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A century of service By Jesse Wood
Te Awamutu Girl Guides will celebrate their centenary next week. The movement started in the United Kingdom in 1909 and reached New Zealand in 1923. Josie Bowler (nee Ford) was the first Te Awamutu guide company captain in 1926. The first guides were enrolled that February and Te Awamutu obtained official recognition as a company five months later. They were originally based at the St John Anglican Church parish hall. The new guides had previously attended scouts. Two years later, the first Brownie pack was enrolled with Kath Wallace. The centenary will be celebrated at Te Awamutu College. The guides’ 50th celebrations were held at St Patrick’s Hall in 1976 when Bowler cut the anniversary cake. She died two years later, but her legacy still lives on through a group
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of enthusiastic leaders. With the 100th anniversary looming Brownies, Pippins, Girl Guides and Rangers are still going strong at their weekly meetings at the Scout Hall off Albert Park Drive, having started their journey as young as five. Numbers attending dropped in 1940, but had risen by 1950 and donations were given to the Scout Hall building fund. Pippin, Brownie and Waipā local co-ordinator Michelle Gillard is excited to celebrate. “People know the Girl Guides name; the reputation of our worldwide organisation definitely carries us through. But we always need more leaders.” She started as a brownie in Te Awamutu in 1995, became a Queen’s Guide, and has been a leader for about 19 years. It’s a family affair. “My mum was a leader; my aunty
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was a leader, my other aunty was the district co-ordinator, my sisters and cousins were all in guiding.” The movement is based on the Christian beliefs of giving service willingly and helping where it is needed for no reward – other than self-achievement for a job well done and a new skill learnt. “Guiding covers a range of everything these days. From first aid to crafts to Matariki, community service, tree planting, health, preparing for natural disasters, camping, hiking, tramping, outdoor cooking, Te Reo Māori, dog safety, water and life jacket safety. Rangers have even learnt how to make pasta from scratch,” Gillard said. Karen Howard became involved with Girl Guides 50 years ago and spent more than 20 of those in Te Awamutu. In the past, there were countrybased guiding groups including at Pōkuru (Kakepuku), Kihikihi, Ōhaupō, Pirongia, Pukeatua, Te Pahū, and Wharepapa South. “Once guiding and scouting were the two main things that young people got involved with, apart from their school netball or rugby,” Howard said. “But now there are lots of things that young people can get involved with – either just for girls or in mixed groups of cultural, sports or church activities.” Assistant Pippin leader June Lambeth has been involved since 1975 when her daughter enrolled. “I enjoy seeing the girls grow, develop, head off into the world, become leaders and function well in their jobs and become good community citizens,” she said.
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New Zealand darts player Mark “Maestro” Cleaver is encouraging the community to head along to a para-darts have a go day at Waipā Workingmen’s Club on Saturday. “We’re trying to spear anyone that wants to have a go at it,” Te Awamutu-based Cleaver said. “Anyone can play darts – age, disability – nothing holds you back. “There’s guys with fingers missing and in wheelchairs that play. There’s world spots available for them now. The sport is all growing, it’s really coming alive. Cleaver has been playing darts since the 1980s. He’s a regular club events along side his 82-year-old mother and siblings. Thanks to the sport, he has seen the world and at 58, there’s no sign of slowing down. “I broke out and followed my dreams. I’ve been to places I never dreamt that I would go to.” Cleaver recently won the New Zealand Open, entitling him to play in the WDF World Champs in England at the end of the year. He recently represented the New Zealand
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Starting with some arrests from last week, Te Awamutu Police attended two separate family harm assaults in situations where Protection Orders were already in place. Two men were arrested and respectively charged for both the assault and breaching the protection orders. They have both appeared in court. In another incident, staff spoke to a male in a vehicle and detected the smell of cannabis. The vehicle was searched under the Search and Surveillance Act, resulting in police locating not only the drug, but also an offensive weapon. The male driver faces related charges in court. In Cambridge, staff responded to an alarm activation at a retirement village. They located a vehicle parked outside the fenceline with signs indicating someone had walked from it over into a fenced area. A police dog handler successfully tracked from the vehicle and located a male inside the property. He has appeared in court. Also in Cambridge a female was arrested for breach of bail and appeared in court. Last week I mentioned speed in relation to the pedestrian crossing on Shakespeare street, Leamington. I want to spread the message about pedestrian crossings a bit wider this week. The presence of pedestrian crossings is usually marked by a diamond
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He would never have dreamed of heading to Mongolia, let alone going to there for darts “Who would have ever thought to go to Mongolia? Darts gets you out, seeing different parts of the country and world,” Cleaver said. “Over the years I’ve been representing New Zealand, I’ve got to go some different places, place I never dreamed I’d go to. One year I went to Romania. “I don’t think I would have booked a trip to Romania myself, but now I’ve been there, I can see why people would. The history of some of those places is incredible.” On Saturday he will be alongside other top players who will answer questions or give advice. “The top players open up to everyone; we’ll talk to anyone and give whatever advice we can.”
