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Moa Mail is a free Editor’s Comments Shade-by the River Why Primo Wireless (Kelly Ellis) Heads Up For Kids (Viv Adamson) Issue 172 fortnightly publication Twenty five tonnes, the guestimated You would probably be surprised at The big thing in the news lately is the price of Director and Sales Manager Brad Craig tells us delivered to all equivalent to four elephants, 36 cattle or 3 August 2016 the large number of people both housing, especially in Auckland. Different bodies why the team at La Nuova Apparelmaster like Moa Mail households in the 5000 cats has been collected in obsolete local and from further afield who come up with ideas on how to solve the Primo Wireless. Inglewood District. coins and bank notes by the Lions Clubs have visited the Polish settlers problem of rising prices and the difficulties of La Nuova is ahead of the game when it comes to technology in the Nell Clark’s Land Girl Service Finally Recognised (Jo Curd) Printed by The “Heads Up For Kids” project. display in the Fritz Reuter Gallery. first time buyers. And all the time house prices laundry. In 2007 they invested in new plant machinery which Inglewood This weighty milestone made of old kiwi and foreign The Land Girls served in from Many just sit and peruse the books, are going up. Add to this the number of state necessitated the need to move to larger premises in Inglewood. Its Development Trust. photos and family trees. For some it houses that have been taken out of the equation money (Approx $500,000) has been reached in five 1939 - 1946. central location is perfect to service their clients across / years with New Zealanders digging out their unwanted The Inglewood and Districts RSA recently Office 25 Rata Street is the first time they have had the and have been left to be vandalised. It’s a mess! Whanganui and with over 60 staff employed at the site, mostly from cash and donating it. The money goes towards assisting had a great afternoon at the Midhirst Hotel, (Inglewood opportunity to trace their ancestry Perhaps I am missing something, but keeping the the local area, La Nuova is one of the largest employers in Inglewood. primarily to present a well-earned and belated certificate and badge Information Centre) and family history. For others it is a mortgage rates low is not making the market young kiwis to attend various courses to help them La Nuova processes over 10,000 garments per week. This is all tracked cope with life (Hillary Outdoors, Spirit of Adventure, to Nell Clark in recognition of her service as a Land Girl during Circulation 2750 time of recollection and memories easier, quite the reverse. With low borrowing in the cloud from online ordering, internal department movements - Discovery for Teens). World War II. The Moa Mail can be of people they knew from the past. rates, more and more people are trying to scanning, The Reserve Bank estimates that there is still over While the men went off to War the women worked hard on farms viewed on the web at It does bring the thought of the realise the dream of owning their own home. dispatching and $80 million in old decimal and pre-decimal NZ coins until the war ended and the men returned home. The pay was www.inglewood.co.nz diverse culture that we are, it is This then has a bearing on the supply and billing. “As a and $20 million in old banknotes unaccounted for. If minimal (approx $3.60 per week). and on Face Book fascinating how accepting we demand; there are more and more people technology focused appeared to be back then and how wanting to buy and therefore the prices spiral you have any old Kiwi or foreign currency tucked away The girls were required to wear News and Advertising company our unaccepting we can sometimes be up and up as they compete to buy the houses. and would like to donate it can be left in the collection uniforms in public and served in Contacts: continuous boxes that are placed at the Inglewood Library or Fun New Zealand but were not now. History is a great teacher, all The higher sale price for properties also has a improvement Editor Ho! Toys. For any information on this National Lions recognised by or allowed to join we have to do is listen, read and knock-on effect on the rental property market. requires the need Richard Jordan project contact Pat Julian phone 7567590 the RSA at that time. learn. The more valuable the property is, then the for a good, fast and Assistant Editor It has taken many years to right Richard Jordan Editor higher the rental that is going to be expected. solid internet provider, without it we would be held back. We Phillippa Peters Having to pay higher rents adds to the Red Cross AGM (Don Reeve) that wrong and recognise the have no server, everything is in the cloud and our phone Seed Savers Network Point service of the Land Girls. Many Office Phone difficulties of saving for a deposit to buy. It’s one systems use the internet connection, even our machinery can In her final Annual Report to members, President Ann Meads said one have passed on without official 06 7567030 RSA Badges $10.00 big merry-go-round. of the highlights of the year was celebrating 100 years of Red Cross in be remotely accessed directly by the manufacturers”. McGillie/Pumpkin Books: recognition but ‘We Will Fax How would it be then if the mortgage rate went Primo Wireless has provided this service across La Nuova’s New Zealand and Daphne Crone (former President of many years) $15.00 Remember Them’. The following is 06 7567864 to a more realistic level until these grandiose Taranaki sites since 2011. “As locals we like to support locals, being able to participate in the celebrations. Thanks were conveyed to Richard at “Fun Ho! Toys” for the use of Printing / Photocopying building schemes kick-in a few years down the just one verse of a poem from a South Taranaki Land Girl. It’s title was “The Call Email with Primo Wireless we get local service and competitive those facilities during the celebrations. Another very successful lunch for volunteers had again attracted a large (Stapling / Colour): Up to A3 track? It would probably reduce the number of of the Land” Come lend an ear, you maidens fair, And hear your country’s call, [email protected] pricing”. “It’s great to talk to someone up the road and not in a representative group of local volunteers. While there is still one woman left, This land shall never fail ….. Local Artists Gift Cards: $5.00 buyers, as some would realise that their time Ann expressed sadness at the passing during the year of long time active member Heather Law, Heather was Office Hours call centre in India”. To get your business ahead of the game The Women’s Land Service was one of the most remarkable services organised Fun Ho! Toys / Souvenirs was not now. House prices might stabilise a always one of the first to offer help when something needed to be done. Ann also acknowledged and thanked Daily 10.00 am to Above: Brad Craig from La Nuova contact Primo Wireless, phone 0800 123 774 for more details. during the Second World War but it was also one of the least recognised. AA Guides/Brochures/Cards little, and with that the rents as well. In other members for their efforts during the year, keeping Red 4.00 pm Well earned Nell, we are proud of you. Available at: words it would give everyone a breathing space, Lepper Road/Junction Road Intersection (Kevin Rowan) Cross “alive and well” in Inglewood. Points and views expressed and time to take stock. Other Reports indicated a significant amount of Medical Inglewood Information Centre You may have been wondering whether the NZ Transport Authority had made any progress on the Lepper and Top Right: Nell receiving her badge and certificate from RSA President Graham Loveridge Below: Nell (second from right) are not necessarily the Equipment had been lent for long and short terms; more views of The Inglewood Fun Ho! Toys / Moa Mail Junction roads intersection. After being contacted, the news was not as good as previously indicated. in uniform with some of her colleagues in the Women’s Land Service Food for thought, eh? than four thousand Meals on Wheels were delivered; Development Trust 7567030 (25 Rata Street) They have advised that the turning bay work did several families had been assisted with clothing and other not make it into the “16/17 year minor safety necessities, Anne Holloway and helpers had knitted a lot programme” due to financial constraints, and the of articles that were given to the Neonatal Unit to hand risk factor being regarded as lower than other on to premature babies. 37 patients were transported to works. medical and other appointments in , The good news is the Dudley Road/State Highway entailing travel in excess of 1200 Kms. Maureen Martin 3 intersection has a higher risk factor and is had assisted with the “Trolley Service” each month at therefore higher up the list, so will be attended to Base Hospital and Liz Finnigan represented the Branch on sooner. Lepper Road remains on the schedule the Emergency Planning Committee. though and could happen in the 2017/18 year. Officers elected: Patron Nai Hau Yeat, President Jean The speed limit changes still await the final Powell, Vice-President Joan Ertel, Honorary Vice- analysis of the trials undertaken in the Waikato. President Ann Meads, Secretary Don Reeve, Treasurer They have advised that meetings are being held Jean Walsh. Convenors: Medical Equipment Ann Meads, within NZTA over the next few months to Meals on Wheels Jean Powell, Transport: Don Reeve, evaluate this. Clothing and Welfare Anne Holloway, Hospital Trolley On the positive side there has been some Service Maureen Martin, Representative on Emergency trimming of trees undertaken there recently and Planning Liz Finnigan. the road markings on the Upper Lepper Road Ann Meads was presented with a Bouquet of Flowers and side were realigned to improve visibility of traffic tributes were paid for her dedication and work during her approaching down the hill from New Plymouth. years as President.

