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Issue 128

Maungaturoto Matters

September 2012

MAUNGATUROTO — An appealing place to live, work and visit, which has heart, purpose and prosperity

Circulated to 850 homes and businesses in the Maungaturoto area

Paparoa School Possum Purge

aims for new record

(page 27)

Soup and donut days support Primary

School camp (page 11)

Classic car rally raises funds for Primary

School (page

7)

Chicken manurefundraiser for

OtamateaChristian School

(page 4)

Calf-rearing scheme for schools gets support

of local farmers (page 7)

High School openday generates

excitement (page 17)

Primary school roll shows

strong growth (page 15)

Scrap metal drive to raise funds for

Rotorua trip (pages 4, 11)

Our schools are Our schools are Our schools are Our schools are the heart of our the heart of our the heart of our the heart of our

communitycommunitycommunitycommunity!!!!


Editor’s Note As the cover page indicates, schools domi-nate much of this month’s Matters. There’s not only a lot happening in our local schools, but also a lot of fund-raising going on to sup-port it. And it’s clear that the need for money has provoked some interesting ideas about how to persuade people to hand it over.

On page 6, there’s an announcement about what might seem like an unrelated event: the AGM of the Maungaturoto Centennial Com-munity Centre Hall Committee on September 19th. Now I know what sight of the letters AGM does to most of us — and I have to say that the long name of said committee doesn’t exactly echo with excitement. But don’t turn over just yet. There’s an important issue here.

When it was built, the Centennial Hall (let’s stick to that more manageable name) was a symbol of what the community could achieve, and it had an important role to serve. Since it was handed back to the town by the Council, however, it has been struggling. One reason is the excessive level of rates that it bears, but another is that its place in the community seems to have been lost. As a consequence, a rather depressing and vicious circle has formed, in which a few dedicated people try to raise money to keep the hall going so that it will still be there next year … so that they can then raise more money … and so on.

Clearly that’s not the way it should be. If we want people to give their time to keeping the hall going, we need to decide first what we want it for. That’s not a question a committee should answer: it’s up to the community to speak. And that’s the purpose of the AGM — to hear the community voice.

But let’s be clear. The topic of discussion shouldn’t be: “We’ve got a hall — how can we fund it?” That merely leads us back to where we are — trying to invent uses for it, just to keep it going. Nor will reminiscences about the past get us very far; for the world is differ-ent now. The question is this: “Given what already exists in the town (including the facili-ties at the Country Club and RSA) what added value can the hall provide?” Answer that, and we can then discuss how to extract that value —and fund the hall in the process.

So, why not go along to the meeting on 19th and have your say. Or, if you can’t attend, pass a note to one of the committee. But whatever you do, don’t just assume that it’s someone else’s problem!

Cheers, DavidCheers, DavidCheers, DavidCheers, David

Maungaturoto Matters.

Issue 128, September 2012 Maungaturoto Matters is a free monthly publica-tion, produced for the community by the Maungaturoto Residents Association.

Editor: David Briggs

Editorial Assistant: Gail Barnett

Editorial Board: Daniel Alcock; Terri Donaldson; Alison Cadman-Smith

Contributions and feedback from members of the Community are actively encouraged.

The Editor reserves full right to abridge or

amend copy for editorial purposes.

Read the Maungaturoto Matters online at:

www.welcometomaungaturoto.com

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Charges for advertising There is no charge for announcements or adver-tisements for charities, community groups or community events.

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The vision for Maungaturoto

An appealing place to live, work and visit,

which has heart, purpose and prosperity

The goals of the Residents Association

• To develop and maintain a sense of unity

and identity for Maungaturoto

• To sustain the economic prosperity of the

town

• To sustain and enhance the local environ-

ment

• To strengthen and support the well being

of the community


Editor’s note 2

Community news

Community announcements 3

Maungaturoto Residents Association 7

Classic cars and calves aid campaign 7

Maungaturoto Garden Club 9

RSA President’s report 9

Primary School camp fundraiser 11

Otamatea Greypower 11

Maungaturoto Fire Srvice 13

Thank you Maungaturoto 13

Maungaturoto Primary School 15

Otamatea High School 17

The middle section

We’re on the way: beautification project 18

Clips from the past 21

Innovative leadership for difficult times 21

Culture, art and events

Books of the month 23

Arty Farties up and running again! 23

Sport and recreation

Maungaturoto Country Club 25

Wild Turkeys Golden Oldies Rugby 27

Paparoa Possums beware 27

Otamatea Hawks 27

Squash news 29

Maungaturoto JMB Rugby 31

The backend

Snippets: Community Trust news;

Playcentre; Mervyn Sterling

Scholarship; Civil Defence update 33

Stop press 34

Wordplay 34

List of advertisers 35

Notices to advertisers 35

Diary of events 36

Community directory 36

Contents

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

LINKING HANDS INC Maungaturoto

Mangawhai Ruakaka ‘Meeting the needs of the community’

Linking Hands HEALTH SHUTTLE SERVICES

Maungaturoto Phone/fax 09 4318969

Mangawhai 09 4314121

Ruakaka 09 4328985

www.linkinghands.co.nz

Head office:

Maungaturoto

MONDAY TO FRIDAY, 10am

to 4pm Closed public holidays

Uniquely YouA fundraising event for the Homebuilders

Community Services

7.30 pm Thursday 27th September 2012

At Maungaturoto Centennial Hall

Featuring:

POLWARTH DESIGN of Dargaville

Fashion Show and ‘Sale’

CHARITY AUCTION

REFRESHMENTS

Bar available

Tickets only $20 – available at Dreams and Homebuilders

Phone 09 431 9080


Maungaturoto PlaycentreMaungaturoto PlaycentreMaungaturoto PlaycentreMaungaturoto Playcentre

Mondays and Fridays 9.15am – 12.15pm

Term cost is $20 for 1 child over 2 yrs or $25 for 2 or more children over 2 yrs –

under 2s are free.

Your first three visits are free!Your first three visits are free!Your first three visits are free!Your first three visits are free!

Phone: 09 431 8517

Hurndall Street, Maungaturoto

Join us at the old Ministry of Works building

on Hurndall Street (next to the Congrega-tional Church)

Fridays 9am - 1pm.

Bring your own art supplies and projects

$2 each per week.

For info, text Julie 0211 464 657 or

Joy 0210 264 7801.

Otamatea Christian School PTA Fundraiser

Chicken Manure For SaleChicken Manure For SaleChicken Manure For SaleChicken Manure For Sale

$5/bag, $35/trailer (+$10 delivery)

Phone Mark 431 8487

Infant, Child & Booster Seats Available Long or short term hire

We also have for purchase Child Harnesses, Locking Clips and Ext. Straps

For rental details Ph Karlene Storey (09) 431 8890

Brand New Infant Seats Now Available for hire

COFFEE/PLAYGROUP First Thursday of the month, 10am to Midday

Plunket Rooms, Hurndall St, Maungaturoto

All welcome to attend our friendly coffee mornings.

For further info contact our Coffee Morning Co-ordinator Jodie 09 4319 090

CAR SEAT

RENTAL SCHEMES Rok Solid Energised Full Spectrum Fertiliser

– a BioGro-certified naturally balanced

blend of all the essential minerals and trace

elements necessary for sustained plant

growth. The PTA are selling 5kg bags of this

very popular fertiliser.

$25 PER BAG; $40 FOR 2 BAGS; $50 FOR 3

BAGS

Contact Nyree 09 431 8462

MAUNGATUROTO PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA FUNDRAISER

ORGANIC FERTILISER

MaungaturotoMaungaturotoMaungaturotoMaungaturoto Primary SchoolPrimary SchoolPrimary SchoolPrimary School

Scrap metal wanted to help fund the Year 5 and 6 School Camp in

Rotorua 2013

To contribute, simply collect any unused scrap metal that you have on your property, and deliver it to

Alexander Scrap Metals.

