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Jetty Takes Shape
The Boiler Point fishing jetty will be open any day now. Situated at the end of the Boiler Point Walking Track, the T-shaped timber and steel jetty is being build by Port Otago for the community’s use. A massive 250-tonne Titan crane was brought down from Christchurch (there was not a big enough crane in Otago) to lift the jetty’s four sections into place. The largest This Issue section was the top of the T, at 17m long, 3.5m wide and weighing in at 8 tonnes. Rural Skip Days The jetty sections were build by Dunedin firm Action Engineering and transported down to February 2020 Pg. 6 Port Chalmers by truck. The final tasks in the project involved laying the timber decking, seating and lighting, then tidying up the path from the carpark to the jetty. Then its final Open and Shut Pg.7 check-offs and time for the public to enjoy the jetty firsthand. Ferry Timetable Pg.8 There is 55m of fishing frontage and the structure sits alongside the shipping channel so anglers can fish into 13.5m deep water. The public can expect some impressive catches. 10 Questions Pg.12 with ... Duncan Once officially open, the jetty is accessible at all times, except in extreme winds when the Waitati Festival Pg.13 Boiler Point Walkway is shut for safety reasons. and more ... Dusting Off Pg.16 Brigid Feely
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Real Estate on The Port Line Harbour Physio—Farewell Kelly, Hello Krystal
First of all I would like to thank all of the loyal Rothesay readers that have been following my column over the last few years. This has been a great platform to educate locals about what physiotherapy can do for them. I am moving back to Methven (where I grew up) and my last day will be December 12. I have really enjoyed my time in Port Chalmers, this community means so much to me. From a small clinic in the front room at our house in 2012 then moving to Harbour Health in 2015, growing this business has been such a rewarding experience. I will be back to visit regularly and I have found a fabulous physiotherapist to take over the business and this column. The contact details will remain the same.
Krystal is excited to take over running Harbour Physio from December 16. Krystal initially graduated from the University of Otago in 2011 and will bring a wealth of experience to the Practice. She has spent time working in a variety of settings including Kalgoorlie in remote Western Australia, Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty and a Sports Rehabilitation clinic in Dunedin. Krystal is passionate about helping people return to their functional goals and assist in keeping them active. She has a strong manual therapy background, and has experience in Dry Needling, Sports Taping, Clinical Pilates and Exercise Rehabilitation. Krystal is originally from Dunedin with strong family ties to Port Chalmers. This has included herself rowing for the Port Chalmers United Rowing club whilst at High School and University. Krystal is looking forward to meeting more of the community members in Port.
If you have a question you would like answered in the next column please contact me at: [email protected], 027 631 0476 or www.facebook.com/harbourphysio. Kelly Olsen Dec 2019-Jan 2020 The Rothesay News 3 Purakanui School Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua We have been weaving a number of learning areas Kia ora koutou into our topic work. The children have been In October, an Outdoor Education Group, the Waikouiti demonstrating some very adept skills with their Walkers, Geneology group, and a church group have spent google and publishing work. The older children are time on the island. Dunedin North Intermediate School collating and editing and have put together a student students enjoyed an overnight stay on the island, learning newsletter. about the islands history, bird surveys and planting native We have had some interesting play-based learning trees. sessions with a large train set. Great to see the On our Open Day in October, visitors enjoyed the island collaborative efforts with building tracks and getting bush walk and history, and some helped plant natives, and the trains up and running. release seedlings. Thanks to everyone for supporting our recent fair. Over the winter, Port Otago’s CEO, Kevin Winders, donated Tim Cook engineers and materials for major repairs to the island’s jetty, which is owned by the QIKT Community charity. With Thurs Night the jetty reports now completed, we can now publicly say a Pizza night big “thank you” to Port Otago! Buy 1 get another half price (same Our next Community Open Days are on Saturday 26 OPEN: or lesser price) January and Saturday 29 February. See the website Mon-Wed Dine in [email protected] or facebook page for details. 8.30am - 3pm or takeaway You can also visit at any time, or stay on the island in Thurs & Fri 8.30am - late St.Martin Lodge by arrangement. Sat 9am - late If you’d like to get involved, arrange a visit or stay on the Sun 9am - 8.30pm island, contact Dries van den Broek, Keeper, on 478 0874.
West Harbour Weekly Exercise Classes Pam’s Poem Steady as You Go in Port Chalmers. Falls prevention Oh, my goodness, where has the programme for Men and year gone? Women, simple leg exercises. Port Chalmers The days just flew by, all with a Town Hall on Wednesdays at laugh and a song. 10:00am, only $3 per class.
