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to showcase local musicaltalent to mark NZ MusicMonth this May with a seriesof fun and interactive eventsfor music lovers of all ages.

Ukes of Cambridge areplaying a free show at theCambridge Library onSaturday, May 18 at10.30am.

All are welcome to listen toCambridge’s fun group ofperforming ukuleleenthusiasts.

Brain healthA SeniorNet social

meeting is at the CambridgeHealth and CommunityCentre, 22A Taylor St onMonday, May 20 at 9.30am.

Guest speaker Dr JanionHeyward will be talking aboutbrain health.

Parent showTV personality, MC and

entertainer Pio Terei isvisiting Waipa to present twoinspiring parenting shows,thanks to Violence FreeWaipa.

The first show is at the TeAwamutu College Hall onTuesday, May 21 and thesecond is at the Nga Hau EWha Community Marae,Bracken Street, Cambridgeon Wednesday, May 22.

Doors open 6.30pm atboth venues. Pio starts hisshow at 7.30pm, with lightrefreshments after the show.

Both events are free,however a koha would begratefully received.

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The Huntly northern interchange with the Waikato Expressway nearing completion for a 2020 opening. Photo / NZTA

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Will they ever finish thatsection of motorway?When will those extralanes be open? Why is ittaking so long?Bernard Orsman takes alook at the progress ofsome of our biggestmotorway projects.

After what seems like a life-time, motorists will soon be ableto drive 100km from Auckland toCambridge on a four-lane high-way without passing throughHamilton.

No more deciding which routeto tackle through local roads,

roundabouts and sets of trafficlights. No more Gordonton Rdshortcuts. No more taking thewrong turn and getting lost.

By the end of next year, allseven sections of the $1.6 billionWaikato Expressway are due tobe completed, which meanswhen Hamilton approaches,motorists will be able to bypassthe city on a new section ofhighway to the east of the city.

The Hamilton section, costing$637 million, commences at theLake Rd junction with theNgaruawahia section in the

north. It then runs south, to theeast of Hamilton, where itconnects to the Tamahereexpressway just south of the city.

From there, it’s a nice driveon the Cambridge section of theWaikato Expressway, one of twosections of motorway in New

Zealand with a 110km/h speedlimit.

The other section is the Tau-ranga east link toll road.

The other two remainingsections due for completion arethe Longswamp section betweenMercer and Rangiriri, and theHuntly bypass, avoiding theinevitable bottleneck throughthe Waikato township.

Upgrading SH1 south of theBombay Hills began in the early1990s when a two-lane roadhugged the banks of the WaikatoRiver and a stretch of highwayfrom the end of the SouthernMotorway to just north of Mercerwas expanded to four lanes.

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Dianne Gray, the founding member of animal rescue charity TACare, has her hands full with abandoned kittens and is almostat full capacity. The pictured kittens are nine weeks old and allup for adoption. Photo / Bethany Rolston

BY BETHANY ROLSTON

There are hundreds ofunwanted animals roamingthe streets of Te Awamutu andDianne Gray is picking up thepieces.

The founding member ofanimal rescue charity TACare is overloaded with aban-doned kittens and is almost atfull capacity.

For the last 10 years Dianneand her team of volunteershave been rescuing strayanimals, fostering them andselling them to loving owners.

But Dianne’s passion foranimals stretches much fur-ther back — she’s been savinganimals since the 1990s.

TA Care mostly rescuescats and kittens, but also looksafter dogs, puppies, chickensand guinea pigs.

Dianne is an animal loverand believes that each animalin Te Awamutu deserves agood home.

But now she’s got herhands full — much like mostother animal rescue charities— and is desperate for help.

In the last month she’srescued 50 kittens and estim-ates she’s helped save thou-sands of pets over the lastdecade.

Dianne is the owner ofNellie’s Bazaar in The Ware-house Complex, George St.

The volunteer-run op-shophelps fund TA Care andsubsidises the cost of raisinganimals so that people canadopt them at a “reasonablecost” — around $100.

No cats are housed at

Nellie’s Bazaar, but they areoften sold from there.

Taking on unwantedkittens — and sometimes themother cat — is no easy orcheap task.

“If we take on a mother catand her newborn kittens thenwe’ll need to look after themfor eight weeks before theycan be adopted.”

The cost of health checks,

worming, medication anddefleaing a kitten is about$300.

“It’s not cost effective forus to continue like this,”Dianne says.

“We’re not making anymoney — we’re simply provid-ing a service to the commun-ity.”

Dianne has a dream toraise enough money to rent orlease a property in Te Awa-mutu to be used as a cattery.

“This would mean that thecommunity and volunteerscould be involved in raisingand caring for the animals.”

It would take the load offher foster volunteers who areraising kittens in their homes.

Dianne also wants to focuson a de-sexing programme in abid to reduce Te Awamutu’scat population.

“There are areas of TeAwamutu where the streetsare overrun with cats,” shesays.

As well as volunteers tofoster animals, Dianne wouldappreciate financial help ordonations of food, blanketsand bedding for the cats.

She is thankful to thosewho already support TA Careincluding VE Vets, a long-timesupporter of the charity.

“We need all the help wecan get,” Dianne says.

“We love our work, andwe’re grateful to everyonewho already helps, but we justneed more help.”

■ Contact TA Care on Facebook,870 1822 or 021 463 543.

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Expressway coming

State Highway 1 currently runsthrough Huntly until the com-pletion of the Waikato Expresswayin 2020. Photo / Tom Rowland

WAIKATOEXPRESSWAY:

Progress report:Four sections complete• Rangiriri section of 4.8km.Completed 2017, $125 million.• Ngaruawahia section of12.3km. Completed December2013, $160 million.• Te Rapa section of 7.3km.Completed December 2012, $172million.• Cambridge section of 16km.Completed 2015, $218 millionStill under construction.• Longswamp section of 5.9km.Opens late 2019, $96 million.• Huntly section of 15.2km.Completion early 2020, $409million.• Hamilton section of 21.8km.Estimated completion late 2020,$637 million.

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Since then various roadingimprovements have been madebetween Auckland and Hamilton.

However, it wasn’t until 2009the remaining seven sections werefunded and branded the WaikatoExpressway by the then TransportMinister Steven Joyce as beingone of seven “Roads of NationalSignificance”.

The Te Rapa bypass was thefirst section to be opened inDecember 2012, followed 12months later by a 12.3km section ofthe expressway between Taupiriand Horotiu bypassingNgaruawahia.

The 16km section betweenHamilton and Cambridge openedin 2015 and the Rangiriri sectionfollowed in 2017.

