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The
Mercury Bay
Issue 691 - 1 June 2016
Phone 07 866 2090
THE
SUPPORT
PROUD TO
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Time to say thank you
to unsung heroes
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Mercury Bay guide to the
Mercury Bay Music Festival.
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part of the 8th Whitianga
Town Garage Sale.
By Jack Biddle
In every small town around New Zealand
there are unsung heroes. They are the people
who continue to unselfishly keep giving
back to the communities in which they live.
They are the sorts who don’t actively seek
recognition or publicity for their generosity
either. No, the main driver for them is simply
to provide help and support to both individuals
and community groups as the need arises.
Wayne and Pam Turner are certainly not
the only generous individuals or business
owners that can claim that particular space in
Whitianga, but after 30 odd years of “giving”
it’s appropriate to recognise their efforts
before they depart for Paeroa, where they
will begin a new, exciting and more relaxed
chapter in their lives.
Wayne, an ex-panel beater, and Pam moved
to Whitianga for a lifestyle change in 1985
after purchasing Peninsula Tyres in Monk
Street, a business they successfully operated
until last year. But repairing punctures and
selling tyres and batteries was simply Wayne’s
day job. Much of his spare time was initially
taken up driving an ambulance for St John,
a role he carried out for a dozen or so years.
He later became chairman of the fundraising
committee which lead to the construction of
the new Whitianga St John ambulance station
in Cook Drive.
“A lot of the money raised came from
what was called the bedpan collection over
the summer holiday season,” says Wayne.
“Volunteers would visit the various motor
camps around town with an old bedpan in
hand asking for a monetary donation to be
thrown in. It was a fun and novel way to get
campers to part with their loose coins.”
Their goodwill did not start and finish
with St John. Wayne and Pam have been
Long time Whitianga residents and unsung heroes Wayne and Pam Turner are moving to Paeroa to pursue
a retirement in which they plan to make much better use of their motorhome.
very generous in their support of other
worthy causes as well. Over many years they
have gifted new tyres for the vehicles of a
variety of community services, including the
Auckland and Coromandel Rescue Helicopter
fuel tanker, the Mercury Bay Community
Patrol, the Mercury Bay Community Bus,
Mercury Bay Area School and Whitianga
Social Services.
Never ones to stand on the side lines and
watch either, both Wayne and Pam were also
heavily involved in the running of the local
speedway track in its early days as well as
supporting race car owners who needed
affordable tyres to go racing. On the big
stage Wayne was the main sponsor of former
New Zealand saloon car champion and local
resident Phil Towgood.
Moving away from Whitianga is all about
making much better use of their motorhome
that has sat idle far too long while other
commitments have taken priority. High on the
agenda over the summer months is spending
time touring the South Island. The motorhome
will also provide an ideal opportunity to
follow the national speedway circuit around
the country.
Whitianga won’t be forgotten, however,
with visits back to catch up with family and
friends a priority.
Nobody deserves to enjoy a little bit of
their own time more than Wayne and Pam.
From all of us at The Informer, and on behalf
of the local community, we say to them thank
you and safe travels.
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Movie series at Luke’s Kitchen kicks oﬀ
It has to be the perfect combination a great movie accompanied by delicious food
to warm the cockles of your heart these
cooler months.
An awesome initiative engaging locals and
the wider community has started at Luke’s
Kitchen in Kuaotunu. Restaurant manager
Adam Coleman-Smith and Coromandelbased filmmaker James Muir have put their
heads together to run a series of movies at
the restaurant on the last Thursday evening
of every month. Adam says it’s about giving
something back to the community, “It’s not
all about the crowds of summer, now it’s time
for the locals and to have some cool things
happening in the winter.”
It was James’s time on the international jury
at last year’s Japan Wildlife Film Festival that
has sourced some excellent material for this
film series.
Film is far from being a hobby for James,
he makes movies for a living. His first
acclaimed piece, made with fellow Otago
University Masters student Oscar Hunter
River Dog was an environmental documentary
centred on the rescue of a South Wairarapa
river. It won festival selection abroad and
award nominations at home.
James is currently working on promotional
videos for Destination Coromandel as well as
two documentaries. “We’ve set up a charitable
trust to foster film-making and education,”
he says. “I’m teaching workshops at Mercury
Bay Area School. The first documentary is
about kauri and the work of Kauri 2000.”
The culmination of the students’ work will
be a film screening. So it’s not just about
watching films, but introducing the craft and
appreciation of the medium in many ways to
different sectors of the community.
Adam is a talented craftsman in his own
right whose Blue Fridge Brewery beer can be
bought at Luke’s. “Luke Reilly [the owner of
Luke’s Kitchen] was kind enough to stock my
beer,” he grins.
Adam has seen his role expand from brewer
to restaurant manager and it was a successful
movie night he organised for local surfers
last year that proved a catalyst for this winter
series. All it took was a chat to his mate James
and it all came together.
Adam does have a word to the wise
regarding the timing of these movie nights.
“We’ll start the screening each Thursday at
6:00pm, but come out a bit earlier to order
your food. We’ll be serving before the
film starts and then taking orders for the
intermission.” And, let’s be honest, it’s no
hardship having to watch the winter sun go
down over the ocean with a frosty beer and
a pizza while you wait for the movie to start.
The popularity of the first event, a screening
last Thursday evening of local filmmaker
Amy Taylor’s beautiful film Soul in the Sea,
means getting there early is pretty good idea
anyway, that’s now if you want to nab a seat.
All the movies screened at Luke’s Kitchen
this winter will see the entry donations
(last week was $5 per person) going to a
different charity each time.
Soul in the Sea tells the true story of Moko
the dolphin and his famous interactions with
the people of the Bay of Plenty. A great crowd
enjoyed the movie with the money raised,
Coromandel-based filmmaker James Muir (left) and Luke Reilly, the owner of
Luke’s Kitchen in Kuaotunu, at last Thursday evening’s screening of Soul in the Sea.
in excess of $250, going to the Kuaotunu
Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten.
Next up, in June, it looks like The Z Nail
Gang will be screened, a feel good comedic
eco-drama with a conscience. Inspired by
actual (and unbelievably crazy) events
that took place around Kuaotunu and other
places on the Coromandel during the 1980s,
this inspiring story lis a celebration of the
strenghth of community.
James was second camera on the film and
enthusiastically tells us it’s a good watch.
“It was filmed on a low budget with a lot of
community involvement, it’s engaging and
entertaining and received a lot of good press
on its release.”
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Issue 691 - 1 June 2016
Replica HMS Endeavour to
visit Mercury Bay in 2019
Whitianga will host the replica of the HMS Endeavour (pictured) for eight days in 2019, playing a significant
role in the celebrations to mark the 250th year since the explorer James Cook (better known as Captain
Cook) made his first landfall in New Zealand. The Endeavour replica is based in Sydney.
The timetable for the replica HMS Endeavour’s voyage has been confirmed following meetings at the
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Manatu Taonga, in which Mercury Bay Community Board chairman Paul
Kelly and Joe Davis, a leader of local iwi Ngati Hei, were selected for a national co-ordinating committee.
From 21 to 28 October 2019 the replica HMS Endeavour will anchor in and around Mercury Bay, with a side
trip up the Firth of Thames, to celebrate Cook’s first voyage of discovery to New Zealand in 1769. The ship
will arrive in Mercury Bay after sailing from its first stop in New Zealand at Gisborne. It will then make
a brief stop in Auckland, before continuing on Cook’s original journey to the Bay of Islands and Queen
Charlotte Sound, stopping in Wellington in between.
“This is not only a terrific opportunity for our area but also for the nation,” says Mr Kelly. “What people
need to remember is that Captain Cook’s visit to Mercury Bay took place in 1769, which is 70 years
prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. We are talking about the very foundations of our
shared culture.”
On Cook’s first voyage, the Endeavour and its crew spent 12 days in Mercury Bay, forging relationships
with Ngati Hei. During that time the iwi showed the explorer their pa on the headland at Wharekaho
(Simpsons Beach). This was the first time that a European had been shown a Maori pa.
Mr Kelly says the replica HMS Endeavour’s time in Mercury Bay has the potential to provide the entire
Coromandel Peninsula with huge tourism exposure.
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A Pink Breakfast fundraiser for the Beast Cancer Foundation that was held at Cooks Beach
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to collect their family’s heirloom silver tea service, which was then successfully combined
with a variety of old porcelain pieces.
“The ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’ theme of the breakfast justified the use of all the old precious
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The guests participated in two quizzes to win several vouchers donated by Hahei Beach Café.
All the questions centered around a “pink” and “breakfast” theme.
Stephensons Pharmacy and Eggcentric Café donated baskets full of goodies that were also
raffled off.
A total of $1,000 was raised for breast cancer research. “Well done to the ladies from Cooks
Beach and Hahei,” says Judy.
Pictured in the photo on the left are the guests who attended the breakfast. In the photo
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The Leabourn family’s heirloom silver tea service can be seen in the background.
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Gold for Hot Water Brewing Co
at AIBA
Hot Water Brewing Co is no stranger to winning accolades at the annual Australian International
Beer Awards (AIBA) and this year was no different. At the awards dinner that was held on 19
May in Melbourne, the Whenuakite brewery walked away with a gold medal for its Kauri Falls
Pale Ale and silver medals for its Walker Porter and 2014 barley wine (a style of strong ale,
normally with an alcohol content between eight per cent and 12 per cent).
Hot Water Brewing Co is one of 13 New Zealand breweries to have won a gold medal at the
2016 awards.
The scale of the AIBA is mind-blowing. According to the organisers a record 1,793 beers from
326 breweries across 36 countries entered this year.
“We’re very proud of our performance in Melbourne,” says Jen Walker, manager of Hot Water
Brewing Co.
The AIBA coincides with the Great Australian Beer Spectapular, also known as the GABS,
a festival of all things beer that is every year first held in Melbourne and thereafter in Sydney.
The GABS will this year for the first time also be held in Auckland on Saturday 18 June.
To be part of the GABS, a brewery must enter a new beer to be poured at the GABS in Melbourne
for the first time. The Hot Water Brewing Co entry this year was a special edition peach India
Pale Ale, named Peachy Keen.
“We foraged the peaches for Peachy Keen from Hot Water Beach,” says Jen. “The beer has an
amazing taste and will be on tap at the brewery over Queen’s Birthday Weekend. People really
should come and try it out.”
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Two Fat Cats coming to Al Camino’s food and
Scallop Festival
Enigma’s view
Josh King and Aaron Gascoigne (pictured) will be joining chefs Ray McVinnie and Nici Wickes
on the live cooking stage of this year’s Scallop Festival.
Also known as the Two Fat Cats, Josh and Aaron finished third overall in the inaugural
My Kitchen Rules New Zealand competition that took place in 2014. Since then their one liners,
silly antics and obvious talent when it comes to cooking have made them household names
around the country.
“Josh and Aaron say they can cook scallops like true champions,” says Scallop Festival
organiser Fiona Kettlewell. “People really shouldn’t miss the opportunity to witness if that’s a
statement they can live up to while they’re on the live cooking stage.
“We plan for this year’s Scallop Festival to be the best ever. Josh and Aron’s agreement to share
the day with us will certainly help us to achieve that.”
The 2016 Scallop Festival will take place on 10 September. Tickets are available from
www.scallopfestival.co.nz or from Eventfinda.
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Whitianga’s well-known Greek and Italian restaurant Al Camino has last week relocated
to the waterfront premises of Enigma Restaurant on the corner of Mill Road and
The Esplanade.
Both restaurants are owned by Emmanuel and Mary Koutris. “When we established Enigma last
year, we always had it in the back of our minds that we may move Al Camino at some point from
where it was in Coghill Street to the Enigma location,” says Emmanuel (pictured). “With summer over,
Mary and I felt that we should really just get on with it.
“The restaurant will be called Al Camino, although we’ve included some of the Enigma dishes like
oysters, scotch fillet and chicken liver paté in our new menu that’s coming out this Friday.
“The Al Camino dishes are exactly the same as they were in Coghill Street. The prices are also
exactly the same. Really only two things are different. The first is that guests will be able to have
their pizzas cooked either in the Enigma wood fired oven or in the Al Camino pizza oven. The other
is that we’ll open 12 noon every day and stay open until we close at night. The only exception is
Mondays when we’ll open at 4:00pm. We’ll also be available to do home deliveries from when we open
every day.
“Most of the menu items will be available for takeaway as well.
“What this all means is if someone is in the mood for a pizza or lasagne at 3:00pm on a Thursday
afternoon, they can either come enjoy it in the restaurant while they admire the view or they can
phone their order through to us and we’ll deliver to them in Whitianga.
“With longer hours, Al Camino’s great food and the Enigma view, Mary and I believe we can offer our
customers something they won’t find many other places in New Zealand.”
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The Creative Mercury Bay guide to the
Mercury Bay Music Festival
We are days away from the inaugural Mercury
Bay Music Festival (to be held on Queen’s
Birthday Weekend) and all the final preparations
are being made. Since it’s the first event in what
is anticipated will be an annual winter festival,
many still are wondering what to expect out of
the weekend. Here is the Creative Mercury Bay
guide to the festival 1. Your weekend ticket buys you free-range
access to all of the venues, from Friday
night 3 June at 7:00pm through Sunday
night 5 June at around 11:30pm. This means
you can move between venues to catch
your favourite acts as per our published
concert programme on the opposite page.
