ISSN 1170-1099 Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2005 034TC060/05 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 35c. BRIEFLY More citizens Warrior chief and sportsmen Britain and South Africa con- tinue to be the major suppliers of immigrants to New Zealand if Waipa District Council’s citi- zenship ceremony last Tuesday inducted to Walk of Fame is any indication. Warrior chief Rewi Maniapoto, World Of the 21 new citizens in- Champion ploughman Alan Wallace and ducted, there were eight South champion cyclist and world champion coach Africans and seven Britons. Brendon Cameron are the latest inductees to There were also three from the Te Awamutu Walk of Fame. China and one each from Fiji, The announcement of the inductees cul- Papua New Guinea and India. minated the successful Pride of Te Awamutu Te Awamutu’s newest New Awards held at the Te Awamutu Golf Club of Zealand citizens are Alan Thursday night. Charlton (British), Siyagni Devi The annual event is a Te Awamutu Alive Sargent (Fijian) and Jacques event, in conjunction with Waipa District Johannes Scholtz (South Council, and aims to celebrate the successes African). and achievements of Te Awamutu people. The other 18 all reside in Induction to the Walk of Fame is the highest Cambridge. honour. Mr Wallace is regarded as one of New On their bikes Zealand’s top ploughmen. He won the 1968, BikeNZ has named fi ve mem- 1971, 1976 and 1980 New Zealand Ploughing bers of Te Awamutu Sports Championship, the Silver Plough. Cycling Club in the 2006 Com- He went on to compete at the World Plough- monwealth Games ‘long list’. ing Championships which he did with distinc- They are road cyclists Sa- tion, placing 15th in 1969, second in 1971, rah Ulmer, Melissa Holt and fi fth in 1976 and his crowning achievement, Michelle Hyland, and track World Champion in Ireland in 1981. cyclists Tim Gudsell and Peter Mr Wallace’s ploughing and management Latham. skills have been well utilised by New Zealand, Professional road cyclist as he was coach of the National team at fi ve Julian Dean, who had a brief World Championships from 1988 to 2004. stint with Te Awamutu club in Mr Cameron has forged an outstanding the late 1990s, has also been cycling record, winning numerous New Zea- selected. land junior and senior titles, representing New Zealand at two Commonwealth and two Olympic Games, and is now an elite coach of Cool job World and Olympic Champion Sarah Ulmer. Another Te Awamutu resident He is one of the fi rst successful cyclists from could join curler Lorne de Pape the new Te Awamutu Velodrome building in at next year’s Winter Olympics 1983, the youngster who came down to the in Italy. Velodrome and timed cyclists with his watch, WALK OF FAME INDUCTEES: Cyclist and coach Brendon Cameron (right), The search is on for fi ve then return later on his non-competitive bike Kiwis to participate in the Win- World Champion ploughman Alan Wallace (centre) and Maree Panapa and try and beat these times when nobody receiving the honour on behalf of the whanau of Rewi Maniapoto. 151051AD ter Olympic Torch Relay, being was there. held in December and January Manga, later called Rewi Maniapoto, was all the qualities expected of one raised to lead. The monument honouring Rewi was un- as part of the buildup. born in Waikato early in the nineteenth cen- He became known by Maori and Pakeha for veiled at Kihikihi in April 1894. Nominations are invited for tury, the direct descendant and namesake of his oratory, political debate and leadership, Two months later Rewi died at Kihikihi. A people who unite their commu- his founding tribal ancestor, Maniapoto. knowledge of traditional customs and prac- great tangi was held, and on June 29 he was nities through sport, education Rewi was educated according to his rank tices, and military skills. His moko was that buried at the foot of his memorial. or culture. and Ngati Maniapoto custom and exemplifi ed of a rangatira. Pride of Te Awamutu Awards page 7. The fi ve New Zealanders cho- sen will receive an all expenses paid trip, along with memories to treasure. More people in need of LifeLine service To place a nomination go to A major increase in calls to Life- Other major subjects of calls for 838 0719. LifeLine is the only free, LifeLine Waikato’s public profi le www.samsung.co.nz/olympics Line Waikato during the past two help include physical, emotional confi dential, non-specifi c and non- in centres outside Hamilton, years has seen the organisation or sexual abuse, mental health, judgemental phone counselling because she believes there is a Early deadlines seeking additional counsellors to addiction, suicide or family stress. service operating 24 hours a day, continuing and growing need for There will be two Couriers help it cope. Mrs Kemp told the Courier every day in the area. the service. as usual next week, but due to The 30% increase in calls since there are half a dozen counsellors “Even though we have nearly “We believe more people would Queen’s Birthday on Monday 2002 means the 24-hour tel- from Te Awamutu area and the 50 counsellors, there’s always a use the service if they were aware deadlines for the Tuesday issue ephone counselling service needs LifeLine service receives around need for more, and we will shortly of what it offered. We know it al- are earlier than normal. additional staff to bolster the 50 300 calls a year from Te Awamutu be running another training pro- ready supports many hundreds Deadline for classifi ed adver- volunteer counsellors already residents. gramme for new counsellors in of people each year, and we want tisements is noon on Friday. working with the service, says Many of the calls are received on Hamilton. We run an initial three- to extend that service to others.” Deadline for display advertis- director Heather Kemp. LifeLine’s toll-free 0800 543 354 month training programme, cov- Those interested in knowing ing bookings is noon on Thurs- “We are averaging over 400 calls (0800 LIFELINE) phone number ering 54 hours, and then provide more about the service or its day and copy deadline 4pm the a month, the majority of them con- from throughout the Waikato-Bay ongoing training and supervision training can contact LifeLine same day. cerned with grief, stress, relation- of Plenty region, with others on for all counsellors,” she says. 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Wednesday, May 25: Thur: 6.13am & 6.50pm Factory in Te Awamutu: then expect the existing company or There are obviously legitimate operation to then change their ways, Woman arrested for EBA. Fri: 7.07am & 7.44pm concerns expressed in the letter. or even shift as is suggested in the Thursday, May 26: Sat: 8.56am & 8.32pm However, we must remember letter. I think we have to remember Two youths reported for theft of a farmbike. Friday, May 27: Sun: 8.42am & 9.15pm that in all cities and towns there who was there in the fi rst place. are established companies or other Do we not have to do our own Woman arrested for shoplifting from The Mon: 9.26am & 9.56pm Warehouse. 151TC022/05 operations within the city or town home work before we buy or move boundaries. After they are estab- into a new area? By the way - I have Intentional damage to window of van parked lished developement means that no affi liation with Fonterra. on Park Road reported. people move into these areas, often I am just someone who has seen Attempted theft of a bus from Go Bus into new or existing properties. this attitude on a number of occa- reported. It’s Bruce’s Some of these people may have sions over the years. Unlawful entry to Waipa Networks yard also been in the area a long time. reported. Nothing stolen. BRIAN GORDON Man apprehended for driving while forbidden. BIRTHDAY Car impounded. Saturday, May 28: Thefts from cars: CD player from Alexandra Join us in June for 12 months and Happy with own values Street.