Issue 598 - The Mercury Bay Informer

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The
Mercury Bay
Issue 598 - 19 August 2014
Phone 07 866 2090
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Rape survivor, Louise Nicholas
to speak in Whitianga next
month
Circulation 5,750
The Coulter Cup
is coming
north see page 23.
By Stephan Bosman
Did you know in New Zealand one in four females and one in eight males are likely to experience sexual violence,
most before the age of 16?
This shocking fact is part
of
what
Louise
Nicholas,
renowned and prominent rape
survivor, will be speaking on
in Whitianga on 10 September.
Louise will share her journey
through life and the work she now
does as a survivor advocate with
Rape Prevention Education (RPE),
a non-profit agency focused on
the prevention of sexual violence
through education and community
work.
Louise is brought to Mercury
Bay by a local drug rape survivor
who has received an enormous
amount of help and support from
her. “Louise’s strength and courage
is such an inspiration to me,
she has given me hope that healing
is possible,” the survivor said.
Louise is first and foremost a
wife and mother. She has been
married to her husband, Ross for 26
years and they have four children.
“My family is my life. Without their
love, support and encouragement,
I would never have walked the
rocky path to seek the justice I felt
I deserved or been able to take on
the role of survivor advocate,”
Louise said.
Louise is a survivor of childhood
and adult rape. She was a victim of
a crime committed against her by
serving members of the New Zealand
Police and is a survivor of a justice
system that saw her battle her way
through two deposition hearings
and and a number of very prominent
court cases. “I was slammed around
the courtroom like a tennis ball,
was told that I was nothing but an
uneducated, vindictive, sex crazed
liar by defence lawyers, but still
I held my head high, I knew the
truth, I knew what happened and
nothing they could say or do in that
courtroom could hurt me anymore,
it was my time to take back the
power and control that was stripped
from me, this was my justice…”
Louise was voted the New Zealand
Herald’s New Zealander of the Year
in 2007 and was also placed in the
top ten as one of “New Zealand’s
Living Treasures.” She co-wrote the
bestselling book “Louise Nicholas
- My Story” with Phil Kitchin,
the Dominion Post reporter who
broke her story in 2004. That led to
a full Police investigation known as
Operation Austin and a Commission
of Inquiry into Police Conduct.
An updated edition of the book was
released in July this year.
A movie about Louise’s fight
for justice, “Consent - The Louise
Nicholas Story” screened on
television last Sunday night.
Talking about her own experience,
the local drug rape survivor said
(Continued on page 3)
Louise Nicholas
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The Coromandel may get its own Race to the Sky
Thames Coromandel District Council
mayor, Glenn Leach would like to see
the Coromandel hosting its own Race to
the Sky hill climb in the next few years.
Race to the Sky was a famous South
Island hill climb event in the Cardrona
Valley near Wanaka until Possum
Bourne, one of New Zealand’s most
famous rally drivers of all times,
was killed in the 2007 event. It was
last week announced that the event
will return to the New Zealand racing
calendar in 2015.
“The product we will offer will be
different from Cardona,” said Mr Leach.
“With our close proximity to Auckland,
the Waikato and the Bay of Plenty,
many rally or hill climb competitors
who wouldn’t normally go to the South
Island, will be able to participate in a
challenging hill climb event within three
hours of where they live.
“I think one half of the Tapu-Coroglen
road will be the ideal track for a gravel
hill climb. It’s about 7km to the top,
with not many people living off the road.
Some of the stages of this weekend’s
Goldrush Rally of Coromandel will take
place on the road and also on the 309.
I have little doubt that the rally
participants will really enjoy the
challenge our roads have to offer.
“We have in any event arranged to sit
down later in the year with Rally New
Zealand, Rod Millen, a previous Pikes
Peak [a famous hill climb in the United
States] and Cardrona record holder and
some of the participants in this weekend’s
Goldrush Rally, including Alex Kelsey
from Coromandel Town, to talk about
the Tapu-Coroglen and how it may shape
up as the track for a hill climb event.
We’re not just going to rush into this.
It’s important that we do our homework
and that we do it well.
“If we can pull this event off, and it can
become an annual event, the economic
boost it will bring to the Coromandel as
a whole will be enormous.
“Imagine 200 or so participants
qualifying in four-wheel and two-wheel
drive and classic classes over a three or
four day period with the semi-finals and
final over a weekend? With family and
support crew, we talk about more than
a 1,000 people coming to the Peninsula
over a week long period. And then we
haven’t even started to talk about the
spectator potential, corporate packages
and, of course, the long term benefits of
media exposure.
“We’ve already spoken to TV3 and
they indicated a willingness to cover the
event. Now just imagine a helicopter
panning around from the Peninsula’s
east coast to west coast, showing
off our unparalleled natural beauty.
With the Leadfoot Festival, the Beach
Hop, the Targa Rally and the Goldrush
Rally it’s going to be hard to get a better
advertisement than that.”
This is a space to watch. The Informer
will keep you posted.
Dune planting day in Whitianga
Many Mercury Bay locals helped last week Saturday to plant another approximately 150m
of dunes along Buffalo Beach in Whitianga. It’s the third year the public planting day was
held. This year more than 1,000 native plants that’s effective in binding sand dunes together
have been planted.
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What’s that Number?
Emergency (Ambulance, Fire, Police)............................................................111
Police (Whitianga) ...............................................................................866 4000
Police (Tairua) .....................................................................................864 8888
Police (Coromandel) ...........................................................................866 1190
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Louise Nicholas to speak in
Whitianga
(Continued from page 1)
a drink she had one evening years ago
was “spiked” with a drug that left her
with no memory for eight hours. “As a
result of this hideous crime, I am now
challenged with post-traumatic stress
disorder,” she said. “I was failed by the
very first emergency department doctor
who judged me as just a drunken girl.
For years I grappled with how anyone
would ever believe me? I kept my
feelings and my thoughts repressed for
a long, long time. It has been a long,
difficult and painful journey.
“Having Louise to talk to has made me
feel validated and made me realise that
I’m not alone. She could instantly relate
to what I was going through. It has helped
me so much to have Louise supporting
me through the healing process.
“I have learnt that the best medicine
of all is to let it out, to talk about how
you feel and slowly to work through
your unresolved grief, denial doesn’t
help. It was important to find the right
person. Someone I felt safe with and
trusted to help me in my healing journey.
I encourage other survivors to find the
strength and come forward to start their
journey to healing. Healing is possible.
Louise is living testament of this.”
Everyone will benefit from listening
to Louise, parents, grandparents,
young men and women. You may not
be directly affected by sexual violence,
but the social cost is high. Too many
mental health issues and suicides are the
result of sexual abuse.
