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Kawhia’s New Year’s EveFireworks was a huge successwith a crowd of about 1000adjacent to the wharf and aclear night.

The display ran for 12minutes and was well received.

Organiser and majorsponsor Andrew Gibson of Re/Max says following thissuccess, planning for the nextevent has begun. Thought isbeing given to having twoevents — one for the smallerchildren on the park from 9pmand the traditional ‘big bang’ atmidnight for the ‘big’ children.

Organisers wish to thank allwho sponsored, contributed orassisted with this year’s event.

On your bikeThousands of Kiwis will be

jumping on their bikes tocelebrate Bike Wise Monthduring February.

Bike Wise Month is anational programme run by NZTransport Agency, encouragingKiwis to enjoy fun and safecycling this summer.

Numerous events will betaking place in New Zealand,including Big Bike Tune Upsand the annual Go By Bike Dayon February 10.

Visit www.bikewise.co.nz/events for further details.

Unveiling dateA year after initial work

began, the Tokanui MemorialWall is set to be officiallyunveiled and blessed by localIwi, the Returned ServicesAssociation and the localChurch.

The Tokanui CemeteryRestoration Project Committee,the Department ofConservation and James R HillLtd have arranged for theunveiling on Saturday,February 20.

Anyone interested in furtherdetails or wishing to attendshould contact Event ManagerWayne Green (ph 07 8581562or 027 2475828).

Pavers chosen to renew footpathCouncil has reconsidered cur-

rent footpath work underway onSloane, Arawata and Roche Streetsand decided to install concretepavers rather than renew theasphalt.

The footpaths were mainly as-phalt, plus a mixture of materieals,and due for renewal.

Work to remove the old surfaceand prepare the base for newasphalt had begun, but staffrevisited the project due tofeedback from the public andfollowing an article in the Courier,and have decided to pave instead.

Group manager service deliv-ery Barry Bergin says staff were

guided by the Town Concept Plan,which recommends streetsconnecting with Alexandra Streetin the CBD be finished in a similarstyle. He says the project can bedone within existing budgets andwill provide enhancements forthose precincts.

The areas being paved are

Sloane Street, from outsideMcDonald’s Restaurant to theCountdown Supermarket drive-way, Arawata Street from Postie +to George Street and Roche Streetadjacent to the Commercial Hotel.

The footpaths will now be pre-pared for paving, which shouldbegin in about a week.

Crash blocks roadAll escape injury in smash

TC020216DT01POLICE and emergency responders had to control SH3 traffic as they attempted to clear the road after tourists crashed their vehicle intoa ute and trailer at the intersection of Golf and Kihikihi Roads.

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TC020216DT02CRASHED new Toyota Rav4 blocked most of the northbound laneand ute and trailer blocked the exit from Golf Road.

German tourists are in shockand a local mowing contractor islooking for a new work vehicleafter a crash on the SH3/GolfRoad intersection Thursdaymorning.

The German couple weretravelling from the south to Roto-rua and had stopped at theintersection to turn into GolfRoad — then according to thevictim, they turned and left himnowhere to go.

There was substantial dam-age to the new Toyota Rav4 thetourists were travelling in, and it

was pushed into the northboundlane.

The contractor’s ute alsoreceived substantial front cornerdamage and the vehicle andtrailer came to rest blocking theexit from Golf Road.

Although shaken, no-one wasinjured in the crash.

Police and helpers did a goodjob of managing traffic on thebusy road, while the trailer wastransferred to another ute andthe two crashed vehicles wereloaded onto tow trucks.

Council managed spilt fueland oil before the road could befully re-opened.

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New Expressway cutscommute time to city

KAYE CLARK

TC020216SP02AKARAPIRO Gully viaduct on new section of Waikato Expressway.

The new Cam-bridge Section of theWaikatoExpressway hasbeen open about sixweeks and alreadyabout 15,000 vehiclesper day are travel-ling the 16kmstretch.

Those using theroad for their dailycommute from Cam-bridge to Hamiltonare saving up to 23minutes on theround trip, according to the NZTransport Agency.

NZTA’s Hamilton highwaymanager Kaye Clark says moni-toring over the last month hasshown drivers are savingbetween 10 and 13 minutes eachtrip past Cambridge by nothaving to go through the townand get caught in queues.

“At peak travel times in themorning, north-bound traffic issaving 13 minutes off theirjourney and in the afternoonpeople travelling south havetaken 10 minutes off their traveltime,” Mrs Clark says.

“That’s up to 23 minutes aday, or nearly two hours perweek, that people don’t have tospend sitting in their cars.

“Along with time savings,this also saves people money onfuel, and shows the real benefitsthe Cambridge section of theExpressway is delivering forcommuters in the Waikato,”

Mrs Clark says.The increase in

traffic using the newroad has meant thatthe number ofvehicles using theold road has alsoreduced consider-ably.

About 13,430fewer vehicles aretravelling on the oldstate highway northof Cambridge andabout 8000 fewervehicles are using

the old road south of the town.Along with reducing conges-

tion in Cambridge, the 16kmsection is also making the tripconsiderably safer.

There have been two wirerope barrier strikes since theproject opened to traffic, onenear the Victoria Road inter-change and one near the North-ern interchange.

Mrs Clark says the strikesshow the effectiveness of wirerope barriers in preventing seri-ous crashes and saving lives.

“The cost of repairing a wirerope barrier is not insignificant— but it pales in comparison tothe human and social costs thatcould have resulted from thesecrashes had the barrier not beenin place,” she says.

A post-construction review ofthe Cambridge section will takeplace this year. The review willinclude noise monitoring, whichwill get under way in March.

“People living alongside theExpressway are telling us theycan hear the traffic,” Mrs Clarksays.

“With that in mind we haveworked with the contractor,HEB Construction, to bring for-ward the date that the finalquieter seal will be put on theroad.

