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SEPTEMBER 2016 

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It’s a sad reality that 

cunning scammers 

target our seniors 

From the Minister for Seniors 

HON MAGGIE BARRY 

Losing money to a scammer is an awful 

experience for anyone – and as I 

have heard from so many seniors, it is 

a particular fear for many older people. 

Scammers are becoming more cunning 

and inventive and with the growth of the 

internet, they have more opportunities to 

reach victims, and it is a sad reality that 

many of those they target are seniors. 

It might seem obvious in hindsight but 

many of these so-called “investment opportunities”, 

romance scams or approaches 

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yourself by watching out for “red 

flags” – signs that what you are dealing 

with may be a scam. 

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FOLLOWING YEARS OF HEALTH ISSUES, 67 YEAR-OLD 

ROYCE METCALFE IS USING EXERCISE AND NUTRITION 

TO OWN HIS PROBLEMS AND WORK TOWARDS A 

HEALTHIER AND MORE ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. 

Sizeable weight gain and the development of additional 

health concerns meant Royce needed to act 

fast. The catalyst for his sudden lifestyle change came 

after discussing Green Prescription (an initiative that 

promotes physical activity as a way of staying healthy) 

with his doctor. 

“My doctor told me about Green Prescription because I was 

finally ready to take responsibility for my health issues,” said 

Royce. 

“I needed to take a serious look at exercise and nutrition, 

and admit to myself that all the issues I thought I was doing 

OK with, I really wasn’t addressing at all.” 

Royce started his health journey with aqua jogging twice 

a week but soon realised it wasn’t challenging him enough. 

After looking into other options he was referred to Max Weinberg, 

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centre based on campus at the University of Waikato. 

At his initial consult with Max in June, Royce was taken 

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to suit his needs and to help him achieve his own personal 

goals. From day one he enjoyed the programme and has been 

attending the weekly LifeFit supervised resistance and cardio 

training sessions every Tuesday and Friday. 

The atmosphere inside the gym and the support given by 

Max and other staff members is what Royce enjoys most 

about training at UniRec. 

“You never feel like you’re on your own,” he explained. 

“Although you’re in charge of your own programme, Max 

and the rest of the UniRec staff are always there to support 

you and to give you advice if you need it. 

“It has a friendly, non-threatening atmosphere and I love the 

social element of the weekly LifeFit sessions.” 

Since March Royce has lost 9kg and, at a recent visit to his 

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“I’m thrilled with my progress. It’s a huge confidence boost 

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Hamilton greypower Magazine – September 2016 3

Opinion: Complacent Nation 

FROM DR GAVIN ELLIS 

Ssenior lecturer at the University of Auckland 

DR ELLIS IS A MEDIA COMMENTATOR AND FORMER 

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD. 

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The New Zealand public are a perplexing paradox. 

They leap into paroxysms of patriotic fervour at the sight of 

15 men charging with an oval ball, or one woman hitting a small 

round one with a stick. 

They break out ‘The End is Nigh’ signs when attempts are made 

to regulate what lightbulbs they may use, and have strong views 

on a symbolic piece of cloth (even if they don’t vote to change it). 

Yet, when a fundamental human right is threatened and eroded, 

they fall strangely silent. 

Perhaps they believe life in a free country is somehow self-perpetuating. 

Unfortunately, it is not. 

The right that has been threatened and eroded is the right to 

know. 

It is embodied in the freedom of expression clauses of the New 

Zealand Bill of Rights Act and the United Nations’ Universal Declaration 

of Human Rights. It is the underlying principle of the Official 

Information Act. That, one might think, invests it with an 

inalienable status. One would be wrong. 

The right to know in New Zealand has become deeply politicised, 

with the release of official information assessed on the 

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basis of political risk. The requirement 

that public servants adopt a ‘no surprises’ 

approach means the ministers 

who oversee their activities are able to 

block, delay or water down inconvenient 

truths while leaving their departments 

to ‘take the heat’. 

They are able to do so because, for 

every legislative clause ‘guaranteeing’ 

freedom of expression, there are 

a score of provisions that allow the 

‘guarantee’ to be ignored. 

Dr Gavin Ellis The Bill of Rights Act allows rights 

to be over-ridden by “reasonable limits 

prescribed by law as may be demonstrably justified in a free 

and democratic society”. Section 5 of the Official Information 

Act states the principle that “information shall be made available 

unless there are good reasons for withholding it”. 

These get-out clauses have allowed legislators to include – in 

an Act purportedly designed to allow the public to know what 

the state is doing on its behalf – 56 grounds for ignoring 

the principle that official information should be available. 

Both the Labour-led Government of Helen Clark and the present 

National-led Government have used these provisions, together 

with the ‘no surprises’ policy and the replacement of public 

service tenure with (may be) renewable term contracts, to manage 

what the public is allowed to know. Both have used the getout 

provision of the Bill of Rights Act to propose and pass laws 

that would otherwise breach our rights. 

