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By Stephan Bosman
Whitianga Waterways has reached an agreement
with Thames Coromandel District Council to
gift a block of land in Whitianga to the people
of Mercury Bay on which a medical centre can
be developed.
The agreement will now require council
approval at its next meeting on Wednesday
29 June.
The site is approximately 4,000m² in size
and situated on the northern side of Joan
Gaskell Drive, not long past the Whitianga Fire
Station if you travel towards State Highway
25. Whitianga Waterways is making the land
available to the Mercury Bay community at no
cost to ratepayers.
“Mercury Bay needs a medical centre.
If a block of land is required to make that
happen, we’re happy to help,” says Whitianga
Waterways manager Peter Abrahamson.
“We’re very excited to be involved in the
development of a new centre.
“I would certainly like to acknowledge the
board members of Whitianga Waterways for
the gift they have made. This is a great result
for our area. I would also like to acknowledge
the efforts of TCDC for the work they have put
in. This centre will belong to the people of the
wider Mercury Bay area and it is up to them
now to help make it happen.”
TCDC mayor Glenn Leach says the idea
of a medical centre in Whitianga has been a
long time in the making. “We thank Whitianga
Waterways for this truly great gesture in making
land available for a medical centre, which will
be of benefit to all our communities.
“In the past few years there have been many
discussions behind the scenes with local medical
practitioners, the Waikato District Health Board
and several primary health organisations.
“I applaud Mercury Bay Community Board
chairman Paul Kelly, along with Mercury Bay
councillors Tony Fox and Murray McLean
for their work investigating how a medical
Whitianga Waterways manager Peter Abrahamson (on the left) with Thames Coromandel District councillors
Tony Fox (second from left) and Murray McLean and TCDC mayor Glenn Leach (on the right) at the land on Joan Gaskell Drive in
Whitianga that Waterways has gifted to the people of Mercury Bay for purposes of a medical centre.
centre could operate and I thank them too for
their efforts and facilitation on this gift from
Waterways, along with the support from the
Mercury Bay Community Board as a whole.
“As well as our communities benefiting from
a medical centre in Whitianga, all development
within the community will benefit also.
Now that we have certainty over where the
medical facility will be built, we can start
meeting with community and stakeholder
groups to get feedback and involvement in the
project going forward.”
The medical centre will be developed, owned
and operated by a charitable trust, with medical
practitioners and other healthcare providers
as tenants. Along with doctors, the centre
is envisaged to accommodate chiropractic,
podiatry, physiotherapy, counselling, dental,
psychology, medicine dispensing and visiting
specialist services.
The charitable trust will be responsible for all
aspects of the development and management
of the centre, from obtaining funding through
to construction and ongoing ownership and
operation once complete.
In the preparatory stages, however, the
project will be managed by TCDC’s Mercury
Bay area manager Allan Tiplady and the
Mercury Bay Community Board. The board
has, to that extent, ring-fenced $250,000
towards investigation work, which will include
a detailed implementation plan, progressing
detailed design, planning and cost estimates,
dealing with resource consent requirements,
developing strategies for securing funding
for the development of the centre, talking to
medical practitioners and health authorities and
determining how the charitable trust should be
set up. This early phase work is expected to take
at least a year to complete
“Twelve sites were considered for a medical
centre and this one gifted by Whitianga
Waterways is favoured because of the nil land
cost, direct access from the main entrance road
into and out of Whitianga, its central location
and its proximity to ambulance and rescue
helicopter services,” says Mr Leach.
“We are now in a position to discuss with
communities how everyone can get involved
with the development of a centre and turn the
concept into a reality.”
The agreement between Whitianga Waterways
and TCDC will be made publicly available after
the council meeting on 29 June.
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Heaphy images to help cancer sufferers
By Tony Stickley
A folio of paintings by one of New Zealand’s
most acclaimed artists has been donated to raise
funds for cancer sufferers and their families in
the Whitianga area.
The enormous book containing 56 exquisite
watercolour images by Charles Heaphy was
donated to the Mercury Bay Cancer Support
Group by Cooks Beach artist Rachel Olsen.
Rachel said she received the book from her
father many years ago, but it was so bulky it
spent most of its life under the bed. “Who has
a bookshelf big enough for a book of that size?
We didn’t have a huge house and there was
nowhere else to put it.”
In between houses after selling up in Cooks
Beach a few months ago, and now housesitting in Hahei, Rachel decided the glorious
watercolours really deserved to be on display
rather than hidden away under a bed or put
into storage.
“I thought I would like to gift the book to the
Cancer Support bookshop for someone else to
enjoy, the Cancer Support Group is a very good
cause,” said Rachel, who is best known for her
iconic New Zealand scenes of baches, caravans
and pohutukawa trees painted in vibrant colours.
For the Cancer Support Group, the gift was a
little different from its niche of donated second
hand books that are sold from the group’s shop
in Blacksmith Lane in Whitianga.
“We have never had anything like this
before,” said treasurer, Ann Mulcahy. “It’s a bit
of a divergence for us, it’s quite something to
get something like this donated.”
Another member of the group, Lindsey
Rogers, said the challenge now was to get as
much money as possible for the folio - one of
only 1,000 printed in 1981. “I had a look on
Trade Me and someone had one for sale for
$500 - a bit more than the $2 or $3 we normally
charge for books.”
Ann and Lindsey are hoping that publicity
about the Heaphy folio might prompt a collector
or any other generous person to put their hand in
their pocket for a good cause.
“We will see if we get any enquiries from this
story in The Informer and then we will go on the
internet and see what we can do,” Lindsey said.
Charles Heaphy, who gave his name to the
famous Heaphy Track on the West Coast of
the South Island, was born in London in 1820
and died in Brisbane in 1881. The website
nzhistory.net.nz says of him, “The multi-faceted
Heaphy made quite an impact on colonial New
Zealand as an artist, explorer, soldier and
colonial administrator. He was the first colonial
soldier to win the Victoria Cross.”
The folio Rachel donated to the Cancer
Support Group includes a wide-ranging
selection of images of birds, landscapes and
buildings and a couple of portraits from that era.
Many of Heaphy’s works are in the Turnbull
Library in Wellington and many are in the hands
of private collectors.
The Mercury Bay Cancer Support Group has
a dozen members. All money raised through the
group’s bookshop is used to support local cancer
patients and their families, from supplying
hugely-expensive, special hospital-type beds,
to providing accommodation if people have to
go out of town for treatment. The group can also
supply night nurses - where patients need home
support - and provide meals.
“Really, just about anything that people
require when they are suffering from cancer,
we help provide it,” said Ann. “But it costs a
lot of money and that’s why the donations we
receive are so important.”
Mercury Bay Cancer Support Group treasurer, Ann Mulcahy (left), and member,
Lindsey Rogers, admire one of the Heaphy watercolours Kauri Forest, Wairoa River, Kaipara
painted in December 1839.
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Issue 693 - 15 June 2016
MBAS students on top
in Spirit of NZ challenge
A team of 10 Mercury Bay Area School Year 10 students participated in a Spirit of New Zealand
challenge during the last week of May.
For five days the students stayed on board the famous tall ship Spirit of New Zealand with three
other teams of students from Matamata College, Central Hawkes Bay College in Waipukurau
and Westlake College in Hokitika.
“The challenge was made up of a variety of competitions ranging from knot tying, sail setting
and beach sports to raft raising and ‘pitch perfect’ singing,” says Craig Lidgard, the MBAS
teacher who accompanied the students on the challenge.
“Teams accumulated points as they went. The MBAS team came out on top when all was done
and dusted and now has a nice trophy to show for their efforts.
“The challenge was about teamwork and building relationships with students of the same age
from other schools around New Zealand. Our students from MBAS had a ball of a time.”
Schools interested in sending students on the challenge need to enter a ballot in order to be
chosen. “We’ll make sure we stay in the ballot until our next team gets the opportunity to go on
the Spirit of New Zealand,” says Craig.
Pictured are members of the MBAS team boarding the Spirit of New Zealand in Auckland,
proudly wearing sweaters sponsored by Mercury Bay Optometrist.
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Mineral can be provided by using fluoride toothpaste correctly - brush
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varnish to the weak spots. An alternative to fluoride is bioavailable
calcium and phosphate, such as that in Tooth Mousse (ordinary calcium
or phosphate is not absorbed by your teeth). Bacteria in between your
teeth should be cleaned away with floss or interdental brushes (like mini
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The only way to tell if these strategies are working is by regular monitoring
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Widely acclaimed Everest Untold coming
to Whitianga
Creative Mercury Bay’s first Arts on
Tour New Zealand event this year,
Everest Untold, on stage at the Whitianga
Town Hall on Saturday 2 July, is set to deliver
the extraordinary, but largely unknown,
story behind the epic mountaineering
expedition of 1953 in which Edmund Hillary
and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of
Mt Everest.
While Sir Edmund’s classic and profoundly
triumphant words, “We knocked the bastard
off,” endure in the hearts and minds of proud
Kiwis, in this highly entertaining and widely
acclaimed play, written by Gareth Davies
and produced by Ffynroc Productions,
the spotlight falls squarely on the expedition
leader, Brit Sir John Hunt (played by Stephen
Lovatt - Angels in America and The Book of
Everything), and the “other Kiwi” on this
iconic climb, George Lowe (played by Edwin
Wright - Manifesto 2083 and Slow West).
Davies was deeply intrigued by the
Everest story. “It was a story that had
everything - intense danger, an interesting
political backdrop as every nation raced to
get there first and a host of very distinctive
and courageous characters,” he says.
“There was just such tension and power
in it, but I felt only part of the story had
been told.”
Through the play, Davies reveals stories
of sheer grit, determination and ambition
in a dangerously inhospitable environment.
