

In a climate where discernment of right or wrong is subjective and where values are dismantled and revised, it’s important to ask, “Is there a solid, reliable point of reference… a compass for life, an umpire providing boundaries and benchmarks to guide us?”

Jeremiah, a Biblical writer wrote: “I know, God, that mere mortals can’t run their own lives - men and women don’t have what it takes to take charge of life. So correct us, God, as you see best.”

Unapologetically, I believe the Bible provides a reliable, timeless ‘compass’ for us all. Correctly interpreted and applied, it transcends culture, and shifting sands of social change … it is truth, the safe and absolute plumbline for hope and freedom!

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Vandalism – who is to blame?

By Chris Gardner

Counter claims of vandalism have further soured relations between Waipā District Council and one of its community boards and an independent park maintenance committee.

The committee ignored council plans to replace wooden benches dating back to the 1950 and began restoring them.

But following publicity in The News, the metal piping on the last seat was removed with an angle grinder and when committee members Marc Dawson and Peter Fletcher returned with restored planks there was nowhere to put them.

Council community services manager Brad Ward said the bench had been removed after the pair left sharp piping protruding from the ground near a playground and “we take any sort of vandalism or public interference of community assets seriously...”

In response the staff themselves have been accused of vandalising the last seat.

“Marc and Peter did not vandalise these seats, they fixed them,” said Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board chair Ange Holt.

“Staff have vandalised the last original seat. They took the bars off so that it was unusable. Now we are a seat less.”

Waipa mayor Susan O’Regan described vandalism claims from

both sides of the argument as alarmist rhetoric.

“It’s not helpful, I don’t think that’s appropriate, by either side,” she said.

“The men that are honoured in that memorial would be horrified.

That is not what they fought for.

This has clearly been an issue in our community that to be looked at. The situation has been mishandled by the staff.

“Equally, people can’t simply go off and do what they want to do.”

O’Regan said that was anarchy.

“It is disappointing that it has come to this. We need to undertake a bit of a reset, approaching things more flexibly. It has been disappointing to see this unfolding.

There have been mistakes made on both sides. I would like there to be a compromise reached. I am hoping common sense will prevail.”

Mayoral candidate councillor Clare St Pierre took a different line.

“We are trying to work through an agreed plan that went through a public process,” she said.

She avoided commenting on the vandalism claim.

“If this money is not spent in the memorial park, it will be spent somewhere else. I would rather have the money spent in Te Awamutu.

“These gentlemen need to go through the proper channels. They are choosing not to do that,” St Pierre said.

Fellow mayoral candidate Mike

Marc Dawson, seated, and Peter Fletcher on one of six seats they restored in Te Awamutu and Districts War Memorial Park.

Photo: Chris Gardner

Pettit said he would need to see the seats before commenting on vandalism claims.

“There are two sides to a story, but $58,000 is $58,000 and there is no money in the coffers,” he said.

Te Awamutu councillor Andrew Brown backed Ward’s stance and described Dawson and Fletcher’s actions as unacceptable.

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Fellow councillor Lou Brown, who sits on the community board said he was unhappy with the negative way in which Dawson and Fletcher were being treated and had taken his concerns to council chief executive Steph O’Sullivan.

Bruce Thomas, who sits alongside Brown on the community board, said staff were instructing councillors on matters rather than the other way around.

Thomas, also a district councillor, said he had discussions with Ward about taking community initiatives away where work could be carried out for half the budget cost.

He said people were getting annoyed with more money being spent “when we have got a community that will fund this”.

Steph O’Sullivan was awaiting a staff briefing on the issue before commenting.

Dawson said the council had sabotaged the committee’s restoration.

“That seat was in such a mess for absolute decades. We have done the right thing,” he said.

Dawson said he and Fletcher planned to install new bench piping in the park, using the old slats to complete the seat.

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THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2025

A ‘declaration of intent’

By Mary Anne Gill

The traditional wooden carving which stands guard at the new substation at Hautapu is rich with symbolism, its carver Bodie Tihoi Huitoroa-Taylor explained at its unveiling last week.

The totara used weighed nearly 800 kilograms and its age estimated at 50-80 years when it was felled at the beginning of the $75 million Waipā Network’s 33kV substation and Transpower’s Grid Exit Point project.

Waipā Networks chief executive Sean Horgan said the substation was more than a technical achievement, it is a declaration of intent. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

Once Huitoroa-Taylor, who learned his craft at the National Wood Carving School at Te Puia in Rotorua, became aware of the wood’s existence, he set to work on it.

Within six weeks the taonga called Hautapu – embodying its meaning Sacred Winds - gifted by Ngāti Korokī-Kahukura and Ngāti Hauā mana whenua, was finished and unveiled in front of 200 invited guests in Forrest Rd, west of Cambridge.

The substation will support Waipā district’s growing population around Cambridge, tipped to expand to around 75,000 people over the next 25 years with another 13,200 homes.

Located in one of Waikato’s fastest-growing industrial zones, the new substation is designed to power the future, enabling electrified transport, lowcarbon agriculture, regional manufacturing, and greater integration of solar, battery and smart grid technologies.

The carving represents two significant mountains – Maungatautari and Maungakawa and the invisible, yet powerful, energy that connects them,

said Huitoroa-Taylor.

“If you were a drone and you looked through the valley, you’d see there has been a lot of progress whether it be hydro dams or the electricity lines or the people that followed the dams through to Turangi.”

Since the 1830s, there had always been something moving and shaking in the valleys, he said.

The carving represents the role of leadership and service and acknowledges growth.

“This carving is about people taking roles and developing from the grassroots up,” he said, a reference to a message of empowerment and resilience for the people of Cambridge.

It also honours human progress and pays tribute to the environment. Shells in the shape of eyes, one big, one small, represent observation and awareness, he said.

“We’ve got two sorts of intelligences in this rākau (wood). One is the taiao or the environment – mountains and water, winds and elements and you’ve got people. It is all about understanding that.”

The development must

Carver Bodie Tihoi Huitoroa-Taylor explains the meaning of the Hautapu carving, a sacred taonga from Ngāti Korokī-Kahukura and Ngāti Hauā mana whenua.

