Te Awamutu CARINGC FOR YOUR SAFETY Autorobot 24 Hour Salvage Ph (07) 871-5069 CouPublished Tuesday & Thursdayurier TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 Bond Road, Te Awamutu, P.O. Box 437 Fax (07) 871-4069 A/H (07) 871-6352 Your community newspaper for over 100 years EXTRA COPIES 40c Email: [email protected] Growing fast Power station plan Local construction company ZB Homes won the Fastest Growing Services Business Award (Central North Island) at the Deloittes Fast 50 regional Gas turbine station consent process well underway awards. The company was also named in the National Top 50 index. The Fast 50 index ranks the top 50 businesses in New Zealand according to their revenue growth over the past three years. Entrants are required to have been in business for a minimum of three years, and have had operating revenue of at least $300,000. ZB Homes now looks forward to attending the national Festival of Fast Growth awards in Auckland on November 16. Sit & Be Fit There are exercise options for everyone. If you find standing and walking challenging there are still ways to get active. Come along to the Sit & Be Fit class run every Thursday, 10.30am at Freeman Court, Roche St, Te Awamutu. This class is Free and is ideal for seniors and those with limited mobility. Contact Sport Waikato’s Hayley for more information on 07 858 5388. Arthritis Group guest speaker Jane Kay of Alzheimers Waikato is guest speaker at the Te Awamutu Arthritis Group TC270916SPPLANT ARTIST’S impression of the new gas turbine power station in Tihiroa. meeting tomorrow at 10am at the RSA Club. Plans for a $350 million gas turbine power Babu Bahirathan. on farmland owned by Nova Energy, which will Her topic is ‘Understanding station at Tihiroa, which can power more than “They are able to start and stop quickly and be converted from dairy to drystock and will Alzheimers and other 300,000 homes are well underway, with Otoro- respond to changes in demand. continue to be farmed,” he says. dementias’ and there will be hanga District Council (ODC) working through “The project proposes to use dry low At the council’s July meeting, it was noted plenty of time for questions. the required consents process. emissions technology which significantly that the Nova Energy-driven project is likely to Everyone is welcome. But not everyone is pleased about the reduces the water take requirement compared have an impact on 20-30 properties with proposal, with some neighbours and the Green to wet emissions control technologies,” he says. transmission towers required, and some job Market back Party calling for a halt to the project. This means that there is no application for a opportunities once it has been built. Te Awamutu’s Twilight The proposed power station will use open- water take from the Waipa River. If consents are granted by the district Market will recommence on cycle technology, powered by natural gas and “Nova Energy chose the Tihiroa site as the council and Waikato Regional Council, it is Thursday, October 13. be connected to the national grid. preferred location for the new power plant likely the power station will be built in stages of For information contact “Gas turbines are an enabler for renewable because of its proximity to the Maui pipeline, 100-120MW with each able to power 100,000 Rebecca 027 22902670. generation by providing support to the national transmission network and a major regional homes. grid during periods of low wind and low hydro centre,” says Mr Bahirathan. storage,” says Nova Energy chief executive “If approved, the power station will be built ■ Continued Page 3 DOES YOUR ATV TYRES ZERO - TURN MOWER BIKE NEED FITTED ZG Series ZG122, ZG125 A SERVICE? Then you need to see us! 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Waikato Regional Council burying our heads in the sand and expected to pay over the does not draw water wants to reduce the water we take wasting $6.75 million on installing course of their life. from. Wet weather? Enjoy from this source by 2030. meters. So, needless to say, any So why not collect that So apparently Council is instal- How much will water meters ingenious idea that could recycled water and feed it the FISHING ACTION with ling water meters in Te Awamutu cost to maintain? How many people have the potential to save back into the town water a good DVD to lessen the amount of water we will it take to read them and what the ratepayer millions on supply system? use. will their salaries be? the pending Three Waters Alternatively, why not DVD's I believe water meters are not How often do meters need to be would be of benefit, mini- help Fonterra find its own from the answer — they are a ‘quick fix replaced? How much will it cost to mising the burden, on an water supply, by locating $19.99 bandage’ not a solution. It will only process the bills? issue not of their doing. and drilling for separate be a matter of time, with popula- Waipa Council suggests meters Fonterra uses 40 per water bores to utilise the tion growth, before we have to find will save 15 per cent of our water, cent of Te Awamutu/ massive aqua basin that a new source of water. yet in 2014-15 we saved 18 per cent Pirongia’s Water demand, Council advised the public Why don’t we build some reser- on our water usage without meters. and possibly an extra 10 per of several months ago. voirs and capture the winter rains? I see absolutely no logic in cent from the pressure re- Both these options have OCTOBER 1 Why don‘t we use the Waikato installing water meters. Get to the lief valve located to the rear the potential to save River ? heart of the issue, get a new water of the factory, so it comes as millions for the ratepayers, New Fish & Game Trout Why install meters? Hamilton supply and stop wasting money no surprise that they are so why have they not been Licenses isn’t. Waipa District Council. the single biggest consumer considered as options? Download online or call in What about developing the ROBIN DUNCAN of water. HAYDEN WOODS Mon - Fri Keep busy with Fly Tying Equipment COUNCIL RESPONDS and accessories Mr Woods has already been supplied households but certainly not enough for reduce their water use. with detailed information, on multiple occa- Fonterra’s needs. These and a range of other In terms of Hamilton, the city already sions, around water expenditure. Fonterra options have already been canvassed. meters around 30 per cent of its water and uses around 30 per cent of Te Awamutu In terms of Ms Duncan’s concerns, the already has 3800 meters in place for commer- water and like other rural, industrial and full water strategy details all the options cial, industrial, rural and non-residential Tide Times commercial users in Waipa, pays for it via considered for Waipa water and is a public users — just as Waipa does. Books available water meters. The pressure valve Mr Woods document, readily available. Editor’s note: Council has published in- refers to has been shut off for some time. The fact is that those parts of the district formation about various strategies it is Fonterra’s recycled water is already fully already on water meters use considerably considering, including untreated water used elsewhere; it is not available for the less than those parts of the district that reservoirs to capture and collecting water to town supply. Fonterra has previously had aren’t (around 190 litres per person per day save for the drier months. bores, which failed, hence its use of the town compared to 250 litres per person, per day). For more information check supply. If Waipa ratepayers are to avoid being waipadc.govt.nz and check ‘Waipa water We assume the ‘massive aqua basin’ Mr forced to spend many more millions of story’ on the homepage, or for more detail 166 Cambridge Rd, Te Awamutu Woods refers to is the bore in Frontier Road dollars on water infrastructure — sooner — look up Water Services under the Our PH: 871 3474 (FISH) which will supply enough water for 1200 all Waipa residents, not just some, must Services tag.