Mayor regrets plan pause
By Mary Anne Gill
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan says pausing the council’s Long Term Plan (LTP) process last year in favour of a one-year one was wrong.
She made the comments ahead of three days of LTP hearings, which began on Tuesday. The hearings included presentations from 42 of the 143 submitters.
By later today (Thursday) the plan is expected to confirm average rate increases of 15.5, 10.7 and 6.9 per cent over the next three years.
These follow a 14.8 per cent increase last year - significant hikes for a council that traditionally avoids going beyond inflation.
In an exclusive column for The News today, O’Regan said she had instructed staff to “sharpen their pencils” even further.
“I wanted to be absolutely sure that every proposed dollar was necessary.”
Reflecting on the decision to defer the LTP and adopt an enhanced annual plan instead, she acknowledged it was the wrong call.
“But you know, hindsight’s a beautiful thing, right?
"At the time, we had hoped we would get greater clarity on a handful of things - and the reality is, we didn’t. Looking back, we probably ought not to have made that decision.
“It was a unanimous decision, so we have to collectively take that one on the chin and deal with it,” she told The News.
The decision added pressure to an already strained council grappling with rapid growth and rising debt, all in the lead-up to a
local body election and following an unfavourable Audit Office decision.
O’Regan admitted to feeling under pressure personally but said she was elected mayor three years ago on a mandate of change both around the council table and within the organisation.
“I always wanted to be a mayor that included and drew on the expertise of the people around the table and that is borne out through the course of the process.”
She said elected members were involved at every stage and unanimously supported the council’s direction.
“It doesn’t mean to say that we all love where we’re at.
“At the end of the day, we’re all human, we all want what’s right, the best things for our communities.
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Landmark tulip tree removed
Liriodendron tulipifera – the Victoria Street tulip tree outside Good Union bar in Cambridge - is no more.
The tree was removed on Monday after arborists determined it had reached the end of its life and would become a safety risk. A tree will be planted in its place.
The Tulip Tree is renowned for its towering stature – it can grow to more than 30 metres and its vibrant green leaves are shaped like a tulip with four lobes.
The tree type was in the news internationally last year after scientist announced it had a “special type of wood” which could make them useful for carbon capture plantations.
Dr Jan Lyczakowski of Jagiellonian University said some east Asian countries used Liriodendron plantations to efficiently lock in carbon, “and we now think this might be related to its novel wood structure”.
The Tulip tree is one of two known survivors of the Liriodendron genus.
Tree removal specialists remove the Tulip Tree in parts.
Photo: Mary Anne Gill
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan faces questions in a media conference after the first international Jetstar flight arrived at Hamilton Airport with, from left: Jetstar CEO Stephanie Tully and Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate. More page 9.
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Recent reports of dead carp (goldfish) in Lake Te Koo Utu, are not surprising, and of the observation that no native fish were found dead - that is because there are no native fish in the lake. They died off 30 or so years ago. The lake is operated like a septic tank, we can see the overflow drains only take the fresh surface water away, leaving dirty water behind. The result is that hardy fish like carp cannot survive. Apart from fish and ducks dying at our lake, it will soon become a toxic swamp, not a place of enjoyment. Councils’ policy of doing nothing will result in the lake being fenced off as a hazard to the public.
Stu Barnett Cambridge
Brochure brickbat
The recent colourful Waipa District Council brochure to households includes lots of words about Local Water Done Well, but no financial figures on which the claims have been made - apart from a small chart headed "The dollars and cents - about the finances"
which supposedly shows Waikato Waters Ltd savings.
It seems to me the Waipā District Council chart showing calculations of increases in water charges has very obvious errors. The chart comments "Water charge increases of about four per cent for the eight years from July 2026 to the end of June 2034 are indicated" and shows two four years periods. A four percent annual increase would take the annual charge to $2568 not their $2260. Further, the WDC chart shows the annual rise on the first four years is 4.45 per cent (I calculate) to reach $2234, and over the next four years a total of only $26. Look at the WDC chart - are they kidding? The WDC brochure has a part headed "We've done our homework". I don't think so. This is the council which has lost on their so called arbitrage deal. Why are there these mistakes, and what are our likely charges with this Waikato Waters Ltd proposal?
Peter Clapham Whitehall
* Waipā District Council responds: The consultation document refers to water charge
Fieldays in review
Fieldays is over for another year. It was good to have such a positive vibe and to get to talk to so many people – all while getting in a lot of steps.
Despite the large crowds, it was largely uneventful from a policing perspective.
Staff dealt with a couple of traffic crashes on the roads around the venue – weather conditions being a contributing factor, there were a few children who got separated from their parents temporarily along with the usual misplaced vehicles with owners getting confused as to which carpark they had parked in on entry.
One person was arrested after allegedly stealing from one of the vendor sites at the end of a day. He was also found to have illicit drugs and faced charges in court as a result.
In other recent good catches, last Thursday staff responded to a report of shoplifting from a local chemist.
Our constables located a female on Victoria Street. Despite attempts made by her to hide her identity, she was found to be a recidivist thief from Hamilton. Not only was she offending whilst on bail for other charges, but as part of that she was in breach of a bail curfew. She was arrested and taken straight to court. It is great to stop such offenders in their tracks.
In reviewing incidents this week, some suspicious rural activity was reported. As
locals and neighbours, you get used to the normal patterns of activity around your home and workplaces and are often best placed to identify activity or behaviour that is suspicious.
If you see something out of the ordinary, perhaps bags or packages being passed between vehicles or people partaking in illicit drug consumption, let us know.
Where vehicles are involved, offenders often swap the registration plates on their or stolen vehicles or alter them to display differently. If you see such behaviour and it is safe to do so, a picture, as they say, speaks a thousand words.
If we do not have a photo and the registration given does not meet the description given of the vehicle, it can create uncertainty as to whether it is a misremembered legitimate plate or altered/ stolen plates. CCTV or dashcam footage is as always also great to have.
A final reminder to lock your vehicles when you leave them, even if you are going to be away briefly.
We still receive reports of wallets being stolen out of unlocked vehicles.
While the theft is annoying for victims, the fraudulent use of credit and debit cards that then frequently results, compounds the situation. Protect yourself from opportunist criminals.
increases of about four percent per year for the eight years from July 2026 to the end of June 2034 being indicated. The table shows the water charges per residential connection for the 2025-26 year, as per the draft Long Term Plan, and then the increases in two four year increments based on the cost at the start of the 2026-27 year when water assets would be transferred over to the CCO.
The financial modelling to date assumes existing pricing structures and work programmes included in each of the council's Long Term Plans will stay the same after the transition of water services in the short to medium term. The CCO board and management will be responsible for future pricing. The Commerce Commission will be responsible for providing independent oversight to ensure prices are reasonable, benchmarked and sustainable.
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Dissolution ahead?
A special meeting of Destination Cambridge later this month will decide whether to dissolve the organisation and transfer all assets to the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. Key assets include the Cambridge website, promotional and digital collateral and the CBD noticeboard.
