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Issue 174February 2015
parading around the show grounds at various times, looking to sign upnew recruits.
“The Roman army is a great career choice!” quips club captainBrett Clark.
Members of Imperium-Romana have spare gear for anyprospective new members who would like to try out life as an ancientRoman. Non-combatant members include noble senators, matrons,children and slaves that wear period Roman dress to join in the Romanfeasts and fun. More information is available online at: www.imperium-romana.org.
For more on the HelensvilleA&P Show, see pages 2, 4, 8 and 9.
Gladiator is coming to the Helensville A&P Show. But fans of theRussell Crowe-starring movie shouldn’t expect to see any bloodshed- at least, not real blood.
Visitors to the 113th annual show on Saturday, February 28 will betreated to a Roman living history experience with authentic dress andsocial re-enactments featuring Roman civilians, Imperial RomanGuards and - yes - gladiators.
Two different re-enactment displays will be put on by theAuckland-based Imperium-Romana (Imperial Romans Society), whose goal is"to develop world-class standards of living history portraying andresearching the life and times of Roman people in the first and secondcenturies.”
The morning show will include a display of ancient Roman fightingformations, clashing shield-walls and the testudo (’tortoise’) formation,in which the fighters align their shields to form a packed formationcovered with shields on the front and top to advance against a hail ofarrow fire from enemy archers.
The afternoon show by members of the New Zealand GladiatorSchool will feature Roman gladiators fighting in the arena, including agladiatrix (female-fighter).
The mock gladiatorial battles will use special effects to simulatewounding and death and use lots of fake blood (in reality raspberrycordial and syrup).
The audience will be encouraged to decide the fate of the fightersin the traditional Roman manner, by raising thumbs-up for life, orthumbs-down for death. The re-enactments will be narrated, so there’sno confusion about the fighting being real!
The group will also have a large Roman style tent featuringdisplays of weapons, shields and other Roman artifacts. Around 12fully costumed Romans are expected to be atthe show, and visitors will be able to have theirphotograph taken with a gladiator.
During the day the Romans will beWriting competition on again
It’s time for locals to put pen to paperagain to write entries for the HelensvilleNews-sponsored A&P Show short storycompetition.
This year the ‘original writing section’ hasbeen opened up to children as well, with a 12-years-and-under class in addition to the openclass. In previous years, each story had touse three specified words. This year, theymust include the phrase “see you at theShow” instead.
There is a first prize of $25, and entriescost just $1 for show members and $2 fornon-members.
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Stories must be original writing of around450 words (one A4 page in 12pt text), andmust be received by 5pm on Wednesday,February 18.
Hard copies can be dropped off either atthe showground office or at Allsorts inC o m m e r c i a l R o a d , o r e m a i l e d t [email protected] aseither a Word document or PDF file.
Entries will be displayed in the mainindoor building on show day if space allows,and the winning open class story will beprinted in ’ March or AprilHelensville Newsissue depending on space.
� Roman soldiers clash shield-to-shield in a re-enactment
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Happy New Year everyone - not that it’s all that new anymore! I hope you all had anenjoyable time of the festive season.
There has been an extremely lively debate going on over the past couple of weeks on theHelensville Community Facebook page, about the merits or otherwise of correct spelling. Itbegan with one person having an issue with people who use ‘txt’ type spelling for generalwriting purposes.
The views seem to be split pretty evenly between those who maintain correct spelling andgrammar are still relevant and important in today’s world, and those who think it doesn’tmatter at all whether a person can spell or not, as long as their message is obvious.
As a journalist and editor, I’m obviously in the former camp, though I accept that languageevolves and that changes to the way we speak and write are inevitable over time. If a personwas never taught correct spelling and grammar, that’s something which can be hard toovercome - but I have an issue with people using ‘txt’ language just because it’s ‘easier’.
Oh, please note: next month’s issue will be coming out a week later than usual, so we canbring you photos from theA&P Show. It’ll be published on March 10.
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The Lions Club’s next book fair will beheld over the weekend of May 30-31.
It will follow the club’s successful pre-Christmas fair last year which raised justunder $6000. Funds raised from the bookfairs are distributed to local organisations ormembers of the community in need ofassistance.
