Maungaturoto Matters Issue 62 September 06

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Issue 62 September 2006 Maungaturoto, A Real New Zealand Town ‘Gettin’ on with it!’

THE PRIME MINISTER TAKES A STEP BACK

IN TIME TO 1910

On a day when the weather was fit for nothing other than growing rain forests the Prime Minister arrived at the small Northland community of Matakohe to step back in time to the opening of the Otamatea Board-ing House (circa 1910) in The Kauri Museum. Not since local lad Gordon Coates became Prime Minister had the head of the nation visited this rural community on the shores of the Kaipara Harbour. Also accom-panying the Prime Minister were well known “Northland Ministers” - Dover Samual; John Carter and Lock-wood Smith to name but a few. A warm welcome was given to the Prime Minister and members of the invited audience by the Board of Trustee’s Chairman Peter Bull, who introduced Albert Lpvell CEO of the Museum. Albert also welcomed the Prime Minister and thanked all volunteers and members of staff who had worked so hard with the building of the Boarding House. Within the Prime Minister’s reply she referred to her own ancestry as origination in Otago and appreciated the hardships the settlers in the Kaipara endured. And what a day for the community it was. It could just as well have been 1910 as most of the staff and “Friends of the Museum” were in period costume.; the PM cut a red ribbon to officially open the Boarding House, the bell from the original Maungaturoto Boarding House was rung, the brass band struck up some rousing music and the people of the period ran around the balcony throwing streamers and tinsel. From small beginnings in 1962 The Kauri Museum has grown to be an icon of tourism in Northland through its collection of the kauri and pioneer histories. The Boarding House exhibit adds to those histories with each room depicting a char-acter who would have vis-ited the district for land sur-veying, gum buying, photog-raphy of the disappearing mighty kauri or even the lo-cal ladies preparing for the lengthy trip to Auckland. Yes it really was a memorable day for a small community made all the more special by the visit of the Prime Minster taking time away from affairs of state to mix and mingle with regular New Zealanders pre-senting their real New Zealand heritage.


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IncIncIncInc We have received funding from ASB to the tune of $50,000 for playground equipment to upgrade the children’s playground in town. We also have $60,000 from Council to develop the area. Along with this the Brethren Com-munity have kindly donated some land adjoin-ing the park Now comes the request, to make our dollars go further we need some volunteer help to work with Council to develop the park in the way of machinery, fencing, etc. If any of you are in-terested in helping us please contact Anne Squires 4318 329 (day) 4318 664 (evening) and a meeting will be called. Work on the project will commence October/November with the completion being end of November. We look forward to hearing from you Karen Smales Secretary

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Belated Congratulations to:-

Ken and Gwen Roadley who celebrated their Diamond (60th) Wedding Anniversary on 29th June. Ken and Gwen were married at St. Matthew’s-In-The City, Auckland on 29th June 1946. A family celebration was held on the 8th July at the home of their daughter Ann Cullen, with approximately 40 people attending. Congratulations to you both—a wonderful achievement!!!!

MAUNGATUROTO CHRISTMAS PARADE

Saturday, December 9th

It’s that time again when we start to organise the parade. This year we will be running the parade to a similar schedule with one main difference. The Parade will still be in the evening and the com-munity concert will still go ahead but the mar-kets will now be held down at the country club in the evening to create a sort of carnival atmos-phere. To organise this event I need some help. If you think you would like to be involved in organis-ing , helping on the day , running a stall , having a float or performing please give me a call, other wise you could come to the business association meeting (Wed Sept 6th 5.30 at the hall) where I will be creating a sub-committee for the parade. Look forward to hearing from you soon Terri Donaldson 4318 599

Brooks Motors Bus Trips For September & October

Sunday 10th September 06 to Sky City Casino or Victoria Park Market or Snow Planet …for the day Maungaturoto leave 8.00am Waipu leave 8.30am Kaiwaka leave 9.00am

Wednesday 13th September 06 Day Trip to Whangarei (shopping, appointments etc.) Maungaturoto leave 9.00am Waipu leave 9.30am

Wednesday 27th September 06 Day Trip To West City Shopping Mall Auckland. Huge range of shops under cover with cafes and meals. Mobility Scooters available. Alternatively, spend the day at Snow Planet Maungaturoto leave 8.00am Waipu leave 8.30am Kaiwaka leave 9.00am

Wednesday 11th October 06 Day Trip To Whangarei (Shopping, appointments etc.) Maungaturoto leave 9.00am Waipu leave 9.30am

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KELVIN JAMES SMITHKELVIN JAMES SMITHKELVIN JAMES SMITHKELVIN JAMES SMITH 28th OCTOBER 1970 28th OCTOBER 1970 28th OCTOBER 1970 28th OCTOBER 1970 ---- 16thAUGUST 2006 16thAUGUST 2006 16thAUGUST 2006 16thAUGUST 2006

Colin and Irene and the family wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all those relatives and friends, who by their presence or through their kind and sincere expression of love and sympathy, joined with us is paying a loving tribute to our son. There is no way we can express thanks enough to everyone for all the flowers, food (baking, soup, meat etc.) the phone calls, cards and the love that has been express to us from the local Community, friends and relatives far and wide.

Can you help? I have had an enquiry from a lady in Auckland who is trying to trace some of her family history. Her grandfather was the station master at Maun-gaturoto in the early 1920's and lived in a Railway House. His name was Frank Temm, his wife was Nora. Nora was Irish and a Catholic, maybe someone will remember her from the Catholic Church (there may even be records there). Her father was Cyril Temm (born 17 September 1922) and some of his brothers were also born in Maungaturoto . If you have any information please let me know.

