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Number 329 DECEMBER 2019 - JANUARY 2020 Published at 47 Wickliffe Tce
Rural Skip Days February 2020 Pg. 6
Open and Shut Pg.7
Ferry Timetable Pg.8
10 Questions with ... Duncan
Pg.12
Waitati Festival and more ...
Pg.13
Dusting Off Pg.16
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“Seasons Greetings Everyone ... Wishing You a Safe & Enjoyable Christmas Season”
from The Rothesay News Committee
Jetty Takes Shape
The Boiler Point fishing jetty will be open
any day now.
Situated at the end of the Boiler Point
Walking Track, the T-shaped timber and
steel jetty is being build by Port Otago for
the community’s use.
A massive 250-tonne Titan crane was
brought down from Christchurch (there
was not a big enough crane in Otago) to lift the jetty’s four sections into place. The largest
section was the top of the T, at 17m long, 3.5m wide and weighing in at 8 tonnes.
The jetty sections were build by Dunedin firm Action Engineering and transported down to
Port Chalmers by truck. The final tasks in the project involved laying the timber decking,
seating and lighting, then tidying up the path from the carpark to the jetty. Then its final
check-offs and time for the public to enjoy the jetty firsthand.
There is 55m of fishing frontage and the structure sits alongside the shipping channel so
anglers can fish into 13.5m deep water. The public can expect some impressive catches.
Once officially open, the jetty is accessible at all times, except in extreme winds when the
Boiler Point Walkway is shut for safety reasons.
Brigid Feely
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Harbour Physio—Farewell Kelly, Hello Krystal
First of all I would like to thank all of the loyal Rothesay readers that have been following my column over the last few years. This has been a great platform to educate locals about what physiotherapy can do for them. I am moving back to Methven (where I grew up) and my last day will be December 12. I have really enjoyed my time in Port Chalmers, this community means so much to me. From a small clinic in the front room at our house in 2012 then moving to Harbour Health in 2015, growing this business has been such a rewarding experience. I will be back to visit regularly and I have found a fabulous physiotherapist to take over the business and this column. The contact details will remain the same.
Krystal is excited to take over running Harbour Physio from December 16. Krystal initially graduated from the University of Otago in 2011 and will bring a wealth of experience to the Practice. She has spent time working in a variety of settings including Kalgoorlie in remote Western Australia, Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty and a Sports Rehabilitation clinic in Dunedin. Krystal is passionate about helping people return to their functional goals and assist in keeping them active. She has a strong manual therapy background, and has experience in Dry Needling, Sports Taping, Clinical Pilates and Exercise Rehabilitation. Krystal is originally from Dunedin with strong family ties to Port Chalmers. This has included herself rowing for the Port Chalmers United Rowing club whilst at High School and University. Krystal is looking forward to meeting more of the community members in Port.
If you have a question you would like answered in the next column please contact me at: [email protected], 027 631 0476 or www.facebook.com/harbourphysio.
Kelly Olsen
Real Estate on The Port Line
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Been on bus trips, to movies and out to sea. Lots going on here, and good sights to see.
Remember ... It’s no-stress holiday time, so without further ado, I wish you all good tidings and a Merry Christmas too!
Pamela Mae
West Harbour Weekly Exercise Classes
Steady as You Go in Port Chalmers. Falls prevention programme for Men and W o m e n , s i m p l e l e g exercises. Port Chalmers Town Hall on Wednesdays at 10:00am, only $3 per class.
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Yoga @ Port Chalmers Town Hall. Monday night at 6 - 7.30pm with Kathy $7, for information phone 021 084 14215, [email protected] Yoga4Life Wednesday at 10.00am with Lisa. Bring a yoga mat and a blanket. [email protected] 027 437 0779.
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Steady as you Go - Falls prevention programme for M e n a n d W o m e n . Wednesday 1.30pm at McCurdy - Grimman Hall, Driver St Long Beach $3. For Info call Patsy 482 2518 or Ruth 482 2283. ————————————————————— Pilates with Hayley Davey. Thursday Morning 9.30 - 10.30am @ the Rolfe Room across from the library. For more information contact Hayley Davey, 021 183 5352 [email protected] __________________________
Tai Chi - Fridays @ 10am, Port Chalmers Town Hall, Chalmers Lounge $3. Any
Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua Kia ora koutou
In October, an Outdoor Education Group, the Waikouiti Walkers, Geneology group, and a church group have spent time on the island. Dunedin North Intermediate School students enjoyed an overnight stay on the island, learning about the islands history, bird surveys and planting native trees. On our Open Day in October, visitors enjoyed the island bush walk and history, and some helped plant natives, and release seedlings. Over the winter, Port Otago’s CEO, Kevin Winders, donated engineers and materials for major repairs to the island’s jetty, which is owned by the QIKT Community charity. With the jetty reports now completed, we can now publicly say a
big “thank you” to Port Otago! Our next Community Open Days are on Saturday 26January and Saturday 29
February. See the website [email protected] or facebook page for details. You can also visit at any time, or stay on the island in St.Martin Lodge by arrangement. If you’d like to get involved, arrange a visit or stay on the island, contact Dries van den Broek, Keeper, on 478 0874.