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Three for Ashlee
Jockey Ashlee Strawbridge rode her first winning treble riding at Oamaru last Saturday. Strawbridge was in The News in June last year when she rode winners in successive weeks as a Te Awamutu apprentice. She is the daughter of former top jumps jockey Michelle Strawbridge.
Deer oh deer
The Government is designating New Zealand’s 25,000 strong Sika deer population in the Kaimanawa and Kaweka Forest Parks as the North Island’s first Herd of Special Interest. Sika deer, prized for their meat, were introduced to New Zealand in 1905 and the country has the only established wild herd in the Southern Hemisphere.
Speed limits
The New Zealand Transport Agency is proposing a series of speed limit changes through the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Included on the list is permanently reducing the limit from 70 to 50kph in part of Pirongia.
Scam charges
Police say a woman facing seven charges of scamming people out of an estimated $100,000 over a two month period on the social media Marketplace site has been remanded on bail after appearing in court in Hamilton. The 26-year-old was arrested after a police investigation into online scams Detective Sergeant Logan Oliver said. She is due back in court at the end of the month.
Quarry application
An application for a sand An application for a sand quarry on the outskirts of Cambridge has been submitted to Waikato and Waipā district councils and will be processed under the Resource Management Act. The site is at 1466 Cambridge Road, just before the Waikato Expressway on ramp. The proposal is for 135 trucks on average a day while three quarters of the sand will head north.
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Waipā mayor Mike Pettit thanked regional members of Hato Hone St John on Sunday for their ‘inspirational commitment’ and acknowledged the generosity of families and workplaces that allowed St John responders to be their community’s ‘super-heroes’. Speaking at the Waipā and King Country St John Service Awards, he said: “Yours is a special calling … your work doesn’t go unnoticed. Our communities are stronger, safer and more resilient because of your dedication.” The annual awards, held this year at Cambridge Town Hall, acknowledge service given to St John, both paid and voluntary, by members from around the district. Recipients included those from Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Te Kuiti, Ōtorohanga, and further afield. Other guests included Hato Hone St John regional trust board chairman Gary Salmon and Taupō MP Louise Upston, who brought an acknowledgement from King Country MP Barbara Kuriger. The event opened and closed with a karakia from St
John padré, Te Awamutu’s Murray Olson. Awards were given for five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 40 years’ service, with just one given a gold service medal for 50 years’ service. That was awarded to Cambridge’s Brent Nielsen, who declared he was ‘absolutely tickled’ by the recognition. Gary Salmon said Nielsen, who started out as a Te Awamutu youth member, cadet sergeant and youth leader, had held so many roles within the organisation that it was too many to mention in detail. “He has served as an events volunteer in Te Awamutu and Hamilton, and as an ambulance officer in many parts of our region, and was promoted to ambulance operations manager,” Salmon said. “Brent is well known as developing a keen interest in furthering the education of ambulance officers, and contributed much to their training. He was education service manager for the Midlands region, as well as the public education service manager. He has also served on our top boards, having been a member of
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both Chapter and the Priory Board. “In more recent years, he has been associated with Cambridge where he has been active as a health shuttle driver, team leader, and a member of the area committee he went on to chair.” Louise Upston acknowledged the many sacrifices made by St John personnel and expressed gratitude to them for making the choice to turn up at often
confronting situations many of us will never experience. She said 2026 was the United Nations’ International Volunteer Year, and said the generosity of volunteers in New Zealand placed us in the top ten of giving nations. “This government really supports your work, that is why our investment into road ambulances has grown over the last four years.” She also thanked families
and workplaces who pick up the slack to enable St John members to do the work they do. The event was emcee’d by St John member and Cambridge businessman Jim Goddin. He said people join the service not to get a medal, but to help people, and expressed his gratitude to those who contribute many thousands of hours supporting the work it does.
