Cambridge News | July 27, 2023

Getting the football fever

They start ‘em young in Cambridge football either on the sideline or on the pitch itself and club officials are hoping the Football Ferns’ success will now keep them playing.

Whether it is 18 month old Ivy Erceg kicking a ball on the sideline, speedy left wing Hannah Jordan, 16, or the 50 plus supporters who caught a FIFA-provided bus to the World Cup football in Hamilton on Saturday night.

They, like the rest of the country, are caught up in the women’s football hype

sweeping the country.

At Ivy’s age, Hannah was kicking a ball around Crewe in the United Kingdom and took the game up when her parents Andrew and Ruth moved to Cambridge in 2011.

First it was at St Peter’s Catholic School and now at Sacred Heart Girls’ College, where she is in the first XI saving money for a tour of Australia next year.

Cambridge Football Club senior women’s club captain Selina Oliver said Hannah was the club’s “shining star” – a pocket rocket on the ball who started the season in the B team and graduated very quickly to the top side who beat Thames 7-1 on Sunday in Waikato

senior women’s division one.

Hannah was at Waikato Stadium to see Japan beat Zambia 5-0 in the Group C match. She not only supports the Football Ferns, but also the England Lionesses and still has a soft spot for Tranmere Rovers in English Football’s league two.

Also at the stadium was Selina, who has volunteered during the tournament, and a bus load of supporters from Cambridge all wearing green t-shirts provided by FIFA World Cup organisers to boost support for Zambia.

Everyone was still buzzing after the Football Ferns 1-0 win over Norway.

“We just hope the result raises the awareness of football in Cambridge,” said Selina. “The part we’re lacking is in the teenage area; it’s always when girls drop out.”

And the decline has been noticeable over the past three seasons – from four secondary school teams to two this year.

“Football ticks all the boxes, it’s social and it’s fun.”

And as for Ivy, in town watching mum Keltie Erceg playing for Thames, the footwear might have to change. Red band gumboots are not what Football Ferns wear – yet!

Old hotel history revealed

An old cellar and large original well from the original Masonic Hotel, built in 1866, has been found under the old courtyard by the construction company working on the hotel’s restoration.

The discovery was found while workers were extending and deepening the existing basement for an underground bar.

Most of the seismic strengthening has been completed and the massive concrete ground beams and steel is now in in preparation for the basement bar excavation and the new attic level.

New framing is also now up on the roof.

Did you know that over 30 cars have either been stolen or tampered with locally, in the last month alone?

It is time for another request for everyone to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity and report what you see at the time to 111. Sometimes with crime, we don’t see what we aren’t looking for. It can be easy to disregard what may outwardly be dishonest behaviour

due to personal preconceptions about what an offender would look like. In Cambridge, we have increasing numbers of people living and working in the area with similarly increasing diversity.

People of any age, ethnicity and financial standing are equally capable of offending. That being said, specific to recent car crime, the suspicious activity I am most focused on includes youths walking around at night, going onto properties, up driveways, looking into vehicles or trying door handles. If you have or are thinking about installing CCTV coverage on your property, this can be very helpful in both deterring crime and providing key evidence regarding offenders, their clothing and behaviours. If parking your car on the street, ensure it is in a well-lit area. Whether on your driveway or the road, however, your car needs to be locked and if you don’t have a car alarm or immobiliser, invest in a good old steering wheel lock. Clear your car of all valuables when you leave it.

Today I’d also like to tell you a little from the Highway Patrol team, one of the teams we have at Cambridge. The highways team patrol’s focus, as you’d think, is road policing on the state highway network. With the development of the Waikato Expressway, State Highway 1 has become Google’s (and many residents’) recommended route between Auckland/north and the wider

Bay of Plenty. This has seen traffic levels increase anecdotally around 40-50%. The key messaging remains slow down and be patient. The end of the Waikato Expressway, near the southbound Cambridge onramp has been the site of numerous near misses and a number of crashes as two lanes of high speed traffic merge back into one.

This is a point that regularly sees a queue of slow moving traffic develop. Drivers need to be looking at traffic flows further ahead so they can react accordingly. Further south around Hicks Road, the temporary speed reduction from 100kph to 80kph does appear to be working in reducing the seriousness of crashes. Nevertheless, speed is still an issue with one driver being caught doing 118kph in this zone recently. He was also driving on a revoked licence at the time so his vehicle was impounded.

It is important to plan your travel, be patient and drive defensively as the actions of others can be unpredictable. If you see dangerous driving that is likely to cause a serious crash, call 111. For other inconsiderate driving, report to *555 so that a follow up can be made with the registered owner. Providing vehicle registrations and driver and vehicle descriptions is key. A video of their driving behaviour is again great evidence. Stay safe out there.

Clams clear

DNA tests show that the country’s newest pest - the freshwater gold clam - has not spread into waterways outside a stretch of Waikato River where it was initially found. Biosecurity New Zealand said, since its discovery near Lake Karāpiro earlier this year, regional and district councils, as well as iwi, had been working together to monitor the mollusc and discuss preventing its spread.

Residents’ views

Sources have told The News the latest Waipā District Council annual residents’ survey contains more scathing criticism than last year. A quarter of those surveyed then were satisfied with the council’s performance, down from 40 per cent the previous year. The survey is not expected to be released until next month.

Choir

The Mosaic Choir – a community choral group whose 70 or so members are drawn largely from Cambridge and its surrounds – will present its annual concert at Bridges Church auditorium on August 12. Under the leadership of musical director Brooke Baker with relatively new member Carlee Hanna as accompanist, the concert will feature the Manawanui Vocal Troupe as its 2023 guest artist. The programme will include a mix of classical favourites, a Māori ballad, and a mashup of some popular songs by Donna Lewis and Meat Loaf.

Crime up

Crime statistics in the Waikato West police district, which Cambridge is part of, rose from 4532 victimisations reported in 2017 to 6241 last year while ramraids have also increased. Taupō MP Louise Upston said Cambridge had more than its share of ramraids and her party would make sure offenders faced the consequences for their actions.

So many Cambridge roads…

Cambridge’s fire chief has echoed readers’ concerns about the ongoing confusion around some street and road names in the town.

Waipā District Council says it would only look at the issue if a petition was presented.

Taxi drivers and residents have contacted The News following Deborah Christiansen’s letter calling for the section of Cambridge Road from Vogel Street through to just north of Hooker Road to be renamed Hamilton Road.

“We already have Cambridge Road going from Leamington to Te Awamutu,” she said.

Dennis Hunt said having two Cambridge Roads either side of the Waikato River was confusing for emergency services, but recent mobile phone technology had made it easier.

“The only grace for us now is they (emergency operators) fire us a cross reference when they can so we might get Cambridge Road/Kaipaki Road and we know which way we are going,” he said.

Taxi driver Rickstar Tipene said some numbers appeared on both roads.

“Confusion comes with taxis when people call and ask for a taxi, they give (the) address and don‘t give further details. It‘s not until the addresses are over 1913 that we can be clear of which road it is.”

Marie-Clare Jones said she was new to Cambridge.

“We did find it quite confusing to start with and we do wonder if visitors get confused by it too.”

Yvonne Lomey said with all the development happening between the Velodrome and Cambridge, now was the right time to rename the road.

“Sure a few places would have their address changed but not that many if they get on and do it now before all the new building gets completed.”

Michael Pearson said he typed Cambridge Road into his car’s GPS and onto Maps on his phone and the default road was the Cambridge Road leading to Hamilton Road.

“It is therefore a point of confusion.”

Anne Phipps said she once had a phone call from a friend who was looking at cows in Cambridge Road near Leamington when she should have been on the other side of the river.

Waipā District Growth and Regulatory Services group manager Wayne Allan said the council could only act to change the name of the road if there was public/resident support.

“Unless we get a petition signed by a majority of affected residents along Cambridge Road (Hamilton section) requesting council to consider a road name change for their address we will not be advancing this matter further,” he told Christiansen last year when she first raised the issue with the council.

At the time Allan said he was unaware of any

confusion with emergency services.

“Whilst it is not the ideal situation having two name locations for Cambridge Road, on balance, it is not considered such a problem to warrant the significant time and upheaval it would create with affected residents if we decided to change it.”

Cambridge Road starts in Hamilton at the intersection of Naylor Street and Wairere Drive weaving through Hillcrest and out to Tamahere along the Waikato Expressway until the western off ramp to Cambridge.