Purakanui School We have been weaving a number of learning areas into our topic work. The children have been demonstrating some very adept skills with their google and publishing work. The older children are collating and editing and have put together a student newsletter. We have had some interesting play-based learning sessions with a large train set. Great to see the collaborative efforts with building tracks and getting the trains up and running. Thanks to everyone for supporting our recent fair. Tim Cook
April 2015
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Halo Project Shift to TrapNZ Over the past couple of months, the Halo
Project Team has been switching its online data
management system from the Halo Portal to TrapNZ
(https://trap.nz/). After assessing TrapNZ we believe it offers a range of
significant benefits over our old portal system. TrapNZ is
widely used across New Zealand and has an intuitive
interface, so we’re hoping for a smooth transition. We’re currently encouraging all trappers who are still using
the old Halo Portal to please go to the TrapNZ website and
register an account (it’s very easy to do!). The Halo Project
Team is here to help with the transition and our aim is to
have all existing Portal users switched to TrapNZ before
the Christmas break. Please contact us if you need assistance registering on or
using TrapNZ and we will be happy to help. Halo Project Shift of Office Over the next couple of months, the Halo Project office will
be moving from Beach St in Port Chalmers into town. We
will be joining the other Predator Free Dunedin delivery
partners at a centralised location. We will still have a
workshop space in Port Chalmers for trap, bait and lure
collections. We will keep our community up-to-date and
informed as we make the move to town. If you are keen on getting involved with the Halo Project,
please contact [email protected] / 0223 026 2115.
The Halo Project Team wish you a safe and happy festive season!
Kate Tanner
Port Chalmers Rowing Club
Eleven women from the Port Chalmers United Rowing Club competed at the New Zealand Masters Championships on Lake Ruataniwha, 14 and 15 September. The club punched well above its weight, gaining 4
th most points overall, out of 33 clubs.
The women’s novice quad attracted a large field, with Michelle Simpson, Jo Kidston, Judit Varadi and Judith Turner winning gold and giving coach Ray Sinclair a birthday surprise. The quad split into doubles with Varadi and Turner exerting their dominance early and leading the field to half way, when a couple of crabs saw them drop back to second and they were unable to regain the lead, with Simpson and Kidston taking third. The singles races saw Faye Forgie win the H (70-74), Jan Brosnahan cruised to second in the F (60-64), while Robyn Cameron and Imogen Coxhead had a tussle in the E (55-59) with Cameron taking the spoils. Ali Howlett won the D single (50-54), and took second in the younger B and C divisions. The D quad combination of Ali Howlett, Bridget McArthur, Tanja Prenol and Robyn Cameron were second in the competitive D quad.
Over the two days the women formed differing combinations. Kudos to the oldest female, our own perennial performer Faye Forgie, who bagged four golds and two silvers. Sunday produced a “crowd went wild” moment during the women’s D eight. The favoured Auckland crew burst out of the blocks and led all the way but were mown down in the dying strokes by the Port Chalmers/Invercargill composite crew including Coxhead, Cameron, Brosnahan and McArthur.
As the sun set on another Masters Nationals, club members and their coaches, Ray and Lesley, reflected on a winter of hard training and how lucky we are to have this facility in our community. The PC Rowing Club is the proud owner of a truck to tow our beloved boats to regattas. Thanks to Port Otago, the Otago Community Trust and the NZ Racing Board for their assistance with this new asset.
Jan Brosnahan, President
Above: PC Rowing Club’s new
truck. Photo: Jan Brosnahan.
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April 2015 6 April 2015
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Dunedin’s Harbour Shared Path Completion
Work will start soon on the construction of the final section of the Dunedin to Port Chalmers shared path for cyclists and walkers alongside highway safety improvements between St Leonards and Port Chalmers. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has let a construction contract to Downer NZ Ltd, valued at $25 million to complete the works. Currently the shared path from Dunedin along State Highway 88 ends at St Leonards. “It’s great that work will be underway soon to complete this really important link between Port Chalmers and the city centre,” says Dunedin Mayor-elect Aaron Hawkins. “The facility is wildly popular as far as St Leonards, and this final stage is eagerly anticipated.
“Providing safer walking and cycling options is a key priority for Dunedin. As a resident of Port Chalmers, I’m well aware what a difference a completed shared path will make for all road users.”
