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ell what a week! You will remember last issue I wrote about a woman from Walton who had visited Edgecumbe with a friend and saw the absolute carnage and devastation caused by flooding after Cyclone Cook ravaged the region. She had decided to donate excess household items and since, I have been absolutely overwhelmed at the generosity from other members of our community that have also come forward and helped out absolutely beyond expectation. From beds to BBQs, fridges to flooring, linen to lounge suites and everything else imaginable, people have piled our office high and filled several truck and trailer loads ready to be delivered to Whakatane today or tomorrow.

In conjunction with Gary and Megan Jeffcoat, owner/operators of Matamata Furniture Movers, Kevin Thomas offered free use of a unit at Matamata Mini Storage to collect up furniture ready for delivery. Then – very thankfully, Ron Arnott offered to take my collated list of addresses and, with the hugely appreciated help of Peter Love, his mate Des, and Craig Orbell, drove around picking up all the donations too big to store at our office. Of course the torrential rain wasn’t exactly ideal so, along with the lads collecting more furniture (with huge thanks to Waterson’s Furniture Court and Murray Wilcox Ltd for use of their covered trailers), much of my Saturday was also spent packing my car within inches of its life with everything from kitchen appliances, to bedding and other small goods. Arnie’s partner Gayle was very thankful for the kind donation of a lovely box of biscuits from the Matamata Ukelele Ladies after making

morning tea for all our volunteers!

As you can imagine, a fair few hours of coordination was necessary and with poor ole Carol sicker than a sick thing this week - and running a temperature of over 40 degrees, sorting through all the small goods and packing them into categories probably was one of the last things she felt like doing! We got there in the end however and now, hopefully tucked up in bed, she can take a few days to recover. She’ll be very pleased to return to the office now its looking and feeling much less like a second hand charity shop! Huge thanks though to every single person that contributed in so many ways – you’re all amazing! I’m sure the Edgecumbe Relief organisation based in Whakatane are going to be absolutely delighted to see Gary and Megan arrive and, on behalf of them, I’d like to thank everyone who contributed to such an awesome effort – I have no doubt there will be a lot of families very, very thankful for your generosity.

On a completely different note, I thought it an opportune time to talk about pets! I know that seems a bit random but if you check out various social media pages in our district, it seems an awful lot have recently gone missing.

Not only is this of extreme concern, but also very upsetting for families who are desperately looking for their furry family members. Dogs and cats it seems, have vanished into thin air and although often our first assumption is that they may have wandered, it does seem concerning that either they don’t return home, no one has seen them – or in worst case scenarios if perhaps they have been hit by a car, there is no

evidence. Please double check your pets are safe if you are not home with them and, if you see a dog or cat that appears to be lost, contact Council, your local vet, Matamata Animal Trust, ask your neighbours or “post” a photo if you are a social media user.

Oh and actually, while we’re on the random run jumping from one thing to another, I also wanted to acknowledge Neil and Joan at Diamond Jewellers this week. I had a bit of an unusual project I’ve been working on and part of it included the addition of fine chain work. A friend suggested Neil so I took my bits in and – sounding like a bit of a mad scientist, did my best to explain what I wanted. “No problem Caron” Neil said, “pop back after lunch and we’ll see what we can get sorted.” Well, the result was exactly what I had in mind and explaining that it only took a second, he wouldn’t even let me pay! Thank you so much Neil – just another example of the awesome personal service we are so lucky to have in town. Remember – when locals support locals, everybody wins so, wherever you can – keep your shopping here.

Well I guess on that note, I had better shoot off and get some real work done before my rambling gets any more disjointed! I do feel the paper has suffered a bit this week - even though it was for such a fantastic cause, but with such a busy time now behind us, I promise I’ll make up for it next issue. In the meantime however, I hope all the mum’s, mum’s to be and grand mum’s had a lovely Mother’s Day on Sunday and til next time, be good, be kind and be careful and I’ll see you half round like a rainbow.

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Shooting for the top spot

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lthough he shoots all over the country and, over the years, has racked up a string of awards, double A Grade shooter Bill Dunn likes nothing more than to head down to the local gun club each Wednesday afternoon and pass on his skill and experience.

Assisting coach Malcolm Morrison, Bill says Matamata College youth are showing immense talent and shaping up to offer strong competition against other secondary schools in the region. “I began shooting almost 30 years ago predominately with duck shooting” he says. “I’ve always loved the sport and when I was introduced to clay targets, really enjoyed the new challenge. I’ve done pretty well with it over the years so to see such a resurgence with young, keen students taking up the sport, its great to be able to encourage them and help out where I can.”

When he says he’s done “pretty well” over the years, the modest bloke from Te Aroha neglects to mention he recently won a New Zealand title at the 2017 DTL National Championships held in Hamilton!

With 45 targets consisting of three rounds of 15 targets all shot of 18m, the first round was single rise, the second points score and the third, single barrel. “I knew I was doing alright” laughs Bill, “but there were a couple of other double A graders also competing, so I went out there with the intention of doing the best I could – and hoping for the best. I was pretty chuffed to find out I had won the event with a reasonable lead and to take home the DH Frewin Trophy sponsored by NZ Dairy Farmers was a real thrill – especially as I’m one of the farmers involved in sponsoring it!”

