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Kaiwaka Bugle - 27 May 2024

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No.5

27 May 2024

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KAIWAKA BRIGADE CLIMBERS!

Saturday 18 May:

2024 Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge - Thank you

Lish, Kraig, Mikey, Tim, Keith and

Richard for fantastic effort in this

challenging

fundraising event!

Lish, “Feeling great - I did it in half my 2023 time!”

1100 firefighters raced up the 1103 steps to the top of the

Auckland Sky Tower with 25kg of firefighting equipment

turning the task into a herculean effort. Participants

included New Zealand firefighters, as well as

international competitors from countries all over the

world like Australia, the United States, Chile, Germany

and Croatia.

Founded by firefighter

Tony Scott, who has been

part of both Northland and

Auckland Airport Fire

Rescue Service since 1988,

the event has been raising

funds for Leukaemia &

Blood

Cancer

New

Zealand for 20 years,

growing from $17,500 in

its first year to over

$1 million annually

– nearer $2 million

this year.

And at the moment

our fire truck must

go out the back

door! Strengthened

concrete is replacing

the

cracked

and

weakened concrete at

the front door.

KAIWAKA MARKET

Our first market went well, we had

12 stall holders and quite a few

visitors through the door!

Our next market will be held on

Saturday 29th June 8.30am-1pm.

We hold them monthly on the last

Saturday of each month. They are

run by Christelle Hynd, Sophie

Merwood and Lisa

Ingley. Stalls are

$10 for a spot. To

book a spot message

us via our Facebook

- Kaiwaka Market.

KAIWAKA MARKET PLACE

St John Hall - last Saturday of month

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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ABOUT TOWN



A BIG WELL DONE to Lish, Kraig, Mikey, Tim, Keith and Richard -

Kaiwaka Volunteer Fire Brigade legends on their Sky Tower Challenge. From

Marj, “Our guys are all volunteers who work bloody hard for our community.”

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Great to see the local youngsters enjoying their team sports at the KSA. Also

the folk using the paths around the field and through the bush.



Check out two of our local lads Mark Bruce and Leroy Brown and their new

album on their website theadvocators.com - looking cool!

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Little has changed at Leabourn Passenger Service - Lyndon is the General

Manager - see their advert on page 4

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We remember Doreen Hyndman who passed away recently. Doreen was a

dedicated Kaiwaka librarian and a very competitive sports woman.



Wow! Check out the purple, green and blue cheese in our Kaiwaka Cheese

Shop = port wine cheese, sage cheese and blue stilton!

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Hakaru RSA - check opening times, email: secretary@rsakakaru.co.nz or on

Facebook Hakaru RSA

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FarmShop Annual Machinery Auction - Tuesday 28 May, onsite at 2168 SH1.



Kaiwaka Playcentre on Hastie Lane - families and preschoolers welcome -

see Facebook



‘Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were stronger!’



Kaiwaka Sports grounds - starting point for 23

June Matariki Lantern Parade.



Mystery Creek Fieldays 12 to 15 June.



Local news, history, photos most welcome in the

Bugle; plus collators on the last Monday of the month



Bugle

can

seen

colour

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

~ Lindsey, Ed

“Serenity Prayer ~ ‘God, grant me the serenity to accept

the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I

can, and wisdom to know the difference’ ~ R Niebuhr

KAIWAKA BUGLE NO. 5

27 MAY 2024

CONTENTS:

Page 3: Public Notices, Classified

Page 5: Weather; Northland Power

Services; Te Pataka O Kaiwaka

Page 7: Otamatea High School

Page 9: Rotary

Page 11: Kaiwaka Sports Assn

Page 13: Possums; Flock House; RSA

Page 15:Maungaturoto CC; Kaiwaka

School

Page 17: Pt Curtis CC; Gardening

Page 19: Library; ‘Yorkshire

Shepherdess’

Bugle 6 will appear 24 June

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Email: kaiwakabugle@kaiwaka.co.nz

Ph: 09 4312 045 Lindsey

Txt: 027 2724137

Copy may be left at Kaiwaka Four

Square.

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We appreciate articles and photos about local

events, etc, as well as ads and suggestions.

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Square, Kaiwaka Postal Centre, Caltex

Service Station, Best Pets Eutopia Café, ,

Kaiwaka St John shop., La Nonna

Also outlets in Maungaturoto,

Mangawhai and Paparoa.

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The Kaiwaka Bugle is a community

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the Kaiwaka Media Group Inc.

Articles, etc. printed are not necessarily

the opinion of the Bugle Team.

Proverbs 29: 18

A nation without God’s

guidance is a nation without

order. Happy is the man who

keeps God’s law!

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

ANATOMY of a FALL (M)

Friday 21 June 7.30 pm

‘The story begins when Samuel is found

dead in the snow outside the isolated chalet

where he lived with his wife Sandra, a

German writer, and their partially-sighted

11-year-old son Daniel. An investigation

leads to a conclusion of "suspicious death":

it's impossible to know for sure whether he

took his own life or was killed. Sandra is

indicted, and we follow her trial which pulls

the couple's relationship apart. Daniel is

caught in the middle.’

