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Graham saw the light By Jesse Wood
Longtime Te Awamutu resident Graham Fitzgerald likes to remind the community – including his friends and relatives – that there used to be traffic lights at the Arawata St, Sloane St and Alexandra St roundabout. The were there from at least the early 1970s when State Highway 3 went through the town centre via Sloane St and Arawata St. They were removed by the Ministry of Works in 1991 – when the roundabout that is there today was installed. Fitzgerald remembers sitting his driver’s licence and stopping at the lights – saying it was hard to forget as he had to do a slight hill start in a manual vehicle. “A lot of my friends and family are from Te Awamutu. For years, I’d mentioned about the traffic lights in Te Awamutu and they’d say, ‘Nah, you’re crazy. There’s never been traffic lights in Te Awamutu’. “When I first met my wife Suzanne nearly a decade ago, we drove through Te
Awamutu and I said, ‘there used to be traffic lights there’. She wasn’t from here, so didn’t know. “In later years, I’d be at somebody’s place for a BBQ and I’d mention about the traffic lights and they’d go, ‘I’ve lived here all my life. There’s never been traffic lights. I’d remember’. “I always had it in the back of my mind, did my wife think I was crazy because everybody else said I was? Did she have a little bit of doubt about it?” Suzanne always said she believed him, but Fitzgerald had to find photo proof to put his mind at ease. “I assumed she believed me, but there’s always that doubt in the back of your mind when everybody else tells you the opposite,’ he said. “I talked to someone at council and they didn’t remember them, so everyone thought I had lost my mind, that proved it. “When you Google search traffic lights in Te Awamutu. It says the only traffic lights
The proposed site for Te Awamutu’s next set of traffic lights.
that have ever been in the Waipa have been in Ōhaupō and Cambridge. Everyone sends me that.” After looking on the Te Awamutu Museum website and old New Zealand archives, Fitzgerald found several photos proving his memory. “People told me they must be
photoshopped and there definitely wasn’t traffic lights there,” Fitzgerald said. “The lights were the talk of the town at one point. A well-known local was driving from Te Rahu Rd towards the main street… there was a car tailgating them closely all the way, right up to those traffic lights and the
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Ray Madsen – 104 not out
By Jesse Wood
The world has seen a lot of changes since 1922, and longtime Te Awamutu resident Ray Madsen has been there to witness them all. Ray celebrated his 104th birthday last weekend and is enjoying life in the Waikato. He has lived in the Waipā town for about 79 years, where he and his late wife Ruth raised their six children. Four years after receiving his centenary card from Queen Elizabeth II, Ray celebrated his birthday with family and friends who joined him for birthday cake and refreshments along
with lots of laughter. He particularly enjoyed his grandchildren and great-grandchildren who came along to listen to his stories and share his birthday with him. Ray’s main employment was the Te Awamutu Borough Council. He was responsible for water reticulation in the Te Awamutu area and served for 32 years until his retirement in 1987. Prior to that he was employed at a nearby timber mill and J.H. Burns’ Te Awamutu Bakery (Burns Bakery) on Alexandra St. In his leisure time, Ray has been a keen gardener and made use of
local ocean access, enjoying fishing at Kāwhia and Raglan. He also enjoyed wood turning and spent many hours in his home workshop either fixing or making items for friends and family. His children and grandchildren tell everyone that “he could fix almost anything”. At 104, Ray reflected on the long life he has lived so far, saying he believed the secret to longevity was having his caring wife Ruth supporting him up until her recent death. He also said the hard work he put in during his younger years has helped him to live an honest and decent life.
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Over the past week, there have been four crashes at just two intersections in Leamington - Lamb Street/Carlyle Street and Browning Street/Carlyle Street. Both intersections are controlled by stop signs, and in every case one of the drivers failed to stop, resulting in a collision. I’ve previously highlighted that stop signs are placed where an intersection requires them. Like speed limits, they are not optional. Given the number of recent crashes, you can expect to see an increased police presence in these areas. Failing to stop at a stop sign carries a $150 fine and 20 demerit points. More importantly, as the past week has shown, ignoring a stop sign can have serious consequences and could easily lead to a crash causing injury. Policing is far more effective with the support of our community. Last weekend, Police received multiple reports of a vehicle driving dangerously on the Waikato Expressway through a roadworks area. The driver was reported as opening his door while driving, knocking over and driving over road cones. Police located the vehicle, and the driver subsequently returned an excess breath alcohol reading. He will appear before the court on related charges. There have been several other good catches over the past week. In Cambridge, a vehicle stop resulted in Police locating drugs and associated utensils. In another incident, a speeding driver who attracted police attention was found to be driving with
excess breath alcohol. A further three drivers were processed for excess breath alcohol during weekend checkpoints. In Te Awamutu, a member of the public reported another driver they believed was intoxicated. Police located the vehicle and carried out licence and alcohol checks. The driver returned an excess breath alcohol result and will also appear before the court. In other offending, police identified a man responsible for shoplifting. He was located and arrested but attempted to flee. He was quickly recaptured and now faces additional charges. The front counters at both Cambridge and Te Awamutu Police stations receive a wide range of enquiries and reports every day. Many relate to crimes where the offender is no longer at the scene, requests for advice, or to provide community information. Some matters reported are civil disputes and fall outside police responsibilities, however. Common examples include tenancy issues, debt recovery and breaches of civil contracts. Where a matter is civil in nature, assistance may be available through specialist services such as the Tenancy Tribunal or the Disputes Tribunal. The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is also an excellent starting point for free information and guidance. CAB branches in both Cambridge and Te Awamutu offer free legal advice services and regularly have Justices of the Peace available.
