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Geraldine High School (GHS) welcomed
the new school year in with their annual
pōwhiri (Māori welcoming ceremony) last
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for the first time since it began. Esteemed
guests, returning GHS staff and students
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newcomers from various schools,
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exchange students and new staff members
into the school community during the
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Deputy head girl Annabel Mulligan
addressed the school before the pōwhiri
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ceremony and why it was important. Deputy
beef or chicken. No added flavour, enhancers,
head boy Jake White led guests and returning
artificial colouring, preservatives or added salt.
teachers onto the stage. Head girl Shania
Dudson-Cooney lead the karanga (female
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calling) on behalf of returning teachers and
pupils, which was returned by new yearseven student Natalia Stevenson. Both girls
were taking on the role of kaikaranga (the
person who delivers the call) for the first
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says Shania. When asked if she was nervous
prior to the pōwhiri, Natalia says, “Yeah,
but it’ll be all good. I know I’ll be able to
do it.” An acknowledgement of the late
deputy principal Jo Nicolson was included
in Shania’s karanga.
Following the karanga, head boy Henry
Gualter delivered a speech in Māori on
behalf of the school. “It was hard speaking
in a language that I don’t use every day, but
it was definitely rewarding,” said Henry, “I
think it all went really well.”
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on behalf of the newcomers, acknowledging
the welcome. He ended his speech with an
address in English.
“I was a bit nervous,” says Thomas, “But
I knew my speech well and I’m happy with
how I went on the day.” None of the leading
students are fluent in Māori.
A shared morning tea for new staff
members and family members of the new
students followed the pōwhiri. Feedback
shared at the morning tea was largely
positive. Chaplain Rachele Morris says,
“The students did so well in front of such a
large crowd, especially the wee year sevens
speaking in their first week,” and teacher
Stephanie White says, “The pōwhiri was so
seamless and moving.”
Principal Simon Coleman was enthusiastic
about how the pōwhiri went, saying, “People
are saying it was the best one yet. We clearly
have some up-and-coming leaders.”
Jordyn Te Rahui-Hobbs
New head students at the high school
in the sports bar
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From left: Head boy Henry Gualter, head girl Shania Dudson-Cooney, and new students Natalia
Stevenson and Thomas Stone. Photo: Jordyn Te Rahui-Hobbs.
“We do lots of organising,” says head
girl Shania Dudson-Cooney. “We’re like the
back-stage crew.”
Shania was elected to lead the Geraldine
High students for 2016 along with head
boy Henry Gualter and deputies Annabel
Mulligan and Jake White.
“All of year 13 has stepped up,” says Jake.
“It’s not just us.”
Aspire is this year’s theme at the school
and in term one this will be integrated with
one of the school’s values, relationships. The
school will be encouraging building good
relationships between students, staff and the
community.
All four head students are looking forward
to the year ahead and say they are impressed
with the respect the school blazer earns from
the younger students.
“A young student called me sir the other
day,” said Jake. “That’s never happened
before.”
Principal Simon Coleman is encouraging
the students to take on more leadership
roles. This year the head students will run
the school assemblies; an opportunity they
are excited about.
Lindsay Nelson
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Geraldine High School’s head students for 2016, from left, Annabel Mulligan (deputy), Henry
Gualter (head), Shania Dudson-Cooney (head) and Jake White (deputy). Photo: Lindsay Nelson.
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New hours at Geraldine
Kindergarten
Responding to requests
from their families, Geraldine
Kindergarten now offers
children six consecutive hours
of constructive play. Children
still arrive at 8.15am but the
older ones can now stay
until 2.15pm. The younger
children now go home for
lunch at 12.15pm.
Tracey Nelson, head
teacher, says, “It suits families.
It just flows and works really
well.”
The new hours involve no
extra costs and replace the old
system of separate morning
and afternoon sessions for
differently-aged children.
Most kindergartens under the
New Zealand Kindergartens
(NZK) umbrella have sixhour days. The Geraldine
Free District Kindergarten
Association is a member of
NZK.
With the extra hours New teacher Sarah Vincent-Weaver works with kindy children who are trying to create a picture
in the afternoon, the 10 of a bee’s honeycomb using egg cartons. “We are going to stick them together and paint it
oldest children attend an yellow.” Photo: Jo Bates.
investigators’ group. The
small size of the group allows for greater focus on subjects they are and it reflects our bi-cultural heritage. They can
of interest. Using ideas that come from the children, this confidently stand up and do a mihi. It is really lovely.”