KAIWAKA BUGLE

FRIDAY

DEADLINE DATES

2024:

21 June

26 July

23 August

27 September

25 October

22 November

13 December

The HOLDOVERS (M)

Friday 7 June 7.30 pm

‘A curmudgeonly instructor at a New

England prep school remains on campus

during Christmas break to babysit a

handful of students with nowhere to go.

He soon forms an unlikely bond with a

brainy but damaged troublemaker, and

with the school's head cook, a woman

who just lost a son in the Vietnam War. ‘

Directed by Alexander Payne and written

by David Hemingson

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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ST. JOHN KAIWAKA STORE

NEEDING clean saleable Linen, Books, Puzzles

and Magazines.

ALSO Clean Bric a Brac, Craft, Games and other

items to help us thru the winter wet season.

Phone 0272007765

OPEN: Tuesday to Friday 10am to 3pm

Saturday 10am to 2pm

1919b State Highway 1 Kaiwaka

PUBLIC NOTICES

CLASSIFIED

MATARIKI

LANTERN PARADE

Sunday 23 June

3pm - 8pm

At the Kaiwaka Sports Assn Grounds

For live music, food, games and fun

Bring your lanterns for the parade around town

Hosted by

Kaiwaka Can and Kaiwaka Sports Assn.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TE POUNGA MARAE

Nathan Road Kaiwaka

SATURDAY 15th JUNE 2024 10:30am



Karakia timatanga



Mihimihi



Apologies



Previous AGM Minutes



Chairpersons Report



Financial Report



Trustee Nominations



General Business



Karakia Whakamutunga

For further information please contact

Monique Henare 021 292 1445

Pt. Curtis Cruising Club

Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 24 June, 6pm

Kaiwaka Sports Assn

ODD JOBS

SECTION CARE

Weedeating. Lawns. Gardens

Weeding. Cleaning. Section maintaining

Anything considered.

Phone 021 1102 905

WANTED

Rent to own Lease to own

No deposit.

Land, or land with shed and electrics working.

Around 400 per week lease.

Phone 021 1102 905

PET and HOUSE SITTER

for CATS and DOGS

With 6 years experience I care passionately

for your beloved pets in your home

CHARGES APPLY

$30/day/1 cat or 1 dog

$35/day/2cats

$40/day/2dogs

Negotiate fee for more pets.

Phone or text Helle 0272084779

Email batchhen@gmail.com

AVAILABLE: Off grid studio in rural setting availa-

ble to rent. 6kms from Kaiwaka township. Suited for

one person or couple. $300p/w. If you appreciate the

off-grid lifestyle, please get in touch: 0211701581.

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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HAKARU & DISTRICTS
MEMORIAL RSA (INC)

Members & guests are invited to

come along and enjoy our

hospitality.

Current Opening Hours:

Tuesday 1600 - 1800

Wednesday 1700 - 2100

Thursday 1700 - 2100

Friday 1700 - 2100

Saturday and Sunday Closed

Secretary Treasurer: Bill Warren

Secretary@rsahakaru.co.nz

Or phone Bill on 02102545955

TE PĀTAKA O KAIWAKA -

FOODBANK

Thank you to all those that support us

and our community!

Arohanui, Milly and Staff

HOURS Tues - Frid 10am - 2pm

Saturday - Monday closed.

tepatakaokaiwaka@gmail.com

Phone: 09 4312188 or 022 028 9156

KAIWAKA

WEATHER

APRIL

ANZAC DAY: The weather behaved

itself for the ANZAC dawn service in

Mangawhai at 6am with a fine

spattering of rain starting as the service

ended. The Hakaru service at 10am was

beautifully fine with one or two

menacing clouds but luckily no rain.

There was a large presence of people at

both services to remember our fallen

family members.

For the month of April I recorded

101.5ml of rain over 18 days, most of

which fell on the 12th and 13th giving

us 62ml over those two days. For the

rest of the month the rain was 1-2 or

3ml everyday until the 20th when we

got 17ml.

Derek recorded 88.5ml for the month

over 16 days.

The highest rainfall for April at our

place was in 2017 when we got

224.5ml.

The lowest I have recorded was in

2012 when we got a mere 28.5ml.

I noticed the wild ducks left the

property for a couple of weeks but as

soon as the weather started turning

cooler, they were back again, as they

know full well that shooting season is

only a few days away and our dam is a

safe haven for them. That’s about it for

now. Take care all, Karen

Traditional Values

High Standards

Low Ratios

Affordable Year 1 to 13

Excellence

Individualized Learning

Private schooling in your

community

98 Hurndall St Maungaturoto

09 431 8487

otamateachristianschool@gmail.com

www.otamateachristianschool

NEW PRIEST IN

CHARGE

The good news is we now have a new

Priest in Charge, Rev Stan Pilbrow.

Rev Stan has come south (over

Pilbrow’s Hill!) from Kerikeri. and will

share his time between Mangawhai

Mission District and Paparoa Mission

District, covering the Mangawhai,

Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, Paparoa and

Whakapirau Anglican churches. He will

be based at the vicarage in Mangawhai.