For British Army Colonel Hunt it’s all about
the grand plan. For Lowe, experienced
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climber and schoolmaster with a can-do
attitude, it’s all about the men. Together,
we share their story of cutting steps into the
roof of the world. We also learn of the other
men in the expedition - a physicist, a geologist,
a doctor, a cameraman, mountaineers and,
of course, the Nepalese Sherpas. The play
explores the cultural differences and divides,
but also the passion to climb that all the
members share.
“It’s easy to forget that the 1953 British
Mount Everest expedition consisted of 13
men other than Sir Edmund Hillary and
Tenzing Norgay,” says theatre reviewer,
Matt Baker.
George Lowe was from Hawkes Bay and
was the one who suggested to Sir Edmund
that they give the Himalayas “a go.”
Lowe and Hilary climbed together until Sir
Edmund teamed up with Tenzing Norgay...
Part climbing experience in the “death
zone,” part exposure of human frailties and
part revelation of what might have been,
Everest Untold is, according to Eventfinda,
“An incredible story of friendship, rivalry,
brotherhood, what it means to be a team and
what it means to be left behind.”
The play is presented in the format of a
speaking engagement by Hunt to the Otago
University Climbing Club. He is a great
raconteur and, aided by revealing slides and
joined by the late George Lowe, they share
their personal revelations - of two men who
played pivotal roles in the ultimate success of
the 1953 assault on Everest.
“I can’t tell you how informative [Everest
Untold] is, how entertaining it is and what
a great evening it was at the theatre,”
says well-known New Zealand actor and
director Raymond Hawthorne ONZM.
A proud Kiwi tale, Everest Untold, will
transform our modern understanding of one
of New Zealand's greatest triumphs that
took place over 60 years ago. So, shackle
your carabiners securely and get ready for a
thoroughly entertaining evening of theatre.
The show starts at 7:00pm on 2 July.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for
students/children under 19 and are available
from Whitianga Paper Plus. Best to book
early for this one.
Arts On Tour has organised the current
production of Everest Untold as part of
a nationwide tour of the play. For more
information visit www.aotnz.co.nz.
Actor Stephen Lovatt as Sir John Hunt in Everest Untold.
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News from the i-SITE
By Andrea Foster - Whitianga i-SITE team leader
Winter has finally arrived and there have
been a few cold nights, which usually means
a lovely sunny day the next day. On these
sunny days this means you can get out and
do some walks, the Coromandel has some
very scenic walks or even take a boat trip to
cruise about around Cathedral Cove and Te
Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserve.
Pop into the i-SITE for maps and brochures
on the Coromandel walks.
Tickets are now on sale for Mercury
Bay Area School’s musical production
The Wizard of OZ and are available at the
i-SITE. The production will feature from
Thursday 30 June to Saturday 2 July.
The Whitianga Scallop Festival is fast
approaching on 10 September. You can
get your tickets at the i-SITE through
Eventfinda.
School holidays start on 9 July to 24 July.
Wondering what to do with the kids if it is
wet, there is always the movie theatre, the
Mercury Bay Museum and even put your rain
coat on and go for a walk along the beach.
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The Green Pages
By Amy Taylor and Jo Fearn
Welcome to this new column in The Informer called The Green Pages. This monthly segment
is the brainchild of locals Amy Taylor and Jo Fearn. They are passionate about protecting
the environment and conserving our beautiful part of the world not just for their families,
the community and the tourists who visit us, but for future generations too. Amy and Jo both
have a background in environmental science and they have decided to join forces to create a
platform where members of the community can have their say and where local environmental
concerns that affect everyone can be addressed.
Every month here at The Green Pages we
will put forward ideas on subjects that we
feel need to be focused on or suggestions
that you, the community, believe need to be
tackled and we will welcome your feedback.
We will give updates on how campaigns
or projects are coming along and what the
community can do to help us in our mission.
We also aim to highlight individuals and
businesses in the area that are contributing
positively to environmental initiatives, so if
you have recommendations, get in touch.
If you have a subject you feel strongly
about, maybe you could contribute with
an article?
There are lots of you out there who are also
very passionate about the environment and
how it effects our community - but maybe you
feel like you don’t know how you can help
or get involved, so this is your opportunity to
be heard!
Whilst we will be based here in Whitianga,
we aim to tackle environmental issues from
all over the Coromandel.
One of the first issues we feel needs
to be looked at is the use of Roundup by
Thames Coromandel District Council. Some
will argue that Roundup (which contains
glyphosate) has been around for years and
it hasn’t done you any harm, but increasing
scientific evidence is showing that this is
not the case. Recently a study by the World
Health Organisation classified it as “probably
carcinogenic” to humans and despite that
(and plenty of evidence of other serious
impacts on people's health and the
enviromnent) it’s still being used by our
council in public spaces like playgrounds,
parks, and roadsides. Several countries have
made moves to ban its use, most recently
France and The Netherlands.
Some councils in New Zealand have used
non-chemical vegetation control for 20 years
and with new technology these systems
(such as hot water, steam, and organic weed
killers) can cost no more than spraying with
formulations containing glyphosate.
If using Roundup is possibly detrimental
to our health and potentially damages
the environment, do we really want to
take the risk? Wouldn’t we rather look
into alternatives?
Concern over this has led to an online
petition, which now has more than 500
signatures, asking TCDC to investigate nonchemical alternatives and phasing out the use
Amy Taylor and Jo Fearn are passionate about protecting the Coromandel Peninsula not
only for their families, the community and tourists, but for future generations too.
of Roundup. There’s also a paper version of
this petition which is now available at All
Things Organic in Monk Street, Whitianga
and Luke’s Kitchen in Kuaotunu if anyone
else would like to add their signature. We can
email or post a copy to you as well.
Other topics that we have thought about
tackling in the future include Whitianga
becoming plastic carrier bag free and also
creating an environmental network that could
benefit and support many environmental
groups operating within the Coromandel area.
So let’s start the ball rolling - if you have
any views, information, or suggestions
with regard to TCDC’s use of Roundup
or other issues that you think need to be
addressed, then get in touch via email
greenpages866@gmail.com or send your
letters to us at PO Box 167, Whitianga 3542.
We will also be launching a Facebook page
very soon.
We hope you like this page and what we are
aiming to do and we look forward to hearing
from you!
Until next time.
PS - If you would like to sign the Roundup
petition online go to www.change.org/p/
stop-tcdc-using-dangerous-chemicalweed-killers.
by SEALY
Issue 693 - 15 June 2016
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Librarian Emma Darragh is moving on to the
next chapter in her life
By Gillian O’Neill
After eight years as the happy face of Tairua
Library, Emma Darragh is moving on to the
next chapter in her life and will check out her
last books this coming Friday.
The hugely popular librarian, renowned for
her creative ideas and high energy approach,
has been inundated with messages from wellwishers right across the community.
“I had a text from one of the members of
my first ever kids creative writing group.
He’s a big strapping rugby player now who
doesn’t come to the library very often,
but his words about what the library had
meant to him and the impact it had on him
at that time really meant a lot. The fact that
he had remembered was very special,”
said Emma.
Ten-year-old Emily Ryan was tearful as
Emma’s final creative writing session came
to an end.
“Emma is the library, I cannot imagine
coming in here and not seeing her face,”
she said after handing over a specially written
poem and a good luck card.
It’s these connections with members
of the community that Emma regards as
the most enjoyable part of the job she has
poured her heart into. “I was here when the
library opened, I helped put in the shelves.
My vision at that time was really for this
place to become a wharenui - a meeting place
for the community, somewhere people of all
ages could come to and feel welcome. I felt
that was a real need in our community and
I feel like I achieved what I set out to do,
so that is very satisfying.”
From her work with writers young and old
to her mums and bubs group, the kids holiday
programmes and the unforgettable 2015
season of creativity which showcased the
skills and talents of dozens of Tairua residents,
Emma has pushed the job description
well beyond that of the average librarian.
Some of her most frequent customers usually
don’t even bring their library card and rarely
even scan the shelves. “There’s a few who
just come in and say, ‘Emma what have you
got for me,’ so I’ll choose something I know
they will enjoy. I may have created a few bad
habits unfortunately, so people will have to
get used to remembering their cards from
now on,” she smiled.
With 14-year-son Ziggy already at Thames
High School and 12-year-old Sollie joining
his brother next year, Emma says the time is
right for a change.
“My boys’ worlds are expanding,
their community is widening and as a result of
that mine is too. I’ve realised that ultimately
what inspires me is creativity and encouraging
others on their own creative paths, helping
them to explore their passions.”
Emma has launched her own business
“Words to the Wise” assisting businesses,
groups and individuals to communicate with
their given audience.
Emma Darragh is saying farewell to her role as Tairua librarian this week.
“So whether it’s an emerging Coromandel
artist or a new event, my aim is help people to
communicate their own message in a positive
way. For me, when I took the job as librarian,
it was always about how I can best serve
Tairua and the Coromandel and now I feel
the time is right for me to do that in a
different way.”
Emma has high hopes that the Tairua Library
will continue to be a place of creativity and
inspiration. “The most important thing for
the library is to stay relevant and to respond
to whatever the needs of the community are.
If that’s as a technology hub, so be it, if it’s
a heritage centre or a visitor space, so be it.
The library has to reflect the community it
is there to serve and as long as it does that,
it will have a strong future.”
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07 868 3529
www.scottsimpson.co.nz
A large part of my job is helping
people. For an appointment please
contact my office.
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and funded by the Parliamentary Service
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Lulu Moo and the Mystery of the Big Belly
hopefully the first of many more
By Deli Connell
“There’s a new cow on Tim’s farm - he names
her Lulu Moo and they become great friends.
