Courier Te Awamutu CIRCULATED FREE TO 12,109 HOMES THROUGHOUT TE AWAMUTU AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. EXTRA COPIES 40c. YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR OVER 100 YEARS Published Tuesday & Thursday TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013 Houses, Farms, Property Management TM Ph: 871 7149 rwteawamutu.co.nz List your property or rental with Ray White and we will advertise your property on TRADE ME The Honda Shop 462 Ohaupo Rd | Ph 871 7317 www.thehondashop.co.nz T 9101787AA NOW $21,738 + GST The world’s best side x side just got better! If you place an order we will include a Hard Top Cab with full windscreen for FREE Winter is coming! AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST FROM FROM $ $ 7500 7500 inc. inc. GST GST USA MADE 221 Mahoe Street, Te Awamutu. Ph: 07 871 8838 9101764AA Quality zero turn ride-ons 5 Year Warranty Trade-in welcome – Finance available TAP CENTURY 21 TE AWAMUTU (07) 871 7189 Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 century21.co.nz/teawamutu STEPH DUNSMORE Postive, Energetic & Caring M: 021 441 706 AH: (07) 823 1971 E: [email protected]Working for you and with you! 9101766AA BRIEFLY Rugby forum Waikato Rugby Union is holding a ‘Women in Rugby Forum’ next week to encourage involvement in women’s rugby. The forum is being held at Waikato Stadium on Wednesday, February 24 (7pm) for all prospective players, coaches, referees, administrators and managers who would like to be involved in women’s rugby. Waikato Rugby Union Community Engagement Manager Bill Heslop says there has been a surge in interest in the women’s game after a successful 2012 season. “The goal now is to build player and volunteer numbers further with the view to potentially running our own competition.” To register RSVP Nicola Marii ([email protected]; 021 704 944) by Monday, February 25. Chiefs’ action While Australian teams had a start in the Investec Super Rugby Competition over the weekend, the Chiefs will begin their defence of the title later this week. The 2012 champions face the Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday night (7.35pm). The Chiefs have their first home game next week (Saturday, March 2, 7.35pm) when the Cheetahs visit Waikato Stadium. Magic in TA ANZ Trans Tasman netball champions Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic have five trainings sessions in Te Awamutu over the next month. The scheduled training times for the Kia Magic squad at Te Awamutu Events Centre are: Thursday, February 21, 9am-noon; Wednesday, March 6, 5.30pm-8.30pm; Thursday, March 7, 9am- noon; Wednesday, March 20, 5.30pm-8.30pm; Thursday, March 21, 9am-noon. The training sessions are not open to the public. Oarsome milestone FILE PICTURE FLASHBACK: Te Awamutu Rowing Club regatta at Lake Ngaroto in the late 1970’s. BY CATHY ASPLIN Te Awamutu Rowing Club will mark its 50th birthday with social gatherings and a masters regatta over the weekend of April 12-13. Reunion committee spokesperson Richard Gray says there is plenty for past and present members to celebrate — from the development of the club base at Lake Ngaroto to the achievement of rowers at local, national and international levels. ‘‘The club started in 1963 with just 17 members but grew very quickly to 60 members, with a further 30 school rowers. ‘‘There was no competitive rowing in the first season, but by the 1970s the club was recording considerable success.’’ The club enjoyed a golden era in the late 1970s and early 1980s, winning the prestigious Centen- nial Oar in 1981 for the most successful club at the New Zealand Championships. Over the years a number of rowers have been prominent in the sport nationally, with the most successful being Raewyn Hunn (nee Lofthouse) who won several national titles and represented New Zealand for a number of years. In all the club had nine New Zealand representatives during that time and provided two national coaches. In recent times two Te Awamutu Club rowers have made their mark on the world stage. Graham Oberlin-Brown is a two-time U23 World Champion (double 2006, single 2008) and won the Silver Medal (pair 2010) at the World Championships at Karapiro. Hannah Osborne is the latest rising star in the club, winning a Bronze Medal (quad) at the Junior World Championships in Bulgaria late last year. Volunteers play a vital role. Mr Gray says they are the lifeblood of the Te Awamutu Rowing Club. ‘‘As with all clubs, funds are hard to come by and we rely upon volunteers. ‘‘The epitome of this is Clive Steenson. ‘‘He joined the club as a school rower in the 1960s, has been President and Club Captain, is a life member and is still involved with the club as a coach.’’ Mr Gray says the club’s strength is now with school rowers. ‘‘Often their entire family is involved with a number of parents being roped in for coaching, the committee or even rowing. ‘‘Current coach Wayne Asplin — a former rower himself — became a club coach when his children started rowing and is still coaching long after his children have left.’’ ■ Continued on Page 8.
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Waikato Rugby Union isholding a ‘Women in RugbyForum’ next week toencourage involvement inwomen’s rugby.
The forum is being held atWaikato Stadium onWednesday, February 24(7pm) for all prospectiveplayers, coaches, referees,administrators and managerswho would like to be involvedin women’s rugby.
Waikato Rugby UnionCommunity EngagementManager Bill Heslop saysthere has been a surge ininterest in the women’s gameafter a successful 2012season.
“The goal now is to buildplayer and volunteer numbersfurther with the view topotentially running our owncompetition.”
To register RSVP NicolaMarii ([email protected];021 704 944) by Monday,February 25.
Chiefs’ actionWhile Australian teams had
a start in the Investec SuperRugby Competition over theweekend, the Chiefs will begintheir defence of the title laterthis week.
The 2012 champions facethe Highlanders in Dunedin onFriday night (7.35pm).
The Chiefs have their firsthome game next week(Saturday, March 2, 7.35pm)when the Cheetahs visitWaikato Stadium.
Magic in TAANZ Trans Tasman netball
champions Waikato Bay ofPlenty Magic have fivetrainings sessions in TeAwamutu over the next month.
The scheduled trainingtimes for the Kia Magic squadat Te Awamutu Events Centreare: Thursday, February 21,9am-noon; Wednesday,March 6, 5.30pm-8.30pm;Thursday, March 7, 9am-noon; Wednesday, March 20,5.30pm-8.30pm; Thursday,March 21, 9am-noon. Thetraining sessions are not opento the public.
Oarsome milestone
FILE PICTURE
FLASHBACK: Te Awamutu Rowing Club regatta at Lake Ngaroto in the late 1970’s.
BY CATHY ASPLIN
Te Awamutu Rowing Club will mark its 50thbirthday with social gatherings and a mastersregatta over the weekend of April 12-13.
Reunion committee spokesperson RichardGray says there is plenty for past and presentmembers to celebrate — from the development ofthe club base at Lake Ngaroto to the achievementof rowers at local, national and internationallevels.
‘‘The club started in 1963 with just 17members but grew very quickly to 60 members,with a further 30 school rowers.
