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www.kaiwaka.co.nz Kaiwaka Bugle - 11 December 2018 Page 1
No: 24 11 December 2018
KAIWAKA LIGHTS UP!!
Ordering Fresh for Christmas
Pre-order and don't miss out!
Please have your orders in by
Thursday 20th December 3pm.
For: Cream, Custard, Berries, Bakery items.
Phone 4312227 or call into store to speak to
our friendly staff.
Holiday Trading hours:
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY ONLY.
Normal trading hours
for all other holidays
Due to a huge increase in volume we are no
longer able to accept Freight/Parcels/Mail. Please
remove our address from your delivery details
when ordering. We are happy to accept parcels
Photos - clockwise: St.Paul’s Church Nativity scene. ~ Fay; Mark from the pharmacies for medication.
unpacks his lights and ‘blow ups’ ready for December switch-on!; The Currently we are still the local agent for NZ
Ottaway lights are now glowing in all their splendour! Merry Christmas! Couriers only, while they are looking for a new
depot in Kaiwaka.
January 1st, 2019
We go single use plastic bag FREE
Remember to bring your own bags or available in
store are a range of reusable bags including
recyclable large plastic bag 25c each or large
brown paper bag 20c each.
Wishing all our customers and community
safe and happy holidays. We appreciate your
business from all the team at Jaques Four
Square
Jaques Four Square
Phone: 4312227
1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road, Kaiwaka.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR from
The Bugle Team: Tony, Kelvin, Nigel, Heather, Robert, Pam;
Kim, Karen, Judy, Ann, Lynne, Eddie; Corina, James, Lindsey, Mary,
David. Inset - Helen. Absent - Kay. Photographer - Jackie
Trading Hours:
Monday to Friday 8:00am - 6:30pm
Saturday 8:00am - 7:00pm
Sunday 9:00am - 6:00pm
KAIWAKA BUGLE No. 24
11 DECEMBER 2018
CONTENTS
Page 3: Public Notices, Classified
Page 5:Weather; Pt.Curtis CC;
Thelma’s Scrapbook; ORT
Page 7: 12 Hours of Peace; Crosses
Page 9: D Day Breakfast; Kaiwaka At Kaiwaka War Memorial Hall . Adults $10, Kids (under 16) $5, Family Pass (2 adults + 3 children) $25
School
Page 11: Kaipara Dog Training; The WIFE
Councillor’s Comments Friday 14 December 7.30pm (M)
Page 13: Kaiwaka Sports Assn.
Page 15: Kaiwaka Can This is the last movie for 2018.
Page 17: Kaiwaka Library 2019 will bring another wonderful
Page 19:A story - ‘That David Brown’ series of movies, with music
movies, suppers and movie dinners
Bugle 1 2019 will appear 22 January and movies for all ages …
Movie showings will begin as soon
Contact for advertising, reports, articles as the hall floor has been repaired
or information can be made by and polished in January.
Email kaiwakabugle@kaiwaka.co.nz See updates on FACEBOOK on
Ph: 09 4312 045 Lindsey Kaiwaka Community Movies
Txt: 027 2724137
Copy may be left at Jaques’ Four
Square.
Kaiwaka Bugle
Founded May 1978
We appreciate articles and photos about local The
events, etc, as well as ads and suggestions. Bugle
Copies available in Kaiwaka at Jaques Four Crew
Square, Kaiwaka Postal Centre, Shamrock at
Service Station, Animal Health Centre, work!
Kaiwaka St John shop.
Also outlets in Maungaturoto,
Mangawhai and Paparoa.
Can be viewed online at
www.kaiwaka.co.nz/Bugle
Or a copy can be posted to you if you supply
stamped, self-addressed DLE envelopes.
Kaiwaka Bugle Advertisements 2018:
All copy and queries to:
kaiwakabugle@kaiwaka.co.nz
The Bugle is printed on an A4 page
Ad sizes: 1/16 page (3 x 9.5cm) $5; 1/8
(6.5 x 9.5cm landscape or portrait) $8;
3/16 ( 10 x 9.5cm or 7.5 x 12,5) $12.
Classified ads: First one FREE, $4 per
entry (max. 30 words, max. 4 repeats).
Payments can be made online at ANZ
06 0365 0006990 00, posted or left at
Jaques Four Square Store. IMPORTANT DATES FOR START OF YEAR 2019
We use Microsoft Publisher, and can
work with most common image Thursday 31st January (Buses will be running) School starts for all Year 7, all Year 13 and all
formats, Word, Excel, and PDF files. new students to OHS.
Accounts: On the first day of school students should bring pen, paper, morning tea, togs and a towel. Sausage sizzle lunch provided.
Email: bugleaccounts@kaiwaka.co.nz Friday 1st February Whole school to attend (All Years)
Senior Course confirmation will take place.
The Kaiwaka Bugle is a community
newspaper run by volunteers. Thursday 7th-Friday 8th February Year 7 & Prefect Camp
Articles, etc. printed are not necessarily Wednesday 13th February School Swimming Sports
the opinion of the Bugle Team.
Wednesday 20th February Meet the Staff Evening
Tuesday 5th March School Athletics Day
Proverbs 19: 27
New Uniform Sales / Year 13 Dress Uniform
Stop listening to teaching Paparoa Drapery stock a full range of Otamatea High School uniform Phone 09 431 7306
that contradicts PTCA 2nd Hand Uniform Sales
Please contact Karen Flanagan 021 128 1670
what you know The school office opens Monday21st January, 2019. Please phone 09 4318230 or 0800 682 628 for any further information.
is right!
www.kaiwaka.co.nz Kaiwaka Bugle - 11 December 2018 Page 3
PUBLIC NOTICES CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE: Caravan, Oxford 130 (13ft) T.C. (Toilet
compartment) 2 berth 1984. Current Rego, Wof.,
electrical fitness. Full awning, fridge, new tyres,
Toilet, linen, bedding, electric frypan, Elect kettle,
toaster, crockery cutlery, all kitchen necessities etc.
careful owners. Ph (09) 4312367 or 02102499867.
