Taking it all off up top for Daffodil Day

THE COROMANDEL
Peninsula Post  1 September 2011 Page 1
1The
September
2011 Number 179
Peninsula Post
ISSN 1176-564X
covering the top half of the Coromandel Peninsula
independently published
Taking it all off up top for Daffodil Day
It didn’t take long last Friday for Jackie Johnston (left) and
Donnamarie Coats to lose their locks for charity. Whitianga
Continuing Care hairdresser Jenny Wedd shaved her fellow
workers’ heads in front of an admiring crowd of residents,
staff, family and friends. The two women raised $4000 for the
Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day appeal.
Full story, page 4
One school ignoring National Standards, others have concerns
by Shenagh Gleeson
At least one school in the
top half of the Coromandel
Peninsula is refusing to include
the new National Standards in
its annual targets.
Others have concerns about
them but say they’re a legal
requirement.
More than 500 schools are
reported to not be complying
with
the
controversial
standards, which track the
progress of pupils in reading,
writing and mathematics
during their first eight years
of education.
Some schools are refusing
to include the standards in
the learning targets which
they have to set every year in
school charters.
The Ministry of Education
has also reported that only
48 per cent of the schools
sampled last year sent home
reports adequately describing
achievement. Nearly a third
failed to sufficiently say how
students were doing in relation
to National Standards and 21
per cent didn’t mention the
standards at all.
The Peninsula Post contacted
all eight schools in the upper
half of the Coromandel
Peninsula about National
Standards. Four schools
replied.
Mercury Bay Area School
has incorporated National
Standards in the annual targets
in its charter.
Principal John Wright says it’s
a legal requirement and the
board of trustees decided to
comply. “Let’s just get on with
the learning, is our view.”
The standards are one more
benchmark that’s been added
to
nationally-recognised
assessments the school has
been doing for many years
and help identify where extra
resources need to be applied,
he says.
Coromandel Area School
is implementing the National
Standards not by freedom
of choice, but by choosing
to meet its legal obligations,
principal Asha Peppiatt says.
“We have mixed feelings about
the use of these standards.
They provide us with an
overview that compliments
the many assessment tools
in literacy and numeracy we
already employ to identify
where the student is placed
in their personal learning
journey.”
The standards need to be in
parallel with these tried and
tested tools and give similar
excellent information to
students and parents.
“We view the students’
learning as holistic and
empowering
and
are
concerned that the emphasis
National Standards is placing
on literacy and numeracy is
at the expense of student
learning and development in
other curriculum areas.”
Whenuakite School has not
set targets based on the Term
4 2010 national standards data
and its 2011 Charter is not
compliant.
Principal Jamie Marsden says
the out-of-date National
Standard data is of little
use for identifying baseline
data to set targets for pupil
achievement.
The standards don't relate
to the age of the child and
follow a simplistic 'one size
fits all' design that has many
short-comings when actually
put into practice, he says.
“We have advised parents to
ignore the NS report if they
wish to and to focus more
on the progress their child is
making and the child's learning
priorities.”
Coroglen School’s board of
trustees are complying with
the standards because it’s the
law but not all members feel
comfortable with them.
Principal Penny Anderson says
the board had to change one
of its charter targets in line
with the standards this year
but is not at all comfortable
with the revised wording.
”In my view the NS were just
thought to be a popular policy
with the voters. It has become
a bit of an industry and as
we struggle for funding I see
them as a tremendous waste
of money and resources.”
It’s really an extra unnecessary
layer for schools to administer
and parents are not any
better informed. Many have
commented that they do not
like National Standards, she
says.
There was no response from
Te Rerenga School, Colville
School, Te Wharekura O
Manaia and Te Kura Kaupapa
Maori
O
Harataunga
(Kennedy Bay).
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Can anyone shine some light?
Can anyone enlighten me as
to the cause of the brilliant
lightning-like flashes that I
have been seeing for years
now in the night sky over our
place in Mill Creek? These
flashes occur on perfectly fine
nights and are soundless but
every bit as bright as lightning.
They flash regularly every
30-seconds or so, but not
every night. Neighbours have
seen them too, so they aren't
'psychological'!
Before consigning them to the
UFO file, maybe someone out
there knows what they are?
David Lynch
Mill Creek
Ministry of Education to
investigate mouth taping
complaints against MBAS
Mercury Bay Area School and
the Ministry of Education are
investigating complaints about
two seven-year-olds who
allegedly had their mouths
taped shut in class.
The Herald on Sunday has
reported that Yr 3 students
Madison Finch and Nikale
Wilson had their mouths taped
by their teacher, Pat Doube.
It’s claimed that another child
in the class was made to sit in
the middle of a circle while
the other children said why
they didn’t like them.
The newspaper reported that
Madison’s mother, Lisa Karl,
said she’d received an apology
from Ms Doube and had met
senior staff at the school but
didn’t believe the school’s
actions went far enough.
Ms Karl told the paper she had
complained to the Ministry of
Education and the Children’s
Commissioner.
The ministry confirmed it
would look into the complaint.
A spokeswoman for the
Children’s Commissioner said
on Tuesday the office had
not yet received a letter of
complaint but she believed
one was on its way.
The office doesn’t investigate
complaints but advocates
for children and parents, if
necessary.
Asked what the office thought
of the alleged behaviours, she
referred the Peninsula Post
to its guide on schools’ right
to discipline. Chapter 5 says
punishment which is cruel or
degrading is illegal.
MBAS principal John Wright
says a written complaint about
the allegations was received
last week. “It is going to be
fully investigated but as it is
an employment issue and has
a definite process to follow, I
am unable to elaborate on it.”
The school was largely cleared
earlier this year of nine
complaints about a variety of
matters, including allegations
of bullying, over a number of
years. Investigator Lois Craill
said most of the complaints
were unfounded and praised
the school for its educational
approach and standards of
behaviour.
She
accepted
some
complainants had felt bullied
and she helped develop a staff
code of conduct and annual
performance agreements for
the principal and other senior
leaders.
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Joy and George Simpson met through work and have worked together for much of their 60 years of marriage.
The Kuaotunu couple celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Saturday with family and friends.
They met when Joy’s father, a policeman, moved to Whitianga and she started work in the local Smith & Ross
grocery store. Among the staff was local lad George Simpson.
The couple were both 21 years old when they were married on August 25, 1951 in St Andrews By The Sea.
They then struck out on their own and built a dairy and a house behind it in Monk St. When their first daughter,
Paulette, was born they moved to Matarangi in the mid 1950s and George farmed there with his brother Charlie.
Two more girls, Raewyn and Christina, were born and Joy says it was a marvellous place for children to grow up in.
But after 13 years, with no secondary schooling available locally, the family moved to Whangarei.
There Joy and George worked together in various enterprises, including possum-hunting and long-line fishing.
They moved back to Kuaotunu about 11 years ago and now, aged 81, enjoy life with family, including grandchildren
and great-grandchildren, and friends.
BUSINESS PROFILE
Peninsula Auto Electric & Marine diagnostic specialists at your service
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his wife Jo since 2005. They
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after a few years away from
their home town, gaining
qualifications and trade
knowledge in the Bay of
Plenty.
