Next to Te Awamutu The Hire Centre Te Awamutu Landscape Lane, Te Awamutu Thursday, August 5, 2021 0800 TA Hire | www.hirecentreta.co.nz BRIEFLY Country Music Club Waipa¯smokefree date incorrect The date for Te Awamutu Country Music Club’s next club day is Sunday, August 15 Public areas across the district become smoke and vape free from September 1 — not August 4 as accidentally printed in last week’s ‘What’s aipa¯ District Council On’. yesterday adopted a Venue is the Methodist policy that will have Church Hall from 1pm-4.30pm. public areas across the Vaping will be banned in Wdistrict become smoke and vape free. public areas. Photo / Bevan Conley The policy, which comes into ef- Rotary Book Fair fect from September 1, includes Te Awamutu Rotary Book Fair council-owned and managed parks will take place from August and reserves, bus stops and outdoor 24-28. The club is after any public areas, including for outdoor books, CDs, DVDs, LPs and dining, within the central business jigsaw puzzles. districts of Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Drop off points are Mitre 10 Kihikihi, O¯ haupo¯and Pirongia. Mega, Te Awamutu during After Tuesday’s deliberations the store hours or at 38 Churchill policy has also been updated to in- St (previously Coresteel from clude road corridors immediately 9am-llam on Monday, next to education providers in the Wednesday and Friday. definition of public places. Friday, August 20 is the final The council heard from two day for drop offs. submitters, including Cambridge High School deputy principal John McDonnell, who said he was pleased Museum Closures to see vaping included in the policy. Te Awamutu Museum will be “Over the last five years vaping had closed from 10am-1.30pm on become an epidemic at schools, lead- Tuesday, August 17 and from ing to non-engagement, non- land becoming smokefree by 2025. 10am-4pm on Friday, August attendance, nicotine addiction and “By de-normalising smoking 20. health and wellbeing issues for behaviour in our community we’re students,” said McDonnell. signalling the support of this goal.” To illustrate the scale of the issue The policy will focus on education Genealogy For McDonnell presented the council rather than issuing fines to offenders. Beginners with a bag full of vaping devices Jim said compliance would be Join Shelley North, Family confiscated from students aged 16 encouraged by promoting smokefree History Librarian at Hamilton and under that he said was worth behaviours, as well as working with City Libraries, for an over $4000. the community, schools and Waikato introduction on how to get The council received 41 District Health Board on educational started with researching your submissions on the policy, with 85 per initiatives. family history at Te Awamutu cent in support. Before adopting its policy, Waipa¯ Library on Tuesday, August 10 Waipa¯mayor Jim Mylchreest said was one of only three North Island from 12pm-1pm. the purpose of the policy is to support Waipa¯District's public places, including outdoor dining venues, will be local authorities not to have a policy Shelley will also cover the the Government’s goal of New Zea- smokefree and vapefree from next month. Photo / Christine McKay in place. resources that are held in Hamilton City Libraries that may be of use to researchers. Te Awamutu College keeps on top of vaping issue Dean Taylor Cambridge High School, presented by one caught breaking the rules, but is both junior and senior assemblies Hamilton Brick deputy principal John McDonnell. happy to also report it is not a major and outlined the measures vaping Show at Gardens High schools around New Zealand are Council was moved to extend the problem for the school. companies are going to entice young Bring your family and friends reporting more and more students road corridors around schools to be “Smoking is definitely on the de- people to take it up. to enjoy lots of new displays, are being enticed to take up vaping included in the definition of public cline amongst our students,” says He also explained the positive models and creations built — causing huge concern from places. Tony. message about vaping to quit smok- with Lego. teachers, parents and caregivers. Te Awamutu College principal “Young people know the health ing that was being advertised was From Adventurers to Star Some principals have described Tony Membery welcomes the de- risks and are getting plenty of positive aimed at adults addicted to nicotine, Wars, Dragons to Space – teenage vaping as an epidemic and cision and says it will assist the school messages from their role models and not a message that vaping was there’s lots to see. are struggling to contain the habit in in its fight against smoking and about not taking up the habit. in any way healthy. This Saturday and Sunday, their schools. vaping. “We have to be careful those who He says Te Awamutu College will 8am – 5pm at the Hamilton The new policy banning smoking He says the school is certainly may have smoked don’t take up continue to be vigilant and discour- Gardens Pavilion. and vaping in public places in Waipa¯ vigilant about teenage smoking and vaping instead.” age students from any activities that was influenced by a submission from vaping, with consequences for any- Tony has addressed students at are unsafe or unhealthy. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A WalkoverSPRAYER 100* T OVER $1 100 LITRE DRUM OF ECOLAB HIBITANE2VALUED A PLUS 2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, August 5, 2021 ■ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Loco decision recollection. It was put in for the and make Te Awamutu my “one- As for nearby stations being 30c Whilst growing up in Te Awamutu, same reasons. I think that it ran stop shop” again. cheaper — KLD St Andrews was Circulated free to over 14,000 homes in one of the real pleasures was along State Highway 3. Paul Matthews closest at $2.099 and NPD, New Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. seeing the old steam locomotive in Lloyd Anderson World and Waitomo, all at Te Rapa, Memorial Park. It was not Editor replies: We have raised the were $2.119. Top Hamilton price CIRCULATION 14,180* advertised and coming upon it issue of fuel prices many times was $2.309 at g.a.s. — also at Te unexpectedly was a very real and More fuel you over the years and the answer is Rapa. PHONE: 07 871 5151 pleasant surprise for everybody. I would like to apologise to retailers nearly always the same — the O¯ torohanga’s Caltex was $2.177 POSTAL ADDRESS: For goodness sake, just put it in Te Awamutu. wholesale companies basically and Mobil $2.179, Te Ku¯iti’s Gull 97 Sloane Street, PO Box 1, back! While there is up to a 30c control the retail prices for fuel. $2.247 and its other stations ranged Te Awamutu 3840 Paul Woodd difference in the fuel price in It would seem not all retailers from $2.259 to $2.329. Cambridge neighbouring towns/city, and I live pay the same wholesale price for ranged from $2.219 to $2.329. OFFICE HOURS: halfway between, I will do my fuel, and we heard of a case where Auckland’s cheapest fuel was Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm Water main shopping in those places on the a local retailer was penalised with Gull Marua Rd at $2.217 and dearest Closed Public Holidays I notice in last week’s edition that days I need a tankfull. The a higher wholesale price for trying Mobil Quay St at $2.469. Cheapest DELIVERY QUERIES: 0800 111 200 council is to install a water main difference pays for a generous to reduce the price at the pump — in Tauranga — Waitomo Mount from Te Awamutu to Kihikihi to lunch at a bakery or a cold ale for effectively cutting any profit. Maunganui at $2.159 and dearest EDITORIAL back up their supply to allow for after work. Using the app Gaspy on Challenge and BP Otumoetai — Dean Taylor (Editor) droughts and/or growth. Why is our fuel so expensive? Tuesday, it showed Te Awamutu $2.339. All very well, but why spend this Auckland is cheaper, even with 91 prices ranged from $2.267 at None of the price comparisons Ext: 67705 0274 819951 money when there is already a their fuel tax. So retailers, if you Pak’nSave to $2.309 at the major took into account any of the [email protected] main (4 inch/100 mm) which was want all my discretionary retailers. Nearby Waitomo Pirongia myriad discount options that are Caitlan Johnston Ext: 67710 installed about 30 years ago to my spending lean on our fuel outlets was $2.219. available. [email protected] Jesse Wood Ext: 67713 [email protected] SPORT [email protected] Te Awamutu, Kihikihi and Pirongia ADVERTISING Leon Green 027 2393864 [email protected] water bills delayed by tech issue [email protected] CLASSIFIEDS Tania King Ext: 67708 Council confirms residents and businesses will still have a month to pay [email protected] We welcome letters - preferably via email. esidents in Te Awamutu, “Unfortunately the water rates “The delay only applies to debit or in person at a council They should be under 300 words and Pirongia and Kihikihi bills will be delayed by a fortnight households and businesses in Te office at 101 Bank St, Te Awamutu, must have the sender’s name, address will be receive their and residents can expect to see Awamutu, Pirongia and Kihikihi or 23 Wilson St, Cambridge.