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What a beautiful weekend have
we just had! Let’s hope our
summer is going be just as
gorgeous (but with enough rain to
keep the animals happy too!).
You might have noticed some
additional features in last month’s
newsletter: ‘Top Notch Taihape
Snippets’ and ‘Taihape Tidbits’. If
there’s anything you’d like to let
your community know, please get
in touch so we can include your
news in this newsletter 😊.
Contact Eva: [email protected].
The newsletter provides our local
voluntary groups the opportunity
to ask for your interest and to
promote the work that they do.
Examples are Taihape Search &
Rescue and the Taihape Museum.
If we have the space, we will aim
to include your club/group in this
newsletter.
Christmas Celebrations
Weekend!
It is that time of year again, where
the children get excited about
Santa; where adults start pulling
their hair out about the
arrangements that need to be
made; and where we look
forward to the Christmas spirit
that envelops Taihape.
Saturday 1st December will see the
annual Christmas parade return
between 12 and 1pm. What a
wonderful opportunity to
promote our town, our clubs &
groups and businesses! To enter
your float as part of the event, go
to pages 16 & 17 which have
details and a form to sign.
Finally, this year, ‘Christmas in the
Park’ is back on Sunday 2nd
December from 3pm. Featuring
mass school choir, the Arcadian
Singers and other local talent. See
you there and then!
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Films coming up at the Majestic Theatre
5c Tui Street, Taihape
Cinemas are where memories are made
Night School (M) 111min Fri 26th Oct 8pm, Sat 27th 7.30pm, Sun 28th 5pm, Mon
29th 7pm
The House with the Clock in the Walls (PG) 105min Sat 27th Oct 5pm, Sun 28th
2.30pm, Sat 3rd Nov 5pm, Sun 4th 2.30pm
HALLOWEEN PRE BUY YOUR TICKETS AT PAPER PLUS OR CINEMA
Goosebumps Haunted Halloween (PG) 90min Wed 31st 5pm One Night Only
The Nun (R16) id required 96min Wed 31st 8.3pm One Night Only
A Simple Favour (M) 117min Fri 2nd Nov 8pm, Sat 3rd 7.30pm, Sun 4th 5pm,
Mon 5th 7pm
The Seagull (M) 99min Fri 9th Nov 8pm, Sat 10th 7.30pm, Sun 11th 4.15pm, Mon
12th 7pm.
Opera Aida (TBA) 216min Thurs 15th Nov 5pm
Taihape Heritage Film Festival Fri 16th – Tues 20th Nov see website or Facebook
for more details also in Talk Up Taihape
Coming up - Nutcracker & the four Realms 23rd Nov, The Grinch 30th Nov,
Bohemian Rhapsody 30th Nov, Pick of the Litter 7th Dec, Ralph Breaks the
Internet 14th Dec, The Old Man & the Gun 4th Dec and more.
www.majestictaihape.co.nz www.facebook.com/majestictaihape/
Or join our newsletter [email protected]
PH for timetable 3889152 or leave a message for more information
Grab your mates, partner, children for a night to remember
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Taihape Community
Development Trust AGM 8 November from 7pm
Town Hall, Council Chambers.
SANTA….. IS COMING….. TO TOWN…..
But he needs your help!
Get your floats out for the
Taihape Christmas Parade.
All community groups-clubs- schools -organizations and
businesses put your float together and join the parade.
Saturday 1st December from 12 till 1pm (SH1)
Please contact Eva at [email protected] for a form to enter your float.
More details can be found on pages 16 & 17 of this newsletter, or go to
www.facebook.conz/taihapenz or www.taihape.co.nz/events/christmasparade 2018
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The Taihape Anglican Church is
putting on a fundraising evening
towards the repainting of St
Margaret’s church. This should be a
fun filled social event where we are
auctioning off a holiday in a holiday
home; a revival furniture chair; a
dinner party hosted in your own
home; 3-hours cleaning includes
windows; a free WOF inspection
from Glen’s Motors valid for one
year; preserves; collectables; and
many, many more gifts and services
Please come and support
this very exciting event.