2. You must present your ticket at Festival
Headquarters at the Ray White Auction
Room, 22 Monk Street, Whitianga and
exchange it for a wristband, which will
gain you access to all concert venues.
No entry to events will be possible without
a wristband, except at Enigma (Al Camino)
Restaurant and Crossroad Encounter
Church.
3. Festival HQ hours are Friday 3 June from
3:00pm and Saturday 4 June and Sunday 5
June from 9:00am. After 9:00pm each night
Festival HQ will transfer to the Whitianga
Town Hall (next door).
4. There are many genres of music being
offered
from
international,
Kiwi
and local artists, some well-known,
some not. More details on each act
can be found on the festival website
www.mercurybaymusicfestival.co.nz or
just come along, roam and discover a new
favourite.
5. The concerts will be held in four venues
in central Whitianga - the Whitianga
Town Hall, the Blue Lagoon (behind the
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Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club), Enigma
(Al Camino) Restaurant (on the corner
of Mill Road and The Esplanade) and C3
Church (in Coghill Street). All the venues
are within easy walking distance from
each other.
The Town Hall and the Blue Lagoon will
both be licensed venues.
Enigma (Al Camino) Restaurant is a
no charge entry, licensed venue with
programmed artists and open mic sessions
from 11:00am to 5:30pm Saturday and
Sunday, as per our concert programme on
the opposite page.
Local musicians can still register
for open mic spots at
www.
mercurybaymusicfestival.co.nz/buskerregistration/ or rock up to Enigma
(Al Camino) on the weekend and talk
with Paul and Jani Lee, who are managing
the sessions.
The gospel concert on Sunday will be held
at Crossroad Encounter Church (opposite
New World Whitianga) and there is
no charge.
Busker Zones (weather permitting) have
also been set up at six locations around the
town centre.
The Festival is still recruiting buskers who
would like to perform. You can register to
busk at www.mercurybaymusicfestival.
co.nz/busker-registration/
Some of the visiting artists are also
presenting
hands-on
musical
and
stagecraft workshops for musicians of
all abilities. These will all be held at
Mercury Bay Area School, 20 South
Highway, in the Performing Arts area.
See www.mercurybaymusicfestival.co.nz/
workshops/ for more information.
13. Tickets can be purchased prior to the
weekend - online from EventFinda
www.eventfinda.co.nz/2016/mercury-baymusic-festival/the-coromandel or at the
Whitianga iSITE.
14. Ticket sales may still be available on
the weekend, but will be restricted due
to limited venue capacity, so it is best to
buy your tickets now. If still available,
tickets can be purchased on the weekend
via EFTPOS or cash, at Festival HQ or
for credit card purchases at the Whitianga
iSITE or online via Eventfinda.
15. The festival organisers have requested
extended hours with the Whitianga
ferry for the duration of the festival.
Please confirm directly with the ferry
operator for your travel times.
16. Whitianga’s great selection of cafes and
restaurants will be open over the weekend
and baristas and food trucks will be on site
at the main venues.
The Mercury Bay Music Festival is a Creative
Mercury Bay event, created by volunteers and
local sponsors like The Informer. It is made
possible by funding from Thames Coromandel
District Council, Pub Charity and Trust Waikato.
The festival is designed for intimate
accessibility to first class entertainers as well
as showcasing local talent, with the goal of
bringing additional excitement to Mercury Bay
over Queen’s Birthday Weekend. The aim is to
create an iconic event, which will benefit the
whole community for years to come.
King’s College band The Burtones (some of the members pictured here during a
performance at The Lost Spring in Whitianga last year) will be performing at the Mercury Bay
Music Festival that will be held on Queen’s Birthday Weekend.
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A focus on risk management instead of
hazard management
By Stephan Bosman
On Wednesday last week the Mercury Bay
Business Association hosted a seminar in
Whitianga that focused on the new Health
and Safety at Work Act (HSWA). The
seminar was presented by Geoff Brokenshire,
an occupational safety and health consultant who
contracts to the Employers and Manufacturers
Association. This is a brief overview of some of
the issues that were addressed.
Before Geoff started with his presentation,
Paulette Hoyland, the Whitianga-based
district manager of AON Insurance Brokers,
discussed with the 30 or so business owners
and representatives of other organisations
who attended the seminar, the importance of
statutory liability insurance. She pointed out
that the HSWA prohibits insurance cover for
fines and penalties. If a person unintentionally
breaches the act, statutory liability insurance
will only cover the costs of defending a claim
and any reparation orders that may be made
against the person in breach.
When Geoff took the floor, he said the main
purpose of the HSWA is to provide a balanced
framework to secure the health and safety of
workers (including employees and contractors)
and workplaces through the elimination or
minimisation of risk, the provision of fair
workplace representation, the promotion of
education and training in relation to work health
and safety and compliance with the act through
appropriate enforcement measures.
“Regard must be had to the principle that
workers and other persons should be given
the highest level of protection against harm to
their health, safety and welfare from hazards
and risks arising from work or from specified
types of plant as is reasonably practicable,”
Geoff said.
This means companies and organisations
must ensure a safe work environment for their
workers and that their workers have sufficient
information and training to protect them
from risk.
The act also places obligations on the directors
and officers of companies and organisations.
Those include acquiring and maintaining up
to date knowledge of work health and safety
matters and ensuring the organisation has
processes in place for complying with its duties
and obligations under the act.
In essence, Geoff said, the director of a
company must exercise the same care, diligence
and skill a reasonable director would exercise in
the same circumstances.
Under the act workers must take reasonable
care to ensure their own health and safety, not to
negatively affect the health and safety of other
persons and to comply as far as possible with
instructions given by their employer to comply
with the act.
The penalties under the act are severe.
For example, a company director who acted
recklessly and in doing so exposed others to risk
can be fined up to $600,000 or sentenced to five
years in prison.
If a worker believes the work they have to do
is unsafe because it will expose them or other
people to serious risk of harm, they can refuse
to carry out the work.
From a practical perspective, the act requires
organisations to do things like ensuring
workers have enough space to do their work,
have sufficient lighting and ventilation to work
without risks to their health and safety and have
access to safety equipment and clothing when
required. Companies must also provide a supply
of drinking water to their workers and have
facilities where workers who don’t feel well
can rest.
At the end of the day, Geoff said, the HSWA has
a focus on risk management instead of hazard
management and everyone has a responsibility
to ensure everyone else stays safe.
The HSWA is a game changer. It’s not easy to
understand. Geoff could only cover the basics in
his presentation. Companies and organisations
shouldn’t hesitate to engage specialist help to
make sure they get it right. Well done to the
Mercury Bay Business Association for creating
an awareness among the local community of
this very important piece of legislation.
Occupational safety and health consultant Geoff Brokenshire after the seminar on the
new Health and Safety at Work Act that was held on Wednesday last week in
Whitianga with Paulette Hoyland (on the right), district manager of AON Insurance Brokers,
and Mercury Bay Business Association committee members (from left to right)
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News from the Toy Library
Sponsored by Mercury Bay Plumbing & Drainage - Tel 866 4838
The beginning of April we had our AGM and
had to say goodbye to our longest serving
volunteer Sylvia Bethell. She has been
involved with the Whitianga Toy Library for
over 13 years. She will be well missed and we
all wish her good health and prosperity.
We welcome Betty Tocker as our new
treasurer and database manager and look
forward to her continued involvement.
The rest of the team is Sarah Peignier
(secretary), Amber Spence (membership
officer) and myself Helena James (president/
grants officer/media liaison).
We need new volunteers, new faces and
new ideas to help our small team. You can
volunteer as a librarian, as a committee
member and/or assisting with fundraising,
stocktaking and working bees. If you are keen
to join us, please call me on (027) 936 6835
or pop into the toy library when we are open
Wednesdays 2.30pm - 4.00pm or Fridays
10.00am - 11.30 am and talk to one of our
librarians.
The Whitianga Toy Library would like to
thank Mercury Bay Plumbing & Drainage for
their generous sponsorship for our monthly
column in the Informer. Thank you for your
support, it is greatly appreciated.
“Play is the way!”
Helena James
President
The Whitianga Toy Library is situated in Isabella Street
(between Coghill and Campbell Streets).
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Would you like a fun day out in the bush?
Kauri 2000 Trust is looking for volunteer planters
to help with planting kauri seedlings.
We will be planting Saturday 11 June at the
Matarangi reserve (Kuaotunu)
Starting at 9am
Please make sure shoes and tools are clean
to prevent spread of kauri dieback.
Sausage sizzle to follow planting.
Please contact the office or e-mail us for details.
P 07 866 0468
E info@kauri2000.co.nz
Plant a kauri … recreate a forest!
www.kauri2000.co.nz
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Kuaotunu photographer Police Report
accepted into NZ Art Show By Senior Sergeant John Taaka
Monday 23 May to Monday 30 May 2016
Following his successful solo exhibition at Luke’s Kitchen in Kuaotunu in January this year,
Kuaotunu resident Ian Preece (pictured) - owner of Seascape Photography Adventures has been accepted into the New Zealand Art Show that will be held in Wellington over Queen’s
Birthday Weekend (3 - 6 June).
The show is New Zealand’s largest and most popular platform for showcasing and selling
original art - all with a New Zealand focus.
“Entry isn’t automatic and is based on a submission and selection process”, says Ian. “I’m very
excited to be accepted to exhibit at such a prestigious event on the New Zealand art calendar.
“The focus for my photography and this exhibition specifically is very much the Coromandel,
a point I made clear in my submission. It’s not only an opportunity for people to see my work,
but to also see a side of the Coromandel that’s maybe a little different to the images they
normally see.”
Ian’s exhibition is a mixture of his existing work presented in different ways as well as new
work that he has collected in the last few months. “It’s important to keep yourself active and
energized about your work,” he says. “Something I don’t find difficult to do in such an inspiring
place as the Coromandel.
“For me the New Zealand Art Show is particularly exciting because I don’t sell my work
online - only through galleries and exhibitions. Seascape Photography Adventures is about
teaching people how to develop their own passions for photography in one of the most
photogenic places in the world.”
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GENERAL
The past week has seen a number of different
tasks for the Whitianga Police, just business
as usual for us. Plenty of complaints
of bad driving incidents and accidents.
Family violence still features, as well as drink
driving and public assaults.
Still a lot of found property being reported
in our area. Please take care and hold on to
your stuff. If you do lose something valuable,
let us know as someone may have handed
it in.
ARRESTS
A young man was arrested and charged with
assault as a result of a drunken confrontation
on a dance floor, which led to a violent attack
in public and caused serious injuries to the
victim - a senseless incident which now
requires recuperation for injuries sustained
by the victim and court appearances for the
offender. If you are out socialising, “Plan B4
You Party,” don’t drink too much and have
sober drivers and friends who will look after
you and your other friends.
OCCURRENCES
Family violence still features in Whitianga,
requiring three responses by the Police.
While not always involving physical violence,
emotional and psychological abuse is just a
bad. Remember there is help for you in the
community if you think you need it. If you
want to live without violence, seek help. Call
your local support agency or the Police.
Rural properties are often soft targets for
would be thieves. They are often secluded and
vacant during the day. Please remember to be
vigilant with your property, lock your house,
secure farm bikes and other equipment.
This week we have had two reports of
suspicious behaviour about rural property,
so please don’t hesitate to call the Police
and tell us. Your information might link to
something we are working on.
TRAFFIC
This is the wet season, plenty of rain,
plenty of risky roads and traffic and plenty
of risks still being taken by drivers. Pull over
if you think you need to and let others pass.
When following, be patient and don’t take
risks when passing on often slippery roads.
It only takes one mistake, however small,
in this weather the result could be tragic.
So, be vigilant, report suspicious behaviour
and be a courteous driver.
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News from Thames-Coromandel District Council
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Beating the feet from
Whitianga Wharf through
to Brophy’s Beach
Did you know it’s approximately 3.5km from the Whitianga
Wharf through to Stormont Lane at the end of Brophy’s Beach?
“The footpath provides a visual link which spans
the entire beachfront and hopefully gives everyone
inspiration to use it as a fitness trail or just a daily wander
to enjoy the stunning views of the Mercury Bay,” says
Mercury Bay
Community Board
UPDATE
• A request by St John Hahei to lease land to
establish an operating base on the Kotare Reserve at
Pa Rd is being supported by the Community Board. St
John are proposing a staged approach, with Stage One
being the construction of a garage and Stage Two, the
construction of a building which can accommodate
ambulance officers who want to work over the summer
months. St John Ambulance’s current station in Hahei
is a residential property which has been leased for the
last few years but is now on the market, which means
the town’s volunteers need to find a new base. The
plan is for St John to lease the land at Pa Rd from our
Council. The Community Board has recommended
that Council staff now begin to resolve issues relating
to the Reserve Act and Resource Management Act
so further progress can be made. A final plan for the
operating base will also need to be presented back to
the Community Board. Meanwhile St John have set up
a Givealittle Page to receive donations to help towards
the build. https://givealittle.co.nz/org/stjohnstation
Mercury Bay Community Board Chair Paul Kelly.
This also now allows for a pedestrian “zebra” crossing to
be built between the Buffalo Beach toilets, across to the
Continuing Care Rest Home.
Over the past few years the Mercury Bay Community
Board has been working behind the scenes with NZTA
and Council’s Roading team to address traffic and
pedestrian safety along this particular section of road.
