Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, March 8, 2018 Making the Most of E-Waste
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Te Awamutu New Location The Hire Centre Te Awamutu Your community newspaper for over 100 years Thursday, March 8, 2018 Landscape Lane, Te Awamutu C 0800 TA Hire | www.hirecentreta.co.nz Support for E-waste’s new life grandparents A free support group for TC080318BR07 grandparents raising TWO truckloads and two 6m shipping containers grandchildren meets on the were filled with Te Awamutu’s e-waste. second Monday of each month. Venues alternate between the Ma¯ori Women's Welfare League and St Andrews Presbyterian Church. The group next meets at St Andrew’s on Monday, March 12 at 9.30am. For more information contact 022 678 5700. Elder abuse There will be a presentation on abuse of elderly by Jane Kay of Waikato Age Concern next Thursday, March 15. It takes place at 7.30pm at St Johns Church and everyone is welcome. JP clinic Te Awamutu residents are reminded that the JP clinic operates from the Citizens Advice Bureau offices down the Ray White Arcade on Alexandra St. Clinic hours are Monday, Busy day of collecting Wednesday and Friday from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Remember to bring photo Te Awamutu’s e-waste identification. No appointments are required. BY BETHANY ROLSTON Achievement Trust. Outside of clinic hours, call The social enterprise in Toko- JPs listed in the Rotary phone Te Awamutu’s e-waste col- roa employs local people, many book or yellow pages. lection day at the weekend was with disabilities, to dismantle buzzing when the Te Awamutu and recover the e-waste. Museum talk Courier visited. Around 95 per cent of the Bruce Postill from the For three hours on Saturday weight of the items are saved Department of Conservation is a parking lot on Churchill St and re-used to create different giving a presentation at the welcomed a steady stream of products. electronics. Waipa District Council waste Ka¯whia Regional Museum on The event was like an e-waste minimisation officer Sally Wednesday, March 14 at drive-thru. Fraser says she was 11am. Vehicles cruised up to the overwhelmed with the positive He will speak about DOC entrance, paid a small fee and response from the community. matters and welcomes drove through to unload Despite the start time of questions and concerns. unwanted TVs, computers, 10am, there were people trying printers, fridges, dishwashers, to drop off e-waste at 8am. Grey Power toasters and kettles — anything Sally says the popularity of Waipa District Council is with a plug or a battery. the event shows a demand for presenting its 10-year plan to In two hours the masses of the service in the Waipa district. Grey Power. electronics filled two “Once we have the final num- The event is at Waipa truckloads and two 6m shipping bers and cost of the event, we Workingmen’s Club on containers. can look at how we will run this Thursday, March 15 at 1.30pm. But the items won’t go to type of event in the future.” TC080318BR06 landfill — they have been TE AWAMUTU man Tim Wilkins (left) and Waipa District councillor trucked to South Waikato ■ Continued page 2 Vern Wilson say goodbye to a CRT TV. WHAT’S THE KENT BENMORE KENT OXFORD KENT CARDRONA FLUE KIT WOOD BASKET STORY? $1599 $1599 $1599 $799 $89 YOUTELLUS! STAY TUNED FOR NEXT WEEK Special available until March 31 - see website for tiny T&C's Ask us about a full installation package including hearth and permit Fires can be purchased for $1599. Package must be with installation. 2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, March 8, 2018 Making the most of e-waste 14,045 CIRCULATION14,045* 14,045* [email protected] PHOTO: ANGE HOLT VEHICLES large and small line up along [email protected] Churchill Street to drop off e-waste. [email protected] ■ From page 1 [email protected] The Te Awamutu community came to the party to help make the event a success. Volunteers from the Te Awamutu Fire Brigade, Te Awamutu Community Board and Waipa District Council helped with heavy lifting. Serenda Espresso was onsite to fuel the [email protected] workers. The local coffee cart gave out free coffees — in ceramic mugs rather than takeaway cups — to every person who dropped off e-waste. Cambridge Community Board member John Bishop dropped off a computer and two printers.“We’re all hoarders to some extent,” [email protected] he says. “I’ve seen people come and drop off two or three generations of e-waste. It shows we need more events like this — I’d love to see it happen in Cambridge.” Waipa District Councillor Marcus Gower said people were happy to pay the fee of $5 to $10 per item of e-waste. The fee was required because the e-waste TC080318BR05 needs more processing than standard WAIPA District councillor Vern Wilson, right, and Cambridge Community recycling. Board member John Bishop enjoy a coffee from Serenda Espresso. 