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The memory keepers By Mary Anne Gill

Beneath St Peter’s School library, among boxes, photographs and forgotten treasures, Patricia Steel and Janine Speedy have been on a treasure hunt. For months, the pair have been disappearing into what was little more than a dumping ground, emerging with stories of former students, long-retired staff, war medals, century-old photographs and pieces of school history that might otherwise have been lost forever. “She couldn’t see the floor,” Speedy said of Steel’s first visit to the archive space beneath the library. “It was a total mess,” Steel said. Slowly, the clutter has been sorted into decades, the stories have been rediscovered and St Peter’s history is finding its place again. In the year St Peter’s celebrates its 90th anniversary, nobody seems more determined to preserve its history than the two women now fossicking through boxes of memories. Steel’s journey to St Peter’s was far from conventional. Born in Somerset, England, she worked in Hawaii, Switzerland and the Bahamas, where she met her husband John Steel, a Kenyan-born teacher and rugby coach. The couple moved to New Zealand when he accepted a teaching position in Te Kūiti. After a stint teaching at Ōtorohanga College, Steel joined St Peter’s in 1990, commuting daily from Te Kūiti before eventually helping establish girls’ boarding and rising to deputy principal.

Even now, nearly a decade after retiring, her recall is remarkable. Hand Steel an old photograph and she can usually identify the students, tell you who they married, where life took them and whether their children eventually attended St Peter’s too. “I know 99 per cent of those children,” Steel said. “I know where they’ve gone, I know who they married, how many children they’ve got.” Speedy shares an enthusiasm for St Peter’s history that borders on infectious. Together, she and Steel have transformed the archives from a dumping ground into a treasure trove of school history. One day it could be a cache of material belonging to benefactor Mr Valentine, including war medals and documents relating to his work running copper mines in Malawi. Another day it is old photographs, school records or forgotten pieces of memorabilia that help tell the story of the people who passed through the school’s grounds. “There’s still more to be explored,” Steel said. During a heritage tour with Friends of the Cambridge Museum last week, Speedy recounted the story of founder Arthur Broadhurst, the Englishman who established St Peter’s in 1936 and whose vision of educating the whole person still underpins the school today. The chapel still contains its magnificent stained-glass east window. The dining hall still showcases the craftsmanship and scale that characterised the original development. Hidden beneath parts of the campus are wartime bunkers

Patricia Steel, left and Janine Speedy have spent months sorting and cataloguing archives, photographs and memorabilia as St Peter’s School celebrates 90 years. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

and tunnels commissioned by a founder worried about invasion during turbulent times. Speedy has immersed herself in Broadhurst’s journals and writings and remains fascinated by the attention to detail that shaped the school.

“I’ve just read a lot of his journals,” she said. “I can sort of hear and feel it. It’s not spooky, it’s a nice thing.” Those connections between past and present are exactly what the pair hope visitors experience when they enter the newly created St Peter’s

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The entrance to the newly created St Peter’s Room at St Peter’s School. Once part of the matron’s quarters and sick bay, the space now showcases photographs, memorabilia and displays celebrating the school’s 90-year history. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

its future. Old uniforms hang in wardrobes. Historic photographs line the walls. Display cases tell stories from different eras of school life. For former students returning after years away, the room can be emotional.

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“We had the alumni committee in for an opening,” Speedy said. “Honestly, there were tears.” What emerges from conversations with both women is that the history itself matters less than what it says about the school’s values.

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New rules to learn As we prepare to head back to school next week it’s a good time to take a look at the four major new road roles that came into effect on October 1 and how they will affect you. The first change introduces a mandatory 1.5-metre overtaking gap. Motorists passing non-motorised road users—including cyclists, pedestrians, and horse riders travelling in the same direction and lane—must give them a full 1.5 metres of clearance. This simplifies a previously complicated framework that mandated different distances depending on local speeds. If a driver cannot safely maintain this buffer, they are legally required to slow down and wait behind the road user until it is safe to cross. The second major rule alters who can use pedestrian footpaths. Children aged 12 and under can now legally ride their bicycles on footpaths. Crucially, following feedback from public consultations, the legislation also permits a supervising parent or caregiver to cycle alongside them. This common-sense update removes a legal grey area, ensuring families can learn to cycle together safely away from fast-moving traffic. Thirdly, the law opens up cycle lanes to e-scooters. While e-scooters have historically been limited to footpaths and main roads, they were technically illegal in dedicated bike lanes. Under the new framework, any e-scooter not

officially classified as a motor vehicle can utilise cycle lanes. Finally, the government has formalised giveway rules for public buses. On any road with a speed limit of 60 kph or less, motorists must now give way to buses attempting to merge back into traffic. This legal obligation applies when a bus is moving out from a designated bus stop, the roadside, or a bus lane. To ensure safety, bus drivers are required to indicate their intentions for at least three seconds before pulling out, providing oncoming drivers sufficient time to react. The idea behind the rules is to fix the basics of everyday travel by establishing clear, standard safety baselines. Whether commuting by car, taking public transport, or riding a scooter, understanding these four changes is essential for safely navigating New Zealand streets. Finally this week is Cyber Smart Week (5-11 October), this year the focus is on finding a scam before it finds you. AI is rapidly changing the way cybercriminals operate. Scams are becoming more convincing, phishing emails are harder to spot and attacks are happening faster than before. Please be vigilant and if you think you are dealing with a scam, stop and seek advice before handing over your details or any money.

Again and again they return to ideas of community, pastoral care, opportunity and connection. Steel remembers staff gatherings where teachers worked together to support struggling students. Speedy talks about former students maintaining friendships that span generations and continents. Both believe the school’s story is ultimately about people. Schools, they argue, are not simply collections of buildings. They are living communities built over decades by those who pass through them. That is why preserving old photographs, uncovering forgotten documents and cataloguing boxes in a basement matters. For Steel, it comes down to a simple truth. “If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going.”

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Health New Zealand is urging spring gardeners to take precautions when handling potting mix and compost after 152 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were recorded nationwide in the year to August 31, including 38 cases in the Midland region, which covers Waikato. The disease, caused by legionella bacteria, put 135 people, including 32 in Midland, in hospital last year.

Board boost

Waikato Waters has appointed Barry Harris and John Bridgman to its board, increasing director numbers to five. The pair have extensive governance, infrastructure and commercial experience. The appointments come as the council-controlled organisation continues integrating water and wastewater.

New interns

Five Wintec journalism students have commenced an end of year internship with Good Local Media. They are Hafsa Hussain, Holly O’Donnell. Mathew Pearce, Morris Nafu, Paul Michael and Cheryl Voss. Good Local editorial director Roy Pilott tutors journalism at Wintec.

Water tower

The commencement of work on restoring Cambridge’s Water Tower in Cambridge Road will follow a blessing on the site on October 14.

Minister visits

Biosecurity minister Andrew Hoggard visited Lake Karāpiro last week to see what has been described as a “perfect storm” as hornwort weed beds grow and invasive freshwater clam numbers rise ahead of an El Niño summer.

Lasting impact

Cambridge author David Farrell has released his fourth book, Comfortably Numb: Last of the Boomers - a memoir exploring the lasting impact of a Southern African boys’ boarding school during the upheaval of Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence and Civil War.

Tamahere’s festival link By Mary Anne Gill

New Zealand’s biggest music festival, is poised to move from Gisborne to Tamahere, multiple sources say. The News understands Rhythm and Vines organisers have identified a Hooker Rd property adjoining the Waikato River and Te Awa River Ride as their preferred venue. The site, close to the Waikato Expressway and Hamilton Airport and in the Waikato district, is in the area earmarked for a thoroughbred racing headquarters. If confirmed, the move would see thousands of festival-goers welcome 2028 from the paddocks of Tamahere rather than the vineyards of Gisborne. The news comes in the same week Waikato District Council chief executive Craig Hobbs announced his resignation after just 18 months in the role. Mayor Aksel Bech revealed the timing of that announcement had been brought forward following what he described as baseless and deeply personal social media attacks. A complaint has been lodged with both Facebook and police under legislation dealing with digital harm.

