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Candidate costs revealed By Chris Gardner

Money doesn’t always talk when it comes to district council elections. In three races for the mayoral chains – Waipā, Ōtorohanga and Waitomo – the winner last October was outspent by one of his rivals. The figures for Waikato district, where former deputy mayor Aksel Bech returned from the political wilderness to oust Jacqui Church, are not out yet. Top spenders Claire St Pierre finished third in Waipā, Janette Osborne failed in a bid to oust sitting Waitomo mayor John Robertson and Cathy Prendergast lost out to Rodney Dow in Ōtorohanga. Candidates are required to declare their spending and donations they received. St Pierre recorded the biggest spend in the three way battle for the Waipā mayoralty. Her electoral expenses, $39,539.82, were more than those of Mike Pettit, who spent $25,460.78 and won the mayoral chains, and then incumbent Susan O’Regan, who spent $22,204.73. The figures from the spending leading up to the October local body election are published on the council’s website.

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But two of the three top spenders in the region were still winners on the night. St Pierre, who received 3838 mayoral votes, was elected for a fourth term to Waipā’s Pirongia Ward. Her expenses included campaign management, design, election signs, newspaper advertising, pamphlets, photographs, posters, social media, videos and a website. She also received a $3330 donation from the Monckton family in Ōhaupō. Pettit, who won the mayoral race with 7216 votes, received $5000 in donations, $2500 each from commercial property rental company Ryjo Holdings Ltd and civil contractors Waipā Civil Ltd. Joseph Comins is registered as director and shareholder of both. Pettit’s spend list included artificial intelligence (AI) video support, Cambridge Business Chamber member to member promotion, flyers, graphic design, newspaper advertising, photography, public relations, signage, social media and a website. O’Regan, who received 5968 votes, spent money on apparel, billboards, Cambridge Business Chamber member to member promotion, digital support services,

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flyers, newspaper advertising, photographs and social media. Electoral expenses returns filed on Waitomo District Council’s website showed rural Waitomo councillor Osborne spent $5777.27 on billboards, cards, campaign buttons, newspaper advertising, pamphlets, signs, social media and software. She also received publicity when TVNZ delayed screening a piece featuring her in its Country Calendar programme following a complaint during the election campaign. The item ran after the election. Osborne lost out to incumbent John Robertson in the mayoral race but, like St Pierre, remained on council. She kept her rural Waitomo seat – just a few votes ahead of Gavin Todd. Robertson, who is now into his third term as mayor, spent $4389.28 on hoardings, letters, pamphlets and newspaper advertising. Natasha Willison-Reardon, who stood unsuccessfully for mayor and a seat on council, spent $3011.93 on billboards and flyers. Richard Ross spent $477.25 on signs and also failed in his mayoral bid and to win a seat around the council table. Cathy Prendergast spent the most of any mayoral candidate in

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Ōtorohanga. She invested $6132 on design, hoardings, flyers, and campaign meetings at Honikiwi Hall and Ōtewā Hall. Unlike St Pierre and Osborne, Prendergast did not also seek election to council in a ward. Eventual mayoral race winner Rodney Dow spent $4831.60 on advertising, brochures, signs and a

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Digital audience growth soars By Mary Anne Gill

A story about former Waipā posties Danny and Ian Kennedy abandoning their breach‑of‑contract damages claim against NZ Post was the top read online article on the Te Awamutu News website last year. Firefighters tackling an Ōhaupō blaze in February came in second in a year where website visits were up 56 per cent - edging past sister publication Cambridge News for the first time. The home page was the most‑visited section, followed by the News in Brief and the

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e‑Editions. Three of the year’s top 10 stories appeared exclusively online, underscoring the website’s role as an essential companion to the weekly print edition. Editor Roy Pilott said readers’ engagement across both platforms showed the value of offering multiple ways to access local news. “Both serve the purpose of delivering news and information. While the newspaper offers a more immersive reading experience, our online platform allows us to break stories or expand on print coverage between publication days. Clearly our readers value that choice,” he said. The top 10 Te Awamutu News stories in order were: Case dropped, Firefighters deal to Ōhaupō blaze, Principal in the clear, Transfer station to close, News in brief 16 June, Claims denied, New rules for kiwifruit, O’Regan does it again, Highway closure a mixed bag, Local elections preliminary results. Cambridge News’ top story was economics columnist Peter Nicholl’s May column - The fall of the US dollar, narrowly surpassing interest in preliminary local body election results. Visits to the Cambridge site were up 31 per cent on 2024 driven in large part by the global reach of Nicholl’s column.