Congratulations also go to Steve Martin who was successfully named in the New Zealand Mackintosh team. The mackintosh International Teams Challenge Trophy was presented by the late Donald Mackintosh of Melbourne, a trapshooter who was famous throughout the world. It is competed for by teams representing New Zealand, Australia, England, Ireland, N Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Canada and South Africa. We wish Steve the best of luck!

Thank you!

Through your column, I would like to express our thanks to the public for their generosity on Poppy Day. This year we raised $8,800 towards the welfare of our service men and women. Thanks also must go to all the businesses in Matamata who supported the Scene’s Poppy feature.

Please accept this as a personal thank you to all those involved in our Poppy Appeal.

Debbie Martin President, Matamata Memorial RSA

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Kaimai Runners roundup

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e had a great day out recently at Okauia, with fantastic weather and awesome views. We covered about 9.75kms - up races, through paddocks dodging rocks, over gates, under fences, over streams and finally out on to Te Tuhi Road where we had a chance to stretch our legs as we ran downhill back to the Okauia Hall. Then this Saturday we travelled to Te Aroha for a walk or run around the wetlands. Fortunately the rain had stopped during the night and it was a beautiful morning for time trials of one, two or three laps of the trail.

This coming Saturday is the Waihi Beach run that starts at the Waihi end of the track, off Golden Valley Road and finishes on the beach at Waihi. Once again we are carpooling from Herries Park Te Aroha.

Those people wishing to do the walk will be leaving Herries Park Te Aroha at 10am and those doing the run will be leaving at 10.30am. Please bring a plate for a shared lunch on completion of the trail. This is a trail with spectacular sea views so please come along. Saturday May 27 we will be running/walking on Peter McNeil’s Farm meeting at 11am ready for 11.30 start.

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Te Poi goes wacky for Westpac

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e Poi School Principal Linda Larsen (pictured) loves to get wacky – especially for a cause as worthwhile as Westpac!

Held on Friday, the school held a wacky hair day for Westpac and raised over $200.

“In a rural community like Te Poi, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter is an essential service in an emergency situation” says Linda. “Of course we hope none of our residents or families will ever need to engage its services but we are extremely grateful it is there should the need arise. As a school community we are very proud to offer our support.”

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rom the first rehearsal at the end of January until opening night at the end of March, the hard working cast and crew at Matamata Dramatics Society Inc. worked tirelessly to create a show that brought alive the real life story of Calendar Girls.

In keeping with the essence of the show, Director Kym Bolton Hampton was delighted that 10% of ticket sales was do-

nated to Pohlen Hospital. “Many could relate to the desire of donating something to a hospital facility – particularly after the loss of a loved one” says Kym. “So, in bringing this iconic play to local theatre, it was wonderful to be able to give something back to our own local hospital.”

Based around fundraising for a new settee, the play was about a group of women from the Knaperly, Yorkshire County

chapter of the Women’s Institute who decided to create a calendar with a difference.

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Giving back to those who give back

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or the past couple of years Matamata Society of Arts Inc. has been extremely fortunate to be supported by our local branch of Westpac and recently, members made the decision to reciprocate that support.

“Miranda (Thomson) and the team allow us to feature our work each month within the branch” says President Ernie Keene, “so with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter annual appeal approaching, we decided to get into the spirit of such an excellent cause and do our bit to help.”

Using the Westpac Rescue Helicopter theme, artists were invited to create and submit work celebrating the emergency service. A percentage of sales will be donated to the appeal with several participating artists also donating their pieces for the upcoming quiz and auction evening.

“Last year in excess of $11,000 was raised and we are hopeful that with great community support we can match or even better that this year” says Miranda.

“Obviously the rescue helicopter is an essential service – especially in a rural district like ours where successful emergency care could be compromised with any delay.”

As well as some fantastic goods and services donated by local businesses and organisations, everything from a signed Blackcaps bat to a weekend away in Taupo, autographed Chiefs jerseys and even one of Matamata’s most popular local café owners offering his chef services for a night will ensure there really is something for everyone at the auction end of the evening. “We encourage anyone and everyone to come along and join the fun” says Alannah. “You don’t have to be a rocket scientist – just ready to give it a good go, raise funds for an awesome cause and have a great night out!”

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Pictured from left are Westpac team members Miranda Thomson, Alannah Brodie and Donna Reynolds ready to raise the roof (well… funds anyway) for the 2017 Westpac Chopper appeal.

Art works supplied by members of Matamata Society of Arts are pictured on the wall behind the girls.

the Westpac quiz and auction evening will be held at Matamata Club’s Rawhiti Lounge and is now open for entries. Teams of between four and six are invited to register by contacting Alannah Brodie either by phone (07 888 4556) or by email at alannah_brodie@westpac.co.nz. Entry is $20 per person. *New Zealand’s rescue helicopters provide a vital safety net for all people. Performing over 7,590 missions last year and operating nationwide through 16 local rescue helicopter services, many of the rescue helicopters act as flying intensive care units. Along with remote rescue, the highly trained specialist crews have been called upon to perform critical hospital transfers, attend emergency births, and respond to car and boating accidents. In fact they may

attend any type of emergency where rapid response or difficult location is a factor.