The first time it appears in Waipā district, according to the council’s Geographic Information System, is at 1466 Cambridge Road, putting it 14.66kms from the start. It then finishes at 1913 Cambridge Road, the new commercial development opposite Payne Park and the Water Tower.

That is next to what was the old Cambridge borough boundary and the start of the town belt. Hamilton Road starts at the Vogel Street intersection – where confusion reigns according to one resident - and ends at the St Andrew’s roundabout.

“I’ve seen people get out of their cars and stare at the signpost or argue in their cars and do a u turn and head back the way they came,” she said.

• See MP wants express issues ironed out, page 16.

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Watching the kākāpō

Every step they take… DoC’s kākāpō “policeman” Petrus Hedman will be watching them.

The newest arrivals at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, four kākāpō from the deep south, will be monitored in their new environment.

Hedman will be doing the job for the next six weeks.

The kakapo are being monitored by radiotelemetry – they each have a unique channel and backpack transmitter – and a GPS datalogger that will monitor where they travel.

It’s hoped the maunga will eventually become a breeding ground for the endangered native parrot – but first 10 males will be acclimatised.

The birds were released on Wednesday last week with no small degree of fanfare. They were flown north after being picked up from Whenua Hou – Codfish Island - as part of an arrangement which involved an iwi to iwi transfer from Ngāi Tahu to Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Raukawa, Ngāti Hauā and Waikato.

The release followed a pōwhiri and signing of a memorandum of understanding at nearby Pohara marae.

Maungatautari’s Biodiversity team leader Janelle Ward told the gathering at Maungatautari “we can bring species back from the brink of extinction”.

She said the arrival of kākāpō had been 20 years in the making. It was the 15th species to be released into the sanctuary – and it would not be the last.

The handover of the birds – before a

gathering of about 100 people – saw two strong speeches from local body politicians.

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan, who told of her own family’s love of the Maungatautari project, called on the government to show more support for it.

Waipā District Council had helped fund the project for many years – but it needed more funding certainty from the Government and she lamented the fact that many people would not get the opportunity to enjoy the Maungatautari experience.

“No one will protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced,” she said, quoting environmentalist David Attenborough.

Waikato Regional Council deputy chair and environmental professor Bruce Clarkson reminded the gathering that the Maungatautari project had also been about saving native flora.

“We’ve achieved massive improvements in habitat quality,” he said.

He listed the tree daisy – kohurangi, which possums had eaten on Maungatautari almost to extinction, the perfumed toropapa and the native clematis, puawhananga, which was showing signs of health in the maunga.

“You have achieved a high quality environment like it was 1000 years ago,” he told Maungatautari staff.

It could be three or four years before female kākāpō are introduced to the sanctuary. Nationally their numbers have risen from 51 to 250 since 1995. If you don’t see them, you may hear them. Males boom in the breeding season can be heard up to a few kilometres away.

“We don’t yet know if the kakapo here at Maungatautari will start booming this summer or not but it is possible,” Ward said.

Trust hits back at pokie report

The country’s fourth largest gambling operator has taken issue with a Waipā District Council report which suggested community funding from pokie machines was going from the poor to the rich.

Grassroots Trust, which operates 70 per cent of the gambling machines in the district, is opposing a suggestion to reduce machine numbers via a sinking lid policy.

Currently under the council’s existing Gambling Policy the numbers of pokie machines are limited to 232. If a new venue wants machines, it must wait for an existing venue to relinquish its licence.

Staff, who prepared a social impact assessment of gambling as part of a report, recommended the status quo when the revised policy went to last month’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee.

But pressure from elected members and community groups around problem gambling and how much of the profits were being distributed within the district resulted in the council’s decision to go out for informal consultation instead.

Cambridge Community Board supports a sinking lid policy while the Te Awamutu and Kihikihi board has yet to make a decision.

Grassroots executive chairman Martin Bradley said his trust took its grants process seriously with the area where the funds are raised, and community need at the top of the list.

The gaming sector is legally required to return a minimum of 40 per cent of the funds raised from gaming machines to the community via grants.

The report considered by councillors last month did not look at the percentage granted from profits, but the percentage granted from the total amount gambled, ultimately leading to a view in some quarters that the trust was well shy of the 40 per cent grant rate. The report said about 10 per cent of the $10.71 million put into Waipā machines in the 12 months to March 31 was returned to the district in the form of community grants.

Bradley said for the period January 1 to June 30, Grassroots Trust returned $1.335 million – or 45.47% - to the community, with a further $638,508 to national organisations in Waipā.

And a claim in the council report that groups benefitting most from the funding were from less highly deprived areas was untrue, he said.

“The trust is a large funder of essential

services such as rescue helicopters, St. John Ambulance, surf lifesaving, and Hospice; services every New Zealander have, or may need to, access one day, regardless of their demographic,” Bradley said in a response to The News.

The trust also provided funding to schools, early childhood centres, local charities and sporting organisations, he said.

Trusts like Grassroots were world-leading in terms of minimising harm from gambling, he argued. The trust provided all its venue staff with unlimited training and education on identifying signs of problem gambling.

It had also committed to installing facial recognition across all venues to identify selfexcluded gamblers. Forty one people had excluded themselves from Waipā gaming venues as of February this year.

“Considered against a population of approximately 53,600 residents, the Waipā district’s problem gambling rate is very low,” said Bradley.

“There is no proven correlation between the number of gaming machines and problem gambling. The number of gaming machines in Waipā has stayed mostly static

over the past five years with a growth in revenue, while problem gambling numbers have not increased.”

Any move to reduce the number of machines would accelerate the migration to online gambling, he said.

“(That’s) an environment that is accessible 24 hours a day, usually via mobile, has no restriction on bet sizes, is not monitored for problem gambling, and only benefits offshore providers,” said Bradley.

There are 72 gaming machines in Cambridge, 36 in Leamington, 106 in Te Awamutu and a further 18 in Kihikihi.

Class four gaming societies like Grassroots – the largest in the North Island and fourth largest in New Zealand – are regulated by the Department of Internal Affairs. The industry pays a levy of over $20 million to the government each year, and $3-4 million on prevention and minimisation measures.

Grassroots Trust Group operates 1369 gaming machines across 92 venues nationwide.

Feedback on the council’s Gambling Policy opens next Monday on its website and must be provided by Friday August 25.

Delivereasy launches in Cambridge Kiwi on-demand delivery service expands regional reach

Cambridge, Aotearoa New Zealand: New Zealand’s only homegrown nationwide on-demand delivery service Delivereasy has started operations in Cambridge. Delivereasy will offer its full suite of categories; including food, drink, and convenience, with the expansion into the Waipa District town seeing 20,000+ Cambridge residents have access to its on-demand convenience.

Built by kiwi entrepreneurs, Delivereasy is a fully NZ-owned and operated platform-toconsumer service that operates in over 33 locations throughout the country, including all major metros. Following successful launches in Whakatāne, Horowhenua District and Mosgiel earlier this year, Delivereasy is continuing its nationwide regional growth strategy with the addition of Cambridge to its service locations.

“While multinational delivery companies continue to focus on the metropolitan cities in New Zealand, we believe the regional towns and areas that are the backbone of Aotearoa are just as deserving of a delivery service. We have been operating in Hamilton for almost six years, so it feels natural for us to bring Delivereasy to nearby towns and communities. Cambridge has been in our sights for a while, and we’re stoked to be a part of this community supporting its dynamic hospitality offering,” says COO Quinn Davis. Signing up to Delivereasy’s service are a number of well-known eateries and local establishments including: McDonald’s, Hell Pizza, Joe’s Garage,

The Chilli House, Carley’s Kitchen, Pita Pit, EGG’D, Bowl’d, Kebabalicious, Koi Lounge, Royal Cambridge Indian, and The Coffee Club. What started out as an idea between friends has now grown into a nationwide success in a highly competitive market that ‘big delivery’ multinational competitors seek to dominate. But while international players focus on cities and operate out of offshore locations,

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Delivereasy’s fully NZ-owned and operated service model means local on-the-ground teams roll out customer service, dispatch, logistics and operations to more of New Zealand than any other operator.

Since its launch in 2016, almost 500,000 kiwis have used the Delivereasy app to order more than 6 million meals - from Whangarei to Invercargill and almost everywhere in between. Continuing to expand its focus on regional coverage means Delivereasy can provide accessible food delivery service for parts of the country that are left under appreciated by global operators with rigid terms of trade.