Public servants and journalists tell disturbing stories about the 

way official information is now routinely viewed through a lens 

that places the interests of ruling politicians uppermost. I am also 

concerned about what might come next. 

Politicians know from experience that they can make inroads 

into our right to know without raising the ire of the public. They 

also know that the public is increasingly driven by emotive issues 

and can be diverted away from bothersome detail. 

There are three scenarios under which our right to know – including 

the right of journalists to seek information on the public’s 

behalf – could be dramatically curtailed. One is the implementation 

of draconian anti-terrorism laws following attacks in this 

country, another is widespread privatisation of state functions, 

and the third is the election of a populist right-wing government. 

In each case restrictions circumvent the Bill of Rights Act on the 

basis that they are within “reasonable limits”. 

Some restrictions under those scenarios may be justified: 

There is broad recognition that free speech is not entirely without 

limits. However, circumstances also allow politicians to 

give the state powers that go beyond what is necessary and 

proportionate. The anti-terrorism laws of Australia, the United 

Kingdom, Canada and the United States are proof of that. So, 

too, is the execution of police search warrants on the homes 

of New Zealand journalists like Nicky Hager and Heather du 

Plessis-Allan. 

I argue for an over-arching safeguard by establishing the Bill 

of Rights Act as supreme law. It would allow the Supreme Court 

to review laws and regulations seen to be in breach and refer 

them back to Parliament for reconsideration, as is the case in 

Canada. Get-out clauses would have a high hurdle to jump. 

Politicians will not initiate such a safeguard. They have already 

ignored calls for it by former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer 

and the late jurist Lord Cooke of Thorndon. It will happen only if 

there is a widespread demand that tips the political scales. And 

for that to happen New Zealanders will need to be shocked out 

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It’s a sad reality that cunning scammers target our seniors 

From page 1 

New Zealand’s Banking Ombudsman, 

Nicola Sladden, says 

scammers use a range of different 

techniques to develop a 

“friendship” with their victim, 

play on their emotions and 

actively discourage them from 

talking about the apparently 

“great investment opportunity” 

on offer with their real and 

trusted friends and family. 

One big red flag is a so-called 

“friend” who never actually 

appears in person, but only 

ever wants to talk over the 

phone or via email. 

As Minister for Seniors I am 

very aware that some of our 

older people are very trusting 

and potentially vulnerable to 

this type of fraud, especially if 

they are lonely or isolated and 

in need of companionship. 

But couples and families 

can also become victims. One 

recent case involved an older 

couple in their seventies losing 

their savings in a Hong Kong 

investment scam. 

Within eight weeks of first 

being hooked by the scam, 

they had withdrawn their entire 

life savings of $70,000 and 

started taking out loans with 

their bank to capitalise on the 

“investment”. 

The bank did ask why they 

had made the withdrawals but 

they had been persuaded not 

to say anything by the scammer. 

The Ombudsman felt the 

bank ought to have taken its 

inquiries further and recommended 

it refund half the loans 

the couple had taken out. 

But they still lost half their 

savings because it was judged 

they should have done their 

own due diligence more thoroughly 

before signing away 

their money. 

Another common type of 

scam is called “phishing”, 

when the victim receives an 

email or phone call claiming to 

be from their bank and asking 

for personal details about their 

account numbers and passwords. 

The email may even have a 

link to a website which is designed 

to look like your bank 

but it could all be fake. You 

need to be aware that once 

you send them your details 

they will have everything they 

need to access your money. 

Under no circumstances 

should you ever hand over 

your banking details on the 

phone or via email – no bank 

would ever ask for them and if 

in any doubt you should phone 

or contact your bank directly to 

verify if it is genuine. 

You can read more about 

how to avoid scams and how 

your bank and Banking Ombudsman 

can help on the Office 

for Seniors website: www. 

superseniors.msd.govt.nz. 

Ombudsman’s guide on 

banking 

Make sure you know who 

you are dealing with. 

Do an internet search and 

look for reviews. Check Consumer 

Affairs’ scam alert website, 

ask for a physical address 

you can check, and look the 

company up on the Companies 

Register. 

Check with someone independent 

and trustworthy before 

you commit to anything. 

Do not give out account details 

unless the business is established 

and trusted. 

Never accept money into 

your account for subsequent 

transfer to others. 

Never give out your password. 

Check your accounts regularly 

to ensure money is only 

going to the right places. 

Report any likely scams to 

your bank and Consumer Affairs 

via its website. 

If you are emailing somebody 

about financial matters 

involving transferring money, 

check the arrangements with 




President’s report 

AN EXCELLENT TURNOUT ENJOYED OUR MID-YEAR 

CHRISTMAS LUNCH AND THE LADIES IN THE CAFE DID US 

PROUD. FIVE PRIZES DRAWN ON THE DAY ADDED SOME 

EXCITEMENT. 

