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Issue 131

Maungaturoto Matters

December 2012

MAUNGATUROTO — An appealing place to live, work and visit, which has heart, purpose and prosperity

Circulated to 850 homes and businesses in the Maungaturoto area

CONTENTS

Editor’s note 2

Residents Association Update 3

Maungaturoto Christmas Parade 3

Maungaturoto’s 150th Celebrations 5

Playcentre news 7

Homebuilders 7

RSA President’s Report 7

Otamatea Grey Power 9

Maungaturoto Primary School Rotorua Camp 9

New Selwyn Centre opens in Paparoa 11

Otamatea High School 13

Maungaturoto Primary School 15

Maungaturoto Garden Club 17

Books of the month 17

Clips from the past 19

Poetry corner 19

News from Otamatea Repertory Theatre 21

Maungaturoto Country Club 23

Otamatea Hawks reunion 23

Retarded grandparents 25

Wordplay 25

Snippets 27

Comment is free! 27

What’s on 28

High School high achievers

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Editor’s Note

C hristmas is a-coming—though I have to

keep reminding myself because it doesn't

feel right at this time of year. Where are the dark

afternoons, long misty evenings, and yellow shop

lights shining out onto wet streets through tin-

selled windows? I guess it’s one of those things

that newbies like me have to get used to!

Either way, it’s time to look back on what’s hap-

pened in 2012 and what will make it stick in our

memories a decade or more from now.

Regionally, of course, the big news has been the

rates debacle — and that, no doubt, will still be

affecting us all in 10 years time. The Residents

Association has been under some pressure to

take a stand on this and champion the cause of

the town. They’ve refrained from doing so for the

simple reason that it isn’t an elected body, and

thus can’t claim authority to speak on the com-

munity’s behalf. That’s another thing we new-

comers have to get used to here: the absence of

an elected ’parish’ council to represent the com-

munity. At times like this it seems a major gap.

In the face of the rates issue, however, one of the

common refrains in the town has been that ’we

don’t need the Council; we do things ourselves’.

Over the last twelve months we’ve seen the truth

of this, in lots of ways: by the ’beautification’ pro-

ject (we tried hard to avoid that word but some-

how it just stuck); by the preparations for next

year's sesqui-centenary (or 150th birthday if your

Latin isn’t up to scratch); and by the countless

acts of community generosity in supporting local

causes (usually either for the kids or those who

are most vulnerable in our town). For all this we

deserve to give ourselves a pat on the back.

There have also been other significant, and often

more personal, achievements over the year: award

and prize-winners of many different sorts. We’ve

featured many of them in the Matters, and there

are more this month, as the High School report

highlights. We should be proud of them as well.

Next year, of course, the 150th celebrations will be

centre stage. In planning for that, we’ve found

ourselves often looking back on what was done in

1963 with something approaching awe. Can we

match that? I hope so, even if it’s with minimal

Council support. For it’s a big event, and a test of

our mettle. And it would be nice to think that, 51

years from now, Maungaturoto will look back on

2013 with the same sense of pride and awe.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, DavidDavidDavidDavid

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Issue 131, December 2012

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Santa Parade & Christmas Carnival

A s Terri explains to the right, this year’s Santa

Parade is on 15th December. It starts at 5.30

pm and will end at Maungaturoto Primary School.

Carnival activities will start from 6.00 pm (approx.).

The Carnival promises to be great fun and currently

includes candy floss, old time games (kindly spon-

sored by Fonterra), the Scouts’ sausage sizzle, the

Lions’ hot chips and hot dogs, Real Town Pies’

‘eating competition’, a win a beer fridge competition

courtesy of 100% Fergus Appliances, balloon ani-

mals and much more!

We are asking local groups to support the Carnival

by hosting an event. If you’d like to organise some-

thing to add to the list above, please contact Nyree

on 09 431 8462. There is also the opportunity to

hold a stall to sell stuff on tables, or car boot style.

Stalls will be located at the Primary School and a site

fee of $10 will apply. Contact Marge Paton on 09

431 8148 if you would like to book a site.

150 Year Celebrations

M onthly newsletters are now out giving you

the latest information about the 150 Year

Celebrations. Contact Albie on 09 431 8148 if you

would like one of these emailed to you.

Join us for a Christmas Dinner

T he Residents Association committee is having

a Christmas dinner at the Maungaturoto Hotel

on Wednesday 12th December. If you would like to

join us, please contact Albie Paton on 09 431 8148,

by no later than 8th December, to confirm numbers.

Beautification Project

T he beautification project has certainly been

one of the big events in Maungaturoto this

year — but it isn’t finished yet! The next Working

Bee is scheduled for 8th December at 9.00 am. Con-

tact Richard on 09 431 8383 if you can come, or just

turn up on the day – we would love to have you

there.