—————————————————————————— Been on bus trips, to movies and out to sea. Yoga @ Port Chalmers Lots going on here, and good Town Hall. Monday night sights to see. at 6 - 7.30pm with Kathy $7, for information phone 021 084 14215, Remember ... [email protected] It’s no-stress holiday time, so Yoga4Life Wednesday at without further ado, 10.00am with Lisa. Bring a I wish you all good tidings and a yoga mat and a blanket. Merry Christmas too! [email protected] 027 437 0779. —————–————–——————————--- Pamela Mae Steady as you Go - Falls prevention programme for Men and Women. Wednesday 1.30pm at McCurdy - Grimman Hall, The Rothesay News Driver St Long Beach $3. For February 2020 Issue Info call Patsy 482 2518 or Ruth 482 2283. COPY DEADLINE ————————————————————— Pilates with Hayley Davey. is 12 January for the Thursday Morning 9.30 - February 2020 issue. 10.30am @ the Rolfe Room Please make sure you have your across from the library. For activities and events with dates, more information contact times, location and any other Hayley Davey, 021 183 5352 information, [email protected] in by the deadline. ______Forward your stories, recipes, Tai Chi - Fridays @ 10am, photos, news and upcoming events, Port Chalmers Town Hall, or if you have not received the Chalmers Lounge $3. Any Rothesay News to: April 2015
4 The Rothesay News Dec 2019-Jan 2020 Port Chalmers Rowing Club Halo Project Shift to TrapNZ Over the past couple of months, the Halo Eleven women from the Port Chalmers United Rowing Club competed at the New Zealand Masters Project Team has been switching its online data Championships on Lake Ruataniwha, 14 and 15 management system from the Halo Portal to TrapNZ September. The club punched well above its weight, (https://trap.nz/). th gaining 4 most points overall, out of 33 clubs. After assessing TrapNZ we believe it offers a range of The women’s novice quad attracted a large field, with significant benefits over our old portal system. TrapNZ is Michelle Simpson, Jo Kidston, Judit Varadi and Judith widely used across New Zealand and has an intuitive Turner winning gold and giving coach Ray Sinclair a interface, so we’re hoping for a smooth transition. birthday surprise. The quad split into doubles with We’re currently encouraging all trappers who are still using Varadi and Turner exerting their dominance early and leading the field to half way, when a couple of crabs the old Halo Portal to please go to the TrapNZ website and saw them drop back to second and they were unable register an account (it’s very easy to do!). The Halo Project to regain the lead, with Simpson and Kidston taking Team is here to help with the transition and our aim is to third. have all existing Portal users switched to TrapNZ before The singles races saw Faye Forgie win the H (70-74), the Christmas break. Jan Brosnahan cruised to second in the F (60 64), - Please contact us if you need assistance registering on or while Robyn Cameron and Imogen Coxhead had a using TrapNZ and we will be happy to help. tussle in the E (55-59) with Cameron taking the spoils. Ali Howlett won the D single (50-54), and took second Halo Project Shift of Office in the younger B and C divisions. Over the next couple of months, the Halo Project office will The D quad combination of be moving from Beach St in Port Chalmers into town. We Ali Howlett, Bridget McArthur, Tanja Prenol and Robyn will be joining the other Predator Free Dunedin delivery Cameron were second in the competitive D quad. partners at a centralised location. We will still have a Over the two days the women formed differing workshop space in Port Chalmers for trap, bait and lure combinations. Kudos to the oldest female, our own collections. We will keep our community up-to-date and perennial performer Faye Forgie, who bagged four informed as we make the move to town. golds and two silvers. Sunday produced a “crowd If you are keen on getting involved with the Halo Project, went wild” moment during the women’s D eight. The please contact [email protected] / 0223 026 2115. favoured Auckland crew burst out of the blocks and led all the way but were mown down in the dying The Halo Project Team wish you a safe and happy festive season! strokes by the Port Chalmers/Invercargill composite crew including Coxhead, Cameron, Brosnahan and Kate Tanner McArthur.
As the sun set on another Masters Nationals, club members and their coaches, Ray and Lesley, reflected on a winter of hard training and how lucky we are to have this facility in our community. The PC Rowing Club is the proud owner of a truck to tow our beloved boats to regattas. Thanks to Port Otago, the Otago Community Trust and the NZ Racing Board for their assistance with this new asset.
