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Kaiwaka Bugle - 14 April 2020

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No:7

14 April 2020

A young lass spotted whizzing

down State Highway One on

her skateboard - not a vehicle

in sight on a beautiful

evening. Reminds one of the

Reddy boys playing tennis on

the main road, out from the

concrete works, more than 70

years ago; and the times

Ritchie led McClean's cows to

and from the shed in the 60s.

Left - spacing at the sports

ground and a clear run on the

highway.

KEEPING OUR DISTANCE AT JAQUES

The worrying new virus doesn’t work

like flu viruses.

It takes longer to develop (median of 5

–6days) than influenza (1–3 days) and

can be expelled by normal speech.

Being extremely infectious, someone

infects two to three others on average,

the effectiveness of our public health

and

decisionmaker

response

impressive.

An editorial in the New Zealand

Medical Journal [April 3] suggests that

14,400 could die without our Level 4

social control. “In addition, large

numbers of people who are ill and

hospitalised could swamp health

services at all levels and prevent the

delivery of elective services and

preventive care."

Unlike

measles

virus

<https://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Measles_morbillivirus>, which floats

on the breeze, the new virus sinks onto

surfaces; that’s why to wipe them well.

Also, soap <https://en.wikipedia.org/

wiki/Soap., breaks into the virus,

taking it out of action like Ironman. A

homemade material facemask will

protect you if you’re worried about a

visitor bringing it to you.

The capacity of the respiratory viral

disease to tuck into human saliva and

sit for days on

unwiped surfaces in

places like the Queenstown Hereford

tour, Marist Sisters staffroom and the

Matamata bar, fed SARS covid-19

loads of ‘oats’ but over Easter Kaiwaka

folk and their guests demonstrated how

to keep calm and carry on.

Jaques family and staff met people’s

needs with confidence in this all-round

test for a community where many

vulnerable folk are cared for at home.

Home support workers employed by

various companies, some overseas

owned, have standards to meet

At Kaiwaka support workers are

getting priority because they are

recognised though elsewhere, they can

be challenged as 'queue-jumpers'. H.P.

KEEPING OUR DISTANCE

CHECK THE HOURS

OF OPENING

AT FACEBBOOK

DURING COVID-19

Proverbs 20:5

A plan in the heart of a

man (/woman/child) is

like deep water, but a

person of understanding

draws it out.

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

ABOUT TOWN

 A big thank you to all our folks who are sticking to their bubbles and keeping to their

distances!



And a big thank you to our Jaques Four Square crew - Paula and Greg and

their great staff; also our essential services - our mail delivery service, Caltex

Service Station crew



Our mail folk are definitely having to deliver more parcels!



And again, thank you to all our Bugle advertisers. The advertisements are as

usual in our ONLINE ONLY Bugle - please phone them first as many are

essential services and others are there for when we come out of our ‘lockdown’!



Our best wishes to Doug and Norma Leslie – they now have 9 great

grandsons and 2 great granddaughters; and congratulations to their families!



Do check the website www.standatdawn.com - ‘Apart, but together as

one. Join us in commemorating Anzac Day from home. Saturday April 25th

2020 at 6am .’



Page 19 - Judy and James fly back to NZ the day before Lockdown



Note - the Business, Services and Organisations numbers, on kaiwaka.co.nz

website have been updated.



Covid surprise: To go to the grocery store, they said a mask and gloves were

enough – they lied – everybody else had clothes on !



Thank you Happy Fish - folk on Settlement Road

are enjoying your music

in the evenings - at a

distance. Happy Fish are

one of our local bands.



See the Kaiwaka Bugle

colour

online

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

any time. ~ Lindsey, Ed

‘When do we stop being a

worrier and start being a

warrior?”

KAIWAKA BUGLE NO.7

14 APRIL 2020

CONTENTS:

Page 3: Public Notices, Classified

Page 5: Jaques Notice;

Page 7: Kaiwaka Weather; A Mouse

Story

Page 9: Eutopia Café; Kaiwaka School

Page 11: Kaiwaka Sports Assn

Page 13: Thelma’s Scrapbook; Pt.

Curtis CC; Kate’ Place

Page 15: Kaiwaka Can; Helicopter

fundraiser

Page 17: Kaiwaka Library

Page 19: Cuba in Strange Times

Bugle 8 will appear 28 April

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 Advertisements 2020:

All

copy

and

queries

to:

kaiwakabugle@kaiwaka.co.nz

The Bugle is printed on an A4 page, B&W

Ad sizes: 1/16 page (3 x 9.5cm) $5; 1/8

(6.5 x 9.5cm landscape or portrait) $8;

3/16 ( 10 x 9.5cm or 7.5 x 12,5) $12.

Classified ads: First one FREE, $4 per

entry (max. 30 words, max. 4 repeats).

Payments can be made online at

ANZ

06 0365 0006990 00

, posted or left at

Jaques Four Square Store.

We use Microsoft Publisher, and can

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.

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.

KAIWAKA BUGLE

DEADLINE DATES

2020:

Every second Friday

April 24

May 8, 22

June 5, 19

July 3, 17, 31

August 14, 28

September 11, 25

October 9, 23

November 6, 20

December 4

KAIWAKA FIRE BRIGADE

SCRAP METAL

SCRAP METAL is collected as a fundraiser for our

local for brigade and stored at one point. This is the

scrap metal collection point NOT the HOUSEHOLD

RUBBISH DUMP.

Please help our ‘firies’. They have been out on a

number of callouts during this Lockdown time. We are

still in a restricted fire season. ~ our Fire Chief

CANCELLED CANCELLED

KAIWAKA MOVIES.....

DUE TO COVID 19 ....Corona Virus.....

ALL SCREENINGS WILL BE CANCELLED

....from Friday 20 March and onwards....

We will let you know when we will start again .....Be safe., be healthy.