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Happy New Year! I am popping back in this week with a quick update on Waipa over the festive season. Between December 22 and January 12 Te Awamutu staff were kept busy including dealing with 30 family harm incidents, 16 burglaries, 10 incidents of threatening behaviour, 9 of wilful damage, four trespass matters, two people driving with excess breath alcohol and two mental health incidents. In addition, there were several reports of theft and six of fraud. A male was charged with a serious assault on another male on Alexandra Street and three women face various charges stemming from a shoplifting incident. Their vehicle was identified and stopped after they initially left the scene. A subsequent search located several stolen items, utensils for drug use and cannabis. The female driver was then also found to be breaching a bail condition and not to be licensed. A further male was arrested following a family harm incident and faced two charges of assault. In Cambridge for the same time period, staff responded to numerous calls for service including three people driving with excess breath alcohol, 12 family harm incidents, six assaults, three reports of offenders

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unlawfully on property, 12 burglaries, seven vehicle thefts or attempted thefts, two incidents of wilful damage, seven mental health incidents and numerous reports of dangerous driving and traffic crashes. In addition we receive several other reports of thefts and cases of fraud. Notable arrests included a male charged with threatening, assaulting and impeding the breathing of his partner and another male wanted for breach of court bail on existing family harm charges as well as a new breach of protection order and burglary. A third male was arrested after coming to police attention for behaving threateningly and obscenely in town, driving dangerously, being then found to be in possession of drugs and associated utensils and to have escaped police custody. He then breached his court bail conditions and faced a further charge of wilful damage following further incidents. I hope everyone has managed to get some timeout for a good break. Whether at home or back at work, don’t forget the old saying slip on a shirt, slop on the sunscreen and slap on a hat; keep hydrated and be safe around water.

Remarkably, most of the column’s readership came from the United States, where readers seized on Nicholl’s critique of President Donald Trump’s “shambolic policy‑making”. A former governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina and deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Nicholl may now be retired in Cambridge, but his analysis clearly still resonates on the world stage. Waikato Business News, Good Local Media’s monthly publication, posted the biggest digital growth - a 73 per cent increase in website visits. Its top story focused on a new industrial development in Putāruru, closely followed by news of an airport hub project.

Community groups get boost

The 2025 Rosetown Lions Sleigh Raffle raised about $8000 for community groups in the wider Te Awamutu area last month. The raffle is an annual fixture for the Rosetown Lions Club, with prizes donated by Te Awamutu businesses and club members. Taupō’s Barbara Mackay, was in Te Awamutu recently to collect her prize. She is a regular visitor as her son lives in Te Awamutu supported by ConneXu. She is also involved in helping out a special needs school in Taupō. “I bought the ticket on a whim when I went to buy food to take to my son. The prize turned out to be everything but the kitchen sink! I’m very grateful to the Rosetown Lions and all the businesses that supported the raffle.”

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Briefs… Willow control

Contractors Aotearoa Restoration have completed the latest stage of willow control at Lake Ngā Roto. The work, using a broadspectrum herbicide targeted invasive trees that smother native vegetation and make restoration more difficult.

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Te Whare Taonga o Te Awamutu Museum has secured a one-year extension to its Enriching Local Curriculum contract with the Ministry of Education. The Ministry funds Waipā District Council to deliver hands-on, interactive learning programmes for early learning services, schools and kura, supporting children aged 0–6 and students in Years 1–13.

