ISSN 1170-1099 Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2007 327TC022/06 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Kihikihi riot Car winner ‘cleans up’ again arrests made By Grant Johnston Buying dishwashers is proving to Police say a number of be a profi table exercise for Diane people have been arrested for Gray. rioting following the serious She could not believe her luck when incident in Lyon Street prior she was drawn out as the winner of to Christmas last year, which the Heathcote Appliances Drive resulted in one man being Away a Dream Promotion - collect- hospitalised. ing a 2007 Holden Commodore SV6 Members of both parties valued at $49,000. who gathered to fi ght each For every $100 spent at Heathcotes other in Kihikihi were arrested stores in Te Awamutu, Hamilton, and have appeared in courts Morrinsville and Matamata, custom- in Auckland, Hamilton and Te ers got one entry into the draw. Awamutu. Mrs Gray’s lucky purchase was One Te Awamutu man is also a Fisher & Paykel dual drawer to be apprehended in relation stainless steel dishwasher from to a more serious charge as Heathcotes Te Awamutu just before the result of the assault against Christmas. Dennis Brown. A still stunned Mrs Gray collected her prize at the store on Friday and Elite rowers remembered that she had won a vid- Te Awamutu’s Graham Ober- eo camera when she bought her pre- lin -Brown and Te Pahu’s Carl vious dishwasher - also a dual drawer Finlay were named in the New model from Heathcotes Te Awamutu Zealand Elite Rowing Squad in 1998 as part of a kitchen upgrade. announced last week. She and her husband, Peter, plan to Oberlin-Brown has been keep the Commodore. named in the lightweight “We love Holdens and will really double scull with his World U23 enjoy driving a new one. What a bril- partner Peter Taylor. liant prize,” she says. Finlay will row in the eight The couple live in Otorohanga which is dominated by Waikato but often work in this area through building Dairy Tech sheds and they rowers (Ben Scott, Dane DRIVE AWAY A DREAM promotion winners, Diane and Peter Gray, collect their prize from Heathcotes Boswell, Selwyn Cleland, Paul are loyal Heathcotes Te Awamutu owner, Grant Heathcote (left) and Te Awamutu store manager, Peter Wavish. 072107AD Gerritsen, Graeme Hill). customers. Crews will spend several weeks in Europe training and racing before heading to the World Championships in Mu- Prize Lady lives up to her name nich which begin in August. Te Awamutu-trained Prize Lady “Babe was a special horse, a No extra pokies upstaged favourite Pentane in tak- sprinter. Prize Lady is a stayer, a Waipa District Council is not ing out the Skycity Auckland Cup light framed, tough little mare.” lining up any ducks, or pieces last Wednesday. Winning an Auckland Cup was of fruit, for extra pokie ma- The Graham Sanders and Debbie something his father, the late Bill chines in the district. Sweeney trained fi ve-year-old mare Sanders never achieved. Council is reviewing its was ridden a treat by Zimbabwean- Graham and Bill did go close in gambling venue policy and born jockey, Mark du Plessis to take partnership, however, with Sobiet is proposing that the number out the thick end of the $700,000 running ‘either second or third’ in of gaming machines remains purse. the Cup, and Fortstreeet second. capped at 242, or six per 1000 He got Prize Lady across from Graham Sanders’ previous best residents. a wide draw and trailed second placings in the Cup, training on his Public submissions will favourite Kingsinga into the race own account, were third with Final be heard on April 16 and the and hit the lead at the right time Advance and fi fth with Beowulf. He policy adopted on April 24. to stave off a late bid by 2006 win- also placed in the Wellington Cup ner, Pentane by three-quarters of a with Rural Prince. length. Sanders says he is going to sug- Fishing fun Victory took Prize Lady’s earn- gest to the owner of Prize Lady, Joe Te Awamutu Fish and Game’s ings to $533,000 from just 17 career Wallis that he retires her. annual two-day Fishing Com- starts. It was just her third win (she “It’s hard keeping her fully sound, petition is being staged at Lake also claimed the 2004 Molly Daw- I’d hate anything to go wrong with Arapuni this weekend. son Memorial Light Fingers Cup her.” Entry fee is $15 for adults at Pirongia) and she recorded four The 2007 Auckland Cup winner and $5 for children under 12 seconds and three thirds. ran fourth in the Queensland Oaks years of age. Fishing licences