And they’ll do this any time of the day or night, every day of the year, right across the country. The majority of funding for this unique service comes from the community – through sponsors like Westpac and people like you.

Running throughout May, the Westpac Chopper Appeal is the national fundraising event. 100% of the money raised from Chopper Appeal goes straight back to the local rescue helicopter service in the area where the funds were raised, meaning money raised locally, remains local. The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter service was founded in 1987 and has touched the lives of almost 10,000 patients since its inception.

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Edgecumbe… Green fingers celebrated at Wairere School

A huge THANK YOU goes to the following businesses for their amazing assistance in coordinating our donations to affected residents in Egdecumbe.

MATAMATA FURNITURE MOVERS

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eam Totara are senior students at Wairere School and over recent months, they have been extremely busy creating a tasty new facility at the school.

“After Mr Catchpole came in and mowed the garden spaces, we laid out weed mat and the edges were placed in position. We had measured the distance between each garden to make sure they were even and lined the boxes with polythene before Dalton’s arrived with the soil” said Totara team members. “Mr Borkin loaded all the soil into the boxes with his tractor and we are very happy with the result. We would really like to thank everyone who helped us achieve such a great garden area.”

Along with soil, Dalton’s also supplied the decorative pebbles which with edging around the entire area, has created a beautifully landscaped feature within school grounds. Huge appreciation was also offered to Amber Garden Centre who donated some plants to get the team started. Team Totara are now looking forward to planting seasonal vegetables along with fruit trees.

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And of course, all the amazing community members who have donated furniture and household goods to our neighbours “over the hill”. Your generosity and kindness is appreciated.

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School Year 1-9 6pm Friday nights – Kids and Adults – everyone welcome as!

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Kids movie nights during Soul each week! www.soulchurch.co.nz

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MATAMATA COMBINED CHURCHES

The Fruit of the Spirit Stephen Prebble, All Saints Anglican Church Fresh fruit is always enjoyable and good for us. The bible talks about ‘the fruit of the Spirit’.

This fruit begins to grow in our lives when the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in us. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control’. These fruits are all attractive character qualities God grows in us as we learn to look to God to help us.

Holy Angels Catholic Church Father Leonard Danvers

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Love is the greatest fruit of the Spirit. When we experience Gods love for us we want this love to flow from us to others.

Love is patient, love is kind, love is long suffering, and especially to those people in our lives we are closest too. Being in a relationship for the long haul is testing. When both are committed to loving each other and being responsible for our own growth into mature people who

care for each other we really begin to experience the beauty of mature love. Means we can work through differences and disagreements for we are both committed to each other in love and can see past short term struggles to a greater future.

On May 28th the Matamata Christian community will join together at 10 am at the Matamata Bible Church to celebrate Pentecost. This is a harvest fes-

tival where God came down to dwell in the believers hearts and caused a great outpouring of love. And the early Church swelled greatly in number. We experience the love of others at Church, the love of God and others within whom God the Holy Spirit dwells. This, deep down is what we all need to know firsthand, in our own lives, the warm flowing glow of love.

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Pastors: Dave McMillan & Brian Bonnar 11 Meura Street, Matamata Ph 07 888 7320 E: office@matamatabiblechurch.org.nz www.matamatabiblechurch.org.nz

Service times: Sunday 10am

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Service times: Sundays 8am and 10am, Wednesday 10am

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Beth working towards feeding a hungry planet

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Matamata’s Beth Hampton will join 100 other delegates from around the world in Brussels, Belgium in October at a summit focused on solving one of the world’s most important issues – how to feed a growing population.

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wo forward-thinking and passionate young women have been selected to represent New Zealand at a summit focused on solving one of the world’s most important issues – how to feed a growing population. Matamata’s Beth Hampton and Jemima Snook from Christchurch will join 100 other delegates from around the world in Brussels, Belgium in October.

Bayer, together with partners Groene Kring and Fédération des Jeunes Agriculteurs, is hosting the summit, which has the theme of “Feeding a Hungry Planet.” It aims to address the UN Sustainability Goals of ending hunger, achieving food security and promoting sustainable agriculture. Hailing from 49 countries and aged between 18 and 25, the chosen delegates share a passion for agriculture and a vision of a world without hunger. During the summit, they will share their diverse experiences and work together to generate innovative, sustainable and actionable solutions to global food security challenges.

Across five days, delegates will undertake group projects and participate in industry tours, as well as learning from expert guest speakers. Their mission is to come up with concrete new ideas which can drive agricultural progress across the globe and be put into practice back home.

Beth says it’s an amazing opportunity to represent New Zealand at the Youth Ag Summit and one she is hugely appreciative and excited about. “Food security is a global challenge and New Zealand has a role to play in addressing the issue. The Summit will act as a chance to collaborate with an international cohort and I’m really looking forward to how it might challenge and develop my thinking about sustainable agriculture and issues of food security” she says. “I’m also very keen to hear different

international perspectives regarding environmental and agriculture policy, and how they and subsequent experiences may relate to the New Zealand context.”

