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The
Mercury Bay
Issue 636 - 13 May 2015
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Circulation 6,000
Jess Bradley
on life in
Whitianga see page 13.
A first-hand account of the Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade Road Crash Rescue Team’s last training session
before they head to the North Island Road Crash Rescue Competition this coming weekend.
By Len Salt
Last Sunday afternoon motorists taking
the back road through Kupe Drive in
Whitianga past the “new” fire station
(it’s been open for five years now) were
treated to the strange sight of the editor
of The Informer being dragged from a
car wreck strapped to a back board with
his head in a brace, covered in blood
and with broken bones sticking out of
his arm.
Stephan Bosman had the honour of
being the “patient” or “victim” of a
“car crash” in a training exercise by
the Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade
Road Crash Rescue Team. The practice
was the final chance for the team to
go through their paces before heading
off to Silverdale, north of Auckland,
this coming weekend to compete in
the North Island Road Crash Rescue
Competition.
Watching the exercise unfold was a
fascinating experience and while, as
an observer, I was struck by the level
of commitment and attention to detail,
the team members themselves were
driven and focused on their job and
pushing themselves hard to perform as
best as they could.
The scenario was a sedan involved
in a two car crash, side impact with the
The members of the Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade Road Crash Rescue Team. From left to right Roly Chaney, Julian Lee, Sean King, Kelvin (Fingers) Spence, Max Day and Spida Mangin.
driver unconscious and his arm trapped
between the seat and the side of the
vehicle. The team arrives on the scene
led by Roly Chaney and they discover
from a wrist bracelet that the driver is
diabetic. Despite being unconscious
the team are constantly communicating
with the victim, offering reassurance and
assessing his condition.
Roly gets a constant stream of
information from his crew as they quickly
determine the status of the scene and
whether there is any danger from spilled
petrol or gases. Having established
the safety level, one team member
(Julian Lee) gets into the backseat of
the car and stays there during the entire
process supporting the head of the
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victim. This ensures that any possibility
of further damage to the patient’s
neck and spine is minimised as much
as possible.
The rest of the team work together
to extract the patient from the car.
A portable generator is fired up and each
team member has a role in operating
the specialist equipment used to get
the car opened as quickly as possible,
including the phenomenal “jaws of life.”
Kelvin (Fingers) Spence tells me
during a pre-practice chat that in the
past each man had his own specialist
role, but that has changed now so that
each team member cross-trains on all
the equipment. It means they can step
in where needed or if another man is
not there.
The demolition of the wrecked car is
dramatic and precise at the same time.
The roof pillars and doors are sliced and
the roof peeled open like a sardine can.
The driver’s seat supports are cut and
the seat laid carefully back as a board
is slid underneath the patient. Ropes are
attached so that a slow and even pull is
used to slide the still unconscious patient
safely onto the board. Blood pressure
has been measured at a number of
points along the way and his condition
constantly assessed.
Extreme care is taken at all stages
to prevent further injury or damage,
not only to the car crash victim, but to
the team members as well. It’s not a
good look to go in with one patient and
come out with two or more and many of
the scenarios faced in a real life crash
present the potential for serious risk to
the rescuers. Roly is critically aware of
the safety of his men and proves to be a
tough captain when it comes to making
sure they get to go home to their families.
The Whitianga Fire Brigade are
all volunteers and while pay is nonexistent, you would not rate their Road
Crash Rescue Team any less than a fully
professional rescue team.
I can happily report that The Informer’s
editor made a full recovery and was
back at work later the same afternoon.
“I was ‘unconscious,’ so I had my eyes
closed the whole time,” says Stephan.
“What struck me, however, was the
extremely professional way the guys did
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the job of looking after me. I felt like I
was in good hands and to see how the car
was demolished when I opened my eyes
afterwards was quite a shock.”
The Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade
Road Crash Rescue Team has been
competing in regional and national
competitions since 1999 and has been
invited to compete in every Australasian
competition since 2004. Their track
record is impressive. Their challenge
this coming weekend is to win,
which once again will see them heading
off to the Australasian competition to,
once again, show teams from around
the world how it should be done.
The Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade Road Crash Rescue Team preparing to
extract Stephan Bosman, editor of The Informer and “victim” of a “car crash,”
from the car wreck in their final training session before the North Island
Road Crash Recue Competition this coming weekend.
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Issue 636 - 13 May 2015
Fun (run) in Whitianga
With more than 140 women and their families taking part in last Sunday’s Jennian
Homes Mother’s Day fun run and walk at Whitianga Waterways, the organisers’
biggest concern was if they had enough of the event’s signature red t-shirts available.
As it turned out, there were just enough.
The event, now in its fourth year, is part of a series of nationwide events supporting
the Heart Foundation’s Go Red for Women campaign, which aims to improve the heart
health of New Zealand women.
Jenian Homes’ Coromandel sales manager Haley Trebilco says some rather sporty
types came out to play. “The first entrant ran the [5km] course in just 20 minutes and
did it on her 11th birthday. Now that’s a great way to celebrate.”
Haley says the event on Sunday was a great success and many participants are
already looking forward to the next one in 2016.
Pictured are some of the women who joined in the fun, from left to right - Carol Price,
Pat Morgan and Penne Clayton.
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The Hamiltons of Mercury Bay 150 years in New Zealand
It was maybe low key, but it was significant.
Last Saturday around 80 members
of well-known Mercury Bay family,
the Hamiltons, met for afternoon tea at
the Coroglen Hall to celebrate 150 years
since the arrival of James and Mary Jane
Hamilton and their three children in New
Zealand.
James and Mary-Jane and their three
children - David, John Kennedy and Sarah
- were the first members of the family to
set foot in New Zealand. They hailed from
Northern Ireland and arrived in Auckland
on 14 May 1865 on board the ship the
Empress.
After some time in Mangere, they settled
in Mercury Bay at what is now known as
Hamilton Point in 1866.
James was a carpenter and rowed
himself everyday up the Whenuakite River
to the old sawmill where the Waiwawa
and Whenuakite rivers joined. Later the
family moved to a farm at Whenuakite
and James started working at the sawmill
in Whitianga.
Three more children - William, Thomas
and Mary Elizabeth - were born to James
and Mary Jane in New Zealand. Mary Jane
passed away in 1877. At that time Sarah
was only 13 years old.
Semi-retired James later-on did
carpentry work around the Auckland
province. He settled back in Mercury Bay
before he died in 1920.
At the reunion last Saturday Anthony
Hamilton (great-grandson of James
and Mary Jane) shared some details of
the Empress’s voyage to New Zealand
as relayed by Captain Ellis to the New
Zealand Herald.
Monica Stanway (a cousin of Anthony)
also read a letter 16-year-old Elsie Lee
Anthony Hamilton, great-grandson of James and Mary-Jane Hamilton,
addressing family and friends during the Hamilton family’s reunion last Saturday.
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from Mercury Bay wrote to a later
descendant John Hamilton after he was
injured in World War One. John was one
of a number of Hamilton descendants who
fought in the war. Two of them, aged 19
and 21, were killed.
The highlight of the afternoon was the
cutting of the anniversary cake by Doris
Morrison, the oldest living descendant of
James and Mary Jane and Gwen Hamilton,
one of the oldest family members who
married a Hamilton descendant.
These are a few extracts of Captain
Ellis’s account of the voyage to New
Zealand “The Empress quitted Gravesend [an
English Town on the Thames] on the 3rd
February... She crossed the Equator on the
3rd March, in 23* West, and was becalmed
twelve days in from 15* to 20* South...
“When in longitude 163* the vessel
experienced heavy Northerly gales and
was compelled to take the Southern route.
The Snares [a small group of islands
200km south of the South island] were
made on the 1st May only 81 days from
home. Experienced variables winds off the
coast and was becalmed two days off the
East Cape, after which she encountered a
heavy North-Westerly gale and arrived in
Auckland at 11pm on Sunday night...
“The Empress has accomplished the
passage in 95 days from the start, being the
quickest made during the season.
“The Empress brings a large cargo
of general merchandise and nearly 300
passengers...
The greatest harmony appear to have
prevailed amongst the passengers during
the voyage.
At the reunion, there was already talk of
another reunion in 25 years’ time.
Cutting of the anniversary cake by Doris Morrison (left) and Gwen Hamilton during
the Hamilton family’s reunion last Saturday.
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When Pam Wallace from Rix Insurance
Brokers moved to Whitianga last year,
she thought about ways to meet people
and also to spread the word about what she
does for a living.
It didn’t take her long to realise that
outside of the Mercury Bay Business
Association, local business owners didn’t
have much opportunity to network. And
she realised that the Mercury Bay area has
a significant number of women involved
in the business world. Putting two and two
and two together, she decided to start a
Women in Business networking group.
“I spoke to a few women about the idea
of a networking group and they all were
really positive,” says Pam. “We met for
the first time about nine months ago and
since then the group has really gone from
strength to strength.
“We meet once a month and have have
a bit of structure to our meetings, although
we are very informal. At each meeting
all those present get a minute or so to
say something about the business they’re
involved in and one member gets 10
minutes to tell us in more detail about her
business.
“There’s also a lot of time to network.
One of the aims is to refer business to each
other and it’s encouraging to get feedback
at every meeting of how our members
support each other.”
We’ve asked a few of the members how
they feel about being part of the group.
Amy Hyde from Accounting by Design
(and owner of the advertising board at Lyon
Park in Whitianga that proclaims, “Only
accountants can save the world!”) says
it’s great to be able to connect with other
positive people. “It’s also a good place to
make new contacts and meet new friends.
The group gives me the opportunity to see
what other women in the area are doing in
their businesses and to get their perspective
on a variety of issues.”
Sharon Daly from VETEL says she
loves the energy from everyone in the
group. The group members are proactive
and happy to “walk the talk.”
“The group is a wonderful opportunity
to socialise with people who have similar
interests,” says Caren Squire from Buffalo
Beach Bookkeeping. “It’s a great place to
learn new tips and tricks.”
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agrees with Caren that the group is a
great forum to interact with like-minded
people. “The meetings are helpful and
informative,” she says. “And it’s really
encouraging to know that I’m not ‘woman
alone’ in a business in the area.”
Pam says the group will always have
space for more women who would like to
join. Anyone interested can contact her at
pam@rixinsurance.co.nz.
The members of Mercury Bay’s Women in Business group who attended last
month’s meeting, a wine tasting, that was hosted by Raewyn Slikas,
the owner of Cooks Beach Liquor.
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News from Thames-Coromandel District Council
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A
work plan around the proposed Cathedral Coast
Walkway was discussed by the Coromandel Great
Walks Governance Group at its meeting in late April.
The proposed route of the Cathedral Coast Walk takes
in Public Conservation Land, Council and QE2 land and
will end up connecting Whitianga through to Hot Water
Beach. Walks from Whitianga and north to Kuaotunu
and further south from Hot Water Beach into Tairua,
Pauanui and Whangamata are also being investigated.
The Department of Conservation has committed $250k
towards the project and has now also ring-fenced an
additional $200k which will be approved subject to a
business case. This takes DOC’s contribution to $450k
while our Council will contribute $1.125M. A revenue
generation strategy has been devised and external
funding applications have also been submitted with
Trust Waikato and Central Government, who we expect
to hear back from by late June.