‘‘There was no competitive rowing in the firstseason, but by the 1970s the club was recordingconsiderable success.’’
The club enjoyed a golden era in the late 1970sand early 1980s, winning the prestigious Centen-nial Oar in 1981 for the most successful club at
the New Zealand Championships.Over the years a number of rowers have been
prominent in the sport nationally, with the mostsuccessful being Raewyn Hunn (nee Lofthouse)who won several national titles and representedNew Zealand for a number of years.
In all the club had nine New Zealandrepresentatives during that time and providedtwo national coaches.
In recent times two Te Awamutu Club rowershave made their mark on the world stage.
Graham Oberlin-Brown is a two-time U23World Champion (double 2006, single 2008) andwon the Silver Medal (pair 2010) at the WorldChampionships at Karapiro.
Hannah Osborne is the latest rising star inthe club, winning a Bronze Medal (quad) at theJunior World Championships in Bulgaria latelast year.
Volunteers play a vital role. Mr Gray says
they are the lifeblood of the Te Awamutu RowingClub.
‘‘As with all clubs, funds are hard to come byand we rely upon volunteers.
‘‘The epitome of this is Clive Steenson.‘‘He joined the club as a school rower in the
1960s, has been President and Club Captain, is alife member and is still involved with the club asa coach.’’
Mr Gray says the club’s strength is now withschool rowers.
‘‘Often their entire family is involved with anumber of parents being roped in for coaching,the committee or even rowing.
‘‘Current coach Wayne Asplin — a formerrower himself — became a club coach when hischildren started rowing and is still coaching longafter his children have left.’’
■ Continued on Page 8.
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Rates benefit future generationsAmanda Reilly’s letter was a
breath of fresh air.I too am weary of reading the
negative, sometimes abusive andoften factually inaccurate anti-council letters in this publi-cation.
I’m all for having your say,but I often question the realmotives behind some of the regu-lar ‘council is to blame foreverything’ letter writers.
For Dennis Pennefather toassume that to be happy withCouncil’s performance AmandaReilly is either rich or connectedto council in some way, is ridicu-lous and judgmental.
I am a ratepayer, I am by nomeans rich, I am not related to
any member of council orcouncil’s staff and I am happywith our Council.
Sometimes we need areminder of what our rates con-tribute to.
We don’t have to think aboutwhere our water comes from, wejust turn on a tap. We don’t haveto worry about where our wastegoes, we just flush. Our parks andreserves are wonderfullymaintained. We are encouragedto do our bit in helping theenvironment by recycling. Wecan visit our tiny but mightylibrary and museum. We canswim at the Events Centre andenjoy the adventure playground.We have some of the best walks
and cycling tracks in the country.The Mighty River and KihikihiDomains host a fantastic range ofinternational events . . . need I goon?
No, I don’t agree with everydecision our Councillors make.
And no, the velodrome andpool (covered or uncovered) inCambridge will not benefit me atall. But my children might bene-fit from them one day. And surelythat is the point.
My parents and grandparentspaid rates, which enabled me toenjoy life to the fullest when I wasa young person and now it’s myjob to do the same for the nextgeneration.
Dennis, I’m now going to be as
judgmental about you as youwere about Amanda Reilly.
Is it possible that you areretired and have too much timeon your hands? Just because youand members of your clique nolonger hike up mountains or flyhigh on playground swingsdoesn’t mean you shouldn’t con-tribute to others enjoying theseamenities.
Who paid for your libraries,roads, parks etc when you were achild? Oh, let me guess — in yourday you didn’t even have flush-ing toilets.
I love living in Waipa and I amhappy to pay rates for the priv-ilege of doing so.
SAMANTHA FORD
Watchdogs penalisedDuring the last two years
Waipa Council has been underattack by a dozen or so rate-payers, including myself.
We write letters to theEditor and we were involved inthe ‘Famous Rates March’. Weare very concerned ratepayersand ‘Council watchdogs’.
Many councillors, seniorcouncil staff and the Mayordon’t like us.
We speak the truth andexpose any Councilwrongdoings to the public. Weare a thorn in Council’s side.
I believe Council is nowtrying to silence us. They areplanning to charge us for soft
copies of the weekly agenda(council meeting).
Without this agenda our jobwill be virtually impossible.Council has indicated it willcost up to $1000 per person peryear for this soft copy.
It is rather shortsighted tocharge ‘Council watchdogs’ —particularly if we are going tobe standing for Council. Weneed to be as knowledgeable aspossible.
I believe this is Councilattempting to shut down dem-ocracy and free speech in orderto continue its uncontrolledspending and dictatorial ways.
MALCOLM HUME
Views help inform othersRegarding Amanda Reilly
expressing her views, my questionis when you see names of writerswho upset you, why do you keepreading their letters?
I find letters to editor the liveli-est column in the Courier and havelearned much about Waipa Districtaffairs from these regular letters.
Reason being, these writers,with past minutes and meetingagendas (read prior to meetings)regularly attend weekly WDC meet-ings before they put pen to paper.
They are working for others tomake Waipa more affordable andare aware of the good projects etccouncil supports, such as thewetlands you mention.
However, watchdogs’ (prophets)role is to make a noise when theysense or see danger, which is meantto alert and inform others.
You say that they don’t repre-sent you, your family or anyoneelse you know in this town.
They do as it was Robin Duncan,with these writers and others’ help,who organised the Waipa Rate-payers Protest March, a substantialone of average law-abiding citizens.
The march has been somewhateffective as seen by some changesfor good in Council.
Good on you Amanda forexpressing your views. It showsyou are not apathetic.
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PIRONGIA Heritage and Information Centre might be one of the first tospruce up its building in time for the next year’s Waipa Sesquicentennial.
The 112-year-old St SavioursChurch, which houses thePirongia Heritage and Informa-tion Centre, was last painted byinmates of the CorrectionsDepartment in 2001 after it wasreturned to Pirongia fromWaikeria.
Now, following a Lion Foun-dation Grant of $5000 and $3790 inPub Charity funding, the Centrewill receive a fresh coat of paint.
Thanks to their contributionand the generosity of Greg Dunnof Town and Country Painters,who reduced his charges as abenefit to the community, theCentre is well ahead on its main-tenance programme.
This also means it is in goodstead for the upcoming jubilee.
Alan Hall has committed him-self to producing an historicalbooklet, with local information onpopular events — such as theintroduction of electricity andwater to the community, and theopening of the Memorial Hall onFranklin Street, as well as whenthe saleyards were in operation.
Tours of historical significanceare continuing.
Mr Hall will head up a PirongiaNorthern Tour this Sunday whichincludes Matakitaki Pa, Flour Millsites and John Cowell’s house,built in the 1840s.
The publicity already given tothe Sesquicentennial is sparkingnew interest in the 1860 period andin the Land Wars.