Party pooper
An Air NZ plane stole the limelight from Jetstar when it left Hamilton Airport for Christchurch 14 minutes later than it should have on Monday. The ATR 72600 was parked in front of the terminal when the Jetstar Airbus from Sydney landed at 11.07am, spoiling the shot of Hamilton’s first international flight for 13 years for hundreds gathered in the upstairs viewing area. See: In and out … international flights return, page 9.
John Bishop dies
John Bishop, a man with years of association with Waipā District Council and groups including Cambridge Rotary and the Friends of Cambridge Resthaven, has died. His funeral service will be held at Mighty River Domain’s Don Rowlands Centre at 1.30pm on Monday.
Schools on stage
Eleven Waikato school groups including one from Cambridge Middle School will take to the stage at the Claudelands Arena for Showquest 2025 next Thursday (June 26).The event is billed as the country’s biggest student performing arts competition.
Site visit
The Environmental Protection Authority hearing of a bid by Global Contracting Solutions to build a waste to energy incinerator in Te Awamutu has started. A site visit was scheduled yesterday – the second day of a three-week hearing.
More candidates show hand
By Mary Anne Gill
Whitehall farmer Stu Kneebone will seek a sixth term as one of two WaipāKing Country representatives on Waikato Regional Council.
He made the announcement at Fieldays last week saying his experience and understanding of what makes the regional council work was still needed.
He has been a Crown representative on the Waikato River Authority for five years which he now cochairs with Danny Loughlin.
Kneebone is the second in the constituency to confirm he is standing. Current Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk announced she would stand and step down from the district council.
Clyde Graf, the current regional councillor, told The News in March he would not but in recent weeks he has been part of a block vote of councillors who fell out with chair Pamela Storey over her use of the casting vote.
Storey voted against reducing next year’s rates by
1.7 per cent and then used her casting vote when it was locked at 7-7 to defeat the motion.
Meanwhile some former Waipā District Council and community board
representatives are having another go at elected office.
In Te Awamutu Graham Jull, who was on the council from 2004-2010 and is now a retired dental surgeon, says the council
needs his experience and vision. Former Te Awamutu Courier editor Dean Taylor, who formerly chaired the Te Awamutu Community Board, will stand for council citing his extensive
community experience. They join Marcus Gower, Shane Walsh, Lou Brown and Bernard Westerbaan in declaring their intentions to The News for one of the three seats.
Claire St Pierre and Mike Montgomerie remain the only confirmed candidates in Pirongia-Kakepuku and Maungatautari.
Incumbents Ange Holt, Jill Taylor and John Wood are standing for Te AwamutuKihikihi Community Board.
In Cambridge Jo DaviesColley, Philip Coles, Roger Gordon, Hope Spooner and Andrew Bydder have all said they are standing for one of the four seats in the Cambridge ward for council.
Andrew Myers is the only one confirmed for the Cambridge Community Board. He will restand as the Maungatautari representative.
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Celebration brings back memories
By Steph Bell-Jenkins
Cambridge High School library manager Glenys Bichan was delighted to have “school icon” Gail Troughton along at a public open day last week to celebrate the first major upgrade to the library in 20 years.
Troughton started Cambridge High School in 1956 and met her husband of 62 years, Allen, there. Their three children, Ian, Ross and Janeen all attended the school.
Troughton was the first woman elected to Cambridge High School’s board, where she served for 12 years, eventually becoming its first female chairperson.
She also served 12 years
on the Cambridge High School Educational Trust.
“I just love being invited back to things at the school,” she said.
“They always take priority over anything else I’m doing at the time because I do value it so much. I have an utter sense of belonging here.”
She said she had “total admiration” for Bichan, who has been working for several years to upgrade the school library.
“She has worked so hard to renew the children’s interest in books,” she said.
“The library has become a fun place to come, and the children are allowed to talk and enjoy being together in with the books. It’s just wonderful.”
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Stu Kneebone helping out on the Waikato Regional Council stand at Fieldays.
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Gail Troughton (left) thumbs through publications from the archives at a Cambridge High School library open day last Tuesday with library manager Glenys Bichan (right) and year 13 student Hannah Goodwin.
Fieldays: selling in the rain
By Chris Gardner
It was the worst weather Fieldays has had in its 57 years history – but the crowds still came.
Ticket sales were up 4000 on last year and 110,000 people, buoyed by high dairy and meat prices, came through the gates of the southern hemisphere’s largest agricultural trade show.
“One hundred and ten thousand is a good number, a strong number,’ said New Zealand National Fieldays Society chief executive Richard Lindroos.
That’s not all that was up on last year.
Lindroos said 23 embassies were represented at this year’s event, up from 17 last year. A total of 1054
visitor visas were processed, up from 250 last year.
Ninety-two schools visited, up from 57 last year.
Lindroos said it felt like the event had recovered after the Covid pandemic.
“It was the worst weather we’ve ever had,” said Giltrap AgriZone managing director Andew Giltrap of his 42nd Fieldays held between Wednesday and Saturday at Mystery Creek Events Centre.
Before the event Giltrap, whose agricultural dealership has branches in Cambridge, Ōtorohanga, Rotorua and Taupō, was hoping it would be in the top 20 per cent of Fieldays.
But it wasn’t quite there.
“It was a little bit more cautious
than I expected,” Giltrap said. “It was cautiously optimistic.”
Giltrap said Saturday, the day usually reserved for townies, was one of the better days due to the rain clearing up. His team spent this week on post Fieldays follow up with prospective clients.
Ōhaupō dairy farmer Andrew Reymer marked 50 years of the Fieldays Tractor Pull competition as overall winner of the Pre-1985 six to nine tonne tractor class with his newly imported 2805 Massey Ferguson from Minesota.
“There was only three of us in it,” Reymer said. “It was not really a great win. There was a lot of luck involved.”
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Nevertheless, Reymer was happy with his first place having come second in 1987 and not competed for 10 years.
Reymer spent time at the Waikato Federated Farmers rural advocacy breakfast and running the organisation’s stand.
Hamilton’s St Paul’s Collegiate School’s KiwiPrune team of Madeleine Anderson, Courtney Malloy, Libby Meredith, and Casey Purves won the Fieldays Young Innovator Award for entrants 19 years old and under.
KiwiPrune was designed and developed to simplify the labourintensive task of removing the plastic clips used to secure the Kiwi
fruit vine. The device is designed to remove clips from kiwifruit vines on orchards, improving productivity, reducing strain, and enhancing sustainability.
The award entry came as part of coursework for the AgriBusiness in Schools programme.
Predator Free New Zealand’s Trust provided advice to hundreds of people throughout the event.
“People were really hungry for information,” said Predator Free NZ programme manager Bridget McShelly.
“We were really pleased with how engaged everyone was. Big farms and small farms and everyone in between.”
Winners of the Tractor Pull competition, from left Trent Hickford (Palmerston North), Wally Sinton (Cambridge), Thomas Fare (Te Awamutu) and Andrew Reymer (Ōhaupō).
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Inside Mystery Creek Pavilion on day three of Fieldays. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
Quarry plan abandoned
By Mary Anne Gill
A second proposed sand quarry on the eastern outskirts of Cambridge has been abandoned and the company behind it has cited concerns about the impact of truck traffic on the town.