You will hear how parents and carers
can support the young people in our
community, how to keep yourself safe
and about the consequences sexual abuse
have on survivors and their families.
You will understand that “no” really
means “no.” Louise will emphasise
that help is available for rape survivors,
that they aren’t alone and that there are
people who will believe them and who
they can trust. She will also talk about
the high profile “Roast Busters” case
that is currently working its way through
the legal system.
Louise’s talk is free and will be held
at 7:00pm in the drama room of the
performing arts block at Mercury Bay
Area School. The updated edition of
“Louise Nicholas - My Story” will be
available for purchase and Louise will
be happy to sign copies afterwards.
The New Zealand Herald said in 2007,
Louise Nicholas “… has shown a rare
resilience, turning a life that could have
been a shattered ruin into a beacon of
hope.” Her story is a must hear.
Any sexual abuse survivors in
need of help can phone the National
Support Line on 0800 88 33 00.
If you need support to make the call,
Jenny Wolf and her team at Whitianga
Social Services will be happy to assist.
Call in at 2 Cook Drive or phone them
on 866 4476.
You can also be in touch with any of
the agencies listed on RPE’s website,
www.rpe.co.nz.
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Z Nail Gang, the New Zealand made movie based on the Kuaotunu anti-mining protests
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It was a glamorous affair with Nedilka Radojkovich and Kylie DellaBarca Steel,
the producer of the movie, arriving in a Moxy truck and Mark Tugendhaft and actor
Coben Storer-Goto emerging from a police car. Mark and Nedilka were prominent in
the anti-mining protests and are still part of the Kuaotunu community. Coben played
the “good cop” in the movie.
Everyone who attended the premiere agreed that the movie, which is now screening
at Mercury Twin Cinemas in Whitianga, is well worth a watch.
Pictured are, from left to right - Coben, Kylie, Nedilka and Mark.
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest (G) (Out Now)
Toya Fleetwood is an emerging talent on the local music scene.
She is now a familiar face in the music venues around the Coromandel.
She does a wide range of tasteful covers including Fleetwood Mac,
but her original songs are special and a real treat.
Toya will be performing at On Fire in Whitianga on Saturday 23 August at 6:00pm.
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The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting
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Also it’s the first ever animated film that Robin Williams did, who sadly passed away last week. So I wanted to
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Who should be shouted a free seat
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According to organiser David Hall, ticket sales for the two charity concerts featuring Emilie
(pictured) at the Mercury Bay Club on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 August are going very well.
A new initiative a number of local businesses have excitedly bought into, is sponsored seats.
The concept is quite simple - a local business sponsor a few seats at the concert, which will be
handed out to members of the community.
To date the following businesses have sponsored seats - PlaceMakers, Platinum Homes,
Pania and Mark Little from Photo Booth, Worthy Windows, New World, Buffalo Beach Four
Square, BNZ, Whitianga Signs, Mosaic Gallery, Z Service Station, East Coast Automotive and
Mastercraft Kitchens.
David is now looking for people to hand the sponsored seats out to. “It can be someone who
has done something special for someone in our community, cared for someone who has been
sick or a good Samaritan who continues to do good work in our community, such as the ladies
from the op-shops who volunteer and give of their time, to the elderly who may not be able to
afford to come to the show or someone who has been a little down,” he said. “Our aim is simply
to put a little smile on someone’s face and bring some joy in our community while raising funds
for a great cause.”
If you can think of someone who can do with a bit of good quality entertainment, please contact
David on email david@nzencounters.com or telephone 866 2250. And if you would like to
sponsor a seat or two, David would love to hear from you too.
The concerts are for the benefit of Whitianga Social Services’ Youth Space.
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A bittersweet 18 months for the
Camerons of Whitianga Fruit &
Vegetables - but things are looking up
been removed and he’s now undergoing
a six month series of preventative
chemotherapy. “Dr Dan Asquith from
Mercury Bay Medical Centre and the
Cancer Society looked after me very
well,” said Michael.
Michael and Roberta will use the next
few months to get ready for summer
and hopefully by the end of the season
Michael will have made a full recovery.
“And we’ll continue to do in the
shop what we know really works,”
said Roberta. “Things like buying
direct from local growers as much as
we can and also growers from further
afield where we can’t get the products
we’re looking for locally. And stocking
really good quality complimentary
products - flowers, specialty cheeses,
smoked salmon, when its available,
Couplands bread and other products and
the like.
“And in between, we’ll try to spend as
much time as we can with our youngest
grandchildren in Auckland, four years
old and twins of 22 months.”
“Yes,” added Michael, “I’m going to
see the twins turn 21. Of that I’m sure.”
Bookings essential
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2nd person half price!*
Valid between all Coromandel stops and Quay St Auckland!
Must travel together and before 31st August 2014. Not valid on any
airport services. Limited seats available so get in quick!
Winter
specials
Michael and Roberta Cameron are
getting ready for their second summer
as the owners of Whitianga Fruit &
Vegetables at 30 Monk Street, just down
from Albert Street.
They moved from the Waikato to
the Coromandel about three years
ago, initially settling in Te Puru. “But
then we happened to visit friends here
about 18 months ago and they told
us the fresh produce store that was in
town had closed down and maybe we
should consider stepping into the void,”
said Roberta.
“Michael and I have together been in
groceries and fruit and vegetables for
more than 35 years. The shop we’re in
now became available and we thought,
‘Why not?’ So much for a quieter life on
the Coromandel.”
Michael and Roberta’s first year and
a half in Whitianga were bittersweet.
They think the local people are very
friendly and they really enjoy interacting
with customers. Unfortunately Michael
was diagnosed with cancer, the treatment
of which took him away from the shop
for long periods at a time.
The good news is that all the cancer has
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Michael and Roberta Cameron in their Whitianga Fruit & Vegetables shop.
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Guitar fingerpicking wizard
coming to Mercury Bay
“Munted” a means to really
understand what the February 2011
Canterbury earthquake was like
Last week Wednesday evening a soldout audience witnessed at the Monkey
House Theatre in Whitianga a powerful
theatrical response to the 22 February
2011 earthquake in Canterbury.
“Munted,” performed by Victoria
Abbott, Jackie Shaw and Frith Horan, is a
verbatim recollection of the way various
Cantabrians experienced the earthquake.
There was the dentist who thought he
was cycling through a shallow puddle of
water and ended up in a deep hole that
wasn’t there before, the family of grocers
who had to clean up in darkness similar
to “the inside of a black cow,” the school
teacher who found the earthquake both
terrifying and fascinating, the police
officer and journalist who were both at
the coal face of the human tragedy that
accompanied the disaster, the Maori
couple who helped out at the Marae in
the aftermath and many others.