The longer hours have resulted in the employment of
group is currently investigating insects – starting with bees.
This builds skills for the children’s transition to school as the an extra teacher. Local resident Sarah Vincent-Weaver is a
investigations involve critical thinking, literacy, numeracy and qualified early-childhood teacher and has been teaching for
problem solving. Tracey says, “Although these skills are used 15 years. “I’ve been in Geraldine my whole life and went to
this kindy. Now I’m a teacher here and my daughter attends
all the time at kindy, this is a little bit more focused.”
Tracey says the older children are also encouraged to share too; it’s nice.” Sarah leads the investigators’ group and is
a mihi (introduction of who you are) in front of a small group. concentrating on getting to know the children and finding
In Māori and English, each child names their mountain, their out where their interests are.
Jo Bates
river and who they are. “There is a real sense of pride in who
Why is breakfast so
important for children?
Breakfast is literally “breaking the fast” since it’s the first
meal after sleeping (and therefore fasting all night). After
this “fast” our body has gone through hours of no nutrients
so we need to nourish our hungry brain and body (aka
breakfast).
Studies show that kids who skip breakfast are lethargic,
irritable, have low concentration levels, are absent minded
and perform at a lower rate compared to those children
who eat breakfast on a regular basis. Also, children who
don’t eat a good breakfast tend to eat more junk food
during the day – snacks that are high in fat and sugar and
low in nutritional value.
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Breakfast also makes a significant contribution to
children's overall nutrition intake, according to a whole
raft of research papers. Children (and adults) who eat
breakfast generally have healthier diets and are more
likely to be consuming their recommended intakes of key
minerals, vitamins and fibre. Children who skip breakfast
may not make up the differences at later meals.
So make sure, before your child heads out the door to
school or daycare, they’ve got something nutritious in
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Senior instructor Seishi John Davidson says Seido karate’s 40th anniversary celebration in New York is a chance for Senpais Gisell
Johnson and Liz Glasier to work on all the syllabus and fitness, and learn new routines to introduce to the local club.
Photo: Jan Finlayson.
It’s been 40 years since Seido karate was developed by
Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura. In June, the World Seido Karate
Organisation’s headquarters in New York will celebrate the
anniversary, with 500 Seido practitioners from 15 countries
attending. Geraldine club representatives will be in a New
Zealand contingent.
Four Peaks Seido Karate Geraldine senpais (black belt
students) Gisell Johnson and Liz Glasier have signed up for the
week-long spread of workshops, competitions and seminars
– an experience that senior instructor Seishi John Davidson
says will be “very intense, for mind, body, and soul”.
Go-En – the event’s title is a Japanese invocation of good
fortune – is a near-distance goal that will benefit the club’s
long term development. “We’re going to be able to give
people something when we get back,” says Gisell. Liz says,
“Things like teaching visually-impaired people [and] people
with other special needs.”
Add to that: sharpened teaching in kicking techniques,
brain gym for children, fighting, cardio kick-boxing and plenty
more. The full Go-En menu includes sessions with Seido
founder Kaicho and workshops ranging from meditation to
origami, as well as self-defence. As John says, Seido is about
more than physical discipline.
For now, the club is focusing on fundraising. Liz says,
“We’re running women’s self-defence lessons in March and
we’re having a movie afternoon for children, showing The
Karate Kid. And there’s going to be a chick-flick night.
“We’re selling mixed lamingtons for $5 per dozen and
Fairlie Bakehouse pies for $5 each. We’re having a firewood
raffle, a $100 raffle and selling Whittaker’s chocolate. We’ve
got fundraisers coming up every month.”
Seido – meaning “sincere way” – is a relatively young form
of karate with a core value of integrated personal discipline.
Its philosophy is firm, but its technical repertoire continues
to grow, and, maximising expertise, Go-En’s instruction will
be by a broad-based team including New Zealanders. “Seido
karate’s developing all the time,” John says.
Self-defence lessons for women will be at 1-3pm, Saturdays
5 and 19 March at Geraldine Bowling Club, $10 per session.
Phone Liz on 027 232 1316 or Gisell on 021 0228 7049 to
register. The Karate Kid will screen at Geraldine Cinema at
4.30pm on Sunday 28 February. Details of other events to
follow.