We are working to further update our 25-year-old 

computer system. This will enable us to set up our 

data base in alphabetical order, check online banking 

payments for membership and also print envelopes. 

We will save a lot of time and cut out errors. 

While we are looking to improve all the time, I must 

apologise to any members who received a remindernotice 

for subs due when you had already paid. 

My deputy Jack Thomas is improving after suffering a heart 

attack and is looking forward to coming back in the next 

few months. We all wish him well. Peter Boyes has been 

standing in for him running the Monday morning seminars. 

Thanks Peter. 

At our recent seminars we had the co-leader of the Green 

Party, James Shaw speak to us. He was very interesting and 

a fresh new face in politics. 

A couple of weeks later the Rt. Hon. Winston Peters 

spoke. He attracted more than 200 to our seminar (standing 

room only), was a crowd favourite and in fine form. 

He spoke about many issues. It was interesting to note NZ 

First will not be aligning with any other party until after the 

election. 

A priority for NZ First is housing and social housing and 

senior citizens. At present NZ superannuitants total more 

than 650,000. This number is due to rise to one million in 

about 10 years. 

It was good to hear from one of the new and one of the 

not so new faces of government. 

Tragically Hamilton City Council sold off all of its pensioner 

housing, more than 400 properties for $23 million last 

year. The purchasers paid a $2 million deposit and nothing 

more for four years. I wonder what they would be worth 

now after the recent boom in house prices? 

I represented you in submissions to council to not sell 

pensioner housing. I even marched and joined other concerned 

groups in Garden Place with a symbolic coffin, the 

death of pensioner housing. 

The annoying thing to me is HCC has no policy on pensioner 

housing which could at least enable providers some 

incentive to come here. 

I have put my hand up again for the coming elections as 

a candidate in the East ward. Whatever happens I hope to 

remain as your president and I will continue to press council 

hard to keep rates affordable and to recognise the forgotten 

community of superannuitants. 

Regards 

ROGER HENNEBRY 

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• No water meters or sale of assets 

• Keeping rates down to a minimum 

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Water - better planning for the future 

or another name for asset stripping? 

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WATER IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY. 

BUT THE SERVICES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED EVERY TIME 

WE TURN THE TAP, HAVE A BATH, FLUSH THE TOILET 

OR WATCH RAIN WATER DRAIN FROM OUR STREET 

REPRESENT A HUGE, AND OFTEN TAKEN-FOR-GRANTED 

ASPECT OF LIFE IN A MODERN COMMUNITY. 

As is often the case New Zealand is influenced by approaches 

to the provision and planning for public 

water and waste water services which have been used 

in other countries, notably the British Isles and Australia. 

In New Zealand the drive to reform can be traced back to the 

National Infrastructure Unit which is part of Treasury. The unit is 

directed by the eight-member National Infrastructure Advisory 

Board made up of members from the private sector and outside 

Central Government. Its role is to advise the National Infrastructure 

Unit and the Minister of Finance. 

In 2010 the unit began the task of analysing services provided 

by local authorities including water and waste water services 

which consistently came out at the bottom of pile in relation to 

performance. 

Fresh water and waste water service provision around New 

Zealand was found to vary widely and the infrastructure also 

varied in age and efficiency. 

The Government has required local councils to provide fresh 

water and waste water services in the most efficient and costeffective 

ways. About two years ago the Hamilton City Council 

and Waikato and Waipa District came together to consider the 

long term future of the provision of fresh water, waste water 

and storm water services in the region and contracted independent 

consultants Cranleigh to undertake an analysis of services 

in the region and how they may be best managed in the future. 

The ultimate aim to provide the best value and service for 

the users in a growing region. 

The councils asked the consultants to consider three options 

- a Shared Services model, the creation of a Council 

Controlled Organisation (CCO) to take over the running of 

water and waste water services in the region, or the Status 

Quo. 

After studying the results the councils agreed in principle 

to form a CCO. This would see the new entity purchase the 

water and waste water assets - facilities including Hamilton’s 

water treatment and sewerage treatment plants and all the 

piping, and pumping stations that go with them. 

The transferred assets would have a value of around $1.2 

billion regionally, made up of $800 million from Hamilton, 

which makes up 62.1 percent of the total and $253 million 

from Waikato and $236 million from Waipa. 

Under the CCO model the councils would become shareholders 

and the CCO would borrow the money required to 

pay the councils which they would receive in cash, loans and 

shares. Hamilton City, for instance, would receive around 

$130 million. This could be used to reduce debt levels. 

At the moment drinking water in Hamilton City is paid for 

by a Uniform Annual Charge which is included as part of all 

residential rating bills. So all residential consumers pay the 

same amount. Commercial water is metered. 

In Waikato all settlements apart from Raglan, Ngaruawahia 

and Huntly are metered. All commercial users are metered and 

meters are being rolled out through all none-metered users. 

In Waipa, Ohaupo and Pirongia are metered, most commercial 

and industrial is metered and meters are being rolled-out 

in all areas currently not metered following a decision to do so 

in 2012. 