“Several issues were discussed by the Governance
Group (made up of our Council, DOC and local iwi
Ngati Hei) which included whether the project could
go ahead without external funding and if that was
the case, how staging of work would be rolled out,”
says Garry Towler, Council’s staff representative on
the project.
With the extra $200k ring-fenced from DOC we can
now begin the first phase of work, however we will
Thursday 14 May
3.30-4.30 pm
wait to hear whether we are also successful with our
funding applications before actually embarking on
any physical work.
The first part of the work programme would be:
• Building a car park at Pa Rd, Hahei, on a section of
Council land beside the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
This area has the capacity for more than 100 car
parks and will be used for a park and ride so people
can park and be shuttled up to Grange Rd, which
is a main feeder into the already well-established
Cathedral Cove Walk. The Pa Rd car park is expected
to be ready by summer 2015/16.
• Building the track from the Purangi Estuary (Stella
Evered Reserve) up to Lees Rd. There is already an
existing track there which needs upgrading.
Following the completion of these two pieces of work
the focus would turn to building the track from Lees
Rd through to the iconic “Blowhole,” at Te Pupuha
Recreation Reserve, Hahei.
A draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is
currently being worked on with a private landowner
investigating the development of a car park at Lees
Rd, which lies between the Stella Evered Reserve and
Cathedral Cove.
“If we’re successful in coming to an agreement with
the landowner then this will help to alleviate the
parking problems longer-term and also help move
people on through to Whitianga and further north,”
says Mr Towler.
“Also the next section of walk from the Blowhole
(through Hahei and Pa Rd) on to Hot Water Beach also
remains our priority,” adds Mr Towler.
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means there’ll be road closures at
• 3pm - 5.45pm on Friday. SH25
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(Whitianga and Main Rd)
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DOG REGISTRATIONS COMING UP
If you are own a dog it will need to be registered
by 1 July 2015. After that date your dog may be
seized and impounded under section 42 of the
Dog Control Act 1996. Penalty fees will apply and
you could be liable for a $300 infringement for
failing to register a dog aged over three months.
We currently have 4503 dogs registered on our
database and with no known unregistered dogs.
Thanks to all you responsible dog owners that’s
the reason for the 100% registration success rate.
Our Compliance Officers are also currently
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menacing or dangerous to ensure owners comply
with the conditions of the classification. We’ll
be posting out reminders about registering your
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UPDATE
• Footbridge at Hot
Water Beach. A
new footbridge has
just been installed
providing access from
the Taiwawe car park
(Bull Paddock) down
to the Hot Water Beach
cafes and shops. It means pedestrians don’t have to
cross the road to get over the existing bridge (over
the Taiwawe Stream) and then cross back once they
are over it. The new bridge is 17 metres long and
weighs about 5 tonnes. In the next few weeks we’ll be
building access footpaths on both sides of the bridge.
• Bluff Rd update. A report into options for reopening
the Bluff Rd between Matarangi and Kuaotunu will
be tabled at the next Community Board meeting.
The road is closed indefinitely following health and
safety concerns with the bluff rock overhang.
Options being considered include closing the road
permanently, repairs that will allow it to open to foot
traffic and cyclists or more costly repairs which will
allow vehicles through.
• The next meeting of the Mercury Bay Community
Board is at 1pm Tuesday 19 May at the Whitianga
Area Office, 10 Monk St. Public forum is always the
first item on the agenda.
• Long Term Plan update. We had 567 submissions to
our Draft Long Term Plan. Community Boards then
held special meetings to allow their input into the
deliberations and Council’s final deliberations will
be held in Thames on Wednesday 13 May through
to Friday 15 May. The final Long Term Plan for 20152025 will be out early July. www.tcdc.govt.nz/ltp
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New lease on life for
retired ball gowns
A Non-Profit Event organised by the 2015 Senior Ball Committee
The senior students who make up the Mercury Bay Area School Ball Committee have come up
with a novel idea to give pre-loved ball gowns a chance to hit the dance floor and for students
to save some money at the same time. They’ve organised a ball gown sale for Thursday 21 May
and put the word out for people with gowns and suits to offer them for sale.
The initiative has been driven by head girl Ainsley Harris and quickly gained momentum as the
idea caught on. People (and not just students) can bring their dresses (and men’s evening wear)
to the dance studio space of the school’s performing arts complex between 3:30pm and 4:30pm
on 21 May. “The dance studio has got great big mirrors right along one wall,” says Ainsley,
“And we organised fitting rooms so people can try the dresses on.”
Ball Committee member Rose Selby says that the cost of a gown as well as accessories can
sometimes be a problem for students when it comes to deciding whether to go to the school
ball or not. “Many students don’t want to spend half their savings on a ball gown they will wear
only once and we want as many students as possible to come and enjoy the ball.”
Ainsley says that it’s an opportunity for people to recover money on a perfectly good dress that
may be virtually brand new. “Money from the sale of dresses goes straight to the seller, but we
have had some people ringing us asking if they can donate their gown, which is very generous.”
Ainsley has stressed that the sale is open to the public and they would like to see as many
people come as possible on the night to make it a success. “The Shipwreck Ball is also coming
up in August so maybe it’s a chance for somebody to pick up a dress for that,” says Rose.
The sale will run from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
Pictured are the members of the Ball Committee. Back (from left to right) - Ainsley Harris,
Marie Everth, Matt Gordon, Tegan Clayton, Monica Harris and Kyla McLean. Front (from left to
right) - Rose Selby, Andrew Proctor and Grace Balsom.
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From there, we’ll take you garments, record necessary information and put them on
display for the sale at 6pm. All profits made on your sold garments come back directly
and entirely to you. If your garment is not sold, you must collect it at the end of the night
or the next day.
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Issue 636 - 13 May 2015
To the Editor
See page 2 for our requirements with regard to letters and contributions
Dear Editor - Mercury Bay Netball and lack of facilities
My background in netball is player, president/secretary/administrator at local and
national level and New Zealand qualified umpire.
The Saturday before last I was invited to umpire a netball game and assist
with selecting representative players. This was my first visit to the Mercury Bay
Multisport Park.
Firstly, I was impressed with the netball courts.
Secondly, I was most impressed with the number of players, parents and
supporters in attendance. The talent amongst these young players (girls and boys)
is certainly inspiring and encouraging.
What a HUGE disappointment it was to see the netball committee administering
the sport from a table set up outdoors. “What happens in inclement weather?”
I asked. To which a response was, “We do it from the boot of a car.”
In my previous netball roles I have travelled to many small sub-associations,
including West and Central Otago (small communities), and never have I
witnessed such a lack of facilities.
I was astounded to ascertain that the impressive building at the Multisport Park
was in fact a toilet/shower block.
How could this happen?
The netball committee desperately needs a facility with permanent materials to
administer the games of the club.
Lighting - in winter when it gets dark so early, how do these teams practice?
There is no lighting. Our talented players need to practice and improve skills to
be competitive when they participate in tournaments. Coaches and umpires are
not necessarily available during daylight hours. It is an unbelievable situation for
a sport that has such a high level of national focus and support.
Come on Thames Coromandel District Council, be seen to support, encourage
and foster these talented and enthusiastic netballers. Help grow and foster this
sport in Mercury Bay.
Pam Wallace
Whitianga
Dear Editor - WWW Wonderful
Not the World Wide Web, but • Whitianga - St John Ambulance officers (Mike and Keven) and the care
they administered the Friday before last in the very early hours.
• The Westpac Helicopter crew and the speedy trip from Tairua rugby
field to
• Waikato Hospital at 2:00am, then the pacemaker operation at 11:30am.
Fabulous service all around for June.
We are so grateful to everyone concerned.
Frank and June Gosling
Tairua
Dear Editor - Land ownership in New Zealand
Does it matter who owns land in New Zealand? As some say, “They can’t take
it away.”
Perhaps the answer depends on whether one feels a sense of national identity.
Loyalty. This is where my tribe lives.
Is there a responsibility on owners to leave land more productive than they found
it? Or is the owners driven to gain as much wealth as possible by exploitation?
This drive to gain wealth is evident in the way overseas-owned pine forests are
harvested. The denuded landscapes allow thousands of tons of sediment to clog
the watercourses and estuaries before replanting.
Since the Muldoon government, many parts of New Zealand have been sold to
wealthy offshore groups. They probably see all the profit available here and want
a piece of the action. Land is no longer being made, but can be bought.
The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) is the government’s gatekeeper which
vets applications to buy New Zealand real estate.
It appears to rubber stamp approval of the majority of applications,
thus allowing more and more overseas owners reflecting a global ideology.
One example is the OIO’s approval in June 2014 of the sale of all the shares
in a company owning the following land to the Government of China for $950
million 79ha in Dunedin, 183ha at Dairy Flat in Auckland, 1.2ha in Lower Hutt,
1.3ha in Papakura, 0.6ha in Wellington, 123ha at Turakina, 1,461ha at Waipara
in Canterbury, as well as an assortment of leasehold interests and an option to
acquire 55ha of land at Horseshoe Bush Road in Auckland.
It seems as if all the transactions approved by the OIO in June 2014 add up to
more than $1,517 million.
Just one month out of 12.
Is this what the citizens of New Zealand want to happen? Offshore ownership
of farms, land and businesses? Apparently so because the government allowing
this is now in its third term.
Peter Wood
Whitianga
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KSAR COLUMN
with Steve Hart
When we provide scenario training for
our members, we try to ensure that it’s
based on reality and the real world of lost
persons.
Last month it was focused around a
fictitious two year old girl called “Lisa”
who wondered off from her home
near Robinson Road and disappeared.
One minute she’s riding her little pink
bike on the driveway, then she’s gone.
Every parent’s worst nightmare.
Thirteen searchers in two teams were
dispatched just on dusk to the high
risk area, being the Whitianga River
(water is a high risk in any search) and
Lovers Rock. They were tasked to grid
search the reserve and river flats north
and south of Lovers Rock and then
grid search Lovers Rock - an area with
multiple hazards of hidden caves, sudden
drops, open bush and scrubby gullies.
The teams soon located Lisa’s pink
bike, gumboots, backpack and a jacket.
These vital clues gave the incident
management team a direction of travel
for Lisa who was playing in her “fantasy
world totally unaware of the search
around her and her frantic parents at
home.” Luckily this was only a search
exercise and in this case Lisa soon
wandered back home and the search
teams were stood down. The search
teams located every clue that was
previously positioned into an area from
the boat ramp to the start of the river
walkway, so were rewarded with pizza
back at base.
The scenario was based on a very real
search several years ago at Tapu where
KSAR and other SAR teams from the
Waikato searched for a two year old girl
who had wandered off from her home on
the Tapu Coroglen Road.
This search was interesting by the
fact that when very young children go
missing, it inspires a flood of emotion
and very soon an entire community
wanted to assist with the search.
While this is a boost to search team
numbers, it’s also a nightmare for
management - who need to carefully
manage the search and ensure all areas
are searched proficiently and with
careful precision. Luckily in this case the
little girl was located by search teams 24
hours later playing in water near a track
and quickly reunited with her mother.
