Andrews claims title
Ellesse Andrews in winning action in London. (Credit: SWPix-UCI)
Cambridge-based cycling star Ellesse Andrews completed a memorable international season, taking the overall female sprint honours in the UCI Track Champions League in London.
The second night of racing at the Lee Valley Velodrome, venue of the 2012 London Olympic track cycling, completed the five-round competition, involving a select invitation field in a series in Mallorca, Berlin, Paris and London.
The sprint competition included the individual sprint with a unique three-up qualifying and semifinal with a traditional two-rider head-to-head final, along with a keirin where the top two riders progressed from each heat to a shorter five-lap final.
Andrews came into the final night in London with a slender seven-point lead in the series over German Alessa-Catriona Propster. The New Zealander was in commanding form tonight, winning her heat, semifinal and the final in the individual sprint.
Andrews will return to New Zealand to continue her preparations towards an all-important Oceania Track Championships in Cambridge and Nations Cup in the new year, towards qualification for the Paris Olympics.
Art times four
Carole Hughes
An Open Studio art exhibition featuring original paintings, prints, pottery and giftware by artists Carole Hughes, Kirsten Mcintosh, Jo Beckett and members of the Cambridge Society of Arts in Thornton Rd will be held over the weekend of November 18-19.
Doggy bins
Full doggy bags in Cambridge
A new contract to empty dog doo bins around the Waipā district has seen a dramatic decrease in complaints about over-flowing bins. Meawhile 54 dogs were impounded in the three months from July 1 to September 30 with 38 claimed, three euthanised and 11 rehomed. Of the rehomed were six puppies from unplanned litters taken into care by Pound Hounds Rescue.
Hearing ahead
Waipā District Council will hold a resource consent hearing later this month to consider an application for the construction and establishment of a purpose-built Wattyl Ltd paint storage and distribution facility, and three warehouses and ancillary offices in the Rural Zone at 16A Wickham Street, Hamilton. The application was limited notified to six parties with four submissions received and three wishing to be heard at the hearing.
Too noisy
Nine noisy residents have been issued with written complaints and seven with verbal directions to “turn the noise down”. Waipā District Council’s Environmental Health staff seized one piece of equipment from a resident for failing to adhere to their instructions. Just over 100 noise complaints – among 511 total enquiries regarding food, noise, contamination land, licensing and public health matters – were received from July 1 to September 30.
Dog bites
Waipā’s animal control team had 22 reports of dog bites in three months – 13 on other animals and four on children under 16. Most were relatively minor in terms of injury. The team received 996 calls with 593 being for more information and the rest on animal control issues, including lost dogs. There are 9594 registered dogs in the district.
Kiwifruit mediation
Nick Jennings
Mediation took place between Ōhaupō lifestyler Nick Jennings and Kiwifruit Investments Ltd last week in the long-running dispute over shelter belts and cloth structures at a Parallel Road kiwifruit orchard. Waipā Regulatory and Growth group manager Wayne Allan told the council this week the mediation and the work resulting out of it could end in a result. Otherwise, it would proceed to the Environment Court next year.
New court
They’re off: Junior members of Hautapu Rugby Club leave the netball courts.
About 500 Cambridge netballers will benefit from a golf day in Cambridge next week. Money raised from the golf day will be used to refurbish the damaged netball court at Hautapu Sports, enabling it to be used by future generations and for more sports. Currently, the court is the club’s only training surface for almost 400 junior and 100 senior players, who use it to prepare for local Cambridge and Hamilton competitions. The asphalt court was installed more than 30 years ago and has deteriorated, limiting its use.
Consents up
Resource consent applications are on the up again with 122 consents processed in the quarter ended September 30, up from 84 the previous quarter. All were processed at Waipā within the allowable statutory timeframe. Land Information Memorandums (Lims) were also up, from 237 to 247.
Police sting
Environmental health inspectors from Waipā council assisted police with a controlled liquor purchase operation recently with no sales to minors picked up.
Plan appeal
A plan change for Hamilton Airport’s northern precinct is on hold pending an appeal by the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society. The protection of bats is the key issue behind the appeal.
Process queried
Dale-Maree Morgan
Waipā Māori ward councillor Dale-Maree Morgan asked council staff this week how independent commissioners will be appointed for the proposed waste to energy plant in Te Awamutu. The Waipā representative would come from the council’s pool of 12 who specialise in planning, legal and iwi issues. It would be a transparent process, staff said.
Volleyball selection
Cambridge High School students Ara Kohu-Aranga and James Rouse and St Peter’s Cambridge’s Cohen Satiu have been selected in Volleyball Waikato’s Waikato U15 boy’s squad. The team will compete in the U15 IPC tournament in Hamilton in December.
Tiny homes
Waipā landowners are being urged to do their homework before moving tiny homes on to land across the district. Waipā District Council has seen a massive increase in interest around tiny homes, receiving between five and 10 enquiries per week.
Business survey
Cambridge business owners are being asked to take part in the Waikato Business Sentiment Survey being run by Te Waka. Te Waka, Waikato’s economic development agency, will use the responses to help shape economic performance across the Waikato region.
Lacrosse success
Sixteen-year-old Cambridge High School students Annelies Banks and Piper Russell have been selected in the New Zealand team to play at the Southern Crosse Tournament in Melbourne in January. An U20 women’s lacrosse event, selection trials were held over three months.
Turnaround unlit
The bulk of the work at SH1 Karāpiro has wrapped up on the turnaround bay at Keeley’s Reserve. The reserve has reopened to the public and the turnaround bay can be used. Due to a nation-wide shortage, the streetlighting system is yet to be installed and this will be completed just prior to Christmas or in early 2024
Website visits
Our online story on Hamilton Boys’ High School headmaster Susan Hassall resigning was cambridgenews.nz’s most popular last month with nearly a third of all visits. Our home page was second followed by news about the Cherry Festival in Tamahere in third and fourth was, Metlifecare evicting its rental tenants from St Andrew’s Village in Cambridge. Fifth were our reports from France about the Waipā delegation in Le Quesnoy for the opening of Te Arawhata – New Zealand Liberation Museum.
Subdivision plans
An application to subdivide two properties at 32 and 32A Kelly Road, Cambridge, into four lots will proceed to a hearing after three submissions against it were filed.
Work underway
The Waipā District Council led Ōhaupō Village pedestrian safety improvements are underway and are expected to take six months to complete. During this time lane shifts and stop/go traffic management will be in place, along with temporary speed limits.
Plant decision
A decision on whether a waste incineration plant can be built in Te Awamutu will not be made until early to mid-2024 at the earliest. The application to build the plant in Racecourse Road has been filed by Global Contracting Solutions. The company wants to incinerate 150,000 tonnes of rubbish annually, burning the rubbish to generate steam to turn into electric power. To fuel the plant, rubbish would be trucked from outside the district. Waipā District Council and Waikato Regional
Council will hold a joint hearing next year to assess the application.
Tiny homes
Waipā landowners are being urged to do their homework before moving tiny homes on to land across the district. Waipā District Council has seen a massive increase in interest around tiny homes, receiving between five and 10 enquiries per week.