The other piece of good news is that

each service will now be a Eucharist

service.

To accommodate Stan’s schedule, St

Paul’s Anglican service time will now

be 11.00am on the 1st and 3rd Sundays

in the month. Stan will take a 9.30am

service at Christ the King, Mangawhai

then travel to Kaiwaka.

PIROA CONSERVATION

TRUST

This week marks the start of the

2024 Annual Kiwi Call Count

Survey across the country.

We are proud to play a role in this

across the local area with a group of

awesome volunteers trained to record

the data each year.

In addition, we continue to survey the

area using Kiwi Listening Devices

(KLDs) to help us better understand

kiwi

populations,

locations

and

movements.

Debs and Ian, pictured, placed a series

of devices across Bream Tail Farm to

see if the two already known nesting

areas have resulted in additional

dwelling areas on the farm. If you are

keen to learn a bit more about our kiwi

work, please take a look at the recent

kiwi survey report.

https://www.pbl.org.nz/page33.html

NORTHLAND

POWER

SERVICES

Winter’s coming and we are offering

a FREE power line inspection and

quote in the month of June



Service lines to your house



Pump shed lines



Any overhead lines that you own

We will come and check your Private

overhead lines

and make

any

suggestions that may save unwanted

power cuts over winter FREE of

charge.



Whangarei



Dargaville



Mangawhai



Towai and anywhere in between

If you’re unsure about your power

lines give us a call today 021 195 6099

We’ll get you booked in for the month

of June and save you having unwanted

power outages over winter.

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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OTAMATEA HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

From the Senior Leadership Team

NEW PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENT

The Otamatea High School Board is

pleased to announce that they have

appointed a new principal. Mr Todd

Malcolm, currently Deputy Principal at

Waiuku College, will start his new

position at Otamatea High School at the

beginning of term 3.

SCHOOL BALL: The senior school

ball will be held in the school hall on

Saturday the 14th of September. The

theme for the ball is "A Starry Night in

Italy". Year 13s will be able to bring

outside partners, and year 12s and 13s

will be given priority to purchase

tickets before these become available to

year 11s. These restrictions are

necessary because of the increased

number of students we now have in the

senior school.

CCTV CAMERAS: This week we

have been replacing and upgrading all

of our CCTV cameras. We have a

comprehensive Camera Surveillance

Policy (all our policies can be accessed

through the school website) that

complies with the Privacy Act 2020.

WILLIAM PIKE CHALLENGE

Students take up the challenge at

Vector WERO Whitewater Park.

This year 30 of our William Pike

students braved the cooler weather,

donned wetsuits and picked up their

paddles for the whitewater rafting and

river crossing outdoor activity.

Students learned about river safety,

how to navigate

rivers solo and as a

group and what to

watch

out

for.

During the rafting

session,

students

learned how to raft

grade 1 and 2

rapids, how to safely exit the

water if a raft overturns and

what to if you are caught in a river

without a raft.

The William Pike Challenge is a year

long programme for our Y7 and Y8

students.

To achieve this award, students must

participate

outdoor

activities,

organised

co-ordinator

Mrs

Antunovich. They must also complete

20 hours of community service and 20

hours of a passion project (something

new they have never tried before).

This is the 6th year that we are running

this programme at Otamatea High

School. It is all about providing

students with opportunities to step

outside their comfort zones, try new

things and give back to their

communities!

REX TAIT

The Otamatea High community were

saddened to hear of the recent passing

of Rex Tait, who was Deputy Principal

at Otamatea High School 30 years ago.

Many students who knew Mr. Tait

currently work at the school and

remember him fondly. Rex was also a

well-known weightlifter and was a

member of the Whangarei and District

Pipe Band. Our condolences go out to

Rex's family.

The Otamatea High School news Te Pānui

o Otamatea can be read on their website

https://www.otamatea.school.nz/

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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at affordable prices.

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call Pam 094312143 or text

0273335380 for bookings

WAITANGI

CONFERENCE

Since I last shared with

you, we (Rotary District

9910) have had the most

amazing

District

Conference at Waitangi.

Our logo this year has

been “Create hope in the world”, and all

those who presented showed how they

had contributed to this.

The Conference started with a

presentation by the International

District Governor. He stressed that in

today’s world, there seems to be a

poverty of love, time, understanding

and finances, and we were reminded

that we all needed to share our values

and take time to care for one another.

MANY SPEAKERS

It is difficult to summarize the speakers,

but some of the ones who impressed

me, for different reasons were: Those

who had worked tirelessly in Hawkes

Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle, including

Martha Tainui (originally from

Northland but who has moved to the

Bay); She was supported by many

Rotarians (and others) who spent a

week at a time in the area after

Gabrielle; In many cases the silt was

over the roof of homes so after a

bulldozer had cleared a path, they

would find out where people had their

valuables in their homes and aim to

remove the silt to retrieve them. Martha

was heading up to Wairoa with a group

of 40 people, aiming to strip the interior

of 120 homes so they could be re-

gibbed inside.