Te Awa River Ride runs alongside land identified by sources as the preferred site for a Waikato home for Rhythm and Vines. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

The issue echoes a recent dispute involving Waipā District Council executive Kirsty Downey. Although the online comments related to Downey’s former role at Tauranga City Council and the failed Bella Vista development, Waipā District Council funded legal action and later confirmed it had spent $88,343 on associated legal costs. Posts relating to both Hobbs and Downey have since been removed. While speculation about Rhythm and Vines has been circulating for months, Bech would neither confirm nor deny the Hooker Road location when contacted by

The News this week. He confirmed no resource consent application had been lodged with the council but acknowledged he was aware of the rumours. Pressed on whether council had been involved in discussions about a major event in the district, Bech said organisers were generally encouraged to engage with councils before entering formal consent processes. “The flip side of a rural area is you inconvenience fewer people,” he said when speaking generally about the suitability of large events in country locations. Any proposal would need to address traffic management, access to the

expressway, wastewater, drinking water and noise impacts, he said. The location identified by sources is also in the area being promoted as a potential site for a new Waikato thoroughbred racing headquarters. The riverside property and surrounding land have increasingly become the focus of large-scale development proposals because of their size, accessibility and proximity to Hamilton Airport and the Waikato Expressway, signalling growing interest in the district as a destination for major events and investment. Bech noted that separate

projects had already identified the same area as offering opportunities for large-scale developments. “It is not an area that’s completely random,” he said. The Waikato possibility follows reports that Rhythm and Vines organisers are preparing to announce a new venue after signalling the festival’s future lies away from Gisborne. Festival founder Hamish Pinkham told Radio New Zealand last month that discussions over a new location were progressing and an announcement was expected before the end of the year. Mystery Creek has also been linked to the search for a new venue because of its established events infrastructure and experience hosting largescale gatherings, but sources say the Hooker Rd site has emerged as the preferred option. Should the move proceed, it would represent one of the largest events ever staged in the Waikato district, bringing tens of thousands of visitors into the region over the New Year period and delivering a significant economic boost to accommodation providers, hospitality businesses and tourism operators. Organisers have yet to comment publicly on the reported move.

Neighbouring councils think big By Chris Gardner

Ōtorohanga, Waitomo and Waipa district councils are among 15 local authorities investigating forming New Zealand’s second-largest building consent authority. The project was commissioned by the Waikato Chief Executive Forum in response to building sector reform and facilitated by the multi councilcontrolled Co-Lab (Waikato Local Authority Shared Service) involving councils from the Waikato, Bay of

Plenty and Gisborne regions Waitomo District Council chief executive Ben Smit updated his council on the Building Control Collaboration Project at last week’s council meeting. “The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has instructed all councils to actively consider voluntary consolidation and is progressing legislative change intended to remove existing barriers to collaboration,” Smit said. The project began earlier this year, and the design and decision case is

due to be completed by the end of the year. “Collectively, the participating councils could design what would become New Zealand’s second largest Building Control Authority, creating scale and capability that individual councils cannot readily achieve on their own,” Smit said. “The strategic goals of the project are a consistent and predictable customer experience, faster processes and improved productivity, stronger decision quality and regulatory integrity,

greater capability, resilience and shared capacity, improved financial sustainability and value for money, and stronger data, information management and continuous improvement.” The project team identified potential benefits from collaboration, including reduced accreditation costs if councils are able to group together, greater resilience and access to specialist capability, opportunities, and greater ability to respond to future regulatory, technology and market changes.

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Making all the right moves By Mary Anne Gill

Two-year-old Bo Heaney was not quite old enough for Cambridge’s newest sports attraction but that did not stop her giving it a go. The toddler was among three generations of the Perry family trying out PlayLab at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome last week ahead of its public opening later this month. “Even she was kicking the soccer ball around,” said grandfather Simon Perry, whose family foundation and company have been major supporters of the project. Across 10 interactive stations visitors can cycle, paddle, shoot, run, react and problem-solve while controlling games on screens around them. No sporting background is required. In fact, that is precisely the point. PlayLab manager Camryn Jeffries, a personal trainer who joined the team last month, said the attraction had already been tested by school groups and older residents. “It is designed to get people moving without thinking that they’re

moving, without realising that they’re moving,” Jeffries said. “They’re just having fun and they’re moving while they’re having fun.” The venue has already welcomed groups ranging from secondary school students to visitors aged over 80. Some were drawn to physically demanding activities such as cycling and kayaking simulators while others preferred reactionbased games that test coordination and speed. “There isn’t really an age limit,” Jeffries said. “Everyone can kind of give it a go.” For Velodrome general manager Miff Macdiarmid, PlayLab is another step in the transformation of a facility that has undergone significant change in recent years. Since arriving almost two years ago, Macdiarmid has overseen the installation of a new cycling track, the development of PlayLab and work on the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, which is due to open next year. “It’s a lot of change,” she said. Artefacts from the New

Three generations of the Perry family at PlayLab, from left Marlene Julian, husband Simon Perry, Bo Heaney, nearly 2, Georgia Perry, Emma Russell and Tiffiney Perry. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, transferred from Dunedin, will sit alongside PlayLab, creating what Macdiarmid hopes will become a destination attraction for both locals and visitors. As schoolchildren test PlayLab downstairs, elite cyclists continue training on the track overhead. Retirement village residents attend regular Get Going classes focused on balance, co-ordination and social connection, while trike riders

and recreational cyclists continue to use the wider facility. Macdiarmid paid tribute to the late Alan Livingston, an early champion of bringing the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame to Cambridge and of the Velodrome itself. “It’s a bit of a shame that he won’t be here to see it come to fruition because he was a big part of getting us over the line,” she said. The wider vision goes

beyond tourism. Macdiarmid is particularly excited about educational opportunities and has been working with schools to create curriculum-linked programmes around both PlayLab and the Hall of Fame. “What has been super exciting with the school user groups is all shapes, all sizes, all abilities,” she said. “People aren’t selfconscious when they do it, they just get really engaged

in what they’re doing and they have fun moving.” PlayLab also aligns closely with the philosophy of the Perry Foundation, which has long supported recreation and community initiatives throughout the Waikato. Perry said the project used modern technology to tackle a very traditional problem. “We’re working with Sport Waikato and using technology to get kids off the couch and back into sport,” he said. Perry, who lives in Cambridge, chairs the Perry Foundation and serves on the Velodrome Trust. Through the foundation, the Perry family has supported a range of recreation and community projects across the Waikato, including Te Awa River Ride. He sees PlayLab, the Hall of Fame, the river ride and the Velodrome itself as part of a growing recreation hub. Looking around at three generations of his family trying out the games, Perry said that was exactly what PlayLab was designed to achieve. Even Bo, still a few months short of her second birthday, was already having a go.

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ON SHAKY GROUND

Himalayas to seafloor By Janine Krippner

What goes up must come down. Sometimes that is very quick, in the blink of an eye. Sometimes it takes centuries or even millions of years. Gravity always wins eventually. Here in Aotearoa we are becoming much more knowledgeable about landslides as wild weather whips its way across our landscape. Those are examples of fast geologic processes. The slower processes can be much more immense. As rock breaks down into smaller bits of rock, becoming smaller down to millimetres and smaller, we call that sediment. That sediment is moved by wind and water across the landscape and into our oceans. Currents and other processes move this sediment across the ocean floor. Where river systems reach the ocean, we see some of the more significant examples of this, called submarine fans. The largest of these is the Bengal Fan, offshore India and Bangladesh, extending well past Sri Lanka into the open Indian Ocean. This enormous pile of sediment spans three million square kilometres reaches 16.5 km thick. This results from the slow but powerful push of India into Asia, pushing crust upwards to form the Himalayan mountain range. This process is too slow for us to see with our short human life spans, but the effect is astounding. The fact that the summit of Mount Everest is limestone that holds fossils from a long-gone seafloor shows us just how much change is achieved with enough time. As these enormous mountains and the surrounding landscape are worn down by wind, ice, and water, the remnants are carried

to the Bay of Bengal mostly by the Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems. The seafloor across the Bengal Fan is beautiful. It hosts a series of underwater river channels that meander generally southwards, transporting sand and silt deeper and deeper. Some of these channels are more than 200km long and carve beautiful patterns into the seafloor. If you think of how our rivers on land form s-shaped bends and turns, that is what we see on the seafloor. Weather systems and climate also have a part to play. Glaciers grind down the rock into smaller and smaller bits. Earthquakes can trigger landslides and rockfalls into the system. Monsoons and storms carry larger volumes of sediment-laden water downslope. Larger-scale sea level change also plays a part in the sediment supply and where it goes. Turbidity currents are watery surges of sediment across the seafloor that can carry the material further from the river mouth where it began. This gigantic mix of complex processes that has been evolving over many millions of years is part of a beautiful cycle. The top of Everest formed on the seafloor, and now the very mountain range is slowly eroding with the resulting sediments making their way to create new seafloor. One of many large cycles that shape our planet while we go about our everyday lives. As generations make their way through life on this spinning ball of rock, these vast geologic processes continue quietly in the background.