“The final seal will sig-nificantly reduce traffic noisebut can only be laid in warmweather, and after the existingroad surface has had time to bedin. This work will get under wayin October, three months earlierthan planned.”

■ The Cambridge section of theWaikato Expressway opened totraffic on December 16—sixmonths ahead of schedule.■ The $250million project

stretches from the Tamahereinterchange on SH1, to just south ofCambridge.■ It includes eight bridges,walkingand cycling paths, a number ofartworks and 365,000 native andexotic plants planted along itslength. There are storyboards alongthewalkways that tell the story ofthe artworks and project.■ The project is one of sevensections of the $2.1 billionWaikatoExpressway, a Road of NationalSignificance identified by theGovernment as key to unlockingNewZealand’s economic potential.■ Once complete, theWaikatoExpresswaywill be the keytransport corridor for the region,connecting Auckland to theagricultural and business centres ofWaikato and Bay of Plenty. Theentire 102 kilometre length is set tobe open in 2020.

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Health tool catches all kidsFewer children are

missing critical healthchecks, thanks to aninnovative online tooland coordination ser-vice.

Child healthproviders across theWaikato can access theNational Child Health In-formation Platform(NCHIP), giving them ashared view of a child’sprogress towards their 29health milestonesbetween 0-6 years of age.

The health milestonesinclude immunisations,oral health assessments,Well Child checks, hear-ing and vision checks,and B4 School checks.There is no clinical in-formation held by thesystem — only data onthe child, family contactdetails, providersinvolved, whether eachmilestone has beencompleted and the dates.

Pinnacle MidlandsHealth Network CEOJohn Macaskill Smith

said early childhoodhealth services are beingdelivered and tracked ina coordinated way, creat-ing efficiencies acrossthe health system andensuring children don’tfall between the cracks.

“This is a key part ofensuring that we deliverevery kid, every healthservice they are entitledto at the right time,” saidMr Macaskill-Smith.

“We have some reallygreat child healthservices, but the game-changing aspect ofNCHIP is the ability tojoin these servicestogether so they canshare information and beaware of what others aredoing. ”

Should a child miss acheck, the system canalert their GP or healthprovider. If their medicalcentre has lost contactwith the child, providerscan call PinnacleMidlands Health Net-work’s child and youth

health coordination ser-vice to help locate them.The coordination servicecan also access supportfrom the ministries ofeducation and social de-velopment to help locatethese ‘missing’ children,reconnecting them withhealth services.

Health providersassociated with a childare able to check how thechild is tracking againstthe various milestones,and identify otherproviders involved withthat child.

Mr Macaskill-Smithsays the coordinationservice has been runningin the Waikato for morethan 16 months and isalready improvingaccess to child healthservices.

“Within five monthsof launching NCHIP, weidentified more than 6000Waikato children pre-viously unknown to theDHB’s oral health ser-vice.

“There were alsomore than 300 newbornsnot enrolled with a medi-cal centre, more than 60newborns missing theirmetabolic screening re-sults and another 70missing from the hearingscreening register. Wehave been able to con-nect these families withthe relevant health pro-vider, ensuring eachchild has the opportunityto receive the checks andhealth services they areentitled to.”

Health informationfor all Waikato childrenup to the age of six is nowin the system, with morethan 32,300 children nowregistered.

Development andtrialling of the NCHIPsystem was funded byPinnacle MidlandsHealth Network; Minis-try of Health/NationalHealth IT Board; HauoraTairawhiti; Waikato,Lakes and TaranakiDHBs.

Taking extra care askids return to school

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As children head backto school this week Wai-pa District Council andPolice remind drivers tofocus on being safe whenkids are about.

Drivers are remindedto slow down, be vigilantand expect increasedtraffic and pedestrianvolumes around schools.

Many children may bestarting at new schoolsand are easily distractedby new surroundings ormeeting up with friends.Road crossings will beused more frequently atpeak school times.

Waipa district roadsafety co-ordinatorMegan Jolly said driversshould slow down

around schools and beprepared to stop at allcrossings.

“Younger childrenhave difficulty judgingdistances and may stepout onto a crossing, giv-ing drivers little time toreact,” she says.

“Even older childrencan become distractedand just step out.

“The faster you drive,the harder the impact.

“A person hit by avehicle travelling at30km/h has a 95 per centchance of surviving,whereas the survivalrate for someone hit by avehicle travelling at50km/h is only 55 percent and at 70km/h is

only about five per cent.”Parents dropping chil-

dren at school also havean important part to play— they should be goodrole models for their chil-dren by crossing atapproved crossingswhen available.

Cars should be parkedlegally, as parking on ayellow line will mostlikely impede otherdrivers’ vision.

Always have childrenexit the car from the lefton to the footpath.

Police will be patrol-ling around schools toensure motorists keeptheir speeds down.

Sergeant WarrenShaw from the Strategic

Traffic Unit says driversmust make sure they areconstantly vigilantaround schools andpolice will have a lowtolerance for breaches ofthe speed limits.

School buses will alsobe operating and motor-ists are reminded thatthe speed limit is 20km/hwhen passing a schoolbus that has stopped topick up or let off chil-dren.

Drivers need to beaware that exceeding thespeed limit when passinga school bus puts lives atrisk and can result in afine, and in some cases, acourt appearance anddisqualification.

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Owners flout basic gun safety rulesWaikato Police have a stern warning

for gun owners: comply with the safetyrequirements of your license or risklosing the privilege of owning firearms.

District Arms Officer Richard Plassaid the call comes after a number ofincidents were bought to his attention byconcerned gun shop owners from acrossthe Waikato.

“It appears there is a problem wheregun owners have been coming intostores seeking to have work done ontheir firearms and have been handingover weapons with either rounds in thechamber or in the magazine.