The foundation of the business has been built on understanding the needs of small business owners; building key relationships with local restaurants and being part of the communities that restaurants and drivers call home. Says founder Nick Foster, “From the outset, our hospitality partners could see the huge potential for on-demand delivery and were keen to get involved with a partner that made it logistically and financially feasible and fair. Our personal approach to making it work for every restaurant is really what makes us different for both restaurants and customers.”

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Not such a magic roundabout

Even the most hardened transport scientist would concede that flyovers are superior to roundabouts for allowing vehicles to change direction at an intersection of roads.

Flyovers do not stop or slow traffic; they let it flow, saving time, emissions, fuel, driver frustration and avoiding the opportunity for an accident. They are so much safer than a roundabout.

Take the excellent flyover just north of Pokeno, on the very busy corner of State Highways 1 and 2. It is the perfect example, and it has been in place for decades. Duplicate it at Piarere and you have a longterm solution that encourages traffic to flow and, most importantly, avoids accidents occurring.

No queues, just Kiwis driving about their business without stopping, grinding to a halt or a crawl. Sounds sensible? Not to the current Minister of Transport or his several disgraced predecessors.

You need to ask yourself: what’s made Waka Kotahi buy a roundabout when a flyover is superior in every way? Cost.

Pure and simple

The transport budget has been plundered and pillaged, raided by ministers with pet projects they have funded over the past six years.

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Many of those projects have been disasters… the cycleway proposed for the Auckland Harbour bridge, Te Huia – now considered unsafe, massive expenditure on rail that is not running in Auckland, and the ‘Let’s get Wellington moving’ project that hasn’t moved.

And of course, there is the state of our roads, peppered with potholes. Add to that the seldom used urban cycleways, speed bumps at urban intersections, 30kph speed limits, an astounding array of consultants with their reports and we now have a transport mess with no vision and poor delivery.

A flyover at Piarere may cost a further $20m over a roundabout, but with the cost spread over decades that is a small price to pay for safety of the 20,000 Kiwis who use that busy intersection daily.

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Getting the message through

Our role as elected members is to advocate for and understand the needs and concerns of all sectors of our community. Recently, the Cambridge Community Board has been engaging with the disability sector in Cambridge.

Some of the concerns we heard were around accessibility in the Central Business District where some members of the disabled community find it hard to navigate past signs, tables and chairs. We also heard that some of the disabled parks may be difficult for some to access because they are on steep ground or are too angled.

We have passed their concerns onto Waipā District Council and encouraged community members to submit to the Public Places Bylaw review council is undertaking. Board members attended a disability health event run by Interlock Trust as they sought to raise awareness and inclusion of their community.

It was great to meet members of the community and see the organisations and groups that support this sector, some of which included Achievement House, Peer Support, Enabling Good Lives and Cambridge Community House.

Mayor Susan O’Regan and I took a tour of Cambridge Community House last week and met the great team there.

The house is leading the way in our community in supporting Cambridge locals who need help with their finances, mental health, housing and food support, transport assistance and drug and alcohol counselling. Although not often visible, these issues are present in our community and the house does an amazing job in caring for and supporting those in need.

Our new library/ community hub advocacy continues with our library survey out now to all our local schools.

We are particularly interested in our young people’s ideas on a new library and their thoughts and opinions around a community hub.

We have had a good response so far with over 100 surveys returned. We have a $100 voucher prize up for grabs so if you haven’t filled out our survey please do.

You can find it on the Cambridge News website or in paper copy/QR code in the library, and many of the cafes around town.

Planning is underway for the visiting delegation from Le Quesnoy, our sister city, in November.

The group of 14 will be hosted by residents and will celebrate Armistice Day in Cambridge, as well as experience the beauty and interest of the Waipā district.

The Le Quesnoy City Sister working group is hard at work organising a full and exciting programme for our French friends.

The weather is looking good for this Saturday’s Te Awa River Ride Light Night.

This will be a great opportunity to ride or walk part of the Te Awa trail which will be lit up for a special and unique experience.

A reminder that we have a public forum before all of our monthly meetings.

If you have any concerns or issues that you would like to discuss with us, please come along or feel free to email me. We would love to hear from you.

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We are holding an Open Day for our 2024 prospective students and parents/caregivers.

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A copy of our enrolment zone map is available on our school website www.cms.school.nz

Due to continued growth, Cambridge Middle School implemented an Enrolment Zone from the beginning of the 2021 school year.

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Enrolment Forms and details of our school zone are available on our school website www.cms.school.nz

Hall committee sends SOS

Fencourt Hall’s administrative committee has reached desperation point, saying it will have to hand the building’s keys over to Waipā District Council if it can’t find new volunteers.

The committee will hold a meeting at the hall early next month in a last-ditch attempt to sort out the problem.

“We want to make sure the hall keeps being run by Fencourt people for Fencourt people,” said Don Heaslip, who has chaired the committee for 54 years and is now keen to step down.

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“We’d love to see some enthusiastic young people with fresh ideas take over who might perhaps get some quiz nights or something going,” she said.

believes it’s a widespread trend as service groups across the country struggle to attract new members.

“It’s just sad that there’s a lot pressing on people’s timetables these days – mortgages and kids’ sport and jobs and trying to have family time and doing things – and unfortunately the time left in the evenings is less,” he said.

Now, time is running out for the committee to find new members.

“…if they hear there’s going to be no more people there as of the first of August and the key’s going to be sitting on the council’s front desk, that might be enough to get half a dozen to a dozen down to the hall to say… we’re prepared to help.”

He took over the chairman’s role in 1969, when Keith Holyoake was New Zealand’s prime minister, The Beatles were top of the pops and purple socks were all the rage. Back then, every time someone moved to the district they were welcomed or farewelled with a function in the hall, and dances were held annually to see in every new year.

As well serving as chairman, Don has been voluntarily mowing the hall’s lawns and attending to its repairs and maintenance for the past 22 years.

His wife Heather is also on the committee and ensures the hall is kept clean and well stocked with

Fencourt Hall is 89 years old and has stood next to Goodwood School at 529 Fencourt Rd since it officially opened on July 4, 1934. It is used every week for community activities such as dance and karate classes and hired regularly for 21st birthday parties and other celebrations.

Don is certain there are bighearted Fencourt residents out there who would be willing to help run the popular facility – he just doesn’t know how to find them.

“We’ve done huge advertising and newsletter drops to every letterbox and what have you,” he said.

“We must be doing a good job or something but yeah, lots of people we’ve asked and they’re too busy or what have you, or people want to be paid now for doing work. You can’t get the volunteers like you used to.”

Alan Grant, who has been the hall’s treasurer for nine years,

Alan is stepping down as treasurer because he is moving out of the neighbourhood and so are the hall’s secretary and bookings officer, husband and wife team John and Sally Illingsworth, who have served the committee for 23 years.

“This is probably the first time people may be aware that we’re at a transition point,” Alan said.

“Up until now it’s just been oh, we don’t need to turn up, those committee members are doing a fine job, the place is working well.

“But if they hear there’s going to be no more people there as of the first of August and the key’s going to be sitting on the council’s front desk, that might be enough to get half a dozen to a dozen down to the hall to say we can’t let that happen, we value the hall, we want to keep it going and yes we’re prepared to help.”

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Sally said the committee had always worked to keep hall hire affordable.

“We’re worried that if we have to hand the keys back to council the fees might become prohibitive, simply because of the extra layer of administration involved,” she said.

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan said the hall would be returned to Waipā District Council if new volunteers could not be found to run it.

“But we know from other community halls

in Waipā that local people get the best out of their hall when they are managed, close to home, by local people,” she said.

“We’d like to see that continue at Fencourt.

“Volunteers have done a terrific job over a number of years but we’d love others to step up. There are a lot of new families in the area and of course the school is a big user of the hall. So, we’re hopeful of finding a way forward that continues to make the hall available all the time.”

A Waipā District Council spokesperson said all Waipā’s rural halls were run by local committees and none had needed to be taken over by council over the past 10 years.

“A lot of organisations struggle to attract volunteers,” the spokesperson said.

“Many sports clubs, or community groups would probably agree with that. But it has not been difficult in Waipā to keep rural halls open because of a lack of volunteers. Local people have always stepped up.”

