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By COLIN THORSEN This is our first (and only edition) for this week — we will Outstanding performances by be reverting to twice weekly athletes with Te Awamutu connections during 2012 have been (Tuesday, Thursday) next week. reflected in the finalists for the 50th If you have any interesting Westpac Halberg Awards. snippets of news, photographs Andrew Nicholson and Lisa Car- (see below) letters or rington are candidates for the High advertisements — contact your Performance Sport New Zealand community newspaper, the Te Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Awamutu Courier (contact Year titles, while Hamish Bond and details page 7). Eric Murray are among the West- pac Team of the Year finalists. Snap Happy World number one ranked Readers have been quick to eventing rider Andrew Nicholson is send us some lovely a big chance to take out the photographs of their summer ‘Sportsman of the Year’ title. holidays. The first group are Kihikihi’s favourite son netted published on our back page the $US50,000 bonus as the HSBC (page 20) today. Rankings leader at the end of the If there are enough images 2012 season after holding on to the we will continue to publish world number one spot since photos throughout January and claiming team bronze at the London 2012 Olympics. February. The 51-year-old kicked off 2012 Send photos to: cathy.asplin by finishing seventh at the Rolex @teawamutucourier.co.nz Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA), For more details see Snap then secured fourth at the Happy (page 20). Luhmu¨ hlen CCI four star event. He went on to captain the New A—210812NZHRGRBRONZE1210 Free bus Zealand bronze medal team at CANOEING’S golden girl Lisa Carrington is welcomed by her A reader has a ticket for London, his sixth Olympic Games, parents Pat and Glynis at the Auckland International Airport as Naked Bus from Te Awamutu to and placed fourth individually with she arrives back in New Zealand from the London Olympics. Wellington this Friday they don’t Nereo. need and are happy to give it Just one month later he rode Horse Trials, the final leg of the put gold medallist; Sarah away. Avebury to a third victory in 17 HSBC FEI Classics 2011/2012 Walker, Olympic silver medallist The bus leaves Te Awamutu years at the Land Rover Burghley season. in the women’s BMX, and ama- at 10.05am. He then won the opening leg of teur golf sensation Lydia Ko, She also has return tickets to the new series at Les Etoiles de winner of the CN Canadian Auckland for January 17 and 19 Pau (FRA), again on Libby Sellars’ Women’s Open on the LPGA to give away. Nereo, by a comfortable margin Tour. If you would like these over Olympic team silver medal- Westpac Team of the Year contact the owner for more list, William Fox-Pitt (GBR). finalists are NZ men’s pair Eric Joining Nicholson among the Murray and Hamish Bond details (027 5345440). Halberg finalists is Olympic rowing (rowing), NZ men’s double world single sculls champion Mahe scullers Joseph Sullivan and Try out track Drysdale, cycling’s Simon van Nathan Cohen (rowing), NZ Year 7-13 students Velthooven, who won Olympic women’s 470 team of Jo Aleh and interested in having a go at track bronze in the keirin; and rugby’s Polly Powrie (sailing), NZ men’s cycling should mark January 24 Richie McCaw, who captained the 49er class team of Peter Burling in their diary. All Blacks through their successful and Blair Tuke (sailing), and the KiwiSport Waikato is having 2012 season. All Blacks (rugby). a free introductory session at the Lisa Carrington has had many Bond and Murray, like Carring- Te Awamutu Velodrome spin-offs from her magnificent gold ton, were also made members of NZ (Armstrong Avenue) from 10am medal victory in the women’s K1 Order of Merit. to 2pm. 200 at the London Olympics, includ- Once again this year the public Participants need a helmet, ing becoming the face of the new has the chance to vote for ‘New shoes, lunch and a drink. They Beef + Lamb promotion (along with Zealand’s Favourite Sporting can also take their own bike or a BMX rider Sarah Walker and Moment’. Finalists for this category track bike will be provided. Paralympic swimmer Sophie will be announced when public Registrations essential: Pascoe), and being made a member voting opens on January 14. phone, text or email Amy of the New Zealand Order of Merit Award winners will be Vurndread (ph 027 213 5147 or in the New Year honours list. announced at the 50th Westpac TC090113SP12C Carrington’s rivals for Halberg Awards at Vector Arena on A—TC020812SP04A [email protected]). OLYMPIC gold medallist Hamish Sportswoman of the Year are Thursday, February 14. The event WORLD No. 1 eventing rider Bond. Valerie Adams, 2012 Olympics shot will be televised live on SKY Sport. Andrew Nicholson. 9042129AA WE’RE ALWAYS IN & WE LOVE IT! 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Her concerns the uses of chloramines to treat swimming noticed that some pools affect me more were related to breathing problems at the pools. than others. SUMMER SALE Events Centre pools. It noted that in the USA the level of In particular I do not seem to be affected She also raised questions about pos- monochloramine is regulated in drinking greatly by the Melville pool which uses UV STILL ON! sible carcinogenic material in the pool water because of the tendency to convert treatment as well as the usual ‘chlorina- environment. organic materials into carcinogens such tion’ methods. IT’S BIG GAME FISHING SEASON Pool treatment is a specialised subject as chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. The use of UV is known to considerably but I believe her concerns are not without Monochloramine is also used in pool reduce the level of chlorination required. Harnesses & Gimbals substance. treatments. I was concerned by the lack of response To help you land the BIG ONE! From the www.aquamagazine.com At the Te Awamutu Events Centre the by H2O to Janet Ruah’s letter, although website Scott Webb says ‘Breakpoint children’s pool is combined with the main some of the issues relate to the design of chlorination techniques are really only pool. the pool rather that the management. effective against inorganic, ammonia- If the children’s pool is contaminated The response by Waipa District Coun- based chloramines. They do not impact the the whole pool is effected and closed while cil, the custodians of the Events Centre, organic chloramines present in all pool the pool is treated. did not adequately address the issues water. In fact, they create new worrisome While it is inevitable that accidents will raised. issues by forming rather nasty disinfec- occur with young children, it seems I would like to see a thorough investi- tion byproducts (DBPs), some of which go sensible to separate the pools to minimise gation into the water treatment methods airborne and cause well-documented prob- the impact. including an analysis of air purity to lems in the lungs of frequent swimmers This would also improve the basic determine how our pool shapes up in and children. (There is a rising chorus of safety by physically keeping children out terms of modern pool hygiene and treat- concern in the health community about of the adult swimming area. ment methods. this issue. There are studies that correlate I have often experienced breathing STEVE WILSON Should Walk of Fame be Walk of Shame? PAKULA On a recent visit to family in historian would. woman, Paddy Stephens, is Shame? LURES Te Awamutu I came across a Applying some critical think- deemed to have made a contri- Perhaps this could exist at the beautifully designed memorial, ing to decode a memorial can be bution to the town. opposite end of the park. GREAT FOR BIG but which can unfortunately only fun and quite hard, but for this I find this hard to believe. Who would you put on that, or GAME FISHING be described as deeply sexist. one, many of my Year 9 students Paddy appears with her hus- is the past only something to be Opposite Saint John’s Church would be able to spot the prob- band, Pat Stephens (no woman, celebrated? on Arawata Street you’ll find the lems.