This year, 2011, has seen
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including a complete staff
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With 17 years in the trade, Dallas has vast
experience in the diagnosing and fixing of
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The remainder of the team includes full
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who after working in the tyre business
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electrical apprenticeship; and part time
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administrator Vicki who ran their own auto
electrical workshop for many years.
Auto electricians are diagnostics specialists.
Dallas and the team spend many hours
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analysing issues which customers have
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The team in the workshop.
this is batteries. “With so many variations
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The marine side of the business
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Dallas and Jo are proud to offer Whitianga
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Above: Joy and George Simpson on their wedding day
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2011.
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dDub headliners Teenager reveals her childhood struggle
for Scallop Fest with depression in her self-published book
One of New Zealand’s most
popular live acts, dDub
(below), headlines this month’s
Scallop Festival in Whitianga.
The sextet’s high-energy
delivery of reggae, ska and
dub has made them favourites
over the years at a number
of festivals, such as Womad,
Rhythm & Vines, Queenstown
Winter Festival and Nelson
and Tauranga Jazz Festivals.
Band members Derek Browne
on lead vocals and guitar, Matt
Shanks on bass, Chris Grant
on drums, Steve Fulford on
guitar and Andrew Hall on sax
and trumpet take the stage on
September 17 at 3.30pm.
Hawkes Bay’s The Phil
Edwards Band is also on the
bill. Their music is described
as ranging from warm acoustic
ballads reminiscent of Jack
Johnson through to blues
numbers with a John Mayer/
Ben Harper feel.
Phil Edwards is on vocals and
guitar, Ryan Wilson drums,
Tom
Charleson
guitar/
bvs, Adrian Ashdown bass
and James Townend harp/
percussion.
The festival line-up also
includes Waikato fusionreggae, six-piece band Spiritz,
Hamilton’s Emma G Band and
old favourites The Recliner
Rockers.
Kathryn Mitchener is just 18
years old but she’s already well
acquainted with depression
- she’s suffered from it since
she was 10 years old.
As a youngster growing up
on Great Barrier Island, she
couldn’t talk to anyone about
her problems but found an
outlet for her feelings in writing
poetry and commentary.
Now, she’s published a book,
called Dark Waters, to raise
awareness of the illness and
to help others who suffer
from it.
Kathryn attended Mercury
Bay Area School last year
for her final Year 13. While
she was in Whitianga, her
poetry writing won her a trip
to Gallipoli. She was one of
21 Year 13 students chosen
to attend commemorations
marking the 95th anniversary
of the Anzac landings.
Winning the trip helped give
her confidence to go ahead
with her book, she says. “It’s
been a long-time dream to
have my work published.”
The self-published book, just
out in hard copy and e-book
formats, reveals Kathryn’s
struggle to survive depression
and also life in general. It deals
not only with her illness but
also with family, teenage times
and love. “It’s about growing
up and becoming an adult.”
She expects some people will
be surprised at the difficulties
she’s had. “A lot of people see
me as a bubbly person. They
haven’t seen that [other] side
of me.”
While she’s apprehensive
about reception to some of
the darker passages in the
book, she knows she has
her mother’s support. “My
mother’s very proud. She’s
been encouraging me to do it
for a very long time.”
The Mental Health Foundation
has agreed to review the book
and Kathryn will donate
proceeds from sales to the
foundation.
She’s working as a volunteer
with autistic children at a
school in Auckland and doing
a teacher’s aide certificate.
She plans to start studying
psychology at university next
year.
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Put together the pieces for a stunning final picture
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Petunias (above) and geraniums add a splash of colour.
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Bruno Gaebler exhibition opens today Generosity of
Mercury Bay
shows in 'amazing'
Daffodil Day total
Mercury Bay people have
again opened their hearts
and wallets for Daffodil Day
in support of the Cancer
Society.
Organiser Jenny Edwards says
the provisional total of around
$24,000 is just incredible.
Last year about $26,000
was raised but Ms Edwards
says this year’s result was
amazing given there were no
commercial daffodils for sale
because of the snow in the
South Island.
There were fewer visitors in
Whitianga than usual because
the Scallop Festival is being
held later this year and the
economic situation also made
it more difficult.
“These are certainly difficult
time – there’s no spare cash
around.”
Ms Edwards is full of
admiration for Donnamarie
Coats and Jackie Johnston,
from Whitianga Continuing
Care, who shaved their heads
last Friday to raise funds.
“It was a bold thing to do.
They totally entered into
the spirit of it and people
responded.”
Continuing Care manager
Mary Seymour-East is also
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Kuaotunu artist Bruno Gaebler enjoys winter because he can devote most of his time to painting.
In summer he gets out and about selling his quirky garden sculptures at markets, but in winter he can
just paint.
The fruits of his labour can be seen in an exhibition opening at Tuatua Restaurant in Whitianga this
evening. The show, curated by Judy Meehl, includes recent and older canvases and a number of paper
works.
Bruno started sketching and painting in the late 1980s after leaving Germany and settling in Try Fluke
Valley, near Kuaotunu. His art developed further when he moved to Wellington and opened a studio
and gallery in Petone.
About five years ago he returned to Try Fluke. His work has featured in the Mercury Bay Art Escape
and several local exhibitions.
He describes himself as an abstract expressionist who seeks to express his feelings in his paintings and
drawings. “My whole style becomes even looser,” he says.
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Coromandel's new supermarket
Legends to rock Waitangi weekend
should fit colonial style main street
Heritage protection advocates
are working with a company
planning a new supermarket
in Coromandel town to try
to ensure it fits in with the
colonial style of the main
street.
Foodstuffs is planning to
build a new Four Square on
the site of the Central Motel
in Wharf Rd. It will replace
the main street’s existing Four
Square.
Property
development
manager Angela Bull says
the existing store is small and
the company’s ability to meet
the grocery and fresh food
needs of the community is
constrained. “Opening a new 4 Square in
Coromandel is an exciting new
development for us because it
will provide the Coromandel
community with an excellent
and convenient fresh food and
grocery offer in a larger store
than the current premises,
with plenty of convenient car
parking.”
The company has been
consulting with ThamesCoromandel District Council
and the Coromandel Heritage
Protection Society about the
design of the new store and
intends to lodge a resource
consent application shortly.
It’s not yet known when
building will start.
Sue Wright from the
Coromandel
Heritage
Protection Society says there’s
quite a lot of concern about
the store because it’s in the
heritage zone.
The District Plan specifies
certain materials and colours
for buildings in the zone and
the society wants to ensure
the new store complies.
Ms Wright says she most
people aren’t opposed to a
new store, as the existing store
struggles to cope with the
crowds at peak holiday times,
but it has to fit in with the
historic nature of the town’s
main street.
In the meantime another
heritage protection group,
The Guardians of 145 Wharf
Rd, is winding up this month.
The group was set up several
years ago to oppose plans
by Huntly developer Philip
Leather to knock down the
old Moehau Tearooms and
build an apartment and retail
complex.
Fire destroyed the building
in 2009 just before an
Environment Court hearing
on the project, which had won
draft consent from ThamesCoromandel District Council.
Ms Wright says nothing’s been
heard of the project for some
time but the Coromandel
Heritage Protection Society
will keep an eye on it.
Legendary rock bands the
Doobie Brothers and Little
River Band will perform in
Whitianga next summer.
