PO Box 109 Otaki [email protected] 06 364 5500 www.Otakimail.co.nz 28 March 2014 Lonely Planet Lauds Otaki Kite Festival more skilful, the kite battles will be bridle (string), chasing the bright even more challenging and a draw yellow octopus which was chasing card for this annual festival. The a huge red love heart – all on the champion team and “best battlers” same bridle which was anchored to over the weekend was the ANZ’s a tractor, on the beach! The bright team, with Riverbank Engineering orange crab and the string of 60-70 a close runner-up and Marlan pennant flags which stayed aloft all Trading third. All the teams have day were back too. indicated they’ll return next year, One new anchored kite was a with several other firms showing fluttering seagull, which appeared Wendy Bailey strong interest. to hover just above the crowd, Former editor of the The Rokkuka kites were made by sometimes gliding and at others Otaki Mail Otaki kite maker, Yvonne de Mille giving its wings a flap! It looked died February 28th, and were of identical materials, very realistic and fooled many into after a long illness. with the business’ name on them. believing it was one of the local For a decade she gave us The challengers were given beach residents! stories of our town and its just one lesson on kite fighting Ex-pat Kiwi, Tony Rice from community. techniques before the competition Brisbane, Australia, brought Her paper celebrated began. several of his kites to the festival. Otaki. There were many, many kites of All his kites are original and the all shapes, sizes and styles, flying designs are painted on, not sewn. above the dunes. Visitors saw the Being an environmentalist, his sun return of the huge sand bouncer kite is made from several layers of puffer fish, which at one stage on cellophane paper, with a painted Saturday afternoon got about two design. He managed to get this one metres off the beach. Conditions flying again during the afternoon, were “just right” for the whale after the morning flight was cut as it drifted upwards on its long short when the wind dropped.
By MARGARET ANDREWS “handlers” were restricted to space The Otaki Kite Festival was and height allowed, but could another huge success and drew move around as they endeavoured Jed Brophy 12,000 people to Otaki Beach over to cross the opposition kite strings in punchup the three days, many bringing their to bring them down, while keeping own kites and others to watch the their own kite flying. As this sport Has Otaki Beach ever seen such a crowd? Page 9 wide variety of kites from around grows and the operators become New Zealand and overseas. While the wind, so essential to fly kites, wasn’t overly cooperative on the Saturday morning, by afternoon the steady breeze saw the gigantic sperm whale take to the skies and when viewed from up near the pavilion, it appeared to be above the sand dunes and flying off over Kapiti Island! Sunday’s flying was also held in near-perfect conditions. “I think it was a great success to see so many family groups down on the beach, enjoying the kites and enjoying time together,”said Barbara Franks, Otaki Village Promotions Group’s (OVPG) festival organiser. “Sunday’s Shave for a weather was perfect for flying. cure Certainly the kite fliers with us are keen to be involved next year.” Page 20 Saturday saw the first round of the inaugural Rokkuka Business House Kite Fighting Challenge Hours with nine local businesses Mon - Thur 8.30 - 5.00pm SUMMER SALE competing over the two days Saturday 9.30 - 12.30pm West at the Roundabout, 68 Main Street, Otaki Ph. 06 364 8019 to find the champion. The kite Page: 2 Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014 continued from P1 homemade kite section and local groups fund raising and the festival organiser, Barbara Franks food stalls were kept extremely In July, Tony will be going to presented the prizes for kites busy.” an “enormous” kite festival in from recycled materials. Alex and She complemented the “terrific Bali, where they have some of the Caleb won the Otaki Mail prizes collaboration” between the Otaki biggest traditional kites the world. in their categories. All the prizes Village Promotion Group and Otaki Surf Club and the other groups who assisted during the day, the Otaki Community Patrol, Waitohu Stream Care Group, Rotary Club of Otaki, Otaki MenzShed, Waitohu School Home & School Association, Green Party and the many, many volunteers throughout the weekend. Friday afternoon before the festival was officially underway, was the schools’ session, when children from Otaki, Waitohu and The beached whale arises St Peter Chanel schools took the winning Fuse Acrobatic Circus antics from tumbling and juggling opportunity to go to the beach performance brought the day to to high rope performances – with the kites they had made a close on Saturday and Sunday, including a midair barbecue, during kite workshops at their with their Campground Chaos complete with a picnic table The parrot tries to escape the tentacles of the octopus chasing it! school. A group from Westmount These were just a couple of the masses of kites, big and small. show. The six circus performers’ strung above the stage! School in Palmerston North came hair-raising antics kept the 2000 With interest in the festival for the day, bringing ready-made “It’s lovely being here, I’m really were donated by businesses in the plus people, who were packed growing, many kite fliers have kites with them, but went back into the grassed area in front of already marked the second loving it,” he said. wider Otaki area. enthused to make their own next There were 16 visiting kite “The stall part was just right,” the pavilion and round the its weekend in March 2015 into their year. upper level, entranced with their diaries. enthusiasts, from as far away Ms Franks said. “They all did The multi- as Auckland to Ashburton, and pretty well. There were several award places in between, including Hamilton’s Marcel Le Grande, who brought three of his stunt kites to add to the action, and Otaki’s kite makers, Yvonne de Mille and Hamish McIntyre. There were few entries in the KĀPITI COAST DISTRICT COUNCIL kite making competitions; the White family from Hawera, came MEETINGS IN APRIL back to Otaki for this year’s Kapiti Community Centre, festival and took home several 1 Paraparaumu/Raumati 7.00 15 Ngahina Street, of the prizes on offer. Daughter Tuesday April Community Board pm Alex aged nine, took home the Paraparaumu prize for best kite from recycled Grants Allocation Subcom- Council Chambers Ground 3 9.00 materials in the under 10 group, Thursday mittee (Districtwide Hall Floor 175 Rimu Road April am and overall best kite, while 12 Hire Remissions) Paraparaumu year old brother, Caleb took the Grants Allocation Subcom- Council Chambers Ground prize for best homemade kite Thursday 3 9.30 mittee (Creative Communi- Floor 175 Rimu Road in the 11 and over group. Five April ties New Zealand) am year old Zoe Royal, Jordy and Paraparaumu Ruby Thompson and Maggie Gertrude Atmore Supper 8 Ōtaki Community Board 7.00 Braddock all took home prizes Tuesday Room, Memorial Hall, Main April (additional meeting) pm in the recycled kite junior section Street, Ōtaki and Paige Housiaux, aged seven the junior homemade kite prize. Council Chambers Ground Kapiti Mayor, Ross Church and Thursday 10 Regulatory Management 9.00 Floor 175 Rimu Road Otaki ward councillor, Penny April Committee am Gaylor presented prizes in the Brisbane's Tony Rice launches his kite Paraparaumu
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PB 60601 Paraparaumu | Ph 04 296 4700 | Fx 04 296 4830 | www.kapiticoast.govt.nz Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014 Page: 3 Festival exhibition at Mahara Gallery for public viewing, the Field view the collection.” VIVIENNE BAILEY Collection Trust has offered the The exhibition also includes collection (presently held by the several events, including a walk to Frances Hodgkins in Kapiti: Field family) to the gallery for the Field family plot in Waikanae The Field Collection showcases permanent display, once planned Cemetery (where Frances and celebrates New Zealand’s museum standard facilities have Hodgkins’ ashes are interred), most famous expatriate artist been reached. The redevelopment followed by a talk by local writer and her connection to our Kapiti will triple the gallery’s current and historian, Peter Trim. Mr Trim area. Currently exhibiting at size, and Mahara Trust Board has recently released a publication Waikanae’s Mahara Gallery as Chairman, John Mowbray, said on Peter Field, nephew of the part of the New Zealand Festival Frances Hodgkins in Kapiti artist, to support the current 2014, it includes a collection of will illustrate what an asset an exhibition. 44 artworks, with 24 by Frances upgraded Mahara Gallery will be Director of the New Zealand Hodgkins. It also features the as a regional gallery. Portrait Gallery and Frances work of her sister, Isabel, their “The Frances Hodgkins’ works Hodgkins’ curator, Avenal father, William Matthew, and among the 44 works are the McKinnon will speak at the other artistic contemporaries such largest collection outside the four gallery on Sunday, 30 March, as Petrus Van Der Velden. main centres. The significance and 2.00pm, entry free, and Te Papa The exhibition has attracted potential of the Field Collection to curator, Rebecca Rice, will speak more than1300 people in the first Kapiti is not to be underestimated. on Thursday, 10 April, 11.00am, week of opening, “a terrific public It is a unique part of our cultural entry free. response,” said gallery director, heritage, and deserves to become Frances Hodgkins in Kapiti: Janet Bayly. a visitor attraction in the greater The Field Collection runs until Although only the second time Wellington region – this exhibition Sunday, 20th April. the collection has been available provides a rare opportunity to
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Fluoridation -KCDC's view Kapiti Coast District Council has succeeded in getting a remit to the local government for any decision associated with the use of fluoride in the public water supply. It’s hard to conference to urge the government to amend the legislation so that the decision on see any local government decision-making is needed in what is clearly a national health fluoridation becomes one for government and not councils. issue. It has always been a thorny decision. Councillors are neither health professionals nor Water fluoridation is a public health intervention undertaken by water suppliers at their scientists and decisions on public health are rightly ones for governments to make. With discretion. There is no regulation that requires the addition of fluoride to a water supply. the recent publicity from anti-fluoride groups and the decision of the courts it is time that The Ministry of Health (MoH) public information on water fluoridation states that: “Water government accepted its responsibility. fluoridation is a proven public health measure to reduce dental caries.” Mayor Ross Church says, as long as councils are involved, decision-making falls to lay Council says “As long as councils are left to deal with fluoride, they will continually people without scientific knowledge, who are open to being influenced by strong lobby come under pressure to review the policy and potentially have to spend ratepayers’ money groups. “We believe the appropriate government agency should ultimately be responsible fighting judicial reviews and legal responses to any decision they make.”