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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PUBLIC NOTICES

CLASSIFIED

STAND AT DAWN 25 APRIL

Anzac Day is one of the most important national occasions

for both Australians and New Zealanders. In 2020, for the

first time in history, Anzac Day Services across New

Zealand have been cancelled due to COVID-19.

Even though public Anzac Services are unable to go ahead,

it does not mean that the tradition of remembering and

commemorating our veterans and service personnel should

be cancelled too.

The RSA and New Zealand Defence Force would like you

to join us to remember those who have given their lives for

our country. This is a time to pay respect and acknowledge

the many thousands of our military people who are serving

or have served, who are called upon to support New

Zealand in times of war, conflict and disasters.

Join us at 6:00 am on Saturday 25 April. Stand at your

letterbox, at the front door, in your lounge rooms,

balconies, in your driveway. Wherever you are in the

world, stand with us and take a moment to remember

our fallen – but please stay within your ‘bubble’.

Tune into Radio NZ National (AM & FM frequencies),

listen live on the internet or on your phone (download app)

for the official dawn service broadcast commencing at 6:00

am. Veterans are encouraged to wear their medals just as

they would for the official public gathering. The morning

service includes...

The Last Post

Ode of Remembrance in Te Reo & English

National Anthems

Address by Hon. Ron Mark, Minister of

Defence / Minister for Veterans

Let’s show the world our support! Take a photo or a video

clip and Tag #StandAtDawn #AnzacDay @RSANational

@NZDefenceForce

N.B. Just thinking....

are we taking

advantage of all the ‘TIME’ we have at present in our

family bubbles to talk to one another…

REALLY talk to one another I mean! To talk about the

deeper things of life with our spouses/partners...to share

our innermost thoughts, our hopes and dreams, our

questions about life issues and then to LISTEN to theirs

and then with our children to get to know about the things

they love to do, their favourite foods and colours, the

things that worry them...all the little things that we can

then hide in our hearts so our relationships can be

deepened.

Let’s not waste this TIME we have... let’s take the

opportunity to strengthen and grow our family

relationships, so that this time becomes a real positive

“REMEMBER WHEN” in our family history...a time

when we really had TIME to talk and listen!! ~ M.L.C

CHANNELLED ENERGY HEALING SESSIONS

Working within your energy field to heal and in-

crease energy flow for better health.

Work with what works.

Options: Via DISTANCE (Equally effective)

or Via APPOINTMENT (Mangawhai)

Booking times: 10am, 12.30pm, 3.00pm

$150/session.

Txt your booking time by Wednesday prior to Nicola

& Christine: 02041620844

Demonstration: Go to our YouTube Channel:

Channelled Healings

HAKARU AND DISTRICTS

MEMORIAL RSA (INC).

As things stand at the moment there are

no public ANZAC Day services allowed.

We do not intend to change that other

than have our flag at half-mast on the day.

Both ANZAC Day and POPPY Day

collections are being planned for a later

date and it will be a National event so more about

that will come from wellington in due course.

We do however encourage people if they wish to

show their support to place a poppy, or if they don't

have a poppy a flower or two from their garden, on

their letterbox on ANZAC day.

Bill Warren, President

Hakaru & Districts Memorial RSA Inc

733 Settlement Road, Hakaru

ONLINE MUSIC LESSONS.

The Lockdown has been a great opportunity for kids

to continue or start music lessons.

The children I have been working with during this

lockdown period are making great progress.

Thank goodness for technology. I use Skype and

Zoom, both are easy and free options for students to

use.

It can be a new normal for this 'new-normal' time.

I offer Piano, Guitar, Ukulele lessons, Music Theory

and Coaching for NCEA music Students with their

practical or Theory Assignments.

Text, phone or email Heather to discuss options to

get your kids started on their musical pathway.

Music Makes Intelligent Children

heather.m.revell@gmail.com

027 513 8141

Passenger Service

Car & Van Hire  Bus & Coach Charters

Airport Transfers

Phone (09) 4237416

Counsellor and Registered Psychotherapist

Offers Supervision

ACC Sensitive Claims

Susan Matheson MNZAC

Dip. Psychosynthesis Counselling and Psychotherapy

Phone 09 431 2996 Mobile 027 605 2427

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.

LEE COOPER PAINTERS

(Kaiwaka Based)

*30 yrs Experience

*Interior/Exterior

*New and Restoration

*Honest and Reliable

*Free Quotes

09 4312918 or 0274735171

leecooper@xtra.co.nz

Bryce Frewin

Ph: 021 850 983

Kaipara Based Master Locksmith

bryce@brycethelocksmith.co.nz

www.brycethelocksmith.co.nz

HANDYMAN

Gardens * Lawns * Landscaping * Painting

* Small gib-stopping *

* General repairs and maintenance *

Honest - Reliable

Phone Burn 0211900555 or Brenda 0211185578

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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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

ON A WALK ROUND TOWN

Pictured clockwise



Some bears around town



Single file and no passing on east side

of SH 1



Curious - how many cars or customers

will fit in the cark park?



A rough crossing out from the Postal

Agency - concrete piece has lifted.



A 5pm toast to recognise all our

frontline workers!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

JAQUES FOUR SQUARE

WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGHOUT LEVEL

4 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

AS WE ARE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE

MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO KEEP OUR

TEAM AND CUSTOMERS SAFE.

1. 10 Customers will be permitted in Store at one time.

2. Remain 2 METRES APART from people in STORE when shopping and also in the QUEUE OUTSIDE the door.

3. Where practical send ONE MEMBER of your FAMILY into the STORE to shop.

REMEMBER YOUR BAGS as they are in SHORT SUPPLY!

STRICTLY 2 ITEMS PER FAMILY of a SIMILAR CATEGORY.

We are SANITISING after EVERY CUSTOMER at the CHECKOUT.

Please use PAYWAVE if you have it.

We will post our OPENING HOURS on our FACEBOOK Page, KAIWAKA COMMUNITY PAGES and

SIGNS on our SHOP DOORS. These may have to change to restock the shop.