About a third of the total book stock soldat the Christmas fair. The leftovers will be re-sorted, with damaged or unsaleable booksgoing to the Helensville Recycling Centrewhile suitable novels in less than prime
condition are donated to a mission library inthe Pacific Islands. The rest of the books arethen sold at the Lions book stall at theKaukapakapa Market, which is held on thethird Sunday of each month, and at otherevents run by the Lions Club of Helensville.
Books will be accepted throughout theyear; large quantities can be collected, andsmal ler lots lef t at the Helensvi l leInformation Centre. For more informationphone Chris on 420 8527 or Hilty on 4208122.
The 2015 Helensville A&P Show isn’t justabout looking at things and maybe going on afew rides; organisers are keen to point outthe opportunities for active participation byshow-goers.
The Children’s Trail is back for a secondyear. Children under 10 years old will receivean entry form at the entry gate. They thenneed to fo l l ow a map a round theshowgrounds, answering questions at eightspecified locations and getting stamps fromstewards for each correct answer. The first30 to take their completed answer sheet tothe show office will get a treat.
For adults, artist Andrew Hall will berunning a free sculpture workshop, helpingshow visitors turn waste into art, thanks to anAuckland Council Creative CommunityScheme grant. The ‘art from trash’ projectalso ties in with the show again being a zerowaste event.
Last year’s popular UHY Haines Norton‘Guess the Weight’ competition will be back,with locals able to guess the weight of twoanimals, most likely an alpaca and a bull.
And organisers are hoping to put onsome village fete-style games, such aswheelbarrow and egg-and-spoon races.
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Anyone interested in having a stall at themarket or finding out more about joining thegrowers’ collective can email Jake at:[email protected].
Refurbishment work on the formerParakai Tavern building is expected to belargely completed by the opening day.
Local company B. J. Wilson Builders gotthe contract for the work, and most of thesub-contractors are locals too. Up to 10workers are on site at any one time.
The Helensville District Health Trustraised around $600,000 for the project says
Jake, and has underwrittenthe balance to enable thebuilding to be finished.
“The building is about theHealth Trust taking a wideview of what health means,”says Jake.
The finished plan adheresc lose l y to the o r i g i na lconcepts released early lastyear, but with refinements forboth practicality and budgetreasons.
The main entrance willnow be at the front of thebuilding (facing the ParakaiSprings carpark) rather than
down the side. Some of the office spaceshave been changed to a more flexible, openplan ‘hot desk’ area, and the kitchen, chiller,storage and toilet areas have all beenmodified.
The building will feature a commercialkitchen available for locals to use, plus afour-station teaching kitchen, opening onto alarge central classroom area. The foodpreparation areas and market venue willmake Te Whare the centre for the SKFR.
Jake says the plan is for Te Whare tofeature a range of teaching options inaddition to cooking, including from providerssuch as Unitec, Northtec and ACG. Therewill also be scope for locals to run courses.
A booking system is already in place forpeople who want to run classes.
Te Whare Oranga Parakai will alsoö
feature a large multi-purpose space plusrooms that can be used for communityhealth initiatives, available to be rented justfor the time they are needed.
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A new market will be the first event at therefurbished Te Whare Oranga Parakai, theö
day following the building’s official openingon Saturday, March 28.
To be called the South Kaipara HarvestMarket, it will be held from 10am to 2pm onthe last Sunday of each month and it will befocused on regional food, produce andrelated goods. There will be barista coffeeand live music.
The ‘harvest’ name is important as it getsaround the requirement for farmer’s marketstalls to be manned by the food producer.
South Kaipara Food Revolution (SKFR)project manager Jake Morgan says the ideais to form a collective of local growers, oftenpeople who may have a little surplusproduce from their vegetable gardens or fruittrees, for instance, but who don’t haveenough of it to warrant having their ownmarket stall.
Their surplus would be either collectedor dropped off, bar coded, then sold at theSKFR stall. Bar coding the produce meansthe individual producers will be able toreceive payment for their goods, andbecause it would be a collective, memberswould only need to help out on the stallmaybe once in six months.
Unsold produce would either bereturned to the growers, or distributed tolocal schools as food boxes.
“It [the food revolution] is aboutdeveloping the South Kaipara as a fooddestination,” says Jake. “We want to attractpeople fromAuckland.”
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The Lions Roses Festival on Sunday,March 8 at the Riverside Reserve in MillRoad will feature a major change this year.
At previous events, entrants bought raffletickets, and associated numbered roseswere tossed in the Kaipara River on the dayto drift downstream with the tide, with thosecrossing the finish line first winning the majorprizes.
