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Kaiwaka Bugle - 28 May, 2019

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No: 10

28 May 2019

Trading Hours:

Monday to Friday 8:00am - 6:30pm

Saturday 8:00am - 7:00pm

Sunday 9:00am - 6:00pm

RANGIORA ROAD RESERVE

Below: Point Curtis Cruising Club Commodore Wayne Leslie and Jonathan Larsen at

the boat ramp; The view from the reserve out over the Kaipara.

FIREFIGHTERS SKY TOWER STAIR CLIMB

Keith

Mills,

Craig Steiner and

Tim Brown after

their 1103 steps!

COUNCILLOR’S

COMMENT*

with Otamatea Ward

Councillor Jonathan Larsen

Rangiora Road Reserve

I had a really interesting meeting with a

group of key locals recently about the

Rangiora Road boat ramp and reserve.

About ten years ago when the adjacent

land was subdivided, a beautiful piece

of land was vested as Council reserve.

The land is immediately beside the

boat ramp, and has space for vehicle

and trailer parking, and a flat grassed

area with views out over the harbour

where picnic tables (and possibly

toilets) could be installed.

The Point Curtis Cruising Club would

like to see the reserve developed to

enhance the area and improve the

usability

the

boat

ramp.

Considerable work has previously been

carried out by locals on schematic

designs

for

the

reserve

and

consultation. It seems however that

nothing has been progressed from

Council’s end. I will be meeting with

Council’s CEO this week to discuss

how to progress the development of the

reserve. I’d be interested to hearing

your views on upgrading this asset.

If you have any community projects or

issues that you would like assistance

with, I can be contacted on ph. 021 185

8389 or Cr.Larsen@kaipara.govt.nz.

Check out my ‘The WorkBoot

Councillor’ Facebook page for regular

updates.

For any roading maintenance issues

please email council@kaipara.govt.nz

and describe the defects requiring

repair (potholes etc.) and their

locations.

The views expressed are those

of the writer and do not

necessarily

represent

the

consensus position of Council.

[Note: Rangiora Road is about

11 kms west of Kaiwaka - off

Oneriri Road; the boat ramp

another 2.6 kms.]

Part of Kaiwaka Playcentre’s beautiful new mural - painted by young Joe Paikea.

At Kaiwaka War Memorial Hall . Adults $10, Kids (under 16) $5, Family Pass (2 adults + 3 children) $25

KAIWAKA BUGLE No. 10

28 MAY 2019

CONTENTS

Page 3: Public Notices, Classified

Page 5: Pt.Curtis CC; St. John

Page 7: Otamatea Community

Services; Rotary

Page 9: Kauri Museum; Albertland

Museum - 157th Anniversary

Page 11: Kaiwaka Sports Assn.

Page 13: Nina Quan; Thelma’s

Scrapbook

Page 15: Kaiwaka School; OHS

Page 17: Kaiwaka School photo;

Councillor’s News;

Page 19: ‘Hidden Gold’

Bugle 11 will appear 11June

Contact for advertising, reports, articles

or information can be made by

Email kaiwakabugle@kaiwaka.co.nz

Ph: 09 4312 045 Lindsey

Txt: 027 2724137

Copy may be left at Jaques’ Four

Square.

Kaiwaka Bugle

Founded May 1978

We appreciate articles and photos about local

events, etc, as well as ads and suggestions.

Copies available in Kaiwaka at Jaques Four

Square, Kaiwaka Postal Centre, Shamrock

Service Station, Animal Health Centre,

Kaiwaka St John shop.

Also outlets in Maungaturoto,

Mangawhai and Paparoa.

Can be viewed online at

www.kaiwaka.co.nz/Bugle

Or a copy can be posted to you if you supply

stamped, self-addressed DLE envelopes.

Proverbs

10:

Honesty lives confident and

carefree, but Shifty is sure

to be exposed!

(The Message Bible)

Kaiwaka

Bugle

Advertisements

2019:

All

copy

and

queries

to:

kaiwakabugle@kaiwaka.co.nz

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work with most common image

formats, Word, Excel, and PDF files.

Accounts:

Email: bugleaccounts@kaiwaka.co.nz

The Kaiwaka Bugle is a community

newspaper run by volunteers, as part of

the Kaiwaka Media Group Inc.

Articles, etc. printed are not necessarily

the opinion of the Bugle Team.

ABOUT TOWN

 A very big WELL DONE to Craig, Tim and Keith, our local fire brigade team, on

their fantastic Sky Tower stair challenge feat

 A special thank you to Jesse White and his lads from the Kaiwaka Sports Assn. - see

page11.



Congratulations to the Maungaturoto Matters team on their 200th issue this May!



The Maungaturoto Residents Assn. AGM will be 5th June at 7pm in the

Maungaturoto Centennial Hall.



Maungaturoto Country Club new executive committee: Richard Moore

President; Kathy Strong - Vice President; Brett Strong - Treasurer; Diana Moore -

Secretary

 Wonderful to watch a seal basking in the calm waters across from Batley this week.

 Some NZ Post rates will rise as 1st July e.g. an ordinary letter stamp will go from

$1.20 to $1.30. Pick up an information sheet at the Post Centre or got to nz.post.co.nz/

july2019 or phone 0800 501 501 for the full list.

 See page 17 for the AIMS Netball fundraiser QUIZ NIGHT!

