Ph (07) 871-5069 email: [email protected] 410 Bond Road, Te Awamutu Thursday, August 19, 2021 A/H 021 503 404 BRIEFLY TA Squash Be aware and stick FUNdraiser In order to help support the Men’s E Grade team as they look towards the National Superchamps Competition to be held in Gisborne, the team and Te Awamutu Squash Club to lockdown rules will be hosting a FUNdraising Tournament on Saturday, August 28 with three mini tournaments featuring singles, Delta is out there: Te Awamutu and NZ’s team of 5 million join efforts to beat Covid-19 doubles and the new racketball format for anyone here were seven confirmed around when people buy what they keen to have a go. community cases of Covid- need,” says Countdown general No experience is necessary, 19, including a fully manager of corporate affairs, safety just a willingness and non- vaccinated nurse at Auck- and sustainability Kiri Hannifin. marking shoes. Tland Hospital, at the time this edition And Te Awamutu Police commun- For more information or to was published - all have the Delta ity constable Ryan Fleming’s message enter contact Rebecca on 021 variant and all are linked to the to residents is to follow the rules. 411 933 by August 21 (Saturday) Devonport case that led to New Zea- “The Delta variant is worse than or head to Te Awamutu land entering a snap lockdown on anything we’ve seen so far,” says Squash Club on Facebook for Tuesday night. Ryan. details. Genome sequencing has con- “I reiterate to everyone to take firmed NZ's Covid-19 outbreak is the precautions, don’t panic shop; it’s Delta strain of the virus, and that it been good so far, but we don’t want Clothing Swap came from NSW, Australia. to see it again.” The Clothing Swap is in the Te Two new major locations of inter- Alert level 4 requires all non- Awamutu Baptist Church hall est have been identified - Auckland essential businesses to close and on Thursday, September 2 Central Church of Christ, visited on masks must be worn by anyone aged from 7 pm – 9pm. All welcome. Sunday, August 15, and the SkyCity 12 and over when visiting essential If you have items to donate, Casino, visited in the evening on services. drop them to the church office Saturday, August 14 and possibly into Waipa¯ District Council’s Cam- Monday-Thursday from 9am- Sunday morning. bridge and Te Awamutu offices, as 1pm “If you were in either of those well as halls, playgrounds and other For more information please locations, look out," says Dr Ashley community facilities across the dis- phone 022 1012153 Bloomfield. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Tuesday night that the trict will be shut during the lockdown. These locations of interest are country would go into lockdown following the discovery of a Delta case in Parks and reserves areas will re- added to others identified throughout the community. Photo / Hagen Hopkins main open to the public, but residents All Rugby Auckland and the Coromandel. must practise 2m physical distancing Postponed or Following Tuesday’s lockdown an- The roads around the main town all the bread and toilet paper at measures when using these spaces. Cancelled nouncement, Te Awamutu residents were busier than usual for a Tuesday Countdown. Council will continue to offer did not wait to get to the supermarket night. “We’d remind everyone that there Bunnings Warehouse NPC, or to get their last fix of takeaways. By 9pm, people had cleaned out is plenty of food and groceries to go continued on A2 Farah Palmer Cup and Heartland Championship matches, as well as all community and school rugby this weekend has been Police seek info on Owairaka Valley Rd death cancelled or postponed. The next rounds of Bunnings Warehouse NPC, FPC and Police continue to seek information death, Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Jenkins had been on the road for. raka Valley and Mellsop roads. Heartland Championship will over a young Australian student’s Patterson said. Patterson said police were still “We have the utmost sympathy for be rescheduled to be played at death on a quiet, rural Waikato road. “Enquiries undertaken so far indi- keen to hear from anyone who had Joseph’s parents and his family and a later date in the competition. And it also remains unclear cate that Joseph was walking along travelled along Owairaka Valley Rd friends . Our inquiry team is work- No community rugby is to be whether Joseph Jenkins’ family can Owairaka Valley Rd when he was not only around 2.30am, but also in ing hard to support them and provide played at any level however get across the Tasman due to current struck by a vehicle, causing fatal the several hours leading up to the answers about Joseph’s death.” Provincial Unions and their Covid-19 border rules and how his injuries,” Patterson said. discovery of his body. local organising bodies will body will get home. However, although Jenkins’ body Police wanted to hear from any- Anyone with information determine whether those A motorist found Jenkins dead on was discovered by a motorist, their one who travelled along Owairaka should call the police’s non- matches are cancelled or Owairaka Valley Rd, near the inter- vehicle wasn’t the one believed Valley Rd between 10pm on i emergency 105 number or postponed. section with Mellsop Rd, about involved in the incident. Wednesday, August 11 and 2.30am on email Detective Sergeant Rescheduled match timings 2.30am on Thursday. It was also unclear if the driver of Thursday, August 12, Patterson said. Anthony Hodgson at anthony. will be confirmed as soon as Jenkins, 20, was in New Zealand the vehicle involved even knew that This included anyone with [email protected] and possible. studying and was in the area for an they had hit someone. dashcam footage and anyone with quote the file number adventure camp at the time of his Police were also unsure how long CCTV cameras along Arapuni, Owai- 210812/6788. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A WalkoverSPRAYER 100* T OVER $1 100 LITRE DRUM OF ECOLAB HIBITANE2VALUED A PLUS 2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, August 19, 2021 Be safe: We’re locked down Circulated free to over 14,000 homes in Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. continued from A1 CIRCULATION 14,180* essential services to residents, and phone and internet services. PHONE: 07 871 5151 “We’ve done this before and we POSTAL ADDRESS: can do it again. We recognise this 97 Sloane Street, PO Box 1, might be a fairly stressful time for Te Awamutu 3840 many and we need to remain calm,” says Waipa¯District Council OFFICE HOURS: chief executive Garry Dyet. Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm If you have flu-like symptoms Closed Public Holidays and are concerned about your risk DELIVERY QUERIES: 0800 111 200 of Covid-19, the Waikato District Health Board’s advice is to ring EDITORIAL Healthline (0800 3585453) first for Dean Taylor (Editor) further instructions. Covid tests can be done at the Ext: 67705 0274 819951 Te Awamutu Medical Centre and [email protected] Mahoe Medical Centre, as well as Caitlan Johnston Ext: 67710 O¯ torohanga Medical Centre. [email protected] Pop-up Covid testing stations Jesse Wood Ext: 67713 are also located at Claudelands Some parks and reserves in the Waipa¯area will be open during the lockdown, but playgrounds will be closed. [email protected] Event Centre and the Founders Photo / Dean Taylor SPORT Theatre carpark in Hamilton. On TVNZ on Tuesday morning, [email protected] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ADVERTISING said she was confident New Zea- Leon Green 027 2393864 land could beat Covid again by using the same tools as before, and [email protected] as long as everyone adhered to the [email protected] rules. CLASSIFIEDS She says the Government’s Tania King Ext: 67708 hope was a high number of people being vaccinated, along with other [email protected] public health measures such as We welcome letters - preferably via email. contact tracing, would reduce the They should be under 300 words and number of lockdowns going for- must have the sender’s name, address ward. and phone number. No pseudonyms “My very simple message: are accepted and names will only be please stay at home,” Jacinda ap- withheld in special circumstances at the pealed. Queues at Countdown in Te Awamutu during the March lockdown. 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