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Connections delay

Traffic modelling delays due to technical issues have delayed the Cambridge Connections business case by six months, Waipā council has confirmed. The plan will define the shape of Cambridge’s transport infrastructure for the next 30 years and was to have been ready this month.

Going electric

The Cambridge Community House Trust welcomed a new vehicle to its ranks on Monday. Waipā Networks will sponsor the electric vehicle for the house’s use in delivering its services. Waipā Networks is also working with the house on other initiatives, including providing energy assessments to reduce household power costs and through distributing winter warmer packs.

Help available

A company owned by several Waikato and Bay of Plenty local authorities, including Waipā, is expanding its services to include communications support. CoLab, based in Cambridge, helps councils be more effective and efficient by collaborating. Waipā has struggled with filling communication positions recently but despite this says it has no plans to access the resource.

Award held

Te Awamutu’s Museum, Education and Research Centre has retained its Gold Qualmark award, an annual measure of quality for New Zealand tourism businesses.

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A ‘counterweight to democracy’

The lack of accountability and waning legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court should be of concern to New Zealand

and the world, says Wellington-based academic, Dr Hayden Thorne.

Speaking to a packed University of the Third Age (U3A) meeting in Cambridge last Friday, Thorne described the US Supreme

Court as a white, elitist institution, nonrepresentative of the wider US population. It was a powerful body comprising nine non-elected judges who self-govern and had the power to overrule other arms of US government.

The Supreme Court is making decisions that are increasingly unpopular and out of touch with most of America’s people, he said, and give shrinking recognition to the doctrine of precedence that underpins most countries’ legal systems, including New Zealand’s.

“The current Supreme Court is dismantling precedence at an alarming rate,” he said. “We have seen that recently in the overturning of the Roe v Wade abortion laws, with gun laws and the student debt issue. Decisions over the last couple of years have undermined legal rationale. Public opinion is often not taken into account. In a way, the Court has become a kind of counterweight to democracy.”

He said of the 116 Supreme Court justices who have served throughout its history, 112 have been white, six have been women (four serving currently), 92 have identified as Protestant and 15 as Catholic. An atheist has never been appointed. Only 49 of the 116 have been law school graduates, and 40 of those have come though the elite universities of Harvard, Yale and Columbia.

“Nothing about the Supreme Court is diverse, and where they have attempted in recent times to introduce diversity, the appointees still come from the same elitist background. It does not represent today’s society. How legitimate is an institution that is made up of a very small proportion of society and is answerable to no-one?”

The Court works to a political agenda, driven principally by ideology, he said.

The political party of a sitting US President appoints each judge whenever one of the nine retires or dies. Most appointed since the mid-1950s were appointed by Republican presidents, a number that is disproportionate to the number of years Republicans have served in office.

“That is not to say all Republican presidents have been deeply conservative, but it tells us where the balance of the court has sat for the last 60 to 70 years. In the late 1960s to early 70s the court was quite centrist – decisions were made on the merits of the case. There are no real centrist Supreme Court justices anymore.”

He said former President Donald Trump appointed three justices to the Court, a very rare occurrence.

Dr Thorne has a background in law, history and political science.

He recently completed a PhD at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington in line with his interest in the post-WW2 US Supreme Court, the role lawyers play in the American constitutional system and their ability to influence the Court’s decisions.

He said the Supreme Court was established by the US Constitution in 1789, tasked initially with considering what the law was and what power the court had.

The changes seen were worrying, he added, and their far-right and deeply religious views were spreading around the world.

“New Zealand needs to be concerned. It is an issue when the US, a country that rates itself as a world-leading democracy, has a body of nine unelected powerful people who can make decisions affecting the lives of everyday people. That’s not democracy in my view.”

Life across the ditch

A sojourn in New South Wales last week permitted me to catch up with matters concerning skin. Not the natural dermis that needs washing frequently, but skin as inherited from one’s forefathers (and mothers).

A very crude canvass of Sydney train passengers revealed, on several occasions, that by far the majority of the travellers were of Asian originality. Quietly getting on with their own business, many moving around as whole families and generally playing their part as good citizens. They were also very much to the fore in retail trades, sometimes struggling to be understood by mono-lingual customers. They were clearly enmeshing themselves into the fabric of Australian society.

Clearly Australia has experienced – and benefits from – a multi-cultural society while their trans-Tasman counterpart hides behind a slow moving, government driven, bureaucracy.

Possibly it’s to preserve roles for those already existing in New Zealand. That is all very good providing those who are being protected actually do want to do a day’s work and not rely on the largesse and protection of government-sourced handouts.

All that said there is the ‘other’ skin colour in Australia which has had an ugly side for many years. That of the indigenous people who either relate as Aboriginal or Torres Strait people. They were not recognised by the Australian government census until 1967 – they were not accepted as even existing. Pretty damning and frankly appalling.

Yet over here is New Zealand Māori have been recognised with differing success since around 1840 and have had Māori seats in

Friends in dangerous places

parliament for well over a century.

Interestingly there is a large difference as to how indigenous people are confirmed in their identity on the two sides of the Tasman Sea.

Possibly some of them are somewhat spurious with different ‘goodies’ payable to, or gained by, those who lay claim to tribal or historic blood lines. It is what it is, but comparisons are somewhat foggy. The common bond between the two relates very much to alleged ownership of land. And history – with Aboriginal history stretching back many thousands of years further than that of Māori.

But back across the ditch there is trouble brewing. On the matter of The Voice, where a very serious attempt by the Australian federal government is being made to consider having an appointed indigenous committee to advise the sitting parliament on matters germane to their background and expectations.

There is a huge rift appearing with newspapers full of views of both the yes and no proponents with a noticeable female support of the latter.

A respected newspaper with a national readership devoid of state interference produced a two page spread last week quoting eminent national leaders including several retired judges taking up opposing sides on the discussion. And it’s a free-for-all bonanza for academics who will comment on anything provided there is a buck in it for them for their research portfolios. Watch this space. Perhaps the Lucky Country ain’t so well blessed after all.

What are you opening your life to? Are you watchful with influences you allow into your life - or your family’s?

The fact is practices, habits or inclinations which ought to be named as ‘enemies’ to our well-being are often accepted as ‘friends.’ Friendship with wrong things always ends up badly at some point. Initially unhealthy interests and behaviours might appear innocent, harmless and manageable. But time reveals that carelessly opening dangerous doorways results in people’s recognition becoming gradually dulled that they’re becoming snared by things that should definitely never be ‘befriended’.

As an example, someone opening the door to a ‘little’ pornography, runs the risk over time, to becoming enslaved by a deadly, obsessive compulsion. The fact is that this shaming enemy weaves into its victim, an insatiable appetite whereby things which delivered stimulus previously no longer satisfy a relentless craving for ‘more’.

Soon, what would have originally been considered unthinkable, becomes tolerated and defended, even justified as acceptable.

I heard a story originating in Africa that graphically illustrates the point. A young boy accompanied his father on a hunt into the African bush. A lioness attacked them and the father was able to protect his child’s life and his own, by killing it. A little lion cub appeared and realising it was now without a mother, the young boy pleaded with the father for it to be taken home with them. The father was adamant that could never happen, stating, ‘little lions become big lions and big lions kill.’ The boy was unrelenting with his tears and pleas. Against his better judgment, the father conceded the cub could

come home, ‘just for a little while.’

Arriving back at their kraal (traditional African village of huts, enclosed by a fence), the villagers mounted a protest similar to the father’s original one with his son. ‘Little lions become big lions and big lions kill.’

The father promised it would stay a week or two and then be released. Time went by and the young lion grew from a cute cub into an increasingly accepted adolescent pet. Although some voices still cried for it to be released, passivity seemed to creep in and what was once deemed intolerable, became tolerated. The growing lion stayed on. Later, the father and son were on another hunting trip. Now, bounding alongside was the maturing lion that they had adopted as a ‘pet’. Brushing past a thorn bush, the boy received a nasty slash on his leg. As the blood flowed freely, the lion’s interest was piqued and licking the wound, it flicked a switch. The frenzied animal set about ferociously mauling the boy’s leg until the father managed to put an end to it. Tearfully carrying his fatally injured son back to the kraal, the wide-eyed villagers murmured sadly, “little lions become big lions and big lions kill.”

If there’s a ‘little lion” in your life, deal decisively with it - remembering God won’t deliver us from wrong things we make ‘friends’ with.

