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Te Awamutu COMPUTERS, NOTEBOOKS, SERVICE, SUPPORT, SOFTWARE, ACCESSORIES CourierPublished Tuesday & Thursday THURSDAY,THURSDAY DECEMBER JANUARY 6, 19, 2012 2012 407 Sloane Street, Te Awamutu P 07 871 3837 | F 07 871 3807 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR OVER 100 YEARS E [email protected] | www.computeraid.co.nz CIRCULATED FREE TO 12,109 HOMES THROUGHOUT TE AWAMUTU AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. EXTRA COPIES 40c. BRIEFLY Chiefs coach ‘Bucket list’ buddies backs project Chiefs Coach Dave Rennie BY CATHY ASPLIN is helping Police in a new initiative as part of ‘Operation While most people are lazing Safe as Houses’. by the beach over summer, Rennie and former Chiefs’ Gaeleen Scholes-Daysh is off to player Sonny Bill Williams complete a ‘bucket list’ with a difference. were victims of burglary last Together with her friend, year and in a bid to reduce Patrina Lawes from Cambridge, crime Rennie has agreed to the pair are heading off on a trip have the Investec Super to the South Island to raise Rugby trophy and the contents funds for the Cancer Society. of his home invisibly marked With pink buckets in hand, with synthetic DNA. their journey will start on Janu- The marking means items ary 23 and they plan to get to in Rennie’s house will be Stewart Island on just $100. traceable in 24 countries ‘‘We want as much money as around the world. possible to go toward breast For more information or to cancer support and research. purchase kits for your home ‘‘We have seen some of our see: www.selectadna.co.nz colleagues and members of our families battling against breast Dairy award cancer, so we felt it was a Women working in the dairy worthy cause.’’ industry are being urged to get The $100 will go on bus travel, their nominations in for the while the rest of the trip is being funded through various fund- 2013 Dairy Woman of the Year raising schemes, donations and award, which closes on help from small businesses and December 16. friends along the way. Sponsored by Fonterra, the The women have already prestigious award includes the been well supported with their chance to attend the year-long fundraising efforts, staging Women in Leadership course barbecues and social run by Global Women, worth gatherings. $25,000. Several items donated by Further information and local businesses are also being nomination forms can be raffled off prior to Christmas. downloaded at the Dairy On their South Island fund- Women’s Network website: raising trip they will be selling www.dwn.co.nz pink ribbon merchandise, handing out information about Parade day breast cancer and joining events Make sure you come and along the way. join the festive fun in town on Mrs Scholes-Daysh has also Saturday. set a personal fundraising tar- get. The Gisler Architects’ ‘‘I’m planning to drop some Christmas Float Parade kicks weight along the way — so I’m off at 1pm along Alexandra being sponsored $1 for every Street, with the main street kilo I can lose.’’ closed from early in the morning until 3pm. ■ If you would like to donate goods The only cars allowed or money to their cause or sponsor inside the closure prior to the Mrs Scholes-Daysh contact her for parade will be hot rods and more details (ph 870 4993). classic cars (from mid-morning until about 12.30pm). Santa will be in his Grotto at TC061212CT07 Gisler Architects from 10am PINK LADIES: Gaeleen Scholes- until 12.30pm. Daysh (left) and Patrina Lawes After the parade the fun will head along Alexandra Street to continue in Selwyn Park with collect donations. 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Phone 07 870 2411. www.powerfarming.co.nz 2 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012 LETTERS Te Awamutu Courier Questions over chlorine, cancer connection CONTACTS I read your article about the I myself have been conscious I am not saying there is a to run Te Awamutu Events young 25-year-old girl Terrileigh of this for sometime as the last connection, but it would be good Centre, and Waipa District MANAGER who is battling cancer this year. time I went for a swim at the if this chemical could be Council were invited to com- Alan Price As Terrileigh says she has Livingstone Aquatic Centre I was researched in Terrileigh’s case as ment on the contents of this e: [email protected] been very conscious of the sun overwhelmed with the smell of she would be in that environ- letter. H2O Management and no melanoma can be found chlorine on that day and ment day after day, and all day. declined the invitation. EDITOR on her body , I can’t help wonder- struggled to breathe. We also have chlorine in our Waipa District Council ing about the chlorine that is I have a breathing problem town supply and I do not know if explained they had a statutory Dean Taylor added to our water, and in her normally but on that occasion it that is a health hazard. obligation to use chlorine in e: [email protected] case to the swimming pools at the was pretty bad. I had to get JANET RUAH the water in order to meet the Aquatic Centre where she was dressed and leave and I haven’t Editor’s note: H2O Manage- New Zealand Drinking Stand- REPORTERS working. been back since. ment, which has the contract ards. Cathy Asplin e: [email protected] Bus shelter is a worthwhile project Why spend Colin Thorsen e: [email protected] I enjoyed Hazel Barnes’ report last week on community board it may get traction. behalf of the community board, they work A lot has been achieved in the last year but more money ADVERTISING hard for the residents and also bring many there are still many needy different issues to good ideas to council. be addressed. Dorinda Courtney The bus shelters for school children is a Next year there are close to 70 hearings on on upgrade? e: [email protected] worthwhile project , opposite our house is a the Waipa District Plan, over 30 council pick up point and kids dropped off early can meetings, many workshops plus the all the I attended a Waipa Council meet- Julie Jackson wait up to half an hour in the rain for a bus, social commitments, so as you can see ing on November 27. Half way e: [email protected] often without a rain coat. councillors put in a lot of time and effort on through the meeting the public were Just imagine what sort of winter’s day that Waipa’s behalf. asked to leave, by the Mayor as the Bookings would be cold, wet with a real chance of health To everyone have a safe enjoyable Christ- issues were commercially sensitive. [email protected] problems. mas and lets make next year the ‘The Year of I do understand when contracts I raised this at a council meeting a year ago Waipa’. are being discussed this is neces- CLASSIFIEDS but couldn’t get the support needed. VERN WILSON sary, but part of the discussion was Let’s hope this time with the backing of the Waipa District Councillor more upgrades to Alexandra Street. Tania Cortesi-Western, Rhonda Bird It may be in their plan and they Anna-Marie Holmes may have budgeted for it, but I fail to [email protected] see why council needs to spend more Where is the robust council debate? money on a road which was done up LETTERS TO THE EDITOR about three years ago. We are in a I have been attending Waipa Council $16,000 + I pay a year is being spent on? recession after all. We welcome letters - preferably via email. meetings since the beginning of September Now I can understand there are times If I was a councillor, I would They should be under 300 words and must and am surprised at how little discussion when these meetings are commercially sensi- oppose the work and put that have the sender’s name, address and phone occurs. tive, i.e. I could be tendering for the same job funding towards debt reduction. I’m number. No pseudonyms are accepted Where is the robust discussion one would as a rival business. I could use this informa- sure the ratepayers would appreci- and names will only be withheld in special expect when the future of our district is on the tion to my advantage, understandable, fair ate it. circumstances at the discretion of the editor. table? I was so concerned I asked a number of enough. Then there is the $1.035 million Letters are not usually acknowledged and the councillors. But most of council debate, discussion in Kihikihi facelift. may be edited, abridged or discarded. The reply, most of the discussion occurs at secrecy! I think not. There are many buildings in the 9012973AA ‘Closed Workshops’. Excuse me, are these the This is a democratic country, council main street of Kihikihi that badly PHONE: 07 871 5151 FAX: 07 871 3675 workshops from which the public is debate should be in the public arena at open need a paint job.