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Matilda Shann, Arya McLeod, and Isobel West
cooling off at our Children's Party
Inside this issue:
• Children’s Party
• Cashin Scholarship
winner announced
• Kiri’s Got Talent
• Meet Yvonne and Neville
Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village Autumn Newsletter 2018
Kiri’s Arias
Greetings from Neville...
Hello and welcome to the first edition of getting a lot of use and our
Kiri’s Arias for 2018. I hope everyone had air-conditioned movie theatre
a fantastic time with their families over and lounges were also the
the holiday season. perfect spot to take a break.
We have been very busy over the last few As we look forward to the rest of the
weeks at the village. year, we have many great activities and
Preparation is well underway for our events coming up, including Easter and
independent apartment residents to Anzac Day. So please keep an eye on your
move into the village early in March. We activities calendars.
are looking forward to welcoming new My door is always open if you
residents soon too! have any queries.
The village has been quite busy during the Kind regards,
start of the year with New Year’s festivities
and our annual Children’s Party! What a
fantastic time we had. Summer has been
good to us on the bowling green and Neville Parkinson
croquet court. Our swimming pool was Village Manager
The Ryman Season of The Nutcracker
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is hard at work
to bring the new production of the much-
loved Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, to
New Zealand’s stages. The Ryman Healthcare
Season of The Nutcracker will be the RNZB’s
biggest tour of 2018, opening in Wellington
on 31 October and touring to Blenheim,
Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch,
Palmerston North, Napier, Auckland
and Takapuna, through to 15 December.
The Nutcracker is the third tour sponsored
by Ryman, following the sell-out success
of The Wizard of Oz and Romeo and Juliet.
Neville Parkinson Pip Griffin
Village Manager Sales Advisor
Phone: 06 863 3636 Phone: 06 863 3639
Call Neville for general Talk to Pip about
enquiries, or any information retirement living options
about resthome, hospital and availabilities in
and dementia care. the village.
12 Gwyneth Place, Lytton West, Gisborne • www.kiritekanawa.co.nz
Kiri’s Arias
Annual
i l d r e n ’ s
Ch
rty
Pa
Milla Jones shows off
her
spectacular face pain
Summer came out in full force for our t
annual Children’s Party.
Many adults and children went to a lot of
trouble dressing up for the occasion and
we loved seeing the costumes!
It was a fantastic afternoon of games,
treats and laughter. A special thanks to
our activities team for all their hard work.
The annual party is becoming very
popular so be sure to mark it in your
calendars as a must-do next year!
anager Neville Parkinson
Jo Nesbit with village m
and Alex Nesbit
Hannah Andrew, Matilda
Shann and Kaycee Andrew
joining the competition
Kiri’s Arias
bowlers take on Melbourne
While most of us were sleeping off our
Christmas feasts on Boxing Day, four
residents from Bob Scott Retirement
Village were heading to Melbourne.
The winners of the Ryman lower North
Island regional bowls tournament, Arie
Molenaar, Shirley Wilson, Ron Scott
and Reta Morris, were eager to take on
Australian bowlers in the Glen Waverley
ta
t, Shirely Wilson and Re
Bowls Carnival. Arie Molenaar, Ran Scot a
we re pr ou d to re pr es ent Bob Scott in Australi
“The atmosphere was brilliant. There was Morris
a lot of interest in us and people asking
how we were doing,” Arie says. talk there. It’s a social spot,” Arie says.
The team also enjoyed their visit to “Sometimes we’re there for half an hour
Ryman’s 1st Melbourne village the Weary and we don’t play bowls we just talk!”
Dunlop Retirement Village where they had They all give a very big thank you to
a tour and morning tea with the residents. Ryman and Denise Thompson, Ryman
They all agree that it is the best thing to community and relations team leader, and
have a bowling green in a village as it Russ Nicholls, from the Glen Waverley
brings people together. Bowls Club.
“A lot of people go there just to sit and “We’re just so proud to be part of Ryman.
Cashin Scholarship Winner 2018
Emma Glasson is all set to pursue her Ryman director
dream career after winning the $5,000 Mike Cashin.
Cashin Scholarship. Blair Cashin,
The 18-year-old from Invercargill has started Mike’s son,
her first year studying for a Bachelor said Emma was a
of Commerce and she says the scholarship deserving winner.
has eased the pressure on her family. “We were delighted
Emma’s mum Deanna is a senior caregiver to support Emma’s
at Rowena Jackson Retirement Village in ambitions to study
Invercargill and started there in 2012 after accountancy.
the family moved south from Christchurch. She’s part of a
Emma says the earthquakes were tough on family whose lives
the family. were disrupted by
“The earthquakes took a toll on us all and the earthquakes but she is a determined
mum and dad decided that Invercargill character who has done well at school
would be a good place to move to.’’ through her hard work.’’
Emma is the seventh winner of the The scholarship is open to all Ryman staff
scholarship established in honour of and their families.
Kiri’s Arias
Resident Esma Rastrick with New Zealand
Women’s Weekly editor Alice O’Connell
The hunt for fantastic grandparents is on!
Ryman Healthcare has joined forces with “With so many wonderful grandparents
New Zealand Women’s Weekly magazine amongst our residents alone I just know
in the search for the nation’s Grandparents choosing the winners is going to be
of the Year. extremely tough – I will have my tissues
To help launch this year’s search, Ryman at the ready too!”
invited magazine editor Alice O’Connell
and her team to a lavish high tea at its Bert
Sutcliffe retirement village where residents How to enter
gave them a very warm welcome.
