Waipa Post Tuesday, January 23, 2018
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New Location The Hire Centre Te Awamutu Landscape Lane, Te Awamutu Established 1911 Tuesday, January 23, 2018 0800 TA Hire | www.hirecentreta.co.nz Opting out Nicholson travesty If you no longer wish to receive the 2018 Yellow Pages book you can opt out online. Badminton win after breaking neck warranted Halberg consideration You can currently only opt out of residential delivery. Visit www.ypgbooks.co.nz BY ANDREW ALDERSON Sportsman of the Change of Surely it is an oversight that equestrian rider Andrew Nichol- Year nominations speaking date son has not been nominated for a Aaron Gate (cycling), There has been a change Halberg Award. Aiken Hakes (croquet), The 2008 Te Awamutu Walk of Beauden Barrett of date for the Seed Waikato Fame inductee delivered one of event at the Hamilton (rugby), Brendon 2017’s most uplifting sports Hartley (motorsport), Gardens. stories on May 7. Bradie Claydon is now Chris Wood (football), He triumphed as the Badmin- Ethan Mitchell (cycling), sharing her story on ton horse trials’ oldest winner, at Wednesday, February 28 at George Bennett 55 years, nine months and six (cycling), Jason Wynyard the event for people aged days. And his 17-year-old mount 18-30. (wood-chopping), Joel Nereo, the chestnut gelding Henare (shearing We profiled Bradie last Nicholson has trained for 13 sports), John Kirkpatrick week about her journey years, became the oldest horse to (shearing sports), Kane towards a debt-free life. win the four-star event. Williamson (cricket), Event details to come at The pair’s achievement is as Michael Venus (tennis), www.seedwaikato.nz close as you can get to a fairytale Peter Michael (ice speed without reaching for a volume of skating), Robbie WWI project Hans Christian Andersen. Manson (rowing), Sam Nicholson took the record as Gaze (cycling), Tom funding Badminton’s eldest champion Walsh (athletics). Waipa District Council is from Sir Mark Todd, who was 55 funding projects that mark the years, one month and 24 days old centenary of WWI. when he completed his fourth victory, on NZB Land Vision, in You can apply to receive 2011. funds if your project occurs Todd’s effort saw him selected between February 2018 and as a Halberg Award Sportsman December 2019. of the Year finalist; Nicholson Applications close last featured in that category in February 16, 2018. 2012 and 2013. Visit tinyurl.com/y7jsscx9 The passion accompanying Nicholson’s 37th — but first Beautifying victorious — Badminton com- pletion was understandable. No cabinets one has finished more, and he If you spot a rebuilt his body, mind and career NEREO and Andrew telecommunications box in to do so. Nicholson became the Cambridge that has been “The feeling is unbelievable,” oldest horse and rider tagged or needs a makeover, Nicholson said at the time. “I’ve to win Badminton. you can apply to have it been waiting so long for it. When GETTY IMAGES beautified. I was young, it seemed quite easy Keep New Zealand to win Badminton; just be brave, ing symptoms. In short, his Beautiful and Chorus will and away you go. I found out it’s recovery was miraculous. provide funding to paint the very difficult.” The patrons at Badminton Nicholson’s words hold knew that as they rose to bestow cabinet. weight. His previous journey, in a standing ovation when he and Find an artist keen to paint 2015, to the Duke of Beaufort’s Nereo’s owner Libby Sellar the cabinet, develop a sketch estate in Gloucestershire saw received the winner’s trophy. of your planned paint job and him and Nereo enter the Victory at four-star events are note down the cabinet showjumping as overnight considered the equivalent or bet- number and size. leaders. Three dropped rails rel- Park later that year on August 9. goes awry. Nicholson was saved ter of an Olympic gold medal in Applications close Friday, egated them to sixth. Similar accidents to the cervical because the shattered ver- the equestrian community. February 2. Visit Nicholson staked everything spine paralyse 98 per cent of tebrae’s explosion released the Nicholson has nine such www.knzb.org.nz/chorus on his horsemanship after suffer- sufferers and destroy the lives of pressure on his spinal cord. crowns: Burghley (five times), ing a broken neck at the Festival others when the delicate but He got up, walked around and Kentucky, Pau, Luhmuhlen and of British Eventing at Gatcombe mandatory surgical procedure didn’t exhibit the usual devastat- now Badminton. LESS WATER, MORE POWER. Get down to Wilks Penny Motorcycles now and get a sweet deal on a TF125 for WATER just $2,795+GST or a DR200SE for only $4,995+GST and save hundreds! BLASTERS NEW FROM $199!