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Peninsula Post  15 September 2011 Page 1
15TheSeptember
2011 Number 181
Peninsula Post
ISSN 1176-564X
covering the top half of the Coromandel Peninsula
independently published
Mercury Bay baby first to be born at new Thames unit
Flynn Lucas Tee made history as the first baby born
in the new Thames Birthing Unit when he arrived
on Friday night – and Whitianga parents Penelope
and Joshua Tee couldn’t be happier. Photo supplied
Full story, page 3
TCDC may take back management of Whitianga wharf from WRC
by Shenagh Gleeson
Congestion at Whitianga
Wharf is causing a rethink of
how it should be managed.
Thames-Coromandel
District
Council
is
considering taking back
management of the wharf
from Waikato Regional
Council and introducing
stricter booking schedules
and higher charges.
In the longer term, another
wharf may be constructed
off the northern reclamation
next the Whitianga Marina to
cater for charter boats and,
possibly, Whitianga ferries.
TCDC’s Mercury Bay area
manager Lesley McCormick
says questions about wharf
management were sparked
by comments at a meeting
of commercial fishermen
last month.
“There were concerns about
how the wharf is being
managed. A couple of larger
boats have been tied up
recently, restricting access
to loading and unloading
areas.”
The matter was then
opened up to a broader
group to include charter
boat operators and another
meeting was held about a
fortnight ago. It was wellattended and there was good
discussion about a range of
issues, Ms McCormick says.
The meeting heard that the
two big boats are likely to
move to a mooring soon
but the council remains
concerned
at
wharf
management.
The wharf is the busiest on
the Coromandel Peninsula
and caters for a range of
users, including commercial
fishers, charter boats, ferries,
fish company and refuelling
vehicles, pedestrians and
people fishing.
The number of commercial
boats has grown only slightly
from 31 regular users 10 years
ago to 35 now but some of
today’s boats are bigger than
in the past.
Charter boat numbers are
increasing more rapidly.
There were three or four 10
years ago, compared with 11
now and another three lining
up.
Vehicle numbers are also
increasing. As well as fish
company trucks there are
more fuel tankers, with three
likely in the near future.
All this adds up to a desire
and a need for more
hands-on management, Ms
McCormick says.
About five years ago TCDC
handed control of wharf
activities to the regional
council and day-to-day
management is through
the Mercury Bay harbour
master.
However, he has only limited
time for it, she says. “It’s not
a reflection on the harbour
master himself at all. He isn’t
required to be there and has
limited hours [he can spend
on it].”
TCDC is now considering
taking back control and
tightening up the booking
system, particularly for
charter boats. “We could look
at leaving times and stagger
use in half-hour lots.”
Fees would have to increase
to pay for increased
management, she says.
There’s also a feeling among
some boat owners that
overnight charges should
increase anyway.
Charges for casual overnight
berthage are $25 for homeport boats and $60 per night
for visitors. Commercial
fishing and charter boats
pay $48 per metre per year
for usage. Trucks pay $687 a
year for high usage and $490
a year for lower usage.
Ms McCormick says some
users haven’t been charged
at all and that will be
addressed.
TCDC may not take over full
management of the wharf
until July next year and in
the meantime, rules and
charges may be more strictly
enforced through bylaws
officers, she says.
In the longer term, the
council
may
consider
constructing another wharf
for charter boats and ferries.
Mercury Bay councillor
Murray McLean says he’d
like to see a new wharf off
the northern reclamation
next to Whitianga Marina.
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Brenda Duncan
Phone 867 1001
mercury-twin@xtra.co.nz
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Whitianga Social Services
An international day to
celebrate our older folk
Let’s celebrate together the
International Day of Older
Persons.
If you’re 60 years or older,
this day is for you. The
International Day of Older
Persons was an initiative
adopted by the UN and
has been observed annually
on October 1 since 1991.
It’s a special day for senior
members of societies worldwide to recognise the immense
contributions that they make
and to look at issues affecting
them.
Our community celebration
this year is to be held at the
Whitianga Town Hall, Friday
September 30, from 10.30am
to 2.30pm.
There will be a full, fun, diverse
line up of entertainment
featuring theatre, music,
song, dance and exercise.
We have St Johns providing
blood pressure and sugar
tests, Sport Waikato doing
balance testing and exercise
programs, Applied Hearing
giving hearing tests and wax
removal, Te Korowai and
volunteers on hand for head/
shoulder/feet massages and
Civil Defence for information
and advice. Choice Driving
will be present as well as many
groups, clubs and services for
people in their 60s and over.
Once again our lovely
Lionesses are providing
morning tea and lunch.
This event is free of charge so
no excuses. Come along and
enjoy.
A pick-up and drop off service
is available with the ComBus
- phone 866 4993 to book.
Parking is available behind the
hall in Taylors Mistake.
See you there.
“Children grow up so quickly - all
of a sudden you look at the phone
bill and realize they’re teenagers!”
Have a great weekend
Brenda & the team
Accused MBAS teacher now on leave
The Mercury Bay Area School
teacher accused of taping shut
children’s mouths is now on
leave.
Pat Doube is alleged to have
taped over the mouths of two
seven-year-old girls in her Yr
3 class. It’s also alleged that
another child in the class was
made to sit in the middle of a
circle while the other children
said why they didn’t like
them.
The school’s board of trustees
issued a statement on Monday
saying: “A meeting between
the board of trustees and Ms
Doube and her representative
took place today.
The
parties are working towards a
resolution and in the interim
Ms Doube will be on leave.”
In last Friday’s school
newsletter, principal John
Wright acknowledged it was
a very difficult matter for
everyone in the school and
wider community.
“It has been a challenging
week for all in our community.
At this stage all I can
communicate is that the
investigation is nearing its
completion and I expect this
to be concluded next week.
When I am able to say more I
shall do so.”
Rescue helicopters operating
out of Whitianga in summer
won’t carry doctors.
The
Auckland
Rescue
Helicopter Trust has become
the first in New Zealand to
put doctors on emergency
flight missions.
A two-year pilot programme
being run in conjunction with
the Auckland District Health
Board was launched last
week.
The trust operates the
Westpac Rescue Helicopters,
whose patch includes the
Coromandel Peninsula and
missions to the peninsula
out of Auckland will carry
doctors whenever possible.
But the trust has confirmed
that they won’t be on flights
out of Whitianga.