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Local boy makes selection for scholarship. Maungaturoto student, Bryn Seager, was one of three finalists chosen to compete for a flying schol-arship through the Northern RSA District. Although he missed out to Kaitaia student, Jamie-Lee Harrison, Bryn was successful in reaching the final stages of the selection process which was available to all youths involved in Air Training Corps throughout Northland. The selection programme was incorporated in the Whangarei RSA Year of the Veteran dinner at the end of July where he was interviewed by three people and where the final selection was an-nounced. Before that, the successful applicants were asked to submit an essay on why they should be allowed to attend the Flying School National Aviation course. Bryn received a framed certificate, a Year of the Veteran badge and a limited edition boxed copy of the book "On Active Service" by Martyn Thompson, in front of a crowd of about 120 people.


BOARDING HOUSES By Alan Flower: April 2006

Boarding houses were a very important facet of life in the yearly years of settlement in the district. They catered for all sorts of travelers, who were of necessity on horseback, on foot, or by boat, where possible. People for all walks of life, prospective settlers, missionaries, drovers, surveyors, and a little later, commercial travelers, and many others including professional people. It is interesting to look into the lies of three families who emigrated from England and pioneered the hospitality in-dustry in the Maungaturoto district. Henry Culle4n and parents John and Sarah arrived on the “Tyburnia” in 1863 and Charles Davies and John C Curtis and families, w3ho were friends anyway, arrived on the “Jumna” in 1864. Their livelihood in Auckland was uncertain for the first few years and by 1868 they all went off to Thames to try gold mining. This wasn’t too successful either and the most successful thing they tried there seemed to be catering via a cookhouse and general storekeeping with Charles trading in gold. (His certified gold scales are still in existence.) Gold was actually used to purchase goods from the store, etc. They become disillusioned and drifted North to Maungaturoto taking up blocks of land and by the 1880’s had estab-lished boarding houses. Charles Davies in Griffin Road—There is a photo of it in 1885 as a single storied building which later had another story added. Henry Cullen’s in what is now View Street and John Curtis’ at Point Curtis. This must have been a strategic site on a busy river. Unfortunately, it burned down in 1892, after which the Curtis family had a boarding house at Kaiwaka, which later became the MacLean Family Boarding House. (Mrs Agnes McLean was a daughter of John and Eliza Curtis). The Davies Boarding House had a store and a butcher’s shop adjacent, as well as a hall which was used as a Public Hall, Courthouse, County Council Meetings, etc. My Grandfather Timothy Healey married Emily, one of Charles Davies' daughters in 1888. Their first child call Pearl, was born at the Davies in 1889 and they took up faring on 300 acres at Wairere from 1890 to 1907 when they bought the boarding house and moved back to Maungaturoto. (Elizabeth Davies died in 1908). In is interesting to note that the first child was born at the boarding house, ten were born at Wairere and the last, my aunty Dulcie Powell (the last surviving sibling) was born at the boarding house in $1911. Although there were no maternity hospitals in those day, the survival rate seem fairly good! With 12 children plus guests, it must have been a busy place. As the children grew up, they became a great family team of helpers. My mother Esma describes sale days. The sale yards were just over the road, and she say in her memoirs “Sale day was a busy day at the boarding house. A typical dinner—roast beef and button, baked and cooked veges, plum duff and apple pie as desert. Sixty men would be an average. Also morning tea, afternoon tea and supper at all hours, just when the drovers, buyers and onlookers could snatch time to come.” Practically every man for miles around like to be present on Sale day, a real social occasion. Before days of tucking and rail, big mobs of cattle were driven in stages and paddocked at night en route on their long trek to Auckland. So this boarding house and all boarding houses for that matter cold be called the social and business hub of the community. The Healy boarding house was dismantled and rebuilt as a house and other buildings at the top of School Hill in Gorge Road and “Davies Hall” became the former store where Marsden Real Estate and Money Exchange are now. There must have been a big team of helpers dismantling, including my father, and as a baby I was there and appar-ently was able to sleep through all the banging and hammering that was going on. Although Henry and Eleanor Cullen were also my great grandparents, I don’t know a lot about their View Street Boarding house except it was similar in many ways to Healey and had a store, butchers shop and post office. After some years it became Mooneys and it was demolished when it was bought by a Doctors’ Club and rebuilt as a cottage hospital and doctor’s residence on a section bought from Timothy Healey by the Presbyterians in 1918 but was not used by them and eventually bought by the Doctors Club. Before the hospital could be used the doctor’s residence had burned down, so the hospital became the Doctor’s residence instead. This building was also eventually demolished about the late 1950’s. The site came back into Healey family owner-ship, and the site of Vernon Powell’s house. Vernon is Timothy and Emily Healey’s grandson also. It is interesting to go back in history leading up to the evolvement of the boarding houses concerned. Next month an article from “This Valley in the Hills” which appeared in the N.Z. Herald on August 27th 1887, will

say “what’s what” in Maungaturoto at that time. Ed.


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Homebuilders Community HouseHomebuilders Community HouseHomebuilders Community HouseHomebuilders Community House Thank heavens its September and spring should be sprung shortly how did we ever survive that winter? I guess for all that we didn’t suffer as much as the south island, so lets be glad we live up in the winterless north…ha ha. Now on with the news for the month…exciting new workshop…first time for this

.Men only workshop…Parenting for fathers only.

Brice Herbert is the facilitator; he lives in Dargaville and worked 14yrs as a family Councillor and Thera-pist for Northland health.

This will be an evening workshop 7-9pm starting Tuesday 19th September and

runs for 8 weeks. There will be 8 modules that will include, setting positive and achievable goals to enhance parenting skills, realities of parenting, what do I want as a dad?, awareness of being a Dad, discipline, anger management and communication Skills, just to name a few. This is an opportunity not to be missed, seldom do dads have the chance to attend a course such as this

and the big plus, you can say all those things you’ve always wanted to say…..no women allowed.