For more information about Four Peaks Seido Karate
Geraldine, call Liz or Gisell or go to the club’s Facebook
page.
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Better nutrition policies
needed for children
Most early childhood education services strive to
encourage healthy eating among children, but need
stronger and more detailed nutrition policies to support
change in everyday staff and parent behaviours.
These findings are revealed in new doctoral research
from the University of Auckland’s Centre for Longitudinal
Research. An online survey of 257 licensed early
childhood education services was carried out in 2014 in
Auckland, Manukau and the Waikato.
The survey found that most services promoted healthy
eating behaviours by maintaining edible gardens (90
percent), not using food in punishments and rewards
(96 and 95 percent respectively), and serving familystyle meals with adults seated alongside children (80
percent).
The survey showed other common practices may
encourage children to eat too much or develop
preferences for unhealthy foods. These included serving
more than the recommended amount of sugary, salty and
fatty foods at celebrations (26 percent), selling unhealthy
food at fundraisers (37 percent), hurrying children to finish
eating (61 percent), and not checking with children if they
are full before offering more food (60 percent).
“Eating behaviours and preferences for certain foods,
such as those high in salt and sugar or vegetables and
fruits, develop early in life, so early childhood is an
opportune time to teach the basics of nutrition and healthy
eating,” says PhD student Sarah Gerritsen, who conducted
the survey.
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of a comprehensive review of the current Canterbury
Regional Pest Management Plan by attending community
meetings.
The Regional Council released a discussion document
on the future of pest management in Canterbury late last
year and is now seeking feedback.
The purpose of the discussion document is to seek the
community’s views on the best approaches to be taken
in a new plan.
The discussion document is available at www.ecan.
govt.nz/pestreview. Contributions will be received
until 28 February 2016. A new proposed Regional Pest
Management Plan for Canterbury will be notified in mid
2016.
The local community meeting will be held on Thursday
18 February, 2.30-6pm, Caroline Bay Hall.
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Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s latest film, The Revenant,
has already become notorious for its uncompromising
portrayal of primal violence. It has several particularly yucky
moments, but there’s much more to this modern take on the
classic western than gut-churning gore and the “ew” factor;
it’s a highly immersive, two-and-a-half hour, thrill-a-minute
journey that never lets up. Be warned: those of a sensitive
disposition could end up with white knuckles and green
faces.
Lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio features in many of the most
gruesome scenes, including a very bloody and bone-cracking
fight with a grizzly bear (CGI but horrifically realistic), eating
raw bison liver (for real – even though he’s a committed
vegetarian) and using a dead horse as a sleeping bag (very
convincing special effects).
DiCaprio reportedly suffered long and hard playing the
role of Hugh Glass – a 19th century Wyoming fur-trapper.
But his hardship in the bitterly cold locations was nothing
compared to the real-life agonies that the badly wounded
Glass endured as he crawled, slithered and swam out of
America’s unforgiving wilderness and back to civilisation.
His true story is a 24-carat tale of survival against the most
outrageous odds and required very little gilding by the
screenwriters.
The movie opens with Glass leading a small hunting
party up a forest stream. It’s the onset of winter 1823, and
he’s part of a military-led mission to establish a fur-trapping
base in upper Missouri. Just as Glass pulls the trigger to bring
down his prey, the nearby expedition camp is attacked by
native American Arikara warriors, and vicious hand-to-hand
combat ensues.
While the brutality of the violence between men is
shocking, it’s the savage duel between man and beast that is
most likely to make a lasting impression. While guiding the
surviving trappers through hostile country to safety, Glass
comes across two bear cubs accompanied by their mother.
After being slashed repeatedly by tooth and claw, Glass is
more than half-dead. The bear returns to jump up and down
on his back; there’s a sickening crack as bone splinters.
Two “volunteers”, Jim Bridger (Will Poulter) and John
Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy), are offered juicy bonuses to look
after the badly broken Glass, but soon leave him for dead,
kill his son and cook up a convincing yarn to spin back at
HQ so they can claim their ill-gotten dollars.
They don’t count on Glass’s stubborn will to survive
and his utter determination to settle the score. Abandoned
in a shallow grave, Glass slowly claws his way out and an
incredible journey towards vengeance begins.
As in Inarritu’s award-winning Birdman, intimate facial
close-ups make sure we stick close to the main protagonist
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throughout his journey and share his pain. The director also
regularly cuts to dream sequences and flashbacks, creating
hallucinatory interludes which punctuate the grim realities
as well as filling in the backstory.