This year, the river race is being doneaway with.
Visibility of the race was always an issue,and Helensville Lions have instead come upwith a new plan which will enable everyoneat the festival to see the winning roses.
But they are staying tight-lipped aboutjust what that plan is, saying locals will haveto turn up on the day to see for themselves.
The prizes this year include an originalJ e f f T h o m s o n b o u q u e ts c u l p t u r e ; o n e w e e k ’stimeshare worldwide; an HPtablet and sleeve; a lunchcruise for two on the HaurakiGu l f ; an assor tment o fcreative toys; a wheelbarrowfilled with gardening goodies;a n d d i n n e r f o r t w o a tTheTasting Shed in Kumeu.
It wil l be the secondfestival under the ‘LionsRoses Fest ival ’ banner,having been held in i tsprevious ‘Running of theRoses’ incarnation since2009. The fest iva l wasrebranded and expanded last
on permanent display at the RSA rooms inCommercial Road, and a copy of each willalso be at the Helensville Museum.
A s w e l l a s t h e b i n d e r s , s m a l lreproductions of the nine large WWItimeline boards that have been installedaround Helensville will also be on display.Currently only seven of those boards havebeen put up, and the remaining two full-sizeones will also be on show.
The RSA also expects to have a few oftheir First World War artifacts on display.
year, and this March will again feature thenew, more family-oriented format. It will runfrom 10am to 3pm.
Entertainment will include live music,belly dancers, cheerleaders, food and craftstalls, children’s games and a fancy dresscompetition. There will be a demonstrationby police dogs, classic cars, games byIN2IT, and quickfire raffles.
The Coast Guard will be giving rides intheir boats, the museum will be open, andthe local fire brigade will have their smoking‘Wendy’House in action.
Barking dogs will also be on hand - theyare a group of people who teach childrenhow to approach and handle dogs.
For more information on the event phonePauline on 420 6208 or go to ‘The LionsRoses Festival’Facebook page.
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Helensville RSA will be honouring localswho died in the First World War at their standat the HelensvilleA&P Show.
The RSA was the recipient of one of theshow’s free community trade stands.
The organisation, with help fromArchives New Zealand, the Helensville &District Historical Society and local schools,has researched and put together binders foreach of the 35 soldiers.
The binders, tracing the histories of eachsoldier who died, will be on display at theRSA stand.After the show the binders will go
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Harcourts Helensville Realtyand its sales consultants have beend o n a t i n g a p o r t i o n o f t h e i rcommissions to the HarcourtsFoundation since late last year, withthe money raised to be returned tothe local community by way of grantsto successful applicants.
All money raised locally goesback into the Helensville real estatecompany’s franchise area.
“I would very much like to thankHarcourt's Foundation for their generouscontribution of $500 towards the HWFCChildren's Day Out event,” says the centre’smanager, Christine Salmon.
“The donation contributes towardsputting on an event that provides a fun timefor families, positively promoting the mostimportant role in life - parenting - andtreasuring our children.”
The HWFC has run the Children's DayOut for the past eight years as a way forprofessionals and organisations to interactwith the community in fun ways. The focus ison promoting active play between parentsand their children, the chance for localandparents to receive information on parentingand organisations that provide services tofamilies and youth.
Catering for children up to 12 years ofage, the 2015 Children's Day Out will run
from 10am to 1pm on Sunday, March 1 at theHelensville Memorial Hall with free entry.The theme this year is ‘Treasure ourChildren’.
The day will include b , founcy castles unactivities rizes nformation bags, p , i , and foodstalls.
The HWFC is a non-profit charitabletrust, and any donations are gratefullyreceived. Anyone wanting to contribute tothe Centre should phone Christine on 4207992, or direct credit into ASB 123 1390002928 00. The H W F C Char i t iesCommission Registration Number is:CC38349.
The Harcourts Foundation was set up in2008 and has since raised more than $2.7million. All its administration time is donated,meaning 100 percent of the money raisedgoes back to the communities.
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Two ‘At the Movies’-themed performances held in mid-December by local danceschool Danceville raised $1500 for the Helensville Women & Family Centre (HWFC).
The money went towards the 30-plus Christmas hampers given to local families bythe centre, and towards the Children’s Day Out on March 1.
The HWFC was chosen as the recipient of the shows’ proceeds by the students’parents at the request of Danceville’s Zoe Hogan.
