Te Awamutu FAST RURAL BROADBAND Find out more from the team at Published Tuesday & Thursday TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015 Couurier TE AWAMUTU Community Newspaper of the Year | APN Regional Media Awards 2014 EXTRA COPIES 40c 1/119 Alexandra Street | 07-8706031 10206595AA Home town medals Te Awamutu Sports’ Rushlee Buchanan and Jaime Nielsen rose to the occasion at the UCI Track World Cup in Cambridge, winning bronze medals. The New Zealand women’s Forest closed team pursuit quartet of Council has commissioned Buchanan, Lauren Ellis, Nielsen silvicultural (maintenance) work and Georgia Williams lifted their for Pirongia Forest from now until game to record a convincing win Wednesday, December 23. over USA for the bronze medal. Maintenance includes tree The Brendon Cameron thinning, aerial spraying and track coached Kiwi team improved spraying. their time in each ride to clock On the days work is taking 4:23.302, only 0.6s outside their place, the forest will have to be New Zealand record. closed to the public. The forest will They were beaten by a red-hot be open during weekends. Australian combination in the Work is weather dependent semifinal, with their trans- and Council apologise for any tasman rivals going on to win the inconvenience this may cause. final over favourites Canada by the slimmest of margins in Clarification 4:18.213. Community Care Christmas “Racing on the home track Lunch is being organised by a was cool. You almost need to group of caring citizens, not check yourself a little bit that it’s Kainga Aroha Community House. race day and this is the world If you are lonely or a new to cup. We know the track so well the area, on your own or grieving, and we really felt comfortable,” or simply don’t feel up to said Buchanan. preparing a meal join them on “We are rapt to make the Christmas Day at 12.30pm in the podium. We’ve been training Methodist Hall, which has been really well so we’re happy with kindly offered for their use. our ride but we know we can It is also a chance for others to produce more.” show their caring side by giving The New Zealand track cyc- food, gifts or a helping hand. ling team won two silver and one Contact Jo Durrant (870 bronze medal in all, in front of 6224), Johanna Halder (871 the near sell-out home town 8596) or Barbara Linton (871 crowd. TC081215SP01 4343). The New Zealand men’s MEDALLISTS: The New Zealand women’s team sprint, led by Te Awamutu’s Rushlee Buchanan, in sprint team of Ethan Mitchell, action during their bronze medal win on the second day of the UCI Track World Cup in Track cycling Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins Cambridge. DIANNE MANSON PHOTO Spectators are welcome to took silver against Germany. attend the Brendan McGee Webster secured the pursuit final was a trans-tasman “Coming second to the obviously a home track has been Memorial Track Carnival at Te narrowest of leads briefly in the clash of current and former Aussies, there’s a huge rivalry an advantage — has got us in the Awamutu Velodrome, second lap, but the Kiwi team world champions. there. They (Australia) were right position for where we need commencing at 11am on could not hold out against the New Zealand, who won the treating this like their world to be for next year. Saturday, December 12. German powerhouse team. rainbow jersey in Paris last year, championships and have been “Certainly a lot of our athletes Feature race is the 15,000 Third-wheel Eddie Dawkins took an early lead, before slip- really well prepared for it. We are ahead of the game compared metres North Island said while the team was disap- ping back against the Austra- still have gains to make,” said to this time last year . many of Championship. Past winners of pointed not to take the win, lian’s pace attack. Gough. the European riders have come this race include Julian Dean and especially in front of a packed Despite a strong push from Cycling New Zealand believes off the back of a racing season Peter Latham. home crowd, there were plenty of Cameron Karwowski, pulling the their riders are well placed to while the New Zealanders are positives. lead back in with six laps to ride, push on to success in next year’s just starting. “We have not peaked for this Australia reasserted themselves Rio Olympics and world cham- “We’ve been working on some event, but training through it as to win in an impressive 3:53.010 pionship. key things [in training] and those a stepping stone to the world with New Zealand four seconds High performance director, things will play big for us next championships. back. Mark Elliott said he is