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The bridge on Te Pahu Roadwill be closed between 9am and12.15pm, and 12.45pm and3pm, Monday to Friday, thisweek and possibly next week.

Initially the bridge was goingto be closed from 9am-3pm, butfurther consultation with affectedpeople showed that having abrief lunchtime opening wouldease the inconvenience, so the12.15-12.45 opening windowwas added.

The bridge will be open in theweekends.

Emergency vehicles will havepriority access at all times.

On their bikesThis region’s mayors are

obviously ‘fit fellas’, withOtorohanga Mayor DaleWilliams joining two others inthis Saturday’s Wattyl LakeTaupo Cycle Challenge.

Last weekend Waipa MayorAlan Livingston covered 30km,finishing 21st in fun ride sectionof the Maunga Cycle Classic atMaungatautari.

Mr Williams and TaupoMayor Rick Cooper will ride40kms each in the Linfox Relayat Taupo, while HorowhenuaMayor Brendan Duffy will ridethe other 80kms of the 160kmcircumnavigation of Lake Taupo.

They are taking part in thefirst ‘Mayoral Challenge’ in theevent’s 33 year history.

Ho ho ho . . .The Te Awamutu Courier will

be publishing its traditionalbumper 40-page Christmasfeature on December 10.

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Bearing message of love

TC261109GJ03‘CARE BEARS’: Jackie Grinder with some of her reconditioned bears ready for sending to sick and traumatisedchildren.

BY GRANT JOHNSTON

Jackie Grinder recyclesteddy bears and sends themoff to comfort sick andtraumatised children.

She sews two sets of newclothes and a backpack foreach bear (‘because the setof clothes they are not wear-ing has to go somewhere’)and in the three years shehas been doing her volun-tary labour of love she hasoutfitted 70 bears.

It started three years agowhen a friend’s nine-month-old grandson was diagnosedwith leukaemia and shewanted to do something tocomfort him — of course itmade sense to provide onefor the sibling as well.

With their spruce upwash, natty new clothes andbackpack in bright colourswith cheerful animal char-acters on them they were abig hit and Mrs Grinder’shelping habit was hatched.

She makes up batches of10 and sends them wherethey can do most good.Earlier this year a batchwent to Ronald McDonaldHouse in Auckland, whichcaters for seriously ill chil-dren.

Some of them went onwith their new owners toAuckland’s Starship Hos-pital as care for the children

continued.They are so popular Mrs

Grinder is now fieldingregular requests for

reinforcements.She is looking for

donations of pre-loved whiteFarmers bears (which

apparently wash up well).These can be left at Sincer-ity Drycleaners or St John’sChurch office.

Mrs Grinder is hoping toget another batch away intime to provide some Christ-mas cheer.

Debate on climate changefull of ‘myth-information’

Over 90 members and newcomers to TeAwamutu Continuing Education Group weretreated to an enthralling address by Chris deFreitas, on ‘Climatology and our ChangingClimate Patterns’.

Mr de Freitas is Professor of Climatology atAuckland University.

He informed those who attended the recentmeeting at Waipa Workingmen’s Club thatthere is a great deal of misinformation on thissubject, reports Brian Arrandale.

Professor de Freitas said there is also alack of real scientific evidence that man-madeemissions are affecting the world’s atmo-sphere to the extent that is circulated in themedia — also from those organisations whosepolitical ideology is to deal in fear, rather thanon scientific evidence and facts.

He stressed that carbon dioxide is one ofthe greatest assets that mankind enjoys, andthat New Zealand is the only country to inflicta cost on its agriculture for so-called ‘harmfulemissions’ which have been a natural featureof agriculture, and wildlife throughout theworld.

Professor de Freitas told members that ifAl Gore was addressing the meeting hischarge would be over US$123,000 for 35minutes.

During Professor de Freitas’ address, mem-bers gained a fresh scientific insight into theworld’s changing climate, which has been afeature of this planet since its birth, and thatother factors such as the sun, oceans andpolar regions have a greater bearing onclimate than human activity.

Family friendlyParty in the Park

Tuesday evening is a time to for Te Awamutufamilies to celebrate Te Awamutu Rose Gardens 40thBirthday and Christmas Spirit in Te Awamutu.

The free community event takes place in SelwynPark from 6pm, featuring Community Carol Singingand an Opera in the Park.

Event organiser Dean Taylor says work has beengoing on for some months readying the Rose Gardensfor its birthday, and he believes the park is looking asgood as ever. Earlier this year Fonterra staffvolunteering for community work gave the parkbenches, tables and other furniture a coat of paint andWaipa District Council staff have set themselves highstandards for this year.

This week the public will notice Contact Electricalworking in the gardens as part of the preparation forTuesday night.

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Your Letters

Councillor sees improvementsYear two of my time as a Te

Awamutu Ward councillor forWaipa District Council hasbeen a great improvement onyear one.

In Garry Dyet we have a newchief executive officer who hasshown a great ability to under-stand the processes of govern-ance in relation to the electedcouncillors.

His management skills willbe tested over the next year, butI suspect he will be up to thatchallenge.

I initially found myself atodds with a fairly laid backapproach to the finances of theCouncil.

It seemed that as long asCouncil’s financial controllerand the (Audit Office’s) AuditorGeneral gave us a pass mark atthe end of each year, we wereOK.

Of course had he not done so

we, as responsible councillorscould have been in deeptrouble.

The more I looked into thefinances, the more I felt a majoroverhaul was needed.

I’m delighted that our newCEO had taken up this chal-lenge. In doing that he and I areworking to provide some mean-ingful financial indices forcouncillors.

Stacks of financial informa-tion is sometimes difficult tounderstand. I hope we canshrink these ‘stacks’ down intoindices for my colleagues thatwill enable them to have confid-ence that the large organisationwe lead is financially sound.

At the end of the day it is theratepayers who carry the bur-den of bad financial manage-ment.

One area I still find that I’m alone voice is the amount of

money committed to long termplanning.

I’m happy to try and‘estiguess’ the activities for thenext 10 years, but trying tomake binding decisions out to2050 leaves me gasping for air.

Then when we got abudgeted sum of $2.1 million forsuch activities I flipped.

I was a lone voice againstthat motion.

As chair of the Heart of TeAwamutu steering group, Ienjoyed working with my fel-low ward councillors from TeAwamutu in getting agreementfor a modest upgrade of ourgateways and Alexandra Street.

The proposed Heritage andCultural Centre has been at thecore of our long term fundingdebates.

Expenditure of $15 millionhas been approved beginning inthe 2013 year.

I felt we had to get thisproject moving and had Counciltake on board my paperdesigned to make some pro-gress.

We now have a steeringgroup, headed by former Coun-cillor Alan Empson, who willattempt to plan a ‘ConceptDesign’.

The second phase will be toraise the $5 million from theprivate sector.

If we achieve all that, we willbe in a strong position to claimthe other two thirds of the costfrom Council by way of loansand sale of assets.

So I have enjoyed workingwith my co councillors.

We have not always agreed,and if they have found me to bea pain in the backside at times Idon’t apologise, but thank themfor their tolerance.

MICHAEL COX

Hearing Association appreciates helpTe Awamutu Hearing Association

provides a very good service to its mem-bers.

At the same time other sections of thecommunity provide a great help to theHearing Association.

Deaf Awareness Week is a suitable timeto acknowledge their help.

Te Awamutu Courier provides news andnotices.

The sale of batteries is provided by CABin Otorohanga and Stitch ‘N’ Stuff in TeAwamutu.

The Library hosts displays during DeafAwareness Week.

Te Awamutu Engineering Supplies has

displays of protective devices.Westpac Bank allows use of its window

for displays.Paper Plus allows spaces for stalls.Thank you to these organisations and to

any others who have helped Te AwamutuHearing Association.

JOHN CROOK

Orcas seen in Aotea, Kawhia harbours yesterdayA busload of Otorohanga

businessmen had a whale of atale to tell after their tourismfamiliarisation visit to Kawhiayesterday.

While they were visitingKawhia Museum aroundlunchtime, a pod of six-eight orcacavorted up Kawhia Harbour,probably in pursuit of a meal of

stingray. Earlier in the morninga group of Scandinavian touristsspotted the orcas heading out ofAotea Harbour.

There is no record of orcas

attacking humans in the wild,but concern was raised furthernorth earlier this week after alarge orca appeared to zoom inon divers.

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College honours achievers

TC261109CA03DUX 2009 Kelly Wilson with the AG Freeman Medal and flowersreceived at prizegiving. She also received the ASB award for Dux.

TC261109SP03NEW ZEALAND Under-16 steer riding champion Te Hiko Neill was named Sportsperson of the Year.

BY CATHY ASPLIN

Te Awamutu College Year 13student Kelly Wilson admits shewas very surprised to be namedDux for 2009.

‘‘I set goals in my classes andwanted to do well in all mysubjects - but being named Duxwas an unexpected bonus.’’

Kelly hopes to make a career inthe world of design or advertising,so she will embark on a Bachelorof Computer Graphic Design atWaikato University next year.

At the recent Te AwamutuCollege senior prizegiving Kellywas first in photography, artdesign, graphics and design.

She also received the Te Awa-mutu Festival Society TrustAward, Rotary Shield for Serviceto School and the Waikato Uni-versity Vice-Chancellor’s Com-mittee Scholarship.

As well as studying hard dur-ing her five years at Te AwamutuCollege, Kelly has given back tothe school through a variety ofroles and committees.

She was a member of theservice and social committees,involved in numerous fundrais-ing projects and events such as afundraiser for the AustralianBush Fire Relief, Daffodil Day,mufti days and CanTeen ban-danna week.

Over the past two years she hasalso been the driving force behindthe school Hokioi magazine(which has just gone to print).

‘‘I’ve had a really great yearacademically, socially andculturally - lots of good thingshappen at Te Awamutu College.’’

Proxime Accessit (runner-upto Dux) was Tom Tynan.

Tom was first in subject foraccounting, economics, physicsand science. He collected theMathewson Cup for Excellence inScience and the Dobson Trophyfor Business.

General Excellence Cup (Year13) winner Catherine Peake alsoachieved academically (top of art,collected 65 level 3 credits prior toexams, with 40 of those at excel-lence level). She received theAuckland University Scholarshipand RSA Peace Scholarship.

She was an effective headstudent, organising school events,being part of committees andcontributing to the community.She was also a member of twoschool bands, was a member ofthe Senior ‘A’ netball team andpart of the King Country Zonecrosscountry team.

The Masonic Lodge trophy forExcellent Contribution to Schoolwent to Marcus Gibbs.

Marcus had roles within theCollege including being on the

Senior Forum, a mentor buddy,MC for the school fashion show,committee member of the culturaland health committees, entrant inthe Fair Go ad awards,hardworking member of theSPLICE student voice project. Hewas New Zealand student repre-sentative at the Microsoft AsiaPacific Regional InnovativeTeachers Conference.

Sportsperson of the Year wasawarded to New Zealand U16 steerriding champion Te Hiko Neill.Unfortunately Te Hiko wasunable to be present at the cere-mony, but his feats in rodeo wereoutlined.

He was awarded the Tangata oToa o Te Tau trophy.

Katherine Camp collected theTataurangi Trophy for outstand-ing performance in an individualsport for her achievements inathletics.

New Zealand U81kg boxingchampion Tyson Whalley col-lected the Bev Garrett MemorialTrophy for excellence in sports.

Other major awards:RSA Peace Scholarships:

Catherine Peake, Rick Williams.

Rotary Shield for Service toSchool: Chaz Naera, Kelly Wilson.

WDC Service the CommunityAward: Jessica Rawlings.

Te Awamutu Business andProfessional Women Trophy forInitiative and Enterprise: PaigeNicholson.

Top Academic Year 13 MaoriStudent: Rebecca Smith.

General Excellence Year 12,Academic Excellence Year 12:Liza Bolton.