Describe in 500 words or less
Radio presenter Lorna Subritzky, was the
why you or your nominee deserves
MC for the event.
to be a winner
“With more mothers working and under
so much pressure it’s grandparents who For more information head to:
end up picking up the slack either with nowtolove.co.nz/grandparentsoftheyear
childcare or financially - they are the for more information
unsung heroes,” she said. The four categories are:
“So we need to celebrate these Gran of the Year, Granddad of the Year,
people and say they’re doing Honorary Grandparent of the Year (to
something wonderful.” recognise those who may not be blood-
related but whose love is no less strong),
Alice said more judges had been brought
and Grandparents of the Year.
on board to choose each category winner
this year, including Ryman’s own Group Closing date for entries is Sunday
Sales Manager Debbie McClure, who grew March 4, 2018. The competition is open
up living next door to her grandparents. to Ryman Residents.
“I know from first-hand experience just
how special the relationship between
grandparents and grandchildren can be in association with
and I’m thrilled that Ryman is involved
with New Zealand Women’s Weekly to
celebrate that.
Kiri’s Arias
Kiri’s got talent Christmas carols
Our Christmas Carols were unique
last year
e hidden as the Gisborne Civic Brass Band pla
Our Kiri’s Got Talent showcased som yed in
nt, Ted the resthome courtyard. Around 100
talents in our village. Hospital reside people
p of his wife gathered to sing along to the well-k
Ryan, recited a poem with the hel nown
have some Christmas classics. Just the thing to
and daughter. The village certainly get us
you to
talented dancers and singers. Thank into the Christmas spirit!
ies tea m!
Juliana Agudelo and the activit It was a wonderful summer day for
Ted's poem touched our hearts singing carols
Introducing Rewa Stewart
Hello, my name is Rewa Stewart and occupations.
I am a housekeeper. My last job in
Ko Hikurangi te Maunga, (my mountain is Melbourne was at
Hikurangi). Ko Waiapu te Awa (my river is the International
Waiapu). Ko Ngati Porou te Iwi (my tribe Motel where
is Ngati Porou). Ko Rahui te Marae (my I supervised
marae is Rahui). Ko Horouta te Waka (my housekeeping.
waka is Horouta). Ko Rewa Stewart taku We later decided
ingoa (my name is Rewa Stewart). to return to
Gisborne. After a
For the past 24 years I have been living rive and found myself
year, I went on a drive
away from these taonga (treasures). at Kiri Te Kanawa. There, I met an old
I relocated from Tairawhiti (Gisborne) friend, Lyn, who marched me to village
with my husband and two children to manager Neville, and the rest, as you say,
Melbourne, Australia. We made a good is history.
life for ourselves there. The biggest
challenge was learning to live with a I love learning the stories
St Patrick's Day of
wasthese
a lot of
multitude of different cultures. But with wonderful fun
pakeke/ kaumatua
at Edmund (older
Hillary with
God we forged on. While in Australia people).Wegreen
call this Te Ahi Kaa, keeping
outfits, green food,
we had another child and much later we the fires atand
home burningGuinness!
of course, so that we who
welcomed a moko (grandson). leave may find our way back.
My husband ended up with his own Nga Mihi Koutou
business, and I worked in many Na Rewa
Kiri’s Arias
where we lived for six years before we
moved to Patutahi and we remained there.
Neville worked for the Power Board for
51 years and he is still a member of the
Patutahi Volunteer Fire Brigade. Neville
is also a member of the Poverty Bay Golf
Club. On the other hand, Yvonne used
to work at Common Shelton’s and then
went on to work in the office for Rule
& Hughes Electrical Contractors. Finally,
eville
Yvonne also worked at the sheep
& N farmer’s offices.
on ne We have three daughters, Deanna,
Meet Yv Amerillis and Jadwyn. We also have four
grandchildren and a cat!
Once we decided that the time was right
to look for a place in a retirement village,
Hello, our names are Yvonne and Neville we chose Ryman because it has more to
Jenkins. We recently moved from Patutahi offer and it really suited our needs. We
to a townhouse at Kiri Te Kanawa village, take part in the activities programmes,
and we are definitely enjoying every especially Triple A exercise classes, and
minute of it. bowls. We also enjoy the swimming pool.
We were both born in Gisborne and got We now have lots of friends who we
married here. We moved to Tolaga Bay share similar interests with.
Shortbread
The Ralph Family Recipe
Makes approx 30 pieces
Ingredients:
450g butter 2 cups flour
3/4 cup caster sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cornflower
Method:
• Cream butter and sugar well.
• Add sifted flour, cornflour and salt.
• Knead well, roll out fairly thick (1cm). • Bake for 15-18 minutes 180°C.
• Cut into pieces, place on cold greased • Leave to cool.
tray and prick with a fork. Enjoy!Kiri’s Arias
Gisborne Christmas parade
We joined the Gisborne Christmas Parade
last year and we decided on a fairy tale
theme. We had so much fun! Maleficent
was a crowd favourite and the children
loved taking photos with her. Together
with Maleficent we also had lovely fairies,
a princess and a warrior prince. Now, to
plan the next one!
Resident Moeroa H
ovell joined the pa
rade as
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