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Welcome to the
TAMAHERE VISTA
May 2015
It has been a busy month and we had a very successful Residents’
Association AGM. 69 people attended the meeting and 16 sent their
apologies. Noel Turner and Tony Andrews retired from the Committee
and they will both be sorely missed. Two new members were elected and
they are Helen McKinnon and Ken Webster – welcome to you both.
What a wonderful event the Bollywood Dinner was and our
congratulations go to Colin for his endurance (and to Sandy for her patience). It was a
great meal and Shri was a fabulous MC and auctioneer. Thanks to all the catering staff
and everyone else who was involved.
It’s good to see Judy back from her overseas trip and we look forward to hearing all
about it.
We warmly welcome the following residents
published:
Bill & Margaret Love
Marina Evans
Anne Bunney
Bruce & Colleen Potter
to our village since the last Vista was
Villa 60
Villa 93
Villa 95
Villa 97
Jean Robertson, Editor
JUDY’S COLUMN
Well, after returning from a wonderful three week trip to the USA, I am a little out
of touch with activities that happened during the first part of April! I trust that you
enjoyed the Performing Arts group, the presentation about Living Stories, an outing
to Operatunity and the Friday Fling. Special thanks to Debbie for keeping up with
the weekly reminder notices and to Committee Members who assisted with set
ups and tidy ups for gatherings.
April ended with the monthly Happy Hour in the Community Centre and an outing to the Tree
Church and Labyrinth Garden at Ohaupo.
What is planned for May?
We will have two concerts from the University of Waikato Performing Arts students, on Wednesday 6
May and Wednesday 20 May.
As an added bonus, we are having a group of third year Theatre Studies
students come in on Wednesday 13 May to perform an hour of excerpts from
the musical play “Oh What a Lovely War” by Joan Littlewood and Theatre
Workshop. This was a very famous British "musical play" in the 1960s (and
subsequently also a popular movie). All the music is original British musical hall
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(from WWI, some made more well known by WWII) so MANY of the tunes will be familiar. Songs in
this musical include:
Long Way to Tipperary
Row Row Row (Johnny Jones)
Pack up Your Troubles
Roses of Picardy
I'll Make a Man Out of You
Chanson de Craonne
Oh It's a Lovely War
Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser
Hold Your Hand Out Naughty Boy
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Your King and Your Country
and many, many more.......
Our outing for the month is on Friday 8 May, when we will go to the Tivoli Cinema in Cambridge to
see “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”. This will be followed by a light lunch at the Cinema.
“As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy – posing a rooming
predicament for two fresh arrivals – Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second
hotel.”
Friday Fling will take place on Friday 15 May.
On Thursday 21 May we have Guest Speaker, local author Barry Lafferty, who will speak about his
book “Frankton: From Farm to Inner City”.
This “coffee table book”, which includes over 100 historic photos, has proved very
popular since its launch last September. Mr Lafferty has been told by many older
readers, that the book takes them on a nostalgic journey down memory lane and has
even brought some to tears. He has given numerous talks to senior citizens during
the past six months. Positive feedback from audiences indicates this local history
lesson is popular with long term and short term Hamiltonians alike.
Supplies are now limited, but residents wishing to purchase a personally signed book will be able to
buy one directly from Barry after his talk. Price is $40.
Our monthly Happy Hour will take place on Friday 29 May.
As well as the regular happenings, please make note in your calendars of upcoming events of
interest, and keep an eye on noticeboards (outside the Community Centre and in the hallway of
Rimu Apartments).
Remember that there is a Saturday Night Movie being screened at 6.30pm in the
Activities Room (Rest Home building). Details of the movie each week are posted on
the door of the Chapel. Village residents are welcome to attend, and an ice-cream is
available for $1 (charged to your account).
From time to time I receive advertising and flyers about events in the local area which may be of
interest. Please check the noticeboards (as above) regularly for these too.