New home for old gateway By Jesse Wood
A piece of Ngāhinapōuri history has been rehomed and repurposed. The school front gates erected in 1954 have been moved from Kakaramea Rd, State Highway 39, around the corner to an entrance point at Stewart Reid Memorial Park on Reid Rd. The park was donated to Ngāhinapōuri by Neil and Gracie Reid in 1946, in memory of their son Pilot Officer Stewart Walter Reid who had been killed on active service in 1942. Descendent Marty Reid is on the Stewart Reid Memorial
Park Trust which was involved in moving the gates and brick structures. The gates had once been the school bus drop-off point, but in the last 20 years or so hadn’t been used often as the main road became too busy. “The bus used to pull up there, kids would get out and there was no danger at all,” Stewart Reid Memorial Park Trustee Allan Kempthorne said. “There was hardly any traffic, but it’s just so busy now. They’ve been sitting there for about the last 20 years not being used,” trust chairman Marty Vickers said.
Continued on page 5 Brian Marcroft was pictured in front of the gates in 1954.
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To think big, or not to think big. That is the debate in the greater Waikato as local bodies debate the best options to offer up to an impatient government. Add to that concerns that the government’s “Head Start” push doesn’t allow time to evaluate proposals beyond looking at lines on a map. This week Waikato Business Chamber Don Good argued the logic for one Waikato unitary council was becoming increasingly simpler to understand and having 11 in the greater Waikato for 535,000 people had resulted in decision-making that was not in the best interests of its citizens. But rural communities are not necessarily convinced. In Te Kūiti Karen Barrett - the wife of Waitomo mayor John Robertson - is promoting a petition calling for resident to support a Waitomo-Ōtorohanga merger over a super council. In Ruapehu concerns have been raised that there has not been enough discussion with northern neighbours in the King Country. And in the South Waikato volunteers involved a community-led local government reform engagement process said discussion should focus more seriously on protecting local communities. Scott Tynan told The News feedback had raised key questions - people were being asked to comment on maps before they had been shown the governance model, the financial model, the local voice model, or the safeguards that would be built into any future arrangement. Councils have been instructed to submit preferred options for local government restructure by August 9. Decisions are set to be made in May next year.
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Don Good says artificial boundary lines drawn on a map have proven to be a big problem for business and drive significant organisational costs for councils, which spill over very quickly into rates and fees increases. “Inevitably, the councils on either side of the blue line on a map adopt different cultures, attitudes, rules, regulations, and a competitive mindset entrenches in the staff,” he said. “A One Waikato model encourages collaboration, combined thinking and decision making.” In pointing to the importance of Waikato’s rural sector he also argued those artificial lines had potential to grow a “them and us” attitude between urban and rural sectors that would hamper Waikato’s development for decades.
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What is the problem? By Harvey Brookes
I’ve been following the Government’s local government reform process with interest. It’s being framed as a response to councils that are “too complex, too costly, and too hard to navigate.” Fair enough - but for most people, that’s not how the issue shows up. It shows up around the kitchen table in the cost of housing, power and food, the reliability of infrastructure, and whether their community feels liveable and connected. Low voter turnout is another sign that things need to change. Against that backdrop, the proposed solution is fewer, larger councils — with a narrow window for councils to decide what that looks like, or have it decided for them. It has an echo of Henry Ford’s famous line: you can have any colour, so long as it’s black. Councils are being asked to “choose” — but within tightly constrained parameters that point toward a predetermined outcome. The government campaigned on localism in 2023, yet this process feels at odds with that promise. Councils are now working through options at pace. Not necessarily because they want to — but because the alternative is central direction. These processes inevitably create tension: some districts positioning to anchor future structures, others working hard to retain identity, influence, and local voice. The options on the table — whether that’s a single Waikato unitary, sub-regional groupings, or variations on the status quo — could all work. Or fail. The process risks answering the wrong question: “how big can we tolerate getting?” rather than “what problems are we trying to solve?”
