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Issue 169August 2014
Work on the $2.9 million refurbishment atHelensville’s Countdown supermarket isexpected to be finished at the end ofNovember.
“Since the supermarket opened in 2000,the community here in Helensville and what itn e e d s f r o m o u r s t o r e h a s g r o w nconsiderably,” says store manager MattBoyle.
“The changes we’re making both inside
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and out will modernise the store and willinclude new chilled and frozen cabinets, alarger dairy fridge, an expanded seafoodrange, a new bulk foods offer, walk in beerfridge, brand new checkouts, and anupgraded entrance. Our service deli area willalso be changing to become an expandedcabinet offer.”
Matt says the work is being done in a wayto minimise disruption for customers.
Major changes planned for Christmas ParadeAssociation, in 1959.
Running the event has now come fullcircle with Phil Southernwood's daughter,Holly Ryan called in for last year's 55th,parade to manage the transition of runningthe event from the former Helensville DistrictBusinessAssociation to the Helensville LionsClub.
Holly says a raft of competitions areproposed, inc luding Chr is tmas treedecorating at the useum, with trees onmdisplay for a week then returned to entranttheor given to deserving families an opportunity-she says for locals to decorate a tree whichcould bring joy to a less fortunate family.
“We hope trees will be donated bygrowers,” says Holly.
There are also plans for decorated bikesand trikes at the Helensville War MemorialHall courtyard, plus colouring competitionswith entries displayed in local shop windows.
Musical entertainment in Creek Lane isenvisaged, and shopping promotions will beheld during the three hours before the paradestarts .at 12.30pm
Finishing the parade at the Mill RoadReserve will help the day's celebrationsbetter flow into the annual Carols in the Park,which will start with family entertainment at3.30pm at Parakai Springs. Entrance to thepools will be just $5 per person, with under 5'sfree, from 3pm.
Holly says sponsors are needed so cashprizes can be reintroduced for parade entries,
plus small cash prizes for the variouscompetitions. Volunteers are needed to helpthe day run smoothly locals interested-should contact Mike O'Neill, phone 420 6208or email: [email protected].
Parade entry forms will be available fromOctober.
Big changes are in store for this year'sHelensville Christmas parade, with the eventon Saturday, December 6 to be rebranded asthe 'Lions Helensville/Parakai ChristmasFestival'.
The route it has followed for the pastdecades, with floats trave ling from thelOikoumene yard in West Street, upCommercial Road then looping around Rimu,Makiri and Karaka streets before returningdown Commercial Road to the start point is,to be done away with.
Instead, the 2014 parade will be one-way,starting at the same location and ng updriviCommercial Road as , but thenbeforecontinuing on into Mill Road to finish at thereserve beside the Helensville Museum,where there will be entertainment andactivities.
In previous years Commercial Road hasbeen closed from 7am on parade day, whichhas been a source of contention for some inthe business community. That road closurewill be a thing of the past this year, with theroad left open to traffic and normal parkingallowed.
The parade will be managed under a'rolling closure' system, with road out-of-the suse only as the parade travels through.
It's the first major shakeup to the paraderoute since Phil Southernwood, together withJohn Pyatt, founded the parade and itsoversight group the Helensville Progressive
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You will have read on the front page about the changes planned for the HelensvilleChristmas parade. It’s great to see developments of this sort. Rather than just resting on ourlaurels and risking the event stagnating, people are prepared to put some thought into thingsand take action to make a great family day even better.
I think the one-way route idea is fabulous; I have always thought it a little odd that wewatch the parade trundle up Commercial Road, and then watch exactly the same paradeagain a half hour later. And linking it through to the museum, with more family activities at thereserve and leading on to the Parakai festivities, just makes sense.
My only concern is the plan for parking to be allowed in Commercial Road. I’m not surehow that will work - all those little kids who sit or stand on the curb could either have their viewpartially blocked by parked cars, or have to stand out on the street, closer to the paradevehicles. As the photo on the front page shows, the parking spaces are the popular place tostand to watch the parade.