PLEASE DO NOT USE JAQUES FOUR SQUARE FACEBOOK Page for QUERIES. This is for outgoing

Important Messages ONLY.

For Customers 70 YEAR + and IMMUNE Compromised people - You can PHONE an ORDER into our STORE

09 4312227 or 0212178565 (Paula’s Cell) and have someone collect your order from us. PAYMENT is done
with online Banking. If you need a DELIVERY PLEASE CALL OUR STORE.

This SERVICE IS ONLY for

the ABOVE PEOPLE as we do not have the capability to manage orders and delivery to anyone else.

Please Be Kind, Look Out For Neighbours and Elderly.

We Are An Amazing Community and We Will Get Thru … Be Safe

From GREG, PAULA & TEAM at JAQUES

JAQUES FOUR SQUARE

Phone: 4312227 1 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road, Kaiwaka.

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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KAIWAKA WEATHER

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

Welcome to April already, the deer

over the road are roaring signalling

colder weather is on its way and it is

the beginning of the mating season.

Our first month of Autumn was mostly

pleasant except for a few very windy

days and odd showers round about.

There were rather heavy falls of rain in

some areas. Strong South Easterlies

turning south westerlies later cooled it

down a lot. On the 31st March we had

a downpour which gave us at our house

25mm in a very short time. There was

no wind, so it was more than welcome.

About 1k south of Kaiwaka they got

6mm and in Kaiwaka about 7mm. Parts

of Hakaru had 13mm. Very localised

you would say.

On the 30th March Kaira Road, Oneriri

had 40mm and then opposite Batley

they had 1mm. Out towards Oneriri

Peninsula they had a very welcome

15mm. Our 25mm on the 31st will

show up in April's report as that is how

the rainfall records are recorded - the

next day.

Our March temperatures

have dropped to the late

20's and will drop quite fast by the feel

of it. I loved those days with no wind at

all. Feeling sorry for the beach buddies

not being able to do their thing. (Most

of them) remember we are all in it

together. Do not be too gung-ho about

it. Some people do not wish to get the

Coronavirus from you.

Well for March 2020 we had 82mm

rain and for March 2019 we had

52mm. We had rain on 11 days for

2020 and 2019 we had rain on 7 days.

First 3 months 2020 we had 134mm

rain and 2019 we had 155mm rain.

Our driest March since 1987 was 2005

with 20mm and the wettest was 2017

with 329mm.

Our driest first 3 months since 1987

was 69mm and the wettest was 1999

with 615mm.

Derek from Valley Road, Hakaru,

sent me this report, however I had sent

my report in so here it is now: In

January they had 12mm rain over 4

days. In February they had 4mm on 1

day. In January and February, they had

55 days without rain. January 16th -

22nd February 38 days without rain.

Their average temperature in February

was

32deg

and

their

highest

temperature was 33deg.

I saw a report that for Northland the

worst dry start for 60 years was 2013.

Record low rainfall, higher than

average temperatures and soil moisture

exceedingly low.

Take care out there when you can get

your wheels on the road again. As we

are on State Highway 1 it was rather

funny to see 3 pukekos walk out on to

the road and started pecking at

whatever they might get. One car went

past, and they looked up as if to say

what are you? A few minutes the same

thing happened then 3 or 4 minutes

later a tanker truck went down the road

and that scared them. I realise they are

often getting run over on roads

however we haven't seen them so brave

here. We have to play dodgems these

days normally. Peace and quiet, Bev.

MOUSE: A LITTLE

SORRY

In the finish his lives ran out. The

mouse had winked at me from

between the bricks, tradescantia

and dahlias and evaded my

snapper black trap six times.

But on the seventh, armed by Jaques,

success was mine. Stretched out.

Whiskers enquiring. Looking alive still

in his eyes. His downfall after five

long days arrived 40 minutes after I

was back from the store. His death

made 30 in a couple of weeks, the end

delayed by a malfunction in the

snapper trap that put an end to

brothers, sisters, wife and parents.

We’ve had inverminations in our

hundred-plus year-old villa and until

last year we resorted to poison.

Abandoning that in autumn-winter

2019 we had to deal many storming

the ramparts. Now we’ve established

mutually why to keep our food

supplies, and the animals’, in metal

and glass, and aim to halt the little

tourists when they arrive.

With two new black snappers from

Jaques, I’m confident of defeating the

next wave and hope they will find

outdoor winter retreats.

Note:

Control also

demands

secure stock

supplies

including a

secure home

for compost

worms since

mice slip in

and

rats

chew

out

wood

plastic.

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

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ST PAUL’S

ANGLICAN

SUNDAY SERVICES

St Pauls Church: Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd.

1st Sunday - Eucharist

3rd Sunday - Family Service

Priest in Charge Rev. W Thornton Ph 431 4122

www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz

KAIWAKA SCHOOL 150 REUNION

Due to Covid-19 plans for the Kaiwaka School Reunion are on hold.

We are waiting to see what the world will be up to in October.

See Kaiwaka Bugle and Facebook ‘Kaiwaka School 150 Reunion’ for more

information or contact: kaiwakaschool150reunion@mail.com

Kaiwaka School 1969 Standard 3 & 4

Back: Maurice Stewart, Philip Morrison, ?, Ross

McAulay, Wayne Jaques, Brownie Tito, Chris

Ellis, Colin McLellan.

Next Row: ?, Garry Donaldson, ? Brown, Leonard McCabe, Neil Judd, John Dunn, ?,

Donald Corker, Colin Dowson.

Standing: Ross Mann, Alamaine Connelly, Irene Wilson, Manukau Kaihe,, Clare

Burns, Fiona McAulay, ? Simpson, Neil Cameron.

