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Stuff with Caron Scene...in your community Proud to promote local news, local Keepin’ it real since ages ago advertising and local ownership. This is our community and we’re proud to keep it that way! H Full colour advertising, the most competitive rates and personally i there and welcome to October. It’s drive for a couple of weeks. Between you almost crazy when you say that out and I, I’ll play by the rules there, I’m pick - designed on site loud… where on earth has the year ing my insurance company would quickly gone? You may have noticed I’ve missed a lose their sense of humour should any - few blurbs recently and although some of thing untoward happen and I crashed! you might be clapping your hands, there In short (if you were smart enough to EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING are others that have actually said they’ve skip that paragraph), the office has been Phone: 888 4489 missed my ramble! Whichever half you closed for the last week and will remain are, you have advanced warning, so be closed this week while I speed-heal! I’m Contact Caron: [email protected] prepared. This is one of those yarns that not sure that’s actually a thing but, in my or 0274 127 062 might make you wish you’d headed head, it’s like speed reading or speed dat - www.sceneonline.co.nz straight for page 3, so I totally won’t be of - ing – doing what you need to do, but really fended if you do ha ha. It’s like when you fast! Of course the incredible kindness 88 Arawa Street, ask someone how they are – and they ac - from so many, has made recovery so far, a Matamata tually tell you, or should I say, drone on lot easier and although I’m not accepting Monday to Friday and on and on and you wish you’d been an Oscar exactly, I do want to publically walking really fast with a clipboard in pass on my appreciation. I couldn’t possi - CIRCULATION hand. (No one ever interrupts those peo - bly name everyone but Keith, Elaine and ple!) Anyhoo… I do feel like I need to ex - Michaela (my forever support), Jane (back- Your priceless paper delivered to plain my whereabouts a little – especially up plan management), Liz and Charlene 6400 homes fortnightly after getting a call on my mobile asking if (quinn carers), Sue (MBA goddess), Lynne I’d closed the paper (Argh…). (soup maker extraordinaire), Sonya and LAYOUT & DESIGN During the first half of the year, I was ad - Karen (laugh til you hurt meisters), and vised I would need surgery to remove be - the incredibly kind people who knew I Inhouse Design and Print nign fibroid tumours. Before you gasp, it’s couldn’t get there but took and supplied Matamata honestly no biggie and very, very common photos etc for me over the past week. My [email protected] among ‘middle-aged’ women. 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2 SCENE 2 OCTOBER, 2018 Scene around... www.sceneonline.co.nz Artwork hiding in the Stanley’s and MVS rewarding excellence cupboard? T wo Matamata College students were absolutely over the moon at a recent school assembly thanks to the generosity of local businesses Stanley Group and Matamata Veteri - nary Services. For around 13 years the two compa - nies have proudly rewarded excel - lence at the school by donating significant prizes in the ACE (Achiev - ing and Celebrating Excellence) Club draws. Every student that achieves excel - We can frame it lence in three or more subjects auto - matically gets an entry and with almost 2,000 entries, respective com - pany representatives Craig Davison Lisa Holder (left) on behalf of Matamata Veterinary Services and Craig Davison (far right), Stanley Construction Manager/Director were pleased to present junior winner of the Matamata College and Lisa Holder commended the stu - ACE Club draw, Kerielle Sankey, with state of the art Beats headphones, and senior draw winner, dents on their consistent efforts. “We Karmen Benson, with a new laptop. are very proud to be involved in such an initiative” says Craig, “and it’s great to see such a significant number of stu - deMnts maakingt thae prmize draw litsta.” represented at Roller Mills We fix and print your pics A from fter the jubilance of taking out the 2018 Gwynne Shield for the first time in 33 years, coaches Adrein $30 (Adie) Wharawhara and Tony Brown were equally proud that seven of the 23 Mata - mata boys were selected for the ‘Country’ team who went on to play the ‘City’ team, with all players from both teams hoping for a spot in the 2018 Roller Mills squad. Ironically, Adie and Todd Crabb (dad of Billy Crabb – Captain of the 2018 Gwynne Shield team) were members of the 1981 58-60 Arawa St, Matamata Roller Mills team where, undefeated, they Ph 07 888 8560 won the tournament! Four of the 2018 Pictured from left are Otis Burt, Marakopa Herewini, Hohepa Wilson and Haku Marsh. Country side successfully made the cut and we wish them well for the tournament at St Peter’s starting on Sunday. I’m sure they’d appreciate your support!