Jan Brosnahan, President
Above: PC Rowing Club’s new truck. Photo: Jan Brosnahan. Dec 2019-Jan 2020 The Rothesay News 5 April 2015 April 2015 6
6 The Rothesay News Dec 2019-Jan 2020 Many Happy Returns to Pea Sea Art Dunedin’s Harbour Shared Path Completion It has been one year since Dallas Henley and Work will start soon on the construction of the final Robert Scott hastily opened Pea Sea Art, a dealer section of the Dunedin to Port Chalmers shared path gallery and art/craft supplies shop. The couple have for cyclists and walkers alongside highway safety been overwhelmed by the support and improvements between St Leonards and Port encouragement of West Harbour community and Chalmers. would love to see more locals pop in to browse. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has let a During their monthly exhibitions Pea Sea Art has construction contract to Downer NZ Ltd, valued at $25 exhibited a wide range of art by nearly 50 artists million to complete the works. Currently the shared from around the country, many of them from the path from Dunedin along State Highway 88 ends at St Otago district. Leonards. Next year’s exhibitions are: Manu Berry (Feb), Lucy “It’s great that work will be underway soon to complete Hunter (March), Wayne Seyb (June), Scott this really important link between Port Chalmers and McFarlane (May), John W. Francis (July), Terry the city centre,” says Dunedin Mayor elect Aaron Fitzgibbon (Sept), Scott Flanagan, Anet Neutze, - Hawkins. “The facility is wildly popular as far as St Eion Stevens (October). Leonards, and this final stage is eagerly anticipated. Dallas and Robert are still planning to hold art classes/workshops. Last month’s exhibition helped “Providing safer walking and cycling options is a key raise money for the purchase of a defibrillator for priority for Dunedin. As a resident of Port Chalmers, Harbour Health. I’m well aware what a difference a completed shared Pea Sea Art would like to thank: Design path will make for all road users.” Withdrawals, Libbi Transport Agency Director Regional Relationships Jim Caskey, Blueskin Harland says work is anticipated to begin setting up Nurseries, Jacque Ruston, before Christmas this year and will continue through till Port Pantry, Francisca mid to late 2022. Griffin, Orokanui Ecosanctuary and others The State Highway 88 Dunedin to Port Chalmers for their generous Safety Improvement project is designed to increase donations. safety for all highway users, in particular, pedestrians Dallas Henley and cyclists. The project involves completing the last and most complex five kilometre stage of the shared walking/ cycling path between St Leonards and Port Chalmers, as well as safety improvements to SH88, including installing roadside safety barriers. As well as being a busy freight route for traffic to and from Port Chalmers, the highway is also the first view of Dunedin for the thousands of people arriving via cruise liners at the port each summer season. Mr Harland says the start of this project is a major milestone for Dunedin and represents a major road safety investment by the Transport Agency. “Many people in the local community and across Dunedin will be thrilled that the final link in this shared walking and cycling path is about to begin.” Find out more about this project here: http://www.nzta.govt.nz/D2PC
On the other side of the harbour, Dunedin City Council’s Peninsula Connection shared path has been making good progress this year: https:// www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/roads-and-footpaths/ projects/peninsula-connection
Bob Nettleton—NZTA Dec 2019-Jan 2020 The Rothesay News 7 Open and Shut Open and Shut Services Food & Beverage Harbour Health The Portsider Closed Stat days, 25 & 26 December, 1 & 2 Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 1 & 2 January. Normal hours otherwise. January, open normal hours otherwise. Port Chalmers Pharmacy Union & Co. Cafe Closed Christmas Day. Adults $12 & Children $6 Closed December, 25, 26 2019. 1 & 2 January. Open on Cruise Ship Days, from 1 Januaryeach way 2020, new closing time of 5pm on weekdays Cycles extra Futomaki Port Chalmers charge Port Chalmers Pool Closed at 3pm on 24 December Regular hours till 24 December Closed 25 December 24 December 10am – 5pm 26 December normal hours resume Closed 25 & 26 December, I & 2 January 2020 11am – 2.30pm & 5pm – 9pm 27 – 31 December 10am – 5pm Normal hours resume 3 January 2020 Mackies Hotel & Accommodation Closed Christmas Day only Port Chalmers Motors Outside petrol terminal available for petrol when Portside Takeaways - George St Port we are closed. Chalmers - Closed Christmas Day. Port Chalmers Library Port Fish Supply Takeaways - Beach Street 24 December 2019 9.30am-5.30pm Port Chalmers—Closed Christmas Day only. 25 & 26 December Closed Public Holidays 27 December 2019 9.30am-5.30pm Recreation Port Chalmers School 28 December 2019 11.00am-2.00pm Port Chalmers Senior Citizens Nicolson 29 December 2019 Closed 2020 first meeting Tuesday 4 February. 30 December 2019 9.30am-5.30pm Yoga in Port Chalmers 31 December 2019 9.30am 5.30pm - Wednesday Yoga 10am - last class 18 December. 1 & 2 January 2020 Closed Public Holidays Resumes with Barbara Whitehouse 8 January. 3 January 2020 Normal hours resume Monday Yoga 6pm – resumes Monday 27 Jan. Port Chalmers 4Square Port Chalmers Tai Chi 22-23 December 8am – 9pm Last class 6 December, resumes 7 February 2020. 