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How low can we go? By Peter Nicholl

At the end of September, the New Zealand dollar bought 5.1 per cent less United States dollars and 3.1 per cent less Australian dollars than a month earlier. The New Zealand dollar has been losing strength throughout most of this year but the drop over the last month has been large and rapid. The positive impacts from a weaker currency are that New Zealand looks even cheaper to foreign tourists and New Zealand exporters’ incomes go up if the price they receive overseas doesn’t change. The negative impacts are that the price of everything we import will be dearer. New Zealand imports a lot. This will clearly have an impact on New Zealand’s inflation rate. Another negative impact is a trip overseas will cost more. The fall in the value of our dollar to Australia is significant given the close links between the two countries. Our currencies have usually moved broadly together. There were a few times in the last 30 years when our two currencies got close to parity. Policymakers in Wellington won’t be thinking about parity parties today. They’ll be wondering how low the New Zealand dollar can go. In their latest forecasts, Treasury and the Reserve Bank think the recent decline in our exchange rate will be temporary. The Treasury’s most recent forecast of our trade-weighted exchange rate index in a year’s time is 67.7. It is currently at 64.3. The Treasury’s forecast implies our exchange rate will rise five per cent over the next year.

The Reserve Bank have the exchange rate rising by around 4 per cent. I can’t see it rising at all. Our international terms of trade, especially the prices we get for our exports, often drive our exchange rate. At present they are strong, so they don’t explain why our exchange rate is falling. The answer is in our interest rates. The latest CPI rate in the US was 3.4 per cent. Australia’s CPI was 3.96 per cent. New Zealand’s was 4.06 per cent . The US Fed’s official interest rate is 3.53.75 per cent. The RBA has an even higher rate at 4.6 per cent. The Reserve Bank ’s official cash rate is at a much lower level of 2.75 per cent . Most media debate in New Zealand about interest rates refers to our current interest rate levels as high. When you look at where interest rates are in our main trading partners, New Zealand rates are low. This is what is driving our falling exchange rate. The falling exchange rate will feed into future inflation. This will probably force the Reserve Bank to raise their cash rate by more over the next year than if they had acted sooner and more strongly. One important characteristic of humans is said to be that we learn from our mistakes. Unfortunately, the Reserve Bank in 2026 has made the same mistake that they made in 2022. – moving intertest rates up too little and too late. Advertorial

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atmosphere between performances. Each performance will run for approximately 20–25 minutes, with performances commencing on the half hour from 7.30pm, through to the final performances at 9.30pm. The full experience concludes at 10pm.

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FAITH IN WAIPĀ

Tarapipipi’s time By Murray Smith, Bridges Church

Ngāti Haua’s chief, Te Waharoa concluded a stormy career with his death in September 1838. Missionary A.N. Brown wrote of him as a “remarkable character, fierce, bloody, cruel, vindictive, cunning, brave and yet from whatever motive a friend of the mission...” The chief’s death caused the missionaries apprehension over what the future might look like for them. Te Waharoa’s son Tarapipipi succeeded him, and he showed remarkably good will to Brown resulting in the forging of stronger connections with Ngāti Haua. Tarapipipi, drawn to Brown’s message, professed he had been ‘converted’, forsaking warring ways to pursue being a devoted, follower of Christ. His conversion in 1838 is said to be influential in advancing evangelism in the Waikato and significant to the Christian legacy remaining today. Tarapipipi, better known as Wiremu Tamihana, fuelled revival among his people urging them to forsake and quieten the spirit of Te Waharoa and follow Wairua Tapu the Spirit of peace. On June 23, 1839, Brown baptised Tamihana and three other prominent Māori leaders, before a crowd of 400. At Maungatautari in 1839 Brown gathered 70 converts. This was the year the first mission station was established at Te Awamutu by a Reverend Ashwell, later to be succeeded by one of Brown’s co-workers from Matamata, Reverend John Morgan. At this time both Methodists and Catholics (Bishop Pompallier had visited, appointing a priest in 1840), were also extending their work into the Waikato. By 1841 Brown was serving 125 converts who gathered in chapel which Māori had constructed entirely of their own initiative and resources.

This was the first dedicated place of public worship in the Cambridge area. A Methodist chapel in Anzac Street came next in 1867 and St. Andrews Anglican followed several years later). Six months later another chapel was built to accommodate about 600, but this proved too small for the 7-800 who soon began gathering… many, unbelievers who were seeking faith in Christ. Another village in close proximity to where Brown ministered, also produced encouraging results with 400 Māori believers gathering there. A school teaching English and Māori literacy was established. He wrote in his journal February 1841 that he had 113 in men’s classes and of this number 62 were competent readers…in a girl’s class another 106 attended with 46 reading. Those who read in Māori could take the scriptures in te reo to other places. This dramatically accelerated the speed at which the gospel spread. Brown’s missional endeavours were diverse - in medical matters, enforcing issues of justice and law, with teaching and educating he generally showed aptitude. Navigating those complex, conflicted times, did not preclude lapses of judgment occurring. Overall good ‘fruit’ abounded. A hunger for Bibles created demand that outweighed supply, supplanting the desire for muskets. Karoro, an old chief came to Brown’s tent one night. His request highlighted the desire for owning a Bible at this time…a winsome story for next week’s column – the seventh in this series of 10.

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plan Council charts AI future Karāpiro pulled at 11th hour

By Chris Gardner

Waipā District Council is embedding Microsoft Copilot alongside a new customer experience platform as part of its Future Us change programme. The council plans to develop data and artificial intelligence (AI) use cases in the 2026-27 financial year. Councillors received a plan on a page from chief executive Steph O’Sullivan at last Wednesday’s council meeting that included introducing lean tools and coaching. “What we’re trying to do is actually make council easier to deal with, clearer on our purpose and priorities, and closer to our community,” O’Sullivan said. “They are part of bringing a systems improvement in our organisation.” O’Sullivan said the government’s decision to park the Head Start process requiring amalgamation plans until at least after the election gave the council some headroom. Transformation director Kevan Scott likened Future Us to journeying down a river and having the ability to follow a tributary at any stage. “A change programme of this nature necessarily takes time,” he said. Some councillors wanted more information, and some were also concerned. “I’m a little bit worried about the line that says ‘deliver value no matter what happens’,” said councillor Marcus Gower. “What does that mean? Deliver value at any cost?” He also voiced concern about ensuring staff were being looked after. Council head of insights and innovation Georgina Knapp said the

change programme was about ensuring the outcomes were “really sensible no matter what happens in the future”. “If there was amalgamation, if there were other reforms, everything that we need to do now needs to add value no matter what happens,” Knapp said. The council was running quarterly wellbeing polls for staff. Councillor Pip Kempthorne was concerned about the impact of forecast growth of 3.5 per cent being realised at only 1.5 per cent and how that would affect the change programme. “We need to be much more responsive to what’s happening in the market,” O’Sullivan said. “Unless you have got a crystal ball that I don’t have, we don’t know quite what’s going to happen.” Councillor Shane Walsh said the document was inconsistent and needed to be tightened. “One outcome that is missing is a more financially focused, aware and responsible organisation,” Walsh said. “That culture of collective financial responsibility and awareness is something I believe we need to see across the organisation.” “I am also uncomfortable with the phrase ‘introducing lean tools’. The emphasis should be on embedding lean thinking throughout the organisation, supported by appropriate tools. The intent may be right, but the current wording does not give me confidence in the approach. “I have introduced lean practices in three organisations and intend to discuss my experience with Kevan to help ensure the programme is on the right track.” Māori ward councillor Dale-Maree

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Waipa District Council chief executive Steph O’Sullivan says the Future Us change programme is about benefit to the community. Photo: Chris Gardner

Morgan was concerned about the impact on the Māori relationships team. “I’m concerned about the capability personnel,” she said. She had seen staff family members helping at the vigil for the 17-year-old girl killed at Te Awamutu Station. “I’m going to revisit that space particularly because the Māori relationships team does do so much, but they have a very small team to do that.” O’Sullivan said the Future Us change programme was all about benefit to the community. “That’s why we get up every morning. This has moved along the pathway of evolution, not revolution.”