To contribute, simply collect any unused scrap metal that you have on your property, and deliver it to

Alexander Scrap Metals.

Call 09 431 9049 for information

In collaboration with:

Alexander Scrap MetalsAlexander Scrap MetalsAlexander Scrap MetalsAlexander Scrap Metals2 Blakey Road, (Corner State Highway 12)

Every Saturday: 7pm - 10pmAt The Garage

(next to the Congregational Church)

For more info check out https://www.facebook.com/OtaYouthGroup

or phone Rochelle Sunley on 094318170

OTA YOUTH OTA YOUTH OTA YOUTH OTA YOUTH OTA YOUTH OTA YOUTH OTA YOUTH OTA YOUTH


HOMEBUILDERS COMMUNITY SERVICES

MAUNGATUROTO/PAPAROA

provides a

24 hour DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE

021 886 434

A free counsellor is available 5 days a week.

If you need help please don't hesitate to call 09 431 9080

ARE YOU CONCERNED FOR SOME-ONE ELSE?

ALL CALLS CONFIDENTIAL

Retirement Units

For Sale and Rent

The Community Trust advises thatThe Community Trust advises thatThe Community Trust advises thatThe Community Trust advises that

vacancies occur from time to time in the vacancies occur from time to time in the vacancies occur from time to time in the vacancies occur from time to time in the 2BR OYO units and 1BR rentals, in Riverview 2BR OYO units and 1BR rentals, in Riverview 2BR OYO units and 1BR rentals, in Riverview 2BR OYO units and 1BR rentals, in Riverview

Place, MaungaturotoPlace, MaungaturotoPlace, MaungaturotoPlace, Maungaturoto....

If you, or anyone in your family, are inter-ested in this retirement option, please

contact: Rest Home Manager Ph. 431 8696. Rest Home Manager Ph. 431 8696. Rest Home Manager Ph. 431 8696. Rest Home Manager Ph. 431 8696.

A name on our waiting list will ensure you are advised of vacancies.

Warkworth / Wellsford

Budget Advisory Services

Phone 09 423 7123

Free help and advice for all areas of

personal finance

Come and hear about:

☼ a faith that teaches unity of religions

☼ equality of men and women, science and religion

To join us, or find out more, contact:

Ginny 09 431 8488 or Jayne 09 9469 866

Kick off your gumboots and catch up with your neighbours at the annual

MAROHEMO HALL

POT LUCK DINNER

A great chance to catch up with old friends and meet new faces

22nd September 6.30 pm

Byo drinks and a plate pleaseAll welcome

Upcoming Event - 20th October

Who let the dogs out!

Come ni ght racing with the ‘Hemo Hounds’

ANGLICAN OP SHOP

Opening hours

Monday 10 am - 1 pm

Wednesday 10 am - 3 pm

Friday 11 am - 3 pm

Donations of good quality items for resale are always welcome.

Thank you for your support

INVITES YOU INVITES YOU

TO ATTEND EVERY TUESDAY

10AM

AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

MAUNGATUROTO

0-5 YRS MUSIC & MOVEMENT

FOLLOWED BY MORNING TEA

CONTACT ELAINE 431-8317 Or RUTH 431-8491

supported by Maungaturoto Congregational Church

($2 donation per family please)


Maungaturoto Centennial

Community Centre Hall – View StAGM 19th September

6pm-7pm

Nominations are needed

A committee of 8+ is needed

Up for discussion

Hall cannot continue financially as it is!

What are our financial options?

Do we hand back to council for sale?

Nomination forms at First National/Money Exchange. For more info contact Debbie 0431 1016

This hall was handed back to you, the community, to run

You need to ensure it stays in the community

This hall was handed back to you, the community, to run

You need to ensure it stays in the community

Linking Hands Health Shuttle

Drivers Wanted

We are looking for more volunteer drivers. For further information

please phone 094318969

WORKING BEEWORKING BEEWORKING BEEWORKING BEE

Buzz along to the working bee September 15th and 16th,

outside Dreams BEE THERE!BEE THERE!BEE THERE!BEE THERE!

St John Trash and Treasure1st – 6th October 2012

Clean, tidy goods, furniture, bricClean, tidy goods, furniture, bricClean, tidy goods, furniture, bricClean, tidy goods, furniture, bric----aaaa----brac, toys, books etc welcomebrac, toys, books etc welcomebrac, toys, books etc welcomebrac, toys, books etc welcome

No broken items, dirty clothes or rubbishNo broken items, dirty clothes or rubbishNo broken items, dirty clothes or rubbishNo broken items, dirty clothes or rubbish

TV sets should be in working order TV sets should be in working order TV sets should be in working order TV sets should be in working order –––– it costs us money to dispose of those that donit costs us money to dispose of those that donit costs us money to dispose of those that donit costs us money to dispose of those that don’’’’t work.t work.t work.t work.

If you have goods ready now, we can arrange pick-up and storage.

We set a record for the amount we raised last year – let’s see if we can beat it!

All proceeds go to supporting the volunteers and cadets of the Otamatea Area Committee with

equipment etc

Eftpos will be available

Call Albie: 09 431 8148 or 027 494 9448


Residents Association Update Residents Association Update Residents Association Update Residents Association Update

Beautification Project has moved to town!Beautification Project has moved to town!Beautification Project has moved to town!Beautification Project has moved to town!

The 15th and 16th of September is going to be a big weekend for Maungaturoto as there will be major plantings outside Dreams, the Library and St John. These areas were cleared in Au-gust to make way for the new plants and trees that are going up in town. To minimise disrup-tion, we need to complete all the main work at these sites on these two days — so if you can, please come along and help.

This project aims to enhance the town not only for the 150th celebrations but also for the resi-dents for years to come. It’s also hoped that it will attract more people to stop in the town and spend money here.

How can you help? How can you help? How can you help? How can you help?

As we’ve emphasised before, this project is for everyone’s benefit, and it’s open to ALL resi-dents and businesses in Maungaturoto. We would like to see everybody involved in some way. We always welcome assistance with the clearing, digging, weeding and planting, but there are lots of other ways to help if that’s not your thing. We are especially grateful for:

● Donations of plants, mulching materials (e.g. bark), compost and good topsoil;

● Loan of gardening equipment, including wheelbarrows;

● Help with transport.

So if you have some unwanted or surplus plants in your garden, let us know: we’ll even come and dig them out for you if they will be of use!

If you have a ute or a trailer that you can make available for our work days and working bees, we’d love to hear from you.

And people who turn up with food and drink are always much appreciated (at our last working bee in August, Bee Jays kindly provided a tray of buns for which we were all very grateful)!

Otherwise donations of money are, of course, extremely useful — from $1 upwards. To donate money you can:

● Either deposit money directly into our ac-count: 06 0365 0008021 00. Please insert Beautification and your name as a reference;

● Or send a cheque to Maungaturoto Resi-dents Association, P O Box 113, Maunga-turoto — though please include a note to say it’s for the Beautification project and whether you would like a receipt (and if so, an address to send it to!).

Please call Richard on 431 8383 or phone

027 431 8382 if you want to help or need more information. You can also join us on Facebook where you can get latest updates and work in progress, including lots of photographs and plans of what the whole project hopes to achieve (search for Maungaturoto). Check out www.welcometomaungaturoto.com

Next meeting of Residents AssociationNext meeting of Residents AssociationNext meeting of Residents AssociationNext meeting of Residents Association

Residents Association meetings are open to everyone in Maungaturoto. You simply have to turn up to have your say. Our next meeting is on Wednesday 5th September at 7.30pm at Maungaturoto Centennial Hall. For further infor-mation contact Association Secretary Nyree Alcock 09 431 8462.