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Golf Croquet (Jane Chamberlain) Inglewood Golf Croquet Club is gearing Lions Club News (Viv Adamson) Gardening With Sue Quizmas at Mamaku Centre up for the new season. At the recent Our July social meeting was held in a larger room due to attendance of 24 members, ten From Hammer (Sue Marsh) AGM Jane Chamberlain was elected Club representatives from the charities that were this year’s recipients from the Maize Maze donations Christmas found its way into Captain, Eric Salisbury President and and three prospective members. It is fair to say, that July was one of the Mamaku Centre last Kathleen Pintor Secretary/Treasurer. The 13th Maize Maze was certainly a-maize-ing success with a new location, excellent yield and the wettest months we have had, Saturday night when 60 people We need lots of players to enjoy the excellent plenty of people going through the maize maze, enabling Lions to distribute $15,000 to the and by now, most of us have had enough. When all else fails, you can came to have a fabulous time at facilities at James Street, so we are looking for new community. Immediate Past President George Buchanan presented the cheques to the following always keep your potted colour going, and at present, there is always a the Mid-winter quizmas. In members of all ages, opening day is on Tuesday 16 organisations: Alzheimer’s Taranaki - $2,000, Age Concern Taranaki - $2,000, Riding for Disabled New Plymouth - wonderful choice of colours for your garden. But by far the most popular amongst the Christmas trees August. Club days will be Tuesday and Thursday $1,000, Inglewood District Health Trust - $10,000. Visitor Max Reesby from the Ironside Society thanked the Lions would be mixed polyanthus, showy, and easy to care for. and under suspended snowmen, eight rounds of starting at 9.30 am and casual play on Saturday at club for a recent donation which provided money to purchase two reversing cameras for their vans. Coming Modern polyanthus are the result of the interbreeding of three European questions either had people fighting for the win 9.30 am. Equipment is provided and club members Events: August 6 Fertiliser Drive Delivery. August 26 Daffodil Day. October 16 10-10-10 Walk for Kids. native primulas. Gardeners in the 17th century greatly admired the wide or completely stumped. A “know your soft are only too willing to introduce you to the game. range of colours that breeders could introduce to the flowers and showed Above: Club members enjoying a recent lunch Come along and give it a go. off their collections in specially built Auricula theatres. The tradition