DiCaprio is quietly brilliant – he doesn’t actually have
much dialogue, but he has mastery of body language, a
wide repertoire of grunts and strains every facial sinew. It’s
a performance that should put him in the running for his
first-ever Oscar.
Countering all the human ugliness, there is a great deal
of beauty in the cinematographer’s images of the cold and
expansive landscapes, which are wonderfully captured in
wide shots. And the camera is frequently allowed to linger
luxuriously before tracking. The spectacular sweeping views
are nicely balanced with artfully composed close-ups of
frozen leaves, alpine flowers and translucent icicles. Such
exquisite camerawork underlines the commitment of the
director to produce a work of art, not just tell a story.
The deceptively simple score completes the picture
perfectly - the powerful chorus of low strings is particularly
effective. Often there is silence which is only broken by the
sound of snowflakes falling on leaves, or trees creaking in
the wind.
The Revenant is an intense and highly rewarding film,
featuring a bravura performance from its lead, thrilling
sequences and jaw-dropping scenery. There aren’t any laughs
in this tale of the wild, Wild West - it’s mostly unrelenting
hardship, treachery and brutality, but there are glimpses of
kindness and humanity that rescue it from total darkness. And
while there is plenty of blood spilt, it shouldn’t put you off
your ice-cream – just don’t go for the raspberry ripple.
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Ed. Leonardo DiCaprio won both the Golden Globe and
Screen Actors Guild best actor awards for The Revenant.
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The GERALDINE NEWS, thursday 11 february 2016
Geraldine athlete wins bronze at
South Island athletics games
Ten-year-old Nora Quigley won bronze in the under-10
girls’ discus event at the South Island Colgate Games, held
recently in Nelson.
The Geraldine High School year 7 student secured her
podium finish with a throw of 22.23 metres. However, it came
after a nervous start when her first throw went astray.
Nora says, “The first one slipped out of my hand and
hit the net.” This was quickly rectified with her medalwinning second throw, one she knew was in the medal
hunt but couldn’t be sure of because she couldn’t hear the
measurements called for the other 38 athletes.
Nora says she is proud of her bronze medal as, “the other
two girls who came first and second were from the North
Island,” effectively making Nora the number one South Island
discus thrower.
Nora was busy at the games, also coming fourth in the
under-10 girls’ shotput and competing in the 100m and 200m
sprints and long jump.
Nora first discovered athletics as an eight-year-old when
she competed in Geraldine Primary School’s athletics day
and discovered “This is really fun.”
Since then she has joined the Geraldine Amateur Athletic
Club and receives coaching from Jim Knipe. Nora is positive
about her club and the achievements of her fellow Geraldine
athletes at the games. “Everyone in the club who went did
really well. They all got personal bests. The Geraldine Club
is really good.”
Pip Goldsbury
Geraldine athlete Nora Quigley. Photo: Pip Goldsbury.
Local motocross rider
does well in Josh Coppins Cup
news in brief
Final flag referendum?
The second referendum on the New Zealand flag is
just a few weeks away, and the Electoral Commission
wants to ensure all eligible New Zealanders are enrolled
and ready to vote.
“Voting papers for the second referendum will be
sent out by post, so it’s very important to make sure your
enrolment details are up to date,” says Robert Peden,
chief electoral officer. “If you’ve moved house, or if you
were expecting a voting paper for the first referendum
and didn’t get one, or if you’re not sure you are enrolled
at all – now is the time to check.”
The referendum runs from Thursday 3 March until
Thursday 24 March. Voters will be asked to choose
between the current New Zealand flag and the preferred
alternative design selected in the first referendum in late
2015. The flag that receives the most votes in the second
referendum will be the official flag of New Zealand.
“People need to make sure that they are enrolled and
that their details are up to date now, as only those enrolled
before voting begins will receive a voting paper,” says Mr
Peden. “Check your details now – it’s easy. You can do
it at www.elections.org.nz or by calling 0800 36 76 56.
And if you’re not enrolled, you need to do it now.”
Enrolment forms are available from www.elections.org.
nz, freephone 0800 36 76 56, by Freetexting your name
and address to 3676, or at any PostShop.
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Sixteen-year-old Geraldine motocross ace Kate Brown did
well last weekend finishing second overall in the Josh Coppins
Cup held at the Back Flips Dirt Farm near Pleasant Point.