This has included conducting peak traffic flows over
summer (which measured at up to 3500 vehicles per
day) and assessing the section of road in our 2014/15
Accessibility Audit.
“We know this area is used by the public, many with
prams as well as by people on bikes, in wheelchairs
or using mobility scooters,” says Mr Kelly. “But until
we were able to complete the entire footpath along
Buffalo Beach – and resolve car parking issues and
vehicle access arrangements with Oceania, who own
Continuing Care – the installation of a pedestrian
crossing couldn’t be initiated,” he says. “Until everything
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The cost for the zebra crossing is approximately $16k
and includes lighting, signage and kerb cut downs.
Meanwhile another pedestrian “refuge” is being
installed shortly at the roundabout at the end of Buffalo
Beach, which will also allow for safer crossing at the
roundabout across to Albert St.
Kerbside
Queen’s
Birthday
The week after the Queen’s Birthday long
weekend (from Monday 6 June), Kerbside
rubbish and recycling collections will be a day
later than usual. Check our Kerbside web page
for the collection schedule for your area:
www.tcdc.govt.nz/kerbside
The Refuse Transfer Station in Whitianga is open
over the long weekend, including late hours on
the public holiday Monday:
Saturday
11.00am-5.00pm
Sun & Mon
11:30am-7:30pm
For full RTS hours and locations around the
Coromandel check:
www.tcdc.govt.nz/rts
events
• The Mercury Bay Museum is one of the
beneficiaries of the Board’s Heritage Assistance Fund.
The Board’s approved $5000 to the Museum to help
with the reproduction of the “Saltspray and Sawdust”
book, which is a history of the Mercury Bay. Another
$5050 has been approved to help the Mercury Bay
Forest and Bird Society with restoration works at
Taputapuatea Spit.
• An interim Mercury Bay Sports Park Sponsorship
Policy has been adopted which allows for temporary
sponsorship signage to be used at the Mercury Bay
Multi Sport Park. Signage can be no bigger than
2.4mx1.2m and is to be located in the immediate
area where each sporting code is based within the
Sports Park. Signs will be reviewed annually with the
Community Board retaining the right to terminate any
approval. The Board has also approved an application
from the Mercury Bay Netball Centre to have a
maximum of 5 sponsorship signs around the netball
courts. It costs $34,000 a year for Council to maintain
the netball courts alone – and this comes out of
ratepayer funding. “It’s good to see the netball courts
being used regularly and we thank the Mercury Bay
Netball Club for being early supporters of the facility
since it opened – and to see that it is now growing in
use with other codes,” says Mercury Bay Community
Board Chair Paul Kelly.
was sealed and we had footpaths on both sides, building
the crossing would have been premature, in case it
needed to be moved.”
Walks Project update
Cooks Beach Hall, Saturday 4 June. An
update to the public on the Walks Project
and discussion around options for
crossing the Purangi Estuary.
www.tcdc.govt.nz/ccwalk
Volunteer dune
planting morning
4 June
9am-10am
4 June
10am-2pm
Cooks Beach, beside the Cook Memorial.
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And soon you’ll be able to run, walk or bike the entire
length by footpath. We’re just finishing off paving the
last two sections of footpath (from Brophy’s Beach
to Stormont Lane and from the roundabout at Albert
St down to Whitianga Wharf) which will then see the
entire waterfront linked together.
Two sections of the newly constructed footpath from the Whitianga Wharf through to Brophy’s Beach.
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From Whitianga to Miss Universe
New Zealand
“My dream is to make each and every woman
feel absolutely beautiful within themselves.”
These are the words of local make-up artist Jodie
Russell of Rouge Beauty. She has followed her
passion and, at just 27 years of age, established
herself as an eminent make-up artist on both the
local and national scene.
Jodie is from these parts of the world, attended
school in Whitianga and has “old family ties on
the Coromandel.” After she finished school in
2007, she moved to Auckland to do a course
in make-up at the Samala Robinson Academy,
New Zealand’s leading make-up school,
where she graduated with the coveted
Endorsement of Excellence.
That was followed by hairdresser training and
stints at French company Mods Hair and wellknown New Zealand hairdressing company
Rodney Wayne.
Returning home in 2012 for the birth of the first
of her two sons, you could imagine that things
might have slowed down for Jody. However,
since her graduation from the Samala Robinson
Academy, the school has been following her
progress. So, when an opportunity arose to work
on Miss Universe New Zealand 2016 and with
only four positions available, who did they call?
“There was I being personally asked,
by Samala herself, to represent her make-up
academy,” says Jody. “I worked last Saturday
and Sunday alongside only three other makeup artists and only four other hairdressers when
80 girls competed for their spot in the Miss
Universe New Zealand pageant.”
It was full-on, but Jodie didn’t back down
from the challenge. “Later in the year I get to go
and work on the final 20 girls trying to win the
crown of Miss Universe New Zealand 2016,”
she says. “The pageant will be held at Sky City
in Auckland.”
The winner of the pageant will go on to
represent New Zealand in the international Miss
Universe pageant.
“You never know, maybe one of the girls I
did make-up on will end up winning the title,”
says Jodie. “That would be amazing! I am
very excited about this opportunity as it shows
even living in a beautiful little town such as
Whitianga , you can still get selected to go to the
big city and go on to achieve amazing things.”
Jodie’s main focus, aside from her family,
is doing brides’ hair and makeup each summer
wedding season throughout the Coromandel
and the rest of New Zealand on request.
Jodie also does the Mercury Bay Area School
ball and the Whitianga Charity fundraiser ball
every year and often works alongside local
photographer Vaughan Grigsby.
“Love of beauty is taste, the creation of
beauty is art,” she says.
This is Jodie’s advice for aspiring makeup artists, “Get involved in as much work
experience as you can, as it all works towards
making you become the best version of you.
Practice makes perfect and fashion is constantly
changing. We need to morph with that change.
“Never give up on your dreams and life goals.
You can do anything that you put your mind
to. If you believe in yourself, you can succeed.
Practice is key. Learning from professionals
is important to becoming a truly great artist,
but making practice part of your everyday
routine is also critical.
“Enthusiasm is important. Nine years after
graduating from the Samala Robinson Academy
I am still as passionate about make-up as when
I first started. It encourages me to be unique and
express myself through make-up art.
“Really the key most important ingredient
to succeed is passion. If you are a young
aspiring artist with big dreams, aside from
your talent, your originality, your drive,
focus and dedication is what will make
you succeed.”
Whitianga make-up artist Jodie Russell at last weekend’s preliminary round of
Miss Universe New Zealand 2016.
Thumbs
Up
To the kind and
honest person
who found a
valuable birhday
ring that was lost at a rugby
game at Lyon Park in
Whitianga a few weeks ago
and handed the ring
in at the Mercury Bay
Rugby Club.
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Board Talk
Calling all artists and crafts people
to the
By the Mercury Bay Area School Board of Trustees
My name is Philip Morcom your Board of
Trustees chair for Mercury Bay Area School.
I would like to briefly acknowledge Dave
Lamason who retired from the board earlier this
year after many years of active and supportive
involvement, the last three as chairman.
Recently we had our trustee elections and I
would like to welcome Joe Reece to the board
as a new member.
A Board of Trustees’ primary objective is
to lift student achievement. It does this not by
becoming involved in the day to day running
of the school, but by governance through
strategic direction and resource provision in a
safe environment.
In MBAS there has been a lot happening
recently. The completion of stage one of the
new Hei classroom block has seen some very
excited students and teachers move into some
amazing new learning environments. I am
Coromandel Peninsula Art and Craft Fair
pleased to report that through the efforts of
principal John Wright and the board we now
have a clearer direction forward with the
Ministry of Education in terms of our property
planning. This has allowed us to look ahead
with confidence at future expansion, including
“stage 2” of the Hei block. This is particularly
important as our roll projections continue
to grow.
Finally I would like to mention a growing
area of our school that is beginning to pay
huge dividends to our students and community.
The trades programme is now growing across
many areas, including construction, hospitality,
agriculture and aircraft building.
This initiative has been in partnership with
community support and allows students the
opportunity to “hit the ground running” after
leaving school. There is much more to come
here, watch this space.
Saturday July 16 from 9am to 3pm
Whitianga Town Hall
Mercury Bay Art Escape invites Coromandel Peninsula crafts
people to participate in the fourth Art and Craft Fair.
All the craft must be made on the Coromandel Peninsula by craftspeople who live
or work on the Peninsula. (We do not include food items.)
Contact Alison Henry henry.a@xtra.co.nz P - 07 866 0020 M - 0274 824 110
for more information go to www.mercurybayartescape.com
Stage one of the new Hei classroom block at Mercury Bay Area School
has recently been completed.
The MERCURY BAY
HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP
Welcomes to you our next meeting
Thursday 2 June - 1:25pm
Guest Speaker
Marie Reilly Social Services Support Worker for P.R.O.P.
(People Relying on People - supporting families who have a
loved one with a mental illness or addiction)
Venue - Social Services Building, 2 Cook Drive, Whitianga
Door $2.00
Phone Maryanne on 869 5952
WHITIANGA PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC
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Sports Injuries / Post Surgery and Fracture Rehab
Acupuncture / Hand Therapy / Women’s Health Clinic
Physiotherapists with the qualifications to provide
excellence in physical health care
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Page 15
For the first time in Australasia...
Bothered and Bewildered
By Deli Connell
Dementia, it’s a terrible disease that can rob
families of their loved ones way before their
time... and perhaps it is the robbing of the
personality of that loved one that is the cruellest
part. It’s a timely topic with our aging population
and one getting a lot of media attention and
research dollars. You might be forgiven
for thinking it’s too grim a topic for a play
(well they’ve made a musical about menopause
for goodness sake)… not so.
That loveable (?) rogue Paul Henry has oft
joked about sending his mum to the “Home for
the Bewildered.” I really thought he’d coined
that particular phrase.
British playwright Gail Young has in
her second full-length play Bothered and
Bewildered taken a very difficult subject
and given it a light and sympathetic touch.
Billed as a comedy drama, it deals with the
problems faced by a family living with dementia.
The play premiered to sell-out audiences at the
Forum Studio Theatre in Chester in October
2014 and has gone on to other theatres in the
UK and beyond. The Coromandel Players will
be performing Gail’s work for the very first time
in Australasia in June.
Bothered and Bewildered follows Irene
and her two daughters Louise and Beth as the
girls lose their mum in spirit but not in body.
As her family struggle to come to terms with her
Alzheimer's, Irene's past passion for romantic
literature blurs with reality. She spends hours
discussing how best to write her “memory
book” with her imaginary friend and favourite
author Barbara Cartland (the deceased world
famous romantic novelist), disclosing long kept
family secrets that she would never divulge to
her daughters.
Director Don Hughes says, “I felt I should
add a few reassuring words about the play itself
to our regular supporters. It is not dismal and
it is most certainly not dreary. That the central
character, Irene, is slipping into dementia is
certainly true, but the playwright engages
our empathy in a series of both dramatic and
humorous scenes. The playwright herself
describes the play as a comedy/drama and,
surely, a play that includes Barbara Cartland
as Irene’s ‘invisible friend’ can’t be dull almost
by definition.
“If I were asked to pick out what is the main
theme or the threads that run through the play,
I would say love. This is a love story. The play
shows us the familial love of mothers, daughters
and granddaughter and then there is... well that’s
a secret and I’m not going to reveal, am I?”
A seasoned and enthusiastic troupe will be
treading the boards for this production. Irene
is played by Barbara O'Reilly, who was in
Taking Off by Roger Hall and her imaginary and
“invisible” friend Barbara Cartland is played by
Anne Zeeland who was the driving force behind
the establishment of the Coromandel Players
almost 40 years ago!
Liz Cameron plays Beth, one of Irene’s
daughters. As one of the founding members
of the Coromandel Players, Beth has a lot of
plays “under her belt.” Irene’s other daughter
Louise is played by Debbie Morgan, editor
of the Coromandel Chronicle in, as she says,
her first big part since having children.
Then we have Shelley, the granddaughter,
played by Taylor Port, who works at Mercury
Bay Pharmacy in Whitianga.
“John Eaglen is a newcomer to our group and
is working very hard on the set and lighting,”
says Liz. “We are thrilled to have him in
The
Coromandel Town. He was with the Opera
Factory in Auckland for a number of years.”
Bothered and Bewildered will be performed
at Hauraki House at 8:00pm on Friday 10 June,
Saturday 11 June and Friday 17 June, followed
by a matinee performance on Sunday 19 June at
2:00pm. Tickets cost $15 each and are available
from Harcourts Real Estate, Kapanga Road,
Coromandel Town.