This leaves the Longswamp,Huntly and Hamilton sections tobe completed.

A 16km extension of theexpressway from Cambridge toPiarere has been canned by thenew Labour-led Government as itswitches focus from newmotorways to road safety

improvements, including the busyintersection between SH1 andSH29 at Piarere.

National MP for Hamilton East,David Bennett, has lamented thedecision, saying it would have

benefited the region and providedan important link with Taurangaand the Bay of Plenty.

Labour’s Nanaia Mahuta, MPfor Hauraki-Waikato, has saidmore money has come from thecity to the regions, including$235m to finish the Waikatoexpressway, including the firstsection of the Hamilton to Cam-bridge cycleway.

In the past few months, goodprogress has been made on theHamilton section of theexpressway, including four lanesof sealed highway at Lake Rd inthe north, new bridges across thebush clad Mangaonua andMangaharakeke gullies and thesouthern interchange.

It’s a similar story on theHuntly western bypass where 3.4million cubic metres ofearthworks are nearing com-pletion, the McVie Rd overbridgehas been opened to the public andplans to rid the neighbouring650ha Taupiri Scientific Reserveof pests and plantings at wetlandsand other areas are well advanced.

At Longswamp, communitieseast and west are now connectedwith the opening of theWhangamarino Road bridge overthe expressway. Construction ofthe 6.2m-high concrete bridgebegan in 2017 to take into accountthe safety of the 20,000-plusvehicles that pass it daily. Thecontractors are now focused onbuilding the remaining 5.9km offour-lane expressway.

When complete, the WaikatoExpressway is expected to reducetravel times from Auckland toTırau by 35 minutes.

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Police across Waipa District attended the following matters last week

CAMBRIDGE STATIONThree men were arrested for driving with

excess breath alcohol in separate incidents.A vehicle rolled into a shop window on

Victoria St after the driver forgot to put thehandbrake on.

Two chainsaws worth a total of $3000were stolen from a farm on MaungatautariRd.

A dark blue Commodore hit a fence onHogan Rd and decamped.

Police responded to six family harm-related incidents.TE AWAMUTU STATION

A man lost control of his vehicle onFrontier Rd, hit a post and rolled threetimes.

A man was arrested for driving withexcess breath alcohol after crashing into aditch on Cambridge Rd.

Jewellery was stolen from Fairview Rd.A roll of drainage coil was stolen from

Flat Rd.A truck battery was stolen from the

Kihikihi Speedway.A person tried to steal from a mechanic’s

on Leslie St but was unsuccessful.A garden shed and chainsaw were stolen

from Alawaya Rise.A chainsaw was stolen from Bell Rd.A 2007 Ford Mondeo, rego EFT233, was

stolen from Hazelmere Cres.Police received reports of petrol drive-

offs from Z Energy Sloane St and Z EnergyAlexandra St.

Police received a report of two peopleshoplifting from The Warehouse. One of theoffenders has been arrested.

A man was reported shoplifting fromPak’nSave.

A man was seen on CCTV stealing alaptop bag from Pak’nSave.

A woman stole a cell phone from Spark.A man and woman were caught on CCTV

shoplifting from Stirling Sports.Two women were caught on CCTV

stealing from Mitre 10 Mega.Arrests: Man for disorderly behaviour,

man for trespassing, man for breaching bail,man for breaching bail, man on warrant toarrest and man for assault and wilfuldamage.

A man was arrested for escaping cus-tody and for two common assault incidents.

Police responded to eight family harm-related incidents.

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Call 105 whenit’s not urgent

THE NUMBERSWhen to call 105 (ten-five)- Your bike has been stolen from thepark- Someone has graffitied your wall- You’ve lost your wallet or phone- Your handbag was stolen at the library- Someone broke your car window- If you are a retailer and someone hasshoplifted- If someone has done a petrol drive off- If you want to add information to yourexisting Police report- You see someone acting suspiciously- Your car has been stolen- You suspect a scam- You suspect drug dealing- Your shop has been broken into- Your house has been burgled (if youthink the burglar may still be in yourhome, do not go inside — contact Policeimmediately by calling 111)

When to call 111- There is a fire of any sort- You need an ambulance becausesomeone is seriously hurt- Someone is breaking into your houseright now- There is a car accident where peoplemight be hurt, or cars are blocking theroad- Someone has been assaulted and theoffender is still there- You are afraid for your safety and or forthose around you- You need an emergency Policeresponse

When to call *555 (mobile phone only)- For urgent but not life-threateningtraffic matters that don’t need anemergency police response- Continuous poor driving- Traffic congestion, breakdowns andobstructions on the highway.

Police are introducing a new phonenumber people can call for non-emergency incidents they want to re-port.

People can now call 105 for issuesthat aren’t emergencies, but they stillwant to report them to police.

For example, if someone discoverstheir car is missing, they can call 105instead of 111.

If someone finds a broken window, orsome new graffiti, from now on theyshould call 105.

The 111 number will still be inservice — but police are asking for it tobe reserved for instances where there isimmediate danger.

The new number aims to take thepressure off the 111 phone number andto help provide better services for thepublic.

Police receive more than two millioncalls a year, according to Police Minis-ter Stuart Nash.

Almost 900,000 calls are made to the111 service.

There are around 1.2 million non-emergency calls to other police num-bers.

“Just 20 per cent of 111 calls result inan emergency response, known as prior-ity one,” said Stuart.

He said another 20 per cent arepriority two.

“This means at least 60 per cent ofcalls to the 111 number could be betterdealt with on other channels.”

The minister said some calls involvecomplaints about parking, noise — oreven cheeky children.

“Calls to 111 should be limited tocases where an emergency is happeningnow or just happened and there’s athreat to life or property.

“If it’s already happened and there’sno immediate danger, call 105.”

Stuart said he hoped the introductionof the new number would make it easierfor callers to get in touch with the rightpart of the police service for the rightreasons.

“There are many other ways peoplecan get help with community safety andcrime prevention.

“The *555 number is for urgent roadissues. There are online forms, theanonymous Crimestoppers 0800 line and

the 1737 mental health support line.“The new non-emergency number

‘ten-five’ now makes it so much easier toget the right help from these extraPolice,” said Stuart.

Master weaver workon display in Waipa

Work by 91-year-old master weaverMatekino Lawless is now being exhibited atTe Awamutu Museum. Photo / Anne Shirley

An exhibition celebrating the work of91-year-old master weaver Matekino Lawlessis now open at Te Awamutu Museum.