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Dynamoes. food and drink options,” said Mrs Laing. “We had juke box hits from the 60s, Tickets are $25, available from Farmlands, 70s and 80s all afternoon – the bands Otaki, Te Horo Café, The Achievement were fabulous and brought a real party Room, Waikanae, and Professionals Real atmosphere to the day.” Estate in Paraparaumu. It was a day of simple country fun, all free, Te Horo Country Market and Ms Hurst said “it was the generosity Two great new stalls join the range of
By VIVIENNE BAILEY beanies and running quiz nights. Combined with the fundraising will be Local player off to Las Vegas rounds of intense training and further camps Te Horo-based Zach Shearman is to prepare players for the succession of amongst ten Kapiti Coast basketballers major tournaments in the USA. of all involved, who gave their time for plants, produce and crafts at Te Horo’s selected for the New Zealand Basketball For further information, or if you would nothing, that made the event so successful.” regular market on Sunday, 6 April, 10.00am Academy’s Age Group Teams to tour Las like to help with Zach’s fundraising efforts, Each month, through to October, Te Horo to 12.30pm, Te Horo Hall. You’ll be able to Vegas, USA, in July this year. Although a contact Jacqui Shearman, 027 4488964 or Hall will host a celebratory event, “every find a selection of pre-loved books (at very relative newcomer to the sport of basketball [email protected] Te Horo household should have received reasonable prices) and a variety of recycled (Zach represents his school, Kapiti College, Family picnic delights a Centenary Calendar of Events in their garden implements, tools and kitchenware. as part of their Cricket First XI team), the Te Horo’s old hall may have reached letterbox.” The next event is on Sunday, “On this stall we will sell on your behalf. thirteen year old has undergone five months 100 years but she still manages to pull the 6th April, ‘Storytelling and Silent Movie,’ Just bring along your item and when it sells, of intensive trails, tournaments and training crowds. More than 70 people enjoyed “a 4.30pm to 6.30pm. you’ll receive 80% of the selling price.” to achieve his selection in the under 14 team, good old fashioned fun day” recently to Te Horo fundraiser Craft Circle competing with players from throughout celebrate the hall’s centenary. The expected A Band Together Rebuild fundraiser is Join fellow crafters at Te Horo Hall, New Zealand. cyclone made a non-appearance, so it was planned for Saturday, March 29, 7.00pm, Wednesday, 9 April, from 10.00am. No “I only started to play basketball last year, full-on to the events of the day, which at Te Horo Hall, to help local resident, membership needed, just enjoy a coffee and in year 9. I thought I would step outside my included various displays of strength and Anna Stubbs, whose home was destroyed chat while crafting. comfort zone and have a go at learning a determination - a mayoral tug of war, “won by fire late last year. Organiser, Debbie Drinks and Nibbles new sport. I’ve really enjoyed the challenge by a gang of school children,” sack races, Laing, a neighbour of Miss Stubbs, said the Catch a bit of autumn sun and reconnect – from the plays, lingo and rules to meeting three-legged races, potato and spoon and public could help by donating items for the with your neighbours on Friday, 4 April, people I hadn’t played against or with sack races, with teams from Derham Road evening’s silent auction. 5.30pm at Te Horo Hall. Bring a plate of before.” battling it out with the Sand Hillbillies for “We’ll have live music from Swamp finger food to share and a drink for yourself. Zach believes the support given him supreme champion in a tug of war. Dixie and friends and Hatrack, as well as from team members, coaches and support Long-time resident, Joe Walker, presented staff at Kapiti College, Kapiti Basketball the Sand Hillbillies with their prize. Association and Kapiti Hoop Club, “and my “Joe’s possibly Te Horo’s longest serving Mum and Dad” had enabled him to succeed resident – he’s lived in the village for 85 in his sporting dream. years,” said organiser Sharon Hurst, adding “While I’ve had the opportunity to follow “But the ladies were not outdone. Teams my sporting goals, I couldn’t have done fought hard in the most evenly matched so without the support from team mates, contest of the day, until the hall ladies coaches, club committees, and the general dragged their opposition over the line – public who have donated their time, skills it was great entertainment for all those and patience, helping get me and my team to watching.” every practise, tournament and trial around A further highlight was the presentation the community and country.” of his chains of office by Kapiti mayor, Ross To help raise the $4,200, which will be Church, to Janet Robertson, in an enactment used for airfares, accommodation, food, of her own time as Te Horo’s elected mayor, transportation costs, tournament fees, in 1990, as part of fundraising for the hall. insurance, uniforms, and so on, Zach and Throughout the balmy day picnickers fellow players will be busy with sausage were entertained by the musical sounds sizzles, car washes, cake stalls, selling of bands, Swamp Dixie and Denny & the Te Horo's Hyde Park fathers,” and left a lifetime’s collection of By VIVIENNE BAILEY memorabilia. The unique collection was auctioned off after his death, although families who had donated items over the Although Selwyn (Selly) Hyde’s museum years were also asked to come forward and no longer attracts history-seeking visitors, claim their goods. its absence is softened by the cluster of Today a range of shops, including Te quirky shops and the presence of Te Horo Horo Garden Centre, beckon both locals Café, where you can buy an excellent coffee and weary travellers. You can easily spend and sample one of their delicious cheese a happy half hour in Artscape, where you’ll gems. find hand-crafted ceramics, quilts, hand Selwyn and his wife, Ngaire, started their knitted garments, patchwork and artwork. iconic museum in 1985, and displays featured Chalk features a useful variety of near- an enormous range of old things, from cars new children’s and babywear, Cute has “all to firefighting gear, washing machines to things gorgeous for girls,” and there’s Pixie toys, homewares to lawnmowers, shearing Barbers, formerly based at Wellington’s machines and even a sausage filler. The rear Kirkaldie and Stains. The hairdresser is now of the museum was given over to a mid- Shine on Hair Design, and Blue Skies Art, last century hair salon, cobblers’ gear, and naturally, is found in a sky-blue painted a Kiwiana kitchen with vintage fridge, coal building, full of original art and with a focus range and a 1990s safe. Visitors could also on “natural, sustainable, recycled or local find a replica tobacconist/barber shop, a materials.” grocery store and a children’s area crammed Situated on a heritage corner of State with toys, including a model railway. Highway One and Te Horo Beach Road, The When Selly died in September, 2012, he Hyde Park Shopping Centre is open from was described as “one of Kapiti’s founding Wednesday till Sunday, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014 Page: 5 Penny's Piece Congratulations to the Otaki Civic Theatre which is a figure was, to all of us, a new carriages for electrification dedicated team of volunteers one man play featuring in the level of funding that seemed a to Otaki, which because of the who worked on the Otaki Kite Wellington International Arts reasonable and achievable goal travel time passengers would Festival; they put in a huge Festival. I don’t profess to be for the medium term planning. need toilets. personal effort to give us a in any way knowledgeable or This new figure takes it I distinctly remember huge community event. Thank qualified to offer a critique; but completely out of reach. attending a meeting 6 years you so very much. I know when I have been treated Here’s two issues on which I ago when I was first elected The Kite Festival was a to an exceptional performance challenge this suddenly arrived on to the Otaki Community fantastic spectacle. And it even and I was captivated by the story at $115 million; the cost of new Board where the GWRC were featured in the Lonely Planet which in true Irish storytelling train carriages and electricity presenting to KCDC about the March issue. How’s that for an fashion was hilarious. And I bet upgrades. new train carriages that were amazing endorsement. We are the packed theatre’s audience More than a year ago being made for the Waikanae so the “It” town right now. Well of 270 would agree. Transpower Chief Executive, extension. I reckon we are. So plenty of bouquets this Dr Patrick Strange, was Then Mayor Jenny Rowan And hot on the heels of that month; but a big brick bat to the presenting a briefing at Council challenged the poor decision unique event, is the Maoriland Greater Wellington Regional on another matter of interest. of GWRC to commission Film Festival in our town. Best Council on their ‘revelation’ I took the opportunity of Dr carriages for an hour long wishes to Libby Hakaraia for that all of a sudden the long Strange’s presence to ask him journey that did not have toilet the inaugural film festival to hoped for electrification of directly that “if electrification facilities, even on a single run this weekend in various rail to Otaki will now cost was to be extended to Otaki, carriage, for commuters. locations around Otaki. $115million. as was hoped for by our Passengers didn't need toilets Both events received some This is a bolt out of the blue community, would the current for an hour's journey, was the Council financial support, given that for years we’ve heard electricity supply have the reply from GWRC! money well spent to create them talk about the numbers available capacity?” So the issue was identified way Penny events for locals and to attract being in the range of $24-30 Mr Strange directly answered back then, and surely the extra visitors in to our community million. my question with a very plain 10 minutes on to Otaki should Gaylor who will then circulate some I’m cynical therefore about speak answer that they had not be any more problematic Otaki's KCDC of their money in to local this sudden, ginormous figure already upgraded to the level for what was GWRC’s original Councillor businesses such as eateries, which puts it completely out of required for the extension of poor planning. accommodation, petrol stations reach for our community. And rail electrification. Asked and And yet again GWRC and retail stores. I challenge the rationale for the answered. public transport planning is I also attended the Otaki inflated figure. Secondly, GWRC’s position continuing to let down the showing of “Tom Crean” at the Cynically I say that the lower is that they would need to buy Otaki community No good news for Otaki rail By MARGARET ANDREWS “The focus shouldn’t be on Community Board chair, extending electrification to Michael Scott said. “How Otaki may not get Otaki, but on how you actually do we get Otaki closer to a electrification of the railway extend it,” regional council’s definite solution - the Capital from Waikanae, but Greater operation manager, Angus Connection is not a long term INFLUENZA Wellington Regional Council Gabara told the meeting. What solution. The problem is that hasn’t totally wiped the they could look at was diesel Otaki is part of this region probability of improved powered Matangi style units, …. and they’re left like leper VACCINATIONS services to Otaki. as well as standard locomotives cousins at the end of the line!” Regional councillors, chair pulling carriages. These could Kapiti representative on Fran Wilde and Paul Swain, be part of a super-express train the regional council, Nigel are now available at the attended the Kapiti Coast service going all the way into Wilson, pointed out that District Council’s meeting at Wellington or return from all services, apart from the the beginning of March, with Waikanae or Porirua, or even Capital Connection, received a OTAKI MEDICAL CENTRE some staff members. go further north, he said. government subsidy. To extension of the 15 “Don’t think this will happen However, all members kilometres rail system to in the near or close future, but agreed that improvements to Please phone for your appointment Otaki would involve 175 km we have to be ready when the the commuter park-and-ride of overhead wires, two new time comes,” Ms Wilde. needed an urgent upgrade. on 06 364 8555 substations and four-car trains “The number of Otaki And while Otaki people wait, costing between $60-80million commuters using park-and- may 10-15 years, the likelihood for either electric or diesel; ride is slowly strangling our of a railway station at Raumati with the extra infrastructure community, the extra parking is sliding further and further required, this would push the area is already full,” Waikanae into Never-Neverland. bill to $100million.
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Deadline Sale, closing 1pm FRIDAY 11th APRIL 2014 (if not sold prior) Page: 6 Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014 Focus On ...... Renée by Lloyd Chapman
If the rapturous reception given to Renée me notes six novels, nineteen plays, short garden next to Nga Purapura has been her is anything to go by, there will be a large stories and a blog. A blog, how trendy inspiration. At the age of eighty, Renée number of family histories published soon. is that? On the blog I see that Renee sets went to China, and on her return she started To an audience of fifty, organised by herself the arduous challenge of producing a ukelele group that meets every Thursday Friends of the Kapiti Libraries at the Otaki a new chapter of her next book every week, in her front room. 'Only five people, that's Community Health Centre, Otaki author for the audience in the blogosphere. Wow! all we can fit in'. Renée launched her book Your Life, Your Then, digging a bit further I find Renée For a decade, Renée taught creative Story. Introduced by Mandy Hager, NZ's in such illustrious company as Maurice writing at Whitereia: fiction, non-fiction latest Katherine Mansfield scholar, Renée Shadbolt, Maurice Gee, Janet Frame and and scriptwriting. Her students accept began by telling the audience 'The history Witi Ihimaera as recipient of the Robert her writing discipline: 10 pages of work of the world is just a giant patchwork of Burns Fellowship - NZ's premier literary every week, no exceptions. At the end of stories - we need to make sure that our patch fellowship at Otago University in 1989. The the course, they achieve a book-length is there.' Order of New Zealand Merit in 2006 for manuscript. Renée still enjoys mentoring Renée's book is a delightful do-it-yourself services to literature and drama, followed aspiring writers. She has helped nearly a guide to writing a memoir. It's for people by the Sir Kingi Ihaka award in 2013 hundred people, many of whom have had who want to write their life story, not for recognising a Maori artist's contribution to their work published. those who want to publish a book. In 80 teaching and theatre suggests that here we Now she's mistress of the digital pages, she walks us logically through the have a person of significance in our midst. world, reading books on her ipad, practical aspects of charting one's life story. When Renée, eldest of three children writing her blog. Her reputed skills are If all 'how to' books were written in such was four, her mother was widowed and all 'smoke and mirrors', she reckons, clear, concise and practical prose, the world the family had hard times but her mother but it's a convenient vehicle for her would be a much easier place. This is one gave Renée the two greatest gifts: she prodigious output. Find her at http:// of the best practical guides I've ever read. taught her to read and to work hard. She wednesdaybusk.com/ Given that it was written by a local person also imparted a discipline that is evident Renée tells me she's too busy to in their 'eighties, I was inspired to find out in Renée's approach to life. She brought have a high profile. Otaki is lucky to more. up three teenage boys, taught at school and have people of this calibre: generous The best source of information for a lazy completed a B.A degree at the age of fifty. of their time and welcoming of anyone researcher is google. Type in Renée, Otaki Renée moved to Otaki six years ago who wants to talk about writing. An and I get pages of stuff. The statistician in 'to make a garden'. The much-admired experience to savour.