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Mercury Bay baby Wonky Donkey author a big hit in the Bay
first to be born at
new Thames unit
Flynn Lucas Tee timed his
arrival into the world right
on his due date, putting his
name in the history books and
causing his parents to miss the
opening of the Rugby World
Cup.
Flynn, son of Penelope and
Joshua Tee, from Whitianga,
was the first baby born in the
new Thames Birthing Unit.
He arrived at 10.31pm on
Friday after 10 hours labour,
weighing 6.9 pounds. Joshua,
midwife Ann Ward and sisterin-law Toni Tee were there for
the joyous moment.
Penelope and Joshua celebrated
the birth by watching a replay
of the Rugby World Cup
opening ceremony and the All
Blacks vs Tonga match.
Penelope moved to Whitianga
three years ago when the
couple got married and has
worked as a barista in a number
of cafes and restaurants.
She and Flynn are back in
Whitianga and she says it’s
exciting to be home but she
enjoyed her experience in the
birthing unit, which opened
last Wednesday.
“It’s beautiful, a great place
to come and give birth to a
child. The ladies here are just
amazing, very caring.”
Midwife Ann Ward was also
amazing, she says. “Ann is
fantastic – she’s not only my
midwife, she’s a great friend.”
Flynn’s doing really well, she
says. “He has regular feeds
and he’s sleeping. He’s a great
little boy.”
Ms Ward says it’s great
the first baby was from
Whitianga. “The women in
the Coromandel have wanted
a primary birthing facility like
this for years so I’m just so
pleased to have delivered the
first baby at Thames Birthing
Unit.”
She has two other women
due to give birth soon and is
hoping for the trifecta – to
deliver the first three babies in
the unit.
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It was Wonky Donkey mania when author Craig Smith (standing) gave a reading of his best-selling children’s book,
The Wonky Donkey, in the Whitianga Town Hall last Thursday. Playcentre and kindergarten children and other
pre-schoolers were delighted to see the author read one of New Zealand’s favourite picture books. Craig also gave
performances at schools in Mercury Bay.
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Walter Callaway's remarkable story becomes
centrepiece of exhibition in Coromandel town
The remarkable but littleknown story of Walter
Callaway is the centrepiece
of an exhibition opening
in Coromandel Town next
Saturday.
Callaway was born and raised
in Kikowhakarere, north
of Coromandel town, and
worked as a goldminer before
becoming one of the first
New Zealanders in 1899 to
sign up to fight in what was
then known as the Boer War,
in South Africa.
He was one of the first
Maori to fight overseas for
New Zealand, circumventing
a British ban on ‘natives’
enlisting, by virtue of his
English surname and with
the connivance of the New
Zealand Army.
He served with distinction in
three deployments in South
Africa, returning for the third
time after being seriously
wounded. He was decorated
for bravery and was among
the first volunteers to become
a commissioned officer in
the New Zealand Army.
He is also thought to be the
longest serving New Zealand
volunteer in the South African
War.
He was an engaging character,
described as a complete allrounder who sang and played
the violin, played rugby and
was a competitive shooter
and runner. After the war he
married and returned to live in
Kuaotunu for a while, before
moving first to Tauriko,
near Tauranga and then to
Devonport, where he died in
1926 at the age of 52.
Callaway’s story was unearthed
by Thames High School
teacher Mike Dwight, who
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Above: Walter Callaway
in uniform.
Left: Callaway with mere.
published in a book about
him late last year.
Mike has developed the
exhibition
in
the
old
Courthouse with help from
Callaway’s family and support
from Chris Stark and Lois
Beaver from the Coromandel
Business Association. It
comprises
information,
photographs and artefacts.
Mike says the exhibition is
the next phase in telling not
only Callaway’s story but also
the story of the Coromandel
Peninsula’s involvement in the
war.
“What surprised me was the
number of people from this
area who played significant
roles in this conflict.”
Coromandel
volunteers
contributed a number of
New Zealand firsts; first
overseas war casualty, first
prisoner of war casualty, first
woman to serve overseas,
first war correspondent and a
player in New Zealand’s first
international rugby game.
Mike’s interest in the war stems
from growing up in South
Africa. His two grandfathers
fought in it, one in the same
column as Callaway.
The war is hugely important to
South Africans, he says. “The
war is deep in the psyche of
every South African. It was
an event that channelled our
history and still has impact
today.”
He expects a lot of interest
from South Africans in the
exhibition and the Walter
Callaway Trail, which will also
be launched next Saturday.
First stop on the trail is Callaway
House at Kikowhakarere.
It’s the oldest house on the
Coromandel Peninsula, built
by Walter’s father, John in the
late 1840s. A Historic Places
Trust plaque will be unveiled
at the house next Saturday.
The trail covers about a
dozen other points of interest
in Coromandel Town and
Thames.
Mike says the Callaway family
have been very supportive
of the exhibition and trail.
Family members from as far
away as Australia will attend
next weekend’s events and
have contributed several items
to the exhibition, including
Walter’s violin.
The
exhibition
finishes
on November 5 and then
transfers to the Brian Boru
Hotel in Thames.
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and Bubbles fundraiser for Fire Brigade
A Masterchef winner, a
popular writer and one of
New Zealand’s top radio
personalities are joining forces
for an evening of books
and bubbles in Whitianga
tomorrow night.
The Paper Plus event brings
together last year’s New
Zealand Masterchef winner
Nadia Lim, writer Wendyl
Nissen (below) and radio host
Kerre Woodham (right).
Nadia’s success has propelled
her from her previous role as
a nutritionist at the Diabetes
Foundation to a celebrity
chef. She’s taken time out
from designing and perfecting
recipes for her new cookbook
to come to Whitianga.
Wendyl has been involved in
the media world for 25 years,
first as a young journalist, then
as editor of a number of highprofile women’s magazines
and now as a successful
author.
Her first book, Bitch and
Famous, was a memoir of
her time editing women's
magazines, while her latest
books are Domestic Goddess
on a Budget and A Home
Companion. She also writes a
what’s-in-this-food column in
the New Zealand Herald.
Kerre Woodham is is host of
NewsTalk ZB from Monday to
Thursday night and also hosts
ZB's Sunday morning current
affairs/lifestyle show, Kerre's
Cafe. She has a weekly column
in the Herald on Sunday and
is the book ambassador for
the Paper Plus franchise.
She’s the author of Short Fat
Chick to Marathon Runner
and Short Fat Chick in Paris.
Paper Plus owners Graham
and Diane Eccles say that the
event is one not to be missed.