Transport Agency Director Regional Relationships Jim Harland says work is anticipated to begin setting up before Christmas this year and will continue through till mid to late 2022. The State Highway 88 Dunedin to Port Chalmers Safety Improvement project is designed to increase safety for all highway users, in particular, pedestrians and cyclists. The project involves completing the last and most complex five kilometre stage of the shared walking/cycling path between St Leonards and Port Chalmers, as well as safety improvements to SH88, including installing roadside safety barriers. As well as being a busy freight route for traffic to and from Port Chalmers, the highway is also the first view of Dunedin for the thousands of people arriving via cruise liners at the port each summer season. Mr Harland says the start of this project is a major milestone for Dunedin and represents a major road safety investment by the Transport Agency. “Many people in the local community and across Dunedin will be thrilled that the final link in this shared walking and cycling path is about to begin.” Find out more about this project here: http://www.nzta.govt.nz/D2PC
On the other side of the harbour, Dunedin City Council’s Peninsula Connection shared path has been making good progress this year: https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/roads-and-footpaths/projects/peninsula-connection
Bob Nettleton—NZTA
Many Happy Returns to Pea Sea Art
It has been one year since Dallas Henley and
Robert Scott hastily opened Pea Sea Art, a dealer
gallery and art/craft supplies shop. The couple have
been overwhelmed by the support and
encouragement of West Harbour community and
would love to see more locals pop in to browse.
During their monthly exhibitions Pea Sea Art has
exhibited a wide range of art by nearly 50 artists
from around the country, many of them from the
Otago district.
Next year’s exhibitions are: Manu Berry (Feb), Lucy
Hunter (March), Wayne Seyb (June), Scott
McFarlane (May), John W. Francis (July), Terry
Fitzgibbon (Sept), Scott Flanagan, Anet Neutze,
Eion Stevens (October).
Dallas and Robert are still planning to hold art
classes/workshops. Last month’s exhibition helped
raise money for the purchase of a defibrillator for
Harbour Health.
Pea Sea Art would like to thank: Design
Withdrawals, Libbi
Caskey, Blueskin
Nurseries, Jacque Ruston,
Port Pantry, Francisca
Griffin, Orokanui
Ecosanctuary and others
for their generous
donations.
Dallas Henley
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Port Chalmers SchoolNicolson
Adults $12 & Children $6 each way Cycles extra charge
Open and Shut Services Harbour Health Closed Stat days, 25 & 26 December, 1 & 2 January. Normal hours otherwise.
Port Chalmers Pharmacy Closed Christmas Day. Open on Cruise Ship Days, from 1 January 2020, new closing time of 5pm on weekdays
Port Chalmers Pool Regular hours till 24 December 24 December 10am – 5pm Closed 25 & 26 December, I & 2 January 2020 27 – 31 December 10am – 5pm Normal hours resume 3 January 2020
Port Chalmers Motors Outside petrol terminal available for petrol when we are closed.
Port Chalmers Library 24 December 2019 9.30am-5.30pm 25 & 26 December Closed Public Holidays 27 December 2019 9.30am-5.30pm 28 December 2019 11.00am-2.00pm 29 December 2019 Closed 30 December 2019 9.30am-5.30pm 31 December 2019 9.30am-5.30pm 1 & 2 January 2020 Closed Public Holidays 3 January 2020 Normal hours resume
Port Chalmers 4Square 22-23 December 8am – 9pm24 December – 8am – 8pmClosed Christmas Day, normal hours resume26 December 8am – 8pm
Port Chalmers Museum Closed Christmas Day, otherwise open Weekdays 10am – 3pm Weekends 1 – 4pm Cruise Ship Days 10am – 5pm
Food & Beverage
Windsor On the Spot Dairy Closed Christmas Day only.
Sushi Johnny Closed Christmas Day, open normal hours otherwise.
Carey’s Bay Historic Hotel Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and 1 January The Galley Closed Christmas Day only.
Open and Shut Food & Beverage The Portsider Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 1 & 2 January, open normal hours otherwise.
Union & Co. Cafe Closed December, 25, 26 2019. 1 & 2 January.
Futomaki Port Chalmers Closed at 3pm on 24 December Closed 25 December 26 December normal hours resume 11am – 2.30pm & 5pm – 9pm
Mackies Hotel & Accommodation Closed Christmas Day only
Portside Takeaways - George St Port Chalmers - Closed Christmas Day.
Port Fish Supply Takeaways - Beach Street
Port Chalmers—Closed Christmas Day only.
Recreation Port Chalmers Senior Citizens 2020 first meeting Tuesday 4 February.
Yoga in Port Chalmers Wednesday Yoga 10am - last class 18 December. Resumes with Barbara Whitehouse 8 January. Monday Yoga 6pm – resumes Monday 27 Jan.