~ Lindsey, Ed

“

It’s pointless to be down in the dumps. All you find is rubbish.” Albert Facey author

of ‘A Fortunate Life’

On the BASIS of SEX

Friday 14 June, 7.30pm (M)

STAN & OLLIE

Friday 28 June, 7.30pm (PG)

INSTANT FAMILY

Friday 31 May, 7.30pm (M)

‘INSTANT FAMILY is inspired by the

real events from the life of writer/

director Sean Anders. When Pete

(Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose

Byrne) decide to start a family, they

stumble into the world of foster care

adoption - they find themselves

speeding from zero to three kids

overnight. Now, Pete and Ellie must

hilariously try to learn the ropes of

instant parenthood in the hopes of

becoming a family. Also stars Octavia

Spencer, Tig Notaro and Margo

Martindale.’

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

Kaiwaka Bugle - 28 May, 2019

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PUBLIC NOTICES

CLASSIFIED

JENNY’S RURAL CLEANING SERVICES

P. O. Box 87

Kaiwaka

Looking for a school student or adult. Must be able

to work from 4pm to 7.15pm three days a week and

the odd Saturday morning. Must be trustworthy and

be able to work in a team.

Please send your C.V if you got one to

jrcleaningservices.chellew@yahoo.com

Or phone Jenny on 431 2826 after 7pm.

MAUNGATUROTO & DISTRICTS ROTARY CLUB

Invites you to afternoon tea to find out about

“What is on in our area”

Sunday June 23rd – 2pm to 4pm

Maungaturoto Country Club

Come and meet representatives from Clubs, Support

Groups and Local Businesses.

Free Entry

For more information (or if you would like to participate)

Call Stella – 0211490877 or Eileen – 0211420357

KAIWAKA SCHOOL

Board of Trustees’ Election

Declaration of Parent Election Results

At the close of nominations, as the number of valid

nominations was equal to the number of vacancies

required to be filled, I hereby declare the following

duly elected:

Josie Gritten.

Dominique Incorvaia.

Blake Worsfold

Signed

Sara McAulay

Returning Officer

FOR SALE: Drone photography of your property

providing high res digital images from $50. Contact

0212457242 to book your time.

WANTED: Lease farm – ideally 40-70ha but will

consider any size. Will be running dry stock. Good

rates paid. Contact 0212457242

CLEANER REQUIRED:

for 5 Star Airbnb in Rangiora

Road, Kaiwaka. A high standard of cleaning is

required. Days and hours are variable depending on

bookings. Can be anything from 1 up to 7 days a week.

Hours are generally 1 hour per clean during 11am and 1pm

and again depends on bookings. Will pay $35.00 per clean.

Please ring Robyn 021669182

CARAVAN FOR RENT: in Kaiwaka on owners home

property, long term; large fully self-contained, $200 per

week, includes internet, power, water, separate bedroom,

bathroom, lounge, kitchen; would suit mature, quiet

working person. Ph: 027 678 8325

M o n d a y 3 Ju n e

Hakaru & Districts Memorial RSA

Mid-Year Xmas Dinner

DATE: Friday 28

June 2019

TIME: 1830h – 2300h

To be held at our clubrooms

HAKARU & DISTRICTS

MEMORIAL RSA

733 SETTLEMENT ROAD,

HAKARU

Cost: $25 PER HEAD – children under

15years old $1 per year of age.

INVITATION

For supporters, friends, former members

of the Kaiwaka St. John Division

POT LUCK DINNER

Saturday, 8 June, 6.30pm

At the Kaiwaka Fire Brigade Station

Further Information phone 09 4312229

Bring your stories, memories, photos!

Below: Kaiwaka’s first First Response Unit -

November 1990

Learn to sew for yourself.

Seoul Blouse Class with Corrina McMath.

We are having a blouse making class starting with a prep

afternoon on Thursday 13th June from 1.30 - 3.30 then sewing

on Wednesday 19th June 9.30 - 3.30.

The prep day you will come in and learn how to measure

yourself properly for the pattern and choose your fabric.

Then on the 19th you will get sewing.

Such a great skill to learn.

Book by email or phone or come in

and see us

applebasketquilts@xtra.co.nz

or ph. 09 4312443

4T DIGGER – BOBCAT – TIP TRUCK

Property Maintenance - Driveways

Building Sites

Stump & Tree Removal

Hole Boring - Chain Trencher

Calf Shed and Stockyard Cleaning

Phone Matt: 021 199 6677

Email: mprabrownecontractors@gmail.com

Willow Bend

HORSE HOTEL

Total Horse Care

Agistment

Riding Lessons

Arena Hire (60x40)

Young Horse Starting

Re-training/Exercising

Hoof Trimming

Problem Solving

Phone Sue 09 431 2817

or 021 623 776

Or email susanjoll11@gmail.com

BRICK/BLOCKLAYER

All aspects of masonry:

Fireplaces, Restoration & Remedial Work.

JAMES EAGLETON

Tel. (09) 431 2514 Mob. 0274 749 232

jajueagles@yahoo.com.au 210A Pukenui Road, RD2, Kaiwaka 0573

Counsellor and Registered Psychotherapist

Offers Supervision

Susan Matheson

MNZAC

Dip. Psychosynthesis Counselling and Psychotherapy

Phone 09 431 2996 Mobile 027 605 2427

Passenger Service

Car & Van Hire  Bus & Coach Charters

Airport Transfers

Phone (09) 4237416

SING RIGHT

Professional coaching for performance,

recording and demos.

All level singers, musicians, singer-songwriters.

