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REAL ESTATE BUYING, SELLING OR MARKET APPRAISALS Contact: Garry Maughan Ph: 871 7247 or 0274 725 602 WAIPA PROPERTY LINK REAL ESTATE AGENTS [email protected] MREINZ Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 6981735AA Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Students ‘walk the talk’ Business@10 on Thursday BY GRANT JOHNSTON This month’s Business at Ten Te Awamutu Intermedi- will take place on Thursday, ate School students are used August 6 in a change to the to being part of the tangata regular Tuesday slot. whenua (hosts) at powhiri, This month’s speaker is but last week they experi- Cathie Fleming from Rothbury enced being among the Insurance with a ‘snapshot’ manuhiri (visitors). All 450 Intermediate presentation on what to look for School students and their when comparing insurance teachers visited Otawhao deals. Marae at Te Awamutu Col- She will cover the options lege and Te Wananga o available for businesses to Aotearoa for Te Wiki o Te protect their assets in the most Reo (Maori Language Week). efficient manner. Formanyofthemitwas Business at Ten is a regular their first time being part of networking and information the visiting party to a marae. event for Te Awamutu Chamber They experienced the full of Commerce members — non- protocol of a powhiri — kara- members are also welcome. nga (calling on), karakia Thursday’s event is being (prayer) waiata (song) — by held at Central Cafe´, 10 am — hosts and visitors, whaiko- 11am. Complimentary hot drinks rero (speeches) by hosts and and morning tea will be visitors’ representatives and available. formal greeting (handshake Please register for catering or hongi). They learned about purposes — phone Rachel Otawhao Marae history and Blake on 871 8125. Maori tikanga (customs). Intermediate School Waipa update Maori curriculum teacher Today’s ‘Word on Waipa’ Tracey Paekau says many of from Waipa District Council the European as well as TC040809GJ01 contains information on Maori tauira (students) call FOLLOW ME: Lynsey Clerke (right) of Te Awamutu College welcomes Katrina George of Te Awamutu Intermediate upcoming events and initiatives. Otawhao their home marae to Otawhao Marae on Friday. Lynsey is a former Intermediate School student. The centrespread has an when they do their mihi update on how progress is going (background), so the visit Otawhao and also around Te at Karapiro with the new Events was especially relevant for Awamutu area. and Community Centre, them. ‘‘A big thankyou to Bodie information on the Rates Rebate Intermediate principal Taylor and Arlene Paki for Scheme and District Promotion Dale McCabe says Maori lan- making the Te Wananga visit Fund, as well as the upcoming guage is a major focus every possible and awesome for our Library Week and E-Day (see week at his school, but there school and to all the staff at also page 10). was a special focus during Te the Wananga for their help.’’ WikioTeReo. Mr Biddick says each year Jogger attacked ‘‘For every student in the during Te Wiki o Te Reo The Westpac Waikato Air school this week has pre- there is a Maori focus at the Ambulance was called to sented an opportunity to Intermediate — last year Arapuni yesterday to retrieve a learn first hand about they had a ‘big boil up’. Otawhao Marae and about Intermediate kaumatua, woman who was attacked by the journey of the Wananga Abe Newton, says the visits dogs while jogging. and how it was built.’’ were a good learning experi- Eyewitnesses said that the Tony Biddick, senior ence for teachers too. woman was set upon by six to teacher in charge of Te Reo at Mr McCabe says they eight "pig dogs" as she jogged the Intermediate, says the received a warm greeting along the rural road. She visits provided great inter- and great hospitality from received multiple lacerations to action between the school, Otawhao Marae and Te her scalp, arms and legs and the College and Otawhao Wananga o Aotearoa staff. He was flown to Waikato Hospital in Marae and the Wananga. says the country has moved a the care of St John Ambulance ‘‘A big thankyou to Mike long way towards recognis- paramedics. Graham and Hokai ing that ‘things Maori’ are The 36-year-old Putaruru Rangatahi Kapahaka Roopu. not separate, but a part of woman was in a stable condition ‘‘The Wananga staff, both everyday life for all New and was expected to have head office and Apakura, had Zealanders. ‘‘When today’s surgery to repair her wounds last really ‘come on board’ and students get their turn to be night. this enabled the Intermediate leaders, they will be able to TC040809GJ02 students to learn history not help influence even more AWE-SOME: Intermediate School students soak up the atmosphere inside Otawhao only of the Wananga, but development in this area.’’ Marae Wharenui (meeting house). 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THURSDAY: 10.14am & 10.27pm But anyone who has I write regarding the stupidity vital — and that includes smacks in place and this can erupt FRIDAY: 10.48am & 10.59pm visited Tirau recently of the the anti-smacking bill. where needed. throughout life in anger SATURDAY: 11.20am & 11.30pm would be astonished at I agree totally that a whipping, A cuddle can always follow, to expressed and in actual violence. SUNDAY: _______ & 11.52pm what a charming and thrashing, flogging, belting, let the child know that love is When a child is called ‘useless’, MONDAY: 12.02am & 12.24pm obviously thriving centre punching, caning, slapping or included in the reprimand. a ‘dimwit’, an ‘idiot’, or ‘you it has now become. biffing are all cruel and out of I grew up with smacks and nobody’, the impact is a sense of That was certainly the control actions. hold no resentment. Our parents no self-worth. reaction of most members Those are done in anger, which knew how to make us aware of I reiterate what Ross Turner GET READY FOR of Te Awamutu Branch of needs to be suppressed and taken right from wrong. wrote re ‘Arguments against the Hearing Association control of. And with our own children it smacking silly’ in his Letter to the on their recent visit to the But there is nothing wrong was the same. Loving discipline is Editor in the July 14 Courier. neighbouring Waikato with a smack given in the form of so necessary - or we have a Why don’t the major news WHITEBAIT town. a corrective measure - a repri- wayward society. media get focussed on the essen- It was an enjoyable mand and setting boundaries and And verbal abuse is more tial, important matters in today’s outing for the 24 members giving a child right direction. detrimental — as it has a long world. SEASON who took part — from Correct parental discipline is lasting effect. A bitter root is set CLAIRE RICHARDSON their visit to the Tirau museum to the final stop, 15th AUGUST where they saw corru- gated iron animals in the Answers can be found in Bible making. The world is in deep trouble! powerful nations of the globe are hope and self-worth and that place Fire Brigade About 2.8 billion people live on fighting for the last reserves of oil. is a man; Jesus Christ. less than two dollars a day. Millions in the west try to Find out for yourself don’t be notebook Millions are dying from star- escape this world of loneliness intimidated by the opinions of Te Awamutu Volun- vation and diseases. through alcohol, drugs, others, read Matthew, Mark, Luke teer Fire Brigade The global financial crisis has perversions and suicide. The and John in the Bible. attended the following caused millions to lose their world is screaming for help and It’s easy to find just Google the callouts last week: homes and the world is seeing a solutions for a messed up society Bible and read and make up your Monday, 12.14pm. Pri- major global crisis that the finan- that has nothing to offer but own mind. vate fire alarm, Selwyn cial experts could not foretell. endless talk shows and meaning- Life will never be the same Ln. The threat of nuclear war is less entertainment. again. Friday, 9.25pm. Motor hanging in the air and the most There is only one place to find MAURICE BOYD vehicle crash, Pirongia Rd. Saturday, 10.39pm. Pri- vate fire alarm, Kihikihi Quitline still has plenty of puff New Seasons Whitebait Rd. Data published by the Quit cess and it also demonstrates the to give a loved one a ‘push start’ nets available now!! Average rain Group recently showed that importance of sharing the diffi- can by buying a ‘Give a Quit!’ card smokers using the telephone cult challenge of quitting smoking from Amcal and Unichem Te Awamutu weather Quitline are five times more with others who can show sup- pharmacies and watcher Paul Hobbs likely to successfully quit than port.