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Te Awamutu FAST RURAL BROADBAND Find out more from the team at Published Tuesday & Thursday THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 Couurier TE AWAMUTU Your community newspaper for over 100 years EXTRA COPIES 40c 1/119 Alexandra Street | 07-8706031 10327044AA Sunshine ‘P’ spreading It's feared P-riddled homes could rival the leaky homes seals win disaster, with thousands contaminated around the country. Nearly 280 state houses tested positive for at trials methamphetamine contamination in nine months BY DIANA DOBSON to December according to Katharine Van Tuyl and Double J Sun- Housing New Zealand reports. shine sealed their win in the Waipa Home of At a Christchurch state Champions CIC3* with a stunning clear housing development (built showjumping round at the Kihikihi Inter- June 2015) almost a quarter of national Horse Trial. homes have already been The winning combination was nearly 10 contaminated and around 400 penalty points clear of the second-placed Housing NZ properties Dannie Lodder (Auckland) aboard Toma- nationwide are uninhabitable hawk II, with Donna Edwards-Smith as a result of P. (Matangi) and Mr Hokey Pokey moving While we may think it’s back up the leaderboard to take third place happening ‘elsewhere’, on Sunday. contamination of local homes Van Tuyl, who only recently gave up full time riding to get a ‘proper job’ was over the is growing alarmingly. The moon with her win, which came a decade plight of one homeowner is after she last competed at Kihikihi. She was featured on page 3. the only rider to go clear over the Gerrit Beker-designed showjumping course, albeit Seeing stars garnering two time faults. Dr JJ Eldridge, Senior Van Tuyl was as cool as a cucumber as Lecturer in Physics at the she guided her chestnut to victory. Faculty of Science, Auckland “I was getting jumped right out of the University will speak at the Te saddle out there,” said the 36-year-old. “He Awamutu Continuing was just jumping bigger and bigger. He was Education Group meeting on just awesome.” Wednesday, April 20. Van Tuyl (Palmerston North) and A speaker in demand, in Double J Sunshine had taken the lead after New Zealand as well as a brilliant clear round over a ‘typically overseas, Dr Eldridge has challenging’ John Nicholson cross country TC140416CT01 given many public talks, course a day earlier when two CHAMPION COMBO: CIC three star winners Katharine Van Tuyl and Double J Sunshine mainly connected with stars. combinations retired and three eliminated. safely negotiate one of course designer John Nicholson’s attractive cross country jumps He is also interested in In the warm-up to the final showjumping at Kihikihi’s International Horse Trials on Saturday. assessing the accuracy of discipline, Double J Sunshine had felt a little tired but grew ‘springs on his feet’ tive cross country saw her slip to fifth. She won by Abby Lawrence (Te Puke) on science fiction. when he entered the arena. had a fall in the CIC2* cross country, but Charlton Yamani. The Te Awamutu “This is a class I have always wanted to still rode Mr Hokey Pokey in the 3*. Te Awamutu riders filled three of the top Continuing Education Group win but everything gets sold, so this is just For the showjumping, she put boots on six places in the Wade Equine Coaches will hearing him speak on fantastic,” said Van Tuyl. “I knew it would the horse, making for a rather challenging CNC1*, Anne MacAulay and Cliebrig Wednesday, April 20. See be a massive ask for him — he is only eight. ride and they took a rail to add a single time placing second, Sharon Cann and King advertisement inside today I have had some really cool horses over the fault to their tally. Edward II fourth and Richard Otto aboard for more details. years but this one is the best . he has so “I am disappointed how I rode but so Windsor fifth behind the winner Karla much scope.” happy with him,” she said. “He is such a Jamieson (Stratford) and Westamour. The combination is also currently lead- sweet horse.” Also making an appearance on the final ing the super league eventing series with Samantha Felton (Matangi) and Ricker day was former world number one eventer one more event after Kihikihi. She is now Ridge Pico Boo held on to their overnight Andrew Nicholson’s horse Quimbo, who considering a start at the 4* in Adelaide in lead to take out the AON Insurance CIC2* has semi-retired to New Zealand. The horse, November. class, despite dropping a rail in the which in 2013 won the Rolex Kentucky Lodder had two rails down and picked up showjumping. CCI4*, in 2012 Boekelo CCIO3* and CIC3* at two time faults, but was very happy to take Kimberley Rear (Hamilton) and Delta Blenheim, among many other events, flew second place. Legacy moved up from sixth to second with home in December to live with Charlie “I got a little lost in the moment after the Megan Finlayson (Kerikeri) and Sellar, daughter of Quimbo’s owner Libby. treble and forgot that (fence) six came after Greensleeves taking third spot. It was the 20th birthday for the Kihikihi five,” she said. Best performed of the local riders was International Horse Trial and tributes were Edwards-Smith was rapt to come onto Ohaupo’s Jessica Woods aboard LV Balou paid to those who had worked to create an the podium. She and her palomino had been Jeanz who placed second in the Prestige award-winning event that continued to leading after the dressage, but a conserva- Equestrian CIC* (6,7 and 8-year-old horses), garner praise from so many. Hurry - valid until April 30 Get your farm’s accounts Kathite Chimney Toshiba 5.3kW Aquashield Whole sorted with Figured. 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Tel 871 3176 The divisions of Audit | Tax | Advisory www.crowehorwath.co.nz/te-awamutu *conditions apply 2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, April 14, 2016 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CourierTe Awamutu Community Newspaper of the Year 2014 Time to revisit Rose Town’s branding Your community newspaper for over 100 years. Its great to hear the business organisa- to time and I can’t think of any efforts to foundation for more different beautifica- Circulated free to 14,055 homes through Te Awamutu tion of Te Awamutu have organised a do this in the last 30 years I have lived in tion of Te Awamutu and expanding the survey on the “rose town” branding. Te Awamutu. current brand. and surrounding districts. This branding is coming up for 50 years It is to be hoped that the survey will KEN GEORGE Editor’s note: CIRCULATION 14,055* (7136 urban, 6919 rural) old and was probably started when the show how strong the branding is with the I was a member of the Te rose gardens were built in the late 1960s. wider public of New Zealand as this is Awamutu Community Public Relations We welcome letters - preferably via email. They There is no doubt that the gardens are a what effective brands are supposed to Committee just six years ago when current should be under 300 words and must have the magnificent sight in full bloom and a very achieve. i-Site Centre manager Lynne Fenwick sender’s name, address and phone number. No big thanks from the community must go to The survey should also show whether proposed we could celebrate our dairying pseudonyms are accepted and names will only be the founders of the gardens and the the brand has been used to maximum heritage by being the ‘cow town’. The withheld in special circumstances at the discretion Council and Rose Trust for buying new effectiveness over the past 10-15 years or concept was to use the international of the editor. Letters are not usually acknowledged roses every year to keep the gardens has it been allowed to drift along on its phenomenon of painted cows to promote and may be edited, abridged or discarded. refreshed. own momentum. businesses, organisations and events MANAGER A special thanks must go to the Beautification of any town and strong around the town. Alan Price dedicated Council staff who have made branding can improve visitor numbers The public of Te Awamutu poo-pooed the [email protected] the gardens a huge success over the past and when the rose gardens were built Te idea, the committee didn’t proceed with the 50 years. It’s unfortunate that roses don’t Awamutu was well ahead of other com- promotion and the concept was dropped. EDITORIAL flower all the year round and this is a munities in New Zealand. About a year ago painted cows started Dean Taylor (editor) drawback to the present branding.