24 December – 8am – 8pm Closed Christmas Day, normal hours resume Steady as You Go in Port Chalmers 26 December 8am – 8pm Last class for 2019 Dec 11.Resumes 15 Jan 2020. Orokonui Ecosanctuary Port Chalmers Museum Closed 24 December & 25 December. Closed Christmas Day, otherwise open Otherwise open normal hours 9.30am-4.30pm. Weekdays 10am – 3pm Churches Weekends 1 – 4pm The United Church of Port Chalmers Cruise Ship Days 10am – 5pm All Sunday services at10.00am - Emmanuel. Food & Beverage Holy Trinity join with us on 29 December. We join them Christmas Day at 10.00am Windsor On the Spot Dairy Community Christmas Eve Service – 7.00pm at Emmanuel Closed Christmas Day only. Holy Trinity 1 December family service 10am. Sushi Johnny 4 December - midweek Communion, 10am. Closed Christmas Day, open normal hours 8 December - Sunday Service at 10am. otherwise. 15 December - Sunday Service at 10am. 18 December - midweek Communion at 10am. Carey’s Bay Historic Hotel 22 December - Sunday Service at 10am. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and 1 January 25 December - Christmas Day Service at 10am. The Galley In January there is a Sunday Service every Sunday, no Family Service & no midweek service. Closed Christmas Day only. 8 The Rothesay News Dec 2019-Jan 2020 Trade & Services Directory
2 Ferry Timetable GOLD & Departures: SILVER Back Beach - Port Chalmers I buy any gold and silver, 9:30am 12.55pm 3.30pm Portobello in any form. Unwanted or 12:35pm 3.15pm 6.10pm broken jewellery, chains and watches, coins and Adults $12 Children $6 bars etc. Cycles extra charge Bookings essential please phone: Local buyer, fair prices. 020 416 24250 www.porttoport.co. Phone: Alexander Port to Port Cruises & Wildlife Tours
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Port Chalmers & District Lions Club Cruise Ship Season 2019 -2020
It was a busy November for the Port Chalmers Lions December 2019 Majestic Princess with supporting Diabetes Otago doing a free diabetes 3560 Passengers 1346 Crew 5 Dec Norwegian Jewel screening at Port Chalmers 4 Square, annual Seniors Celebrity Solstice Mystery Bus Trip and hosting the Lions District 8 Dec Celebrity Solstice 2850 Passengers 1250 Crew Governor at our monthly meeting. 11 Dec Golden Princess Ovation of the Seas 4180 Passengers 1300 Crew We had visitors from the Taieri Lions Club joining us at 12 Dec Explorer Dream & Ovation of our October monthly meeting and a speaker from the the Seas Noordam Berwick Outdoor Experience on the aims of the 13 Dec Radiance of the Seas 1918 Passengers 820 Crew course. We are grateful to be able to continue our Radiance of the Seas support towards the Berwick Outdoor Experience over 17 Dec Silver Muse & Noordam 2146 Passengers 858 Crew the years. 19 Dec Explorer Dream Ruby Princess Toot for Tucker on 5th December from Deborah Bay to 21 Dec Ruby Princess 3080 Passengers 1200 Crew Ravensbourne in conjunction with the local Fire 23 Dec Majestic Princess Golden Princess Brigade and Police. Please have your donation of non 3560 Passengers 1100 Crew -perishable food donation out at your gate by 6.00pm 24 Dec Golden Princess Sea Princess 2016 Passengers 850 Crew for collection. Make someone’s Christmas better and 26 Dec Norwegian Jewel & Explorer support this worthy appeal – you can make a Dream Norwegian Jewel 2376 Passengers 1100 Crew difference. We would like to thank the community in 27 Dec Queen Elizabeth & Noordam advance for the support towards the food collection. Celebrity Solstice 30 Dec Celebrity Solstice & 2850 Passengers 1250 Crew Lions ‘Carols in the Dell’, Sunday 15 December Seabourne Encore Pacific Jewel 2.30pm in the Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell, Church 31 Dec Majestic Princess 1950 Passengers 621 Crew Street, Port Chalmers featuring the Dunedin Salvation January 2020 Queen Elizabeth Army Band and the Dunedin Harmony Chorus with 2092 Passengers 1003 Crew compere Gladys Hope. Free shuttles to the Dell and 1 Jan Ovation of the Seas Silver Muse return depart from outside the Port Chalmers 4 Square 2 Jan Explorer Dream 596 Passengers 411 Crew starting at 1.30pm. 3 Jan Sea Princess Golden Princess 2600 Passengers 1100 Crew Free entry – there will be a collection taken for the 4 Jan Viking Orion Salvation Army Christmas Appeal. Ovation of the Seas 4180 5 Jan Ruby Princess Passengers 1300 Crew Join with your local Lions in celebrating the festive Viking Orion season in the tranquil setting of the Lady Thorn Dell. If 7 Jan Norwegian Jewel 930 Passengers 550 Crew the weather is inclement the event will be transferred 8 Jan Noordam Seabourn Encore 604 Passengers 400 Crew to the Iona Church. 9 Jan Explorer Dream Regatta Our Annual Christmas Hamper Raffles will be on 13 11 Jan Radiance of the Seas 884 Passengers 386 Crew and 14 December at Port Chalmers 4 Square foyer to 12 Jan Majestic Princess raise funds for local initiatives. 14 Jan Golden Princess & Regatta The Lions Club Annual Christmas Cave is from December 18 to 23 from 6.00 – 9.00pm. This is our 15 Jan Seven Seas Voyager Lions club annual project to bring joy and festive cheer 16 Jan Queen Elizabeth & Viking to the community, letting parents take a photo of their Orion child with Santa using their own camera. Entry is a 18 Jan Carnival Spirit gold coin donation. 19 Jan Ovation of the Seas & Any information or inquiries on our activities or joining Norwegian Jewel the club, please contact 22 Jan Noordam & Radiance of the our President Lion Seas Derek Oldfield on 472 23 Jan Explorer Dream 7719. 26 Jan Seabourne Ensore & Regattta Port Chalmers Lions 27 Jan Silver Muse would like to thank the 29 Jan Cerebrity Solstice community for their support with the Pink 30 Jan Explorer Dream & Norwegian Jewel Ribbon appeal. We collected $394.90. Timetable correct at the time of printing, for any updates, please check www.portotago.co.nz Ange McErlane Lion Juay Lim Club Administrator