Port Chalmers Tai Chi Last class 6 December, resumes 7 February 2020. Steady as You Go in Port Chalmers Last class for 2019 Dec 11.Resumes 15 Jan 2020. Orokonui Ecosanctuary Closed 24 December & 25 December. Otherwise open normal hours 9.30am-4.30pm. Churches The United Church of Port Chalmers All Sunday services at10.00am - Emmanuel. Holy Trinity join with us on 29 December. We join them Christmas Day at 10.00am Community Christmas Eve Service – 7.00pm at Emmanuel
Holy Trinity 1 December family service 10am. 4 December - midweek Communion, 10am. 8 December - Sunday Service at 10am. 15 December - Sunday Service at 10am. 18 December - midweek Communion at 10am. 22 December - Sunday Service at 10am. 25 December - Christmas Day Service at 10am. In January there is a Sunday Service every Sunday, no Family Service & no midweek service.
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Trade & Services Directory
Professional Hairstyling for Men & Women.
Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
9am - 5pm. Late night Thursday.
Open Saturday morning. Serving and Supporting Port
Chalmers for 20 years 28 George Street, Port Chalmers
472 8715.
GOLD & SILVER
I buy any gold and silver, in any form. Unwanted or broken jewellery, chains and watches, coins and
bars etc. Local buyer, fair prices.
Phone: Alexander
Port Chalmers SchoolNicolson
2
Ferry Timetable
Departures: Back Beach - Port Chalmers 9:30am 12.55pm 3.30pm Portobello 12:35pm 3.15pm 6.10pm
Adults $12 Children $6 Cycles extra charge
Bookings essential please phone: 020 416 24250 www.porttoport.co.
Port to Port Cruises & Wildlife Tours
Trade & Services Directory
HAFSLUND UPHOLSTERY
Antique Specialist
Recovery and Repairs on all household
and office furniture 62 George St, Port Chalmers
Free quotes Ph: 472 8554
Dec 2019-Jan 2020 The Rothesay News 9
Affordable Accounting Services
- Small business set up - Annual accounts - Taxation advice
- GST returns - Migrant tax issues – UK
P (03) 471 0767 M 027 338 8307 E [email protected] W www.cowleyaccounting.co.nz
Phillip Cowley Chartered Accountant
Recovery and Repairs on all household
TJ’s Flooring Todd & Matt Donovan
Your local floor Specialists
Carpet Tiles, Cork, Vinyl & Vinyl Tiles.
All floor preparation
Polished floors a
specialty (see Pioneer Hall)
38 Grey St, Port Chalmers
Todd 0276 477583 or Matt 0275 309945
Majestic Princess3560 Passengers 1346 Crew
Ovation of the Seas 4180 Passengers 1300 Crew
Radiance of the Seas2146 Passengers 858 Crew
Golden Princess
3560 Passengers 1100 Crew
Ovation of the Seas4180 Passengers 1300 Crew
Celebrity Solstice2850 Passengers 1250 Crew
Seabourn Encore 604 Passengers 400 Crew
Pacific Jewel1950 Passengers 621 Crew
Sea Princess 2016 Passengers 850 Crew
Regatta884 Passengers 386 Crew
Silver Muse
596 Passengers 411 Crew
Norwegian Jewel2376 Passengers 1100 Crew
Celebrity Solstice2850 Passengers 1250 Crew
Viking Orion930 Passengers 550 Crew
Noordam1918 Passengers 820 Crew
Queen Elizabeth2092 Passengers 1003 Crew
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Cruise Ship Season 2019 -2020 Port Chalmers & District Lions Club
It was a busy November for the Port Chalmers Lions with supporting Diabetes Otago doing a free diabetes screening at Port Chalmers 4 Square, annual Seniors Mystery Bus Trip and hosting the Lions District Governor at our monthly meeting. We had visitors from the Taieri Lions Club joining us at our October monthly meeting and a speaker from the Berwick Outdoor Experience on the aims of the course. We are grateful to be able to continue our support towards the Berwick Outdoor Experience over the years. Toot for Tucker on 5
th December from Deborah Bay to
Ravensbourne in conjunction with the local Fire Brigade and Police. Please have your donation of non-perishable food donation out at your gate by 6.00pmfor collection. Make someone’s Christmas better andsupport this worthy appeal – you can make adifference. We would like to thank the community inadvance for the support towards the food collection.
Lions ‘Carols in the Dell’, Sunday 15 December
2.30pm in the Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell, Church Street, Port Chalmers featuring the Dunedin Salvation Army Band and the Dunedin Harmony Chorus with compere Gladys Hope. Free shuttles to the Dell and return depart from outside the Port Chalmers 4 Square starting at 1.30pm. Free entry – there will be a collection taken for the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal. Join with your local Lions in celebrating the festive season in the tranquil setting of the Lady Thorn Dell. If the weather is inclement the event will be transferred to the Iona Church. Our Annual Christmas Hamper Raffles will be on 13 and 14
December at Port Chalmers 4 Square foyer to
raise funds for local initiatives. The Lions Club Annual Christmas Cave is from December 18 to 23
from 6.00 – 9.00pm. This is our
Lions club annual project to bring joy and festive cheer to the community, letting parents take a photo of their child with Santa using their own camera. Entry is a gold coin donation. Any information or inquiries on our activities or joining
the club, please contact
our President Lion
Derek Oldfield on 472
7719.