Perhaps the parked cars could be moved an hour before the parade starts. Or maybe theorganisers could look at still stopping parking only on one side of the road - there aren’t manyparking spaces on the War Memorial Hall side of the road anyway. What do you think?
Once again this month I had far too many articles to fit in the paper, so apologies toanyone who missed out. Never fear ... some great ones will appear next issue!
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Well planned 'residential growth' would be great for all but the ‘few dedicated treehuggers’, ‘cannabis growers’, or 'full-time WINZ clients'.
Current businesses would be able to upgrade and possibly expand their operations. Newbusinesses would open up. Both resulting in greater employment opportunities. There wouldbe more rates income, for us, the ratepayers, to be able to apply more pressure on council forincreased services.
Improving 'life style' would be likened to a 'snow ball', ever increasing in size as it rollsdown a mountain. It would just get better and better.
At this time my wife considers Helensville a ‘frontier town’, some where out past the BlackStump. I can not persuade her to move onto the small property I purchased there for ourretirement, where I intended to spend my time fishing.
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He will now represent New Zealand withfellow kiwi Alex Reekers at the World YoungShepherds Challenge final in Auvergne,France in September, competing againstother young shepherds from England,Australia, Argentina, France, Wales, Ireland,Scotland, Uruguay andArgentina.
Mitchel (19) of the Te Kuiti YoungFarmers Club, is a senior cadet at WaipaoaStation. Along with the other contestants hewas tested on practical skills as well as hisknowledge of key issues affecting the sheepindustry. He had to complete a written exam,a panel interview and hands-on challengessuch as sheep shearing, negotiating a quadbike obstacle course, foot trimming anddrenching.
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Dav id was the f i rs tNorthern Grand Finalist totake the title in the contest's46 year history - somethinghis father Richard, anotherlocal farmer, couldn’t quitemanage when he placedthird in the 1984 YoungFarmer competition.
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The Kaipara Memorial RSA is to commemorate the100th anniversary of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli with aseries of large timeline billboards.
When the series of nine, 60cm x 120cm boards iscomplete, they will be positioned at strategically locatedintervals from the museum in Mill Road to the RSArooms atthe War Memorial Hall in Commercial Road.
Each board will depict key World War I events leadingup to Gallipoli, and will be installed at monthly intervals,starting with the anniversary of the outbreak of the war onAugust 4.
The first board will initially be mounted outside theRSA. When the second board goes on display that firstone will be moved to the museum, and as eachsubsequent one is released, the previous one will bedisplayed at one of the locations along the timelineroute.
At the time of writing sponsors had already beenreceived for several of the boards, including KaiparaCollege, Harcourts, Helensville Caltex, builder BarryWilson, and the museum. Locations and sponsors tocover the $150 cost of each board were still beingsought for the remaining timeline displays.
The boards have been designed in conjunctionwith Nick Roberts of Kaipara College, and RSA project co-ordinator Keith Cowper expects they will remain on display for 12 months.
After that, a permanent home will be sought for the timeline - most likely either outside theRSA or at the museum. Printed on vinyl and mounted on aluminium panels, they areexpected to last for five to eight years. Smaller versions of the timeline boards will bedisplayed at next year’s HelensvilleA&P Show.
Anyone wanting to sponsor a board can phone Keith on 021 0264 8531.
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A public meeting for candidates in theHelensville and Te Tai Tokerau electoratesfor the upcoming general election to havetheir say will be held on Monday,August 11.
Being convened by Helensville businesswoman Holly Ryan, it will start at 7.30pm atthe Kumeu Baptist Church in Access Road,Kumeu
All the major political parties have beeninvited to be represented by their candidatesand up to two other party policy speakers.
C Act -onfirmed speakers were: PhelanPirrie; Conservative - Deborah Dougherty;Green - ; Internet - ChrisKennedy GrahamYong (number 2 on their party list); Labour -Corie Haddock and Kelvin Davis (Te TaiTokerau); Maori - (Te TaiTe Hira PaengaTokerau); NZ First -Andrew Williams.