We’d also love to get helpful comments about the

project (especially helpful and innovative ones!). You

can either email [email protected] or

write to PO Box 113, Maungaturoto.

What next?

W e are always looking for ideas for new pro-

jects and fund-raising. If you have any,

come along to the next meeting (7.30 pm, Wednes-

day 4th December 2012 at the Maungaturoto Cen-

tennial Hall) and help us plan for next year.

Residents Association Update MAUNGATUROTO

CHRISTMAS PARADE

B y the time you read this it, will be two weeks to

the Christmas parade (15th December)!!!!!!

HAS YOUR GROUP/BUSINESS REGISTERED YET?

If not, please contact me as soon as possible (so that

I can organise enough marshals). So far, entries are

steady but we really need more. You don’t even

have to have a decorated float: your business vehi-

cle is great — or just hop into a costume and be

part of the fun. I also still need a few more marshals

(either walking along with the parade or standing at

street entrances). Let me know if you can help.

This year the prizes for the best floats are being do-

nated by local community groups. So far a 1st prize

of $300 has been donated by the Rotary Club of

Maungaturoto and Districts. The 2nd prize of $200,

3rd of $100 and the best business float $100 prizes

have yet to be confirmed. But there will also be a

special $200 prize to the best float showing the true

spirit of Christmas, donated by the Congregational

Church of Maungaturoto.

Xmas Parade arrangements

T here is a slight change in the start time from

that previously advertised. The parade now

starts at 5.30pm, and carnival activities will com-

mence at the Primary School as soon as the floats

arrive there.

All floats need to be at the Congregational Church

by 5.00 pm. When you get there, please check in

with Kenny. Also, remember that throwing of lollies

is forbidden (you can hand them out, though) —

and no water balloons! (These rules also apply to

spectators.) To ensure that we all get a good view,

please do not park cars along the main street in the

centre of town from 5.00 pm onwards.

The Santa parade will be the start of Maunga-

turoto’s ‘Week of Christmas’. This includes the Xmas

tree display at the Anglican Church and Santa’s

grotto. Local shops are also getting in the spirit by

dressing themselves up as part of a local ‘best shop

display competition’. Let’s support them and thank

them by buying local.

Santa’s Grotto

Y es, by popular demand, the big guy is coming

to Maungaturoto on the 20th and 21st Decem-

ber (Thursday and Friday)! He will once again be in

the Plunket Rooms ( with a few special guests) from

10.00 am until 2.00 pm. Bring your camera so that

you can get a snap. There is no charge for entry,

but a gold coin koha for Plunket is always welcome.


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O n 1s t December this year, there will be

335 days to go until Friday 1st November

2013, the first day of our celebrations for the 150th

year of Maungaturoto!

This seems a long time, but by the time the Christ-

mas holidays are over, it will be well under 300 days

to go. Time flies!

The Committee is working actively to spread word

about the occasion, and already has a data bank of

200+ email addresses. But we need more (not just

emails but physica l addresses as well), so if you

know of anyone who might be interested, please let

us know. Christmas also offers a good chance to

spread the word yourself — for example, at family

gatherings or with your Christmas cards and letters.

So don’t forget to tell everyone about the event.

In time we will be asking for registrations and ex-

pressions of interest. Meanwhile, we’ve put to-

gether a programme of events for the Celebration

that we hope will entertain everyone and bring

back memories from the last 150 years. There’ll be

plenty of time available during the event for doing

just that, and venues where families can meet. No

doubt folk will also just mix and mingle, telling and

re-telling their stories.

The outline programme is given below. As befits

the occasion, we have a lot of ‘old-time’ content.

This focuses mainly on the last 50–60 years, which

we feel has probably seen the greatest change in

the world since the invention of the wheel. But as a

result of these changes, three-quarters of us are

now relative new-comers, and probably have no

connections with the district beyond the last 20

years or less. This younger generation is helping us

older ones put things together — and they deserve

entertaining as well. So the programme will have a

mix of events and activities to suit everyone.

As we get closer to starting building works on the

wharf and other practical activities, those promised

$200 ‘planks’ will come in very handy. So it will

soon be time to put your hand in your pocket!

On the subject of timber, we’ve also been donated

a stack of pine and macrocarpa firewood, as well as

a large macrocarpa tree which will also provide

some very nice timber.

If you are interested in purchasing either the fire-

wood or timber, of in any other aspect of the event,

please contact Albie on [email protected], via

PO Box 96, Maungaturoto 0547, or by phoning 09

431 8148.

Maungaturoto’s 150th Celebrations

Friday 1st November (afternoon/evening)

Meet and greet and registration at the Centennial

Hall; opening of the time capsule that was put in

the wall at the time of the centennial in 1963, and

last opened in 1966.

Saturday 2nd November

Morning: Wakas on the river and landing at the

wharf, followed by a powhiri. Parade of floats and

‘vehicles through the decades’ from the wharf to

the Country Club where there will be entertainment

in the form of old-time games and competitions,

and static displays of vintage machinery etc.