■ For information or to join thesetours contact Paula McWha (8719585) or phone the Centre (871 9018).
Restoring the Pı̄toitoi
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PUREKIREKI Marae trustees Tom Roa and Haupai Puke with a robin priorto release on Mount Pirongia.
Volunteers are being sought tohelp with the second phase ofreturning North Island Robins orPı̄toitoi to Mount Pirongia, follow-ing the successful re-introductionof 29 birds last year.
Waikato Regional Councilawarded funding in late 2012 toPirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Resto-ration Society to continue with thetranslocation project. It reflects theoutstanding success the society hasachieved in reducing pest levels intheir control area for the last sixyears.
Planning for the event is wellunderway, with Paul ‘Scratch’Jansen, the bird translocationexpert who supervised the 2012phase, again being appointed and asource population identified in theMangatutu Ecological Area,located south east of Otorohanga.
The field work requires no par-ticular skills and can be a lot of funfor the participants.
Volunteers will learn abouttranslocation techniques andexperience a remote forest full ofwildlife.
The proposed timetable involvesfour stints for volunteers atMangatutu with the society takingcare of accommodationarrangements.
The first stage of pre-feedingwill take place over about threedays starting about February 22.
Experienced society membersand volunteers from last year willlead this. Teams will walk alongmarked tracks in the forest two orthree times a day, with the aim ofattracting and feeding robins.
The country is steep in placesand walks of up to two hours will berequired, however, for the less fit,there are easy, flatish walks.Sturdy tramping boots and protec-tive leg coverings are essential.
Volunteers should be availablefor one or two day periods. Furthervisits in March will be needed,following the same procedure andtime commitment.
The capture and transfer stageis scheduled for about April 13,depending on favourable weather,and may last for up to four days.
The pitoitoi will be released inthe society’s pest control area, atthe end of Grey Road, Te Pahu,where low rat and possum popu-
lations will provide them with anexcellent chance of establishingand breeding successfully.
Monitoring of the birds is anintegral part of the translocationand this is another opportunity forvolunteers. Full training will beprovided.
The society is delighted that MrJansen will be the project’s super-visor again for the capture andrelease stage.
He brings a wealth of experienceto the project with 34 years work-ing in conservation.
Mr Jansen began with theWildlife Service, which became theDepartment of Conservation, in1978. Over the past six years he hasbeen working as a private contrac-tor, undertaking conservation-related work.
‘‘His down-to-earth approach,sense of humour and professionalknowledge quickly empowers vol-unteers and fosters a close bondwithin the group. It’s worth being
part of the project just to workalongside such a legend,’’ sayssociety chairperson Clare St Pierre
‘‘We’d like people interested involunteering to contact us now toregister their interest, even if theyare not sure what level of commit-ment they can make. Then they canbe kept informed with emails onarrangements for the specific datesand our co-ordinators can aim tomaximise the number of peopleinvolved.
‘‘Returning the first robins toMount Pirongia last year wassomething our group will alwaystreasure and we wish that thewider community be offered thechance to share in that experience.Whatever contribution people canoffer, we appreciate their support.’’
■ The public can also follow theproject on the society’s Facebookpage. For more information or tovolunteer contact Selwyn June (07)843 3066).
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EMPLOYEE OF THEMONTH
Going the extra mile
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EMPLOYEE of the Month Tamara Smith (right) with Bruce’s Fitness Centre gym instructor Jakob Everiss andmanaging director Yvonne Reeves.
People4Success and Te Awa-mutu Chamber of CommerceEmployee of the Month is Bruce’sFitness Centre operations managerand personal trainer TamaraSmith.
Her boss, managing directorYvonne Reeves, says Tamara hasan outstanding commitment to pro-fessionalism.
Miss Smith consistently workedtowards a client focused manage-ment role in the business over thepast three years.
With qualifications in Sport andExercise Science, she has also
recently become a registeredassessor for Skills Active — theindustry training organisation forfitness instructors.
Mrs Reeves says Miss Smith isdedicated to improving her skills asa group exercise instructor andpersonal trainer, and committed toproviding professional service.
‘‘She has helped many clientsachieve outstanding success withtheir health and wellness goals.’’
Nominations for thePeople4Success and Te AwamutuChamber of Commerce Employeeof the Month close at the end of
every month. Nominating high-performing employees is a greatway for employers to recognise thevital contribution their employeesmake to their businesses.Employee of the Month winnersreceive a certificate and $100 mealvoucher for a Te Awamutu res-taurant or cafe of their choice.
■ Nomination forms can bedownloaded frompeople4success.co.nz,teawamutuchamber.org.nz orteawamutu.co.nz or picked up from TeAwamutu Courier or the i-Site Centre.
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Milestone for volunteers
Heather Moore
Volunteering Waikato will thisyear be celebrating 20 years ofvoluntary work throughout theWaikato region.
The organisation was estab-lished in Hamilton in 1993to help community organ-isations find and enlist vol-unteers, and for thosewho wished to do vol-untary work to find theright opportunity to doso.
Since then the organisa-tion has worked with more than23,000 volunteers around the Wai-kato. Currently Volunteering Wai-kato works with 245 communityorganisations throughout theregion.
‘‘We worked with 2400 volunteersin that region last year,’’ saysVolunteering Waikato general mana-ger Heather Moore.
‘‘That is the largest number ofvolunteers we have ever had in anyone year.’’
As part of its operations, theorganisation provides training inbest practice in volunteer recruit-ment, management, volunteer reten-tion, and networking opportunitiesfor those working with volunteers.
‘‘Many of our volunteers areyoung people, sometimes seeking togain work experience or expand theirCVs, as well as volunteering as ameaningful recreational activity.
‘‘An increase in the unemploy-ment rate in recent years has also
increased the pool of volunteersbecause people are needing recentwork experience, recent referees,and also want to stay engaged in
the community while they seekpaid employment.’’
Mrs Moore says that fornew migrants,volunteering can be a use-ful way of makingconnections and contacts in
the community, and helpsthem understand how their
new community works. It alsohelps them gain recognition of theirskills in the community so they canobtain adequate referees whenseeking paid employment.
‘‘In recent years VolunteeringWaikato’s on-line services havemeant that the organisation has beenable to recruit and refer volunteers intowns throughout the region,’’ shesays.
‘‘In 2012 we had more than 500volunteers register from townsthroughout the region, outside ofHamilton — a 400 per cent increaseon 2011. As well, we had 97 organisa-tions in those rural towns that wereregistered with us seeking volunteersthroughout 2012.
‘‘Obviously volunteering is recog-nised by many in the community as ahighly worthwhile way to contribute,and to become involved.’’
As part of its celebrations thisyear Volunteering Waikato haslaunched a new brand, which MrsMoore says reflects the diversity of
people and communities that itworks with.