Phone Robyn Hill 431 9159 or 0274 725610

No. 117345

N.Z.C.A.D., L.B.P. 117345

PH/Fax: 09 423 8092 Mob: 021 276 7369

Office: 3 John Sinclair Avenue, Wellsford brianwright@xtra.co.nz

For Resource and Building Consents, planning restraints, new building materials -

you need a capable, experienced, and professional designer with a clear

knowledge of all the processes. Brian has been helping and organising all these

facets of design and building for over 50 years.

Wright Design offers free visits, consultations and advice on planning, design,

building, council permit applications, guaranteed permit plan acceptance.

O’MALLEY

CONTRACTING LTD

CONCRETE

FOR ALL YOUR CONCRETING NEEDS

T: 021 2200 198

E: omalleycontracting@outlook.com W: omalleycontracting.co.nz

Om Tara ~ Mangawhai

Healing Services

Diann Glucina

021 250 7461 diglucina.com

FB: OmTaraMangawhai

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

Kaiwaka Bugle - 28 May, 2019

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ST. JOHN KAIWAKA

OPPORTUNITY

SHOP

SEEKING NEW

MANAGER/S

In the coming month St. John will

farewell Milly O’Leary as manager of

Kaiwaka Op Shop. It was Milly’s

initiative that started our shop in 2010

and since then the shop has raised over

$200,000 towards St. John services in

the Otamatea catchment. As we

farewell Milly with gratitude for her

incredible volunteer service, we are

committed to building on these

foundations into the future.

We are now advertising for expressions

of interest from individuals who could

be the future manager or managers of

the St. John Kaiwaka Opportunity

Shop.

We are a seeking a person (or people

sharing the role) willing to take on

responsibility

for

ensuring

our

volunteer led shop is ready to trade six

days a week.

Our new manager(s) will be key in

overseeing our volunteer roster,

managing health and safety (including

the handling of donations) and

implementing

refreshed

merchandising

and

marketing

strategy.

St John is New Zealand's most trusted

charity. To support our emergency

ambulance and community health

services, we operate a nationwide

network of over 40 St John Stores. All

stores have established technology,

point of sale, strategy, branding and

ongoing management support.

St. John Otamatea Area Committee are

the local volunteer leadership group

who oversee St. John community

presence

Maungaturoto

and

Kaiwaka. Proceed from the St. John

Kaiwaka support the Area Committee’s

activities.

We are looking to hear from

individuals with the time, energy, skills

and/or background who are interested

in finding out more. For the right

candidate(s) a per diem will be

provided.

To find out more or express your

interest please contact by Friday 7

June 2019:

Wayne Maclennan

St. John Area Committee Chair

021 141 5163 (after 4pm)

wfmaclennan@gmail.com

Henry Todd

Area Retail Manager –

Northern Region

027 580 7392

henry.todd@stjohn.org.nz

MANGAWHAI MUSEUM

The popular Fairy Tern Exhibition at

the Museum will now be extended for

another month so don't miss out on a

chance to visit!

The last day will

be 1st July.

The New Zealand

fairy tern/tara iti

is probably New

Zealand's rarest breeding bird.

And one of the few places they nest is

right here in Mangawhai.

Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai

Hours: 10am - 4pm

/www.mangawhai-museum.org.nz

FRESH SEAFOOD

Oysters are Back

Fresh Mussels, Fresh Fish,

Smoked Fish & Salmon

TOYS TOYS TOYS

New Supplier

Stocked up on Toys,

Crafts & Activities

Great Prices

KG Swap Gas Bottles

or New Bottle and Gas

Jaques Four Square

Phone: 4312227

1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road, Kaiwaka.

ST PAUL’S

ANGLICAN

SUNDAY SERVICES

St Pauls Church: Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd.

Priest in Charge Rev. John Blundell Ph 431 4122

www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz

SOLAR

EQUIPMENT

WINNERS

The Otamatea High School has been

awarded a solar panel/monitoring

equipment package from the Genesis

School-gen Trust. The Trust is a new

charity that provides schools with

solar, science, technology, engineering

and math equipment to help rangatahi

(young people) solve real-world

problems.

More than 400 schools, including

primary, intermediate and secondary

schools from Northland to Southland

applied for funding.

Otamatea High School was one of

seven schools that have been awarded

equipment packages and the only one

to receive the solar equipment.

POINT CURTIS

CRUISING

CLUB



Pool Competition: North Vs South

- Queens Birthday Weekend Sunday

June 1pm @ 3Furlongs Bar & Grill,

all welcome to come along and enjoy

the afternoon.



End of Season Duck Shoot Sat

and Sun 30

June 2019



PCCC AGM



The Point Curtis Cruising Club

annual general meeting is on Tuesday

June 2019 at Kaiwaka Sports

Association 7pm. Everyone is welcome

to come along



Annual Subscriptions



Subs are due on the 1

June

$30 Family and $20 Single.



Next Club Meeting

Tuesday 11

June @ Kaiwaka Sports

Ass 7pm.

