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THE COROMANDEL
The Peninsula Post  14 July 2011 Page 1
14 July 2011 Number 172
Peninsula Post
ISSN 1176-564X
covering the top half of the Coromandel Peninsula
independently published
Storm battered yacht meets a sorry end...
A 39ft concrete Ferris yacht, which has been sailed around the world, met a sorry end
in Flaxmill Bay this week. The moored yacht came adrift last week and ended up
fatally damaged. Donovan & Son Contractors hauled the boat, weighing more than 7
tonnes, out of the water on Monday and took it to owner Roger Harwood’s home for
him to salvage what he can. Mr Harwood is overseas at present.
Coromandel Gold organisers must obtain consent for two day festival
by Shenagh Gleeson
A plan to expand the
Coromandel Gold New Year
festival into a two-day event in
Whitianga has provoked noise
complaints and prompted
Thames-Coromandel District
Council to require organisers
to get a resource consent for
the event for the first time.
About 12,500 people attended
the one-day event at Ohuka
Park on December 31 last
year, with tickets selling out
in 36 hours. In 2009, 10,000
people attended the first
Coromandel Gold.
Festivals are permitted under
council rules and no consent
was required for the first two
years. But planning manager
Mark White says a couple of
complaints about noise levels
have now prompted the
council to require a consent.
Application was made on
Monday.
If noise from the event
would exceed allowable levels,
organisers will have to show
what steps they’re taking to
mitigate effects, Mr White
says. They can also present
evidence on how the festival
benefits the community.
The Mercury Bay Community
Board, police and other
interested parties will be
consulted.
The two-day event is
advertised on the Coromandel
Gold website, with tickets
scheduled to go on sale next
Thursday.
Bands booked for the event
include Jamaican reggae
legend Horace Andy & Dub
Asante along with Kiwi
favourites Shapeshifter, Kora,
Shihad, The Black Seeds,
Ladi6, TrinityRoots, The
Adults, The Nudge, 1814,
Optimus Gryme ft. and Tiki
and The Upbeats.
Camping is being advertised
over three nights and
organisers promise bigger
bars and more food options.
Organiser Mark Wright says
tickets won’t go on sale if the
consent from TCDC hasn’t
been granted by July 21.
Asked last week if organisers
aren’t jumping the gun by
advertising the event before
getting consent, he declined
to comment.
“We’ve been talking to police
and other organisations
[about the two-day plan] for
some time,” he says. Since
complaints surfaced, they’ve
also been talking to a wider
group, including people who
live near Ohuka Park and the
Mercury Bay Community
Board.
Annemarie Apers from
Within the Bays B&B in
Tarapatiki Dr says she wrote
to the council objecting to
the extra day.
“We’re very close to the music
here. One day a year isn’t so
bad – let the kids have their
fun – but two days, without
any consultation, is a bit too
much.”
Ms Apers says she’s talked
to lots of other residents in
Ohuka Park and Centennial
Dr and there’s widespread
opposition to a second day.
“There’s a feeling they’ve
gone behind everyone’s
backs.”
She was contacted about two
weeks ago by Mr Wright, who
offered to book the B&B out
for the two nights but she
already had bookings. “I’ve
had to write to the people
and say there’s going to be
another night.”
If the people cancel their
booking, she might accept
Mr Wright’s offer but doesn’t
want that to have to happen.
“I don’t want to be bought
out – they should find
somewhere else that’s not in
a residential area.”
Mercury Business Association
has surveyed its members on
the issue. Ronnie James says
46 members are in favour of
two days and 26 are against.
Most of the association’s
committee are against it.
Mercury Bay Community
Board chairperson Alison
Henry says the second concert
has been somewhat sprung
on the community and she’s
been contacted by a number
of concerned residents from
the area near festival.
However the first two
concerts have been absolutely
superb and she’s prepared to
see how a two-day event goes.
“I’m prepared to give them
the benefit of the doubt, as
long as there’s a noticeable
benefit to the community.”
Organisers will give board
members a presentation of
their plans on July 26.
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Letters to the editor
Neera Giri
...why does a quiet and beautiful seaside community need to be ruined ...?
In response to the article about
development at the Sugarloaf
in Te Kouma (June 30), I
thought it summarised the
situation well, and it reminded
me that it is important for
TCDC to carry out a thorough
and objective investigation
of all aquaculture servicing
options before anyone from
any side of the debate makes
suggestions for the most
appropriate location for
unloading.
As part of such an investigation,
I feel it is important for people
to know why the Te Kouma
community is opposed to
further development of the
Sugarloaf.
Te Kouma has been a
community since the original
subdivision in the 1950s.
Locals have always taken pride
in their beach-side community,
not least because it is a quiet,
unpretentious place where
children can roam free - a
bit like ‘how things used to
be’. Visitors from around the
world have described this
as a magical place. Prior to
the arrival of mussel barges,
Waipapa Bay was a beautiful
place with a natural priority
given to local residents and
recreational boaties.
There was perhaps too much
goodwill shown by locals
when the barges first arrived
in the early ‘90s, but with
assurances of the temporary
nature of the location and
the relatively small scale of
operations, it didn’t seem like
too much of an imposition.
However, over the years
mussel barges have grown
larger and more numerous
and now being woken at 4am
(or earlier) by barges at the
Sugarloaf is the norm rather
than the exception.
The expanding industry has
also led to significantly more
rubbish on the shoreline.
Plans to expand the facility
even further can only mean
more noise and rubbish.
Most people, as I do, support
aquaculture and it clearly
has economic benefits for
the region. But why does a
quiet and beautiful seaside
community need to be ruined
as the industry expands?
