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Maungaturoto Matters Maungaturoto,Maungaturoto,Maungaturoto,Maungaturoto, A Real New Zealand Town Gettin on with itGettin on with itGettin on with itGettin on with it!!!!

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Issue 108 November 2010

Otamatea High School Students takingpart in the Otamatea Calf and Lamb Dayon October 22nd had a pleasant surprisewhen Prime Minister John Key took timeout from his busy schedule to get to knowsome of the students participating withcalves and lambs.

Key later addressed guests at the NationalParty Luncheon held inside the CountryClub.

The event was held down at theMaungaturoto Country Club and wasorganised by Terri Donaldson.

Strong Turnout at the Otamatea Calf & Lamb Day

Year 7 Student Opal Little getting to know PMJohn Key


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Maungaturoto Matters is a free monthly publication,produced and published by the MaungaturotoBusiness & Community Association for theMaungaturoto Community.

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Thai Beef Salad(Recipe Beef & Lamb New Zealand)Ingredients

Beef

500g Quality Mark rump steak, or 2 thick-cutsirloin or Scotch fillet steaksEasy thai dressing C sweet chilli sauce C favourite vinaigrettegrated rind and juice of 2 limes or 1 lemon1 Tbsp Thai fish sauce, optional2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh corianderThai rice noodle salad

250 g egg or rice noodles telegraph cucumber, halved and sliced3-4 spring onions, trimmed and shredded1 red pepper, finely sliced1 small red onion, peeled and finely sliced C fresh mint leavesMethodSteakTrim the steak of excess fat and season with

salt, pepper and a little oil. Pre-heat a grill orfrying pan until very hot.Add the steak and cook over a moderatelyhigh heat until beads of moisture appear onthe top of the steak. Turn and cook for thesame time on the other side. This will cookthe steak to medium-rare. Allow an extra 5minutes of total cooking time for medium. Setaside, covered to rest while preparing the

salad.DressingInto screw-topped jar put the sweet chillisauce, vinaigrette, lime or lemon rind and

juice, fish sauce and coriander and shake wellto combine.SaladCook the egg noodles in rapidly boiling saltedwater for 10 minutes or until tender. If usingrice noodles soak only in boiling water for 8-10 minutes. Drain noodles well and cut intoshorter lengths.Toss together the cucumber, spring onions,

red pepper, red onion and mint leaves with allthe salad ingredients. Add the noodles anddressing and arrange on a large serving plat-ter.To serveSlice the beef across the grain into thin slicesand arrange on top of the salad. Sprinklingwith chopped honey roasted peanuts if wishedbefore serving.


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Well, our votes are in and have all been counted. The resultswill be welcomed by some and a shock to others. Some whowere confident they would retain their positions have lost themand others have been rocketed to new responsibilities. Its calleddemocracy. We have all had an opportunity to take part in

choosing our communitys leadership, and have been part of asystem many in the world can only dream about. I heard re-cently of a woman in Burma, who is serving a 65 year jail sen-tence, for criticising the government! We all need to value thefreedom and opportunities we have. Shame on those who sim-ply couldnt be bothered to vote or to inform themselves of theissues involved, but our grateful thanks to all who put theirnames forward for election and offered themselves to serve theircommunity, whether successful or not.

But this of course is just the beginning. The new mayors andcouncil members have a difficult and highly complex fewmonths ahead of them. The responsibilities they have under-taken are daunting. All have put themselves into a vulnerableposition, because they know that they cannot please everyone inthe community and whatever decisions are made, there arebound to be individuals or a group somewhere, who will verbal-ise their discontent and abuse.

From a Christian perspective I believe I must always be thankfulto God for the blessings of living in this part of the world withall the benefits and blessings we enjoy. Its easy to criticise andfind fault, but we only have to listen to the television news ortravel overseas to be reminded just how fortunate we are. I mustbe especially thankful to those willing to take on the heavy bur-den of governing our towns and districts, and for the hours theywill spend researching and discussing issues, in order to findsolutions to very difficult questions, and trying to use the re-sources available in the best and fairest way.

My New Testament tells me, that through our electoral system, itis God who in fact appoints those who hold office in the land,and I now have the responsibility to support and encourage theseservants of God, in every way possible. At times of course,they will need to be challenged about policies and decisions theymake, and reminded of the wider issues if they appear to haveforgotten them. But as a Christian I am called to pray for ourleaders and ask for them, the wisdom of God, so that they can

fulfil their tasks responsibly and with love. How else can I ex-pect them to make the right decisions? I also need to respectthem by curbing the tendency to criticise and abuse them in myconversations with others, particularly when I do not have all therelevant facts. Such conversation can be like a poison, causingunjust evaluations and discontent. St James warns us that ourtongue can act like a fire which can cause a forest to burn out ofcontrol, so we need to guard what we speak and how we shareour views.