Classic Cars and Calves Aid Classic Cars and Calves Aid Classic Cars and Calves Aid Classic Cars and Calves Aid CampaignCampaignCampaignCampaign

Last weekend Maungaturoto Hotel held a clas-sic car rally which brought out car enthusiasts in their droves. The rally attracted over 230 entrants, including cars and motorcycles. Maungaturoto Primary School fundraising com-mittee were invited to attend and took a gold coin collection to put towards their Rotorua fundraiser. They earned $564 on the day. "Everybody was happy, it was a big success,” said Katherine the local publican. “We were delighted to see the primary school benefit from the car show and we hope to involve them in future activities”.

Another more unusual part of the fundraising campaign is a calf rearing scheme. Farmers agree to rear a calf and then sell it with all prof-its being contributed toward the primary school fundraising efforts. There is a range of prizes on offer for those participating and so far seven farmers have signed up to the scheme. The primary school is hoping to add to this before the end of the calving season and farmers will-ing to participate are being asked to telephone Kim Allen on 09 431 8445 to register.

Students from the primary school who attended the classic car rally to collect donations


[email protected]

WAIPU MEDICAL CENTRE

2 Nova Scotia Drive Waipu

Phone: 09 432 1190

FLU VACCINES HAVE ARRIVED Protect yourself, your family and your community

Vaccines are free to;

- those aged 65 years or over

- those with long term health conditions

- pregnant women

Call today and make your appointment.

SMOKING CESSATION Improve your own health and

the health of those around

you.

Tobacco

30g per week = $1664 per year

50g per week = $2756 per year

Tailor made

10 per day = $2639 per year

20 per day = $5278 per year

Inexpensive options available to

assist you with smoking cessation.

Make an appointment today.

FREE CERVICAL SCREENING.

More than 5 yrs since your last smear = FREE

Over 30 yrs and never had a smear = FREE

High risk Ethnicity groups = FREE

Don’t delay book with our nurses today.

CONCRETE

If it’s concrete, we do it

Full preparation and pour by

experienced local team

Subfloors Sheds Driveways

Patios Cowpads

Also retainer walls and fences

1.6 Ton Digger Available &

Light Truck

Phil Keen Contractors

027 659 2376

GARAGE SALEGARAGE SALEGARAGE SALEGARAGE SALE

Saturday 20th October 8 am onwards

5 Regent Street, Whakapirau

Household items, bric-a-brac

A BARGAIN FOR EVERYBODY

DON’T HIDE IN YOUR HIVEDON’T HIDE IN YOUR HIVEDON’T HIDE IN YOUR HIVEDON’T HIDE IN YOUR HIVE

Join us at the Working Bee

September 15th and 16th Call Nyree (431 8462) or Richard

(431 8383) to confirm!

BEE THERE!BEE THERE!BEE THERE!BEE THERE!

Monday Nights>..opening has proved to be uneconomical, so the last Monday night we will be open for now is

10th September. But we are looking into opening again on Mondays

in the summer months...

Thank you to our valued customers who supported us over the trial period

THE SITTING DUCK

TAKEAWAY

09 431 8711 Phone orders welcome

Hoki is temporarily out of stock but we have Southern blue whiting as

replacement with a price drop to $3.60.

Try it and let us know what you think!


August meeting

On Thursday 16th August members met at the Centennial Hall and, after the meeting, were given an extremely fascinating talk by John “Birdman” Kendrick who single-handedly brought New Zealand birdsong to our radio-waves (Radio New Zealand’s Na-tional and Concert stations). He is also a talented wildlife- and cinema-photographer. Many of the bird calls played today were made by John forty years ago. As a Wildlife Service audio-visual officer for twenty years he travelled to remote parts of New Zealand to record bird songs.

During John’s career with the Wildlife Service from the early 1960s he was a photographer and made many films on subjects such as endangered saddlebacks, the sub-Antarctic Islands and Canadian geese. He has in-spired thousands of school pupils with his presentations on wildlife and conservation.

John, is now 90 and lives in Waipu, and has been a member of Forest and Bird for more than fifty years, and is still involved with con-servation projects in Northland. Members were really impressed with John’s obvious love of birds and his interesting life.

September meeting

The September meeting will again be held at the Centennial Hall, on Thursday 20th Sep-tember at 1 p.m. The decorative theme is “Spring”. Bring along your “Garden Hints” for discussion.

New members are very welcome.

Garden notes for September

Growth will be rapid in the garden this month as buds, flowers, bulbs and seeds are sprouting. However, be aware of any late frosts.

Finish tree and shrub planting.

Spray peaches to prevent brown rot. Also spray apple trees or hang pheromone traps in the branches.

There will be new season’s growth on citrus —new leaves and flower buds appearing. Apply citrus fertiliser around the base of the trees.

Roses will be well advanced with new shoots. Apply mulch to the base of all bushes along with rose fertiliser.

Maungaturoto Garden Club

Greetings to Everyone,

The 21st July was a busy night for the RSA, with our annual Midwinter Xmas meal preceded by the presentation of the New Zealand Special Service award to Noel Smith. I must take this op-portunity to thank Cathy and Robin Weatherhog again, not just for their typically excellent food,

but also for their supreme organisation and management of the evening’s activities. Seventy people left, both well fed and full of festive spirit, some even managing to dance the night away

to the superb band.

Work continued this month on improving the RSA building, this time moving inside. Barrie Davis, in particular, should be congratulated on his phenomenal efforts in cleaning and redeco-

rating the inside of the hall. The RSA is a completely voluntary organisation, and it is due to the efforts of individual members that it continues to thrive, so an extra thanks goes to all those

members who continue to support us, even if it is just by popping in and saying hello.

Finally, subscriptions are due for renewal. If you have not paid your subs please do so now.

Regards,

Terry McCook, President

PRESIDENT’S REPORT SEPTEMBER

2012


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Primary School Camp provokes some interesting ways of raising funds Eating donuts has got to be one of the nicest ways to fundraise and its one method that is appealing to children at Maungaturoto Primary. They will be playing their part to help fundraise for next year's senior camp by ordering donuts on nominated Fridays dur-ing the term, along with soup on "Soup Days". These are some of the novel ideas parents and teachers have come up with to raise the $24,000 needed to get 55 children and adults to Rotorua in March next year.

Also under-way is a scrap metal drive, which is being run in conjunction with Alexander Scrap Metals. The community is encouraged to drop off any large-scale metal items such as old dishwash-ers, washing machines or old water heaters that may be cluttering up their yard or garage.

Instead of occupying landfills, these massive items will be sorted into various metals (e.g. steel, aluminium, copper, iron) and on-sold so they can be recycled into new materials. "This scrap metal drive is a perfect way to recycle and raise money for a good cause." said May Seager, fundraising coordinator.

The scrap metal drive will run for three months from August to October. All people need to do is gather up their scrap metal and take it down to Alexander Scrap Metals (2 Blakey Road, Maungaturoto) and tell them that it’s for the primary school fundraiser.

Anything that has metal in it will be accepted including fridges, freezers, tapware, wheelbar-rows, lawnmowers, old pipe work, kitchen sinks, nuts, bolts, springs, cans, BBQ lids, washing machines and driers.

Teina Seagar (age 9) shows the technique for raising

money for the Rotorua camp

OTAMATEA GREYPOWER

May meeting

Our May speaker was one of the most interest-ing and poignant we have had. Tony Mundell told us about his last 30 years of employment and his experiences as a Psychopaedic Nurse. It was a story of empathy, caring and humour, and when he related his experiences with some of these young, disabled people, his hushed audi-ence shed a few silent tears. We appreciated his talk very much and it showed us another side of this very nice ‘gentle’ man.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting was held on July 25th, and was well attended. It resulted in a change of officers and a few new committee members. Amongst other changes, Patricia Hunt was elected as the new secretary.