But Lulu Moo starts getting bigger and bigger
every day… Tim is really worried. What is
happening to his favourite cow? What can
Tim do to stop her from getting so big that
she blows up like a balloon and floats away?”
You’ll have to read the book to find out!
Two talented Whitianga artists have
collaborated on a project which has resulted in
a gorgeous new children’s picture book to add
to your bookshelf. Wendy Walls conceived
the Lulu Moo book idea some 22 years ago
and, with help from her friend Charlotte
Giblin, it could well become a series!
Released by Mercury Bay’s Aries
Publishing in March 2016, Lulu Moo and the
Mystery of the Big Belly tells the tale of a cow
growing fatter and fatter and a young boy’s
efforts to help it lose weight. Wendy was
inspired to write stories after observing the
many amusing and challenging situations that
unfolded on her family farm in Patumahoe.
She says, “This first book is based on reallife events involving my son Tim and after all
these years I finally found the right person to
help bring the book to life!”
Wendy and Charlotte met a few years ago,
as fellow artists taking part in the Mercury
Bay Art Escape open studio tour. “I’d been
looking for a creative partner for years and
Charlotte and I just clicked,” says Wendy.
“She had a pottery business in the UK before
moving to New Zealand and she used to
hand-draw cartoons of farm animals onto
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all her pottery mugs and bowls. It was a
short step for those cartoons to develop into
the Lulu Moo characters. Combining our
different professional experiences allowed
this project to be a true collaboration with a
natural sharing of the artwork, writing and
editing processes.”
Wendy is an accomplished artist who
runs popular “Give it a Go” mixed media
art classes from her Whitianga studio. She
has used her expressive technique with fluid
acrylics and collage to create unique, flowing
patterned backgrounds for the pictures in
the book.
Charlotte is an illustrator and drawing tutor
whose classes have a waiting list of keen new
students eager to join.
The pictures in Lulu Moo are very unusual
for contemporary illustrations, being true
“old fashioned” collage artworks with
no computer manipulation. “I drew the
cartoons onto watercolour paper, painted
them, cut them out, placed them on Wendy’s
background artwork and moved them
around to get the perfect positioning,”
says Charlotte. “Then I took the pages outside
into full sunlight to photograph the completed
artwork.” The result is a striking balance of
colour and humour, with strong shadows
showing the 3-D effect of the traditional
collage technique.
What is truly lovely about these illustrations
is that, in this age of everything being on
a screen and very unreal, children will be
able to see how they were made and may be
inspired to try the techniques themselves. It is
beautifully real and accessible artwork with
subject matter that most young Kiwis can
readily identify with.
The two artists’ friendship and ability to
collaborate meant they could blend their
complimentary skill sets for this wonderful
project… We certainly hope there will be
more to come!
Lulu Moo and the Mystery of the Big
Belly is available from Mosaic Gallery
in Whitianga, Hot Waves Café at Hot
Water Beach, Carson’s Book Shop in
Thames and online from Aries Publishing
www.ariespublishing.co.nz.
Whitianga artist Wendy Walls with a copy of
Lulu Moo and the Mystery of the Big Belly, a children’s picture book she
wrote and illustrated with fellow Whitianga artist Charlotte Giblin.
Issue 693 - 15 June 2016
Scouts giving back to
the community
About 30 Whitianga Sea Scouts, Cubs and Keas and many of their parents turned up at the
Whitianga Bike Park last Sunday morning to help with a general clean up.
“Some of our jobs were cutting back the walking and cycling tracks, cutting back all the lily
bushes, weed eating and adding crushed shells to the paths to soak up the mud,” says Scout
leader Paula Mackenzie.
“It helped that well-known landscaper Garth Scott is one of our leaders and had all the gear and
know-how to get the job done.
“We are full-on busy fundraising for a new Scout den and I believe this is what Scouting is
all about, giving back to the community that has been helping us to fundraise so hard for our
new den.”
Pictured are some of the group who were happy to help on Sunday morning.
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Fire Brigade training right More than 1,100 kauri
in town next Wednesday trees planted last week
If Whitianga locals and visitors see the Whitianga Volunteer Brigade looking for a missing
person in The Esplanade apartment building (pictured) on the corner of The Esplanade and
Monk Street in Whitianga while the building is purportedly on fire next Wednesday evening
22 June, they need not be concerned. It’s only a training exercise.
“We train every Wednesday evening for a variety of scenarios” says Roly Chaney,
Deputy Chief Fire Officer of the brigade. “Sometimes we need to bring our training right into
town and that’s what will be happening next Wednesday. Our brigade members will have
some incidents in the basement of the building they’ll have to deal with as well.
“People who want to go out for dinner at No 8 Restaurant on the ground floor of the building
don’t have to change their plans. We won’t inconvenience them at all.”
The Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade has at the moment 34 members.
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Last Saturday morning 20 volunteers were happy to sacrifice some of their time in perfect
weather to help the Kauri 2000 Charitable Trust plant a total of 456 kauri trees at the Matarangi
Reserve between Kuaotunu and Matarangi.
The effort on Saturday was preceded by 12 BNZ staff members, some travelling from as far as
Wellington, planting 304 trees on Friday. On Wednesday and Thursday last week the Mercury
Bay Area School Year 7 and 8 students planted more than 400 trees in the Matarangi Reserve.
Kauri 2000 and their volunteers have this year alone planted more than 2,500 kauri trees on the
Coromandel Peninsula.
Among the volunteers who helped on Saturday was Coromandel MP Scott Simpson (pictured).
“It's fantastic to think that these trees [we planted today] could be here for hundreds of years to
come. A very satisfying way to spend a few hours on a glorious Saturday morning,” Mr Simpson
said.
Issue 693 - 15 June 2016
Car Talk With Jack Biddle
A question for Jack? Just email us or drop us a note.
Unusual vehicle collection now calls Whitianga home
Recently moved to Whitianga, John and Michelle Farmer have
brought a collection of unusual vehicles with them to South Highway.
John, a mechanical engineer, has always had an interest in cars
and particularly those featuring unusual or unconventional
mechanical features.
“Modern cars may bristle with technology, but mechanically
they remain quite conventional. Not so some cars of the 1950s,
when strange concepts were attempted in a rapidly growing personal
transport market and offerings from manufacturers showed an
appetite for risk,” says John.
He’s correct and there’s none stranger than the Auto Union DKW
vehicles of the 1950s and early 1960s.
DKW is a defunct German car and motorcycle marque that started
out producing steam fittings in the early 1900s and by the 1930s was,
in fact, the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer.
John encountered his first DKW by accident as a university
student, purchased and repaired it and has owned various models in
the subsequent 40 years.
New Whitianga resident John Farmer among some of his collection of DKW vehicles
He also runs the New Zealand DKW Club, which keeps him in
outside his DKW replica workshop in Bryce Street.
direct contact with other similarly afflicted people
around the world.
So, what is it exactly that makes the DKW brand
so unusual?
“The big difference sits under the bonnet with the
swing away from a conventional 4-stroke motive
power to a 3-cylinder 2-stroke engine. Whilst most
of us are familiar with these engines in small motors
[chainsaws and weed trimers, motor mowers and
motorbikes], DKW managed to comfortably convey
a 1,000 kg car at a reasonable pace using 900cc or
1,000cc 2-stroke engines whilst puffing out the
associated blue exhaust smoke,” says John.
While the 2-stroke engine was very unique and
something that never quite caught on with other
vehicle manufacturers, other features, including frontwheel-drive, were a big break away from tradition
at the time. It was a design that eventually made
the Mini so famous some years later and is still the
platform design that most massed produced passenger
vehicles are based on today. Amongst other unusual
mechanicals is a transmission which includes a freewheel that allows the car to “coast” out of gear when
the throttle pedal is not operated.
It all adds up to a fun vehicle to drive and is no
doubt the reason John always has a wide smile on his
face when driving one of his DKWs around town.
The history of the DKW and how it came to
production is also very interesting. A modern allsteel bodied prototype was ready for manufacture in
1939, but the Second World War intervened and all
the DKW factories were subsequently seized by the
Russians in 1945.
By 1954 West German manufacture of the pre-war
design was in full swing and the ability to easily tune
the 3-cylinder 2-stroke engine immediately propelled
DKW to motorsport success, particular rallying.
DKW imports to New Zealand totalled some 500
cars and ownership was very polarising, people either
loved or detested these cars according to John.
John’s passion for the brand goes beyond vehicle
ownership. He is in the process of setting up his
own Auto Union DKW replica workshop in Bryce
Street. The blue shield displayed on the outside wall
replicates the original logo used by DKW dealerships
in the 1950s.
Many different 2-stroke models were produced
by DKW and John’s current collection includes an
early 3-cylinder restoration project from 1955, a New
Zealand new 1958 four-door, a rare 1000Sp roadster,
a German military jeep called a MUNGA from 1967,
and a 1965 F102, the last true DKW.
Most of these vehicles were quite unique in design,
apart from the 1000Sp, which mimicked the sporty
American two-seat Ford Thunderbird convertible.
It was imported into New Zealand in dreadful
condition and has since been restored to its former
glory. Work on the fleet of DKWs is ongoing which
keeps the Bryce Street workshop busy and John
happily occupied. He has joined the local classic car
club which enjoys regular Sunday outings around the
local area.
Keep an eye out for the vehicle with the number
plate DKW, it will be the one trailing a little cloud of
blue smoke behind it and the driver with the big smile.
Note - Interestingly the Ingolstadt-based DKW
business was purchased by Volkswagen in 1966 and
the DKW F102 2-stroke car received a conventional
4-stroke engine and became an Audi. The rest as they
say is history.
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To the Editor
See page 2 for our requirements with regard to letters and contributions
Dear Editor - Use of Supergold Card on the Whitianga ferry
We are pleased that MP Scott Simpson has come out publicly in support of our drive to get the
Supergold Card useable on the Whitianga Ferry (Scott’s Thoughts in The Informer of 8 July).
