News and events in Tamahere, Waikato, New Zealand
The latest news important and relevant to the Tamahere community and residents.
Anxiety, loneliness, and fear are just some of the emotions we may be experiencing in pandemic lockdown.
But caring folk ranging from All Blacks legend and mental health champion John Kirwan to ex-Google exec and author Mo Gawdat to the Waikato emergency ops team have all got options to help us through.
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Hundreds of calls have been made to Waikato Freephone 0800 800 405 in less than two weeks of operation.
The combined Hamilton-Waikato Covid-19 emergency teams are handling around 60 calls a day, assisting Waikato people struggling to get food, household goods and services.
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Waikato Museum has launched a virtual exhibition that asks people to share photos of their favourite items on social media using the hashtag #mywaikatomuseum.
Waikato Museum Director Cherie Meecham said the idea was to ask people what a “museum of you” would have on its walls.
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Encouraging your kids to cook can be rewarding. Initially you may need to work alongside them giving little demonstrations of cutting techniques and measuring.
At breakfast encourage the children to cook an egg in the microwave.
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This isn’t the column I wanted to write.
I was back on my bike, back on the road again. Last year I cycled from Cape Reinga to my home in the Waikato. I was continuing the journey this year, heading for Wellington.
When I left home, the coronavirus – Covid-19 – had barely a toehold here. But that changed rapidly as I pedaled slowly along, everyday further from home.
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Today is a day Tamahere can reflect on other tough times – the 12th anniversary of the Icepak fire that claimed the life of firefighter Derek Lovell.
The lives of seven other firefighters were changed forever, too, in central Tamahere on a sunny April 5 much like today. Seriously injured were Merv Neil, Alvan Walker, Brian Halford, Cameron Grylls, David Beanland, Adrian Brown and Dennis Wells.
That day, also, brave and selfless locals went to the aid of the seriously injured firefighters.
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Freephone 0800 800 405
That’s the freephone number to call if you live in the Waikato region and you or your whānau need help getting food, groceries or other household goods and services.
A newly formed Covid-19 emergency operations centre formed by the Waikato district and Hamilton city councils will collect information from you to provide the support you need throughout the lockdown period.
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The family of a young Tamahere man, seriously injured in a recent hit and run incident, are appealing for help in solving the crime.
On Tuesday, March 24, pedestrian Dion McFetridge , 21, was hit on Tamahere Drive by a speeding car and was left lying badly injured in the centre of the road.
There are several witnesses to the incident and a description of the vehicle but not its licence plate number.
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Easter, a time when religious and cultural traditions are observed around the world, is also a time of moveable feasts of traditional foods.
Hot Cross buns, a favourite with New Zealanders, are supposed to be eaten only on Good Friday, never at any other time of the year. But popularity can overcome tradition. This sweet treat is versatile:
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“‘Focus on the things you can control’: how to cope with radical uncertainty” – that was definitely a headline I was going to click four days into this crazy new world of Lockdown NZ.
I was rewarded with a bit of practical psychology that reinforced the conclusion I had already come to about how to cope with the “new” normal. Keep busy. Keep busy no matter what.
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