After the final performance HWFC manager Christine Salmon was presented with the$1500 plus a box of groceries.
“Thank you so much Danceville - Zoe, parents and students - in generouslysupporting the centre and the work we do,” says Christine. “It is support like this thatenables our services and acknowledges our place in our community.”
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Dean has been a GP for 18 years, mostlyin the Auckland area but with a number oflocums around the country. He has also
worked in Gladstone inQueensland, Australia,and for three months inZimbabwe.
Like Trinh, Deantrained in medicine att h e U n i v e r s i t y o fAuckland and has spenttime as most of theh o s p i t a l s i n t h eA u c k l a n d a r e a ,including accident andemergency care.
H e h a s s p e c i a li n t e res t s i n spo r t sm e d i c i n e , m i n o rs u r g e r y , a n d t h espec ia l i s t a reas o fa v i a t i o n a n d d i v emedicine.
Dean and his familymoved to a 1.8ha lifestyle block inHelensville in April last year; his wife waskeen on a country lifestyle, and they wanted
their three children toattend Kingsway Schoolin Orewa. Dean wasinitially commuting towork in West Auckland,and then Orewa, untilthe Kaipara MedicalCentre position becameavailable.
As a keen sportsperson, the outdoorlifestyle offered by theH e l e n s v i l l e a r e aappeals to Dean. Hee n j o y s c y c l i n g ,swimming and running,a n d a l s o e n j o y strekking, high alpineclimbing and skiing. Histwin brother, Brent is aleading triathlete.
Originally from Titirangi, Dean is also akeen follower of politics.
Dr Sherine Tobias has left the medicalcentre so she can work closer to her family inSouthAuckland.
Two new doctors have started at KaiparaMedical Centre - although one of them willalready be familiar to many patients.
Dr Trinh Wright hasbeen at the centre for thepast six months as aregistrar doctor whileshe completed her GPtraining. She has nows ta r ted a one -yea rcontract in Helensville.
S h e g r e w u p i nA v o n d a l e a n dHenderson after herf a m i l y m o v e d t oAuckland from Vietnamwhen she was just two.
T r i n h s t u d i e dm e d i c i n e a t t h eUniversity of Aucklandmedical school, thenafter qualifying spentthree years in Aucklandhospitals, including ayear at Starship during which time shegained a diploma in pediatrics.
She then decided to move into generalpractice, completing hertraining over the pastyear.
Her areas of specialinterest are pediatricsand women’s health,and she expects to takeon further training in thelatter and possibly ruralemergency care.
Trinh lives with herh u s b a n d i n W e s tAuckland but says shefinds Helensville great,p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e“ i n t e res t i ng m ix o flifestyle block ownerscontrasting with thepoorer community”.
S h e s p e n d s h e rspare time with familyand friends, and is a keen Warriorssupporter.
The second new face at Kaipara MedicalCentre is Dr Dean Foster, who started therein late January.
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Helensville woman Lucinda Croft islooking for locals to interview about theirhealth histories.
The 27-year-old has just become acert i f ied hol ist ic health coach aftercompleting an online course from theInstitute for Integrative Nutrition in New York.
While still employed full-time as a sales rep forf a s h i o n l a b e l S t o l e nGirlfriends Club, Lucinda islooking to establish a clientbase in her spare time with aview to eventually workingfull-time as a health coach.
As a first step towardst h a t , s h e i s o f f e r i n ginterested locals a freec o n s u l t a t i o n . I f t h einterviewees decide theywould like to go further,Lucinda will be happy to take them on asclients, although she stresses there is noobligation. The interviews can be done eitherin person or by telephone.
As a health coach Lucinda will act as amentor for clients to help them achieve their
In February we are emphasising women’s health, in particular cervicalscreening. The DHB and Procare are enabling us to provide a funded freecervical smear to women aged between 30 and 69 who have never had asmear before, or if it has been five years since their last smear.
We currently have four nurses who take smears, and once a fortnightthere is an evening smear clinic available. We encourage women to beproactive in looking after their health, and smears are an important part ofwomen’s health screening.
February is also the start of the new school term, and is a good time forthose children entering school that have not yet had their four yearimmunisations to come and see our fantastic nurses to make sure they areprotected as much as possible.
From the reception and administration team: we currently waste a lot of time trying tocontact patients who have changed their contact details and not told us. It may be we haveurgent information, such as changes to medications, results or appointments.