With
proper
planning
Coromandel could have a
vibrant aquaculture industry
without ruining the place as
it develops. Sure, aquaculture
is important for the regional
economy, but let’s not throw
out all the other great things
Te Kouma and Coromandel
has to offer, many of which
are also important for the
local economy.
Hamish Mackie
Auckland
Whitianga i-Site
Goodbye to Jasmine
who's off to Wellington
Kia ora, community.
Up to July 10 we have had
1521 visitors this month.
This week I attended the i-Site
NZ Conference in Wellington.
Coined the Greatest Little
City in the World by Lonely
Planet, Wellington has many
activities to offer the domestic
visitor - from the amazing
Carters Observatory to the
Seal Colony & Wind Farm
Tour, Lord of the Rings
Tours, Wellington Zoo Close
Encounter, Walk Wellington,
Te Papa Museum's amazing
exhibits or doing the trip over
to the mainland.
The conference focus was
Game Plan 2011 - Playing
Our Advantage. Workshops
focused on Building Super
Sellers,
Smart
Business
Thinking and Can You
Really Motivate Staff ? The
Tourism Minister and Prime
Minister, John Key, closed the
conference alongside sports
journalist Phil Gifford. The
main focus was manakitanga
- being great hosts - sharing
our local region to our guests
around the Rugby World
Cup time. Martin Sneddon,
chief executive for Rugby
New Zealand 2011 and ex-
cricketer, said there were 56
days left before kick off, with
85,000 visitors coming into
the country. His main drive
has been taking the Rugby
World Cup around the country
for all New Zealanders to
see. The road show will be
in Paeroa on July 22 and in
Hamilton on July 23. You can
find out more by visiting www.
rugbyworldcup.com.
Jasmine Kee who has worked
for us for over three years will
be leaving our team. She has
made a great contribution
to the Whitianga i-Site and
we wish her well in her new
endeavours down in absolutely
positively Wellington.
Please pop in to check out
our range of warm socks and
gloves and stay dry and warm
this winter.
Neera & the team
Still confusion over Council votes to continue freedom camping ban
tsunami warnings
Confusion arose again during
warnings for last Thursday’s
tsunami, with various media
outlets
reporting
from
different sources.
Some newspaper websites
and radio stations used
information directly from the
Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami
Warning Centre.
It issued a general warning
for New Zealand after a
7.6 magnitude quake in the
Kermadec Islands at 7.03am
on Thursday. Civil Defence
in New Zealand later issued
a general warning of a smallscale wave but that was soon
downgraded to a marine
threat. The Pacific centre later
cancelled its warning.
Civil Defence takes its advice
from GNS Science in New
Zealand and scientists say
New Zealand was never in
any danger of a large tsunami,
as the seismic energy from the
earthquake was directed east
and west, rather than south
towards New Zealand and the
Coromandel Peninsula.
Small tsunamis, not much
larger than normal waves,
were subsequently observed
on gauges at Great Barrier
Island and East Cape.
Waikato Civil Defence warned
the earthquake could lead to
strong currents and unusual
water patterns on the east
coast, but these don’t seem to
have eventuated around the
top half of the Coromandel
Peninsula.
Decision on developer subsidy deferred New Waikato rescue
while council considers other ideas
Group manager of policy
and planning Peter Mickleson
opposed the move and, in a
report to last week’s meeting,
questioned the need to give
developers a helping hand
given the oversupply of
sections on the peninsula.
He also questioned whether
such a move would actually
encourage more development,
given the economic recession
and the fact that rates were a
minor cost.
Economic growth could be
more effectively encouraged
by rates remission for existing
or new businesses, he said.
In another move, the council
is proposing to introduce
rates remission for all QEII
covenanted land but remove
remission for conservation
lots.
The District Plan allows for
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developers to be given an extra
lot if a defined area of land is
protected for conservation
purposes.
Mr Mickleson told the council
there was a view that this
was double dipping, in that
developers got a bonus lot
and also avoided rates on that
land.
In the year ending 2010, rates
worth $8020 were remitted
from 24 parcels of land.
The council estimates that
rates remission on QEIIcovenanted land would cost
$65,000.
A QEII covenant indicated
a significant commitment to
protection by a landowner, he
said.
The proposal will be part
of the draft 2012-2022 Ten
Year Plan which will open for
submissions early next year.
The Government has donated
$73,430 to the Phillips Search
and Rescue Trust for a new
Waikato rescue helicopter.
Prime Minister John Key and
Hamilton MPs Tim MacIndoe
and David Bennett presented
a cheque to the trust at the
Westpac Waikato hangar at
Waikato Hospital last week.
The money will go towards
the estimated cost of about
$4 million to buy a new
helicopter. A total of $1.3
million has been raised so
far, with Wel Energy Trust
donating $700,000 of this.
The current Bell 222B
helicopter, bought in the
1990s, has problems in
performance,
maintenance
and rescue capability. It
serves a big geographic area,
including the Coromandel
Peninsula, carrying out some
380 missions a year.
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A record 33,000 breast
screening mammograms were
completed in the Waikato, Bay
of Plenty and Lakes district
health board areas in the past
year.
BreastScreen Midland says
that’s just over an eight per
cent increase on two years
ago. However, the coverage of
women aged 50-69 years was
only 62 per cent - well short
of the 70 per cent national
goal.
Hauraki was one of three
districts to exceed the 70 per
cent goal for the June-May
year.
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The reintroduction of a
subsidy for developers on the
Coromandel Peninsula has
been deferred so ThamesCoromandel District Council
can see if there are other ways
of stimulating the economy.
The council was looking at
reintroducing rates remission
for residential developers as a
way to encourage growth, But
last Wednesday councillors
decided to put the move off
so that other ideas could be
explored.
