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Regular maintenancechecks of gas networks willmean temporary disruption onCambridge’s high-level bridge.
At the same time, Councilwill also do some routine bridgemaintenance.
Until April 6 the bridge will bereduced to a single lane frombetween 7pm at night to 5am inthe morning. There will be nolane closures during the day.
At least one footpath willalways remain open for cyclistsand pedestrians.
The partial closure isnecessary in order to keepcrews working around thebridge safe.
SH1 detourThere will be a major detour
for night-time traffic south ofHamilton from tonight to allowcrews to complete thenecessary work for two newlanes to carry SH1 traffic.
South-bound traffic on SH1at Tamahere will be detouredfrom 9pm to 5am tonight,Sunday April 14 —Wednesday, April 17 andSunday, April 28 —Wednesday, May 2.
South-bound traffic will bedetoured on to SH1B from theSH1 and SH26 roundabout atHillcrest, via SH1B from Taupiriand via SH3/21 from Hamilton.
All residents in Cherry Lane,Bollard Road and the section ofCambridge Road in betweenwill need to access theirproperty from the Tamahereinterchange during theseclosures.
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Kainga Aroha proudof its achievements
Kainga Aroha Trustpower National Community Awards team, from left: Kane Rangitonga, PeterRobertson, Jim Mylchreest. Photo / Supplied
Kainga Aroha Society Incor-porated did the Waipa Districtvolunteer community proud atthe Trustpower National Com-munity Awards in Tauranga thisweekend.
Kane Rangitonga and PeterRobertson represented thegroup, with Mayor JimMylchreest on hand to supportthe team over the weekend.
These representatives tooktheir community project head tohead with the country’s best andbrightest volunteer groups andprojects on a national stage, fullof friendly competition.
Kainga Aroha came out on topat the Trustpower Waipa andTaupo Community Awards lastyear, which earnt them theirspot at the Trustpower NationalCommunity Awards.
Trustpower community andcommunications advisorAshleigh Cleaver said, althoughthe Waipa District group did notcome away as award recipients,their achievements shouldn’t beforgotten or discounted.
“Trying to combat the nega-tive social issues, initially in theKihikihi community and thenexpanding to the Te Awamutuarea, volunteers provide servicessuch as counselling, mentalhealth education, camps for kids,advocate with work and incomeand more,” she said.
The national competitionbrought together 26 groups fromacross 27 regions — all who werenamed Supreme Winners of lastyear’s Trustpower CommunityAwards, a programme run inpartnership with local Councils.
The award winners wereannounced on Saturday eveningat an Awards Dinner held atMills Reef Winery.
Matipo Community Develop-ment Charitable Trust, repre-senting Whanganui, were namedSupreme Winner, and SouthCatlins Charitable Trust, a grouprepresenting Invercargill South-land runners-up.
The Whetu Mataiata Awardwinner (the rising star award foran up-and-coming group) wasUnder the Stars from Tauranga,and the winner of the inauguralTrustpower Award was Uso BikeRide from Wellington.
Kainga Aroha volunteersgave an eight-minute presenta-tion on what the group has
achieved. The groups werejudged on their presentations,along with a 1000-word summaryof the organisation, by theirpeers and a panel of independentjudges, including RhodesScholar and 2017 runner-up inthe NZ Youth Volunteer of theYear Awards Johann Go, co-founder of Good Neighbour, Cam
Hill, GM of Tauranga Women’sRefuge, Hazel Hape, previousNational Supreme Winner,Bruce Knight from the Edge-cumbe Volunteer Fire Brigade,Volunteering NZ CE, Dr KatieBruce, GM of Exult, Rosie Julou,Trustpower GM Fiona Smith andTrustpower independent direc-tor, Richard Aitken.
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WRC going ahead with plansWaikato Regional Council
is sticking to its 2018-2028 LongTerm Plan with the approval ofthe draft 2019/20 Annual Planbudget.
On Thursday council ap-proved a draft budget of$101.355 million, with aproposed increase in ratesrevenue from current rate-payers of 7.8 per cent, bothslightly below that proposed inthe 2018-28 Long Term Plan.
Chair Alan Livingston saysthe regional council is stickingto its plan, and as a result thereare minimal changes to theworks programme for 2019/20.
“There are just a few minortweaks,” he said.
“Therefore, we will not beconsulting on the Annual Planand it is proposed that it willbe adopted in June 2019.”
The increase in the generalrate, uniform annual generalcharge (UAGC) and uniformregion wide rates is 4.5 percent, while the increase intargeted rates is 11.8 per cent.Within the targeted rates, themain increases are inbiosecurity, public transport(Hamilton City only) andcatchment work.
For biosecurity, more
funding is being put into pestcontrol, including manage-ment of possums, wallabiesand kauri dieback.
The regional council iscollecting rates from HamiltonCity ratepayers for theHamilton-Auckland passengerrail service, which is expectedto start in March 2020.
“We will also startcollecting a region-wide ratethat will fund a $5 millioncontribution towards buildinga new regional theatre in Ham-ilton,” said Alan.
“Spreading the cost ofcatchment rate increases for
Lower Waikato and Waihou-Piako over three years waslocked in as part of the LongTerm Plan, so these areas willagain see rate increases thisyear.
“The rates in thesecatchments have also gone upin response to a soughtincreased level of work in floodprotection.”
Ratepayers will be able touse the council’s online ratesenquiry tool to see what theproposed increases will be fortheir property.
The 2019/20 Annual Plantakes effect from July 1.