A Rotarian from the Bay, who was

heavily involved in the cleanup is now

trying to organize a national body

(Rotary

Disaster

Network

Assistance) that will have access to

resources and equipment should they be

needed in the future.

Natanahira

Hirewini

(Crown

Prosecutor in South Auckland) who

was a participant in Rotary Youth

exchange some years ago where he

said, “it was a year in a lifetime and a

lifetime in a year; Judge Greg Davis

(Matariki Courts) who spoke about

changing perception and the need to

change underlying drivers of poor

behaviour. Pat Sneddon (he wrote the

book “Pakeha and the Treaty – why it is

our Treaty too”. He spoke about

kawanatanga

(governorship)

being

applied to all citizens; whakapapa

(survival

and

belonging);

Rangatiratanga (collective concerns for

the other.)

Tawera

Nikau,

pictured, also spoke

to us, not only about

his league career but

also his response to

his situation when he

lost his leg in a motor

bike accident. His

message was, “it is

not what happens to

you that is important,

but how you handle

it.”

As our District stretches up into the

Islands, we also had presentations from

Rotary clubs in those areas. Many had

made use of District Grants to complete

their projects. All of them had a

humanitarian aspect which provided a

much better quality of life for the

citizens.

Free time on the Saturday was spent on

the Waitangi Treaty Grounds attending

a powhiri and then spending time (not

enough) to look at the fantastic museum

on the grounds. I will be going back

when I can allocate more time to do this

facility justice.

Conferences like these reminds me how

fortunate many of us are but also how

life can be improved for many others

when we work together on projects.

If you would like to know any more

about Rotary, please don’t hesitate to

get in touch with any Rotarian or give

me a call – 021 142 0357. ~ Eileen

MAUNGATUROTO & DISTRICTS ROTARY

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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KAIWAKA SPORTS ASSN NEWS

FOR INFORMATION:

KSA Bookings contact:

Jennie Reynolds, 02102764171

ksabookings@mail.com

KSA email: ksa.sec3@gmail.com

KSA President:

Alicia Reynolds

ksa.pres23@gmail.com

WEBSITE:

www.kaiwakasport.co.nz/

FACEBOOK PAGE:

Kaiwaka Sports Complex

KSA SPORTS CLUBS

UPDATE FACEBOOK PAGE?

There has been a call for the latest

sport information to be updated.

RUGBY at KSA - JUNE

EASTERN UNITED JMB

Rally Days: Friday 7th and 14th June,

staring at 6pm

CENTRAL KAIPARA IMB RUGBY

IMB: Saturday 22nd June, starting

10am and 11.30am

KAIPARA KNIGHTS

Ellanor Wintle, above with her Player

of the Day award, plays defence or

mid field for our Kaipara Knights

Stingrays 10th grade team. Her motto

is’ soccer is life’. Thank you to

Eutopia Cafe for donating this week's

player of day prizes of ‘fluffys’ for

Kaipara Knights Football teams.

The teams play on Saturday mornings

at Port Albert - Junior grades games

start 9am, senior games 10am.

KAIWAKA NETBALL

We’ve had an awesome start to the year.

Both teams - Kaiwaka Kiwis and the

Kaiwaka Keas are getting into the

groove of the game. It is the first year for

many the girls. They are learning plenty

of skills and mostly having fun alongside

their team mates.

EASTERN JMB RUGBY

From Rippa to tackle the Eastern

JMB are off to a solid start for the

2024 season! Enjoying night games

under the lights as well as stunning

Saturday mornings the kids are

thriving in their favourite sport.

The club is family based, family run

and supported and sponsored by

incredible local family business. We feel very blessed to have the

community behind these up and coming rugby superstars.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Great to see our young sports people!

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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WATER TANKS:

Aqua & Baileys

Brands

DRAINAGE &

SEPTICS:

Land Drainage

Urban Rural

Drainage

Water Pipelines

Culverts

Septic Systems

(RX Plastics &

Biorock)

SITEWORKS:

Retaining Walls

Piling

Driveways

Carparks

Landscaping Supplies:

Waikato Screen Topsoil

Bark

Woodchip

Mill Bark

Post Peelings

Compost

Crushed Shell

Topsoil

Limestone Chip

Daltons Garden Mix

Aggregate

Gap: 20,40.65

Riverstone

Sand

Belt Dust

40/20 Drainage Metal

Builders Mix

Cement

Timber/Fencing Supplies:

Rails, Posts

Stays, Strainers

Fence Battens

Palings

Stakes

Fencing Wire

Farm Gates & hardware

Drainage:

PVC Fittings

HELP

PHONE NUMBERS

HEALTHLINE 0800 611 116 - a

nurse to answer health queries

SAMARITANS 0800 726 666 -

support for lonely or suffering

mental distress

YOUTHLINE 0800 376 633

LIFELINE 0800 543 354

DEPRESSION HELPLINE 0800 111

756

ALCOHOL & DRUG HELPLINE 0800

787 797

URGENT MENTAL HEALTH LINE

0800 223 371

WARMLINE -peer support for

people with mental health issues

0800 200 207

4312 407

Mob: 021 453 252

Fax: 4312 939

scott.parker@parkerlime.co.nz

Gibbons Road, Kaiwaka

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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POSSUM FREE PROBABILITY

The Predator Free Kaipara project is targeting all possums on Kaiwaka's Oneriri

Peninsula as the first pest species to be eliminated there.