At the time of going to press nocommitment had been received from theNational Party, but i t was hoped arepresentative would be attending.
Parties will also be able to set up standsin the church hall, with public welcome toattend from 6pm to chat casually.
Each candidate will have five minutes totalk, than answer written questions from thepublic, drawn for order. The meeting will endat 9pm, and those who want to can thenreturn to the hall for informal discussion andrefreshments.
Holly says the meeting will be tightlymanaged, with any interjectors removedafter one warning. Questions may beanswered by either the candidate or theirparty policy supporters.
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New Helensville Police communityconstable Mandi Bell is keen to bring theBlue Light youth programme to our area.
Mandi, who took over her new role inJuly after almost 18 months as a front lineofficer here, is passionate about workingwith local youth andfamilies.
B l u e L i g h t i s aregistered charity andcommunity pol ic ingyouth program that hasrun for more than 30years in New Zealand.
I t p r o v i d e sprograms and activitiesfor young people thatare free from drugs,alcohol and violence.Those include PolicePhysical Competencychallenges, life skillscamps with the NewZ e a l a n d D e f e n c eF o r c e , l e a d e r s h i pprogrammes, youthfishing days, visits toRainbows End, anddiscos.
Blue Light aims toreduce the numbers ofyoung people becoming offenders or victimsof crime, and to build better relationsbetween the police, young people, theirparents and the community.
A well-attended initial meeting about theinitiative was held in Helensville last month,and Mandi says another will be held inAugust. Initially Helensville would be run asa sub-committee of the Hibiscus Coast BlueLight organisation.
“There are so many people in our
community who are passionate aboutyouth,” says Mandi. “We need to all gettogether [as] we all have the same goals.
“There are really good services for youthin the community.”
Mandi says she has “got lots of ideas” forher new communitypolicing role.
As well as the BlueLight initiative, she ishoping to organise acommunity day by thee n d o f t h i s y e a rt h e m e d a r o u n dcommunity safety andcrime prevention.
It would most likelybe held at RautawhiriPark, although nod e t a i l s a r e y e tc o n f i r m e d . S h ee x p e c t s m a n yagencies would bei n v o l v e d , a n dsuggests police doghandlers, drug dogs,scene of crime officers(think CSI) and the fireservice as among thelikely attractions.
Mandi has been apolice officer for 10 years, starting as a frontline officer in Rotorua and then moving toAuckland central, where she was involved inteam policing, the DNA squad, front linework, the strategic traffic unit and the youthaction team. She moved to Helensville to liveabout two and a half years ago, attracted bythe small town, rural - she grew up in a smallfarming community - and then beganworking here as a front line police officer ayear later.
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Around 50 people braved the conditionsto attend the meeting, which for the first timein many years saw an election held forexecutive committee members.
Rick Croft was elected as president, and
executive committee members elected were:Shona Addison, Jordan Bradly, RIchardBradly, Julie Croft, Anne Holst, GabyCornelius and Laura Glasson.
At the Helensville and District HistoricalSociety’s AGM John Smith and Lyn Millarwere re-elected as president and secretaryrespectively. The existing committee was re-elected with the addition of Janet Cridland.
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hall the parents and their children workedtogether on a range of fun activities includingsewing pictures, scratch shape pictures,stuffed paper sea creatures, hat making,beading, lolly necklace making, loom bandsand making butterfly mobiles from plasticmilk bottles.
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A resource consent application for a 67-lot residential subdivision in Fordyce Road,Parakai has being lodged with AucklandCouncil.
The flat, almost rectangular 10.1haproperty is at 56 Fordyce Road, adjacent tot h e C h i c G a r d e n s / R a a b i a C l o s esubdivision. Feroz Khan of Fordyce RdDevelopment Ltd plans to split the land into67 residential propert ies averaging600sq.m.
Approximately 3.5ha of the site would beused for on-site stormwater and wastewaterdisposal.