The new logo has been designedby a group of Wintec students fromthe School of Media Arts.
‘‘After 20 years we believeVolunteering Waikato is now widelyrecognised as an organisation thatcontributes a great deal of value tothe communities in which it oper-ates,’’ she says.
Alexandra Streetwork slow going
Work outside Te AwamutuCollege is taking contractorslonger than expected.
Contractors sectioned thejob and started outside theCollege, planning to completethe bulk of the service renewaloutside the college during theschool holidays.
They replaced the 150mmtruck watermain and the seweron the southern side (oppositethe College), then moved on tothe 200mm trunk watermainand sewer on the northern side(closest to the College) andhave completed the workdirectly in front of the College,but are still working on the
section between the Collegeand Tawhiao Street.
Contractors have had to con-sider and balance factors suchas the unknown nature of work-ing around buried services,connecting trunk watermainsduring periods of high demandand accommodating busyperiods with the dairy factoryand quiet times in the school.
The remaining sections ofsewer and watermain betweenthe College towards the railwaycrossing will be completed onboth sides next and new pave-ment and surfacing will takeplace during the next schoolholiday period.
Arts competitionoffers top prizes
Senior secondary school artstudents in the Waikato andCoromandel are getting thechance to show their creativity ina newly launched Excellence inArt Competition.
The competition is supportedby newly formed regional artsorganisation Creative Waikatoand will be run by Paterson BurnOptometrists.
The theme and title for thecompetition is ‘eyes are the win-dow to your soul’.
Entries opened this week andwill close on 19 April.
As well as cash prizes, theentering artists will have theopportunity to sell their workonline with a percentage of thesale price being donated to Dia-betes New Zealand.
Artwork will also be displayedin Paterson Burn branches inThames, Tokoroa, Cambridge, TeAwamutu and at the two Hamil-ton branches in Chartwell andAnglesea Street.
Senior partner AdrianPaterson says Paterson BurnOptometrists are pleased to beable to support the competitionas part of its contribution to thecommunity.
‘‘We are a completely locally
owned business, and we arealways looking for ways tostrengthen our community con-nection. We also believe this is away to help celebrate creativityand a great opportunity forsenior secondary school artstudents to get some limelight fortheir work’’.
There will be $2000 availablein cash prizes. Prize money willbe split between students andtheir schools. Students who opt toput their artwork up for saleonline will get to keep 80 percentof proceeds from any that is sold.The remaining 20 per cent will bedonated to the Diabetes Foun-dation.
Entry is free and is open toYear 12 and Year 13 students.
‘‘We have had some encourag-ing feedback in support of the artcompetition and we are lookingforward to seeing the entries. Weexpect to see most of them byearly April,’’ says Mr Paterson.
Artwork judging will takeplace in May with the awardsevening at Creative Waikato inAlexandra Street on Friday 31May.
TA CARE spokesperson Dianne Gray with two of thepuppies that were saved and now need new homes.
BY CATHY ASPLIN
Eight puppies that weretaken to the vets to beeuthanised have beengiven a last minutereprieve.
TA CARE (Te AwamutuCommunity AnimalRehoming and Education)spokesperson Dianne Graysays the ‘bitzer’ pups arelovely and will make greatpets.
‘‘It seemed such a wasteto have them put down —they don’t deserve to die —so we’re looking for newhomes for them.
‘‘They have all beenvaccinated and had theirhealth checks.’’
‘‘Of course we wouldprefer people have theirpets desexed, so we don’thave animals being born todie. ‘‘Our recent desexingprogramme was hugelysuccessful with over 150animals desexed.
‘‘But there are stillmany more owners outthere who aren’t beingresponsible with theiranimals and we end upwith unwanted litters.’’
The desexing pro-gramme is largely possibleto due to the money raisedat the TA CARE charitysecondhand shop on thecorner of Bond Road andRogers Place, as well ascharitable trust PAWS.
‘‘The community isvery supportive andincredibly generous withdonations of saleable sec-ondhand items for thecharity store.’’
DOG WASH DAYFurther funds will be
raised at a Dog Wash Day
on Saturday (February 23).A hydrobath will be
operating from 10am -1pmto give pets a great washand flea rinse for $20.
VE Vets is kindlysponsoring the day, sothere will be a number ofspot prizes given out.
Visitors can also findout more about TA CARE
and chat to volunteers.The dog wash is being
held at the rear of the TACARE charity shop.
■ Enquiries about thepuppies being rehomed orappointments for the dogwash day can be made bycalling the charity store (ph870 1822).
8 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013
Over-indulgedover Christmas?
Over the next fewweeks Sport WaikatoWaipa coordinatorJude Till will havesome simplesuggestions to getthings back on trackand have you feelinggood again.
BUSY LIFESTYLE: Eating out is greatespecially in this good weather.Some helpful hints for food selectioninclude:Order water for the table when youarrive — so you are well hydrated andyou can alternate a glass of water with aglass of alcohol;Try ordering an entre with a side ofvegetables as your main — if portionslook large;Share a dessert;If you are eating at a buffet, look ateverything first and then decide whatyou want to eat — try to fill half your platewith vegetables.
Eating on the run:
Pack a chilly bag in the car;Take water with you;Have healthy snacks in the car;If you are buying lunch, choose freshlymade food aiming to incorporate your 5+a day.
Birthday celebrations
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TE AWAMUTU Rowing Club stalwart and current coach CliveSteenson (left) with one of his pupils, two time U23 WorldChampion rower, Graham Oberlin Brown.
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ADDITION of a pontoon was one of the significant developmentsfor the club training base in 2009.
■ From Page 1Mr Gray invites all current
and past members to share inthe 50th celebrations.
They begin on Friday, April12 with a mix and mingle from6.30pm at the Rowing Club,beside Lake Ngaroto.
On Saturday (April 13) aMasters Regatta will be held onthe lake.
At lunchtime a fun row hasbeen arranged to allow pastmembers a chance to get out onthe water again.
While the club’s annualregatta is now held at Karapiro
(mostly due to concerns aboutalgal blooms in the water), theMasters continue to hold theirregatta at Lake Ngaroto eachyear.
On Saturday evening a din-ner will be held at Te AwamutuSports from 6pm.
■ Te Awamutu Rowing Club 50thReunion - for more details or toregister email:[email protected] or phoneRichard Gray (ph 871 5612 or 021241 0687) or Te Awamutu RowingClub president Ray Ormsby (ph 8719482).
YOUR PHOTOS: If you would like to share one of your summer photos with Te Awamutu Courier readerssend them to: cathy.asplin@ teawamutucourier.co.nz Photos needs to be clear and high resolution. Pleaseinclude details about the photo (when, where, what, who etc) and phone contact details.
