Panel & Paint Specialists You have the right to choose where your car gets repaired, so why not choose FLEET IMAGE Insurance Approved Repairs Ph: 871 6780 1585 Alexandra Street TE AWAMUTU Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011 7938499AA Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY New Year’s resolution to Don’t open way for intruders Te Awamutu Community Constable Richard Hurrell says help new mums in need an incident in Te Awamutu last week highlighted the need for residents to be vigilant about BY DEAN TAYLOR home security. A year ago Jill Taylor’s A senior citizen awoke in his newborn grandson home around midday last Kingston needed specialist Tuesday to find a young male care at Waikato Hospital’s had entered his house Newborn Unit for his rare uninvited. The trespasser fled. Hirschsprungs Disease. Mr Hurrell says with hot The Te Awamutu family summer weather doors and is full of praise for the work windows are often left open, of the hospital staff in sometimes presenting caring for Kingston — but opportunities for burglary. Mrs Taylor says the experi- ‘‘If you’re out in the garden, ence also highlighted a or in the house alone taking a genuine need when it comes nap, make sure doors are to the care of the nursing locked. While the weather may mother. be beautiful, the intentions of Her New Year resolution every person passing your for 2011 is to address that property may not be.’’ need with the help of the Mr Hurrell says people community. Mrs Taylor’s daughter should report any suspicious Alison Taylor stayed in incidents to Police (872 0100). Hamilton for the full seven weeks baby Kingston was in Mud slide ends the unit, receiving life saving surgery and continu- in hospital ous care. A 15-year-old boy who Because she was from Te injured himself while sliding Awamutu (more than 20 down a mudslide at an Arapuni kilometres from Waikato farm on Thursday night was Hospital) she was entitled to airlifted to Waikato Hospital. live in Hilda Ross House on The accident happened campus. around 7pm and Westpac Again the family was Waikato Air Ambulance grateful, but says there are responded. some issues that face He was treated with caution mothers in this situation. for a possible spinal injury. Hilda Ross House is Fire service staff and St some walking distance from John Paramedics assisted at the Newborn Unit where TC010211DT03 the scene before he was Alison would spend her MOTHER CARE: Jill Taylor (right) wants to help look after new mums at Waikato Hospital’s Newborn Unit following days and most of the even- her daughter Alison’s experiences following the birth of Kingston just over a year ago. airlifted to hospital for further ing with her son. treatment. It does have some basic properly and she was back at the explained she was pleased to be able to present there is a small fridge, micro- cooking facilities and a hospital at 6am. help in their difficult times and they wave oven and tea and coffee making New church for fridge, but when Alison left She would have a snack at night, were hugely appreciative. facilities available. some food there it went early breakfast and pack a lunch — Throughout the year Mrs Taylor Mrs Taylor hopes there will be a children opens missing. hardly good eating for a nursing thought there would be a way to help good response to her plan so it can be St John’s Anglican Church Hospital policy is to pro- mother with a sick baby. those mums, and this year wants to up and running by the end of the is beginning a new ‘Children’s vide meals for patients — Alison’s partner had taken leave put that plan into action. month. Church’ this year. the babies — so nursing from work to look after their other two She is asking the public and organ- She believes if enough people vol- First event will be a ‘party mums don’t get meals. young children, and was travelling to isations to volunteer to help her. unteer to help, it won’t be a burden on day’ on Sunday, February 13 at She also noticed some of the hospital whenever he could. Her plan, with support from the anyone — but will make a huge 10am. the other mums were in the Mrs Taylor says the couple didn’t Waikato Hospital social workers, is to difference to many Waikato families. All children are welcome to same situation, finding it have the money to be able to afford to get an updated list from the Newborn If it is successful, Mrs Taylor attend at the church lounge difficult to be with their buy meals at the hospital, so she took Unit social worker as to who is in need believes there would be other areas (accessed off Arawata Street) sick babies, for some up to to making and taking over an evening of the service and have a rostered team where such a service would also be to enjoy games, stories, plays, three months, and provide meal and a few extra snacks and fruit to make and deliver the evening meals needed and appreciated. music and morning tea. their own basic nutritional for the following day. and some extra snack foods for during She would like to hear from anyone If transport is a problem, needs. She extended her ‘service’ to the day. interested in volunteering for this new phone the church office on 871 One mum from Cam- include two of the other mums in the Mrs Taylor says she will try and get service and invites them to ring her 5568. bridge found by the time she same situation as Alison. a reasonable sized fridge donated for (07-871 4644) or email her got home at night after Mrs Taylor says the ladies were a the mother’s lounge in the Newborn ([email protected]) for more 10pm it was too late to eat bit embarrassed initially, but she Unit so extra supplies can be stored. At information. 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