Creative Mercury Bay will the end of this month be hosting a public performance,
followed by a two-hour workshop, with American guitar fingerpicking wizard,
Richard Gilewitz.
Described by 20th Century Guitar Magazine as, "A powerhouse of eclectic guitar
styles and genres,” Richard is a professional touring musician who has inspired
players and fascinated listeners worldwide with his six and 12-string finger
gymnastics for more than three decades.
The concert and the workshop will take place on Saturday 30 August at the Monkey
House Theatre in Coghill Street, Whitianga. The hour-long concert will start at
3:00pm. Tickets cost $15 each and can be purchased at Paper Plus in Whitianga.
The two hour workshop will start at 3:15pm. The workshop is designed for all
levels of guitar playing, from beginner to advanced. Registration costs $15.
For more information contact Jan Wright on email info@creativemercurybay.co.nz
or phone 027 224 1927.
In the q & a session after the performance,
the audience were in agreement about one
thing - the performance gave everyone
a much better understanding of what it
really was like to be in Christchurch on
the day the earthquake struck. Touching
also were the comments from a couple in
the audience who lived in Christchurch
at the time of the earthquake and
their agreement that the performance
portrayed things as they were.
The dentists said at some point during
the performance that the earthquake was
30 seconds that changed everyone’s
lives for ten years. Every member of
the audience walked out of the Monkey
House Theatre understanding exactly
what he meant.
Munted was brought to Whitianga by
Arts on Tour NZ and Creative Mercury
Bay.
The Munted cast after their performance in the Monkey House Theatre last week.
From left to right - Jackie Shaw, Victoria Abbott and Frith Horan.
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The Mercury Bay Art Escape Trust is looking forward to the Coromandel Peninsula Art and Craft
Fair that will be held in the Whitianga Town Hall on Saturday 23 August from 9am - 3pm.
Last year’s successful inaugural event attracted over 500 visitors. The fair this year has more
artists exhibiting, both emerging and established, all showcasing high quality work in a
variety of media, including textiles, jewellery, photography, furniture, pottery, prints, paintings,
candles and decoupage.
The Trust’s main event is the Mercury Bay Art Escape Open Studio Tour, held the first two
weekends of March. This annual self-drive open studio tour centres around the coastal area of
Mercury Bay, from Otama to Pauanui, and features some 50 artists.
Pictured is Mercury Bay artist Charlotte Giblin among some of her work exhibited at last year’s
Coromandel Peninsula Art and Craft Fair.
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When Mercury Bay’s champion rock ’n rollers, Greg and Chris Sammons decided to teach their
granddaughter, Bella Ramage how to rock ‘n roll, Bella asked Aaron Johansen to be her dance
partner.
Aaron was too happy to oblige and from April this year the two have been practicing under the
watchful eye of Greg and Chris. Their aim was to participate in the club championship of the
Drifters Rock ‘n Roll Club in Hamilton.
The championship took place on 9 August and Bella and Aaron did exceptionally well,
claiming first place in both the novice and junior sections and placings in some of the other
categories. Not happy to remain in the shadow of their students, Greg and Chris promptly
secured a few first places too, including in the masters section.
Well done to the contingent from Mercury Bay. Roll on the nationals!
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Overwhelming support for
Rebecca Gordon in Bali
Early last week 24-year-old Rebecca
Gordon, a long-haul air hostess who
grew up in Whitianga, injured her head
in a bad fall while on holiday in Bali.
Friends took her to hospital, where she
was given painkillers. Back at the hotel
it soon became apparent that something
far worse than a headache was wrong
with her. Rebecca’s sister, Kelly Austin,
who now lives on the Queensland
Gold Coast, put out a distress call
via Facebook to all the New Zealand
and Australian expats in Bali. An
Australian nurse working at a hospital
in Bali immediately came forward and
took Rebecca to a different hospital,
where she was diagnosed with severe
swelling of the brain and told that she
needed emergency surgery.
The problem was Rebecca didn’t have
any travel insurance and the hospital
wasn’t willing to operate if they weren’t
sure that they were going to get paid.
The Australian nurse immediately
stepped in and offered to pay for the
care Rebecca needed on her credit card.
“That woman is an angel,” said Jude
Gordon, Rebecca’s mother and wellknown Whitianga local. “We’ll always
be grateful for what she did for us.”
In the meantime, Kelly arranged some
bridging finance to reimburse the
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to be with Rebecca in Bali.
Rebecca’s other sister, Haley Goodall
from Kuaotunu, wasn’t sitting idle
either. Realising that Rebecca will
be facing many more medical bills,
she set up a Give-a-Little page (https://
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which raised $21,000 in just more than
four days.
Rebecca will undergo a further CT
scan in the next few days, which will
determine if she needs more surgery.
After she has been discharged from
hospital, she will have to stay in Bali
until such time as she’s declared
medically fit to fly back to New Zealand.
The Australian nurse who came to
Rebecca’s rescue in the first instance,
offered for Rebecca and Kelly to stay
with her at her home while Rebecca is
recovering.
“Our faith in humanity has been
strengthened so much through this
ordeal,” said Jude. “We deeply want to
thank everyone who helped in some way
or form. As a family we are overwhelmed
and humbled. Words cannot explain how
appreciative we are.”
Anyone who would like to make
a contribution to the Gordon family,
can do so through the Give-a-Little page.
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Op-Shops
At Social Services, 2 Cook Drive, Whitianga. Open Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm.
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Free Community Meals
At St Andrews by the Sea Community Church, Albert Street, Whitianga. Phone St Andrews on 867 1102
or email mjpetersen@xtra.co.nz for more information.
Mercury Bay Community Bus
Available for transport to hospital, specialist or health related appointments outside of the Whitianga area.
Phone 866 4993 for information and bookings.
Mercury Bay Table Tennis
Every Tuesday 9:30am - 11:30am at the Whitianga Town Hall. All welcome. Phone Pat or Neville on
867 1447 for more information.
Mercury Bay Badminton
Every Wednesday 9:30am - 11:00am at the Whitianga Town Hall. All welcome. Phone Diane on
027 246 1915 for more information.
Road Cycling and Mountain Biking
Road cycling meet every Saturday at 8:00am at the Fire Station intersection, Whitianga. Phone Bryan on
022 155 8944 for more information. Mountain biking meet every Tuesday at 5:15pm and every Saturday
at 7:30am at the Fire Station intersection, Whitianga. Phone Paul Simpson on 021 605 230 for more
information.
“Whitianga Movers and Losers”
Every Wednesday 5:00pm - 6:00pm at St Peters Anglican Church, Dundas St, Whitianga. $2 donation
(to cover cost of room rent). Healthy eating, walking and weight loss group.