We’ve seen this before. Auckland’s amalgamation was meant to resolve fragmentation and inefficiency. It brought energy and coherence in some areas — but many of the same criticisms still apply today, more than 15 years on. Structure wasn’t a silver bullet. Restructures rarely are. Anyone who has worked in a large organisation knows the instinct: when performance falters, the new boss redraws the boxes. But without addressing root causes, culture, incentives, and capability, the lines on the org chart change — and little else. That’s the risk here. A kind of modern cargo cult: replicating the visible features of success in the hope that better outcomes will follow. But outcomes don’t come from form alone. What matters more is clarity on the real issues — housing affordability, infrastructure funding, water, and growth pressures — and the tools and leadership to address them. Because if those kitchen table pressures don’t ease, no amount of structural reform will feel like success. Take housing. There’s nothing inherent in a larger council that will make homes more affordable. The real levers sit in land supply, infrastructure financing, planning settings, and national policy frameworks — many of which sit with central government. If we want better outcomes for the Waikato, we need to focus less on form and much more on function. Otherwise, this risks becoming an expensive distraction. Again. • Harvey Brookes is the Executive Director of Wellbeing Waikato
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ON SHAKY GROUND
The life cycles of giants By Janine Krippner
This series on submarine volcanism has covered some of the ways activity occurs below the waves. But what happens when the supply of magma declines or stops? At volcanic hotspots, this can happen as the movement of a tectonic plate slowly carries a volcano away from its magma source. We see this progression across the Hawaiian chain: older islands lie to the northwest, while the youngest and currently active volcanic centres are to the southeastern. Even while a volcano is active and adding fresh rock to its surface, destructive processes are already at work. Rock is weakened by physical and chemical weathering, while rain, rivers, waves and gravity remove and transport loosened material. Rockfalls and landslides reshape steep slopes, and flank collapses may carry a substantial part of a volcano into the sea. The life of a volcanic island is a constant contest between construction and destruction. While eruptions add rock faster than it is removed, the island can continue to grow. Once volcanic activity slows, erosion may begin to win. At the same time, the enormous weight of the volcano can bend the oceanic crust beneath it, while cooling of the underlying tectonic plate can contribute to longer-term subsidence, or sinking. Changes in sea level also alter how much of the island remains above water. In warm, shallow tropical waters, another process may join the party. Reef-building corals and other carbonate-producing organisms can build a fringing reef around the island. As the volcanic island erodes and subsides, reef growth may leave a lagoon
between the remaining land and the reef, creating a barrier reef. Eventually, the bulk of the volcanic island may disappear below sea level, leaving a ringshaped reef, low islands and a lagoon. This is an atoll. Biology has now joined geology in building land, as corals and other organisms produce carbonate material that can become new rock. This tidy sequence is the classic version of the story, but nature is rarely so simple. Not every volcanic island develops coral reefs, and not every reef can grow fast enough to remain near sea level. Repeated rises and falls in sea level, erosion and dissolution of limestone, sediment movement and changing conditions within the environment can complicate the journey. Erosion and subsidence continue. If reef growth cannot keep pace, the entire structure may eventually drown. A volcanic island or shallow seamount can also be worn down by waves. It may then remain beneath the ocean as a flat-topped seamount called a guyot. To us, islands can feel permanent. Communities may live on them for hundreds or thousands of years. However, an island is only one stage in a longer story: born beneath the sea, rising above through eruptions, reshaped by erosion and collapse, and perhaps eventually returning beneath the waves. This is a beautiful reminder that we are here for a short time, and we get to enjoy this singular snapshot of what our planet looks like. It is our responsibility to understand it and take care of it.
