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CARING FOR YOUR SAFETY Autorobot Straightening Body Alignment Systems 24 Hour Salvage Ph (07) 871-5069 Bond Road, Te Awamutu, P.O. Box 437 7532176AA Fax (07) 871-4069 A/H (07) 871-7336 email: [email protected] Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Fieldays: farming, fashion, food, fun Rolling dice to aid kickboxers The four members of Phantom Kickboxing off to the World Championships for Juniors/Cadets in Serbia will receive a funding boost from a novel event on July 2. The Dice Throw Horse Racing Fundraiser Event is being staged at Te Awamutu Sports Clubrooms from 6.30pm. There will be kickboxing fight demonstrations, bar facilities, supper and a host of prizes. Tickets ($7.50 pre sales or $10 at the door) are available from Phantom Kickboxing, Stirling Sports Te Awamutu and Pirongia Service Station. On wavelength Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce’s Business after Five function tomorrow night TC220610CA01 TC220610CA02 focusses on Wavelength Media. TUI TARA: This stunning Under 21 section and People’s NATIONAL Bank Te Awamutu senior rural manager Brett Robinson (left) and Rural Wavelength Media is a small Choice winner was designed by Tessa Paaymaru. It is Banking consultant Jo Gibson share some of more than 8,500 scones handed out company with an interesting made from seeds, beans and Tui bottle tops to resemble during the four-day event with Ngaroma farmer Leith Chick and Rural Banking history that includes television the New Zealand tuatara and the Australian frilled lizard. managing director Charlie Graham (right). production, internet Te Awamutu people are always this iconic national event. 117,000, 4.6% less than this year’s stands; reporting significant trade entrepreneurship and heavily involved in Fieldays and In all 122,349 visitors went event. on previous years. astronomy. this year was no exception. through the gates at Mystery Creek Organisers are keen to see the In addition to increased sales, Attendees will learn how Many were manning stands or from June 16-19. results of the post Fieldays exhib- several critical business deals were Wavelength established one of taking part in events, while visitors The final day on Saturday saw itor survey, which will reveal forged, contributing to a prosper- the biggest media training were able to experience the diverse 28,139 occupy the exhibition area, actual sales generated at the event. ous year at Fieldays. websites in the world and how range of displays, competitions and 11% up on the prior year. Overall exhibitors were thrilled The next National Fieldays will they make a living by giving promotions over the four days of The 2009 event was attended by with the calibre of visitors to their be held June 15-18, 2011. away stuff for free. They will also learn about Wavelength’s local plans for Te Awamutu Online (www.teawamutu.co.nz) and TA TV. The function takes place at 417 Racecourse Road from 5.30pm. Register by phoning 871 8125. Votes please! Sarah Robertson of Te Awamutu is currently leading the AMP Scholarship Peoples Choice Award, which is worth $10,000. Sarah has 2358 votes in the competition, which finishes on July 31. ‘‘I am completing my third and final year of a Bachelor of Media Arts degree in Commercial Music. Next year I hope to do the one year secondary teaching diploma, to qualify me as a teacher majoring in music.’’ To vote for Sarah go to www.doyourthing.co.nz/ TC220610DT01 TC220610CA03 RURAL bachelor contestant Trent Nicholson of Te POWER CHILL director Robin McGregor demonstrates the new GEA IQ cluster with 2010-00473/sarah-robertson. Awamutu being tested on his culinary skills with team- auto start vacuum system to Debbie Simpson (Whakatane) and Toni Kendall mates from the Rural Good Keen Girls contest. (Putaruru) at Fieldays. STOCKISTS OF G Hand Tools G Power Tools G Bolts G Bearings G Trailer Parts Stewart&Cavalier G V-Belt and Transmission Chain Engineers Supplies G Air Tools and Accessories PHONE 871 7062 G Hydraulic hose repairs 7532233AA The Honda Shop 462 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu 1317 Alexandra St, Te Awamutu (Opposite Dairy Factory) Phone 871 7317, Fax 871 7302 7324753AA 2 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010 Salt Water Sports Fishing YOUR LETTERS KAWHIA HIGH TIDES ADD FIVE MINUTES FOR RAGLAN HARBOUR TUESDAY: 6.10am & 6.48pm Let’s look out for each other WEDNESDAY: 7.01am & 7.48pm THURSDAY: 8.07am & 8.41pm FRIDAY: 