Port Chalmers Lions
would like to thank the
community for their
support with the Pink
Ribbon appeal. We
collected $394.90. Lion Juay Lim Club Administrator
December 2019 5 Dec Norwegian Jewel 8 Dec Celebrity Solstice 11 Dec Golden Princess 12 Dec Explorer Dream & Ovation of
the Seas 13 Dec Radiance of the Seas 17 Dec Silver Muse & Noordam 19 Dec Explorer Dream 21 Dec Ruby Princess 23 Dec Majestic Princess 24 Dec Golden Princess 26 Dec Norwegian Jewel & Explorer
Dream 27 Dec Queen Elizabeth & Noordam 30 Dec Celebrity Solstice &
Seabourne Encore 31 Dec Majestic Princess January 2020 1 Jan Ovation of the Seas 2 Jan Explorer Dream 3 Jan Sea Princess 4 Jan Viking Orion 5 Jan Ruby Princess 7 Jan Norwegian Jewel 8 Jan Noordam 9 Jan Explorer Dream 11 Jan Radiance of the Seas 12 Jan Majestic Princess 14 Jan Golden Princess & Regatta 15 Jan Seven Seas Voyager 16 Jan Queen Elizabeth & Viking
Orion 18 Jan Carnival Spirit 19 Jan Ovation of the Seas &
Norwegian Jewel 22 Jan Noordam & Radiance of the
Seas 23 Jan Explorer Dream 26 Jan Seabourne Ensore &
Regattta 27 Jan Silver Muse 29 Jan Cerebrity Solstice 30 Jan Explorer Dream & Norwegian
Jewel
Ruby Princess
3080 Passengers 1200 Crew
Timetable correct at the time of printing, for any updates, please check www.portotago.co.nz Ange McErlane
Golden Princess2600 Passengers 1100 Crew
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Interview with Marian Hobbs Recently I had the pleasure of talking with Marian Hobbs over a coffee in The Galley. Good company, good coffee. I started out congratulating Marian on her election to the Otago Regional Council (ORC) as highest polling candidate, and then being made Chairperson. We then moved into various questions. Some local priorities for the ORC are to reduce contributions to climate change where possible. This could be done via ORC rules around greenhouse gas emissions and pollution in relation to transport types, land use, and ship exhausts. The current ORC will try to work constructively with Port Otago on any local issues. I was interested to find out that Port Otago is at “hands-length” from the ORC, given a structure where although Port Otago is technically owned by the ORC, this is via a company structure in which the ORC owns the company which owns the Port. Influence but no direct authority would be my summary. We agreed that relationships, being connected to others, are of central importance. Connectedness is the opposite of loneliness, where that point of being together with others brings a smile to one’s face. At the same time, foundations of good mental health are to be free of anxiety about food, to have a home, and physical health. To achieve this, we need health and social support systems which are accessible and in step with community needs. To help with developing these foundations of wellbeing, we do need more trained carers, and a capable workforce nationally. And the current government is moving to put this in place. In concluding, I asked Marian what she had enjoyed most in her various roles and successful career. She didn’t hesitate, “Building a team that works together well and has a clear focus on goals and the ways ahead”. Jack Austin
This month we have
Christmas Carols & Music in the Dell Sunday 15 December at 2:30pm
Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell Church St, Port Chalmers
With the Salvation Army Band & Dunedin Harmony Chorus
Competed by Gladys Hope
Free shuttle to the Dell & return from Port Chalmers 4 Square starting at 1:30pm
Free entry—there will be an opportunity to make a donation to the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal
If wet, the event will be transferred to Iona Church, Port Chalmers
A Port Chalmers & District Lions Club Project
St Joseph’s School
We started the term on a high by receiving a very good ERO review and we have been assessed as now providing a more effective and broad curriculum for the students. EROs overall evaluation judgement is that we are ‘well placed’ to achieve valued outcomes for our students. One of the benefits of being a small school is in the choices we can make about what we learn and how we teach it.
One of the new opportunities introduced this term is the water play station. As the weather warms up they have been engaging in various water activities and this has also incorporated sand. Messy, but fun. We have also enjoyed a week of experimenting with jelly. The children have made their own traffic lights (with extra features) and also created their own special colour and flavour blends from a mix of crystals.
By the time you read this article the whole school will also have been involved in the Science Roadshow, being involved in Police search and rescue, visiting the Orokonui Ecosanctuary and taking the Taieri Gorge train to Pukerangi. Have a Merry Christmas everyone. Tom
Right: Liturgy for 29th Anniversary of the Aramoana tragedy
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This month we have
Backyard Medicine
Festive First Aid - on hand when you need it!
