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Te Awamutu CARINGC FOR YOUR SAFETY Autorobot 24 Hour Salvage Ph (07) 871-5069 CouPublished Tuesday & ThursdayurierTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017 Bond Road, Te Awamutu, P.O. Box 437 A/H 021 503 404 Your community newspaper for over 100 years EXTRA COPIES 40c Email: [email protected] Honour for developer Final shindig The Te Awamutu Continuing Education Group welcomes everyone to come along to its final meeting for ZB Homes makes Top 50 index the year on Wednesday, December 6. The event will feature entertainment by the Te Awamutu Intermediate School band and the Te Rore Bohemian Band. A Christmas dinner will be served in the Surf ‘n’ Turf restaurant adjoining the hall. Reservations required. See ad in today’s paper, or ring 870 3223 or 871 6434. Professor’s achievement A man who has helped create new generations of te reo Ma¯ori champions has been awarded one of the country’s highest Ma¯ori language accolades. Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Ma¯ori — The Ma¯ori Language Commission — has given the University of Waikato’s Professor Pou Temara a Lifetime Achievement award. It acknowledges his ceaseless efforts to promote Ma¯ori language at a national level. Professor Pou Temara is a recognised tohunga and authority in Ma¯ori language, ancient karakia, kapa haka and whaiko¯rero. Helping kids TC301117DT02 The Countdown Kids’ ZB Homes owner Zane Beckett on site of their latest project. Hospital Appeal raised $1.26 million for 13 children’s wards BY DEAN TAYLOR The Fast 50 index ranks the The business was going well any given time. nationwide. top 50 businesses in New Zea- — but not well enough for the The team offers design and All proceeds are used to When Zane Beckett started land according to their revenue owner’s liking. build options for landowners, buy medical equipment to his building business at age 19 growth over the past three He says he wanted to drive land and home packages and he didn’t intend to be a property years. more growth, but a lack of land investment opportunities. help Kiwi kids around the developer. Entrants are required to was making it hard for local He also likes to embrace country. But 15 years on, after market have been in business for a firms. technology to maintain a high Countdown stores across conditions forced his hand, ZB minimum of three years, and His answer was to expand level of communication with the country organised local Homes has become the first ever have had operating revenue of into subdivisions and offer the client, so they know exactly events to bring the construction business to take at least $300,000. house and land packages. where their project is at. community together and help the top honour at the Deloittes Mr Beckett said he was “That created the growth we “We make sure we listen raise funds for the appeal. Fast 50 National Awards. encouraged to set up his own wanted,” he says. carefully to what people want In Te Awamutu, The Courier mentioned the business by the people his did ZB Homes now operates out and we make sure we keep to the Countdown customers and awards last year when ZB his apprenticeship with. of Te Awamutu and Tauranga agreed budgets. staff knitted more than 500 Homes was named winner of the “They said I should get out and employs about a dozen staff “Our aim is to keep being baby’s items to donate to Fastest Growing Services Busi- and do my own thing. at each office, as well as local innovative, keep growing and Waikato Hospital. ness Award for the Central “I was motivated by the chal- sub-contractors. make sure every client is North Island and named in the lenge of creating something that Mr Beckett says there about treated as an individual,” he National Top 50 index. was mine,” says Mr Beckett. 40 building projects on the go at says. LESS WATER, MORE POWER. WATER BLASTERS NEW FROM $199!* *$199 refers to model PW125. Offer valid for a limited at participating Husqvarna Servicing Dealers. Images for illustrational purposes only. LAWNMOWER and CHAINSAW CENTRE 333 Sloane Street Te Awamutu Ph 07 871 8838 2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, November 30, 2017 ■ CourierTe Awamutu LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Community Newspaper of the Year 2014 Ratepayers will be paying the price Your community newspaper for over 100 years. Hamilton is looking at big rate in- single ratepayers. mum number of houses on land being Circulated free to 14,055 homes through Te Awamutu creases due to infrastructure demands A 16.5 per cent rate rise as projected developed? Probably not. and surrounding districts. caused by growth and probably project in Hamilton will drive some lower This increases the cost for council deferrals to make the books balance in income ratepayers out of their homes. and ratepayers to provide the services. CIRCULATION 14,055* (7136 