Top Maori Student Year 12:Daniel Adams.

Top Year 11 Academic: JuliaBerney. Top Maori Student Year11: Ariana Cable Dixon.

Top Overseas Student:Chiharu Nakamura.

Te Awamutu BPW StudyAward: Catherine Hume.

Fonterra Tertiary StudyScholarship, Massey UniversityCaptain’s Club Scholarship:Fraser Higham.

David Johnstone CharitableTrust Scholarship: KrystalGriffiths-Tuaupiki.

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Sci fi thriller could launchauthor’s career into orbit

TC261109GJ01WATCH THIS SPACE:author Dennis Pennefather with his latest book ‘TheUnderstanding’.

BY GRANT JOHNSTON

Te Awamutu authorDennis Pennefather isawaiting the first royaltyreport on his new book‘The Understanding’with bated breath.

Mr Pennefather’s firstventure into the sciencefiction genre has beenpublished by EloquentBooks of New York andhas a potentially hugeaudience.

The author will knowin a few weeks whetherthe American readers are‘biting’ when he is able toaccess the first royaltyreport for the book,which was released lastmonth.

Mr Pennefather isalready buoyed by thefact this is his first bookpublished through con-ventional publishing,rather than ‘vanity pub-lishing’.

He drew on personalexperience as a police-man for 25 years for hisfirst two books ‘Con-stable’ and ‘Sergeant’. Heself published these non-fiction books, a numberof which were picked upby libraries around thecountry.

A professionalcaregiver, MrPennefather moved to TeAwamutu from Takapauin central Hawkes Bayfour months ago, for hisfiance to be closer to herfamily in Hamilton.

Hawkes Bayreviewers had this to sayabout his new book: ‘‘TheUnderstanding is firstclass ... very clever ... hadthe feeling of Wyndham’s‘Midwich Cuckoos’ orHuxley’s ‘Brave NewWorld’. Compulsive read-ing and held my interestthroughout.’’ — GraemeCass, Hawkes Bay Today.

‘‘The Understandingis an intelligent and clev-erly thought out storythat centres on the

cloning of humans andthe issues that raises, inan environment wherethe law allows it. It hasthe potential to become acult classic, due to itsfictional originality,subtle wit, cleverlythought out storyline andcompletely ‘off the wall’twist on religion, cloningand the human con-dition.’’ — Simon PearseCHB Mail.

This is the publisher’spre-face: ‘‘The Under-standing interfaces withall the most fantastic,mind bending elementsof science fiction.

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must simultaneouslyconfront the brutal mur-ders of his parents, theexistence of his clone-twin and his cosmicallyvital purpose to trans-form the very evolutionof mankind on Earth.

‘‘Recently orphanedteenage clone AdamNewman is stunned tolearn of his role as theleader of the ‘Jump-Clones’ and their missionto jump dimensions fromhis 2048 home of ‘Earith’to 198,000BC Earth.

‘‘Before he leaves,however, Adam mustlearn the details of pro-ject ‘Multiple Universe’

while defeating a fanat-ical army seeking toabort the dimension-jump.

‘‘There is also thesmall matter of his newlyfound soul-mate Eve,who reminds him ofsomeone extremelyfamiliar.

‘‘The Understandingtakes readers on an out ofthis world journey thatspans time, dimensions,and technology all whiletravelling alongsideAdam on his mission tochange mankind.’’

TheUnderstanding isavailable through allmajor outlets.

Te Awamutu Medical Centrenow closed in weekends

After more than 30 years ofproviding Saturday morning afterhours medical care for emergen-cies, Te Awamutu Medical Centresays it will no longer be able toprovide this service to its 16,500patients.

‘‘It is with great sadness that wehave to announce this change,’’says a press release from theMedical Centre.

It will take effect from begin-ning of December.

This change brings Te Awa-mutu Medical Centre into line withmost other medical centres

throughout the Waikato region.It has come about because of the

increased requirement of thecentre’s general practitioners tocover the Anglesea AfterhoursMedical Centre roster at theweekends in Hamilton, and adecrease in numbers coming intothe practice Saturday mornings.

Patients will need to rememberthat repeat prescriptions and otherdocumentation will need to becollected during normal workinghours of 8am to 5.30pm, Mondays toThursdays and 8am to 5pm onFridays as the Medical Centre will

not be open at all over theweekends.

Te Awamutu Medical Centresome time ago linked up with aNational Nurse Triage Service forits afterhours telephone calls.

This provides callers withexpert medical advice afterhoursand has proven very successful.

‘‘Te Awamutu Medical Centrelooks forward to continuing toproviding quality medical care anda broad range of services to itregistered patients in the greaterTe Awamutu area,’’ says therelease.

Bridge Club members jockey for own Melbourne CupMelbourne Cup day saw mem-

bers of Te Awamutu Bridge Clubgather to compete for the JeanManifold Melbourne Gold Cup.

Play commenced at 11am andconcluded at 4pm with a lavishpot luck lunch in between.

The usual sweepstakes wererun and director for the day, AnneWilliamson kept membersentertained with questions basedon numbers after every twoboards — the correct answerseing its ‘owner’ awarded a choco-late bar.

Winners with the highestbridge score for the day were

Marie Berry and partner OlgaIrwin, who were awarded the goldcup for their efforts.

Club results:Monday: B Sloan/G

McLaughlan 1, B Crombie/PHobbs 2, J Frost/A Mahoney 3.

Tuesday, N/S: B Sloan/PMoorby 1, N Cooper/V Pawley 2, PStephens/R Roberts 3. E/W: NKrielen/O Fallwell 1=, EDowthwaite/H Campbell 1=, BBenton/T Bramwell 3.

Wednesday, Gross, N/S: MSmith /B Owen 1, M Fraser/PHobbs 2, N Cantlon/L French 3.E/W: M Carmichael/J Hastie 1, M

Moore/M Quin 2, J Barry/J Mar-tin 3. Handicap, N/S: M Smith/BOwen 1, B Martin/M Berry 2, NCantlon/ L French 3. E/W: MCarmichael/J Hastie 1, J Barry/JMartin 2, M Moore/M Quin 3.

Friday, Grloss, N/S: B Chan-cellor/A Wiliamson 1, B Benton/A Haywood 2. M Berry/A Ruddell3 E/W: J Hastie/P Hobbs 1, SPaine/M Haggas 2, R Knight/SLister 3. Handicap, N/S: BBenton/A Haywood 1, B Chancel-lor/A Williamson 2. E Way/B Cox3. E/W J Hastie/P Hobbs 1, SPaine/M Haggas 2, R Knight/SLister 3.


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TC261109SP6ASHANE JAMIESON with the 12.3kg (27lb 2oz) snapper hecaught at Kawhia recently. Mr Jamieson was fishing with hismate Leo ‘Bear’ Burrows on the latter’s boat ‘Grizzly Bear’.Mr Jamieson has been fishing since he was a young boyand goes out with his mates or brother-in-law when workpermits. The fish was caught at the 40 metre mark offKawhia bar in rough conditions. It is the biggest snapper MrJamieson has ever caught and the biggest fish caught offGrizzly Bear.

TC261109SP6BGEOFF BRUNKER weighs his 13.6kg(30lb) snapper pulled off the rocks atRuapuke. Mr Brunker and his wifeLeonie, who travel with the Gypsy Fair,were staying in town with daughterRebecca Edmeades. The keen fishingfamily hadn’t been able to get out by boatso decided to try their luck from therocks. Using 12lb line Mr Brunker hookedinto the monster fish and played it forhalf-an-hour before they even saw theyhad a snapper. The fish managed towedge itself into the rocks, but beingkeen not to lose it the youngest of theparty climbed down the rocks with amakeshift gaff and was eventually able tofree and retrieve it. The family say it wasa very exciting fishing trip, and thesnapper tasted great.

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CRIMELINETe Awamutu Police 872 0100

EMERGENCY 111Te Awamutu Police have dealt with the

following matters since last week:Monday, November 16:Arrests: Man for breaching bail. Hamilton

for detoxification.Theft of a Honda 4WD quad bike from

Puahue Road property reported.Intentional damage to window of Bank

Street residence reported.Burglaries: Fraser Street residence.

Camera, laptop computer and Wii game stolen.Cambridge Road residence. Laptop computer,speakers and charger stolen.

Female complains of being assaulted at herschool.

Tuesday, November 17:Arrests: Man for driving while disqualified.

Man for possession of cannabis andmethamphetamine. Man on a warrant toappear in court.

Three youths reported for breaching theliquor ban.

Theft of a cellphone from St Johns ChurchHall reported.

Wednesday, November 18:Arrests: Man for theft. Man for assault.Theft of credit card and cellphone from car

parked in Rewi Street reported.Burglaries: Ngaroma Road residence. Shot-

gun and dehumidifier stolen. Turere laneresidence. Laptop computer, safe, ammunition,knife, gun pellets and cash stolen.

Thursday, November 19:Burglary of Everybody’s Op Shop reported.

Various items stolen.Theft: petrol from Shell Alexandra. Male

drives off in 1994 Nissan Lucino GG (AFT384)without paying for fuel. Diesel from storagetank at Burns Road property. Bike from StrongRoad property.

Friday, November 20:Arrests: Man for breaching the liquor ban

and assaulting police. Woman for EBA.Burglary of Rutherford Street residence

reported. Cellphone, wallet, cards and cashstolen.

Saturday, November 21:Man arrested for EBA.Intentional damage to rear window of car

parked in Fairview Road reported.Burglary of College Superette reported.

Nothing stolen.Sunday, November 22:Theft of bread from rear of The Warehouse

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End of era as building tumblesBY CATHY ASPLIN

TC261109CA01CONTRACTORS demolish the Rosetown Garments building (photographed from Albert Park Drive).

The old RosetownGarments building on thecorner of Albert Park Driveand George Street wasremoved recently, ending abusiness association withthe town that could betraced back to 1956.

The company movedinto the former St JohnAmbulance Hall nine yearsago after a fire destroyedthe previous factory inRickit Road. Recently thecompany become a victimof the recession.

At one stage it employed125 people, but was down tojust a handful of staff at thestart of the year.

The property is to beredeveloped by GeneralDistributors Ltd (Progress-ive Enterprises) of Auck-land.

Stroll down historylane at Pirongia

The inaugural ‘His-toric Walking Tour ofPirongia (Alexandra)’was held over LabourWeekend and looks set tobe a popular addition tothe Pirongia HistoricVisitor Centre pro-gramme of events.

The tour around thevillage of Pirongia,organised by volunteersfrom the centre, wasguided by Alan Hall.

The easy walk aroundPirongia’s streetscovered sites of commer-cial and military activi-ties along with the earlyresidences of prominentcitizens — many of themfrom the days when thesettlement was known asAlexandra.

Interesting storieswere told of the pastwhich lurk behindfacades and now emptysections.

All who participated

considered that the walkshould be repeated on aregular basis.

This activity willbecome part of the regu-lar programme of toursrun by the Pirongia His-toric Visitor Centrewhich take in manyaspects of the village andits surrounding district.

A tour of the districtwest of Pirongia was alsoheld earlier this month.

Early next year (Janu-ary 23) the 1860’s mili-tary activities in theWaipa District will becovered in a tour entitled‘The Path of War - TeRore to Orakau.’

For further informa-tion on these tours pleasephone the Pirongia His-toric Visitors Centre (ph871 9018).

The centre can alsoarrange tours for groupsat other times, byrequest.


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L.J. Hooker Te Awamutu 871 5044 T e A w a m u t u R e a l t y M R E I N Z

A sale is critical on this well presented 1930’s three bedroom stucco home. Neutral décor – good carpet and heating, modern kitchen. It’s an Auction – Hammer must fall!