Sitting: Linda Haitana, Sandra Leslie, Donna Nicklas, Alisha Walsh, ?, Kathryn Jaques,

Moira Phillips, Kenda Stewart, Gail King. Principal: Mr Madgwick

Please, can you name the missing ones; is the spelling correct? [Sorry the photo isn’t clear]

Bulk Cartage

EUTOPIA CAFÉ IS 1 YEAR OLD

Eutopia opened on the 8th of

April last year, if it hadn’t

been for COVID 19 we would

be celebrating our 1st birthday,

as a cafe. It has been an

interesting year as we have

grown, learned and adapted

along the way. We are bracing

for what is ahead of us, with

the global situation being so

unknown, we cannot be sure

how everything is going to pan

out in the year ahead.

We have not been idle over

these last few weeks. It has

been an opportunity to sit back,

breathe a little slower and reflect on where we are now. We have used the

lockdown to start working on the art works once again

and finish some long-neglected projects. There should

be a few additions when we open, some new tables,

sculptures and glassworks. We are also looking at a

winter menu.

We are still getting many people coming in who are

very surprised to discover Eutopia, not realising we

were there. Many travellers have made Kaiwaka their

stop place on their journey North or South. With the

downturn on visitor numbers to NZ we will all be

relying on locals getting out and

about once again. So, we hope to

see you all back soon. We think

we are so lucky to live in the best

country in the world and an

especially great little town in

these very strange times.

Marijke and Robert

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

For bookings:

9.00am-5.00pm

Phone

09 4312661

Or phone Owen

09 4317123 anytime

BARRY CURTIS

PLUMBING LTD

REGISTERED CRAFTSMAN

PLUMBER

Phone

431 5572

027 257 9884

25 years’ experience

Friendly reliable

service

All plumbing &

maintenance

Alterations and new

housing

Spouting

Competitive rates

PROMPT EFFICIENT

WHERE TO GET HELP



1737, Need to talk? Free call or

text1737 to talk to a trained counsellor



Rural Support Trust 0800 787 254



Lifeline, 0800 543 354



Youthline, 0800 376 63, text 234,

email talk@youthline.co.nz or online chat



Samaritans, 0800 726 666



Depression Helpline, 0800 111 757



Suicide Crisis Helpline, 0508 828

865 (TAUTOKO)



In a life-threatening situation

call

111

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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KAIWAKA SPORTS ASSOCIATION

FOR A TRIP DOWN MEMORY

LANE:

For my KSA reports for the Bugle, I’ve

usually got plenty to write about as the

KSA is always a hive of activity! Now

of course with the lockdown, there’s

nothing happening. So, what to write

for this report? I thought a little trip

down

memory

lane

might

interesting, so here’s a brief look back

on a small selection of some of the

events we have held at the Sports

Complex.

FEBRUARY 2015

Back in late 2014, I was thrilled to

secure international singer Yulia to

perform at a charity concert as a

fundraiser for the KSA. For those of

you who don’t know of Yulia, she is a

Russian-born New Zealander now

based in Australia who sings all over

the world and has won many singing

awards. The concert was to be called

Yulia & Friends, so I needed to find six

talented local singers. Who knew that

we had so much talent in our

community! I finally whittled it down

to Michelle Clark, Mercedes Von

Dinklage, Tasha Perret, Jasmine

Sampson, Olly Knox and Molly

Curnow. On a beautiful, still February

evening at the Sports Complex, the

crowd of over 300 were spellbound by

Yulia’s beautiful songs and were also

delighted with the singing from the

locals. Yulia graciously stayed behind

for over an hour signing autographs

and taking selfies.

I probably view the Yulia & Friends

concert as one of the events I’m most

proud of – because organising a

musical event was certainly out of my

comfort zone! Everyone seemed to

enjoy the evening and it certainly was

fabulous to have such a high-profile

performer come to our little town.

APRIL 2013

We decided to mark the Otamatea

Hawks rugby club’s quarter of a

century of play with a reunion.

Luckily, we came up with the idea over

a year beforehand, because this sure

was a big undertaking! Coming up with

all the names of Hawks players,

committee

members,

coaches,

managers etc from the last 25 years and

then tracking down their present

addresses was a daunting task! In the

end we had several hundred people

from all our New Zealand and some

from overseas attend the weekend

reunion. The reunion included a Meet

& Greet, seven exhibition rugby

matches, interviews by Grassroots TV,

memorabilia

displays,

life

memberships ceremony and a Gala

Dinner. I had fantastic feedback from

the attendees with everyone loving the

opportunity to revisit their old

stomping ground and catch up with

past teammates.

APRIL 2014

In April of each year, I organise the

KSA Sports Awards Dinner. In 2014

we realised it would be the 30th

anniversary of the awards dinner so I

decided to do a few extras. The

anniversary was commemorated with a

PowerPoint presentation of highlights

and past winners, a cake cutting

performed by Patron Brian Jaques and

a sports trivia quiz. Pam and Mark

Ottaway were presented with a special

gift in recognition of their 30 years of

service to the Kaiwaka Sports

Association and Life Memberships

were awarded to Evan Wright and

Wayne Leslie.

Emcee John Markby, from More

FM, read the

profiles of the

28 nominees.

The

winners

were:

Senior

Sportsperson of

the Year - Julie

Harris

(body

building),

Junior

Sportsperson of

the

Year

Danyon Tana

(tennis),

Service

Sport - Eileen Parsons (athletics) and

Greg McRae Memorial Trophy -

Caitlin Foster (squash).

JANUARY 2015

The year of 2015 kicked off with our

inaugural

Whanaunga

Touch

tournament. The day included a

powhiri, hangi, food stalls, Touch

matches, live music and other

entertainment. Teams and spectators

from all over the north gathered at the

Sports Complex for an action-packed

day of Touch and whanau. One

memory I have: knowing that I would

be emceeing the day over the

loudspeaker I had been practising my

pronunciation of all the Maori team

names - but obviously not practised

enough as some giggles from the

crowd told me my pronunciation left a

lot to be desired! Something to work on

in the future! The whole day was a

wonderful success and a great effort

from the hard-working organising

team.

A few more reminiscences in my next

Bugle report!