Total Mobility schemestarts in Waipa district
Barbara Tane. Photo / Supplied
‘Total Mobilitymeans they(people with
mobilitychallenges) canget out and carryon with the thingsthey like to do —just everyday,
ordinary life things,like going to churchor the shops or to
work.’— Barbara Tane, LifeUnlimited
People in the Waipa dis-trict living with mobilitychallenges are beingencouraged to register for ascheme aimed at making iteasier for them to get outinto the community.
Total Mobility is anational door-to-door trans-port scheme involving dis-ability agencies, taxi com-panies/transport providersand local government.
It’s designed to providepeople with mobilitychallenges equitable accessto the community.
Under this schemepeople living in Cambridge,Te Awamutu, Ohaupo,Pirongia and other areaswithin the district can beeligible for subsidised taxiand door-to-door transportwith Total Mobilityproviders.
This will be effective inthe Waipa district fromWednesday, May 1.
“Total Mobility could bea great solution for manypeople who have a conditionthat stops them from gettingaround on their own,” saidWaikato Regional Council’spublic transport manager,Andrew Wilson.
“The scheme alreadyoperates successfully inHamilton, Tokoroa andTaupo, and we’ve workedclosely with Waipa DistrictCouncil to bring it to thosein need in the district.”
Waipa councillors havesupported the new serviceby providing a budget in the10-Year Plan.
Once a Waipa residenthas registered their inter-est, someone from Waikato
Regional Council will be intouch to set up an appoint-ment for an eligibilityassessment.
Under the scheme, WaipaDistrict Council and NZTransport Agency will payhalf the fare — up to a $12.50subsidy per trip, and the
user pays the remainder.The Waipa service will
be provided by LifeUnlimited, a charitabletrust organisation familiarto many people requiringmobility assistance. theyhave been successfully run-ning the Hamilton servicefor a number of years.
Barbara Tane from LifeUnlimited knows howimportant it is for peoplewith disability to be able toget out and about in thecommunity.
“Total Mobility meansthey can get out and carryon with the things they liketo do — just everyday,ordinary life things, likegoing to church or the shopsor to work,” she says.
Life Unlimited will visitpeople at home to completethe assessment if they can’ttravel to the Hamilton officeand assist them to get theirTotal Mobility ID card ifthey qualify.
She says the service canbe accessed by anyone witha disability that preventsthem from undertaking anyone or more of the followingparts of an unaccompaniedjourney by public transportin a safe and dignified man-ner:■ Get to the place where thetransport departs;■ Get on to the transport;■ Ride securely;■ Get off the transport;■ Get to the final destina-tion.
■ To find out more and toregister online, visitwww.waipadc.govt.nz/totalmobility.
Boulders guardCambridge shop
Two large boulders will be placed infront of a store in Cambridge this weekto deter further ram-raids.
On Wednesday, Waipa DistrictCouncil will place boulders in theexisting garden outside Stirling Sportsin Victoria St as a deterrent after thestore was ram-raided again just over aweek ago.
In the meantime, Council will pressahead with plans to install CCTVcameras in both Te Awamutu andCambridge.
Waipa mayor Jim Mylchreest saidthe boulders were a practical responseto help out the tenant and owner untilthe store owner decided what to do.While the store had installed someprotection measures after earlier ram-raids, it was not enough to preventdamage or entry.
He was pleased that Police, whonow have a stronger presence inCambridge, were on the scene almostimmediately.
“I appreciate that people wantCouncil to put bollards on that site,and I absolutely understand that re-sponse and have huge sympathy forthe store owner and tenant,” he said.
“But the reality is that bollardsused elsewhere on Victoria St are notdesigned to withstand ram-raids.That’s not their purpose and in fact forsafety reasons they are designed tocollapse upon impact.”
Some store owners in Cambridgehad already installed their ownspecialised security measures to pro-tect against ram-raids which theyfunded themselves.
“Council could not pay for privatesecurity measures for one store but notothers,” said the mayor.
“But let’s at least put big bouldersin the way and work with the commun-ity, Police and the Chamber of Com-merce to find a better, long-termsolution.”
The boulders will be moved earlyon Wednesday morning to minimisetraffic disruption.
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New crop of gardeners
Schools from around the district take part in the Project Energize edible garden workshop. From left,Joshua Godwin (Waipa Christian School), Angela Brown (Waipa Christian School), Aysha Ridle (PekerauPrimary School) and Lilly Gilbert (Hauturu School) with Wintec horticulture programme lecturer BeatrizHardy. Photo / Bethany Rolston
BY BETHANY ROLSTON
School studentsaround the district aredeveloping their owngreen thumbs, thanks togarden workshops runby Sport Waikato’s Pro-ject Energize team.
Three free workshopsare being offered in localschools to educate chil-dren on growing vege-tables and fruit and pro-viding the students withpractical skills for life.
Students learn aboutplanting seeds, clearinggarden beds, seasonalplanting, fruit trees andcompost bins.
They are encouragedto take what they’velearned back to theirschools, with each schoolreceiving gardenresources.
The Project Energizeworkshops are run inconjunction withWintec’s horticultureprogramme and lecturerBeatriz Hardy.
Sport Waikato’s Pro-ject Energize, which isfunded by the WaikatoDistrict Health Board,was launched in 2005with the goal of improv-ing children’s physicalactivity and nutrition.
A team of staff mem-
bers called ‘Energizers’deliver programmesacross 240 Waikato prim-ary and intermediateschools and eachEnergizer supports anumber of schools intheir geographic area.