During the day: a golden oldies rugby match,

showing of old home movies and slide shows.

Evening: Dinner at the Centennial Hall, followed by

more chances for meeting old friends and families.

Sunday 3rd November

Church service at Centennial Hall, followed by en-

tertainment from school children.

Replacement of the time capsule and a slow wind-

ing down after the busy and emotional weekend.

Throughout the weekend there will also be a drive-

around history trail, incorporating places of interest

in the neighbourhood.

Outline Programme (provisional)

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Recent events/activities

W e owe a huge thanks to everyone who

bought our coffee and cupcakes at our stall

on Pet Day – that will pay for two new taps for the

kids’ bathroom and two more metal balance bikes

which the kids really enjoy.

The kids have been zoom-sliding, bush walking, and

planting out the seedlings that were sown last

month. We’ve had a visit to Room 5, and to Real

Town Pies to see how their lovely pies are made, as

well as making our own to enjoy back at centre –

very yummy! We’ve also had a DVD/Pyjama nite

and watched big brothers and/or sisters at the Pri-

mary School Athletics day.

Congratulations to Emma and family on the arrival

of their new baby boy!

Happy Birthday to Te Aranganui, Tahi and Monique.

Upcoming events/activities

Sunday 9th December: Playcentre Xmas Party

Saturday 15th December: Xmas Parade

W e would love to have new children and par-

ents join, so come and see what Playcentre

is all about.

Remember also that we appreciate any empty

printer toner cartridges for recycling. You can drop

them off at Playcentre during our session times or at

100% Fergus Appliances.

I t's been good to see the RSA rooms being used

by different organisations, so please remember

that if you have a meeting or a social occasion, our

rooms provide a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere

for a variety of occasions.

I suggest you buy your tickets now for the Xmas

dinner on the 15th December. As well as a traditional

Christmas meal with all the seasonal trimmings,

you'll get the chance to meet new and old friends

and enjoy music from the live

band.

See you at the XMAS dinner!

All the best

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December 2012

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OTAMATEA GREY POWER

October meeting

A fter business, Christmas carols were chosen, to be sung

at our November meeting.

We then welcomed Trevor Brljevich, who enthralled us with a

talk about his father. He had stopped off in New Zealand to

visit relatives, met his future wife, and stayed. He worked on

the land with horses, a scoop and shovel, then on stone work

for the State Housing Corporation. While working on Mission

Bay’s stone wall, he was given a few Calla lily bulbs which he

developed — and thereby ended up leading New Zealand

with his pioneer breeding of Calla lilies and carnations. (For

more on Trevor’s father see the book War and Flowers.)

Trevor, himself, was born in Warkworth. During the depres-

sion, however, the family moved to Herne Bay to live with his

grandfather. His father bought five acres in Birkenhead which

he dug over by hand for flower planting. Trevor and his

brother left school early to help. He came to Maungaturoto to

his uncle’s dairy farm, and seven years later married Yvonne.

But four years earlier, his father had given him half of a seed-

pod that he had hybridised. From that pod, and his work

since, he has become the leading breeder of Calla lilies

(Zantedeschia) worldwide!

As well as being a Limousin cattle stud farmer….. And a volun-

teer ambulance officer since the St John division was formed

in 1955.

2006, in the Netherlands, saw Trevor awarded the ‘Dix Pen-

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world. He is the only New Zealander to receive this honour.

His father once said, “Trevor, always strive for excellence; you

may not always achieve it but always strive for it".

Like father, like son, for they both achieved this in the flower

growing world for New Zealand.

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MAUNGATUROTO PRIMARY SCHOOL

ROTORUA CAMP 2013

T he Rotorua Camp Fundraising Committee would like to

express their extreme gratitude to the Maungaturoto

Primary School PTA for generously donating the proceeds of

their annual Fun Run to the camp fund. Nyree Alcock and her

team put a lot of work into getting this event organised and

for that we say a massive THANK YOU.

We would also like to thank all of the sponsors for their kind

donations of spot prizes: Carters, RD1, Noel Radd, Sport North-

land, Katz Kutz, Millennium Beauty, G.A.S, Bohobeck Bags and

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Phone: 09 431 8517

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New Selwyn Centre opens in Paparoa

O lder people in the Paparoa, Matakohe, Whakapirau Ara-

rua, Hukatere and Tinopai areas now have the chance to

meet others and socialise in the friendly, caring environment of

a Selwyn Centre. The new Centre is open every Thursday at St

Mark’s Church, Paparoa, from 9.30 am to 12 noon. It offers a

programme of social games, gentle exercise and morning tea

for a gold coin donation.