The afternoon concert will be
held during Waitangi Weekend
on Sunday, February 5 at
Whitianga Waterways, South
Highway.
The Doobie Brothers were
one of the most popular
California pop/rock bands of
the '70s and their hits carried
on into the ‘80s.
Little River Band (right) has
also had chart success through
the last three decades and is
considered by many to be one
of Australia’s most significant
bands
Organiser Dave Simmonds,
of Jump Entertainment Ltd,
says the Coromandel is the
ideal place to hold such an
event.
“The venue offers the ultimate
combination for an outdoor
concert venue – stunning
views and fantastic acoustics.
So we are very excited to
secure such a great venue to
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when they were younger,” Mr
Archibald says.
“Securing
the
Doobie
Brothers and Little River
Band for Whitianga’s Summer
Concert is very much a part
of this.”
Tourism Coromandel event
manager Megan Etherington
says that events are key
drivers in domestic tourism.
“With comprehensive event
management
plans
and
sustainable measures, events
provide significant economic
and cultural benefits to the
Coromandel,” she says.
Rescue helicopter pilots Dan Harcourt (left) and Loren Haisley with (left-right)
Nikau Illingworth, Jerome Melde, Corban Richardson and Tyrese Melde.
Coroglen School
students have an
exciting memento
of their success in
raising money earlier
this year for the
Westpac Waikato Air
Ambulance.
The tiny school raised
the most money per
pupil of any school
in the Waikato and
the second highest
amount per pupil in
the country in the
overall Philips Search
& Rescue Trust
appeal.
Students collected
their second place prize when the Waikato Air
Ambulance flew in for a visit last Friday and brought a
signed Richie McCaw shirt.
Principal Penny Anderson says it was a great day. “The
entire school was lined up as the helicopter landed
and the draft from the helicopter was tremendous. All
the children had an opportunity to get close to the
helicopter and ask questions of the pilots.”
The four top money-raisers, Nikau Illingworth, Jerome
Melde, Corban Richardson and Tyrese Melde got a ride
in the helicopter along with teacher Jean Saunders.
Coroglen students
with their signed
and framed Richie
McCaw shirt.
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showcase these two highly
regarded international acts.”
The event has been organised
for a long weekend to
accommodate both locals and
visitors, he says.
Tourism Coromandel chief
executive Jim Archibald
says the concert will be a
great addition to the region’s
summer events calendar.
“One of the great things
about the Coromandel, and
especially the East Coast, is
its place in the hearts of many
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Construction of new MBAS gym could start before year end
Construction of Mercury Bay
Area School’s new gymnasium
is being fast-tracked and
construction could start
before the end of the year.
The school has won $1.93
million in funding from the
Ministry of Education for the
project. The money includes
special funding because the
school is classed as isolated.
Principal John Wright says it’s
taken six years of constant
work on the ministry.
“There’s been a lot of quality
information put forward and
there’s been huge community
and board support. We’ve just
kept on pushing it.”
The design contract has been
won by Gisler Architects, the
firm responsible for other
recent new buildings at the
school. The gym will be built
in a similar style.
It will sit behind the swimming
pool and adjacent to the
existing hall/gymnasium. All
three facilities will be linked
into a sports and performance
complex, which will complete
the school’s specialist learning
facilities.
Initial design plans are now
being refined and feedback
is being sought from sports
organisations and other
interested people. Seventeen
representatives from a variety
of sports groups attended
a meeting at the school on
Monday night to look at the
plans and they’ll provide
feedback on them.
“This will be a great
community facility and any
or all input is welcome,” Mr
Wright says.
The school board also hopes
to work with sports groups in
obtaining more funding for
the facility.
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More space and a new look for Peninsula Vets
TM
Proudly Supporting
Peninsula Veterinary Services
For all creatures - great and small
When Martin Naus started
looking for a vet job in 1983
after he came back from
overseas, there weren't many
positions to be filled and he
started looking at practices
for sale. After considering
one in Kerikeri, he opted for
Whitianga which offered him
and business partner Greg
Stanaway the chance to build
a business and to have a
lifestyle in a beautiful part of
New Zealand.
Twenty eight years on both
men have raised families,
enjoyed the lifestyle that
Mercury Bay offers and
built a flourishing business,
Peninsula Veterinary
Services.
In 1994, they celebrated ten
years in town and revamped
and extended their premises.
Back then the
anniversary
was
celebrated
with a spread
in the local
paper, the
Mercury Bay
Sun.
Greg says
that their
philosophy
is to
provide
top quality
veterinary
care to
all farm
animals
and
domestic
pets in the
practice and
to provide
excellent
friendly
service and
advice to their
clients.
PVS facilities
include an
Xray machine,
an isoflurane
gas anaesthetic
machine, apalert monitor,
binocular microscope
for examination of slides
and an infusion pump for
intravenous therapy. And, of
course, the practice is fully
computerised.
When it comes to out of
the ordinary cases, the team
has good access to the best
available specialists and
are pro-active in providing
referrals. Laboratory work
is done at a pathology lab in
all Shoof farm animal
products.
Peninsula Vets have
been and are involved
in many farm animal/
public health initiatives
such as leptospirosis
vaccination and control,
BVD identification
and control, Tb
identification, mastitis
control and various
ongoing herd health
and reproductive
programmes.
Both the vets and
nurses keep up to date
with new development
by going to continuing
education courses.
Martin and Greg reckon
the work of a rural
small town vet is varied
and interesting.
“Our work load
includes daily farm
callouts, morning
and afternoon small
animal clinics, routine
surgery (speys,
neuters, dentistry), x-rays,
Hamilton with results in 24
orthopaedic surgery
hours in most cases.
The expansion of Peninsula (fractured bone pinnings
Vets premises has given them and castings), special surgical
cases, chemotherapy of
much more retail display
cancer patients, referrals
space.
and advice to clients on
“We have a fully stocked
anything from nutritional or
shop for all your cat, dog,
behavioural advice to skin
fish, guinea pig, rat, rabbit,
diseases to anything you can
horse and farm animal
think of that involves animal
requirements. If we don't
have it, ask and we will get it care.
“Farm callouts can involve
for you,” Martin says.
anything from vaccinations
They are the local agent for
to birthing problems in all
species, pregnancy testing,
mastitis, lameness, bloat,
sickness, accidents and
injuries to investigations of
herd health problems and
their solutions.”
There’ve been hundreds
of wildlife emergencies
over the past 28 years for
the Whitianga vets to deal
with - from sea elephants to
native birds including kiwi,
kakapo, stranded sea birds,
and injured birds of all sorts
from road accidents to fish
hooks. These are done at no
charge to the public.
Looking after those less
fortunate animals is also a
part of the local vets work.
“Over the years many
hundreds of stray cats and
dogs have been handed to
us and have been patched up
and re-homed if possible.
Some unfortunately are too
injured, diseased or wild to
be re-homed and have sadly
had to be humanely put
down.”
David joined the expanding
practice 18 months ago and
has settled well into the area,
building a new home and
rasing a young family.
The team at Peninsula Vet
Services is looking forward
to the future, meeting
the challenges ahead and
continuing to provide great
professional veterinary
services to the area.
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Peninsula Veterinary Services
FRESH
FRUIT
& VEGE
The team welcomes you to our new space
David Thurgood
Bachelor of Veterinary
Science qualifications from
Massey University 1997.