For all of us living in Mercury Bay it will
certainly be worthwhile to venture over the hill
to Coromandel Town to experience something
that will make us think and, by the sound of it,
laugh as well…
proudly presents
Mercury Bay
A Gala Evening with Irene van Dyk
Friday 23 September 2016
Dress Code - Formal
Venue - Mercury Bay Area School Hall
Tickets are now available from
The Informer, $70 per person
Phone 866 2090 Email sharon@theinformer.co.nz
Menu
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• A selection of Asian-insp
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in bamboo steamer baskets
Main course (served family style))
• Thai roasted chicken an
nd pumpkin with
hoy
gingered bok ch
• Teriyaki glazed salmon wiith riice noodle slaaw
• Brraised sticky porkk hock with sesame riice
Dessert
esh fruit
• Platterrs of little sweet treats and fre
Wine on the table
Coffee and tea
Cash bar available
Programme
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Starter (served at 7:00pm)
Acknowledgement of the main sponsors of the
Mercury Bay Seaside Carnival
Re
ecognising our unsung communityy hero
oes
Main courrse
Address by Irene vaan Dyk
Desserrt
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Merrcury Baay Big Baand and
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Ju
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A Mercury Bay Area School and Mercury Bay Seaside Carnival Fundraiser
Mercury Bay Seaside Carnival Main Sponsors
Espy Cafe
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Gala Evening Sponsors
The Whitianga Hotel
Coromandel Cleaning Services
Joanna Mannington - Hahei Beach Catering
The Rustic Rose Florist
CocoLush Coconut Wax Candles
Peninsula Party Hire
Issue 691 - 1 June 2016
Need a project? Great home to do up.
Enjoy fantastic views. Owners no
longer need this holiday home
and have said “sell”.
For Sale $469,000
View
harcourts.co.nz/wi21025
Noelene Bellingham
M 0272 808 477
P 07 866 4981
2 Landel Place
84 Buffalo Beach Road
80 Hodge Road
Well maintained 3 bedroom home
Modern farmstyle 4 bdrm home with
on full section.
attached studio unit. 4 car garaging.
Cross the road to reserve and beach.
Need a project?
Great home to do up. Enjoy fantastic views.
Owners no longer need this holiday home
and have said “sell”.
For Sale
View
Wayne Anderson
M 021 963 354 P 07 866 4981
For Sale
View
Ann Hamilton
M 027 488 6675 P 07 866 4981
Enjoy the sparkling pacific ocean with
beach close by.
Luxury modern beach home with
enormous boatshed.
For Sale
View
Rob Ball
M 021 0238 9767 P 07 866 4981
Marie Osborn
M 027 433 4027 P 07 866 4981
17A Springbok Ave
• Fantastic location
14b Cooks Lookout
4 bedroom, 2 bathroom.
24 Gray Avenue, Kuaotunu
• Freehold
With awesome views.
• Brick low maintenance home
Enjoy the sparkling pacific ocean with beach close by.
Luxury modern beach home with
enormous boatshed.
For Sale
Katrina Carlyon
M 021 724 200 P 07 866 4981
For Sale
View
harcourts.co.nz/ID# wi21030
Noelene Bellingham
M 0272 808 477 P 07 866 4981
Big sunny family home, 2 living areas,
large garaging, workshop, separate
laundry, greenhouse.
Pristine condition, popular location and
priced to meet the
market.
For Sale $605,000
View
Peter MacGregor
M 027 224 7332
P 07 866 4981
10 Protea Crescent
Big sunny family home, 2 living areas, large garaging, workshop,
separate laundry, greenhouse.
Pristine condition, popular location and priced to meet the
market.
74 Wharekaho Road
20 Waitotara Way
Absolute beachfront at Simpson’s Beach.
North facing brick home.
Large, modern, practical, room for multiple families.
Spacious and in a great location.
For Sale Deadline sale by 23rd May 2016
(unless sold prior)
View
Rob Ball M 021 0238 9767 P 07 866 4981
For Sale $739,000
View
Katrina Carlyon
M 021 724 200 P 07 866 4981
Bronee Stanfield M 0272 929 742 P 07 866 4981
OPEN HOMES this weekend
Bronee Stanfield’s Open Homes
Saturday 4 June
Rob Ball’s Open Homes
Saturday 4 June
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1 - 1.30
2 - 2.30 pm
3 - 3.30 pm
4 - 4.30pm
5 Rabbit Way
29/1 Centennial Dr
74 Wharekaho Rd
24 Gray Ave, Kuaotunu
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11 - 11.45 am 8 Hei Esplanade
12 - 1.00 pm
27 Aquila Drive
1.30 - 2.30 pm 3 Little George Pl
Peter MacGregor’s Open Homes
Sunday 5 June
Saturday 4 June
Sunday 5 June
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4 - 5 pm
29/1 Centennial Dr
74 Wharekaho Rd
12 - 12.45 pm 28 Arawa Lane
1 - 2 pm
4 Roseberry Pl
harcourts.co.nz
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ADDRESS
Larsen Realty Ltd MREINZ Licensed Agent REAA 2008
TIME
ADDRESS
1 - 2 pm
4 Roseberry Pl
Harcourts Whitianga
71 Albert Street P 07 866 4981
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104 Buffalo Beach Road Saturday and Sunday 8.00am - 3.00pm. Bric a brac, all new clothes,
mosaic tiles. Something for everyone.
6 Centennial Drive Saturday and Sunday 8.00am. Quilting fabrics.
141 Centennial Drive Saturday and Sunday 8.00am - 12.00 noon.
160 Centennial Drive Sunday 8.00am. General items, single beds, 2 x fridges, freezer and more.
Ohuka
51 Cholmondeley Crescent Saturday 8.00am. A bit of everything.
Park
19 Cobham Lane Saturday from 7.30am. Household goods.
95 Cook Drive Saturday 8.00am.
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9 Heritage Close Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm. Household goods, clothes, books,
anchors, ladder, chairs and computer desk.
12 Kenneth Avenue Saturday 7.30am.
5 Laura Place Saturday 8.00am.
17a Mercury Street Saturday and Sunday 9.00am - 1.00pm. Clothes, kitchenware, bits and pieces.
10 Miro Place Saturday 8.00am. General items.
26 Park Lane Saturday and Sunday.
33 Park Lane Sunday 8.30am - 1.00pm. Quilts, magazines, crafts bits and pieces, children’s toys, furniture.
12 Pipi Dune Saturday 8.00am.
26 Robinson Road Saturday not before 8.00am Household items, clothes (W Ssize 6-20), kitchen and
linen, 4 x small marine diesel engines.
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guitar magazines, CDs, clothing, bric a brac, guitar accessories, furniture, synth keyboard.
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Whitianga Self Storage end of Moewai Road Saturday 8.00am - 1.00pm.
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Mosaic Gallery, 53 Albert Street. Saturday 10.00am - 2.00pm.
Community Groups
Kuaotunu Land SAR, Old Whitianga Fire Station.
Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm.
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Issue 691 - 1 June 2016
Learning about seaweed
and paying back the bank
The Mercury Bay Area School Year 9 students have been studying concepts regarding sustainable
business from early this year in science and maths. Their aim has been to create 21st century
business models and products which can support their community and effects global change.
Using their knowledge from learning areas in statistics, biology, finance and geometry,
the students have invented and created products that included seaweed as a renewable
resource.
On Wednesday last week the students had an opportunity to showcase, and sell, their products
at a sustainable market day held at MBAS.
“The students initially had to collect seaweed from Kuaotunu and Hot Water Beach and had to
ask the big question, ‘How much seaweed can we take before we begin to affect everything else
in our ecosystem?’” says MBAS science teacher Maddie Stonehouse.
“The students formed groups and came up with ideas for their products. From this they needed
to calculate their expenses and an overall profit projection and pitch this to [MBAS teacher]
Carol Boswell, who assumed the role of head of the bank, for a loan. The students then proceeded
to create packaging that could accurately hold and market their products.
“The entrepreneurs learned a huge amount during this experience - resourcefulness,
collaboration and creativity. And most of them managed to pay back the bank!”
Pictured are Year 9 students Aidan Kays (left) and Shannon de Klerk selling their Sea Lotion skin
care product during the sustainable market day.
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Museum Musings
By Richard Gates
Why is Mercury Bay a “nodal point” or centre
of perspective in the history of New Zealand?
Simple really, but it is a long story and all about
man wanting to know, “Where am I on this
spherical globe suspended in space and called
earth?”
It also has a lot to do with what happened here
on the 9th of November 1769 and the brilliance
of a certain Captain James Cook. But first,
the time honoured question I have posed dates
back to the ancient Greeks’ philosophical
speculation in the sixth century BC,
which then lead to Hellenistic astronomers
in the third century BC postulating that the
spherical shape of the earth is a physical given.
The ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy even
created a grid system and listed coordinates for
places throughout the then known world by
formulating the latitude and longitude system written in degrees using the symbol °. All this
was gradually adopted as a truism in the “Old
World” through to the middle ages. Any debate
on a flat or round earth was finally put to rest
in favour of round as a result of Ferdinand
Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano's 1519 1522 circumnavigation of the world.
However, it should be noted that the globe
is not actually spherical at all, but rather an
ellipsoid - the earth’s circumference at the
equator being greater than that between the
north and south poles - as was determined by
the celebrated English 17th century physicist
and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton in his
seminal book Philosophæ Naturalis Principia
Mathematica.
Then came the question of how explorers
who sailed on the high seas calculate latitude
and longitude when out of sight of familiar
land masses which, for example, surrounded
the Mediterranean from whence many of their
voyages originated. On open high seas with no
familiar land masses in sight, the problem was
perplexing as the only reference points were
the stars and the sun. Locations and courses
now had to be spatial and a navigator needed
to locate himself on a grid of imaginary lines of
latitude and longitude.
The Portuguese pioneered the method of
navigating by latitude by equipping their vessels
with astrolabes and cross staffs to measure the
altitudes of stars or the sun. It was not difficult
to determine one's latitude to within a degree by
this method. Longitude, however was a different
matter as observations of the sun and stars were
of no immediate help.
Latitude and longitude lines are a grid map
system, but instead of being straight lines on a
flat surface the lines encircle the Earth either as
horizontal circles or vertical half circles. In the
case of latitude, they are horizontal mapping
lines known as “parallels” of latitude because
they run parallel to the equator - like imaginary
horizontal “hula hoops” around the earth,
the biggest hoop being around the equator and
then progressively smaller ones stacked above
and below it to reach the North and South
Poles. The latitude lines are a numerical way to
measure how far north or south of the equator a
place is located - the equator being the starting
point for measuring latitude and marked as 0
degrees latitude. The number of latitude degrees
will be larger the further away from the equator
the place is located, all the way up to 90 degrees
latitude at the poles. Latitude locations are
given as “degrees north” or “degrees south.”
For example the latitude of Whitianga is 36° 50'
18” S.
Now we come to the most perplexing
navigational problem faced by early
navigators - how to establish longitude.
The vertical mapping lines on Earth are lines of
longitude, known as “meridians”. They can be
visualized as “hula hoops” cut in half, vertically
positioned with one end at the North Pole and
the other at the South Pole (all collectively
converging at the Poles).
Longitude lines are a numerical way to show
and measure how far a location is east or west
of a universal vertical line called the Prime
Meridian. This Prime Meridian line runs
vertically, north and south, right over the British
Royal Observatory in Greenwich England,
from the North Pole to the South Pole. As the
vertical starting point for longitude, the Prime
Meridian is numbered 0 degrees longitude.
There are 180 vertical longitude lines east
or west of the Prime Meridian and longitude
locations are given as “degrees east” or
“degrees west” - the 180 degree line is a single
vertical line call the International Date Line and
is directly opposite the Prime Meridian.
If you cross the 180 degree line of latitude in
the Pacific Ocean in either direction, then you
are on the way back to the Prime Meridian.
The real problem in trying to establish longitude
without knowing the difference between the
time at the Prime Meridian and the time at
wherever you may be at any point on a voyage,
was the biggest challenge to navigators.
Whilst this is all very interesting and
explains, in short, the importance of grid lines
of latitude and longitude in determining “where
are we,” it does not explain how scientists,
astronomers,
mathematicians,
inventors
and clever navigators finally developed
mechanical means, navigational instruments
and observational techniques to give full effect
to their use, particularly longitude. This will be
the subject of my next article - how Mercury
Bay, New Zealand, played an important part in
the navigational continuum from lode stone to
compass, to sextant and to present day GPS.
Against an internal wall of the Mercury Bay Museum is a map of the explorer
James Cook’s voyages. Latitude and longitude lines form an important part of the map.
JUNE 2015 UPDATE
The weather has certainly started to change with patchy days. Winter is certainly
knocking on the door.
Luckily this has had minimal effect on the progress being made around the
Waterways development.
There is a real buzz with the area at the moment, everyone is busy and this has to
be beneficial to the local economy. New houses going up, lots of activity and people
employed, long may that continue. Welcome to all the new people who have moved
into the district.
Development
Hopper Construction is full steam ahead with completing the road around Endeavour
Quay. It is certainly taking shape now with the kerbs to go in next week and should
be completed by the end of June. The last remaining boat ramp sections are starting
to take shape and look great.
Marlin Waters
Once again great progress is being made here with the next four units
nearing completion.
Construction is due to take place on a set of three bedroom and two bathroom
units shortly. The Cove Construction team is making great progress in between the
rain showers.
Earthworks are also going ahead for the next set of two bedroom one bathroom
units. Along with this will be the first of the waterfronts sites, which will have stunning
views down the canal.
Stage 8
Stage 8 is the Kupe Drive extension and you will now see some of our earthwork
machinery already on site. They are undertaking some enabling work, clearing
drains and removing fences. This extension runs from the Joan Gaskell roundabout
by the Whitianga Fire Station along to Jacaranda Drive and will see approximately
34 sections expected to be completed by the end of this year. The plans and
price list are now available from our Sales Office. Sections range from $250,000
to $280,000.