“This has happened on several occa-sions and is really disappointing whenyou consider safety and security aresome of the basic principles of safe

firearms use.“Every firearms license holder has to

undergo a test based on the Arms Codeand in the seven basic rules in SectionOne, (1B) Rule One is treat every firearmas loaded. Rule Three requires you toonly load a firearm when ready to fireand Rule Six requires you to storefirearms and ammunition safely andthat they should be stored separately. It’sclear some people are ignoring thebasics.”

One western Waikato gun shop ownersaid he had had five incidents recentlywhere people had come into his shopwith loaded firearms.

Mr Plas said while anyonedisregarding basic safety requirementscan face revocation of their firearms

license, Police would rather focus oncompliance and ensure firearms ownersand the public were not put at risk.

“Regulation 19 of the Arms regula-tions 1992 addresses people storing fire-arms with rounds in the chamber ormagazine. It’s about people ensuringthey’re following basic safetyprincipals.”Seven basic rules of firearms:1. Treat every firearm as loaded.2. Always point firearms in a safedirection.3. Load a firearm only when ready to fire.4. Identify your target.5. Check your firing zone.6. Store firearms and ammunition safely.7. Avoid alcohol and/or drugs whenhandling firearms.

A blessing forTe Awamutu

Te Awamutu’s fourthannual Town Blessing takesplace at noon at Te AwamutuSports’ Club on Wednesday,February 10 and everyone isinvited.

The event starts with lightrefreshments, followed byhonouring and blessing thedifferent parts of the commun-ity in appreciation for thework people do to make thedistrict a place to be proud of.

There is also a pre-meetingat 11.30am for the businesscommunity with Denis andCoralie Clarke from BusinessEdge, a support/mentoringbusiness empowering busi-ness people to become a posi-tive force within their com-munity.

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Slow down on waterA number of incidents

involving dangerous behavi-our on the Waikato Riverhave prompted a call fromWaikato Regional Councilharbourmasters for boatiesto learn and follow the rules.

Swimmers and kayakersflock to the river near theHamilton Gardens on sum-mer weekends.

Recently an off-duty coun-cil staff member witnessedthree incidents of boatiestravelling at dangerouslyhigh speeds. However, theboaties were unable to belocated by the time aharbourmaster arrived.

“Some boaties are fantas-tic — they get a boat, theylearn the rules and do allthey can to keep not justeveryone on board but alsoothers in and on the water

safe,” said maritime servicesteam leader, RichardBarnett.

“ There are some boatieswho put everyone aroundthem at risk by failing tolearn and adhere to the rules.

“Over a recent weekendwe had three boaties withinshort succession who camealong the river, seeminglyoblivious to how their unsafebehaviour endangeredothers,” Mr Barnett said.

The first travelled down-current at approximately 15knots, with a kayaker justfive metres to one side of himand a swimmer 10 metres onthe other.

Boaties number two andthree were similarly travel-ling at high speeds, with anumber of swimmersnearby.

In the region’s navigationsafety rules this area of theriver is a five knot zone. Thelimit is five knots whenyou’re within 50 metres ofother swimmers and boaties.

In each case the threeboaties were breaking therules, which could result in a$200 fine.

“Boats don’t have brakes,and people are fragile.

“With summer only part-way through, and plentymore hot days to come, we’reurging boaties to do all theycan to avoid causing a trag-edy,” Mr Barnett said.

■ People who witness unsafebehaviour on any of the region’swaterways can contact WaikatoRegional Councilharbourmasters 24/7 on 0800800 401.

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Teams needed forCancer Society relay

TC280116SP07AFundraising manager Catriona Findlay, right, and RelayFor Life ceremonies coordinator Lauren Payne hopeMystery Creek will be packed with relayers at theWaikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society’s fundraisingevent in March.

The Cancer Society isurgently appealing to theWaikato community to getinvolved in this year’sRelay For Life.

The annual fundraisingevent has been wellsupported over the past 12years, but organisers saythat registrations for the2016 relay have been slowto come in.

“Team registrationsclose on 19 February and atthis point we’re concernedthat we’re going to fallshort of our target fornumbers,” said CatrionaFindlay, fundraisingmanager for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty CancerSociety.

Eighty teams partici-pated in Relay For Life lastyear, raisingapproximately $220,000 tosupport the work of theCancer Society. However,Miss Findlay said there arecurrently only 31 teamsregistered for the 2016event.

“Relay For Life is oursecond largest fundraiserso its success is critical interms of the free servicesand programmes we’reable to provide people withcancer. The more peoplewho sign up and fundraisefor us, the more work wecan do in the community.”

Relay For Life 2016 willbe held at Mystery CreekEvents Centre on Saturday12 March 2016, starting at

10am and concluding at10pm. Teams keep theirbaton moving around atrack for 12 hours, havingfundraised for the CancerSociety in the leadup to theevent.

“Relay For Life is aunique event because it’sso many things rolled intoone,” says Miss Findlay.

“It’s a fundraiser, and afun day out, but it’s also achance to celebrate cancersurvivors and remember

loved ones lost to cancer.”“It’s a fantastic event to

be part of and I’d encour-age any interested partiesto contact us for furtherinformation.”

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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Flair, skill rewarded

TC020216CA01SHABBY CHIC business owner Tracey Wright congratulates Jenn Cocklin on beingthe Employee of the Month.

People4Success and TeAwamutu Chamber ofCommerce Employee ofthe Month is Shabby Chicsales assistant JennCocklin.

She was nominated bythe Alexandra Street busi-ness owner Tracey Wright.

Mrs Wright says she is afantastic employee.

“She always goes aboveand beyond what is

required of her, includingworking at home afterhours helping to designsignage and photographmodels for advertising.

“She is amazing withcustomers and merchan-dising alike and brings aflair to the shop thatcompliments everythingthe shop embodies.

“Jenn has helped mebring the shop to the next

level in many ways, a bigpart of that was getting acomputer system up andrunning, making salesrecords and stock controlmuch more efficient.