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Nissen, Kerre Woodham and
a Scallop Festival in town all
at the same time? We’ve been
planning this event for a while
now, so I’m really looking
forward to seeing it come
together,” Graham says.
The event is being held in the
Whitianga Fire Brigade Hall
from 7pm. Proceeds will go
to the brigade.
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by Shenagh Gleeson
& Sharyn Morcom
The marquees are up, the
scallops are landing and
stallholders are doing their
final preparations.
Mercury
Bay’s
seventh
Scallop Festival will be held
in Whitianga on Saturday,
three weeks later than usual
to coincide with the Rugby
World Cup.
Tourism Coromandel events
manager Megan Etherington
says only a small proportion of
tickets have gone to overseas
visitors but Mercury Bay and
the Coromandel Peninsula as a
whole has had great exposure
through advertising associated
with the world cup.
The later date also means
more chance of a better supply
of good quality scallops,
although this week’s unsettled
weather is proving a challenge
for fishers.
Organisers have scaled the
festival back this year to its
original size and format,
following poor ticket sales last
year and a loss of $40,000.
The decision to go smaller was
also a response to feedback
from public and stallholders,
Ms Etherington says.
Scallop Festival Committee
chairperson Linda Taylor-Bird
is happy with the decision.
“It’s much better. We’ve
got the right mix this year,
specially in terms of reducing
the risk.”
From its inception in 2005
the festival grew each year to
Scallop Festival Committee chairperson Linda TaylorBird (left) and daughter Caitlin, 3, with Tourism
Coromandel events manager Megan Etherington.
a peak of 7000 tickets sold
in 2008 and four music areas.
This year there are 4000 tickets
and, as at Tuesday, Whitianga
iSite had sold out and only a
couple of hundred e-tickets
remained unsold.
The physical size of the event
has also been scaled back, with
the main festival contained on
Whitianga Esplanade. Craft
stalls and a children’s area will
be located on Taylors Mistake,
with free public entry.
Music is restricted to one
stage and the ticket price has
dropped from $50 last year to
$40 this year.
Regular stallholders Brian and
Sue Pilkington, of Cathedral
Cove
Macadamias,
are
delighted with the decision to
downscale.
“We see [the festival] as a
celebration of the new season
harvest for the scallop, and
really it had moved away to
become a music fest, food
fest and in real danger of
becoming a booze fest,” Mr
Pilkington says.
Ms Taylor-Bird says the festival
is a vitally important event
for Whitianga. “It’s worth
millions of dollars and being
in the off-season, it’s crucial
for a number of businesses.”
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Extensive goat control programme Ada McCallum
underway in Waiwawa catchment SeniorNet Whitianga
Teams of hunters have begun
an extensive goat control
programme in the Waiwawa
Catchment of the eastern
Coromandel Ranges.
The inter-agency Peninsula
Project has reduced goat
numbers to near zero on the
western side of the ranges
over the last six years, with
close to 5000 animals shot.
Waikato Regional Council
and the Department of
Conservation
are
now
undertaking goat control in
the eastern ranges to avoid
reinvasion. Hunting teams
comprising both DOC staff
and contractors will cover
the area of operation in the
Waiwawa Catchment over the
next six months.
Feral goats occupy about 14%
of New Zealand - about half
of this on public conservation
land. The total population size
is unknown but is estimated to
be several hundred thousand.
The removal of goats allows
the forest to regenerate and
this in turn helps to prevent
soil erosion, DOC says.
Windows operating
systems a challenge
All courses this quarter
have been very popular and
planning is almost complete
for the last quarter of the year.
The enrolling day has been set
for October 18 at the Social
Services Centre in Cook Dr,
so mark your calendar.
We have bought our own
Special Scrapbook software,
to provide another avenue for
members to learn new skills,
and our Wednesday afternoon
Creative Group is expanding
into these new areas and will
soon learn the power of this
package.
SeniorNet will be at The
International Day of the
Older Person celebrations in
the Whitianga Town Hall on
Friday September 30, where
we will have a static display
showing many of the things
which can be learned on the
courses we offer. One of our
committee members will be
there to answer any questions.
There will also be information
on how you can join and share
in the benefits SeniorNet
Whitianga offers.
Microsoft Windows’ operating
system continues to evolve
which poses challenges for us.
When we started SeniorNet
in Whitianga in 2007, most
members had Windows
XP. Members who buy new
computers now have Windows
7 and Windows Vista came
between these two. Microsoft
is now developing Windows 8.
Go on to YouTube and check
out what Windows 8 looks
like. It will be a quantum leap
forward in the way we use a
computer. This will be another
challenge for SeniorNet to
conquer and create courses to
upskill our members.
New Zealand Federation
of SeniorNet Societies is
divided into four regions and
we are in the Central North
Island region, which meets
bi-monthly in Te Aroha. Two
or three committee members
usually attend and gain ideas
and information from others
our region. Material for course
manuals is often shared too
at no cost to other learning
centres.
Ada McCallum
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successful team ever in quiz history
Stormwater charges could be dropped
or reduced for some communities
Stormwater charges could
be dropped or reduced for
some Coromandel Peninsula
communities from next year.
Thames-Coromandel District
Council has been criticised
for levying full charges
on ratepayers who live in
communities which don’t
have
urban
stormwater
infrastructure.
All ratepayers pay for
stormwater works associated
with roading but only those in
areas classed as urban pay for
stormwater utilities associated
with built-up areas.
Now the council is proposing
to drop charges for six
communities and charge
seven communities 0.75 of
the urban stormwater charge.
Under
the
proposal,
communities with a stormwater
rating unit asset value of
$1000 or greater would pay
a full charge. Communities
with a rating unit asset value
of less than $1000 would pay
a 0.75 differential charge. And
communities with no utilities
or roading stormwater surface
channel infrastructure would
pay no charge.
Communities paying 0.75
would be Hikutaia, Kennedy
Bay, Kuaotunu West, Simpsons
Beach, Opoutere, Te Kouma
and Tuateawa.
Matatoki, Otama, Puriri,
Rings Beach, Kauaeranga
and Whakatete Bay would no
longer be charged.
Te Kouma Residents &
Ratepayers Association says
they’re very disappointed
the council has rejected their
submission that Te Kouma is
not an urban area.
“We have repeatedly invited
councillors, and council staff
to visit Te Kouma to see for
themselves the reality of the
arguments against an urban
designation for the area. We
had hoped and expected
Council has formally agreed
to appoint groups of young
people to collaborate with
community
boards
and
council advisory groups on
matters which affect them.