Queen’s Birthday Weekend will see the inaugural Mercury Bay Music Festival take
off. This promises to bring a world of musical talent to our area and will include
many genres, including jazz, blues, big band, folk, J Pop and more. There will be
a number of workshops during the weekend. Please check the festival website
www.mercurybaymusicalfestival.co.nz to learn more and to secure your tickets.
One ticket will buy you 2 days and three nights of great entertainment.
Waterways is proud to be supporting this new event.
Scallop Festival
Time is flying by and already tickets are on sale for the Whitianga Scallop Festival 10 September 2016. For those who regularly attend this action packed day, we are
sure you already have your tickets, but for first timers, this is on the “must do” list!
Great food, great wine and beer and great entertainment. You can purchase tickets
and source more information by visiting www.scallopfestival.co.nz. Don’t snooze or
you’ll lose - tickets sell out fast.
Well Done
A big well done to Mercury Bay Community Board for its work on the new path
along the beachfront. There are always people running, walking or cycling along it.
It has become a real asset to the area.
Our sales office is open 7 days,
Weekdays 9:00am - 4:00pm and Saturdays and Sundays 10:00am - 2:00pm.
For further information please do not hesitate to contact our sales office on 07 866 0164.
Email - whitiangawaterways@xtra.co.nz Website - www.whitiangawaterways.co.nz
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The St John Siren
Sponsored by Mercury Bay Pharmacy Tel 866 4532
The weather still doesn’t feel like winter
with some days still in the low 20s and water
temperatures still up.
Last month for us at the Ambulance Station
at Whitianga has been one of contrasts,
some days up to six call-outs and other days
very quiet. Sometimes quiet days are good as
it allows us to catch up on duties that need to
be undertaken around the station and it also
allows me to catch up on the ever present flow
of “admin.”
We have had quite a few staff movements
last month. We have lost three officers whom
have moved out of the area, one having been
with us for six years, so we are sorry to lose
the expertise. However, on the plus side we
have gained five new officers during the
month - four new volunteers whom will be
commencing their initial courses in the next
few weeks and one new paid officer whom
has transferred from Auckland.
At the end of May our staffing stood
at four full-time paid officers and 21
volunteer officers.
May is usually one of our quieter months.
Last year we responded to 71 call-outs
during the month. Last month was on par
with that. We have attended 44 medical cases
and 23 trauma cases and have utilised an air
ambulance on two occasions.
Our total call-outs for the calendar year thus
far stands at around 455, which is 31 more
than at the same time last year.
As many of you will be aware, we have been
actively fundraising to establish an ambulance
station in Hahei. The St John Mercury
Bay Area Committee will pay for the new
ambulance station with this publicly raised
monies and reserves that have been built up
over the years and also with income from
the St John Opportunity Shop in Whitianga.
Fundraising and donations for this project
total in the vicinity of $80,000 at the moment.
At its meeting last week, the Mercury Bay
Community Board approved in principle the
allocation of Thames Coromandel District
Council land in Hahei for the purpose
of building a new ambulance station.
The proposal will now go to the full Council
for approval in June. The land that St John
has been offered will require a classification
change and as such will be subject to
public notification.
The area committee’s intent is to construct
a single bay ambulance station with staff
facilities as a first stage and then add on some
staff accommodation as stage two. At the
moment we are planning to have stage one
operational by mid-December 2016.
Fundraising for the activities of St John
in the Mercury Bay area is continuous and
involves not only the area committee, but a lot
of volunteers that keep the St John Op Shop
operating.
In addition to the new ambulance station in
Hahei, monies raised go towards ensuring that
the equipment in our ambulances is kept up
to date, maintenance of our facilities here in
Whitianga and looking after our first response
group in Hahei.
Last year we purchased two new
defibrillators and cardiac monitors worth
$23,000 each and these are what we are
currently using in our ambulances. Not
only are they rugged, but also sophisticated.
We are able to transmit data from the machines
to our clinical support centre in Auckland
for advice.
The St John Op Shop has expended into
furniture with a pop-up furniture shop in
Monk Street, so we are looking for good
second hand furniture to sell.
We are always looking for people to join
the ambulance service. All we ask for is for
you to volunteer your time, we will provide
all your training and uniform and you will be
part of a team that is well respected within
the community. Were on a roll with new
volunteer ambulance officers, so now is the
time to come along and join us. If this sounds
like you please phone the ambulance station
(07) 866 4747 to arrange an interview.
Mike Burrows
St John Whitianga
Ambulance
Station Manager
Whitianga
07 866 0070
• Spouting
• Roofing
• Water treatments systems
• Septic tanks
• Hot Water cylinders
• New Housing
• Alterations
• General Maintenance
• Solar water heating
• All LPG gas installation
by SEALY
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What’s On the next few weeks
Sponsored by Dive Zone Whitianga Tel (07) 867 1580
Op-Shops
Social Services Op-Shops - 2 Cook Drive, Whitianga. Open Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm and Coghill Street
(west of Albert Street), Whitianga. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00am - 1:00pm.
The Church Op-Shop, at St Andrews by the Sea Community Church, Owen Street, Whitianga. Open Thursday to
Saturday 8:30am - 12:30pm.
St John Opportunity Shop, Coghill Street (east of Albert Street), Whitianga. Open Monday to Friday,
10:00am - 4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am - 2:00pm. Phone 869 5416.
Justice of the Peace
Every Monday 10:00am - 12:00 noon at Whitianga Social Services, 2 Cook Drive. Phone 866 4476 for more information.
Mercury Bay Community Bus
Available for transport to hospital, specialist or health related appointments outside of the Whitianga area.
Phone 866 4993 for information and bookings.
Road Cycling and Mountain Biking
Road cycling 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.
Social Cycling Group
Meet every Sunday at 10:00am at Taylor’s Mistake, Whitianga. Short 45 minute cycle and coffee. Phone Bryan on
022 155 8944 for more information.
“Whitianga Movers and Losers” (the Old WW’s)
Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm at St Peters Anglican Church, Dundas St, Whitianga. $2 donation (to cover cost of room
rent). Support Group for women passionate about their health. Nourishing foods, moving more, towards better vitality and
weight loss. New members always welcome.
Mercury Bay Community Choir
Meets every Monday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm in the Mercury Bay Area School music room. Non-auditioned. New members
welcome. Contact Kate Nielsen on telephone 866 2573 or (027) 270 9058 for more information.
SeniorNet Whitianga Incorporated
Classes held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at various times. We give older adults an opportunity to demistify their
computers and to learn more about new communications and information technology. Contact Lorna Russell on
866 4215 for more information or to join.
Scottish Country Dancing
Every Monday 7:00pm - 9:00pm in the Whitianga Town Hall. Phone Anthea on 866 4516 for more information.
Mercury Bay Table Tennis
Every Tuesday 9:30am - 11:30am at the Whitianga Town Hall. All welcome. Phone Pat or Neville on 867 1447 for
more information.
Whitianga Toastmasters
Meet fortnightly on a Tuesday (first, third or third Tuesday of every month) at the Whitianga Art Group building, 20 School
Road (off Eyre Street), Whitianga, 6:30pm - 8:00pm. Visitors welcome.
Whitianga Community Waka Ama Club
Regular training sessions depending on the weather. New members always welcome. Message the club on
www.facebook.com/whitiangawakaama or phone or text Lisl on 021 148 6982 for further information.
Matarangi Craft Group
Meet the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at the Matarangi Fire Station. Phone Lesley on 866 0788 for
more information.
Whitianga Senior Citizens Club
Meet Mondays in the Whitianga Town Hall, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Bowls, scrabble, card games, housie etc. Afternoon tea,
55 plus age group. Phone Lance Hayson (president) on 866 5817 for more information.
Operation Cover-Up
Meet the last Wednesday of every month at Whitianga Social Services from 1:00pm - 3:00pm. An initiative knitting
clothing for Missions without Borders in the Ukraine and Moldova. Phone Brenda on 866 5814 for more information.
Whitianga Art Group
Meet every Thursday and Friday, 10:00am - 4:00pm, at the Art Centre in School Road, Whitianga. New members welcome.
Phone Rose on 022 139 2968 or Maryanne on 866 4099 for more information.
Mercury Bay Indoor Bowling Club
Every Thursday evening at 6:45pm in the Whitianga Town Hall. New members always welcome. Phone Alan on 866 4024
or Doreen on 866 5237 for more information or just come along.
St John Cadets
Meet every Monday from 6:30pm - 7:30pm at the St John Ambulance Station, Cook Drive, Whitianga. Phone Beth on
(07) 869 5294 or (021) 241 9757 for more information.
Mercury Bay Area School First XV Rugby Team
Away game against Paeroa College in Paeroa on Wednesday 1 June. Kick-off at 6:00pm.
Queen’s Birthday Weerkend, Friday 3 June - Sunday 5 June. A weekend of outstanding music performances and
workshops. Weekend pass adult $69, child $49, workshops $40. Programme and more information on pages 8 and 9 of
this issue of The Informer and at www.mercurybaymusicfestival.co.nz.
Whitianga Town Garage Sale
Queen’s Birthday weekend, Saturday 4 June - Monday 6 June. List and map of locations of all sales on page 18 of this
issue of The Informer.
Whitianga Art Group Queens Birthday Art Market
Saturday 4 June - Sunday 5 June at the Art Centre, School Road, Whitianga, 10:00am - 4:00pm. Free entry. Lots of
original paintings for sale by local artists.
Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club Snapper Tournament
Saturday 4 June. See www.gamebase.co.nz for more information.
Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club Soft Bait/Slow Jig Tournament
Sunday 5 June. Snapper and kahawai only. See www.gamebase.co.nz for more information.
Church Services
Mercury Bay Co-Operating Parish
St Andrews by the Sea Community Church, 9:30am every Sunday worship service and kids friendly Bible sessions,
Albert Street, Whitianga.
Anglican Services
St Peter the Fisherman, 9:30am Sunday services. All are welcome, Dundas Street, Whitianga.
Crossroad Encounter Fellowship
10:00am every Sunday, cnr Joan Gaskell Drive and Cook Drive, Whitianga.
St Patrick’s Catholic Church
Weekend Mass Saturday 5:30pm and Sunday 8.30am, Monday - Friday 9:00am (except Tuesday no Mass,
Wednesday 12:00 noon). Tairua Sunday 10:30am, Tuesday 9:00am, tel 866 2189.
Whitianga Baptist Church
10:00am every Sunday, children’s programme, 112 Cook Drive, Whitianga, tel 866 4027.
C3 Whitianga
10:00am every Sunday, children’s programme, 23 Coghill Street, Whitianga,
email info@c3whitianga.org.nz.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
Meet on Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am at the Whitianga Social Services building,
2 Cook Drive, Whitianga. Children’s programme. Phone 021 277 2126 for
more information.
Seventh Day Adventists
Home study group. Phone Laurie/Lois on 866 2808 for more information.
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Local firefighters do the community proud
in Road Crash Rescue challenge
Following on from heading off seven other
teams to win the North Island Road Crash
Rescue challenge in Greytown early last
month, the Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade
Road Crash Rescue team travelled to Taranaki
the weekend before last to take part in the
2016 National Road Crash Rescue challenge.
The Inglewood Volunteer Fire Brigade hosted
the event, which saw a total of 18 teams taking
part from all around New Zealand.
The Road Crash Rescue challenge has
become one of the most important events for
the United Fire Brigades’ Association of New
Zealand (UFBA) as it mirrors the increasing
number of road incidents volunteer fire fighters
are being asked to attend.
“While it’s a full on challenge and teams
are there to win, the event provides a unique
learning opportunity to practice rescue
and medical response skills in true-to-life
scenarios. The ultimate aim of any road crash
rescue team responding to a road crash is to
quickly assess the situation, take swift action
and to try and reduce the risk of further injury
The members of the Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade’s Road Crash Rescue team that
competed in the 2016 National Road Crash Rescue challenge the weekend before last. From left to
right, back - Kelvin Spence (coach), Max Day, Spida Mangin and Roly Chaney. Front - Dallas Martin,
Julian Lee and Sean King. Assistant coach Grassy Mangin is absent from the photo.
to vehicle occupants involved in the crash.
At the same time, teams need to do a risk
assessment of the immediate area around a
crash scene, as well as taking into account their
own safety. While we work hard to improve
during regular practice at home, nothing beats
these challenges to sharpen our skills and to
learn new techniques,” says Whitianga team
coach Kelvin Spence.
Each team consists of six members a designated team leader, two medics and three
toolies (the ones who operate the rams, cutters
and spreaders among other things). They race
against the clock to extricate and treat patients
in simulated road crashes while being scored
on their techniques at the same time. There are
a total of three surprise scenarios which teams
are required to deal with. They are controlled,
time critical and entrapment, with all taking
a different set of skills and techniques from
within each team.
It’s a serious competition with national and
regional challenges taking place and being run
in accordance with the rules and guidelines
laid out by the Australasian Road Rescue
Organisation.
Each year, the UFBA funds three teams
to attend the Australasian Road Crash
Rescue challenge.
In years when separate challenges are
held in the Noth and South Islands only,
they are the overall winner of the North
Island challenge, the overall winner of the
South Island challenge and the third team is
determined by random selection from the next
best place getters from the North and South
Island challenges, provided they have not
been previously funded to attend Australasian
challenge in the last five years
In years when a national challenge is held,
like this year, they are the overall winner of
the national challenge, the overall runnerup and the next best place getter that has not
been previously funded to the Australasian
challenge in the last five years.