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lights turned red. “The driver opened the boot, got out, walked around to the car behind and said, ‘If you want to get in, get in. You’re following me that closely’. They got back in the car; the lights went green and they drove off.” Now another set of lights are set to appear on Cambridge Rd as part of a retail development – and they will get the green light from the Environment Court if there are no objections before an early October deadline. The new lights are part of Plan Change 35, lodged to Waipā District Council by 638 Ltd, the owner and operator of Mitre 10 Mega Te Awamutu. An independent commissioner heard the private plan change application last month. The land at 638 Cambridge Road – next to Pak’n Save – will be rezoned from residential to commercial to enable development of a new 13,000 square metre Mitre 10 Mega and café. A new wetland area with native planting will take stormwater from the site. The council’s growth, strategy and planning director Katie Mayes said the outcome was good for Te Awamutu. “It’s a great example of how the community and interested parties can have the opportunity to have their say and work together under the RMA process. The result reflects that,” Mayes said.
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Briefs…
Bowlers compete
The winner and runnerup of the King Country indoor bowls junior singles championship will compete in the national junior championships in Hamilton on Saturday. Taiwhenua Reuben and Lucian Owen, who attend Te Awamutu Intermediate School, are among 16 pupils from the school who will go to the Aims Games in Tauranga next week
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Three days and counting, a story about Waipā finalising its local government merger options, was the most read article on the Te Awamutu News website last month followed closely by revelations establishing Waikato Waters cost nearly $17 million. Ollie Ward’s community sports programme, dealing with chronic illness and former Ngāhinapōuri School student Ella Smith joining her father Greg as a Waikato rugby representative rounded out the top five.
Species hui
Leading voices in conservation and environmental advocacy are in Hamilton this week for the inaugural Endangered Species National Hui. A twoday hui, Taonga Tuku Iho: Restoring Māuri Through Collective Action, began yesterday (Wednesday) and involves iwi, scientists, conservationists and community leaders.
Rude awakening
A trio of campers received a rude awakening at Kaniwhaniwha campsite, Mt Pirongia, in the early hours of Saturday when a herd of cows escaped from a nearby paddock. The campers called farmers and animal control shortly before 2am, to ensure the herd of an estimated 50 animals did not make it to the road.
Te Awamutu’s health report
A new report calls for better access to specialist care, stronger connections between local services and longer-term investment in Te Awamutu. A key finding of the Te Awamutu Hauora Report by Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board is that the town has a strong network of health and community providers, but whānau can still face barriers getting the care they need, including travelling outside the town for specialist treatment. Board member Kataraina Hodge – a Waikato Regional Councillor says the issue is not necessarily a lack of services but knowing what is available and where to go. “We’ve got a lot of health and community services in Te Awamutu, but our whānau don’t necessarily know who they are, what they do or where they are. It’s often not until someone tells them, ‘You should go and see these people’, that they find out a service exists,” she says.
She says making information about local services easier to find and navigate would help whānau make better use of the services already available. In response, Te Tiratū – which represents more than 120,000 Māori from the greater Waikato and south to the Ruapehu district - is developing an online directory of kaupapa Māori hauora services. The report also highlights a more fundamental gap for people needing care beyond primary health care. Because Te Awamutu does not have a hospital providing the range of specialist services available in Hamilton, whānau can face the added costs of transport, parking and time away from work and family. “We don’t have a hospital. So if you need anything outside our normal doctor, the flu or an X-ray, you have to go to Hamilton. We don’t have a choice,” Hodge said. Being close to Hamilton did not remove Te Awamutu’s rural
healthcare challenges. “We’re rural enough to have the challenges of rural healthcare, but sometimes we’re not rural enough to get the attention and resources that other rural communities receive.” Workforce stability, especially retaining doctors is another concern, with frequent turnover undermining continuity of care. “You might have a doctor for three months and then they’re gone. What is it that’s not keeping them here? We need to look at why our health professionals aren’t staying.” The report sites as an asset the strength of Te Awamutu’s existing relationships. People who have moved away will often return to see healthcare providers they have known for years. Hodge said she had been “fighting for years” for five-year funding. “Give us a programme of what you want us to deliver, we’ll put a budget to it, we’ll tell you how
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we’re going to do it and we’ll work together. But we’re still getting piecemeal funding.” The Te Awamutu edition is one of 10 locality Hauora Reports being developed by Te Tiratū across the Tainui waka rohe. Copies have been sent to every mayor and relevant local council across the rohe, as well as senior Te Whatu Ora officials and relevant stakeholders.
Big three have had their fill By Mary Anne Gill
Three neighbours have teamed up to oppose an application for a managed fill site in Cambridge. St Peter's School, 3MS of Cambridge and Te Awa Lifecare lodged submissions with Waipā District Council this week calling for the proposal to be declined. The trio have some of Cambridge's best views across the Waikato River – and it’s now a frontrow seat to what they describe as one of the town's biggest eyesores. They are on the northern side of the river opposite the former quarry site and say what was intended to be a temporary extraction activity is evolving into a permanent industrial operation at odds with the town’s growth plans. Speaking on behalf of the three organisations, St Peter's Cambridge School Trust Board chair John Macaskill-Smith said the scale of the operation had caught many people by surprise. "Why in the middle of Cambridge, one of the fastest growing nicer towns in New Zealand, would you want that kind of eyesore? And why would you want to see it grow?" ResourceCo is seeking consent to establish a managed fill operation within former quarry areas. Planning documents show the proposal includes more than 1.47 million cubic metres of earthworks, retaining walls exceeding district plan limits, activities that could generate dust beyond the site boundary and earthworks close to a stream.