Wayne Leslie (Commodore)

Ken Urquhart

BSurv Licensed Cadastral Surveyor

KMU Surveys Ltd

467 Bickerstaffe Road

RD 2

Maungaturoto 0587

Ph 09 431 8705

Mob 021 161 2344

kenurquhart@xtra.co.nz

Trails end

spiritualist gathering

Last Sunday of every month

10.30-2pm

Tea/coffee provided $5 koha

For all inquiries:

021 165 2629 evenings (09) 945 0707

Trail.end@hotmail.com

1758 Cove Road, Mangawhai

Bringing together light minded people

Guest speaker each month

(

Next to Kaiwaka Motorcycles)

Specialists in:

Satellite Dish & TV Aerial Installations

& Repairs

Freeview

Chromecast

Smart TVs

Netflix

Call or Text Adam on 022 351 6679

E: mangawhai digital@gmail.com

HODGETTS

CONTRACTING

Digger Work



Driveways



House Sites



Dams



Drains, etc

Also available for HIRE
3 ton Vib Roller Heavy Duty Tow

Waterblaster Lazer Level

Phone Mark 4312877

027 447 8554

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

Kaiwaka Bugle - 28 May, 2019

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HAKARU & DISTRICTS
MEMORIAL RSA (INC)

Members & guests are invited to

come along and enjoy our hospitality.

New members welcome.

Meals are served on

Thursday and Friday nights

from 6.30pm.

Order from Blackboard Menu

and a sing-a-long

with Des Chitty.

For more information please phone

Graeme on 431 2563

Alzheimers Society Northland Inc

ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT

GROUP

Meet on 2nd Wednesday

of each month

11am - 12pm at the

Mangawhai Golf Club Rooms

Phone 0800 004 001

OTAMATEA

COMMUNITY

SERVICES

Fun and Games – Footprints Room,

Anglican Church Hurndall Street,

Maungaturoto. First and third Monday

of the month from 10am to 12. A lot of

fun with a variety of games ensuring

there is something for everyone; an

informal way to get together with

others for a little light-hearted

entertainment, friendship, morning tea,

etc. come along and join in, or better

still, come and take charge, be the

organiser. Just phone Pauline on 09

431 9080.

While on the subject of senior

entertainment here is a brief run-down

on some of the other events going on.

We hope that people find something

that will appeal to keep the ‘brain cells

ticking over’ as one of our seniors calls

her sessions at Bingo. There probably

are more events taking place around

the district that are not listed here,

which may or may not be found

elsewhere in the Bugle.

Seniors’ Lunch – First Wednesday of

the month at St John Hall in Hurndall

Street. 10 – 1pm.

Selwyn Centre – Every Thursday

morning at St Mark’s Church, Hook

Rd Paparoa.

Shopping Trips- Second Tuesday and

fourth Wednesday of the month.

Leaves Maungaturoto between 9 -

9.30am. Open to anyone wanting to go

to Whangarei for the day.

Chocolate Bingo – Third Wednesday

of the month at the Footprints Room,

Anglican Church, Maungaturoto. 10 –

12.

Your Community House 09 431

9080.

155

Hurndall

Street,

Maungaturoto.

9am to 4pm Monday to Friday. Phone

or call if we can help with any of our

services: Counselling, Senior Support,

Addiction

Support,

Financial

Mentoring, Parent Coaching, Social

Work.

Best wishes from all at Otamatea

Community Services

HAKARU HALL

ACTIVITIES



Monday: Line Dancing 10am

Ph 4315160



Tuesday: Pilates 9-10am

Ph 0220643964

Certified Instructor



Wednesday, First of The Month

Hall Committee Meeting 7pm



Following Wednesdays: Recreational

Music Evening 7pm Ph:

0210628631



Thursday: Pilates 9-10am

Ph 0220643964



Thursday: Scouts 5pm



June 16

Line Dancing Open

day 1.30-5.30pm



June 22

Zonta Ball



Hall Hire Ph 4312256

Recently we were sad to

farewell Margaret Marquet who

passed away suddenly. She not

only supported Dave in his time as a

member and Treasurer of this club but

was also a very hardworking person in

the local Opportunity shop.

50 Years Chartered

Advance notice about our luncheon to

celebrate 50 years of having been

Chartered. This will take place on

Saturday 24th August in the Centennial

Hall. If you know of anyone who has

been associated with our club during

the last 50 years, who you think might

like to come along, please let Eileen

know (0211420357). We hope to have

all our living Charter members present.

Pam from Country Caterers will

provide the luncheon and we are in the

process of arranging a very good guest

speaker.

Rotary Youth Leadership

I had the pleasure of attending the

Rotary Youth Leadership dinner at

Muriwai. This week-long fixture

provides a fantastic chance for young

people (aged 21 to 28) to be involved

in an incredibly positive environment

where their leadership skills are tested

and enhanced. Anyone who has

previously attended this event endorses

it wholeheartedly. The course is held at

approximately the same time every

year so if you know of someone who

might benefit from it in the future,

please let a Rotarian know.

Calf litter

Those of you who have purchased our

Calf litter will be pleased to know that

we have contributed $1,400 to Rotary

Foundation. Foundation is able to

increase the spending power of our

donation substantially. This branch of

Rotary was important to the late Terry

Hanna, and it was his initiative that

promoted this fund-raiser. A reminder,

we still have plenty of bags of calf

litter for sale at Maungaturoto Four

Square.

Thank You

We are grateful to Jewell Mills who

made our two wreaths that were laid at

Hakaru and Maungaturoto on Anzac

Day. We are fortunate to have such

creative talent to draw upon when tasks

need to be done.

We continue to be very grateful to the

parents and youngsters from Netball,

DOE and Hockey who provide our

meals on a roster each week. These

meals enhance the fellowship we enjoy

at our meetings.