Previously worked in Wairoa,
Motueka, England and
Australia.
Greg Stanaway
Bachelor of Veterinary
Science qualifications
from Massey University
1977. Previously worked
in Auckland, Taranaki and
England.
Photo essay
Post publisher Sue Collins took her camera to the rocky shore beside Stormont Lane at the weekend...
Mercury Bay
Martin Naus
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Project Kiwi records an increase in kiwi calls NEW
A call survey in the Project
Kiwi block on the Kuaotunu
Peninsula has recorded an
increase in kiwi calls, but
project managers say longterm data is needed to
establish a reliable trend.
The survey in June recorded
4.35 calls per hour, compared
to 2.6 in 2010 and 2.4 in 2009.
Between 2001-210 surveys
recorded a mean call rate of
three per hour.
Manager Paula Williams
says the result this year is
encouraging but the trust
needs about 30 years worth
of data to provide a reliable
indicator
of
population
change.
One of the people taking
part in this year’s survey
was Annika Magdorf from
the World Wildlife Fund in
Germany.
She says the project’s
approach is proven. The trust
has managed to bring the
density of kiwi up to about
half the carrying capacity of
the 2850 hectares of land they
monitor.
The project’s operation nest
egg – removal of kiwi eggs for
chick rearing - was funded by
WWF, as part of its mission to
protect forest habitats in New
Zealand and worldwide.
Another component of
Project Kiwi’s success is its
predator control. The number
of trust-managed traps has
increased and the trust is also
working with a number of
landowners.
Twenty-seven
stoats were trapped between
June 1 last year and May 30
this year. A small number of
weasles and cats were caught.
A dog was shot after killing six
sheep and one kiwi was killed
by a dog.
The trust arranges avianaversion training every year
for holidaymakers’ dogs.
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MOF plans will do nothing to reduce
seabird by-catch says Forest & Bird
Ministry of Fisheries’ plans
to address seabird by-catch
will do nothing to reduce
the problem of birds being
killed by getting caught on
fishing gear, Forest & Bird
spokesperson Karen Baird
says.
The ministry’s decision to
ditch the current National
Plan of Action for Seabirds
in favour of an ill-conceived
seabird policy is a huge
disappointment, she says in an
article in the latest Forest &
Bird magazine.
But the ministry says the
change in policy reflects
progress and new knowledge
on a number of fronts
since the plan of action was
drafted.
Ms Baird cites a report for the
ministry suggesting 22,200
to 40,900 seabirds are killed
annually in fisheries within
New Zealand’s exclusive
economic zone. The report
estimates 21 of the 64 seabird
species assessed are at risk
from incidental by-catch.
The most at-risk species is
the threatened endemic black
petrel (above). Hundreds of
northern royal albatrosses
are also reported to be killed
annually by fishing-related
activity, Ms Baird says.
“Some gains have been made
in deep-sea fishing through
mandatory
mitigation
measures, but mandatory
mitigation is not required
in inshore fisheries, where
potentially large numbers of
albatrosses, petrels, king shags
and spotted shags may be
killed.”
The ministry says the overall
number of fishing-related
mortalities of seabirds in
New Zealand is very difficult
to calculate, so estimates are
highly uncertain.
Regulatory and standards
manager Tom Chatterton,
says these uncertainties make
it difficult to set specific
population or by-catch targets
or to establish effective
regulations in all fishing
situations.
“The draft policy instead
seeks to embed a continuous
improvement
philosophy,
uses a risk assessment
approach to ensure priority
is given to the highest risk
areas, and enables action to be
targeted to individual fishery
characteristics.”
The Ministry and the
Department of Conservation
have a range of existing and
planned actions to address
the risk of fishing-related
mortality of seabirds, and
specifically to reduce risk to
the black petrel, he says.
Measures include a population
assessment of black petrels
and an observer programme
Police
notebook
Sergeant Andrew
Morrison says
There are a lot of volunteer
groups in our community that
assist the police greatly and
we thank them all for their
assistance.
On that note I would like to
highlight a fundraising event
for Kuaotunu Search and
Rescue, namely the Bush to
Beach Half Marathon which
is to be held in Otama on
April 21 next year.
Whitianga Police staff are all
getting behind this event with
entries in the half marathon
or fun walk, or by working at
the event.
There is an excellent web site
for this event and plenty of
time to get training.
Please support Kuaotunu
Search and Rescue by taking
look on the bright side
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outrun your local police - if
you can?
Arrests
No arrests this week.
Traffic
No drunk drivers were
apprehended and there were
no crashes to report.
Senior Constable McGillivray
pulled over every car that
moved on Friday and Saturday
night and he was pleased to
see people weren't drinking
and driving and that sober
drivers were driving friends
around.
Occurrences
One domestic incident
attended this week.
Another Police Safety Order
was issued on the August 22
when a couple were arguing
and their behaviour was
getting out of hand.
A cell phone was stolen
from a vehicle in Moewai Rd
and enquiries are continuing
with the named suspect, while
a 20 year old local man was
also apprehended that evening
for disorderly behaviour
on Pipi Dune. He has been
summoned to appear in court,
August 24.
A visiting rugby team was
separated from a group of
locals when they were all
behaving childishly and trying
to start a fight, August 28.
A 15-year-old local boy was
apprehended stealing from
a local store. He has been
referred to Youth Aid, August
28.
next year to establish the
effectiveness of mitigation to
reduce captures of seabirds,
in particular black petrel, by
high-risk, inshore, bottomlongline vessels.
Work will focus on the areas
such as the Hauraki Gulf and
Coromandel where intensive
fishing overlaps most strongly
with known foraging areas
and historic captures of
black petrels and flesh footed
shearwaters.
Two separate mitigation
projects, one looking at
increasing sink rates in inshore,
bottom- longline vessels (line
sinks faster so birds don’t
have as much chance to get to
it) and the other considering
novel methods of reducing
availability of hooks to
seabirds.
The ministry and DOC are
considering
submissions
on the policy and potential
revisions. Fifteen submissions
were received from a range
of submitters, including the
fishing industry, environmental
non-governmental
organisations, conservation
organisations, researchers and
individuals.
MBAS
tsunami
trial
delayed
A mass evacuation trial at
Mercury Bay Area School
planned for today was
postponed on Tuesday after
the school was advised of
unforeseen delays at the
Mercury Bay Multi-Sports
Ground.
Students and staff were
scheduled to trial the school’s
new tsunami evacuation
scheme. In the event of
a significant near-source
tsunami, students and staff
will walk to the sports ground
off Joan Gaskell Dr, in
Whitianga.
Previously,
evacuation,
particularly of junior students,
was by bus.
Another date for the trial
hasn’t been set.
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2 brm with rumpus room, central location, nicely
presented, sea views
Call into our office at 2 Buffalo Beach Road, Whitianga
For more details Ph 07 869 5994 Mob 0274 469 406
HELP, HELP, HELP
Permanent rentals urgently
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Tenants: Rental list changing
constantly, call into office.
Owners: Holiday rentals
required NOW.
Enquires being made now
for next Xmas/New Year.
Don’t leave it too late.