FREE FIREWOOD: Help yourself, from the trees
cut down alongside the KSA’s driveway.
WANTED: Good condition toilet bags, unopened
beauty products etc for making up emergency Toilet
Bags for the Woman's Refuge. Contact Jacqui
021416048 or jacqui@cluster.net.nz
QUALIFIED NATUROPATH (atONE HEALTH):
interest in massage, nutrition, stress, anxiety,
CHRISTMAS SERVICES depression, conception health & digestive complaints;
St Paul’s Anglican Church, Kaiwaka at Kates Place Kaiwaka on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
9.30am-2.30pm. Call Cherie 021 1514004
Christmas Carols by Candlelight
Sunday 16th December KAIWAKA ST. JOHN OP SHOP
7.30 pm As we approach the end of the year, it is now
Christmas refreshments in the time to thank the many people who have
hall following the service supported the shop, some from when we first
opened on October 10th, 2010, and still continue today 8
***** years on!
St Michael’s, Hakaru We are so grateful to everyone for your donations,
Christmas Eve Carol Service, 7pm especially all the new people who have moved into our
area.
***** To our electrician, Reyhan, our handyman Reg, our pick-
St Paul’s, Kaiwaka up man Eddie and not forgetting Darin our rubbish man
Christmas Day, 9am and helper whenever he is needed, thank you for all you
Tuesday 25th December do. We appreciate your time that is given.
Family Communion To my staff, I thank you deeply for all your help and
being available when needed. I am glad you are all
coming back next year. However, we will need two more
You are all very welcome! volunteers.
www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz Phone 431 4122 The shop will close Monday December 24th at 2pm and
reopen on Thursday January 3rd, 2019.
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Prosperous
New Year. Be safe on the road, be kind to each other and
look after our elderly. ~ Arohanui, Milly and Staff.
Phone 09-4312650 after 9.00 am. 1919 SH1, Kaiwaka
th
14 New Zealand Venture – Illuminate 2019
Is based at the ABOUT TOWN
KAIWAKA SPORTS ASSOCIATION Bouquets: Super to see all the new lights! Thank you, Mark for
the Nativity Scene at St.Pauls; and big thank you, Pam & Mark,
COMPLEX for the stunning world of Christmas Lights!
Monday 31 December 2018 till Thank you to Jaques Four Square team for their Bugle
Friday 11 January 2019 support - appreciated by all.
Called Illuminate 2019, recognising the significance of Note: A new courier parcel depot is needed; the Four
the town it is held in – Square has ‘plum run out of room’!
‘Kaiwaka, the little town of lights’. Be ready for hundreds of teenagers in town for the Scouts
Facebook: Illuminate 2019 Illuminate Venture - preparation has begun on the KSA
sports fields.
Did you notice that the kohunga building has gone from
Nathan Road?
Kaiwaka Revival Church date correction - first service
2019 will be Sunday 13 January
From a recent front page of the Northern Advocate, “If
you don’t take heed of safety messages, you’ll become part
of the stats.” ~ Kaiwaka Fire Chief John Bowmar.
Brickbat: Sadly the donated bikes & scooters at the KSA
pathway have been stolen!!
Did you have an opportunity to see the WWI crosses at
the Auckland Museum?
From the Bugle Crew - thank you for 2018 and best
wishes for 2019. ~ Lindsey, Ed
“There are good ships, there are wood ships,
there are ships that sail the sea. But the best ships
are friendships, and may they always be.”
~ Irish proverb
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Email: jandmcontractors@xtra.co.nz
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Efficient and reliable help with flowers?
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www.kaiwaka.co.nz Kaiwaka Bugle - 11 December 2018 Page 5
ST PAUL’S
KAIWAKA POINT CURTIS
WEATHER CRUISING
ANGLICAN Well Wayne how was that, ask and ye
SUNDAY shall be given, have you had enough CLUB
rain for now? On behalf of the Point Curtis Cruising
SERVICES As I write up this report it is all but 2
and a half weeks to Christmas Day.
Club I would like to Wish you
all a Merry Christmas and
Over November we had a lot of wind, Happy New Year.
partly cloudy and rain and those very A BIG thank you to everyone for their
St Pauls Church: Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd.
annoying showers. support throughout the year.
Rev. Wayne Thornton Ph 431 4122 We recorded for November 2018 Don’t forget the Club Board has a few
www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz
86mm rain and for 2017 we recorded gaps that need filling, so if you’re out
60mm. For November 2018 we had for a fish weigh them in either at the 3
rain on 11 days and for 2017 rain on 8 Furs or Grabbas.
days. Our total for the first 11 months Be safe on the water and catch lots of
of 2018 we recorded 1637mm and for fish. Tight Lines, Peps.
2017 1658mm. Picnic @ the Rangiora Road Boat
Our driest November since 1987 was Ramp is on Saturday 12th January
1994 with 20mm and our wettest 2019 12pm onwards.
was1999 with 340mm. Our driest first Enjoy the afternoon, bring a plate to
11 months of any year since 1987 was share, a seat to park up on and watch
Willow Bend 1994 with 888mm, and our wettest 11 the sun go down (BYO).
months was 1990 with 1938mm. Hope to see you there
HORSE I have not heard the predictions for
Christmas Day weather-wise yet. One
Fish of the month is Snapper till 11th
December
thing is for sure though it all depends Next club meeting: 11th December at
HOTEL where you live. It would be great for
the summer holidays and swarming
the 3 Furlongs Bar and Grill @7pm.