The exhibition, Whatu Manawa, is theRotoiti-based weaver’s first solo exhibition.

It was originally shown at the TaurangaArt Gallery earlier this year with Te Awa-mutu only the second showing.

It features an exquisite selection ofMatekino’s signature works, chosen from anextensive collection of kakahu (cloaks),whariki (mats) and kete (baskets) createdbetween the 1980s and today.

Matekino said she attributed her know-ledge of weaving to her kuia (female elders)who “nurtured me during my childhood”.

“They were a major contributing factor tothe skills I have acquired and I owe myapproach to the art of weaving to theirteachings.” Each piece is made from nativeplants and treated with natural dyes such asparu, demonstrating her loyalty to tradition.

Having started weaving in her late 30s,Matekino is now a mentor and advocate forthe legacy of raranga (weaving) traditions.

For her work she has been awarded theAuckland Art Museum Fellowship, theQueen’s Service Medal (QSM) and CreativeNZ: Te Waka Toi’s Kingi Ihaka Art Awardalong with several other prestigious titles.

Her work is held in personal collections inAotearoa, Europe, United Kingdom and theUnited States.

The exhibition at the Te AwamutuMuseum will run until 19 October. Entry isfree although a koha is appreciated.

The museum is open 10am to 4pmweekdays and 10am to 2pm on Saturdays andpublic holidays.

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Waipa Post 5

Collection digital

Te Awamutu Museum collections managerHaylee Alderson with a collection of historicpipes. Inset: 1950s pocket watch. Photo / Supplied

A 1950s pocketwatch, gas masks fromWorld War II and anhistoric bird snare areamong the latest itemsto join Te AwamutuMuseum’s digital col-lection.

The museum isdigitising its collectionand more than 24,000objects from the beauti-ful to the bizarre will beavailable online, withsupporting informa-tion. Collections mana-ger Haylee Aldersonsaid the long-awaitedproject would allow thecommunity to interactwith the collection in awhole new way.

“Digitising ourpieces will mean thosereally valuable and pre-cious objects that sit instorage will be avail-able online and mem-bers of the communitywill have much betteraccess to be able toenjoy them.

“For a smallmuseum, we have a lotto offer but just not theroom we need to show-case everything. Thisproject allows us to make the mostof our amazing collection.”

The 10-year project involvespainstakingly photographing eachitem, captioning and uploading to awebsite to launch later this year.

Haylee said each photographysession took one day to prepare for,another day to photograph 70 to 80items and a further day to packeverything away.

“It is a very lengthy project butone that will be well worth the

effort once it is complete.”The project will help prepare

the museum to eventually move toa purpose-built facility whenWaipa District Council builds TeAra Wai, the new combinedmuseum and discovery centre.

Te Ara Wai will tell the story ofNew Zealand’s early historyincluding the Land Wars.

It will act as a discovery hub,and lead visitors to visit battle sitesand other areas of significance.

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New lives forold blue binsBY BETHANY ROLSTON

One person’s trash could become an-other’s treasure with the new kerbsiderecycling contract soon rolling out acrossthe district.

Waipa District Council will providetwo new wheelie bins for each household— a 140-litre bin for glass and a 240-litrebin for all other recyclable items —starting July 1.

Disposing of the current blue bins willbe the responsibility of residents —council will not take the blue bins back.

Some residents are frustrated aboutbeing left with unwanted blue bins.

One Cambridge resident posted to theCambridge NZ Grapevine Facebook pagewith her concerns.

“With the advent of our new recyclingbins I rang the council to see what thearrangement was for collecting the cur-rent containers to be told they don’t wantthem.

“I don’t want it either. What are wegoing to do with them? Drop them off attheir office? 20,000 of the town’s binswould be a sight to see.”

Other residents, however, are takingmatters into their own hands and givingunwanted bins to those who want them.

A man posted to the same Facebookpage to facilitate a blue bin swap. He saidthe new service was an opportunity to“make something good of the change”.

Around 40 people expressed interest intaking up unwanted bins, with usesincluding containers for animal feed andgrowing herbs.

Council is suggesting residents use theblue bins for tool storage, a wood box or acontainer to grow plants in.

It also says the bins could be flippedupside down and used as a seat.

Council will be running communityevents later in the year to collect un-wanted blue bins to be sent to a hardplastic recycler.

Jewellery thieves nabbedBY BELINDA FEEKand BETHANY ROLSTON

A man pretending to shopfor a gold necklace at Show-case Jewellers in Te Awamuturan from the store with $9199worth of jewellery lastMonday.

The following day he — andhis partner in crime — ap-peared in the Hamilton Dis-trict Court facing eightcharges in an alleged jewellerythieving spree across theNorth Island totalling $60,000.

Shop owner Kirsty Walkersays the man spent five to 10minutes browsing for a goldchain necklace.

After asking to see a tray ofgold chains from behind alocked cabinet, the mangrabbed the tray and ran fromthe shop towards a parked carwaiting on Sloane St.

Kirsty says staff wereshocked but unharmed.

“The girls handled them-

selves admirably,” she says.“We’ve owned the store for

15 years, so we’re countingourselves lucky that this is thefirst time someone has stolenfrom us.”

The jewellery store hasreceived most of the stolenitems back.

NZME Waikato sales mana-ger Belinda Wolland wasstanding on Sloane St chattingto a colleague on the phonewhen she witnessed the theftfrom Showcase Jewellers.

“I saw a young boy — helooked a bit like [comedy char-acter] Napoleon Dynamite —slink around the corner withwhat looked like a laptop withchains hanging from it.”

She would later realise itwas a display tray of jewellery.

“Another older man waswaiting in a red Suzuki Swiftwith the door open and theytook off towards The Ware-house.”

Belinda recited the regis-

tration plate number to hercolleague, which she hopescontributed to the pair eventu-ally being arrested.

The thieves — a 33 year oldfrom Johnsonville and an 18year old from Lower Hutt —are alleged to have stolenabout $60,000 worth of jewel-lery from stores in Wellington,Carterton, Whanganui, Taupoand Te Awamutu betweenApril 20 and and May 4.

The pair are also bothjointly charged with theattempted theft of $12,500worth of jewellery from Dins-dale Jewellers in Hamilton onMonday.

It was in Hamilton wherethe alleged spree came to a haltand the pair were eventuallyarrested.

The pair also face chargesof unlawful possession andtheft of car registration platesKZF575 from Te Awamutu onMonday.