Photo: Mary Anne Gill

value both the land and the people who live on it, he said.

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan acknowledged the carving and the substation commissioning.

“It is more than the completion of a critical infrastructure project – it’s a powerful symbol of growth, progress and foresight and represents confidence in our district’s future.”

The council had set

aside 130ha for industrial development across Cambridge and Te Awamutu, with Hautapu at the centre.

“That’s huge and it’s going to make a real difference – not just locally but for the whole Waikato,” she said.

“The future is electric, and it is being built right here in Waipā. These projects reflect our shared ambition – to be a district that leads, that plans

smartly and that welcomes growth.”

It is more than flicking a switch to turn on power, said O’Regan.

“We turn on potential for new homes, new businesses and a better future for the people of Waipā.”

Waipā Networks chief executive Sean Horgan said completion represented a solid step forward for his business and the district’s energy future.

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THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2025

Kōkako for Maungatautari

By Chris Gardner

The first of up to 20 adult kōkako from the Hunua Ranges will be released on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari today.

Chief executive Helen Hughes said the birds would assist the mountain’s kōkako breeding programme.

Speaking after the first Waipa District Council Maungatautari Reserve Committee meeting of the year, Hughes said Sanctuary Mountain was licensed for up to 20 adult birds, but that did not mean it would definitely receive 20.

Department of Conservation representative Niwha Jones left Monday’s meeting with a message for conservation minister Tama Potaka from Waipā district councillor DaleMaree Morgan “Go back and tell that minister of yours he needs to do better,” she said.

The operator of the world’s largest predator proof fence made a $580,000 loss last financial year after the Department of Conservation withdrew one revenue stream from the project also funded by the council alongside Waikato Regional Council.

Jones did not answer Morgan’s criticism or take any part in the committee meeting which lasted about 90 minutes.

But Potaka told The News in a statement that Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust Sanctuary did great mahi for precious native species.

“In February, I announced $750,000 funding from the International Visitor Levy to support their efforts. Department of Conservation – Te Papa Atawhai staff have agreed high-level allocation of funding for the threatened species and will transfer those funds in July,” he said.

“Local DOC staff are in regular contact

The calm after the storm and hours of work clearing tree fall and fixing the pest-proof fence at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari.

with trust representatives about how the department can provide further non-financial support to protect the significant biodiversity values and threatened taonga species at the sanctuary.”

The sanctuary relies on the integrity of its fence, which is under constant pressure.

Predator incursions had increased to 20 this year, and one fence breach repaired this month followed a tree fall.

The number of mountain rangers has dropped from 14 two years ago to four and two are on call all the time to deal with fence breaches.

Hughes is interviewing to fill four vacancies

to bring ranger numbers up to eight.

She told the committee the trust was seeking to recoup last year’s loss through the sale of 2024 vintage carbon credits at $12 per hectare.

“We are hoping that this will go well,” she said.

“We would be looking at cost recovery on that loss that we made last year.”

Hughes has appointed a part time tourism manager who was looking at doubling visitor numbers to raise revenue. In 2023-24 20,145 people visited the maunga.

A $20,000 advertising grant from WEL Energy Trust was helping achieve that goal. A 24 per cent visitor increase coincided with last

summer’s advertising campaign. “Advertising works, that’s our focus,” she said.

Hughes was reviewing visitor flow after engaging a workflow consultant and considering how best to utilise the attraction’s lower car park.

She was also looking at training the maunga’s 30 volunteer guides to deliver a consistent guided tour.

“Our focus, at the moment, is trying to get the basics right.”

Maungatautari Marae representative Poto Davies asked Hughes what involvement mana whenua had in her plans.

The development of a new “moa hunter” tour was underway, Hughes said, and 10 pou (or posts) would mark the track.

Hughes said the Kiwi population was close to capacity, with around 3000 living on the maunga.

Davies suggested cultural harvesting, a suggestion Hughes said she had heard before.

Waipā councillor Roger Gordon praised Hughes for the direction she is taking the organisation in.

“It’s really great,” he said.

He suggested Hughes connect with what he cheekily called Waipā Airport and Cambridgebased Rural Tours to increase tourism traffic.

Fellow Waipā councillor Philip Coles offered to run walking tours over the mountain.

The committee also heard how land covenant negotiations with neighbouring landowners had stalled.

Davies wanted to know why negotiations with the largest landowner, mana whenua, had been left to last.

Council customer and community services group manager Sally Sheedy said the council had not had the resources to get to them sooner.

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THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2025

Next phase for graduates

By Viv Posselt

Fifteen women who have experienced family harm have taken the first steps towards reclaiming a violence-free future through the ‘I Am Me’ pilot programme run in Cambridge earlier this year.

They are the first to have gone through the programme’s initial eightweek structured phase which took place in Cambridge during February and March.

With that segment recently evaluated, they now go into the second phase, which is the formation of an informal self-directed support group.

‘I Am Me’ was founded and developed by Violence

Free Waipā co-ordinator Anne Morrison last year on the back of escalating levels of family harm in Cambridge. It launched late last year and the first group of participants was selected in December, based on an assessment by social services over the previous 18 months.

Feedback from the 15 participants was included in an evaluation of the pilot, held last week at the Cambridge Salvation Army.

Topics included protection, police and parenting safety orders, legal aid and the court system, counselling, budgeting, mental health and cultural support.

Anne Morrison said last week that all 15 women

completed the programme with high weekly attendance rates. They represented a range of social economic background and were aged 29 to 55. Three identified as being from Māori heritage, two Irish, one English, one Asian, one South African and the rest as New Zealand European.

Morrison commended

participants for their “invaluable insight and input into the programme”.

Minister Karen Chhour, who was also present at the programme’s launch last year, said it was “wonderful to see this evolve from a concept to a fully realised and inspirational body of work that is empowering and uplifting women”.

“The government is committed to Te Aorerekura, the 25-year National Strategy for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence. We want to see government agencies working effectively together, and all workforces playing their part,” she said.