AUCTION: 1.00pm Thursday 3rd December 2009 at LJ Hooker offi ce, 41 Mahoe Street, Te Awamutu

View: Friday 12 noon2 Bridgman Road, Te Awamutu # DFJGG8

Contact: Lauren O’Carroll 027 278 7196

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Time to get moving withlow impact circuit class

TC261109GJ02FITNESS FUN: Rebecca Sargent warms up for theGet Moving classes starting next Wednesday atKihikihi Memorial Hall.

Rebecca Sargent wants to get local residentsmoving — towards a healthier future.

She is a Community Health Coach Volunteer forthe Te Awamutu Safer Community CharitableTrust.

She recently attended a low impact exercisecourse and with the help of the trust has decided torun a four week low impact circuit class.

This ‘Get Moving’ class will be once a week onWednesdays from 9.30am at the Memorial Hall inKihikihi.

Starting date is Wednesday, December 2 and thecourse will run until Wednesday, December 23.

Rebecca has been volunteering with the TeAwamutu Safer Community Charitable Trust forthree months with the Kai @ The Right PriceProgramme.

The Get Moving exercise class is for all ages,shapes and sizes and is open to anyone interested.

It is a great way to meet people in the communityand have fun while keeping fit. There is no cost forparticipants.

Rebecca is a strong personal believer in thebenefits of exercise and movement.

‘‘It’s about getting the most out of life. Exercisingmakes you feel better. It makes you healthier and itmakes you feel better about yourself,’’ she says.

‘‘Exercising also flows into other areas of yourlife — you eat better and feel more motivated to dothings. It’s a way to improve your whole wellbeing.Get Moving is also about bringing the communitytogether.’’

Rebecca says the classes will cater for varyingfitness levels and individuals can work at their ownpace.

If the circuit classes are successful, they could bethe forerunner to other programmes.

‘‘We are hoping that a good turnout for thisprogramme will lead onto other exercise classesnext year for the community,’’ says Larelle Brown,community health co-ordinator for Te AwamutuSafer Community Charitable Trust.

For more information contact Rebecca Sargenton 870 2250 or 021 474 917 or Larelle Brown on 8706163.


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Healthy food onmenu at Pokuru

TC261109SP10POKURU Playcentre member Holly Harris as thebutterfly at the end of ‘The Very Hungry Cat-erpillar’ story.

Pokuru Playcentrerecently won the Wai-kato regional final of aNational Heart Foun-dation contest.

The art competition,open to Early ChildhoodEducation Centres,required somethingabout the theme of eatinghealthy, especially fruitand vegetables.

The PokuruPlaycentre childrenhelped to paint bigcircles to create a cat-erpillar, then painted avariety of fruit and a bigleaf.

Adults then told ‘TheVery Hungry Cat-erpillar’ story and thechildren who were fruitpretended to be eaten bythe caterpillar.

Some of the childrendressed up as the butter-fly at the edn of the storyand flew around the gar-den.

For their win PokuruPlaycentre was givensome ‘5+ a day’ apronsand bags and a $50Palmers gift card.

The children’s photosalso appeared on ‘StickyTV’.

Tui art popular choice at PirongiaThe appearance of large

numbers of tui in the district(see also article below) has beenrecorded by many people. Butthe special record created byartist Dawn Spence has provenparticularly popular.

She has won the People’sChoice Award in the MtPirongia Art Awards for herentry ‘Pirongia Tui’ (left).

Mrs Spence’s prize includeda Gordon Harris Art Suppliesvoucher, a Whitcoulls gift cardand $50 prize money.

Her painting, along with sev-eral other award winners andmerit entries, is on display inthe Burchell Pavilion at the TeAwamutu Information Centre.

The art works will remain ondisplay throughout December(ring the centre for availableviewing times).

At total of 46 entries werereceived for this year’s competi-tion - coming from as far afield

as Thames and Balclutha.The Mountain category was

won by Dudley Cleland fromHamilton for ‘Mountain Moods’.

Jason Gibson’s ‘Sacred King-fisher’ won the Native Flora andFauna category.

Creative Fibre using NaturalDye was a new category intro-duced this year and the winnerwas Marion Manson from Ham-ilton for ‘Strata’.

Children’s section winnerswere Sarah Moorhouse andDaniel Boyd.

All the entries can be viewedon Pirongia Te Aroaro o KahuRestoration Society’s website:www.mtpirongia.org.nz

The Society stages theawards as a way of highlightingthe wonderful local treasure, MtPirongia, and all the amazingnative species which live there.

The raffle prize, a paintingdonated by Jane Finch, was wonby N Livingston.

Tui sightings soararound Waikato

Tui sightings in andaround Hamilton havegrown steadily this yearto easily surpass num-bers spotted last year.

Environment Wai-kato reported there hadbeen about 70 sightingsbetween 18 July and 18September.

Since then the num-ber of sightings reportedto EW has climbed tomore than 260, saidbiosecurity officer BenParis.

That compares toabout 40 sightingsreported in all of 2008.

‘‘Obviously recentpublicity about tui willbe encouraging morepeople to reportsightings, but it seemsclear there are definitelymore of the birds aboutthis year.

‘‘That’s an encourag-ing sign that our Haloproject to controlpossums and rats at tuibreeding sites aroundHamilton is having asolid impact on the num-ber of birds visiting thecity and nearby.’’

The Halo project isaimed at controllingpossums and rats aheadof the tui breedingseason (October to Janu-ary, so it has finished itsactive pest control workfor 2009).

The cost of Halo oper-ations this year was$93,835.

This calendar year,six sites around the dis-trict were treated — twowere at Old Mountain Rdnear Whatawhata, whilethe others were at Te

Miro Reserve,Maungakawa Reserve,Tirohanga Rd nearMaungatautari and thePukemokemoke BushReserve.

A total of 1024hectares were treatedusing 1957 bait stationswith a variety of toxinsincluding brodificoum,cholecalciferol,diphacinone and 1080.

Mr Paris says publiccomments in sightingreports showed howmuch people appreciatedthe presence of the tui.Comments included:

‘‘[It] made my dayhearing a tui singingfrom our house.’’

‘‘Musical! Seen dailyover last month. Firsttime seen in 36 years!’’

‘‘No doubt with what Isaw, definitely a tuisighting. Am absolutelyrapt!’’

Public photos andcomments about Wai-kato tui can be viewedon: www.ew.govt.nz/hamiltonhalo

The Halo project willresume its pest controlwork next year ahead ofthe 2010 breeding season.


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Legendary reinsman here for harness on grass

TC261109CT10KIDS KARTZ will be back in action at this year’s Christmas harnessmeeting at Waipa. Some participants warmed up at the recent WaipaRacing Club Christmas meeting (before rain curtailed the pro-gramme). Rachel Clark and Peanut are home for first prize in thisheat.

BY GRANT JOHNSTON

This year’s Christmas harnessmeeting at Waipa Racecourse willsee one of the legends of the the sportback in the sulky.

Peter Wolfenden, who was NewZealand’s premier reinsman duringthe 1960s and 70s will be driving atthe venue where he pilotted his firstwinner in 1956.

‘PT’ Wolfenden was associatedwith immortal Kiwi pacer, CardiganBay, the first pacer to earn a milliondollars in North America. He will bedoing battle at Waipa with last year’sjockeys challenge winner, GaryGrylls, Grylls’ son Craig and fellowTe Awamutu rider Mark Sweeney,

along with commentator and lead-ing amateur driver George Simon.

A collection will be taken for StJohn Ambulance.

After a bumper return to har-ness on the grass at Waipa fouryears ago, the following year sawthe meeting curtailed by a powercut and then last year plagued byheavy downpours — so hopefullythe sun and fate will shine on thisyear’s meeting on Tuesday,December 29.

There is plenty of entertain-ment planned for children, as wellas the popular Kids Kartz races.There are corporate tents avail-able — contact Frank Cooper at871 8975.

Waikato DHB improvessurgery statistics

Waikato District Health Board is on track todeliver better, sooner and more convenienthealthcare according to the elective surgery resultsreleased this week.

Waikato DHB improved access to elective surgeryand achieved a result of 113 per cent in the firstquarter of this financial year (ended September 30),putting it second out of 21 district health boards.

‘‘We are justifiably proud of the improvement inthe amount of elective surgery we performed in thelast year,’’ Health Waikato chief operating officer JanAdams says.

‘‘We made more use of the private sector on ourbehalf and the effort and thought put in by all staffinvolved was impressive.’’

The aim is for New Zealand hospitals to do anaverage of 4000 more elective surgeries every year.

This will mean a decrease in surgery waiting timesand more people getting their surgery when theywant it.

Waikato DHB planned to do 2942 elective surgeriesin the first quarter but delivered 390 more. Lastfinancial year the DHB planned to do 11,991 surgeriesbut did 12,402.

‘‘There will no doubt be many people who are stillwaiting for surgery who read these results and findthem cold comfort.

‘‘We hear from them often and we are listening,’’Mrs Adams says.

‘‘So while we are entitled to feel good about ourperformance, we do so with a sense of determinationthat we can do better.’’

Lows head into double digitsMinimum temperatures are creeping up, with

three of seven Courier weather watchers reportingdouble digit minimums over the past week.

Ngahinapouri’s low was a balmy 12 degrees, withPirongia and Te Awamutu both on 10. Pukeatua wasnext on 9, followed by Pokuru on 8 and Kihikihi andParawera on 6.

Highest maximum went to Pukeatua with 27,followed by Kihikihi, Parawera and Pirongia, all on26, Te Awamutu on 25 and Ngahinapouri andPokuru on 24.

Pirongia had the most rainfall with 35mm, withPukeatua next on 26, Pokuru 25, Te Awamutu 24,Parawera 20, Kihikihi and Ngahinapouri on 10.


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414 KIHIKIHI ROAD, TE AWAMUTU $395,000You will not believe how quiet and private this home is once you are through the front door! Offering 4 bedrooms, 2bathrooms plus an outside studio you will never be short of space again! Must be viewed to be appreciated.

View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA090909

KIRSTIE McGRAIL - M: 027 270 3175 A: 07 870 3174

$265,000Beyond the door lies a lovely 3 dble brm home with new bathroom, 2 toilets, + nicely decorated interior. All on a well landscaped 1221m2 section and to complete the picture, a sleepout. Property has a rural outlook. Inspection recommended. View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA090608

GLENN WALSH - M: 021 925 744 A: 07 870 1831

20 AVA MAE DRIVE, TE AWAMUTU $489,000Be impressed with this modern four bedroom, two bathroom

home, open plan living area, also has separate lounge, double

internal garage, situated in a top location with fantastic views

to Pirongia Mountain. View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA091104

GLENN WALSH - M: 021 925 744 A: 07 870 1831

$320,0002/3 bedroom townhouse is well worth viewing, spacious open

plan living, sunny conservatory, spa bath, walk in robe, heat

pump, security doors and more.


PAULA RYBURN - M: 027 488 8136

$379,000Well presented 4 bedroom home with modern kitchen, large

double garage, lovely views over town and beyond and with

the added bonus of a granny fl at. Vendor wants this sold!


GLENN WALSH - M: 021 925 744 A: 07 870 1831

$OFFERSGood sized, 1940’s three double bedroom home with a good sized kitchen and separate dining room. Easy care 505m² section. Suitable as a fi rst home or investment property, currently rented for $260 per week. Phone for more details.