The alleged thefts were

detailed as:• Jewellery worth $25,318

from Pascoes, Lambton Quay,Wellington on April 20;

• Jewellery worth $16,198,the property of Michael HillJewellers in Whanganui onApril 24;

• Jewellery worth $7000from Pascoes Taupo on May 2;

• Jewellery worth $2290from Jewel Centre, Carterton,on May 4;

• Jewellery totalling $9199,the property of ShowcaseJewellers in Te Awamutu onMay 6;

• Theft of vehicle registra-tion plates KZF575 at Te Awa-mutu on May 6;

• Unlawful possession of carregistration plates KZF575 atTe Awamutu on May 6; and

• Attempted theft of $12,500worth of jewellery from Dins-dale Jewellers on May 6.

They were scheduled to re-appear for a bail applicationthis week.

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Schoolgirl killed in head-on crashTe Awamutu College

friends of a KingCountry teenager killedin a double fatal crashnear Otorohanga havebeen left reeling fromher death.

Charlotte Rose MaryEliza Clark-Ware (17)died in the head-oncrash on State Highway3 about 8am onWednesday morning asshe drove north to

school. She was hit by acar being driven by a66-year-old Australianwoman who had justlanded in the countryfrom Melbourne Air-port about seven hoursprior to the crash.

A man followingnorth behind the teen-ager suffered minor in-juries after his vehiclewas spun on impact.

Te Awamutu College

principal TonyMembery said everyoneat the school wasdevastated.

“There’s a whole raftof emotions. This israw, we’re reeling.

“Her close friendsand teachers had beentold of her death onWednesday, so that theydidn’t hear the newsthrough social media.

“Her death had

taken its toll on thestudents,” he said.Counsellors were beingmade available forthose at the school.

“We know this is go-ing to impact on peoplewho knew her, beyondquestion. It’s sudden,it’s tragic. The kidswere quiet andsombre.”

Many students andteachers attended

Charlotte’s funeral inTe Kuiti.

Charlotte alsoworked part-time atDomino’s in Te Awa-mutu. A spokespersonsaid they were “deeplysaddened to hear of thedeath of one of ourmuch-loved team mem-bers. Her positive out-look and friendly per-sonality will bemissed.”

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Partnership boost for lakeCorrections team providing extra hands for DOC work

Corrections chief executive Christine Stevenson and Corrections central regional commissioner TerryBuffery (right) with DOC partnership development advisor Wayne Green at Lake Ruatuna. Photo / Supplied

One of the Ohaupo peat lakesis benefiting from the Good ToGrow Partnership between theDepartments of Conservation(DOC) and Corrections, withcommunity work teams helpingout at Lake Ruatuna.

DOC partnership develop-ment advisor Wayne Green saysthe extra effort is welcome.

“There is a power of workgoing on at this lake to improvepublic access, biodiversity andwater quality,” says Wayne.

“Significant investment isbeing made through the LivingWater Partnership between DOCand Fonterra, expertise fromDOC staff and environmentalconsultants, groundwork fromcontractors and volunteers.

“Now with the extra help fromthe Te Awamutu CorrectionsCommunity work team we canachieve much more.

“The community work teamhas already been involved inplanting, painting, firewoodgathering and site clean ups andthere are plans to widen thescope of work to includedecommissioning old fence linesand pest trapping.”

But Wayne says it’s notsimply a case of utilising theoffenders to supply more hands.

“We want the teams to bereally engaged and to learn aboutthe environmental values at thesite,” he says.

“We’re also ensuring thereare some skills training — so ifwe have fencing todecommission when it’s

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“We’ve already had one of ourRangers talk to the team aboutPuwheto or Spotless Crake,which is an important indicator

for the health of the biodiversitythere. ”

Corrections Central RegionalCommissioner Terry Bufferysays meaningful projects likethis help offenders with theirrehabilitation and reintegration.

“This is an opportunity thatprovides offenders with educa-tion and skill development to

equip them for future employ-ment while giving them a chanceto make a contribution to theircommunity,” he says.

“We understand the import-ance of environmentalsustainability and are incrediblyproud to be working alongsideDOC to help restore and main-tain this site.”

Firefightersclimb intofundraiser

Waipa firefighters are gearingup to put their bodies on the linefor the Firefighter Sky TowerStair Challenge on Saturday.

The annual event raises fundsand awareness for Leukaemia &Blood Cancer New Zealand.

Firefighters from around NewZealand, wearing up to 25kg ofkit, climb 51 flights of stairs inthe 328m-tall Sky Tower.

Although the event has raised$7.2m over the last 15 years tosupport blood cancer patients, itstarted from quite humblebeginnings.

In the early days, 88 firefight-ers raised $17,500.

This year 1000 firefighters areon track to conquer a milliondollar fundraising target.

This year’s event sold out in32 minutes with 200 on thewaiting list.

Participants this year include38 international firefighters fromUSA, Croatia, Cook Islands andAustralia.

There are eight firefightersfrom the Te Awamutu VolunteerFire Brigade entering — RobWilley, Danny Smith, DaveShaw, Henry Whitaker, IsabelWhitaker, Anna Alexander,Deane Mark and Ian Campbell.

Representing the PirongiaVoluntary Rural Fire Force isSarah Pavlovich, Andrew Mur-ray, Christian van Tiel, JodiReymer, Julia Bearsley andAaron Gilmore.

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Faulty fireplaceinstall punishedin courtroomThe conviction and sentencing of a bay of

Plenty gasfitter for incorrectly installing agas fire, which subsequently caught fire

and severely damaged the home, is a timelymessage to tradespeople and the public toensure rules and regulations are adhered to.

Homeowners having trade workundertaken on their Property should seekadvice from the relevant trade organisationand their council as to the rules and onlyemploy qualified and registered tradespeopleto complete the job.

Tauranga gasfitter Patrick Dykes wassentenced to four months’ communitydetention, 150 hours community service andordered to pay $20,000 reparation, including$5000 for emotional harm and $15,000consequential loss after being convictedunder the Gas Act 1992 s 56B and Gas (Safetyand Measurement) Regulations 2010, reg9(2).

He was charged with taking an actioncontrary to regulation 9(2) of the Gas (Safetyand Measurement) Regulations 2010,knowing that the action was reasonably likelyto cause serious harm to any person orsignificant property damage, and failing toprevent, so far as reasonably practicable, theserious harm or significant property damage.

Dykes appeared at the Tauranga DistrictCourt of Friday after his company was hired toinstall a gas fireplace at a home in Tauranga.

In August 2017, two months after theinstallation of the gas fireplace there was a fireat the home, which caused extensive damageand while no one was injured, the house wasleft uninhabitable.