Tahiroa Bishop, Pest Free Kaipara Lead with Environs Te Uri o Hau, is working

with Julian McPike and pest control contractors on Puketōtara/Oneriri Station to

"move from suppression to elimination of pest animals".

Mr Bishop says project funding is specifically for possums however the intention

is to remove all mammalian predators (including mice, rats and weasels. The

weasel in the photo was trapped on the Peninsula this week.)

A "buffer zone" includes some of the Kaira Oneriri Biofund Area [Koba]

approaching Rangiora and Kaira Roads from the west.

Local landowners interested in participating may cooperate on suppression

efforts.

For more info: Tahiroa Bishop P: 021364722 or Koba P: 021214746

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

FLOCK HOUSE

Flock House NZ Commemoration 1924

– 2024 opened on July 19, 1924, as the

New

Zealand

Sheepowners'

Acknowledgment of Debt to British

Seamen Fund, and to continue finding

and

making

contact

with

the

descendants of the 759 (635 boys, 124

girls) original war orphans sent to NZ

after WW1.

The 100th Commemoration is for both

the descendants of the original orphans,

and also the approximately 2,400 farm

cadets that went to Flock

House from the late 1930s

through to 1988.

Registration for the 100th

Commemoration,

July

20th/21st are now open. So if

you are a cadet from the ‘latter years’,

1950 -1988, or a descendant of one of

the original orphans, we’d love to

welcome you…

https://flockhouse.nz/100yr-anniversary

-weekend/ or on Facebook

Nine members attended our May

meeting held on the 23rd.

After the ODE another minute’s

silence was observed in respect of

Margaret Haverfield who passed away

recently. Women’s Section send our

deepest sympathy to her family.

Margaret was a registered Nurse and Mid

Wife with a Diploma in Tropical diseases

and joined the Princess Marys Royal

Airforce Nursing Service in 1949.

(PMRAFNS) and had her military training

at Halton at the beginning of the Gulf War.

RSA Welfare Administrator Lena Carleton

is still not well - any members wishing

transport are urged to contact Linking

Hands.

Sheila gave us a report on the Northern

Regions Women’s Section meeting held at

Whangarei on the 4th May. Thank you for

attending Sheila, Lena and June.

The raffle was won by Annie and second

prize went to Trish.

Annie offered to arrange and provide

afternoon tea for our next meeting on

Thursday 27th June at 1.30 p.m.

Keep safe, Ann

HAKARU RSA

WOMEN’S SECTION

R e a d y R o a s t M e a l s ~

p o r k , b e e f, l a m b

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KAIWAKA PRIMARY

SCHOOL

Kia ora Whanau and Community,

Our teacher-only day was a

success

with

the

opportunity to reflect on

what we are already doing

and what we will change to

make

things

better.

Collaboration

important part of what we

do to achieve our vision:

Mā te huruhuru ka rere te

manu, Nurturing children

to fly.

WHAT NOW?

A Television ‘What Now?’ crew visited the school, recording fun activities - the

screening date is TBA. Photo above.

GIANT PUMPKIN COMPETITION RESULTS:

The Biggest Pumpkin: 1st Laine Hastie - pictured below; 2nd Halia Dhillon

Furthest Roll: Laine Hastie; Best Dressed Pumpkin: Manraaj Dhillon

Thank you to our sponsors: Kaiwaka Clothing, Hammer Hardware, Nook Bookshop,

PGG Wrightson.

COMING UP:

Monday 3 June: King’s Birthday Holiday

Thursday 13 June, 6.30pm: Pio Terei at KSA (see advert on page 3)

Thursday 20 June, 10.30am: Kidz Bop Kaupapa Kori at KSA. (see advert left)

Friday 28 June: Matariki Holiday

ST PAUL’S

ANGLICAN

SUNDAY SERVICES

New Priest in Charge

New Service Time - 11 am

1st & 3rd Sundays

each month.

All welcome

St Pauls Church: Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Rd.

Church Office Ph 431 4122

www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz

MAUNGATUROTO COUNTRY CLUB

RESTAURANT GURU RECOMMENDATION

The Last month the Country Club was

thrilled to hear that we had been awarded

a Recommendation badge by Restaurant Guru.

Restaurant Guru is one of the world’s most popular

foodie websites with over 30 million monthly users.

A huge congratulations to Jane, Briar and Analiese

for all your delicious meals and hard work.

If you haven’t had a meal at the Club Restaurant you

can come 3 times after which you need to become a

member.

Membership is only $25 for the year, and you can join by paying at the bar. Look

forward to seeing you there!

UP COMING EVENTS

Mid Winter Christmas Dinner 29th June

Otamatea Repertory Theatre – Pirate Queen 12-21 July

Kaipara Wool and Fibre Festival 18th August.

