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BRIEFLY Bringing home bacon Firing up The annual Waikato Fireworks Fiesta is being held Wendy’s NZ will soon be serving up 100 per cent on Saturday evening from 5pm New Zealand bacon, making it the only major New at the Ohaupo Rugby grounds, Zealand fast food company to use local instead of Forkert Road. imported bacon in its burgers, and it all comes from The night will feature plenty Te Awamutu. of fun activities including Farmed mainly in the Waikato and produced by award-winning Te Awamutu butcher Magills, the medieval fighting displays, new thick-cut manuka-smoked streaky bacon will be sideshows, bouncy castles, served in the chain’s restaurants from this week and rides and golf putting, as well replaces a hickory-smoked version previously as a live band, hot food and a sourced from the United States and Canada. variety of stalls.The evening The company’s move comes at an opportune time, culminates with a professional amid reports of a worldwide bacon shortage fireworks display. expected in 2013. The move has the support of the NZ Pork Board. Wrong Sunday With tighter supplies of imported bacon predicted Apologies to readers — the to drive up prices of imported and local product, season of classic musicals at Wendy’s CEO Danielle Lendich says the deal is also The Regent Theatre opens good news for customers who will not be hit in the with The Sound of Music at wallet. 1.30pm this Sunday, Confident they will like the change, Mrs Lendich November 4 — not last says bacon has been a Kiwi favourite since the first Sunday. two pigs arrived onshore in 1796, so much so that For details of movies and New Zealanders eat bacon more often than they do screening times see The lamb. Regent Theatre advertisement ‘‘We’ve been doing a lot of testing and Kiwis love manuka-smoked bacon. (inside back page of every ‘‘Our wonderful butcher in Te Awamutu Magills issue of Te Awamutu Courier). adds a touch of manuka honey to the family recipe as well, so it’s a quintessentially Kiwi flavour we know Royal Show our customers will enjoy.’’ Waikato A&P Association Mrs Lendich says the New Zealand pork industry hosted the Royal Show at has among the highest animal welfare standards in Claudelands over the the world and doesn’t use growth hormones to weekend (October 26-28). artificially enhance New Zealand pigs. A number of local children ‘‘Interestingly streaky bacon has also leapt from competed in the Boys’ and 13 to 31 per cent of consumption in recent years, Girls’ Agricultural Club events. making it New Zealand’s second favourite bacon If you know an entrant who behind loin at 35 per cent. was awarded a Champion or ‘‘It certainly came out tops with our customers Reserve Champion ribbon during trials.’’ please let us know so they can Mrs Lendich says the move means over 95 per be featured in Rural Roundup. cent of the company’s food ingredients now come Send details via email to: from within New Zealand. cathyasplin@teawamutu ‘‘Wendy’s uses only premium quality New Zea- courier.co.nz land beef and chicken. ‘‘Our free-range eggs are from Kiwi farms, our Track cycling cheese from a maker in Christchurch and our tomatoes, onions and lettuces are all grown locally. Track cycling commences Even our sauces and syrups are locally made.’’ in earnest at Te Awamutu Mrs Lendich says Wendy’s had until now Velodrome tomorrow night. struggled to find a New Zealand bacon supplier The club has a number of capable of meeting its volumes, consistency and track bikes which can be quality standards. borrowed on the night and are Sourcing pork from farms mainly in the Waikato free for Te Awamutu club and elsewhere around New Zealand, Magills Butch- members ($5 for non- ery owner Mike van der Hoeven says the contract members). Club members will means exciting things for his butchery and the farms have first preference. involved. Entry is free and riders are Previously battling the effects of the recession, he welcome to bring their road says bacon volumes will double and extra staff will bike if they don’t own a track be needed to cope with production. bike. New state-of-the-art equipment will also allow the Olympian Cath Cheatley is team to develop new products and refine existing helping to run the weekly ones. Wednesday night event. Wendy’s will open two restaurants in Hamilton TC301012SP01 next year with new stores also in the pipeline for WENDY’S CEO Danielle Lendich with Magills Butchery owner Mike van der Hoeven celebrate Whangarei, Palmerston North and Christchurch. the launch of 100 per cent Kiwi bacon from Te Awamutu on all the chain’s burgers. 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Phone 871 3079 TE AWAMUTU 07 872 0232 25 Alexandra Street - ph 07 871 6797 Grant Wilks (0274) 948 672, Mark Penny (0274) 310 880 www.norwood.co.nz/teawamutu Farm Machinery Centre [email protected] 8924330AA 2 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Salt Water Sports Fishing 8924299AA KAWHIA HIGH TIDES ADD FIVE MINUTES FOR RAGLAN HARBOUR TUESDAY 11.07am & 11.16pm Let’s all get behind bus shelters WEDNESDAY: 10.40am & 11.49pm THURSDAY: 12.13pm With reference to Michelle lights operating outside schools. funds required to buy the equip- wishes to have a say, with FRIDAY: 12.24am & 12.46pm Lihou’s letter regarding school Kihikihi, and Te Awamutu ment. progressing this need we would SATURDAY: 1.00am & 1.22pm bus shelters, I would like to Primary already have the lights It was obviously needed be pleased to plan a strategy SUNDAY: 1.39am & 2.01pm invite you to come to the next Te with Pekerau soon to have them because there are always chil- with you. MONDAY: 2.22am & 2.46pm Awamutu Community Board installed. dren and young people there Our next meeting is Tuesday, meeting to present your ideas. Your Community Board enjoying themselves. November 13 at 6pm at the Your Community Board values safety and care of all Now let’s have a go at getting Council Chambers. would certainly support helping residents in their area, includ- bus shelters where needed. I You can ring me if you like THE WEATHER’S CHANGING projects such as bus shelters for ing our children and youth. know the Kihikihi youngsters on 870-1924 to discuss your con- the school children. The new playground is one have no shelter at the bus stop cerns. THE FISH ARE BITING The Community Board can example of an initiative pro- by the primary school nor at HAZEL BARNES now experience some satisfac- moted by the Board with Betsy other stops along the way. Waipa District Councillor STOCK UP & GO FISHING! tion after working with primary Bryant and Bobbie Fladgate Michelle, if you could help us, representative Te Awamutu schools to have speed control coming on board to raise all the and any other person who Community Board MIKE’S SPECIALS Tree upkeep council responsibility Thanks, Rotary I write to express my 50% OFF appreciation and thanks, I discussed the issue of who Firstly he said that they would preventative measures so that we and to draw attention to DOORNOB pays for broken power lines with ‘‘try and recover the loss’’. That do not have more unplanned the current activities of LURES Ray Milner, CEO of Waipa Net- did not fill me with confidence. power outages. that indispensable organ- works Ltd. Apparently they simply ask the While the WDC is spending isation, Rotary. He advises that owners of trees council to pay as they have done money on luxuries, our power I have recently ben- New Season are responsible to pay for any previously and the standard coun- network is at risk. I suppose we efited from a visit from damage that they do to power cil response is to claim it was an will be billed for another $30 per members, armed with KILWELL lines. act of God, and refuse to pay. week in rates next year. chainsaws and other It would be logical to expect that Waipa Networks do not follow If it is last year’s $20, this year’s tools. Very quickly they TACKLEBOXES if the trees were owned by the up with legal action as they would $30 and another for next year, that had cut tree stumps, NOW INSTORE! council and they damage power do if a private individual refused to puts rates well beyond the pruned overgrown shrubs lines due to the council’s failure to pay them for a broken power pole.