Best views, worst site: The view across the Waikato River to the ResourceCo site from the Arikirua subdivision. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
The company operates quarrying, cleanfill, vermicomposting and recycling activities from the site. ResourceCo says the managed fill would help rehabilitate quarried land while providing regional disposal capacity. Opponents say council planning documents never anticipated the site becoming a long-term managed fill operation. St Peter's and 3MS are partners in the Arikirua subdivision, a consented development expected to provide more than 300 residential sections. Together with nearby Bridleways Estate, the developments form part of Cambridge's anticipated growth. Macaskill-Smith said the prospect of a managed fill operation would inevitably influence buyer decisions.
The three organisations say information released to them by council show the site has been the subject of complaints, compliance investigations and regulatory scrutiny. Records referenced include dust and truck movement concerns, an attempted abatement notice, a reported search warrant and a substantial fire. "We were quite taken back by the number of complaints and apparent breaches when we received a copy of documentation from the council," Macaskill-Smith said. "This decision points to a much bigger question about the future Cambridge wants for itself," Macaskill-Smith said. "St Peter's, 3MS and Te Awa Lifecare all emphatically believe this is the wrong location for a managed fill site."
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An update from Waikato Waters Your council is one of six district councils across the region who have joined forces to create a new organisation to deliver future-fit water and wastewater services to Waikato communities. As Waipā District Council was among the first to transfer, you may have noticed our crews working in your area. While our branding has changed, you’ll continue to see many of the same dedicated people looking after your local water services.
Meet Jack, from your local water network team If you’ve ever turned on the tap in Te Awamutu without a second thought, you’ve got people like Jack Connor to thank. Jack is part of our reticulation team, responsible for keeping the water network running smoothly across the entire Waipā district. Based in Te Awamutu, he spends his days responding to watermain breaks, connecting new properties and supporting infrastructure upgrades like the Racecourse Rd watermain replacement we completed last month. Jack’s happiest outdoors and on the move. He always knew a desk job wasn’t for him. Life outside work is busy too. Jack and his wife Charlotte are the proud parents of two preschoolers. When not chasing after them, Jack’s playing football for Cambridge or pounding the pavement, with the goal of one day running the Manchester Marathon.
New Kihikihi bore to boost water supply for summer Testing has found a new bore we’ve drilled in Kihikihi can produce up to a million litres of water a day, which will put Waipa’s water supply in a stronger position as we head into summer. Parts of Waipā’s water supply have been under pressure since the February storms caused significant damage at the Te Tahi Water Treatment Plant, forcing the Waipā District Council to reconfigure the water network and supply Pirongia, Kihikihi and Te Awamutu with water mostly sourced from the Waikato River. The new Kihikihi bore – located next to our reservoirs on Rolleston St – is part of our multi-pronged approach to boost water supply to these areas before summer hits and water demand spikes. It treats water from the same groundwater source as the existing Church and Hall bores, which are nearing the end of their operational lives and in need of replacement. We’re now preparing to amend our water take consent to use all three bore sites, which would make Kihikihi’s water supply self-sufficient from Te Awamutu. We’re also installing a new UV disinfection container to provide an additional layer of protection before the water enters the network.
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The world is Lily’s stage By Jesse Wood
Te Awamutu born-and-raised Lily Dixon, 17, gives her all every day to achieve what others have told her is impossible. The Te Awamutu College Year 13 student aspires to become a professional actress performing in either West End or Broadway Theatres. “But mostly I just want to make my family and younger Lily proud,” Lily said. She is already excelling at this. Mum Liz said Lily is an amazing young woman who puts 100 per cent into everything she does, including her schoolwork. “She is kind, thoughtful and incredibly humble of her achievements,” Liz said. Lily has recently been nominated for a Zony Award for Outstanding Leading Female Role in a youth production, following her performance in 13 The Musical at Morrinsville Theatre. Zony Awards are given for community musical theatre performances throughout the country. She has also been chosen to join the 2027 International All-Stars Tour to New York and Atlanta. “I have been performing my whole life. I had my first singing performance at the Te Awamutu Light Party at age 2,” Lily said. “My goal to never stop believing in my dreams, is what inspires me
to do it. Even when I have people saying things like, ‘It’s hard to make it in theatre’, or ‘you need a job that’s going to pay well’. “It’s what I love to do and no one’s negative opinion will change that.” Lily has known musical theatre was her passion since her maiden show in 2016, Oliver at Te Awamutu Light Operatic Society. “I love the fact that theatre is live and anything can happen. Something could go wrong and you just have to deal with it,” Lily said. “I also love how each show is the same but completely different each time. “It could be the audience’s reaction that’s different or it could be the atmosphere – each night is special in its own way.” Lily has been part of 13 productions throughout the Waikato including nine lead roles, two ensemble and two technical. Her stand-out leads have both been this year – The Mistress in Hamilton Musical Theatre’s production of Evita and her recent role as Patrice in 13 The Musical in Morrinsville. The International All-Stars selection came about when rehearsing for 13 The Musical. Lily carpooled to and from rehearsals with friend from college, Denzel Stevens. Denzel had recently participated in the AllStars tour experience and strongly