The future of Karāpiro Lake Domain is in the balance after its master plan was removed from the council agenda at the 11th hour. The final version of the plan was to be approved at last Wednesday’s Waipā District Council meeting but was removed from the agenda shortly after councillor Roger Gordon was appointed to chair the meeting in the absence of mayor Mike Pettit. “The final version of the Karāpiro Lake Domain Reserve Management Plan and the Master Plan which was for adoption has been withdrawn to allow staff to undertake further work on that item,” Gordon said. There was no discussion before he asked for a mover and seconder for the motion to withdraw the item, with councillors Dale-Maree Morgan and Shane Walsh obliging. Council interim community delivery director Barbara Dempsey said in a statement that staff had recommended the Reserve Management Plan and Masterplan be taken off the agenda after identifying areas needing further work prior to adoption. “We’re working through that now and will bring the plan back to council for adoption as soon as possible,” she said. The draft plan initially drew criticism from motorised sport users for focusing primarily on non-motorised aquatic sports, but that reference was removed from the latest draft.

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They’re so brassed off..

By Chris Gardner

A Cambridge childcare centre faces a bill of several thousand dollars after brass lettering was stolen from one

of its signs, its owner says. Bunnies Childcare and Preschool owner Sheree Jones said the first theft occurred about two weeks ago, when the letter S was

taken from a sign at the entrance to the Thornton Road centre. Jones said thieves returned on Thursday and took the remaining letters in the word

“Bunnies”, along with the letters C and H. She said the remaining lettering on that sign and an identical sign opposite was removed to prevent further

theft. “It’s just really disappointing that somebody thinks it’s OK to take things from others,” Jones said. Jones said the centre expected to spend several thousand dollars replacing the signs with lower-value materials. She said the theft had been reported to police and local recyclers, who had been asked to watch for the brass.

Depending on its grade, scrap brass can fetch several dollars a kilogram. Police are also investigating the theft of brass letters from the Tongariro National Park sign at the entrance to Whakapapa Village. On Monday three men were charged after an attempt to steal 50 metres of copper cabling at a development site on the Kapiti Coast.

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Bunnies Childcare and Preschool staff and children hold the lettering left after brass letters were stolen from one of the centre’s signs. From left are owner Sheree Jones, Jett Meale, Nate Meale, Kaiako Mel Burt, Charlotte Robinson, Rylo Warren-Quirk, Kaiako Ashlea Quirk, Dylan Batchelar, Hudson Underhill, Kaiako Marie Day and Haisleigh Warren-Quirk. Photo: Chris Gardner

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Waipā will celebrate Christmas with annual parades on successive days at the start of December. Te Awamutu’s parade will be held on December 5 with a “Kiwi Christmas” theme and Cambridge will host Santa the following afternoon.

By Viv Posselt

Aaron Ure looked retirement in the eye and didn’t much like what he saw. Lois Ure, his more organised wife of 40 years come December, knew it wouldn’t last… and it didn’t. Within three weeks of bowing out of running Interlock NZ, the initiative they launched in 2020 to provide a safe space for people with disabilities to meet regularly, they are back at it … finding another way to give back. The Ures recently opened the Step Up Drop-in Centre in the middle of town. It is a free Monday meeting spot for anyone wanting to chill out solo or meet with others over a cuppa. In the few weeks since it opened, the numbers are growing, but numbers aren’t Aaron’s core objective. Selfcare is. Drawing on his own experience with addiction and mental health issues, he is mindful of the stress of day-to-day living, and the need to have space just to breathe. “It’s a place where anyone can walk in the door and feel welcomed, no matter where their head or journey is at. Some in our community have a real sense of ‘alone-ness’. Step Up is a place where people can spend either five minutes or a couple of hours relaxing, talking, playing a board game, or just chilling. It’s about being there for people… if they want to talk, we talk, if not, we don’t. If just three people get something out of it, I see that as a win.” After more than 15 years’ community involvement, and finding retirement uncomfortable, they launched Step Up at the back of Bridges Church. The space also offers a children’s play area, which enables parents or grandparents to enjoy a leisurely break while watching the kids. Aaron said he and Lois first tried to retire a couple of years ago but ended up back at Interlock

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Lois and Aaron Ure promise no fancy coffees… just a bit of time and self-care.

fulltime while the countless hours of behind-thescenes preparation mounted up. “It was starting to take a lot out of us, we felt the time was right to step back and concentrate on our own family for a while,” he told The News. “After talking over options and wanting to try something new, we approached Bridges Church to see if they would be willing to sponsor Step Up, essentially to serve the community in a unique way.” They jumped on board, offering the Ures the room for free each Monday from 9am to noon. The Ures are tackling this new venture with their typically in-sync ‘knowing’ that comes from

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their strong relationship. Aaron, who is still doing some prep work for Interlock, reckons he is a bit of a visionary. “Service fills my cup”, he said, while admitting genially that he needs Lois’s sense of detail to make things work. “I take his ideas, look them over and get him to refine them,” she said. The couple see Step Up as being something of a ‘testing the waters’ venture at this stage. Both are keen to keep doing something for the community, they want to see how it goes and will take it from there.

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MP canvasses the issues Speed cut call heard

By Mary Anne Gill

The Friendly Forum hosted by Taupō MP Louise Upston brought a threeyear chapter to a close in Cambridge on Friday, ending a series of public meetings that have given residents a regular opportunity to question their local representative. Upston has represented Taupō continuously for six parliamentary terms since 2008 and is seeking a seventh term. At the time of the forum the National Party MP held five ministerial portfolios: Social Development and Employment, Child Poverty Reduction, Disability Issues, Community and Voluntary Sector, and Tourism and Hospitality. The 90-minute gathering in the Town Hall was less notable for politics than for the range of issues discussed and the glimpse it offered into a diverse electorate stretching from Cambridge to Taupō. Upston said concerns centred largely on the economy and the issues she was hearing in her electorate were much the same as elsewhere in New Zealand. Few electorates encompass such a mix of communities. Cambridge continues to evolve from a rural service centre into a fast-growing urban town, while the forestry, farming, manufacturing and tourism sectors remain significant employers elsewhere across the electorate. Upston told The News tourism growth meant “more people shopping in our local communities, staying in our hotels and motels, as well as eating in cafes and restaurants”. Tourism

By Chris Gardner

Cambridge residents have succeeded in efforts to reduce a speed limit. They sought a lower speed limit and other safety improvements on a stretch of Lamb Street. A petition signed by 39 people asked Waipā District Council to reduce the 80kmh limit to 60kmh between the Roto-o-Rangi Road and Maungatautari Road ends of Lamb Street last week. Taupō MP Louise Upston addresses attendees at the final Friendly Forum in Cambridge. On Monday the council Photo: Mary Anne Gill announced a give way sign accounts for one in nine New Zealand programmes. would be replaced with a stop jobs and visitor growth was “great She had encouraged councils to think sign at the intersection with for the economy and great for places “30 and 40 years out, not three or four” Sunline Drive. like Cambridge and right across the when considering future governance Speed limits across are electorate”. arrangements. expected to be considered Lake Karāpiro’s ongoing battle with She welcomed the decision to through future Long Term invasive aquatic weed and freshwater delay consideration of the Head Start Plan discussions. gold clams was “an issue,” said Upston proposals, saying councils needed time “This section of Lamb who has a front row seat as her home to continue discussions around longStreet is narrow, has no road overlooks the lake. term options and that “what you do markings, no street lighting, The priority was ensuring major want to do is be able to take the time and and no footpaths,” resident events were not affected, she said. get the proposals right before pressing Shayne Downey, told the Energy security, solar power, go.” council’s September meeting retirement village legislation, education, Audience members, meanwhile, last Wednesday. economic development and local were not shy about raising concerns, “Pedestrians are frequently government reform also featured offering criticism or questioning forced to walk on the grass prominently during the forum. government decisions. Topics ranged berm, which is often muddy, Education drew considerable from supermarket competition wet and uneven.” discussion, with Upston highlighting and climate change to autonomous He compared the stretch efforts to improve school attendance and vehicles, renewable energy and tertiary with the wider part of Lamb strengthen reading, writing and maths education. Street near the polo grounds