~Wayne Leslie (Commodore)
Total Horse Care
visitors to our northerly regions to have
a good 3 weeks weather at least.
Agistment Please, please remember to take care
Riding Lessons on those roads. We have had enough
Arena Hire (60x40) sadness around our district over the last
few months. Remember our roads are
Young Horse Starting two-way carriages and they must be
Re-training/Exercising driven accordingly. Go out have fun
Hoof Trimming and be kind to each other.
Problem Solving Q. What is a sheep's favourite
Christmas song? A. Fleece Navidad.
Christmas greetings to you all, happy
Phone Sue 09 431 2817 festive season or however it stands
or 021 623 776 with you. ~ Bev.
Or email LINKING
susanjoll11@gmail.com SPOTTED ON ONERIRI ROAD ...
HANDS INC
Maungaturoto - Kaiwaka - OTAMATEA REPERTORY
Mangawhai THEATRE
The team at Linking Hands would like Otamatea Repertory Theatre's
to thank everyone for their support recent production of the Ben
over the past year. Crocker pantomime, 'Sleeping Beauty'
We would like to wish you and your was enjoyed by audiences of all ages.
families a Merry Christmas, Happy Director Brittany Dyer was ably
New Year and safe travels if you are assisted by her brother Haydn Dyer,
on the road. who was the Musical Director. The
Head Office will be closed from young cast had lots of fun rehearsing
Monday December 24, reopening on and their enthusiasm and energy shone
Monday 7 January 2019. through in their performances.
If you have any queries about our One theatre-goer exclaimed, “Well
service, please phone (09)4318969. done on a fabulous show!!!! I'm so glad
that I managed to catch it. All
your hard work has paid off. It had me
From Thelma’s laughing, singing, booing and cheering
Scrapbook. … throughout.”
“I wish everyone a Merry
Christmas, and may all Christmas Carol Concert: 7-9pm on
your wishes and dreams Friday 21st December at the
Mangawhai Village Hall featuring 3
come true.” choirs, duets, solos, and some sing-
along Carols. This is its inaugural
event. Proceeds to Te Whai
Community Trust, for needy families.
~ Maura
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www.kaiwaka.co.nz Kaiwaka Bugle - 11 December 2018 Page 7
12 HOURS OF PEACE
THE KAURI MUSEUM Of all the Christmas parties ever held, other like long-lost mates.
this one would have to have been the Whenever possible, interpreters helped
Real New Zealand Heritage most unusual. out, but in some strange way language
Christmas Eve 1914 saw World War I didn’t seem to matter.
in progress in France. Tens of Happily, they showed each other
What’s on at your thousands were being killed and photographs of loved ones at home.
Museum wounded week by week in the muddy Allies produced cans of jam and cans
nightmare. It was now Christmas. of beef, while the Germans, long
As the night drew on, the men thought sausages.
wistfully of families and friends Chaplains of both sides arranged
Exhibitions: celebrating at home. The whole idea of services and Germans and Allied
Heritage Christmas Christmas made this war seem so soldiers celebrated communion
terribly evil. together.
Decorations Then suddenly, at 10.30 pm, the After it was over, they joined hands
Twelve Holiday Hotspots German artillery stopped firing. and sang ‘Blest be the tie that binds’.
What were the Germans up to now, The warm comradeship continued long
Heritage Rose Collection they wondered? Then the allied guns in after the day broke and through into the
the rear became abruptly quiet. early morning. Just before noon it
FREE ENTRY to the museum for The men in the trenches waited started to snow, and they all headed
residents of the old Otamatea anxiously in the strange silence that back to their trenches for cover. Only
District till 1/1/2019 settled over the Front. too soon it was over.
Then the incredible news came The Allied artillery moved into action
5 Church Road, through. The German High Command again and once more the awful killing
Matakohe. had asked for a truce for Christmas. was under way. The truce hadn’t lasted
Ph: 09 4317417
www.kaurimuseum.com At ten minutes before l2 midnight, long - just 12 quiet hours in four years
military bugles sounded the ceasefire ... of violent bloodshed.
the truce was official. This amazing event wonderfully
From both sides flares lit the jet-black pictured what Christmas is all about.
sky. As the allied soldiers watched, Christmas comes at the time of the
they saw grey clad Germans clamber year when our lives are tired and
out of their trenches without weapons tattered rather than quiet and
of any kind. peaceful. The birth of Jesus was all
about bringing peace to a world that
HAKARU & DISTRICTS Then the sound of a familiar carol
started wafting across the front ... knows very little about peace - peace
in the home, community and yes,
MEMORIAL RSA (INC) ‘Silent Night, Holy Night’.
In a kind of stunned awe, the Allied even in our own lives.
Members & guests are invited to soldiers came out of their trenches too, When we exchange gifts this
come along and enjoy our hospitality. and eventually started joining in, in Christmas, we are acknowledging the
English. greatest gift of all in the person of
New members welcome. Engineers from both sides started God’s Son Jesus Christ. Obviously, it
attacking the barbed wire ... and goes without saying that Christmas has
moments later men from both sides much more meaning when you have a
Meals are served on poured through the gaping holes and personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Thursday and Friday nights reached out their hands to greet each ~ Ref. Challenge Weekly
from 6.30pm. ARMISTICE DAY - 11 November 2018
Order from Blackboard Menu
and a sing-a-long REMEMBRANCE CROSSES
with Des Chitty. Below are pictured six of the crosses remembering those from the Kaiwaka
community who died while serving in World War I. Pam and Mark Ottaway
searched the rows and rows of the 18,000 crosses at the Auckland War Museum.