“She has become a won-derful friend, I know I cango away and things will berun as well as if I was thereand for me as the businessowner there is nothingmore valuable.”

MANAGER OF THE MONTH

People skills recognised

TC020216CA03People4Success con-sultant (and new co-ordinator of themonthly awards) AnelMostert congratu-lates Manager of theMonth Aaron Karam-Whalley at Team 7.

People4Success andTe Awamutu Chamberof Commerce PeopleManager of the Monthis Team 7 managerAaron Karam-Whalley.

He was nominatedby office managerTheresa Corbett whosays Aaron alwaysgives 110 per cent toeverything he does.

“He goes above andbeyond consistentlyand always has ourclients needs at theforefront of his mind.”

People4Success and Te AwamutuChamber of Commerce run two monthlyreward programmes for Te Awamutubusinesses — Employee of the Month andPeople Manager of the Month.Employee of the Month winners

receive a certificate and a $100 mealvoucher from Te Awamutu restaurant,Fahrenheit. Is there someone you employwho always goes above and beyond tomake sure your business is a success? AnEmployee of the Month award is a greatway to recognise their efforts.People Manager of the Month winners

receive a certificate and chocolates. Is

there someone in your business wholeads people and deserves to berecognised? Whether you’re a teammember with a great boss or a businessowner who wants to recognise theleaders in your team nominate themtoday.Nomination forms can be downloaded

from people4success.co.nz,teawamutuchamber.org.nz orteawamutu.co.nz or picked up from theTe Awamutu Courier office —alternatively contact Anel Mostert atPeople4Success who co-ordinates theawards — 870 5407 or 021 477605.

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Passionate about findingways to reduce water use

Four months into her job,Waipa District Council’snew water demand manage-ment officer Renee Couttsadmits she is enjoying mak-ing a pest of herself.

Her job is to monitorwater management and de-velop water conservationsstrategies, and she has been‘hassling’ her councilcolleagues to be smarterwith water. She’s currentlydeveloping a water ef-ficiency policy that willoutline what the Councilshould do to reduce its ownwater consumption.

“We actively encourageWaipa residents to reducetheir water use every sum-mer, so it’s important welead the way, ” Coutts said.

“It’s an opportunity for afresh set of eyes to look overeverything council does inthe water space and con-sider new and innovativeways to decrease our ownwater consumption.”

A number of watersaving initiatives arealready underway:• The parks and reservesteam have installed waterefficient irrigation lines thatallow pulse watering. Thisdirects water straight to theplant roots every 10minutes, meaning no waste.• All irrigation timers are setto only work between 6-8amand 6-8pm.• Council gardens and sometrees are mulched to helpretain moisture in the soiland keep weeds down. Thewood chip is recycled from

trees that have been prunedor removed.• When they are due forrenewal, all council waterappliances will be replacedwith high WELS star-ratedproducts which use lesswater.• Water leak remedial workis prioritised throughout theyear and reported leaks arefixed as soon as possible.The team are also happy toadvise residents on how tofix leaks on their property.• The sub-regional SmartWater campaign has intro-duced a fun and interactiveeducational resource and issharing the Smart Watermessage at community mar-ket days .

Other initiatives are alsoplanned, including usedrecycling water used towater public gardens.

While current water re-strictions only apply to resi-dential properties, Coutts’role also involves workingalongside large commercialusers like Fonterra to drivedown water consumption.Fonterra has two plants inthe Waipa district; one in TeAwamutu and one inHautapu.

A number of initiativesare underway. Fonterraalready provides wastewater to the Waipa RacingClub which uses it todampen down its racingtrack. At the height of theseason the racing club use20,000 litres of water eachday.

Fonterra’s environmen-

tal team lead Michael Brocksays ‘it’s a win-win situa-tion’.

“We’re putting ourwastewater to good use andhelping reduce the strain onlocal services.”

Fonterra’s Hautapu siteaims to save 1000m3 of waterper day. It’s already achiev-ing savings by:• Fine-tuning cleaning andgeneral water us procedures— saving more than 400,000litres per day• Re-developing threeexisting bores and savingaround 100,000 litres perday.• Developing a new test borewith an anticipated savingof 400,000 litres per day. Thenew bore should be oper-ational next month.

“Dairy is a water inten-sive process and we recycleand re-use our waterwherever possible. It’s greatto be able to relieve somepressure on the townsupply,” Brock said.

Waipa district, alongwith Waikato district andHamilton city, remains onWater Alert Level 2 meaningsprinklers can only be usedon alternate days 6-8 early orlate.

Residents are beingasked to consider how smallchanges to water use in thehousehold can help con-serve water.

■ For tips and tricks on savingwater at homego tosmartwater.org.nz .

Heart-felt thanksfrom ASB staff

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To the Te Awamutucommunity,

The team at your localA S B b r a n c hwould like toextend a heart-felt thank-youto the people ofTe Awamutufor their strongc o m m u n i t ysupport follow-ing a challeng-ing time at ourbranch late lastmonth.

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Baby Dino is aTyrannosaurus Rex hatching outof its egg, and Balloons overWaikato’s general managerMichele Connell is thrilled tohave him attend.

“We have had our eye on Dinofor quite a while, and we aredelighted to have him in theWaikato in March.

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Dino, and says navigating theskies and just going with thewind is a real privilege — “andone I cannot wait to do in NewZealand”.

Resene’s Elefantastic Pea-nutthe Elephant is 30 metres tall,with a 15 metre-long trunk andears that are eight metres tall bysix metres wide — 10 times theheight of a live elephant.

Pea-nut was born in 2012 inBrazil and now resides inPennsylvania, USA and is pilotedby a 35 year flying veteran, TonySaxton.

