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Te Awamutu Courier CARING FOR YOUR SAFETY Autorobot Straightening Body Alignment Systems 24 Hour Salvage Ph (07) 871-5069 Bond Road, Te Awamutu, P.O. Box 437 7935246AA Fax (07) 871-4069 A/H (07) 871-7336 email: [email protected] Published Tuesday and Thursday THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Home concert for rep musician Arrest follows Tomorrow night is a first for Te Awamutu — the New Zealand Youth Brass Band plays a aggravated concert as part of its 2011 series at Te Awamutu College. burglary The band features 16-year-old Fraser Robert- Police have arrested a son on E Flat bass, a local player who is in his 39-year-old man after he second year with the national band. forced his way into a Bradley Fraser also played for the National Secondary Place residence in the early Schools’ Brass Band in 2009 and 2010 and plays hours of Wednesday morning for Te Awamutu College bands (he will be a Year 12 student this year), Te Awamutu Brass and the and demanded money from the Salvation Army. occupants. His his ultimate goal is to play in the New The three occupants Zealand Army Band. opened the door at 12.10am The National Youth Brass Band of New and were greeted by the man Zealand commenced the annual course and who was attempting to disguise concert series in New Plymouth on Friday. himself with clothing over his The thirty three young musicians, with an face. average age of just nineteen, have all had to He was also allegedly audition for their seat in this year’s band. armed with a knife. Approximately eighty of New Zealand’s best He forced his way in to the young brass musicians from Auckland to Inver- residence, assaulting one cargill had applied to be a member of this year’s occupant in the process, and band. demanded cash. Under the Musical Direction of Graham The offender has decamped Hickman of Woolston Brass and New Zealand empty handed and was located Army Band fame, these young musicians receive and arrested, and charged with six days of intense training under the watchful aggravated burglary and eyes of some of New Zealand’s best brass educators and are then given the opportunity to assault with intent to injure. perform publicly in a number of centres in the He was due to appear in Te central North Island. Awamutu District Court Mr Hickman has toured extensively with yesterday afternoon. various musical organisations, and tutored and adjudicated nationally and internationally. Toy Run on A Fellow of the Trinity College of Music he holds diplomas in performance, teaching and February 27 management. The Toy Run for the Child Mr Hickman has been a member of four Cancer Foundation is being National Youth Bands and six National Bands. staged early this year — on The tutors include NZSO principal David Sunday, February 27. Bremner who grew up in New Plymouth and The display day in Te other brass and percussion musicians who Awamutu, which is held in between them hold many performance titles conjunction with the annual including New Zealand Champion of Champions. Toy Run and features a display The guest soloist this year is Kevin Hickman, of motorcycles in Alexandra principal cornet of both the Woolston and New Street, is being staged on Zealand Army Bands. Friday, February 25. He has been a previous member of two Donations of pre-loved or National Youth Brass Bands of New Zealand and five National Bands of New Zealand. new toys and games can be left As a junior soloist he won both the New at Te Awamutu Courier office in Zealand Junior Champion of Champions and the the run up to the Toy Run or Australian Junior Cornet Championship and in presented at the display day. more recent years won both the New Zealand Amateur Cornet (twice) and the New Zealand Early Courier Championship Cornet, and in 2006 won the New Zealand Champion of Champions title. Kevin deadline also won the 2010 Federation of Australasian The Courier will be Brass Band’s Aria event against strong interna- published on Tuesday and tional competition. Thursday next week, but due to The band has had selected for it a formidable CFP Auckland Anniversary Day on repertoire that ranges from Brass Band classics, E FLAT bass player Fraser Robertson will be playing in his school hall this Friday night with the Monday the Tuesday issue will compositions from the masters including National Youth Brass Band. be away to the printers over the Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Caccini, Holst, Queen weekend. and John Williams, to more recent compositions occasions and has always represented the different musical genres throughout the world As a result, the deadline for written in New Zealand. country with great pride and proved wonderful but acknowledge that some of their initial classified