A WorkSafe investigation found the gasfireplace and flue was installed in a timberframe cavity and did not comply withmanufacturer’s installation instructions.

It also found the fireplace did not have anyseparation from combustible materials,causing the fire. It was only the quick thinkingof the residents in exiting as soon as theysmelled smoke that avoided any injury.

Dykes admitted to not confirming the gasfireplace was marked with a gas safetycompliance label and he did not check for asupplier declaration on the WorkSafe gasappliance database.

An investigation also found the fireplacewas not listed on the WorkSafe gas appliance

database as being suitable for use with LPG.Earlier this week, Gas Incorporated Limited

was fined $2040, after a concurrent WorkSafeinvestigation found they had supplied gasfireplaces of the same model that Dykesinstalled, that did not have gas safetycompliance labels.

WorkSafe’s Energy Safety Manager MarkWogan said, as a gasfitter Dykes would havehad knowledge of the general and specificrisks when it came to installing a gas fireplace.

“The installation manual he should havefollowed clearly stated the risk of fire, injury orproperty damage if the fireplace was notinstalled correctly.

“The general risks associated with gas arewell known,” said Wogan.

“As we come into the winter months,always make sure you engage with acompetent gasfitter who is experienced,licensed and registered.

“It is also a good time to get any gasappliances serviced.”

Poor plumbingEarlier this month in the Hamilton District

Court Graham Bullot pleaded guilty tocarrying out restricted plumbing work

without authorisation.He was fined $2000 fine for ordered to pay

at total of $365 in court and legal fees.Sanitary plumbing, gasfitting and

drainlaying are regulated industries in NewZealand, and it is illegal to do this restrictedwork unless authorised by the Plumbers,Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (PGDB).

Mr Bullott completed a bathroomrenovation, which included the removal andrefit of a toilet, replacement of vanity trap andflex connections.

Board cheif executive Martin Sawyers saidto stay safe and avoid the risk it takes onesimple action — ask to sight a licence card.

“It states the credentials of a tradespersonand the type of work they are authorised tocarry out,” he said.

“It is important for homeowners to knowthat plumbing, gasfitting and drainlayingwork undertaken by unauthorisedtradespeople, not only risks their family’shealth and safety — but may also invalidatetheir insurance policy.”

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Winter warmer — pump in the heat

BY LOUISE RICHARDSON

It’s important to take the size of the area to beheated into account when choosing a heat pumpbecause you need to install the correct-size unitfor best results.

Daylight saving and summerskies are just a distant memory nowand winter’s stealing in with its icyblasts and cool damp conditions sothis is a good time to make sure thatyour home is comfortable and cosy, ifyou haven’t already done so.

Most of us know by now thatunflued gas heaters cause conden-sation and pose health and fire risks.Electric bar and fan heaters often uselarge amounts of electricity to heat arelatively small space and openfireplaces are now banned or dis-couraged in most regions.

More homeowners are tendingtowards installing heat pumps for thesimple reason that they’ve beenfirmly proven to be very effective andenergy-efficient.

Interestingly, the idea of heatpumps has been around for nearly200 years as a scientific concept —based upon the fact that heat energynaturally transfers from warm to coldplaces, but it wasn’t until the mid 20thcentury that serious production be-

gan. Essentially, heat pumps work byreversing that natural process ofthermal energy movement. Theytake air from outside the property,then push it back in.

In engineering terms it’s a bit likea fridge — but in reverse, and twocoils — one internal and one at theexterior of your home, draw warmthfrom outside and transfer it to thespace you’re heating.

It’s important to take the size ofthe area to be heated into accountwhen choosing a heat pump becauseyou need to install the correct-sizeunit for best results. ECCA andConsumer both offer expert inde-pendent advice, making it easy to doyour homework, before approachinga salesperson, whose suggestionsmight not be impartial. EECA’s starrating system is another helpful toolat your disposal.

You’ll need to ensure that the sizeand capacity of the heat pump isappropriate for the local climate too.What’s adequate in Auckland maynot work nearly as well in Invercargill.

The trick to making the most of

your heat pump lies in learning howto use it properly and use all of itsfeatures — including the timer toregulate the heating or coolingfunctions easily, rather than leaving itgoing all day when you’re not there.

Before you have a heat pumpinstalled it’s wise to check that youhave sufficient levels of insulation inthe ceiling above and the floor belowit. The heat that’s generated willleave a room quickly if there are waysfor it to escape, diminishing the heatpump’s effectiveness. This in turnmeans more energy will be used andtherefore running costs will rise.

According toECCA, single splitsystems are themost commonheat pumps inNew Zealand, withone unit inside andanother outside.As a rule this issufficient for asingle room, but ifyou choose amulti-split systemwith more than oneindoor unit con-nected to a singleunit outside, you’llbe able to heatmore than oneroom.

If you want your heat pump toprovide warmth throughout all of yourhome a ducted system might be whatyou need. There’s still the oneoutdoor unit but there are alsoducting tubes, which distribute theheat to multiple rooms.

In terms of cost, heat pumps canappear to be rather pricey, especiallyonce you get into ducted systems butit’s important to weigh up the benefitsyou’ll be getting and the overallsavings you’ll make, in the form ofsignificantly lower power bills.

A wall-mounted single system toheat one small room should start

around the $2000 mark, includinginstallation, going up to around$2500 for a larger space. If you havean open-plan home with a combinedkitchen, dining and living area you’llneed a more powerful unit and couldbe looking at somewhere between$3000 and $4500.

Depending on the size of yourhouse and the number of rooms youwant to heat, the price of a ductedheat pump system could be around$10,000, but as with everything, itmakes sense to shop around and getseveral quotes to compare.

One of the best things aboutmodern heat pumps, apart from thefact they’re no longer noisy, is thatthey are built to last and the techno-logy that’s used is relatively simple sothere’s not much that can go wrong.

Most come with a five-year guar-antee but you can reasonably expectthem to last many years longer.

While early versions of the interiorunit were a bit large and clunky,these days modern units are per-fectly streamlined, sleek and stylishand blend effortlessly into your decor.And don’t forget that a heat pump canalso be used to keep it cool insummer.

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Mason magicwins Rotoruamarathon

Last year, Cambridge runnerAlice Mason was the fastestwoman at the Rotorua Mara-thon.

The result was the same thisyear as she finished first in 2hrs51m 17s to make it back-to-backtitles but this year’s win hadadded significance.

Mason moved from Cam-bridge to Rotorua in August sothis year’s marathon was herfirst as a local resident, a fact thehome crowd were well aware ofas they roared her home andacross the finish line.