Scott highlights the points we have been facing, which puts it in “the too-hard basket.”
Regarding the three criteria we are expected to meet, we have these comments •
Requirement to be contracted to a regional council. It is well-known that the Fullers Waiheke
service, which allowed all card holders a freebie trip (worth $35 return), was not contracted to
the Auckland Regional Council when it started. Why can a similar exemption not be considered
in cases such as ours?
•
Required to be part of the Regional Public Transport Plan. The operation of the ferry is relevant
to our local area, is a minor operation and hardly a big influence on any “regional transport
plan.” This is a red herring in the aforementioned basket.
•
In terms of a June 2015 report from the Ministry of Transport, the comment re exempt services
is totally irrelevant in our case. It applies only to some specific operators in Auckland and
Wellington.
In an early Waikato Regional Council publication, when the Supergold Card scheme was being
set up, the Whitianga ferry service was described as a “tourist operation.” This was a pontification
of some official who possibly didn’t even know where Whitianga was on the map! Those of us who
live here recognise it as a valuable link for residents on both sides of the harbour.
In discussions with WRC we are told no consideration will be given to including Whitianga
in the scheme until a 2017/18 review. We say that’s not good enough. The Government-imposed
moratorium on new services was lifted in September last year. We want approval in principle now there is a lot of work to be done before any scheme can be properly implemented.
We look to our WRC representative Clyde Graf to pick up the ball and run with it for us. It is
election year!
Barney Bowen
Acting Chair - Grey Power Gold Card Transport Committee
Dear Editor - The budget and 1080
Green Party Member of Parliament Catherine Delahunty laments in The Informer of 25 May the
cutting of Department of Conservation funds in the latest budget, but this year DOC plans to save an
extra 100,000 hectares of New Zealand’s forests with their biggest ever 1080 drop. So, any budget
cuts have not slowed them down.
One aspect of DOC's work, the “science” behind 1080 and their poisoning of animals,
was actually given an annual increase of three quarters of a million dollars. $13 million per annum
now goes into research projects designed to provide evidence of the benefits of animal poisoning.
For decades hundreds of New Zealand scientists and researchers have been making a living
providing what is supposed to be convincing proof that aerial 1080 is an effective way to control
wild animals. Still the government scientists are failing to come up with convincing answers and
the government's answer is to pour even more money into their work. This work is now the largest
component of the aerial 1080 bill, close to $20 per hectare.
John Veysey
Coromandel Town
Pressure is mounting with regard to the Whitianga ferry becoming
part of the Supergold Card scheme.
MERCURY BAY JUNIOR RUGBY
We are running a BLACK OUT fundraiser
evening on the night of the 18th of June
at the Mercury Bay Club in Whitianga
(All Blacks v Wales).
Tickets include grandstand seating and
finger food at half time, with spot prizes,
raffles and a pick the score sweepstake.
Tickets are $20 per single and
$30 a double and are available at
Jandals Café, Albert Street,
Whitianga and Coastal Refrigeration,
Mary Street, Whitianga or through
the Junior Rugby Club.
Funds raised will contribute to a scrum
machine for the
Mercury Bay Multisport Park.
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Issue 693 - 15 June 2016
Marketing MBAS overseas
By Stephan Bosman
In April this year Mercury Bay Area School
principal John Wright undertook a marketing
trip to Europe. The purpose of the trip was
to personally recruit international students to
attend the school.
It’s a trip Mr Wright undertakes every two
years. We’ve recently sat down with him and
talked about the importance of international
students to MBAS and how the recruitment
process works.
Mr Wright told us that international students
benefits MBAS in two ways. Firstly there’s
the financial benefit of international student
fees being paid, but, more importantly,
Mercury Bay Area School principal John Wright during his recent marketing trip
to Europe with Jutta Brenner, one of the agents the school uses in Germany
to recruit international students.
there’s also the diversity students from other
cultures bring to the school. “We encourage
our international students to be involved
in a variety of activities while at MBAS,
from playing music instruments and sport to
participating in performing arts productions
and camps and excursions,” he said.
MBAS have each year between 20 and 30
international students attending the school.
“We can’t really go higher than that with
the resources we have available,” Mr Wright
said. “We want these students to have the best
experience they possibly can get with us and
we won’t be able to deliver that if we spread
ourselves too thin.”
According to Mr Wright, it’s not difficult to
market MBAS. The school recruits in Europe
through a network of eight to 10 agents in
various countries. They arrange for Mr Wright
to attend several international education fairs
during his biennial marketing trips. “There are
constantly fairs happening around Europe,”
he says. “New Zealand schools attend these
fairs individually, while Australian schools,
for example, are represented on a state by
state basis. Canadian and United States
schools are also regular participants.
“I always ‘sell’ New Zealand first and then
MBAS and the Coromandel region. MBAS’s
unique programmes like our marine academy
and our aircraft building programme always
attract a lot of interest. The high quality of
the homestays we have in Mercury Bay also
counts for a lot. It’s really a case of our whole
community helping us to offer a real home
to our international students while they are
away from home.
“The flexibility of the New Zealand
education system is a great drawcard for
prospective international students. The focus
on getting our young people ready for a
productive life after school is in stark contrast
with the more formal style of learning
in Europe.
“MBAS can’t be everything to everyone
and we are happy to refer interested students
on to schools who may be a better fit for them.
For instance, if someone is keen on learning
to play better golf, we’re not the best solution
for them.”
During his recent trip, Mr Wright
attended fairs and met with agents in
Norway, Germany, Austria and Belgium.
“The Scandinavian countries are a relatively
new market for us,” he said. “It’s quite an
interesting process to develop a network of
agents in a new market. One of the ways
of doing it is through ‘speed dating.’ These
are events where you get an opportunity to
meet a variety of agents in short succession.
They each have a few minutes to impress you.
It’s a good way to identify those you think
you’ll be able to build a relationship with.”
Mr Wright’s international student focus
isn’t exclusively on Europe. “Continental
Europe is maybe our ‘traditional’ market,
but we are fortunate to get students from
specifically Japan through the efforts of
Evakona Education, the language school
right next door to us in Whitianga, as well,”
he said. “We are definitely looking at Asia
as a market to recruit in at some point in the
future and keep an eye on the New Zealand
government’s efforts to market the country as
a tourist destination in South America too.
“Who knows, during a future marketing
trip I may just find myself speed dating agents
in Shanghai or Buenos Aires.”
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• 10.078 ha bush block
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SeniorNet Update
With Mavis Hicks
It’s the time of the year for your committee
to create a new schedule for the coming term.
After discussion, a new approach was suggested,
which we decided to adopt. Together with the
usual classes we are going to start a project.
Each segment will stand alone or be combined
to form a complete project. A new, but hopefully
interesting, concept. More on this in time
to come.
SeniorNet Whitianga has received a
substantial donation from Pub Charity. As we
no longer get any financial support from the
government, these donations are very welcome.
They enable us to not only keep operating and
keep up to date with new technology, they also
help us to keep our fees at an affordable level.
So a big thank you to all who help to make
this possible.
Grant Sidaway, executive officer of the
SeniorNet Federation, has visited SeniorNet
Whitianga on Tursday 2 June and has given us
the benefit of a humorous and very interesting
talk. The subject was “Wearable Technology.”
Grant encouraged us to keep up to date with
all the new technology coming during the
next year, stressing that our lives will become
more and more governed by this. One of the
new devices that is becoming popular is the
Smart Watch. It not only enables us to be better
connected, but also can monitor our health
and fitness.
Here are a few facts Grant shared with us.
In 1983 Martin Cooper designed the first
mobile phone, costing $4,000. Now they start
at free with a plan or can be bought for a very
small amount. He also told us more people in
the world have cell phones than toilets. Also,
call your provider and negotiate a better plan to
suit you. It may save you a lot of money.
Another way of looking at the internet
is that it is like a spider web and that in the
very near future everything will be connected
to everything. Grant explained it with this
example - fridges will have cameras inside and
we will be able to look inside, from our cell
phones, to see what needs topping up and go
shopping on the way home. Or the fridge will
call you and tell you which of your usual foods
need to be purchased and, on your instructions,
order and arrange delivery from the supermarket.
This will all result from the internet’s ability to
collect your data from a variety of sources.
Once again, please consider joining SeniorNet
and we will try and help you understand and be
part of this new connected world. Phone Lorna
on (07) 886 4215 for information, during the
day please.
Grant Sidaway, executive officer of the SeniorNet Federation, during his talk in
Whitianga on Thursday 2 June.
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Issue 693 - 15 June 2016
A sensible and sustainable home
By Jack Biddle
When Kane Jones floated the idea to his wife
Katherine, of building a sustainable three
bedroom 200m² house on their block of land
situated in the hills above Cooks Beach,
he made it very clear the design would be
based more around being sensible rather than
extreme or totally alternative.
“We are definitely not extremists when it
comes to house design, but we do have firm
beliefs when designing a house to maximise
sustainability, longevity and reduce costs
when it’s possible and practical to do so.
Regardless of the design or construction
methods used, any house can be classed
as being partially sustainable by simply
making the best use of natural and cost free
resources such as the sun. Power usage can
also be controlled by all home owners by
installing LED lighting and timers can also
be installed on certain household appliances
to reduce power wastage, particularly at night
time,” says Kane who is a self-employed
architectural draftsman (and licensed building
practitioner in design).
Katherine works at Mercury Bay Area
School as personal assistant to principal
John Wright.
Once Katherine had bought into the
sustainable concept, Kane’s first priority
was to design their house with the lounge,
bedrooms and dining room facing in a
northerly direction to capture the maximum
benefit from the sun. The size of the glazing
was also important to allow heat to enter the
home with large areas of glass used in all the
main living areas while small windows were
designed to face the colder southern aspect of
the home.