Shaws Quarries Ltd director Jonny Schick told a reconvened hearing for RS Sands’ proposed quarry on Newcombe Road that his company would no longer pursue its own quarry plans. He based the decision on inadequate access to State Highway 1 at Tīrau Road, east of Cambridge Golf Course.
“The effects on the Cambridge CBD would be unavoidable in the absence of northfacing ramps,” Schick wrote in a letter to the hearing in Te Awamutu on Friday.
When Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) completed the Cambridge section of Waikato Expressway, in the south they only included a half interchange – a south bound on ramp from Cambridge and a north bound off ramp to Cambridge. However, at the Victoria Rd interchange, it provided for all turning movements.
The hearing panel for the Newcombe Rd quarry application comprised commissioners Richard Blakey (chair), Ngaire Phillips and Tim Manukau.
Chamber of Commerce chief executive Kelly Bouzaid tabled the Shaw Quarry letter during a three-pronged submission from the Chamber, the Cambridge Community Board, and the Town Hall Trust.
“This statement speaks volumes,” she said.
“They abandoned their sand quarry proposal after significant spend - upwards of $50,000 because of the unmitigated and irreversible effect of traffic on our town,” she
told the commissioners in her submission.
“If this action doesn’t convince you of the impact that this quarry will have on Cambridge – then I don’t think anything will.”
Conditions encouraging northbound traffic to journey south along SH1 to a turnaround bay were “delusional” and Bouzaid warned that without enforceable route conditions or meaningful deterrents, the proposed mitigation measures would likely fail.
“In practice, transport operators will make routing decisions based on efficiency, fuel costs, and delivery timeframes.”
Blakey grew frustrated when the chamber’s expert witness Tobie Ueckermann could not offer new safety measures beyond those already considered.
Ueckermann suggested an underpass under SH1, but Blakey noted no such proposal was before the panel. The only viable addition, Ueckermann said, was a traffic signal.
Town Hall Trust general manager Simon Brew said while the trust did not oppose the quarry, it objected to the number of heavy vehicles that would travel through the town and by the historic hall.
“It is my role to speak for the building when that holds an historical, cultural and civic value for the community. It is a living, working venue.”
Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley emphasised the community’s concerns about safety and quality of life.
“Our primary concern centres on the impact
of heavy commercial vehicles on both the character and amenity of Cambridge, as well as the safety of pedestrians, especially school children, who use urban mobility pathways in areas affected by high traffic volumes.”
St Peter’s Catholic school sits directly on one of the Cambridge traffic routes.
The board was concerned about the “vague nature and lack of enforceable detail” in key parts of the proposed traffic management approach.
“The proposed averages of 200 movements per day over two months, and 156 per day over a 12-month period, present a substantial increase in heavy traffic through and around our town.”
Davies-Colley also highlighted the potential impact on Leamington which she said was a vibrant residential and community hub.
“It must be safeguarded from the adverse effects of quarry-related traffic.”
Evidence was also heard from neighbours Rhys and Antoinette Powell.
The commissioners will now review all submissions and are expected to approve the application, with conditions, next month or in August.
While new highway ramps are unlikely, RS Sands may be required to monitor truck traffic more regularly through the town centre, in addition to a number of other environmental conditions.
Both Waipā district and Waikato regional councils supported granting the consent subject to appropriate conditions which they would provide to the commissioners in the coming weeks.
• See cambridgenews.nz for copies of the three submissions and the Shaw’s Quarries letter.
Hearing chair Richard Blakey, right, watches on as Simon Brew makes his submission on behalf of Cambridge Town Hall Trust watched by, from left Jo Davies-Colley (Community Board), Tobie Ueckermann (expert witness) and Kelly Bouzaid (Chamber of Commerce). Photo: Supplied.
Leaders discuss mail theft
By Jesse Wood
Tamahere Community Committee hosted a “positive and constructive meeting” involving community leaders last week to discuss mail theft.
Waikato MP Tim van de Molen as well as representatives from NZ Police, NZ Post and Waikato District Council, including mayor Jacqui Church and Tamahere-Woodlands Ward councillor Crystal Beavis attended.
“Mail theft is a serious concern to many in the community,” committee chair Charles Fletcher said.
“In Matangi-Tamahere it was rife until the police caught the offender in November 2024.
Social media sites covering those area have paid close attention to the issue and it is not unusual to see posts of people and vehicles with suggestions they may be up to no good.
A change in the delivery system in the RD3 area has also been blamed for empowering mail thieves who have spotted the delivery times are not fixed.
“NZ Post was also at the meeting and has taken away comments made with a view to doing something
constructive with its staff to assist in prevention,” Fletcher said.
Hamilton City Area
Commander Inspector Andrea McBeth said letterbox theft, tampering with letterboxes or suspicious activity around letterboxes is an issue for the wider Hamilton city area and is not specifically targeted in Tamahere and Matangi areas.
“Letter box theft has had a significantly negative impact in residents trust and confidence and of feeling safe in their community,” McBeth said.
“Reporting indicates that letter box theft in Matangi and Tamahere peaked in October and November 2024.
Through police arrests, letter box thefts in the area have decreased significantly.
“It is highly likely that the police data does not reflect the true amount of offending due to under reporting to the police and resident reporting events on social media community pages rather than to the police.
“Therefore, it is currently unknown what the true scale of letterbox theft is in Matangi and Tamahere.”
Advice was given to secure letterboxes with padlocks or other security measures and to get expensive items
delivered to a PO box or NZ Post offices.
Beavis said the meeting was a useful reminder that the most effective means of combating mail theft is to report anything suspicious to the police.
Police often note in their weekly On the Beat columns in The News that it is frustrating when people report suspicious behaviour on social media – but don’t call police.
“Inspector Andrea McBeth was able to download 13 pages of Facebook posts related to mail theft in Tamahere and Matangi, but she noted there had been only 46 official reports to the police during that same time period over the past 18 months,” Beavis said.
Residents recommended checking letterboxes in the morning and evening, as several people noted that rural delivery was not always at the same time each day.
Beavis said the Waikato District Council plans to install CCTV cameras in the Tamahere village area within the next few months and will keep the Tamahere Community Committee updated on progress.
McBeth said community groups such as Facebook pages should be encouraged
Crystal Beavis
to not just report suspicious activity on their pages, but also to the police to help track trends.
People were encouraged to join Neighbourhood Support or the Matangi/Tamahere Community Patrol.
“While mail theft is frustrating, vigilantism or taking the law into their own hands is not encouraged,” McBeth said.
“Report suspicious behaviour and all crime to police, 111 if crime is happening at the time, 105 otherwise.
“Even if the police do not attend at the time, reports are reviewed by our intelligence officers where crime trends are identified, and evidence can be linked to other offences/offending.
“This is very valuable for the police and enables them to understand the full crime picture.”
Mayor regrets plan pause
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“The fact is our collective decisions that were unanimous the whole way through have got us to where we’re at.”
O’Regan described Waipā’s unprecedented growth and unusually high inflation as a “perfect storm.”
“I came in on a mandate of change. The organisation needed that change - Waipā needed that change. The things I’ve done in terms of ushering in new leadership are ongoing and we’ll deliver the change that people are wanting.”