We were really pleased to have three
new recruits come forward after our
previous Informer update and join us for
training last week. All three are highly
skilled outdoors people and one is an ex
Auckland Police SAR squad member
who has retired to our area. We have
another application being processed, so
we’re really impressed with the response
so far.
When refuelling at Z this month,
please support KSAR by dropping your
tokens into our slot. We depend solely
on our own fundraising and appreciate
being chosen by Z as one of the recipients
to the Good in the Hood campaign.
All current fundraising is being targeted
to our new base project.
In closing we wish to thank the Sexton
family for a very generous donation and
Whitianga Social Services for the props
used for our search training exercise at
Lovers Rock. It’s really heartening to see
groups working together for the good of
their community.
Stay safe out there and if you get lost,
remember SAR also means Sit And
Rest… help will arrive so stay where
you are safe.
The Lovers Rock area of Whitianga (in the foreground) where Kuaotunu Search and
Rescue conducted their scenario training last month.
Thumbs
Up
To TCDC
for flying a
flag at the
Whenuakite War
Memorial on ANZAC
Day and to Diane Hinds
for laying a wreath at the
memorial.
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Issue 636 - 13 May 2015
Welcome to our newest residents Scott’s Thoughts
Please phone or email us if you would like us to publish your new baby’s details.
It will be our pleasure to do so!
Proud parents Anthony and Mel Yeomans are pleased to announce the safe arrival
of their beautiful new baby boy, Maverick.
Born on 30 April, Maverick weighed 7lbs 15oz.
Pictured is baby Maverick with dad Anthony, doting big brother Jaxon and adoring
big sister Summer.
Scott Simpson - National Party MP for Coromandel
I always enjoy the opportunity to
showcase our region to visitors, so I’m
looking forward to having my colleague
Todd Barclay, the new Member of
Parliament for Clutha Southland, visit
Mercury Bay.
Geographically you can’t get much
further away from the Coromandel than
Clutha Southland without leaving the
country. Our electorates might be very
distant, but as MPs we both represent
beautiful and highly productive
parts of provincial New Zealand.
The opportunities and challenges our
respective electorates face are similar
and I know local people will be keen
to discuss those at meetings we will be
addressing in Whitianga, Whangamata
and Thames during Todd’s visit.
The Budget
We are now in the lead up to the
presentation of the Government’s
seventh Budget.
Over the last six years and during some
of our nation’s most difficult economic
times, Finance Minister Bill English
has demonstrated careful and prudent
management of the government’s books.
He has been widely recognised as doing
a good job of controlling spending
during tight times. For example, over
the last six years the total annual cost of
new spending initiatives has been less
than $2.9 billion, compared to a massive
$20 billion of new taxpayer funded
spending by the previous government.
The approach taken by Bill English has
been far more moderate and careful.
His method has been simply to
“do more with less.” There have been
several pre-budget announcements made
already and we can expect a few more
ahead of actual budget day. I’m sure
there will be a continuation of further
investment in health and education and
as always a focus on the key government
services, especially those targeted at
supporting families.
Fairness in the workplace
Our region is an attractive destination
for people wanting to work here on a
temporary basis. Sadly not all employers
have always treated those workers as
fairly or appropriately as they should.
Parliament has recently addressed
reports of migrant worker exploitation
in new legislation that will assist in
protecting those vulnerable workers.
Under the new law, employers who
exploit temporary workers will face
a jail sentence of up to seven years, a
fine not exceeding $100,000, or both.
The new provisions mean that employers
will have to ensure migrant temporary
workers are treated in exactly the same
way as other New Zealand workers.
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Community Patrol Report
with Laurie Johnston - chair of the Mercury Bay Community Patrol
This last month has been relatively quiet,
but there is usually something that is
worth noting.
In this case what was a well-organized
event could have gone seriously wrong.
A wedding across the water (Cook’s Beach
side) had a large number of guests and
most of them returned to Whitianga via
the ferry. At around midnight one of the
guests got off the ferry and decided to have
a swim. It was a outgoing tide and he was
immediately swept downstream and under
the wharf. Fortunately he landed up on
the beach, but it could well have been a
different matter.
His partner was heard to be shouting that
booze and water don’t mix. How well most
of us know that.
Its frustrating for travellers leaving our
area only to find a hold up on the road due
to a serious accident. The recent case south
of Tairua was no exception, about a four
hour delay. In the past we have been able
to assist by being called out and advising
motorists of the problem ahead. In this
case there was a communication problem
and it didn’t happen. Hopefully thats now
sorted.
This brings me to mention some of our
activities. There seems to be a lack of
awareness in the district as to what we do.
Our normal task is to patrol the streets at
night and bring anything untoward to the
attention of the Police. Generally we are
known as the eyes and ears of the Police.
On occasions we see nothing at all and on
others we come in very handy in assisting
the well-being of residents in all sorts
of ways. Late last week for instance we
were all on the lookout for two stolen cars
from Thames which might have been in
this area.
We are looking for a few more members.
Our training is not intense. If you are
interested, why not give Ian McKenzie a
call on (07) 866 4780? He would be only
too pleased to have a chat with you.
Free Lifestylers movie screening in Whitianga
Something that speaks volumes about
the quality of a society is the way we
behave towards our elderly and less
able citizens. We are fortunate in New
Zealand to have developed a culture of
caring for people who need help and
over the last 20 years or so the “science”
of caring for those people has developed
to a level which should rightly be
the envy of the rest of the world.
It wasn’t always that way and times have
changed for those who find themselves
needing extra care.
On Wednesday 27 May a film, with
the title Lifestylers will be screened in
Whitianga, which documents just how
this process of caring for and supporting
people who need assistance works in
practice.
Nigel Sparrow is Human Resources
Manager for the Supported Lifestyle
Hauraki Trust (SLHT), a Thames-based
community organisation which provides
an extensive range of care facilities for
people with mixed abilities. Nigel says
that their village-style complex has around
60 people living there at any one time,
aged from 17 onwards, and about the same
number of staff. They provide a “Whole of
Life” 24 hour service for people living in
their village.
Nigel says that Lifestylers has been
getting a lot of attention and was released
as a celebration of the SLHT 20 year
anniversary. “We began with a concept
of putting together a book about how the
trust developed since it was formed in
1994. Through a series of circumstances
we ended up discussing the ideas with two
young filmmakers, Kirsty Griffin and Viv
Kernick, who had been in New York doing
a documentary film-making course. The
idea grew and evolved until we decided to
begin the process of making a film rather
than a book.”
It took another 18 months to film and
edit the finished product. “We had a very
modest budget and it depended on a lot of
goodwill both from the filmmakers and
Staff and “lifestylers” at the Supported Lifestyle Hauraki Trust’s
village-style complex in Thames.
from the people they were filming. It was
important that our ‘lifestylers’ got to know
Kirsty and Viv and that we approached
making the film with a great deal of
balance and thought.”
The film, had its first showings in
Thames during December 2014, with 350
people turning up to the Grahamstown
screening.
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Jess Bradley on life in Whitianga
Jess Bradley, well-known Mercury Bay Community Choir conductor and manager at
Jandals Café in Whitianga, is moving on to the bright lights of Rotorua. We asked her
to tell us how she ended up in Whitianga and what she thinks of the town. What she
had to say makes for good reading.
A common question I have been
asked since moving to Whitianga is,
“Why Whitianga?” And it's a good
question. The answer is slightly
unclear since my first week in New
Zealand as a newly-travelling 23-yearold understandably involved a not
inconsiderable amount of alcohol and
the whole week is rather blurry.
However, the story goes that I flew out
to Wellington from the United Kingdom
in February 2011 with no plans, not much
money, but a whole lot of enthusiasm.
I'd hoped to backpack around New
Zealand, choose the place I liked the
most, then return there and do the
“working” part of my working holiday.
It took me probably two nights at the
Wellington backpackers to decide that
backpacking was not for me, and so a
few months of it was totally out of the
question. Plan B was then to randomly
choose a place to move to and try out.
The beaches, sunshine and an obscure
reference to an Edward Lear poem
("On the coast of Coromandel/Where
the early pumpkins blow") made me
start looking into the Coromandel.
And then the wise, travelled folks I met
at the hostel who had already “done” NZ
all recommended that if I was heading
up here I should try out Whitianga. So I
Jess Bradley tandem skydiving above Whitianga a few years ago.
tried out Whitianga.
Within 24 hours of arriving here I had
a part-time job in a fish and chip shop
and had found a room to rent and within
48 hours I had a second job secured and
was fairly certain that all signs were
pointing towards this being the right
place to work out my working holiday.
Four years later and I know I made
the right choice. The working holiday
has graduated into NZ residence (via a
small fortune being handed over to NZ
Immigration) and this small holiday
town has become home to me. So, as I
now prepare to leave and move on to the
next chapter of my life, I reflect on just
what it is that has made me so fond of
Whiti City.
As I said, it was the beaches that
first drew me to Whitianga and they've
definitely lived up to their promises. I've
still got a terrible habit of driving down
Buffalo Beach Road staring at the view
with a big old grin on my face and not
quite watching the road as much as I
should do... But it's so beautiful!
The sights just amaze me, constantly.
Coming from the mean streets of
London, you don't get to see views like
this quite so regularly. And to be able to
swim every day... bliss. On those days
that I finish work, trot across the road
to the beach and get straight into the sea
for a dip, I think of my friends back in
London commuting to their office jobs
where they sit inside for days on end and
I feel I must have made some excellent
life choices.
The beaches hook you in, but it's the
people that keep you here. I just find this
place has such a fantastic community
spirit. It's not just the fundraisers,
or the endless charity of the Lions and
the Lionesses and the Freemasons and
many other groups and businesses,
it's on all levels - people just seem to be
willing to help you out in such a relaxed
and uncomplicated way and I don't know
if it's a Whitianga thing or a Kiwi thing,
but it's fantastic. I'm also a great fan of
the Kiwi tradition of the repayment of
any favour, big or little, being a box of
beer.
I love being part of this great
community. It's such a wonderful feeling
to walk down the street and say “hello”
to about half a dozen people you know
- this might not seem much if you are
born and raised in Whitianga, but I can
assure you it's life-altering after growing
up in London. The feeling of inclusion
is fantastic.
I've been lucky enough to conduct the
Mercury Bay Community Choir for the
past couple of years and I'm just glad
that I've had that chance to contribute
back to the town that has welcomed
me so utterly. I've had a great four
years here, and although I'm leaving I
know I will still visit regularly - there's
something about this place that keeps you
coming back.
In summary, I think 23-year-old Jess
put it best. Here is an extract from my
blog from 19 March 2011 “I love the small-town-ness of this
small town. I love walking into the bank
and them knowing who I am, or if I meet
someone, they immediately know either
someone I work or live with. Everyone's
so approachable and helpful and laid
back. Maybe living in the sun does that
to you. You do just feel a part of a little
something. The people who serve me my
coffee or sell me my clothes are those
who I fry fish for in the evening, you get
to know everyone just by living in the
same area. It's very nice.”
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How Harcourts happened in Tairua
Before the move to Whitianga in 1999,
Helen and Merv Larsen - then the
owners of a kiwifruit orchard outside
Te Puke - regularly holidayed by
sailing from Tauranga to the Mercury
Islands, Great Barrier Island and the
Hauraki Gulf.