“Whatever you are giving in to will become your master - be it sin, resulting in death, or righteousness leading to life…”

(The Bible- Romans 6:16)

MP wants express issues ironed out

Ongoing issues for Cambridge users of the Waikato Expressway, including the fire brigade, need ironing out so the next part of the design is fit for purpose, Taupō MP Louise

Upston says. She was responding to comments from Cambridge Fire chief Dennis Hunt who said access to the Expressway has become a nightmare for the volunteer fire fighters.

He told The News he and his predecessor the late Don Gerrand had spoken to New Zealand Transport Authority (Waka Kotahi) representatives about the merits of having a northern off ramp at the end of Tirau Road near the golf course.

Having that ramp would make a huge difference for the brigade when there are call outs on the Expressway, he said.

Knowing which part of the Expressway they were being called to was often an issue.

“We don’t know whether to go up the Expressway to the north or south when we get an emergency call.”

CAMBRIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE CALLS OVER THE LAST WEEK

FRIDAY:

Smoke in the vicinity, Peak Road

Car vs Building, Anzac Avenue

WEDNESDAY:

Building alarm and Evacuation, Hannon Road

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If they go north from Hautapu and the call out was to the south, the earliest they could turn around was at the Tamahere interchange. If they went south and it was north, they do a U-turn at the southern end of the Expressway.

“No one ever slows down for us.”

Upston said if the council and Waka Kotahi were working together, they would understand the issues Cambridge users were facing and not repeat the same mistakes.

“I do think there has been a history of Waka Kotahi not paying attention to people who deal with this road on a daily basis.”

That’s where the council’s transport planners should be working in tandem with Waka Kotahi “otherwise we don’t have solutions that are fit for purpose for the community.”

The community’s expectation was that was happening, she said, when it was clear it was not.

Waka Kotahi’s Infrastructure Delivery regional manager Jo Wilton said a northern on ramp was never part of the Expressway plans.

“There would be relatively low traffic movements on these suggested ramps and motorists wanting to travel in these directions have other options. The Victoria Road interchange provides both northbound and southbound connections to the Cambridge township, some five minutes from this point,” she said.

There were no plans to provide additional access points.

If Expressway users need emergency services, people should refer to landmarks, such as bridges, to assist operators, said Wilton.

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

Upston and National Party leader Christopher Luxon are hosting a public meeting in the Cambridge Town Hall next Monday. The Expressway, population growth, a third bridge and transport woes are

expected to be raised by the community who feel left out of the consultation.

“You can’t do long term planning without consultation and you can’t do that without the community,” said Upston.

Lighten up – it’s time for Bridge

The Cambridge Sixes, one of the biggest bridge events in the country and one likely to attract over 30 teams of six players each, comes to town early next month.

The full day event will be held at Karāpiro’s Sir Don Rowlands Centre on August 5 and is expected to involve players of all grades from around the North Island.

The Sixes has its roots in the Cambridge Bridge Club. It was started in 2013 with a view to growing the game, creating a fun event in which junior, intermediate and open players could mingle with ease. It is now the biggest bridge event in the country other than New Zealand Bridge’s national congress.

The fun element comes through giving players a crack at some generous raffles, spot prizes and a trivia quiz and having them pit themselves against teams gunning for the ‘best-dressed’ award – usually under an event theme that changes each year.

Last year, the theme was ‘Movies’ –this year, it is ‘Sport’.

Cambridge Bridge Club life members and those involved at the start of the Sixes, Clare Coles and Michael Neels, said the ‘dress-up’ element added a light-hearted side for teams that might ordinarily regard anything to do with bridge as deeply serious stuff.

Michael, who has been a lifelong player, is the man who had the initial idea for the Sixes. It has since been adopted by a couple of other New Zealand clubs. He conceded it could be

a ‘sobering game’ and said novice and junior players are often nervous about playing in tournaments, particularly where more senior players might be in attendance.

“Questions are often asked about bridge. Is it a game, is it a sport … some say it’s a disease,” he said.

“The Sixes was designed in such a way as to bring a little fun into the game. Those taking part play at their own level but are around players of different levels in a much less intimidating environment – that was the idea behind the Sixes.”

Clare said the lighter side of the event added a relaxed element not always present in serious tournaments.

She said the Cambridge club had a sound reputation for being an innovative and solid club. “We are

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really lucky here. We have around 180 members and our numbers have remained steady, even through Covid.”

Michael said the pandemic had been a circuit-breaker for many clubs, but by setting up an online option for players, Cambridge had come through it relatively unscathed.

The Sixes is so-called because each team has six players – one pair each of open, intermediate and junior players.

The event started out in the Senior Citizens Hall, then moved to the Cambridge Town Hall and in 2016 shifted to the Sir Don Rowlands Centre to accommodate burgeoning numbers.

This year, the Cambridge Sixes will be under the joint control of Murray Wiggins and his wife Caroline Wiggins – both chief directors at New Zealand Bridge.

Pensioner build start date nears

Site work is about to start on pensioner housing units in Cambridge.

Ten one-bedroom units will be built in Leamington, next to the council‘s Vaile Court housing for the elderly complex, which has 17 tenants.

Funding for the united was confirmed in 2018 and it was planned to have the units occupied by late 2020.

“Since then, the world has been turned upside down with Covid and subsequent supply chain issues,” Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan said.

It is hoped building work will commence in November.

“Waipā is one of few councils in New Zealand which still provides housing for older people in the community, and I’m really proud that we are continuing to invest in this space,” O’Regan said.

“But our policy makes it very clear that it must be selffunded, meaning this build will not be subsidised by other ratepayers.”

The units will be constructed to a six Homestar rating, so they will be warmer, drier and healthier and cheaper to run than some other new builds.

The units will be leased to Habitat for Humanity to manage, initially for 10 years with a five-year right of renewal.

Habitat for Humanity will select tenants and manage the complex. The existing Vaile Court units will continue to be managed by council.

Waipā District Council provides housing for the elderly for 107 people in seven complexes. There are 65 people on the waiting list for a place in a council-owned unit.

Hautapu Colts win

Goals aplenty

John Kerkhof Park’s new number seven pitch in Cambridge came through a weekend of matches with glowing reviews and goals galore.

Cambridge Football Club’s under 23 team beat Claudelands Rovers 6-1 on the Saturday and the top women’s side followed that up on Sunday with a 7-1 victory over Thames.

Use of the new number six and seven pitches – laid in association with Waipā council over the summer - is being limited for the first 12 months while the club beds in the grass, sand and the irrigation system. There have been no complaints about the bounce or the surface thus far by the home teams.

A lot can change in seven days - like Hautapu Colts losing to their Morrinsville counterparts and thwarting their chances of a home final to thrashing the same opponents a week later to book a final in Hamilton.

The 41-20 win on Saturday at Memorial Park in Cambridge was in stark contrast to their 26-21 loss. Coach Denis Hazelton clearly had some harsh words for the boys during the week.

They will have their work cut out to win the Elliot Shield against Hamilton Marist, who annihilated Hamilton Old Boys 53-19 in the other semifinal.

Hautapu opened the scoring with a Kees Phillips try in the 15th minute.

However, Morrinsville fought back – as they did the previous week - with a converted try and two penalties to take a 13-5 lead after half an hour.

But Hautapu finished the half strongly with a Joel Hazelton try, converted by Jaylen Kitcher, and a break away try just before half-time from Blake Seavill to make it 17-13 at the break.

Tries in the second half came from George Cook, a second to Hazelton - his 19th for the season - Jack Mathis and another from Cook sealed victory.

Hautapu Colts 41 (Joel Hazelton 2, George Cook 2, Kees Phillips, Blake

Jaylen Kitcher 3 convs) Morrinsville 20.

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Cambridge Tree Trust

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Heritage Trees

Interest in the growth rate of exotic trees in New Zealand has a long history, starting with the letters and journals of missionaries and military personnel in the nineteenth century. The rst published paper on the topic was in 1865, and the rst known records of growth measurements began a year later, as interest grew in the economic potential of exotic forests.

In the mid twentieth century interest also turned to historic and other notable trees. The rst known record of this nature was a list of 153 indigenous and exotic specimens compiled in 1940. Over the years this

was gradually added to by various organisations, and in 1966 A. D. McEwen of the New Zealand Forest Service compiled 19 regional lists of notable trees, which included 600 specimens.