~ Cheryl, kaiwakasports@gmail.com

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Kaiwaka Bugle - 14 April 2020

Page 13

KATE’S PLACE

WOAH WE"RE OVER

HALFWAY THERE!!!!

Kia Ora....we are at the halfway point

and hopefully all still in one piece :)

Lets hope that if our numbers continue

to decline we are able to start dropping

down the Covid-19 levels.

At Kate’s Place we continue to operate

remotely, providing counselling, phone

support and food deliveries and

prescription pick ups. We are available

by phone and will be available

throughout Easter Weekend if you are

experiencing issues in the home or

with your mental wellbeing or with just

practical issues around shopping etc.

We can offer you support to deal with

any agencies such as WINZ , IRD,

medical issues or employment.

We thank and greatly appreciate

individuals and organisations who are

supporting Kates Place to be able to

offer these additional services at this

extraordinary time.

Ph: 029 773 9085 or email

kirstie.katesplace@gmail.com

3 Cove Road, Waipu

(opposite the Pizza Barn

)

094321325

www.waipunaturalhealth.co.nz

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Naturopathic Physician:

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Reflexology, Craniosacral

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Massage Therapy

Counselling and Hypnotherapy

Change Catalyst/ThetaHealer

Affordable Children’s Consults

All therapists are fully qualified

POINT CURTIS

CRUISING

CLUB

Hope everyone is staying safe in their

‘bubbles’.

Remember NO Hunting or

Fishing at the moment.

This could be a good time to pamper

the gear and clean out the tackle boxes

ready for after lockdown.

⚫

East Vs West Fishing Competition -

CANCELLED

⚫

Fish of the Month - CANCELLED

⚫

Opening Day Duck Shoot - To be

Confirmed

⚫

End of Year Prize Giving - To be

confirmed

⚫

Committee Meeting - CANCELLED

Take care everyone.

Wayne Leslie, (Commodore)

From Thelma’s

Scrapbook …

THE

PURPLE

POPPY

“Men could speak of what they

endured…Their animals could not..”

The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson AO

We honour and remember the men

and women who have serviced and

died in war and service. As we pay

tribute to our fallen soldiers, we also

turn our minds to the animals that

served alongside them.

While many are familiar with the red

poppies commemorating those who

perished in World Wars I and II, less is

known about the purple poppy.

Worn alongside the traditional red

poppy, the purple poppy honours the

deeds and sacrifices of the hundreds

of thousands of animals that have

served in conflict in every conceivable

way from messengers to mascots.

The purple poppy symbolises all

animals who have died during

military conflict and throughout the

world

While most people will know about

Simpson and his donkey or the

charging horses of Beersheba, the

deeds of many other horses, camels,

dogs, cats, pigeons, and even marine

animals will be remembered.

“

Animals, so loyal and trusting

stimulate the imaginative capacity

within us to see the world and its

conflicts through the eyes of others

”.

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www.kaiwaka.co.nz

Kaiwaka Bugle - 14 April 2020

Page 15

KAIWAKA POST

CENTRE and

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POST CENTRE TRADING HOURS

MONDAY to FRIDAY 8am to 5pm

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CLOSED ON SUNDAY and on

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MONDAY TO FRIDAY

7:30am to 7.30pm

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

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

How's life in your bubble? For most

of us it is an entirely new

experience.

Sometimes

particular area people have been told to

stay inside (toxic fumes for example),

stay away from places (Christchurch

earthquakes) or stay where they are and

not travel (Cyclone Bola). But all of

these have been localised, specific in

their cause and Lockdown for Covid 19

comes as something totally unexpected,

unbelievably disruptive and takes a lot

of adjusting.

But before I get overwhelmed by

global statistics and damage to the

world economy, here are a few

reflections about being in a bubble.

Bubbles are generally transparent

which means when we are in a bubble

it is a good time to look at everything

round about us. And that looking has to

be very local. A walk, a box of

groceries from Jaques, a trip to the

chemist and that is about it. But what

do we see on the way? How does

Kaiwaka look without the traffic

madness through the heart of our town?

It is a great time to notice things that

could be tidied up and things that could

be an enhancement to our own little

town. Be creative and let your

imagination run wild. What could we

look like in the future, for young, old

and all the in betweens?

What could draw the gaze of people

passing through and not just a wary eye

on the speed cameras? By the way, an

article in Mahurangi Matters March

18th gives a tentative starting date for

the Warkworth-Te Hana motorway as

somewhere round 2030. Which means

of course our patch will be a lot later

than that! We have to live with SH 1

through our heart for a decade or two

yet. Let your dreams add colour to your

bubble.

Bubbles also float in the air. Imagine

floating above Kaiwaka looking down.

Does that make it easier to see just

what could be done?

And bubbles by their very nature are

sealed off from everything outside

which is a good time to reflect on the

state of our bubble and the ones we

share it with. It is also a great time to

think about what we really need as

against what the advertisers tell us we

need. Maybe we are doing a sort

through stuff, decluttering, which

makes us think about what we need to

keep and why and how long we need to

keep it.

And bubbles by their very nature are

transient. They burst, they blow away

and we are back where we began

except we now have a new beginning

in which the rules are changed, the

economics have changed and the entire

workforce scrambles to find stability.

We are fortunate in our town to have

some significant employers and we are

well placed to have even more.

May your bubble be peaceable, your

thoughts creative and your minds wiser

because we have all been through this

unique experience. ~

Derek Christensen

REFLECTIONS ON LIFE IN A

BUBBLE ...

A few weeks back Whangarei’s Rob Meadows set out on a fundraising mission

to ride the length of New Zealand.

Rob and five friends were to raise money for the life-saving Northland Rescue

Helicopter Service. Seven days in and 800km into a 3000km ride, heading

downhill on a gravel road in Pureora Forest Park near Taupo, Rob’s front wheel

hit a pothole and he went flying.

Fast forward an hour and Rob was on route to Waikato Hospital aboard the

Taupo Rescue Chopper (pictured)– what irony!

