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Sanctuary battles back
By Chris Gardner
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari is working towards breaking even this financial year. Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust, which operates the world’s largest predator proof fence at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari near Cambridge, made an operating loss of $34,000 in the financial year to June 30. This year’s financial result compares to a loss of more than $500,000 the previous year. The 3400-hectare
operation which is home to more than 730 native species of flora, fauna and fungi, costs the trust $5000 a day. Endangered wildlife includes the North Island brown kiwi, kākāpō, and Hochstetter’s frog. Asked how the result had been accomplished ahead of Tuesday’s annual meeting, Sanctuary Mountain chief executive Helen Hughes said: “Through sheer exhaustion.” “It’s a combination of operational efficiency and looking at more ways to bring in more money,” she said. Last year Hughes told
The News that a cash flow crisis could force the trust to shut up shop in six weeks following the loss of $300,000 worth of contestable Department of Conservation funding. “I feel like I am screaming in a crowded space, and nobody is listening,” Hughes said at the time. Last August the trust had to let seven of its 13 mountain rangers go, as $589,000 worth of DOC Jobs for Nature funding dried up. In February the project started to turn the corner when a one-off funding
injection of $750,000 over three years was announced by the government. Another announcement this financial year will help the trust edge further out of the red. Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, in partnership with New Zealand based environmental consultancy Ekos, launched biodiversity credits on an international trading platform. “Our 1000-year plan and our scale provide the opportunity to test new ways of doing things, including
finding new revenue streams to enable the sanctuary to continue to deliver exceptional biodiversity outcomes,” Hughes said at the time. She says the fund is ticking along. Hughes has worked to attract more grants and recently hosted a group of philanthropic funders to showcase the work of the project. Staff are also looking at other forms of revenue, including expanding the range of items available in the shop, providing a shuttle
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service for those tramping across the mountain, and new nature tours of the enclosure.
We’re in the medals Two Waipā riders have starred at the UCI Para-Cycling track world championships which wrapped up on Monday. Devon Briggs is returning home to Cambridge from Brazil with a gold medal again. On Monday he clocked up his second successive world championship cycling track title in Rio de Janeiro. And Ngāhinapōuri’s Nicole Murray, who enjoyed world championship medal success on the road seven weeks ago, won bronze on the final day in the C5 10,000m. She rode down the attempted breaks and was strong in the spring to finish on the podium for her fourth medal of the week. Victory in the C3 10km race for the 21-year-old Briggs came at the same velodrome as his 2024 success. He sat in the pack for much of the race, then unleashed a
sprint on the final lap. “Overall it has been an amazing week,” said Briggs. “I rode a good strong race and had a good sprint at the end. And I get to wear the rainbow jersey for another year.” He was part of a four strong Cycling New Zealand team who won three medals on the fourth and final day to card 13 for the championships. Emma Foy (Dargaville) and Rotorua’s Siobhan Terry completed the team. Cycling New Zealand Para-cycling head coach Brendon Cameron from Te Awamutu said it had been a good four days with a new format and some new races in the UCI calendar - most to be raced at the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Briggs missed part of the Paris Paralympics with injury. The UCI Track World Championships in Chile start today.
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Diwali brings closer ties By Viv Posselt
The colourful Hindu festival of lights known as Diwali filled the Cambridge Town Hall last week when around 140 people enjoyed an evening of Indian food, dance and culture. The event was organised by Idea Services, an organisation that supports adults of all ages with intellectual disabilities to live independently and be part of their local communities. The Waikato-King Country branch of the organisation held their first Diwali celebration in Hamilton last year. This year, they joined forces with the Hamilton Waikato-South area to bring it to Cambridge. Many of the guests wore Indian dress for the occasion and a number of them lined up for lessons in turban tying or to have their hands painted with henna. Guests also viewed a video of the significance of Diwali, showing the ways it is marked in different parts of the Indian continent. In her welcome address, Idea Services’
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Nelufa Nisha said the event was focused primarily on helping their clients gain a better understanding of different cultures. She said last year’s event in Hamilton has proved so successful that the decision had been made to widen its reach. “Diwali is a time for family and friends to come together,” she said. “New Zealand is a country that celebrates diversity, and we are fortunate to be here with people of various cultures and backgrounds helping us celebrate this occasion.” She said many of Idea Service employees had links to the Indian community, and support workers from Hamilton as well as the Tarr Rd residential farm put on performances that included Punjabi and Nepalese dances. The evening also included a presentation of gifts and awards to Idea Services staff. Guests came from around the region, including Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Hamilton, Ōtorohanga, Matamata and Morrinsville.
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Shoplifting consequences We have been kept busy in the last week in Cambridge. Last Thursday, I received a report of a recidivist shoplifter having offended in Karapiro. We located and stopped his vehicle and he was quickly arrested. The male was bailed to appear in court and has been provided with wrap around support to address the drivers of his offending. He was appreciative of the support and intervention. Last Friday, we then received a complaint over the Cambridge public counter of a family harm assault that had occurred in Hamilton. A person came to the attention of Te Awamutu police later that afternoon and was arrested for assault. He was held to appear in court the next day. On Saturday night, police were called to a burglary at a superette in Cambridge East. Despite arriving within two minutes of the call, the offenders had fled. Half an hour later the same offenders were disturbed committing a residential burglary in the Norfolk downs area and a stolen vehicle was located nearby. With updated information from the community and some significant and persistent work by the police incident cars, police dog handler and his dog, three people were eventually located and arrested. All have been held to appear in court. Also, a male wanted for recent repeat shoplifting from a Cambridge chemist was located in Hamilton last week and arrested there. He is facing multiple charges in court.
Finally in the last week, two people were caught driving with excess breath alcohol. One will be appearing in court on related charges. I’d now like to give a shout out to our local Cambridge Community Patrol and Neighbourhood Support teams. Crime prevention is not something police can achieve on our own. We need community buy-in and support. There are 20 active volunteers who fulfil a roster of nightly patrols throughout each month in Cambridge. Many have been volunteering for a long time. They are our extra eyes and ears in the evenings and are of great assistance. On any given shift they may alert keyholders to premises left insecure, assist police with areas to locating missing or suspicious people, provide community reassurance in burglary hotspots and generally keep an eye on things in town. Our Neighbourhood Support community engagement officers work tirelessly to increase connection within our neighbourhoods, educating around emergency preparedness and reinforcing crime prevention messaging. In our schools they encourage citizenship and kindness from our youngest community. Both organisations operate under the Safer Cambridge Community Trust umbrella, who are grateful for the community sponsorship that makes this possible.
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Briefs… Southern Links
The government has announced it will put up $100 million to progress Hamilton Southern Links project. Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka said the investment case for Hamilton Southern Links shows expected travel time reductions of 14 minutes between Tamahere and Hamilton west. The project will also support eventual access to 17,300 new houses and 7100 new jobs.
Team changes
Good Local Media has announced new roles for three of its journalists. Mary Anne Gill will news edit the monthly Waikato Business News and Good Local rural publications covering Waipā and King Country, while Chris Gardner and Jesse Wood will focus on local body politics and Cambridge and Te Awamutu news stories respectively.
1000 up
Cambridge based trainer Andrew Forsman celebrated his 1000th training success at Matamata last Friday when Berry Brown won the GCM Feeds 1600. Forsman has trained in a solo capacity over the last three years and has set up a base at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne.
Ride complete
Kayaker Hamish Legarth and cyclist Nicole Shields raised $30,000 for the World Bicycle Relief Expedition in Africa during an 80-day cycling trip through six countries covering 4500 kilometres. The two Cambridge-based Olympians finished the ride at Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River at the weekend. They left in July.
Museum reopens
Te Awamutu’s Roche Street museum was scheduled to reopen today after a two-anda-half-year project to bring the building up to earthquake standards. Te Arikinui Kūini Ngā wai hono i te po was to attend a pre-opening event yesterday and on show will be Uenuku, one of the oldest known Māori carvings.