Sunburn & first degree burns - Chickweed will cool. Use a large handful of fresh Chickweed directly on the affected skin; you will feel it heat up as the burn cools.
Have another large handful ready to swap out with it, go back & forth with them until relief is felt. Make a large pot of strong chickweed tea, strain, keep it in a bottle in the fridge for ready access.
Essential oil of Lavender will stop a burn in it's tracks - just apply it straight onto the affected area. Have in your fridge a small glass spray bottle with filtered water that has 30 drops of essential oil of Lavender in it. This will do double duty - it'll be cold & have the therapeutic benefits of the oil.
If you get a puncture wound in the garden that becomes hot, i.e. the beginning of infection, crush some Cleavers and cover the wound with it and repeat 2-3 times daily. This can also be effective for bites andstings.
If your little people are beside themselves, give them a cup of warm Lemon Balm tea, or put them in a bath that you’ve added a pot of steeped Lemon Balm tea to. Great for big people too! Itchy & scratchy? A bath that you have prepared with a big handful of oats, lavender and chickweed tied up in an old tea towel - squeeze the bag in the water and soak for a bit.
Indigestion from too much food (and/or drink) ? Try a cup of Peppermint tea (remember to not use if you have reflux!!) or Lemon Balm tea. If you are experiencing reflux, use comfrey leaf tea, with a bit of liquorice root in it, sip this over a half hour period. If you know you suffer from reflux, have a half cupful of Chamomile tea before you eat.
And don't forget your Arnica, Accident Relief and your Rescue Remedy.
Francisca Griffin, Naturopath
Ten Questions … with Duncan Eddy
Each month we ask a West Harbour personality to answer ten questions about themselves.
This month is Duncan Eddy. Duncan tells The Rothesay News his home town is Invercargill and he has been vegetarian for 24 years. His dad sold toothpaste when he was little and credits that with never having a single filling.
Duncan is a newly elected member of the West Harbour Community Board, and explains his priorities are heritage preservation, climate change mitigation and adaption, along with increasing local involvement with local government.
Duncan is the author of The Stories behind the Street Names in Port Chalmers. He has self-published 3 children’s books: Booku, Junkyard Sam and the Pretty Much Dried Up Sea and Junkyard Sam and the Massive Ongoing Drama, as well as a poetry chapbook called A Handful of Landmarks. Duncan is poetry editor for The Blueskin News and is looking forward to being MC between poets and bands at the Poets Pallet at the 2020 Waitati Music Festival. Q. If you had the chance which three people (alive ordead) would you invite for dinner?A. Old Ben Kenobi, Cardi B, AH Reed.
Q. What are your three favourite movies?A. Into the Wild, Utu and Goodbye Pork Pie.
Q. What was your first car and if money was no objectwhat car would you like to buy?A. A little Ford Escort van— wish I still had it. If moneywas no object, I’d be rolling in a solar-powered hempframed electric bike.
Q. If you were to face the guillotine in the morning, whatwould you choose as your last meal?A. A birthday cake with a hacksaw baked inside it.
Q. Which three countries would you most like to visit?A. Scotland, Cuba and Jamaica.
Q. When you were at school can you remember what youfirst wanted to be when you grew up?A. Flash Gordon.
Q. What do you think is the most useful invention of alltime?A. The printing press.
Q. What is the best book you have read?A. Then the Wind Came by Iona Winter.
Q. If you had a time machine where in the past or futurewould you go?A. I’d go back to 1848 to warn Southern Rakatira againstsigning Kemp’s Deed without taking some time to read itcarefully beforehand.
Q. If you had to spend one month on a desert islandname three things you would take along?.A. Solar-powered saltwater and sandproof laptop-no wifi,a jungle fari with a full sound system and a surfboard.
Ange McErlane
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This month we have
Waitati
Toastmasters
The club is now 6 months old and we continue to run
good quality weekly meetings at the Blueskin Bay
Library. It has been fantastic to have the support of the
library and a core group of locals to establish this club.
Toastmasters learn communication and leadership skills
by having a go. Our club is no exception. Meetings
consist of prepared speeches, impromptu speaking and
evaluations. Each part is vital in helping members to
develop a wide range of speaking skills and flexibility in
their thinking.
We have had a lot of fun taking part in meetings, and we
have already learnt how to introduce a speaker, how to
organise a speech, how to give effective feedback, and
tips for impromptu speaking. Some of us have also been
extending our knowledge about online conferencing,
helping the club to accept online participation in its
meetings.
If you want up-skill for that next meeting, presentation or
interview, or you just want to meet new people and
share your stories, then come and join us either in
person or online!
Visitors welcome: meetings 7:00pm Wednesdays
Blueskin Bay Library.
