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ISSN 1170-1099 120TC049/04 Published Tuesday and Thursday THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Offroad reminder Sinking feeling for the Otorohanga’s Excelsior Nis- san still has places available for its ‘Off Road Drive’ days next Tuesday and Wednesday. They have Pete Ritchie, New Zealand’s leading provider of 4WD training through his Waiharakeke Bridge company Natural Instincts, to teach drivers to hone their off- Plans for today’s re-opening of road skills, as well as test the the freshly re-surfaced Waihar- capabilities of Nissan’s range akeke Bridge, on Harbour Road of 4WD vehicles - Navara STX, near Kawhia, received a major Patrol, Pathfi nder and X-Trail. set-back on Monday when one of The event is being held the piers sank. on Hangatiki East Road, The bridge has been closed for Otorohanga between 8.30am the past two weeks while work to and 4.30pm at no cost to reg- replace the timber decking was istered participants. Excelsior underway. Nissan is also putting on BBQ The bridge is on the boundary of food and refreshments. Anyone Waitomo and Otorohanga Districts wishing to book a session is and was a joint project between the welcome to contact Merv or two Councils. Grant at Excelsior Nissan (07) The work had been proceeding 873 8066. as planned, and re-opening of the bridge was scheduled for today. Cash for school On Monday afternoon one of the Shoppers are reminded they existing concrete piers supporting can enter the Fresh Choice the bridge dramatically and unex- draw to get some quick cash pectedly sank by just over a metre for their favourite school. into the segment of the Kawhia Simply write your details and harbour, creating a major technical the school name on the back of problem. your supermarket docket and In a joint statement, Councils put into the box provided. said with the failure having only The school drawn out each just occurred, and with signifi cant week receives $100. technical investigation required before appropriate remedial work Game for a spot ? to the bridge can be fully defi ned, it is diffi cult to reliably estimate how Kiwis have a chance to put SINKING SETBACK: Engineers and contractors survey the damage to Waiharakeke Bridge caused by long the bridge will be closed, and the sudden sinking of one of the piers during the resurfacing project. Robyn Hodges photo. New Zealand on the Monopoly the cost of the required works. ‘map’. It is, however, hoped that it may Hasbro launched a world- It is likely that a signifi cantly People affected by the closure of the two Councils recognise that be possible to make the bridge wide vote yesterday to fi nd 22 longer period will be required be- the bridge will be provided with the resultant prolonged closure or passable for light vehicles within a great places around the world fore the bridge can be returned to updated details of the likely restrictions of Waiharakeke Bridge to be included in the fi rst-ever week, though this will be depend- a fully serviceable condition, duration of closure as this will cause signifi cant inconven- Monopoly Here & Now: World ant on satisfactory results being capable of carrying becomes available. ience to residents and travellers, Edition. obtained from the technical inves- heavy vehi- While the failure was and apologise for the nuisance it New Zealand could actu- tigations. cles. considered unforeseeable, will create. ally have two spaces on the board if Kiwis get voting in large numbers - Queenstown has been listed as one of 68 fi nalists and there is also a wild card spot up for grabs. Visit www.monopoly.co.nz for further details and voting until February 29. Voters also have a chance to win a trip to visit one of the other nominated places. Early deadlines As Monday is Anniver- sary Day, deadlines have been brought forward for Tuesday’s edition of the Te Awamutu Courier. Deadline for classifi ed adver- tisements is 12 noon tomor- row. Limited spaces for display advertising are still available. PROGRESS on the Waiharakeke Bridge captured by Te Anga resident Edward Duffi ll. (Left) Work was on track for re-opening today at the early stages. (Right) Workers dismantling their work after Monday’s incident. The high tide has all but submerged the sunken pier. OPEN 7 DAYS Have you heard we are 2x Phone 871 4009 Cnr Sloane & Vaile Sts closing down? Gordons Gin TE AWAMUTU 1 Litre Offer valid until 28/01/08 while stocks last No Way. 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Tel: 07 872 0017 AFTER HOURS: Les Murrel - Branch Manager 0275 656 565 Malcolm Lind - Vehicle Sales 021 156 2184, Craig Dove - Vehicle Sales 021 034 2775 024TC008-08 PAGE 2 Te Awamutu Courier, Thursday, January 24, 2008 at ‘underutilised’ Lake Ngaroto From page 2. Tauranga anglers Jacqui Mullen, Brian Mullen and Julius Maskell agree. They often come over the Kaimais to fi sh at Lake Ngaroto and usually stay for the weekend. Mrs Mullen says the relaxed, rural environment is a bonus. “We actually only found the lake by accident - we were travelling along the main road and spotted it, so investigated how to get here. Since then we’ve been many times. “We prefer fresh water fi shing and Lake Ngaroto is a lovely spot to visit.” Her husband says the restoration of the lake is nice, it’s a great place to relax and the fi shing is always good. “It’s great fun - we mostly catch rudd, catfi sh, koi carp and eels. We throw everything back except the koi carp - around a month ago I got a 17lb’er.” Stanley Harris (78) and his wife Mavis from Hamilton come to Ngaroto to meditate, read and relax - sometimes spending up to seven hours be- side the lake. “It’s just the best place - we enjoy the peaceful- ness and the beauty of the lake.” Originally from South Africa, Mr Harris says the lake plays an important part in their much healthier, happier lifestyle in New Zealand.