Maungaturoto Primary School 150th Jubilee 19th October.

Check our FB page for further information.

REGULAR EVENTS AT THE CLUB

Breathing Space Yoga with Jess – Mon and Wed, for more info call 0212404360.

‘Senior Fit” exercise class – Tues and Thurs, for more info contact

admin@maungaturotophysio.co.nz

If you require a regular or one-off venue, big or small, email

maungaturotocountryclub@gmail.com to enquire about our very competitive

rates.

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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Reyahn Leng

Registered Electrician

Local, honest and

reliable.

For your residential and

light-commercial

projects.

022 314 1068

LINKING

HANDS INC

Maungaturoto

Kaiwaka

Mangawhai

NEW DRIVERS

NEEDED!

A free Health Shuttle Service, providing

transport to those who would struggle to

get to medical, dental, podiatry, or

optometrist appointments anywhere

from Warkworth to Whangarei.

HEALTH SHUTTLE SERVICES

Ph/fax 09 431 8969

Kaiwaka/Mangawhai

09 4315906

OFFICE HOURS Maungaturoto -

Monday to Friday - 10am to 4pm

Closed Public Holidays

Battery Specials

300cca /

Ride On

$135*

330cca /

Small Cars

$145*

450cca /

Medium Cars

$170*

650cca /

Falcons etc

$200*

700cca /

NS70/4x4/Tractor

$215*

820cca /

N70ZZ 4x4/Tractor

$245*

DIN55 /

Small Euro Cars

$235*

200AH Lithium Batteries $1,495

12v 7.0Ah $49*

*with trade in

Twinkle Tow n Tyre

09 431 2823

1837 State Highway 1, Kaiwaka

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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GARDENING for the YOUNG & OLD

MAY has been a rather cold autumn

month, as winter begins plant

growth slows to a stop until spring,

so need less water than in the

warmer months.

If you own a glasshouse, you can

enjoy nurturing your plants in a

warm environment – out of season

flowers, fruit and vegetables can be

produced with warm temperatures.

The greenhouse is ideal for raising

house plants such as cyclamen,

orchids, chrysanthemums, coleus

and many types of cacti which thrive

the

greenhouse

warm

temperatures.

‘COVER CROPS’:

At this time of the year all vacant

ground should be dug

over and left to allow the

winter

weather

‘sweeten’ it. In in our

mid-northern area cover

crops can be sown in

vacant plots of your

vegetable garden. A

cover-crop is a variety of

plants that lift the

nitrogen levels of the

soil, such as lupins, oats,

broad

beans

and

varieties of peas. When these plants

start to flower you can dig them into

the soil or alternatively slash them

down and cover with a paper-based

mulch. Pea straw makes a good

cover mulch.

EARTHWORMS:

If earthworms are rare in your

garden this usually means that the

organic matter in the soil is low. It is

well worth adding to the under layer

some animal manure – sheep or

cow. You can also add autumn

leaves, pine needle and grass

clippings. By next Spring this

should have rotted down. Don’t be

tempted to dig it in too soon as you

are liable to kill the creatures you

are wanting to increase!

WINTER PRUNING:

Late June – you can take hardwood

cuttings from roses, raspberry canes,

thornless b, gooseberries, grapevines

and

many

deciduous

shrubs.

LEAF

RUBBING

CRAFT:

You can get intriguing

designs

rubbing

different leaves – place the

leaves vein uppermost on a

flat hard surface, then

place your white paper

over one leaf at a time and

gently rub back and

forward with a crayon.

The leaf pattern will appear on the

paper – for card making or wrapping

paper!

Until next month, all the best for

Winter. ~ Mr Jo

PT.CURTIS CRUISING CLUB

Annual General Meeting to be held at 6pm at the Kaiwaka Sports

Association on Monday 24 June 2024. All are welcome.

If you’re interested in making a difference, please join the Committee

members – the more the merrier. After the AGM there will be our monthly

meeting.

Duck Shoot competition 4th May 2024 and End of Season Prizegiving:

This was well attended by all, and the winners appear in the photo below.

Back row: Van and Toby Walker, Emmerson G-Leslie, Pongo, Tony Smith, Dip.

2nd row: Ben Ries, Morgan G-Leslie, Nigel Ball. 1st row: Amanda Ries, Johnny

Collinson, Wattie, Matt Vaughan.

Fish of the Month for April was SNAPPER with no fish weighed in

New Fish of the month: SNAPPER till 24 June 2024.

Annual Subscriptions: Don’t forget Subs were Due 1st June 2024. $30 Family

& $20 Single; Internet banking 12-3094-0008233-00. Please use Name/s as a

reference.