In 2006 the council introduced
a policy allowing developers
to not pay rates on unsold
sections for two years. The
policy was repealed in 2009
because it was costing the
council too much money. In
the year ending June 2009,
the policy cost the council
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Buffalo Beach.
Commercial
campground
owners are pleased that
freedom camping remains
banned on the Coromandel
Peninsula but the New Zealand
Motor Caravan Association
says it’s a shame.
In a unanimous decision,
Thames-Coromandel District
Council decided last week to
continue its long-standing ban
on camping in public places
and to police it more strictly.
The council backed away
from proposals to designate
places for self-contained
vehicles until it formulates a
new policy covering the issue.
Whitianga
Campground
owner Grant Jonas says the
council has done the right
thing. Campground owners
are providing the necessary
infrastructure for visitors and
need the council’s support for
their businesses.
Motor Caravan Association
spokesman James Imlach says
it’s a shame the council refuses
to differentiate between
self-contained and non selfcontained vans and is still
strongly opposed to any form
of freedom camping.
Tourism Coromandel chief
executive Jim Archibald, who
was in Britain last week, reacted
to the council’s decision by
saying: “We don’t want the
environment defiled but we
don’t want the Coromandel to
be seen as unwelcoming.”
Marketing manager Hadley
Dryden
says
Tourism
Coromandel’s main push is
Legal, beachfront park-over camping is popular on the
Simpson’s property at Wharekaho (Simpsons Beach),
near Whitianga.
to get campervans to stay in
commercial
campgrounds.
“The environment comes
first but we need a long-term
policy on designated spots.”
Mercury Bay Community
Board chairperson Alison
Henry says it’s good to see
a consistent approach being
taken across the district but
last week’s bylaw change isn’t
the whole answer.
“Community boards on the
eastern seaboard have said
they’re prepared to look at
designated sites, in discussion
with their communities.”
Community boards and the
public will have a chance to
have input into the council’s
review of its camping policy.
Changes to the camping bylaw
made last week will allow the
council to take advantage of
Government moves to give
councils more power to police
their rules.
The Freedom Camping Bill
gives councils the power to
impose a $200 instant fine
on anyone staying overnight
in a public place. At present,
councils have to go to court to
prosecute offenders.
The new law will allow tickets
to be issued to vehicles, just
like parking tickets, and rental
companies will have to provide
renters’ addresses so fines can
be recovered.
The same rules will apply to
Department of Conservation
land as well as council-owned
land.
TCDC
communications
manager Ben Day says the
new law will allow the council
to enforce the bylaw more
effectively and efficiently,
ensuring all camping complies
with local rules.
The amended bylaw took
effect last Thursday but will not
be implemented operationally
until the Freedom Camping
Bill is passed into law.
Mr Day says although the
designation of sites for
self-contained vehicles has
been put on hold, there is
provision in the new bylaw
for exemptions in connection
with special events
Exemptions can be granted
by joint approval from the
council’s chief executive
and the chairperson of the
relevant community board. It’s
expected rugby clubs wanting
to host camper vans during
the Rugby World Cup will get
an exemption.
The council is also talking to
the Motor Caravan Association
about joint management
of some park-over sites for
association members.
However, Mr Day says there
already are a number of parkover places on the peninsula
and these might be enough.
The council will work through
community boards to develop
a new policy for camping in
public places and the public
will have a chance to comment
on it.
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Otama artist's back on the road again Bugsy Malone cast rises to the challenge
Mercury Bay Area School’s
directors and producers set
themselves a real challenge
with this show.
The 1920s spoof of gangsters
and their gals comprises 27
different scenes, many of
them only a few minutes long.
Cast members and props
appear and disappear in a
huge variety of combinations
all over the stage.
Directors Kathryn Gorton,
Paula
Davies,
Karlene
Rowbottom and producers
Jan Wright and Svargo are to
be congratulated for proving
to be more than up to the
challenge.
On opening night last
Wednesday,
the
80-odd
member cast delivered a wellpractised show with deceptive
ease.
Principals, a host of other
characters with speaking
parts, singers and dancers all
seemed to be in the right place
at the right time and, if any
lines were forgotten, it wasn’t
apparent. The big all-cast
numbers were terrific.
The story of Bugsy Malone,
Blousey Brown, Fat Sam and
Dandy Dan evolves slowly and
requires some concentration
from the audience to figure out
what’s going on. As a spoof it
also requires the actors to give
exaggerated, larger-than-life
performances.
Jarred Evansen and Teresa
Whale filled the bill nicely as
Bugsy and Blousey – their
main duo was beautifully sung
- while Charles Hamilton and
Andrew Adam struck just the
right notes as blustering Fat
Sam and cool Dandy Dan.
Shannen Schwenke was made
for her role as Tallullah and
vamped it up with relish , while
Oli Wright gave a thoughtful
and effective performance as
Fizzy.
A couple of minor characters
also shone. Jonika Edgecome,
who played a number of roles,
has huge stage presence and
brought all her characters to
life. Johan Kregting never
stopped acting his part as
Barman Joe and was a delight
to watch. Principal John
Wright was totally convincing
as Looney Bergonzi and the
slapstick routine he played in
was one of the best scenes in
the show.
Dancers dazzled with tap and
ballet, the girl singers were
great and the band played
the rather difficult score with
gusto. Backstage people had a
huge role in this show and are
also to be congratulated.
Shenagh Gleeson
Otama artist Michael Smither (above) is taking to the
road after spending the past few months preparing for
exhibitions in Auckland and New Plymouth.
A solo show at the Artis Gallery in Parnell opens on
Tuesday, with a range of new work on a harmonic theme
exploring colour and music. Works include paintings and
sculpture and 12 “roundels” which draw inspiration from
one of Michael’s mother’s plate holders.
