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Te Awamutu CouPublished Tuesday & Thursdayurier THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016 Your community newspaper for over 100 years EXTRA COPIES 40c Street shut down for a wanted man A section of Alexandra Street could be heard using a loud between Fonterra and Te Awa- hailer to call for the occupant to mutu College was closed for come out as members of the about an hour on Tuesday after- Armed Offenders Squad stood noon as Police executed a search by. warrant. After a time the squad entered Police confirmed there was a the property, but the person TC061016DT02 warrant to arrest for a man Police were looking for was not ARMED Offender Squad members enter a property on Alexandra Street on Tuesday afternoon where thought to be at the property but there and all units were stood a wanted man was thought to be hiding. gave no other details. Police down. More questions on Police ask for public’s help missing woman after woman found dead The discovery of bank cards edges could be conducted. in the Turangi region belonging The Waikato Police boat and to missing woman Kim a second boat from the Waikato Richmond has resulted in more Regional Council were joined by questions than answers for the police Eagle helicopter to Police. scan the lake’s perimeter, but The search for Ms Richmond there were no sightings and moved into its third month this nothing was found. week. “We are following up on any- Last week hopes were raised thing new we receive, but we when a young girl picked up two still need the support of the bank cards on the side of the public to help us bring Kim road near Otukou, on State home for the sake of her family” Highway 46 between Rangipo says Mr Patterson. and State Highway 47. Kim Louise Richmond, 42, Police are hunting 34-year-old Detective Senior Sergeant was last seen at her home on Ross Douglas Bremner (pictured) Patterson says the cards be- July 31 and left the address in following the death of a 60-year-old longed to Ms Richmond. her utility. woman at a Cruden Ave address in “A subsequent check resulted In a move that was out of Otorohanga on Tuesday night. in a farm card belonging to Ms character, she headed in a A 64-year-old man was found Richmond being found in the southerly direction from her wounded at the same dwelling and same area,” says Mr Patterson. Wharepapa South farm. was flown to Waikato Hospital, Police deployed the Specialist Police would particularly where he is in a critical condition Search Team, however nothing like to hear from anyone who in ICU. further was found. may have sighted someone Both had sustained knife On Monday this week Wai- throwing items out of a vehicle wounds and police also confirmed TC061016SPROSS PHOTO COURTESY WAITOMO NEWS kato Police continue to search on State Highway 46 over the Mr Bremner is known to the POLICE cordon at Cruden Ave in Otorohanga. areas of interest in attempts to past few weeks. victims. locate Ms Richmond, or her Acting Waikato District Police The investigation team would investigate this matter,” says Mr vehicle, a silver 2014 Ford ■ Anyone with information about crime manager Mark Greene says like to locate a silver 2003 Holden Greene. Ranger utility (HKD553). the disappearance of Ms Richmond emergency services were alerted at Vectra (BGP561) which Mr “However, if any local person In collaboration with Mer- is asked to contact Te Awamutu approximately 8.30pm. Bremner may be driving. has any concerns, they should not cury Energy, Police arranged for Police — 872 0100. Alternatively, Police teams, including the “We want to send a message to hesitate to call police,” he says. the level of Lake Arapuni to be information can be provided armed offender squad, are looking the community that police has Police advise the public not to lowered as much as possible so anonymously to Crimestoppers on for Mr Bremner in the Otorohanga taken steps to ensure all is being approach Mr Bremner or the that a further search of the lake 0800 555 111. area. done to keep people safe while we vehicle and call 111 immediately. • Eye Examinations • Optometrist in practice • Contact lens fi tting • Prescription Sunglasses • Safety glasses Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 9-5pm Thurs 9-7pm 10% discount for 335 Alexandra St, Gold card holders Te Awamutu • 07 871 7741 www.teawamutueyecare.co.nz 2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, October 6, 2016 CourierTe Awamutu Complaint not upheld by Community Newspaper of the Year 2014 Your community newspaper for over 100 years. Circulated free to 14,055 homes through Te Awamutu Press Council on meters and surrounding districts. CIRCULATION 14,055* (7136 urban, 6919 rural) For the second time in the confronted on numerous occa- concluded that Mr Woods is into consideration. We welcome letters - preferably via email. They last two years regular letter to