Tall Woman in a Frame Your eyes are narrowed to keep out the intrusive sun your mouth a line closed against God, life, a stone caught in your sensible black shoe
you married a widower twice your age, two children to head the twelve you had, and two who lie in beds of quiet inside the houses of the dead
behind the line of your mouth red slippers dance under embroidered skirts, purple satin shawls tease violins and somewhere a silver flute signals
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Benner and Rutten bring equine glory to Otaki In January, we wrote about Otaki trainer got Kings Secret nominated for Saturday's Sires Johno Benner and his success in training for his Produce Stakes at Awapuni. Winning his second Te Horo mentor, horseman Chris Rutten. Since start, at Otaki, Kings Secret will seek to beat the then, the news has only got better. Having won same horses that Vespa beat. It's very much an the country's richest race for youngsters Johno affair of two families. Johno works with Chris proceeded to win the country's highest rating Rutten and his wife Donna, while Johno's partner race last week at Ellerslie, the Diamond Stakes. Holly Wynyard rides all the Benner horses at the A Group 1 race, run at fixed weights, for a stake track. of $200,000 it attracted the best youngsters in the There was a time when the Otaki racecourse land. Benner's horse Vespa started favourite, led was home to some of the country's top horsemen. all the way to be regarded as the best two year Old timers will remember trainers like George old in the country. In a career to date of 6 starts, Walton, Sam Bryce, Eric Ropiha, Clem Bowry, Vespa has won 4, being placed second and third Snow Burgess and Mick Preston. The last Otaki in the other two. With nothing further to prove, trainer to taste Group one success was Karen he's having a well-deserved rest. With earnings Zimmerman, a decade ago. Now we've got Johno of nearly $700,000 he's the top earning two year Benner to add to that illustrious list. old. Owners Chris Rutten & John Norwood paid Otaki may no longer be the equine powerhouse $34,000 for him at the 2012 yearling sales. But it once was, but with Johno sitting seventh on wait, there's more. The same astute owners and the trainer's premiership in terms of stakes won, trainer placed in last year's richest two year old with seven wins from only 19 starts this season, race, and while Vespa is having a spell, they've people are beginning to sit up and take notice. Vespa blitzes top field at Ellerslie March 8 Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014 Page: 7
Otaki Community Patrol at the Kite Festival By VYVIEN STARBUCK-MAFFEY directing visitors, strolling up and ordained as priest at the historical down the length of the carpark, Rangiatea Church in Otaki, Why do I love the Otaki Kite amongst the great stalls, hogging the only Maori Church in New Festival? the coffee queue, checking cars Zealand. She is also well-known Because once a year on a and enjoying the display and the for recognizing and promoting weekend in March I get to crowds. We were also able to lend a law more serious than that of overcome my fear of the ocean! a helping hand guiding cars in and gravity: 'Otaki is the centre of Those majestic, serene furlongs out of the disabled parking spot the universe!'. But really, the best of silk and twine blossoming and situated as close to the dune as way of getting to know Aunty Hira soaring in the river of a westerly possible. a little better is chomping into her make me feel as if I am underwater, Everyone was in high spirits, as world-famous pikelets, made with at once ponderous and light. All high as kites in fact. Who didn't lashings of love, jam and cream. the exhilaration of surfing without go home that day feeling just a bit Perfect weather, a spectacular the shark phobia! more lighthearted and free in spirit, display - not forgetting the great But we wouldn't enjoy kites if a little cramped in the neck!? Fuse Circus which put on its half as much if they weren't firmly Best of all one of our patrollers show gratis each day - wonderful tethered, and back on earth there was able to rescue a dame in crowds, and a community of locals Aunty Hira's World Famous in Otaki Pikelets was work to do - because after distress. Aunty Hira's car decided and visitors all gazing upward at all we had been invited by the to put on its best flat tyre, but kites, what better way to spend a organisers as the Otaki Community thanks to a couple of nimble weekend? Patrol to support the event. fingers, fifteen minutes later the For information about the Otaki It was a great opportunity to chariot of choice once more had Community Patrol please visit the (Feel free to double the recipe) talk to people about what we do, the wind in its sails, or rather its Otaki Police Station in Iti Street or at the same time making ourselves tyres. For those of you who haven't ring Errol on 027 230 8836. 1 egg useful. We worked shifts all had the pleasure of meeting Aunty 50g (1/4 cup) sugar weekend, answering questions, Hira, she is the first woman to be 200 ml (3/4 cup + 1 Tbsp) milk 140g (1 cup) flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp cream of tartar Butter for greasing frypan Lashings of butter, jam and whipped cream to serve
Preheat a heavy-based frypan pan and cook for 1-2 minutes to medium heat. (This could be on the first side. When the top an electric frypan). surface is covered in bubbles Place egg and sugar in a bowl, and the pikelets begin to pop, and whisk to combine. Add milk turn them over and cook a and whisk until smooth. further 1-2 minutes or until light Place a sieve over the bowl. golden in colour and bouncy to Sieve flour, baking soda and the touch. Repeat until all the cream of tartar into the egg batter is used up. mixture, and stir until the batter Remove from the pan to a plate is smooth. covered in a tea towel, and cool Grease preheated pan with a wrapped in the tea towel. little butter. Serve warm or cold with butter, Pour spoonfuls of batter into the jam and lashings of cream.
It was only flat at the bottom! Otaki Community Patrol comes toAunty Hira's aid New priest at Rangiatea On Saturday 22 February 2014, Pihopa Muru Walters ordained a new priest at Rangiatea Church, Otaki, The Reverend Kahira Rau, who is the daughter of The Reverend Princess Monga and the late Reverend Tiria Richards Monga (known as Richard). The service was well attended by her whanau, members of the Otaki community, ministry personnel from throughout the Amorangi and the Otaki Ecumenical Choir, which she is a member of. Those who attended commented on what a wonderful service it was and how they felt the love and support of all those present and also of those who were unable to be there. The whakawhanaungatanga (fellowshipping) that followed was a testament to the joy and blessings of the day. Kahira has a strong Ngati Raukawa connection and her whakapapa links her to Ngati Takihiku (Kereru Marae) and Ngati Whakatere (Whakawehi Marae), as well as other iwi and hapu affiliations. Kahira has been an active member of Rangiatea since moving to Otaki in 2009 and until the ordination was the office administrator for four years. She now has a new role as the Rangatahi Enabler for Te Hui Amorangi Ki Te Upoko O Te Ika and also provides administration support for the Amorangi office. Page: 8 Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014 Taking Otaki’s pulse
Good ourcome from risk assessment Ōtaki Community Mr Bernard Mitchell is someone call”. The initial cardiovascular $25 a day. I feel much healthier”. who has benefited from having a risk assessment, identified he was Lifestyle change and medicine Health Centre cardiovascular risk assessment. at a great risk for a heart attack help to manage his diabetes, blood Feeling unwell just over a year or stroke. Bernard had a 42 % pressure, cholesterol and heart 186 Mill Road, Otaki ago, Bernard decided to come risk or chance, for a heart attack rhythm. His risk has reduced to Monday – Friday to the GP for a check. He had a or stroke in the next 5 years and a more healthy level of 14%, and terrible thirst and was getting up the assessment highlighted where Bernard continues to work with Otaki Women’s Health Centre Yoga 3-4 times most nights to use the action needed to be taken. Care Practice Nurse Jill Aungiers and Sexual Health Clinics Meals on Wheels toilet. Bernard’s immediate fear was based on information to GP Bert Lombard, who support Cervical Screening Clinics Arthritis Support Group was that he could have diabetes, as Bernard about the conditions, how him to keep up the good work. A Counselling Bowen Therapy 362 6603 others of his family members have these may be effectively managed Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Total Mobility Agent Rebirthing Breathwork 021 143 4099 had. Afterwards he wondered while considering his personal or a heart check can identify risk how he could have walked preferences. Over the year Bernard and aspects of health that may be Health Information ebooks Accounting 027 229 2312 in.“After listening to my story and met regularly with Community improved either through effective MidCentral DHB – Alcohol & Other Drugs Service, sending me off for blood tests, the Clinical Nurse Lynette Law and self management for someone’s Child, Adolescent & Family Mental Health results came back. I had Type 2 GP Bert Lombard to monitor lifestyle such as diet, physical and Adult Mental Health Service Diabetes, with very high glucose progress and provide support. He activity or smoking and the best levels in my blood, high blood has been able to make significant current evidence we know in Rooms available for rent, long or short term changes and improvement his For information on services phone Janet or Michelle on 364 6367 pressure, high cholesterol and an condition management. Decisions unmanaged heart rhythm- Atrial health. “I have changed my always need to consider each Fibrillation. This was a big wakeup food. No more fizz, I threw out individual’s personal preferences, everything with and the preferences of family sugar or salt or whānau. Cardiovascular Otaki in it, bought a disease has an enormous impact bicycle, and try on the lives and health of New AndrewBirthing Malcolm to walk rather Zealanders. Estimating the risk (Paraparaumu) than use the car”. of a cardiovascular disease event Graham Orchard Bernard already is relatively easy; the hard part is (Otaki) Services had made a for people to understand what that big lifestyle risk means to them. While using He Whare Kohanga Ora change, when he the cardiovascular risk assessment Maternity Information and Resource Centre decided to stop tool to identify risk, the most smoking in May important aspect is for follow- 288 Main Highway, Otaki 2012. “This was up and effective management to www.otakimidwives.org.nz Phone: 364 8337 after 48 years; ensure high-risk individuals have I was smoking effective long-term interventions Open Thursday’s from 10.30am -12pm or by arrangement 25 cigarettes and support to reduce their risk Please ring for more information regarding the next ante natal class or to a day which and improve outcomes. Jill Aungiers, Bernard Mitchell, Bert Lombard added up to make an appointment to be seen and in front Lynette Law New Cancer Support Group Otaki Medical Centre Benefits Marilyn Stevens, the new field part of a network of 16 branches the society is here to help and Some new funding from the NZ population estimates and officer for the Horowhenua branch providing local support services. to get to know you. She hopes Associate Minister of Health has a weighting for deprivation, of the Cancer Society wants to The work of its many volunteers that a new support group will be benefitted the Otaki community. MidCentral Health has been know how it can best help you. is critical to its success and as with established after this meeting to Extra funding for rural primary granted $75,949 for both rural The society is the leading advocate most organisations it is always meet monthly thereafter. care has beenAndrew granted Malcolm to both the communities. Plans for how to Otaki Medical Centre and the spend it are still being developed and source of information for looking for more helpers. The inaugural meeting is open Tararua Health(Paraparaumu) Group. Using cancer patients and their families. Marilyn is to hold an inaugural to anyone affected by cancer, Grahamurban/rural Orchard profiles from Statistics Part of their role is funding meeting for what she hopes will patients, family, carers or friends. (Otaki) research, publishing booklets and be a new support group in Otaki. Volunteers are always needed and leaflets, tapes and CDs, videos This will be held on 9th April at Marilyn says that drivers are still and books – all with the aim of 10am at the Otaki Community taking patients to the hospital in Award for Otaki Stroke Support making life easier for patients and Health Centre in Mill Road. The Palmerston North. families. aims of the meeting are to find out Marilyn can be contacted on Group Member The Horowhenua branch office is how best to serve you, to advise 06 367 8065 A local man, stroke supporter is critical for long term success David Clarke has been awarded in rehabilitating stroke patients a ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ as it accelerates arm and memory for his voluntary work in the recovery after a stroke. Machines, central region for the NZ Stroke now available after David’s Foundation. fundraising efforts, mean that Awarded at their annual local residents using it are showing conference, the recognition was great progress in recovery. given because of the fundraising The exercise session is every efforts to buy Abel-X machines Thursday afternoon at 1pm where for members and stroke victims the group meets to share and to work on locally. This machine encourage each other’s recovery.
