Te Awamutu Rural Neville Kemp Licensee Salesperson 027 271 9801 Courier 07 871 9801 www.nevillekemp.co.nz Published Tuesday & ThursdayTHURSDAY THURSDAY, JANUARY MAY 24, 19, 2012 2012 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR OVER 100 YEARS Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008) CIRCULATED FREE TO 12,109 HOMES THROUGHOUT TE AWAMUTU AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. EXTRA COPIES 40c. BRIEFLY Jason just right for job FA Cup Sunday Te Awamutu has its very own FA Cup soccer tournament taking place on Sunday. The event is named after Fred Amess, a soccer stalwart in Te Awamutu for many years before moving to Whangamata. At the time of going to press, four primary schools had entered teams in this year’s FA Cup, St Patrick’s, Ohaupo, Pekerau and Te Awamutu Primary. First round games kick off at 9am at Sherwin Park. Hot food and drinks available. Fired up for Jumble Sale Pirongia Rural Fire Force is holding a Jumble Sale on Sunday, June 24 to raise money for their volunteer organisation. Any donations of pre-loved goods such as furniture, tools, clothing, appliances, books, etc would be gratefully received. If you have items you would like to donate to support our fundraising event please contact Rhana (871 9336 or 027 300 5260) for more information. Tramping trip Te Awamutu Methodist Tramping Group is running a day excursion to Tiritiri Matangi Island on Saturday, June 2 and anyone interested in the event is welcome to participate. Organiser Colin Hall says it is a full day trip to the predator free scientific nature reserve and participants will see a greater TC240512DT01 variety of native birds than any STAR Z Te Awamutu employee Jason Hutchins has caught the attention of customers, owner Selwyn Cook and site leader Jeanette Sicely other place in New Zealand. (pictured). Cost is $75 for adults and $55 BY DEAN TAYLOR looking at employing a through the programme and says She says clients such as Jason for children aged five to 15. Gracelands client from the they are both ‘‘his favourite’’. go through a programme with For more details or to register Z Te Awamutu’s newest Supported Employment pro- Mr Gardiner says Jason is one them first before going into the contact Mr Hall (871 4024). employee Jason Hutchins has gramme. of a number of success stories for workforce. been a big hit with colleagues The company contacted the programme. They learn about work ethics, Porn dumped and clients alike — and it was Supported Employment team They have a contract to place health and safety, work rules and Police and Council staff are simply by chance he was leader Grant Gardiner and he clients in work for five or more expectations, hygiene etc before disturbed that a large amount of employed. sent along two clients for an hours per week. being placed with Supported rubbish illegally dumped near When the rebranding from interview. ‘‘We are close to meeting our Employment. Waipa Netball Courts included Shell to Z took place the new Jason won the job six weeks target,’’ says Mr Gardiner. From the client point of view pornography magazines. stores implemented their com- ago and has made a big ‘‘Clients are given training and they want to work, want to be part The objectionable material munity support programmes, impression in a short time. prepared for the workplace and of a team and have a connection was found on the ground after donating $5000 from each store to He works under site leader then we try and match their skills with other people. dumped bags of rubbish had nominated local causes. Jeanette Sicely looking after mer- with employer needs,’’ he says. Employers considering been opened. Owner Selwyn Cook says chandising. Gracelands has other pro- employing a Gracelands client Anyone with information or Gracelands was one of the She says Jason has been good grammes that assist Supported should contact the Client who sees rubbish being dumped causes, and he came to learn for the store. Employment. Pathways team in the first is asked to contact Council (872 more about the organisation ‘‘He’s really funny, he loves his Annette Martin is a senior instance. 0030). through the programme. work and people love him,’’ she member of Local Linx, a pro- Write to Gracelands, PO Box Mr Cook says his local staff says. gramme that is part of day 413, Te Awamutu or phone 871 convinced him it was worth Jason has two part-time jobs services. 6410. 