Whitianga Tramping Group
Tramps every second Sunday. All welcome. Phone Bev on 869 5457 or Deidre on (021) 101 2388 for
more information.
Whitianga Senior Citizens Club
Meet Mondays in the Whitianga Town Hall, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Bowls, scrabble, card games, housie etc.
Afternoon tea, 55 plus age group. Contact Pam Phillips (president) 866 5908 for more information.
Whitianga Art Group
Meet every Thursday and Friday at the Art Centre in School Road, Whitianga. New members welcome.
Phone Heather on 866 4474 or Maryanne on 866 4099 for more information.
Whitianga Camera Club
Meet the first Monday of every month at 7:00pm at Campbells Steak ‘n Ale, Campbell Street, Whitianga.
Phone Kay and Paul Evison on 866 2262 or Lia Priemus on 866 2437 for more information. All welcome.
Mercury Bay Indoor Bowling Club
Thursday evenings at 7:00pm in the Whitianga Town Hall. New members and visitors welcome. Just come
along or phone Doreen on (07) 866 5237 or Alan on (07) 866 4024 for more information.
Youth Space (Whitianga Social Services)
Corner of Bryce Street and Cook Drive, Whitianga. Barista lessons for 14-year-olds plus on Friday 22
August. Open café night on 5 September. Phone 866 4472 for more information.
Mercury Bay Lionesses Annual Quiz
20 and 27 August and 3 and 10 September. Contact Kryssie on 866 4476 or Morag at Mosaic Gallery in
Whitianga on 866 5224 for more information. Proceeds to benefit the youth of Mercury Bay.
“An Amazing Race” Presented by the 2014 Tairua Troubadours
20 - 24 and 28 - 30 August at the Tairua Hall. Tickets $20 each at the Tairua Information Centre.
Coromandel Peninsula Art & Craft Fair
Saturday 23 August from 9:00am - 3:00pm in the Whitianga Town Hall. A Mercury Bay Art Escape
initiative.
Goldrush Rally of the Coromandel
Street party in Blacksmith Lane, Witianga on Friday 22 August from 4:00pm. Rally on Saturday
23 August in and around Whitianga. For more information see www.rallynz.org.nz/2014-goldrush-rallyof-coromandel or The Informer’s 2014 Scallop Festival Guide.
30’s, 40’s, Broadway, Divas and Dance
Two performances by Emilie, Whitianga’s Chocky Brown and the Mercury Bay Players for the benefit
of the Whitianga Social Services’ Youth Space. Saturday 30 August at 7:30pm and Sunday 31 August at
5:30pm at the Mercury Bay Club. Tickets cost $25 each. To book call David Hall on 866 2250.
Mini-Gig and Workshop with Richard Gilewitz, US Guitarist and Raconteur
Saturday 30 August at the Monkey House Theatre, Coghill Street, Whitianga. Mini-gig
3:00pm - 4:00pm. Tickets $15 each at Whitianga Paper Plus. Workshop 4:15pm - 6:15pm.
Email info@creativemercurybay.co.nz to register. A Creative Mercury Bay initiative.
Weekly Church Services
Mercury Bay Co-operating Parish
St Andrews by the Sea Community Church, 9:30am every Sunday worship service and kids friendly Bible
sessions with Rev Mary Petersen, Albert St, Whitianga.
Anglican Services
St Peter the Fisherman, 9:30am Sunday services. All are welcome, Dundas St, Whitianga.
Crossroad Encounter Fellowship
10:00am and 6:30pm Sundays, cnr Joan Gaskell Drive and Cook Drive, Whitianga.
St Patrick’s Catholic Church
Weekend Mass Saturday 5:30pm and Sunday 8.30am, Monday - Friday 9:00am (except Tuesday no Mass,
Wednesday 12:00 noon). Tairua Sunday 10:30am, Tuesday 9:00am, tel 866 2189.
Whitianga Baptist Church
10:00am every Sunday, children’s programme, 112 Cook Drive, Whitianga, tel 866 4027.
C3 Whitianga
10:30am every Sunday, children’s programme, 23 Coghill St,
Whitianga, email info@c3whitianga.org.nz.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
Meet on Sundays 10:00am - 12:00 noon at the Whitianga Town
Hall. All welcome. Phone 021 277 2126 for more information.
Seventh Day Adventists
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Museum Musings
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with Richard Gates
A hundred years ago this month New
Zealand was committed to a war
under circumstances which are little
understood today. In the first instance
World War One, or the Great War,
was essentially a European conflict
far removed from our hemisphere.
So how did New Zealand become
involved?
On Tuesday 4 August 1914
Britain declared war on Germany
following Germany's violation of
Belgium neutrality and word of the
declaration of war by King George
V was received in Wellington on
5 August 1914. On the same day the
Governor-General of New Zealand,
Lord Liverpool, standing on the
steps of parliament in front of a
crowd of 15,000 people, announced
that New Zealand would follow suit
by declaring war too.
However, the government of New
Zealand had little need to make
such a declaration as research shows
that New Zealand was bound by a
constitutional framework in which
certain prescriptive protocols meant
New Zealand was subservient to
the decisions of the then "Mother
Country." At the time, New Zealand
was not an independent sovereign
state, but a dominion of the British
Empire. This conferred the privilege
of domestic self-rule, but all external
relations, including the power to make
war, remained the sole prerogative of
the British Government in London.
When the British government
declared war on Germany in 1914,
it did so on behalf of the entire British
Empire, including the dominions of
New Zealand, Canada, Australia,
South Africa and Newfoundland.
No separate declaration of war by
New Zealand, or any other dominions
was required - or indeed possible
under the imperial constitutional
framework that existed then.
After Britain's declaration of war, it
was simply a question of how New
Zealand would contribute to the
Empire's war effort, not if.
Despite
New
Zealand
not
having a say in its destiny in 1914,
patriotic fervour took over and young
Kiwi's in their thousands flocked to
volunteer for military service. Given
the population of New Zealand at the
time was just over one million, the
contribution of men and resources
to the European conflict were
staggering. By the end of the 1914/18
war, 100,444 servicemen and nurses,
both Pakeha and Maori, served 10 per cent of New Zealand's total
population. 16,697 Kiwis were killed
and 41,317 wounded, a casualty rate
of 58%. New Zealand had one of
the highest casualty and death rates
per capita of any country involved
in the Great War. These losses are
reflected in the many war memorials
throughout all communities in our
country. It has been said that every
family in New Zealand was affected
in one way or another by the Great
War.
The Mercury Bay area is
no exception, contributing a
proportionally high number of young
men to the cause from a sparsely
populated part of the country.
They bravely served, suffered
and died in circumstances that are
difficult to comprehend.