This of course applies not only to those at council level, but toevery club and organisation in our local communities. We havea wealth of talented and willing people who serve on school

boards, in sports clubs and community support services. Manyare desperate for the kind of support we can give them, and forthe prayerful encouragement they deserve. Lets not neglect topray for them and to be thankful for the blessings God has so

generously bestowed upon us.

Rodney O Dunlop,

Anglican Church, Maungaturoto.

CHRISTIAN COMMENT

You get the best out of othe You get the best out of othe You get the best out of othe You get the best out of othewhen you give the best of yowhen you give the best of yowhen you give the best of yowhen you give the best of yo Harvey S. Firestone Harvey S. Firestone Harvey S. Firestone Harvey S. Firestone


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Hi all, Kia ora

This month (November) I thought I would give more of a general over-view on Playcentre.*

About Playcentre

* The whanau/family is the fundamental unit in the community and isto be valued, promoted and supported as the most important setting forthe nurture and education of children

* Children have the opportunity to reach their full potential whenwhanau/family understand their development and take part in theirlearning experiences

* An early childhood education service, run co-operatively by mem-ber families, provides a positive early childhood education option rele-

vant to the New Zealand setting

* Parents, with appropriate training and support, can expand theirskills and make a positive, professional contribution to high qualityearly childhood education services

* High quality early childhood education experiences for our chil-dren, with the active involvement of whanau/parents, are an essentialand valuable investment in the future of our children

Playcentre has three purposes:

* Running Early Childhood Education Centres. It provides an early

childhood education option for whanau/families through the operationof Playcentres which offer a safe and secure learning environment forchildren from birth to 6 years; which emphasise child initiated play andthe importance of whanau/families as first and most important educa-tors of their children; and which are run co-operatively by whanau/ parents as an extension to the whanau/family setting.

* Providing Adult Education to Parents. It provides a participatory pro-gramme of education for whanau/parents that emphasises self-help andpersonal development. It covers areas such as child development, playand learning, parenting skills, planning and delivering early childhoodeducation programmes, group and facilitation skills and managementskills. Courses are offered in a flexible manner that acknowledges fam-ily commitments and obligations, and includes both formal and infor-

mal education opportunities.

Educational Publications. It provides publications and resourcesprimarily to enable Playcentre members to enhance their parentingskills and train towards gaining their early childhood care andeducation qualifications. In addition such resources are availablefor other individuals or organisations, particularly those involvedin the field of early childhood education.

Parents are the first and best educators of children, Playcentre seeks tosupport parents and whanau as they and their children learn and growtogether.

Sessions

A typical Playcentre session will have children from birth to school age

playing together with their parents and the other adults, engaged in awide range of learning experiences. To ensure the quality of sessionsthere is a common commitment to:

* learning through play

* birth to school age

* mixed ages sessions

* family involvement

There are many sophisticated aspects that serve the single aim of thePlaycentre organisation, which is for parents to cooperate together toprovide a quality early childhood experience for their children.

The three simple rules in Playcentre are:

respect the play of others respect property

respect the rights of others

Playcentre views children as people who are strong and capable,who learn through play and who are competent to make their ownchoices about how and where to play (Free choice play).

At Playcentre, children are in charge and it is an important aspectof the Playcentre philosophy that children experience a sense of per-sonal power.

We believe that a long-term consequence of this philosophy is thatchildren grow up as adults who can make their own decisions, direct

their own lives and maintain positive relationships with others.

Sessions:

Are half day Are run by parents, and the responsibility for supervision may

rest on the shoulders of one person (a supervisor), or a team ofparents (team supervision), or all parents (group supervision)depending on the region.

The ratio of adults to children ranges from 1:5 to 1:3. Each centre offers a wide range of basic play areas at every ses-

sion. Each session will have children from birth to school age playing

together with their parents and the other adults. Children choose where and how they play and the role of the

adults is to support and extend the play, the ideas and the thinking.

If this sounds like the environment for you and your child(ren), pleasecome along and check out our centre. We run sessions on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9.15 to 12.15.

* Text from the Playcentre website.

PLAYCENTRE NEWS


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