She finished 37s ahead ofHamilton’s Cecilia Flori andsays they had a good battle.

“It was good. I was having alot of fun and I had a greatsupport crew — I had somefriends on bikes and in cars, itwas just a fun day out.

“I was running for the title so[going for the win] was alwaysthe plan. I feel like I probablymade the push on the hills, Iquite like the hills so I wastrying to make a gap there. I didthe work during the middle andjust tried to keep it going.

The overall winner was Irish-man Ciaran Faherty of Auck-land. He claimed his first Roto-rua Marathon title in 2hrs 25m38s. He said he enjoyed winning“such an iconic event”.

“I was here twice before and Ithink I finished seventh andthird so it’s nice to come backand get the win. I’ve got bigdreams and aspirations so this issort of a B goal for the year. TheA goal is Berlin in September.”

He’s never too old to run

John Byett completes the 55th Rotorua Marathon with the honour ofbeing the oldest competitor in the entire marathon field. Photo / Supplied

Te Awamutu octogenarian finishes Rotorua marathon aged 87BY COLIN THORSEN

Inspirational Te Awamutu87-year-old John Byett hascompleted the Rotorua Mara-thon 17 years after undergoingheart bypass surgery.

The oldest competitor in thefield of 871 starters was delightedto claim a medal for placingthird in the 80-plus age group.His time for the 42.2km wasseven hours 36 minutes.

Byett had no intention ofentering the marathon until hewalked seven laps of the 6kmtrack around Lake Ngaroto insupport of Ollie Ward andGerard Dorssers’ 24-hour fund-raising event to raise money fortwo local families.

“That was just the incentive Ineeded to think there may be onemore marathon left in me,” hesaid.

Byett had battle scares toshow for the effort he put intoseeing out his 12th marathon intotal on May 4.

“I had massive blisters onboth feet after I finished. I had towalk around on tip toes, it tookme three days to recover — butI’ve always said ‘no pain, nogain’ and I’m fine now.

“Having the support crew ofmy family [Jenny, Karen,Maryanne, Anthony] and sev-eral members of Te AwamutuMarathon Clinic was great.”

The octogenarian says he stillintends to keep walking but isunsure whether he will doanother marathon.

“I will face up to Rotoruawhen the time comes aroundagain next year, but I will mostcertainly be entering some halfmarathons over the next six

months. They’re only 21km,” hejokes.

“It’s when you put two ofthese together they knock youaround. Having said that, I did

warn my doctor I was doingRotorua this year.”

Byett has completed the Roto-rua marathon on seven occa-sions — running five and walk-ing the last two.

When he turned 80 he thoughtit was time to start walking andgive Rotorua another go.

He finished in six hours 18minutes that year. His othermarathon finishes were Hamil-ton and Whangamata, both “twoor three” times.

Byett has a message for any-one contemplating entering amarathon for the first time.

“When I first ran them I knewI’d never done enough training,so I walked each hill and randown hill and along the flat.

“It wasn’t until my thirdmarathon that I could say I ranall the way.”

The proud Te AwamutuMarathon Clinic member can beseen walking 8km every day onthe roads around the Rosetown,pounding out the same circuiteach time.

Alton Melville was first TeAwamutu Marathon Clinicmarathon runner home in 4hr37m 32s, followed by WayneStrong in 5hr 17m 54s.

Those to complete the 10kmand 5km events held in conjunc-tion were the marathon were,10km, Maria Double in 1hr 37m58s, Dawn Devine 1hr 38m 24s,Cathy McCartney 1hr 43m; 5km,Phyl Jones 1hr 04m 49s (aged 90)and Phyl Linsley 1hr 22m 41s(aged 93).

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Strong bows out after 50 marathonsTe Awamutu Marathon Clinic runner enjoyed nearly 30 years of 42.2km racesBY COLIN THORSEN

Wayne Strong marked his historic 50th marathon by twicecircumnavigating the roundabout 60m from the finish atRotorua — once to acknowledge reaching the milestoneand once for completing the Rotorua Marathon for the lasttime. He is pictured waving to his loyal supporters from TeAwamutu Marathon Clinic. Photos / Supplied

Wayne Strongwith his medalfor completingthe 55thRotoruaMarathon andcertificatefrom TeAwamutuMarathonClinic forcompleting 50marathons.

An emotional WayneStrong became the first TeAwamutu MarathonClinic member to run 50marathons in total whencrossing the finish line inRotorua on May 4.

The 61 year old dedi-cated his 50th marathon tohis great mate, the latePercy Lawn who alsoended up completing the42.2km distance a total of50 times, including around25 for Te Awamutu Mara-thon Clinic.

“That’s it, that’s defin-itely the last time I start ina marathon. It’s a fittingtime to bow out,” saidStrong.

Strong was all smiles ashe waved to his supportersup the home straight forthe last time enroute tocompleting the 55th Roto-rua Marathon in 5hrs 17m54s.

The multi-talentedStrong has achieved manymemorable moments dur-ing his lengthy runningcareer spanning 30 years.

Highlights are runningsub three-hour marathonsincluding the Gold Coast,Mountain to Surf of NewPlymouth, Karaka’s GreatNorthern and a personalbest at Hamilton in 1993 of2hrs 52mins 40secs.

Strong says it’s a farcry from the slower, more

reserved pace of today’sfive-hour marathons hechurns out.

Of all the marathons hehas entered, Hamilton ishis favourite.

“I just love the 10.5 lapsaround Hamilton’s LakeRotoroa with a cheering

crowd every 4.1 kilo-metres.”

The big disappointmentwas missing out, by amatter of seconds,breaking the magicalthree hours at the People’sMarathon in Rotorua in1994.

Strong’s family knew hewas destined for distancerunning when, at an earlyage, he was asked to go andbring the cows home.

After being spotted on ahill way past the cows hewas questioned why?

“I went up there to turnaround,” he said.

Strong started runningover the 42.2km distance atRotorua in 1991. He hassince run another 25 Roto-rua Marathons , along with25 at New Plymouth, Ham-ilton, Gold Coast and theTaupo Ironman.

Last year he crossed thefinish line for the 25th timein Rotorua to claim histhird Rotorua MarathonSurvivors Club shirt, pre-sented every five years toclub members for lapping

Lake Rotorua. You have tohave completed this event15 times or more to becomea club member.

There are now well inexcess of 500 members inthis club in the history ofthe 55-year-long event.