3 SCENE 2 OCTOBER, 2018 THE Scene around... www.sceneonline.co.nz WEATHER IS Tom Sainsbury offers guilt free humour WARMING UP W hen Matamata College Drama Performed by her year 13 Drama stu - and it is a really fun way to escape the re - Maybe it’s time to check Teacher, Natalie McBean, saw dents, Natalie says bringing Dance Troupe ality of what is often an exhausting world. Thomas Sainsbury’s ‘Dance Supreme to the stage has been a huge chal - Yes there are serious themes, yes it makes your Air Conditioning Troupe Supreme’ around a decade ago in lenge for the students and they have exe - you question, but it does so in such an en - Auckland, she loved the energy, pace and cuted it exceptionally well. “The thing I’ve tertaining way that you are left buzzing af - pure whirlwind nature of the entertain - enjoyed most is be the subtle humour in terwards. I can assure our audiences that it ment. every scene of the play” says Aria Berg will be an extremely entertaining 80 min - The production not only highlights the who has a lead role as ‘Charlotte’. “The way utes!” struggles of being able to succeed in the Tom Sainsbury has slipped in some of the Opening in just two weeks time, you are world of Arts in lil ol’ New Zealand says very funny lines is very clever and, even on not going to want to miss ‘Dance Troupe Natalie, but also some of the key issues as - stage during rehearsals, I still find myself Supreme’ which will be performed at sociated with being in the public eye; giggling!” Matamata College for two nights only. See which is very relevant for youth today with With very little set, ‘Dance Troupe the advertisement below for full details social media etc. It also explores how im - Supreme’ relies almost entirely on the per - and support our talented youth. portant image is, and the dangerous formers pulling you lengths that some performers will go to to into their imaginary achieve what is deemed ‘acceptable’ (e.g. world and challeng - eating disorders, prescription drug abuse ing you to question and self-acceptance). It explores these se - your own beliefs rious themes in a light hearted and hu - and morals. “It is morous way. Like all of Sainsbury’s plays; hugely funny” says it makes you laugh - and then feel guilty for Natalie! “I laughed laughing! the entire time –

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A simple gift of compassion W hen local travel agent, Julie Morgan- since 1993 and every year, generous people Hughes and Francois Joubert, North across the world pack these boxes with gifts – Island Operations for Operation simple, yet powerful messages of love. The Christmas Child registered charity were guest project brings joy and hope to children in des - speakers at Matamata Rotary recently, local perate situations around the world. It pro - Rotarians and guests were thrilled to learn of vides an opportunity for people of all ages to an initiative that delights children around the be involved in a simple, but hands-on, project world that may not have ever received a gift that has the power to transform children’s before – let alone a shoe box of goodies se - lives. lected especially for them. As well as packing useful items such as Operation Christmas Child is an initiative combs or hair ties, boxes generally include a under the umbrella of Samaritan’s Purse pro - toy or game, hygiene or educational items, and viding humanitarian aid to different villages a photograph or letter to let the child receiving internationally each year. The organisation the package know that there is always some - partners with local community churches, one that cares. “When we think about the kids groups, businesses, schools and individuals opening their boxes and how happy they’ll be, worldwide. Along with Julie, Kathy Baxendine it’s feels nice” says Lucy, Silas’ five year old sis - through Matamata Baptist Church has also ter. “I was excited to pack my box.” been involved in the project locally for the The 2018 Christmas boxes will be dis - past couple of years coordinating the packing tributed throughout Cambodia, Fiji, Papua and collection of donations. New Guinea and Philippines. Everyone is wel - “Our church is packing shoe boxes for the come to fill as many boxes as they would like charity” says 10 year old Silas Gann, “and ev - and for further information, or collection of eryone who got involved has really enjoyed boxes to fill, you are welcome to contact Julie the experience. It feels good to be able to do at You Travel, or Kathy on 021 209 6430. The something so nice for kids just like us around boxes must be completed by the end of Octo - Pictured are five year old Lucy Gann and her 10 year old brother Silas with their the world. Unlike them though, we are very ber and can be dropped off at You Travel or Operation Christmas Child boxes ready to be labelled and delivered. fortunate not to know the poverty they live Matamata Baptist Church. A $10 donation per with every day.” box is appreciated to cover delivery costs for Samaritan’s Purse has changed the lives of the not for profit initiative. children through OpeHration Cehristmras Cehild toCaron S tewkart. eep you smiling!

part from new ownership, it’s business as usual at Matamata’s Family Dental Centre – the locally Aowned and operated practice committed to ensuring every member of the family can continue to smile with confidence.