Call into the office
7 The Esplanade, by the
wharf or phone
Geraldine Welford
866 0098 or 021 672 748
[email protected]
Licensed under the REAA 2008
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07 866 4981 or 027 555 6063
Thursday to Sunday
9am-5pm
health & beauty
Licensed Property Manager REAA 2008
or by phone appointment
869 5910
500m up Waitaia Rd, Kuaotunu
WANTED!
Quality homes for quality tenants.
Long term & holiday
Free rental appraisals
Landlords & tenants, for all your
rental requirements:
Call KRISSIE BRAND
Licensed Property Manager
with 11 years local experience
07 866 5824 or 027 273 4420
HANDY to town and school.
2-bedroom house, carport. Ph
866 2442.
STORAGE sheds, Phone 866
5147, mob 0274 722 070.
wanted to rent
WANTED - HOUSE TO
RENT WHITIANGA
BEACH
Two weeks Monday 9 January to
Sunday 22 January
Two double bedrooms,
one twin bedroom, two
bathrooms. Four adults
and 2 children. Trailer boat
parking. Carefull reliable
family - own linen. No pets.
Please phone 04 566 4631
or 04 916 1330 Or email
[email protected]
situations vacant
CLASSIFIED
AD
DEADLINE
4PM
TUESDAY
AVON
Start selling Avon today
It's free to get started
Call Sheryl Galbraith DSM
0508 2866 525 or
[email protected]
THE
LOST SPRING
We are seeking a
person with excellent
customer service skills
and the ability to cook
our poolside/café
menu.
If you have initiative,
enthusiasm and a
strong work ethic
please apply to the
operations manager at
The Lost Spring.
Email operations@
thelostspring.co.nz or
phone 07 866 0456
CASUAL TRUCK
DRIVER
required to operate
6 wheeler truck in
Coroglen area.
Phone Bob 021 248 4171
or 09 236 0387
MERCURY BAY
AMATEUR
SWIMMING CLUB
is seeking expressions of
interest from coaches and
instructors of all levels for
the upcoming season.
A variety of positions are
available.
Please send a letter detailing
relevant experience to:
Mercury Bay Swim Club
PO Box 185
Whitianga 3542.
or phone Kim 866 5896
DON’T PUT UP WITH PAIN - TRY
McTIMONEY HOLISTIC THERAPY
Light, thorough treatment for healthy alignment of bones
CATHERINE CORCORAN
Relaxing whole body treatment with long-lasting benefits
Suitable for all ages
Not a crunch/crack technique
Improves nerve supply
Catherine’s clinic is in Health 2000, 4 Coghill Street
Feel your best
for winter
public notices
ANGLICAN
SERVICES
St. Peter the Fisherman
Mercury Bay
Community Choir
Dundas Street, Whitianga
Sunday Services: 9.30am
3rd Sunday of the month:
All Age Service
ALL WELCOME
●Nutritionist
●Herbalist
●Massage
●Cranial
●Bowen
10am & 6.30pm sunday
crossroad centre
cnr joan gaskell drive & cook drive
Relief and Rebuild,
supporting childhood
illness
Leanne Halliwell
BCApSc, ND, BHSc
church notices
Enquiries Ph 869 5577
Appointments: 866 5899
Enquiries: 867 1995 or 021 210 2438
Fully qualified with over 20 years experience
WHITIANGA NATURAL HEALTH
0274 588 626
Mercury Bay
Co-operating Parish
WORSHIP SERVICES
and Kids Friendly Bible Session
St Andrew’s By the Sea
Community Church
Albert Street Whitianga
9:30 am every Sunday
Sandy Cotman
NZ Registered Midwife
Childbirth Educator
Minister: Rev Mary Petersen
• Home birth specialist
• Personalised ante-natal
and post-natal care
ST PATRICK’S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
FREE ANTE-NATAL CLASS
Campbell Street
Sunday Mass 8.30am
(With Children's Liturgy)
Phone 866 5344
Bach or house
need a tidy up?
10am Sunday Service &
Childrens Programme
112 Cook Drive
Ph 866 4027
cat motel
BUILDER
35 year's
experience can do anything
- big or small
KRISTIN’S BOARDING
CATTERY
Vet nurse, warm, clean,
secure, outdoor run.
Ph 866 4724
Phone Wayne
021 111 0130
lost cat
HARTLEY HOMES
FOOTPRINTS
Carpet & upholstery
cleaning and pest control
Servicing the Coromandel
Peninsula. Call Patrick
7 days 0274 982 185
invites you to sing with them
When: Saturday 10th September 2011 10am - 2pm
Where: Outside Westpac Bank, Albert St. Whitianga.
♦ Plants.
♦ Raffles
♦ Cakes and preserves.
♦ Calendars and Diaries.
All contributions of saleable items greatly received.
Come and join us for our Christmas repertoire,
which will be performed at public concerts in
Whitianga and Thames in December.
Annual Fundraising Stall
THE MERCURY BAY
BOWLING CLUB
wish to thank OPC
Fish and Lobster and
OPC Mussel Factory,
for the sponsorship of
their Annual Seafood
Tournament, their
continued sponsorship is
very much appreciated by
the Mercury Bay Bowling
Club
WHITIANGA
PIGHUNTERS CLUB
would like to thank the
following Whitianga
Businesses for Sponsoring
the Prizes in our Annual
Club Hunt:
Place Makers, Blackjack
Surf, Whitianga Liquor,
Dive Zone, Whitianga
Hardware and Hire,
Safety and Apparel, Betta
Electrical, No Sweat,
Subway, Civic Video,
DoC, Fagans, Paper Plus,
Peninsula Vets, Hooked
on Fishing and Hunting,
Whitianga Sports Centre,
Mainly Blokes, Mercury Bay
Pharmacy, Stunned Mullet,
Master Trade, Longshore
Marine, Funktion, Thirsty
Liquor & Flippers.
Rehearsals are 6pm-8pm Tuesdays
in the Music Room, Mercury Bay
Area School.
Glenese Blake, vocal coach extraordinaire
fromThe Music Shed, Cambridge, is delivering
a day long workshop on voice production
24 September 10am-3pm,
MBAS Music Room, $30.
Come and learn how to get a better
sound out of your instrument.
The Choir is looking for a second pianist.
If you enjoy accompanying and would like
to be involved in a progressive community
organisation, please consider this opportunity.
Phone Jan on 867 1309
MERCURY BAY GAME FISHING CLUB
Notice Of
Annual General Meeting
This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held at
the Clubrooms, 12 The Esplanade, Whitianga
at 4.30pm on Saturday 24 September 2011
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Minutes of the Previous Annual General Meeting
3. President’s Report
4. Financial Statements
5. Results of the Election of Officers and Committee for
ensuing year
6. Appointment of Auditor
7. Notices of Motion
8. General Business
---- BREAK ----followed by Annual Prizegiving at about 6pm
THE CHURCH OP SHOP
Behind St Andrews by the Sea
Church, Owen St
Thurs/Fri/Sat, 9am - 12.30pm
MERCURY BAY
LIBRARY HOURS
Tue, Thu, Fri 9am - 5pm
Wed 9.30am - 5pm
Sat 9am - 12pm
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE
4PM TUESDAY
Tairua Mass Sunday 10.30am
work wanted
Licensed Building Practitioner
Available for all projects
- new homes, alterations,
small jobs
30 years' experience
Phone Darren 0274 529 836
or 866 4997 a/h
MERCURY BAY BRANCH
OF FOREST AND BIRD
Wednesday Mass/Liturgy 12.05pm
OSTEOPATH
Gabriel
Bedford, Whitianga, Mondays.