Deputy’s job undecided By Chris Gardner
Waipā’s new mayor says he will decide on his deputy after a series of one on ones with the new council. Mike Pettit updated The News from a twoday mayoral induction conference on Monday via a text message. “I’m part way through my one on ones with elected members so can assure you no decision will be made by me to put forward until I have finished this important and informative process,” Pettit said. He expected to finish his one on ones early next week. Clare St Pierre said Waipā’s next deputy mayor should hail from outside of Cambridge. Pirongia based St Pierre, who missed out to Cambridge based Pettit, told
The News on Monday that she had not discussed the deputy role with Pettit. “I would absolutely be interested in it, because of my experience,” St Pierre said. St Pierre was first elected to the council in 2007 and has been re-elected in the six subsequent elections. She saw the role as a logical “next level up” step for her. “It depends on what Mike is looking for in a deputy,” she said. Maungatautari-based Mike Montgomerie, who was reelected unopposed after one term, was asked whether he was keen. “I have got absolutely no comment,” he said. “I have not had my one on one with Mike Pettit yet.” Meanwhile, former Waikato Regional Council member Stu Kneebone is making plans having lost his
Waipā- King Country seat to Liz Stolwyk – Waipā’s deputy mayor for the last three years. Kneebone, who received 9100, 62 votes behind Stolwyk, said he would focus on his Whitehall dairy and sheep farm in the short term. “I have deferred maintenance to do, and don’t have any other plans at the moment,” he said. “I have had quite a long run, but I feel like I have done my bit. Liz will do a good job,” he said. Both sitting Waipā-King Country councillors – Kneebone and Clyde Graf were voted out. Garry Reymer who farms near Cambridge and supports the Act Party’s push to halt Plan Change One before the Environment Court makes its final ruling, topped the poll.
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The plan change seeks to govern water entering the Waikato River with a slew of new rules for farmers. Reymer said he disagreed with former council chair Pamela Storey’s take that only the government could halt the plan change process. “I think there is room still to give the council time to explore this a bit further,” he
said. “That could buy time. I know it’s splitting hairs, but it’s an important hair to split.” Reymer, already deep in regional council onboarding, said he would step back from the Waikato Federated Farmers Executive while providing some economic and finance input to the team.
Making a Beeline for the buses By Mary Anne Gill
A school holiday initiative by Waikato Regional Council that tripled bus patronage has been such a success it’s set to return. Council transport staff are also looking to collaborate with Waikato-King Country communities on other innovative ways to boost bus use. Groups like the Fat Bottomed Girls and Boys Walking Club help produce fresh ideas for travel. On Friday, members of the Cambridge-based club took the Te Huia train to Huntly to sample Main Street Café’s award-winning rhubarb and raspberry pie. The group was en route to Auckland for the Diva Exhibition in August at the War Memorial Museum when they learned Main Street Café had just won the title of New Zealand’s best boutique café pie at the Bakels NZ Pie Awards. Group member Carol-Ann Torrie of Leamington came up with the idea as they travelled through Huntly. So, on Friday morning, they boarded Te Huia at Frankton Station in Hamilton - “better to go from there so we can sit together,” Torrie said. After enjoying the pies and exploring Huntly’s main street, they returned on the 11:32am service to Hamilton. “I just think we need to use the buses and trains more so we get the best system we can,” said Torrie. Most of the group travel free using Gold Cards
Two Waikato regional buses pass each other en-route. Photo: Michael Jeans
loaded onto their Bee Cards. The school holiday promotion was supported by Good Local Media’s publications in Cambridge, Te Awamutu, and King Country. Half the passengers came from Waipā - 326 from Cambridge and 571 from Te Awamutu. Sandra Sesto-Dekic, the council’s Customer Focus team leader, was pleased with the progress of the public transport portfolio. Electric buses are now well established, and timetables have been “souped up.” Adjustments have been made where needed like adding more services in Cambridge for high school students. In August, 608 passengers used this, up from 202 the previous year. Te Awamutu (24 service) has edged ahead of Cambridge (20) in annual patronage, taking 436,173
passengers for the nine months ending September 30, compared to Cambridge’s 404,985. However, Cambridge saw more passengers in the last four months, confirming Sesto-Dekic’s belief that bus use there is on the rise. A new Bee Card retailer has opened in Cambridge, and during a recent promotion, council staff engaged with retirement villages to raise awareness. Sesto-Dekic believes further growth will come from within communities. However, local journeys remain low. Last month, only 45 passengers travelled between Cambridge and Leamington, and 13 between Te Awamutu and Kihikihi. Other regional connector services - Te Kūiti (26), Taumarunui (25), South Waikato (30) and the smaller buses for Tauwhare (27) and Tamahere/ Mātangi (28) – also require more passengers to be viable. Community engagement is key, especially in South Waikato and King Country, where many passengers are students commuting to Wintec or Waikato University. With holidays approaching, new strategies are needed to fill seats. The council is also listening to public feedback. In Kihikihi, for example, they fought to retain a loop service to improve coverage. Meanwhile, the rollout of the new national card to replace the Bee Card has been delayed due to teething issues. It was expected to be live by now but is two years away.
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Quarry neighbours complain By Mary Anne Gill
Trucks queue up to go into the Aspin Road quarry before 7am. Photo: Supplied.
over the long term.” Hjorth acknowledged neighbours’ concerns and said he would engage with them as part of the new resource consent. “Our aim is to work collaboratively to address any issues and ensure that their concerns are properly considered.” Sandy King, another concerned resident, says road safety is a growing issue on the 100km/h stretch, especially when trucks and trailers exit the quarry while other
vehicles are waiting to enter. “I am concerned as we now have a lot more traffic on the road,” she said. “The road has changed dramatically from when the council first granted the consent for the quarry.” Waipā District Council’s District Growth and Regulatory Services group manager Wayne Allan confirmed the notices had been issued. The quarry company has operated the sand and pumice
quarry since 2005 as a permitted activity. In 2009, the council granted land use consent for the quarry to expand operations with a sand washing and screening plant for a cleanfill operation. The consent was opposed by the Fencourt Community Incorporated Society. The society warned truck movements could exceed 60 per day, a claim dismissed at the time by Hjorth. The quarry has no expiry date
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and is consented to extract up to 60,000 cubic metres of sand and pumice annually. It is one of 25 active quarries in Waipā. Another on Newcombe Road is under appeal. Waikato Regional Council has also granted water and land use permits, which expire in 2044 and 2029 respectively, for the site on Aspin Road. “Council staff are continuing to monitor the situation,” said Allan. The Te Miro district was predominantly rural when the quarry began operations 20 years ago but lifestyle blocks have since been developed. King says traffic volumes have grown significantly, and the road - used by school buses and cyclists for training and racing - is now much busier. Residents approached thencouncillor and mayoral candidate Mike Pettit, who lives about three kilometres away, seeking help. He referred them to council staff, who issued the breach notices. The quarry’s approved operating hours are Monday to Friday, 7am–5pm, and Saturday, 7am– noon. But Blakey said trucks often park outside her property before opening hours due to the lack of a designated parking bay. Council staff acknowledged that increased construction activity in the area may be contributing to higher truck volumes, though a roading engineer told Blakey the surge was likely temporary.