He says it’s been fun completing the show. “It’s been
great to do and it will be really nice to see it all up and
displayed.”
The former Taranaki artist is also taking part in an
exhibition called Artists as Renegades at the Puke
Ariki Museum in New Plymouth and he’s taking new
paintings to the Real TART Gallery in New Plymouth. In
Wellington he’ll attend the premiere of a new DVD on his
work.
Another major work underway is a 6m harmonic
sculpture, commissioned by architect and writer Ron Sang
(picture on right shows a scale model).
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 00755.
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
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
Mercury Bay branch. Ph Eve 866 2638 or Gay
866 2986.
Trial flights, flying training, aircraft models &
speedway. Contact office Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri.
2-5pm, Tue 9am-4pm. Ph 866 5128.
Lodge Whitianga No 443 regular meeting,
4th Tue, 7.30pm. Refectory available for hire.
Visitors welcome. John 866 5473.
Behind the Moewai Park playground, South
Highway. Ph 07 911 2006 or 021 843 860.
Freemasons
Hahei Bridge Club
Tue 12noon, Hahei Community Centre. Tuition
available. Annette 866 3110.
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 10am at MB Bowling Club,
Cook Drive. Ph Les Rolls 866 5884.
MBAS PTA
Mercury Bay Archery
Meeting 1st Tue of month in staffroom at
7.30pm. All welcome. Ph 866 5916.
Mercury Bay Badminton Club
1st & 3rd Tue, 2nd & 4th Sat, 10am - 4pm. Art
rooms, School Rd. Judy Connell 866 4980.
Each Wed 9.30-11am, Town Hall, beginners &
new members welcome. Enq 866 4588.
New Zealand urgently needs
a national oceans’ strategy to
sustainably manage and use
its extensive marine resources
to boost the economy, NIWA
chairman Chris Mace says.
Mr Mace told the New
Zealand Marine Sciences
Society Conference last week
there was huge untapped
potential in New Zealand’s
oceans and coastal waters and
the Government has clearly
indicated their intention to
use more of these resources.
“Under the current global
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MB Scrabble Club
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All levels welcome. Ph Joan 866 0255.
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
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Te Roopu Raranga O Whitianga
Whitianga Playcentre
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
Flax weaving, Coroglen Hall fortnightly
9-3pm. Ph Fiona Illingworth 866 3779 for
more info.
Youth activities 14-23 yrs old. Contact Neera
Giri 021 776 039 or 866 5555.
TM Group Meeting
Ph 867 1995.
Transition Town Whitianga
Visit www.whitiangafutures.blogspot.com
Tue, Wed, Thur 9am-12pm. Ages 0-6yrs. Free
play for all, parent support & education. Ph
027 285 9016.
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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
Well Child Checks
Whenuakite Area Play Group
Meets MB Bowling Club Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri
9-10am. Visitors welcome. Karen 866 5289 or
Jolene 866 2406.
Monkey House Community Theatre
Whitianga Tai Chi Club
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.
Whitianga Toy Library
Licensed & chartered early childhood
education centre. Pre-schoolers 0-5 yrs. Ph
866 3360 or 866 2921.
Whitianga Walking 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.
Meet for dinner last Wed of each month. For
further info ph Jenny 867 1924.
1st Wed each month, 2-10pm onwards.
Contact J Lilley 866 3787.
Moewai Rd, Whitianga. Contact The Bike Man
866 0745.
Those with a colostomy or ileostomy interested
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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
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400.
Scrapbags Patchwork & Quilting
Scrapbooking - Coroglen Hall
Senior Net - Whitianga Inc
Computer classes for over 50s. Contact Lorna
Russell 866 4215.
Whenuakite Country Kids
Whitianga Art 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.
Meet Tue fortnightly 1.30-4pm, St Peter the
Fisherman Church, Dundas St. Ph Maureen
866 4010.
Outrigger canoeing. For more information
contact Seaton 0274 660 552, Joe 866 5323
/0272 962 581, Black 866 0508/0274 897 736.
Meets Mon & Thur at i-Site, 9am. All welcome.
Ph Laurie 866 2141.
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World Dance
Are you interested in Wiccan. Monthly
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Whitianga Farmer's Market
Whitianga Garden Club
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for Years 7-12, as it is now, but
that the junior school have a
gold polo shirt and that Year
13 students, who currently
wear mufti, also wear a form
of the uniform.
Michelle says students support
the changes. “A uniform
unites us … everyone feels
equal. When we go to other
places, we see schools looking
very smart and our students
feel not so smart. We want to
be better presented and look
like we come from a flasher
school.”
The next step is to obtain
uniform
catalogues
and
start making up samples and
drawings to take to the board,
parents and students. A stricter
uniform policy is also under
consideration, she says.
“We hope to get this through
this year and have it phased in
next year.”
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Whitianga Bike Park
Stella Evered Memorial Park
Ideas about a uniform change
have been floated for a couple
of years but work began in
earnest early this year.
Michelle and a group of
students were authorised by
the school board of trustees
and principal Asha Peppiatt to
undertake the project. They’ve
circulated a questionnaire
on the proposed change to
parents and students and
held meetings to discuss the
results.
The survey revealed that most
people don’t like the colour of
the current uniform and find
it too cold in winter and too
warm in summer. Students
also said it was scruffy.
Some people favour a
uniform for the whole school,
but Michelle says there are
concerns about the cost of
that. It’s proposed that the
new uniform be compulsory
the use and interpretation of
the classification.
“Meanwhile, costs are increased
in other areas with additional
auditing requirements and
performance standards or
consents being required where
they are not at present.” The revised standards will be
impractical to implement in
their current form, she says.
The council is considering
sending a delegation of
councillors and staff to
Wellington to make a direct
presentation to the ministry
explaining their concerns.
