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MAY 2015
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10th ALTERNATIVE THERAPY FESTIVAL WITH
ARTS & CRAFTS AT KOKATAHI HALL
SAT 2nd MAY 10am - 6pm SUN 3rd MAY 10am - 4pm
GOLD COIN ENTRY PROFITS GO TO RED CROSS
Friday 1st May 7pm Linking with Spirits, Clairvoyant &
Medium $25 tickets at the door
What is Mayday? In many Northern
Hemisphere countries, and, interestingly, in parts of
Australia, the first of May is a public holiday called
Mayday. Celebrating Mayday is a very old tradition,
stemming from pre-Christian times in Europe. Many
centuries ago, Mayday eve was celebrated as the
coming of summer, called Beltane in England, and
Walpurgis Night in Germany. Both celebrations involve bonfires and dancing. On
Walpurgis Night, so the legend goes, witches hold a great celebration around a
bonfire on a mountain in Germany. Another tradition is the maypole, which is a
tall, decorated pole around which dancers dance with
ribbons.
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Franz Josef MAY 2015
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We have recently welcomed the newest
addi�on to our team in South Westland, Glenn
Edwards has recently moved to Fox Glacier from the
Nelson area.
Glenn has a background in heat pumps,
appliance repairs and most things electrical. This
means we are now able to install heat pumps, repair
refrigera�on faults and repair appliances which we
have not been able to do in the past.
In the South Westland area we are now able to
provide the following services:
*Domes�c, Commercial and Dairy electrical work
*Servicing, Installa�on and Repairs of Heat Pumps
*Servicing and Repairs of Refrigera�on Equipment
*Freeview TV
*Appliance Repairs
*Obliga�on Free Quotes
Free Phone 0800 768 494
Adrian 027 728 2078
Dougal 027 497 7587
Glenn 027 546 9388
Gordon 027 531 4907
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Drs Jenny James and Robin Barraclough have recently taken
over the South Westland General Prac�ce from Mar�n
London.
Originally from England, they have both travelled extensively
and worked in many different hospital and GP situa�ons,
including the last 2 years in New Zealand but have now
decided that South Westland is their ‘dream prac�ce’.
Jenny grew up on a pig farm in Shropshire on the borders of
Wales. Her mother’s family have always been farmers,
originally in Cornwall, and her grandfather, who made the
move, was an early leader and a teacher of pig farming as a
science. Jenny remembers ruefully the impact that the care of
1000 pigs had on her Christmas. “The pigs had to be fed and
watered before any of us could open our presents!”
Jenny’s father’s family had been teachers in South Wales but
her grandfather became a GP in Birmingham, where he cared
for several genera�ons of the Cadbury family. Her father’s
brother was also a GP, living and working in the family home
where her grandmother s�ll lives.
Jenny’s parents met at agricultural college where her mother
studied accountancy and farm management. They married
young and eventually took over the farm where Jenny and her
younger sister learned to balance pig care du�es with
schoolwork.
When she leI school, Jenny decided on a career as a forensic
pathologist and enrolled to study biomedical science at
university but soon discovered that forensic pathology was
mostly maths and sta�s�cs which she did not enjoy. She
switched to microbiology and worked as a researcher in the
field of an�bio�c resistance.
However, when she discovered that clinical medicine and
pa�ents interested her much more, she enrolled to study
medicine at NoKngham University, with the post graduate
course based in Derby – close to the wonderful gritstone
edges of the Peak District. This is where she met Robin.
Jenny discovered rock-climbing while s�ll at school and it
remains her favourite leisure-�me ac�vity. She has climbed all
over Britain and around the World, combining travel,
medicine, rock-climbing
and mountaineering in
places as far away as
Kathmandu and
Cambodia. There she
lived on a small island in
the Gulf of Thailand,
caring for members of a
scien�fic expedi�on as
well as the locals –
“lovely, quiet, stoic
people in spite of their
appalling recent
history”.