Having officially taken over yesterday, October 1, Manveet Singh’s mantra is simple. He intends to ensure top quality, comprehensive and affordable dental care is available for the whole family. “Matamata is a very special community” he says, “and along with experienced dentist, Philippa Corcoran, I am fortunate to have inherited a team of excellent support staff.

I am really looking forward to connecting with the community and getting to know the locals. And of course, the fact that the purpose built facility is part of Pohlen Hospital really enhances the holistic, one-stop approach to healthcare unique to the region.” Philippa Corcoran and Manveet Singh.

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5 SCENE 2 OCTOBER, 2018 Scene around... www.sceneonline.co.nz Starfish relating and connecting with community H Housie i there Matamata! My name is profession strives for. This being the Justine Marshall and I am a desire to promote social change and team member at Starfish Social development, bring societies to - at the Services. From a dairy farming back - gether, along with aiming to empower ground, my family and I moved and liberate people. It uses principles, around the Waikato area before set - such as social justice and human RSA! tling in Matamata when I was 15. I rights, and works off these to engage now live here with my partner and am people to address life challenges in Starting Wednesday in the third year of a four year Bache - the best way for that person or group. 10th October 6.30pm lor of Social Work degree through the Overall it aims towards helping and Free tea, coffee and biscuits available University of Waikato. I chose a career supporting people and families in in Social work as I have a passion for order to reduce risk and deprivation, helping and supporting people. I have and enhance wellbeing. found my time at Starfish has only Starfish holds all these qualities as helped this passion grow stronger. well as being an agency that does Going straight from high school to a more than provide an ambulance at Social Work degree some might say I the bottom of the cliff. They work in am very young for the profession, prevention and awareness. The team however I view my youth as one of my are planning to have a program com - strengths, for example being younger ing up for young entrepreneurs team - helps in relatability and connection ing up with business mentors, getting with youth in the community. I have their business ideas out and into real - Bistro is now open every found this makes my social work ity with the support of Starfish. This placement with Starfish perfect. will also include making this business Sunday from 4pm to 6.30pm My work at Starfish includes a vast idea a reality and then the hiring of range of activities, such as supporting youth to be the people selling this TUESDAYS people in our community through product. This is an amazing opportu - Fresh Fish and Hot Roast Chicken helping ensure their basic needs are nity for youth to gain not only busi - Raffle, Lucky Number Draw met, e.g. food, shelter and clothing. I ness skills but social skills and THURSDAYS undergo risk and strengths assess - knowledge. The age bracket for this Meat Raffle, Membership Draw, ments with individuals and families to will be 12 years to 24 years and if ensure they are safe, help set goals there is anyone out there in our com - Bistro open from 6pm and support alongside people as they munity thinking this sounds like a bit FRIDAYS work to achieve these goals. Another of them come down and have a chat! Meat Raffle, Elusive Joker Draw. aspect of my job with Starfish in - Being part of the Starfish team has Bistro open from 5.30pm cludes supervised access, this is when been incredibly rewarding and such a parents do not have custody of their significant learning experience for me Guests, affiliates and prospective children and require someone to be and is going to have an immense im - members welcome present for this. Overall the work I do pact on how I practice through my at Starfish is to support vulnerable profession. If you would like to have a 5 Ngaio Street, Matamata people and youth in our community chat or are interested in our upcom - Phone: 888 7190 to make the positive changes and em - ing programs give us a call at 888 power them to keep moving forward. 8795 or come on down to 15 Gordon While social work can be confusing Terrace, Matamata. Starfish is open Soul Friday Nights @ 6pm and hard to define SStta rAfinshd hroelwdss and Mon-FriM 8a:3ta0mama t–a U4:n30iopmn , come promotes all the aspects of what the down and see me. Peria 11A Meura St – opposite the local park Presbyterian Church Parish Assembly of God 4.30-5.30 Friday – Soul Kids – sign your kids in and out. Rev. Murray Lambert 31 Peria Road, Matamata School Year 1-9 20 Meura Street, Matamata Ph 0R7e v8.8 M8a 8ta8f0on6 ua Langi St John Hall, 32 Rawhiti Ave, Matamata 6pm Friday nights – Kids and Adults – Ph 07 888 7242 All welcome Contact 07 888 4811 everyone welcome as! E: [email protected] Email: [email protected] (5.45 – Kids Eat Free Dinner)! Service times: 9.00am Classic service, www.periachurch.weebly.com Kids movie nights during Soul each week! 10.30am, Cafe service E: [email protected] Pastor: Mata Waqanituinayau www.soulchurch.co.nz 2pm 2nd Sunday at St Davids, Waharoa Service time: Sunday 10am Church Service: Sundays 10.00am