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By MARGARET ANDREWS told his audience. He has also been on the Sunday night! (If in doubt, ask A Word from the Past President in The Hobbit and King Kong among local film maker Errol Maffey) AGM - We held our Annual General Meeting on Renowned New Zealand actor, Jed others. “ But the Lord of the Rings A special experience for Brophy, Sunday 16th March and we now have a new President. Brophy was at Otaki College last trilogy is still my favourite.” was acting with his son Riley in the Congratulations to Peter Carr who has returned after a week, to share his story with senior His advice to young aspiring two man cast for An Unseasonable few years break. Peter was last President in both 2007 & drama students, telling how a back- Otaki actors and film makers was Fall of Snow in Wellington earlier 2008 and is looking forward to the challenges ahead. We country farm boy can excel in the to be involved in physical activities this year. “Riley was a professional have a new enthusiastic committee who are also looking world of stage and film. - athletics, trampoline skills, sword actor by age 14, he’s now in UK forward to the year ahead. I have enjoyed my time as work, martial arts: all good attributes President over two periods and would like to thank all of Growing up on a sheep farm in staying with Sir Ian McKellen!” those who have helped me and for the lasting friendships Taihape, horse riding was “just a part” for stunt work. For work “get an Brophy and Otaki College drama that have been formed. I will still be a committee member of life, but his horse riding and training agent.” teacher, Anna Groves first met at the and I am always available by phone or email if anyone has abilities led him to training horses for “Anything physical you can do NZ Drama School. One of her funniest any queries. Till next month. the Lord of the Rings for the riders of – dance, netball, horse riding… the memories of working with Brophy was Roger Thorpe Rohan in the trilogy. more you can do the better. Attitude is in King Kong when they were filming “Getting the make-up on for the more important than ability, it’s not a on the ship when it started sinking just Calendar 2014 Orcs started at 2am, we were in our bad thing to have an ego – just keep off Kapiti Island! Fortunately there March costumes and make-up till the end it in check! If you’re a small bit actor were no casualties. “Maoriland Film Festival” – March 26-30 in New Zealand, keep your head down April of the day, often 2am!” he told the “When overseas you get mobbed “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” students. “I was a farmer until I was 20 and do your best. And sometimes, how and can spend two days just signing Auditions – Sunday 6th April from 11am onwards then went to Otago University to train you look can be a help!” this rather autographs, here you can walk down “First World War Remembered” by Jan Bolwell – April 12- as a physical education teacher. I also “skinny” actor said. the street, people just say hi,” he said. 13 took one paper in drama.” For film making, he recommended “What I like about growing up in May/June He was in a couple of plays, when the yearly 48 Hour Film Festival, Taihape, people there don’t care I’m First Otaki Players Production of the Year he met Wellington actress, Miranda where teams are given a genre and an actor, they just want to know if I “An Unseasonable Fall of Snow” by Gary Henderson Harcourt, who invited him to the NZ set line which must be included, and can still shear 200 sheep a day!” he directed by Jan Dykstra Drama School (now Toi Whakari). have just 48 hours to prepare, film and said. AN UNSEASONABLE FALL OF SNOW WAS ORIGINALLY complete the production of their film COMMISSIONED BY THE 1998 NZ INTERNATIONAL The remarkable thing about film in FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS New Zealand is we can think outside and have it into Wellington by 7pm "You like puzzles ... ?" A bewildered young man is the square and make or create items questioned by a ruthless interrogator, who circles needed, “when producing overseas like a predator, forcing him closer and closer to an films here, we don’t have to send to awful admission. A compelling investigation of truth, America for parts, someone here is consequences, and the ultimate value of human life. able to create it within a week rather So if you are looking for a great night out in May put “An than months if required from overseas. Unseasonable Fall of Snow” on your calendar, Performance Dates: - May 1-3 & May 8-10 – All tickets $15 Here in New Zealand, a lot of people available from 1 April do a lot of work for nothing. It’s the “Skin Tight” by Gary Henderson directed by Ralph only place in the world this happens!” McAllister. June 5-7 & 12-14 The first film he was in was about August the World War 1 Battle of Chunuk “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” by Tim Bair which involved the Kiwi forces. Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber – Director Linda Buckley, During the filming of Secondhand Musical Director Graham Orchard & Choreographer Wedding, which was shot on the Kapiti Nicola Powell. August 1-3, 7-10 & 13-16 Coast, his own garage was used. “This October/November “Peninsula” by Gary Henderson. October 30-31, was the biggest grossing New Zealand November 1-2 & 6-8 comedy before Boy was released two December years later,” Brophy said. “Cabaret Show” directed by Huia Veale. December 4-6 & Working with Peter Jackson and 11-13 Fran Walsh are among highlights of Any enquiries please contact Roger on 364 8848, 021 259 2683 or [email protected] his career. “Peter and Fran are not just New Zealand actor, Jed Brophy shows young, up-coming actor Cody Watson www.otakiplayers.org.nz great film makers, they’re incredibly 13, stage moves for a fight, during his visit to Otaki College drama students. generous at helping young talent,” he Newlands children visit Te Horo dairy farm By MARGARET ANDREWS lady “obliging” demonstrated ages varied, but 15 was getting old visitors to get back on the bus for Fonterra is co-owned by the dairy some of the cowshed dangers, for a cow. the journey back to school. farmers – they have a number of City kids came to visit a working to the mixture of disgust and Then it was barbecued sausages Their visit was organised under shares in the company according dairy farm to learn about where amusement from those watching! and fruit juice for lunch and an the Dairy New Zealand Find a to how much milk they supply.” milk came from and how it started The normal milking session has ice cream - more milk, organised Farmer initiative, where farmers Fonterra supplied the flavoured its journey before arriving in plastic 320 cows through the herring bone through New World Otaki. offer to host a visit from a school, milk and ice creams plus a goodie bottles at the local supermarket. shed, twice a day, though with Quiz time followed on what they’d which can apply to go on a visit. bag for teach child to use on the The day began for the 66 pupils the current drought and low grass learnt and a variety prizes were “We are interested in building bus trip back to Wellington. The from Rewa Rewa School in growth, Wilson’s are only milking handed out, there was something communication between the day was supported by DNZ who Newlands, at Peter Wilson’s once a day. for everyone; the milk tanker left primary schools and farms,” Mr had several representatives there dairy farm in Te Horo, earlier this As the cows placidly walked back to collect from two more farms Johnston said. “It is part of our and Farmlands Otaki were also month, along with their teachers to their paddock, the children before heading to Longburn to relationship building between there – manning the barbecue. and several parents. could “experience” the feel of the unload and it was time for the the farmer and the community. “Our project is on Food for suction caps which go on to the Thought – healthy food and where cows teats, then it was outside to it comes from,” deputy principal see how the milk went from the Mary Winiata said. “I saw the 11,000 litre vat is transferred into Dairy New Zealand programme the collection tanker, which calls advertised, contacted the lady at the Wilson’s every two days. On there who contacted the farmer, March 11 it collected 8501 litres of Tim Wilson and arranged the visit milk from the chiller vat – it must and so we’ve come to see where be kept at a low temperature, if it milk comes from. It’s the first time goes above seven degrees Celsius, most of the children have been on the tanker driver can’t collect it. a farm.” Mrs Wilson opened a cover in the First up for the children was a side of the vat and the children got drink of chocolate or strawberry to peek inside to see the milk being flavoured milk - just as they get swirled around inside. it from the local supermarket. But Question time followed with where did it come from and how either the farmer or Fonterra area did it get to the supermarket, that manager, Max Johnston answered was to be the day’s lesson. the children’s questions. “Do the Farm managers, Tim and Cynthia cows have names? How old are Wilson, had kept back a dozen they? What kind are they” were cows from the normal 5am milking among questions asked. schedule and brought them into Mr Wilson told them that with so the milking shed for the children many cows they were only known to watch the routine in progress. by the number on their ear tag, the There were gasps of “oohs and cows on the farm were Friesians Newland’s Rewa Rewa School pupils, eight year olds Ella Pan and Bieza Barliana peer into the yuk” at the unaccustomed smells, and usually started being milked huge 11,000 litre milk vat, to watch the milk swishing around inside. Over 8500 litres of milk had made worse when one four legged when a couple of years old, their been pumped into the milk tanker ready for its journey to Longburn, at the Wilson’s dairy farm in Te Horo. Cynthia Wilson, farm co-manager, was there to help them onto the shed platform. Page: 10 Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014
Focus on myoga – edible ginger
Myoga (Zingiber mioga) is a relatively little known immigrant from Japan, a delicate, sweet tasting perennial that has earned great popularity in Like most gingers this is a woodland plant in the wild, and it its native land. Unlike the well-known ginger root found in supermarkets, thrives in bright, dappled sunlight, though it will also grow well myoga’s flavour is rather mild and subtle, adding a gentle, gingery taste to in full sun. many dishes, including Thai-style soups such as ton yum goong, stir-fry, Every spring spread a layer of compost over the soil before your many Asian-style seafood recipes and salads. new shoots start to emerge, or mulch with untreated sawdust, like The thumb-sized, pinkish-bronze buds emerge from the soil separately commercial growers in Japan, to suppress weeds and provide a from the leafy stems and it’s these unopened flower buds we use – they are loose, clean medium for growing buds. harvested just as they appear above the soil and before myoga’s pale yellow Research on crop yields and its potential as a export to Japan flowers start opening above ground level. This happens around February has already began here, but as a home-grown garden crop, myoga and continues into April, particularly if you keep picking buds regularly, has huge value as a nutritious, versatile autumn vegetable that which stimulates production, as with asparagus and beans. Its 90cm green can be enjoyed in season or blanched and frozen whole for use in leafy stems disappear below ground in May, reappearing again from the cooking throughout the year. root mass in spring. Eaten raw the flower buds taste like sweet, young, gingery heart Myoga is easy to grow and very productive, thriving in any friable garden celery, but for a treat, try buds shredded and fast-fried in tempura soil rich in organic matter. It doesn’t produce seed so can’t spread beyond batter. They can also be thinly sliced length-wise and used in your garden and become a nuisance, but because it’s a perennial it is easier sushi, or halved and dipped in teriyaki sauce as an appetiser. to manage if given its own space separate from other vegetable crops.
Myoga Garden tasks for April before planting. Lawns Flower garden Seedlings of many ornamentals can be planted now – This is a good month for rejuvenating old lawns and Finish planting your spring flowering bulbs such as hollyhock, Iceland poppies, primrose, larkspur, pansies, sowing new ones – lawns sown this month should make narcissus, anemones and ranunculus - April is also an nemesias, Canterbury bells, gaillardias, polyanthus and good growth before winter. ideal month for putting in tulips. snapdragon. Also apply lawn fertiliser to all existing lawns. Plant out cuttings of evergreen and Sow seeds of summer-flowering sweet pea, calendula, deciduous trees and shrubs. cornflower, English daisy, lupin, stock, dianthus, lobelia, alyssum and viola. Second thoughts Prune shrubs that have finished April is a time of leaf gathering – those red and golden flowering. Fruit and vegetable garden Keep harvesting pumpkins, kumi kumi and butternut – leaves from your deciduous trees are nature’s way of Dig up, divide and replant old ensuring good crops in the future, and should be spread or overcrowded perennials, such store in a cool, airy place for use throughout winter. Continue earthing up your leeks and celery, and give around trees and shrubs, or turned into compost. Layers as Michaelas daisies, phlox and of autumn leaves and grass clippings make super-rich heleniums. Plant the healthy, regular applications of liquid manure. Late crops of potatoes and kumaras can be lifted. compost, particularly if you add a thin layer of animal vigorous parts of the plant in soil manure between thicker layers of grass and leaves. that has been enriched with compost Some passion fruit vines will still be bearing – fruit can be picked as soon as it begins to turn purple. This is also a time to think of planting hedges – get them and fertiliser, and discard the older, growing now, and they will be pretty well established by exhausted parts. Kiwifruit can be picked as soon as they soften and taken inside to ripen fully – the riper they are picked, the sweeter next spring. Keep dead heading any dahlias still in flower to encourage flowering. the fruit. Keep dead heading your roses as their autumn flush Pick up the last of pears and apples, and store in a cool, finishes, and prepare rose beds for planting in the coming dark place. months. Once the beds have been dug over, composted Rhubarb can be divided and replanted into compost- and fertilised they can be left to settle for several weeks enriched soil.