This year’s overall winner was the team
from Rolleston, followed by Rangiora and
Hawera. The Whitianga volunteers finished a
very credible fourth only one point behind the
team from Hawera.
“We don’t suffer from lack of interest or
commitment from our local brigade members,
with a healthy number of them vying for team
selection. What we could do more of, however,
is a donation of any unwanted vehicles
to practice on. Anyone who has a vehicle
they would like to give to us, must please
have a chat our Senior Station Office Derek
Collier at Whitianga Sports in Albert Street,”
says Kelvin.
The Whitianga Road Crash Rescue team’s
trip to Inglewood was sponsored by Whiti City
Cabs and Fagans in Whitianga.
The UFBA serves and represents the interests
of 525 fire brigades and rural fire forces
throughout New Zealand, comprising more
than 10,000 firefighters. Membership consists
of volunteer and paid urban, rural, industrial
and defence brigades. Eighty per cent of all
firefighters in the country are volunteers.
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For the first time ever Mercury Bay Area School has a cheerleading squad… and they’re off to a
flying start.
The initiative to get a squad up and running belongs to Whitianga’s Heather Enchmarch, who used to
coach cheerleading in the United States before she moved to New Zealand a few years ago.
Heather isn’t a parent at MBAS, but missed being involved in cheerleading. “I put the word out early
this year and it didn’t take long for our squad to have 26 members,” she says. “I’m fortunate that senior
MBAS student Eden Sanders, who was part of an All Stars cheerleading squad [a squad participating in
competitions] in Australia, was happy to coach with me and MBAS mum Millie Reeves also put her hand
up to help.
“We train twice a week and the students are progressing in leaps and bounds. We’re now fundraising for
uniforms and all going to plan we’ll be able to perform at rugby, basketball and netball games next year.”
To help with their fundraising, the squad will this Saturday sell raffle tickets at New World Whitianga for a
trolley full of groceries donated by New World’s Stacey and Sally Rolton.
“I really would like to encourage people to buy raffle tickets,” says Heather. “All the members of our squad
are very motivated. They can’t wait to get to a point where they can perform and make their school and
community proud.”
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Things are looking bright for Ruby
By Gillian O’Neill
Twelve-year-old Ruby could be considered
one of the luckiest horses around.
Things are looking bright for the friendly
mare who has attracted an entourage of
friends and supporters since her plight was
publicised on social media.
Ruby’s owners, the Bovill family,
who moved to the Coromandel from
Hamilton just one year ago, say they have
been blown away with how the community
had taken Ruby to its heart after she sustained
life threatening injuries in a collision with a
car two weeks ago.
Ruby lives on a Hikuai dairy farm with
husband and wife Mark and Chris and their
daughters Courtney (13) and Olivia (9).
A bandaged Ruby back at home on the Bovill family’s Hikuai farm with
Courtney Bovill, 13 (right), and sister Olivia, 9.
“Originally we didn’t know what had
happened. Olivia came running in and told us
that Ruby was bleeding. She described it as
like a lion had taken a big chunk out of the
back of Ruby’s cheek,” says Chris.
As the Bovills set about calling the vet,
what they didn’t realise was that the power
of social media was already mobilising
a very unique emergency response team.
A Tairua resident had posted on local
Facebook page Tairua ChitChat how he had
seen a horse being struck by a car the previous
night. Despite having never met the Bovills
before and fuelled by memories of her own
special childhood relationship with horses,
this prompted local horse lover Sharni
Champion to take action.
“Sharni just appeared up the driveway.
She immediately suggested we take Ruby to
the horse vet in Matamata and she contacted
another neighbour Brenda Marshall to borrow
a horse float for us. She was absolutely
brilliant,” says Chris.
Realising that their horse had been
involved in a collision with a vehicle was
very frightening for the Bovills.
“The fact that Ruby was hurt was terrible,
but obviously it could have been a whole lot
worse. If a person had been injured we would
have been devastated,” says Chris.
The identity of the vehicle and driver
involved in the incident remains a mystery.
The family now believe the stormy weather
on the night of the incident must have spooked
Ruby to break through her gate and make her
way down to the State Highway. Thankfully
she was able to make her way back home
where her injuries were discovered the
following morning.
Chris says Sharni’s help went further
than assisting them to get Ruby to the vet.
“We were on our way to Matamata when I
got another phone call from Sharni. She told
me not to worry about the vet bill because she
had set up a Give-a-Little page to help raise
some money. I was just astounded. She just
went over and above and we are so grateful
for everything she did for us.”
Since then there have been countless offers
of help and support from right across the
community, from fundraising to practical
help with Ruby’s continuing care. Mark says
the whole experience had really underlined
how special the community is. “We knew
this was a good community, but this has been
pretty overwhelming, actually.”
Ruby is now at home recovering after
surgery and a five night stay in Matamata.
The first couple of days were touch and
go, with veterinary staff uncertain if Ruby
would survive her injuries, which included a
shattered jaw.
While she will need to return for a checkup and a possible further surgery, hopes are
now high that Ruby will make a full recovery.
“We just want to say a huge thank you to
Sharni, Brenda and everyone who has been
so kind and generous. We are so grateful,”
says Chris.
To date, Ruby’s Give a Little page has
raised $1,250.
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Catherine’s Column
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7. Minister (to)
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9. Hiring cost
12. Shooting stars
15. Lures (5,2)
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The budget wasn't thrilling or even very
surprising. It did not grapple with the
housing crisis which the Government
pretends does not exist. It did not help
schools. Instead it froze the operations
grant which schools use for multiple
activities in exchange for some dodgy
targeting of “at risk” kids.
The budget was lack lustre on public
health and minimalist on climate change.
The extra freshwater money turns out to
be the same money announced at the
Blue Greens conference several months
ago, except that its being drip fed over a
number of years.
The Budget did at least put $7 million
into cleaning up contaminated sites
and obscure as that might sound, I am
pleased. Any money spent reducing
toxic pollution is a good thing.
The Budget was all about investment
rhetoric, but bizarrely one of the biggest
investments is around $170 million
into spy services. Not great news for
all of us who dare to disagree with the
government and is public in our views.
Not good news for other public
services that actually need the money.
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Municipal
Last week’s solution
Do not get me started on more cuts
to DOC funding, because we will
lose forests and species while the
market is supposed to kick in and fund
conservation.
Budget day was enlivened by a protest
by a man driving a smoking truck to
the front of Parliament. His protest
slogan was long and confused. It was
something to do with corruption and one
of the Aussie banks.
I am all for non-violent protest,
but I hate incoherent protest slogans.
I am far more impressed with the
people of Karangahake and Coromandel
Watchdog for their challenges to the
Newcrest Gold drilling rig. There is
nothing confused about protecting
our homes and forests from the gold
mining giants whose vandalism leaves
deep scars.
There are some new exploration
licences around the back of Whitianga
and Otama, so people need to be alert in
their neighbourhoods. The Budget might
be a wet blanket, but our community
must never go to sleep in defence of our
land and waters.
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MBAS students hands on in Great
Mercury ’s success
Two and a half weeks ago Conservation
Minister Maggie Barry formally declared
Great Mercury Island (Ahuahu) free from
cats and rats.
Mercury Bay Area School students have
an active involvement in the island’s pesteradication and ongoing fauna and flora
restoration programme - a partnership
between Great Mercury Island’s owners,
Sir Michael Fay and David Richwhite,
and the Department of Conservation.
Firstly the students are involved in the
propagation of pohutukawa (metrosideros
excelsa). “Seed was collected this year from
Ahuahu by Department of Conservation
staff for the junior students in the school to
start propagating and the programme will
continue to roll over each year,” says MBAS
horticulture teacher Jamie Hutt.
Students will maintain the plants over a
MBAS teacher Jamie Hutt and senior students (from left to right) Jordan Martin-Free,
Dane Mathew and Keegan Gunner are this week on Great Mercury Island
helping with the surveying and eradication of moth plant.
few years, potting them on as required, and
ultimately the trees could be returned to Great
Mercury Island Island for planting.
“We are also looking into doing the same
thing for the native dune grass on Ahuahu,
the pingao [desmoschoenus spiralis],”
says Jamie. “It’s found only in New Zealand's
coastal environment and is one of our
major sand binders, trapping sand to create
dune systems.”
Cats and rats haven’t been the only threat to
indigenous flora and fauna on Great Mercury
Island. Dealing with the noxious weed known
as the kapok or moth plant (araujia hortorum)
is another way MBAS students are involved
in the restoration of the animal and plant
life on the island. In 2014 the school was
approached to help with the surveying of the
coverage of the noxious weed on the island.
“I took a group of Year 10 horticulture
students who stayed on the island for three
days working and living alongside island
and DOC staff,” says Jamie. “The surveying
involved students marking and mapping
the location of the moth plants using tape
measures, cameras, compasses and handheld
GPS units. It was a very exciting opportunity
for the students, who learnt new skills while
getting some ‘hands on’ learning outside
the classroom.”
This year MBAS is involved in not just
the surveying, but also the control of the
moth plant. This involves the physical
removal of younger plants and the chemical
treatment of larger plants. As such, this work
is being carried out by the senior horticulture
students. The controlling involves students
cutting plants and applying a herbicide gel to
the stem.
MBAS principal John Wright is
understandably proud of his students’
engagement with such a significant project.
“Over the last three years our school has
been liaising closely with Sir Michael
Fay over how we can not only support the
‘getting to pest free’ status, but how to help to
manage this once it is a reality. In addition to
pohutukawa seed propagation and moth plant
surveying and eradication, we have supported
the project through the production of 100
track tunnels in Term 4 last year to help with
the monitoring of any possible incursions of
pests onto the island.
“This kind of engagement of our young
people and staff with the whole project and
the collaboration between DOC, Sir Michael
and our school is superb. And the good
news is that we can see that this is just the
beginning. It’s a fabulous project and we are
totally engaged in continuing to be a part of it
into the future.”
Great Mercury Island is open to the public
to explore and enjoy, but precautions must be
taken to ensure that visitors do not have any
unwanted “passengers” (primarily hidden
rats) on their boats.
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Fishing Report By Alan Proctor
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This extended period of unsettled weather
has taken its toll on the level of fishing
effort this week, with very few vessels
taking to the sea and even the shore fishers
have been absent for a few days.
There’s still been a fair bit of fishing
going on around the river mouth and the
first part of Buffalo Beach, but it’s not the
humans gathering a feed.
A rather large pod of dolphins has been
hanging around on and off for quite a few
days now and they wouldn’t keep coming
back if there was no food for them.
These inquisitive mammals have spent
a fair bit of time riding the bow waves
and wakes of the ferry and other vessels
passing by, making for some excellent
photo opportunities for people in the right
spot at the right time.
A few consecutive days of strong west
to south westerly winds will often result in
a Bay full of birds and some huge workups. We’ve had a taste of this a few times
recently too, yet more evidence of ample
fish beneath the surface and an excellent
opportunity for anglers to get amongst the
kahawai, even from the beach at times.
Despite the poor return on fishing this
week caused by atrocious conditions,
the fish are still around with the few fishers
that have managed to sneak out having
done very well. After all, this is one of the
best times of the year for catching snapper
and kahawai, which is why we have our
Snapper Tournament scheduled for this
Saturday 4 June.
Our Soft Bait and Slow Jig Tournament,
which has already been postponed twice,
has been given a final reprieve on the
following day, Sunday 5 June.
If you’re not a member of our club,
but want to enquire about entering either
of these two competitions, please call us
on (07) 866 4121. Entry for the Snapper
Tournament is $20 and the Soft Bait and
Slow Jig Tournament will cost you $25.
All entry fees are returned as prize money.
I’m pleased to say the long range weather
forecast is for excellent conditions over the
long weekend, so both our tournaments
should go off with a bang.
It will be a busy weekend for the club as
we are also providing one of the venues
for the Mercury Bay Music Festival on
Saturday and Sunday and along with many
other local businesses, we’re looking
forward to seeing the influx of visitors as
they come to
sample a taste
of everything
we take for
granted.
Tight lines,
Alan
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The World of Insurance and Mortgages
By Rohit (Rolly) Ranchhod of SMART - Tel (07) 392 9123
The six biggest life insurance mistakes people make
Every morning when I turn on the television,
I see some advertisement talking about life
insurance or funeral insurance and how easy
it is to apply for and that it will only take five
to 10 minutes over the phone to get cover.
Buying a life insurance policy is not a five
minute job. It’s best done with an adviser who
specialises in selling this type of insurance.
An adviser has to be registered, has to
undergo a certain number of hours of training
every year to be competent and has to act in
the best interests of their clients. It’s the law.
Recently I also read an article about a
stepfather who blew his stepchildren’s
inheritance on a luxury holiday and other
big ticket toys such as a motorbike, jet-ski
and car.
All this after the children’s mum died of
cancer. How awful!
The children were 16 and 14 years of age
when their mum passed away. She did the
right thing by having life insurance in place
to make sure that her children would be taken
care of financially. Unfortunately, she died
without a will and the children’s stepfather
became the administrator of her estate.
To make matters worse, he also told the
children that they were not welcome back
into the family home, which went to him as
a co-owner.
Value your life.