For more information please phone They said it was very difficult as the crosses were not in alphabetical order and
Graeme on 431 2563 many names were the same or similar - one needed to know the soldier’s serial
number. The fifteen Kaiwaka soldiers who died are recorded on the Kaiwaka War
Memorial Hall Honours Board and on the front doors.
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D DAY BREAKFAST
OWEN STEVENS Riverview Dementia Unit fundraising
Osteo Therapist What a fantastic response from our Four Square, Hellabys, Good Farm
amazing community, not only the Gorge Road and the Smeatons, Carters,
For careful adjustments dedicated team members of MMCT, Mitre 10, Otherwise Fine (music),St
to bones and joints but more importantly the support and John, The Den, Kong the donkey and
Treatment for humans generosity of the whole Otamatea his owner Karen Stratford (Kong made
and their pets district. a visit to the Rest Home, which
On Thursday 29th November by 5 am provided a lot of fun and laughs), all
the vehicles started to arrive at the St the volunteers. And backing us all the
Clinics: John station to set up for the mornings way have been the local media, The
Kate’s Place, fundraising of breakfast and Lifestyler, Mangawhai Focus, Maungi
Kaiwaka: entertainment. By 6 am the Rapid Matters, Kaiwaka Bugle, Paparoa
Last Friday of Relief Trailer’s team lead by Richard Press, More FM for having John
month Wearmouth, was ready for action. The Markby a great friend to Maungaturoto
9.00am-5.00pm first order of thirty breakfasts was community who broadcasted from site
quickly ready by the amazing skills of for the whole morning. It is so great
the team and ready to be delivered by these organisations are getting the word
the Paparoa Lions, from then on, the out to our greater community.
For bookings: crew worked like a well-practiced team
until the last order was delivered at
Over $16,000.00 was raised on the day,
the sale of breakfasts over $6,000.00
Phone 09 4312661 10.00am. and the balance from donations, with
Or phone Owen Meanwhile, in the kitchen, another pledges of over a $1,000.00 still to
team led by Pam Chapman was come.
09 4317123 anytime efficiently providing the plated sit- Amazing result and again thank you to
down breakfast. Between these two all for making this such a magnificent
teams over 600 meals were provided to morning, the writer apologies to
the well-supported fundraiser. The anyone missed out!!!
committee of MMTC was Other events we will be the Maungi
overwhelmed by not only those who Christmas markets, where again the
bought the breakfasts but the amazing Rapid Relief Team will be cooking up
spirit by those who gave time and a storm, with proceeds going to the
produce, including: project, and look out for our float at the
Richard Wearmouth and the Rapid Christmas parade. ~ Raewyn
Relief Team, the kitchen cookers, Pictured below L to R: Albie Paton,
Paparoa Lions, mail delivery people, Graham Slatter, Mike Smales, Craig
our local business including Fergus, Don McKay, Nona Rogers, Paula
Maungaturoto Butchery, Maungaturoto Mooney, with John Markby in front.
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Kim Wallace January. They are using our school as it during this time.
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COUNCILLOR’S COMMENT* KAIPARA DOG
~ Councillor Jonathan Larsen
Representation review
the Kaiwaka Primary School TRAINING CLUB
link with Otamatea High
In October I wrote about Council’s rep- School. This is one of the key
resentation review – this is the process considerations that is sup-
by which the wards and number of posed to be taken in to account in these
Councillors’ are decided. Following decisions.
submissions and hearings Council de- The third reason is that the fourward
cided to proceed with its initial proposal proposal operates right at the margin of
as its final proposal to cut Kaiwaka and the allowable number of residents per
Mangawhai off as a separate ward, and councillor for the new Kaiwaka/ Man-
have four wards, each with two Council- gawhai ward. The allowable variance is
lors. I opposed this approach for three +/- 10% and using the old population
primary reasons. figures it is already at +9.55%. This
The first reason was that I believe this means that the boundary would need to
will marginalise the Kaiwaka/ Man- keep being adjusted, moving incremen-
gawhai area with only two Councillors tally from the Brynderwyn corner to-
out of the eight in the district. At present wards Maungaturoto at each review as Kaipara Dog Training Club’s Term 4
there are three Councillors (representing the Eastern population continues to is coming to a close. The handlers and
the Otamatea ward, which includes Kai- grow. dogs who have attended the Pet Dog
waka and Mangawhai), and the popula- To cut a long story short, four appeals Manners course will be concluding
tion growth has been such that four against this decision were lodged by the their training with an assessment for
Councillors are justified. closing date, and the matter will now be the Canine Good Citizens Basic award.
My second reason is that it divides the investigated and decided by the Local Agility courses were also held during
community of interest linkages between Government Commission, which will the term. These covered various levels
Kaiwaka and Maungaturoto including release its decision by 11 April 2019. of ability, from beginner through to
The new ward structure will be used at coaching for the more advanced
the next local body election. members.
When will that dreaded water tank So far, this season competing Club
rule be gone? members have attended events at
Many of you will have heard of, or been Akarana, Manukau, Whangarei,
affected by, the district plan rule requir- Norwest, North Shore and Hibiscus
ing every new house to have extra water Coast. On December 1st, the Club
tanks dedicated for firefighting. After a hosted its annual Ribbon Day, an
battle running over several years, in- informal competition day which
cluding an appeal of the decision by provides valuable competition
Closed Christmas and New FENZ, agreement has finally been experience in a low-pressure
Year; first service 2019 - reached to remove this requirement from environment for all Club members.