Our usual monthly meeting followed, after a cup of tea, beginning with a talk by Joyce Brooks, of Brooks Motors, Maungaturoto. She very kindly stepped in at the last moment to take the place of Patricia Hunt who, because of the loss of her voice, could not talk of her recent trip to Canada.

Joyce spoke of how a simple “cream run” devel-oped into the many services that our town en-joys today. Amazing!

Future meeting times

Following the AGM in July, our meetings are be-ing held at 2pm, but the Committee will meet at 1.30pm. This enables the Committee to read through correspondence — often lengthy and involved letters — and extract any relevant ma-terial for your information. All are welcome to be present during Committee meetings, or just arrive at 2 o’clock if you prefer.

By the time you read this, Patricia Hunt’s talk

will already have happened (on Wednesday

29th August). The next meeting will be on Sep-

tember 26th, with a surprise guest and topic!.

Come and join our group. New members are

always welcome.

Joan Bolton and Patricia Hunt

Editor’s note. Due to what is called a technical prob-

lem (i.e. the editor deleted it by mistake!) the report

from Grey Power was omitted from the August Mat-

ters. It has been incorporated into this report. My

apologies to all concerned.


STEPHEN M JAQUES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

123 Hurndall Street

Maungaturoto

Phone: (09) 431 8733

Fax: (09) 431 8736 Email: [email protected] Website: www.smjca.co.nz

R DICKENS MAUNGATUROTO

HOUSEHOLD WATER

Road works, water carts and all general cartage

7 Ton Grader, 8 Ton digger

Phone 027 4784 838

Phone: 09 431 6117

Mobile: 021 167 1843

Phone: 09 431 6117

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Well it’s almost spring! Are you over the rain yet? It is excellent to report that our callout numbers are down from this time last year. This must mean that everyone is being more fire-safe and taking care out on the roads. Thank you from all the Team at Maungaturoto brigade.

On the 18th July, we had a house fire that was caused by faulty electrical equipment, The occu-pants rung us and thanked us for saving 80% of their possessions, This is an extremely good re-sult considering that we had to travel 25 km to get to the fire. Good work team!

Stay safe and enjoy spring as the warmer weather comes.

Eric Bennetto

Recent Calls

18.07.2012 @ 18.27hrs – Roof/house fire, Ararua

23.07.2012 @ 17.25hrs – PFA Easy Access, Paparoa

24.07.2012 @ 10.43hrs – PFA Fonterra, Maungaturoto

27.07.2012 @ 12.40hrs – PFA 4 Square, Maungaturoto

01.08.2012 @ 09.43hrs – Cardiac Arrest,

Pahi

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Thank you Maungaturoto

We have been very humbled and strengthened by the wonderful support and practical help that we have received from so many friends and organizations after Vernon’s sudden passing.

Vernon loved this town, and you have proved him right: Maungaturoto is very special. Susan, Kevin and their families, join me in thanking you all: there are too many people to name indi-vidually.

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Developing ‘REAL’ Learners

Resilient, Effective communicators, Actively involved, Lifelong learners

Because we ‘CARE’ Community, A ‘can do’ attitude, Respect, Excellence

Kia Ora, hello, greetings everyone!

Future Dates

Fri 7th Sept Fundraiser – Soup Day Mon 17th Sept Mobile Ear Clinic – outside

Real Estate Office

Tues 18th Sept Parents Day Fri 21st Sept Grandparents Day

Tues 25th Sept Y6 OHS enrolment Thur 27th Sept Y6 OHS enrolment

Fri 28th Sept Fundraiser – Donut Day Fri 28th Sept End of Term 3

Mon 15th Oct Beginning Term 4

Mon 22nd Oct Labour Day Holiday Fri 26th Oct Pet Day/Flower Day

Fri 26th Oct Fundraiser – Sausage Sizzle & Cake Stall (part of Pet

Day)

Fri 16th Nov Athletics Sports Day Thur 29th Nov Bream Bay Athletics Day

Rotorua 2013

Every second year our Year 5 and 6 students have their school camp in Rotorua. The children

always look forward to this week-long adven-ture. The camp has been made more feasible to

parents over the years by strong parent and community support with fund-

raising, making it possible to

subsidise the cost of each child. As you can see above, there are

plenty of opportunities to sup-port the camp from cake stalls,

to soup days, sausage sizzles and any other adventures the

fundraising committee set out

to do. We have set a goal of $24,000.00 to be raised by

March 2013. As you can see there is a long way to go. Please

support our children anyway you

can.

You can contact Karyn Hodgson (09) 431 8380

or May Seager 4318 494 if you wish to enquire as to how you can be of help.

Roll Growth

Recently we have had significant growth in the

number of new entrant children enrolling at Maungaturoto Primary School. The roll increase

has resulted in class numbers growing above 20 students, which is not ideal for new entrant

classes. We are expecting up to another 20

new entrant enrolments between now and the end of term 4. With our current class set up,

this would result in room 5 and 6 class sizes growing to 30 students.

The Board of Trustees have agreed to appoint another teacher for term 4 in 2012. This will

allow us to reduce the current class size for

Rooms 5 and 6.

We will be creating a class of Year 1 children

that will be based in Room 10, which is located next to the library.

The Room 10 children will be taught by Mrs

Sally Steiner. Sally has a very good understand-ing and knowledge of the junior school pro-

grammes and she will be working very closely with the other junior teachers as part of the

Junior Learning Team.

If you have a child who is due to start with us

in 2013, please contact the school office to

complete a pre-enrolment form. This will help us to prepare for your child’s arrival.

Lost Property

Every term our lost property increases dra-

matically. This usually leaves us with no choice but to give it all away. There is literally hun-

dreds of dollars’ worth of clothing left behind at school each term. This emphasises the need

to please names on all clothing/shoes,

lunch boxes etc. We hold up all clothing on a Friday afternoon at assembly and you will be

surprised how many children do not recognise their clothing. The lost property is located

through the school office: please feel free to

come any time to see if anything belongs to your child.


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High School Open DayStudents from Maungaturoto, Kaiwaka, Paparoa, Mangawhai, Matakohe and Waipu attended Otamatea High School’s interactive Open Day. There were also several families from even further afield.

Otamatea’s Kapa Haka Roopu led the powhiri, while Katarina Maxwell and Ihaka Reid performed the himene and whaikorero. The Deputy Principal, Roy Fletcher, welcomed everyone, and explained the school’s vision of “Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders” and the dominant values of respect and integrity. Otamatea High School’s vision of leadership is an inclusive one, where everyone can be a leader by setting a positive example to others. He went on the explain that the school’s educational philosophy is “Catering for the learning needs of every student”.

The visiting students were then guided on an interactive journey around the school by Year 13 students, who were keen to share their positive experiences with their enthusiastic charges. Experiences included decorating cup cakes, playing musical instruments and art.

Each of the learning areas was visited. In science, students completed an experiment, in drama fun improvisations. In art they made a wall plaque. They also had an introduction to Otamatea’s unique ‘Bruce ball’ in the gymnasium. In maths they worked on a computer programme. They experienced taha Maori through Maori games. In the interval they returned to the hall to be treated to a concert from Vybes, Otamatea’s successful Rockquest band.

Both parents and students were fascinated by the displays in the hall – particularly those from English, Social Science, Science and Technology. At the end of the day some of the parents and students took the opportunity to visit the Aviation Academy and were incredulous when the director, Paul Morrison, explained that high school students were building an aeroplane. The final act for the visitors was to get a sausage which was cooked by some of the Year 13 students.

An excellent day was had by the Otamatea High School students and all of the visiting students left talking enthusiastically about their experience.