Chips go down

Chip sealing on SH3 Ōhaupō Road between Rukuhia and Te Awamutu will start on Sunday. The project worksite has been split into eight sections. Work on the first four, starting on Monday, should take a week. Crews return on February 8 to complete the remaining four sections. Stop/go traffic management will be in place.

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False alarms at Waikeria Prison contributed to a record number of callouts last year for the Ōtorohanga’s Volunteer Fire Brigade, 232. Brigade chief Neville King said many calls were weather-related. An overhaul of the prison’s alarm system as part of major redevelopment work was behind many of the false alarms, but the issue now seems to be under control, King said.

Tribute at waka ama By Chris Gardner

Karaitiana Tamatea’s last visit to the Waka Ama Aotearoa New Zealand Sprint Nationals on Monday was marked with a haka. Tamatea, who died on Saturday aged 66, had worked tirelessly behind the scenes for years supporting Waka Ama Aotearoa New Zealand in bringing the event to Lake Karāpiro. “This is the 17th year I have worked with him and Ngāti Korokī Kahukura,” said a visibly moved Waka Ama Aotearoa New Zealand chief executive Lara Collins. “He’s been involved before that, and his whānau spend the whole week with us.” Tamatea’s funeral cortege called into the second day of the sprint nationals on Monday and drove along the lakeside where racing was suspended in his honour. Waka Ama Aotearoa New Zealand was a family, Collins said, and Tamatea and his whānau were an important part of it. Paddlers performed a haka as Tamatea’s hearse left the domain for his marae at Maungatautari. The sprint nationals are

Waka Ama Aotearoa New Zealand’s biggest event of the year, and the latest event attracted a record 4613 paddlers aged from five to 80. “It’s always the biggest year,” Collins said. “This year we have 800 more paddlers.” Slightly more than half of the competitors – 2472 – are female and the largest category is 16-year-old girls where there are 75 teams of six or seven girls. While other sports actively recruit 16-year-old girls, Waka Ama naturally attracted them, Collins said. “It’s intergenerational,” Collins said. “It’s a fairly inclusive sport. It’s pretty special.” Collins said four new clubs had started in New Zealand in the last year, bringing the number of clubs up to 100. Three quarters of competitors are Māori or Pacific Islanders, and teams have come from the length of New Zealand as well as overseas including Australia, Samoa, and Japan. The first sprint national event was held at Lake Karāpiro in 1990. It has been the event’s permanent home since 1999.

The biggest challenge, Collins said, was car parking. Organisers were grateful to a neighbouring resident who had opened a garden to allow more than 100 cars to park there. For the first time this year, organisers have included a Hauora health and wellbeing hub designed to get participants and their whanau thinking about improving health outcomes. National Hauora Coalition event co-ordinator Stephanie Whyte was on hand to share best practice for healthy homes using a model. “Homes should have one heater in the living area with extractor fans in the bathroom and kitchen,” she said. Whyte said she had interest from renters and homeowners alike. Te Piringa Kotuka Māori healthcare researcher JamieLee Rahiri was also on hand, encouraging participants to try their hand with laparoscopic (or keyhole) tools using a lap trainer. Using the tools provided, participants had to move small balls from one place to another without dropping them.

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Rahiri, who has previously participated in the event as a paddler, brought medical students with her to encourage participants to think about health care as a pathway. Rahiri said she supported the establishment of the University of Waikato’s medical school. “The fact that people are waiting three weeks to see a GP is just not acceptable,” Rahiri said.

The Accident Compensation Corporation, Diabetes New Zealand, and Pinnacle Midlands Health Network were among those represented. Waikato marquees and event management company X-Site sales manager Tony Muller said the company had supplied and erected about 35 marquees at the event this year. “It’s quite a big event for us,” he said.

Clarke debuts

Te Awamutu’s Kristian Clarke made his debut for the Black Caps in this week’s first One Day International defeat against India. The 24-yearold seam bowler contributed 24 runs with the bat as New Zealand made 300 and finished with one for 73 from 10 overs with the ball as the hosts reached 306 with an over to spare.