AIer gradua�ng, Jenny
worked in the
Emergency Department
in Wick Hospital in the extreme north of Scotland. Faced with
the need for further training in medicine, she decided that
there is too much red tape and box-�cking in the Bri�sh
medical system and that she would try New Zealand instead.
She took a job in the emergency department at Whangarei
Hospital and, as a member of the helicopter retrieval team,
got to know the Far North when flying to collect and stabilise
seriously ill or injured pa�ents from the outlying hospitals.
Robin had an idyllic childhood, spent with his brother in
woodlands all around Britain. His father, aIer war�me service
as a royal marine commando in the Far East, transferred to
the Forestry Commission that was then part of the War
Department, �mber being an essen�al resource. He stayed
with the Forestry Service, when it became the Commission,
for 40 years, rising to be Chief Forester for the central area of
Britain. As a forester, he also developed an encyclopaedic
knowledge of Bri�sh trees and fungi. This childhood and his
father’s influence has given Robin an abiding interest in the
outdoors.
Like Jenny’s, Robin’s mother also came from a farming
background.
When he finished school, where few of his classmates went on
to higher educa�on, Robin studied microbiology at Newcastle
University. His first job aIer gradua�on was as a marine
biologist on a salmon farm on the �ny island of Scalpay in the
Western Isles of Scotland. The community was strictly ScoKsh
Free Presbyterian. “Sundays were very serious affairs - They
locked up the swings in the children’s playground and
dropped boxes over their roosters on Saturday night so the
birds couldn't mate!”
However, when Robin got home from work each night to his
unlocked house, there was usually a large gathering of locals
clustered around his TV and the whisky was flowing!
Subsequently, Robin has had many different jobs. He has
worked as a forester. And he has also been an outdoor
pursuits instructor at the Outward Bound Centre at Loch Eil.
He con�nues to enjoy all forms of climbing – rock-climbing,
alpinism and just bouldering – “the most fun with a group of
mates”. He also enjoys sea kayaking and has done some
amazing journeys around
the west coast of Scotland.
Robin then spent three
years travelling around the
world, hitch-hiking to
Istanbul, travelling across
Asia to Hong Kong where
he spent �me as a cycle
courier; then through
Indonesia and Australia,
where he worked as a
waiter in a plush hotel in
Sydney serving both
PavaroK and the Australian
Prime Minister, Paul
Kea�ng!
Meet your new doctors!
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Back in UK, Robin decided to become a high school teacher.
He did a conversion course that equipped him to teach
general sciences across the school and biology to university
level. This he found very rewarding – “the most rewarding of
anything I’ve ever done” but aIer some years as a science
teacher, he came under increasing pressure to move up the
career ladder. This would mean losing his daily contact with
children in the classroom.
Restless again, Robin heard about the medical course for post-
graduate students run by the University of NoKngham and
decided to apply. He did not expect to be accepted and was
flummoxed when they offered him a place.
This is where he met Jenny.
Robin and Jenny started climbing together in the Peak District,
in North Wales and in the Lake District. They became close
friends and when Jenny moved up to Wick and Robin stayed in
NoKngham, they con�nued to meet for climbing holidays
together.
Robin did a number of medical jobs aIer gradua�ng un�l he
decided that he wanted to be more of a generalist than the UK
health system would allow. “All the graduate training courses
push you into increasingly narrow specialisa�ons.”
He decided to try Australia and took a job in the Royal Hospital
in Hobart where he worked in the Emergency Department,
Anaesthe�cs and in Intensive Care – “all very good
experiences”. While in the Emergency Department he would
find himself on duty alone at night, holding the phone as the
‘Medical Officer in Charge of the State’ – an awesome
responsibility!
All through this, Robin and Jenny con�nued to get together for
climbing holidays and, as Jenny by this �me had been in New
Zealand for a year, they decided that living on separate
con�nents was no longer what they wanted. Robin joined
Jenny in New Zealand and together they applied for jobs as
medical officers at Kaitaia Hospital.