continues at the Chelsea Flower Show, where there is always an Auricula theatre to draw crowds of admirers. Polyanthus are technically perennials, though they work best as annuals, drink” taste tester left the fizzy drink experts blooming from March to September with very confused palates while trying to with domed clusters of brightly decide if they were maybe sampling a coke, or a coloured flowers featuring scalloped coke zero or maybe even a pepsi! A great night petals. The short-stemmed, compact was had by all and a big thanks to all the teams plants can be lost in the garden, but who have helped us raise money towards the Above: Back Row - Lion George Buchanan, Gillian Goble (Age Concern), Grahame Hill (Alzheimer’s), Penny Hook (IDHT) glow in pots. Choose a pot on the small side as they prefer their roots slightly constrained. A spot in dappled shade Mamaku Centre upgrade. Front Row - Pauline Julian (Age Concern), Ana Parkes (Alzheimer's), Geoff Marx (RDA) with moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil with added compost is best, although when planted in pots over winter, look stunning when the sun does shine. Plant in groups of seven or nine to get a nice splash of colour. Whether in the garden or in pots, don’t let them dry out. IURFC Bar Manager (part-time) Add a fertiliser high in potash, to the watering can once a fortnight. Our local grower, Jim, recommends top Do you have the desire to deliver a dressing with blood meal, as it dissolves more easily than great drink every time? The ability to straight blood and bone fertiliser. Snip off finished flowers create a great atmosphere in the bar? If so this role is for you and leaves to keep them looking good and blooming right through winter. You will be responsible for all aspects of the bar including Just remember, the rain will stop, yes, we can only hope it stocktakes, Health & Safety, obtain and renew relevant licences and permits and ensure compliance with the will be soon. Happy Gardening! conditions of the premises licence, preferably holding your own Licence Controller Qualification (LQC), but not Rainfall for July 2016 essential (police vetting to be undertaken). Running the bar (Mary Boekman) profitably is an important part of raising funds for the upkeep of the IURFC club so negotiating with the breweries and Total rainfall for July 2016: 345.3 mm sponsors is key to this role. You will be an experienced bar No of rain days for July 2016: 21 manager and have excellent management and financial skills. Rainfall for July 2015: 223.5 mm It is anticipated that the hours will be between 10 – No rain days for July 2015: 24 15 hours a week when the bar facilities are required Total rainfall for the year so far 2016: 1477.5 mm (not just the Rugby Season) and will mainly be Total rainfall for 2015: 2808.6 mm weekends and evenings, therefore flexibility is a must Total rain days for 2016: 112 If this sounds like the next role for you then please send Total rain days for 2015: 211 your C.V. to [email protected] or call 021366167 Issue 172 Page 9 Page 10 Moa Mail Issue 172 Page 11 Page 12 Moa Mail