For more information: Facebook @waitatitoastmasters, e-mail [email protected] or www.Toastmasters.org
Jane Gregory, PR Officer
At the October meeting of the Port Environment & Noise
Liaison Committee, John Perry and Warren Lewis notched up
21 years as members of the committee. Congratulations!
Wiatati music festival
Waitati Music and Arts Festival
The 9th Waitati Music and Arts Festival will be held on Saturday 22 February (11am – 11pm).
Three stages feature music from bands & DJs, plus poets, comedians and rappers. Die!Die!Die!, Soaked Oats, Soul Kitchen, Tiny Pieces of 8 and Skulldubbery are a few of the 35 bands performing. The minirave dance music arena includes DJs playing drum and bass, jungle, funk, techno and more.
As usual there will be a large kids zone offering a free programme of fun and creative activities, a play area and a youth zone.
Multiple arts projects fill the festival site with colour and encourage everyone to participate. Art includes graffiti, mural painting, fire & flow arts, screen printing & Oamaru stone carving.
Waitati Music Festival 2020 is aiming to be zero waste. Zero waste means we encourage the use of reusable cups and plates (bring them with you!). We aim to minimise waste which goes to landfill. Compost and recycle bins will be available. Honey wrap workshops will also be on offer to spread the word about this amazing alternative to plastic wrap.
A kid’s parade at 6pm ends the programme of workshops and allows the children to show off their creations. As the evening evolves, dancing is everywhere! This festival has something for everyone, it is an all ages gig, suitable for families and extremely suitable for all types of fun loving grown-ups!
Presale tickets from Cosmic Corner. www.waitatimusicfest.nz for more details.
See you on the dance floor.
Katie Peppercorn
The Port Chalmers 4Square has changed hands. Welcome to
the new owners, Aaron and Lisa Challis from Tuatapere.
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‘Dusting Off … West Harbour, the First 150 Years’
The Rothesay News committee has republished this historical book which beautifully captures glimpses of the first 150 years of West Harbour life (in pictorial and written form). The book can be purchased directly for $39.95 plus postage, by completing the form below. It is also available from these Port Chalmers retailers: Digiart, and Port Chalmers Maritime Museum.
NZ Police—Pre Holiday Advice To help make sure your property does not become a target for thieves during your absence over the holiday period here are a few tips on crime prevention. When going away the big secret is to make things look just as if you are still at home. You could fit deadlocks to all your doors, secure the garage, garden shed, under house access and meter-box. Don’t leave keys where they can be easily found and never put your address on them. Don’t leave an invitation to enter—ladders and tools left around may provide burglary with the means of forcing entry into your home. Lock ladders with a chain or suitable fixing device and put all tools into a locked shed. Just before leaving, cut the lawn, tidy the section and trim any greenery that may provide cover for a break-in. if you are away for a long time, arrange for someone to mow the lawn. Ask your neighbours to clear your mailbox regularly or consider contacting the Post Office and cancelling your mail deliveries while you are away. Curtains—there is no fixed rule about this one other than do not leave them all drawn. Consider an automatic light switch in rooms where the curtains are drawn. If you house is alarmed, make sure you have someone available to deal with false activations. Give authority to contact a serviceman if a fault does develop. It will be business as usual over the Christmas holiday period. For emergencies ring 111 or alternatively, for non-urgent jobs ring 105 or the 24-hour Crime Reporting Line (CRL) on free phone 0800 426 7736. Port Chalmers Police would like to thank the West Harbour community for their support over the past year and extend best wishes for the holiday period and New Year. Senior Constable Steve Tvrdeic
- Toy Library: open Saturdays 2-4pm, look out for the yellow sign on Ravensbourne Road. - West Harbour Ukuleles: Most Sunday mornings at the Pioneer Hall,11.00am. Check Facebook, ‘West Harbour Ukuleles’ or call/txt Greg Hings for more information, 021 962 396. - Kia Ora Katoa Women’s Institute meet in the Chalmers Lounge upstairs in the Port Chalmers Town Hall on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 1.30pm. For information contact Irene Todd 472 7163. - Port Chalmers Women’s Institute: meets in the Chalmers Lounge upstairs in the Port Chalmers Town Hall on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. For information contact Mary Fahey 472 8370.
- Rumpus Room happens on the second and fourth Friday evening each month at Emmanuel Hall, Station Road Sawyers Bay. It is all-age relaxed games and supper. The doors open at 6:30pm and we finish at 9pm.
- Afternoon Tea on Tuesdays at Emmanuel Church is a place people can chat with friends. The doors open at 2pm and there’s drinks and food offered. . - United Church of Port Chalmers: All December Sunday Services 10am at Emmanuel Church, Sawyers Bay. - Holy Trinity Port Chalmers: Main Service - 10am, Sunday mid-week Service - 10am, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays Family Service - 10am, 1st Sunday of the month.