Adela Knottenbelt,one of the WaipaEnergizers, says the gar-den workshops were wellreceived by localstudents.
“They were like littlesponges, so keen toabsorb the informationabout gardening andtake it back to theirschools.”
She says the
workshops were hugelypopular across Waipaschools.
“The interest wasoverwhelming and wefilled up so quickly weadded another day in TeAwamutu.”
Adela says Wintec lec-turer Beatriz Hardy is awonderful facilitatorwho inspires andengages the students.
“We are lucky to haveher work alongside us.”
Workshops have beenheld at Hautapu andWaipa Christian schools,with the final workshopat Te Awamutu PrimarySchool held yesterday.
Harris to chair the airport board
Barry Harris. Photo / Supplied
Professional directorBarry Harris is toreplace John Spencer aschair of the WaikatoRegional Airport Ltd(WRAL) Board.
John has chaired theWRAL Board sinceDecember 2013 and willstep down in May thisyear in accordance withWRAL’s directorrotation policy.
During his tenureJohn has overseen aperiod of significantgrowth, including a 20
per cent increase indomestic passenger num-bers and a 14 per centincrease in seat capacityover the past four years.Under his watch,WRALhas turned around thetrading performance ofits core aeronauticalbusiness from a loss in2013 to profitability in2018.
Mr Harris joined theWRAL board last monthand has significantnational and regionalgovernance experience
and strong ties to theWaikato. Among otherappointments, he ischair of Ospri New Zea-land Ltd, TBFree NewZealand Ltd, New Zea-land Food Innovation(Waikato) Ltd andWintec.
WRAL is a council-controlled organisationowned by Hamilton City,Otorohanga, Waipa, Wai-kato and Matamata-Piako District Councils.
All endorsed theappointment.
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Police across Waipa District attended the following matters last week
CAMBRIDGE STATIONPolice report there were no major issues at
Maadi Cup, with good crowds and goodbehaviour.
10 incidents of Family Harm were reported.Police attended five burglaries:Victoria Road, quad bike taken.Kaipaki Road, wooden pallets taken.Matos Segedin Drive, cashbox, keys and
register taken.Maungakawa Road, motorbike taken and
recovered a short distance away.Hall Street, meat taken from a freezer.Arrests: 28-year-old man for Warrant to
Arrest and burglary; 39-year-old man for failingto stop for Police, possession of drugs andbreaching bail.
TE AWAMUTU STATIONPolice attended two non-injury two-car
crashes, one on Flat Road and one on SloaneStreet.
Nine incidents of Family Harm werereports.
Police attended three burglaries:Paterangi Road, nothing taken;Haultain Street, personal items taken;College Street, car keys, eftpos card and
cigarettes take.Arrests: 32-year-old man for Warrant to
arrest; 26-year-old man for breach of a PoliceSafety Order; 48-year-old man for Warrant toArrest; 37-year-old man for Family HarmAssault; 20-year-old man for driving whileintoxicated.
4 Waipa Post Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Everything forhome ownersat HomeXPO
There’s something for everyone at theAutumn HomeXPO, a key event withinthe wider Waikato Show at Hamilton’sClaudelands Event Centre this week,from April 5-7.
“Autumn HomeXPO has plenty onoffer for every homeowner to add realvalue to their biggest asset, as well assolutions for those with an investmentproperty or two,” says organiser RebeccaHannah.
From the prospective first home-owner, through to those who’ve built up aportfolio of rentals, owners need to gettheir properties sorted and aligned withthe provisions of the updated ResidentialTenancies Act which comes in on July 1.
Under these new provisions, landlordsmust improve the insulation, ventilationand other aspects of homes made avail-able to rent.
With multiple vendors providinginnovative and cost-effective solutions,visitors to the Autumn HomeXPO canaccess advice and guidance from manyexhibitors.
“We’ve got it all this year and visitorscan expect to chat directly with de-signers, manufacturers and serviceproviders to identify the best solutionsfor their properties,” says Hannah.
“With deals galore, including plenty ofspecials unique to the show, this is yourchance to get house and home sortedahead of the winter season,” she says.
Organisers are showing two new pro-
ducts never seen in New Zealand.The first is slow release, thermal mass
gas fires from Denmark and Switzerlandthat naturally radiate heat for more than12 hours once the gas has been turned off,all with only one load of wood of about7kg.
The second is a foldable trailer fromStow-A-Trailer, so you can fold your6x4m trailer away to a size of only 37cm,all by simply turning a handle?
The Autumn HomeXPO will have acafe offering tasty treats and a spot to putup your feet.
There are many opportunities to gointo the draw to win prizes throughoutthe show.
Pointing to the unprecedented build-ing boom which has rapidly expandedWaikato towns, including Hamilton, TeKauwhata and Cambridge, and a vibranthome renovation trend in the region,Hannah says she is expecting a bumperturnout from folks local and afar.
“There’s a ton of interest in owning aplace and even more interest in makingyour place as good as it can be.
“The Autumn HomeXPO is a uniqueopportunity for home owners to research,compare products, talk to experts, accesswholesale prices and secure bookings forwork to be completed under one roof, inone day,” she says.
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International Dark Sky WeekThis week is International
Dark Sky Week, in whichwe promote the
protection of our naturalnighttime sky. Although lightpollution may sound like theworld's least urgent problem, itis in fact quite serious.
A growing body of researchsuggests that the loss ofnatural darkness is harmful tohumans. It has been linked toincreased risks for depression,sleep disorders, obesity,diabetes and breast cancer.