advertisements for The first National Youth Band was formed in ambassadors. training and inspiration came from the National Tuesday’s Courier is 11am 1959 and they have provided a very useful It has also provided a stepping stone for a Youth Band. tomorrow (Friday, January 28). avenue for young musicians to reach their good number of players to become professional The concert this Friday night is at 7.30pm and potential. musicians. entry is by door sales only at $15 and $10 The Band has toured overseas on a number of These professional musicians are found in all unwaged. Present this voucher when you buy a coffee and receive another of equal or lesser value FOR FREE One voucher per customer per visit to Te Awamutu McDonalds. Valid until 9/2/2011. 7936442AA 2 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011 AVAILABLE Joint committee moving forward INVESTMENT PROPERTY FOR SALE on Civil Defence for region Huge opportunity to purchase a property with: - Magnifi cent main road location - 3 signifi cant tenants The Canterbury earth- ensure effective management Other members also spoke CDEM group budgets would be - Top quality buildings - Net rental of $112,000pa quake and Pike River mine of longer-term and region wide of the need for the region to lift levied through Environment Phone me now. You won’t be disappointed! tragedy show brought home to situations. its game on Civil Defence and Waikato’s rates collection sys- FOR LEASE Kiwis that we need to be well- General improvements emergency management. tem. The introduction and OFFICES 500 sq m corporate style offi ces in prepared for a disaster. were also needed in the leader- The committee timing of any such charge Alexandra St. Huge profi le. And the political leader- ship and culture of civil subsequently approved a would need to be discussed 104 sq m in Sloane St, $11,000pa. ship of Civil Defence in the defence. proposed Waikato CDEM and finalised between CDEM INDUSTRIAL 164 sq m in Rickit Road, $13,000pa. Waikato has approved a new At its first meeting follow- group budget of $470,000 for and EW. budget proposal for 2011-12 ing local body elections, the 2011-12, up by just over Mr Vercoe said he was NOTE: All prices quoted are GST exclusive that will help the region be Waikato Civil Defence and $160,000 on the current finan- confident the extra funding and outgoings are payable on leases. better prepared for handling Emergency Management cial year. suggested for 2011-12 would emergencies. (CDEM) joint committee — This proposed 2011-12 enable the group to make Call today to discuss A Ministry of Civil Defence which includes regional budget expenditure would be significant improvements in the above properties - and Emergency Management mayors or their representa- the equivalent of a $2.44 (GST the way Waikato Civil Defence John Robinson report identified areas where tives — made a range of exclusive) charge per rateable and Emergency Management the Waikato needed to make decisions designed to address property across the Waikato operated. M> 021 904 852 improvements on its emer- the ministry’s concerns. region. If such a system had ‘‘It was noticeable at our Licensed Real Estate Agent REAA 2008 R> 07 872 1966 gency management structures Newly elected joint com- been in place this financial meeting that there was a 7938159AA COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL SALES LEASING and processes. mittee chair Hugh Vercoe, year, the charge would have strong commitment from The report said the Wai- Mayor of Matamata-Piako, been approximately $1.80 everyone present to making kato managed local, short- had earlier told the meeting: (GST exclusive). sure we can serve our com- term emergencies well but ‘‘It’s time that we started to It is proposed that a uni- munities even more 7935213AA improvements were needed to move forward.’’ form charge to fund future effectively,’’ Mr Vercoe says. YOUR LETTERS Rose Society Time to all Business advice that counts - Maximising Pool contamination business potential and adding real value appreciative move on WE SPECIALISE IN: On behalf of the Te Awamutu Rose Society, can be minimised we would like to thank Our town has been • Wealth Creation • Wealth Protection the businesses and pub- divided, ‘bout this ‘Cul- • Tax Planning • Business Planning lic of Te Awamutu and In response to Alison Tuck’s letter more people and therefore greater ture Centre’ thing. Otorohanga for sup- last Thursday: possibility of an accident. Let’s forget • Business Development porting our annual I disagree that contamination is Te Awamutu Events Centre is an whether’t were right or spring raffle and totally unavoidable — we can cover awesome asset to the community and wrong. Christmas cake raffle, all bases i.e.
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