David Ryburn 7290600AA Mortgage Broker For Free Advice on Your Mortgage 0800Call TO LEND (865 363) Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Retailers come to the party Business@10 BY CATHY ASPLIN Many shops put plenty of effort into their partnership window dressing and staff outfits - with Local legal firm, Gallie Miles. Retailers battled through noise, dust and everything from construction workers is the new naming sponsor of Te disruptions to their businesses during the (Selectrix) and doctors (ANZ) to Playboy Awamutu Chamber of past 12 weeks, so Thursday’s street party bunnies (Dawn til Dusk). Commerce’s successful gave them a great opportunity to celebrate Winner of the ‘best dressed’ were the Business at Ten event series. the end of the ‘Heart of Te Awamutu’ team from House of Travel. See more about Business@10 is a signature mainstreet makeover project. the street party on pages 5, 6. event for the Te Awamutu Chamber with a speaker providing a short presentation over morning coffee. This month, the Gallie Miles Business@10 topic is ‘managing people to maximise productivity’, with advice and information on bringing out the best in people for the benefit of your business. It takes place today from 10am at Central Cafe. Non- members are welcome but should register by phoning 871 8125. Animal issues Veterinarian Jacquie Lorenz will be guest speaker at a Dairy Women’s Network meeting in Te Awamutu on June 28. TC080610CA04 She will cover various animal FIESTA TIME: House of Travel staff (from left): Betty Wakelin, health topics including metabolic Jodie Perrett, Darryl Turton and Joan Lawrence. issues around calving, mastitis and calf rearing. The meeting at Red Kitchen Cafe will start at 10am with TC080610CA01 coffee, followed by the animal TEA PARTY: Alice (Felicity Davison) and The White health presentation at 10.30am. Rabbit (Josh McFetridge) skip along Alexandra Street Optional lunch ($15) follows. giving out samples from Central Cafe. Further details or RSVP to Sue Forsythe (ph 871 1552). Kid Power Kainga Aroha will be hosting two ‘Kid Power’ child safety seminars on June 2. The seminars utilise positive role play and realistic, but safe activities. The morning session is for children (4 - 7 years) and their parents to learn safety skills for better communication and to prevent abuse. The afternoon session for children aged 8-12 helps them take charge against bullying, assault or abuse. For more about the programme see the website www.kidpower.org.nz or to book a place in either session contact Kainga Aroha Family Support Worker Lesley Egglestone (ph 871 6506 or email [email protected]). TC080610CA03 TC080610CA02 PAPER DOLLS: Te Awamutu Courier staff (from left) Tania Cortesi, STITCHED UP: Stitchin’ Stuff staff (from left) Leanne Bruce, Teresa Rhonda Bird and Jenny Kay wave to passing traffic. Reymer, Rolene van Zyl and Chris Gisler. THIS WEEKS SPECIAL WE FIX TRUCKS! 2006 Honda TRX500FM • Truck and Trailer Service • COF Repairs Stewart&Cavalier • Transport Engineering - Limited - • Grease and Lube MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING ...the right choice WITH ATV TRAILER $10,950 INC. PHONE 871 7062 CALL TERRY 7513411AA The Honda Shop 462 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu Phone 871 7317, Fax 871 7302 1317 Alexandra St, Te Awamutu (Opposite Dairy Factory) 7462912AA 2 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 Salt Water Sports Fishing YOUR LETTERS KAWHIA HIGH TIDES ADD FIVE MINUTES FOR RAGLAN HARBOUR Living in ‘for sale’ house has hitches TUESDAY: 6.15am & 6.55pm WEDNESDAY: 7.06am & 7.46pm THURSDAY: 7.55am & 8.33pm I appreciate that these are might describe the current out’’. rights of both the landlord and FRIDAY: 8.43am & 7.18pm tough times and that from a environment as dire. Renters of for sale houses the tenant. SATURDAY: 9.31am & 10.03pm housing perspective these A commission only beware. If you feel the salesperson SUNDAY: 10.20am & 10.48pm times might well be referred to salesperson who is not selling Some agents seem to be that you are dealing with is MONDAY: 11.09am & 11.35pm as ‘a buyer’s market’. houses is quite probably going willing to ignore the laws set undermining or simply In layman’s terms this hungry. down for them by the Tenancies disregarding your rights, read simply means that there are This does not, however, give Act, in order to make that the Tenancies Act and if you are NEW! BAITMASTER more houses for sale