One of the first projects they
Eighteen teams of five entered
this year’s quiz, which had
a Rugby World Cup theme.
All teams were assigned a
competing country and on the
final night were asked to dress
up accordingly. The Bright
Sparks (pictured below),
representing France, took the
prize for best-dressed team.
A competition on world cup
knowledge was won by Laker
Builders and the best limerick
went to The All Sorts.
The quiz raised about $2400
this year and it will be shared by
the Mercury Bay Community
Bus and the Children’s Day
Camp. Just under $12,000
has been raised over the last
five years and returned to the
community.
Hahei
Coromandel
Hahei Bridge Club played the
Preident's Pairs on September
6. Results were:
North/South: Marion Thompson
and Peter Rosa 65.28 1; Chris
Death and Robyn Waters
64.12 2; Robyn Hogg and
Thom Dodd 58.80 3.
East/West: Jocelyn Taylor
and Jean Martin 66.44 1; Bev
Dickie and Bill Cummings
56.94 2; Alva Gibson and
Peter France 56.02 3.
Coromandel Bridge Club
played the second round
of the Te Kouma Pairs on
September 12.
Results were:
Val MacDonald and David
Stone 73.96 1, Susan Swan and
Natalie Taylor 54.17 2, Joan
Van Oosterom and Willem
Kirkman 51.04 3.
that the new council would
not just accept the staff's
recommendations
without
confirming the facts for
themselves by a site visit.”
The proposal is based on
changing the definition of
roading stormwater assets,
which the association says is
sleight of hand and could have
other, possibly unintended,
consequences.
The association will continue
to object to the classification
of Te Kouma as an urban
area and urges other affected
communities to review their
stormwater
infrastructures
and present any concerns
they may have to their ward
councillor and community
boards.
The stormwater proposal will
be part of consultation on
the draft 2012-2022 Ten Year
Plan.
Council enlists youth for training in
consultation and decision-making
Young people from Mercury
Bay and Coromandel town are
joining others from around
the Coromandel Peninsula in
training in consultation and
political decision-making.
Thames-Coromandel District
The 20th annual Whitianga
Lioness Quiz was decided on
a tie breaker last Wednesday
night.
At the end of the fourth night,
the Bright Lights and Infinity
teams were locked in the
lead. Bright Lights won the
tie breaker, notching up the
team’s fifth title and making
it the most successful team in
the quiz’s history.
will be involved with is the
2012-2022 Ten Year Plan,
which is under development.
More
than
50
youth
representatives attended their
first preparatory workshop in
Thames on Wednesday.
Bridge
Results
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Pet Day 2011
Coroglen School
Spring has well and truly sprung and the fields are full of young animals.
Today we start a weekly report from six-year-old Tyrese Melde from
Coroglen School. With a little help from principal Penny Anderson, he
introduces the animal he’s training for the school’s Pet Day on October 4.
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My pet is an alpaca. Her name is Samira. I am helping to
train her. Sometimes alpacas can be grumpy but Samira is
lovely. She is quite friendly although in the beginning she
was a bit timid. They like things to be calm so we don’t
run around them. She sniffed us to get to know us. This
must be how they remember friends.
Samira lives at the Coroglen Lodge with her mother.
Samira’s Dad is brown and her Mum is milky. Samira is
white like milk. She has two baby sisters. I take Samira
for walks on a lead in the enclosure. When I take Samira
on a walk we sometimes stop and she greets her friend
by rubbing their necks together.
Alpacas go to shows to judge who has the best animal.
One day she might go there too.
I was going to call her Snake but Samira suits her
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Coromandel Town is gearing
up for a festival celebrating
rugby and other aspects of
the historic settlement’s life
and culture to mark the Rugby
World Cup.
The Touch of Coromandel
festival has events ranging
from a street parade to rugby
and netball games, history and
art exhibitions and events and
rugby-themed dinners.
Chris Stark from the
Coromandel
Business
Association says the idea for
doing something special for
the Rugby World Cup started
more than a year ago. “We
wanted to do something and
be part of that event.”
The event will provide a great
showcase for the town and
people are getting right behind
it, she says.
The festival kicks off on
September 24 with an event
which links the town with one
of New Zealand’s greatest
rugby foes, South Africa.
The Walter Callaway exhibition
tells the story of a young
man from Kikowhakarere, a
settlement north of the town,
who fought in the South
African (Boer) War and earned
himself a special place in New
Zealand history.
It also includes stories of
other Coromandel Peninsula
people in the 1899-1902 war.
A parade at 10.30am by the
Royal New Zealand Artillery
Band and the Coromandel
Rugby Club and a powhiri
will precede the opening
of the exhibition in the
Old Courthouse. Guests
include the South African
High Commissioner A L C
K Mongalo. The exhibition
opens to the public at
12.30pm.
Walter Callaway was a keen
rugby player and member of
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the Coromandel Rugby Club
and his family will present a new
trophy for an annual fixture
between the Coromandel and
Thames clubs. The trophy will
commemorate the clubs’ first
game in 1898.
The annual Kennedy Bay v
Manaia rugby and netball
matches will be played during
the day and in the evening
visitors are invited to join
the local community at local
venues to watch televised
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The Peppertree Restaurant is
having rugby-themed dinners
during the cup, with menus
reflecting the cuisine of
countries in feature games.
Special Callaway Cruise ferries
will run from Devonport and
Auckland to Coromandel
Town during the day and at
Labour Weekend.
On October 21 three tekoteko
by Harataunga (Kennedy Bay)
master carver will be unveiled
at the Thames-Coromandel
District Council Reserve.
School children from Manaia
and Kennedy Bay will perform
to celebrate this gift from the
Community Arts Council.
An exhibition by local
artists based on the theme
of Callaway’s life and times
runs from October 21-25 in
Hauraki House, along with
a display of work on the
themes of history or rugby
by students from Coromandel
Area School. There’s also an
art exhibition at the school
from September 20-22.
On October 23, Coromandel
Scouts are holding a hypnotist
night as a fundraiser and on
Labour Weekend selected
artists will open their studios
to visitors.
Festival events wind up with a
Picnic in the Park at Hauraki
Reserve on October 22 to
celebrate the cup final.
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Thursday 22 September, 8am – 1pm
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good home. The 9-10 week old little charmer was
found on a rubbish pile in the bush, surrounded
by pig carcasses. She's had her first vaccination
and has been treated for fleas & worms.
