Te Awamutu Te Awamutu Your Vodafone Courier Local Dealer Published Tuesday & ThursdayTHURSDAY TUESDAY, JANUARY JULY 10, 19, 2012 2012 158 Alexandra St, Te Awamutu YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR OVER 100 YEARS Ph: 07 870 6031 Fax: 07 870 6032 8520596AA CIRCULATED FREE TO 12,109 HOMES THROUGHOUT TE AWAMUTU AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. EXTRA COPIES 40c. BRIEFLY Child porn Kiwi connection Waikato Uni director guest for AGM Te Awamutu CIB track couple to Christchurch Guest speaker at the AGM for Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society this Thursday at Pirongia School starting at 7-30pm is Dr Bruce Clarkson, director of the Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research at Waikato University. His topic is hybridism in the New Zealand flora and its relevance for restoration. Members of the public are welcome to attend. For more information please contact Clare St Pierre 8719133 or [email protected] River Dog at Museum As part of the We Love Eels exhibition, Te Awamutu Museum is proud to present a free screening of the award winning film River Dog, produced and directed by James Muir and David Hunter. River Dog is the story of one man’s battle to save a river and protect its wildlife. and will screen at The Redoubt Bar on Wednesday, July 18. Screening commences at 7pm and the documentary is 30 minutes long. Everyone is welcome. For more information please contact Nathalie at Te Awamutu Museum 872 0085 or email nathalie.metz@waipadc. govt.nz For more information about the film see FILE PICTURE www.riverdogfilm.com THE internet makes the publication of objectionable images easy. We Love Eels is on at Te BY JAMES IHAKA (NZ HERALD) AND DEAN TAYLOR mutu man being recognised by a Cambridge indecent assault against a boy under the age Awamutu Museum till detective and the file being referred to Te of 12. November 2012. An investigation originating in Italy Awamutu CIB.’’ The man is also facing firearms, fraud and spread to the Waikato before ending in Head of Te Awamutu CIB Detective minor drugs charges. The firearms seized by TA drummer Christchurch, as detectives from Te Awa- Sergeant Ross Patterson and Te Awamutu police include both rifles and handguns. mutu swooped on a man suspected of colleague Detective Chris Bredenbeck of the He has been remanded in custody to band winner peddling images of child abuse. child protection team worked on the case for appear again in the Hamilton District Court Waikato Waikato police crime manager Detective about a year and travelled to Christchurch to on Friday, August 17. Smokefreerockquest regional Inspector Chris Page said inquiries began make the arrest. His 32-year-old partner was also arrested winners was indie-rock band after investigations by Italian authorities The accused 37-year-old had shifted to at a Christchurch house and is also being Red Nite Sky from St Peter’s into the use of the internet for obtaining and Christchurch from Te Awamutu and was held in custody. School, Cambridge. distributing child pornography revealed a living under an assumed name. The woman, who was also previously The four year 10 students New Zealand connection. He appeared in Hamilton District Court living in Te Awamutu, has been charged include drummer Eli Gadsby ‘‘As a result of those inquiries they gave on dozens of charges on Friday via audio- with making an objectionable publication from Te Awamutu. New Zealand police, through Interpol, a visual link from prison in Christchurch and appeared in Christchurch District The band has been number of images, including one that where he was being held since his arrest. 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MONDAY: 7.51am & 8.29pm opportunity to discuss how ‘‘shared CEOs for options for change, including The WDCRA would support ‘‘shared services’’ could reduce the overall costs of possible amalgamation. services’’ where significant savings to the doing business and could ultimately keep Will our mayor again say we’ve got him ratepayers can be made, but believes on 2012 WHITEBAIT SEASON rates affordable. wrong, and that he didn’t say that no information to date that amalgamation in AUGUST 15 Cr Wilson was correct to put a Notice of possible amalgamation discussions took the near future would be a huge mistake. Time to check your nets are up to task! Motion forward at a recent Waipa District place? It is fitting however to ask our mayor Council meeting in order to bring any The new Local Government Minister where he sits on amalgamation. discussions re amalgamation of Waipa David Carter said any plans to change the A simple yes or no answer would District Council with any other local structure of Waikato’s various councils suffice: do you support amalgamation of councils (other than shared services) out will fail without public support. the Waipa District Council with any other into the open. Clearly the Councillors and politicians local councils? At the same Waipa District Council are elected to represent the public; any To avoid any confusion shared services SELECTION OF meeting our mayor said there had been no reorganisation proposal should not suc- and amalgamation are two completely WHITE BAIT NETS discussions re amalgamation, and ceed without significant support. different issues. INSTORE inferred that any Notice of Motion would Hamilton City Council is promoting a Our question to our mayor is purely on be out of order, and that the wording was Unitary Authority Model for an expanded the amalgamation issue. We the citizens incorrect. City Territory that covers local and and ratepayers of the Waipa District It seemed our mayor was not pleased regional functions, reducing duplications deserve the respect and right to know our with Cr Wilson, but more concerned that it in such areas as planning and transporta- mayor’s stance on this issue. would send out the wrong message. tion. PAT BISHOP So what has our mayor said at the Waikato Regional Council Peter Chairman Waipa District Citizens and mayoral meeting? Buckley has pushed for the regional Ratepayers Association 166 Cambridge Rd, Te Awamutu, Ph 871 6793 Support has helped Remembering Rukuhia Road Nikita to Paralympics My first association with Rukuhia and the Ohaupo Post Office also held a Road was 1948. It was the link through the telephone exchange where one could call I would like to thank the people of Te tee tree from Rukuhia to Ngahinapouri. to get through to an outside district, 8pm Awamutu who have supported and encour- There were not many houses or farms. was close down time and then we had to aged my granddaughter Nikita Howarth The railway station was a flag station wait till next opening time at 8am to put an with her swimming training for the where farmers could have their fertiliser outside call through. Paralympics. railed in bags at 12 to the ton. What a contrast to today. She belongs to the Cambridge Club and The wagon which held 14 tons was Recently I received a phone call from trains at the Event Centre in Te Awamutu shunted onto the side line with an order London while travelling in my car. Your ONLY authorised through the winter months. from railways to unload as quickly as Now it’s possible to contact a fertiliser I would like to let you all know young possible. contractor and have 15 tons of fertiliser Toshiba Service Centre Nikita, 13, has been told that she has indeed Some farmers would arrive with a delivered and spread on the farm by in the Waipa District made the Paralympics team to go to London horse and cart and the odd one with a lunchtime.