Dec 2019-Jan 2020 The Rothesay News 11 Interview with Marian Hobbs St Joseph’s School Recently I had the pleasure of talking with Marian We started the term on a high by receiving a very good Hobbs over a coffee in The Galley. Good company, ERO review and we have been assessed as now good coffee. I started out congratulating Marian on her providing a more effective and broad curriculum for the election to the Otago Regional Council (ORC) as This month we have students. EROs overall evaluation judgement is that we highest polling candidate, and then being made are ‘well placed’ to achieve valued outcomes for our Chairperson. students. One of the benefits of being a small school is in We then moved into various questions. Some local the choices we can make about what we learn and how priorities for the ORC are to reduce contributions to we teach it. climate change where possible. This could be done via ORC rules around greenhouse gas emissions and One of the new opportunities introduced this term is the pollution in relation to transport types, land use, and water play station. As the weather warms up they have ship exhausts. been engaging in various water activities and this has also incorporated sand. Messy, but fun. We have also The current ORC will try to work constructively with Port enjoyed a week of experimenting with jelly. The children Otago on any local issues. I was interested to find out have made their own traffic lights (with extra features) and that Port Otago is at “hands length” from the ORC, - also created their own special colour and flavour blends given a structure where although Port Otago is from a mix of crystals. technically owned by the ORC, this is via a company structure in which the ORC owns the company which By the time you read this article the whole school will also owns the Port. Influence but no direct authority would have been involved in the Science Roadshow, being be my summary. involved in Police search and rescue, visiting the We agreed that relationships, being connected to Orokonui Ecosanctuary and taking the Taieri Gorge train others, are of central importance. Connectedness is the to Pukerangi. Have a Merry Christmas everyone. Tom opposite of loneliness, where that point of being together with others brings a smile to one’s face. At the same time, foundations of good mental health are to be Right: free of anxiety about food, to have a home, and physical health. To achieve this, we need health and social Liturgy for 29th support systems which are accessible and in step with Anniversary community needs. To help with developing these of the foundations of wellbeing, we do need more trained Aramoana carers, and a capable workforce nationally. And the tragedy current government is moving to put this in place. In concluding, I asked Marian what she had enjoyed most in her various roles and successful career. She didn’t hesitate, “Building a team that works together well and has a clear focus on goals and the ways ahead”. Jack Austin
Christmas Carols & Music in the Dell
Sunday 15 December at 2:30pm
Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell Church St, Port Chalmers
With the Salvation Army Band & Dunedin Harmony Chorus Competed by Gladys Hope Free shuttle to the Dell & return from Port Chalmers 4 Square starting at 1:30pm Free entry—there will be an opportunity to make a donation to the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal
If wet, the event will be transferred to Iona Church, Port Chalmers A Port Chalmers & District Lions Club Project
12 The Rothesay News Dec 2019-Jan 2020 Ten Questions … with Duncan Eddy
Each month we ask a West Harbour personality to answer ten questions about themselves. This month we have This month is Duncan Eddy. Duncan tells The Rothesay News his home town is Invercargill and he has been vegetarian for 24 years. His dad sold toothpaste when he was little and credits that with never having a single filling. Backyard Medicine Duncan is a newly elected member of the West Harbour Community Board, and explains his priorities are heritage preservation, climate change mitigation and adaption, Festive First Aid - on hand when you need it! along with increasing local involvement with local government. Sunburn & first degree burns - Chickweed will cool. Use a large handful of fresh Chickweed directly on the Duncan is the author of The Stories behind the Street Names in Port Chalmers. He has self-published 3 affected skin; you will feel it heat up as the burn cools. children’s books: Booku, Junkyard Sam and the Pretty Much Dried Up Sea and Junkyard Sam and the Massive Have another large handful ready to swap out with it, Ongoing Drama, as well as a poetry chapbook called A go back & forth with them until relief is felt. Make a Handful of Landmarks. Duncan is poetry editor for The large pot of strong chickweed tea, strain, keep it in a Blueskin News and is looking forward to being MC between poets and bands at the Poets Pallet at the 2020 bottle in the fridge for ready access. Waitati Music Festival. Essential oil of Lavender will stop a burn in it's tracks - Q. If you had the chance which three people (alive or just apply it straight onto the affected area. Have in dead) would you invite for dinner? your fridge a small glass spray bottle with filtered A. Old