Moa Mail 30 September 2015

The Inglewood Development Trust

Issue 151

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Looking For A Great Family Day Out? Fun Walk For A Great Cause (10 - 10 - 10 Walk For Kids)

Ever felt like you wanted to walk on our great world class Mondo athletic track at our TET Stadium? On the 10th of October you can have your chance. Inglewood Lions are having a fun day where you and your family can walk 10 km around the track or even take

the ‘nature walk’ (Jubilee Park-Carnival Park-Lookout circuit). To entertain there will be a free bouncy castle, sausage sizzle, coffee cart and spot prizes. All this and you could win a spot prize just for taking part. You don’t need to walk the whole 10km. The Cause: To provide Hart Walkers for children with many different conditions who need body bracing and leg bracing in order to walk. Each walker costs up to $10,000 which includes the walking frame, boots, the frame being specially fitted to the child, two clinics per year for adjustment as the child grows and any replacement parts and boots that are required. Many of the children are fitted at age three and can use the same walker until ten. The difference these walkers make to the child and family is immeasurable. The New Zealand Lions Child Mobility Foundation provides between seven and nineteen each year to children, which means Lions must raise between $70,000 and $190,000 annually.

North Taranaki’s Lions are aiming for a target of getting 1,000 walkers on the track. The challenge is for business’s, sporting groups, schools, individuals, to enter either as individuals, or as part of a team, or even as a family group. Entrance fees are: Children $5, Adults $10, Families $20. While labelled a 10km walk, it is foremost a fun day, and if you wish to only walk a few laps no problem. There will be spot prizes during the event. There will be refreshments, and entertainment on the day. Sponsorship forms are available from Fun Ho! Toys or on the day. Info Pat Julian 7567590.

Editor’s Comments

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Inglewood Cricket Sheep Manure $5.00 bag WW100 Concert Video now $10.00 or $15.00 WW100 Pins $5.00 / Fern $6.00 McGillie/Pumpkin Books: $15.00 TET Stadium Cards: $30.00 Printing / Photocopying (Stapling / Colour): Up to A3 Local Artists Gift Cards: $5.00 Fun Ho! Toys / Souvenirs AA Guides/Brochures/Cards

Available at: Inglewood Information

Centre / Fun Ho! Toys / Moa Mail

7567030 (25 Rata Street)

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Points and views expressed are not necessarily the views of The Inglewood Development Trust

The flag debate started off as quite a good idea to test the feelings of the country to see if we were ready for a change of flag to get away from the Union Jack of Great Britain. It has elicited a lot of rhetoric from both points of view and appeared to have split the country fifty-fifty. Now it has become a debacle descending into party politics. A group of people representing us all was appointed to look at the various options sent in from public submissions. About forty were short-listed and then the panel whittled it down to four. These were to be voted on and then the best one goes head-to-head with our present flag, but now the rules are changing and a fifth option is being included in the referendum. This was not chosen by the appointed panel, but through public pressure. The people who want to keep the current flag are threatening to spoil their voting papers to get noticed, but that won’t make much difference to the outcome. If they all decided to vote for the same one of the less likely candidates with a single ‘1’, that flag is most likely to go to the next stage – new against old. When they all switch back to the old flag it would be game, set and match. It’s laughable; you would think it could never happen, given the millions of dollars that we pay council staff, but it has! Two million rubbish bags have been printed with the phone number of a Thai restaurant. Food for thought, eh?

Daylight saving is here, bring on the longer evenings. But there are other arguments both for and against. Some say longer evening hours encourage health and exercise as they are good for outdoor sports and other say it is a negative influence on sleep, negating the benefits of the extra time for exercise. But there are good things, it’s a reminder to check the batteries in your smoke alarms, flea the cats and dogs and it is time to polish the rust off the golf clubs.

Richard Jordan Editor

Shade-by the River

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Woman’s Golf Champs Decided

Kangatraining

Kangatraining is a complete postnatal workout with a focus on re-strengthening the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles after pregnancy. All while the mother wears her baby in a carrier- so there’s no need for her to