Sunday 23 June, 2-4

Rotary invitation

“What is on in our area”

Maungaturoto Country Club

Waipu Natural

Health

3 Cove Road, Waipu (opposite

the Pizza Barn)

Ph: 09 432 1325

www.waipunaturalhealth.co

.nz

Clinical Nutritionist-Hair Analysis for

Masked Allergies, Ozone Therapy,

Prolotherapy, Naturopath-Medical

Herbalist, Registered Massage

Therapists, Reflexology-

Craniosacral Therapy,

Acupuncture-Facial

Acupuncture, Kineso

Taping, Hypnotherapy,

Counselling,

ThetaHealing/Change

Catalyst

AFFORDABLE CONSULTS FOR

KIDS – give us a call

Gift Vouchers available

KAIPARA

FLOORING CO

Independently owned & operated

32 HURNDALL ST MAUNGATUROTO

Supply & Installation of Carpet, Vinyl,

Vinyl Wood Planking

Stockists of 2m & 3m wide

vinyl & carpet short ends

Residential & Commercial

Q Card Finance Approved

6-18 month terms

6 month interest free

First Class Installations

For a free measure & quote

phone Christine

09 946 9886 or 021 515 415

kaiparaflooring@gmail.com

http://www.kaiparaflooring.co.nz/

BARRY CURTIS

PLUMBING LTD

REGISTERED CRAFTSMAN

PLUMBER

Phone 4315572

027 257 9884

25 years experience

Friendly reliable service

All plumbing and

maintenance

Alterations

and new housing

Spouting

Competitive rates

PROMPT

EFFICIENT SERVICE

Reyahn George

Leng

Registered Electrician

Local, honest and reliable.

For your residential and

light-commercial projects.

022 314 1068

Pest Control

PLAN A: One-off treatments to customers with a specific pest problem

PLAN B: Full maintenance service plans to commercial customers.

This will include documentation kept in customer file on site:

⚫

Pest treated

⚫

Date of service

⚫

Chemical or baits used

⚫

Full pest check report done after each treatment

⚫

Fair and reasonable fee with guarantee

Flood Recovery Carpet Care

⚫

Carpet Drying

This includes pre-spray treatments

⚫

Dehumidifier Rental

with stain removal and hot water extraction.

Upholstery Cleaning

Full upholstery cleaning of all furniture.

eg lounge suites and all office chairs

Water Blasting

⚫

Concrete - Decks

House Washing

⚫

Soft Chemical Was

⚫

Pre-painting Wash

Property Services

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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OWEN STEVENS

Osteo Therapist

For careful adjustments

to bones and joints

Treatment for humans

and their pets

Clinics:

Kate’s Place,

Kaiwaka:

Last Friday of

month

9.00am-5.00pm

For bookings:

Phone

09 4312661

Or phone Owen

09 4317123 anytime

Tramp!

Te Pounga Marae

130 Nathan Rd. Oneriri. Kaiwaka 0573

COMPLEX FOR

HIRE

Functions

* Weddings * Birthdays

*Anniversaries * Meetings * Wananga

5 hour meeting * 12 hour stay *

Overnight

*All welcome - No more Drink-driving

Amenities:

*Convo Combi Steamer * Bratt Pan *

Dish Washer/Sterilizer * 3 Door Glass

Chiller (walk in) etc…All Crockery *

Linen Supplied * Central Heating and

Air Conditioning and much more.

Can also cater for small groups….

For more information please contact:

Kim Wallace

Home: 09 832 1133 Mob: 0211275340

Email: kimwallace@xtra.co.nz

TRENZ 2019

A very tired trio returned from Rotorua

last week after attending TRENZ 2019,

the largest annual tourism gathering in

New Zealand. With over one thousand

people present throughout the event it

was a real eyeopener into the workings

of tourism in our country. Members of

Parliament strolled by, top level

sportspeople were present (eg members

of the Black Ferns), the rugby World

Cup was on show and available for

photo ops, ex All Blacks captain Richie

McCaw attended. Selling and buying

commenced at 8.30am and concluded

at 4.30pm, followed by networking

opportunities late into the night over

the three days of the event. Now into

the work of follow-up letters and

making the most of what we learnt

from our trip. Photo below shows

Terri, the Victorian Lady, at tourism

gathering.

Matariki

The art boards for our annual

primary schools’ art exhibition

have been delivered to the

participating schools and will be

collected during the first week of

June. This year’s theme is

‘Kaimoana: oranga mai it te

moana’, Seafood: sustenance/life

force from the sea and we are

expecting

some

magnificent

artworks. The exhibitions opens on

Monday June 10 when the children

will watch a demonstration of

wood carving, view their art and

take part in kapa haka.

Creating with Kauri

Our new exhibition opening the

day before Matariki features works

in kauri timber by more than

twenty artists and craftspeople.

Pieces of kauri from the museum’s

collection have been turned into all

manner of amazing art works and

we are very excited

about what we will

see when they start

arriving

the

museum shortly. This exhibition is a

memorial to carver Ewan Macdonald

who lived at Tinopai for a time and

taught the skill to numerous locals. It is

also the first in what we are calling our

‘maker’ series of exhibitions which

will all feature kauri timber and gum in

various

different

guises.

This

exhibition is also open from June 10.

The summer tourist season is now over

and the preparatory work for the next

season has been in process for some

time. Over the winter months we will

be hosting a number of speakers who

will be giving talks on their specialist

subjects. We hope you will find the

topics interesting and come to listen.

Look out for our publicity and we’ll

see you at The Kauri Museum.