Lily Dixon has been chosen to join the 2027 International All-Stars Tour. Photo: Alice Parminter
encouraged her to audition. “The International All-Stars Performance Troupe is an elite performance group consisting of students from the USA, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand,” Lily said. “I recorded my own version of ‘The Lamest Place in the World’ from 13 The Musical and sent it off to be judged. “Three weeks later I got the
email saying I was selected to be one of six Kiwis in the team of 30 young people from all over the world, going on the tour.” The group will feature at the Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta from January 7-18. “As part of this unique opportunity, we will get to work with and learn from Broadway theatre industry professionals in New York City before the festival,”
Lily said. “Junior Theatre Festival’s happen internationally but it was first developed by iTheatrics in the USA. “Groups bring 15-minute excerpts from Broadway Jr shows to the festival for adjudication. “Broadway Jr shows are 60-minute versions of productions designed for participants aged 8 to 18 years old.” To have the chance to learn and grow as a performer in an environment full of professionals will be an honour for the Waipā teen. “It’s such a reward knowing that people from outside of New Zealand have recognised that I have something special,” Lily said. “As I’m about to go into tertiary education, I feel it is such a crucial time for me to take a look at the industry and where I’m planning to go with my career.” She’s looking forward to working with young people from all over the world, who have the same passion and appreciation for musical theatre. “Learning from Broadway professionals and performing in the Junior Theatre Festival will also be such an incredible, informative experience,” Lily said. “Being selected meant that the young actress I have been working on and building into for the past 17 years, has been recognised by some important people.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2026
Telling Ngāti Hauā’s story By Mary Anne Gill
The look on the faces said it all. Young and old moved between displays, stopping to study photographs, whakapapa panels and videos telling the Ngāti Hauā story. They laughed, they watched and listened intently, spotted familiar faces from the past in photographs. “That’s nanny,” whispered one woman to another. Members of Ngāti Hauā had gathered at Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum and Gallery in Hamilton for a special opening ceremony and preview last week of Whakahokia! Ngāti Hauā, Our Taonga, Whakapapa and Kōrero, a major new exhibition bringing together artefacts from collections across New Zealand for the first time. Among the taonga on display were items from Cambridge Museum. Several displays explain the iwi’s whakapapa, tracing Ngāti Hauā ancestry back to Hauā and Hoturoa, captain of the Tainui waka. For many attending, this was not simply another museum exhibition. It was an opportunity to reconnect with objects carrying the stories of their tūpuna from a Ngāti Hauā perspective. It celebrates whakapapa, resilience and the ongoing strength of an iwi whose rohe stretches
across Matamata, Waharoa, Morrinsville, Cambridge, Tauwhare and parts of Hamilton. Waikato Museum director Rachael Davies welcomed guests and acknowledged the many organisations and individuals who helped make the exhibition possible. She paid tribute to the steering group which had guided the project over the past 18 months and thanked organisations which lent taonga and expertise, including Te Papa, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland Libraries, Morrinsville and Cambridge museums. She said Morrinsville Museum “went out of their way to lend taonga here to be with us for two years”. She also acknowledged Cambridge Historical Society and museum staff for their generosity in ensuring local taonga could be enjoyed by future generations. “This is yours,” she told attendees. “Please tell your whānau, your friends, the people who could not make it today. We are here for you for the next two years.” Cambridge Museum’s contribution included a palisade post and patu tuna from its collection of artefacts found at Te Miro. The items were discovered during excavations in the late 1970s involving Cambridge Historical Society member and amateur
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Members of Ngāti Hauā gathered beneath the waharoa at Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum and Gallery in Hamilton during a preview of Whakahokia! Ngāti Hauā, Our Taonga, Whakapapa and Kōrero. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
archaeologist Bob Porter, who worked alongside professional archaeologists including Waikato Museum’s Stephen Eldon. They have since been held by Cambridge Museum on behalf of Ngāti Hauā. Also on display from Cambridge was a rare 1905 cheque from the Maungatautari Peeke, a Māoriowned bank established by the Kīngitanga movement as part of its push for economic independence. The cheque is one of only three known surviving
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examples. Discovered years later by a teenager riding in the Maungakawa hills near Cambridge, it remains a tangible link to that important chapter of Waikato history. The exhibition features copies of Kīngitanga newspapers, including Te Paki o Matariki and Te Hokioi, publications used to communicate with Māori communities and promote the movement’s views during periods of significant political change. Their inclusion highlights how
Ngāti Hauā and the Kīngitanga told their own stories long before the modern media era. Morrinsville Museum shared pounamu pieces and stone tools. Morrinsville Historical Society president Jo Gifford described the loan of the artefacts as both educational and emotional. “It wasn’t really our call,” she said. “It was Ngāti Hauā’s exhibition and Ngāti Hauā’s artefacts and so we simply were a home for them.”