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Key focus areas include keeping people safe through effective multi-agency responses in the regions, stopping violence by holding people to account and supporting them to change their behaviour, and strengthening workforces.

Feds review plan change

At the meeting were, from left, Cambridge Police community liaison officer Deb Hann, Waipā District Council’s Corren Ngerengere, acting area commander for Waikato west Inspector Karl Thornton and Cambridge Community House manager Gabby Byrne. Photo: Viv Posselt

By Chris Gardner

Waikato Federated Farmers is poring through the Environment Court’s 376-page interim decision on Waikato Regional Council’s Plan Change One. “Our team are now working through the detail to understand what additional requirements, if any, might be put in place for Waikato farmers over and above existing requirements,” said president Phil Sherwood.

Some things seem to be landing in a better place compared to where they started in 2016 with earlier versions of the plan, Sherwood said, but there will be challenges for local farmers.

Many low-intensity dairy and dry stock farms are likely to be a permitted activity under the rules. Most other farming activities will be classified as controlled activities, meaning a resource consent will be needed, but cannot be declined.

The most significant change to the

Waikato’s farming rules in more than a generation have taken 12 years to get to this point.

“Farmers have engaged constructively in the process for over a decade now, but the plan has been stuck in an endless cycle of hearings, appeals and Environment Court processes,” Sherwood said.

“When it comes to farming rules, Waikato farmers are looking for some certainty, but we also need to know rules will be practical, affordable and fair.

“It’s been an incredibly long and expensive process for farmers. We’ve spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal costs, and countless volunteer hours.

“This plan change will have a huge impact on farming families and businesses. It will cover everything from fencing requirements right through to farm environmental plan standards.”

“This is largely in line with where national regulation has been heading

for a while now and some farmers will already have a farm plan of some description in place.

Sherwood warned there might be challenging aspects of the stock exclusion rules.

“All stock will need to be excluded from all waterbodies on land with slopes of up to 10° as soon as practicable, within five years of the rules coming into force.

If this can’t be met, then a farmer could apply for resource consent,” he said.

“Farmers are also going to need to identify all unfenced streams on land with slopes between 10° and 15° in their farm plan and put in place a plan to fence them within a further five years.

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MP recounts debate emotion

By Mary Anne Gill

Deputy speaker Barbara Kuriger has revealed how emotional she felt in Parliament last week while she was sitting in the Speaker’s chair during the debate on punishments for three Te Pāti Māori members.

The Taranaki-King Country MP fought back tears as she adjourned proceedings in the House following the suspensions of Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi for 21 days, and HanaRawhiti Maipi-Clarke for seven.

Talking to The News she said it was a tough afternoon made worse by the absence of speaker Gerry Brownlee and assistant speaker Maureen Pugh - both attending the same funeral – and the other assistant speaker Teanau Tuiono, who was sick.

The burden of presiding over the challenging debate fell in turn to Kuriger, Labour’s Greg O’Connor and Tangi Utikere, who was in the Speaker’s seat for the first time.

“It’s like wow, that’s a baptism of fire on your first day as a speaker to have to come in and do that. But I thought Tangi did really well,” she said.

At the heart of the day’s tension was a breach of parliamentary rules.

While all parties agreed on what had occurred, the Privileges committee could not reach

consensus on the appropriate punishment.

“That was the hardest part.

It pitted one side of the House against the other. If the committee had agreed on the consequences, the debate would have taken a different tone,” she said.

The debate became emotionally charged because what was fundamentally a procedural issue – disrupting a vote and crossing the floor – was taken to mean a criticism of the haka.

“It wasn’t about the haka. It was about the rules being broken.”

Kuriger and the other speakers were all tested during the three and a half hour debate including one instance when she had to intervene during a disagreement between National’s James Meagher and the Greens’ Chloe Swarbrick.

“I helped to resolve an issue that happened in front of me when (Meagher) was pointing.”

Swarbrick said he had pointed a finger gun at her, which was one of the accusations originally made against Te Pāti Māori, and which Meagher strenuously denied.

Parliament is full of orators, some of them were good – Kuriger singled out Labour MP and former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe – and some not so good. New Zealand First leader and former deputy prime minister Winston Peters fitted into that category when he described Waititi’s mataora (facial tattoo) as scribbles.

“I thought Adrian came from the wisdom of a previous speaker and what summed it up for me was when he said there are no winners in this debate. That was a really relevant point to make.”

She also praised MaipiClarke, the youngest member of Parliament. “She’s a very strong, classy young woman and she’s learning a lot you know.”

The debate came to an earlier end than expected and Kuriger was impressed with how that was agreed to by all parties, something television coverage did not pick up.

“It took me by surprise. All the parties, including Te Pāti Māori, were running around talking to each and actually it was Te Pāti Māori who moved the motion to conclude the debate and they were all working together on that issue.”

Kuriger, who returned to Fieldays yesterday in her traditional volunteer’s role, reflected on the emotional toll the day in Parliament had on her.

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The 64-year-old Opunake farmer is into her fourth term as TaranakiKing Country MP and first term as deputy speaker.

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still in water Chris keeps the stage set Taupō done well equation

By Mary Anne Gill

Tamahere and Mātangi raised businessman Chris Beehan has spent decades touring the world building stage sets for some of the biggest names in music.

So impressed was he with one of them – Eric ‘Slowhand’ Clapton – that he and fiancée Shinobu named their daughter Layla, 15, after one of Clapton’s biggest hits.

“He was my hero growing up,” Beehan, 56, who plays lead guitar in a band called Amnesiaxs or ‘forgetful old pricks’, as he prefers to call them.

Years ago, he helped build a stage for Clapton at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

“He was lovely, amazing, asked me all about my upbringing and we started talking about the blues and all sorts of stuff. It absolutely blew me away that he had the time because if he had just said ‘get out of my way’ it would have destroyed me.”

Born in Hamilton to Patrick and Pamela Beehan, Chris grew up in Tamahere and Mātangi. His father, a plastic surgeon, founded the Waikato Regional Plastic Surgery and Maxillofacial Unit. Chris, however, had different ambitions than medicine.