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Meghan Hawkes checks the headlines in Waipā – back in 1892
The horses bolted Mild excitement was caused at Te Awamutu by the arrival of Mr Gresham’s empty buggy and horses, all covered with mud, from the direction of Ōhaupō. The horses came up Church Street at a fair rate and then stopped in front of Gibson’s shop. Mr Gibson got in the buggy and drove it up to Mr Gresham’s, who at once set off with one of his boys for Ōhaupō. It appeared that Master Gresham drove his sister to Hamilton and was to have driven back the next day so the arrival of the trap without any driver caused considerable uneasiness. Gresham was discovered walking up Green Hill none the worse for wear. When passing Deaville’s at Te Rahu, one of the horses had fallen. Gresham had alighted to set the animal to rights, but no sooner was the horse on its legs than both set off without him. How the unchecked steeds managed to come down Green Hill and across the two bridges on their way into Te Awamutu without any collisions or other smashup was a wonder. Despite Kihikihi going ahead in every other
respect, it was far behind other places in fun and amusement. With such a number of young people a debating society, skating evening or a dancing class was needed. It would do the young people good as the fun would brighten them up, it would do the parents good seeing their boys and girls happy, and it would do Kihikihi good as it would make a stir, and where a place was stirring lively business was sure to be more brisk. Amusement was lacking also in Pirongia, particularly on the Prince of Wales’ Birthday, so a large number of residents formed picnic parties to climb to the summit of Mt Pirongia. The weather was far from favourable, rain falling for most of the day but quite a number reaching the summit including school children with their popular schoolmaster, Mr McHaughten. It was intended to wind up with an evening social but as many of those who were to take part in it were on their return from Pirongia uncomfortably damp this had to be postponed. A Harapepe school
boy headed the list of successful candidates in an examination for pupil teachers by the Board of Education. Boys from all the best schools in Auckland competed and this was commendable for an out-of-the-way country district like Harapepe, and spoke well for the country school teachers. The Board of Education, though, was acting in a very careless way with their property. The Harapepe school needed roofing badly but the board refused to do the repairs. A sharp southerly ‘iceberg’ breeze was blowing through the region and local Māori observed that winters in the Waikato were gradually growing colder. They pointed as a proof to Pirongia and other high ranges in the Waikato and Waipā where snow very seldom fell in the past but where the hills were now frequently covered with it in winter.
FAITH IN WAIPĀ
With ears wide open
By Karla Rose, Zion Church
In my Christian walk, one thing I know and value is that our God is a listening God. He listens and responds to our prayers, our moans and our groans. He is quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger, even when we are blaming Him for situations that are the result of our own choices, He listens with kindness, love and patience. All around us, even in this town we all love, there are sometimes costly situations that could have been avoided if a listening ear had been applied. After recent news from council, I think many people will be relieved to see the decorative pots along the main street make an exit. The voices that have raised concerns about their presence for many years will be thankful to know that they are at last being heard. With our ears wide open, listening not only to hear but also to understand, we can acknowledge the relief of those people who were negatively impacted by the decorations, and in the same way we can acknowledge that when the decorations were installed it was with a heart to show the beauty of our town. The intention was good, unfortunately the realities of a space that caters to many different people of varying capabilities and ideas of what behaviours are acceptable and which aren’t has meant that they were not the right fit for the space they were placed in. Listening ears, combined with a heart to understand and a willingness to communicate with people, even when we
don’t necessarily agree with them, seems to me to be the starting point for all great accomplishments. Te Awamutu has its fair share of intelligent, accomplished, brilliant people. We have famous chefs like Ben Bayley, an abundance of award-winning butchers, athletes who represent our country on an international scale, actors and musicians, and so many more people that we can be proud of. All of them have either come from here, or still reside here, and each of them will likely say that there was someone - a teacher, friend, family member, mentor, or coach, who listened to them, who heard their dream and ensured they felt understood and valued. In the Psalm 116:1-2 it says “I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.” I would love for Te Awamutu to be known as more than a place that has every takeaway store imaginable available, but as a town where the people listen with a heart to understand. A place where people can have confidence to bring their concerns to their leaders and communities and who know they will be heard and acknowledged, even if they aren’t agreed with. A place where people feel respected and treat others with respect, because they know that the things that matter to them also matter to the people who represent them.
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Understanding the split
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Message from Mayor Mike Kia ora, In setting this year’s rates, we’ve kept our focus on the things that matter most: looking after the every day services our communities rely on, supporting a district that continues to grow, and keeping affordability front of mind for ratepayers.
This is a simple example only, designed to help show how rates are split. We know rating levels can be tricky to understand and change according to many different things including location, value of property and targeted rates. You can get more information on our website or call or email us if you’d like more details for your property.
What about water?
That has taken a lot of careful work. After the transition of water supply and wastewater services to Waikato Waters Ltd, our starting point for the budget was higher than we wanted. We went back through the numbers line by line, challenged costs, and found $3.6 million in operating savings to help bring the average rates increase for this year back to 10.7 percent after growth. That is made up of an 8.1 percent increase for Council services and activities, and a 19.1 percent increase for water supply and wastewater, which must be ringfenced for Waikato Waters Ltd.
For now, the water share remains as part of this year’s rates bill with wastewater being on your rates account/bill and metered water on a separate water account/bill. This part is ringfenced to help look after the pipes, treatment plants and reservoirs our communities rely on every day, and supports the move to Waikato Waters Ltd, the new water organisation for our district. You can find out all you need to know here: www.waikatowaters.co.nz/en.