Subdivision earthworks would includeremoval of topsoil and importing 5000cu.m.of fill to raise ground levels, construction ofroads and tree removal.
The land is currently zoned future urban,and would need to be re-zoned as singledwelling. Currently the minimum subdivisionsize is 4ha, meaning the proposal is a non-complying activity.
If the subdivision gets the go-ahead,sections are likely to be priced around the$260,000 mark. Homes built on thosesections would be required to have watertanks of at least 5000 litres.
The application has been supported byletters from both Ng ti Wh tua o Kaiparaä ä
and a local real estate agent, which
describes the lack of available bare sectionsin the Parakai area.
The application proposes a new roadlinking Parkhurst Road and Fordyce Road,plus a continuation of Chic Gardens to joinup to that new road. Those roads would bevested in Auckland Council. A traffic impactassessment has found that traffic effectsfrom the proposed development would be“less than minor”. The subdivision would notfeature any cul de sac roads.
The plan calls for a ‘garden’ style ofplanting in the subdivision, with mixedspecies and variations to give each street itsown identity. Two of the sections will beavailable for the Council to purchase for useas reserves.
Feroz Khan ini t ia l ly proposed asubdivision on the site in 2007, but that wasabandoned because Watercare couldn’tprovide services for the sections. The on-sitestormwater and wastewater treatment of thecurrent proposal circumvents that issue.
Submissions on the application close at5pm on Thursday, August 7. A list of almost40 documents relating to the consentapplication can be viewed on the council’swebsite; full details of the application arealso available at the Helensville ServiceCentre in Commercial Road.
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The Helensville Men & Family Centre willclose the doors at its Gerald Stokes Avebuilding this month when its governing body,the South Kaipara Men's Trust, moves toAlison McKenzie House in CommercialRoad onAugust 11.
The Trust has overseen the operation ofthe Men and Family Centre since it wasestabl ished in2004, and willcontinue to offers e r v i c e s a n dprogrammes atits new locationalongside otherlocal communityagencies.
“ O n g o i n gf u n d i n g h a sbecome a majorc h a l l e n g e f o rmany communityagencies,” saysSouth KaiparaM e n ' s T r u s tboard chairmanR o b E l l i s , o fParakai.
“There a renow more and more community groupsseeking funding from a limited funding pool,”he says.
“The South Kaipara Men's Trust has tocut its cloth to suit its income, and this meansthe Trust wil l now move to smallerpremises.”
Rob emphasises the Trust wants tocontinue to serve the community, but infuture it will do so by having contract staffwho can take activities out to the community.
The Trust's board is reorganising itsroles and services.
The new offices will house the staff whowill continue to provide activities andservices to men and their families in theSouth Kaipara community, but programmeswill be taken out to the community ratherthan being based in-house as they were atthe Men and Family Centre.
Rob says a meeting room is available for
use in Alison McKenzie House and staffwould continue to welcome visitors at thenew premises.
“We will welcome men and their familiesin the same way we always have - that willnot change.”
He says the goals of the Trust remainunchanged.
“We want to work, as we always have, forthe betterment of men, young men and theirfamilies in the South Kaipara district.”
Activities such as Father and Sons days,boys' programmes, and liaising with boysencountering challenges at school willcontinue to be important.
“Activities such as Youth Services andKai Takawaenga will be sustained providedsufficient funds continue to becomeavailable to the Trust,” he says.
Rob says the Trust's board also wants toensure continuation of counselling services.
“Staff will still be able to refer men totrained independent counsellors, and aroom will be available for confidentialcounselling activities,” he explains.
No decision has been made yet as towhether the Men & Family Centre name willbe retained; the board wil l wait forcommunity feedback before deciding.
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An exhibition of 'street' photography byVincent Young will be on display at theHelensville Art Centre in Karaka Streetduring August. Vincent's photos, all taken inQueen Street in Auckland over the past twoyears, document the people he has metwhile walking the pavement.
The main Art Kaipara members 'exhibition will run at the centre fromSeptember 6 to 28.