have a babysitter! It's designed for mothers specifically, but is a low impact exercise, so is actually great for anyone and is still a full body work out! Ashley De Grey has trained as a Kangatraining instructor in June and has been running a weekend class in New Plymouth for the last month. She wanted to provide a weekend class for mothers who have returned to work while their children are still young, as they often miss out on the mums groups and play groups with their children. With Kangatraining, the mums bring their babies to a class on the weekend and still get to spend valuable time with them while working out. Ashley is now about to branch out and begin running classes in her home town Inglewood which will beginning at the start of October. Ashley is originally from Inglewood, growing up here and attending the local kindergarten and primary school. Then deciding to go to New Plymouth Girls High School, shifting to New Plymouth at 15. After finishing high school, tertiary education and working, she then went on to have her daughter, Indigo, who is now almost a year old. In January she and her partner moved back to Inglewood to bring up their children “as it is such a fantastic place with an awesome community!” Ashley wants to let the women of Inglewood know there is now a way for them to be fit and healthy without having to organise babysitting or wait for baby to sleep while having fun and socialising! Check out facebook www.facebook.com/Kangatraining-Taranaki or contact Ashley 021 08159689, ashley@kangatraining.co.nz

Women's Club Championship Results: 18 Hole Senior (Silver): Mel Wilson bt Chris Wilson Intermediate (Bronze 1): Anne Aitken bt Debbie Oulsnam Junior (Bronze 2): Delys Suter bt Jan Worthington Limit (Bronze 3): Trisha Smith bt Joan Burgess

9 Hole Senior: T. Williams bt Kath Richardson Junior: P. George bt Jane Shearer Junior Coaching Registration and coaching Wednesday 14 October 4.30-5.30 pm, clubs available, annual subscription $40 but come and try for free. Social Ambrose commences Thursday 29 October (5 weeks) for family groups, friends, businesses. Non-golfers and children welcome. Meals and bar facilities available at the conclusion of play. Teams of 6. Time: 5.30 pm, Mass Start. Cost: $4 per player per night. $120 per team. Contact: Chris Wilson 7536312

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TOPEC Week A Hit With Two Local Students

MG Model A Car Enthusiasts Visit Fun Ho! Toys (Vida Harkness)

Joseph Kuklinski (St Pats) and Nikita Peters (Egmont Village) were very privileged to

attend the Bryce Jourdain Scholarship programme at TOPEC last week. This was the first scholarship week held and the nine students that attended enjoyed themselves immensely and would have stayed longer if they had the chance. The course ran over the week with the students staying at the facility at the Meeting of the Waters. Activities included rafting, kayaking, tramping, team building, abseiling, river bugging to name just a few. At the start they were strangers, by the end of the week great friends. Along the way the group found themselves pushing their limits. The course motto was “Don’t try to fit in when you were born to stand out” Bryce Jourdain was a much loved instructor at Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits and Education Centre (TOPEC) who lost his life on August 8th 2012 at the Paritutu Rock tragedy. In memory of Bryce, TOPEC and the Jourdain

f a m i l y o f f e r s c h o l a r s h i p opportunities to s t u d e n t s o f Intermediate School age to participate in an Outdoor focused course providing opportunities for people to grow mentally, socially, push their personal limits and discover new things about themselves and others. The course also aims to inspire participants to become role models for others, to show leadership and importantly to recognize the NZ Outdoors as a special place.

Above: Joseph Kuklinski and Nikita Peters

On Sunday 20 September over 30 members of the MG Model A car group visited the Fun Ho! Toy Museum. The group were in New Plymouth for the weekend to celebrate t h e i r 6 0 t h birthday. They a r r i v e d i n Taranaki on Friday from all over New Zealand. This day they were en-route to Whangamomona for lunch and then back to New Plymouth for a celebratory dinner.

Gardening With Sue From Hammer (Sue Marsh)

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Typical spring weather has brought us days of warm sun, combined with those days of extreme cold and gale force winds. Now we have daylight saving, and whether or not you like it, we do get an extra hour in the garden at the end of our working day, of course, only if we have any energy left, after a hard day at work! Sow beans now, they are one of the easiest summer crops to grow, they normally germinate within seven days once the soil is warm enough, which it is, but protect them from slugs and snails. If you haven’t organised your bean frame

for your scarlet runners, do so at time of planting. Plant other varieties every couple of weeks from now until the end of January for continuous supply. Sow peas as well, they make delicious additions to the everyday salad or stir-fry, and don’t take much room, if you set up a few bamboo tee-pees in your vege patch. Get those potatoes planted out, and make sure all the other garden beds are ready for planting out. Root crops should be planted on the 1st and 2nd, and then on the 8th and 9th for best

results, so get organised. Top up your vegetable and flower beds with fresh compost, and garden or vegetable mix, and then fertilise, as over the winter, all the rain has washed most of the nutrients out of your garden beds. Whip around your container pots and fertilise those as well with a slow release formulation to give long lasting benefits over the new growing season. By now, you’ll be back to mowing your lawns, don’t forget to feed those as well, and spray with a prickle weed killer, to keep your little ones safe this summer. Remember all Tui purchases, puts you into the draw for a Tui prize pack, only from Hammer! See you soon.