Bayer New Zealand Crop Science head Scott Hanson says it’s important that young kiwis get the opportunity to attend international summits. “I believe there is a need for young leaders to be engaged in finding sustainable solutions to the growing global need for safe and nutritious food. The Youth Ag Summit is an opportunity to broaden the perspectives with others from around the world. It will also enable young leaders to further grow personally and develop their knowledge. The agricultural industry can contribute strongly to achieving some of the key UN Sustainable Development Goals, but this also requires the active involvement of the next generation. The Youth Ag-Summit will give young leaders the opportunity to foster their ideas, share best practices and explore the role of modern agriculture in feeding a hungry planet.”

To be considered for participation, prospective delegates were required to submit an essay of 1500 words on the topic of food insecurity. A total of 1187 essays from 95 different countries were submitted; all of which were reviewed by a panel of industry experts.

While not off a farm herself, Beth grew up in Matamata. She has always enjoyed science and analysis, and is currently in her final semester of a Bachelor of Science double majoring in Environmental Science and Agribusiness at the University of Waikato. During this time, Beth has become increasingly interested in environmental and agricultural policy, and how these relate and develop in changing public, political and physical environments.

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Better Funding, Better Learning tour comes to Matamata

he Heartland tour is gathering momentum as it drives around the country with teachers, teacher aides and school administration staff urging local parents and families to come and support the call for better funding for education.

The visit of the camper van follows paid union meetings for school support staff where teacher aides and other staff spoke of how they are bearing the brunt of the schools funding freeze.

Every day hundreds of signatures are collected on a national petition calling for adequate funding of schools and early childhood centres, and the same number of signed postcards are bundled and posted to members of Parliament as the campaign gets the message out.

The Better Funding, Better Learning Heartland Tour was launched in February and is the next phase in the historic, joint campaign by educators from both the PPTA and Te Riu Roa NZEI, which last year defeated plans to introduce bulk funding in schools. “People have a fantastic opportunity to use their vote this year to ensure every child has the best start in life through a world class education,” said NZEI TE Riu Roa President Lynda Stuart.

“We know our young people deserve the best education, and we are convinced that most New Zealanders value education over tax cuts. This election year we need every political party to make education their top priority.”

Over the next few months, the campervan will have visited almost every corner of the country from Bluff to the far North meeting parents, staff and the communities. The tour finishes at parliament at the end of June.

“Last year, thousands of educators from throughout the primary, early childhood and secondary sectors came together with their communities to win the battle against bulk funding in schools,” said Lynda. “This year, we’re coming together again to fight to restore funding for early childhood and increase funding for schools, so every young New Zealander has the best start in life.”

Early childhood funding has been frozen for the past seven years, on a per child basis, and core funding for many schools has been frozen this year, leaving millions of dollars less for children’s education when inflation is taken into account.

Already schools are planning to cut back on teacher aide and support staff hours this year, or to increase parent donations to cope with the funding crunch. “We want to take the call for better funding for education out to small towns all over New Zealand and hear how whānau, children, and educators are coping,” Lynda says.

“New Zealand can afford to provide every child with the best education in the world.

Our message to heartland New Zealand is, if you want better funding for better learning, demand action from politicians and make this election about education.”

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The underworld comes to town

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dapted from the Malcolm Sircum musical of the same name, Director Sharon Butterworth added a local spin on The Dracula Rock Show – a fantastic, high energy youth spectacular performed at Matamata Musical Theatre over the past week.

Based on characters of Matamata’s underworld, Count Dracula (Ben PilmoreEvans) was summoned to find a way for them to rise up and party with the humans.

With his every move watched by the Queen of the Night (Bronlee Ireland) through her crystal ball, the Count creates a rock and roll tour where the zombies and monsters can blend in without fear of being noticed. They didn’t however, bank on the keen investigative skills of Detective Shirley Holmes (Marissa McGill) and Doctor Watson (Le Roy Sutherland)! What will become of them… and will the influx of deadbeats lurking mean disaster for Matamata?

With over 30 young cast members, The Dracula Rock Show was an exceptional show of talent and these young performers entertained with skill, confidence and

charisma! The attention to detail throughout their musical and dance numbers was incredibly well executed and with authentic costuming and make-up, Sharon offers huge appreciation to the entire crew who helped in bringing the show together. “Anthony Van Den Berg did an outstanding job creating our set” says Sharon, “and once our characters got made up and into their costumes, a new level of excitement seemed to kick in! They have been rehearsing for weeks and to finally be performing to full house audiences, gave the kids such a thrill. Feedback has been exceptional and everyone involved should be so, so proud.”

Along with cast and crew, Sharon would like to offer appreciated thanks to local businesses J Swap Contractors, Applecross House Dentists, Henry’s Septic Tank Services, LJ Hooker, Guthrie Bowron, Wheelie Bin Services, New World, InHouse Design & Print, Kaiser Ag Ltd, Comag, Indulgence and Rotary.

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Members of BNI pass dozens of referrals each month that generate thousands of dollars worth of business for each other. Belonging to BNI is like having a group of sales people representing your business, and in return you are representing their businesses. What goes around comes around. If I help you, you’ll help me and we will both benefit as a result.

