Te Awamutu Courier

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BRIEFLY Bonus for Boy Driving faster traffi c fi x A movie that was shot around Te Awamutu has won By Grant Johnston Cr Empson is the fi rst to the Best Short Narrative Film at Cr Alan Empson is so acknowledge that this so- the 2005 Cinequest Film Festi- lution is far from perfect val in San Jose, USA. determined that Coun- cil can come up with a and would create issues ‘Boy’ was one of over 1200 with Mahoe and Tawhiao short fi lms entered and the win cheaper and faster solution to the issue of main Street residents. propels the fi lm into considera- “The plan would be to tion for next year’s Academy street heavy traffi c he has mapped out an alterna- have heavy traffi c using Awards. this route during business Director Welby Ings says the tive route himself. A report by Opus In- hours, then reverting to visually intense fi lm, that has Alexandra Street in the ternational Consultants no dialogue, deals with sexual- evenings and at week- ity, a topic that is rarely dis- to Council has indicated ends.” cussed in New Zealand Society. that a ring road system to Cr Empson says success ‘Boy’ tells the story of a either side of Alexandra of the route would rely on young male prostitute living in Street could cost $8Mil- the co-operation of the small-town New Zealand, who lion, while the $16Million transport industry. tries to expose the truth behind western arterial is at least Heavy traffi c travelling UNDER Cr Empson’s suggested route, these trucks could be using Tawhiao Street a fatal hit-and-run accident. 20 years away. to and from the industrial/ (at right) to move to and from the industrial/dairy factory area. 116051AD Cr Empson’s route re- dairy factory area at the May day help quires a roundabout to north western end of town traffi c heading to and Weaknesses he has Cr Empson believes if be installed at the inter- could use the new rounda- from Puniu Road area, identifi ed are that it re- the community worked May 1 marks a signifi cant section of Alexandra and change for benefi t applicants bout linking with Mahoe but would remove a sig- quires a buy-in from the together, the suggested Tawhiao streets. - particularly the likes of sea- Street through to Kihikihi nifi cant amount of heavy community and trans- route could provide a It also requires a rep- sonal and freezing workers. Road heading south, Ara- traffi c during business port industry, noise and short to medium term Applicants will be able to rioritising along Mahoe wata Street heading East hours. vibration for Mahoe and solution to Te Awamutu’s choose an income assessment Street to give ‘bypass’ or north via Racecourse He says the strengths of Tawhiao Street residents heavy traffi c conundrum. period of 26 or 52 weeks for the traffi c right of way over Road to Ohaupo Road (the the solution are that it is and increased travel of He says if the route had assessment of the initial stand- Mutu Street and Ara- latter happens to some cheap, fl exible and revers- 500 metres from the rail Council, community and down. Currently they have it wata Street, crossing into extent now). ible and would reduce crossing on Alexandra transport industry sup- assessed only over the last six George Street and linking Cr Empson says it traffi c in some busy areas Street to the Sloane port it could be trialed to months of work. with Albert Park Drive. would not remove heavy of town. Street roundabout. see how it works. In the case of seasonal workers they may have a high income for the short period they were working, but this income ‘Rusty’ on roundabout rules may have to last for the whole year so it is not high when By Cathy Asplin considered annually. There were plenty of worried looks on the faces of drivers who were pulled over by Te Awamutu Traffi c Unit Sergeant David Hall last week. Half a mountain Many were concerned they had done something Maungatautari Ecological wrong or quickly looked to see if their warrants and Island Trust is on target to registrations were current. completely fence the mountain But the looks of dismay quickly turned to smiles by the end of next year. when they heard they were being singled out for their The trust has reached the display of good driving. halfway mark in its massive Kathy Keighley was one of the drivers stopped and fundraising project - see details admits she was initially a little concerned. in Word on Waipa pages 14-15. “I