O’Regan said public service – contributing to the community you grew up and live in – ran in her blood. Her mother, the late Katherine O’Regan, was a Waipā county councillor and member of Parliament.
She, elected members and council staff did not seek to make lives difficult for residents - “it’s just not what public service is about”.
O’Regan acknowledged Cambridge Connections – dubbed the “Blue Blob saga” after staff proposed a third bridge route through an established suburb - will hang over her through the upcoming campaign.
“People may well judge me for it, but I’d like them to see that I had the strength to apologise, understand and show empathy for the predicament a number of people in Cambridge found themselves.
“That is not only regrettable but should never have happened.”
She said her apology was genuine and that she took steps to pause the project and commission an independent review.
“Was it the outcome we were expecting? What were we, as elected members, led to believe? There were a lot of mistakes.”
It was the response from her and other councillors to a situation “not really of my making” which she wanted residents to remember.
“Being accountable is a critical part of this role,” said O’Regan.
• See: Long term plan: the background, page 10.
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Punch bowl or punch bag?
By Peter Nicholl
A Depositor Compensation Scheme will come into effect in New Zealand on 1 July, 2025. With this, New Zealand will finally join most of the other countries in the world in having a formal system of deposit insurance. The first deposit insurance scheme was established in Czechoslovakia in 1924, just over 100 years ago. The USA followed in 1934 and most other countrries joined the move to set up formal deposit insurance schemes during the 1980s and 1990s. In all, over 140 countries have some form of deposit insurance.
But New Zealand wasn’t one of them. When the global financial crisis hit in 2008, this proved to be a problem. The Government of the day felt the need to introduce an emergency deposit guarantee scheme. At its peak the scheme guaranteed deposits of $133 billion in 72 financial institutions. The major weakness of this emergency scheme was that it was not funded by the deposit-taking institutions that were being guaranted, it was funded by, and was a big risk for, the Government. This scheme was reduced in size in 2010 and ended on December 31, 2011. I wasn’t living in New Zealand at that time but I think it was recognised that having a formal and permanent system of deposit insurance funded by the financial institutions, as most other countries had, was a much better option than a temporary emergency scheme with the risk being borne by the Government – in other words by the taxpayers.
I am not sure why it has taken almost 14 years since the temporary scheme finished in 2011 for the permanent scheme to be established. When I was Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina we introduced a deposit insurance scheme for their banks. The process took about a
year. But the New Zealand scheme will finally start in two weeks time. This new deposit insurance scheme will be funded by levies on the deposit-taking institutions that are coverted, though their will be a Crown backstop for additional support but hopefully that backstop won’t need to be called upon. Deposit insurance schemes in many countries only cover banks. But the New Zealand scheme will also cover nonbank deposit takers.
The Reserve Bank has published a list of the 28 institutions that will initially be covered - 14 banks, six finance companies, four building socities and four credit unions. There are a lot more finance companies, building socities and credit unions than that in New Zealand but most of them do not take deposits from the public. If a person is uncertain about which institutions are covered they can check the list on the Reserve Bank’s website. The assets of the 14 banks covered by the scheme total $715 billion. The assets of the 14 non-banks covered by the scheme total $3 billion.
Existing deposits in these institutions will be automatically covered from July 1. But there is an upper limit of $100,000 per person per institution. Most other countries have an upper limit also – the United States US$250,000, European Union 100,000 Euros, Australia $250,000 and United Kingdom 85,000 pounds. Though the New Zealand limit is significantly lower than these countries, the Reserve Bank has estimated that 93 per cent of the total deposits in the covered institutions will be protected despite this limit. So the scheme will be very comprehensive.
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In and out...international flights return
By Mary Anne Gill
When Jetstar chief executive Stephanie Tully walked through the international arrivals’ doors at Hamilton Airport on Monday, she admitted she was “nearly” in tears.
Welcoming her and other VIP guests from the inaugural Jetstar JQ165 flight from Sydney were Te Awamutu Intermediate School’s kapa haka group and representatives of Ngāti Hauā.
“I think I’m tired and emotional but it’s just so beautiful,” said Tully.
“There is just so much of the New Zealand culture that I just think is incredible.”
Tully, who is building a home in the South Island, said as the flight approached the airport, she noticed how green the grass was.
The flight path took the plane south of Mt Karioi, just north of Ngāhinapōuri, around Hamilton city, turning south at Puketaha and down past Hamilton Gardens and over the Waikato River onto the runway.
“One of our team said it’s the best grass we’ve ever landed into. It’s a beautiful part of the world.
“It was a beautiful landing, our pilots did an awesome job, it was very smooth, and we were all happy to be on time as we always are. It’s 13 years in the making.”
The flight, crewed by a Sydney-based team including four New Zealanders, had a quick turnaround leaving an hour later for the return trip to Australia, marked Jetstar’s return to Hamilton after 13 years.
“I love New Zealand and seeing that incredible display of culture (at the airport)… I couldn’t have asked for a better welcome.
“I’ve been to a lot of rugby games, but I’ve never seen it that close and the young kids. The diversity of the race and just so much passion.”
Asked later by The News whether Jetstar would add domestic flights into Hamilton, she would not be drawn.
“It’s always an opportunity we’re assessing but I have nothing to announce,” she said other than she always supported growth.
“We’re here for the long run. We’ve very excited about another gateway into the North Island.”
Also on the flight were
Susan O’Regan and Paula Southgate, mayors from Waipā and Hamilton, airport chief executive Mark Morgan and Jetstar executive manager commercial planning Lyle Brownscombe.
There to greet them was Biosecurity and Food Safety minister Andrew Hoggard. Absent due to a family engagement was associate Transport minister James Meager whose name was on the plaque which would be added to others at Waharoa (entranceway) to the Hamilton Kirikiriroa Airport terminal.
O’Regan said the flights were a “shot in the arm” for Waipā and the Waikato.
“It makes that connection to Australia just that much more attainable and affordable. It makes the world seem a whole lot smaller and it’s wonderful not having to battle traffic going into Auckland.”
Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate said the flights would bring families and people closer together.
“Let’s be honest we all have friends and family in Australia,” she said.
Hoggard said good measures were in place to ensure no pests or diseases
came through via the Hamilton border.
“I don’t believe there’s be any difference between here and anywhere else in New Zealand.” Hamilton would have the same processes and standards, he said.
Jetstar will run seven trans-Tasman services a week out of Hamilton: three return flights to and from the Gold Coast, and four return flights between Hamilton and Sydney.
Jetstar flights will add capacity for more than 100,000 international passengers each year and pour an extra $45 million annually into the Waikato economy. More than 60 new airport-based jobs have already been created, and the tourism spend is expected to open the door for around 300 new jobs.
The airport is owned by five councils – Hamilton, Waikato, Matamata-Piako, Waipā and Ōtorohanga – who approved the $75 million spend on upgrading the terminal to cater for international flights.
Airport chief executive Mark Morgan said the councils would get a return on their investment through the $45 million a year economic benefit.
“It’s almost cheap at the price,” he said.