For appointments ph 07 868
5205.
CAR VALET
Mobile Service
021 046 9113
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♦Commercial
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No job too small
TREE SERVICE
•Dismantling •Felling •Pruning
•Debris removal
•Fully insured •Free quotes
Ph Jeremy Haszard 866 0118
DRESSMAKING, Ph Sue
0274 970 353.
LAWN mowing services.
Onehunga spraying (Prickleweed).
Free quote. Phone 867 1028
or 027 246 1915.
SANDBLASTING. Phone
Phillip 866 5298.
MISSING
silver
tabby
large male since mid-Aug
Whenuakite, Boat Harbour
Rd - SH25 area. Answers to
Lynx. Ph Kylie 07 866 3191.
SMALL grey male tabby cat
with green eyes, missing from
Puriri Place since Monday
15 August. Please phone 866
5895.
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Sports News
Sports News
HUNTING
Whitianga Pighunters Club’s annual hunt
Five pigs were weighed in at the Whitianga Pighunters Club’s annual hunt last month at Wharekaho (Simpsons Beach).
The competition ran over two days, August 20-21. Heaviest pig went to Laurie Monrad and biggest tusks to Colin Matchett.
Results were: Heaviest pig: Laurie Monrad 43.60kg 1, Garrick Simpson, Wayne Watkins 41.50kg 2, Colin Matchett 41.09kg 3;
Biggest tusks: Colin Matchett 1, Garrick Simpson, Wayne Watkins 2, Laurie Monrad 3; Average weight: Colin Harris, Kane Harris,
Terry Howard.
Pighunters at the Whitianga club’s annual hunt: (left-right) Wayne Watkins, Garrick Simpson, Colin Matchett, Laurie Monrad, Kane
Harris, Terry Howard, Spike O’Sullivan, Colin Harris.
BOWLING
Seafood
Tournament
Twenty-eight teams took part
in the Mercury Bay Bowling
Club’s
annual
Seafood
Tournament last month.
The tournament was played
on August 20-21 in sunny
weather and on the club’s new
astrograss green as well as the
grass green.
Team results were:
G Morris, Papakura 1; C
Gawith, Coromandel 2; D
Jensen, Onehunga RSA 3;
M Wright, East Tamaki 4; S
O’Hara, Riverhead 5.
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Community Notices
AA Alcoholics Anonymous
Whenuakite
Hahei Community Library
Aikido
Tues & Thurs 6:15 - 7:00 pm. Wed 11:15 12:00 noon. Beginners welcome.
Ph 866 2248.
Arthritis Support Group
Every Mon, 7pm, Whenuakite School.
3rd Wed month, 1.30pm. Quona 866 4320.
Artists in the Making
A support group for people with disability.
Meeting every Wed and Fri. Ph Anne 866
0032.
Belly Dance Classes
Mon 9am, Town Hall. Ph 867 1995.
Buddhist meeting
MB Shooting Federation
Hahei Tai Chi
Mercury Bay Boating Club
Hall hire, Ph Michelle Sigerist 866 0059.
Sailing enquiries, Ph Russell Chaney 866
4588.
Karate Classes
Every Mon, 7.15pm. Masonic Lodge, Cook
Drive. All welcome. Giorgio 866 2293.
MB Table Tennis Club
Every day except Sun: 10am - noon.
Community Centre. Jenny 866 5168.
Wed-Fri 7.45-8.45am, Hahei Community
Centre.
Cross-training for Rugby, League, Triathlons,
Athletics etc. Develop speed strength &
co-ordination. Adult classes Mon and Wed 6pm,
Town Hall, Whitianga. Ph Mark 027 418 2817.
Kuaotunu Community Hall
For hire: weddings, family get-togethers,
community projects & parties. Also chair &
table rental. Rebecca 869 5334 or 021 0243
1476.
Tue 7-8.30pm. Ph Neera 866 4925.
Coffee & Craft
Tue 10-11.30am, Baptist Church. Ph Selma
866 2935.
Choir
All welcome. Tue 6pm MBAS music room
Performing Arts Centre. Ph Jan 867 1309.
Cooks Beach Indoor Bowls
Every Wed night at the Cooks Beach Hall.
Names in by 7.15, start 7.30pm. Enquiries to
Judy 866 3599 or Carolyn 866 2394.
Coro Clowns
Clowning. Ph 866 1995.
Coroglen Hall
For hire, community projects and gettogethers. Table and chair hire. Ph Heather
866 3804.
Coroglen Playgroup
Fri 10am-12.30pm. All ages welcome.
Gumtown Building behind Coroglen School.
Ph Jessie 866 3983.
Kuaotunu Craft & Social Club
Te Ahi Kaa, Tiki House, 45 Tiki Rd. Assistance,
support, counselling, parenting, problem
solving & information. Confidential & free.
All agencies & self referrals welcome. Ph 866
8558.
Mainly Music
Coromandel Social Services
Forest & Bird Protection Society
Mercury Bay branch. Ph Eve 866 2638 or Gay
866 2986.
Freemasons
Lodge Whitianga No 443 regular meeting,
4th Tue, 7.30pm. Refectory available for hire.
Visitors welcome. John 866 5473.
Hahei Bridge Club
Tue 12noon, Hahei Community Centre. Tuition
available. Annette 866 3110.
Every Mon 1-4pm, Kuaotunu Hall. All
welcome. Library open. Ph Lia Kregting 866
2054.
Kuaotunu Flea Market
Last Sun month. $5 stalls, limited tables. All
proceeds to Kuaotunu Fire Brigade. Ph Tania
866 4734 or Treen 866 4865 to book stall.
Kuaotunu Kindergarten
Irishtown Road Kuaotunu Ph 866 0094 Fax
866 0095 Email: kuaotunu.kindergarten@
xtra.co.nz.
Kuaotunu Library
Open Mon 1-4pm, Kuaotunu Hall.
Kuaotunu Playgroup
Mon, 9.30-12.30, Kuaotunu Hall. All ages,
all welcome. Bring extra clothes, piece of
fruit, $1. Natelle 866 5332.
Literacy Aotearoa Hauraki
Free confidential service with tutors trained to
help with adult reading/spelling/maths. Gaye
868 6908.
Fun for pre-schoolers & their carers at St
Andrews by the Sea every Thur from 10am,
during school terms.
Mercury Bay Aero Club
Trial flights, flying training, aircraft models &
speedway. Contact office Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri.
2-5pm, Tue 9am-4pm. Ph 866 5128.
Mercury Bay Archery
Behind the Moewai Park playground, South
Highway. Ph 07 911 2006 or 021 843 860.
Mercury Bay Badminton Club
Each Wed 9.30-11am, Town Hall, beginners &
new members welcome. Enq 866 4588.
Mercury Bay Bridge Club
MB Cancer Support Group
Books wanted. Please phone Terri 866 2667 or
Pam 866 5524.
MB Forget Me Not Support Group
Caring for people with memory loss. 3rd Wed
month, Whitianga Social Services, 2 Cook Dr,
1pm. Linda 866 4514.