than there them the right to gain entry to elusive sale. convinced that your rights are are buyers to buy them. the home of a tenant to run an Real estate agents are gov- being infringed, make a formal Squid Bait From a real estate sales open home, just because the erned by the Tenancies Act, and complaint. Doesn’t need refrigeration! person’s perspective, they agent ‘‘thought the tenant was as such this act protects the S.L. BROOKES NEW! TASCO Waterproof Binoculars Does town need another liquor outlet? I’ve just read with absolute I do not need or want liquor Did Te Awamutu not just line? Binoculars horror a notice in the Courier to be sold anywhere near my open up a new liquor store? Put your pen to paper if you under public notices June 3, children! There are four established object and write to the Licens- page 24 — an application for a Liquor will be stocked and liquor outlets all within easy ing Agency at Waipa District liquor licence for Hazelmere sold right next to your bread walking distance of this Council. Submissions close on Dairy. and milk. Anyone who has proposed site, but all in the June 13, so please hurry if you focus If you live in this area or driven past that premises commercial area far from our want to make a difference. automatically! have a child at Te Awamutu between 3-4pm will know how homes and our children. Our community is built on Intermediate or at Hazelmere many kids are in and out of Alcohol is a topical subject at families, and its families who YOUR LOCAL HOME AIR CONDITIONING Kindergarten — please pay there. There is a playground the moment, so lets all talk will be affected by this decision. SPECIALISTS IN DUCTED SYSTEMS attention to this notice. right opposite. about it. Where do we draw the AMANDA REILLY AIR CONDITIONING UNITS New certificate offered for caregivers 20db (A)...as quiet as a whisper Wintec will be offering the supported by a cross section of This programme is aimed at The employment arm is a Outstanding energy savings & pure indoor air National Certificate in Com- regional health providers and those people who are consider- key factor of the programme as munity Support Services (Foun- community representatives, ing returning to the workforce, it offers an opportunity for dation Skills) level 2, in conjunc- including Waikato DHB, North or wishing to upskill to enter people to continue their tion with Gracelands Group of King Country Health Workforce this worthwhile health support qualifications at higher levels Services. Development Group, Heartland services sector. through on-the-job training COMMERCIAL Initially the programme is Services-Taumarunui, Waitomo The programme is offered with Careerforce Industry INDUSTRIAL being offered at Te Awamutu, and Otorohanga District over 15 weeks, covering nine Training Organisation. SERVICE & REPAIRS Thames, Te Kuiti and Taumaru- Councils, and the New Zealand modules which include practi- There is also a graduate nui. Gracelands saw a need for a Institute of Rural Health. cal work based sessions at pathway at Wintec for students foundation skills programme The Government estimates health and disability providers wishing to specialise in the Call now for a offered in the Waikato, especi- that there are currently 20,000 in the Waikato. health sector. FREE Quote ally in the rural Waikato to non-registered community Gracelands Employment Open days are being held at REFRIGERATION address the shortage of quali- caregivers in the New Zealand, Services will interview all all centres in June. 7502805AA 0800 725 892 SERVICES LTD fied community support service and this is expected to grow as graduates to encourage and For more information con- workers. the New Zealand population assist in securing positions of tact Marlene Perry, Wintec Te 166 Cambridge Rd, Te Awamutu, Ph 871 6793 This new programme is ages. employment in the region. Kuiti Campus on 07 878 6558. SALES, SERVICE & MORE @ STRAWBRIDGES The team at APPLIANCE SPOT It’s Heat Pump time! welcome all new families to KEEP the district. 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Te Awamutu’s Regent MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT Theatre complex boasts 5.55am SPIN (45mins) SPIN the latest in cinema tech- 9.15am POWER STEP CROSS TRAIN 50S FWD (9am) ZUMBA PUMP nology with the installa- tion of digital equipment 10.00am ACTIVE CIRCUIT ACTIVE CIRCUIT ACTIVE CIRCUIT ZUMBA in the Number Two 5.30pm ZUMBA PUMP SPIN STRIKE ’Cameo’ theatre.