Centre coordinator, Richard Binns, says: “We are looking forward

to welcoming guests to the Paparoa Selwyn Centre for seniors,

where we will meet to enjoy ourselves, catch up with other people

from the area and have lots of fun as family. We will meet every

Thursday until 6th December, before adjourning for the Christmas

period, then recommencing in February 2013.”

Part-funded by The Selwyn Foundation, one of New Zealand’s

largest charitable providers of residential care for older people,

the Centre is for those over 65 of any religious or cultural back-

ground who live alone or are in need of friendship, help and

support. Activities are run by a coordinator and a team of volun-

teers, who can also play an advocacy role and liaise with other

service agencies on behalf of the guests attending.

More than six hundred older adults of varying levels of inde-

pendence and mobility currently attend one of over thirty Sel-

wyn Centres in Greater Auckland, Whangarei and Thames each

week. Loneliness can be a serious health issue for older people,

and research indicates that social interaction with others directly

influences general health. It can also bring psychological bene-

fits, such as delaying the onset of dementia.

For further details on the Paparoa Selwyn Centre, please contact

Richard Binns on 431 8193, 021 212 4911 or 486 7578, email:

[email protected]

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Principal’s Comment

Dear parents, caregivers and community

Congratulations go to all the students who won prizes and awards at the Senior

Prize-giving on 2nd November. Particular mention should be made of the win-

ners of our top awards. Lara Ware won the top academic award, Dux. Vanessa

Lillas and Marama Linnell shared the next highest academic prize of Proxime

Accesit. Jake Powell was the winner of the top academic award in Year 12 and

James Finlay the equivalent award in Year 11. The top sporting awards of Victrix

and Victor Ludorum went to Caitlin Foster and Dalton Tapper, respectively. The

Haydn and Mary Hutching Cup for Outstanding Sporting Achievement went to

Simone Sidwell for her efforts in motor-cross.

We have been blessed with superb student leaders in 2012 and they were ac-

knowledged at the school prize-giving. Well done to all of you: your efforts

have been outstanding. The 2013 leaders are Jack Williamson (Head Boy),

Tahlia Howard (Head Girl), Jake Powell (Deputy Head Boy), Stacey Lewin

(Deputy Head Girl) and Isaac Reid, Maika Abel, Austin McCabe, Caitlin Foster,

Elese Cocking and Simone Sidwell (prefects). For you, the bar has been set very

high if you wish to emulate the efforts of the 2012 leaders!

On the evening of Saturday 3rd November, it was a pleasure to see our senior

students at Otamatea High School’s first Senior Graduation Ball and Dinner. It

was a change from previous years. The focus this year was on the graduating

class of 2012 — the 2012 Year 13 students. The girls all looked beautiful and

the boys handsome. It is always very uplifting to see students for-

mally dressed, and it was an excellent effort from everybody. It was

also great to see senior students participating in the formal dances.

The Beau and Belle of the Ball were Isaac Reid and Macalla McCar-

roll, respectively; the King and Queen of the Ball were Damian Rowe

and Chanel Paul respectively.

Particular thanks go to Nikki Donaldson and Kay Robinson for their

behind-the-scenes organisation, along with the many sponsors who

donated to the event: Maungaturoto Hotel, Maungaturoto Phar-

macy, Carters Maungaturoto, L’Art de Beauty, Brogan Builders, Maungaturoto Four Square,

Dreams, Millennium Skin Beauty and Body Clinic, Fuji Xerox, First National Real Estate, Cowley’s

Party Hire and Harvest Café Mangawhai.

As Haydn said in his prize-giving speech, it has been a difficult year with numerous long-term staff

absences including Haydn himself. However, I am pleased to announce that Dirk Smyth has joined

our Senior Leadership Team. Sue Poynter, who worked for many years as Deputy Principal at Taka-

puna Grammar School, has also been co-opted onto our team. These two additions very effectively

complement the skill set of Lyndsay Whitehead, Shane O’Mahony and myself. Together, with the

support of the school community, we thus have the ability to make the changes required to ensure

that the school can accelerate along the road of continuous improvement.

Finally, in light of Haydn’s announcement that this year was his last prize giving I would like to an-

nounce that we will honour Haydn’s extensive service to the school at an appropriate time.

Roy Fletcher, Acting Principal


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K ia ora and greetings to all.

What a busy but fantastic and rewarding

Term 4 we have had to date. With only a couple of

weeks left, we are now preparing to wind down the

year and organise the beginning of 2013.

I would like to thank, firstly, the students, staff,

Board of Trustees, PTA committee, parent helpers

and all the community who have helped support

the school over 2012. We have made a huge

amount of progress in many different areas and are

excited about what is still to come.

As this is our last publication for 2012 I would also

like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and

prosperous New Year. We look forward to seeing

everyone again in 2013.

Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tūohu koe, me he

maunga teitei”.

Pursue excellence - should you stumble, let it be to a

lofty mountain.