Ben Kenobi, Cardi B, AH Reed. water that has 30 drops of essential oil of Lavender in Q. What are your three favourite movies? it. This will do double duty it'll be cold & have the - A. Into the Wild, Utu and Goodbye Pork Pie. therapeutic benefits of the oil. Q. What was your first car and if money was no object If you get a puncture wound in the garden that what car would you like to buy? becomes hot, i.e. the beginning of infection, crush A. A little Ford Escort van— wish I still had it. If money some Cleavers and cover the wound with it and repeat was no object, I’d be rolling in a solar-powered hemp 2-3 times daily. This can also be effective for bites and framed electric bike. stings. Q. If you were to face the guillotine in the morning, what If your little people are beside themselves, give them a would you choose as your last meal? cup of warm Lemon Balm tea, or put them in a bath A. A birthday cake with a hacksaw baked inside it. that you’ve added a pot of steeped Lemon Balm tea Q. Which three countries would you most like to visit? to. Great for big people too! Itchy & scratchy? A bath A. Scotland, Cuba and Jamaica. that you have prepared with a big handful of oats, lavender and chickweed tied up in an old tea towel - Q. When you were at school can you remember what you squeeze the bag in the water and soak for a bit. first wanted to be when you grew up? A. Flash Gordon. Indigestion from too much food (and/or drink) ? Try a cup of Peppermint tea (remember to not use if you Q. What do you think is the most useful invention of all have reflux!!) or Lemon Balm tea. If you are time? experiencing reflux, use comfrey leaf tea, with a bit of A. The printing press. liquorice root in it, sip this over a half hour period. If Q. What is the best book you have read? you know you suffer from reflux, have a half cupful of A. Then the Wind Came by Iona Winter. Chamomile tea before you eat. Q. If you had a time machine where in the past or future And don't forget your Arnica, Accident Relief and your would you go? Rescue Remedy. A. I’d go back to 1848 to warn Southern Rakatira against signing Kemp’s Deed without taking some time to read it Francisca Griffin, Naturopath carefully beforehand. Q. If you had to spend one month on a desert island name three things you would take along?. A. Solar-powered saltwater and sandproof laptop-no wifi, a jungle fari with a full sound system and a surfboard. Ange McErlane
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Waitati Music and Arts Festival Waitati Toastmasters The 9th Waitati Music and Arts Festival will be held on Saturday 22 February (11am – 11pm). The club is now 6 months old and we continue to run This month we have Three stages feature music from bands & DJs, plus good quality weekly meetings at the Blueskin Bay poets, comedians and rappers. Die!Die!Die!, Soaked Library. It has been fantastic to have the support of the Oats, Soul Kitchen, Tiny Pieces of 8 and Skulldubbery library and a core group of locals to establish this club. are a few of the 35 bands performing. The minirave dance music arena includes DJs playing drum and Toastmasters learn communication and leadership skills bass, jungle, funk, techno and more. by having a go. Our club is no exception. Meetings As usual there will be a large kids zone offering a free consist of prepared speeches, impromptu speaking and programme of fun and creative activities, a play area evaluations. Each part is vital in helping members to and a youth zone. develop a wide range of speaking skills and flexibility in Multiple arts projects fill the festival site with colour and their thinking. encourage everyone to participate. Art includes graffiti, mural painting, fire & flow arts, screen printing & We have had a lot of fun taking part in meetings, and we Oamaru stone carving. have already learnt how to introduce a speaker, how to Waitati Music Festival 2020 is aiming to be zero waste. organise a speech, how to give effective feedback, and Zero waste means we encourage the use of reusable tips for impromptu speaking. Some of us have also been cups and plates (bring them with you!). We aim to extending our knowledge about online conferencing, minimise waste which goes to landfill. Compost and helping the club to accept online participation in its recycle bins will be available. Honey wrap workshops will also be on offer to spread the word about this meetings. amazing alternative to plastic wrap. If you want up-skill for that next meeting, presentation or A kid’s parade at 6pm ends the programme of interview, or you just want to meet new people and workshops and allows the children to show off their share your stories, then come and join us either in creations. As the evening evolves, dancing is everywhere! This festival has something for everyone, it person or online! is an all ages gig, suitable for families and extremely Visitors welcome: meetings 7:00pm Wednesdays suitable for all types of fun loving grown-ups! Blueskin Bay Library. Presale tickets from Cosmic Corner. www.waitatimusicfest.nz for more details. For more information: Facebook @waitatitoastmasters, e mail [email protected] or See you on the dance floor. - www.Toastmasters.org Katie Peppercorn Jane Gregory, PR Officer
Wiatati music festival
At the October meeting of the Port Environment & Noise Liaison Committee, John Perry and Warren Lewis notched up 21 years as members of the committee. Congratulations!
The Port Chalmers 4Square has changed hands. Welcome to the new owners, Aaron and Lisa Challis from Tuatapere.