On those journeys the Whitianga
Marina was always a compulsory stop
for supplies. Through the years they
realised Whitianga, with its people and
beautiful surroundings, was the place
they wanted to be.
So an exciting new lifestyle took
shape. “We bought a house in Whitianga
and I started working in real estate,”
Helen says. “When we settled in town in
1999, Whitianga Waterways were still in
the consent process. When their consent
came through, things in Whitianga really
took off. The town, and the whole area,
benefitted from the developers’ foresight
to bring a development of that scale to
Mercury Bay.
“I had been with Harcourts in
Whitianga for a few years when,
in 2008, two things happened.
The global financial crisis really started
to bite and I had an opportunity to buy
the local Harcourts franchise.
“I decided to buy the business.
I remember our accountant wasn’t
too certain about that. But I had real
confidence in the Mercury Bay area
and the Harcourts systems. And today,
looking back, I’m really glad I took
the plunge.”
Helen says the property market slowed
down after 2007, but it never became a
desperate situation. “If you were an estate
agent in those tough times and remained
positive, you were still able to make a
decent living. Things are, of course,
different now. The past 12 months have
seen a real lift in activity and by all
accounts it’s going to continue.”
Helen says at the recent Harcourts
Central Awards ceremony in Hamilton,
Hayden Duncan, Harcourts CEO,
mentioned that they expect demand
for property in the Coromandel area to
increase as more Auckland property
owners look to invest their capital gains
in retirement and holiday homes.
“It’s not only that,” Helen adds.
“Younger families certainly are looking
at opportunities to enjoy the Coromandel
lifestyle and locals are more actively
looking at trading up or down, depending
on how their circumstances may have
changed.”
A few months ago Helen received
an opportunity to purchase Tairua Real
Estate in Tairua as a joint venture with
Jen and Graham Beare from Tairua
and Marie Osborn from Harcourts
Whitianga. “It wasn’t a difficult
decision,” Helen says. “It’s a good
business with some very experienced
The real estate agents of Harcourts in Tairua, from left to right Clive Mosen, Graham Beare, Jen Beare and Kate Purdon.
agents. Tairua is a very popular holiday
spot, has outstanding beaches and has
now a marina development too.
“When we took the business over
in February this year, the office was
rebranded into a Harcourts franchise.
There’s a lot to be said for having one of
New Zealand’s oldest and most trusted
real estate companies behind you.
“The new Harcourts Tairua office is
humming. The rebranding was made a
painless process with the support and
assistance of the Harcourts Head Office
team. The team in Tairua are really now
making the brand work for them.”
In addition to Helen, Harcourts in
Whitianga employs eight real estate
agents, two property managers and an
office administrator.
“Yes, I have a large team of
people to manage over two offices,”
Helen says. “But it is a pleasure. We all
are positive and proud to live and work
on the Coromandel. I thoroughly enjoy
what I’m doing. My life is exciting and
rewarding.”
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Consumers froth over moves to prevent
raw milk delivery
By Alison Smith
Consumers who swear by the taste and
health benefits of unpasteurised milk may
soon effectively lose the opportunity to
obtain the product at drop-off points in
their own towns as the Government moves
to make distribution outside of the farm
gate illegal.
Raw or unpasteurised milk is milk that
has not gone through the pasteurisation
process and still contains all of the milk’s
naturally occurring food enzymes and
beneficial bacteria.
Just as the human gut has good and bad
bacteria, so too does raw milk - and it is
only when the bad overtakes the good that
you get trouble.
Since raw milk is not treated with heat
- it is what is known as a living food it is vulnerable to deterioration if not
kept refrigerated constantly. It must be
distributed and stored carefully and once
with the consumer, it cannot be left out on
the kitchen bench for even half an hour
while brewing your next pot of coffee.
Producers say organic raw milk has 60
known naturally occurring, fully intact and
functional food enzymes such as lactase,
lipase and phosphatase (for those who
know their enzymes).
Some are naturally occurring in milk
and others come from beneficial bacteria
growing in the milk.
Ange and Andy Gilbert of Tairua and
their family of three young boys consume
14 litres of raw milk every week and say
they would be really sad if they could not
obtain it anymore.
“I love it because my boys drink so much
milk and I feel like while they’re growing
and consuming a lot of milk, I’d like them
to be able to get all the good live bacteria
out of it,” says Ange. “We would probably
drink a lot of milk anyway, but when I’m
buying shop milk I know we’ve lost a lot
of the good bacteria out if it.
“I find the price really affordable [$5
for 2l], which is not much more than what
I would pay for shop milk. Our kids and
Andy all love it and from a consumer point
of view it would be really sad to lose it.
“I love the cream on top for my coffee.
I know it’s probably a bit of fat in my diet,
but it’s a fat that your body knows what to
do with!”
Raw milk tastes rich and creamy
because the buttermilk is retained,
which is a natural source of fat-soluble
vitamins vitamin A, vitamin K2 and
vitamin E.
Raw milk producers point to a 2011 study
evaluating more than 8,000 children
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smell that raw milk contains these
harmful bacteria.
“No matter how carefully the cows are
milked, there is always a possibility of
these bacteria being present in raw milk.,”
the website says. “Pasteurisation is the
only reliable method to kill pathogens in
the milk.”
The website also says in New Zealand
a disease outbreak associated with raw
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Clinical Immunology, that showed school
children that drank raw milk were 41 per
cent less likely to develop asthma and
50 per cent less likely to develop hay
fever than those drinking store bought
pasteurized milk.
However, while consumers and
producers are singing the praises of raw
milk, the Ministry for Primary Industries
promotes a very different message on its
website. It says consuming raw milk can
cause severe illness due to the possible
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Concerns about raw
milk delivery
milk consumption occurred in May and
June 2011 and involved eight people and
in 2009, an outbreak of campylobacteriosis
in Northland due to raw milk affected
16 people.
For these reasons, it is illegal for farmers
to sell raw milk direct to consumers via
shops. So how are people in Mercury BayTairua obtaining it?
The answer is that it must be collected
from the farm.
This has led to a devoted following of
consumers who join up as members of
a club and pre-pay for the milk before
it leaves the farm. It is then taken to
collection points in towns around the
Coromandel where it can then be collected
by those who have paid for it.
When you can buy tobacco with nicotine
and food with flavour enhancers and
colourings, consumers have questioned
why unpasteurised organic milk cannot
actually be sold to willing consumers in
New Zealand.
The Government undertook consultation
last year as the demand for raw milk
increased and because of concerns about
the existing regulations around its sale.
Recently the Raw Milk Producers
Association of New Zealand alerted
consumers to possible changes to
regulations on raw milk currently being
considered by Food Safety Minister Jo
Goodhew and asked consumers to relay
their support for the ability to collect
raw milk from drop-off points in New
Zealand towns.
If the Minister decides not to allow raw
milk to be dropped off at a common pickup point, then it is likely raw milk will
no longer be available in towns around
the country, but only from the farm gate,
effectively making it unavailable to
consumers.
In a letter to consumers, the Minister
said a decision would be announced in
six to eight weeks. “I appreciate that there
is strong interest in this issue and that
consumers feel passionately about wanting
to consume raw milk. Equally I am aware
that some public health and industry
stakeholders have strong concerns about
the public health risks associated with
drinking raw milk and the potential risk to
New Zealand’s food safety reputation.
“When
it
makes
a
decision,
the Government will need to consider the
appropriate balance between consumers’
desire to consume raw milk and managing
the risk to public health.”
We will keep you informed.
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Mercury
Bay Club
for donating safety
gates to the Two-YearOld Room of Central
Kids Kindergarten in
Whitianga.
Op-Shops and JP
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. Also JP at Social Services,
every Monday 10:00am - 12:00 noon. Phone (07) 866 4476 for more information.
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 Op-Shop, Coghill Street (east of Albert Street), Whitianga. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am - 4:00pm.
Phone 869 5416. Every first Saturday of the month a special promotion.
Free Community Meals
At St Andrews by the Sea Community Church, Albert Street, Whitianga. Phone St Andrews on 867 1102 or email
mjpetersen@xtra.co.nz for more information.
Mercury Bay Community Bus
Available for transport to hospital, specialist or health related appointments outside of the Whitianga area.
Phone 866 4993 for information and bookings.
“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). We promote a slow, steady weight loss based on eating well, nourishing foods and
moving more - towards maintaining our our ideal weight and optimal health. New members always welcome.
Whitianga Senior Citizens Club
Meet Mondays in the Whitianga Town Hall, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Bowls, scrabble, card games, housie etc.
Afternoon tea, 55 plus age group. Contact Pam Phillips (president) 866 5908 for more information.
Road Cycling and Mountain Biking
Road cycling meet every Saturday at 8:00am at the Fire Station intersection, Whitianga. Phone Bryan on
022 155 8944 for more information. Mountain biking meet every Tuesday at 5:15pm and every Saturday at 7:30am
at the Fire Station intersection, Whitianga. Phone Paul on 021 605 230 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.
Whitianga Probus Club
Meet on the fourth Monday of every month at the Mercury Bay Bowling Club, 92 Cook Drive, Whitianga. Friendly club
for seniors. Visitors welcome. Phone Arnold or Vivienne Leigh on (07) 869 5995 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.
Mercury Bay Indoor Bowling Club
Thursday evenings at 6:45pm in the Whitianga Town Hall. New members and visitors welcome. Just come along or
phone Doreen on (07) 866 5237 or Alan on (07) 866 4024 for more information.
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.
Free Anger Management Counselling Sessions for Men
Every Wednesday. Phone Whitianga Social Services on 866 4476 for more information.
Mercury Bay Creative Fibre Group
Spinning, weaving, dyeing, everything to do with fibre. Meet the first and third Wednesday of every month from
10:00am - 2:00pm at the Whitianga Town Hall. Phone Betty on 867 1233 for more information.
Operation Cover-Up
Meet the last Wednesday of every month at Whitianga Social Services from 1:30pm - 3:30pm. An initiative knitting
clothing for Missions without Borders in the Ukraine and Moldova. Phone Brenda on 866 5814 for more information.
Whitianga Social Services Youth Space
Corner of Bryce Street and Cook Drive, Whitianga. Open Wednesday - Fridays after school.
Whitianga Art Group
Meet every Thursday and Friday at the Art Centre in School Road, Whitianga. New members welcome.
Phone Heather on 866 4474 or Maryanne on 866 4099 for more information.
Targa Bambina Rally
Friday 15 May and Saturday 16 May. The Whangapoua Hill will be closed from 3:00pm - 5:45pm on 15 May,
part of Blacksmith Lane, Whitianga will be closed from 5:00pm on 15 May - 9:00am on 16 May and Pumpkin Hill
(Tairua Hill) will be closed from 7:15am - 10:30am on 16 May. More information at www.theinformer.co.nz.
Mercury Bay Senior A Rugby
Saturday 16 May v Te Aroha at Te Aroha. Kick off at 2:00pm.
Mercury Bay Area School First XV Rugby
Saturday 16 May v Thames at Lyon Park, Whitianga. Kick off at 11:30am.
