Te Awamutu CourierPublished Tuesday & Thursday TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015 Community Newspaper of the Year | APN Regional Media Awards 2014 EXTRA COPIES 40c Stay home for Helping improve life long weekend Te Awamutu Rugby Sports Club 25th Queen’s Birthday weekend in slums of Cambodia in Te Awamutu promises plenty for those not heading out of town. Sue Hanna is a local woman Te Awamutu Sports Rugby with an extraordinary purpose. Club is celebrating 25 years She has given her life to with a host of functions and assist the poor and oppressed in special events — starting Cambodia. Friday night and culminating For the last 10 years Ms with a Waikato Classics V New Hanna has lived in Cambodia, Zealand Harlequins match on an extremely impoverished Sunday. country, with history of civil Today we publish a special war and genocide, full of corrup- eight-page liftout to celebrate tion and crime, including the milestone human trafficking and sexual and it has exploitation, and where thou- details of all sands of people live in a world the events without hope. and how Ms Hanna is home this month to join in — but for her the work goes on. the fun and celebrati- ons. Talos turns 40 Te Awamutu Light Operatic Society is celebrating 40 years this weekend. Part of their celebrations includes Show Stoppers —a revue of favourite songs which premieres Saturday night and then plays for the public on Sunday and Monday. For details see Page 3 and advertisement on our Entertainment Page. Mission, music, movies TC260515SP01B Te Awamutu Bible Chapel is HUGE HEART: Sue Hanna is fundraising for a clinic near her home in Phnom Penh. It was started by holding “An Evening with Sue medical student Rithy (right), who has an incredible story about his journey from a glue sniffing street Hanna” this Friday at 7pm kid to Year 7 medical student — and a huge heart to help his people. fundraising for a medical clinic in one of the poorest parts of the Sen Sok children and their Ms Hanna grew up in a lyst for her determination to Cambodia. Her story is families. Christian family in rural New return to Cambodia. Ms Hanna says the project is Zealand. For nine years Ms Hanna has featured on this page. TC260515SP01A “bringing hope to the poorest of After an eight year career in worked with Hagar Interna- On Page 3 we review the SUE HANNA the poor”. banking, she up two homes for tional in Cambodia, overseeing latest production from Te Awamutu Bible Chapel is at-risk young women, and she Hagar Cambodia’s recovery Hamilton’s Musikmakers — She is the manager of the Sen playing its part, holding “An ran each home for three years shelters for women and children Bugsy Malone — which Sok slum project and is fund- Evening with Sue Hanna” this before handing them over to from backgrounds of labour and continues into the weekend and raising with the help of friends Friday at 7pm. people committed to the long sex trafficking or domestic vio- features Hannah Yarndley in for a free medical clinic to be set Ms Hanna will be sharing her term care of the girls. lence situations. the chorus. up in the slum, which is in passion — and with over 25 She then spent 10 years work- She is also the Country direc- Page 19 has all the music Phnom Penh, the capital city of years of leadership and ministry ing with World Vision New tor of Bong Paoun Cambodia, entertainment this weekend as Cambodia. experience with Christian Zealand. which is another charitable pro- well as the latest movies now A young Cambodian doctor NGO’s, her commitment and It was during this time she ject that enables children from showing at The Regent. will have a clinic there twice a ability to bring a message that first visited Cambodia where an poverty stricken families in week, providing much needed inspires and calls people to encounter with a young girl Cambodian slums to receive free, basic medical treatment for action is formidable. dying of AIDs became the cata- education. 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KAWHIA HIGH TIDES Add fi ve minutes for Raglan Harbour Waipa’s ‘Hey mate, indicate’ campaign launched Tuesday 3.46am 4.20pm Here’s a campaign that is “Other drivers need to know Wednesday 4.48am 5.24pm dear to to the heart of Te your intentions at roundabouts Thursday 5.50am 6.24pm Awamutu Courier editor Dean and if we don’t indicate, or do it Friday 6.46am 7.17pm Taylor. wrong, you’re putting yourself, Saturday 7.35am 8.04pm “This isn’t the first time we and others at risk of a crash,” have published these rules — says Ms Jolly. Sunday 8.20am 8.47pm nor, I’m guessing, will it be the The campaign is focused a Monday 9.03am 9.29pm last,” says Mr Taylor. simple catch phrase ‘Hey mate, “And the answer to the indicate’ which will be displayed question in the heading and on billboards and electronic IT'S QUEENS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND below seems to be no, we don’t.” signs around the district. Turning left at the first exit? Signal left when approaching the Do I indicate, and do I do it “We hope the signs will be a roundabout. reminder to motorists, and will be a catch phrase that sticks in their minds! It concerns us that our research also shows many people aren’t indicating correctly, so checking the rules is important too.” Mr Taylor drives a lot around town as part of his job, and says one simple Going straight through? Don’t signal as you approach the Give your tacklebox fact in Te Awamutu is roundabout, signal left as your pass the exit before the one you that the main roundabout are taking. the Royal Treatment! right? That’s the questions on Alexandra, Arawata and STOCK UP HERE! motorists are encouraged to ask Sloane Streets is three-way — so and check out our themselves during the latest indicating on approach is road safety campaign. mandatory, as well as indicating Specials Instore! A recent survey of off. Cambridge and Te Awamutu Other things to be mindful of KawhiaK hi roundabouts showed that nearly at roundabouts includes getting Fishing Competition half of motorists don’t use their into the correct lane, and giving indicators, or use them way to all vehicles that will Queens Birthday incorrectly. cross your path from the right as Weekend Sweepstake Waipa district Road Safety you enter the roundabout. May 31st co-ordinator Megan Jolly says Also, watch out for larger Travelling more than half way around the roundabout? Signal it’s really important that vehicles that aren’t always able right on approach, then signal left as your pass the exit before motorists get it right. to stay in their own lane. the one you are taking. 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. 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