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COW POWER: Kate Mitchell (2) from Waihi checksthe view from on top of ‘Whisky’, with her GrandadDavid Potts, in the farm orchard at Te Awamutu.
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WAVE RUNNER: (Right) PaulaHobbs took this shot of her sonLiam at Lake Arapuni.
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SWING BY:(Left) FionaEdwardscaptured theend of aperfectsummer’s dayat MtMaunganui.
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HIGH FLYER: Richard Andersen was captured mid-air by Louise Bouter during a Te Awamutu BibleChapel youthgroup visit to the Raglan skate bowl.
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MAYORAL CYCLE CHALLENGECycling is great to help build fitness levels, is
cheap and is lots of fun. A date to mark on yourcalendar is the Mayoral Cycle Challenge —Thursday, February 28, 6pm at Leamington SportsGround.
Helmets are a must and we ask that you get yourbike checked at your local bike shop to ensure wehave safe bikes out on the road. This is a familyoriented, super fun event . . . and a great chance toride alongside Mayor Alan Livingston.
CLUB OF THE MONTHIf your club has recently undergone some
development, or introduced a new initiative, why nottell our community about it so we can celebrate yoursuccesses?
This is an opportunity to have your club featuredon the local community noticeboards, on the SportWaikato website and in the local Sport Waikatooffice. Please contact Jude to find out more.
GREEN SPACE CHALLENGEVisit a different park, field or reserve in your
community everyday for the longest number ofconsecutive days you can manage. Challenge afriend or neighbour . . . or ask them to join you in thechallenge.
THE REV CYCLE FESTIVALThe Rev Cycle Festival is on Saturday, February
23 at Tom Voyle Park, Cambridge, and is a greatcycle event for our district.
Distances range from Intro — 18km loop up to theClassic which is 142km. There is also a short ride andactivity session for children under 10.
For more information visit www.therev.co.nz.
Ashby,Merle duojust toostrong
Les Ashby skipped MerleWyllie to an emphatic victoryin the mixed pairs champion-ship at Te Awamutu BowlingClub.
The newly-crowned cham-pions outscored Terry Osment(s) and Margaret Littlewood17-1 from ends five to 12 to laythe foundation for a 22-12 vic-tory in the 16 ends final.
The runners-up made thebetter start to the match, win-ning three of the first fourends.
In the semi-finals, Ashbyand Wyllie ousted Murray Wil-son and Noeline Donaghy17-12, while Osment andLittlewood eliminated TrevorWright and Doreen Duffell20-16.
The event attracted 15teams.
Ashby had further success,teaming up with TrevorDuffell and Eric Wheatley towin the Paper Plus sponsoredtournament with a maximumfour wins and plus 29 pointsdifferential.
Terry Young’s Ohaupoteam claimed the runners-upspot with four wins and plus21.
Third place went toNevenka Drnasin’s host clubteam of Merle Wyllie and PatOliver with three wins andplus 35.
Rod Benton, John Jonesand Marjorie Fox had to settlefor fourth with three wins andplus 28.
Legend to drop in
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JOHN WAYNE sparring with Kihikihi’s Issac Fynn during his last New Zealand seminar at theRex Redden Fight Club in Porirua, March, 2010.
Coach Neil Fynn of Forti-tude Combat Sports hasnegotiated for Muay Thailegend John Wayne Parr tovisit Cambridge for a one-offtraining seminar.
John Wayne Parr is a ninetimes World Muay Thai Cham-pion, three times ThailandKings Cup Champion and S1Tournament World Champion.
Fynn has been working atlength with John Wayne’sfriend and former pad holderKevin Dick of Alpha Muay Thaiin Titahi Bay to make neces-sary arrangements. It has nowall come together for Saturday,February 23, following JohnWayne’s Canadian seminartour.
The training seminar willrun from noon to 4pm atCambridge High School Com-munity Gymnasium. Doorsopen at 11.15am.
The event is attracting hugeinterest from Muay Thai,Kickboxing and MMA clubsthroughout the central andupper North Island.
Ten lucky participants willget to spar a two minute roundeach with John Wayne at theend of the seminar, putting intopractise what they have beentaught.
John Wayne Parr is a superstar within the sport of MuayThai (or Thai Boxing as it issometimes known as). Hebecame known to a wider audi-
ence when he stared in the 2009reality series ‘Contender Asia’.
In 2011 film maker GuyNorris directed a documentaryon Parr titled, John WayneParr: Blessed with Venom,which traces John Wayne’sjourney of leaving Australia asa teenager to travel toThailand where he lived,trained and fought for overfive years.
He became one of the firstforeigners to beat the Thai’s attheir own sport and the first towin the Kings Cup two yearsrunning, as well as winningthe IMF World Title.
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TOP COMBO: Melanie Weal and her champion ponyHopeful Illusion.
BY COLIN THORSEN
Te Awamutu showjumper MelanieWeal notched her 75th win aboard HopefulIllusion at the Larsen Sawmilling Eques-trian Championships in Gisborne.
The 16-year-old pulled off the double,winning the pony Grand Prix on HopefulIllusion and the KiwiSpan Junior RiderSeries on Cross Your Heart.
It was Weal’s 23rd Grand Prix victoryon Hopeful Illusion, heading off 15 othercombinations to take the class.
Joining Weal in the jump-off were WillMoffatt (Napier) on Tane Mahuta, ElmoJackson (Auckland) on Mahoe Moon Frostand Madison Bult (Auckland) on Mr BlackMagic.
Jackson, the second to go in the jump-off, looked to have done enough when hecame home clear in 40.76, but Weal and herzippy little Appaloosa found another gear,stopping the clock at 36.66.
Bult was third with four faults in 38.79.Weal heads both the national
leaderboard in both events — holding atwo point lead over second placed EmilyFraser of Takapau in the Grand Prix, and aseemingly unassailable 140 point lead overher nearest rival in the KiwiSpan JuniorRider Series.
Weal will contest three more GrandPrix events before next month’s Horse ofthe Year Show in Hastings.
A maximum 30 points can be won atthree star events and a maximum 20 pointsat two star events.
Weal has made a great start to the NewYear, simply carrying on from where sheleft off in 2012.
Prior to Gisborne, she placed second inboth of her three star events at Danne-virke, then followed up with secondplacing in the Grand Prix at WoodhillSands.
Ohaupo’s world class Katie McVeanwon the Bayer FEI World Cup NewZealand Series at the Larsen SawmillingEquestrian Championships in Gisborne.
Her win on Dunstan Delilah, a first forthe eight-year-old bay, was the third home-bred horse out of her father’s top jumperFlower Power to win a World Cup round.
Barnesstormshome
David Barnes and LynComins triumphed in thesingles championship at Kihi-kihi Bowling Club.
Barnes beat fellow one-liferRex McGill 17-9 to clinch themen’s championship.