Rob is now recovering from a broken collar bone and broken ribs but still with a

smile on his face. In fact, he plans to complete the ride in its entirety in two

years’ time and again raise money for the Northland service.

His mates did finish the ride and combined, their Givealittle page raised $5,651.

As for his unexpected adventure and apart from

having a new appreciation for Rescue Choppers, Rob

had this to say: “When it happened, I thought

Bugger, it’s all over, every day was an adventure and

it was so much fun. The Paramedics in the Chopper

were amazing guys.”

“The rest of my team completed the trip in 23 days

and on behalf of them all I want to thank everyone

who donated – thank you”

“You never know when you are going to need a

Rescue Chopper Service, be that in Northland, or as I

found out, anywhere else around the country!”

Meantime, Rob continues his recovery and is

working hard to get his fitness back up on the indoor

trainer in the virtual world of Zwift! ~ Sophie Sager

ROB MEADOWS FLYING HIGH FOR CHARITY

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Contact Tim Hicks

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Kaiwaka Bugle - 14 April 2020

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KAIWAKA LIBRARY

The finish line

is almost in sight! I hope

you are all keeping well and managing to

cope in this lockdown.

For information about joining the digital

library during the lockdown, and keeping

up with our news, please check Bugle #6

which is online at the same place you

found

this

issue

http://

www.kaiwaka.co.nz/Bugle/

CHEAP

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There are two ways to get a Skinny Jump

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Once you have the modem, you can call

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The people who need this the most might

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GETTING IN TOUCH

A small snag in the works has popped

up during the lockdown - I can't

access the library management system

from home as I type this, and I don't

know

when it

will be resolved. It's

due to a security update at Kotui and

unconnected to Covid-19.

This means if you have a query where

it might be necessary to go into the

library system, you should call

Dargaville Library for assistance, as

they're able to access the system. Call for

free on 0800 532 542 and you'll be put

through to a library staff member

working from home.

You can still call me if you want to talk

to me. The diversion on the library phone

is now working so if you call the library

(09 431 2539) you'll be put through to

my mobile. The call will not cost you

anything if calling the library phone is

normally free on your phone. You can

also phone me at home (09 431 2725) or

call/text my mobile (027 480 6275).

KEEP YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS

AT HOME

Thank you to everyone who has kept

their library books at home for the

duration. You're making things easier for

me than they would be otherwise. It

hasn't been possible to get the news to

everyone, so I'm still clearing the box

periodically when I'm in town. There's

only been a few each time, and it's

actually taken me longer to wash my

hands before leaving the library than it

did to clear the box. Good stuff!

GETTING READY FOR END

OF LOCKDOWN

When the Alert Level 4 lockdown ends -

at a date yet to be announced - I don't

expect that the library will be open

immediately, but I am hoping that we

will be able to start getting books out to

people one way or another. It may

involve books being picked off the

shelves for you and arranging delivery to

homes or a collection point.

To that end, we will be wanting you to

make good use of the online catalogue,

and have you place a hold on titles you

want to borrow, so we can then get them

to you.

You can place a hold on any borrowable

title in the library catalogue. Start at

Enterprise* and have a look around. If

you need assistance, contact me and I can

either talk you through how to search, or

I can share an email I've written with you

to help you find your way around.

For borrowers who don't have access to

the internet, feel free to call me and let

me know what you'd like closer to the

end of the lockdown.

Stay safe and healthy! ~Wendy

Phone 4312 539.

Email kaiwaka.library@gmail.com

Free membership is available to all

residents in the Kaiwaka area

Enterprise: http://kaipara.kotui.org.nz/

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Page 19

A VISIT TO CUBA IN STRANGE TIMES

We recently got back from a short trip

to Cuba, arriving back home just hours

before lockdown.

When we arrived there on 6 March, there

had been no cases of COVID-19 in that

country and only a few reported in NZ. By

the time we left, on 23 March, all tourists

had to either leave or book into the few

remaining hotels that were still operating,

all

private

accommodation

(Casa

Particulares) was closed and taxi services

suspended.

Cuba is a communist-socialist country,

originally colonized by the Spanish and

dominated by the US after independence in

the early 20th century, where, since the

1953

Revolution,

everything

was

nationalized, education and health services

are free (reportedly it has 8 doctors for

every 1000 people, compared with NZ’s 3),

military service is compulsory for all

young people (2 years, reduced to 1 year if

you intend to go on to tertiary study), there

is a very cheap rations system (so no one

starves), salaries are typically between

US$30 and $50 per month, water and

power are also cheap. Home ownership is

limited to one house per person, so few pay

rent. Most of the hotels are government

owned, though more privately owned

hotels and resorts have been allowed to

open. The highest paid are the military. A

lot of people receive financial assistance

from family members who live abroad.

Tipping is optional but very common and

becoming increasingly expected as people

rely on tips to supplement their income.

The U.S. trade embargo (imposed in 1958)

against Cuba forced it to look elsewhere

for trade, resulting in an almost total

dependence on the Soviet Bloc until the

latter’s collapse in the 90s.

Cuba then entered the “special period”

which saw it encourage foreign tourism by

allowing private homes to be registered as

“casa

particulares”,

offering

budget

accommodation

(typically

bed

and

breakfast in their homes – a double

bedroom with ensuite) to tourists. More

and more private businesses are being

allowed to operate.

There is a dual currency: The Peso

Convertible (CUC), which is fixed at the

rate of 1CUC=US$1(go figure!) and the

Cuban Peso (CUP), roughly worth 4c,

which is used by the locals.

The internet is becoming increasingly

available – WiFi is available at the airport,

in hotels and public squares and we found a

number of the casas we stayed in had their

own. One still needs to buy an ETECSA

card from the internet company for which

the charge is $1 per hour.

Connections were patchy in some places.

Public phones were much in evidence (and

not vandalised) Cards to the value of $10

and $25 could be purchased but

international calls are expensive. There is

only one mobile company, from which one

can rent a SIM card for use in the country.