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Sydney-bound were this family from Hamilton, from left Delani, Mark, Arthur and Maree Thomas, Jaxtyn Danrell, Brodie Thomas, Amy Synes and Katie Coxhead. Photos: Mary Anne Gill, see more cambridgenews.nz
Taking it in, from left Hamilton Airport CEO Mark Morgan, Biosecurity and Food Safety minister Andrew Hoggard, Hamilton and Waipā mayors Paula Southgate and Susan O’Regan and Jetstar chief executive Stephanie Tully.
At Hamilton Airport to greet the flight were Molly Martin from Hobbiton, left, and Julia Jeanplong from Zealong Tea Estate.
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan, writing exclusively for The News, takes readers through the challenges of setting the district’s Long Term Plan.
Long term plan: the background
After five intense rounds of revision, Waipā District Council’s Draft Long Term Plan has taken shape and it’s now $198 million leaner than when we began in May 2024. Despite those significant cuts, I recently asked staff to go back and sharpen their pencils once more. I wanted to be absolutely sure that every proposed dollar was necessary, aligned with our core responsibilities, and, importantly, affordable for our community.
This meant re-evaluating spending on non-essential items projects that could be deferred, business cases for unfunded initiatives, and anything that didn’t pass the common-sense test in a financially constrained environment. If it didn’t meet the ‘sniff test’, it was put back under the microscope.
There’s no question this has been a tough and complex process.
From the outset, I was determined that elected members be involved, not just at the end, but throughout. I wanted every councillor to help shape the plan and understand the decisions being made. That approach has created a more robust, transparent process than in previous planning rounds. We began with a clear, agreed set of priorities and we’ve stuck to them.
First, we must meet our legislative and regulatory obligations. That’s non-negotiable. Second, we must look after what we already have - our roads, pipes, parks, buildings and reserves. These are the assets our community relies on every day.
We also agreed not to reduce levels of service. That meant for example no cuts to things like library hours and no reductions in mowing contracts. These may seem like small details, but they shape
the quality of life our residents experience and take pride in.
Finally, if a project didn’t meet any of the above priorities, it had to align with our long-term spatial plan, Ahu Ake, which sets the direction for Waipā. Every investment had to earn its place.
There’s no glossing over it, this plan is hard. But what makes this plan particularly challenging is the financial pressure caused by continuing to deliver our waters services in-house. The expense of maintaining and upgrading our water infrastructure has increased sharply with the costs in this sector increasing 52 per cent over the past 10 years.
Added to this are the dual pressures of growth and a national economic downturn. Growth creates demand for new infrastructure all needing funding up front and repaid over time. Central Government requires
us to make land available for development, so growth isn’t an optional notion. At the same time, inflation and interest on increasing debt has pushed borrowing costs to levels we’ve never seen before. This is a sobering reality, and the plan addresses it head-on. We’ve reprioritised projects, delayed non-essential work, and staged investment more carefully. But the long-term affordability of the programme remains a key concern which is why the water reform is crucial.
What’s also clear is that the way local government is funded is not fit for purpose. Waipā is expected to deliver more than 28 critical services using outdated revenue tools rates, fees, and the occasional subsidy. Local Government’s share of the national public funding hasn’t meaningfully changed in more than a century. That must change, and I will continue
advocating strongly for reform. Despite the challenges, we still remain on track to deliver the largest capital works programme in Waipā’s history and confidence is returning to the economy. This plan is a reflection of where we are right now, making careful decisions, staying realistic, and keeping the future in sight. We’re cutting back where we can, without losing sight of what matters. That, I believe, is the balance our community expects and deserves.
Susan O’Regan
Kōkako’s flight is delayed
By Chris Gardner
The official welcome for the first of up to 20 adult kōkako to be introduced to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari was held before they arrived last week.
Heavy rain delayed the flight of the kōkako, who are being brought south from the Hunua Range and began arriving this week. Six were released on Monday.
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan, speaking at the powhiri last week said it was a moment of deep significance — “not only for our environment, but for the relationships that underpin this kaupapa”.
Her council with Waikato Regional Council have been funding stalwarts of the project since day one.
O’Regan acknowledged mana whenua, the iwi of Hunua and Maungatautari, whose aroha for the taonga species made translocation possible.
Auckland council and the Hunua iwi Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Tamaterā restored kōkako populations one breeding pair in the Hunua Ranges in the 1990s to more
than 250 pairs today.
“That is an extraordinary achievement,” O’Regan said.
“Your mahi, and the gift of these manu, is deeply respected. Here on Maungatautari, kōkako were first reintroduced in 2015 and 2016, generously gifted by Ngāti Rereahu from Pureora. Since then, the population has flourished — now the fastest-growing mainland population in Aotearoa.”
O’Regan described Maungatautari as a beacon of biodiversity success.
Since the fence was completed in 2006 and pests eradicated, 15 native species had been reintroduced. More than 560 kiwi were on the maunga helping to establish or boost populations across the North Island. Twentyfive takahē chicks have been raised there and the booms of kākāpō were heard here in summer for the first time on the North Island for a century.
“All of this is only possible through a truly unique model — a partnership between mana whenua, landowners, community, and conservationists. I want to acknowledge and thank the Maungatautari mana whenua — Ngāti
Korokī Kahukura, Ngāti Hauā, Raukawa, and Waikato-Tainui — and the entire Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari whānau, including staff, volunteers, supporters, and funders.”
Maungatautari is licensed to receive 20 kōkako.
Moving the kōkako to different parts of the North Island has challenges.
The bird is known to develop its own regional dialects and females prefer males with a song they recognise from their area.
But the males are quick learners – a flock introduced into a Taranaki conservation estate in 2019 from Hauturu – Little Barrier Island - soon picked up the local dialect.
Bodie Tihoi Huitoroa-Taylor, left, welcomes Maungatautari’s guests, excluding the kōkako left behind in Auckland due to bad weather.
Photo: Supplied.
Coming our way – Twenty kōkako will be brought into Maungatautari from the Hunua Ranges.
Photo: Amanda Rogers
The volcano and WWII
By Janine Krippner
A few years ago, I stood at the summit of Vesuvius, gazing into its steep-sided crater—almost perfectly cylindrical—and feeling the awe that comes with being atop one of the world’s most famous volcanoes. But the experience was about more than just geology. The ground I could see around the volcano buried the remains of once-thriving communities.
Vesuvius is best known for its catastrophic eruption, in 79AD, which destroyed Pompeii. But it wasn’t just Pompeii—other towns, including Herculaneum, were also obliterated. In fact, some say Herculaneum is an even more impressive archaeological site to visit today, due to the remarkable preservation of its structures and artefacts.
What many don’t realise is that Vesuvius sits right next to another giant: Campi Flegrei, a caldera capable of producing very large eruptions. Its landscape is dotted with cones and craters, evidence of its more frequent smaller eruptions over time.
What makes Campi Flegrei particularly dangerous is not just its eruptive potential, but its location—parts of the caldera that lie on land are densely populated. I remember standing within it, watching an ambulance struggling to navigate a tight corner. I lost count of how many turns it took. In that moment, it struck me just how chaotic and tragic a large-scale evacuation could be if... or when, the volcano erupts again.
In recent years, Campi Flegrei has entered a heightened state of unrest, appearing often in dramatic headlines labelling it a “supervolcano.” This is inaccurate. Its past eruptions do not meet the scale associated with that term. Still, even a small eruption within a crowded urban area could be catastrophic.
