Te Awamutu Courier, Tuesday, June 7, 2005 Sports’ Mates Pack in Behind Mr Eight
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ISSN 1170-1099 TIRED OF PAYING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR ACCOUNTING? Call Sarah at MOBILE ACCOUNTING SERVICES (1994) LTD Phone 871 8080 or email me on Published Tuesday and Thursday [email protected] TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2005 297TC036-02 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 35c. BRIEFLY Mountain multi Stepped up to challenge A challenging multi sports By Cathy Asplin the previous best time of 13 minutes. event on June 11 will help raise Over 90 fi refi ghters from around the funds for Maungatautari Eco- If you’re ever trapped several stories up in a building on fi re, pray for Glenn North Island took part in the vertical logical Island Trust. climb to raise funds for the New Zealand The Boatshed Cafe and Kay- Anderson to be in the rescue party. The Te Awamutu fi refi ghter - in full Leukemia and Blood Foundation. aks is staging with $10 from A team of six from the Te Awamutu every entry fee going towards fi refi ghting kit including breathing ap- paratus - climbed a staggering 47 fl ights Volunteer Fire Brigade successfully com- the trust’s great project. pleted the donned section after training First stage is a 32km road of stairs in around 11 minutes as part of the ‘Vertical Challenge: Climb for a for two months on stairs at Fonterra Te cycle from Cambridge around Awamutu and Te Rapa. All were ranked the back of Maungatautari to Cure’ event in Auckland. His time of 11:19 for the combined in the top 10 times (see results below) the fi rst transition at Out in the and well inside the 32 minute limit. Styx Cafe at Pukeatua. 100m run along the street, folllowed by a climb up the 1029 steps of the Sky As well as putting in a massive physi- Second stage is a 12km cal effort to complete the challenge, the mountain run starting on Tower was the fastest in the ‘donned’ section (carrying, but not using, breath- team also raised the second largest Tari Road, heading onto the amount of money for the foundation mountain and around the newly ing apparatus). With 22kgs of gear on it’s not surpris- and picked up an award for their tally. erected pest proof fence and Over $1400 was contributed from Te over to the other side. ing it was a hot, uncomfortable experi- ence. Awamutu - making up just over 10% of From there a 15km road cycle the total $10,000 raised. takes entrants to Horahora “It was pretty damn hot, but it was Domain (Piarere) for a 10km actually more fun than training and TE AWAMUTU RESULTS fl atwater kayak trip to the fi n- we had a good support crew cheering Climb for a Cure Donned Section ish at The Boatshed Cafe and us on.” times/placings: Glenn Anderson 11:19 Kayaks at Karapiro. Firefi ghter Anderson picked up a gold (1), Corey Neilson 13:51 (4), Ian Camp- For more information medal for winning the donned section bell 14:00 (5) , Mathew Bannister 17:26 check out the website and second place overall behind Steven (8) , Karl Tutty 17:27 (9), Grant Mitchell www.theboatshed.net.nz or Callagher of Orewa (10:50). Both slashed 18:16 (10). phone 07 827 8286. Helping families Many families in this region Removed from roll are getting a ‘hand-up’ from the The equivalent of all the people en- ised enrolment update packs have been Working For Families initia- rolled to vote in Kawhia has been wiped returned to us undelivered. tive, says MP for Tainui, Nanaia off the Taranaki-King Country electoral “By law their details must be removed Mahuta roll – and their vote won’t count unless from the electoral roll.” “In the Waikato alone, 39% of they re-enrol. Across the country 45,542 people have the Maori population are aged “Just over 370 names have been been removed from the electoral rolls under 15yrs. It’s those kids and removed from the local electoral rolls – that’s the equivalent of all eligible vot- their parents who will have the in the wake of the 2005 Enrolment ers living in a place like New Plymouth most to gain,” she says. Update campaign,” says Sandra Wood, or Whangarei. Nationally 196,230 families Registrar of Elector for Taranaki-King “The vote of just one of these people with an estimated 385,000 chil- Country Electorate. could be the difference between a win or dren received family income “These people had been on the elec- a loss for a candidate or political party. assistance from either Inland FIREFIGHTER Glenn Anderson ‘ducks’ into the Sky Tower toral roll, but because they haven’t kept Your vote will only count if you’re on the Revenue or the Ministry of So- to tackle 1029 steps in the Vertical Challenge. 