Second placing is not to be sneezed at when you consider
Kate, riding a 125cc bike, was narrowly beaten by a more
experienced Kimberly Murphy on a 250cc. In 2013, 21year-old Kimberly, from Rangiora, was number one in New
Zealand and number three in Australia.
Kate won the first race, which she says was rather satisfying.
“It was pretty cool. Kimberly wasn’t very happy though.”
It must have been all the motivation Kimberly needed
as she beat Kate in the next two races by one second and
three seconds. However, Kate took out the Hole Shot in all
three races, which means she was the first rider around the
first corner.
And could she have beaten the ex-New Zealand champ
over-all? “I don’t know. She’s just a really good rider.”
Kate is off to the West Coast next weekend to race in the
Gold Nugget Cup. Kimberly Murphy won’t be at the race,
but the current New Zealand ladies champion will.
Lindsay Nelson
Geraldine motocross rider Kate Brown, far right.
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golf
Geraldine District Golf Club. Saturday 6 February. Fielden Cup
Mixed Canadian Foursome Round. G Clarke & A Romeril 64.5, J
Shirtcliff & J Oliver 65, F Blake & G Robertson 65.5, B Clarke & G
Waldron 66.5. Stableford: M Kohalmi 43, M McKeown 42, G Fifield 42.
Twos: B Waller (6), H Chellew (12). Nearest the Pin: Men: J Worner,
Women: A Romeril.
Grande Vue Golf Club. Sunday 7 February. Sherratt Eclectic Round
2. D Stenhouse 24.5, J Rate 25, P Oliver 25.5, R Drennan 28.5, V
Patrick 28.5, M Lang 28.5, J Muff 30.5,A Muff 31.5, D Weaver 32. Twos:
J Patrick, P Oliver. Nearest the pin: A Muff.
bridge
Thursday 4 February. Rangitata Pairs 4. North/South: 1st J O’Brien
& R Scott 61.60%, 2nd J Riley & B White 53.03%, 3rd N Belsey & H
Rinaldi 52.16%. East/West 1st C Coulter & R Dewe 65.21%, 2nd F
Numan & R Pitelen 57.26%, 3rd T Boyce & G Hole 57.16%.
painter /decorator available now. Workmanship guaranteed.
Ph Peter Booth 03 615 8469.
Van Coffee. Geraldine-based mobile espresso. Bookings ph
Ian 021 187 8095.
BARK chip. Two grades in stock at Village Landscapes. Ph
693 7321. Loan trailer and delivery available.
Recent AGM / Hui ā tau - Nō nā tata nei
organisations may have their new committee
members’ names printed in this column for free if emailed
to geraldinenews@ihug.co.nz
Public notices / Pānui a whānui
You are invited! Living Waters Christian Fellowship, a
non-denominational authentic christian fellowship, meets
every Sunday at 10am at the Orari Domain Hall in Orari.
A meaningful time of worship and a special children’s time
every Sunday. Grab a comfy family couch, enjoy a Living
Word and experience what Christianity is really all about.
Come and see for yourself what God is doing.
We look forward to welcoming you. Enquiries:
693 8056 or 03 688 8702. www.headingforhim.com
living WATERS. In-depth Bible Study, Wednesdays at 7pm,
the Orari Hall, Orari. Ph 03 688 8702.
Stump Grinding Solutions will be in your area soon.
If you require our services to grind out those unwanted tree
stumps and roots, ph Paul 021 232 3099 or 03 688 7244.
Fly /spider sprays, book early. Ph Craig’s Pest Solutions
693 7263 or 021 713 407.
Accounting services, tax returns, book keeping, registered
tax agent. Ph Raylene 693 7163, 027 274 3264.
DOUBLE glazing enquiries. Ph Geraldine Glass 693 9927.
painter. Geraldine-based. Friendly professional service,
good rates, excellent local references. Ph 693 9803 or 027
962 4841.
auto parts and accessories. North End Motors, ph
693 8673.
LAWNmowers. Masport, Morrision, we have a mower to
suit your needs at Geraldine Hammer Hardware.
car troubles? Prompt repair contact Geraldine Auto
Restorations, ph 693 1401.
National superannuation gold card discount, 15% at
Geraldine Auto Restorations, ph 693 1401.
car grooming. North End Motors, ph 693 8673.
Clothing alterations, mending, creations. Ph Raylene
693 7163.