It's an environmentalproblem. In the United States,residential outdoor lighting hasthe same carbon footprint asthree million petrol cars. Fornocturnal animals, theintroduction of artificial light isdevastating. Light pollutionalso affects diurnal wildlife,especially insects andmigrating birds.
There is an economic cost.The United States loses anestimated $3 billion per yearsending photons into the skythat provide no useful light.
Naturally, astronomersdon't like light pollution. Even inthe relatively clear Waikatosky, Hamilton lights obscurefeatures such as theAndromeda Galaxy. From myback yard, the beautiful areaaround the Southern Cross is
lost in light spilling from theDairy Factory.
We are luckier than mostdeveloped countries. 99 percent of Europeans live inseverely light-polluted skies.
In Asia, it's normal for city-dwellers to live their entire liveswithout seeing more than a fewof the brightest stars. I oncemet a middle-aged womanwho thought that stars werefictional, like unicorns,something only seen inmovies. Imagine her shockupon arriving in New Zealandand seeing the Milky Way.
Ten years ago it wasalmost impossible to convincelocal governments to listen to
these complaints. Even now,it's common to be met withdismissive sneers whenraising the topic.
However, awareness isgrowing and I'm optimistic thatlocal governments will take itmore seriously in future.
In New Zealand, it helpsthat our skies are becomingrecognised as a touristattraction. The world's largestdark-sky reserve is in theSouth Island. Coupled with ourview of celestial objects thatcan't be seen from theNorthern Hemisphere, "astro-tourism" is a real opportunity—if we stop light-polluting thesky.
Get your gumboots onMike King and mental
health charity I Am Hopecalls for New Zealanders towear gumboots this Fridayto support kids in need.
New Zealander of theYear Mike King and I AmHope are asking New Zea-landers to wear theirgumboots to work orschool on Gumboot Fridayfor a gold coin donation.
It’s a positive and funway for kiwis to join in themental health conversa-tion, while raising moneyto provide free and timelycounselling for any kid inneed.
For many, having de-
pression or anxiety canfeel like walking throughmud every day.
By wearing gumbootsand spending a day walk-ing in someone else’sshoes, New Zealanders canshow people who are strug-gling that they’re notalone, and that it’s import-ant and normal to talkabout the things thatthey’re dealing with in-ternally, says Mike.
“Now more than ever,we need kiwis to reach outto friends and whanau. OnGumboot Friday, we wantkiwis to have lots of funand take the opportunity to
ask those you’re closest toif they’re OK.”
Mike announcedGumboot Friday when hewas named Kiwibank NewZealander of the Year 2019.
Since then he and I AmHope have beenoverwhelmed with thepositive response.
Schools, businesses,sports clubs and individ-uals have started their ownGumboot Friday eventsand opened the conversa-tion around mentalwellbeing.
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A golden winner of town’s best tree
A large, striking ginkgo tree on Hamilton Rd has been named the best tree in Cambridge. Photo / Dot Harding
BY BETHANY ROLSTON
Cambrian Lodge Motel owner Lucy Yang’s dog Lillysits guard over Cambridge’s Best Tree. Photo / Supplied
A large, striking ginkgotree on Hamilton Rd hasbeen named the best tree inCambridge.
A photo competitionthat searched for the toptree has closed, with aphoto by Cambridge resi-dent Dot Harding takingthe prize.
The competition wasrun by the CambridgeAutumn Festival and theCambridge Camera Club.
It invited the public totake a photo of the best treein town, with the winningentry named The Cam-bridge Tree and the pho-
tographer winning $250.The tree had to be
within the town centre’s50km/h zone and be access-ible to the public. It couldbe a single tree or a line oftrees and the photo had tobe taken within the last twoyears.
The winning ginkgo treeis believed to be at least 100years old.
It stands outside theCambrian Lodge Motel andwas snapped by DotHarding on her cell phonein June 2018.
“I don’t often drivedown that road, but whenthe tree is in full colour, I’llmake sure to take a
detour,” Dot says.“One day I sat there
looking at it and thought,‘I’ve just got to have aphoto’ — and that’s thephoto that won the competi-tion.”
“The tree is just startingto turn a little bit yellownow. In a week or two itwill start looking like thephoto.”
Dot says she is “over themoon” to win the competi-tion.
“I don’t usually wincontests, so I was
delighted.”Cambrian Lodge Motel
owner Lucy Yang says thetree is popular with motelpatrons, Waipa residentsand tourists.
“My customers arealways interested in thetree and every year a lot ofpeople walk past and takephotos.”
She says the tree in isgood health and gets largereach year.
“At the moment theleaves are green but in Maythey turn yellow and later
fall on the ground — it’slike a golden blanket.”
Cambridge AutumnFestival chairperson DavidMcCathie says the tree wasthe clear winner of 65entries.
“It was chosen over theother trees for its structure,age and colouring.
“The tree takes up thewhole width of the motel —it’s probably 40m wide and10m high.”
David says the Cam-bridge Autumn Festivalcommittee is open to ideas
about next year’s competi-tion.
“At this point the ginkgotree will remain as TheCambridge Tree,” he says.
“Next year we may havea competition to see whocan find a tree that isbetter, but we’re in theearly phases of planning.”
Until now, the winningphoto will be displayed inthe window of CambridgePhoto and Print on VictoriaStreet and residents areencouraged to visit the treeon Hamilton Rd.