The Mercury Bay Museum
is developing a display to give
recognition and honour those who
served during World War One.
The
exhibits
will
include
memorabilia,
artifacts,
diaries,
letters, medals, service records and
family recollections of loved ones
who served or died during the conflict.
The Museum welcomes family
descendants of servicemen adding to
the collection of memorabilia should
they so wish.
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Quite a number of skippers headed
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For those not wanting to head
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towards Centre Island. One or two
guys fishing fairly regularly off
Shakespeare are still doing well too.
A couple of young guys not too
worried about how much fuel they
used, headed about 40 miles north
east of here and were well rewarded
with several bluenose and a very
tasty bass. In the other direction,
Toby Kemp and Leanne Dixon
(Reel Adventures) further enhanced
their reputation as kingfish gurus
when they put an angler onto a kingi
that topped the scales at 28.22kg.
With the whitebait season now
underway, the baiters will be lining
the shores upstream when conditions
are right and no doubt we will start
to see the odd pound or two around
town very soon.
Those with a taste for scallops will
be watching the calendar with the
recreational season opening in about
a fortnight. Whilst the sizes coming
in from the commercial guys are
not setting any records, they seem a
little fatter than they were this time
last year and hopefully prolonged
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Another gold for HAMR Home
Building Contractors
Richard and Hannah Warwick of HAMR
Home Building Contractors did it
again. This time a house in Centennial
Drive, Whitianga gave them gold at
the 2014 Auckland Master Builders
House of the Year Awards. Last year,
in the 2013 awards, it was a house
on Whitianga’s Buffalo Beach Road.
They have also received the award for
best house entered in the $600,000 $1 million category. They received the
same award in 2013.
“Our
philosophy
is
simple,”
said Richard. “We build every house,
regardless of size and budget, to a
standard fit to enter the Master Builders
Awards. It ensures that we give our
absolute best.
The house that gave Richard and
Hannah gold this year is over two
stories and just under 300m² in size.
“Technically it was a challenging
house,” Richard said. “It was turned at
a 30 degree angle to maximise views
with lots of individual outdoor spaces.
An interesting feature is an outdoor
lounge. It’s a patio that can be closed
in with cedar shutters all around.
When closed in it’s really like an
additional room in the house.
“The house is cladded with cedar on
the outside and on the inside there’s a
lot of oak and stainless steel. Another
interesting feature is an exposed honed
concrete block spine wall through the
length of the house. Honed concrete
blocks are sanded so that you can see the
individual stones in the blocks.
“At the end of the day the award is
testament to the professionalism and
craftsmanship of everyone who worked
on the house, not only our HAMR Home
Building Contractors team, but also all
the subcontractors we used. We always
attempt to use local where we can.
In this case everyone was local, except
the joinery and kitchen suppliers and
installers, whom the owners of the house
have a special relationship with.”
The owners of the house live in
Rotorua, but plan on moving to
Whitianga permanently in the near future.
“We took the owners with us to the
Master Builders Awards,” Richard said.
“They were even happier than us when
we were announced as the category
winner. It’s nice to think that we could
deliver them a true award-winning
house.”
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SITTIN’ SOLVE
BY CALEB MADISON / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ
© The New York Times
ACROSS
1 Word after say or now
5 Initiator of a probe, maybe
9 Mop
13 Something five-star hotels provide,
informally
16 Detective Vance
17 Mythological deity with two ravens
18 Celebrity chef Matsuhisa
19 Part of a titter
20 Spellin’ things incorrectly?
22 Departing words
24 Leonardo da Vinci, religiously
25 Platform for many apps
26 Nosh on the trail
28 R&B singer with the 2004 #1 hit
“Goodies”
29 Stealin’ a hard drug?
32 Pushin’ some bread back and forth?
35 Domain of Jupiter
36 Beak
37 Enwrap
39 Parkinson’s treatment
40 Global finance org.
41 ___ de boeuf
43 ___ Fierce (Beyoncé alter ego)
45 Its official song is “Home on the
Range”: Abbr.
46 Like some relations
50 Lie around
52 Where she blows?
53 Suffix with glycer54 Paper pusher?
56 Was a bellwether
58 Strike first
60 Disciplines
61 50 Cent piece
64 Fair-hiring inits.
65 H.S. dropouts’ documents
66 Not allowin’ anyone to cook burgers
and franks?
68 Google alternative
72 Mortal queen of Thebes who was
transfigured into a goddess
74 Hardens
75 Brother, in slang
76 Like very few newspapers these days
80 To be, in Tijuana
81“Are you done?”
83Place for lambs to frolic
84Wavy do
86 Comedic Mort
88 Bibliography listings
89 Union formation?
90 Hospital status, informally
92 Each episode of “Law & Order,” say
94 Roguish
95 Tablet marking options
97 Deeply impressed
99 ___ Cooper
101 1/4 of zero?
104 Recheckin’ with a stopwatch?
106 Demonstratin’ how to shoot an apple off
someone’s head?
109 French nobleman
110 California’s Santa ___ Mountains
112 Album with the 1978 hit “Deacon
Blues”
113 Hot spring?
114 Accouterment popularized by a
“Seinfeld” episode
116 Usin’ less stickum?
119 Tap choice
120 Put in a bibliography
121 ___ socks
122 Madcap
123 “Gangnam Style” stylist
124 Shipbuilder’s starting point
125 Oracle
126 Certain recess
1/2 Price Sale
DOWN
1 Egg beater
2 Givin’ a female casino patron another
card?
3 Iraq’s Imam ___ Air Base
4 Old-timey medicines
5 Scandinavian language, to its
speakers
6 Hubbub
7 Make a note of?
8 Sweater material
9 Medium for many selfies
10 “I’m speechless”
11 You can count on them
12 Makin’ some big purchases?
13 2002 Dennis Quaid film about a
struggling minor-league pitcher
14 Places for briefs?
15 Big cheese
16 Steep
20 Unconvincing
21 Cyrano de Bergerac, famously
23 Certain charge
24 Party entertainers, for short
27 Breaks down
30 Dieter’s label
31 This, in Tijuana
33 Singer with the 2009 hit “Tik Tok”
34 Track listings?
38 Hopin’ favor is bestowed?
40 Moralist’s comment
42 Vets
44 Panetta’s successor as defense
secretary
46 Hitch
47 Juin honoree
48 Deeply impressed
49 Logan of “60 Minutes”
51 Jumping-off point?
55 Dealbreaker?
57 Wrecks
59 Engineering topic
62 Popular six-second clips since 2013
63 Much of the Guggenheim’s collection
66 Big goof
67 W.W. II transports: Abbr.
69 Old “There’s no Step 3!” sloganeer
70 River through two world capitals
71 Hardens
73 Bitin’ a friend of Robin Hood?
75 Carryin’ a load of grain?
76 Title film locale in Springwood, Ohio
77 Stats for basketball players
78 “Get rich quick” promise
79 Clark ___, “The Avengers” actor
82 Egypt’s Mubarak
85 Coral-reef lurker
87 ___ Zimmer,
Oscar-winning composer
for “The Lion King”
91 Pest
93 What you might use to put on a happy
face?
