TE AWAMUTU COURIER, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2011 1 CourierTe Awamutu Published Tuesday & Thursday TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2011 8076097AA CELEBRATING 100 YEARS AS YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATED FREE TO ALL HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT TE AWAMUTU AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. EXTRA COPIES 40c. BRIEFLY Knighthood for old boy World Blood Te Awamutu College old boy London. Donor Day (Robert) Grant Hammond was made In the academy, he taught as a New Zealand Blood Service a Knight Companion of the New Law Professor at the University of is celebrating the theme ‘Blood Zealand Order of Merit in this Illinois, USA and Dalhousie Uni- Donors Save the Day’ for World year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. versity, in Canada, before taking up Blood Donor Day today . Sir Grant was head boy of Te a position as the permanent head of The theme recognises the Awamutu College in 1962, Tainui the Institute of Law Research and generous blood donors who house captain and played 1st XV Reform, with a cross appointment help ‘Save the Day’ for the rugby and 1st XI cricket. He was as a Law Professor, in the Univers- more than 42,000 New also a Waikato secondary schools ity of Alberta. Zealanders who need blood rugby representative before head- He was also an Alberta Com- and blood products every year. ing to America as an AFS student. missioner on the Uniform Law It is also a request for He also recalls the entire 1st XV Conference of Canada. He then singing in the annual Gilbert and returned to the Faculty of Law in eligible New Zealanders to Sullivan production under music the University of Auckland as a choose just one special day in master Bill Forrest. Professor of Law, where he was also the year ahead to commit to ‘‘I was a hairy fairy in Iolanthe.’’ Dean of Law. making a blood donation to Sir Grant’s parents had a Frie- In 1992 he was appointed to the ‘save the day’ for a fellow KIwi. sian stud at Hairini, then Kio Kio, High Court of New Zealand, the The blood service is in town before moving to Whangaparaoa. youngest High Court Judge at the at Te Awamutu Sports Club He describes them as solid Wai- time, and in 2004 to the New Zealand today (3pm-7pm) and kato folk, raising four children (Sir Court of Appeal. tomorrow (9.30am-1pm) for Grant’s sisters, twins Shona and He has written a number of anyone who can donate. Iris, and Janice) and involving leading judgments in that Court and For an appointment or themselves in the community. still holds his judicial warrant and information phone 0800 His father went on to serve on will sit occasionally, if required. GIVEBLOOD (0800 448 325) the Rodney Council and was Sir Grant has kept his writing or visit www.nzblood.co.nz. awarded a QSM for services to local and teaching up during his leave government and his sister Shona periods, even after being appointed Choice for Hammond-Boys was awarded a to the Bench. He has been a visiting QSM for her work in setting up Professor at Cornell University pensioners children’s art clinics around the (NY), the Law Foundation Visiting Fresh Choice Super- country. Professor at the University of market’s Super Gold Card Sir Grant says something must Saskatchewan, and a visiting lec- have rubbed off. turer at Stanford, Berkley, and discount scheme for After returning from the US as a Queen Mary College, University of pensioners is being well young man, Sir Grant attended London. patronised. Auckland University and gradu- In 2009 he was elected as a Robert Owner Harry Singh says in ated from law school in 1967. S Campbell Fellow at Magdalen the three months that the 5% He went on to have three careers College, Oxford University, where discount scheme has been — a law practitioner and Judge, a he completed his book Judicial operating each Tuesday and legal academic and working in Recusal, which has attracted inter- Thursday, Super Gold Card professional law reform. national attention. TC140611SP01 holders have been collectively Sir Grant practiced as a litiga- He is also the author of Personal FORMER Te Awamutu College head boy, Sir Grant Hammond. saving $900-$1,000 a month. tion partner in a New Zealand law Property and more than fifty law Fresh Choice also gives firm for some years, and has review articles. succeeding the Right Honourable his knight’s crest would look like. away $500 each month to a appeared in all levels of Courts and In December 2010, Sir Grant was Sir Geoffrey Palmer. ‘‘Te A at the top, a rugby ball in community group, increasing Tribunals up to the Judicial Com- appointed President of the Law After the award was announced the middle and The Tron on the that to $1,000 once every three mittee of the Privy Council, in Commission of New Zealand, an old friend asked Sir Grant what bottom,’’ he replied. months. Rotary phone directory Regional Council votes to carry out Kihikihi Rotary Club is canvassing advertisers for its Te Awamutu and District more investigation on velodrome 2011/2012 Telephone Directory. The club delivers 11,500 copies free in Te Awamutu and Waikato Regional Council will carry out In making its decision, the council consid- staff report assessing the benefits, alignment surrounding districts in further investigations before deciding to con- ered the due diligence review by Deloitte, and rationale for funding. November. All proceeds are sult with the public over whether to put up $6 which examined the accuracy of the Waikato A number of concerns were raised in both used for Rotary projects, Million to build a world-class velodrome near Bay of Plenty Home of Cycling Trust’s econom- reports, as well as in presentations to the schools and youth. Cambridge. ic impact assessment report, the proposed meeting, including: For more information, phone The decision was made following extensive capital and operational budgets and other • The funding of ongoing operational costs and 0272266889 or email debate during an extraordinary regional coun- issues including facility ownership and maintenance, as well as any additional works [email protected]. cil meeting held late Thursday afternoon depreciation. which might be undertaken. before a packed public gallery. The council also discussed the findings of a • Continued page 2. Working for you Welcome to theWaipathe Waipa and with you! 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Wednesday, June 29 which will outline SPARC extended the deadline until • Whether the spread of benefits would be what further work is required for a more early September to allow the trust to NOW BACK IN STOCK! localised or extend to advantage the detailed assessment of the Home of Cyc- confirm it has the funding in place to Waikato region. ling Trust’s proposal, and the time it will develop the centre. • Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s take to do the additional work. SPARC has stated it has the option to decision earlier this week to defer any The council will also contact SPARC to negotiate with other shortlisted bids, decision to fund $4 million until the Ten discuss seeking an extension to allow Auckland or Palmerston North, if Wai- Year Plan 2012-2022. The plan is due to be consultation to be completed. kato Bay of Plenty cannot complete these adopted in June next year, which is after In April, the Waikato Bay of Plenty technical and financial conditions. the Sport and Recreation New Zealand Home of Cycling Trust made a presenta- The timeframe has been set so building (SPARC) deadline. tion to council, highlighting the benefits is completed by March 2013 in prepar- • The decision by Hamilton City Council the proposed $28.5 Million national cyc- ation for the 2016 Olympic programme. last week against supporting the regional ling centre of excellence would deliver to The 63-page due diligence report is TROUT LURES council’s proposal to consult to fund the the region, including projected economic available on TOKOROA CHICKENS velodrome. benefits of $11 Million a year. www.waikatoregionalcouncil/agendas Regional council chairman Peter The trust is now seeking the entire $11 and minutes. Buckley said, ‘‘It has been a terribly tight Million local government share from the Waipa District councillors gather timeframe for us, with all the information Waikato and Bay of Plenty regional today at the strategic planning and policy we’ve had to digest in the past 24 hours in councils and Waipa District Council.