8 Waipa Post Tuesday, April 2, 2019
The autumn recoveryDarren SuttonWaikato FarmWise Consultant
At the time of writing this, thedrought-breaking rains have finallyarrived. Some farms are better off
than others, with some farms with only1600-1700 APC currently.
So how do we recover to be at 2200by June 1?Supply vs Demand
Growth rates in late April will averageabout 40 kgs DM/ha/day, May is likely toaverage 30 and June at 20 (N assisted).
From those numbers you can workout what the farm is likely to grow.
A 100 ha dairy farm for that period of75 days will grow 2100 kgs of DM perhectare.
If your average stocking rate is threecows per hectare and all cows are dry bymid-April, needing to gain 1 BCS onaverage, then you will be demanding 36kgs/ha/day growth rate over that time.
This is a demand of 2700 kgs DM/ha,so we have a deficit of 600 kgs/ha or 60 tDM of supplements needed to breakeven.
What is your current APC?If at a starting APC of 1800 in mid-
April, then you also have a need foranother 40 t DM of feed to rebuild yourAPC to 2200 by June 1.
How do your numbers look?Do you have the reserves to meet
these targets? Can you affords to keepmilking through April?Feed budget
This is why the power of a goodaccurate feed budget can help guidedecisions on what options still exist thisseason without compromising nextseason.
Know what supplements you need toget through winter safely.
Ring-fence this feed and don’t betempted to feed it now.
Do a feed budget to work out whatsupplements can be fed this autumn. Itmay well be marginal to keep milkingthrough April if the current dry conditionsdon’t break quickly.Protect the future — BCS
To put it briefly, cows need about 100days to gain 1 BCS and heifers about120 days from calving.
Cows calving in July are unlikely(unless >4.5 BCS) to be able to bemilked into May. Dairy NZ’s bookletBody Condition Scoring Made Easy willhelp to guide you in condition scoring.
To gain one BCS above mainten-ance requirements a Friesian cow willneed to eat 160 kgs DM grass silage, or160 kgs DM maize silage or 125 kgs DMof PKE.
For a cow put on 1 BCS in 60 dayswith maize she will need about 160 kgsDM, so allow for wastage.
The total intake needed calculates toabout 11 kgs DM per cow per day beforewastage. When allowing for wastage,this figure is closer to 13 kgs DM per day.Nitrogen
There wil l be a release ofmineralised N in the soil after significantrain, so N applications are not vitally
important.But to manage contractors,
workloads, and farm rotations, followingthe cows every 1-2 weeks with fertiliser/nitrogen applications will need to bestarted now to get the whole farm donebefore June.
30 kgs of N/ha will grow more grassand speed the recovery process.Under-sowing
I am seeing some pastures that arein need of repair now.
To keep it simple, rank yourpastures in three categories; good,average or poor. DairyNZ have someguiding photos and a ranking system ontheir website you can reference.
Any paddock that will be croppednext summer can get an annual drilledin now at 20 kgs/ha.
Any paddock that is likely to becropped in two years may be bestdrilled with a 2-3 year hybrid grass.
Any other paddock that is rankedpoor or average but won’t be cropped isbest direct drilled now with a permanentryegrass at 10 kgs/ha.
All drilling is best done now.Sometimes pride has to be
swallowed and goals of certain pro-duction figures need to be let go of forthe greater goal of farm profitability andprotecting next season.
Don’t ignore the changes happeningon your farm in these currentconditions.
Get a good gauge on where yourherd’s BCS is now and what your actualAPC is so you make good decisions tominimise any damage to next seasonand capture what you can profitably thisseason.
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Young Maori Farmer B+L finalistsAhuwhenua Young
Maori Farmer Awardfinalist Kristy Roa.
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The finalists in thisyear’s AhuwhenuaYoung Maori Farmer
Award for Sheep and Beefhave been announced andthere is a strong Te Awa-mutu connection They are :• Kristy Roa, Ngati Mania-poto, Ngati Apakura;• Tumoana Harrison-Boyd,Ngati Porou, Whanau aTuwhakairiora me Te Wha-nau a Hinekehu;• Taane Hubbard, NgatiKahungunu, NgatiPahauwera, Tainui, NgatiPakapaka, Ngai Tahu, NgaiTuhoe.
The three were selectedfrom a number of entrantsfrom around the country.
The Ahuwhenua YoungMaori Farmer Award wasfirst held in 2012 and isdesigned to recognise tal-ented up-and-comingyoung Maori farmers. It isalso designed to encourageyoung Maori to make farm-ing a career choice and toshowcase to prospectiveemployers, the talent poolthat exists within Maori.
Since its inception, theevent has created interestwithin and outside te aoMaori and has given final-ists and winners a hugesense of pride and achieve-ment. All have gone on togreater things since win-ning this event.
This Award runs in tan-dem with the seniorAhuwhenua Trophy com-petition and the winner isannounced during theAhuwhenua TrophyAwards Dinner being heldin Gisborne on Friday, May24.Kristy Roa, 20, is a city girlwho grew up in Hamiltonand whose parents have nodirect connections to farm-ing, although they ownLongveld which providesstainless steel site installa-tion to the dairy sector inNew Zealand and Aus-tralia.
Dad Les is from Te Awa-mutu and his wife Pamfrom Hamilton.
At school, Kristy did thenormal school subjects andwas planning to go over-seas when she left andwork on a horse ranch inCanada. But she missed theposition, and then bychance heard about thefarm cadet course run byWaipaoa Cadet TrainingTrust on the East Coastthrough another Te Awa-mutu connection.