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to the Ministry for the
Environment last October
but says the revised standards
don’t appear to have taken
them into account.
Policy and strategy committee
chairperson Paula Southgate
says the council believes
the erosion susceptibility
classification – used to
identify land where forestry
activities would be permitted
or require resource consent –
won’t achieve environmental
protection objectives because
of significant scale, boundary
and technical limitations for
Students at Coromandel Area
School are likely to return to
the school’s original colours in
a proposed uniform change.
Head girl Michelle Attwood,
who is leading the uniform
change project, says most
people support a change from
the current maroon and blue
combination (below) to the
school’s traditional gold and
black.
“It’s part of the rebranding
of the school, which involves
taking it back to its historical
roots,” she says.
Students also support a change
to a more formal style, which
Michelle says is surprising. “I
thought they’d want a more
laid-back style but one of
the main suggestions was for
going more formal.”
This includes white, buttonup shirts, an option for ties
for both boys and girls, and
blazers.
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competing needs, focuses
our science on understanding
the interlinked processes of
oceans’ ecosystems, and sets
a clear direction for how we
use and manage our extensive
marine resources.”
Without a strategy, the
cumulative
environmental
effects could be catastrophic
and eventually constrain any
further economic growth
from marine resources, he
says.
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economic environment, I think
that is prudent. But without
an integrated oceans’ strategy,
our ability to sustainably
manage those resources will
clearly be compromised.”
Without a national strategy,
New
Zealand
marine
management would remain
fragmented, with agencies
managing marine activities in
a reactive way, under different
laws and management regime,
he says.
“New Zealand needs an
oceans’ strategy that balances
Lack of concern over lowering of
foresty standards disappoints WRC
Disregard for concerns about
a lowering of environmental
standards for forestry on
the Coromandel Peninsula is
disappointing, the Waikato
Regional Council says.
The council is disappointed
that the Government appears
not to have taken notice
of its concerns about the
impact that new National
Environmental Standards for
plantation forestry could have
on high-risk areas like the
Coromandel.
The council expressed its
concerns in a submission
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challenge to the organisations,
like
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District Council, which make
up the Hauraki Gulf Forum.
The forum’s third State of
the Environment Report
calls for urgent action to halt
the degradation of the gulf
and serves as something of
an indictment on the lack
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Members include the six
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border or have impact on the
gulf, the Ministries of Fisheries
and Maori Affairs and the
Department of Conservation
and also neighbouring iwi.
Human impact on the gulf
has been immense and many
of its natural assets have been
seriously affected, the report
says. “Some are just clinging
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have been lost.”
Many
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indicators are either showing
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at levels indicative of poor
environmental conditions.
Key exceptions are restoration
programmes on gulf islands
but without action, “further
loss of the gulf ’s natural
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sustained and innovative steps
are taken”.
The report calls for a reduction
in the use of the gulf ’s
resources, such as fishing,
and the creation of a network
of protected marine areas.
Historical studies show that
about two thirds of the gulf ’s
potential snapper population
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are possibly even worse.
The quota management
system stopped the decline
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them at low levels, the report
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Measures to stop harmful land
sediments and contaminants
getting into gulf waters are
also required The Firth of
Thames, for example, contains
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as well as increasing nutrient
loads from farms.
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necessary changes but up
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Donal McBeth
Whitianga Coastguard - July 2011
Persistent high winds
& rough seas
The weather certainly hasn’t
been good for boating.
Usually at this time of the year
we have lovely calm days and
quite a few boats on the water
but the persistent high winds
and rough seas have curtailed
a lot of boating activities.
In spite of this our crews have
been called on to assist a few
boats in trouble. It is good to
note that once again nothing
serious has occurred in our
area.
Crew training has been well
attended each fortnight and
skippers have also taken the
opportunity to take crews out
on a Saturday morning. The
main emphasis has been on
boat handling, man-overboard
scenarios
and
general
seamanship skills. One of the
main activities is recovering a
sunken vessel. We have an old
fibreglass boat that we have
set up for the purpose. Our
crews learn how to get it to
the surface and empty it of
water and then bring it back
to port.
Recently our unit was put
through a Unit Readiness and
Capability Review. This is a very
detailed and comprehensive
inspection of all our assets
and buildings and includes
all our standard operating
procedures and health and
safety. Unit safety officer John
Masters put a terrific amount
of time ensuring everything
was in order and we were
extremely pleased to receive
a really good rating which
was among the highest for
our region. Following recent
publicity about the number
of accidents that Coastguard
CRVs have been involved in
(none in our region thankfully)
our education training officer,
Alan Jackson, took all crews
through a detailed review of
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Sergeant Andrew
Morrison says
reasons contributing to the
accident were identified and
the circumstances that led up
to the mishap were discussed
at length. Everyone agreed
that it was one of the most
beneficial training sessions
they had attended.
A lot of emphasis is now
being put on effective training
by our national body and a
forum has produced a much
more detailed programme
that will hopefully be adopted
as our national training matrix.
It will give our skippers the
chance to undertake further
studies in specific aspects
of their roles and to gain
additional qualifications.
Our financial year ended on
June 30 so our annual general
meeting will be held on August
20. We will be facing some
additional challenges over the
next year and hopefully action
to cope with these will be put
in place at the AGM.
If you are planning to go
boating, be sure to listen to
our weather forecasts so as
you can make a informed
decision and in so doing enjoy
safe boating.
Donal McBeth
Two serious assaults on
Blacksmith Lane after the bars
closed on Saturday morning.
A 29 year old local woman has
been arrested for two charges
of Assault with Intent to Injure
and enquiries are continuing
into the circumstances leading
up to the assaults. One victim
received a broken jaw, while
the other received a broken
nose.