Beehan co-owns Stageset, a stage construction company with warehouses across Australia – Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and soon Melbourne and in Rukuhia, near Hamilton Airport.

He holds 60 per cent of the company alongside fellow Kiwi Mataio Alefosio.

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Chris Beehan inside Stageset’s Rukuhia warehouse at Hamilton Airport.

a stadium-sized roof project in Japan.

Recent projects include Luke Combs at Eden Park, upcoming builds for Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga and a massive stage at King’s Park, Perth The process of building a stage might seem complicated but Beehan describes it as simple with the right planning.

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the stage.

Though no longer on the tools - “The boys tell me to go home. I crashed the forklift into the light post at Claudelands a few years ago and they told me to just give it up” - Beehan now manages the company’s finances and culture.

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Taupō District Council will benefit from shared services even if it does not hand its drinking and waste water infrastructure over to the Waikato Water Done Well council-controlled water organisation.

The council prefers retaining control and revisiting joining six other councils in two years.

Hauraki, Matamata-Piako, Ōtorohanga, South Waikato, Waipā and Waitomo district councils all prefer joining the Waikato Water Done Well council-controlled water organisation.

Asked how Taupō’s fence sitting will impact the project, Waikato Water Done Well Mayoral Governance Group independent chair Don McLeod said Taupō would still be part of the Waikato Water Done Well family in the staged manner provided for in the Heads of Agreement signed by all seven councils in December 2024.

“The agreement provides for councils to transfer water services to a jointly established councilcontrolled organisation in a staged manner,” McLeod

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said.

“Between now and then, should Taupō run with its preferred option, it will remain a member of Waikato Waters Done Well as a shareholder in a limited capacity - enabling its communities to gain some of the benefits of the waters council-controlled organisation including access to procurement and other shared services.”

If Taupō decides not to join in the council-controlled organisation, the set-up costs will be borne and repaid by the six councils who are in it – assuming they all continue with their preferred option after public consultation.

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Scout Tristan hones his skills done well equation

By Chris Gardner

Cambridge based scout Tristan Wang spent the weekend serving others.

The 14-year-old Cambridge High School pupil and senior team leader at Kirikiriroa & St Peter’s Scout Group worked alongside adult scout kaiarahi, or leaders, to run the Scouts Aotearoa Waikato Zone Sandford Scout Leadership Course.

Around 40 scouts attended from across the Waipā district, Waikato region and beyond.

The course, named after scouting in New Zealand’s first national training commissioner Major Frederick Sandford, is run for new and upcoming team (or patrol) leaders and assistants every year at the Epworth Retreat and Recreation Centre near Cambridge. Participants are typically picked by their peers from their group’s youth leadership team.

It mixes theoretical and practical sessions on the team leaders’ job, training other scouts, teamwork, planning, communication, and team meetings.

“Through scouts, I’ve gained two types of abilities: practical skills and social skills,” said Tristan.

He joined scouts three years ago,More oneReal yearEstate afterLtd moving from Licensed 2008 China withREAA his parents.

“Scouts use hands-on activities to teach me how to communicate, collaborate, and lead effectively,” he said.

“These experiences have been both challenging and rewarding, helping me grow in ways I never imagined. I’ve developed the ability to guide, teach, and inspire others while organising tasks efficiently. I’ve also discovered that everyone has unique strengths, and by appreciating and using those strengths, we can build stronger, more successful teams.

“Scouts have also taught me the importance of empathy— thinking about others’ feelings and learning to coordinate with people from all walks of life. I’ve learned to teach with humility, ensuring my explanations are clear and easy for anyone to understand.

“Additionally, scouts have introduced me to many exciting activities that have expanded my horizons. I’ve learned practical skills like sailing, camping, tramping, rock climbing, caving, and kayaking. These adventures not only challenged me but also boosted my confidence and resilience.”

Tristan’s peers awarded him the annual Kirikiriroa and St Peter’s Scout Section Seamanship Award at the end of the 2024-25 season shortly after his group was one of 15 nationally to be awarded Royal

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Scout Tristan Wang, 14, serves others behind the scenes at the Scouts Aotearoa Waikato Zone Sandford Scout Leadership Course at Epworth Retreat and Recreation Centre near Cambridge.

Photo: Chris Gardner.

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“Scouts have helped me discover new hobbies I never thought I’d enjoy. It’s not just about learning skills — it’s about gaining real-life communication and leadership experience through teamwork, challenges, and fun,” he said.

“Scouting has truly shaped me into a more capable, empathetic, and well-rounded person, and I’m incredibly grateful for these life-changing experiences.”

Tristan is currently working on completing the Chief Scout’s Rimu Award which included a three-day tramping expedition in the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park.

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He eventually plans to join his father Dawei in becoming an adult leader in the movement.

“Scouting has been so much more than a chance to learn and lead—it’s been a bridge for me to connect with the New Zealand community and give back in meaningful ways,” said Dawei.

“Coming from China, where activities like tramping and camping aren’t common, I didn’t initially know how to appreciate the incredible natural beauty of New Zealand with my family.

“Scouting will be one of our family traditions for sure.

We both feel it is an honour to contribute to our community in SINCE 1974 this way.”

“There is potentially a minor impact around the speed at which start-up costs will be paid back by the council-controlled organisation as they are spread across a smaller customer base,” McLeod said.

“If other councils were to join at a future date, an entry contribution would be charged which would be applied against this cost.

“Once decisions are finalised by councils around their water service delivery model, we will be running an updated financial model with all the latest data,” McLeod said. “This will provide us with detailed information on the financial impacts across all Waikato Water Done Well participating councils.”

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A road rage incident which left a Paralympian with serious injuries has resulted in a man being sentenced to 12 months of supervision, and two months of community detention.

Brian David Mills, 57, of Tamahere appeared in the Hamilton District Court on Thursday last week before Judge Tini Clark having earlier pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving causing injury and failing to stop or ascertain injury after a crash, the Waikato Times has reported The case dated back to March 2020.

The court heard Mills was driving a van when he encountered two cyclists on Peake Rd near Cambridge then drove into their path and hit his brakes.