Sanders rated the win right up two years ago, then broke a tendon and entry forms are available there with his training feats with next start in the Queensland Derby. from 6.30pm on Friday from Ballroom Babe - winner of two She only recently returned to rac- the tournament headquarters Group 1 races as a two-year-old, al- ing after a lengthy stint recuperat- at Bulmer’s Llanding. For more though the Auckland Cup was prob- ing. PRIZED SUCCESS: co-trainer Graham Sanders and his wife, ably the most important race. Continued page 2. information ph. 871 8707 (a/h). Gael, with the Auckland Cup. NZ Herald photo. TThishis WWeek'seek's Highland OPEN 7 DAYS SSpecialpecial Phone 871 4009 2001 Yamaha Scotch Cnr Sloane & Vaile Sts WR250 and Cola TE AWAMUTU 6 Pack Offer valid until 19/03/07 440ml while stocks last Ballantines Crazy Mexican Whisky wwasas $$59955995 NNOWOW $$54955495 1 Litre 1 Dozen Stubbies Peter Glidden Honda 462 Ohaupo Road, $$14.9914.99 $$30.9930.99 $$24.9924.99 072TC013-07 Te Awamutu Ph 871 7317 072TC011-07 SSPENCEPENCE MARINEMARINE SERVICESERVICE CRIMELINE Even more ‘prized lady’ Te Awamutu Police 872 0100 190 Bruce Berquist Drive (off Bond Road), Ph 871 7711 EMERGENCY 111 Te Awamutu Police have dealt with the follow- ing matters since last week: KAWHIA HIGH TIDES Monday, March 5: Add eight minutes for Raglan Harbour Owner of College Dairy reports two male Tue: 5.06am & 5.43pm Maori aged between 15 and 18 stole ice blocks. Wed: 6.32am & 7.06pm Youths were asked to pay for items and denied any knowledge and left. Thu: 7.49am & 8.17pm Wednesday, March 7: Fri: 8.48am & 9.14pm Man arrested for giving false details following Sat: 9.36am & 10.02pm a minor vehicle crash. Thursday, March 8: Sun: 9.20am & 9.47pm Man arrested for driving while disqualifi ed. Mon: 10.03am & 10.30pm 072TC008/07 Vehicle impounded. Saturday, March 10: Burglary of Puahue Road building site re- ported. Four nail guns stolen. Sunday, March 11: Intentional damage to window of Hiskens Place residence reported. Male seen to run up, smash window with fi st, yell abuse and run off. Tracked to nearby house and reported to Youth Aid. Victim Support is available in Te Awamutu MARK DU PLESSIS raises his whip in celebration as Prize Lady scores in the through Te Awamutu Police. Auckland Cup from favourite Pentane. NZ Herald photo. We’re starting the New Year with sharp From page 1. Cup victory party when his training Shelling out SunSmart tips deals on top selling farm bikes, so come As for party celebrations after the partner, daughter Debbie (Sweeney Spreading the SunSmart message is an im- in and save a fi stful of dollars... Cup win, Sanders says he couldn’t - married to jockey Mark Sweeney) portant part of the work Undercover Cody, the kick his heels up because he had to has her fi rst baby - ‘any day now’. SunSmart turtle, does for the Waikato/Bay of drive home. STOP PRESS: Debbie Sweeney Plenty Cancer Society. The family had ‘a few quiet ones’ gave birth to a baby girl yester- To assist him on his mission to keep children on their return to Te Awamutu day, weighing in at 3340g (7lb 6oz) safe in the sun Cody had a new book being Wednesday night, but Sanders says and making the ‘Prize Lady’ party launched recently - ‘Undercover Cody and the they will have a proper Auckland even more special. Magic Kite’. Through the book, Cody and friends teach chil- dren in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty region, aged four to 10 years how to be safe in the sun. ‘Don’t drink and fry’ message Undercover Cody was created by the Waikato/ Bay of Plenty Cancer Society in 2001 as a vehicle for educating children about the importance of fails to hit home - just being SunSmart and to reinforce the Slip, Slop, Slap and Wrap message. Te Awamutu fi refi ghters are frus- into fl ames. trated the occupier of a Rutherford The woman was dragged from Fire Brigade notebook Street home didn’t get the ‘don’t the house, where her rescuer said it drink and fry’ message - putting was obvious she had been drinking Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade has attended herself and others at risk. heavily. the following matters since last week: 132 Kihikihi Road, Te Awamutu The brigade was called to the As well as suffering from smoke Monday, 1.38am. Slide on fi re, Mutu Street. Phone 871 3079. home last week by neighbours who inhalation, she was obviously over- 9.45pm. Smoke showing from house, Rutherford www.wilksbrooke.co.nz heard smoke alarms going off and come by the alcohol, so much so she Street.