Te Awamutu Houses, Farms, Property Management List your property or rental with Ray White and we will advertise Courier your property on TRADE ME rwteawamutu.co.nz Published Tuesday & Thursday THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011 CELEBRATING 100 YEARS AS YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER TM Ph: 871 7149 CIRCULATED FREE TO ALL HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT TE AWAMUTU AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. EXTRA COPIES 40c. BRIEFLY Site approval a major Kawhia liquor ban Otorohanga District Council has imposed a liquor ban for Kawhia and Aotea effective breakthrough for group from December 23, 2011 until January 9, 2012. Effectively alcohol may not be brought into, or consumed, in any public place. Unopened alcohol may be transported to a home or licenced venue. For details check www.otodc.govt.nz Twilight market at Pirongia A special Twilight Christmas Market is being staged at Pirongia next week. Stalls in the Memorial Hall and surrounding grounds on Thursday (December 22) will be open from 3pm - 7pm. Other businesses open in Pirongia that evening include the Persimmon Tree Cafe, Birdsong Gallery, Woodturners Gallery, Antiques and Alexandra Hotel. Summer snaps If you take any interesting photographs over summer and would like to share them with the community, send them to the Te Awamutu Courier. We were able to publish some wonderful photos at the beginning of this year and would like to do the same again at the start of 2012. Send your clear, high resolution photos to: cathy.asplin@ teawamutu TC151211DT01 courier.co.nz or drop prints into PIRONGIA VISION: Computer generated vision of Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society chairwoman Clare St Pierre outside the proposed our office at 336 Alexandra Environmental Activity Centre in Rangimarie Reserve in Crozier Street. Street. Each photos needs BY DEAN TAYLOR goodwill of property owners school building to sit near other Mrs St Pierre says the group information about the shot Peter and Shirley Kewish. historic buildings, such as hopes to get the building shifted (who, where, what etc) and the A major step forward has been While there is still much to be Playcentre and the Visitor and looking presentable as soon contact details of the taken in Pirongia Te Aroaro o done, gaining site approval is a Centre and be available to educa- as possible, and then get into the photographer. Kahu Restoration Society’s major step forward in the pro- tional groups and the public. real task of making it work. plans for an Environmental cess. The main role is to support She said there was a lot of Last Courier Activity Centre in the village. APPROVAL GRANTED the work and aspirations of fundraising and volunteer work The final Te Awamutu Society chairwoman Clare St Mrs St Pierre says the Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Res- to be done — but she was confi- Courier for 2011 will be Pierre says DoC has given approval was granted after con- toration Society, but to also pro- dent the latest development will published next Wednesday, approval for a site for the centre sultation with the community, vide an amenity for the reserve give the project the boost it December 21. — their Rangimarie Reserve on Waipa District Council, local Iwi to enhance its use. needs. Classified advertising Crozier Street. and Tainui — and thanks to the SPECIAL PRECINCT deadlines are the same times The society secured an hard work and support of the With a planned deck leading as usual, on Tuesday, unwanted building from Society, plus Pirongia School, out onto the reserve, an ■ For more information, or to find December 20. Pirongia School some years ago, Pirongia Playcentre, Mt approved landscape plan to com- out how to help, check the The Courier office will close seeing its potential for such a Pirongia Lions and Pirongia plete and the addition of toilet www.mtpirongia.org.nz website, at 12noon on December 21. centre. Residents and Ratepayers and kitchen facilities, it is seen contact Mrs St Pierre (871 9133) or It has been sitting, waiting for Association. as a chance to create a special the Society’s volunteer co-ordinator a permanent home, thanks to the The aim is for the historic precinct. June Bright (871 7072). 