Professional rider Eltje Malzbender, who was training for the Tokyo Paralympics, could not stop her threewheeled racing cycle before crashing into the back of the van.

The 63-year-old Cambridge based athlete is a former Te Kūiti physiotherapist.

Malzbender and her training partner had been riding in single file when Mills approached them from behind and, from some distance, started to continuously sound his vehicle’s horn.

He then overtook the two cyclists

while still sounding the horn, before pulling in front of the pair and slowing considerably. He then leaned out of the driver’s side window and yelled at them to get off the road. Mills moved his van closer to the left side of the road and further into the cyclists’ path before braking heavily.

Malzbender fell and came to rest face down on the road and Mills drove off, his van’s tyres screeching on the tar seal, the Waikato Times reported.

The cyclist suffered scratches to her nose, a deep graze to her left elbow, grazes to her knees, a deep bruise to her right thigh and pain in her neck and back. Her helmet, and cycling attire were damaged and her prescription glasses were also bent and scratched.

Judge Clark also ordered Mills to pay Malzbender $3000 in reparation.

A victim statement from Malzbender said the incident had a lasting physical and psychological impact.

Judge Clark described a restorative justice conference Mills attended with his victim as a mixed bag.

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He was born in Morrinsville in 1955 and died in his Cambridge home in 2011.

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“If it was a perfect world I would like to study abroad and compose music for films and games, and if it was a more perfect world I would just be writing my songs and making a living off that,” she said.

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Today, in the music room, as Sahara’s dextrous fingers begin their rhythmic dance across the fretboard, the haunting melody of her original song, Dracula – which won first place in the solo/duo section of this year’s Waikato Rockquest – resonates with talent.

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Nestled in a serene, sought-after location, this stunning 3-bedroom townhouse, completed in June 2021 by the renowned Urban Homes, offers the perfect blend of modern elegance, practicality, and comfort. Designed for those with refined taste, this contemporary home is ideal for downsizers, professional couples, or small, busy families looking for low-maintenance luxury living.

Cambridge 11 Dunning Road 3

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Embrace country living with this 8430m2 lifestyle block, perfectly positioned just 15 minutes from Cambridge and Lake Karapiro. Whether you’re looking for a lifestyle starter, a small-scale farming venture, or an escape from the hustle and bustle, 11 Dunning Road is the perfect fit.

07 827 8815

For Sale Price By Negotiation View by appointment or scheduled open home times www.kdre.co.nz/CB6525

Cassie Emmett M 027 215 9334 Rebekah Bloodworth M 022 361 9879

For Sale Price By Negotiation View by appointment or scheduled open home times www.kdre.co.nz/CB6598

57 Duke Street, Cambridge

Cassie Emmett M 027 215 9334 Rebekah Bloodworth M 022 361 9879

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Te Miro 1173 Te Miro Road 3

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Set upon 1.74ha (4.3acr) with views to die for this tidy three bedroom, two bathroom home is set to sell. Along with the tidy home we have a super awesome 15m x 15m shed with high stud parking for a boat as well as a lock-up workshop. Our sellers have already purchased so this red-hot Cambridge located property could be yours today. Pop out for a look, the views are outstanding, there’s some easily managed paddocks for your animals and the commute to work is an easy one.

Harcourts Kevin Deane Real Estate

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For Sale: $1,250,000 View by appointment or scheduled open homes www.harcourts.co.nz/ ML8826

Kevin Deane M 021 970 902 Kevin Parry M 021 244 4668

Licensed REAA 2008

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Three Levels Of Living!

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$410,000

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- Enjoy a bespoke kitchen; open plan layout; an ‘all-you-need’ bathroom with heated towel rail; outdoor, private living with huge deck where you can savour elevated views; attractive and low maintenance plantings; garden shed storage and everything you need at your doorstep.

- Set on a tidy, super easy care 130m² (more or less) freehold site.

- Offering a low maintenance lifestyle ideal for couples, retirees or busy professionals.

- Nestled on a generous 1,017m² (more or less) section, this beautifully designed multi-level home offers space, comfort.

- Double-glazed and fitted with a woodburner and DVS system for year-round warmth and ventilation.

- Well-appointed kitchen & an open-plan lounge and dining area that seamlessly extends onto a stunning brand-new wraparound deck.

- Lower level provides incredible flexibility - spacious rumpus room or second lounge & a office or hobby space with a separate toilet.

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2/14 Mellow Road, Ohaupo

- Well designed and finished (right down to the copper spouting) 5-bedroom, 2-bathroom home that was refurbished in 2022 with new kitchen bench tops, new cupboards in the bathrooms, and vinyl in the kitchen and dining areas.

- Well laid out pool and BBQ areas situated on a 9109m² (more or less) section.

- Wonderful 9 x 16m, 3 bay, high pitch shed for work or pleasure.

- Spacious living offering a family room and a separate lounge.

- Freshly painted inside and out.

07 823 2300 sales@more-re.co.nz www.more-re.co.nz

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- Looking for income or a project, or maybe both?

- Located on popular Thornton Road, you are only minutes away from town, the lake and park, sports clubs, café, grocery stores and bike trails.

- This circa 1980s development has two dwellings of approximately 80m² each, sitting on a 1161m² (more or less) section.

- • Two, 2-bedroom homes.

- • An appealing 1161m2 section loaded with fruit trees and space.

More Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA 2008

74 Victoria Street Cambridge

Peter Tong 021 987 867

Wendy Tong 027 555 0633

Lily Tong 027 870 3317

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Rebecca Napier Harry Singh 020 404 74120 022 045 0554

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Residential Listings* PRICED 8B Maclean Street (Section)

$499,000

Contact Graham

6 Raleigh Street NEW

PBN

28B Pope Terrace

$649,000

Contact Paulette

84D King Street

PBN

108B Burns Street

$685,000

Contact Rachael

150 Burns Street

29 Stafford Street

$699,000

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

52 Maclean Street

PBN

Contact Paulette

18 One Haruru Street NEW

$785,000

Contact Paulette

49 Princes Street

PBN

Contact Paulette

SOLD

Contact Graham Contact Rachael SOLD

Sold by Paulette

Sold by Marisa

62B Bowen Street

PBN

Contact Graham

2 Blairgowrie Place

$860,000

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

58 Wordsworth Street

PBN

Contact Debbie or Trevor

77A Taylor Street

$890,000

Contact Graham

80 Raleigh Street NEW

PBN

Contact Rachael

11 One Haruru Street

NOW $925,000

Contact Paulette

5 Hawkins Lane

SOLD

54 Tennyson Street

Sold by Eilish, Kevin & Taylor

SOLD

Sold by Rachael

317 Shakespeare Street NEW

PBN

Contact Taylor, Eilish or Kevin

285 Shakespeare Street

$959,000

Contact Paulette

9C Williams Street

PBN

Contact Paulette

3D Alpers Ridge

$990,000

Contact Rachael

24 Taylor Street

PBN

Contact Graham

63 Grosvenor Street

$997,000

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

27 Terry Came Drive

PBN

Contact Graham

8 Hehan Close

$1,015,000

Contact Graham

2/30 Jarrett Terrace

PBN

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

1 Longfellow Street

$1,015,000

Contact Rachael

6B Madison Street

PBN

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

Sold by Debbie & Trevor

8 Alpers Ridge

49 Weld Street

SOLD

83 Kingsley Street

SOLD

Sold by Lenie

37 Ruru Street

$1,098,000

Contact Paulette

41 Queen Street

PBN

Contact Graham

18 Tulip Drive

$1,150,000

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

27C Isobel Hodgson Drive NEW

PBN

Contact Paulette

251 Shakespeare Street

$1,150,000

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

19 Homestead Lane

PBN

Contact Rachael

46 Alpers Ridge

$1,199,000

Contact Graham

2 Princes Street

PBN

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

27A Saffron Street

$1,260,000

Contact Paulette

13 Alan Livingstone Drive NEW

PBN

Contact Marisa

Sold by Rachael

18 Artistic Avenue

PBN

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

SOLD

1 Cotter Place 1 Boyce Crescent

ENQ. OVER $1,400,000

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

DEADLINE SALE

28 Kelly Road

NOW $1,499,000

Contact Paulette

9F Bronte Place FINAL NOTICE

12/06/2025 at 4pm

Contact Debbie or Trevor

66 Whare Marama Drive

$1,729,000

Contact Paulette

66 Raleigh Street FINAL NOTICE

12/06/2025 at 4pm

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

83 Sunline Drive

$2,050,000

Contact Debbie or Trevor

113 Williams Street NEW

26/06/2025 at 4pm

Contact Eilish, Kevin or Taylor

7 Cooper Crescent NEW

02/07/2025 at 2pm

Contact Lenie

BY NEGOTIATION SOLD

50 Bowen Street

Sold by Debbie & Trevor TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES UNDER CONTRACT (AS OF 10/06/2025) = 11 *Property & pricing details are correct as of 10/06/2025

Rural & Lifestyle Listings* PRICED 1091 Arapuni Road

5712m²

$320,000

Contact David

1161 Maungakawa Road

5050m²

$1,595,000

Contact David

1/8B Forkert Road

2979m²

$549,000

Contact David

618F Maungatautari Road

2740m²

$1,650,000

Contact David

Lots 3,4,6 100 Gray Road

From 6225m²

$550,000

Contact David

125 Rangatira Road

800m²

$1,695,000

Contact David

17 Garrison Street

880m²

$575,000

Contact David

65 Taane Road

8528m²

$1,749,000

Contact David

2/405 French Pass Road

4188m²

$595,000

Contact David

124 Rangatira Road

801m²

$1,950,000

Contact Matt

31 Arapuni Road

995m²

$630,000

Contact David

257 Maungakawa Road

2.29ha (approx.)

$2,250,000

Contact David

Lots 2-4, 771 Taotaoroa Road

From 6300m²

From $640,000

Contact David

BY NEGOTIATION

98D Maungakawa Road

2844m²

$650,000

Contact David

1117 Maungatautari Road

Lot 2, 174 Harbutt Road

3.16ha (approx.)

NOW $680,000

Contact Matt

7 Riverside Lane

5129m²

PBN

Contact David

624 Maungatautari Road

3678m²

$825,000

Contact Matt

3/182 French Pass Road

5310m²

PBN

Contact Matt

74 St Leger Road

2789m²

NOW $995,000

Contact David

445 Luck at Last Road

2.5ha (approx.)

PBN

Contact David

117 Maungakawa Road

6277m²

$1,399,000

Contact David

640 Maungatautari Road

8431m²

PBN

Contact Matt

483 Scotsman Valley Road

5000m²

$1,549,000

Contact David

73 Discombe Road NEW

7.1ha (approx.)

PBN

Contact David

SOLD

Sold by David

TOTAL NUMBER OF RURAL & LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES UNDER CONTRACT (AS OF 10/06/2025) = 3 *Property & pricing details are correct as of 10/06/2025

Open Homes Residential Listings

View the list of our open homes in the Cambridge News property section, or visit our website: www.cambridgerealestate.co.nz/open-homes

Rural & Lifestyle Listings

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DEATH NOTICES

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BRAND, Richard James – Passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully, at Waikato Hospital on Tuesday, 3rd June 2025, in his 79th year, with his devoted daughter at his side. Treasured husband of the late Heather, his beloved wife of 53 years.

Cherished father and a constant source of strength, unwavering support and love to Rachael. After only 18 months apart, Richard is now reunited with the love of his life. The service for Richard has been held.

Correspondence to the Brand Family may be sent c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434, or shared via Richard’s tribute page at www.grinters. co.nz.

Forever in our hearts, now at peace.

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Notification of Decision on Plan Change 14 (Mangaone Precinct and C10 Industrial Growth Cell – Hautapu) to the Waipā District Plan Public notification pursuant to clause 10(4) of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991.

In accordance with clause 10(4)(b) of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991, Waipa- District Council gives notice that a decision on Plan Change 14 to the Waipa- District Plan (Mangaone Precinct and C10 Industrial Growth Cell Hautapu) has been made and is now available.