GLENN WALSH - M: 021 925 744 A: 07 870 1831

$499,0003 bedroom bungalow, 2 bathrooms, timber throughout,

polished fl oors & large decking areas. Double garage, 4 bay

barn, views across farm land, local water scheme. Sited on

8000m² section. View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA081107

DON PINNY - M: 027 289 5924 A: 07 871 7114

$285,000Live in popular Pukeatua and marvel at the fantastic Maungatauari Ecological Island a protected mountain full of native birds and bush. This tidy three bedroom home on 3388m² really warrants inspection. Enjoy a fantastic lifestyle in a great little village. View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TAR070906

DON PINNY - M: 027 289 5924 A: 07 871 7114

37 ROLLESTON STREET, KIHIKIHI $300,000New 4 bedroom home with double garage and large section.

Motivated vendors.View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA080703

DON PINNY - M: 027 289 5924 A: 07 871 7114

394 ELIZABETH AVENUE, TE AWAMUTU $368,000WHY HAS THIS NOT SOLD?? Tidy 3 brm + study, low maint home is selling for below CV. Good sized section, in a great location. Good sized garage with the bonus of an extra room downstairs. This represents great value and a solid investment.Vendors want sold. View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA090701

GLENN WALSH - M: 021 925 744 A: 07 870 1831

312 FRONTIER ROAD, TE AWAMUTU $590,000Executive home set on 4761sqm with stunning rural and mountain views. It gives me great pleasure to present this home to the market –with excellent presentation and location this property must be viewed to be appreciated!



65 ELIZABETH AVENUE, TE AWAMUTU $318,000This immaculate property is in a sought after street. Easy walk to shopping centre and supermarket. This property features 3 double bedrooms, formal lounge, gas ducted heating, patio area and a basement garage. This property is priced to sell.


DON PINNY - M: 027 289 5924 A: 07 871 7114

$359,000Fantastic presentation awaits you in this near new 4brm plus offi ce home! 2 bathrooms plus spacious scullery and the great sized kitchen with semi-rural views. This home sits on a fl at,easy care section accessed by an automatic gate. Viewing recommended. View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA090910


6.7 hectares of prime land. Easy contour with near new fencing and with pipe gates. Renovated 3 bedroom home with double garage, large patio and BBQ area. Large high stud shed with power. This would be one of the top lifestyle blocks on the market. View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TAR070701

DON PINNY - M: 027 289 5924 A: 07 871 7114

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511 MANDENO STREET, TE AWAMUTU $389,000WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?? Character & style,this lovely 3 double bedroom home with a rumpus room downstairs. Double garage & swimming pool, all on a large well landscaped section. A beautiful family home awaiting your inspection. View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA091007

GLENN WALSH - M: 021 925 744 A: 07 870 1831

$449,000Renovated 4brm home on 2.0269ha with amazing views,excellent shedding, good fencing and is handy to several good country schools. The home was brought down from Auckland and has been lovingly restored. This type of property is rare so don’t miss out! View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA091009


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$249,000Sitting pretty on a corner section this ideal fi rst home or rental property is a real winner! Offering 3 bedrooms, good living spaces and the bonus of a fully fenced child/pet friendly section. My seller is looking to downsize so has priced her property to sell! View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA091103


$350,000+GSTYou choose!: Restart the service station, set up as mechanics workshop or just live somewhere a little bit different! This property has a huge 1963sqm section at the back plus a 2bedroom dwelling. Options galore!!



19 HECTARES, OHAUPO BY NEGSet up for horses and grazing. 2 storey main home, second

home 3 bedrooms, post & rail fences, horse boxes, track,

arena, its all here!

View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TAR090205

DON PINNY - M: 027 289 5924 A: 07 871 7114

528-2 MANDENO STREET, TE AWAMUTU $289,000MOTIVATED VENDOR: PRICE REDUCTION. 3 Bedroom Townhouse with modern kitchen and open plan living with ranch slider to patio area. Heat pump, internal access garage and easy care lawn. Handy location. View today. Phone Don.


DON PINNY - M: 027 289 5924 A: 07 871 7114

73 RAIKES AVENUE, TE AWAMUTU $339,000Drop dead gorgeous bungalow with fully fenced fl at 1002sqm section. Beautifully presented and offers excellent decking for outdoor summer living + a wood burner & heat pump for winter months. Flat easy walk to town, this property really has a lot of your boxes ticked! View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA091105


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341 RACECOURSE ROAD, TE AWAMUTU $335,000This 3 bedroom home is set on a large 2099sqm section in a private setting. It has open plan living areas and a great private patio and BBQ area. This is the ideal family home and is close to schools and parks.


JANE BURTENSHAW - M: 027 228 6282 A: 870 3939

20 HERBERT STREET, KIHIKIHI $445,000This property is selling for over $100,000 below its GV!! If you want space, privacy and fabulous outdoor entertaining areas including a salt water pool then this property is for you! Stroll past the stunning waterfall to your own peaceful haven.



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421 WALLACE TERRACE, TE AWAMUTU $419,000Fantastic opportunity to own a great family home in a great location. Enjoy the fantastic views from the decking and take advantage of 4 car garaging. This property is worth inspecting to appreciate its potential.



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266 DOUGLAS AVENUE, TE AWAMUTU $499,000This home is in a top location, with beautiful aspect overlooking Pirongia and Kakepuku mountains. There are large living areas, family room, large lounge, separate dining & courtyard entertainment area. 4 double bedrooms plus music room.


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NEW EXCLUSIVE LISTING

SECTIONSTe Awamutu:Watson Place (off St Leger) 6745m² $200,000. Phone

Glenn.

Kihikihi:16 Bryce Street $65,000-$89,000. Phone Melanie.

36 Rolleston Street POA 1019m². Phone Glenn.

Pirongia:Baffi n Street, Two 2500m² sections. $180,000 each.

Phone Don.

Ohaupo:Mill Road, 5000m² & 5027m², $220,000 each. Ph Don.

$249,000This 3brm home is lovingly maintained by its current owners but they are now ready to move closer to family and need to sell. The fl at section is fully fenced and the property overlooks paddocks for a bit of a rural feel! Viewing available anytime – ring Kirstie today. View at www.harcourts.co.nz ID#TA091110


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• 19.3581ha – Well located –

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Emergency departmentwaiting times targetted

A stay of less than six hours for95 per cent of patients in Waikatoand Thames hospitals’ emergencydepartments is achievable, sayclinicians at both hospitals.

While Thames is nearly there,Waikato Hospital has some way togo but can do it, says HealthWaikato chief operating officerJan Adams.

‘‘We’re unhappy about wherewe were in September at WaikatoHospital but we’re confident we’llimprove each quarter,’’ she says.

The Ministry of Health thisweek released DHB ranking tablesfor its six health targets for thequarter ended September 30.

One of the targets is that 95 percent of patients are admitted,discharged or transferred fromhospital emergency departmentswithin six hours.

Waikato DHB achieved 67 percent at Waikato and Thameshospitals.

Individually, Thames Hospitalwas 91 per cent on 3241attendances while Waikato Hos-pital had 65 per cent of its 14,028patients admitted, treated ordischarged within six hours.

Emergency departments atWaikato DHB’s rural hospitals inTokoroa (97 per cent with 2310attendances), Taumarunui (99 percent/1198 attendances) and TeKuiti (97 per cent/456attendances), were not included inthe ministry figures.

Thames emergency departmentclinical nurse manager AnneDaniels welcomed the publicationof the figures saying hospitalsneeded measurable targets.

‘‘It’s all about looking at ourprocesses and reducing time wast-

ing,’’ she says.Thames came close to reaching

the target in an environmentwhere emergency departmentattendances were up more than 10per cent.

‘‘I believe we’re nearly there.When we do it, it will be because ofvery good teamwork rightthroughout the hospital,’’ she says.

But there is no quick fix inHamilton, according to WaikatoHospital group manager Dr GrantHoward.

‘‘Waikato Hospital is a bigplace, a tertiary hospital with acomplex system so to improve, andto eliminate waste takes time if itis to be done well,’’ he says.

The department currently seesan average of 150 patients each dayand is the trauma centre for thecentral North Island.

‘‘While not all change isimprovement, we cannot expectimprovement if we do not changewhat we are doing.

‘‘We accept the six-hour is agood thing so long as the focusremains on the patient, and youhave our commitment that it will,’’says Dr Howard.

‘‘We have done better sincethen and on Friday (November 20)got up to 95 per cent during the daybut we still have a long way to go toachieve the target by June 30 nextyear.

‘‘We now have a real-timereport running in the departmentthat colour codes each patientaccording to how long they havebeen waiting so staff can easily seewhich patient is getting close orcrossed the six-hour target.’’

The department also estab-lished a 24-hour short stay unit for

patients that require furtherobservation but not admittance toa ward.

An internal campaign is alsounderway at the hospital toremind staff from other areas thateveryone plays a part.

‘‘It is clear that we need a stagedand sustainable approach involv-ing a whole of hospital response,’’says Dr Howard.

‘‘Every person who works atWaikato Hospital has a vital role toplay.

‘‘From the ED staff working toassess and treat as quickly aspossible to the attendants whomove patients and ward staff thatneed to discharge their patients tothe Transit Lounge and update thesystem to show free beds.

‘‘We all form part of thepatient’s journey and need to worktogether to achieve this target,’’ hesays.

Emergency departments pro-vide acute health care so thetimeliness of treatment delivery(and any time spent waiting) isimportant for patients.

‘‘Long stays and overcrowdingin the emergency departmentaffect patients and the speed withwhich they get care and start theprocess of healing. Neither is it agood and safe environment for ourstaff to work in,’’ says Dr Howard.

A new emergency departmentopens at Waikato Hospital in 2011.While achieving the six-hour tar-get is mainly about systems andclinical resources, the physicalresources to deliver an optimaloutcome are currently less thanideal and a new emergency depart-ment will help in the ongoingachievement of the target.

Community grants distributedThere were 51 applications

from the Te Awamutu/KakepukuWard requesting $99,514 fromavailable community grantsfunds of $30,337 for 2009.

Te Awamutu CommunityBoard had some difficultdecisions to make and successfulapplicants were:

60s Up Movement of NZ - TABranch $220; Climax 1317 Trust$350; Dressage Waikato $120; GirlGuiding NZ $250; Kihikihi Bowl-ing Club $130; Kihikihi PoliceHouse Restoration CharitableTrust $800; Kihikihi Residentsand Ratepayers Assoc. $950;Lower Mangapiko StreamcareGroup $100; Mangapiko HallAssoc $600; Ngaroto Care Group$250; Otawhao Marae Committee

$750; Park Road Sports Incorp $600; Pokuru District Hall Assoc$750; Puahue Playcentre $500;Rosetown Choristers Inc. $200;Rosetown Community ServicesTrust $650; Rosetown Senior Net$250; Royal NZ Plunket Society -TA $250; Special Olympics TeAwamutu $600; Te AwamutuAlive $5,700; Te Awamutu Ama-teur Swimming Club $450; TeAwamutu Association FootballClub $350; Te Awamutu AthleticClub $550; Te Awamutu Bird Club$130; e Awamutu Bowling Club$180; Te Awamutu MunicipalBrass Band $1,300; Te AwamutuCommunity Cadet Unit $550; TeAwamutu Community PublicRelations $2,250; Te AwamutuCommunity Toy Library $200; Te

Awamutu Embroidery Group$100; Te Awamutu Home SupportServices $1,100; Te AwamutuJudo Academy $300; TALOS $200;Te Awamutu Music Federation$450; Te Awamutu PrimarySchool PTA $100; Te AwamutuRowing Club $500; Te AwamutuSafer Community CharitableTrust $2,300; Te Awamutu Scout/Guide Hall Committee $1,200; TeAwamutu Stroke and Elderly Sup-port $400; Te Awamutu VisionImpaired Group $450; Te Awa-mutu Volunteer Fire Brigade$700; Te Awamutu YMI YouthCentre $600; Te Awamutu MaoriWomens Welfare League $200; TeAwamutu Returned Services$1000; Waikato Community Hos-pice Trust $200.

Variety funding applications calledDo you know a sick, disabled or

disadvantaged child who needsassistance to reach their fullpotential?

Variety — The Children’sCharity might be able to help.

Variety is calling for grantapplications from families andchild-related organisations andindividuals to be distributed dur-ing its 20th anniversary VarietyBash.

A convoy of over 70 quirkyvehicles and ‘Bashers’ will starttheir journey in Christchurch onMarch 6 before making their wayto Auckland during the week-longBash.