If you change (or have changed) your address, home phone or particularly mobile phonenumber, please remember to notify us as soon as possible.
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wellness aims. She will look at all the facetsof the client’s health, including current eatinghabits, relationships, exercise, career, andsleep patterns, to develop a personalisedprogramme to help the client meet theirhealth and wellness goals.
“It’s a whole new paradigm of career,”she says, explaining thatwhile health coaching isalready big in the UnitedStates, it is still in its infancyin other countries.
Her New York courseincluded training in al ldietary theories. The idea ist h a t e v e r y p e r s o n i sdifferent, and there is no onediet that suits everyone -rather a tailored approach isneeded.
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Lots of new attractions at this month’sAs well as the headlining fighting Roman
gladiators (see article front page) there arenumerous new and updated attractions atthis year’s Helensville A&P Show, which forthe second year in a row will be a zero wasteevent.
The layout of the 113th annualshow on Saturday, February 28 hasbeen refined again for this year, withthe main entertainment stage movingback close to its original location infront of the main show building. Thefence bordering the racetrack will beremoved, allowing the stage to bemoved further back, leaving morespace in front of it.
On the stage the spotlight will befirmly on leading Auckland band SalValentine & the Babyshakes, playingat the Helensville Show for the firsttime.
Described by New Zealand musicdownload website Amplif ier as“widely regarded as one of thegreatest live acts in the country”, the 10-piecejazz and rhythm and blues band often has adistinctive big-band sound. They haverecorded both an album and an EP, currentlyavailable for sale.
Between their sets the audience will betreated to brother and sister Emilie Bartonand Chris Harwood, and the popular NorthShore-based Ukelele Union group.
For the young and young at heart,
another new act at the A&P Show is sure tobe a huge hit - Captain Festus McBoyle andhis band of pirates.
The captain, who describes himself as“New Zealand’s ultimate rotten pirateentertainer”, performs in the vein of Spike
Milligan, Benny Hill and Monty Python.His semi-vaudeville style musical show
also features sidekicks Ida Crumpet andPenny Short. They perform humouroussongs, play pirate games and tell ‘tales of thesea’, and have played before audiences ofmore than 12,000.
Other new attractions to look out forinclude maypole dancers and a display ofretro caravans and old and new farm
machinery.What was the ‘Relish the Taste’ food
demonstration and stall tent last year, locatedin the trade area, will this year become afarmers’market, while the food and wine areamoves back to its former spot between the
wood chopping and bar areas, bythe office end of the show building.
Of course the HelensvilleShow has its roots in our district’sagricultural and pastoral heritage,and the 2015 show will do what itdoes best - highlight the farmingaspect of our community throughdisplays and competitions ofanimals, including cattle, sheep,alpacas, miniature donkeys,horses, poultry and working dogs.Many of the trade stands will befarming-themed, plus there willaga in be a Jun io r Fa rmercompetit ion for local schoolchildren.
The Cookie Bear Roadshow,which will again feature a wide range of rides,mostly for school-aged children although anumber are aimed at smaller children.
Also returning will be the popular ‘WaterWalkers Zorbs’ , and there will be a verticalbungee jump.
The youngest visitors to the show will bepleased to see McDonald’s TravellingFarmyard back again, where they will be ableto pet and feed lambs, piglets and goats.
�Getting up close and personal with animals is what the Show is about
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Carmel s ace ainting’ f p will be back again todeck them out in all sorts of colourful designs.
Paul Stroobant will be running his popularclydesdale-drawn carriage rides, which giveshow visitors a good look around the groundsand everything that’s on offer, whileHelensville Pony Club will again be holdingpony rides for the children.
The Dayle ITM Woodhopping is one ofthe show’s most popular spectator sports,and the North Harbour Axemen will be inaction again this year.
Show organisers are keen for visitors tothe event to check out some of the other
returning regular competitions whichbecause of their locations on the ground aresometimes overlooked, such as the highlandd at the Railway Street side of theancingtrade area, and the s t which areheepdog rialssituated in the triangle of land between theracetrack, Railway St and Stewart St.
Other regular features will includedemonstrations by Brightside Spinners, andthe River Valley Amateur Winemakers &Brewers Guild, back for its 30th consecutiveyear at the show.
Once again a number of organisationshave been granted free trade spaces for theshow. This year they include Helensville
Lions; Helensville CAB;
Rural Women NZ; the McCosh CharitableTrust; South Kaipara Land Care, HelensvilleRSA; and Hospice WestAuckland.