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The decision incorporates three parts being: • Part A – Decision report • Part B – Decision on submissions and further submissions • Part C – Tracked change version of District Plan amendments

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Under clause 10(5) of the First Schedule to the Resource Management Act 1991 the Waipa- District Plan is deemed to have been amended in accordance with the decisions made on PC14 and in accordance with Section 86B of the Resource Management Act 1991 they have legal effect from the date of this notice.

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THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2025

OPEN HOMES

CAMBRIDGE OPEN HOMES CAMBRIDGE REAL ESTATE Saturday 14 June 2 Princes Street 113 Williams Street Sunday 15 June 125 Rangatira Road 80 Raleigh Street 66 Raleigh Street 6 Raleigh Street 1 Longfellow Street 1161 Maungakawa Road 2/30 Jarrett Terrace 13 Alan Livingstone Drive 7 Cooper Crescent 27A Saffron Street 52 Maclean Street 108B Burns Street 41 Queen Street 18 Tulip Drive 1 Boyce Crescent 2 Blairgowrie Place 3D Alpers Ridge 9C Williams Street 11 One Haruru Street 74 St Leger Road 58 Wordsworth Street 62B Bowen Street 113 Williams Street 2 Princes Street 28 Kelly Road 28B Pope Terrace 24 Taylor Street 84D King Street 83 Sunline Drive 317 Shakespeare Street 618F Maungatautari Road 27C Isobel Hodgson Drive 31 Arapuni Road 18 Artistic Avenue 19 Homestead Lane 77A Taylor Street 17 Garrison Street 46 Alpers Ridge

PBN Deadline Sale

12.15-12.45pm 1.00-1.30pm

$1,695,000 PBN PBN PBN $1,015,000 $1,595,000 PBN PBN Deadline Sale $1,260,000 PBN $685,000 PBN $1,150,000 BEO $1,400,000 $860,000 $990,000 PBN $925,000 $1,099,000 PBN PBN Deadline Sale PBN $1,499,000 $649,000 PBN PBN $2,050,000 PBN $1,650,000 PBN $630,000 PBN PBN $890,000 $575,000 $1,199,000

10.00-10.30am 10.30-11.00am 10.45-11.15am 11.00-11.30am 11.15-11.45am 11.15-11.45am 11.30-12.00pm 11.45-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.45pm 12.15-12.45pm 12.30-1.00pm 12.30-1.00pm 12.45-1.15pm 12.45-1.15pm 12.45-1.15pm 12.45-1.15pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.30-2.00pm 1.30-2.00pm 1.30-2.00pm 1.45-2.15pm 1.45-2.15pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.15-2.45pm 2.15-2.45pm 2.30-3.00pm 2.30-3.00pm 2.30-3.00pm 3.00-3.30pm 3.15-3.45pm

HARCOURTS Sunday 15 June 3/11 Bryce Street 2 Garland Lane

PBN PBN

11:00-11:30am 11:45-12:15pm

PBN PBN PBN

12.00-12.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm

$410,000 PBN PBN PBN BEO $614,000 PBN PBN $659,000 PBN BEO $1,300,000 $1,874,000 PBN BEO $1,100,000 PBN BEO $825,000 PBN $765,000

11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm

MORE RE Saturday 14 June 28 Madison Street 23 Brancaster Place 26 Mike Smith Drive Sunday 15 June 25 Fort Street 36 Roto-O-Rangi Road 5 Cooper Crescent 65A Vogel Street 4A Thomas Place 2 Te Ia Terrace 65 Campbell Street 100 Thompson Street 52 Grosvenor Street 14B Alpha Street 14 Artistic Avenue 28 Madison Street 185 King Street 11 Hemans Street 24 Thompson Street 128 Tennyson Street 461 Rewi Street

Contact listing agent prior-visiting as Open Homes times can change.

Strong weekend for Waipā premiers

By Jesse Wood

Both Waipā premier teams were victorious in Waikato club rugby on Saturday, Te Awamutu Sports defeated University 27-12 in front of home fans and Hautapu beat Ōtorohanga 32-29.

Halfback Coby Osborne scored a double for Te Awamutu at Albert Park.

Forwards Albert Nadan and Rameriz Viane also grabbed tries, while Leo Scott added seven points of the kicking tee.

Further south at Ōtorohanga’s Island Reserve, Waikato winger Waisake Salabiau scored two tries for the Cambridge club.

Amos Faaoloa, David Morris and Todd Silva also crossed the chalk for the visitors.

Dillon Martin and Rangiwai Lunjevich added a conversion each to the Hautapu tally.

Neither premier B team was successful on the scoreboard. Te Awamutu Sports development fell 31-12 against University B and Hautapu B lost to their Ōtorohanga counterparts 29-21.

Leamington had a division 1 bye week, while Pirongia demolished Te Rapa 5217 under the mountain and Ōhaupō lost 34-12 to Suburbs in Hamilton.

None of the division 1B teams took the field.

Leamington B followed suit having a bye week, Pirongia B won by default after Te Rapa B pulled out of the match and Ōhaupō B received the result of a draw

Hautapu winger Waisake Salabiau puts on the afterburners on the way to the tryline.

Photo: Matt Gould

with Suburbs B, as no match officials were available.

The Waipā battle took place in the women’s premiership at Kihikihi Domain.

Hautapu took the win 5515 against Kihikihi women, scoring nine tries to three.

Hannah Gordon was impressive, adding four conversions and two tries to the Hautapu scoreboard.

Anna Gallaher secured a hat-trick and Kaesha Nairn also scored two tries.

This Saturday will Kihikihi face University and Hautapu take on Hamilton Old Boys Huskiez.

Women’s championship division team Pirongia had a 48-10 win against the travelling Hinuera.

The home side scored eight tries to two at the domain.

Te Awamutu, Pirongia and Hautapu were winners in the under-21 competition on Saturday.

Te Awamutu beat Hinuera 22-17, Pirongia colts won by default against Matamata and Hautapu pipped Fraser Tech 17-15.