The only RotoruaMarathons Strong has notstarted in or completedsince 1991 were in 2000when the event was can-celled after a storm hadcaused road washouts, 2001when he had a did notfinish and 2013 when heflagged starting due tobeing very superstitious.

“I would never have anumber 13 calf,” thefarmer said.

Strong rates his firstRotorua marathon as thetoughest he has experi-

enced because of the highexpectation he placed onhimself aiming for a timeof two hours 40 minutes.He was going great gunsreaching the halfway markin 1hr 19m and was still ontarget making 30km in 1hr58m, only to struggle overthe closing stages and fin-ish in 3.09.

His most satisfyingRotorua Marathon was2017 when aiming to finishin four hours and heclocked only a handful ofseconds outside that time.

Strong attributes hisendurance to a quickrecovery rate and a slowheart beat. He says heembarked on his quest tocomplete the magical 50marathons to not only joinhis mate Percy Lawn, butto also encourage others toachieve seemingly unat-tainable goals.

“If I could run a mara-thon, then anyone couldrun or bike a little each dayfor health benefits,” hesaid.

Strong puts a lot backinto the sport he hasderived so much pleasureand success out of. The TeAwamutu Athletic Clubstalwart was awarded longservice medals from Ath-letics New Zealand andAthletics Waikato/Bay ofPlenty recognising 25years service to theRosetown club.

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Forsman ton of stakes winnersAndrew Forsman doesn’t have the

same cricketing claim to fame as histraining partner Murray Baker but herevealed he did rack up a couple ofcenturies as a schoolboy batsman at TeAwamutu College.

The thrill of bringing up three figureshasn’t waned either, as Forsman broughtup another century of winners in a seasonand added to his tally of 102 stakes wins atRotorua on Saturday.

Forsman and Baker, an accomplishedfirst-class cricketer who twice won thePlunket Shield with Central Districts in

the late 1960s, produced rugged stayerZacada to out-tough his rivals carrying60kg in the Gr.3 Campbell InfrastructureRotorua Cup (2200m).

Rider Jonathan Riddell had the Zabeelsix-year-old trucking along nicely inmidfield throughout before moving into achallenging position approaching thehome turn.

Bred and raced by dairy farmersAndrew Bryant and Dave Armstrongunder their Andari Ltd banner, alongwith Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan,Zacada has now won five of his 43 career

starts for a tick over $714,000 in stakesearnings.

The win by Zacada also carried theBaker/Forsman partnership to 100 winsin New Zealand for the 2018/19 racingseason, including a record 23 victories atblack type level.

It was the fourth century for Forsmansince joining Baker in partnership in2012. “It’s always nice to get to threefigures,” he said.

“I did it a couple of times playingcricket when I was younger but I wasn’tmuch of a batsman,” Forsman said.

Catalyst destroys opposition

Michael McNab has time to check wherehis nearest rival is as Catalyst cruises tothe winning post at New Plymouth.

Photo / Race Images — Peter Rubery

Te Awamutu visitor Catalyst showedhis true worth when he destroyed his two-year-old rivals in the first race at NewPlymouth on Saturday.

The Clayton Chipperfield-trainedyoungster had been expected to performwith distinction at his first start after apair of impressive trial victories leadinginto his first-up run at Te Rapa last month.

Unfortunately he produced a lacklustredisplay, finishing well back in a raceclaimed by the ultra-impressive Sub-poena.

Chipperfield was prepared to forgivehis charge with punters keeping the faithas they installed the Darci Brahma geld-ing a $3.50 favourite for the 1200m contest.That was well rewarded as rider MichaelMcNab had Catalyst travelling sweetlybehind the speed before exploding clear inthe run home to win by a conservative fiveand a half lengths.

Chipperfield admitted the debut per-formance of his charge had left himpondering what had gone wrong.

“He showed us today what we knew wehad,” Chipperfield said.

“He’s like an old stayer. You can put

him wherever you like in a race, heswitches off and he’s got that real goodkick when you ask of him. He’s just anideal horse.”

Chipperfield will now raise his sightswith Catalyst, owned by breeder, OaksStud principal, Dick Karreman.

“We’re going to start looking at some-thing nice now,” he said.

“Clearly he can handle a wet track sowe might as well keep him going.”

Rider Michael McNab was also enthusi-astic about the future prospects for Cata-lyst. “That was easy wasn’t it. He smashedthem so it’s onwards and upwards,”McNab said.

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Career highlight: Nikita Howarth with her gold medal at the 2016Rio Paralympics. Photo / Getty Images

Nikita Howarthenroute tobreaking theFlying 200msprint worldrecord inInvercargill.

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Te Awamutu ParalympianNikita Howarth has announcedher retirement from Para sportfor medical reasons.

Howarth became New Zea-land’s youngest everParalympian at 13 when shemade her Paralympic debut com-peting in Para swimming at theLondon 2012 Paralympic Games.

The following year she wascrowned a world champion. Ithas been a meteoric rise.

Howarth went on to competeat the Rio 2016 Paralympics witha clear goal of winning a goldmedal. She achieved her goaland bettered it by one medal,also winning bronze.

Not satisfied with concurringPara swimming at a global level,Howarth set herself a new chal-lenge and in 2017 began herjourney in the sport of Paracycling.

Less than one year afterstarting the sport she competedat her first UCI Para CyclingTrack World Championships.

In December 2018 she brokethe Flying 200m sprint worldrecord. Her time of 12.95 secondstook 0.248 seconds off the previ-ous record set by New ZealandParalympian Kate Horan in Feb-ruary 2016.

Howarth’s drive and commit-ment have been evident from ayoung age.

Learning to swim aged threeor four she started the sportcompetitively aged seven beforemaking her international Paraswimming debut as a 12 year old.

Born with a bilateral upperlimb deficiency, Howarth wasinspired to one day win aParalympic Gold medal follow-ing a school visit from 2004

Olympic cycling championSarah Ulmer.

Nikita has wasted no time inpursuing her dreams.

“From the time I first set mysights on Paralympic success Ihave worked hard and sacrificeda lot to achieve my goals,” shesaid.

“Para sport has provided mewith amazing opportunities tobe the best I can be across bothPara swimming and Para cyc-ling.

“I hope that many disabledNew Zealanders get to experi-ence what I have, like travelling

around the world and makinglifelong friendships whileachieving their goals. I feel as if Ihave achieved what I aspired todo and I am proud of that.”

Nikita said the decision toretire has not come easily.

“Due to an auto immunedisease, my body is no longerletting me continue to perform atthe highest level.

“I have always known thereis much more to life than justsport and I’m now ready to moveon and develop my life in otherareas. I recently started employ-ment in Te Awamutu that I am

really enjoying and looking for-ward to see where that may leadin the future.”