Resene’s Karen Warman saysit’s always a treat to see the hugevariety of special shape balloonsthat have been created aroundthe world and to be able to help

the Balloons overWaikato teamchoose one forthe festivalso we can allsee it for our-selves.

“Pickingfavourites istricky, butElefantastic Pea-Nutwas impossible to gopast,” she says.

“And in a happycoincidence, she’s very ‘ontrend’ colour-wise.”

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A_TC160210CT0FLASHBACK: Captain fantastic John Paul Clarkin takes the attack to England, under pressure fromJames Beim, at Nga Rakau ground, Kihikihi in 2010. Clarkin will again captain New Zealand against(Capilla del Senor) Argentina on Saturday.

BY COLIN THORSEN

New Zealand will be wary ofthe South American flair whenfacing Argentina’s Capilla delSenor in the Rosetown HoldenInternational Polo Test at NgaRakau ground, Kihikihi on Sat-urday.

The last time an Argentinianside featured on InternationalDay at Kihikihi was in 2009 whenNew Zealand scrambled to an11-10 win over Coronel Suarez,courtesy of two last minuteSimon Keyte goals.

John Paul Clarkin is the onlymember of this year’s New Zea-land team to have played in thatthrilling encounter seven yearsago.

His new-look Piquet Hill NewZealand team of James Wood (1),Glenn Sherriff (2), JP Clarkin (3,captain) and Thomas Hunt (4)will be hoping the expected huge,parochial hometown crowd willspark them to victory.

ONE TO WATCHWood (24) is one of New Zea-

land’s most promising youngplayers. The five handicapper,from Canterbury, spends half hisyear playing at Cowdray Park inEngland.

He already has one Test cap forNew Zealand and two New ZealandOpen titles.

Look out for him. He is a fastand aggressive attacking player.

Sherriff (27) of Gisborne is fastbecoming a familiar face amongstNew Zealand’s top players.

The five handicapper, who hasrepresented his country threetimes in the International SnowPolo Tournament in China, will bemaking his Test match debut on

home soil.Sherriff is a sought after player

for the overseas circuit during theEuropean summer, based atCowdray Park in England.

He has featured in two NewZealand Open and one Savile Cupwinning teams.

JP Clarkin (37) is the highestrated player in Australasia. Theeight goaler’s success extends toEngland where he has won thePrince of Wales High Goal Tourna-ment and the British Open, alongwith captaining New Zealandtwice in the prestigious Corona-

tion Cup and winning theWestchester Cup two years ago.

Clarkin plays in England withMichael Bickford’s LA India andsays he is really looking forward totaking on the Argentinians.

IN THE FAMILYHunt (28) comes from a large,

close-knit polo family — he is acousin of JP Clarkin.

The six handicapper has madehis way up through the ranksplaying in New Zealand, Australia,China and South Africa, represent-ing New Zealand numerous times.

He had won three New ZealandOpen titles before the age of 25.

Last year, he was a member ofthe Elysian Fields team, winners ofthe 16 goal at Ellerston beforeplaying for New Zealand in Aus-tralia on a successful two matchseries.

The Fullerton Ag. (Capilla delSenor) Argentina team’s mostexperienced player is their No. 3Michel del Carril.

The 35-year-old seven handicap-per has represented his country ina test series against South Africa.

Pablo Llorente (25), the team’s

No. 4, has an impressive CVincluding either winning or beinga finalist in the World Cup 14 GoalChampionship 2011, Nations Cup26 Goal Championship 2012, CopaPresidente 20 Goal 2015 and laCanada Open 22 Goal in his owncountry.

In England, he was a finalist inthe British Open Gold Cup in 2014and in France he won the Interna-tional Polo Cup in Saint Tropez2010 and 2011, the Open de France2009 and the Open de Paris 2011.

NZ CONNECTIONPatrick O’Dwyer (21), the

team’s No. 1, who was born andbred in Argentina, has strong NewZealand connection, having wonthe Savile Cup in 2013 with theMystery Creek team.

In Argentina this last year heplayed in the 26 goal CameraTournament as a replacement andwon the MVP.

The touring team’s No. 2 JuanBritos (23) has an impressive CVfor one so young.

Since 2010 he has been part ofthe Equus Polo Team and has goneon to win the Silver and Gold cups2013/2014 in Sotogrande, Spain.

The Test match, commencing at3pm, will be preceded by acurtainraiser at 1pm between theNorth Island (Dean Fullerton,Adam Howarth, MichaelMcPherson, Andre Parrott) andSouth Island (James Downes,Henry Wood, Sam Martin, TimMcFarlane).

These players represent theirrespective districts as the ‘develop-ment squad’.

They will all be keen to prove toNew Zealand Polo that they are thefuture prospects to represent theircountry.

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A_TC210910CT01NEWLY appointed Te Awamutu Fed Cup soccer coach Billy Carter, picturedsecond from right, front row, after the club’s third team won their Waikatoleague in 2010 season.

Te Awamutu AFC havesecured the services of BillyCarter as the Edmonds Juddmen’s Federation soccerteam coach for the 2016season.

Carter is a colourful char-acter who has been with theTe Awamutu club foraround 15 years.

He returns to coach thesenior men’s Waikato-Bay ofPlenty Federation Cup team,having previously coachedthe side in 2011 and 2012.

“I have no illusions aboutthe task that lays ahead ofme as senior coach,” he says.

“It’s going to be a hugechallenge to get the teamback up where they belongin Fed 1, but that’s why I’mhere and I’m confident wewill do well with the rightamount of passion and belieffrom the players and theclub.”

Fellow life member KyleOwens will team up withCarter as assistant coach.

Carter originally hails fromIreland where he played for CobhRamblers before joining thedefence force and playing for acombined services team in numer-ous countries throughout Europeand further afield.

He completed his training as achef, then travelled the worldbefore settling in New Zealand.