The Roas were talkingto Andrew MacPherson at aindustry event, catching upon family news.
Andrew is a trustee forWaipaoa and recom-mended Kristy apply.
Within days the familywas heading to the EastCoast and just driving therethrough the farmland to anopen day to check outWaipaoa suddenly inspiredKristy to make agricultureher career choice.
She gained some experi-ence for a few months onfarms in the Waikato andthen applied and was
accepted for the two yearcourse.
Les says Andrew and hiswife Nic took a keen inter-est in Kristy’s progress andthen she was able to getemployment with a couplewho are keen to nurtureher aspirations.
While she loves the out-door life, it’s the businessaspect of farming that is a
major attraction.She says many city kids
see farming as a lifestyle,whereas she sees the busi-ness dimension which shedescribes as ‘pretty cool’.
Kristy works as a shep-herd on Iwinui Station(Hauiti Corporation) nearTolaga Bay – a 2100ha prop-erty on which is run 5300ewes, 3700 ewe lambs, 450cows and 1000 trading bulls.
This is her first job outof Waipaoa but her longterm goal is to manage alarge scale sheep and beeffarm in the Gisborne areaand one day own her ownfarm.Tumoana Harrison-Boyd,or Tu as he is commonlyknown, has always had aninterest in farming datingback to his early schooldays.
He undertook a Diplomain Agriculture and a Dip-loma in Farm Managementat Lincoln University. Whileat Lincoln he was selectedas a Tri- Lamb young leaderand travelled to Australiaand the USA to see howtheir sheep industry is runand how we can better ourrelationship with them.
After completing thesetwo courses he did somecasual farm work beforebeing offered a job as ashepherd about a year ago
at Whareopaia Station nearTolaga Bay on the EastCoast.
The 1000ha (815 effec-tive) property runs 3000ewes and 340 mixed agedcows.Taane Hubbard, 23, is anexperienced shepherd onCaberfeidh Station in theHakataramea Valley nearKurow northwest ofOamaru.
He grew up in the EastCoast town of Wairoa and inhis last three years atsecondary school joined aspecial agricultural acad-emy set up at Wairoa Col-lege, spending two days perweek on local farms –mainly Tangiwai Stationand Burnside Farm – seeingthe options the sectoroffered and learning skillsthat would eventually sethim on his path to a careerin agriculture.
He continued his studyat Taratahi Agriculturetraining centre completinglevel 4 and a Massey Dip-loma in Agriculture beforebeing offered a position atthe historic Tautane Stationin Central Hawke’s Bayworking as a shepherd gen-eral.
After nearly two yearshe moved to his currentposition at CaberfeidhStation.
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Third boat launched at Sailability
Official party ready for the launch at Lake Ngaroto of WaikatoSailability’s third boat with a logo in honour of Martin Weld whodied last month. From left: Robert Greenwood (president TeAwamutu Lions), Sharron Weld (Martin’s daughter), Barbara Weld(Martin’s wife), Fred Scott (vice- president Otorohanga Lions) andPat Edwards (president Otorohanga Lions).
Photos / Keith Maynard, Shifting Light Photography
Barbara Weld was the first passengerin the new boat at Lake Ngaroto.
Sharron Weld and Robert Greenwood pushed theWaikato Sailability boat into the water for the firsttime.
Martin Weld’s dream oflaunching a boat for the WaikatoSailability organisation hasbecome a reality.
The former Otorohanga Lionspresident died in early February,but his goal of raising $17,000 tofund a boat for the charity cameto fruition when it was launchedat Lake Ngaroto on March 23.
Sailability Waikato is a chari-table trust formed by NgarotoSailing Club and Te AwamutuLions to promote the behaviour-al, physical, emotional, educa-tional and social well-being of
people with disabilities by pro-viding opportunities for them totry sailing.
The third of WaikatoSailability’s three boats resultedfrom a donation of $17,000 fromOtorohanga Lions.
The donation stemmed from apresentation about theSailability concept to theOtorohanga Lions club whosethen president Martin Weld wasdetermined to assist the cause.
“Martin commencedattending and assisting with theSailability Have A Go sessions at
Lake Ngaroto and we got to knowhim well,” said Rob Greenwood,Te Awamutu Lions president.
“Sadly Martin passed away onFebruary 6 but his club pushedthe project through and the boathas been logoed with his name asa memorial to this great man.”
Lions clubs in the Waikatoturned out in force for the
launch, along with Martin’s wifeBarbara and daughter Shannon.
Martin was a member ofLions for 38 years.
At the launch, two severelydisabled people wereseen sittingin chairs with caregivers nearby.
After both had a sail theywere totally engrossed,interacting about the experience
they had just had.“It was a priceless reward for
all involved,” Mr Greenwoodsaid.
“We have been told bycaregivers the euphoric behavi-our changes last for several daysafter the event.
“It is a small example of thesuccess of sailability.”
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Waipa Post 13
Horses andriders tested
Christine Coates and her mount negotiating the Skinny Bridge.Juliet Cayzer and her partner Pilgrim, Brumby Farm HorsemanshipChampion 2019.
Lisa Earley at the last obstacle in the On Line competition at Brumby Farm — Float Loading. Photos / Supplied
A unique competition tookplace over the weekend atBrumby Farm, a purpose-builtHorsemanship Centre in Te Awa-mutu.
Natural Horsemanshipclinicians Russell Higgins andRuth Carlyle, with over 30 yearsexperience teaching people andtraining horses, hosted 20 horseand rider combinations for theannual Play Day tournament.
