Te Awamutu Courier Switched to a New Phone System on Tuesday Which Means Staff Have New Five- Digit Extensions
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Te Awamutu FAST RURAL BROADBAND Find out more from the team at Published Tuesday & Thursday THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2017 Couurier TE AWAMUTU Your community newspaper for over 100 years EXTRA COPIES 40c 1/119 Alexandra Street | 07-8706031 10624626AA New phones RaceRace on on for for NZ NZ titles titles Te Awamutu Courier switched to a new phone system on Tuesday which means staff have new five- digit extensions. If you are used to ringing a contact directly, simnply add 67 to the extension you already know. The new system allows for a couple of options, but we have done away with our fax line so please use another method to contact our office. Children’s free cafe A pop up play cafe for the school holidays will open next week at Reach Church on 654 Alexandra St. There will be $1 home- baked treats for sale, free hot drinks and the option to bring your own food. Reach Church opened a similar pop up cafe during Christmas and it was huge success, organisers say. The cafe will be open from 10am to 1pm each weekday of the school holidays, excluding public holidays. It is most suited for children under seven. Paper Plus hosts fun run Paper Plus is hosting a fun run on Saturday, April 22 at the Te Awamutu Golf Course. The 3 km kids run is $7 A_TC260112CT02 and adults can run or walk 6 FLASHBACK: Club km or 9 km for $20. Entry patron Elizabeth forms are in store at 55 Captein (flanked by Arawata St. two of the driving forces behind the fundraising for the new Te Awamutu BMX track, Martyn Ebbett and Malcolm McOnie) makes a guest appearance during the official track opening ceremony at Castleton Park in January, 2012. STORY P2 Do you have a sore or irritated eye? We have the expertise and equipment to help, phone for a short appointment Complete 4 consecutive annual Milking Machine Tests from Qubik and get 50% OFF your 5th annual test! 335 Alexandra St,Te Awamutu Terms and Conditions apply. Test must be booked before 30 April and carried out before 31 May 2017. 50% is off RRP, customer must complete consecutive annual tests. T: 8717741 F: 8718555 E: [email protected] 2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, April 13, 2017 CourierTe Awamutu Riders gather for nationals Community Newspaper of the Year 2014 Your community newspaper for By COLIN THORSEN over 100 years. We always knew Circulated free to 14,055 homes through Te Awamutu Two years of planning will come to fruition when Te Awa- the facility was up to and surrounding districts. ‘ mutu hosts the BMX New international CIRCULATION 14,055* (7136 urban, 6919 rural) Zealand APL First Windows National Championship at standard, it was just We welcome letters - preferably via email. They Easter Weekend. a matter of fine should be under 300 words and must have the More than 1000 riders aged tuning the track. sender’s name, address and phone number. No five years and under to 45-plus pseudonyms are accepted and names will only be and elite, including numerous ’ withheld in special circumstances at the discretion world ranked exponents, will of the editor. Letters are not usually acknowledged compete over three days at the tee Barry Petch says a lot of and may be edited, abridged or discarded. Te Awamutu Honda Shop infrastructure is to take place BMX track in Castleton Park. over the next couple of days to MANAGER “There is plenty at stake to turn Castleton Park into a Alan Price keep the tension high,” says BMX village. [email protected] club spokesman Malcolm “Rain, hail or shine, the EDITORIAL McOnie. nationals will go ahead. Dean Taylor (editor) “The bulk of the riders will TC130417CT01 “The logistics organising [email protected] not only be competing for NZ MIGHTY 11 team triallist Emma Hughes on her way to winning an event of this magnitude has titles but world championship meant months and months of Colin Thorsen (journalist) a motto during the Pre-Nationals meet at Castleton Park last qualification. Competition will planning. We even invested in [email protected] weekend. be fierce for qualifying spots silage wrap to cover the track Bethany Rolston (journalist) with the worlds being held in (15s) and Jarrod Browning Petch, last year’s national [after just covering it with 40 [email protected] US this year.” (17-24) all striving to defend junior women’s champion, has tonne of lime] in order to ADVERTISING The top 16 from all age their NZ1 titles. easily made the transition up protect it from the tailend of Dorinda Williams