Fishing licences and supplies available from Geraldine
Hammer Hardware.
Faulty sliding door rollers need replaced? Window catches
no longer secure? We can replace these and get your house
secure again. Ph Geraldine Glass 693 9927.
Sleepyhead queen mattress with torquezone plus base,
$100. Ph 693 8373.
Multiversal paint. Just $59.90 for 4 litres, 10 litres $119.
Attractive colours at Hammer Hardware. Ph 693 7312.
Garage sale, 9am Saturday, 242 Talbot Street. House-lot.
CERTIFIED Bio Organic Compost, right here in town, bagged
or bulk. Village Landscapes, 31 Wilson Street.
FIREWOOD. Check out clearwaterfirewood.co.nz or ph
Ronald or Anna 693 8168.
DIGGER for hire, 1.6T. Wide tilt, trench and digging buckets.
Auger kit also available. Ph Village Landscapes & Hire 693
7321. Bookings recommended.
CHILLER trailer for hire: $65 per day, contact GRFC - Gerald
Burke ph 027 498 6706.
chainbar lube special. Just $26.99 1 gallon (3.785l) at
Geraldine Hammer Hardware.
WOOD splitter for hire. Ph Village Landscapes & Hire 693
7321.
TOWABLE garden shredder for hire. Turn your branches
into mulch and keep down the weeds. Village Landscapes
& Hire, 31 Wilson St.
TOPSOIL, screened. Ph 693 7321. Loan trailer and delivery
available.
ROTARY hoes, three sizes available including tractor
mounted for hire. Ph Village Landscapes & Hire 693 7321.
MK WINDOWS
For all your window and carpet cleaning
Special General Meeting
Tuesday 23 February, 7.00pm
at Geraldine Resource Centre
Business: to ratify new constitution in its entirety
Please call Amanda Kelly on
693 9222 or 022 156 4786
(Taken over from Sarah Cox)
$7.50/bale delivered
$7/bale collected
Discount for large orders
Delivery Sunday 28 February 2016
Copies are available from the secretary.
Please submit all discussion points in writing to:
Sarah Foley-Smith Club secretary
secretarygasc@gmail.com or ph 696 3838
prior to 19 February.
In the absence of any tabled queries
the document will be passed.
Geraldine Bicycle Repairs
due to shifting to our new location
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workshop closed from
February 8th to march 1st 2016
Militaria wanted to buy by collector. Firearms, badges,
bayonets or any items of military interest. German items are
of particular interest. Ph Pete Young 693 8876 a/h.
Eating out / Kai wahi kē
VILLAGE Inn, open 7 days from 11am. Ph 693 1033.
central, licensed café, daily from 6am. Ph 693 9770.
Verdé Café Deli, open 7 days.
Clinichours:
hours:8am-5pm,
8am-5pm,monday
mondayto
toFriday
Friday
Clinic
Cnrwoodbury
woodbury//main
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Phone:693
6939060
9060
Phone:
clinic@gatewayvets.co.nz
clinic@gatewayvets.co.nz
ELECTRIC appliances we may able to assist your needs at
Geraldine Hammer Hardware.
$50 BALE
LINSEED straw
Be the man she wants you to
be and treat her right!
We hope to see you again on our
new address:
221a talbot Street geraldine
03 6937055 / 022 159 2560
Trades and services / Mahi a ratonga
Builder available for renovations, pergolas, decks, fences,
retaining walls, carports. Ph Steve 021 141 6129.
SIGNS for all your signage needs, digital printing, vehicles,
boats etc. Ph Geraldine Signs 693 8527 or 027 439 2308.
brookside Boarding Kennels. Farmstay for dogs. 208
Woodbury Road. Ph 693 9929.
Computer taming: Geraldine Computer Solutions.
Ph 693 9496.
TRAVEL broker, Sue Hammond. Ph 693 9141. Email:
sueh@thetravelbrokers.co.nz
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$35 BALE
Start it off with breakfast at Central.
Be my Valentine
Have a free shake on us
when you order two meals this Sunday
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
From 6am-8pm
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Ph 693 9616
EMPLOYMENT
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Production Supervisor
28 hours per week
Monday - Thursday
GERALDINE CINEMA
(some flexibility necessary)
Cinema Ph: (03) 693 8118
We are looking for a reliable, energetic & positive person to join
our team.