MATAMATA COMBINED CHURCHES What is right and what is wrong? By Ron Vosper, Matamata Union Parish

‘It’s not what goes into a body but what comes out of it that defiles it,’ And, ‘One man’s meat is another man’s poison.’ This is a curly one depending on your starting We read of several examples, such as further define that, we could say that it is our point of set values, no less. own personal perception of God under which Is it sinful – for instance? Or is it right for some, we believe and act. Others may be different but yet not for you and your beliefs? Surely these can relate to w‘Boerindgs still relate with loyalty and His acceptance. Considering that Jesus gave us two command - oanurd barcottiohners’ sa ks ewepeellr a’ s food. Who are we to judge? ments that effectively encompass the original ten commandments of Moses, then ostensibly In practice, the lesson for us is to be tolerant of Don’t forget that there are many different to anything that affects or negates the love we other’s beliefs and practices as well as us, but so many of them worship the God of share for our Father God and also our ‘neigh - so that we don’t encourage Abraham as do we. bours,’ could be breaking that particular another to adopt beliefs or actions which would commandment. We have an understanding that be sinful to them. Self evaluate with God’s help and seek the Holy Hnoolty o nAlny gacetliso nCsa bthuto alilcso C ohmuirscsih ons, or failing to Spirit to ‘keep yAolul Sona itnhtes rAainlsg’ loicf afanit hCfhulu lrocvh e act, is in the same category. Sin has been quoted as an act against God. To and neighbourliness. Father Leonard Danvers Rev. Stephen Prebble 28 Hohaia Street, Matamata Pastor: Nathan Gann Pastor: Brian Bonnar 8 Hohaia Street, Matamata Ph 07 888 7020 26 Tower Road, Matamata 11 Meura Street, Matamata Ph 07 888 6775 Ph 07 888 8338 E: [email protected] Ph 07 888 7320 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] www.matamatabaptist.org.nz Service times: Sundays 8am and Sunday Mass time: 10.30am Service time: Sunday 10.30am wwSwe.mrvaictea mtimateasb:i bSleunchdauyrc 1h0.oarm g.nz 10am, Wednesday 10am

6 SCENE 2 OCTOBER, 2018 Scene around... www.sceneonline.co.nz Ready, set, spring... Ahoy me hearties M ill Crescent Kinder - II’s D-Day, Baur and Summers garten celebrated Pi - chose to move the date of the rate Day recently holiday to September 19. where, with children dressed Today, it is celebrated around to theme, they followed clues the world as a way to raise to find treasure, had a real pi - funds for charity organizations, rate feast and even a very spe - such as Childhood Cancer Sup - cial visit from Polly the parrot! port and Marie Curie Cancer “The kids had such a neat Care. day” said teacher, Sandi Frear - PIRATE FACT: Did you know son. “They also painted a pirate that one reason pirates wore ship, sang pirate songs, discov - eye patches was to help keep ered treasure in lots of sensory one eye adjusted to the dark ways (ice cubes that fizzed, for seeing below deck. slimy gloop), shared pirate sto - Caron Stewart. ries, walked the plank, and even made telescopes and swords!” International Talk like a Pi - rate Day is a parody holiday an - nually held on September 19. Celebrated for the first time in 1995, the fun holiday encour - ages people to talk and dress With the warmer weather here, like the sea plunderers of yesteryears. John Baur (“Ol’ wear it your way! Chumbucket”) and Mark Sum - New stock arriving daily mers (“Cap’n Slappy”) created this holiday on June 6, 1995. Out of respect for World War