Free Screening of the Movie Lifestylers
Wednesday 27 May at 5:30pm at Mercury Twin Cinemas, Whitianga. Celebrating 20 years of the Supported Lifestyle
Hauraki Trust.
Whitianga Town Garage Sale
Saturday 30 May - Monday 1 May. Registration fee $15 (all registration proceeds to charity). Please contact
The Informer to register.
Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club Snapper Tournament
Saturday 30 May. See www.gamebase.co.nz for more information.
Mercury Bay Rugby Club Day at Lyon Park, Whitianga
Saturday 30 May. 4th Grade, Senior B and Senior A games. Followed by Glow in the Dark party from 7:30pm.
Weekly Church Services
Mercury Bay Co-operating Parish
St Andrews by the Sea Community Church, 9:30am every Sunday worship service and kids friendly Bible sessions
with Rev Mary Petersen, Albert St, Whitianga.
Anglican Services
St Peter the Fisherman, 9:30am Sunday services. All are welcome, Dundas St, Whitianga.
Crossroad Encounter Fellowship
10:00am Sundays, cnr Joan Gaskell Drive and Cook Drive, Whitianga.
St Patrick’s Catholic Church
Weekend Mass Saturday 5:30pm and Sunday 8.30am, Monday - Friday 9:00am (except Tuesday no Mass,
Wednesday 12:00 noon). Tairua Sunday 10:30am, Tuesday 9:00am, tel 866 2189.
Whitianga Baptist Church
10:00am every Sunday, children’s programme, 112 Cook Drive, Whitianga, tel 866 4027.
C3 Whitianga
10:30am every Sunday, children’s programme, 23 Coghill St, Whitianga,
email info@c3whitianga.org.nz.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
Meet on Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am at the Whitianga Town Hall.
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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The St John Siren
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Ambulance responses during April have
been on a par with the same month
last year. The ambulance service in
Whitianga has responded to a total of
83 call-outs, 56 of those being medical
and 27 trauma. The big difference
this month was that we utilised the
Rescue Helicopter on seven occasions,
compared with 14 in April last year.
I’m sure that anyone living in
Whitianga has seen some St John roadside
signage and letterbox flyers seeking more
people to become volunteers with us.
We are recruiting people who would
like to become Volunteer Ambulance
Officers. We currently have twenty
volunteer officers, but are seeking
to increase that number to thirty.
What we are basically attempting to do
is to future proof the ambulance service
Paid staff and volunteers on duty at the St John Whitianga Ambulance Station last
Monday, from left to right - Malcolm Cooper, Toni Allies and Sharron McVerry.
that we provide to Whitianga and the
Mercury Bay area and also improve on
our coverage to Mercury Bay.
St John currently employ four full time
Paramedic Officers in Whitianga who
work in tandem with volunteer officers
to provide 24/7 ambulance coverage
that is fully crewed. However, there are
times when our ambulance has been
called out of the area or is transporting
patients through to Thames when
another ambulance is required back in
Mercury Bay. Part of the aim of this
recruiting is to improve on our ability
to provide this additional coverage back
here in Mercury Bay, avoiding what
sometimes can be an extended wait for
an ambulance to attend from outside
our area.
We are looking for men and women
who are community minded, want to
learn new skills, are able to commit some
time, would like to be part of our team,
are of average fitness, over 18 years of
age and hold a full drivers licence.
Volunteering is supposed to be
enjoyable and we do our level best to
ensure that it is and that it is also as cost
neutral as possible. In return for your
time, we will provide you with all your
training, including accommodation and
meals if required, your uniform and duty
allowances, as well as other benefits that
being a member of St John brings with it.
Initially we will train you to become a
First Responder, which is the next level
above first aid and from there it is your
option if you would like to pursue further
qualifications to become a qualified
Ambulance Officer, which you can do
free of charge. Qualifications above
that at paramedic level require
university study.
All applicants must hold a current
first aid certificate and if you don’t
have one of these, we can facilitate you
obtaining this one day qualification at a
reduced cost.
We are looking for local people who
want to be part of a local organisation
providing a local solution and assist in
looking after the community of Mercury
Bay. You will volunteer alongside
experienced full time officers or
experienced volunteer officers.
If this sounds like you please contact
us at the ambulance station on telephone
(07) 866 4747 or 0800 785 646, or phone
me on 021 129 4368.
Mike Burrows
St John Whitianga
Station Manager
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Targa Bambina this weekend in
Mercury Bay
By Jack Biddle
Starting from this Friday afternoon 15
May and continuing over into Saturday
(16 May), the Coromandel Peninsula
becomes motor rally heaven for both
drivers and enthusiasts as the 2015 Targa
Bambina Rally works its way down the
eastern side of the Peninsula. As was the
case in last year’s rally, Whitianga will
play host to drivers and crew with an
overnight stop on Friday night.
The three day rally mixes exciting
closed tarmac stage racing with touring
sections and is for many drivers and their
co-pilots a shake down before the hugely
popular six-day Targa New Zealand
Rally which will take place in October
(hence the name Bambina).
“This particular Targa rally prides
itself on being the ‘Ultimate Road Race’
with the challenging Coromandel terrain
a great test of driver and co-driver skill,
while at the same time providing some
exceptional scenic views along the way,”
says event director Peter Martin.
For locals wanting to check out
the cars and chat to drivers and crew,
Blacksmith Lane will be parc ferme on
Friday evening, which in layman terms
means the vehicles will be parked up for
the night.
The Mercury Bay Multisport Park at
Moewai Park will also be used as the
end of day one service centre and will
provide a good opportunity for spectators
to see the various crews in action before
the cars head to Blacksmith Lane.
The first car is due at the Multisport Park
at around 4:30pm.
The Coromandel climb or Pumpkin
Hill between Whitianga and Tairua will
offer the best spectator viewing on the
race days.
The first competition car will leave
Blacksmith Lane on Saturday at 7:55am.
The official rally start is the
Simunovich Olive Estate at Bombay
on Friday morning and concludes on
the Village Green in central Rotorua on
Sunday afternoon.
Because of the fully closed road stages,
locals would be wise to check their outof-town travel plans to avoid hold ups
and lengthy delays and make changes
as required. The same message should
also be relayed to any known visitors
heading to the greater Coromandel for
the weekend.
Details of road closures are as
follows -
Friday 15 May (from 3:00pm to
5:45pm) - SH25 (Whangapoua Road)
starting from its intersection with SH25
(Tiki Road at Coromandel), to finish by
the Castle Rock Café and Winery 300m
from its intersection with Whangapoua
Road and SH25 (Te Rerenga
Kuaotunu Road).
Friday 15 May (from 5:00pm until
9:00am Saturday 16 May) Whitianga The Marina car park entrance through
to the intersection with Blacksmith Lane
will be closed to allow rally cars to park
overnight.
Saturday 16 May (from 7:15am
to 10:30am) - Pumpkin Hill SH25
(Tairua Whitianga Road and Main
Road), starting at House No. 1032 A/B
(750m metres south of the intersection
with Hot Water Beach Road) to finish at
the intersection with Ocean Beach Road
(just North of Tairua).
Traffic marshals will be in place to
manage all traffic.
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Continuing Care’s Community Comment
The planned refurbishments to our
facility have come to fruition at long last
and are well under way. As I write, I am
surrounded by painters from local firm J L
Connolly who are doing a fantastic job. It’s
a testament to the quality and flexibility of
local tradespeople that they came out on
top, even though they were in competition
with much bigger outfits looking to send in
workers from outside the area in the tender
process. Oceania and our GM of property
Mark Stockton are committed to continue
developing these relationships with our
local tradespeople and will look to include
them in any future developments.
The lights have been changed and the
painting is underway. Next comes the new
furniture and carpets. Please bear with us
during this time of refurbishment. There
are many hazards - ladders, workmen,
dust, drop sheets, paint, etc. We are
endeavouring to have the work completed
as soon as possible and with the least
amount of upheaval. Hopefully the results
will be well worth it.
Flu vaccinations have now all been
given for staff and residents. We hope that
we will have a flu free season.
We do request that with the weather
getting cooler families please ensure
that all residents’ clothing is checked it’s a good time to include some warmer
clothing items and layers, especially if
your loved one participates in the regular
outings where they can go from a warm
environment to cold and back to warm
again in a relatively short period of time.
Thanks for all the donations that we
have been given over the past few weeks.
These have been enjoyed by both staff and
residents.
Craig Scaman, Business
Manager, and the
Team at Whitianga
Continuing Care
and
Care
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Many of you will already be aware of the
Seachange - Tai Timu Tai Pari Hauraki
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is charged with halting the continuing
decline of the health of the Hauraki Gulf.
Many hundreds of individuals from
all types of interest groups have been
contributing to the process in varying
capacities over the last 18 months and it
is now getting down to the 14 members
of the stakeholders working group (SWG)
signing off on the final plan in the next
month or so. The final plan will not be
a statutory binding plan, but there is
varying levels of commitment from the
four sponsor agencies (Auckland Council,
Waikato Regional Council, Department
of Conservation and the Ministry for
Primary Industries) to incorporate the
recommendations in upcoming planning
and policy.
The absolute commitment from the
SWG, members of the round tables
that were so critical to the process and
the hundreds of others that contributed
through the website and other means has
been encouraging and certainly bodes well
for the health of the Hauraki Gulf in the
future.
Some of the topics that have been
scrutinised include the quality of the water
coming from the land and what options
are available and/or necessary to improve
the health of our rivers, estuaries and
the inner gulf. Which areas may require
some form of marine protection and
the type of marine protection required
has been another well discussed issue.
The benefits of all types of economic
activity, including aquaculture and the
placement of these activities has been
well covered. Fish stocks has been another
huge topic with particular emphasis on
increasing fish populations by identifying
and addressing the “bottlenecks” that
reduce the number of juveniles reaching
maturity. Of course we couldn’t have
a spatial plan in the Hauraki Gulf that
doesn’t incorporate people - our continued
enjoyment of the area, the places we
visit and live in and the balance required
to minimise or eliminate any negative
impacts we impose on the environment.
There is a requirement for the content
of the final plan to be a consensus of all
members of the SWG and as such it is
likely that not every interest group will
attain everything they were attempting
to achieve during the process. One of the
real eye-openers for me was the level of
agreement that was able to be achieved and
confirmation that all sectors are having a
good look at their existing practices
and standards with a view to further
incorporating the needs of the environment
and contributing to the Hauraki Gulf
becoming vibrant with
healthy mauri and
supporting of thriving
communities.
Tight lines,
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Issue 636 - 13 May 2015
Exciting first race of Mercury Bay
Boating Club 2015-16 Polar Bear season
By Chris Johnston
After a short lull in terms of seeing
yachts in Mercury Bay racing, race one
of the Mercury Bay Boating Club’s Polar
Bear Series for the 2015-16 season was
well attended.
With 12 yachts gracing the building
waves for the honour of getting the
first line or handicap win, it was always
going to be a tight tussle for the season’s
opening bragging rights.
After a clean start, all yachts headed
towards the Windy Buoy. H2Go (Paul
Dimmock) got the initial jump on the
fleet, running a direct line from the
inner distant mark. Solvieg (Al Joslin)
taking a more seaward path also made
good speed towards the buoy. This
leg, however, went to JJ (Mike Phear),
who sailed to leeward of the inshore
yachts and slowly edged into the lead to
round in first place.