Wednesday 6 May: Performing Arts Concert (CC) 2.30pm
Friday 8 May: Outing to Tivoli Cinema, Cambridge – “The Second Best Exotic Marigold
Hotel” + light lunch $16.50 Depart 10.00am for 10.30am screening
Wednesday 13 May: Theatre/Music Concert – excerpts from “Oh What a Lovely War” (CC)
2.30pm
Friday 15 May: Friday Fling/Movie and Pizza (CC) 4.00pm
Wednesday 20 May: Performing Arts Concert (CC) 2.30pm
Thursday 21 May: Guest Speaker: Author Barry Lafferty (CC) 2.30pm
Friday 29 May: Happy Hour (CC) 3.00pm
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VILLAGE MANAGER’S COLUMN
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"I always knew looking back on the tears would make me laugh, but I never
knew looking back on the laughs would make me cry" - Unknown
I need to start with a bit of an issue that has been concerning me,
along with a number of residents. The driving speed limit in the village is 10 km and it
is clear that a number of people, including residents, staff and visitors, are exceeding
this. The speed limit is there for a number of reasons - the principal one being the age
and lack of mobility of some of our residents. An accident that happened in the car
park last year resulted in a person being hurt and the police laying charges against the
driver. The police treat the driveways at Tamahere as part of the roadway in the event of injuries.
Please slow down when you are driving in the village.
I wish to publicly acknowledge the work that Jason carried out in his role as Maintenance Supervisor.
I am missing him around the place, as no doubt a number of you are. We are trialling a system of
increasing the gardeners’ hours to see if they can do both gardening and maintenance, in what I am
calling a caretaking function, over the next 6 weeks. As part of this change the old maintenance
paper based books are being replaced by a computer based spreadsheet system. Could you please
bear with us as we make this significant change in the way we deliver services to you. We will make
errors on the way through and I ask that if you feel your issue is not being dealt with in a timely way
please drop me a line or come to see me in my office. We believe the changes will result in a better
service once we have ironed out the kinks that will abound.
You have had the elections for your Residents’ Association and as a result two of the
residents have come onto the committee and two have retired. I would like to
thank the outgoing committee for the relationship that we have built up over the
last year and for their hard work on your behalf. I would like to welcome the new
committee members to their roles and hope that your time on the Association’s
controlling body is a fruitful and rewarding one.
David McGeorge
CHONEL’S GARDEN ADVICE FOR MAY
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Winter is coming… The wild weather has arrived, and growth in the
garden slows down from now. But there are still plenty of winter jobs to be done,
and much preparation for the next growing season.
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Protect… Your tender plants from the cold biting wind, heavy rain and
frosty snaps. Pull pots under the eaves, and close to the warmth of the house. Stake
tall plants, or any plants that look as though the wind may catch them. Cover tender plants with frost
cloth on cold, crisp nights. And don’t forget to protect everything from the ravaging slugs and snails
out in the wet weather.
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Plant… Get your spring greens in the ground now. That includes peas. Plant broad beans,
broccoli, cabbage, caulis, celery, kale, leeks, lettuce, parsley, silver beet, spinach,
swedes, and turnips. Sow carrots, and peas. Flowers to plant now include alyssum,
calendula, candy tuft, cineraria, cyclamen, dianthus, pansies, polyanthus, primula, and
violas. Tulip bulbs can be planted now, if you’ve given them a good rest in the fridge for
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the last 4-6 weeks. Most shrubs and trees can be planted now. We recommend azaleas for their
gorgeous flowers that bring the spring garden to life!
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Feed… Winter roses (Hellebores), with a sprinkle of general fertiliser. They are preparing to
flower all winter, spring, and through to summer again.
Brassicas like broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower, all love a bit of calcium rich fertiliser. Try saving
your egg shells, leave to dry, then crush. Sprinkle these around your brassicas for lovely strong
plants.
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Divide… Clumps of healthy perennials can be divided up and repotted now, or popped back in
the ground. While you have them, pull off any dead or rotten parts, prune out dead wood, and spray
with a little bug spray before replanting.
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Rainy day jobs… Clean up old pots, tools, and sharpen spades, secateurs,
hedge clippers etc. Go through old seed, throw out expired seed and make a list of
fresh seed to buy. Clean out the shed. Pick up dead leaves around hydrangeas. Make
deciduous cuttings. Buy new plant labels.
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Make Leaf Compost… Leaf compost is the easiest, tidiest, least smelly compost to make. It
is also high in humus, is light and free draining, making it ideal for garden fertility, and for
encouraging composting worms into your soil.
Rake up deciduous tree leaves, and fill a black plastic rubbish bag. Tie. Poke ‘breathing’ holes around
the bag, and put in a nice dry, warm place. Forget about it, until spring. Pour all over your garden
before planting, and dig in. 