With only one BNI member per industry, getting to know local businesses is easy. There are opportunities however for businesses to gain membership through a different facet of their business – you will however, be expected to refrain from talking about the service category occupied by your competitor. If a salon does hairdressing and beauty therapy for example, one business may choose hair services and the other, beauty treatments. If you are unsure, don’t hesitate to contact the leadership team for more information.

But they’ll never know I’m here!

Between the three of us at LJ Hooker Property Management office we have almost 10 years of experience with all aspects of looking after rental properties. We now have a service aimed towards our local farming community where we conduct entry, routine and exit inspections. We are focused on providing best service and outcomes for all of our clients. If you have an interest in the rental market, call us for a chat.

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hen Paul and Marnie Sutherland purchased the local Kodak store several years ago, they inherited dozens of memories from people all over the district! Many of these memories have sat tucked away in boxes and says Marnie, are far too precious not to be reunited with their families. “We have boxes of gorgeous photographs and prints that will no doubt mean something to those that originally brought them in” she says. “The following is a list of surnames we have deciphered and although some of them might be up to a decade old, we’d love to see them reunited. If your name is listed please don’t hesitate to call in and see us to see if they’re yours.”

Adams, Allen, Allison, Aoake, Brouwer, Beuns, Blake, Bay, Brown, Bevins, Bycroft, Ball, Baond, Boyens, Berron, Bennett, Crawford, Cook, Collins, Conder, Carter, Crawford, Conning, Cowling, Corin, Condell, Cooke, Dibert, Donald, Doherty, Dean, Daisley, Endicott, Edwards, Farrell, Fromm, Foster, Frase, Foias, Follas, Good-

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win, Gould, Gatman, Garret, Grobler, Glenn, Gregory, Gross, Greenwood, Green, Goodman, Groinger, Grainger, Hills, Haynes, Hall, Harris, Hewl, Hicks, Harris, Hodge, Hapi, Haumu, Inoue, Joyce, Keaner, Kampshof, Kaukau, King, Kinred, Kelly, Kendrick, Leng, Lamb, Landels, Lee, Lloyd, Martens’milnemihinui, McAllen, McCabe, Maake, Maguire, Moseley, McLeod, McDonald, Malligan, Nortier, Oneil, Orchid, Patel, Paul, Portious, Paramount, Pearson, Pridham, Pettus, Pollock, Patterson, Pope pene, Prescott, Paulson, Rusk, Rawson, Ramsey, Ryan, Reilley, Roungaaiti Marae, Reid, Retter, Rawiri, Reynolds, Stevens, Simpson, Smith, Seymour, Stanley, Spanbroel, Schrier, Shallue, Spanbrock, St Clair, Springeers, Smith, Swap, Scott, Suisted, Salter, Shearer, Thomson, Te Amo, Tiopira, Te Hauopa, Tata, Talman, Tuhakaraina, Tonkin, Troughton, Tomson, Theobald, Vander Geest, Van Mil, West, White, Woodrow, Wilson, Wright, Wade, Wellington, Walker, Witika, Wilson, Wiki, Walker, Wharawhara, Wilkins, Young.

hen Matamata teenager Keely Frearson heard her De Visu dance crew would be heading to Glasgow to compete in the UDO Worlds Street Dance Championship this year, she wasn’t sure she had even heard right! Now however, with the incredibly exciting opportunity having actually sunk in, she’s furiously trying to raise funds to ensure she gets there! “This event is one of the most prestigious platforms for street dance crews around the world” says Keely. “After the championships we have been invited to attend an Urban dance camp in Germany, followed by industry workshops in Los Angeles. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity and one I am extremely grateful to be a part of.”

Heading for Glasgow in August, Keely, a

year 12 student at Matamata College needs to raise $7,500 to enable her trip. “I have been incredibly lucky to have had the Aspire Arts Academy offer support and, after a recent work day they coordinated at Dalton’s, was overwhelmed at their generous donation towards my trip costs” says Keely. “Too, community members who have supported my New World sausage sizzle and raffles, offered their congratulations or taken an interest in my trip are hugely appreciated.” If you would like to help Keely achieve her fundraising goals, don’t hesitate to contact her through her mum Sandi at frearsonsandi@gmail.com or phone 027 336 6007. (During business hours please leave a message and it will be returned at Sandi’s earliest convenience.)

Aspire Arts Academy friends and family are pictured at the recent painting day. Keely offers her thanks not only to everyone who assisted, but especially Dalton’s for providing such a great fundraising opportunity.

Pictured after their win at the 2017 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional Hip Hop Championships are the De Visu dance crew which includes Matamata’s Keely Frearson (front left). The crew will be heading to Germany in August to compete in the UDO Worlds Street Dance Championship.

Photo by Wild Spirit Photography.

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hat’s better when you have some downtime than to head back to where it all began and cheer on the Magic stars of tomorrow?” says Casey Kopua, captain of Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic. “Part of our commitment to fans – particularly in rural towns, is to visit local netball centres so obviously as a local, I was quick to pick Matamata Netball Centre!”

Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic players

visited centres throughout the Waikato Bay of Plenty Netball Zone last Saturday to show their support and encouragement of Netball at the grassroots level. Players met with young netballers, taking them through a quick on-court session and making themselves available for autograph signings and photos. A particular highlight for Matamata Netball Centre teams and supporters was meeting Casey’s gorgeous little one year old daughter, Maia.

Thrilled to welcome Casey back to Matamata Netball Centre, the 2017 committee are pictured with “our” captain of Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic and her baby daughter, Maia.

Kim Lawrence

I Opening Day at Matamata Netball Centre was extra cool reckoned Gabrielle Wightman, Sydney Broomhall, Hannah Wood and Georgia-Rose Wightman! They were thrilled to meet Casey and her daughter Maia “in real life”.

Our black and white male is approximately one year old and is very smoochy and loving.

He arrived at the Trust with his black brother so if you are wanting a pair these two have grown up together.

Two tabby males are still desperate waiting for someone to come give them a second chance. They have been here the longest and would love a warm house for winter. Both are approximately 3-4 years old and very affectionate.

College sports round-up

t’s been a busy few weeks for the MX team with our year 9 student Brodie Connolly travelling to New Plymouth over the holidays to compete in the Junior NZ Nationals. Brodie won all five races held over the Saturday and Sunday to claim the 13-16yr 85cc title by some margin over his rivals. The school team travelled to Tech Park in Tauranga recently for the Tauranga Boys’ College MX champs.

Riders on the day were Matt Holmes, Jake Collings and Brodie Connolly. Unfortunately Jake was unable to ride due to sickness.

Matt rode in the 125/250 class finishing a commendable 18th and Brodie rode in the 12-14yrs 125/250 class finishing second overall. Brodie was on course for the overall win in his class, except in the last race he had an unexpected encounter with a tree stump just after the start. After remounting in last place he made it up to finish a respectable 8th place.

Brodie travelled to Taupo for the winter series on the last weekend of the holidays securing the overall win in both the junior 12-16yrs 85cc class and the junior 1214yrs 125cc. Well done to all our riders and many thanks to the parents for their continued support getting our riders to the events.

Over Easter Ollie Morton-Farrelly and Khan Todd were selected to represent the Waikato BOP at the NZ Interprovincial Athletic Club Champs in Masterton. Ollie

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had a successful weekend winning the shot put and placing 3rd in the discus for his age group. Khan competed well in the 800m and 1500m races finishing in the top 10 in both events.

Our lawn bowlers competed at the Waikato Secondary Schools Pairs champs with good success. Kylie George and Lauren Forbes came 2nd in the girls’ competition with Liam Shelley and Tamati Sydney doing the same for the boys. Braydon Shelley, Sam Hills and Kelly Schwabauer were 5th.

Official results have come through from Waikato Secondary School Swimming and apologies to Mollie Allison (who placed 3rd in the 100 IM), as I previously congratulated the ‘boys’ for their top three placings.

Eight netball teams took part in the opening day tournament at the Matamata Netball Centre, a big thanks to all our new and returning coaches and managers looking after these teams. New World College A and Junior Development 1 started their season over at Harbourside both having first up wins.

PED100 students went on a tramp last week, they were dropped off near Katikati and walked 12km along the Tuahu Track over the Kaimai Ranges to finish at Wairakau Road. The tramp took four hours including a lunch break, thanks to the six adult volunteers who came along on the tramp.

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At the recent Junior New Zealand Nationals Brodie Connelly won all five races held over the Saturday and Sunday to claim the 13 -16yr 85cc title!

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well-appointed kitchen, ample storage, office nook, and triple internal access garaging. The garaging is fully insulated and the third doubles as a teenager's retreat, 4th bedroom, gym, office (with internet connection and HRV) or whatever takes your fancy. Your early inspection is highly recommended. This property is for sale by Deadline Treaty which closes at 4pm, Wednesday 17th May (unless sold prior).

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DEATH NOTICES McGREGOR: Thelma Alice (Sem) on 8th May 2017, aged 84 years Dearly loved wife of the late John, much loved mum of Jane, mum-in-law of Mark Chapman. Loved Nana of Tessa, Shannon and Ricky, cherished GG to Sophia, Cali and Gabby.

A service to celebrate Thelma’s life will be held at the Broadway Funeral Home Chapel, Short Street, Matamata on Tuesday 16th May at 1pm, followed by private cremation. Very special thanks to all the caring staff at Pohlen Hospital Matamata.

Love you forever Mum xox.

Communications c/- 39 Tower Road, Matamata 3400.

HENDERSON: Royce Dugald

Welcome to the world Maya. Maya Lily Wright was born on April 9 and weighed 7lb 5oz.

Christina (nee Kneebone) and William are pleased to share the arrival of Evelyn Gwen Timmer born on April 13.

Evelyn weighed 7lb 15oz.

On 2nd May 2017, passed away peacefully in the Tui Room at Resthaven Home in Cambridge.

Aged 84 years. Beloved husband of the late Jean and a respected father and father-in-law of Owen and Janet, the late Lorraine and Mike Pemberton and Marlene and Bruce Smith.