96 Not step so lively
98 Some sweaters
100 “Lemme!”
101 Like barbecue sauce
102 Nobelist Wiesel
103 Loop loopers
105 Eagle’s perch
107 Hardly a yes man
108 Sample
111 Microsoft portable media player
114 Plan (out)
115 Sault ___ Marie
117 Shorts top?
118 Little chow, say
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12. Ocean voyager
14. Beach grains
16. Seethe
17. Flatfish
20. Carpenter
23. Brought under control
24. Dangles
25. Muscle twitch
DOWN
1. Puccini & Verdi works
2. Listen to
3. Nimble
4. Recover
5. Electric pianos
6. Take to the air
9. Within the law
11. Rural residence
13. Snake-like fish
15. Silent
16. Lowest in number
18. Haphazard
19. Brush
21. Impertinent
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and vote for her as their “People’s Choice” in the Pride of New Zealand Awards.
Jenny was a few weeks ago announced as the Central North Island winner in the awards’
Lifetime Achievement category.
There are six categories in total and with four regional winners in each category, the public can
vote for one of 24 candidates as their favourite. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in
Auckland on 10 September, together with the national winners of the six categories.
Jenny, a double cancer survivor, founded the Mercury Bay Cancer Support Group more than
25 years ago. She has recently stepped down as co-ordinator. Talking to her about the Pride
of NZ Awards, she said, “To have been nominated was a big surprise and to have won the
Central North Island category was overwhelming. I was in my years with the Cancer Support
Group just one member of a team. Cancer is an issue that will never go away. Cancer patients
need all kinds of support and I was just too happy to help where I could. I loved my years with
the Cancer Support Group. I think, in a way, what has been attributed to me in the Pride of NZ
Awards, is recognition of what we, as a group, have achieved over the years.”
Jenny has unselfishly served the Mercury Bay community for many, many years. Let’s show
our appreciation by supporting her as our “People’s Choice” in the Pride of NZ Awards.
Voting (at www.prideofnzawards.co.nz) will only take a minute.
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Daffodil Day is around the corner
The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer
Society’s annual Daffodil Day appeal
is just around the corner on Friday 29
August. Mercury Bay Cancer Support
Group treasurer, Ann Mulcahy and all
the members of the Mercury Bay Cancer
Support Group have been hard at work
to ensure everything will run smoothly
on the day of and the maximum amount
of money will be raised.
Ann, a Whitianga resident for 13
years, has been part of the Cancer
Support Group for the past three years.
“Four years ago, I was diagnosed with
bowel cancer,” she said. “The cancer
support group helped me in various
ways throughout my journey, from
emotional support to helping me with
travel expenses. Once I had improved
I wanted to help, I wanted to give
something back.”
Ann is now one of 12 members of the
group who support to people within the
community when they need it most.
The group has run the Daffodil Day
appeal in Whitianga for more than 20
years.
This year volunteers will man
five stalls around Whitianga, at the
i-Site in Albert Street, New World,
The Warehouse, Buffalo Beach Four
Square and Countdown, where the
public can make a donation in return for
a small fabric daffodil or buy a bunch of
good quality daffodils for $5.00.
“In the evening, volunteers dressed
in daffodil hats will be visiting the local
pubs, bars and restaurants jingling their
fundraising buckets for donations,” said
Ann.
“We will also have two stalls in Hahei
and Cooks Beach and in Matarangi
volunteers will ask for donations going
around in a golf cart.”
Earlier in the week of the appeal
members of the Cancer Support group
will be picking daffodils growing in
the wild and hand them around various
Mercury Bay businesses.
Cancer Society spokesperson, Rachael
Mounsey said that when people make
a donation this Daffodil Day, they are
donating to a cause that’s close to home.
“People like to know that the money
they give stays locally and assists those
in their local community, we can give
people that guarantee.
“The Cancer Society receives no direct
government funding. Every Daffodil Day
we are overwhelmed at the generosity of
communities in our region and we make
sure that every dollar counts, minimising
expenses and channelling every dollar
possible back into free support services.”
Donations from Daffodil Day are
relied on to provide supportive care
for cancer patients, their carers,
family and friends, to fund cancer
research and to provide the public
with information on the ways to
reduce the risk of cancer through
a smoke free, sun smart, healthy
lifestyle.
Young leader award for
Holly McCleery
Anton Strydom, manager of Westpac Whitianga, has recently presented Holly
McCleery, a Year 8 student at Mercury Bay Area School, with a Sir Peter Blake
Young Leader Award. Holly is one of about 285 primary or intermediate school
students around new Zealand who have received the award this year.
The award recognises young people who have shown promising leadership in their
schools and communities. Westpac is the major sponsor of the award.
Pictured is Holly with her mother, Leisa McCleery and Anton Strydom.
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To the Editor
See page 2 for our requirements with regard to letters and contributions
Dear Editor - Z Nail Gang
I hope that the local screenings of the “Z Nail Gang” film are a timely reminder of the
current threat hanging over the Mercury Bay community.
It was a shock to discover that there are mining exploration permits,
right now, held over much of the hills around Whitianga, Hahei, Kuaotunu, etc especially disappointing after the heroic battle in the 1980’s to protect this lovely
area from degradation. Mining would be an economic disaster for Mercury Bay, not
just an ecological one. In today's climate of corporate legislative capture, some “Z
Nail” style tactics would probably fall foul of anti-terrorism laws and the like, so it is
important to put a stop to the mining threat before it can get as far as it did in the past.
I hope that Mercury Bay locals and visitors are able to raise enough awareness to
effectively lobby for protection of this unique region.
Liv Kelly
Whangarei
Police Report
Mercury
Bay’s
Kalani
Nicol
is
currently in the lead
at the Auckland
Showjumping
Series, having won
all the classes she
competed in to date
on Hawks Eye. Kalani
is also placed second
on the leaderboard
on her other pony,
Starlight
Secret.
Pictured is Kalani on
Hawks Eye.
News from the i-Site
with Cara Jordan - manager of the Whitianga i-Site
with Senior Constable Andrew Grice
Monday 4 August to Monday 11 August 2014
GENERAL
Burglaries and theft ex car offences
have increased over the last few weeks.
Please do your bit to make it more
difficult for these offenders by making
sure your property is secure and also by
not leaving valuables in your vehicle.