Retaining the heat entering the house was
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the main reason for using a large amount of
concrete in the house construction, along with
the sustainable, hard wearing, low cost and
longevity benefits of the building material.
The main concrete walls were all poured
on site using a unique formwork system that
allows for a specific pattern to be formed on
what becomes the interior walls of the house
once the formwork liner is removed.
Both the outside and inside walls were
left unpainted which, along with bare
concrete floors, certainly gives the house
a huge point of difference in comparison
to a more conventional designed home.
“One of concrete’s many and often underrated
benefits is once it’s warm, it retains heat for
long periods. The key is to introduce as much
heat as possible into the house and then rely
on a large amount of concrete to retain it,”
says Kane.
Stained plywood was used to partition off
rooms in preference to gib board as it blends
better with the raw concrete, is hard wearing
and fits the brief better of being a sustainable
product. A coloursteel roof was used mainly
because of its weight and rain water collection
advantages.
While Kane and Katherine were the drivers
of the project, Paul Robbins and Laurie
McMurtrie from North End Builders were
engaged to carry out the main construction
work, using Kane as their builder’s labourer.
Listening to Kane tell the story of Paul and
Laurie’s commitment and enthusiasm to what
was a unique project, it’s not hard to imagine
the job would have been a lot more stressful
without them.
Other sustainable features of the house
Architectural draftsman Kane Jones outside his and wife Katherine’s
sustainable home in the hills above Cooks Beach.
include 12 solar panels which can provide
up to 90 per cent of the power the house
demands at times, plus a 425 litre hot water
cylinder which has two solar elements built
in to ensure minimal loss of instant hot water
supply.
The house has even been given a fitting
Maori name.
It’s called Rangimarie,
which translates to a peaceful place. With the
house well absorbed into its beautiful natural
surroundings, it certainly does create and
portray a quiet and peaceful persona.
A wall plaque mounted inside the house
also sums up what Kane and Katherine’s
attitude to life is all about and the way they
would like to see their two children Todd (15)
and Emma (10) view the world in the years
ahead.
It reads, “Life has no remote - get up and
change it yourself.”
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What’s On
Around The Bay
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Op-Shops
Social Services Op-Shops - 2 Cook Drive, Whitianga. Open Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm and Coghill Street
(west of Albert Street), Whitianga. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00am - 1:00pm.
The Church Op-Shop, at St Andrews by the Sea Community Church, Owen Street, Whitianga. Open Thursday to
Saturday 8:30am - 12:30pm.
St John Opportunity Shop, Coghill Street (east of Albert Street), Whitianga. Open Monday to Friday,
10:00am - 4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am - 2:00pm. Phone 869 5416.
Justice of the Peace
Every Monday 10:00am - 12:00 noon at Whitianga Social Services, 2 Cook Drive. Phone 866 4476 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.
Road Cycling and Mountain Biking
Road cycling meets every Saturday at 8:00am at the Fire Station intersection, Whitianga. Phone Bryan on
022 155 8944 for more information.
Mountain biking meets every Tuesday at 5:15pm and every Saturday at 7:30am at the Fire Station intersection,
Whitianga. Phone Paul on 021 605 230 for more information.
Social Cycling Group
Meet every Sunday at 10:00am at Taylor’s Mistake, Whitianga. Short 45 minute cycle and coffee. Phone Bryan on
022 155 8944 for more information.
“Whitianga Movers and Losers” (the Old WW’s)
Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm at St Peters Anglican Church, Dundas St, Whitianga. $2 donation (to cover cost of room
rent). Support Group for women passionate about their health. Nourishing foods, moving more, towards better vitality and
weight loss. New members always welcome.
Mercury Bay Community Choir
Meets every Monday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm in the Mercury Bay Area School music room. Non-auditioned. New members
welcome. Contact Kate Nielsen on telephone 866 2573 or (027) 270 9058 for more information.
SeniorNet Whitianga Incorporated
Classes held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at various times. We give older adults an opportunity to demistify their
computers and to learn more about new communications and information technology. Contact Lorna Russell on
866 4215 for more information or to join.
Scottish Country Dancing
Every Monday 7:00pm - 9:00pm in the Whitianga Town Hall. Phone Anthea on 866 4516 for more information.
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.
Whitianga Toastmasters
Meet fortnightly on a Tuesday (first, third or third Tuesday of every month) at the Whitianga Art Group building, 20 School
Road (off Eyre Street), Whitianga, 6:30pm - 8:00pm. Visitors welcome.
Matarangi Craft Group
Meet the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at the Matarangi Fire Station. Phone Lesley on 866 0788 for
more information.
Whitianga Senior Citizens Club
Meets Mondays in the Whitianga Town Hall, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Bowls, scrabble, card games, housie etc. Afternoon tea,
55 plus age group. Phone Adrian Telders (president) on 866 5377 for more information.
Operation Cover-Up
Meet the last Wednesday of every month at Whitianga Social Services from 1:00pm - 3:00pm. An initiative knitting
clothing for Missions without Borders in the Ukraine and Moldova. Phone Brenda on 866 5814 for more information.
Mercury Bay Woolcraft Group
Meets every first and third Wednesday of the month in the Whitianga Town Hall in Monk Street from 10:00am - 2:00pm.
All welcome. Phone Wendy Russell on 866 3225 or Lou Bell on (027) 438 1965 for more information.
Whitianga Art Group
Meets every Thursday and Friday, 10:00am - 4:00pm, at the Art Centre in School Road, Whitianga. New members
welcome. Phone Rose on 022 139 2968 or Maryanne on 866 4099 for more information.
St John Cadets
Meet every Monday from 6:30pm - 7:30pm at the St John Ambulance Station, Cook Drive, Whitianga. Phone Beth on
(07) 869 5294 or (021) 241 9757 for more information.
Mercury Bay Indoor Bowling Club
Every Thursday evening at 6:45pm in the Whitianga Town Hall. New members always welcome. Phone Alan on 866 4024
or Doreen on 866 5237 for more information or just come along.
Mercury Bay Senior A Rugby Team
Home game v Waihou at Lyon Park in Whitianga on Saturday 18 June. Kick-off at 2:00pm.
Mercury Bay Area School First XV Rugby Team
Away game v Thames High School in Thames on Saturday 18 June. Kick-off at 11:30am.
Mercury Bay Junior Rugby Blackout Fundraiser
Watch the All Blacks v Wales on Saturday evening 18 June at 7:00pm at the Mercury Bay Club, Cook Drive, Whitianga.
Tickets - single $20, double $30, include finger food, available from Jandals Café, Albert Street, Whitianga and Coastal
Refrigeration, Mary Street, Whitianga. Also raffles, spot prizes and pick-the-score sweepstake.
Whitianga Penny University
First meeting for 2016 on Sunday19 June at 2:00pm at Café Nina in Victoria Street. Stimulating discusson about a variety
of topics. Bring a few dollars for a coffee. Phone Stella on (027) 238 0105 for more information.
Mercury Bay Area School Presents The Wizard of Oz
Thursday 30 June - Saturday 2 July at 7:00pm and Saturday 2 July at 2:00pm in the MBAS Hall. A musical based on the
book by L Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and EY Harburg. Tickets - adults
$15, students $10, family (two adults and two students) $30, available from the MBAS office or the Whitianga -SITE.
Regular 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,
Albert Street, Whitianga.
Anglican Services
St Peter the Fisherman, 9:30am Sunday services. All are welcome, Dundas Street, Whitianga.
Crossroad Encounter Fellowship
10:00am every Sunday, 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
10:00am every Sunday, children’s programme, 23 Coghill Street, Whitianga, email info@c3whitianga.org.nz.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
Meet on Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am at the Whitianga Social Services building, 2 Cook Drive, Whitianga. Children’s
programme. Phone 021 277 2126 for more information.
Seventh Day Adventists
Home study group. Phone Laurie/Lois on 866 2808 for more information.
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KSAR Column
By Steve Hart
We are gearing up for the move to our new
base at the end of June. This has been quite
a journey for our members with extensive
fundraising over the past three years, so we
are looking forward to finally getting set up
and settled into a permanent home base.
As I write this, some of our members are out
at base filling nail holes, priming and painting
walls - such is the dedication of a few core
members. Next weekend we’ll be out there
again building shelves, benches and starting
the move… you have to admire volunteers.
As a result of our new base facility,
we will be more highly mobile and able to
respond more rapidly throughout our core
area that stretches from Boat Harbour Road,
Whenuakite over to Wilsons Bay on the
Thames Coast and to the top of the Peninsula.
We also have a First Response team based
in Coromandel who can undertake a rapid
response to any call-outs in the CoromandelColville area while our Mercury Bay-based
First Response team provides support.
We often get asked the question how come
you call yourselves Kuaotunu Land Search
and Rescue when you cover all of Mercury
Bay and the Northern Coromandel? Basically
it goes back to our foundation in 2004
when a large group of Kuaotunu residents
volunteered to assist with a search in the
Waitaia Valley for a much admired local
elderly man when there was no land search
and rescue (Land SAR) group active in the
The Kuaotunu Land Search and Rescue mobile base will be able to be more rapidly deployed once KSAR has moved into their
new permanent base next to the Auckland and Coromandel Rescue Helicopter hangar at the Whitianga airport.
The move is expected to happen at the end of this month.
Mercury Bay area. The search was poorly
executed and as a result of the debrief,
the local residents decided to form a
local Land SAR group and over time its
membership and core search area expanded
to well beyond Kuaotunu.