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Reflecting on Waikato’s war

By Chris Gardner

Historian Vincent O’Malley will speak about the Waikato War, its enduring consequences, and why understanding this chapter of the nation’s history remains vital in Te Awamutu. The talk by O’Malley, 59, who won the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Award for nonfiction and received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in the same year, forms part of Rā Maumahara, a three-day programme of free events organised by Te Whare Taonga o Te Awamutu Museum. The commemorative series invites the community to remember, reflect and learn through kōrero, local history, film screenings, and visits to significant Waikato sites. O’Malley will speak at The Regent in Te Awamutu on October 22, marking a decade since the publication of his book The Great War for New Zealand: Waikato, 1800-2000. The anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on both the creation of the book and the ongoing significance of the events it chronicles, O’Malley said. “Many people have contacted me over the years to tell me how much the book means to them and how they never knew this history,” O’Malley said. “It is kind of shocking that so many of us went through school

“It is kind of shocking that so many of us went through school not learning any of this history,” leading historian Vincent O’Malley says of the Waikato War.

not learning any of this history.” O’Malley began researching the 1863 invasion of Waikato about 20 years ago and has since become one of the country’s most recognised authorities on the conflict.

His wife, Victoria University professor Joanna Kidman, is of Tainui descent. His presentation will also discuss his more recent companion volume, The Invasion of Waikato/Te Riri ki Tainui, published in 2024.

He said the Waikato War was not simply a regional conflict but a defining national event whose effects continue to shape New Zealand. “Those who lack awareness of the history of this country also lack the means to fully understand the present,” he said. “It is not ancient history but the story of how we got to where we are today.” O’Malley said all New Zealanders should have some understanding of the Waikato War because of its influence on the nation’s political, social, and economic development. “The Waikato War is something that all New Zealanders should know something about because it had a profound influence on New Zealand as a whole,” he said. “It is not a small regional story but one of national and even international significance given the number of British troops involved.” Among the lasting consequences, O’Malley points to the extensive land confiscations that followed the war. “I would argue that we still live with the consequences of the Waikato War in so many different ways,” he said. “For one thing, sweeping and indiscriminate land confiscations pushed generations of Tainui people into landlessness and poverty. And that is not something that is easily or quickly reversed.”

One of the discoveries that most influenced O’Malley’s thinking came during his early research into the conflict. “When I worked out that Māori casualty rates were much higher than those suffered by New Zealand troops during the First World War, that got me thinking about how as a country we needed to start engaging with and remembering the wars fought here,” he said. His newer book was written to make the history more accessible to a wider audience, particularly younger readers and those seeking a shorter introduction to the subject. While drawing on the larger work, O’Malley said the companion volume includes fresh material, including profiles of individuals who have worked to raise public awareness of the conflict and new research into the fate of key battle sites. “Hopefully even those who might be familiar with the history will come away having learned one or two new things,” he said. “But I also hope it gets people thinking about what we do about this history in the present.” The talk is one of several free events scheduled during Rā Maumahara 2026, offering opportunities for community members to deepen their understanding of Waikato’s history and its continuing relevance today.

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Talent shows in the garden By Mary Anne Gill

A mother and daughter team from Ōtorohanga have taken top honours in the Waikato Home & Garden Show’s Landscape Design Awards, while a Cambridge landscaper impressed judges with a climateconscious concept that earned him third place. Tidy Gardens owner Katrina Christison, who writes a regular gardening column for Good Local Media, and daughter Kaylee Christison won the gold award for Full Circle, an edible garden inspired by the show’s theme, A Garden for the Future. Their design featured plants chosen not only for their beauty but also for their edible, medicinal and practical uses. The pair spent months planning and researching before building the garden over several days at Claudelands in Hamilton. “We’re thinking forward to the future,” Kaylee said. “With the way things are going, the prices of vegetables in the supermarket, all your sprays and chemicals on your food, it’s about going back to how it used to be in the olden days, growing food and growing plants for food.”

Kaylee said more than 90 per cent of the plants in the display were edible. Katrina, an award-winning landscape designer with more than 20 years’ experience, has worked on award-winning gardens at Chelsea, Hampton Court and the World Gardening Cup in Japan. She has operated Tidy Gardens for more than 20 years and moved into garden design in recent years, encouraged aspiring gardeners to trust their instincts. “Trust yourself. Back yourself. Don’t overthink stuff,” Katrina said. Third place went to Cambridge landscaper Luke Eason of Department of Landscaping for The Permeable Garden, a zero-lawn concept designed for changing climate conditions and smaller residential sections. His design replaced traditional grass with permeable gravel and featured droughttolerant planting, native species and large shade trees. “The brief was a garden for the future, so I kind of didn’t want to put any lawns in,” Eason said. Having permeable surfaces and big shade trees was nice for the summer, “particularly when we’re coming into El Niño”. Low-maintenance gardens were

Cambridge landscaper Luke Eason in his prizewinning garden. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

increasingly important as people became busier and urban sections became smaller. “Small gardens are going to be it,” he said. “I really like the limitations of a small build.” Eason is a third-generation landscaper with more than 20 years’ experience. His projects have ranged from work in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens to a 10-hectare native gully restoration at Takapoto Estate, while closer

to home several family members, including his mother Mary Ann, also work in the landscaping industry. More than 300 exhibitors took part in the four-day show including Cambridge interior designer Kerryn Elwin, who shared decorating tips alongside Australian interior designer Shaynna Blaze and Auckland stylist Evie Kemp.

Fundraiser for mental health Gardening has long been recognised as having a positive effect on wellbeing, both physical and mental. You’ll get no pushback on that from Te Awamutu Altrusa Club crew involved in the annual Home and Garden Ramble. A recent brush with one of life’s sorrows reminded members of that and led to the decision being taken to link this year’s ramble with the 2026 national Mental Health Awareness week. While the dates don’t exactly align, the sentiment does, suggested one of the ramble’s key organisers and longtime Altrusa Club member Robyn Atherton. “Strong connections – with whānau, neighbours, community, and the places around us – can help people feel supported through life’s ups and downs. In a rural district like Waipā, those connections are often found not only around kitchen tables and sports fields, but also in gardens, paddocks, walking tracks and quiet outdoor spaces.” New Zealand will mark Mental Health Awareness Week next week

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(October 12-18), with the theme ‘Belonging Matters’. Altrusa’s Home and Garden Ramble on November 1 – which is its 31st ramble – will support that message by inviting the community to reconnect with the healing gift of nature by visiting 12 Te Awamutu homes and gardens. Ticketholders will be able to wander through established plantings, seasonal colour and a variety of outdoor spaces. Some of the participants are opening both their home and garden, while others are opening just one or the other. Te Awamutu Altrusa is part of an international non-profit network of Altrusa clubs improving communities through leadership, partnership and service. A goal shared by all focuses on improving literacy, and the Te Awamutu club runs projects each year to promote reading. The Home and Garden Ramble is the club’s major fundraiser, regularly donating many thousands of dollars to the community. Last year alone it raised more than $14,000. Proceeds from this year’s event will go towards Te Awamutu Riding for

the Disabled, and the Te Awamutu Information Centre, as well as other Altrusa community and literacy projects. Robyn Atherton, who has been a member of the club for 25 years and co-ordinates the ramble, told The News she is always surprised at how readily people are prepared to open their homes and gardens in support of Altrusa. “Every year I worry about not being able to find enough gardens to keep the ramble fresh,” she said, “but people are very generous and I never have any problems in the end.” She said the ramble route is fairly spread out around Te Awamutu and surrounds. “That is quite deliberate. We get around 450 to 500 visitors on a ramble, and we want to avoid having too many in just one area at a time.” Organisers said the fundraiser is a reminder that wellbeing can be nurtured in small, everyday ways, and that spending time outdoors, sharing a cup of tea with others in a garden can create a welcome break from daily pressures.