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A rural labour of love A fter years of styling other peo - verandas, this was one of the aspects ple’s homes, one relatively new of the villa style that particularly ap - local decided it was time she pealed to our homeowner along with concentrated on her own piece of par - the large doors opening out from adise – wherever that might be. Loca - main living areas. The high ceilings, tion wasn’t particularly important, it timber finishing and ornate fretwork was more about the bones of some - also adds to the original nostalgia where she could create her forever made popular during the late 19th home and utilise all the wonderful and early 20th century construction. ideas and inspiration collected over “Restoring and renovating the home recent years. has been a lot of work” says the home Originally from Devonport, our owner, “but also very rewarding. I homeowner soon found the perfect have selected beautiful wall coverings project nestled on a small piece of and colours that I believe compliment land under the Kaimai ranges, yet just the original beauty, yet incorporate minutes from town. With a somewhat my own individuality and style.” secluded haven just off the beaten In planning her garden and outdoor track, the home was a gorgeous, char - environment, climbers, traditional acter villa solid in construction, yet in hedging, roses and annuals such as vi - need of lighter, brighter decorative olets and sweet peas are set amongst flair. “As soon as I walked in, I knew mature trees and restful, relaxing this was home” she says; “even spaces to unwind and take in the though I didn’t know a soul in the dis - views. This home truly is a romantic trict and had very little knowledge of treasure of the past and lovingly pre - the region. As you can imagine, my sented. You’re sure to enjoy the tour friends and family were a little sur - experience. prised but thankfully they regularly The 2018 Pohlen Real Homes & pop down for a weekend getaway Gardens tour has been confirmed for from the city.” Saturday November 17 and tickets Typically sporting beautifully are available for purchase now. rounded convex roofing over large Caron Stewart.

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Fishing Report W ow – are you serious? We are into ing to really hit its straps. At Kawhia in the closely followed by the Tauranga/Taupo. makes mention of good ones around Cuvia October already? The answer is past week, Dove Charters have guided their Now up to the Coromandel, and why at the change of light in the mornings. Over yes we are thankyou and the fish - anglers onto three snapper in excess of that wouldn’t you? Plenty of fat snapper, big in the Bay of Plenty there has been a few ing is great! Monday saw the opening of the magical 20lb mark. Dwayde Pinny, who scallops in awesome condition, kahawai nice fish showing up around Mayor and Trophy Lakes in Rotorua, the same went for operates three charter boats out there, is and big kingi’s lurking around – and all in Motiti. Recently, keen fisho Chris “Snapper” the streams and rivers in our very own dis - very excited about the new season. Dwayde reasonably sheltered waters. It cant get Henderson landed and released a magnifi - trict around here. Daylight Saving kicked in tells me they seem to be getting the best much better than that! Inside the forms are cent snapper of over 22lb. He was fishing over the weekend so you now have those fish in around 60m of water off Albatross fishing well but so too is under the workups on the inside of Mayor in shallow water – long evenings to go out after work and slay Point. They are also getting some very out in the middle of the firth. If you see a nice work! There was also a snapper over a nice trout. big gurnard. They are a great table fish workup out there, fish downstream from it 20lb caught off the western side of Mayor In the Rotorua area, Rotoiti and Tarawera and, out there, some are as big as your fore - as that is where the snapper will be. The in the past couple of weeks. fished the best on opening day. Some very arm. bits and pieces of the bait fish drift down to Happy fishing, Bungey. nice fish of up to 11lb came off Rotoiti ac - Next, let’s take a look at the Taupo region the bottom and attract the snapper. cording to local guide down there, Glen for trout fishing. My man Ken Duncan, trout Over the ranges to the Mercury Bay area, PS: Heaps of new gear in store for the Skinner. Glen said the best fish came from guru in the area, tells me the rivers are run - its more good spring weather fishing. Char - new season. Shimano is running a lucky jigging, then next, trolling and harling. ning low and clear. Ken says get out the ter skipper, John Ellwood, tells me the snap - draw comp where, if you spend $20 or Okataina also produced some nice fish but lighter gear if you want to increase your per fishing around the Merc’s is excellent. more on Shimano gear, you’ll be in the draw he thinks it will fish better next month. chances. He says there are plenty of trout in John also says there are a lot of very nice to win a boat, motor and trailer worth To the sea. Wow the west coast is start - the rivers and, in particular, the Tongariro kingi’s around at the moment. He especially $55,000!

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