MB Golf Club
Men’s day Wed 11.30, Sat 10.30am. Ladies
day Wed 9am, non members welcome. Ladies
9-hole golf Thur 9am. Ph 866 5479.
MB Gym & Fitness Centre
All enquiries to Bess 866 5277.
MB Genealogy Society
10am-12noon & 2-4pm, 3rd Tue month
(except Dec) Masonic Lodge, 68 Cook Drive.
Ph Joanne 866 3787.
MB Gymnastics Club
Ph Shelley 866 2411.
MB Health Support Group
A group of people with heart, diabetes, kidney
& other medical conditions. We meet 1st Thur
each month, 1.30pm. Ph Wendy 867 1333.
Mercury Bay Museum
Open every day, 10am to 4pm. Ph 866 0730.
MB Indoor Bowling Club
Club nights, Thurs 7.30pm, the Town Hall
Whitianga. Ph Pat 866 4311 or Alan 866 4024.
Mercury Bay Junior Rugby Club
Ph Katarina 866 3904 / 027 265 5004
MB Kindergarten
A resource-based interactive environment
which develops children’s skills to provide a
foundation for future learning. Ph 866 5303.
MB Outdoor Bowling Club
Club days Thur & Sat 1pm start at MB Bowling
Club, Cook Drive. Ph Ross Wood 867 1118 or
Pam Phillips 866 5908.
2nd Sun each month, the Range behind 309
Road quarry. Ph 869 5111.
MB Squash Club
Contact Trish Graves 866 4003.
Tue, 9.30am, Town Hall. New members most
welcome. All levels of skill. Ph Laurie 866
2141.
Mercury Bay Tennis Club
Club Tennis Thur 6pm. New members
welcome. Ph Trish 866 4186.
MB Women’s Institute
2nd Thur each month, all welcome. Contact
Sylvia 866 5699.
MB Woolcraft Group
Wh Scottish Country Dance Club
Every Mon, 7pm, Town Hall Supper Room. Ph
866 5802 or 866 3081.
Whitianga Senior Citizens
Each Mon, Town Hall, 1pm. Cards, bowls,
rummicub, scrabble, raffles & afternoon tea.
55+s most welcome. Contact Jeanette 866
2117 or Neville 867 1153.
Whitianga Social Services
Victim Support
Mon to Fri 9am-4.30pm, 2 Cook Drive. Family
Wellbeing, Budgeting, OSCAR After School &
Holiday programmes, Friday Club for Over
55s, Elderly support, Counselling, Careers
Advice. Ph 866 4476 for further information.
Well Child Checks
Meets MB Bowling Club Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri
9-10am. Visitors welcome. Karen 866 5289 or
Jolene 866 2406.
TM Group Meeting
Ph 867 1995.
Transition Town Whitianga
Visit www.whitiangafutures.blogspot.com
Whitianga Toy Library
Ostomates Group
For 0-5 yr olds, contact for Whitianga area
866 5280 or 867 1274. Coromandel/Colville
area 866 8729.
Wed 9:30-12:00, during school terms,
at Hahei Community Hall. Email
[email protected] for
more information.
Fortnightly tramps. Ph T Riddle. Ph 869 5361.
Licensed & chartered early childhood
education centre. Pre-schoolers 0-5 yrs. Ph
866 3360 or 866 2921.
Meet for dinner last Wed of each month. For
further info ph Jenny 867 1924.
Movie nights at Monkey House Theatre, 18
Coghill St. Email monkeyhousetheatre@
gmail.com for more info.
Those with a colostomy or ileostomy interested
in meeting once a month. Ph Wendy 867 1333.
People Relying On People Inc.
Support meetings, 1st Tue of month. 1.30pm
- 3pm at St Andrews by the Sea. Ph 0800
127 359.
Primal Youth
Thur nights. 13 plus years. Please pick teens
up from ferry 9.30pm. Contact Liz 0275 869
400.
Scrapbags Patchwork & Quilting
Whenuakite Area Play Group
Whenuakite Country Kids
Whitianga Art Group
Every Wed, 9am - 3pm. St Peters Church
lounge, Dundas St. Contact Vicki Tomalin
867 1952.
Art Centre, School Rd. Every Thur 1.30-4pm,
Fri 10am-4pm. Do your own work or follow
tuition, classes, courses. Drawing, water colour,
acrylics, oils. Ph Mary 866 4960.
1st Wed each month, 2-10pm onwards.
Contact J Lilley 866 3787.
Moewai Rd, Whitianga. Contact The Bike Man
866 0745.
Scrapbooking - Coroglen Hall
Senior Net - Whitianga Inc
Whitianga Bike Park
Whitianga Country Music Club
Stella Evered Memorial Park
Variety concert, every 3rd Sun of month, Town
Hall, Monk St, 12.30-4pm. Everyone welcome.
Ph 867 1790 or 867 1153.
Stitch & Chat Group
Every Saturday 9am-1pm beside Taste Cafe.
Local produce.
Taputapuatea Waka Ama Club
Meets 2nd Tue of the month at 1pm for shared
lunch and meeting at members homes. Ph
Jenny Stephenson, 866 4146.
Computer classes for over 50s. Contact Lorna
Russell 866 4215.
Meet Tue fortnightly 1.30-4pm, St Peter the
Fisherman Church, Dundas St. Ph Maureen
866 4010.
Tue, 7.30pm, St Peters Church, Dundas Street.
All levels welcome. Ph Joan 866 0255.
Youth activities 14-23 yrs old. Contact Neera
Giri 021 776 039 or 866 4925.
Ph Brenda 866 4917.
Monkey House Community Theatre
MB Patchwork & Quilting
MB Scrabble Club
The Koru Dojo
Aikido - Tues & Thurs 6:15 - 7:00 pm. Wed
11:15 - 12:00 noon. Beginners welcome.
Ph 866 2248.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award
Whitianga Probus Club
Whitianga Tai Chi Club
Open 8am to 7pm. Free access end of Lees Rd
or across Purangi River.
1st & 3rd Tue, 2nd & 4th Sat, 10am - 4pm. Art
rooms, School Rd. Judy Connell 866 4980.
Flax weaving, Coroglen Hall fortnightly
9-3pm. Ph Fiona Illingworth 866 3779 for
more info.
0800 842 846 (free phone 24hr), 0274 527
305 (24hr), 07 867 9614 Thames office
9am - 3pm daily.
1st & 3rd Wed each month, 9.30am - 1pm,
Town Hall Supper Room. Betty 867 1233.
MBAS PTA
Meeting 1st Tue of month in staffroom at
7.30pm. All welcome. Ph 866 5916.
Te Roopu Raranga O Whitianga
Outrigger canoeing. For more information
contact Seaton 0274 660 552, Joe 866 5323
/0272 962 581, Black 866 0508/0274 897 736.
Whitianga Farmer's Market
Whitianga Garden Club
Whitianga Playcentre
Tue, Wed, Thur 9am-12pm. Ages 0-6yrs. Free
play for all, parent support & education. Ph
027 285 9016.
Open Fri 9am-12pm, Isabella St, all welcome.
Ph 869 5951.
Whitianga Tramping Group
Whitianga Walking Group
Meets Mon & Thur at i-Site, 9am. All welcome.
Ph Laurie 866 2141.