Returning to Vesuvius—there’s a side of its
history that fewer people know. The volcano has erupted many times since it buried Pompeii, sometimes with deadly consequences. In 1631, pyroclastic flows once again surged down its flanks, killing at least 4000 people. It is also mentioned that there was deadly volcanic lightning.
And in a strange twist of history, Vesuvius made its presence known during World War II. In March 1944, it erupted again, damaging a nearby U.S. airbase. Sergeant McRae recorded the chaos in his diary: “
At 8am all hell broke loose. Black stones of all sizes, some as large as a football, fell in great quantity, completely covering the ground, breaking branches from trees, smashing through tents to break up on their floors, tearing through metal, fabric, and Plexiglas of the airplanes.” He counted the total loss at 88 aircraft.
Photos of that eruption show towering ash plumes, and the larger rocks McRae described are ballistic ejecta - chunks of rock blown out at dangerous speeds and often high temperatures, usually landing within several kilometres. For a world already deep in the chaos of war, Vesuvius added another layer of destruction.
Vesuvius is a striking example of how much remains overlooked about volcanoes. The most dramatic eruptions tend to capture all the attention, but there is far more to learn from the forgotten stories, evidenced by the layers of ash and rock around them.
These are not just geological curiosities, they are part of the landscapes we live in, part of our history. To truly understand volcanoes is to look beyond the spectacle and into their full, complex lives.
Matariki sends its message
By Murray Smith, Bridges Church
Tomorrow for the third year, we’ll celebrate our very own unique national holiday. Marking Matariki on the calendar with a public holiday began in Aotearoa New Zealand three years ago - on June 24, 2022.
During Matariki, as a country we acknowledge ‘Te Mātahi o te Tau’ or Māori New Year.
Some of us may have wondered why the Matariki holiday dates will vary from year to year, though always occurring within June or July. The actual Friday holiday dates have already been set out in legislation for the next 30 years determined by whichever Friday falls closest in accordance with the lunar calendar. (Tepapa.govt.nz Dates for Matariki)
The Matariki grouping of stars, appear early morning like sparkling jewels in the Southern Hemisphere sky around June 21st. For Māori, with the onset of winter, into the first half of July, this season traditionally announces the new year on their lunar calendar. It’s a time to celebrate the earth, and show respect for the land, the whenua on which we live. Māori saw a connection between the stars and how successful the harvest would be in the coming season. The brighter the stars, the more productive the crop would be.
As a star cluster, Matariki is well known throughout the world, seen at different times of the year around our planet. It consists of hundreds of stars and is one of the brightest clusters in the sky. Known by different names across the globe, Matariki is referred to in English by its ancient Greek name, ‘Pleiades’ or the Seven Sisters. In Hawaiian it is Makali’i, ‘eyes of royalty’, and in Japanese it is Subaru, meaning ‘united’ or
‘gathered together’.
Well before dawn, in 2022, on our inaugural national Matariki holiday, I stood at an east coast beach eagerly seeking out Matariki. Being one of the star clusters nearest to Earth, I hoped to find it on the northeast horizon. The skies exhibited that beautiful dark, ‘inky’ blue colour. With hundreds of stars in the Matariki constellation, only six or seven are visible without a telescope. Looking intently, I eventually identified their twinkle amidst a backdrop of myriads of others.
Stargazing profoundly amplified my own sense of smallness within the universe’s immensity. Yet paradoxically, I felt the loving nearness of the One who designed its order, precisely sustaining the stars’ patterns with a consistency that afforded our forbears reliable navigation across oceans. He created it all and His intention is to communicate a message…
King David wrote about this in Psalm 8 of the Bible: “O Lord, our Lord, your greatness is seen in all the world! Your praise reaches up to the heavens; When I look at the skies, which you have made- at the moon and the stars, which you set in their places; what are human beings that you think of them; mere mortals, that you care for them? Yet you made them inferior only to yourself and crowned them with glory and honour. You appointed them rulers over everything you made; you placed them above all creation…”
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Accord call on industrial land
By Mary Anne Gill
A long-term shortage of industrial land in and around Hamilton has underscored the need for strong collaboration between the city council and neighbouring authorities, such as Waipā District Council.
City council Strategic
Growth and District Plan committee chair Sarah Thomson highlighted the issue in a report last week. She urged councillors to provide clear direction to city council staff ahead of the upcoming local body elections.
Among the land identified for industrial development by the city council -and included in a Fast Track application to the Ministry for the Environment - is a 35-hectare parcel located in Waipā.
“It’s really important for our local economy that we have affordable industrial land,”
Industrial land prices in the city have surged by 250 per cent over the past decade — compared to a 49 per cent increase in residential property prices.
“That’s a startling number,” Thomson told
The News. “It’s why I’m passionate about addressing this issue now.”
In her report Thomson said if the upward trend continued, businesses would be priced out of the city, robbing it and the Waikato region of services and jobs.
The council has supported the SL1 Fast Track application, along with two others: a 66-hectare site bordering the Waikato District and a 140-hectare area in Te Kowhai East.
The current capacity assessment understates future need, she said.
“With the long lead time between identifying future industrial land and actually delivering it, we need to plan ahead and err on the side of caution when it comes to ensuring adequate supply.”
The Waipā industrial land is within 440ha of
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The library now boasts new shelving tables and signs, and its book collections have been rearranged to “make reading for enjoyment and pleasure more accessible”.
Bichan said her goal was to create a modern, inviting library that prompted students to find reading materials, increased their love of reading, and provided easy access to study and research materials.
Data she collected shows school library users have checked 44.5 per cent more resources for the 2025 year to date than they did over the previous 12 months.
Head student librarian Hannah Goodwin, a year 13 student who has volunteered in the library for four years, loves the revamped space.
“The non-fiction section feels a lot more inviting now, and the whole downstairs is fiction, and it feels more accessible for people to be able to find things like Manga, Japanese comic stuff, which is one of our most issued
categories,” she said.
Compared with the 2024 year to date, Manga – comics and cartooining form Japan - issues increased by 226 per cent in 2025. The next highest jumps were in fast fiction, which swelled by 145 per cent, and graphic novel issues, which grew by 95 per cent.
Goodwin said the library was “so important”, not only as a rich source of study material, but as a social space where students could hang out and feel welcome. It was also an important meeting place for student groups.
Goodwin was serving cups of tea, coffee and juice at the June 10 open day and had a chance to chat to Troughton, who enjoyed catching up with old friends and soaking up memories while thumbing through old school publications and meeting minutes.
Troughton and her husband Allen, who have been together 69 years, lived in Cambridge for 70 years before moving to Te Awamutu in 2013.
land stretching from south of Frankton to the south western area of the Peacockes subdivision. It is partially bound by SH3 in the south east, the North Island Main Trunk Line to the north east and the Southern Links designation to the west.
Currently zoned as rural under Waipā’s district plan, the area includes pasture, rural lifestyle properties, equine facilities, and preindustrial land.
A consortium of developers said in the Fast Track application they felt the SL1 land would be a significant economic enabler and support the Southern Links transport corridor, which has also been fast tracked by the government as a road of national significance.