This course has limited numbers so get in quick to register, ph 094319080. Homebuilders Community House Tuesday evenings 7-9pm. This course is provided to you free of charge.

Next we have the last of the Marie Flavell’s parenting workshops for this year. This course starts on the 11th Sept and runs two sessions, 11th and 18th September. The programme deals with children who feel understood don’t have to misbehave as much. Marie Flavell’s workshops have been a great success thus far and as w move into the final of these for this year we look back at the valuable lessons we have been able to take with us to assist with any parenting dif-ficulties in the future. Homebuilders have had a very exciting year with many new workshops on offer and as we move towards 2007 are already planning more for the upcoming year, so keep your eyes pinned to this column for up-coming news and information re workshops 2007. August saw no Good old day’s luncheons unfortunately, many of the staff was sick or away, in fact two of us had to have operations, so it has been a bad month but we will be back into the swing of it all in Septem-ber with the first luncheon being on the 6th September. Ann will be in touch with you for that one but phone us if you have an inquiry re the Good old day’s group on 094319080.

There is another new and exciting event that Homebuilders has been involved in and that is the, ‘Little Ones expo’. This is to be held at the Centennial Hall in Maungaturoto on the 14th September from 9am to 2pm. This is for all families but caters especially to those with children from 0 to 5 years. Please see the ad further in the matters re the expo. We hope to see you on the day it will be a wonderful day for all the family to attend lots for the littlies and plenty of info for the biggies. So see you on the 14th September. Meantime enjoy the springtime and be safe and happy. Regards Maureen.

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THE KAURI MUSEUM Church Rd, Matakohe 0593

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‘Little ones expo’ Information for

parents of children 0 to 5 years.

There are many many Non Government Organiza-tions throughout NZ that are in place, funded by government and PHO’s to be there to help educate and support families with the ongoing struggles they face as parents

We focus on the need to work with the children while they are still at primary school age and even pre school age.

We want to encourage healthy happy children. Well a group of us primary health care providers got together recently and decided this is what we need to do.

We want to let you know where you can get sup-port and what kind of assistance there is out there. WE want to bring to you the groups that will sup-port you and work with you and your children to make it easier for you as a parent. To help you teach them and help them develop into healthy happy children.

This is a first for our Community and our group is really looking forward to presenting to you an expo for the little ones.

We have called it, ‘Little Ones Expo’. It is for the 0 to 5year olds but of course the parents are al-lowed to come along to.

So come on all you little ones out there bring along your mums and dads and Nana’s and Grand-dads, Aunts and Uncles and all the Whanau and let’s get this show on the road. It promises to be a great day with lots to do for the little ones and plenty of info for the big ones ∗ We look forward to seeing you there Maun-

gaturoto Centennial hall 14th Sept 9am to 2pm.

∗ This is a free day with no costs for entry.

If you require more info on this day please phone Homebuilders Community Services on 09 431-9080 or Susan Matheson on 09 431 5997.

We hope this will make a

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Get to know . . . Anne Squires-Tantrum

Anne Squires-Tantrum is a bundle of energy who was just 17 when she owned her first hair salon. And after 50 years of snipping, curling and colouring she still loves her career. “I knew at four years old that I wanted to be a hair-dresser and I still have a great passion for what I do. It’s been a wonderful way to meet people in Maunga-turoto.” In 2002 Anne purchased Urban Fringe Hair Design from her daughter Donna Squires after having moved to Maungaturoto in 1998 with husband JT (John Tantrum). “I came up here for semi-retirement, but I’m working full-time. I love it. I’m a one-man band bringing my expertise to the local area.” Anne was raised in Woodville, Manawatu where she first worked in a salon when she was 14 and still at school. She was managing a salon there by the time she was 16 and a year later owned a salon in Palmerston North. Anne married and raised three children, but never stopped working. She moved to Hawera and owned a salon there for many years then, in 1978, she moved to Auckland and bought a salon in Milford. Eventually she owned five salons called The Follicle Group – two in Browns Bay, and one each in Milford, Kingsland and the city. She gradually sold them and owned two salons - in Milford and Takapuna. Over her hairdressing career Anne has:

• Won a raft of trophies in hairdressing shows, as

have many of her staff.

• Been a New Zealand foreperson judge, i.e. the

head judge at contests.

• Been on the Auckland Hairdressing Committee –

for 20 years

• Been on the NZ National Council of Hairdressers.

Helped rewrite the units of learning for hairdressing. (Anne says anyone who’s been in volved in this type of work will understand the enormity of the job which she did in the early 1 990s. It involved fortnightly trips to Wellington.)

Anne is a member of the Maungaturoto Business Asso-ciation and has worked hard on the planning and re-vamp of the main street. As a Real Town Maungaturoto committee member she’s co-ordinating a project that involves the KDC and the community working together to build a new playground for our town. As well as her three children, Anne has a step-daughter and five grandchildren one of whom modelled at a recent hairdressing event in Auckland. Anne and JT breed small and miniature horses on their lifestyle block.