Since that search in 2004, KSAR has
undertaken more than 80 search operations
in Mercury Bay, the Thames Coromandel
District and the Auckland and greater
Waikato regions. Like all emergency service
groups, we relish in the knowledge that our
efforts do save lives and provide comfort
for the families and friends of lost persons,
whether they are returned home alive, injured
or deceased.
Our training next week is focused on
the principals of searching. There are
fundamental techniques that guide all search
operations, whether it involves field teams
out doing the hard yards in the bush or an
incident management team back at base.
Our Mega Garage Sale held on Queens
Birthday weekend was a great success,
raising nearly $1,700 for KSAR and provided
a lot of happy customers with some really
good bargains.
We really appreciated the donated goods
that included some interesting items such as a
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chair (sold to a tattooist) and everything in
between, from microwaves to tents.
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Penny University kicking off
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Police Report
By Senior Sergeant John Taaka
Monday 6 June to Sunday 12 June 2016
General
Whilst this week started off relatively quiet,
you would have noticed our Police vehicles
patrolling most mornings. Mornings can be
one of the highest risk times with greater traffic
volumes than normal, largely due to parents
dropping kids off at school or people driving to
work amongst other morning chores.
Please remember to keep your speed down,
wear seatbelts and obey the road rules. We are
there to remind you when you forget.
Arrests
There were no significant arrests in Whitianga
during this week. Please note the Police have
the ability to summons offenders to court. This
is a good tool for us, which has seen two people
summonsed to the Thames District Court on
moderate charges.
While Kennedy Bay is a long way from
Whitianga, we are often called to support our
rural colleagues. Long drives on winding,
slippery and wet roads to support Police staff
can result in further arrests as it did on the
weekend.
Occurrences
Our station still receives many enquires about
lost and found property. Reporting items you
have lost merely for insurance purposes is not
a reason for reporting it to the Police. In most
cases you sign a declaration on your insurance
claim form that what you are reporting is true,
you don’t have to report it to the Police merely
to assert that its true.
Report valuable identifiable property which
may be located or returned.
Traffic
There have been many accidents on the KopuHikuai road throughout the week, still a very
high risk road in the mornings when wet, so be
careful.
The 309 Road saw a couple of minor
accidents, thankfully not involving other
vehicles. Accidents which need not happen.
A common theme in daytime accidents is
speed or driver distraction. Driver distraction
is not just using cell phones while driving,
it’s turning around to tell the kids off, eating,
drinking your morning coffee - all those things
that district you from what you should be doing,
being a safe and prudent driver.
Domestic Violence
I am pleased to say that although there have
been calls for service for domestic violence,
they were few and only for minor arguments
and the like.
Don’t forget if you need help, walk away and
seek the help of the many services in Whitianga
like the Whitianga Social Services on Cook
Drive, a wonderful service for Whitianga, doing
great things.
Alcohol
Please remember the lower breath alcohol
levels. If you consume alcohol until late or
through to the early hours of the morning, it is
likely you will provide a positive result when
tested driving home in the morning from a party
or going to work.
Fines and prosecution apply. Being over the
limit is driving with an excess breath alcohol
and is against the law. Don’t take the risk!
Whitianga’s first Penny University meeting this year will take place this Sunday 19 June at 2:00pm at
Café Nina in Victoria Street.
Penny Universities date back several hundred years to the very first coffee shop set up in the English
university town of Oxford in 1650. Through 17th and 18th century England, coffee shops became
popular public social places where people would meet for conversation while drinking coffee. A cup
of coffee was purchased for the price of a penny. Alcohol was not permitted, creating a more serious
atmosphere than the common alehouse.
Whitianga’s Penny University is the brainchild of Stella Pennell (pictured), holder of a Master’s Degree
in Sociology and currently studying towards a PhD. “We had our first meeting in the middle of last
year and thereafter once a month until everybody got busy with summer,” she says. “The aim really
was to create a forum where people could discuss the serious issues facing us on a daily basis.
About 15 people attended every meeting.
“The discussions at our meetings were fascinating and very much locally focused. Among the things
we spoke about were law and order, environmental issues, infrastructure and our identity - who we
think we are and how we want our place in the world to be.”
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Community Patrol Report
By Laurie Johnston - Chairman of the Mercury Bay Community Patrol
I thought it very appropriate that the
front page of The Informer of 1 June
was devoted to Wayne And Pam Turner.
They have been real stalwarts of Whitianga
and were very supportive of our Community
Patrol, being only too willing to provide
us with tyres and batteries when we
needed them.
These are the kind of people that make this
town such a wonderful place to live in.
The weekend before last, Queen’s Birthday
weekend, we extended our patrols to
Matarangi, it being a long weekend and the
last chance for many to spend time in the area
until Labour weekend.
On Saturday night at a little after midnight
most of house lights were out, there appeared
to be no late night parties and despite
several more cars parked around the place,
most resident were asleep. We didn’t
see anyone!
We are having our AGM this week. Its our
ninth year and I have to say this last year has
been our quietest in relation to incidents and
emergencies. Andrew Morrison, our Police
liaison officer and local Sergeant tells me
that Police statistics indicate that crime in our
area is down and that we have contributed
somewhat to that, so that was pretty good
news for us.
It’s a good situation for us that we have
such a good team of volunteers who are
willing to give up their evenings, especially
these cold nights, and go out on patrol.
In May there have been no incidents to report
on. Let’s hope it stays that way.
We are in the process of inducting five
new members covering both sides of
the Whitianga River, which is also very
pleasing.
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Only 18 months after opening, Bulk Landscaping Supplies, the garden centre and landscaping supplies
business on Link Road between Hot Water Beach and Hahei, is expanding into equipment and trailer hire.
“In addition to a range of power tools and several trailers, we also have a concrete mixer, compactor and
wood chipper available,” says owner Craig Williams. “All these bigger pieces of equipment are mounted
on their own custom built trailers, avoiding the need for people to hire a trailer with the equipment.”
Working with Craig in the business are his wife Justine and very experienced staff member
Michelle Thomson.
Craig has a long history in engineering and construction, having previously operated a business
manufacturing playgrounds for installation all around New Zealand. He has built all the trailers owned
by Bulk Landscaping Supplies, also the ones on which the bigger pieces of equipment are mounted,
personally. He says he decided to branch out into equipment hire as there was no one south of Whitianga
offering the service all the way to Thames. “Someone from Cooks Beach who needs a trailer can now get
helped only 10 minutes down the road, instead of the 35 minutes it would have taken them each way to
and from Whitianga. And then they had to do it twice, to pick up and drop off.
“It’s nice to experience growth in your business. At the end of the day for us it’s all about meeting a need
and making it as easy as possible for people to do business with us.”
Pictured are Craig with Michelle (on the left) and Justine at some of the custom-built trailers and
equipment Bulk Landscaping Supplies has for hire.
MBAS Girls XV retains
10-a-side title
The Mercury Bay Area School Girls XV are again the Thames Valley Rugby Union’s Girls
10-a-side champions. The competition was held at the Mercury Bay Multisport Park
last Sunday.
The victory came despite a challenging week for a number of the girls and their management
team who were dealing with several personal losses, including the recent passing away
of their friend Kyla Ngarimu. The girls wore black armbands as a sign of respect for Kyla.
Teams from Te Kauwhata, Whangamata and Paeroa took part in the competition.
The MBAS girls, the defending champions, had to play their nemesis, Paeroa, twice in order
to retain the title and ensure their name remains the only name on the competition trophy as it has been since 2012. The girls lost their first game against Paeroa 24-17, but won the
second game 15-7 and managed to hold on to the title.
The competition was organised by Fiona Hare, the Thames Valley Rugby Union’s rugby in
schools administrator.
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With a fair bit of fresh water in the river,
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A mile or so out the back of Centre Island and
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Win for Red Devils in first round of
Coromandel Peninsula Football League
Game report by Red Devils team member Carl Gubb
The first round of the Coromandel Peninsula
Football League kicked off last Sunday 12 June
with the Mercury Bay Red Devils, resplendent
in their new strip generously sponsored by Pub
Charity, travelling away to play Tairua at their
home grounds.
It was decided to play two halves of 45
minutes with one player from each team to ref
the game. This worked really well.
The first 10 minutes was a tentative affair,
with both teams trying to find their mojo.
That was until a cross into the Tairua box
resulted in a tussle for the ball where Brendon
Gubb through sheer determination got free from
his markers and smashed the ball into the back
of the net, 1-0 to the Devils.
Another 10 minutes of cut and thrust ensued.
The Devils made a break down the right side
and sent a pearler of a pass across the face of the
Tairua goal where super sub Dayne Mozel with
his first touch of the game athletically volleyed
the ball home, 2-0.
This only seemed to spur Tairua on and when
the Devils were once again pressing high up the
field, they made a spectacular counter attack
that swept the entire length of the field and
finished with an absolute stunner of a goal that
was applauded by both sets of supporters, 2-1
to the Devils.
With their tails up, Tairua continued to
The members of the Mercury Bay Red Devils football team that defeated Tairua last Sunday. Back, from left to right - Jessica Rodgers,
Gregg Murray (captain), Marc J Hird, Taddy Ito, isa Cokak, Steven Ruggle, Mitchell Power, Dayne Mozel and Andy Hodgson. Front, from left to
right - Steve Kim, Brendon Gubb, AJ Goble, Carl Gubb, Ryan Smagalski (manager) and Sean King. Absent from the photo - Tyce Korewha.
pressure the Devils’ goal and they must have felt
robbed when three shots on goal hit the posts
or cross bar, only to be cleared by the
desperate defence.
Halftime gave everyone a welcome break
and a chance to reassess their game plans Red Devils 2, Tairua 1.
Early in the second half Tairua had the perfect
chance to level the score when their striker
found himself three metres in front of an open
goal and blazed his shot over the top. This could
have been the pivotal point in the game .