Next Club meeting: Wednesday 24 June 2024 after AGM approx. 7pm Kaiwaka

Sports Association. ~

Wayne Leslie Commodore

Wright

Design

No. 117345

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

N.Z.C.A.D. Architectural

Mob: 021 276 7389

Office: 25 Lupis Lane,

Kaiwaka 0573

brianwright@xtra.co.nz

HAKARU HALL

ACTIVITIES



MONDAY: Line Dancing 9.30am

Phone 4315160



TUESDAY: Pilates 9.30am

Phone 0220643965

Pform Dance 3.30pm to 6.30

Phone Gracie 0212166652



WEDNESDAY: YOGA 6.30 to 7.30

Phone 021474202

Hall Bookings

02102336382

www.nortlandtow.co.nz

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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KAIWAKA LIBRARY

Bryce Frewin

Ph: 021 850 983

Kaipara Based Master

Locksmith

bryce@brycethelocksmith.co.nz

www.brycethelocksmith.co.nz

LIBRARY

CLOSED

FOR

MAINTENANCE

My apologies to anyone caught short by

us being closed for 3 days a couple of

weeks ago. I missed the deadline for

getting a report in the last Bugle, which

limited my ability to get the news out

that we would be closed for

maintenance on our library software.

That's all done now, and we're back up

and running as normal.

ROOFING PROJECT

Have you seen our new roof? Isn't it

lovely?! Many thanks for your patience

while that was underway, and to all the

people involved in making it happen,

including Kaipara District Council for

funding, and Chorus who own our

building and their maintenance teams.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We have a couple of spaces in our

roster - would you like to join our

friendly team? You need basic

Windows skills, and access to emails.

Send

(kaiwaka.library@gmail.com)

introduce yourself and start the ball

rolling.

BOOK REVIEWS

I've recently read The Tea Ladies by

Amanda Hampson, which I'm pleased

to say is the first book in a new series.

"They keep everyone's secrets, until

there's a murder... Sydney, 1965: After

a chance encounter with a stranger, tea

ladies

Hazel,

Betty and

Irene

become

accidental

sleuths,

stumbling

into

world

ruthless

crooks and

racketeers

in search of

young

woman

believed to

danger. In the meantime, Hazel’s job at

Empire Fashionwear is in jeopardy. The

firm has turned out the same frocks and

blouses for the past twenty years and

when the mini-skirt bursts onto the

scene, it rocks the rag trade to its

foundations. War breaks out between

departments, and it falls to Hazel, the

quiet diplomat, to broker peace and

save the firm. When there is a murder

in the building, the tea ladies draw on

their wider network and put themselves

in danger as they piece together clues

that connect the murder to a nearby

arson and a kidnapping. But if there’s

one thing tea ladies can handle, it’s hot

water." The book was a lot of fun, and

I'm now waiting for the second book to

arrive from our suppliers.

Audition by Pip Adam was a bit of a

different read. "A spaceship called

Audition is hurtling through the

cosmos. Squashed immobile into its

largest room

are

three

giants: Alba,

Stanley and

Drew.

they

talk,

the

spaceship

keeps

moving; if

they

are

silent, they

resume

growing.

Talk

they

must, and as

they

do,

Alba, Stanley and Drew recover their

shared memory of what has been done

to their incarcerated former selves. Or

are they constructing those selves from

memory-scripts

that

have

been

implanted in them? Part science fiction,

part social realism, Audition asks what

happens when systems of power decide

someone takes up too much room –

about how we live with each other's

violences - and imagines a new kind of

justice." This book was shortlisted for

the 2024 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize

for Fiction, so I expected it to be a good

read from the outset, and it was.

to more from this Australian author.

See you in the library! ~Wendy

Open Wed-Sat 10am-2pm, Mon 4-6pm.

https://www.facebook.com/KaiwakaLibrary

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

“FARMING CAN BE RELENTLESS... but we won't change it for anything”

Life on the moors for a family of nine described by mother and fulltime farm worker Amanda Owen.

The Yorkshire hills roll differently from Oneriri, and winters are sharper but this 'life on the moors'

book is a nugget of reality you won't need to sail the skies to realise.

Amanda Owen was basically a land girl [NZ '40s style] when she met Clive in a house with stone

floors and coal fires as a "contract shepherdess". Tied to rural lifestyle by instinct and vet James

Herriot's books she knows a working house where performance is the main thing and animal

medicines are on the mantel.

The family runs a thousand sheep, a small cattle herd, dogs, hens and other animals including a

lovelorn peacock. Their nine children take seriously their roles on the farm. Added to that is their

travellers' rest where walkers retire on the 192-mile Dales Coast to Coast trail.

Frank writing: Not one to take prisoners, Owen speaks what's on her mind. Personal opinions,

achievements and frustrations are aired, and, I get the feeling, the editors just have to follow along.

Local history and neighbourliness are part of her package as is her B&B business.

Worth chasing down.

Here's a good wee backgrounder of her from a few years back - https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/

programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201797037/yorkshire-shepherdess-amanda-owen ~ HP

Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess, Owen A. Pan 2019 ISBN 978-1-5098-5269-7 2.