Bookings are being taken for the ArtCentre ceramic workshop’s August two-day ,from 10am 2pm on August 16to Saturdaysand 30 .
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High blood pressure (hypertension) affects one in five NewZealanders, and often people have no symptoms to indicate they have it.
To explain blood pressure, think of the heart and the blood vessels as aplumbing system of pump and pipes. High blood pressure can enlarge andweaken the pump/heart, and damages the blood vessels, especially thesmall ones around the heart, eyes, brain and kidneys, and is an importantrisk factor for heart disease and strokes.
When the pump squeezes, the pressure rises (the top number wemeasure, systolic), when it relaxes the pressure drops (the bottom number, diastolic).Normal blood pressure varies from person to person, but less than 140/85 is normal, 160/90borderline and greater than that is high. This needs to be tested over a few occasions to get aconsistent reading as many things can affect blood pressure, such as stress, pain, or anxiety.
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Helensville Museum's new archives buildingis underway. Renovation of the buildingstarted after receipt of a grant from the ASBCommunity Trust, but was held up for somemonths while the Historical Society soughtextra funding to complete the task. Now agrant from the Paeroa Trust to the Societyhas enabled the work to continue.
The museum's administration office willalso be sited in this building, freeing up tworooms in the old schoolhouse for moredisplays or other purposes.
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The Kaukapakapa Scout Group will hold its popular annualTrivial Pursuits evening at the Kaukapakapa Hall on Saturday,September 6. Money raised will go towards equipment for theScout group.
Both the team with the best theme and the winning team willbe recognised on the night, and there will be prizes, auctions andraffles.
Doors will open at 7pm with the contest starting half an hourlater. Prize giving will be at 11pm. Tickets cost $15 per person,and teams can have from eight to12 members
Supper provided, there will be fundraising prices for beer andwine, and free drinks for nominated sober drivers. A ‘Dial a Driver’option will also be available.
“No matter whether your IQ is 10 or 210, come with your senseof humour and give-it-a-go attitude,” says Kerry Cottrill of theKaukapakapa Scout Group committee.
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Two Kaipara College students competedat the Whangarei Motorcycle Club’sinaugural Intermediate/Secondary SchoolsMotocross Championship late last month -and both won their classes.
Racing on the club’s 2.4km winter sandtrack at Ruakaka, Year 9 student JoshuaThompson (13) won the ‘Intermediate’ 11-16years 85cc-150cc class, while Year 12student Anna Lawton took out the trophy inthe 11-18 years girls ‘all in’ class.
Both are members of the RodneyMotorcycle Club and ride Honda CRF150Rbikes. They were the only competitors fromKaipara College, racing in very wet and coldconditions against 77 other competitors fromas far north as Kaitaia and as far south asGisborne.
Races were held over beginner(clubman), intermediate and expert classesin a range of age groups and engine sizes.Three races were held in each class.
The girls class was 'all in', which meantAnna was racing against girls of all ages,some on more powerful bikes then hers.
She has been riding three years, andcame second in the Junior class at the NewZ e a l a n d W o m e n ’ s M o t o c r o s sChampionship in December last year.
Joshua has also been for riding for aboutthree years, but onlymoved up to theHonda CRF150 af e w w e e k s a g o ,
having previously raced Mini-Moto-X andthen an old 85cc 2-stroke bike.
They both competed at the New ZealandMiniature TT Championship at Kuratau, nearLake Taupo, earlier last month. They raced inthe 13-16 years 85/150 cc class, with Annaplacing fifth and Joshua one place behind insixth.
At Ruakaka, Whangarei Boys HighSchool won the overall top school in thecompetition. Their trophy will be back up forgrabs next year, as the event is now plannedto be held annually.
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� Joshua in winning form at Ruakaka
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The Kaipara Harbour was the largesttimber exporting port in New Zealandbetween 1860 and 1906; the main overseasmarket was Australia. After 1870 nearly allthe timber was milled - prior to then it waslogs or spars. From 1860 to 1880 Kaiparatimber accounted for 80 percent by value ofNew Zealand's production. Exports peakedover the turn of the century.