Adored grandfather and great grandfather. A service to celebrate Royce’s life was held in Matamata on Monday 8th May. The family express sincere thanks to all the staff at Resthaven Cambridge, for the amazing care of their Dad. Communications for the family c/- 4 Kestrel Crescent, Matamata 3400.

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Lennox is thrilled to announce the arrival of his baby sister, Emmagyn Raine Bessie Stocker. Born on April 16 Emmagyn weighed 7lb 1oz.

Penelope and Alastair Sievewright welcome Oscar Ray Radford to the family! Born on April 17, Oscar weighed 8lb 2oz.

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Lance Jnr Wiremu Marriott was born on April 21 and weighed 5lb 14oz.

Welcomed to the world by big brother Tyrone and parents Merita and Daniel, Connor Jakob Anthony Pooley was born on April 21 and weighed 8lb 10oz.

DEAR DIET, Things just aren’t going to work out between us. It’s not me, it’s you. You are tasteless, boring and I can’t stop cheating on you.

RED ROBIN hedging, $3.50 at Kaimai Garden Centre, Northern Boundary, Matamata township.

OVAL Sussex expanding dining table & 6 chairs. Ex cond. $500ono. Gas fire and 2 gas bottles, one full. $125. Ph 07 888 8799.

TREES for Tuis at Kaimai Garden Centre, Northern Boundary, Matamata township.

Drew Lucius Jax Williams was born on April 25 and weighed 7lb 11oz.

Indica Laurel Taryn Stuart was born on May 1 and weighed 7lb 5oz.

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Used plant pots/punnets.

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GRISELINIA Hedging plants only $3.50 at Kaimai Garden Centre, Northern Boundary, Matamata Township.

James and Chrisje are ecstatic to welcome baby James “Jamby” Compleza.

Born on May 3 James weighed 2870g.

Born in a hurry, Isabelle Penelope Marsh was welcomed to the world on May 5 and weighed 7lb 1oz.

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HEARTWAY Scooter, good condition. Ph 880 9962.

FLATMATE wanted. Close to town. Ph or text 027 666 0212.

MATAMATA COUNTRY MUSIC Club. Third Sunday of the month at Matamata Primary School Hall 1pm, all welcome.

DID YOU forget something?

Buy her fresh flowers from Pippins.

POND PLANTS plentiful $14 Kaimai Garden Centre, Northern Boundary, Matamata township.

GOT TREASURED old tapes or records? Have them converted to digital at Hurricane Computers for just $19.55. 22 Arawa Street, Matamata. Ph 888 5930.

SMONDAY: The moment when Sunday stops feeling like a Sunday and the anxiety of Monday kicks in.

FISH BAIT Wholesale prices. Bonito $12, Squid large $8.50kg, baby squids $9kg, Pilchards 1kg $8.50, 2kg $15, 5kg $25. Burley large $15, small and tubes $8.50. Mullet $6.50. The Meat Co. 108 Broadway, Ph 888 8957.

REMEMBER even a flower goes through a lot of dirt before it blooms.

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NEED YOUR KNIVES, scissors or tools sharpened? Call Peter on 07 888 5326.

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FEELING Cooler? Fire Pits Like no other. Outdoor Obsession Tirau.

GOLDFISH Only $8. Kaimai Garden Centre, Northern Boundary, Matamata Township.

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Glass and joinery cleaning.

TODAY I GOT my happy pills and my ticked-off pills mixed up. I took one of each so now I’m ticked-off but I’m happy about it.

TYRES All the best brands and service with a smile.

See the team at Matamata Tyre Service, 3 Arawa Street, Matamata. Ph 888 7409.

Locally owned and operated with a smile

IF YOU DON’T do a lot of stupid things when you are younger, you won’t have funny things to talk about when you are old.

IN THE DOG BOX? Pippins Flowers. 07 888 8114. 42 Arawa Street.

MATAMATA TYRE Service is where you go for tyres!

3 Arawa Street, Matamata.

Ph 888 7409.

THIS SPACE could be yours for just $5.00 plus GST. Ph 888 4489.

SENIOR MOMENT: You try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren’t wearing any.

SHRUBS Great selection at Kaimai Garden Centre, Northern Boundary of Matamata Township.

PEA STRAW Barley Straw and Hay Bales available at Kaimai Garden Centre, Northern Boundary, Matamata Township.

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Phone Jane for a quote on 07 888 8811

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FENCER’S LABOURER

Our small, hard-working, locally based team is looking for a full time labourer, immediate start.

Current driver’s license essential (Full preferred).

Experience not required as full training will be provided.

Please phone (do not text) Scott on 027 251 9118.

TOOGOOD FENCING LTD RESPITE CARER/S REQUIRED

For teenage special needs female student. Regular and casual basis. This student requires a quiet, routine based and ordered environment. She has a gentle caring nature but has significant language difficulties. She requires patient and understanding carers who won’t rush her and understand that making decisions is difficult.

Remuneration is on hourly or daily rate. Please reply by 26th May stating your experience: Carer for Special Needs Student, Special Education, PO Box 25, Matamata 3440.

PUKEKOS, Tuis, Fantails, Owls, Kingfishers. Metal Art @ Outdoor Obsession, Hillcrest St, Tirau.