McGill took a 4-0 lead aftertwo ends, then conceded sixshots over the next three ends totrail 6-4.
The next seven ends were allwon by single shots, McGillwinning five of them to regainthe lead, 9-8.
Barnes then stormed home,securing four shots on end 13,followed by a sequence of 1, 1, 2,1 for an eight shot victory after17 of the scheduled 18 ends.
McGill had earlier taken alife off Barnes in their semi-final, winning 17-16 on an extraend after the match was drawn16-all over the mandatory 18ends.
It was McGill who finishedthe stronger in this match.Trailing 15-9 after 13 ends, herallied with a 2, 1, 3, 1, to hit thelead, 16-15, with one end to play.Barnes scored one shot on thefinal end to draw level and forcethe extra end, won by McGill.
Comins took control of thewomen’s final on end four.From that stage on she wasalways in control, winning 17-9over Ngaire Ramage — addingthe coup de grace by securingfour shots on end 18.
In earlier matches, Ramageaccounted for Nina Thomson,while Comins beat NoeleneSanders and Ngaire Ramage bydefault after sevens ends due toill health.
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Five medal haul for TABY COLIN THORSEN
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GOLDEN GIRL: Jaime Neilsen on her way to winning gold in thewomen’s individual pursuit in Invercargill.
Te Awamutu Sports’cyclists Jaime Neilsen, RushleeBuchanan, HaydenMcCormick and ShannonGrinter collectively won fivemedals at the BikeNZ NationalTrack Championships in Inver-cargill.
Neilsen claimed her firstnational individual pursuittitle, dominating the finalagainst outstanding Aucklandteenager Georgia Williams.Neilsen won in 3:35.268, havingposted 3:34.410 in the qualifyingheats.
Her fellow Olympic andWaikato Bay of Plenty team-mate Rushlee Buchanan tookout the bronze medal afterovercoming a strong start fromSouthland’s LauraFairweather.
Buchanan collected asecond bronze in the women’s20km points race, won byLondon Olympian Lauren Ellis(Hinds), the 2010 world cham-pionship points race silvermedallist.
Ellis sealed the result bylapping the field, the only riderto do so. She finished on 22points, Georgia Williams 20and Buchanan 14.
McCormick and DylanKennett were denied the oppor-tunity to defend their nationalelite men’s madison title after
the later rider withdrewthrough illness.
In his absence, McCormickteamed up with Jason Christie(Christchurch).
The pair rode a fantasticrace to get up for the bronzemedal, despite McCormicklosing some skin in the process.
Olympian Westley Goughcrashed spectacularly andbrought the Te Awamutu teen-ager down with him.
McCormick was quicklyback on the bike after a hastywheel change, rejoining a racethat soon had him and Christie
disputing the lead.The event was eventually
won by Myron Simpson andOlympian Aaron Gate of Auck-land, who lapped the field,leaving McCormick andChristie to fight out the minorplacings with a Southlandpairing.
The madison is a version ofthe points race except thatteams of two riders competeover a whopping 50km - 200 lapsof the track.
After a mass start where allthe riders are on the track, onlyone rider from each team is
allowed in the race at any giventime.
One rider races for a lap ormore.
Meanwhile the other circlesthe top of the track taking abreather before his team-matebrings him back into actionwith a hand-sling.
Basically, this means hegrabs his team-mate’s hand andpasses on his momentum tohim, propelling the slowerrider along the track.
Changeovers are pretty dan-gerous but quite impressive towatch.
There are sprints for pointsevery 20 laps but again themain objective is to gain a lapon your opponents.
If a team can gain a lap onthe field then they are in theleading position of the race nomatter how many points theyhave. But if all the teams are onthe same lap at the end of therace then the one with mostpoints bonuses is the winner.
Shannon Grinter (16) willalways have fond memories ofher first national champs as afirst year under-19 rider afterclaiming bronze in thewomen’s motor-paced keirin.
She performed well to beone of the six girls to make thefinal, then positioned herselfwell for the final sprint to claimbronze comfortably ahead ofthe fourth placed rider.
Nicholson not resting on his laurelsAndrew Nicholson has no
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The 51-year-old has been
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Nicholson has six horses onthe squad, along with fourth
ranked Jonathan Paget withthree horses and sixth rankedSir Mark Todd with threehorses.
Rounding out the squad are
London Olympic team-matesCaroline Powell and JonelleRichards, World Champs team-member Clarke Johnstone andOlympic reserve Lucy Jackson.
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DOUBLE BRONZE: Rushlee Buchanan, winner of twobronze medals at the track nationals in Invercargill.
BY COLIN THORSEN
Rushlee Buchanan is now switching her focusto road racing after winning two bronze medals atthe BikeNZ national track championships inInvercargill.
Te Awamutu Sports Cycling Club’s Olympianflew out Saturday to commence another campaignriding for USA professional team TIBCO. Her firstrace is a Classic in Belgium on February 23.
She then tours around Europe for a monthcontesting eight races in Belgium, Holland,France and Italy before heading back to the USAin April.
‘‘I’m really excited about Europe,’’ saysBuchanan.
‘‘It’s going to be cold and brutal but it’s whatI’ve always wanted to do.
‘‘We race the most historic races on the cyclingcalendar (the Classics) - one-day races but reallyfamous, hard and intense.’’
On her return to the USA, Buchanan has a teamcamp leading into the American racing.
‘‘I’m pleased with where I am at, and happywith my track nationals results considering it wasthe first time on the track bike since London.
‘‘The nationals were a bit different this year.No-one had been doing any track time before handbecause there were no selections or teams goinganywhere for the women. It was quite nice to nothave full pressure.
‘‘It was also nice to know how I can go on thetrack with no track training.’’
Buchanan says she will look forward toreturning home to Te Awamutu in September toresume training for the track.
Help sought as epic tour nearsTour de Sallies is an epic 23-day
fundraising cycle tour for TheSalvation Army currentlycircumnavigating the NorthIsland.
Shortly this tour will be passingthrough the Waikato and theorganisers are seeking your sup-port.
David Smith (nephew of Te
Awamutu cycling guru BrianFleck) is the sole rider in thisamazing cycle challenge.
Smith is specifically asking forany Te Awamutu Sports CyclingClub riders who might be able tojoin him for part of this tour as hewould value the company.
Tour de Sallies will be ridingfrom Pukekohe to Te Awamutu on
Saturday, February 23 and from TeAwamutu to Mokau on Monday,February 25.
If you are able to support thistour and David in particular withany leg of this journey (or partthereof) contact David’s supportcrew on (027) 267-9227 or GrahamMedland at The Salvation Army inHamilton on (027) 499-1874.