Hamilton city councillor and mayoral contender Rob Pascoe 

supports the CCO model which projected savings to the councils 

of about $428 million over 28 years. 

Under the CCO model Hamilton residential ratepayers would 

save about $38 a year in the cost of water and waste water 

services. Similarly, Waikato and Waipa ratepayers would save 

$106 and $68 respectively. 

“A CCO would be managed by a board of seven or eight 


Cunning scammers target our seniors 

From page 6 

the person using a means of communication other than email. 

Each year we receive complaints from people who have lost money 

through email accounts being hacked and fraudsters assuming 

the identities of others. 

Contact your bank immediately if you suspect you have been 

scammed. The bank may be able to reverse the charges but it may 

not be able to if you have authorised the payment. 

Unfortunately the old adage, “if it is too good to be true, it 

probably is” is almost always right and we all have to be vigilant 

to look after our financial security. 

Caveat emptor – let the buyer beware!


Water - better planning for the future 

From page 8 

people with commercial, legal, engineering and governance 

experience. They would have to work with us (the shareholder 

councils) on their annual plan. We would want to see a tidy 

balance sheet and they would have to come back to us around 

big-ticket items. The day to day running would be up to them.’’ 

Councillor Pascoe said the Hamilton council had not yet 

debated the issue of water meters and the Cranleigh Report 

showed a CCO could be achieved without metering. 

“The provision of waste water and fresh water services costs 

the city about $43 million a year. The Council would get a bill 

for the water service and we would continue to rate property. 

“But if the CCO comes to the councils and says it does need 

meters, then we would have to approve that and it would trigger 

public consultation.” 

Fellow Hamilton councillor Martin Gallagher, a member 

of the Waters Governance Group said his initial scepticism 

around the water CCO proposal hadn’t changed. 

‘’I believe council (Hamilton) has been incredibly arrogant 

in voting to put only one option in front of the public - the 

CCO plan - there is another model the Wellington Shared 

Services. The Shared Services model is a public service approach 

whereas the CCO is very much a closed-door commercial 

approach. 

‘’While legislation doesn’t permit the privatisation of water, 

at the moment, the CCO approach will result in separate 

billing and in Hamilton will result in the installation of water 

meters. This will inevitably lead to the retro-fitting of water 

meters throughout the city which will be a multi-million dollar 

process. 

‘’I think Central Government is giving a clear message that it 

expects local Government to work closely together with shared 

services, Central Government may impose the model even if it is 

not to our liking. There is a logic in shared services. All I am asking 

is that the public has the option of looking at different models. If 

we go to a CCO it will lead to the fitting of water meters. 

‘’Water meters could be better for smaller users but very expensive 

for families. We already have excellent expertise in our 

council staff in the water and waste water area. The idea that private 

enterprise is necessarily better is nonsense. I am concerned 

that we’re heading for privatisation as we were in the 1980s. 

Waipa District Pirongia ward councillor Clare St Pierre holds a 

management degree with first-class honours covering business 

research methods. 

A member of the Waters Governance Group, she has undertaken 

a detailed analysis of the Cranleigh Report which formed 

the basis of much council discussion and ultimately the proposal 

to form a CCO. 

Her analysis of CCO water systems used in Britain and Australia, 

and cited in the report, showed none of them were directly 

comparable to the Waikato situation. 

“I was initially accepting of the arguments around the economies 

of scale and the superior efficiencies of private business 

practice. But with wider reading the evidence backing these 

claims is far from solid.” 

Currently New Zealand has 78 councils and 66 water authorities. 

In March Local Government Minister Sam Lotu-Liga announced 

reforms in the Local Government 2002 Amendment, 

Better Local Services Bill designed to allow greater flexibility to 

local Government to collaborate and develop shared services 

including the greater use of CCOs. 

In a statement the minister said the costs of local services 

were rising faster than council revenues and councils needed 

new ways to manage their finances, improve efficiencies and 

create value for ratepayers. 

The Government has backed this policy move by strengthening 

the powers of the Local Government Commission ‘to promote 

and facilitate re-organisation’. 

In August this led to an angry response from Invercargill mayor 

Tim Shadbolt who claimed the Bill was ‘’an attack on democracy’’ 

and that Government was now attempting to achieve by 

force that which it had previously failed to achieve by persuasion. 

Further to the water issue is the as-yet unresolved issue of 

Iwi (Maori tribal) rights and interests in fresh water which is 

currently being discussed by the Crown. The summary of the 

Cranleigh Report says the resolution of these interests will be 

‘essential to the continued development of a robust, enduring 

and equitable framework for managing fresh water.’ 

At the end the process cannot proceed without public support 

and while the three councils have a proposed agreement 

to establish a CCO, this still has to pass public consultation 

which is unlikely to begin before 2017 at the earliest and could 

be as far away as 2020. 