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Hackers health hit By Jon Rawlinson

About 600 Waipā residents have been caught up in the Manage My Health security breach, The News understands. Hackers accessed documents relating to seven percent of the clients in Manage My Health 1250,000 people - on December 30. The attack netted 400,000

documents. The criminals followed up with a ransom demand of just over $100,000. It is not clear when the deadline for the ransom is. Manage My Health has been notifying affected users and practices, including some supported by PHO (Primary Health Organisation) Pinnacle

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unfortunately no scenario in which Manage My Health could issue instant notifications to those impacted by the breach. Direct notifications have required coordination and clearance from relevant authorities and health sector stakeholders such as GP organisations.” Health Minister Simeon Brown has pledged to undertake a review of the portal and the security breach. “We need assurances around the protection and security of people’s health data,” he said. “Patient data is incredibly personal and must be protected to the highest of standards. We must learn from this incident to avoid any repeat events in the future.” The News has requested final details from Manage My Health as to which Waipā practices, and how many of their patients, have been affected. We will share this information as soon as possible.

New rules for shelter belts Clearer rules for shelterbelts and crop protection structures are being proposed for rural parts of Waipā. Waipā District Council will today publicly notify Proposed Plan Change 25 (Shelterbelts and Artificial Crop Protection and Support Structures). The changes aim to help growers protect their crops while managing impacts on neighbours, roads and essential services. Group manager district growth and regulatory services Wayne Allan said the plan change is critical for Waipā’s rural sector. “The current rules make it difficult for growers to put up crop protection structures where and when they are needed,” he said. The issue has been a hot topic in The News as kiwifruit growers’ shelters pop up – and impact on views of neighbours. “The proposed changes are about finding the right balance – supporting productive rural land use, keeping people and infrastructure safe, and reducing unnecessary red tape,” Allen said. The council says the proposed plan change was shaped through engagement with mana whenua, iwi, growers, landowners and other stakeholders. Features of the proposed plan change include clearer rules on where shelterbelts and crop structures can be erected, requirements for planting and maintaining shelterbelts, new setbacks from property boundaries, roads, electricity lines and gas pipelines and controls on the size, height and colour of crop protection structures. A submission period for the proposed plan change opens today (Thursday) and runs to February 13.

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Actions and words

Looking across our oceans, the world beneath is hidden from view. This hidden world shapes our planet in profound ways. I love learning about the processes, patterns and features that make up the roughly-70 per cent of Earth covered by oceans, and it’s striking how much we still don’t know. What we do know, though, is often astounding in scale. The Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States, and canyons like it are surprisingly common along the edges of continental shelves. Scientists estimate there may be around 10,000 submarine canyons worldwide. A continental shelf is the part of the seafloor that extends out from land, sloping gently downward until it reaches the continental slope, where the seabed steepens dramatically. Many submarine canyons cut down through these shelf edges. They form through erosion, the gradual removal of material grain by grain, or through more sudden and dramatic mass-wasting events such as landslides. Over long timescales, these processes carve deep channels into the seafloor, slicing downward through layers of rock. Because canyons expose those layers, they offer a window through time. The rocks represent millions, or even billions, of years of Earth’s history. Some layers are sedimentary, built from deposits of older material ranging from fine clay and mud to coarse gravel and boulders. Over time, as these deposits are buried and compacted, where they can harden into rock such as sandstone and mudstone. Volcanic rocks may also appear in canyon walls, and some expose stacked lava flows, ash-rich deposits from explosive eruptions,