Life insurance is generally something that
comes up because of an event, such as buying
a house or having children. The six biggest
mistakes people make with regard to life
insurance are as follows 1. Not taking out any life insurance or
putting it off. It's better to have insurance
and not need it, than to need it and not
have it.
2. Not having enough insurance. A family
losing their home is one of the worst case
scenarios that can be avoided.
3. Not insuring your spouse. Think about
all the scenarios that could affect
you and your children if your partner
passed away. Make sure you have a plan
in place.
4. Failing to consider available “extras.”
What add-on benefits are available with
life insurance and consider whether you
need them or not.
5. Not reviewing your policy yearly.
Bought a house, had a baby, started a
new job? It's time to review your policy.
6. Buying on price only. Other than price,
there are a host of factors to consider
when you purchase life insurance,
such as the built in extras, policy benefits
and customer service
It is also of utmost importance to ensure the
ownership of your policy is correct. At the
very least you must put a will in place so that
your policy gets paid to the very people you
intended the money to go to.
An insurance adviser can help you work out
the type and amount of insurance cover you
will need. They also have access to several
different insurance companies and will
research each of them to find the best option
for you.
Where those TV ads have a “one size fits
all” approach, an adviser offers you a personal
touch, which is on-going. Plus your insurance
will fit you like a glove.
Rohit (Rolly) Ranchhod (pictured here with his wife Sangita who’s working with him at SMART) is a registered financial adviser.
He has a Disclosure Statement that can be made available on request and free of charge.
Information contained in this column is of a general nature only and is not intended as
personalised financial advice. Rohit recommends seeking personalised financial advice from
your adviser before purchasing or changing a financial product.
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by SEALY
Issue 691 - 1 June 2016
Page 29
Everyman Cryptic Crossword
© The Observer
Observer Puzzle 691
Name: __________________________________________________________________
Tel no: __________________________________________________________________
Go in the draw to win a package of Mercury Bay delights (including restaurant, cafe and attraction
vouchers). Hand deliver or mail or scan and email your entry to The Mercury Bay Informer,
14 Monk Street, Whitianga or PO Box 426, Whitianga or info@theinformer.co.nz to reach us by
6:00pm Monday each week. The winner will be drawn in July 2016 and will be notified by phone.
No correspondence will be entered into once the winner has been notified. Conditions apply.
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Across
1 Iron commitment ultimately put
into state security (6)
4 Correct answer about cleric (8)
10 Mineral starts to appear blue and
silver in turn (9)
11 Feeling essential to brass
ensemble (5)
12 Text’s aims lie in unravelling
philosophy (14)
14 Charges to screen large fights (5)
16 Trace idea reforms wipe out (9)
17 State endless desire, then deceive
with misdeed (9)
19 Joint work about semiaquatic
mammal (5)
21 Opposing action from token
ruler? (14)
24 Notice colour around snake (5)
25 Queen with sign joined by
secretary in court before artist (9)
26 Settle with noble publican (8)
27 Performed unusually adeptly, short
of time (6)
Down
1 Reduced depth in amendment of
second law (6-4)
2 Delicate piece of cloth in folder (7)
3 Child, when tucked in, warm (5)
5 Character at home with a burden
accepting new one? (8,6)
6 Comedian finally among us,
mischievous kind (9)
7 Inability to remember bad men
dividing continent (7)
8 Always this crossword? Not half (4)
9 Painter showing variety of planet’s
scenery (7,7)
13 Earlier group full of energy loudly
followed by rising idol (10)
15 Rogue doctor absorbed by working
on clues (9)
18 Today, surrounded by signs of
approval, climbing mountain (7)
20 Quiet duck, truly wild fowl (7)
22 Shock upset father and friend (5)
23 End story in hearing (4)
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• 7 Day Service
• Weekly runs to
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• Free Quotes
• Friendly & Reliable
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Thumbs
Up
To the Whitianga
Coastguard
for opening on
Thursday last
week the doors of their base
to the Keas of the Whitianga
Sea Scouts and showing the
Keas around their boats and
the equipment they use in
their rescue operations.
by SEALY
Page 30
Issue 691 - 1 June 2016
Sport Results
MERCURY BAY BASKETBALL CLUB
Friday 27 May
A home game in Whitianga against Thames.
Results - Junior Girls - Mercury Bay 30 v Thames 18,
Junior Boys - Mercury Bay 51 v Thames 20, Senor Girls Mercury Bay 40 v Thames 33, Senior Boys - Mercury Bay
55 v Thames 55 (after Mercury Bay was down 20 points
at halftime).
Thanks to Trae Tane who travelled from Auckland to
referee for the Mercury Bay teams.
MERCURY BAY CLUB SNOOKER
Wednesday 25 May
Best of three frames.
Brian Codyre took away the bacon and eggs with 3 wins.
Two wins for Ian Baumgren and Barry Roach. One win for
Kevin Robinson and Peter Challis.
The highest break was shared by Brian Codyre and Kevin
Robinson. They are reluctant for their scores to be printed
as they weren't so great, but they were over a dozen and
less than a score.
MERCURY BAY JUNIOR RUGBY
Saturday 28 May
Under 8 - Mercury Bay 55 v Waihi Red 20.
Under 9 - The team played Paeroa in Paeroa. It was a nail
biting game to watch. The boys played extremely well
against a closely matched team.
Paeroa had five more subs than us, so as our boys tired,
Paeroa had a little bit more energy up their sleeves.
They ended up one over our boys in the last five minutes
with a result of 25-20.
Best and Fairest Player went to Quinn McCleery from
both sides. He had a great game, with two tries and some
great tacking and passing. Tackler of the Day went to Jay
Lorimer.
Keep up the great work, our defence is getting stronger
and stronger each week.
Under 11 Black - After a stormy start to the morning and
a delayed kick-off time, we made it to Waihi for a 1:00pm
game. Waihi have a very skilled side where all the boys
played consistent rugby, showing very few mistakes.
Brain Teaser - Vaki
© Tamaki Education and Sports Society Inc (www.vakipuzzles.com)
Brain Teaser Puzzle 691
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Tel no: _________________________________________________________________
Win a coffee and a muffin from Espy Cafe in Whitianga. Hand deliver or mail or scan and email
your entry to The Mercury Bay Informer, 14 Monk St, Whitianga or PO Box 426, Whitianga or
info@theinformer.co.nz to reach us by 6:00pm Monday each week. The winner must please claim
his/her prize from Espy Cafe directly before the Wednesday of the week following the issue in which
he/she was announced the winner.
Vaki Puzzle Instructions - The puzzle is solved when there is a letter (A - D) and a number (1 - 4)
in each cell and each letter and each number appears once in each row and once in each column.
Each pair occurs once and only once in a solved puzzle (A1 is the same pair as 1A).
Last week’s solution - Calkuro
Last week’s winner - Michael Hyder
Issue 691 - 1 June 2016
Mercury Bay got run off their feet in the first half,
but showed great determination in the second half with a
second half score of 15 - 12. Final score 46 - 12 to Waihi.
Well done Mercury Bay for never giving up and hopefully
the boys learned a lot playing such a skilful side.
Player of the Day was Mason Norgrove and Tackler of the
Day went to Riley Jackman. Colville Green converted one
try and was given Player of the Day from Waihi.
MERCURY BAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS RUGBY
Saturday 28 May
4th Grade - Te Aroha made the long trip to the Mercury
Bay Multisports Park. With torrential rain up until kick-off,
the Mercury Bay boys knew they would have to keep it
tight against the rain and wind and their expansive game
would have to wait until conditions allowed. With Te Aroha
playing with the weather, they made a fast start, scoring
a try in the first minutes (unfortunately the scoring wing
dislocating his shoulder in the process and halting the
game for 10 minutes). With the break in play, the Bay
reassessed and came out to dominate the rest of the half,
making a lot of ground through strong, hard running with
the reward of four unanswered tries. Halftime score 22 - 5
to Mercury Bay.
The second half was a scrappy, even affair with a lot of
stoppages from dropped balls, penalties and injuries.
This hindered the Bay as their fitness has been proving
invaluable in the later stages of games. With two tries to
each team in the half, the final score was a 32 - 15 win
for Mercury Bay.
Once again a total team effort.
3,2,1 Points - Player of the Day and 3 points - Dante
Sutherland, 2 points - Miller Vincent, 1 point - Kahn
Hibbert-Simpson. Player of the Day voted by Te Aroha Harry Evans, Crunchie Tackle of the Day - Noah Bowen,
Team Effort Award - Caleb Hogarth.
Try scorers - Harry Evans (2) ,Miller Vincent (2),
Daniel Cunningham and Luke Caddy, Conversion Luke Caddy.
Development Team - After a wet start to the day, we had
clear skies to play another challenging game of rugby at
Hauraki Plains College.
It was an evenly contested match with the game going
from one end of the field to the other. Mercury Bay had
most of the possession, but Hauraki’s defence was up
to the task, holding the Bay out on a couple occasions.
Mercury Bay’s forwards were making good ground
through the middle and the backs showed their speed
and skill to get within the try line for the third time, this
time the Bay was too strong with Antonio Anderson diving
over the line to score in the 20th minute. Mercury Bay was
back down inside the Hauraki 22 when a dropped ball
saw the speed of the Hauraki team make the most of our
mistake and against the run of play score a runaway try.
The Bay quickly recovered and Joe Reynolds scored again
in the 30th minute, making the score 12 - 5 at half time.
Hauraki scored first in the second half to even up the
points. The Bay needed to use all their skills to stay in
front. Once again the game swung from team to team.
It was an exciting game to watch and it was a very hard,
fair game of rugby. Mercury Bay taking out the win 24-15.
Tries scored by Antonio Anderson (2) and Joe Reynolds (2)
with two conversions. Players of the Day were Fletcher
Bale for the forwards and Izaak West for the backs.
MBAS First XV - After a week off it was back to business
for the team with a game against Te Aroha College in
Te Aroha.
The teams have already met this season and that game
was closely fought affair, so we went into the game
prepared for a bit more of the same. After the first half
and with the scores tied at 12 all, our predictions proved
to be right on the money.
Te Aroha came out in the second half all guns blazing and
really took it to the Bay. Our boys’ defence was strong
and determined, but cracks appeared in the armour and
tries were scored. At 26 - 12 to Te Aroha you might have
thought the Bay was done and dusted, but our boys never
gave up and were rewarded with a late try. The final score
was 26 - 17 to Te Aroha.
Tries to Jayden Tegg, Angus Arthur and Liam Parry.
The highlight of the day was all the parents and supporters
who made the long trip to support the team.
MERCURY BAY SENIOR RUGBY
Saturday 28 May
Senior A - Mercury Bay 7 v Tairua 26. The game was
played in Whitianga.
Senior B - Mercury Bay 10 v Waihou 7. The game was
played in Te Aroha.
MERCURY BAY INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Thursday 26 May
Winners - Brian Codyre, Nirie Reddy and Norm Strong.
Runners-Up - Doreen Davies, Lyn Wilkins and Neil Moore.
Good Sports - Merle Ward, Rose Stewart, Dot Codyre and
Dianne Southcombe.
COOKS BEACH INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Wednesday 25 May
Nineteen players competed.
Winners - Phil Costello, Meryll Hawke and Keith Wright.
Runners-Up - Norm Strong, Pixie Lacey, Alan Henry and
Robyn Wright.
TAIRUA INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Monday 23 May
It was a busy night with the First and Second
Year Championships and a roll up pairs competition for
other players.
Those in the championships put on a good display of
bowling and the final game was between Lori Sinton
and Bronwyn Williamson, with an appreciative audience
enjoying the contest. Nine ends were played and Bronwyn
came out the winner. Well done to both players.
The rest of the bowlers present had a roll up evening
and at the close of play the winners were Terry Hefferan
and Peter Paulson and the runners-up were Ken Lowe
and Celia Morrison. The Choc Fish Award went to John
McConnell and Diana Avery.
Raffles were won by Joan Smith, Bruce Crawford,
Eric Bartlett, Ray Bruce, Shirley Pederson and John Boon.
MERCURY BAY CONTRACT BRIDGE CLUB
Championship Pairs Round 1 - Wednesday 25 May
North/South - 1 Robyn Hogg and David Dylla 65.77,
2 Val Dwight and Sue Gill 54.17, 3 Annette Cox and
Alison Tichbon 50.0.
East/West - 1 Bill and Annette Cummings 61.61,
2 Giorgio Allemano and Augusta Canegallo 57.74,
3 Peter and Maureen France 55.95.
HAHEI BRIDGE CLUB
Mahurangi Pairs - Tuesday 24 May
North/South - 1 Bruce and Ngaire Barrack 62.43,
2 Peter Hogg and Alison Tichbon 53.70, 3 Alva Gibson and
Annette Cummings 52.91.
East/West - 1 Maureen France and Bill Cummings 58.33,
2 Chris Ellett and Barry Scott 56.85, 3 Myra Hoogwerf and
Sue Gill 53.57.
MERCURY BAY FOOTBALL CLUB
Saturday 28 May
Junior Boys - Mercury Bay 2 v Waihi 6. The game was
played in Waihi.
Senior Girls - The Mercury bay Makos left a dismal looking
Whitianga behind for a game in Hamilton with the help of
their sponsors Coromandel Outdoor Language school, The
Whitianga Hotel, Carl Gubb Electrical and Dino's Pizza.