KAIWAKA

FOOD MART

and POST CENTRE

FOOD MART

(GROCERIES)

7:30am to 8.30pm ~ 7 days

POST CENTRE

TRADING HOURS

MONDAY to FRIDAY 8am to 5pm

SATURDAY 8am to 12pm

CLOSED ON SUNDAY and on

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

IF ANY QUERIES PLEASE CALL

STORE MANAGER

on 09 4312431 or

EMAIL: kaiwakafoodmart@gmail.com

1919a State Highway1, Kaiwaka 0542

www.kaiwaka.co.nz

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WHAT’S ON

PLEASE ~ do let us know what is on -

email kaiwakabugle@kaiwaka.co.nz

*3Jun~KING’S BIRTHDAY

*7Jun~JMB Rugby Rally 6pm KSA

*7Jun~ Movie ‘The HOLDOVERS’ 7.30pm KWMH

*14Jun~JMB Rugby Rally KSA 6pm

*15Jun~Te Pounga Marae AGM 10.30am

*21Jun~Movie ‘ANATOMY of a FALL’ 7.30 KWMH

*23June~Matariki Lantern Parade 3-8pm KSA

*24Jun~Pt Curtis CC AGM 6pm KSA

*28Jun~MATARIKI

*29Jun~Kaiwaka Market, St John Hall 8.30am -1pm

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 (bags

available at Four Square Kaiwaka) (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: 0274806275

 HAKARU PONY CLUB - Secretary Denise Rogers 021423376

secretary@hakaruponyclub.co.nz

 KAIPARA HUNT - Secretary Albert Doonenbal Ph 4312059
 KAIWAKA BADMINTON -Tuesdays 7.30pm Ph: 0274114817
 KAIWAKA CAN - 3rd Wednesday in month, 5.30pm, Archie

Bull Hall Ph: 021889370

 KAIWAKA-WAIPU SINGERS -Tuesdays, 1.30pm Waipu. All

welcome. Enquiries Ph. 0274847576

 KNITTING FOR WHANGAREI HOSPITAL - 2nd Tuesday in

month, Archie Bull Hall 10am Ph 4314827 or 027 4149576

 MANGAWHAI COMBINED REBUS CLUB - 2pm, 3rd

Thursday month, Senior Citizens Hall Mangawhai. Ph: 4315777

 MANGAWHAI GENEALOGY - meet 3rd Thursday month,

Mangawhai Museum, 10.30am

 PILATES - HAKARU HALL - Tuesday 10am, Thursday 9am

Qualified Instructor Ph. 0220643965

*PT CURTIS CRUISING CLUB - Ph: 4312205 Pongo, Commodore
 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, contact

valkenburgmaria@gmail.com

* YOGA - St. John Hall - Tuesday 6 pm, Carla, 021 2968794

HALLS FOR HIRE:

 Kaiwaka St. John Hall: Phone Marj 0272941227

 St.Pauls Archie Bull Hall HIRE, S McAulay, Ph 4312311

 Kaiwaka War Memorial Hall HlRE - Phone 0274806275 or

kaiwaka.hall.bookings@gmail.com

 Hakaru Community Hall HIRE -Ph. 02102336382

 Te Pounga Marae queries - Pearl Nathan 0223933533

 Kaiwaka Sports Association hire/queries - Jennie Reynolds

ksabookings@mail.com

, 02102764171

Justice of Peace: A.F.Hargreaves 4312 045, W.Howard

0274806275, J Mcleish 0212132795 or Kaiwaka Four Square

4312227 (Sundays – Thursdays) - please phone to make sure they

are available www.justiceofthepeace.org.nz

Marriage Celebrants:

Y Osborne; C. Rosseels, D. Muskett -Osborne
Funeral Celebrant: Theresa Sjoquist 021 577 503

Next Bugle Deadline Friday 21 June 2024

LOCAL SERVICES

*Emergencies - Ambulance, Fire, Police - dial 111

*Non-urgent Police phone 105

DOCTOR: Ph: 4238 086

A A: Meets Wed., 7pm. Kate's Place Ph 021 024 25969 or 0800 229 6757

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS : Mon., 6pm, Archie Bull Hall, Kwk-Mwi

Road; 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: wellsford@cab.org.nz, 1 Matheson Road, Wellsford

CIVIL DEFENCE - Kaipara 0800 727 059 or Facebook

DOG/STOCK /NOISE CONTROL 0800 105 890

FUNERAL SERVICES: Morris & Morris Ltd, 0800667747

GRANDPARENTS Raising Grandchildren: Dianah Roberts 0223819539

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

Hakaru. Email: secretary@rsahakaru.co.nz Ph. 0274589880

HAKARU LANDFILL/Transfer Station:Open everyday 10am-4pm.

Except Public Holidays. 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: 4312542 or 021889370

KAIWAKA LIBRARY: kaiwaka.library@gmail.com

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

KAIWAKA PLAYCENTRE: Ph 0211205734 ; 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, 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

NEIGHBOURHOOD SUPPORT RODNEY: 021 2583737

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- St John Hall, 4th Monday of the month, 9.15 am -12pm

PLUNKET LINE - 0800 933922 or ADMIN -0800 184803

FACEBOOK - Whānau Āwhina Plunket Kaipara

TAITOKERAU COMMUNITY LAW: Free confidential legal advice and

assistance, 2nd

Thursday

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

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



St Paul's Anglican Church 1st Sun. and 3rd Sun. 11am

Contact: Church Office 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 – 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