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Miners in recovery mode By Jesse Wood
The not-for-profit monthly Urban Miners e-waste collection events in Te Awamutu have reached a milestone and are no longer needed. After five years, Urban Miners approached the Evolve Ventures Limited at the Te Awamutu Resource Recovery Centre on Daphne St, to permanently take over the collection of e-waste at the same cost. This service began in May and the monthly dropoff events were running alongside this. The centre is open seven days a week, encouraging more accessible e-waste recycling for Te Awamutu and surrounding area residents. The Te Awamutu Kihikihi Community Board originally did a big e-waste collection
but had to cease the project due to health and safety. Not long after, Cambridge Rotary came up with the Urban Miners concept. The community board supported the idea and said when Urban Miners were ready to come across the Waipā, they would love to be involved. Urban Miners needed more manpower than the community board could provide, so Te Awamutu Rotary were asked to partner for the monthly collection days in Te Awamutu. The final Urban Miners event in Te Awamutu was on Sunday, August 2. “A big thank you to Lou Brown who is continuing to pick up the batteries, and to John [Wood] and Kane [Titchener] who also attended lots of Urban Miners events,” chair Ange Holt said.
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“Thanks to Te Awamutu Rotary, if they hadn’t partnered with the Cambridge Rotary, our Urban Miners Day would never have happened. “I’d also like to acknowledge Pak’n Save for their sponsorship of the battery recycling project, which is continuing. “As a result of that partnership, they’re now taking bottle caps too.” Holt read out the Urban Miners update at the August community board meeting. Urban Miners thanked the rotary volunteers who made Te Awamutu “hum”. In particular Murray Olson, Chris Johnston (coordinator), Chris Kay, Ainslie Wheatley, Holt, Dave Crowley, Sid Lim, Brown, Vicki Wallis, Pauline Love, John Harrison, Richard Stacey, Wood and Richard Reynolds. A special shout-out went to Cambridge’s John Riley, the regular truck-and-trailer driver, who kept everything
moving smoothly month after month. Evolve Ventures are a family-owned business with more than 25 years of experience in waste management and recycling across the Waipā, Ōtorohanga, Waitomo, Bay of Plenty, Marlborough and Wellington regions. Their employees manage the Te Awamutu Resource Recovery Centre and RePurpose Store. The report said it’s a moment to pause, appreciate and celebrate the huge amount of work that’s gone into making these collections such a success. “Thanks to your dedication, these events have diverted many tonnes of e-waste from landfill and helped build strong community awareness around responsible recycling,” the Urban Miners report said. “It’s a big step forward - and it wouldn’t have happened without the
[community board’s initial e-waste events and support for an alternative]. “Well done community board, it’s a really great
initiative that we got going and have been able to successfully hand over for the community to look after.”
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In 1926 Te Kawa was in for a shock – and it seemed no roads led to Te Awamutu, where a farmer serenaded his dairy cows. Meghan Hawkes looks at the news.
How the plot thinned… A Te Awamutu farmer adopted a novel method of scarifying his land when he hitched the scarifiers to the back of his motor car and drove round and round the plot being treated. Observers reported that a very satisfactory job was made. Another local farmer shared his belief that dairy cows must not be excited at milking time. He said he had found a way to curb the impulse to respond in kind when a cow kicked him. His response was to sing, and the musical farmer was heard at milking time singing heartily. “It pays - and pays well - to sing to your cows,” was his advice. Residents of Te Kawa, south of Te Awamutu, were startled by a vivid blue flash and then a loud report, followed by a shaking as though an earthquake had occurred. A thunderbolt had passed over, striking a house and a belt of trees, coming to earth just beyond the railway line. A young man who was
crossing the station yard was knocked unconscious, but soon recovered after treatment. He stated he felt as though he had received a blow on the chest. Another man who was carrying a crosscut saw along the road had it wrenched off his shoulder and received a shock. A lady who was using the telephone at the time received a severe shock in the arm and was knocked backwards. There was a good deal of alarm among people living in the vicinity, especially among the women and children, the failure of the electric light adding to their fright. The Waipā County Council held its first meeting at Te Awamutu, having decided to abandon Ōhaupō as its meeting place after very many years. Prior to the inclusion of several outer districts a few years previously, Ōhaupō had been the natural middle of the county but now with the addition of new territory Te Awamutu was almost exactly in the centre. The county
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clerk’s and engineer’s offices were already at Te Awamutu, and a new meeting room was to be built as part of the present offices. To celebrate the occasion the county chairman entertained the members of the Borough and County Councils and their staff to a luncheon. Motorists were left questioning “Where is Te Awamutu?” due to indication posts along the roads all being marked ‘To Te Kūiti.’ The mile posts on the roadsides even noted the miles to Hamilton Post Office but there was never a sign to point the way to Te Awamutu. Motorists found it a complete mystery as to why all roads led either to Te Kūiti or Hamilton. The branch of the Auckland Automobile Association at Te Awamutu was encouraged to try and put Te Awamutu on the map.