8.59am & 9.27pm Yesterday I was driving there children, let alone in such me when I was young “Treat need of help. Just put yourself SATURDAY: 9.46am & 10.09pm behind a truck that was sway- a devastating way. others the way you would like in someone else’s shoes and SUNDAY: 10.29am & 10.48pm ing all over the road, crossing I constantly worry about my to be treated’. think, What if it was your MONDAY: 11.09am & 11.26pm over halfway onto the other boys and I have a 22-month-old This would solve a lot of mother, father, child, grand- side of the road. son and could not even imagine heartache. child or friend on the road I felt I had to do the right losing him the may the Thomas So if you see something that coming toward a dangerous thing and call the police. family have lost Renzo. you know in your gut may driver or in need of help? Get ready for the They came and I thank them What I would like to say to cause harm or heartache to If everyone did this it could for this but I don’t know what anyone and everyone is this. others do the right thing and save a life! WHITEBAIT SEASON! the outcome was. As a community we need to help, don’t think to yourself Wouldn’t you want someone That night I read the article make more of an effort to look ‘she’ll be right’ because events to do this for you , it could be about little Renzo Thomas and out for others and think about have proven that they may not the life of your loved one they by the time I had finished I was what the consequences of our be! save. in a total state of emotions and actions may be and how they Whether it is calling *555 Make sure you tell the ones tears. will impact on the lives of when you see someone driving you love every day that you love No parents should ever have others around us. dangerously, a lost/wondering them. to go though saying goodbye to As my mother always said to dog on the road or someone in C. COLLINS Check all your nets Tree mutilation due to development are good to go by August 15 As the owner of the large erty and the law apparently was erected so very close to our However, in my opinion it YOUR LOCAL HOME AIR CONDITIONING liquid amber tree on Carlton states that there is nothing we boundary and directly beneath behoves developers to take into SPECIALISTS IN DUCTED SYSTEMS Street, I am writing in response could have done to prevent this such an enormous tree. account the style and aesthetics to the letter from J.G. Barakat on from happening. I have no prob- Unfortunately the tree was of the rest of the street, which Thursday. lem whatsoever with the sens- always going to come off second seems not to have been the case I would like it to be known ible pruning of trees that might best in an encounter of this sort. here. that the “mutilation” of our tree overhang neighbouring proper- I don’t have anything against I have no doubt that all of this AIR CONDITIONING UNITS was not our doing and was ties, but the sheer volume of property development per se and has been done to the letter of the 20db (A)...as quiet as a whisper undertaken by the owner/ foliage that was removed took us it would be fair to say the tract of law but depending on how one developer of the adjoining prop- very much by surprise and in land in question had been let go looks at it, it is either a fine line erty. In fact, we did not want as our opinion has ruined the shape over the years and was over- or perhaps a chasm between Outstanding energy savings & pure indoor air much as a single branch of this magnificent tree. grown and unkempt and it was what is allowable under the law removed. I am not conversant with the only a matter of time before such and simple consideration for Unfortunately, the tree intricacies of property law but a desirable property was devel- others. overhangs the neighbour’s prop- was very perplexed that a house oped in some way. MICHAEL WILLIAMS COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL Look on the bright side Drink drivers pay dearly SERVICE & REPAIRS Like most Te Awamutians I’ve been waiting a I have just read with concern the • No court cases or lawyers’ fees. Call now for a while, for an ode from Ed Clarke that gives us a smile. article in last Tuesday’s Courier con- • Mandatory 15 days jail — pay your FREE Quote In his poetic endeavours all he seems capable of cerning drink drivers. own accommodation during your stay REFRIGERATION doing, is grizzling, wheedling, moaning and booing. I have just returned from a tour of and all your own food.