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THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2006 www.waikatotimes.co.nz POLYGAMIST’SP Rowers PUNK’S TIGHTT GRIP ON bank on ONGOING FOLLOWERS locals BUZZ WORLD 9 SPORT 24 ENT. 17 V8 SUPERCARS IN DOUBT?WARRIORS GONE Warriors He aims match given the boot to stop By Mary Anne Gill

The Hamilton City Council has bailed out of its three-year deal with the Parramatta Eels league club, saying a loss of more than $200,000 over two years is too much for ratepayers to wear. the V8s After meeting behind closed doors yesterday, the council vot- and all councillors on June 9. ed 6-4 not to fund the Eels’ By Mary Anne Gill The council released it. In it annual home match against the City editor Mr Westbrook said: “Michael Warriors at Stadium. and councillors. I do hope you Four councillors missed the Hamilton company director decide to ‘flick the switch’ on meeting. Allan Westbrook has emerged the opening of the Peacocke Former stadiums’ chairman as the first serious threat to cell. If you choose not to...we Councillor Peter Bos, who voted the city council’s plans of host- intend to progress with staunch to give the Eels one more ing the V8 supercars street determination to persuade you chance, said he stood up for the race. otherwise.” stadium and for league fans. The Peacocke Rd resident Mr Westbrook said he would “It’s going to be hard for us to said today he intended to lodge activate a process via the Re- get league back now,” he said. an objection to the council’s re- source Management Act “I pleaded for one more source consent on the basis of chance for them.” noise. against Hamilton hosting the V8 supercars. He claimed to Cr Dave Macpherson said: “I But Mayor Michael Redman thought there was more cost- said Mr Westbrook’s campaign have the support of more than 10 others. cutting we could have tried.” was the “worst possible abuse” Community and leisure com- of the Resource Management Mr Redman said the council could not be seen to be respond- mittee chairwoman Pippa Act process. It was sour grapes STOP THE V8s: Peacocke Rd resident Allan Westbrook will oppose the V8 street race in Hamilton. PICTURE: Peter Drury Mahood was disappointed with on his part because he believed ing to threats. “We can’t and won’t be held to blackmail.” Mr Westbrook said he 85 decibels specified in the con- Motorsport Park complex. a submission to council earlier the decision. the council was wrong to slow launched a door-to-door cam- sent during three days’ racing.The Taupo track, which fea- this year about the Peacocke “I felt we hadn’t honestly giv- growth in the semi-rural Mr Westbrook today said he paign telling residents sur- “I’m not trying to muck up tures a 3.5km circuit, was cell and there was no response. en the public any warning.” Peacocke area at the south of did have an issue about the dy- ing of the south and believed rounding the track they would the race. I just want to hold the opened in March. “The council hid behind the The stadium, which was to the city and accelerate it in have been a multi-events venue strongly development was the be subjected to more than 900 council accountable for what Mr Westbrook said he under- process and ignored my con- and . for Hamilton, was now limited answer. hours of potentially harmful they’re going to do,” he said. stood Taupo was keen on host- cerns so I am now using my The today to rugby and soccer, Cr Mac- “I want to be doing it right noise limits over a month. His submission will call foring the V8s. expertise to look deep into what lodged a request to the council pherson said. and I don’t want to be seen as a The limits were well over the race to be held in Taupo on “Redman pulled the mat out the council spends our money under the Official Information Cr Joe di Maio said league Hamilton’s usual noise policy of the same track as the A1 from underneath them.” on and ensure there is Act asking for an email sent by pain in the arse...I’ve got a had had their chance, Cr John Grand Prix — the Taupo Mr Westbrook said he made accountability.” Mr Westbrook to Mr Redman few tricks up my sleeve.” 75 decibels and higher than the Gower said it was a shame league people never supported the match and Cr Marijke Westphal said she was happy CYF probes ‘involvement’ the right decision had been Team nails predator-proof fence made by the council. Mayor Michael Redman voted ven for kiwi, takahe, of high-tensile wire, with blood-drinking boy in favour of the Eels but said By Chris Gardner saddlebacks, stitchbirds 280,000 screws, 50,000 today he understood some coun- and tuatara. battens, 8500 three-me- Child, Youth and Family is investi- though, and it was “looking into our cillors thought there were too The final nails in ’s Xcluder managing di- tre posts and 100,000sq gating its role in the case of a boy involvement with this young person and many variables to continue to longest predator-proof fence were rector Roger MacGibbon m of mesh. whose aunt beat him until he bled and his family”. support the fixture. hammered in this morning at said building the fence The completion of the then made him drink his own blood. “We were working with this family at A pre-season match between . around the bush edge of fence, built by the On Tuesday Shandi Barlow, 42, the time and the seriousness of these the Warriors and the Dragons in A team of 15 fencers from the Maungatautari had been Maungatautari Ecologi- pleaded guilty to a raft of child abuse events are of extreme concern.” 2004 made money and attracted Xcluder Pest Proof Fencing Compa- a huge task. cal Island Trust, will be charges in the Hamilton District Court. Over two years, Mr Araia was beat- more than 22,000 fans. But the ny, from Cambridge, hammered in “After battling two FREED: The first celebrated by the trust in Lawyer James Faleauto told the en, dressed in women’s clothes or made first NRL match proper lost the last of 850,000 staples to com- wet Waikato winters and kiwi released into November. court CYF had placed Etekia Araia into to strip to his underwear. $61,000, and this year’s match plete the 40km fence circling the working on difficult ter-the enclosure. The Government gave Barlow’s care in 2003 when he was 14. He had to eat outside in his under- lost $144,000. mountain. When pests such as rain, the team is delighted to have $5.5 million to the trust in June, However, CYF general manager Lor- wear, was beaten with a bowl until it The vote — mice, rats, stoats and cats have raine Williams said the organisation did smashed, and was not allowed to use For: Peter Bos, Michael Redman, Pippa finished the job.” allowing the $14 million fence to be Mahood, Dave Macpherson. Against: Roger been eradicated inside the fenceline, not place Mr Araia, now 18, into Bar- the toilet. Hennebry, Ewan Wilson, Marijke Westphal, the mountain will provide a safe ha-The project has included 240km completed. low’s care, nor did they have custody of Barlow will be sentenced on Septem- Daphne Bell, John Gower, Joe Di Maio. Absent: Gordon Chesterman, Glenda Saunders, him. CYF was involved with the family, ber 18. — Yvonne Tahana Bob Simcock, Grant Thomas.

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