Te Awamutu Courier, Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Bank Fee ‘Statement’ Noticed by Plenty
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ISSN 1170-1099 Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2006 010TC027-06 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 35c. BRIEFLY Minister for KK Buying booze too easy Kihikihi Presbyterian Church will once again have a resident By Dean Taylor minister, after 12 years without. Reverend Fogatia Levi will Police and council be inducted at a service at liquor licensing staff Otorohanga Presbyterian are deeply disap- Church this Thursday at 7.30pm pointed volunteer - in readiness for his joint minis- teenagers were able to try with the Te Kuiti, Otorohanga illegally purchase al- and Kihikihi parishes. All are cohol from more than welcome to attend. half the outlets they Rev. Levi is from Auckland but visited. until recently was the minister Operation Waipa of a South Canterbury combined 18 was a joint initia- Methodist/Presbyterian Parish. tive of Police from Te Awamutu and Cam- bridge and Waipa Study award District Council. Women who have been Sergeant Evan Dav- studying extramurally towards idson of Te Awamutu a fi rst bachelor’s degree in any says Police had re- discipline at Massey University ceived reports from are being offered a study award the public concerned from the New Zealand Federa- that under-age teen- tion of Business and Profes- agers were able to sional Women. purchase alcohol. First established in 1975, this The operation tar- award of $1500 is made annu- geted 15 off-licenced ally to a woman who has been premises in Te studying extramurally and who Awamutu, Kihikihi by the end of the year will have and Cambridge. completed no fewer than 175 points towards a fi rst degree. A supervised vol- If any eligible woman is inter- unteer attempted to ested please contact Massey purchase alcohol from University or Katherine O’Regan each of the businesses. at 871 8308 for further informa- The operation was tion. conducted between 5pm and 9.30pm last Friday. On song The volunteers Local musician Brendon Liley were able to purchase has achieved his aim of qualify- liquor from eight busi- EXHIBIT ‘A’ for alcohol: Sergeant Evan Davidson tags evidence from Operation Waipa 18. 192061AD ing for the New Zealand Enter- nesses. tainer of the Year Awards. In some cases the extremely high. ous consequences. lation of licence can be the serious. He won the Red Star songwrit- identifi cation was re- Waipa District Council A number of avenues outcome. They believe alcohol is ers competition with his entry quested, but when the District Liquor Licensing Council say all manag- a factor in much of the of- ‘Heart of Blue’. are open to the agency, but volunteer said they Agency says follow-up most likely a suspension of ers of licensed premises fending prevalent in this Brendon is the youngest of had none, the alcohol action will be taken in licence will be applied for. have to be qualifi ed and all region. six fi nalists who will be compet- was still sold. respect to the ‘offending’ should know the law. They add that the laws They say a suspension is ing for the New Zealand Enter- Most disappointing premises. Police say there is no are there to protect the in- tainer of the Year songwriting was that the per- Offi cers say the lack of almost a certainty for this doubt alcohol is one of dividual from the possible title later this year. centage of offending responsibility to adhere to type of offending. the contributing factors to harmful effects of alcohol, He made two other fi nals at businesses in the Te the provision of the Sale of In the worst scenario of youth offending, so they as well as to protect the the Red Star Awards - picking Awamutu area was Liquor Act can have seri- repeat offending, a cancel- regard the breaches as wider public. up a fi rst place in male solo and second place in Western. Book fair Sex offender living in Te Awamutu Te Awamutu Branch of Red Cross is collecting books, A former Taranaki school teacher who The victims were boys aged 13 and 15 at the student’s pants. This type of behaviour magazines and records for the has admitted assaulting two of his students the time. took place about six times. annual book fair at Te Rapa 30 years ago is apparently now living in Te Police prosecutor Lewis Sutton said the The 15-year-old was subjected to similar Racecourse from August 17-20. Awamutu. former teacher had given the students pri- advances from the teacher between January Secretary Betty McDonald The 60-year-old, who has interim name vate lessons at school and at his home. 1 and December 7, 1973. says quality second hand books suppression, appears in New Plymouth Dis- The man asked the 13-year-old to get into The defendant told the students not to tell and magazines are sought - “No trict Court today for sentencing. his bed during a fi eld trip, but the boy re- anyone what had happened because he would Readers Digest, Encyclopedia The Taranaki Daily News reported that fused. lose his job. sets or magazines not in this when the man appeared in that court re- Then, at a private lesson at his home, the He told police he had an affection for the century”. If you can help contact cently he pleaded guilty to two charges of in- man touched the boy’s genitals through his boys and things may have gone too far. Mrs McDonald at 871 4634 or decent assault in 1973 after police withdrew clothes. The man was remanded on bail to reappear Joan Lee at 871 5870. three charges. On another occasion he put his hand down for sentence on July 11. 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Wednesday, July 5: Fri: - & 12.24pm Theft of clothing from line at Mutu Michael Cox points out that the increases which have led to very inad- Sat: 12.43am & 1.12pm Street property reported. population growth in Cambridge over equate infrastructure and marked dis- Woman reports four cheques posted on Sun: 1.31am & 2.02pm the last decade has been less than half satisfaction for many of their residents. June 20. Three have not arrived at desti- Mon: 2.21am & 2.55pm that of Cambridge and sees that as Population increases in Te Awamutu 192TC013/06 nations and one was cashed by an unau- “dismal”. will not necessarily lead to productivity thorised woman at Westpac Te Awamutu But is that a valid conclusion? increases. on the day of being posted. A bigger population will certainly in- Therefore would it not be prudent to Stolen motorbike recovered on a truck crease the intake of rates, and also the minimise population development and in Te Awamutu. Had been seen by the INCREASE amount of rates spent on Te Awamutu maximise the rates spending on con- owner in Karapiro after being stolen infrastructure. solidating and improving the existing from Tokoroa in May. But will that markedly improve exist- infrastructure and the very good and Thursday, July 6: varied community facilities? Energy, Strength, ing infrastructure or simply be needed Man arrested for wilful damage. Stamina, Social to try and develop new infrastructure to In this way the population could enjoy Burglary of Kakepuku Road property Life, Health cope with the increasing population? even better facilities than are available reported. Honda 4WD farmbike stolen. Hamilton and Auckland are obvi- now. Friday, July 7: Exercise programmes ous examples of unbridled population JACK GARRICK Man arrested for driving while dis- for all ages and abilities qualifi ed. Car impounded. We offer more for your money!! Saturday, July 8: Check us out .. No obligation Winter Sports Day well hosted Arrests: Man for EBA and driving while disqualifi ed. Man for EBA. Vibration Training/Personal Training/ Man apprehended for driving while Beauty Treatments/Sauna/Sunbed I would like to publicly say thank leadership levels of these children. you to the Wharepapa South School One of the exercises, amongst hockey forbidden. Car impounded. for hosting the Eastern Zone Winter netball, volleyball etc, was to shake Theft of petrol from Mobil Te Awamutu Current Aerobic Schedule Sports Day. hands with at least three people not reported. Blue Nissan Avenir (BEQ210) GGROUPROUP EEXERCISEXERCISE PPROGRAMMEROGRAMME ((JuneJune 006)6) Thanks to the teacher who organised known to the pupil and bid them good driven off without driver paying for the whole day, and Greg Pilcher from day. petrol. 6am 9.15am 10am 2pm 5.30pm 6.45pm Theft of bales of hay from Bell Road Sit and Senior Step Stretch Project Energise who stepped in to run What smiles and comradeship such MON Pump Be Fit property reported.