157TH ALBERTLAND

ANNIVERSARY

In the early 1860's William Rawson Brame had a vision to

establish a classless, nonconformist society in New Zealand, William Rawson

Brame had the vision of an ideal classless society to be established under the 40

acre free land scheme of the time.

On May 29th, 1862 the migrant ships

"Matilda Wattenbach" and "Hanover"

departed from the London Docks with 688

passengers bound for the Albertland

Settlement in New Zealand with the first of

over 3000 settlers.

The other migrant ships included Tyburnia,

Ida Zeigler, William Miles, Gertrude, Annie

Wilson and others transported almost 3000

Albertland migrants to the colony.

This year the anniversary was marked with

an open weekend on the 25th and 26th May

at the Heritage Centre, 15 Port Albert Road,

Wellsford. The Heritage Centre at the

Albertland and Districts Museum in

Wellsford

houses

extensive

records,

memorabilia, artefacts, and other items

relating to Albertland from the 1860's.

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KAIWAKA SPORTS ASSN

Community Cooking Classes at

the KSA

Community Cooking Classes will be

held at the Sports Complex every

Tuesday, starting this Tuesday 28th

May at 5.30pm, brought to you by

Kate’s Place Community House. Come

along to share, eat and learn all about

cheap, filling and nutritious meals for

your family. There will be a creche for

the kids and they will even feed them

dinner, while you are busy. Please let

them know if you are coming so we

can cater for correct numbers. These

classes are free but any koha would be

welcomed. Kate’s Place Community

House, phone Kirsty Brown on 431

2661.

Fitness Centre

Keys to our Fitness Centre have just

recently changed over, so if you have

ever thought about taking out a

membership – now is the perfect time

to do it! You can purchase a year’s

membership for $150 which will give

you 24/7 access to a centre equipped

with free weights, bikes, climbers,

rowers, treadmills, CV machines,

toilets and showers. You can buy a key

from Jaques Four Square, or for more

information please contact Fitness

Centre President Siobhan Henderson

on 027 9791203.

Senior Hawks Rugby

The next Hawks rugby day to be held

at our grounds will be on Saturday

22nd June. The match will be against

Mid Northern; the Reserves will take

the field at 12.30pm and the Premiers

kick-off straight after them, at 2.15pm.

Come along to cheer on our boys!

Would you like to become a

volunteer?

A lot of what happens at the KSA is

due to the tireless efforts of our

volunteers. Volunteers are the heart of

our community – would you like to

become a KSA volunteer? Email or

ring me to talk about volunteering.

A special thank you

I would like to say thank you very

much to local man Jesse White, who I

have noticed regularly walking around

the KSA grounds with his two young

sons. Jesse and his boys walk up and

down our fields picking up rubbish –

what a great example of community

spirit he is setting for his children, and

for all of us. Thanks Jesse!

KSA Fundraiser: Save-a-Life

keyring

If you have one of these keyrings, you

could save a life!

The Save-a-Life keyring has a capsule

which contains a soluble aspirin.

Chewed or placed under the tongue, an

aspirin can make all the difference

when someone is experiencing signs of

a heart attack. The aspirin potentially

helps keep a patient alive for what

paramedics call “The Golden Hour”.

This is the time between when the

attack begins, paramedics arriving on

the scene and the time it takes to

transport the patient to hospital.

The keyrings are $15 for a 3-pack - a

small price to pay for potentially

saving somebody’s life.

Buy one for someone you love. Contact

me on cherylanderson051@gmail.com

and I can drop them off to you.

Hiring at the Sports Complex

The Kaiwaka Sports Complex has a

variety of facilities and sports fields

available for hire for sporting events,

tournaments,

community

events,

conferences, meetings and private

parties.

If you wish to use part of the Sports

Complex, please email me on

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Retirement Units

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Vacancies occur from time to time

in the Community Trust’s 2BR

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From Thelma’s Scrapbook...

MONDAY 3 JUNE: QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

Few would deny New Zealand is a nation of

people who love to bake. Baking is an integral

part of our culinary heritage and we have developed a range

of favourites that now form part of the foundation we

consider New Zealand food.

Ponder the origins of these favourites and it is hard to miss

the influence royalty has had on the things we once

considered tin-ﬁllers or an afternoon tea treat.

Take the Victoria Sponge Sandwich. This two-

layered, whipped cream and jam ﬁlled sponge was

adopted by Queen Victoria after one of her ladies-

in-waiting developed it to satisfy her need for a

sugar ﬁx in the afternoons.

Such was the enjoyment of this afternoon pick-me-up for

the lady-in-waiting, she decided to share it with friends by

asking them for ‘tea’ and a walk in the ﬁelds in the late

afternoon. The afternoon tea party was born. Queen

Victoria embraced the new craze for such socialising and this

cake became one of her favourites. It started life as a simple

jam and cream-ﬁlled sponge but was named the Victoria

Sandwich - after the death of Queen Victoria’s husband

Prince Albert, in 1861.

There are other baked favourites with a link to Queen

Victoria and her family. A recipe for Albert Square features

in early editions of the Edmonds Cookery

Book and was likely brought to New

Zealand in the luggage of our British

settlers .

Find out what is probably our most

popular baked recipe from the legacy of

Queen Victoria and her family in Bugle 11.

It starts with the acid mantle which is the skin’s first line of

barrier defence. The acid mantle is made up of sebum (oil)

secreted by the sebaceous gland and sweat secreted by the

sudoriferous (sweat) gland. Combined they form a slightly

acidic film on the skin’s surface which act to keep bad

bacteria in check and maintain hydration. If the natural oil

gets stripped, we find the skin dry and dehydrated.