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by VIVIENNE BAILEY
Chilly day colour
It’s time to start planning a bit of colour for those fast- producing a profuse display of showy, fragrant spikes on pansies, sweet William and parsley in containers. approaching cooler days. Our autumn follows hard on the dark green foliage. The plants reach about 55cm high, and ‘Snow Crystals’ is a vigorous, older alyssum, with a heels of a rather tepid summer - many of us yearn for a bit the bright-coloured blooms are great for picking. sweet scent. The dazzling, pure white flowers are produced of ‘cheer me up.’ Thank goodness then for those reliable Fairy primroses (Primula malacoides) are delicate- on neat mounds - perfect as edging or ground cover. For stalwarts, the band of intrepid annuals that bravely splash looking annuals with tiny, single flowers above pale- more blooms keep the plant trimmed back. their brightly-hued blooms into our grey-tinged days. green foliage, much like a miniature floral bouquet. And don’t overlook the wide range of jewel-coloured Pansies are an all-time favourite, although despite Maybe that’s why butterflies love them! They prefer polyanthus - a couple planted near the front door, either in advances such as improved heat tolerance, they perform moist, humus-rich soil, and look lovely growing in a rock a pot, or in the garden, provide a bright, welcoming note better in cooler months. They hate persistent, heavy rain garden or container. on chilling days – a great ‘cheer me up.’ particularly the large flowered types, so a sheltered spot Pot marigolds (Calendula officinalis) are easily grown is best. annuals that produce bright- coloured flowers at a time My favourites are violas – they have a special charm, when warm hues are particularly welcome. Different with their smaller blooms, and they’re less prone to varieties vary in vigour, and in the colour and form of bending rain-battered heads. They also tend to have a the bloom they produce. Dwarf varieties are useful for neater and more compact growth habit. containers, and at the front of gardens. Taller types are Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) bring back memories less disease prone however, and are useful as cut flowers of Grandma’s garden. They now come in a wide selection - abundant self- sown seedlings will be a blessing - or of plant sizes and flower forms - tall types are ideal for perhaps a curse! sheltered borders, and New variations of ever popular alyssum (Lobelia great for picking. Dwarf maritime) continue to emerge. There’s a wide range of varieties are great for growth habits and an ever instant colour, like increasing selection of ‘Tahiti’ which produces flower colours. masses of short, dense ‘Easter Bonnet’ has a spikes of flowers in light, honey fragrance, and numerous colours on a produces a mat-forming, bushy 30cm tall plant. clump of foliage, with These look good mass hairy, lance-shaped leaves. planted, especially Blooms are coloured with pansies and spring lavender, violet and deep bulbs. shades of rose and pink. For a medium height Great for rock gardens, snapdragon ‘La Bella’ between flagstones, and is an outstanding series, looks pretty planted with
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Haruatai Park Loop Track Walkway loop Mill Road completed at Haruatai Park A long-term project to build a loop walkway around Ōtaki’s Haruatai Park has come to fruition, giving walkers and runners a new fitness trail. The loop consists of a 1.2-metre-wide residents a new recreational opportunity. It’s compacted gravel path, starting behind the great for runners and dog walkers.” playgroup and guide/scout buildings. It The loop may also be extended through continues up on to the rise north of the playing the native bush on the neighbouring land fields, then drops down to skirt around the belonging to the Office of Treaty Settlements. back of the sports club and the swimming pool to complete a loop of about a kilometre. This was the vision of the late Dr Barry Brayston, who as chair of Keep Ōtaki Council’s Cycleways, Walkways and Beautiful wished to see a walking track Bridleways Planner, Stuart Kilmister, says the established connecting Haruatai Park to the walkway has been a two or three-year project, cemetery and beyond. completed in stages during the summer months. Council is now reconnecting pathways through the Office of Treaty Settlements’ land, with a Ōtaki Community Board chair James Cootes surveys the layout of Haruatai Park from the new “With the existing fitness equipment stations view to accomplishing that vision. walkway. dotted around the park, this gives Ōtaki HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE ANNUAL PLAN Ōtaki makes The invitation to have your say on the Council’s Annual Plan is now open to residents until 28 April. Lonely Planet The Annual Plan is the Council’s budget Plan was developed. It was adopted by “Council’s desire is to be more open and Fresh from the resounding success of and work programme. It details where Council on March 20 and has now been inclusive with the community, and this is money will be spent over the next year, released to the public for feedback. an important area for people to let us know the Ōtaki kite festival, the town has now which projects are going to be progressed Mayor Ross Church is urging people to what they want. hit the international stage. and how much has to be raised in rates to “have their say” on the Plan. “I encourage members of the community cover the spending. The March/April issue of Lonely Planet Asia – the “Lots of thought and discussion has gone to take this opportunity to engage with A total of six public workshops have been us.” world’s leading travel guide – devoted half a page into this Plan to achieve two principal goals to Ōtaki and the kite festival, right next to an article held by Council since the start of February, – to find a balance between the ongoing Submission forms are available through covering every area of spending from about Beijing. Ōtaki Village Promotions Group chair spending needs of the District, in order Council’s Customer Services Centres in the Ian Carson supplied a photo and publicity materials to stormwater and wastewater management to that our everyday requirements for such Civic Building in Paraparaumu, Waikanae Lonely Planet Asia earlier this year and the Group has libraries, economic development, parks and necessities as roading, libraries, recreational Library and Ōtaki Library. They can also be recently received an email copy of the guide. The half swimming pools. facilities and water are met; and achieving downloaded from Council’s website Following the workshops, a Draft Annual our aim to keep rates at an affordable level. www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/Draft-Annual-Plan page on Ōtaki was in the ‘10 Easy Trips’ section. Ōtaki was number two after Paro in Bhutan. Transformed Ōtaki playground goes retro A modern retro theme will be used to transform the playground beside Ōtaki’s i-SITE Visitor Centre on SH1. Over the next few months much of the older Council’s Leisure and Open Space Contract retail shopping area, they are more likely to come addition to the other great facilities offered in equipment in the playground will be replaced Operations Officer, Jonny Baxter, said the retro to Ōtaki. That can only be positive for Ōtaki’s Ōtaki. by equipment reminiscent of a 1960s play area, theme would make the playground different from retailers.” “It will enhance the experience of visiting such as a tractor, a merry-go-round, swings and a others in the District. Mr Baxter said the design would be “loud” and Ōtaki. The theme will be a refreshing change ‘lullaby’ rocking horse which can seat up to four “This is a very well-patronised playground that is stand out to visitors. from the standard playgrounds often found. It children at a time. used by shoppers and travellers passing through “It will create a bit of nostalgia among older will hopefully become a talking point amongst The layout of the playground will also be as well as by local residents. We want to create people who recognise the equipment as being families, further strengthening Ōtaki’s position as changed, making it more user-friendly. a playground which is iconic and attracts more similar to the things they played on as children. It a destination. The work is part of a planned programme people to the area. will certainly create interest.” “We hope everyone enjoys it!” by Council to ensure our playgrounds are “If shoppers know there is a good playground for James Cootes, Chair of the Ōtaki Community The work is being done by June 30 to a budget of well-maintained and updated if required. their children to play in which is close to the Board says the new playground will be a welcome $53,000. 28 March 2014 Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014 Page: 13 Ōtaki College News March 2014 www.otakicollege.school.nz
From the Principal against them in the final which they took competed (Kia kaha and Kia Maia) Student Management Pastoral Care at Class teacher or their Year level Dean. How to study successfully: out 4 – 2 against Wellington East Girls. 250m Plate Final – Kia Kaha 1st, Kia Ōtaki College The sooner we know about any concerns Karen Boyes Maia 3rd Ōtaki College has built up a national the quicker we can intervene. As part of our on-going commitment to help 500m Plate Final – Kia profile for its work in Restorative Practice Chromebook Update teach our students how to successfully Maia 1st and Positive Behaviour for Learning The Chromebooks are in Ōtaki and soon study we have had the highly acclaimed W1 Champs – Initiatives. While this has been talked our students and their teachers will be fully Karen Boyes back to work with students, Mahinaarangi 3rd about in previous publications not engaged in 21st Century tools for learning. staff and parents. Karen has given I want to thank the everyone knows the hard working and We are planning to have our “open the lid everyone some fantastic ideas around Hawaikinui Waka Ama dedicated team that guides much of this day” in Week Ten. how to study successfully. club and parents for work in the college. Caregivers are now organising the You can locate Karen’s resources all their efforts to The team consists of the following purchasing or finance details of the from Spectrum Education on http:// commence putting members; Chromebooks through the Te Reanga spectrumeducation.com/portal/content/ the college back on • Janice Brown (Senior Dean in charge Ipurangi Trust. Both students and parents view/61/142/ or download her study app the map in Waka Ama. of Student Management/Specialist are signing a Kawa of Care that give for $2.00 called istudy which has a number Canoe Polo Classroom Teacher and PB4L Coach) guidelines on how to care for, and use the of applications and hints how to study. Congratulations to the • Anne Hagan (Year 13 Dean/PB4L devices for learning. The most important fact that comes from Ōtaki College Senior Committee) Teachers are continuing to upskill her seminars is that it is not homework that Good luck for the Central Regional Zonal Open Division 2 Team • Maggie Crooks (Year 11 and 12 Dean/ in curriculum delivery utilising the makes the difference but the commitment Tournament to try and go on to Nationals. for being given wildcard entry to the PB4L Committee) Chromebooks. We are most excited in to study and every student should study College Triathalon and Interschool Secondary School Nationals. • Megan Nelson-Latu (Year 9 and 10 this educational initiative that is been every night if they employ her techniques School Triathalon – A big congratulations Big Thanks Dean/PB4L Committee) supported by our parents, teachers and and this will significantly raise their to Mitchell Rutter who won the Sport I would like to sincerely thank New World • Greg Whithair (Year 7 and 8 Dean/ community. ability to pass assessments and retain Wellington Regional inter College Ōtaki, Ōtaki Meats, Streetwise and Peter PB4L Committee) Marion Lumley information and learning. Triathalon. This is an outstanding result! Northern for their support for the College • Avatar Loorparg (Dean of International Deputy Principal Sporting Successes Primary Schools Triathalon in our recent sport related fundraising Students) We have hit the summer sport season The following junior students competed activities. Without the ongoing support • Jo McInerney (Guidance with a large number of students choosing in the Primary Schools Triathalon at of local community minded people and Counsellor/PB4L Committee) to participate in sport teams and I applaud Waikanae. They have done amazingly businesses fundraising would be so much • Hine Wilson (Atakura all students for wanting to enjoy sport and well – very well done! harder. THANK YOU! Counsellor) represent the college. Girls event Did you know? • Gaye Campbell (Learning Some recent highlights have been; Daisy Davis 1st (field of 30) Ōtaki was recently named in the famous Support Coordinator) Wellington Regional Athletics - Keagan Lauren Blakely 10th Lonely Planet publication as one of the top • Steph Putt (Careers Hargreaves – Raika (2nd in long jump and Boys 10 destinations to travel to in the world! Counsellor) 100m finalist), Max Ralston (3rd Long Nick Fleming 1st (field of 31) Local identity Ian Carson sent in a photo The team is there to help staff, jump) and Orion Fulford (200m finalist) all Damien Doyle 4th of the Kite festival and details about our students and whanau/families to performed to a very high standard at the Matthew Brooker 10th town and it is now out there in the top build strong relationships and inter college athletics recently. 