This event will be held at the Utiku
Old Boys clubrooms on 23rd
November from 7pm onwards.
Entry is $12 per person which
includes a free wine, beer of juice
and a sumptuous supper.
Tickets available at the Information
Centre and Anna’s Homeware &
Gifts.
We are also looking for gifts and
talents that we can auction.
If you can help, please contact
Elizabeth on (03) 388 0524 or email
Taihape Anglican Church - Fundraiser
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Advertisement pricing & Deadline
Voluntary Groups & Organisations advertise meetings & events in a
classified advertisement (between 1/8 and ¼ page) for FREE.
Otherwise cost are as follows:
1 page (A5) $30 ½ page $20 ¼ page $10 Classified $5
These prices are incl GST
Deadline for the next issue is: Monday 12th November with
publication & distribution on the 22nd.
Email your interest to Eva at [email protected]/
Taihape Community Playgroup
TUESDAYS – from 9.30am to
11.30am
At St David’s Presbyterian Church
Hall, Huia Street
Birth to 5 year
Light morning tea provided
Koha/donation welcome
A great place to meet, a fun and
educational time for children with
their parents/caregivers.
For more information, please
contact Evelyn on 388 1447 or
Tania on 021 029 3473
New members welcome!
Taihape Search and Rescue
meets monthly on 2nd Monday
at the Taihape Police Station
from 7:00pm
Next meeting 12 November
If you would like to help
Search and Rescue support
the lost, missing and injured
please contact Greg
063887555 or Alan 021
2277243 for more
information.
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The Armistice agreement was signed at Compiegne, France after four years of brutal conflict between the German and Allied forces.
The guns fell silent on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month and War finally gave way to peace.
Over one hundred thousand New Zealanders or ten per cent of the population at the time served overseas during the War and over eighteen thousand lost their lives, families and communities at home felt these losses acutely.
At the time of the Armistice fifty-eight thousand New Zealand troops were still serving overseas including twenty four thousand on the Western front where some of the bloodiest battles had been fought to finally decide the outcome of the War in favour of the Allies.
The Armistice Centenary gives us the chance to acknowledge the loss and trauma of the First World War and to reflect on Peace and
Hope as the Centenary comes to a closure.
Please join with us to commemorate with a service at St Davids Church at 9.30am on Sunday 11th November followed by a dedication at the Town Clock Memorial from 10.45am.
We WILL remember them
Colin Mower President Taihape and District RSA
Armistice Day 2018
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COUNCIL page 1
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Senior Driving Programmes:
More Confidence and Safety
Ageing affects our driving. Age
Concern Whanganui is offering two
free events for senior drivers in
Taihape this year. These
programmes have proved popular
and get excellent feedback. For
example “I feel more confident and
competent … It was easy to
follow…. I am driving with more
knowledge and confidence now”.
Keys to Safe Driving is a four hour
refresher course delivered by an
experienced driving instructor and
educator. It is interactive, giving
opportunities to understand,
refresh and improve your driving. It
includes key safety factors,
planning, decision making, and the
current road rules. We provide
lunch and a course booklet.
Register for your free course on
Monday December 3rd by calling
REAP!
CarFit helps senior drivers find
their safest and most comfortable
fit in your car. Our trained
technicians check and guide you to
have
• an understanding of the
car’s safety features
• clear lines of sight
• a seat and a steering wheel
that fit comfortably and
safely – giving you good
access to controls
• properly adjusted head
restraints
• and a safe and comfortable
seatbelt position
An experienced Occupational
Therapist is also in attendance.
Book in now with REAP for your
free 20 minute CarFit check on
December 14th!
These events are free and places
are limited – booking is essential.
Call REAP on 06 388 0109.