- St Mary’s Star of the Sea: 38 Magnetic St, Port Chalmers: Mass 5pm Saturday, Wednesday 11.30am. - All Fibre Handcrafts: e.g. knitting, crochet, patchwork, embroidery, spinning. Emmanuel Church Hall, Sawyers Bay, 2 December come at 11am or 1.30pm. For info contact 472 8487.
-- Music & Movement: Rolfe Room, next to the Library, Tuesdays during school terms, 10.45am.
- Bookshare @ Port Chalmers Library: First Wednesday of the month at 11.00am.
- Port Chalmers Maritime Museum: normal hours: Monday to Friday 10am-3pm, Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 1.00 - 4.00 p.m. Also open by special appointment. Enquires 472 8233.
- Blueskin Market: 1 December (first Sunday of the month), 11am to 1pm. local arts, crafts, produce, and more! Gallery on Blueskin at Waitati. Free stalls available.
- Port Chalmers Community Market: 15 December (every third Sunday of the month), 10am-1.30pm, George St, opposite 4Square. Organic produce, local food, craft, music and lots more.
- Christmas Carols & Music in the Dell: Sunday 15 December at 2:30pm. Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell, Church St, Port Chalmers.
- Pea Sea Art Exhibition: ‘Dig N Delve—No. 12’. Artworks by Robert Scott. 1—16 December. Art by Melita Johnston, Luke Hancock, Jacque Ruston 5—19 January.
- Opera at the Galley Bar and Restaurant: 8 December 3pm. Lois Johnston, Christchurch mezzo Margot Button & Mark Bevin on piano. KOHA. Refreshments available.
- Emmanuel Church Sawyers Bay: Neighbour’s Christmas BBQ Saturday 21 December, 5-7pm. Free sausage sizzle, table tennis and much more!
What’s on this month on the West Harbour …
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D U S T I N G O F F
Times Change
Once you’ve got a little older, the 1970’s don’t seem so far away, but…
In those days, driving out to Port from Dunedin, when you got to Ravensbourne it had a thriving pub, two stores, a
butcher, a working post office, and a small church that was net to where the fire station is now.
There was also a dairy where a new house has just arrived, it was a small town, in other words. Driving on through St Leonards there was a railway station, then a store which later briefly became a café/restaurant. Then to Sawyers Bay. No slab of a warehouse but a tannery, a service station, and shops. And suddenly you were past the station and into Dog Town. Why Dog Town? I have no idea. But I’d tell people in
Dunedin I was moving to Port and they’d look at you incredulously, say “dog town” and shake their heads. Fools. Life was good, houses were cheap. There were even abandoned houses in rough enough but OK nick, and some derelict ones. Other things were different too. I won’t remember them all. But no sewage, tank water, and hot water from the coal range where I lived.
Back to the road in and you got to the intersection, arriving in Port, and there was a garage on the left. Then on through George St. I used to drink at the Globe, popular with the hippies until it burned down. It was next to
the fish shop, now a laundrette. But before we got to the fish shop, we’d passed the shirt factory and the garden
shop (now an op-shop opposite 4 Square). In the 4 Square car park there was soon to be a pottery. Food could be
bought from Aitchesons or Kaan’s green grocers, the dairy still in place, or the butchers where the Union Co. cafe
now is. The butcher took me cursing once into the basement to show me what happened when the tide came in.
More than rising damp. But then he could always go out the back door and over to Chicks Hotel for refreshment.
Night times, Chicks was rougher and rowdier with no gigs.
And while thinking about the shops I’d passed I could go over to the Post Office (now the Museum) and pick up the
mail. Later on, I’d have to go back up George St to the new Post Office (now Futomaki). Once in a while I may have
gone to a do at the Pioneer Hall, later shut by the DCC, and saved from demolition by a local trust. The other place
we went to a lot of good parties was the Buffalo Hall in Currie St, different now but still a great place.
Back in George St the Garrison Hall across the road from the garage wasn’t so lucky. But in those times if you
weren’t happy with some local matter, you could go down to the Borough Offices and talk it through.
Usually it would be resolved, as Port was independent of Dunedin. God bless those days. One can still see the
Council table in the Rolfe Room. It has a slight slope downhill and the freshest councillor sat at the base for a while. Back out on George St you could walk up past Iona Church and get a train into town. No station there anymore, so
oh well, might as well walk around to the Crescent in Carey’s Bay and after a drink get a pie in the two-story shop
next door. That would be especially welcome if you’d walked off the wharves after a day working as a seagull.
Health and safety regulations of today, eat your heart out.
So back to Carey’s Bay, going past a larger and working Sims with a roof, no containers at all on the right but a very
large dry dock, filled in now, with a tiny house on
the roadside opposite. Finally, a pint, then home
and TipTop or Roscoe’s ice cream for dessert.
A lot can happen in 50 or so years … and in
another 50?
Jack Austin
Right: Port Chalmers, taken from ‘Dusting Off …
West Harbour, the First 150 Years’.