From here on in, whether it was the kiwifruit
at halftime or superior fitness, the Devils
enjoyed a great deal of possession and played
some brilliant football. With 15 minutes to go
Dayne blasted a screamer into the bottom right
corner of the goal, 3-1.
After a series of corners for the Devils,
a short corner produced a ripper of a cross
where Mitchell Power was waiting to lash in
goal number four .
Shortly afterwards the full-time whistle blew
Final score - Red Devils 4, Tairua 1.
Player of the Day went to the coolest dude on
the pitch, Dayne Mozel.
This was a game won by a whole team
effort, but special mention must go out to AJ
Goble, Jessica Rodgers, Marc J Hird, Taddy
Ito, Andy Hodgson and Gregg Murray who all
had blinders.
In the other game of the round, Hahei defeated
Coromandel Town 4-3 in a very tight battle.
Whangamata had the bye.
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Everyman Cryptic Crossword
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Brain Teaser - Binary Puzzle
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Sport Results
MERCURY BAY CLUB SNOOKER
Wednesday 8 June
Best of three frames
Brian Codyre took away the steak with three straight wins.
Two wins for Ken Gibson (runner-up) and one win for Ian
Baumgren, Wayne Bellingham and Barry Roach.
Highest Break - Brian Codyre 22.
MERCURY BAY FOOTBALL CLUB
Saturday 11 June
11th Grade - Played Te Rerenga and lost 1-7 and 1-4.
Players of the Day - Anaru Scobie and Ollie Fairweather.
13th Grade - Played Whenuakite and won 6-2 and 3-0.
Players of the Day - Rupert Neilsen and Nitesh Kalura.
Junior Boys - Played Rototuna and lost 10-7. Player of
the day Floyd Ross.
Senior Girls - Under an unusually warm and sunny sky,
the Mercury Bay girls amped themselves up for a tough
game against Hamilton’s Sacred Heart Girls College.
With the help of their sponsors Coromandel Outdoor
Language school, The Whitianga Hotel, Carl Gubb Electrical
and Dino's Pizza, the Bay girls warmed up with a positive
attitude and a willingness to play.
The Mercury Bay Makos started the game tight and
energetic, but not aggressive enough to pressure Sacred
Heart straight away. Unfortunately this resulted in the Bay
conceding a goal. Suddenly down 1-0, the Bay fired up
and got hungry for goals. The ball started to make its way
up the pitch more frequently with the Bay driving behind it.
Every now and then Sacred Heart would break through
the midfield, most of the time the Bay’s defence repelled
these attempts, playing the ball out from the centre to the
wings, where it returned swiftly up the line and back into
attack. One of these drives resulted in a brilliant shot by
Kloe Robinson that was going to go in… until an unaware
Sacred Heart player’s face got in the way and rebounded
the ball off in another direction.
On the occasion Sacred Heart shots managed to get past
the Bay’s defence, they were saved by the Bay’s keeper
Toko Tsumura. At half-time the Bay had a team re-shuffle,
which served to re-invigorate the girls. In the second half
the Bay dove straight in, running the ball up the paddock
where Chloe “Coco” Potae and Toko Tsumara took shots
or booting the ball past the Sacred Heart defence for
Hannah Trebes to run onto and shoot. As if recognising
the danger they were in, Sacred Heart started to push
the attack again, their efforts weren’t terribly successful
thanks to the Bay’s defence and keeper Kaya Farrell,
until a breakaway ball that just managed to get kicked
past Kaya’s hands. Again the Bay rebounded and pressed
straight to the attack, again ball after ball going to the
attacking midfields and strikers and shot after shot at the
goal, but the girls just couldn’t get the ball in the back of
the net before the final whistle.
Game 2-0 to Sacred Heart. The Bay’s player of the day
went to Jana Davison.
Game report by team member Hannah Trebes.
COOKS BEACH INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Wednesday 8 June
Seventeen players competed.
Winners - Colleen Hunt, Alan Henry and Keith Wright.
Runners-Up - Joan Phillips and Pixie Lacey.
TAIRUA INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Monday 6 June
Twenty four keen bowlers were eager for an evening of roll
up bowls. They were not disappointed.
Results - Sandra Morris, Jean Payne, John Morrison and
Glenda Aitkenhead.
Runners-Up - Brian Payne, Perrine Busby, Mike Jackson
and Athol Avery.
Chocolate Fish Award - Terry Hefferan, Diana Avery, Celia
Morrison and Jenny Geddes.
Drawn Fours Tournament - Saturday 11 June
Players from Cooks Beach and Mercury Bay competing
with Tairua. Four mats were required.
At the close of play the results were Skips - 1 Joan Smith (Tairua), 2 Allan Henderson (Mercury
Bay), 3 Jim Hargraves (Cooks Beach).
Threes - 1 Athol Avery (Tairua), 2 Merle Ward (Mercury
Bay), 3 Tom Tiddell (Cooks Beach).
Twos - 1 Cheryl Henderson (Mercury Bay), 2 Wayne Fisher
(Mercury Bay), 3 Diana Avery (Tairua).
Leads - 1 Dot Lidgard (Tairua), 2 Shirley Hamilton (Mercury
Bay), 3 Ailsa Davies (Tairua).
Raffles Won By - Lori Sinton (T), Alan Henry (CB), Shirley
Hamilton (MB), Bob Geddes (T), Lyn Wilkins (MB), Alan
Henderson (MB).
As always a very friendly tournament played in a good
spirit with bowlers who have been friends for many years
MERCURY BAY INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Thursday 9 June
Winners - Lyn Wikins, Terry Buchanan, Neil Moore and
Dianne Southcombe.
Runners-Up - Pat Fisher, Nirie Reddy and Glynne Jackson.
Good Sports - Jim Hargreaves, Margaret Everett and
Shirley Hamilton.
MERCURY BAY NETBALL CLUB
Wednesday 8 June
College - The Natives 21 v Senior B 41, The Intimidators
19 v Firebirds 23.
Seniors - CAS Premier 46 v Facebook Ladies 11, Senior
A 66 v Vixens 12.
Saturday 11 June
Years 5 and 6 - Shooting Stars 2 v Team Tuis 26, The Ball
Attacks 6 v Phoenix’s 14.
Years 7 and 8 - Wildcats 40 v Mighty Mystics 20,
Knockouts 51 v Galaxy Strikers 37.
HAHEI BRIDGE CLUB
Mahurangi Pairs - Tuesday 7 June
North/South - 1 Alison Tichbon and Peter Hogg 58.33,
2 Equal Peter France and Robyn Hogg 55.06, 2 Equal Alva
Gibson and Annette Cummings 55.06.
East/West - 1 Anne Knowles and Dennis Price 72.92, 2
Maureen France and Annette Gray 57.44, 3 Lyn Mitchell
and Vivienne Leigh 51.49.
MERCURY BAY CONTRACT BRIDGE CLUB
Championship Pairs Round 3 - Wednesday 8 June
North/South - 1 Robyn Hogg and David Dylla 64.29,
2 Laura Scaglia and Myra Hoogwerf 51.32, 3 Equal
Augusta Canagallo and Giorgio Allemano, 3 Equal Bev
Dickie and Peter Hogg 50.0.
East/West - 1 Peter and Maureen France 59.52, 2 Ernie
Pitchfork and Dennis Price 58.04, 3 Ian Peden and Prue
Clifford Cummings 54.46.
PURANGI GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Ladies Day Nine Hole Combined Stableford - Tuesday
7 June
Results - 1 Jan Prendergast and Meryll Hawke, 2 Lindley
Haycock and Anna Costello.
Nine Hole Mixed Stableford - Thursday 9 June
Results - 1 Dick Hawke 19, 2 Chris Ellett 18, 3 Equal Jim
Mitchell and Warwick Steele 16.
Eighteen Hole Stableford - Saturday 11 June
Results - 1 Dave Corps 45, 2 Equal John Hamilton and Bob
Walker 39, 4 Equal Ash Strachan and John Matthews 38,
6 Alan Hill 37.
4BBB - Dave Corps and John Hamilton 52.
TAIRUA COUNTRY CLUB
Ladies Eighteen Hole Golf Net Round - Tuesday 7 June
Results Division 1 - Marilyne McCabe 79, c/b Val
Bradley 79.
Results Division 2 - Linda Keyte 67, Robyn Hunter 76.
Ladies Nine Hole Golf - Tuesday 7 June
Results - 1 Bronwyn Boverlander, 2 Diane Bruce,
3 Shirley Fellows.
MERCURY BAY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Ladies Golf The Waltz - Wednesday 8 June
Results 1 Lee Pudney, Chris Eatson and Su Marceau 70,
2 Pam Anderson, Munin Tonsri and Katrina Hill.
Mainly Casual Nearest the Pin on #4 - Diane Eccles, Sheree
Henderson Nearest the Pin on #18 in 2 - Diane Eccles,
Winner The Harbour House Cafe Voucher - Raewyn Hill.
Men’s Golf Stableford - Wednesday 8 June
Results - 1 Geoff Lowe 42, 2 Osman Emer 40, 3 Ken
Meads, 4 Paul Lupton 38, 5 John Lister 37, 6 Glen
Clark 37.
Twos - Osman Emer, Bob Haase.
Men’s Golf Stableford and Duxfield Cup Round 2 Saturday 11 June
Results - 1 Paul Blacburn 39, 2 Equal Matty Menzies 38,
Ken George 38 and 2 Jack Coldicutt 38, 3 John Lister 37.
Twos - Mick Henderson, Ken Meads, Gary Wheeler, Wayne
Kearney and Wayne Kettle.
Longest Drive Senior - Ken Meads, Junior - Keven
Clark, Nearest the Pin Senior - Wayne Kearney, Junior Jack Coldicutt.