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BELL’S DIESEL
TRUCK & TRACTOR AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS & SERVICING
WARRANT INSPECTIONS
WINDSCREEN REPAIRS &
REPLACEMENT
STOCKIST OF CALTEX OIL,
MOTOBATT & ENDURANT
BATTERIES
PHONE
06 388 0449
131-133 HAUTAPU STREET,
TAIHAPE
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Those of us who are often sick with
infections may well be experiencing
long-term stress. Stress affects the
whole body and the immune system
and is particularly affected by
chronic low-grade stress. In fact,
stress-related problems are the root
cause of approximately 75-90
percent of doctor visits.
Most people today associate stress
with worry, but stress has a much
broader meaning to your body. We
may not realize how much stress our
bodies are actually experiencing.
Any kind of change, whether it be
emotional, physical, environmental,
hormonal or illness-related can be
stressful to the body. Just generally
striving too hard on a daily basis
takes a physiological toll. Even
positive events, such as getting a
promotion at work or taking a
vacation, can be stressful and can
gradually weaken health without us
realizing what is happening. If we
have recently experienced a change
in sleep patterns, feels fatigued,
anxious, lacks enjoyment for life, or
has multiple aches and pains, it is
highly likely that they are
overstressed.
Clinics in Ohakune, Taihape,
Whanganui
Other signs that our body may be
stressed:
• Do you have Morning fatigue on, or shortly after rising, even if you are getting 8 hours of sleep?
• Do you wake tired and feel the only way to get going is with coffee or sweet drinks?
• Do you have a mid-afternoon low?
• Are you less able to handle stress or stressful situations?
• Do you feel better after evening meal and get a second wind at approximately 11:00 pm? Then want to stay up until 1-2:00am?
• Do you have decreased or lack of libido?
• Do you lack focus and concentration or have a “brain fog”?
• Are you more prone to infections or illnesses and are slower to recovery from illness or major stress?
• Do you have “fatigue that Simply cannot be overcome”, and cannot find out why?
If you have any or all the above
symptoms, would you like help?
Book an appointment today.
Karen Hughes Ph; 027 316 2341
Email; [email protected]
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DIAL A DRIVER – COLIN MOWER 021 130 3586
AVAILABLE: Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, 6pm till late
DIAL A DRIVER is available to drive groups / sports clubs etc to any function
local or regional. Fee is negotiable at time of booking.
Fare schedule Town boundary (2kms) $ 5.00 pp Over 2kms $10.00pp More than 5kms Negotiable 12-Seater Van available for group trips
Price neg
If you require a driver and van outside the stated times, please call, we are
happy to discuss terms.
ENJOY YOUR NIGHT OUT – LET US DRIVE YOU HOME !!!!
U DRINK I DRIVE – MAKES SENSE DOESN’T IT?
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Council wants you to
“Tell us what you want”
Council is committed to developing
its waste minimisation initiatives, and
as part of this we are seeking your
feedback about the introduction of a
kerbside recycling and / or rubbish
and recycling service in the
residential areas of Turakina, Ratana,
Koitiata, Scotts Ferry, Bulls, Marton,
Crofton, Hunterville, Mangaweka and
Taihape. So, the postcard asks you to
tick which service you want. There
are three options:
- Kerbside recycling service
This would be a fortnightly
collection. Residents would be
supplied with 1 wheelie bin for
plastics, cardboard, paper and cans
and 1 crate for glass – jars and
bottles. Residents would continue
to make their own arrangements
for general rubbish (you would
purchase bags or dispose of your
own rubbish). The approximate
cost of this option is $125 per
property, per year.
- Kerbside rubbish and
recycling service
This would be a fortnightly
collection for recycling and
weekly collection for rubbish.
Residents would be supplied with
1 wheelie bin for plastics,
cardboard, paper and cans and 1
crate for glass – jars and bottles
and 1 small wheelie bin for
rubbish. The approximate cost of
this option is $195 per property,
per year.