Travelling from March 6-14, theVariety Bash will include stops inChristchurch, Hanmer Springs,Westport, Nelson, Farewell Spit,Takaka, Marlborough Sounds,Blenheim, Picton, Wellington,Masterton, Palmerston North,Wanganui, Tongariro, Cambridgeand Auckland.

Variety Bash operations mana-ger, Adam Leslie, says that themission is to distribute grants to,and raise money for, Kiwi kids in

need, as well as bring magic andfun to the schools and communi-ties it visits.

‘‘We urge families, schools andchild welfare organisations fromthe areas we will visit, and sur-rounding districts, to get theirgrant applications to the Varietyoffice before 31 December 2009, tobe considered for presentationduring the 2010 Bash visit.’’

Applications are considered byVariety’s Grants Committee andfunds are granted to those projectsthe committee considers willmake a tangible difference toimproving the quality of life ofsick, disabled and disadvantagedNew Zealand children aged up to18 years. Since its inception inNew Zealand in 1989, Variety hasdistributed over $11.4 million toKiwi kids in need.

An example of items that maybe considered for funding includeindividual children’s needs suchas specialised bikes and trikes,insulin pumps, specialised/educa-tional toys and equipment, orfunding for an organisationalneed such as educational

resources, medical equipment,sports/play/art and culturalequipment, or customised equip-ment for children with specialneeds.

Other Variety programmesinclude; Sunshine Coaches, whichtransport children to schools,therapy and community items;Variety Liberty Swings — special-ised swings for children inwheelchairs; Friendship Seats —to promote friendship and cooper-ative play in primary schools; andwheelchairs and specialised bikesand trikes as part of its ‘Kids onthe Move’ mobility programme.

Applications need to bereceived by December 31 at thelatest. For more information onhow to apply and an applicationform, go to the Variety websitewww.variety.org.nz or phoneVariety office manager, HeatherStevens on 09 520 4111.

For more information on fund-raising opportunities or partici-pating in the 2010 Variety Bashplease contact Adam Leslie on 09522 3742, or [email protected]


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TC261109SP15AWORLD MX Champion Ben Townley in action.

TC261109SP15BJUNIOR Tarawera 50 Enduro winner Daniel White.

World MX Champion Ben Townley is set tomake an appearance at this Sunday’s Te Awa-mutu Motorcycle Club Motorcross at Arohena.

The event will be a great chance to see a worldchampion rider in action, as well as meet the starand get photographs and autographs.

The event gets underway for riders from 9amand is on the Blackwell farm, Wairehi Road,Arohena.

Future champion Daniel White (7) fromKorakonui School won the Junior Tarawera 50Enduro held near Whakatane earlier this month.

This was his first endruo, riding four sevenkilometre loops of all terrain, mainly forestryland, with only pit stop breaks for fuel and a drink.

With his father sam as his pit crew, Danielwent on to win seven minutes ahead of his nearestrival.

He said he loved the challenging tracks and atthe end was keen to do a victory lap.

Coming up on the motorcycle calendar is theWilksbrooke Pirongia Four Hour X-Country andTrail Ride held over the weekend of December 19and 20.

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The Rose Gardens -The Rose Festival

of the Arts & Rosetown of NZ

which had a huge impact on the

Hamilton World Rose Convention

in 1971.

Till the 40th birthday, December 1, offers

bargain discounts at his store.

Ray and the ‘Hilary Helpers’ Waikeria Youth Detention Centre, workers in 1969.

Opera in the Park is a new event as part

of Tuesday night’s Party in the Park

featuring performances from soprano

Alice Gower, tenor Michael Petrus and

10-year-old Katie Trigg - accompanied

by pianist Gabrielle Peake.

The programme includes solo and

group items, and has a Christmas theme

with such pieces as Do You Hear What I

Hear, The Holly and the Ivy and O Holy

Night - plus Michael will perform The

Flower Song from Carmen as a special

piece to celebrate the anniversary of the

gardens.

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Tourists fl ock to Rose Gardens

Flashback: Newly opened Te Awamutu Rose Gardens in 1969 attract a tour

bus of visitors to the town. Arguably the Gardens have continued to be

the main single attraction for visitors to Te Awamutu - a fact supported by a

Te Awamutu Visitor Information Centre survey which rated the four main Te

Awamutu attractions as: Te Awamutu Rose Gardens; History and Heritage;

Natural Features (farmland, bush, mountains); The Finn Brothers.

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Volunteering on a highin the Waikato region

More volunteers are helpingout through Volunteering Wai-kato than ever before, accordingto figures released recently.

And in the nine months to theend of September, more peoplevolunteered their help throughthe organisation in the regionthan in the whole of 2008.

Heather Moore, general mana-ger of Volunteering Waikato, saidtheir volunteer numbers, especi-ally in Hamilton, were soaring,after a low of less than 550 for thewhole of 2007.

Miss Moore took over runningthe volunteer organisation inJuly 2007, and since then thenumber of volunteer jobsrecorded by the agency has morethan doubled.

‘‘This year to the end of Sep-tember, we processed 1153 volun-teers through the centre.

‘‘That compares with 765 forthe whole of 2008, and a low of 542for 2007.

‘‘Ten years ago, we had ourbest-ever year, with 1372 volun-teer jobs being recorded, but withthree months of this year still togo I believe we are going to breakthat record easily.’’

Miss Moore said one of themain reasons for the substantialincrease in volunteer numberswas that more large groups weregetting involved in major pro-jects, such as upgrading theRauawaawa Kaumatua Servicespremises in Frankton in Januarythis year.

‘‘We had about 220 volunteersworking on that project, and theydid a great job repainting thebuilding, landscaping thegrounds and doing up the gar-dens,’’ she said.

Miss Moore said volunteernumbers were likely to rise in thenext few months as universityand senior school studentscompleted their year’s studiesand began looking for voluntarywork to help boost their practicalskills and experience, whichwould improve their CVs.

‘‘We’ve also noticed that thereare a lot more people seekingvoluntary work after being maderedundant — they want to beproactive and contribute.

‘‘They choose to make good useof their time, taking on volunteerwork while actively looking forpaid work.’’

Corporate volunteer groupswere also increasing, as businesshouses in Hamilton and else-where recognised the need tocontribute socially to the com-munities they operated in.

She said Volunteering Waikatohad also actively sought to raiseits profile, and more peoplearound the Waikato were nowaware of the organisation andwhat it offered.

The increase in volunteernumbers has meant a decrease involunteer work available throughVolunteering Waikato.

Currently the agency has justover 100 jobs available, wherenormally it carries listings ofabout 140 volunteer positions.

It supplies volunteers to 112community organisations regis-tered with it, mainly from Hamil-ton, but also from Te Awamutu,Cambridge, Huntly, Ngaruawahiaand Raglan.

As well, the organisation isnow helping provide volunteers toother centres in the Waikatothrough its on-line volunteerrecruitment website, which linksvolunteers throughout the regionto organisations seeking help.

Head to Aotea for IceIt ChallengeKawhia Learning Centre is

staging the ‘IceIt Challenge’ as afundraiser on December 5.

The challenge involves a 10 kmrun/walk or jog through theAotea forest (from Lawton Drive,signposted).

Kawhia Learning Centre is asmall alternative education unitand the event is a fundraiser fornext year’s class trip.

Registration ($10) is at 9am on

the day and prizegiving is at 1pm.There are prizes in three

categories: Students over 13,Open, Master-over 40, as well asspot prizes.

First over the finish line is notautomatically the winner, asprizes will be awarded to theentrants in the three categorieswhose finish time is closest totheir estimated time.

Timing devices like watches,

cellphones or timers are notallowed on the course as the timekeeper will have the final andwinning times for each category.

Take a picnic lunch, towel andtogs for after the event (a sausagesizzle will also be available).

For more information contactKawhia Learning Centre on 8710330 (Tuesday, Wednesday orThursday) or Jill Fraser on 027315 6509.


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Murray maintains rowing dominancePetersen retains junior sportswoman crown, big night for TA athletics

PAULSHIPPER - WWW.PSSTUDIO.CO.NZSPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR, world rowing champion Eric Murray competing in theMaunga Classic Cycle Race challenge between the rowers and cyclists on Sunday.

CFPFLASHBACK: Emma Petersen finishes afantastic fourth in the RaboPlus nationalroad race in Te Awamutu in January.

World champion rower Eric Murray tookout Sportsperson of the Year at Waipa Net-works District Sports Awards.

Sport Waikato’s Waipa district co-ordinator, Janis Jeffers says the awardhighlighted the success Murray achieved thisyear both domestically and overseas.

‘‘Again this year our judges had a tough job,but you can’t overlook all that Eric hasachieved.

‘‘From gaining first places in regional andnational rowing events, to gold medals atworld events, his achievements are trulyoutstanding.’’

Murray follows in the footsteps of fellowNew Zealand rowing representative and for-mer world champion Rob Waddell, who wonWaipa Sportsperson of the Year for the fifthtime in 2008.

Jeffers says the quality of the nomineesproved how strong the sporting talent is in thedistrict.

She was overwhelmed again by the numberand standard of nominees for the juniorsportsman and woman category.

‘‘The nominations for the junior categoriesshows we have a lot of talent coming throughand it’s great to see our young sportspeoplethriving in such a variety of sports.’’

Thoroughbred racer James McDonald wasnamed Junior Sportsman of the Year and alsosporting personality of the year.

Te Awamutu Sports cyclist Emma Petersencapped another outstanding campaign bytaking out Junior Sportswoman for the secondyear running.

Her undoubted highlight was representingNew Zealand in the Montreal World Cup,riding against the best riders in the world —just to finish that race is an achievement initself.

Members of Te Awamutu Athletic Clubwere delighted when they were announcedwinner of Club of the Year.

Further success went Te Awamutu’s waywith touch guru Joe Sprangers taking outAdministrator of the Year and Shane Ward(kickboxing) named Referee/Umpire of theYear.

Medals for Service to Sport were awarded toEdna Loveridge, Les Brain, Margaret

Bradding, Ray O’Connor and Robert Tocker.Coach of the Year went to David Thompson

(rowing), Team of the Year was the St Peter’sboys’ tennis team and Master Sportsperson ofthe Year recipient was indoor bowler MaureenPruden.

The awards evening was held at the RobbSports Centre at St Peter’s College.

‘‘These awards give the community achance to show our sportspeople their effortshave not gone unnoticed,’’ says Jeffers.

Winners are now considered for the 2009Perry Foundation Waikato Regional SportsAwards on Thursday, December 10 at MysteryCreek.


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TC261109SP23OPEN HOME: 136 Meddings Crescent is the current face of Davies Construction Services — a spechome, show home, open home and office showcasing one of the company’s design and build options.

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The three/four bedroom two storeyhome showcases award winningDavies Construction Services atten-tion to detail and quality, and ability tomatch design and construction tofactors such as site, location, viewsand amenities.

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Davies Construction Services hasemployed a ‘Timeline and Checklist’process in its day-to-day business.

The Timeline allows the client tosee what is happening with their homeat any given time and for the builder tocoordinate the build with thesubcontractors involved.

The Checklist allows the companyto keep a firm hand on the qualityrequired in each phase of the build sothe client can sleep easy knowing theirhome is built to an award winningstandard.

Daniel has the ability to work with

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An important fact is that DaviesConstruction Services also undertakerenovations and alterations, andDaniel’s experience can be utilised toimprove an existing home.


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Speedway patrons in fortreat at Kihikihi track

TC261109SP24EXPECT plenty of thrilling three-abreast sidecar action, as pictured, inthe Waikato Championships at Kihikihi Speedway on Sunday.

Two very different events willshare title billing for McDonald’sKihikihi Speedway’s third meetingof the season on Sunday.

The host Kihikihi team will dobattle with Taranaki in theStockcar teams race being staged inconjunction with the WaikatoSidecar Championships.

The Stockcar race, sponsored byTe Awamutu Tyre and Tune, will bethe first opportunity for Kihikihi’snew drivers to test their teamsracing skills.