For the children,

Shane Campbell, Principal

Athletics

I would like to congratulate the students on a

very exciting athletics day (this is in progress

while this piece is being written). I can confirm

that, already, at only 10:30 am, three school run-

ning records have been broken. The competition is

fierce but in great spirit. I am so proud of the chil-

dren for doing their very best in each event they

participate in, and I wish those who go on to repre-

sent the school at the Bream Bay competition the

best of luck. Results will be published in the school

newsletter.

Fonterra Milk for Schools Programme

F onterra are currently planning a promotional

video for the Milk for Schools Programme.

The new National Manager from Auckland visited

our school and she was highly impressed at how

successfully the Programme was working for the

students here.

Fonterra have decided that they will use our school

and community to create a promotional video for

the programme. The video will be used to launch

the Milk for Schools Programme when it rolls out

to the rest of New Zealand in 2013. It will be pub-

lished on the Milk for Schools website and used for

media purposes. This is a very exciting opportunity

for our students.

School gardens

O ver the last few weeks, all classrooms have

been busy building their own gardens —

right from building the box to planting the seeds.

This has been a wonderful learning process for the

children and I’m sure we will get great results.

Swimming Pool

T he school swimming pool is available for use

both by families of children at the school and

the public. For School families, the cost of the key

is only $55.00 and keys can now be purchased.

Anyone who does not have children here can pur-

chase a key between Friday 7th December and

Tuesday 18th December during office hours at a

cost of $75.00. Please contact the school office if

you have any queries.

Dates to remember

Tues 4th Dec PTA Meeting 7.30pm Thurs 6th Dec Talent Quest Finals Fri 7th Dec Road Patrol/Bus Monitor Fun Day

Mon 10th Dec Year 5 Road Patrol/Bus Monitor training Day

Wed 12th Dec Parent Helpers Morning Tea

Thurs 13th Dec Learning Port folios/End of year Reports sent home

Fri 14th Dec Year 6 Fun Day

Fri 14th Dec PTA free sausage sizzle for stu-dents

Sat 15th Dec Community Christmas Parade

Mon 17th Dec BoT Meeting Mon 17th Dec Year 6 Prizegiving – Last day for

Year 6 children

Tues 18th Dec Last day of Term for Year 0-5 -school will finish at 12:00pm

Maungaturoto Primary School Developing ‘REAL’ Learners

2013 Term Dates

Term 1 begins Tuesday 29th January and ends on

Friday 19th April

Term 2: 6th May – 12th July

Term 3: 29th July – 27th September

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Thank you for your support throughout

the year


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O n a visit to Whakapirau on 15th November,

members were privileged to see three beauti-

ful mature gardens with gorgeous views. The first,

well sheltered by a backdrop of huge trees, had

lovely colour co-ordinated flowers and shrubs, fruit

trees and ‘his and hers’ veggie gardens. In the sec-

ond, we admired ‘newish’ and mature plantings in a

difficult sloping ex-paddock, as well as some tal-

ented artwork, and were charmed by the friendly

piebald donkey. At the third, members were de-

lighted by magnificent scented roses, flower-filled

borders and abundant fruit trees.

Our next meeting is on Thursday, 13th December at

11.30 am for the Christmas pot luck shared lunch at

Pam McCallum’s Bushy Park property, Gorge Road.

Garden Notes for December Garden Notes for December Garden Notes for December Garden Notes for December

S ummer is in full swing so pay attention to wa-

tering, weeding, feeding and spraying as those

pests will be active amongst the foliage.

Sow successive summer vegetables for a plentiful

supply to last over summer. Potatoes will require

mounding up to protect the new plants.

Further applications of fertiliser will help increase

the size of the fruit on trees.

Maintain spraying of roses and fertilise and water.

Cultivate and weed around flower plants.

Strawberries will need netting to protect from birds.

Move your container plants to a shady spot, but

remember that they will still need daily watering.

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MAUNGATUROTO PUBLIC LIBRARY INC

BOOKS OF THE MONTH

Fiction

Jojo Moyes: The Girl You Left Behind

The author has written a beautifully crafted mystery

about stolen art dating from the First World War.

The story involves two couples, one couple from the

past and the other in the present. Part one captures

the details of life under occupation in France. Part

two opens 90 years later when a painting by a fa-

mous artist has surfaced in London with the mystery

of where or when it was stolen, 90 years before. A

thrilling and highly recommended read.

Victoria Hislop: The Return

This novel tells of a woman’s discovery, through vis-

iting Spain, of her mother’s past. In a quiet café, by

a chance conversation and a collection of old pho-

tographs, she is drawn into an extraordinary tale of

pain and passion at the heart of war-torn Spain dur-

ing the civil war. An extremely well researched

novel about Spain’s struggles before the 2nd World

War.