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NZ Police—Pre Holiday Advice To help make sure your property does not become a target for thieves during your absence over the holiday period here are a few tips on crime prevention. This month we have When going away the big secret is to make things look just as if you are still at home. You could fit deadlocks to all your doors, secure the garage, garden shed, under house access and meter-box. Don’t leave keys where they can be easily found and never put your address on them. Don’t leave an invitation to enter—ladders and tools left around may provide burglary with the means of forcing entry into your home. Lock ladders with a chain or suitable fixing device and put all tools into a locked shed. Just before leaving, cut the lawn, tidy the section and trim any greenery that may provide cover for a break-in. if you are away for a long time, arrange for someone to mow the lawn. Ask your neighbours to clear your mailbox regularly or Here’s a great Christmas present - consider contacting the Post Office and cancelling your mail deliveries while you are away. ‘Dusting Off … West Harbour, the First 150 Years’ Curtains—there is no fixed rule about this one other than do not leave them all drawn. Consider an automatic light The Rothesay News committee has republished this switch in rooms where the curtains are drawn. historical book which beautifully captures glimpses of If you house is alarmed, make sure you have someone the first 150 years of West Harbour life (in pictorial available to deal with false activations. Give authority to and written form). contact a serviceman if a fault does develop. The book can be purchased directly for $39.95 plus It will be business as usual over the Christmas holiday postage, by completing the form below. It is also period. available from these Port Chalmers retailers: Digiart, For emergencies ring 111 or alternatively, for non-urgent and Port Chalmers Maritime Museum. jobs ring 105 or the 24-hour Crime Reporting Line (CRL) on free phone 0800 426 7736. Order Form Port Chalmers Police would like to thank the West Harbour community for their support over the past year Name: ……………………………………………………………………. and extend best wishes for the holiday period and New Year. Address: ………………………………………………………………………... Senior Constable Steve Tvrdeic ……………………………………………………………………………
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What’s on this month on the West Harbour …
- Toy Library: open Saturdays 2-4pm, look out for the yellow sign on FOR FUNCTION HIRE Ravensbourne Road. Port Chalmers Town Hall
- West Harbour Ukuleles: Most Sunday mornings at the Pioneer Complex. Hall,11.00am. Check Facebook, ‘West Harbour Ukuleles’ or call/txt Greg Weddings-Functions- Column sponsored by the Meetings West Harbour Community Board Hings for more information, 021 962 396. For any enquiries contact - Kia Ora Katoa Women’s Institute meet in the Chalmers Lounge upstairs the Custodian in the Port Chalmers Town Hall on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 1.30pm. For information contact Irene Todd 472 7163. 425 9821 or 021 222 8878 Port Chalmers
Library & Service Centre - Port Chalmers Women’s Institute: meets in the Chalmers Lounge Ground floor upstairs in the Port Chalmers Town Hall on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. For information contact Mary Fahey 472 8370. Port Chalmers Swimming Town Hall,
Pool Beach Street. (entrance off Albertson Avenue) - Rumpus Room happens on the second and fourth Friday evening each month at Emmanuel Hall, Station Road Sawyers Bay. It is all-age relaxed Hours Ph. 474 3690 games and supper. The doors open at 6:30pm and we finish at 9pm. School Term Times Hours: : - Afternoon Tea on Tuesdays at Emmanuel Church is a place people can Lane Swimming only Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri chat with friends. The doors open at 2pm and there’s drinks and food Mon-Fri 6.00am - 9.30am 9.30am - 5.30pm offered. 12 noon - 1.30pm . Sat & Sun -10am - 11am Thursday
- United Church of Port Chalmers: All December Sunday Services 10am Leisure Swimming 9.30am - 8.00pm at Emmanuel Church, Sawyers Bay. Mon, Wed, Fri - 3pm - 7pm Saturday
- Holy Trinity Port Chalmers: Main Service - 10am, Sunday mid-week Tues & Thurs 3pm - 4.30pm 11.00am - 2.00pm Service - 10am, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays Family Service - 10am, 1st Sunday Sat & Sun - 11am - 5pm of the month. Service Centre hours:
School Holiday Times Mon-Fri 9.30am - 5.00pm - St Mary’s Star of the Sea: 38 Magnetic St, Port Chalmers: Mass 5pm Saturday, Wednesday 11.30am. Lane Swimming only Mon-Fri 6.00am - 9.30am West Harbour - All Fibre Handcrafts: e.g. knitting, crochet, patchwork, embroidery, Sat & Sun -10am - 11am spinning. Emmanuel Church Hall, Sawyers Bay, 2 December come at 11am Community Board or 1.30pm. For info contact 472 8487. Leisure Swimming Mon - Fri - 9.30pm - 7pm -- Music & Movement: Rolfe Room, next to the Library, Tuesdays during Sat & Sun 11pm - 5pm Francisca Griffin school terms, 10.45am. Chairperson
- Bookshare @ Port Chalmers Library: First Wednesday of the month at 472 8483 or 027 483 4707 11.00am. Trevor Johnson - Port Chalmers Maritime Museum: normal hours: Monday to Friday 10am- 3pm, Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 1.00 - 4.00 p.m. Also open by Deputy Chairperson special appointment. Enquires 472 8233. 471 0632 or 027 284 8611
- Blueskin Market: 1 December (first Sunday of the month), 11am to 1pm. local arts, crafts, produce, and more! Gallery on Blueskin at Waitati. Steve Walker Free stalls available. Councillor 027 850 5603 - Port Chalmers Community Market: 15 December (every third Sunday of the month), 10am-1.30pm, George St, opposite 4Square. Organic produce, local food, craft, music and lots more. Duncan Eddy 021 174 0400 - Christmas Carols & Music in the Dell: Sunday 15 December at 2:30pm. [email protected] Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell, Church St, Port Chalmers.