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Phone: 09 431 7417 www.kauri-museum.com

“ From Bowls to Boats ”

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THE ROTARY CLUB OF MAUNGATUROTO & DISTRICTS INCORPORATED In late June the Club celebrated the end of another year in Rotary. This is the time when the officers of the club change completely. The officers for the next twelve months are President: Eric Parsons; Vice President David Cain; Secretary Ken Littlejohn; Treasurer Dave Marquet; Immediate Past President Jim Taylor; Director International Committee David Cain; Director Youth & Vocation committee Vern Dark; Director Community Services Alex Tetzner; Director Fellowship Committee Dave Orford. Throughout the year the following grants have been made. MEND Trust $1,000 TB ward in Port Vila, Vanuatu $600 Water Tank in Vanuatu Mercy Ships $300 Books in Homes Tinopai School $360 Kaiwaka School sound system $600 Matakohe School Technical Lego set $700 Maungaturoto School shade cover $1,000 Tinopai school Carved Pou $250 The Club was responsible one stage of the recently held Rally of New Zealand. Very successful two days for the local drivers this year. The International Car Rally has moved to Hamilton in November. On Friday 11 August members of the club co-operated in the showing of the “Da Vinci Code” at the Kaiwaka Hall. This was well attended and thanks must go to Mark Otway and other who make this fund raising possible. Various community groups participate in showing films by rotation and benefit from the funds raised. We put on a Charity Concert at the Otamatea High School on Wednesday 16 August. The performers an Irish group called CEOLOIRI KILKENNY. The group has 24 members and are touring the northern area. Their previous tour three years ago was widely acclaimed and highly successful. We have had a tremendous range of high quality speakers during the past twelve months enabling us to stretch our minds in so many directions. The continuing work on Piroa Falls in conjunction with DOC looks set to develop this

popular picnic into a lovely area to visit during the summer months. Norman C Dalebrook Phone/Fax 09 432 0788 : Email: [email protected]

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THREADS OF TIME Exhibition of Creative Fibres

The Kauri Museum is to host THREADS OF TIME, a bienniall exhibition of creative fibres. The exhibition runs from Friday 1st of September – Thursday 14th September 2006 and will be open every-day from 9.00am – 5.00pm. The theme for this year’s exhibition ‘Threads of Time’ depicts how natural fibres used today (such as wool, linen, alpaca, silk, mohair & possum) are simply a con-tinuation of how they have been used for many genera-tions. This craft evolved from the pioneering days when early settlers found it necessary to make their own textiles and clothing. The Kauri Museum has many examples of this handcraft in their own textile collection as shown in the Sterling Wing Villa and the new Otamatea Boarding House. This exhibition has been made possible by the talented members of the Mid-Northland Handcraft Group. These ladies are from Whangarei, Ruawai, Maungaturoto, Waipu and Dargaville. Items on display will include hand spun scarves, bean-ies, jerseys, vests, throws, stoles, shawls, cushions and rugs. There will also be some articles made with com-mercial yarns. Many of the items in the exhibition will be available to purchase




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Kia ora koutou, hello everybody. What we've been up to -- Maori Language Week has been and gone but we managed to sing some waiata (songs) and practice te reo (the language) at our centre. We also have a display of Matariki, a special time for the Polynesian people, marking a new year. Unfortunately we missed out on the Matters last month and so we have a bit to catch up on. The biggest news is that we have made almost $500 from selling chocolates. Many thanks to those businesses that supported us in this venture and to the families involved and on the fringes of Playcentre who bought (and ate) chocolate. Yummy for some, bad news for others. (You can spot the ones walking the extra miles, ha, ha). Thanks to Trish Taylor for organising that. We also had clean-up at the centre (happens at the end of every term). It is always difficult getting all the families involved in clean-up as there are so many jobs and sometimes bad weather and sickness get in the way. A big THANK YOU to those of you who did make it and put in the effort! What we are working on -- tidying up the bank leading up to the Primary School. Lots of parents came along to the working bee recently and we have more planned. Please note our opening times: Monday (extended session for 3 ½ years and upwards) - we are looking for more enrolments for this ses-sion. It runs from 9am to 11.30am. Wednesday - a general session (all ages from birth to six years), runs from 12 to 2.30pm. Friday - general session, runs from 9am to 11.30am. If you are interested in coming along, please just turn up. The first three sessions are free and if you en-rol, it is only $20 a term for one child. (It costs a little extra if you have two or more) The centre phone number is 431-8517, my number is 431-8494. Ka kite, May Seager (president)

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PHOTO EXHIBITIONS IN THE

BOARDING HOUSE GALLERIES

There are two delightful exhibitions being held in the rear galleries of the NEW Otamatea Boarding House at The Kauri Museum. The first is a celebration of the old boarding houses of the Otamatea district. We have gathered photos of the original old houses from Managawhai to Matakohe and reproduced those original old photos and framed them in beautiful kauri frames. It is a fantastic record of the period and the photos do credit to those early photographers. In one of the rooms of the Boarding House the scene depicts the photographer who was visiting the district to record the mighty kauri before they disappeared and our landscape was changed forever. The second is the museums collection of “New Zealand Native Birds painted on Kauri panels” by local artist the late Margaret Baines. While these paintings have been displayed around the museum for many years it is startling how beautiful they look when hung in their own gallery. One of Northlands hidden secrets that is now revealed.


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Wellness CommitteeWellness CommitteeWellness CommitteeWellness Committee

The Primary School Board of Trustees held a meeting at the school recently to set up a committee of people inter-ested in the wellbeing of people in our community. This was well attended, with a good cross-section of the commu-

nity interested in being involved. The next meeting will be held on 7 September at 1.30pm. Anyone who has an interest is most welcome to come along. These are the areas of interest people identified at the meeting:

Healthy Eating / Nutrition: Is there a possibility of starting School Gardens? Could the community be involved in this e.g. garden club, elderly/retired gardeners to help in the garden, pass on knowledge, provide seedlings etc. would need to be well promoted so the community felt part of it and took ownership, helping to reduce risk of van-dalism or theft. General Nutrition: What other options for healthy school lunches might be available? Could we inform parents and the community through the Maungaturoto Matters and the school newsletter on nutrition? Could have tips for lunchbox snacks or healthy meal ideas etc?. Children could provide favourite recipes.