Among these were some in Cambridge. I went searching for them. Lombardy poplars at Hautapu, already over 120 ft high in the 1960s and probably planted in 1895: gone. Red oak at Valmai motel: gone. Scarlet oak at 42 Hamilton Road: gone. Fortunately the London plane trees in Victoria Street still remain, already 95 ft high in 1969. And in lower Dick Street I found one red oak (shown here), the last of ‘an impressive row of nine trees 85 feet high’ in the 1960s. It is sad that we do not value our heritage more than this – although Valmai does still have two handsome trees, a rimu and a beech side by side.

Cambridge Tree Trust would like to thank Mitre 10 for their support for these monthly articles which are intended to raise interest and awareness of trees in Cambridge.

Verhoeven stars in Darwin heat

Waipā riders have excelled at the Australian Motocross Championships.

Cambridge’s Nico Verhoeven and Ōtorohanga’s Cooper Phillips joined Taupo’s Connor Feather and Dannevirke’s Ollie Corbin at the 2023 junior motocross nationals at Darwin’s Acacia Hills.

They raced mid-month over three days against elite riders, mostly from the Southern Hemisphere, in extremely warm temperatures that none of them would have been accustomed to.

The track was also unfamiliar to the New Zealand contingent, the circuit being a tight affair, sculpted from gravelly orange dirt, which also didn’t seem to hold moisture all too well.

It was a hot challenge for the Kiwis – including the parents and supporters – with temperatures reaching 35 degrees throughout the day and the track preparation was interesting

Kauri on top

Leamington Kauri team lead Cambridge Netball’s year seven and eight Future Ferns competition following their 5-4 win over Hautapu Taimana on Saturday.

Netball returned to the Cambridge courts after a break for the school holidays and continued on Sunday with the Year 7-10 tournament which was a fundraiser for the teams playing in the New Zealand Open champs in September.

Meanwhile the semi finals of the Premier ladies league was held last night after The News went to press.

Front runners Otorohanga played Hautapu Red, St Peter’s School took on Hautapu White and Leamington played United Matamata. All the games were played at St Peter’s School in Cambridge.

too, with track crew even drowning the track in water during the day to dampen the ‘bulldust’, as the locals called it.

This left water-logged ruts and the riding conditions were extremely slippery and this lasted for at least four races afterwards.

Verhoeven, won all but his first race and that was due to his suffering a small bike hiccup.

When the dust had settled he claimed first place overall in the 7-10 years’ 65cc class.

Phillips, in his last ride on an 85cc bike, also had success and recorded hree third place finishes – eventually claiming third overall in the 14-16 years’ 85cc class.

Feather won the 10-12 years’ 65cc and was fifth in the 85cc class, while Corbin’s 11th overall in the 12-15 years’ 125cc class on a new bike was seen as acredible result.

For Verhoeven, the adventures had just begun, however, as he immediately flew off to the United States to take part in the Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Motocross Championships in Nashville, Tennessee.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS PEOPLE IN BUSINESS

CARON SHALLISH Owner/Senior Osteopath – Origin Osteo

What is the most interesting part of your work/business day?

100% my patients.

Every person is unique even if they present with the same condition. A patients’ history, current situation and personality all play a part in determining treatment approach. How do you manage this diversity ? I endeavour to never rush appointments, allowing time for a whole person approach.

What are your career drivers ?

I am a total learning nerd – always engaged in information gathering or study. Our knowledge of the human body is constantly evolving, it’s amazing. I love that osteopathy is so diverse in its range and treatment tools.

I have seen lives transformed by some treatments. It can be immensely rewarding.

What are your business goals ?

Being an osteopath has always felt more like an identity than a job.

My aim is to be supportive of my patients and do what I love everyday. In return, my business grows and is supported. It’s about adding value.

What did you do before you became self-employed?

I worked in computing for large corporations in South Africa (where I grew up) and the UK.

I enjoyed the technical aspects of the job, but felt I did not fit into corporate culture.

I wanted to do something I felt was more meaningful to me and also be freer in my choices of work location, hours and focus.

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What is the The Furnishing Room?

Expert advice helps you make the best interior design choices for your home. As interior design and window furnishing specialists, we o er these services throughout Waikato. I look forward to working with builders and clients,

Why did you think The Furnishing Room is the correct t for you?

I believe The Furnishing room o ers a greater level of service. From window furnishings to furniture and soft furnishings. We have our own workroom to ensure quality control of all our products. I’m enjoying working with the other team members at The Furnishing Room as they have varied years of experience to draw from. I enjoy working with the best quality brands for the clients’ budget.

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What’s your favourite part of your I love happy clients. There’s nothing like seeing them delighted with their end result. We take the stress out of the process, and the joy that gives them is priceless. I undertake every project with speci c attention to detail. I also love special design - ensuring design elements are perfect for the space they are intended for.

What interior design trends are you noticing? Many people are choosing warm tones over greys. They’re tones which convey ‘softness’. I think they help people feel cosy and safe.

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PATRICIA ROSS

Ross & Co Hair Design - we love creating beautiful hair for our clients

1. What inspired you to become self-employed?

My husband really was the reason I gave it a go. He would keep gently encouraging me to do it and no matter what I came home and told him, he would always be able to put a positive spin on it.

2. Did you have any mentors throughout your career and how did they in uence you?

Yes, the best thing I ever did was do a 3 day business course that Wella Professionals held in Wellington hosted by Paul Seville. This in uenced me by understanding the power of numbers and then connecting me with my next mentor Caroline from Teamworks coaches who completely transformed my business.

3. What did you want to be when you were at school?

I knew I really wanted to serve, but I didn’t know in what way so one day I went o to the careers adviser, took a test and it came back with fashion, management and counseling, so hairdressing definitely covers all of these options!

4. What was your rst Job?

A local Paper run delivering the Waikato Times and I loved it!

5. What advice would you give to a person considering opening up a new business?

Invest in yourself and the people who work for you.

ANNA GREENTREE

Vetro Mediterranean Foods Hamilton owner

What was your first job?

Would you believe - pizza and pasta? My first job at 15 was in a pizza shop. My second job was supermarket merchandising for San Remo Pasta. Here we are all these years later, having come practically full circle. What advice would you give to someone starting a new business?

Surround yourself with great people.

Don’t be afraid to hire someone more skilled, and perhaps better equipped in some areas, than you.

Be fearless, back yourself and believe in what you’re doing.

What are your other interests and hobbies?

Aside from family, my happy places are in the kitchen, on the tennis court and in my home gym.

What inspired you to become selfemployed?

I wanted to move on from the corporate world and challenge myself more.

I had a strong yearning to be creative, and to develop something that made me feel a real part of the community - while providing a pleasant experience for people.

I also wanted to help others and give them a fun, energetic, interesting and stimulating place to work.

What support do you have to help you be successful?

I have the most amazing husband, with an unwavering trust and belief in me. He is my rock! My mum has also been crucial to allowing me to throw myself into our business.

She has kept the home fires burning, as chief washer-lady, sous chef and taxi driver. We are a real team effort. Our three children have also been a very active part of this journey.

AMANDA VOSPER

Well

How long have you been in business and what do you think drives your success?

I have been practicing law in Cambridge since January 1979 and have been in business on my own or in partnership since 1985. I believe that I am one of the longest serving professional people in Cambridge. It is a cliché, but my success is down to the people I have around me. Over the years I have had countless excellent staff work for me. I am very proud of how many clients have been loyal to me, some being three generations of families and some dating back to when I started as a new lawyer. What is the most challenging thing about your work?

The most challenging but also one of the best things about my work is that you never quite know what each day will bring. You need to have the ability to juggle many different client needs and prioritise those as fairly as you can. In any one day I can be seeing 4 or 5 clients about matters ranging from a new Will to the death of a loved one, to a first home buyer to a large commercial transaction. Each transaction is stressful in its own way for the clients and it is a challenge to ensure that you manage their concerns and issues in a professional yet sensitive way.

When did you know this was the career you wanted?

I left secondary school and went to Otago University to Law School.

However at that time being a lawyer was not my career goal but I was no good at science and maths and would have made a terrible teacher so law seemed like a good option. There weren’t many options for woman back in 1972. I dropped out of law school in my second year and by chance got a part time job as a filing clerk in a law firm. After a short time in that role two partners in the firm persuaded me I should go back to Law School, which I did and got my degree from Auckland University. What other interests/ Hobbies do you have?

Amanda is also a part owner of the woman only gym Femme Fit 50 with fellow business woman Heather McEwen.