The team will be led by theexperienced duo of 7K IvanLammas and 915K Ray Osborne,with the remaining three spotsexpected to go to new drivers.

Greg Maxted reports that historysuggests Taranaki will start as

favourites, having won mostencounters over the last decade.

Kihikihi will be keen to turn-the-tables in front of their parochialhome track crowd, who will becheering for them in this David vGoliath like battle.

The Sidecars have been absolute-ly loving the super smooth Kihikihiclay this season and should producespectacular racing.

The Waikato Championship,sponsored by Qubik - TMC Ltd, hasattracted 12 entries to date, includ-ing visiting bikes from Auckland,Wanganui, Gisborne and Palmer-ston North.

The appearance of 1NZ LesPlummer/Kervin Demanser of Gis-borne will create considerableinterest.

They are one of the most experi-enced duos in the country, havingwon nearly every title up for grabsdomestically over the past twodecades.

But they have little experienceracing at Kihikihi.

Their biggest threat could be 21AGlenn Murray/Shaun Golding, whohave been performing well at bothKihikihi and Rosebank Road, Avon-dale.

4K Dave Gannon and RaymondGeorge are former winners of thisevent and will be carrying the localhopes after a strong start to theseason.

Superstocks, stockcars,ministocks, saloons, productionsaloons and streetstocks will alsofeature on the day’s programme.

Barrowcliffe inbrilliant form

Nick Barrowcliffe headed some hot scoring witha whopping 29 stableford in Pirongia Golf Club’stwilight tournament sponsored by McFall Fuel.

Barrowcliffe was three points clear of his nearestrival, Steve Meddings, on the back nine holes. Othernotable scorers were G. Tocker, D. Livingstone, D.Matson with 23 points and G. Livingston 22.

Jason Kraayvanger headed the men on the frontnine with 24 points, from J. Dunn, R. Picken on 23and D. Peryer, K. Bardsley, H. Sunnex on 22.

Denise Goile topped the ladies field with 22points, from A. O’Halloran 20 and J. Wolff, L.Stockdale on 19.

Barrowcliffe was back in the winner’s circleagain this week after accumulating 25 stableford totake out the twilight tournament sponsored by KiwiPies.

Other players to score over 20 points were D.Kidd, R. Davies, H. Oosterman, B. Fordham 24, D.Grantham 23, J. Creek, D. Peryer, K. Appleby 22, P.McFarlane, N. Nelson, P. Morris, Jim Dunn, G.Watts, Bob Coleman, J. Kraayvanger, I. Grey 21, J.Stokes, M. Kirk, K. Bardsley, W. Murrell, A.Johnston, M. Caie and D. Solomon 20.

Morriss, Davytop combo

Ken Morriss and Vi Davy came from the brink ofdefeat to snatch a thrilling victory in the mixedpairs championship final at Kihikihi Bowling Club.

The pendulum swung back and forth as fortunesfluctuated throughout the match against Dave andOlga Barnes.

Having conceded a three on the opening end, theBarnes strung together a 3, 2, 1 to lead 6-3 after fourends.

Morris and Davey upped the ante with a 1, 2, 2, 1to hit the front, 9-6, after eight ends.

Four shots on ends nine and 10 had the Barnesleading 10-9, only to concede a three and the lead onthe very next end.

Trailing 12-10, the Barnes scored four shots onend 12 and two on the 13th to lead 16-12 with twoends remaining.

But the never say die Morriss/Davy team wereequal to the challenge, picking up the necessary fiveshots (3, 2) to sneak home 17-16.

In the earlier rounds, Morriss and Daveyeliminated fellow one-lifers Dan and Gael Connolly13-10, then took a life off the Barnes’ in the semi-final, winning that match 15-12 after trailing 12-11with two ends to play.

The women’s junior pairs was won by ChrisWatkinson and Vi Davy with two straight gamesvictories, 21-3, 16-8, over Joy Allen and GaelConnolly.


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TC261109SP26YOUNG Jessica Goonan (7) getting ready for the TA’ Cycles 12km familyride at Albert Park on Sunday.

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CFPLORAL PIGGOTT honing her skills at Victoria Parkin preparation for the Waikato King CountryAssociation silver badge playoff.

Dave and Loral Piggott will represent TeAwamutu Croquet Club in the Waikato KingCountry Association’s silver badge competitionlater in the season.

The Piggotts earned the right to go forward toassociation day with Dave winning Te Awamutu’sintermediate grade silver badge competition andLoral taking out the B grade.

Te Awamutu was represented by three players inthe victorious Country side that prevailed 122-121over Town in the annual match staged by theassociation. They were Dave and Loral Piggott andLucy Brandon.

Taupo 160km rideEileen Pollock is one of around 35 Te Awamutu

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TC261109CT03HOMEWARD BOUND: Robin Hacker-Carey leads eventual 30km fun ride winner Curtis McCorquindaleand Beat Moser up Long Road on Sunday.

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Rowers no doubt can-not wait to get thecyclists out on the waterfor similar revenge afterbeing scuttled in theMaunga 100km Classiccycle challenge.

In a one-sided contest,the Te Awamutu Sportsclub cycling team of KarlMoore, Shem Rodger,Mark Langlands and RodWeinberg placed first,second, third and 28threspectively overall —with the first three homeall recording the sametime of 2.24.14. Weinbergclocked 2.31.26.

The rowers, all worldchampions, were ledhome by 12th placedHamish Bond, who putup an excellent time of2.26.56 fresh from com-peting in the Tour ofSouthland. His rowingmates, less experiencedcyclists, Eric Murrayand Graham Oberlin-Brown finished 27th and32nd overall in 2.31.24and 2.31.33 respectively.

The 100km relay forthe Livingstone Trophywas won emphatically byMatt Cook, Tony Olsenand Wayne Strong in2.54.21.

The trio, all wellperformed multi-sportsathletes, were nearly 10minutes clear of theirnearest rivals.

Relay sponsor, MikeLivingstone and team-mates Andrew Gaddisand Adele Wilson weresecond home in 3.04.04.

Scott Creighton andHayden McCormick con-tinued their year-longbattle for supremacy inthe under-17 age group.

Creighton was firstU17 rider home over the100km and a creditable

ninth overall in 2.26.54,pipping second placedMcCormick (13th over-all) by two seconds.

These talented teen-agers beat home the likesof their vastly moreexperienced club-mateBrad Carter and past TeAwamutu open winnerMike Northey.

The sole U17 femalerider, Catherine Moser,

placed 13th overall in thefemale 100km classic in3.39.02.

The Rotary Club of TeAwamutu and Te Awa-mutu Sports CyclingClub are to be congratu-lated on organisinganother well organisedannual event, made pos-sible by the generosity ofthe many businesseswho helped out with

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CT261109CT02FUN TIME: College students Rebecca Gibson (left) and JadeRakatairi assist Jake Omundsen (4) over one of the obstacles onthe orienteering course organised by Sport Waikato representa-tives at Albert Park.

TC261109SP27NOT only was Stratton Colbert (79) the oldest rider in the30km fun ride, he slashed 10 minutes off his time recordedlast year. He is pictured (left) with sons Dave and GrantColbert, and grandson Sam Colbert-Luker (third from left).


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Botha bowls Sports to winWaikato Valley reps enjoy golden tourneyBY COLIN THORSEN

Te Awamutu Green movedinto the top four with a threewicket away win over Morrins-ville in Waikato Valley cricket.

The win takes the Greenmachine into equal fourth spotwith Morrinsville on 78 points.

Cambridge A lead the premierCotter Cup competition with 94points, from Waikare on 90 andHinuera on 85.

Te Aroha, with 55, Otorohanga52 and Pirongia A 51 languish atthe wrong end of the table aftersix weeks.

Sports Green bowled andfielded superbly, taking fulladvantage of a green, seamingpitch in Morrinsville.

The home team were dismissedfor 120 with only Tom Inger (29)compiling a score of any sub-stance.

Carl Botha continued hismighty run with the ball for thevisitors claiming 3-24.

Nick Earl showed he will be anasset to the Green team with batand ball claiming 3-28.

Sports Green made heavy

work of reaching 121/7. Bothacompleted a good double top scor-ing with 20.

Tom Inger, with 3-34, was thepick of the Morrinsville bowlers.

Pirongia A were well belowtheir best losing by 172 runs tosecond placed Waikare.

Waikare were all out for 281 inthe 47th over, with AndrewParsons, 5-40, and Karl Swanson,3-27, clearly the shining lights forthe Mountain Men.

Pirongia A could only muster109 all out in reply with AndrewMcPherson (22) top scoring.

In the southern zone section ofthe Bennett Cup competition,Kihikihi Gold lost a low scoringencounter against second placedAroma Raiders by four wickets.

Gold team spokesperson, BrettChristopher reports that it was abit of a learning experience for hisside playing on the grass pitch forthe first time at Kihikihi Domain.

The home team were bundledout for 54 but showed tremendousteam spirit to snaffle six Raiderswickets before they knocked offthe winning runs.

Josh Hewlett again impressed

claiming 5-28 with his mediumpacers for the Gold team.

Hamilton Marist lead the 10teams in the South Zone BennettCup competition with 28 points.

Te Awamutu Sports Gold aremid-table on 16, with Pirongia Bon 11.

The Waikato Valley seniorrepresentative team exceeded allexpectations at the NorthernDistricts tournament in Taupo —beating both Hamilton and North-land.

The two wins from threematches resulted in Waikato Val-ley finishing equal first.

Northland capitulated for 93and Waikato Valley reached theirtarget with three wickets in hand.

Waikato Valley then amassed263/7 against Hamilton to whichthey replied with 255 all out.

Te Awamutu Green captainHamish Forsman kept wickets forWaikato Valley in their loss toPoverty Baand win over Hamil-ton.

Waikato Valley go into battleagainst Counties Manukau in aone-day match this Sunday atVictoria Square in Cambridge.

Young McDougal breaks tonHighlight of the day

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The 12-year-old brokethe ton for the first timewith a best ever round of99.

Minor placings went toScott Elliott with 42

stableford and JohnDarragh 40.

The Craig Vincentsponsored scramble waswon by young McDougal,from Lew Cox andMichael McDougall, andScott Elliott and JohnDarragh were joint win-ners of the Morrison Sal-ver four-ball best-ballwith 52 stableford. Satur-

day’s scramble was wonby Allan Duncan with 42points, from Lionel Grylls39, Lou Marty, PeterMcGowan 38 and RichardHarper 37.

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The twos jackpot wasstruck by stalwart clubmember Sylvia Goochwith a brace of twos..

Best of the Vets wereNoel Lord with 44stableford, Colin Moore,Robin Thompson 42 andDave Herlihy 41.


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DRILLING# 4 Wheel Drive# Best Prices# Associated Concrete ProductsOWNER / OPERATOR:25 YEARS EXPERIENCEPHONE DENNIS

COLSON(0800) DUG HOLES

(0800) 384 - 465

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Trade Services

BRIAN Krippnerbuilding, Adv tradequalified, alterations andadditions, maintenance,expol/pink batts, no jobto small. Phone (027)255-5753 or 870-6462.

ADVERTISINGis a great way to

inform yourcustomers/clients

about your business.Phone us today andspeak to one of ourfriendly team at TeAwamutu Courier.

Phone 871-5151

CARPETCLEANINGIICRC Approved

ULTRA CLEANPhone 871-6662or (027) 498-4465

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ULTRA Clean, completecleaning services. Phone871-6662.

SHOWER glass, cleanedand treated. Phone UltraClean 871-6662

LOUNGE suites cleaned.Phone Ultra Clean871-6662 now!

Property & HomeMaintenance

EXTERIOR housecleaning. Phone UltraClean 871-6662 today!

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RED BINS LTD TRANSFER STATION

• Green Waste • Rubbish

547 Paterangi Road

Phone Murray Bain871-8996

TABLE linen for hire.Phone Sincerity DryCleaners on 871-5471.