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Jim Bolger remembered
By Chris Gardner
Tributes have continued to flow for former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, who died last week. The father of nine had been undergoing dialysis since kidney failure last year. He died on Wednesday last week surrounded by his children, 18 grandchildren and wife Joan. “He could have asked for no better farewell,” Winston Peters told Parliament during tributes. Prime Minister Chris Luxon revealed that while he did not know Bolger well, since assuming office he had received “a few quiet phone calls from him… they were short, sincere, and thoughtful”. He offered “advice that I took seriously”. Labour leader Chris Hipkins referred to contradictions in the former PM’s life – among then… “his government sold the Bank of New Zealand…then he was the inaugural chair of the new government owned Kiwibank. Te Māori Pati co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer said his work around the cabinet table gave life to the principles of good faith and
goodwill unto all. “He knew Te Tiriti o Waitangi promises a place for all in this country.” The former TaranakiKing Country member of parliament and prime minister was one of six legends to be acknowledged with a pou in Rora Street by Legendary Te Kūiti in 2023. Bolger’s pou stands in the town where he lived for many years and it is along side pou honouring Sir David Fagan, Dame Rangimarie Hetet, Sir Colin Meads, Squadron Leader and former mayor Les Munro, and Koro Wetere. “If you look at the po in the street, five of them have now passed,” said Bolger’s successor to the electorate National party member of parliament Barbara Kuriger. Shane Ardern served in the role between them, assuming the seat in 1998. “He was a mentor of mine and we very much will miss his banter,” Ardern said. “Because of Jim’s relatively humble upbringing, he had this ornate sense of what was right and what was wrong. He wanted to establish what he called a decent society. “That was the catchphrase, and in my opinion, he did everything he possibly could
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to achieve that. He will be dearly missed.” Kuriger recalled Bolger becoming prime minister in a landslide victory in 1990 the same year she completed primary school - and meeting him a few years later at a National Party event on her parents’ farm. “He was not one to go home, retire and sit around,” she said. “He got by, by doing many things for society.” Bolger served as Ambassador to the United States from 1998 until 2001, chaired New Zealand Post and Kiwibank from 2001 until 2010, served as University of Waikato chancellor from 2007 until 2019, and chaired the Constitutional Advisory Panel from 2011 until 2013. Former Hamilton mayor and Waikato Regional Council chair Russ Rimmongton remembered Bolger as a humble “special man’”. “Farmers make brilliant directors and he had all the skills’” Rimmington said. John Robertson, who is beginning his third term as Waitomo mayor, remembered Bolger as his friend, mentor and boss. “When he became prime minister in 1990, I was one of
the new MPs, and he was my boss,” Robertson said. “In our first caucus meeting he said, ‘I did not choose any of you and I have got to make a team out of you.” Robertson remembered Bolger for reshaping Crown–Māori relations by championing the resolution of historical injustices under the Treaty of Waitangi. Bolger signed the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Settlement in 1995 and the Ngāi Tahu Settlement in 1998. Another former Waikato Regional Council chair, Peter Buckley, recalled he met Bolger on several occasions “on matters that needed a wise man to guide us through matters with the government of the day”. “When there were issues relating the King Country, he was one of the go to men that could help sort out the problems. “His knowledge not only in politics, but in the community was invaluable as Jim held the community very high. “It was a sad loss to hear of his death, but he has left New Zealand in a better place. “We needed a Jim and Jim came through at the right time.”
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Letters… Big bang theories
I read with interest the letter on the mystery noises (The News, October 16). I’ve been living in Cambridge for four years now and was previously living in Cambridge Park where I never heard the loud booming noises before. I’ve been living on Victoria Street near the high bridge since June 10 and I’ve heard it twice now. The first was around the midnight timeframe and the second was perhaps 3am to 4am. The second was so loud that it actually woke me up (and I sleep like a rock). To me, they do sound like a shotgun blast but since I come from the electrical industry, I’m more inclined to believe that it’s a discharge from the power lines. Since I never heard it in Cambridge Park, the overhead lines outside my property reinforce that feeling. I have no idea if Waipa Networks and/or Transpower has monitoring equipment, but something that powerful should show up on their equipment. Ken Wagner Cambridge Editor’s note: A Waipā Networks spokesperson said they were not aware of any issues of this nature. “We have not experienced any recurring equipment failures and have not received any related reports from customers”. The mystery remains unsolved…
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I would like to commend all the young people in Cambridge who bike to school. My work hours happen to coincide with the start and end of the school day and I see so many kids out there, getting fresh air and exercise, biking with their friends, and making use of the excellent bike tracks we have to get to school and back. Even on wet, windy and cold days, I see heaps of kids out on their bikes. No doubt this cuts down on the vehicle congestion around nine and three. Biking is also a wonderful way for kids to take responsibility for themselves and assert their independence, and our bike tracks allow them to do this safely. We’re very lucky to live in a town where parents can feel confident that’s it’s quite safe for kids to be out and about by themselves. Gina Whyte Cambridge
Rose show number 61 By Viv Posselt
Rose growers are readying their blooms for Te Awamutu’s annual spring show. Last year’s 60th anniversary show attracted 339 exhibitors and the Te Awamutu Rose Society event saw two new classes added – First Time Exhibitor in the Members of the Public Awards, for both adults and children up to the age of 16. Organisers hoped the move would inspire younger and first-time growers, and with 57 children and 19 adults entering those classes, it worked a charm. This year’s two day show at the Te Awamutu Sports and Recreation starts on Friday next week. Organisers have two open classes for the public in place again this year – class 49 for youngsters up to age 16, and class 50 for those over 16 and upwards. Rose Society organiser Linnie Jones said anyone keen to enter their blooms can either contact the society ahead of time or bring in their roses between 4pm and 5.30pm on October 30. The 61st Rose Show will kick off a season of roses for Te Awamutu. The Rose Society will hold Rose Sunday, a free family day with games and live music next month.
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Perchance to dream… By Mary Anne Gill
Two Cambridge High School students are preparing for the trip of a lifetime to London’s Globe Theatre, after being invited to join a young Shakespeare company. Aspen Gooch and Evelyn Winter, both 17 and in Year 12, are among 24 students selected by the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand to join its Young Shakespeare Company, which travels to the United Kingdom in July next year. Their selection follows a gruelling year of rehearsals under the guidance of Shakespeare specialist Kimmy Hall and drama teacher Angela Walsh at Cambridge High School. Both girls board in Cambridge during the week to attend the high school – Aspen lives in Raglan and Evelyn in Putāruru. “I’m like a little stray cat at people’s houses,” said Aspen about her boarding arrangements. They describe the arts curriculum, sporting facilities and teachers as the reason they attend Cambridge High School. Aspen is an American from Colorado who emigrated to New Zealand five years ago and had never heard of William Shakespeare before that. “I never did drama in America at all,” she said. “My mum’s always loved literature and Shakespeare so she introduced me to it here. I did a
wee bit in Year 10 and now I have a passion for it.” Evelyn knew about the British playwright but had no interest at all – “I hated Shakespeare stuff actually” - until her friend, who was going to an audition for the Shakespeare Festival, fell ill and encouraged her to go instead. “So, I was like, okay I’ll just give it a go.” Given a leading role, Evelyn excelled and teamed up with Aspen to do a 15-minute Othello scene as a comedy on a film set. “She played a really bad actor and I was the weird boom microphone operator and everyone thought ‘whoa they’re really bad’ and then a bell went and a director came out and it became apparent to the audience that it’s a film within a play,” said Aspen. “It was so much fun,” said Evelyn. “Basically, it was just the story of a bad actor who switches with the weird person who turns out to be a good actor.” Their journey to London including visits to the Globe, Rose and National theatres, and the Royal Albert Hall - began at the Waikato regional Shakespeare competitions in Term One. They and fellow drama student Summer De GouvieaRennie were invited to attend a week-long intensive workshop and performance of three Shakespearian plays at the National Schools Shakespeare
Production in Wellington last month. They thought their chance of selection was gone when they co-directed and performed a scene from Taming of the Shrew that aimed to raise awareness about sexual assault. “People loved it, but the judges said it was too out there. It was not appropriate enough,” said Evelyn. Hearing their names called out at the end of the week with students from Christchurch, Tauranga, Auckland, Palmerston North, Whangārei, Katikati, Blenheim, Gisborne, Feilding, Rotorua, Greytown and Dunedin was an amazing experience. Their favourite Shakespearen play is The Tempest with its quote: “We are such stuff as dreams are made on,” spoken by Prospero. The dream starts now to fundraise for the trip which includes sessions with actors and directors, attendances at performances in theatres – including the most prestigious at the world renowned Globe Theatre on the south bank of the River Thames. The original theatre was built in 1599 and was where William Shakespeare’s fame became legendary. They are keen to attend Toi Whakaari - a drama school in Wellington which teaches acting, design and stage production when they complete secondary school next year.