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Afghan sacrifices recalled By Viv Posselt
A commemoration at the Te Awamutu RSA last weekend marked 25 years since the deployment of New Zealand forces to Afghanistan and recognised the loss of 10 personnel during that time. New Zealand’s involvement from 2001 covered a variety of roles as needs changed within the war-torn country. A keynote speaker at the commemoration was Major Cameron Stapleton. In late 2001, he was among the first members of the New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) to arrive in Afghanistan as part of the international response to the New York terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. “What followed was nearly two decades of service by New Zealand men and women in one of the most challenging and dangerous conflicts of the modern era,” he said. “During that time, New Zealand forces conducted combat operations, reconstruction efforts, mentoring missions, and humanitarian support, serving alongside coalitions partners and the Afghan people.” He said one of the most visible elements of New Zealand’s commitment was the reconstruction in the Bamiyan province from 2003-13. “New Zealand personnel helped provide security, improve infrastructure, support local government, and assist in the development of schools, health facilities and essential services,” he added. “At the same time, NZSAS personnel undertook combat and counter-terrorism operations against Taliban and Al Qaeda elements.” New Zealand later transitioned to supporting the development of Afghan forces, resulting in the training of more than 5000 Afghanistan army officer cadets, over 250 of whom were female. This country’s contribution to that mission ended
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Te Awamutu RSA committee member Jim Goddin emcee’d the commemoration.
in March 2021, and later that year, the NZDF redeployed as part of a multi-agency humanitarian mission that involved evacuating Kiwis and other foreign nationals from Kabul. Tony Hill, national president of the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association (RNZRSA), said New Zealanders demonstrated courage and professionalism ‘of the highest order’ throughout their involvement in Afghanistan. “The most celebrated example was Corporal Willie Apiata, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for New Zealand for his extraordinary bravery during a fierce engagement in 2004. His actions remain one of the finest examples of gallantry in New Zealand military history, but Afghanistan also demanded sacrifice.” He cited the deaths of Lieutenant Tim O’Donnell DSD (2010), Corporal Douglas Grant
and Lance Corporal Leon Smith (both in 2011), Lance Corporals Pralli Durrer and Rory Malone (2012), and Corporal Luke Tamatea, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker, and Private Richard Harris (also 2012). Lance Corporal Baker became the first New Zealand servicewoman killed by enemy action since 1915. Hill spoke of two other non-combat losses, that of Private Kirifi Mila and Corporal Douglas Hughes. “Today, we reflect not only on the achievements and challenges of the mission, but on the courage, dedication and sacrifice of those who served there,” he said. “Whether conducting combat operations, rebuilding communities, mentoring Afghan forces, or supporting humanitarian efforts, New Zealand personnel carried out their duties with honour and distinction.”
The handover process included karakia and extensive planning to ensure the taonga were properly cared for. Gifford compared it to entrusting a child to someone else’s care. “But now part of us is here,” she said. She praised the exhibition’s design and atmosphere, saying it offered more than a traditional display of objects. “The whole thing’s really respectful, it’s clever, it has a flow,” she said. “It also has soul.” That feeling was evident throughout the morning. Curator Maree Mills said bringing together taonga from local and national collections created a powerful opportunity for current and future generations to reconnect with their history and celebrate the legacy of their tūpuna. Judging by the expressions on the faces gathered in Hamilton on Friday morning, that reconnection was already happening.
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ON SHAKY GROUND
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This week I was surprised to learn that southwest Western Australia has a history of earthquakes, and one of them was devastating for a town. This surprised me because I lived there for about two and a half years and I didn’t know. I was even working as a geologist, though I was focused on offshore geology and overwhelmed with my first job out of grad school. If I could go back in time and remind my much younger self to check what my local hazards were beyond fire and weather, I would. At 10.59am on October 14, 1968, a magnitude 6.5-6.8 earthquake struck. The event produced surface faulting across 37km, breaking the ground along the fault and producing scarps up to around two metres high. The town of Meckering, 130km east northeast of Perth, was largely destroyed. At the time around 500 people called Meckering home. They didn’t know that the town had been built near a fault line. The earthquake was felt across much of southern Western Australia, and the impacts in the town were severe. More than 50 homes and community buildings crumbled during the 40 seconds of shaking. Roads cracked, the rail line was bent into more of an S-shape, water pipes burst. Around 20 people were injured and thankfully everyone survived, but as we know, these numbers tell only a fraction of the traumatic story behind these events. Injuries included broken limbs and concussions from falling materials. One
This week we celebrated the first day of spring. After a gruelling winter, full of horrible illnesses, we look forward in hopeful expectation of what warmer weather might provide. This winter seems to have been particularly bad with influenza making its way through schools and kindergartens, putting pressure on parents who are not only dealing with sickness, but also have to do the juggle of taking time off work as well. For me, winter always begins with a bit of excitement because I enjoy the idea of sitting down on the couch with a hot coffee, a blanket and a good book (best done when it’s cold outside). However that highly romanticised picture is very quickly muddied with gloomy wet weather, and the first child to come down with whatever sickness is making its way through at that time. The excitement of spring does not usually come with the same quashed expectations. Spring offers us a beautiful picture of renewal, new life, hope, and warmth. It is a time where nature shows us that there are good things to come, and invites us to join in. Having spent a large part of winter stuck inside the house, one of the gifts that we have here in Te Awamutu is the variety of nature walks in the surrounding areas. Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari is one of the very best spots. Within the sanctuary we are able to enjoy Aotearoa’s flora and fauna without all the invasive species that have led
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resident told The West Australian, “I thought the ground was going to open up and that I would fall into it… it was horrifying”. The community was irrevocably changed and many moved away. Those who did stay forged an even stronger sense of community as they came together. It just happened to occur on a public holiday - stores and schools were shut. The outcome may have been much worse if this were a different day or time. This occurred within the Southwest Seismic Zone, one of the most seismically active regions in Australia. More recently in 2018 there were two shallow M5.3 and M5.2 earthquakes (or 5.7 and 5.4 using a different scale). In earlier times we lacked either records of earthquakes or the understanding of what to do with the information. Homes were built without seismic standards in mind back then. We now know that brick homes and unreinforced brick chimneys can turn lethal as they are shaken apart. Being struck by a falling object is how many fatalities occur during earthquakes, which is why drop, cover, and hold on has been so prolifically shared and practiced. Do not try to run to a doorway as the old advice goes. Last week a small but very shallow earthquake rattled people in southwest Sydney. At only M3.4, this is a great example of how the depth and location of earthquakes matter greatly when it comes to the impact. For more information on geologic hazards across the ditch, look up Geoscience Australia.