MARQUEE HIRETOP quality, all newmarquees, tables, chairs,lighting, for all occa-sions. Phone 871-6735 or0800 836-838.

Hire ServicesBULLDOZER for hirewith scoop, rippers andstick rake. Phone DesHose, owner operator on(07) 873-8466, mobile(027)472-7776.

Computer Services

COMPUTERSrepaired from $40 - onsite repairs -

FREE CONSULTATIONFREE QUOTES

• upgrades • support • networking

Computers from $250Laptops from $499Mobiles from $30

LOW RATE COMPUTERS235 Sloane Street,

Te AwamutuPhone 871-6222

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MORTGAGEBROKER

Member of:

NZMBAPhone Christine

871-3176(021) 545-302

Financial6136359AA

LIZ CLARKEIn-Step Podiatry ServicesBSC, BA, DIPHE, SRCH(UK),

MRCH(UK), SRPODNZ, MNZPODChiropodist / Podiatrist

Trained in the United KingdomAppointments booked

between 9.00 am & 1.00 pm,Monday to Friday

355 Mahoe StTe Awamutu

Ph 870-4080

HealthHOMEOPATHY

THE Clinic ofHomeopathy, Heal natur-ally in Te Awamutu.Phone (07) 854-8962

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GARDENINGGARDENINGQuality, experienced work.

Hedges, roses, or general weeding.

Need a handNeed a handLet us help!Let us help!

Regular maintenanceor a clean up.

Phone Tess (027) 238-2517Phone Tess (027) 238-2517872-2853 A/hrs872-2853 A/hrs

TOTAL TREE CARETOTAL TREE CARE• • Free Quotes• • Felling• • Pruning• • Removal• • Stump Grinding• • Hedge CuttingCall Dennis Clements

TOTAL TREE CAREPhone 871-5221

Te Awamutu Owned and Operated

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TREE CAREGROUNDZONE TreeCare. Pruning, removal,stump grinding, woodsplitting, consultancy.Qualified, professionalarborists. Phone NathanHughes (07) 823-8183.

Gardening &Landscaping

FOR all your pruning andgarden maintenance,ring Wayne Hewitt on(021) 379-892.

Get that car outa there!

Wanted - DEAD CARSBest Dollars

A1 ServiceA1 Service

Phone 870-2200Te Awamutu or

(0800) CAR DUMP

LOCALLY OWNEDLOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED& OPERATED

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CARS0800 43 32 32

DEAD CARS, TRUCKS & SCRAPMETAL CASH PAID/FREE PICKUP

Ph/Txt Andy:ANDREW CROWLEY027 453 7637

Vehicles Wanted

WOODEN dog kennel,suitable for a mediumsize dog. Phone 871-5938.

Wanted toBuy / ExchangeBABY YARN

UTIKU baby yarn, pink,four ply, dye lot 15, shade4103, small amountneeded. Phone 871-7797after 7pm.

PUREBREDBOXER

PUPPIESThree females

Three males

Ready for homesJanuary 9

GENUINE ENQUIRIESONLY

(07) 873-6044(027) 300-5333

PUREBREDBOXER

PUPPIESThree females

Three males

Ready for homesJanuary 9

GENUINE ENQUIRIESONLY

(07) 873-6044(027) 300-5333

Pets

PROTEIN, energy,starch? condenseddistillers syrup is theanswer at only $270 pertonne del plus gst, or try50% molasses and 50%syrup at $360 per tonnedel plus gst, conditionsapply. Brian Mace (07)889-0528, (027) 438-9822.

HEADING dog pups,parents good workers,twelve weeks old.871-8993.

Livestock andPoultry

FIVE black lambs$100+gst. Phone 871-1995.

HAY BALINGCONVENTIONAL size -mow, rake, bale, smallblocks, lifestyleproperties a speciality,servicing Te Awamutu -Kihikihi and surrounds,competitive rates. PhoneMichael 872-7762evenings.

GRAZING wanted for onein foal brood mare, nothoroughbred agistmentprices please. Phone (07)280-7595 or (021) 119-7267.

GrazingAVAILABLE, grazing forweaner calves on provengrazing farms.Competitive rates.Contact Tony (027)499-9125.www.nzgrazing.co.nz

GardeningGARDENING Phone JeanBosson 870-4046evenings.

TE AWAMUTU853 PARK ROAD

Friday 27 andSaturday 28

8.00am - Furniture,Bric-A-Brac

EVERYTHINGMUST GO!

Phone 870-1794❏ To Visit ❏ Visited

TE AWAMUTU71 WYNYARD STREET

8.30am startTO VISIT VISITED

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TE AWAMUTU513B CAMBRIDGE ROADStart 8.00am.TO VISIT VISITED

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TE AWAMUTU794 MAHOE STREET

8.00am start, assorteditems.TO VISIT VISITED

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Garage SalesKIHIKIHI18 GREY STREET

7.30am start.TO VISIT VISITED

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24 Kaipaki Road, OHAUPO$20 each

Good QualityCHOOSE

YOURS NOW!Open after hours and all weekend

Phone (07) 823-6453

CHRISTMASCHRISTMAS TREESTREES

MountGabriel

CHRISTMASTREES

TamahereWe grow ourown trees!

For the best shaped,freshly cut naturalChristmas trees -visit our Hamilton

tree farm and chooseyour own favourite.

Free wrapping.46 Tamahere Drive

Hamilton 3283Ph (07) 856-8003

EftposNO Visa or Cash outOpen 9am until 7pm

Now - untilChristmas

www.christmastrees.co.nz

WOFTYRE and Tune Centre,21 Bond Road, nowissuing WOF’s for cars,trailers, wheel alignmentand exhausts. Phone871-3267.

For SaleTYRES

FOR the best range ofnew and used tyres in TeAwamutu. Phone Tyreand Tune Centre Ltd,871-3267.

SUMMERSPECIAL

GET next winter’s woodin now and save $, only$60.00 per m3 delivered,gum $70 per m3. Phone(07) 827-1007 evenings or(027) 375-7225.

GUM and Macrocarpa,four meter truckload,$300 delivered.

FIREWOOD5m3 - $160, 10m3 - $290delivered. Expectedshortage next winter,Phone (07) 873-9190evenings, mobile (021)617-349.

FirewoodFIREWOOD

SPLIT, firewood, $65 m3

pine, $85 m3 gum, freedelivery. Phone0800-drywood.

TIDY two bedroom house,$210 p/wk. Phone (027)715-9171.

THREE bedroom house inKihikihi, masport firewith wetback, fenced insection, quiet area, verytidy sunny house, $250p/week plus bond. Phone(027) 279-4008 or (06)272-6561.

TE AWAMUTUSELF STORAGE

From $17 p/w24hr access

Camera SurveillancePH: (07) 856-7584or (027) 608-1749

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A1 SELFA1 SELF STORAGESTORAGE

New facility, many sizes, good rates, security and

seven day access.Phone 871-6164

or (027) 478-3085

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SAFE ‘N’ SOUNDSTORAGE

• Electric Security Fence• 24/7 access• Camera and patrolled surveillance

(027) 440-7101 or 871-2171

Proud to be locallyowned and operated

LANDLORDSWishing your propertyto be managed byrecognised professionals?

TENANTSNeeding help fi ndingaccommodation whichsuits your needs?

Contact Francene onMob (027) 289-3952A/h (07) 823-6287

Contact Lisa onMob (027) 490-9294

A/h 871-8508RAY WHITE MREINZ

Offi ce 871-7149

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THREE bedroom house,single garage, nosmoking, no dogs, longterm preferred, $260p/week, availableDecember 6. Phone (021)030-6337.

THREE bedroom house,Goodfellow Street area,rear fenced, garage, $280p/wk. Phone (021) 1405700.

THREE bedroom house,double garage, nosmoking, no dogs, 2012/1Alexandra Street, $260p/wk. Phone 871-3458.

THREE bedroom familyhome, single garage pluscarport. Phone 872-4602.

ONE bedroom unit incountry. Phone 871-1525.

ONE bedroom house,Mahoe Street, referencesand bond required,carport. Phone 871-2700or (021) 166-5155.

MODERN three bedroomhome, fully fenced, quietarea, double garage, nodogs, no smoking inside,$260 p/week. Phone871-0034.

MODERN home, threebedrooms, twobathrooms, internalaccess, dishwasher, $320p/wk. Phone (021)038-1725.

FARM cottage, threebedrooms, 10 minutes totown, $180 p/wk, threeweeks bond. Phone871-6922.

EXECUTIVE home,references required, nopets, non-smokers,available mid December,$360 p/week. Phone871-6813.

CHARACTER home, threelarge bedrooms, singlegarage, close to town, nodogs, $300 p/week,references required.Phone 870-1443.

To LetA magnificent house toshare, huge masterbedroom plus your ownprivate living room withfireplace, personalbathroom, includespower, wirelessbroadband, sky and useof landline, $180 p/wk.Phone (027) 734-0227 or870-5495.


QUALIFIED builder andpainter available. PhoneGrant (021) 328-159 orChris (027) 571-3240.

MARRIED man with threechildren requiresfarmhand or second incharge position, has sixyears experience withlarge herds. Phone/text(027) 265-2014.

Employment WantedDO you need a hand? I’ma local relief farm workerwith over six yearsexperience, well capableof most farm work, frommilkings to weeds or solecharges. Ring on (021)184-8527.

ARE you aged 16-17looking for a job, let mehelp you get permanentemployment. PhoneFiona (07) 827-3754 or txtname and number to(027) 294-8556.

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129 MARKET STREET, TE AWAMUTU • PH (07) 871 7099 • FAX (07) 871 8435

SINGLETON and HANSENFor all your plumbing and heating requirements talk to the firm that has been serving Te Awamutu since 1949.

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CLEANER/RELIEF CARERCommunity Based

CLEANER/RELIEF CARERCommunity Based

Te Ata Rest Home is a forward thinking businesscommitted to servicing Elderly persons in ourcommunity.We currently need a CLEANER/RELIEF CARERto tend to the day to day cleaning requirementsof our community clients.You must be:• reliable • honest • friendly.

You will need:• a clean drivers license • your own vehicle.

Full training will be given.

Interested???

Ring Andrew (027) 553-2614for an application form

or email [email protected]

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Administration Offi cer

- Part TimeA vacancy has arisen for an experienced Administration Offi cer to join the friendly team at the Waipa Racing Club, Te Awamutu.

Responsibilities will include:• Banking• Data Entry• Debtor Processing• Payment of Accounts• Wages• General Offi ce Duties• Raceday and Trial ReconciliationA knowledge of MYOB would be an advantage but not essential.Reliability, self-motivation and dedication a must.

Promotion & Marketing

Manager - Part TimeThis may be in conjunction with the position above.

This role includes:• Promotion of Race Meetings.• Sponsorhip Management• Client Liaison• Event Management

It is essential that you have exceptional communication skills be self-motivated and display a professional manner at all times.

Please apply in writing enclosing a CV for either position to:

Waipa Racing ClubSituations Vacant

PO Box 114Te Awamutu

Applications for both positions close onDecember 2, 2009

Employment Vacancies

Phone Karen Voss(027) 205-1925Sales ManagerMurray Cleland FREINZ (021) 950-445

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Real Estate Salesperson

Have you considered being part of the Real Estate Industry?

If so, then this is your opportunity.

Century 21 is the largest Real Estate group worldwide, offering all the back up systems to assist you in becoming a successful Real Estate person.

If you are a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson or are considering entering the industry, then we invite you to give us a call.

You will enjoy full training, assistance from a motivated management team and have the opportunity to sell both Lifestyle and Residential Real Estate.

Century 21 Countrywide Real Estate is seeking salespeople to join our successful selling team at the company’s Te Awamutu offi ce.