Rob Dol, project director at Colliers Hamilton, said in the application that the development could help revitalise lower socioeconomic areas such as Glenview, Deanwell, Melville, Fitzroy, and Bader.
The entire SL1 growth cell would generate billions of dollars in economic activity, he said. The consortium was also aware of the need to provide affordable housing and was committed to working with Waipā and Hamilton city, he said.
“We do need to go into greenfield areas,” Thomson told her committee.
Waipā introduced changes to its district plan in Cambridge last year when it rezoned 75ha north and south of Hautapu Rd from rural to industrial.
Strong growth had created a demand which was not expected for another decade, group manager District Growth and Regulatory Wayne Allan said at the time.
South Waikato District Council, in partnership with the South Waikato Investment Fund Trust and the government, have developed a business park in Tokoroa.
The council has also partnered with Waikato Chamber of Commerce to highlight the industrial opportunities available in the district.
Cruisers rock on in
Rock and roll has shaped lives since it emerged as a musical genre 70 years ago. Today, it is making a difference for a group of young people with special needs in Cambridge.
The group, aged 16 to 30, meets regularly at the Town Hall to socialise and express themselves through music and movement in a safe and supportive environment.
At last week’s workshop they welcomed the Cambridge Cruisers, who wanted to introduce them to rock ‘n’ roll dancing.
It started with a demonstration by club members Jo and Graham Baldwin who danced to Dion DiMucci’s 1961 hit The Wanderer.
Cruisers spokesperson Steve Cooper said the performance captivated the group and sparked their enthusiasm.
The next activity was teaching the basic four count movement of rock and roll which was done in pairs with coaching from members of the Cruisers. Then they learned the left and right turns where the gentlemen’s role is to lead
the ladies into the turns.
“Some of the ladies had fun playing the gentlemen’s role with a partner,” said Cooper.
But the most fun was the Shimmy, done by both partners leaning towards and away from each other while shaking the upper body.
The fun finished with two rounds of a group dance known as the Clap Clap.
“All had a lot of fun at the workshop, and it was
personally rewarding to both the Rockit Crew and Cambridge Cruisers members,” said Cooper who said a future workshop was planned.
Rockit Crew founder Jordan Beddoe said the weekly workshops give an opportunity to young people with special needs to have complete expression, learn social and independence skills, exercise, and improve their abilities to navigate the adult world.
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Peace Cup gets a boost
By Norris Woodbine
Rugby’s Peace Cup has traditionally had it tough – after some unsympathetic handling it is considered among the less attractive in New Zealand sport, it went missing for several seasons - and as a symbol of subunion supremacy has lost some allure in the last couple of decades.
But the annual planning meeting of the group responsible for the 2025 Peace Cup held recently in Cambridge came with a real boost.
Organisers revealed they had received an offer to play the final at The Rotorua International Stadium as a curtain raiser for The Fiji- Manu Samoa Pacific Cup test match.
This year will be 105th iteration of the time-honoured trophy and holders Hamilton have agreed to forfeit a home final to allow the competition to proceed with planning to schedule games around a Rotorua final on September 6.
Peace Cup chairman Neil Macrae outlined a plan whereby the unions involved would spend four or five weeks of round robin
play on a home and away basis throughout August.
The top two sides would qualify for the final.
After the call for entries in the 2025 competition, delegates confirmed that Hamilton will be joined by Central Bay of Plenty, Piako and Maniapoto while the Te Awamutu sub union was given an opportunity to confirm entry as well.
Macrae explained that the tournament has remained stable now for several years and perhaps some consideration could now be given to expansion as other representative opportunities for players slowly shrink.
Hamilton delegate Doug Hawkins also suggested some consideration could be given to relaxing some eligibility rules for players to allow smaller unions to field competitive teams.
This was received favourably and duly passed unanimously.
The Peace Cup competition remains a great opportunity for players to continue to play after the various club competitions are completed and the overall standard is truly representative quality.
Teen on the podium
Cambridge teenager Lily Greenough has sped to her first podium at the second round of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Sarrians, France.
The 17-year-old, who qualified for her first junior women’s final at the weekend, improved on that to finish third in an excellent performance at the same venue.
Greenough was joined by fellow Cambridge rider Leila Walker as the only kiwis to make finals in the opening double round of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup.
Walker, the Paris Olympian, was fifth in the elite women’s final on the first day and was edged out in the semifinals on day two. In a supertight race, Walker finished sixth, one second off making the final, but it was an encouraging opening weekend in her first race following surgery on her foot.
The highlight for the kiwis was Lily Greenough who was in excellent form, especially out of the gate in the under-23 women’s field. After qualifying through the heats, Greenough was second both in the first round of match racing and the quarterfinal where she was just edged by ultimate winner Michelle Wissing from Holland.
Greenough produced an outstanding performance to win her semifinal after another excellent start, recording 36.164, the faster of the two semis.
The kiwi rider was again unparalleled out of the gate in the
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final before Wissing edged through on the second turn as did day one winner Emily Hutt (Great Britain) on the third turn. Greenough held on strongly for third, finishing only 0.4s from the winner.
She has moved to fourth overall in the overall standings.
Earlier the elite men’s pair of Rico Bearman and Michael Bias qualified well but both went out in
the quarterfinals, as did Rotorua’s Megan Williams in the elite women. In the under-23 men, Jack Greenough (Cambridge) and Cooper Richardson (North Harbour) went out in the first-round of match racing and Nick Cowie (Southland) missed out in the Last Chance heat.
The third and fourth rounds of the series take place at Papendal, Netherlands next weekend.
Lily Greenough in action at the UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Sarrians, France.
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- Outside offers room for a second dwelling, gardens, or animals, plus a double garage, extra parking, and fruit trees.
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- 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.
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- Sunny, north-facing home enjoys an elevated position, with natural light streaming into the living area and master bedroom.
- Offering 180m² of space, it features four bedrooms (three up, one down), two full bathrooms including a master ensuite, a separate toilet, and a sunny balcony for relaxing outdoors.
- Recent upgrades include gas water heating, a new switchboard, and stylish landscaping. The fully fenced section offers safety for kids and pets.
- 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.
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Embrace the season
The bright orange persimmon has inspired poetry and prose alike, especially in oriental countries. Persimmons have been grown in China and Japan for centuries and are now cultivated around the world. The round orange fruit can hang on leafless branches well into the frosty weather giving a colourful glow to dark winter days.
There are two types of persimmon — the astringent and the non-astringent. The latter are sweet and are best eaten when the skin is an even orange-red colour and ‘gives’ slightly when pressed. The astringent variety should be enjoyed when jelly-like — on ice cream, in yoghurt, smoothies and fruit fools.
Did you know? History has it that Brussels sprouts were grown in Ancient Rome. They’ve evolved since then. First grown commercially in Belgium in the 16th century, they acquired the name from the country’s capital. Brussels sprouts are a member of the brassica family and a good source of vitamin C, potassium and dietary fibre as well as containing many healthy phytonutrients.
Kiwifruit are also packed with nutritional goodies — vitamins C and E specifically, plus potassium and dietary fibre. And they are so very versatile in sweet and savoury salads, bakes, desserts and mains.