Malcolm Humm, high per-formance director, ParalympicsNew Zealand, said from the timeNikita was identified in Tara-naki at the 2009 IndependenceGames as a 9 year old it wasevident she had what it wouldtake to become a Paralympicchampion.

“Her swimming ability wasobvious in all four strokes andshe had a high desire to be thebest in the world.

“From the time she enteredthe PNZ Para Swimming HighPerformance Programme in 2011she was a pleasure to work with,always committed, hardworkingand she demonstrated a desper-ate desire to win.”

Humm said having won goldand bronze medals at the Rio2016 Paralympic Games, Nikitatransitioned into the PNZ ParaCycling Programme where shedisplayed the same qualities interms of her motivation to per-

form at the highest level.“She was a quick learner and

relished the Para cyclingenvironment culminating in herbreaking the Women’s C4 Flying200m sprint world record at theSouthland Champs in November2018.

“We look forward to continu-ing to work with Nikita toidentify ways in which she cancontinue to be involved in theParalympic family.

“We wish her all the best forthe future.”

Howarth was a key memberof the New Zealand Paralympicteam in Rio where performancesmade it the country’s most suc-cessful Paralympic Games.

The team secured a stunning21 medals across 12 individualmedallists — nine gold, fivesilver and seven bronze. Overall,the team placed 13th out of 159 onthe medal table, its highestplacing ever, and defended itstitle of No. 1 in the world formedals won per capita duringLondon 2012.

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Formal NoticesFormal Notices

DeathsBIGGAR,Susan (Sue).Peacefully at homewith her family onWednesday, 8th May2019. Loved wife ofBruce, and devotedmum to Jaimie andChristie. Adoredgrandma to Theo.Beloved daughter ofRoy and Ruth Brown.Sister-in-law of Boband Carol Biggar.

A Celebration of Sue’slife will be held at TheTe Awamutu BibleChapel, Chapel Drive,Te Awamutu (today)Tuesday, 14th May 2019at 11am, followed by aprivate family burial.In lieu of flowers,donations to theCancer Society wouldbe appreciated andmay be left at theservice. Allcommunications tothe Biggar family, POBox 137, Te Awamutu3840.Te Awamutu Funeral

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CLARK-WARE,Charlotte Rose MaryEliza (17 years).Passed away suddenlyon Wednesday, 8th May2019. Beloveddaughter, grand-daughter andbeautiful friend tomany.

A funeral service washeld on Monday 13th

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6TH GRADE

5:30 TAS NEMO v MARIST SHARKS........................ALBERT PARK 1A5:30 PIRONGIA ORANGE v PIRONGIA RED ...................PIRONGIA 2A5:30 MST WOLVERINES v TAS REX .........................ALBERT PARK 3A5:30 PIRONGIA BLACK v OHAUPO BEARS....................PIRONGIA 1A5:30 KORAKONUI v PIRONGIA GREY..............................PIRONGIA 2B6:00 TAS ARLO v KIHIKIHI .........................................ALBERT PARK 1A6:00 PIRONGIA WHITE v OHAUPO PANTHERS ............PIRONGIA 1A6:00 MARIST MIGHTY BEES v TAS MARLIN..........ALBERT PARK 3BTAS DORY v BYE

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9:00 KIHIKIHI v BLUE............................................................KIHIKIHI 1B9:00 MARIST PANTHER’S v PIRONGIA BLACK.................MARIST 1B9:00 KORAKONUI v PIRONGIA WHITE .......................KORAKONUI 1A9:00 MARIST CHIEF’S v PIRONGIA GREY ..........................MARIST 1A9:00 OHAUPO v TAS RED .................................................... OHAUPO 1A9:00 MARIST TURBO’S v TAS GREEN.................................MARIST 2A

9TH GRADE9:00 MARIST MAKO’S v TASFALCONS ..............................MARIST 2B9:00 PIRONGIA BLACK v KIHIKIHI ...................................PIRONGIA 2B9:45 PIRONGIA WHITE v TAS EAGLES ...........................PIRONGIA 1A9:45 MARIST WARRIOR’S v TAS HAWKS..........................MARIST 1AOHAUPO v BYE

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Tenders are invited for the daily cleaning andlaundry contract for a 700m2 healthcarefacility, to commence frommid June.

Applicants should have previous experiencein commercial cleaning to healthcare andinfection control standards. Maintainingprivacy and confidentiality is paramount andapplicants will be required to undergo policeclearance.

Tenders close 29th May 2019.Please email applications to:otorohanga.medical.centre@gmail.com

Cl i & L d C t t

Nominations are invited for the election of sixparent representatives to the Board of Trustees.

A nomination form and a notice calling fornominations will be posted to all eligible voters.

You can nominate another person to stand as acandidate or you can nominate yourself (pleasesign both parts of the form).

Additional nomination forms can be obtainedfrom the school office.

The voting roll is open for inspection at the schooland can be viewed during normal school hours.

There will be a list of candidates’ names, as theycome to hand, for inspection at the school.

Nominations close at noon on Friday 24th May2019.

Voting closes at noon on Friday 7th June 2019.

Sheryll DaviesReturning Officer.

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■ WIN: ELTON JOHN CD

Third Elton Johnshow announcedfor Mount Smart

To celebrate SirElton’s farewell tour,which comes toAuckland’s Mt SmartStadium on Sunday, 16,Tuesday, 18 andThursday, 20 February2020 (original datesrescheduled, plus a newshow added) we’re givingyou the chance to win oneof two copies of his latestand aptly named album,Diamonds.

Containing 34 of hisgreatest hits it will takeyou on the musicaljourney of a lifetime andis the ideal precursor tohis upcoming showswhere audiences willexperience a rare glimpseinto Elton’s life, and thedeeply personal meaningbehind some of hisgreatest hits, viamesmerising, never-before-seen images andvideos displayedthroughout the showfrom his incredible50-year career.

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Sir Elton John wasrecently crowned byBillboard as the mostsuccessful performingmale solo artist of alltime.

Elton will deliver hisfamed songbook tospellbound audiences onhis very last tour, playingacross a mammoth runacross Australasia.

Beginning inPennsylvania, USA inSeptember 2018, EltonJohn’s three-yearFarewell Yellow BrickRoad global tour hasalready been hailed asone of his most“energetic, dazzlingly-original and joyfulcelebrations”.

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This will indeed be theconcert of a lifetime byarguably the world’smost enigmatic andquintessentialentertainer.

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