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Search & rescue memorandum has Late diagnoses of Alzheimers
goal of keeping us safe at sea
can limit access to treatment
Keeping New Zealanders
safe at sea is the goal
of a memorandum of
understanding re-signed last
week between New Zealand’s
leading marine search and
rescue agencies.
The agreement between
Coastguard New Zealand,
New Zealand Police and
Maritime New Zealand serves
to maintain an effective
working relationship between
the agencies.
It includes a range of matters,
including each organisation’s
commitment to a training
programme, both within
their own organisations and
jointly, to up-skill all relevant
personnel and maximise their
effectiveness in responding to
incidents.
Each organisation will also aim
to raise awareness of search
and rescue services to enhance
community understanding and
help keep New Zealanders out
of harm’s way on the water.
Coastguard New Zealand
president Colin Small says
it’s great to see the country’s
critical marine SAR agencies
working towards a common
goal of keeping Kiwis safe on
the water.
Aim to share waste Bandits
management & save are back
Thames-Coromandel District
Council is joining neighbouring
Hauraki and Matamata-Piako
District Councils in a move to
share the overall management
and reduction of solid waste
and save money.
The three councils have
completed a draft waste
assessment and are setting up
the Eastern Waikato Regional
Solid Waste Committee to
develop a waste management
and minimisation plan and
progress shared services.
Mercury Bay councillors
Murray McLean and Tony
Fox have been appointed to
the committee.
Correction
Last week we reported on a visit to Cooks Beach by the Spirit
of Adventure. In fact the ship is called the Spirit of New
Zealand. The original Spirit of Adventure was sold in 1997 for
tourism work in Fiji. The Spirit of New Zealand is operated by
the Spirit of Adventure Trust.
Coroglen School’s fundraising
bandits are back tomorrow for
their annual Bridge Hold-Up.
The bandits will be working
to collect donations at the
Coroglen Cattleyard side of
the bridge from 12pm-5pm.
Spokeswoman
Fiona
Illingworth says the bandits
only approach cars that are
stopped to give way at the
one-way bridge, so will not
cause any delays.
“With permission from the
police and support from
the local community, we are
expecting another fantastic
afternoon and a bit of a
laugh.”
All money raised will go to
the Coroglen School senior
rooms’ Rotorua camp.
BUSINESS PROFILE
Vision and constant drive result in Dive
Zone - a new brand of dive company
When Darrell Bird first visited
Whitianga back in April 2004
he couldn’t believe that this
coastal town sitting on the
edge of some outstanding
diving areas didn’t have a
specialised dive shop.
And so it began. Darrell
opened what was originally
Dive HQ Whitianga in
October 2004 and set about
providing a great service
based retail store offering
PADI dive training as well as
NZQA courses from National
Certificates to Diploma level
qualifications as PADI Dive
and First Aid Instructors and
Outdoor Guides.
Darrell’s vision and constant drive have
ensured that he provides quality brands
of equipment and operates a safe and fun
based adventure tourism business. With his
head always looking for new opportunities
on the horizon, he made the decision to set
up a new brand of dive company – Dive
Zone.
Joining Darrell in this venture are other
leading dive stores Dive Zone Bay of
Islands and Dive Zone Tauranga.
Dive Zone Whitianga has become the
leading Academy of Diving site with a high
success rate which has seen many of our
students working in a variety of locations
both in New Zealand and overseas. The
Whitianga store now employs seven staff
in the “off ” season and all of the staff
working at the Whitianga facility have been
trained here in Whitianga.
In July of this year an opportunity arose to
open a new facility in Tairua. Darrell and
new Tairua business partner Mike Harris
(also trained in Whitianga) leapt in and
within weeks the new store was open for
business. Dive Zone Tairua offers the same
quality service that divers have come to
expect in Whitianga.
Darrell says that the success is not just due
to his own efforts but also to his keen staff
and the awesome support he has had from
this community. Darrell takes immense
pleasure in sharing his passion for the
underwater world. That passion is reflected
in the pleasure that visitors to our area
experience when diving here with his crew.
Dive Zone aims to continue to be
market leaders in ensuring amazing dive
experiences, top quality equipment, high
safety standards and be customer service
based in their approach to their businesses.
More than 2000 people in
the greater Waikato may have
dementia and not know it,
according to a new report
released on Tuesday for World
Alzheimers Day.
Only 40% of dementia
cases are recognised and
documented in countries like
New Zealand, according to
the World Alzheimer Report.
Based on this, 2196 people
in the Waikato may have the
disease but have not yet been
diagnosed. This figure is
supported by the Alzheimers
New
Zealand
National
Dementia Economic Impact
Report.
The World Alzheimer Report
shows that interventions are
more effective in the early
stages of the disease and some
treatments for symptoms are
more effective early in the
disease, and may even slow
the progression of dementia.
At present most people
with dementia receive a
late diagnosis late, if at all,
which limits their access to
information, treatment, care,
and support.
Alzheimers Waikato manager
Jane Kay spoke to Grey
Power Mercury Bay in
Whitianga last Thursday and
says many families contact her
organisation only when they
are in crisis and way down
the road of the progressive
illness.
“Had they been referred to
us earlier in the journey, we
could have supported and
assisted them both in terms
of understanding their loved
one thus alleviating stress
and conflict and in accessing
services for which they
are eligible. Thus the crisis
situation could possibly have
been avoided.”
Stigma and lack of public
understanding of dementia
may contribute to people not
seeking help early, she says.
“Greater public awareness
about the disease is the key to
reducing stigma and closing
the treatment gap.”
A nationwide awareness
campaign will be launched
this year by Alzheimers
New
Zealand,
who’ve
developed a website, www.
facesofdementia.alzheimers.
org.nz, containing people’s
stories and poems about the
disease.
Close to 90 people heard Ms
Kay speak at the Grey Power
lunch at the Mercury Bay Club.
Ms Kay told members she
had had personal experience
of family members with
‘The Invisible Illness’ as her
presentation was called.
Her presentation covered a
wide range of topics relating
to dementia disorders, from
early recognition of the wide
range of symptoms through
to treatment and medication.
She was accompanied by
Waikato support coordinator
Florence Monson.
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Laurie Johnston
Police
notebook
Mercury Bay Community Patrol
Sergeant Andrew
nobody seems to be out but Morrison says
Watch those scallop
chasers & walk home
We have been offered a piece
of land at the police station to
erect a garage for our patrol
vehicle. In return, the building
has to be made available for
police use in an emergency.
