RURAL NEVILLE KEMP A/H: 07 871 9801 Mob: (027) 271 9801Chris Gadsby 6705096AA M: 027 246 5800 www.raywhite.com A/h: 07 870 1386 BRIEFLY Arrest assist Stolen car crashed Te Awamutu Police Senior Sergeant Dave Simes is thanking the public for the Police are seeking wit- arrest of three offenders and nesses to a driver’s erratic the full recovery of stolen behaviour shortly before property following a shoplifting the stolen car he was driv- offence on Friday. ing crashed about 100 The three offenders had metres north of the Te Pahu Road turnoff on Kakaramea collected over $2000 worth of Road about noon yesterday. clothing from CBR then ran Waikato District oper- from the shop to a waiting car ational support group and decamped. The store manager Inspector Paul owner was able to give police Carpenter said a Highway information, then reports were Patrol vehicle had seen the received from the public in Toyota Caldina car heading Pirongia where the offenders towards him on SH39 south were located and arrested. of Pirongia. ‘‘The officer saw some- Online fakes thing amiss about the car Te Awamutu jeweller Ray and turned around to fol- Hyams is warning the public to low it, heading in the direc- be wary when buying jewellery tion of Pirongia. At this online. stage he did not have the He says he has recently Toyota in view. had two customers asking to ‘‘Approaching Pirongia rings sized. One of the items the officer turned his lights was a wedding ring. In both and siren on and a short distance north of the vil- cases the jewellery had been lage he saw the car passing purchased online and neither traffic on a corner. In were of the materials as accordance with standard described by the sellers. operating procedures, he Mr Hyams says the rings notified the Northern Com- were worth about five percent munications Centre he was of what the purchasers paid. initiating a pursuit,’’ said Mr Carpenter. SeniorNet As he passed the Bell Local computer tutors Mark Road intersection he found and Jennifer Woods are the Caldina had collided TC170209DT02 hoping to reinstate a SeniorNet with a power-pole. SURVEYING the scene: A crash investigator uses survey equipment to record information about yesterday’s group in the Te Awamutu area. The driver was trapped crash involving a stolen car. ‘‘We believe there are many and required cutting out of seniors out there who want the wreckage by fire fractures. A male front seat pas- high speed and weaving in into the driver’s behaviour somewhere they can go to fighters. Power lines bought senger was shaken but and out of traffic in front of leading up to the crash. learn about the internet at their The male driver suffered down in the crash required unhurt in the crash and oncoming vehicles. ‘‘The Independent own speed and to catch up moderate injuries in the the road being closed for a was arrested at the secene. ‘‘Investigators are par- Police Conduct Authority with current technology.’’ crash and was taken to short period, however SH39 Mr Carpenter said ticularly keen to hear from will be notified of the inci- Waikato Hospital by ambu- was reopened to single lane Police had earlier received the driver of a southbound dent and the crash subject Anyone interested in having lance. His injuries included traffic an hour after the calls about the way the truck who they believe will to investigation by the Seri- SeniorNet back in Te Awamutu a broken pelvis and leg crash. Toyota had been driven at be able to offer them insight ous Crash Unit.’’ should contact Jennifer Woods (ph 870 6312). Car pooling Pirongia commuters wanting to save money and Waipa rates increases cut back help the environment are invited to a meeting on Friday Council’s Policy Committee has the proposed new Cambridge Pool payers,’’ Waipa Mayor Alan frequency of sealed pavement night at 7 at Pirongia School approved a draft 10-year Plan con- on operating expenditure (estim- Livingston told the Courier. maintenance and unsealed road Activities Centre to kick off a taining average rate increases of ated at up to $1.5 million per There was much debate and maintenance, reduced budget for community car pool scheme. 5.6%, 6.6%, 5.9% and 8% over the annum). deliberation about how to achieve stock underpass subsidies etc) Those already carpooling can next four years. Councillors felt those increases that balance. Major items still in include come along to share tips and When councillors sat down at would have been unpalatable to There have been cutbacks Karapiro Development, Seal add to the database. Contact last week’s Policy Committee meet- ratepayers, particularly in the cur- across the board, but significant Extensions, Infrastructure, Te Clare St Pierre on 8719133 or ing, they faced a draft plan with rent economic climate/ changes are the rescheduling of the Awamutu Cultural Centre (sched- [email protected] for more proposed average increases of 7% ‘‘The draft plan we have settled construction of the Cambridge uled to start in the fifth year of the information. for 2009/10 and almost 10% the on strikes a balance between Community Pool from year two to 10-year plan) and Maungatautari following year, the latter maintaining levels of service and year three, and a reduced roading Ecological Island. predominantly due to the impact of ensuring affordability for rate- programme (for example reduced Continued page 2. 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More page 10. KAWHIA HARBOUR ONLY Councillors trimmed already tight budgets • STARTS 7AM • TICKETS $10 From page 1. energy, fuel, construction, labour and Projects Council is seeking community WEIGH IN CLOSES 4PM In presenting the proposed draft plan to financing costs. feedback on include the Cambridge Pool, TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM the Policy Committee meeting, group Mr Livingston says budgets had been Cultural Centre for Te Awamutu, public TE WAITERE BOAT CLUB OR CALL manager policy and strategy Ross McNeil examined extremely closely by staff late transport (bus services), seal extension, outlined a number of issues that made it a last year, but the worsening economic Maungatautari Ecological Island Project ROD DAVISON 07 876 7349 challenging exercise. situation worldwide meant councillors and Cambridge Refuse Transfer Station. 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