Te Awamutu Courier Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Salt Water Sports Fishing
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ROSETOWN For sincere and professional Te Awamutu service when it FUNERALS matters most 870 2137 all hours CourierPublished Tuesday & Thursday TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 Steve & Shereehhereeerree H HopgHopgoodopo g 262 Ohaupo Road | Te Awamutu YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR OVER 100 YEARS EXTRA COPIES 40c 9450451AA1AAAAAA www.rosetownfunerals.com BRIEFLY Saying NO to violence Fun evening Pokuru School’s Summer Fun Evening on Friday has a host of fun family activities and attractions. A tug-o-war competition, egg toss, waterslide, gumboot throwing competition, sack races, rippa rugby, netball and dance competition will all take place between 4pm - 6pm. Hangi and spit roast meals will be available (must be pre- ordered at school office by tomorrow). All funds raised will be used to assist with the school’s enrichment programme. For more details contact Pokuru School (ph 871 2844). Help at hand The local Arthritis Support Group will be having its Christmas meeting tomorrow in the Te Awamutu RSA from 10am. For more details about the group or the meeting contact May Rhodes (ph 871 4845). Festive dates Christmas is fast approaching, which means lots of celebrations and end of year events. If you’re planning a TC261113DT01 community event and would BIG WEEK: 82-year-old old John Wellman of Tokoroa talks bikes like to let people know, send with new White Ribbon ambassador David Warren, who was riding a in your details to: 1950 Norton International, in Te Awamutu Thursday afternoon. Mr dean.taylor@teawamutu Wellman, a former rider, also caught up with the ride in Tokoroa on courier.co.nz Saturday. But on Tuesday evening Mr Wellman had gone missing in his hometown after his scooter slipped and toppled down a bank in View work the rain. He spent six hours trapped in a ditch, entangled in gorse to stream and blackberry until he was found by searchers. The Lower Mangapiko BY DEAN TAYLOR was measured in the way people treated each other, and the cam- Streamcare Group It was only a small crowd paign was about getting the mess- Committee is staging a which greeted the White Ribbon age across one person at a time. community ‘open day’ Ride at Te Awamutu’s Mega Riders from the Patriot Motor- tomorrow, from 1pm. Centre Thursday afternoon, but cycle Club and Te Ahi Kikoha Visitors will be able to see that wasn’t important according were in Te Awamutu, hosted by clearing, fencing and riparian to White Ribbon Campaign Trust Violence Free Waipa and Waipa plantings that have been chairman Ric Odom. District Council, and went carried out this year. He was part of the team that around the local Mega Centre To view the work drive to rode into town as part of the shops asking men to take the just past 294 Pirongia Road annual awareness event and says White Ribbon Pledge. and into sandpit area. the support of communities Mr Odom says their message Wear suitable footwear to throughout New Zealand, is simple — no violence is OK, but walk across farmland. whether big or small, was what specifically men must ‘pledge’ not TC261113DT02 mattered. to be violent towards their WHITE Ribbon Riders support each other as they share their He said community strength women. messages with the public at Te Awamutu on Thursday afternoon. WE ARE NOW PUMPING 24/7 NEW Honda CRF125 Big & Small Wheel g.a.s ELECTRIC START Rosetown Holden’s after hours selfpay is up and running. We accept the following cards: Eftpos • BP Fuel • Visa Mastercard • AMEX Diners • RD1 • Farmlands Big Wheel $4782+GST CRT • Cardlink • Evia 9454781AA FF Card • Q Card Small Wheel $4347+GST ROSETOWN HOLDEN YOUR ONE STOP MOTORING SHOP 9454801AA 462 Ohaupo Rd g.a.s ROSETOWN HOLDEN Ph 871 7317 93 Churchill Street • Te Awamutu • Ph (07) 871 5143 www.thehondashop.co.nz 9454893AA 2 Te Awamutu Courier Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Salt Water Sports Fishing 9447302AA LETTERS TO THE EDITOR KAWHIA HIGH TIDES ADD FIVE MINUTES FOR RAGLAN HARBOUR TUESDAY: 4.27am & 4.58pm WEDNESDAY: 5.28am & 5.58pm We could need that ‘potable’ water THURSDAY: 6.29am & 6.57pm FRIDAY: 7.29am & 7.52pm SATURDAY: 8.24am & 8.43pm The Waipa District Council the Resource Management Act/ Alert 1 for Waipa/ Waikato/ Council responds: We SUNDAY: 9.15am & 9.33pm Construction Site for the new District Plan or required for the Hamilton Regions) when water thank Mr Woods for MONDAY: 10.03am & 10.22pm water reservoir on Frontier consolidation of the foundation