The Leamington and Hamilton Old Boys under-21 clash finished -0- - with neither team troubling the scorer.

The Kio Kio United Cattle Dogs lost 36-15 to Fraser Tech at Maihihi on Saturday in the combined WaikatoCounties Manukau Under85kg rugby competition. Kio Kio have a bye this weekend.

Ally wins in Glasgow Waipā cyclist Ally Wollaston sprinted her way to overall victory on the final day to win the Tour of Britain.

The Suez FDJ professional went into the last stage of the UCI World Tour race around the streets of Glasgow trailing emerging British star Cat Ferguson from Movistar by three seconds.

The former St Peter’s School student revelled in the circuit racing, picking up the time bonuses in winning all three of the intermediate sprints in Glasgow and then securing the overall honours with a sprint for third on the stage. It gave her the last four bonus points to secure the overall victory on general classification.

The final stage was held on an 8.4km citycentre circuit in Glasgow.

“I’m a little bit overwhelmed,” said Wollaston. “I knew it was a lot to pull off today, winning three sprints and having to still get seconds in the final. I knew the race really had to go my way today.

“This means the world to me, it’s my first World Tour victory in GC. Wollaston has won two world titles on the track as well as silver and bronze medals at the Paris Olympic Games.

Ally Wollaston on the podium in Glasgow.

Photo: SW Pix

28 | CAMBRIDGE NEWS

THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2025

H 215iL

H 110iL

H 120iTK4-PH

36V - Cutting width 31cm - 29kg ( excl battery) Well balanced, easy to manoeuvre, and has the power to trim everything from lawn edges to tall grass in large gardens. Telescopic shaft

36V - 30cm Cutting Width - 3.2kg ( excl. battery) Quiet. lightweight and easy to use battery trimmer for lawn edges or small areas of higher grass. Optional attachments available.

36V - 10” Bar - 1/4” - 61kg ( excl battery) Split shaft battery pole unit. up to 4m reach, complete with Pole Saw and Hedge Trimmer attachments. Also available 120iTK4-P 36V Pole Saw Kit $659, and 120iTK4-H 36V Hedge Trimmer Kit $669

KIT $619

369RRP

$

incl: BLi20 Battery and 40-C80 Charger

SKIN ONLY

36V - Cutting width 42cm - 3. 4kg ( excl battery) Well balanced, high-performance, battery-powered combi trimmer.

36V - Cutting width 42cm - 3.5kg ( excl. battery) Pro-grade battery brushcutter that effectively tackles thick grass and light brush in any weather.

779RRP

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P 520iRX

P 525iRXT

36V - Cutting width 40cm - 3.8kg ( excl battery) Lightweight, battery-powered grass trimmer with bullhorn handle and two-way rotation trimmer head.

36V - Cutting width 46cm - 4.2kg ( excl. battery) A robust, high-performance battery-powered brushcutter designed for full-time professional use.

769

$

849

$

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429RRP

$

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969

RRP SKIN ONLY

36V - 48m/s - 4.2 kg (excl. battery) Compact multi-purpose, multi-speed battery leaf blower vac, with tool-less transition from blower to vacuum.

Padded harness included.

SKIN ONLY

739

RRP SKIN ONLY

36V - Cutting width 40cm - 3.0kg (excl. battery) Well-balanced, battery-powered grass trimmer with loop-handle and two-way rotation trimmer head, designed for professional use.

36V - 49m/s - 2.5 kg (excl. battery) Easy-to-use, battery-powered leaf blower with high blow force, low weight, and low noise level. Easy starts with cruise control.

Padded harness included.

incl: BLi20 Battery and 40-C80 Charger

KIT $759

incl: BLi20 Battery and 40-C80 Charger

RRP SKIN ONLY

L 325iB

P 525iB Mkll

36V - 49m/s - 2.5 kg (excl. battery) Easy-to-use, battery-powered leaf blower with high blow force, low weight, and low noise level. Easy starts with cruise control.

Padded harness included.

36V - 48m/s - 25 kg (excl battery) A powerful. highly efficient battery-powered blower equipped with efficient brushless motor that enables lower energy consumption and by this an increased runtime.

$

549

$

H LC347iVX

36V BATTERIES & CHARGERS

749

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H LC142i

H LC247i

36V - 50L Collect BioCfip•/Rear Eject Cutting Width 42cm Battery lawn mower with super-easy start. Compact and light-weight.

36V -55L Collect-BioC/ip•/Rear Eject - Cutting Width 47cm Efficient battery lawn mower for mid-size gardens with adjustable handle, easy cutting height adjustment, and foldable design for compact storage

36V - 55L Collect BioCfip•/Rear Eject Cutting Width 47cm Self-propelled, easy to use mower with dual battery slots for use with one or two batteries.

999RRP

$

729RRP

$

SKIN ONLY

KIT $999

incl: BLi20 Battery and 40-C80 Charger

incl: BLi10 Battery and 40-C80 Charger

36V - Cutting width 42cm - 31kg (excl battery) An efficient battery brushcutter that is convenient to use over longer periods and has the performance to handle thick and heavy grass

H 120iBV

KIT $659

SKIN ONLY

KIT $829

L 325iR

H 120iB

329RRP

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589RRP

$

L 325iLK

P 520iLX

$

incl: BLi10 Battery and 40-C80 Charger

L 325iRJ

729RRP

Now is a good time to bring your gear in for annual servicing

KIT $519

259RRP

$

$

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1179

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Recommended: BLi200 Battery and QC 250 Charger

FINANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Your Authorised Husqvarna Servicing Dealer

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Mel Liddle 021 795 611

Husqvarna 36V Batteries

Li-ion 36V batteries equipped with cooling system for lasting power and performance.

BLi10 $185 40-B140 $265 Bli200 $339 40-BLi220X $399 BLi300 $599 40-BB330X $649

36V Chargers

Super-fast charging with active cooling.

40-CSO (8OW) $99 QC500 (500W) $329 QC8OF (12V DC) $169 V1600F (12V DC/600W) $415 QC250 (250W) $199 40-C1000X4 Multi Charger $929