Above: A simple bean frame Below: Dig that garden and grow your own fresh veges

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Moa Mail Features On Brochure

The National Library of New Zealand keeps an archive of every publication produced in New Zealand. This public record ensures that our history, both recent and long past, is available for future generations to access. We at the Moa Mail were delighted to see a photo of our publication on the inside of the above Brochure under the International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN) article. Great to see our publication making it nationally. What is an ISSN? It is an eight digit unique identifier number given to the title of all periodic publications. It is used for magazines, newspapers, journals, annual reports, yearbooks the number is assigned by the National Library when they receive a copy (which is compulsory for all publications).

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Police Concerned About Upsurge In Burglaries (Alistair Balsom) Inglewood Police have been busy over the last couple of months with the upsurge in reported burglaries causing concern in the area. Of particular note several residential burglaries which have occurred during the daytime in Inglewood. This is a reminder for people to make sure everything is locked and secure around their house and for people to keep an eye on

their neighbours’ properties and to report any suspicious activity. Rural burglaries are also a cause for concern in Inglewood and Taranaki in general, with an increase being reported to police. Items taken include firearms, motor bikes and fuel. This is only going to get worse with the down turn in the economy. The advice we offer is, for farmers to make sure they have locked their out buildings if they possibly can, keep fuel storage on the farm to a minimum without inconveniencing themselves and if it’s appropriate for any fuel that is stored on the farm to be near the dwelling house or in a locked shed if at all possible. A recent complaint of fuel being taken from a Lincoln Road address was where the fuel tanks were within 50 metres of the house, but obscured by an implement shed. This allowed the offenders to gain free access to the fuel which was out of sight of the occupants who heard noises at the time but couldn’t see anything when they got up to investigate in the early hours of the morning. Also of concern in the rural area, Inglewood Police are dealing with the theft of stock from Tarata. Rumour has it that this is more widespread than is being reported. Incidents of this nature needs to be reported to the police to determine how big a problem it actually is. As reported in the last Moa Mail, an unfortunate incident happened at Fun Ho! Toys on 9 September 2015 when a bomb scare was reported to police. Enquiries are still continuing with this regarding the origin of the call but is most likely that the call has come from overseas. For the month of September the local police have been involved in Operation Buckle which is targeting drivers using their cell phones, failing to put their seat belts on and other general distractions. This will be an ongoing operation and people need to be aware that not only will they be stopped and spoken to if they are not wearing their seat belts and using cell phones, but warrants and registrations will also be dealt with and breaches of graduated licence conditions. Please make sure your vehicle is up to date. We appreciate that there may be issues in contacting the local police with the new telephone system but if matters are urgent and something is happening at the time, please call 111. If the matter is not so urgent you can still call the police on the local number 7560900 and you will be spoken to by Palmerston North Police or at a call centre, otherwise come to the station, however we are not always here, and the front door may be shut but it does not mean we are not working. Leave a note for us by popping it through the front door and we will get back to you as soon as possible. A l t e r n a t i v e l y m y e m a i l a d d r e s s i s a l ista ir.ba lsom@police.govt.nz or Phil l ip on phillip.rowe@police.govt.nz Cheers from Phil, Alistair and Darren.

Durham WI News (Maree Jordan)

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Squash Junior Coaching (Pauline Stachurski)

Below: Tia and Jonathon Pauro with Kendal Mulligan who won the lucky draw of a sponsored racket Bottom: The Junior Coaching Group

Bookings now open For Term 4 commencing

Tuesday 13 October, 3.30pm $50 term fee

Phillippa Kingi - Pilates For Living

It’s been a couple of busy months for the ladies at Durham WI. We have been entertained by interesting speakers, including Robyn Marshall from ‘Beautiful Hush’ Beauty Clinic, John Campbell - Travel Broker, and visited Frank Bennett – Copper work. Valma Hirst, ‘Our leading light for catering/fundraising’ and team of volunteers have been busy at several community functions. And this month we have c e l e b r a t e d Durham WI’s 73rd Birthday, with dinner at VolcaNo View Grande Café and Restaurant. Great food, games, goodie bags from Anne Watson – our president, and excellent company made for a fun night out!