sions about the inaccuracies strongly of the view that the The Press Council found should be under 300 words and must have the the editor writer Hayden and about conflicting informa- installation of water meters is that the choice of letters for sender’s name, address and phone number. No Woods has taken a number of tion in the press releases and purely a revenue gathering publication in this case pseudonyms are accepted and names will only be complaints against the Te had done nothing. exercise and that they are not showed a fair and balanced withheld in special circumstances at the discretion Awamutu Courier to the New He submitted as evidence needed to address water approach by Mr Taylor. of the editor. Letters are not usually acknowledged Zealand Press Council. of bias that Mr Taylor failed to supply problems. With regards to the five and may be edited, abridged or discarded. At the beginning of last investigate his allegations, Also that he thinks that the points identified in the article MANAGER year numerous complaints refused to print any recent Council is failing to take that was the immediate sub- Alan Price were lodged and rejected by correspondence disputing ac- measures that would success- ject of Mr Wood’s complaint, the Press Council, mostly be- curacy of press releases and fully remedy the problems and the Press Council found that [email protected] cause they weren’t reported in failed to print a retraction that there has been a degree of most of the points made by Mr EDITORIAL a timely manner. after Mr Woods had given dishonesty in the way the Woods were in regards to Dean Taylor (editor) One complaint regarding evidence of inaccuracy. Council has pursued its Council’s views of the benefits [email protected] conflict of interest was The Press Council again agenda. of water meters rather than investigated, but the Press dismissed many of the To that extent the Press factual statements. Colin Thorsen (journalist) Council also dismissed the complaints, but did investi- Council says, Mr Wood’s dis- Mr Woods had taken par- [email protected] complaint because Mr Woods gate one relating to an article pute is with the Council and ticular issue with the state- ADVERTISING did not follow correct proce- about the letting of the con- not the Te Awamutu Courier. ment that it was a require- Dorinda Williams dure. tract to install water meters. The Press Council also ment of the Waikato Regional [email protected] This year Mr Woods made Mr Woods identified five made comment about the Council that water meters be numerous complaints that the specific points that he overwhelming amount of re- installed in Te Awamutu by Ange Holt Te Awamutu Courier had disputed which had been petitive correspondence that the end of 2022, however the [email protected] displayed bias and had failed stated in the article. Mr Woods sent to the Te Press Council, as part of the Bookings to maintain a neutral stance In response to the Press Awamutu Courier and adjudication process did sight [email protected] towards the Waipa District Council, Mr Taylor said that indicated that the combative a copy of the decisions report Council in its reporting of the he believed that the Te Awa- spirit in which he pursued his where it was clearly stated. CLASSIFIEDS Council’s proposal to install mutu Courier had fully concerns had been In the Press Council’s view, Rhonda Oosterman, water meters and in its treat- covered all sides of the argu- counterproductive. the reporting by the Te Awa- Tania Cortesi-Western, ment of those opposed to the ment over water meters and With regards to the mutu Courier has been fair, Alanah Harvey proposal. He also complained that it stood by the informa- complaints about the refusal balanced and generally in [email protected] that it had failed to correct tion published and would to investigate Mr Wood’s accordance with Press Coun- factual inaccuracies. therefore not make a retrac- allegations and the refusal to cil principles. DELIVERY QUERIES 0800 111 200 Mr Woods complained that tion. print letters to the editor Mr Wood’s complaint was POSTAL ADDRESS the Te Awamutu Courier had He went on to state that he disputing the content of the not upheld. 97 Sloane Street, PO Box 1, Te Awamutu 3840 published multiple manipu- had reported on all decisions Council press releases the Press Council members OFFICE HOURS lated press releases put out by made by the Council, had Press Council stated that it who considered this com- Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-4.30pm the Council and that many of published numerous letters was largely the prerogative of plaint were Sir John Hansen, PHONE 07 871 5151 | FAX 07 871 3675 the press releases contained arguing for and against and an editor and there was no Liz Brown, Chris Darlow, factual inaccuracies and had welcomed comments from obligation to publish letters to Peter Fa’afiu, Sandy Gill, manipulated data.