Once round, many of the yachts
hoisted gennakers or spinnakers and this
paid huge dividends as one by one they
Some sailing action from a Mercury Bay Boating Club race earlier this year.
passed JJ who started the leg in the lead.
H2Go and Solvieg headed further out to
sea on their run downwind in an attempt
to avoid the wind shadow cast by the
iconic Shakespear Cliff. H2Go edged
out a huge lead on the following yachts
and looked for all money as though they
would go on to win line honours.
Pterodactyl (Carl Rainsfield) flying
her large gennaker glided effortlessly
past JJ and went on to round Doctor's
Bay Buoy in second place, with
Solvieg right on her transom. Longshot
(John Jackman), Blueprint (Matt Algie),
Shadz (Bruce Haynes) and Scarlet
O'Hara (Robbie Moyes) also run down
JJ and all rounded the mark within a
couple of boat lengths of each other.
JJ was next round with what appeared
to be a titanic battle on her hands if she
was to regain the lead. Contrast (John
Wright), Vanidis (Barry Goldsbury) and
Straight Shooter (Max Ross) all rounded
together and entered into the beat over to
Simpson's Beach Buoy. Harmony (Arnie
Leigh sailing solo) rounded Doctors Bay
Buoy in familiar position of tail end
Charlie (DFL).
The slightly cracked sheets favoured
the yachts with longer waterline as
they powered their way across the bay.
JJ reaching speeds approaching 9 kts
as she started picking off the yachts in
front. Whilst sailing to weather of Scarlet
O'Hara, JJ was forced to sail higher than
desired as Scarlet O'Hara attempted
to defend her lead, however the vastly
more powerful yacht screeched past with
little more than a sweat up.
Rounding Simpson's Buoy five
minutes ahead of Pterodactyl and eight
minutes in front of JJ and Solvieg,
H2Go looked very comfortable to take
line honours. JJ, however, got into her
groove and powered up towards Front
Beach and reduced the lead significantly.
Pterodactyl tacking onto port found
herself not far enough ahead to clear
in front of JJ and was forced to make
a slow speed tack back onto starboard.
This handed JJ second place with only
H2Go to chase down. H2Go tacked
out of Front Beach to seek clear air,
but suffered the effect of the tide as she
entered the strong tidal flow. This in
essence handed the lead to the charging
JJ who went on to round the Windy Buoy
first and went on to win the race on line.
Solvieg, who came home in fourth
spot (two minutes behind JJ) took out
handicap honours with Strait Shooter
getting second on handicap.
Overall a fantastic winter’s day with
light to moderate winds.
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Page 23
Police Report
with Sergeant Andrew Morrison
Monday 4 May to Monday 11 May 2015
Peninsula Home Kills
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GENERAL
An incident on Thursday night
highlights the difficulties a taxi
service faces when dealing with
people who have consumed too
much alcohol.
Police advice is that obviously a
person has consumed far too much
alcohol when they start abusing the
person giving them a ride home and
they should stop drinking well before
they turn into an idiot.
We have a couple of enquiries at the
moment targeting nominated suspects
for recent burglaries and unlawful
taking of motor vehicles.
If anyone has information they think
could assist us, please let us know
so that we can prevent offending in
our area.
ARRESTS
6th - 1 x 51yr old Tairua woman
for Assault.
OCCURRENCES
No domestic incidents attended
this week.
On the 6th an offender gained entry
to a vacant property on Centennial
Drive by forcing a door lock, however
there was nothing to steal in the
property.
On the 7th a taxi driver was assaulted
and abused by a drunk passenger.
No injuries resulted and the offender
was very remorseful when he
sobered up.
A building site was targeted on
Titartari Road, Hahei on the 8th with
the offender stealing a Rheem gas
water heater and attempting to steal
30 6m lengths of timber. Enquiries are
continuing in relation to a nominated
suspect.
Also on the 8th an offender attempted
to unlawfully take a Suzuki car from
SH25, Coroglen with damage caused
to the steering column.
TRAFFIC
No drunk drivers apprehended
this week.
We attended a serious motor vehicle
crash on Hahei Beach Road on the 8th
where two women were airlifted to
Waikato Hospital with serious injuries.
Initial enquiries indicate that the
offending driver was travelling on the
incorrect side of the road.
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Chelsea Lomas - a swim star in
the making
Mercury Bay’s Chelsea Lomas (pictured) was one of 30 young swim stars from around New
Zealand who attended the 2015 Jetstar Super Swim Squad Camp that was held in Auckland over
ANZAC Weekend.
Chelsea qualified for the camp by being the first eight-year-old girl to finish the Mount Maunganui event
of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. The Mount Maunganui event was held in early April and,
for Chelsea, involved a 300m ocean swim.
At the camp in Auckland, Chelsea and the other young swimmers who attended were mentored by top New
Zealand swimmers Nathan Capp, Charlotte Webby, Kane Radford and Emma Robinson. The young swimmers
had three sessions with the mentors in the pool and one at the beach. A vast amount of focus was placed on
technique and the young swimmers were given a lot of practical tips.
Chelsea, who turned nine on 10 April and is in Year 5 at Whenuakite School, says she enjoyed meeting really
fast swimmers at the camp and having them coach her.
Chelsea is a member of the Mercury Bay Swimming Club and the holder of no less than 13 records. During
winter, when the Mercury Bay Community Swimming Pool at Mercury Bay Area School is closed, Chelsea’s
parents take her to Thames twice a week after school for training with the Thames Valley Swimming Academy.
On top of that she’s also swimming with the Sports Force Development Squad every fourth Sunday in Thames.
According to Louise Barker, Chelseas’s mum, Chelsea is at her happiest when she knows that she has swim
training after school. Louise says Chelsea has no doubt in her mind that she wants to swim at the Olympic
Games one day.
20 teams at PIBA Open Pairs Championship
The Peninsula Indoor Bowling Association held its Open Pairs Championship in the
Whitianga Town Hall last Saturday 9 May.
Twenty teams comprising eight from Tairua, seven from Mercury Bay and five from Cooks
Beach played four games over five rounds in section play.
Five teams qualified with six points or more, so in the next round Selwyn Warren and Norm
Littin (Cooks Beach) defeated Norm and Coral Strong (Cooks Beach) while the other three
qualifiers had byes.
In the semi-finals Selwyn and Norm (Cooks Beach) defeated David Wilkinson and Judy
Barkley (Tairua) and Arthur Taylor and Walter Posel (Cooks Beach) defeated Alan and Cheryl
Henderson (Mercury Bay).
After some very intense bowling in the final between the two Cooks Beach teams,
the winners of the pairs title for 2015 were Arthur Taylor and Walter Posel.
Badges and certificates were presented by PIBA President, Joan Smith who congratulated
the winners and noted that it was the first Peninsula badge for Walter.
Pictured are, from left to right - Norm Littin, Selwyn Warren, Walter Posel and Arthur Taylor.
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US Style Crossword
© The New York Times
ACROSS
Puzzle US 636
Name: ___________________________________________________________
Tel no: ___________________________________________________________
Go in the draw to win a weekend for two in Queenstown next winter (transport to
Auckland Airport, flights, accommodation and $500 spending money included).
Deliver or mail (or scan and email) your entry to The Mercury Bay Informer, 14 Monk
St, Whitianga or PO Box 426, Whitianga, to reach us by 6:00pm Monday each
week. The winner will be notified by phone. No correspondence will be entered
into once the winner has been notified. Conditions apply.
LITERARY CIRCLES
BY JACOB STULBERG / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ
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1 Theater purchase: Abbr.
4 Fertility doctor’s focus
8 Little sucker?
11 Mountain-tomountain transport
18 Sch. with a Manchester campus
19 Apple product
20 Fail to grant, in court
21 Showed humility
22 “Spoon River Anthology” poet Edgar
____ Masters
23 California’s Rancho ____
25 Appeared amazed
26 Tattler’s threat
28 At a high rate
29 “____ Folks,” Charles Schulz’s first
strip
30 Scheme
31 Visibly sad
33 Making environmentally friendly
38 No. expert
40 One in a jungle trail
41 Walk with swaying hips
43 Arduous
46 Relative of a Great Dane
47 6 letters?
48 Like cars in a used car lot
49 Source of feta cheese
51 Prominent parts
54 Put-on
55 Clinton secretary of state
59 Ingratiate
60 Like the American pronunciation of
many Polish names
62 7 1/2-foot Ming
64 Item extending over a gunwale
65 “Sesame Street” subjs.
66 An airbag can prevent it
70 Fixer-upper’s need, for short
72 Counterpart of Aurora
74 Good part of a record
75 Diverge
79 Look good on
82 Citizen
84 Camera option, for short
85 She’s courted in “The Courtship of
Miles Standish”
88 Shipping unit: Abbr.
89 Country that’s won the most medals in
the history of the Winter Olympics
91 + or – thing
92 How-to aid
95 Kind of omelet
97 1990 Mike Leigh comedy/drama
100 Maven
101 First word of Dante’s “Inferno”
102 “E.T.” boy and others
103 “Would you let me take a look?”
106 Plagues
109 Funny
110 Coffee mate?
111 Lady in “Lady and the Tramp,” e.g.
113 Fix, as a braid
117 From the top
119 Battery size
120 Put forth
121 107-Down subject
122 Org. concerned with toy safety
123 ____ Search (Bing forerunner)
124 Renaissance-fair wear
125 Put on
126 Road ____
127 Where costumes are worn
DOWN
1 Dutch pot contents
2 Toll
3 1935 poem with one word per line … as
spelled out by this puzzle’s circled letters
4 Start of a reminiscence
5 Where bills may accumulate
6 Sullied
7 Extinct wingless bird
8 California’s ____ Freeway
9 Common pizzeria name
10 Blue shade
11 Piece of Tin Pan Alley music
12 Midwest tribe
13 Ahab, e.g.
14 Decorative border
15 Writer of 3-Down
16 Exist
17 Pay-stub abbr.
20 Remove, in a way
24 Mad magazine cartoonist Drucker
27 Like about 45% of human blood
32 Internet troll, intentionally
33 Cells that protect neurons
34 Ransack
35 In conclusion: Fr.
36 Levi’s Stadium athlete, informally
37 Some Pontiacs
39 One who’s much praised
42 Capt.’s inferiors
43 Clutch
44 Cause déjà vu, perhaps
45 ____ talk
46 “Family Guy” daughter
50 Certain heiress
52 ____ Period, 1603-1868
53 “____ Arizona Skies” (John Wayne
movie)
56 “Just a minute,” in texts
57 Cousin of an aardwolf
58 Army Rangers beret color
61 Branded footwear
63 Circle
67 Cousins
68 Ones whose work is decreasing?
69 Severe penalty
71 Harp’s home key
73 Liberal arts subj.
76 Da ____, Vietnam
77 Fright-wig wearer
78 Comic impressionist David
79 Lie in the hot sun
80 Thick
81 Group mailing tool
83 “31 Days of Oscar” network
85 Mound
86 Code contents
87 Barrier to some websites
90 River through Deutschland
93 What a cousin can be twice
94 Done
96 Flips
98 What may make you duck down?
99 Certain salt
100 Falafel holder
104 Steppes dwelling
105 “Beowulf” and others
107 It might have an escalator
108 Bias
110 Artist Maar depicted in Picasso’s “The
Weeping Woman”
112 MCAT topic: Abbr.
113 ____ room
114 Intro to biology?
115 Screen
116 Lib. listings
118 Astronomer’s std.
Issue 636 - 13 May 2015
Mercury Bay Golf Club UK Style Crossword
Wiseman Trophy winner
© Lovatts Puzzles
Puzzle UK 636
Name: ___________________________________________________________
Tel no: ___________________________________________________________
Win a $6 Big Wednesday ticket. Deliver or mail (or scan and email) your entry
to The Mercury Bay Informer, 14 Monk St, Whitianga or PO Box 426,
Whitianga, to reach us by 6:00pm Monday each week. The winner
must please claim his/her prize from the New World check out
manager directly before the Wednesday the week following the issue in
which he/she was announced the winner.