The first club he joined herewas Matamata men’s first team inthe, then, Northern League com-

petition before moving on toClaudelands Rovers in Hamilton.

As well as coaching Te Awa-mutu junior sides from midgetsthrough to open grade, Carter hascoached St John’s College 1st XI —taking the side from mediocrity totitle challengers in the WaikatoSecondary Boys’ Premier League.

He invites anyone who is keenon playing for any of the men’steams, to come along to Tuesdayand Thursday training sessions atAnchor Park from 6.30pm.

The club’s women’s teamsbegin their training onWednesday, February 24 atAnchor Park from 6.30pm.

Details for Junior playerregistrations will be announced onthe club website atwww.teawamutuafc.co.nz orappear on Facebook in the nextfew weeks.

■ For further information, contactthe club secretary on 027 4911454 oremail teawamutua.f.c@gmail.com.

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Ariana wins a spot innational league team

TC020216SP12RISING star Ariana Cable-Dixon in the thick of the action playing for the nationalchampionship-winning Waikato Bay of Plenty Under 23 team.

BY COLIN THORSEN

Te Awamutu’s Ariana Cable-Dixonhas played her way into the first-everWaikato Bay of Plenty National NetballLeague (NNL) squad to be selected.

The squad, featuring a blend ofyouth, experience and fresh faces,contains several players (includingCable-Dixon) who have been part of asuccessful Waikato Bay of Plenty U23team that won back-to-back nationaltitles in 2013 and 2014.

“I’m delighted with the squad we’veselected, and I’m looking forward toworking with a talented group that’sprepared to work hard,” head coachMargaret Forsyth told the Courier.

“The National Netball League is newterritory but that’s an exciting chal-lenge that the players, my fellow teammanagement and I are keen to get stuckinto.

“Netball Waikato Bay of Plenty has aproud history at ANZ Championshipand Under 23 level and we definitelywant to add to this by being successfulin our own right.”

Forsyth likes what she sees in mid-courter Cable-Dixon.

“Ariana has worked diligently onher fitness and skills and this has reallyshown out in her overall court play.

“She is an outstanding athlete who isprepared to let the ball go and workhard on attack and defence. I lookforward to working with her in our newteam and am excited about where wecan all go as a group.”

Forsyth says her team’s pre-seasonwill see the National League squadpotentially being more closely involvedwith Magic in the form of practice

games and specialist sessions.“Practices will be twice a week in

Cambridge with pre-season matchesplanned against Northern and CentralNational League teams”.

The squad is Elsa Brown, TamsinMoala, Monica Falkner, Ngawai Eyles,Chanel Dyer, Simmon Howe, Alix Boe,Ariana Cable-Dixon, Micaela Ashford,Emily Patterson, Courtney Elliot, KatieElmer.

Following the announcement of For-syth as head coach prior to Christmas,the rest of the team’s management hasnow been confirmed.

Rebecca Greenhalgh has beenappointed assistant coach. She has beenpart of the Waikato Bay of Plenty U23side’s coaching team for the last threeyears. The team manager is SandraCarter and the physiotherapist isAmanda Foster.

DRAW FORWEDNESDAY, FEB. 3

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6.00pm: F2 EK Jr Men v Roger Ramsey; F3 BBF v ASB; F4Social Squad v Pass it; F5 TA M OB v North End Touch; F6Pita Pit Peeps v Shin Splints; F7 Back Yard Crew v Kiki 12th;F8 Nope v K Town 4 What; F9 The Hamuz v TuMeke; F10 SubTribe v Stingers.6.45pm: F2 Time Out v EK Men; F3 EK Boys v The Ring Inz; F4Soar Physio v Piling Solutions; F5 Hustlers v Touchy Feelys;F6 K1 v EK Woman; F8 Can’t Touch Us v COB; F9 Drop Kicksv Multiple Scoregasims; F10 Extreme Sparkies v Huckn Wst.

SENIOR DRAWTHURSDAY, FEB. 4

6.00pm: Field (1) Above Average V E Lemonators (ref.Waipa Automotive); (2) In the Box V Red Dragon (ref.Reynolds Rebels); (3) Waipa United V Skill Billies (ref.Out of the Blue); (4) Crusty Jugglers V The Young Ones(ref: Multiple Scorgasms); (5) Team Ramrod V CombinedBrothers (ref. Octopie); (6) Nemotodes V Off Target (ref.Tryhards); BYE: Super Best Friends.6.30pm: Field (1) Rosethorn V Out of the Blue (ref:Above Average); (2) The E Team V Houlies Fam (ref. Inthe Box); (3) Toso Fiji V Strikers (ref. Waipa United); (4)Multiple Scorgasms V Octopie (Ref. Crusty Jugglers);(5) Livingstone V Tryhards (ref: Nemotodes); (6) WaipaAutomotive V Reynolds Rebels (ref: Off Target).7.00pm: Field (1) Above Average V Skill Billies (ref:Strikers); (2) In the Box V Waipa United (ref. The E Team); (3)Red Dragon V E Lemonators (ref. Houlies Fam); (4) CrustyJugglers V Off Target (Ref. Rosethorn); (5) Team RamrodV Nemotodes (ref. Toso Fiji); (6) Super Best Friends V TheYoung Ones (Ref. Livingstone); BYE: Combined Brothers.7.30pm: Field (1) Rosethorn V Strikers (ref. Skill Billies);(2) The E Team V Toso Fiji (ref. E. Lemonators); (3) HouliesFam V Out of the Blue (ref. E. Red Dragon); (4) MultipleScorgasms V Reynolds Rebels (ref: The Young Ones); (5)Livingstone V Waipa Automotive (ref. Super Best Friends);(6) Tryhards V Octopie (Ref. Team Ramrod).

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Magic, Swifts to playpre-season game in TA

TC020216SP13NSW SWIFTS’ goal-attack Susan Pettitt comes underpressure shooting for goal from Magic’s Leana de Bruin inlast season’s Trans Tasman Netball League.