There they were working with a predominately Maori
popula�on, with complex medical condi�ons and a lot of
trauma – logging accidents and quad bike accidents from the
Ninety Mile Beach were not uncommon. “It was an incredible
medical experience.”
AIer a year, Robin and Jenny decided that they wanted more
con�nuity in their medical prac�ce; to be able to support
pa�ents through �me rather than for a few hours or days in
hospital. They also wanted to work shorter hours and have
�me for their climbing –“we didn’t see a mountain for a whole
year!” They decided to try general prac�ce and applied for
training posi�ons in Gisborne.
General prac�ce was everything they hoped for and they
returned to Kaitaia as GPs and as a married couple. They
decided to formalise their rela�onship and returned to
England to allow their families to share the celebra�on.
AIer six months, the absence of mountains around Kaitaia
was beginning to bother Robin and Jenny. It was then that
they heard about the impending vacancy in South Westland.
The more they studied the map, the more aBrac�ve South
Westland became. It is remote, close to mountains, close to
the sea. It has five different clinics in townships with very
different characters. There is a huge variety in the work and an
opportunity to use a wide range of skills in both general
prac�ce and trauma treatment. There would be �me off to
enjoy the environment. They made their decision.
Already they have managed some great walks and Robin is
introducing Jenny to sea kayaking.
Although they have been ‘in the hot seat’ for only a couple of
months, they know they are going to enjoy this place. The
different communi�es are very welcoming and the interest
from pa�ents almost “overwhelming”. They are also seeing
opportuni�es for development of the prac�ce and of safety
issues within the communi�es. AIer aBending the mee�ng on
the Alpine Fault in Franz recently, Robin is very keen to help
the different communi�es with some prac�cal prepara�on for
the impending earthquake.
South Westland is very lucky to have Robin and Jenny. Watch
this space! By Karol London
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Hari Hari MAY 2015
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Haast MAY 2015
The Haast School children at Jackson Bay at the end of March: We were studying the Rocky
Shore and went down to do some field work.
The weather was lovely and Meg at the Craypot
cooked us all a lovely lunch at no charge.
The children enjoyed finding creatures amongst
the rock pools. We talked about them, drew and
photographed what we saw.
Before we leI, we had a crab race to release all
that we had found. The small crabs scuBled in to
the water while the bigger crabs stayed to chal-
lenge their captors. Very entertaining.
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Okarito MAY 2015
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Community Contact April 2015
Ross Community Society There was no mee�ng during April due to Easter Monday falling on the scheduled mee�ng night. The next
mee�ng for this group will be on 6th
May at 7.30pm
RFFC held their AGM and Mee�ng on Thursday 9th April. They are looking for a new Secretary and Treasurer at the next RCS
mee�ng. Can you help? This group meets only four �mes a year for ½ hour (usually) prior to the RCS mee�ng so it would not be too
demanding.
Swimming Pool: Wow haven’t the temperatures plummeted? The cooler weather has seriously affected the water temperature so
that the season is now closed. Please drop your key back into my leBerbox by the end of this month.
Triathlon: This event was organised by the local Policeman and his wife John and Dianne Woodward. The Ross School children had
to swim, run and cycle for a given distance. It was a huge success with the children par�cipa�ng whole heartedly. The winners of the
races were:
age5: Ainhoa Alkorta age6: Blake Woodward age7: Tana Alkorta age8: Jack MarcoBe age9: Damian Wade
age10: Paige Sunderland
Electronic speed signs: Did you get to the mee�ng about the electronic speed signs that are planned for Ross? It is preBy obvious
that something needs to be done to slow traffic down as it passes through the town- lets hope this does the trick. Good work John
Woodward for geKng this project up and running.
From Biddy: A contract has been signed with
DOC for the management of the Chinese and
European Miners Heritage Track, which is
progressing. To date the majority of one
sec�on of the trail has been mapped and just
awai�ng all Iwi consents to come through, so
as to be able to forge ahead to the next stage.
The Chinese Gardens are taking shape on
paper and will begin to take shape on the
ground, once the donated garden pieces
arrive from China, which are now being
sourced. These pieces were purchased from
the $32,000.00 proceeds of the Feb 2014
Fundraising night in Christchurch.