10 alongside places like Bali, Ha Long in doing so enable them to work Back Row: Gaye Campbell, Jo McInerney, Greg Wellington Regional Touch Tournament Waka Ama – there has been a real (Vietnam) and Beijing! Great things can effectively from a strength based model Whithair, Maggie Crooks, Anne Hagan The Touch Girls won the Wellington resurgence in this sport and the students come in small packages. to develop solutions to problems and put Front Row: Steph Putt, Avatar Loorparg, Janice Regional Tournament and only allowed are really training hard. Their awesome Andy Fraser things right when this is required. Brown, Megan Nelson-Latu Absent: Hine Wilson two points to be scored against them over efforts were recently rewarded at their first Principal If you ever have any concerns about your the entire tournament – these were scored Waka Ama Regatta in Porirua. 2 Crews child do not hesitate to contact their Form Otaki Shakespeare Scholars Otaki Primary School Gala By MARGARET ANDREWS have just five minutes to perform is already an event and the teacher directed 15 happening,” Mrs Otaki College will have three minute scene, these can come student directed productions Derbidge said. from any of Shakespeare’s plays. There was a wide in the upcoming Sheila Winn Judging is on performance, Shakespeare Festival. costume and portrayal of the variety of food While they haven’t had any chosen theme and time, if the stalls, from the ever directing experience previously, performance is too short or too popular hangi, to they are all keen thespians. long, points are deducted. sausages and hot Rohan Van Der Wurff and Grace Otaki College are hosting the chips, to a choice Teu both took part in last year’s Shakespeare Festival this year of salads or fruit competition, but for Alexandra in the college hall. It was hoped kebabs, pipi fritters, Schaefer from Germany, it’s a first to use the Civic Theatre, but with time experience. burgers, cupcakes the number of actors coming from and muffins. “I love the possibility of doing six or seven colleges, there could drama,” she said. “In Germany be up to 100 students taking part, A popular activity it’s not a school subject, but after either on stage or support crew. was the chocolate school interest only.” The winning teacher directed and fountain where Grace has chosen a scene from student directed plays, will go people could dip Taming of the Shrew Act 2 Scene on to the New Zealand National a marshmallow 1, Rohan’s choice is from The Finals in Wellington over Labour on a skewer into Tempest, which he both directs Weekend. One actor will also the hot chocolate and performs in and Alexandra be awarded direct entry to the has chosen a short piece from for just 50 cents a Shakespeare Workshop Week treat. The cakes act 1 of MacBeth. None of the held in September. directors were giving away It’s curtain up on April 5 at 2pm and toffee apples anything about how they were New Zealand and world women’s woodchopping champion, Otaki’s Alma Wallace was were popular, while in the Otaki College Hall, entry to almost beaten by an “extremely tough log” in the women’s underhand event. Starting staging their scene, whether in a watch these amazing actors is just the traditional stalls traditional or modern genre. from a 50 second handicap, she would normally still finish first, but Saturday’s log was a gold coin donation. Results and so hard she couldn't quite catch the opposition, but she didn't let the wood win. - jumble, white For the Shakespeare Festival, prizegiving will be at the end of the elephant, books and there are two sections, the student afternoon. By MARGARET ANDREWS rides out to the beach and back! toys all did a great trade. directed scene, for which they The total $500 from the rides went to There was plenty of entertainment Cyclone Lusi stayed away, the sun the school. One of the club members including exhibitions by the Otaki Tae shone, hundreds turned up, helping has a grandson at the school. Kwon Do Club and the school kapa to make the Otaki School Gala a The Otaki Axeman’s Club held a haka and the school’s songsters great success. competition day, with clubs from among others. Mrs Derbidge said “Again, an amazing success,” Alice Wanganui, Marton Taranaki and they hoped to have raised about Derbidge deputy principal and gala Upper Hutt competing. A new class $10,000 after expenses. organiser said. “I’m so proud of Otaki was the junior under 16 events. School and the Otaki community Young Welby Wallace aged eight, New Zealand and world women’s at large, their generosity was scored a first place in his first event, woodchopping champion, Otaki’s tremendous.’ in the second he never gave up Alma Wallace was almost beaten People has been particularly when he struck a very tough poplar by an “extremely tough log” in the generous with their donations and log, probably from the same tree women’s underhand event. Starting time: she would arrive at school which almost beat his mother, NZ from a 50 second handicap, she some mornings to find “car loads” champion, Alma Wallace in the would normally still finish first, but of goods at the door. The quick fire women’s event! This was the second Saturday’s log was so hard she raffles proved to be very lucrative – year the club has held at carnival could quite catch the opposition, but Otaki College up-coming drama directors, Alexandra Schaefer, Grace Teu the prizes were good, too. The guys at the gala, they bring their own and Rohan Van Der Wurff, discuss some of the ideas about directing a not letting the wood win, she kept from the Harley Davidson Social entourage with them, which adds to going until it was cut through! segment of a Shakespeare play, as they head into final rehearsals and the crowd. costuming for the Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival, being hosted at Riders Club donated all their time, Otaki College in April. give kids big and small motorbike “They like coming here, where there Page: 14 Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014
Rotary in the Community. the weekend. District 9940 (New Plymouth to Wellington) The display will be open to all on the usual Otaki Rotary News Rotary Conference was held in Foxton Thursday, Friday, and Saturday during April on 21-23rd March. You may have seen and May. Key personnel in organising this By MARGARET ANDREWS At Otaki School the children from the volunteers in blue shirts working with the display and weekend are Rex Kerr, Graham The Rotary Club of Otaki was busy last bilingual and Maori immersion classes were friends of the Otaki River planting trees and Carthew, Ian Ballantyne, and Julia Atkins, week with its annual delivery of illustrated just as excited as the mainstream pupils to erecting seats. Or you may have seen the helped by many others. dictionaries to year four children in our receive their very own dictionaries. The army descend on Stand for Children to paint Otaki Rotary has one member with schools. immersion unit pupils will begin an English and decorate the Families room? This year continuous attendance for 50 years, Don President, Grant Robertson and Wilfred syllabus later in the year. the emphasis was put on projects, 13 in all, Edhouse, and several others with 40 years Geerling visited the schools, talking to the “The club raises money in the community out in the Kapiti Horowhenua area, being of service clocked up, including Carl Lutz, children about the value a dictionary to has from a number of events,” Mr Robertson visible, doing what we do best. Rex Kerr, and Graham Carthew, notable their learning and spelling. told them. “Some of that money goes to 50th Anniversary celebrations in April achievements. “Dictionaries help you spell and sound buy your dictionaries.” Otaki Rotary was chartered in April 1964. Dictionaries in Schools This year, Otaki words, they increase our word power,” Mr “Our Home & School Association helped For 50 years, Otaki Rotary has been a vital Rotary has again distributed 160 brightly Robertson told the Manakau School pupils. sell raffle tickets in the Rotary Christmas part of the fabric of Otaki, organising events, coloured, pictorial dictionaries to year 4 “The dictionaries are yours to keep, first trailer raffle, our share of the funds raised supporting scholars, collecting for good students at Te Horo, Waitohu, Otaki and thing to do – write your name inside.” is all going to buy books for our library,” causes, fundraising for community projects, Manakau schools. These dictionaries are the Young William Fogden at Manakau has principal Paddy Sannazzaro told the taking part in Global initiatives such as students to keep for life, and are very much been waiting anxiously for a long time for children. ending polio, and sharing fellowship. appreciated by them and their families his dictionary, even asking his teacher, on Rotary was delivering 120 dictionaries As part of the celebrations, Otaki Rotary Winter Speaker programme Otaki Rotary the very first day back at school “will I be to children in Otaki schools, including is mounting a display “50 years of Rotary have an exciting speaker programme getting my dictionary this year.” He was Waitohu and Te Horo. in Otaki’ at the Otaki Museum. An official planned for this winter. Kicking off after the first Manakau pupil to receive his very Rotary president-elect for 2015, Ian opening is to be held on the evening of Easter, we will have excellent speakers own dictionary from the Rotary visitors, McIndoe visited Otaki School and assisted Friday the 4th April, followed by a day of each Thursday, right through till we host a last week. with handing out the dictionaries. reunion, fellowship, yarns and socialising ‘Candidates night’ in September. Talk to a on the Saturday. We are expecting good Rotarian for more details. numbers of former Rotarians to join us for
At Manakau School, their new dictionaries have been delivered and everyone’s anxious and keen to get reading! Rotary and Friends of the Otaki River on a planting spree By MARGARET ANDREWS speakers, meetings and discussions; one of the a group from FOTOR had already poured president Max Lutz said “We wouldn’t organisers, Joy Durrant arranged for groups to water into the holes. The planting, fertilising normally plant this early, but we appreciated Friends of the Otaki River (FOTOR) go out to 14 different community tasks, from and mulching process was explained, and the what Rotary wanted to do. This block is members have been planting the wetlands Palmerston North to Paraparaumu. Groups visitors set to work. wetter.” near the Otaki River estuary, now the new were sent out to pre-arranged tasks around After the lunch break, Mrs Durrant unveiled Back along the stopbank road, two new area has 500 plants in the ground, all the work the region and three groups came to Otaki, a sign. seats were installed up on the lookout of visiting Rotarians. to work at the estuary and Stand (Children’s Their day finished with them helping some platform, by another group. These wooden Last weekend members and their partners Health Camp). Nobody went back to their of FOTOR group complete the mulching and benches had been made by the Waikanae from Rotary District 9940, covering the own area. watering-in the new plants. MenzShed group. (Otaki’s group wasn’t “up Wellington, Manawatu and Wairarapa region, One group of 25 arrived at the estuary site, “There’s plenty of moisture for them and and running” when the arrangements were were in Foxton for their annual conference. where the 500 holes had been dug with the our Wednesday volunteers will come down made). Instead of two to three days listening to plants ready to put in. With the ground so dry, and water them again next week,” FOTOR
Trying out the new seat at the Otaki River Estuary lookout are visiting Wellington The visiting Rotarians and their partners at the Rotary planted area down near the Otaki River Rotarians David Howden and Diana Linforth Howden, in hi-viz tops, and Friends Estuary. All the visitors were supplied with Rotary International hi-viz jackets and the blue of the Otaki River, Max Lutz and Trevor Wylie. The new seats were built by the Rotary Volunteer Army t-shirts. Waikanae MenzShed members, who helped install them at the lookout. Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014 Page: 15 Otaki Community Board - March meeting By MARGARET ANDREWS Council, said the bus stop was team, to tour to Los Vegas – chrome book, which parents on private land, GWRC was USA in July. will pay for over one to three Public Speaking & reviewing some bus stops and Presentations: years. Responses: there was possibly a funding Members of the Kapiti Youth “The project will enhance John Wray spoke to his email option available. Council spoke of some of childrens educational to Otaki Community Board Mr Wilson also reported on a the events planned for 2014, achievement,” Ms Selby said. members covering issues bus tour of Otaki by GWRC including a Youth Fest with a Noted too, was the work being surrounding the removal of councillors and staff and their bus provided to take Otaki’s done to produce programmes native trees and shrubs from amazement of what Otaki young people to Paraparaumu. in te reo as currently there are The recent Ōtaki Kite Festival was a huge a local property. Mr Cootes had, other than the railway The funding options available no Maori language education success, largely because of the efforts of a responded the Board was shopping centre. were Youth2U Dollars - grants programmes on the internet. community that supported the organisers, the unable to discuss or answer Grant Applications: up to $500 and Think Big Alistair Sutton, Zone 4 Ōtaki Village Promotions Group. The OVPG his questions, as the specific The OCB approved grants group applications up to $1000 Community Board executive appreciated the assistance of the many case regarding Peter and Diana from the Community Grants to assist with workshops for representative, introduced individuals and organisations listed below, plus Standen and Kapiti Coast Fund to four organisations. the 14-24 age group. Also himself to the Board. Mr the big number of unnamed volunteers who District Council was before Horowhenua branch of NZ advised were KYS, free Cootes explained community worked throughout the weekend. This note is the courts. He did say that the Victim Support was granted medical services for young board members from all to acknowledge them all – and you, the Ōtaki board had been involved in the $500 to assist costs of the people, a youth hui on April boards in the Zone 4 region public – for turning up and making it a fantastic issue and have asked for better service coordinator. 