We know that actions and words should be consistent – and when they aren’t, actions speak louder than words. The gulf between the actions and words of New Zealand politicians over the last 20 years or more when it comes to productivity is as wide as the Tasman Sea. The key to a country’s living standards is its productivity. Some productivity gains can be made by working longer and harder. But the substantial and long-lasting gains come from working smarter. It is alarming how long our productivity rates have been behind most other western countries and how far our relative productivity has fallen because of this long-term poor performance. For example, in the 1970s, our gross domestic product per hour worked was similar to the Scandanavian countries. We now produce about 40 per cent less output per hour worked than those countries. This is reflected directly in our relative living standards. For example, GDP per head in Denmark is now about 60 per cent higher than here. One of the few steps the current government has made in the productivity area is the abolition of the Productivity Commission. Given our poor productivity performance over a long period this seems an unusual body to choose to close. But the Productivity Commission opened in 2011 and closed in 2024. During the 13 years it existed and wrote reports, New Zealand’s relative productivity performance didn’t improve, it got worse. I haven’t looked at the Commission’s reports to see if that was because they made the wrong recommendations or because they made some good recommendations but weren’t listened to. Last year, the International Monetary Fund wrote a report labelled ‘New Zealand’s Productivity Challenge’. I only become aware of

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or even the remains of underground magma bodies that slowly cooled into granite. A canyon may also cut into metamorphic rocks, material that was buried deep enough to be transformed by pressure and heat into new rock types such as schist or gneiss. These rocks are far older than the canyon itself. The Grand Canyon illustrates this. Its oldest exposed rocks are about 1.8 billion years old, its youngest roughly 270 million. The canyon began to form around five million years ago. This rich history is revealed across its depth that reaches 1.6 kilometres. Submarine canyons can be even larger. Zhemchug Canyon near Alaska, for example, has a relief (or depth) of roughly 2.6 kilometres. Closer to home, we have spectacular examples too, including Cook Strait Canyon between Te Ika-a-Māui/the North Island and Te Waipounamu/the South Island, and the Kaikōura Canyon offshore of the Kaikōura Peninsula. These giants of the deep matter. Submarine canyons can act as major pathways for transporting sediment from coastal regions down to the deep ocean floor. They can support ecosystems, shaping biodiversity by influencing currents, nutrients, and habitat structure. They can be sites of major capable of triggering tsunamis that may impact our coastlines with little or no warning. From life-supporting systems to potential disasters, submarine canyons remind us that the seafloor is dynamic, complex, and deeply connected to the world we live in. The more we understand how it is shaped, the better we can understand our planet and our place within it.

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that report recently. It didn’t get much attention when it was released last year. That’s a pity as it made some important points. Most reports on our poor productivity record list the same causes: low investment in equipment and technology, limited spending on research and development, excessive regulation, poor infrastructure, a lack of long-term planning – and so on. What made the IMF report different was it said on top of underperforming in all these key areas, we are actively backing the wrong kinds of firms. They said our poor performance is not an accident or due to bad luck. We are doing it to ourselves. Should we believe the actions or the words of New Zealand politicians regarding productivity? Have politicians decided we should be a tightly regulated economy in terms of health and safety, resource use, environmental issues and money laundering - knowing that that will mean we won’t grow as fast or have incomes as high as many other countries? That is what the actions of our politicians and beaurocrats over the last 20 or so years imply. But that is not what their words have said. Their words usually say we aspire to be a fastgrowing economy at the forefront of technology. We are far from that. This is an election year. Either the words need to change to match the actions – we will be a slow-growing but safe and sound economy - or the actions need to change to match the words – we will become a vibrant, risk-taking economy at the forefront of technological change. Having a huge gulf between the words and actions of our governments is the worst of all worlds.

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Rugby writer turns to crime

By Chris Gardner

Former King Country rugby player Geoff Parkes is making a name for himself as a New Zealand bush crime novelist. Parkes, who grew up in Taumarunui, played for Piopio Rugby Football Club and for King Country in early to mid-1980s – his contemporaries include Te Kūiti’s Glynn Meads – before emigrating to Australia in 1988 where he now lives and works as a rugby writer and crime novelist. “It was just a good time,” he said of his formative years. “A good place to live, a good place to play rugby, a good place to play cricket in summer, water skiing on Sundays at Lake Taupō, all that sort of stuff.” Penguin Random House Australia published his second novel on January 6,