Ken Follett: Winter of the World

This is Ken Follett’s second novel, told through the

eyes of five inter-related families — American, Ger-

man, Russian, English, Welsh — characters who were

introduced in Fall of Giants, the first novel in the

trilogy. Their lives humanise what is happening in

the world at the time of Adolf Hitler’s chilling rise to

power; of unrest in London and civil war in Spain; of

Pearl Harbor, the Battle of France, the Battle of Brit-

ain, the Battle of Moscow and the birth of the

atomic bomb. A hugely satisfying read.

We have many more new books by popular authors:

● Patricia Cornwell: The Bone Bed

● Kate Morton: The Secret Keeper

The Dargaville book exchange took place in late

November, with plenty of variety on the fiction and

non-fiction shelves.

The Library Committee wish all their members a very

Happy Christmas and all the best for 2013.

Reviews by Sheryl Logan

Corrections and Amendments

Due to a formatting error, the names of two of

the sponsors listed in Uniquely You Says Thanks

last month were conflated. They should have

read: ‘Hammer Hardware Waipu’ and’Kaipara

Flooring’. Our apologies to both organisations

— and our thanks again to both for their kind

sponsorship of the event.


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Come along and join us at the old Ministry of Works building on

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Bring your own art supplies and projects

$2 each per week.

For information, text Julie 0211 464 657 or Joy 0210 264 7801.

Poetry CornerPoetry CornerPoetry CornerPoetry Corner Haiku: Life

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Then all too soon

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Write a poem for the Matters

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The extract below is from the New Zealand Herald of

8th June 1868 (Volume V, issue 1422), and shows that Maungaturoto was not always a peaceful and law-abiding place.

The article to the right is taken from the same paper of 17th October 1868 (Volume V, issue 1528), and shows a startling contrast with recent news about rates in the district!

Both extracts have been taken from the collection of digitized historical documents available from Papers Past — an archive which contains some 2 million

pages from New Zealand newspapers and periodi-cals, covering the period 1835 to 1945. The full ar-chive is at at http://aperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/

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Note: This article replaces copyrighted material in the original Maungaturoto Matters, written by Rae Road-

ley.

CLIPS FROM THE PAST



Three Little PigsThree Little PigsThree Little PigsThree Little Pigs

T he season for this year’s pantomime, The

Three Little Pigs, will be half way through by

the time you read this, but again the cast have pro-

duced another great show. They have all risen to

the occasion, especially the youngsters and those

who have made it their first stage performance.

Madame Salami, played by Maggie Everett, has

made her debut at an age when many are wanting

to put their feet up. At the other extreme, agewise,

is Scarlet Walker, who is showing promise as a long

time supporter of ORT.

Thanks to all who have contributed in some way

and, of course, the wonderful sponsors from

around the region.

ORT ScholarshipsORT ScholarshipsORT ScholarshipsORT Scholarships

O nce again Otamatea Repertory Theatre Inc

will be offering two scholarships in 2013.

There is the Junior Youth Scholarship, which is for

children up to Year 8, and the ORT Youth Scholar-

ship, which is for Years 9 to 13.

The Junior Youth scholarship provides a term of

singing lessons for the recipient. The ORT Youth

Scholarship is for $250, and can be spent on any-

thing concerning performance and theatre/music,

such as attending the National Youth Drama

School, singing lessons, guitar lessons or dance

classes, amongst other things.

To apply, you will need to write a letter (in your

own handwriting) stating why you would like to

win. Also, in the ORT Youth Scholarship section,

you will need to state how you would spend the

scholarship. All applications must be received by

19th December.

AuditionsAuditionsAuditionsAuditions

W e will soon be auditioning for Dirty Week-

ends, a play by Roger Hall and Phillip Nor-

man. Director, Alister Williams, describes it as a play

about “gardening and other fruitful pleasures” (with

songs) involving a couple in their 60s and their

neighbours (late 20s or so), as well as a music

teacher and her love interest (described as

‘voluptuous’ and ‘Irish’ respectively — though atti-

tude is more important than physique or accent for

these parts) In addition, there are roles for a fe-

male ‘garden muse’ to sing and charm the audi-

ence, and two highly versatile performers to play

the cat, the dog, the Dean, the judge and various

other roles. Last but not least, we are seeking

someone to play the pianist, who actually has to

accompany the show.

Anyone with a passion for earthy matters, and who

likes to sing (with passion as much as ability),

should contact Alister Williams via email on

[email protected], or ring 09 432 1890

to express an interest.

Auditions will be at ORT on December 12th at 7.00

pm

Rehearsals will start on the 20th January and will run

on Sundays and Thursdays.

Dates for the play are 15th-17th March and 22nd-

24th March (7 performances), plus a reserve date of

the 21st March.

Seussical the Musical will be per-

formed in July 2013. Auditions

are planned for February 2013.

Please contact the director, Peter

Flower, for more information.

Annual General MeetingAnnual General MeetingAnnual General MeetingAnnual General Meeting

T he annual general meeting was held recently.