Enrolments for 2013

We are taking enrolments for the new school year now. Parents who are interested should contact the school on 0800 682 628 or 09 431 8230. We are visiting schools on the following dates in September to carry out enrolments: Kaiwaka - Tuesday 18th; Waipu - Wednesday 26th; Maungaturoto - Tuesday 25th and Thursday 27th; Mangawhai Beach – Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th. Parents who live outside these areas, please contact Nikki Donaldson at Otamatea High School to make an interview appointment.

Open Day at OHS


There’s a little way to go yet,

before this area is complete. It will take

time, of course,

for every-thing to get established and the

flowers to bloom – though already some of the rhodos are in flower,

bringing a lovely splash of colour to the garden. But the picture we all

started off with (right) of what we were aiming for no longer looks like

just a dream. We’re on the way!

Thanks go to everyone who’s been involved—and most of all Richard

and Diana for their tireless enthusi-asm and hard work.

Work on the corner of Hurndall Road and Whaka Street has

made good progress, and though it’s not yet

finished, you can get an idea of what it will

look like at the end.

The top photo, left, shows what the site

looked like before we started.

In the 3-4 months since then, the old over-

grown shrubs and weeds have been removed, the whole area dug

over, drainage coil laid where needed, a path laid out, new plant-

ing done, much of the area mulched and artificial rocks created

(2nd photo, left: yes, even the edi-tor helped on occasions!).

The plants have included lots of donations from people around

town — and even a num-

ber of rho-dendron

bushes kindly given to us by

the Rhodeden-

dron Society of Auckland.

We’re on our way! Whaka Street corner begins to bloom….


Meanwhile, Albie and his ‘150-Up’ team have been making significant progress on the wharf site. The mass of weeds and undergrowth has been cleared out, flaxes planted, and some heavy-duty work done to create a parking area and lookout (photo left). The next step is to obtain resource consent, so that construction of the wharf can start.

Again, our starting point is the set of plans which Richard and Diana

drew up for us (above). These can be seen in the windows of the Li-

brary and Dreams).

During the working bee on August 18th, an eager team of helpers

took out some of the untidy trees, and cleared most of the garden areas, ready for the next phase

(photos, right).

This is planned for another major

working bee on 15th and 16th Sep-

tember, when the old concrete will

be cut out and the new concrete ar-

eas laid. That makes it a crucial

weekend—so if you can, come

along and help!

With Whaka Street now in a state where it can rest a while, to give the plants a chance to settle in, attention has turned to the next area on our list: between St John and Dreams.

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Our generally old churches have a fresh and un-

usual approach in meeting the challenge of de-

clining and ageing attendance most Sundays.

Instead of the more conventional sole vicar or

minister, the Paparoa Parish — encompassing six

widely scattered and picturesque churches and

their settings — now has three co-priests!

This is only possible because of the dedication

and commitment of those involved: husband and

wife Richard and Colleen Binns, whose roots are

firmly in the north and Kaipara district at Pahi;

and Dianne Hawken, commuting to the Man-

gawhai and Hakaru district from Snells Beach

(also fully supported by her husband Kevin). All

of them are giving of themselves for little or no

financial gain; again unusual in a generally rather

materialistic and secular age. They have already,

in the short time available, visited many folk and

are keen to be very pro-active in pastoral care.

There are many in our communities who feel iso-

lated and lonely and it is the heart (and prayerful)

concern of this rather unique and special ministry

team to make a real and meaningful difference.

To this end they are actively encouraging and em-

powering those already involved in the churches

to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and pitch in more.

Let us wish them the very best; our churches are

still relevant if only at Christmas , marriage time,

birth and death – they are part of who we are as

humans.

Peter Linell

Innovative leadership for different/difficult times

The extracts below and to the right are from the The Daily Southern Cross of 2nd and 29th March, respectively (Volume XXIII).

The extracts have been taken from the collec-tion of digitised historical documents available-from Papers Past — an archive which contains some 2 million pages from New Zealand news-papers and periodicals, covering the period 1835 to 1945. The full archive is at http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast.

Note: This article replaces copyrighted material in the original Maungaturoto Matters, written by

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Arty Farties is up and running again!

Anne and her supporters have shown that it

takes more than a fire bombing to get them

down. Public support has been fantastic and

negotiations are starting for rebuilt premises.

The AGM was held on Tuesday 14th August and a warm welcome is extended to incoming com-mittee members and heartfelt thanks ex-pressed to retiring committee members for their invaluable help in the past.

We will soon be starting up the Crafty Kids Club again – so watch this space.

August 27th will see the start of a beginners’ patchwork group at the Congregational Church Hall, at 7pm. Bring your own sewing machine, lace, ribbon, cotton, buttons, etc. Phone Anne Shanks on 09 431 6229 for further details.

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Why not watch ITM Cup Rugby on Sky Sport at the Club.

About your community’s social and sports club

The Maungaturoto Country Club, in Bickerstaffe Road on the left before Otamatea High School, has several affiliated clubs: bowls, motorcross, repertory, rugby, squash, and equestrian

whose members also belong to the Maungaturoto Country Club. It’s also possible to be a social member of the club. The annual subscription is $25.

The membership structure is required by law for all clubs nationwide as it enables them Club to comply with liquor licensing laws. Clubs can’t get the same type of liquor licence as cafés or hotels, but must have a Club Liquor Licence. This enables them to serve alcohol to members

and their guests - guests must be signed in by their host.

Guests can visit three times before becoming members. If you belong to a club, then your part-ner or spouse also needs to be a member to enjoy the club’s hospitality on a regular basis. The Country Club is in breach of its licence when people bring alcohol onto the property without

permission; however this is sometimes granted for large private functions. The Club gets a ‘Special Licence’ for events that are open to the public and/or non-members, e.g. weddings,

performances, etc. The Kaipara District Council manages Club licences which are enforced by the Police. In the

event Licensing Authorities find the Club is not complying with its licence, the Club would be required to close for a set period and the staff on duty, all of whom are volunteers, would be

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Otamatea 15 Waipu 0

After the loss the week before to eventual com-petition winners Mid-Western, the Otamatea Hawks finished bottom of the league. This com-mitted them to a decider against the 2nd Divi-sion Champions Waipu to see if they remained in the Northland Premier competition. The Hawks rose to the occasion and came out vic-tors by 15 to 0.

There is always a fierce rivalry when these two sides meet and this encounter was no differ-ent. The Hawks scored twice in the first half and kicked a penalty to lead 15-0 at halftime, the forwards finishing off a number of drives at the line before some simple passing put full-back Soon Marurai across the line, out wide. This scoreline remained as a number of fights and yellow cards dominated the second half. Although the slippery conditions evened the playing field, Otamatea were never threatened by their Brynderwyn neighbours, whose illegal tactics at the breakdown instigated much of the ill discipline. Saying this, the lack of compo-sure from both teams marred the game and tainted the victory for all involved.

This is the second year running that the Hawks have defended their right to stay in the Premier competition, and they can rest easy that they comfortably sit on the right side of the huge gap that exists between the two divisions.

Thanks...

As this was the final game of the season, I would like to thank the Committee and manag-ers for their tireless work and all the sponsors, supporters and players who have aided in the continued revival of Otamatea Rugby.

Committee: Committee: Committee: Committee: Kevin and Kay Robinson, Pongo, T.L, Peter Hargraves, Jean Mcleish

Managers:Managers:Managers:Managers: Gary Kingi, Hone Peeni, Hamish Small

Major Sponsors: Major Sponsors: Major Sponsors: Major Sponsors: Twinkle Tow 'n' Tyre and Phil Keen Concrete

See you all next season! See you all next season! See you all next season! See you all next season!

BeeING BUZZY IS NO BeeING BUZZY IS NO BeeING BUZZY IS NO BeeING BUZZY IS NO

EXCUSE EXCUSE EXCUSE EXCUSE

We need you at the Working Bee on September 15th and/or 16th.

BEE THERE!EE THERE!EE THERE!EE THERE!