A reminder to all those wan�ng Memorial
Trees for the next plan�ng (later this year),
please get your order to Biddy asap.........as all
trees need to be paid for when ordered
through the nursery. Get your skates on.......
There is also going to be a clearance of gorse
and scrub from the rest of the Domain reserve
and the adjoining DOC land in the coming
months....all approved by Council and
DOC. This area will then be set out with
cluster tree plan�ng of na�ves, already
sourced from Honda Tree Fund and Project
Crimson around the perimeters etc. This will
also enhance the Historic Jones Creek Water
race area.
The Ross Community would like to thank the
“Correc�ons Gang” for all the hard work they
are doing to help maintain the appearance of
our community. It is greatly appreciated.
Ross Cemetery Land: A big Thank You to our
Mayor and Councillors for re-purchasing the
land that was sold off from our Cemetery.
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Ross MAY 2015
From John our Policeman:
Triathlon
Thanks to everyone who turned out to support the kids in the first ever Ross School Triathlon.
I was incredibly proud to organise this and all of the kids were just amazing liBle athletes, surprising how the inner compe�tor came
out in all of them...
It was an incredible day, we helped to kick start a few future Olympians with around 24 first �me Triathletes so well done.
Thanks to all of the sponsors, including Farmlands, Maneras Store, ASICS, Police council of sport and others, you all made the day the
success it was, thanks also to the Parents and helpers who came along.
Everyone had a ball and they are already talking about next year.
The Roar
On a completely different note, with the recent fatali�es in this years roar and over the last few years it is �me for another reminder
about hun�ng safety with the Roar.
There is absolutely no excuse for shoo�ng another human being instead of a deer so please follow all the firearms rules, in par�cular
iden�fy your target beyond reasonable doubt and what's beyond it and we will be ok.
There is science behind "buck fever" and I'd encourage everyone to look into it, but in general keep yourself calm, if there is any doubt
at all then never take the shot. Even in general if you are sure it's a deer and about to squeeze the trigger pause, and have a couple
deep breaths, it's a good habit to get into and brings your heart rate under control, breaks the tunnel vision and let's you scan around
the animal even more for safety.
Take care out there, look out for each other and stay safe.
Const John Woodward
Ross Centennial Hall fund raiser at Shanty town: A
great day out was held at Shanty town during April.
The main focus of this day was to raise funds for the
preserva�on of the old Ross Centennial Hall which
now resides at Shanty town. Our local Informa�on
Centre Manager, Kath Maitland and our
Community Development Officer Mike Keenan were
there to represent Ross and to promote the
upcoming Ross 150 Gold Celebra�ons. Well done
guys.
The weather is certainly feeling quite autumnal
now. It won’t be long before we will be siKng
indoors with a cheery fire and good book. Take care.
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Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue will be resuming monthly
visits to Franz Josef and Fox Glacier in
the summer on the following dates:
Franz Josef : 7th Oct, 4rd Nov, 2nd Dec, 6th
Jan, 3rd Feb, 3rd Mar, 7th April, St Johns
Rooms
Fox Glacier: 20th Oct, 18th Nov, 15th Dec,
20th Jan, 17th Feb, 17th March, 21st April,
Fire Station
Appointments can be made by ringing Juliette
on 03 906 0317 or Tina on 03 906 0307.
GLACIER
CONCRETE
For all your concrete
needs in Westland
Call Tim Gibb on 0211584043 to
discuss your requirements.
Driveways, dairy sheds, lime bins,
foundations, pole sheds, animals
shelters, standoff areas, farm race
ways etc.
Now might be the time to add a concrete
patio or pathway.
Glacier Contracting can also provide
gravel , sand, large stones for soak holes
etc and can do your site preparation
work. Call Tim for a free no
obligation quote. Email
For all your electrical
and heat pump needs.