2016 MARCH MADNESS BY SOFA CREATIONS BRING THIS ADVERT AND RECEIVE DISCOUNT ON THE COUCHES BELOW LILY SOFA BED CHICAGO CORNER MAGNA CHAISE APPLAUSE 3+2 WAS $1399 WAS $2299 WAS $1999 WAS $1999 NOW $1299 NOW $2099 NOW $1899 NOW $1899 RETRO 3+2 GURU MODULAR SWEDEN 3+2 PARIS CORNER WAS $1699 WAS $2199 WAS $1699 WAS $1799 NOW $1499 NOW $1999 NOW $1499 NOW $1499 Thursday, March 8, 2018 Te Awamutu Courier 3 07 883 1195 38B Main Road Role model for girls Tirau 782 Pokuru Road Te Awamutu First female principal may also be youngest $605,000 BY BETHANY ROLSTON David McGuire 027 472 2572 Sharon Griffiths is the first female principal Looking for an affordable lifestyle block near town? of Te Awamutu Primary Look no further! School, and at 36, she’s likely the youngest. 2.8791ha (7 acres) located 10km from Te Awamutu She was appointed 5mainpaddocks+2smaller;plentyofshedspace last month, taking over from Craig Pentecost 3 bedroom home re-clad with linear + new bathroom who resigned after 18 Plenty of fruit trees and large lawn - perfect for kids! months for family Just 10km to Te Awamutu College and Intermediate, reasons. and under 1km to Pokuru Primary School Sharon’s appoint- ment adds to the grow- ing number of female principals in New Zea- www.ruralandlifestylesales.com land, according to the Ministry of Education. Last year marked the first year there was a larger proportion of female principals in the ATTENTION country than male. That year 52 per cent of principals were female, up from 41 per cent in LANDLORDS 2004. TC080318BR02 It’s a natural transi- TE AWAMUTU Primary School’s new principal Sharon Griffiths. tion for Sharon — she was deputy principal at looks to the future with given a group hug from Hunter. Ownapropertyyouwanttorentout? the school for three excitement. some of the students and Being the principal at years before becoming “It’s an enormous given lots of kind cards. the school your child Having problems with your rental? principal. weight on your shoul- “The children seem attends has its pros and During this time she ders — the education of over the moon — I’m so cons, she says. enjoyed getting to know 450 students and the lucky.” “I am lucky enough to staff and students and wellbeing and safety of Before moving to Te see Connor receive spending time in the the staff.” Awamutu three years certificates and partici- classroom. But Sharon knows ago Sharon taught at pate in school events “I’m not going to be a she has the support of schools in Auckland and like character dress up principal that hides parents and students. in Cambridge, England. days. I also have my away in my office,” she “I’ve had really kind Outside her job finger on the pulse about says. comments from women Sharon loves being with what he is learning “I’ll be out there in in the community family and spending about and his progress.” the playground with the delighted to have a time outdoors. Sharon’s also looking children.” female principal, and She and her husband forward to being The first-time princi- saying I’ll be a good role Mike have two sons — “dunked” — a tradition pal admits her role model for the young six-year-old Connor, for principals — at next comes with huge girls.” who attends the school, Friday’s school twilight responsibilities, but She says she was and three-year-old gala. Light It Orange for Shine Contact the Property This week Violence Free Waipa Many incidents go unreported to support the cause and stand up Management Specialists is standing up against domestic due to the victims being scared, against domestic violence by don- violence by participating in this isolated or having nowhere to go. ating to the fundraising page at Yvonne or Ashley year’s Light it Orange for Shine Shine staff can change all of www.fb.com/violencefreewaipa and raising funds to support this and help victims get safe page under ‘Light It Orange’. victims of domestic and stay safe. Light It Orange Friday will see 027 857 7385 or 07 871 7189 abuse. businesses around town, Did you know that including Westpac, every four-and-a-half Kainga Aroha and First minutes Police are National in Te Awamutu, called out to a domestic stepping out in their or- violence incident, with ange garb to raise aware- many involving children Shine makes such a posi- ness and have a little fun along the and babies? tive difference in our communi- way — so check out what they are Domestic violence occurs in all ties and we want to help them help up to.