Evelyn Winter, left, and Aspen Gooch, with Cambridge High School drama teacher Angela Walsh, say The Tempest is their favourite William Shakespeare play. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
Aspen plays in the goal for the school’s hockey team and Evelyn is into dance and music – she plays trumpet and guitar in several bands and writes her own songs and recently performed at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. She has another overseas trip next year with She Shines On – an organisation which offers dance tours for young performers to entertain at Disneyland in Los
Angeles. Aspen, who has a distinctive birth mark on the lower left side of her face which she celebrates as something which makes her “different” and “special”, has a motto: “No one normal ever did anything great in this world.” “Some people just try to hide what’s different about them and act normal,” said Evelyn. Not these two.
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Gibbs takes advocacy role Union calls
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Getting more counsellors into schools to combat ballooning student anxiety rates is a priority for Daryl Gibbs, following his election as president of the New Zealand Association of Intermediate and Middle Schools. “For a number of years now we have been campaigning different ministers under different governments for staffing in intermediates and full primaries that allow us to employ counsellors,” the Cambridge Middle School principal said. “We currently have a counsellor at CMS, but we pay for that out of our operations grant, which means it has to come from other budget areas – we would like that to be a staffing unit. “It comes under the learning support budget that the minister has announced, you know, kids having access to the support they need, whatever that looks like, and at this age, if all the surveys are saying anxiety is through the roof, and mental health, for us it would be staffing for every school to be able to provide that support.” He said there were “clear statistics” showing the link between social media use and the increase in anxiety in teenagers and people in general. Gibbs also hopes to tackle class ratios in his new role as president. “Years 5-8 is the lowest funded part of the education model and then we wonder, why is there a different learning during that time?” He said that ratio had recently
been reduced from one teacher to 29 students to one to 28, but ratios in surrounding age groups were lower, at around 1:24 for years 9-10, for example. “Class ratios is a very, very hard one to win, because if you have less in each class you need more classrooms, and building classrooms is expensive,” he said. Gibbs has been on the NZ Aims executive for nearly six years. He was vice-president for three years and acting president this year, before being voted in as president in a nationwide election last month. He said the organisation had around 120 members and 300 affiliate members. “There are eight principals elected from across the country to promote intermediate and middle schools, in Wellington, to advocate in curriculum or policy and support principals in intermediate schools,” he said. “It’s an exceptionally interesting role, getting to go to Wellington to meet with the minister and heads of key organisations to actually advocate for year 7-10 children, because often we get left out of things. “Key documents like the curriculum don’t always give attention to these key developmental years that they should, in our opinion. So it’s nice to go and sit in those meetings and advocate. “I’m enjoying the challenge and I think Cambridge Middle School benefits a lot from what I bring back.” Gibbs will retain his job as Cambridge Middle School’s principal and said it would remain his priority.
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Trust’s half century of care By Viv Posselt
Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon was among around 100 guests who last week celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Metlifecare St Andrew’s in Cambridge. Speaking at the Moxon Centre, the newest building in the complex and one that bears his name, he unveiled a 50th anniversary commemorative plaque and told guests that those involved in establishing the St Andrew’s Village Trust in 1985 as an independent charitable trust had shown great courage in ‘creating something out of nothing’. Three of those initial trustees who played a significant part in the village’s formation – Elizabeth Scott, Simon Makgill and Colin Davis – were at last Tuesday’s celebrations. Their efforts had contributed to what Moxon said was an aged care facility that felt like a home ‘filled with goodwill, hope and love’.
“We are thankful for something that is not institutional nor clinical but is based on human need and respect… a home away from home,” he said, adding that its proximity to St Andrew’s Anglican Church meant those living there were cared for in body, mind and spirit, with all stages of their needs met. St Andrew’s village and care manager Rachael Hall told guests the village began in 1971 with the construction of the St Andrew’s curate’s house at 103 Victoria St, as well as two pensioner flats. In 1975 that property was sold to the church and the site was officially registered as a retirement village. Once the St Andrew’s Village Trust Board was established in the mid1980s, additional units and land were acquired. In 2006, The Selwyn Foundation purchased the village from the Trust Board – it went on to build the Moxon Centre which opened on December 1, 2017. “In March 2022, St Andrew’s Village entered its last phase of
growth and renewal under new ownership by Metlifecare,” Hall said. “Since then, significant upgrades and refurbishments have been made to the main building and across the village, enhancing services and creating a more sustainable and future-ready environment.” Hall said the village now comprised 53 villas, 11 apartments and 24 care suites and currently accommodates 90 residents. Three of the earlier residents were mentioned. Ian Dunn’s lengthy affiliation with St Andrew’s Village began when he started mowing lawns and doing other handy work in 1987; he now lives in the Moxon Centre and is widely known for his popular St Andrew’s Craft Fair. Anne and Bill Gibson have been at the village for 20 years and moved into the Moxon Centre last December. Metlifecare chief executive Earl Gasparich spoke to guests via a video link. He highlighted the many positive qualities St
Centenarian Thelma Hubbard, who has lived at St Andrew’s since 2004, cut the anniversary cake, with a bit of help from village and care manager Rachael Hall. Photo: Viv Posselt
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Waipā District Council wants to hear your ideas about the future of transport, which will help shape Cambridge for years to come. We want to hear from a broad range of perspectives, ages and life stages. What is Cambridge Connections? This is the plan Waipā District Council is developing to guide our town’s transport network over the coming 30 years. For many people, the population of Cambridge will double in their lifetime. With careful planning we can ensure our town reflects our aspirations as a community. Public feedback will inform Elected Members as they make decisions for the future of Cambridge transport. The project is running until December 2026, when Council will present a business case to the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) for funding . What we want to know ... In this first stage of the project, we’re asking the community for feedback on three key questions: 1. Imagine it’s 2055. What does Cambridge look like as a town? 2. What transport challenges do we need to tackle now to support future generations? 3. What transport solutions would most benefit Cambridge as it grows over the next 30 years? What we’ve heard so far ...
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Teddy gets a shock By Viv Posselt
A plethora of teddies and other soft toys were ‘brought back to life’ recently when St John’s Shocktober CPR Challenge came to Cambridge for the first time. What was dubbed ‘Cambridge’s Great Teddy Rescue’ landed at Cambridge Primary School earlier this month as part of Hato Hone St John’s nationwide 3 Steps for Life ‘Shocktober’ campaign. The free CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) programme is designed to give New Zealanders confidence to act when someone suffers a cardiac arrest. The annual 3 Steps for Life campaign is delivered free to thousands of Kiwis at schools, community organisations, marae and rural communities across the country. St John’s regional community engagement co-ordinator Nicky White said several St John groups, including youth divisions from Cambridge, Hamilton, Morrinsville and Te Awamutu helped deliver the programme at Cambridge Primary School. Also present was Cambridge Neighbourhood
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Deputy for principal’s post
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Cambridge Middle School deputy principal Bridget Watkins will become Te Awamutu Intermediate’s new principal at the beginning of 2026. For the dedicated educator, it’s a move full of both excitement and sadness. “I love the staff, I love the students; I think we do a really great job with the kids. But it’s always been a dream of mine to continue to progress in my career, and this was the natural next step for me.” Cambridge Middle School principal Daryl Gibbs said Watkins’ professional knowledge and personal skills would be “exceptionally hard to replace”. “I think Te Awamutu should be rapt they’re getting an absolute star,” he said. Watkins grew up on a farm in Putāruru and trained in Palmerston North at Massey University’s College of Education. She took her first job at Putāruru West School, now Putāruru Primary School, where she “quickly realised” her passion was working with older children. Next stop was Maungatautari School, just outside Cambridge, where
she worked as a classroom teacher, Enviroschools coordinator and, later, acting principal. When the school closed, she moved to Tīrau Primary School and worked there for six years, eventually becoming deputy principal. In 2016, keen to teach year 7 and 8 students, she moved to Cambridge Middle School, starting as a classroom and mentor teacher and becoming a team leader and assistant principal within a year. She was appointed a deputy principal in 2017. Watkins said she had always wanted to be a principal and would relish new challenges. “I’m looking forward to listening and talking to all members of the Te Awamutu Intermediate community and finding out about what they love about the school, and hearing about what the school does well, and what they value about their staff and their students and the environment and looking for ways to continue to help that evolve into the future,” she said. Watkins has two daughters, Willow (15) and Ashleigh (12), whose sports and Cambridge Middle School deputy principal Bridget Watkins, who will become Te Awamutu Intermediate’s new principal next year, talks design tech with students (from left) Evie Ball, Mia van der Wall, Atreyan Ragul and Madison Keenan. interests keep her busy.