actually thought it was a warrant and registration checkpoint and felt quite relieved I had just renewed No Moree? my registration. Council is reviewing the sta- “It was certainly a pleasant surprise to be told I was tus of three apparently defunct indicating correctly and to be given a small reward for sister city relationships - in- my efforts. I feel most people still don’t indicate prop- cluding that previously shared erly at roundabouts, especially when they are leaving by Te Awamutu Borough and them.” Australia’s Moree. Sergeant Hall would be the fi rst to agree with Mrs The issue arose in discussion Keighley. on a proposed policy covering “The numbers of people indicating as they exit a Sister City relationships held by roundabout are still very low, event though the new Waipa. It was stated that some rules have been in force since February 27. of the relationships, including “I realise the roundabouts in Te Awamutu are quite the one with Moree, pre-dated small, but drivers still must indicate. Waipa District Council. “The numbers indicating correctly at the rounda- Links between Cambridge bouts are still well under 50%. We need to improve and Bihoro (Japan) and Le that percentage signifi cantly. Quesnoy (France) were formal- WELL DONE: Strategic Traffic Unit Sergeant David Hall congratulates Kathy “Educating and rewarding people is a positive way ised in 1997 and 1999 respec- Keighley of Korakonui for correctly indicating on and off the Alexandra Street- of doing this - fi ning them is of course another way we tively. Mutu Street-Rewi Street roundabout. He is handing over a specially produced can do it.” pen which has a number of road safety messages on it. 116051AD To page 2. Super Liquor Phone 871 4009 TE AWAMUTU John’s Offer concludes close OPEN 7 DAYS WE DELIVER of trade 02/05/05 while John’s Super Deal is Cash and Carry Only – Payment of John’s Super Deal must be stocks last PICK OF THE WEEK by cash, Eftpos or cheque, otherwise charge price applies. TRADE NOT SUPPLIED. ON PRICE... WE DELIVER KKiimm CCrraawwffoorrdd ON SERVICE... SStteeiinnllaaggeerr Gordon’s Range 1155 ppkk Gin Range 1 litre WE $$ 9999 two for DELIVER! $ 00 $$ 9999 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu 1199 (next to Russ Water Services) Phone: (07) 870 5158 342TC043/04 116TC021-05 52 1144 SPENCE MARINE SERVICE 190 Bruce Berquist Drive (off Bond Road), Ph 871 7711 Drivers still rusty at roundabouts From page 1. KAWHIA HIGH TIDES As part of the campaign to educate Add eight minutes for Raglan Harbour drivers about roundabout rules, Waipa Road Safety Co-ordinator Megan Jolly Tue: 11.10am & 11.32pm has also been talking to local people and Wed: 11.53am & - giving out pens as a reward. Thur: 12.15am & 12.40pm She recently spent time on Alexandra Street chatting with passersby and Fri: 1.03am & 1.34pm asked them to watch motorists on the Sat: 1.59am & 2.36pm roundabout to see if they were indicating Sun: 3.06am & 3.47pm correctly. Again the numbers of motorists who Mon: 4.25am & 5.05pm 116TC023/05 indicated correctly was quite low, but most people she stopped on the street could recognise those who carried out - Members Only - a manoeuvre correctly from those who didn’t. Surprisingly it was some overseas visitors to the town who knew the rules er’s Day best. Moth Hamish and Dorothy Ramsay from cials Scotland have been staying near Raglan Spe with their daughter and were visiting Te 1/2 Price SUNBEDS Awamutu to make the most of the beau- tiful day to climb Mount Pirongia. SCOTTISH visitors Hamish and Dorothy Ramsay discuss roundabout rules with As they had been here before, and in- Waipa Road Safety Co-ordinator Megan Jolly (left). FREE SAUNA’S on tended to return on a regular basis, Mr Ramsay had just sat (and passed) his ROUNDABOUT RULES ● If you are going less than halfway Monday nights New Zealand Driver’s Licence the day Motorists are reminded that they must round, you must use the left-hand lane prior to visiting Te Awamutu. indicate at all roundabouts. (or any lane marked for that purpose) 1/2 Price FITNESS While he was more accustomed to ● Before entering a roundabout you and signal a left turn before entering. much larger roundabouts in his home of must indicate if you are intending to Continue to indicate left as you exit the ASSESSMENTS Dundee, he still was quite clear about the exit left or right – if you’re going straight roundabout.

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