The following management committee were

elected:

President: Peter Flower

Vice Presidents: Ian Sturt, Katrina Dyer

Secretary: Kathy Bygrave

Treasurer: Maura Flower

Committee: Nat Curnow, David Sims, Suz-

zanne Lappin and Grant Frires.

2013 is going to be another successful year for ORT

and the performing arts in the region with an active

committee and enthusiastic members bringing you

drama, musical shows, comedy and pantomime

throughout the year.

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SPORTS - SOCIAL - CONFERENCE CENTRE

Saturday, 15 December - Christmas Parade

**** Club’s open from 6.30pm **** Drop in for drinks and dinner. Please sign in guests.

Best wishes for the Season

Warmest wishes to all in the community - especially those who have supported the Club this year - and that’s many, many people!

THE OTAMATEA

HAWKS

RUGBY CLUB

….will celebrate 25 years of rugby in 2013 with a re-

union on the 19th and 20th April at the Kaiwaka

Sports Complex. We would like to invite players,

coaches, managers and committee members.

As you can imagine, coming up with 25 years worth

of names is a big job! We are currently working off

team photos, but we have a big gap. So If you have

any team photos or anything that lis ts players’

names, particularly in the years 1993-2005, I would

love to hear from you.

Also, if you have any club memorabilia that you

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15th December

Defibrillator at the Club The Club now has a defibrillator for community use, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. The Club took advice from St John regard-ing the purchase of this heart-starter.

It’s summertime!! Last night 2012: Friday, 21st December.

January 2013: Open Fridays: 18th and 25th.

February 2013: Normal hours - Thurs & Fri from 6pm.

Community Walkway - take a hike! Lambing’s over, the paddocks are dry, the birds are singing - and you can go strolling. The best place to enter the walkway is through the gate opposite the High School.

November Round Up

Fun Run Walk - for Maungaturoto Primary School:

Everyone loved the extended Country Club Com-munity Walkway - no traffic, no dust, a pleasant rural amble.

Quiz Night - For OHS students to visit Japan:

18 teams, curly questions, MP Lockwood Smith auctioned as a team member, more than $1000 raised.

Motocross Trail Ride - JMB to revamp a rugby field:

By the time you read this, MX riders will have had a great day. The Club will also seek grant funding for the rugby field which has another use - a land-ing pad for emergency helicopters.


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WORDPLAY Word hunt It’s December, so this month’s puzzles have a seasonal theme. To start with, you must find 14 Christmasy words in the following grid. Each word is 4 or more letters long, and words can run horizontally, vertically or diagonally—but always from left-to-right or top-to-bottom.

What are they?

The letters in the three phrases below can be re-arranged into the titles of three well known Christmas carols. What are they?

1. TILTING HENS

2. HER DARK HEALTH

3. A WINEY ANAGRAM

Piggy in the middle Find a word that fits the spaces below to make two new words or phrases—one to the left and one to the right:

S E A_______ N E T

Y U L E ______ M A R K

P A G E ______ E L O P E

F I L M ______ B O A R D

Answers on Page 27

Otamatea Christian School PTA Fundraiser

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RETARDED GRANDPARENTS

A fter Christmas, a teacher asked her young pu-

pils how they spent their holiday away from

school. One child wrote the following.

We always used to spend the holidays with

Grandma and Grandpa. They used to live in a big

brick house but Grandpa got retarded and they

moved to Bateman’s Bay where everyone lives in

nice little houses, and so they don't have to mow

the grass anymore!

They ride around on their bicycles and scooters and

wear name tags because they don't know who they

are anymore.

They go to a building called a wreck centre, but they

must have got it fixed because it‘s all okay now.

They do exercises there, but they don't do them very

well. There is a swimming pool too, but they all

jump up and down in it with hats on. At their gate,

there is a doll house with a little old man sitting in it.

He watches all day so nobody can escape. Some-

times they sneak out, and go cruising in their golf

carts!

Nobody there cooks, they just eat out. And, they eat

the same thing every night — early birds. Some of

the people can't get out past the man in the doll

house. The ones who do get out, bring food back to

the wrecked centre for pot luck.

My Grandma says that Grandpa worked all his life to

earn his retardment and says I should work hard so I

can be retarded someday too. When I earn my re-

tardment, I want to be the man in the doll house.

Then I will let people out, so they can visit their

grandchildren.

Editor’s note: thanks to Joan and John Hoggard for passing

this on. It’s probably apocryphal — but it’s fun all the

same.

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You are invited to An Avon Party

Wednesday 12th December at Sugar Belle's

Cafe 7.00pmProduct and samples and some fun

Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas


Farewell Maungaturoto

I t is with sadness that I depart the community of Maungaturoto, bound for the big smoke of

Dargaville.

