Mahurangi Matters, Magical Mangawhai Feature, 13 August 2014

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A project that has fired the imagination of the Mangawhai community for almost five years is nearing completion.The Mangawhai Historical Society last month closed its small space in the village, in anticipation of opening the new purpose-built museum, on Molesworth Drive, in December.The state-of-the art facility has cost an estimated $3 million, largely funded by major grants. But society president Christine Bygraves says none of it would have happened without the “thousands” of hours contributed by volunteers.“From the bulldozers and diggers that cleared the site to the teams that have been building the exhibits and patiently archiving the collection, the contribution of the volunteers can’t be over-stated,” she says. “They are consistent and reliable, and many have become very skilled at what they do for us.”Museum display and design specialist Chris Currie has overseen the project, which draws its inspiration from the Mangawhai Harbour. Chris has been associated with museums and heritage organisations for more than 35 years including 10 years at the Waikato Museum of Art and History, a period at Lopdell House in Titirangi, and a long stint at Rotorua Museum.The harbour theme ties together Maori and European history, and

Historical society president Christine Bygraves says the countdown has begun to the grand opening of the museum later this year.

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today’s holiday makers and residents with the experiences of the pioneers.Through a series of themed exhibits, visitors will be able to learn the story of the mighty battle fought between Ngapuhi and Ngati Whatua in the valley below Mt Pukekororo, near Kaiwaka; watch a video describing the distinctive coastal rock formations in the area; and revisit the sinking of the RMS Niagara, by a German raider, in 1940.A life-sized replica of the shed that once stood at the end of the Mangawhai Wharf provides a venue to tell the story of Mangawhai’s ship-building,

kauri gum and logging industries, local shipwrecks and the building of the breakwater. Family histories, colourful characters such as the pilot Captain Ladd and information about the areas flora and fauna are captured in words and photographs, and there’s a special place for the distinctive tramcar baches.Christine says members of the public regularly drop in with stories, photographs and items, many of which are being added to the collection, which is being scrupulously tagged and catalogued by volunteers, lead by Heather Quinn.

Heather, who has a systems and library background, says Mangawhai is using Te Papa standards.“None of us has had special training, but Te Papa has a brilliant teaching resource online which we’ve taken full advantage of,” she says. “The painstaking task of tagging every component, of every item, has certainly expanded our knowledge of our collection!”The cataloguing process started about four years ago and is about three-quarters complete. When it’s finished, online visitors will also be able to access it. As well as exhibition space, the museum will have a shop and café, a public research and genealogy room, a dedicated space to set-up temporary and travelling exhibitions, “clean” and “dirty” workshops, and basement storage. A shipping container was recently purchased to store larger exhibits.Christine says that each stage of the process has required attention to different aspects of the project. A lot of time at the moment is centred on establishing the staff requirements for a seven-day-a-week operation, marketing and governance.And on a note that will resonate with Mangawhai ratepayers, Christine says the museum has been entirely built without debt.

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Residents in Mangawhai will be able to view a final plan for what’s proposed for Mangawhai Park next month.A Steering Committee, which has been driving the project, is hoping Kaipara District Council will sign off on the plan this month, ahead of community consultation during an open day at Mangawhai Museum on September 7. Tenants confirmed or interested in locating to the 37 hectare park include St John and the Mangawhai Volunteer Fire Brigade. There is also provision for an historic village and an arts centre.St John district operations manager Tony Devanney says he hopes the new station – Mangawhai’s first – will be finished by Christmas, in time for the busy season.“It’s been hard to recruit volunteers without a dedicated space, but the new station will mean volunteers can feel like they belong to something,” Tony says. “We have eight operational volunteers, but we hope to triple that once the station is built.”Tony says resource consent is expected shortly and construction is due to start in about six weeks.Mangawhai St John has raised $700,000, from the Mangawhai St John opportunity shop and donations, towards the project.The fire brigade hopes to build a new station beside St John. Area commander Mike Lister says the current station has been deemed uninhabitable following a health and

A new St John ambulance station, a fire station, an historic village and an arts centre are in the master plan for Mangawhai Park.

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safety report about a year ago and the brigade has been in a temporary building since.The NZ Fire Service will fund the new station, but plans will not begin until a lease is secured.“I’m fairly confident it will go ahead,” Mike says. “We’ve got to find something soon.” The Mangawhai Artists Association is working on an arts centre. Association president Jeanette Vickers says the centre is still about two years away, but land is being set aside for a building.“We are still looking at our options,” she says.Steering committee chairman Jim Wintle says the historical village will

include the old Anglican Church and the telegraph office, which are currently located beside the former museum in the village. The buildings will be moved to a site near the new Mangawhai Museum where they can be used as classrooms for school tours and other events.Jim says the completion of the plan is not the end of the park’s development.The future may include a picture theatre and a performing arts centre.“It all depends on what the community wants,” he says.The land was purchased in 1979 by council and adjoins the Mangawhai Golf Club, between Mangawhai Heads and Mangawhai Village.

Freeman takes on walking weekendOne of the biggest events on the Mangawhai calendar, the Mangawhai Walking Weekend, has a new president.Dorothy Freeman has taken over from founder Jean Goldschmidt who retired this year after 15 years at the helm.Dorothy has been involved for the past six years and says she is excited, but a bit daunted, to be filling the big shoes left by Jean.“We are going to need 20 Jeans to keep up the good work she’s done,” Dorothy says.Next year’s walking weekend will be held from March 27 to 29, and Dorothy says there will be new tracks on the programme, as well as the usual classic walks.There are also plans to launch a new website by Labour Weekend, which will make it easier for people to enrol.Meanwhile, the Mangawhai Track Cutters group has been busy working to extend the Tanekaha Forest Track into a four-hour loop walk. The new track, which runs through the Brynderwyn forest, will open on Labour Weekend.People who would like to get involve in organising the Walking Weekend can contact Dorothy on 431 5950. The Track Cutters group meets on Friday mornings. info: Mike 431 5443 or gordon 431 5779

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The first stage of mangrove removal in Mangawhai is wrapping up for the year with about a quarter of the work completed.Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society (MHRS) president Trevor Downey says the work has been progressing more quickly than expected and plenty of volunteers have been helping get the job done.Removal at Lincoln Street Reserve and Molesworth Drive has finished, and removal at the Insley Street causeway is ongoing.The removal will stop at the end of this month, as a condition of the resource consent, to allow sea birds time to nest. When work resumes in February, it will target a small island of mangroves out from Insley Street, using a barge. This will provide practise for the removal of mangroves in the area known as

Mangrove Island, which is about 12 hectares, making-up the majority of the mangroves consented for removal.The entire project is expected to take three seasons to complete.The society initially applied for resource consent to remove 87 hectares of mangroves, but that was declined. However, following an appeal to the Environment Court, and about $400,000 in legal fees, the MHRS received consent to remove 17.4 hectares of mangroves.Trevor says the removal costs and legal fees were funded through a levy on Mangawhai rates and a $30,000 grant from Mangawhai Endowment Fund.The levy is a flat rate of $78 a year and has been collected since 1996. It is a loan to the society to spend on maintenance and restoration of the harbour. In 2014/15, a total of $267,000 was collected.

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Channel navigation upgradedTen buoys, funded by Northland Regional Council, have been installed in Mangawhai Harbour to improve navigation.The society is creating a GPS map of the Mangawhai Channel. Work to extend the boat ramp at Alamar Crescent is also set to begin this month. The society holds the resource consent for the ramp, and the Mangawhai

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Mahurangi Matters, Magical Mangawhai Feature, 13 August 2014