Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010 7631386AA Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Twilight market proposed JP Clinic here on Saturdays A JP Clinic will soon be available each Saturday in Te Awamutu for witnessing documents, taking oaths and affirmation and certifying copies of documents. The clinic will be held at the Information Centre in Gorst Avenue from 10.30am- 12.30pm, starting on September 4. Users of the service must have some form of ID with them. The service is being trialled, with a view to making it permanent if there is sufficient interest. Christmas in a shoe box Do you want to spread some Christmas cheer to a child in need this Christmas? The Operation Christmas Child (fill a shoe box) Appeal is on again. Pick up ready made boxes for your family, workplace, COURIER GRAPHIC organisation, school, youth SELWYN PARK ‘transformed’ into the proposed weekly Te Awamutu Twilight Farmers’ Market. group or church plus DVDs posters etc from Te Awamutu Organisers of the popular Hamilton and Farmers’ Markets on River Road, Hamilton and In a real ‘Field to Fork’ situation, buyers Baptist church at 3.30pm on Cambridge Farmers’ Markets are hoping a Victoria Green in Cambridge. have the opportunity to discover exactly where August 18. current resource consent application will be ‘‘The site is perfect, with plenty of parking and how those products were farmed or made, Mainly $2 Shop is giving a successful so Te Awamutu can join the fold. and amenities adjacent to the Information with the advantage of buying fresh, top quality 10% discount on any item The plan is for Te Awamutu Twilight Centre’’ says trust chairman Jonathan Walker. produce with reasonable margins. purchased for this project. For Farmers’ Market to be held every Thursday Although Te Awamutu has hosted street Around the country, Farmers’ Markets are more information phone local between 3.30pm and 6.30pm at Selwyn Park, markets in the past, Mrs Fenwick is keen to gaining momentum as people wishing to make co-ordinator Joan MacManus with the first market on September 30. state that this will be an authentic, food only healthy, informed choices about what they eat, on 870 2677. Assisting the group is Te Awamutu Informa- market. where they shop and how they reduce their tion Centre manager Lynne Fenwick. ‘‘I’m confident this is what Te Awamutu impact on the environment increase Reunion for She says she has already received lots of needs as I have been asked many times if such Markets also provide low cost opportunities positive feedback about the proposal and is an event existed,’’ she says. for new and small businesses, often incubating Waikeria 2011 looking for local produce for the stalls. ‘A weekly market can inject vibrancy and them to greater success. Waikeria Community Mrs Fenwick says it will make Thursday a life to the heart of this rural town.’’ Enquiries about becoming a vendor at this Reunion Committee has great day for shopping in Te Awamutu. Authentic Farmers’ Markets pride them- market can be made at the Te Awamutu advised that due to insufficient The application before Waipa District Coun- selves on a strict no middle man policy — all Information Centre in the first instance and an cil is from Cambridge and Hamilton Farmers vendors are the producers of what they sell and information evening is being planned for later registrations the reunion has Market Trust, which currently runs successful must personally attend their stalls each week. this month. been postponed until 2011. A fundraising/social evening is being held on October 16, 2010 to help raise money for the Museum/theatre complex referendum call reunion. Further details will be advertised. The committee BY GRANT JOHNSTON a hostile reception, as the majority The Courier has sought answers This question, posed in letters thanks those who have of the 50-odd members of the public from Council to a number of in today’s issue (page 8), was also expressed their interest so far. It is probably fair to say there in attendance were there in oppo- questions posed in Letters to the raised at last Thursday night’s was more heat than light at last sition to the proposed project, Editor about the proposed project meeting and came in for strong Garage sale Thursday night’s public meeting certainly in its currently proposed (Letters to the Editor on the subject support, although notably not from The fundraising monster called by James Parlane to discuss form and projected cost of $14 have flowed since an article was the councillors present (other garage sale for Te Awamutu the proposed museum/theatre Million-$15 Million. published on the front page of the issues in relation to the meeting Community Health Transport complex for Te Awamutu. Most hostile reception, how- Courier earlier this year, followed are also discussed in letters in Trust is being staged on Councillors Michael Cox and ever, went to Cr Hazel Barnes who by subsequent articles). today’s Courier). Saturday (August 14) from 8am Graham Jull and fellow steering arrived after the start of the meet- To these has been added the Mr Parlane will carry a request at the Red Cross Hall in committee members Dean and ing and was ‘ejected’ by Mr Parlane question of whether a ratepayers’ to Council from the meeting for a Redoubt Street. Robyn Taylor attended the meeting who was chairing the meeting, referendum on the project is pos- ‘binding referendum’ on the pro- held at the Burchell Pavillion. after she accused him of sible within the upcoming local ject. They were always likely to face denigrating women. government election process? Continued page 3. 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Recent government campaigns have SATURDAY: 12.33am & 12.57pm But it has been revealed that many New raised awareness of the importance of SUNDAY: 1.20am & 1.44pm Zealand mums are not breastfeeding breastfeeding and statistics show that the MONDAY: 2.11am & 1.36pm because they don’t get enough help. vast majority of women intend to La Leche League New Zealand says breastfeed. more emphasis needs to be placed on But once at home with their new babies, MIKE’S SPECIAL helping mums breastfeed their babies after mothers are often without adequate sup- TROUT discharge from hospital. port that reinforces good strategies or HOT “Our maternity services are getting provides information to avoid ■ Friendly, helpful staff at the Te FISHING better at implementing comprehensive breastfeeding problems. 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For more information about the Big ■ Regent Theatre - not many Waikato throughout the country, but many preg- Latch On nationally or breastfeeding see: towns have a movie theatre nant women haven’t heard of us. www.womens-health.org.nz ■ Driver on Downes Street stopping to check on cat that was clipped by car Rowers make NZ team NOT 166 Cambridge Rd, After a week of intensive trials in wet Tyson Williams has been named in the ■ Empty shops in town, especially Te Awamutu, Ph 871 6793 conditions on Lake Karapiro, Rowing New Men’s Eight which will be coxed by Ivan the ugly old Post Office building Zealand has announced a large team of 18 Pavich. boats and 55 athletes. Graham Oberlin-Brown has been ■ The large number of unleashed YOUR LOCAL This includes both a men’s eight and named in the Men’s Lightweight Coxless dogs on Lake Ngaroto walking track HOME AIR women’s eight for its attack on the medals Pair. ■ at the forthcoming World Rowing Cham- Much of the trial focussed on deciding No cobbles on footpath between Te CONDITIONING Awamutu Motors and Fairview Motors SPECIALISTS pionships, which will be held on the team’s the most appropriate boats for the squad home water of Lake Karapiro (October 31- which has excelled this year in interna- ■ No more community health co-ordi- IN DUCTED November 7). tional sweep oar rowing. nator in Kihikihi SYSTEMS All three local trialists were successful, For the full list of athletes named in the making the team which was announced on team see the New Zealand rowing website: Friday.