OTAMATEA WILD TURKEYS GOLDEN OLDIES RUGBY

This year the Twinkle Tow’n’Tyre and Phil Keen Concrete Otamatea Wild Turkeys Golden Oldies Rugby Team has played tournaments at Tuakau and Manurewa. On Sunday 29th July, Otamatea hosted a tournament at Kaiwaka. Teams from Old Boys Whangarei, Manaia, Tuakau, Mahurangi, Manurewa and Tomarata attended.

Otamatea would like to thank the following guys for doing the hangi: Maungaturoto Hotel, Pongo Leslie, RD1 Maungaturoto, Julian Allen, Kai-waka Sports Association, Paddy Thornton, Cart-ers Maungaturoto, Wellsford Sport and Leisure, 3 Furlongs Hotel, and Wainui Shuttles.

On Saturday 18th August we went to Whangarei Old Boys and played two great games against Old Boys and Manaia. Player of the Day was our only lady player, Esther Adam. Dick of the Day was Half-Black Mike Tovine.

Paparoa Possums Beware! The Paparoa School Possum Purge will take place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th Septem-ber, followed by a Sausage Sizzle and prize-giving on Sunday 16th, starting at 11am at Paparoa School. Sponsors including Fonterra, Stirling Sports, 100% Fergus Appliances Maun-gaturoto and other local businesses who have kindly provided the PTA with sponsorship. Hunters will thus vie for at least $3000 worth of prizes. Prizes are for the most possums, the most plucked fur and best team name, and there are lots of spot prizes for adults and kids, including kids’ heaviest possum. All pre-registrations will go into a draw for a Man-gonui Holiday Weekend. Registration is only $10 for adults, while kids with adults are free.

Registration forms are available from Paparoa Primary School, Paparoa Hotel, 100% Fergus Appliances Maungaturoto, Stirling Sports Whangarei, Paparoa school website www.paparoa.school.nz or by emailing [email protected]. More information from Libby Jones or Pete Hames 09 4316 822.


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Squash News

The squash season is still moving along at a great pace. We’ve now seen some great mas-ters in action and are down to three men and three women. Who will face the challenge and emerge our masters champion for the year? Watch this space!

There have been a few really tight ladder chal-lenges recently and a few games still to play. There is still a weekly draw for club members but club champs will begin in a weeks time.

There’s always space for a keen newbie or those who just need to dust the old racket off and come down for a hit. New players are al-ways welcome, and if you’re not sure it’s for you, we can organise a no-obligation trial. Or just come down and have a look: Thursday and Friday nights from 5.30 until 8.30pm. Please contact Mel Coates on 09 431 8720.

Junior club nights are still running on Monday nights: contact Tina Holst on 09 431 8180.

We run a ladies morning on Tuesdays from 9.30am. Its great fun and helps your fitness. Beginners are welcome. If you are interested please contact Emma Ihaka on 09 431 8988.

With tournaments happening almost every sec-ond weekend in Northland it’s always good to hear that our club is being represented.

Maungaturoto Junior TournamentMaungaturoto Junior TournamentMaungaturoto Junior TournamentMaungaturoto Junior Tournament

The junior tournament took place on the week-end of 3rd – 5th August. Forty-one juniors were entered in the tournament with Nirelle bringing four from Kaitaia and Hamish Browne coming

with Paige and Jacob from Kerikeri. Juniors from Manaia, Dargaville, Kamo and Mid-Western as well as Maungaturoto completed the line up. Many hard fought five-setters and games were played over the weekend with squash the winner on the day.

ResultsResultsResultsResults

Girls Division 1

Winner: Cheyanne Hill; Runner Up: Annmarie Holst: Special Plate: Michelle Schimanski; Plate: Tia Saunders; Consolation Plate: Ocean Shadbolt.

Girls Division 2

Winner: Samantha Allen; Runner Up: Kendall Clay; Special Plate: Jessie Allen; Plate: Shawna Hawken; Consolation Plate: Hunter Smith.

Boys Division 1

Winner: Kodi Foster; Runner Up: Isaac van Praag Jarrett; Special Plate: Liam Hawken; Plate: Daniel Clay; Consolation Plate: Jacob Browne.

Boys Division 2

Winner: Aaron Lupton; Runner Up: Jamie Manuel; Third: Brody Shadbolt; Special Plate: Chance Froggat; Classic Plate: Brad Moselen; Plate: Lee Holst; Consolation Plate: Ned Saun-ders.

Boys Division 3

Winner: Mathew Zimmer; Runner Up: Jesse Manuel; Special Plate: Brody Foster; Consola-tion Plate: Max Woolhouse.

Coming Soon

WHEELS ON THE FIELD Car and Bike Show

SATURDAY 24th NOVEMBER 2012

Got a car, bike or truck that is con-

sidered collectable, unique or just

plain interesting?

Bring it along and share it with

like-minded enthusiasts

(Entry free for vehicle and driver.)

Just interested in motor vehicles?

Come along and check out your local

motor show!

Otamatea Christian School

grounds

Maungaturoto

For further information and to register

your vehicle, go to

http://wheelsonthefield.co.nz

or contact

Allan (09) 431-8858


For any further enquiries, contact Shaun on:

Cell: 021 222 0272

Home: 09 4318339


Registered Drainlayers

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Maungaturoto

Swimming Club

Meeting

10th September at 5pm

At the Maungaturoto Country Club

All coaches, parents and committee

members welcome.

Planning is underway for the 2012/2013

swimming season and we are seeking

additional coaches and a co-ordinator to

job share with the swim safe co-

ordinator for this season.

Call Tina on 09 431 8180

Bowling Club Opening Day

Saturday 8 September – 1pm

Members please bring a plate per member for afternoon tea. Members can invite friends and new bowlers are very welcome.

Club members to wear whites or club colours.Club members to wear whites or club colours.Club members to wear whites or club colours.Club members to wear whites or club colours.

Contact numbers:

● Ted Mooney 09 431 8249

● Naira Vaney 09 461 9134

● Margaret Powell 09 431 8396

Bowls Northland Centre opening day is on 2nd

September, starting at 1.30pm. Bowling attire to be worn.

The JMB season is over for another year and to acknowledge the hard yards put in by the play-ers, we held our annual prize-giving on 17th Au-gust at the Country Club. Trophies were awarded to the following players

Under 7sUnder 7sUnder 7sUnder 7s

Player of the Year: Jesse Goodfellow

Sportsmanship: Milly Hodgson

Most Improved: Kellan Antunovich and Ahrianna Phillips


Player of the Year: Finn Paton

Sportsmanship: Nasah Cullen and Kieran Fer-gus

Most Improved: Ratapu Nathan-Jenkins

Best Back: Jack Hodgson

Best Forward: Joseph Rose

Under11sUnder11sUnder11sUnder11s

Player of the Year: Isaac Sheppard

Sportmanship: Kayne Goodfellow

Most Improved: Bailey Hastings

Best Back: Brady Foster

Best Forward: Bryn Freer


Player of the Year: Rhys Shadbolt

Sportsmanship: Xavier Brown

Most Improved: Te Awaroa Peihopa

Best Back: Kharnse Namana

Best Forward: Tamati Abel

Congratulations to all the players who received awards and thank you to all other team mem-bers: without a team, there is no game. Also, without coaches and managers, there would be no teams so a big thank you to Andrew Swad-ling, Craig Fergus, Tukiwai Flavell, Grant McCallum and Craig Shadbolt for giving up their time to coach the kids. And thanks to their man-agers Karyn Hodgson, Jacqui Donald and Brigette Musgrave, Bev Small, and Jill Wilson.