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- Status Quo
Things would remain as they are
now – i.e. no Council service for
recycling or rubbish collection.
Residents would continue to
purchase bags or bins from a private
operator and choose how to
dispose of their own rubbish.
Please return your postcard by
Friday, 2 November or phone our
toll free number: 0800 422 522. You
can also go in the draw to win $200
worth of grocery vouchers.
If you want any further information
there are some frequently asked
questions (FAQs) on Council’s
website:
https://www.rangitikei.govt.nz/ser
vices/rubbish-recycling
It does not matter how
slowly you go as long
as you do not stop.
Our greatest glory is
not in never falling, but
in rising every time we
fall.
Confucius
Taihape Women's
Club Meeting
7th November at 1.30pm
Guest Speaker to be
arranged.
All Welcome.
Please mark your
calendars for our
Christmas lunch to be held
on 5th December.
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Taihape Friendship Group (55yrs and over)
We meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at the
Taihape & Districts Woman's Club in Tui Street (10am - 1pm).
Fees: $15 Annual Membership and add $10 on the day if you wish to have
cooked lunch. Come and have cuppa, chat, join in the activity planned, have lunch....
New Members welcome. Phone Karen 027 240 2593
14th Nov
A day at the Races
and Not just Horses!!!!!!
To commemorate Armistice Day, Taihape Museum will be hosting a
special screening of
Rangitikei Remembers - Stories From World War 1
Sunday 11 November
1pm Majestic Theatre
Normal admission charges
will apply
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The TCDT, would like to thank
the following organisations in
providing grants towards activities
& events that were organised for
our community in the previous 8
months:
Top Notch Taihape
Snippets
Congratulations to the following
Taihapians:
Kim Reid (Tapsell) Head girl at St
Joseph’s School in 1995, is the face
of RICS (Royal Institute of
Chartered Accountants) training
programme based in London. Kim
acknowledges the influence in
construction her late stepfather
Bill Byford had on her early years.
Sarah and Tom - Hinterland Foods
– secured a contract with Virgin
Australia to provide beef to their
services.
Helene Wong, who was born in
Taihape and grew up in Lower Hutt
released her memoir, Being
Chinese - A New Zealander's Story,
in 2016. She was part of this year’s
Readers & Writers Festival which
was held in Hawkes Bay over
Labour Weekend.
Please send us your good news snippets of locals striving and succeeding:
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A chance meeting in 1997 with
Taihape’s Brown Sugar owner’s
resulted in sketches on a serviette
of a thrown gumboot being passed
on to the Gumboot Country
Promotions Inc (GCP) committee.
After much discussion and
consultation with Jeff, he was
commissioned to build the
gumboot as a celebration of the
millennium and to identify
Taihape’s icon in the most
appropriate rural art medium,
corrugated iron.
Completing his residency in
Wanganui in June 2000 Jeff stayed
with Bill & Jan Byford and using the
Byford Construction yard as the
building site, completed this
delightful icon for Taihape in August
2000. Under the supervision of Jeff
and Byford’s engineer it was
carefully placed on a transporter
and at the site lifted by a front-end
loader for welding to the concrete
anchors. The site in the Outback
was only an interim measure.
With the building of the new toilet
block in the Outback the relocation
of the gumboot to SH1 was
essential and timely. With the
energy generated through Keep
Taihape Beautiful (KTB) to take up
the Gumboot Park Development
Project & the threat of permanent
storage of the gumboot the priority
to relocate the gumboot became
paramount.
However, it was vital to ensure that
this high-profile art piece was sited
in the best position considering the
right elevation and most fitting
surrounds. To achieve this fill and
rocks were required in the chosen
site and landscaping, paths and
lighting were essential to allow the
public physical access to it while
creating a natural environment for
photographers.