We are going ahead with the
offer and we have already
been receiving support from
the local business community,
for which we are very grateful.
The plan is to have the garage
erected by Christmas.
Isn’t it good news that the
Westpac Rescue Helicopter
is trialling a doctor on board?
We asked the question, will
that happen here in summer
when they are here for five
weeks. The answer was "some
of the time". They will be
here overnighting on Saturday,
which is all good.
We are planning extra patrols
on Saturday both in town and
in Mercury Bay South and
there will be a heavy presence
of extra police too.
We shall be having a dinner
and training night on October
26 at the Mercury Bay Club
- there are 60 of us now and
we don’t see each other that
often. We are fortunate to
have this number of people
interested in doing their bit
for the community and we
have another four recruits
in the pipeline. We have had
some interest from people in
Mercury Bay South but ideally
we still need someone from
around Hahei.
Some nights when we go out
we are involved with assisting
or providing information to
the police. On other nights
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us. On those nights we don’t
very often get any feedback
as to our effectiveness but
recently the police arrested a
person who had committed a
burglary and he informed the
police that he tried to dodge
the Community Patrol vehicle
because he knew we passed
information on to them.
The culprit who kicked out at
our vehicle a few weeks ago
has been identified and dealt
with by the police, thanks to
surveillance equipment.
Finally this last four weeks
has been relatively quiet but
we have assisted twice with
helping the police locate
offenders late at night. It
can be a little difficult trying
to find people who disappear
into the darkness and there are
no police dogs based here.
Enjoy your weekend and
remember if you are trying
the scallop chasers, walk
home because they catch a lot
of people out.
Laurie Johnston
Hopefully we will have good
weather for the Scallop
Festival and town will have
a lot of good visitors for the
weekend.
Welcome to the Warehouse.
We have had a look at their
security and it is excellent with
very clear security cameras
that will assist us greatly if
anyone thinks it is a good idea
to steal from them.
Arrests
16yr old local woman for
Assault, 8/9.
35yr old local man for
Breaching the Liquor Ban,
10/9.
18yr old local man for Wilful
Damage, 10/9.
Traffic
One drunk driver was
apprehended this week, a
39yr old local woman, result
664/400.
A 19yr old local man was
apprehended for driving with
sustained loss of traction, his
car has been impounded for
28 days and he has to explain
his actions at court, 10/9.
Motor vehicle crash on the
Kuaotunu Hill. The driver
lost control on a right hand
bend and crashed into a bank,
10/9.
Occurrences
Two domestic incidents were
attended this week.
On September 5 a couple
that were arguing about their
relationship and police were
called when property was
damaged, while on September
6 a couple were arguing about
who wasn't pulling their
weight and police were called
to separate them.
A flag was stolen from
outside a local business, the
offender was located and is to
be summoned to court, 9/9.
Police attended an incident
of assault with a weapon on
Owera Road and enquiries are
continuing, 10/9.
Overnight an offender
unlawfully interfered with a
fork hoist at a Cook Drive
business
premises
and
enquiries are continuing in
relation to security footage,
10/9.
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person to 69 Albert Street,
Whitianga.
FARM Assistant, Whangapoua
area. 500 cows. Required to
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work wanted
church notices
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Call into our office at 2 Buffalo Beach Road, Whitianga
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• Home birth specialist
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626.
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Sunday Services: 9.30am
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All Age Service
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Mercury Bay
Garden Centre
10am & 6.30pm sunday
crossroad centre
cnr joan gaskell drive & cook drive
FOOTPRINTS
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cleaning and pest control
Servicing the Coromandel
Peninsula. Call Patrick
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•Decks •Fencing •Sheds
•Retaining walls
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Whitianga
Non natives as well
WANTED!
BUILDER
Wednesday 21 September
6.30pm
Guest Ministry
Dr Roper (USA)
Described by many as
a walking bible and
weeping prophet.
All welcome
(An offering will be taken)
Mercury Bay
Co-operating Parish
WORSHIP SERVICES
and Kids Friendly Bible Session
St Andrew’s By the Sea
Community Church
Albert Street Whitianga
9:30 am every Sunday
Minister: Rev Mary Petersen
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Sunday Mass 8.30am
(With Children's Liturgy)
Wednesday Mass/Liturgy 12.05pm
Tairua Mass Sunday 10.30am
10am Sunday Service &
Childrens Programme
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•Dismantling •Felling •Pruning
•Debris removal
•Fully insured •Free quotes
Ph Jeremy Haszard 866 0118
DRESSMAKING, Ph Sue
0274 970 353.
LAWN mowing services.
Onehunga spraying (Prickleweed).
Free quote. Phone 867 1028
or 027 246 1915.
SANDBLASTING. Phone
Phillip 866 5298.
Ph 866 4027
garage sales
AQUA Soleil garage 6, 1
Centennial
Dr,
8-10am
Saturday.
CAR Boot Sale, next Saturday
24 September, 8am. MB Club
carpark. $5 boot.
38 CARINA Way, Saturday
17 September 8am. Houselot
furniture, whiteware. Lots of
linen.
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2011
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WHITIANGA TOY LIBRARY
NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
FOR ALL MEMBERS
The meeting will be held at 23 Wells Place, Whitianga at
7.30pm on Monday 26 September 2011
Agenda
1. Approve the Rules/Constitution
2. Resolve to become an Incorporated Society
3. Set date for next Committee Meeting
KUAOTUNU HALL
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26 September at 7pm
New members most welcome
MERCURY BAY
LIBRARY HOURS
Tue, Thu, Fri 9am - 5pm
Wed 9.30am - 5pm
Sat 9am - 12pm
Big Booksale at Mercury
Bay Library 9-12 this
Saturday.
MERCURY BAY
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MOUNTED RALLY
Wed 21 September 4pm
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RUGBY
NZAS stars to take on best
Waikato school players
The stars of New Zealand
Area Schools rugby will take
on the best Waikato school
players in a match in Whitianga
next Wednesday.
This year’s area schools’ team,
which was picked in July at
the national NZ Area Schools
Tournament
in
Taupo,
includes five players from
Mercury Bay Area School.
They are Harry Finnerty who’s
a lock for MBAS, half back
Lachlan Crosland, first five
Beau Cressey-Hamilton, lock/
flanker Callum Relph and
hooker Kaumra Tukerangi.
Positions in the area schools’
team are yet to be confirmed.