ARRESTS
Monday 4th August - two local males
arrested after an armed incident in
Coroglen, a 21yr old local male arrested
for possession of offensive weapon,
a 51 yr old Coromandel man arrested for
driving offences.
A 21yr old local man arrested for 6 x
fraud offences and a burglary.
OCCURRENCES
On the 4th August we attended an armed
incident in Coroglen where there were
reports of shots being fired. Police from
around the district attended, including
the Police Helicopter and AOS.
Kalani Nicol in the lead
(and second) at Auckland
Showjumping Series
Two local men were arrested and
another local man is helping police with
enquiries.
In the early hours of the 4th August a
21yr old local man was arrested after his
family called police for assistance due
to his aggressive behaviour. Staff had to
use a taser to assist with the arrest.
On Thursday the 7th we attended a
domestic incident at a Bryce St address.
Advice was given to the parties involved.
On the 29th we attended disorder
on Joan Gaskell Dr involving a group
of intoxicated locals trying to entice
another local to a fight.
TRAFFIC
On Friday the 8th a Coromandel local
was arrested for drink driving, dangerous
driving, and falling to stop. He will
appear in THDC to face these charges.
No other traffic matters to report.
August is traditionally the slowest
month for visitors to The Coromandel,
and this August has been no exception.
There are still a few brave tourists out
taking advantage of the warm winter
and many are willing to risk a dousing
in the cold sea spray for a chance to go
fishing or take a scenic cruise out to Te
Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserve.
It’s great to see some events coming
up as well which, all going to plan, will
draw in the domestic crowds.
Winter is the common downtime for
many Mercury Bay residents. Quite a
few of our local tourist operators are
also taking advantage of the break to
relax and unwind as tourists themselves.
Come in and tell us about your travels,
hot tips and good and bad experiences.
We can all learn something to offer
visitors to The Coromandel a better
visitor experience.
Winter is also the time to think outside
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Marine Carpet & Upholstery
Upholstery Cleaning
Stain Removal
Rug Cleaning
Vinyl Floor Restoration
Spot Dyeing
Odour Control
Residential Commercial Industrial
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All work undertaken will
be to the AS/NZ Standard
the box about your business, generate new
ideas and revamp your marketing strategy.
The
i-SITE
is
no
exception.
Our advertising and promotional year
will now run from August to July, so if
you’d like us to promote your business
to visitors, please drop in and review the
options. Our website address has also
changed as part of our integration with
Destination Coromandel. You can now
find us at www.whitiangainfo.co.nz.
While visitor numbers are slow,
the i-SITE has been a bustle of
building activity over the last ten days.
Renovations are well underway and we
are looking forward to a sparkling and
attractive environment in which to host
visitors. We are aiming to reopen this
Thursday and will be staying open late
until 6.30pm on Friday for the Goldrush
Rally and street party visitors. The more
people in town, the merrier - we hope to
see you there.
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Sport Results
MERCURY BAY NETBALL
Wednesday 13 August
Collegiate - Bay Cruizers 40 v Black Magic 12,
Madcows 38 v Misfits 35.
Seniors - Whiti Ferns 35 v NW Blunder Birds
22, MBAS Senior A win Coromandel Top Pub
(by default), Hornets 56 v Pink Ladies 19.
Saturday 16 August
Years 4-6 - Feisty Ferns 14 v MB Marlins 12,
Smurfettes 16 v Hurricanes 5, Blue Ferns 8 v
Tinanium 1.
Years 7-8 - Rebelz 28 v Aztecs 10, Dynamo Devils
30 v M&M's 11.
PAUANUI CLUB SNOOKER
Sunday 17 August
The 10th round of Sunday Snooker resulted in
another win for Bob Stokes. After six frames of
changing partners Bob had five wins. Bill Singer
with 3½ wins was runner up.
Highest Break - Bob Stokes 17.
Next meeting Sunday 31 August at 2:00 pm.
Names in by 1:55pm.
HAHEI BRIDGE CLUB
Purangi Pairs - Tuesday 12 August
North/South - 1 Laura Scaglia and Chris Death
61.90, 2 Raewyn Whitham and Peter France 51.85,
3= Alva Gibson and Dave Dylla and Val Dwight
and Mary Masters 50.79.
East/West - 1 Chris Ellett and Annette Cox
68.45, 2 Bev Dickie and Chris Rendle 61.90,
3 Anne Knowles and David Wilkinson 56.55.
MERCURY BAY CONTRACT BRIDGE CLUB
Wednesday 13 August
North/South - 1 Gerry Church and Bob Schibli
55.56, 2 David Dylla and Robyn Hogg 54.37,
3 Val and Martin Lewis 53.97.
East/West - 1 Laura Scaglia and Giorgio Allemano
62.30, 2 Annette Cox and Myra Hoogwerf 60.32,
3 Peter and Maureen France 55.56.
MERCURY BAY BASKETBALL
Friday 15 August
Results - Mercury Bay Junior Girls 60 v Waihi
20, Mercury Bay Junior Boys 36 v Waihi 69,
Mercury Bay Senior Boys 76 v Waihi 14.
MERCURY BAY FOOTBALL
Saturday 16 August
11th Grade Winter Sharks v Tairua, win 4-3 and
lose 0-1. Players of the Day Jakob and Jane.
13th Grade v Thames Twisters, draw 1-1 and win
4-1. Players of the Day Woody and Kaya.
Sunday 17 August
Federation Boys Under 15 - The first game of the
second round of the competition, with Mercury
Bay playing in the top six. An away game against
Cambridge. Mercury Bay lost 0-1, but a good
effort from the team, with the winning goal only
scored late in the second half. This Saturday is a
home game against Hamilton Wanderers Blue.
Classifieds & Public Notices
Kick-off is at 1:00pm.
MERCURY BAY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Ladies Golf 4 BBB - Wednesday 13 August
Results - 1 Maree Denney and Debbie Holmes 44,
2 Chrissie Smith and Robyn Evans 38.
Nearest the Pin on 4 (sponsored by Mainly
Casual) - Debbie Holmes, Nearest the Pin on
18 in 2 (sponsored by Sheree Henderson) Debbie Holmes, Longest Putt on 9 (sponsored
by Peninsula Retaining Walls) - Katrina Hill,
Two's - Debbie Holmes.
Ladies Golf this coming Wednesday - LGU and
Area Stableford.
Men’s Golf - Wednesday 13 August
A reasonably sized field was topped by a
fantastic round from Wayne Kearney. He shot 78
off 15, for 44 points. Second was Ken George
with 41, followed by Jonny Stieller with 38.