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Get involved… Arbour day, Friday May 29 . Every year, to mark Arbour Day, the Hamilton
City Council hosts a mass planting event at Waiwhakareke Heritage Park, directly across from the
Hamilton Zoo.
This is a massive event, with thousands of volunteers from all over the Waikato, who
come to regenerate a section of paddock with supplied native tree seedlings. Each
person may plant as many trees as they like, or can, depending on how fast the trees all
get planted (many hands make very light work!)
There are light refreshments supplied to all volunteers, and a formal address by the Mayor. And, all
volunteers may take a native seedling of their choice home at the end. This would be a lovely
contribution to our wonderful native gully. You would need to be steady footed on hilly terrain, and
take wet weather clothing, gum boots, and a spade. And a nice hot thermos of tea would be very
sensible indeed! If this is something you believe you would enjoy being part of, please see Chonel,
Andrew or Simon.
Happy Winter Gardening!
It was the last District Court sitting before Christmas and the judge was in a merry mood
as he asked the prisoner “What are you charged with?” “Doing my Christmas shopping
early” replied the defendant. “That’s not an offence!” said the judge. “How early were
you doing your shopping?”. “About 4 hours before the store opened.”
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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR “NEW LOOK”
HAIRDRESSING SALON?
We are very fortunate to have two experienced hairdressers
here in the village and, although the residents in the Home
use the salon regularly, many of us within the Village are not
aware of the services they offer.
Both Carol (left) and Sue (right) have been hair stylists for
many years and are able to provide a whole range of services
to both men and women at prices which are great value for
money. At the present time Carol is available on Mondays and Tuesdays, and Sue on Wednesdays
and Thursdays. Their prices are:
Ladies’ Cut
Shampoo & Set
Cut/Shampoo/Set or blow wave
Colour (short hair)
Foils (short hair)
Perm
$17.00
$17.00
$34.00*
$80.00 (negotiable)
$80.00 (negotiable)
$68.00
Men’s Cut
(thin hair)
$10.00
$ 5.00
*For the month of May Carol and Sue are offering a special on ladies cuts, shampoo and set at
$30.00.
Why not call the salon for a consultation or to make an appointment on 856 5162,
extension 834, and have a cuppa while you’re there.
(Recently I had minor medical surgery on my arm and needed to keep it dry for several days and
didn’t know how I was going to cope washing my hair. I rang the salon and spoke to Sue, who was
very happy to wash and dry my hair for me at a cost of $5.00, which I thought was marvellous!).
Jean, Editor
FROM THE RESIDENTS’ COMMITTEE
It was most pleasing to see such a good attendance at our village Annual
General Meeting. Thank you for attending and it was a chance for you to
meet the members of the Committee nominated by you for the next twelve
months. As a committee we will endeavour to attend to your concerns
and needs as fellow residents. The address from our CEO, Louis Fick, and
the Trust’s Statutory Supervisor were appreciated.
Check out your heating devices as we head into the winter months – so
important to keep warm and comfortable in winter. An occasional cuddle
or hug must not be forgotten!
Graham Goodwin, Chairperson
A young boy said to his mother “How old were you when I was born? His mother replied, “23”.
“Wow” said the boy, “that’s a lot of time we missed spending together”.
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FROM OUR VILLAGE NURSE
Just a reminder regarding ‘flu vaccinations. Unfortunately, we are
unable to offer these this year and you will need to go to your medical
centre, where they are free of charge. Some pharmacies are also offering
this service (Hillcrest Pharmacy not as yet).
I will be away from 29th April, returning to work on 11th May. Any nursing or medical
issues should be referred to the Rest Home nurse and any other concerns to David.
Debbie
SOME NEWS FROM OUR HOSPITALITY MANAGER
Vinay More (to be pronounced “VEE-Nay More-Aye” or just
“VeeNay” has joined team us as “Hospitality Assistant”.
Vinay comes from an international food and beverage background.
He has worked in large hotels such as the Inter-Continental, Holiday
Inn and Ascot in London and Cambridge while gaining his post-graduation
diploma in Hotel Management from Ealing, Hammersmith and West London
College. In Mumbai, India he was part of the Häagen Dazs group. He is currently
persuing a Master in Business and Management at the University of Waikato.