• Servicing of heat pumps
• Freeview TV
• Installing heat pumps
• General electrical work
• Fujitsu accredited Installer
DAVE DELORE
027 291 6699
Email: [email protected]
Licensed Building Practitioner
New Homes, Additions, Renovations,
Concrete Work, Gib Stopping, Tiling
and Finishing Work a Specialty
Phone: 751 0170 Cell: 0272 751017
Email: [email protected]
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Fox Glacier MAY 2015
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“Biodiversity assets” (Looking aDer our conserva�on assets)
Tracey and the team
AIer an intense few weeks installing a new fence to provide a kiwi
chick crèche at Orokonui Eco-sanctuary, five Haast Tokoeka kiwi
chicks were released on the 17th March. Although the weather was
definitely on the chilly side, it was a
successful day with Makaawhio
kaumatua
Richard Wallace welcoming the birds
to their new home where they will
spend
the next year. “Ben” as named by
Haast School was the star of the
show!
The sanctuary is already a kohanga site for adult Haast Tokoeka kiwi
and provides
the birds with a safe a secure place to breed. Orokonui Eco-sanctuary
is home to
many New Zealand species including tuatara, kaka, Otago skinks, and
saddleback.
Put this on your “bucket list” if visi�ng Dunedin – it is worth it!!
“Community Engagement”
Lisa, Jo and the team
Every now and then we get the opportunity to get away from the
office do some fun stuff.
Last month the Fox Glacier school kids learned what makes the forest
on Minehaha track different from forests in other countries, whilst
having lunch under a rimu tree. They used plant features such as leaf
type and shape to iden�fy some trees and shrubs, and sketched their
observa�ons. Rangers Jo and Jess had as much fun as the children
did!
Westland Na�onal Park & Haast Visitor Centres
Jodie, Rachel and the team
The Haast Visitor Centre and Westland Na�onal Park Visitor Centre
and i-SITE are now closing earlier due to the arrival of what may be a
chilly winter with snow on the hills already! The Haast Visitor Centre
is open from 9am to 4.30pm and Westland Na�onal Park Visitor
Centre open from 8.30am to 5.00pm. The evening hut scheds at
Westland Na�onal Park Visitor Centre are now done at 5.05pm.
There was a steady stream of visitors during the month of March for
both Visitor Centres which saw numbers up slightly compared to last
year. Hopefully with the April school holidays, we will see that steady
stream of visitors con�nue!
“Visitor Assets” (maintaining huts, tracks and campgrounds)
Ian and the team
This month our team have been catching up with regular
maintenance on all short walks and tracks between Jackson Bay and
Franz Josef Glacier. Camping grounds managed by DOC con�nued to
show a steady increase in visitors enjoying the facili�es. With
summer coming to a close and the hun�ng season upon us, a few of
our staff have taken the opportunity to have some �me off and go
and chase the stags…..
“Biodiversity Threats” (keeping our conserva�on threats at bay)
Gary and the team
This year we had an overwhelming
response to the Tahr Ballot with 532
applica�ons, not all were successful in the
first stage of the draw but the majority of
sites were allocated in the 2nd stage. The
Tahr Ballot periods start on 2nd May and
finish on the 26th June.
Last month, a tramper coming out of the Karangarua valley bought a
suspected Didymo sample into the Haast Visitor Centre. MPI were
no�fied and the sample was confirmed as Didymo. A friendly
reminder - whilst you are enjoying the outdoors travelling from one
waterway to the next, please always check your boat, boots and gear.
Welcome to our new look Community Contact ar�cle, bringing you news from our staff and what they
have been doing whilst out and about. Hope you enjoy it!
Wayne Costello has headed off to Gallipoli to par�cipate in Anzac Day celebra�ons. Whilst he is away Jim Livingstone and
Di Clendon will step into his role. Jim will cover for the first 4 weeks and Di will cover the last 5 weeks. Should you need to
Permanent &
Casual
Commercial &
Household
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(03) 753 4151
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Climbing mountains for mental health
It was an incredibly audacious goal ... and no one knew if it could be
done – not even the man a�emp�ng to do it. But done it could be!