As usual there will be free tractor ridesfrom the public carpark, accessed throughStewart Street, and an EFTPOS cash outfacility will be available at the show office.
Entry to the show is by cash only -EFTPOS will not be available at the gate.Entry: a s c pdults $10, chool hildren $5, re-schoolers , amily ass ( dults andfree f p two aup to children) $25four .
Show manager Caroline Andersonthanks the show’s sponsors and supportersas well as the Rodney Local Board for theirhelp in putting on what will be a fun-filled dayfor local families.
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As many as 75 mothers from aroundNew Zealand – five of them locals - will bebattling it out in Helensville on Saturday,February 14 for the title of 'Fittest Mum NZ2015'.
Competitors in the national CrossFitcompetition will compete for prizes in twocategories: 'RX' for the top athletesexperienced in CrossFit, and 'Scaled' forthose new to CrossFit or who cannot yet doall CrossFit movements.
They will have to complete four differentchallenging workouts to be in with a chanceof claiming bragging rights as the fittest mumin New Zealand.
The event will be held at CrossFit Infiniteat 79 Mill Rd, Helensville, next door toHelensville Fitness Centre, which will holdan open day at the same time. Thecompetition will run from 8am until about4pm and is expected to draw up to 400spectators.
A fundraiser for the local community willbe held in conjunction with the event.Competitors and supporters are beingasked to donate used children's clothes,which will be sold at a market stall at thecompetition with proceeds going to localcharity.
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While CrossFit started in Helensville inAugust last year, the competition will doubleas the official opening of CrossFitHelensville.
CrossFit is an international 'sport offitness' which encompasses strength, speedand cardiovascular endurance as well aspower, stamina, co-ordination, agility,balance, flexibility and accuracy.
The idea is for a CrossFit athlete to becapable of performing across a broad rangeof tasks and be equipped to deal with themany varied physical challenges they mightencounter in day to day life.
“In our gym we programme constantly-varied functional movements – those foundin real life,” says Sly.
“In this way we train our athletes to usethe basic mechanics of their bodies togreatest effect and therefore maximise theamount of work they can carry out in a settime frame.”
The focus of CrossFit isn't about lookinggood, but rather about improving functionalability.
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Hay time in Helensville
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Farmers around the district have literally been making hay whilethe sun shines over the past few weeks. Perfect hay making weatherhas followed a superb growing season, resulting in heavy hay cropsdistrict-wide, with many farmers getting many more bales made thanthey expected. However, with a drought looming for much of thecountry - including possibly in our district - there is likely to be a muchgreater demand for hay than normal as well.
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Helensville’s St John youth division will beback in action on Monday, February 16. Afamily-oriented youth group that caters forchildren and youth from 6-18 years, thedivision covers all aspects of first aid and isalso involved in local and community events.
The group meets on Monday eveningsfrom 6.30pm to 8pm behind the St JohnAmbulance Station in Rata Street. Phoneleader Anita on 021 294 0544 for moreinformation.
Former and present members of theHelensville St John Area Committee and OpShop staff gave up their New Year's Eve, untilthe early hours of the morning, to supportoperational ambulance crews on their busiestnight of the year.
Welfare stations, providing hot and colddrinks and food, were set up in theambulance bays at the four Aucklandhospitals. This enabled ambulance crews toget a short break between jobs. Donations ofhome made food, supplies purchased fromOp Shop sales proceeds, and companydonations meant there was plenty foreveryone. This has become an annualtradition and is greatly appreciated by thecrews.
Finally, Helensville St John plans to havea stall at the A&P Show on Saturday,February 28. It will showcase both the OpShop and the work St John does, both locallyand for the ambulances and crews who servethe South Kaipara population.
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Top painter and sculptor to exhibitExhibitions by top local artists, painter Jayne Thomas and sculptor
Jeff Thomson, kick off 2015 at theArt Centre in Karaka Street.Opening on Saturday, February 7, Jayne Thomas's exhibition will
showcase her unique approach to her work, whereby she oftencreates effects by burning paint away with a blow torch, revealingprevious layers of paint or even previous paintings.
“This is areal 'musts e e 'exhibition, ” s a y sA r tC e n t r ec o -ordinatorP a u l i n eDenton.
