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ISSN 1170-1099 120TC049/04 Published Tuesday and Thursday THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Rossi team rests Honouring service to youth at Roadhouse Multiple world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi wasted no time getting to know Waikato’s back roads ahead of tomorrow’s New Zealand stage of the WRC. Driving a Subaru Impreza for the second time in a world rally event, Rossi arrived in the coun- try on Tuesday and helicoptered straight to the Waikato to try the various stages. The Italian star is pictured above enjoying lunch with his crew at the Oparau PATRICIA ADAM TAKUKOHA WHIU SUE O’BRIEN Roadhouse on Tuesday. Sue O’Brien, Hinga and Lloyd Whiu and Patricia Adam were all recognised for their outstanding service to the community at the Trust Waikato Child and Family Awards at a gala award evening held at the Hamilton Gardens. Cow pat bingo Patricia Adam - Outstanding Lifetime Hinga and Lloyd Whiu and whanau - Sue O’Brien (of Te Awamutu) and Te Kuiti Tickets ($5) are now on sale Contribution Outstanding Teamwork Youth Centre - Innovative Service for ‘Cow Pat Bingo’ which will be In 43 years as a parent and, later, grandpar- Hinga and Lloyd Whiu and their whanau are Taking a group of youth to Rwanda to partici- held on the Christmas ‘Light Up ent help at Kawhia Primary School, Patricia Te Karito Kura Wananga – an innovative and pate in the international Hope Rwanda project Night’ (Friday, December 1). They Adam reckons she’s only ever missed three or entertaining performing arts company deliver- may seem a daunting task, but Te Kuiti Youth are available from Playmates III four days. Five days a week, fi ve-and-a-half ing quality bilingual productions for youth. Centre co-ordinator Sue O’Brien wasn’t fazed: and the Jewellery Boutique. hours a day, you’ll fi nd her there, reading to From Te Hapua in the far north, to Bluff in in fact she thought it was a great idea from the The winner will be decided children or listening to them read, and gener- the deep south, the whanau has performed its moment she fi rst found out about it. by ‘Daisy’ at ANZAC Green from ally lending the teachers a hand. high energy show of song, dance and story- “It was a huge community effort,” she says. 6pm. Proceeds help towards the She started helping at the school when her telling in over 1500 education venues to over “And for the children who went it represented Christmas Spirit programme own children were young and has never left. 135,000 students. a major achievement, both in raising the funds which is being run by Te “These days I’m reading to children, whose Te Karito’s productions are based around the they needed, and in having the courage to go Awamutu Alive. parents I also read to when they were young,” legends of Maui, combining traditional and con- and see and experience a community so differ- she says. temporary performing arts to convey positive ent from their own.” Curlers take title “The principal calls me the school’s unique, health messages and ideals. Mrs O’Brien is known in the Te Kuiti commu- Waikato Rockers curling team, antique piece of furniture, because they’ll never Through their work, the Whiu whanau pro- nity for the commitment and support she shows skipped by Te Awamutu’s 2006 fi nd another Aunty Pat.” vides a strong role model both for rangatahi for young people. Through the youth centre she Winter Olympian Lorne DePape, Aunty Pat (as everyone calls her) is not only (youth) and for families, providing a dynamic provides young people with the space, support have won the Auckland Curling well-known in the school, she is a backbone of example of committed and involved parenting. and tools they need to grow, learn and express Club’s annual Open Bonspie. the Kawhia community. A scout leader, welfare But Lloyd and Hinga’s community involve- themselves. The Rockers beat Team Bauer offi cer for the Maori Women’s Welfare League, ment doesn’t stop with Te Karito. They run wa- But there is no stronger testament to her 9-2 in the fi nal at the Paradice and founder member of many local clubs, she is nanga for rangatahi throughout the Waikato, work than the words of the children who ac- Ice Rink in Avondale. Both teams always part of whatever’s going on. teaching traditional Maori performing arts companied her on the trip: were unbeaten in their respec- Currently she manages the town’s junior such as haka, mau-rakau (Maori martial arts “Sue challenged us and made us push past tive pools to qualify for the fi nal. rugby teams, where she tries to encourage team using weaponry) and poi, as well as contempo- our boundaries and I achieved things I never Teams travelled from as far spirit and sportsmanship, and can often be seen rary art forms such as hip hop. They are also would have tried without her.” away as Dunedin and Alexandra, joining in the game. heavily involved with the Kawhia community “If Sue hadn’t been there (in Rwanda) it (the two-time defending champi- “Sometimes a child from another school will and their marae, and are effective advocates for wouldn’t have been anywhere near as good.” ons), to compete in the event. say, but she can’t play, she’s old, but my kids iwi and the importance of providing local solu- “Sue is awesome and amazing and dedicated.” “It’s an extra special feeling for always reply, no she’s not, she’s Aunty Pat.” tions for local people. What better praise could there be? our team to win the Bonspiel this year, since it is part of the Club’s 10th anniversary celebrations,” Ngutunui Hall about to become residence said DePape. “Hans Frauenlob (also a 2006 After 43 spirited auction bids on and reluctantly decided to sell. ing campaign resulted in ‘huge Ken McGrath. New Zealand Olympian) and I Saturday, the little used Ngutunui Harcourts Te Awamutu Sales interest with most buying enquiry The opening bid was very quickly were involved in founding the Hall went to a new owner with a Consultant Don Pinny was invited from Auckland, Tauranga and local followed by a ‘bidding war’ and 43 Auckland Curling Club in 1996. long appreciation of the building, by the committee to discuss the people who appreciated the oppor- bids later, the property was sold for “It’s great to see how much keen to convert it into a home. best way to market the property, tunity to convert it to a residence’. $162,500 to a Cambridge buyer growth there has been in curling With just one booking in the last at which point the high profi le auc- The hall’s farewell public func- who has frequently used the hall in the Auckland region in a rela- year, the hall committee decided tion process was decided upon. tion was Saturday’s ‘packed out’ carpark to stop for lunch when he tively short time.” it was not being used enough to Te Awamutu manager Kathy onsite auction run by Harcourts Te was in the area on business.” justify ongoing maintenance costs, Elliott said the four week market- Awamutu owner and auctioneer, Continued page 2. 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