It’s an extremely interesting country:

unable to source new vehicles or spare

parts, the country uses anything from

donkey and horse carts, to bicycle carts, to

1950 & 60s cars to modern vehicles for

transport. In recent times they have

managed to import new trains from China

to replace the extremely run-down old

carriages and engines. They recycle and re-

purpose almost everything!

Our guide was very proud of the country’s

history and achievements. At the same

time, he was realistic about the

shortcomings of the system under which

they live. We stayed in casas which were

comfortable and clean, in the old parts of

the cities. The plumbing in Cuba does

not cope with toilet paper – even in

hotels and resorts one has to use a bin to

dispose of it and it takes some getting

used to!

Cuba has freedom of religion: most people

are nominally Catholic, with every city

boasting several churches and a Cathedral,

but we also saw a synagogue, Russian

Orthodox and Greek Orthodox Church (the

latter having been gifted to the Greek

community by the government) in Havana.

Free Masonry is also permitted to operate.

Monuments, celebrating their national

heroes abound – some quite magnificent

and all well-maintained in public parks.

Cuba is famous for its rum and cigars,

which it still exports. The main crops are

sugar cane, cacao, coffee, bananas and rice.

Other tropical fruits such as mangoes,

pawpaw, guavas are also common. Fish

and shellfish are part of the local diet. Cuba

has to import food to feed its population.

There was some evidence of market

gardening close to the cities. Agricultural

methods and equipment are outdated.

In restaurants, chicken, fish, pork, beef and

lamb (goat) was always available. Lobster,

prawns and calamari was often on the

menu but not always available. A typical

meal was around US$13-15, which

included a main plus rice or rice & beans

plus a “salad” – often cabbage, carrot and

tomato. The best salad we had was at a

little restaurant near the harbour in Havana:

the owner had lived in France for 10 years.

We learned the “other side” of the story

surrounding events such as the Cuban

Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs invasion,

and the Peter Pan project, which saw

thousands of Cuban children sent to the US

in the early 60s.

Cubans are resourceful, sociable, music-

loving people. They spill out on to the

streets at night and readily share their

music with anyone and everyone. There are

a few scam artists around, but they are

usually easy to pick. There was a little

begging but mostly people were friendly

and just wanted to know where we were

from. We always felt safe out on the

sometimes-crowded streets whatever hour

we were out and about. We were told that

economic crime, domestic abuse and

alcoholism (rum is only $3 a bottle) are the

biggest problems.

Owing to uncertainty surrounding our

return via Chile, we came home via

Canada:

Havana-Toronto-Vancouver-

Auckland. On the domestic flights in

Canada, no food was served – we were

given bottled water to drink. We were 29

passengers on a Dreamliner from Toronto

to Vancouver and 56 from Vancouver to

Auckland. Food on the long international

leg was pre-packaged and unheated (so the

yoghurt we had for breakfast was frozen).

There were no blankets on the planes,

either, though crew handed out duvets from

the front end of the plane when we were a

few hours out from Auckland.

On arrival, we completed the new Arrival

Card, stating where we’d been in the past

14 days, declaring whether we had any

symptoms and what our self-isolation plan

was for the next 14 days We all

disembarked together, and the Customs

Official vetted our arrival cards. After that,

we were free to go. We collected our car

and drove home to Kaiwaka, stopping for

fuel at Wellsford, where the night window

was being used. Fortunately, our house

sitters had laid in some supplies to keep us

going. ~ J & J

Next Bugle Deadline midday Friday 24 April 2020

WHAT’S ON

PLEASE ~ do let us know what is on - email

kaiwakabugle@kaiwaka.co.nz

*25Apr~ANZAC DAY

KWMH = Kaiwaka War Memorial Hall; KSA = Kaiwaka Sports Association

See www.kaiwaka.co.nz for more information

HOUSEHOLD RUBBISH COLLECTION

Kaiwaka Pick up:

Mondays = Green bags (Northland Waste - 09 430 3273)

Wednesdays = Blue bags and yellow recycling (at Jaques $3.00

and $1.50) (Kaurilands 09 4392146); ONLY Blue and Yellow

bags picked up on Oneriri Road.

 DIABETES Support Group-for Kaiwaka, Mangawhai, Wellsford

10am, 3rd Friday of month Ph: Colleen James 09 4314238

 GENEALOGY - Wellsford: 1st Thursday in month Ph: 423

7033; Waipu: 4th Monday in month Ph: 4312 725

 HAKARU PONY CLUB - Secretary Denise Rogers 021423376

secretary@hakaruponyclub.co.nz

 KAIPARA HUNT - Secretary Albert Doonenbal Ph 4312059
 KAIWAKA BADMINTON -Tuesdays 7.30pm Ph: 4312345
 KAIWAKA CAN - 3rd Wednesday in month, 5.30pm, Archie

Bull Hall Ph: 0273572751

 KAIWAKA DRUM & DANCE CLASSES - 021 611198
 KAIWAKA GARDEN & FLORAL GROUP - 2nd Thursday in

month. Ph: 431 4744

 KAIWAKA CUBS - Thursdays 5.30-7pm, Hakaru Ph:Bruce

4312542

 KNITTING FOR WHANGAREI HOSPITAL - 2nd Tuesday in

month, Archie Bull Hall 10am Ph 4314827

 MANGAWHAI COMBINED REBUS CLUB - 2pm, 3rd

Thursday month, Senior Citizens Hall Mangawhai. Ph: 4315777

*PT CURTIS CRUISING CLUB - Jean Ph: 4312227 (wk), 4312520 (hm)

 RSA, HAKARU & DISTRICTS WOMEN’S SECTION – meets

1.30pm 4th Thursday of the month. Ph: 431 5818

 KAIWAKA SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING CLUB-

Wednesdays 10am - 12 noon Ph: Elaine 027 432 0032

 TRAMPING - Mondays 9am-2:30pm Maria 4312 234

HALLS FOR HIRE:

 Kaiwaka St. John Hall: Phone Marj 0272941227
 St.Pauls Archie Bull Hall HIRE $20 half day, $40 full day per

hire, S McAulay, Ph 4312311

 Kaiwaka War Memorial Hall HlRE - Phone 4312725 or

kaiwaka.hall.bookings@gmail.com

 Hakaru Community Hall HIRE -Ph. Lorraine 4312829
 Te Pounga Marae queries - Pearl Nathan 0223933533
 Kaiwaka Sports Association hire/queries - C. Anderson 4312051

or kaiwakasports@gmail.com

Justice of Peace:

B.FJaques 4312 048; L.Donaldson 4312 228; A.F.Hargreaves

4312 045, W.Howard 4312 725 - please phone to make sure they

are available www.justiceofthepeace.org.nz

Marriage Celebrants:

L.Donaldson; A.F.Hargreaves; Y Osborne

LOCAL SERVICES

*Emergencies - Ambulance, Fire, Police - dial 111

*Non-urgent Police phone 105

A A: Meets Wed., 7.30pm Kaiwaka Ph: 4315543, 0800229 6757

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Mon., 6.30pm, Kates Place; drug and

alcohol related issues. Ph. 02102412348

ASUREQUALITY LTD (was AgriQuality) Call Free 0508 0011 22

BUDGETING SERVICE, WELLSFORD: Free confidential advice &

support for all areas of personal finance. Ph (09) 423 7123

CAB-Citizens Advice Bureau.Wellsford Ph: 4237333

0800 367 222 email:cab.wells@xtra.co.nz

CIVIL DEFENCE - Kaiwaka Community Response Group:

kaiwaka.civildefencecrg@gmail.com, 4312725 Wendy

DOG/STOCK /NOISE CONTROL 0800 105 890

FUNERAL SERVICES: Morris & Morris Ltd,

Whangarei - Bev Jaques Ph:4312367 or 0800667747

GRANDPARENTS Raising Grandchildren: Dianah Roberts 0223819539

HAKARU & DISTRICTS MEMORIAL RSA (Inc) 733 Settlement Rd,

Hakaru. Ph 4312 176 or Bill Warren (President) 431 2092

HAKARU LANDFILL/Transfer Station:Open everyday except

Tuesday10am-4pm.Ph4312629 Cost-$55 trailer load up to 1 cubic metre.

Ph:4258567 - office

KAIPARA DISTRICT COUNCIL www.kaipara.govt.nz:

Help Desk FREEPHONE 0800 727 059

KAIWAKA CEMETERY: Ph: 4312045 or 4314017

KAIWAKA LIBRARY: kaiwaka.library@gmail.com

Mon. 4-6pm; Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10am-2pm Ph:4312539

KAIWAKA PLAYCENTRE: Ph Juanita 0274134904; open Mon, Wed,

Fri 9am-12pm. Hastie Lane; Monday to Friday 9.00am - 12 noon.

KAIWAKA POST OFFICE:Ph:4312 431

Post Code: 0573 for RD2 and 0542 for all Kaiwaka Post Office mail

KAIWAKA PRIMARY SCHOOL: Ph: 4312309

KAIWAKA SPORTS ASSN: Ph 4312005; 4312129 gym

KAIWAKA ST. JOHN HALL: Phone Marj 0272941227

KATE’S PLACE Community Centre - Employment services, Free Health

Nurse, Plunket, Advocacy, Osteopath, A.A., Legal Advice. 4312 661

LINKING HANDS Health Shuttle Ph 4315906 or 09 4318969

MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES - General inquiries Call

Free 0800 008 333

NORTHPOWER: Faults Kaiwaka area 0800 104040

OTAMATEA COMMUNITY SERVICES: Counselling, parent coach,

Family Support worker, budget advice, food bank. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm. Ph

09 431 9080 http://www.otamateacs.org/

PARENTPORT: Free, practical family support service Puhoi to Paparoa

Ph or txt: Dianne 027 280 5093 or 09 425 9357

PLUNKET: Kaiwaka -Kate’s Place Clinic 1st Wednesday of the month;

Mangawhai - Rose Madsen Cottage: Coffee Group 9:30 every Monday. Clinic

every Monday and Thursday.

Maungaturoto - Good News Church, Clinic 2nd and 4th Wednesday.

Cynthia 09 431 7340 or 027 675 3488

PLUNKET HELPLINE -0800 933 922 (24 hours)

TAITOKERAU COMMUNITY LAW: Free confidential legal advice and

assistance, 2nd

Thursday

of each month. Ph: 0800 155 529 for apps.

TE URI O HAU Settlement Trust Tangata Developments: Whanau Ora

021 793262

VETERINARY SERVICE MANGAWHAI:

Ph: 4314535 Mon-Fri 8.00-5.00, Sat 9-12, a/h appt.

WELLSFORD DOCTORS: Ph: 4238 086

CHURCHES:



Kaiwaka Revival Church - Your Community Church: Sundays 10am.

Ph: Pastor Tawhiri 09 431 8988 or Pastor Paul 09 4312 068 Visit us at

www.facebook.com/kaiwakachurch or www.kaiwakarevival.co.nz



St Paul's Anglican Church 1st Sun. 9.00am (Eucharist), 3rd Sun.

9.00am (Family Service). Contact: Rev. Wayne Thornton Ph 431 4122

www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz



Church of Christ the King, Mangawhai:9.00am every Sunday



St.Mary’s Catholic Church: Maungaturoto – Griffins Road, Saturday

evening Vigil Mass 6pm; Mangawhai – Senior Citizens Hall, Sunday

Mass 8:30am; Wellsford – Matheson Road, Sunday Mass 10:30am;

Mid-week Mass times and all enquires to Fr. Bill Fletcher – phone 423 8170



Baptist Church: Sun. 10.30am Mangawhai Snr Cit.Hall.Ph:4312339



Cause Way Church Mangawhai: Sundays 10.15am, Mangawhai

Community Recreation Centre, Insley St. Ph: 09 4314782