Success At Technology Challenge For School Inglewood Photography (Viv Adamson) Tarata Farmers/Young Farmer’s Club (Bryan Hocken) Bassoon And Guitar In Concert At Puritawa Last Wednesday Egmont Village School sent The competition standard was This Club went into recess in 1991, when many members reached the limit age of 30. With Oscar Laven And Marion Arts (Lou Stassen ) a team of five of Year 7 and 8 children to Robbies very high for this months Annual A new club was formed called the Tarata Farmer’s Club, a social club which included A performance of music by Oscar Lavën and the Elemental Group Taranaki Technology Black and White competition. Pip wives and girlfriends, to organise outings. Many interesting bike rides were held over the years, in and around Marion Arts is in itself a rare event. The Challenge held at the TSB Stadium. The Guthrie, our evaluator had a very Taranaki, which saw the club staying in shearers quarters or woolsheds. combination of instruments, being bassoon technology challenge complements the hard job sorting out the winners They also organised fundraising opportunities, such as crutching and vaccinating ewes for local farmers. and classical guitar, is rarely heard; a duo of Nails These activities also have now ceased and a meeting was held to decide what to do with the money in the bank. and gave us good advice on how to improve our Science and Technology curriculum with mother and son is likewise rare and the music involving team cooperation, problem solving, innovative thinking, science, technology, art, language, sharing, fun and images. Pip comes from a family that has been in the The outcome decided was: Half is to go to the Tarata Hall Committee for its latest projects and the balance to the itself, ranging from baroque to contemporary celebrating success. For Chip Free Nails, photography business for many years. Inglewood District Health Trust. is totally unique. The teams complete mystery challenges to a time limit during the day. They are given materials and an outline of John Bake Memorial Cup for Best Black and White A dinner will be held at the Fern Lodge to present these cheques. This will be held on Friday 26 August at 6.00 pm Oscar Lavën is an eclectic wind instrumentalist based in Wellington Plain, Coloured for Happy Hour and a Smorgasbord dinner at 7.00 pm. Any member/associate of either organisation is welcome to what the end product should achieve, then they need to work together as a team to bring all their ideas into one Digital image: 1st Robert Sweney, 2nd Jacqui Gibson, and is a busy working musician in several genres. Conservatory-trained completed creation. 3rd Phillip Andrews. Highly Commended: Alan Gould, attend. Please ring Tony Ollson 7565536 by Thursday 18 August. in both classical and jazz, Laven’s anachronistic crossover style comes or a Little Bit Fancy Cody Huta, John Velvin and Viv Adamson. The team also were set a prepared challenge. Design, make and present a device that accurately putts a golf ball five through in his playing and improvisational ability. He directs several of metres into a hole. The device had to have a trigger or switch Call for an appointment on Commended: Margaret Irving and Rob Small (2). his own groups in the capital ranging from quartets to a 17-piece jazz mechanism to make the machine operate. Olly Peters and Margaret Bake Trophy for Best Black and White Print: orchestra and has appeared with ensembles including the Royal New Sam Spranger worked on this device over the July School 0275 756638 1st Janet Hunt, 2nd Shelley Young, 3rd Phillip Zealand Airforce Band, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Holidays and the team presented it along with the portfolio Andrews. Highly Commended: Viv Adamson, Shelley Rodger Fox Big Band and many others. that showed the making of the device from start to finish. Marion Arts began her musical life with classical guitar, a love that has remained, despite a career exploring Folk, On the day the team took out the challenge being the only Rock and Jazz styles. Her composition and sense of style reflects her rich experience. With an impressive team to get their ball in the hole. They won for their school a discography and performing career around the world, in New Zealand she is perhaps best known as vocalist/ Space Rail Marble track and a thermometer and each team composer for 70's band ‘Red Hot Peppers’. member received a blue tooth speaker. This present concert tour sees Lavën & Arts uniting their common love for Classical and original music, choosing Congratulations to the boys and their team. intimate, ambient venues. Their striking sense of communication is delightful. Apart from bassoon, Oscar will play saxophone and Marion will add her rich, original Inglewood Boys Play In Sydney Youth vocal style. For the baroque part of the repertoire Marion has adapted the orchestral parts of Vivaldi, Football Cup (Jenni Adamson) Telemann and Bach for the guitar and will also present a taste of the depth and originality of her compositions.

