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Te Awamutu FAST RURAL BROADBAND Find out more from the team at Published Tuesday & Thursday TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017 Courier TE AWAMUTU EXTRA COPIES 40c 1/119 Alexandra Street | 07-8706031 Your community newspaper for over 100 years 10783393AA Open day Waipa’s story told The Te Awamutu Menzshed is hosting a free open day on Thursday. All are welcome to check out Novel explores Battle of O¯ra¯kau, climax of Land Wars the facilities at 132 Raeburne St and see what they offer to local men. BY BETHANY ROLSTON The free event will include a morning tea at 10am and a Witi Ihimaera, the author of barbecue lunch. a book about the Battle of O¯ ra¯kau says Sleeps Standing Reducing (Moetu¯)is Waipa’s story. Hundreds of people gathered at Mangatoatoa Marae on your rubbish Friday to celebrate the book The Sharing Shed and which explores the 1864 battle Walton Street will host a free near Kihikihi through the eyes evening about reducing waste of a 16-year-old boy. next Friday. Sleeps Standing is a bilingual Join Hannah Blumhardt and text in Ma¯ori and English. Liam Prince, the no-waste nomads behind The Rubbish Trip, for an introduction to the practicalities and philosophy of waste reduction and how to live We are without a rubbish bin. The free event is at Walton Street on Friday, November 10 celebrating at 6.30pm. Register at http:/ ‘ /tinyurl.com/ycpnzljp your book, not Armistice mine. This is anniversary Te Awamutu RSA will mark your story. the 99th Anniversary of Armistice Day on Saturday, — WITI IHIMAERA, author November 11 at the Cenotaph on Anzac Green at 11am. There will be a short service Mr Ihimaera’s writing’ was of commemoration, a recitation translated into te reo Ma¯ori by of the poem In Flanders Fields He¯mi Kelly, licensed translator and wreaths will be laid. All are and Auckland University of welcome to attend. Technology lecturer in te reo Later the RSA will host the Ma¯ori. veterans for lunch. Alongside the novella and Armistice Day is translations are images and commemorated annually on non-fiction narratives from November 11 to mark the Ma¯ori eyewitnesses. TC311017BR02 AUTHOR Witi Ihimaera (right) and translator He¯mi Kelly at Mangatoatoa Marae on Friday. armistice signed between the Friday’s book launch was on Allies of World War I and the eve of Ra¯ Maumahara — a national day of commemoration well-armed and amply and forever!’ “This is a very important day Germany at Compie`gne, for the New Zealand Land Wars, resourced, laid siege to the hast- The battle marked the end of for all of us,” he said. France, for the cessation of held for the first time on Satur- ily constructed pa — an agreed the Land Wars in the Waikato “We are celebrating your hostilities on the Western Front day. place of safety — at O¯ ra¯kau. and resulted in vast tracts of book, not mine. of World War I, which took The Battle of O¯ ra¯kau was the The defenders were heavily land being confiscated for Euro- “This is your story.” effect at eleven o’clock in the climax of the Land Wars in the outnumbered with few supplies pean settlement. He said the translations tell morning of 1918. Waikato. or weapons and were told to Sleeps Standing joins Mr two different stories. The Field of Crosses will be During three days in 1864, submit. Ihimaera’s Pounamu, Pounamu “The Ma¯ori translation tells installed by Monday evening 300 Ma¯ori men, women and The demand was met with the and Whale Rider which have more of an emotional, intimate, and there will be an children fought an Imperial now famous reply, one version also been translated into te reo lyrical and personal story — it informational leaflet which will army. of which is: Ma¯ori. has a beauty to it.” give more information. It is estimated that, at the ‘E hoa, ka whawhai tonu Mr Ihimaera said it was an Sleeps Standing is available height of the battle, 1700 ma¯tou, A¯ ke! A¯ ke! A¯ ke! Friend, honour to be at the inaugural at Te Awamutu Paper Plus for immensely superior troops, we will fight on forever, forever event. $35. 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Tue 7.40am 7.59pm Wed 8.30am 8.54pm My recent comment on non-Christians submissions Thu 9.19am 9.41pm Graham Dunn’s letter caption opposing euthanasia, to the Do you think it is fair years? You have to ask, and my comment — Yes, Mr Health Select Committee? that annually ratepayers what are we paying these Fri 10.08am 10.25pm Dunn, I totally agree it is your It certainly was not the are paying a total of close to individuals for? Sat 10.56am 11.09pm choice — has been popular brand of atheism $20 million on council staff Especially when they ex- Sun 11.42am ------------ misinterpreted because he known as Secular Humanism benefits and remuner- pect us to fork out another appears to have taken this to that has and continues to infect ation? That is about one- $200m plus for upgrades Mon 11.56am 12.27pm mean that I agreed with his the politic, legal, education and third of council’s rateable and repairs to the three pro-euthanasia choice. social life of western nations; income. water infrastructure — I do not. My Christian because these humanists Of that amount 33 coun- work that should have Christmas IS coming... beliefs, as well as other things, solutions to social problems cil staff are paid over already been done. don’t miss out - drive my anti-euthanasia are death-dealing ones. $100,000, that works out to Instead, they focus stance. I believe that all people, When talking religion, let us be a minimum at least of spending on themselves Layby Available! regardless of their circum- be specific as atheistic Secular $3.3m on these few alone. and luxuries that we stances, need to know that Humanism has been declared a Is this fair, when our already have. Check dive gear and bottles, check out others care about them. Let’s religion, as has Rationalism, core infrastructure especi- Do you as a ratepayer the new rules, don’t get caught out! care — not kill. by the Supreme Court of the ally the three water infra- feel that this is morally Can Mr Dunn explain what United States of America. structure has been neg- right? 166 Cambridge Rd, Te Awamutu religion it was that drove those BARBARA LINTON lected for at least 25 plus HAYDEN WOODS PH: 871 3474 (FISH) Schools urged to let the mo grow The Movember Foundation sent a letter not just a moustache, but a healthy mindset. highest level of personal presentation. to 178 schools nationwide last week Let’s get them wearing moustaches on the But he also applauds anyone showing requesting a suspension of their ‘clean sports field, in the classroom, in the play- initiative to raise funds for a good cause, and shave’ policy for Movember. ground, and facing each other man to man, would look at any requests on a case-by-case Full-page advertisements in daily news- mo to mo, and changing the face of men’s approach. papers asked schools to help save young health. He said school is then effectively over for men’s lives with one simple act; making an Te Awamutu College principal Tony the year for senior students and they exemption to your school rules, and letting Membery says Movember had not presented wouldn’t be turned away from exams for your students grow moustaches for a month. as an issue at the school in the past. having facial hair. Allowing students at your school the He believes the school takes a sensible Mr Membery says in the past the school opportunity to participate in Movember is an approach to the issue of facial hair on its has supported, and even hosted, fundraising incredible opportunity to get young men, young men and deals with it in a sensible activities such as hair shaving, hair colour- together as one, talking about issues that are and mature manner. ing and other activities which might norm- affecting their lives, and creating some real Mr Membery says with Senior ally be seen to contravene dress and change. Prizegiving this Friday, the highlight of the appearance codes, and the same would apply You can give them the opportunity to grow, school’s academic year, he insists on the here. We welcome your letters - preferably via email. Letters should be under 300 words and must have the sender’s name, address and phone number included. The letter will be published with the writer’s name (no pseudonyms accepted) and names will only be withheld in special circumstances at the discretion of the editor.