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Te Awamutu Rural sales specialist Noldy Rust 027 255 3047 | rwteawamutu.co.nz YourC community newspaper for over 100 years Thursday, August 20, 2020 Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed REAA2008 Book a new date Te Awamutu Rotary has made the decision to postpone the Book Fair until a return to Covid Level 1. The club says it is safest as they would have difficulty maintaining Covid Level 2 social distancing expectations. Genealogy seminar This Sunday the local genealogy group is holding a free seminar for those interested in researching their family history. Aimed at beginners, the seminar is also suited to those who began their research before the internet age and need a refresher. Venue is St John Ambulance Hall at 1pm. All welcome. Second division win For the second week running a local Lotto player was just one number away from a multi-million dollar prize — or at least a share in $1m. Kihikihi Bookshop sold a Division 2 winning Lotto ticket — netting the player $16,368. Aidan Hodgson placed second overall at the Waikato Science Fair, runner-up to a Year-13 participant. Photo / Caitlan Johnston In the $50m must win Powerball draw 10 players shared the big prize with Division 2 Powerball tickets and 10 shared Lotto. Online workshop Science fair success Waipa¯residents are invited to a virtual workshop ‘Simple ways to reduce plastic at home’ next week — and there Pirongia School pupil finished second overall at the Waikato Science Fair are prizes up for grabs. Nicola Turner from Caitlan Johnston Year 8s. I was really surprised to He did find a relation between the Mainstream Green is hosting “I was really surprised to be honest, Varroa destructor mite and deformed the interactive free workshop Year 8 Pirongia School coming into the science fair I wasn’t be honest, coming into wing virus (dwv) but says he from 7.30pm to 8.30pm on pupil finished second expecting much at all and I was just the science fair I wasn’t would’ve liked to do more samples Thursday, August 27. overall at the Waikato hoping for some sort of prize,” says at different times. The workshop aims to help Science Fair with his Aidan. expecting much at all Three other Pirongia School pupils residents avoid plastics that Aexhibit that explored diseases in His exhibit, Destructors Deadly came home with awards from the fair. can’t be recycled in Waipa¯by honey beehives. Disciples, investigated the and I was just hoping for Liam Egan, Year 7, was highly sharing tips, tricks, favourite Aidan Hodgson received the relationship between the Varroa some sort of prize. commended in the Living World stores and recipes. runner-up Supreme Award at the destructor mite and diseases in category and also received the New Council is giving away a prize awards ceremony on Tuesday, honey bee colonies. Aidan Hodgson Zealand Agricultural special prize pack featuring a 10-piece pasta August 11, coming in second behind “We lost a hive to diseases at home award. making kit and other kitchen a Year 13 student. and so I personally wanted to do an His exhibit, Big Boy Beefies, items. Simply sign up to, and The awards ceremony was held at investigation,” says Aidan. investigated diet-based weight gain in attend, the workshop to be in St Paul’s Collegiate School in In conclusion, Aidan found that beef cows. to win. Hamilton. there was no relationship between Oliver Herbert, Year 8, was highly All the details here: tinyurl. Aidan also won the Year 8 Living the Varroa destructor mite and commended in the Planet Earth and com/yy6hgco4 World category and received the Nosema Apis — a fungus that mainly award for first overall in the fair for affects honey bees. continued on A3 XR190 $5,295 +gst TRX520 TALK TO SHANE ABOUT OUR EASY PAYMENT OPTIONS ASK ABOUT 4.95% INTEREST RATE & 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 DEALS OVER 24 MONTHSNTHS Priced from $16,595 +gst applies to all farm models T&C’s Apply - Normal lending criteria to approved purchasers apply. All prices exclude GST Valid to 31 August 2020. Terms and Conditions apply. 