DeathsCAIN,Sharie Winifred (neeChampion) (Nursie).Our dear wee Mumpassed away on 18February 2013, athome with herhusband and childrenby her side. Her longbattle is finally over.Loving wife to Peterfor 47 years. Loved andtreasured mum ofLoretta and Brian,Melany and Shane,Verity and Nick, Gregand Isobel and lovinggrandmother toJessica, Alistair,Callum, Gemma,Maddox, Ella, Jaxonand Sophie. She was aloved sister, sister inlaw, friend andcolleague, and most ofall adored lovinggrandmother.
"Arohanui Kia KoeOur Mum"
A celebration ofSharie’s life will beheld at St Andrew’sPresbyterian Church,80 Mutu Street, TeAwamutu onThursday 21 Februaryat 2pm followed by aprivate cremation. Inlieu of floral tributes,donations to theWaikato CancerSociety would beappreciated and maybe left at the service.All communications tothe Cain Family, c/-PO Box 137, TeAwamutu please.
Te Awamutu FuneralServices FDANZ
IRWIN,Allen Henry (Splay).On 14 February 2013 atWaikato Hospital,aged 93 years. Fatherof Cheryl, Lorraine,Deline, Rhonda,Fynala and Allen.Grandfather of Ryan,Llara, Courtney, Markand James. Greatgrandfather of Remy."He lived life his way."
A service for Splay washeld on Monday 18February. Allcommunications tothe Irwin family C/-844 Kihikihi Road, TeAwamutu.
Rosetown FamilyFunerals Ltd FDANZ
JOHN,Frances (Jessie).Passed awaypeacefully atResthaven, Cambridgeon 13 February 2013, inher 100th year. Dearlyloved mum of Wayneand mum-in-law ofRobyn, nana of Sarah,Linda, Cherie, Tracey,Sarai and Charlotte.
"We will miss andlove you forever,dear little lady."
The service was held atResthaven onSaturday 16 February.All communications tothe John family C/- POBox 380, Te Awamutu.
Rosetown FamilyFunerals Ltd FDANZ
TYNAN,Alice Royda.Peacefully at home on9 February 2013,surrounded by family,in her 80th year.
A private service hasbeen held.
Te Awamutu FuneralServices FDANZ
In MemoriamGERMANNPatricia Dawn (Pat).18 February 2012. Inloving memory of ourbeautiful mother,nana and friend.Always remembered,forever in our hearts.We miss you everyday.With love always, theGermann andPatterson families.
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COLLEGE white shirts,two dble XL, $45. Ph 8719100.FIBREGLASS tub,300x1300x1300, suitablefor fish pond, $49.99. Ph870 2641.TWO x 40gb IDE holds $25each. No texts. Ph 022 0735534.
FirewoodDRY mac, gum, tea tree,ute loads. Ph 027 423 1381.SUMMER Special -firewood for sale, 5m3 -$150, 10m3 - $270delivered. Ph 07 873 9190or 021 617 349.
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BRAND NEWSEALY Posturepediclarge single bed oncasters, cushion topmattress, $500. Ph 8716443.
PIG CHOPPER100+ kg, $450. Ph 871 6521.
Fruit & Vegetables
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GrazingGRAZING wanted for10-20 six month calves tillSeptember, and 10 - 20 15month till the beginningof July. Ph 871 6661.
YearlingJersey Bulls
for leaseBVD vaccinated,EBC and TB freePh 07 873 6593
0272 431 078 or 07 871 33130272 237 092 or 07 871 33160275 965 142 or 07 870 60590274 932 063 or 07 873 185507 871 3927 or 027 473 5856
Te Awamutu Weekly SaleTe Awamutu Saleyards, Paterangi RoadThursday, 21 February 2013Sale Comprising:11.00 Prime & Boners10 Fat Cattle60 Boners30 Potter Bulls
Store Cattle10 x 2 year Steers & Heifers30 Yearling Beef X Steers & Heifers30 Weaner Beef X Steers & Heifers
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CAR broken down? NeedWOF repairs? Can’tafford them? Don’t dumpyour car. Call us - we buy.Cash paid. Ph 027 414 1853- Jason.
For LeaseBUILDING, 112m3 to lease.Ph 871 2171 or 027 4407101.
EXTRA large securelockup yard area withbuilding options avail.Ph 871 2171 or 027 4407101.
STORAGE or commercialbuilding, Leslie Street,Kihikihi. Ph 027 637 3839.
COSY three brm PakuraStreet house, heatpump,DVS, garage, no dogs,references and refereesreq’d, $280 p/wk,available [email protected] .
To LetCARAVANS to let from$30, long term. Ph 8712171 or 0274 407 101.
To LetTHREE brm house plussunroom, carport anddouble garage, $300 p/wk,Loomb Place. Ph 07 8236006.TIDY three brm home,with single garage, closeto College and town,becoming avail next twoweeks, $285 p/wk . Ph 8719619 between 5.30-7.30pm.TWO brm house withdeck, sunny and warm,available from 28February, $220 p/wk. Ph027 444 2484.
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Support Workers RequiredTe Awamutu – Pirongia
Part TimeA fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Kitchen Hand/Commis Chef to join us on a part-time basis to work on site at our iconic Glow Worm Caves visitor centre. We are looking for someone used to working in a busy kitchen environment, with a passion for food and proven experience, someone who is full of energy, enthusiasm and the ability to hygienically prep and cook food to a high standard.
Key responsibilities include:
• Hygienically preparing food• Grilling, cooking and frying food• ttractive presentation of meals• Planning ahead so that group orders can be fi nished and served together• Serving customers at their tables or at the counter• Cleaning food preparation areas, cooking surfaces and utensils• Constant focus on sanitation, health, and safety standards.
Time is of the essence for a lot of tour groups dining with us so proven experience working to a deadline is essential. This is a fast paced demanding kitchen so we need someone who has a great work ethic and is not afraid to get stuck in and ‘do the job’.
This is your chance to work with a great team of people, to contribute to the inspiration that drives our staff to strive for the highest standards and ultimate dining experience. So if you are a reliable, outgoing, self-motivated individual who is fl exible to work on a seven day roster that includes evenings, weekends and public holidays, we want to hear from you!
To apply for this job, please go to our job site http://careers.thlonline.com and enter the job code 14514TAC.
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We are a local technology company experiencingincredible growth in solar power.
We are looking for a capable, experienced Offi ceOffi ceAdministrator Administrator and PA PA for part time work.
If you like a challenge and are effi cient, organised and fun - this job is for you!
TE AWAMUTU PRIMARY SCHOOL‘Together Achieving Personal Success’
Start: Monday, 11 March (negotiable)
Applications close: Friday, 1 March. Please send your CV and contact details for two current referees to : Janine Margetts at Te Awamutu Primary School, 401 Teasdale Street, Te Awamutu 3800 alternatively, you may email them directly to [email protected].