School Age Challenging Physical Activities: Could more children ride bikes to School under supervision, could roads be made safer? Organised Games – include interested people/parents to organize, regular times – during lunch/summer after school. Does the daily fitness in our school need reviewing? Understanding What is Out There: What resources can we access out of our community. Eg Sports Northland, Playcentre, Plunket, Northland Health, Coast to Coast Medical Centre and PHO, Public Health Nurse etc. Venues - Community house, (footprints room). What funding is available? Co-ordination effort by group or person to inform the wider community.

Exercise – Community, Adults, Families, Children: Is there more that can be done in the community to en-courage involvement by everyone? Some thoughts were: Semi organised exercise group ie: Walking, Biking, Trekking, Family Activities, Swimming, Triathlons. Making families aware of what they can do at their home / environment to improve learning like under five motor skills. Walk & Talk with pre-schoolers to improve pre-reading, maths, oral language. (How many cars, numbers on letter boxes, shapes) Backyard Games for school children like “Kick the can”, “spotlight” Building Huts Pop in visits to Old Folks, Vets. (Rural Issues – location of home from Town) Outward Bound Course – Promote, Informing people of the Availability, Sponsored. Other opportunities like Hillary Pursuit Course.

How to involve senior members of the community in school activities: Invite retired persons to help with community (school) garden Help children at school/after school with bike repairs/maintenance Cooking – preparing food, cooking food – facility for this? Time of day? Walking/hiking groups Help with games at lunch times – supervision Talking with children at lunchtimes

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Schools

Congratulations to: ∗ All students selected to play for OHS

in secondary school tournaments around the North Island: Girls’ 1st XI Hockey in Stratford, Boys’ 1st XI Hockey in Whangarei and Netball A Team in Tauranga. At the time of writ-ing the latter two teams have reached the semi-finals of their competitions

Senior School Ball Preparations are going well for this year’s ball which takes place on Saturday 9 September. Tickets are now on sale at the school office and we cordially invite parents and caregivers to at-tend as well and enjoy dancing to The Jaques Band. Our senior students have now completed a course of ballroom dancing tuition led by Jim and Shirley Stead in preparation for an assessment for an NCEA Unit Standard and also for the big occasion of the ball itself. Two students, Emba Corps and Stephen Taylor were recently pre-sented with the Most improved Dancer award which is a free ticket to the ball. Pictured below is Emba receiving her award.

Senior Directory of Awards The 2006 OHS Directory of Awards containing details about all scholar-ships. prizes, awards and trophies to be presented at our Senior Prizegiving ceremony is now avail-able for public perusal in the school office. This year the Senior Prizegiving will be held on Wednesday 15 November.

Regards Elizabeth Perry Assistant Principal

Otamatea High School

Composite School of the year 2000

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We offer an innovative curriculum ensuring stu-dents achieve across a broad spectrum of edu-cational programmes. Junior students are taught their core subjects by specialist teachers and have access to all facili-ties available to senior students. These include the Science Laboratories, Gymnasium, Com-puter Room, Food & Fabric Suite and Technol-ogy Rooms. Over $3 million has been spent this past year on upgrading the school environment, the gymna-sium and hard court area, as well as the con-struction of an Electronics Laboratory, Perform-ing Arts’ Centre and Fashion & Design Suite. Senior students have the opportunity to take six subjects through to Year 13. Plus, through Multi Level Studies, they can gain Unit Standards in Automotive Studies, Tourism, Drama, Hospitality, Furniture Making, Sports Leadership. Then, through the Activities programme they can achieve in a broad range of extra curricular ac-tivities including Aviation, Sport, Ballroom Danc-ing, Young Enterprise Scheme, Kapa Haka, Mu-sical Production and Performance Music. We also run a very successful Workskills pro-gramme for those students who do not wish to follow a purely academic pathway and ‘Gateway’ for those senior students who want to gain some work experience in their chosen career.

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MAUNGATUROTO BOWLING CLUB

Tuesday morning roll-ups

Men and Women Every Tuesday

Commencing 9.15am

Includes coaching sessions for beginners

Spare bowls available

Mufti dress (but soft soled shoes must be worn)

New arrivals to Maungaturoto

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Contact: Jean Gillett 431-8515 Bob Edwards 431-8897

Club News: Karla has taken over doing the draw for Thursday Club

nights and is doing a great job. You can help her by letting her know early of any requests for times ,and by organizing someone else to play for you if you cannot

make your game. Interclub News:

As I type the mens’ Interclub team is playing off for the 5th to 8th final positions. They missed out on vying for

the tops spots by a single point. The womens’ team haven’t faired so well and are play-

ing for the 5th and 6th positions in their draw. Good luck to both teams. Tournament News:

Tournaments are over for the year and very few club members made it to other tournaments this year. Hope-fully we can gather some keen members for next year

and possibly do a few tournaments together. Next up: Club Champs should be starting soon, watch

this space for details.

Maungaturoto Squash Club News September 2006

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CLUB

August meeting held in the Supper Room.

Centennial Hall.

Business meeting was followed by a very

interesting story from our special guest.

Trevor Brljevich, who recently travelled

to Holland where he received the most

prestigious medal in the floriculture in-

dustry.

Trevor recounted his life story and how

his father, a breeder of carnations and

Calla lilies, gave him half a seed pod to

grow. From that he has developed new

colours, types and shapes of blooms and

become one of the worlds renowned

breeder of Calla lilies. He is only the

third person outside of Holland to have

been award this honour.

Next meeting September Wednesday 20th

1.00pm Centennial Hall Supper Room.

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Thought for the month:

“Never underestimate the underdog!”



Paparoa

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Thursday mornings

9:00 a.m. Beginners

10:00 a.m. Intermediate

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Everybody Welcome

Now is the perfect time for interested people to come and have a look.

