Rural sales specialist Howard Ashmore 027 438 8556 | rwteawamutu.co.nz Thursday, August 12, 2021 Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed REAA2008 BRIEFLY New venue for Vax centre can do eco-waste collection The Urban Miners eco-waste collection will now run from the by-pass parking area in front of the Te Awamutu Sports club rooms on Albert Park Dr. 250 jabs per day They will continue to be held on the first Sunday of every month from 9am to 11am, recommencing September 5. Variety of topics for Continuing Ed. guest speaker Noldy Rust will be speaking about ‘variety of work’ at the Continuing Education meeting on Wednesday, August 18 from 10am. Of Swiss descent, Noldy has been a dairy farmer most of his life. He is involved in several dairy industry organisations including Vetora Waikato and the Smaller Herds Association. Recently he worked as an area manager for a maize Waipa¯iwi relations adviser Shane Te Ruki leads Waipa¯mayor Jim Mylchreest and guests into Te Awamutu’s newly opened Covid-19 community vaccination seed company and is now centre. Photo / Dean Taylor working as a Rural Real Estate agent as part of the he former Bunnings store in Welcome area So far, more than 140,000 local Ray White team. Te Awamutu has been trans- of the newly vaccinations have been administered He also enjoys being part of formed into the Waikato’s opened Covid- across the Waikato to date. It will take other local organisations, latest Covid-19 community 19 community until the end of the year to ensure including the local theatre Tvaccination centre. vaccination everyone eligible has been given an (TALOS) and the Te The centre opened yesterday after centre in the opportunity to receive a vaccination. Awamutu Bible Chapel. a whakamaanawatanga dedicating it former Maree said the Waikato vacci- Meeting is at Waipa¯ to the kaupapa of the vaccination Bunnings nation programme also included mo- Workingmen’s Club. programme, lead by Waipa¯iwi Warehouse. bile clinics in smaller or more remote Details in classified ad. relations officer Shane Te Ruki. Photo / Dean Taylor settlements to make sure everyone Guests were invited into the centre had the opportunity to be vaccinated, for the dedication of the site, followed wherever they lived. Waikato rugby by speeches and kai before the centre Many of these clinics had been run double header was opened to the public. by the Waikato’s Ma¯ori health Waikato Covid-19 vaccine pro- providers. this weekend gramme lead Maree Munro said the “The vaccination programme is a There’s a rugby double site would be able to vaccinate up to major undertaking and it’s only going header on at FMG Stadium, 250 people a day. protect themselves, play their part in DHB has worked with health to be possible because our commun- Hamilton this Sunday. It will initially be open three days protecting their family, friends and providers around the region to de- ity health providers are working Waikato Women take on a week while the DHB continues to wider community and help to sup- velop a comprehensive network of alongside us,” Maree said. Wellington Pride from build its vaccination workforce, then port official decisions around open- vaccination sites, Maree said. 12.05pm followed by the move to six days a week, Monday to ing up the country further.” “We want to make it as easy as Bookings are open for: men’s game, Waikato v Saturday. Vaccinations at the Te Awamutu possible for people to be vaccinated ■ People in Group 4 aged 55 and Wellington at 2.05pm. Bookings for people in Group 4 centre will be by appointment only somewhere handy to them. So that over; Head to mooloo.flicket.co.nz aged 55 plus have now opened. and people who are eligible do not might be a pharmacy, their local GP ■ Group 3, which includes people for more information and “We’re still vaccinating people in have to wait for an invitation to book. practice or at one of our community aged 65 and over, those with under- tickets - adults from $20, Groups 1, 2 and 3, and we’re keen to Bookings can be made online at vaccination centres.” lying health conditions, people with children from $8. encourage anyone eligible to get in www.BookMyVaccine.nz or by Community vaccination centres disabilities, and pregnant women; Head over and support our and get their vaccinations now,” said phoning the national call centre on like the one in Te Awamutu are ■ Groups 1 and 2, including older men and women. Maree. 0800 28 29 26. designed to efficiently vaccinate Ma¯ori and Pacific people and their “By getting vaccinated, people will Vaccination is free and Waikato large numbers of people. wha¯nau. Need a plumber? Harold thanks Wilks Penny Motorcycles At Pratts, one call does ita ll! for supporting our Life Education Trust We offer a full spectrum of fundraiser with giving plumbing, gasfitting and this AMAZING SUZUKI drainlaying services. 