The combined horse and riderskills were tested with an arrayof obstacles and tasks in fourareas.
They are On Line (with halterand lead rope), Liberty (nothingattached), Ridden obstacles andPrecision riding (a combinationof bridle-less tasks, collected lat-eral and precision work andjumping).
Each of the four competitionsis a reflection of what is taught atBrumby Farm HorsemanshipCentre.
Prizes were presented to thetop three in each of thefour competitions with thehighest point scorer overall,Juliet Cayzer and her partnerPilgrim, awarded Brumby FarmHorsemanship Champion 2019.
“The Waikato put on goodweather for the competition andthe competitors soon got into thespirit of it, cheering each otheron during their challenges,”Higgins said.
“The support of each otherand appreciation of the display of
good horsemanship is whatreally stood out on the day.
“Building well-roundedfoundations for horse and rideris what Ruth and I teach in ourclinics and lessons.
“It was great to see it ondisplay in the form of a competi-tion where the competitorsmaintained their horsemanshipprinciples while testing theirskills.”
Higgins said the environmentand emphases on horsemanshipinsured that it was a fun week-end not only for the riders but forthe horses too.
Brumby Farm will be runningthe same challenge next year.
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Para cyclists bring home the medalsKiwis do well in the para cycling track world champs in Holland
Nicole Murray enroute to placing fifth in the C5 category women’s3km individual pursuit at the UCI Para Cycling Track WorldChampionships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Photo / SWpix
Mitch Wilson and his sighted pilot Jackson Ogle competing in themen’s B category 1km time trial at the UCI Para Cycling TrackWorld Championships. Photo / SWpix
BY COLIN THORSEN
Te Awamutu’s Para cyclistsposted several top 10 placings atthe UCI Para Cycling TrackWorld Championships.
The 12-strong New ZealandPara Cycling Team returnedhome from the Netherlands withsome considerable hand luggage— rainbow jersey, one gold andthree bronze medals comple-mented by numerous personalbest performances.
Although none of theRosetown Para cyclists made thepodium, they all acquitted them-selves well against world classopposition.
International debutants, visu-ally impaired Mitch Wilson andhis sighted pilot Jackson Oglewrapped up their first UCI ParaCycling Track World Champion-ships with a personal best timeplacing eighth in the men’s Bcategory 1km time trial and 12thin the 200m sprint.
“The highlight for me wasdoing the very best we could andgetting the personal best time inthe time trial,” said Wilson.
“I’m looking forward to get-ting home this week and catch-ing up on my university work.I’m studying political scienceand psychology, it’s a bit of ajuggle combining training andstudying, so it’s good to bestudying part time at themoment.”
“Lining up with Mitch for thefirst time in the 1km time trial onthe first day of the Games wasthe highlight for me,” Ogle said.
“We both worked really hard andput it all on the line. Our nextsteps will be all about getting insome kilometres on the road. Wehave only been riding togetherfor four months so it will just allbe about getting some time on thebike together.”
Left wrist amputee NicoleMurray placed fifth in the C5women’s 3km individual pursuit;sixth in the scratch race, andseventh in both the women’s500m time trial and omnium.
Nikita Howarth placed sixthin the women’s C4 (bilateralupper limb deficiency) 500m timetrial and 10th in the scratch race.
Anna Taylor, with an incom-plete spinal cord injury cameaway with a ranking of seventhin the women’s C4 500m timetrial; eighth in scratch race, andninth in 3km individual pursuit.
Howarth, Murray and KateHoran finished 14th in the team200m sprint.
“There were some very
encouraging performances thatdemonstrate Para athletes whodidn’t medal are progressing at arate that indicates they will bestrong medal contenders at theTokyo 2020 Paralympic Games,”said Malcolm Humm,Paralympics NZ high perform-ance director.
“I believe these results are astrong indicator that we have theright leadership, coaching andHigh Performance Sport NewZealand services in place sup-
porting this group of Paraathletes.”
Humm said Nicole Murrayraced well in the individualpursuit qualification race.
“It was very fast and she tooksix seconds off her time fromNational Track Championshipsin February, so Nicole is headingin the right direction.
“Our men’s tandem of MitchWilson and Jackson Ogle alsogained great experience againstsome of the best in the world.”
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Pirongia ANZACDay meeting to beheld at the Pirongia
Fire Station,Franklin St, Pirongiaat 7pm, Thursday 4
April 2019.
All interestedparties please
attend
Public Notices
Te Awamutu Diabetes
Support Group10.30am Tuesday
9 April 2019
Methodist Church Hall261 Banks Street
Te Awamutufor more information
Ph (07) 853 9854
HUGHES,Phyllis StephanieSheelah Stratford.23 April 1911 to 2 April2009.98 years of a love ofhorses and people. 10years later still dearlymissed by Julian andLyn, Anna, Helen andMatthew.
In MemoriamBAKER,David (Bear).Died 3 April 2016.Many tears have beenshed since you left us.Always in our hearts.
Love Kay and whanau.
Funeral Directors
DeathsSOAR,Dorothy (Dot).Passed awaypeacefully surroundedby her loving familyand friends on 30thMarch 2019 at CHT TeAwamutu, aged 97years. Loving wife ofFred, wonderful mumand mother-in-law toSteph and BruceOwen, Lynn and GaryLee, Rebecca Taylor,and Robert and thelate Carole Soar.Nanny to her sixgrandchildren, NannaDot to all her greatgrandchildren.Heartfelt thanks to thestaff at CHT TeAwamutu.