urban, 6919 rural) previous years and keep rates increases Results of a large rate increase in On these housing projects it is time lower. Waipa could be worse than Hamilton as that council told developers how many We welcome letters - preferably via email. They Waipa District Council has been we have a lot less ratepayers. houses they want built on all should be under 300 words and must have the guilty of deferring major infrastructure Why do we have to fund projected subdivisions to minimise the cost of sender’s name, address and phone number. No items and it appears we are going to have growth and impoverish current rate- providing services. pseudonyms are accepted and names will only be a big spending 10-Year Plan catch up. payers? Developers can always provide the withheld in special circumstances at the discretion Waipa’s problem will be we only have Growth should be planned over a services themselves if they want to. of the editor. Letters are not usually acknowledged a small number of ratepayers in com- longer time period than projected It appears growth is not managed and may be edited, abridged or discarded. parison to Hamilton. I expect projected growth and should be affordable and very well in some councils, with com- SALES MANAGER growth will be driving a lot of expendi- allow current ratepayer to enjoy a munity projects taking precedence over ture as well. quality of life. core infrastructure needs, which get Belinda Wolland Many councils think that high growth Does it really matter if Waipa controls deferred year after year and cost much [email protected] is desirable, but the cost to current actual growth to say 50 per cent of more to fix when they can’t be deferred EDITORIAL ratepayers is high, especially for low projected growth? any longer. Dean Taylor (editor) Ext: 67705 income earners, superannuitants and Are developers building the maxi- KEN GEORGE [email protected] Colin Thorsen (journalist) Ext: 67713 [email protected] Daisy springs Bethany Rolston (journalist) Ext: 67710 Fostering the skills [email protected] surprise goodie ADVERTISING Cheryl Joubert of life-long learning [email protected] on students 027 447 8160 Lizel Beyleveld With technology continuing to ad- adapt our education system to the times Where do the Waikato’s coolest [email protected] vance at a rapid pace, developing the way and build a brighter future for our young people live? Te Awamutu, of course! 027 809 9933 we teach in line with the times is how we people. A huge thank you to an awesome CLASSIFIEDS will ensure that our youth leave school This will involve taking some local resident, Daisy Prasad, who sur- Tania King, Ext: 67708 with the skills they need to succeed in decisions to restructure how we teach, prised the Room 2 students of Patricia Tania Cortesi-Western, Ext: 67707 the modern world. by integrating subjects like coding into Avenue satellite school with some Alanah Harvey, Ext: 67701 The skills that foster lifelong learning other courses, and teaching in practical yummy goodies on Monday. [email protected] and development. terms. Out of the blue, the students’ regular This will strengthen our hand when it That’s why I’m standing in this mid- educational shopping outing turned DELIVERY QUERIES 0800 111 200 comes to combating inequality, climate term Te Awamutu College Board of into a bit of a party when Daisy popped POSTAL ADDRESS change and all the threats our society Trustees election, because I’m passion- by the school van with a generous gift 97 Sloane Street, PO Box 1, Te Awamutu 3840 faces. ate about education and youth develop- of tasty treats for everyone. Thank you OFFICE HOURS We have such a bright future, if we ment. so much for your thoughtfulness, Monday - Thursday 8am - 5pm, Fri 8am - 4.30pm continue to embrace ambition and op- If we work together we can keep Te Daisy, you absolutely made Room 2’s timism, and continue to stand up and Awamutu College moving forward into day! PHONE 07 871 5151 champion the values that built our great the future. The students truly appreciate your nation. The future of our young people is on kind gesture, and they all agree that ISSN 1170-1099 (Print) ISSN 2253-4075 (Online) Freedom of speech, hope and equality. the ballot. you rock! *Circulation Source: Audited Bureau of Circulation, 1 YE Dec 2012 With some Kiwi ingenuity, we can LUKE EAST DALEEN DU TOIT EMBRACE THE STYLE, POWER AND HERITAGE •Satnav/ReverseCamera with Bluetooth® •Black20”KATANAAlloys • Limited Edition ‘450’ Decals •Towbar +GST • Alloy Hard Lid $ • Tub Liner 39,990 Thursday, November 30, 2017 Te Awamutu Courier 3 07 883 1195 Lifestyle & Winner gifts prize Farm Sales BUYING OR SELLING? Contact David McGuire 027 472 2572 38B Main Road, Tirau www.ruralandlifestylesales.com TC301117DT01 CELEBRATORY cuppa for Magicseal winners Shirley (left) and Lesley (second from left) Egglestone with local licensees Craig and Caroline Jones.