Under the umbrella of the New
Zealand Rugby Foundation,
the area schools’ team plays
two games against two Under18 sides. One is usually the NZ
Harlequins from Waikato and
the other varies. This year it’s
the Waikato Academy side.
MBAS deputy principal Mike
Smith says the two-game
tour gives boys from rural
communities a chance to
train and play in a First XV
environment.
Most area schools aren’t able
to field a First XV, with MBAS
the only one in the country big
enough to do so. Boys from
smaller schools often end up
playing in local Senior B sides
with older players and with
coaching and structure that
can be unsuitable for them,
he says.
Mike’s been involved in the
NZ Area Schools’ tour since
it started 12 years ago and is
the liaison officer between
the Rugby Foundation and
NZ Area Schools. He’s also
technical adviser for this year’s
team.
The Area Schools’ team has a
record of about 50/50 wins
against the Harlequins and
can be a pathway to top-grade
rugby, he says.
Over the years a lot of great
players have come out of
the system, including Zar
Lawrence in the current New
Zealand Sevens team. Many
players go on to represent
their provinces.
Lachlan and Harry expect to
play senior rugby in Mercury
Bay next year and Beau is likely
to play in Tauranga. Callum is
heading overseas.
The Mercury Bay players are
looking forward to the area
schools’ tour but will have
to wait to see how the team
comes together, with just
a couple of days’ training
before the first game against
the Harlequins.
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Mercury Bay Junior Basketball
Club enjoyed a great turnout
for the club’s 2011 prize giving
at the Mercury Bay Club on
August 30.
The club had a great year with
all teams getting in the semifinals and the Junior Boys
winning their competition.
Two players, Danro Kesall
and Wairakau Mareroa-Gates,
played in the Thames Valley
Under-15 representative side
and Caleb Tane played in
Thames Valley U11 reps.
The club thanks all the players
who committed their time this
year and says it was great to
see six players receive awards
for five years of participation.
The club also thanks all
coaches and referees and says
it was great to have two teams
GOLF
coached by other players this
year. Anyone interested in
coaching or refereeing next
year should contact Sheryl
Bennett 869 5450 or Bernie
O’Connell 866 4188.
Awards went to:
Junior boys; most valuable
player: Dorion Campbell,
team spirit: Trae Tane, most
improved: James Lee, most
promising: Wairakau MareroaGates.
Senior girls; most valuable
player: Taryn Thomas, most
improved: Ingrid Kreting,
most promising:
Vanessa
Nightingale, team spirit: Tiana
Paul.
Junior girls; most valuable
player: Lorielle Gunner, most
improved: Te Awhi AllenDavis, best spirit: Crystal
Solofa, best trainer: Jade
Robinson.
Senior boys; most valuable
player: Taryn Bennett, best
spirit: Jethro Symmons, most
promising: Dorian Campbell,
rookie of the year: Kayne
Osborne.
5 year participation; Cherry
Wood,
Jarred
Evanson,
Matthew Bowden, Oliver
Wright,
Taryn
Bennett,
Thomas O’Connell.
2011 coaches: Austin Tane
- senior boys, Cherry Wood
- junior girls, Elijah Bartlett
- junior boys, Flynn Battaerd
- senior girls, Tayla Thomas junior girls.
2011 referees: Tom Jacobs,
Taryn Bennett, Trae Tane,
Austin Tane, Flynn Battaerd,
Hannah McClennan.
The best sports coverage
INDOOR BOWLS
MB women Recent
results
Results of the Kaimarama
Cup were announced at
Mercury Bay women’s golf
last week. Debbie Holmes
won Division 1, with Sue W
Donovan runner up and Pam
Holland won Division 2, with
Dianne Eccles runner up.
Last week's game was an LGU
round (nett) and the Second
Division players starred with
these top five players having
nett scores under 70; Robyn
Evans 63 1, Pam Holland 64
2, Shirley Bowick 65 3, Maree
Denney 65 4, Del Langdon 68
5.
Other results were:
Division 1: Norma Loomes
70 1, Katrina Hill 71 2, Jenny
Layton 72 3, Beryl Gilliland 73
4; Two: Carol Wyborn; nearest
the pin on No 4: Katrina Hill,
nearest the pin in 2 on No 10:
Jenny Layton; LGU: Robyn
Evans.
MB 9 hole
Soldiers Memorial Park
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Behind St Andrews by the Sea
Church, Owen St
Thurs/Fri/Sat, 9am - 12.30pm
Sports News
Mercury Bay women played
a stableford competition last
Thursday.
Results: Division 1 Shirley
Muir 1, Alison Goodlet 2;
Division 2 Margret Coysh
1, Pat Skinner 2; Pars Alison
Goodlet (2), Shirley Muir,
Audrey Vickers.
Earlier results were:
September 1 - Gross & Net,
Division 1: Gross Shirley
Muir 1, Net Audrey Vickers
1; Division 2: Gross Alison
Turney 1, Net: Sandra Bushell
1.
August 25 - Stableford & Net:
Stableford, Margret Coysh 21
1; Net, Adele Sloan 34 1; Birdie
jackpot, Jenny Jackman.
August 18 - Stableford
and Putting: Putting, Jenny
Jackmann 1; Stableford,
Division 1: Jenny Jackmann 1,
Division 2: Margret Coysh 1.
MB men
Wednesday produced some
amazing golf. Four under
your handicap will not get you
mentioned. Round of the day
went to Steve Atkins with 49
stablefords.
Other results were:
Kevin Clarke 45 2; Paul
Lupton, Alan Henderson 42
3=; Craig Hill, Craig Ohlson,
Hayden Payne 41 4=. Twos:
Kelly Barson, Alan Henderson,
Hayden Payne. Eagles: Peter
May. Naga: Geoff Lowe.
Saturday was the second round
of the Club Championship.
The day’s format was Gross
in Divisions.
Results were:
Division 1: Nathan Wilson
71, Kelly Parson 82. Division
2: Kelvin Spence 87; Ken
George 90. Division 3: Mark
Collins 89; Steve Atkins 89.
Division 4: David Langdon 91,
Paul Lupton 92. Twos: Gary
Wheeler, Ken George, Nathan
Wilson, Noel Richardson.
Longest drive, senior: Nathan
Wilson; junior: Steve Atkins.
Nearest the pin, senior: Ken
George; junior: Jack Skinner.
Eight teams comprising 14
players from Tairua, six from
Cooks Beach and 12 from
Mercury Bay took part in
the annual Progressive 4s
tournament in the Whitianga
Town Hall on Saturday.