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Clocking up miles for moles By Jesse Wood
The Lions Cancer Trust Project’s free mobile screening vehicle paid its first visit to the Waikato and King Country this month. The six-tonne melanoma and skin cancer detection vehicle provides people with access to detection services from qualified medical professionals. The vehicle, unveiled at Hamner Springs has been in action since late March. “She’s 9.7 metres long. You can drive her with a normal vehicle license. She’s an absolute a beast. She’s wonderful,” volunteer and Cambridge Lions member Elbe Moreland said. “There are two consulting rooms on board. There’s a little office for the doctor. All the computers, all the cameras, there’s a big TV screen. Everything is there. “The screening is free of charge. The Lions pay for that. Then we send a referral to your GP. We don’t tell you that something is wrong or not wrong.” After screening visitors at the Waikato Home & Garden Show in Hamilton, the vehicle was taken to Bay of Plenty before stopping in Cambridge on the way to the King Country. Ōtorohanga, Te Kūiti and Piopio were among the stops. “At the Home & Garden show at Claudelands, we only had one screener for the day and we put 43
people through,” Moreland said. Australasia has the highest rate of incidences of skin cancer in the world and more than 500 people a year die with melanoma in New Zealand. Early detection of skin cancer saves lives. In 1990, the Lions Clubs of Western Australia set up a free skin cancer screening service which has operated successfully ever since. In 2019, Gary Irvine of the Australian Lions Cancer Institute (WA) attended the New Zealand Lions Convention in Blenheim and gave a presentation on the establishment of the institute. He encouraged New Zealand Lions to also help save lives. The project was approved in November 2021 and the Lions Cancer Trust was formed with a representative from each of the seven Lions Districts. Moreland said she was proud to volunteer and encouraged people to get their moles screened. “It’s very important. Four years ago, when my son was 36, they found melanoma in his armpit. Now he has to be tested every year. He’s 6 foot 4. He’s an accountant. He wears long sleeve shirts and doesn’t go out in the sun,” Moreland said. “They found something last December that was not suspicious, but it wasn’t good looking. So, it was taken out. “Please don’t think it can’t happen to you because you don’t go out into the sun or you use sunscreen.”
Cambridge Lions member Elbe Moreland, past district governor Derek Mills of the Waihī Lions and Cambridge Lions’ Ian Crabb raise awareness for the free cancer screening bus. Photo: Janine Davy
Moreland said the vehicle is always available but being Christchurch-based, has to be booked in advance. The team is in the process of building a second vehicle to cover the North Island.
Dermoscopy-trained nurses can donate just a day or two of their time each year to have a huge impact on people’s lives by helping catch skin cancers early. “We need medical people to give up one or two days a year. Money
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ON SHAKY GROUND
My first eruption By Janine Krippner
A first eruption holds a special place in every volcanologist’s heart. Mine was in 2013 near Kagoshima city, located at the southern end of Kyushu Island in Japan. I was there for a volcanology conference in my first year of my PhD as volcanologists from around the world arrived to discuss our latest research. Japan is a pretty good destination for visiting or studying volcanoes, with around 118 that have erupted within the past 12,000 or so years, meaning that they are potentially active and could erupt again. Both on land and offshore, Japan is home to volcanoes that produce an impressive range of eruption styles. Sakurajima volcano provides a beautiful view across the bay from Kagoshima. The local communities have adapted to life alongside this frequently erupting giant. Sakurajima is part of the broader Aira volcanic complex, which includes a caldera and lava flows that, during the 1914 eruption, connected the once-isolated volcanic island to the mainland. This is a volcano well known for producing frequent small ash plumes made of pulverized rock and volcanic gases, along with the occasional larger explosion that deposits ash on nearby communities. There are also impressive videos taken at night that show incandescent ballistics (hot, glowing rocks) blasted out of the active vents, sometimes accompanied by visible shockwaves and volcanic lightning. On my first day in the city, a couple of friends and I took a ferry over to the volcanic island to explore. It didn’t take long for a light-grey ash plume to rise from the summit. My first eruption. Several days later
on a field trip around the region we all witnessed a larger eruption, which sent an ash plume higher into the air and over our heads. It must have been a sight to see dozens of volcanologists showing various levels of awe and excitement with cameras all facing the volcano. For local communities, this kind of spectacle is normal. There are even people living on the volcano itself. On the island, we passed children walking in line with yellow safety helmets on their commute from school, showing how the volcano really is part of everyday life here. They’re prepared to evacuate if signs point to a more dangerous eruption of the well-monitored volcano. The infrastructure reflects this level of preparedness. Locals have equipment for cleaning volcanic ash, especially from roads where it can make surfaces slippery and can cover important markings. Residents can also drop off bags of ash at designated spots for collection. If you think of how heavy a rubbish bag of sand would be, you can get an idea of the physical effort involved. Between the friendly people, the prepared communities, and the beautiful, active landscape, Japan left a great first impression. I even named one of my cats “Sakura” in honour of the experience. There are a lot of lessons here for communities in New Zealand and volcanologists have taken note. It is a matter of time before we next have ash coating our landscapes, although as I write this, there is no sign that anything is about to happen any time soon!
FAITH IN WAIPĀ
Teamwork wins… By Murray Smith, Bridges Church
A top-level rugby player has been eluding accolades and the spotlight which commonly attends sporting stars. In spite of having been a dependable top contributor for years, he’s never caught the headlines though he’s kept showing up reliably doing the right thing. From Otago to the Crusaders and 22 games for the All Blacks, his strength has been to consistently make his teammates shine. In fact, that is a ‘prop’s’ role in rugby providing stability and power in the scrum alongside the ‘hooker,’ making dominant tackles, setting up plays from countless scrums and doing other invaluable stuff that helps teams win championships. This sure isn’t a sports column and I’m no rugby commentator but I was delighted that in Perth at the last Bledisloe Cup match, George Bower scored his own first try ever after playing 147 games at the highest level including wearing the black jersey. “My first try!” he yelled jubilantly, as for once, the prop usually behind the scenes doing the hard mahi, was centre stage. I noticed on social media platforms that while many were familiar with this tough prop who had driven in low, found a gap and crossed the line- many weren’t. Comments like, “Who’s he?” and “Never heard of him!” were there. But his ecstatic teammates certainly knew and valued him, understanding George’s background story. They knew of his journey to this point and it was that which caused them to joyfully swarm George in celebration the moment the ref’s whistle blew confirming he’d broken his ‘try drought’.
There’s something admirable about perseverance. That ‘try’ was the culmination of years of George’s passionate determination, hard training and bruising discipline pursuing the game he loves. Bower seems to have had enough humility and patience to steadily put ‘team’ ahead of his own ambitions without losing focus over gaining personal stats and striving to make a big name for himself. Wanting the team to succeed, rather than using the team to promote ourselves as the star, is essential in every area of life. In one way or another, we’re all part of a team - not just in a sporting sense. Your team might be your family, your community, work or staff colleagues, your school, church or some group you relate to. Musicians in a band or orchestra are a team -politicians, civic leaders are all part of teams needing to learn how to put the ‘team’s best’ and those we serve, before our own agendas. Selfish ambition ‘uses’ team for personal advantage - to garner reputation, as a stepping stone for elevating individual profile to climb the ‘ladder of success.’ Real success is found in faithfully seeking what is true, what is right and the highest good for others. Applied nationally, our commitment to such things would render a less-divided, healthier ‘team New Zealand.’ A word from the Good Book to close… “Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others”. (Philippians 2:4) In other words, invest care in other’s goals and needs, as much as your own…
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Now it’s…Coke couture
By Steph Bell-Jenkins
Heidi Caesar was sweating as she stepped out in front of a hyped crowd of senior students, microphone in hand. “I could walk in my underwear and I couldn’t care less, but it’s talking to people,” admitted the ESOL teacher later, referencing her deep-rooted fear of public speaking. “I’m fine in front of kids, but adults – no.” However, she bravely gulped down her fears last Thursday afternoon to MC Leamington School’s Wearable Arts Show. Heidi was the mastermind behind the event, now in its second year. From term one this year, she met with year 5 and 6 students in the hall every Wednesday and Thursday lunchtime to help them turn household junk into high fashion. “I’m a really arty person; I like to be doing things with the kids all the time,” she said. “I love their creative flair and that they have to think outside the box.” The show attracted nearly 30 entrants. A dazzling array of whacky creations, modelled by their designers in front of a whooping senior school crowd, included outfits made from newspaper, mini chip packets, lolly wrappers and Post-It notes. Year 6 student Ollie Holm stepped out in a dashing light blue suit made from blue medical masks, created with friend Liam Briones. The pair won third prize for their dapper creation, which Ollie said had taken “a lot of hot glue and a lot of patience”. Second place went to the “Caution Girls”, Lithuli Moraendage, 10, who worked on her outfit individually, and friend duo Charlotte Nofoa, 10, and Amelia-Rose Bubb, 11.