Te Awamutu Altrusa club president Christine Melville enjoying the relaxing benefits of gardening.

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Muffin’s the word for Jill

By Jesse Wood

Jill Taylor is challenging groups and individuals across the region to get in the kitchen and whip up muffins for the new mothers in Waikato Hospital’s New-born Intensive Care Unit. The Te Awamutu resident started the voluntary initiative Muffins for Mums 17 years ago. She saw a need and provided a recipe for success. There are 40 mums at one time in the unit. Taylor and her volunteers provide at least 80 muffins per day, every day – in excess of 560 individually wrapped and labelled muffins weekly. “The receptionist holds onto them and gives them to the mums,” Taylor said. “One of my grandsons had ended up in the newborn unit there for three months, 17 years ago. He was born with a condition called Hirschsprung disease. He needed to be in there and had two major operations to save his life. “I noticed that the mums weren’t being fed and they would be staying with their babies all day. “There were out-of-town mums and the hospital provided accommodation for them, but not food. “My daughter would go back to the accommodation and because the area wasn’t locked, the food

was all gone by the time she got back. “I thought, what can I do?” Taylor and her husband Alan would visit on alternate days to take food to their daughter. They saw many of the other mums were in the same situation, so the delivery drops got bigger. “About a year later, it was still really bothering me. I contacted the hospital and asked what I could do about it,” Taylor said. “I eventually got through the hospital red tape, and they agreed that they would give the out-oftown mums breakfast and Meals on Wheels vouchers for dinner. “I could do something at lunchtime, but there were a few limits. It couldn’t be sandwiches or anything that would have to be refrigerated. “I came up with the idea of muffins, and we decided to feed all the mums.” Taylor said it’s a great cause for any community group to get involved in, whether it’s regular or a one off. “I spoke to the Lions about it at a recent convention and the Te Kūiti Lions have done three bakeoffs now. They’ve baked for the day, and the muffins have gone through for Muffins for Mums,” Taylor said. “The year before last, Altrusa Te Awamutu had working bees where they would have a bake-off at somebody’s house and make

about 24 dozen muffins. “It’s huge community initiative. Any group can do it. “It could be a high school project or the Girl Guides completing a community work badge. “I love baking myself so I’m quite keen if a group needs me to help them as well.” Taylor said she’s always been lucky with volunteers. Some take muffins to the unit themselves, others drop them off to her. “A lot of them are mums who have been there and received them over the last 17 years. “Others are family members who knew about it and how much it worked for the mums. “Sometimes it’s just caring people in the community. I’ve got one Te Awamutu lady who has brought me muffins every Sunday for more than a year.” When Muffins for Mums first began, Taylor had a regular volunteer for five years. Many others have done similar. “Every week when she cooked a roast dinner, she would bake a couple dozen muffins and freeze them,” Taylor said. “On the last Tuesday of the month, she would bring them all to my husband Alan and he would take them to the unit. They called him the muffin man there. “It doesn’t have to be regular or in bulk amounts. It’s just great that we can do something helpful for the mums.”

Jill Taylor started Muffins for Mums 17 years ago.

Photo: Jesse Wood

Maiden seniors expo a success By Jesse Wood

Fire, Police and St John vehicles were parked all around the Te Awamutu Presbyterian Community Centre last Thursday – all in a good cause. The first Te Awamutu Seniors Expo brought visitors, gold card holders, organisations and community entities together in one spot. The event was led by Te Awamutu Grey Power president Michael Cullen, with support from the Waipā District Council as

well as various other people and organisations, including Arvida Retirement Village, Volunteering Waikato, Meryl Reardon and Jill Taylor. It attracted 712 visitors and 41 exhibitors – including the emergency services, Hospice, Te Awamutu Continuing Education, Citizens Advice Bureau, Rosetown Funeral Services, Taumarunui Community Kokiri Trust and the Te Awamutu Community Menz Shed. Seminars, fire safety demonstrations and information was on display.

The event was a way for “seniors” to learn more about options and services available to them. It was also a platform for community groups to network with each other. Team co-ordinator Cullen said it was bigger than they could have dreamed of. Next year they hope to take over the whole facility as they had to turn some keen exhibitors away. Waipā mayor Mike Pettit, who attended the opening, said he had offered Cullen funds from his mayoral fund towards the event, but he

From left, some members of the Seniors Expo organising committee Michael Cullen, Sharon Abernethy, Sue Martin, Heather Upston, Jill Taylor, Meryl Reardon, Chrissy Cullen and Gail McGuire. Photo: Jesse Wood

never came back to him for it, such was the community support. Attendees were given a survey and the data demonstrated that the expo was highly successful. It was an effective way

to connect seniors with information, services, social opportunities and community support as told by 99 per cent of survey takers. Of these, 96 per cent discovered a service,

organisation, activity or contact they may use in the future. Several respondents highlighted the value for people new to the area or recently retired.

Screens spot skin issues By Jesse Wood

A total of 32 people were screened when the Lions Skin Cancer Bus visited the Waipā District Council carpark in Te Awamutu on Father’s Day. Thanks to the voluntary work of Mahoe Medical Centre’s Dr Alexander Slesarenko, 15 of those were referred to their GP for a closer look. Te Awamutu Lions Club secretary Alan Taylor the time and expertise Slesarenko donated for the community was appreciated. “Melanoma is a major problem in New Zealand,” Taylor said. “We do this all for free. By doing that, we reckon people are more likely to take the opportunity to undertake this screening process. “That means that they will be picking up issues at a much earlier stage. “Because it was on Father’s Day, we promoted the message that more people were gathering together, so why not all come down and get screened? “People took that positively.” Te Awamutu Lions Club members helped with administration and booking processing. “In August and September, the Lions Cancer Bus was around the various areas of

the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, screening more than 1300 people,” Taylor said. The bus is now working its way to Wellington and then it will go to the South Island, and a second vehicle will then be driven to Hamilton. Lions members are excited about the new van being available on a permanent basis the North Island. “Our next major project is to gain screeners, people who can do the actual screening, because they need to have qualifications and expertise,” Taylor said. “It’s not just something that can be done by any person without the necessary qualifications and training. “The medical sector is under a lot of pressure at the moment and so those people that are able to volunteer, their assistance is very much appreciated. The Lions National Screening Trust is developing guidelines on what criteria, what qualifications, a medical practitioner needs to become a screener. Across the district, the Lions bus also parked outside the Cambridge Town Hall recently. Twenty-seven people received free screenings from health professionals and several of those were referred for further medical checks.

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with Jan Bilton

Go green Let’s talk about green vegetables — the colourful, crunchy heroes that often get pushed to the side of the plate! From spinach and broccoli to peas, beans, lettuce and kale, green veggies come in all shapes, sizes and flavours. And honestly, they deserve way more attention. Green vegetables are packed with useful nutrients that help keep our bodies healthy. They contain vitamins, minerals, fibre and antioxidants that can support our immune system, digestion, bones and overall health. Spinach, for example, contains iron and vitamins, while broccoli provides plenty of vitamin C and fibre. The best part? Green vegetables can be surprisingly tasty. You can toss some spinach into an omelette, roast broccoli with a little olive oil and garlic, add peas (and mint) to pasta, or crunch on fresh cucumber in a salad. Even picky eaters might find a favourite when you cook vegetables in different ways. And don’t forget green herbs. They add pizzazz to many meals, and yes, they do contain health benefits. Parsley is one of the most nutritious garnishes, containing useful amounts of vitamin C. It also adds deliciousness when used in large quantities. Mint supports digestion and provides antioxidant benefits. Coriander is also rich in antioxidants, and it helps lower blood pressure. Go green!

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Green Pea Gazpacho

Roll the falafel mixture into walnut-sized balls. Heat enough oil for deep frying to about 180°C in a small saucepan or wok. Deep-fry the falafel in batches for about 4 minutes, until brown on the outside. Drain on paper towels. Great served hot with light sour cream and /or lime wedges. Serves 4-6 as a nibble.