Police will be working with
local bar management to
address this issue, however
from what my staff and I have
seen there are a few people in
our community that need to
stop drinking alcohol as they
turn into violent idiots.
38 year old local man for
male assaults female, 11/7.
29 year old local woman with
assault with intent to injure x
2, 12/7.
Traffic
A drunk driver was
apprehended on Sunday
morning by local staff.
A 48 year old Morrinsville
woman apprehended for her
seventh drink driving charge
(Result 461/400).
Occurrences
Two domestic incidents
attended this week.
A couple separating and called
police before the incident
got out of hand and a man
arrested for assaulting his
partner.
Five large steel beams
weighing 480kgs each were
stolen from a building site on
Grange Road, Hahei, 5/7.
A holiday home in Corokia
Place, Matarangi was burgled
with food and alcohol stolen,
6/7.
Wilful damage was caused
to the shop front signage at
Fagan's Furniture on Albert
Street, 8/7.
A car parked on White Street
was broken into with a large
set of keys and the contents
of the glove box stolen, 11/7.
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Saturday 23 July 2011 at 2pm, at Hahei Community Hall,
Beach Road, Hahei
Guest Speaker: Arthur Hinds with "Hindsight, a
farmer's perspective on conservation"
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PENINSULA 11th grade play outstanding football
even when down three players
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11th Grade
Game 1: Thames A 2 - MB
1, Game 2: MB 4 – Paeroa
A2
The team played at Rhodes
Park, Thames in very cold,
windy conditions on Saturday.
Despite being down three
players MB played outstanding
football. In the first game
Thames A scored the first
goal and MB worked hard to
get past Thames’ exceptional
defence. Cameron Toomey,
showing formidable speed
and skill, scored the Bay’s first
goal. Thames slowly chipped
away at the Bay’s defence and
scored again.
In the second game against
Paeroa A, MB came back with
strong defence and attacking
play. Showing great team work
and team spirit, MB scored
four goals, with Shannon
Trebes and Cameron Toomey
using their speed and agility to
put the ball in the net. Paeroa
fought back with two goals.
Player of the day: Cameron
Toomey, most improved:
Aaron McKinnahan.
Coach Beedo
their stride and ended up
winning comfortably 4-0. In the
second game against Thames
A the Aces put together some
good play creating numerous
opportunities
to
score.
Thames A defended well with
their goalie pulling off some
great saves.
Player of the day: Leah
Gubb.
Coach Kerry Healion
first half. In the second half,
Thames got a goal back as
their midfield took control of
the middle of the pitch. Some
great saves and good defence
kept it to one goal and Vikings’
forwards combined well to
score another two goals.
Player of the day: Hunter
Reid, fair player of the day:
Rian Wheeler.
Coach Warren Brookes
13th Grade
Open Boys
Game 1: MB Vikings 4 –
Paeroa B 0, Game 2: MB
5 - Thames B 1
The Vikings took a little time in
their first game against Paeroa
B to get used to the windy
and showery conditions. But
the forwards slowly started
to assert themselves with
some great crosses from the
wing and a few near misses.
At half time the Vikings were
up by two goals. The second
half saw Paeroa pushing
forward trying to find a way
though the Vikings’ defence
and often finding themselves
short on defence when the
Vikings cleared some quick
ball down field. A good win
for the Vikings.
The game against Thames B
started in the rain and the pitch
had some big muddy patches.
Again showing some great
running, the Vikings forwards
gained control of the game.
Some unselfish passing saw
three balls in the net in the
MB Open Boys 1 - Thames
Social Team 0
Mercury Bay’s game against
Thames was transferred from
Thames to Whitianga when
Thames couldn’t find a field.
The game kicked off in good
spirits with some fantastic
open football being played
by both teams but as the
game went on, a bit of niggle
crept in which had an adverse
effect on the flow of good
football. There were many
opportunities for both teams
to score goals but each team
only managed to convert one.
The final score was probably
fitting for such a hard-fought
game.
Player of the day was Liam
Rodgers, who proved a
handful for the Thames
defenders with his incisive
runs down the left wing.
Coach Carl Gubb
Read us in
Port Jackson,
Port Charles,
Waiaro,
13th Grade
1: MB Aces 4 –
Whangaahei, Game
Whenuakite B 0, Game 2:
0 – Thames A 0
Waikawau, MB
The Aces travelled to
Whenuakite on Saturday.
Little Bay,
After a slow start against
Open Girls
Whenuakite, the team found
Bye
Colville,
SCHOOL SPORTS
Tuateawa,
Kennedy Bay,
Amodeo Bay, Students off to national sports tourney
Papaaroha,
Whangapoua,
Coromandel
town,
Te Kouma,
Manaia,
Matarangi,
Kuaotunu,
Otama,
Opito Bay,
Wharekaho,
Whitianga,
Coroglen,
Students from Mercury Bay Area School head to Taupo this MBAS Area School
for the New Zealand Area Schools national sports Central North Island
Whenuakite, weekend
tournament.
team members: back row
Eighteen
students
have
been
selected
for
Central
North
Island
(left-right) Sande MareroaFerry Landing, teams in a variety of sports.
Gates (MBAS Sports
They are: Basketball, Vanessa Nightingale, Tiana Paul; Futsal, Coordinator), Lachlan
Cooks Beach, Karl Bryant, Jayden Oliver, Cody Fielding, Doni De Jongh, Crosland, Taryn Thomas,
Gubb; Rugby, Lachlan Crosland, Harry Finnerty, James Ellen Butler, Tiana Paul,
Hahei, Hot Logan
McCarthny, Samuel Olliver, Kamura Tukerangi, Beau Cressey- Harry Finnerty; front
Netball, Taryn Thomas, Jessica Lupton, Tamara row (left-right) Beau
Water Beach. Hamilton;
Thurston-Parris, Ellen Butler.