We would also like to thank Brett in the kitchen for providing Player of the Day meals; Brett Coates and Shay Hawkins for organising and running the trail ride that allowed us the funds to get our fields up to scratch; and everyone (too many to name) who gave up their time to help with the upkeep of the facilities. Thank you to all the parents who helped in the tuck shop and to everyone who has supported our fund-raising efforts over the season. Many of you will have purchased a ticket or two for our major raffle and we are pleased to announce the win-ners:

1st prize (42in Panasonic TV): Mike Donald

2nd prize (2 nights at Ruakaka Beach Holiday Park): Craig Garnett

3rd prize (Blueray DVD player): Kenny Manuel

Finally, it is with regret that we say goodbye to our current president, Craig Shadbolt. Sadly we could not convince him to stay on for another season, so we will bid him farewell and wish him all the best for his new ventures.

Maungaturoto JMB Rugby


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Community Trust News

The new development of six new OYO units is nearing completion; major construction has nearly finished , The final landscaping is waiting for the weather to co-operate.

Three units have been sold and are occupied, and we welcome these new residents to the village. The fourth unit has been sold and will be occupied towards the end of the month.

That leaves two units waiting for an owner. Take a drive up Riverview Place and check out the view .

The quality of the workmanship is a credit to all concerned. Our local contractors, Brogan Builders, Kaipara Plumbing, Hubands and Extreme Joinery have helped to create a really nice place to live, and with the adja-cent rest home and the caring staff, future security and wellbeing is assured.

Anyone wishing to investigate further should contact one of the following. C Garnett 4318185, Dave Marquet 4318528 or Don McKay 4318308

Don McKay

KAURI MUSEUM MERVYN

STERLING SCHOLARSHIP

Courtney Windsor has been awarded The Kauri Museum Mervyn Sterling Memorial Scholar-ship. This is offered yearly by the Otamatea Kauri and Pioneer Museum Trust Board to en-courage undergraduate study and applied re-search in New Zealand in the fields of environ-mental conservation, ecology, natural heritage and Northland history (especially Otamatea).

Courtney is currently enrolled in a BSc degree at Waikato University and is planning to major in Earth Science. Her interest is in pursuing the study of sustainable management of Earth’s energy, water, mineral, soil and coastal re-sources. Her main affiliation to the Otamatea area is through her grandfather, Ross Windsor, who was Principal of Matakohe School for seven years during the 1960s. Over the years she has also had involvement with the Kaipara Region.

Bet Nelley, CEO Kauri Museum

We have had a very busy month in August. We had a flax weaving workshop and have had more

colour themed days. One of these was devoted

to ma (white), which involved making sushi . An-other was pango (black): cupcake decorating

with black coconut, icing and choc decorations. Others were kowhai (yellow), pakaka (brown),

and kakariki (green) – all with play-dough made to match.

Each session has joined in with the Primary

School’s Jump Jam Sessions and we also had a class visit to Room 6 and Mrs Wilson.

We wish a happy 5th birthday to Mihi – although your time with us was short, we will miss you

and we wish you all the best for school!

We welcome Julia with Manu and Amelia, and Amy with Tania.

Remember also that we appreciate any empty printer toner cartridges for recycling. You can

drop them off at Playcentre during our session times or at 100% Fergus Appliances.

Civil Defence update Two months ago, you all received a Civil De-fence sheet to complete and a yellow booklet (Get ready, Get thru), which gave some hints of what to do in an emergency. It is hoped that by now you have worked out a telephone network within your area (i.e. your neighbours), so that you can support each other should the need arise.

On Wednesday, 26th September, the New Zea-land Shakeout takes place. At 9.26 am on that date, it is suggested that you practice the “Drop, Cover and Hold” drill. Your local committee will be checking its telephone tree at that time, and it may be a good time to im-plement your own telephone trees and think about all your neighbours and any special needs they may have. You can find more in-formation on the website: www.getthru.govt.nz.

While this promotion is earthquake-related, it would also be a good opportunity for you to practise your emergency response.

Your Civil Defence Committee


Answers below (upside down!) Stepwise Spring is on the way — or so the grass on my

lawn tells me. So, to give all the plants a help-

ing hand, this month you need to change

C O L D into W A R M by changing one letter at a time, to create a new intermediate word. (Target 5 moves or

fewer.)

Synonym sums To solve the sums below, you have to find the synonyms for the first two words or phrases

that, when joined together, make a synonym for the third word or phrase. For example:

the solution to OATS + BOWL = FLOURISH would be BRAN+DISH = BRANDISH).

FOREHEAD + CROON = READING

OUTGROWTH + INSECT = COURTEOUS HAIR + LINE = GROOVE

ARRIVE + PASS AWAY = FARCES

Anagrams The letters in the three phrases below can be

re-arranged into the names of three famous politicians. (Hint: none of them are New Zea-

landers—I did say famous!). 1. THAT GREATER CHARM

2. GOSH A GROWING TEEN

3. HUGE LEADER CALLS

Beat the editor! Last week I spent a pleasant hour in Whangarei

listening to the Midday Music in the Old Li-

brary. There’s something on every Wednesday. As I sat there I tried to work out how many

words I could get from the town’s name – and it seemed to be a lot. How many can you get?

W H A N G A R E I Remember, the aim is to create as many words as possible. Words should use each letter only

once, must have at least 3 letters, must not be real names (e.g. of people, places) and should

not be rude! Editor’s target: 53 words (though there may be more!).

WORDPLAYWORDPLAYWORDPLAY

PAPAROA GOLF CLUBPAPAROA GOLF CLUBPAPAROA GOLF CLUBPAPAROA GOLF CLUB

Open all the year around Open all the year around Open all the year around Open all the year around

Offering affordable golf through Offering affordable golf through Offering affordable golf through Offering affordable golf through sub and green fees.sub and green fees.sub and green fees.sub and green fees.

Club day 10.00 every Sunday Club day 10.00 every Sunday Club day 10.00 every Sunday Club day 10.00 every Sunday

Located off Golden Stairs Road (accessed from Paparoa-Oakleigh or Maungaturoto Gorge roads)

Telephone: 09 431 8585 or 09 431 8597Telephone: 09 431 8585 or 09 431 8597Telephone: 09 431 8585 or 09 431 8597Telephone: 09 431 8585 or 09 431 8597

ANSWERS to WORDPLAY (above)

Stepwise: Cold — Cord — Core — Care — Ware —

Warm

Synonym sums: BROW + SING = BROWSING; GALL +

ANT = GALLANT; FUR + ROW = FURROW; COME + DIES =

COMEDIES

Anagrams: 1. Margaret Thatcher; 2. George Washing-

ton; 3. Charles de Gaulle.

Beat the editor: Age; Air; Anger; Are; Area; Awe; Ear; Era; Gain; Gen; Gin; Grain; Gran; Grin; Hair; Hang; Hanger; Hare; Haw; Hear; Hen; Her; Hew; Hinge; Hire; Ire; Rage; Rain; Ran; Rang; Range; Raw; Reign; Rein; Ring; Wag; Wage; Wager; Wan; War; Ware; Warn; Wear; When; Whine; Whiner; Wig; Win; Wine; Wing; Winger; Wire

STOP PRESS

The Kauri Museum The Kauri Museum The Kauri Museum The Kauri Museum has boosted both its national and international reputation recently. At the annual Grand Pacific Tours Award cere-mony in Melbourne, it was named Favourite North Island Attraction. This is the second time that the museum has won the award: it was also successful in 2007-8.

Meanwhile Real Town Pies Real Town Pies Real Town Pies Real Town Pies of Maungaturoto were making their name amongst more than 440 bakers judged in the Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Award. Entered in to the Café and Boutique section of the contest, they achieved a top-ten finish with one of those creamy chicken pies that you’ve no doubt already tried and loved!


List of advertisers

DEADLINES FOR OCTOBER 2012 MAUNGATUROTO MATTERS

ADVERTISING (including amendments to ads)

15th September 2012

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Please send all copy to The Editor, [email protected]

Notes to advertisers Advertising rates

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Advertising FAQ How much does it cost to advertise?