8485084AA 8485047AA 2 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011 YOUR LETTERS CourierTe Awamutu Thanks for market support CONTACTS On behalf of the Saturday Charity Wheelchair Wagon, Te Awamutu Fire It has been an excellent return on MANAGER Market we would like to thank all Brigade, Pirongia Fire Force, Pike just $5 a stall. stallholders and the public who Mine, Christchurch Disaster Appeal, Sincere thanks to everyone. Alan Price supported us throughout the year. Westpac rescue helicopter, We will be closing this Saturday, e: [email protected] We have had a very good year and Osteoporosis, Blind Association, Blind December 17 and opening again on have given generously to the following Sports, Rotorua Family Retreat, Hear- January 14. EDITOR charities: Heart Foundation, Waikato ing Association, CanTeen, Kids Can Have a Merry Christmas and a safe Hospice, Stroke Foundation, Arthritis Stand Tall, Muscular Dystrophy, Pros- one. Dean Taylor Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple trate Cancer, Surf Lifesaving, Child We want to see you in 2012. e: [email protected] Sclerosis, Parkinson, Alzheimers, Wai- Cancer, Kids at Risk, Plunket, kato Cancer Society, Breast Cancer, Leukemia, Haemophiliac, Riding for PHYLLIS HENDERSON REPORTERS Starship, McDonald Retreat Houses, the Disabled. AND CAROL GRIFFIN Cathy Asplin e: [email protected] ‘Awesome’ school Free recycling Colin Thorsen e: [email protected] I had the pleasure of This group of children attending my grandson’s last will grow into valued mem- assembly at Pekerau School bers of our society having It’s great to see many facility doesn’t recycle. ADVERTISING before he moves on to Inter- gained the skills that will Pirongia residents using the Week in, week out, their mediate School next year. guide them through their free recycling service and, bins are full of glass bottles Dorinda Courtney I would like to congratu- lives. like myself, week in, week mixed with rubbish going to e: [email protected] late all the teachers, princi- Thank you for the wonder- out, putting our recycling the landfill I suspect. pal and children of this awe- ful job you do. out on Friday mornings, but Come on, start recycling. Julie Jackson some school. MEGAN AMOHANGA it appears the Pirongia sport ANDREW GRILLI e: [email protected] Bookings Apology [email protected] Racing Club thief avoids jail CLASSIFIEDS for bad Longserving Waipa Racing special relationship under new and administered wages. Tania Cortesi-Western, Rhonda Bird Club employee Lea Temm avoided legislation and three fraud charges After her resignation her suc- Anna-Marie Holmes driving a jail term when she appeared in relating to reproducing, forging or cessor alerted the club to the [email protected] Te Awamutu Court on Monday for altering a document. discrepancies and an audit On October 19 this sentencing on matters relating to The eight theft charges were uncovered the offending. PRINTERS year I drove in a dan- the theft of over $167,000. representative and spanned a 10 Waipa Racing Club lodged a gerous manner in Te Temm surprised the court year period from December, 1999 complaint with Te Awamutu APN Print Ellerslie Awamutu pursued by when she paid $85,000 reparation until her resignation in December, Police in October 2010. Published Tuesday & Thursday police. at sentencing, money the court 2009 because of ill health. Temm was sentenced to six I wish to apologise was told represented her marriage Temm had worked for the club months home detention in recog- Circulation 12,109 for my behaviour and breakup settlement and the sale of as a part-time cleaner in the 1980s nition of the reparation, early erratic driving. ‘everything’ she had. and 1990s. In 1996 she was guilty plea and her ill health. PHONE: 07 871 5151 FAX: 07 871 3675 I am sincerely Temm had earlier pleaded employed as an office assistant No further reparation was apologetic. guilty to eight charges of either and in 1998 was appointed admin- ordered and interim name sup- 336 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu theft as a servant under the old istration manager. pression was lifted as Temm no Offi ce Hrs: Mon-Thu 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-4.30pm 8484980AA DAMIAN LAWSON legislation or theft by a person in a Temm had control of finances longer resided in Te Awamutu. TE AWAMUTU COURIER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011 3 Education Feature 19 JAN 2012 BEL Group proves ATTENTION Schools, Daycare Centres, After School Care, Kids Activities, Sports, Dance, Music & more! Call Dorinda to register your interest & promote to be ‘the best’ yourself here! PHONE 871 5151 8490951AA 8485173AA TC151112SP03 BEST RESULT: Andrea Barry (pink dress) is surrounded by supporters and colleagues at the HRINZ awards, including BEL Group business manager Justine Dalton and Lee Astridge from No8HR. A business with strong roots in a way that supports individ- petition from companies such as to the Te Awamutu and Otoro- uals taking greater responsibil- Fisher and Paykel Finance hanga communities has won a ity for their own development (Northern), Deloitte (Northern), prestigious national award for needs and career goals.’’ Sky City (Northern), Vodafone Christmas its human resource initiative. The initiative, ‘Good, Better, Retail (Northern), Westpac and The BEL Group was recently Best’ is a framework that ident- Rugby NZ 2011 (Central). named winner of the HRINZ 2011 ifies 12 skill sets and four ‘‘The fact that this was not a HR Initiative of the Year at a gala behaviours across all roles in dairy industry award, but a 2011 TRADING HOURS event at The Beehive in Welling- BEL Group.