These surprising facts, and more, werepresented by Wayne Ryburn at the last ofthe 2014 Winter Lecture Series atHelensville in late July.
About 35 people gathered on a bleakafternoon at the Father Sakey Centre andwere entertained by and informed about thisinteresting aspect of local history. Thelecture was well illustrated by a Powerpointimage presentation.
Wayne divided the story of the mills intothree sections: Southern Kaipara based atHelensville; the middle area - Albertlandacross from west to east coasts; and theNorthern Wairoa area, from Te Kopuru,through Dargaville and further north. Of thethree areas the most prolific in terms ofmilling and output was the Northern Wairoaarea - one reason being the dense kauriforests in that area.
Boom and bust in the overseas marketsaffected the success of the mills, with slumpsin the 1870s and late 1880s.
There was a period in Helensvillebetween about 1905 and 1917 when therewas no milling activity in the town until the re-siting of West's mill from the Hoteo toHelensville in 1917. That mill was largeenough to cope with the few remaining kauri,and was active in milling other nativesincluding kahikatea for butter boxes and fruitcases.
As native timber became scarcer themilling of pine took over. By 1977 Helensvillewas once again without a large mill, and localdemands were met by smaller or portablesawmills.
Logs and sawn timber were transportedfrom the Kaipara Harbour initially by sailingship, and later by steamer. In 1900, 180sailing ships were recorded through theharbour, of which 86 were cleared foroverseas. 46 steamers entered, of which 24went overseas. Logs were rafted to the millson the harbour. West's boat, TSS TheMinerva, was active from 1922 until the1940s, after which logs and timber weretransported by road or rail.
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Firstly I would like to say hello to all readers. I’mHelensville Newslooking forward to my new role as Community Constable and hope to makesome positive changes within the South Kaipara community. If you wouldlike to discuss any matters relating to crime or crime prevention pleasephone me on 420 7627 or email me at: [email protected].
In the past few months there have been several thefts from vehiclesalong Commercial Road. These thefts have been occurring during peaktimes such as early morning and lunchtime.
Drivers - please remove all valuable items from view and lock yourvehicles, even if you are just heading into a shop for a few minutes. Thisminimises the chance for opportunistic thieves to steal small but targeted valuables such asGPS units, cameras, cigarettes, cash/coins, mobile phones and tablets.
Leave your glove box open to show thieves that you have nothing of value to steal.In the last few weeks we have had many residential incidents of vehicle crime. There has
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over a 2600m course, while theunder-19 and open agescompeted over a 3400mcourse.
Kaipara College teamscompeted in V1, V3, V6 races,and the girls also combined withsome local Tahitian competitorsto form a V16 team. The girls'teams managed a number ofcreditable top-10 placings;while the under-19 boys werecompet i t i ve the i r resu l tscouldn't match the girls.
I n t h e i n d i v i d u a l V 1category, under-16 girls SophieFisher and Carissa Mansell-Sawyers finished 10th and 12thand under-19 girls Tara Mansell-Sawyersfinished 14th . Under-19 boys Billy Bowman,Jarel Hemehema and Ryan Cooper finished66th, 71st and 73rd respectively. The juniorboys and girls also competed in a 21km
marathon race, starting and finishing fromPapeete. Both Kaipara College boys andgirls teams got top-ten placings.
A non-racing highlight of the trip wasswimming with sharks and stingrays.
After 18 months of planning andfundraising, 26 Kaipara College students,three staff and two families travelled to Tahiti afew weeks ago to complete in the annual Va'a(WakaAma) competition.
Called Heiva, it is Tahiti's annual sportingand cultural competition and has beenrunning for 132 years. Held over a six-weekperiod, it incorporates song and dancecompet i t ion , t rad i t iona l games andcompetitions such as rock lifting andbalancing, soccer and Va'a racing.