In my consultation, I ask the following questions to help

determine the cause(s) of forever dry skin:

1. Do you use a cleansing gel or soap that lathers or foam?

This foaming effect often leaves the skin squeaky clean

and many of us like it because we think it’s a sign of a

deep cleanse but in reality, we are stripping the skin of its

natural oil, leaving the skin taut and dry. Without the

protective natural oil, skin suffers from trans-epidermal

water loss and no matter how much you drink, water

continues to evaporate.

2. Do you use a toner that contains alcohol or is astringent?

This also strips the skin’s natural oil.

3. Do you use a moisturiser that contains emulsifiers?

Emulsifiers are agents needed to bind water and oil to

make an emulsion with a nice consistency. Emulsifiers

can also strip the skin’s natural oil by binding to it causing

a “washout effect”.

4. Does your diet include a lot of essential fatty acids

contained in oily fish, avocado and olive? If not, do you

take omega -3 supplements? Not enough healthy fats in

the diet can contribute to the skin’s lack of lipids which

then cause dehydration.

5. Do you work in an office with air-conditioning? Do you

sleep with the heat pump on? Have you been sitting close

to the fire? All of these will draw moisture from the skin

like a dehumidifier!

6. What medication are you taking? Certain meds affect the

skin’s barrier defence by altering its balance, therefore

affecting its function in holding moisture.

7. What’s your age? Unfortunately, everything slows down

when we age including our ability to make sebum. Lack of

sebum/oil means lipid dryness which leads to dehydration.

If you are doing everything correctly and still suffer from

dry, sensitive, irritated skin, then please seek advice from a

skin therapist as healthy skin should be thick, supple and a

little dewy. Your skin therapist should also be able to help

you identify ingredients in your products that could be

having a negative effect on your skin barrier.

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KAIWAKA SCHOOL

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From the Principal, Rosie

Ellis...our

junior

school

students had a wonderful trip

to Forum North, Whangarei

last week to see Mr McGee

and the Jumping Flea, a live

theatre experience. Thank

you to the parents who helped

the teachers on this trip and

thank you to Ms Hannah

Taylor-Rose for organising it.

The Board of Trustees has

regretfully

accepted

the

resignation of our Room 3

teacher, Karima Bencheikh.

Karima is leaving our school

at the end of this term, to live

and teach in China. We wish

her the very best and thank

her for all her time and work

in our school. We will miss

her zany and energetic

presence.

It looks like there will be a

national teacher strike on

Wednesday 29 May - next

Wednesday. The school will

be closed, and you will need

make

alternative

arrangements

for

your

children on this day. We will

keep

you

informed

anything changes.

Thank you for letting your

children participate in the

Pink

Dress-up

day last week. It was

enjoyed by all. Photos left

of two of the participants in

pink!

NOTICE

Teachers who belong to the

Teachers Union, NZEI, will

be going on Strike on

Wednesday 29th May.

The school will be closed.

Please

make

alternative

arrangements

for

your

children.

Thank you, parents, for your

support of our decision to

close the school in support

of our teachers who will be

striking next Wednesday.

Education is in need of more

funding,

resourcing,

recruiting, staffing; retention

of staff. This is a nation-

wide concern. It is time to

act and I thank you as

parents for swinging in

behind our teachers as we all

make the sacrifice of taking

a non-paid day for your

children's future and our

working conditions.

3 June: Queens Birthday

17 June: Visiting Authors

Gavin Bishop and Tania

Roxborough

5 July: End of Term 2

Notes from Rachel Clothier-Simmonds,

Principal ...

Strike Day: On Wednesday 29th May

the school will be closed without su-

pervision for all students. This is due

to teacher strike action. Please keep

your children at home on this day.

Car park and courts: We are reach-

ing the final stages of this work and so

the full car park is now sealed off for

all vehicles. All access to the school

for visitors, deliveries and parents/

caregivers is through Te Whare o Ron-

go and there is very limited park-

ing. Parking along the bus bay outside

of the before school drop off (8:15am -

8:45am) and after school (3:15pm -

3:45pm) pick up times is permitted at

this time. The sealing of the car park

and courts has been booked for the end

of next week. After this is complete the

turning circle will be sealed off for

preparation then concreting, which will

take a further week. Once the turning

circle is completed this will become

the new drop off and pick up point for

parents who drive their children to

school. In the interests of safety, we

would like to minimise the number of

people who cross Bickerstaffe Road

during these busy periods.

Community evening: On Wednesday

5th June from 6:00pm - 7:30pm we

will be holding a community session -

Practical Strategies to Protect and

Promote Wellbeing. Denise Quinlan

from New Zealand Institute of Wellbe-

ing and Resilience will be de-

livering this session. She is

also working with the whole staff and

the school’s wellbeing team on devel-

oping a strength-based wellbeing

framework for our school. (See the

flyer in Bugle 10).

AIMS Games fundraiser: Anchor are

running a promotion for all teams in-

volved in the AIMS Games competi-

tion. This year we are encouraged to

collect as many anchor bottle tops as

possible. The first prize is a Toyota van

for the school. For the last two years

we have won first and second prizes in

this competition so we know what we

can achieve when we all get behind

initiatives such as this. If you use an-

chor milk, please collect these bottle

tops and send them to school.