CURTAIN CLEANING Drapes, Roman blinds.

Removes mildew. Guthrie Bowron, Matamata, 17 Arawa St. Ph 888 8119.

VENETIAN BLINDS Cleaning & repair. Guthrie Bowron, Matamata, 17 Arawa St. Ph 888 8119.

I MAY LOOK like I’m doing nothing… But in my head I’m quite busy.

THIS SPACE could be yours for just $5.00 plus GST. Ph 888 4489.

CLOTHING REPAIRS CLOTHING ALTERATIONS Zips/hems and repairs.

Same day service if required. Phone Carol on 07 888 9303 or 027 292 2189.

I JUST SAW some idiot at the gym put a water bottle in the chippies holder on the treadmill.

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FOR BEAUTIFUL fresh flowers. Pippins Flowers have got you covered!

WILD BIRD feeders at Kaimai Garden Centre, Northern Boundary, Matamata Township.

STORAGE SUNNYPARK STORAGE Storage, short or long term.

Cars, motorhomes, furniture.

Individual units available.

Phone 0274 753 478.

MATAMATA SELF STORAGE Hassle free storage – here when you need us.

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THE DIVORCE rate among my socks is astonishing.

KEY CUTTING Biggest selection. Guthrie Bowron, Matamata, 17 Arawa St. Ph 888 8119.

MATAMATA JU JITSU Club.

Self defence seniors and juniors. Ph Dave 027 231 2606.

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Members $3.00 Non Members $5.00 5 Yrs—13 Yrs $2.00 Under 5 Free ALL WELCOME

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Where community and health come together

Hurricane Computers 22 Arawa Street, Matamata Phone 07 888 5930

MATAMATA

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1pm at Matamata Primary School Hall

56 Rawhiti Ave, Matamata Phone 07 881 9099

We can scan them or convert them and help you go digital See our friendly team now – it’s easy peasy.

Come along and enjoy an afternoon of country music

MATAMATA We are very grateful to our wonderful community sponsors who help ensure this valuable service can continue.

Thank you to Matamata Real Estate, our May sponsors.

Megan Winter, Matamata for winning the lucky draw for ‘April Baby Mums’ at Pohlen Hospital.

Do you have: • Old audio cassette tapes, vinyl LPs or 45s?

• Photo slides or negatives?

• A stash of VHS videos?

• Boxes of family photos stored away?

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Fishing Report

drove up to Waiuku in the early hours of Sunday morning to see my mother for Mothers Day and yes, at 82 she still loves her fishing! On the way up there I was thinking about how lucky we are in our wee town and surrounding area when it comes to streams and rivers. All hold fish and offer a lot of fun for people of all ages.

This is a good time to have a poke around the smaller streams. The trout are now heading up them to spawn and often it is the bigger ones that head up first.

In the Rotorua area the lakes are still fishing quite well. As the temperature of the water drops the trout will move closer to the surface thus offering good opportunities when harling with light gear. Another area fishing well at the moment according to trout guide Glen Skinner, is the Ohau channel. Glen knows of some very nice fish caught in there in the past few days.

Further to the south the rivers in the Taupo area are fishing really well. After the extra water flow from the floods they have settled down to a nice level and are holding good numbers of fresh run trout. Last week well-known trout fisho Glenn Baker headed to Tongariro and had an amazing day. 17 trout later, mostly all released, and Glenn was rapt.

Out on the lake the fishing has been good out off the stream mouths.

To the sea. The west coast has been a bit frustrating lately with the big seas not allowing a lot of days on the water. When you can get out there, Dwayde Pinny charter skipper tells me, head out to the south west reef as the snapper are there in good numbers. Southwest reef is just south of Gannet Rock and in about 65m of water.

Up to the Coromandel area. As the water temperature drops the snapper increase their feeding habbits. Longer bite times and more of them. This sort of behaviour should continue for another month or so,

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The all new

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AG125

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so get up there and take advantage of it.

My info from up there tells me there is better action at the Waikawau Bay end of the Firth than there is at the Coro end. The best time to fish up there at the moment – if it works in, is an hour or so before low tide and then the first two hours of lift.

Over the ranges to the Mercury Bay area, John Ellwood charter skipper, tells me he hasn’t known such good fishing for quite some time. John is getting the best results along the edges of the foul. John thinks this should continue for a while so get up there and see if you can land yourself an XOS snapper.

Out wide there has been a few nice broadbill caught so I suggest, if you want to have a crack at those beasts, now is a good time to go and have a go.

Over in the Bay of Plenty I have had some good reports of excellent snapper fishing in 15m of water straight out off the Bowentown bar. Out at Mayor it’s a bit patchy. We got some nice pannies on Tuhua Reef the other day and a little closer to home, off the knoll at Motiti is offering some good change of light fishing in the evening.

Happy fishing, Bungey

Purpose built and field tested to serve the next generation of demanding customer, the AG125 is a worthy successor to the iconic AG100.

The salient product features of the AG100 have been incorporated in the new AG125 and expanded to include technological advancements such as electric start and mono-shock suspension. A reliable 124cc air cooled four-stroke engine delivers plenty of smooth, controllable power.

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