Trialling a new team structure, the Makos started off
cautiously, but gained confidence and aggression after
the first 10 minutes. Unfortunately this cautious start
cost the Bay an unlucky goal against them, but the girls
started to play better as a team straight away supporting
and encouraging each other. As the game progressed,
the Bay had plenty of shots on goal by Tayla Martin-Free,
Natalija Beck, Lily Neilson and Hannah Trebes.
Hamilton Girls High also made shots, but they were
constantly repelled by the Makos great budding goal
keepers Toko Tsumura and Kenja Campbell. The girls were
passing well and improved as the game progressed.
Despite the intensity, aggression and structural play
getting better with every minute and shots on goal getting
more frequent, the girls just couldn't even the score and
the full time whistle went with the score 1 - 0 to Hamilton
Girls High. Player of the Day went to Gracie Robbins for
holding the defence together. A special mention to Toko
Tsumura for playing well both in goal and on the field.
Game report by Hannah Trebes.
MERCURY BAY NETBALL CENTRE
Wednesday 25 May
Results Collegiate - Senior B 47 v The Hustlers 17,
The Natives 28 v Firebirds 26.
Results Seniors - CAS Premier 18 v Vixens 31, Facebook
Ladies 37 v Whiti Ferns 17.
MERCURY BAY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Ladies Golf Area Stableford Round 2 - Wednesday 25 May
Results - 1 Debbie Davidson 35, 2 Pam Anderson 35,
3 Debbie Holmes 32, 4 Glenice Ebsworth 31, 5 Raewyn Hill
31, 6 Chrissie Smith 30.
Twos - Pam Anderson, Mainly Casual Nearest the Pin
on #4 - Carol Wyborn, Sheree Henderson Nearest the
Pin on #18/2 - Pam Anderson, The Harbour House Cafe
Voucher - Raffle won by Munin Tonsri.
Ladies Nine Hole Golf - Thursday 26 May
A putting competition was held.
The ladies with the lowest scores were Lindsey Rogers
and Audrey Vickers.
Audrey also had three pars.
PURANGI GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Ladies Nine Hole Golf - Tuesday 24 May
Results - 1 Bobbie Preston 19, 2 Jan Prendergast 18,
3 Anne Costello 16.
Mixed Nine Hole Golf - Thursday 26 May
Results - 1 Buck Prendergast +4, 2 John Hughes +3,
3 Meryll Hawke +2, 4 Equal Chris Ellett and Bill
Cummings +1.
TAIRUA COUNTRY CLUB
Ladies Nine Hole Strokeplay Golf - Tuesday 24 May
Results - 1 S Fellows 55, 2 B Bovelander 63, 3 L Sinton
64, 4 R Hope 65.
Ladies 18 Hole Golf Third Prescott, BOP, Putting,
Shootout - Tuesday 24 May
Results 0 - 31 - 1 M McCabe 36, 2 N Hoskins 34.
Results 32 – 40 - 1 R Hunter 39, 2 D Avery 35.
Page 31
Local speedway driver
takes out NZ title
Peter Candy, president of the Mercury Bay Speedway Club, put a frustrating speedway season
behind him to claim first place in the prestigious New Zealand CTRA Super Saloon championship
recently held in Kaikohe.
After the disappointment of failing to gain a podium place in the North Island championship
held at the Mercury Bay speedway track in Whitianga in early March, Peter undertook the long
haul up north intent on redemption. “I managed to qualify in top position after the heat races,
which placed my car on the front row of the grid for the championship race and held on for the
win against some pretty tough and formidable competition,” Peter says. “A big thanks to my
main sponsor Monrad Excavation and my chief crew man Aaron Peters who played a huge part
in getting me to the start line and bringing the title home to our local Mercury Bay club for the
first time.”
Pictured is Peter and his grandchildren, Chloe Roberts and Rylee Wotton, with his New Zealand
championship trophy.
Classifieds and Public Notices
HEALTH SERVICES
KSAR GARAGE SALE
PENINSULAR MIDWIVES
Jocelyn Yates 027 9124104
Fiona Kington 021 743 717 or
07 866 0413
Free Pregnancy Tests.
NATUROPATH
MEDICAL HERBALIST
Registered
Take out the guess work,
trust your health professional
Leanne Halliwell
0274 588 626 or 07 866 5899.
READINGS
PSYCHIC READINGS
SPIRITUAL HEALING
Text Verna 027 320 0079
vernacarrspiritualhealing.com
ART, CRAFT AND FARMERS MARKET
WHITIANGA ART, CRAFT & FARMERS MARKET
Saturday 4 June
Soldiers Memorial Park, Albert Street, Whitianga,
8:30am - 1:00pm.
Unique locally created art, craft & local produce.
Phone Anne 866 5550 or Doreen 866 5237.
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HOUSE FOR SALE
SERIOUSLY FOR SALE
NEW HOUSE FOR SALE
4 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom
12 Protea Crescent, Whitianga
OPEN HOMES
Sat 4th June 12-12.30pm
Sun 5th June 12-12.30pm
Enquiries - 027 271 4803
45 South Highway
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Double garage
Fully fenced 809sqm section
Close to school
Close to boat ramp
1 km to town
IN MEMORIAM
Trade Me Ref
Listing #: 1070522505
EILEEN HOWELLS
17.1.39 - 31.5.15
One year ago we lost our treasured wife, mother, nanna and friend.
Gone but never forgotten. Rest well beautiful lady.
Love Gwyn, Jackie and families.
SITUATIONS VACANT
HOLIDAY MANAGER
Join our team looking after our houses
and our guests in Hahei.
Love meeting people, have great attention
to detail and a cleaning extraordinaire?
Email gemma@bachcare.co.nz.
WANTED TO RENT/BUY
SWING MOORING, Whitianga Estuary,
long term rent or buy, 30ft, 1.5m.
Ph: (021) 129 4368
PUBLIC NOTICES
Phone Justin 021 125 1745
FIRST AID COURSES
WHITIANGA MARINA
Requires a person for a fixed term labour contract to
commence early June.
Contract involves heavy work, so good health and ability to work
long hours with heavy equipment in any weather is essential.
References as to work ethic are required and will
be checked thoroughly.
CVs can be dropped off at the marina office at the end of
Dundas Street, Whitianga or posted to PO Box 66, Whitianga 3542
or emailed to whitiangamarina@xtra.co.nz.
PUBLIC NOTICES
GUMTOWN/COROGLEN
HALL AGM
The AGM of residents, ratepayers
and members of the
Coroglen Hall Society is to be held
at the hall on
Sunday 19 June at 7:00pm.
New community-minded people
are needed to fill retiring
officers’ positions.
WORK WANTED
NZQA FIRST AID COURSES, available
now. Ph: Tracey (021) 462 554.
TOY LIBRRAY
CHIMNEY
SWEEP
WHITIANGA TOY LIBRARY
Isabella Street (off Coghill St)
Open Wednesday
2:30pm - 4:00pm and
Friday 10:00am - 11:30am.
New members welcome.
~Toys for Hire~
Clean and
efficient service.
Phone Ian now
on 866 5344.
WORK WANTED
CAREER COACHING,
RECRUITMENT SERVICES
Curriculum Vitaes, Cover Letters,
Interview Preparation,
Recruitment Services.
Phone Sharon 0274 962 684
sharon.daly61@xtra.co.nz
HOUSE WASHING
Detergent Soft Wash,
Roof Clean/Treatment,
Window Cleaning.
Phone Russell Short on 866 2097
or 0273 602 937.
MIKE’S MOWING
$25 empty sections, fortnightly or
monthly mowing.
Free edge spraying.
Free quotes.
Phone Mike or Deb 866 4678
or 027 320 1703.
THE BESS HANDZ
EMBROIDERED MONOGRAMS
Alterations, repairs, zip and
hem service.
Phone 866 5277.
FARRIER
2nd Hand Covers
HorseTransport
Saddlery
Cover Repairs
DAVE’S DRAINAGE
Drainlaying
Public & Private
1.8 Ton Digger Hire
30 Years Experience
Free Quotes or Advice
Call Dave
027 727 0348
davesdrainage@xtra.co.nz
Ron Cooke
GERIATRIC DAY (JUST KIDDING - ADULT DAY)
June 4th - 12:00 NOON START, Austin Drive, Whitianga
(Directions - Get onto State Highway 25,
turn onto Racecourse Road, left onto Austin Drive)
ALL ENTRIES VIA EMAIL PLEASE - mercurybayequestrianacademy@ihug.co.nz
ENTRY FEE - $35 PER PERSON
(Contacts - Ron Cooke 0274 984 447 or Elizabeth Cieslik 022 040 1842)
Turn Out - Ribbons, Novice Hack - Ribbons, Maiden Hack - Ribbons,
Lightweight Hack - Ribbons, Heavy Hack - Ribbons, Paced and Mannered - Ribbons,
Novice Rider - Ribbons, Open Rider - Ribbons, Novice Rider Over Fences - Ribbons,
Open Rider over Fences - Ribbons, Champion/Reserve of the Day - Rosettes.
BBQ and wine/beer included in entry.
This is to be a super fun day for adults of any age or ability on any horse,
there is no pressure to do anything except enjoy yourself.
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$459,000
866 5984
027 498 4447
Tricky Trees
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Pruning
Felling
Stump grinding
Firewood
Call Chris
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Hedge maintenance
Crown reductions
Difficult removals
Chip waste to mulch
021 240 9909
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FOR SALE
HOME BREW SUPPLIES
Come in for a browse.
Mercury Bay Pharmacy
BOATS WANTED
FIREWOOD
Dry pine, shed stored, $90.00 m³,
free delivery Whitianga,
Kuaotunu, Matarangi, Opito.
Phone Max on
(07) 867 1361 or (0274) 958 033.
MERCURY BAY
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Huge book sale
Queen’s Birthday Weekend.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
10:00am - 2:00pm.
$2 per book
FRIDGE/FREEZER, Fisher & Paykel,
side by side, stainless steel,
as new, $850.
ACCOMMODATION WANTED
WE NEED
YOUR BOAT NOW!!!
Quality late model trailer boats
needed for sale on behalf!
We have buyers waiting!
Call the team at Whitianga Marine
Centre today on 867 1182 or come in
to 233 South Highway, Whitianga.
WANTING TO RENT
3-4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, in Whitianga.
Phone (07) 867 1798
FOR HIRE
HUGE BOUNCY CASTLE,
$100 on site. FREE BBQ and
playground facilities. Ph: 866 0038,
www.combatzone.co.nz
BUSINESS FOR SALE
HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION
BUSINESS FOR SALE
Whitianga Signs
No experience necessary.
Phone 021 432 240.
HOLIDAY/SHORT TERM
ACCOMMODATION
Prime location in Whitianga.
Close to beach and shops.
Phone Rob on (0274) 926 773.
COURIER SERVICE
TO LET
TO RENT
Suit mature quiet single professional. Shared house with views.
One extra large living room (with built in robe) and separate bedroom.
Shared bathroom/kitchen. Power and wifi included. Part furnished.
For six, months June to December. $160 per week. References preferred.
Phone 021 024 19131.
LIONS KINDLING
Charlies Workshop,
7 Monk Street, Whitianga.
$10 per banana box.
Phone (07) 866 2218.
CATTERIES
OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE
Several sizes available in central Whitianga. Including all outgoings.
Phone 027 477 0132.
KRISTIN’S
BOARDING CATTERY
Vet nurse, warm, clean,
secure, outdoor run.
Phone 866 4724.
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).
CHURCH SERVICES
ANGLICAN
SERVICES
Robyn Turner 866 0098 or 027 550 0120
robyn.turner@bayleys.co.nz
Licensed under the REAA2008
St. Peter the Fisherman
Dundas Street, Whitianga
Sunday Service: 9:30am
ALL WELCOME
Enquiries Ph 869 5577
www.anglicanchurchwhitianga.co.nz
ST ANDREWS
BY THE SEA
Presbyterian/Methodist
Community Church
Albert Street, Whitianga
Sunday Worship 9:30am
Come, join the
family of God!
Enquiries 869 5452
www.standrewsbythesea.org.nz
MOTORHOMES FOR HIRE
VEHICLES FOR SALE
Free Days Special
Hire 7 days, pay for 5!
4 - 6 berth Motorhomes
Self-contained
Fully equipped
Drive on car licence
Travel 1 May – 30 Sep
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Issue 691 - 1 June 2016
Two MBAS netballers
chosen for Thames Valley
Mercury Bay Area School students Ella Tomkins and Grace Ngataua were recently chosen for
the Thames Valley Under 17 netball team. Both Ella and Grace are members of the Mercury Bay
Area School Senior A netball team.
This will be Ella’s second year representing Thames Valley. In 2015 she was a member of the
Thames Valley Under netball 15 team.
“It's so exciting to see two talented players from Mercury Bay get the acknowledgement they
deserve,” says MBAS Senior A coach Karen Aulelio. “Apart from the tremendous work ethics
Ella and Grace put into team trainings, they also put time into their own personal training.
They both have thoroughly earned their positions in the Thames Valley team through
determination and dedication to their sport.”
Pictured are Grace (front left) and Ella (next to Grace) with their MBAS Senior A team members
after they’ve throroughly beaten the MBAS First XV rugby team (yes, they played against
the boys) in a friendly netball encounter in the rain at the Mercury Bay Multisport Park on
Wednesday evening last week.
Issue 691 - 1 June 2016
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