Otamatea High School band ‘Pahi

State of Mind' qualified for the Smoke-

free Rockquest Northland regional fi-

nals. Band members - Ben Donald,

Jayke Parker, Joshua Sheppard, Roman

Miru. There are over 400 photos of the

Northland

heats

‘Smokefree

rockquest’ Facebook page.

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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KAIWAKA POST

CENTRE and

FOOD MART

POST CENTRE TRADING HOURS

MONDAY to FRIDAY 8am to 5pm

SATURDAY 8am to 12pm

CLOSED ON SUNDAY and on

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MONDAY TO FRIDAY

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SATURDAY 8am to 7.30pm

SUNDAY 8:30am to 7pm

IF ANY QUERIES PLEASE CALL

STORE MANAGER AMRIT

on 09 4312431 or

EMAIL: kaiwakafood19a@gmail.com

1919a State Highway1, Kaiwaka 0542

Maungaturoto

Country Club

SPORTS - SOCIAL - CONFERENCE CENTRE

The club is open Fridays from 4pm and

Thursdays from 6pm - come and enjoy a
drink and a meal from Raquel’s Kitchen.

You can join the Club - $15 a year.

Application forms available on request.

Affiliated activities: Bowls, Squash,

Rugby, Theatre, Motorcross, Equestrian.

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HELP WANTED

Please can you help identify anyone in this photo? Kaiwaka School 1931.

Next year Kaiwaka School will celebrate 150 years and we would really

appreciate having as many school photos as possible - named if we can.

For those wishing to help please contact Lindsey 09 4312045 or Jennie 021 0276

4171 or email kaiwakabugle@kaiwaka.co.nz

WANTED TO BUY

I am a local private collector of

Kaipara & Northland Paper,

Postal &Photographic History

looking to purchase:

Old Photos

Old Postcards

Old Documents

Old Envelopes

Old Advertising / Tourism

Posters or Pamphlets

Old books or old ‘paper’

relating to

Kaipara and Northland.

I will pay a fair price immediately

so please contact me on either

280 9544, text 021 757 107

or email

nigel.bermuda@gmail.com

UIZ NIGHT

FUNDRAISER

The 3 Furs Bar & Grill is hosting a

Quiz Night Fundraiser to help our

Otamatea kids get to the AIMS Netball

Tournament in Tauranga later this

year.

Details as follows:

• Friday 14th June 2019

• 6.30pm start

• Up to 8 people per team

• $120 entry fee per team

• Nibbles provided

• Great prizes

TEAM REGISTRATION:

Please contact Pat Buxton at

pat.buxton83@gmail.com to register.

Be quick as tables are limited!

All proceeds will go towards the cause.

KAIWAKA

PLAYCENTRE

In term 2 our theme is natural science

so we're looking forward to doing

activities including volcanoes, baking,

dyed flowers and much more. We had

so much fun at the Reptile Park,

Danielle Adam's did a great job in

organizing this event.

We are lucky to have Juanita as

president, Dena as secretary and our

new treasurer Mandy.

If you'd like to join in at Kaiwaka

Playcentre our sessions are Monday,

Wednesday and Friday at 9.30am to

12.30pm we would love for you to join

us with your pre-schooler 0-6 years.

We have a range of daily activities

including slime, arts and crafts, baking

and much more.

We would like to thank, Chi chi

(Nicole Whitehead) for being our

treasurer we are so sad to lose you,

Kaiwaka Playcentre really appreciates

all your hard work.

Thank you



Jaques 4 Square - for their generous

donations and support.



Joe Paikea - for the stunning mural

on the fence at Playcentre. Such a

talented artist. We really appreciate

that you included such a lovely

sentimental touch with the butterflies

in memory of Azaliya and Janaiah.



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Some people’s stories defy belief.

A long-time friend of mine asked if I

could ghost write his book, which I

have since done. It is the actual true

detail of his being incarcerated because

of dishonest dealings with the whore of

Thread Needle Street (i.e. the Bank of

England). A conspiracy; for this article

and anonymity, I’ll call him Midas.

At the beginning of the Second World

War the B of E sent gold ingots to

China for safe keeping. Documentation

was prepared, signed and the gold

became a paper fortune.

Since the days of Genghis Khan, the

Chinese Dragons (senior old generals)

had a way of securing their wealth. The

gold was divided into lots, each lot

carefully engraved on a metal scroll,

showed an amount hidden in far

mountainous Buddhist temples. Only

one priest of each lot was charged upon

death as to where the gold was. One

single Chinese man who lived in

Malaysia was charged again upon

death to hide the scroll detailing which

monasteries had what.

Midas was approached by the head

Dragon to go to the B of E with the

documents from 1945 and redeem

money in exchange for gold. (N.B.

Thing about gold is that it’s pretty

useless as ingots.)

The Communist Party had spies

watching the dragon and his family and

at one stage Midas and the Malaysian

Chinese had to tear away in a car

chase, roll out as it slowed at traffic

lights, run down dirty alleys to escape

the communist plain clothes police, just

like a movie, but seriously dangerously

life threatening.

When my friend and his two business

associates presented the documentation

to the B of E everything was very civil

but a few days later police arrested two

of the men, my friend having since

returned to New Zealand. Police took

him from his home one evening

without explanation and put him in

Waikeria

prison.

Despite

legal

assistance he languished there for six

months while the British

influenced

authorities

decided what to do.

Every major nation has gold

reserves; China has a lot dating

back to Genghis Khan, and