Our instructor, Bev Baxter from Whangarei is one

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MAROHEMO HALL NEWS: September 2006

Aren’t the months flying by and isn’t

great to see some more sun at last!

You can almost hear the grass grow-

ing some days, and it’s nice to see

some smiles on the faces of farmers

after all that winter mud!

A date to put on your calendars is Saturday the

14th October. This is our annual Pot Luck Dinner,

a great occasion to share some food, some

laughs and get to know your neighbours a bit better.

Full details will be in the next Matters.

Also we will be holding our cake stall early in Novem-

ber and will be seeking your help nearer the time.

As always the hall is available for

hire.

For Hall bookings call Ted

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Tutor: Frances Greaves

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MAUNGATUROTO TAI CHI CLASSES

Our hours have changed for Thursdays.

Changes are as follows

Tuesday—usual time. 11.00am—Noon.

Thursday—new time. 11.00am—Noon.

RSA Memorial Club Newsletter

Indoor Sports Competition – Wednesdays Darts, pool, indoor bowls, snooker – join us from 6pm. BBQ food available

Friday Dining & Social Evening Come and try our new menu – with changes every week: mains from $8 2 courses from only $10 3 courses from only $12

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FARM LIVING How to worm your cat - a lesson from Julieanne

Cat owners who’re faced with a snarling vicious moggie at worming time can now worm their pets without losing a hand or having their arms shredded. The cat they have to thank bit through the thumb nail of the Vet Centre receptionist, Julieanne, when she took on the task of worming it because the vets were busy. As she nursed her wound, Julieanne figured there had to be a better way to worm cats - and found it. She explained the system after I confessed to being paralysed with terror at the prospect of worming two of our four cats. Sure, there have been occasional successes because our helper Tony is a genius in this specialised field of animal welfare. We have a system: I hold the cat, Tony clutches the back of its neck which forces its mouth open. In goes the pill and I hold the mouth closed until the cat swallows. But last time that failed with catty Lilac and we’re all leery of Dot. Only fat, greedy Tara doesn’t nibble round tablets hidden in food. Enter Julieanne and Hill’s Prescription Diet a/d food for convalescing cats which is so luscious and supercharged it has to be used as directed by vets. Here’s the method: Ensure offending cat is hungry. Feed it a morsel. Cat will love it so much it will gobble next morsel in which you have cunningly embedded a worming tablet. Don’t cut the tablet or you’ll break the coating which seals in the disgusting taste of the worming drug. I was skeptical, but desperate. It took weeks to psych myself up to do the deed, but it was worth it. The results were truly astounding. Tubby Tara and tiny Tui are gutses so were a cinch. Then fearsome Dot, who morphs into a cornered tigress in the presence of worming pills, ate the bait and tablet. Just like that! I waited for the evil feline to burp the lot up, but she didn’t. Amazing! Remarkable! Almost frightening! I’d have read the label right then, but for Lilac whose baleful stare said: “What’s with these itsy mouthfuls? Gimme more.” I did and she obliged, tablet and all. When I read the label everything became clear. The first three ingredients are: eau (obviously effervescent and from the French Alps, although this is not stated); foie (obviously from force fed geese, although this is not stated); and poulet (obviously free range, organic and raised listening to classical music although . . . etc). Just as well the fussy felines didn’t see the ingredients listed in dull old English on the other side of the can. When I popped into the Vet Centre to thank Julieanne (and empathise about her hapless thumb) she told me one person who’d used the system had done a dance of joy in front of the Vet Centre window. And that I was the fourth success story. The fourth! Why not the 40th, the 400th, or even the four millionth? This stuff works like magic. It could change the world!

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Small Town, Big News It was a dark and stormy night. My cell phone rang, I answered. “Hey Worzel,” a voice said,” it’s the New York Times here and we’ve heard that they’ve made the big announcement and you’re the man we need to supply the copy.”

“Well I don’t know if I can, you see I promised the Maungie Matters an exclusive on this.”

“Come on Worzel, we’re depending on ya, we’ve moved the middle east stuff to page three so we can hold the front page leader for you, and of course we’re willing to pay. There’s a lot riding on this, we’re syndicating to the Chronicle in Frisco, the Observer in London and we’re negotiating with the Beirut Star. they need a good news story right now.. And, believe me there’s more than one major share brokerage holding back funds until they hear the news. Damn it, Worzel the whole literary world is waiting with baited breath. I’m depending on you, the last thing we need in this difficult age is for the New York Times to appear with an empty front page. Think of it as a service for humanity.”

“Yeah okay, anything for humanity,” I replied,” how much are you paying ?”

“ Don’t worry about that we’ll give you fifty times what you usually get for writing this stuff, deadline’s in an hour, we’ll be waiting.” He rung off. I turned on the computer and began to write…..fast. This week the reading spectacles of the literary world are focused on the small town of Kaiwaka in New Zealand’s Northland province. It’s here that a select band of literary critics unused to the spotlight of inter-national scrutiny have, for years, beavered away, sifting through new and noted offerings from a smorgas-bord of the words leading contemporary fiction. Coming from all corners of the surrounding rural district they range in age from old to older, dedication to literary criticism their hallmark, no distance is to great, no weather to foul, no cork to difficult to pull from a bottle when they attend their monthly meetings. Flying in the face of modern trends towards internet surf-ing and reality television they work unobtrusively to keep alive the ancient art of book reading. Having read and appraised most titles contained in international latest and best lists. This week they make public the news that everyone is anxiously waiting for and name the Kaiwaka Book Club book of the year. Why is this such important news? Simply because, In previous years the thought of announcing a book of the year. had not occurred to them. In addition, the membership are of such diverse tastes that reach-ing agreement on which particular book should receive the accolades was impossible. However this year, for the fist time ever, this band of dedicated bibliophiles have unanimously agreed that the Kaiwaka Book Club book of the year is ……….