1 at Nga Purapura Otaki, met together, sometimes with family-friendly event. We’ll be back next year, communication at early stages Otaki Community Patrol planning for a youth centre specific issues. better than ever! of emerging issues. was granted $500 to assist in Paraparaumu – though Other Issues: Otaki Village Promotions with costs of operating the more activities for Otaki Request for a pedestrian ANZ Otaki Main St Emporium Group representatives, Ian community patrol car. youth rather than a centre and crossing between the beach BeachFM New World Otaki Carson, Barbara Franks He iti na Motai/Te Wananga preparation of a submission dairy and west side of Moana Black & Co Leather Belts Otaki College and Carol Ward, reported O Raukawa was granted $210 to the KCDC Annual Plan. It Street for children crossing Blue Skies Art Gallery Otaki Mail Café Ra Otaki Street Scene on the outstanding success for purchase of two rainwater was noted there are currently signs on Tasman Road prior to Caltex Otaki Otaki Surf Life Saving Club of the recent kite festival tanks for the preschool centre. no Otaki representatives on the the Byron Brown’s bend. Carl Lutz Pub Charity and Fuse Acrobatic Circus. Otaki MenzShed was youth council. Annual Plan workshops: No Creative Communities Pumpkin Patch They thanked the Board and granted $500 to assist with Otaki Digital Campus: Otaki increase in landfill charges, Edhouse’s RiverStone Café cost of building repairs Education Trust member, Kapiti charges are currently First National Real Estate Otaki Rotary Club of Otaki community for their support. Fuse Circus Sim’s Contractors OCB chair, James Cootes and maintenance of their Rachel Selby spoke to the below the national average. Gemma Rutherford Photography Skinnies congratulated them on the workshop. Board on progress of setting GWRC says electrification of Hamish Barham Pharmacy Small & Co “excellent and awesome Two grants were approved up the Digital Campus rail to Otaki is not on their 30- Hammer Hardware Otaki The Family Hotel festival we had”. from the Sporting Activity between the six schools within 35 year plan, though doesn’t Hipsta Otaki The Tele Fund. Otaki College Waka Otaki, Waitohu, Otaki and St stop changes being made Kapiti Coast District Council Top Brand Outlet Charles Ropata asked the Board NZ Kite Flyers Assn members Trevor Hunter about progress for an enlarged Ama teams were granted Peter Chanel, Otaki College, earlier. Peter Lynn Kites Waitohu School bus shelter at Coastlands. Mr $500 towards cost of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Other: Reduced Main Street Low Cost Bins Waitohu Stream Care Group Cootes replied everything two teams attending the te Rito and Te Kura-a-iwi o parking limits: parking limit Otaki Community Patrol possible had been done, but Secondary Schools Waka Ama Whakatupuranga Rua Mano, between the video shop and Championships in Rotorua. noting there are 1060 children ANZ Bank, from180 minutes Ōtaki Village Promotions Group Committee: Coastlands management Ian Carson (Chair), Barbara Franks (Kite Festival Organiser), wasn’t prepared to move Zach Shearman was granted attending schools within the to just 30, needs a letter from Carol Ward, Yvonne de Mille, Meagan Roach (Secretary), on the issue. Nigel Wilson, $500 towards costs of Otaki township. All children, the retailers to the council Debbi Carson, Annie Bythell, Gavin Case, Graham Rikihana, Kapiti representative on travelling with the Under16/14 from about year 3/4 up, will requesting the change. James Cootes and Doug Newton. Greater Wellington Regional NZ Basketball Association be provided with an iPad Correction Last month we misreported Elisabeth Mikkelsen on cycling issues. What she actually said was: “Kapiti Coast Cycling and Walking Pathway was supposed to reach Otaki and was OTAKI RSA begun in 2000 and that Otaki Rotary initiated the Trust that in cooperation with KCDC produced the lovely pathways at Paraparaumu Beach.” We noted “The south bank pathway is usable but crosses Maori land and has been fenced over.” She actually said: "The new pathway runs between the end of Te Waka Road to the south bank through farmland purchased by KCDC. There is no gate/access for cycling yet and the pathway is Rotary and Friends of the Otaki River on a planting spree not fenced. (It definitely does not run through Maori land). " The errors are regretted. Editor
April is a HUGE month in our calendar
Daylight saving finishes on Sunday 6 April and our
popular Sunday roast is back at noon and includes dessert
Thursday 17th POPPY DAY
if you have an hour to spare please ring the office
Friday 18th Closed all day
Monday 21st Open at 2pm
Friday 25th ANZAC DAY
6am Dawn Parade
5pm Retreat Service
all meals (including breakfast) during the day $10.00
Restaurant open for breakfast after Dawn Parade,
(returned people complimentary breakfast)
lunch from 12 noon – 1.30pm and
dinner from 5.30pm – 7pm
The Otaki RSA Poppy Trust is registered with the Charities Commission Page: 16 Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014 Otaki’s History
From the Otaki Mail, Monday March 10, 1924
LYRIC PICTURES “THE LONE STAR RANGER” Next Wednesday A combination of actor and heart of Texas. Some specially author that attract the attention selected supporting films of the most fastidious of motion accompany “The Lone Star picture followers will provide a Ranger” and include a Sunshine distinct treat as an entertainment Comedy, “The Explorers” which comes to the Lyric pictures next stars Harry Sweet.... The eighth Wednesday, with Tom Mix, chapter of the “Radio King” the William Fox star and Zane serial, is packed with thrills and Grey, the noted American fiction is entitled “The Master Wave”. writer.... Miss Billie Dove, the The ever popular Fox news and beautiful Ziegfeld Follies dancer, the Lyric orchestra in incidental plays the feminine lead.... The musical numbers provide a fine production was staged in the night’s entertainment. This month we have an image from the exhibition “Arohanui Te Rā ō Waitangi”. Rangi Topeora Otaki Historical Society signed the Treaty of Waitangi at Kapiti. A composer, singer and The next talk will be on Tuesday island’s development as a nature orator, she was the daughter of 1 April 2014 at 7.30 pm at the reserve is one of New Zealand’s Waitohi, Her mother was Waitohi, Rotary Hall, Aotaki Street. The most successful models for of Ngāti Toa and Ngāti Raukawa, speaker will be John Barrett. He wildlife and flora conservation. and her father Te Ra-ka-herea. will talk about Kapiti Island’s John’s talk will be an opportunity Her hapu were Ngāti Kimihia and settlement history and the to hear about the care that is Ngāti Te Maunu. She was the present-day activities on this being taken of this special place sister of Rangihaeata and niece unique island sanctuary. The by his family. of Te Rauparaha.
Otaki Museum Otaki The last day for the current and will run until the end of June. Historical exhibition, “Arohanui Te Rā Otaki Museum is at 49 Main Journal ō Waitangi”, is 29 March. An Street and is open Thursdays, exhibition celebrating Rotary’s Fridays and Saturdays 10 am – 2013 fifty years in Otaki will be open 2 pm. Edhouse’s Store from Saturday 5 March 2014, NZ Post (Otaki) Otaki Museum Caltex Service Station (SH1) Railway Bookshop (Main St)
per $25 copy
Not Sure How To Deal With A Dispute? Disputes could arise from a range of issues such as neighbourhood • Say that you are making a complaint problems on trees, fences and boundary rights, Consumer rights, • Explain what the problem is i.e. the reason why you’re issues between landlord and tenant, Telecommunication issues complaining and others. • Explain what you want them to do to fix the problem To deal with disputes, here are some Tips on how to complain • Give them a deadline for replying to your complaint effectively: • Attach copies of evidence (make sure you keep the originals) 1. Know your rights – What are your rights in this situation? If you’re not confident about writing a letter of complaint, we can Te Pou Whakawhirinaki o Otaki Find out before you go back. help you with this. Our advice is free and confidential, not getting it could cost you though. If 2. Complain to the person you first deal with – This may Stuck in a dispute? you know your rights, less can go wrong. If not sure, ask us! resolve the problem without having to take it any further. You’ve followed our tips for making a complaint, but you’re still We have the information to help you with your problems, or can point you in 3. Don’t delay – Act now before you forget the important stuff. stuck? A disputes service may be able to help. Sometimes there’s a time limit for making a complaint. the right direction. Call or see us - • We can help you find the appropriate disputes service, if 4. Be reasonable – When you are asking for something to be put there is one. Monday to Friday 9.00 am - 3.00 pm right make sure what you’re asking for is fair. • Don’t delay – some disputes services have deadlines for 65a Main Street, Otaki Village 5. Use evidence – Take any evidence related to your complaint using them. (next to the swing park by the Memorial Hall) e.g., receipts, letters. • Understand the role of the disputes service – they are not 6. Prepare – Practice what you are going to say. Consider Tel 06 364 8664 or 0800 367 222 consumer advocates, their role is to find a solution which is taking someone along to support you. fair to everyone involved. Email [email protected] www.cab.org.nz 7. Keep cool – Keep calm and remember your manners – this • Find out how the process works – will you have to attend a will get you further than if you don’t. hearing or will it be resolved over the phone? Will decisions • Free, Confidential Service • Human Rights 8. Escalate – If talking to them doesn’t help, ask to talk to their be binding? • Legal & Employment Issues • Health manager or supervisor. • Prepare your case – make sure you have the evidence to • Benefit Entitlements • Personal Problems 9. Make sure they can contact you – If someone is going to back you up, and know what you want the outcome to be. • Consumer Rights • Neighbourhood issues follow up your complaint, make sure that they have your • Housing • Transport issues contact details, and you have theirs! It doesn’t matter what your question is, we will help, and if we 10. Writing a formal letter of complaint can help – If talking Health Shuttle bookings - Tel: 364 5603 can’t help you directly, we’ll find someone who can. with them doesn’t sort out the problem, putting your Free 20-minute legal appointment complaint in writing can help. You don’t need an appointment, just drop into your local JP available by arrangement How to write a letter of complaint - Some simple tips for an bureau, call or email us or go online to www.cab.org.nz. Hearing clinic pre-arranged appointments effective letter: Rooms available for hire at reasonable rates Page: 17 Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014
Kia ora from the Otaki Public Library – Te Wharepukapuka o Otaki
The Ultimate Food Garden Where the Rēkohu Bone Sings Balancing Act Kauri: Witness to a Nation’s History by Selby Gouldstone by Tina Makereti by Joanna Trollope by Joanna Orwin From commodity for exploitation to object The fourth New Zealand and Australian Where the Rēkohu Bone Sings is Susie Moran is a success. She has of awe, the kauri and its story lie at the edition of this guide reveals the secrets Kapiti Coast author Tina Makereti’s first founded and run her own highly profitable heart of New Zealand’s own story. Kauri: to growing, nurturing and using hundreds novel. In the 1880s, Mere yearns for company, and now her three daughters are Witness to a Nation’s History takes us back of plants from alfalfa to zucchini and independence. Iraia wants the same but, all involved in the business. Rooted in the to the tree’s ancient origins. We read about everything in between under four broad as the descendant of a slave, such things traditions of the Stoke-on-Trent potteries, Maori myth surrounding the tree, and about categories: fruit, nuts, vegetables and are hardly conceivable. One summer, they and producing charming, useable objects the white-skinned mariners who sailed herbs. Gouldstone provides advice on notice their friendship has changed, but if of distinctive design, Susie is justly proud of up to harvest timber for their own ‘giant how and where to plant, how to protect they are ever to experience freedom they her family and her achievement – and has birds’: the great naval ships of Europe. The your food-bearing plants from pests and will need to leave their home in the Queen no intention of letting it change. But what tree’s presence looms over the colonial weather, and how to harvest and even Charlotte Sound. A hundred years later, of the men in the family? Susie’s husband, period and beyond, and is the very stuff dish up your backyard bounty. Lula and Bigs are born. The birth is literally a musician and artist, has always seemed from which the flagpoles at Waitangi were one in a million, as their mother, Tui, likes happy to take a back seat. One of her sons- carved (as well as some of the country’s to say. When Tui dies, they learn there is in-law has few ambitions outside the home. finest architectural treasures and modern much she kept secret and they, too, will Another daughter, though, has brought her works of art). The book charts the growth of need to travel beyond their world, to an husband into the company - and they want the conservation movement, and presents island they barely knew existed. Neither to change things, much to Susie’s distress. the modern-day issues that affect the tree, Mere and Iraia nor Lula and Bigs are And then, into the mix, arrives Susie’s father, such as Maori guardianship and tourism aware that someone else is part of their an ageing hippy versus protection. journeys. He does not watch over them so much as through them, feeling their loss and confusion as if it were his own.