2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, August 20, 2020 Event remembers VJ Day Circulated free to 14,045 homes in Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Small commemoration held to mark CIRCULATION 14,045* day due to Covid-19 restrictions PHONE: 07 871 5151 POSTAL ADDRESS: he introduction of alert destruction of Hiroshima and 97 Sloane Street, PO Box 1, level 2 Covid-19 Nagasaki. Te Awamutu 3840 restrictions meant that The nuclear blasts ended the OFFICE HOURS: the planned Victory in war with Japan and enabled the TJapan 75th public commemoration survival of many Allied Forces Monday - Wednesday 10am - 2pm was cancelled because of social lives. Closed Thursday, Friday, Public Holidays distancing and the limit set for After the service the group DELIVERY QUERIES: 0800 111 200 public gatherings. enjoyed a quiet time by the lake However, the event was waterfall and fountains EDITORIAL considered to be an important remembering the horrendous Dean Taylor (Editor) commemoration and a small costs of a World War. Ext: 67705 0274 819951 group gathered at 11am on [email protected] Saturday, August 15, observing Caitlan Johnston Ext: 67710 social distancing, to hold a short ceremony and laid wreaths. [email protected] A wreath was laid for Waipa¯ Jesse Wood Ext: 67713 District Council by the Mayor Jim [email protected] Mylchreest, the Te Awamutu RSA SPORT President Lou Brown laid a wreath [email protected] and recited the Ode and the Reverend Murray Olsen led the ADVERTISING prayer service. Sarah Verran 021 345 951 A small group of Friends of [email protected] Memorial Park had worked over CLASSIFIEDS the week to improve the gardens and temporarily reconnected the Tania King Ext: 67708 water to the Peace Fountain [email protected] enabling it to flow during the We welcome letters - preferably via email. ceremony. They should be under 300 words and The Peace Fountain was must have the sender’s name, address originally created to represent a and phone number. No pseudonyms Nuclear blast and its operation was are accepted and names will only be especially poignant as Peace in the Pacific was only achieved after the withheld in special circumstances at the discretion of the editor. Letters are not Waipa¯District mayor Jim usually acknowledged and may be edited, Mylchreest lays a wreath on abridged or discarded. behalf of the district. Photo / Supplied We’re online at nzmecommunitynews.pressreader.com The Peace Fountain flowed for VJ Day. Photo / Supplied • All Aluminium Window and Door Repairs • Manufacture and installation of quality aluminium fl yscreens and security doors IFYOU’RE YOU’RE IN SPECIAL INTO OFFER LINE FOR PRINT. PREMIUM. BECOME A SEVEN-DAY AND GET FULL ACCESS TO HERALD PRINT SUBSCRIBER. NZ HERALD PREMIUM ONLINE. Subscribe online at nzherald.co.nz/special or call 0800 100 888 and quote “Special offer” See nzherald.co.nz/terms for full terms and conditions. Thursday, August 20, 2020 Te Awamutu Courier 3 O¯ haupo¯receives top award at science fair oung budding scientists from O¯ haupo¯have received a major accolade at the Waikato Science Fair YAwards for their school. Last week O¯ haupo¯School was awarded the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Shield for best overall school in the fair. The finals and awards ceremony was held on Tuesday, August 11 at St Paul’s School in Hamilton. The science fair was held on Friday, August 7 at the Hamilton Gardens and six O¯ haupo¯School students placed first, advancing to the finals. “During lockdown we weren’t even sure there would be a science fair and From left, Oliver Herbert, Liam Egan, Nathan Whiteman and Aidan if so, we didn’t know if it would be Hodgson all represented Pirongia School at the Waikato Science Fair. digital or an actual fair. In spite of this Photo / Caitlan Johnston the students soldiered on and were well rewarded for their hard work,” says O¯ haupo¯School’s science tutor Valerie Millington. Science fair success Liam Hollinshead and Naomi Martin — both Year 8 students — plus O¯ haupo¯School winners with principal Sue McLocklan (back, second from Ekam Minhas of Year 7 each placed right) and science tutor Valerie Millington (back, first from right). second in the finals with their science Photo / Supplied for Pirongia pupils presentations. Year 8 student Ryan Ingram Year 7 student Ava Holloway was Jaxon and Naomi received the Dairy continued from A1 restricting showers to just over 9 received a highly commended award awarded first place in the technology Goat Co-operative Special Award for minutes long, having shut-off taps, with his “Spray Away” exhibit, an section with her “Let’s Get Physical” the Best Food, Science and Beyond category for his exhibit, only using the half-flush on toilets investigation into which natural exhibit — a game to keep children Technology Exhibit. H20 — Oh No it’s all Gone, that and not leaving the tap running products available to him in moving when playing board dames In total, 32 primary and secondary investigated how much water while brushing teeth. lockdown would kill pest weeds in a during lockdown and tailoring that schools from the greater Waikato could be saved in 30 days across Nathan Whiteman, Year 8, was paddock. game to be accessible to children with region took part in the science fair. Pirongia Village. also highly commended in the Jaxon Buik of Year 8 was awarded a visual disability.

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