Re-elect 

Jane 

HENNEBRY 

Regional Council (EW) 

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Auth: J. Hennebry 5 Charles Henry Pl. Hamilton 


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Dementia as seen through art and design 

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE 

REQUIRES A NEW 

APPROACH TO DEMENTIA. 

A PROJECT SUPPORTED 

BY THE AUSTRIAN 

SCIENCE FUND FWF 

CREATES AWARENESS 

OF THE ISSUE USING 

INNOVATIVE ARTISTIC 

METHODS THAT SHARPEN 

THE PERCEPTION AND 

SENSITIVITY OF PEOPLE 

UNAFFECTED BY THE 

AILMENT. 

Dementia patients often 

suffer from social 

stigma. Everyday errands 

such as shopping, financial 

transactions or going 

to the theatre may be difficult 

for them, so they 

withdraw from society in 

order to avoid rejection 

and embarrassment. 

“D.A.S. Dementia. Arts. 

Society.” is the title of an 

FWF-funded project in which 

principal investigator, Viennese 

artist and researcher 

Ruth Mateus-Berr and her 

team are investigating ways 

to avoid this tendency and 

to change society’s attitude 

to dementia for the better. 

In the coming three years, 

the project team will tackle 

the issues of an ageing society 

by focusing on new realities 

and creating awareness 

of what it means to be living 

with dementia. 

“Where social policy, 

nursing and medicine are 

at the end of their tether, 

strategies involving art and 

design may make people 

with dementia see their own 

skills and their situation in a 

new way. This is a completely 

novel approach,” explains 

Ruth. 

ARTISTIC INTERVENTIONS 

For non-sufferers it is hard 

to understand what it means 

slowly to lose one’s mental 

faculties and, consequently, 

one’s bearings in the world. 

For sufferers it is a state 

mostly marked by anxiety 

and confusion. 

These are the feelings that 

Ruth intends to investigate 

with her interdisciplinary 

research team in this artscum-science 

project. 

In co-operation with different 

target groups they 

have developed artistic initiatives 

that enable the participants 

to approach the 

topic from an emotional 

angle. The team from the 

Vienna University of Applied 

Arts works with children and 

young people, with adults at 

adult education institutions, 

with artists and with sufferers 

and their caregivers. 

The participants then discuss 

and reflect on their experience 

with experts. 

CHANGING PERSPECTIVES 

The first requirement is 

awareness-building. 

“Particularly young people 

often have no understanding 

of the elderly”, notes 

the project leader, who is a 

professor at the University of 

Applied Arts in Vienna and 

once a week also teaches 

young people at the Bertha 

von Suttner School which is 

located on a ship anchored 

on the River Danube. “This 

is why we want to explain to 

young people and to society 

what it feels like when your 

own senses betray you,” 

says Ruth. 

The research project arose 

from the master project 

“Feel Dementia” conducted 

by two students of the Master’s 

degree course “Social 

Design. Arts as Urban Innovation” 

at the Vienna University 

of Applied Arts: the 

artist Cornelia Bast and the 

designer Antonia Eggeling. 

The two women designed 

two interventions: an audio 

file that floods listeners 

with a wealth of information 

and tasks in order to create 

confusion and a procedure 

which enables participants 

to share the patients’ situation 

by means of an art object 

called “Fokung Wirkus” 

(Cornelia Bast). Shaped like 

a giant diver’s helmet, the 

object is placed over participants’ 

heads, restricting 

their view. 

Different lenses providing 

different perspectives are 

the only way to see. – This 

triggers irritation and a feeling 

of helplessness and can 

even lead to a sense of “having 

a nervous breakdown”, 

as some young people said 

in their feedback. 

The next step consists of 

documenting one’s feelings. 

How does it feel to be confused? 

– The participants 

deal with this question 

through art, in writing or in 

interviews. The project team 

then documents and evaluates 

these “confusion logs”. 

Exhibitions about the project 

are in the pipeline. 

DESIGNING THE SOCIETY 

“D.A.S. Dementia. Arts. 

WE WILL HAVE SOME IMPORTANT CHOICES TO 

MAKE THIS OCTOBER. HAMILTON IS GROWING 

ON A SCALE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, AND THE 

CITY IS ON THE VERGE OF MAJOR CHANGE. 

Hamilton is not the same city that it was six years 

ago, or even three years ago. There is a new energy 

about the city. From business to the arts, technology, 

education, the environment, health and beyond, every 

sector is poised to move forward, and the Council will 

need to make some serious decisions very soon. 

This is not the time to be complacent, or sit stagnant in the safety of 

past decisions. It is also not the time to be reckless or wasteful with 

our resources. We need a real, workable plan to turn our growth into 

our opportunity, and we need to work together to achieve it. 

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Society.” is characterised 

by a new approach to complex 

issues. Putting oneself 

empathetically in someone 

else’s shoes and in different 

situations, observing and 

questioning processes are 

strong points of art and design. 