The final round of the Mercury Bay Golf Club’s Wiseman Tophy Competition (two 18-hole rounds
played over two consecutive Saturdays) took place last Saturday 9 May.
The winner of the trophy was Stuart King with 138, followed by Andrew Fleming on 139 and
Wayne Cosgrave with 140.
The winner on the day was Ian Hill (Waitomo) with a great 62 net. He shot a 76 off a 14 handicap.
Next was Wayne Cosgrave with 65, followed by Osman Emer with 67 and Andrew Fleming on 68.
Jack Coldicutt, Lee Hall, Mark White and Carl Mitchell all had 70 net.
Twos were scored by Jack Coldicutt, Mark White and Carl Mitchell, with Carl's being on the
par 4 third hole, so winning the Eagle's Jackpot. Ken Meads had the longest drive among the
senior players (handicap 0 -18) and Wayne Cosgrave among the junior players. John Bow won
the prize for nearest to the pin.
Pictured is Steve Tull (left), organiser of the Wiseman Trophy Competition, with trophy winner
Stuart King.
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12. Fishing with net
14. Tense
16. Feel sympathy for
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20. Abbreviating
23. Leavening agent
24. Of musical drama
25. Love deeply
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Last week’s winner - J Clare
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Sport Results (our thanks to the coaches, managers and administrators who provide us with the results)
MERCURY BAY NETBALL
Saturday 9 May
Results Year 4-6 - Aftershoxs 17 v Firebirds 6, Rebelz
16 v Thunderbirds 9, Firecats 12 v Cheeky Coro Kids 1.
Results Year 7-8 - Slammers 41 v Hot Shotz 12,
Sapphires 20 v The Pigtails 18, Black Magic 12 v
Ambush 11.
Results Collegiate - Eclipse 26 v Wild Cats 13, All Stars
47 v Legacies 18, Balls of Destiny 50 v Little Reds 34.
Results Seniors - Mavericks 41 v Whiti Ferns 14,
Senior A 58 v Vixens 18.
MERCURY BAY SENIOR A RUGBY
Saturday 9 May
The team travelled to Te Aroha to take on Waihou.
After a week off, the boys were keen, but just couldn't
quite get into the flow of the game in the first half. Along
with an early penalty, the Waihou boys were able to
score twice, taking them into halftime with a 15-0 lead.
In the second half the Bay boys were able to turn their
possession into territory. They were able to come up
with two tries of their own, scored by Cody Hamilton
and Harley Hanning and one successfully converted
by Beau Hamilton. The full time score was 15-12 to
Waihou.
Players of the Day went to Harley Hanning, Rory
McClennan and Pedro Scardapane.
MERCURY BAY SECONDARY SCHOOL RUGBY
First XV - Saturday 9 May
The Mercury Bay Area School First XV had an away
game in Tairua, playing Te Aroha.
Mercury Bay started off strongly and seemed in control,
but Te Aroha kept themselves in the game with good
defence and strong running.
The second half saw the lead change a few times and
with five minutes to go, MBAS kicked a penalty to be
in front by one point. Te Aroha wasted no time to get
back in our half and was awarded a penalty at a good
kickable distance. Nobody could watch, but thanks to
the goal post, the ball bounced back into play, to finally
be secured by MBAS and kicked out.
MBAS winning by 27-26. MBAS’s forwards showed
great improvement this week.
Tries to Trae Tane (2), Rayven Ngapo and Cameron
Richards. Two conversions and a penalty to Jayden
Tegg.
Mercury Bay Junior Rugby’s Brynn George in his 9th Grade Gold Team’s game
against Paeroa last Saturday. Photo by Marie Relph.
Peninsula Development Team - Saturday 9 May
Last weekend the Peninsula Development team
(so called as the team consists of players from Mercury
Bay, Coromandel and Mania) came up against Waihi.
The forwards worked well together in the first half,
coming away with the ball in nine of the 12 scrums.
Joshua Spurdle’s experience in the lineouts enabled
him to steal the ball in five lineouts, earning him
the Achievement Award for Outstanding Player.
Dane Mathew scored the first try of the game,
which was converted by Jordan Martin-Free,
while Waihi scored two unconverted tries leaving a half
time score of 7 - 10 to Waihi.
Jack Stevenson scored his second try in his second
game of the season with Jordan converting it early
in the second half. This got Waihi worked up to come
back with five tries in the second half, converting three
of them. David Waara from Coromandel received the
player of the day for his outstanding tackling throughout
the game.
Final score - 41-14 to Waihi.
4th Grade - Saturday 9 May
The team played away against Hauraki on Saturday.
Mercury Bay had a great start with our backline holding
a strong defensive line and not allowing Hauraki to
score. The Bay decided to attack back and with some
very slick passing by our backs, centre Callum Walker
found a gap and the try line for our first try of the season.
Mercury Bay was certainly fired up and the team tactics
were working well, with the forwards dominating the
scrum and lineout ball. Callum and Caleb managed to
cross the line for another two tries. Hauraki was able to
score one try in the first half. Going to halftime, Mercury
Bay led 15 -5.
The second half was dominated by Hauraki,
they managed to run through the Bay and post a couple
of quick tries. Unfortunately Mercury Bay suffered
a number of injuries and Hauraki ran away with the
game.
Player of the Day went to Callum Walker, Achievement
Award went to Jack Wharton. It was an impressive
display of rugby, keep it up team.
Final score was 37 -15 win to Hauraki. Thank you to
our supporters and coaching staff for getting us to our
game.
Action from the Mercury Bay Netball Collegiate game between the
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Sport Results
MERCURY BAY JUNIOR RUGBY
Saturday 9 May
Rippa Rugby - Mercury Bay Rippas had a great game
on Saturday at Lyon Park. A number of outstanding tries
were scored and the players are showing excellent
passing and side-stepping skills.
The following Rippas received recognition awards Arlo Hert - Player of the Day, India Percival - Outstanding
Achievement, Ben Collins - Try of the Day and SarahKate Lusby - Rip of the Day.
Next Saturday Mercury Bay Rippas are playing Tairua
Rippas at Whenuakite School at 9:30am for those that
would like to come and support.
We’ve had a couple new players join the team this
week. If anyone is interested please come to training at
3:30pm on Wednesday at Lyon Park.
9th Grade Black - Our first two games of tackle
we played Te Aroha Black and Te Aroha Red. In both
games we showed awesome defence with some great
tackling, resulting in two games full of learning for our
boys who are playing tackle for the first time this year.
However after a gallant effort we were defeated in both
games, versing Te Aroha Black 50 - 0, versing Te Aroha
Red 85 - 5.
Last week Best and Fairest Player went to Ivan Adams,
having a great all round first game. He was also chosen
by Te Aroha for Best and Fairest Player.
This week, Best and Fairest Player went to Jay Lorimer,
scoring a fantastic try. Tackler of the Day went to Patryk
Sheehan. He was unsure in the first week, but played
a strong game this week with many great tackles.
Kyson Mansell was chosen by Te Aroha for Best and
Fairest Player.
Well done team!
9th Grade Gold - We had a home game on Saturday
and played against Paeroa White at Lyon Park. Paeroa
has much potential to be a good side with another
season under their belt, however our boys stormed
home with a 75 - 10 win. A lot of good passing and
skills are developing throughout the team early in the
season. Crunchie Award for Tackler of the Day went
to Brynn George and Player of the day went to Will
Lockhart.
8th Grade - We met Whangamata at home this week.
They didn’t let up throughout the game with some hard
tackles. Whangamata scored great tries towards the
end, narrowing the gap when tiredness set in, but we
held out winning 30-20.
Tries scored, two each for Colville Green and Riley
Jackman, one each for Jakub Markowski and Taylor
Wolburg. Colville Green got Tackle of the Day and Brynn
and Jacob Corley Players of the Day, while Quinn Smith
received Best and Fairest Player from Whangamata.
7th Grade - We played Paeroa on Saturday at the
Mercury Bay Multisport Park.
It was a great battle with Mercury Bay winning 29-7.
The point scorers were Matt Christensen with two tries
and Thomas Walker, Toby Dawson and Zane McNeil
with one try each. Travis George and Jerome Melde
each converted one try.
Player of the Day went to Tyrese Melde and the
Crunchie Tackler was Ethan Dagger. Zane McNeil was
chosen by Paeroa as our Player of the Day.
Classifieds & Public Notices
MERCURY BAY AREA SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOOL
CROSS COUNTRY
Wednesday 6 May
Results Junior Girls - 1 Kalani Nicol, 2 Ariana Wilcoxin,
3 Ivy Martens.
Results Junior Boys - 1 Emmanuel Johnston, 2 Zeke
Tiro, 3 Julian Everth.
Results Intermediate Girls - 1 Samantha Johnston, 2
Ella Tomkins, 3 Petra Bonner.
Results Intermediate Boys - 1 Christian Fletcher, 2
Cameron Richards, 3 Fletcher Bale.
Results Senior Girls - 1 Shaan Wilson, 2 Emily
Boswell, 3 Monica Harris.
Results Senior Boys - 1 Jack Lockhart-Arnold, 2
Steven Ruggle, 3 Ethan Brear.
MERCURY BAY TENNIS CLUB
Ladies Singles Championship - Thursday 7 May
Final - Sheryl Gemmel def Lisl Jones 9-4.
Ladies Doubles Championship - Thursday 7 May
Final - Sheryl Gemmel and Lynda Stratford def Lisl
Jones and Claire Wills 9-4.
MERCURY BAY INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Thursday 7 May
The Drawn 4s Championship was held, with 24 players
competing for the Hart Shield.
The winners were John Taberner, Peter Radich, Nirie
Reddy and Colleen Inch.
The runners-up were Ruby Crowcroft, Shirley Hamilton,
Wayne Fisher and Prue Clifford.
COOKS BEACH INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Wednesday 6 May
The 2015 pairs Championship was held.
Champions - Trevor Knight and Walter Posel.
Runners-Up - Selwyn Warren and Coral Strong.
TAIRUA INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Monday 4 May
Tairua indoor bowlers played for the Myrtle Elliott Cup.
Eigh teams participated and some excellent bowling
was on display.
Winners - David Wilkinson, Ray Bruce, Celia Morrison
and Cleo Hunter.