Sunday 13th January. the rules. The agreement has now been Being a small club, we were assisted
signed off by the Environment Court by members of the Whangarei Dog
and no appeals of that decision were Club with whom we have a reciprocal
received by the deadline. arrangement to support each other’s
This means that the new rules (not re- events.
quiring dedicated water tanks) will be- The help is truly appreciated as there is
come operative as of 18 December always a lot of equipment to be moved
2018. Council is working through the at the start and end of the day and
issues around how to deal with historical between competitions. Despite a
consents that required dedicated tanks forecast predicting heavy rain and
and will communicate the process strong winds, the event went ahead and
around this in the New Year. I will con- fortunately the weather turned out to
tinue to lobby for further hassles and be reasonable for the day.
costs to ratepayers to be minimised in Term 4 will finish with a prize giving
fixing up the past consent requirements. but the Club will almost immediately
Pukenui Road culvert dive into 2019 with gusto, presenting
I have been chasing up the issue of the its regular showcase demonstrations at
blocked Pukenui Road culvert which the Mangawhai Domain Gala Day on
results in road metal washing across January 2nd.
Oneriri Road when it rains. According Doggie Day Out
to the response received, Council has A few days later, on January 5th, the
tried to fix this issue six times in the past Club will host a Doggie Day Out.
two years without success. It is appar-
ently a complex issue as “there are other This family friendly event has free
structures involved and upstream pres- admission to the grounds where you
sures adding increased stress on the as- can register to enter competitions:
set performance”. Council applied to Doggie Dress Up, Doggie Tricks and
NZTA for funding for a permanent fix Musical Sit, and games for the children
which would see a new culvert installed and dogs. There will be
running diagonally across Oneriri Road, demonstrations, refreshments and stalls
but this funding was declined. The road- with dog related merchandise and
ing team are now going to review the services. A great day out for all the
priority of this issue, so hopefully we family, but we respectfully ask in the
will see this re-prioritised in the New interests of safety that children under
Year and fixed as soon as possible. 13 be accompanied by a parent or
Contact: Ph. 0211858389 or guardian and all dogs be kept on a lead
Cr.Larsen@kaipara.govt.nz. Check out my and under control at all times. Visit our
‘The WorkBoot Councillor’ Facebook page Facebook Page (Kaipara Dog Training
for regular updates.
*The views expressed are those of the writer and do not Club) for the latest updates.
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KAIWAKA SPORTS ASSOCIATION
Farewell Gymnastics Otamatea Illuminate is nearly here! helps keep a patient alive for what
Last week, our Gymnastics Otamatea Our biggest event ever is now just paramedic’s call “The Golden Hour”.
club held their very last day. The around the corner! Over 1,200 This is the time between when the
gymnasts showed off their skills to the Venturers will be camping at our attack begins, paramedics arriving on
crowd, then were presented with their Sports Complex over New Years and the scene and the time it takes to
badges and certificates. into January. The organisation of this transport the patient to hospital.
A huge thank you to Stephanie Brown massive event is ramping up, with the The keyrings are $15 for a 3-pack - a
who has run this large club for 13 Scouting planning team of 30 coming small price to pay for potentially
years! up to Kaiwaka most weekends. saving somebody’s life. Buy one for
Stephanie, aided by her family, has run Can you help? We are wanting any someone you love. A great stocking
Gymnastics Otamatea in a very donated sofas and lounge chairs, and stuffer for Xmas. Contact me on
professional and capable way, and she are happy to collect these if needed. cherylanderson051@gmail.com and I
has given so many children in our Another reminder: the entire Sports can drop them off to you.
district the opportunity to develop their Complex + the school grounds will be Otamatea Tennis Tournament
gymnastics skills. Stephanie was accessible to Illuminate participants Our annual tennis tournament will be
presented with gifts from the coaches, ONLY from 31st December until 11th held at our courts over Anniversary
the KSA and the parents. Thank you, January. Weekend.
Stephanie! Basketball – coach the coaches This tournament attracts top quality
Want to learn how to develop young players from all over Northland and
Basketball players? Come along to our Auckland and we also have places for
gymnasium on 20th December, 4 – locals to compete. So dust off that
6pm for Kiwihoops. Kiwihoops racquet and get in some practice! For
provides coaches, teachers, parents, any tournament enquiries, please
volunteers and administrators with a contact Grant on 021 02570322.
systematic and consistent approach to Lawnmower Raffle
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northlandbball@gmail.com . at $650. Very kindly donated by Steve
Sunglasses Fundraiser and Matt from Kaiwaka Motorcycles.
Sunny weather is here! If you are Buy a raffle ticket: $5 per ticket or 3
wanting to upgrade your sunglasses, for $12. Email me on
please consider our fundraiser. We cherylanderson051@gmail.com with
have partnered with Le Tissier and how many tickets you would like to
when people buy sunglasses through buy, and I will let you know the KSA’s
their website they will donate 20% to bank account number so you can pay
the KSA. Their Sunwear collection online.
offers eye catching style and the Badminton
functionality of high quality acetate Our Badminton club will continue to
with lenses that offer 100% UV hold their Club Nights on Tuesdays
polarised protection. Many styles are from 7pm, until 18th December when
suitable for prescription lenses. Visit the season will end with a fun
www.letissier.co.nz and enter the code Christmas night. After a break over
KSA at the checkout. Thank you for Christmas and the New Year, they will
your support. start again on 15th January.
KSA Fundraiser: Save-a-Life Basketball - Primary Schools
keyring - If you have one of these Competition
keyrings, you could save a life! Lots of excited cheering in our
The Save-a-Life keyring has a capsule gymnasium last Thursday with the
which contains a soluble aspirin. finals of the Kaipara Basketball
Chewed or placed under the tongue, an Primary School competition. A very
aspirin can make all the difference lively final, with Ruawai Primary just
when someone is experiencing signs of scraping in for the win by 1 point! Well
a heart attack. The aspirin potentially done to Ray, Blake, Amy and crew for
running an enjoyable
competition.