“It took us too many days and hours, probably like 200 hours,” said Amelia-Rose. Charlotte, who has watched “a lot of fashion videos”, said the dresses were comfortable to wear and easy to move in. However, the shiny Coke and Pepsi frocks worn by overall winners Sophia Gawler, 10, and Madi Philpott, 11, were at the other end of the comfort spectrum. Each made of more than 100 soft drink cans, they were “very heavy” and so noisy they almost drowned out the audience’s raucous cheers. Luckily, the year 6 students didn’t have to drink the soda themselves; Madi’s mum Jen appealed for cans through social media and Sophia’s grandparents scoured a retirement village and a bar. The aluminium vessels were cleaned and dried before being cut into strips to make fitted bodices and strung together in flowing skirts. Can-tab bling finished each ensemble. The girls said they were in it for fun more than winning, but Sophia’s dad, Andy, said both were “very nervous” before hitting the catwalk. “It’s really serious, there were girls crying last year because they lost,” he said. “It actually means a lot to them.” Sophia was delighted to win, but couldn’t wait to get the hefty garment off her shoulders after the show. Heidi was also breathing a sigh of relief, having successfully braved the MC limelight and pulled off another successful event. “Ah, I can sleep tonight,” she said. “I don’t have to wake up thinking don’t forget the safety pins and the black sheets!”
Year 6 students Sophia Gawler (left) and Madi Philpott took top honours at this year’s Leamington School Wearable Arts Show with their soft-drink-can creations.
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Lodge gives gift of music By Viv Posselt
Three budding musicians studying in Cambridge have been presented with scholarships to encourage and advance their tuition. Aurora Daniels-Coleman, Keira Holden and Phaedra Rye, all students with Ignite Arts Academy, are recipients of a $5000 donation from Cambridge Freemasons Copernicus Lodge. That will cover tuition at the academy for four terms for all three. Lodge Copernicus has a history of supporting musicians and singers. These scholarships mark a first from the Lodge to students
at Ignite, and a first in terms of Freemasons’ support for the academy. It came about after Lodge Master Alan Wilkinson had arranged for some academy students to provide musical entertainment at Lodge dinners. They went down so well that the Lodge sought to provide funding for some of the academy’s talented students. Wilkinson said the incentive was to encourage younger musicians. The three scholarship recipients were selected by the academy for having demonstrated a serious approach to their studies and excellence in their chosen fields.
Guitar student Aurora DanielsColeman, 11, has been taking lessons since 2021, keyboard student Keira Holden, 14, has been taking lessons since 2020, and Phaedra Rad, 13, is a ukulele and vocal student, studying with the academy since 2020. Ignite Academy founder Ray Nelson thanked the Lodge for its support. He considers music to be an ‘essential service’ and told the three recipients that the scholarships represented much more than just financial support. “They are an investment in your potential, your discipline, and your growth as musicians and as people.”
Aurora Daniels-Coleman, Phaedra Rye and Keira Holden, with Lodge Copernicus Master Alan Wilkinson, The Freemasons Charity’s Peter Saunders, and Lodge member and new Grand Lodge Regional Superintendent John Evered, with Ignite Academy founder and director Ray Nelson, right. Photo: Viv Posselt
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Deadline Sale 30 October 2025 unless sold prior View by appointment or scheduled open day www.harcourts.co.nz/ CB6722
Discover the perfect blend of space, comfort, and lifestyle living with this impressive 440sqm family home, set on 2.1 hectares (approx.) of well-divided land. Designed for those seeking a peaceful rural retreat without compromising on convenience, this property offers an exceptional lifestyle opportunity. Inside, the home boasts five bedrooms plus a study, three bathrooms, and three toilets, providing plenty of room for large families or those who love to host guests.
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This flat, fertile land offers an exceptional opportunity. Almost a blank canvas, with an excellent central laneway providing easy access across the entire property. Currently leased and utilised for cropping and whey application by Fonterra, it offers strong versatility and productivity potential. Whether you’re looking for a quality grazing block, horticultural development, or cropping operation, this property delivers outstanding potential.
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With around 22 hectares of lush, productive pasture and approximately 12 hectares of fenced native bushland, the property offers both practical farming potential and a peaceful natural retreat. A high-stud, lockable shed provides excellent storage for all your farming or lifestyle equipment, while well-maintained cattle yards ensure easy stock handling. The land is divided into 12 paddocks with 2-wire electric internal fencing, currently supporting around 40 R2 dairy heifers, with up to 60 round bales of silage produced annually.
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- Two generous bedrooms, two chic bathrooms (one being an ensuite), - Entertain with ease on the expansive covered deck, perfectly positioned to capture all-day sun & offering multiple outdoor areas. and a light-filled open-plan living and dining space. - Kitchen is modern & inviting, flowing seamlessly to your outdoor deck. - Features - roll-down outdoor blinds, 2 heat pumps & outdoor heater. Open Homes Saturday & Sunday 11.00 - 11.30am Open Homes Saturday 11 - 11.30am & Sunday 1 - 1.30pm
Parkside Perfection - Cnr Byron & Coleridge
The Cambridge Lifestyle Awaits
Negotiation
$1,155,000
4
2 Byron Street, Leamington
2
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821 French Pass Road, Cambridge
- Space and privacy are in abundance, with three versatile living areas. - Set on 4,665 sqm (more or less) the grounds are beautiful. The first adjoins the kitchen and dining, the second is a generous - With plenty of newly installed solar and the addition of a 30 sqm lounge with French doors opening to a sunny patio, the third, located studio space, there’s space and sustainability. upstairs, offers a private retreat with balcony views across the Open-plan living, dining & kitchen that flow onto a large deck. established gardens on the 948m² (more or less) section. Viewing By Appointment Open Homes Saturday & Sunday 12.00 - 12.30pm
Million $$$ Views
Tree Lined Two Bedder
Negotiation
Deadline Sale
12A Walpole Street, Leamington
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- A good-sized separate lounge & an adjacent spacious kitchen & dining area, these areas provide a very comfortable environment. - Lovingly cared for, there is little to spend on refurbishment. Open Home Saturday 2.00 - 2.30pm
Life’s Better - So close to Cambridge
Negotiation -
$839,000
4 2
Paddocks, yards and loading race, and this property is well set up. A fully lined and insulated converted double garage. Massive four-bay undercover parking area. Open-plan kitchen, dining, and living areawith separate lounge. Open Home Sunday 11.00 - 11.30am
Peter Tong 021 987 867
Wendy Tong 027 555 0633
Lily Tong 027 870 3317
Jason Tong 027 755 2902
- Heart of the home opens up to a stunning deck, where you can enjoy breathtaking, uninterrupted views of the river. - Plenty of off-street parking, including room for a boat or campervan. Open Homes Saturday 1-1.30pm & Sunday 2-2.30pm
Cambridge East Family Living
Boundaries Indicative Only
1212 Kaipaki Road, Cambridge
29 Addison Street, Leamington
Rebecca Napier 020 404 74120
17 Buckland Place, Cambridge
- Modernised kitchen, generous main bathroom combined laundry, four bedrooms, open plan living with access to a sunny & spacious deck; log burner, heat pump and DVS for ultimate year-round comfort. Fully fenced 800sqm (approx.) section. Open Homes Saturday 12-12.30pm & Sunday 2-2.30pm
Harry Singh 022 045 0554
Rod Fox 027 276 3369
Andrew Kay Amanda Partington Chris Milner 027 564 1642 021 475 475 021 208 6020
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Residential Listings* PRICED
BY NEGOTIATION CONT.