Runners-Up - Joan Smith, Ron Annan, Peter Carverhill
and Barry Spinlay.
Choc Fish Award - Ken Lowe, Shirley Pedersen, Athol
Avery and Peter Paulsen.
Raffles were won by - Cleo Hunter, Kel Pedersen, Bruce
Crawford, Ron Annan, David Wilkinson, Athol Avery and
Ray Bruce.
MERCURY BAY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Wednesday 6 May
The ladies invited the men to play the Rae Lalande
Trophy.
The winners were Maria Duxfield and Jonny Lister 54.
They were followed by - Bridget MacKereth and Kevin
Smith 61.5, Sue Donovan and Pat Doak 63, Betty
Tocker and David Watson 63.5, Judith King and Keven
Clark 63.5, Chrissie Smith and Osman Emer 64, Robyn
Evans and Wayne Malcom 64.5, Del Langdon and Ken
Meads 64.5, Chris White and Bob Haase 65.
Nearest the Pin on #4 (sponsored by Mainly Casual)
- Mary Ross, Nearest the Pin on #18 (sponsored by
Sheree Henderson) - Wayne McSorley.
Ladies 9-Hole Golf - Thursday 7 May
14 players competed in a Stableford competition.
(Continued on page 31)
PUBLIC NOTICES
MERCURY BAY
SQUASH CLUB
Ladies Morning
Thursdays from 9:00am
Contact Carla 027 229 0319
or Hollie 021 524 774.
ST ANDREWS CHURCH
OP SHOP
Will hold their Fifth
Annual General Meeting on
Tuesday 19 May at 2:00pm in the
Church Lounge,
Owen Street, Whitianga.
WHITIANGA SENIOR
CITIZENS CLUB
AGM
Monday 25 May, Whitianga
Town Hall at 12:00 noon.
Lunch and normal afternoon
programme at 1:00pm.
All welcome.
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WHITIANGA COUNTRY MUSIC
& VARIETY CLUB
AGM & Concert
17 May
2:00pm at the Mercury Bay Club.
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The position is for a qualified, registered teacher who would
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To be a successful applicant you will have the following skills & qualities • ECE diploma/degree with full or provisional registration.
• Available to work between the hours of 8:00am - 4:00pm.
• Passionate, creative and innovative.
• Team player.
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• Have excellent oral and written English.
• Strong programme planning, self review and documentation.
• Computer literate.
• Experience in children’s learning stories/portfolios.
Applicants for this position should have NZ residency
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For a job application please email Wendy Kinzett info@wck.co.nz.
Please include proof of Current Teacher Registration.
Applications close 29th May 2015.
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FOR SALE
HOME BREW SUPPLIES
Beer. Cider. Wine. Spirits.
Mercury Bay Pharmacy
FOR SALE
Dry ti-tree $120 per load
delivered.
Phone 866 3026
WEANER PIGS, $60 each.
Ph: 021 124 4406
FIREWOOD, hardwood 2m³, $160
delivered. Ph: 021 102 1081
FIREWOOD
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Free delivery Kuaotunu,
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Other areas may incur delivery fee.
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Free delivery, including Hahei
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Phone Jeff 021 480481.
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Mooring available.
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Call the team at Whitianga Marine
Centre today on 867 1182 or come
in to 233 South Highway, Whitianga.
CATTERIES
ALL WELCOME
Enquiries Ph 869 5577
www.anglicanchurchwhitianga.co.nz
COURIER SERVICE
FIREWOOD
BOATS WANTED
St. Peter the Fisherman
Dundas Street, Whitianga
Sunday Service: 9:30am
FOR HIRE
KRISTIN’S
BOARDING CATTERY
Vet nurse, warm, clean,
secure, outdoor run.
Phone 866 4724.
Bella Cattery
5 Golf Road
Whitianga
Hours 8am-10am and 4pm-6pm
Inspections Welcome
Phone 07 866 5631
ANIMAL REHOMING
TO LET
STORAGE SHEDS available, various sizes, reasonable rates. Dry and
secure. Ph: 07 866 5147
STORAGE SHEDS Whitianga Total Storage opposite Carters.
Ph: 0800 944 660
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & HOMES FOR RENT
“Our expertise in property management will ensure your
investment property is well looked after. You can just sit
back and relax. We also offer a selection of quality
rental homes for tenants.”
We welcome your enquiry at 7 The Esplanade (by the wharf).
Robyn Turner 866 0098 or 027 550 0120
robyn.turner@bayleys.co.nz
Licensed under the REAA2008
Call Krissie Brand
Licensed Property Manager with 13 years local experience
Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 Understanding the Coromandel Since 1960
07 866 5824 or 027 273 4420
Long term & holiday. Free rental appraisals.
Landlords & Tenants, for all your rental requirements.
WANTED !
Quality homes
for quality tenants.
ANIMAL REHOMING FUND
We've got a number of animals needing forever homes,
so please come on and adopt one of theses sweeties.
Remember - a house is not a home without a cat!
VEHICLES FOR SALE
Harvey - 9 week old tabby boy.
Cute as and lots of energy.
Pale tabby girl - about 5 months,
was found hanging around the
Owen St area,
living under a house.
08 Mitsubishi Fuso 4 & 6 berth M/Home $84,900 02 Toyota Rav 4 LTD, Auto, alloys $10,900
Black & white male cat (left),
found hanging around corner of
Cook Dr and Cholmondeley Cres.
Has been neutered ready to go
home with you!
Please phone Peninsula Vets on 07 866 5314
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05 Toyota Corolla S/W, only 46,000km $11,950 99 Toyota Hiace 2 berth campervan $13,600
04 Toyota Corolla S/W, auto, towbar $8,950 98 Toyota Camry GL sedan, 5spd $2,900
02 Toyota Rav 4 LTD, Auto, black $10,900 97 Toyota Starlet 5 dr H/B, low kms $3,600
19 Campbell Street, Whitianga
www.coastalautos.co.nz
Issue 636 - 13 May 2015
Sport Results (our thanks to the coaches, managers and administrators who provide us with the results)
(Continued from page 29)
Results First Division - Ann Kerkhof 22 and Raewyn
Whitt 18.
Results Second Division - Raewyn Mead 18 and Jean
Hancock 14.
There were eight pars with Ann and Audrey both
scoring three.
PURANGI GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Thursday 7 May
A 9-hole Stableford competition was played. First
equal Bo Arwidson and Meryll Hawke with 21 points,
Jim Brown and Buck Prendergast 20 points, Wayne
Morrison 19, Bobby Preston 18 and Barry Scott and
Phil Costello with 17 points.
Saturday 9 May
A number of competitions were played.
Four Ball Best Ball - This was won by Bob Walker and
Ash Strachan with 46 points. John Hamilton & Warwick
Steel were second with 41 points.
An 18-hole Stableford completion - First Ash Strachan
with 38 points, Dave Corps 35 points, John Hamilton
and Bob Walker 34 points.
"Shorties," the total Stableford points on the six par 3
holes - This was won by Bob Walker with 15 points.
Nett Eagles and Birdies - A drawn result, won by Ash
Strachan.
TAIRUA COUNTRY CLUB
18-Hole Ladies Golf - Tuesday 5 May
The second round, a net round, of the Nancy McCormick
Competition was played.
Results - Nat Hoskin and Lisa Radford 66, Tina Larsen
and Marilyne McCabe 67.5, Bev Wickham and Diana
Avery 70, Ruth Crossman and Josey Feasey 70.5,
Robyn Hayward and Viv Eliot 75.5.
9-Hole Ladies Golf - Tuesday 5 May
The third round of putting was played.
Results - Jill Shanley 13, Ruth Hope 15, c/b Gwenda
Flavell 15, c/b Bev Waterman 15, Betty Oudney 16.
MERCURY BAY CONTRACT BRIDGE CLUB
Autumn Competition Round 6 - Wednesday 6 May
North/South - 1 Vivienne Leigh and Mary Masters
59.23, 2 Augusta Canegallo and David Dylla 56.25,
3 Giorgio Allemano and Robyn Hogg 53.87.
East/West - 1 Jenny Layton and Annette Gray 61.31,
2 Gavin Hedwig and Kate Palmano 60.12, 3 Raewyn
Whitlam and Lee Hughes 58.93.
HAHEI BRIDGE CLUB
Bright Pairs - Tuesday 5 May
North/South - 1 Peter and Robyn Hogg 61.11, 2 Val
Thomson and Sue Gill 59.72, 3 Chris Death and Robyn
Waters 59.49.
East/West - 1= Lee Hughes and Raewyn Whitham
Stormi Jones carrying the ball in the MBAS First XV win over
Te Aroha in Tairua last Saturday.
Issue 636 - 13 May 2015
53.70, Chris Ellett and Betty Dunn 53.70, Jean Martin
and Peter France 53.70.
MERCURY BAY FOOTBALL
Saturday 9 May
The Mercury Bay 11th grade played against Tairua. We
lost the first game 3-1 and drew the second game 2-2.
Players of the Day were Marlon Ross and Tristan Nash.
The Mercury Bay 13th grade played against Paeroa and
won both games 3-0. Players of the Day were Floyd
Ross and JJ Twemlow.
The MBAS Junior Boys played St. Peter's College and
won 8-0. The whole team was nominated Player of the
Day for their excellent sportsmanship.
The MBAS Junior Girls played Thames Junior Girls
and lost 5-0. Players of the Day were Petra Fisher and
Gracey Robbins.
Senior Girls - Saturday 9 May (report submitted by
Hannah Trebes)
The girls played their second grading game at Mercury
Bay Area School with the help and support of their
sponsors Mercury Bay Pharmacy, Mana-Nui Motel and
the Mercury Bay Lionesses.
Coach Mike Wilkinson took the warm up, then refereed
the game. Captain Bryn Kays led 10 girls onto the pitch
against Thames’s 11 players and commanded a strong
defence from the start and throughout the game.
The Bay girls held possession in the first half and after
multiple shots the first goal was scored by Shaan
Wilson. This was quickly followed with a goal from
Taylor Martin-Free, then through continued pressure
a second goal by Shaan Wilson. Nearing half time
a corner kick led to a scuffle in front of the goal and
Shannon Trebes forcefully punted the ball home.
During the second half the field was more even with
Thames putting pressure on the Bay’s tiring defenders.
However, passing the ball from deep in defense with
accurate kicking, the attackers were able to hold
possession and after a fumble from the Thames
goalkeeper Shannon Trebes scored her second goal.
Thames were unlucky not to score in the second half,
but again strong defence by Hannah Trebes and new
goalkeeper Bryn Kays kept the ball out of the net. The
Bay girls during repeated attacks took multiple shots at
goal but were unable to score again.
The final score was a deserving 5-0 win for the Bay.
Player of the Day went to Hannah Trebes and Fair Play
went to Marie Everth.
MERCURY BAY BASKETBALL
Against Hauraki Plains College at Ngatea - Friday 8 May
Junior Girls MB 45 v HPC 37, Junior Boys MB 29 v HPC
53, Senior Girls MB 33 v HPC 47, Senior Boys MB 28
v HPC 82.
Shannon Trebes in action in the MBAS Senior Girls Football Team’s win
over Thames in Whitianga last Saturday.
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& parts FOR SALE

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