By Sam Pullenger, Vicar, St John’s Parish Te Awamutu
to the need for these places. Many of our native flora and fauna are unable to thrive outside of areas like the sanctuary because introduced species destroy it before them before they can grow strong enough to withstand their feeding. We have also transformed this land from what it once was, covered in thick forests filled with native wildlife, to now having relegated forests often that we have had to replant and tend to in order to even exist. In the Anglican church calendar this month is always Care for Creation month. A month set aside to remind us of our duty to be Kaitiaki (stewards or guardians) of creation. We are reminded that we have been created, not to operate as individuals to make the world suit us, to flourish within creation, as part of the rest of creation. When we live lives that actively seek to steward creation, we will also flourish. This is why I was really excited to hear that Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari will be given Government funding to help with the upkeep of the fence. One way we can support is simply through visiting; going for a walk in the sanctuary. It is a way that we can participate in caring for creation this month, and a way that we can begin to experience the hope of spring. I encourage you to find a way to join with creation in the hopeful expectation of renewal and warmth.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Council updates three committee names Three of Waipā District Council's committees have new names and refined purposes from this week, matching its new organisational structure which came into effect in July. What’s new?
Young kaitiaki impress at council meeting Tamariki from two of Waipā's Enviroschools stole the show at August’s Service Delivery Committee meeting, presenting their environmental projects to elected members, including Mayor Mike Pettit. Students Ana, Rhea, Rodnel, Aria, Mia and Leroy from Wharepapa South School pictured above (l-r) talked the committee through their work as kaitiaki [guardians] of their local environment. Their Trees for Survival programme sees them grow native trees from seedlings and plant them on local farms, while they've also adopted a stretch of the Pūniu River, planting along the banks and testing water quality. The students say they've already noticed more native birds including kererū, pīwakawaka, tūī and kōtare around their school, along with fewer pests like stoats and rats. And having seen the impact of flooding firsthand after the February storm event, they say it's brought home just how important protecting and restoring waterways really is.
Mayor Mike Pettit says the students' passion was obvious. “These children were absolutely awesome, so switched on and so proud of what they've achieved. It just goes to show what young people can do when they're given the opportunity.” The presentations were a great example of how a relatively small amount of funding can go a long way when matched with energy from students and schools.
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Enviroschools is an environmental education programme delivered by Waikato Regional Council, with 25 of Waipā's schools taking part. Waipā District Council contributes $24,000 a year to the programme, which helps schools weave sustainability and environmental care into everyday school life.
Practical next step for proposed recovery centre Planning is continuing for a proposed new resource recovery centre at Matos Segedin Drive in Leamington, with community needs firmly at the heart of the conversation. Waipā District Councillors discussed the proposals at the latest Service Delivery Committee meeting, looking at how a future facility could better support Cambridge and the wider communities who would use it.
Karāpiro School students (pictured right) Zoë, Amelia and Jake shared how their school motto, “Whakatupu tahi tātou: Together we grow," shapes their own environmental programme. The students mapped and explored their own school grounds, collecting data on birds and butterflies, before setting to work building skink gardens, weta boxes and bat boxes, along with a vege garden, worm farm and butterfly and bee garden.
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Job done – now the wait Keeping golfers The ball is, quite literally, in Thames’ court in the race to the Waikato senior women’s football title. The league is one step down from the top WaiBop competition and Te Awamutu, which completed its season in style last weekend with an eighth successive win, leads the way. But it’s Thames to lose – the Coromandel club has two games to play, a superior goal difference and could seal the title by winning just one against third placed Melville Epics or struggling Northern United’s Orange
Roughies. The competition’s top two sides have lost just three times between them – in Te Awamutu’s case it was the first two outings of the season. So the Waipa team is pinning its hopes on the Hamilton clubs talking points Te Awamutu went to Melville’s Gower Park on Sunday for a must win game and won it convincingly – 6-1 in a game where all seven goals came in the first half. Liv Milne slotted home after three
minutes, and Helena Mackenzie was next in line with a well-controlled knee and volley into the back of the net. Astrid Joy and Elin Huss both scored from distance to make it four before the home side got on the scoreboard. Lexy McMurray then continued to add to her goal scoring tally, breaking away to twice to slot home and take her total for the season to 19 – not far off half the team’s 41 goals from 10 games in the league. Thames travels to play Melville on Sunday.
Helena Mackenzie scored Te Awamutu’s second at Gower Park.
