Te Awamutu CourierPublished Tuesday & Thursday THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 Community Newspaper of the Year | APN Regional Media Awards 2014 EXTRA COPIES 40c Cafe´’s taste of gold Fire sale Pirongia Rural Fire Force would appreciate donations for its jumble sale which will be held on Sunday, August 30. The volunteer community organisation would be grateful for any pre-loved goods — such as furniture, tools, clothing books or appliances (not computers or televisions TC230715DT05 thanks). GOLDEN bakers If you would like to donate Sopheap Chouk (right something that will benefit this — owner of Te vital community service, or you Awamutu Bakehouse would like further details, Cafe´) and his brother- contact Leanne (027 826 in-law Bunnarith Uy. 2646) or Rhana (ph 871 9336 The pair got home from or 027 300 Monday night’s 19th 5260).STRENGTHENING annual Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Free public Awards in Auckland at 1am and were baking workshop yesterday morning at Our Families is a free public 5am. workshop being held this Sunday. Topics include: Family Time, Marriage, Teenagers, Self Reliance, Family Search and everyone is welcome. The workshop is at the Latter Day Saints Chapel, 5 BY DEAN TAYLOR unprecedented three-wins-in-a- they won the supreme awards Awamutu four months, bringing Taylor Ave from 6pm. row after winning the Supreme with fruit pies in 2013 and 2014. brother-in-law Bunnarith Uy Ph 021 068 7017 for more We are spoiled for a good pie Pie title for the last two years. This year’s winner was more with them from the family run information. in Te Awamutu — and although They gave it a good nudge traditional — a Potato Top pie Raglan Bakery owned by his we didn’t take out the trifecta for with their Sherry’d Pear and from Napier New World. uncle and aunty. Help needed New Zealand’s Supreme Pie, Plum creation — winning the Our best result for 2015 was Mr Chouk says it was the first three businesses were judged Silver Award in their gourmet also a traditional Mince and time they had entered the awards for planting amongst the best in the country. fruit category to a Blueberry and Cheese pie from Te Awamutu and winning Gold was very excit- Extra helpers are needed for Shane and Kathy Kearns of Spiced Apple pie from Auckland. Bakehouse Cafe´. ing. some riparian planting which Viands Bakery in Kihikihi and The couple had turned the Owners Sopheap Chouk and Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Te Awamutu were looking for an competition on its head when Navy Uy have only been in Te ■ Continued page 5. Restoration Society are doing near O’Shea Rd, Pirongia this Saturday starting at 8.30am. If you would like to take part, Waipa Council leading the way or for more information, contact Clare St Pierre 027 324 8195 or Waipa District Council has won a national “innovative, inclusive, energetic and focused”. everyone in the organisation. It meant talking [email protected] award for its ‘Let’s Get Engaged’ campaign As a result of the campaign, councillors about the good news, as well as the bad, which which encouraged early feedback into 10-Year made a number of changes to their original isn’t always easy,” he said. Top wrestling Plan proposals. proposals released to the public in April. “But it was absolutely worth it because it The cream of Waikato’s On Monday night it beat all other entries to Nearly 500 submissions on the draft plan allowed councillors to make much better, wrestling talent will be on win the Fulton Hogan Excellence Award for were received when it formally went out for much more informed decisions that reflect show at ASB Stadium, Te Community Impact at the LGNZ Excellence public consultation. what our community wants. At the end of the Awamutu Events Centre on Awards in Rotorua. Mayor Jim Mylchreest said it was challeng- day, that’s what we’re here for.” Sunday. The awards aim to recognise and celebrate ing to engage the community on issues when LGNZ President Lawrence Yule said Wai- Te Awamutu YMI Club is the leadership role local government plays people were busy or could not immediately see pa’s campaign set a great example other hosting the Waikato Wrestling within communities across the country. how an issue might impact on them or their councils could follow. Championships from 9am. Judges recognised Waipa’s efforts to use families. 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What is happening in our dis- letters from Richard Paul whitu-atu fighting party and Later in 1864 when Rewi trict? and surrounding districts. from Rovina Maniapoto. then set out to again literally Maniapoto needed help prior In late May our two dogs CIRCULATION 13,968* (7059 urban, 6909 rural) kill the connections of all to the Battle of Orakau he were poisoned. Mrs Maniapoto — those who came to attempt to sent Te Winitana Tupotahi My Jack Russell Pepper died We welcome letters - preferably via email. They Dip.Teaching (Hons); kill them — this was called te and Raureti to Tuhoe as a result. Jake survived after should be under 300 words and must have the Licensed Ma¯ ori Interpreter; amio-whenua — the encirc- (Taneatua- Ruatoki) to ask great care by Vetora . sender’s name, address and phone number. No Master of Matauranga ling of the land. Tuhoe to come and stand I sent Pepper’s body to Ham- pseudonyms are accepted and names will only be Ma¯ ori, Te Wa¯ nanga-o- He reached Rerewhakaitu beside them in this the major ilton Veterinary Pathology and withheld in special circumstances at the discretion Raukawa; Second Year PhD, (in the Rotorua-Murupara battle against the British they determined she had died of of the editor. Letters are not usually acknowledged Waikato University; Histor- area) and came upon one Cavalry. a heart attack brought about by and may be edited, abridged or discarded. ian and Research Consult- section of Tuhoe (under the In regards the statement the poisons found in her body. MANAGER ant, Maniapoto Tribunal leadership of Te Purewa) by Richard Paul that there The next step was to find Alan Price Claim, Crown Forestry fighting their own battle are two military cemetery’s what poisons, so further tests. [email protected] Rental Trust — is the oldest with Ngati-Rangitihi (Te in Te Awamutu — the RSA These found six different sub- surviving descendant of Arawa). and Lake Ngaroto — what he stances, usually found in rat EDITORIAL Mangatoatoa ki waenganui It also appeared that omits are the battles at poison. Dean Taylor (editor) — of Peehi Tukorehu, Te Tuhoe was being defeated Rangiaowhia, Paterangi and Further investigation re- [email protected] Winitana Tupotahi and Te and he then went in and Orakau where a total of 500 vealed only one of these poisons Cathy Asplin (journalist) Huia Raureti. helped Tuhoe, and they in (at least) were left to lie in is used in any type of commerci- [email protected] turn decapitated all the those paddocks. ally manufactured rat poison In 1908 Richard Bourne warriors of Ngati-Rangitihi For Orakau, after 150 never any two together. Colin Thorsen (journalist) found Uenuku, and today he and placed them on stilts and years we know that a Part of the reason why Pep- [email protected] sits in our Museum. placed them in their Maara memorial site will be erected. per died and Jake didn’t was ADVERTISING By all accounts this kai (and act of absolute de- In reference to Lake because Pepper was 16 years old Dorinda Williams should have ended in the gradation and humiliation to Ngaroto, the warriors who and Jake is only six. [email protected] swamp, but later the Ranga- the enemy).