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BRIEFLY Paint Waipa¯Pink Decorate our local shop windows in pink on the week New traditions of May 17. The displays are to show support aginst bullying in Waipa¯. Customers will vote for their favourite display and go into the draw to win a prize. Ballots will the distributed leading up to May 20 when they will be collected and the winners will be announced on May 21 - Pink Shirt Day. Head to pinkshirtday.org.nz for resources.
TA Gymsports Te Awamutu GymSports would like to thank everyone for supporting their Cookie Dough Fundraiser. It was super popular and raised $2020 towards a new beam and mats which were desperately needed. Special thanks to Pak’n Save for their Easter prizes and to Brad at King Cooling for the hire of his Te Awamutu College 2021 school house leaders and school principal Tony Membery (middle). Photo / Caitlan Johnston freezer trailer for free to transport the cookies!
NZ Music Month Te Awamutu College to bring in new names for school houses Check out Waipa¯Libraries website for information on NZ Caitlan Johnston morning to attack. being killed, including the stabbing of mission schools in the Waikato Music Month activities/classes. The village’s men were away, of women as they lay wounded. and later became resident magis- hange is on its way for Te prepared for a battle they believed “It is most timely to rename the trate in an attempt to bring Waikato Awamutu College house was taking place near Paterangi, houses at Te Awamutu College and tribes under British law, and Melrose Fieldays 2021 names, which have been in leaving the village and its occupants shed the colonial story that has (green) named after George Baines tickets place for at least 85 years. — women, children, the sick and the taken precedence in this town for Melrose — who was the first chair- The days are getting colder, COne of the houses is named after elderly defenceless. some time,” says Te Wa¯nanga o man of the district high school com- and the morning fog is settling General Sir Duncan Alexander Cam- Many were killed by gunfire and Aotearoa Tikanga Ma¯ori and Te Reo mittee. in at Mystery Creek which eron who led colonial forces by fires being lit in whares and the Ma¯ori adviser Paraone Gloyne. “People of the community need means that Fieldays is almost through battles and attacks in the church. “There are much better examples to know that the board of trustees here! early 1860s that killed many Ma¯ori The colonial forces occupied the of leadership we can draw from that and senior leadership are in agree- The Fieldays are excited to throughout the Waikato and Waipa¯ village and land, taking any have more of a connection to us as ment — it’s time for a change. And bring back the physical areas. resources that they could get their Ma¯ori, and as a community, than the thought was, if we’re going to get Fieldays event you all know Governor George Grey con- hands on. houses named after people like rid of one, possibly two then let’s get and love, and this year’s event nected the region to the roots of the Rangiaowhia was home to Ngati Cameron, Gorst and Selwyn — all rid of the four,” says Te Awamutu is shaping up to be their issues he had with Ma¯ori as it was Apakura and Ngati Hinetu, who now agents of colonisation.” College principal Tony Membery. biggest yet. home to the Kı¯ngitanga, the Ma¯ori have no home. The school houses are Cameron Tony says over various years two Get your mates, get your King Movement, which was firm on At the battle of O¯ ra¯kau, Ma¯ori (red), Selwyn (yellow) — named after letters — one a church group and the family, get your tickets to not selling their land. defenders were outnumbered by at Bishop George Augustus Selwyn other by a Ma¯ori community mem- Fieldays 2021! The darkest days for Ma¯ori in the least 1000. who was the first Anglican Bishop ber, had been sent to the board of Fieldays will be on from June Waikato included the attack at After a number of exchanges and of Diocese of New Zealand and was trustees about the names. 16-19 at Mystery Creek – the Rangiaowhia and the battle of advances, the Ma¯ori’s food, water charged with misleading He had also received three perfect opportunity to get O¯ ra¯kau, near Te Awamutu. and ammunition started to run out Rangiaowhia’s occupants to believe submissions from Ma¯ori teachers together with friends and Late on Saturday, February 20, and they retreated by leaving the pa¯ the village was safe and it was also and on some occasions some family. 1864, Cameron and more than 1200 in a disciplined body and breaking claimed he blessed the troops students and teachers have Purchase your tickets online British troops moved past Pa¯terangi through the surrounding cordon. involved in the massacre, Gorst requested not to be in Cameron and get back to reconnecting without alerting lookout stations It was during this retreat that it (blue) named after Sir George Gorst House. at Fieldays and suddenly appeared before the is believed that most of the Ma¯ori who taught at a Ma¯ori boys’ school village of Rangiaowhia the next casualties occurred with at least 160 in Hopuhopu, became an inspector continued on A4 STOCK R OLD CLAWS FOR A NEW SET OF LEVELS AIKATOI 320 CLAWS AND GET CRITICALLY LOW ON ALL FARM BIKES Call Us now to Secure Yours for the New Season