On March 28th
Mal Law completed the High Five-0 Challenge for
Mental Health by bagging his 50th
peak in 50 days. Over the previous
50 days Mal had laughed, cried, run, walked and some�mes crawled
his way to the 50 peaks all in the name of raising funds for The Mental
Health Founda�on of New Zealand (MHF). He ba�led through a chest
infec�on, a serious knee injury and the death of a close friend – all
within the first two weeks of the challenge. The weather at �mes was
his enemy causing some changes to be made to his best laid plans.
His mental and physical resolve was severely tested, but through using
the five Ways to Wellbeing and other tools promoted by the MHF, he
was able to get through everything that was thrown at him. Over the
course of the challenge he was joined by more than 300 support
runners as he ran more 1,600 km, he climbed 81,779 ver�cal metres
and spent 427 hours on his feet. Mal Law thinks that he is an ordinary
man. But most of us think that he is extraordinary.
As well as raising funds for the MHF (currently around $458,000 and
reaching for $505,050!), the other key goal was ge<ng people talking
about mental health. A key goal of the MHF is “Making mental health
everybody’s business” and essen�al to this is removing the s�gma that
s�ll seems to exist in many places. We need to get to a place where
we talk about depression, bipolar and other illnesses in exactly the
same way we talk about the common cold. We need to be open,
accep�ng, understanding and caring. We should not ignore these
issues or treat people any differently. Another key message is the
benefits of the outdoors and nature for your mental health – in New
Zealand and South Westland in par�cular we are very lucky to have so
many wonderful, wild places to explore so use these to your
advantage.
To South Westland locals Iain Graham, Graham Berry, Steve Mackie,
Cheryl Johnston, Richard Bungeroth, Jon Tyler, Rose Hanley-
Nickolls and Ma� Hellmann – thank you for stepping forward to
join Mal on one or more days of his run. Pu<ng your body and
mind on the line to help others and raise money and awareness
is something you can be very proud of.
To the South Westland community – thank you! You really got
behind this great cause through several events including the
sausage sizzle, raffles, kiwi naming and of course the quiz and auc�on
night. As a community we raised just under $5,500 from these events.
This does not include the hundreds of dollars the individual runners
raised as part of their par�cipa�on in the event, the earlier fundraising
by DOC staff or the many text or internet dona�ons that have been
made from this region. This is a wonderful result, and on behalf of the
organising team I thank everyone for their help and support. Mal and
his wife Sally were totally blown away by how the South Westland
locals (and visitors) got behind the runners on day 10 as they tackled
Alex Knob, and how this support has con�nued throughout the
challenge.
If you haven’t had a chance to donate to the cause yet and would like
to, then the High Five-0 Challenge fundraising account remains open
un�l the end of May. You can sponsor a local runner or Mal directly
online www.high50.org.nz or text GOMAL to 2446 for an instant $3
dona�on. All money goes directly to The Mental Health Founda�on of
New Zealand.
A HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsors and prize donors ... we couldn’t
have done it without you –
The Helicopter Line ● Terrace Motels ● Te Waonui Forest Retreat ●
Amaia Luxury Spa ● The Landing Restaurant and Bar ● Garden Court
Suites and Apartments ● Skyline Gondola and Luge ● Real Journeys ●
Fox Glacier Guiding ● Across Country Quad Bikes ● Department of
Conserva�on ● Franz Josef Four Square ● Hellers ● Punga Grove ●
Glacier Hot Pools ● Okarito Nature Tours ● Clarke Johnston Motors ●
West Coast Wildlife Centre ● Running Wild ● Rina Thompson
Photography● Bev Bell Photography ● Franz Josef Glacier Guides ●
Farmlands ● Skydive Franz Josef ● Monique Hartley Photography ●
Katrina Henderson on behalf of the South Westland organising team
Sts James and John Combined Church, Harihari On Sunday 12 April an important gathering took place at the Combined Church of Sts James and John, Harihari. Members of St Andrews congregation and of their recently instituted Local Shared Ministry Team travelled down in blustery weather to meet both Presbyterian and Anglican members of the congregation in Harihari. Ours is a unique church of combined Protestant denominations in this township and the founders, some fifty years ago now, intended the congregation to hold joint services alternately led in the separate faith traditions. Both St Andrews Church and the Parish of Ross and South Westland contribute to cover costs like power, insurance and ongoing maintenance. We learned that Anglicans and Presbyterians moved off in two directions quite early on and sadly things have gone from bad to worse. As the congregations dwindled so the governing body lost momentum and today we have a rather serious situation where the property needs a lot of attention and big decisions need to be made. After much discussion two things emerged. In the first place, the congregation needs to be truly combined again, and from now on we will worship together on the second Sunday of the month at 1pm. This will be followed by tea. With this decision the logjam in our discussions seemed broken. It is so obviously the right place to begin.