Things Are Not Always What They Seem
If you have an older dog or cat, you might have noticed painless or loosely attached that is benign. Soft tissue the odd lump or bump. This may sarcomas, melanomas and mast cell tumours are or may not be a serious issue usually painless, soft and free moving but are nasty A lump could be merely a skin malignant tumours which Otaki Veterinary Centre tag, a harmless growth of skin, spread quickly throughout Clinic Hours: or a cyst that commonly forms in the body. . They can often be Mon - Fri 8.30 - 5.00 pm the skin as a result of abnormal mistaken for harmless fatty Tuesday 8.30 - 6.00 pm hair follicle growth. We also lumps. Treatment is surgical Saturday 9 - 12 noon commonly see benign tumours removal with wide margins, of the sebaceous gland that so diagnosing these tumours Angela Ford look warty in character and are while they are still small is 269 Mill Road, Otaki BVM&S MRCVS MACVSc particularly common in poodle important. Otaki Veterinary Centre type breeds. Fatty lumps, also So the message is to have any known as lipomas are common lumps checked and tested. 06 364 6941 and appear as soft painless swellings often over the A biopsy can be simply a otakivetcentre.com chest wall or flank. Generally these benign lumps matter of drawing off some [email protected] require no treatment unless they are in an awkward cells with a needle or in some position on the animal. cases we might need to take a small wedge of tissue to Angela Ford BVM&S MRCVS MACVSc However some lumps can be very serious and things send to the laboratory. Emma @ Jo - Veterinary nurses are often not as they seem. It can be risky to ‘guess’ If the result shows it is benign, then you’ll have peace what a lump is just on basis of how it looks or feels. of mind and you wont need to worry further Mobile Vet service - we come to you Some common misconceptions are that if the lump is 24 Hrs advice and emergency service - Ring 364 6941 Microchips scanned at no cost and replaced for free if required Page: 18 Otaki Mail - 28 March 2014 Handy Folk to Know Appiance Repairs Watsons Garden Centre 06 364 6836 Appliance Rescue 364 3098 Kapiti Coast District Council PARAPARAUMU TAXIS Automotive General Inquiries 06 364 9301 364 0500 All Things Automotive 364 8158 Toll Free 0800 486 486 FreePhone 0800 508 294 Extended Otaki Coverage Hours Central Auto Services 368 2037 Otaki Library 364 9317 Tuesday - Friday 9.30am - 3.30pm Colling & Gray 364 7495 Otaki Swimming Pool 364 5542 SRS Automotive Engineering 364 3322 Lawnmowers Kapiti Coast’s PREMIER Taxi Service Phone: 0274 443 041 Auto Tyres Mr Green 04 293 8742 COURTESY & CARE or 0274 401 738 All Things Automotive 364 8158 The Lawn Moa Company 364 6771 EFTPOS Total Mobility & Snapper Cards Accepted Beauty Services Lawyer YouBeauty 364 7003 McLaren’s Law Office 364 7190 Computer Servicing Simpson & Co 364 7285 • Earthmoving / Aggregate Fancy a game of Chess? 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Henderson Plumbing Otaki Churches welcome you & Bathrooms Acts Churches Anglican Rev Ian Campbell The HUB Tel: 364 7099 Covering Tel: 364 6911 Otaki: All Saints. Te Rauparaha St Plumbing Gasfitting Kapiti Coast - Levin 157 Tasman Rd, Otaki 8 am and 10.30 am • plumbing 10.30 am (Family service) Te Horo: St Margarets, School Rd 6.00 pm (Youth service) • Residental • Wetbacks • roofs & spouting 9 am • Commercial • Woodburners • new homes Baptist Manakau:St Andrews • Solar Hot Water Systems • drainage Tel: 364 8540 9 am (Except 1st Sun of Month) • maintenence Cnr Te Manuao Road/SH1 Otaki: Rangiatea Church Services • free advice and quotes 10.00 am service 37 Te Rauparaha St Sunday Eucharist: 9 am All Plumbing Services Presbyterian Church Viewing Hours: Tel: 06 364 6346 Mon-Fri (9.30am - 1.30pm) Tel: 06 364 5252 249 Mell Rd, Otaki Tel: 364 6838 Roofing Fax: 06 364 5254 Worship: 11 am Email: [email protected] Cafe Church: Shannon: Turongo Church - Poutu Marae • New and re-roofing Cell: 027 448 5658 2nd Sun 10.45 am • Longrun coloursteel PO Box 217, Otaki Shannon/Foxton Highway • P.V.C & Coloursteel Spouting Email: [email protected] Community Church 3rd Sunday 11.30am • Repairs and Maintenance Tel: 364 0012 Levin: Ngatokowaru Marae • Flashing Fabrication 17 Waerenga Road Hokio Beach Road • Sheetmetal Work Sunday School: 9-10am 4th Sunday 11am Family Service: 10.30 am Catholic 0272 436 451 06 362 6595 Birthright (Otaki) Inc Otaki: St Mary’s “Pukekaraka” Manakau It takes a village to raise a child River Life Family Church Supporting One Parent Families Sunday Service: 10.30 am 4 Convent Road Waitohu School hall Weekend Mass, Sat 5.30pm Birthright Centre Sunday 10.30am 12 Rangatira Street, Otaki meadows church Kuku: St. Stephens FIREWOOD is open daily from Every Sunday: 11 am Sunday 8.30am 2 cubic metres Pine $160 9am – 12 noon * Monday – Friday Memorial Hall, (every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month) Macrocarpa $200 To make an appointment to visit with our 81 Main Street, Otaki Free local delivery fieldworker contact us on 06 364 5558 ph 06 364 0236 Birthright Op Shop 23 Matene Street, Otaki Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm meadows Saturday 10am – 1pm The Kāpiti Coast Youth Council has cash to give away to young people through Good/Used clothing for sale church Youth2U Dollars. Baby clothing $1 Adult shoes $3 - $5 every sunday 11am* Youth2U Dollars is a grant scheme set Children’s clothing $2 Lots of bric-a-brac from $1 up by the Kāpiti Coast Youth Council to Adult clothing $3 Assortment of antiques for sale help young people develop their skills, memorial hall hobbies and interests. We are always looking for volunteers to help in our shop 81 main street, otaki – please see the Shop Manager for an application form. * th Up to $300 is available for individuals and Sunday 20 April – 10am - Combined Easter Sunday Service $500 for groups to help pay for things Meadows Kapiti, 1 Realm Drive, like sports trips and gear, music lessons, Paraparaumu school camps and training programmes. Young people with ideas for developing a Children's Programme available / www.meadows.org.nz business can also apply.Applicants must live between Ōtaki and Paekākāriki, be 12 to 24 years old, be committed to their activity or idea, and have already tried to raise funds.
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A smiling group now, but many were not smiling as the hairdresser's razors shaved off their hair a little earlier. Among those sporting new hairstyles were front row: parents Slade and Andrea Sturmey, student Chelsea Temperton-Allan, teacher Ricki Baker, event organiser Shenee Nicholson and caretaker, Colin Rice. Back row are the four Manakau boys with principal Andy Fraser. Top: Chairs Hair Design’s razor operators, Ann Higgs and Angela Harper.
By MARGARET ANDREWS she now wears a number two style! Chairs Hair Design, who donated their OTAKI POLICE FOUND PROPERTY Chelsea Temperton-Allan shed a few time for the appeal. Twelve brave souls lost their hair in a tears as her tresses fell to the razor, To help with fund raising, fellow Item where date sponsored hair cutting session at Otaki but all for a good cause as she was students & parents made gold coin Cash Rangiuru Road 18/06/13 College, all for a very good cause and sponsored for over $600 for her loss. donation to support those undergoing Kids Scooter Countdown Otaki Jan-June 2013 hoping to raise $5000 for their efforts. Nokia Cellphone Countdown Otaki Jan-June 2013 But, probably the bravest candidate the loss of their hair. They encouraged, This is the second year Otaki Col- had to be parent, Andrea Sturmey, cheered and applauded those brave Skinny Cellphone Countdown Otaki Jan-June 2013 lege students have held the Shave for Watch Countdown Otaki Jan-June 2013 who her sacrificed her very long hair, enough to put themselves under the Womens gold ring Kapiti Pak ‘n’ Save 17/07/13 a Cure appeal to raise funds for the after growing it for five years. She razor. w sapphire/diamonds Blood Cancers and Leukaemia Foun- was sponsored for more than $500 to Mr Fraser reminded the students, that 2 x childrens bicycles Tasman Road 07/08/13 dation. This year’s event was organ- have it off. She is donating her hair to while watching the razors at work was Mens wrist watch Aotaki Street 16/08/13 ised by Shenee Nicholson, a member Dunedin’s Freedom Hair company, at time “amusing” it was for a serious paper bag - gift items Te Rauparaha St 03/09/13 of the student leadership team. With Mountain Bike & disco ball Moana Street 07/09/13 which make wigs and hair pieces for cause and that most of them would a majority of the heads for shaving cancer patients. have had someone in their wider fami- backpack - video games Main Street Otaki 25/09/13 being of the “woolly haired” male Water pump and fittings Rangatira Street 04/10/13 Joining Ms Sturmey on the “hair chop- ly or friends who had cancer and many gold and diamond rings Tasman Road 06/11/13 gender, the girls definitely sacrificed ping” chair, was her husband, Police would have lost their hair through the White marble figurine Otaki Beach 18/11/13 the greatest amount of hair, all three Sergeant Slade Sturmey, College medical treatment they needed. to reclaim any of these objects, contact Otaki Police losing their long tresses! principal Andy Fraser, teacher Ricki A final count of the funds raised was Putting her hair on the line, Shenee Baker and new caretaker, Colin Rice. not available before press time. raised over $1100 in sponsorship to Wielding the razors, this year, were Waitohu School at Waikanae pool lose her long locks to the razor, Ann Higgs and Angela Harper from Ōtaki Beach too clean for Playcentre beach cleanup ! On Friday 07 March the children were able to talk about why there was under-fives to come and check and whānau of Ōtaki Playcentre no rubbish and how great it is that Playcentre out. “We run sessions were impressed to find that our local people are taking care of our beach” from 9.30am until noon on Tuesdays beach was so clean and tidy there said centre president Nancy Neale. and Thursdays during term time. was hardly anything to clean up. Playcentre is a New Zealand idea We don’t have open days as we are Out on their Playcentre Awareness that started in 1941. Instrumental always happy for people to pop in Week Good Clean Fun event, despite in development of the concept of and have a look around whenever a thorough look around, only half education through child-initiated suits. We have a great mix of kids a bucket of rubbish was collected. play, this philosophy has since been from six months to almost five and Instead the event soon turned into adopted across all New Zealand it would be lovely to have another a relaxing picnic and play-in-the- early childhood centres through Te couple of families join us in 2014”. With a push and a splash, they’re on their way in the year six sand and paddle-in-the-surf kind of Whāriki, the national curriculum for Playcentre encourages and girls backstroke event during the Waitohu School picnic. The morning. early childhood education. A core supports members to train towards children and their families had a wonderful time swimming. The beach trip was supposed to principle of Playcentre is that children the free NZQA-approved Playcentre “A beautiful, beautiful day,” principal Maine Curtis said. teach the children the importance of learn best when surrounded by Diploma in Early Childhood The weather made for a perfect picnic day at the outdoor keeping our community clean and trusted members of the community. and Adult Education. For more Waikanae Pool, held at the end of February. tidy and the lesson was not lost. “We Ōtaki Playcentre is one of the oldest information check out the Ōtaki centres and for almost seventy years Playcentre Facebook page or call Ōtaki families have been growing them on 06 364 5787 during session together and learning through play. times. Nancy invites people with
Albie Cameron from Otaki Playcentre can't find any rubbish to clean up, but finds the shells quite interesting.