- Pea Sea Art Exhibition: ‘Dig N Delve—No. 12’. Artworks by Robert Scott. Ange McErlane 1—16 December. Art by Melita Johnston, Luke Hancock, Jacque Ruston 5— 472 7873 or 027 4380 601 19 January.
- Opera at the Galley Bar and Restaurant: 8 December 3pm. Lois Jacque Ruston Johnston, Christchurch mezzo Margot Button & Mark Bevin on piano. KOHA. Refreshments available. 027 247 9090
- Emmanuel Church Sawyers Bay: Neighbour’s Christmas BBQ Saturday Jan Tucker QSM 21 December, 5-7pm. Free sausage sizzle, table tennis and much more! 472 7463 or 021 140 8890
Editor: Ange McErlane: [email protected] West Harbour 472 7873, mobile 0274 380 601.
Community Board Story ideas/suggestions: The editor. Accounts & subscriptions: Nola Broere 472 8907. Meetings commence at 5.30pm and are held in the Rolfe Meeting Room, The Rothesay News community newspaper is published by The Rothesay News Inc, 47 Wickliffe Terrace, Port Chalmers. Printer: Port Chalmers Town Hall and Service Digiart & Design Ltd, 19 George Street, Port Chalmers. Printed for November 19. Circulation 2,540, Ravensbourne to Aramoana. Copy deadline 12th of the month prior. Copy should be submitted as a virus-free emailed text document. Images should be greyscale with Centre. a minimum of 300 dpi in jpg format. Community News articles should be 100-250 words, and may be abridged at the editor’s If you have issues that you would like discretion. Any notices not submitted as paid advertisements are subject to space availability. Preference is given to news of interest to the wider community, and promoting future events. Photos to be captioned and named. Contributions to have a contact name and to raise at the Boards public forum, phone number. The views and opinions expressed by contributors and correspondents in printed articles, are not necessarily shared please phone Jennifer Lapham by the editor, or any member of the Rothesay News Committee. (03) 474 3363. ISSN 1171-0950 16 The Rothesay News Dec 2019—Jan 2020 D USTING O FF Times Change
Once you’ve got a little older, the 1970’s don’t seem so far away, but… In those days, driving out to Port from Dunedin, when you got to Ravensbourne it had a thriving pub, two stores, a butcher, a working post office, and a small church that was net to where the fire station is now. There was also a dairy where a new house has just arrived, it was a small town, in other words. Driving on through St Leonards there was a railway station, then a store which later briefly became a café/restaurant. Then to Sawyers Bay. No slab of a warehouse but a tannery, a service station, and shops. And suddenly you were past the station and into Dog Town. Why Dog Town? I have no idea. But I’d tell people in Dunedin I was moving to Port and they’d look at you incredulously, say “dog town” and shake their heads. Fools. Life was good, houses were cheap. There were even abandoned houses in rough enough but OK nick, and some derelict ones. Other things were different too. I won’t remember them all. But no sewage, tank water, and hot water from the coal range where I lived. Back to the road in and you got to the intersection, arriving in Port, and there was a garage on the left. Then on through George St. I used to drink at the Globe, popular with the hippies until it burned down. It was next to the fish shop, now a laundrette. But before we got to the fish shop, we’d passed the shirt factory and the garden shop (now an op-shop opposite 4 Square). In the 4 Square car park there was soon to be a pottery. Food could be bought from Aitchesons or Kaan’s green grocers, the dairy still in place, or the butchers where the Union Co. cafe now is. The butcher took me cursing once into the basement to show me what happened when the tide came in. More than rising damp. But then he could always go out the back door and over to Chicks Hotel for refreshment. Night times, Chicks was rougher and rowdier with no gigs. And while thinking about the shops I’d passed I could go over to the Post Office (now the Museum) and pick up the mail. Later on, I’d have to go back up George St to the new Post Office (now Futomaki). Once in a while I may have gone to a do at the Pioneer Hall, later shut by the DCC, and saved from demolition by a local trust. The other place we went to a lot of good parties was the Buffalo Hall in Currie St, different now but still a great place. Back in George St the Garrison Hall across the road from the garage wasn’t so lucky. But in those times if you weren’t happy with some local matter, you could go down to the Borough Offices and talk it through. Usually it would be resolved, as Port was independent of Dunedin. God bless those days. One can still see the Council table in the Rolfe Room. It has a slight slope downhill and the freshest councillor sat at the base for a while. Back out on George St you could walk up past Iona Church and get a train into town. No station there anymore, so oh well, might as well walk around to the Crescent in Carey’s Bay and after a drink get a pie in the two-story shop next door. That would be especially welcome if you’d walked off the wharves after a day working as a seagull. Health and safety regulations of today, eat your heart out. So back to Carey’s Bay, going past a larger and working Sims with a roof, no containers at all on the right but a very large dry dock, filled in now, with a tiny house on the roadside opposite. Finally, a pint, then home and TipTop or Roscoe’s ice cream for dessert.
A lot can happen in 50 or so years … and in another 50?
Jack Austin
Right: Port Chalmers, taken from ‘Dusting Off … West Harbour, the First 150 Years’.
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