The First Law of the Bush, 11 months after his first crime novel When The Deep Dark Bush Swallows You Whole. So how did Parkes end up writing New Zealand bush crime novels? “I always wanted to write fiction, and it was just a matter of finding the time in and around work and other commitments,” he said. For the last 12 years Parkes has written a weekly opinion column for Australian online sports website The Roar. “The main thing I wanted to write about was the King Country region. A lot of it links to the Whanganui River that’s sort of got a bit of a hold on people that lived close to the river and also the volcanoes,” he said. “The second thing was the era. I wanted to write about the 80s because I thought it was a fascinating time where we’ve grown up in this very sort of British male

dominated society where the women were expected to cook and look after the kids and they were really only starting to have careers and the men were work hard, play hard, drink hard.’ Parkes finds that era fascinating. “That’s not enough for a book though so I needed a plot and so I decided that it would be a crime novel and base it around a shearing gang and a missing backpacker and so the crime sort of came third if you like.” Parkes’ second novel, set a decade later in 1993, opens with the death of a worker on the Makatote Viaduct south of National Park and features the same lawyer as his first.

“It’s a more honest crime book,” Parkes said. “I’m not just writing about where I grew up. “New Zealand is one of the things that I really wanted to write about. The bush has such a strong identity. It’s partly to do with age, how dense it is, how dark it can be and wet and all of that.” Parkes is a keen bush tramper. “I’m about halfway through my third book and it doesn’t feel like it’s so rushed or anything because as long as you keep chipping away at it steadily, you don’t feel under pressure. I try to write most nights.” Parkes said he received emails from readers thanking him for bringing

back memories of rural New Zealand of their youth. “The smell of the shearing shed, walking in the bush, and all that sort of stuff,” he said. “Everyone’s got that shared experience of growing up in New Zealand. It’s quite distinctive. It’s certainly very different to Australia” It sounds quite selfindulgent. “A little bit, yeah, for sure. And more so in the first book. I think I got a lot of that out of my system. But the language is there. The way people talk and stuff like that. We know what it’s like. We live in that, and there is a distinctive sort of language that rural New Zealanders use.” Parkes gets back to New Zealand a couple of times

or addressing that issue of community trust,” Gordon Cambridge ward councillor said. Roger Gordon has asked for a Gordon had the support of “deep dive” into community Te Awamutu ward member engagement, and he will get it Shane Walsh at December’s in March. Risk and Assurance Gordon asked for the dive Committee meeting. to be included in Waipā “I’d like to see a little bit District Council’s Risk and more focus in that area of Assurance Committee work reputation risk,” Walsh said. programme for 2026. “We know it’s an issue, “There’s no mention of the and we know it needs to erosion of community trust be resolved. It’s a low-cost that was identified as a critical manageable issue and we issue that we all felt was very need to focus on it.” very important,” Gordon Pirongia ward councillor said after reviewing the Claire St Pierre wanted to committee’s work programme know how the project would for 2026. interact with those who were Gordon was referring to avoiding engagement. the community’s response to Cambridge Connections the council’s announcement project manager Katie almost two years ago of a Mayes said the council was river crossing via a blue making sure all sectors of blob which prompted the the community were being subsequent reset of the engaged with. Cambridge Connections “We’ll have a detailed Transport Plan. comms and engagement “We’ve got to reestablish approach,” she said. that community trust and The council had an internal “lessons learnt” approach I think that that deep dive into community engagement in the communications and engagement component. would be appropriate as Council acting business our first step on correcting

support group manager Georgina Knapp suggested the committee discuss community engagement in a deep dive in March. St Pierre was also concerned the council’s relationship with New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi was flagged as a risk to the project, prompting her to question Mayes on the relationship. “The relationship is very strong,” Mayes said. “They are very comfortable with the overall approach that we are taking around the strategic transport planning. They are well aware of the sorts of asks that are likely to come out of the transport plan at the end.” NZTA had offered a staff partnership to present information relating to freight and future transport. “I think it’s a really positive relationship,” she said. St Pierre asked whether the establishment of the multi council-controlled water organisation Waikato Waters Ltd could be considered to be on track by council.

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a year, visiting his mother Joyce, 93, in Taumarunui.