1. What inspired you to become selfemployed? / When did you know that this was the career you wanted?

A life-changing accident forced my 16-year-old self to adapt to a new reality with a physical handicap. Despite this, I travelled extensively in my early twenties and came home from the US “broke, homeless and skinny”, and I made a vow to “never be any of those things again!”

Then, at age 25, I discovered computer programming and stumbled upon my true passion – one that delivers endless variety, excitement, and challenges. Being my own boss was another passion I subsequently discovered, and I’ve been in charge ever since.

2. Throughout your career what was a highlight for you?

I founded SaaSam Group in 2011 after discovering Agiloft, a Contract Lifecycle Management software product. SaaSam has won the Global Reseller of the year for Agiloft in 2019 and 2022. I also won the Agiloft Partner Spirit Award in Jan 2023. SaaSam now have o ces in Cambridge, Sydney, London and California, with 26 sta spread across the o ces and working remotely. We have a 50% split of men to women. This is almost unheard of in the IT sector, and I am very proud of this achievement.

3. What do you believe contributes to your success?

I’m a ‘glass half full’ person and I never, ever, ever give up. I’ve formed a few companies over the years – some

successful, some not. I always see the opportunity in situations. Fundamentally, money really isn’t my driving force – forming great teams and helping businesses do things more e ectively by utilising IT is still what gets me up every morning.

4. What advice would you give to a person considering opening up a new business?

• Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Get a mentor.

• Foster a culture where everyone’s ideas are valued.

• Talk to other people about their mistakes, not their successes.

• Don’t be afraid to ‘fail and recover’. One of my favourite quotes is from Mary Pickford: ‘Failure is not falling down, it is not getting up again’. Heather is also a part owner of Femme Fit 50, and Green Mouse Clever Computing.

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1. How long have you been in business and what do you think drives your success?

I have owned my own business here in Cambridge since 2001. I am driven by wanting to see small local businesses thrive and succeed and I believe this can be enhanced by the use of current information technology and business systems.

2. What did you do before you became self-employed?

Before purchasing Cambridge Computer Services (1972) Ltd (now Green Mouse), I worked for a number of large corporates in the Accounting and Administration areas both in New Zealand and Australia. In the 1990’s I turned to the Software industry and began implementing accounting systems for large corporations in Australia before returning to do the same in New Zealand prior to becoming self-employed.

3. What is a usual day for you at your business?

We open at 8:30 and generally my day is communicating with clients that need our assistance and scheduling jobs for staff members – and making sure all the paperwork is done.

4. What advice would you give to a person considering opening a new business?

Firstly, have a passion for what you are doing. Surround yourself with good staff and have good business systems in place. In particular have a business plan that outlines what you are wanting to achieve and how you are going to achieve it, and importantly have a financial budget that you can report against on a monthly basis.

5. Where did you study and what degrees do you hold?

I studied at Victoria University of Wellington and hold a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree.

TIM DOYLE Passionate about working with businesses

What advice would you give to a person considering opening up a new business?

Take time to think and design the type of business you want.

Focusing on why you’re getting into business, what you want and how you want your business to be (size, type of customer, scale, and operations) can lead to exceptional results in a fraction of the time.

What is a usual day for you at your business?

Quiet mornings allow me to focus on providing complex tax advice, making key decisions, or preparing for client meetings.

Late morning I’ll be involved in supporting the team, training, and reviewing client work. During afternoons I focus on client meetings. Of course, something can always pop up, which can be exciting too.

What other interest/hobbies do you have?

I’ve raced three Ironman triathlons and qualified for the Kona World Championship, going under 9 hours 30 minutes twice.

More recently I’ve switched focus to golf; however, with our first child on the way, I won’t have much time to get practice in!

What support do you have to help you be successful?

My amazing wife, Frances, always

supports me and keeps me grounded. My business partner Jane has been a cornerstone throughout my professional career and integral to the success of Evans Doyle. Finally, we have an incredible team, and we couldn’t do it without them.

What is the most interesting part of your work/business day?

Helping our clients achieve their goals and helping our team grow.

It’s fun, rewarding, and feels like we’re making a difference.

JANE EVANS Extensive experience in accounting

What is the most interesting part of your work/business day?

Meeting clients and learning about their businesses, their goals and dreams and working with them to implement plans to make those goals and dreams a reality – this is my absolute passion!

What is a usual day for you at your business?

My days consist of meeting with clients, reviewing accounts and management reports, giving advice around tax, buying and selling businesses, finance requirements, estate and succession planning, and business structure. Also, helping to manage the day-to-day operations in Evans Doyle. What inspired you to become selfemployed?

I wanted to be self employed very early on in my career after seeing how the partners in the first accounting firm I worked for engaged with their clients. I wanted to have my own clients and work with them to achieve great outcomes in their lives.

How long have you been in business and what drives your success?

We have been in business in Cambridge as AgBiz Accountants and now Evans Doyle since 2016.

Our business success is underpinned by a commitment to our culture of family first, being the best people we can be – everyday, having fun and serving our

clients and community to the best of our ability.

What advice would you give to a person considering opening a new business?

Be authentic, have a plan, cash is king and don’t be afraid to take a risk and have a go….

DAVID MACKENZIE Owner Good Local Media Limited

1. What is the most interesting part of your work/business day?

Working with talented sta who love newspapers.

Creating quality newspapers that are relevant to our communities and work for our advertisers.

2. What did you do before you became self-employed?

Worked in newspapers, private and publicly owned.

Worked in the UK in the digital/online space.

Last role was General Manager Waikato and Bay of Plenty region (two daily newspapers and ten community newspapers.

3. What inspired you to become selfemployed?

It gave me the freedom to make good decisions for sta and the business. It also allowed me to choose and make the best decisions for our sta . Accepting people as they are – people don’t have to t a box.

4. Did you have mentors throughout your career and how did they in uence your decision?

I had informal mentors through working for and with some excellent people. I had great managers who were prepared to spend the time with me, share their learnings, and give me career opportunities.

JIM GODDIN

No two days are ever the same for Cambridge-based businessman, Jim

1. What is the most interesting part of your work/business day?

No two days are ever the same, and my day can change by the minute. I’m fascinated by the funeral industry, which is diverse, intriguing, and highly ful lling. I approach my role with dignity, sincerity and understanding. The families and loved ones of those they have lost always come rst; nothing is too much to ask.

2. What made you choose your current career?

I had previously worked in sales and factory roles, but always wanted to help people and their families. My journey started as a paramedic with Hato Hone St John, and then I found my calling as a funeral director. Both roles have been extremely ful lling for me.

3. How long have you been in business and what drives your success?

4. What is the most challenging thing about your work?

5. Where did you study and what degrees do you hold?

I completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Business at the University of Auckland. I studied later in life and believe it was helpful but not essential. To be successful in work you need to enjoy learning new skills, can apply them to what you are doing, try new things, and of course get on with people you work with.

6. What drives you to succeed?

Providing for and spending time with my family, mountain biking, and skiing (when there is some snow!).

I acquired Grinter Funeral Services in 2016 and renamed the business Grinter’s Funeral Home. I then acquired Rosetown Family Funerals the following year. Both businesses are the only privately-owned/locally-owned funeral homes in Waipā, and we’ve served the communities of Waipā and Waikato for 33 years. We have a dedicated team of four and are driven to ease the stress of the funeral process for families, allowing them to focus on being together when they need each other most. Ensuring their loved ones get the send-o they deserve is why we come to work every day.

Funerals for babies are hard. Losing a baby and needing to plan a funeral and burial is one of the most traumatic things any parent will ever have to go through, so we generally waive funeral costs for babies and do everything we can to support the family.

5. What other interests do you have?

Supporting the Waipā communities is very important to me. I try to be generous with my time and resources and gift countless hours every year to organisations I’m passionate about, including Hato Hone St John Cambridge, Cambridge Business Chamber, and as a Justice of the Peace. I also hold several governance roles, including Chair of Hato Hone St John, Cambridge Business Chamber, Funeral Director’s Association of New Zealand, and the Royal Federation of Justice of the Peace.

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- This spacious Hinuera stone home sits idyllically tucked away on a 3854m² (more or less) picturesque section.

- The home itself is a large 280m², and consists of 4 ample sized bedrooms, large family dining, separate media room, 2 bathrooms, separate laundry and a stunning 2 bedroom unit.

- The interior of the home being recently redecorated, topped off with quality and stylish window dressings.