8711040AA DX100 100hp Perkins Oil clutch Climate air & fridge I Fantastic value @ $69,990 + GST Includes loader 3rd service 2.1 mtr bucket Radial tyres 8711051AA Mike Whitburn: 0274 824 614 07 846 5554 Murray Barclay: 0274 753 690 07 872 1964 2 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Te Awamutu Courier Confusion with Concrete vandals CONTACTS rates’ box tick MANAGER simply selfish Alan Price After spending three days carefully reading 529 e: [email protected] submissions on the Council Draft Plan, it’s very clear in my mind many people have ticked the I would like to send a ‘big ups’ to EDITOR wrong box by mistake regarding rating limits. the contractors, concreters and The question read like this: roading crews that do repairs to Dean Taylor ‘‘Do you support the limit on rates increases at a our footpaths, kerbs and roads in e: [email protected] maximum of the inflation rate (local government the Waipa district, but more speci- cost index) LGCI plus 3 per cent?’’ fically Te Awamutu. REPORTERS Yes ❏ or No ❏ (tick one). You all do fantastic work in Note the LGCI is expected to run at 3.5 — 4 per keeping Te Awamutu looking good Cathy Asplin cent for the next 10 years. and I for one can now sympathise e: [email protected] Some voters didn’t realise that if they ticked the with at least one of the many issues Yes box they were supporting the 3 per cent on top you probably face at every job. Colin Thorsen of the LGCI 3.5 per cent which in return will give a I have a new found appreciation e: [email protected] rate raise of an average of some 6.5 per cent every of the preparation, time and skill year for the next 10 years. Compounding this for that you put into your work and ADVERTISING the next 11 or 12 years and your rates may double. I’m infuriated by those few out This is how the question should had read there that undo it all. Dorinda Courtney regarding the rates increase. My ‘rant’ relates to the newly e: [email protected] Do you support the limit on rates increases at concreted footpaths, kerbs and the maximum of the inflation rate (Local Govern- islands on the corners of Mahoe Julie Jackson ment Cost Index) LGCI which is running between 3 and Mutu Streets. The areas being e: [email protected] and 4 per cent plus 3 per cent cap on top, making an worked on are coned off and highly Bookings average rate increase of 6.5 per cent for the next 10 visible to pedestrians and traffic. [email protected] years? I went for a ride recently to help another 30 minutes just in case Look at it at from another angle, would you vote check the concreted areas. then home with fingers crossed. for fuel to go up 3 per cent per litre above the First repair to the concrete, Unfortunately by morning, all of CLASSIFIEDS allowable limit? approximately 90 minutes after the concreted areas had been Tania Cortesi-Western, Rhonda Bird MALCOLM HUME knock off, is a set of shoe and paw deliberately vandalised. prints. All I can say is, to those of you Anna-Marie Holmes The pedestrian and animal that get your kicks out of doing [email protected] walked through the cones onto the that, spend the five, 10, 20 days in Good Samaritan new concreted section. Was there those workers’ shoes and let me LETTERS TO THE EDITOR a problem with going around the know how you feel to see your cones? work ruined by unappreciative, We welcome letters - preferably via email. helped with waste Not two minutes after finishing thoughtless, selfish others. They should be under 300 words and must have the first repair we watch a group I know a few of these guys the sender’s name, address and phone number. In a world where people seem to be in a hurry, of runners heading up Mahoe personally and they brush it off No pseudonyms are accepted and names will and there is so much selfishness . it is so Street. Did a quick sweep of the because it comes with the terri- only be withheld in special circumstances refreshing to come across a person who is willing concreted areas, low and behold tory. That’s not right! at the discretion of the editor. Letters are not to go above and beyond for a stranger. two more shoeprints in repaired They take just as much pride if usually acknowledged and may be edited, To the lovely man who helped me unload a section. not more in their work because it’s 8710814AA abridged or discarded. trailer load of old grass clippings and dirt on Fixed those, left for an hour and constantly viewed by the public. Saturday at the Te Awamutu refuse station, you returned to you guessed it, Who are you to ruin it for them? have no idea how much that gesture meant.