12B Oneone Street (Section)
NOW $399,000
Contact Paulette
55B Queen Street
PBN
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5 One Haruru Street (Section)
NOW $405,000
Contact Paulette or Kane
58B Bryce Street
PBN
Contact Eilish, Kevin or Amy
23/37B Raleigh Street
$495,000
Contact Debbie or Trevor
149A King Street
PBN
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8B Maclean Street (Section)
$499,000
Contact Graham
61 Browning Street NEW
PBN
Contact Debbie or Trevor
76 Williams Street
$599,000
Contact Rachael
8 Grace Avenue NEW
PBN
Contact Graham
46C Queen Street
$615,000
Contact Rachael
5 Princes Street
PBN
Contact Lisa
29 Stafford Street
$699,000
Contact Eilish, Amy or Kevin
10 Glover Street
PBN
Contact Graham
16 One Haruru Street
$775,000
Contact Paulette
1 Longfellow Street NEW
PBN
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14 One Haruru Street
$785,000
Contact Paulette
27 Terry Came Drive
PBN
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3 Marlowe Drive
$798,000
Contact Paulette
7 Baxter Place
PBN
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167 Williams Street
$798,000
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26 Thornton Road
PBN
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39 Burns Street
$829,000
Contact Kevin, Eilish or Amy
19 Watkins Road
36 Browning Street NEW
$850,000
Contact Eilish, Amy or Kevin
15 Marlowe Drive
PBN
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12A Oneone Street
OFFERS OVER $850,000
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33A Isobel Hodgson Drive
PBN
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20 Oneone Street
OFFERS OVER $850,000
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2A Princes Street
PBN
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SOLD
SOLD
Sold by Eilish, Amy & Kevin
Sold by Eilish, Amy & Kevin
13 Pope Terrace
PBN
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22 Oneone Street
$929,000
Contact Eilish, Amy or Kevin
4 Libby Crescent NEW
PBN
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317 Shakespeare Street
$949,000
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14 Alba Place
PBN
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2/102 Swayne Road NEW
$959,000
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1 Soma Place
PBN
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33 Alpers Ridge
$960,000
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18B Rose Leigh Drive NEW
PBN
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37 Alpers Ridge NEW
$989,000
Contact Lisa
134 Williams Street
PBN
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3 Oaklands Drive
$990,000
Contact Paulette
10 Kaaka Street NEW
PBN
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8 Oaklands Drive
$999,000
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34 Ihimaera Terrace
PBN
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3 Alba Place
$1,049,000
Contact Debbie or Trevor
27A Saffron Street
PBN
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6 Upper Kingsley Street
$1,095,000
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32 Hugo Shaw Drive NEW
PBN
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18 Tulip Drive
$1,099,000
Contact Eilish, Amy or Kevin
14A Rose Leigh Drive
PBN
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46 Alpers Ridge
$1,150,000
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64A Princes Street
PBN
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4 Richards Street
$1,265,000
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71 Swayne Road
PBN
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2 Keri Rua Road
$1,280,000
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4 Le Quesnoy Place
PBN
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31 William Paul Street
$1,430,000
Contact Eilish, Amy or Kevin
DEADLINE SALE
5 Cooper Crescent
$1,950,000
Contact Eilish, Amy or Kevin
13 Hamilton Road FINAL NOTICE
Closes 23/10/2025, 4pm
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49 Cowley Drive
Closes 30/10/2025, 12 Noon
Contact Rachael
2 Blairgowrie Place
SOLD
BY NEGOTIATION
SOLD
55E Queen Street
Sold by Lenie TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES UNDER CONTRACT (AS OF 21/10/2025) = 7 *Property & pricing details are correct as of 21/10/2025
Rural & Lifestyle Listings* PRICED
PRICED CONT.
1091 Arapuni Road
5712m²
$320,000
Contact David
3/88 Lamb Street
8515m²
NOW $1,635,000
Contact David
415 Brunskill Road
7145m²
$449,000
Contact David
93A Woodside Road
5.1ha (approx.)
NOW $1,800,000
Contact David
1A Sanders Street
430m²
$525,000
Contact David
629 Tauwhare Road
5000m²
$1,895,000
Contact David
Lots 4 & 6, 100 Gray Road
6225m² - 7036m²
$550,000
Contact David
146 French Pass Road
6.6ha (approx.)
NOW $2,950,000
Contact David
17 Garrison Street
880m²
$575,000
Contact David
BY NEGOTIATION
Lots 2-4, 771 Taotaoroa Road
From 6246m²
$595,000
Contact David
124 Rangatira Road
801m²
PBN
Contact Matt
Lot 2, 174 Harbutt Road
3.16ha (approx.)
$680,000
Contact Matt
445 Luck at Last Road
2.5ha (approx.)
PBN
Contact David
351 Scotsman Valley Road
6602m²
$695,000
Contact David
640 Maungatautari Road
8431m²
PBN
Contact Matt
7 Riverside Lane
5129m²
$790,000
Contact David
AUCTION
624 Maungatautari Road
3678m²
$825,000
Contact Matt
62 Hicks Road
5000m²
To be held 06/11/2025, 1pm
Contact Matt
74 St Leger Road
2789m²
$995,000
Contact David
347 Racecourse Road
3345m²
To be held 06/11/2025, 1pm
Contact Matt
70 Rangatira Road
995m²
$1,180,000
Contact David
438 Matangi Road NEW
1.95ha (approx.)
To be held 06/11/2025, 1pm
Contact Matt
1/88 Maungakawa Road
2522m²
$1,558,000
Contact David
TOTAL NUMBER OF RURAL & LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES UNDER CONTRACT (AS OF 21/10/2025) = 2 *Property & pricing details are correct as of 21/10/2025
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Saturday 25 October 1A Sanders Street 2 Keri Rua Road 8 Grace Avenue 34 Ihimaera Terrace 55B Queen Street 58B Bryce Street 17 Garrison Street 31 William Paul Street 33 Alpers Ridge 134 Williams Street 37 Alpers Ridge 61 Browning Street 14A Rose Leigh Drive 14 Alba Place 18 Tulip Drive 36 Browning Street 6 Upper Kingsley Street 33A Isobel Hodgson 70 Rangatira Road 4 Libby Crescent 5 Cooper Crescent 39 Burns Street 5 Princes Street 8 Oaklands Drive 4 Richards Street 22 Oneone Street 445 Luck at Last Road 13 Pope Terrace 10 Glover Street Sunday 26 October 74 St Leger Road 46C Queen Street 1/88 Maungakawa Road 438 Matangi Road 76 Williams Street 1 Soma Place 146 French Pass Road 629 Tauwhare Road 1 Longfellow Street 149A King Street 347 Racecourse Road 3/88 Lamb Street 27 Terry Came Drive 49 Cowley Drive 62 Hicks Road 93A Woodside Road Monday 27 October 18B Rose Leigh Drive 13 Hamilton Road 32 Hugo Shaw Drive 71 Swayne Road 10 Kaaka Street 2/102 Swayne Road 167 Williams Street
$525,000 $1,280,000 PBN PBN PBN PBN $575,000 $1,430,000 $960,000 PBN $989,000 PBN PBN PBN $1,099,000 $850,000 $1,095,000 PBN $1,180,000 PBN $1,950,000 PBN PBN $999,000 $1,265,000 $929,000 PBN PBN PBN
11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.45-12.15pm 11.45-12.15pm 11.45-12.15pm 11.45-12.15pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.45pm 12.30-1.00pm 12.30-1.00pm 12.30-1.00pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.15-1.45pm 1.15-1.45pm 1.15-1.45pm 1.30-2.00pm 1.45-2.15pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.15-2.45pm 2.30-3.00pm
$995,000 PBN $1,595,000 Auction $599,000 PBN PBN PBN PBN PBN Auction $1,635,000 PBN Deadline Sale Auction PBN
10.00-10.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.15-11.45am 11.30-12.15pm 11.45-12.15pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.45-1.15pm 12.45-1.15pm 1.00-1.45pm 1.15-1.45pm 1.30-2.00pm 1.30-2.15pm 2.30-3.15pm 3.30-4.00pm
PBN Deadline Sale PBN PBN PBN $959,000 $798,000
11.00-11.30am 11.45-12.15pm 12.30-1.00pm 1.15-1.45pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.45-3.15pm 3.30-4.00pm
Deadline Sale
12:00-12:30pm
HARCOURTS Friday 24 October 51 Grosvenor Street
Contact listing agent prior-visiting as Open Homes times can change.