In the case at hand, these 

faculties are designed to 

trigger social processes and 

provide interdisciplinary approaches 

underpinned by a 

scientific basis. 

“Interdisciplinarity works 

particularly well in the arts, 

if you don’t shrink from asking 

questions about other 

disciplines, such as medicine. 

We have to learn to 

understand others so as to 

permit change”, emphasises 

Ruth. 

The artist specifies that 

the project aims at developing 

practice-oriented and 

sustainable formats, such as 

workshops, design and art 

concepts, in order to help 

overcome in the course of 

time the challenges the issue 

presents both to society 

and those affected. “I 

see many possibilities”, she 

concludes. 

Personal details 

Ruth Mateus-Berr (http:// 

www.ruth-mateus.at) is a 

Professor at the University 


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Dementia as seen through art and design 

From page 13 

of Applied Arts Vienna, an artist and design researcher, an 

art therapist and teacher. Working at the interface of art 

and science, she has for a number of years been dealing 

with interdisciplinary questions relating to medicine, society 

and urbanism at two Institutes, “Social Design. Arts as 

Urban Innovation” and “Design, Architecture and Environment 

for Art Education”. 

Project website: www.dementiaartssociety.com 

Project team: 

Ruth Mateus-Berr (www.ruth-mateus.at) – principal investigator 

Cornelia Bast (www.corneliabast.com, www. 

feeldementia.com) Antonia Eggeling (ww.antoniaeggeling. 

com, www.feeldementia.com) Elisabeth Haid (www.elisabethhaid.com) 

Pia Scharler (www.getusedto.it) Tatia Skhirtladze 

(www.tatias.net) 

Infobox: 

About ten million people in Europe suffer from dementia, 

a number set to double by 2050. This trend triggers social 

challenges which society will have to cope with particularly 

in urban environments. According to the 2014 UN report 

“World Urbanization Prospects”, 73 percent of Europeans 

and 82 percent of North Americans already live in cities, and 

these proportions are on the rise. Numerous art initiatives in 

Europe and North America, such as the FWF project “D.A.S. 

Dementia. Arts. Society.” at the University of Applied Arts 

Vienna, are seeking to create awareness for this development 

and increasingly place their focus on dementia, such 

as the Model Project “Village of Dementia” www.dementiavillage.com 

in the Netherlands, the MoMA Alzheimer’s 

Project www.moma.org/meetme in New York or “(Don’t) 

Mention Dementia” by the British media artist Derek Eland 

www.derekeland.com/dont-mention-dementia. 

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Chlorination of water should be demanded 

FROM TOM O’CONNER 

Grey Power president 

AMID THE SCRAMBLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE 

CAMPYLOBACTER CONTAMINATION IN THE HAVELOCK 

NORTH WATER SUPPLY, AND THE TSUNAMI OF BLAND 

ASSURANCES THAT THE EVENT WAS RARE BUT COULD 

HAPPEN ANYWHERE, SOME IMPORTANT FACTS MUST NOT 

BE OVERLOOKED. 

We don’t need excuses about the wisdom of hindsight 

to realise that this event was both predictable and 

avoidable, had two local government bodies been concentrating 

on their core responsibilities. 

The potential for contamination of the supply wells was too 

obvious to be overlooked and had been for some time. Managing 

risk to public health does not include the “do nothing option” 

in the hope that all will be well and that any problems will 

be discovered in time to take remedial action. The result of that 

attitude has been several thousand people taken seriously ill and 

the establishment of campylobacter infection in the Hawke’s Bay 

population which may take months if not years to eradicate. 

For the very young and elderly, this pathogen can be fatal. 

There will now no doubt be claims for compensation added 

to the cost of a total disinfection of the entire water reticulation 

system. These costs will probably far outweigh the cost of chlorination 

had it been installed. 

At 25 metres, the Havelock North wells are shallow enough 

for surface water intrusion from a number of sources in the right 

conditions. These sources include run-off from farming in the district 

and a number of environmental groups have often warned 

that the contamination of surface waters from an increase in intensive 

farming operations in recent years would eventually show 

up in aquifers used for domestic water supplies. The potential 

threat was well known. While regional councils are not responsible 

for the supply and quality of potable water, they are responsible 

for the protection of all other freshwater bodies. They are 

also responsible to ensure land-based operations such as farming 

and other industries have systems and rules in place to protect 

freshwater from overuse and contamination. . 

Another important potential source of contamination is the 

Waipawa River, a tributary of the Tukituki River, which flows close 

to Havelock North and probably has underground links to some 

of the aquifers of the region. Human sewage contamination of 

the Waipawa River has appeared on a number of occasions. In 

short, the Havelock North water supply should have been and 

could have been chlorinated as a precaution long ago. 

To be fair, Havelock North is not the only local authority which 

does not chlorinate domestic water supplies as a matter of 

course. However the usual justification is that supply wells are 

very deep and are considered to be secure from contamination. 

