ISSN 1170-1099 270TC049-05 Save petrol... USE OURS! Pizza Delivery ONLY $1.95 EVERY WEDNESDAY* Pizza! Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 PHONE 870 4040 • Sloane St • Te Awamutu * CONDITIONS APPLY Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 35c. BRIEFLY NZ Touch here Historic medal for cyclist Three touring New Zealand By Colin Thorsen in both the time trial and road race. Secondary School Touch teams Te Awamutu’s Peter Latham has arrived on Latham’s time of 48m 01.61s was only will play at Albert Park under the world cycling stage. three seconds behind the silver medallist, lights this Thursday night. The 24-year-old produced a sensational ride Ukranian Dmytro Grabovskyy, the current The Men’s, Women’s and to fi nish third in the men’s under-23, 37.9km, European champion, and 13 seconds clear of Mixed teams will play Waikato time trial in Madrid on Thursday. the fourth placed rider. selections at 6pm, 6.45pm and He is the fi rst New Zealand senior male Gudsell fi nished a creditable 24th in 50m 7.30pm as part of their national rider to ever win a medal at the world road 06.41s in a fi eld of 59. tour. Entry is free. championships. It was the best result of Latham’s career Te Awamutu’s Touch mod- Jeremy Yates won the world junior road and topped a good year. He fi nished fourth, ule starts on Friday, October title in 2001. along with Greg Henderson, James Allen 14. Contact Joe Sprangers One of the fi rst to congratulate Latham was and Marc Ryan in the teams pursuit at the on 027 2828691 or email his coach Graham Bunn, an accountant for track world championships in Los Angeles in [email protected] to regis- the Otorohanga District Council. March. ter. “I was up at 3am for live updates on the Latham, based in France with an amateur internet. team this year, has had a huge month in the Netting plenty “As soon as the result was posted, I was on hot-bed of European racing. the phone to him.” He won his fi rst race on September 10-11, Almost two thirds of Waipa Latham said: “I went as hard as I could, I taking out the Three Jours De Cherbourg. households have internet can’t believe that I’m here on the podium. It It was another stunning performance. access, according to Coun- is pretty surreal. In a time trial you just go All the division one French teams were cil’s latest NRB Communitrak as hard as you can and you fi nish where you competing, along with Belgium and Dutch survey. do. Beforehand, I didn’t really know what to teams. As well as winning on general classi- Of the 64% of Waipa house- expect. I was hoping to ride well and gain a fi cation, Latham was second in the tour time holders’ who said they had top 10 placing at best, but this is better than trial, fi nishing a mere .26 of a second behind access to the internet, 21% had I hoped.” the winner, Australian Mark Jamieson. broadband. Bunn has been coaching Latham and his Te Bunn says his protege is racing at a lean See full survey results page Awamutu Sports clubmate Tim Gudsell since 67kg - the lightest he has been since his days PETER LATHAM on the way to his bronze 10. they were fi rst year under-17 riders. in junior ranks. medal in Madrid. Photo supplied. “It’s been an awesome journey. It’s mind- With Latham racing overseas for much of Helping Habitat blowing to think Pete’s the third best senior the year, Bunn has now taken on more of a Latham says. Habitat for Humanity will under-23 time triallist in the world.” mentor role. The other New Zealander in action on benefi t from the proceeds of To put his achievement in perspective - the Latham’s parents, David and Gill, received day one at the worlds, Te Awamutu Sports’ the soup and buns luncheon winner, Russian Mikhail Ignatiev, is a super- a 4.30am call on Thursday from their elated Melissa Holt, fi nished 26th of the 39 starters being staged by Kihikihi Inner star. He is an Olympic gold medallist in the son. “He’s done tremendously well - all credit in the elite women’s time trial. Wheel Club. points race and double junior world champion to him. He’s put the hard yards in,” David See later results page 21. The event will be held at noon on Monday, October 10 at Kihikihi Anglican hall. Cost is $5. Phone Joyce Artist rises to the challenge Smart at 