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Following a New Zealander winning a major championship, golf is expected to enjoy another boost across the country — and ACC is encouraging players to look after their bodies so they can stay injury free and on the green. Ryan Fox made headlines in July when he became the second New Zealand male to win The Open Championship. History shows that when a Kiwi golfer wins a major championship, it can inspire more people to take up the game. Michael Campbell’s US Open victory in 2005 helped spark a surge in interest, and Fox’s heroics are expected to have a similar effect. As participation grows, so too does the number of people making ACC claims for golf-related injuries. In 2025, ACC accepted 11,016 golf injury claims at a cost of $13.9 million — the highest number in the past six years and almost twice as many claims as in 2020. ACC injury prevention leader James Whitaker says golf is a great sport for people of all ages, but players need to know their limits. “The good news with golf injuries is they are predictable and therefore preventable,” he says. “We want players of all abilities to enjoy the game with friends and family rather than being stuck at home on the couch with an injury.” The regions with the highest number of golf-related injury claims in 2025 were Auckland (4407), Canterbury (1300), Waikato (1027) and Bay of Plenty (903). Soft-tissue injuries made up 94 percent of claims, with the lower back/spine, shoulder and knee the most affected body parts. The age groups with the highest number of claims were 60–64 years (1227 claims), 65–69 years (1133) and 55–59 years (1120). ACC is also reminding players to stay alert on the course. From 2020 to 2025, 1196 New Zealanders had an ACC claim accepted after being struck by a golf ball. Last year’s 259 accepted claims was the highest in six years. “Getting hit by a golf ball can be painful and frightening,” Whitaker says. “Slow down, stay behind your playing partners on every shot and be aware of what is happening around you.”
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Waikato up for challenges By Jesse Wood
It was two from two for Waikato sides at in Pukekohe on Saturday and a Ranfurly Shield challenge is on the horizon for the Mooloo men. In a wet curtain raiser, the Waikato Divisional XV dealt to Counties Manukau Divisional XV 38-16, ahead of the Waikato Farah Palmer Cup team beating the Counties Manukau Power Heat 28-19 to open their 2026 account with a win. Pirongia winger Daniel Belk scored one of the four tries for the divisional team. Fellow winger Robert Day (Leamington) slotted 18
points off the tee in the rain - four penalties and three conversions. Out of the 23, 11 players were from Waipā clubs Leamington, Ōhaupō and Pirongia. In the women’s clash, Kihikihi product Te Ao Rewiri-Wharerau and Ngāhinapōuri School alumna Ella Smith were treated to victory in their maiden games. Kihikihi first five-eighth Kiriana Nolan also took the pitch, as did Meltap (Melville Hautapu combined) players Lela Ieremia and Chyann Kaitapu.
Leamington winger Robert Day kicked 18 points.
The Waikato Rugby men’s NPC team will have to take their A game to Whangārei next Saturday as they face Northland for the Ranfurly Shield. On Saturday afternoon, Waikato fell at Forsyth Barr Stadium 43-38 to Otago who started the season with the shield. Underdogs Northland took the shield off Canterbury the previous week and successfully defended it against the Tasman Mako on Sunday afternoon, 20-10. Two ex-Waikato players, Northland captain Rivez Reihana and fullback Jordan Trainor, scored all of the Taniwha points. Former Hautapu and Waikato lock Sam Caird is in the Taniwha squad but wasn’t in the 23. Caird and Trainor had been part of the 2016 Waikato shield defences, while the majority of the Northland squad haven’t held the shield before. Sunday was Northland’s first successful Log o’ Wood defence since 1979. This weekend Waikato will face Canterbury in Hamilton as they prepare for the battle in the north on September 12.
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FORD, Elwyn Raymond (née Grigg) – Passed away peacefully on Saturday, 29 August 2026, aged 87 years. Loved wife of the late Graham. Cherished mother and motherin-law of Steven, Justine & Bevan, and Treena. Beloved Nana of Amber & Carl, Rueben & Ellie, Max, Grace, Cameron and Charlotte, and Great-Nana of Leo, Navy, Darcy, Riley and Maisy. You will always be in our hearts. Thank you for a lifetime of love, memories, laughter and so many special moments. In accordance with Elwyn’s wishes, a private family celebration of her life will be held. Messages to the Ford Family may be sent c/- 262 Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu 3800, or left in Elwyn’s online tribute book at www.rosetown. co.nz.
Waipā District Council will consider an application to close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic, to enable organisers to hold the Rotary Te Awamutu Christmas Parade 2026: On Saturday, December 5, 2026, between 7:00am to 1:00pm: • • • •
Gorst Avenue - whole Street Selwyn Lane - whole Street Mahoe Street - from Market Street / Churchill Street intersection to Arawata Street Alexandra Street - from Mutu Street / Rewi Street intersection to Arawata Street / Sloane Street intersection
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Between 10:30 am and 12:30am: • •
Arawata Street from Sloane Street / Alexandra Street intersection to George / Mahoe Street intersection Sloane Street from Alexandra Street / Arawata Street intersection to to Sloane / Redoubt intersection
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C O L L E C T CENTRE IN-STORE LAWNMOWER CHAINSAW Your Authorised Husqvarna Servicing Dealer Manager Charles Sutherland-Clark manager@lmcc.co.nz
Service Manager Clive Baldwin workshop@lmcc.co.nz
Parts James Bradley parts@lmcc.co.nz
Your Authorised Husqvarna Servicing Dealer
Parts/Automowers Ben Mackie parts@lmcc.co.nz
Accounts/Admin El-marie Sutherland-Clark admin@lmcc.co.nz
07 871 8838 333 Sloane Street, Te Awamutu www.LMCC.co.nz
15 Albert Street, Cambridge Ph 07 823 5522 melissa@thehondashop.co.nz
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