Focus on public relations

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Waipā is joining Hauraki, Matamata-Piako, Ōtorohanga, Taupō, South Waikato and Waitomo district council from July. “We’ve heard recently that there are now delays with Waikato Waters,” she said. “Not at our end, but it’s their end.” Asked, after the meeting, to elaborate, St Pierre said it related to information she had received from council staff. A Waikato Waters Ltd spokesperson said there were no delays to the company going live on July 1. St Pierre was also worried about council finance. “As we get into more difficult financial times, we might have a lot more nonpayment of rates for instance or push back on water charges things like that,” she said. She noted a financial report that showed a payment delay in four per cent of water charges. “I think which actually equates to $900,000… it’s not small stuff even though it’s small percentages.”

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Regan is named St Peter’s deputy

By Steph Bell-Jenkins

Regan Gallien, who grew up in Wharepuhunga and now lives in Te Awamutu, is St Peter’s Cambridge’s deputy head girl for 2026. Regan’s mother, Anna, is a governance advisor for the New Zealand School Boards Association, and her father, Peter, owns a farm. She has three sisters – Ava (24), Kate (19) and Jade (11). “My mum works with governance and is constantly having to lead school boards out of difficult times. Seeing how she manages to improve and work alongside these organisations and balance and compromise differing opinions truly inspires me. “My dad owns a farm… watching how he can be in every place at once has definitely had an impact on my leadership style.” Her basketball coach, Leanne Walker, had also been hugely influential in her success. “Leanne taught me how to work hard and do it with a smile on my face. I would not be able to uphold the

values and commitment that a leader should hold today if it weren’t for Leanne Walker shaping me into the character I am now.” Regan said her Catholic faith had strongly impacted her beliefs, morals and leadership journey. Regan studied English literature, mathematics with statistics, dance, outdoor education, history and psychology in 2025 and won the Van Marrewijk Family Trophy for All Round Excellence in year 12. A keen dancer and sportsperson, she plays basketball, social touch rugby, premier volleyball and premier netball. “Long term for me, I look to attend university and come out the other side with a degree.” Regan said her family had a big influence on her decision to pursue a head student role. “I grew up with two older sisters who had both been the head girls in year 8 at Korakonui primary school, so when I changed primary schools in year 7, moving to St Patrick’s, I knew that that

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would be a role I strived for and was honoured enough to be awarded. “Then when I came to St Peter’s, my eldest sister didn’t apply for a perfect role and my other older sister started her uni degree instead of completing year 13. Seeing this helped to encourage me to put myself out there and make the most of every opportunity available to me. I wanted to challenge myself, give back to the community and become a role model for my peers, as my sisters were to me.”

The story of John Fell “I regret very much”, wrote the Te Rore newspaper correspondent in August 1903, “having to report that Mr Fell, our schoolteacher, is suffering from an attack of pleurisy and inflammation. In consequence the school has been closed for a week.” John Fell, 40, was considered one of the best teachers in the Waikato. His unassuming manner had made him popular, and news of his illness was met with sympathy. Residents could count on him to sing at all entertainments across the district as he was very fond of music and possessed an excellent tenor voice. He was also admired for bringing the once struggling Te Rore Library into a flourishing condition. Several former residents of Te Rore had graduated as teachers under his tuition. It was his work as a teacher that had brought the most benefit to Te Rore. Since being appointed to the school in 1895, annual examinations and inspections revealed student’s steady progress under his care. One year the school was closed for a fortnight during a measles epidemic and despite the upheaval of this the results were still

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“eminently satisfactory”. In December 1901 a surprise visit was made to the school just as the children were being dismissed for their Christmas holidays. Mr Robinson, school committee chairman, said the reason for their visit was a very pleasant one – to present John with a purse of sovereigns. An address was also made recognising the able manner in which he worked for the school as well as everything he did for the good of the district. Every householder had subscribed to the gift. John was so much surprised that he did not know how to thank them. John attended weekly drill classes on Saturdays for teachers at Hamilton and it was after one of these that he fell ill. Dr Pairman provided unremitting care for him but despite this, a lung haemorrhage set in and John died at the home of John Munro at twenty minutes to three on a Friday afternoon. The immediate cause of death was believed to have been overexertion at the weekly teachers’ drill. His demise surprised residents who knew he was ill but had no idea how seriously.