- 90m² shed, complete with power, 3 large doors on 3 separate sides.

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OPEN HOMES SAT & SUN 2.00 - 2.30PM

25 Madison Street, Cambridge

- Perfect size (237m²) and layout for busy lives and entertaining.

- Open plan living with a vaulted ceiling which adds light and that spacious feeling, the ceiling heat pump and bar area (with bar fridge) nicely hidden away are bonus features in this area.

- Covered outdoor deck has been extended by an archgola giving generous alfresco dining/ bbq comfort; surrounded by low maintenance, manicured grounds.

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 10th August at 4pm

Auction

VIEW BY APPOINTMENT

30 Thornton Road, Cambridge

4+ 2 2

- Sensational! A journey to reward the senses day and night. Understand the balance of practical, low maintenance design and delightful artistic flair blending to create a home of distinction, prestige, and enjoyment.

- The industrial theme, dedicated spaces, tailor-made landscaping, private courtyard sanctuary, and building design features showcase this home of distinction.

Auction (unless sold prior) 24th August at 12.00pm

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A Private Oasis with Modern Comforts

- Nestled at the end of an attractive cul-de-sac, set within an appealing neighbourhood, a three bedroom brick home boasting an additional spacious study, with a delightful window view. With an emphasis on comfort and lifestyle.

- A generously proportioned separate lounge, complete with a gas fireplace for cosy evenings. The ergonomic kitchen offers ample bench space and is equipped with double dish drawers, ensuring convenience at every turn.

Attractive Spacious, 5 Bedroom & 2.7m Stud

$1,367,000

OPEN HOME SUNDAY 1.00 - 1.30PM

54 Norfolk Drive, Cambridge

- This 268m² attractive home built in 2018 will be perfect for family living, multigenerational living or student accommodation.

- 5th bedroom could be a master bedroom too – offering generous room size, walk-in robe & ensuite (separate outside entry).

- Wonderful indoor/outdoor flow from the dining and kitchen area through to the wrap around deck - really is impressive - the sliding doors open right up creating a beautiful connection with the outdoors in the summer.

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36B Clare Street, Cambridge

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- Refurbished to a high standard; a welcoming camellia entry; grounds that suit lock and leave or a low maintenance requirement or a dog or two; plenty of off-road parking……and more.

- The large lobby entry sports a coat cupboard, spacious open plan living is proportioned beautifully to include a grand sized lounge.

- A kitchen to celebrate – large sink, huge amount of bench space and storage, soft-close drawers, and double fridge space.

- Carpeted internal access garage, partitioned laundry and office.

- Enjoy this sunny home with single garage, newish kitchen and two bedrooms of generous size.

- A separate toilet and bathroom with shower, separate laundry, heat pump and spacious open plan living make this home very comfortable to live in.

- A well fenced backyard with a large shed offers ample room for a kitchen garden however is not too large.

- Appeal to retirees, or a young family looking to be handy to school.

Te Kowhai 70 Woolrich Road

4 2 2 1

Step inside the home, and you’ll immediately notice the care and attention to detail that has been put into its presentation. The open-plan layout creates a sense of airiness and connectivity, perfect for modern family living. The kitchen boasts high-quality appliances and ample storage, making it a pleasure to cook and entertain in. The adjoining dining and living areas provide a warm and inviting atmosphere, ideal for gatherings with family and friends. The property’s shed and man cave is a true standout feature. Whether you’re a car enthusiast, a DIY enthusiast, or simply in need of extra storage space, this impressive facility will exceed your expectations. Call Gary today to arrange your viewing!

Karapiro 479 Taotaoroa Road

For Sale $1,950,000

View by appointment or scheduled open home times www.kdre.co.nz/CB6284

Gary Stokes M 021 351 112

Morrinsville 60 Harbottle Road

27.82ha

3 2 1 1

28ha (approx.) property located 15 minutes from Ruakura Expressway and 5 minutes to Morrinsville has stockyards, bore water supply and a beautiful three-bedroom home. Nestled within this stunning rural landscape, the three-bedroom house serves as your comfortable and inviting retreat. Boasting ample living space, this home o ers the perfect blend of functionality and style. Where natural light floods through large windows, creating an inviting ambiance for you and your loved ones, while the kitchen caters to all your culinary needs with plenty of cupboards for storage.

Kevin Deane M 021 970 902

Alisdair Wallace M 021 107 3549

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• 196/2 Flume Road, Fencourt, Cambridge • 8,053m² plus 50% of 490m² (shared accessway) new title recently issued • flat land; clay soil type; slightly raised site for building platform

• mature oak trees at the front; attractive deciduous trees define the boundary at the back

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16 85 ha or 40 4 acres in two titles, with two access points

Superbly located just a few minutes to Cambridge

Charming Lockwood home with pool ready for a new lease of life

Separate double garage plus extra 6mx8m storage shed

4 68ha lifestyle property – great location between Cambridge, Hamilton and Morrinsville

DEADLINE SALE: Closes Thursday 3 August 2023 at 4pm at the office of Cambridge Real

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HASSALL, James Ernest –

Our beautiful, most special James, died peacefully on 15th July 2023. Beloved husband of Susan and adored Dad and Poppa. A private family celebration of James' wonderful life has been held. He was truly a gift to us all, as a husband, Dad, Poppa, brother, teacher, and friend. An intelligent, loving, always kind man, who gave so much of himself to all he knew. Our gentle man and our gentleman. May he rest in peace forever. All communications to the Hassall Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434

MILLER, William Bruce, (Bruce) – Passed away suddenly on the farm on Wednesday, 19th July 2023, aged 78 years. Loved husband of Glenys for 52 devoted years. Dearly loved father to Carl & Mandy, and Haley & Steve. Loved grandad to five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Special thanks to Cambridge Fire & Emergency, St John Cambridge, and Richie from Cambridge Police. At Bruce's request a private farewell has taken place. All communications to the Miller family, 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434

CARR, Margaret Jean, (Jean) – Peacefully passed away in her sleep at Cambridge Oakdale on Tuesday, 25th July 2023, aged 86 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Bernard. Adored mother to Eileen, Linda, and Wendy. Cherished grandma, and great grandma to all her grandchildren. Special thanks to Glenda and the team of Cambridge Oakdale for the love and care shown to Jean over the past two years while she has been in your care. At Jean’s request a private farewell has taken place. All communications to the Carr Family, c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434

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Pursuant to Section 46 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 notice is hereby given that a meeting of Nga Pae Whenua the Joint Management Body for the Taumatawiiwii, Ngati Koroki Kahukura ki Hinuera, Waikaukau and Te Reti Reserves will be held on Thursday 3 August 2023 at 2pm in the Kaipaki Room, Cambridge Service Centre, Waipa District Council, 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge. A copy of the agenda will be available two days before the meeting for the public to read at the Cambridge Public Library.

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SILK, Nola May 27.08.1927 – 17.07.2023

Passed peacefully after a great life. Wife of George (Dec) Loved mother of Sandra, Ed, Chris, and Jacky. Nana of Micah & Catherine, Jordan, Tom, Erica, and Blake. Great grandmother of Sam, Iris, Jonah, Finn, Rosie, TK, Lexie, and Melica. Private family funeral has been held. Thanks to the team at Moxon for their exceptional kindness and care of Nola.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 PUBLIC NOTICE

Of an application for On Licence Shivam and Nilesh Limited, 15 Campbell Street, Cambridge, has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the renewal of a on-licence in respect of the premises at 15 Campbell Street, Cambridge known as Sahara India.

The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is restaurant. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 11am to 11pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Licensing Committee, 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at: Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.

No objection to the issue of a renewal licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the first publication of this notice.

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OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Based in Cambridge, Trelawney Stud is steeped in history and offers a picturesque workplace right in the heart of the farm.

The current office administrator is departing after 27 and a half years of service so the Taylor family are looking for an all-round administration star to take the reins of this varied and rewarding role.

A general understanding of thoroughbred bloodstock and farming accounting is desirable but not essential, with a keen attitude and attention to detail a priority.

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Wages using MYOB

Debtors ledger and data entry using Ardex

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• Payments of New Zealand and international accounts

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• Regulatory requirements with NZ Thoroughbred Racing

This is a small, close knit team so the ability to work well with the existing staff is required.

This is a permanent position and is 2-3 days per week with flexibility around days worked.

Email your CV with work references to brent@trelawneystud.nz

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