The Havelock North wells are not deep. 

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water but, when used correctly, chlorine is undetectable. It is only 

required in minute amounts to remove dangerous pathogens and 

it is only when too much is applied that the taste and odour is 

noticeable. Modern technology now makes it much easier to get 

those details right. 

It is a strange contradiction that central government, which 

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communities to protect oral health and seems ready to impose 

local body amalgamations for supposed economic efficiency, 

both without public consultation, but has not, so far, insisted that 

all domestic water supplies are adequately treated to avoid the 

calamity created by the Havelock North failure. If we can’t trust 

district and regional councils to get this basic stuff right, perhaps 

it is time the Government issued clear instructions to disinfect all 

domestic water supplies regardless of source. 

Housing a Labour quest 

FROM: MP SUE MORONEY 

Housing has been the hot topic in Hamilton for months 

now and it was the focus of Labour Leader Andrew 

Little’s recent visit to Hamilton. 

From the lack of Pensioner Housing now available in Hamilton, 

to the 30 percent increase in Hamilton house prices in a year and 

the resulting rent increases for rotten, mouldy homes – Andrew 

Little heard it all. Two public meetings meant that Mr Little got to 

hear first-hand about how these issues are affecting local people. 

He heard from students sleeping in cars, families living in rotten 

rentals and older people concerned about pensioner housing 

options. Labour has a comprehensive plan to address the housing 

problems. A Labour Government will build more affordable 

housing; crack down on speculators and support people in need. 

These three issues need to be addressed by Government. 

Mr Little told Hamiltonians that his Government will build more 

state houses and also build affordable houses that it will sell to 

first home buyers. The KiwiBuild policy will be funded by a $2b 

“regenerating” fund that will see 100,000 affordable homes being 

built in New Zealand over 10 years. For many years, it has 

been Labour Governments that have addressed housing needs. 

New Zealand needs Labour again now. 

I took Mr Little to see two Crown Land sites that are currently 

lying idle as potential affordable housing developments. They 

are the dilapidated Jebson Place/Dey St State Housing property 

in Hamilton East and the abandoned Richmond Park school site 

in Melville. Both sites could “fit the bill” for Labour’s affordable 

housing policy. 

Sue Moroney 

Hamilton-based Labour List MP 

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Your life’s story 

IT’S OFTEN NOT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES THAT FAMILIES 

REALISE THERE’S A GREAT DEAL ABOUT MUM OR DAD’S 

EARLY LIFE THEY DON’T KNOW. THEY MAY HAVE HEARD 

SNIPPETS OVER THE YEARS, BUT THERE ARE MANY GAPS 

AND SOME INTERESTING FACTS HAVE SIMPLY NEVER 

COME TO LIGHT. 

A common situation is different members of the family know 

different things, or have conflicting views as to the correct version 

of a story. 

Sadly, the one person who can set the record straight is no 

longer there. This potential problem can be overcome by a service 

offered by former newspaper editor, Dennis Trotter, who 

interviews individuals (and family members, if required) to create 

a script titled “Your Life’s Story”. 

In most instances people choose a fairly basic review of their 

life, from childhood, through their working and married life, 

parenthood, business or employment, sporting interests, hobbies 

and eventual retirement. With 2-3 photographs included, 

something like this can be produced for between $300-$500. 

Other clients want just the briefest story, suitable for reading 

as an eulogy at a funeral, while a few opt for something more 

extensive. Dennis is able to give an estimate of cost before undertaking 

an assignment. 

He was prompted to establish his business after being frequently 

asked to prepare information for eulogies which he is 

sometimes asked to deliver. 

“I enjoy interviewing families and learning about their loved 

ones. But it is easier to interview the subject personally. After all, 

who knows the story better than the person who is the main 

character?” he says. “Also, while family members may have an 

opinion on the most significant aspects of their loved one’s life, 

the person themselves may have a different view.” 

With limited mobility as the result of a fractured foot caused, 

by a fall, Dennis had the time earlier this year to write his own 

life’s story. 

“I found this to be an interesting exercise, having to think 

about my early years and identifying people, and events, who 

played a significant part in my life,” he said. 

Most “You Life’s Story” assignments are completed with 3-4 

days. They involve the interview, writing, a review of the draft 

script and, following acceptance and approval, the printing of 

a hard copy. Clients are also given a copy of the script in electronic 

form so that it can be easily added to at some later stage. 

Dennis can best be contacted by email: trot@actrix.co.nz 

or by phone, 021 900 028. 

Let me write 

“Your Life’s Story” 

We’re celebrating 

90 years at the heart of 

the wonderful Waikato. 

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DENNIS TROTTER is a former newspaper editor who 

will interview you (and family or friends, if requested) 

and create a written record of “Your Life’s Story” 

• Competitive rate based mainly on time and 

length of the story. 

• Free estimate. 

• Ideal gift (vouchers available) 

• Most stories completed within 3-4 days. 