0800 PRATTS A division of Pratts AVAILABLE FROM: 100 Roche Street, Te Awamutu 0800 772 887 | [email protected] | www.pratts.co.nz Your local heating specialist Other Showroom Locations: 6 Main North Road, Otorohanga | 10 Albert Street, Cambridge 2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, August 12, 2021 OPINION Circulated free to over 14,000 homes in Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Supporting referendum CIRCULATION 14,180* PHONE: 07 871 5151 POSTAL ADDRESS: on proposed changes 97 Sloane Street, PO Box 1, Jim Mylchreest that will have a fundamental impacting on our local These new water entities will Te Awamutu 3840 Waipa¯mayor impact on our day-to-day lives. communities nor the factual be run by a professional OFFICE HOURS: The ability to hold our basis for the reforms. 10-member board selected by Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm ocal government is elected representatives It would, for example, an independent selection panel Closed Public Holidays now in the grips of directly accountable for the appear to have been logical to of four members who will be central government’s decisions they make will be review the purposes, function appointed by a representative DELIVERY QUERIES: 0800 111 200 L major reform package significantly reduced, if the and financing of local group of 10–12 members, 50 EDITORIAL from the reforms of the health reforms go ahead in the government before per cent representing the Dean Taylor (Editor) system to the Three Waters, manner proposed, and our undertaking the Three Waters councils and 50 per cent resource management, the democratic rights will be reforms and changes to the representing iwi interests. Ext: 67705 0274 819951 purposes of local government correspondingly diminished. Resource Management Act. The structure of these [email protected] and housing to name a few. The principles behind the These latter two reforms are entities is causing concern to Caitlan Johnston Ext: 67710 These reforms are being structure of the reforms are currently fundamental to how local government as there is an [email protected] driven with what appears to be similar to the reforms of the we plan and deliver services obvious lack of accountability Jesse Wood Ext: 67713 undue haste brought on by the 1980s where the belief that our communities use on a daily to our communities and a very [email protected] worst aspect of our three-yearly efficiency and effectiveness in basis. real loss of significant SPORT electoral system, which is the the delivery of services could At the present time central community assets. Again in inability to take sufficient time be gained through government has given local Waipa¯’s case our Three Waters [email protected] to carefully consider the centralisation of service government until the end of assets have a value of $486 ADVERTISING impacts before introducing the delivery. In effect, bigger is September to comment on the million with $108m worth of Leon Green 027 2393864 changes within one election better. proposed Three Waters debt so effectively a net value cycle. Whilst it is possible to reforms prior to Cabinet making of $378m. Central government [email protected] Local government cannot demonstrate that many of our a decision on the final format has offered Waipa¯$21mto [email protected] complain too much about many services can be more efficiently and importantly whether or not recognise the transfer of their CLASSIFIEDS of the proposed reforms as we delivered by larger more the community will be given the community assets on the basis Tania King Ext: 67708 have been asking for them for centralised agencies, from the right to have a say. that they will continue to be held a number of years, and delivery agency perspective, An important aspect of the in public ownership. [email protected] decades in some instances. this does not take account of reforms, as has been The council is continuing to We welcome letters - preferably via email. Particularly with regard to how the costs and inconvenience on mentioned in earlier articles, is request more detail on the They should be under 300 words and local government is financed the customers receiving those the proposition that all Three reform package and lobby on must have the sender’s name, address and the inappropriate reliance services. As a result many of Waters assets that are behalf of our community and in and phone number. No pseudonyms on property taxes for many of our communities, and in currently owned by the particular the importance of are accepted and names will only be our services. particular rural and provincial community will be transferred providing sufficient time and withheld in special circumstances at the The main issue that is New Zealand, cannot now to one of four new entities the rights for the community to discretion of the editor.