Below: Tarata Young Farmers Club 1989, taken at Rob and Julie George's home at Tarata, following a Jubilee. Back row: Bryan Hocken, Heather Webb and Julie George. Middle row: Rosemary Bolton, Kelly Corlett holding McMurray baby, Lawson Corlett, Helen Hocken, Kevin McMurray, John McMurray, Wendy McMurray, Valda Corlett. Front Row: Linda Paterson, Julie Hagenson, Peter Webb, Rob George, Duncan Corlett and Richard Paterson.

Sacred Heart Parish First Reconciliation and First Communion Programme 2016

Reconciliation begins on Above: Robert Sweney with the John Bake Memorial Cup, Pip Sunday 28th August Guthrie, and Janet Hunt with the Margaret Bake Trophy Ashdin Tuuta De Theirry, Spencer Harkness- First Communion begins on Gower and Tobias Grigg with Ricki Herbert at the Young, Jacqui Gibson and Maryanne Sydney Youth Cup in the July School Holidays. Sunday 16th October Small. Commended Lynda Barnes, These three boys who are all members of

Bryce Hollands and Margaret Inglewood Under 12 Football team were selected If you have children 7 years or over and Keegan. to play for The Ricki Herbert Football Academy Above: Jazmin Henderson, MacKenzie Keightley-Trigg, Sam who would like to take part in this For further information about our under 12 and under 11 teams at the Sydney Youth Spranger, Olly Peters and Dylan Hall with their winnings sitting on programme or for more information, then club contact Viv Adamson 7522846 Cup. Tobias played for the under 11 team, who won their top of their putting device please ring the Parish Office on 756 7164 or Rob Small 7568322. grade. Congratulations boys on a successful tournament.

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Norfolk WI News (Maureen Bunn) What’s on and Photo News The July Meeting was held in Betty Coming Events Carpenter Wisnewski’s home. Maureen Bunn Please advise of your event TRACTORVILLE presided over a good attendance 7567030 [email protected] Home YOUR LOCAL TRACTOR including six visitors. Motto: “The expert in anything Fritz Reuter Gallery Maintenance was once the beginner”. Roll Call: About twelve dozen Polish 140th Jubilee Display DISMANTLERS homemade biscuits were taken to the Community (Front Gallery) General Repairs Nurses in Inglewood to distribute as they see fit. We Community Art (Rear Gallery) 40 years SUPPLIERS OF USED PARTS were reminded to support Craft Day 21 July. Open Daily 10.00 am - 4.00 pm experience

Nola Verry and Maureen Bunn Volunteered for this Fun Ho! Toy Museum No Job to small duty as stewards. Daily 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Fences - Decks

Nola Verry gave a very comprehensive report on the Lions Fertiliser Drive Retaining Walls 0800232344 Wellington Conference, opened by our Patron Her Saturday 6 August Delivery