Cressey-Hamilton, James
Students will be accompanied by teachers Mike Smith, Peter
Davy and Sande Mareroa-Gates and parents Jane Lupton,
CNIAS B netball manager, Carl Gubb, CNIAS futsal manager
and assistant coach, and Marie and Greg Relph, rugby.
McCarthny. Absent,
Callum Relph, Kamura
Tukerangi, Sam Olliver.
Photo by Marie Relph.
RUGBY LEAGUE
RUGBY
MB women Mercury Bay and Coromandel meet for third time Under 13s in
TV final
Mercury Bay golfers played a Two teams from the top half
mixed American Foursomes
game for the Rae Lalande
Trophy last week in blustery,
showery, westerly conditions.
Forty-two players enjoyed
the game and scores were
excellent in the conditions.
Results: Robyn Evans and
Ken George net score of
63.5 1, Bridget Mackereth and
George Calder 67 2, Maree
Denney and Jamie Trumper
67.5 3, Kay Buckeridge and
Keith Denney 68.5 4, Pat Lilley
and John Lister 5, Stuart King
and Lindsey Rogers 6, Munin
Tonsri and Osman Emer
7, Beryl Gilliland and Ron
Watson 8; nearest the pin on
no 4: Chris Ellett; nearest the
pin on no 10: Keith Denney;
nearest the pin in two on no
3: Robyn Evans and Ken
George.
MB 9-hole
A small group of eight
Mercury Bay women braved
wet conditions last Thursday
to play a gross and net round.
Results were:
Gross: Lorraine Donelley 1,
Nett: Jean Hancock 1, Margret
Coysh 2.
MB men
The second round of the
Winter Cup was played on
Saturday.
The Hendersons joined
forces with Francis scoring 45
stablefords to win while Micky
was second with 40.
Other results were:
Lee Hall 39 3; Kevin Clark,
Noel Richardson 38 4=; Keith
Denney 37 5.
Twos: Mark Burcombe, Micky
Henderson, Peter May, Ian
Millin.
Longest drive, senior: Noel
Richardson, junior: Paul
Bradley; nearest the pin,
senior: Mark Burcombe,
junior: Ian Millin. Naga: Ron
Watson.
of the Coromandel Peninsula
will battle it out for the title
in the Thames Valley Rugby
Club’s Senior B division on
Saturday.
It will be the third time topof-the-table Coromandel and
Mercury Bay will have met
this season, after the Bay was
relegated from division A.
Mercury Bay won the first
clash and Coromandel won
the second.
The Bay won their way into
Saturday’s final with a decisive
15-5 win over Hauraki North
last Saturday. The final will be
played in Coromandel town at
12.15pm this Saturday.
In the Senior A division,
old foes Hauraki North and
Paeroa West will meet in the
premier final, also being held
on Saturday.
Hauraki North are favourites
for the title after their drubbing
of Whangamata 16-0 last
Saturday. Paeroa West put
paid to Tairua’s chances with
a narrow 18-17 win.
9th Grade
control and breaking the line
with good support play. In
the second half, the forwards
dominated at scrum time with
a strong effort from the front
row who were jointly forward
players of the day; Angus
Arthur, Shaquille French and
Floyd Johnston. Player of the
day, backs: Bodie Bevan, best
and fairest: Marcus Save.
8th Grade
Kobi Abrahamson on his
run to the try line.
Mercury Bay 50 – Waihi
20
Player of the day: Ben
Wharton, most improved:
Austin Morcom.
Mercury Bay 25 - Paeroa 0
Player of the day: Jonty
Abrahamson, most improved:
Carter Hodge.
Photo by Ian Tegg
1st VX
Thames 12 – Mercury Bay
10
Mercury Bay took another
loss on Saturday in their last
home game of the season.
The narrow loss should have
seen the Bay slip into fifth
place in the competition. But
an upset win by Te Aroha over
Waihi plus a point for the Bay
coming within seven points
saw them stay in fourth place.
This gives the Bay another
6th Grade
Hauraki Plains 43 –
Mercury Bay 5
Player of the day, backs: Liam
McQueen, forwards: James
Webster.
5th Grade
Mercury Bay 53 - Te Aroha
0
The boys were motivated on
Saturday with a home game
and the need to get back on
track to stay leaders of the
points table. They went out
strongly from the start and
Te Aroha matched up for
the first 15 minutes. But the
pressure became too much
as MB poured it on, taking
Bridge
opportunity to secure a spot
in the semis when they play
Waihi on August 6.
Saturday’s
game
against
Thames was evenly contested
and could have gone either
way. MB secured the first
points from a penalty, but later
conceded a try to Thames,
which went unconverted. The
Bay boys did well to close
down Thames and retain ball
procession giving way to a
solid solo try from no 8 Harry
Finnerty, converted by Beau
Cressey-Hamilton. Half time
score was10 - 5.
Thames
took
their
opportunities in the second
half and delivered a second
try which they converted
taking the lead by two points.
MB tried desperately to take
control but for most of the
second half had to defend in
Thames territory. They got
close to scoring in the dying
moments of the game only
to be disappointed with the
referee blowing full time.
The team has two weeks’
break before playing topof-the-table Hauraki Plains
College in Ngatea on July 30.
Marie Relph
Development
Hauraki Plains College 34 –
Mercury Bay 17
FISHING
Coromandel Hahei
Coromandel Bridge Club
played the second round of
the Kereta Pairs on July 11.
Results were:
North/South: David Stone
and Natalie Taylor 59.72 1,
Susan Swan and Dianne 47.92
2, Dorothy Lodge and David
Brown 46.53 3.