Above: Cutting the birthday cake is Peggy Topping and Merle Lithgow. The cake was made by Gwenda Takarangi and iced by Maureen Bunn

Monday 21 September was the last night of Junior coaching at the Squash Club. For two terms Jeff Ansell, Jonathan and Tia Pauro have been coaching the future of the club. Player progress was made at both the Primary and Secondary groups. A big thank to Jeff, Tia and Jonathon for all their time and patience. Also thanks to the parents who transported and supported their future squash 'stars'.

Kaimata And Waitui Districts Hall (Rosemary Cartwright)

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Done $50

In 1988 the Kaimata community decided to build a new hall to replace the old one which had been built in the early 1900s. In a fantastic effort by the locals a magnificent hall with lounge, bar, toilets and kitchen complex became a reality in 1990. It provides a large floor area and is available for the neighbouring Kaimata Primary School and for local events. The hall has been used for meetings, badminton, table tennis, indoor bowls and cards as well as for wedding receptions, funerals, Arts Festival shows, cabarets, school concerts and other functions. In 2009 the hall committees of the Kaimata and Waitui communities agreed to amalgamate and consolidate their resources. Thus the Kaimata Hall has become the Kaimata & Waitui Districts Hall. Set in the village of Kaimata, this districts hall is seven km east of Inglewood, 28 km from New Plymouth and 25km from Stratford, so is easily accessible. There is plenty of parking. The hall can comfortably seat 200+ with space for dancing so is very suitable for large weddings. It has a very effective heating system, so can be cosy even in wintertime. The communities of Kaimata and Waitui are very fortunate to have been blessed with the foresight and leadership displayed by the locals of years gone by. Now 25 years later the hall is undergoing a programme of maintenance which once complete will provide a fresher and more comfortable environment with new tables, chairs, carpet and lino. To help achieve this, the community has benefited greatly from generous grants from Taranaki Electricity Trust, TSB Community Trust, Todd Energy and many other local businesses. With the upcoming celebration of Kaimata School and Districts 125th Jubilee, Labour Weekend 23rd – 26th October 2015 we would like to take this opportunity to thank the above sponsors for their wonderful contribution to enable the upgrade of the Kaimata-Waitui District Hall which will be available for viewing at the Jubilee in October. It is available for hire at very reasonable rates. For further information please contact Robyn Nicholls on her mobile 027 575 6638

Above: The current Hall Below Left: Kaimata with the old hall in 1900

Inglewood Ultra Fast Broadband Update (Vida Harkness)

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The DVD supporting Inglewood’s bid for Ultra-Fast Broadband in our town has been made. It appears

for public viewing at https://youtu.be/NFpDcs4fQ4I (click on this or type it into your browser). We are also getting a copy to display in the Inglewood Information centre. It is an excellent video showcasing some of Inglewood’s best in business. We now wait to see what the powers that be decide for our town. Inglewood

First would like to thank the following who were only too happy to assist us: - Leon Wee (New Plymouth D i s t r i c t Council), Kelly E l l i s (Pr imo W i r e l e s s ) ,

Barbara Kuriger (MP for Taranaki-King Country), Tracey Rees, (PA to Barbara Kuriger), Simon Mulligan (Taranaki Civil), Iain Berrie (Quest Integrity), Rosey Mabin (Principal, Inglewood High School), Jake Jarman (Head Boy, Inglewood High School), Dr Steve Finnigan and Phillip Marsh (Inglewood Rugby Football Club). And also to Anand Rose from “Green Cow Film + Music Event Management” who put the video together for our town’s bid. Whether we are successful or not the video is of great value to our town as a promotional video that Inglewood is an awesome place to set your business up in.

Some Of Our Film Stars: Above: Simon Mulligan Right: Rosey Mabin Below: Phillip Marsh

Morris Dancers (Vida Harkness)

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Working in a place where a local newspaper is printed one learns very quickly to always have the camera at the ready, well in my case it’s my trusty cell phone and this came into unexpected use when walking to work on Saturday morning 19 September I came across the Taranaki Morris Dancers performing at Fritz Reuter Place. What a delightful sight and sound they did make for this dreary cloudy Saturday morning. Though light rain was falling they entertained the initially small crowd but one that continued to grow as we all stood and watched. Led by the ‘Squire’ Mike Self they happily entertained us for just over half an hour. Morris dance is an English folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers, usually wearing bell pads on their shins. Implements such as sticks, swords and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers. What a pity that the town didn’t know in advance that the dancers were going to be performing as they were very entertaining, maybe next time.