— MICHAEL BRADLEY PHOTO

Close connectionsbetween the Waikato Bay ofPlenty Magic and New SouthWales Swifts have paved theway for a pre-season netballencounter between the twosides in Te Awamutu.

The match is being held atASB Stadium, Te AwamutuEvents Centre onWednesday, February 17 at6pm.

Tickets can be purchasedby contacting the NetballWaikato Bay of Plenty officeor the Te Awamutu i-SiteVisitor Centre from 9am,February 5, with sales at thematch venue on the night ifnot sold out prior.

“This pre-season periodlays the foundation for theANZ Championship seasonahead, so it’s a real boost toour preparations to be able toplay a team of the Swifts’calibre,” says WBOP Magiccoach Julie Fitzgerald.

“We often seem to meet inthe playoffs, including thelast two seasons, so whatbetter way to make surewe’re building towards thestandard we’ll need comecompetition time?

“We’re also really lookingforward to playing the gamein front of our fans in TeAwamutu as part of ourongoing commitment torepresenting the whole Wai-kato Bay of Plenty region,following pre-season games

in Taupo and Tokoroa lastyear.”

In addition to meetingeach other in the last twopost-seasons, playoffencounters between the twosides stem right back to theinaugural ANZ Champion-ship season in 2008 whenJulie Fitzgerald coached theNSW Swifts to victory overthe WBOP Magic in the grand

final. Her assistant then wasRob Wright, now the team’shead coach.

“The quality of athleteand standard of netball in theANZ Championship con-tinues to elevate with everyseason,” says Wright.

“We have five new faces inour roster and this pre-season game against theMagic will be the team’s first

real hit out together.“The Magic and the Swifts

have forged an excitingtrans-Tasman rivalry overthe years and this game willprovide our coaching panelwith a great opportunity totest a number ofcombinations against strongNew Zealand opposition.”

In another connectionbetween the two franchises,long-time Magic star LauraLangman will head to TeAwamutu with her new Syd-ney based teammates. Shebolsters an already powerfulline-up that was tantalisinglyclose to winning last year’sANZ Championship andincludes four members of lastyear’s Netball World Cupwinning AustralianDiamonds team.

With the Magic alsoboasting an impressivesquad with plenty of interna-tional experience, fans areexpected to snap up ticketsand sell-out the 800 capacityTrust Waikato Te AwamutuEvents Centre.

■ Magic members will be givena preferential ticket purchasewindow from February 2-4. Alltickets will be generaladmission with adults $15 andchildren $8 (16 and under).Magic memberships can bepurchased atmemberships.ticketek.co.nz/magic.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Te Awamutu Courier 17Employment Vacancies

FABRICATOR/WELDERWe have a vacancy for an experienced full-time Fabricator/Welder to start immediately.Successful applicants must be motivated with ahigh level of MIG welding and steel fabricationexperience.

Please contact our office for applicationdetails or send your CV to:

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Phone 07 873 4206

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Experienced Landscaper/Builder

Experienced Landscaper/Builder required to join our professional Te Awamutu based team.

We are looking for someone with leadership skills who can take ownership of a small team. Someone who can organise themselves and others and who can be left in charge to co-ordinate the job.

You must:

We are looking for a fulltime employee with experience in the hard landscaping industry. You will be involved with building swimming pools, laying concrete, landscaping to designed projects, all building projects.

• Have leadership qualities• Be physically fi t and healthy• Have your full driver’s licence• Be honest and reliable and have a

positive attitude• Be able to complete work to a high

standard• Have pride in your work• Be able to work independently• To organise jobs and staff when required

Please apply by sending a brief description of your experience and contact details to shona@truestyle.co.nz, or in writing toTrueStyle Improvements P O Box 306, Te Awamutu

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTSupport Mayor & CEO

and be our Communications Guru!

At Otorohanga District Council (ODC) we believe that ‘small is good’.Comprising just over 40 staff, and based in an attractive rural location, ODC’sfriendly professional team takes real pride in their work to provide quality andtimely service and advice to its customers.

Applications must be received byMonday 15 February 2016.

If you think you have the skills, experience and attitude to add value in therole, send your resume and cover letter to kylie@eight73consulting.co.nz. Forfurther information and a pre-requisite standard application form, please call07 873 7104.

This is a people-oriented role, so it is essential you’re effective in interactingwith a wide range of people, both inside and outside of the Council organisation.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be a pro on the computer and a topnotch organiser, with the ability to prioritise your workload to meet deadlinesand forward plan to make sure you’re one step ahead of the others. You mustalso be customer focused with excellent communication skills and the nous toexercise discretion and confidentiality.

• diary management• co-ordinating and preparing agendas and minutes• website content and social media management• event management

Your responsibilities will include:

We are now on the hunt for an experienced Executive Assistant to provide highlevel support to Council’s Mayor and the Chief Executive as well as assistingin facilitating communication between Council, its elected members and thecommunity.

EmploymentVacancies

PIRONGIA RUGBY& SPORTS CLUB

COOK REQDFOR 2016

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Employment Vacancies

ACCOUNTINGCLERK

If you have such experience and will fit into ourfriendly and professional environment, pleaseapply to admin@herbertmorton.co.nz

Our Cambridge based Chartered Accountancypractice is in need of a full time IntermediateAccounting Clerk. Experience in a charteredaccountant office is essential, however, formalqualifications are not.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE /MAINTENANCE PERSON

We are looking for someone:-• To maintain/service our hire equipment.• Be able to communicate well with our customers,• Be interested in learning all the aspects of

providing excellent customer service.This person must be keen to work, well presented,energetic, reliable, practical.Must hold a full current drivers licence.This is a full time position.

Call in for a job application and job description to:56 Cambridge RoadTe Awamutu

STEEL CUTTERWe have a vacancy for a full time Steel Cutterto start immediately.