The Corrugated Iron Artist & the Gumboot
-Instalment 2 of 2-
Combining Coffee, Inspiration and Grunt
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Compliances by Transit for the
Mataroa Road preferred site had
eased and on Thursday the 16th
November 2006 HEB-Smithbridge
transported the gumboot to the SH
1 location. With the Councils policy
for public art works the gumboot
sits under council’s long term care
and maintenance.
To date the gumboot has interested
and intrigued the public from all
over the world. It is photographed,
climbed on, sat on and touched by
many and now at the more
accessible site it will continue to
provide much interest to the S.H.1
traffic.
To complete the project, Keep
Taihape Beautiful, is installing a sign
board with the story of the
gumboot & Council have installed a
parking bay. The committee of KTB
is grateful to the generous
sponsorship of companies and
individuals who quickly came to the
party & supplied product, service
and cash to get the project
completed.
Taihape is most fortunate to have
such a prestigious artwork in the
town created by such a world-
renowned artist.
The location on SH1 gives it the
kudos it deserves.
Majestic Theatre is delighted to bring to you
Taihape Heritage Film Festival With so many great films available to us and we are a small cinema with
one screen, we decided to bring you a jammed packed 5 days of a variety of
films for all tastes. We hope you will enjoy the films on offer – see you
there.
She Shears – Fri 16th Nov 8pm
Born Racer Scott Dixon - Sun 18th Nov 7pm
First Man - Sat 17th 5pm, Mon 19th Nov 7pm
An Interview with God - Sun 18th 5pm Mon19th Nov 5pm
Together - Fri 16th 6pm, Sat 17th Nov 3pm
A Star is Born - Tues 20th Nov 7.30pm
For more information on these films see our website for synopsis & trailers.
www.majestictaihape.co.nz and follow us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/majestictaihape/
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As a little girl climbed onto Santa's lap, Santa
asked the usual, "And what would you like for
Christmas?"
The child stared at him open mouthed and
horrified for a minute, then gasped,
"Didn't you get my E-mail?"
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Taihape Youth Zone is open in the Supper Rooms at the Town Hall from 3-5pm. Monday to Friday. Lots to do, Free WiFi, PS4 Computers, Table Tennis etc. Wednesdays: Kids Zone at St David’s Church Hall from 3-4.15pm for kids aged 5-10.
Songs, stories, crafts and games. Whanau Hobby Hut at the Old Scout Hall, 6-7.30pm. For more information, phone Gary on 027 446 4498.
Thursdays: Mainly Music at St David’s Church Hall from 9.30-10.30am. Tai-Chi ‘Sit and be fit’. 10-11am at the old hospital. Transport available,
contact Mokai Patea Services on 388 1156. Business House Tennis Phone Caroline on 027 4206 914 for more
information. Fridays 2nd November Mangaweka Fire Brigade Fireworks McIntyre reserve Ohingaiti. Gates
open at 6.30pm. Food, refreshments, bouncy castle and more. Saturday 3rd November Grand Unveiling Party Taihape Farmlands, at 10.30am. Friday 9th November Utiku Old Girls present November netball mixed team netball
competition. Contact Renee for registration on [email protected].
Friday 23rd November M-themed Quiz Night. Ataroa Community Hall. Contact Jennifer on 021 834 998 for details.
Saturday 1st December Christmas Parade 12-1pm, SH1 Sunday 2nd December Christmas in the Park From 3pm onwards at Memorial Park Saturday 23rd March Gumboot Day 2019 10am start at Memorial Park
TAIHAPE TIDBITS
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TREASURE TROVE
Treasure Trove offers a great
selection of new and used
furniture, beds, lounge suites,
dining table & chairs, fridges,
washing machines, dryers, freezers
and lots more………
Call in and see Geoff for a
GREAT DEAL
Delivery service available.
122- 124 Hautapu Street Taihape
Phone: (06) 388 1956
Mobile 021 451 974