Next were Bruce Bell and Garry Morton on 37,
Wayne Malcolm on 36 and Rob Baines and Stuart
King on 34. Wayne Kearney had two two's and
Bob Haase had one (as usual).
Men’s Golf - Saturday 16 August
The first of four rounds of the annual Club Stroke
Play Championship was played today. The leaders
are as follows - Senior (0-12) Jonny Stieller 72,
Bob Haase and Andrew Fleming 78, Intermediate
(13-18) Gary Wheeler 88, Alan Henderson 89 and
Keven Clark 90, Junior (19-24) Wayne Cosgrave
87 and Gordon Davidson and Keith Denney 91,
Super Junior (25-36) Lindsay Muller 103 and
Ray Burgess 107. The winner of the Net Medal
for the day was Wayne Cosgrave with 67. Next
were Keith Denney and Andrew Fleming on 70,
with Osman Emer and Jonny Stieller on 71.
They were followed by Gordon Davidson,
Gary Wheeler and Keven Clark with 71.
Nearest the Pin Senior (0-18) Wayne Kearney,
Junior (19-36) Mike Franklin, Longest Drive
Senior Jonny Stieller, Junior Murray Bennett. No
two's were scored.
PURANGI GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Thursday 14 September
A small field turned out in chilly conditions to play
a 9-hole stableford competition.
Results - 1 Wayne Morrison 24 points,
2 Phil Costello 20, 3 Mark Bell 18 points.
Saturday 16 September
An 18-hole stableford Competition.
Results - 1 Bob Walker 38 points, 2 equal John
Hughes and Ian Hulse 37, 3 equal Barry Scott and
Jeff Bright 36 points.
Net Eagles and Birdies - Dave Corp won the drawn
result.
One semi-final for the Templer Cup was played
between John Hughes and Ian Hulse. This was a
very close game with John Hughes winning on the
first playoff hole.
MERCURY BAY INDOOR BOWLS
Thursday 14 August
Winners - Shirley Hamilton, Colleen Inch.
Runners-Up - Alan Henderson, Allan Gardiner,
Ian Thompson.
Good sports - Doreen Davies, Alma Kitchen.
In the Waimata Netball Tournament held in Waihi on Wednesday last week,
the Mercury Bay Area School teams performed exceptionally well.
The Year 4 and 5 teams won their competitions, while the Year 6 team was
runner-up in their competition. The Year 5 team (pictured with their coach)
clinched victory after 12 gruelling minutes of extra time.
WHITIANGA
DEATH NOTICES AND IN MEMORIAM
Samantha Cooke Snuck out the backdoor on Thursday 14 August.
Kali and the family from the Banana Boat want to sincerely thank the
beautiful community of Whitianga who have loved and supported
Samantha on her visits here to Whitianga over the last 22 years.
Sammy has traded her wheels for wings.
Sammy, shine your light.
She will be assisting with Gods plan
for Global Peace from up high.
In Loving Memory Jacqui Andersen
Passed away 19 August 2013
John McDonald
Passed away 15 September 2013
The best and most beautiful memories
are felt within our hearts.
Your smiles are gone and your
hands we cannot touch.
We remember you both each day,
With loving thoughts and love.
Miss you Mum... Miss you Uncle John.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
WHITIANGA ART GROUP INC
AGM
Will be held at the Art Centre,
School Road, Whitianga
on Thursday 28 August
at 1:00pm.
KUAOTUNU HALL COMMITTEE
Would like to advise their AGM is
on Tuesday the 9th September at
7.30pm at the Hall.
You are welcome to join us.
MEDITRAIN
FIRST AID COURSE
Workplace First Aid Course
31 August 8.30am - 5pm.
Other courses available.
NZQA Qualified Instructor.
Enquiries phone Joy 866 0284.
WHITIANGA TOY LIBRARY
Isabella Street (off Coghill St)
Open every Friday
10am-12.30pm.
New members welcome.
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Thanks to our sponsors and helpers.
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Lukes Kitchen & Cafe, Betta Electrical, Whitianga Police, Whitianga Lions,
Four Hawk Day Winery, Vaughan for the photos, Brad Adams MC,
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FOR SALE
WORK WANTED
BULL CALVES, Friesian and Angus
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Ph: 866 2222
FIREWOOD, wattle and ti-tree.
Free delivery Whitianga.
Ph: 866 3734
SPLIT DRY FIREWOOD
$70m³ delivered
Phone/text Jeff on
021 480 481
ACCOMMODATION WANTED
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15 Coghill Street
**Bed Sale**
All mattresses & beds
marked half price
Call in for a bargain!
4 BDRM HOUSE, Whitianga, for
reliable family, references included.
Ph: Krissy (022) 680 5833
CATTERY
KRISTIN’S
BOARDING CATTERY
FOR SALE
Ti-Tree $120 per load
Phone 866 3026
Phone 866 4724.
CHURCH SERVICE
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ANGLICAN
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HUGE BOUNCY CASTLE,
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St. Peter the Fisherman
Dundas Street, Whitianga
Sunday Service: 9:30am
COMMERCIAL WOOD SPLITTER
$120 per day. Phone 866 3026.
WANTED
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Peninsula First XV the Coulter Cup champions
The Peninsula First XV rugby team won the 2014 Coulter Cup competition last Saturday in a nail-biting finish against Waihi College at the Paeroa Domain. The Coulter Cup is the premier secondary
schools competition of the Thames Valley Rugby Union.
The Peninsula boys scored two converted tries and a penalty goal in the first half against one unconverted try and two penalty goals from Waihi for a halftime score of 17-11. Waihi scored their
second unconverted try of the game five minutes into the second half to take the score to 17-16. This remained the score, much to the anguish of the many Peninsula supporters who made the
trip to Paeroa to support the team, until three minutes before the final whistle when the Peninsula team scored their third converted try for a fulltime score of 24-16.
The Peninsula team’s coach, Mike Smith said after the game he is immensely proud of the boys. It was the first year Mercury Bay Area School students combined forces with other students from
the northern part of the Coromandel. It meant students had to travel more than usual to train and had to work really hard to come together as a team early in the season. “The boys’ discipline
and commitment are an example for others,” Mr Smith said.
For the Peninsula team Zarric Auriom, Rayven Ngapo and Pukengia Moanaroa scored tries and Jayden Tegg kicked the conversions and penalty goal.
The Thames Valley Rugby Union Under 18 representative squad was announced immediately after the final, with Tyler Relph, Pukengia Moanaroa, JJ Parr, Ricky Cressey-Hamilton and Maui
Paurini-Hakaria from the Peninsula team making it into the squad.
Pictured are the Peninsula team menbers after they’ve received the Coulter Cup with coach Mike Smith (back left) and assistant coach and manager, Greg and Marie Relph (back right).
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