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The former Bunnings building has been purchased by the council for conversion to Te Ara Wai. Photo / DeanTaylor ATTENTION Circulated free to 14,045 homes in Bunnings building Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. LANDLORDS & CIRCULATION 14,147* PROPERTY INVESTORS PHONE: 07 871 5151 possible home POSTAL ADDRESS: 97 Sloane Street, PO Box 1, Te Awamutu 3840 OFFICE HOURS: for Te Ara Wai Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm Closed Public Holidays Church and is close to thefunding and theproject had been DELIVERY QUERIES: aip¯a District Council Mangaohoi Steam. Plus there is 0800 111 200 temporarilyparked because of has accelerated its plenty of roomon site for further commitment to a Covid-19 and the uncertainty that EDITORIAL development to develothep vision new museumin Te created. But thispurchasemeans Dean Taylor (Editor) we have forTe Awamutu. It will AwaWmutu by buying them forer we now have an opportunity to Ext: 67705 0274 819951 give council huge scoep to develop Bunnings building in Arawata St. bring the wholeproject forward. [email protected] something Council has confirmed it had fantastic on this site.m I’ This would be wonderful forTe Caitlan Johnston Ext: 67710 purchased the building for $2.05delighted.” Awamutu and Wai¯,p anda frankly [email protected] million,plus leased the land it sits Jimsaid thepurchase willmean for New Zealand to finally hear its own stories, right where theyp ha- Jesse Wood Ext: 67713 on fromthe Parish of St John.a “re-jig” of council’s long-termplan, pened.” [email protected] Council hopes the building will bewhich was yet to be finalised. used to houseTe Ara Wai, a Jim said Council had already committed the vastmajority of alone will helpmake fundraising SPORT museumto showcase Wai¯p anda $7.2m to Te Ara Wai in thedesign work already done forTe a heck of a lot easier because that showcase Wai¯pa and New Zealand New Zealand history, with a focus [email protected] 2018-2028 LongTermPlan, but will Ara Wai would still be used. is two key things that history. on the New Zealand Land Wars. ADVERTISING now reconsider them tiingofany “There’s no need to go back tophilanthropics and sponsors look “The currentmuseumhas many The purchase of the building expenditure.That will be done the drawing board.The building for.” challenges and is no longer fit for Leon Green 027 2393864 went unconditional today, to the before the 2021-2031 LongTerm was completed in 2010 and, while Museumstaff are delighted that purpose to operatem aodernmuseum. [email protected] absolute delight of Waipa¯ mayor Plan is signed off in June this yearit will need to be fitted out anda newmuseumin Te Awamutu “While there is still a lot of work to MAXIMISE YOUR RETURN [email protected] Jim Mylchreest. and after discussions with iwi. obviously needs work, we have acould be accelerated through the do, thepurchase brings us a stecloserp “This was a fantastic opportun- CLASSIFIEDS The purchasemeans council very, very sound base to startpurchase of the building. to Te Ara Wai becoming a reality.” ity to secure a building large from,” he said. AND MINIMISE YOUR EXPENSES will also rethink itsplans and the Waip¯a District Council Te Awamutu MuseumTrust Board Tania King Ext: 67708 enough to house an expanded “We have a large, good quality opportunities for the Mahoe St site Museums and Heritage director ispleased with the announcement and [email protected] museum and in a really high- building on a great, high-profile site. CHOOSE A PROPERTY MANAGER which had originally been Anne Blyth says the team is keen thatprogress is beingmade in regards profile location,”m Ji said. That gives us certainty and also We welcome letters - preferably via email. earmarked forTe Ara Wai, and to have an expanded space in a a newmuseumto house the collection. “It’s across the road fromSelwyn provides evidence of council’s WHO IS LOCALLY OWNED AND They should be under 300 words and which council also owns. high profile location in which to Trust chair DeanTaylor says the Park, near the historic St John’s commitment to theproject.That must have the sender’s name, address “Te Ara Wai is reliant on external trust has beenpursuing a fit-for- OPERATED AND CARES ABOUT and phone number. No pseudonyms purposemuseumfor decades and this are accepted and names will only be finally felt like a step forward. YOUR INVESTMENT withheld in special circumstances at the He says trustees are now looking discretion of the editor. Letters are not OPINION forward to working alongside council, usually acknowledged and may be edited, museumstaff and other stakeholders abridged or discarded. to makeTe Ara Wai a reality. the first self governing country in the world to CONTACT US TODAY give women the vote even if it did take us We’re online at Change is confronting For more information about Te P: 07 871 7189 | M: 021 152 1477 nzmecommunitynews.pressreader.com both sides of the debate can be limited to the another 26 years to allow women to stand for principles and not be a personal attack on anyparliament. Ara Wai visit waipadc.govt.nz/ E: [email protected] i your-waipa/enjoy-waipa/te-ara- individual or group. Other social norms change overtime and Livingstone Building leading hand Malcolm Screats working on Te Awamutu’sCentury 21 Gadsby Realty. From a personal point of view, this issue wai new Bunnings store almost exactly 10 years ago. Photo / ColinThorsen ISSN 1170-1099 (Print) ISSN 2253-4975 (Online) being the second born son I am delighted that 305 Alexandra St, Te Awamutu *Print run as 30/09/2019 brings to mind the principles of democracy andall the family inheritance does not now pass in particular the responsibility that the majorityto the eldest male heir and even many royal first has to make sure any individuals and minorityfamilies have now accepted that it is not Jim Mylchreest groups within the community are representednecessary that the first male heir inherits the national responsibility to rule. REAL ESTATE Te Awamutu Waipa¯mayor and share in decision making and the resources of this country. Maybe in the future this may also be based This principle is enshrined in the Treaty of on merit rather than gender or whether you Bringinhohomesg mes and o-one likes change and in fact it Waitangi and is becoming more and more a happen to be first born. seems to be counter-intuitive to requirement of the many pieces of legislation These changes in cultural norms may well familesieso t g teothergether human behaviour where we crave that direct council activities on a daily basis. be challenges faced by¯ori Ma in the future. order and certainty. A small example Apart from those principles and legislative I say in my welcoming speech to new For a complimentary appraisal isN when I attend various meetings I note that requirements, it seems to me to be just plain residents at Citizenship Ceremonies that “I at today’s market value most people are more comfortable sitting at thecommon sense to ensure¯ori Ma are well firmly believe that there is no other country same table all day and should you return after represented in the decision making processes,where there is more tolerance, more freedom Call Joan today! morning tea or lunch break and find someone as this can help bring more of an holistic worldfrom discrimination, where people, regardless view that may not always be optimised in the of race, creed or colour, can enjoy a good in “your” seat there is a mild anxiety attack. TH ST TH 027 268 9379l [email protected] The reason I mention this is that Council willpresent decision making of local government.lifestyle, where the principles of democracy and SATURDAY 24 &31 JULY, 7 AUGUST| 7-MIDNIGHT shortly be considering whether or not to By not having a Ma¯ori voice on Council therethe basic rights of the individual are more firmly introduce Ma¯ori Wards to our local governmentis certainly a perspective that is in general established”. Only $85 per head, price includes: 4 course Mediterranean banquet currently missing from local government. I certainly stand by this statement but have elections in 2022. This is a far bigger change Live entertainment from Steve Crossland (Boogie Monster) and guest performance than whether or not you can sit in the same Sharing of power and influence is not to acknowledge that we are not perfect and seat all day and is likely to be the biggest changegenerally easily given and quite often only need to work continuously to improve the from the 3 Brothers Band. Full bar facilities available. Drinks not included. to our electoral system for many years. comes after political or social unrest. wellbeing of each and every New Zealander, This scale of change is likely to be I am hopeful that in New Zealand we will and change may be necessary to achieve it. confronting for some and this is evidenced by lead the way in sharing decision making with ;; <