SCREENINGS FROM THUR 11th TO WED 17th FEB
Probably one of the most offensive films
English National Opera Company
ever made! but you WILL laugh out loud! presents with pride! Two sessions only!
Robert DiNero & Zach Efron star in (R16)
LA TRAVIATA
DIRTY GRANDPA
NO COMPS (G)
ID Required - NO COMPS
SUN & WED (17th) AT 2PM ONLY!
THUR & TUES AT 7.15PM
Great entertainment for the
'3*"51.t46/"51. whole family! Jack Black stars in
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in this
GOOSEBUMPS
great true life story! (R16)
(PG) SATURDAY AT AT 4PM FINAL!
THE REVENANT
Delightful family film! (G)
ID Required - NO COMPS
ODDBALL
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SATURDAY AT 2PM
46/"51.
COMING SOON...
Outstanding British Film (M)
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Singing In The Rain (25/2)
THURSDAY AT 5PM
The Danish Girl (TBA)
WEDNESDAY (17thŸ"51.FINAL The Lady In The Van (Tba)
The position will involve overseeing our small but busy production
department. You will be responsible for production planning (time
management) , quality control and stock management. You will be
the first point of contact for a small team so a confident and
professional communicator/negotiator is needed.
Experience in food preparation/production is essential preferably in
a manufacturing environment. Previous supervisory experience
would be advantageous.
The successful candidate will have a methodical approach to tasks,
have good numeracy skills, be meticulous with detail and have an
ability to constantly reprioritise. A good level of fitness is also
necessary.
Forklift license would be an advantage but training can be provided
to the right person.
Please send CV with a covering letter to:
Karen Pace, Operations Manager, Functional Whole Food, PO Box
49, Geraldine or to karen@fwf.co.nz
Country Hospitality at its best
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AIR CONDITIONED
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Men’s sizes to 4XL
Women’s to size 24
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GREAT MOVIES Still GREAT PRICES
So get to the Geraldine Cinema and see the movies on the
GREAT BIG SCREEN
Closing date: Wednesday 17th February 2016
Full job description available on request.
BUTCHERY PACKER – immediate start!
Matt and the Butchery team are after a packer to cover
3-4 days a week including the weekends.
Supporting the butchers is the objective and will include
meat preparation, traying, wrapping, filling, stocktaking
and shop merchandising
Early starts and early finishes.
Contact Aaron on 021 285 5007
aaron@freshchoicegld.co.nz
Upcoming events / Mea pakiri haere
YOGA CLASS, Woodbury Hall, Wednesdays 6-7pm. Ph
692 2980.
Geraldine Squash Club AGM, 17 February, 7.30pm,
at the club rooms. All welcome.
MARCH Community Diary. To list an event or activity
that is happening in March for your non-profit community
organisation please phone the Resource Centre 693 7001
with details by Friday 19 February.
SOLAGARD 8 litres white paint just $99 while stocks last at
Geraldine Hammer Hardware.
GERALDINE Arts & Plants Festival (Inc) AGM,
Monday 22 February 2016 at 7.30pm. The Crown Hotel
conference room. All welcome.
KARATE KID movie fundraiser for the Geraldine Seido Karate
Club, Sunday 28 February, 4.30-7.00pm, $10 ticket. Ph Gisell
021 0228 7049.
WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENCE CLASS. Fundraiser for the
Geraldine Seido Karate Club, Saturdays 5 and 19 March
at the Bowling Club. $10 per session. Pre-registration on
027 232 1316 (Lizzy) or 021 0228 7049 (Gisell)
FREE roller kit with every 10 litres of paint sold until the end
of February at Geraldine Hammer Hardware.
geraldine news deadline, noon on Mondays at Hammer
Hardware.
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AN EVENING WITH
PAM WARHURST
CELEBRATING THE ABUNDANCE OF COMMUNITY
Geraldine is leading the way towards building edible urban
landscapes in New Zealand. Founder of Incredible Edible and
TED Talk presenter Pam Warhurst will share with us the inspirational
story of this global movement to fill urban spaces with edibles and
the positive impact it is having.
7pm Wednesday 17 February
Geraldine Primary School Hall
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Loose White Button
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14th February 2016, or while stocks last.
Trade not supplied. We reserve the right to limit quantities. All limits specified apply per
customer per day. All prepared meals are serving suggestions only. Props not included.
Certain products may not be available in all stores. Proprietary brands not for resale.
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