Sunday 26 October 55 Peake Road Monday 27 October 51 Grosvenor Street 79 Moore Street
Deadline Sale
2:00-2:30pm
Deadline Sale Deadline Sale
12:00-12:30pm 11:00-11:30am
Deadline Sale Deadline Sale Deadline Sale Deadline Sale $979,000
10.30 - 11.00am 11.15 - 11.45am 12.00 - 12.30pm 12.45 - 1.15pm 2.00 - 3.00pm
Deadline Sale PBN $1,290,000 Deadline Sale PBN PBN PBN $1,155,000 PBN PBN PBN $839,000 $1,325,000 Deadline Sale PBN PBN
10.00-10.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm
$1,290,000 PBN PBN PBN PBN PBN PBN PBN PBN PBN BEO $889,000 $1,155,000 PBN PBN $1,325,000 PBN $1,185,000 PBN PBN PBN $1,149,000 Deadline Sale PBN $839,000 PBN
11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm
LJ HOOKER Sunday 26 October 31a Madison Street 8 Conrad Place 13a Arnold Street 35 Southey Street 57 Rukuhia Road
MORE RE Saturday 25 October 36 Grey Street 21 Ihimarea Terrace 22 Rose Leigh Drive 11 Soma Place 18D Bracken Street 26 Marlowe Drive 14 Webber Street 2 Byron Street 25 Hall Street 815 Parallel Road 62 Alan Livingston Drive 17 Buckland Place 74A Thornton Road 29 Addison Street 12A Walpole Street 164 Fencourt Road Sunday 26 October 22 Rose Leigh Drive 30 Clare Street 1212 Kaipaki Road 26 Marlowe Drive 3 Baxter Michael Cresecent 14 Webber Street 71 Taylor Street 815 Parallel Road 81 Jarrett Terrace 62 Alan Livingston Drive 26A Grey Street 2 Byron Street 54 Norfolk Drive 18D Bracken Street 74A Thornton Road 85 Alan Livingston Drive 3 Madison Street 251 Shakespeare Street 15 Moemoea Place 21 Ihimarea Terrace 51 Taylor Street 29 Addison Street 164 Fencourt Road 17 Buckland Place 29 Grey Street
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 2025
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HAYCOCK, Karyn Alice – On Monday, 13th October 2025, peacefully at Atawhai Assisi Home, with her much-loved husband Warren by her side. Aged 79 years. Cherished mother and mother-in-law of Paul & Sharon, and Bruce & Raewyn. Adored Gan to Isaac, Georgia, Jonah, Javin, and Olivia. In accordance with Karyn’s wishes, a private family farewell has taken place. Messages to the Haycock family may be sent c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434 or left in Karyn’s online tribute book at www.grinters. co.nz. Forever loved, forever remembered.
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE Schedule 10, Local Government Act 1974 Waipā District Council intends to consider closing the following road(s) at the following period(s) to ordinary vehicular traffic for: Whakamaumahara Rangiaowhia Rangiaowhia Pahuatanga Commemoration Day – 21st February 1864 Road(s): Rangiaowhia Road: from Mandeno Road to Puahue Road Time: between 5am and 1pm Road(s): Puahue Road: from Hairini Road to Long Road Time:
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE Schedule 10, Local Government Act 1974 Waipā District Council intends to consider closing the following road(s) at the following period(s) to ordinary vehicular traffic for:
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Targa tamed – Aussies top table By Jon Rawlinson
While retro vehicles often stole the scene, there could be only one team to win Targa 2025. Although recent weather saw its King Country stages cancelled, the five-day tarmac rally still saw Waipā play its part in setting the stage. Aussie duo Paul Dowie and his co-driver John Allen claimed overall victory in their Porsche GT3 RS. However, Hamilton’s Charlie Evans and co-driver Carol Liston weren’t too far behind, finishing third in their Mazda RX7 – the same car Evans raced when he last entered the rally 20 years ago. “Yes, it is same car. It deteriorated over the years, but I rebuilt it specially to do the Targa,” he told The News. “Basically, everything went to plan. I thought we’d be in the top five, so long as the car didn’t give us any grief and not too many unforeseen issues.” Taking the lead on day three, Dowie and Allen left Auckland’s Dave Rogers and his co-driver, Shane
Winners, Paul Dowie and John Allen.
Reynolds, to settle for second in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XRS. “This event was epic,” Dowie said. “We’re so glad that we got the real award which is just keeping the car in one piece!” All three pairs on this year’s overall podium
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were also top of their class – Evans/Liston (2WD Allcomers class), Rogers/ Reynolds (Allcomers Competition) and Dowie/ Allen (Modern 2WD Class). Despite the King Country road closures, the event was a success, organiser Peter Martin said.
“We had an act of God that threw challenges at us from the start. We don’t normally lose stages, but most of that was out of our control,” he said. “It’s a real testament to the people and the systems we have in place to deal with these sorts of unexpected things.”
Tocker, Turnbull Forest park open again win pairs event By Jesse Wood
Cambridge’s Graeme Tocker and Kevin Turnbull won the 2025 Len Gamble Memorial Snooker Pairs Tournament in Cambridge last Sunday. They beat Tokoroa’s Alex Hale and Phil Wilkinson 2–0 in the final. Turnball potted a pressure pink to win the first frame and Tocker potted the last 2 reds with colours and then through to the pink to take the second frame and the match. A total of 32 players competed in the event. Earlier the Cambridge pair accounted for Te Aroha’s Chris Skelling and Trevor Wootton in the semifinals where Tocker’s 64 break in the second frame was the best of the tournament. In the other semi, Hale and Wilkinson beat Shaun Coombes and Shaun Watson - both formerly of Cambridge. In the Section Play, Wilkinson’s nice 56 break captured the Handicap High Break Prize. Tocker and Turnball could have been knocked out several times before the final – but a 30-point recovery qualified them. In the quarter final, their opponents went in off when the Cambridge pair required a snooker, and Tocker potted pink and black for an unlikely win in the deciding frame. Tocker said the tourney was a fitting tribute to the memory of Len Gamble, “a friend of many and an icon of Cambridge Cue sports”.
Waipā District Council have decided the Sainsbury Forest in Pirongia can remain open to recreational users. Walkers, dog owners and horse riders can continue using established the routes in the commercial forest, but when harvesting is underway, the forest will be closed to all users. Last week’s Te Awamutu News reported dissatisfaction over the decision to restrict access to mountain bikers. A media release from the council reversing the decision was issued after we went to press. Chief executive Steph O’Sullivan said she had sought legal advice about the council’s health and safety obligations. “Following that advice, I am satisfied that we can meet our legal obligations while still ensuring the community can have access and continue to enjoy the forest.” The Pirongia Mountain Bike Club will maintain responsibility for the mountain bike track network and their own safety plans. Frequent forest visitor Kelly Wolfe, a dog trainer and behaviour consultant, was grateful to Pirongia-Kakepuku ward councillor Clare St Pierre helping get the result. “The forest is a really special spot - one of a kind for Waipā in terms of being able to get dogs out for a decent hike in nature - and certainly big enough for everyone to share with common sense and mutual respect.”
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