871 1770 to confi rm attendance. All welcome. By Grant Johnston Guest speaker is Ron Peng- Adrienne Dietrich’s winning entry in elly from Habitat for Humanity the inaugural Mt Pirongia Art Awards - the organisation that assists was painted on the day entries closed. poor people throughout the The Kawhia artist had already com- world, including New Zealand- pleted one entry in oils of a view of Mt ers, to put their own ‘sweat’ as Pirongia from Ohaupo. equity into a new home. She had also taken a photograph at the eastern entrance to Pirongia on the Garden awards Pirongia-Te Awamutu Road and decided Judging in the annual to paint it in water colours. Kihikihi Rotary garden awards The resulting painting ‘Coming in is less than a month away. to Pirongia’ took out the main prize in All Kihikihi gardens will be the mountain category, and with it the judged from the street during $200 Arts and Frames voucher and $100 the last week of October. cash. It has a price tag of $1500. Prize winners in the competi- Ms Dietrich began painting in 1982 tion, sponsored by Ngaroto and by 1990 was winning major prizes Nurseries, will be presented all along the eastern states of Australia. with their vouchers at a Rotary In 1991 she was awarded Master meeting in early November. Pastellist status in Australia and in the same year won the Best Pastel Painting CanTeen cuts Award at Australia’s top traditional art CanTeen, the organisation exhibition. She moved to Kawhia in 2004 supporting teenagers living where she paints full time. She plans to with cancer, received over hold art classes in the near future. $6,500 from the Cuts for Can- Continued page 2. Teen staged by Maihiihi and RIGHT: Adrienne Dietrich with her Otewa schools. last week. winning entry in the Mt Pirongia Art Awards. 270051AD Super Liquor This Week’’s SSPPEECCIIAALL Phone 871 4009 TE AWAMUTU Honda XR400R Offer concludes close John’s OPEN 7 DAYS 20032003 of trade 03/10/05 John’s Super Deal is Cash and Carry Only – Payment of John’s Super Deal must be while stocks last PICK OF THE WEEK by cash, Eftpos or cheque, otherwise charge price applies. TRADE NOT SUPPLIED. 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All this Society, says they were thrilled with Sat: 8.46am & 9.03pm happened on election to receive such strong support from Sun: 10.21am & 10.34pm day morning, and, if local artists and delighted with the you hadn’t already no- Mon: 10.54am & 11.05pm quality of entries. 270TC029/05 ticed, my hair colour sat The awards were announced at pretty easily with my the opening ceremony held at St political persuasion. Saviour’s Church, Pirongia on Friday It has been important, night. The panel of judges was made New for YOU at in my view, to keep my up of Mayor Alan Livingston, local more direct political By Chamber of artists Lynne Stone and Jaq Bell BRUCE’S FITNESS CENTRE! thoughts out of this Commerce executive Walsh, and society members Sally column and, despite officer Michael Cox. Uerata and Mrs St Pierre. COMBINE THE EFFECTS OF YOUR sometimes-severe prov- “We feel the Art Awards highlight SONIA FRIMMEL with her winning REGULAR EXERCISE WITH THE ocation, I hope I have managed to do so. the special place Mt Pirongia has in So, putting aside my obvious disappointment painting in the Native Flora and LATEST TECHNOLOGY: our lives, and the importance of the Fauna category. 270052AD with the result to date, I’m going to give a view work our society does in protecting from a business prospective, of what could be in the native ecosystems there,” Mrs St ‘Sylvan Glade’ entry. •VIBRATION TRAINING• store for us in the next year or so. Pierre says. Award winners and merit entries ★ Circulation Whomever manages to cobble a government to- “We appreciate the support of will be on display at the Burchell ★ gether, and both National and Labour will be in the Creative New Zealand and Waipa Pavillion, Gorst Avenue, Te Awamutu Co-ordination for the next month and the winners of IImprove:: ★ Relaxation same awful predicament, will have to do so with Community Arts Council, our major ★ a mixture of small groups, who individually could sponsor, Arts and Frames of Te Rapa the Mountain and Native Flora and Fitness not get more than 6% of us to vote for them.