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Copies ($14.95) are available from the Te Awamutu Courier office. Best ‘Blues’ Silver Fern Laura Langman and World U23 rowing champion Hayden Cohen won major awards at the 2012 Wallace Corporation University of Waikato Blues Awards on Friday night. TC161012CT02 Langman, who plays for SATURDAY’S storm brought down a large limb in Jack Russell Reserve, which narrowly missed the playground. Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic, was named Sportswoman of High winds on Saturday caused damaged as a result of the high Ngaroto Road. nine poles were damaged on the Year, while Cohen was havoc around Waipa, mainly due to winds. Mr Ward said some roads were Ngaroto Road and staff were work- named Sportsman of the Year. trees falling or being damaged. Cambridge was worst affected, closed for a period of time while ing from Saturday morning until Langman has finished a As this edition went to press with trees down on Maungatautari contractors removed the trees and Sunday afternoon to restore power Postgraduate Diploma in Waipa District Council’s parks and Road, Taylor Street, Lake Road, the clean-up would continue over to all affected customers in the accounting and Cohen is reserves staff were still cleaning up King Street, French Pass Road, the next few days. district. studying a Bachelor of fallen trees after strong winds Arapuni Road, Flume Road and Waipa Networks are still The exact effects of the storm Management Studies. buffeted the district. Hall Street in Cambridge. counting the costs after dealing were not available at the time of Team leader Max Ward said the Hazelmere Crescent in Te Awa- with a number of outages over the going to press as many Waipa Cycling mad? after hours call centre received a mutu was hit and trees caused weekend. Networks staff caught up on leave The Dairy Women’s number of reports of trees down or damage to power poles and lines on CEO Ray Milner thought about following the weekend’s events. Network meeting on October 23 in Te Awamutu has the topic ‘Cycling Mad - Understanding Bovine Reproduction’ July storms costly for Waipa Guest speaker Matt Wells, Veterinary Technical Advisor at MSD Animal Health will outline Waipa District Council has sider whether the council should and the intensity and duration of already been undertaken some the anatomy of the reproductive been left with a repair bill of over fund the works from existing the events, particularly in areas badly affected areas in Cambridge system and how it all works, $1.5 million following two major budgets by deferring other works, where the ground was already will require more extensive resto- manipulation of a cow’s storms in July that caused sig- or loan fund the repairs where saturated, caused a number of ration,’’ she said. reproductive cycle and lead a nificant damage to the roading they were capital in nature and significant slips and culvert Furthermore, a stormwater hands-on session dissecting a and stormwater networks. use existing budgets for operating collapses,’’ she said. pipe in the Kihikihi closed landfill cow’s reproductive tract. Last week, council’s service costs. Water services manager needed to be replaced to ensure the The meeting gets underway delivery committee heard that Road corridor manager Dawn Lorraine Kendrick said the affect council met consent compliance. at 10.30am at Vet Focus. repairs to the roading network as Inglis said while the New Zealand of the storms had been The committee upheld the staff For more information a result of the storms would be in Transport Agency had indicated it compounded by an elevated water recommendation for the repair contact Sue Forsythe (ph 871 the order of $516,000 while per- would support a claim for 49 table and ground saturation. works to be funded from existing 1552 or email: sue.forsythe manent stormwater repairs would percent of the repair costs, the ‘‘This in turn caused localised budgets and for certain planned cost over $1.2 million. council would still need to find flooding and the failure of some of capital works to be deferred to @dwn.co.nz). 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You are I also agree with you, Paul, the obligations of their posi- young to stay by being SUNDAY: 2.51am & 3.19pm yet another smart and sens- in that I always look to the tion. In hard times the harder proactive towards their MONDAY: 3.55am & 4.26pm ible Te Awamutu resident contributor’s name before decisions need to be made and future then our future in old who knows that even when reading further. not everyone is going to age will be bleak. times are tough, we as a I have no intention of appreciate the outcome. I speak with parental community still need to go taking in another word of Everyone works more pride when I see our own Weigh & Measure forward in order to accommo- vitriol and negativity which happily and effectively in a children return to our com- date the future with foresight runs us all down. positive environment and we munity and in spite of fiscal and fecundity. I find it disturbing that all personally appreciate and difficulties, bright red tape, YOUR CATCH Allowing for the fact that these types of people can need a little kudos every now long hours, and ongoing for some it is more difficult to preach for hours but never and then and to congratulate pitfalls setting up businesses make ends meet, it comes offer solutions. the positive steps forward. and services which enrich us down to multiple choices and Maybe it is because those Along with you, Paul, we and our community. using good sense to make the elected are listening to us and are an ageing population and JO ROXBURGH Support performers Annual report released Waipa District expected rating base and I had the pleasure of watching Editor’s note: At the Te Awamutu Council’s Annual Report higher than budgeted participants in the Performing Arts Courier we try and give fair and for 2011/12 shows the coun- levels of interest revenue. Competitions again this year. unbiased credit to everyone, and cil ended the year with a ‘‘We are pleased to have These dedicated young people I think we try especially hard to general funds cash surplus only a relatively minimal spend hours each week practicing acknowledge the successes of our of $104,000, close to its goal cash surplus as our main their arts. younger generation. of reaching a break-even aim is to only rate our Unlike our local sports teams, In regards to the Performing Arts position. ratepayers for the amount many of these children get just this Competitions we publish the This surplus forms part we need to run our busi- one chance each year to compete results provided and do not of a $7.7 million operating ness,’’ he said. against their peers. abridge them. These consist of surplus which includes a Waipa District Council So it saddened me to see such a the major prize winners and number of non-cash items had also performed well in tiny article and an abridged results performances of merit by local such as pipes and roads its non-financial reporting list published in the Courier.