Whisk together the lime juice, rice vinegar, olive oil, garlic, chilli, and seasonings. Add enough icy water to the pea mixture to create the consistency of your choice. Add the lime juice mixture and whisk until smooth. Garnish. Serves 6 as a starter

Green Pea Gazpacho 2 1/2 cups (400g) frozen green peas 3 tablespoons chopped mint salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 tablespoons each: lime juice, rice vinegar, extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 small green chilli, seeded and diced 1-2 cups iced water Garnishes: diced cucumber, diced green capsicum, croutons, watercress sprigs Cook the peas and mint until just tender. Drain and refresh in icy water. Drain well. Purée the peas in a blender or food processor until smooth. Season. Add a little iced water if too thick. Chill.

Irish Falafels 1 small red onion, quartered 1 each: large garlic clove, green chilli, seeded 1 cup each: packed coriander, parsley leaves, chopped 3 cups cooked chickpeas, well drained finely grated rind 1 lemon 1 tablespoon each: lemon juice, ground cumin 1 teaspoon each: ground coriander, salt, baking soda 2 tablespoons plain flour rice bran oil for frying Place the onion, garlic and chilli in a food processor and whizz until well chopped. Add the herbs. Process until finely chopped. Add the drained chickpeas, then pulse until finely ground. Add the remaining ingredients (except the oil) and mix well.

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$970 9A Bourke Drive $1,075,000 11:00-11:30am 2 The Oaks PBN 2:30-3:00pm Clare Street PBN 1:15-1:45PM 1168 Manuka Place $769,000 11:00-11:30AM 109C Taylor Street PBN 15 March 50Sunday Hall Street Deadline Sale 11:00-11:30AMMORE RE 96 Moore Street $729 12 Bourke Drive PBN 11:00-11:30am 17 Mike Smith Drive Deadline Sale 3:00-3:30pm 16C KereruuStreet Street $1,028,000 10:30-11:00AM 14 March 160 Williams Deadline Sale 11:00-11:30AMSaturday104B PBN 19 Kelly Road $1,285,000 10:45-11:15AM CloseDuncan Road PBN 5 Ruge Court $919,000 11:15-11:45AM5 Clifford36A Hall Street PBN $1,07 8 Madison Street $1,195,000 11:00-11:30AM 68A Hamilton Road $859,000 11:15-11:45am 44 26 Rose Leigh Drive 3:45-4:15pm Marlowe Drive $970,000 7511 Watkins $1,035,000 11:15-11:45AM 15 Mike Smith Drive PBN ManukaRoad Place $769,000 11:00-11:30AM Street PBN 4A50Grace Avenue BEO $695,000 11:30-12:00PM109C Taylor Hall Street Deadline Sale PBN 11:00-11:30AM 24Street Thompson Street Dead 2 Keri Rua Road 11:30-12:00pm 96 Moore $729,000 64A Princes Street $1,250,000 11:30-12:00PM 160 Williams Street Deadline Sale 11:00-11:30AM 18A Bracken Street $699 Duncan Road PBN 105Taylor Street $970,000 11:45-12:15PM104B Ruge Court $919,000 11:15-11:45AM Hall 85 Street $1,079,000 $1,79 Alan Livingston Drive 8 Taylor Street PBN 11:30-12:00pm LJ 36A HOOKER 28B Road PBN 11:45-12:15PM 75 Hamilton Watkins Road $1,035,000 11:15-11:45AM 15 Mike Smith Drive PBN 6 Hehan Close Auct Grace Avenue BEO $695,000 11:30-12:00PM 614A Kelly Road $915,000 11:45-12:15PM24 Thompson Street Deadline Sale$869 40October King Street 5 Robyn Hyde Place $529,000 11:45-12:15pm Sunday 11 Princes $1,250,000 11:30-12:00PM 6364A Kelly RoadStreet $1,249,000 11:45-12:15PM 18A Bracken Street $699,000 12D Taylor Stree PBN 10 Taylor Street $970,000 11:45-12:15PM 77 Hall Street PBN 11:45-12:15PM85 Alan Livingston Drive $1,795,000 PBN 17A Alpers Ridge Hamilton Road 11:45-12:15PM 15 Belmont PBN Place PBN 11:45-12:15pm 7 Bracken Street Deadline Sale 10.15-10.45am 7C28B Honiss Place PBN 12:00-12:30PM 6 Hehan Close Auction 61 Kelly Road $915,000 11:45-12:15PM 70 Ariki Street PBN 71 Swayne Road $1,699,000 12:00-12:30PM40 King Street $869,000 63 Kelly Road $1,249,000 PBN 11:45-12:15PM 96 Benn Road 11:45-12:15pm 26 12D Ruru Street 11.00-11.30am 2 Kotare $1,89 1/1080 Deadline Sale 12:00-12:30PM Taylor Stree Grove $1,079,000 PBN 77 HallKaipaki Street Road PBN 11:45-12:15PM 14 Alba Place PBN 6A7C Madison Street $1,165,000 12:15-12:45PM17A Alpers Ridge PBN Honiss Place PBN 12:00-12:30PM 95B Williams$1,699,000 Street 12:00-12:30pm 9E 70 Bronte 11.45-12.15pm 4Place Williams Street$1,299,999 Dead Ariki Street PBN 5971 Alpers Ridge $1,095,000$639,000 12:15-12:45PM Swayne Road 12:00-12:30PM Grove 15 March $1,890,000 6 Upper Street $1,049,000 1:00-1:30PM 2 Kotare Sunday 1/1080 Kingsley Kaipaki Road Deadline Sale 12:00-12:30PM 27A Kew Place PBN 12:00-12:30pm 11 Oaklands Drive $979,000 1.15-1.45pm 14 Alba Place PBN 36 Roto-O-Rangi Road PBN 12A Ridge BEO $995,000 1:00-1:30PM 6AAlpers Madison Street $1,165,000 12:15-12:45PM Street Deadline Sale$699 Alpers Ridge $1,095,000 12:15-12:45PM 18A Bracken Street 1559 Hamilton Road $979,000 1:00-1:30PM 4 Williams 15 Upper Kingsley $1,049,000 1:00-1:30PM 10 Clifford Close Auction 12:00-12:30pm 11ASunday Bowen Street 2.00-2.30pmPBN 148March Burns Street$680,000 156Kereruu Street Street PBN 1:00-1:30PM PBN 12A Alpers Ridge BEO $995,000 1:00-1:30PM 17A Grosvenor Street PBN 1:00-1:30PM 36 Roto-O-Rangi 6 HehanRoad Close Auct Street $699,000 Hamilton Road $979,000 1:00-1:30PM 52 Norfolk Drive 12:00-12:30pm 1815 William Paul Street $1,149,000PBN 1:00-1:30PM 18A Bracken 26 Marlowe Drive $970 Street PBN Kereruu Street PBN 1:00-1:30PM 4115 Wordsworth Street $819,000 1:00-1:30PM 148 Burns 5/6 Florida Place $485 17A Grosvenor Street PBN 1:00-1:30PM 6 HehanHQ Close Auction 24 Tulip Drive PBN 12:00-12:45pm REALTY 6818 Clare Street PBN 1:30-2:00PM $900 36 Raleigh Street William Paul Street $1,149,000 1:00-1:30PM 26 Marlowe Drive $970,000 347 Road $1,635,000 1:30-2:00PM 5/6 Florida 13Place Tiaki Way PBN 41Racecourse Wordsworth Street $819,000 1:00-1:30PM $485,000 56A Noel Street PBN 12:15-12:45pm Saturday 10 October 8 Woodstock Crescent Deadline Sale 1:45-2:15PM 183 Victoria Street PBN 68 Clare Street PBN 1:30-2:00PM $900,000 36 Raleigh Street 18A Leigh Drive PBN 1:45-2:15PM 13 Tiaki Way 347Rose Racecourse Road $1,635,000 1:30-2:00PM 2 Kotare Grove $1,89 PBN 268Thornton Road $1,075,000 1:45-2:15PM Woodstock Crescent Sale PBN 1:45-2:15PM 41 Plescher Deadline Crescent 12:15-12:45pm 17 Whakahaumako Road $949,000 10.30-11.00am 183 Victoria StreetLivingston PBN 85 Alan Drive $1,79 18A Tennyson Rose LeighStreet Drive PBN 1:45-2:15PM 115B PBN 1:45-2:15PM 2 Kotare 109C GroveTaylor Street $1,890,000 PBN Thornton Road $1,075,000 1:45-2:15PM 1226 Cotter Place PBN 2:00-2:30PM 5 Watkins Road PBN 12:30-1:00pm 1 Donald Lane 3.00-4.00pm 85 Alan Livingston $1,795,000 $814 123 King Drive Street $850,000 115B Tennyson Street PBN 1:45-2:15PM 95B Williams Street $649,000 2:00-2:30PM 109C Taylor Street PBN 17A Alpers Ridge PBN 12 Cotter Place PBN 2:00-2:30PM Street $814,000 2 Pepys Place PBN 2:30-3:00PM 123 King36A 40 Southey Street PBN 12:45-1:15pm Hall Street $1,07 95B Williams $649,000 2:00-2:30PM Ridge PBN 6 Kelly Road Street PBN 2:30-3:00PM 17A Alpers 24 Thompson Street Dead 2 Pepys Place PBN 2:30-3:00PM 36A Hall11 Street $1,079,000 116Scott Street Deadline Sale 2:30-3:00PM 23 Tiaki WayPBN PBN 12:45-1:15pm Sunday Kelly Road 2:30-3:00PM 36October Grey Street Deadline SalePBN 6911 Ringer Deadline 2:30-3:00PM 24 Thompson Street Scott Road Street Deadline SaleSale 2:30-3:00PM 69A Vogel Street BEO 36 Grey Street PBN 3869 Baxter Auction 2:45-3:15PM 6 Kelly RoadDeadline 1:00-1:30pm 12 69A Shelley Street PBN 10.00-10.30am RingerMichael Road Crescent Sale PBN 2:30-3:00PM 63Street Bryce Street Vogel BEO $949,000PBN 7738 Baxter PBN 2:45-3:15PM BaxterMichael Michael Crescent Crescent Auction 2:45-3:15PM 18A Saffron Street PBN 63 Bryce Street PBN 15A StreetCrescent PBN 3:00-3:30PM 77 Kingsley Baxter Michael 2:45-3:15PM 16 OaklandsPBN Drive $1,085,000 1:00-1:30pm 1 Donald 81 Lane $850,000 10.00-10.30pm Street Terrace PBN Jarrett BEO 15AKaniera KingsleyTerrace Street PBN 3:00-3:30PM 5/11 $1,369,000 3:45-4:15PM 18A Saffron 81 Jarrett56 Terrace BEO $1,100,000 Kingdon Street PBN 5/11 Kaniera Road Terrace $1,369,000 3:45-4:15PM 224 Fencourt $2,199,000$839,000 3:45-4:15PM 164A Victoria Street 1:00-1:30pm 9A Everest Lane $725,000 11.00-11.30am 56 Kingdon Street PBN 13 Lilac Close Dead 224 Fencourt Road $2,199,000 3:45-4:15PM 13 Lilac Close Deadline SalePBN 12D Taylor Street LJ HOOKER 8 Christy Brown Place Deadline Sale 1:00-1:30pm 23 12D William 12.00-12.30pm TaylorPaul PBN LJ HOOKER 14Street AlbaStreet Place $1,099,000 PBN Sunday 15 March 14 Alba Place PBN Sunday 15 March 70 Ariki Street PBN 53a Hamilton $689,000 PBN 10.15-10.45am Ariki Street PBN 53a HamiltonRoad Road $689,000 10.15-10.45am 4 Madison Street 1:15-1:45pm 12A70Hauhake Terrace PBN 1.00-1.30pm 4 Williams Street 2020 Princes PBN 11.00-11.30am4 Williams Street Deadline SaleDead PrincesStreet Street PBN 11.00-11.30am 9 Weld Street $885 106 Burns Deadline 11.45-12.15pm9 Weld Street $885,000 106 BurnsStreet Street Deadline SaleSale 11.45-12.15pm