Vinay was working with the Phoenix Group Ltd (Smith & McKenzie
Restaurant) as a food and beverage staff member before he chose to
join our organisation on 7th of April 2015. Vinay will be working in
the Laundry area as well as a Barista in our Cherry Blossom Café.
Vinay is married to Praachi.
Please join me in welcoming Vinay to our team.
Shri
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE CHERRY BLOSSOM CAFÉ?
Why not celebrate Mother’s Day lunch at the café on Sunday 10th May? This
will include glazed ham, mustard and pineapple, dauphinoise potatoes,
steamed vegetables and green salad, to be followed by passion fruit cheesecake and tea and
freshly brewed coffee. The cost is $18.00 per person and bookings should be made at the
café before 7th May.
Please also note on your calendars that the café will be closed on Saturday 20th June for a
fund raising event being organised by Diabetes NZ. A hundred people are expected and
parking will be at a premium.
Husband: “Whenever I get mad at you, you never seem to get upset. How do you manage to
control your temper?” Wife: “I just go and clean the toilet”. Husband: “How does that help?”
Wife: “I use your toothbrush!”
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Before
During
HAIR RAISING
“Thank you” to all the staff and residents who
have sponsored me for Hospice Waikato. What
a journey we have been on together and what a
generous lot of people there are at Tamahere
Eventide.
It started on 1st January until “shearing time” on
11th April. This was done at a Bollywood dinner
and so many of you attended a fabulous meal
and auction.
A big “thank you” to Jean, Carole, Louis and Shri
for your tremendous support during the 16
weeks. The final figure raised for Hospice was
$5,000 and I’m blown away by your generosity.
And after
SOME WORDS OF WISDOM FROM DULCIE
With summer coming to a close it is time to re-think our fitness and
exercise routines. As a Village resident you have FREE access to our small
gym, Mon-Fri, 8.30am-4pm, and this is the perfect place to bring your
exercise indoors and out of the coming wind, rain and cold.
The gym is located easily down the hall from the main Rest Home reception. If you don’t
want to come inside the Rest Home, the external door is approximately 10m to the east of
the main reception/foyer doors … come and find it!
If you really don’t want to come to the gym, I take group exercise
classes at the Community Centre on a Monday morning. 8.45am is
our balance class – can you fly like superman?? Or 10.30am is our
‘sit and be fit’ class – don’t be fooled by the name, it can be harder
than it looks
I, Dulcie Pritchard, am your personal trainer and can be found in and around the gym
during the day. I am always happy to help with any injuries, rehabilitations or general
fitness questions you may have. I trained at Massey University in Palmerston North
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completing a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science and I am happy to share with you
In the meantime, keep up the movements:
Exercise classes, bowls, indoor bowls, snooker, explore around the
grounds (do you know where the feijoa hedge is??), the exercise
bike, our arm weights, sit/stand/sit/stand …. oh the possibilities!
I look forward to seeing you all moving around the village!
Dulcie Pritchard
When I was at the checkout and ready to pay for my groceries, the cashier said “strip
down, facing me”. Making a mental note so I could complain to the local police about
this security stuff, I did as she instructed.
After all the shrieking and hysterical remarks finally subsided, I found out she was
referring to how I should position my credit card in the slot of the reader. I’ve
unfortunately also been asked to shop elsewhere in the future.
They need to make their instructions a little clearer for seniors. I hate this getting older
stuff!
NOW HERE’S A MESSAGE FOR “WANNABE SINGERS”
Our village choir is ready to start its next concert programme. Do you
secretly or openly love singing? We have room for you! We do not hold
auditions, but if you can sing in tune (and nearly everyone can), why not
join us? We sing with three sections – sopranos, altos and male – but a
lot of our work is in unison.
This year we have had an invitation to join in a programme with a similar choir at
Summerset Village, singing some things together, and some that we sing separately. (We
will have a bright selection of Songs from the Shows).
New Zealand men are especially shy about singing (watch the All Blacks tackle the National
Anthem!). We have a special welcome for You (and not in the front row). We practise in the
chapel on Tuesdays at 3.30 pm.
If you are curious and not sure whether this is your thing, come along on a
Tuesday and sit in the back of the chapel and see what’s going on up front.
Anne Griffiths is our lively conductor and I do the accompanying.
Please contact Anne or myself for further information.