Persimmon and pine nut pavs
The pav bases can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container for up to three weeks.
Pavs: 3 large egg whites
1 1/4 cups caster sugar
2 teaspoons cornflour
1 teaspoon each: white vinegar, vanilla essence
4 tablespoons boiling water
1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind
Topping: 300ml cream
1 tablespoon icing sugar
1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind
1-2 non-astringent persimmon, peeled and thinly sliced
4 tablespoons finely chopped stem ginger + a little syrup
3 tablespoons lightly toasted pine nuts
Preheat the oven to 190°C. Line a large oven tray with baking paper. Lightly mark eight, 8cm-diameter circles on the paper.
Place the egg whites, caster sugar, cornflour, vinegar, vanilla essence and boiling water in a large bowl in the order given. Whip until stiff and shiny, about 12 minutes. Fold in the orange rind. Pile the meringue mixture into the circles. Bake for 5 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave for 1 1/2 hours.
To serve, whip the cream, icing sugar and orange rind until thick. Dollop on the top of the cold pavs. Twist the persimmon slices on top of each pav. Top with the stem ginger, a little syrup and the pine nuts. Serves 8.
Creamy brussels with bacon
Brussels: 500g Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved lengthwise
150g bacon, cut into strips
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
300ml cream
1 teaspoon cornflour
1 tablespoon water
Topping: ?? fresh mozzarella
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
sage leaves
Blanch the Brussels sprouts quickly in boiling water until bright green. Drain well and pat dry.
Sauté the bacon in a heavy frying pan suitable for the oven, until crisp. Set aside on paper towels.
Add the oil and sprouts to the pan and season. Cook stirring occasionally until the edges start to crisp. Add the garlic.
Combine the cornflour and water and stir into the cream. Pour over the sprouts. Simmer on low until the sprouts are tender.
Add the bacon and stir well. Top with the mozzarella, parmesan and sage leaves.
Place under a preheated grill until bubbling and golden. Serves 4-6 as a side dish.
Kiwifruit with sabayon
Sabayon: 4 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
grated rind and juice 1 lime or lemon
2 tablespoons orange-flavoured liqueur
Fruit: 5 firm gold and/or green kiwifruit
2-3 tablespoons orange-flavoured
To make the sabayon, place the egg yolks, sugar, rind and juice in the top section of a double boiler. Whisk over hot water until very thick. This will take about 10 minutes using an electric beater. Place the saucepan over icy water and continue beating, until cold.
Fold in 2 tablespoons of the liqueur and the whipped cream. Meanwhile, peel and thinly slice the kiwifruit. Marinate in the 2-3 tablespoons of orange liqueur until ready to serve. Place slices of the fruit in four to six serving dishes or glasses. Spoon the cold sabayon on top. Can be prepared in advance and refrigerated for 2-3 hours before serving. Serves 4-6.
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BISHOP, Antony John (John) – Passed peacefully at home on Saturday 14 June 2025, in his 80th year. Beloved partner of Anne and husband of the late Alison. Much loved and respected father and father-in-law of Richard and Dawn, and Stuart. Grandad of Jonathon, Cameron and Samantha. Loved eldest brother and brother-in-law to Bill (deceased) and Diane, Julia and Anthony (both deceased). Much respected uncle of his nieces and nephews. A celebration of John’s fascinating life will be held at Sir Don Rowlands Centre, 601 Maungatautari Road, Cambridge on Monday 23 June at 1:30pm. Communications to John’s family C/- Legacy Funerals, PO Box 844, Cambridge 3450. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the NZ Heart Foundation in John’s memory.
PAUL, Linda Margaret –
Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Saturday 14th June 2025 at Waikato Hospital, aged 70 years. Beloved wife and best friend of David for 52 wonderful years. Deeply loved mother and mother-inlaw of Melissa & John, and the late Natasha. Treasured Nan of Eden, Elise, and Sadie. Sincere thanks to the staff at Waikato Hospital, Dr Marion Kuper, and the team at Salutis Care for their outstanding care, compassion, and support shown to Linda and her family over the past few years. A celebration of Linda’s life will be held at The Pavilion, Hamilton Gardens, Hungerford Crescent, Hamilton, on Wednesday 25th June 2025 at 1:00pm. In recognition of Linda’s brave journey with breast cancer, please wear a touch of pink to her service. Messages to the Paul family may be sent c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434, or left in Linda’s tribute page at www.grinters.co.nz.
WILES, Robert John –
Peacefully on Monday, 9 June 2025, aged 67 years. Beloved husband of Monique and devoted father of Mikayla and Ben. Dearly loved brother of Diane, Steve (dec), Vonnie, Jonny, Ricky and Alvin and their extended families. In lieu of flowers, a donation to Hospice Waikato would be appreciated and can be made online at www.hospicewaikato.org.
nz. Messages to the ‘Wiles Family’ can be sent c/Grinter’s Funeral Home, 3 Halls Lane, Cambridge 3434 or in Rob’s online tribute book at www.grinters.co.nz.
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WAIPA DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETING NOTICES
Pursuant to Section 46 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 notice is hereby given that:
The following meetings were cancelled in June 2025: Monday, June 9 Chief Executive Performance Management Committee 2.30pm Mayoral Office 101 Bank Street TE AWAMUTU
Tuesday, June 24 Cambridge Community Board 6pm Cambridge Service Centre 23 Wilson Street CAMBRIDGE
The following meetings will be held at the Council Chambers, 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu in July 2025:
Wednesday, July 2 Council 9.10am
Thursday, July 3 Workshop and Briefings Day 9.10am
Friday, July 18 Council 11am
Wednesday, July 23 Council 9.10am
Wednesday, July 30 Service Delivery Committee 9.10am
Wednesday, July 30 Finance & Corporate Committee 1pm
Please visit the Council website for all meeting information. Electronic copies of Council agendas are available on the Waipā District Council website prior to meetings.
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PROPOSAL TO GRANT NEW LEASE OF PART OF CAMBRIDGE TOWN BELT
Waipā District Council (“WDC”) proposes to grant the following community lease in respect of land owned and administered by WDC as Recreation Reserve under section 54(1)(b) of the Reserves Act 1977:
Lessee: Cambridge Polo Club Incorporated
Leased Land: Approximately 14.4017 ha forming part of the Cambridge Town Belt recreation reserve located at Lamb Street, Cambridge, which is registered under Record of Title 483210 and legally described as Allotments 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76 Cambridge Town Belt.
Term: Five (5) years with two (2) rights of renewal of five (5) years each
Rent: Initial annual rent of $2,324.00 plus GST
Permitted Use: Polo playing and related activities
For more information, please contact Waipā District Council on 0800 924 723 or email info@waipadc.govt.nz.
Anyone wishing to make a submission may do so in writing by post or by email, to be received no later than Monday, 21 July 2025. Please state in your submission if you wish to be heard in person.
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Welcome to Resonate’s customised approach to better hearing.
Welcome to Resonate’s customised approach to better hearing.
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Your long-term hearing health is unique to you. It is a lot more than selecting a hearing aid product.
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That is why Resonate set up in 2022 as a subscription hearing service rather than just another hearing aid sales business.
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