This has not been a simple budget to put together, but it has been approached with care, discipline and a strong commitment to doing right by Waipā. We have taken the waters transition into account, along with what that change means for us. We also know there are still some unknowns ahead, particularly following February’s severe weather event.
What will my rates bill look like this year?
As always, our commitment is to the people of Waipā — to deliver the services you need, support our communities, and make careful decisions so our district continues to be a great place to live, work and visit.
Mike Pettit Mayor
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For households across Waipā, the main thing to know is that your day-to-day services will carry on as usual. Your water will keep flowing, your toilets will keep flushing, and your rates bill will still come from Council. This year, water supplied through metered connections will continue to be billed in four instalments. For now, Council remains your point of contact for billing and enquiries. Waikato Waters Ltd is expected to take over water billing in its second year. Council will also continue to manage stormwater for now. Find out more at: www.waipadc.govt.nz/our-services/rates.
Mayor Mike Pettit Your Elected Members
That leaves the funding required for the rest of Council’s services, including transport, parks and reserves, libraries, waste and recycling, community facilities and much more. You can find a full list of Council services at: www.waipadc.govt.nz/our-services.
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The Pirongia B team are back-to-back champions.
By Jesse Wood
Pirongia B are back-to-back Waikato club rugby division 1B WRU Trophy champions in the club’s 150th year. The mountain men celebrated after beating Te Rapa B 22-5 at Pirongia Domain on Saturday. Pirongia B try scorers were Josh Smith, Tom Kirkbride, winger Michel Ennis and centre Lachie Tims Number 10 Kirwyn Ellis added a conversion. “It’s the best feeling in the world. It’s pretty good to win one but it’s even better to win two in a row,” head coach Te Oti Kaihe said. “This team deserves it; they’re a great team.” Captain Sam Kirkbride said it was 32 wins in a row – with more to come.
Photo: Julie Gibson
Ōhaupō headed to Tokoroa Memorial Sports Ground to face Southern United in the division 1A Championship Captain Compost Cup final. Co-captain Bronson WilsonBeech crossed the tryline and pivot Dean Fullerton added a conversion. But it was Southern’s day, winning the final 24-7 in front of their home support. Both Wilson-Beech and Fullerton will now turn their focus to the Waikato Divisional XV with their first match on August 15. Following an injury to Putāruru prop Hamish Neale, Wilson-Beech will co-captain the Divisional XV alongside Te Rapa division one championship winner Vili Vea. Leamington prop Evear Hayward replaces Neale in Centre Lachie Tims on his way to scoring in the final. Photo: Julie Gibson the squad.
Marnie Gielen first showed her speaking skill as a student at Pirongia Primary School. Now the 2022 head girl of Te Awamutu College is part of a world champion team. She and fellow fourth year Waikato University law student Cara Blom have returned home after having achieved world champion status in Halifax, Canada in the International Negotiation Competition. The event tests the advocacy, strategy, and problem solving skills of law students and the New Zealand pair, coached by Andrew Hon, a senior solicitor at McCaw Lewis Lawyers, were up against
competitors from 22 other countries over a week. “All the hard work and nerves were worth it. We’re so grateful to our coach Andrew and all of our generous supporters,” Gielen said. The pair have a winning record - last year the won the Waikato University, Australia/New Zealand universities and national negotiations competitions. Gielen has been invited to be a judge in the 2027 worlds competition in Sydney. She starts in her graduate role for Bell Gulley in Auckland in January. Cara Blom is a law clerk based in Tompkins Wake’s Hamilton office.
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CLEMENTS, Shirley Dawn – Passed away on Tuesday, 14th July 2026. Loving wife of the late Bill Clements. Supermum of Dennis, Barry, Jan and their families. Thank you to all her family and friends for their support during this difficult time. “A Supermum who will be sadly missed” A private cremation has been held. All communications to the Clements family, c/- PO Box 137, Te Awamutu, 3840.
ROBINSON, Yvonne Roselle – Passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, 19th July 2026. Aged 79 years. A muchloved wife, mother and grandmother. Dearly loved daughter of the late Ken & Gladys Balme. Loved sister of Annette & Russell Johnson and the late Lorraine & Ronald. Her service will be held in Whangarei, date to be confirmed. All communications c/- PO Box 137, Te Awamutu, 3840.
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