Whitianga Women Unlimited
World Dance
Kuaotunu hall - last Monday of month 7pm.
Ph 867 1995.
Wiccan
Are you interested in Wiccan. Monthly
meetings please txt 021 975 157.
GOLF
FOOTBALL
MB women Mini Kickers enjoy the benefits of coaching from senior players
Mercury Bay women played a
stableford round last week in
two divisions.
Results were:
First Division: Chris Fox
1, Debbie Holmes 2, Jenny
Layton 3; Second Division:
Pam Holland 1, Munin Tonsri
2, Ann Blair 3, Ann Kerkhof
4, Maria Duxfield 5, Diane
Eccles 6; nearest the pin on
No 4: Bridget Mackereth;
nearest the pin in two on
No 10: Ann Kerkhof, Two:
Bridget Mackereth.
Mercury Bay Mini Kickers
travelled to Tairua on Saturday
to play the final game of the
season. After an exciting first
half in which both teams
traded goals the half-time
score was 3 all. Tairua returned
with all guns blazing and
scored 4 unanswered goals in
the second half to win 7 – 3.
Coach Emily Hotham says the
kids are awesome to coach and
she has a great time watching
them develop their skills.
It’s her second season
coaching the young players
for the Mercury Bay Football
Club.
“I play for the open girls
football team, the Magic, and
thought it would be fun and a
MB men
Wednesday’s honours were
shared by Lee Hall and Bryan
Warwick with 40 stablefords.
Other results were:
Osman Emer 39 2; Gary
Wheeler, Bob Pawson 38 3=.
Twos: Gary Wheeler, Bryan
Warwick. Naga: Gordon
Honeybun.
The first round of the club
championships was played
on Saturday. The day’s results
were best gross in each
division.
In Division I, new member
Hayden Payne had a great
round which included three
eagles for a score of 67.
Johnnie Stieller had 71.
Other results were:
Division II: Bryan Warwick
81, Ken George 82.
Division III: Mike Smith, Gary
Wheeler and Leon Courtenay
were equal on 89.
Division IV: Muzz Bennett
94, Tom Coysh 97.
Longest
drive,
senior:
Johnnie Stieller, junior: David
Langdon. Nearest the pin,
senior: Johnnie Stieller, junior:
Shane Hardy. Naga: Bill
McLean.
Twos: Kelly Barson, Hayden
Payne, Mike Smith, Bryan
Warwick.
Bridge
Coromandel
Mercury Bay Mini Kickers: Back row (left-right) Jayden
Oliver (coach) Emily Hotham (coach); middle row (left-right)
Christopher Ellison, Sean Daniel Smith, Tama Tregida,
Sebastian Ross, Will Russell; front row (left-right) Jacob Lees,
Dylan Walters-Beadle, Logan Gubb (coach), Max Davenhill,
Michael Armour. Absent: Rhys Hoyland, Cory Farrell.
RUGBY
5th grade boys can be proud Fleming Shield win
of their season's efforts
Although the team was
defeated in the grand final
on Saturday all the 5th Grade
boys can be proud of their
efforts over a long and difficult
season.
They were beaten 19 – 29 by
a very good Thames team that
had the benefit of playing a
lot of rugby together over the
last month. The Bay had just
one game in the last six weeks
and the difference in team
confidence,
organisation,
structure and discipline was
plain to see.
However, the determination,
commitment and skill from
many of the Bay players could
not be questioned and players
like Jayden Tegg, Joe Cooke,
Kobi Abrahamsom, Angus
Arthur, James Hunter, Matty
Balfour, Max Wirihana and
Marcus Save gave the team a
core of very talented athletes
who all performed week in
week out.
In the final analysis however, a
good team with a large squad
will always beat a team that
has good players but struggles
for numbers and is forced to
play boys in positions they are
not confident in.
Thanks for the season must
also go to the committed
boys and parents of the six
Coromandel players who
travelled to Whitianga for
training and games and
without whom there would
have been no Mercury Bay
team.
Coromandel Bridge Club
played the fifth round of the
Individual Championships on
August 29.
Results were:
David Stone and Ischelle
Stevenson 60.42 1, Pat Mitchell
and Dianne Parkinson 55.21 2,
Val MacDonald and Dorothy
Lodge, David Brown and Joan
Van Oosterom 53.13 3=.
Jayden Tegg received two
awards from the Thames
Valley Rugby Union, which
were voted on by the coaches
of all the 5th Grade teams in
the competition. He received
the Best and Fairest Player
award and the Best AllRound 5th grade player, both
prestigious awards rewarding
an outstanding rugby player.
Many thanks also to all the
parents and supporters who
assisted the team this season.
Some of the team members
like Kobi Abrahamsom and
Joe Cooke are leaving to
attend other schools out of
the area next year and we wish
these boys success in all their
future endeavours.
Ed Mojlin
A combined side from
Mercury Bay, Waihi and
Whangamata has won the
Thames Valley Rugby Union’s
Fleming Shield this year.
The 5th and 6th grade players
won four out of the six games
in last month’s competition,
coming top of the table,
despite never practising as a
team.
Mercury Bay players were; Joe
Cooke, Jayden Tegg, Mathew
Balfour,
Max
Wirihana,
Marcus Save and Kees
Murray. The side was coached
by Calven Wirihana.
Jayden Tegg and Mathew
Balfour also played in the
winning Te Aroha team in the
Flemming Shield last year.
Joe Cooke, Jayden Tegg,
Mathew
Balfour,
Kobi
Abrahamson
and
Max
Wirihana have been picked in
the first selection of the Roller
Mills team for 2011.
Winners of this year’s Fleming Shield, Combined
Mercury Bay, Waihi, Whangamata Team.
Photo by Ian Tegg.
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great idea to give back to the
community and pass on some
of my knowledge of soccer
to the younger generation.
Soccer is such a great sport
for all children, size doesn’t
matter.”
This season she’s been helped
by other senior players,
including Logan Gubb and
Jayden Oliver and 9th grade
coach Paul Scott set up all the
team’s games.
Mini kickers’ manager Simon
Russell says he’s very grateful
to the senior players for
running the Thursday training
sessions.
The team has shown great
improvement throughout the
season, he says.
Please make
sure you get
weekend sports
results to us by
MIDDAY
MONDAY
Mercury Bay player Jayden Tegg in action on Saturday.
A big field of competitors
faced the gruelling challenge
of the 12th Coromandel
Classic event on the weekend.
Thirty-seven individuals and
46 teams took part in the twoday event, which started in
Thames on Saturday morning
with a 22km cycle to the end
of the Kaueranga Valley Rd.
Competitors then ran up past
the Pinnacles, onto the summit
and then down to Coroglen
before a 17km kayak to Cooks
Beach, followed by a 28km
cycle to Tairua.
On Sunday, the course
included a 15km kayak
to Hikuai, 30km cycle to
Whangamata, 21km run over
the range to Marototo and a
30km cycle back to Thames.
Winner of the Men’s Open
was New Zealand mountainrunning representative James
Coubrough, from Lower Hutt
in 9:54:20. Troy Harold won
the Veteran Men’s event in
11:42:48 and Rachel Cashin
took the Open Women’s event
in 11:48:41.
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Photographer Lia Priemus spotted this mother duck and her dozen little ducklings as she walked past the Whitianga Marina last Thursday.
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