Please see the above table for monthly rates.

When will I be invoiced?

Invoices and statements are sent quarterly.

Can I get a discount for advertising in

multiple issues?

There is a discount available if you advertise

annually. Please see the table above for

rates.

How do I advertise annually?

Please send a cheque for the required

amount to PO BOX 113, Maungaturoto, 0547

making sure to make it clear that you are

paying for a year. Alternatively, you can

make a direct bank payment to 06-0365-

0008021-00. Include your business name in

the reference and the word ANNUAL in the

details.

How will I know my payment has been

received?

Payments appear on your next quarterly

statement.

Who do I contact with queries about

payments for adverts?

Contact Guy Smith: 09 431 8860.

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Four-tenths 40 400

Two-tenths 20 200

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ArborCare Agricultural/garden serv ices 24

Battensby Bros Agricultural/garden serv ices 28

Coates Contracting Agricultural/garden serv ices 26

Frans Jensen Agricultural/garden serv ices 22

K&N Mowing and Maintenance Agricultural/garden serv ices 16

Phil Keen Contractors Agricultural/garden serv ices 8

RuralCo Agricultural/garden serv ices 28

Garnetts Tyre Serv ice Auto serv ices 14

Maungaturoto Auto Centre Auto serv ices 32

Maungaturoto AutoPainters Auto serv ices 22

Avon Beauty products/serv ices 20

Bream Bay Concrete and Drilling Building and landwork 28

DK Marshall Building Ltd Building and landwork 16

HSB Builders Building and landwork 20,22

Huband Contractors Ltd Building and landwork 30

K & M Hoyle Building and landwork 26

Landcare Serv ices Building and landwork 20

Mike Moyle Builders Building and landwork 12

N Clarke Earthmoving Building and landwork 16

Ross Latto Building and landwork 22

TC Roofing Building and landwork 12

Underwood Contractors Building and landwork 26

Bean and Gone Catering and food 24

Cruiser Bar and Grill Catering and food 10

Sunshine Organics Catering and food 24

The Sitting Duck Catering and food 8

Dave Stephenson Decorating and painting 20

Jenny 's Rural Cleaning Serv ices Domestic serv ices 12

AB Electrical and Industrial Electrical serv ices 16

ES Electrical Serv ices Electrical serv ices 12

Affordable Accounting Ltd Financial serv ices 20

Kaipara Bookkeeping Serv ice Financial serv ices 16

Stephen M Jaques Financial serv ices 12

Kaipara Flooring Flooring serv ices 26

Trevor Dempsey Flooring serv ices 22

North Glass Glaziers 20

The Glass Guy Glaziers 10

Katz Kutz Hairdressing 24

Waipu Medical Centre Health and social care 8

Wells ford Kitchens Kitchen supplies 10

Ken Urquhart Land surveys 16

Atlas Concrete Landscape supplies 28

Kaipara Plumbing Plumbing 10

Brooks Motors Transport 1

Tony Holcroft TV serv ices 10

Glenmohr Water Care Water supplies 16

R Dickens Water supplies 12

Garage sale General sales 8

Chapel Olive Oil Catering and food 24


ESSENTIAL NUMBERS

FIRE / POLICE / AMBULANCE DIAL 111

Arataki M inistries 09 431 9091/8055

Care & Share Family Support 09 431 8227

Dog, Stock and Noise Control 0800 105 890

Health Line 0800 611 116

Homebuilders 09 431 9080

Kaipara District Council 0800 727 059

Linking Hands Health Shuttle Service 09 431 8969

Maungaturoto Pharmacy 09 431 8045

Medical Centre 09 431 8576

▪ After Hours 09 423 8086

NZ Post 09 431 8315

Plunket Society 09 431 8187

Plunket Line (24hour/7 day service) 0800 933 922

Public Health Nurse 09 431 8129

▪ Dee Millen 021 735 313

▪ Sue Plunket 021 244 5415

Veterinary Centre 09 431 8318

SPORTS CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Ararua Pony Club 09 431 8806

Hockey Club 09 431 8530

Indoor Bowls 09 431 8055

Kaipara Hunt Inc 09 431 2059

Kaiwaka Sports Association 09 431 2051

Maungaturoto Bowling Club 09 431 8148

Maungaturoto Equestrian (Sue Bragg) 09 431 9025

Maungaturoto Squash Club 09 431 8599

Otamatea Hawks Rugby Club 09 431 8280

Paparoa Golf Club 09 431 8585

Sport Northland (Janine Gilmore) 09 431 8427

Swimming Club (Tina) 09 431 8180

Yoga (Rebecca Evans) 021 0235 1690

COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Maungaturoto Centennial Hall 09 431 8669

Maungaturoto Library 09 431 8811

Maungaturoto Money Exchange 09 431 8028

Maungaturoto Rest Home 09 431 8696

Otamatea Marae 09 431 8337

CHURCHES and SPIRITUAL GROUPS

Anglican 09 431 8193

Baha’i Faith 09 431 8488 / 09 946 9866

Catholic (Trevor Brljvich) 09 431 8499

(Peter Jackson) 09 431 2226

Congregational (David Patterson) 09 431 8172

Presbyterian 09 431 7106

EDUCATION

Maungaturoto Playcentre 09 431 8517

Maungaturoto Primary School 09 431 8106

Otamatea Christian School 09 431 8487

Otamatea High School 09 431 8230

Te Kohanga Reo (Paparoa) 09 431 7089

SERVICE CLUBS AND INTEREST GROUPS

Art Group 09 431 8044

Craft Group 09 431 8578

Garden Club 09 431 9101

Lions (Alistair Banks) 09 431 6373

Marsden Masonic Lodge 09 431 8388

Maungaturoto Country Club 09 431 8326

Maungaturoto St John Youth Cadets 09 431 9090

Otamatea Repertory Theatre 09 431 6640

Residents Association (Secretary) 09 431 8462

RSA Memorial Club 09 431 8547

Rotary Club 09 431 8388

Scouts 09 431 8055

Community DirectoryCommunity DirectoryCommunity DirectoryCommunity Directory

Date Time Event Location See page

Wed 5th 10.30 Homebuilders seniors’ lunch St John Church hall

19.30 Maungaturoto Residents Association meeting Centennial Hall 7

Fri 7th Soup day Primary School 15

Wed 19th 09.45 Centennial Hall AGM Centennial Hall 6

Sat 22nd 18.30 Pot luck dinner Marahemo Hall 5

Tue 25th Enrolment for 2013 High School 17

13.30 Otamatea Grey Power AGM and Monthly Meeting Anglican Church Hall 11

Sun 16th 09.00 Beautification Project working bee — day 2 Outside Dreams 7

Sat 15th 09.00 Beautification Project working bee — day 1 Outside Dreams 7

Tue 18th Parents day Primary School 15

Thu 20th 13.00 Maungaturoto Garden Club Centennial Hall 9

Fri 21st Grandparents day Primary School 15

Fri 28th Donut day and last day of term Primary School 15

Thu 27th Enrolment for 2013 High School 17

Sat 8th 13.00 Bowling Club opening day Country Club 31

Mon 10th 17.00 Swimming Club meeting Country Club 31

Wed 26th 09.26 New Zealand Shakeout Day 33

Fri 14th Paparoa School Possum Purge (until 17th) Paparoa School 33

Diary of Events: September 2012

Weekly events Tuesdays: 10.00 Mainly Music - Congregational Church (page 5)

Thursdays: 15.00 St John Cadets Penguin & Green groups; 17.00 Blue & Gold Groups

Fridays: 09.00 Art Co-op - Old Ministry of Works building (page 4)

Saturdays: 19.00 OTA Youth—The Garage (page 4)

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