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THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 2022
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DECEMBER 15, 2022
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Look whoâs retiring after 32 years â Weâre at Te Awamutu College. See Page 5
Whoâs housing Santa? We find his home away from the North Pole. See Page 8 Brian Stannardâs pou is to his right â and his sonâs Shaneâs is directly opposite. By Roy Pilott
Olympic dreams â Our special Olympians swim for medals. See Page 11
Te Awamutuâs 13-year-old walk of fame now requires a few more steps. Pou acknowledging six new additions to the walk, opened in 2013, were unveiled at Selwyn Park yesterday. The additions were announced in July. Pou for Heather Morris, Shane and Brian Stannett, John Nicholson, Jason Wynyard and Michael Williams take the total to 34 â and they include Graham Jamieson, Katherine OâRegan,
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Rewi Maniapoto, Neil and Tim Finn, Philip Tataurangi and Grant Hammond. Inductees must have been born in or around Te Awamutu, or achieved their notable success as a resident. The ceremony began an hour after The New went to press â so we asked Brian Stannett to check out the walk ahead of time. He and son Shane have been recognised for their contribution to wrestling. âIt was a âhell of a honourâ for him, the sport and the Te Awamutu wrestling club and its ROSETOWN
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people, he said. Father and son will also hope the publicity will be a boost for the club, which has been pinned down by the impact of the Covid pandemic. John Nicholson, from Kihikihi, is honoured for his work in the equestrian world, Jason Wynyard (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngapuhi) is a world renowned competitive axeman, Michael Williams is acknowledged for his work as a composer, and Pirongia-born Heather Morris â whose induction was announced three years ago â wrote the bestselling novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
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