Above: ‘Squire’ Mike Self Below: The Morris Dancers in full swing

Indian Bukhara

Celebrates 4th Birthday

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Spring Clean At The Mamaku Centre (Jen Ferry)

Ramesh and Deepali are owner operators of the Indian Bukhara. On the sixth of October they will be celebrat ing their fourth anniversary of the opening of the business. Ramesh arrived from India first, he was later joined by his wife Deepali and (at the time) their two children Tagel and Gorika. Both their older children attend Inglewood High School and Ramesh and Deepali are happy with how well they have adapted to the New Zealand way of life. The family has now grown with the arrival of their third child two years ago. Ramesh and Deepali have worked hard to build their business from being just a takeaway outlet with the opening of the Dine in Restaurant option in December 2014. Even though the Takeaways continue to be a popular choice for customers, they are keen to bring in more dine in customers. Since moving to New Zealand and settling in Inglewood, Ramesh and Deepali have been delighted with how they have been welcomed into the Inglewood community.

Spring cleaning at The Mamaku Centre has caused a flurry of activity of late. As many of you know the Centre is having a renewed focus and we are excited to be receiving bookings for groups and activities which are rapidly forming The Mamaku Centre into quite a community hub. It is now home to Ukulele classes, Pilates, Kangatraining, Mainly Music, a Play Group, band practices, a community closet and meetings. Because there are several different spaces we have begun to accommodate several groups at one time which has the place buzzing with activity during the week. But don't panic there is still space for you to come and join us! Sometimes you just need to sit a while. And that is why we at Inglewood Christian Fellowship have decided to make our building The Mamaku Centre available during the week day mornings. Anyone is welcome to pop in for a chat, to sit quietly in reflection or ask for prayer. You may wish to remember someone and perhaps light a candle, or escape the busyness with some quiet time or perhaps it is a listening ear as you ponder “why” about the big stuff that goes on in our lives. Whatever the reason, you are very welcome to take some time out at The Mamaku Centre.

Listen To Your Heart

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High Blood Pressure. Blood pressure is constantly changing as your heart pushes and relaxes. High blood pressure is when your blood pressure is consistently higher than a safe blood pressure for you.

A s y o u r a r t e r i e s b e c o m e narrower and less stretchy, your blood p r e s s u r e rises. Having high blood p r e s s u r e

means that your blood is moving through your blood vessels with extra force. Having high blood pressure over time can lead to damaged arteries and increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. It can also damages organs like the eyes, kidneys and brain. It is not always known what causes high blood pressure, but it often runs in families. However eating too much salt, drinking too much alcohol, being overweight, and not moving around enough each day can also contribute to high blood pressure and heart disease. High blood pressure is often called the ‘silent killer’, because for most people, there are no symptoms. This means that many people are unaware they have high blood pressure, which can put them at risk of heart disease. The only way to find out if your blood pressure is high is to have it checked. A single high blood pressure reading does not necessarily mean that you have high blood pressure. It is normal for your blood pressure to rise and fall during the day. It increases during physical activity or when you are excited, angry or afraid and these are usually short-lived episodes. You are usually considered to have high blood pressure if your blood pressure stays high for three separate readings over at least three months. Blood pressure is shown as two numbers the top number or systolic pressure is the number when you heart beats and the bottom number or diastolic pressure is when your heart is relaxing.

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What’s on and Coming Events Please advise of your event 7567030 moamail@funho.com

Four Jays Exhibition Fritz Reuter Gallery Daily 10.00 am—4.00 pm

Barbara Kuriger MP Invites Ing Greypower Come and meet your MP Wed 30 Sept 2.30 - 4.00 pm Electorate Office 80 Rata St

Inglewood First IA5 Inglewood Library and Service Centre Wed September 30 Phone Vida 021 1840842 All welcome $5 door charge

New Rubbish System Starts 1 Oct Now Wednesdays for all of Inglewood. First collection day Wednesday 7 October

Free Blood Pressure Checks Thurs 3 Oct 10.00 am - 2.00 pm Shoprite Carpark Rotary Project Quiz Night Ing Cricket Club Sat 3 October 7.00 pm Ing Club Moa Street Ph Jamie 7565554 4x4 Champs Saturday 3 October Becky’s New Car Cue Theatre 3rd – 17th October 2015 Inglewood Lions Sponsored Walk 10 October 10.00 am TET Stadium in Inglewood Pat Julian 7567590 EVG 16 Oct Calf & Lamb/Pets Day Norfolk Show Day: 21 October 2015 The Kaimata School Celebrating 125 years Labour Weekend Commencing Friday 23 Oct

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Taranaki Aviation

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Fun Ho! Toys Hand Made

Sand Casted Models Available now

Wooden Toys (Seconds) Great Range - Great Prices

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Sheep Manure $5.00 per bag

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