I have spent three happy years in this wonderful little town and can honestly say that I have abso-lutely enjoyed my time here. I have met many fine folk and have made some very good friends.

I would like to think that (along with my team) I have vastly improved the operational standards of the local Carters Branch, and in doing so have contributed significantly to the local business col-lective and the local economy.

I also consider that I have contributed as much as I have been able to local community support groups and charity organizations, and I genuinely hope that my successor continues to offer the same level of support.

I extend a massive ‘Thank you’ to all of you who have supported me personally, and the business, over the last three years and I wish all of you and the community all the very best for the future.

Kind regards, Josh

Joshua Monk, Carters Maungaturoto

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P rize-winners at the exhibition at the Kauri Mu-

seum in November were as follows:

● Hand appliquéed bed quilt: Pamela Parkinson

● Table runner: Sarah Smellie

● Craft bag: Pam Mutch

Small raffle winners were:

● Biscuit tin of sewing items: Glennys McKenzie

● Pack of fabric: Edith Perreau

● Cot quilt kit: Sheran Vallance

● Wall hanging Kit Marie Finegan

The proceeds from these raffles are intended for

the Maungaturoto Saint John.

Lyn King, for the Otamatea Quilters

ANSWERS to WORDPLAY (page 25)

Word hunt: Santa, Angel, Sleigh, Holly, Tinsel,

Pudding, Rudolph, Star, Carols, Manger, Myrrh,

Decorations, Tree, Candle

What are they: 1. Silent Night; 2. Hark the Herald;

3. Away in a Manger

Piggy in the middle: 1. Son; 2. Tide; 3. Ant; 4. Star

Zonta Spirit of Adventure Award

H ayley Aldworth, from Rodney College,

after receiving her Scholarship award for

a Spirit of Adventure voyage from Lynda

Garrett, Zonta Area 1 director, and Sue

Poynter, the current president.

Hayley is planning on going on her voyage

around March 2013 and promises to return to

the Mangawhai Zonta group to give a presenta-

tion of her trip.

Albi Returns

T he musician Chris Dent returns home after

moving to Auckland two years ago. His career

has taken many twists and turns, and now he has

come back home for the summer.

During his absence Chris recorded an EP, about a

year ago. Those songs heralded some success but

Chris has a new stack of songs he feels very confi-

dent will be even more successful. His recent esca-

pades include regularly playing with the up-and-

coming Jesse Sheehan, and jamming with the Mon-

ford and Sons.

It has been a very successful year. As well as his

solo career, his collaboration band Kohl’s A Killer

has just recorded their debut EP, and that will head

out for full release early next year too.

If you want to catch up with this old local and see

his new stuff then come to the Eutopia Café in Kai-

waka on the 8thof December. Entry $5 on the door

and a 7.00 pm start.


What’s On What’s On What’s On What’s On

Locally….Locally….Locally….Locally….

December

Wed 4th: Maungaturoto Residents Association

meeting. Centennial Hall, 19.30 (see page 3)

Sat 8th: Working Bee for Beautification Pro-ject 09.00 (see page 3)

Sat 8th: Chris Dent performs at Eutopia, 19.00 (see page 27)

Sun 9th: Playcentre Christmas Party (see page 7)

Wed 12th: Residents Association Christmas Dinner. Maungaturoto Hotel (18.30)

Thur 13th: Maungaturoto Garden Club Christ-mas Pot-luck Lunch. Bushy Park, 11.30 (see page

17)

Sat 15th: Xmas Parade. Starts at Congrega-tional Church 17.30, and proceeds to Primary

School. Carnival starts ca. 18.00

Sat 15th: RSA Xmas Dinner (see page 7)

Thur 20th—Fri 21st: Santa’s Grotto, Plunket Rooms, 10.00-14.00 (see page 3)

January

Sat 26th: Cliff Richard live! At the Vector Arena, Auckland (see advert, left). For bus trips see Brooks’ advert, front page.

Bus trip

Saturday 26th January 2013,Pleasae phone for bookings and any further

information 094318059 or email [email protected]

Maungaturoto and

Districts Rotary

FARM MACHINERY AUCTION

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at 1920 State Highway 1,

Kaiwaka

To list machinery or to register your interest, call

09 622 1963, 09 431 4440 or 09 622 1963, 09 431 4440 or 09 622 1963, 09 431 4440 or 09 622 1963, 09 431 4440 or

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by 10th December

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Phone orders welcome

Another month has passed by – but where have the

last seven months gone so quickly?

In the last Maungaturoto Matters we advertised our

soft-serve ice-cream.

Unfortunately, the machine has decided to become so

loud that we’ve retired it to save our ears. For now!

However - NEW IN STORE... Streets rolled

ice creams and Slushies.

So come on in try one

Summer hours:Tues-Thursday 11.00 am – 8.00 pm

Fri-Sat 11.00–8.30 pm Sunday 11.00–7-30 pm

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