The second matter to emerge was twofold: • We need to consult the whole community to get some
insight into wider opinion about the church property. A Protestant Church has stood on this site for a very long time and people may feel strongly about - say, the demolition of the hall the old St Cuthberts Church, or maybe to demolish everything except the church itself. If anyone has views and any ideas, (and of course we need help with fundraising ideas too) please contact either Anne Simpson email [email protected] phone 753 3151: or Diane Brockbank email [email protected] phone 755 8093: or Maggie Houston phone 753 3106. We really want to know what your suggestions are. All offers of help will be gratefully received.
• In the meantime quotes for fixing and upgrade will be sought and we will simply begin improvements beginning at the least demanding end of the scale.
Also, you may consider joining us for worship, the next service is at 1pm on 10 May. You would be most welcome. Vivien Harber
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CHURCH SERVICES—May 2015
Catholic 3rd 10th 17th 24th 31st
Ross 10.30am 10.30am
Hari Hari 9am 6pm Sat. 9am 6pm Sat.
Whataroa 10.30am 9am 10.30am 9am 9am
Franz Josef 5pm 5pm
Fox Glacier 11am 11am 11am
Haast 5pm
South Westland Catholic Parish: Contact Fr. Michael Mahoney, 0210333746 or 037534140
Note: This mass is the normal parish schedule. It is wise to check that a mass has not been changed for some special reason.
Anglican 3rd 10th 15th
Ross
Hari Hari
Whataroa 11am The Rev’d Vivien Harber
then on leave, please direct
Franz Josef 3pm will be Clergy Conference
any enquiries to
Jacobs
River
The Rev’d Rawinia
Haast 6pm Douglas
Anglican Contact: Rev’d Vivien Harber (03) 755 5125 or Rev'd Rawinia Douglas 027 8725729
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South Westland Area Prac�ce
Providing Healthcare from Hari Hari to Haast
For all appointments, enquiries, and repeat
prescrip�ons please phone the Prac�ce
Recep�onist (based at Franz Josef):
0800 SW Health / 0800 79 432584
For urgent aIer hours care please phone your
local clinic to obtain the correct phone
number for the person on call (this may
change daily)
Hari Hari: 03 753 3008
Whataroa: 03 756 1080
Franz Josef: 03 752 0700
Fox Glacier: 03 751 0836
Haast: 03 750 0800
Please note that the individual clinic phones may not be
a%ended daily
FOR EMERGENCIES DIAL 111
SUPPORT, HELP, ADVICE?
West Coast contact numbers are:
Westland Victim Support – ask for Victim Support
(03) 755 8088
Arthritis Foundation (03) 768 7254
Women’s Refuge (9am – 3pm) (03) 7898025
AH 0800 208 339
Child Support Agency – queries re child support
0800 221 221
Disability Information Service 0800 100 946
West Coast Rural Support—
Dianne Milne 0800 787 254
Lifeline – West Coast Toll Free 0800 353 353
Kidsline – 4pm – 6pm every school day
0800 543 754
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) (03) 7534005
HEALTHLINE – FREE 24 HR
HEALTH ADVICE 0800 611 116