East/West: Val MacDonald
and Ischelle Stevenson 61.11
1, Martin Edwards and Joan
Van Oosterom 56.25 2,
Frances Edwards and Judy
Bronlund 43.75 3.
Senior B player Dwayne Mansell with ball passing to Geoff O'Brien. Mac O'Connor
(right) and Shaun Perry are the other Mercury Bay players.
Photo by Marie Relph
Hahei Bridge Club played the
Cooks Pairs on July 5.
Results were:
North/South: Alva Gibson
and Dave Dylla 55.29 1;
Annette Cummings and
Jocelyn Taylor 55.03 2; Chris
Ellett and Glenys Rive 52.65
3.
East/West: Peter France and
Jean Martin, Annette Cox
and Bill Cummings 55.06
1=; Doreen Harris & Mary
Masters 54.46 3.
Please make Results from Kauotunu
sure you get Fire Force fishing comp
weekend
A field of 264 anglers took part kahawai, weighing 2.12kg,
Kuaotunu Volunteer was caught by Gary Morton.
sports results inFiretheForce’s
Winter Slammer Heaviest other fish was a moki
Surfcasting Competition in weighing 1.19kg, caught by
cold and showery conditions Hayley Crawford. No kingfish
to us by
or trevally were caught.
on Saturday, July 2.
MIDDAY
MONDAY
A total of 64 kahawai and
37 snapper were weighed in
as well as 13 other species
including cod, gurnard and
moki.
In the senior sections, the
Carl Bunyon heaviest snapper
went to Mark Savory with
a 5.09kg fish. The heaviest
The junior section was won
by Zeke Tiro, who caught
a snapper weighing 0.79kg.
Theo Kington caught the
heaviest kahawai at 2.12kg.
Heaviest other fish was won
by Tijana Crawford who
caught a greenbone weighing
0.69kg.
Mercury Bay Boars Under13 side will play Hauraki
Tigers in the Thames Valley
competition final in Ngatea
on Sunday.
The Boars earned their finals’
spot with a commanding
48-4 win over the Piako
Eels in a semi-final played
in Coromandel town last
Sunday.
It was must-win game for
the Boars. Despite having no
reserves because of injury,
they produced a strong
perfomance.
Other results from the
tournament hosted by Te
Wharekura O Manaia were:
Under 7s one win, one loss;
Under 9s one win, one loss;
Under 11s lost to Hauraki
Tigers 28-20.
The Under-13s’ match on
Sunday will be played at
Ngatea Domain at 12 noon,
with the junior teams playing
in curtain raisers.
NETBALL
Results
Blustery conditions and
passing showers made for
trying conditions at netball on
Saturday.
Spectators had to rug up
against the elements but
were treated to some really
tight games. Full credit to the
players who adapted well to
the conditions.
A special mention to all
referees. This weekend saw
some take the plunge for the
first time.
Results: MB Swifts 15 - MB
Dominators 6, Whenuakite
7/8 10 - TeRerenga 10,
MB Magic 32 - MB Steel
7, Whenuakite 4/5 6 - MB
Tactix 4, Coromandel 5 12 MB Terminators 4.
BOWLING
New officers
Ross Wood has been elected
president of the Mercury Bay
Bowling Club.
Other officers are:
Patron: Peter Sheehan; vicepresident: Peter Sargent,
secretary: Karyn Hunter;
treasurer: Don Bates; greens
superintendent: M Reid; match
convenors: John Hogarty
(men), Pam Phillips (women):
committee: Maisie Primrose,
B Wilson, Debbie Toia, Clive
Primrose, Peter Sheehan Jnr,
Bram Wigglesworth.
An Open Triples Tournament
was held last Sunday. Rain
stopped play in the last game
and the results were taken
on five completed ends.
The winning team was Pam
Phillips, Ross Wood and Peter
Sheehan Jnr.
Winter club days start next
Saturday, July 16 at 1pm. All
bowlers are welcome.
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The Peninsula Post  14 July 2011
High vis vests from Powerco mark start of new line
School children on the Coromandel Peninsula will be
hard to miss on the roads this winter following the
donation by Powerco of 500 high visibility vests.
The initiative by the lines company was announced at
the start of construction of the new 110,000 volt line
between Kaimarama and Coroglen.
Powerco acting general manager of electricity Andrew
McLeod says the company's focus on safety extends to
all the people in the communities it serves.
"We felt this was a great way to mark this milestone for
Powerco. We have distributed vests to several schools
in the Coromandel Peninsula so children who walk,
bike and catch the bus can be clearly seen by other
road users."
Whenuakite School pupils are among the first to get
their new vests.
Principal Jamie Marsden says they’re excellent for
children who have to walk along busy roads, cross
roads or wait for the bus.
"They make the children stand out clearly. Motorists
seem to slow down or become more alert once they
spot a high viz vest. Anything that helps motorists to
drive with more care
and vigilance around
children is great."
Work on the
110,000 volt line is
progressing well,
although it’s been
slowed down by wet
weather. It will supply
about 9500 customers
on the top half of
the peninsula.
"This will
significantly reduce the likelihood of the prolonged power cuts
during severe weather events that we have seen in past years," Mr
McLeod says.
Construction of the line involves 50 concrete poles, 25 steel
poles, 45m of conductor and new switches. A helicopter will be
used to install the steel poles and conductor.
Above: Whenuakite School students in their new safety vests: (right-left)
Maia Crighton, Anna-Marie Russell, Troy Aiken, Grace Ball, Melanie
Robbins, Holly Wilkes, Conor Tainsh (behind left) Shane Donovan (behind
right).
Left: A view of Powerco’s new electricity line near the Coroglen end.
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