“ I f youlike one ofJ a y n e ' spaintings, buy itbefore she paintso v e r i t o r b l o wt o r c h e s i t ! ” s h equips.
P a u l i n e s a y sJayne marries her“maverick, almostv a n d a l i s t i ca p p r o a c h ” w i t hbeautifully lyricalp a i n t i n g a n ddrawing techniques.
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Rutherford College in 2000.Jayne works mainly in oils and
encaustic, her main subject being thehuman figure , looking at(left)
anonymity and what creates it. Shehas also tutored contemporary artfor three years.
Jayne's show will be followedin March by an exhibition of workby internationally recognisedH e l e n s v i l l e s c u l p t o r J e f fThomson.
“Jeff's shed has to be one ofthe most inspiring places to visit in
Helensville,” says Pauline, “and thisexhibition will give a real taster of what
is to be found lurking within its walls.”Jeff, known predominantly for his
corrugated iron works including animals, birds,c a r s and people, was recently commissioned to createkangaroos for an Australian airport. He also won an award in theWorld of WearableArts competition, andis now one of thejudges.
Auckland-bornJeff has become the'Corrugated Iron Manof Australasia'. Froman ea r l y age hedeveloped an abilityt o d r a w i m a g e squickly with pencilrather than using thewr i t ten word. Hestarted observingand collecting thewealth of highwayparaphernalia foundon New Zea landroadsides, leading tohis rural letterboxsculptures, the firstbody of Jeff's workst o g a i n n a t i o n a lrecognition.
H i s l a t e s tHelensville exhibitionwill be curated by Pauline's husband Andrew Denton. Andrewmentioned to Jeff that he'd love to do some art, and Jeff's responsewas the challenge: “why don't you”.
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Cucumber , tomatoes and the fresh greens gardens all take a lot of waterings vegetableand tending over the hot months of summer. The return for this effort is a bounty of fresh saladbasics around which most of our summer meals are based.
A few slices of dry parmesan tossed with the lettuce and olive oil then garnishd withshredded mint leaves and coriander is a family favourite.
Meanwhile out in the garden the sweetcorn is quietly doing its thing, not very demandingof your time or the watering can, yet able to produce a crop of equal importance.
As always the best of the corn all ripens at about the same time. So when it is at its best Igo through and pick the biggest and ripest cobs, we eat what we can fresh and process therest.
Sweetcorn can be easily stored in the freezer as whole cobs, to be pulled out andsteamed later, or it can be cut off the cobs with a sharp knife and the kernels canbe bagged and frozen. The kernels are fantastic when added to cornfritter recipes, can be thrown into stir fried dishes or simmered witha chicken frame to produce delicious chicken and s w e e t c o r nsoup.
There is also a very popular American s o u t h e r ns ‘ ’tates dish called Maque Chox . This is a s u m m e rstew of fresh corn, onions, garlic, a little chilli,tomatoes and cream. Usually served as a side dishit will sit nicely alongside salads and meats at abarbeque.
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Add the corn and the sour cream and cook for another few minutes until the corn is tenderand the mix is quite thick. Season with salt and black pepper then serve in a bowl with thefresh basil sprinkled on top.
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Sunday, February 15 from 8.30am to 1pm,featuring live music from Foster Watkinsonon the tenor sax plus stalls, food, coffee andmore. For more information or to book a stallphone Sarah on 0274 831542 or [email protected]
In conjunction with the market will beStory Time with Crispin Caldicott, who will bereading from a selection of classic children’sbooks in the the historic KaukapakapaLibrary between 10am and 1pm.
HELENSVILLE AGLOWPastor Len Buttner from the Eagle
Ascend Ministry will be guest speaker at theHelensville Aglow meeting on Friday,February 27, 7.30pm at the Helensville WarMemorial Hall.
He has given talks in Africa, Australia, theUnited Kingdom,Asia and New Zealand, andhe will talk about ‘The Power of the Love ofGod’. All welcome; a donation is requested.Enquiries to Marilyn Gray, phone 420 4346 or027 290 3605.
SOUTH KAIPARA U3ADr Mary Ann Powell will speak on 'Rural
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F will atair be held the school grounds onSaturday March ., 7 from 10am to 2pm
There will be m p ; diniature onies onkeyr ; p o f s s and cides lant, ld ashioned weet akes s; r ; a ;tall affles uctions all day entertainmenton stage the Helensville Farmlands; andGumboot Toss with Red Band umboots andgjandals up for grabs.
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