Thank you
Many thanks to all the
Kaiwaka Sports
Association committee
members and club
committee members
who have worked hard
throughout the year to
provide sporting and
recreational
opportunities for our
community.
On behalf of the
Kaiwaka Sports
Association I would like
to wish everyone a
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TICKING OFF ANOTHER YEAR ...
LEE COOPER Kaiwaka Can has now been going
more than four years. I haven’t counted
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a great team is
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PAINTERS The Bugle, but I still meet locals who
don’t know we exist. It is worth asking
The Fire Station
ladder of fire is up and working, the
(Kaiwaka Based) then whether our existence makes any Cross is lit up on the Anglican Church
difference in our small township. and a lit-up nativity scene is up for
*30 yrs Experience As I drive round Kaiwaka, I look for Christmas. There will be quite a few
things we have been involved in, things properties with fairy lights for the
*Interior/Exterior we have achieved, things we want to season as well as Mark Ottaway’s
achieve and things we still dream of brilliant annual display.
*New and Restoration doing. The first thing I notice of course Eutopia is getting more lights all the
is the change in speed signs from a few time. Several businesses are seriously
*Honest and Reliable years ago, 60 right through now instead thinking about their light display and if
of 50 and 70. Not the exact result we they really want them for Christmas, it
*Free Quotes wanted but it was a long hard battle to may still be possible. It is a big project
get even this far. The signs telling the and rather like starting a fully laden
speed you are doing are working well logging truck up a steep hill.
09 4312918 and they do make a difference for A great bunch of people up Settlement
many motorists. There is a speed Road area (they haven’t joined us yet)
0274735171 camera on the highway south, not have worked hard to get the bus shelter
leecooper@xtra.co.nz where we wanted it by any means but installed and the park upgraded. Oh yes
at least it is there. And a pedestrian there are more trees along the highway,
safety zone by St John’s Op Shop. We slowly gaining height as summer gets
would love to see some safety barriers under way.
round the safety zone to make it truly Lots of other things have happened of
safe but maybe another day. Same with course but we continue to dream of
a safety barrier for pedestrians on the better things yet. MacClean Park has
northern bridge (which we can now huge potential. Kaiwaka Central will
walk under). make a real difference to how our town
A few footpaths have been redone or looks. The welcome sculptures will be
improved but we are working on more eye catching once we work through the
of those. The playground fence is a 32 regulations imposed by NZTA. And
bright reminder that good things can there are loads of other projects too,
happen. The surround to the sewerage but they will have to wait till the new
works near Eutopia is done and looks year.
great. The path down to the river by it What would we like for Kaiwaka Can?
is well done and the picnic table most Your support, your skills and interests,
Bulk Cartage welcome. We have greater plans
though than that for this area and look
your involvement as we clean the place
up, light it up, brighten it up and make
forward to real progress for Kaiwaka it somewhere people want to come and
Central next year. visit.
Roads, well, still with their share of Look forward to seeing you in 2019.
potholes, slips and problems with very Derek Christensen (Chairperson) 0273572751
little money in the Council kitty for
Kaiwaka just yet. Sadly, as we look
back four years, these roads have
claimed the lives of two of our
members since we began. We just hope
none are hurt on Oneriri Road corner
where still it is a lottery to pick your
way through.
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KAIWAKA POST KAIWAKA LIBRARY
Dargaville book swap Joining the library
CENTRE and This swap is now done and Go to Enterprise* and click on the link
FOOD MART dusted, and the large range of
new books and DVDs out on
to join the library. If you don't have
access to the internet, come in to the
our shelves ready to be borrowed - library and we can help you with that
there are so many this time that the non part. Once you've filled in the form,
-fiction have been put on other shelves you need to bring two forms of
POST CENTRE TRADING HOURS nearby, to fit the fiction in their usual identification to us - (1) personal
MONDAY to FRIDAY 8am to 5pm space. Come in and take a look at the identification that has your name and
SATURDAY 8am to 12pm great selection, there's something for signature (eg New Zealand Driver’s
CLOSED ON SUNDAY and on everyone including many large print Licence; Community Services Card;
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS titles. Many thanks to the library Current Passport), and (2) proof of
volunteers who helped make this address less than three months old (an
happen. account or invoice, a letter from a
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Government authority e.g. WINZ, a
The library will be closed from 2pm bank printout, or a tenancy
FOOD MART (GROCERIES) Saturday 22 December 2018 until agreement). If you do not have a proof
MONDAY TO SUNDAY 4pm Monday 7 January 2019. of address, please contact the library
7:30am to 8pm Stock up on titles to see you through and we will send you a postcard - bring
the festive season - up to 40 items can that in when it arrives in the post, and
IF ANY QUERIES PLEASE CALL be borrowed at a time on your card.
Books are issued for three weeks,
that will serve as the required proof.
When we have seen your ID we will
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Maungaturoto Enterprise* or contact the library or me otherwise an annual fee of $25 is
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Parkinson's THAT DAVID BROWN. By Bevan Lawrence
When I first took over the farm in Ford, this allowed his three point
Northland 1976 it came with a rusty and linkage to be used on the Fordson N
dilapidated tractor. At first there was Tractors. Ferguson tractors, during the
Provide: little use for it other than pulling the fifties, were powered by engines from
Home based consultations
odd car out of the mud in winter. Later the Vanguard car company.