Len Schroeder (856 1398)
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HERE ARE THE NEWLY ELECTED RESIDENTS’ COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Graham Goodwin
Chairperson
856 5952
Ann Hartstone
839 9082
Helen McKinnon
843 7937
Carole Fleming
Secretary/Treasurer
856 4052
Jean Robertson
856 9269
Gladys Lambert
856 3272
Ken Webster
856 3711
Helen Periam
856 8257
David McIsaac (Rimu Rep)
859 1601
I would like to thank Ana-Maria Richardson for her continued sponsorship
of this newsletter, and Mark and Meg Bacchas for all the support they
provide to members of the Scooter Club each month.
(Editor)
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Tamahere Retirement Village – May 2015 Activities
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Sunday Roasts may be
subject to change due to
unavoidable
circumstances
3 ROAST OF THE DAY:
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Sat
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2
10.00 Ladies Group/CC
10.30 Catholic Mass/C
10.00 Golf
6.30 Movie/AR
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8.45 Balance Class/CC
10.30 Sit & Be Fit/CC
4.00 Chapel Service led by 1.00 Games & Snooker/CC
Liz Lightfoot
1.30 Trish entertains/C
CAFÉ CLOSED
9.30 Lawn Bowls
10.00 Shopping Chartwell
1.30 Hilda shows slides/C
3.30 Choir Practice
9.30 Men’s Gym/Gym
9.30 Lawn Bowls
10.00 Shopping New World 11.00 Bible Discussion/C
2.30 Performing Arts/CC
7.00 Snooker/CC
10.00 Ladies Group/CC
10.00 Cinema Outing
10.30 Peter Knowles/C
10.00 Golf
10.30 Catholic Commn/C
6.30 Movie/AR
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PORK
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15
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8.45 Balance Class/CC
10.30 Sit & Be Fit/CC
4.00 Chapel Service led by 1.00 Games & Snooker/CC
Rev Colin Neal
1.30 Geoff Walker/C
CAFÉ CLOSED
9.30 Lawn Bowls
1.00 Cards etc/St Stephens
1.30 BBC Trio/C
3.30 Choir Practice
9.30 Men’s Gym/Gym
9.30 Lawn Bowls
10.00 Shopping New World 11.00 Bible Discussion/C
10.00 CCCC/CC
1.30 Margaret Love/C
2.30 Music Concert/CC
7.00 Snooker/CC
10.00 Ladies Group/CC
1.30 Louise Henry/C
4.00 Friday Fling/CC,
movie and pizza
10.00 Golf
1.30 Phoenix Players/C
6.30 Movie/AR
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MOTHER’S DAY
Special Lunch
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Fri
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19
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8.45 Balance Class/CC
10.30 Sit & Be Fit/CC
4.00 Chapel Service led by 1.00 Games & Snooker/CC
Rev Jo Durrant
CAFÉ CLOSED
9.30 Lawn Bowls
10.00 Shopping Chartwell
1.30 Ken & Tipi/AR
3.30 Choir Practice
9.30 Men’s Gym/Gym
9.30 Lawn Bowls
10.00 Shopping New World 11.00 Bible Discussion/C
11.00 Communion Serv/C 2.30 Barry Lafferty/CC
2.30 Performing Arts/CC
7.00 Snooker/CC
10.00 Ladies Group/CC
1.30 Anna Stonnell/C
10.00 Golf
10.30 Catholic Commn/C
6.30 Movie/AR
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27
29
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10.00 Ladies Group/CC
3.00 Happy Hour/CC
10.30 Peter Knowles
10.00 Golf
2.00 Scooter Club
6.30 Movie/AR
LAMB
CHICKEN
Dulcie away
9.30 Lawn Bowls
1.00 Games & Snooker/CC 3.30 Choir Practice
4.00 Chapel Service led by 1.30 Country Variety/C
Rev Ellen Bernstein
CAFÉ CLOSED
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Dulcie away
9.30 Lawn Bowls
10.00 Shopping New World 11.00 Bible Discussion/C
10.00 CCCC/CC
1.30 Danny Savage/C
7.00 Snooker/CC
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C=Chapel, CC=Community Centre
AA=Activities Room in Home. You are welcome to attend these and for more information please see notice in Eventide reception.
PORK
4.00 Chapel Service led by CCCC=Coffee & Chat with Colin the Chaplain
Rev Matafonua Langi
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