158051AD their details up to date their personal- electoral roll.” cial Development last month. Since the beginning of April most families receiving Family Support are eligible for another $25 a week for their fi rst child, Well merited honour and $15 a week for each other child - average assistance paid is $113 per week. Lions licked for harness stalwart Fans of the All Blacks and By Grant Johnston parer of standardbred yearlings ers Association. the British and Irish Lions and promotes sales, both within He has produced for sale the win- will be able to show their true Te Awamutu harness breeder and offi ce holder Sandy Yarndley New Zealand and in Australia. ners of 23 Group One races, includ- colours when sending letters He was instrumental in setting ing three New Zealand Cups and home and abroad, with the was named as a Member of the up the Australasian Classic Stand- an Interdominion Grand Final, as launch of a new New Zealand New Zealand Order of Merit in the Post stamps series. Queen’s Birthday Honours. ardbred Yearling sale. well as 23 Group Two races. To commemorate the much- The name Yarndley farms has Mr Yarndley has served as presi- Mr Yarndley told the Courier he anticipated DHL New Zealand been synonymous with excellence dent of Te Awamutu Harness Rac- was pleased for the industry, more Lions Series 2005, NZ Post has in standardbred breeding for many ing Club, a member of the Yearling than himself and glad that the produced a stamp issue featur- years. Sales Promotions Committee, honour represented recognition for ing two of the most powerful Mr Yarndley has made a signifi - president of the New Zealand Sires harness racing in general. symbols in world rugby today cant contribution to the harness Stakes Board, president of New “If it were not for my wife Jan - the jerseys of the mighty All racing scene in this country over Zealand Standardbred Breeders and the boys, I would not have had Blacks and the fearsome Lions. the past 20 years. Association and president of the the time to contribute to the indus- He is New Zealand’s leading pre- North Island Standardbred Breed- try,” Mr Yarndley says. SANDY YARNDLEY Super Liquor Phone 871 4009 TE AWAMUTU John’s Offer concludes close OPEN 7 DAYS WE DELIVER of trade 13/06/05 while John’s Super Deal is Cash and Carry Only – Payment of John’s Super Deal must be stocks last PICK OF THE WEEK by cash, Eftpos or cheque, otherwise charge price applies. TRADE NOT SUPPLIED. ON PRICE... WE DELIVER SSppeeiigghhttss Gordons CCoorruubbaa ON SERVICE... 2255’’ss Gin CCaannss 44 ppkk 1 Litre 440mls WE 2 for DELIVER! $$ 9999 $ 00 $$ 9999 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu (next to Russ Water Services) Phone: (07) 870 5158 9 342TC043/04 158TC008/05 2299 54 9 YOUR LETTERS SPENCE MARINE SERVICE 190 Bruce Berquist Drive (off Bond Road), Ph 871 7711 KAWHIA HIGH TIDES Add eight minutes for Raglan Harbour Fonterra was there fi rst Tue: 10.08am & 10.33pm I am writing in response While I agree that the them, because it shows that ghost town. Look at what Wed: 10.48am & 11.10pm to the letter on May 24 ti- trucks are large, noisy and they are concerned about the happened to Huntly when tled ‘Dairy Factory in wrong frightening, I have to say welfare of the plant, their some of the mines closed Thur: 11.27am & 11.46pm place’, and I have to disagree that the drivers of those staff and neighbours. down. Fri: - & 12.06pm with some of the comments trucks take great care while And are you sure that all I think that there are some Sat: 12.23am & 12.45pm made. driving through town and the alarms you hear are fi re things that you should have Since reading the letter round the College. alarms? considered before moving so Sun: 1.02am & 1.26pm I have called and talked to But the factory was there Just think what would close to the plant, but think Mon: 1.45am & 2.10pm Fonterra and found out the before any of us. So maybe happen to Te Awamutu if of this, be grateful that 158TC005/05 dairy factory has been in we, as pedestrians and the Fonterra was to close down Fonterra has got fi re alarms its current location since students, need to take more and/or move, the unemploy- that go off day and night, be- 1886 and that the College care while crossing the road. ment would go up and peo- cause if that place was to go has been there since 1939 And as for the fi re call- ple would move to fi nd more up, those alarms just might It’s Bruce’s and the Wananga Campus outs, if I were you I would work and that would leave save you and your family.