“ Q and A “ by Vikas Swarup . Q and A is a first novel narrated in the first person by Indian waiter Ram Mohammed Thomas who answers correctly every question in a billion rupee prize money T.V. game show. Suspicions are aroused, “how could a lowly waiter answer such diverse and difficult questions,.” Ram relates to his lawyer passages from his life which explain how he came to learn the answers and we are given an insight into Indian life through the orphaned Ram’s eyes. Easy to read the prose is simple, but clever, written with a wry humour each story within the story has a twist to it. Sometimes poignant, sometimes a little shocking, I defy anyone to read this novel without laughing, out loud, at least once.

I attached the article to an e-mail and clicked the send icon. As I sat back to muse upon the fame and fortune that would soon be mine. My cell phone rang, “Howdy Worzel, Agent Dirk McGuire, C I A here, I gotta know the big news from Caywacker before it goes public, it’s a matter of homeland security, we’re not to sure about this Caywacker Book Club.”

“Sorry Dirk I’ve already sent it, and it’s pronounced Kaiwaka.”

“Goddamn it, too late again, boy the president’s gonna be pissed, don’t let it happen again. Remember we’re watchin you, and Guantanemo Bay ain’t no holiday resort, if you take my meanin.” I tried to explain but the line went dead. I shut down the computer and left the office. I t was a dark and stormy night.


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HAWKS – OUT BUT NOT DOWN

All Blacks coach Graham Henry recently said at a press conference that you learn more from a loss

than you do from a win.

The Otamatea Hawks learnt a lot this year. The Reserve team endured a winless season, while the

Premier side won just two of 21 matches.

Both teams did improve over the course of the year and have developed a sound launching pad for

the 2007 campaign. Unfortunately it seems they will have to spend at least one season in second divi-

sion as the Premiers failed to safely navigate their way through a quadrangular promotion/relegation

series; beating Keri Keri, but losing to Moerewa and the Western Sharks.

Despite this setback, the mood in the club remains relatively positive. Numerous young players

(more than half the Premier team are under 21) gained valuable experience over the past six months,

and the club committee have become increasingly proactive. The committee worked hard to secure

the services of Justin Walker, Rugby Development Officer for the Otamatea area, and made progress

in the critical matter of player recruitment and hopefully retention.

Over the years Otamatea has produced some good players and teams and, if nothing else, 2006 has

steeled the resolve of everyone involved with the club to push through this difficult period so that our

up and coming rugby players can continue to ply their trade locally.

When your team is down by fifty points and you have to lift yourself out of the heavy mud and will

your weary legs to get you to the next ruck, make the next tackle, support the next ball carrier, it

breeds a type of mental toughness that does not come through winning.

Gareth Nicholl

Otamatea Hawks

MAUNGATROTO JMB RUGBY

What a great season it has been for Maunga-

turoto rugby and Otamatea in general. For

those who have not heard the Otamatea /

Rodney Taniwha cup team won this years Tani-

wha cup tournament. 3 boys were selected

from the Maungaturoto under 13 team with 2

being selected to trial for Northland, well done

guys. Also big cheers to locals Donald Riddle

and Gerrin Taiaroa who coached the team.

Prize-giving is coming up Friday 8th of Septem-

ber. Prize-giving will be at 6pm which will be

followed by a social at seven for all year 9 stu-

dents and below to attend (please no non-

players till after 7).

Finally with this being my last season with

Maungaturoto JMB, I would like to take this

opportunity to thank all the parents, supporters,

coaches , refs and players who have been in-

volved over these past 6 years.

Terri Donaldson

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KAIPARA KNIGHTS SOCCER CLUB

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Kaipara Soccer Club prizegiving will be on 9th September at 2.30pm at the Kaiwaka Sports Complex. This is after the ROSA last game and prizegiving. All Welcome.


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Or home (09) 4318613

FULL EXPERIENCE POST & RAIL

CONVENTIONAL & PALING ALL REPAIR WORK UNDERTAKEN AT COMPETITIVE RATES

LIFESTYLE BLOCKS/SUB-DIVISION/SECTIONS ALL WORK COMLETED TO YOUR SATISFACTION

PHONE: DANIEL (09) 431-6868

D.B. FENCINGD.B. FENCING

Absolute Concrete State Highway 1, Kaiwaka North. Ph: (09) 431-2211

Concrete Tanks, Troughs,

Pipes & Precast.

Farm Hardware, Plumbing,

Water & Drainage Supplies.

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Graham SlatterPLUMBER DRAINLAYER