• You are provided with a spiral-bound hard 

copy as well as an electronic record which 

can be added to at any time. 

Please contact 

Dennis Trotter 

Email: trot@actrix.co.nz • Ph: 021 900 028 

Ask for Braemar 

www.braemarhospital.co.nz 

24 Ohaupo Road Hamilton 

Phone 07 843 1899 | Fax 07 843 9815 


The Olympic Games held our attention 

FROM THE DESK OF DAVID BENNETT 

MP, Hamilton East Electorate 

THIS HAS BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SPORTSMEN 

AND SPORTSWOMEN TO TEST THEIR STRENGTH AND 

ENDURANCE AGAINST THE BEST IN THE WORLD. OUR 

ATHLETES HAD A GREAT OUTING AND DISPLAYED SOME 

INSPIRING ETHICS OF FAIRNESS. 

As a region, we are extremely 

well represented 

at the highest level of 

international sport. 

The Government’s recent regional 

investment in our world 

class athletes is exemplified 

in the Avantidrome at Cambridge. 

This $29 million project 

has been crucial to building the 

base of cycling for New Zealand. 

The Waikato Regional 

Council also needs to be hailed 

for its wise support of this project 

for the benefit of our region. 

The Olympic Games are 

a special occasion, as the best 

from around the world come 

together to compete. 

The values of diversity and 

Caring for our vulnerable children 

FROM TIM MACINDOE 

MP, Hamilton West Electorate 

My deep concern about 

the number of vulnerable 

young New Zealanders 

who are raised in 

dysfunctional homes or 

“fall through the cracks in 

the system” was a primary 

reason for my decision to 

enter politics, and I am determined 

to secure better 

outcomes for them. 

Too many children end up on 

a benefit, or in prison, or with 

few qualifications. This has to 

stop. They deserve better than 

this, which is why I am pleased 

to support a new child-centred, 

stand-alone ministry to focus 

on the care and protection of 

vulnerable children and young 

people. The new operating 

model will put the needs of 

children first, above everything 

else, with the aim of improving 

their chances of leading happy 

and successful lives. 

The new department, named 

the Ministry for Vulnerable 

Children, Oranga Tamariki, will 

begin operating by April 2017. 

In this context Oranga Tamariki 

means health or wellbeing of 

children. 

equality are universally accepted 

in this sporting showcase. It 

is a shame that world politics 

cannot live up to these values; 

instead, politics has been dominated 

by debates over exclusion, 

restrictions and a closed 

approach to immigration and 

trade. 

A closed approach can never 

work. Instead, using an approach 

of openness and acceptance, 

we become more 

resilient and vibrant. Just like 

athletes at the Olympics, the 

approach of openness and 

competition brings out the in 

all people. Hamilton has shown 

itself to be accepting of many 

This is not a rebranding exercise. 

Social Development Minister 

Anne Tolley says the new 

ministry, new name and completely 

new operating model 

reflect “our determination to 

remain absolutely focused on 

the individual needs of each 

child”. 

It is how this ministry performs, 

rather than its name, 

which will make a difference 

for vulnerable young people. 

It will also require strong leadership 

to implement the major 

changes required over the 

next few years, and to embed 

the necessary culture change 

different cultures and nationalities. 

Our citizenship ceremonies 

are a great example of a welcoming 

and open community. 

When we welcome more than 

one hundred new residents 

each month to Hamilton, it is a 

very special occasion for them 

but also a time to celebrate our 

city. Let the Olympics be an example 

of what politics needs 

to embrace, in having an open 

and nurturing approach to immigration 

and trade. 

ELECTORATE OFFICE: 510 

Grey Street, Hamilton East. 

Phone 07 834 3407. Email 

DavidBennettMP@parliament.govt.nz 

within staff. This new ministry 

will focus on five core services 

– prevention, intensive intervention, 

care support services, 

transition support and a youth 

justice service aimed at preventing 

offending and reoffending. 

It will have the ability 

to purchase vital services such 

as trauma counselling as soon 

as they are needed by children. 

I echo the minister’s concern 

that for far too long, the 

long-term outcomes for young 

people in the current system 

have been simply atrocious. 

We have to do much better. 

I wish those who will work in 

this vital area, and all of the 

young people with whom they 

will be working, every success. 

They will have my full support 

at every step. 

SUDOKU 

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There are many causes of vision loss, and conditions of the eye 

such as Cataract and Glaucoma, that we can diagnose and treat. 

One specific disease called Macular Degeneration causes progressive 

loss of vision in the centre of your visual field but leaving your 

peripheral or side vision intact. 

It is the leading cause of legal blindness and severe vision loss in New Zealand 

(It does not result in total or ‘black’ blindness). One in seven New Zealanders 

over the age of 50 years are affected. Smokers are three times more likely to 

develop the disease and at least a decade earlier than non-smokers. People 

with a family history of macular degeneration have a 50% chance 

of developing the disease. 

Symptoms may include 

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