Te Awamutu New Location CourierPublished Tuesday & Thursday TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 The Hire Centre Te Awamutu Landscape Lane, Te Awamutu Your community newspaper for over 100 years EXTRA COPIES 40c 0800 TA Hire | www.hirecentreta.co.nz Tours tell forgotten Our future Want to find out about the exciting plans for the future space in the heart of Te Awamutu? See what the future holds using virtual reality goggles. Land Wars stories Head along to the Te Awamutu Library this Thursday BY BETHANY ROLSTON anytime between 3pm-6pm. For more information visit Bus tours highlighting Waipa’s www.waipadc.govt.nz/ role in the New Zealand Land MajorProjects Wars hit the road last week. The two-and-a-half-hour tours Picnic gala travelled to a number of sites Te Awamutu Intermediate is including Pirongia, Paterangi Pa¯, hosting a Summer Picnic Gala Rangiaowhia, the Rewi Maniapoto this Friday. memorial and the Alexandra Enjoy food, a garage sale, Redoubt. face painting, rides, raffles, It told stories of battles at bouncy castles, clothing and Waiari, Hingakaka, Ma¯takitaki ¯ more. and Ora¯kau. The event is from 5pm at Te On Thursday I was one of Awamutu Intermediate School around 40 people on the first of seven tours organised by Waipa on Hazelmere Cres. District Council. Bring the family along for a But I felt like a tourist in an TC071117BRBUSTOUR great night out and support the unfamiliar land. WAIPA District Council’s heritage bus tour PTA as it fundraises for the As a 22-year-old who grew up in stops at Alexandra Redoubt in Pirongia. school. Pokuru, some of these stories were new to my ears — and I’m not Christmas proud of it. At school I learnt about World TC071117DTBUSTOUR craft days War I and World War II, but not Head along to one of two the wars that took place in my own Altered Book Christmas Craft backyard. Workshops this month and On Thursday I heard about the make your own wreath, devastating battle at Rangiaowhia, baubles and Christmas angels where I was married this year. I heard about the meaning out of recycled books. Materials behind local street names — Rewi are provided. St, likely named after Rewi Mania- There are two craft days to poto who took a leading role in the enjoy at the Te Awamutu Waikato wars, for instance. Library Community Room, I heard about the meaning Monday, November 20, behind the name of the mountain I 9.30am-noon and Wednesday, grew up climbing — Kakepuku-te- November 22, 2.30- 5pm. aroaro o Kahu, or the swollen Numbers are limited. A stomach of Kahurere. koha/gold coin donation is I heard about more important appreciated. Redoubts than the pub in Alexan- RSVP to 07 823 3838 or dra St. [email protected] Council’s heritage manager, Tony Roxburgh, one of the bus commentators, said the district is Phone books packed with rich history, from offered after Christmas if there is In 2014 Leah Bell and In 2015 the students took a Phone book delivery to the early human settlement through to enough interest. Waimarama Anderson attended petition to Parliament requesting a Te Awamutu/Kihikihi District the New Zealand Land Wars. The tours come the week after the 150-year commemoration of the national day of commemoration has been completed. “Waipa has important stories to Raa Maumahara National Day of invasion of Rangiaowhia and the for the New Zealand Land Wars. If you have not received be told,” he said. Commemoration, held for the first Battle of O¯ ra¯kau. Raa Maumahara National Day your phone book, please “The tours have given us the time on Saturday, October 28. They were moved by hearing of Commemoration was designed contact Te Awamutu chance to further engage with the Two Otorohanga College from descendants of people of the to put an end to what’s called an Intermediate School on 871 community and raise the level of students, who were shocked to largely undefended village of uncomfortable silence around the 6377 to arrange a copy. knowledge about Waipa,” Mr Rox- learn about the horror of the Land Rangiaowhia, which was attacked Land Wars. burgh said. Wars, were catalysts for the by British forces on February 21, Let’s break the silence and He said more bus tours will be national day. 1864. learn our own stories. 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Christmas IS coming... noon there is a fun, family- It will include a showcase of friendly ceramic workshop Mr Webster’s work and taonga Layby available with Alex Wilkinson. It is a puoro performance, on Big Snapper Time hands-on workshop so bring Thursday, November 23 from Mike's Special an apron or old clothes to work 4pm to 6.30pm. 5 for $15 in and a creative mind. 5/0 Special Circle On Thursday, November 16 3 for $25 there is an artist floor talk Kawhia Boating & Angling Clubs 6th Kasha Snapper Fishing Competition 24th, 25th Nov 2017 from 4pm to 6.30pm. The event Tickets available in store will include a question and answer session. 166 Cambridge Rd, Te Awamutu Participating artists are PH: 871 3474 (FISH) Hilary Batt-Ramage, Kat PD060417NADTOI01 Merewether, Oriwa Ward- ARTIST James Webster will Morgan and Jennie De Groot. perform on taonga puoro at The last special event for Te Awamutu Museum this WANT TO VOLUNTEER? November is an evening with month. Road trip Drivers are needed to take cancer patients to medical appointments and treatment in Hamilton. You need to be a non smoker and costs are reimbursed. Drivers asked to avoid Bling, bling! Art works If shiny things are what you love, then you are the person we have been looking for. Support an independent lady with a passion for jewellery making. bridge for repair work on show Fast food Got some spare time and a car? Then you can help! Waipa District Council lers will allow vehicles to how long traffic will be Join a team that makes sure that healthy, affordable is asking drivers to avoid flow both ways across the interrupted for. But Local artists will be showcasing meals are available to older people in the community. using Cambridge’s high- bridge but there will be contractors will be in and their work at the Te Awamutu One hit wonder! (Te Awamutu) level bridge on Thursday. delays. There will be no out as quickly as they can Library this Saturday, 9am-4pm Join a bunch of local girls who love to learn new things Contractors are investi- impact on pedestrians or so things can get back to and Sunday, 10am-3pm. on a one off basis and share your unique skills. No gating a water leak on the cyclists. normal.” Sponsored by Creative NZ and ongoing commitment is required in this role. Cambridge side of the Group manager service On-site traffic control Enrich+, the exhibition is free and bridge which popped up delivery Barry Bergin said will be in place from artwork will be available to pur- To find out more about these and other volunteering last week. The leak is not it would be helpful if 9.30am on Thursday. chase. opportunities in your area, phone 07 839 3191 or visit: causing a road hazard but drivers could avoid the Council will provide The works are in a variety of its location means traffic bridge while the work was updates throughout the mediums and include oil paintings, www.www.www.volunteeringwaikato.org.nz.org.nz.org.nz flow will be interrupted being done. day via its Facebook page canvases, dot paintings, cards, fibre while the cause of the leak “At this stage, until we (www.facebook.com/ and fabric art — come and enjoy is investigated. know what’s causing the waipadistrictcouncil) and affordable art by local artists. On-site traffic control- water leak we don’t know customer service centre. 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