is a restricted commodity, that highlighting water restrictions Road is consuming between substrate. Waipa District Council are and agree with him that water is Fishing for the perfect 6000-15,000 litres of water per Whilst the water being used frivolously wasting it on the a valuable commodity. There water tanker — this is a huge on the construction site may construction site. are significant cost efficiencies Christmas Gift? amount of water and can service well not be ‘potable’ water One would expect Waipa Dis- for ratepayers in building the many families. supply, there is every possibility trict Council to lead by example reservoir during summer Also, there are more appro- that if we enter a drought that and restrict/conserve their use months when conditions are priate times during the year to this water may well be the key to too. better for earthworks. The water be building the new water reser- saving our district — as it can be Waipa District Council, be a on site, which cannot economic- voir when water is not a scarce treated to make it ‘potable’ i.e. lot more water conscious when ally be treated and made potable, commodity. drinkable. you expect the residents to do is sourced from a nearby quarry Whether the water is being Does it not seem ironic that the same. and is being as used as sparingly used for dust suppression under in a time of restrictions (Water HAYDEN WOODS as possible. KAWHIA FISHING COMPETITION NOV 29th & 30th Tickets available (Cash only sales) Limited tickets College the best Time to conserve water It is with a touch of Membery always speaks sadness that I attended very well and is liked by Waipa residents are 6-8am and 6-8pm, with our water supply sources my daughter’s last the students. urged to be smart about hand-held hoses allowed have not returned to their senior prizegiving and The Excellence and water use early this year at any time. pre-drought position. 166 Cambridge Rd, Te Awamutu Ph: 871 6793 the end of her time at Te Graduation Dinners and following a summer Waipa District Council ‘‘We are starting on the Awamutu College. the Senior Ball are all drought and dry winter. water services manager back foot this year with We were fortunate to wonderful events. It is Waipa joined Hamil- Lorraine Kendrick said limited buffer and no have two hard working amazing to hear for the ton and Waikato District the early restrictions room for complacency. children go through the last five years at the in going to Alert Level 1 to were necessary as the ‘‘We need residents’ college and for them and senior prizegiving that pre-empt tighter restric- water supply levels hadn’t help early to avoid going their friends there have one of our students tions later in summer. really recovered since last to higher alert levels and been plenty of opportun- received New Zealand’s Water Alert Level 1 summer. to help us manage the ities academically, in top scholarship with a means residents can use ‘‘The drought followed supply of a precious and sport and music with deserving recipient of their sprinklers between by a dry winter has meant limited water resource.’’ some great teachers Holly Flay this year. To across the subjects. have these top students Outdoor Education every year go through Public help Police nab sex offender isn’t offered at all and give others some- schools and I recom- thing to strive for is very mend anyone to give it a impressive for Te Awa- Police investigating a sexual advances that the victim tried to ward Stylish New Design go. It develops great per- mutu College. assault on an elderly woman at a Te off before he eventually assaulted her. sonal and team skills Thank you to the Awamutu hotel last week say com- Her screams alerted other occupants Energy and run by some enthu- staff of the College. We munity support was crucial in in the hotel and her attacker fled. Quiet Comfort Powerful Saving siastic teachers. have enjoyed our identifying and locating the offender. ‘‘The community gave crucial help The school association and would Detective Dean Schrader of the Te to Police resulting in the arrest of a Your ONLY authorised Toshiba productions are some- highly recommend Te Awamutu CIB said Police were called 34-year-old Te Kuiti man on Friday,’’ Service Centre in the Waipa District thing great to be Awamutu College to to the hotel after the woman was he said. involved in. anyone. startled by an intruder in her room. The accused appeared in Hamilton 166 Cambridge Road REFRIGERATION The principal Mr KIM McVINNIE ‘‘The offender made sexual District Court yesterday." 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