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Wednesday December 2ndWednesday December 2nduntil Christmasuntil Christmas

Bookings preferable assome evenings are already full

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6Registration from 9am - Start 10amSuitable for 2 and 4 wheelersRide starts and fi nishes at Ngaroma Hall (signposted from Te Kawa Crossroads and Arohena)

Entry Fee $25 - Child $15 (15 & under)Kids Track $10Sausage sizzle and refreshments availableHELMETS MUST BE WORNProceeds to Ngaroma Community Funded School BusContact Kevin 07 872 3544 or Dan 07 872 3777Don’t miss this ride!

7180827AA Arawata Street • Phone: 871 7282Check out our website: www.thealehousebar.co.nz

LIVE BAND - SAT NIGHT

ALE FEST 3ALE FEST 3 - December 5- December 5featuring ChuganautChuganaut & 2 others!& 2 others!

$10 TICKETS @ BAR, GET IN QUICK!

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Organise your business, club or group to create a float and join the parade.

Join the PARADE for heaps of FUN and great prizes

Saturday, December 12 at 1.00pmSaturday, December 12 at 1.00pm

Organised by Te Awamutu AliveFor further information phone Colin on 07 871 3554

BUSINESS, CLUB AND SCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN

NO ENTRY FEE

Float ParadeFloat ParadeCHRISTMASCHRISTMAS

Please tick which category you would like to enter in and RSVP by 1 December 2008 to Te Awamutu iSite, 1 Gorst Ave, Te Awamutu

BUSINESS CLUB SCHOOL/CHURCH GROUPS

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Contact Person and Number: _________________________________________

Email: ____________________________________________________________

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We would like you to come to a women’s success lunch with

Annah Stretton

Annah Stretton continues to grow her thriving business empire.Come along and recognise one of New Zealand’s

leading entrepreneurs.

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Date: Wednesday 9th December 2009

Time: 12.00pm - 2.00pm

Venue: Te Awamutu Sports Club, 420 Albert Park Drive Te Awamutu.

Price: $35 per person for buffet lunch, dessert, raffl e ticket and speaker. Drinks available to purchase at bar.

Payment: Please contact Natasha for payment details.

RAFFLEAt the lunch, we will be runninga raffl e for a pamper pack to the

value of $100.Bring your ticket at entry

to be in the chance to win!

GET IN QUICK!!SEATS LIMITED

RSVP: Wednesday 2ndDecember 2009

Name: Natasha BirdPhone: 07 871 3176

Email: [email protected]

SUPPORTING CHARITY

We will be supportingStretton charities and

from here Annah will goto donate our contribution

to her charity choice.

Chuganaut playing here

TC261109SP34EARLIER this year Chuganaut was opening for Iron Maiden. Next Saturday they play the Ale House forAleFest. Te Awamutu guitarist Nail says its been a busy schedule since playing at Mount Smart,including doing shows around the country with comedian Jan Maree for a change of pace. Soon theboys plan to take some ‘family time out’ but before then they will rock the Ale House.

Show didn’t go on

261109SP35STAR Glen Campbell and Nick Douch.

Glen Campbell’s showin Rotorua last Saturdaymight not have goneentirely to plan but it stillhad some lasting positiveeffect for some Child Can-cer Foundation familieswho attended. So saysNick Douch, co-organiserfor the Fill The HouseTickets Project.

The project, whichsources tickets to showsto give Child CancerFoundation families somewelcome time out fromthe stresses of dealingwith a sick child, wasfortunate enough toobtain some tickets to theGlen Campbell shows inboth Auckland and Roto-rua.

CCF folks who saw theAuckland show said itwas awesome.

Says Nick ‘It was sadthat the Rotorua showcouldn’t continue but MrCampbell’s voice was justgetting worse as timewent on. I met him aboutan hour before the showand although he was a bitcroaky he still wanted todo the best by his fans.

When he came on stagehis voice had deterioratedconsiderably from when Ihad last spoken to him. Heran through Gentle On MyMind and tried a couple ofother numbers but it wasobvious that he washaving great difficulty.He went off and a memberof the audienceapproached the stage andsuggested that Mr Camp-bell come out and play thesongs and the audiencecould sing them.

Mr Campbell’s twodaughters who were ontour with him both playedand sang some numberswhile he was composinghimself and he came backand tried leading thecrowd participation buthe was obviously quitedistressed.

He played the theme toThe Lone Ranger and thathad the crowd rocking.His skill as a guitar playeris well recognised and hewas magic to watch.Many folks when they getolder start to have diffi-culty getting their fingersaround a fret board but heis as supple now as he was30 years ago — absolutelybrilliant!’’

One of our CCF famil-

ies summed it up for mewhen the concert wascalled off. ‘‘We were justhappy to see the man inthe flesh. He had no con-trol over getting sick andhe did his best for us.’’and afterwards outsidethey were even moreelated ‘‘Look at this’’ saidthe mum, showing me herticket, ‘‘we went up to thestage and both of Glen’sdaughters signed it, andthe drummer too! Andthey even gave us a GlenCampbell guitar pick!’’

Nick, who is an avidgolfer, said he talked toGlen Campbell about thedays Campbell playedregularly with AliceCooper as Cooper hadgiven Nick him somepointers when he met himin Auckland recently.Advice that led to Nick’ssuccess in his clubsMatchplay Competitions

and also helped him incoming second overall inhis class and winningBest Nett in the follow-upChampion of Champions.

‘‘We discussed too, thework of the Project and itssignificance to Child Can-cer Foundation folk, andthe song It’s Only MakeBelieve, as that has specialsignificance for one of ourFill The House folk; it wasobvious that he is totallypassionate about hismusic and giving his allduring his shows.

I’d like to think thatpeople will rememberthat, if and when hemakes it back to NewZealand, and don’t letsomething that wastotally beyond his controllessen their desire to seeone of the worlds trulygreat country artists.’’

Rotorua concertgoerswill be refunded.


Great Shows and Best Value at the RegentRegent - your local entertainment venue for 77 years.

An adorable and entertaining film that is appealing to the appetite.

Deliciously funny and warming fare, full of delights with a wonderful cast.

JULIE AND JULIA MTHU 7:40, FRI 5:55, SAT 7:40,

SUN 3:50, MON 7:40, TUE 5:55, WED 10:10 & 5:55

You will be enthralled by the extraordinary line up that included

artists that had performed with Pavarotti throughout his career.

A TRIBUTE TO PAVAROTTITHU 6:05, FRI 10:30 & 5:55,

MON, TUE & WED 6:05

Brandon says, “It’s Awesome”. Tremendous scenes of devastation

using the latest technology. This is a popcorn movie par excellence

2012 MTHU 7:30, FRI 7:35, SAT 7:30,

SUN 5:30, MON, TUE & WED 7:30

Sheer joy of an intelligent, grown up British film, An Education offers plenty to enjoy and admire. It’s full of first-

rate performances.

AN EDUCATION MTHU 5:50, FRI 10:15 & 8:25,

SAT 5:50, SUN 6:20, MON 5:50, TUE & WED 8:20

A TRIBUTE TO PAVAROTTI DIRECTOR’S CUT

Special exclusive performances. SAT 3:40, SUN 1:40

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOONTHU 10:00, 5:40 & 8:10, FRI 10:00, 5:40 & 8:15, SAT 3:00, 5:35 & 8:10, SUN 1:00, 3:35 & 6:10,

MON & TUE 5:40 & 8:10, WED 10:00, 5:40 & 8:10

Almost relentlessly energetic and loony, bursting with random sight gags

and subtle, whip-smart comedy.

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THU & FRI 5:45, SAT 3:20 & 5:25, SUN 1:20 & 3:25,

MON, TUE & WED 5:45

PATRONS OF ALL AGES ARE RAVING ABOUT “THIS IS IT”.

MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT GTHU 6:00 & 8:20, FRI 5:50 & 8:05,

SAT 3:30, 6:00 & 8:30, SUN 1:30, 4:00 & 6:30,

MON 6:00 & 8:20, TUE 5:50 & 8:00, FINAL WED 10:20, 5:50 & 8:00

A REAL CHRISTMAS CRACKER. SIT DOWN AND BUCKLE UP.

(Some scenes may scare very young children)

DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL PGSAT 3:50, SUN 1:50

“The atmosphere is intense. This is a must-see film for its sheer intensity of the experience it offers. It is cinema

at its involving best.” Times.

NORTH FACE MDefinitely last shows SAT 6:05, SUN 4:05

Ken Loach’s latest film, starring football star Eric Cantona, is funny,

tender, surprising and very wise. A film of three halves, each almost a genre

unto itself, but ultimately satisfying.It’s a British film that lifts the spirits and might even bring a tear to the eye.

Loach has scored a winner.

LOOKING FOR ERIC R16THU & FRI 7:50, SAT 8:20, SUN 6:25,

MON, TUE & WED 7:50

“No matter what genre you peg Zombieland in, the fact is that it’s one

damn great piece of film making and likely one of my favourite films of 2009.” Cinema Crazed. Pure, breezy entertainment with a pinch of depth

and filled with laughs.

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Leezas Dance StudioEND OF YEAR CONCERT

NOVEMBER 27 & 28, 7PMAT THE NORTHEND CHURCH

Corner Ohaupo and Racecourse Roads

There will be guests Dance Crew from Auckland performing!Tickets on sale now $10 adults, $5 students and children

DETAILS PHONE 870 3954

Range of dance styles - great entertainment

All enquiries ph: 871 9536

This SundayNovember 29

8.30am-1.00pm

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L.J. Hooker Te Awamutu 871 5044 Te Awamutu Realty MREINZ Licensed under the real estate agaents act 2008

Twilight Open Home

Where Bridgman Road meets TurereLane. A superior four bedroomhome plus office, spa room,275m² living area and huge 120m²basement garaging. Many extrafeatures and the most fabulouslandscaping. It's a very privateand very quiet home of distinction.Owners are overseas bound.

248 Bridgman Road, Te AwamutuView: Monday 5.30pmwww.ljhooker.co.nz #DTHGG8

Price $569,000Contact Lauren O'Carroll 027 278 7196

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Imagine Christmas In Your Own Home!

Open plan living flows to a large outdoordeck, ideal for relaxing on and enjoying theviews. Three bedrooms, internal accessfrom garage. A must view.

144 Caxton PlaceView: Friday 12 noon #DW8GG8Price $260,000Contact Caroline Stewart 027 222 7705

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Location, location

Immaculately presented 4 ha (10 acre)lifestyle property, approx 5 kms fromTe Awamutu. North facing four bedroomplus ensuite home. Own water supply,stock yards and loading facilities.

75 Kimberley Road, Te AwamutuView: Sunday 1.00pm #DNTGG8Price: Vendor's instructions - present all offersContact Frank Cooper 0274 585 112

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Position & Potental

Be creative, let your ideas flowwith this immaculate family home,and detached self contained unit.Positioned in a great rural location,yet so handy to the highway for TeAwamutu, Hamilton and schools.5373m² section offers, views toMt Pirongia from the rear deck.Super garaging, separate high stud

shedding, paddocks, landscapedgarden and pool. Vendors strictinstructions to sell.Price $775,000View: Sunday 2.00pm251 Lake Road Ohaupowwwljhooker.co.nz # DM1GG8Contact Julie Hughes 021 426 753

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6.9ha - Pokuru

This four bedroom brick home, with threecar garaging, overlooks park like gardensplanted with a wide variety of native trees,plants and fruit trees. The balance of theland at present is utilised for grazing.

Price By negotiationView: at ljhooker.co.nz #DQJGG8Contact Ken Hagan AREINZ 021 353 488

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MORTGAGEE TENDER

This near new property is situated in a newsubdivision at the end of a No Exit street.The living areas offer great views over alarge Council park.

TENDER: Closes 1.00pm 4th December 2009L.J.Hooker Office, 41 Mahoe St, Te AwamutuView: #DT9GG8Contact Ian Jones 027 447 1758

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