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Cambridge Cambridge 2/859 Maungatautari Road

4501 Positioned for privacy, outlook, and ease of development, this block offers the perfect foundation to create a home that reflects your lifestyle and vision. Set back from the road and surrounded by established rural properties, the land provides a flat, usable building platform, giving you the freedom to design with confidence.

Cambridge 134 King Street 4

Set on an impressive 1,156sqm (more or less) section in the ever-popular Cambridge East, 134 King Street offers space, potential and a location that continues to be highly sought after. It provides a flexible layout with four bedrooms, two showers and one toilet, along with generous living spaces that make it comfortable to enjoy now while considering what the future could hold.

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Gary Stokes M 021 351 112 Maria Van Der Merwe M 021 106 9003

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Leamington 20 Hemans Street 3

Positioned in a lovely location within easy walking distance of Cambridge town or Leamington shops, 20 Hemans Street offers easy-care living with plenty to love. The home features three bedrooms, a spacious living area, a stylish new kitchen, family bathroom and separate toilet. A new roof adds further peace of mind, while the freehold section is low maintenance and easy to manage.

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Inside, you’ll find three good-sized bedrooms and two bathrooms, including a master bedroom with its own ensuite and walk-in wardrobe, heatpump/aircon and access via a ranch slider to a deck to enjoy the backyard and sun. The living areas are light, comfortable and easy to enjoy, with a sunny conservatory providing the perfect spot to relax with a morning coffee or unwind at the end of the day while looking out to the established surroundings.

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For Sale $729,000 View by appointment or scheduled open home times www.kdre.co.nz/CB6922

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For Sale $929,000 View by appointment or scheduled open home times www.kdre.co.nz/CB6923

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WAIPĀ DISTRICT PLAN PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 20 OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 Waipā District Council gives public notice that the following plan changes will become operative on Thursday, October 15, 2026: Plan Change 14: Rezoning of part of C10 Growth Cell from Rural Zone to Industrial zone. Private Plan Change 33: Rezoning Area 7 of the Hautapu Structure Plan area from Deferred Industrial Zone to Industrial Zone Note: the operative date for these plan changes replaces the earlier dates notified in advance of them receiving final approval, in accordance with Clause 17 of the First Schedule to the Resource Management Act 1991. This step occurred on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Any person wishing to obtain further information about these plan changes can write to Waipā District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840, or send an email to districtplan@waipadc.govt.nz Steph O’Sullivan Chief Executive For and on behalf of the Waipā District Council

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HANKINSON, Ben Scott – Passed away peacefully at Hospice Waikato on Thursday 24 September 2026, aged 48, after facing AML with extraordinary courage and grace. Cherished husband and soulmate of Tam, his partner in every adventure for 18 wonderful years. Devoted Dad to Lily, Charlie and Iona, his greatest pride and joy. Much-loved son of David and the late Marion, and big brother of Joth. Ben was blessed with remarkable friends near and far, whose loyalty, laughter and love meant the world to him. His smile lit up a room, and he will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Forever in our hearts. Ben’s life will be celebrated at St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 85 Hamilton Road, Cambridge tomorrow, Friday 9 October at 1:30pm. Communications C/- Gibson Funerals, PO Box 501, Cambridge 3450.

BARKER, David Allen – Passed away 1st October 2026 at Oakdale Rest Home in Leamington. Cherished husband of the late Dorothy. Elder son of Rosa & Edwin Barker of Stratford. Brother of the late Judy, Ian, and Lea. Brother-in-law of Isabelle and Johanna. A loved uncle, great uncle and great-great uncle to his many nieces and nephews. A special friend to his former workmate Frankie. May he Rest in Peace. Messages to the Barker Family can be sent c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434 or David’s online tribute book at www.grinters.co.nz.

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BURTON, John Anthony 4/1/1940 – 30/9/2026 – Dearly loved husband and life partner of Ann. Adored and much-admired father and Poppa of Steve, Michelle, Kieran, Ceana, Jane, Kaden, and Tayen. John was given his Angel Wings after a long and brave battle but is now at peace. You are invited to join the family at an informal ‘Farewell to John’ Sunday 18th October from 2-4pm at Good Union, Victoria Street, Cambridge. Messages to the Burton Family can be sent c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434 or John’s online tribute book at www.grinters.co.nz.

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