Please contact our office for applicationdetails or send your CV to:

peter@giltrapag.co.nzGiltrap Engineering

PO Box 83Otorohanga 3900

Phone 07 873 4206

Successful applicants must be able to readengineering drawings, have good attentionto detail, be motivated and have previousengineering workshop experience.

Community Support WorkersOtorohanga | Part Time

Do you enjoy helping people and making adifference to someone’s life?

We are looking for female support workers to provideour clients with the support needed during theirrehabilitation after an injury. It’s more than just a job - youwill be providing support on a one-to-one basis that willhelp them get on with living in their own home andcommunity.

We currently have part time positions working variousshifts mornings, afternoons, evenings and sleepovers.You must be flexible with hours to cover shifts whenrequired.

You must have a full drivers licence, have clearcommunication skills and fluency in English, be reliableand have empathy. NZ residence or a valid NZ workpermit is essential. Previous experience isadvantageous.

We offer:• competitive hourly rate• full induction and training• a great team support network

To apply: Email your CV tosuzanne.harrison@healthcarerehab.co.nz

Healthcare Rehabilitation is a whollyowned subsidiary of Healthcare ofNew Zealand Holdings Limited(HHL Group).

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Sol3 Mio at ClaudelandsSol3 Mio are returning with On

Another Note, a new album that goesdeeper and wider than ever before andwe have a copy for you to win ahead oftheir upcoming Claudelands Arenashow on Saturday, March 12 (andrecently announced two year hiatusas they pursue their individualcareers).

United by a love of opera and deepfamily bonds, tenor brothers Pene andAmitai Pati, and their baritone cousinMoses Mackay, have carved out aunique niche for themselves.

While continuing to study, trainand make huge achievements withinthe classical world, they have beenable to take the music they love to afresh audience. Helped along the wayby their vivacious good humour, anda refreshing slant on contemporarytunes and the classics.

On Another Note is a step on fromtheir debut. In their own words theyhave ‘turned the volume up’ — choos-ing a selection that really showcasestheir voices in the classical andpopular styles. In keeping with thedeft balancing act the boys managebetween the two worlds, the album’srelease heralded by both an operaticclassic, and a contemporary cover.

Stella is an especially importantsong to Sol3 Mio, because it was sungby Pavarotti who has been a hugeinfluence, and inspiration, to theirmusic and careers.

Though it’s a claim he would neverdream of making himself, Pene hassaid ‘the greatest honour I’ve ever hadwas to be called the next Pavarotti’.

Conversely their impassioned,powerful performance and arrange-

ment of Ed Sheeran’s I See Fire isanother example of how Sol3 Mio areable to seamlessly bring the skills andnuance of the classical singing world,into the popular arena.

Look out too for a rousing ren-dition of L’Alba Separa Dalla LuceL’Ombra and equally stunning takeson popular numbers such as That’sAmore, Delilah, Santa Lucia, Volareand even Coldplay’s Fix You gets thatinimitable Sol3 Mio makeover.

Head along to Claudelands andbear witness as they take their distinc-tive brand of superlative singing andeasy humour further than ever before.

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■ You can enter by text (write TAC Sol3Mio plus your name, address and send itto 021 241 4568) ormail (address to Sol3Mio Competition and include your name,address and daytime phone number).Deadline is 5pm Friday.

This competition is provided by ‘Fill The House Tickets Project’, proudly supporting families of children withcancer.

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Danish star on Country Variety Club bill

RODGER WADHAM IVAN JOHNSEN

Te Awamutu CountryVariety Club is pleased tobe able to start the 2016year with not one, but

two, special guests —Kiwi Rodger Wadham andfrom Denmark, IvanJohnsen.

From Tauranga,Wadham was born in therock ‘n’ roll era and he hasalways loved music with a

good beat.His parents both

played the piano andloved dancing, so youngRoger also took up thepiano — which he used tostrip down so it mademore noise.

Singing only came in2007 when Wadham joineda night class which led toto singing in a WestsideTheatre production.

He was then invited togo along to a Countrymusic afternoon and wasencouraged to perform onstage — scary stuff.

Wadham continued,entering competitions toimprove his confidence —and he has since enjoyedmany successes.

Danish born Johnsenis a talented countrymusic entertainer with

more than 30 years experi-ence.

He grew up in a homewhere country music wasa major part of hisparent’s music collectionand country stars like JimReeves, Buck Owens,Johnny Cash were justsome of his favourites.

From the very begin-ning, Johnsen startedwriting his own songs andall his earlier albums con-tain only original mater-ial.

When on stage heusually sings a mixturefrom his own songbook, aswell as songs from wellknown artists like WillieNelson, Johnny Cash,Merl Haggard, KennyRogers, Garth Brooks etc.

Johnsen has releasedseven album, s the first

four working with differ-ent bands and the lastthree as a soloist.

The latest is VictoryBoulevard, recorded inLos Angeles with interna-tional country star DwightYoakam’s former guitar-ist/producer Pete Ander-son.

The album was aDanish Music Awardsnominee in 2009 for BestCountry Album Of TheYear.

Johnsen and band arecurrently working on aneighth album for releasethis year.

The first club day is thisSaturday at the Te Awa-mutu Bible Chapel from12.30pm. Also on the billare The Tradesmen ShowBand and fantastic singersfrom around the region.

CINEMASCENECINEMASCENETheBelierFamily

The Beliers areordinary people:Rodolphe and Gigiare married, havetwo children andrun their farm for aliving.

However, threeof them, Dad, Mumand their sonQuentin, are deaf,which is not thecase of the boy’s bigsister, Paula.

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The movie isriveting, though weknow the outcome.

Dramatic, heart-pounding, andnecessarily made.It’s one of the mostimportant filmsthis year and one ofthe most importantmovies of the year.

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