We need a special person to join our teaching team. We are looking for an adventurous teacher who will release our Mathematics Support Teacher. You will enjoy working exclusively with a Year 2 classroom every day from 12pm-3pm with the fl exibility to incorporate additional hours for CRT, course attendance and study release as required. New Zealand registered teachers interested in this position are invited to apply.
Teacher .4, Scale A, Fixed Term 2013 for MST release with additional hours as required
ARBORISTGROUNDZONE Tree Carerequires a qualifiedarborist or anarboriculture studentfrom Wintec for two orthree days per week. Ph07 823 8183.
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Burlesque for a cause
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BRAVE FACE: Pussy Galores (left) returns after her battlewith breast cancer to perform with Dolly D’Ville.
Burlesque returns to TeAwamutu when DollyD’Ville presents Dolly’s Play-house plays at the WaipaWorkingman’s Club on Sat-urday, March 2.
Burlesque has taken NewZealand by storm in recentyears and has become popu-lar throughout the worldagain. Burlesque is about theart of tease and seduction,with parody and wit thrownin for good measure embrac-ing curves and telling a storythrough a form of seductiveor comedic dance.
This show oozes tease,with a wink and a smile. Itwill cover a wide range ofBurlesque genres fromclassic traditional burlesqueto comedy and modern NeoBurlesque.
Whether it be as simple asa saucy bump or as seductiveas a glove peel we will haveyou begging for more.
I have a fantastic line upof gorgeous performerseager to strutt their stuff foryou.
MC for the evening isMiss Vintage 2012 ‘Ms TittleTattle’ — who will presentfor your viewing pleasurePhlossy Roxx, Lady Gee,Azure D’Murre, Honey
This will be PussyGalores’ first show since herbattle with breast cancer.
In respect of her andeveryone else who has beenaffected by cancer there willbe a Relay for Life donationbox at the show.
Dolly D’Ville and herfriends are taking part in theRelay for Life 2013 for familyand friends who have beenaffected.
■ Show starts 7.30pm, doorsopen at 7pm. $30 per ticketavailable from ReseneColorShop or WaipaWorkingman’s Club. Spot andbest dressed prizes. R18 event.
Second chance for PlantJudging by the amount of
entries we received to our firstcompetition, interest in thediverse talents of Robert Plantremains as strong as it everwas. So much so we’redelighted to be offering fans asecond chance to see him livein concert at Auckland’s Vec-tor Arena on Thursday, April11
Robert Plant is making amost welcome return to NewZealand to present his mostrecent project — The Sen-sational Space Shifters — toeagerly awaiting Kiwi fans.
Exciting audiences aroundthe world, he presents songsfrom his early days in LedZeppelin to his more recentadventures in the heartland ofthe US, in dizzy collisions ofrhythm and power.
He has created a perform-ance that digs deep into theroots of the blues, turningancient, dark music thatinspired so much of Britishand American rock, on itshead, mixing crazy trans-rhythms and psychedelics tocreate a powerful and uniqueadventure.
A must see, this show is aonce in a lifetime musicalexperience by one of rockmusic’s most legendary per-formers.
Tickets from Ticketmaster.
■ To be in towin simply put yourname, address and daytimephone number on the back of astandard sized envelope, addressit to the Robert Plant Double PassCompetition andmake sure itreaches our office by 5pm, Friday.
This competition is provided by ‘Fill The House Tickets Project’, proudly supporting familiesof children with cancer.
QUARTET MTUE 5:35, WED 10:20 & 5:35, THU 5:40,
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LIFE, LIBERTY, VENGEANCE. WHAT A SENSATIONAL
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For the thousands that loved Best Exotic Hotel and Quartet and for anyone who
loves movies, this one’s for you. Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren are great together with a really good all-star cast. It’s pleasing to the eye and
You will be thinking of how wonderful it was for ages afterwards and will
definitely want to see it again. Value for money, this has to be the best
ever offered.EVERY SEAT A FRONT ROW SEAT.
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As in the previous ‘Die Hard’ movies it delivers tons of action, a great ‘new’ four-wheel chase, big explosions, helicopter pursuit, good fighting sequences with lots of peril as good guys face off against bad. Very entertaining hokum that you’ll
TE AWAMUTU BIBLE CHAPELSwarbrick Drive, Te Awamutu SATURDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2013
AdmissionAuditions all day from 8.30am ‘til approx 4.00pm $5.00
2GREATBANDS
ALI BLUE & THE BOYS &BROTHERS AND ARMS
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GRAEME McCARDLE
Finals concert commencing 7.00pm – $15.00 Adults – $5.00 children under 15Door sales only
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Waikato Country MusicAwards this weekend
Compere and guest artistfor the Waikato CountryMusic Awards concert onSaturday evening is talentedrecording artist GraemeMcCardle.
He will also be one of thejudges throughout the day atTe Awamutu Bible Chapel.
McCardle was born andraised in Helensville, andhas been involved withcountry music since about1975 when he joined a localband.
About that time he alsofounded the HelensvilleRiver Country Music Club,and has been president andvice-president over the years.
He is also president of theAuckland Country MusicAssociation, which consistsof twelve Auckland clubs.
McCardle has lost track ofthe number of awards he haswon, but in 1989 he wasrunner-up in the prestigiousNew Zealand Entertainer ofthe Year.
These days McCardle iskept very busy entertainingat Country Music Concertsaround the country.
In November he attendeda three-day festival in Crom-well, while in January heperformed at the Martinthree day festival.
He is very generous withhis time and talent to per-form at various charity con-certs where he plays topacked halls. He has a won-
derful voice and his person-ality captures his audience,with his relaxed style ofperforming.
He is popular with NewZealand audiences, as well asthose in Australia
McCardle visited the TeAwamutu Country VarietyClub with the HelensvilleClub at the beginning of thismonth and was so well
received people were askingwhen they could hear himagain.
So local people have achance to see himperforming again at theAwards Finals Concert, aswell as all the amazing tal-ented finals singers.
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CINEMASCENE
HitchcockLurking behind
Alfred Hitchcock( p o r t r a y e d b yAnthony Hopkins),cinema’s ‘masterof suspense’, was ahidden side: hiscreatively explos-ive romance withhis steadfast wifeand filmmakingcollaborator, AlmaR e v i l l e ( H e l e nMirren).
Now for the firsttime, Hitchcocklays bare their cap-tivating and com-plex love story. Itdoes so throughthe sly, shadowy
lens of their mostdaring filmmakinga d v e n t u r e : t h em a k i n g o f t h espine-tingling 1960thriller, Psycho,w h i c h w o u l d
become the direc-tor’s most contro-versial and legen-dary film. Whenthe tumultuous,against - the-oddsproduction was
o v e r , n o t h i n ga b o u t m o v i e swould ever be thesame — but fewrealised that ittook two to pull itoff.