challenger classes at Keep an eye out for Cooper to elite ranks after forging a cyclone Debbie.” [email protected] nationals, excluding elite, will Merito, Jack Lupton, Molly remarkable record in age It paid off — the track is in Ange Holt be eligible for worlds. Inia and Brooke Penny too, as group/junior ranks, being mint condition and came in for [email protected] The meeting will start on they look to retain or improve national champion 10 consecu- lavish praise from the 400 Bookings Friday with the 13 and over 20 on their national rankings. A tive years. riders who turned out for the [email protected] inch title day being held in big contingent of other local Standing between her and pre-national hit out last week- conjunction with the Mighty riders have trained the house an 11th title on the trot is none end. CLASSIFIEDS 11 trial to select the New down in their quest to make other than the world-class “We always knew the Tania Cortesi-Western, Alanah Harvey, Tania King Zealand boys/girls teams to finals, the youngest being Walker. They met twice facility was up to international [email protected] Australia in late June. Ryan Phillips and the Penny recently in Australia with hon- standard, it was just a matter Te Awamutu has three girls twins, Sophie and Luca, all ours shared 1-1. Walker, 29, of fine tuning the track,” says trialling, Emma Hughes, aged five. The oldest is Jonty won the UCI round across the Petch. DELIVERY QUERIES 0800 111 200 Laikyn Chauval and Amy Taylor who will contest the Tasman, while the much “A big thank you to all POSTAL ADDRESS Davidson — all in with a 30-plus cruiser class on Friday. younger and less experienced those who helped out 97 Sloane Street, PO Box 1, Te Awamutu 3840 chance of gaining selection to The eagerly awaited match Petch, 18, won silver in the sponsoring the age group OFFICE HOURS carry on their club’s Mighty 11 up on home turf between two Oceania Championship. classes, and anyone else who Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-4.30pm legacy over many years. times Olympian Sarah Walker Te Awamutu has three elite has helped behind the scenes PHONE 07 871 5151 | FAX 07 871 3675 The Mighty 11 entrants will and Rosetown’s Rebecca Petch men competing, Cole McOnie, make the nationals happen each contest four mottos in will take place on Saturday Codi Merito and Caleb Martin. this coming weekend.” order to qualify for the final. when it’s time for the 12 and The trio are all serious con- Public entry is free and ISSN 1170-1099 (Print) ISSN 2253-4075 (Online) The host club has Austin under age group and elite tenders for a national title. spectators are welcome to take *Circulation Source: Audited Bureau of Circulation, 1 YE Dec 2012 Lupton (14s), Mason James riders to do battle. Head of nationals commit- in the three days of action. Thursday, April 13, 2017 Te Awamutu Courier 3 Easter Life membership to stalwart Verse Allan Ferguson has been “He has travelled many miles to A sad story with a awarded life membership of New help set up at events the day before, happy ending Zealand Pony Club Association in and he is often the last one to leave. recognition of his outstanding ser- He always arrives with a ute full of It begins with vice over many years. possible equipment requirements Jesus’ arrival in “Allan has worked tirelessly for amassed over many years, not to Jerusalem town pony clubs both in the Waikato and mention his own 4-wheel Riding on a nationally for many years . and motorbike.” donkey — palms hopefully many more,” says “Ferguson is an encyclopaedia thrown down NZPCA president, Heather Grant. of Waikato Area knowledge — the Hailed as a king “The honour of life membership ‘go-to’ for any history question. by the crowd and bestowed upon him is richly “He is a vehement supporter of not understood deserved.” the Pony Club children. He will Not an earthly The following citation was sub- often ring riders to wish them well king — as the mitted by Waikato Area Pony Club for A and H exams, before they leaders thought — which nominated him for the represent Area at events or travel not good award. overseas. He spends many hours “It is hard to know where to pondering over results especially So they planned start when someone has been a part in Horse Trial and Show Jumping his death on the of Pony Club for so long. But, if an so that he knows who the Area cross — like a award was given for longevity and stand-outs are. He follows their thief dedication, Ferguson’s name progress with a personal interest, We know the story would always be at the top of the TC130417SP03 often identifying an up and coming — it’s beyond list.