The Va'a racing was contested over twoweekends. The under-16 category competed
� Under-16 girls V1 competitor Carissa Mansell-Sawyers- image courtesy Va’a News, Tahiti
Waka Ama teams race in Tahiti
Locals wanting to learn how to go about researching their family histories have thechance to learn from experts later this month.
Helensville Library is putting on two free talks on August 20, and for the first timespecialist staff fromAuckland Libraries will be coming here as part of Family History Month.
The two talks will be held in the Helensville War Memorial hall. The first is titled ‘Beginningyour Family History 11am esearch First’ and will run from to midday. The second talk is ‘RWorld War ecords 2pm 3pmR ’and will be held from to .
Bookings recommended phone 420 8163 to make a bookingare for both talks - . Thoseattending will be able to ask specific questions of the presenters.
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For locals with dreams of becomingroyalty, their chance is at hand.
Helensville District Health Trust isholding a 1980s-themed ball to celebrate its25th birthday, and locals attending will be inwith a chance to be crowned Helensville’s1980s King or Queen
Dubbed the ‘Big & Bold 80's Ball’, the
event will be held at the Helensville WarMemorial Hall on Saturday, August 16,starting at 7pm.
Tickets are $60 per person, and guestswill receive hors d’oeuvres on arrival pluswhat’s described as a ‘sumptuous’ supper.Drinks will be BYO, although sober driverswill receive free non-alcoholic cocktails.
Guests will be able to dance to favourite1980s tunes played by DJ JoshHetherington.
There will be raffles, spot prizes and asilent auction as well as the 1980s dresscompetition.
Tickets can be purchased from ballorganiser Kura Geere Watson, phone 4207724 or email: [email protected].
The Silver Jubilee event marks 25 yearssince the establishment of the HelensvilleDistrict Health Trust in 1989.
The Trust is a community owned not forprofit organisation which has charitable truststatus. It’s vision is for Helensville 'to be thehealthiest rural community in NZ'.
It owns, and operates from, itsCommercial Road site which includes thepurpose-built Kaipara Medical Centre, theHelensville Birthing Centre, local offices andconsulting rooms for Waitemata Health andthe adjacent Alison McKenzie CommunityHouse.
Today the Trust is recognised in NewZealand as a leading and successfulintegrated rural health model.
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The Helensville A&P Association’s firsthorse measuring for the season is onSunday, August 10, starting 9am at theHelensville showgrounds.
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The community planting day at the Helensville Lions Club’s new extension to theRiverside Heritage Walkway has been postponed until Saturday, September 6.
The planting day was to be held in late July, but very bad weather combined with delays inhaving mulch delivered meant the decision was made to put the event off for a few weeks.
Mulch for the site is being donated at a saving of thousands of dollars, but by the originalplanting day only 6m had been delivered. Lions club members used a small digger, shovelsand wheelbarrows to spread that out.
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Mobile devices set to make entrance at collegeStudents at Kaipara College are likely to
be using mobile devices to help theirlearning next year - but only on a voluntarybasis initially.
A ‘WILD’ team of teachers at KaiparaCollege is spending the next six monthsdeveloping a plan for the introduction ofmobile learning devices into the school.
That also includes developing ‘digitalcitizenship’ rules covering things such assecurity, copyright and ethics of use.
‘WILD’ is an acronym standing for‘Wireless Interactive Learning Devices’coined by college principal John Grant in hisreport to the Ministry of Education, ‘WILDabout Education’.
The report was the culmination of a term-long sabbatical John spent researchingmobile learning devices in education,reading numerous reports and trialevaluations, and visiting schools which havealready introduced mobile devices.
“Among the things I learned was that thedevices themselves do not fix anything. It isthe use they are put to that makes thedifference,” he says.
“The schools and school systems thatseem to be doing best in this new world arethose that know that the device is just a tooland that good teaching is still the answer tostudent success.”
John says he learned that mobiledevices, when used well, can “liven up” thelearning experience for many students.
“They can open up specialist subjects inways which teachers in classrooms have notbeen able to do before.”