The day before his funeral, out of respect, the regular teacher’s drill class was adjourned immediately after assembly. John was from Heywood, near Manchester, England, where his parents and a brother still lived. He had no near relations in New Zealand but as man of such a genial and kindly disposition he had made many friends who loved him and attended the funeral at Paterangi cemetery from near and far. Twenty-four members of the Paterangi Rifle Club, of which John had been general secretary and a very enthusiastic member, formed an escort and about 200 people in buggies and on horseback joined in the procession. Te Rore Library owed its existence to his energy, and it was expected it would remain a standing monument to John’s labours in the district.

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The transition

from primary school to secondary school is a significant moment in any young student’s educational journey. It marks a shift not only in academic expectations but also more marked changes in social dynamics, personal independence, and self-identity that will create the final basis as they emerge from children into adulthood. So helping your young one navigate this change with confidence is necessary to ensuring a solid and long-lasting beginning in their new environment. A lot can depend on whether your child is moving forward with the supportive network of friends, or they are coming into a new area where such networks have to be started from scratch. Either way, the change needs preparation, supportive relationships, and clear communication in both directions, because uncertainty will be a key issue for them. One of the most effective ways to support students during this period is through early

and open dialogue. Many children feel anxious about increased workloads, changing classrooms, or needing to make new friends, especially if their specific close network has been placed in different classes. As many of us still remember, the leap from a middle or small school to the much larger campus of a high school can also be quite daunting. Giving them space to express worries, without minimising or dismissing them, allows adults to understand what support is needed. Parents and teachers can offer reassurance by explaining routines, expectations, and common experiences, helping students realise that uncertainty is normal and manageable. Familiarisation plays a key role as well. When students have the opportunity to see classrooms, understand timetables, and

locate important areas such as the library, hall, or cafeteria, the unknown becomes less intimidating. Similarly, meeting peers ahead of the first school day helps build early social connections, reducing feelings of loneliness or isolation. Another factor is fostering organisational skills before the school year begins. Secondary school typically requires students to manage multiple subjects, assignments, and resources. Teaching simple strategies such as using planners, colour-coding notebooks, or creating a daily routine, empowers students to take responsibility for their learning. These habits not only make the academic transition smoother but also instill a sense of independence and capability. Emotional wellbeing must remain at the centre of support efforts. Young adolescents

are navigating significant developmental changes, and the added pressure of a new school environment can feel overwhelming to them. Encouraging healthy habits such as regular sleep, balanced nutrition, and physical activity – and choosing set times for electronic devices - helps maintain stability and mental wellbeing. Additionally, maintaining consistent communication between teachers and families ensures that concerns are identified early and addressed collaboratively. Celebrating small successes during the first weeks can significantly boost confidence. Whether it’s mastering the timetable, completing the first set of homework, or making a new friend, acknowledging progress reminds students that they are capable of thriving in their new environment.

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Sending your small one off to school for the first year or more is one all parents look at with a fair degree of apprehension. Unless you are prepared to navigate the minefield of parent parking at any school these days – and there is never enough of it – then getting your child or children to school safely can be a headache.

group of children walking together can deter potential dangers, such as traffic accidents. In addition, walking school buses foster a sense of community among parents and residents. This community involvement leads to improved road safety measures, as local authorities may be prompted to change pedestrian crossings or reduce speed limits in areas frequented by children. The social aspect of walking school buses also helps to build relationships among families, encouraging a supportive environment for children. While walking school buses are generally safe, it is crucial for organisers to conduct regular safety assessments and training for volunteers. This ensures that all participants are aware of potential hazards and know how to react in emergencies. Communication with parents about the routes, schedules, and safety protocols is equally important to build trust and encourage participation. And above all, it gives every parent peace of mind about the safety of their little ones.

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