Master PlumberRegistered Drainlayer

3 ton digger & truck for hire

5 View Road,MaungaturotoPhone 025 244 5430A/Hrs Ph. 431 8451Fax. 431 8561

TC ROOFING & CLADDING

NEW WORK – REROOFS

REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

SPECIALIST IN ALL LONG RUN ROOFING

COPPER & METAL SPOUTING

PVC SPOUTING & DOWN PIPES

ALSO BUTYCLAD APPLICATION

TOM CUMBER 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE

PHONE & FAX (09) 431 8562

MOBILE (021) 280 0584

CARPET & VINYL

LAYING

Trevor Dempsey

Ph/Fax (09) 431-8888 Mob (025) 283-8039

KAIPARA PLUMBING LTD KEVIN FUTTER

BUILDER

Phone: 431-6677 Or

021 514 230



Community DirectoryCommunity DirectoryCommunity DirectoryCommunity Directory Community ServicesCommunity ServicesCommunity ServicesCommunity Services Emergency – Ambulance, fire Police 111 Ambulance 0800-61-00-66 Police 431-1150 Medical Centre 431-8576 Public Health Nurse - Claire Jaques (09) 439-7149 Care & Share Family Support 431-8227 Homebuilders Community Services 4 31-9080 Kaipara District Council 0800-72-70-59 Dog, Stock & Noise Control 0800-10-58-90 Rubbish Collection 0800-57-72-48 Rubbish Mobile (Truck) 025-401-1475 Maungaturoto Community Centre Contact:- Lorraine Orford 431-8388 Maungaturoto Country Club 431-8326 Maungaturoto Library 431-8811 Maungaturoto Money Exchange 431-8028 Maungaturoto Pharmacy 431-8045 Maungaturoto Playcentre 431-8517 Maungaturoto Primary School 431-8106 Maungaturoto Rest Home 431-8696 Otamtea Christian School 431-8487 Otamatea High School 431-8230 Otamatea Marae, Batley Road 431-8337 Otamatea Reperatory Society 431-8728 Post Office 431 8315 Plunket Helpline 0800-93-39-22 Plunket Society 431-8187 School Dental Clinic 431-8163 Veterinarian, Vet Centre 431-8318 ChurchesChurchesChurchesChurches Anglican Church 431-8193 Catholic Church 431-8566 Congregation Church 431-8397 Presbytarian Church 431-7106 Community GroupsCommunity GroupsCommunity GroupsCommunity Groups Ararua Pony Club Contact President Bevan Haddrell (09) 431-8806 Arthritis Support Group 431-7405 2nd Tuesday 2nd month Craft Group Craft Group Craft Group Craft Group – different venues 431-8578 Last Thur. Of the month Cubs & ScoutsCubs & ScoutsCubs & ScoutsCubs & Scouts 431-8055 CWICWICWICWI (Country Womens Institute) 431-7405 Last Monday of the month 7.00pm Bahai FaithBahai FaithBahai FaithBahai Faith 431-8782 Friends of the Rest HomeFriends of the Rest HomeFriends of the Rest HomeFriends of the Rest Home 431-8248 1st Tuesday, 2nd month Girl Guides/BrowniesGirl Guides/BrowniesGirl Guides/BrowniesGirl Guides/Brownies 431-8530 Hockey ClubHockey ClubHockey ClubHockey Club 431-8530 Indoor BowlsIndoor BowlsIndoor BowlsIndoor Bowls 431-8055 Lions ClubLions ClubLions ClubLions Club, Maungaturoto 431-8689 2nd & 4th Monday (cont Alistair Banks) Maungaturoto Garden ClubMaungaturoto Garden ClubMaungaturoto Garden ClubMaungaturoto Garden Club 431-8611 3rd Wednesday of the month Rotary ClubRotary ClubRotary ClubRotary Club, Mangaturoto & Districts 431-8388 Tuesday nights RSARSARSARSA (Returned Services Association) 431-8313 ScrabbleScrabbleScrabbleScrabble 431-8136 500 Card evening500 Card evening500 Card evening500 Card evening 431-8117 Congregational Church Hall

Classified: Help Wanted.Help Wanted.Help Wanted.Help Wanted. Reliable person able to do sanding on wooden frame house so as Reliable person able to do sanding on wooden frame house so as Reliable person able to do sanding on wooden frame house so as Reliable person able to do sanding on wooden frame house so as to make ready for painting.to make ready for painting.to make ready for painting.to make ready for painting. Must be able to work unsupervised. Must be able to work unsupervised. Must be able to work unsupervised. Must be able to work unsupervised. Please call Danielle Williamson (8AMPlease call Danielle Williamson (8AMPlease call Danielle Williamson (8AMPlease call Danielle Williamson (8AM----8PM) at (09) 431 82518PM) at (09) 431 82518PM) at (09) 431 82518PM) at (09) 431 8251

What’s on in SEPTEMBERWhat’s on in SEPTEMBERWhat’s on in SEPTEMBERWhat’s on in SEPTEMBER 5 cents collections for Plunket, see the Plunket buckets in Maungaturoto shops Fri.01st/ Threads of Time Exhibition—Kauri Museum Thyr.14th Wed.06th Maungaturoto Business Association Meeting Community Centre 5.30pm Thur.07th Wellbeing Committee Meeting—Primary School 1.30pm Fri.08th JBM Prizegiving Country Club from 6.00pm Sat.09th OHS SENIOR BALL Sat.09th Kaipara Knights Prizegiving Kaiwaka Sports Complex 2.30pm Thur.14th Lilttle Ones Expo—Centennial Hall 9am-2.00pm Sat.16th Kauri Settlers Day—Kauri Museum Sat.16th/ Northland Kauri Festival—Kauri Museum and Wed.20th Real Town AGM Sat.30th Wood Sculpture exhibition

Coming up in OCTOBERComing up in OCTOBERComing up in OCTOBERComing up in OCTOBER 5 cent collections for Plunket, ends October.

Wed.04th Maungaturoto Business Association Meeting Community Centre 5.30pm Sat.14th/ Plunket National Appeal, Fri.20th. Sat.14th Marehemo Pot Luck Dinner Thur.18th Maungaturoto Sub-branch of the RNZ Plunket Society, AGM Sat.21st Maungaturoto Playcentre AGM

Community NoticesCommunity NoticesCommunity NoticesCommunity Notices Maungaturoto Business Association Meeting 1st Wednesday of the month Community Centre 5.30pm Maungaturoto Library Open Monday to Thursday 10.30am to 12.00 midday Friday 10.30am to 4.00pm Tae Kwon Do Mondays & Wednesdays 6.00-7.00p Maungaturoto Community Centre Line Dancing Monday evening to be advised Thursday morning 9.30am – Paparoa Hall Mainly Music Tuesdays 10.00am Congregational Church Hall

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