* *$ Not offered in conjunction with any other promotion.promotion Prices exclude GST.GST Offer availablea 20 January – 30 April 2018 or while stocks last. 199 refers to model PW125. Offer valid for a limited at participating Husqvarna Servicing Dealers. Images for illustrational purposes only. LAWNMOWER and CHAINSAW CENTRE 333 Sloane Street Te Awamutu Ph 07 871 8838 2 Waipa Post Tuesday, January 23, 2018 ■ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Rose gardens in worst state in 20 years KAWHIA HIGH TIDES Is the lack of maintenance The whole town is lacking Pioneer Walk was fenced off million of ratepayers’ money Add fi ve minutes for Raglan Harbour in the Te Awamutu Rose Gar- upkeep, gutters full of weeds a and there is no sign any rem- on their 10-year plan, but they Tue 2.36am 3.04pm dens a prelude to the council foot high by the Arawata St edy is happening there. don’t maintain what we wanting them removed bridge, weeds on the island The simple solution is to already have. Wed 3.21am 3.54pm altogether? pavers, just to mention two. move the eastern entrance 10 They’re not truthful about Thu 4.23am 4.48pm They are in the worst state I Don’t give us the excuse it is metres along and bypass the what is happening and mislead Fri 5.37am 5.56pm have ever seen in 20 years. because of the holidays as it subsidence altogether, but the people when inquiries are Sat 6.45am 7.14pm No deadheading or pruning hasn’t had any effect in the that’s too easy for council to made about projects. has been done for so long that past. understand. FLORENCE STEVENSON Sun 7.51am 8.23pm large rosehips have formed. Also it is now a year since Council wants to spend $200 Te Awamutu Mon 8.58am 9.24pm Information exchange Ratepayers forced to pay INTRODUCTORY OFFER needed between towns Congratulations Cam- tively speaking, you are look- bridge ratepayers, you are ing at around the $20 million about to be the proud new mark for the total cost (poten- I feel that a newspaper public transport system must owners of a new pool complex tially including consultant and encompassing the whole of the be one reason. whether you want it or not. fundraiser fees), plus on-going Waipa district is long overdue. The fact that our two towns Ironic, when not so long ago ratepayer contributions of Many Cambridge residents are represented by MPs of two more than 5000 Cambridge approximately $1 million feel that they have lost their different political parties and residents protested to having annually to keep the facility autonomy with administra- with vastly differing majori- the facility, but were ignored operational. tion and electric power and, ties each of which have by Council in their wisdom — All I can say is I hope you IN STORE DEMONSTRATION most recently, police moving columns only in their ‘own’ no change there. enjoy it, use it and practically WITH REPRESENTATIVES to Te Awamutu and it town’s papers, Waipa district I hope you realise that live at this facility to get your surprises me, having attended must surely benefit from an whilst your new facility will money’s worth out of it as you WEDNESDAY 31ST JANUARY, many senior council meetings, interchange of information have all the ‘bells and whistles’ will be paying for it for years to 2018 10.30am to 12.30pm how little we know about our and opinion between our two so to speak, Council has not come, just as Te Awamutu respective towns. pleasant towns. been up front with you over residents are with their Events For example, I don’t know The very best of luck. I look the total cost that Cambridge Centre — so much for Coun- where half the places are in forward to issue two. ratepayers will be exposed too. cil’s promises. issue number one. BRIAN DUNSTAN $16.5 million is only the HAYDEN WOODS The lack of a connecting Cambridge build cost, so in fact, conserva- Te Awamutu No decision on proposed prison expansion The new Government has not made a prisoners at a cost of $1 billion. build would generate over $500 million in decision about whether or not the proposed A facility of that size would employ value added to the Waikato region — mostly prison expansion at Waikeria will go ahead. around 930 staff made up of custodial and concentrated in Waipa and Otorohanga. A Department of Corrections support staff. 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