The semi-final of the Duxfield Cup is this coming
weekend. Teams of two challenge each other in a knockout competition. The final will be on Saturday 25 June.
MERCURY BAY JUNIOR RUGBY
Saturday 11 June
Ripper Rugby - A wonderful turnout this weekend and
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Classifieds and Public Notices
SITUATIONS VACANT
WORK WANTED
GARDENER/HANDY PERSON
Two neighbouring Coromandel Peninsula properties (near Whitianga) require
the services of a full time gardener/maintenance/handy person.
We are looking for someone with gardening experience who is also comfortable using
machinery (chainsaw, scrub cutter, tractor with front end loader, etc).
The work will vary from general garden maintenance (pruning fruit trees,
planting natives, weeding vege gardens, etc) to small landscaping projects and other
general handyman tasks like repairing small machinery and cleaning windows.
The successful applicant will be self-motivated, able to set their own work program
and work in all weather. Both properties have most tools and equipment required,
however we are open to the possibility of the successful candidate
being a self-employed contractor.
Please apply in writing outlining your background and experience and
including at least two references to Gardener/Handy Person
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PUBLIC NOTICES
WHITIANGA COUNTRY MUSIC & VARIETY CLUB
2:00pm Sunday 19 June. Open mic.
Mercury Bay Club. No charge. All welcome.
GUMTOWN/COROGLEN
HALL AGM
The AGM of residents, ratepayers
and members of the
Coroglen Hall Society is to be held
at the hall on Sunday 19 June at 7:00pm.
New community-minded people
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Sunday 26 June
Doors open at 9:00am, doors close at 11:00am.
Voting closes at 10:00am.
Meeting starts at 11:00am.
Membership cards a must.
LINE DANCING
Beginners’ class starting
Wednesday 29 June,
12:30pm - 1:45pm at the
Whitianga Town Hall, Monk Street.
Enquiries phone Kathy
866 2526 or 027 432 1353.
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Window Cleaning.
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866 2097 or
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FOR SALE
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FIREWOOD
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Phone Max on
(07) 867 1361 or (0274) 958 033.
POLES, Do you need S.E.D H5 poles
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Timber and poles all lengths available.
Oriental trellis made to order.
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DEATH NOTICES
LIONS KINDLING
Charlies Workshop,
7 Monk Street, Whitianga.
$10 per banana box.
Phone (07) 866 2218.
READINGS
QUAD BIKE, 1992, Kawasaki 300 Auto
Workhorse, $2,200. Ph: 866 3103
PSYCHIC READINGS
SPIRITUAL HEALING
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Sunday Service: 9:30am
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$100 on site. FREE BBQ and
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TOY LIBRARY
JOHN NOEL MABEY
Passed away on the 4th of June.
Thank you to all of those who
attended Noel’s service.
He is at peace with his father in
Maramarua Cemetery.
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Phone 866 4724.
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PENINSULAR MIDWIVES
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Free Pregnancy Tests.
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Prime location in Whitianga.
Close to beach and shops.
Phone Rob on (0274) 926 773.
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ST ANDREWS
BY THE SEA
Presbyterian/Methodist
Community Church
Albert Street, Whitianga
Sunday Worship 9:30am
Come, join the
family of God!
Enquiries 869 5452
www.standrewsbythesea.org.nz
ST ANDREW’S
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Whitianga
Invites YOU to a special
thanksgiving event “Honouring Our
Community Volunteers”
Sunday 26th June 9:30 am.
Hear about their volunteer work,
give thanks and encouragement
and share morning tea.
- Something special for children SEE YOU THERE!
For information phone 869 5452
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Please return to school
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Reward when returned.
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06 Mazda Premacy, 7 seats, auto, teal, $7,900
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Sport Results
(Continued from page 28)
a really great show of what the kids have been learning.
Special awards to Ryder Goodall - Achievement, Zaan
Mayo - Try of the Day, Harry Edwards - Rip of the Day,
Leon Mateo Lingard and Kaeden Willis - Players of the Day.
Under 9 - The team played Waihi away this weekend.
It was a competitive game and a nail-biting one to watch.
Both teams fought hard on a muddy, slippery field.
Waihi had the lead going into the second half, the Mercury
Bay boys came out stronger, though, and took the lead
about half way through. The end result a tie 45-45.
Leon Melde was awarded Best and Fairest Player by Waihi
and Tackler of the Day by our team. He put up a strong
defence and made four tries as well. Logan Humphris was
awarded Best and Fairest Player by our team. It was his
best game this season so far. He scored two tries, but he
also had a great defence game, getting right in there.
Well done team!
Under 11 Black - We were up against Paeroa again this
weekend, which proved to be a tight battle right until
the end. Overall the boys played some good team rugby.
It was good to see the ball being passed out and some
good tackles being made too.
We were up by two points, but in the last few seconds
of the game, due to a few missed tackles, Paeroa scored
another try and converted it, bringing the final score to
24 - 19 to Paeroa.
Dylan Green had his best game of the season, gaining him
Player of the Day and Brodi Springer was awarded our
Tackler of the Day. Paeroa awarded Daniel Wilson their
Player of the Day for Mercury Bay.
MERCURY BAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS RUGBY
4th Grade - The team travelled to Ngatea for a top of the
table clash against an unbeaten Hauraki team in the final
game of the first round.
On a settled morning, Hauraki took the game to Mercury
Bay from the outset and camped inside the visitors’ half
for the first ten minutes. After a lot of tackling,the pressure
finally told and Hauraki went over for an unconverted
try. With a kick-off and a chance to get out of their own
end, Mercury Bay then dominated the rest of the half.
With clever kicking and strong running by both backs
and forwards, the Bay were rewarded with two tries,
one converted. Half time Mercury Bay 12-5.
The second half saw a very even contest, with Hauraki
scoring first, followed by a converted try under the posts
to the Bay, the result of great defensive pressure. With 15
minutes to go and up by nine points, Mercury Bay held
their line, for what the numerous supporters thought was
an eternity, until Hauraki scored another unconverted
try to close the gap to four points. The Bay continued
playing strongly for the last five minutes, showing great
composure and closing out the game, much to the delight
of everyone involved and to take back the Ted Engebretson
Shield (a Ranfurly Shield equivalent) lost previously in the
season. Final Score Mercury Bay 19-15.
A great game and with all points back to zero for the
second round, a hard fought and interesting next two
months awaits.
3,2,1 Points System - 1 Point - Connor Richardson and
Reif Tee, 2 Points - Aaron Johanson and Zeke Tiro, 3 Points
and Player of the Day - Daniel Cunningham.
Crunchie Tackle of the Day - Noah Bowen, Fair Play
Supporter Award - Cameron Johanson, Try Scorers Seth Clayton, Harry Evans, Connor Richardson,
Conversions Aaron Johanson (2).
Development Team - It was a stunning day in Mercury
Some action from last Saturday’s senior rugby games at Lyon Park in Whitianga. In the photo on the left is Chaz Stevenson scoring a
try for the Mercury Bay Senior A team in their game against Thames. In the photo on the right is Jesse Hewitt-Van der Putten carrying the ball
for the Mercury Bay Senior B team in their game against the Te Aroha Cobras. Both photos by Marie Relph.
Bay for a tough battle against Waihi College at the Mercury
Bay Multisport Park.
The team had a good crowd watching and the game was
very even throughout, with both teams tackling, running
and showing great ball skills. The Mercury Bay forward
pack seemed to have a little advantage at scrum time,
but the Waihi boys were quick to the breakdowns. With a
game so evenly matched, the crowd was hanging on every
loose ball. The improvement of the Mercury Bay team
certainly gave Waihi something to be concerned about.
The Bay was leading for most of the game, but unfortunately
let Waihi in to score within a couple of minutes from full
time. The final score was 29 - 26 to Waihi. The Mercury
Bay try scorers were Joe Reynolds (2) and 3 conversions,
Jamie Tohaia (1) and Luke Anderton (1).
Player of the Day for the forwards was Antonio RupetiAnderson and for the backs was Joe Reynolds.
MBAS First XV - A home game this week for the team
against Hauraki Plains College at Lyon Park in Whitianga.
Hauraki Plains came with a good reputation and record in
the second round of the competition and the MBAS team
was hoping that the home game advantage might give us
the edge we needed, but it wasn't to be.
After the first half, we were 12-3 down. The second
half saw Hauraki come out firing and quickly doubling
their score.
Our boys tried to come back but couldn't quite put it
together, whereas Hauraki grabbed with both hands any
opportunity. Final score 3-33 to Hauraki Plains.
MERCURY BAY SENIOR RUGBY
Saturday 11 June
Senior A - The boys were at home against Thames.
Having had last week off, the team was able to refresh and
looking go get their season back on track. Mercury Bay
needed a bonus point win to stay in the hunt for the finals.
The Bay went into half-time 10-5 in the lead. With the wind
from behind, they got off to a good start in the second
half and scoring a further 6 tries to end with a very good
win, 46-5.
Players of the Day - 3 Points - Eden McLean, 2 Points Jarrod Hill, 1 Point - Harley Hanning. This Saturday the
team plays at home against Waihou at 2:00pm.
The team and the Mercury Bay Rugby & Sports Club would
like to express our condolences to the Finnerty and Wood
families.
Senior B - Mercury Bay 26 v Te Aroha Cobras 12. Player of
the Day Forwards - Josh McMurtrie, Backs - Jesse HewittVan der Putten.
Mercury Bay Area School presents
Friday 1st July 7pm
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Students $10
Adults $15
Family (2 adults & 2 students) $30
Tickets are for sale at the school office
and the i-site in town
Refreshments available
Written by Frank L Baum
Music and lyrics by Harold Arlen & E.Y.Harburg
The
Mercury Bay
Issue 693 - 15 June 2016
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