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Te Awamutu Rural Neville Kemp Licensee Salesperson 027 271 9801 07 871 9801 www.nevillekemp.co.nz CourierPublished Tuesday & Thursday THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013 Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008) YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR OVER 100 YEARS CIRCULATED FREE TO 12,109 HOMES THROUGHOUT TE AWAMUTU AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. EXTRA COPIES 40c. BRIEFLY Jumble sale Anti-violence pilot Pirongia Rural Fire Force needs some help for its jumble sale on August 25. The volunteer community organisation would be grateful for donations of pre-loved goods, such as furniture, tools, clothing, books and appliances (no computers or TV’s thankyou). If you would like to donate something contact Leanne (027 826 2646 or 07 212 2768) or Rhana (ph 871 9336 or 027 300 5260). Luncheon Save the Children NZ is staging a soup and savoury luncheon on July 4. The event in the St John’s Anglican Church Hall is from 12noon to 2pm and includes a bring & buy stall, sales of Save the Children gifts and raffles. Entertainment will feature local children. Entry is $12 pp. GymSport Around 350 local children will attend the Te Awamutu School GymSport Festival at the Te Awamutu Events Centre on Tuesday. Rhythmic gymnastics, Artistic Gymnastics, Hip Hop, Cheerleading and Aerobics will all be on show. Demonstrations will be staged by New Zealand Competitive Aerobic Federation, Spiralz Rhythmics and Te Awamutu Boys TC270613SP01A Gymnastics. IT’S NOT OK campaigner Vic Tamati is heading a five week course for men in Te Awamutu — organised by Waitomo/Waipa Women’s Refuge. Local businesses are BY DEAN TAYLOR The programme starts next the money to comply with the of men taking the initiative to supporting the event which Thursday and runs for five sentence and attend the course find the required resources to has a ‘Movies’ theme. Te Awamutu is hosting a pilot weeks. Two groups per day are results in other hardships for the deal with their personal experi- anti-violence programme for men catered for, with up to 10 in each family.’’ ences of family violence. JP help starting next week. It’s not the two hour session which start at Mrs Hughes says if the Te The vision of Safe man — Safe If you need to see a Justice programme that is the pilot — but 10am and 2pm. Awamutu course is successful, family is to enable communities of the Peace call into the JP the fact it is organised and Mrs Hughes says Women’s Women’s Refuge hopes to look for to effect social change so that clinic at the Citizen’s Advice funded by Waitomo/Waipa Refuge is finding many women, more funding to run other, more every man, woman and child has Bureau. Women’s Refuge. who are victims of domestic localised programmes. the opportunity to lift their The free clinics are held Te Awamutu Women’s Refuge violence, are choosing not to SAFE MAN SAFE FAMILY aspirations and fulfil their every Monday and advocate Ange Hughes says ref- leave the relationship. The campaign is a direct dreams, free for the impacts and Wednesday from 9.30am to 12 uge has had considerable success She says their programmes result of the work Mr Tamati did effects of family violence. noon. with domestic violence pro- help the women, and more men as part of the It’s Not OK Positions are still available to grammes they developed for are being held accountable for programme. attend the Te Awamutu pilot Correction women, but have decided to take their actions, but that doesn’t He has worked for five years programme. Mary Scott’s daughter, who a holistic approach. always result in a successful as an anti-violence campaigner Enrolment is essential and the unveiled her Walk of Fame They successfully applied for resolution. and during that time identified a course is free. pou, is Sylvia FitzGerald. funding for the programme, and ‘‘Often if a conviction is need for men to take responsibil- The Courier was supplied have engaged It’s Not OK cam- obtained, the sentence includes ity for their own healing and ■ For more information, or to enrol, with the incorrect name. paigner Vic Tamati and his team attending courses based in Ham- restoration. contact Mrs Hughes — to deliver the Safe man — Safe ilton,’’ says Mrs Hughes. 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Alan Price fund any project they are includ- What this equates to for the costs of staff salaries? Waipa District Council is ing staff time and consultants ratepayers is extra interest on this What is the total amount surprised at this letter from e: [email protected] costs incurred on that project in $5 million of $329,000 a year paid to charged to loans over 12 Mr George. He has sought the amount borrowed. the banks based on council cur- months and what is an average information on this matter EDITOR Both staff salaries and consult- rent loans interest rate of 6.58 per percentage off each loan? recently and council was Dean Taylor ant costs are paid out of annual cent. Is this practice also being very clear in its response to e: [email protected] council operating budget. Council Staff costs and consultants used on internal loans? him that there is no charg- do not need to borrow extra on the costs incurred on any project are Has the practice had an ing ratepayers twice for staff loan to pay staff salary costs and paid for out of annual council adverse effect on other council salary and consultancy costs REPORTERS consultant costs again. operating budget and should not budgets? included in loan funded pro- Cathy Asplin Including these costs in any be included in any loans. This type of creative jects. The international e: [email protected] project loan costs means rate- If this practice is stopped rate- accountancy is a form of deficit accounting standards that payers are paying extra interest payers save $329,000 on annual spending which is not allowed council must comply with Colin Thorsen costs on these items. interest and council save in council budgets without provide for the cost of an e: [email protected] In the current 10-year-plan borrowing $5 million , specific auditor approval. asset to include all costs council is projected to borrow an This practice raises some This accountancy practice directly attributable to ADVERTISING extra $50 million over the next serious questions: has certainly added to council bringing the asset into ser- four years. If staff salaries and How are staff costs charged and ratepayer costs, which vice. This includes staff sal- Dorinda Courtney consultants cost are estimated to out on loans? means neither group has been ary and consultant costs. If e: [email protected] be 10 per cent of any loan, then Are they based on actual getting maximum value for that asset is loan funded, over $50 million of projected salary rate or on fees and money, especially on these costs become loan Julie Jackson increased borrowing these costs charges rate which are much borrowing. funded. There is no double- e: [email protected] would be $5 million. higher? Are staff costs added to KEN GEORGE funding as an operating Ratepayers are paying extra loans deducted from staff Editor’s note: Council was cost, and this is not ‘creative Bookings interest on this $5 million to the budgets? invited to respond to this accountancy’. [email protected] CLASSIFIEDS Charged for services not received Amazed Tania Cortesi-Western, Rhonda Bird Anna-Marie Holmes I too asked council in my supplied between households, are costs distributed and how fair [email protected] annual submission what was the commercial, industrial, agricul- are these? by talent value to us as ratepayers of the ture and viticulture enterprises? Council are increasingly LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NRB Survey. To date I have not had a reply. focussing their attention on At the time of the hearing in Of further interest, since charging those who benefit from Biased? I would be as a We welcome letters - preferably via email. May the survey results were stormwater is a huge cost to us a service, but what about those Board of Trustee member of the They should be under 300 words and must already 12 months out of date. As all, it transpires only 48 per cent who do not receive the services Te Awamutu Intermediate have the sender’s name, address and phone to cost incurred, much could be of households are provided with having to pay as if they do? School.