Information and education on living getting the loan of a mower and fitting Our property was mostly hillside, the
with Parkinson’s it to the lift and rear drive we slashed top paddock being no problem in
Support and exercise groups several pathways through a gorse summer but if winter came about too
In-service training for other health paddock which produced an incredible soon, the tractor had to be brought
providers motor-cross bike track for the local down before the ground became too
teenagers. In the early days we had no slippery. The DB had no roll bar and in
Barbara Leslie RN harrows so we used the old girl to tow low gear backward it was relatively
Community Educator a double wire bed frame around the safe, coming downhill except when the
09 4376881 or 027 5306221 animal paddocks to re level the ground engine began to lift off which of course
barbara.leslie@parkinsons.org.nz after winter mush had deformed it. lost steering as well.
www.parkinsons.org.nz The David Brown family began under One year I left it too long - so I put a
his name (1904-1993) Harry Ferguson fruit can over the exhaust stack,
joined in 1936 to become the biggest disconnected the battery and left it
British tractor manufacturer post war. where it was. In summer the ground
Brown and Ferguson argued over dried, so I drove my Bedford van up to
design, so secretly Brown built the the tractor. The fruit can had gone, so I
VAK1 and launched it in 1939 going removed all the plugs took the battery
on to build seven thousand seven from my van and turned the engine
hundred units. Ferguson split away and over. Water literally pumped from the
joined up on a handshake with Henry motor. Moments later I took a tube and
put gas into the cylinders, put the
plugs back and got it to kick over -
then hand feeding the carburettor
with the tube from a tin she ran
well. Reconnecting everything
away we went off down the hill -
what a tractor.
Sometime later I found that that
tractor was the same one that was
used for several years to grade the
speedway track at Western
Springs. It was originally owned
by the aptly named man, a Mister
Harley Arthur, who was President
of Speedway years before.
Photo supplied:
FAST FIVE NETBALL MODULE
Over one hundred people participated in the Kaiwaka Sports Association’s Fast
www.mangawhaimassage.co.nz Five Netball Module, held over eight weeks on Sunday afternoons in the KSA
gymnasium. With only five players on court in each team, Fast Five games are
very quick and intense, and players very soon work up a sweat!
The finals were hotly contested with The Mysfits taking on The Metes. The
Metes came away with the win 24 - 17 and took home the winner’s purse of
$300 with The Mysfits taking away the second-place prize of $200. The third
prize of $100 went to The Pirates. After the finals, players moved into the
pavilion for prizegiving, congratulations to the prize winners: Youngest player –
Harlia Harris; Oldest player – Adrian Buxton.
Team managers nominated someone from their team to receive a special prize:
* High Fives – Rubin Paikea, for having a beaming smile all the time
* The Pirates – Tyler Buis, for all the hickies he displayed
* Kaipara Crusades – Harlia Harris, for being a very talented great all-rounder
Make Baleage * The Mysfits – Phil Jones, for being the most dedicated and committed player
while the sun shines! * The Metes – Jayme Curtis, for her fabulous 2 and 3 pointers
* Kaipara Kingis – Tawhetu Phillips, for being the most keen and dedicated
Let us make hay/sileage for you. player
* Drama Llamas - Anahera Worsfold, for being the shortest in the team but
having bags of confidence
We sell small bale silage, * KC – Daniel Van Coller,
conventional, for being the most
enthusiastic, energetic and
& 5 bale equivalent hay. passionate player
Gifts were given to Nikola
Kemp and Melissa Watts for
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also given to the walking
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DOG/STOCK /NOISE CONTROL 0800 105 890 *20Dec~KSA Lawnmower raffle drawn.
FUNERAL SERVICES: Morris & Morris Ltd, *21Dec~Christmas Carol Concert Mangawhai Hall 7pm
Whangarei - Bev Jaques Ph:4312367 or 0800667747 *22Dec~Maungaturoto Christmas Parade, 4pm
*24Dec~St.Michael’s Hakaru, Carol Service, 7pm
GRANDPARENTS Raising Grandchildren: Dianah Roberts 0223819539 *31Dec~NZ Scout Venture ‘Illuminate 2019’ begins, KSA
HAKARU & DISTRICTS MEMORIAL RSA (Inc) 733 Settlement Rd,
Hakaru. Ph 4312 176 or Graeme Hitchcock (President) 431 3064 *5Jan~Doggie Day Out, 2pm Mangawhai Domain
*12Jan~Pt.Curtis Cruising Club BBQ, Rangiora Boat Ramp
HAKARU LANDFILL/Transfer Station:Open everyday except
Tuesday10am-4pm.Ph4312629 Cost-$55 trailer load up to 1 cubic metre. KWMH = Kaiwaka War Memorial Hall; KSA = Kaiwaka Sports Association
Ph:4258567 - office See www.kaiwaka.co.nz for more information
KAIPARA DISTRICT COUNCIL www.kaipara.govt.nz:
Help Desk FREEPHONE 0800 727 059 HOUSEHOLD RUBBISH COLLECTION - Kaiwaka Pick up:
Mondays = Green bags (Northland Waste - 09 430 3273)
KAIWAKA KOHANGA REO: Ph:4312620 Wednesdays = Blue bags and yellow recycling (at Jaques $3.00
and $1.50) (Kaurilands 09 4392146); ONLY Blue and Yellow
KAIWAKA CEMETERY: Ph: 4312045 or 4314017 bags picked up on Oneriri Road.