A celebration of Dot’slife will be held at OldSt John's AnglicanChurch, ArawataStreet, Te Awamutuon Wednesday, 3rdApril 2019 at 11amfollowed by privatecremation. In lieu offlowers, donations toDementia Waikatowould be appreciatedand may be left at theservice.All communications tothe Soar family, POBox 137, Te Awamutu3840.
Te Awamutu FuneralServices FDANZ
WISE,Lance (Lightning/Larney) Francis.On 31st March 2019,peacefully surroundedby his family, aged 68years. Dearly lovedprecious husband ofFrancene for 46 years,dearly loved fatherand father-in-law ofLetitia, Hayden, Kevinand Sheena. Dearlyloved Poppa of Oliver,Ella, Tyla and Jake.
"A golden heartstopped beating".
Forever loved, foreverin our hearts .... sleepwell. The family wishto thank Sally andAnsy of WaikatoHospital, Catherineand staff from Hospiceand Cheryl and theteam from the TeAwamutu DistrictNurses.
A Celebration ofLance’s life will beheld at AlexandraHouse Chapel, 570Alexandra St, TeAwamutu on Friday,5th April 2019 at11.00am followed byprivate cremation. Inlieu of flowers,donations towards aLa-Z-Boy for the AcuteServices Departmentat Waikato Hospitalwould be appreciatedand may be left at theservice. Allcommunications tothe Wise family, POBox 137, Te Awamutu3840.Te Awamutu Funeral
Services FDANZ
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Waipa Post 17
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Experienced SeamstressSincerity is a large industrial laundry basedin Te Awamutu. If you are looking for a rolewith a trusted, family run company then thefollowing role could be for you.
A great opportunity for a position has becomeavailable for an experienced seamstress in ourfactory.If the list below describes you then wewant tohear from you.
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PART-TIMEDELIVERYPERSON
(Te Awamutu)We are looking forsomeone to deliverthe NZ Herald andWaikato Times for3-4 days per week.
You will need:Your own vehicle
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QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN
Due to an electrician leaving the industry, Bevanz ElectricalServices are seeking a full time, qualified electrician.
Bevanz Electrical have been operating in Otorohanga andsurrounding areas for 12 years.
We are a family run business so your family and work lifebalance is important to us!
The successful applicant will need the following:
• Full NZ drivers licence.• Minimum of electrical registration with current New
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Bevanz Electrical ServicesBevan Aymes - 027 523 8269
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Waipa Post 19
Maggie Rogers atThe Powerstation
■ WIN: MAGGIE ROGERS DOUBLE PASS
Here’s one of thoserare, ‘once in a bluemoon’ opportunities.
We have an All Agesdouble pass up for grabsfor you to see risingsuperstar and acclaimedUS producer-songwriter-p e r f o r m e r M a g g i eRogers, up close and per-sonal in the intimate sur-roundings of one of Auck-land’s most iconic venuesas she drops in for herfirst ever and only NewZealand gig on her HeardIt In A Past Life worldtour.
Maggie Rogers playsT h e P o w e r s t a t i o n(R18/All Ages) on satur-day, June 1.
Presenting thoughtfulindie-pop, Rogers’ musicendeavours to bring thehuman back into popularmusic.
Using organic per-cussion and etherealtimbres alongside lyricsof activism and heart-ache, Rogers’ approach istruly unique — translat-ing to a glistening liveshow.
Heard It In A PastLife is her recently re-leased debut album. Fansare already plenty famil-iar with a handful of thesongs on the 12-track re-lease, including Give AL i t t l e , O n + O f f ,Fallingwater and her ca-reer maker Alaska.
You know you’re onthe right track whenmusical genius PharrellWilliams is stunned bywhat you’ve got.
Previously a student atNew York University’sClive Davis Institute ofRecorded Music, Maggie
Rogers was discoveredwhen Pharrell stopped byf o r a m a s t e r c l a s slistening session.
Maggie unassuminglyplayed her song Alaskaand Pharrell was immedi-ately impressed by it. Hedescribed the song as asound unlike anythinghe’s heard before.
Also included is thenew single Light On, avulnerable yet musculartrack that dances on sea-sawing synths.
“This song is a letter tomy fans about the last twoyears of my life. Therewas so much change thathappened so fast, …I wasreally overwhelmed for aw h i l e , a n d s c a r e dtoo…But I never had
doubts about the music.And every night I got onstage and was remindedwhy I love doing this,”says Maggie.
We’re sure you’ll loveit too!
Catch the magneticartist in this intimateshow while you can —she’ l l be f i l l ing outstadiums soon. Ticketsfrom AAA ticketing.
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This competition is provided by ‘Fill The House Tickets Project’, proudlysupporting families of children with cancer.
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Circus ownerMax Medici(Danny DeVito)hires him to takecare of Dumbo, anewborn elephantwhose oversizedears make him thelaughing stock ofthe struggling cir-cus troupe.
But when Holt'schildren discoverthat Dumbo can fly,silver-tongued
entrepreneur V.A.Vandevere(Michael Keaton),and aerial artist
Colette Marchant(Eva Green) swoopin to make the littleelephant a star.
Five FeetApart
S e v e n t e e n -y e a r - o l d S t e l l aspends most of hertime in the hos-pital as a cysticfibrosis patient.
Her life is fullo f r o u t i n e s ,boundaries andself-control — allof which get put tothe test when shemeets Will, an im-possibly charmingteen who has thesame illness.
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