He says there is “some evidence” thatuse of mobile learning devices can liftachievement rates and improve studentengagement.
“What we’re looking at is thedevelopment of one of the cleverest learningtools we’ve ever seen,” says John.
Following his sabbatical the collegesurveyed parents views on the issue.
“It was an effective survey with a 55percent return,” says John, “reflected acrossall year groups and genders.”
Parents’ biggest concerns were aboutappropriate use of devices, and security.
Sixty-three percent supported theintroduction of mobile devices in the schoolon the condition their use was not essentialfor a grade - a promise John says the schoolwould be making.
Just over half the parents want the use ofdevices to develop naturally, while 30percent want the school to recommenddevices for them to choose from.
The types of devices which would beallowed is still being considered, but Johnisn’t convinced smart phones are suitable, inpart because of their small size but alsobecause of their telephone and textingcapabilities - something which comes backto the digital citizenship issues.
While no decisions on use have yet been
finalised, John says it’s likely they will beintroduced in two stages, with voluntary usebeginning in 2015. It is likely use would berestricted to school only, to avoid parentsfacing costly charges for home data use.
Six-year-old George Fiebig (right) does a turn asSpiderman as he tucks into cake during a student-organised pyjama day at Parakai School.
The school’s students raised more than $260 for theWestpac Rescue Helicopter Trust - a record gold coindonation for the school.
Senior students Madison Adolph, Blake Dobbin,Tyrone Brown and Rachel Scott organised and ran thefun-filled day with the support of teacher Sue Caltauxand principal Nick Neubert.
As well as the lunchtime PJ-wearing, a teddy bears'picnic was held for the junior students, with Year 7 and 8students providing plates of home baking andentertainment for the junior school children.
The successful day looks likely to become an annualfundraiser for community trusts.
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a n d a c c o m p l i s h e d C h r i s t i a nsinger/songwriter, Jules Riding, will be guestspeaker at the next Helensville Aglowmeeting at 7.30pm on Friday, August 8 in theHelensville War Memorial Hall. Jules hasreleased 12 albums, three or which havegone gold, and won two NZ music awards.He performs throughout New Zealand andAustralia. He will sing, play his guitar andshare about his life, including when he haddepression and how he was healed.Everyone is welcome and entry is bydonation. For more information phoneMarilyn Gray on 420 4346 or 027 290 3605.
CABAGMThe Helensville Citizens Advice Bureau
holds its Annual General Meeting onWednesday, August 13 from 10am in theHelensville War Memorial Hall meetingroom. Guest speaker Margaret Kawharu ofNg ti Wh tua o Kaipara will talk about theä ä
Treaty of Waitangi settlement. There will berefreshments after the meeting. Everyone iswelcome - “especially those who are thinking
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PONY CLUB ENROLMENTHelensville Pony Club is holding an
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KKK MARKETThe next Kaukapakapa Village Market is
on Sunday, August 17 from 9am to 1pm. Itwill include a book sale with proceeds goingto the Scouts and the KaukapakapaVolunteer Fire Service. Live music fromAvonHansen and the Ukulele Union, who havejust returned from performing at the 44thAnnual Ukulele Festival in Hawaii. TheKaukapakapa library will be open from 10amto 1pm. For more information or to book astall phone Sarah on 0274 831 542 or [email protected].
CHRISTMAS LUNCHThe Helensville community Christmas
lunch will be held again on Christmas Day inthe Helensville War Memorial Hall. The lunchis provided for families in stressed situations,the elderly who may be on their own, or localssimply wanting to spend the day with others.An opportunity to register for the lunch will beavailable nearer the time.
Anyone wanting to help should contactorganiser Raewyn Mercer, phone 021 11820470.
FIREWOODPeacemakers in Fordyce Road have
firewood for sale as a fundraiser to gotowards the community garden and Rongoaprojects. Firewood is $90m3 delivered andstacked in Helensville or Parakai, or $70m3 ifcollected. Discounts are available forCommunity Card holders. Phone AndrewConnolly, 420 7043.
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