KAIWAKA LIBRARY: kaiwaka.library@gmail.com
Mon. 4-6pm; Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10am-2pm Ph:4312539 DIABETES Support Group -for Kaiwaka, Mangawhai,
KAIWAKA PLAYCENTRE: Ph Juanita 0274134904; open Mon, Wed, Wellsford 10am, 3rd Friday of month Ph: Colleen James 09
Fri 9am-12pm. Hastie Lane; Monday to Friday 9.00am - 12 noon. 4314238
KAIWAKA POST OFFICE:Ph:4312 431
Post Code: 0573 for RD2 and 0542 for all Kaiwaka Post Office mail DRINK CAN ‘tear tabs’ - for Starship Hospital- please collect -
KAIWAKA PRIMARY SCHOOL: Ph: 4312309 98 Kaiwaka Mangawhai Rd, leave in mailbox, Ph. 4312625
KAIWAKA SPORTS ASSN: Ph 4312005; 4312129 gym GENEALOGY - Wellsford: 1st Thursday in month Ph: 423
KAIWAKA ST JOHN: Manager Steve Rosser 09 4318403, 021 355734 7033; Waipu: 4th Monday in month Ph: 4312 725
KATE’S PLACE Community Centre - Employment services, Free Health GYMNASTICS OTAMATEA - Tuesday Ph: Stephanie 022
Nurse, Plunket, Advocacy, Osteopath, A.A., Legal Advice. 4312 661 3624998
LINKING HANDS Health Shuttle Ph 4315906 or 09 4318969 HAKARU PONY CLUB - Secretary Denise Rogers 021423376
MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES - General inquiries Call secretary@hakaruponyclub.co.nz
Free 0800 008 333 KAIPARA HUNT - Secretary Albert Doonenbal Ph 4312059
NORTHPOWER: Faults Kaiwaka area 0800 104040 KAIWAKA BADMINTON -Tuesdays 7.30pm Ph: 4312345
OTAMATEA COMMUNITY SERVICES: Counselling, parent coach, KAIWAKA CAN - 3rd Wednesday in month, Archie Bull Hall
Family Support worker, budget advice, food bank. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm. Ph KAIWAKA DRAMA CLUB - Hannah Webb 0272863352
09 431 9080 http://www.otamateacs.org/ KaiwakaDrama@gmail.com - FB - “KaiwakaDramaClub”
PARENTPORT: Free, practical family support service Puhoi to Paparoa
Ph or txt: Dianne 027 280 5093 or 09 425 9357 KAIWAKA DRUM & DANCE CLASSES - 021 611198
KAIWAKA GARDEN & FLORAL GROUP - 2nd Thursday in
PLUNKET: Kaiwaka -Kate’s Place Clinic 1st Wednesday of the month; month. Ph: 431 4744
Mangawhai - Rose Madsen Cottage: Coffee Group 9:30 every Monday. Clinic KAIWAKA CUBS - Thursdays 5.30-7pm, Hakaru Ph:Bruce
every Monday and Thursday. 4312542
Maungaturoto - Good News Church, Clinic 2nd and 4th Wednesday. KNITTING FOR WHANGAREI HOSPITAL - 2nd Tuesday in
Cynthia 09 431 7340 or 027 675 3488 month, Archie Bull Hall 10am Ph 4314827
PLUNKET HELPLINE -0800 933 922 (24 hours)
MANGAWHAI COMBINED REBUS CLUB - 2pm, 3rd
TAITOKERAU COMMUNITY LAW: Free confidential legal advice and Thursday month, Senior Citizens Hall Mangawhai. Ph: 4315777
assistance, 2ndThursday of each month. Ph: 0800 155 529 for appts. OTAMATEA GREY POWER - Kath Pattinson 09 283 2052,
TE URI O HAU Settlement Trust Tangata Developments: Whanau Ora 1pm last Wednesday of month, Anglican Church Hall, Mgto
021 793262 PT CURTIS CRUISING CLUB - Jean Ph: 4312227 (wk), 4312520 (hm)
VETERINARY SERVICE MANGAWHAI: RSA, HAKARU & DISTRICTS WOMEN’S SECTION – meets
Ph: 4314535 Mon-Fri 8.00-5.00, Sat 9-12, a/h appt. 1.30pm 4th Thursday of the month. Ph: 431 5818
TRAMPING - Mondays 9am-2:30pm Maria 4312 234
WELLSFORD DOCTORS: Ph: 4238 086
HALLS FOR HIRE:
St.Pauls Archie Bull Hall HIRE $20 half day, $40 full day per
CHURCHES: hire, S McAulay, Ph 4312311
Kaiwaka Revival Church - Your Community Church: Sundays 10am. Kaiwaka War Memorial Hall HlRE - Phone 4312725 or
Ph: Pastor Tawhiri 09 431 8988 or Pastor Paul 09 4312 068 Visit us at kaiwaka.hall.bookings@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/kaiwakachurch Hakaru Community Hall HIRE -Ph. 4312256 or 4312110
St Paul's Anglican Church 1st Sun. 9.00am (Eucharist), 3rd Sun. Te Pounga Marae queries - R. O’Leary 4312 423, J.Nathan 021
9.00am (Family Service). Contact: Rev. Wayne Thornton Ph 431 4122
www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz 186 7382
Church of Christ the King, Mangawhai:9.30am every Sunday Kaiwaka Sports Association hire/queries - C. Anderson 4312051
St.Mary’s Catholic Church: Maungaturoto – Griffins Road, Saturday or kaiwakasports@gmail.com
evening Vigil Mass 6pm; Mangawhai – Senior Citizens Hall, Sunday Justice of Peace:
Mass 8:30am; Wellsford – Matheson Road, Sunday Mass 10:30am;
Mid-week Mass times and all enquires to Fr. Bill Fletcher – phone 423 8170 B.FJaques 4312 048; L.Donaldson 4312 228; A.F.Hargreaves
Baptist Church: Sun. 10.30am Mangawhai Snr Cit.Hall.Ph:4312339 4312 045, W.Howard 4312 725 - please phone to make sure they
Cause Way Church Mangawhai: Sundays 10.15am, Mangawhai are available or go to www.justiceofthepeace.org.nz
Community Recreation Centre, Insley St. Ph: 09 4314782 Marriage Celebrants:
www.causewaychurch.org.nz L.Donaldson; A.F.Hargreaves; Y Osborne
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