Numbers were down on last
year with people away for the
Rugby World Cup but there
was a very high standard of
bowling and some extremely
close games.
Results: Skips Alan Henderson
MB, 3s John Taberner MB, 2s
Frank Hunt CB, Leads Celia
Morrison T; runners-up,
Skips Joan Smith T, 3s Bernie
Spangenberg MB, 2s Norm
Strong CB, Leads Colleen
Taberner MB; Good Sports,
Skips Colleen Hunt CB and
Arthur Taylor CB, 3s Ron
Annan T, 2s Vic Fisher MB,
Leads John Morrison T.
****
Last Thursday the club’s annual
Mini Classic tournament was
held in the Whitianga Town
Hall.
Six teams of four played
games of fours, triples, singles
and pairs, competing for the
Hopping Trophy.
Results were:
Shirley Hamilton, Wayne
Fisher, Neville Hopley and
Monika Spangenberg 1,
Alan Henderson, Bernie
Spangenberg,
Cheryl
Henderson and Dot Codyre
2.
NETBALL
Perfect conditions for McInerney Cup
Sixteen
teams
from
Coromandel, Colville, Manaia,
Te Puru, Thames, Te Rerenga
and Whitianga took part in the
annual McInerney Cup Day,
played in perfect conditions
in Coromandel town on
Saturday.
Organisers say there was some
amazing talent across all ages
(Yr3 - Yr9) and the future of
netball in the region is looking
really good if the girls stick
to the game and are fostered
through the grades.
Many teams put a huge effort
into preparing banners and
chants for the team march
through town, organisers say.
Results: Senior Youth Grade
- MB Mystics (Whitianga) 1,
Manaia Yr8 2, Coro Mystics
3, Marching Coro Mystics 1;
Intermediate Youth Grade Dominators (Whitianga) 1,
Hot Chillie Pepperz (Coro)
2, Te Rerenga Fireworks 3,
Marching Dominators 1;
Junior Youth Grade - Little
Champions (Coro) 1, Manaia
2, Flying Jets (St Francis/
Te Puru) 3, Marching Little
Champions 1.
Action from the
McInerney Cup netball
tournament and parade
held in Coromandel town
on Saturday.
CROSS COUNTRY
RUNNING
Results from TV championships Fitness and fundraising
Hundreds of young athletes
from Thames-Coromandel
and Hauraki competed in the
Thames Valley Primary Cross
Country Championships in
Whitianga last Wednesday.
The event at Whitianga
Waterways was run by
Mercury Bay Area School
staff and senior students.
Schools from western districts
dominated the top placings
but schools in the top half
of the Coromandel Pensinula
had a strong showing.
Results: 12 Yr+ Girls Miranda
Hodgson 12.23 Ohinemuri
Cluster (O) 1, Gemma Hansen
12.36 P 2, Belinda Hendoriks
12.42 TA 3; 10 Yr Girls Erica
Hansen 9.04 P 1, Tia Ikitule
9.19 P, Charlotte Horder 9.20
Action from the
ThamesValley
Primary Cross Country
Championships.
Please make
sure you get
weekend sports
results to us by
MIDDAY
MONDAY
P 3; 8 Yr Girls Hannah Laurie
6.54 O 1, Breeze Schuler 6.56
TA 2, Summer Williams 6.58
Whangamata Cluster 3.
12 Yr+ Boys Luke Horton
11.16 Thames Gold Cluster
(TG) 1, Joshua Vanbysterveldt
11.32 Te Aroha Cluster (TA) 2,
Dayne Gatenby 11.45 TA 3; 10
Yr Boys Leon Vandenheuvel
8.12 TA 1, Bryan Ferguson
8.13 TG 2, Joe Reynolds 8.23
Peninsula Cluster (MBAS)
3; 8 Yr Boys Lewis Horder
6.01 Plains Cluster (P) 1,
Jack Duggan 6.12 P 2, Dylan
Williams 6.13 TA 3.
MBAS results (finished in
top 15): Boys – 8 Yr Luke
Johnston 13, 9 Yr Jed Greig
14, 10 Yr Joe Reynolds 3,
12+ Yr Connor Cawley 4,
Kees Murray 15; Girls – 8 Yr
Jemma Brown 12, Zoe Smith
13, 9 Yr Holly McCleery 8,
10 Yr Natasha Versey 10, 11
Yr Paige Luff 6, Samantha
Johnston 7, Ella Tomkins 13.
Whenuakite results (finished
in top 15): Boys - 8 Yr,
Draeden Trevithick 8; Girls 8 Yr Shoshana Beck 7, Amelia
Lockhart 8, 9 Yr Natalija
Beck 6, Emma Hinds-Senior
9, Kelly Evanson 11, 10 Yr
Melody Sims 15, 12 Yr+ Eden
Saunders 7, Mischa Evanson
12.
Te Rerenga results (finished
in top 15): Girls - 12+ Zoe
Van der Putten 9; Boys – 11
Yr Christian Fletcher 14, 9 Yr
Zeck Tiro 10.
hand in hand for new
annual sporting event
A new annual sporting event is
being organised to raise funds
for search and rescue and to
promote fitness and outdoor
activity.
The inaugural Bush to Beach
Half Marathon will be held on
the Glen property at Otama in
April next year, with proceeds
going to Kuaotunu Land
Search & Rescue.
Organisers believe the event
will be a major draw card for
locals and visiting competitors.
Runners and walkers are already
registering from around the
Waikato. Business teams and
individuals are starting to train
and the challenge is out to
police, community, search and
rescue and emergency groups
throughout the Coromandel
Peninsula.
Participants have the choice of
a run or walk on either a 22km
half marathon course or a 7
km course. The half marathon
will take competitors from
Otama over to the Waitaia
Valley through native forest,
east towards Matapaua Bay,
back over to Opito hill then
along the coast via Sara’s Gully
back to Otama.
KLSAR chairman Steve
Hart says the group is really
appreciative of the support
being shown by the community
for the event.
It should help overcome
funding shortfalls while
providing the community and
visitors with a competitive
challenge in a very special
outdoor environment, he
says.
A grant from the Mercury
Bay Community Board of
$3400 over the past two years
has helped organisers cover
set up costs including the
development of a web site
and advertising material.
Negotiations are underway
with local sponsors to provide
additional funding, prizes and
staff to help out at the event.
For further information, visit
www.bushtobeach.org.nz/, or
contact Claire Elliot on 0272
358 918.
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