Reasonable Rates Excellency Lady Joanne Mateparae. North and South 7567030 Taranaki Aviation Taranaki combined to make a happy, well organised 140 Year Anniversary Of Polish Call John group. Two Hundred and forty two Delegates and Transport & Technology Settlers Arrival - Aug 6/7 2016 0274 570279 many visitors attended. Two great speakers on Autism Museum Explorer Day said they are making progress with this problem. The A/H 06 7568280 (Kent Road opposite Lake Mangamahoe) Sunday 7 August (Pot a Plant) Medical Research fund this year will be to Alzheimer's Pukeiti Hours - Saturdays/Sundays Only 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Sufferers. Nola enjoyed the Cabaret items in the $7 Adult - $2 Child - $16 Family - Ph 7522845 evening. Egmont Village Meeting Re Egmont Village School Hall Betty read an article from Home and Country magazine. Wednesday 10 August 7.00 pm Our guest was an excellent speaker, so passionate about the wonderful Egmont Village School Hall work he does with the youth and children from , Cook Street area. Nelson Pulotu is a Policeman at . Nelson arrived in New Taranaki v Waikato Friday 12 August 1.00 pm Zealand with his parents in the Sixties from Samoa, after working Tet Stadium Inglewood Above: Marinoto Rest Home Staff and Residents celebrated their first year under the new management of Barb Kay. overseas in many different areas, namely at the Olympics and as a projectionist. He lived in York for many years he then came back to Studio 64 Concert Afternoon tea was Provided for everyone and then some of the staff cut the cake. Marinoto would like to thank the St. Joan's Charitable Trust for the grant given to the Home for the purchase of much needed equipment and thank Residents and their New Zealand to begin policing in 1996. Nelson loves working with Kim Bonnington Friday 12 August 8.00 pm Families for their involvement and generous donations. children and hopes to change their attitude about the police. He began 64 Rata St $15 helping with school breakfasts making milo and toast etc, to gain their Karate Below: Playgroup enjoying library trust, then eventually used the police van to collect children from their Bassoon & Guitar in Concert PODIATRIST session with Kelly Russell homes after Puritawa Estate, 277 Wortley Rd, school to Classes Sunday 14 August, 3.00pm deliver them to Sam Rapira’s Golf Croquet Club Opening Restart boxing club. Day Tuesday 16 August Above: Nelson Pulotu speaking This began with 2 August James Street a small number, but in no time had a bus full. There are Daffodil Day strict rules to belong. (1) Must attend school (now 80 kids 6.00 pm in club), (2) Cannot use boxing outside club on street or Monster Raffle and cake stall outside Fun Ho! Toys school, (3) Wear your club uniform with pride (someone Tuesdays and Karyn Lehrke Friday 26 August donated free embroidery on the shirts). This has now Thursdays Will be visiting Marinoto progressed to bus loads being taken to “Rainbow End” and Tarata Farmers Club Dinner Keep Your Left: New twin Friday 26 August from 6.00 pm 22 Matai Street, Home monthly Lambs at Stoney Kelly Tarltons, away trips. Parents are asked to contribute Fern Lodge $10 towards this. Recently Nelson organised Liam Messom Photos Inglewood Please Phone Barb at Oaks Wildlife Tony Ollson 7565536 Park named to speak to these boys and in question time he was asked if Contact Les Marinoto 7567170 Best of British Concert Articles Marble and Mocha he could supply tickets for the Chiefs match, forty tickets 0272006438 to make an appointment with proud mum were available in no time. Fitness tests are also popular at Taradale RSA Concert Party Inglewood Club Mottle. Right: the TSB Stadium for youngsters. What a treat to have this Reports Saturday 27 August 1.30 pm Inglewood and Districts Kids at Kids Day team available to make these children feel so special, it Tickets $15 Ing Club/Fun Ho! Coming at the Mamaku RSA must surely make a positive difference to their future. We Centre having fun all admired Nelson’s passion for this side of his work as he Community Meeting With This is your Membership Pins and Badges and showing Barbara Kuriger MP left us with much food for thought. He was thanked and Community available at Fun Ho! Toys skills with the high Tuesday 30 August 7.30 pm striker. presented with a box of fruit. Electorate Office 80 Rata St Newspaper Support your local RSA Betty and Rolance served afternoon tea.