satisfied year and beyond.” “We had two good rides and The Kiwi team of Regan that the team is well placed as a New Zealand will now take we improved tonight but no Gough, Pieter Bulling, Alex stepping stone towards next stock before deciding their team doubt we wanted to win — we Frame and Karwowski had three year. for the final World Cup in Hong don’t like coming second to any- solid rides in Cambridge, and are “We’re not usually winning Kong and prepare towards the one.” confident heading into the next medals at world cups at this time world championships in March The gold medal men’s team rounds of competition. of year, so to do it now — next year in London. FOR CHRISTMAS FROM $2595* Talk to Fairview Te Awamutu *DR-Z70 – JR80 – LTZ50 on 870 2455 or Murray on 021 763 406 or stop by 50 Jack Russell Rd,Te Awamutu FINANCE 2 Kihikihi Road, Te Awamutu • P 07 871 3069 | E [email protected] 2 Te Awamutu Courier Tuesday, December 8, 2015 SALT WATER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SPORTS FISHING KAWHIA HIGH TIDES Right to life paramount for all other rights Add fi ve minutes for Raglan Harbour In replying to the letter in solutions to social problems are ally for nourishment growth and rights to suicide and euthanasia Tuesday 10.16am 10.28pm which June Bright commented death-dealing ones. development, he/she is still an before our MPs and us, lacks Wednesday 10.55am 11.01pm — “the list of disadvantaged Regarding her point made individual and unique human safeguards? Thursday 11.29am 11.34pm people listed by Barbara Linton about rights to pregnancy ter- person with rights. After birth if Remember the words of G. Friday – 12.00pm …” This list I quoted directly mination and assisted suicide — and when attached to the Santayana: “Those who do not Saturday 12.08am 12.31pm from the Second Humanist we are all created equal. There- mother’s breast for nourish- remember the past are con- Sunday 12.47am 1.04pm Manifesto. fore we’re endowed with certain ment, growth and development, demned to relive it.” Mondayay 1.28am1.28am 1.43pm1.43p The many signatories to this un-alienable rights. The intrin- he/she is still an individual, Finally, I do not believe Manifesto had their reasons for sic one being the right to life unique human with rights. caring June Bright whom I listing these people as “neg- from which all other rights flow. If society’s most innocent and know, is a real Secular human- lected or ignored by society” Because human life begins at helpless members’ rights aren’t ist, because she concretes her despite the many caring individ- conception, the unborn baby too safeguarded by us and the law, concerns for others and the uals and agencies helping them. has a right to life. Although then no-one’s are. Is this why the environment into practicality. STOCK UP ON I suspect it’s because their attached to the mother intern- current Bill regarding (so-called) BARBARA LINTON SUMMER GEAR! New library not necessary New Flag debate a waste Tackleboxesooxese instorein The amount of money de- coastal shores. Our existing It is nice to know that we are refused the Olympic games be- voted to the flag referendum flag is similar to that of Aus- building a library. Now I have a cause of costs. No borrowing for leaves me contemptuous of tralia, so what. What is one part in an extra $4.4 million in the Germans. central Government for star amongst friends? debt at a time when sensible Council, build what you want, sanctioning expenditure on Our existing flag includes people in other countries are but it should be user pays all the such a venture. the Union Jack but is that so starting to say no to wasting way then see if the banks will There are New Zealand bad, it signifies part of our citizens’ hard earned money. For support the harebrained ideas. children and families sleeping history? example, German cities have PHILIP JOHNSON New Freeze New LongLife in cars and garages just a few Many Kiwi lives were lost Dried Bait Berley kilometres away for want of under the banner of our Pellets/Roll affordable housing. existing flag in conflicts of the Lackadaisical about new library On a wider horizon the last century. Is the memory of Prime Minister has been in those souls to be thrown out I hope more people will be pushing of the new facility, Paris considering Global with the existing flag? using the new and expensive against the wishes of the majority, Warming and to avert hoards This existing ill-considered library than the number who pays better dividends in the fu- of climate refugees invading flag campaign, costing millions bothered to turn up to the sod ture.